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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
CROKER MENTALLY SOUND.
Alienist Declares Former Tammany
Boss Keen of Mind.

Palm Beach. Fla, April 6.-Richard
Croker former Tammany boss, is
perfectly sane, according to "a report
made public by DR.. Ralph n. Green.
aiicnist.
DIR. Green observed Croker for sew
eral days following action of Croker's
children in obtaining an Injunction
restraining him from disposing of
any property on grounds that he was
mentally incompetent.
II found Il wealth OF mental ma
turity and soundness Of Judgment
coupled with an excellent state of
physical preservation" the physi-
clans report said. II found no evi-
dences of senility. which is alleged in
affdavits filed In the suits
Affidavits declaring Crokers mind
was sound were fled today by
Norman f. Mack of Buffalo and
james w. Gerard. former ambassa-
dor to Germany.
Mack stated in an interview that
he had known Croker for twenty
FIVE years and in his opinion he was
just as sound mentally and physi-
cally as he ever was.
Harold Nathan. New York attor-
ney, arrived today TO assist Croker 5
Palm Beach attorney in the ltiga-
ton. Nathan issued statement de-
clarng that neither Croker nor his
wife would submit to n compromise
in the proceedings started by
Howard Croker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
FATAL BATTLE IN TAEATeR.
Bandit Fights From Orchestra PIT
Until Slain.
BY Associated =


st. Louis April "a lone bandit
killed one POLICE officer seriously
wounded threes others. and himself
was killed after he held up and
robbed the Easton- Taylor Trust
Company here of $4,000 late yesters
day.
The bandit. carrying a revolver In
each hand. entered the bank shortly
after o'clock. There were fifteen
customers in the bank, and he herd
ed them and the employees In pri-s
vate room and began firing the re-
volvers.
A riot call sounded and ffty
policemen responded. The bandit
obtained the $4,000 from Louis f.
Schneider. the cashier, and ran into
an adjoining theater, which was
empty at the time.
The police surrounded the theater,
The bandit used the orchestra pit
from which to shoot and would rise
over the top Of II and fire ns the.
patrolmen came In.
Crouched in the dark pit. the rob-
Der nau tHe uuNuHtaSe, Wuue tnS
policemen stood in the light as they
entered. The battle lasted nearly an
hour.
Policeman Terrence Mcfarland
was shot thru the heart and died In
stantly.
The wounded are: Sergts. William
McHenry and Michael Flavin and
Patrolman Claude Adams. PATROL
man Otto Chaser was wounded
slightly by a bullet from police
mans revolver.
Police said the man had become
crazed from drugs. The money was
found in his clothing.
John r. Lan!gan, president of the
bank. told the police the man began
firing as soon as ne ientut 1u s,ssss sss,ss st
one of the bullets passed thru his
hair. Several women tainted. The
robber was shot In the face no badly
that police said It probably would be
Impossible to identity him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
BOND PRICE PROBE ASKED.
House May Name Committee o
y Seven,

Washington April 6.--The follow
ing resolution was introduced in the
house by Representative Magee, New
York. republican:
Resolved, That select committee,
to consist of seven members. four
from the majority and three from
the minority membership Of the
house. be appointed to inquire into
the depreciation Of the market value
of liberty bonds, and to report to
the house at the earliest practicable
moment it's recommendation as TO
what legislation. If any. the congress
should enact having for its purpose
the appreciation Of the value OF such
bonds"
Mr.. Magee enumerated the follow
ing as proper subjects for inquiry by
the committees: Exemption from tax
alton, increase In the rate Of interest
real causes Of depreciation, n fixed
policy as to further bond issues, and
protection for the multitude of small,
patriotic holders.
Mr.. Magee said he had been led to
introduce the resolution as q result
or numerous letters IRON cOliStllu-
cnts asking why the government did
not do something abSut the declin-
ing values.
az think the government owes an
obligation to tho large number OF
holders OF bonds who bought them
because of patriotism" said Mr..
Magee. My constituents can't un-
derstand why something should not
he done. and they are right. l do. not
think congress should sit here and
do nothing.
1T should tend to establish conf
dence II congress would make n
statement Of its policy as to furth-
er issuance of bonds"
1t is considered probable that the
ways and means committee will OBJ
ject to the plan, inasmuch as it comes
within its Jurisdiction.
Mr.. Magee said he had no obiec-
ton to the investigation being made
by the ways and means committee,
but thought smaller committee
would be better.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06

