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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
ROAD WILL CUT RATES
Milwaukee Proposes to Go After ORR
entail Business When Line to Pa
cifio Coast is Compcted-to Take
New Attitude.

Chicago. Oct l6.-The Chicago, NIL
TO take different attitude from that
assumed by most of the roads in re-
gard to the rates on oriental traffic.
When the Interstate commerce COM
mission issued a ruling that after
Nov. the carriers would be required
to file tariffs showing the interest and
proportion of the thru rates on i'm
portant business, most of the trans
continental roads announced they
would abandon the business rather
than submit to the ruling.
The principal objection was based on
the fact the railroads proportion of the
thru rates on oriental business was
so low as to make unfavorable COM
parson with the regular rates for
domestic business.
Large transcontinental systems like
the Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Southern Pacific, rather than COM
ply with the new requirement of the
commission. have filed tariffs showing
the rates as high as. those usually re-
ceived for domestic traffic. which prac
tically amounts to an abandonment of
the business entirely.
An official of the Milwaukee road
said today that there was no reason
for thus cutting Off what traffic could
be obtained from the imports from the
orient in this way. So, when it's Pa
citc extension is completed. the road
proposes to public the rates on tho
same basis as heretofore--that is
showing q reduced rate as the inland
proportion of the thru rate.
The official believed this would be
perfectly fair to the shipper and that
the position of the road would be sus-
tanned by the interstate commerce
commission and the courts. who would
recognize the necessity Of making 4
lower rate for the long haul in order
to share in the traffic.
The same position was taken recent
ly by the Canadian Pacific, which, how
ever. Is subject to the federal COM
mission only on that part Of it's traf-
fic that is routed thru this country.
James ]. Hill, of the Great Northern,
has stated that the amount Of the
orient business is not sufficient to JUS
tify giving the shippers an opportunity
to complain Of the comparison Of the
rates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
Why He Couldn't Tell.

New York Sum-
"a member of 1.-THE Players club, whose
simple delight in life is collecting old
blue china, returned the other day
from England, and, as usual after such
a trip, had some new treasure, picked
lup in one of his customary off-the-
beaten path tramps. He showed lit free
ly, talked about it eloquently, but al
ways when asked where, he found 1t
evaded answering. Finally one who had
noted several such eva.sions said to
him: you've reached the very worst
stage of the collectors mania. You re-
fuse to tell the place 'of your treasure
house for fear of rival looters."
t'Yol are wrong as ito my motive, but
right as to the fact that I won't tell.
I can't. But I'll write the name for
you"
Laboriously he wrote on a, card this
fearsome thing: "Mynddylswyn."
AS his questioner started with START
led eyes at the nerve-scattering word
the collector explained that it was the
true and lawful name of a parish in
Nonmc utkshire, near Pontypool, Eng
land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
q Uncle Sans Land Lottery q

towns and is at the end of the North
western line at the very edge Of Trip
county Dallas claims about 1900 in
habitants but has in reality about L.
600. The town is, however, prosperous
and growing rapidly. Gregory, the
nearest station to Dallas, has in reali-
ty a population of $500 souls. In
Gregory there are three big grain ele-
vators and a few days before the reg
istration there was one morning a line
of 300 wagons waiting to deliver grains
to these elevators.
A Summing Up.
Judge Witten estimates that the to-
tai number of those who will register
for the Trip county drawing at $780,
900. There will be in the neighborhood
of 5000 claims open for entry, and at
this estimate every man who has reg
istered has about one chance in twenty
of drawing a quarter section The first
1000 will be notified by mail to appear
at some date, probably in March 1909,
to make entry on one quarter section.
The next 1000 will be notified by mail
to appear at some time, probably in
August, 1909 Four thousand of these
claims are considered of the first choice
and the remaining 1000 of the second
choice. OF all the lands dn the county
the Indians will be allotted from 25 per
cent to SO 1-3 per cent. All the rest
will be subject to entry. 1t is estimated
by those who have been thru former
land drawings that one-third of the
fortunate ones will never show up to
claim their chance. The drawing will
begin next Monday at Dallas. Judge
Witten will be in charge and two g.
year-old girls will draw out the en-
syelopes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
EXTENDS CIVIL SERVICE.
President Signs Order Bringing New
Departments Under Classification.

