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CITY FINAL DES MOINES. IOWA. SUNDAY MORNING. JAN. 31, rui Iowa section mm mm mm WOMEN BACK ACQUIT SONDE Enters Mayoralty Race New Leading Lady EFFIE CHERRY SEES H0T TIME' FOR OPPONENTS A i I i i A I jh -A I i tvAu.

Her Cedar Rapids Mayor-alty Platform Promises Doom to Vice. Effie Cherry, member of the once famous Cherry titters of stage fame, twenty years ago, is candidate for mayor of Cedar Rapids on a moral uplift platform. In on exclusive interview with the United Pre Effie outlines her own ideas of what, in her opinion, is wrong with city government and what she proposes to do to remedy it if elected. BY EFFIE CHERRY. 1 (Written tor Th United Frw.) Cedar Rapids, Jan.

30. In announcing my candidacy for mayor, I realized that I would have stiff opposition. This mayoralty campaign is going to be the hottest thing Cedar Rapids has seen for many a day and It's going to be a lot hotter for some people after I am elected mayor. The city, state and nation is go- ing from bad to worse, physically, financially, mentally and morally and I propose to make the first start to curb the rapid downward swing of things. Hits Gasoline Hounds.

It's the high prices, high taxes, VaA' I 1 I VL i. I 1 I Sliss Belva This is the first' photograph published here of Miss Morrell, who high skirts, high life, one-piece Hunter. arrives tomorrow to succeed Miss roles of the Princess players' productions. Says He Will Stay in Fight to the Finish Gty Politicians See Warm Campaign in Prospect. Fred H.

Hunter, chairman of the board of supervisors, yesterday announced his candidacy for mayor, subject to the city primary. Mr. Hunter is the second candidate who has definitely announced his entry Into the race. Mayor Carver, seeking another term, being1 the other. The entry of Mr.

Hunter into city politics, while generally expected, caused the campaign to take definte shape. It is conceded by politicians that he will poll a heavy vote, and In many quarters is looked upon as one of the most competent men who have sought a city administrative office in years. Mr. Hunter Issued the following statement: 'I was a candidate for this of fice two years ago, but withdrew shortly after entering tne race ith a definite understanding that I would run aaatn this year. This time 1 am In the fight until the last vole la counted.

"A Derson seekinK the high of fice of mayor Bhould have a rec ord of political efficiency. A man who is a candidate lor tnis onire should have done something to justify the people In supporting him for additional honors. Friends Praise His Record. Friends of Mr. Hunter pointed out his own record of accomplish ment in the political offices wblch he has held.

Among those Incidents in his record which were considered outstanding was his advocacy, while a momber of the legislature, ot the law that compels the payment of Interest on public money on deposit. Since the passage of that law the tax payers ot Polk county have collected for the public treasury more than $500,000 in funds that they never had received before. Mr. Hunter, as a member of the board of supervisors, has been an ardent advocate of hard surfaced highways. During his three years as a member and chairman of the board nearly 100 miles of paved road has been laid In Polk countv.

in ad dition to many miles of gravelled nignway. Certain changes in the county courthouse looking toward econ omy are pointed out by Mr. Hun ter iriends an example of his proficiency as a public adminis trator. Among them was the system of converting outstanding nonds nearing a high interest rate lntd an issue bearing a lower one, resulting in the saving ot thousands of dollars. With the hearty co-oporatlon of the other members of the board of supervisors, it was nointed out by sDonsors of Mr Hunter's candidacy, he has been able while In the county office to keep Polk county expenses within the tax levy for the first time In twenty years.

Previously tt was the custom of the county to issue bonds to defray the deficit which seemed to develop annually. Active In Many Lines. Aside from a membership In the legislature and his terms In the county board of supervisors, Mr. Hunter has held no other public office. He has devoted his time to private business.

Some of this time has, however, been given over to seml- nnhllc affairs In the nature of re celverships for railroads, coal mines and other lines of business. Much of his time has also been devoted to the real estate busi ness, appraisements and the auto mobile business. His association In the latter was with O. F. Schee and Leiand Windsor.

