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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
TO FEED RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
American Relief Administration to
Submit Plans For Work.

American Relief Administration to
Submit Plans For Work.
BY Associated Press.
Berlin, Oct 20.-The American re-
lief administration of the European
children's fund is considering the
possibility of feeding hungry chill
dren in Russia this winter and will
submit all possible information on
the subject to the competent authori-
ty in America where the decision
must be made.
Two of the relief members. Messrs
Pate and Walker, who accompanied
the Polish delegation to Minsk and
later visited Moscow. and Petrograd
reported TO the American relief a9-
ministration Officials here that they
were greatly Impressed with the sys-
tenn of feeding antl theScare for chill
dren under bo1sheNist rule.
W. T.. Brown. who is in charge OF
the relief work in Europe said "the
children are given first preference
under the bolshevist scheme Of food
distribution and, on the whole, this
work is well and ably carried out
within the limits of the food supplies
which are available.
"Messrs. Pate and Walker reported
the food conditions were bad thru
the portions of Russia which they
saw, with every likelihood of an ex-
tremely bad winter in the big cities
and consequently great suffering
among the children
Mr.. Brown added that he was un-
able to hazard the opinion whether
the American relief will go to Rus
sian children as the question in
volved political issues with which the
European representatives of the
American relief administration are
unwilling to deal.
The American relief administration
has turned over $144,762 to the
American Friends Service Commit
tee, (Quaker) for feeding under
nourished children. This amount will
feed 100000 children for one month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
LEADING DAVENPORT
MAN JUMPS IN RIVER
Fred Wernentin, Jr., Prominent in
Business and Civic Circles, Com
nits Suicide in Spectacular Man
ner-Rad Been Ill With Nervous
Trouble-Active in Politics.

BY Associated Press.
Davenport, Oct. 20.-Fred Wernen-
tin, Jr, prominent business man and
civic worker, jumped into the Missi-
sipi river this morning and drowned
The body has been recovered.
Wernentin escaped from his home
where he had been under watch fol-
lowing a nervous breakdown, and in
night clothes and barefeet drove his
car to the rivers edge, parked the
machine on the main tracks Of the
Burlington railroad, ran to the river
and jumped in. Wernentin was 4
member of the Greater Davenport
Committee and for years had been a
city booster, taking part in every
fund raising campaign and PERSONAL
ly backing every municipal improve
ment project in the last fifteen years.
He had been an officer Of the Iowa
Real Estate Mems Association and
the National Real Estate Association,
prominent in fire association work
in the state, in fr:,ternal circles ana
politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
$4,000. which were in Lieut. De
Clark's custody, have also disap-
peared.
ENGLISH IN SERBIAN SCHOOLS.
Courses Begun Year Ago in Belgrade
Now the Thing.

by Associated Press.
Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 20.-English
is being introduced thruout the
schools of Serbia. 1t is now made a
compulsory subject in the normal
schools. The first courses in English,
which We're inaugurated in Belgrade
year ago under an American teach
er, DR.. James Wild, of Chicago, have
Yielded such excellent results that
the government has decided to MAKE
all schools.
Heret 2 the dominating Ian
guages 5erbians apart from their
natr = ,ue. has been German. The
Ge' = were quick to see the ad-
= IS of Introducing their Ian
= IS as means of acquainting the
Dol children with the ways and
: Astoms of the German people. The
pupils We're given little chance of
acquiring the things that go to make
up the life and culture of Anglo
Saxon civilization.
A very large proportion of Serbia's
school teachers were killed in war,
500 having died during the BuIgar-
ian occupation. Scores of school
buildings were destroyed, and most
of the schoolbooks printed in the
Serbian language were deliberately
confiscated and burned by the Bull
gars. Even bibles were carried off, the
object of the Bulgarians being to dis
place all books in the Serbian Ian
guage with publication in their own
tongue.
notwithstanding these disasters
out of 2,100 schools in Serbia, nearly
1000 have reopened. SO great is the
thirst for education in Serbia that
it is a common thing for children IN
the country districts to leave their
homes before daybreak and walk for
several hours to reach school, not re-
turning home until late in the even
ing. The school buildings, owing to
the ravages Of war, often are with
out window panes. heating, desks
books and even writing material.
So great is the shortage of teach
ers and the influx Of pupils that the
former have to work from dawn un-
til night, taking their classes in "re-
lays"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
PAGE ONE.

