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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
70 Make Better Butter.


Der Moines.-Iowa cows will be
greatly aided in their untiring eff
forts to produce good butter by a
new department of federal activity
established throughout the north
west. The agricultural department
at Washington has decided to place
one man in Iowa, one in Wisconsin
and one in Minnesota, to travel about
over the state, talk with creamery
men and to offer suggestions to bet.
ter the product.
f. L. Odell, who has been connect
ed with the pure food department Of
this state until recently, has been
chosen by the government for the
work. He is a creamery expert and
Is familiar with the food and graz
ing conditions of the state and is
also a practical creamery man.
His work will follow along the
same lines as have been followed by
the state department. Its effect is
In reality the placing of an additional
man in the field to aid the work OF
lettering dairy conditions of the
state.
A large number of improvements
are to be asked to put in septic
tanks. The state food and dairy
commissioner has been endeavoring
for years to find some adequate
means of disposing of the sewage
from creameries. The part that is left
from the milk. and cream after the
butter and cheese is made is thrown
away. When dumped into a drain
and allowed to run out along a road
side, as it frequently is at the smaller
creameries, it makes a smell that
causes the inhabitants of that sec.
tion to remain as far away as pos
sibe. When dumped into a stream
1t pollutes the stream 1t has been
found through experiments that sep
tic tanks will take care of it. In
these septic tanks bacteria are placed
which eat everything and nothing
but clear water runs from the tank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
To Tax Railway Terminals.


Senator c. G. Saunders, of Council
Bluffs, has announced that IL he is
reelected to the state senate he will
introduce and try to get passed a bill
for law to tax the terminals Of rail-
road companies in Iowa.
This is done in Nebraska now. 1t
Doesn't reduce the tax of the rail
roads in the country, but it gives the
cities in which the valuable terminals
are located their fair share of taxes
therefrom. Senator Saunders, how
ever, would not distribute the assess
ment of the roads according to mile
age as now, but would have the as
sessment distributed according to pro-
portionate value in cities and coun
try.
In Council Bluffs Senator Saunders
said:
Within the last few days a num-
Der of voters have inquired of me
relative TO my views upon the subject
OF terminal taxation. In view of the
general interest in the matter / think
1t only fair that / should outline my
position.
"The present system of distribut-
ing the value of the terminals along
the entire line of railway has been
satisfactory to counties having no
large cities. and the sentiment IN
those counties has been such as to
make it almost impossible to change
the present system. A campaign of
education on this subject is now being
made, and think that there is now
a good opportunity to secure the en-
actment of terminal tax law. If
reelected to the state senate / shall
Introduce such measure and do all
within my power to secure its pass
age"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

"Cat-tails," which are scarcely util.
ICED at all in this country, are used in
England as filling for the upholster.
ing Of furniture; but hitherto the sup.
ply has been very small on account of
the poor results which have been OBJ.
tanned by the use of this material.
The closest competitor of "cat-tails"
ls the Indian fiber kopak, which, even
when of poor quality, sells at nine
cents pound. The "cat-tails" which
have thus far been sent to England
from the United States have varied In
price from two to four cents pei
pound.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Deplores Lot of Teachers,

II do not believe it to be right that
the teachers of the rural schools
should find it necessary to pay for
their institute instruction from the
meager wage-I cannot call it salary
which they receive" Applause
greeted this statement made by
George E. Farrell, of Clinton, super.
intendent of the Clinton county
schools, on the floor of the state con.
vention of Iowa county superintend.
ents in the senate chamber at the
state house
81 think the educators of the yari-
Gus counties of the state and the
teachers associations of the state
should stand together, body to body.
and ask our legislature to give us
some Of the things that are neces-
sary for our Schools" declared Mr..
Farrell, avid further applause follow.
ed. The Clinton mans statements
were made during the course of a
discussion of county teachers insti-
tutes which was the first topic for
discussion on the program.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Two naval records were made the
other day. A gun crew, IN command
Of young officer who has been out Of
Annapolis less than two years, made
q hit with every one Of % shots from
an eightinch gun, and fred nearly
three shots To the minute. The Ches-
ter, a new scouting cruiser, steamed
tEeuty-six and ffty-three hundredths
knots for four hours on trial cruise,
and proved itself the fastest boat of
Its type IN any navy in the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Some idea of the present impor-
lance and value of great tracts Of
timber land may be gathered from the
tact that an Australian company has
secured concession from the Rus
sian government to take out 100000
feet Of lumber a year from Siberian
forests. Prices are so high in Aus
tralia that the Siberian lumber can be
transported 5000 miles to Melbourne
at q handsome profit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

