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Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

Electricity practically thu. exception to the r71Ie that everything costs more than ten or twenty wears ago. Everything else 0 have gone up. and is still going up. but electricity Is ten times as cheap as 1t twenty-five years ago and is still dropping price
 The actual cost of production has not diminished materially, if Ut al but of operation and of the facilities by which is produced has had its effect It is fact, however that partly because of this partly because of improyenlans in lamps and lamp material buy now for 10 cents the same amount of light which in 1885 cost $lo0. In lSS5 paid $1.0O candle hours of light while the $l0O buys 5000 candle hours Here it is interesting Q that In the thirty wears preceding 1911 the yearly manufacture and sale Of electric lamps increased from about 30.000 this country Q 160.OOO. 900.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
IS North First Avenue

It is not generally known that electric motors are practically waterproof and be submerged for hours without injury. No longer ago than last spring the staid old W on ramp age and overflowed large portion the countr> about Green Island, Troy and Albany manu- featuring plant Green Island was submerged several hours In mo were used The largest of these, a forty horsepower machine. was used to operate freight elevator. the others drive turbine pumps
 When the flood recednd left plant and machinery covered with soft mud. The electric motors were merely washed off with hose the bearings cleaned with kerosene and filled with oil. and they started up though nothing had happened and have been working steadily er
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

If Didier Masson cant "dd' he may another If he cannot succeed in hitting Mexican eunboat. he will last fill mp Guaymas bay wlth bombs and other debris. making unna>igable
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
DON'T MISS THIS

has daughter who misses the Miss and the Miss misses the Mrs If it is two daughters and both are away, Mrs the Misses and the Misses miss the Mrs. If she has three daughters and two a place another, the Mrs. misses the Misses and the Miss misses the Mrs. and the Misses. If she has four daughters and place while the other away from home and separate. the Mrs. misses the Miss and the Misses and the Miss. the Miss the Misses miss the Mrs. and the Miss misses the Miss and the Misses the Mrs-Iadies Home Journal
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
Arizona Republican Editorial Page
Women and the Referendum

Major Kelly of the. Bisbee Review with fiendsh glee points the citizens of Douglas and Bis beet 0 the referendum which found adherents those towns during the making up of the constitution. The evil in the opinion of the Review. intensified making the percentage so low that percentage now being further reduced by the granting votes here question of arithmetic enters
 [ is true that referendum. initiative recall petitions at present easily filled by of the granting of suffrage to women, per is based the cast the last gen eral election when women could not vote But the percentage the future must be based the votes and and the larger the total vote the difficult it will be to fill petitions Thus, if is 5000. the referendum peti- have 25o signatures. and they would be easily secured than 300 which would be re- quirrd if the vote were twice large, lo,ooo
 the Review has in rnind the referendum which has delayed the operation county moyaI law which prevents Douglas and Bisbee from engaging in friendly scramble for the prize before 1915 this ease. the filing of the peti- tion facilitated by the adding of the women to the number voters the state but the situation brought about hardly warrants the allegation the Review that the referendum is minority rule
 enables a minority. rf course, to lay it's case before the people, and that is what has been done It enables minority knowing that in the end 1t will be defeated, put the calamity by q year G two. That has also been done probably this case. as we'll as in case the referendum pet- tione which have been filed by the railroad com panies. That the referendum is inevitable
 But the referendum does hot establish the rule of the minority any more firmly than it has always been established by the general apathy of voters
 Making rapid progress with bill.' the headlines of a democratic contemporary. though slowly passing through the least diff cult c the schedules
 Dider Mason cant '-liI' way, he another If he cannot succeed in hitting Mexican eunboat he will at last fill mp Guaynas bay wlth bombs and other debris making it igable
 Equalization does not always mean reduction [" dead level notVitlls standing there is deal of Lacking and filling
 4 qurt applied bare Lack < reform school boy the appeal the best that him.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
SOMETHING NEW TO SMOKE

Jesse Carmichael was walking down town in New York with his friend. Bob Cinter.
 Bob puffing industrousIy q cigar and had succeeded in consuming about half of it, causing the covering to up he heat.
 What in thunder smokng?" asked Carmichael.
 "A fine cigar" replied Ginter
 oh" said Carmichael sadly; I thought it was umbrella. Popular Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
Our Fiscal System

