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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

announcements of meetings must
be in the office of the city editor not
later than 10 a. m. to insure publ!ca-
ton the same day Ed
The Sunshine Circle Aid Society
will meet Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. I. e Huber. over lot North
Center street
The Excelsior Aid Society will
meet in Odd Fellows hall Wednes-
day night.
The Priscilla Club will meet with
Mrs. A. F. Eckman, sos East State
street, Wednesday afternoon.
The Parent Teachers Association
ternoon at the high school building.
DR.. Cora w. Choate will talk on
Morals of the School, and Miss
Mary Kssick on Conditions in the
SCHOOL, Ine meeting i, opeiI 10 ali
mothers of the city.
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Ed
Kirchberger and Mrs. Forrest Richie
son at the home Of the former, sos
West Boone street. ~
Marechal Neil Division. No. 800, OF
the G. T. "A. to the b. Of L. F.. will
meet at 1880 Wednesday afternoon
in the carpenters hall.
The i. O. C. Glass Of tile Methodist
church will meet tonight at the home
OF Miss Ruth Roberts. 81 West State
street. II
The Queen Esther Circle willIneei
ut the home OF Lora Keefer. 50i
North SECOND avenue. Thursday III.
ternooil d TIA q. clock !. s9
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06

schools. The lectures TO the high
school pupils We're continued. This
month the six sophomore English
classes were given instruction in the
use of the card catalog and the
headers Guide"
The money taken in at the desk
amounted to Sil, or this sSl,29
was for fines on overdue books. SI.20
for cards to out -of-town borrowers,
80 cents for damaged books and s5.S5
for rent on books In the duplicate
collection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
City dads" Bay
a Mule; Goes to
Street Department

The city IL going to own a NUE.
The council in special session today
directed the purchase OF the animal
OF NJ. d. Belshe, of Albion. Mr.. Jack
comes to the city to enter the streets
and alley department. whore he Is
10 earn his board and keep
and pay interest on the investment OF
S2e5, which was paid for him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
DEEDS FILED DURING MONTH
TOTAL 47o. COMPARED
WITH 26t IN 1919.
DEEDS RECORDED IN THREE
MONTHS PERIOD TOTAL S1s
Increase of 35a Over correspo nding
Quarter a Year Ago-lnstruments
Filed During Quarter Total 2.o21,
Against 1880 in Like Period Last
Yea-Fees OF Office Increased.

Realty transactions In Marshall
county during the month of March
surpassed those of any previous
month in the history of the county,
according 10 a report prepared by
Miss Nora l.. Wilkey. county record
er. The business OF the office for
March exceeds that Of any previous
month. and the filing of instruments
for the first three months of the year
was greater than any other like per
iod.
During March 40 deeds were filed,
as compared with POI filed in March,
1879. the former record month. Up to
April /, Slg deeds had been filed this
year. as against 465 filed in the first
quarter of 1919.
For the first quarter this year
2.O21 instruments were filed in the
office OF the county recorder, as
against 1907 filed during the three
months period, Jan. TO April l.
1919. In the latter period, 2s4 soldier
discharges were included. OF the p
OF instruments filed in the first
three months this year. 1850 were
rIIed during the month CO March.
Fees OF Office Increased.
\ like increase in the fees of the
office is shown by the report, the
,otai for the past three months being
sl.275.65. as compared with 1898, for
the first quarter of 1919.
The fees for January. 1920. were
S22s.O5. as compared with sl5s.35 for
January. 1919: for February, this
year. $346.5O. as compared with S2O1.-
SIS. the corresponding month year
ago, and s70lIO for March, 1920.
compared with $4,000 a year ago
March.
The quarterly total and the total
for the month OF March constitute
new records.
Great Sums in Land.
All records for value OF lands
changing hands during the six weeks
oeriod. from Feb. Is TO March 81, the
busiest of the year, were broken this
/ season. The value of land changing
/ hands in that period has run into
millions.
Z Compilation of figures. covering
( the value of all lands transferred
during the stated period, now is being
made and the figures are expected
to prove Of unusual interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
MISS Ia PLANT WEBS.
Native Daughter Becomes Bride at
Cedar Rapids

