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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
POsTMAsTERsMEET
Big Attendance of Third and Fourth
Glass Nasbies Expected
AT DES MONIES, AUG. 80 AND 81
Postal Inspectors Declare That States
Postmasters Have Made Great
Gains in Efficiency Since
Formation of League.

Des Moines, Aug. 13.-Postmasters
of Iowa of the third and fourth classes
will hold their seventh annual con-
vention In Des Moines at the new
postofice building Aug. 80 and 81.
An official call for the meeting of the
Iowa State League of Postmasters
has been issued to the members by
Charles o. Barry of Walker, president,
and L. L. Reynolds of Little Sioux,
secretary.
A large attendance is expected, as
the dates of the convention have been
arranged so that the postmasters may
have the opportunity Of visiting the
Iowa state fair at the same time.
They will be able, too, to take advan-
tage Of the special one and one-half
fare offered for fair week by all the
railroads of the state.
The league credits itself with the
increasing efficiency of the Iowa post.
masters. Postal inspectors have told
members of the league that Iowa
postmasters have made the greatest
advance in efficiency during the last
four years that has been made in the
history of the service. The Iowa
league is known as the largest and
most thoroughly organized league in
the country.
Following is the program for the
convention:
TUESDAY, AUG. 80.
900 to 1000 a. m.-Enrolling dele.
gates and visitors and getting &C.
Quainted.
1000 a. m.-Address of welcome.
Presidents address. Report of secre-
tary and treasurer.
1900 m.-Dinner.
100 p. m.-Shop Talk. THE Rural
Service" A. r. Kullmer, Dysart.
Money Order and Registry Trou-
bles," ]. ]. Chapman, Bagley; "Postal
Inspection" Inspector C. E.. Game;
Classified Service for Postal EN-
ployes," J. A. Frech, Bancroft; THE
Ideal or Model Postmaster" A. NJ.
Henderson, Story City; "Postmast-
er Generals Annual Report" H. C.
Paddock, Colo.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 81.
900 to 1000 a. m.-Question box.
1000 a. m.-Election of officers and
delegates to national meeting and Sc
lection Of next meeting place. THE
League as Factor in Improved Ser.
vice." w. H. Nolte, Holstein; PRO
posed Reorganization of the Postal
Service" J. H. Willett, Tama; post.
masters Rating and What Conditions
Go to Make Up the Same" ]. J. Hev.
erly, Center Point; Postmaster and
Politics." ]. P. Kennedy, Montrose.
1900 m.-Dinner.
LOO p. m.-"Should the Government
Own Building and Fixtures in Towns
of Over 500 Population" w. o. Book,
New Albin; 1.-THE Postoffice Depart
ment," Congressman Hull; District
League Work." L. L. Reynolds,
Charles Reid, w. T. Trotter, c. E.
Lovett, w. A. Simkins, Mrs. Lucy B.
Smith, w. o. Book, F. w. Jameson;
BEST Method of Collecting Box Rents
and Filing Office Records" R. C.
Saunders, Manila; "City Delivery in
Smaller Towns and Cities" ]. c. Mill
ner, Belle PLANE; Railway Mail"
J. c. Murphy, chief clerk, R. P. c.,
Des Moines; report of resolutions and
postal recommendations committees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Eoraer Gets s4zs at vlnton.

Vinton, Ia, Aug. ia slick forger
giving his name as B. NJ. Harper,
forged the signature of Westover &
Pitts to one Of their stock checks
and presented it at the Farmers Ma
tional bank where it was paid. The
amount secured was S47S.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Huqe Picnic Labor pay.

A new form of celebrating Labor
day, which occurs on Sept. this year,
has been planned by the members
Of the Trades assembly. In addition
to the time honored labor parade in
the morning there will be . monster
picnic in the afternoon, to be held at
the White City.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Miss MccIenehan EIscted.

Because of the increasing amount
of charitable work being done by the
Associated Charities organization, the
directory board has elected Miss Bes-
sic McClenehan as assistant to the
secretary, Miss Emma Youngquist.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
counciI bluffs Woman Named.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. IS
Olaf Hanson Of Seattle, Wash, was
elected president of the Worlds Con-
gress of the Deaf. Mrs. ]. S. Long of
Council Bluffs, Ia, was elected vice
president,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Toxic swent hy Floods.

