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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
FOURTEEN CANDIDATES For
FIVE VACANCIES ON DlREc-
TORY BOARD.
ANNUAL MEETING COMES
ON JANUARY is NEXT
Nominations Now Closed and List of
Candidates is complete-ProposaI to
Be Considered to Pay Higher Death
Claims in Railroad Accidents-other
News.

Des Moines, Dec. 16.-When the an
nual convention of the Iowa State
Travelingl Mems Association convenes
in Des Molnes on Jan. 10 fourteen men
will be voted upon to fill five vacan-
cies in the directory board of the big
accident association. The following
have filed nomination papers: ]. A
Gum, Walter ST. John. All Thomas
Milo Ward Dave Huber, Elmer Loucks
Elmer Isham. James Hunt, George
Hamilton, John Blanchard, Charles FL
Willis, John c. Petty.
Nominations closed yesterday. Never
before have so many men sought posi-
tons on the directory board at an cleo
ton where the choosing of a secretary
did not come up.
John Kaufman and George Carr flee
their nomination papers several weeks
ago but both have withdrawn from the
race because Of outside business inter
ests. MIR. Carr was formerly a member
of the directory board.
Mr.. Gum, Walter st. John, AL Thorn
as and Milo Ward are candidates tc
succeed themselves. r. A. Barrowmal
was defeated for director last year ant
the remaining candidates are now il
the game.
Aside from the election of five di.
rectors the convention will make sew
eral amendments to the association
! articles. For instance the constitution
now gives persons eighteen months t,
file suits against the association, an,
the statute provides for twelve months
An amendment will be adopted to cor
rect this situation, and other change
will be made> to conform the article
with the new insurance laws of Iowa.
This has been the most prosperou
year in the history of the association
More than 5000 new members hav
been secured, and the Iowa state or
ganization stands third In membershi
with the various travellers associa ton
in the world.
That a claim of $4,000 instead c
$4,000 should be paid when a membe
Is killed in railroad passenger coac
is the belief of the officers of the low
. State Travelling Mems Association. an
at the annual convention on Jan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
PROPOSED LINE OF RAILROAD
FROM WATERLOO TO TAMA
CREATES ENTHUSIASM.
ENTIRE RIGHT OF WAY
WILL BE DONATED
Route Selected Would Be inexpensive
Farmers Agreeing to Subscribe to
Capital stock-settlements to Be
Touched Which Are Now Without
Rail Facilities.

Waterloo, Dec 16.-Residents in the
territory to be tapped by the construc-
ton of a line of railway from Water
loo to Tama City are enthusiastic over
the proposition and the expressed SEN
timent is unanimous in the belief that
the project can be carried thru easily
and without the assistance of capital
imported from outside . the COM
munities that would be directly and
advantageously affected
A number of land owners from the
vicinity of Eagle Center were in Wa
terloo yesterday and they were posi-
tive in the belief that every foot of the
right of-way for the proposed line
would be donated in addition to SUBJ
stantial subscription for stock. The
territory to be traversed and to be
given the advantages of a ready mar
ket is practically virgin territory to
the retail trade interests of Waterloo
and this fact has awakened the inter-
est of that class of tradesmen, while
the manufacturer and the iobber real
lie the benefits that would accrue to
them by the building and operati ton
of the line.
AS indicated in the Courier of Mon
day the proposition has been started
by Waterloo capitals IT'S and this fact
gives greater stability to the belief
that the long-deferred connection -ot
Waterloo with two of the great trunk
line systems of the country will be ac-
complished next year.
An Inexpensive Route.
The route of the line would be
thru gentle rolling country and nc
steep grades or cuts would be en-
countered. Only one bridge of any
proportions would be required an(
that over a small creek. 1t hes beer
estimated that the cost of coEstruc-
ton of the line would not be mucl
more than $4,000 per mile and The
estimate previously made that pait
up capital of s350,900 would place
the corporation on a solid financia
basis was not far wrong.
1t has been considered that the lin,
would touch. in its progress from Wa
terloo to Tama City a number of com
munities which in former years sup
ported postoffices and were settle
ments doing no mean amount of bust
J ness from year to year. The estab
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
hiahbee /. Philanthropie.

