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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
GOOD TO SEE HARDING.

&c Congressman Among Those
= 'noned TO Marion Conferences.
IL ssociated Press.
-ron, o., Dec. 27-Turntng from
= consideration OF foreign policies
discussion of domestic problems.
-ra~s'dent- Elect Harding plans to
hold conference this week with a
number of senate and house leaders.
Some time next week he is expected
to leave his home here for a trip to
Florida, where he will rest and hold
conferences until March n. when be
will he inaugurated.
Congressional leaders who have
been asked TO come here for confer
ences with Senator Harding this
week include Senator Macomber. Of
North Dakota, and Representatives. J.
w. Good. Of Iowa: Frank Mondell. of
Wyoming; Patrick H. Kelley. of
Michigan. and Daniel r. Anthony. of
Kansas.
VIII n. HAYS WIFI bs In Marion this
week for discussion OF cabinet Sc
lections, and Senator Harding will
confer with Governor Elect Harry l..
Davis. OF Ohio. regarding Senator
Harding's resignation from the SEN
ate and the appointment of success
sor to finish out his unexpired term.
Days on which the various confer
ences will be held were not an
nounced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
FLU VICTIMS
IMMUNE FOR
MANY YEARS
~
Public Health Service An
nOunces Results of
Experiments.
WILL NOT BECOME
SERIOUS IN 1921.
Large Portion Of Population Have
Had Disease During Past Two
Years, Surgeon General cummin
Says Epidemic May Not Be Looked
For This Winter-Many Death. Due
to CareIessness.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 2T.-Infiuenza at-y
tacks carry with them "a definite i'm.
munity to subsequent attacks lasting
several years according to con.
olusions reached by the public health
service after intensive studies in thes
homes whore the disease was epi4
demic in 1S1s-1s.
Inasmuch as the epidemic Of 1914
and 1918 affected so very large a pro-
portion Of the population" the statsl
ment by surgeon General Cumming
added. there would seem to be,
reasonable ground for believing that
even should flu become prevalent
here and there (this winter) It would
not assume the epidemic proportions
OF the last two years, nor would il
rage In such severe form"
DR.. Cumming pointed out, however.
that there was no way Of definitely
foretelling whether this winter viii
witness any recurrence of influenza
In epidemic FORM" He added that II
was unfortunate" that the publi0
took SO little interest In ''spectacular
epidemic outbreaks Of disease. enc
was so little moved" by the daily
occurrence OF preventable death.
Many Deaths Preventabie,
"of the one and one-quarter mil
lion deaths occurring In the United.
States annually. at lease 10o, 900 00&
could have easily been prevented BIZ
the application OF availa,b1e roedieaf 4
knowledge" he said. pointing outy
that $4,000 annually died of diph-
liberia, despite the existence OF an
anti-toxin which could have pre-
vented practically every one OF
these deaths.'
Another 10000 deaths were due to
typhoid fever, he said, in similar cir
cumstances. and there were 400 "en-
tlrely unnecessary deaths from
smallpox.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Secretary Houston Argues
That Soldier Aid is
Impossible.
ESTIMATES COST
OF FOUR PLANS
Either Proposal Would Necessitate
Largo Increase in Taxes and Lay
Additional Burdens Upon Public
Land Settlement Provisions Hold to
Be Vague and Uncertain and Re-
suits ProbIematicai.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 2T.,-Passage OF
the soldiers bonus bill would cost
the government approximately s2.-
soo,ooo.ooo. Secretary Houston esti-
mated today before the senate f.
nance committee considering the sol
diers' laid measure
The treasury's secretary declared
enactment of the bill meant an added
burden in the way OF taxes, reiterat-
ing statement made before the
cor >aittee last week that the treas
ury ought not to be called upon to
assume any additional burdens.
While Mr.. Houston said it was i'm
possible to compute accurately the
exact cost OF each OF the four op-
t:onal aid plans he believed the esti-
mate submitted was substantially
correct. Land settlement Arovisions OF
the bill contain so many uncertain
ties, he added. that the cost entailed
by them could only be guessed at.
Estimated Cost of Plans.
Assuming that all of the men would
select one OF four optional plans. Mr..
Houston estimated the cost of each
OF the plans as follows;
Adjusted service pay :. S1,s42 100000
Insurance provisions, :. 1854 900 900
Vocation training aid 1.SS0,000,008
Farm and home develop
ment .......... 1,sSe.oo0, 900
AS the plans were optional, the
secretary said, the choice of the men
would not be confined to any one of
them and, allowing for the various
selections. he arrived at his total
estimated cost of $1,000 900 900.
Houston Calls Aide.
The treasury secretary professed
to be against a wall" as to methods
OF obtaining revenue to meet the out
lay that would be required II the bill
were enacted. He called the commit
tees attention to the suggestions for
new taxes contained in his annual
report, but explained that these were
only for the information
of congress and without any sort Of
He did not attempt to discuss the
various tax suggestions, asking the
committee to hear DR.. T. s. Adams,
treasury economist and tax expert
who gave a comprehensive resume or
the tax situation, referring frequent
ly to Secretary Houston's discussion
of the question In his annual report
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
PITCHED BATTLE
IN DANCE HALL