Our FlscaI System
 The important thing n any fiscal sNs- tem not the collection the greatest amount of money for public use, taxing authorities seem to think but collection of enough only 10 meet the eNpenses of an economical and eff cient government, all classes of property to con tribute their just share to the collection with draWal of unnecessarJ large sums ind> iduaIs is not only an injustice to thru. but is dttri- mental to the community.
 The first thing. before appr,p ,priati,ns are made ls to ascertain scientifically how much money will he actually needed before Ie>5es are made by the taxing authorities. they should als, scientific ally find out how much be needed to meet those expenses of government not covered by sIe- cife appropriations.
 n The Republicans account on Tuesday morn ing of the fixing the state tax rate the night before. there appears this statement: ~Ther- is needed for the state this year immense. sum of s20o0 59I20 for the conduct of the. pubI. business etc. That 30 cents end of that long pro- cesson of figures is apt to convey the impression that there had been some pretty close calculation and that the authorities had asccrtained to a dot just how much money would be needed. It was not the purpose of The Republican reporter to affirm that the aforementioned sum was actually needed. bu1 that such sum the total the so-c..IleI "oudget"
 AS q of fact nobody knows how much money will be needed by state but we can Rno" almost to cent how much money will b- spent. all that will be raised on a valuation of something more than <375oooo.oo0 at rate of 49l. cents on each $loo together with the money rt- ceiVed hy the state from other sources than direct taxation.
 Hoy. the belated budget" was made. l, We dc not know. We have the total and We have many of the more important items which smaller ones are grouped. but have yet appeared in detail in some if not all which. there has probably been good deal of guess work.
 We have been reliably informed that the board Of control in preparing the budget. provided tI. sum of S2o0oo the care of the capitol grounds for the next wear This item was brought to the attention officer of the AIaricop, County Non Partisan Taxpayers League, who happened to know cost annually about $4.ooo While it was expected that under statehood depaItm,nts of govern ment would De more expensive ,t was not apparent capitol grounds of the than the care of the
 This extraordinary estimate was brought to the attention of the governor who promptly laid il be- fore the board, and was reduced. but by how much have learned we have introduced this incident show how loosely. though gcner- ously, the budget has been made up. The capitol grounds item is only several hundred. and We have no means of knowing that many Of the other estimates not as
 We thus oppressed by a doubt whether there is needed the this year the inn lnense of $z00o5973o for the conduct of public business against little more than $l 200 GOO last year. and whether much more was spent last year than necessary
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

It never occurred Mrs. Suzer when she was engaging in stock speculation that she betting the governorshp of New York US well as the funds her husband Whether or not it was his own money q part of the contributions to his campaign funds she using to meet these peculiar house hold expenses that not q nice business for the wife 0 chief executive of New York to be en- e3ged Whether her admission may save not such admission must be extremely humiating to him.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
STRIkINk Ills TRAIL

Good afternoon. Johnnv" young lady visiting his mothers house in the sweet cause of charity. "Why don't you our Sunday school? lot of your little friends have Joined, and going have lovely party" Johnny shook his head. Then he suddenly
 
 Has boy named Johnson, with red hair. joined, vet?
 Yes, dear said the rice young lady; he seems to like it. He's such good little boyi' Huh! Is he?' muttered Johnny, Well, if he's there. I'll come too. I've been looking him for three months, and knew where find him before.-Chcago Journal
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

Unless the city authorities intervene there will be manged boy several of them in Phoenix these days. Many boys ard young men bicycles ride along by passing automobiles. catch hold part of them and ride along A small pebble some unexpected happening might the rider up with the machinery to the extent of mussng it mp well himself. It is a dangerous practice which ought O be abated at once.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

doesn't make any difference Felix Diaz which he goes around the world to convey Mex lco's thanks Japan. And it doesn't make any diff ference to the Japanese emperor whether Felix comes this year the next, 0
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

Whatever crlshes individuality is despoti>m, by whatever name 1t may be called. John Stuart Mill.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

quirt applied to the bare Lack If reform school boy is not the appeal to the best that $ in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
WILL AUCTION sTgRnwg,s STOCK
Livestock on Farm Of Terrible Tragedy
To 6o Sold.

