davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-22
XIII.


The two men left the room. The
Hawk did not move. He was finger
ing in a curiously absent minded
sort Of way the edges of the news
paper that still protruded from his
pocket. 1t was very simple, very
easy. The window was open, the
cupboard WAS not locked, the room
was empty, there were only the
Bantam and the Butcher to look out
for, and they were in another part
of the house; he had only to lift
aside the window shade, step in,
steal across the room, and steal out
again--with hundred thousand.
dollar prize. 1t was very inviting. 1t
seemed suddenly as tho it were u
pressing invitation to enter that
room--and never leave it alive!
Flashing quick thru the Hawks
brain now was p resume of the aft
ernoon. Of each separate and indi-
vidual occurrence since he had left
the train. Had he, after all, been
followed? If so-how? Had the
Bantam been warned? He shook his
head. as tho impatient with himself.
Even apart from that, what he had
begun to suspect now would be thor
oughly logical on the part Of the
gang. The newspaper supplied the
key. He would unquestionably have
seen the newspaper that afternoon,
and he would, apart from being
spared several aimless hours in the
park have done exactly as he had
done, and just as unquestionably be
where he was now at this precise
moment even If he had not been with
the Frenchman on the train. The
newspaper placed him In possession
of the same facts that the Wire Dew
lis possessed. They must know that.
They were therefore justified In as
Stunning that he, quite as rabidly as
themselves, would make an attempt
to steal the bag. They knew, in. that
case, that he would have discovered
that they were already at work; and
they knew that, on dozen occa-
sions before, that had not prevented
him from snatehing the prize they
had already counted within their
grasp. Were they on their guard
now-or little more than on their
guard! Were they offering him, on
the chance or with the knowledge
that he was here now, the oppor-
tunity to snatch another prize-and
seeing to 1t that it was for the last
time!
The Hawk edged back from the
window: and, silent as shadow
now. began to circuit the house. And
then suddenly his suspicion became
a certainty 1t was only a little
thing-a slip-but it was enough
The Butcher had made misplay!
There was no light in any other win
dow-and q man did not usually eat
In the dark 1t was fairly, even
painfully, evident now that the Ban
tam and the Butcher were In. saw
the adjoining room, waiting for him
to enter thru the window into their
trap.
But there was still the little black
bag-and one hundred thousand dol
lars! The Hawks smile was more
ominous than pleasant. There were
other ways apart from q window
and even two men, especially If they
were caught mapping, had been
known to be quite amenable to the
influence Of the muzzle of an auto
mattel
The Hawk found the back door
entrance, found it locked-and used
skeleton key. He was perhaps five
minutes In opening the door: but in
those five minutes there was no
click OF lock as the handle turned by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-22

The earliest headgear was a circu-
lar cap worn by the Habylonians.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
T0WNLEY FOES
UNITE FORCES
North Dakota Nonparty OPP.
ponents See Hope in j. F.
T. O'Connor for
Governorship.

Grand Forks N. D., Sept. -
Sacked by all citizens of North Da-
kota who are opposed to Townley's
nonpartisan league continuing in
power, j. F. T. o'Connor, of Grand
Forks, fusion candidate for governor,
has started out on his whirlwind
speaking campaign which will take
him into every county and almost
every township in the state.
OsConnor Is opposing Governor
Lynn j. Frazier. Townley's choice.
Frazier has served two terms and is
candidate for a third
Following the defeat OF William
LANCER for the republican nomination
In June, republicans and democrats
alike who are opposed to the Townley
rule OF North Dakota, united upon
O'Connor as the man to make the
race.
The committee of 81. composed of
seven representatives each from the
republican party, democratic party
and the independent voters. associa-
ton made the decision. O'Connor
had obtained place on the ballot
as the democratic nominee.
O'Connor Finished Orator.
j. f. T. O'Connor is one of the
most finished orators in the north
west. He is just SO years old. He
was born in Lanark, Ont. November
10, 1884. He was graduated at the
University of North Dakota in 1907.
The following year he received law
degree from the same institution
He then went to Yale, where he re-
ceivensanother law degree and master
or arts. degree. He taught at Yale
for three years.
O'Connor won the state oratorical
contest in North Dakota In 1907. He
was q member of the Yale debating
team against Harvard in 1909 and
won the Townsend oratorical medal
taere the same year. For four years
he was president of the inter collegi-
ate debaters and orators Of the United
States. He was q delegate to the
democratic national convention at st.
Louis in 1916.
SEQ Chance to Beat Townley.
The campaign in North Dakota this
fall will be the bitterest political bat
tie ever fought In the state. The vote
given William LANCER, who opposed
Governor Frazier for the nomina
ton. and that given OConnor in the
primaries combined, was greater than
that received by Frazier.
O'Connor clubs are being formed by
both men and women Throughout the
state From now on there will be a
speaking campaign without any let
up.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
WON'T LET GERMANY
HAVE MORE TROOPS