MIR. and Mrs. J. u. Mccormack.
$04 Jerome street, have received
word of the. marriage I'm Cedar
Rapids Saturday evening at O'Clock
of their granddaughter, Miss
Fern l-aPlant. Miss I>aPlant
who is the elder daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. W. LaPlant. be
came the bride of Morton Booth, a
young man engaged in the -automo-
bile business in Cedar Rapods
The bride is a native of this city.
where her parents passed the earlier
years OF their married life. Mr..
Booth came 10 Cedar Rapids from
Chicago after the war. in which he
served in the aviation section.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
WILL ADDRESS VETERANS.
Rev. n. M. shirk, Of Albion, to
Speak at Legion Meeting.

Rev. IL. NJ. Shirk. OF Albion. for
merly chaplain with the American
cxpeditiouary forces in France and
siberia, viii be the principal speaker
at a special meeting Of the American
Legion To be held in the east court
room at : o'clock Wednesday night.
Rev. Mr.. Shirk is an eloquent
sneaker and Is well informed on
Bolsheyikism, having made a special
study of that theory while in
Siberia. Russia Under Bulshe-
y!k Rulc" viii be the subject or his
address.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06

and Mrs. II. A. Whaley at o'clock
dinner Monday night in the Search
light room at the Y. NJ. G. A. Harold
Mason acted AS POSTMASTER and Neal
Crone. speaking for the corps. pre-
scented Mr.. Whaley with a signet
served by Mrs. l.. E. Herring and
Mrs. Arrlla kleespie. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whaley expect 10 go TO Cedar Rap
ids the middle of this month.
g (. 9
Thirty-fiv couples enjoyed the
dancing party given Monday night
by the local lodge OF Elks in the club
rooms. Music was furnished BY
w -. %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
MEETING OF WOOL GROWERS.
County Association VIII elect Off
GERS Saturday

shall County Wool Growers Associa-
ton. with election of officers for the
ensuing year. will be held at the east
court room at 1870 Saturday after
noon. At this meeting it is expected
arrangements will be made for the
handling Of wool -operatively as
was done last year. =. n. Pember-
ton. of LeGrand is the retiring presi-
dent. The association has 10l mem
berS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Paint-paint-Paint.

We vim carry a complete line n
l.. :. paint and roofing paper. This
paint is guaranteed 10 give COM
piate satisfaction or money refunded,
see us before YOU start painting and
get our color card and prices. We can
save YOU 40 10 20 per cent on your
7 ainting bill MarshalItuwn Army Il
Navy supply Co. 81 North Center
street, opposite Public Library.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
WEST CASE DISMISSED.
Suit Against City Dropped After
Testimony is Taken.

Hearing of the case of II. r West
VS. the city of Marshalltown. came
to a sudden halt Monday afternoon
in district court. when counsel for
the plaintiff moved the dismissal OF
the suit. The motion came after
testimony had been offered for both
the plaintiff and the city. The suit
was dismissed without prejudice at
the plaintiffs cost.
West brought suit against thel city
for $3.50 damages, alleged to have
been caused to the plaintiffs auto
mobile when he ran into a stump in
an alleyway in the Binford addition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
ATTENTION. LADIES
The Ladies of Marshalltown and
Within a Radius of Fifty Miles
Will Be Very Much interested in
the Bargain Store Ad Which Will
Appear in Tomorrow's Paper.

II the ladies of Marshalltown and
vicinity will look at the Bargain
store al which will oe III wednes-
days issue of the Times Republican
they will find something TO their in
terest. We will have just the things
that viii! interest all the women, a,
this time of the year.-Advertise-
rnent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
ROTARY CLUB ELECTS.
Arnual Meeting Held Monday Night
w. T. Smith, President.

New officers for the year were
elected at the meeting OF the Rotary
Club, held Monday night at Shrubs
hail. w. T. Smith was chosen presi-
dent. b. O, Whitehlll, vice president;
II. c. Carlson. secretary; c. c. st.
Clair. treasurer; L. II. Lay. sergeant
at arms. and DR.. II. +. French,
George Gregory. l.. c. Abbott, II. W.
Creery and II. A. Kinnan, directors.
During the evening NJ. A. Hiauser,
OF the extension department Of tho
state college, Ames, gave talk. tell
ing OF the decrease in producing the
farm products because of the short
age Of transportation facilities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED.
Stipulation Of Settlement Agreed TO
by litieants.

