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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
PENSION BILL PROVISIONS.
New Measure Includes Veterans o.
Three Wars.
By Associated Press


Washington, April 24.-The house
bill increasing pensions of civil war
veterans to $50 monthly and those of
the widows of veterans to $50 month
ly, passed yesterday by the senate.
now goes to conference. The in
creases were provided 10 meet the
rising costs Of living.
Senate amendments made the in
creases applicable to veterans of the
Mexican war, who number 215, and
widows of veterans, who number
1876, and also the widows Of vet
erans Of the war of 1872. of whom
seventy-three are living.
The present average pension OF
veterans is $3.50. and that of wild
ows $25. The measure will add about
$65,250,000 to the present pension roll
Of $214, 100000. Congressional lead
ers said this was the last general
legislation planned in behalf Of the
veterans of the civil and Mexican
wars. Last June there were 271,520
civil war veterans and 336,375 wild
ows and dependents on the pension
rolls.
Besides the general pension Of $50
monthly, the bill provides pensions up
to 500 monthly for disabled veterans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
FOUR RoMANoFFs BURIED.
Great Secrecy Marks Conveyance OF
Bodies From harbin.
n. A

BY Associated Press.
Peking, April II tDelayedl.-Seven
bodies, four of them said to be those
Of members OF the Russian imperial
family, arrived in Peking from Har-
bin yesterday, and were buried in
the Russian cemetery outside the
city wall The whole proceeding was
surrounded with the greatest Sc
crecy.
The bodies were declared to be
those Of Grand Duke Serge Michael
ovitch, Prince Ivan, husband of Prin-
cess Helene, daughter of King Peter,
of Serbia; Prince Igor, brother OF
Prince Ivan; Grand Duchess Eliza
beth, sister of the late Empress, and
three servants who shared the fate
of three members Of the royal fam
lily when, it is alleged, they were
killed and their bodies thrown down
into n coal mine near Perm.
Discovery of their whereabouts
was said to have been made by a
commission appointed by Admiral
Kolchak last summer.
1t Is believed the transfer was
brought about by General Dietrichs,
Kolchak commander, it being limited
that King Peter co-operated in the
arrangement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
PALMER HAS A DREAM.
OveraiIs to Knock a." Out Of ~. q:
l., He 10 SURE.

G., no 10 sure.
Washington. April 2i.-Attorney
General Palmer said today that he
was convinced from reports to the
department of justice that definite
results are now showing themsslves''
in the governments campaign to
force down living costs, and that
while the drop has been only sligfat
In the last month. the campaign had
acted as q brake against rising prtc-
es. ssNa
Reports from fair price commis-
sioners," the attorney general said.
indicate that the decreases are prin-@
cipally due to the driving out OF the
profiteering margins Of trade. The
fnir nrica commissions have haAn
unusually successful in tho last sig
ty days in getting the trades to en-
ter into agreements definitely limit
Ing their margins OF profit on given
articles on which the dealers them-
selves have admitted taking generous
profits. IL
I'm some lines It has been found
that no reductions could be effected
with fairness to the dealers. Some
articles, particularly clothing, how.
ever. have dropped as much as ii
per cent In cost to the consumer.
while the average Of all articles re-
presents a smaller percentage OF de-
crease"
Mr.. Palmer said that thus far the
department had taken no part In the
overall movement, altho he believed
that the movement indicated - pur-I
pose on the part OF the public 10 buy
more carefully" He said this would
go long way toward sliminatinx un-
fair nrices sti &
As result OF tho disclosures IL
the senate investigation OF proffteer-I
ing by shoe retailers, Senator No
Nary, Oregon, on behalf Of the M
vestigating committee. viii introduos,
bill tomorrow requiring mAnufAo-,
tnrers to stamp their price On 9sess
pair. II Il Sl;
Then everybody who geei Is buS u
pair OF shoes can see what Ii q =
the retailer" said Senator Mctt
Those who want 10 be gouSsll
know Just how Muci5 - Ss;1,Ss SS-sSs;
gouged." ssss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
SCIENTISTS FAVOR PARKS.
Iowa Academy Endorses Projects
- Officers Chosen. :

