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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

COST-OF-LIVING MAXIMS.
A bird In the hand Is worth 1888
at the butchers.
Easy come, easy 80; also, hard
come, easy 80.
People in glass houses Will have
their rent raised just the same.
The worm will turn, but not the
cost of living.
Profiteers rush In where angels
fear &c tread.
One good boost in prices deserves
another.
A penny saved won't buy q burned
thing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09
FAMOUS COME BACKS.

FAMOUS COME BACKS.
Enoch Arden.
Letters entrusted to Mr.. Burle-
sons department.
The flu. 4
Napoleon.
The prodigal SON.
The last check we drew on our
bank.
The department of agriculture has
discovered parasites that are elimin-
ating the boil weevil and other pests
Anybody called its attention to the
profiteer?
RUSSIAN CHANT.
-. : nc S::..sa:s chased, you Keep sercasp n
Oh, Denikine; oh, Denikine.
I would that poise like your wers
mine, Y.
Oh, Denikine; oh, Denikins.
This much can be said for water
as a beverage. At this writing 1t Isl
still free-if you fetch 1t yourself.
The almost ideal male American is
he who has considered the possible
ratification Of the treaty as deeply
as he has the chances OF repeating
the eighteenth amendment.
Or who peruses editorial and news !
pages OF his paper as thoroughly a.
he does the sporting section.
or who can name the members Of
the cabinet as huentIy as he can
players on the local bali team.
or who knows as mucn ABOUT the I
Lodge reservations as he does about
| the changes In baseball rules for
1920. Y
Az for the altmos ideal female
lAmerican-go gosh, ladies, there are 80
many kinds Of You! &. s.. -.
Exit, bowling gracefully
iss.9s r.. r.. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

This much can be said for water
as a beverage. At this writing It H.
still free-if you fetch 1t yourself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

AS for the altmos ideal female
a mericangosh ladies. there are 80
many kinds of yOlli
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

or who can name the members Of
the cabinet as huently as he can
players on the local ball team.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

The almost ideal male American is
he who has considered the possible
ratification Of the treaty as deeply
as he has the chances of repeating
the eighteenth amendment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

stirrups were unknown to the an
clients.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

Or who peruses editorial and news
pages OF his paper as thoroughly a.
he does the sporting section.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

Most liberals confine their liberal !
ity solely to advice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09
Wonder What a % Months Old Baby Thinks About

rAteAt< FATHER IS
MAD ABOUT SOME THINE .
I HE ADD AtnA SAY SOre-
T,.ir41 ABOUT Poor TAXI
Sc RUtCe AE SATS he
ISM 7 STUCK on
CARRYING kne: SO FAR
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

In 1914 Lloyd-George described the
Turk as a human cancer" And now
he's afraid to cut him out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09

The department of agriculture has
discovered parasites that are eiimin-
ating the boil weevil and other pests.
Anybody called its attention to the
profiteer?
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Citv-Widc Renters
Strike Advocated
By Tenants League
Series of Nightly Meetings
Launched; Hundreds APP
ply for Membership: To-
tai Now Said To Be 1000

With the threat of a general rent
strike to extend throughout greater
New York as the answer to landlord 3
who are continuing to obtain eviction
notices against fiat dwcllers refusing
to pay rent increases, the Bronx Ten
ants League gathered in mass mceting =
at its headquarters. 757 East 18th
Street, last night This meeting was
the first of series of rallies planned
for every night until some settlement
sat sfactory to the tenants is reached
officials of the league said.
Several hundred applications for
membership were received yesterday, so
the members now number more than
four thousand, according to p. Geno-
vese, the president.
eve have been so busy taking care
Of the cases of members who have been
served with eviction notices that we
have been unable to get at the exact
number Of applications for membership
received during the day" said Presi-
dent Genovese. "Therc are several hun
dred, and they are from all parts OF the
city. For that reason, VIC believe that,
If it should become necessary, we could
get the cooperation of other tenant or
CARNATIONS in calling a general strike.
"All We are asking is reduction Of
per cent month in rent TO help US a
little in meeting the loss OF 20 per
cent in weekly wage reductions which
Gently. The landlords have refused to
make repairs and 10 keep the places we
live in in proper condition, and we
think 1t is not unfair 10 ask for this
rent reduction and the recognition of
the Bronx Tenants League"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
JerseyTown Pays Homage
To Ampere, Its Namesake
French Inventor HOnored on
Centennial of Triumph Over
Electrical Current

