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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
} JOHNSON 4 CANDIDATE.
California Senator Aspirss to Pepubli. .
e. taf can Leadership.

Washington, Doc. Ex-senator Hiram
johnson, ns California. announced for
mally Saturday that he would DO a
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for tho presidency. The senator
said he would make personal CAM
paign IN every state, explaining that
he did not intend to have his candid
soy determined by the politicians In
convention"
4 Plans lot Senator Johnson. former
governor Of California. no stated. In
cluds y direct appeal to. the electorate
In each state. whether their choice Of
4 candidate II made by convention or
primary.
y have bsen laid up the past weeks
ana I am leaving Sunday nisht for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
cLEMEhcEAu BREAKS Ris.
Tiger Resumes Work ia Spite Of His
injuriss.

tUJuFIOSs
Paris. Dec. 15.-It developed with
Premier Clemeneeau's return today
from the conferences in London that
he had met with slight injury on his
trip to England thru fall on board
the destroyer on which he crosssd the
channel. He aliGhted from the train
with some difficulty because OF this
injury ana. after having been enthusi-
astioally received by the crowd gath
cred at ths station. he proceeded d.
rectly to the ministry Of war and cali.
ed for DR.. ruff!er, his physician! Z
DR.. Tuffier found that the premier
was suffering from fracture of a RIB.
His condition is not serious.
With hts arrival home the premier
resumed control of tho government.
He declared himself much pleased with
his conferences with Premier Lloyd
George and other allisd representa-. !.
ttyes. It was stated that tho accord
on all questions discussed was COM
plete and that q note soon would be
issued making known the decisions
reached.
The newspapers generally express
satisfaction over the London confer.
ence and see In the presence Of repre-
sentatives Of Italy, United States, ana
Japan proof Of closer collnboratien
among the allies. The Petit Psrisien
says:
'"The French government win make
at about the same time as the Eng
lish government a detailed statement
concerning the conference at Lopdon.
The communications touch especially
upon economic questions."
THE English government Il said
to look favorably upon the pro3ert OF
Trench loan by England.'' IL Afatin
says. "The Syrian question IL said
to be settled according 70 the ls0iti-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
rhe .W..ther..

Iowa-Fair and continued cold to-
night. ss5
Range Of temperature at Marshall
town: Sunday, , above and ~ below
zero: Saturday. .sero. and 10 below:
Dec. IA, 1918, 50 and sS. Att this
morning. ~ b,low; Sunday morninE.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
Mo Irish Bill at This Session.

London. Deo l5.--Premier Lfoyi
George announced this afternoon that
no Irish bill would be introduced at
this session of parliament. He prom
ised statement on Monday giving pA
outline OF the measure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
I,linois Miners al Werk.

Springfield. Dec. l5.-Almost normal
conditions prevailed in the coal mining
districts today. Reports indicated that
80 per cent Of the men were at work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
pi.aor.ement in Weet viroln,,

Charleston, W. Va.. Dec. 15.-Ooai
operators district No. II, United Mine
Workers. has under consideration to-
day the suggestion Of miners that
they be granted tho same wage in
creasss applied to the central fiAld.
According to newspapers. operators
and miners differ regarding applica-
ton Of the IA per cent increase.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
HIGH COURT UPH0LDS WAR TIME DRY LAW

mcnt said. Il hope to get myself In
shape In n couple OF weeks thore and
on my return. 10 enter into tho presi-
dental campaign"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
oskALoosA PloNEsRs DEAD.

James Bolton and Charjss Hubsr, We'll
Known iewans, Are gOsad.
Oskaloosa, Deo.- l6.-James p. Boil
ton, ST.. . pioneer Of this part Of the
state, died today at . hospital. Death
was dus. to injuries received in fall.
For many years he was member OF
the law hr1n Of Bolton and Mccoy.
Charles Huber. another pioneer. dltd
at the home Of his daughter. Death
was due to pneumonia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15

mate aspirations of France. Fublica-
ton OF n communication Determining
the Russian policy OF the allies is ex-
pected shortly"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
TO PROBE KIDNAPPING.
American Embassy to Undertake In.
dependent Investigation OF Cases.