Parpir, Sept. Three equests by
the German government were turned
down by the council of ambassadors
in decisions which have just become
public.
Germany asked permission to in
crease her force of troops to afford
herself sufficient strength to guard
interned bolsheviki. including reds
from her own Ruhr valley.
The ambassadors ruled Germany
had sufficient troops.
Similar reply was made to the
request that a neutral commission of
inquiry be sent into upper Silesia.
The German government had refuse
to- recognize the disposition Of her
river shipping made by Walker ID.
Hines. of the United States, declaring
that inasmuch as Hines country had
not ratified the treaty. he was in
competent to act:
But the council denied Germany
the right to turn down this alloca-
ton and the division Is to stand.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
Woman CONFESSES
POISONING HUBBY
Mrs. Anna Matheson, of Sher-
man, S. D., duplicates Her
Cousin, Who is Taken
Into Custody.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Sept. IA de-
cided sensation was created here to-
day when it became known that Mrs.
Anna Matheson of Sherman, arrest
ed few days ago In the poisoned
peaches" case on the charge Of muir
der1ng her husband, Martin Mathe-
son, who died from strychnine pois-
oning, had made a complete confess
sion.
In her confession Mrs. Matheson
says:
Said poisoning was first proposed
to me by my cousin, John Digre. and
that said John Dtgre wanted and re-
petedly asked me to get rid Of my
husband either by divorce or other
wise and suggested to me that
should give him poison and told me
that strychnine was the best kind to
use, because it was the surest and
most deadly, and, advised me that
when bought the poison was to
give a ficticOus name.
Il do further say that said John
Digre has bought me dresses and
other things and has promised to
buy me other things.
John was to tell Martin things
about me and get him sore at me
ana ne was 10 keep on the good side
of Martin. 1t was further under
stood that John and I were to get
marrier as soon after Martins death
as would look right
Made Two Attempts.
The confession further states that
on July II she put strychnine in two
different cans Of peaches which were
purchased by her husband, that the
strychnine used at that time was
sc.ne she found on shelf in the pan
try of her home at Sherman.
She further confesses that on July
"a she administered another dose Of
strycnnine 10 iler husband in a dose
Of salts and that about As minutes
after he swallowed the dose he died.
This strychnine she states was pur-
chased at Dell Rapids by her under a
fictitious name.
In the confession she absolutely
clears Carl Digre. another cousin,
from all connection with the case
Carl Digre had been under susptc-
ion but this suspicion now has been
removed by the confession Of the
woman.
AS the result of the woman's con-
fession officers proceeded to the home
of John Digre near Sherman. and
placed him under arrest, brought him
to Sioux Falls and lodged him in the
county Jail. He Is prosperous
farmer
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
3 KILLED; 80 HURT
IN TRAIN MR[C
OUT Of DENvER
4nterurban Cars Filled With
Pleasure Seekers Crash
While Going at High Speed
Nebraskan Among Injured.

Denver. Sept Reports received
Denver Monday night stated eight
persons lost their lives and more
than so were injured when an out
bound special train of the Denver
& Interurban crashed into an inter
urban train near Globeville Monday
afternoon. The latter train was filed
with passengers coming to Denver
from Boulder to celebrate Labor day.
1t was said mistake in orders
caused the wreck
Conductor J. w. Schultz of the
outbound car declared he obtained
orders to go ahead and the agent in
'Globeville said Schultz must have
received the wrong orders, as
iSchultz's car was supposed to give
the right of way to incoming trains
Conductor C. w. Grenameyer OF the
incoming train realized a collision
was approaching. He shouted warn
ing, then leaped from the train and
fell near the roadbed with crushed
skull. Ills Wife was Ill i'll hospital.
Frank Dolby. of Louisville Colo
-rado, also leaped from Grenameyer's
train, and was killed.
Lawrence G. Cripps. motorman on
8Grenameyer's train. was instantly
killed.
The injured included:
Lieutenant Commander Paul THESE
. naval recruiting officer, Denver and
Claude Williams. %, Lincoln, Neb-
raslsa. The latter sustained a broken
hip.
Cars A Mass of Wreckage.
The Boulder coach ploughed IS
feet into the front of the outbound
car. The cars are mass of wreck
age. Great difficulty was experienced
In taking the dead and injured out.
1t is said both Gags were rounding
"a curve and were going at a high
rate of speed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
SHOULD IMPE ACH|
4 WET PRES|DEN Mt
BRYAN.
Arriving in Washington, He
Plans to Fight for Election
Of Extremely Dry
Congressman.

