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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
UTILITIES COMPANY HARD HIT.
Decision in Des Moines 80 Cent Gas
Case Bad for Companies.

Special to Ttmes-Repuolican.
Des Moines, Aug. 25.-Whether or no.
the Des Moines Gas Com pany will ap-
peal to the United States supreme
court the famous rate case just decided
here in favor OF the city reducing gas
to 80 cents is not now considered prob
able here. but as YET no intinlation OF
probable action has been received from
the company's attorneys.
1t is understood that the question
of going value and pipes laid under
paving" both Of which caused SO much
controversy in the recent fight here,
have received a hard blow at the
hands Of Judge Smith Mcpherson and
in reality from the federal court.
These two were the strongholds OF the
corporation-"going value" and pipes
laid under paving'-in their attempts
TO show that the enormous investm ent
which they had would not yield
per cent return on the 90 cent rate de-
manded by the city. Realizing that the
federal court looks with disfavor on
these two arguments, II is not con-
sidered probable that an appeal will be
taken for a ruling from the supreme
court against these TWO arguments Of
investment would mean a death blow in
IUIUfe rate cases SUCQ as LES MONIES
has just closed and such as are now
attracting attention thruout the United
States.
Appeal on the part Of the gas COM
pany would cost thousands Of dollars
with small chance OF success. 1t is
estimated that the record and brief Of
appeal alone would cost more than
10000.
The decision o. Judge Mcpherson has
placed the water condemnation pro-
ceed1ngs in q new light here now.
Whether or not the conpany's officers
Will urge a hearing in the federal
court, IS now a serious question. Going
value and pipes laid under paving is
likewise two Of the strong arguments
to be advanced by the water company
and with the federal court looking upon
them as 1t does, IT Is believed the wa
ter companys attorneys will think
twice before they 60 into the United
States courts with the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
EIdora Auto Races.
TimeS-Republicau.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Aug. 2s.-Notwithstandin
the heavy rain Of the early morning
hours Of Saturday. the automobile
races here were pulled off in the after
noon. contrary to general expectation.
The sun and wind had dried the half
mile stretch Of sandy soil until it was
in fair shape.
The first event Of the afternoon was
mile exhibition speed trial by Ray w.
Body. Of this city made in 1:l9. which
was followed by another exhibition mile
by Arnold. of Chicago, in 1:21.
In the first heat of the three mile
race, in which Body and Arnold con-
tested, was won by Body in minutes.
and 3-5 seconds. Body also won the
race. taking the third and fourth heats.
In the half-mile slow high speed race.
in which there were four entries. ]. G.
Bales. Of Eldora, took first place in S
minutes, 81 and Is seconds
A large crowd witnessed the per-
Torrance. the estimated attendance
being 1000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
SUED THE LAWYERS
Sioux City People Suspect tho Lawyers
Of Conspirins to Involve Them IN
Expensive Litigation.

Sioux City, Aug. 26.-On the ground
that Attorneys F. 8. Robinson. E. P.
Farr c. y. Jepson and George JepSon
conspired with their daughter Letitia
Wallace, &c drage thtnl into endless
litigation and cloud the title to their
property. Mrs. Maggie Wallace and
James Wallace have filed suit in the
district court asking damages in the
sum Of $4,000.
The trouble began in October. 1907,
the plaintiffs claim, when the defend
ants are alleged TO have started suits
and attempted TO involve their real
estate in the hope of extorting money
in removing the cloud from the title.
Her daughter was inveigled into start
ing insanity charges against her moth
err Mrs Wallace, claims, with the ex-
pectation tat she would be appointed
guardian of her property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
WARM WEEK FoREcAsrEp.
Cooler West Of Mississippi River Lat
ter Part. With Showers.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Warm wealth
er Will be the rule over the greater part
Of the country east Of the Mississippi
river for the next several days and dur
ing the nrst Of the coming week will
prevail over the middle Mississippi val
ley and the southern plains states, ac-
cording to the weathed bureau.
"A change to considerably cooler
weather" says the bulletin, will over
spread the northwestern states during
the next two days, the middle west by
Wednesday and eastern and southern
states the latter part Of the week. The
first half of the week will be generally
fair in the eastern and southern
states, and unsettled with local rains
in the northwestern districts and the
Rocky mountain region; the latter half
of the week will be showery over much
of the country from the great central
valleys eastward and in the west gulf
states There are no indications at the
present time of disturbance in the
west Indies"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

