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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
BUILDINGS FOR UNIVERSITY.
Assembly Hall and Gymnasium t.
Cost S15o,OoO.

Iowa City, April 11.-Iowa univer
sity is to have a new s150,000 gymna
SUM and assembly building. This
gents yesterday morning just prior to
adjournment, after an all-night ses
sion. The full board has been in ses
sion for two days, but the members
and the president of the university re
fused to speak until yesterday.
President MacLean said: "The new
plan of the board of regents to hold
the annual meeting, and take action
on the presidents budget in April in.
stead of at the June meeting, has
proved a great success. The meeting
just closed has been one of the
busiest, with the most work actually
accomplished. of any board meeting in
years. In fact, 1t was one of the sig
nificant meetings in the history OF the
university"
President MacLean's annual budget
was submitted to the board. The total
amount of appropriations asked by
him for the university for the coming
year amounted to $4,000. This
amount was practically allowed. with
slight scaling in various departments
Inc must lmpUrtdnt dctlOu TAKEN ny
the board was the decision reached in
regard to the erection of new build
ings for Iowa university. The students
are especially hilarious over the result
of the meeting, for the long sought
gymnasium is now an assured fact.
The board had q weignty question to
decide, the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting a
gymnasium and assembly building
first, or a library and museum build
ing. Both are needed and equally
sought after by the various friends of
the university. The friends OF athlet-
les feared that the departments of
science would be successful in secur-
ing the first building. but the board
decided otherwise
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWkEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week
DON'T WANT PARLOR EQUALITY
President of State Federation of Afro
American Women Clubs Advises Coiored
to Avoid Contact With Women and
Work Out Their own Salvation.

Muscatine, April 1--we do not
ask for parlor equality with the white
race. The negro women, knew,
would shrink from social contact with
the white race. But we want to be
taken into their hearts as human be-
ings; we want them to help us. and
1t is their duty to make their neigh
bors better, be they as black as the
ace of spades"
The above were the words of Mrs.
H. Downey, of Ottumwa, president of
the Iowa State Federation of Afro
American Women clubs, at meet
ing of the executive committee held
in this city.
In an impassioned address she ex-
horted colored women to avoid con-
tact with white women and work out
their own salvation. She urged them
to protect their own good names at
any cost, and insisted that this was
the only method by which they could
hope to uplift their race.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
WILL GIVE CORN TO IoWANs.
Growers Association to Furnish
Growers, Association to Eurnls

Growers Association to Furnish
Growers Association to Furnish
Des Moines, April 9.-As the first
step in increasing the yield of corn in
Iowa by fifty million bushels, the pos
sibility of which was demonstrated by
Prof. Holden of Ames, Iowa, the Iowa
Corn Growers Association will give
away to every farmer in the state a
package of pure bred seed corn.
The corn is Reeds Yellow Dent, the
only grain known that has been scien-
tifically bred for half century. II has
been purchased in large amount, by
the Corn Growers Association, an as
sociation formed by George S. Forest,
superintendent of agriculture for the
Worlds Fair, and will be given away
in two pound packages upon receipt
OF enough money to pay postage, twen-
ty-five cents. This will plant one
fourth of an acre and yield a large
amount of seed corn for the coming
year.
Farmers wishing the corn should
write to George 8. Forest, at Miles,
Iowa, or to Prof Holden, at Ames.
Prof. Holden states that II Reeds yell
low dent is sown in the state there
will be little doubt but that the
yield will be increased in a very short
time.
A portion of the corn raised will
be used in the Iowa exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
uoRsNz OPERATION PERFORMED
Use Of Hip of 5-Year-oId Girl to Be Re.
stored,