Toxic, Aug. 15.--Sunday morning 1t
was announced that the food was
subsiding. The casualties reported
up TO date are 3S5 dead and 500 miss
ing. The damage to property is
enormous.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Carroll Tour compIeted.

Davenport, Ia, Aug. 15.-Governor
Carroll and party reached Davenport
Saturday night completing their
three days journey from Council
Bluffs over the river-to-river road.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
To Offer Prizes for Oats.

Prof. M. L. Bowman of Waterloo,
secretary Of the Iowa corn show, to
be held in Des Moines in December,
has announced an offer made of 81, 900
in cash prizes for the best bushel
of oats grown in the state of Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Included Her,

why did she get angry at the
stranger in town."
"She asked him If he had seen her
daughter and he answered that he
had seen all the sights of the place."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Blest Be Nothing.

Wife-The doctor writes that in
view of our poor circumstances he Will
not present his bill Immediately.
Artist-We are lucky that our cir
cumstances are no better; If they
were, we might have to pay at once!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Press Club to Give Entertainment.

The Press club plans to give
summer show at Ingersoll park this
month. 1t is to be an affair of mirth
and pleasure similar to that given by
the newspaper men at Ingersoll last
year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
MIX WIN Cost no. centa a QUAR-

Announcement that after Sept 1
milk would be sold for 10 cents
quart was made by A. Ferry, presi,
dent. and c. ". Wells. secretary of
the Des Moines Milk Dealers associa.
tiop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Nurse Is Promoted.

Miss Veronica Stapleton, graduate
nurse from the Mercy hospital, has
been appointed superintendent Of
nurses at st. Anthony's hospital,
Rock Island.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

The secret OF life is not to do what
one likes, but to try to like that which
one has to do; and one does like it
IN timed. M. Craik.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Board Of Health Sells Anti.toxIn.

The state board of health has sent
out its first consignment of anti-toxin
for the treatment of diptheria since
the board members obligated them.
selves to furnish it to the public at
cost. 1t was sent to DR.. A. P. Hanch-
cite at Council Bluffs, . member of
the state board. The cost is about
one-third the retail cost.
1t is the hope Of the state board to
secure the passage of a law at the
next legislature which will empower
the board to furnish and distribute
anti-toxin free of charge. The action
of the members in furnishing it to
the public at cost was the first step
in this direction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
TOO LATE.

DR.. Pillem-There must be some
thing radically wrong with your sys-
tenn to have your hair fall out so.
You will have to diet.
Skantlox-Dye it? I'm afraid, doc,
there's not enough of it left to dye.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
COMPARATIVE CROP STATEMENT
Small Grains Abundant-corn condl.
ton Same as Aug. I, 1909.
Des Moines, Aug. fascinated
condition of crops Aug. 1 follow:


Iowa corn is in the same condition
now that it was year ago. A care
full summarizing of the reports receiv.
ed from all the counties in the state
by DR.. George M. Chapel, section
crop director, indicates that the stand
gives promise of yield of 905 per
cent of the average. This is 4 per
cent better than the average at Aug.
for the last ten years.
II weather conditions are normal
for the next few weeks, a harvest
much larger than last years is sx-
pected. Last years crop was good
one, but weather conditions made it
impossible for farmers to get into
the fields and harvest it. Rains dur.
ing September and october and snow
in November kept corn in many fields
until spring.
Spring wheat, oats and barley are
in better condition than they have
been for years. Crops which will be
10 per cent better than the average
Of the state for the last ten years
are expected. Wheat and oats crops
are expected to be better than the
general average of the state for the
last twenty years.
Hay, pastures, potatoes, apples and
grapes fall way below last years
averages and the averages for the
last ten years. Seventy per cent of
the average crop Of hay is expected
as compared with 1918 per cent, the
average for Aug. l last year. There
is only about one-half the pasturags
there was last year and less than
two-thirds as many potatoes. The
apple crop was short last year. In
dications are that there will be no
crop this year, due to the late frost
Of the spring. Grapes are far below
the average.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

Governor Carroll Asks Speedy Trial.
Des Moines.-Governor B. F.
Carroll, through his attorneys, We'd
nesday made a formal request for a
speedy trial on the charge of crimi.
nal libel brought against him in an
indictment by the Polk county grand
jury in connection with the resigna-
ton Of John Cownie as chairman of
the state board of control.
The September term of court COM
mences September II. The trial jury
is ordered to report September 49,,
a week later. In the motion filed the
governor asks that the trial jury be
ordered to report week earlier and
that the trial of the state of Iowa
VS. s. F. Carroll be assigned for the
first case Of the September term.
The motion is signed by Attorneys
Guernsey, Parker & Miller, M. H.
Cohen and J. M. Parsons. These at
torneys will defend the governor
when he is placed on trial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Victorious Team Home With Prizes.

