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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
News of Union,

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Special to Times Republican.
Union, June 29.-Faye Kaufman,
James Buck and Gregory Lawrence
spent the past week In the Lawrence
cottage at Lake Okboji. They were
Joined Thursday by &C. f. Lawrence.
DIR. b. G. Kaufman and +, r. Eek
lund. Mr.. Lawrence returned Satur-
day morning. the others came home
Sunday evening.
Mrs. r. /. Anderson and daughter.
Bernice. arrived Thursday from Pas
adena- Calf, where they have spent
the past school year. Miss Bernica
being one Of the graduates of the
1920 class Of the Pasadena schools.
Mr.. Anderson met them in Marshall
town. .-.. .--.s I.
Miss Pearl Packer. who is attend-
ing the teachers training school at
Cedar Falls. spent the week end with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Packer. -.- ...s-.
Miss Miriam Hotchkss. formerly Of
Union, now of Vincent, a student Of
the teachers training school. spent
the week end with her friend, Miss
Bernice Anderson.
A. J. Lisdale. OF Colo. Mrs. Sarah
Arney and Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Ar
ney, Of Clemens, attended the funeral
services Of Peter Hanson Friday.
The I. o. o. F. and Rebekah lodges
held their memorial services in the
Congregational church Sunday after
noon. Rev. George Biersborn, OF Lis
comb. delivered the address. The
state training school Of Mdora fur
nished most excellent music and some
fine vocal selections also. At the close
of the service all proceeded to the
cemetery to decorate the graves. Re
turning to town, the training school
band gave a concert on the Mason
lawn.
The drouth was broken here Mon
day night with the first real refresh
ing rain for q number Of weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
orlnnsil and Vicinity.

special TO T1me0-1S0pUDllcan.
Grinnell. Juno 29.-Jacob Muckler
has just finished . fins large barn on
his farm six miles northwest OF this
city ana celebrates the event by
giving dance In the new building
this evening.
Mrs. Bertha Emerson has gone
from her homo in this city to VISIT
In the homo Of her brotheE Hulver
Burgeson, In Princeton. MINI.
A start toward the permanent en-
dowment Of the Chester Center Con-
greGational church wAs made on
.children's day by The Sift Of $1,000
from Fred Dec, who AAs been .
working member Of tha4 church Aof
sixteen years. The gfst Was -.
nounced by Ralph Sherman. -
/. Ned Harlan, . graduate Of 0rin-
nell College In the class Of 1913 and
who then went into the Newspaper
business with his brother In the
west then served tho country
In war, and has recently graduated
Arst In his class from the Law de-
partment Of the Univsrsity Of Orc
gon, 10 visiting old friends In Grin
nell.
Miss Laurette Sanders = taking
q thres weeks vacation from her
work Ia the nursing course In the
Presbyterian hospital In Chicago and
10 visiting In this city 1t me home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mr.. H b
Sanders.
Ray DUR. . graduate of 0ripnell
College In tho class Of 1900. who has
bean working % q civil engineer for
the past eighteen months In Turkey
In the near east Telief organization,
has been visiting in 0sinnsll. with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
Got Good Reault..

This honest, straight forward letter
from . woman who has suffered
should be needed by all afflicted with
backache, rheumatic pains, sore mus
cles. awful tired feeling and other
symptoms OF kidney and bladder
trouble: II have got; such good
results from Foley Kidney Pills that
l can sleep much better and the pain
in my back and sides Is good lot
better. I am going to keep on taking
them" Mrs. Chas. Gray. 270 9Th st.,
Detroit, Mich. Sold everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
low. Men Drown in Ohio River.

Muscatine, juno 29.-All efforts to
locate the bodies Of Leonard Long
and his son. Asa Long. OF Sampson
street, who were drowned In the Ohio
river near Fort Washington, O..
Friday morning. have proven futile,
Latest word received from Mrs. Long
stated that Altho divers and a num-
Der OF boatmen were searching the
river and banks no trace could be
found Of the bodies. Several divers
from Newcomer. O.. q town near Fort
Washington, and group Of local
men who arc Smelling in that vicin-
ity, Russell Lindsey, Arnold Hub
bard. ed Sweet and Earl Long, arc
aiding in the search for the two
bodiAa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
IOWA SHIPPERS TO TRY NEW
PLAN FOR SECURING AID
TO SHIPPERS.
COMMISSIONER WEBSTER
OPENS OFFICE IN CITY
Will Carry Requests For Freight Cars
Direct to Railroad Operating Heads
Action Taken on Advice of Inter-
state commsres commission-No
Othsr Relief Promised BY Board.