with having cleaned up $4,000 this
year from cabbage alone. he mao wv
acres planted in cabbage and ne iNes
to raise it. 1t beats raising corn ~ oo
cents q bushel and has dollar WneA'
hushed to lullaby.
Now a carload Of cabbage weighs
about fifteen tons. Sometimes IL APP
pears on the markets In crates WIN
pink ribbons pasted on its shiny sioes.
1t is then selling for about 10 Genus a
head. Cabbags in bulk takes q lot OF
space and a car with q capacity or
10000 pounds will do we'll H. II can
carry half that amount. A thousand
cars. 1t is est.r,ated, left Muscatlne
this year with cabbage in bulk. ihat
is 5000 tons. little matter OF ABOUT
10000. 900 pounds Of cabbage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
mu,.. Block Amy Parade.

Ames, Aug. 26.-The United States
army which camped Friday and Friday
night on the college campus annex was
defeated in its effort to reach Ames
Saturday morning to make a parade
down the main street. The cause was
the homesickness Of the mules which
had been away from Fort Des Moines
for two weeks. Every effort by the
drivers to force them east was useless.
When the squadron reached the south
road at the home Of General Lincoln,
the mules decided they wanted to 20
home. And they went. This IL why the
parade was not made Many people
were on the street standing IN the rain
and lodging thunder and lightning
looking for the army which took tho
short cut for the post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
WOMEN TEN TO ONE.
Mighty Few Men Left in Black Hawk
County Schools.

Waterloo. Aug. 26.-Mere man is
coming to be somewhat Of a curiosity
in the public schools Of Black Hawk
county. His place is being rapidly in
vaded by the pretty school ma'am. Tho
annual report OF County Superintend-
ent Moore shows that of the 44o teach
ers in the county for the year ending
last June, 400 were women and 40 were
men. This Is a ratio Of ten women
to one Of the sterner sex. II the num-
Der Of men continues TO diminish in
the next five years as it has in the
immediate past the ratio will be is to
Figures Of familiar sound.
The average monthly salary Of men,
including city superintendent. was
$11s.S5. as against 1928 for women.
Last year the average salary Of women
was $51.79.
There are 15s school buildings in
the county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
MAN ONCE HELD As VlllSCA
4uSPEcT AGAIN TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY.
aAlLRoAp FOREMAN lNslsTENT,
INVESTIGATION IS BEGUN
County Oficsrs Will Determine Dem
nitely Whistler or Not Sawyer Might
Have Boon Implicated in Tragedy -
Detectives Seem to GiYe Him BENEFIT
Of Doubt.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Creston, Aug 26,-The latest word
from the Villisca murder case is that
Charles B. Sawyer, who at one time
was under arrest connected with the
crime, has been re-arrested at Mace
donia, this state and that additional
information has been unearthed. Last
week the Burns agent and Detective
O'Leary announced they were going to
give up the case, as they could find alb
solutely no clue. 1t is reported that
Thomas Dyer, a Burlington bridge
foreman. has urged the re-arrest OF
Sawyer SO insistently that the officials
have again taken him in charge and
will try to see how much he knows OF
the affair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
AMEs cHAurAuoUA PAYS.
II is Believed That the Week Will
Show $500 Surplus.

Ames, Augf 26.-The session Of 1912
Ames chautauqua Will have surplus
when the expenses are all paid. This
was the statement Saturday morning
Of President c. R. Quade. 1t took the
big day Friday to put the account in
black but the big events put the bal
ance on the other side Of the ledger.
Ames chautauqua has had several
frtehtful experiences like this in the
past but a great finish quieted the
fears and a boost occurs for the next
year.
The amount Of the surplus can not
be told until the settlements are made.
The receipts Of Friday, however. $500,
will probably represent the surplus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
cAeBAGE-2,ooo CARLOADS.
Museatins Island Odoriferous in II
Wealth This Year.

