Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-01
LITTLE INTEREST in CAMPAIGN.
Census Bureau Estimates That Hardly 80 Per Cent
of lowe Vote Will Be Polled-Important Expert
ment at Ames--Northrop Against State
Control of Education.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Cor
Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 24.-The director
Of the bureau of the census at Washing
ton, s. N. D. North, has made the fol-
lowing statement in reply to an inquiry
about the number of voters in Iowa this
year:
will say that no reliable estimate can be
made OF the number of persons who have
attained voting age since 1900 as the num-
Der of deaths occurring among persons II,
II. Is and TO- since 1900, can only be approx
mately estimated. The total number Of
males II, 49, 10 and 20 years of age in 1900
was SAL Estimating that there were /, 500
deaths in this group since that time, would
leave 81 81 who may be termed new voters
The number of deaths since 1900 among all
males q years of age and over is approx
mately 10000, so that the total number Of
voters including foreign born, would be
approximately 6s2.969; deduction of 34.S67
Tor aliens and unknown should be made, as
there are many of this class in 1904 as there
were In 1900, leaving a total of GAS, 102 voters
IN 1904. In regard to the unknown foreign
born, believe that it will be better to In
olude them with the aliens for an estimate
OF this kind. as 1t is impossible to make any
approximation of the proportion of un-
known who have taken out naturalization
papers. We have 70 data in this bureau on
which to base an estimate of the number of
voters who have left the state since 1900
Another method Of estimating, and one
which ] think is probably as accurate as the
above, Is to take the number of males of
voting age in 1900 (635, 2S9): subtract from it
the number of males of voting age in 1890
(620, 1922, and multiply one-tenth of the deci-
NAL increase by 1-3. This will give you the
Increase of four years and four months,
which. added to the 1888. gives 6s5,116, the
estimated number of males of voting age
October i, 1904. Deducting 34,S67 for aliens
and unknown, leaves total of 650,A9 The
two methods, you will observe, show only
difference of LAT between their results, and
think that either of them is approximately
correct.
A little over SO per cent. of the total
vote In the state was polled in 1900, but
there was much more interest in the
election that year than there is this
year. It will be surprise to the man
ayers Of both political parties if the
vote this year is more than rs or 80 per
cent. of the voting population.
Ames to Compete in Chicago.
| One of the most important expert
ments in feeding as we'll as breeding is
now nearing completion at the State
Agricultural college at Ames, under the
direction Of Prof G. F. Curtiss, director
Of the Experiment station and head of
the Agricultural school. A lot of young
steers, known as "Blue-G rays," cross
Of Galloways and White Shorthorns, are
being prepared to be shown at the Inter-
/ national Live Stock show in Chicago
the first Of December. Most Of these
are about two years old. Prof. Curtiss
expects with these animals to win the
highest honors at Chicago. The college
has always been able to capture large
share Of the first prizes, and two or three
times 1t has won the championship in
Shorthorns, and also in the general beef
I competition. including all breeds. About
Is animals will be shown by the college
In this show. These feeding expert
ments have proven to be thoroughly
practical, because they have always
more than paid the expenses, including
all the cost Of care, feeding and exhibit
ing. This success has demonstrated the
practical character Of the training being
given at the college, Practical farmers
few years ago were inclined to look
upon the Agricultural college as a
teacher Of theories, and to think that
the experiments carried on there were
not always practical. Since the college
has beaten the farmers in almost every
test at their own game, of feeding and
breeding stock, the farmers have had to
admit that Prof. Curtiss and his assist
ants at the college knew what they were
about and were doing thoroughly prac-
tical work
Gives to Charity and Education.
The will Of James Callahan, who was
one of the wealthiest men in Iowa, dis
tributes large part Of his great estate,
Of about two and one-half million dol
lars, among various charities. The prin-
cipal requests are as follows:
EDUCATIONAL.
American Peace society, Phila. ......s 10, 00C
National temperance society. ...,.... 10000
/ Galladega college, Alabama. ......,.., 100000
Penn college, Oskaloosa. ............. 10000
4 Casanova coHege, New York.......... 5,00t
Des Moines Baptist college. ........... 5000
WilberfoTce university. Green, Ohio. 5,OO(