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, April 24.-The thirty
fourth annual state convention Of the
Iowa Academy of Science closed here
today after endorsing the state park
movement unanimously. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Prof. Mich
olas knight, Cornell; first vice pres
ident, Prof. D. w. Morehouse, Drake;
second vice president, Prof. r. b.
Wylie Iowa University; secretary,
Assistant State Geologist James II.
Lees. Des Moines; treasurer Prof.
I. Thomas, Iowa University; execu-
tive committee. Professors Leroy
Weld, Coe; ]. E. Guthrie, Ames; H.
e. Jaques, Iowa Wesleyan.
State Mathmeticians Association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Prof. H. L. Rietz, Iowa Uni
versity; vice president, Prof. r. B.
McClennan, Grinnell; secretary, Prof.
B. F. Simondson, Upper Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
URUeUAYANs TO FIGHT DUEL.

.S.1sns G..S.:assnn.s os ?.1r.k!:c Challenges:
Editor and He Accepts.
BY Associated Press.
Montevideo. Uruguay. April a.
Baltasar Brum, president Of the re-
public, has challenged DR.. Rodriguez
Larreta, director Of the newspaper
Ell Pals, to duel. DR.. Larreta has
accepted the challenge.
The differences between President
Brum and DR.. Larreta are the out
growth Of an article in El Pals at
tacking the president following his
address on inter-American affairs
before tho students Of the University
OF Montevideo on Wednesday,.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
OveraNs Clubs
Telling Punch
Against H. c. L.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
New York, April 24.-Fathei
Knickerbocker girded up his loins in
denim and patches today to take his
first serious punch at the high cosl
Of good dressing.
The day of the big parade-the
economy parade-launched by an or
ganization known as the Cheese Clut
found the thousands or earnes
citizens ready to trudge over miles
Of cobblestones and asphalt In q
warning protest against profiteering
in the necessities Of life.
Every class was represented. High
school boys and girls, municipal en-
ployes, humble citizens Of the cas-,
side, and n Chinese delegation from
Mott street had places in the linz
not to mention scores of theatrical
stars.
The power behind the overalls and
patches movement in New York w3t
strikingly emphasized along the Ii =
of march by posters in clothing store
windows. inviting the public to come
in and buy at prices from SIS to SIC
lower than those that prevailed last
week.-Posters that employed among
ether phases the line, why Wear
Overalls?"
More than score Of large stores
have advertised price reductions in
the newspapers. and A. w. Riley
head of the department Of justice
flying squadron" which has been
doing missionary work among deal
ers here, predicts that the number
will increase rapidly.
Cards were passed out to the
marchers, pledging them to inventory
their sartorial possessions and plan
their use so that only a minimum
of new garments would have to be
bought in 1920.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
WIFE COSTS HIM ,45,ooo.

