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The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
SOUTHERN FARMERS
ARE PROGRESSIVE
Or. Maurice F. Egan Relates His
Views Of the Farmers
Of Dixie.

A new solution for the high cost Of
living problem has been found by DR..
Maurice Francis EgAn, American MIN
lister TO Denmark. after months jour
ney through the South Mr.. Egan was
invited TO make the trip by the Southern
Commercial Congress. in order to lecture
on farming In Dixie"
Mr.. Egan's opinion OF the farmer Of
the States he visited Is not very nat
terinE, but he declares that they are
rapidly advancing. and in the course OF
time will be on q par. in % far as ef-
ficient conservation OF crops Is con-
cerned, with the ruralites Of Denmark" :"
To q representative OF The Herald Mr..
Egan yasterday said:
"The Danish farmers are an intelligent
class Of persons and devote all their
time to close study OF their soil and
how, 70 improve It's income. They are all
members OF the Cooperative Society.
which, 10 my mind. is the solution Of
the high cost of living problem. Such
a society does away absolutely with the
middIeman, and in addition 20 reducing
the price Of the commodity to the con-
sumer, yields a larger profit 10 the pro-
ducer.
Denmark is purely an agricultural
country. There are no industries and no
minerals. therefore, the people must turn
their attention TO earning their living by
agricultural pursuits They have their
choice between conserving their soil and
emigrating. and they have chosen the
former with all the patriotism worthy Of
good Danes.
"An opinion / formed on my trip may
surprise the majority of your readers.
but I am convinced that II Is a fact.
believe that the farming country OF the
Southern States is more adapted TO the
production Of butter, eggs. and bacon
than II is for the raising OF cotton and
tobacco.
Denmark farmers get every inch OF
fertility out OF their soil. while Ameri-
can farmers do not One Mississippi
farmer told me that he had exhausted
three farms. and would again move as
soon as the one he is now tilling Is
exhausted. Denmark farmers are edu-
gated and do not exhaust their soil.
They believe IN rotation OF crops. A
specialist visits each farmer every eight
cen months and explains the workings
OF the farm.
THE Southern farmers are showing a
great interest in conservation, and are
becoming more open-minded. They are
ever ready to receive suggestions which
viii enable them 70 profit most, and
should be. 1t Is pathetic TO note that
these men. who I've on the most beau
tiful and fertile soil In the world. do
not realize their advantages. There the
cattle could Craze all the year round
As it it, the feeding OF live stock is
much neglected.
The, key that will release them from
their handicap is found in the co-opera-
tive system and education"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
DIED.

BENNETT-on Tuesday May Il. lsi2, At
$50 D. m, at his residence, g II
Street Northwest, THOMAS DECA-
TUR, beloved husband Of Ida P. Ben
nett (nee Brown, in the siXty-eigntn
year Of his age.
Funeral notice hereafter.
EARRIAAN-Ou Tuesday, May II, 1872,
at his residence. 1896 Connecticut Ave
nue. Northwest, Washington. ID. e,
JAMES HARTMAN, in the ninety
third year Of his axe.
Funeral notice hereafter. New York
and Paris papers please copy)
SLEMAN-On Tuesday, May Il lsl2. at
9.15 a. m, at his residence. The Roa-
noke. l3sS Euclid Street, JOHN BOT
TREEL. husband OF the late Mary
z. Slelnan, in the seventy-hfth year
OF his age,
Funeral notice hereafter.
-ELIZABETH WALLACE,
widow OF William NJ. Stelle, IN the
eiEhty-dfth year OF her age.
FIinerai from the residence Of her SON
in-law w F.. Lewis, u03 Florida
Avenue Northeast, Wednesday, May
ii at II a. m Interment In Con-
RressionaI Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
MONUMENTS.

WASH. GRANITE MONUMENT CO.
sos nth 81 nE.-Larse stock Of Mouuments to ssleei
fron- Erected befoFs Decoration Day.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITH

charss caauu stnolair. ., and Alice Grans
WnEht q Rev. J. r. AIeaghsr.
William 8. BotslsE a. and Mildred A. Aoosrn.
u. Rev. J. J. Dt1ou.
v. Blundon. 2, q Buv-s Store. Va Rev. 8.
II. Greene.
Hsnry L shsns. =. and Laura A. Morris, =
Rev. Eugrns de L Mcdonald.
both Of Richmond. Va. Rev. william L No
KsnneJ.
Roliis H. White, =. and NinszTa Car, n
Rev. Edward O. GaIlaher
Prizes @. Edwards, IS. and Annis Lee Deshaso.
=. both Of Frsderieksburg. Va Rev. J. s. Mont
gomeE3.
CoLoRED.
r. Scott, 2. and Bertha z Christian, = Rev.
J. h. sEundsrS
W. W. Dent. >. and csuis MOtsn. q. Rev.
II. 7. Dent
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15