private ownership last March ! Con-
gress appropriated sl,ib0, 900 FOL
the expenses OF the railroad admin
istration. and the new request to
iiquidate It's affairs would bring the
total appropriation to s1,s70,3ii.
The losses incurred by the govern
ment included ss77.5ls.l52 for the OPP
Grafton OF the so-called class i roads.
Operation OF smaller lines, sleeping
and refrigerator cars and steamship
lines caused n loss OF Si3.011.t29 and
inland waterways s2,it9,739.
The American Railway Express
was operated at loss of $3s,1ll,-
TAP. while miscellaneous losses were
listed aggregating s125,4Ss,ol4.
In addition. the expenses of the
central and regional organizations OF
the Niir6d administration were
placed at t1s,s5i,sso. and s3.445,222
viii be required for its expenses from
last March untfl next January.
Under the transportation act.
S270,079.575 of the 1856, 500. 363 due
the government by the roads will be
funded for period of ten years. This
was advanced for improvements.
In addition, 1857 7,S06,96S. advanced
for equipment purchases, will be
payable in fifteen annual INSTALL
ments.
In addition, the government sold
s144. .422,526 of one-year notes of the
carriers s44,433,664 of long-term
notes. $35.221,199 OF stocks, bonds or
receivers certificates and $50. .25S, ,S05
as miscellaneous Investments"
The inland waterways owe the
government s14.5Sl.126.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
MUSCATINE FACES
FLOOD DISASTER
Mississippi River on Rampage Threat
ems Lower South Side Of City
Constant Patroiing Averts Serious
Breaks in Levees Which Are Only
Foot Above Water.
BY Associated Press.

Foot Above Water.
BY Associated Press.
Muscatine, April 6.--With a further
rise of two feet In prospect the
levees threatened by the present stage
of the Mississippi river hundreds Of
men and teams are engaged In
strengthening eIIp.,nnil,euis anu
plans are being made for relief Of
flood victims. The city and county
has authorized expenditure of $4,000
for construction work along the
levees.
South Muscatine and the island
will be under five to six feet of water
IL the levees. which are in places only
foot above water now, give way. 1t
Is estimated that 10000 acres of till
able ground is In danger Of overflow.
Breaks In the leve-s have already
been observed by patrols and the as
sembling Of large crews alone averted
the flood.
Civic bodies today considered plans
for housing at least 1000 persons who
will be homeless II south Muscatine
Is inundated.
Plans are being made to acquire
every hall in the city for emergency
purposes.
The local post or tne american Lee
gion is expected to assume night pa
troll along the levees this evening.
The overflow Of the east and In
dustrial section early today caused
the suspension Of numerous factories.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Japs Explain Action.

by ASSoCldleu TEeSS.
Washington. April 6.-The Japan
csc attack ond Vladivostok. which
gave them control OF the city, result
ed from threatened and aggressive acts
of a portion of the Russian army.
according to an official dispatch from
the Japanese war department re-
ceived today by Maj. Gen. Kazutsugu
Inoye, the Japanese military attache
here.
The dispatch said the Japanese
commander after disarming the Rus
slams issued proclamation that his
action had no motive other than to
maintain order. 1t was added the
Russian authorities were now being
negotiated with in an endeavor to
arrive at a future harmonious poll
cy.'
The dispatch said the battle be-
tween the Japanese and the Russians
at Nikolks and Khabarovsk was con-
tinuing. This battle was said to have
been forced by "the sudden aggressive
action Of the Russian army"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
RAILROAD LOSSES HUGE.
Government Asked to Appropriate
Over $4,000, 900.

by ASSOclateu PreSS. 4 ~. sa
Washington, April 6-Congress was
asked, formally yesterday to appro-
pirate s42o,727.s41 to wind up the af-
fairs of the railroad administration.
Walker D. Hines, railroad admin
istrator, placed the loss resulting
from the governments experience In
iederaI control at $900,478.756.
In addition the government has
$ss6,s08,S6s owing 1t by the railroad,
the money. having been advanced for
operating expenses and betterments.
Ultimately this fund will be repaid.
Mr.. Hines explained that no allow
ance had been made In his sfrequest to
cover any claims the roads might
have against the government for
maintenance Of the lines. because the
net amount for this purpose could not
vet lie estimated w y.
Before the carriers were returned u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Brains Needed to
Rule Soviet Utopia
|, Lenine Admits