Mr. Hunter was graduated from the EaBt High school. Capital City Commercial college and took spe rial work at the University of California and Iowa State college As a real estate man he was one of the organizers of the com pany which built the Old Colony building in which tie is still in terested. Along with his other activities he has taken a very prominent part In municipal movements. He is vice president of the inter state Business Men's Accident as sociation, a director of the Des Moines Automobile club, and chairman of the legislative com mittee of the Iowa State Confer ence of Social Work.

CAMP FIRE GIRL TAKES PRIZE IN DOUGHNUT SALE Mae Messenger. 4201 Pleasant street, who sold 500 dozen doughnuts in the Camp Fire Girls' two day campaign which ended yes terday, won first prize In the con test and two nine day vacations at the girls summer camp near noon wltn expenses paid mrougn ner etiorts. Margaret Anderson, 3333 Grand avenue, sold the second greatest number, 410 dozen, and will be awarded one nine day period at the summer camp, bara Asarrh 2622 East Ninth street, and Eliza beth Throckmorton, 1915 Thirty eighth street, tied for third place with total sales or sssi dozen eacn The distribution of the third prize which 1b $2.50 in a bank account will be decided by the Camp Fire board. More than 6.000 doughnuts were sold by 600 camp Fire Girls In the two day sale. About S400 will be cleared from the sale and will be used to pay oft the mortgage on the summer camp.

2 IN RACE FOR SCHOOLBOARD Support Mrs. Bair and Mrs. Lincoln, Who Favor Studebaker. Two women, with the support of civic organizations, Including the City Federation of Women's Clubs and the parent teacher council, yesterday announced their candidacy tor the board ot education. Mrs.

W. P. Bair, 326 Fifty-sixth street, and Mrs. S. E.

Lin- rolti, 2110 Thirty- i street, are two candidates. who will receive ij the support oil club women aud social workers 6fl the city. Dot hi announced thev will support th work ot the pres eni scnool ad ministration and I are in favor oil expanslot program worked! out by Superin-wiin. w. u.uk, tendent Studebaker.

I am strongly in favor of Mr. Studebaker and know he haa saved the taxpayers many thou sands of dollars th'Ttti infill business administration," Mrs. Lincoln said lust night. Both the candidates are in tensely interested in the city schools and children attending them. They also understand teaching problems due to the fart they have both been public school teachers.

Plan Active Campaign. Members of representative roups from all parts of the city met Friday and Indorsed Mrs. Bair and Mrs. Llnsoln for the two positions on the school board which will be filled March 4. A strenuous "get-out-the-vote cam paign will be waged before the election.

Mrs. Bair is the mother of tour children in the Des Moines schools. Her oldest son, David, 14 years old. is In Roosevelt High school and her other children, Robert, 12 years old, Marian. years old, and Dunbar, 7 years old.

are pupils at Hanawalt school. She is a graduate of Grinnell college and spent a year as a post graduate studen tin Europe. She has taught in Grinnell college and In the Btate ot Washington. She is a member of Greeawood Con- relational church and teaches a unday school class there. The new candidate is the wifa of W.

P. Bair, patent attorney. Active In School Work. Mrs. Lincoln haa been active In parent-teacher work for many years.

She has been a member ot the state board for eight years and has served as chairman of the leg-' 1 1 a tive and child hygiene -m 1 ttees, and of the public welfare department. She Is the wife ot Dr. S. E. Lincoln.

Born and a ted in MBS. t. K. LINCOLN this City MTS. i.inonin annnt several years In teaching rural schools and later took the nurses' training course at Iowa Methodist hospital, bha took additional training in New York City and in lo oecame su- nirlnlatliiant.

of the training school for nurses at Iowa Method ist hospital. Mrs. Lincoln has two children, both pupils in Stowe school. She has been actively Interested In child health work and has had charge of the baby health department of the Iowa fair for five years. She Is this year chairman of the health committee ot the City Federation of Women's Clubs.

She is a member of the First Lutheran church and has been a teacher In the primary department for three years. Mrs. Bert McKee and MrB. Ernest Olmsted are the two retiring members of the hoard. Each has served two terms.