Des, Moines, Juno 2s.-Altho there
Il now no possibility Of the interstate
commerce commission granting Iowa
shippers preferential order sup
plying the state with freight cars,
the bankers committee, just returned
from washington. believes that q
solution has been found which will
alleviate the shortage to consider
able extent.
Upon the advice Of the commission,
Charles Webster, local railroad COM
miasioner. will establish an office in
!. Chicago within q few days and viii
remain there indefinitely. Orders for
cars from local shippers will be sent
not only to the local agents as usual,
but to Mr.. Webster as well. The lat
ter will then take them to the various
railroad heads and will endeavor to
secure cars direct from Chicago.
Will Aid Greatly.
That the road viii be able to give
the state many cars. II approached
IN this manner, was told the COM
mittes members Of the interstate
commerce commission. In other
words. 1T was stated that the man
on the Job" II the man that will be
cared for hrst.
Further, encouragement was given
the local bankers yesterday when 1t
was learned that tho order Of the
commission, sending about 100 cars q
day from Iowa to Minneapolis. had
been rescindsd last Friday, just ono
A. nAUsinvH NBith
tho commission. This change II re-
sardsd a. the first direct fruits OF
the trip 70 Warrington.
I'VE were received by the COM
mission very sraciously." the oom-
mittee reported yesterday. Our
treatment was constantly courteous
and We found the members OF tho
commission to be exceedingly we'll
posted on the situation here. Fur
thermore, We left with the impress
sion that everything IN being done
that 10 possibls to relieve conditions
here, and the oomnission n COM
scientifically and sincsrsly working
on the problem.
However. with $50. COX, 900 bushels
OF grain IN the state awaiting ship
mont and with i've stock hero that
has been ready for market six weeks
or moro, Il . unreasonable to ex-
pect any sweeping change In the
situation Immediately. The best We
oan.hopa II that the shortAgs viii DO
gradually rslisvsd.
For that reason We are asking
Mr.. webster TO 80 TO Chicago be-
lievinS that he will be abba to pro-
cure many hundreds Of cars for us.
The roads, Of course. arc IN no posi-
ton to grant III our demands any
moro than the interstate commerce
commission. All oS them are greatly
in need Of equipment and Il takes .
long time 20 build box cars. Besides.
before. the cars can even be ordered.
the roads must finance themselves"
The committee Of bankers 10.
turned to Dos Moines Sunday. Il
left hero last Tuesday evaning, ar
rived In Warrington Thursday
morning, and conferred with the In
terstate commerce commission and
with various railroad heads all day
Thursday,
lntsroodso For lows.
Last Wednesday Governor Nc
Dougall Of the seventh federal re-
serve district conferred with tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
Gu. This Quilt IL Worth Money,

Cut cut TINS SIP, enclose With &c
and mali It Ia Foley d Co.. 2S35 Shelf
field Ave-, Chicago. III, writing your
name and address plainly. You will
receive in return At triai package
containg Foley's Honey and. Tar for
coughs. colds. and Group: Foley
Kidney Pills for pain ain utdes
and back: rheumatism. backachS.
kidney and bladder ailmentss. and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. a whole
Some and thoroughly cleansing ca
thartic. for constipation. Kaiiiousnesp
and 1l,iggish bowels. Sold
;everywherss Sa! S#
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
A California chemist is said to have

A California chemist is said to have
discovered process by which plati-
mum is extracted from the ore which
also yields gold and silver. The result
is that one company which formerly
worked the material for gold and sill
yer alone, recovering $40 per ton of
material, Is now getting $4,000 per ton
in gold, silver and platinum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
OF 20 Alaska 70 Claim Fortune.

Cedar Rapids, June 29-The settle
ment OF . $4,000 Alaska estate will
involve at least two persons knoFn
here, according to information re-
ceived by the Gazette. They are Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Thomas, who have
been visiting here for two weeks
with Mr.. Thomas parents. but who
leave tonight Tor an extended trip
thru the west eliminating at Nome,
Alaska. with Mr.. and Mrs. Wencil
Thomas. whore It 10 said both
Mesdames Thomas have been called
in settlement Of an estate valued at
Sits, 900 near Nome.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
Quicksilver Produced in 1919.