Moscow, March 29.-(Delayedl-
Nicolai Leninc, premier OF the soviet
government, addressing the ninth
convention of the communist party
today, outlined peace proposals re-
ceiyed by the bolsheviki government
restasted some of the principles Tor
which he said the soviet republic
stood, and revealed some concessions
to former governing classes.
1--WE are neither at peace nor at
war and are neither recognized nor
unrecognized," he said. "Letvia has
made normal peace proposals and
Finland's proposition regarding the
fixing Of demarkation line are equi-
valent to peace overtures. Regarding
Poland we must be very careful be-
cause we are dealing with govern
ment which does not know what IT
will do tomorrow"
Discussing internal problems Len
inc said, Capitalization or decen-
tralization was the most important
question before the convention.
While the soviet republic stands un-
altered for. certain principals such as
the abolition Of private property. he
said, history has shown that when
a change from a feudal to a bour-
geoise government was made the
latter awaited itself of administrators
from former governing classes.
I'VE are undergoing the same ex-
perience," he continued. "and must
have capable people who understand
technique and administration. We
must draw them from the former rul-
ing classes while preparing proletar-
lar workers for administrative posi-
tions."
:" A most difficult problem re-
quiring the entire strength Of the
nation confronts us. We have been
victorious along the battle front. but
a still more important bloodless vic
fnry must he wOno
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
JOY RIDE COSTS IOWA
RESIDENT $1,000
Webster City Man Goes to Omaha to
Buy Cattle, Meets Jovia Men and
Women, Takes Auto Ride and
Lands in Gutter and in Jail Minus
Money, Self Respect and Cattle.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, April 6.--Frank
Mason, Of Webster City. is clear out
ns luck !S came. 10 UIuana with
$500 to buy cattle. He says meet
ing two men and two women OF jovi-
al mien he accepted an invitation to
take n Joy ride. Later, he was ar
rested on charge of being drunk and
told his story to the police. He says
his quondam friends robbed him and
threw him out OF the car. He showed
tho police the car he had taken his
costly ride in. They watched 1t for
hours but no one appeared.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06

dated Independent School District of
Palo, ct al. Montgomery county. Re-
versed.
Heller VS.. Montgomery county. ct
Pauley, appellant, VS., Daegs. Shell
by county. Affirmed.
al, appellant. Montgomery county.
Affirmed.
Lewellen VS.. Thomas, ct al, ap-
pellants. Page county. Affirmed.
Collins. ct al. VS.. Akesson,y ct al.
Montgomery county. Reversed.
Teddy Shea VS.. Biddle Improve
ment Company, appellant. Polk
county. Affirmed.
Lottie Null VS.. Thomas Null, up-
pellant. Mahaska county. Affirmed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Police Arrest
Women Pickets
As They Appear
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, April 6.--Disregardlng
warnings OF the federal e nmen'
that they would be prosec :. under
federal statutes throe VIC : favor
able to an Irish republic re = ed today
the picketins of the Rff embassy
which led yesterday to D arrests.
A few minutes AFT a The women
appeared they were I: sned by po-
lice to leave and WI they failed 10
obey We're arrested : hey gave their
names as Mrs. III 30 Walsh, Ger
mantown. Pa, ar ~'ilss Elaine Bar
rie, OF Philadelpin. q
The second group OF women ar
rested included Miss Helen O'Brien.
81. Louis, and Miss Kathleen
O'Bren, Philadelphia.
They also were taken TO the house
OF detention, After being booked at
police headquarters on charges OF
Violating the federal statute, making
IL felony 10 assault the diplomatic
residences OF foreign governments
they were taken to the house OF de-
tention. United States Attorney
Laskey, who gave orders for the ar
rest, placed the bond at $1,000. L,
was not furnished and the women
were locked up.
As soon as word OF the arrest
reached the headquarters of the
women at a hotel, two women were
sent out as pickets with banners and
1t was announced that piclSets would
be sent out in relays as soon as
those "on duty" are arrested.
AS soon as the pickets appeared
police summoned the patrol wagons
and arrested them.
Later 1t was announced that since
the police We're interfering with the
picketing on the street. IT was plan-
ned TO send women up An an air
plane TO drop literature on the em-
bassy. The first flight would take
place at 1870 today, IL was said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
|. W. w. KILLERS SENTENCED
Given Twenty-Four to Forty Years
For Washington Murders.