It seems strange, says the Brooklyn
Citizen. that American heiresses who
long for q title do not take advantage
the fact, often stated, that baronial
and other titles can be bought In
Germany and Italy for 5000 and up, in
stead of paying a million or so for a
bankrupt estate and worthless spend
thrift thrown In.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

For sign of the tremendous posi-.
bilities OF fusion and cooperation be-
tween all sorts, races and conditions
OF men in our great cities, the first
conference Of the Ethical Social
league In New York is pleasant to con.
template. Men of score of national.
tiles. Jew, Gentle. rich man and poor,
met In close organization which may
one day be powerful In realizing tho
ideal Of its founder: "The separating
walls should fall away, and instea a
of working for social uplift in iso
hated bodies. all these various groups
should form one body"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Il IL said in England that the ad.
vance in democracy has resulted in an
Increase of books dealing with the
peerage. Debrett, the older book of
geological reference, now in its one
hundred and ninety-hfth year, with
It's $500 pages. is very different
book from the original record. Since
the date Of Queen Victoria's accession
no fewer than $40 peerages and $50
baronetcies have been bestowed, max
ing an average of five of the one and
seven of the other per annum.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

The inventor of that odorless onion
has conferred a great boon on man
kind If he can make onion-eaters be-
leve that it is just as pleasant to the
palate and as entirely anti-scorbutic
BE the old kind. But we have our
doubts. Your real onion-lover is not
likely to believe in the complete gen.
uineness OF that bulb unless it ad.
vertises itself to visitors for full "a
hours after consumption.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Now that the Greenough statue Of
Washington, which has shivered in In
clement weather in front Of the cap
ltol for so many years, is to be put
under cover in the Smithsonian insti-
tuition, why not give it kimono, too7
According to Mr.. Mccall, the figure
has been trying to reach out and
grasp its clothes since 1S41.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

A Philadelphia palmist says that In
his "a years of practice it was a
poor day when he did not make SIS
or $40. The stronger sex are said to
be the most gullible victims, while
the women are hard to handle and not
30 ready to be convinced.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Political Hypocrisy.

The politician who, on the eve of
an election, knocks at the poor mans
door, shakes his hand and kisses the
baby illustrates the maxim that n.y.
pocrisy is the homage that vice pays
to virtue.-Toronto Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

The growing Discrimination OF sep
tuagenarians, octogenarians and mona
genarians to celebrate their BIRTH
days is getting noticeable. The old
codgers are too busy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

A railway through the mountains
north Of the Adriatic sea, constructed
by the Austrian government to build
up the trade Of Trieste, though only
$50 miles long, has 679 bridges and
viaducts. It also runs through 40
tunnels
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Defects Of the Telephone.

According to M. Abraham, the best
telephone does not transmit to the
ear more than one-thousandth part
of the energy which it receives from
the line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Still, it is a fairly reliable test OF
the real freshness of eggs that is af-
forded by the price on the basket. II
you see them coming out of the 20
cent Nssket they might be fresher.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Still, we go on burning up children,
with occasionally a mixture of adults,
for no especial reason that can be dis.
cerned except that s. is cheaper to
build flretraps than czfe buildings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Second Lieut. Glen E. Edgerton OF
Manhattan, Kan, stood at the head of
his class of 10S, graduated from West
Point this year, three months earlier
than the usual time for graduation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Favor Sales in Bulk Law.

The Des Moines Credit Mems as.
ISOLATION at its monthly meeting
passed resolution favoring another
campaign to secure in this state the
passage of sales in bulk law.
In thirty-fve states in the union
laws have been passed which make
it compulsory for retail dealer who
sells his stock in bulk to give ten
days notice to creditors Iowa has
no such law and the credit mems
association Is using every effort to
have such law passed.
According to recent reports it Is
being planned by the heads of all the
railroads east of the Mississippi river
and north of the Ohio to establish
an increase in all class freight rates
in the near future. The president, it
is said, will hold meeting in New
York and discuss the question and
decide upon what action to take in
the matter. Along with the report
of probable increase in class
rates, 1t is declared that some of the
railroad heads will attempt to bring
about an increase In commodity rates
also.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

IN the threatened diamond war dIs
hond win cut diamond
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Can Iowa Get Wanted Man?

Can Iowa Get Wanted Man?
Gov Cummins has revoked the re.
QUESTION under which one A. w.
Waterman was taken from Iowa to
Pennsylvania on charge of forg.
cry. 1t has been found that the time
the requisition was issued Waterman,
who lived in Ida county, was insane
and in custody of guardian and
that in fact he was virtually kid.
mapped and taken from the state
without any opportunity being given
for hearing on the merits of the
requisition.
The interesting part of the case is
that as to whether or not prisoner
can be brought back after he has
been taken from the state on a re-
QUESTION even though illegally taken.
The courts in Pennsylvania must de.
eide.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Many Papers Are defective.