Police Reserves in San francisco
Called Out to Stop Fight Precipi.
ta'te'd by stabbing of Two Marines
Soldiers and Sailors Seek Re.
venge-Four Hundred Arrests Made.
BY Associated Press.
San Francisco, Calf, Dec. 27,-
More than 400 sailors. soldiers and
civilians We're arrested last night by
the police and naval beach patrols
after what the police characterized
yam attack in force upon a dance
he'll in the "Barbary Coast district"
Two marines had been stabbed, the
polic, said, and service men were at
tempting to gain revenge.
Beer bottles, bricks, clubs and fists
were used in the melee. The police
reserves were summoned. Upon their
arrival the two factions that had been
opposing each other united against
the Police, the department. records de-
claled. A force of.2O0 reservist guards
quelled The tumult.
Most Of the service men arrested
were turned over to the navy ana
army authorities except seventy-five
soldiers and sailors. who were held by
the police with $50 civilians on
charges of disturbing the peace.
No serious injuries were reported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Meal Of Beef Stew,
Bread and Cocoa to
Cost 81, 600 a Plate
BY Associated Press.


New York, Dec. 27.-Beef stew,
bread and cocoa will comprise the
menu Of $1,000 hotel banquet" here
Wednesday, evening to raise funds
for the European relief council.
Every guest will thereby be the
mearts of feeding 1v0 hungry Euro
peaa children this winter who will
be invisible guests" at the dinner
The meal will cost % cents. Herbert
Hoover, General Pershing and Frank
liz Lane will be iosts.
Takes an old soldier, you might
think, to have the courage to offer
such fare to a company of Christmas
diners at New York's Hotel Com
motlcre. And yet SO anxious are
1,o0o guests to be present that they
will each have paid $1,000 for the
privilege. which thousands of dollars
will be turned over to the other
guests, $4,000 in all. who will be in
visible.
1t Is in honor of these invisible
guests that the dinner is to be given.
1t is in their interest that such
fare is to be served. For that is the
menu Of the meal served them every
day, the meal on which theysdepend
Tor their lives. 1t is served them In
the kitchens of the European relief
council in central and eastern
Europe, where 100000 children will
eat for the next eight months-it
America decides to be generous.
The $4,000 invisible guests are the
number which New York alone will
have to adopt. If they are not to die
for lack of such meal as General
Perslaing Is going to offer at the
Commodore. 1t will take $4,000, 900
to provide such a limited menu for
all the children threatened with
death from starvation this winter. in
the stricken countries of central and
eastern Europe. To svert that
tragedy the European relief conncil
rs new conducting campaifrn thruA
out the country. The. dinner viii be
feature of the campaign 81 at
teinlpt to make America visualize the
destitute condition of countries which
can not provide even that much for
the coming generation.
Tne dinner will take place in the
heieht of the holiday season-on
Dec. %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
WAR HARD ON RUSSIAN DUKE.
Persecution. Financial Ruin. Impris-
cnment and Exile His Lot.