Dubuque. Aug. 2S.-Coroner Voelker
stated Tuesday that the stock on the
Henry Sternweis farm. the scene OF
last Thursday mornings sruesome
tragedy, would be advertised for sale
in day or so. They will be sold a.
auction the latter part of next week
In accordance with the law, the men
placed on guard at the scene OF the
tragedy by Coroner Voelker will have
to remain there for two weeks, or
until the property that might be likely
to fall prey to any persons designing
to steal from the place Is disposed Of
The herd OF cattle on the Sternweis
farm is a valuable one and is made up
of many head. There are also many
hogs at the farm. All Of these will be
sold at auction. There are also a num-
Der of horses and many chickens which
will be sold.
weis case Tuesday. that is. anything
that would throw any light on the
tragedy or last Thursday. Many visit
tors continue TO inspect the ruins on
the ia RIM.
Unless new angle develops in the
Sternweis case there will be no legal
battle over the estate.
her husband was the last to die will
not be involved in the final settlement.
1t was given out yesterday that the
heirs will agree on the disposition OF
the 100000 estate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
DoARD OF EDUCATION EMPLOYS
HOG CHOLERA SERUM MAN.
uFAcTuRER.
Or. c. g. COLE TO
suPERiNrENo LABORATORY
Former EmpIoye Of Government Ru-
rsau Of Animal Hushandry to Como
70 Amss - Has Been in Charge Of
Similar Work in Federal Plant Near
Ames-suildinss Being Rushed.
special to mes-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Ames Aug. 2S.---In order to put the
production Of hog cholera serum at the
state plant at Ames on a permanently
sound basis. the state board OF educa-
ton has drawn upon the United States
department Of agriculture for the scrv-
ices of Dr. c. G. Cole Of the bureau of
animal industry. to be expert in charge
and superintendent of the actual max
ing of the serum at the state labora-
tory.
For the past three years DR.. Cole
has had charge of the making of serum
at the United States governments plant
which IS located near Ames. This is
the only field laboratory maintained by
the government in the United States.
All OF the serum used by the govern
ment in the big campaign agains. hog
| cholera in Dallas county in Iowa, ard
in other states is manufactured here.
1t has given uniformly good results
wherever used.
1t was at the government laoora tory
| here that Secretary James Wilson put
DR.. W. B. Niles and Dr. Marion Dor
ago to find specific for hog cholera.
These men have developed the present
methods of producing a potential hog
cholera serum. DR.. Cole has had the
benefit Of three years association and
training under DIR. Niles, who is con-
sidered to be one of the foremost
cholera authorities in the world. Or.
Cole will brine to the state serum plant
the fruits OF his practical experience III
producing the best serum known.
The permanent buildings for the
state laboratory are being rushed to
! completion. Il is believed that Or. Cole
will be able to manufacture serum on
capacity basis beginning Oct. /. The
temporary plant1is sending out on an
average 225.O00 cubic centimetars
week Orders have piled Cp however.
for the production of several weeks
ahead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
! Today's Beauty Recipes
~ ofme. D'6ille.

mo woman need countenance beau
superflous gr0wths Of
mGir. Tor with plain delatone paste
the face, neck or arms can be made
hairless In q few minutes. A little Of
tho powdered delatone and water h
made into paste and applied to the
hairy surface for two minutes. then
rubbed OF and the skin washed to
remove the remaining paste. This
simple treatment banisnes every
trace OF hair or fs1xx and leaves the
skin free from discoloration or blemisal
Of any kind.
...The hot. sultry days Of summer
multiply complexion troubles for wo-
man VINO use powder or mussy creams.
A plain mayatone lotion. made by
5diasolvinE IN original package maya
tone In one half pint witch hazel,
then applied to the skin each morning
ana massaEed gently until It dries
imparts satiny smoothness to tho
sslein and gives 70 It the touch of re-
flned gentility 20 much sought for by
ali women. The mayatone lotion can
not be detected when on and is es-
pecially nice for tan. freckes and the
shiny condition a. well as for other
complexion upsets."-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
Southern Io1ua Items
0ss Moinss.