TWO INJURED IN A MIDNIGHT AUTO COLLISION Two men were seriously Injured and six other people were badly shaken up wben two automobiles collided at East Twelfth and Walnut streets shortly after midnight last night. W. D. Akins of Newton, who was driving with his wife, and Ed Smith, 2741 East Grand avenue, were taken to Broadlawns General hospital in a police ambulance. Akins received a crushed leg and Smith was bruised and cut about the bead and shoulders In the accident.

Smith was in an automobile driven bv Wiliam Thomas, with Forest Mitchell, 2900 East Walnut street. Helen Strand. 1520 West Fifth street. Ruth Howard, 3814 West Fourteenth street, and Mary Hadley of Fort Des Moines. postofflce Examinations.

The United States civil service commission announces that competitive examinations will be held in February for positions In the-Des Moines postofflce. Applications must be filed before 10. The entrance salary is $1,700 per year. Bill Oil FIRST VOTE INKILUNGCASE Jurymen Gear Youth of Armstrong Murder at Logan. 1 Logan, Jan.

31 (A.P.) Alfred Sunde, 11 years old, of Sioux City, was acquitted of the murder of John Armstrong, night watchman here, early the morning of Dec. 14. Only one ballot was taken. Logan, Jan. 80 (Special) The fate of Sunde was placed in the hands of the jury at 6:80 this evening.

Judge J. S. Dewell read his Instructions and the Jury retired and began deliberation. J. J.

Hess of Council Bluffs, special prosecutor, made the closing argument to the jury. The state asked the death penalty. Sunde was charged with hav ing been one of a bandit gang wnicn terrorised tne town of Logan the night of Dec. 13, and wrecked the local telephone office to cut off outside communication while they made what Droved an unsuccessful attempt to loot the Dan it. While escaping one of the gang, armed with a shoteun.

fired on John Armstrong. 72-vear-old night watchman. Armstrong. legs were riddled with shot and ha died at Omaha twenty-four hours later. Sunde was arrested In Sioux City the next morning at 10 o'clock when he and Clarence Kinniman, a 'companion, were about to enter a coupe in which was found a box ot shotgun shells and a white handkerchief.

Six Ix)Ran residents wont to Sioux City and identified Sunde as one ot the bandits. Defense attorneys later brought out that they had previously been shown a photograph of Sunde by Hi Yackey, state agent assigned to the rase. The Sunde defense attempted to prove an alibi. Sunde's mother and. father and his wife testified they were with him or saw him frequently the Sunday afternoon preceding the shooting and as late as 1:30 Monday morning.

A Sioux City billiard hall man testified that Sunde was In his places from 3:30 until 6 o'clock" Sunday evening. Two other men said they saw him there or played pool with him. Other witnesses told of Sunde's having operated a time recording device during Sunday night while substituting for his father as a merchant's watchman. Taking of testimony started Tuesday afternoon and was completed Friday afternoon. MRS.

E. R.AYERS DIES; RESIDED HERE 70 YEARS Rites to Be at Ames Tomorrow at 2:30. Mrs. Ellia Rallne Avers, for i -eventy years a resident of Moines, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs.

Lillian Ayers Templeton, at Ames, yesterday morning. Born in Allen county, in 1839, she came bhe is sur- mm. e. r. atftrs vived by a daughter, Mrs.

Tem- pleton of Ames: a sister. Mrs Anna Raling Curl of Des Moines, and a granddaughter, Mrs. R. Evans of Milwaukee. Funeral services will he held in Ames tomorrow afternoon at clock.

HARDING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN DOORS The new Warren Harding Junior High school will open for registration of pupils tomorrow morning. James M. Sterrett, formerly vice principal of Lincoln High school, is principal of the new school. Students from Oak Park. Sabln.

Saylor and Cattell schools will attend the new building. A sub- Junior department for pupils be low the eighth grade and over av erage age will be established in the new building. Qrand Pogtoffice Will Open This Week The- sew Grand avenue postof- flce branch will be ready for business by the middle of this week. Postmaster Frisk an nounced yesterday. It is located in the continental building on Grand avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets.

Fixtures for the office have ar rived and will be Installed beginning tomorrow The office will handle money orders registry business and stamps. It is designed for the convenience of business dfstriejt patrons, the postmaster said. Morrell. Dorothy Beardsley in the leading HINT BROOKHART TO RESIGN SEAT Subcommittee Delay May Force Issue. BY C.