Ampsre, n j.. yesterday honored the
French genius from whom it got It's
name. One hundred years ago Andre
Marie Ampere announced the laws gov
crning the action OF q wire, carrying a
current. upon magnet. The develop
ment of electric power machinery since
has been based on these laws
Twelve years ago a bronze memorial
tablet was unveiled in honor of Am
perc in the town which bears his
name. Jules Jusserand. the French
Ambassador. was the orator on that
OCCASION Yesterday the French gov
ernlnent was represented at the CEN
tenary exercises by the Prince de
Bearn ct de Thalias, charge d'affaires
and counsellor OF the French Embassy
a. asnington.
The prince made brief address on
ths work Of Ampere Other speeches
were made by Dr. Schuyler S. Wheeler,
president of the Crocker-W heeler Com
pany; DR.. NJ. /. Pupin. an authority on
long distance telephone development.
and Dr. c. O. Mailloux, past president
of the American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers. There were about one hun
dred out town guests, including W.
II. Truesdalc, president of the I.acka-
wanna system, and Dr.. Thomas Ewing,
former Commissioner Of Patents.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Higher Taxicab Fares
Proposed in Ordinance

TaXicab rates Will be increased If ar
ordinance now pending before the
Board OF Aldermen is adopted. Alder
man William +. Quinn introduced the
ordinance, which is now under con-
= ION by tho Committee Of Pubic
Ihoronghfares. A new rate Of 80 cents
FOL the inst quarter mile. instead Of
SO cents for the first half milo unde ?
the present ordinance, is provided. A
charge Of 80 cents FOR each piece Of
baggage carried on the outside of the
car, instead Of the present charge Of
20 cents, is proposed.
The present ordinance fixes the 30
cent half mile rate and 10 cents for
each succeeding quarter Of a mile or
traction thereof for not more than
two passengers. For three or more
passengers tie prevailing rate is 80
cents for tho first fslf mile or anv
fraction thereof, and 10 cents for each
succeeding ono-siNtN of Il mile. The
proposed rate Of 50 cents for the first
quarter mile covers any number Of
passengers and leaves the succeeding
rates the same
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
III Coal Firms
Here Accused
AS Profiteers
Fuel Official Names New
York Companies Among
25 at Inquiry Into Alleged
Couging in Anthracite
SIS Excess Profit on Ton
Consumers in City Over
charged Many Millions:
Denial of Shortage Made

