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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. "a

Commencing at o'clock sharp, con-
sisting OF the following property:
1-GoOD MICH cow
t4i Six Years Old
a-HEAD HORsES-2
One year old; one with smooth
mouth.
7-HEAD OF HoGs-7
Six good shoats, weight about 125
pounds each; one old SOW.
FARM MACHINERY
Good Mccormick binder, almost new
Blue Jay corn planter, almost new
riding cultivator, sixteen inch Sulky
plow, fourteen inch walking plow,
walking cultivator, five shovel garden
plow. 12x1a disc, farm wagon spring
wagon, top buggy set double Work har-
ness, set single harness, bob sled, set
Of dump boards, garden plows, Junior
seed drill. three log chains.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Majestic range, almost new; Morris
chair incubator, kitchen cabinet three
rockers. twelve foot extension able,
two other tables, oil heater, dishes and
ali kitchen utensils, three burner oil
stoves, good sewing machine, washing
machine, tubs and wringer, ten rods
five foot chicken wire, library table,
and other articles too numerous to
mention
6 Acres Good Sound Corn in Field
8 Tons Good Clover RAY
100 Young Chickens.
TERMS-AIl sums OF S1u and under
cash. over that amount credit OF
s,x months time will be given with
bankable note bearing s per cent IN
terest. No property to be removed until
settled for. --.
A. H. BRIGGS
col. J. r. MANSHIP, AuctioneeT.
Il. d. HAMPTON, Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
To STAGE Overseas Flight.

Paris, Sept. 1s.-An areoplane flight
from France to Australia will be at
tempted shortly It was announced 10
day. The pilot plans to start Sept. Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
MA2SHALLTowN MARKETS.
Prices Paid For Hogs, Grains, Produce.
Hides and Wool.

The following prices are quoted by
Roberts & Oake for hogs in wagon
loads delivered at the packing house
the day quotation is made. phones lS'
and 1856, subject, however, to marker
changes:
Choice prime hogs. 1880 80. .sl5.7o
Choice Light hogs, 10000 ....... li.oV
Choice light hogs, 1+0-175 ...... l5.5o
Choice smoth packers, 250-3Oo.. l3.oc
Heavy smooth packers. 30O-s50.. 1873
Heavy smoth packers. -350-400.. l2.9o
Heavy packers and stays, ...... lO.5V
Prices quoted below are quoted -bY
Marshalltown dealers of hogs. grains
produce. hides and wool. as bought by
dealers from farmers who use this city
as their market.
GRAINS.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at its
place Of business in this city. subject
however, to- market changes:
Oats-5S.
Corn-1.20.
Marshalltown Milling Company. 3o%
South First avenue. quotes the follow
Ing prices on wheat:
Good milling wheat $2.'a
FARMERS PRODUCE.
Overturrs grocery quotes the fol-
lowing prices:
Butter-52.
Eggs-43.
HIDES. WOOL AND FURS.
H. Willard, Son & Company report
the following prices paid for hides
wool. and furs:
Cattle hides, 1920 cents.
Horse hides, $10d12.
Medium wool, ISAAC cents.
Coarse wool, 35d38 cents.
Fine western, 32G36 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19

Working expenses on the LONDON
tramways rose from l3 cents mile IN
1913 to 80 cents in 1918.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
CORN MARKET
IN SLIGHT GAIN
LACK OF SELLING PRESSURE l5
LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR -
MODERATE UPTURN.
6EARISH FACTORS BE.
LIEvEo oIscoUNTED

Traders Incline to View That Recent
Big Smash Has Been Discounted
Rainy Weather Continues to Lit
Market-oats Firm With Corn
Higher Prices For Hogs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
Public Sale

On account Of sickness. which COM
pels me to quit farming, I will dis
pose of my stock and rarm implements
at public auction, three-quarters Of a
mile southwest Of city limits Of Mar
shalltowu, on the Cal Osgood farm, on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
Sioux City Live Stock.
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha Live Stock.
Omara, Sept 10.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
$500; market steady.
Heavy beef steers. medium
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. 10.
Cattle-Estimatcd receipts for today,
$500; market. slow.
Heavy beef steers. medium
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
CLOSING OUT
Public Sale