Given Twenty-Four to Forty Years
For Washington Murders.
Montesano, Wash, April 6.--Seven
men. convicted here March Is Of sec
ond degree murder for the Staying Of
Warren o. Grimm. Centralia armis-
tice day parade victim, were sem
fenced today by Judge John NJ. VIII
son, to not less tnan twenty four
years nor more than forty years each
in the state penitentiary. He denied
q motion for new trial.
The Judge said he could not pay
attention to the jury's plea for
leniency for Eugene Barnett and
John Lamb. He REGARDED the cases
against all the men as identical.
Loren Roberts, whom tho Jury
found insane, was ordered to the
ward for the insane at the state
penitentiaTy.
Those sentenced to Imprisonment
were c. C. Bland. Bert Bland, John
Lamb. Eugene Barnett, James Nc
Iu.in-y, Ray 6-uncr. and Britt
Smith. The defense gave notice OF
appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
JEANNE LOST HER BEAUTY.
Miss Do Kay Despondent 6ecaus'
Face Was Marred by Smallpox.

Miss Dc Kay Despondent Because
Face Was Marred by Smallpox.
Chicago, April 6.-There remains
little doubt that the body of the
young woman taken from Lake
Michigan yesterday is that of Jeanne
De Kay, missing heiress and protege
Of Jane Adams.
Dissappered. Dec. 80.
It was the night OF December 80
last that Jeanne deKay disappeared
from Hull House, where she had
been the guest OF Miss Jane Addams
for weeks.
She had been sent to Miss Ad-
dams by her father formerly an Him
ois man, later at the head Of a pack
ing firm in Mexico and mixed. up in
the weird politics of that land. and
finally a resident of Switzerland.
The girl had lived in England and
Switzerland for the last eight years.
She had come to Chicago to take
up social work, and put in much OF
her time at the Presbyterian Hos
pital. Apparently she had no men
friends and her life was quiet and
peaceful.
To outward appearances she was
happy. but those who knew her best
knew that a terrible grief, magnified
by her sensitiveness, had taken all
the Joy from her life. She was badly
disfigured by smallpox.
Worried by Scars.
Her face was SO badly pitted that
it attracted attention wherever she
went, and every look given her by
strangers was stab at her heart.
She tried every means suggested to
her to remove the blemishes. Once in
Paris she engaged man who posed
as q celebrated expert. The result of
his work was the livid scar on her
temple.
Because Of this she drank poison
but was saved from death at the
time. Those intimate with her at Hull
| House said that she was given to
| fits of melancholy and weeping alone
| in her room.
These friends say it must have
been in one of these periods Of de-
preston that she gave herself to the
waters of the lake. She knew and
loved the Municipal Pier, and had
often gone there with her friends
from Hull House and looked at the
water by the hour-perhaps with
some vague but growing idea in the
back Of her mind that some time
would happen just what has happen
ed.
Last Day on Earth.
Her last day on earth she spent
much as other days. She worked AT
the hospital she returned to Hull
House and dressed for dinner, and
about % o'clock she said goodnight
to the other resh'ante and want tn
her room. None Of them ever saw heI
again.
Next morning she was missed. He1
bed had not been slept in. She had
left no note, nothing to = indicate
where or why she had gone.
| For days her disappearance was
kept secret In the hope that she
would return or send some word. Fin
ally the police were called in and the
matter became public.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Four Chiefs Arrested.

BY Associated Press,
Springfield, Ill. April 6.--Four Of
ficials OF the United Mine Workers
of Illinois. indicted by the federal
grand jury at indianapolis, surren-
dered to United States District At
torney Edward c. Knots today.
The four were Frank Harrington.
president: Walter Nesbit. OF Belle
vile, secretary treasurer: Harry
Fishwick. of Springfield. vice presi-
dent, and Benjamin Williams. Tay-
iorville, executive board members
They were released on bonds Of
$4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Union Officials Plan to
Force Return Of Men
on Strike.
PROMPT MEASURES
WILL BE TAKEN
Strike in Kansas and Illinois Hsld BY
Union Officers TO 30 in Direct Vie.
iation Of Agreement With oevsrn-
ment--Men in Twenty Minss In
Illinois out-Anothsr Arrest ~ Re.
suit OF Recent indictments.
by Associated Press.

pS NaSoCiatsu iTess.
New York, April 6.--The situation
in the bitumlnous coal fields OF KAN
sas. lllionis and other states brought
about by the dissatisfaction OF the
miners with the new wage contract
"Will be satisfactorily adjusted In a
few days" John l.. Lewis declared
here today. As soon as official re-
ports are received from the affected
districts he said prompt steps Win
be taken to get the men back TO work
and carry out the terms OF the new
agreement. a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Howatt Oefies Court.

