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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
Gas PLANT PURCHASED.


Special to Times Republican.
Webster City. Jan. 3-W. B. Rood,
cashier Of the Webster City Savings
bank, acting with several associates.
has secured control Of the Webster
City Gas company thru the purchase OF
a controlling interest in the common
stock Of the corporation.
Mr.. Rood and his associates have
taken over the stock held by NJ. F.
SGoodbody, OF Omaha, late president
and general manager Of the company.
The company Is 100000 corporation
of which. however. $4,000 worth Of
common stock and $4,000 worth Of
preferred stock has never been issued.
There are $4,000 in outstanding bonds.
Mr.. Rood and his associates have
taken over $4,000 worth of the COM
mon stock. or s. per cent.
The Webster City Gas company has
had rather a precarious career. es-
pecially during the past year and a
half. It is said thai it has not been
a,paying institution for some time and
Mr.. Goodbody has given it no personal
attention for some months. Several at
tempts have been made of late to get
the city council to permit raise in
rates, but to no avail. The rate is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
Soviet Rule Merest
Carpetbag Control

London. Dec. 20--The bolshevik gov
eminent in Russia Is described by
man who recently returned from that
country as "a carpet bag government
OF the most fragrant sort" Theoretic-
is popular and supposed to represent
the will of the working masses turnout
Russia. In practise. local soviets have
been bowle.d over whenever they failed
to satisfy Moscow officials, and out
siders have been placed in control. \
large proportion of the travelling COM
M sars who go about Russia on ar
mored trains to keep the local soviets
in line are declared to be agitators from
New York and London.
The government is described as anal
ogous to such rule as might originate
with workmen of New York and Chica-
go. Carrying out the analogy. such a
government would recognize the politi-
cal rights of nobody but workmen in
New Orleans and San Francisco. 1t
would overthrow by arms any govern
ment in Seattle or San Antonio which
deny the ballot to all persons possessed
I
ment New York and Chicago politicians
would be sent with armed trains to
overthrow soviets in st. Louis and De-
troit who failed ITO obey the mandate
Of the central governing board. Da-
kota wheat farmers and Texas cotton
growers would be forced to surrender
their products to armed crusaders at
whatever price the central soviet Off
Gals chose to pay.
Wcrkmen. the traveller says compose
less than 10 per cent Of the population
OF Russia. Consequently. the assump-
ton Of spokesman Of radical labor cir
cles to socjalize Russia was more CHM
ericai than it would be in highly
industrialized country. Russia is an
unorganized primitive agricultural
country: 80 per cent of it's peasants
possess property which falls within the
Siberia and the other undeveloped
farming sections Of Russian domain Of
fer exceptional opportunities to indus
trious settlers and their every man
stands or falls according to his own in
Gustry and merit. Such districts. it
is stated. feel no need for efforts at So
cialization and were the first to resent
the domination of representatives Of
.fhe Lerlne government.
Insults offered by the travelling COM
missars and their armed bands have
aroused the antagonism Of Christian
organizations, including the Russian
orthodox church. 1t is asserted that
few Of the agitators from America are
American citizens Almost without
exception they are said to be anxious
to return t. the United States. They
are dissatisfied with bolshevik Russia
and. after denouncing. the United
States in public speeches confess in
private they would rather live in AM
erica than anywhere else.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
BENNETT IN SEA wREck?N
celensI Of 16Sth infantry May Be on
Northern Pacific.

Dies Moines. Jan. S--Col. +. r. Ben
nett Of the 16sth Infantry may be on
the stranded transport, Northern Pa
cific.
This is the belief of Mrs. Bennett
The last word she had from her hus-
band was letter dated December g.
stating that he expected to start home
in few days.
Calculations Of the date Of his leav-
ing and the time elapsed in crossing
the Atlantic, make it highly probable
that the Des Moines officer is aboard
the ship which grounded near Fire Is
land early Wednesday morning, she
says. The Northern Pacific sailed
Christmas day.
Colonel BENEFITS regiment. part OF
the famous Rainbow division. was sent
to France directly following the regu-
lars. The Iowans participated in al
most every important engagement in
which the Americans were engaged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
NEW MEDICAL PLAN.
Dubuque County Proposes New System
o. Trsatinu Needy Poor