0ss Moinss.
Lewis Doss, 80 years old, Of Perry.
died in q police autombile as he was
being hurried to the Methodist hospital
after falling when he tried to catch
moving Minneapolis & ST. Louis pas
senger train. Heart failure Is thought
to have been the cause of death.
Swan.
Leon Snyder, Is years old, was
drowned in the Des Moines river near
Ford at noon yesterday. Snyder was
working with the section gang for the
c.. B. & @. railroad. After eating his
dinner he went in bathing with an
other hand and tried to swim across
the river. His strength gave out when
he was about two-thirds across. Be-
fore help could reach him he went
down. The body was recovered after
four hours Of dragging.
Perry.
Everett Green Is years old, who
lives southeast Of Woodward, was
drowned while bathing in the Des
Moines river near the new Milwaukee
railroad bridge Sunday. He stepped
into a hole where the water was about
seven feet deep and his com panions
were unable to save him. The body
was recovered about an hour after the
accident. after fifty men and boys had
made search over the river bottom
for distance OF several hundred
yards
9ussey.
Chester Bruere, the oldest son OF
Luther Bruere, was instantly killed last
Friday evening when 2-months-old
colt kicked him over the heart The
Brueres had been threshing that day
and after coming in from the fields Mr..
Bruere and one Of the hands took the
work horses to the water tank the
young boy accompanied by one OF
Charlie Johnson's boys followed the
men and We're playing around, when
the colt kicked him. He screamed and
the johnson boy ran quickly and
caught him. preventing him from fall
ing to the ground. 1t was at first
thought that he was only unconscious.
and doctor was called but 1t was
soon found that the boy was dead.
Davenport.
The body of Claus f. Thiedemann.
who jumped off the ferry dock Thurs
day night, was found at 5 o'clock Sat
urday morning by two Gaskey brothers
who were fishing near City island.
The body was floating down the river
and the men attached hooks to it and
towed it ashore. Coroner Rudolf was
notified and ordered the body removed
to the Runge undertaking establish
ment. S24 West Third street. This at
ternoon the coroner decided that the
case was one Of suicide and that an
inquest was unnecessary. The body
will be buried at once. Thiedemann
WIS . member OF the Amana society
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28

and grew respondent after he had been
urged several times to return to the
settlement. He told friends that he
would die rather than return and it
Is supposed that he deliberately jumped
into the river. Thielemann has wife
and family in Germany, and it is said
that he deserted them to come to Am
erica. He was s. years old.
Cedar Rapids.
James Skegg. who was beaten ana
robbed and then thrown off moving
Northwestern train Saturday night,
died at Mercy hospital Friday from
the injuries he had sustained and the
exposure of lying out all night. 1t is
very probable that unless one Of the
trio who took part in the beating and
robbery sees fit to confess, that the
men responsible for his death will new
err be brought to justice. For Skegg
never was able TO give any descrip-
ton Of them whether they were young.
old or middle aged, or any definite
statement of what took place in that
car. Skegg's home is not definitely
known either. He first said he lived In
Toledo, O., afterwards he said 1t WAS
Dayton and finally that 1t was Middle
ton. o.
North Liberty.
Returning from a vacation thru the
eastern states Rev. Paul NJ. Messy, OF
North Liberty. has brought with him
an interesting archa illogical specimen in
the form OF replica of a promissory
note approximately $500 years old. The
specimen is known as tablet No. 81 of
volume Will, part l of a work en-
titled Legal and Commercial Docu-
ments." by DR.. Albert T. Clay and pub
ished by the department Of archaeol
ogy CT the University of Pennsylvania
The tai let which Is Of clay is a pronlis-
sorry note in which an individual be-
comes surety for the payment of an
others indebtedness to his own father.
The tablet bears the date of the eighth
Of Nissan. the sixth year Of Cyrus. Az
fixed to the document 10 the name and
the seal Of the scribe. In biblical his
tory the document would represent ap-
proximately the time of Daniel. In
translation the document reads:
''Baiat;. son OF E.i;l- shun.= !dd!n:
swore In the presence Of Ardia, son
Of Kudrurru, Itt-Ellil- balatu, son Of
Kudurru, Gula -zer-bui (son of Bal
atu, Kalba, son Of Ardu-Gula. Bal
atsu, son OF Tabnea, by Cyrus, king
OF countries. that the document OF
credit as much as It IL which 1t due
to Ellii -shum iddina. son Of Lakip.
to be paid by Shamash- ad -iddina, son
Of Bau- iquisha. in my fathers house
he will satisfy" The document came
to Mr.. Messy from DR.. Albert T. Clay,
the Assyriologist Of Yale University,
thru the hands Of the Rev. DR.. C. Ell
vim Haupt the letter being the boy
hood pastor Of both Dr.. Clay and Rev.
Mr.. Meisey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
Weddings at Ida Grove.

