Thursday evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER February 12, 1926 I aii nn nnnn x. ni J-kvi I Lincoln Class I I Initiated for I the DeMolays I iveiurning rruperiy ui iuc Germans May Cause Trouble BROWNFIELD MURDER CASE NEAR "SOLVED" REPURS NAME CANDIDATES FOR ALDERMEN plumbers join Move to help friendly house ANDREW OLSON WILL ADDRESS THE CREDIT MEN Former mayor Andrew Olson ot ilolinc will address the Trl-CIty Credit Men's Association at their meeting Friday noon at the Chamber ot Commerce. Mr. Olson, who is now a referee in bankruptcy, will speak on the subject, "Liquidating Estates Thru Bankruptcy." A class of 22 boys were admitted to the Order of the He Molay ill the "Lincoln" class Wednesday night. Work was in charge of local officers, headed by William Thompson, master councilor.
Those included in the class were Boll. David Sass, Howard Eckennan, William Bolles, Uiehard Xnetiicl. Edward Finck. Ferdinand Haalc, Herbert Silberstein, Harvey Paper, Wiock. Harvey Young.
Alfred Finck, Alton Moel-ler, Harry Petersen, La-Grange, Edward Druehl, Wilfred Thode, Virgil Kelson. Eugene Rieh-ter, Sheldon Ripson, Victor Lau and E. Norman Snyder. FEDERAL COURT HAS MUSCATINE CASE ONCE MORE U. S.
Supreme Court Sends Mandate Denying Jurisdiction. The old. old case of the Mils-catine Lighting company vs. the City of Muscatine is back on the docket of the United -States Dis Iowa. A mandate from the United 'Slates supreme court dismissing (ho case for laek ol jurlsdicl inn was by Miss Lura Park- put clerk oC the federal court here this moriing.
It is now probable that the question of refunds in the case must bo ironed out before Judge Wado here in April. A decree in the case which was construed at the time as a victory for the city of was given on April 2S. 1023. Thin decision STATE STARTS CHECKING UP ON HODGE'S ALIBI plicity in a Corgery and a stickup job in Cedar Rapids. In his alibi.
Hodge' has mentioned tho names ot several Cedar Rapids people who were with him. or saw him on the day ot the Colli-cott murder. These people will be interviewed tomorrow by the state agent. Hodge claims he was employed, by the Cusack company, a bill posting organization, at the time, and was involved in an auto accident on the night oC the murder. Estahlisment oC the alibi will bring about the complete collapse ot the case against Hodge, state and county authorities admitted today.
They have no tangible evidence linking Hodge with the crlmo aside from the statements given by Miller and the Wilson Should Miller and his sweetheart go into court and swear to every thing they have told the authorities the state would have sufficient evi dence to warrant taking Hodge': case before a Jury In district court on a murder charge, in the opinion of County Attorney Weir. But they don't intend to go that Car until they have convinced themselves that the couple is telling the truth. Woman in Low Moor Cast. Mrs. Wilson's action in detailing a new version oC the Low Moor murder mystery and later repudiating the statement, atter state and Clinton county authorities, had arrested one of the parties, has caused the authorities to become "leery" of h.
ing furnished the Cedar Rapids police with evidence incriminating Miller in the cafe robbery, a fact known to Miller, tends to support the Uieory that Miller's story may be "Cramed" for the purpose ot paying off the score against Hodge. Charge to Stand. In the meantime the charge of first degree murder tiled against Hodge will be permitted to stand pending a completion of the investigation of Hodge's alibi. MUSKIES FACE STIFF BATTLE WITH FAIRFIELD astatine. Feb.
12. Coach Nicolaus is giving the Little Mus-kies some stiff workouts. in anticipation of a hard battle with the Fairfield squad at the local arm-1 tor Friday in the Little Six conference will be between Washington and Ottumwa at tho latter place, and Burlington at Mt. I'leas- Fairfield is regarded locally as was appealed by the Lighting com-cmbers to the United States Supremo MAnr unur in PRICE OF HOGS Chicago, Feb. 12.