Having decided 10 quit farming, Will
hold a closing out Public Sale at my
farm pa miles north Of Van Cleve,
Iowa on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
J. E. LACEY

D. M. & r. A., Goaerty, Auctioneer:
(. {. Cooper, Clerk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-19
Kansas City Live Stock.
Iynn.a, ritv liant

CattIc-Estimated receipts for today
1000: 500 calves; market. weak.
Heavy beef steers. medium
! ,,a hao,,y ,yaipht choice
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

boy, Smithson, trying to get the cap
tain's revolver. On being caught, the,
said, Smithson admitted he had beel
threatened by Hansen and other mem
bers of the crew with death if he die
not get the revolver. He also statet
the crew were plotting the captain.
death, according to the captains testi
mony.
The good ship has now rounded the
Horn and is heightened out on he,
course for Cape Town, due east. We
have reached the morning of August 6
and the fateful hour of 4, when the
first morning watch came OH deck
There is about to be enacted the fna1
tragedy which led to the captain and
his son being tried for their lives, anc
their final acquittal
A long rolling swell is running and
the tops are turned to white caps by
the fresh breeze blowing. All the sails
on the foremast below the royal are
set. and the main sheets of the main
and mizzen masts are set. With this
gear the barkentine is plowing through
| hour
The second mate and his watch come
on deck to relieve the first mate. There
followed the usual report of the watch
between the two officers. The first
mate reporting the breeze had held
steady through the four hours of his
watch and suggests that now day
light is about to appear the royal
sail be set to get little more speed
out Of the craft.
The second mate agrees with this and
sends Hansen up aloft to loose the
royal.
Such are the preliminaries of the
tragedy. From this point on the facts
stated by the prosecution and defence
again agree in detail, but again diff
ferent Interpretation is placed upon
them by both sides.
In the narrative of John W. Camp
bell, corroborated by other members
of the crew, what took place was as
follows:
Hansen loosed the royal and then
sang out to the second mate All ready;
loose the buntlines.' The second mate
said What's that? Come down here
you -
Hansen came down. and went over
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

to the mate. l heard a noise and
turned round and saw the mate strike
hansen, first with one hand and then
with the other. Then he turned Han
sen around by the shoulders and kicked
him. Hansen started away and then
began to run. He ran to the side and
then jumped overheard into the sea.
"The second mate ran aft and ran
after him. He ordered Jack Joe, WHO
was at the wheel, to turn the shin
about. He then went for the captain,
who came on deck about two minutes
later.
Before the captain reached the deck
we saw Hansen grab the log line trail
ing aft in the water. He kept crying
for help. AS soon as the captain got
on deck he looked up and said TO
hell with the man overheard, put the
ship back on her course
"The second mate went to the wheel
and helped Jack Joe to put it over
until the ship came back on her course.
The sails were tapping against the
masts. An hour later the second mate
sent me aloft to see whether | could
see Hansen"
The stories Of the second mate and
the captain agreed in detail. The
former, telling of this tragedy, said:
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
The First Death