Special to Times Republican.
Ida Grove. Aug. esd. w. McCabc
and Miss Anna OMeara, were united
in marriage here by Rev. Father
Meagher of Danbury at s a. M. the
wedding being solemnized in Sacred
Heart church. The bride and groom
are among the best known and most
popular of Ida Groves citizens. and
were born and raised in the county.
their parents being pioneers.
Miss Elsie Rumple and Simon f.
Habenstreet. two well known residents
of Ida Grove, were united in marriage
While attending the state fair at Des
Moines. The bride Is daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Rumple and has re-
sided here for about sixteen years. The
groom came here about year ago and
is the proprietor OF a wagon manu-
featuring esta blishment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
TRAMP BURNED UP.
Remains Found in Ruins Of Barn Near
Usage.

Remains Found ~ RUINS Of 6arn Near
Usage.
Usage, Aug. 2S.IThat human life
was lost In the fire which destroyed the
barn and other outbuildings on the
Bulls farm. four miles southeast Of
this place early on Tuesday morning
was learned when the charred bones OF
a man were found amid the ashes of
the barn. The CHASTITY discovery also
clears up the mystery as to tbs cause
of the fire.
The victim Of the tragedy Is be-
lieved to have been a tramp, as no
one living in the neighborhood is miss
Ing. 1t is thought he climbed into the
hay loft to spend the night and set
fire to the hay in some manner. prob
ably by smoking. No strangers have
been seen in the neighborhood lately
and the identity OF the unfortunate
individual VIII likely never be known
as no description Of him can be given.
The remains will be given a decent
burial In the belief that somewhere
In this broad land there may be loved
ones who win wait in vain for his re-
turn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28

twenty seven years for the members.
tho average being fourteen years. Not
one OF the members OF the legislature
claimed Iowa a. his native state.
Pensions for all Iowa men who be-
long to any OF the irregular Iowa mil
itary organizations during the civil
war, or before. is likely to be the OUT
come OF the legislation in the Thirty
NTH general assembly to pension the
survivors OF the Spirit Lake expcdt-
ton. The state Of Minnesota apprO-
priated for pensions at the last ses-
sion Of the. legislature, 100000, which
goes to the survivors or the Minnesota
regiments enlisted In the Indian wars
in that state. There were many more
Minnesota men enlisted in those bor-
der and Indian wars than there were
from Iowa: but the Spirit Lake expe-
ditfon was only one of many Of such
expeditions tn Iowa. The roster Of Iowa
soldiera shows that there were a num-
Der Of border regiments and home de-
tenders and other companies all reg
ularly organized and paid by the state
Of Iowa, and probably there are very
many survivors Of these regiments. 1t
Is expected that at the next session
Of the Legislature bills will be intro
duced to greatly enlarge the Iowa PEN
sion roll by including practically all OF
these organizations that We're not I'M
der the regular army control.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
THIS p. N. WANTS TO QUIT.
Worries Congressman Because n
Dose Not Find Successor.

Dubuque. Aug. 2s.-Postmistress
Della Gardelle of Gilbertsvi!le is one
postmaster who wants to quit and
what is more she is worrying Con-
gresham Connolly because he does
not find successor right away.
Representative Connolly. who Is
known as one aof the most dashing
young bachelors of the house. is In
perplexity over. the case. Postmaster
Gardelle is tired OF the place and wants
to get rid Of 1t. She wrote Mr.. Con-
molly several weeks ago. asking that
an inspector be Sent out and some one
else be chosen. The postoffice depart
ment has done nothing.
Owing to the delay. the incumbent
has charged Mr.. Connolly with being
unwilling TO have her leave the office
because 1t would embarrass him in
selecting q successor.
Mr.. Connolly today poked up the