West Burlington, Dec 16-The mem<
bers of the town council and the citl-
zens are rejoicing over the fact that
Col G. II. Higbee has shown his usual
good will towards West Burlington BY
donating some very fine arm chairs for
the council chamber OF the town hall.
These chairs are large and roomy and
are OF very good quality. The commit
tee was instructed by Colonel Higbee
to go and select the chairs required
for this room and they feel very hap
py over the event. Colonel Higbee,
president of the Murray iron works,
operates a foundry here and the en-
ployes that reside In West Burlington
are very proud of the fact that their
employer has the interest OF the town
at heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
COURT REPORTER A HERO.
Fact That He Forgot His Rubbers
Saves Court House From Fire,


Special To Times Republican.
Keokuk Dec 16,--But for the absent
mindedness of Court Reporter c. J.
Smith the Lee county court house and
all its records and sother valuables
might now be in ashes. As It is Smith
lis hero for the nonce
MIR. Smith left the building about S
O'clock p. m. to make some purchases
in town. Shortly before he started
home and upon stepping into the street
found he had forgotten his rubbers.
which he had left in Judge Banks
room. AT this time the court house was
deserted and Mr.. Smith, who had a
key. returned to the building to get his
foot gear
Upon entering the judges room he
found a dangerous looking fire raging
The long table in the middle of the
/ room was burning merrily: flames were
creeping about the large chair and Mr.
Smiths typewriter was almost enycl-
oped. The room was brightly illum
mated and light shone thru the win
dows
Smith attempted to extinguish tho
! fire by stamping parts of 1t out. but
found himself In miniature Hades.
He rushed for the fire extingu shcr.
but it failed to shoot out the dope.
AS a last resort he seized n pitcher
partly filled with water and played the
part of a young fireman. Awaiting him
self of water from n faucet In the room
where the fire was raging he soon had
the blaze under control
/ Five minutes work accomplished his
purpose and the court house was
saved. The fire started In some UNI
known manner in the waste paper
basket.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
W. E. FITZGERALD DEAD.
For the Second Time Grim Reaper En-
ters Ranks of Linn County Bar,

Cedar Rapids, Dec. ia message
came from the family at Excelsior
Springs that w f, Fitzgerald had sue
cumbed to the ravages of a malignant
carbuncle from which he had suf-
fered severely the past month or more
About three weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs
Fitzgerald went to Excelsior Springs
hoping the mineral waters would has
ten his recovery, and tho he made a
brave fight, the grim reaper was vic
torious.
Mr.. Fitzgerald was formerly resi-
dent of Center Point, coming to Mar
ion about twenty-five years ago to
continue his chosen profession as a
lawyer He built up good practice and
has been successful in other business
as we'll. He served the city as mayor
several terms and has been a member
of the board of education for some
time, an office which he filled to the
satisfaction of ALL AS a citizen and a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
ATTORNEY FOR, MEAT PRoDuc-
ERs SAYS IT ovERToPs
FF-PRoBLEM.
CONSUMER PAYS THE BILL
AND HAS NO RECOURSE
Freight Rates Constantly Advanced
Despite Enormous Increase in Rail
Earnins.-Thorne Suggests Plan
Whereby Public Can Be Heard When
/, Rates Arc in Controversy.
Upecial to Times-Republican.

u p
Opecial to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 16.-Clifford Thorne,
of Washington, Iowa, attorney for the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association,
has given 4 great deal of study to the
problem of the influence OF rail rates
on prices to consumers of the necessi-
lies OF life. In an interview he pre-
sents the side Of the consumer as fol-
lows: 3
To-day there is no one in the entire
nation looking after the consumers in
terests in regard to railNad rates. The
business Of the interstate commerce
commission, as it is constituted today,
is wholly taken up with the interests
Of the shipper. This phase of the rate
question, which has received no con-
sheraton, is to my mind more import
ant than the tariff
my reasons for this statement are
first, the rate tax is larger than the
tariff. Few people know the great diff
ference. Last year the United States
customs revenue amounted IN round
numbers to $3O0,0o0,00O, while the
earnings from operation of the Amer
lean railways amounted to over $780,
100000. You don't know whether these
rates are reasonable or not and you
have no men looking after it for you
This is a colossal example of taxation
without representation.
"My second reason Is because oul
railroad rates are as much if not more
of a universal tax on the consumer;
every piece of clothing you have on
this sheet of paper, the chair you are
sitting on, all about you have paid thei1
tribute. You pay your railroad tax or
everything you eat and wear ant
whenever you go any place.
Consumer Not Protected.
1.-THE shipper does not protect tn,
consumer. The shipper doesn't car,
whether rates are high or low, jus
so they are uniform and his competitor
pays the same, then the freight can b.
added to the article and the consume
foots the bill. The consumer canno
afford to commence action on his owl
behalf any more than he can individ
ually start out to revise the tariff TO
the rest of the country. Such a task il
the function Of the government, no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
Engineer is Blinded.

Mason City. Dec. 16-Strieken with
apoplexy. Engineer Henry Baker, of
the Milwaukee road, for twenty eight
years on this division of the road, but
the last few months on the Black Hills
division, is bereft of his mind and eye
sight. The stroke came at Murdo S. d.,
about midnight Thursday night. the
end of his run. He was later taken to
his home at Rapid City, and is in a
critical condition. Henry Baker began
as fireman, between Austin and CAL
mar in an early day. and when the
road was built from McGregor west
was one of the finest runners on the
division
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
Blood Poison From Injury.

