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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
SIOUX CITY BLAZE
Fire Destroys Ball Park and Several
Adjoining Buildings
PACKERS CLUB LOSES PROPERTY
City Department Unable to Compete.
With the Flames Raging In the
Tinder-like Structures Of
Buildings Destroyed.

Sioux City.-The Western League
baseball park, the city planning mill and
the Warnock tank factory were COM
pletely destroyed by a fire that broke
out at IL o'clock Sunday night, aggre-
eating loss of more taan $4,000
The fire originated in MiZzou park,
the downtown plant OF the local West
ern league club and the flames quick
ly spread through the grandstand and
bleachers and leaped over into the
lumber yard of the planning mills
The fire department was powerless
to stop the progress of the fire. All
OF the buildings owned by the planning
company were destroyed and the
Warnock factory Quilted.
The loss is only partially covered by
insurance.
The fire was discovered about IL
o'clock in the grandstand of the bali
park. The wooden structure burned
like finder. All of the paraphernalia
OF the Sioux City club, including uni.
forms, gloves, shoes, balls and bats
were destroyed. All Of the bats own
ed by the Des Moines club went in the
flames. 1t is believed that the fire
was started by tramps who sleep
around the park.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
SEEK FOR MY FERROUS CRIMINAL
Iowa Bride Of Less Than q Year Ia
Beaten Twice at Her Home by
Unknown Person.

Alvord.-Twice beaten by a/mysterf
iors enemy, Mrs. Carl Meyert a bride
Of less than year. lies at her home
almost at the point of death. About
six months ago Mrs. Meyers was at
tackled one night and struck over the
head with buggy spoke. This time
she. was beaten until completely I'M
conscious. Neither Mr.. or Mrs. Mey-
err can imagine who has such enmity
toward them or what is the reason of
the attacks. II is generally believed
in the community that it is woman
who resented her marriage to Meyer.
Bloodhounds are being used by sher-
liz Wheatly in the hopes Of discover
ing the guilty person.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
MAN SHOT BY SIDE or HIS BRIDE
Y. J. Allen Killed on Train and Wife's
Former Husband Is Accused
Of the Crime.

New Virginia While seated by the
side of his bride Of a week, T. J. AL
len, proprietor OF local meat market,
was shot and killed. The shooting
took place. in train bound for osce-
ola. where Mr.. and Mrs. Allen were
going to spend the day. w. I. Shet-
terly, former husband of Mrs. Allen.
was taken to Osceola. charged with
the murder. Shetterly, 1t is claimed,
got of the train on which Mr. Allen
intended to go to Osceola. and inquir-
ed about the station whether Allen
lived In New Virginia. He is said to
have been told that Allen then was
on the train, and hurriedly went back
to the coaches. He shot. according to
witnesses, as soon as he caught sight
OF Allen seated alongside his former
wife. Allen died almost instantly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
waldorf colleua GROWING.

Forest City,-Waldorf college has
been making additions to buildings
and putting new equipment in old
ones, in preparation for next year.
The institution is growing rapidly, and
the new $4,000 building finished last
year already has proved inadequate to
house the students.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Claims He Has An Allhi.

Iowa Falls.-Charles Clark, who is
held on the charge of rihing regis
tered mail sack at Bows, recently has
pleaded not guilty. He declares that
en- the night of the robbery he wac
fishing with friend near Bows.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Woman Crushed Under Wheels.

Mason City.-Mrs. s. Strand. aged
80, wife of a farmer living near
Thompson, was thrown from hay
wagon and instantly killed at her
home when swarm of bees attacked
the horses and caused them to plunge.
The wheel of the wagon passed over
the woman's head. crushing 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
barney to stand By lnspeetor.