Specific charges Of profiteering at the
mines on coal sold in New York. we're
made yesterday by Eugene c. Huffman,
Fuel Administrator of Massachusetts,,
before the United States Senate Spe-
clal Reconstruction and Production
Committee. He named twenty-five com
panes, eleven of which are located in
New York. or have Offices here He
charged that they have been selling
anthracite coal to dealers at prices
varying from $40 to SIS a ton. when
thc stipulated price at the mine for
independent coal is $3.50.
New York City consumers in the
last year paid overcharges amounting
to Sl7,O00,000 on so-called independent
coal, according to his testimony to the
committee, and like amount in tribute
was PAID by the consumers in New
tngianq States. He told the commit
tee he had made q study of conditions
at the mines in order to obtain more
ana cheaper coal in Massachusetts,
ana that as consequence he had
York.
Eleven Companies Accused
THESE companies with New York Of
noes are accused Of having charged
more than the stipulated price TO deal
ers:
Alden Coal Mining Company.
Border & Sawell, II Broadway.
DeBcvoise, Anderson & Co.. So Lib
erty Street
=. Madeira, Hill K Co., l4a Liberty
Street ~
Cullen Fuel Company. II Battery
Place
:, Mccann-camp Company 143 Liberty
B. Nicholl & Co., l49 Broadway
Feale, Peacock & Kerr. Grand Cen
trail Terminal
Pattison & Bowncs, IL broadway
st. Clair Coal Company, u Battery
Place.
c, B. sturges, Il Battery Place.
The Senate committee did not at
tempt 40 cover all phases of the coal
SITUATION as charged by the fuel ad-
mlnistrators of New England. The in
Vesugation conducted on their COM
paints covered yesterday the situation
at the mines through the testimony Of
one independent and one company
dealer, also certain features of con-
tract making
1t was brought out that there is no
actual coal shortage and that the car
situation is all that could be desired
by the operators. An ATTEMPT wax
made by District Attorney Harry Z.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Reform Bureau
10 Organize as
Dry Enforcers
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ton act, and he had a hand in draftjne
the Eighteenth Amendment
lou can get through more bills
than any of US on the inside can. a
Senator once said to me-" DR.. Crafts
told reporters.
No Visionary, lie Declares
The "Christian lobbyist.' as Dr..
Crafts styles himself. let it be known
that he is no Visionary"
81 never seek the passage Of any law
that IS not practicable.' he added. Il
believe in taking one step at time in
the matter Of reform"
Improved prohibition enforcement,
laws against gambling and the big ex-
port of morphia which. he says. New
York and Philadelphia firms are en-
eaging in, are the propositions now
uppcrmost in the plans of the bureau,
DR.. Crafts declared. Those and the
other reform measures Will be dis
cussed at a convention it Will hold in
Washington Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week
DR.. Crafts predicted that if the Re-
publican Congress does not enact its
share of reform measure "it viii be
such contrast to the great shcaf Of
laws on prohibition and other moral
questions passed under Democratic
leadership that the church vote, now
increased two-thrds by woman suf-
trage, will be likely to repeat that fire
quent chapter Of American history that
a President, triumphantly elected. has
often found himself after two years
checkmated by hostile Congress.
~
.1f the Republicans prove to be only
Treasury annex, too preoccupied with
money matters to even complete the
bills on gambling, regulation of mo-
tion pictures and q sane American Sun
day for the national capital which Dem
ocrats have favorably reported and, in
the case Of Sunday laws, passed through
the Senate, the Republican party viii
have to give the reason why.'
The activity Of Anti-Saloon League
officials in the blue law movement
prompted the Rev. Carlyle g. Haynes.
pastor Of the Seventh Day Adventist
Temple, yesterday to write to William
II. Anderson. New York State superin-
tendent Of the league. threatening to
cut of bis church 5 financial assistance
to the league. The letter, in part, fol-
loWs:
"Nc shall refuse to contribute anv
further financial support to the Anti
Saloon League until We are assured
that it is not in amy way engaged in
work which is destructive of the princi-
pies of religious liberty. such as the
Lords Day Alliance il engaged in
II notice that the president Of the
New York Anti-Saloon League has A
prominent position In the Lords Day
Alliance. | understand that other Of
fcers Of the Now York Anti Saloon
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Hylan Frames
$28,000,00O
'Jugggglc' gg Bill
Measure To Be Submitted
to Legislature Would Shift
to the State the Burden
of School Deficit Here
Levies Tax Only on City
Action Would Put Blame of
Expense on Republicans
Instead Of Hearst Ring

A bill has been drawn, presumably
at the direction of Mayor Hylan and
Comptroller Craig, and sent for in
spcctlon to prominent Democrats and &
few Republicans, authorizing the in
clusion IN the state budget now being
prepared by the Republican leaders
the sum of $2S, 100000 for New York
City schools left out Of the city budget
at the instigation Of the Mayor and
Comptroller two months ago. The bill
provides that the S2S, 100000 thus car
ried shall be levied on the city of New
\ ork, and not on the state.
This is the second step in The juggle
by the Tammany Board Of Estimate and
Apportionmcnt TO keep the city tax rate
Gown so as to facilitate the renomina-
ton next fall Of the Hylan- Hearst-Tam-
many city ticket
The S28,0oO.oo0 was purposely kept
out of the city budget of 5000 600 in
order not to increase It's already colossal
proportions. The fact that loading the
item into the state budget may be a VIC
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Investigation Of Brides
For Coal Priority Begun
u hoiesaIers' Counsel, on Stand,
Says Eridcnce Is Hearscv:
E.riensire Graft Is Tnnicnfcd

WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-Investiga-
tion Of reports that coal operators had
bribed railroad employees to obtain pri-
ority for shipments Of coal was opened
to-day before Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Aitchison, with G. L.
Baker, general counsel of the Whole
sale Coal Trade Association Of New
York. as the principal witness.
Mr.. Baker said ne had only hearsav
information furnished him by New
York operators and by William \.
Speare, Assistant United States Dis
triot Attorney at New York. Mr..
Speare had told him, he said. that he
knew of employees Of railroads who
had made as much as $4,000 a year By
accepting bribes from coal operators.
The witness also SAID he rad been
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