Washington, Oct. 16.-Many govern
ment offices are brought into the clas-
sified executive service and future ap-
pointments to them must be filed under
the civil service rules, under an execu-
tive order which the president has
signed.
They include employees in the i've
civilized tribes commission, persons
connected with logging operations OF
the general land office, employees OF
the national parks and reservations,
clerks in the bureau of education paid
from the general appropriation for edu-
cation in Alaska, additional farmers"
in the Indian service, employees con-
nected with the irrigation land project
in the Indian service. a law clerk,
and assistant in the state department,
an inspector and overseer in the Fort
Leavenworth penitentiary, and scat
tered employees in other departments
whose positions are similar to those
which heretofore We're classified and
subject to examinations. ifA5.'I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
TO BUILD UP NAVIES
All European Powers Abandon Policy
of Limitation Of Armaments-Fin
snces of Weaker Powers is Threat
ened

London. oct 16.-One of the first or
pean crisis became known today. The
British government has decided dcfin-
itely to abandon it's policy of reduction
of ornaments. Naval construction on
large scale will be resumed imine-
diately and the army. instead of being
further reduced, will be increased.
This was decided at yesterday
meeting of the cabinet
This news will be particularly UNI
welcome to Germany, for victory IN
this competition must go with the
longest purse ON the other hand, this
rope raises appalling questions. The
process of increased expenditures for
without collapse of the national fin
ances in more than one country.
Hence it becomes a matter of abso-
! lutte necessity that the sanctity OF
treaties shall be re-established accord
ing to the principle which now has
been publicly affirmed by Great Brit
ain, France, Russia and Italy in deal
ing with last weeks events. Ger
many also will find herself compelled
/ to take the same stand on second
thought, despite the awkward situation
which it will create for Austria.
There is no cloud on the Bulgarian
horizon" sums up the official view ir
Sofia of the events that have trans
pired since the proclamation of Bulga-
rian independence by Prince Ferdinand
Oct 5. The Bulgarian government is
convinced that the chancellories OF
/ Europe will swing to a more favorable
view Of Bulgaria's action as soon as
the danger of a general conflagration is
over The troops now under arms IN
Guiding the reserves recently called out
reach total of 100000 men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
DR.. j. A. Udden Believes He Has
Solved Problem of Aerial
Navigation
First Crude Model Works WelI-Has
Been Working on Plan Several Years
Propelled by Rotating Wings-Dif-
fers From All Other Machines Con-
structsd.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, Oct 16.-While invent
ors and scientists all over the world
have been working for years in the
great effort to solve aerial navigation
Dr. J. A. Udden, professor of sciences
at Augustana college, has been quietly
evolving a type of airship which he be-
lieves will prove the practicable solu-
ton Of the problem. DR.. Udden has
been working on the principles involved
in his type of arship for several
years, but not until recently did he be-
gin the construction of a model.
Altho small and crude in its con-
struction, the model has demonstrated
that it possesses the power of raising
itself from the ground and remaining
in the air as long as the propellers are
kept in motion. DR.. Udden calls his
type of arship the "Rotopter," or ro-
tating wing. The body of the airship
is on the plan of an aeropane with
two propellers, one on each side of the
ship.
The model DR.. Udden has constructed
is about four feet long and three feet
wide. The motive power is furnished
merely by rubber bands as the airship
is not large enough to carry motor.
In spite of this incomplete arrange
ment, however the power furnished
by the rubbers in rotating the pro-
pellers is sufficient to cause the model
to rise and remain in the air as long
as the rubbers are uncoiling.
AS far as DR.. Udden knows, none OF
the airships or aeroplanes thus far ex-
perimented will resemble his type.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
OsNeill, Neb., Oct. 16-As the final
week Of the period Of registration for
the great Trip county land drawing
rounds out, interest in the big gov
eminent lottery and the land which
is TO be given to the 5000 fortunate
ones is gradually becoming even more
intense than before. Many men who
have lived in this section Of the coun-
try for years say that this land is the
best that the government has yet
thrown open for settlement. Others are
not so enthusiastic, but none say that
the land is not good, and the opinion
is unanimous that those who draw
claims in the lottery will win quar-
ter of a section Of land well worth
owning.
How the Land Lies.
The main part of the Trip county
lands lie between the White and the
Keya Paha rivers, all in the state OF
South Dakota. Along the White river
on the north and the Keya Paha rive-
on the south are narrow stretches OF
broken country which will doubtless
not prove valuable farm lands, but
which will have value as grazing lands.
These two strips are not extensive
and the land which lies between the
narrow, broken strips is characterized
by good, fertile soil, Of sufficient thick
ness to insure the growing of good
crops. The land is gently rolling and
with very little natural timber, altho
we'll watered by the tributaries of the
White and Keya Paha rivers.
indian Aiiotments.
An authentic map of Trip county
shows the Indian allotments made up
-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
NITROGEN as Fertilizer.