C. CLIFTOV. Lack ot a decision in the Steck-Brookhart contest gives rise to an Interesting political speculation in Iowa whether Senator Brookhart or the senate will make the first move before April 29, the final date tor filing nomination papers for the June primary election. The last filing date is considerably in the future; but nobody professes to know when the senate will reach a decision in the contest. Closest friends of Senator Brookhart declare he will not resign his seat; but there have been indications that no chances on his being left out of the June primary and unseated In the enate as well will be taken, and that his nomination papers will be filed if the contest is not decided by filing time.

Announcement mat tue sud- committee would report against Brookhart, made even before Senator Brookhart's brief was in, was accepted as clear Indication that Senator Brookhart will prob aoiy be unseated, since that time, however, developments have Been slower wan many persons emected and there have been hints that perhaps the subcommittee is delaying action now to afford Brookhart an opportunity to resign. Hesitate to Seat Steck. If Senator Brookhart should resign, it seems likely the senate would find be was entltlod to the seat, which would create a vacancy under which Governor Hammlll could name a republican senator. This would relieve the senate of seating Mr. Steck as an alternative to getting rid of Brookhart.

It Brookhart should resign now, although he technically holds the seat, the action probably would not create a vacancy, because Steck would at once Insist, doubtless with good authority, upon the conclusion of the contest. The senate, which in the close contest between Steck and Brookhart could decide with perfect basis for either candidate, it is pointed out by numerous political observers, may have some hesitancy in seating Steck in view of the coming elections in which many republican wbeelhorses are coming up with chances of defeat, regardless of how much it might like to oust Brookhart now. Until the contest 'is decided, the primary campaign will continue with three candidates in the field, all figuring on what part Brookhart may or may not have in It. Senator Cummins' supporters are organizing systematically in every congressional district to wage the fight for his renominatlon against the Brookhart element represented now by State Senator Bowman. Howard Clark, whose formal an nouncement was made last week, is also organizing his campaign, upon the theory that he will secure enough of both the Cummins wing and the Brookhart wing of the re- fiubilcan party to secure the nom nation.

In the meantime there Is an element of voters who would like to see a new candidate in the field who would displace both Senator Cummins and senator Brookhart, it he is unseated and gets In the race, and defeat Senator Bowman, regarded by many people as more unsatisfactory man tirookflart Such a candidate thus far is not (Continued a Page 1, CoL 1.) I-Yed H. SPENCER TO RUN FOR PROSECUTOR Assistant Would Wipe Out Fee System." Elimination through legislation of all fees and commissions, now collected by the county attorney, was the election proposal yesterday of Assistant the election County Attorney Clarence I. Spencer, who announced himself as a candidate for the office. Mr. 8pencer said his plan would save Polk county between $12,000 and S15.000 a year and would more c.

i. hpkncer. than cut in two the amount paid to county attorneys throughout the state. Mr. Spencer declared that the prosecutor office should have a reasonable salary allowance and that the taxpayers were entitled to know at all times the amount they were paying for the county's legal department.

it nominated and elected county attorney, I will advocate the passage of laws placing the office on a strict salary basts, eliminating all added fees and commissions on fines as allowed under the present statutes," Spencer stated. Mr. spencer nas oeen an assist ant in the county attorney's office sine Jan. 1, 1923. He Is a gradu ate of the DraKe university lnw school and a native Iowan.

Since he was admitted to the bar In 1913. he has been in practice In Des Moines with the exception of the time he was In the army during the war. nomination tiaDers have been circulated by Spencer's friends for the last week and he is expected to file them within a few days. He is married and lives at 1016 West Twenty-fourth street. AlthougH Loy Ladd and Russell Jordan, also assistant countv at torneys, are expected to announce tnemseives as candidates srinn Spencer and C.

S. Missildlne have Deen ine only candidates to en ter the race so far. BOY BICYCLIST AND CHILD HURT IN TRAFFIC JAMS Two boys were Injured last night in automobile accidents. wnue riding ins bicycle near East Ninth street and Buchanan avenue. Woodrow Biddle, 12 years old, was run down by an automobile.