Muscatine. Aug Pa conservative
estimate of the cabbage crop on Mus
catine island and vicinity for the year
is 1000 carloads. OF this amount pri-
waite growers we're responsible for half
and the "57" for the other half. That
il no including the 5000 acres Of lusci-
GUS watermelons and the 1000 acres
Of sweet potatoes and the some $500
acres Of tomatoes which were placed
In between to add to the color scheme
of the big garden patch.
To be one Of the elite Of Muscatine
Island one must raise cabbage. 1t has
made many men fortunes in the last
ten years and has added great roll
Of clinking coins to the farmers stip-
80 this year. One man is credited
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
Labor Scarce in Iowa,

Special to Times RepubIican.
Des Moines. Aug. 26.-Scarcity OF Ia
Dor thruout Iowa is more serious than
it has ever been in former years Is the
statement which is coming from rail-
roads centering to Des Moines.
II could use 1000 men right now"
is the declaration today Of W. NJ.
whitenton. general manager OF the
Rock Island. upon his return from a
1900 mile trip thru Iowa. Mr.. Whiten-
ton has been gone ten days. Mr..
Whitenton says he never saw labor
50 scarce. The great demand for har-
vest hands has caused the shortage to
a large degree It is said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
WHOSE FACTORY BURNS.
Tile Works at Fraser Struck BY Light.
nina Saturday.

Boone. Aug. ga disastrous fire
broke out Saturday morning at the
McHose Tile Works 4. Fraser and the
building and machinery almost totally
destroyed. During the storm about 5
o'clock the building was struck by
lightning and the fire was started in
this way. Soon great crowd OF peo-
pie gathered and tried to save the
building and at last chopped the roof
in two and in this way saved a small
partf rom the flames.
The loss liz partly covered by insur-
ance. there being $1,000 on the build
ing and $4,000 on the contents.
The interurban runs within a short
distance Of the plant and the trolley
wire was burned off.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
JASPER FAvoRs M'coRD.
Radical Standpatter Will Be Presented
for Congress to Succeed Kendall.

Special 10 Times .Republican.
Newton, Aug 26.-The republican
county convention which was held in
the assembly room Of the court house
Saturday morning named delegation
Of fourteen members 70 represent Jas
per county in the Sixth district con-
ventton which will favor the selection
Of NJ. A. McCord. of this city. as the
candidate for congress to succeed the
Hon. n. E. Kendall Mr.. McCord 8
name. however, was not presented to
the convention and the delegates were
not instructed for any one. altho 1t is
understood that they are all favorable
to Mr.. McCords candidacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
ROLAND MAN INJURED.
Neck pisIoeatsd During Encounter
With Des Moinos NOaro.

Des Moines, Aug. 2S.-Michael Eide,
OF Roland, a state fair visitor. had his
neck dislocated when struck by man
thought to be Raymond Dyeart, colored,
Of s3s West Tenth street. He was
taken to Methodist hospital where Eide,
who was thought to have sustained q
fractured neck when assaulted. IL
greatly improved. 1t is now believed
that Eide only sustained dislocated
neck and his recovery is predicted by
DR.. H. L. Sayler, city physician.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
hYpRoPhoeiA CASE.
University Laboratory Doctors Trying
to Avsrt Dreaded Poisoning.

Special to Times Re publican.
Iowa City, Aug. e6.-Little Mile
Moench. the 11-year-old daughter OK
Otto Moench. of Palmer. Iowa, has been
brought hither for treatment IN the
Pasteur laboratory Of the university A
Scotch collie leaped up and bit her In
the right arm, and the university sur
geons are endeavoring to avert ny
drophobia.
The laboratory staff has received
colts brain and a cats brain for exam
nation. the former coming from La
Motto. and the latter from Ridgeway.
The cat bit boy and a girl. The colt
bit people also.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

tack and his death came most unex-
pectedly to his friends and relatives.
The deceased Il man OF Is years OF
ago and had been q resident OF this
city for some time.
Short funeral services were held this
afternoon at the West Side church and
the body was laid to rest In Oakland
cemetery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
His Clerk Skipped.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Aug. 26.-"On again; off
again; gone again; Keegan." That's
the song Landlord W. W. Lee, of the
Manhattan hotel sings today. inasmuch
as he cannot find Harry Keegan, whom
he left as clerk and acting landlord,
while Mr.. Lee enjoyed three weeks
vacation. When the landlord returned
Keegan had disappeared, and Mr.. Lee.
alleging that 500 or so had vanished
with him, has sworn out a warrant,
charging embezzlement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
Wasehman Found Dead.

