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MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH ll3 Walker Charges Before Governor City Affairs Committee Files Accusations of Inefficiency and Neglect Albany, N. Y. Charges preferred against the administration of Mayor James J. Walker of New York, by the city affairs committee, made public by Governor Roosevelt today, -allege misfeasance In office In 10 specific cases. The charges that the mayor had managed his office in the government of the city "in a wasteful and incompetent York (AP) Charges against Mayor Walker seeking his removal from office were before Governor Roosevelt today.

The City Affairs committee, represented by John Haynes Holmes, clergyman, and Rabbi Stephen -S. Wise, filed specific accusations of inefficiency and neglect with the governor Tuesday night. The governor planned to review them on his return to Albany. While the full portent was not revealed, newspapers said they were similar to charges lodged against District Attorney Thomas C. T.

Grain by the City club. Under the city charter, the governor may suspend the mayor for 30 days pending an investigation. Upheld by Governor Roosevelt in his right to continue, Commissioner Samuel Seabury has summoned Crain to confer with him Thursday and formulate a plan of procedure in the hearings. W. Kingsland Macy, republican state chairman, has returned from Washington with a renewed demand that William L.

Ward, Westchester county leader, withdraw his opposition to a legislative investigation of the entire city government. He said he had conferred with President Hoover on that subject. Pays Doctor Bill After 42 Years Davenport AP) student from Mt. Pleasant, working his through school as a farm hand near Durant in 1889, to the office of Dr. Henry Schumacher in Durant 42 years ago with an infected nail wound in his He was treated, and being without funds, was unable to pay the doctor's tee of $1.75.

Tuesday he paid his bill with compound interest after years of effort to find Dr. Schumacher whose name he had forgotten by mailing the latter a check for S19.90. The student, now superintendent of the Beths'eda home for the aged at Cincinnati, Ohio, was Mathew Hermann. Dr. Schumacher, who is now in his seventies, is still practicing ami maintains an observatory and collection of curiosities at his "castle" in Walcott.

Spanish Revolter, Sentenced to Die, Reprieved by King Jaca, Huesca, Spain (AP) Capt. Salvador Sediles, sentenced to death Tuesday by a court martial for his part in the December republican revolt, was reprieved today at the direction of King Alfonso. The death sentence of Captain Sedilles was the only extreme penalty improved in the cases of 77 officers charged with rebellion for their part in the revolt. Four men for whom the prosecution had asked death sentences were sentenced to life imprisonment. The two instigators of the revolt in the army garrison were executed immediately after the uprising had been put down in mid-December.

The king directed that the sentence of Captain Sediles Dfc commuted to life imprisonment. It is believed that his imprisonment and that of other convicted men later will be reduced and in some cases complete pardons will be granted. School Musicians Will Not Compete in DeWitt Meet Because only two class A schools, Muscatine and Iowa City, were entered in the sub-district division of the state music contest which is to be held at Des Witt on March 26, 27, and 28, contest officials have announced that there will be no competition in this division at De Witt, and both of these teams will automatically advance to the district meet which is to be held at Sigourney in April. Muscatine high school's orchestra and Girls' Glee club will continue rehearsals until the April meet, Henry Van Hettlnga, principal stated today. City News 11 Long Session and Cooler I 3 nr TV Hog receipts were 183 head here today including a carload from I.

E. Grady, Kalona, and one from Frank Grimm, Wapello. A supper meeting was held by the Fidelis club at the Y. C. A.

Tuesday night. Mrs. Ralph Reuling gave a talk on tfie The next meeting of the club will be March 31 at the Y. A meeting of the board ol directors of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce is called for 7:30 tonight at the office of A. W.

'Carver in the Laurel building. Con- Faces Council Meeting Will See Volume of Business Facing Aldermen With business of the past fiscal year to be concluded and several new items of business scheduled for consideration, a lengthy session of the city council looms on Thursday night. The. four aldermen elected at-the March 2 election, E. C.

Schoemaker, first ward; A. E. Othmer, sideration of the' Muscatine-Mon-1 second -ward, Albert Stolzenaui tezuma road petitions which the second ward and John S. Nietzel, group has circulated is scheduled, I fourth ward, will take their oath River Dragged for Missing Workman Rock Island. crews are dragging the Mississippi rive above the government bridge for the body of Authur P.

Hinsberger, 27, employed as powder man on a drill boat of the United States engineers. He is believed to have lost his footing on the slippery deck of a barge used in connection with the drill boat and to have fallen into the water early today. Hoover Entertains Borah at Luncheon Washington (AP) Senator Borah was invited to luncheon today by President Hoover. It was thought at the white house that the president ana the Idaho senator would discuss the oil situation. Junior College Plans for Party, A bunco and dancing party will be held by the students of the Junior college Friday night at Jefferson school.

