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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19

j. Ralph Lee, adopted SON of Mr..
and Mrs. James Lee, was born near
Brayton, Iowa, May 10, 1881 and de-
parted this life at his late home near
Audubon, Dec. IL, 1912, aged 81 years
8 mos. and 2S days. When but two
years old he was adopted into the
family and became as one of them.
He was held in high esteem by those
who knew him. About four years ago
he was married to Edith Walden, to
this union was born two children, one
of which preceded the father to the
spirit world. Mr.. Lee was graduate
of the Audubon High school and took
course at Cedar Falls, Iowa. Last
June he was taken to Rochester, MINI.
and operated on, it was then thought
he had chance to recover, he grew
weaker all the while and about week
before his death he took to his bed
and in q few days he was gone. A
sorrowing wife, one little child, with
one adopted sister, and father mourn
their severe loss.
Funeral from the home last Friday
conducted by j. III. FreedIine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19

Along about October l when the
granaries of the world are full to
bursting and the cellar is so clut-
tered up with coal and preserves that
the maid cannot reach the laundry
taps without stumbling over the snow
shovel, somebody says something
about Christmas and gives father
heart disease All summer dad" has
been wrestling with the problems of
business-this was presidential year,
and everybody had to have vacations
and Billby & Jones started in direct
competition and-oh, the dickens
knows what! Ns
And now he has to face that Christ
mas thing again!
The list Is a mile long and father
knows 1t will put a crimp in his bank
account amounting almost to cramp,
but mother says it will have to be
added to, II anything, so there!
But somehow as look at dad"
cannot restrain from asking:
why should father be the goat?"
1t wasn't so In the days when
was dreaming of a wonderful career
In letters. Everybody worked on
Christmas presents then and father
was not called upon to settle the
Christmas bills for all the family. I
made a "corner-copia" eve don't spell
IT now the way we pronounced 1t
them for mother. She knitted some
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19

socks for me. L rigged up a shaving
paper outfit for pa and he gave me
perfectly good twenty-five cent jack
knife. l made wood box for the
neighbours wife and she sewed me a
pair of mittens. Everybody made
things In those days. For weeks be-
fore the holidays, mother worked ev-
cry night on Christmas gifts, and she
was as happy as could be doing things
for those she loved. Into the fabric
OF what she was sewing, she put the
love and affection Of great heart
and all of us did the same.
And Iii leave 1t to you-didn't the
things we got in the old days, the
presents we made ourselves for each
other, come nearer exemplifying the
true Christmas spirit?
or course they did!
And father did not have to dig
down In his pocket and pay for two
hundred and fifty.seven presents, two
hundred of which are given just be,
cause somebody else gave US some
thing and got on the COMPOUNDED
list!
I'm for Christmas-but I like the
old-fashioned observance best 1t isn't
observing the "peace-on-earth" spirit
to load dad" up with SO much debt
that he can't crawl out In ave months
Better take to wood boxes and cornu-
copias.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
PARCELS POST GOOD ....
FOR AUDUBON MERCHANTS

When the parcels post comes into
operation on Jan. / merchandise, FAC
tory products and practically all that
the merchants deals in may be sent by
most for a charge of cents for the
first pound and cents for each addi-
tionai pound up to eleven, anywhere
within fifty miles. The package may
be six feet in length and girth COM
bined. Ten cents added to the postage
will insure the parcel to the extent OF
$50 to be recovered as an indemnity
If it shall be lost in the mails.
This ought to be a satisfactory ar
rangement to the retail merchant. 1t
permits him to send out on the mail
routes a great deal of his merchandise
at a lower rate than is permitted to
great competing centers. 1t is true
that he has not gained much by the
ARRANGEMENT for the rules when the
rural mail was inaugurated provided
for package transmission by the car
riers at a fee which in most cases
would be lower than the parcels post
age. One thing he has gained is OPP
portunity. The parcels post should
give him chance to do some mail
order business within the fifty mile
zone. Dealers in larger articles
which may be mailed at low cost
should be able under the parcels post
80 increase the volume of their sales
Thus druggists would be able to mail
out ordinary prescriptions at a cost
OF cents bottle. Tobacconists
should find the parcels post advan-
tageous. Dress goods are not heavy
enough to keep them off the mails
on account of the cost, articles OF
light hardware and much else mail
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
Shaw Gets Another Week.