Nitrogen extracted from the air by
electricity is the best fertilizer in the
world. The process is being tried out
in Norway. According to the report
just issued by the company, the total
production at their new works during
the first three months Of the current
year was 1859 tons Of nitrate and
twelve tons of sodium nitrate At the
smaller experimental plant, which has
been running since 1905 by the Nor
wegian Hydroelectrical Nitrate coms
pany. over a. thousand tons were pro-
duced last year, so that some progress
is certainly being made. tho the output,
Of course, is still almost inappreciable
as regards the worlds consumption. A
ton of nitrogen requires eight or nine
horse power per year for conversion
into a fertilizer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16

has been guest master at the nlohaS~
terry for the past sixteen years. and
is Well known for his courtesy ana
Kindness to the many who have called
at the monastery.
A number OF the friends of the kind
ly Trappist made up Il suitable purse
for Brother Timothy, and sent HIM
on his way rejoicing. anticipating II
happy visit with his brother. after
the separation of long years.
The life OF the Trappist monk is
the strctest in the Roman Catholic
church, and the life of Brother Tim
othy has been lived according to the
strctest discipline. His vacation,
after the long years devoted constant
ly TO labor is del deserved. and there
is no doubt the reunion of the two
brothers will be indeed happy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
Where is That Prosperity

(NeW Orleans Picayune.1
"Sir," began the tramp, as he en-
tered the lawyers office on the fifth
floor; "have you any coal to carry
up?"
"No, sir. This building is steam
heated in the winter"
EDO you want to send out after any
gum"
81 never use It,"
sWant me to take out Al ten-dollar
bill and get changer"
81 haven't had a ten-dollar fbiA IN
three months"
81 am willing to scrub the floor"
1.-THE janitor sees ITO that"
'T write pretty good hand"
II have nothing to write"
"See here" said the caller, there
must be something around your house
can do"
.1 have sold my home and am board
ing"
Cant you use me as witness In
lawsuit"
81 have none on hand.
"Want anybody hcked?"
"No. The only man I wanted Mcked
died last week"
cant L take your allali 10 the Poel-
office?"
81 haven't written a letter in a
week"
'But don't tell me you can't give me
ten cents"
teBut I'll have to- My laundry Just
went back because couldn't pay for
it,"
and right here in this paper" said
the tramp, as he struck his breast, "is
an article saying that times have I'M
proved so per cent since last 6aal. and
all we've got to do to get out Of the
woods is to have faith! Say. hold me IN
your arms and let me suarve to DEATH
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
Grand Jury Indicts Young.

Newton, Oct. 16.-The grand jury in
dicted George Young on a charge of
killing Frank Parker near Kellogg last
July.
Young and Parker were business
partners in Denver when Young and
Mrs. Parker suddenly disappeared.
Parker traced @sshem to Kellogg to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Rob
inson. Here one day he saw his IS
year-old daughter playing in the yard
and attempted to carry her off. Rob
inson sounded the alarm, and George
Young fired the shots which took ef-
feet in Parker's brain.
The defense claims Parker first
pulled" gun. and that Young shot in
self defense. Charles Rogers, democrat
ic candidate for attorney general, is
chief counsel for Young. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
IT'S TAFT, SAYS WILSON.
Secretary of Agriculture Predicts Re-
duced PluraIities in West, However,.