Fort Dodge. Aug. 2s.-James Waite,
watchman employed by the Fort
Dodge Grocery Company. was found
dead this morning by workmen who
arrived to begin the days work. How
long he had been dead could not be
determined but upon examination the
physician pronounced that his death
had been caused by an attack Of heart
trouble. Waite was affected with heart
trouble, but Of late had not had an at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
IOWA ALUMNI PLAN PICNIC.
Graduates Of State College Will Have
Outing in Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 26-Alumni OF the
Iowa State College, Ames. Iowa, will
give picnic in Lincoln park Saturday
afternoon and evening. 1t is said more
than a thousand members now residing
in Chicago will attend. Ball games and
races Will be INDUCED in by the young
people and later a dinner Will be
served Those attending will meet in
the south end Of the park.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
SATURDAY A HoODoo DAY.
Four Accidents At New Hartford Fol
(. low in Rapid Sequence.
Special TO Times -Repubucan.

Special to Times Republican.
] New Hartford. Aug. 2s.-A chapter
OF accidents occurred here Saturday
afternoon. William Freelands team
ran away and smashed things UP badly.
Clyde Hoffman, while driving cattle
on horseback, ran into a swing and
was thrown off, breaking both bones
of Ills right forearm above the wrist.
Mrs. L. Eelis, while cleaning at the
school house, stepped backward and
fell down the steps, dislocating her
shoulder.
e Bernhard Nelson was thrown from a
horse and dislocated his arm.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
RAILWAYS ESCAPING TAX.
Thousands of Acres Of Railroad Land
Missed BY Assessors.

Ellensburg = Because of lack Of
funds thousands of acres of granted
lands, the property of the Northern
Pacific in this state, are escaping tax
alton, according to Federal Surveyor
Kingsbury, and unless congress at an
early date makes an appropriation
for their survey the lands will con-
tinue to escape taxation for another
year. At the rate-of progress made
last year by the Federal authorities it
will take more than four years before
the final surveys are completed, while
if the field force is cut down this year
the work will take even longer.
Practically every county in Central
Washington contains considerable
Northern Pacific land escaping taxa
ton. Assessor G. C. Estrem pointed
out that most of the railroad lands in
this county have been surveyed and
properly taxed. The county treas
urer's Office shows that the Northern
Pacific paid in taxes for its lands
alone for 1911 the sum of $13, 165.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
First Berries Shipped.

Kennewick-The first full crate of
Kennewick strawberries was shipped
to Butte, Mont, Sunday, May IL, and
was used for advertising purposes by
the Charles II. Collins company.
In former years the first crate of
Kennewick strawberries brought from
$15 to $25 on the Spokane market.
This year the Collins company refused
to sell to outsiders, but will use the
berries for their own purposes.
Mr.. Collins estimates that the crop
of berries this year will be more than
100 carloads. The prices last year for
the entire season averaged above
$3.50 per crate. There has been no
frost this year, and an enormous crop
is now ripening, and soon will be
flooding the Western markets.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
CORPORATION IS HIT.
Government Begins Fight on Alleged
Aluminium Trust.

Government Begins Fight on Alleged
Aluminium Trust.
Pittsburg-The Federal government
has filed civil antitrust suit against
the Aluminium company Of America,
which will be the basis for an agreed
Decree" designed to restrain the So
called aluminium trust from monopoliz-
inp the manufacture of aluminium and
it's products, including cooking uten-
sils.
In petition in equity to the United
States court for the Western district
of Pennsylvania, the company is
charged with being a monopoly re-
straining interstate and foreign COM
merce in violation of the Sherman law.
It is declared to have acquired sub
stantial control of the aluminium in
dustry of the United States, and to
have charged unreasonably high prices
and profits on its products. The dis
solution of the corporation is not
sought but the court is asked to issue
nine broad injunctions against alleged
unlawful contracts, combinations, con-
spiracies and practices.
The government comedies that COM
pany's ownership of more than 80 per
cent of the known deposits Of bauxite
(the base of aluminium in the United
States and Canada, suitable for the
manufacture of the metal, is not
"within ITSELF" unlawful. 1t is
charged, however, that the practical
monopoly in bauxite and the manufac-
ture of aluminium, which the company
legally enjoyed on the expiration of it's
patents for making aluminium in 1909
has been maintained by unlawful
agreements and unfair methods to-
wards competitors.
The extent of other bauxite deposits
in the United States is not known at
this time, but it is pointed out that
there are inexhaustible quantities
abroad, which could be placed at the
disposal of competitors for aluminium
manufacture if the restraints On the
trade are removed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
TRUST PAYS REBATE.
Exclusive Dealing Condition Of Tin
Plate Concession.

