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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
eiidden New, Notes.

special to Times Republican.
Glidden, Sept. 2s.-Saturday after
noon this community was saddened
by the sudden death OF Mrs. e. R.
Satterlee, at the Carroll hospital,
after only few days Of illness.
Sunday the body was taken to Ire
ton, her former home. where the
funeral and interment took place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Satterlee came to
Glidden about four years ago and
purchased the Variety Store. which
they have successfully conducted
until this summer. They were among
Glidden's most popular business. peo-
pie, Mr.. Satterlee is secretary Of the
Glidden Commercial Club.
Allie Hagaman, who was seriously
injured in an auto accident on q rail-
road crossing east Of, this place, and
who was taken to the hospital at
Carroll. il now at home, and to the
surprise Of his many friends is Inn
proving rapidly.
Miss Mildred Toxworthy, who was
seriously injured in an airplane ac-
cident here on July II. has had to re-
turn to the hospital for further treat
ment. The first skin grating oper-
alton did not prove entirely success
ful, and she has been having serious
trouble Of late.
Charles and Frank Prill are leaving
this week by auto for California to
spend the winter. Their wives Will
go later by train.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
READY FOR HARDING.
Numbering 5000 Sent Out
to Republicans.

Invitations Numbering 5000 Sent Out
to Republicans.
By Associated Press.
Des Moines. Sept, 29.-Approxi-
mately 5000 Invitations are being
sent out out to all parts OF Iowa re-
questing the presence here OF the
prominent republican mpaig n
workers of the state on Thursday.
Oct. Z, when Warren G. Harding, re-
publican candidate for president, will
be in Dies Moines to make an address
at the Coliseum. Those In charge of
preparations for the meeting predict
a record crowd 1t Is planned, they
say. to make the meeting a general
one flor all Iowa republicans.
Senator Harding is expected to ar
rive here about o'clock in the morn
ing. Following the ceremonies OF
greeting and a street parade will be
the senator's speech. scheduled for
about 1880. He plans to leave here
at noon.
1t is announced that Senator Hard
ing may make number OF rear plat
form "How-d'ye-d do talks from his
train on the trip between Des Moines
and Omaha. II such an arrangement
is contaminated, Senator Harding, in
accordance with his own request, will
be accompanied at all such appear
ances, by Senator Cummins, OF Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
Ackley News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Ackley, Sept 29.-Fire broke out In
several places yesterday afternoon,
the first starting from an unknown
origin at E. A. Amman's barn, which
burned to the ground. Owing to the
high wind. the barn next to it started
to burn, and after the fire ??-
was put out, the barn on the property
owned by H. H. Heetland, tenated
by his son, several blocks southeast,
but in the path of the wind, started
to burn, and after the fire there
of some Of the men soon had it out
A few of Ackley's old families will
leave this fall, most of them going
west with the exception of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. C. Baker and Miss Nettie.
who will move to Waterloo. Harry
Scales and his brother Emmett have
already gone, travelling by automobile
to California. Their sisters, Mrs
,Overman and Mrs. Williams, will fol-
low later. Mrs. B. S. Napes and
daughter Lila are also preparing to
leave soon for Long Beach, Calf.
Mrs. W. A. Young expects to go to
Montana with her son Earl as soon
as arrangements can be made to do
so.
Joe Croot came home a week or so
ago, after getting his discharge from
the United States navy, having serv-
ed in the capacity of fireman for 40
months. He enlisted In 1917.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
Gas Rate Fixed a. Cedar Fails.

Cedar Falls. Sept, 2S.--Temporary
settlement of the controversy over
gas rates. which has been In progress
several weeks. was reached last Mon
day at a meeting OF city council,
it being agreed that Citizens Gas and
Electric Company. Waterloo, would
be permitted to collect at the rate OF
$1.70 per thousand feet. instead OF
SLAB a thousand and a so cent SER
vice fee. as in Waterloo.
It is also agreed that the difference
between the rate now charged. $1.25
a thousand, and the new schedule,
shall be deposited with a trustee for
ninety, days, during which the city
will secure advice of an expert on
which to base future schedules.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
Iowa Man Read
Treaty Which
Put u. S. in War
Special to Times-Republican.

