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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Months of Delay
Before Rail Wage
Can Be Adjusted
By Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
The possibility of several months
| delay in the settlement of the wage
demand of the 100000 railroad
workers developed today during dis
cussions between representatives OF
hearings on the wage demands Were
recumed.
w. II. Whittier, chairman of the
commission of wages of the railroad
executives, said considerable time
would be required for the roads 10
gather data to place before the board
and that answers to the question
naire sent out by his association
could not be obtained for three
months.
w. l.. Sheppard, president of the
conductors brotherhood, declared that
since the dispute htd been pending
sixteen months the roads had had
time to gather all necessary infor-
nation.
Declaring that the roads could de-
lay settlement of the dispute by
twelve months, w. n. doak, uresi-
dent of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen, said every month of delay
| meant the saving of millions of dol
lars by the roads. We warned that
| further delay in settlement woulC
add to the unrest among railroad
workers.
Chairman Barton declared that the
board would expedite matters as
quickly as possible and that the
hearings would continue for the
present uninterruptedly.
S. w. Heberling, president of the
/ Switchmen's Union of North Amer.
ica, Erl'l-present the demand Of tha'
organization tomorrow.
Before adjourning the board de.
cided to take under advisement the
suggestion that the roads send out
questionnaires as to the effect Of
proposed wage increases on operat.
ing expenses.
Spokesman for the brotherhoods
| contended that the question Of costs
was for the interstate commerce
commission to decide.
Requests for an immediate hear
ing was filed with the board by A
F. Fitzgerald, president of the Broth
erhood of Railway and Steamship
Freight Handlers and Clerks, who
said early action was necessary tc
curb unrest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
JURY HOLDS JESS
is FEEBLE MINDED
S'bIey Boy Who Murdered His Faith
er to Be Sent to Some institution
Mentally incompetent and Not Re-
sponsible for Crime-TriaI Sudden
Iy Ended.

Special to Times Republican.
Sibley. April 2l.-The jury selected
to hear the evidence in the trial of
Carl Jess, charged with the murder
OF his father, Claus Jess. yesterday
ncard evidence relative 10 the poy's
sanity. The sanity matter was Civ
EN- to the jury at o'clock yesterday
evening. At 9 o'clock this morning
the jury returned verdict finding
the boy mentally incompetent and not
responsible for the crime. He prob
ably Will be sent to the state school
for feeble minded persons at Glen
wood.
The crime was committed on
March Z. The father, a wealthy land
owner near here. was shot while he
slept In bed. The boy claimed the act
was prompted by brutal whippings
and by being denied many privileges.
Experts testified the boy was under
normal, and that he has been de-
flcient since birth. II was also shown
that relatives have been confined in
insane asylums and that his grand
father was addicted to the use Of
LIQUORS to such an extent as to make
him incompetent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Girls Join Overall Briqade.

Washington, April 2l.-The staid
house office building was given a
touch of jazz today by six young
women secretaries who enrolled in
representative Upshaw's overall
brigade.
Appearing in blue denim trousers.
the bottoms Of which were rolled
high above their French heels, the
young women had a large following
as they tripped along the corridors.
The drabness of the uniform was re-
heved by silk waists. silk stockings
and other feminine niceties of dress.
It's a horrifying spectacle" ,"
chorused a dozen members of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion as their sightseeing trip thru
the building was interrupted by
crowds following the young women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Storm in Three Southern
States Ranks % One
of Worst.
PEOPLE IN NEED
OF SPEEDY RELIEF
OF 1866 Known Dead Majority Ar II
State Of Mississippi - Sections @
Alabama and. Tennessee In Path O
Storm - Aberdeen and Msstdlao
Suffer Most - Properly 0a@aGo
Enormous--Rsd Cress AIdlnA
By Associated Press.