Hogs Receipts, market moderately active, 15c to 25c lower than best time: pigs steady: top, 511.2.0; several loads ot selected 200 to 320 pound weights at that price; bulk desirable 200 to 200 pound weights. 510.S0 "311.15; most 100 to 100 -pound averages, $10.20 to $10.75: bulk 130 to 150 pound weight. pigs. $9 downward; packing sows scarce; bulk, heavy weight. $10.60 11.20: $10.1011.10: light.
S0.55ST10.90-, light light. $8.50 10.35; packing hogs smooth, packing hogs rough, 59.7,5110.15; slaughter pigs, $7.50 9. Cattle Receipts. 9,000: best steers slightly more active, fully steady with yesterday's decline; spots a shade higher; killing quality largely medium to good; bulk Cod steers, several loads early, S9.259.90: light yearlings upward to shipping demand comparatively narrow; light heifers active, stronger; comparatively little demand for fat cows; teeder dealers bidding on meaty well-rred steers suitable tor-short turn; general stockers and feeders trading closing the week firm; bulls steady: practical top heavy bolognas. tew at vealers strong to 25c higher; early shippers buying rather freely up to $14; packers, $12 to $12.50 mostly; tew at $13.
Sheep Receipts. 11.000; market slow, fat lambs steady; bulk. $1S: early top, best held higher: good to choice Colorado, $1S: fat sheep dull, steady: odd lots fat ewes. feeding lambs steady to strong, most sales, $17.50 WEDNESDAY'S MARKET. Cattle: Extreme range of prices and bulk ot sales of native beet cattle, sold here this week, top prices Cor Cull cartoad lots, with comparisons Llxtrcme Bulk of i-y-ic i S.00 10.50 8.00 9.50 Feb.
6.. 6.50(5)10.00 Fen. 9.. 6.5011.25 S.00t0.7i Feb. 10..
6.35(fE11.25 7.75(f?10.2: Feb. 11.. 6.25?i'11.50 7.7510.2; Representative sales at the Chi cago stuck yards: Cho Pr. Av. Rr.
.1054 12 OSS C.40 6 CSS G.50 10.... 702 G.75 976 S.25 376 S.25 .1067 9.75 .1224 10.0 .1531 10.C .1061 11.50 Ay. Pr. No. S90 $3.50 942 3.75 5..
915 4.00 4.. 4.25 3.. 4.75 1.. Heifers. Av.
Pr. .1192 .1132 5.00 5.25 910 6.00 15. 595 $6.3 S21 6.65 SSS 7.00 15 6.00 N.ll) Milkers and Springers. Chicago. Feb.
12. Dairy cows and good and choice grades sold Crom $55 to $75. with a few exceptional Holsteln SDrineers nl.nv.. that latter flmiro. Cnmmnn Lact snrincers wem nuninri to $35.
with a medium grade around $45 and $50. Chicago hog prices, tops Tor carload lots: with the daily range paid in undermentio'n pears, follow: Mixed Heavy Light Packing Packing Packing Mediums and select- and select-Butchers cd Shipping ed Shipping February 5 10.30-11.15 10.10-11.20 9.S0-10.S5 6 10.30-11.10 10.10-11.15 9.90-10.S5 7 30.30-11.05 10.10-11.10 9.76-10 90 0 10.35-11.25 10.20-11.30 9.75-11.00 10 10.40-31.35 10.25-11.40 9.50-11.03 11 10.20-11.25 10.00-11.35 9.40-10.95 Mixed Butchers. No. Av. Silk.
Pr. No. Av. Silk. Pr.
10.1 40. .216 0.25 50.. 220 10.50 0.35 36.. 21S 30.55 30. .203 70..216 ..10.40 56.
.253 40 10.60 Medijims and Mixed Butchers. No. Av. Shk. Pr.
No. Av. Shk. Pr. 70.
.230 30.05 45. .240 30.S5 63.. 227 10.70 40.. 216 10.90 40.. 243 10.75 76..
227 ..10.95 ..11.00 Poor to Good Heavy Packers. No. Av. Shk. Pr.
No. Av. Shk. Pr. 11.
.360 10.00 31 .400 ..10.30 10. .346 40 10.10 12. .336 ..10 35 10.35 403 10.25 39..37 Linht Weights. 4,0 10.40 No. Av.
Shk. Pr. No. Av. Shk.