Flowers for weddings.
Choice homegrown flowers and artistic
doral decorations. GUIDE. i1t ("
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15

Twelve hundred re-enforced concrete
piles. some Of them Is feet long and II
inches IN diameter. viii be used as a
foundation for the new marine station at
Dover, England.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
WHITE

WHITE
Louis and Rosie weintroub. bog.
Leroy W. and Agnes P. Saunders, Eih.
Henry and Jennis Sherr. boz.
james End MGTy =. stnlWen. girl
J. Bernard and Catherine @. Hesbttt, bog.
H. HoburE and LILY NJ. Lee. girl
Eddie L. and Annie Jameson, bog.
Ewood and Ethel johnson, girl
Aksel and Jessie HAnsen. ah.
Morris and Beside Gihkin, bog.
Vincent and Cathe=ino GCnoTese. boz.
Ernest d. and MoIlie B. File. bog.
Albert S. and Bessie u. Cook, gtriJS<
Charies and Nellie Z. Briete, boz.
Joseph L. and Kate BafsmEn. girl.
COL0RED.
JohonGS r., and Gertrude Watts. bog.
Earnest and KAther1ne Williams. bog.
Irving Ia and Catherine NJ Simple bog.
James and Gertrpde Posey. Eri.
Charles and Estells King. bog.
George and Georgia Gross. girl
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
BIRTH RECORD.

ExquIsiteIy Arranged Bride Bouquets-
All Choicest flowers. shaner. 18th & Eye,
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15

Bods, Capt. vasslIief. Prof Roman De
yreden, and u. Jean Dmitro.
Senior Federieo Me3la
DR.. Volsiav n soubotitch.
Edward H Lotus and Lieut. CheWn.
Mr.. W. A. r EkenEren ana MAJ. DIT.
de Brpr claef Fristedt
Or. Paul Ritter. Nile. Alice Fevere.
and Maj. DR., c. de Marvel.
DR.. Besssfn Omer Bey. and DR.. Ca
brieI.s DR.. Carlos Maria dc penz.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
FUNERAL DESIGNS

GEO. G. SHAFFER,
seauttfuI Floni Designs. rEy rs.souaSls IN p<i-A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
Mu.;e.I Artist. Sail.

Arthur Nikisch. who will conduct the
London Symphony Orchestra on its
twenty-one day tour Of America
beginning in Carnegie hall. New York
Monday evening. April g. and playing
a return date in the same place We'd
nesday evening. April 10, sailed from
Havre. France. on the La Provence.
March so, while the great orchestral
organization which he will head while
touring America sailed from Liverpool
on the Baltic March IS. Both ocean
liners are due in New York April $,
and already the Lloyds have issued all
indemnity policy guaranteeing the ar
rival on time of both Of the ocean grey
hounds.
The European engagements Of Mr.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02

village and Minerva creek, has gone out
as a result Of the high water. The
bridge was about sixteen feet long.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis railway
bridge over the Iowa river, about q
mile north of the north line Of this
county. was considered unsafe Monday.
owing to the damage the bridge sus-
tanned when heavy ice foes damned
the piling. Because the bridge was
not considered safe no heavy engines
or trains were run over it Monday.
Repairs were made, however so that
all traffic over the bridge was resum ed
today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
500 Reward. 800

The readers Of. this paper will be pleased to
learn that there 10 Mt least one dreaded diIeiee
that science has been able ito cure In all tta
stages, and that Is Catsrrh. Halls CataIrh Cure
IL the only positive cure now known to the med;
zeal fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
the system thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease and giving the pstef
ture in doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith ts curative Power. thu, IT,. aney
fails 10 cure Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
WATERS RECEDE SLOWLY
Iowa River Continues to Fall Slowly,
But Lowering Process is Not Very
hotieeabIe-6ridge Near Minerva
Goes Out

Altho falling slowly. but very little
difference is noticeable in the state of
the Iowa river which has fallen about
six inches in the past twenty four
hours.
A concrete bridge about eighty rods
south of the village of Minerva. cross
ing an area of low ground between the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
TIMES REPUBLICAN,. MARSH LLTowN. IOWA. APRIL 1912

Nikisch held hin, until the evening Of
March %. when he played hisa ANAL
concert In Leipsic, directing the famous
Gewandhaus orchestra of which he has
been conductor since 1895.
The mail order tickets are now on,
and reservations will be made for the
Des Moines recital In the order re-
ceived. Address all inquiries and orders
to Highland Park College of Music, 301
K. p. block, Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
In tho Police Court.