Ds HSooSiANcu ETeSu.
Birmingham. Ala, April 1l.-As.
sistance from the outside world =
urgently needed for the relief Of tor.
nado survivors In q dossn couustss
OF Mississippi. Alabama and Tsnnss-
see, reports today from the storm
swept district said. With death list
of l6s already reported and . Drop.
erty loss of many millions. the tor
nado has taken rank as one Of the
most disastrous In the annals OF the
south.
Hundreds OF injured require medt.
cal attention and the forces OF phy-
sicians and nurses available are In.
adequate. Tents and other struc-
lures must be erected and q shortage
OF food is foreseen. ~
The storm apparently struck In the
rich farming belt around Bay Springs
In Mississippi and moved northeast
across the state to vent its fury on
the extreme northwestern tier of
counties In Alabama before moving
into Tennessee.
Most Dead in Mississippi.
All reports agree as to the extreme
velocity of the wind. which leveled
everything in its path.
In and near Meridien. twenty-one
persons lost their lives. while sixteen
employees at a lumber camp in Ne
shoba county were killed In the de-.
struction of the camp structures.
The deaths in Mississippi already
reported totaled lis. or these Aber.
deem and Meridien had 81 each, Rose
Hill, 6. Bay Springs z. Glen 10. Igomar
9, Starkville s. Nashoba county Is.
Winston .. and others scattered. Ala
bama reported 45 dead of whom 20
were In Marion county and ID in
Killingworth Cove. The others were
scattered. Only three known dead
were reported In Tennessee, one In
Williamson county and two In MSury
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS GATHER,
State Convention to Open Thursday
Notables in Attendance.

By Associated Press.
Joplin, April 21.-Missouri will steI
formally into the 1920 political cam
paign at the state democratic con-
vention here tomorrow.
The last Of the congressional dis
trict conventions to select delegates
to the state meeting have been held,
and already party leaders are arriv-
ing to put tn finishing touches to the
program here.
Governor Frederick D. Gardner has
been invited to act as temporary
chairman and to deliver the keynote
speech. 1t is understood the governor
is scheduled to be permanent chair
man of the convention, the principal
business of which will be the selec-
ton Of delegates at large and district
delegates to the national convention;
the naming Of a national committee
man to succeed Edward f. Goltra of
st. Louis. and the adoption of a plat
form.
For the first time in Missouri's po-
Htical history, women will participate
In the deliberations of the conven-
lions ana nave representation among
the national convention delegates.
Party leaders declare there will be
eight delegates sent to the national
convention, each with half a vote and
that four of them will be women, All
d1strict delegates will be chosen in
caucus and their election must be
ratified by the convention as a whole.
In addition to Governor Gardner
Governor James Cox Of Ohio, candi-
date for the democratic presidential
nomination, David A. Francis of Mis-
souri,, former United States ambas-
sador to Russia, Congressman Champ
Clark and United States Senator
james A. Reed Of Missouri, are
among the more widely known party
members expected to attend and ad-
dress the convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
PHILADELPHIA BUILDS HOMES
City Is Making An Effort to Relieve
House Shortage.