Washington. Dec. l5.-The American
embassy at Mexico City was directed
today to maze representations regard
ing the kidnapping of Fred Hugo OF
the George DoDies ranch by Viilistas
last week.
The embassy and the American con"
sui at Eagle Pass, Tex have been
instructed TO make an Independent
Investigation Of the kidnapping.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15

Washington. Dec. 15.--The winter
wheat area sown this fall u ss,77o.oco
acres. the department OF agriculture
announced today. The revised esti-
mated area sown last year was an
nounced as 50,4Ss.000 acres. The con-
dition Of the crop was S2.2 per cent Of
normal. compared with ss.3 on Dec. !
average
Tho area sown to rye was estimated
at $3.50, 900 acres, compared with 7,2s2..
900 acres In 1918. which 70 7,2a2 acres
less than the revised estimated area
sown In 1913. Tho condition Of the
crop Dec. was ss.s per cent OF nor
NAL. compared with 80 on Dec. last
year. and 91.s the ten-year average.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
aeven New Cardinals Mads,

N 80VOn NV VtFoInaI0 MN00s
Rons. Dec. 15:-seven new cardinals
we're nominated today during the se-
cret consistory at which Pope Bsas-
diot dslivsrsd IN slocutien.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
STEAMERS CREW SAFE.

bo6ton BoUnd vessel hcscUeS OTtW OF
Abandoned Steamer Messina.
Halifax, y. S.. Dec. l5.-The crew OF
tho steamer Messina abandoned in q
sinking condition Saturday i30 miles
Off the Newfoundland coast is safe on
board a steamer bound for Boston.
The United States steamer Davidson
County which lost her propeller last
Wednesday was the only vessel MISS
ing among a score reported in peril
last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
EuYptian Premier Attacked.

Cairo, .Dec. 1b.--An unsuccessful at
tempt was made today to assasslnate
the premier while he was driving to
the ministry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15

Giordano Burno was the first ms y
to understand that all the stars were
suns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15

Thors are about $4,000 Mnyflower
descendants in this country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-15
WHEAT ACREAGE
IS LESS IN 1919

Department os Agriculture Reports
Show Falling on IN Acreage Planted
Compared Win 1s1o-condItion os
Crop 10 e2.2 Per Cont Normal Com.
: pared With se.S Last Yesr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04
PLACE DARNELL
IN JAIL AGAIN
FOR ADVENTURE
Marrying ParsOn Who Staged Scene
in Exploits Here Several Years
Ago Caught.
IN CUSTODY UP STATE
,harges Former Wife is Back of
Attempt to Place Him in Prison
Because of Money.

Rev. James Morrison Darnell,
Ehose marrying exploits led him to
Rock Island several years back,
md who was arrested shortly after
lie left this city, prosecuted and
sentenced to Fort Leavenworth pen
Tertiary under the Mann act, is
mixed up in another tangle again.
known all over the country as
The Marrying Parson," because OF
lis sensational matrimonial adyen-
nres several years ago, he again
S in custody at Rockford. The ar
est was made Wednesday on infor-
nation from Owatonna, Mimi, that
re was under indictment there tor
ebony
Interviewed at the county Jail in
Rockford, he said: Ruth Soper is
It the bottom of this. She must have
leard that l came into 100000, and
rants some of it. The estate of my
PARENTS was recently settled and
Ruth found out that it netted me a
considerable sum.
Blames Former Spouse.
'.She made a previous effort to get
money out of me by suing me E0r
separate maintenance. The fact that
Ter own testimony had helped to
convict me on a white slave charge
Il1owed that she had no claim on
ne for separate maintenance, as
he courts threw her case out. l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04
BUILDING WORK
TOTALS s11,115
Four New Dwellings and Six Ga
RACES to be Constructed, In
spectOr's Record Shows.