Pr. 9.40 58.. 363 9.90 40 9.50 52. 10.00 61.. 153 9.60 3 OR 10.35 9.G5 70..
190 44.. 144 9.75 Packers and Shippers. No.Av. Shk. Pr.
No. Av. Sh 40.. 400 30.45 72.. 32..
406 10.50 76.. 200 ..30.65 63.. 212 309 65. .183 37. .394 10.75 70..
210 62.. 303 10.90 52.. 326 Pigs and Rough. No. Av.
Shk. Pr. No. Av. Sh -ISil Defeat of C.
P. Gunzen hauser by G. Scott in Third Ward Surprise. -Muscatine, Feb. 12.
Repub lican voters held ward caucuses last night and selected aldermanic candidates for the spring election on March 2. Those who will go ou the ticket as candidates for alder men are: First ward. John Te Strake; Second ward, Jesse Step hens: Third ward (Jerry V. Scott; Fourth ward, Harold Hanson. A group, generally recognized as members of the Klan or affiliated with that organization, practi dominated the Republican ca cs.
Attendance in the various wards -was larger than wheel-horses ot tho party had seeu Cor years and many of them were almost unknown to the 0. 0. P. ward leaders. but they swung into action easily and followed their leaders.
The Third ward caucus was not able because of the number of wo men who attended. The Third ward sprang the sur prise of tho evening by deposing Alderman Carl P. Cunzenhauser as candidate for re-election, nominating Gerry Scott, 321 First avenue, a salesman Cor the Horst Streiter company. Ma3'or Joseph B. -Miller was named as temporary chairman and then made permanent chairman.
J. 12- Elliott was made secretary and Henrietta daughter of the mayor, The delegates follow: D. Os trander. iiay Summers, Tom Dilley Mrs. Joseph Miller, Mrs.
Gerry Scott, Fred Johnston. John Gray, Charles Duncan, Henry Husen, Gerry Scott, Mrs. Chet Sander. Art Hill, Robert Schmidt, Joseph Miller, Crystel Miller, J. E.
Elliott, Raymond Titus, William Nyehuis, George Lindle. Eddie Hagerman. Mrs. D. O.
Harrison. L. P. Loomis, Gus Kolmore, Charles Hanley, Clifford Hakes, Dr. P-obt.
Tillie, George Vogel, William Kirk. Ely Summers Warren McRoberts, Wes ley George, Fred Beitcl, Mrs. Jessie Barrow. Fred Reynolds. Major Hopkins, Harry Ulair, William Gillian, A.
M. Walton, Arthur Strong, Archie Keatli, Gilbert Paul and K. Morrow. Te Strake in First Ward. John Te Strake, 320 Newell avenue, flour and feed merchant, was nominated from the First ward as aldermanic candidate, at the cau cus held in the hose house on Cherry street.
Te Strake won by a wldo margin over Frank Ken-nisou, who was the only other candidate. He received 79 votes and Kennison, 14. The meeting was called lo order by Robert Freers, committeeman, William Van Zjle and Fred Nesper were named as temporary chairman and secretary, the nominations being made permanent. Van Zyle was elected as ward com- ror tho year. Twenty- delegates to the city couveu- G.
M. Titus. Del Borgstaedt, J. R. Giesler, Fred Beach, Alderman D.
B. Mackenzie, Robert Freers, G. )L Ohlsen. Fred Nesper. Tobias, Frank Anson, William Sywassink, William MeQuestcn, George Far, Fred Hoeksema, T.
N. Fiiltst. Frank Gould, .1. J. Lcgler, C.
Kemp, V. L- Smith. Floyd Crow, Philip Matz, A. II. -Bohling, II.
C. Grant Zetler, It. Bellows. Harry Griffin, It. L.
Thompson, Hem-) Busch and Sy Vanderhorn. Stephens Named in Second. Jesse Stephens, committeeman for the Second wanl was nominated candidate for alderman at held i i the council root city hall. The meeting called to order by Mr. Stephens, with Dr.
E. E- Goss elected as temporary chairman, Clyde Parks as secretary and F. C. Vettcr as as-sistent secretary. The nominations ere then made permanent.
