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New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Army of Idle
Grows as Jobs
Become Scarce
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time or by shutting down for periods
of varied length, for the purpose of re-
pairs or on some other preteXt, and
then resumlng.
The part time plan is. of course,
unsatisfactory, both TO the employer
and the employee IT results in di-
minished production and its only ad-
vantage seems to be to save the face
Of the worker by not reducing his
scale of wages, although his total
earnings are materially reduced.'
There has been noticeable increase
during the last week or ten days in
the number of men observed summing
themselves during the day on benches
in Madison, Union and Washington
Squares. Dr. Flynn was asked f this
cid not indicate a pronounced dearth
of employment
You must bear N mind,' he an
swered, that this time of the year al
ways ushers in d slack season for work
crs in certain seasonal occupations
farm labor, construction, railroad main
tenaNce and other outdoor work With
the first frost, this class of workers
make for the cities and New York
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Ghetto Trade Stagggers Under
Lack of Customers and Monev
C"t-Rate War Among Garment Brokers Along Curbs
OF Bowery Ihoroughfares RACES With Vio-
lence of Pre-Armistice Days

for nothing. He'll sue for $4,000 to-
morrow and settle for six Thursday.
Good business for these times when
business is so rotten that | can't sell
a first-class pair of shoes for one
quarter what they cost me a month
ago"
The slump in trade has caused the
ghetto greater CONSERVATION than any
thing it has known since that lurjd dav
five years ago when Sam Green. over
on Rivington Street, put Jazz orches
ira in his knish foundry and took all
the customers from Kavilovitch's res
taurant across the way. The famous
knlsh war was exciting. The present
trade war is only depressing so far.
1t may become wildly exciting at anv
minute, however, if the battle Of prices
goes on.
Retail Business Dull
Nobody in Bayard Street Yesterday
seemed able to explain what had caused
the scarcity of customers and the gen
eral economic strngency. Some blamed
1T on the election, while others said it
was due to prohibition.
Say" said one merchant who was
trying to get rid Of some remarkable
four-track' shirts at 50 cents each. "if
could ever set my eyes on a drunken
sailor again I'd die for JOY
The wholesalers on the curb market
are not the only ones who have felt
the financial depression. The retailers.
whose little shops border both sides of
Bayard Street in an unbroken line from
the bowery west to Mott, are, to use
the expression of policeman who dis
cussed the situation with a Tribune re-
porter, eft to be tied"
The retailers mace I'M and Hou,,, N1It
side their stores like hungry wolves.
The passerby who makes a noise like
money is not invited in. He is dragged
in by the hair of the head if neces-
sary. If he gets out without buying he
Is either "brokc" or a better man than
the retailer.
Customers are just that scarce.
A Tribune reporter left one Bayard
Street retailer in a paroxysm of grief
yesterday when he declined to purchase
"a fine, stylish, high grade coat" at
Sl5.65 after the garment had sagged in
price all the way from $40.
While quotations on the coat were
dropping painfully half a dollar at a
time the proprietor's youthful son.
Zebulon by name, sat near by reading
ing a volume entitled "How to Talk
Business to Win; or, 1872 Ways to Meet,
Pers lsde and Convince q Customer"
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Things are dull in the Ghetto.

tiHS" are uu4I III tIe NneCtO.
Business, take it from the first and
second hand clothing dealers of Bayard
Street, has gone "ker-smesh." The
collapse of trade in the Ghetto's curb
market has precipitated a cut-rate war
that has brought the hungry eyed gar
ment brokers to the point of physical
violence.
Late yesterday bearded broker tot
tered aroung the corner of Mott Street
into Bayard. He was staggering under
a pile of overcoats of all vintages and
descriptions. He lurched into the mar
ket that surges and babbles and
harangues at the corner of Bayard and
Elizabeth streets.
Out of the uproar of mixed tongues
the bearded broker gathered certain
information that caused him to shrek
painfully. Then he dropped his coats
and pasted another bearded gentleman
in the right eye. This was followed by
sort of ling-around a-rosie in which
each fnancier held fast to the Others
beard.
Price War Waxing Hot
The trouble tha. caused this be-
" "utSheieN 10" is tSplSdl vi luc eco
nomic malady that has caused more
than one Bayard Street merchant to
have two fits and d bad spell in the
last few days.
When the bearded gentleman of the
coats had finally parked himself en- the
muddy curb of Elizabeth Street and
given way to torrential tears, studi-
Gus individual who had forty G ght
pairs of unrelated shoes draped over
his shoulders explained to Tribune
reporter what It was all about. 1t
seems that when the coat merchant
charged into the garment exchange he
found that one Morris Rabinowitz, late
of Przemysl, had beaten him to his
prospective customer 1t is we'll to re-
member here that there is nothing so
scarce y Bayard Street and vicinity
these smoky fall days as customer
who can make noise like real money
They are as few and far between aa
Democrats in the Jersey Legislature.
Mr. Rabinowitz undersold his rival
by an eighth OF cent on each gar
mcnt
That's good profit for these
times explained the studious in
dlvidual, "and guess maybe Morris
should make another six dollars for
that smash by the eye that he gets
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
" entz Denies Combine
To Fix High Coal Price