The Paramount Creamery company
was prosecuted in good faith under
the, anti.discrimination law, according
to w. B. Barney, dairy and food com.
missioner, The suit by this company
to get damages against one of the
dairy inspectors, which has been in.
stituted at Manning, Ia. is an attempt
to intimidate his men, Mr.. Barney
thinks.
G. II. Teller of Des Moines is the
inspector in trouble. II. C. Darger,
manager OF the MaSling Creamery
company, also is sued, He furnished
the information that started the state
department investigating.
"The Fairmount company is for
eign corporation" Mr.. Barney said.
I'VE have had considerable trouble
with it, This is the company that
tested the law under which the action
was brought. Our department viii
stay back Of Teller"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Colonel Bousouet Passes AWAY

Henry L. Bousquet, aged 70, for
merly clerk of the Iowa supreme
court and for seven years a clerk in
the office of the clerk of that body
died Wednesday at the Methodist hos
pital. Last week he underwent an op
Grafton for ulcer of the stomach, and
pneumonia set in, resulting in his
death.
Owing to his long service in the Of
fee of the supreme court. Mr.. Bous,
quet was well known In Des Moines
and over the state. His parents came
to Pella in 1s49 from Holland, and
the deceased spent many years of his
life in southeastern Iowa, where he
was most prominently known.
He served throughout the war in
the Thirty-third Iowa, and following
the war was elected clerk of the Mar.
ion county courts. Later he was as,
sistant cashier in bank at Pella. Fol.
lowing his banking experience, Colonel
Bousquet engaged in the dry goods
business at Pella. Then he came to
Des Moines to enter the office of the
clerk of the supreme court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Gives Land for Campus.

An offer of land to be used as .
campus for normal school has been
made to the executive council by
Shenandoah boosters. The council
has authority to accept such gifts for
the state.
Last winter Shenandoah made a
fight for the location of normal
school at that place. No normal
schools were provided for by the as
sembly. II the council accepts the
proposed gift Shenandoah will have
the lead over other cities when the
next legislature meets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Bad Fire At Rlysrton.

Hamburg.-Fire starting from a
gasoline heater in barber shop de-
stroyed that building. residence, a
garage and the .postoffice at Riverton.
The Shenandoah fire department was
called on for help.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
postn,s,.r. win Me-,

Cedar Rapids-The Iowa State
League Of Postmasters of the third
and fourth class offices will hold it's
annual meeting at Cedar Rapids, Aug.
and 6.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Boost Harvest Festival.

Ringsted-Ninety Ringsted boost
ers, in seventeen autos made trip Of
107 miles in three counties, visiting
twelve towns. advertising the harvest
festival TO be held there Aug. CT.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Bee. Swarm In l4iqh school.

Glidden.-Bees have taken posses
sion OF Glidden high school building.
During the summer FIVE swarms Of
bees have located themselves In the
caps above the windows of the struc-
ture. The board is trying to find q
method to evict the tenants.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Fox 70 Head Painters

Sioux City.--W E. Fox of Dubuque
was elected president of the Iowa
Association Of House Painters and
Decorators. Oscar Block of Davenport
was elected vice president. and Bert
Everest Of Marshalltown secretary and.
treasurer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
State Guards Under Arrest.

Three members of the Iowa Nation.
al Guard who failed to respond to the
call of the bugle at the Armory were
arrested by John Griffin. sheriff.
They were to have accompanied the
rest of the troops to Camp Castle
hear Charlton. where the encampment
is being held. They are: Frank
Kitchen, Bernard Nomac and T. T..
Thompson.
Those for whom the sheriff still Is
searching are: Willis Berry, Warren
J. Kent. DR.. J. Hernandez and Dwight
r. Mason.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
War over Consolidation

Interest In the law providing state
aid for consolidated rural schools is
keen in Ringgold county 1t is so
keen that some OF the proposed dis.
tricts overlap in territory and the
county superintendent has called on
the state superintendent for aid.
Delphos and Maloy are the commun.
tiles that have locked horns. Two
other proposed schools In the south
west corner of the county are Benton
and Redding. The citizens at Red.
ding recently voted on the PROPOSE
ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
BANK BILL
Iowa Bankers Believe Il Better Than
Administration Currently Measure
DISLIKE LIMITING OF FAM LOANS
Financiers Declare That the PROPOSED
Action BY Congress VIII Work
Severe Hardshlps Upon the
Banks of Country.