Mr. Sterhens was elected on the third formal ballot taken. The names of lo nominees were presented during the first informal ballot and the three formal ballots. One the third ballot, all the nominees were eliminated except Joseph Bilkey. Jesse Stephens and George Gebhardt.
Stephens received the 50 votes required out ot a total of votes. The following 2D delegates to the city convention on Friday night are: W. S. Undefdonk. Harry Horst, Al Lumpe, C.
E. Graebncr, Stella Hart. Eftio Liebbe, W. C. Durkee, Louis Reger, K.
S. McXutt, Fred Vettcr, Roy Fisher, Dr. Goss, Dr. John Tillie, C- M- Mason, George Rehbehn. Jesse Stephens, George W.
Porter. Harry Seams, R. B. Huff, Fred-W. Johnston, Henry Freers.
.1. 1). Church. William Ahlf. Ed Diercks.
O. A- Hammer. Charles IJIciman. Gabe Bowman. Roy Knowles and Leo Hart.
Fred C. Vetter was chosen as committeeman for the ward. Endorse Drake for Attorney. In the Fourth ward, the delegation to the city convention on Friday night was instructed to cast its solid vote on the first ballot for Frank Drake for city attorney. The race Cor the nomination Cor candidate Cor councilman was mle Man- the second informal ballot.
against Germany amounting to about would be loath to see German property held here since the war turned over to tho allies to satisfy the claims of their own nationals. American claimants have had tho idea that tho German property was a sort ot assurance that they would be paid out ot its proceeds it the German government defaulted on its pledge to -pay American claims. Under tho treaty of Berlin, Germany agreed to reimburse her nationals for property held by America, but Germany is not her own financial master and the allies have so much lo say about German fiscal policy that it might well happen that German citizens would not get their money for property seized hens. This is a hardship which America is anxious to aioid. for tbe United States has always been proud of, the fact that private property is respected.
War claims have been made only against governments and not against individuals. To pay AmeVican citizens, however, it will be necessary for con-eress to appropriate funds or authorize a bond issue because it is not certain whether the sharo of the Dawes payments is go.ins to bo available in large enough, quantities to satisfy American claimants. The latter would not be happy to wait 20 years for their share ot tbe Dawes payments. If congress therefore is asked to spend a halt million dollars on the one hand and at the same lime is askc-d to return to German citizens, property valued at about the American taxpayer is likely to be aroused over the new interest charges involved. And thera is likely to bo no end ot eontroversy it the German government or the allies dispose ot the property held here when once it is returned.
Want Rightful Owners Paid. What the United States wants is an assurance that American claims will he satisfied, that the property held here will go back to its rightful owners and that the allies will not interfere in the arrangement and insist on a share in the German property returned by America. Difficulty in Giving Money Back All this lakes time. Congress has the authority to give back tbe German property tomorrow but in view ot the difficulties the view ot President Coolidge Is likely to pre vail and the property continued in trusteeship until a solution round. As it is the property ia not suffering for It is helng administer ed efficiently by tho ot the property custodian, presided over by Colonel Thomas W.
Miller. t.pwarus ot uu.uuu accounts taken care of. and It Is said to be physically impossible to liquidat-them in threo years let alone days as proposed. Also the su premo court of the United States has under consideration some Im portant cases involving a vital prin- pie with respect to those proper ties that havo been sold at-inadc quale prices but under emergency situations. The court is expected ro solvo points of this character in the next few months but until then gress would probably not PAROLE YOUTH CHARGED WITH STEALING CAR Muscatine, Feb.
32. On his plea of guilty to the theft of an au; tomobilo belonging to Harold Vance ot Muscatine, William Hat-tenschwiller, 20, of Burlington, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by Judge D. V. Jackson to an Indeterminate term of not to exceed ion yeiirs in Anamosn. lie was paroled by tho court.
Hattcnschwillnr committed the crime in July, 1923, and succeeded in eluding the authorities until last month, when he surrendered himself to the Burlington police. Attorney H. M. Bartlett, representing Hattenschwiller in court, said that the youth did not know the car was stolen. Ho was in company with Harold Johnson, who was captured and convicted.