Washington, Sept THE election
- q congress- SO freIentlessly dry
that 1t would not hesitate to impeach
a president whether democrat or re-
publican, who might fail actively to
enforce the prohibition law is the
present ambition Of William Jennings
Bryan, and his sole concern in the
congressional and senatorial CAM
paign In which he will participate
from now on.
Henceforth, he will make plain his
attitude toward the enforcement OF
prohibition, for which he will work
regardless OF party ties. Even now
he is engaged in pledging up candi-
dates for both branches of congress
to oppose any weakening of the Vol
stead act. This issue he puts above
all party consideration. He will ell
aborate his views at the coming con-
vention in Washington of the Inter
national Association Against Alco-
holism.
Mr.. Bryan considers the league Of
Nations contest a sham battle as
serting that both parties know that
neither one Of them can control the
Senate by the two thirds majority
vote necessary to ratlfy
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
CHARGE OBRECON
ELECTION ILLEGAL ILLEGAL
Conservative Party Says He
Revolted Against Govern
ment and Will Protest
to Congress-.

Mexico City, Sept. t. Leaders Of
the Obregon marty CLAIM that Cen
eral Obregon has received 80 per cent.
OF the votes cast for election to the
presidency, and that his sweeping
victory extended to all parts Of the
republic.
The conservative party, sponsoring
Candidate Dominguez, however. takes
the attitude that Obregon's candi-
dacy was unconstitutional, in that he
had participated in revolution
against the recognized government"
and that therefore his election Is IL
legal. They plan to protest to con-
gress.
The only apparent disturbances re-
ported during the election were in
Yucatan, where, according to a dis
patch to the Excelsior, socialists
staged a demonstration. Several
clashes between socialists and Obre-
gonists followed, and scores of the
former were arrested.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
TRAIN KILLS 4
Re P|A!!!|R|}!!N|!C c AUTO
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Wagner
and Frank and Roy Dob
inski, All of Sioux
Falls, Victims.

Sioux Falls. s. D., Sept. -Four
persons, all OF Sioux Falls, were in
stantly killed when struck by c.
M. st. P. & o. passenger train at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon in Noun
tain Lake MINI.
They were:
MIR. AND MRS. CLARK WAC
ONER
FRANK AND ROY DOBINSKI
The engine Of their automobile had
stalled when the car reached the
track and the four We're engaged in
repairing it when struck by the train
Their bodies were horribly mutilat-
ed, identification being made by
means of a check book found on the
body Of Frank Dobinski.
The four left here at o'clock
Monday morning for a two weeks trip
in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
JAPAN FIGHTS PROPOSED
LAND LAW OF CALIFORNIA

Washington. Sept. 7.-Interven-ion
by the United States government to
prevent the passage of the proposed
California law for absolute prohibit
ton OF land holding by japanese will
be demanded by Ambassador Shid-
hara in his negotiations with Score
tary Of State Colby. it was learned
Monday.
Secretary Colby went over the SIT
uation with Governor Stephens. of
California, and is hopeful of an
amicable settlement of the problem
Secretary Colby Is believed dis
posed to broaden the negotiations ~
a complete survey of the present 20
lations between the United States
and Japan.
The state department. Is thought to
fear that the tradition esta bii,iied hy
the United States of an open door,
in China is in danger Of being upset
as the result of Japan's stEatrscis
barrier to the far east ard the cc7p-
pelling necessity of Japans lroat,en-
ing her domain to absorb her oyer
flowing population.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
Bunk-or Worse.
From, the Chicago Daily New:

We are not of those who fear that
the wicked opposition will buy us. but
WI, hold that there Is a great deal OF
folly and worse In the justification of
heavy money spending in political cam
paigns. The increased cost of publicity
Is no excuse, inasmuch as the limitation
of campaign expenses would affect one
side no more than the other. And the
press of the country could be depended
upon to keep the people impartiaUy in
formed OF the. issues aed the activities
1.-THE candidates. Tho plea for heavier
expenditures il bunk. whore it Is not
worse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
l||l||IllI
NOTING
RENEVV IN R|N
TWO Killed Near Dublin: TNo
Slain Near Cork lac
swiney's Wife Says America
y His Only Hope.