Special 70 Tines Republican.
Dubuque. Jan. s,srMedical care will
be, given county charges and others
unable TO pay under new system IN
1919 in Dubuque county II a propcsi-
ton offered by the board OF super
visors "a accepted by the medical
fraternity OF the county. The local
medical society has appointed a COM
mittce and will consider the plan OF
the supervisors.
Under the new system, there would
be no county physicians who, under
present conditions are appointed by
the board each year. The physicians
were given contracts calling for a
specified sum as annual salary. The
supervisors propose to pay to the med
ical society lump sum each year for
the care of the poor. All members OF
the society. under the plan. would be
expected to donate their services when
ever called upon to those formerly
treated by the county physicians.
The supervisors also suggest that
the money turned over to the society
each year be turned into the organi1a-
lions treasury to be used in further
ing laboratory research work and for
the b!nging to Dubuque of specialists
to lecture at clinics. It is argued that
under this plan. all members of the
society would benefit indirectly becau':.
OF the additional knowledge gained and
rs result the county will secure the
benefit of more efficient medical and
surgical pra ctioneens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03

London. Jan. :.-The Times prints
an article concerning Armenia's claims
at the peace conference. given on tho
authority Of Doghos Nubar Pasha. -
son Of tn efamous NubAr Pasha, primo
minister OF Egypt and formerly
coaAtutor with Lord Cromer and Lord
Miner In tho work Of regeneration In
that country.
Boghos Nubar is president OF the
Armenian delegation appointed by the
Catholics and therefore 10 recognized
as O leader OF the Armenian people and
supported BY all Armenian parties.
The young Armenian republic OF
Ararat has agreed to throw In It's lot
with Turkish Armenia In one united
state. decision which greatly simpli-
fes settlement in the near east.
Not Many Left.
The only argument against an in
dependent state available TO friends
Of Turkey Is that the Ottoman policy
Of determination has been 80 thorough
that there are not enough Armenians
left to form the nucleus of popu
lation.
This is an argument for non Inter
vention which would establish the
principle Of the murder Of small civil
lized nations to allow the survival OF
barba rism.
This for many years has been the
policy Of the Turk. but Talaats cyni-
cal boast that he would settle the
Armenian question BY doing away
with the Armenians has not been real
lied. There are no statistics on the
massacre. but 1t seems generally
agreed Turkey has eliminated. by mob
murder. 5000 Of the Christian popula-
ton of Turkish Armenia since 1915.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
U. s. STARTS BIG JOB.
Making Inventory Of Allied Losses For
Peace Commission.

Peace Commission.
Paris, Jan. a.-.The biggest assess
ment job ever undertaken is that which
the American officers engineering
corps Brig. Gen. c. II. McKinstry
commanding. IS preparing to accomp-
lish for INFORMATION to tie at the dis
posal Of the American peace commits
sion.
Their task is nothing less than that
Of estimating a bill Of damages to be
presented to Germany FOR the havo>
wrought IN France and Belgium. In
comparison with this tremendous ct.
fort the inquiry into the Standard OIL
or railroad merger in America was
child's play.
Unofficially France, Britain and Bell
GUM have announced in round figures
the damages which they expect to
collect from Germany. The total OF
the billions stasgers comprehension
and Is reported to exceed the entire
wealth Of the former empire.
The American commission, while not
questioning these unofficial figures,
wishes to be in position to know
from its own experts approximately
the total damage wrought on the west
front before tho final stages Of the
conference set in. 1t, therefore, asked
a picked corps Of engineers to coop
crate with the French, English and
Belgian engineers in arriving 1t =
grand total.
The headquarters Of McKinstEys
force at IS Avenue Montraisne ~ be-
coming q vast depository Of reports
and data on the values Ut the 'devast-.
ated areas and figures on the former
production Of tho destroyed factories.
railroad stock ana coal mines, notably
At Lens and Cambria, where two years
viii 10 required TO resume operations
Of the mines because OF the flooding
and dynamitihg by thel Germans
Tax assessment lists OF towns such
as Ypres. vcrdun and Rheims are the
only clews TO the values Of pro-
perry which has been totally o6atter-
ated. Tho owners OF the great linen
works Of northern France are submit-
ting valuations. +. L !. Il .555S
This Jfcnch government already has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03