Secretary Of State Hayward has
been compelled to write back to a
great many candidates in the state
to have their papers corrected or
completed, and especially to secure
the affidavits which must accompany
the papers before the filing can be
made. A great number of the papers
are not accompanied by the affidavit
of the candidate as to his political
affiliation and his intent to be a can
didate and his declaration that il
elected he will serve. Under the
new law this is essential.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Never spank the children before
your wife," advises a contemporary.
Yet If you spank your wife you are
liable to divorce proceedings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Even the kaiser has gone the fate
full way of ordinary men and has been
writing letters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Just to show that she is still equal
10 her old role, Venezuela is defiant
again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
White viii Run.

White Will Run.
Fred e. White, of Keokuk county,
former congressman from the Sixth
district, will be the democratic can.
didate for governor in Iowa this year.
This was decided at conference in
Des Moines. Mr.. White was twice
a candidate of his party for the gov.
ernorship, being defeated by Leslie
M. Shaw. He was three times the
cabinet. He was three times the
democratic candidate for congress in
his district and was clicked in the
landslide of 1890. He is a farmer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

"Ohio Scientist Dies While Study
ing Flora is the headline in an ex-
change. Flora must be perfectly
killing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

Too many men, remarks the
Charleston News and Courier, take the
rest cure" for poverty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23

France has an organizations Of one
hgged men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
Take Hope From Lincoln Case.

axe nope FROM Lincoln case.
The decision of the interstate CON-
merce commission in the cases Of
the Lincoln Commercial club against
the Rock Island and other railroads
which maintained that the railroads
were not justified in charging higher
coin than to Omaha has caused high
hopes in Des Moines for a favorable
outcome of the Des Moines cases.
The cases against the Rock Island
and number Of other railroads in
which evidence was taken il Des
Moines before the interstate CON-
merce commission in February are
in almost all respects similar to the
Lincoln cases which were decided in
Washington favorably to the com.
plainant The Des Moines cases, in
which the Greater Des Moines com.
mittee charged the railroads with
discriminating against Des Moines
by charging comparatively higher
freight rates to Des Mones than to
Omaha, are to be argued before the
commission in Washington some
time next month. 1t is hoped now
that in view of the decision in the
Lincoln cases the conditions in Des
Moines will be greatly remedied by
the final decision of the interstate
commerce commission.
Freight Commissioner f. G. Wylie
of the Greater Des Moines commit.
tee who gathered the evidence in the
pending cases against the railroads
expressed himself as confident that
the conditions in Des Moines in the
freight rate question will be rene
died to the satisfaction of the mer.
chants by the commission at Wash
ington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
. 90 g

Favor County Unit Organization.
More than majority of all the
county school superintendent OF
the state went on record at the state
conference In favor of the county
unit of school organization.
State superintendent Riggs ex..
planned the scheme to the superin.'
tendents In their conference at the
capitol, and it was heartily approved
with but eight negative votes in a.
convention attended by more than
three-fourths of the superintendent
in the state.
School organization in Iowa is a
hodge podge at present. Superin.
tendent Riggs has urged uniformity.
He has proposed the adjustment of
the present day subdistrict and the
other district organizations and the
amalgamation of the school interests
of a county-outside of the cities and
towns-in county educational
board. This would abrogate the
township and section lines which
now compel half of the pupils to at
tend school at a more distant point
than would be possible were these
lines abolished. They are arbitrary
and under the county unit plan the
pupils would attend the nearest
school.
Formation of this county unit
would not interfere with the cities
and towns which have independent
districts and it would have no effect
on the county superintendent Of
fee. The county superintendent
would remain elective.
That the county superintendent
are in favor of it was disclosed at
the meeting. The proposition was
discussed at some length and twice
was before the conference. 1t was
laid on the table. The point was
made that while everyone is making
an effort to get the government back
into the hands of the people by tbs
passage of primary laws and the adj
vocacy OF the popular election Of
United States senators, it would be
going against the times to take the
school superintendency out of the
hands of the people and put it in
the hands of boards. There is more
politics now in the cities in the cleo.
ton of city school superintendent
than there is in counties. The fact
is illustrated by the election of TWEEN
LYNNE women as county superinten
dents two years ago in Iowa.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23
RELIEF FOR THE UNFORTUNATE.
Where the United States Is Behind
European Countries.