BY Associated / re:s.
Lausanne. Sw ,zerland, Dec. 81
Persecution, financial ruin. imprison-
ment and exile >;%c come in turn to
Grand Duke f'v.:l. Of Russia, during
the war but hn told a friend. the
other day thHt Y little incident oc-
curing in Su;tZorlaud last September
was tho "nnrt unkIndest cut Of an
TO while away the idle hours of his
exile in Switzerland. Grand Duke
Cyril resorted to golf. During the
course of q match with an American
and Swiss one day on the links
near this city, the gallery which fol-
lowed the players dwindled down to
a Swiss family father, mother and
numerous progeny. The Grand Duke
heard one OF the children ask:
"What is this game. they are play
ing. father?"
My SON." replied the old man,
that game in a game for war profi-
teers."
The Grand Duke gave up the
match.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27

tween the two countries would be
Icst'ared. When the National Cash
Register Company recently sought
permission of the political econon, r.
sub. committee OF the imperial econ
'omi' council to import tools md
patterns for factory in Germany
the German foreign office took m
acti'se interest and it is said even d.
recf.si the committee 10 make s.,s.-
orable report a1tho some OF Ger
7many's most powerful financial .a-
iiuelnees We're objecting.
Other American concerns haye .,,-,
pied for permission to import mr.
ehlnery and manufactured articles
put rhe economic council has thus
far withheld the permission on the
ground the articles could be produced
in Germany. :
Ihe Germany governments princi-
PAL objection to importations at this
time is based upon the low exchange
value of the mark. Until the mark is
staf1llzed, the Germans believe
trade should be encouraged on the
basis of exchange of goods. or that
only such importations should be
permitted as will encourage Ger
man production and form market
for German labor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
LITTLE TRADE WITH GERMANY.
French and British Have Snatched
Contracts--Amerioa Out.


Frehch and British Have Snatched
Contracts--America Out.
BY Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 27.-American business
scouts who have been securing Ger
many in the last few months in
search of contracts have virtually
abandoned the field to the British
and French and gone home, accord
ing to information reaching the Am
erican Association of Commerce and
Trade here. While exports and i'm
ports between the United States and
Germany continus gradually to in
crease the Americans. say, the ma
jority of the big manufacturing and
buying firms of Germany already
have signed longtime contracts with
the British and French, who sent
country as soon as the armistice was
signed.
The Germans who have not con-
tracted with the British and French.
but have held back in the belief it
would be to their advantage to tie
up with the Americans, are becom-
ing discouraged and American busi-
ness men here say unless there is
soon a resumption of official rela-
tions between the two countries, and
probably stabilization Of exchange.
1t must be many months after a
treaty is signed before the Ameri-
cans will again have their proper.
tionate pre-war share of German
trade.
The German government is keen
1v alive fo the Sftuatiop ap6 a1an
has taken a hand. unofficially, in
recent transactions by which it was
believed good business relations be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
FREIGHT RoBeER CAUGHT.
John {. Butler Pleads Guilty to Rob
binq Trains Thru Webster CITY,

John E. Butler Pleads Guilty to Rob.
bing Trains Thru Webster City.
Webster City. Dec. 27.-Following
several weeks OF hard and consistent
work, Chief of Police Riley last even
ing took into custody John q. (Red)
Butler. aged 20. an ernploye OF the
Illinois Central freight station.
charged with robbing cars in transit
thru this city. Butler signed a con-
.fession and waived preliminary ex-
animation on the charge of grand
larceny before Justice Biernatzki,
who fixed his bond at s2.5oo. In de-
fault Of bond Butler is In custody Of
Sheriff Meekins, into whose hands
Mr.. Riley placed him last evening.
D. ". Altman, also an employe at
the Illinois Central freight station,
said to have been implicated with
Butler. pied guilty this morning in
Justice ,Biernatzkfs court to petit
larceny and was fined $50 and costs.
Goods in the clothing line, suits,
shirts. socks. muf1ers. etc. In cars In
transit thru this city have been miss
ing for nearly three months. Rail-
road detectives iinally concluded that
Webster City was the point of theft
and they turned the case over to
Chief Riley here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
GuNMAN WAR HERO SLAIN.
monk" Eastman. Who Won Back
Citizenship in War Murdered.