Victorious Team Home With Prizes.
When the victorious fire team re-
turned to Des Moines after winning
the worlds and state championship
at Red Oak, they, brought with them
Timothy, the prize chantecleer which
goes with first money in the worlds
championship race. Timothy will
now roost at No. 3 fire station and
will rouse the boys of the house at
8 o'clock each morning whether they
like it or not.
Besides Timothy the fremen
brought back 1928 in prize money
which they won in the various races.
The money will be distributed among
the men who contributed to the ex.
penses Of the campaign for the
worlds championship.
1t is freely predicted that the next
state tournament will be held at Des
Moines, although Sioux City is work
ing hard for the honor. The decision
on the next meeting place will be
made at the annual convention of
the firement, which will be held ON
the third Wednesday in November.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16

am not going to question the fig
uTes."
Commissioner Phillips was as.
sured by a member of the Pugh
family that they would look aftei
his interests in Liberty lake pre-.
cinct where resides Felix Pugh,
father of Prosecutor Fred Pugn.
When the vote was counted, ii
showed that Phillips received
votes in that precinct and Allan
Scott Scott q. The Pughs had got.
ten their work in at the polls.
On election morning Sheriff Mac
Pugh went to Hillyard to place
some workers at tie polls, osten.
sibly for his own benefit. At
O'Clock in the afternoon il was dis.
covered that these workers had
been plugging for Allan Scott all
day and that Mac rugh's interests
were Of secondary consideration,
for the reason that Pugh had a
strong following there and work
was not necessary. A lot of the
boys in the Great Northern shops
and round houses got busy when
they found that the Pugh workers
were knitting Phillips and managed
to save the precinct for Phillips
by 35.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
PLAN W0MEN'S
BAND NOW

Mrs. Jessie Atkinson, chairman
of the parade committee for WON.
ems day. Tuesday. October T., at the
Spokane Interstate fair, is seeking
to interest all women musicians of
Spokane and vicinity in her plans
for woman's band for that day.
"There is all kinds of material for
band among the women and Spo-
kane and the Inland Empire" said
Mrs. Atkinson, "and our problem is
simply to get them together for
women's day"
eve believe" said Mrs. May Ark
wright Hutton, chairman Of the
program committee for women's
day, that it would be highly incon-
gruous for us to have mems band
in our parade. On a day devoted
largely to women, when we are I'M
dertaking to demonstrate how we
have excelled in different fields of
endeavor, we certainly ought to be
able to organize creditable wom-
ems band"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
MEETINGS FOR
CHARTER REVISION

Meetings In behalf of the COM
mission plan of government will be
held next week in the following
places:
Monday night-First Ward I'm
provement club, fire station at
Seventh avenue and Magnolia
street; speakers, Mayor N. s. Pratt
and the Rev. A. c. Grier; Liberty
Park and Altamont Heights clubs,
at Franklin school, speakers, B. r..
Ostrander, Lawrence Jack and Cor
don c. Corbaley; Minnehaha I'm
provement club, Cooper school.
speakers, D. c. Coates and G. C..
Dill.
Tuesday evening-First Presby-
terrain church, Fourth avenue and
Cedar street, music by Organist
Judson Mather; speakers, d. c..
Coates, F. M. Goodwin and H. A.
Jarvis; First Universalist church,
speakers J. T. Burcham and the
Rev. A. c. Grier.
An active campaign for the nomi-
nation of the Is charter trainers
selected at the mass meeting at the
Elks temple last week will be car
ried on. Five thousand copies of
an article by Charles Edward Rus
sell in Everybody's Magazine, deal
ing with the commission plan Of
government will be sent to the sign.
ers of the petition to the city coun-
Gil calling for an election. Ten
thousand copies of an article by
George Kibbe Turner in McClure's
Magazine will also be circulated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
q OUT Of 81
DEMOS ELECTED
BY United Press Leased Wire. }