Cedar Falls. Sept. 29.-To have had
the secret treaty between Germany
Mexico, and Japan, which was
brought to light in the disclosure of
the Zimmerman notes In 1917 and
was partly responsible for the United
states declaring war. was the expe-
rience OF Professor Mac II. Donaldson
of the Iowa State Teachers College
The Iowa tutor revealed the details
of the unusual incident this week.
Donaldson was crossing the Allan
tic ON the Danish liner. Frederick
VIII In June, 1916, bound for Austria
where he was to take up work In the
Russian prison camps for the Y. NJ.
c. A. along with, two other Amari-
cans. Knowing they would be called
upon to speak German frequently.
the three Y. M. c. A. men carried on
their conversations in the Hun Ian
Suage so that they might speak it
more fluently when necessary.
When the liner was only three
days out from Scotland, Donaldson,
who has the obese appearance and
light hair of a German, was APP
preached by a lady who had given
her name as Mrs. Elkader, which the
l. s. I. G. tutor opined was fictitious.
She told Donaldson In fright
ened and hurried tone that she had
been tipped Off that she was to be
searched when the vessel reached
port. The woman. who was well
dressed and admitted her home was
| n In har No
the treaty which WIS drawn up on a
common sheet Of paper in German.
Spanish. and Japanese.
Being able to read the German and
Spanish, he glanced over the docu-
ment hurridly and then returned 1t
to Mrs. Elklader. being Of the opin-
Ion he was the victim OF joke. The
contents stipulated that If the Unit
ed States declared war on either
Mexico or Japan, Germany was to
render assistance. Donaldson stated.
1t was termed An Offensive and De-
fensiye Alliance" he added.
When the woman was turned down
by Donaldson, she sought out DAN
ish passenger and requested him to
care for the treaty while the ship
was in the English ports The Dane.
however became skepticai and adj
vised the captain OF the ship. who in
turn wirelessed English officials.
At kirkwall, Scotland, the 1. S. 7.
c. tutor stated, the Frederick VIII
was held UP for two days while the
English officials photographed the
treaty and examined letters and bag
gage belonging to Mrs. Elkader, who
was allowed to proceed to Copen-
hagen.
Donaldson little realized the inn
portance OF the treaty which he had
held in his hand until he read news
dispatches sof the disclosure Of the
Zimmerman notes while he was car
ing for the Russian prisoners In the
camps Of Austria.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
Traer News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Sept. 29.-Niss Hetty Green,
of Cedar Rapids. came this week to
join her mother and sister. Mrs. FL
la Green and Ada. who are here for
a brief visit before going west for the
winter. They will spend most OF their
time In Oregon with son and
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller. on
the Cavanaugh farm north Of Traer,
are the parents OF q daughter.
The G. A. Pratt car and the John
Hid Ford were badly wrecked on
Monday afternoon when they camc
together In a head-on collision. All
the glass In both cars was broken, a
wheel taken Off the Pratt car and
both front wheels taken off the Hid
car. Mr.. Hid was badly cut by the
flying glass;
J. G. PodhaJsky has finished put
ting In 1,400 rods OF thing on bis
farm southwest OF town which he
bought last year Of John Scott. He
Is also building a new corn crib.
Willie Gait and two daughters. Of
Des Moines. are here visiting the
formers father, David Gait. Mr.. Gait
has a fine position as secretary
treasurer Of a large Des Moines cor
poration.
DR.. and Mrs. L. l. Diller are spend
ing a couple OF days in Clear Lake
with the doctors parentsfl who have
had a cottage at the lake all sum-
mer.
A daughter was born last week to
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Dryden. Mrs. Bly,
den will be remembered az Miss
Lamb.
A daughter was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Uridil. Of Clu-
tier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29

Chicago. says she has received let
ter from him saying he Is en- route
to San Francisco by way Of Seattle
but doesn't know what for"
When search by the police and
private detectives failed to uncover
any clues supporting the theory that
he had met with foul play at the
hands of some disgruntled employe
of the Western Electric Company.
relatives felt certain that the disap-
pearance was due to lapse Of
memory as it was known he was I'M
der severe mental strain at the
time he went to Waukegan to help
straighten out business tangle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
ManIy's Great Growth.