From The Trsbune'S Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Denial was
made here to-day by d. b. Vent,
PRESIDENT of the National Coal Associa
'on. OF evidence introduced before the
special Senate committee on recon
TyEucuon now holding sessions in New
, iofN, to the effect that coal operators,
'palifoad executives and the Interstate
commerce Commission during the coal
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

services, as we'll as a share Of the
profits accruing from the business car
ried OH by him.
Stlnnes says he established through
the hank of Rotterdam cred. WIKI the
National City Bank amounting to $500
0Qo for Miller's use in the pursai- g
his business.
The complaint declares that Stree
last June Miller has been engaged in
buying and selling coal and o:hcr com
modites and has made profit Of iore
than 100000, which SHINES say be-
longs to him. Miller, for MS part. it
is alleged, has repudiated and denied
tho existence of the contract ana has
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

those prevailing in the open market
during the shortage emergency.
"This statement of Nh. Millcrs is
Aagrantly false. 1t is true that officials
of the National Coal Association en-
deavored to keep Mr.. Tumulty init
mately advised Of the conditions in the
industry. This was done simply and
solely that the President might be fully
and accurately informed"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Flour Under $40 a Barrel

MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 9.-For ths
first time in almost four years Sour
sold under the $40 a barrel mar at
the mills here TO-DAY
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carry out his alleged duties

refused TO carry out his alleged duties
under il.
A Niller is known to have inole
than 100000 in his name ir thc Ne-
tional C.ty Bank, Judge julius N.
Mayer, on a motion by Mn Noyes. yes
terday granted temporary injunction
restraining Miller from the use Of this
money until argument IS heard. on No
20 n, her u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-29

present financial troubles and have
outlined . now plan which II claimed
to be original. Briefly the members
who aAk for $50 a month for tho
amount Of time each soldier served
want II in cash II they can have II
but n they can't get 1t that way they
viii take It In the form of premium
payments Of twenty year endowment
life insurance policies.
Recommendation endorsing such
desires have been forwarded to state
and national headquarters or the
American Legion while q heavy cor
respondence has been started to edu :
cate other posts on the same line OF
thought,
Hanford MacNider, the post COM
mander In discussing the plans OUT
lined them when he said.
1--WE have gone on record for a
cash bonus Of $50 a month based
upon the length Of service OF tho
man but with tho understanding or
the difficulties with which con.
sress Is faced In raising the necoa-
sary funds. II IL Is improbable to
secure this money by n bond issue
or by direct taxaction, we suggest
that this $50 q month be computed
and that credit be given on q twenty
year endowment policy Of govern
mont insurance.
This would remove the necessity
of raising this money Immediately
and the ex-servioe man would. uu-
doubtedly by the time his payments
become due. be In q position to take
care OF the remainder of this ipsur-
ance. In the meantime he would be
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PRESENTS STATE
WITH TRAER PARK