TNSE otNGs
Telegraphic News:
Move For New League Growing.
Bankers to Promote Foreign Trade.
Tariff Paramount Issue, Says
Harding.
Houston Pleads For More Money.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa and Sports News:
DR.. Hobson Wins SANDER SUIT.
Herring Not Endorsed by Labor.
Irish Democrats Oppose League.
Bettendorf Case Reviewed.
Sports Paragraphs.
PAGE SIX.
EDITORIAL:
Wilson Playing Politics.
Fear Of Bolshevism Vanishes.
Voting Machines Good Riddance
PAGES EIGHT, NINE, TEN AND
ELEVEN.
City News:
G. Waldo Gelvin Drops Dead.
Death Meets Athlete at End OF
Race.
Republican Conferences Arranged.
Automobile News and Gossip.
Registration Begins Thursday.
Mrs. Lydia Galloway Dead.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Grains Advance. Then Slump.
Fozs Sell Lower.
Steers Steady TO Higher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
HUGE RAkEoFF IN WAR GOODS.
Government Admits Some Dealers
Have Made 1000 Per Cert.


Have Made 1000 Per Cert.
Washington, Oct. 2o.-Adrnission
was made by the war department yes
terday that some irregularities have
occurred thru the sale by the gov
ernment of surplus property on hand
at the close Of the war. The admis-
sion was made in connection with a
statement following disclosures in
New York that favorite profiteers
were reaping harvests thru army
sales, particularly in clothing.
On the heels of the departments
admission that there had been some
irregularities due to the enorn,ity of
the business, came other charges
that private dealers who had OBJ
tanned vast supplies of army candy
at the rate Of and 10 cents pound
were reaping enormous profits thru
sale of the candy at so cents and 81
O pound.
Profiteering In New York, it is de-
clared, has been made possible to
favored dealers. who purchased sur
plus army stocks at ridiculously low
Figures and sold them at tremendous
advances, the profits in some cases
being reported as high as 1000 per
cent. One case cited is that Of a
concern which purchased 100000 rain
coats from the government at %
cents each and resold them to a
chain of rain coat stores at ten times
that amount, or $3.50 each. thus
making profit of s675, 900. or 900
per cent.
Another incident called to the war
departments attention was the pur-
chase by the same concern of 1,000.-
600 yards of olive drab shirting at q
toss to the government of from IL to
II cents a yard, or from $4,000 to
s17o,ooo on the lot. The report is
that the head Of this concern is so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
Senator Harding Says Tar.
if Question is Real
Campaign Issue.
PROTECTION FOR
PEOPLE AND IDEALS
Harding Opposed to Lowering STAN
dards of Living to Meet compe.i-
ton Of Foreign Countries in Amcri.
can Markets - Tariff Law. Have
Been Instrument BY Which Indus
try, and Labor Have Prospered.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
jackson. O., Oct. 2o.-Democrat,c
phrase-making" and republican
performance" were contrastea hv
senator Harding in speech hero m
oay lauding the protective tartfr no,-
ICY as an example of republican
accomplishment.
The truth is" he said. that with
al the progressive tongues and al
the literary idealism OF orr onnr
4ei's' II IS still the republican party.
No. only as to tariff protection but
''s % every kind of protection which
STANDS as the safeguard of Am.r,o.
ne republican nominee, making an
a. ieefnoon speech at a political har.
oacue, gave particular attention to
ene IRON and steel industry as it has
T.seiopeu T,. IN this section Of Ohio.
;n. rus INDUSTRY. he said, had given an
iilust - eion Of the success which at
.ehas the combination OF the hands
ahd Drains of the workers. whose In
'efests are so bound together in
common cause that upon the mart of
All there will be profound reaiization
VI lne need for mutual considerafio
gu know that 1t is fact that the
republican policy OF tariff protecf;on
gwen TO our home industries has
been the safeguard and stimulu. of
our american iron and steel nroduc-
tlon." he continued.
Protection Essential 10 I.ho.
with all the natural resources and
the good fortune OF geographical M.
si1ion. the growth, and perhaps the
prosperous existence of tha soo ~
more companies which are making
IRON and steel in the United States.
IS based upon the impulse given men
10 labor; but, of necessity, men labor
Tor living. I would like to see the
Standards Of living among foreign
natlons raised up to our standards Of
living, but do not intend to see orr
prosperity and our standards Of ,iv.
ing lowered to meet the competit1on
OF rorelsn countries in our markets.
sympathetic as maybe with our
brothers in foreign nations, we stand
Ior proper policy of American pro-
lection, flexible, subject to readiust-
ments, fair to our consumers. and vet
protecting American Investments and
the interests and standards OF living
or hose America laborers who do their.
part by giving us 100 per cent eff
cheney In their productive effort"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
Retail Prices Not
Dropping as Fast
as Wholes ale
BY Associated Press.