a0tO N1OtsN0Ooa0sts
New York That the American Tin
plate company deliberately suppressed
competition and paid rebates to Job
Ebers upon condition that they should
handle the trusts goods exclusively
was testified by James T. MacFar-
land, Philadelphia jobber, in the
governments suit to dissolve the
United States Steel corporation.
MacF arland said he had handled many
special private brands Of tinplate
which Independent companies manu-
featured for him. These brands he
was forced to assign to the American
Tinplate company in 1899, with q
stipulation that he would not by his
tinplate elsewhere. According to q
letter from the tinplate company to
his firm, which was identified, the
trusts" purpose was Ito protect
this company in the exclusive manu-
facture of plate
Later, he said, the American Tin
plate company made an arrangement
with jobbers whereby the company
offered rebates on condition that the
jobbers purchase their tinplate entire
ly from it. The rebate was from ! to
per cent, he said. and was. subse-
quently based on 80 and then 81 per
cent of the total amount the jobber
bought.
Competitors Of the tinplate COM
pany were not willing to make this
discount, testified Mcfarland, and he
added that the company was mot
willing to manufacture brands for US
in our name without being protected
by this contract.
"And if we forfeited our brands, I"
he continued, 1--WE lost our business
reputation.
Howard M. Davis, Of Philadelphia,
formerly a sales manager of the
American Tinplate company and pre-
viously with the American Tinplate
company of Ellwood, Ind, D. G..
Reid's first company, was called. He
testified as an expert on conditions in
the tinplate industry at the time Mr..
Reid and Judge William Moore
brought about the consolidation under
the control of the American Tinplate
company of New Jersey.
"What per cent of the industry was
controlled by this combination?''
Davis was asked.
my recollection is about IS per
cent"
When R. v. Lindabury, attorney
for the Steel corporation, objected to
Davis answers as "hearsay evil
dence," on the ground that the wit
ness had never attended the Gary din
ners, Mr.. Dickinson retorted:
"We'l establish the dates of those
dinners later. We are going into that
subject quite thoroughly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Aviator's Leg Taken Off.

st. Louis Surgeons in attendance
upon Peter Chaser, Of Billings, Mont.
driver Of the aeroplane which was
wrecked at Kinloch aviation field,
when Glasser's companion, Raymond
B. Wheeler, of Washington, D. c.,
was killed, decided that it would be
necessary to amputate the wounded
mans right leg in q final effort to
save his life. Chaser and Wheeler
were aviation students. Their ma
chine was caught in current Of air
and dashed against pole.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
FARMER LEADS FiNANclERs.
First to curtaiI When Dull Times
Cloud Appears.

First to Curtain Wnen OuH lutSoS
Cloud Appears.
Spokane bankers agree that the
farmer in the Northwest is in one Of
the classes of men to be congratulated
on his financial standing.
ssLess money is now being
loaned to farmers than ever be-
FORE said Thomas Brewer, president
of Fidelity National bank.
"The country banks with which the
Spokane banks do business are the
best criterion Of the condition of the
farmers, and at this time the banks
are all full Of money.
"The cash reserve in these banks is
very large. In fact, many of the
bankers are trying to loan their money
and do not find enough loans to use all
the money.
Zone reason for the fact that the
farmers are now in such good financial
condition is that they have been prac-
ticing strict economy since the first
talk of stringency in the money mar
ket. They have watched closely for
the expenditures and as result they
are the first to get over the furry of
| dull times.
"The farmers here do not like to
put their grain into hogs when hogs
change in price SO quickly. They
know that wheat and grains have been
bringing top prices and they sell it
without waiting to fatten stock with
it.
Another thing that makes the
farmers to be envied is that crop pros
poets have never been better. was
talking to farmer a few days ago
from near the city and he said that
there had been as much moisture fol-
the crops but four times in the last 20
years as there is at the present time. y