Building work has set in for the
season in Rock Island.
Permits issued during the last
week by c. V. Johnson, city build
ing inspector, call for an expend-
iture of $11,115. Four OF the per-
mits are for the erection of new
dwellings and are to cost a total
of $4,000. Six others are for the
construction of garages
The permits follow:
Henry Roehr, for self, 1900
Fourteenth avenue, porch s. 125
Otto Winkler, for Lara Smith
Raser, 1905 Eleventh
street, dwelling 1900
William F7uegel, for Edward
Cramer, garage ...... $50
]. ]. Rathbun, for John Lin
dros, 621 Thirty-third
street, dwelling ...... 1000
George B. McNutt, for Wal
ter Croker, 1926 Thirty
seventh street ... 125
Mrs. w. Dyer, for self, 400
Nineteenth street, garage. $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

a free garden book. Simply send
a two cent stamp for postage.
The best new plants of rhubarb
are made by dividing UP an olo
plant so that each part has some
root and one or two buds. Plant
these in we'll prepa- ed soil G" '''
growing bud is at the ground sur
face. Cultiva,e well ana n q 80
growth is made a few of the new
stalks may be taken for sass
next spring.
II you have established rhubarb
plants and want to force them into
early spring growth put a large
tin or sheet iron can, or tight box
over a plant and new shoots will
develop a couple of weeks earlier
than an uncovered plants. Rhu-
barb is cold loving plant and
will not succeed in the lower part
of the south. Set the roots three
or four feet apart.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

from there to Belvidere, where she
met Darnell and was married to
him.
Divorced in 1915.
The records indicate there is no
bigamy angle to the fourth mar
rage to Darnell. Ruth Soper obtain
ed divorce from him in Minnesota
in May, 1915. Ethel Spurgeon got a
divorce June IS, 1916, and Doris
Vaughn secured an annulment
shortly after Darnell was sent to
the penitentiary.
The colorful exploits of the
Marrying Parson" resulted in the
death of his mother, Mrs. Leonora
Darnell of Peoria, Ill When the son
was on trial on white slave charges
the mothers mind gave way and a
petition was filed in the probate
court of Peoria for the appointment
of a conservator for her estate. The
mother died shortly after.
The tangled skeins of the loves,
marriages and near-marriages of
Darnell were unraveled to the ac-
compartment of nationwide pub
licity when the trial of the clergy
man for white slavery was taken up
in the federal court in Milwaukee in
1915.
Tangled Love Skein.
Testimony given for the govern
ment by witnesses from several
states dealt with the three women
who figured as his wives" trips to
three states made by the defendant
with one or another of them, nc
titious names, bogus marriage
licenses and forged certificates, and
Darnell's efforts to escape detection
in his publicity.
The trial was based directly on
the charge of transporting Miss
Soper from her home in Owatonna
to Kencsha, Wis, for immoral pur-
poses. The testimony developed the
fact that at various times Darnell
had both stated and denied that he
was married to Miss Soper.
Ethel Sturgeon appeared in the
trial as the common law wife of
Darnell and Doris Vaughn as his di
vorced wife. The Soper girl, it was
brought out, was a mother before
the divorce was granted.
Still Other Aliasas.
According to the testimony OAR
nell and Miss Soper were married in
Quincy, ILL.,, under the names of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

never married her and she has no
claims upon me-"
Darnell was released from Leav-
1917, after serving term for viola
ton of the Mann act.
1t developed with his arrest that
the Rev. Darnell has married again
for the fourth time of record.
News of his marriage solves the
mystery of the disappearance, Feb.
10, of Miss Mildred Wood, pretty
18-year-old high school girl, only
daughter of Mrs. w. c. Wood of
Elgin.
Wedding at Belvidere.
The marriage took place shortly
after the girls disappearance, at
Belvidere, Ill.
When the marriage took place
Darnell took the name of st. Clair
and Miss Wood assumed the name
of Mildred Adams. Darnell explain
ed later that the assumed names
were used to avoid publicity.
The other women involved in
Darnell's marrying ventures were
Ethel Sturgeon, Avon, ILL.,; Ruth
Soper, Owatonna, Mimi, and Doris
Vaughn, Chicago. OF these mar
riages was one son, James Morrison
Darnell, Jr., whose mother is Ruth
Soper.
1t is thought the arrest of Darnell
is connected in some manner with
the Soper girl, the charges having
come from her home town.
When the Wood girl disappeared
she was traced to Dubuque, Iowa,
having purchased ticket as far as
that city A postcard, thought to
have been mailed from Chicago, re-
ceived a few days after her disap-
pearance, carried the words, well
and happy"
Later it was learned the girl had
gone only as far as Coleman, Ill,
three and one-half miles south of
Elgin, and there had boarded a
westbound Illinois Central train. An
Elgin waiter who had accompanied
her to the station, was taken into
custody at the time, the presump-
ton being that he had eloped with
the girl.
He was released following his ex-
PLANTATION that he had merely car
ried the young woman's grip to the
station. 1t became known that Miss
Wood had gone to Rockford and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