The social committee in charge of Virgil Godfrey, Alice and Florence Barry and Francis Weiss, assisted by Miss Henrietta Terry, faculty advisor. Decorations in the St. Patrick's theme are being planned and at' tractive refreshments with sham. rock shaped cookies. Dancing and bunco playing will probably be alternated through the evening.

Turner Asks Probe of Food Inspector Des Dan Turner today asked Mark G. Thornburg, secretary of agriculture, to investigate the activities of Guy Thomas, food inspector in the Clear Lake district, in accordance with a request received from L. B. Miller, Mason City, grocer. Secretary Thornburg after an interview with Thomas, stated that a thorough investigation would be made.

District Court Letters of administration wero issued to Martha F. Heller in the estate of Charles Heller. F. Bihlmeler is the attorney. Authority to sell property in the estate of James Sullivan, incompetent, was granted to Edward J.

Sullivan, guardian, in an order signed by the court. F. M. Ziegler, Arthur O. Boehl and F.

H. Gienther were appointed appraisers for the property which includes two-thirds of lot six of block 136 of the original town of Muscatine. Attorney F. L. Bihlmeier represented the guardian and Attorney J.

J. Fishburn appeared as guardian ad litem. Attorneys for Norman Baker filed a motion to strike from the amended and substituted petition fecently entered by Harry Hoxsey, who asks judgment of OOCf from for alleged slander. Attorneys Will Randall, C. P.

Hanley and Devitt represented Baker. Attorney G. Kammerer is appearing for Hoxsey. Stanley M. J.

Baker, named defendant in a divorce suit filed by his wife, Thelma Baker, filed notice of waiver of all notices and services in the suit through bis attorneys, Hanley and Hanley. This action is believed to be taken to permit an early hearing of the case. Mrs. Baker, who alleges cruelty as the grounds, asks for permission to use her maiden name, Thelma McMurphy. R.

S. is ber attorney. Minnesota "Wets 77 Claiming Victory St. Paul, (AP) Opponents of the pronitoition law claimed a victory today after the senate adopted a minority report of its temperance committee recommending passage of a bill to define intoxicating liquor. The vote was 40 to 27.

along- with 'other business. W. R. Votaw is announced today by L. R.

McKee, president, as the speaker at Friday's luncheon at- the Hotel Muscatine. "Education in Business" was the sub.iect of a paper read by Carl Rylander, county farm agent, at the March meeting of the "33" club, held Tuesday night at Hotel Muscatine. Harold E. Wilson, county attorney, presented "Current Events." A round table discussion followed. The program came after dinner, served at 6:30 to approximately 18 members.

Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Moore of of office.

Nietzel will be the only new member of the council. One of the important matters of business will be consideration of the civil service commission authorized at the city election. H. Fishburn, city attorney, was instructed at a meeting immediately after the election, to prepare an ordinance, and this will probably be placed before the aldermen for consideration. Bids for the redecoration of the city hall interior, which were filed at a previous meeting, will also come before the council, it is ex- Slightly colder weather for this section of the state Thursday Is predicted in today's weather forecast.

Generally fair weather promised for Iowa, with partly clouded skies and slight tempera- I ture increases expected in the ex- treme west portion. Showers here over night amounted to only .01 of an inch of precipitation. The river remained on a stand at 2.3 feet. Wind was in the east today. The temperature reading at 7 a.

m. was 38 degrees, 8 above I Tuesday morning's mark. The temperature increased only slightly during the morning, and early this afternoon -was 40 degrees. Dr. Julius Klein Sees Business Moving Upward Detroit.

men were described today by Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of com- mers, as free from "economic shell shock" "panicky phychology," while business climbs upward. Depression has reached or passed its bottom, Dr. Klein told the Detroit Board of Commerce, although "we may bump along," for a while in returning to higher trade levels. "We have had enough of arm waving hysteria, whether in a delirium of joy or despair," he added.

business has, mentally speaking, stepped off the swooping roller coaster and Is bas- pected. Two requests of the board of he alth will also be given consid- Racine, were week-end vis-1 era tj on Annual reports city offices, in addition to the regular monthly itors at the J. W. Richardson home, 518 Pine street. Mrs.

Moore, who is a sister of Mr. Richardson, will remain here for longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. O.

L. Frederick of Burlington were also week-end visitors. Mrs. Garrctt Hyinlf, 91, 971 Newell avenue, is seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Van Zyie, 873 Newell avenue.