By Associated Press.
Philadelphia. April q. A cam
paign for the building Of homes is
Philadelphia's answer to the question
of how to keep rents down to a rea.
sonable basis. The tenant popula-
tion is in desperate straits for rents
have been going higher and higher
and no end seems to be in sight. The
scramble for homes in the suburbs is
SO acute that when one woman
moved some Of the furniture out Of
her home, the other day. in order to
clean the house. twenty-five per-
sons tried to rent it from her within
a few hours.
To stop the profiteering in rents
and homes, several organizations are
attempting to unite on a program of
house building to continue for at
least six months or until the short
age has been relieved. These or
ganiZations include associations of
tenants. trade unions. representatives
Of the building trades and mortgag-
ing companies. They have been ask
ed to undertake this work by the
department Of public welfare.
Meanwhile camping ground acces-
sible by street cars Is in great de-
mand. Tent manufacturers say more
orders have been placed for tents
this month than ever before In Phil
adelphia's history.
There is an unprecedented amount
Of building of cheap cottages and
bungalows within a radius OF thirty
miles Of Philadelphia to accommo-
date the rush of tenants that Is ex-
pNcted when mild weather comes.
Those erected in one community cost
about $500 each and are eagerly
rented at $3.50 for the season.
Old cana! beats lying along the
Schuylkill river are being fitted out
as dwellings and families are glad
to rent them as temporary homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Request Permission of Al
lies to Double Their
Fighting Force,
SOLDIERS NEEDED
TO MAINTAIN ORDER
Asks That Treaty Provision 30
Changed and Standing Army of
100000 Men Be Permitted - Asks
That Question Be Acted Upon at
Allied Conference at San Reno
France Rejects Anglo Italian Plan.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
e, Paris, April 21.--Germany has ask
ed the interallied conference at San
Reno to increase from 100000 men
the standing army provided for
Germany by the treaty of Versailles.
The request was contained In a
note handed to the French foreign
office last evening with a demand
that it be sent to San Reno.
The note was sent forth that on in
creased force was necessary for the
maintenance of order in the interior
and Furthermore that the army
would not accept an order for Its dis
solution.
The note requested that Germany
be allowed to retain the entire staff
and corps of officers. 1t proposes
that the forces which it is permitted
to maintain be divided as follows.
Twelve divisions of infantry with a
complement of artillery; three divi-
slons of cavalry; five special bri-
gades composed of two regiments Of
infantry and two groups of artillery.
The note also asks for one battal-
ion of heavy artillery for each in
fantry division, 160 airplanes divided
into eight groups and four special
companies Of troops for railway
work.
Two other German notes were
handed to the foreign office at the
same time. The first referred to the
disbandment Of the civic guards as
demanded by the allies. Germany on
April 10 presented the note to Cen
eral Nollet.
France Rejects Anglo Italian Plan.
Withdrawal Of the allied troops
from the Rhineland in pursuance of
the execution by Germany OF the
terms of the treaty of Versailles is
proposed by Italy and Great Britain,
says dispatch to the Petit Partisan.
Premier Millerand has refused to
agree to this plan.
The Anglo-Italian program would
include disarmament of Germany un-
der threat Of blockade and policy of
conciliation, says the Matin, which
adds that in view of Premier Mil
lerand's refusal to join them the
English and Italians are not likely
to insist on carrying out their pro-
poSalS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
CORN PRICES CRASH
AT END OF SESSION
Anxiety Over Now York Stock Ex-
change Situation Causes Corn to
Drop Suddenly a. Much a. Eight
Cents BusheI-SsIlng Orders
Flood Market at End Of Session.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, April 21.-Prices crashed
heavily downward In the grain mar
ket today. especially in the last fir-
teen minutes Corn fell as much as
SA cents q bushel. Liquidation ow-
ing to weakness in the New York
stock market was the chief reason.
Oats tumbled in value. Pork dropped
$1.25 q barrel in some cases.
Final quotations were Hsa7,Jy- at
bottom prices at the end of the day,
with July corn typical at $15S to
$1.5SA as compared with S1.66M to
$1.66h at yesterdays finish.
Uneasiness over the financial sit
uation had been evident from the
outset in the grain market but It
was not until the session was almost
over that values gave way In earnest.
Selling orders came In flood and
found the market without any
marked support.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
DEMAND czEcHs DIsARM,
Japanese Strengthen Hold on Siber
Ian Provinces EoIjowip, Cj,,L

Japanese Strengthen Hold on siber.
Ian Provinces Following Clash.
By Associated Press.
Harbin, Manchuria, April 1s.-Jap-
anese authorities in Manchuria have
demanded that all Czech troops In
this country be disarmed. This de-
cision Is a result of the recent clash
between Czech and Japanese troops
at Hailar, a village near the siber-
ian frontier.
Six trainloads of Czechs partici
pated in the fighting which resulted
in twenty casulties in the Japanese
ranks.
Residents of Hailar are fleeing to
this city fearing further trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
AUSTRIAN STATES
IN NEAR REVOLT
Present Conditions Indicate That
Some Privinces Are Ready to Re.
volt Against Central Government-
Peasant Oppose Domination BY
Military Forces.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Vienna, April 21.-Incidents of al
most daily occurrence Indicate in
dependence Of the central govern
ment Of many of the provinces.
The situation !s considered 90 seri-
Gus that there have been in
terpolations In the diet Of
Syria by leaders of the
social democratic party. A patrol OF
100 gendarmes recently went into
the Radkeisburg district in Styria
to round up cattle due the state.
After a few cattle had been collected,
the gendarmes told the peasants
their purpose and then the main
body went in pursuit Of the booty
leaving a small guard over the herd.
Peasants armed themselves with
falls cythes and pitchforks and
drove the guard away. The main
body was recalled to meet the
emergency. When they returned
they faced nearly 1000 very deter
mined men equipped with rifles and
machine guns. The gendarmes were
driven away and the cattle restored.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
GOOD OPPOSES BONUS LAW.
Says Government Can Not Pay Cash
to War Veterans.