The hearing on the application of the
Short line syndicate for more time in
which to complete the purchase of the
Atlantic, Northern g. Southern rail
road has been confined by stipulation
of attorneys until next Monday. Argu-
ments in the matter were to have been
held Tuesday.
The stipulation was signed by at
torneys representing a number of the
creditors of the road and by attorneys
for the syndicate. Next Monday un.
der the present plans, the arguments
for and against an extension of time
will be presented here before Judge
Arthur, and unless Governor Shaw
makes a good-sized payment on the
deal it is predicted that attorneys for
the creditors will bitterly oppose an
extention.
In the time intervening now and
Monday, it is expected that Governor
Shaw will take steps to secure as much
money as possible to pay over to the
receiver of the A., N. & S. or to the
major creditors, whichever arrange
ment is more satisfactory.
This is the railroad in which MANY
Audubon county farmers are interested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
able will find the parcels post con-

able will find the parcels post con-
venient and not too costly.
The patrons on mail routes will
find the parcels post convenient re-
ceiving medium. A telephone call in
the morning of busy day will bring
the article desired to their door early
in the day. 1t will save many hurried
trips to town where the matter of a
few cents postage is neglible beside
the time which the trip would con-
sumo.
Shrewder and more active retail
ers will try out the parcels post. The
fact is that the retailer who does
not take advantage of the propin-
guilty to his trade afforded him by the
newspapers, the telephones and the
parcels post within his fifty mile
zone will see the volume of his keener
competitors trade which demands
that the completely successful never
overlook a bet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
AIMS AND OBJECT
OF THE CONTESTS


Declamatory work has always been
considered a part of school work be-
cause 1t helps in the training of pupils
in the same way that other subjects
in the curriculum do. Poise, self
confidence and ability to appreciate
and interpret literature are some of
the good results to be attained from
it, To completely assimilate litera-
ture, expression is practically as
necessary as impression. IL pupil
lis drilled and trained to see and to
express all that may be found in a
given piece of literature, he is that
much more able to appreciate and
understand any other selections or
books that he may read. Expression
develops the powers of understand
ing and gives clear conception of
the feelings and thoughts which
literature attempts to convey.
Poise and self-confidence are gain
ed by the appearance in public. These
traits are certainly desirable, and
student who has gained them from
his school work, Is that much better
fitted to take up LIES duties. Appear
ances in public are being demanded
more and more from persons in all
walks of life, and one is fortunate
in having had some preparatory
training in this work.
Schools have recognized these facts
and have attempted to make sys-
tematic provision for doing work
along the lines. The State Declam-
atory Association was organized some
time ago, and in arranging for a set
of contests, an added incentive for
doing the work was provided. The
local contests are the first to be held,
and in each case, a person is selected
to represent the school. The various
winners in the local contests COM
pete In district contests, and the win
ners in the district contests compete
for the state championship in the
state contest. Audubon belongs to
the Southwestern district, and our
winner will represent the school at
district contest to be held at Adair
in February.
In judging contests, four things
are taken into consideration, by the
judges, and certain per cent is given
to each. Pronunciation counts ten
per cent; articulation fifteen per cent;
carriage and gesture, twenty-five per
cent and expression, fifty per cent
Careful preparation is required in all
of these things by the person desir-
ing to win, and the training in them
will be of material benefit to that per-
son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
ROSS PEOPLE MARRIED
AT OMAHA

Miss Alice Johnston, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe G. Johnston, of Ross,
was married in Omaha in the parlors
of the Merchants Hotel, November
27, to Mr.. Bernice Barrett, son of
Frank Barrett and wife, of Oskaloosa.
These young people have managed
to keep this news until the last few
days, when they announced to their
friends that they had been married.
Both young people are we'll known
in this county. The bride has always
lived near Ross, and the groom has
lived near Viola Center, and are both
we'll respected and industrious folks
with a host of friends. They spent
their honeymoon in Nebraska and
have gone to housekeeping on the
farm owned by the brides father.
Their large circle of friends join the
Republican in extending most hearty
congratulations and best wishes for
successful journey through life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
MT. ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH

On next Sunday, there will be Sun
day school at 1000 a. m. Preaching
te 1900. Y. P. A. at GAS p. m. Preach
ing at 1880 p. m.
You are invited to come. Both Ross
and Viola congregations will render
a Christmas program on Christmas
eve, 1880. Come. o. Mehnert.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
BOARD PRocEEDINCS-continued

lOlIOWS.
Samuel McGaffin, yes
Il. r. Johnson, yes
ID. ID. Sampson, yes.
On motion, the following refund
was allowed:
A. L. Viewer, double taxation
1S92-1905 and 1906 ....-.......S z GO
On motion, claims were allowed as
follows:
John Weighton, bridge lum-
Der at Audubon, Extra,
Brayton and Kimballtonl 1859 Y
Samuel McGaffin, session
work 1900 committee work
$1,000, mileage $2.50..-.-..-... 30 so
f. f. Johnson, session work
$1,000, committee work
$1,000, mileage $4.50.-......-.. 80 so
ID. ID. Sampson, session work
$1,000, committee work
$500, mileage $5.35.........-... 20 30
On motion board adjourned.
SAMUEL McGAFF1N,
Chairman of Board of Supervisors.
OTTO WHITAKER,
County Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
ROSS EVANGELICAL CHURCH

On next Sunday, there will be Sun
day school at 200 p. m. Preaching
at 800 p. m. We closed good re-
vival meeting Sunday evening in
which Rev. Chas. Lang, of Hartly,
Iowa, and Rev. J. C. Schwab, of our
church at Audubon, assisted in a
very able manner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
The Audubon Weekly Market Reports.

Below are the prices paid for pro-
ducts. Corrections are made every
Wednesday afternoon, therefore only
slight changes are possible from todays
market prices:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-19
BOX SOCIAL TOMORROW NIGHT

A box social will be given at Mel
vile school, No. 2, Friday evening,
December TO- where Miss Mabel G.
Leib is teacher, and the following
program will be given:
Song, Stay in Yo' Own Backyard"
.......----...................... Esther Ruhs
. FARCE
The Mirth- Provoking Schoolroom-
haracters-Teachers and Scholars.
Getting Ready for School ............
Clyde Hale
A Visit at Grandma's ..................
COMEDY
Uncle Dicks Mistake.-Character
Uncle Dick ..-........-..---.......Geo. Dawson
Mrs. Livingston .-..............M Mabel Leib
Lottie Pearl Ruhs
Clarence CoVington.. ............................
Dawson
Sammy ............-..-..-...........Fred j. Ruhs
Everybody welcome.
r. G. Crushing. former resident of
this county, was in town Tuesday on
his way to Anita to visit friends.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19

CONTINUED On Page Four.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19
DEMOCRATS BADLYa SPLIT
THE CHICAGO MAYORS FACTION
WILL ELECT CONTRASTING
DELEGATION
COMMITTEEMAN is STRONG
SULLIVAN WILL BE, ABLE TO DIG
TATE POLICY OF REGULAR
CONVENTION

Perio, Ill, April 19.-Mayor Carter
H. Harrison of Chicago. with the
Cook county delegation and some
down state adherents, refused to en-
ter the state convention controlled
by National Committeeman Roger C.
Sullivan and his followers here today
and held separate convention. AT
ter seeding the Cook county contin-
gent proceeded to organize. adopt
platform and select delegates to the
national convention in opposition to
the Sullivan convention.
Results Of 20 different district eau
cuses showed that Sullivan had the
support of a majority of the down
state delegations and was in a posi-
tion to dictate procedure in the state
convention. Exact results in the fight
between Sullivan and Harrison will
not be known until the conventions.
II there are two. are formally called
to order.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19
STORIES Of UNPARALLELED HEROSM ARE TOLD BY
SURVIVORS Of THE SUNkEN [EVIA7HAN TITANIC
DIRECTOR ESAsAY OF WHITE STAR
LINE ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE
LOSS OF THE GIANT STEAMSHIP

