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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
SOLVE II. G. L. PROBLEM.
Houseboaters on Chicago River Not
Bothered by High Rents.

Houseboaters on Chicago River Not
Bothered by High Rents.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago. March 22.-While Chica-
go's flat dwellers are forming unions
to fight alleged rent profiteers and
council committees are investigating
100 and 200 per cent increases in
rents. several hundred families are
living here in comfort and paying
rents averaging 81 per month.
The families who apparently have
solved one big problem in the high
cost Of living are the owners Of the
houseboats which dot the various
branches Of the Chicago river, the
Calumet river and the< lakes Of the
South Chicago district.
Land owners usually charge the
hcuseboaters 81 a month for mooring,
privileges. II the scenery becomes
monotonous or the neighbors unde-
sirable, the colonists need only crank
up the gasolene "flivver' boat at
tached to most of the house boats
and be towed away to new pastures.
When the colonists find satisfac-
tory location and settle down for a
stay of length they usually install all
the modern improvements, including
city water, electric lights and tele-
phone. Some of the boats have their
own electric lighting plants.
"A large colony of the boats winter
ed this year in the vicinity of West
ern avenue and Belmont bridges on
the north branch Of the Chicago riv-
er Their colony was presided over
by Captain Streeter, one time COM
mander of the "deestrict of Lake
Michigan" who for years maintained
squatter's rights over a<portion OF the
Chicago water front.
A typical boat in this colony has
five rooms-parlor, dining room,
kitchen and two bedrooms-all fin
ished in white pine and comfortably
furnished. The boat costs $1,000.
The owner, with permission of the
land owner from whom he. rents his
mooring site, has installed chicken
run on the bank, and in the summer
time has vegetable plot.
Houseboating the, year around is
not undesirable, the colonists say.
The Ave room boat is heated with
three stoves and uses about one and
a half tons Of coal a month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
MURDER sTIRs IRELAND.
Reason for Killing Of Lord Mayor OF
Dublin Remains Mystery.

by ASSOCldVcO IiSSo' .-s
London, March %. - Dispatches
from Ireland show the murder Of
Thomas MacCurtain. lord mayor Of
Cork. to have produced an intense,
II not subdued, sensation tlruout
Ireland. This tragedy, says the
Times correspondent in Dublin.
closed one of the blacklist weeks
since the rebellion Of 1916. He gives
q long list Of outrages in Ireland, in
v;ulins i've murders murders ce policemen
and others and an attempt to kill
Professor Stockley, of Cork.
No motive for the murder has
been discovered. No arrests have
been reported. nor so far as known
have 4 any clues been obtained.
Among the theories advanced is one
that Mace Curtain was Murdered as a
warning to others because he re-
Gently had the courage to publicly
deprecate an attempt to murder a
Cork policeman.
London newspapers, while unre-
seryedfy condemning the crime,
maintain II does not differ from
those which have long terrorized
ireland. N
It II declared that Ireland for the
moment Is largely under the domina-
ton Of secret murder societies, the
members Of which are sworn to kill
those whom they believe to stand In
their way.
Even newspapers whicn support
home rule denounce Irish men them
selves for condoning methods which
they say are fast establing a condi-
tion OF anarchy and terrorism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
World Propaganda IN Hl
fort to Secure Revision
of War Penalties.
PLANS TO. CALL
WORLD CONFERENCE
Ten Million Copies of Book GnAIR10D
"Ths Greatest Crime Of hvmsalsyae :
Being Oistributsd-Pamphiseo Az
Being Put Out In Hops es crsaNjW01
Sentiment In Favor es Treaty 0e>l
vision.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. IA
Paris. March 22.--Gcrmany 10 pre-
pairing a formidable world props
ganda in favor OF the revision Of thu
Versailles treaty and the holding %
a new International conferences, ao
which vanquished nations might bo
represented. for the object Of change
ing or eliminating many clauses oe
the present treaty between the ala
lied nations and Germany. according
10 Geneva dispatch. A book en-.
titled THE Greatest Crime OF Hu.
manity'' has been prepared and 1o.-
100000 copies printed for free distri.
button. especially IN America, Eng
land and France. and 1t Ia said mill
lions of other pamphlets Will follow.
THE reactionary revolt In Bertha
put temporary stop to the moves
ment, It. IL said.
Captain Andre Tardieu. ono OF tho
French delegates TO the peace cons
ference, han written an article which
appeared In Illustration. In which
he declared himself AZ being opposed
to any revision Of the treaty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
CUMMINS TAGGED
AS ANTfLABOR
- =
!!>": Senator among "si'':5ers Of
Congress Whom Union Leaders
viii oppose-Author >of Railroad
Legislation to Be Center of Labor's
Fight in Iowa.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington March 22.-Senator
Cummins, republican, of Iowa, is one
Of the members of congress organ
lied labor will attempt to defeat in
November according to L. L. Shep-
pard. acting president Of the Order
OF Railway Conductors, who is in
Washington today attending the
railroad wage conference.
Senator ,Cummins was author OF
the anti-strike provision Of the rail-
road bill, thrown out in conference.
Mr.. Sheppard indicated that Union
officials were carefully studying the
records of every member OF con-
gress on mis- stanI oI, TINS provision,
with q view to opposing those re-
garded as inimical to organized la
Dor.
The headquarters Of the railway
conductors is at Cedar Rapids, and
1t is said that this union will or
ganize the fight against Senator
Cummins. Mr. Sheppard said that a
candidate. had not yet been picked
to oppose the senator
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
IOWA, MONDAY, MARCH %, 1920.
painters, electricians. car repairers.
etc3 ask for an increase of s1s4,o00,-
600, @ an average Increase per man Of

