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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
Reports to the State Auditor
Show Wide Difference in Dis
tribution of Monies
SCOTT COUNTY is RICHEST
Leads Polk in Both Monies and Value
of Corporation stocks-PossibIity
That Reports Indicate Presence Of
Notorious Tax Dodgers in Portions
Of State.
Special to Times Republican.

SpeClaI 10 lIl1gS-GtCpuDllCdll.
Des Moines. July Reports to the
state auditor from the county auditors
as to the value of personal property
of various kinds in the various coun-
ties of the state disclose some interest
ing situations For instance the mon
eys and credits reported by Scott coun-
ty in 1906 were s6,927.o50 and in 1907
were $7.043,220, while in Polk county in
1906 the moneys and credits reported
were s4.931,S70 and in 1907 only So
932,532. Further more the corporation
stock turned into the assessor in Scott
county in 1906 was sS,434,200 and in
1907 $9,43G, $50, while in Polk county
the stock turned in in 1906 was $2.922,-
6S6 and in 1907 s3,230.6 Des Moines
seems to have enjoyed as much pros
perity as Davenport and it might ordi-
larily seem that it's monies and cred
its ought to increase rather than di-
minish.
are more rich people in Davenport
than any other county of the state
The reports thus far to the state eu-
ditor cover every county but seven
The county auditors of Appanoose,
Black Hawk, Calhoun, Dubuque, Guth-
rie, Lucas. and Pocahontas have not
reported. On these reports the exec
utive council acts as an equalizing
board to equalize the assessment. but
the council does practically nothing
with the personal property in the line
of moneys and credits and corporation
stock.
For personal property other than
live stock Davenport leads the race in
Iowa on the total footings. Its per-
sonal property other than live stock
is valued at $19,77O,252. and Polk
comes next with s14453,276. The
wealthiest counties of the state given
in their order are:
Scott -. Recommendations
POLK ................,. l4,453,276
Linn ..r...... s,4u4,2sU
Woodbury. :. .......i ...... S,397,0S4
Des Moines -. ....... 5.94O.459
Clinton :. ................. 5,743.2sO
Benton, Johnson and Lee have over
four and a half millions and Cedar,
Clayton Jasper. Mahaslsa, Page and
Wapello have over four and less than
four and half millions.
Polk leads in the amount of mer-
chandise reported showing $4,990.427.
but Woodbury. is a close second with
$4.763.20S. Scott reports $2,467,196 and
Linn $2.256,099. All others thus far
reported show less than two million.
Moneys and credits and corporation
stock are usually taken as showing
the wealth of a community. 1t must
therefore be taken that Scott county is
easily the richest county in the state
that has thus far reported to the state
auditor or else there are notorious tax
dodgers in Polk county. Here are the
figures lin order for the counties that
lead the state on those two lines Of
wealth so far as the reports show up
to this time:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
TWO WORKERS KILLED

Switch Engine at Youngstown, Ohio,
Crashes Into Freight Cars.
Youngstown, O., July During z
rain Storm today a gang Of workmen
at the works of the Carnegie Steel
Company took refuge under some
freight cars, the switch engine backeu
into the cars, and two workmen were
killed and dozen others seriously In
jured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
T." BULLETIN.
?
NO. ,lABLE NEWS OF TODAY
s :.
The Weather.

The weather.
8 un rises July at ABS; sets at
: 20.
Iowa-Possibly showers tonight;
Tuesday fair.
Illinois-Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; cooler in the north tonight.
South Dakota-Far tonight and
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
Missouri-ienerally fair tonight and
Tuesday,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
OTHER OPERATORS QUIT.
Six Out Of Reno, New, in Western In
ion Offices.

Reno New. July las result Of
the action of Superintendent May, in
disnissing two operators in the Reno
Western Union office Friday, four 9TH
er operators have quit work, Manager
Brown states he. will not be surprised
II general walkout results. Business
with the Salt Lake Office is six hours
behind this morning. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
ATE COLD CURE TABLETS.
Helen kahlen Of Waterloo, Babe o
1s Months, Died Of spaams.

Special to Times Republican
Waterloo, July 1.-Helen Kahler, an
IS -months-old babe, ate eighteen cold
cure tablets for candy last night and
died In spasmA 2...
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06

Alaska. Holland and Norway Her
ring, Phone 90.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06

by the government of such banks as
may Voluntarily enter into The system.
In entering the system they agree to
reimburse the government in proper
ton to their deposits for any losses in
currency by the payment of depositors
in failed banks. During the last 40
years the average loss among national
banks has been less than one sixteenth
of one per cent per deposit, and, as
we, have passed through two panics in
that time. il is not likely that the aver
age will be greater during the next 40
years.
ITO sum it up, the depositors Iced
security and this must either be given
by the postal savings bank, which will
grow until it has absorbed the deposit
banking of the country, or it must be
furnished through the guarantee of eX-
listing banks"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
BRYAN .fAVQRs MESSAGE
is IN ACCORD WITH PRESIDENT
ON POSTAL BANKS AND CAM
PAiGN FUNDS.