The suit OF Laurence Keopel VS..
John and Joshua Brennecke. In which
damages were sought for alleged In
juries sustained In an automobile coll
I!eion last summer. scheduled to come
to trial Monday, was not called, the
case having been settled by stipula-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Licensed to Wed.

Harvey Daggett, aged %, of Ell
Cora, and Grace r. Atkinson, aged 22'
of this city.
Everett f. Brown. aged 81, ard
Mrs. Hazel ID. Pursel, aged 81. bath
of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
Local Weather Record.

Thirty-two and 10 were the eN
tremes OF temperature Monday, COM
pared with 81 and II Sunday and 81
and SO year ago Monday ~ :,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06
At tire Hospitals.

John r. Thomas, of Albion; Maur-
ice andrews of New Providence. and
Donald. the 2-year-old son of
John Malfeld. OF Melbourne, submit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06

ted to operations this morning al
the Deaconess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-06

this morning the temperature was 20
compared with 10 at the correspond
ing hour Monday morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24

Efficiency would suggest that some small
fraction Of the money that must be spent in try
ing to trace the thieves who got more than
three and one-haIf million dollars ON trans
continental train near Omaha might have been
expended in protecting SUCH valuable cargo
Of mail
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
shall work. The time for experimentation
aIoag this line is lnanifestly near.
THE SHIPPING SCANDAL.

Witnesses before the congress committee m
yestigating shipping board incompetence ana
Extravaganza tell of almost unbelievable waste
and graft One bill for six hundred and twenty
three thousand dollars was twice paid by the
government, and costly, futile steering device
on which somebody was making money was put
into ships almost up to the day of the armistlce
against the protest of engineers and notwith-
standing that it had resulted In disabling III
teen vessels thus costing the government mil
lions of dollars.
One OF the protege firms of the shipping board
called itself the Union Iron Works OF Norfolk
Virginia 1t did not have single truckload OF
mechanical equipment, and was able to get ana
sublet contracts huge enough to keep an enor-
nous plant at work. This concern pretended to
do some work and undertook to repair an old
vessel owned by the board. To this ship, which
Icame to bear the jocular nickname Old Home
stead the company would send a bunch OF
workmen from time to time who would lounge
around and play craps all day while draw
ing wages which ran as high as one hundred
and eighty dollars week. The government
would then be charged for the services OF more
s'laborers " as they were called, than the entire
personnel of the company, including mechanics,
workers, typewriters and everybody connected
with it from the president down to the Office boy.
Tt seems improbable that there was ever be-
fore In any country such colossal, unblushing
graft and waste as has openly stolen or frittered
away large part of the billions we spent IN
building some hundreds of unstable, unsuitable
hulks. Yet Mr.. Wilson has recently named as
new board members men who have no demon
strated, alleged or suspected capacity for the
management of a merchant marine, men who
know no more about ships or shipping than
Noah knew about oil-driven triple expansion
engines, and who have to pick up such knowl-
edge as they get as they go along.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
WDe NAUV
80 Gate city