Dublin. Sept. Tsinn Feiners at
tackled military sorry IN Baly-
makara. near here. Monday. IN the
clash that resulted. two Slim Feiners
met death and three were wounded.
IN the troops guarding the losxY there
were no casualties.
TWO BOYS ARE KILLED
NEAR CITY OF coRKs
Cork. Sept. Two boys were shit
and killed In Macroom. this county,
Sunday. Reports state It Is believed
the shots were fired from military
lorry passing through the svillage.
which Is "a miles west Of this city.
M'sWlNEYs WIFE
DEPENDS oN!SU g.;
London. Sept. British labor, 6, ~
100000 strong. has taken its stand
against the government In the Mac
tssswiney test. -
Here is the situation:
The great Portsmouth conference
of $50 delegates Of the trades union.
congress passed a resolution remind
Ing the government that organized la
Dor would hold 1t responsible for
Macswiney's death. should he die.
]. H. Thomas, leader OF miners.
outspokenly told the delegates that
their own council OF action challenges
the present form OF British parlia-
mentary government.
Thomas also demanded full do
minion home rule for Ireland.
The lord mayors wife, on leaving
him in his cell late Monday night.
said he was so weak that he made no
effort to speak.
British labor apparently is unable
to help u.s." she continued. so Ameri-
can influence IL our only hope"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
Prayers Offered
For Softening Of
Landlords Heart

ST. Louis. Sept. Prayers for the
"softening of All extortionate land
lords heart" We're offered up Sun
day In the Episcopal healing mission
in Christ Church Cathedral.
The request for the prayers came
from woman and it was read aloud
to about 300 persons who had gath
cred for the healing, which was I'M
der the direction Of the Rev Rufus
u. 5. Pitney. At the ,snclusion Of
the reading of the letter, time was
allowed for silent prayer for the
woman with hard hearted land
lord
In the letter the woman said her
rent had been advanced and she was
about to be evicted because she
could not afford the advance. "Pray
that my landlords heart may be
softened.' she wrote.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
ca id 5 Arrow
Flies So Pears
To Reu,,ite Pair

savannah, Tenn. Sept IA court
lhipi an engagsmens and An estrange-
mcnt % years ago resulted In matri-
mony, when 4. N. Gray. OF Gray.
Okla. and Mrs. Martha Vanderver,
both wrinkled and gray. were married
in Nixon.
The couple was engaged In 1868. but
circumstances prevented their meet
Ing at the date set ana they never
sAw each other until, they met re-
Gently IN Nixon. They were both
married and lived with their re-
speotive husband and wife for 81
years. when death robbed them OF
their mates.
Free to take up their old court
ship. they soon became re- engaged
and are now happily married at the
ages OF 20 and q. They will make
their home in Arkansas.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
FIND U. S. FLYER DEAD
ON BANK OF THE RHINE

Coblenz. Sept. r The body Of
Nathaniel f. Davis, Of Duluth, Mimi,
formerly a lieutenant in the Ameri-
can army and recently an American
civilian representative with the
Rhineland high commission was found
on the bank of the Rhine near here
Saturday. Lieutenant Davis had been
missing for q week. Some bruises
We're found on the body but the money
and jewelry OF the dead man were
intact.
Lieutenant Davis had expected to
be married soon to an English girl
now In France.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
DYNAMITE Kills MAN, 70.

Verdel, Neb.. Sept. r. August, P.
Morgan was instantly killed about
il o'clock Saturday night when a
stick OF dynamite exploded in toilet
on the Henry Meiner. farm southwest
Of here. RE was more than 10 years
of age and came here last spring from
Minnesota.
A son OF Mr.. Morgan who had been
in the Minnesota hospital for the in
sssane ard. who has been living Lin.
yerdel recently, has been missing and
the Knox county sheriff arrived here
with blood hounds and started on
HIS trail
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
wRANeEL RouTs REDS.