by Associated 1reSS.
Washington, Oct. 20.-The decline
in the retail price of foodstuffs dur
ing September was placed at 2 per
cent by the department of labors
bureau of labor statistics in it's
monthly report today on food costs.
Some foodstuffs. notably potatoes
and sugar. sustained q marked de-
crease in price, while others, includ-
ing such commodities as eggs, pork
chops and oranges, underwent price
increases ranging from s per cent
for oranges to l. per cent for eggs.
The drop in the price of potatoes was
placed at % per cent; sugar 20 per
cent, cabbage Ii per cent, and coffee
5 per cent.
The decline in retain food prices,
however, according to the bureaus
figures, did not keep pace with the
drop in wholesale quotations. The
latter We're placed at per cent. as
with the per cent de-
crease in the retail prices to the con-
sumer.
Not all of the leading cities of the
country shared alike in the retail
price decline. the drop being esti-
mated at per cent in Butte, Mont,
while it was less than Is of 1 per cent
in Boston. Los Angeles. Minneapolis
Omaha, Pittsburgh and Washington
D. C.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
WILSON BLOCKED LEAGUE.
EIihu Root Says President Prevented
Entry Of u. S.

Entry OF -. >.
New York. Oct 20.-Elihu Root in
his only address during the presiden-
tial campaign on the league of ma
tions declared last night that the
treaty Of peace with Germany would
! have been ratified and America would
have been q member of the league
| if President Wilson "had been will
ing"
"Mr. Wilson, however, was not
willing. He insisted upon the treaty
absolutely unchanged" Mr.. Root said
adding later on ipr his speech:
II do not question Mr.. Wilson'S be-
liefs that the disposition Of the treaty
for which he was contending on May
81, 1919, were Just and fair: but
without disrespect, I do question Mr.
Wilson's infallibility; do question
the complete control Of abstract JUS
tice in the processes by which the
four men who dictated those treaties,
which undertook to make over east
,ern Europe, reached their conclusions.
II have an impression that there
was the accommodation Of conflicting
interests; the giving Of something
here to get something there: the
yielding of some things In order to
avoid losing others; the shading ct
Justice by expediency which has
characterized such conferences since
history. began. have a strong i'm
preston that some Of their conclu-
sions were mistakes.
"And think it most Objectionable
fha% A
into a solemn and positive agreement
to guarantee and maintain by force
Of arms for all time the dispositions
Of territory and sovereignty which
these four men made in the year 1919.
"That is part Of what article x
undertakes to do. It is an alliance to
enforce perpetually thru the opera
tions of the league the decisions of
Mr.. Wilson and his associates in the
year 1913. It Is throwback to the
old discredited alliance Of the past.
ut speaks language of power.
and not the spirit of progress. 1t is
an attempt to do what the holy al
lance sought 100 years ago with
just as noble expressions of purpose)
to impose by force the Judgment OF
the rulers Of the present generation
upon all future generations.
Mr.. Root declared that 1--WE shall
promote. the peace of the world" by
| electing Senator Harding. whose
stand on the league, he said, was un-
changed from the time he voted for
ratification of the peace treaty and
league with the senate reservations
The election of Gov. Cox. he said
meant the effort to have the United
States join the league without change
as II was brought back from Europe
| by President Wilson.
After ''restating the situation" OF
the league, Mr.. Root declared that II
| was we'll understood in 1919 and sis
well understood now, that the other
parties to the treaty would have
been content to accept" the senate
reservations, adding:
Several European nations already
have given notice of half dozen
changes in the covenant which they
propose to urge at meeting of the
| assembly OF the league next month
The only reason why the changes
necessary to meet American objec-
tions have not already been consid-
cred is that Mr.. Wilson simply would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
SAY WANDERER is INSANE
Defense Seeks to Show Wife Murder.
er ALWAYS Was Ouear