PiTTSBURG, Dec. Civilian Jen-
ngs Bryan. en- route to his home in
!. ncoln, Neb.. arrived here from
Washington. and met his wife and
daughter who oare bound for New
York city, whence they will sail for
Europe, Saturday.
Mr. Bryan commented ola several Of
the issues treated in President RoOse-
vets message and credited the presi-
deut With introducing an original pro-
position in suggesting the apprOpria-
ton of campaign funds by the govern
ment Il hope" he said, that it will be
enacted into a law" Mr.. Bryan is
strictly in accord with the president
concerning postal savings banks and
guaranteed banks. He said:
The money boarded in hiding places,
if it can be drawn into the banks and
thus be put into channels of trade, will
relieve the stringency more. effectively
than anything else. The postal bank
viii do this to limited extent but not
completely for in The plan proposed the
le9ositors will be limited as to each
person and no checking accounts will
be allowed.
The system of guaranteed banks
contemplated the absolute guarantee
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
DECLARE WAR ON
STRONG BUTTER
MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE ASSO-
CITATION WANTS REAL ARTI-
GLE UP TO WEIGHT.

At meeting of the Merchants Pro-
tective association last night, it was
decided to wage war against the butter
evils now existing in the city. There
has been a great deal of complaint
lately about the strength of butter and
also about it's underweight and the
merchants of this city are going to
remedy these evils.
In the first place. there is little but
ter sold in the city which is up to the
proper weight. An ounce. or two. is al
most sure to be knocked off so that the
maker may realize just little larger
profit on the goods. This will be close
lily watched from now or by the mer-
chants and cases where underweight is
found will be prosecuted.
Strong butter will also be a marked
product henceforth. More complaints
than usual have been made lately about
the quality of the butter on the mar
ket and butter will be inspected close
w. Much of the trouble arises from the
butter which has been stored during
the summer being put on the market
for fresh butter. 1t isn't good, as a
usual thing. and will be closely watched
in the future. Renovated butter must
be plainly marked as such in letters a
half inch long. A fine of from $25 to
800 is the penalty for disobeying this
law.
There is no reason why we can't
have good butter here as well as else
where said Secretary Steinbtrg of the
Merchants Protective association this
morning 1--WE have the law and under
this law we will go after butter which
fails to meet the requirements. Strong
butter and underweight butter must
pass into history at once or the max
ers who give Offense will be prosecuted.
We are going to conduct a close and
vigorous campaign. If we miss a few at
first it will not be our fault. but sooner
or later we will get every case where
the trouble lies. 1t is not only for the
protection of the merchants, it is for
the protection. of the people as well and
I'VE should have their hearty cO-opera-
ton in the matter"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06

T when the coal arrived" said Ernest
A. Wood. assistant city engineer. II
felt certain there was not the required
amount aid so Informed the company
and received an answer to the effect
that if the weight We're incorrect the
coal would be given to us free of
the pile at slightly over a ton.
Coal ordinarily weighs not more
than 81 pounds to the cubic foot. This
weighed 6S and the company's conten-
tor. as to weight was correct. The fuel
was. however, thoroughly soaked with
water. The actual weight of the coal
We received, exclusive of water, was
about 1867 pounds
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
CARS
~
FOR WAREHOUSES;
SHIPPERS PAY DEMURRAGE
RATHER THAN UNLOAD
CAUSES SHORTAGE.

i OLYMPIA. Wash, Dee. 6.-Shippers
and not, the railroads are responsible
for the congestion at the eattlefreight
yards, and for the attendant slow
movement in wheat and the car short
age, according to a report made to the
state railroad commission by Inspec
tor Perley, who has JUS made an in
jvestigation.
| Mr.. Perley mentions an instance
where 5 cars of barley We're received
at Seattle, May 6, 1907 which the con-
signee did not unload until August Is,
and on which a demurrage of 1912 was
paid. Of course these loaded cars
helped to congest track facilities in the
yards and being out of service, helped
in making up the car shortage so
much complained of. Ano her instance
cited by Mr. Perley is of four cars of
freight received at Seattle June 6, 1907,
and not yet unloaded, still on de-
murrage.
That shippers generally in Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho are growing
more dilatory III unloading cars is evil
denced by the sixth annual statement
of the Pacific Northwestern Car Service
association. operating in the states
named. This shows that while in 1902
the consignees paid in demurrage $23,-
867 80, in 1905, the demu1rage had in
creased to s49,37S and in 1907 is $114,-
1879 This is taken as evidence that
many shippers are using railroad cars
for warehousing and as Perley says,
"the facilities are not keeping up with
the requirements"
In October this year, Perley reported
I71S2 cars were received at Seattle and
lin that month $500 demurrage was
collected from the consignee.
From November Is to 81. inclusive,
the period covered by Periey's report
533 cars of wheat were received at Sc
attic and but 1862 were unloaded.
OF miscellaneous freight the report
shows AIS cars received on the Great
Northern and 1856 unloaded aid that
that road had 80 loaded cars on hand
at o. M, November q.
Via the Northern Pacific 2555 cars
were received, 1886 were unloaded and
1859 were on hand loaded at o'clock,
November 81
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
SOAK THE COAL.
Spokane Man Objects to Paying Such
High Price for Water.