l
Washington, April 21.-Soldiers'
bonus legislation Is facing q stiff
fight in the house. This became ap-
parent when Representative Good, Of
lowe chairman Of the honsa commit
tee on appropriations, made a speech
squarely opposing any cash bonus.
Representative Mondell, Wyoming,
republican floor leader, also express
ed opposition to cash bonus, but
qualified his statement by saying
that he was convinced a majority Of
the house favored it, and that some
sort Of legislation along this line
would be enacted at this session.
Mr.. Mondell said he hoped the leg
islation would be conservative and
that the house would not embark on
some grotesque and wild enterprise"
The whole question Of bonus will
be thrashed out at a caucus of re-
publican house members Thursday
evening, called thru the activity Of
Representative Morgan, of Oklahoma,
whose scheme for a combination land
settlement and home aid has failed to
meet with the approval Of the ways
and means committee.
"We are confronted with q condi-
ton and not a theory" Representa-
tive Good said. "On June 30 last
there was treasury deficit OF about
IS, 900, 100000 That deficit was evil
denced by short time certificates.
Economical as we have tried to be
and without appropriations for bo-
muses. to the soldiers, there will be a
deficit June 80 next of more than
S. 900, ,000, 900. :.
America has always been mindful
OF the splendid service Of her SOL
.diers.. She has taken better care OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
AKRON MAKES BIG GROWTH.
Ohio Industrial Center Passes Many
Cities in 1920 Census.

by RSSOCIateu PfeSS.
Washington, April 21.-With an
increase of 139,36S in its population
during the last decade, Akron. Ohio,
has gone ahead of Kansas City,
Kan, Dayton, Ohio: Memphis, Tenn. !;
Nashville. Tenn, and Syracuse and
Albany n. Y. Akron's increase was
the largest in number thus far re-
ported in the fourteenth census.
Ranking as the eighty first city in
1910. Akron's rate OF growth was
2Ol.S per cent, which places it now
just below st. Paul, which is the
next largest city having reports this
year, with 234.595.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Many Cities to
Be Represented in
Overall Parade
BY Associated Press.

New York. April 2l.--New Works
big overall parade next Saturday
will be given national flavor by
tho sence In the line OF march OF
del s9:es from other cities having
ov 81 clubs. II was announced to-
Dc
= pansion OF the parade plans fol-
! Sd the arrival OF J. Newton Bar
:, yesterday, volunteer marcher
: IN savannah, Ga. The Chess Club
nmittee. in charge OF the demon
frotlon, decided TO extend invita-
IONS to all overall clubs To send del
aSates. Police Commissioner En-
risht has promised the committee n
platoon of overall policemen to lead
the march. with Mayor Hylan's sane
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
IOWA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
Lowden Enemies Seek
TO Halt Instructions

committee was held at noon. Cam
didates for various state offices were
active today and said they expected
to continue their activities tomorrow
morning when most of the delegates
will be here for the convention.
According TO the announcement or
the convention program made today
United States Senator A. b. Cum
minis will be temporary chairman
and Col. Guy s. Brewer, temporary
secretary. Assistant secretaries will
be John Jameson, Miss Elizabeth
Muse. of Mason City, and George
Gallarao. NJ. T. Scanlon will be SER
geant at arms
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Delegations at San Reno.

BY Associated Press.
San Reno, April 21.-Premier Nitti
Of Italy, speaking today with refer
ence to that country's policy toward
Austria, Germany and Jugo- -Slavia,
charged that campaign Of falsehood
Is being conducted by unknown per-
sons against his country
British; Italian, French, Japanese
and Greek military experts have ar
rived here to take part in framing
the military clauses of the Turkish
treaty, II was announced tonight.
Arthur Balfour, British member Of
the league Of nations council, who has
been acting as the leagues chair
man., arrived in San Reno to dis
cuss the mandate for Armenia, which
the league had been asked to as
sumo, with the interallied council
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Kansas Farmers
Lost Money on
1919 Wheat Crop
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
Topeka, Kan, April 21--Kansas
wheat, growers raised their, 1919
wheat crop at an average loss of AZ
cents an acre, j. C. Mohler, secretary
OF the state board Of agriculture. an
nounced today in a report compiled
from questionnaires returned by
2,OiO farmers on 491,O62 acres. His
figures show that 1t cost an average
of $3.50 to raise an acre Of wheat
and that the return was $24.77 an
acre. The only gain was in the west
ern division, where there was an av-
erage profit of S1.S9 an acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
CHINA ENTERING NEW ERA.