painters, electricians. car repairers.
etc.) ask for an increase of s1s4,000,-
600. an average incrcase per man Of
$500. M
Maintenance OF way men (5ss,000
section men and foremen. unskilled
workers. engine house men, etco ask
for an increase of $i01 900, 900. an In
crease per man of $3.50.
Telegraphers. block operators. and
station agents (7s,O0o) ask for an in
crease OF $4,000, 900. an average per
man Of 3640.
Clerks. messengers, etc, t353,0o0)
ask for an Increase OF $4,000. 900. an
average per man Of $3.50.
Makeup of the Conference.
On the national wage conference
called to pass upon these new de-
mands are seventeen leaders of the
railroad unions and fifteen railroad
managers. No public representative
will sit on the board. The new rail-
road labor board, authorized by the
transportation act, has not yet been
appointed by tho president. This
board will consist of nine members,
three each from the employees, the
railroad managements, and the pub
lie. 1t will sit In Chicago.
That the billion dollar wage de-
maDds will eventually come before the
new labor board, on which the public
is represented, is considered cer-
tainty. 1t Is not believed here that
a conference committee made up only
Of employers and employees would
have the courage to agree to increase
the railroad pay roll by any large
amount, on the supposition that the
interstate commerce commission
would, under the law, be at once
obliged to pass the cost on to the
public thru increases in rates.~
1t is pointed out that the very
evident purpose Of congress. in franz
ing the transportation act. was to put
both railroad rates and railroad wag-
es under public control. While the
mana gements and the men will have
six votes to the public's three on the
new labor board, the law provides
that no wage award can be made by
this board which does not have the
vote of at least one of the three re-
presentatives of the public.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
NITRATE PLANT TO
MAKE FERTILIZER
Secretary Baker Tells Senate Com.
mittee Government Plant At MusssI
Shoals, Ala, Could Best Chilean
Firms in Producing Fertilizer -
Would Form Corporation.