Some of the coal dealers in the city
are suspected of having adopted nov
ell scheme of beating the public in the
matter of weights. This is simply to
soak the fuel thoroughly with water
previous to delivery The city govern
meht is believed to have been a vic
tim of this scheme, says the Spokane
Chronicle.
For use at the up-river pumping sta
development of the underground flow,
1900 pounds of coal were ordered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06

Wait for the cars at the Book Nook
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Well Known Resident Passed Away al
Noon Today.

T. Montgomery Barger, aged So
years, died at his home this noon of
cerebral hemOrrhage. Mr.. Barger is
We'll known here having lived in the
city for about four years He came
here from Umatilla county. Oregon,
where he was one of the largest farm
erS of that section.
Deceased was SO years of age and is
survived by a wife and four children,
two of whom, Defbert and Eva. are liv-
iLg in the city. The other two, Tavner
and Charles, are residents of Umatilla
county, where they are engaged in
farming Funeral services will be from
the Central Christian chuch at II
o'clock Sunday morning. Rev. Fisher
of that church officiating. Interment
will be made in the city cemetery.
Phone 80 for Mixer Herring
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
COLLEGE PAPERS INDULGE
IN SOME HARSH WORDS

The college papers of the University
of Washington and the Washington
State college are in a fight to a finish
over professionalism question. Plead
ing to be admitted to the Northwest In
tercOllegiate conference. Pullman ac-
cuses the University of being preJudlced
against the Farmer college, and asks
why Washington did not protest Cole
man of Oregon. who is said to have
played professional baseball, and why
the u. of w. played Willamette, when
if was believed RAIDER had received a
salary there. and when Indian Saund-
ers, ringer, was playing on the
team.
| This is the way The Evergreen goes
after the state university paper:
so far this year The Evergreen has
ignored the petty jealousy attitude of
the Pacific Wave, the official paper OF
the University of Washington. Every
defeat the university has had this year
has been written up in a disgusting
and poor spirited way Whoever is re-
sponsible for Tne Wave is a disgrace
to his university and the state of
Washington.
| Pullman goes to great length TO show
that Cherry, the center on the team
/ did not do poor scho astic work at the
Oregon Agricul ural college. Manager
Rasmussen of the L. of w. says that
the universitys knowledge that Cherry
had ''f1unked'' came from Manager Lii
ligren himself. Manager Rasmussen has
the letter dated November 3, on file,
and this is what the Pullman manager
wrote:
In fiunking at the O. A. c. Cherry
put himself i'll a position where, under
any intercollegiate association, he I'M
dou btedly void have been barred
from further participation in athletics
until he made good. In explaining hi :
case Cherry says he failed principally
because of the animosity which lay be-
tween himself and his professors. He is
somewhat buliheaded and set in his
ways and | can see where there is
truth in what he says. Al the Washing
ton State college he is away from the
influence which surrounded him at the
Oregon school and there is no doubt
that his work is above the average of
football men in general; that is, during
the football season.
| In the same letter the Pullman
manager says concerning RAIDER:
IF they (Willamette) paid him $500
for services in football they paid good
money for something that did not
bring them any good results. If RAIDER
is receiving any money for attending
the State Cailege. know nothing about
it,
| Meanwhile the college papers are
calling each other names ard the rum
,pus will probably not be ended soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
j. + !. 1. j. + + + + 4 +
PLAYED at Frenzied Finance.

j. j. Funnemark. charged with :
!. drawing a worthless check upon :
+ the Baker Boyer bank was ar
j rested this afternoon upon war
J. rant issued by Theo. Roniema, 4
!. proprietor of the Elk grocery
i store.
+ The crime charged against Fun !
+ nemark is alleged to have been
J. committed. october rs, and the
+ check was passed upon Theo
+ Rondema. AS soon as the war :
+ rant was issued search was in
i stigated and Funnemark arrested
!. At the time the alleged forgery
+ was committed. Funnemark was
!. employed in the West End meat
+ market on West Main street.
Il Z, 4. Z. i = j y - Il = II Z
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
Dead Body Not ChatteI.