Charles r. Crane, New Ambaseades
to China, Secs Development.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago. April 21.-China stands IN
the position OF the United States fifty
years ago. entering an era Of devciop-
ment and progress. says Charles r.,
Crane, newly appointed minister 20
China. who left today to take his
post at Peking.
Perhaps the country's bigrest
problem is that Of transportation and
then sanitation and education. There
are more miles Of canals in China
than railroads in the United States
but railroads are badly needed" he
said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Fairfield Follows the Fad.

ottumwa. April 2i.--Inaugurated
by employees of the First National
Bank. the overalls club idea has hit
Fairfield hard. Followed quickly by
the office force OF the Louden Manu-
1acturins Company tho students OF
Parsons College and the high schools
1t Is predicted that hundreds viii be
enrolled by the end OF the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
Red Cross on the Job.

by HbSUCIHteu PTeSS. "-I n
New Orleans. April 21-The gulf
division of the American Red Cross
has sent carload Of tents, blankets
and medical supplies together with
nurses, workers. and physicians to
Meridicn to aid In relief work among
the sufferers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
fGermany's Financial Budget.

BY .ASSOciated Press.
Berlin, April 21.-Expenditures Of
100000, 100000 marks, to which may
be added the railway and postal de-
ficits Of 12,9oO,OOO marks, are pro-
vided for in the budget Of the fiscal
year of 1920, which was laid before
the budget committee Of the national
assembly by DR.. Wirth, minister of
the treasury, today.
The ordinary budget showed rev.
enues amounting to 25,0o0,O 900, but
expenditures showed 27,975, 900, ,OOO
DR.. Wirth also foreshadowed the
consolidation Of Germany's floating
debt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
MOVES REELECTED A. p. HEAD

Directors of Associated Press En-.
dorse Record of President Noyes.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 21.-Frank B.
Noyes, of the Washington Star. was
reelected president of the Associated
Press. at meeting of the board of
directors here today.
Calvin Cobb, Of the Boise. Idaho,
Statesman, was elected first vice
president and J. Lawrence Horne, Jr.,
OF the Rocky Mountain, North Caro-
lima, Telegram, second vice president.
All members Of the executive COM
mittee were re- elected,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOClateu ITeSS.
Des Moines, April 2l.-The major
ity of the Iowa republican leaders
were here today taxing part in con-
ferences and other preliminaries to
the state convention to be held to-
morrow afternoon. Interest was GEN.
tered in an expected fight on the
question Of instruction of delegates
to the national convention Senti-
ment openly expressed today was di-
vided.
A joint meeting of the state central
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
I Chicago Railroad Employees
Refuse to Vote TO Re-
turn to Work.
WILL NOT CONSIDER
COMMITTEE PLAN
Appeal Made to Submit Question to
Vote Greeted by Kisses as Ono
Committeeman Waves Flag and
Declares He Will Not Fight Ameri-
can Government - Union Leaders
Admit They Are Helpless. -
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 21. - An
agreement with the railroad
brotherhood union under which
the striking railroad workers in
the metropolitan district will re-
turn to work imediately was
announced today by Edward Nc
Hugh, spokesman for the strik-
ers. Mr.. McHush said he had
abandoned the effort to have tho
case of the New York men taken
UP separately by the railroad la
knr hoard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
KILLS SWEETHEART AND sslr,

Cedar Rapids Man Commits Crime
After Widow Refused HE Love.
BY Associated Press.
Cedar Rapids. April 71.-A man Ae-
lieved to be d. Fawcetts, shot a.
nerhnns fatally wounded NJ. osa-.
Ives, S5. widow. ana shot ana killed
himself in tho dining room Of the
woman's home this morning. Unrs.
Quilted love is believed 70 have bsen
the cause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21
The Weafhar.

Iowa-Probably showers tonight
and Thursday.
Range of temperature at Mar
shalltown: Tuesday, SO and Al: Mon
day, 4S and 80; April 20, 1919. 81 and
43. At this morning, 81. Rainfall
Tuesday. .05 Of an inch.