BY Associated Press.
Washington. March 22.-An annual
profit Of s2.soo,ooo would result from
government operation Of the Mus
sci Shoals. >Ala.. nitrate plant for
manufacture Of commercial fertilizer.
Secretary Baker today told the SEN
ate agricultural committee. The SEQ.
retary advocated passage Of the war
department bill to authorize a .$12,-
100000 government corporation to op-
crate the plant for commercial pur-
poxes., +
The departments calculations, Mr..
Baker said, showed that cyanide
could be produced for SAT q ton, and
sold for $3.50 while sulpAate Of am
lmonia in the production OF which tbs
government experts proposed to spe-
cialize. would cost $4s.22 ton to pro-
Eduee and would sell for sos.
Chilean interests now supplying
fertilizer to this country could not
compete with these figures, ne said.
The other courses left open TO the
department, the secretary said, arc
salvage OF the 375.ooo,ooo plant or its
retention for some future emergency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
s, 600 Dead in
Germany Due to
( Recent Revolt
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Paris. March Eight thousand
persons have been killed since tho
German reyolt broke out on March
13. according to advices received
here. or this number $50 were killed
in Berlin alone.
There is much dissatisfaction IN
Berlin regarding the agreement
reached between the labor interests
and the government yesterday, ac-
cording to information sent tho
French foreign office. The terms are
being resisted by the majority rae
ton of the syndicalists and also by
the Independent socialists. The lat
ter, it was declared. were dissatisfied
because they had not been consulted,
and both the contesting bodies desire
the Reputation of Carl Legien. pres
.ident OF the German federation OF
trades unions, who acted in behalf
of that organization.
The central strike bureau, the ad-
vices state. is claiming the right TO
call off the strike, and TINS Is pflhS-
ing up the menace of another polit-
ical crisis. This menace Is consider
ed the eravest feature of the situa-
ton.
Negotiations by the members OF
the Ebert government party leaders
of the German national assembly
and delegates Of workers, which have
been going on at Berlin are declared
in an official British report to have
been interrupted because of an in
crease in the claims of the workers.
Spartacan forces still control Stet-
tin, Dusseldorf, Elberfeld and Essen
where great disorder prevails. keil
and southwest Germany are quiet
but some agitation is reported in
agricultural sections of Pomeria and
Mecklenburg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22

ton of City Marshal Thompson, who
Rad been on watch for two nights for
suspected bank robbers, had thrill
ing twenty minute shot gun battle
with "a gang of four Suspects about l
o'clock this morning. The men es-
capped but one of them, who was
heard to cry to his pals that he was
hit. is believed to have been Nba1'y
injured. A car and driver awaited
the gang at the edge of town. Ihe
finding of several grips hidden in
lumber yard which contained a burg
lar outfit. led to the watch being
kept. The battle occurred in the
lumber yard when the suspects crept
into town and sought to obtain their
outfit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
Freneh Prss. eI.m.. Wil,on.

Raris. March 22.-The rejection OF
the treaty Of Versailles by the Unit :,
ed States senate has been so long
discounted in France that the news
caused little sensation. The Sunday,
morning newspapers print the face
for the most part without comment.
The Journal points out that tbs
question Of ratification Of the Anglo.
Franco American convention must
now como up foA discussion, and in-
quires whether President Wilson will
maintain project which was 10 In.
timately connected with the peace
treaty.
The Figaro says:
What may be called the hand Of
Wilson Is. alas, most considerable
and most incontestabls In the treaty.
1t is found from the dirst to the last
line"
The Figaro attributes to President
Wilson lack of clearness In the So
luton Of the questions Of the ssaas=S
Valley and the left bank OF the
Rhine, and says:
k But 1t was singularly difficult,
| uua III ScAtuiH pciAto utAuB0IOuos ~
clash with an authoritative and die.
tatorial man. stubborn in his ideoio-
gy and ready to have recourse. Il
need be. to demagosic passions to
break down the resistance Of govern
ments."
BEclair says:
"All the socialist and all the radi-
cal pacifists counted upon President
Wilson to mutilate our victory. They
have not been disappointed. But
what Is the great idealist going to do
now? VIII he appeal to the country
against the slight he has sustained y
L'Eclair considers that the rejection
OF tho treaty will be a great comfort
to the Germans, and adds that an
immediate meeting Of the represents
ativcs Of the epEnte will decide
upon what policy to follow. N q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
syRIANs 70 BOYCOTT ALLlEa
New King Of Syria Declares inds-
pendencs Of His Country.