Des Moines, April 11.-Dr. John
Ridlon of Chicago for the one hun.
dredth time yesterday performed, in
Des Moines, the operation which has
made DIR. Lorenzs name familiar in
every city in the country on account
of his visit to America to perform 1t
on the daughter of J. Ogden Armour
of Chicago-the reduction of congeni-
tai dislocation of the hip.
The operation performed yesterday
the first of the kind ever done in
Des Moines-was closely watched by
thirty of the physicians of Des Moines
and surrounding cities, who came over
for it, and by large number of ladies.
The operation was perfectly success
full so far as the reduction of the dis
location was concerned; il remains to
be seen, when the plaster cast is re-
moved, whether the head of the bone
will remain within the socket without
second operation.
The patient was the 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. V. Ev-
erett Of Ocheyedan, Osceola county.
The child, of course, was as putty
in the hands Of the strong man. DIR.
Ridlon is a large and powerful man.
Selling the child's right leg, the one
affected, he began its manipulation,
round and round upon the hip. This
involved the saving on the tensely
drawn tendon connecting the muscles
of the thigh and the abdomen. The
work began at almost exactly 200
o'clock Within five minutes the hip
bone had been dislocated from its I'M
natural position and was freely NOV
ed about. When free the doctor illus
trated to the physicians the fact that
the leg could be absolutely straight
ened, but when the head of the bone
was inserted in the hip socket, the
cords were shortened. This made
necessary the manipulation of the
knee joint to stretch the cords, which
was done until the leg could be per-
fectly Strengthened while the hip was
properly socketed. Then came the ex-
pertinent to test the depth of the sock
ct by extending the leg alongside the
other in natural position, but 1t was
soon seen that 1t could not be brought
into position of more than forty-five
degrees before the bone would leave
the socket.
DR.. Ridlon illustrated the position In
which the leg should be bandaged in
the plaster cast and began to do this
work. which was far more difficult
than that Of dislocating the child's un-
naturally jointed hip. A bandage of
half an inch in thickness was put on.
The position of the leg and the hip as
bandaged was apparently the most un-
natural, but really the only possible
one. The leg was raised to position
at right angles from the body extend
ing to the side. The bandage included
the hip, the abdomen and the thigh.
Being finished 1t was cut at the edges
so as to release the leg below the
thigh, the left leg around which 1t had
been wrapped to hold it, and the lower
part of the abdomen and spine. About
the body IL was not to exceed four
inches in width. Though perfectly
hard it was evident that the bandage
could be easily worn for an indefinite
period.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
iNeHRIATEs AT KNOXVILLE.
Proposed to Occupy Former School
for Blind.

TOT bliTu.
Des Moines April 11.--People inter.
ested In the remarkable experiment
which Iowa is making with its new
inebriacy law are making an effort to
have the old Knoxville industrial
school for the blind converted into an
institution for the inebriates.
The inebriate law. for sending
drunkards to insane asylums for good
care and recovery. is popular all over
the state. Threats to attempt its re
peal are not worrying its friends, for
people generally like it, A superin
tendent of one of the state institu
tions recently declared it, in his opin
ion, the most popular law the legisla
ture has passed since the board OF
control measure. ut may need some
changes, he said, but can't be re
pealed except by the supreme court;
and there is little fear of that"
The Knoxville people made a de
termined effort two years ago to have
the abandoned institution in their
town converted into normal school,
but failed. AS it stands, the establish
ment could at a small cost be convert
ed to the use of an inebriate asylum
much cheaper than to a normal
school. 1t would accommodate all
the inebriates now in the institutions
| but would have to be enlarged greatly
before long il the number of candi
dates for such an institution continues
to increase.
Care of inebriates along with in
sane is severely criticised. and by
none more than by the officials of the
| asylums. They believe absolute seq
regation would assure success of the
new law: without IL the plan might
fall. The board of control Is under
stood to want a new institution, and
there is good authority for saying 1t
will recommend the Knoxville plan.
The good this law has done cannot
be measured by considering the peo-
| pie ii has locked up or the question OF
their reformation" said an institution
official. in every county there are
| men who have been scared into re-
form since this law went into effect.
| know a round score of such cases.
| About the time the second 'dipso' is
sent up from a county the hard drink
ers see a great light. They realize
| that they are in line. / could with
little investigation. | confidently be-
lieve, prepare a list OF reformed
drunkards, literally scared into de-
cency by this law, longer than the list
| of all the men sent to asylum under
| it." '
1t is an interesting fact that just
about the same time that Iowa adopt
ed this law, Austria passed an almost
exactly similar one, for sending con-
| firmed drunkards to asylums for In
| sane. The Austrian law, like that of
Iowa, is popular, but as yet, according
to reports. experimental In Europe
the Austrian experiment Is being
watched with as much interest as
the Iowa experiment is receiving in
this country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
HEAD OF BOXERS is DEAD.
Yung lu, Controller Of Chinese Finan.
ces, is Victim Of Dropsy.