Boone. Dec 16-Charles Marshall, OF
the Hall signal service, is in the Flea
nor Moore hospital whede he Is suffer-
ing from blood poison. Mr.. Marshall
Is a brother of Principal ]. r. Marshall
OF the high school and has been maxi
ing his home with his brother. Soma
time ago he received an injury on the
knee. which tho cared for at the time.
has since caused him trouble by be-
coming poisoned A minor operation
was performed upon 1t and 1t Is hoped
that this will stop any further trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16

of the Individual.
Whenever an advance in rates is
proposed let the railroads present their
side, then let the department of COM
merce and labor or some other de-
partment of the government be pre-
pared to present the other side of the
controversy, ana then the commission
can decide whether the conditions JUS
tify the raise. The reasons why we
think some department other than the
prosecute these cases on behalf OF the
public is simply because it is unrea-
sonable to expect any one tribunal to
act as judge, prosecuting attorney, jury
and witness all at one and the same
time. No advance should be permitted
except by consent of the commission
and then only after all reasonable eff
forts are taken to hear both sides fair
ly presented. :
Advances Not Justified.
The railroads attempt to justify
wholesale advances on the ground of
increased operating expenses during
the past few years. The figures don't
substantiate this. OF course. operating
expenses have increased, but earnings
have increased far more rapidly Last
year the net earnings from operation
which is above operating expense, was
$S24,9SS,51S. This was between three
and four hundred million dollars
greater than the net earnings We're ten
years ago. Railroadingr has been rev.
olutionized- during the past decade by
inventions, larger cars and engines and
~ rs
their net earnings increased approx
mately 10 per cent? while the revenue
per ton passenger mile were reduced;
the consumer. was permitted to share
in the progress. From 1899 till last
year the net earnings increased APP
proXimately SO per cent, while the rev.
enue per ton mile and passenger mile
was increased. We have not been in
vited to share this time.
Not withstanding these marvellous
| increases in net earnings, approaching
a half billion dollars every year, thou
sands of rates are being advanced and
other thousands are announced for the
future with no effort whatever by any
! one to pervent them or to test their
1 reasonableness.
This is matter which demands inn
u
! mediate action. While you are waiting
the shipper has occupied the center OF
thes hipper has occupied the center OF
the stage while the consumer has been
forgotten.
I'VE have no i'll will against the COM
panies whatever. We are merely try
ing to present our side of the case as
clearly as we can. The rate question
from the consumers standpoint mus
take rank along with the tariff ques-
ton as a vital problem of public i'm
portance, a question which has hereto
fore received no consideration"
The Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
ISOLATION iii session here adopted a res
olution taking strong ground in favor
of giving the interstate commerce com
mission authority over rates, both as tt
maximum and minimum rates and IL
opposition to permitting railroads t
raise rate without any check upoi
the same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
Steal a Valuable Plume.

Sioux City. Dec. ia desire for an
ostrich plume, without the money to
Satisfy the want, caused trouble In tho
millinery department of the T. S. Mar
tin Company store. Someone. whose
identity yet remains mystery. with
scissors or knife, clipped $s5 plume
from one of the hats. Shortly before
the theft was discovered two we'll
dressed women entered the store and
were shown some expensive hats. They
left without making any purchases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16

they will propose such an amendment
to the associations articles.
The directors intend to make no
other change in claims resulting from
accidents except that for death by ac-
cident in a passenger coach on rail-
road train. The proposed change viii
be put to a vote of The members at the
annual meeting In the auditorium. II
the death claim is increased the local
organization will be the only ono In
the country paying $4,000 in case of
death
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
NEWTRAIN CREWS.
C. G. N. w. Requires Many Additional
Men to Handle Eighty New Engines.

Clinton, Dec. 16.-The. NORTHWESTERN
railway company has been taking on
new fremen at the rate of three or four
a day during the past three weeks at
the master mechanics office in Clin-
ton.
The use of the eighty new engines
which have been added during the
past month has necessitated the hir-
ing of fifty or sixty new, fremen and
over hundred brakemen, some of
the old firemen being promoted ID
engineers The company was caught
unprepared two months ago by the
enormous increase in traffic. but with
the increase in equipment the con-
gestion is being rapidly cleared up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16

member OF the bar ne was popular and
has u host Of friends who will miss
him.. Mr.. Fitzgerald was a member
of Mariola Lodge. No. s. Knights Of
Pythias, Trojan Lodge. No. 54S, A. 3.
and A. NJ. also of the chapter. Shrine
and other Masonic bodies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
CHAIR TILTED; ARM is BROKEN.
satista Ellich Injured Because Seat
SIipped Under Him.