New King Of Syria Declares inds-
pendsncs Of His Country. N
BY Associated Press.
Beirut, March 22.--EAnir Feisal, the
newly elected king OF Syria, has de.s
clared boycott against countries
occupying territories OF Arabs
France and England--and has or-
ganized commission to bring Mos
lens and Christians into aSbetter un-
derstanding. Posters displayed at
Damascus where the Syrian congress
proclaimed the indepcndence OF that
country declared: q
In spite OF himself Moslem isS
brother to the Christian and tho;
Jew. The Arabs existed before Christ
Moses or Mohammed and freedom
and independence are rights OF Syria.
Tisuiiision is of COO aQo tnc ialis.s ;ss.is
belongS-to his childrcn.s sss
The Syrian congress signed 4 de-S
cree asking foreigners to evacnat0s
that region and Palestine and keeo-I
potamia are said to have been inx
cluded. A COMMITTEES In Lebanon
have issued a statement that the dis!
trict was Illegally represented n ~
congress Of Syrians ct Damascus. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
Woman Named to
Serue on Civil
Serpice Board
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOClAtou ErcoS.
Washington. March 22. - Helen
Hamilton Gardiner OF this city.
widow Of Colonel 8. A. Day and au-
thor and lecturer was nominated to-
day by President Wilson to be q
member OF the civii service commis-
sion. She wfll succeed Charles O.
Galloway of Columbia. s. c.. who
was '..ousted" from the commission
after the president had determined
to reorganige 1t.
Mrs. Gardner, who is' the first
woman to be appointed to the COM
mission. was born in Winchester,
Va. sixty-two years ago. and has
been q prominent suffrage worker
for years. She also is the author of
many short stories, and essays
With her appointment the reor-
ganization Of the commission ID
complete, the other members being
Martin A. Morrison, of Indiana, and
George p. Wales, of Vermont.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
JQYRIpERs ENGAGE
IN FATAL ENCOUNTER
Council Bluffs Youth Shot and Killed
During Alteration Between Two
Auto Parties Over Right Of Road
Girls Witnesses of Tragedy on
Aiohuav

Council = Bluffs. March 22.-
Leo Holtzfaster, 22-years- -old is dead
and Ernest Bardwick. 20-years- old,
Oscar J. Kost. 23-years-old, and
Donald Clark, also young man. are
under arrest here, held for ihyesti-
cation concerning the death late last
night of~Holzfaster. 1t Is said that a
dispute arose between two auto
loads of young people while near
Loveland. twelve miles from here
and that Holzfaster was shot, dying
while being brought to a hospital.
According to the police Holzfaster
and another man and two girls were
in one car and the men under arrest
overlook and tried to pass them. The
driver Of the first auto refused to
give road, when it is alleged the oc-
cupants Of the second car opened fire
on them, first shooting one Of the
tires. The car stopped end it Is said
that Holzfaster stepped upon the
running board of the other car 1t, is
also said he struck on Of the occu-
pants of the car and moment later
was shot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22

strict confidence, so secretly that /;
could not even be put In writing"
IT. was not give to me incon-
fldence:." said the admiral. 1T was
told to me in q room before other
naval officers"
Yes. it was 'confided to you be-
fore other naval officers who, like
yourself. are supposed, to know what
20 talk about and what not to tally
about" replied Senator Pittman.
I'VE naval officers made up our
minds to one thing" said Admiral
Sims ''and that was that we will
never go into another war in the con-
dition In which we went into this
one" 1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated PRESS.
Berlin, March 22.-Conditlons in
Germany were described by the min
lister of defense as extremely serious
You can not paint the situation
thruout Germany too black" an Of
fetal at the ministry declared to the
CORRESPONDENT after survey or re-
ports that had come in during the
night. The situation In Berlin was
characterized as bad"
In one case n company Of volun-
teers had been over powered by
Sparticans and it's officers killed
This occurred near the Johannestal
aviation ground. The government
forces recaptured Adlershof and
JohanneStal, from which they had
been driven, killing twenty, OF the
red troops and capturing twenty
four others, who were promptly exc
cuted. The southern and eastern parts
Of Germany are reported quiet, altho
unrest was said to be spreading in
the, agricultural population in Pom
erania and Mecklenburg. The COM
munists are still in charge today at
Stettin. At Kiel. which troops had
left, conditions were reported quiet.
To the north of the Spree, in the
Berlin district, the outposts of the
regulars have been withdrawn
leaving detachments to guard the
stockyards and railway station.
The marine brigade and Baltic
troops which occupied Berlin during
the Kapp regime have been cleared
out from Charlottenburg and have
joined the other military units at
the Doeberitz camp, where all are re-
fitting. These troops. It was stated.
will be counted as the chief protect
ors Of Berlin. Neukoelln and Tempel-
hoff, the workingmen's residence
quarter in the suburbs where dis
orders occurred Saturday. have been
quieted by government troops.
Strike Situation Unchanged.
There has been little change In the
strike situation here since yesterday
except that the city railway his
morning began a fairly regular SER
vice. The inner city and the adjacent
streets still present the aspect Of an
guns and wire entanglements were
viewed by thousands OF Sunday
promenaders.
The lower class places Of entertain
rnenI were largely patronized yester-
day, but the ,theaters and restaurants
were closed because of insufficient
electric current.
The little food still obtainable thru
Illicit dealers is bringing fabulous
prices. OF the rationed foodstuffs
neither potatoes nor bread could be
Obtained in the last week.
leipsic Quieting Down.
An official report from Leipsic says
that no further pxcesses occurred
Saturday and that several points
evacuater by vsorkmen were occupied
by troops. In the suburbs. however,
the workmen refused to abandon po-
sitions.
Further communist reinforcements
have arrived, the report added Rail-
way traffic was fully resumed on
Sunday.
( In the Halle district the position
was reported worse from a govern
ment aspect. Counter action by the
workmen Is threatened thru tho call
ing of strike IL a soviet republic is
proclaimed. Communists are declared
to be preventing willing men from re-
suming work. 2
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
Railroad Commission in
: Session to Readjust
Earnings of Lines.
FIFTY PER CENT
RAISE PROBABLE
Roads Must Be Guaranteed Rates
Sufficient TO Insure Net Earnings
Of 5La per Cent on Fair valuation.-
Railroad Employees Also Meeting TO
Insist Upon Wage Increases Which
= Must Be Added to Tariffs.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, March 22.-Hearings
to determine the basis for an adjust
ment Of railroad rates so as to yield
the roads return Of 6h per cent on
their aggregate value as provided In
the new transportation law began to-
day before the interstate commerce
commission.
The commission is to determine
whether the adjustment shall be
made for the carriers as a whole >or
in rate groups to territories to be
determined by it, or what methods
shall be used to determine the ag-
gregate value Of the properties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
Wilson h.. Hi. Treaty.