Chicago, Oct. 20.-The defense be-
gan retouching the states por-
trait Of Carl Wanderer yesterday. in
Producing benign traits and little
whimsicalities of conduct belonging
to the accused that so far have es-
capped notice.
The states portrait of the young
man, who is on trial for the murder
OF his wife and a man he is said to
have hired for the crime, has been
that of a crafty and impacable GRIM
inal, a merciless murderer who as
sassinated a man he had never seen
before to transfer the suspicion OF
murder from himself
Wanderers attorneys worked all
day yesterday, erasing the hard lines
of the picture and substituting others
that depicted kindliness of character
and the unaccountable mentality or
one insane from birth.
Under their brushes Wanderer be-
came n temperamental, whimsical
boy, up to his old tricks all the time,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
Secretary of the Treasury
Forecasts Yearly Expen-
ditures $4,000, 900, 600.
THAT SUM NEEDED
IN YEARS TO COME
Secretary Fears Falling OFF in Gov.
ernment Revenues Due to Cur
tailed Incomes and Profits Taxes
Houston Takes Rap at Producers
For Raising Protest Moment Liv-
ing Costs Commenced IS Decline.
By Associated Press.

E,Tssf &
Washington, Oct. 20.-tsovernment
expenditures OF $4,000. 900 900 during
the next fiscal year were forecast by
Secretary Houston, Of the treasury
department, today In an address be-
fore the convention of the, American
Bankers Association.
The secretary outlined the treas
uFy's program for handling the war
debt, LIQUIDATION of which, he said.
must go on steadily in order that
final redemption be accomplished
without disturbance to national life.
He appealed for the "strictest econ
omy not only in our expenditures,
but also by thrift on the part OF our
people, adding that the program
& necessitated the maintenance of tax
alton after this fiscal year on a
level OF not less" than $4,000, 900 900
annually.
Mr. Houston said there were indi-.
cations of falling receipts because
there, was no means Of predicting the
course of business or incomes and
profits. The receipts for the present
fiscal year. he reported, would be
materially lower than the record of
S5.5oo, 100000 last year.
We can not afford to operate on
q tax basis. which would give us
revenues below those anticipated"
the speaker continued. "and in plans
8 for revision this should be definitely
borne in mind. think it e,f urgent
Importance that there be prompt re-.
survey Of the situation with view to-
reform of the taxes to the wlping out
of ineanities adds inaqualsties! and L he
assurance of suffics sent REVENUE which
may not be realized if the present
system remains intact
Program Disarranacd.
The treasury's program has been
disarranged, the secretary said, 'by
the heavy burdens imposeds by the
transportation act" He estimated
the total amount which the govern
ment will pay the roads at s1,O0O,-
100000, about one fourth OF which
has been turned over to them. The
I remainder will be paid. the secretary
thought, by early spring.
Mr.. Houston predicted rapid reduc-
ton in the gross national debt thru
the coming year. particularly the
$2,235. 100000 short term certificates
outstanding. The treasury program,
he added, would result in reducing
this below $4,000, 100000.
BY the end of the fiscal year 1922,
Mr.. Houston declared, the treasury
should have redeemed its entire
floating debt or the short term
certificates, when the victory notes
maturing the next year would be-
come practically the floating debt"
and probably be accepted in payment
of federal taxes.
Takes Rap at Farmers.
Turning to the demands Of ;,gricul-
tural interests for government help
Mr.. Houston said that scarcely had
q reduction In the price, of living
manifested itself when every pro-
ducer manifested resistance.
Every producer is willing for the
products of every other producer to
decline. but protests the decline in
his own" he continued. "There is
much human nature in this but not
much reasonableness."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
even to the tragedy of his wife's