Six tramps arrested by Constable
Collins, We're sent to Jail for terms of
two and three days by Justice Willard
this morning and Monday afternoon.
They gave the names of George Lyard
Charles Cliff, w. Scott John Will
Jams, John Martin and Tom Kelley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02

IOtal 1o,'oo
The company while it bid the above
sums for the different bridges. made
lid for all five for s11.S00, reduction
of about ) per cent below the schedule
above.
The following was the bid of ~ NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
CAPITAL CITY CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY GETS CONTRACT IF
PLANS ARE APPROVED.
WILL SUBMIT TO STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Bid Was $17,soo-N. nj. Stark & Co..,
Bid $24,4oo and the J. W. Turner
Improvement Company Bid s27,o5o-
Successful Bidder Submits Plans For
Girdsr Type Of Flat Top Bridges.

The plans and bld OF the Capital
City Construction Company, of Des
Moines, Cor five concrete bridges, was
accepted by the board of supervisors
late Monday afternoon. The bid OF
George d. Dobson, the bidder for the
company, of s17,S00 for the five, was
the lowest The plans that go with
the bid will be adopted and the co1:-
tract will later be awarded TO the Cap
ital City Construction Company, pro-
vided its plans are approved by the
State Highway Commission. 1t is very
probable that the commission Will give
it's approval.
There were only three bidders, and
only two of those submitted plans, as
the county's specifications required.
The other two were y. NJ. Stark & Co,
Des Moines, and the J. w. Turner Inn
provement Company, Des MONIES.
Sta-k's bid was s24,400. Turner's was
s27o50.
Change Type Of Bridge.
In accepting the plans OF the oapl-
tai CITY Construction Company, SuoJecl
to approval, there will be radlcat oe-
parture in the type OF Silldii W io7SS
built in the county this year. Dobson
submitted plans for sirder, or fiat top
mr. slab bridges, as they are known.
for the seventy foot bridges, and plans
for both a girder and arch bridge tor
the 1SO-foot bridge over the Iowa river.
Stark's bid for the seVenty-1oot
spans was what is known as the Lut-
tin arch, a patented bridge. HIS bld
on the river bridge on dupil-
cate of the Nicholson ford bridge.
Big Difference in Bids.
The bids showed a big difference
The Capital City Construction Com
pany's highest bid was SIT, 500 for four
girder and one arch bridge. each with
d sixteen foot roadway. The company
bid s14,4O0 for the five bridges, If the
sirder type was adopted for all. Stark's
bid was s24,4OO for the four Luttin
arches and the 1s0-arch bridge, which
was $500 more than the low bidder.
Both bids for the $50 -arch bridge were
within $40 of one another, but the
Capital City Construction Company
was, in some cases, almost 100 per cent
under Stark in the bids for the smaller
bridges The Turner Improvement
Companys bid vas higher on all the
bridges than either of the others.
Bids for Each Bridge.
The following is the bid Of the Capt.
tai City Construction Company for the
five bridges of sixteen foot roadway:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
Doc License. Now pu.

All dogs without tags on and after
April Is will pay % cents each for de-
livery at south side fire station. NJ.
Clark, Marshal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02

the temperature was IS. two degrees
warmer than at the same hour Monday
morning A year ago Monday &c and
90 were the extremes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02

Fifty and 80 yere the extremes OF
Temperature Monday. compared with
20 and 80, Sundays maximum and
minimun. At o'clock this morning
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
TtdI .
Type Of Bridge Not Chosen.