Ten days later the first death of the
il,fatec voyage took place. The sec
ond rna.A In relating his narrative on
the witness stand described the Incl
dent as follows:
ION May %, at 1915 a. M, John
Stewart, the cook, jumped overheard. l
was on watch at the time. / threw him
rope and it fell right on him, but he
would not take hold of it, l saw him
with his hands over his eyes and
his mouth wide open swallowing water.
The weather and sea were calm. |
shouted to the captain that the cook
was overheard, and he sang out, GO get
him. BY the time we got to the boat
there was no sign of Stewart From
this time on the crew acted very queer,
stupid and defiant"
From this point onward the cabin
boy, l.. A. Smithson, was the storm GEN.
ire OF the ship. On June % he brought
Jug OF milk into the captains cabin
Tor breakfast. This jug of milk led
to his undoing and placed him in the
bad graces Of the officers of the shin.
In the narrative of the second mate the
incident was related as follows:
The cabin boy, l.. A. Smithson. was
'ne next one to cause trouble. He had
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OF this incident, but the Interpretation
placed upon them was opposed
Called to Witness
John W. Campbell one Of the crew
describing it, said:
II was called into the captains cabin
to witness a statement made by Han
sen. When l got in Hansen was hand
cutfed. HIS face was mass of blood
and his eyes we're almost closed. There
was big cash across his face
"The captain said to him: Confess,
you -, confess Hansen would not
confess. The captain said, Wake him
up and the second mate hit him on
the head with club. When he would
not confess fast enough the second
mate hit him again. Finally, he con-
fessed and l witnessed the statement"
Captain Petersen related this in
cident in the following manner: "When
Hansen came into my cabin his face
was badly bruised. His eyes were
almost closed and his face was bleed
ing. He had been fighting with the
cabin boy, Smithson.
II said to him, You've got fine
face for your foolishness, haven't you?
1t was all your own fault l had to
hold his eye open with my hand while
he signed the statement"
The statement signed by Hansen on
this occasion was as follows:
~, Axel Hansen, state that we planned
from the beginning Of the voyage
to kill the captain and the officers
and to take the vessel into some
island or somewhere off the coast
of Chile. l implicate myself, Frank
Grielen, Lester Jensen and B.
Olsen. We first planned to throw the
master and the mate overheard. We
were to sail the ship into some place
and turn the vessel over to the au-
thorities and tell lots of lies.
1--WE never spoke about getting ran
som for the ship from the Germans.
Lots of times we did not answer the
officers when orders we're given so that
we might cause trouble and be able
to shove the master overheard.
"July 7, at 1 o'clock, the CAPTAIN
was on deck tacking the ship and walk
ing around the deck Strengthening out
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

been neglectful, disobedient, neglected
to clean the cabin, and we had to keen
at him all the time to get him to work.
He had jug of milk, which he placed
on the table, and it was sour. 1t had
been in the jug for about three dayo
and he poured hot water on it and put
it on the table for breakfast.
"The captain asked him what was
wrong with the milk that we could not
use it. 1t was all Jumps and it smelled
awful. We placed him in irons for dis
obedience. He had been insubordinate
on several occasions before. We put
him in the lazaret until noon, when he
apologized to the captain"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Neap Black Cloud

when l ordered Hansen aloft te
loosen the royal black looking cloud
began to develop in the sky. 1t looked
like squall coming on, and / changed
my mind about setting the sail.
ordered Hansen down, and told hin
that | would not set the sail until
had seen what was in the suuan.
told him to go about some other work
HE started to walk away from me
and then when he had gone about forty
feet | saw him break into run and
make for the side. He sprang on the
deck lumber cargo, and then leaped
over the side into the sea.
81 called out to him What are YOU
doing? Come back!' but he went on.
II ran to the side and saw him :,
the water l then ran aft and told
Jack Joe to put the wheel over and
bring the ship about Then | ran
below to the cabin and walked the cap-
tain, and told him Hansen was over
board.
The captain pulled on his trousers
and pair of slippers, and rushed on
deck after me. He said Where is he :?
go get him. Then he looked over the
stern of the boat, but we could not see
Hansen. The storm was growing and
she ship was aback. The wind was
taking them full in the front threaten
ing any minute to dismast the ship.
The captain saw this and ordered
me to put the ship back into her
course Immediately He said Poor
fellow, there is nothing we can do for
him. No boat could live in this sea -.
Such was the mates story. The
captains version started from the
moment he came on deck. In telling
it he said: 81 came on deck. and
looked around. The ship was aback.
the sails were tapping dangerously.
threatening to dismast the ship. I
looked over the stern and saw some
spray near the log line. | saw it for
about ten seconds and then it disap-
peared. | heard one cry for help. It
was in Hansen's voice, but | did not
see him.
ut was impossible to launch boat
IN such sea, and the ship was in
great danger. | ordered the second
mate to put it back on it's course. be-
cause, in the condition it was then
there was serious danger that we
would all be drowned.
u ordered Campbell to go aloft and
see if he could see Hansen. After
while he called down that he could not.
and we continued on our course"
During the three weeks that followed
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Death and Mutiny the High Seas, Aboard the Pu
Rivallin 2
Widest
Fiction
r NTO the far off port of Cape
Town, South Africa, beneath the