BY United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Twenty- one
out Of the 81 democrats who voted
for William Lorimer, republican, for
United States senator, have been
renominated for seats in the Illinois
legislature, according to latest re-
turns from yesterdays primary.
Among them are Lee ONeill
Browne, who has just been acquit-
ted Of bribery in connection with
LOrimer's election.
The insurgents carried three of
the congressional districts. nomin-
ating men in the Ninth, Eleventh
and Thirteenth districts. F. s.
Gansbergen. progressive, defeated
Congressman Boutelle in the ninth.
Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon was
renominated from the Eighteenth
district. Returns today indicate
that Cannon carried every county,
though probably by the smallest
plurality since he has been in con-
gress.
In the Tenth district George E.
Foss was renominated, though he
had a hard fight. In the Second,
Congressman Mann has a safe mar
gin, though his plurality is reduced.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
SPOKANE PASSES;
MANY CITIES

q Census returns anna (sJed .
. for 40 Of the 105 cities Of the .
. United States that were larger =
= than Spokane when the census .
. Of 1910 was taken, show that .
. is Of these have fallen 1eeHW .
= Spokane in population, this Be- .
= ing based upon the estimate =
= that this city will show cen .
. sus Of 107 900 to 108, 900 people. .
. There are SO Of the other .
. cities which ranked ahead Of .
. Spokane 10 years ago which .
. are practically certain to fall .
. below the present rating Of .
. this city, and in addition six .
= which were about the same .
. size as Spokane 10 years ago .
= and will probably be about the .
= same now. .
y Should Spokane, however, =
= outstrip these six cities, as =
. we'll az the SO which, she 1s =
= nearly certain to pass, she will =
. rank No. 40 Of the SO IaEaest =
= cities Of the United States. =
. Should she fail to pass these .
. she will rank No. 81. =
90 >>~~ ~>>>> 90
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
The TRAGEDY Of
LOCAL PRIMARIES

The tragedy of the recent pri-
maries is the defeat of Joe Phillips,
one Of the anti-graft county COM
missioners, who was q candidate
for reelection.
Commissioner Phillips is con-
WINGED that the court house gang
accomplished his downfall, but 10
willing to accept the verdict.
The fact that an error of 10 votes
In one precinct was found today,
and the further fact that the elec-
ton machinery In some of the pre-
cincts was in the hands of the gang
has led to a movement for a con-
test, but Commissioner Phillips will
not listen to it. His friends believe
that recount of the vote would elect
him. especially If juggling has been
done in the returns.
Il do not care; 1t IL all over"
said Commissioner Phillips today.
'If l were beaten by only one vote
l would not contest, for the simple
reason that am prepared to accept
the result. l realize that ! was
beaten by the ring, which has
quietly planned for two years to get
my scalp. 1ney have won, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16

BEATS HALL

The tabulation of the vote cast
in the city in the primary election
was completed today at noon and
the compiling of the country vote
began this afternoon.
1t willstake until Monday to COM
plete the official footings ard an
nounce the result.
There was some talk today of
J. w. Macarthur contrasting the
election of Harry Roenhaupt in the
seventh senatorial district because
Of the closeness of the returns.
Dalbert Twitchell seems to have
beaten Elmer e. Hall for repre-
sentative in the third district, later
returns giving Twitchell d lead
over Hall. Otherwise the legis-
lative results are the same as pre-
viously announced.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
AGAINST A. D. JONES.

Judge H. L. KEENAN, today enter
ed his judgment in the case of the
Spokane Valley Land & Water Co.
against Arthur d. Jones and the
Liberty Lake Irrigation Co., which
has been In litigation for six or
eight years.
In trial some years ago Jones
was awarded $4,000 damages, bit
the supreme court overturned the
Judgment. In today's findings Jones
is tivon $4,000 Tor the land involved
and no damages, and the case will
likely again 60 up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16

to change a bill. He did SO, pro-
ducing q wallet with about $35 in 1t.
Later he was decoyed from the
station, set upon, robbed and shot
when he resisted.
The men under arrest deny any
completely in the crime, but will be
held until they can be confronted by
Jacket, who is expected to be re-
leased from Sacred Heart hospital
in a few days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
ANOTHER POINT IS
SCORED FOR
CR|PPEN
(ey United Pres, Leaseo Wire)