Mrs. r. A. Mccormack, of Sioux
City, Heir Of the T. F. Clark Es-
tate at Trser, Presents Park Be-
longing &c the Estate 10 iowa
Tract Has Long Been Public Park.
Special to Times Republican.
Traer, March 29.--CIarK's park, the
beautiful wooded tract four and one
half miles northeast of Traer, is TO
be a state park, the gift to the state
Of Iowa by Mrs. Fletcher Mccormack
Of Sioux City, the sole heir to the T.
F. CLARK estate. The gift includes
between fifteen and twenty five
acres. Professor Pammel. of Ames.
a member Of the state park commits
sion. was here and accepted the gift.
Clark's park has for years been
practically a public park, as Mr.
Clark always allowed the public to
use 1t freely without restriction.
In the park is the site of the first
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark when
they came here In the SOS. 1t is
planned to reproduce the log cabin as
nearly as possible in which the
pioneer couple lived. The only re-
strictions made in the gift to the
state Is that 1t Ia to be forever a
public park.
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WATERLOO WON CONTEST.
West High Student Victor In Ex.
temporaneous Speaking Contest.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, March 29.-Max Low
ingston OF West Waterloo high won
first place in the northeastern Iowa
district extemporaneous speaking
contest here Saturday. Wilma Robert
son, of Iowa Falls, won second place
and George Hess. OF Charles City
third. The West Waterloo student
will represent the district at the state
contest to be held in Iowa City next
month.
Entrants In the contest and their
subjects were:
Esther Leech, Marshalltown, New
Political Parties; Mary Matthews,
Dubuque, The League OF Nations, Its
Organization and Official Acts to
| Date" Harold Skeels, Usage. "The
Development of Aviation in the
United States: Wilma Roberts, Iowa
Falls. Advance in Public Educa-
ton; Mason Lewis, Earlville.
"Americanism"; Max Lovjngston
West Waterloo, Universal Military
I Training; George Hess, Charles
City, Recent Development Of Agri-
culture IN the United States"
The Judges were Supt. A. w.
Moore, Oelwein: Supt. ]. S. Hiliard,
Manchester; Attorney Leonard
Becker, WaverIy.
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KILLED BY OvERExERTloN.
Iowa Falls Farmer Expires Soor
After Running to Catch Train.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, March IA few min
utes after boarding Northwestern
train in this city, Alexander Mccoy,
a pioneer farmer and stockman of
this county. was stricken with heart
failure and passed away. He had
walked in from his home west Of
town to take the train to Eldora on
@ business mission and on nearing
the depot saw the train was about
to pull out and ran a short distance
to catch 1t. The train had gone
about two miles when the other pas
sengers noticed Mr.. Mccoy was III
and went to his assistance. but he
died a few moments later. The train
men were notified and the train was
backed to Iowa Falls and the body
was turned over to an undertaken.
Mr.. Mccoy was born in Lockport. N.
y, in ls49 and came to this county
in 1871 locating In the south part Of
the county near Point Pleasant. A
few years ago. he purchased a farm
west of town and has lived here
since. He was engaged extensively
in stock raising and was the owner
of a number Of farms in this county.
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c.dar Falls Census Figures.

Cedar Falls, March 2s.-The fed
eral bureau at Washington has made
the announcement that the recent
count made by the government gives
the Lawn City a population Of 6,3l5,
which is an increase Of 20 per cent
or to be exact, 1904 over that Of tho
last federal census. The announce
ment is somewhat disappointing ~
many citizens who firmly believed
that a much larger showing would
be made. However, tho gain Is IN
keeping with all of the progressive
towns and cities SO far reported, rs
a result all should be contented TO
know that the Lawn City is amons
those cities that show a substantial
increase, as many localities have
shown large deficit, Taking into
consideration that we have yearly
attendance of some 1900 students,
none of whom were counted, 1t gives
Cedar Falls a population near the
nine Thousand mark.
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Dusna Vista Debatsrs Win.

Special to Times Republican.
Storm Lake. March 29.-Buena
Vista College debating team won
from Upper Iowa University here by
q three to nothing decision. The
question for debate was: Resolved
that the United States sould DO
closed to all immigration for a period
Of ten years, constitutionality grant
cd" Upper Iowa upheld the affirm
alive and Buena Vista the negative.
The members of the Buena Vista
team were John Rae. George Diehl.
Arthur Riedesel (captain) and Frank
May, alternate On the same night
Buena vista's affirmative team COM
posed of Robert Richardson, Stanton
FavilIe, John Fulton (captain) and
Clifford Miller, alternate, went to
Fayette and were defeated by a two
TO one score.
On March 10. Buena Vista's al
firmative team won a unanimous de-
cision over Ellsworth College, while
the negative team won a two to one
decision over Central College.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-29
News of Union,
al to Tirnes-Republican,

Special to Times Republican.
Union. March 29.-E. g. Coler has
purchased the Doane property on
Davis street, occupied by Clyde
Clemens and wife who will soon move
tn the Ieste- rrnnertv in the .c-th-
east part of town,
Calvin Marshall. q pioneer resident
Of this vicinity but now Of Colorado
Springs arrived Friday for a visit
with relatives and friends,
Glen q. Haggin bought the Haas
residence property sold at ths admin
istrators auction sale Saturday for
s1,697.50 and A. p. Peterson bought
the vacant lot which joins his pro.
perty on the west. Calvin WINERY
previously bought tho cottage and
one lot,
Rev, Mr.. and Mrs. Coils and little
daughter returned Saturday from
Vinton, where Rev. Mr.. Coils con-
Quoted the singing for the week Of
meetings held there by Dr., Young.
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Make $4,000 Profit on Lot Sale.