Town, South Africa, beneath thu
- towering mass of Table Noun
tain, there came on August 21
last the four-masted barkentine Puako
lumber laden, from Victoria, B. c.
With her she brought one of the
strangest tales recorded in the annals
of the seven seas--a stranger tale than
ever inspired the genius of Robert
Louis Stevenson or Jack London.
1t was tale of death upon the high
seas, of alleged mutiny and stern dis
ciplinary action. A story of facts that
sounded more impossible than the Wild
est fiction.
First told to the authorities in the
South African port last year, its sequel
was enacted in the Federal courts in
this city last week, when the master
of the barkentine, Captain Adolph c..
Pedersen, and the second mate, his
eighteen-year-old son, Adolph Eric
Pedcrsen, were acquitted of charge
of murder.
This wild tale Of actual happenings
upon the high sea had its inception
when the Puako was towed from San
Francisco to Victoria, B. c., in March,
1918, there to take on a cargo for the
Cape.
For seven weeks Captain Pedersen
secured the c,ast for crew to sail
his ship around the morn. At the end
of that time he had secured thirteen
men, of whom but one-Peter Jergensen
had ever shipped under sail before.
The remainder we're green to the ways
of the seas and the ships that 60 out
upon them.
On the morning of April q, 1918,
the gallant ship started on it's fate
full voyage. From the very first the
two mates, both sons of the captain,
were set to the task of instilling into
the minds of the crew the mysteries of
the compass, Of sails, of ropes, and the
art of steering, while navigating the
ship at the same time.
All went we'll apparently until May
13. No sign of the impending tragedies
appeared in the life Of the little COM
munity housed upon a 1,000ton ship in
the vast waters of the Pacific. Then
came the first incident that proved to
be the forerunner of a series of events
that eliminated in the death of the
ships cook and a seaman.
In the language of the pallid faced
eighteen-year-old second mate told on
the witness stand last week the Incl
dent was as follows:
I'm the morning we had new coil of
rope on deck which we wanted to send
aloft to hoist gantling on deck. The
first mate ordered Frank Grelen to
take it aloft. The captain came on
deck and asked Grielen what was the
matter with him, and why he did not
so forward. Grielen replied, Shoot
me, shoot me, will jump overboard.'
The captain put him in irons"
This is the same incident described
by the crew in another manner. 1t led
to Grielen's detention over period of
five weeks, in which he was constantly
in IRONS. At night he was placed in
the ratnt locker, a small store room a
fset 3 inches high without windows.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

wilfully. am not forced to sign this
statement. ALEX tkANSEN."
Both the captain and his young son
testified that they caught the cabin
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Do,Un IL, tie Hold

This is the story as the second mate
told it in answer to the questions of
Dudley Field Malone, his counsel. Un-
der cross-examination by Prosecutor s.
Lawrence Miller, the youthful officer
admitted that both he and the captain
slapped the boys face.
"How hard did you slap him ?" asked
Mr.. Miller.
Before the second mate could renlv
Mr. Malone interposed with Glow can
nc show that? Do you want him to hit
the air?"
Il don't know" replied Miller, Gun
less you want to volunteer"
Then came the famous "watcr
cure,' described by William Jones. one
OF the crew, who, he declared, had re-
ceived it, as follows:
II was chained with another man in
the pump hold. We were down there
1or three days. The captain and mates
started the gasolcne pump and then
pumped bilge water on us as long az
there was any water in the bilges.
This would last for half an hour at
time"
This story was not denied by the
second made, but was described in the
following manner by him:
Peter Jergensen was tied down in
the hold with the cabin boy, smithson.
TOR lnsubordination. We had found
Jergensen with thirteen shirts on his
back, although the temperature was 8o
degrees Fahrenheit at the time. He
was in very dirty condition.
"Matson, the carpenter. came to ma
and told me that the two men in the
pump hold were very dirty. All right =,
said, let's wash them. down q lit ;
We went down and turned the hose on
them until we got them clean.
"On July 4 B. Olsen came to tho
captain and complained that there was
tobacco in the beans and the crew
were all sick. | went up on deck. and
she crew were all lying around ON the
deck very sick. Lester Jenkins. the
COOK denied he had put the tobacco in,
and said he did not smoke.
AN argument followed between
smithson and Jenkins. After a while
Smithson said he had put the tobacco
IN the food because he wanted to
cause some trouble between the cook
and the crew."
From this point onward Axel Han
sen, the able-bodied seaman who was
drowned on August 6, and for whose
death the captain and his son were
tried, occupies the centre of the stage
in the sea tragedy.
Pleced together, the story of this
seaman, who was a Dane by birth. is
as follows:
He first appears upon the scene in
Los Angeles in the winter of 1916 as
an |. w. w. agitator There he was
arrested three times while delivering
oratlons from soapbox in one of the
streets of the harbor district of Los
Angeles. After serving short terms in
prison he finally turned up in Victoria,
B. c., where he became a member of
the Puakos crew.
Although he had several minor en-
counters with the two mates and the
captain, the first serious incident oc-
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