'atlon Of the constitution does not bother
Hylan and Craig. who have been as
sured that if the Legislature will stand
for it it will be legal
La Guardia's Plan Was Defeated
It will be recalled that Major La
Guardia, President of the Board of
Aldermen, and Borough President
Curran demanded that the item for the
but they were turned down by the Tam
many majority, every one wondering
at the time how the money was to be
raised if left out of the city budget.
The new bill is the answer to the
conundrunl. The Mayor and Comp
troller take the ground that if the
Board Of Education item is carried in
the state budget the Republicans will
have to answer for it,
The Mayor and Controller take the
ground that the Republican Legislature
Will not dare take the responsibility OF
refusing to provide the money. thus
shutting down the schools before the
end OF the school year, and this ap-
pears to be the motive for keeping
the item out Of the city budget and
forcing 1t into the state budget, some
thing that never was done before with
the Board OF Education budget.
Republican Leaders Defiant
The Republican leaders who heard
about the juggle bill last night, said
that the Legislature would not be bull
lied into helping the Hylan- Hearst
Board OF Estimate out Of its hole, but
would find way to dispose OF the
%2S,0OO.00o proposition to the discom
future Of the real authors of the bill
There is strong probability that
the trick of the Hylan Board Of Esti-
mate will result in a Legislative inves-
ugntion Of the Department Of Finance
There is a general complaint at pres
ent that no one outside of the Comp
troller's office knows much about the
real condition Of the city's finances
As soon as the freak bill is referred
to committee in Albany the committee
may be clothed with extraordinary
powers to investigate the Finance
Department
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

East Boston Coal Company. Of Kings
ton, Pa, was the independent operator
put on the stand by the committee.
The witness admitted that his com
pany has sold coal at prices ranging
from SS.15 to SIS a ton since April.
Those prices were all on domestic
coal in stove sizes. HIS company, he
SAID, -nnes about l09 900 tons Of an
thracite a year and buys about the
same amount from other mines.
He testified that he kept the gen
eral books Of the company personally.
but could not remember quotations for
certain months. District Attorney
Lewis asked Mr.. Schumaker if it were
not so that his company WAS selling
coal for SS.15 to some dealers and
charging SIS to others az .n the same
month. A direct answer could not be
obtained from the witness, but he ex
planned that there was variety Of
prices in one month. because coal was
delivered that had been ordered months
before and other coal was delivered
that mad been ordered only few days
before, delivery being made on quo
tatons at the time of ordering.
At the suggestion of Fuel Admins
traitor Hutton, Mr.. Schumaker was
asked TO tell what income tax the
company paid. He said the Federal
income tax amounted to $4,000. He
was unable TO explain to the under
standing of the committee on what
profits that sum WAS levied
The committee has figures of the
Federal Trade Commission, which it
will produce at the next hearing. to
show that the average cost of anthra-
cite loaded on the cars does not ex-
ceed $3.50. Il was said at the close
Of he hearing that a oneSti0rnairp
viii probably be sent to number OF
anthracite operators and several spe-
cial Investigators viii be sent to the
NJ .,a-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Man Who Pulled Cap Over Ewes
Of Autoist Killed in the Crass,


R. +. Allen, of st. James. L. l., was
killed yesterday in an accident which
resulted from his playfully pulling a
cap over The eyes OF d man who was
driving an automobile.
Allen was riding with Paul Kirch
man, plumber. and Kirchman's helper.
The machine WAS on road out at
Huntington, L. l., when Allen, sitting
beside Kirchman, put his hand on the
plumbers cap and pushed it over his
forehead. Kirchman lost control Of the
steering wheel and the car crashed
into telephone pole. Alien was
hurled to tue ground. breaking his
neck in the fail. Neither Kirchmat
nor hls he -uNr was serou.lA Lu,t
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

be examined. They are aboard liners
already arrived
Vessels whose passengers have been
inspected during the last weei. are:
Kyndam. 1,400; Kroonland $40;
Guiana, so: Gothland. l,A6l; France,
s02; Rochambeau, l.41l; Argentina.
922; Lapland. l,345; United States,
6l5; Stockholm, I'll: Stavangcrfjord
500; Providence, 500.
Those vessels whose passengers have
not been examined are:
Saxonia, 11Oi Duca degli Abruzzi,
1872; Dante Alighicri, ,63S; Celtic,
1900; Rotterdam. 1900.
Particular significance was laid upon
the influx Of immigrants during the
week, in view Of the agitation now
being carried on with view TO having
Congress pass law that would end
immigration for two years. 1t was
said at Ellis Island that the arrivals,
numbering %, ,6S7, would populate cities
like Pensacola. Fla; Waco. Tex; Win
ston-Salcm, n. c., and others. This
number would populate four of the
average agricultural counties OF the
South and West
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