Des Moines.-Sentimen Is growing
among Iowa bankers in favor OF the
Prouty currency bill. They believe
that it is not revolutionary in princi-
pie like the administration bill
r. A. Crawford, president of the Val
ley National bank of this city, is one
OF the new advocates OF the Prouty
bill. The bill provides simply for an
elastic currency to take care OF the
situation when additional money is
/ needed to move crops or care for other
abnormal conditions. with one or
two notifications of a minor charac-
ter the bill fills the requirements and
supplies currency that is automat-
ically retired when the need for 1t is
over" the banker said.
Business men as well as bankers
all over the country are gradually be-
coming aroused to the dangerous
character of some of the provisions Of
the administration BILL" another bank.
er observed.
The most unjust feature OF the bill
Is its confiscatory method OF financ-
ing the twelve federal reserve banks
which are to be established Every
national bank is required to subscribe
20 per cent OF its unimpaired capital
One-half has to be paid In at once and
the rest must be held subject to call.
In other words the national bankers
will be compelled to stake the United
States and start 1t in the banking
business The Chinese government
can not beat this system of banking, I"
declared another banker.
Loans cannot be made for more
than forty.five days Loans for 100
days may be made when the reserve
OF the national bank exceed 33 1-3
per cent OF its outstanding liabilities.
The discount paper may be notes and
bills Of exchange arising out OF COM
mercial transactions. Strong restric-
tons are placed on sixty and ninety
day loans which aggravate the very
conditions which 1t is desired to
check.
"The bill provides that the per
cent bonds shall be withdrawn and
that in place of these bonds the gov.
eminent will issue a bond paying 3
per cent on which the bank cannot
issue bank notes as formerly. The
government bond at per cent Is car
ried simply to furnish the banks with
a medium Of exchange. As an invest
ment security the bonds are of infer
Tor value. The government allows
bank to issue notes for the face value
OF the bonds. That is 100000 worth
OF bonds enables the bank to issue
100000 in bank notes minus some
charges to cover the cost of redeeming
mutilated bills, etc. RI this power Is
withdrawn from the government Sc
curities the bonds win drop so per
cent in value because as an invest
ment they are practically unstable.
No person wants to invest In bonds
paying per cent interest VIXEN It is
possible to get municipal bonds and
other bonds of this character paying
s per cent and better on the invest.
ment
Another very bad feature of the
bill is clause limiting loans on farm
property to ninety days. This clause
is so absurd II is laugnable. A nine
ty-day loan is valueless to the aver
age farmer"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Current
Events
Rela ted in
Paragraphs
Washington

While on his way to Washington,
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, said
he disapproved the suggestion of
American mediation or the appoint
ment of tripartite commission for
Mexico.
Despite senatorial criticism of the
proposed reduction in parcel post
rates and the increase in the limit
on the size of the packages, Postmas-
ter General Burleson announced at
Washington he would issue the final
order at once. putting the changes
In effect August Is.
The first payment of s250,000 to
Panama for the annual rental of the
canal zone was made by the U. s.
government. The payments are in ad-
dition to s1O,000,000 paid in cash to
oanama nine years ago.
Physically and mentally exhausted
by the ordeal through which he has
passed during the two weeks he has
been on the witness stand, Col. M. M.
Mulhall, former chief lobbyist for the
National Association OF Manufacturers.
broke down before the senate inyesti-
eating committee at Washington and
brought about hasty adjournment.
Congressman Britten Of Chicago
says he will introduce bill appropri-
ating 100000 to double the capacity
Of the naval torpedo plant at Newport.
r. /. He says its present capacity. Is
only 700 torpedoes year.
President Wilson will intervene
peacefully in Mexico to restore peace
and order to that distracted country.
information obtained Is to the effect
that the president soon will appoint
commissioners to proceed to the re-
public to induce Huerta and Car
rama, leaders OF the revolutionists. to
agree to hold a special election.
The discovery of new counterfeit
IS Indian head" silver certificate has
been announced by Chief w. ]. Flynn
of the United States secret service
The spurious note apparently is print
ed from crudely etched plates on fair
quality bond paper, with ink lines to |
initiate the silk fiber Of the genuine.
Two more justices for the Supreme
court at Washington were proposed In
q bill offered by Representative Rup-
ley of Pennsylvania.
Naval committee OF the house OF
representatives concluded its inspec-
ton OF naval stations on the North
Atlantic and sailed on the Mayfiower
from Bar Harbor. Me-, for Washing
ton.
of Oklahoma, well known as Alfalfa
Bill" introduced an elaborate set OF
resolutions in which he invites the
senate to concur, directing interven-
ton in Mexico II order and peace
are not restored within 80 days after
President Wilson issues proclama-
ton to that effect. No action was
taken.
The tariff debate was resumed by
the senate, and Senator Smoot OF
Utah completed his address. He at
tackled first the action Of the Demo
Gratis in placing meats, cattle. hides.
wool, etc., on the free list. declaring
that such action Is only playing into
the hands OF the beef barons apd
tnrottling competition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
State Capitol q s,orIes HIGH.