Secretary of Agriculture Predicts Re-
duced PIuraIities in West, However.
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Secretary of Agri-
culture James Wilson arrived in Chi
cago after a strenuous speaking cam
paign thru Iowa, Nebraska and Kan
sas.
1.-THE republicans will carry all three
states, bat by greatly reduced plural
ities," said Mr.. Wilson. II believe
Mr.. Taft is safe in Kansas and Nebras-
ka, altho he will not get as big a vote
as President Roosevelt did. The dem
ocrats are together this time and they
are fighting hard. Mr.. Bryan is a
high minded. respectable man, and he
will get nearly all of the democratic
vote in Nebraska and Kansas this time,
but l don't think he can carry either
state"
Secretary Wilson has been put on the
stump by the republican managers to
talk to the farmers in the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
"The Ring and the Book by Rob

"The Ring and the Book. by ROD
ert Browning, Mrs. Henry j. HoWe'
Marshalltown.
Life of Alice Freeman Palmer by
George herbert Palmer. Mrs. Effle
Jones. Waterloo.
"Religion and Medicine by WoreeS-
Ger & McSomhs. Miss ELLA Nj, Nc
Loney. Des Moines,
"f'reedom of Life" by Annie Pay
son Call. DR.. Cora Williams Choate,
Marshalltown.
"snowbound.S by John G. Whittier
MIR. j. j. Mcconnell. Cedar Rapids,
Thursday Afternoon.
.:O0-Address. The Public Library
and the High SCHOOL, Miss Ahbie ;.
Abbott. principal Cedar Rapids high
school
Discussion. led by Miss Elizabeth
Cock. Cedar Rapids.
S:Oo-Report of Neurology commit
tee and memorials, Mr.. johnson Brig
ham. chairman
Report of committees, resolutions
and nominating.
Election of officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
Items From New Sharon.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republlcan.
New Sharon, Oct 16.-Mr. Harry
Woodward living east of town, and
Miss Della Rowley, daughter of David
Rowley, Of this place, were married
Wednesday evening.
Misses Christine Thompson and
Mary Gunderson went to Dallas, S. D.,
Saturday night, in quest of a farm.
Ed Roach has purchased the Guy
Stewart restaurant, and will conduct
it in the future.
j. A. Bennett, who with his family
recently moved to Santa Rosa, Cal,
is here on business relating to his land
and other interests. He is delighted
with his new home, and states that the
climate agrees very well with his wife's
health
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16

to that time. Most Of these allotments
are along the streams and include
some of the best lands in the entire
county. Since that date, however,
many of the Indians have changed
their allotments and have chosen lands
along the line of the proposed railroads
in preference to the lands along
the streams This will turn again
to the land seekers a large part Of the
valuable farming lands What the
final allotment will he or just what
lands will be open to those fortunate
in the lottery cannot be announced at
this time, according to James w.
Witten, who is in charge Of the draw
ing for the government.
The Extent of the County.
Trip county is bounded on the
south by Nebraska and on the north
by the White river, on the east by
Gregory county and on the west by
the Rosebud Indian reservation. It's
greatest length is fifty-four miles and
its average width thirty-six miles. The
lands embrace $4,000 acres but the
exact number of quarter sections which
will be open for entry is not yet known
and cannot be announced until the In
dian allotments are completed and ap-
proved.
Important Comparisons.
Perhaps one Of the best ways to ar
rive at the real worth of the lands is
to compare them with those adjacent
or in that section and to note the like
nesses and differences. Gregory coun-
ty. it's neighbor to the east, which was
opened for entry several years ago, is
now one of the most prosperous and
most enterprising sections in the west.
Dallas Is one of its most important
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16

Chinook for Davenport to be present
at the funeral of his brother but since
that time nothing has been heard OF
him.
The young man was expected to ar
rive Thursday but did not come and
the parents have waited in vain for
some word of him since that time.
The missing man has Il brother and
two sisters al Chinook who state that
he left as scheduled and the parents
believe that he has met with an acct
dent or foul play while on the way
here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
USE FOR C0RNsTALKs
Government Chemists Solve Problem
To Do Away With Wood Pulp in Pa
per Making by Utilizing tho Farm
Waste.