!cvsa Man R.envars LARGE Sum From
Man Who Stole Affections.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux Falls, s. D.. April ga
Jury In federal court here ut
o'clock this morning returned YER
dict giving John Henderson, Of
Paullina, Iowa, $4,000 IN his seduc-
ton and alienation suit against J. c.
Blenlsiron. Of Mitchell, s. D., who is
reputed to be worth a quarter Of a
million dollars. Henderson sued for
$4,000. He charged that while he
was In the army bieniSiron scduced
HeRderson's wife, induced her to sc :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Impassioned Plea For Ad-
justment of Railroad
Wage Schedules.
BROTHERHOODs
ARGUE CAUSE
Vice President Shes rsiIs csmmss-
sion Rail Workers Are rlrsd q
Being Patriotic Only TO Ds Plum.
dersd and Patient Only 70 d
PsupsrIrsd-Prsssnts Demands -
Firsursn and hostlsrs.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. .
Washington. April :<.-warnin0
against further delay In settling the
wage demands OF tho 2,ooo, 900 rail-
road workers OF the country. Tim
othy Shea. vics-presidont OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman.
told the railroad labor board today.
tho men were fed up on promises.
and dead. dog-tired of delays"
Mr.. Shea. presented the demands OF
the tiremen and hostlers for basia
living wage OF $3.50 a day. with diff
ferentials for skill. responsibility and
experience. and the increase In the
cost of living since the demands were
FIRST presented last June.
He told the board that the LESSONS
to be learned from the steel. coal
and railroad strikes was that 'men
will not work when they can not live
decently on the wages they are paid"
When he had urged the striking rail-
road men in the eastern terminals to
return to work. Mr.. Shea said their
almost universal Justification for
striking was that they and their fam
ilies were starving at work. and they
might Just as well starve not work
Ing"
Say Workers Have Been Patriotic.
Citing wages of all employees
should be adequate to maintain the
employe and his family In reasonable
comfort and with adequate oppor-
tunity for the education Of his chill
dred. Mr.. Shea said the railroad
workers had been patient and they
had been patriotic.
I'VE were patriotic" he said,
while the thousand. and tens OF
thousands OF war millionaires were
being created. We have been patient
while the pronteers have paused in
their orgy OF spending III gotten
gains only long enough 20 skyrocket
prices still higher and make mock
cry OF our governments promise
that living costs would be reduced
Gentlemen. the time hns come
when our people say they will no
longer be patriotic, only to be plumb
cred. nor patient only to be pauper-
lied. They have learned by bitter
experience that their landlords are
not patriotic and that their grocers
are not patient They are fed up on
promises. and they are dead, dog.
tired OF delays
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
PAGE ONE.


TeIearaphio News:
Shea Pleads For Rail Workers.
Chicago Strike to Be Finish Fight.
Premiers Agree On German Policy.
Split Over Turkey.
Hines Resigns as Rail Director.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News;
Why Labor is Scarce.
Iowa Woman Wife OF Bluebeard.
Harding Ready to Quit Politics.
I. o. o. +. to Celebrate.
Farm News and Garden Notes.
PAGE FOUR.
Sports News and story:
Weaver Leads In Junior Circuit.
The Abandoned Room.
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
The Buffaloes Can Wait.
Overall Vaudeville.
Brookhart in Marshalltown.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE,
TEN AND ELEVEN.
city Me~.:
Court Takes Hand in Home Az
fairs.
c. ID. Gilman to Leave Y. M. C. A.
Col. Smith Brookhart for Cooper
alton.
Soy Beans Popular Crop.
Bird Feature, The Robin.
Tire Runs Wild; Smashes Win
dow.
4 Local Comment.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General;
" Hogs Marke Slight Gains.
Corn Market Steady,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
ATTORNEY DEFlES COURT.
Lawyer Representing Stakeholder.
Put Under Bond.
Snerio1 IN Tim 90 RcnuhItr,n

1fNN'''' w 1N'puS''Sah.
Sioux City, April 24.--Attorney
Tom Bevington, representing various
stockholders OF the Midland Pack
ing Company and enjoinnd "a few
days ago fron bringing action
against the company to require an
accounting OF the $4,000 900 OF stock
sold. continued HIS preparations to
bring action 1t is said, and has been
hailed into court charged with con-
tempt. His hearing was set for early
next month and his bond placed mt
$1,000. but he refused to sign bond
and was entering the county Jail
when stockholders by whom he has
been employed put up the cash for
his appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
NAL NUTRITION RESPONSIBLE.
Tuberculosis In Children Declared
Duo to Under Nourishment.

TubercuIosis IN Children Declared
Duo to Under Nourishment.
by Associated Press.
st. Louis, April 24.-Problems con-
fronting the National Tuberculosis
Association In It's proposed nation
wide campaign for prevention and
eradication OF tuberculosis. were
considered by the final session OF the
convention Of the association here
today.
Mal-nutrition among children, II
was declared, is responsible in n great
measure for the prevalence OF tu-
berculosis. and delegates urged that
efforts be made to carry on child
welfare work an as wide scale as
possible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
TEST OF DEPORTATION LAWS.
Question of Communist Party Con
nection to Be Decided.