How many stories high would the
state house be II 1t were an office
building? In the rush of questions
relative to new laws this refreshing
query led to an investigation of the
dimensions OF the capitol building
The state house is 275 feet from the
basement floor to the top Of the dome
II the capitol were an Office building
1t would have twenty-one stories. The
state house is 1858 feet. inches in
length. 1t is GAG feet, IL inches in
width.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Parole Board at Anamosa.

The board of parole will be busy at
Anamosa for two weeks. Fifty new
cases will be investigated. Work has
been started Senator William Berry
said that much more time is required
to make the Investigations at Ana
mosa than is required to make those
at Fort Madison.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Y. M. c. A. plans for State Fair.

Adequate checking service, double
capacity in feeding, and full use OF its
building for housing the visitors, are
included in the plans of the local
Young Mems Christian association for
state fair week. The association has
secured the check stand concession at
the fair and will have large estab-
lishment for that purpose Just inside
the gates. In connection II will have
a refreshment stand and service sta
ton. Features advertising the work
of the association will be introduced
In connection.
At the association building down
town the checking privilege will be
free to visitors and other advantages
will be offered. Arrangements to
utilize all available space for beds
and cots has been made. Cots will be
placed in tho handball, wrestiins and
gymnasium rooms. ttsg
The capacity for feeding the visit
srs will be doubled by use OF the
main auditorium as q dining room.
Another counter will be established
in that room. and the same service
supplied as exists regularly in the
maip dining room.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Mother of Fifteen Requests Pensio

Mrs. Mary Wilson of Valley juno
ton, mother OF fifteen children, ap-
piled for widows pension in the ju-
venile court in this city. All but two
of the fifteen children are under II
years Of age. Mrs. Wilson wants the
maximum amount provided under the
law for each child. If this is granted
she will receive $50 a week from the
county fund. The father of the chill.
dren died in May. Unless relief lie
secured she alleges she will be forced
to send the children to state institu.
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Increase In Automobile Fees.

II the state automobile department
collects as much in license fees from
July to Jan. as ii did in that time
last year, the fees for 1913 will total
more than 100000, For the fiscal
year ending June 30. total of $711..
229.07 was collected. The first sir
months in 1918 yielded $52O,46474.
More money has been collected thu.
far in 1913 than was collected all last
year.
! Eighty.fve per cent of the auto
money in the treasury is distributed
to the different counties twice each
year. April 1, and Aug. |. There will
be about $4,000 TO distribute Aug. l.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31