New York, Dec 2l--"Monk'
Eastman once leader of notorious
gang that terrorized the lower east
SIDE a convicted felon but restored
To citizenship as reward for hero
isra as soldier In the great war,
was slain shortly before daybreak
Sunday by "some esunlenown."
Eastman's body, bearing FIVE bull
let wounds. was found by police
man at the corner of Fourteenth
street and Fourth avenue. Nearby on
the steps OF a subway entrance lny n
revolver with five empty shells.
In the dead mans pockets wer"
I4o. watch and chain. and n
Christmas card. The presence of the
valuables indicated to the police
that the killing of Eastman probably
was not part of the prevailing crimS
wave. but the result of a vendetta.
Eastman, whose right name was
William Delaney. had youthful ca
reer that was Iurid even for under
world annals. The son OF wealthy
and indulgent parents, Se chose as
his companions the gangsters of the
one time toughest" district IN New
York. near Fourteenth street and
Third ayenue--only block from
where he this morning was killed.
A dozen years ago the Monk"
Eastman gang was composed of
sunmen, burglars and drug addicts.
and the police claimed to have traced
Il score of murder mysteries to the
zone In which the gangsters operated.
Their leader. however served terms
for lesser crimes--burslary, SNUG
sling OF narcotics and disposing of
stolen goods.
The last time Eastman appeared
on police records was In 1915, when
he was arrested. pleaded guilty to
robbery and was sentenced to two
years In prison. On his release In
October, 1917, he enlisted in the army
as doughboy In the 106th infantry
OF the Twenty seventh division. He
then was As years old.
After. the war he was honorably
discharged. but lacked the rights OF
citizenship because he had been con-
victed of felony Governor Smith. In
restoring the soldiers civic status,
acted on the recommendations OF the
regiments officers.
= Inc NlteT oi llSut. - ~ hcIElSeil
of Company G read:
During the attackk on Vierstaat
ridge, Eastman was wounded and
taken to casualty clearing station
He remained there only three days.
for upon hearing that the regiment
expected to go into the line again, he
escaped from the hospital. equipped
himself from salvage dump, Joined
his company and was In action thru
out tsl6 entire Hindenburg line show.
His conduct was exemplary and he
has never been reported for absence
Without leave or any other offense"
Another incident related to the
governor was that Eastman had gone
over the top" on hands and knees
with grenades with which to attack
q German machine gun nest. The
enemy tire was so intense that his
pack was sheared from his back, but
he gained his objective.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27

Domingo Christmas by direction of
President Wilson, Secretary Daniels
said today. Mr.. Daniels conferred
today with state department officers
with regard to the membership OF
the commission to be appointed to
revise the laws and frame such new
statutes as may be necessary 10 en-
able the Dominicans to successfully
govern their country. Rear. Admiral
Thomas Snowden. the naval governor
of Santo Domingo, will appoint the
commission upon recommendations
from Washington.
After the Dominican congress has
approved the new statutes and placed
them in effect the withdrawal OF
American forces will be started. Mr..
Daniels said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Reduced Rate to Ames.

Ames, Dec. PA christmas Gift"
the many hundreds of Iowa farm
men, women, boys and girls who plan
TO attend the big farm and home
week short course" at Iowa State
College the first Of January It came
from the railroads of the Western
Passenger Association and gives a
special one and a half fare rate for
all Iowans who make the annual
short pilgrimage to Anes. This is the
first time that such a concession has
been made by the railroads for the
annual short course and. it was Sc
cured thru the special efforts of
President r. A. Pearson. The certifi-
cation plan will be followed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
The We,ibe,

lowa-Fair tonight; Tuesday in
creasing cloudiness; rising tempera-
ture Tuesday and in extreme west
portion tonight.
Rance of Temperature at Marshall
town: Sunday, % above and 5 below:
Saturday. 10 and 10 above: Dec %
49, 30 and y. At : this naornIng.
below; yesterday. II above.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Veteran Traffic Official Dead,


Denver, Dec. 27.--William l.. Lemp-
ton, general freight agent Of the Dem
yer & Rio Grande railroad, died here
at midnight. Mr.. Lempton was
stricken in his office on Friday while
making final arrangements to retire
after twentytseven years of service.
He was born in Missouri in 1863 and
began his railroad service with the
Texas & Pacific railroadl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
RUSSIAN MOVE "PEAcEFuL."
Concentration OF Troops on Rou
manian Border Not Menace.
BY Associated Press


Constantinoplo, Dec. 26.--Rumors
that concentration OF Russian soviet
troops in the region OF the Dneister
river was with aggressive intent
against Roumania were denied on
Saturday by George Tchitcherin.
Russian bolshevik minister of foreign
affairs, in wireless dispatch to the
Ronmanian foreign office.
NJ. Tchitcherin declared 1t was
necessary For the soviet forces to
take up winter quarters there OWNS
TO the situation along the front.
Complaint that the Roumanians
We're delaying peace negotiations
which were recently proposed by the
MOSCOW government was made by
the foreign minister.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS SLOW