The production Of quicksilver in the
United States In 1919 was 21,s4s
TASKS. according to F. L. Ransome
of the United States Geological Sur
vey. This was decrease of 1855
TASKS as compared with 1918.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
Woman KILLS Herself,

Davenport Tune 2s.-Despondency.
said to have beam the result Of q
violent quarrel with her husband
early this morning. II believed to
have caused Mrs. Lola Thompson. -
years old, TO end her hfe by gas at
her home. s2S West Sixth street.
Davenport, today Her body was
found lying face downward on the
kitchen door about 1880 O'Clock this
morning. Every window and door
was tightly closed while gas was
pouring from two wide open burners
in the SaS stove.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29

the fruit and Joy roigned supreme.
Old time residents here state that
the crop was very early one that
season and the people were eating
home grown melons at this time OF
year. But 1t won't be long before
this years home crop is put on the
market. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
Wsllsbura Items,

Special to Times Republican.
Wellsburg. June 2s.-Hilko Bleaker.
IN old resident OF this vicinity died
suddenly yesterday. Funeral services
will be held Thursday afternoon.
Rev. II. g. Bode Is attending Z
ministerial conference at Grand Rap.
Ids, Mich.
Crops In this neiEhborhood ere
looking fine and q nice shower Of
rain yesterday helped them wonder
fully.
Tho small pox patients are GettinS
along satisfactorily and no new cases
have been reported the last few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
TO ASK PACKERS
J. III. Mercer Seeks Aid From
Eastern Financiers.
Form Export Corporation for
Surplus Livestock.

That the big packing industries will
be asked to aid the Kansas cattle rais-
ers in interesting big eastern financiers
in the organization of an export cor
poration to handle the surplus live
stock of the southwest was the asser-
ton made today by ]. H. Mercer, sec
retary of the State Livestock associa-
ton and state sanitary livestock COM
missioner. Mercer said he would go
to Chicago next week and that he
planned to lay the matter before
Thomas Wilson, head of the Wilson
Packing company, and the head of the
Swift company.
Mercer has taken up with the bank
ers of the west the proposition of or
ganizing an export corporation under
the provisions of the Edge act and has
received encouragement from a num-
ber of the leading bankers of this sec
ton. He asserts that the livestock in
dustry is threatened with disaster as
a result of the declining prices to the
farmers and that unless something is
done to give the farmers access to
foreign markets it may be impossible
to avoid a calamity.
MERGERS plan is to follow the course
taken by the southern cotton planters
who are seeking to organize a cotton
export corporation thru the assistance
of the large financial institutions, and
he hopes to get the aid of the big
packers in reaching the financial pow
ers strong enough to handle the big
undertaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
ARE HERE
Kansas Publishers Talk Over
News Print Trouble.
They Discuss Buying Flat Paper
by Carload.

+ Publishers of Kansas country week
lies and semi-weeklies are in Topeka
today to talk over the print paper
trouble. Organized marketing condi-
tions, distribution and prices are the
problems before the editors
The small town publishers have fol-
lowed the course of a large number
of small town dailies and will seek to
buy their print paper thru a central
lied organization. A central dis
tributing point. probably Kansas City
will be determined upon. Decided re-
ductions in cost of paper to the smaller
publishers are believed possible under
the plan.
One plan of the newspaper men is
the employment of a buying agency to
look after the flat paper demands of
all publishers who are members of the
organization. Provision would also be
made for location of a distr but ing
point convenient to transportation
facilities to all sections of the state.
The overhead expense of the organiza-
ton would be borne by the publishers
participating in the wholesale buying
OF print paper and other paper stocks
An enormous saving in costs, as well
as Improvement in distribution is be-
lieved possible under the plan.
number of the small town pub
fishers are of tie opinion that they
may be able to effect a provision for
direct buying from the mills "At
present the weekly and semi-weekIy
publishers-in fact many of the small
town dailies-are unable to contract
for print paper supplies direct from
the mills" said Bert Harris of the
Herington Times today. Bulk orders.
however. are believed to be sufficient
ly attractive to insure both a liberal
contract and enormous saving"
The meeting of the country pub
fishers was called for 1880 this after
noon at the National hotel. J.-H.
Lyons, associated in publication of the
Sterling Bulletin, is president of the
tentative state organization of coun-
try editors Ralph TenneH of the
Sabetha Herald is secretary-trea surer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
WRANCEL IN Peril.
Anti-Soviet Leader Continues
Crimean Withdrawal.
Possible Union of Reds and
Turks Alarms Allies.