ces, Is Victim OF Dropsy.
Picking. April 11.-Yung Lu, the con-
troller of finances and first grand sec
rotary, is dead. He had been suffering
for some time past from dropsy and
was known to be very critically i'll.
A month ago he asked permission to
retire from office, but the dowager en-
press urged him to take rest instead,
as the emperor needed his services.
Yung Lu, who was Manchu. at the
time of the beginning Of the boxer"
outbreak was viceroy of the province
Of Pc Chi LII and generalissimo OF the
Chinese army. He was then said to
be the most powerful man In China,
his influence being even greater than
that Of LII Hung Chang. Since the death
of the latter. Yung Lu has more than
once been represented as debating the
policy of the dowager and emperor.
The rapid rise OF Yung Lu from q
small military command to be viceroy
of Pc Chi Ii and later to be one of the
highest counsellors Of the dowager
empress is said to have been unprece-
dented. He obtained his post of gen.
eralissimo as a reward for crushing
the reform party in China.
Yung Lu was said to be the real au-
thor of the anti-foreign outbreak in
Picking and Tien Tsin and he COM
manded the best disciplined troops
which opposed the allies. This latter
fact was recalled by foreigners when.
in 1901, he was awarded the two eyed
peacock feather "for protecting for
eigners against the boxers"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
CHALLENGER DISAPPOINTING.
Race Of Shamrock ~ With Shamrock
! Not Favorable to New Boat

Weymouth. Eng, April 13.-The first
contest Saturday of the challenger for
he American" cup under actual rae.
ng conditions was distinctly disap-
pointing to those who exulted SO much
1t the results of the preliminary trials.
rhe Shamrock won on her handicap
allowance, the new craft only beating
Ter 6H minute over course "a miles
ong. On the first leg of the course the
challenger outsailed the older boat
handsomely. but in the stronger wind
IN the second turn she little more than
aeld her own. This was only partially
explained by fluke of wind which
favored the Shamrock | and enabled
Ter to gain considerable ground on the
second round.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Children Eat Poisonous Meat.

Council Bluffs, April 13.-The g.
year-old son of Joseph Yocum of Wes-
ton is dead and his S.year-old son is
still in a critical condition, the result
of eating some poisonous plant grow
ing near their home. II is supposed
they ate either of the blue lily or the
wild parsnip. the symptoms of either
case being almost alike When the
physician arrived he found the chill.
drcn violently vomiting and with low
heart action. They continued to grow
worse till o'clock when the younger
child died There is hope Of the old.
or one recnYerng
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
MERGER rs DEFEATED.
Federal Court Enjoins Northern
Securities Company.

Il
st. Paul, Mimi, April 10.-The Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals yes.
terday handed down decision in the
suit of the United States against the
Northern Securities company, enjoin.
ing the company from voting the stock
of the Northern Pacific or Great
Northern Railway companies. but al
lowing the return of such stock as had
been delivered to that holding com.
pany. The opinion was unsuimous, all
four judges concurring, but the opin-
ion was written by Judge Thayer.
The substance of the order is in the
decree, which Is as follows:
A decree for the United States will
accordingly be entered to the follow
ing effect:
"Adjudging that the stock OF the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railway companies. now held by the
Securities company, was acquired In
virtue of a combination among the de-
fendannts in restraint of trade and
commerce among the several states !:
enjoining the Securities company
from acquiring or attempting to
acquire further stock of either of said
companies, also enjoining II from vot.
ing such stock at any meeting of the
stockholders of either of said railroad
companies or exercising or attempting
to exercise any control, direction or
supervision of influence over the acts
of said companies or either of them
by virtue of its holding such stock; en-.
joining the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern companies, respectively,
their officers, directors or agents, from
permitting such stock to be voted by
the Northern Securities company or
any of its agents or attorneys on its
behalf, at any corporate election for
directors or officers Of either of said
them from paying any dividends to
the Securities company on account OF
said stock or permitting or suffering
the Securities company to exercise
any control whatsoever over the cor.
porate acts of said companies or to
direct the policy of either, and finally
permitting the Securities company 10
return and transfer this stock to the
stock holders of the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern companies, any
and all shares of stock of those COM
panies which it may have received
from such stockholders in exchange
for its own stock, or to make such
transfer and assignment to such per.
son or persons as are now the holders
and owners of its stock originally is.
sued in exchange for the stock or
said companies"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
RAILROADS CITED TO APPEAR.
Interstate Commerce Commission At.
ter Several Western Lines.