things. and helping the crew. | tried.
to shove the captain overheard, but
failed. | was treated all right on this
ship and am signing this statement
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

Cured on July 80. The testimony of
both sides agreed on the main points
OF this incident, but the Interpretation
placed upon them was opposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
IMPAIRMENT Of POWER
>7CAARGED TO THE RAINS
-
Potomac Electric Officials Explain
Failure of Current, Which Para
" lyzed Traffic for Awhile.

Blame it on st. Swithin,
That's what Potomac Electric Power
Company officials said today in ex-
PLANTATION of Washington's tie-up
from failure of electric current yes
/, ferday afternoon.
: -ZHeavy rains are thought to have
. caused a settling of steam pipe at
18th and D streets, resulting in the
. sAapping of an electric cable. This
. started the trouble. The feeder under
the Highway bridge burned through,
and then traffic generally received
tparalyZing blow.
Except for institutions that have
auxiliary power and light plants and
get them going, the city worked by
candlelight through the cloudy aft
aernoon, from LAS until about $50.
Street cars on the Washington Rail-
way and Electric system and eleva-
= tors stopped running.
ssotAfternoon newspapers were prepar-
, ing to go to press when the break oc-
- Cured. The Stars auxiliary plant later
WAS put into operation and the paper
was being issued by this plant when the
: service was restored.
Fortunately the electric company had
a reserve feeder under the bridge and
the current finally was restored through
f8is artery. Officials of the company
We're hopeful today there would be no
j fecurrence of the trouble. though with
continuing rain disarrangements Of the
service are considered probable.
The Capital Traction Company, which
cars yesterday without difficulty. Hun
dreds of hotel guests were put to great
Inconvenience on account of the lack Of
elevator service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Dr. Hanson T. A. Lemon. one of the
best known physicians in the District
of Columbia, died yesterday afternoon
at his residence, 1s47 Kalorama road,
after brief illness. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Maud Duvall Lemon.
daughter of the late Andrew B. Du-
vail. and three children, James H.
Lemon, Mary Louise Lemon and An
drew Duvall Lemon. Two brothers,
Harry NJ. Lemon and Williams F.
Lemon. both of Washington, are also
living.
DR.. Lemon was the son of the Rev
James H. NJ. Lemon. He was born in
Baltimore in 1859. He was educated
in the Baltimore public schools and
the Baltimore City College. after
which he came to this city, where he
was appointed principal of the Jeffer-
son School. In addition to his duties
he took up the study of medicine at
Columbian University. now George
Washington University, and soon after
receiving his degree as physician be-
gan the practice Of that profession, at
which he obtained signal success
In addition to large private prac-
tice DR.. Lemon for number of yeats
was local surgeon for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and the Southern rail-
way. He was on the executive COM
mlttee of the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia and a member of
the Metropolitan Club. At the time
OF MS death he was one of the trustees
of the Metropolitan Memorial M. 3.
Church
Funeral services will be held at the
nome on kalorama road Thursday
morning at IL o'clock and interment
Will be In Congressional cemetery. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
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