Sebastopoi, Nov. IL. Cen. Baron
Wrangel, head OF the South Russia
anti -Bolsheviki government, is with
drawing his forces in Northern Crirnea
toward the main defense line, which
runs thru the village of Lushun, about
- miles south of Perekop.
This operation is being carried ont
IN the face of attacks in force by
soviet troops. Consideration is being
given to the removing of civilians
from the city, and it is probable they
Will be sent away soon, as the situa-
uon is admitted to be critical.
Paris, Nov. 12.-Reports Of the
French foreign office today Indicates
that General Wrangei has given up
certain parts of his first line of de-
lenses before Perekop, making its de-
Tense more difficult but not vitality
weakening his position.
1t is recognized here, however. that
the entire situation depends upon the
white army holding the Crimean
isthmus. The allies, as well as the
French. are said to be concerned over
developments in the Caucasus. Re-
ports to the foreign office confirm the
signing of an armistice by the Ar
menfans and Turks and the fear is ex-
pressed Of possible imminent junc-
ton Of the Bolshevikf in that region
with the Turks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
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We atheg
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FORECAST FOR KANSAS.
Generally fair and continued cold to-
night and Saturday.
FIRST SNOW OF SEASON
Few Flakes Fell This Morning.
Down to is Here.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES

The first snow of the season fell in
Topeka at about 11:15 o'clock this
morning. Only a few flakes descend
ed, and there is no indication that the
event will take on more than a senti-
mental significance. A snow storm or
anything approaching it is not on the
books.
The rain or snow which will fail in
this end of the state will be of minor
amount. Precipitation OF .04 inch of
moisture was reported Thursday night
from GoodIand. and -08 inch from
Dodge City. At the temperatures re-
ported from those places the precipi-
tation must have been in the form of
snow. Snow was also reported in
Hutchinson today. and it is indicated
that the western half of the state re-
ceived from one-quarter to one-half
inch of snow.
The Is degree minimum which pre-
vailed in Topeka at $50 o'clock this
morning was not only the lowest mark
of the year here, but was Is degrees
below the normal temperature for this
season Of the year. and several de-
grees below the normal for rnidwinter
The highest temperature in the past
twenty-four hours occurred at 1:40
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when the
night IT will again drop to Is degrees
(conttnued on Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
RED STRIKE FAILS
German Government Recap
lures Seized Metal Plant.
Berlin Street Cars Now Operated
by Volunteer Crews.

Berlin, Nov. 12.-The German gov
ernment was triumphant today in its
first clash with radical workmen who
attempted to emulate italian workers
in the seizure of plants.
Metal factories, seized by -trikers.
were abandoned when police sudden
ly surrounded them. There was no
violence, the workers realizing they
would be starved out if they did not
yield. In like manner, a soviet"
which seized a gas plant on the north
side of the city was compelled to
withdraw.
Electrical workers returned after a
strike of two weeks. The government
had recruited staff of students and
experts to replace them.
Despite these settlements officials
feared this early restlessness among
workers portended a series of strikes
greater than occurred in Germany
last winter. Lack of employment and
increasing food prices were recognized
as a disturbing influence. At the
same time, Russian agitators are busy
thruout the republic urging workers
to rise.
Street cars went into service this
morning for the first time in a week
and factories dependent. on electrical
current for power began resuming
operations. Unemployment here was
relieved somewhat by this occurrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12

tinued, "and didn't have any place to
take her. He wanted to take her to
his home he said, but didn't want his
folks around"
johnson then told in detail of Ell
mer's alleged promise of 5000 to kill
the family and arrangements for fur
nishing a gun.
"I went to the Heiserman home that
same evening"" johnson explained
Looking thru the window I saw the
whole family sitting around a table.
Just closed my eyes and pulled the
trigger. Then I ran. That's all there
is to it. just tried to kill them. that's
ALL But I wouldn't have done it If
Elmer hadn't said he would give me
$780, That's a heap of money"
Second Huck Finn.
The youthful prisoner is a second
Huckleberry Finn. Dressed in over
alls and blue denim shirt, Johnson's
whole being savors of the outdoors
The shirt open at the collar exposed
a neck unmarried by linen collar. A
tattered cap pulled at rakish angle
over his left eye surmounted a head
of unkempt hair TO which comb and
his one suspender.
around his cell nervously. leaving
tracks in the dust accumulated during
p long vaea ncy. His only company is
a shaggy shepherd dog which lies shiv-
ering outside the Jail whfnings lone
sonseiy whenever its youthful master
speaks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
Youthful ALnaena Slayer
Second HuckLeberry Finn
Carl Johnson Never Had More Than $3.50 One Time
in His Life = 5000 for Killing Family of Five
Looked Like Big Fortune to Him.