His face was bruised and cut, and police surgeons after treating him took him to hln home at 124 East Twelfth street. Tom Ashman, 907 Buchanan avenue was driving the machine. Frank Olson, 6 years old, also had his face severely cut as the result of a collision between two cars. He was riding in an automobile driven by Frank Mofie when that car and one driven by Ed Mote collided at East Twelfth and Walnut streets. Heise Llqnor in Hotel.

A small amount of alcohol was seized at the Iowa hotel last night by members of the booze squad sn4 two men were placed in Jail. Two quart bottles were found in the basement. W. H. Joyner, who police said admitted the possession of the alcohol, was charged with maintaining a liquor nuisance.

He was released on a $500 bond. W. Smith who was also arresttd waa held for Investigation, bathing suits, high gas, light and water rates and white collared gasoline hounds that I am after. Those white collared hounds who sell us gas are having plenty of fun at our expense. The fumes have caused us no end of trouble and nearly suffocated our next tioor neighbor recently.

Public officials waste too much time playing golf. Women's skirts are ridiculous; they are too short ankle length Skirts will be the style if I have my way; next, more and Dinger noucemen. When I get into the mayor's of fice 1 am going to make of those people change tactics. some their Politicians nark themselves la their office and live off the fat of the land; they have befuddled the people and issues long enough. Her Past Is Open Book.

My past is an open book. They ran scan its naies from nreface to Index. I am going to stand on that record and going to meet the public face to face in this paign. I have studied the campaign and needs of the people trom pillar to post and I have shaped mv Dlatform around a square deal for all. My platform follows: 1.

Economy in all departments. 2. Lower taxation. 3. Lower water, gas and light rates.

4. Sane and better traffic regulations. 6. Home protection for our la boring men ana women tt Ho nil in mv power to help purify the streams of water In tne state ot 7. 9 p.

m. curfew. S. Larger and better regulated police force. 9.

To regulate and purify all theaters, dance halls, magazines and turn the municipal golf course into building lots; longer skirts for women. 10. Better accommodations lor our farmer gardeners. 11 Ladles' and gentlemen public rest rooms on the cast and west sides, with smoking compartments. MRS.

SEYKORA DIES AT HOME IN FLORIDA CITY Mrs. Edith Lee Seykora, wife of Joseph J. Seykora, died Friday at her home in Gainesville, according to word received by relatives here. Besides her husband and two sons, Robert Lee and Joseph, Mrs. Seykora is survived by her Barents, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank I. Lee, 1128 Forty-fourth street; three brothers, Clarence Lee and in of this city, and Harry Lee of California, and two iotor Mrs. Wier Casady and Ruth Lee, both living here. wr mnther and one brother, rinrence.

were with her at the Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the Presbyterian church at uainesviue. REPORT MANIAC CAUSES TERROR ON INGERSOLL A report that a screaming maniac was terrorizing the neighborhood in the vicinity of West Twantv-first street and Ingersoll avenue late yesterday brought an automobile load oi policemen to the scene. "He lust left here," a woman exclaimed to Patrolman John Dingeman of the emergency crew as he arrived at the corner. Police searched the rear of an apartment house where she said the man was last seen. No trace ot him was found.

Mrs. Charles Moore Dies. Mrs. Charles Moore, 71 years old, died yesterday morning at her home, 1426 Twenty-eighth street, after a week's illness. The bodv will be taken to Kellerton, tomorrrow for funeral serv ices ana ouriau WIFE PICTURES ROOST FOR HOME Says Neighbors Called Her "Mrs.

Few Clothes." Though she was reared in luxury, suit of overalls in which she was forced to do the housework, and a sitting room filled with chickens, constituted the only "luxuries" her husband could supply her, Mrs. Leola C. Smith testified before Judge Hubert Utternack in her suit to modify her divoce decree against R. Stewart Smith, yesterday afternoon. Mrs.

Smith's testimony came after Mr. Smith in his resistance to her efforts to obtain an increase in alimony and gain possession of their minor child. Forest Worth Smith, had told the court that his salary was sufficient to take care of a family in ease. He contended that he provided the best ot homes and had "pin money" left to give his mother. In defense of her statements, Mrs.