Fort Dodge, March 2s.yA $1,000
profit in two days-that is what was
realized by a quick turn in Fort
Dodge real estate.
J. II. Waterman and A. l.. Allen
sold the property on First avenue
north and Ninth street purchased
Thursday from John NJ. Schaupp fol
$50. 1000 to c. H. Pill.
The property measures eighty rec,
on north Ninth street and has q
frontage of 120 feet on First avenue
north.
Mr.. Pill is a firm believer in the
future of Fort Dodge and is thorough.
~ satisfied with his purchase. y
would not take $4,000 more than
paid for it," he said.
He plans to erect business block
on his new property, but the exact
nature of it has not yet been deter
mined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-29
pEs MONIES CONFERENCE
CLOSES ANNUAL SESSION
AT CENTER POINT.
STEPS TAKEN TOWARD
MERGER OF CHURCH
Bishop M. T. Maze, of LeMars, Pro-
siding Officer at Yearly Meeting
Session Closed Sunday - Assign.
ment of Pastors For Des Moines
and Cedar Rapids Districts.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
twenty-seventh annual session Of the
Des Moines conference of the United
Evangelical Church at Center Point
closed Sunday. Rev. Charles Pick
fcrd.was the conference host. DR.. NJ.
r. Maze, of LeMars, was presiding
bishop. Next session will be held at
Lisbon.
The United Evangelical church
and the Evangelical Association are
getting together on organic union.
Rev. II. c. Schluter, pastor of the as
ISOLATION church at La Porte City,
delivered fraternal address. A fine
spirit of union exists between these
two bodies at the present time and
the union will be consummated in
the not distant future.
o. c. Gatrell. of Alburnett. and Ell
licensed. Rev. NJ. f. Shank, OF Ne
vada, was ordained elder.
Rev. B. H. Michel. of Harrisburg,
Pa. corresponding secretary of the
board Of missions, was present thru
out the session. DR.. c. Newton Du3s,
of Shanghai. founder of missions IN
China, was present and addressed the
conference on Thursday night.
r. y. Holsaple. superinte nden: of
the anti-saloon league. addressed the
conference on Saturday morning.
His opinion is that the liquor
traffic is not dead, but very much
alive as far as struggling for its ex-
istence. %
Appointments Of pastors follow:
Cedar Rapids District.
c. H. Stauffacher. presiding elder.
Home at Cedar Rapids.
Alburnett-O. c. Gatrell.
Belle Plaine--J. A. Deedrick.
Cedar Rapids Zion-J. Auracher.
Cedar Rapids Second-G. II. Bam-
ford.
Cairo-To be supplied.
Center Point-G. j. Roths.
Grandview-Charles Pickford.
Iowa City-C. G. Zeigler.
La Porte City-E. II. Heverly.
Lisbon-R. E. kerney.
Marshalltown First. B. NJ. Mall
10y.
Marshalltown States. ". Ramige.
Manly-G. A. Stauffacher.
Palo--G. H. Bamford.
Waterloo. B. Speaker.
White Oak-To be supplied.
Oes Moines District.
A. A. Couser, presiding elder. Home
at Des Moines.
Atoms. Skogsberg.
Anita. H. Boozer.
Arispe-J. w. Linthicum.
Colon. c. Miller.
Correctionville-J.S s. Deedrick.
Des Moines--W. r. Oursler.
Evergreen--F. R.. Blakely.
Harlan-J. NJ Bamford.
Iowa City Center--G. V. Wilson.
Lawn Hill--E. A. Donovan.
Nevada-M. E. Shank.
Oakland-V. L. Farnham.
Red Oak-E. r. Mitchell.
Ringgold-H. w. Hendricks.
Russell-M. c. Mckinley.
Washta-G. NJ. Ludwig.
Winterset-S. H. Williams.
Zearing-E. r. McClelland.
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LITTLE TIME IN WHICH TO CAM
pAioN FOR SEATS IN @. O.. p.
CONVENTION.
WOODS FORCES JUST
STARTING ORGANIZATION.
Hoover Boom Started at Des Moines
Stopped Short There-Johnson Has
No Organization in Iowa and No
Sentiment For Him Is Visible
Havner's Neighhors Helping.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Molnes. March 29.-Political
interest in Iowa the past several days
has shifted TO Delaware. where tho
woman suffrage fight is staged for
show down on Tuesday. The reports
that the legislature now sitting at
Dover would turn down the amend
ment are met by the suffraGists here
with the statement that the cause
is won anyway regardless OF Dele
wares attitude attic there will be
disappointment among the active
workers il the franchise right is
withheld another year as seems prob
able.
The outcome of the primaries in
South Dakota showing considerable
Of strength for Hiram Johnson was
| somewhat of a surprise here. 80
far as learned Johnson has no or
ganization of any effect in Iowa. Tie
larger papers of his home state OF
California thus far have been giving
much space to Herbert Hoover as
presidential possibility. The Los
Angeles Times particularly has been
boosting Hoover.
With the state convention to Sc
lect delegates to the national con-
vention only q short time away the
fight for delegates from Iowa TO the
national republican gathering at
Chicago on June, will necessarily
be short lived. The Lowden organiza-
ton in Iowa has been active for sew
eral weeks. The Woods forces are
Just starting TO organize the state.
The friends Of Herbert Hoover
launched a Hoover for President CLUB
in Des Moines about a week ago and
announced that clubs would be or
ganized in other Iowa towns. No re-
ports have come in. however, of any
more such clubs being formed. The
one in Des Moines is still in En-
bryo. Thus far no word has been re-
ceived OF any activity for Senator
Harding of Ohio or other favorite
sons.
Attorney General Havner was
given a sendoff in his campaign for
governor by the republican county
committee of Iowa county by means
of a banquet put on at MarenSo
Thursday night.
Deems workers are reported as to
be working hard over the state in
behalf Of their candidate. Deems Is
said to have enlisted the support Of
| some of the food administrators who
served with him during the war.
Nate Kendall is getting out again
and making a few speeches after
having been laid up for some eight
| weeks with a broken leg.
Lieutenant Governor Moore is
making his strong plea the need fer
a business administration in the
states affairs. pointing to his busi-
ness career and political experience
as qualifying him especially for the
Job as chief executive.
| II the governorship fight goes to
the convention there is a possibility
| that Deems may have an advantage
as compromise candidate. 1t Is
recognized that he will draw less
| fire than the other candidates be-
cause he has not been in public life
or in position where enmities are
made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-29

