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The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Nv JOeEPH II. PRITCHARD.

Chicaso. Jan. 3.-ccn beoane overboazht a.
the outsst today when the htghest rsiceI Of thsi
day were rescbed. Ths January futzIre sid Cd
from LS6if to LSk. and improved bsfoS tho.
close On TurchAses b. those wanting pronu
10 l.5rt. May sold early ~ - down sharpay
10 i.3lE and closed at LIN. July sympAthized
with the other months breaking from LIN TO
I.31s and rescting 10 and cosns At 1-zA.
1ae eash cum markes wa Dc higher for los-ts-a
rrsin while others were On ~.
There was q strong MARKET for oats durtnG
the opening hour. when there was gDod buyiue
By sborts and some Of this gain was nl-o
taken By infeztOr. Tfe higher rates ss-sned
70 be sztif4actOry for holden and the1 so
freely czusng deriines for the day q NaAc-
The volume o. bushes not large a. Il wa
cunhned mainly to local trade.
The business in hog rrodncts csuteTeo IN arc
/ today with commission hou-es IN the lead- a.
buyers and the seiling led b. rstts-od interests
with prdftS The advance In hncs al the yaros
was q strengthening fscinr IN The mt. and heTs
vas mo-e or less talk q imTrOFements in the
market for cash meats
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
MONEY MARKET.

New YORK. Jan. 3-Money on call on the
Nov York exchange during the past week
ranged between 3 and Per cent. compared
With Is aud per crnt week before. Time
money continued firm throughout the week with
rates quoted at sAsh per cent for loans On all
industrial collateral, with reports that some
looms WEIR made at per cent. Some renewals
were made at the sASi4 per cent nate Rats
on mixed collateral were about y per csut lower.
Mercantile paTer rates generally were IN
changed. but most business vas done at per
cent. Raies, hONeyer. were still Quoted at 81
yer ccnt for the better grade Of names and
per cent for Others.
Interior rates were UNCHANGED
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
. nj. and Nj. Meetings.

Twelve trade sections OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion are scheduled to meet this
week as follows: Tomorrow, shoe
dealers, 2 p. M; dyers and clean
ers. 1880 p. m. Tuesday, ladies'
speciality store. p. m; master
printers. 3 p. m. Wednesday. china
and glassware, 2 p. m; jewelers., 3
p. m: paper and stationery. p. m
Thursday, clothiers and haberdash-
ers. 2 p. M; opticians, 3 p. m. Fri
day, electrical dealers, 2 p. m; coal
dealers, 3 p. M; laundries. 4 p. m
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New York. Jan. Close foreign exchanse
Sterling. danand. 3ssS; cables 37sh. Bank
ers. 90 days, 37SS; 90 days. 37f&. France
eT2: cabies, fo.Ta Germany, checks. 2@
cables -. Austria. CHECKS. Is; cables 50
Holland, checks. ia: cables. .ah- Italy
CHECKS, 1874; cables. l32 Swiss. checkA SIS
cables. SIS. Stockholm. kroner checks. 1R
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Jan. 3 - BUTTER Market essy:
creamery. @a7o,tc; frsts siasec; higher. ssla7,c
State dairy tubs. sA6c; renovated extras, SO;
imitation creamery extras, 62a56c
CHEESE = Market easy: State whoie-milk,
specials, s21a33c; fancy. 3la32c; lower grades,
2sa3orkc; whole-mnk. fancy. young Americas,
32ita52Sc; skins. specials, g2a25lsc: choice, liza
Dc: fair TO good, 1ialsc; lower. ss13d
EGGS-Market frmer; nearby whita, fancy,
slas2c; brown, Ta7sc; extra. re; hrsts, 7Is7Sc.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
Civic Bodies Protest
School Reorganization
As Untimely Just Now
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

CONI1NOEU EhO" EAOh OENN
have thirty-five organizations to deal
with instead of the one body, the
federation-which, by its action last
night admitted that it could not IN
dertake to represent them.
George A. Finch. representing the
Pmey Branch Citizens Association.
tried to get some action indorsing the
work Of the president and chairman
of the school committee, by explain
ing that 1t was the big problems in
which it was desired to have the fed
Grafton participate as a supporter.
and not the details. This could be
left to the constituent bodies.
Fear some Sighted.
But there was a general feeling that
some section of the city. and some
association. would lose out II 1t I'M
dertook to turn the matter over to a
committee.
As the federation will not participate
as a body in the better schools move
ment from now on. Jesse C. Suffer,
chairman of the school committee OF
the federation, announced that he
would call a, meeting of the school
committee Of the thirty-five citizens
association to meet at the District
building next Saturday night to act
on the school questions.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