LONDON, Sept. 16.-Witnesses
for the crown today administered
another blow to the crumbling case
of the government against DR.. H.
H. Crippen when they declared
they could not determine the sex
of the body found in the basement
of the Crlppen home.
The witnesses were DR.. w. w.
Wilcox and DR.. B. H. Spilibury, ex-
perts employed by the government.
DR.. Wilcox examined parts Of the
body found in the Crippen home for
traces Of poison and discovered
traces of hyoscin, which he said,
caused death.
Asked today as to the sex of the
body, DR.. Wilcox said he believed
it was probably female"
Answering the questions of Ar
thur Newton, representing the de-
Tense, he admitted that he could
not tell definitely.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
FAMOUS AMUSEMENT
DIRECTOR IS HERE

Bert E. Gregory, the famous
amusement director and producer
Of outdoor spectacles, who stages
all such productions for the great
Minnesota state fair, arrived in Spo-
kane this morning Mr.. Gregory i'm
mediately went into conference
with Manager R. H. Cosgrove of the
Spokane Interstate fair relative to
preparations for the stupendous
military-Indian battle night show,
"Chief Joseph and the Battle of the
Clearwater" which is to be put on
under Mr.. Gregory's personal direc-
ton. Already he has mapped out
the plan of battle and the stirring
synopsis Of events for the great
open air melodrama.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
THESE men
STAND BY PLEDGES?

that statement 1t seems that Hall
has been beaten by Dalbert E.
Twftchell.
These candidates have all been
pledged to vote for the party pref
erence for United States senator,
but they were nominated by forces
inimical to Poindexter.
No doubt all of these men will
now stand by their pledges be-
cause of the overwhelming vote
that Poindexter has received. Guy
Croft and w. e. Stephens say that
they will abide by the result of the
primaries and support Po!ndexter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16

Mention has been made Of the
fact that five men have been nomi-
mated to go to Olympia to repre-
sent Spokane county who were not
Poindexter men before the pri-
maries.
These candidates are George w.
Shafer for state senator in the
sixth district; w. e. Stephens, for
representative in the second dis
trict; Elmer E. Hall, for represen-
tative in the third district; Guy
Croft, for representative in the
fifth district, and f. H. Ehrelman
in the sixth. Since the making Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
To SELL BURNED
OVER TIMBER
(ey United Press Leased Wlre)

(By United Press Leased WIre)
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 16.-All
merchantable timber in the burned
over areas of the national forests
of Oregon and Washington will be
sold Immediately.
Plans for the sale have just been
completed by the forestry service.
aided by w. T. Cox of the agricul-
tural department who was sent
from Washington, D. c., to COM
plete the arrangements.
1t is estimated that the recent
forest fires in Oregon and Wash
ingtOn destroyed approximately
1900. 100000 feet of timber. The
Idaho losses Appropriated 3,00O,.
100000 feet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
HOLOUP SUSPECTS
ARE CAUGHT
HERE

Suspected Of holding up and
shooting Charles Jacket, a Lewis
ton, Idaho, plumber, at Marshall
Junction Saturday night, three men,
John M. Moore. a Waterman; j.
Salvus. a packer, and Michael
Lynch, a railroad man, were ar.
rested early this morning.
Jacket was standing on the Mar
shall Junction platform when two
men approached and requested him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16

Rough House" Hennessy slept.
OF course he could have chosen a
better place to sleep. but those who
knew Rough House" weren't going
to disturb him. Huh-nuh.
But young Giddyap, the merry
travelling salesman, did not know
Rough House."
With a lighted cigar touched to
the somnolent ones neck, Giddyap
woke him up.
Now he wonders If the firm will
stand for his hospital bill in the
expense account.
(The End.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
TEACHER TRAINING CLASSES

All graduates of teacher training
classes in the city are requested to
meet Sundays afternoon at 8, at the
Vincent M. E. church. An attempt
will be made to start teacher train
ing classes in as many schools as
possible and union class will be
started for those having no class in
their own schools. A German class
in the teacher training course will
also be conducted.