Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-21
GOVERNORS WIFE IS
WANTED BY NATIONAL
PURITY FEDERATION.
Mrs. Carroll, With Reformed
Whist Champion, Asked to
Speak on Sex Purity.

Des Mones. ia. july -l.-Mrs. A. -.
Sims. the wcll known reformed whist
champion and anti-card game cru
sader, and Mrs b. +. Carroll, wife OF
sloWa's chief executive ana exponent
of the theory of teaching seXology II
the public schools haNe been invited
TO become laemhsrs of the touring
PARTY which Mil Lecture in Canada and
the Unit@d States under the auspices
of tn American Purity federation.
At Tho meeting OF the executive COM
nitlec OF the federation held last Week
It IL c'rosse. Wis. resolution was
passed inviting them To join the tour
itatt i..3irlEaf, of the prohibition party
tn III ardent supporter OF the rec
.igst iujuittion laM viii also be .
ine,abel' Of This parity.
Bard os Social Experts.
There Win be - members in this
party wAo viii rake the tour anc
anoue tiiem will be some Of the most
noted reform leaders of Canada and
the United states. Each member VIII
BE- social reform expert In some pay.
tirular linz and VIII lecture in all OF
the cities on the subject OF the white
slave traffic. In each of the cities
where stops are to be made u convcn-
ton viii be held where each member
nf the party viii present the subject
in mich he or she is particularly In
t,rcsted. by holding these conventions
in the valious cities the executive com,
riittec hopes to conduct a national
educational campaign for social purity
Will They Accept?
Although thu action Of the national
comi0ittee was taken last week. neither
Mrs. Sims nor Mrs Carroll have as yet
heeu appraised OF th, fact. The am
Iouut eifant Of the iliNitation Was made
to- thet Yesterday bg q local represent
tatile IL The meeting of thc committee
but i.ether wotld state whether She
~oali accept the inYitation
HAY AND GRAIN HARVEST
WELL UNDER WAY
lDes Moinus, Ia. July Weather
crop bulletin for the week ending July
Ia: Though the maximum .empera-
lures on the 10th were up to or near the
century mark the mean temperature
of the past week was about 2 degrees
below the seasonable average. The
rainfall was decidedly below the nor
NAL, although heavy showers occurred
| In the northwestern. the extreme east
central and southeastern counties, and
Hight to moderate showers were re-
ported from all other sections except
the northeastern counties. where the
drouth has been the most severe.
With the exception of the northeast
crn counties the rainfall has been suf-
ficient to keep up the rapid growth
OF corn hut not enough To interfere
with the hay and small grain harvest
nor for pastures and potatoes except
in the localities where heavy showers
occurred Early corn Is beginning to
tasel and practically all of the late
corn has been laid by With the fields
clean and the soil in fine filth. Hay
+ ing and small grain harvest are pro-
gressing rapidly under ideal weather
conditions. and thrashing has begun
in southern districts Winter wheat.
early oats and barley are practically
in shock and late oats and spring
wheat are nearly ready to cut. The
quality of hay is excellent. but the
\ yield Is light although meadows that
We're not pastured in the spring are
producing more than was anticipated.
No returns have been received from
| thrashers. but fair to good yields of
small grain are indicated generally.
| Pastures and potatoes need rain badly.
Stock water is getting low In many
| localities.