Northwood, Sept. 29.-Worth coun-
tvs population for 1920 is 1880.
This represents substantial
growth over the county in 1910 and.
different from other Iowa counties,
over 1900 as well. In 1910 the pupu-
lation was 9,905, while in 1900 the
county was 1887.
The really notable feature of the
figures is the remarkable growth Of
Manly from village of BAG in 1910
to 1,476 in 1920 Northwood likewise
showed a good gain-1,26 to 1897.
Joice given as 233 this year, wasn't
a town in 1910. Hanlontown Jumped
from 1923 to 202, Grafton from 1873 to
233, Fertile from 207 to 223. Kensett
was the only town to slump,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
Kendall to Speak In Story County.
rs na~,,hn~o

Kendall to Speak In Story County.
Special to Times
Nevada, Sept. 29.-Story county
republicans are today interested in
the coming Of Hon. Nate Kendall, re-
publican candidate for governor, to
the county on Monday next for two
speeches.
Kendall will be at Story City dur
ing the afternoon and ct 8 will de-
liver a speech in hallsin that city
and in the evening will address q
general county meeting which will
probably be held at the auditorium
of Maxwell park in Ames.
George G. White, chairman of the
republican central committee, is
making arrangements for other meet
ings over the country and is exerting
every effort in each case to get the
women voters out to these meetings.
It is planned to give special meet
ings for the women voters in some
parts of the county and the appeal
to them thus far has been productive
of very good results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
RECORD BABY CROP LAST YEAR.

American Child Hygiene Association
Gives Encouraging Figures.
BY Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 29.-America's
baby crop in 1919 was new record,
says the American Child Hygiene
Association.
An annual preliminary report on
vital statistics by that organization,
covering data from 800 cities with an
aggregate population Of $1,000, 900
shows the infant mortality rate de-
clined to the encouraging figure Of
81 deaths per 1000 babies" saving
of nearly $4,000 babies over the 1918
rate and 1000 fewer deaths than In
1917.
In the cities covered by the report
$4,000 births were recorded, while in
the entire country 1t il estimated
there are 100000 newcomers an
nually. All of the cities included have
populations OF 10000 or more.
Babies seemed to thrive well In
some Of the larger cities, where
formerly the death rate was very
high. Among the ~ cities Of more
than 100000 population, ten were be-
low the average for the 269 and the
death rate for the group was So. two
points below the general average.
"Ten years ago." the report said,
"it was the aim OF many depart
ment Of health to see this rate fall
below the 100 mark. In 1919, only
four of the "a larger cities were
above II"
One of these was Pittsburgh, the
Smoky City," where the rate was
1l6. Buffalo with lot. Kansas City.
No.. with 100 and Jersey City. N. j..
with 102 were the others.
Houston, Tex, was the best baby
raising ground among the cities Of
more than 100000 and less than $780,
900 with mark OF 81, Berkeley. CAL.
had q baby mortality rate OF A.
while Breokline, Mass, with popu-
lation of less than $4,000 led all the
rest with the healthy percentage of
40.
New York City registered 80. st.
Louis scored 70, Los Angeles and
San Francisco 81 and So, respect
lively, Minneapolis 81 and Seattle, 81.
81 Paso, Texas, had the worst
showing with 245. Burlington. VT.
was next with $50. Ell Paso, howev-
err, is not In birth registration area,
according to the report
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29

ster City. II is decidedly dangerous
to attempt landing on one wheel It
is seldom effected without great dam
age to the machine and frequent In
jury to the occupants.
AS the men neared Kurtz field and
began circling to land,-one Of the
kurtz boys ran out and, seeing one
wheel gone, expected to witness a
smash-up. But Lieutenant Near cir
cled carefully, "pancaked" the ma
chine and made perfect landing on
one wheel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
AvIAToRs HAVE REAL THRILL.
Short Of Gas and With Wheel Gone,
Iiers Make Pancake Landing.