Sebastopol. Crimea, Sept. 7. The
z14th bolshevist army has been driven
from the Dneiper after suffering Sc
we're losses as q result OF General
Wrangers successful counter attacks.
The bolshevist forces commanded by
sCommissary Eideman. were decimat-
cd aaa forced &c take cover under
their big guns across the Dneiper.
The bolshevists are making stron-
ger stand on the Taman peninsula.
between the Black sea and the sea Of
Azov, where an expedition landed by
General Wrangel. was driven out.
The bolshevists brought UP brigade
.of west Siberians, Cossack divisions
and other reinforcements taken from
the reserve regiments or half regi-
ments Of Moscow and centers near
the Polish front.
Eideman's forces consisted Of 49,,
900 infantry and 2.100 cavalry, to-
gether with rifle division and TO-
900 troops, which attacked from the
Kapovka bridgehead. The soviet
troops endeavoring to corner General
Wrangel in the Crimea and the Tau
rida region are estimated at $4,000
infantry and IL cavalry. General
Wrangel has 10000 men in his fight
ing units. The bolshevists are bet
ter equipped but General Wrangels
men are better disciplined. The lat
ter are divided now into two armies
one in the Taurida district under
General Kutchievcof and the other
Kuban, under General Ulaglia. the
cavalry leader, who is operating sew
oral raiding columns
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
TWO WOMEN KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. w. J. Delaney, Ceda,
Rapids, and Mrs. J. j. Nc
Cabe, Fairfax, Victims.

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Sept r. Mrs,
w. j. Delaney, Of Cedar Rapids. was
instantly killed, and Mrs. j. C. Nc
CAPE, or Fairfax, died on the way
to a hospital, as the result Of an n,I--
tomobile crashing into an Iowa City
lhterurban car near North Liberty
late Monday. Vincent Thomas and
Mrs. r. H. Cahill, of Fairfax, are in
a hospital in Iowa City in a serious
condition. An automobile approach
ing from the opposite direction OBJ
scured Thomas view and he did not
see the interurban until he was al
most on the tracks
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
MURDER TRIALS POSTPONED.

Williamson, w. Va, September T.
Trials OF "A men on charges of MUIR
der IN connection with the killing of
several Baldwin Felts detectives in
NATION, w. Va, We're postponed in
definitely Tuesday until the state law
against gun toting" can be enforced
strictly in Williamson. Officials are
determined to disarm all persons who
attend the tr;a! tefose calling the ac-
cuscd men to the bar.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
RoosEVELT-IN NEW YORK.

New York. Sept. 7.-Franklin u.
Roosevelt. democratic vice presiden-
tial candidate, Monday placed
wreath on the statue Of Lafayette in
Prospect park, Brooklyn, during the
Labor day celebration, and later was
presented with silver loving cup by
the 1900 employees of the navy yard
in recognition Of his services as as
sistant secretary Of the navy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
MARSHALLTOWN COUPLE
ARE. BURNED TO DEATH

Msrs'lalltown. Ia. Sept. 7.-Wher
Mrs. ). L.sJohpson by mistake poured
gasoline into the kitchen stove to
hast.r a fire here Monday, she and
her husband. foreman in the MIN
nesp,lis and st. Louis .ail-ead shopa
were burne dto death. The john
sons were an elderly couple.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
RED FLAG OVER MINE.

Decatur, I'll. Sept 1.-THE Decatur
police and the local miners union are
seeking persons responsible for the
hoisting of a big red flag over q local
coal mine early Monday morning
Miners. officials are deeply indig-
nant at the act. claiming 1t to be
mn attack on the union
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
MARlAMPOL SUGGESTED
FOR RED-P0LE MEETING

Paris Sept. 7.-Lithuania has say
gested that peace negotiations wiz,
the Poles be held in Mnriam~al in enA
southwest Of kovno. 1t was am
nounced today. Poland probably .si'l
accept according to the French toes
eign office.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
NOT HARD TO FIND.

Chicago Sept. T. Johan
Aason, of Numedahl, Norway.
who is eight feet nine inches
tall and weights 5O3 pounds,
walked into police station
Sunday and confded that he
was lost.
The police captain directed
him to his hotel Aason is
with a carnival company and
came to Chicago to buy
clothes.
L l. 4 4 4 A A
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
GERMANY APOLOGIES.

Berlin, Sept. cT.-Dr Walter Simon,
the foreign minister, accompanied by
Herr Severirg. Of the Prussian min
istry. called at the French embassy
saat:as and expressed the govern
msnts apology for the recent incl
d-nt at Bres;au. during which MOB
attacked tn. French consulate.