vOO's suburb for several years, died
In. his home in Fort Madison a day
last week in the seventy-third year of
his age. The remains were brought
to Nauyoo and laid to rest in the city
cemetery.
Mrs. Ide and two children arrived
in Nauyoo to join the husband, where
they will make their future home
Rev. Ide is the newly ordained minis
ter of the Nauvoo Lutheran church
After the arrival of the family, the
congregation organized a shower in
their honor and presented this worthy
family with groceries, fruits and vege-
tables to start their larder in hospita-
BILE Nauvoo, whic hthey greatly appre-
ciated.
Thursday. one of the most delightful
holidays, Thanksgiving. observed in
Nauvoo, viii. as usual, bring many of
our lads and lassies to their homes
here to enjoy one of those family OLE
time dinners that no one but ma can
arrange and superintend. The two
Nauvoo banks viii close on that date
and there will be no rural route deIiv-
cry. Our business houses will close
their doors at the noon hour except
the soft drink parIors.
Nauvoo high school basket ball
team went over to Denmark, Iowa, last
Friday to contend with a contingent
there. The score stood 20 TO 25 in
favor of Denmark.
Only thirty days until Christmas
arrives and four of them Sundays. Are
you going to do your holiday shopping
early or wait until the last moment
for prices Of presents to drop? In
Nauvoo some of our young ladies' are
doing fancy needle work and making
lace articles to present to their rela-
tiyes and friends.
The lake here was blocked above
Nauyoo one morning last week with
a thin covering of ice 1t takes very
little cold weather to cover this body
of water with ice from shore to shore
The Nauvoo miRlrod has not yet
waiting for the first good snow storm
and colder weather. The season for
hunting the bunny tails opened Novem-
Der and closes January !, 1921. The
quail season opened and viii close
December 10. and the lover of bob
white say it should be closed for
years.
Miss Mary Berchtold, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Maui
WOO for some time, went to Warsaw
and keokuk last Monday to visit two
sisters there and expects to remain
during the winter.
Some Of Nauvco's vicinity farmers
have been slaughtering beef now
and then since the cool weather ar
rived and sold what they did not need
for their family use at Is cents and 20
cents a pound.
There is plenty of amusement and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
FOR
YOUR RED CROSS
One Way to Show This is to Pay up
the Membership Roll Call Fee
of One Dollar and Help
Along the Work.

One very good reason for being
thankful tomorrow is the American
Red Cross. You can make il thank
full by paying your roll call member
ship of one dollar.
An idea OF the extent TO which the
American Red Cross is assisting for
mer service men in their civilian
difficulties can be obtained from
figures recently complied at national
headquarters These show that $685.
$50 allotments and allowances due
soldiers and sailors were adjusted
by the Red Cross during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1920. In this
same period, the personal contact of
the Red Cross was Instrumental in
obtaining reports on 10000 compen-
saticn and insurance claims of for
mer service men. Workers in cen
trail division have done no small part
of this work.
The tendency On the part of some
chapters to close their home service
work before it is done is causing con
siderable concern on the part OF divi-
sion Office The soldiers feel there
still are many things the Red Cross
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
THE PANAMA CANAL.

Our Panama canal is now sef-sustainlng,
paying, that is to say, its operating expenses
and something more. During the last fiscal
year its receipts by tolls were in round numbers
eight and one-half millions and its expenses SIX
and one-half Since it was opened to nayiga-
ton the canal has earned thirty four and half
millions against operting expenses OF thirty
six and a half and a year or two more will
wipe this deficit out. Of course the canal may
never pay and is not expected TO, the interest
on its cost. This was three hundred and sixty
seven millions, five per cent. on which would
be over eighteen millions year. But We did
not build it as tol-gate proposition, but in
the expectation that it would contribute IN
various ways to our greatness, safety and pros
perity as people. If without injustice to for
eign nations and without default in any treaty
obligations we can now make aulicable ar
rangement with Great Britain and Canada,
under which our own merchant marine shall
have free use of the canal, it would seem to be
the expedient thing to do. This is understood
to be Senator Harding's idea and plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
IMMIGRANT CONTROL.

Eighty per cent of the immigrants now arriv-
ing are settling in sections already thickly popu-
lated by previous corners of foreign birth. The
area into which the new arrivals are pouring is
less than one-sixth Of the United States and in
cludes thirty-two Of our largest cities.
The time appears to be near, or to have come,
when government viii have to make an In
novation or adopt, perhaps, towards immigra-
ton a policy in our history, if not In the
history of the world. Up TO now, immigrants
once within our gates have been free to 90 any
where they would; and have to a large extent
gone where they were less needed or desired.
If this can be stopped, it seemingly should be.
Certain sections Of our country wish and wei
come new corners from the old world: other sec
tions are over-suppled and want no more Is
it feasible for our government to take in charge
the distribution of new arrivals? Can we tell
the older nations that we will receive certain
stated numbers of their emf grating people for
settlement in given sections and make this ar
rangement effective by our laws? In fine how
s far we go in determining what immigrants
we will receive, where they must go, how long
they must stay there and at what vacations they
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
entertainment in Nauvoo for this week
to stIit the most fastidiouB.