Edwin Hagermann, aprartments, salesman for the Hawkeye Button company, whose automobile figured in a far.al accident last week near Richmond, i expected home tonight, according to a wire received today by officials of the company. He was exonerated of any blame 'or the death of the'12 year old boy who dodged in front of his car. business matters will also come become the council. Fred Little, official of Woodmen lodge of Clinton, the spoke on insurance rates at the Lysle E. regular meeting of the local lodge Tuesday night, was held.

An oyster supper Mrs. Phillips Is Bitten by Dog Mrs. Clarence Phillips, JLinnoln boulevard, was bitten by a clog today which, it was believed was suffering from the rabies. The dog was owned by Charles Bird, ITirst avenue. The dog was taken ty local authorities and, is now being examined by Dr.

A. Houk, local veterinarian. Muscatine Couple Will Wed Friday Miss Elsie Kolosack, 126 West Third street, will bt married to 1171 New Hampshire street, Blriday afternoon at West Liberty. Details of the ceremony have (not yet been arraigned. Miss Lucy Milligan, general I Mr Lu kenbach is employed at secretary of the Young Women's i the an(i Motor company.

Christian association, has resum- The coup le will reside at 1171 ec! part of her work, having been absent more than a month from injuries received in a motor bus accident. Books entered by Miss Alma Koeppe and Miss Dorothy Wathan in the Four-H record contest for Muscatine county were being judged today and results will be announced Thursday. Mrs. J. Altekruse, Mrs.

G. W. Wiggers and Carl E. Rylander are judging the books. New automobile registrations New Hampshire street.

Civil War Veteran Dies at Davenport Davenport. V. Qujck, 90, a veteran of the Civil war, is at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wallace Z. Fidler, after an extended illness.

At the tattle of Colliersville, in October, 1863, Mr. Quick was taken prisoner and sent to the Tuesday included: Mrs. W. A. famous Libby prison near Rich- Royster, 1212 Hershey avenue, mond, Va.

He was a former resi- Willys coupe; H. M. Underwood, dent of Monmouth, where the Hotel Muscatine, Chevrolet spe- body will be sent Friday for fu- cial sedan. neral services. Fred Mittman, Walter Mitt- man, George Huttig, Fred Rand, attendants were Moliie Mittman, Harry Mittman and Fred Riek Eda Huttig, Mrs.

William Hinter- acted as pallbearers at the funeral meistcr, Mrs. Sam Van Zandt, services for Mrs'. Ernestine Mitt- Mrs. Louise O'Brien, Mrs. Arnold man Tuesday afternoon.

Flower Wickey. The Greater -TBT ine vj re UTS HUDSON EIGH Hudson Eight Coach, tS95 f. a. b. Oifroif bmoothest of the Eights 87 Horsepower More Speed Rare Riding Comfort Hudson has been famous for performance for 22 years.

Now the Greater Hudson Eight surpasses any previous model in hill-climbing, acceleration and reliability. Its big, 87-horsepower motor is smoother at all speeds. Motor vibrations, the principal cause of riding and driving fatigue, are practically eliminated. Improvements in the fuel system set new mark in eight-cylinder economy. And it is priced as low as $875! This Hudson looks it is! From its chromium-plated radiator grid to its well-proportioned rear quartets, it is smartly styled.

Interiors, too, arc beautifully done. But its most impressive advantage is the Riding and Driving Comfort it gives you at its amazingly low price. Drive this Hudson and test it yourself. Any of the dealers listed below are ready to demonstrate the Greater Hudson Eight to you today. Easy to to Pay to it Today 1 Gabe Bowman THE AUTO 219-223 East Front Street.

MAN Phone 104. ing its plans on the eolid realities. available statistical record for February shows that business in that month underwent a normal seasonal improvement from the low levels of January. This is pretty 'good evidence that the long decline has at last been halted, and that an appreciable degree of recovery is in sight. "We are in the convalescent stage afte a prolonged economic illness.

We should be well satisfied, I think, if our improvement is gradual at first lest we suffer another relapse," he said. Klein cited increasing output of automobiles, enlarging orders for cotton goods, and increased industrial employment February as signs of betterment. Getting Up Nights Tf Getting: Backache, frequent day calls, Pains, Nerv- ousneas, or Burning, due to functional Bladder Irritation. In acid conditions, you feel tired, depressed and discouraged, try the Test. fast, starts circulating thru the lystem In 15 by thousands for rapid and poaltlre action.

Dont give up. TryCyatex (pronounced today, under the Iron-Clad Guarantee. Muit quickly alloy these conditions, Improve fnl Bleep and energy, or mopey back. Onlr at Henderson's "Drug Store. THRIFTY THURSDAY' A DEMONSTRATION SALE Day of Importance FEATURING S.

and H. GREEN STAMPS YOUR EARNED DISCOUNT GIVEN WITH PURCHASES BY THIS STORE FREE! 10 S. H. Green Stamps Given to Each Adult Visiting This Store Thursday and Presenting the Coupon FREE! Hour Sale Special Friday, 11:30 to 12:30 p. m.