Hat-tenschwiller's father and three friends from Burlington appeared in court in his behalf, and produced written recommendations from several prominent Burlington men. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Feb. 32. Cattle Receipts, 2,500: calves, 500; market slow, very little done; most bids weak with the week's decline ot 50 75c; top light yearlings.
few sales steers. she stock slow, barely steady; bulk butcher cows. heifers, S5.505i7.25; canners and cutters, bulls weak; bulk bolognas, calves steady: practical top veals, stockers and feeders dull, around steady. Hogs Receipts. 10,000: market slow: shipper market 10c to 15c lower than Wednesday's average; top, bulk of sales, $10.25 30.75; no choice heavies sold; de-sirahlo ISO to 240 pounds.
$10.50 10.75; packers bidding 15c to 20c lower or up to $10.80 on choico heavies packing sows, $10.25 30.35; light lights and pigs dull. 25c to 50c lower; 130 10 160 poiind averages. stock nies weak to 25c lower; Sheep Receipts, lambs strong tt 25c higher; top. other heavier lots mostly 17.05; odd lots sheep steady. President Fear Complications Because of the Dawes' Plan.
MAY NQf 60 TO OWNERS Allies Likely to Present Obstacles to Its Immediate Return. Washington. Feb. 12 Coolidge difficulties Van of turning at once property seized and held since the war. Senator Borah, chairman ot the committee on foreign relations.
has introduced bill providir Cor tho return. ot the property within 60 days after the passage of tho measure. While Mr. Coolidge is not to be lepresented as having minutely ex amined the Borah bill, he is on the other hand convinced that certain obstacles will make the immediate return of the German property inadvisable. The situation lias been to some extent complicated by the agreement signed at Paris recenlly with reference to the American share in tho payments under tho -Dawes plan.
The latter does not include as among Germany's assets th property held in America but tb fear is expressed at U10 Whito House that a controversy arise as to the disposition ot the property when once it gets back (o German hands. Tho allies might set up a claim 10 a share in it and instead, therefore, of returning the property to its rightful owners which has been the traditional policy of the -American government the goods may simply he in effect (ransferred to the allies. Affects American Claims. Such a step would raise a controversy in -ither directions. For American citizens who have claims St.
Louis Livestock. East St. Louis, Feb. 32. Hogs-Receipts, 9.000: market slow: steady to shade lower; top, 390 lbs.
and up, 370 to 190 160 to 170 $10.60 10.85; light light, 10.25; 10 Oto 120 lb. pigs. 9.50; packer sows. Cattle Receipts, 2.000; steers and heifers not moving, bit lower on beef cows; canners and bolognas steady, light vealers, 25c higher; bulk and practical top. steers finality medium, no Cat light yearlings in.
Sheep Receipts, 400; no run entirely duo to arrive. Peoria Livestosk. I'coria, 111.. Feb. 12.
Hogs Receipts, market 15c lower; extreme top. $11.10: lights. 59.S5P 30.90; mediums, heavies. $10.9011.10: packers, Cattle Receipts, light; market unchanged: calf top, $12 down. Chicago Potatoes.
Chicago. Feb. 12. Potatoes Trade limited, market steady: receipts. 5 cars: total United States; shipments, 959 ears; Wisconsin, sacked round whites, $1.05 1.10 i Minnfasota sacked round wnlcs, 51 3.30; sacked Red river Obios partly graded.
S1.2.0S7.1.25; Idaho sacked russets, $2.602.70. Liverpool Grain. Liverpool, Feb. 12. Close Wheat Spot No.
2 hard winter, 14c; 7d. No. 1 Nor. Manitoba, 16s, 2d. No.
3 Manitoba, 15s, 5d. Horses and Mules. Fast St. Louis, Feb. 32.
Horses Good to choice draft, $125(fi)175; good eastern chunks, $C0S5; choice southern horses, tint Jos i to nanus, stvacm 15 to 16.2 hands, $125(9200: 14 35 bands, $25065. Omaha Livestock. Omaha. Fob. 32.