Springfield. Ill. - Either Clarence
Langford is a clever "framer," as
well as a bandit and murderer, or
else two men and a woman are serv-
ing undeserved prison sentences.
Big Gust Zeidler and Alex Nc
Keown were convicted of robbing the
Tri-Clty State Bank at Madison. ILL.,,
on May 16. 1918. Margaret Edwards
is in the woman's department of
Joliet Prison, convicted of perjury
committed in an attempt to free her
lover. Zeidler, and his pal. Nc
Keown.
LANGFORD CLAIMS HE
PULLED THE ROBBERY.
Now Langford. who Is serving a
appeared before the State division
OF pardons and paroles. taking full
responsibility for. the Madison bank
robbery.
Langford had killed seven men by
the time he was cS. He IL known
as a desperate. reckless crook of
the type likely to "go to the front"
for those he cares for. State au-
thorities will investigate the circum-
stantial story he relates of how the
Tri-City Bank was looted of $17.GS4
as revenge for the banks interfer-
ence in a s35.c0o gambling swindle
some years before.
Iangford says he directed the op-
erutions OF the gang in Madison and
that he can be identified by bank
officials as he was not masked at/the
time of the hold-up.
MYSTERY WOMAN
ATTEMPTS AN ALIBI
Margaret Edwards is the mystery
woman" in the case. She is we'll
educated, but receives no letters and
has steadfastly refused to divulge
her identity. She testified that Zeld-
Ter and McKeown were in her fiat
IN Chicago when the Madison bank
was robbed.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
Washington Stock Exchange,
From W. B. Hibbs Il Company

From W. B. Hibbs g Company.l
SALES.
Potomac Electric deb e.. 81 90 at 91t, LOO
at gH.
Washington Railway and Electric. 3 at IS. Is
at IS
Mergenthaler, 10 at IBZ.
After call:
MerzentfIIler. l at I3e. / At l3e 10 at LIZ
Capital Traction, at g.
Washington Rajlway and Electric g. 500 al
s., N.o0o at s..
Capital Traction S. 5000 At &C
Mergenthaler. . at lS.
Washington Railway ed Electric. Is. $1,000 at
SIR
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
70 IL a. m-.......... I1sp Il m.......... s. n
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

It is this class that the Lehlbach-
Sterling retirement bill. such as II is,
is intended to help. But how far the
sums Of $50 to SID will 60 psisht be
deducted from the following budget
hlready alluded to. for q n&dy fam
" without a wage Garner, issued by
he Associated Charities:
II Rent, including heat and gas, $3.50;
TODD. five persons. s11.s5; clothing, So;
inc5dentals. us; total. so (per week.. {"
The weekly rate makes 81, 90 a year.
It may be argued that aged employees
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04

OF this city. The wedding will take
place at the home of the bridegroom's
parents in Belfast.
The approaching wedding is of in
terest here from the fact that both
young people were former students
in Leander Clark College, where their
courtship began. When the war
broke out Mr.. Mcmillan left college
to enter Y. M. G. A. work overseas.
He served as a secretary Of unit
attached to the British army. but
shortly after taking up his work en-
listed under the royal colors and won
a ieutenancy. He was with his reg
iment until it was demobilized last
April.
Since her graduation from Leander
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
Women to Be TN"
Not Merely Ar
G. O. P. Farley
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
New York. June 4.--Forty years
ago Miss Helen Varick Boswell, law
yer and one Of the pioneer women
republicans of the country. attended
the republican national convention
with chaperone. On June 8, Miss
Boswell. who is vice chairman of
tho New York county republican or
ganization and well-known as a hum
orous speaker, Mrs. Florence E. s.
Knapp. OF Syracuse, N. Y, and
twenty alternates, mono Of whom will
have chaperones, will attend the re-
publican national gathering in Chi
cago as the representatives of tho
women republicans of New York
state. They will go, they say, to par
Iticipate in the proceedings "in tho
independent spirit which should
characterize every voter"
This Is the tenth national repub-
lican convention I have attended"
declared Miss Boswell, but it will be
the first time have ever occupied a
place among the boys on the con-
the United States this time are going
to be in and not merely at the
convention. More than twenty-five of
us are delegates and fully seventy
five are alternates."
Among the more prominent women
delegates from other parts of the
country will be DR.. Helen S. Pea
body. of Sioux Falls, S. D., delegate
at-large, well known as an educa tor
and lawyer. Another delegate is Mrs.
Katherine F. Edison, of Los Angeles,
who was instrumental in having
passed the California welfare laws
protecting women and children. She
has been a member Of the state in
dustrial commission of California
and was the first chairman of the
republican women's state committee
in California after women were en-
franchised.
Mrs. John Glover South, delegate
at-large from Kentucky. is chairman
OF the womans division OF the repub-
lican national committee. She is a
cousin OF Governor Morrow. of Ken
lucky, and a daughter of the late
FRANK .. Bradley, the first republican
governor Kentucky ever had. Ken
tucky in selecting Mrs. South as
delegate to the convention set the
pace for ether southern states to
follow. Tennessee Immediately elect
ed delegate Large and two wom-
en- as alternates- at large.
Mrs. Manley Fosseen, OF Mime
apolis, has the honor. of having been
unanimously elected a delegate al
large from Minnesota by the republic
cans of that state. She is head of the
women's republican organization of
Minnesota and has been actively en-
gagged in combating the non partisan
league.
Mrs. Arthur L. Livermore, chair
man of the republican women.s ex.
ecutive committee Of New York, is
an alternate-at- large from that state.
She Is the founder of the women's
University club, OF New York and is
the daughter of Senator Henry
Wells who was the treasurer of the
Massachusetts republican committee
for quarter of century.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
orinnslI and vicinity.
cial to Times Republican,