Smith Introduced witnesses to show that she was known in the neighborhood by the nick name of "Mrs. Few-Clothes." They declared that the plaintiff was often seen out in the yard clothed in overalls and that her wardrobe was extremely scant. According to Mrs. Mary Jones, Mes. Smith mother, she had in sisted that her daughter leave her nome and bring the children, to the parent's residence in order that "decent living quarters" could be provided for them.

She told of seelns: chickens nnrchnd on the furniture at the Smith resi- UVivc. Judge Utterback took the case under advisement at the close of tne testimony. Mrs. Smith ob tainea a aivorce last July on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Clyde H.

Miller represented the defendant, while Charles Howard acted as counsel tor Mrs. Smith. SIX IOWA CITY STUDENTS FINED AFTER A PARTY Iowa City, Jan. 30. Six' university students, members of prominent fraternities on the Iowa campus, were fined 12.95 each in Mayor J.

J. Carroll's court Here this afternoon on charges of dis turbing tne peace. "Hiey were arrested Chi nese restaurant last night at a "collegiate" party in celebration ot tne ending ot examination week, which police assert was made lively with alcohol. No action, has been taken in the case by university authorities. The students, all of whom gave assumed- names, were James of Mrs.

Pauline L. Devitt or uskaioosa, a mem ber of the board ot educa tlon; Edward-J. Flinn of Denl-son, John. Mason of Davenport, Earl H. Sollenbarger ot Menlo, and two others whose identity has not.

been divulged. James Garren Funeral to Be Held at Ottumwa Funeral services for James Oarren, 62 year old, whe died at his home, 2Z16 Stewart street. Friday, will be keld at the Penta- costai mission at uttumwa, tnts atternoon at ciocx. His widow, two daughters Grace Garren and Mrs. Dolly Shepherd, and one son, Kay, all of this city, survive.

Mr. Garren has been a flagman for the Chicago A North Western NEUMANN BIDS LOW ON TEMPLE Estimates $526,225 for Building Consistory Home Bids on the new temple which the consistory will erect at Park street and Klxtn avenue, were opened yesterday and the lowest estimates totaled 3666,616. The committee in charge has deferred action until It shall have been able to study a group of alternate plans and provisions provided for in the architectural drau.ngs. The low bid for the general construction work was made by Arthur H. Neumann Co.

It was $626,225. The next lowest bid was that of the John A. Ben son Construction company at $650,000. The Van Dyck Plumbing and Heating company was low with a bid of $59,900 for the plumbing. The lowest bid on electrical equipment, $22,891, was that of tne Electrical equipment com pany of this city.

The Rowat Stone company's bid of $58,000 for stone was lowest. The next low bid for stone was "While the alternate plans may change the amount of the bids, it Is likely that these bids will be accepted by the commit tee," H. J. Herbert said yester day. Specifications call for the erec tion of a five story stone building, with offices, club rooms, a dance hall, an assembly and reation rooms.

The building will face Park street with a frontage ot 117 feet. The Sixth avenue side will be 164 feet long. SCORES DRIVE ON POTATO AS BLOW AT FARM City dwellers who threaten to use substitutes for potatoes be cause ot the "exorbitant price" and in the same breath shout "Eat More Corn were branded as grossly inconsistent last night by Ora Koines, president of the Des Moines Potato exchange. "Why is It advisable for those who live In the city, enjoying profitable business investments, to cry out lo tne world mat present prices Farmers are receiving from their potatoes are unjustified, that Mr. Farmer is robbing them and tnen threaten to discontinue buy ing and serving 'spuds'?" he asked.

"We wonder If the same people like to change places with potato growers here in Iowa, who for the last five years have received an average of 30 cents a bushel for their product." BOOZE SQUAD JAILS 5 MEN FOR GAMBLING More than $150 was on the table when members of the booze squad broke into an upper room at 308 West Ninth street last night and arrested five men on a gambling charge. W. C. Hill, who said he resides at 818 School street, was booked on a charge of operating a gambling house. The four others arrested gave their names as B.

W. King, 2.1 East Washington street; Bert McGreen, 517 Mulberry street; F. W. Gaylord, 800 West Eighth street, and James Hicks, Adel hotel. All were released on bonds.

They wili. appear ia municipal court tomorrow. railroad at East Fourteenth street crossing for the last wo yean..