Hogs Re ceipts. 20.000; market slow. 3525c outer; 200 to 300 pound butchors. early top, $10.75, out of line: practical top, desirable 160 to 200 pound eights. 10.25; good 340 to 150 pound averages.
packing sows. $9.90 30; odd lots feeder pigs. $7.507 hulk of all sales, SO.OOffllO.GO; top, av- -ago cost Wednesday, eight. 222 lbs. Cattle Receipts, 2,700: fed eers and yearlings about steady; bulk, Cew loads up to she stock and bulls mostly.
steady: veals strong to 25c higher; stockers and feeders slow, weak; bulk butcher cows and heifers. $4 SJ6.75: canners and cutters. $2.50 3.50; bologna hulls, S3.7544.25. Sheep Receipts. 12,000: Iambs Fairly active, steady to 1035c low- or; bulk.
1op to shippers. sheep steady: ewe top, $9.25: feeders mostly 25c lower; early sales feeding lambs, $16.60. St. Louis Produce. St.
I.nuls. Feb. 12. Hens. 22c; geese, 35c; others unchanged.
Eggs 391c. 4 Butter Market unchanged. Louis Hay. -I Louis. Feb.
32. Iiay steady; 1 timothy. No 1 light clover nixed, $1920; NJ. 1 pure uover hay, tContinutd Pagt One- Hies into a furore of new clue chasing this week, also tipped off the Brownfteld. murder, it was learned today.
She and her convicted sweetheart, Sylvester Miller, now in. Ft. Madison, it appeared have been making a great play for clemency for the nego in the prison. According to Mrs. Wilson's story, substantiated by admissions ot Miller, he and O'Neill were "running" liquor from Chicago into Iowa.
Tltey wore working with some white men, one of whom was McLaughlin, according to their story, and they were driving out of Clinton the night of ihe Brownfleld murder. Miller and Mrs. WTilson have claimed that O'Neill and McLaughlin were riding in a car along-the Lincoln highway and Miller and his companion were following Mrs. Wilson claims, and after short stop, drove furiously Then the Brownsfields were found murdered. Upon this story, O'Neill, was arrested and the search fo( McLaughlin instituted.
Clinton authorities have refused to discuss the case or its latest development. Cedar Rapids police; pretty well acquainted with O'Neill's activities and able to check up his movements, have placed little credence in thetale. i Another Dannatt "Bear" Story? The latest "solution" ot th Brownfleld murder this morning took on the appearance of another Dannatt "Bear" story, which provided a sensation a few months'' ago when Harold Dannatt. a youth' living near there, "confessed" to-the police that he and three companions were responsible for the double killing. Within a week that story had dissipated into the when authorities tangled the bov5 in a mass of conflicting statements and wore unablo to check up any events he described.
Dannatt later said ho told tho story to "get even" with the boys who had angered Dos Moines, Feb. 12. A special dispatch to the Des Moines Dally Capital from Cedar Rapids predicts the early arrest of two more" suspects in connection with the slay, ing ot Homer Brownfleld and his wife at tho door of their crossroads store at Low Moor near Clinton, Iowa, In 1922, and tho shooting of Ethel Colllcott, wealthy garage man of Davenport, last spring. "Both mysteries may be cleared up," tho dispatch continued as the result of statements said to have bcenimade to local authorities and state agents by Sylvester "Miller. 28, negro serving a 25-year term at Fort Madison, the holdup of tba Bishop cafeteria at Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Feb. 12. Stato Agent Hi Yaekey denied this afternoon that any more arredts ere in sight in connection -with tho Low Moor murder.
He admit ted that he and Sheriff Cooke ot Clinton county had quizzed several persons here today, hut lie refused to make public any additional in-. formation. FIFTEEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED BY EXPLOSION Page On. I morning newspaper in me iiearsi building owned as is tho American, by William Randolph Hearst-When after tbe arrival of firemen. employes were ablo'to get back to the editorial rooms, editors and reporters alike were unable to many details, except that a can ot ether had exploded in the engrav- Dom, and several persons were hurt.
girls were unconscious and unidentified at the Iroquois Memorial hospital where several others ot tho injured also were A half dozen other slightly ini'ured or hysterical employes were being cared for in the circulation rooms the- Herald and Examiner. Among the injured at the hospital Miss Blanche Caldwell. Miss Lillian Tallakson. Martin Both. Frank TilL E.
M. Fellers. Thomas Griffin. H. C.
Walker. Rose Sulty. D. G. Smith.