James R. Willie and Ethel Baldwin.
DarneIl was freed from the peni-
Tertiary in September. 1917. He an
nounced before his release that he
would dedicate his life to prison re-
form, and was arranging with pub
fishers for a book on the subject
He apparently changed his mind,
however, for when he appeared in
Chicago after his release, he made
it known that the book he was
working on was to be entitled "A
Martyr to Woman's Jealousy"
For a period Darnell forgot his
literary ambitions and went to work
swinging a sixteen-pound hammer
in an implement factory at Peoria
That lasted only a short time.
The urge for preaching returned
and Darnell appeared again in Chi
cago.
America was at war with Ger
many and the air was full of mill
tary service. Darnel Immediately
pledged himself to military SER
vice. He said he would join some
branch of the service cas- soon as 1
finish some books I'm working on"
The books were never finished
and DarneIl never Joined any
branch of the service.
Instead he dropped the James"
from his name and became just
plain Morrison Darnell, progress
sive preacher"
Decides to Drop He'll
He announced that he had drop
ped hell out of his theology and
said that the future life didn't inter-
est him any more.
In November he began a series Of
lectures on Liberal Religion"
speaking at the Logan Square Audi
forum.
Darnell's abili for his misdeeds
was unique. He attributed his mat
rimonial troubles to lectures he at
tended at the University of Chi
cago. Miss Soper was a student
there at the same time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04
RHUBARB POPULAR
FOR ALL GARDENS

One of the garden foods of which
nearly everybody is fond is rhu-
barb and small corner OF every
home garden should be reserved
for & few plants of this vegetable,
says today's bulletin from the Ma
tionaI War Garden commission of
Washington. Six to a dozen plants
will supply a medium sized fam
lily. Rhubarb lives year after
year. 1t can be set in a sheltered
place along the fence at one side
of the garden so as not to inter
fere with the cultivation of other
plants. 1t needs good rich soil
and plenty of manure. BY writing
to the commission in Washington
any reader of this paper can have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

McCabe's Semi-Annual Third
Floor Sale, March q to April s..
inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

McCabe's Semi-Annual Third
Floor Sale, March 27, to April 5,
inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

Mae Konik, for self, 1920
Thirteenth avenue, porch. so
G. F. Graham, for self, 1914
Fourteenth street, garage. 50
Samuel Galwich, for Rolf
Pritchard, sic Fifteenth
street, garage ........... 375
Jay Swisher, for self, 1912
Sixteenth street, garage. 200
Fred Brackick, for William
son, 1910 Second avenue,
porch Observation-Disclosures. 100
Mrs. ]. E. Swami, for self,
1919 Thirtieth street, re-
modelling .-.......... 800
H. Katz, for S. Sopera, 913
Tenth avenue, dwelling - $500
Ernest Welter, for self, 2901
Fourteenth avenue, porch 100
Julius Seibrandt, for self,
2729 Eleventh street, porch $50
D. McIvers, for self, 2612
Twenty third and a-half
avenue, dwelling .... 1000
H. F. Voigt, for self. 4401
Seventeenth avenue, re-
modelling ............ $50
Moline Furniture company,
for self, remodeling $50. 600
George Steele, for self, 521
Second street, garage .... So
Total ....................S11,115
McCabe's Semi-Annual Third
Floor Sale, March II to April 5,
inclusive.
AL the news all the time-'rhe
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

McCabe's Semi-Annual Third
Floor Sale, March u to April 5,
inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-04

AL the news all the time-rhe
Argus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-08

The lady walks through solid plate glass
glass window 1-2 inch thick.
The motion picture film comes to life.
The Indian rope trick
Fish caught for the audience.
A large darniog needle and yard of ribbon
shot through the body Of young lady.
GOLDIN, the Man of Thousand Tricks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-16
Change in Ownership of Bloch's
Speciality Store.