Special to Times Republican.
Grinhell, June 1.-THE j. w. Hoff-
meister Jewelry Company's loss in
the Brooks building fire OF Sunday
afternoon was $1,000, with $1,000 OF
valid insurance. The company will
rup UP the damaged stock and dis
pose of 1t on the best terms possible,
then restock and continue business
as soon as a suitable location can be
secured. The damage to the build
ing, which belongs to Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks, was settled for $1,240/ Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Reynolds, who had
rooms on the second floor, claim a
heavy loss on furnishings, including
a good piano. 1t is understood that
repairs on the building will begin as
soon as workmen can be secured.
Work on the remodeling OF the old
annex" at the corner Of Broad and
Commercial streets proceeds slowly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
JESS TO GLENWooD.
Boy Who Murdered Father Taken to
Feeble Minded institution,

Special to Times Republican,.
Sibley, juno 4.-Carl Jess, the boy
who murdered his father, and who
was found by the jury which heard
the murder of his father, and who
was found by the jury which heard
the murder case to be insane, has
been ordered sent to the state school
for the feeble minded at Glenwood.
Judge Hutchinson made the order
In the district court. expressing the
belief that it would be better for the
boy to be confined where his mind
could be developed, rather than to
have him placed in, an institution for
criminal insane, where he would be
surrounded by criminal influences.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
GRUMPY BOYS INJURED.
Motorcyclists Have Close Call From
Death in Spill.

Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center, June 4.-James
Hasbrouck and Earl King. Of this
city, are recovering from severe in
5uries sustained when Hasbrouck's
motorcycle, which he was driving.
and in the side car of which Kin,
was riding, struck a guy wire sup
porting q telephone pole, Just north
OF Arlington, inr Butler county.
The boys were on their Wav to
Clear Lake. In making a sharp turn
In the road in leaving Arlington
HaSbrouck failed to see the guy
wire which, 1t is said, was an
chored well into the edge of the
highway. Ki4s was caught about
the neck by the wire, and was thrown
from the car. His neck was cut bad
~, as was also one hand and he was
badly bruised about the chest. Has
hrouck was thrown from his seat and
was badly bruised. Nearly all his
clothing was torn from his body. He
was unconscious when picked up.
The motorcycle was badly damaged.
Both boys feel that they. are lucky
to be alive
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04

Oavenport-This county still ID
short several hundred auto plate
numbers needed to complete the Scott
county quota. An additional thou
sand numbers were ordered some
weeks ago after the county had reg
istered approximately nine thousand
cars. An order was placed for an
additional thousand numbers, and 673
OF these have been applied for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04

Clark. Miss Steele has been teaching.
and during the school year just end
ed taught at Pleasant Plain, Jeffer-
son county.
After q few weeks visit In ireland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan will return to
this country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
we.t LIberty-rhe woo ~

West llbsrty-The West Liberty
fair association has given up the plan
Of buying the additional land from
the Rohlf estate, and has purchased
three acres from J. d. Potter, which
Joins on the northwest corner Of tho
fair grounds. This tract was pur-
chased for about $500 Per assa q
price which the fair direeGaso sDn-
~ 3Au> enSaitn LAO oSnla
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
GOES TO IRELAND TO WE'D.
Miss Ruth Steele, Riverside. 70 Nal