Besides the two unidentified eirls. Griffin was unconscious in-tho hos- The firo was soon exllnculshed. with no great damage done, altho windows on the alley side ot th Hearst building were shattered. M. tellers, one of the Injured engraving room employes with his clothing blood soaked and a gash in his neck, said tho explosion blew 0 his knees, but that he escap ed much of the force ot'the blast.
publication ot the Evening Amer ican was not delayed as mechanical departments other than the engraving room were not interrupted. STOCKTON R. N. A. HAS SOCIAL MEET Stockton, Feb.
-12. Mrs. Hy Dittman, asslstediby Mrs. Clarence Broders, was hostess to the Royal Neighbors society at its monthly social meeting yesterday afternoon and. six tables of 500 were plnyed.
Honors went to Mrs. Rud Panstian, scoring 5560, with Mrs. Gus Brod-ors. 5160, second and the draw prize going to Mrs. Jensen.
Twenty-six guests enjoyed- the Shop Proprietors Offer Service at Cost on the New Building. Bois plumbers of Davenport, members of the city's Association oe Sanitary Engineers, have voted 'to offer their services at cost to the building committee of. Friendly House in the erection of a new building. Only actual time ol the plumbers will be charged for. Friendly Jlouse was commended for the great good it has done in this community.
The firms which signed up to -furnish services at cost to the settlement were: 11 C. Claussen, John Corry Son, Lorenz H. Diederlchsen, b. V. Dreschner, Ed.
J. Eckhardt, Ideal Healing Construction company, Adolph Kahles, Phil. Keller, H. Itoy P. Kerker, N.
W. Davenport Plumbing Heating company, Reed Plumbing company, W. w. Schlicliling, H. R.
Wiese. We-rentin Brothers, "West End Plumbing and Heating company, Chas. Wilte, A. Clayton. WOULD ABOLISH RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM COMMITTEE ss! to House.
Des Moines Ifeb. 12. Senator Fulton of Jeffcr- rfon countv this morning took up Ms Cor repeal tllo law creat- nj the retrenchment and rctorm Dmmittce by declaring that body liad now become unnecessary mi-dcr tho budget plan and that its duties could be taken over by the xecntivo council and the budget director. The measure appeared on the i-aleudar without a recommenda- by the judiciary ui mittee. idicato I most This fact was believed lo the bill would be opposed Dt the members whirl! includes three the retrenchment and reform mittee, Senators Reed of Howard, Peritins of Sac and wnito ot iscn- LOW AVERAGES AT DE WITT SOW SALE DeWitt.
Feb. 32. Charles Muldoon's seventh annual bred sow sole at DeWitt Tuesday was large-) 1- attended despite the uau roans and inclement weather. The offering averaged $40 a head, a low price and less than the sows would have brought under moro favorable circ*mstances. WEATHER FORECASTS lipli b.nometric pressure is ci tral over tho west gult cor'st a scnera1.lv fair weather prevails il morning thruout tho Great Central valleys.
The disturbance wJiu-n moved northeastward over the Ohio valley during the last 36 hours is central over Long Island this morning, and unsettled wea it with rain ur snow prevails til out the northeastern states. High pressure over the eastern slope or lid Canadian llockies is causing cold weather in that section. I much colder this morning i Ihe South Atlantic states. Precip itation occurred during the last 2 hours in the Pacific coast states the Ohio valley. Ihe lower lake re slon.
and the Middle and North At Untie stales. The indications arc that unsettled wearhor will prevail in the Tricities and vicinity tonight and Friday, with possibly soine snow. It will bo warmer tonight, and colder Fridav afternoon iglit. Low High Pre Aniarillo Bismarck Buffalo Calgary Charles City Chevenne Chicago DAVENPORT Dot Moines Dubuque Dulutli Edmonton El Paso Galveston Helena Jacksonville. -Kansas City.
Lbs Angeles Memphis Minn. St. Far Montreal Moorhcnd New Orleans New York Norfolk Cfmaha Philadelphia' Pittsburgh Prince Albert Koswell Saint Louis Sidt Lake Cily San Francisco Seattle Sioux City Spokane Springfield. Mo Swift Current Tampa Washington .00 vitniircg -I lliver stage. Davenport.