/ I'm a radius of four miles l saw an
the other life boats. On all sides of
us were icebergs. Some 20 were 15O
to 200 feet high and numerous
small icebergs or growlers.' Wreck
age was strewn about us. At $3.50 all
the Titanic's survivors were aboard"
|. Then with tears filling his eyes,
Captain Rostron said he told the pur-
ser he wanted to hold service of
prayer thanksgiving for the living
and funeral service for the dead.
went to Mr.. Ismay. He told me to
take full charge. An Episcopal cler
gyman was found among the passen-
gers and he conducted services"
AS the prayers were being said,
Captain Rostron testified, he was on
the bridge searching for survivors
He told of talking with the Califor-
nian which had arrived. AS he
searched the sea, one body with life
preserver on floated by. Three mem
bers of the Titanic's crew were TAX
en- from the lifeboats dead from ex-
posure. They were buried at sea.
Company Tries to Suppress News
Incensed by the few stray bits Of
information, give, -<,lt last night By
members of the crew of the Titanic,
officials Of the White Star line to
day kept the men so thoroughly un-
der cover that no trace of their
whereabouts could be discovered un-
til late today when it was found that
a portion of them had been transfer
red aboard the Red Star liner lap
land, where they were held incom-
municado.
1t developed today that ]. Bruce Is
may, managing director of the Inter.
national Mercantile line, had instruct
ed Vice President Franklin of the
same organization to segregate the
Titanic's men as soon as they arrived
on the Carpathia. Mr.. Ismay urged
Mr. Franklin to make every effort to
smuggle the men into seclusion as
soon as they landed and to make
speedy preparations to get them out
of the country.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19
ARCHIE BUTT SMILED
IN FACE OF DEATH

Washington, April ia graphic
story of the heroism Of Major Archi-
bald w. Butt on the Titanic was told
today in an interview given to the
Washington Stars staff correspond
ent in New York by Miss Mary E.
Young. former resident here.
Miss Young. believed to have been
the last woman to leave the Titanic,
and Major Butt had long been friends,
Miss Young having been a special
music instructor to the children OF
former President Roosevelt. Miss
Young said:
grhe last person to whom ] spoke
ON board the Titanic was Archie
Butt and his good. brave face, smil
ing at me from the deck of the steam
er. was the last I could distinguish
as the boat l was in pulled away
from the steamers side.
Archie himself put me into tho
boat, wrapped blankets around ms
and tucked me in as carefully as il
we were starting on a motor ride.
He entered the boat with me. per
forming the little courtesies as calm
ly and with as Smiling face as i
death was far away, instead of being
but few moments removed from
him. When he had carefully wrap
ped me up, he stepped on the gun
vale of the boat, and lifting his hal
smiled down at me.
Good bye Miss Young = sal
bravely and smiling Luck is wit
you. VIII you kindly remember m
| to all the folks back homer
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19
engineers give
AN ULTIMATUM
RAILROADS HAVE UNTIL TO-
NIGHT TO GRANT DEMANDS
FOR MORE PAY

New York, April 19.-Warren S.
Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. notified
the Association of Railway Managers
today that the engineers would wait
unit 5 o'clock for further reply from
the railroads to their demands for in
creased pay.
If no reply is forthcoming by that
hour" Mr. Stone said, "a walkoat OF
the engineers on so eastern railroads
may be expected at any time"
Mr.. Stone reaffirmed the engineers
demands of January % and said the
engineers are unwilling to accept a
final the general managers letter ol
yesterday rejecting the demands.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19

Washington, April Ex-senator
Rayner of Maryland, in the senate to-
day, bitterly attacked ]. Bruce Ismay,
managing director of the White Star
line He said the captain of the Titan
ic undoubtedly acted under orders of
Mr.. Ismay, who, he declared "risked
the life of the entire ship to make
a speedy passage across the sea-"
Senator Rayner asserted that Mr..
lsmay should be held responsible for
the disaster and declared that the
civilized nations would applaud Grim
inal prosecution of the management
of the line.
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can order came rom the captain
to each of us to put on life belts.
We went to lower deck looking cor
the part of the ship that had been
damaged when sudden rush of wat
er told us that We were about to so
under.
'I said to Woolner: we had bet
ter jump and we both jumped. When
we came up we found ourselves be-
side collapsible lifeboat We grab
bed it and were towed along for a
few minutes when the Titanic's men
who manned the boat said they could
take two more passengers aboard
and hauled us in. A second later a
fat man bobbed up in front of the
lifeboat and he, too, was taken
aboard. The three of us brought the
gunwales of the boat close to the
water but in the perfect calm she
floated.
I'VE were about 200 feet from the
Titanic when we saw her lights go
out. Thirty seconds later there was
roar and We saw her settle slow
" and then plunge, head-down. fc.
the bottom, 1t was quiet for a mo
ment. Then the persons aboard the
Titanic came to the surface and
there was the most terrible CRY
have ever heard
"Just as the Titanic settled for the
last plunge, saw one of the off.c
eers shoot his revolver into the all
twice.
Many Died on Rats
Simon SENEGAL, a Montreal mer
chant, who was passenger on the
Carpathia, said that after his vesse
had rescued boat loads of women {
life raft was seen on which ther'
we're about "a persons.
zone half of these were dead" said
SENEGAL. "One of the Carpathia'
boats went to the raft and took OF
the living. The water was thick witt
bodies. The crew of the Carpathi
in their rescue work saw numerou
bodies floating in the water"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19