Miss Ruth Steele, Riverside, to Make
Long Journey For Husband.
Special to Times-Republican.
Toledo, June At will be long
journey that Miss Ruth Steele. of
Riverside, Washington county, will
make to secure husband. On June
10 Miss Steele will sail for ireland
and at Belfast she will meet her
flance, Thomas B. Mcmillan, formerly
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

The Supreme Court of the United
states has rendered five to four
decision that two and three quarter
per cent. beer and the Volstcad Act
are cons itutional. This looks as
though those judges were just BIT
split up among themselves. If they
do not know what is constitutional
wei enough not to he split up about it
wha, are the ordinary citizens to
know?
Brethren, there is something WRONG
somewhere. 1t may not be in the Su,
prcmc Court Of the I'm States but
il is somewhere and the American
people know it. Tie Congress has
turned this country upside down and
the Senate part Of this Congress has
turned President Wilson upside down
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
n QUESTION OF FINANCE.

Mr.. ]. c. Cunningham has been
accorded front page" recognition by
the Washington Bee in order to de-
mand an accounting on the part of
Rev. DR.. w. II. Jernigan and his ae
sociateB relative to. the expenditure
of two thousand dollars lifted by tho
National Race Congress- recently held
in that city. We attended the sessions
Al our own expense and we do NOT
understand how the meeting could
be successfully handled for double
the amount alleged to be collected
The attempt to reflect upon tho
management and to nllege that some
one has been dfshonest simply be-
cause the gum of two thousand do,
lars was collected aeoms to us to be
, ridiculous. II the amount had been
two hundred thousand dollars, then
some effort might or should be made
I" secure an accounting. Two thoua.
and dollars are not enough to pay Rev.
, Or. Jcrnigan himself for the time.
AID trouble no took to work up tho.
meeting. To our Hlind, It ia certain,
ly TIME that this "small minded" bust.
ness cease and the colored people,
and their leaders be ready to afford
adequate compensation to the men.
w!o work
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

toratc or part of the electorate,
when the original intent of the
founders Of the Republic was that
they should not be subject TO every
blowing political wind and every pass
ing political breeze
Now comes great uphcayal, where
the inherent rights of the citizen are
|Jeopardizcd by the indiscriminatc as
sault upon the guilty and the inno--
cent. The scum Of Europe that has
been fond!ed and pcttcd aud lionized
under our american institutions,
while the brother in black has been
ostracised and humiliatcd now turns
upon the hand that fed upon the shell
tering arm that protected. while the
loyal white people of the nation look
to tho colorcd people for support In
the hour of their dire distress. They
will not be disappointed.
In the meantime, wo shall watch
with interest the result of this cru
sado against the invisible foe" For
every person deported one hundred
viii arise to take their places as n
rsbuke TO what they consider RANK
injustice on the part OF the Govern.
Ment. 1t liz far more sensible TO keep
this class Of people out than It Is to
put this class OF people out after they
have been admitted. The wholesale
punishment Of white people for poll
tical crimes is bound TO react upon
/, the officials practicing It. IT is true
that desperate diseases may require
desperate remedies. STILL there is
such a thing az carrying n campaign,
too far.
Common sense and common justice
are needed at tho fountain head OF
the nation. The recognition of the
loyalty and sublime sacrifice for the
Government on the part OF the
"brothcr On black" will be start ir
the right direction. The Soviet Ark
the vessel on which the anarchists
have been transported to Russi;
shows that these lawfess people were
treated with the greatest considcra
ion. It me VIII tell and at last the
divine principles will be recognized
and truth and justice will have it.
sway IN high places where at present
both seem TO be stranger.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
THE EXCLUSION Or BERGER

Some very delicate questions are
being raised now and the fundamen
tai principles OF the Republic seem to
be on rial. Statesmen and citizens,
who, while not agreeing or sympa-
thizing with alleged unpatrlotic IN
0ividuals are nevertheless uneasy less
come of the guarantees Of the Con.
stitution be undermined by the exer-
else Of the spirit Of Intolerance and
by the on bursts OF alleged patrio.
t'sm. This is emphasized In the fol
lowing interesting information:
WV" ""~"r'eo OF tho rn~gnr coce do.
r"'"~"' to1~v whnn Pc"rrcn-. two
Iam"% p. Mann OF I'''nois. formnr
Rc""hl'"an leader in the House an
nonr""d thnt hc was onrosrd to tho
"""'"e'"~. however. No other members
r>a" o'""t
"T'd heen here l would have vo;.
- -" INST he exclusion o. Rerger ~
the lost session" said Mr.. Mann.
'""'' ~" ""se comes IN aga n VIII
"""'"'" why 7 toke this position."
'!@En den ed, however that he
-, bcrgcr's fight cor seat
."'td that kn Wi "dcclare
I'D lot It go that.
'rin ~ tho forp,c~ Pepuhl
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
"GOOD"BY" GOVERNMENT OPP
GRATED PASSENGER SHIPS.