Six hundred are believed to have
number OF dcportees and settlers who
will sock repatriation as soon M
Turkish control IL abolished. will form
the nucleus OF liberated Armenia.
The question of majority Id United
Armenia will settle itself by inclusioa
Of 5000. 900 Russian Arnenisns who
have expressed their willingness TO be
Incorporated In the new state.
Want Allied 4ssnser
Armenia requests one OF the entente
powcrs-Enxland, France or America
to stand sponsor for her while she ID
developing her strength. This power
would organise a government, formu-
late the main lines Of administration
Of life and property during the period
Of transition.
A large force would not be neces-
sary. as an Armenian gendarmerie
could be enrolled almost Immediately.
Twenty five thousand Armenian troops
now in the Caucasus could be sum
moned and also 5000 with Gen. Allen
by, as well as drafts from America and
elsewhere.
A nominated council Is suggest cd
first and an elected one later. The
Armenian delegation believes that In
q few years a new Armenia would be
capable of self government and of
self-defense. Nubar Pasha reckons on
population OF $500, 900 as soon az the
shadow of Turkish suzerainty is re-
moved.
Boundaries Proposed.
As regards boundaries. the new Ar
.menia, including Russian Armenia, six
Turkish villayets and Cillcia or Ar
aaa,aia Minor will II TIM prnnosal Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
FOR, STUBBORN
COUGHS AND COLDS
Dr.. Kine's New Diecov0y
has q City year record
behind &c

Il auilt its reputation % Il. -
tion Of positive results, on It's sufe11sg
IN relieving the throat irritatjoa q
colds, coughs. grippe and buaehiAl
attacks.
, "Dr. Kings New Discoveryf Whyt
my folks wouldn't use anything saseg"
That's the general nationwide eseseo
in which this wcll-known Tsnedy ,
held. Its action is prompt, - taato
pleasant, its relief gratifying.
Half . century Of cold and ooeGh
checking. All druggists. 60c and SLID.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
sFe,O ArnkTHER ,1eft to I7--77Rt5
lit

the delegation Is accepted, extend from
the Black Sea 10 the Mediterranean.
On the Black Sea. SamsuE. with It's
interior communication with Anatolta,
win naturally be Turkish. A stretch
OF coast from the east OF this port TO
n point east OF TrebiEonde will be an
Armenian littorsl.
between Trebisonde and the port OF
Erserum ana Hatim. which will be the
outlet OF Georgia, the Armenian -Geor-
gian boundary viii be fixed.
The Armenians lay no claim TO
Trcbisonde on historical grounds but
the thin strip Of land on their north
ern border interposed between them
and the sen would form an economic
barrier which no unprejudiced COM
mission could accept.
Black Sea 20 Erivsn.
From the Black Sea coast the north
ern frontier proposed for the Armenian
state will run eastward. including Ar
dahau. Kars and Aiexandropol. to the
present boundary at Erivan. beyond
which the Tartar element predomi-
mates.
South Of this the eastern limits Of
Armenia will extend along the Persian
frontier down 10 the Kurdish country.
A line OF deinarcation will be drawn
cast and west separating an far as
possible on national basis the terri
tory Of the Kurds and Armenians.
This line would pass through Bltlis and
Van provinces to Dierbekr, where tn,
Arab frontier remains TO be settled.
and from Dierbekr southwest to Alex
andrettn, on the Mediterranean.
Westward the boundary on the Med
iterranean coast would include Mer-
sna, whence line drawn north TO the
Black Sea would form the western
frontier OF the new state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
GIadbrook News Notes.


Gladbrook, Jan. 3.-Hen-
~ Delfs. east of town, was victim
Of the influenza. He is survived by a
wife and four small children.
Fred Fredericksen is in Rochester
taking treatment for cancer. Last re-
ports were encouraging.
Det1ef Ehricn received news yester-
day that his son John had died Dec
9 OF lung fever in France.
Henry Wiese, an aged settler of THIS
community, is dead. He was pioneer
in Crystal township and for many years
lived in Glad1rook.
G. r. Wrage and family will leave
for Long Beach. Cal, next week.
On account Of the lid being on
during the Christmas days. some of the
churches held their programs New
Years evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
LENT A HAND; GAVE A LEG.
Serious Wounds Of American Fails &c
Crush Sense Of humor.