ter Several western Lines.
Washington, April 10.--The inter.
state commerce commission yester-
day made a number of trunk railway
lines respondents in proceedings in
volving the legality of their local
rates on grain and grain products and
in the case of two of the roads the
class and commodity rates, and issued
an order requiring the roads to file
answers by May !.
In the case of the Chicago & North
western, Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. Chicago Great Western, Chi
cago, Milwaukee G. st Paul, Wabash
and Rock Island the commission says
it appears that these lines made large
advances in rates between Missouri
river points and st Louis, other Miss.
issippi river points, Chicago and In.
termediate destinations during the
last half of 1902, on grain and grain
products originating west Of the Mis-
souri,; that such advances operated
to increase total rates on such traific
from points west of the Missouri
river to Chicago and the other points
and that high local charges between
these various points have been and
are kept In force by such carriers. In
the case of the. Missouri, Kansas &
Texas and the ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco the commission says it appears
that these roads put in effect class
rates between st. Louis and Texas
common points considerably higher
tnan those in effect on like traffic at
any time since the operation of the
interstate commerce law in 1887, ex
cept classes ID and Z, upon which
rates are respectively cent higher
and / cent lower and slightly lower
than on November 20. 1882 but 3
cents higher than on December 4,
1898. 1t also appears to the commits
sion that many special or commodity
rates were also increased about the
same time, and that rates to Texas
common points from numerous terri
tories, including practically all sec
tions east of the Missouri and Miss
issippi rivers have also been mater
tally increased by these advances in
these rates from st. Louis, and that
these advances may be unreasonable
and otherwise in violation of the law.
investigation of the legality of these
rates is therefore ordered and follow,
ing the fling of the answer hearing
will be arranged at which represen-
tatives of the various roads will be re-
uuired
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
IN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
President viii Enjoy Complete Rest
And Cessation of Public Duties.

Cinnabar, Mont. April 9.-Presi-
lent Roosevelt is in the fastness of
Yellowstone park, and for the next
sixteen days he expects to enjoy COM
olete rest and cessation from public
1uties. He will be in almost daily
communication with Secretary Loeb
1T Cinnabar, but nothing except of
he utmost Importance will be REFER
ed to him. In company with John
Burroughs, the naturalist. who &C.
,ompanied him from Washington, he
will closely study the nature of the
various animals that inhabit the park.
The president has looked forward TO
his outing for some time, and he was
particular happy frame of mind
when he lead the calvalcade into the
park. Every trail leading into the
park is closely guarded. and no one
will be allowed to disturb the presi-
ients solitude. His headquarters
will be at the home of Major Pitcher,
he manager of the park. A mum.
ser of camps have been established
n different localities, and these will
,e occupied by the president from
ime to time
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
REGIMENTS TO FIT. RILEY.
Secretary Root viii Meet Request Of
Adiutant General Byers.

Des Moines April l0.-While the
official announcement has not yet
reached this city. dispatches from
Washington last night said that two
Iowa national guard regiments would
be permitted to go to Fort Riley this
fall to take part in the maneuvers
there. The understanding Is that
Secretary Root will grant the request
made by Adjutant General Byers
some weeks ago. that two Iowa regi-
ments be permitted to go. The deci-
sion of the war department Is of no
little Importance to the Iowa guard,
as the maneuvers at Fort Riley.
along with regular troops, and under
the supervision Of the ablest masters
of the art Of war in the United States
army, will afford the guard oppor-
tunities for instruction such asnothing
short OF an actual service In the field
in time of hostilities could furnish,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
SETTLED FOR CASH.
John and George Scotland Paid $1,000
Into the County Treasury.