The plan for establishing n state
labor colony incidentally calls atten-
ton to the backwardness of the new
world in two important matters, the
relief of honest men out of employ
ment and the suppression of Migrants.
Save for the work done chiefly by pri-
vate organizations, in a few large
cities, there would be absolutely moth
ing in the United States which a
Swiss, German or Dutch charity work
er might compare to the labor colonies
of his native land Even a French
men, whose country is overrun by
vagabonds, can point with pride to
relief measures which have already
done much to reduce the suffering
due to the enforced continuous idle
ness OF from 6.5 per cent. to seven
per cent of all workingmen. The
idea of allotting small gardens to men
out of work was conceived and put
into practice by Gen. van den Bosch In
Holland as far back as 1918; to-day
more than 1000 poor families are thus
supported in the little kingdom. The
environs of Paris are dotted with some
1000 plots assigned by the Workmen's
Garden Society TO the unemployed,
either gratis or at a nominal cost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23

COMMISSIONER Warner announces that
all widows now on the pension rolls will
not be required TO make application for
the increase from SO TO Sl2 month re-
Gently voted by congress. The commits
sioner has instructed the pension agencies
throughout the country to put the law in
to effect automatically, the first payment
Of the increase to be made May 4. This
action will result in a saving Of several
hundred thousand dollars 10 the pension
ers affected. Widows not already on the
rolls, but who are entitled to the increase,
ere requested to make application, as in
the past.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23

EVIDENTLY Portland is not dry" nor
an orderly city, which causes the OBJ
server to remark as follows 1--WE won
der if the saloon keepers of Portland and
lonia county have their ears to the grount
II they have they can hear a rumbling
that is the advance tremor Of local op-
ton earthquake due here in about twelve
months Clinton county has gone dry .
So has Barry and lot of others. Ionia
county IS going to get in the prohibition
line if conditions are not materially altered
this year 1t remains to be seen whether
the saloon men Of this county are astute
business men looking to the future, or
whether they consider a bird in the hand
worth two in the bush. Clinton county
got dsgusted Saloon men refused to
live within the law and officials did not
require it Of them. The people took the
thing into their own hands and now the
saloonists are out Of job. They will
suffer the same fate in Iona county unless
they do better than they have done in the
past.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23

but was urged upon him by men in high
social and political circles in the county,
district and nation, and attheir solicitation
he consented to become a candidate ex-
pecting that he would receive their hearty
support, especially from his own county
Mr. Washburn has always been loyal
to his party and friends never seeking Of
flee although often rendered to him. He
was urged however to accept membership
on the state Asylum Board and is one Of
its most valuable members.
It is being urged by some who ought
not to be in opposition at this time to his
candidacy for reasons best known to
themselves that the National delegate
eight years ago came from Belding, there
fore Mr.. Washburn should step aside for
Ionia where, as the records show, for
about forty years the candidate has been
sent from.
Mr.. Washburn was born in South Coven-
try. Conn, and is So years old. He came
to Belding q years ago from Rockville
Conn, to assist in establishing the first
silk mill in Michigan as its superintendent
and the Richardson Silk Cos business
has been very successful ever since under
his splendid management.
His legion of friends hope to see him
elected as delegate from the fifth DIS
trict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

The State convention of the Republicans
of Michigan is called to meet at Majestic
theatre, in the city Of Grand Rapids,
Tuesday, May l2, 1908. at ] ] o'clock in
the forenoon, for the purpose of eleoting
four delegates at large and four alternate
delegates at large to the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention to be held at Chicago.
June / 6, 1908. also for the purpose Of
nominating fourteen candidates for Elect
ors Of President and Vice President Of
the United States; also for the selection
OF a State Central Committee and a
Chairman thereof, and for the transaction
OF such other business as may properly
come before the Convention.
Under the call of the Republican Ma
tional Committee each Congressional
District is entitled to two delegates and
two alternate delegates to the National
Convention, which delegates shall be
chosen at least thirty days before the
meeting Of the National Convention.
Gerrit j. Diekema, Chairman,
D. E. Award, Secretary,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23
wAsHBURN FOR DELEGATE

Delegates to the the republican county
convention will be elected from this city
next, Tuesday six from each ward. The
county convention to elect delegates to the
state and district convention has been
called for May S, at Ionia. Fred A. Wash
burn is candidate for one Of the dele
gates from the 5th district to the repub-
can national convention and delegation
from Ionia County favorable to his can
dicacy should be chosen.
Mr.. Washburn's qualifications for that
important trust are unquestioned, his ex-
tensve acquaintance with men Of affairs
socially, politically, and in large business
matters as we'll, not only in Michigan, but
in New York. Connecticut, Massachusetts
Illinois and other states eminently fit him
for the place
The honor is one not Of his own seeking