SOc SOe Ashes Compact SOc Woodbury's Facial Cream YOUR S. H. GREEN STAMP COUPON Good Thursday, March 19th Only This coupon entitles any adult person to 10 8, H. Green stamps if presented at "Hoaglln's" on Thrifty Thursday, March 19th, only. FREE FREE Hour Sale Special Thursday.

12:30 to 1:30 p. m. Woodbury'ft Cold Cream C.tyi Filled Compact CHOICE Lptlon 29C FREE 1 Lb. Chocolates All fresh stock with nut andMrult filled centers. A regular 50c Ib.

quality. REE With each one pound of the same quality chocolates purchased at We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities on Special Hour Sale Items. 39c Hour Sale Special Thursday 11:30 to 12:30 p. m. "Coty's 75c Lip Stick FREE with each regular $1.00 "Cotys" Face Powder On Sale Now At 79c The Newest Spring HATS Clever copies of famous models imported from Paris, adapting all of the season's most decided style tendencies and materials.

These sell regularly in many stores at 9 $10. Our Sale Price Only Others at $2.49 and $1.88 Not Until You Have Seen These Latest Spring DRESSES Do You Know! What HoagHn's really have to offer you in superior style at unusually low Hoaglln's have act up ft precedent in "underselling," quality for quality, dollar for always right. We moat emphatically maintain this policy, which Is undeniably evident throughout the store and extremely outstanding In New Spring Dresses. DOWN COME RICE New Spring COATS Last Year They Would Have Been $27.50 you will realize when you see them. This store now sets a low price mark for authentic new coat styles.

You are here ottered a selection embracing all of the style tendencies this season, made of the new woolens, fleeced polo cloth, rough tweeds, Kongo cloth, knitted, fabric Jn all the neirer shades and colors. Other Groups at This il the price of a Yery special group. You never saw anything quite aa good looking for the money. Every woman who knows and appreciates high priced of chic taste and good quality will be thrilled to find these at this very moderate prict. There are styles for coats, soft cowl necklines, discreet flares.

short jackets, fagottlng, fact dressel for all occasions, of the very smartest lines. Two. Other Wonderful Grouos Priced Low at 100 Girls Silk Flat Crepe FROCKS A complete range of plain colon ta street and pastel shades. An extremely smart assortment of new styles now shown for the first time. Priced extremely low 98 Just Received 20 Dozen New Curtains And they are different in treatment of- styles and combinations.

Buttled sets, Cottage sets and Criss Cross of scrim, voile tnti marquisette in the new tub fast 'colored pastel effects and embroidered figure designs. On i Groups New Spring Blouses Made of linen and sheer fabrics In plaid, figured and pastel shades, tailored and frilled models; styles usually sold at U.45 to $2.35. All sizes 32 to $1.95 2,000 Ladies' Handkerchiefs Made of Imported Swiss and lines in new colored embroidered effects and springtime prints. Included are qualities selling regularly up to, 15c each. price- for Friday Special On Sale While Stock On Hand Losto! TOOTH BRUSH Rubber set transparent handles, select bristle, coed any Me seller.

lie 1,000 Fairs of 3 for 25c New Gloves $79.00 WILTON, VELVET 9x12 foot seamless rugs in very pleasing patterns are now offered at money-saving prices. Here's your chance to buy look at the difference in Wool Velvet, 9 12 Bug $59.50 for Spring A complete snowing In Trench kid, washable doe zkin and capes; white, eggshell, beige, bearer, nude. black and combinations ol these colors. Price ranges from to "One Hour Sale" House Dresses Betty Brown, guaranteed vat dyed fast color, another dress free If they lade. All neat styles, attractive color, plain printed.

On Sale From to 3 p. m. Friday DEMONSTRATION SALE SPECIALS Blue Chambray Work Shirts 39c Men's Roekford Work Sox $1 doz. 35c Ever Ready Shaving Cream 12c Women's 39c Rayon Hose 29c $2.95 Rayon Bed Spread $1.98 39c Bottle Witch Hazel 21c REMEMBER THE HOUR SALES THURSDAY FRIDAY HOAGLIN'S "Where Style and Price Meet in Happy Accord" "One Hour Sale" FANCY PLATO Blankets Slightly Soiled Not Damaged. About 75 regular S1.9S values tn large double sin 70x10 Inches, assorted colors.

Outside folds are soiled but do not cececsarlly need washing before using. On Sale Prom 2 to 3 p. m. Thursday.