The Wisconsin legislature took a
radical stand on eugenic problems and
adopted the two most extreme meas
ures on marriage and the future of
race ever passed in any state in the
Union. The two houses both passed
bills providing for health certificate
with every marriage license, and also
measure providing for sterilization
of undesirables.
Reports that Governor Ferris OF
Michigan would come to Houghton to
help arrange a settlement OF the cop
per mine strike were denied by the
governor.
A man arrested at Richards, Mo-,
and taken to Fort Scott, Kan, on a
charge of forgery. is suspected of be-
ing the bandit who, several weeks ago.
held up a Kansas City Southern pas
senger train In the outskirts of Kan
sas City, Mo-, and shot Jesse M. Short,
wealthy owner of lead mines, of Jop-
lin, Mo.
Violating orders OF the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners against violence, the
$4,000 striking miners of the copper
belt caused enough disturbances to re-
suit In the ordering out of troops. BY
night there were 2,400 state soldiers
in the mining fields of the upper pen
insula of Michigan. Thirty persons
were injured during the riots.
The Webb anti-alien land law,
passed by the California legislature
and signed by Governor Johnson more
than two months ago, will become eff
fective August 10 without interference
from the electorate Of the state
through the medium OF the referen-
dunn.
Two companies of state militia are
waiting in White Plains and Yonkers,
NJ Y. under orders to respond to a
possible emergency call, in view of
the situation at Sing Sing prison,
where mutinous convicts set fire to
the prison and have been causing seri-
GUS trouble for two days. b
Big Four passenger train No. /
plowed into the Lake Shore G. Michi-
gan Southern passenger train. be-
tween Perry and Madison, o., while
the Lake Shore train was held up by
freight. 1t splintered the dining
care to pieces and telescoped the next
car, Pullman, injuring ~ persons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Domestic

Judge John Marshall, in United
States court at Topeka, Kan, refused
to allow receivers for the Kansas
Natural gas company to- extend gas
mains into Oklahoma u get adequate
supply OF natural gas yfor next winter,
The Kansas Utilities commission had
ordered the extension.
July III years ago Cleveland was
founded by Moses Cleveland and from
a platform in the public square near
the monument TO his memory Cleve-
land officials delivered speeches.
Trapped by flames In the second
floor Of an Anticipated convict cage.
IS negro prisoners we're burned to
death at Oakley convict farm. 20 miles
from Jackson, Miss
After a conference with representa-
tiyes of the t~linmen and conductors,
the federal mediators In conference
at New York, declared that the situa-
ton on the eastern railroads had
reached a critical stage. They would
add nothing to explain this statement.
Running to the aid Of nine members
OF her family who were victims Of
wreck at grade crossing at Dayton.
o., Mrs. Bertha Watts, thirty eight,
was struck by street car and In
stantly killed. The other members OF
the Watts family were hurt.
Dissolution OF the alleged telephone
monopoly on the Pacific coast by the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company - the so-called telephone
trusts sought by Attorney General
McReynolds in the civil antitrust suit
fled at Portland, Ore.
The indictment of David Lamar. the
Wall street operator, on the charge OF
impersonating an officer OF the govern
ment for purposes OF fraud, was an
nounced In New York by United
states Attorney H. snowden Marshall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-31
Cigarette Question Up to co..on.


When is cigarette cigarette!
This Is the question which the Iowa
Humane society has asked Attorney
General Cosson 10 decide. Because
there is nothing in the anti-cigarette
law defining a cigarette the society
can do nothing with fourteen small
boys caught in the act OF smoking
| tobacco rolled in cigarette paper.
When confronted with the accusation
the boys contended that they were
makeshift cigarettes OF tissue paper
and ordinary smoking tobacco. The
tobacco had been found by the boys.
Stationery Cost State Big Sum.
II cost the state OF Iowa something
like $4,000 to supply stationery, jour
nails and copies Of bills for the
Thirty-fifth general assembly, The
figures have not been completed be-
cause all of the work on the house
journal is not done. For printing alone
tie senate spent $s,O19. The paper
used cost about $4,000. The house
bill will equal the same amount. TIL.
bill for stationery was large. Thess
figures have not yet been separated
from the others by the secretary OF
states department.
Plan to Protect Animals.
When the Iowa Humane society an
nounced recently that it contemplated
the erection of sanitary public
drinking fountain that would furnish
bubbling water and that drivers OF
horses would be required to carry with
them individual drinking buckets for
their horses, there was storm OF
protest against so radical an innoya.
ton. "A common drinking fountain
has promoted an epidemic of gland
ers. declares the humane society,
which has started a campaign to
change the public drinking fountains