Question Of Communist Party Con-
nection to Be Decided.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 24.-Hearings to
determine whether membership in
the communist labor party makes an
alien subject to deportation under
the act Of congress of Oct. 16. 1918,
began today before Secretary Will
son. who already has ruled that
membership in the communist party
is sufficient ground for deportation.
The case selected for argument to-
day was that Of Carl Miller, an alien
of Germsn birth. who has lived in
the I1s,ed Statc-aSince 1907. and
who was arrested recently in Denver
The ruling is expected to fix the
status of several hundred alien MEM
bers of the communist labor party
who have been arrested in raids on
radicals made by the department of
justice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
SENATE LEGALIZES BEER

Brew Of 2.75 Per Cent Alcoholic Con.
tent May Win in New York.
By Associated Press.
Albany, n. Y, April ci.-The New
York senate today passed a bill to
legalize 2.75 per cent beer by a vote
Of 27 to 23. The bill was sent to the
assembly for concurrence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Prsfsr Jail 20 Work
DrAaa

Cleveland, o., April 24.-Five hun
dred striking railroad switchmen at
! mass meeting late yesterday agreed
unanimously to 30 to Jail rather than
return to. work after officials Of the
Department Of Justice requested the
strike leaders to notify the men that
IN Of the approximately 1,50o strikers
would be arrested IL they did not re-
turn to work by tomorrow morning.
This was after John Sawken, de-
partment Of Justice agent, who at
tended the meeting, had demanded
! that the strikers leaders order the
men to return to work or themselves
- 10 1ail. sa W.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
WILSON SAVES NEGoRS.
Black Soldiers Who Assaulted White
Woman Shown Mercy.

by ASSOCldteu Truss
Camp Grant, H.. April 24.-Eight
Camp Grant negro soldiers, convict
ed Of criminal assault upon a young
white woman at the camp in May.
1918, were last night transferred to
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga, to serve life sentences. The ma
jority of the men, 1t is understood,
were given the death penalty by the
general court martial which tried
them. The sentence was commuted
by President Wilson. Two negroes
alleged to be involved remain to be
tried.
Miss Louise Schneider, Of Bloom
ington, was the woman attacked by
the negroes. She was seized while
talking with a soldier whom she was
visiting at the cantonment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
sTuTz STOCK At $3.50.

Agreement With Allen Ryan Reached
by Paying Fiddler.
BY Associated Press.
New York, April 24.-An agree
ment was reached today between Al
len Ryan, chairman vi the Stutz Mo
tor Car Company, and the protective
committee organized to safeguard in
terests Of fifty-eight stock exchange
houses under contract to deliver
Stutz stock, by which settlement with
Mr.. Ryan for $3.50 share was ar
ranged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24

conference at Atlantic City of
strike leaders with mayors Of several
New Jersey cities, who will be asked
to intercede for the men.
Railroad officials indicated today
that they would ignore any overtures
made on behalf of the strikers by
the Jersey mayors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
. silk Hioh n, Austria,

BY Associated Press.
Vienna. March Tt Deiayed.) Sew
Ing silk is now being sold here by
jewelers. weight, and the price y 10
crowns for one third Of an ~ ounce,
Formerly the same quantity sold for
IL hellsrs. 5lls sSs IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
1oday's News Index
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises April % at Sill, sets at
GAS.
Iowa-Unsettled weather tonight
and Sunday, with probable showers;
slightly warmer tonight
Weather predictions for the week
beginning Monday for territory in
Guiding Iowa are: Unsettled and
showers at beginning Of the week,
followed by general fair: cool.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24

Episcopal church is in session here
today. The sessions are to continue
six days, and are preliminary to the
quardrennial general conference of
the church at Des Moines. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24

Record Shipment Of Argentine. Wheat
BY Associated Press.
Buenos Aires. April 23,--The price
OF wheat today reached the unprece-
dented quotation of % pesos hun
dred kllos, which is equal to 3.s6 pc
sos gold bushel.
More than 5000 900 bushels Of
wheat were exported in the past sew
en- days. breaking all records.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
U. s. Aceords Armenia Independence.
BY Associated Press