Lewis. of Brooklyn, who acted as coun-
sci for the committee, to show that
Independent dealers have acted in 8
com bination to fix prices.
An effort was made to show that the
prices of independent operators were
agreed at certain periods, and that
they showed marked tendency over
last year to keep prices up without JUS
tlfication in extra production costs.
AT the end Of the hearing District
Attorney Lewis issued a statement. IN
which ne said: "To-day's hearing is Il
perfect exhibition Of the fact that a
must be perfectly evident 10 every
one-extreme profiteering on the part
of both company and Independent
Dealers"
All Coal Details Sought
Senator William NJ Calder. chairman
Of the committee. added that comment:
The facts were brought out as ex-
pected that coal is being sofd at the
mines at eXtortionate prices. The
committee proposes to go into every
of the committee, added this comment:
facts"
Senator Edge asked W II. Williams
vice pres dent OF the Delaware &
hudson Coal Company, vice-president
o. the Hudson Coal Company and a
member of the board of directors Of
more than dozen railroads, how il
was that fully 40 per cent OF the an
thracite coal mined is sold as inde-
pendent coal. 1t had been testified
that tho :ldependent operators mine
only 20 or 25 per cent of the anthra-
cite.
Mr.. Williams, whose company is one
of the big seven,' said he was un-
able TO explain that situation not be
ing in touch with the independent
product. The seven railroad coal
companies have been selling their an
thracite at 1915 ton, he testified
These companies, it was said. control
70 per cent OF the anthracite at the
mines.
Jobbers Get Ready Supply
1t was said unofiicially that the com.
mittee has way bills in its possession
to show that large companies have been
selling part of their supply to lob
bers. who sell it as independent coal
for from SIS to Sl5 ton. This phase
of the investigation was no. reached
yesterday. 1t was said after the hear
ing adjourned that it viii be taken ur
when the committee holds its next sos-
sion in Washington, probably in the
middle of the week
Mr.. Williams testified his company
mines, more than 100000 tons oI
anthracite year. There is a coal
panic. but no shortage. he said. A
story played up by the New Y ork papers
that this city had only a five day supply
IN reserve at one time recently he
characterized as unnecessarily mis-
leading and alarming. q doubt he
SAID. IF New York ever has more than
q two-days' supply in reserve
Car Situation Normal
The car situation, the witness SAID,
has been ali that could be desired
since April l.
lie said in reply to questions by Mr..
Lewis that the operators are not CON
Y4nced as TO the legality Of the fair
price committees and their authority.
}. ". Lieb, president of the New
York Edison Company and chairman
- the National Gas and Electric Serv-
ice Committee of Washington was put
on the stand by Senator Calder to tell
what he knew about contracts between
operators and public utility companies
He testified that so many clauses were
written In the contracts that the coal
men could call off deliveries on almost
any pretext.
|. r. Schumaker, secretary of the
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

League arc also officers in the Lords
Day Alliance. This certainly gives the
appearance of close connection be
tween the two organizations, and be
fore We extend any further financial
support to the Ant-Saloon League we
want to know, and feel We are entitled
to know, whether any part of the
money obtained by the Anti Saloon
League for the purpose of suppressing
the liquor traffic is used for any other
purpose but that.
Is Bigotry of Dark Ages
IF any portion Of the funds OBJ
tained by the Anti-Saloon League for
the suppression Of the liquor traffic is
diverted from that work and used to
support the Lords Day Alliance in an
iniQuitous attempt TO set aside the
principles Of American liberty by
starting a campaign for Sunday legis-
laton, Legislation which is njust, un-
American, unconstitutional and un-
christian. TO say nothing Of being a
revival of the bigotry and fanaticism
Of the Dark Ages, we do not care to
have any part in such a campaign. and
will withhold our financial support
from both organizations
Judge Michael May in discharging
the November hlngs County grand jury
yesterday took occasion to dcnounce
the proposed blue laws as likely "to
bring down upon our heads feeling
Of unrest and which may fan anew
the flame Of Rolshevism"
The Jewish Sabbath Alliance Of
America announced it would wage q
campaign through mass meetings, the
newspapers and general propaganda
against the enactment Of strict sun
day laws and for the passage of meas
ures which viii permit seventh dav OBJ
servers to work and do business on
Sunday.