(1.7 feet rise of (1.7 foot in 24 hours. ANDREW M. HAJIRICK. ttomniittec, of I I one of the most Cormidable oppon-lward mands DEMOLAYS WIN THIRD RATTLE WITH SAINTS Little Saints Had Won First Two of Series of Three Contests. Muscatine.
Feb. 12. Tho Muscatine Dn.Molay basketball squad defeated tho Little Saints quintet Wednesday night at the armory by a score of 1S to 11. It was tho third game oC a scheduled three-game series between the two clubs. The Saintlincs were out lo make it three straight, while tho DeMolays wanted to c-rcdit a in against their conquerors in the llrst During the llrst h.
tho battle i ing 7 to However, in the third quarter the DeMolays came back strong and at Ihe end or that quarter were leading 14 to S. Bcniiinerr at right forward for the DeMolays and Cliff Freyer-muth. his team-mate at lert forward, gave ouo of the cleverest exhibitions of defense work shown bj the DeMolays this season, while for the Littlo bright light ot their; 11 points The score jITTLR SAINTS RF H. Freyermuth 0. Freyermuth Rosenlield Evans Patterson llVats I'lessv Subs Bennmgcr for Van Zyle, Te Strake for Patterson.
Field goals C. Freyermuth. Evans. Valett, Benninger.l; Hoscnlield. Meyers, Hralz, 1.
Jree throws. Van Kylo. Evans. 2: Bcnninger, Te Strake, Meyers. Referee.
Kelly Burns. PETER SIEVERS OF MUSCATINE CALLED; NATIVE OF CLINTON Muscatine, Feb. 12. Peter F. Sievers, aged 52 years, a resident of Muscatine 25 years and for many years a stair builder at the Roach Musser plant, died al 1:15 o'clock yesterday aCtrrnoon had been ill two years.
Mr. Sievers was born June 12, 1S72 in Clinton and was married IS years ago lo Emma Link. She and a brother. John in Clinton, survive. Another brother.
David, was buried in Clinton Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Sivers' Cuneral services will be held at 0 o'clock Saturday morning in St. Mary's church and burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
MARKS' REPLEVIN SUIT IS STARTED nts in the conference. The Mns- ties now- stand in fifth place in ho league standing and are con-1 that they can climb closet lo the top before the end ot tin season. Falrleld defeated tb Little Muskies some time ago by score ot 19 to 12. MINE HORROR IN GERMANY; FIND BODIES OF 71 London, Feb. 12.
An agency dis patch from Berlin this afternoon says 71 bodies have been recovered from tho Stein mine at Dortmund in which an explosion oC fire damp occurred last night. It officially stated the message adds, that the deaths total 136. IOWA ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN SUBJECT OF AD CLUB TALK Muscatine, Feb. 12. The Iowa advertising program which is being conducted thru the newspapers oC the state ucnuaint the nation with the state's resources, was discussed yesterday by Ad club members, at the regular meeting in tho Hotel Muscatine.
Music was Curnished during the noon hour by Granville Ca-ple's orchestra. On the second Cormal ballot Hanson won. 67 to 60. The committeemen appointed consisted of fifteen men, William Toborg, Herman Lange, Herbert Toussaint, Murray Flgg. George Springborn, J.
Ji. Muhnson. Herman C.riesenbrock, Fred Bomke, John Funk, John Ray, Silas Guthrie, Henry Umlandt, George Rink, Klnier riuthenberg. and Charles Schroeder. The delegates were elected from the floor.
John Uicliley served as chairman of the meeting and I.indley Hoopcs i secretary. Diaries Diercks and Donald McDaniel were appointed as tellers. sr'cid io ti.c In the final count, he nosed out Muscatine. Feb. re- f.f e''er Iplevin suit of John William Mark i winning 0, to 1.0.
The first ballot against his Cornier wife. was informal, and ot tho Laura Stinson Mark was i-o-sumod PCoplo nominated, the vestcrday afternoon. There was ll'ree 11,0 'est number of no mornins session (hp enrr votes were chosen. They were due to the illness of Mrs. Mark.
larold Hanson. Charles Schroeder Testimony was resumed this morn-'and O. C. Phillips. On the first inc.
with itemized statements given.t formal ballot. Phillips was el inn-.