Washington. Oct 16--The chemists
of the department of agriculture be-
lieve they have solved the problem of
cheaper paper that will dispense alto
new material from which five grades of
paper already have been made is the
ordinary cornstalk and the officials to-
day predicted when the manufacture
OF the new kind of paper is started on
a large scale it will be at least so per
cent cheaper than the print paper now
made from wood pulp.
The bureau has been working on the
discovery number of years. but not
until this week have the results been
SO positively successful as to permit
any announcement. The first practica-
BILE samples of the new paper have
been manufactured by DR.. III. S. Bristol
and his assistants.
DR.. Bristol has carried his expert
ments to the point of making the pa
per in five shades.
The white paper is made from the
hard outside shell of the stalk and the
yellow grades from the pith. The yell
low grades have much longer fiber and
resemble the paper made from linen
rags or cotton. This kind of paper is
soft and pliable.
Millions of tons of cornstalks will be
available for this new manufacture. At
present the stalks are annually de-
stroyed in enormous quantities to get
them out of the way or are simply
turned under the soil with a pillow to
add slightly to the fertilization of the
next years crop.
The process of manufacturing the
new invention is much easier than that
involved in reducing wood pulp to pa
per. The chemists have used in their
experiments the soda cooked process
which has been found to be the best for
making the finer grades of wood pulp
papers. But the cornstalks require only
about two and a half hours OF cook
ing in this process, against thirteen or
fourteen hours needed to soften the
wood pulp.
so far the new paper has been made
in a laboratory without special ma
chinery or the wholesale production
necessary to insure cheapness, but the
department is going to experiment at
once on a larger scale and the offic-
ials believe the price of white paper
as we'll as other grades will be reduced
to startling degree.
The estimates Of the department are
based on the present cost of wood pulp
paper, which is $13 a ton. With wood
costing IS a cord, that is the price OF
the paper. With cornstalks costing
about SIS a ton, adding in the cost OF
bringing the bulky material to the
Washington laboratory, the cost has
been about $14 ton. There is no doubt
in the minds Of department chemists
that increased production will cut this
cost in half.
"No special growth of corn is
needed" said one of the chemists to-
! day. 1--WE have used the ordinary stalk
from the Virginia fields, and the kind
which is destroyed in wasteful quanti-
ties each year can now be turned to
use Not only will the cost Of paper be
greatly reduced, but the farmer will
have an added asset in a by-product
that ought to net him a neat sum each
year."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
pop Bottle I Injuries Man.

Mason City. Oct. 16.-The explosion
of a pop bottle which was being filled
and was under seventy-five pound
pressure, nearly tore the arm from Joe
Cibuza, an employee of the Hub Bot
Ting works of this city. The force of
the explosion Knocked the man down.
His wrist and arm nearly to the elbow
are terribly lacerated and torn, the
flesh being torn away from the bone,
and only the quick work of physician
who was summoned Immediately saved
lie man from bleeding to death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
TRIED TO GIVE BABE AWAY.
Penniless Woman Tells Hard Luck
Story at Sioux City.

Sioux City. Oct. 16.-Left penniles,
by the death of her husband Mrs. Ellen
Davis. of Chamberlain S. D., came to
Sioux City with her 3-year-old daugh
ter and her 2-Yeeks-old son and tried
to give away the latter under the pre-
tense that it belonged to an intimate
friend at Chamberlain
When the police began to investigate
the woman's sad case. she broke down
and confessed that the babe was her
own. She did not want to part with
the little one. but thought it was the
only way to live and support the OF -
child
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
TAFT A TO 5 SHOT.

And Bryan Bets Are Posted at 4 to 1
at Chicago.
Chicago, Oct 16.-Taft is a 1 to 5
favorite for president in betting in
Chicago.
James o'Leary issued his odds and
they indicate the judgment Of a per-
son who in such matters is not senti-
mental or influenced by political pref
erence.
The odds announced are: Taft to
S; Bryan, 4 to 1.