IyPe OF Bridge NOT ChoSsh.
The supervisors will determine The
t5pe of bridges after the report Of the
commission is received. Altho two
plans were submitted by the successful
bidders for seventy foot girder bridges;
there is no difference in the two plans
excepting that one provides for two
thirty five foot Orders and one pier
under the middle of the bridge and the
other has three Orders and two piers
under the bridge
The Orders of which there are three
under the floor of the bridge. are re-
piers and abutments. The concrete
floor is reinforced crosswise of the
bridge.
1t is probable that the bridge selected
for the Iowa river will be a three sixty
foot arch type, reinformed with con-
crete. This bridge is similar in some
respects to the bridge built over
Nicholsons ford last fall
Location Of Bridges.
The difference in the bids for the
same sized bridge depended somewhat
on the distance materials will have to
be hauled. The following are the sites
for the five bridges:
The $50 bridge is for over the Iowa
river on the East Main street road
A seventyfoot span is for two miles
northeast of ST. Anthony, in Liberty
township
seventy foot span is for one-half
mile east of st. Anthony. on the Lib
erty- Minerva township line.
seventy-foot span at Luray, in
Timber Creek township
seventy-foot span five miles
southeast OF Melbourne, in Logan
township
The Capital City Construction Com
pany. which will probably get the con-
tract, is new firm composed Of
George D. Dobson. who has been city
engineer Of Des Moines. and his broth
er. Dobson has had charge of concrete
bridge work in Des Moines This con-
tract Is the first the company has tried
for.
Work viii begin on the county
bridges soon after the contract is let
Mr. Dobson said he would agree to
have the bridges finished by Sept. l.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
NEWSPAPERS coNFIscArEp.

San Diego, Calf, April 2.-The po-
lice have confiscated numerous cop
les of the San Francisco Bulletin of
March 80 which contained full page
article headed "'Gag Law VS.. Free
Speech in San Diego" Fifteen men
were arrested late yesterday while
engaged in selling the papers. Four
teen OF them were released later.
Chief Of Police Wilson said the Bull
letin had been placed by the author
tiles here in the same category with
two other publications. the sale of
which has been forbidden. Both are
organs Of the Industrial Workers of
the World, one published at Newcas-
tie. Pennsylvania, and the other at
Seattle.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
NO CHARGES FOR TRANSFERS
COMPANIES WOULD BE OBLIGED
TO TRANSPORT PACKAGES
ON FIXED RATES.
MINIMUM CHARGE is NAMED
NOTHING LESS THAN TEN CENTS
TO BE ACCEPTED FOR
SERVICES.

Washington. April 2.-The house
interstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee today reported favorably bill
to amend the law giving the interstate
commerce commission authority over
express companies. Provision would
be made for rate zones, the charges
varying according 20 the distance the
package was carried from the point
of origin.
A close working arrangement also
would be provided between the ex-
press companies and the rural free de-
livery system of the postoffice ce-
partment The bill would govern the
transportation of packages, not ex-
ceeding eleven pounds in weight and
with a valuation of $50 or less No
allowance would be made for the ex-
pense of transfer from one express
to another. The rates would
be fixed as follows;
Between any two points in the
United States more than 1000 miles
apart, II cents per hundred; not
more than 1000 miles apart, 1v cents;
lot more than 1900 miles apart, sew
N cents; not more than 800 miles
apart, five cents; not more than GOO
niles apart, four cents, and between
points $50 miles apart, two cents per
oound. 1t is provided, however, that
10 express company shall be compell-
ID to accept for transportation any
hing at charge less than 10 cents.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
MILWAUKEE'S DOUBLE STUNT
THE BEER CITY WILL ELECT CITY
OFFICIALS AND NATION
Al DELEGATES.
WOMAN RUNNING FOR MAYOR
suFFRAeIsT IN COLORADO TOWN
AsPlREs TO WELD THE
GAvEL.

Milwaukee, April 2.-The greatest
struggle for votes in years began in
Milwaukee at o'clock when the polls
opened for the election of munich
pal ticket, board of aldermen and del
egates to the republican and demo
cratic national conventions. Nom
partisans are endeavoring to displace
the socialists city administration and
followers Of Taft and La Toilette,
and Wilson and Clark are fighting
for representation at the national con-
ventions.
An unusually heavy vote in Mil
waukee and in most sections of the
state caused local newspapers today
to declare that Mayor Seidel and the
socialists were losing the Milwaukee
election and that La Fol
lette and Woodrow Wilson were lead
ing in the state presidential preferen-
tial primary, Twenty-Five thousand
votes out of total registration of
$4,000 had been cast In Milwaukee
sefoFe $50 o'clock
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
TAFT WOULD STOP The
IMPENDING OVERFLOW
ASKS CONGRESS FOR AN APPRo-
PRiATIoN TO RELIEVE FLOOD
CONDITIONS

Washington. April 12.-President
Taft today took action to bend the
energies of the government toward
stopping the threatened floods in the
Missouri and Mississippi river val
ieys. Following conferences with
Secretary Stimson. General Bixby.
chief of engineers and several senator's
and congressman from states border
ing these two great streams, he sent
a message to congress urging the inn
mediate appropriation of $5OO000 to
be used in the strengthening of the
levees and trying to prevent further
flood damage The president will use
part OF the agpr Npriation, if granted
by congress, in destroying a huge ice
gorge in the Missouri river between
Yankton and Vermillion. S. D.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
FederaTs RepeI Rebels.