owned by Mr.. Winters parents, M
and Mrs. George Winters.
Robert Scott has rssigncd his posi-
ton a. night telephone operator ae
the central office to take effect April
II. Miss Ruth Perry succeeds him.
Mr.. Scott viii take no other employ
ment for the present hut will 90 to
Mount Vernon to rest up at the
homo Of his parents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-29
DEATH At STEAMBOAT ROCK.
Mrs. Henry cramer succurbs After
Long illness.

Special to metropolitan,
Steamboat Rock, March 29.-Mrs.
Henry Cramer. ST., passed away aft
er a lingering illness, Saturday.
March 81, at her home at Steamboat
Rock, Mrs, Cramer, nee Bonn, was
born at Leer, Germany, and came
with her parents to F>reeport, H.. in
1885. She was married to Henry
Cramer and to this union were born
five children,
Mr.. Cramer passed away Jan. l.
1902, at Forreston, III, Later Mrs,
Cramer and children came to Steam
boat Rock to make their home. The
surviving children ars John, Henry,
and Jacob Cramer and Mrs, e. Chris
tians and Mrs, L. A. Lu.Sen, all OF
Steamboat Rock, Funeral services
will be held this afternoon at the
BAPTIST church, of which she was q
member, after which the body will
be taken to Eorreston, Ill, for burial.
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chiefly OF teachers Of economics and
sociology In colleges and universities
Much attention in the convention was
given to the development OF 9
stronger and better Americanisn
thru the teaching In public schools
and colleges. The convention mex
year will be held at Cedar Falls.
The following officers were elected:
President. Prof. G. I. Hickok. Coo
College; vice president. J. Z. Brind-
ley, Iowa State College; secretary
treasurer, l. l.. Pollock, Cedar Falls;
executive committee. Frank johnson,
Grinnell: S. L. Chandler. Cornell: NJ
A. Brisco, Iowa City.
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Traer News Items.

Special to Tines-Republioan,
Traer, March a--Joseph Jaba, Jr,
who has been In Bohemia nearly
twenty yee-ss, weess here !..s. -sas &c
visit his parents, MI, Jaba is 4
former Trasr boy, having elesaked
hare In Portsrdsld's stoes twenty
years ago He is now saanassv Of
the largest shos factory In the usv
republic Of Cssoho -alovaies, ownsd
by his fathsr-ia-lex aad smploylas
1900 HsR. "a n n IA Date.
States TO buy materials tor IA insee-
tnties and 70 Visit bin parsnts
Ths A. LOsa4 heH99A y 4paFaatae-
ed tn smallDoz, ~. iDgan bsinS ~
victim.
A VIII Winters ana fosnily have psas-
chased ~ heHss l. TayloFS ad(fie