piled Mr.. Ismay. Sixteen collaps-
lble and four wooden boats"
Were all the life boats that left
the Titanic accounted for?''
Il think, SO; I've been told so, but
/ do not know of my own knowl-
edge In resposse to questions, the
witness estimated the speed of the
ship when she struck at II knots,
Senator Smith asked the witness il
he. had anything to do with selecting
&c crew for his life boat
I did not" was the snappy reply
Can you tell u.s." Senator Smith
asked, anything about the inspec.
ton certificate that was issued for
the Titanic before she sailed?"
II know that the government in
spection was thorough or the boa
never could have sailed"
"Dou you know whether the Titanic
had its proper number of life boatsY'
"Yes, she had; think there were
20 boats altogether"
Turning to the construction of the
ship, Mr.. Ismay declared the ship
was specially constructed so that
with any two of the larger compart~
ments full of water she still would
float
'If the ship had struck headon she
probably would be afloat today" he
added.
Did any of the collapsible boats
sink"
mo. sir"
did you attempt to interfere with
the working of the wireless on the
Carpathia?"
"The captain probably will tell you
was not out of my room from the
time I got into it until last night, ,"
was the reply.
During your voyage did you know
you were in the vicinity of ice?"
'1 knew some had been reported"
replied the witness. He said the
ship was not in proximity to icebergs
Saturday or Sunday, although he
knew the ship would be near ice on
Sunday night. The witness said he
knew nothing of the Amerfka and the
Titanic talking by wireless about ice
bergs.
Captain Rostron of the Carpathia
followed Mr.. Ismay. He told Mr..
Smith that he had been captain of
the Carpathia since last January but
that he had been seaman 27 years.
what day did you last sail from
New York with the Carpathia ask
ed Senator Smith.
April H." said Captain Rostron.
Bound for Gibraltar"
I'VE backed out OF the dock at
noon Thursday. Up to Sunday mid
night we had fine clear weather. At
21:s5 Monday morning l was inform
ed of the urgent distress signal from
the Titanic"
by whom?"
"The wireless operator and first
officer. The message was that the
Titanic was in Immediate danger. ]
gave the order to turn the ship
around as soon as the Titanic had
given her position
ct set course to pick up the Til
tanic which was 5S miles west of my
position. sent for the chief engin-
eer; told him to put on another watch
of stokers and make all speed for
the Titanic. I told the first officer
to stop all deck work, get out the life
boats and be ready for an emergen
cy."
Arriving at the scene Of the accident
Captain Rostron testified he saw an
iceberg straight ahead Of him and
stopping at 4 a. m. 10 minutes later
he picked up the first life boat. The
officer sang out he had only ono sea
man on board and was having diff
Guilty in manning his boat.
/ "By the time got the boat aboard
day was breaking" said the captain
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19
ExpI0sIons Destroyed Sale

Hugh Woolner. son of Thomas Wool.
ner, R. A.. of London. says there were
two explosions before the Titanic
sank. He believes he was the last
person to leave the Titanic. To a
friend he said:
aNot long after the ship struck
there came the first big explosion; /;
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-19
Roosevelt Gets Illinois

Springfield. ILL.,. April 19.--Eight
delegates-at-large to the national re
publican convention instructed for
Roosevelt were unanimously chosen
by the state convention here today.
The Taft adherents did not oppose the
slate.