New York, Jan. 3.-'I went 70
France to lend hand and they too'i
Leg"
He was a big lad from a middle
western farm. the American soldier
who called out this Jest to cheer his
neighbor in the sick bay of the En-
press Of Britain. the first transport to
arrive here with litter cases from the
American hospitals in France.
That is just a sample of the never
falling humor of these boys. rising
above suffering. above helplcssness
said Miss Maude Kella,a, chief nurse
on the big vessel. as she came ashore
a few days ago.
"All the way over they yearned for
a sight OF the old girl in the har-
Dor" she continued, "yct when We
came up the bay and none or them
could get on deck to hail the Statue
of Liberty as we passed. there were
no complaints.
This is the spirit now, but l am
afraid for the future said Miss kei-
lam. who was superintendent OF nurses
at the Colorado training school before
she entered The army service. she
urged women to prepare themseivcs
for their pat in the Reconstruction
period. not in the devastated regions
of Europe. whose people. she said
nreferred to handle the problem them
selves, but here at home.
There is plenty of Reconstruction
work for the woman VINO wants -
help" she asserted. I'm AFRAID gu.
enthusiasm is going to spend Nsei-
after a year or so--just about the
time our wounded soldiers are pegln
ming to feel only bitterness at the
thought of the missing leg. Tnen
they will need the women. don
know Just what the women Will D.
called upon to do, but their work VIII
turn up. The boys will need their en-
thusiasm and sympathy then more
than now"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
Women Workers.

In almost every line Of war actiyi-
ties the women of this country have
done well and have taken front rank
for doing work that released thousands
OF mon for service overseas. Some
women have been over ambitious. and,
at the expense Of their health, have fill
cry woman who. because Of overwork.
has brought on some ailment peculiar
70 her sex, should depend upon Lydia
j.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 70
restore her health and strength 70 this
remedy IL now recognized ~ the atand-
ard and has restored multitudcs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
sIga,sLAr,ow 70 sg ,mpoa!
fvNGo AGAIN TO INcREAsE
oFFlcghoL pgRs' sALARlEs.
DiFVbcuLT TO FILL JOSS
WITH EFFICIENT MEN
PssitisNs cailirs For High Class Of
ssrv,ss os s.ssins at s',zco 70
o11oo Per Ysar Dairy csr,nis.
sapnSt sarnsy Declares he Can Net
Z ksep efficient Force Fer Field Work.
.al to Times Republican.

S;jecal to Times Republican,.
Dies, ,Moines Jan. '3.-Reauests Tor
increases in salary for state employees
ignored by the legislature two years
ago will again be made by state OFF,
I cia,s this session. The high cost of liv-
Ing and the low salaries offered in
Iinany of the state offices is making 1t
if1crea singly difficult for the state
departments to secure efficient help
officials declare.
The salary paid to the state labor
10 $500 per year. During
&c past year the present labor CO.
Missioner has received an offer from
ie government for a permanent posi-
on in the federal employ which would
,ay $1,000 more annually than the
state Job pays. 1t would require re-
moval to a distant city however and
the present commissioner did not con :
slider IL for that reason. The work OF
al OF the federal state employment
OFFICES OF. Iowa has devolved on this
Office the past year as well as the
forcement OF child labor and other
labor laws. ~
Chief assistants in a number of the
state offices are receiving from Sl,ooo
To- S1.sO0 annually. As a result Of these
wages there have been many changes
in important offices in the past two
years and some of the most needed
employees have gone elsewhere.
Can't Keep Force.
state Dairy Commissioner Barney
declares that it is impossible for him
needed in his department at the salar-
les offered which range from $1,400 to
$1,000 per annum. The fees collected
bring in much revenue TO the state but
the salaries paid won't hold the best
mon he Gays.
Two years ago Governor Clarke
recommended in his annual message to
the legislature an increase in salaries
Of state employees but only in few
instances we're there any changes
made.
The retreaehment and reform COM
mittee will suggest to the legislature
that budgets be submitted to the leg
islature which will show how much is
being paid each person in each office.
This win make possible an equaliza-
tion Of salaries which Is much needed
in the opinion of Senator Glen Ken
dahl, chairman OF the committee
Budgets are now submitted by each
department 70 the governor before each
legislative session IN which the ex-
penditures Of the department for the
coming year are estimated. These
budgets are used as basis for the
governor to recommend financial
changes in his annual message to the
legislature on it, opening session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03