even 10 inc tragedy or his witeS
death
Moreover he was the offspring of
an insane mother. who killed herself
with pair of shears in a religious
frenzy, and this strain of insanity was
traced back to uncles and aunts who
suffered from the same affliction.
The insanity of his ancestry was
proved. The defense had more diff
Guilty showing it's effect on the man
lighting for his life and depending on
the testimony for whatever chance he
has to win. Most of the incidents re-
lated apparently were ludfcrous to
the jury. especially when witnesses
forrthe defense related as proof of his
insanity that Wandefer had ordered
four pies for the four members of his
bridal party on the night of his mar
riage The defense sought by objec-
ton to exclude the possibility of the
pies being OF the individual sort
They We're whole pies, and that was
all there was to it.
1t was shown as evidence that
whether he won at penny ante or
net: that he often walked around his
chair during the progress of this
pastime, much to the amazement OF
the witness.
Bernhard Roth. his brother in law
and one of the poker playing Wit
Iesses, gave as one reason he be-
lived Wanderer to be insane the de-
fendant's habit of staying" on a
pair of mines.
1t was further related by Wan
derer's father that Carl once broke a
meat hook in his butcher shop and
deftly replaced 1t so - break was
not apparent until the elder Mr..
Wanderer attempted to hang a side
OF beef on the hook, whereupon it
came down with a bang. Mr.. Wan
derer with 1t. Carl laughed out loud
at this bit of testimony, his first
sign of mirth since the trial began.
Witnesses who knew Wanderer in
boyhood, told Of his having jumped
from a one-story window during the
progress of croauet party at his
home to avoid some girls who were
to attend the party.
These and other instances OF the
same order were given to the jury as
proof of his insanity Laura Wander
|er, Catl's sister, supplemented them
with others. Carts habit of running
away to Join the army. his habit of
stealing his fathers handbags and
hiding them and other pecu1iarities
OF his boyhood.
Miss Wanderer was the defense's s
best witness. She remained calm
thru the cross questioning and told
a graphic story OF the defendant. and
her own mothers death-how she
frequently wandered away from
home, and at last took her own life.
Mrs. Hattie Roth, a sister OF Miss
Wanderer and OF the defendant, also
appeared for the defense. Like her
sister. she Is mild, blond woman
with bright blue eyes. She was faulty
I in fixing several Incidents OF her
recollection Of Wanderers boyhood
SO that much OF her testimony on his
behalf was neutralized.
She admitted that while she had
always thought her brother was IN
sane. she had first spoken her opin-
ion to his attorneys after they had
summoned her for witness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
TOWN, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1920

not negotiate for them"
At the outset Of his address, Mr.,
Root said;
Il think a large majority of the
American people earnestly wish for
an organization among civilized ma
tons. thru which the nations shall
cooperate to prevent future wars
and that the United States shall do
her full share in that organization.
| certainly desire this very strongly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
M'sWiNEY coLLAPsEs TWICE.
Extreme Delirium Marks Turn for
Worse in Lord Mayor.

Worse in Lord Mayor.
BY Associated Press.
London. Oct. 20.-Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney. OF Cork, suffered a serious
attack of extreme Ndelirium shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. the
sixty-ninth day of his hunger strike,
said a bulletin issued by the Irish
Self-Determination League this af-
ternoon.
"All his relatives We're summoned
to him." the bulletin added. The at
tack lasted until 12 o'clock. and at !
O'Clock the lord mayor had regainea
his normal condition.
Another and worse attack was sus-
tained by the lord mayor this after
noon. 1T was reported In league bull
letin Issued at p. M, which read
THE lord mayor had second and
more violent paroYysm of delirium
N,is afternoon which lasted consid :
cradle time. He Is now quiet and
more normal mentally"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
RAIL UNIONS DISCUSS STRIKE
Representatives Of Railroads of Great
Britain in Meeting.

BY Associated Press.
London, Oct. 20.-The national
Union Of Railway Men, the execu-
tiyes of the transport workers and
the parliamentary committee Of the
Trades Union Congress all held
meetings this morning to consider
their attitude toward the coal strike
but thus far no decisions have been
taken. The greatest Importance at
tached to the National Union OF
Railway Mems meeting, which was a
full' delegates conference with power
to declare a sympathetic strike with
out referring the matter to the union
members.
After approximately two hours of
discussion James Thomas Henry,
secretary of the railway mems union,
said the whole situation had been re-
viewed and adjournment taken until
Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-20
ROCK VALLEY MAN is
MURDERED IN STORE
w. e. vanderbrake, Druggist,
Meets Death at Hands of Unknown
AssaiIant-Man Seen to Run From
Store After the Shooting-No Mo-
tive Known for Crime.

BY Associated Press.
Rock Valley, Iowa. Oct. 2o.-W. E.
Vanderbrake, druggist of this town,
was murdered in his store last night.
A man, believed to be his slayer, was
seen to run from the store after the
shooting. No motive for the crime
is known.