On our front page this week
will be found the announcement
that Mr.. JAG Bloch has sold out
his Specially Store to H. Uhry
& Co. The new firm will con-
tinue the Speciality Store bust
ness at the same stand, and there
will be no radical change in it's
former policy. Mr.. Arthur Lam
dauer, of Lake Charles, will have
charge of the business, and will
be pleased to meet and become
acquitted with the citizens of
Colfax and surrounding country,
with whom he desires to estab-
lish and continue pleasant trade
relations.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-16
Notice of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Do~.cb nf C~a,<

Pursuant to authority contained in an
ordinance adopted by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Grant on the 9th day of
July, 1919, l, John Randolph, President
of the Police Jury, and l, H. l.. Brian,
Clerk of the Police Jury of the Parish
of Grant, hereby give public notice that
an election will be held in Road District
No. 8, Grant parish, Louisiana, on Tues
day. August 10Th. 1919, as set forth in
Section l of said ordinance, which Sec
ton provides as follows: Be it ordained
by the Police Jury of the Parish of
Grant in regular session convened:
That special election be and is hereby
ordered held in Road District No. 8 of
the Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana,
on Tuesday, August 10Th, 1919, at
which election there shall be submitted
it the property taxpayers in said dis
trict qualified to vote at such election
the following proposition:
Proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds therefor of Grant
Parish Road District No. 8 in the sum
of two hundred and ten thousand dol
lars, said bonds to run for period of
thirty years and to bear interest at the
rate of five per centum payable semi
annually, for the purpose of construct
ing, crawling and resurfacing, as indi-
Gated for each road, the following pub
lie roads, together with bridges and
other equipment necessary, within the
limits of said road district, title to
which shall be in the public, viz:
l. Eighty thousand dollars to COM
plete the Jefferson Highway.
2. Thirty thousand dollars to gravel
the Colfax-Verda-W Winfield road
8. Thirty thousand dollars to resurf-
ace and gravel the Montgomery-Verda
road.
a. Twenty-six thousand dollars to
construct and gravel a road connecting
with the Jefferson Highway at or near
Douglas bridge, over Paramount and
Bagdad road viz: Kateland to the
Boyce Ferry landing.
5. Four thousand dollars to regravel
the road from Hodnett crossing to
Kateland.
6. Six thousand dollars to complete
the Calhoun and O'Quin spurs, the Cal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-16

Thirteenth Dist. Court
Grant Parish, La.
In the matter of the Succession Of
Mrs. Ella Kent. No. 1888.
Notice is given that will offer for
sale at public auction, in pursuance to
an order issued out of the Honorable
District Court in the above named sue
cession, for the purpose of paying the
debts against the same, the following
described property to-wit:
Two acres of land more or less, locat-
ed in the. southwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter of section 8, tp 6
north, range west, La. Mer., hound
ed on the north by one acre lot sold BY
j. w. Merrell to N. w. Mobley, on the
south by one acre lot sold by ]. w.
Murrell to H. P. Stevens, on the east
by 80 acres sold by ]. w. Murrell to
l.. and A. Ry. Co., on the west by the
lands of j. F. Ball Bro. Lumber Co.
Said sale to be made at the usual
hour prescribed by law, on Saturday,
the Both day of August, A. d. 1919.
Terms of sale cash, for not less than
the amount of appointment of the said
property.
Given under my hand at Colfax, La,
this the 22d day Of July, A. d. 1919.
JAS. ]. O'QUINN,
Administrators.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-16
Sheriff Sale.

Sheriff Sale.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant,
Thirteenth Judicial District
Court No. 1923.
John G. Foster VS.. H. T. Kent.
By virtue of Writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Honorable Thirteenth
Judicial District Court and to me d.
rected in the above numbered and en-
titled suit, directing and commanding
me to seize and sell the property of de-
PENDANT, | have seized and will offer
for sale at the principal front door Of
the Court House in Colfax, La, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales, on
SATURDAY. August 80, 1919,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant
herein, to-wit
A plot of land in the sw corner of
the n / of n W of sec tip 6 north, l
West Louisiana Mer., beginning at the
quarter corner and running east l56
yards to CIaiborn road, thence north 50
yards, thence west to quarter line,
thence south 35 yards to quarter cor
ner, containing one acre more or less.
Also Lots 8 and of Block 5 of the
Town of Bentley, Louisiana, as per
official map of said town on file in the
Clerks office.
Terms of sale-Cash, without the
benefit of appraIsement.
l.. o. CLINTON,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
Colfax, La, July %. 1919. JULES