U. s. Aeeords Armenia Independence.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 24.--Armenia
was formally recognized a. an in
dependent republic by the United
States.
Similar action has been decided
upon by the allied conference at San
Reno. The American recognition
was in the form of note addressed
by Secretary Colby to the Washing
ton representative of the Armenian
republic.
Notice Of the recognition was also
communicated formally to the diplo-
matte corps abroad and to the al
lied conference in Italy. This rec
ognition makes no attempt to estab-
lish boundaries Tor the new republic.
This Is left to be determined later bv
international action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Fear Labor Board 10 Tainted.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago. April 2i.-Prot esting that
the Washington atmosphere was
influencing the railway labor board
and delaying the settlement OF the
railway strike. tho Illinois Manufac-
turer's Association today telesraphed
Senator Medill Mccormick asking
him to renew his efforts to get the
board transferred here. as originally
contemplated.
I'VE need the help Of the strong
arm OF the government" the teie-
gram said. rs It afraid 70 act?"
The manufacturers charge that
jurisdictional strikes and labor po-
litics increase the cost OF living and
are the cause of murders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
French Women ReJea,.ed

By French Wireless Service.
Paris, April 24.-Underr the agree
ment relative to the exchange OF
Russian and French prisoners which
has been signed at Copenhagen by
M. Litvinoff and the French repre-.
sentative. 125 French women ana
children are to be sent immedia t4,v
TO the Finnish frontier BY soviet au-
sthorities. They will Ne released IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
U. s. Hockey Team Wins.

BY Associated Press.
Antwerp, April e4.--The American
hockey team defeated the team OF
Switzerland in the Olympian hockey
tournament here this afternoon by a
score, Of 20 to 0. 5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Methodist Bishop. Meet.

~ Associated PresS. SaAi
Kansas City, April 24.--The first
OF q series OF executive sessions of
the semi-annual conference OF the
home of Bishops Of the Methodist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
IOWA, SATURDAY, APRIL "a, 1920.

exchange for the 5000 Russian SOL
diers who have recently been landed
at Odessa by order Of the French
government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
LESS TIME TO COOK BEANS.
Massachusetts, Sunday Breakfasts
Influenced by Daylight Saving.

Influenced by Daylight saving,
By Associated Press.
Boston. April 24-Massachusetts Is
and numerous cities in every New
England state were preparing today
to enter upon five-month period of
daylight saving. Timepieces will be
moved ahead one hour at 2 o.. m. to-
morrow. The change IN Massachu-
setts is by state law, and n petition
by farmers interests, asking for an
injunction against enforcement of
the law, was scheduled for hearing
today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24

cure n divorce and then married her.
The trial of the case, which started
the first OF the week, was sensational
in the extreme.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Eastsrn Z t.inDa, 3, DC ::.....a

BY Associated Press.
New York, April 24.-The New
York Central railroad today an
nounced that the embargo on west
bound freight, In effect since the un-
4 authorized strike Of railroad workers
began, had been raised, releasing for
Westward movement large quantities
so3 merchandise held here for west
ern purchasers. 5
Hopes Or striking railroad workers
I Ia the New York Jersey City district
10 re- eain their jobs v It'll the ssniors-
ratings taken from them BY the
kailtrad managers conferred today on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24

There arc Approximately 1900. ono'
children IN tiae rural ;scaco.ss of the
United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
cAILLAUx GIVEN FREEDOM.
Returns TO Homo in Paris to PrsPars
for Exile.
N3v sanciatod preaa go

by AsSOC1ated PreS5. Z.
Paris, April 24.-Joseph Caillaux,
the former premier. who on Thurs
day was convicted by the high court
Of holding commerce and correspond
ence with the enemy, has been set
free. He arrived at his home in Paris
this afternoon. He was accompanied
by his wife and several friends. He
refused to make d statement, saying
only that he would not be in Paris
on May /.