Norton, Kan, Nov. 12.-Car1 John
son, IT, never had more than $3.50
at one time. So he said when Elmer
Heiserman offered him S2o0 to kill
the other five members of the Heiser-
man family it looked pretty big
why. 5000 would buy a couple of
ponies and a dandy new gum Carl
exclaimed and the boys eyes sf1one
bright as he contemplated the small
fortune.
johnson showed a grirny coffee pot
back on a small stove in the county
jail, tilted back in a chair, his wool
stockinged feet on, the edge of the
stove and Internationally told Of his
attempt to externinate five members
of the Heiserman family.
Admits the Shooting
He frankly admitted wounding
daughter and grandmother of the
Heiserman household and repeatedly
insisted Elmer Heiserman had hired
him to do the work OF an assassin.
Don't see why they want to keep
me here when Elmer's out on bond"
johnson complained Hes the one
that suggested the shooting. He
promised me 5000 but amt seen none
OF it,
Johnson said Elmer asked him il
he wanted to make some money. He
said Elmer told him he santed him
to kill somebody.
Trouble With Girl.
Then he told me he was in trouble
with girl in Norton" Johnson con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
To Make Search
For Fourth Body
AT Maple Hill


Reports sof fourth disappearance
from Maple Hill were made Thursday
night TO John Martin, county attorney
of Wabaunsee county. who was on his
way home from the Rufe King trial
atLyndon.
1t is rumored that a search for the
body of William Leisure, who, it is al
legged, was last seen at the King livery
barr several years ago, will be started
soon.
1t is claimed that Lesure's wife went
insane and was committed to the state
hospital at Topeka back in the era when
Villiams Ringer. John Woody and
Reuben +Gutshafl disappeared. Leisure
then sold off all his property at pub
lie auction and prepared to leave
Maple Hill, it is said. Rumors are
now current in the little town that he
was last seen at Kings barn and an
investigation by the county authorities
was intirnated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-12
Organized Labor Out After
Million More Members.
Accepts Challenge of Employers
to Open Shop Fight.
STEEL WORKERS COME FIRST
G0mpers Denies Labor Has Re-
dictionary Program.
Makes Stand Clear at Meeting
of Steel Strike Leaders.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Organized
labor now is trying to add one million
new members to its ranks, Vice Presi-
dent Frank Duffy of the American
Federation of Labor. announced here
today The effort constitutes labors
acceptance of the challenge of employ
ers who, labor leaders charge, plan to
establish a non-union shop and de-
press wages.
I'VE plan to have more than five
million members by the end of the
year" said Duffy. who is here attend
ing sessions of the executive council
of the federation. Organized labor at
its recent national convention in Mon
treal, claimed a total membership of
4,O50,0 600 men and women.
Bring in Steel Workers.
The question of extending member
ship to the steel workers was to be
taken up here today at a meeting of
twenty-four unions which engaged in
the big steel strike last spring. With
the executive council in session stimuli
taneously with the steel leaders. the
meeting was expected to prove vital
AS part of the general drive for new
members, labor leaders in all sections
of the country now are making an in
tenSiye campaign to enlist office or
white collar workers in the ranks.
This was ordered at the Montreal con-
vention and the American Federation
OF LABOR was directed to issue an IN
ternational charter to the union as
soon as it had enough members to
warrant.
Gompers Denies Charges.
In an address before the prelimi-
nary conference on industrial re-
search here today, President Gompers
said. "a persistent effort is being made
to saddle upon labor the odium of
opposition to improved methods and
machinery in production.
This is not true as a general state
ment" he added. What labor, has
opposed was an effort to exploit them
by use of improvements that are in
tended as a blessing to mankind. La
Dor is rightly suspicious of changes
which are introduced without expla-
nation and whoxe effect upon their
welfare is not considered. Labor is
not opposed to increased production or
improved machinery"