BY AssoCIated Prcss.
Pittsburgh, Kan, April e.--Alex-
ander Howatt, head OF the Kansas
coal miners. definitely refused short
ly after noon to 80 into the indus
trial relations court and participate
in the investigation of the coal min.
ing industry now being made
I'VE will not recognize the in
dustrial court" he declared, Howatt
said that the resolutions adopted by
the recent district convention of the
miners had made their position clear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
mo- Moro Strike, in lIlinol,.

Springfield. Ill. An:., S.-Gfffiiuui;sssss S.-GG fffiuu;ss
of the United Mine Workers here had
received no further news OF strikes
in down. state mines because OF dis
satisfaction with the wage agreement
signed in New York. Frank Faring-
ton, president OF the Illinois miners.
received reports yesterday that men
in twenty mines had walked out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Mine Leader Arrested
BY Associated Press.

BN NSSOClilttU f'ltSS.
Harrisburg. H.. April 6.--Charles
Grace, member OF the state executive
board of the United Mine Workers.
was arrested last night by a deputy
United States marshall and taken TO
Benton. Grace was among the mine
workers officials indicted at Indian
apolis on conspiracy charges. He
was released this morning under
$40. 900 bonds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Italy Gives Moral Support.
" Associated Press.

Rome, April, G.-Popolo Romano
says today that at a cabinet meeting
Monday the government. decided to
extend to France Italy's moral
support in the French occupa-
tion Of Frankfort and other German
cities. The cabinet agreed, however,
that under no circumstances would
Italy be a party to military measures
against Germany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Stocks Can Not Be
Sold For Less Than
Par Value in lowa
BY Associated Press.

Des Moines, April 6.--Iowa corpor-
ations, While promoting sales of>cap-
ital stock can not legally issue shares
of the stock for less than par OF the
stocks value in this state, the Iowa
supreme court held today .
The opinion was given In case
from Audubon county m which l..
f.. Tramp, assignee of brick and
tile company, sued Evans Marques
son on n stock subscription. Marques
son refused to pay the subscription
pleading 1t was contrary to law. be-
cause he was to receive 5000 shares
of stock for $4,000 under the sub
scription contract. RI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Putting Men Into Chi
cago Rail Yards.
BUSINESS NORMAL
BY NEXT SATURDAY
Railroad Managers Estimate Trains
Will Be Operated With Complete
Forces Before End Of Week--Broth-
erhood Fighting for Its Existence in
Combating Unauthorized and u.
legal Strike.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Chicago, April 6.-Railroad mana
gers estimated today that traffic In
Chicago terminals crippled by the un-
authorized strike of switchmen would
be nearly normal by Saturday. fol-
lowing the arrival OF yardmen sent by
the Brotherhood Of Railway trainmen
to take the place or strikers.
Striking members of the railway
conductors were appealed to to return
to work by S. n. Berry, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, senior vice president OF
their organization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Brotherhood to Break Strike.

BY Associated Press.
Cleveland. April 6.-W. G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trainmen today issued the fol-
lowing statement regarding the en-
ployment of brotherhood members as
union strike breakers in the Chicago
strike.
Regardless OF reports issued by
John Grunan, leader OF the striking
switchmen at Chicago, such strike is
illegal. and members of the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen will be
fully protected in accepting positions
of switchmen or tenders made vacant
by such Illegal strike.
The brotherhood will cooperate to
the fullest extent with he railroads and
the government in performing work,
covered by the contracts made by the
brotherhood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Iowa suprem. Court.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 6.--The supreme
court today ruled as Follows:
Tramp VS.. Marqueson, appellant.
Audubon county. Reversed,
Isaac & Co, appellant, VS.. Lindsey
Drummond Company Pottawat-
n; county Affirmed ~ -5,Ss =
state Of Iowa, ex rel, w. Consoli-