Centerville, Dec 16-When Batista
Ellich, an Austrian miner at Glad
stone, tilted back in a chair at his
place of residence last evening, the
chair legs slipped and the occupant fell
to the floor. breaking his forearm.
Mr. Ellich was brought to the may
.ors office in this city and a doctor re-
duced the fracture.
E,llich had the same arm broken a
month or so ago but in a different
place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
cha,pell will Be Reappointed.

Des Moines, Dec 16.--Dr. George NJ.
Chappell will be reappointed head of
the Iowa weat Their and crop service. The
state board of agriculture passed res
olution to that effect and the appoint
ment viii be made by the governor
next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16

lishment Of rural routes has done
away with many of the postoffices and
the old-time flourishing country
stores and mills and shops have grad
,ually faded away. All of these things
would not return, but the building
of the line would permit and cause a
denser population along the line and
much of the farm land that now Is
not cultivated to the limit would add
it's products to an ever increasing mar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
Much interest Alono Route.

+ This line is a>project in which the
entire city is interested as we'll as the
people along the line and in Tama City.
When the last roll of subscribers is
called it will be found, 1T is believed.
that all of the well known names and
the great majority of names not so
well known in the financial world will
be found in the list The movement
was started by some of the heaviest
property owners IN. Waterloo. and these
men saw not only an opportunity in
the construction of the line to make a
profitable investment. but likewise an
opportunity to provide one of the
greatest incentives to the future con-
tinued prosperity. of the city and the
countryside tributary to Waterloo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-16
TO CURE a COLD in ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
CASH QUOTATIONS,
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York, January 30, 1903.
CoFFEE,-After very quiet early session the coffee
market became unsettled IN the late trading Stur
day and the close was steady on March. but easy on
other positions with prices showing loss OF 5Q20
points Sales reported The market
opened quiet unchanged prices decline OF points,
although the European cables made fairly good show
ing AT first there was very little business doing but
offerings gradually increased talk Of primary
markets and while leading bull interests aggressive
supporters OF March deliveries Offering 10 buy quan
tity TO $1,000 bags 5G5c, the market acted
nervous and unsettled with months distinctly
weak The official cables from Brazil covering the
et Of Friday, reported Rio firm and unchanged while
Santos IS 90 and Santos As 125 reis lower
Receipts at the two ports 290O0 bags against
% 600 last week and 41000 year. Prado. Chaves
Co. cabled that the 100000 bag limit exports
from Santos Will be reached by the middle of February
and that all engaged, and cable
has been received from Nornann Gepp & Co stating
that 100000 bags is all that IS 10 be shipped TO
plete the allowance 100000 bags for export If
these advices II would that coffee
VIII be exported month. leaving
the consuming world draw other growths and the
worlds surplus supply. The market for coffee
quiet with quotations the basis of 72c for Rio No
contract prices IN the local market to day
follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
LIVESTOCK MARKET.


BEEVES-Receipts % cars. or 3S2 head. all for
saughterers. Nothing doing in live cattle Feeling
steady beef in Hight demand at last quo
advices from the cattle and beef mar.
kets Britain Shipments to-day included 1IOo
quarters beef the Minneapolis to London 1eO quar-
New York to Southampton also for the Lon
CALVEs-Receipts were 233 head. including 80 for
butchers the market making with the car OF
Western calves held over yesterday &1 on SALE TTsds
Of calves unsold at late hour Common
Indiana 81 so Dressed calves quiet at
eGl4l5c city dressed veals and 7G12c for country
dressed.
Saes-Kerns Commission Company: so Indiana yeals
13O 10 average, at SIS rs 100 10 10 do 1o2 10, at
So 50: "a Indiana fed calves. 36s 10. at 81 30.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts II cars, or
market making with stale stock. on
sheep offered lambs firm Buffalo ad-
vices pens cleared. Yearlings sold at
per 100 fb to good lambs at $oS7 25 with
no strictly prime offered Of fall clipped lambs
at So cus at 81 rs mutton quiet 69ezc per
10 dressed 10p12c country dressed hothcus
lambs S9Q$11 per carcass.
Sales-KerTs Commission 1876 Buffalo lambs,
81 % 10; 212 do. g. o at SO;
culs ~, at 81 rs; q yearlings. IS rb at S5 30
Newton Co.: PIT fail clipped Ohio lambs. II 10. at So
HOGS Receipts 23Is 4.279 head. in
Guiding the market; feeling steady to strong;
Of light Maryland hogs sold at Sc 40 per 100 10;
country dressed hogs unchanged at bh csc per 10.
Saes-Newton e Co: 1SS Maryland hogs 12I 10 aver
age. at SO 40 100 10; roughs aso ID. at IS 40