Am erican Marines Will Remain in
Ssnto Domingo Several Months.
BY Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 27.-It will be
several months at least before the
actual withdrawal of American ma
rines from the Dominican republic
will begin. under the provisions of
the proclamation issued at Santo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27

tendants. 1t was caught by Miss
Mary Davidson Weir, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Russell Weir,
of Davenport. ,
tradition has it that the girl who
catches the brides bouquet will soon
'oe bride herself. Tradition seems
10 M IT right. Waldo Logan had
neVe t Miss Weir before the Hop
kins Maur wedding. but his
par announced his engagement to
the : girl on Christmas day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Obtain Money and Clothing.

BY ASSocIateu Press.
Gaiesburg. Dec. 27.-Burglafs blew
the safe al the postoffice at Dahnda
near here. early today and escaped
with jawelry and government stamps
valued at about $500. The robbers ef-
tected entrance into the building by
smashing the lock of the front door.
Sweaters and other articles of mer-
chandise were also taken by the
thieves from a dry goods store ad-
Joining the postoffice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
GADBURY BEING RETURNED.

Iowa Airman on Way to Britt to
Answer Charges.
BY Associated Press.
Britt, Dec. 27.-Joseph H. Cad
bury formerly of Des Moines, arrest
ed at Winnipeg, was expected to be
returned here today to answer
charges, of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The plane in which Gadbury Went
to Canada is still held there it is
said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Jewish State School Permitted.

by Associated Press.
Vienna, Dec. 27.-[Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency.] Permission has
been granted by the Jugo-Slav gov
ernment for the establishment Of a
Jewish state school at Gross
Becsherek, o-Slavia, says a dis
patch from that city. The -Slav
minister of education, in announcing
the governments decision on the
subject the dispatch adds, explained
that the school would be established
in accordance with the minority
rights clauses which Jugo- -Slovia ac-
cepted as part of the Versailles peace
treaty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
D'Annunzio Aid Says All Is Lost.
Nv Associated Press

Z . Z
Rome, Dec. 27.--Lit1e hope that
Capt. Gabriel D'Annunzio will be
able to hold Fiume against Italian
regulars is entertained by Signor
sOdenigo., local representative of the
regency Of Quarnero," who with
several lands of sympathizers has
been anxiously awaiting develop
nnents along the. Adriatic.
II am afraid all is lost. Unfortu-
nately even honor" he said. The
Italian government is now preparing
to capture F'iume with military forces
and Apply the treaty by force.
Captain D'AnnunZio. with 4,5OO
rien, can not resist an attack by 20,-
GO Unless miracle happens, but it
is shame"
Demonstrations in Rome.
Crowds attempted to hold demon
strations in this city in favor of
Captain Gabriel DAnnunzio last
night, but strong detachments OF
royal guards charged upon and dis
persed those engaged in the mani
Z festation.
D'Annunzio's war cry, Down with
the treaty CT Rapello," was fre-
quently heard.
Later several nationalists In re-
venge for the breaking, up of the
demonstrations decided to put an end
Ito 4 concert being directed by
Se75ius Koussevisky in the August
cum. They formed in column and
entered the huildii crying: viva
Italian Ffame! Viya D'Annunzio!"
The concert was interrupted and
several seuffles occurred between
z the invaders and tho audience, which
loudly protested. Prompt interven-
ton by the polio re- established order
and only a few arrests were made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Italian Diplomat Dead.
Aeroriatad Press

BY Associated Press.
T,ome, Dec. 27.-Baron Mayor Des
Pla.rches, former Italian ambassador
to the United States, is dead, is was
announced here this morning.
IaLron Edmondo Mayor Des
Planches was born in 1851 and en-
tered public life in 1875. He was
named ambassador to the United
States in 1901 and continued in that
office until January, 1910. For many
years he was dean of the diplomatic
corps at Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-27
Flynn Named as Revenue Collector.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27.-Appointment
Of John l.. Flynn as collector OF in
ternal revenue az San Francisco was
announced today by the bureau OF
Internal revenue. Mr.. Flynn succeeds 5
Justus s. Nardl5l, who resigned. et-
feetiye Dec. y.