entertainment in Nauvoo for this week
to strft the most fastidious
Travelling men who sell goods in
Nauvoo during the year will be almost
as rare as hens teeth after this week
until next spring All this will be
caused by inconrenient transportation
facilities and the high cost OF getting
to and away from Nauvoo during the
winter months,
The hoboes are bobbing up in Maui
VOC. One "bO" was looking for the
Nauvoo police chief last Monday even
ing and begged quarters in hotel de
johnson. during the night. He was
Quartered as per request. A crippled
tourist was in Nauvoo Tuesday asking
aims of our soft-hearted and generous
people, and he was awarded.
Quite number of Nauvoo and vicin-
ity farmers are through hushng corn.
The price paid by them to get the
crop harvested was five and six cents
bushel. This cereal is bringing
only so cents in the rural elevator
markets at this time.
1t is the turkey and not the goose
that lays the golden egg this year. We
doubt if there will be one bird to
grace a Nauvoo dining room table
Thanksgiving day this year; so cents
a pound.
Farmers are crying about the low
price of wheat and corn and the Nau-
VOC housewife over the high price of
flour a great world, this.
Several Nauyoo wine cellars look
as barren as the Sahara desert at this
early part of the season. They con-
toiDad a yuyp hor of pallrpc of Nauyon
grape juice and when it got ripe
enough to contain about SIX per cent
kick it was attacked with vigor unr
til it disappeared and the owners de
plore its too early consumption.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
PLACE OF JUSTICE.

Refreshing news comes from Washington. It
is that the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor is understood to be discuss
ing methods by which differences between capt.
tai and labor can be adjusted peacefully. If
this be SO, we shall all hope earnestly that the
labors of the committee be attended with sue
cess Peaceful settlement of labor disputes
would be big step forward toward ideal eco
nomic conditions One thing is needful in order
to bring this about and but one obstacle stands
In its way.
If both capital and labor had an exact sense
of justice, there would be no labor disputes.
But if they had even approximate sense OF
justice, the disputes which might arise would
be settled peaceably. 1t is lack of justice that
imposes upon workers such hours, pay or work
ing conditions as to make life mere existence.
And lack of justice makes workers, powerful
through organization, bind employers by such
terms that they cannot conduct their business
in proper manner or make reasonable profit.
Selfshness blocks the operation of justice IN
the relations between capital and labor. 1t
leads the employer to gouge his workers In order
to exact the last cent of profit from them. 1t
makes the worker seek such pay and terms that
the employer has virtually no control over his
own business and cannot make profit com
mensurate with the capital and thought involv-
ed.
vice is eliminated, we shall have labor disputes;
and they will not be peaceful nor will they be
settled peaceably.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THANKFUL TIME.

THANKFUL TIME
It's come TO thankful time again;
The yellow corn is shining,
And every purple autumn grape
Can shnx q sugar lining
The Crimson apples crowd the bin,
The nuts are bronzsd With sweetness,
The golden pumpkins in the field
Are rounded 10 completeness.
Our little gardens spicy stin,
That was gay with giving;
The air is frosty-ciean-O Love,
Were thankful be living!
From gray to green, from green to GOLD
Through every kind OF weather.
The rainbow year came slipping py;
We met II glad together
And fetch fragrant wood,
And light ingie tire
An upwardleaping, rudy flame,
A dream and desire.
Across the leaf5rown, happy hills
The softshod dusk Is moving;
A cricket cries his song-Dear Heart
We're thankful TO ne loving:
Nancy Byrd Turner
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24

can do for them. The Red e..
pledged to serve these men ans n
chapter should believe that Ne 'u ~
is completed until it can repo,4 ~ s.
hundred percent contact win y. ,as
men of its jurisdiction and know a Ny
their claims for compensation N.Y.
tional training, back pay. etc No a'
been adjusted. nase
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24
New York Money NJ.

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-Monor Is
call, 6 per cent; six months vi y
cent.
Mercantile paper. 7aIS per co.,
Bar silver. London, asKd NJ M
York. 99hc. WV
Demand sterling. s3.4SA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-24

Why should anyone be surprised that Ger
many has not sent back the books it borrowed
from the library at Louvaing What borrower
ever does bring back the choice volumes except
at the point Of a pistolf