Del Rio. Texas, April 2.-The Mexi-
can federal scouts from Las Vegas,
opposite Del Rio, repulsed a band of
revolutionists in skirmish Sunday
night but lost several men killed and
wounded and all their horses. The
rebels left seven dead on the field.
The federals then came to Las Vegas
and summoned medical aid from Del
Rio.
The revolutionists several days ago
robbed American cattlemen on the
Mexican side and threatened death to
those who undertook to protect their
interests. After the battle Sunday
they threatened to attack Las Vegas.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
Greatest Flood In History.

Washington, April I'm a special
forecast today the weather bureau
experts here predicted the floods in
the lower Mississippi valley would be
the greatest in history. Heavy rains
on the Tennessee. Cumberland and
lower Ohio watersheds have caused
the Mississippi to rise rapidly. At
Cairo, H., stage of 54:5 feet is pre-
.dieted for Wednesday with a possi.
-bility of Sc feet IN four or five days.
AT Memphis a stage of "a feet is pre-
dicted in five or six days with pos
sibly a higher stage if the levees
hold.
The house river and harbors COM
mittee favorably reported the bill OF
representative Ransdall OF Iouisi-
ana providing for an emergency fund
of $s5O,0OO for the strengthening and
construction of government levees
along the Mississippi, Missouri and
Ohio rivers wherever deemed neces-
sary. It was passed unanimously by
the house.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
GRANT NOT ILL.

Washington, April 2.-There is nc
official record in the war department
of the reported illness of Major Gen
eral Frederick D. Grant. He is now
on ordinary leave Of absence and the
surgeon generals office has not
granted or recommended sick leave.
1t is a fact, however. that for the last
fortnight rumors have been circulat-
ing here coming from New York.
General Grants headquarters, that he
is suffering from serious ailment
of his throat.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
TODAY IN CONGRESS.

Washington, April Z. Senate. In
session p. m.
Senators-elect Smith and Ashurst
of Arizona and Fall and Catron of
New Mexico, took oath of office.
Cotton buyers opposed before agri.
cultural committee bill to regulate sell
ing of cotton futures.
General Edwards, insular bureau
chief, told finance committee free
sugar would bankrupt Porto Rican
growers.
Majority report ON Cummins bill to
give independent tobacco companies
right to appeal to the supreme court
of the United States federal DEGREES
approving the origin of the American
Tobacco company, contends that con-
gress has no right to intervene from
the decree.
Wool tariff bill passed by house
yesterday referred to senate finaa.e
committee.
Army appropriation bill carrying
$95 5,314,711 reported.
Adopted Lodge resolution request
ing president to furnish all informa-
tion regarding reported Japanese ac-
tivity at Magdalena Bay, Lower Cali
fronia
Senator Root presented New York
produce exchange committees reso-
luton urging retaIiatory action
against British West Indies on ac-
count of their prospective reduction
of duty on Canadian flour
House; Met at noon.
President Taft in message, urged
immediate appropriation of $5OO,OO0
to strengthen levees on Mississippi
and Missouri rivers to prevent further
flood damage.
Interstate commerce commission
favorably reported a bill to amend
interstate commerce law and provide
rate zones for express companies.
Steel trust investigating committee
decided not to hold open its hearings
to receive the testimony of j. Pier
pont Morgan.
Representative Mott introduced a
bill to prohibit premium certificates
with tobacco products.
River and harbor committee decid-
ed to report favorably Representative
Ransdell's bill appropriating $s5O.000
for strengthening levees in MiEslssip.
pi, Missouri and Ohio rivers.
Agricultural committee began hear.
ing on BealI cotton bill.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-02
Local issues in Colorado.

Denver. Colo, April municipal
elections today in many towns of Col
orado are confined CHIEFLY to local
issues At Sheridan, suburb Of
Denver. woman's ticket headed by
Mrs. Lydia Gallagher for mayor, is
running on platform pie lged to
wipe out the roadhouses and make the
town dry. The Independent ticket,
headed by Charles Lawtcn for E,ayor,
favors continuance of present con-
ditions.
At Manitou the republican ticket
headed by William Lennon Is oppos-
ed by citizens ticket with d. d.
Escher for mayor
In western slope towns the princiz
pal issue is local option. At Altman.
the highest Incorporated city in she
world, Sam Thompson is candidate
for mayor, there being no party
ticket.