1t seems to be the essence Of follv
dealing with the n,rr"hnrt marine.
BY command oe short sighted labor
leaders. our commerce Ia slowly bu
surely being stranglcd. In dealing
with this situation. and in discussing
present day conditions he No"
York Sun, under tho cantior CT Good
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

What does this mean? Was Victor
Berger legally qualified to become n
candidate for Congress- and IL 80
qualified, did his conviction, pending
nm appeal make him ineligible 10
take his seat in the House of eprc-
sentatives? Hon. James r.. Mann
decides that he was qualified and
that he ID not at tho present timo in
eligible. We have entertained the
same opinion. We do not agree with
Victor Berger and We are not affili--
people, but wo toe have been and are
now OF tho opinion that these ag!tators
are best eliminated by permitting
them to talk themselves to death, 40 to
speak and that tho effort 10 throttle
them by questionable means and prac
ticcs tends to give them q notoriety
and publicity that do them little harm
and us no good.
This feeling VAS over the land dur
Ing tho late Civil War and for Ions
time. 1t was Is debatablc question ns
to whether the Confederates should
partic pate In the deliberations and
ltgislations Of a Government that
they had sought to destroy. Sound
common-sense came uppermost and
rs Il result some of the most distmgu-
ishcd statesmen in the history Of tho
nation belonged to that class that
had beer. regarded as unpatriotic. Ger
tainly Mr.. Berger is presumed limo
cent or rather he cannot he considered
az gull y until the Court OF last re-
sort has passed upon his case He, is
now under twenty year sentence in
n federal prison. for upa,riotic utter
ances and he may be classcd az 20,
liti'.,l convict.
But the Fifth Wisconsin Congress,
sional District has given him Il,
clean bill' so to speak and thai DIS
. tr.ct IL with out any other reprcsen.
tative. Can the other part of the
country pledged to make a world
safe for democracy unceremoniously
deny to this congr essional dis ricl
. representation in congress? II II
can deny it to him, n precedent Is
set by which 1t can DO denied te
= some one else on one excuse or anotl
I or. We take it that conditions which
have affoc cd the colored man, wnt
las also been barred from a scat II
. Congress by different methods ar,
now nppermost In visiting upon Gel
t"in white men the same kind Of Q,
: clusion.
@ In dsys past and gone, 1t was
black southern repro sentative, VIII,
e. was thrown out, but in the year o
1910 AMI 1920. / is a white o G. Tru
>, " may It Re said Of some OF the man
arcrs ~ our representative form. o
e government. "Thou art weighed Il
the balances and art found wanting
I 9rhscr'ho. TO- Tho Richmond Planet
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

When woman gets married. she
is satisfied and is ready in reason.
able length Of tine for either a d-
vorcc or black veil. They are not
banker ne after the Ii ter if tie man
is any kind OF man at all or after
the former, il the man will be just
falf way fair.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

C0lorod felix's do nos feS any one
dQE8ve you into conaemnSfag either
THO President Of those vs.. g.. or
tbs Government. IT'S Che" @afses folks
w1aa ere now engaged Id sssaa gfnd OF
. bDainess. Lot tho coloreG epsas saw
we1B. aud say nsthiag,H 80.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

Many a person who was opposed to
liquor when il was here is banker
isg after it aow that it Is gone "Ab--
sfhce makes the heart grow fonder.
MNder Of tho hated liquor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

TAe Africans want to &osas over
hero and some Of the cniore R folks owe,
here want to go to Africa. Both should
he given an opportunity % be- t,issat
iaGed..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

a colorM man WHO believes In the
Ultimate auccess Of bis ewn people
Will win kiBasoif in Ghe leng run. for
he is a part Of his own people and
fa1ih in SUCCESS wsunliy brings it to
pigs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

Some coiored folks fuss 50 much
that their mouths becoma twisted.
Same colored folks make some other
csQofed folks fuss so much shas their
n1SWths should be twisted.