suit by Richard boulevard against
the police for the wrongful detention
of jar containing d scientific curiosi-
ty-a baby with two heads-was met
by the objection that there is no prop
erty in corpse says a report from
Sydney, n. S. w. Counsel for plaintiff
contended that the body in question,
was not in the ordinary sense a corpse.
+ 1t was over 40 years old Plaintiffs
father had purchased it from a doctor
in Dunedin, New Zealand. for $135, %
years ago, and although 1t had been
continuously exhibited since then. no
prosecution had been made against
pIalntiff or his father. Judge Rodgers
said a dead body is not chattel. AL
/ though preserved, the body is still a
corpse. | am not satisfied that a per-
son can claim to hold property in such
an exhibit, therefore enter non-suit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
T. MONTGOMERY BARGER DEAD.

Wait for the cars at the Book Nook
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06

Meanwhile the college papers are
Ipus will probably not be ended soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
LOST.

Ladies purse containing $500 bill
and some small change. also check for
IS in favor of Bertha Russell; reward,
return to Room 314 Ransom Bldg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-06
Indians Have Small Pox.

BUTTE. Dec. 6.-Small pox is re-
ported to have broken out on the Crow
reservation and five cases are now veri-
fed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-12


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skin drying oils that
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kindred troubles treatment OF skin
with washes lotions etc is not along the right line True
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sending fresh Of noushng blood TO the skin
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An official who has been long in the
service of the government at Wash
lington tells good story of the time
when Hamilton Fish was secretary of
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fish had. according
to this official, grand air. an old
fashioned courtesy, that introduced a
new note into Washington society
of that time. 1t has been said that
Mrs. Fish sometimes carried her high
idea of courtesy too far-that il was
Quixotic.
One OF her rules for instance, was
to return every call she received. Her
husband was continually holding pub
lie receptions, and to these, out of
courtesy. many women would come
who had no desire that Mrs. Fish
should call upon them-who were in
no position to receive her properly II
she did call.
One such woman attended a Fish
reception, left her card, and little
later was duly honored by call from
Mrs. flsn.
IL was a beautiful. mild afternoon.
The Fish equipage, all a-glitter in the
wintry sunshine, dashed down the mar
row street and halted before the wo-
mans shabby little house with a
musical Jingle of silver chains. The
footman leaped from the box and
opened the carriage door and Mrs.
Fish descended
The poor woman of the house was
in a dreadful predicamept. She was
alas, kneeling on the sidewalk be
side a bucket of hot water. Her
sleeves were rolled back. She had a
Iscrubbing brush in one hand and a
cake of soap in the other She was
lscrubbing the front steps
Bending graciously over her, Mrs.
Fish asked politely:
lis Mrs. Robinson at homer"
And Mrs Henry Robinson replied:
mo, mum, she amt" and went on
lscrubbing .-October Lippincott's.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-12
Soiouiner Truth.

The late Theodore Tilton, who had
never had a pipe, cigar or cigarette In
his mouth, used to declare that the
most inveterate smoker he ever knew
was Sojourner Truth, the famous
freedwoman reformer and lecturer.
He was wont to tell how one day
when the venerable dame, then about
80 years old. was on visit to his
home; she sat smoking her pipe by
the chimney corner, when George W.
Bungay. the author OF several elo-
quent anti-tobacco tracts, called to
see her.
aunt Sojourner," he said, "I re-
we're your character, but deplore
your smoking. for it will keep you
forever out Of heaven"
"Lawkes. honey, how so?" she
asked.
because, Aunty." he rejoiend,
"you know, that. according to the
good book. nothing entereth there
that defleth. Now. how do you ex-
pect to get into heaven with your
breath defled with tobacco"
''Lawkes. honey" answered the old
negress, when / 20 to heaven
'spect 10 leave my breff behind me.
York Tribune.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-12

Darling" said the bride, 81 had a
terrible feeling OF sadness come over
me this afternoon sort Of feeling
that you were doing something that
would break my heart If knew OF n.
Think, sweet. what were you doing.
now, this afternoon at 4 O'clock?"
Dearest" replied the husband ten,
DERBY and reassur1nely. Eat that hour
was licking stamps and FASTING
them on envelopes. Ladies Home
Journal.
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Cupid ON
The Fence.
BY N. c. SANFORD.

Copyright. 1907. by Jessie Morgan. !
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After the Races.

The eurfew tolls the knell of part
ing day; the grouchy herd winds
slowly DER the lea. They failed to
guess. as sporting people say, which
was the shell that hid the little pea.
Exchange.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-12

There are two certain ways to de
crease the number Of your friends;
Go broke or get into politics.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-12
VOTERS!

Next Tuesday is the last day TO
register.
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The average man has dozen peck
cts