0noFt OF Gas ana with "neei Gone,
Filters Make Pancake Landing.
Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Sept. 29.-Driving a
Webster City airplane from Creston
to Webster City, distance Of 100
miles, in 81 minutes. forced to make
a pancake" landing because one
wheel was gone and with just two
gallons Of gas left in the machine,
was the experience Of Pilots Harold
Near and A. B. Davidson, Of the Web
ster City Aero Company. The distance
was made at an average speed Of a
mile and half per minute.
The plight In which the men found
themselves was not due to careless
ness or recklessness. They had been
at Creston flying and had started
home. Pilot Near was driving. Just as
the plane got well up in the air, one
Of the landing wheels dropped of.
It had been Lieut.. Near's intention to
stop en- route in Des Moines for gas
olene. But when the landing wheel
dropped off the plane, he decided to
chance his gas supply as far as Web
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
IOWA MAN WAS SUNDAY
SCHOOL TEACHER OF
FAMOUS AUTHOR.
ALSO KNEW JENNINGS,
SOUTHWEST OUTLAW
Both Men Trusted by Warden and
Were Model Prisoners - Arthur
Huntington, Of Cedar Rapids, Proud
OF His Associations With Men Who
: Later Became Famous.

Cedar Rapids, Sept. 2s.-Few IL
any persons know that theer is in
Cedar Rapids one of the Sunday
school teachers Of o. Henry. This ia
none other than Arthur Huntington.
and connected with the Iowa Railway
and Light Company.
Many years ago Mr.. Huntington
was q student In the Ohio State
University and there was a demand
from the warden CT the state prison
Tor young men willing to take over
certain classes AS teachers In the
sunday school carried on by the
warden. Mr.. Huntington offered his
services. and for some time had n
class OF men much older than him.
self. and among these was w. q.
Porter. better known later as O,
Henry, one OF the greatest short
story writer's in his day and genera
ton.
Mr.. Porter was born In Greenhoro.
n. c.. 1852. and died In New York
City In 1910. scarcely forty eight
years old. He drifted as young
man into Texas. where he became
connected with hank, was charged
with embezzlement and convicted
and served a term In the penitentiary
for violating the federal statutes.
Before hts conviction he fled to
Honduras and there met one Al
Jennings. q noted outlaw and train
robber In the southwest. When
Porter landed In the penitentiary, AL
Jennings was also in the same
prison, and they renewed acquaint-
ances.
Few, II any, knew then that both
or these men would redeem them
selves and become well known in the
world.
It is well known that even while
In the penitentiary stories appeared
In the papers under the name of O.
Henry. dealing with prison life and
when Mr.. Porter left he confined
himself more to characters he found
on the streets OF New York.
Mr.. Huntington says that Mr..
Porter was large of frame, quiet. of
gentle manners, with kindly face,
who seemed to haye the good win of
all persons with whom he came in
contact-that he didn't act like q
criminal. nor did he ever refer to his
past or his future plans. or In any
manner disclose that he was writer
OF short stories. He was trusty
and had charge Of the drug depart
ment Of the Office. and devoted 1t II
said, a great deal OF his time to study
and reading.
DR.. Thomas was friend and
helper Of Porter. and in his office
Jennings and Porter and a few of the
employees would gather and tell
stories. Many Of these stories were
later used by Porter In his writings
He did not seem to use much ma
teriai from his home town in North
Carolina, altho he could have done
SO. for Greensboro had many noted
characters In its day. 1t was the
scene Of the great battle OF General
Green. after whom the town was
named. It was the home Of the
Swayne and the Worth families. dis
tant relatives of Porter. JEFF Davis
stopped here on his escape from
Richmond, and here lived for a
number Of years. Judge Tourgee
who wrote "The FOOLS Errand,"
dealing with the Klu' Klux Khan after
the civil war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
DEALERS FAILING To OBSERVE
STATUTES RELATING TO
TRANSFERS.
OF STATE
REVIEWS INSTRUCTIONS
Explains Use Of Gears in Transit'
and License Applied For" Cards
All Dealers Must Keep Records Of
Delivery of Cara to Garages
-,Dsalers' Plates for Denominations.