Special to Timce- Republican.
Allison. Jan. 3.--Mayor O. r. M:se-
man received tclephoae Msosaee AM
rouncing the death Of HE brothers
wiss, Mrs. Irving Missman. near P0We
srsviils, Floyd Osunty. Death was tho
result Of influenza. Mrs, Missman Wa
q daughter Of John Newton, Of charlse
City.
The body o. Mrs.. Arthur Johnssct.
whose death occurred after . short VI
ness. was taken to rripoii on Mcnday1
for burial. The family resides ON the
Mrs. n. II. Nicholas farm several
miles west Of Albaon.
Mir. and Mrs. Charles Thompson ara
parents of a son. born sunday.
Mr.. and ME-. Floyd Reed. OF LILY
Lake. H., have been here on q visit
10 Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Schuler.
Miss Grace Drehcr. Of Philtps. Wis.,
arrived Saturday night for visit with
Allison friends and relatives.
Miss Roberta Ray came home from
Bryn Mawr. to spend the holidays,
Allison now hos the lid on tight on
account Of the influenza situation. IL
was decided TO do this at meeting oil
the local board OF health, held on Tues
day White as yet the disease has not
spread much in town II vas th0uKhs
hest to take precautionary measures on
account OF existing local oondStions.
Therefore the schools, churches, now
Ing picture shows. pool hams. and AL
public gatherings are under thA ban
for the time being. Allison has not
been under quarantine much OF the
iimo except during the two weeks OF
the general state quarantine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
s,x1v.oNE HOGS, @s,17s.
Perry Farmer Obtains Good Return,
From April Iitters.

ITOSU UpVu 1Nk0Vos
Perry, Jan. Sired Rausch, who IS
one Of the most successful hog raisers
in the community. delivered, bunch
Of hogs to Kelley & Kelsey this week
which brought him "a check, Of SUN
Client size to keep the wolf in the back
ground for several weeks. There were
sixty -one April pigs in tho bunch and
the check was for $3,17s. The hogs
were about. as ine as any ever Dc
livered IN the city.
Another big bunch was delivered by
Walter Shell yesterday and they at
tractcd consi derabie attention when
brought into town. Tho hogs were AL
hauled to town from the Schell farm
in auto trucks. eleven machines being
used by the various neighbors who
helped Mr.. Schell deliver them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03

advanced $4,000 100000 francs against
the claims Of needy residents in the
revastated regions. and this is only the
smallest fraction Of the whole bill Ger
many will get.
Major Odds, who is aid to General
McKinstry. said 10 the correspondent
today.
Nothing may be said concerning the
work. We are busy organizing forces
and collecting material. IT'S pretty
big job, but not impossible"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
Another lrNuen.a Victim.

Special to eS-RepubNcdh.
Greene, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Will Cheney
died At her nome east Of tawa c: New
Years day from influenza followed by
pneumonia.
She leaves 4 husband and three small
children, Frank. Raymond and baby
Paul. She is also survived by her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Watterson.
Of Greene. besides three brothers and
two sisters.
The entire family have been very
sick with the influenza, but the hus-
band and children are recovering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
F.rn said we'll.

{. Coin, Jan. William Goodman has
purchased the place now occupied by
Charles Merkle, consisting Of $50 acres,
at Pleasant Ridge, the consideration
being $3.50 per acre. Mr. Merkle
will remove to his fathers placA near
Northh0rO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
Eighty. EIGHTH Division Gets Badges.

Eiahty. Eighth Division Gets Badges.
Special to Times-Reuubl!can.
Des Moines, Jan. a.-The eighty
eighth division, trained at Camp
Dodge, has been awarded two service
badges, one for service on the Belfort
front and one for the Toui front, word
received by friends here revealed. The
division came thru its services at the
front with few casualties and is called
the lucky eighty eighth" Each man
In the division wears four-leaf clov-
er emblem on his sleeve. The crossing
OF two figure Fights make the emblem.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
For . Sour Stomach.

Eat sparinely, particularly Of meats.
mastioate, your food thoroughly and
. take one Of Chamheriain's Tablets in,-
mediateIy after supper. - Advertise
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03
Bowels Out Of Kiltse1

That's nature calling for rl8a.
Assist her in her daily duties With p.
Kings New Life Pills. Not . psM1Ative
IN the usual dose, but mid. edeceivs.
corrective, laxative that leases IL
bowels into action. Csc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-03

ehc buie11UdD - = = - =
m6ntey esatesu n ) tss.
lee religious matteep. u UeUr.~k
with these plano tho local Y. -. g.
IL broadening It's lines of activity o.
will sndssvor 70 be OF real spevso ~
men and boys In all that ppfenoeo -
tho rounding out and perfccfir9 -
character building and the attsiame1e
of physical we'll being.