Sioux City, April l0.-George and
John Scotland, who were arrested for
hold-up in their gambling house a
few weeks ago, were given their
liberty on the payment of 81 900 into
the county treasury. kid" Rogers
entered the place belonging to the
Scotland brothers with the intention
Of beating the house. Rogers had
with him stranger whom the Scol-
lards thought the house was going to
get the best of. The upshot of the
matter was that at the close of the
evening the Scolards held up ,-4e other
pair at the point of revolvers and de-
handed back their money. The Scol.
lards we're arrested. indicted and
Jumped their bonds and the payment
Of the money into the county treasury
settled the whole matter
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
A HUNDRED MoRos KILLED.
Captain Perishins's Force Captured
the Town Of Bacoiod.

Manila, April 1l.-Captain Perish
ing's force captured Bacolod island of
Mindanao, Wednesday, killed hund.
red Moros and wounded many others.
Three Americans were wounded.
Pershing's force consisted Of Shaw's
battalion of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry. Kilpatrick's troop of the Fiji.
teenth cavalry and Chacquair's bat
terry.
Pershing's column is going to Ha-
rahue, which is also hostile.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Tries to XIII wife and Self.

Bedford, April 1O.-Charles McKim
last night shot his wife four times and
then shot himself as he was about Ia
be arrested. Both will probably die
McKim went TO the home Of hia
father-in-law and after quarrel, fired
at his wife. One shot took effect in
the eye and one in the throat. Two
other shots made ugly flesh wounds
The man then attempted to escape
but when pursuers were drawing near
shot himself in the chest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

The arrival in this country of the
new Chinese minister, Sir LANG Tuna
Chen, Sir LANG Hung Chen and SiI
Chen Tung Liang-Cheng. would seem
TO suggest an arbitration commission
TO decide as to the best way to spell
him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Antl.strlke Bill Passes,

The Hague, April 10.-The second
chamber of The Netherlands parlia.
ment today adopted the anti.strike
DILL by 81 to IA. The socialists and
hoeral democrats voted with the min
GRITTY. 1t was to prevent the adoption
of this bill that the big strike was in
augurated. simply as a demonstration
of popular disapproval.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Tama Suffers serious Blaze.

Tama. April 10.-Fire on the main
street of Tama at noon yesterday oc-
casioned loss of about $1,000, about
hall OF which is covered by insurance.
The largest loss falls upon III. Sole
man, who lost two buildings, that
were insured The Kesl Music COM
pany lost $4,000 on stock, $4,000 in
surance. Clark & Hardin's restaur-
ant. loss $500, no insurance. B. l..
Clutter loses about $500, insured.
Frank Ward, loss of bowling alley,
$500: $500 insurance.
The Toleoo fire company came to
the aid of Tama's volunteers and the
two companies did well to save the
city from destruction. as the wind was
blowing a gale at the time of the fire
and blowing from the right quarter
to carry the flames over the city.
Lends Prisoner Money to Pay Fine.
Cedar Falls, April 11.-Mayor Hem
enway had his first police court trial.
James Murnin was fined S5.S5 for in
toxication under the new law and in
formed the mayor that he was without
money and could not pay the fine,
whereupon the mayor drew Sc from
his pocket and gave 1t TO Murnin with
the remark. THAT is only loan; II
at any time you can repay me, shall
expect you to do So" The man took
the money and departed with ELUSIVE
thanks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Settlement Of Famous Case.

Marshalltown, April 10.--A settle
ment was reached in the case involv-
ing property worth $4,000 in this city
yesterday. The property was known
as the old City hotel corner. and the
cases have been in the courts for a
number of years. The suits were
started over tax title after the prop.
erty had changed ownership a number
of times, and a dozen or more promi'
nent and wealthy residents became in
yolved Two of the suits have reached
the state supreme court, but the en-.
tire litigation will be dropped and n
clear title is given to the present
owner of the property.