Des Moines. Sept, 2s.--Iowa sher-'
IFS have been sent by Secretary of
State w. G. Ramsay letter urging
the rigid enforcement Of the auto
license law regarding transfers OF
used motor vehicles. Reports to the
secretary OF state, the letter declares,
show that many dealers are failing
to make proper transfers of used
motor vehicles purchased by them.
Explaining the law or, this point,
the letter continues:
Attention is called to the provi-
sions OF Section Is, which provides
that transfers of ownership be made
Immediately. not when sold. Section
20 provides that no sale can be made
until, the proper transfer has been
made and also provides that a VIOLA
ton os this section Is punishable by
a fine of not more than $1,000. pne
year imprisonment in the county Jail
or five years in the penitentiary.
Cars IN Transit.
Attention Is also called to Section
81, which provides for the use of
cars In transit cards. This card can
only be used In bringing cars into the
state OF Iowa or In Transporting cars
from distributing point to your
place OF business. License applied for
cards can be issued only after appli-
cation has been made Ky the pur-
chaser for I'M individual license
After application has been made the
Ian 11Sy - thn
Period OF fifteen days only.
Section provides that when a
car is dismantled the owner of such
car shall Immediately report such
facts to the county treasurer and re-
turn to him the number plates and
certificate Of registration.
Must Keep Record.
Section SO provides that each and
every Arm. person. etc, operating a
garage shall keep for public inspec-
ton a record OF the license number.
engine or factory number, the name
and address of the owner and the
mime and address Of the person de-
lNering the motor vehicle to such
garage. A penalty Of not more than
$500 Is provided for fail'lre to keep
this record.
Section % provides tpr the use OF
dealers plates on cars used for DEM
onstration purposes but prohibits
their use on cars used FOR pleasure
or for hire. It, has been common
practice for dealers to us,, their deal
ers' numbers on cars used for private
use, Section 20 provides penalty for
violation Of the above section"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
NEW BAKERY AT S. U. /.
State University to Be Well Supplied
With Bread From Own Shop.

State University to BE Well Supplied
With Bread From Own Shop.
Special to Times Republican.
iowa City. Sept. 2S.-From LOO to
l,b00 loaves OF bread a day, not
counting rolls, pies, cakes. ana all
kinds Of pastry, are to- be turned out
by the new bakery now under con-
struction at the State University or
Iowa. The bakery will supply all the
hispitals. Currier Hall dormitory for
women, and the quadrangle dormi-
tory for men. Most OF the hread and
pastries used In the past have been
purchased.
q The brick building which will
house the bakery is beirlg construc-
ted at the rear Of new office and
store rooms occupied on Clinton
street across from the campus for the
first time this year. Electric ovens
and modern appliances ,,f every sort
will be installed in the bakery The
cost Of the building and equipment
es expected to be about $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
Roland News Notes.

Special to Times Republican,.
Roland, Sept. 29.-Five$o the ten
prizes awarded for the county's spell
ing contest by the Central Iowa
Fair held ut Anes were won by stu
dents Of the Roland consolidated
schools. Ernest Rod won first and
received So; Edna Prescott second,
receiving 81. The fifth, sixth and
eighth places were won by Esther
Howen, Ruth Anenson and EDNA
Anderson. Seven schools of the coun-
ty were represented, with thirty one
contestants.
The local parent-teachers associa-
ton at their last meeting voted to
cooperate with the Austrian relief
movement and has adopted an Aus
trian orphan--a boy IL years old, The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29

association will furnish the boy with
clothing and money so he can finish
his school work.
Mrs. K. c. Thompson and children,
OF Pipestone. Mimi. came Thursday
for short visit before leaving for
California.
A study center was held at the
school here Saturday. A large num-
Der Of the county teachers were here
in attendance. The meeting was in
charge of Misses Sara Rice and Eva
Luce and Macy Campbell. OF the
Iowa State Teachers College Of Cedar
Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
At.antio-Elsa Priester. a yea

Atsantic-Elsa Priester, a years
old, rAral school teacher, and
daughter of Henry Priester and wife
OF Avoca. died this morning from In
juries in a crossing accident yester-
day. Rock Island train mo. . hit a
car containing her brother in law
and sister, Fern Mckinley and wife,
and Walter Pope. Is years old, at a
crossing west Of Avoca. The auto
turned over six times upon the girl
and three times upon Mckinley. It
mashed the girls legs to pulp. Nc
Kinley's shack was hurt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-29
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