BY AssoCiated PreSs.
Washington. March 22.-The Of.
ficial copy of the treaty of ver-'
sailles. which President Wilson
brought from Paris and personally
to the senate, and which was return-
ed to the White House Saturday. 10
again In the presidents pessexssos,.
Secretary Tumulty received tho
treaty from George A. Sandersotzs
secretary Of the senate, and lstes,
delivered II 10 Mr.. Wiison. No
word came from the White House
today as to the presidents probable
course with regard to the treaty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
unheaval In A.! Bavaria,

BY Associated Press.
Stuttgart, March 22.--Troops from
Silesia reported to have arrived In
the Ruhr district and fighting with
the Spartacan army there Is expect
ed tomorrow. It is officially stated
here that the estimates placing the
size of the red" forces in the region
at 10000 are exaggerated.
A general strike has been called in
Munich and It Is expected the move
ment will extend thruout Bavaria
unless It is stopped by the negotia-
tions now in progress to settle with
the working men to pay during the
time they were on strike during the
Kapp regime. Meetings will be held
to consider II similar action should
be taken thruout Wurtemburg.
Reports from Nuremburg said that
city was quiet on Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
Heavy Fighting In Berlin.
!, Associated Press.

London. March 22.--Heavy fighting
occurred In the Moabit quarter Of
Berlin Sunday night. but quiet pre-
vailed elsewhere in the city. accord
ing to dispatch to the Central
News from Berlin by way of Amster-
damn p"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
DUCHESS GIVEN DECREE.

Consuelo Vanderbilt Granted Decree
Preliminary to Divorce.
London, March 22.-The applica-
ton Of the Duchess Of Marlborough,
formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, for a
decree for the restitution of con-
jugal rights, was granted by the
court today. The petition of the
Duchess. fled last week. is the usual
preliminary to divorce in this coun-
try. The court orders the decree Ito
be obeyed within fourteen days OTTER
its service on the Duke.
The couple were married in New
York in 1895 and have two children.
They have been separated for several
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22
The Weather.

Iowa-Fair and warmer tonight;
Tuesday probably unsettled, with
cooler in west portion; fresh to
strong southerly winds.
Range Of temperature at Marshall-
town: Sunday. 40 and 80; Saturday
3S and %: March 21. 1919, A, and
%. At this morningS~1; yesterday,
20