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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
EYES STUFFED WITH OPIUM.
Police Make Surprising Discovery u
Examination OF Chinese joss.

Examination OF Chinese joss.
Secreted In the may panels OF IN
ornate Confucian shrine. opium and
yen shce" and pipes In which they are
smoked were found by the police In
spectacular raid on n Chinese joss
house adjoining Presbyterian mis-
sion at All y North Los Angeles street
Two habitues were arrested.
When acting Sergeant Meyer, COM
handing the Chinatown squad. and
officers Roberts and McCaron entered
the place 1t was deserted save for one
Chinese. The air was thick with the
incense OF aromatic woods. Without
ado or genuflective kowtowV to the
watching idol. the officers stripped OH
their coats and proceeded to desc
crate" the shrine. Removing panel
after panel In the base structure OF the
altar the officers were surprised to find
a common five gallon oil can.
They looked II over and saw nothing
amlss. They examined 1t again and
found false bottom and then a guam
tity OF "yen shee." which Is the scrap
ings OF burnt opium. A moment Later
they lifted the joss and found that he
had been sitting on a pipe. Convinced
that their search was not to be unre-
warded. Sergeant Meyer and his men
set to with renewed energy. Minutely
they examined the Joss Itself and
learned that 1t was hollow. OFFICER
Mover running his hand into the eyes
of the joss found them loaded with the
contra band opium. which had much the
appearance of chunk OF tar.
At this juncture Tie Lock. the
.verger," shuffled in from an adjoining
room. In his hand was one of the most
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Abba.

| Abba. -
| Thursday evening with the largest
crowd ever gathered IN this county
| Races were all close and exciting.
Iowa City. 80
A Renholz. of Johnson county mas
Used $4,000 worth Of potatoes tnis
vears He has field Of eighty acres
and the average yield has been 10
bushels for each acre.
! Shenandoah. ,,,
.Joseph Emery, a farmer living south
of Shenandoah. lost an ear ana ii'
chest was crushed in a runa way acci-
dent Wednesday night. H1s aausn.el
and grandson, who were riolns an
him also received minor injuries.
Shenandoah. -. !
renorter 80 years old. He reports 1or
duty at I a. m. and SPENDS most VI
each day on the streets. OEce "eeh
! he makes Clarinda, the county seat
twenty-five miles away.
oksaloosa. ~ ,,,
Iowa yearly meeting of Friends Will
omen in Oskaloosa today with the an
mail meeting Of the christian endeaNor
societies and will continue over sun
dav. Sept. 6. 1t will be held in the
yea r,v meeting house on North G street
and College avenue.
MeIeher. Ia. N
William Thomas, miner, about 5o
wears old, was killed at the lndlana
! coal mine, near here, Thursday he
was engaged in propping when large
quantity of slate fell, crushing him. he
is survived by widow and four chill
dren.
West Liheray.
west Liberty has a new co-oper-
alive creamery company, the directors
| Of which are all residents OF that
place. The product Of almost 100 cows !
has been pledged to the plant and
enough money has been pledged 10
| wa rrant the erection of plant.
New London.
John Leavendahl, 80 years Ola, puo-
fisher of the New London Advertiser,
prominent business man ana oano
master, died Thursday. He was mem
Der of the Masonic, K. OF r. and ooo
Fellows lodges. He leaves wife, one
son, sister and brother.
pes Moinss.
when j. E. Connect and wife re-
! turned at midnight to their home they
saw three men running away as they
approached. Their attention was at
|rracted by gasolene fumes and they
| discovered that oil had been splasheG
over the house, and there was fuse
and q quantity of gunpowder with
kindling arranged under the franz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Iowa Falls News ltems.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Aug. 31.-Editor l.. =.
zelleno of the Opera House Reporter
at Baskerville, was the guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.. Foster sun
day.
George E. Post is taking n vacation
from store duties and visiting his SIS
ter in Wisconsin.
S. Nj. Locy has bought the photo
gallery building on Main street OF Z.
H. Koon with the expectation of re-
modelling it and opening harness
shop.
The auction sale Of lots in the north
part of town by Joseph Cal.aird. Sat
urday, did not materiallze. After Of
fering the choice of four lots and re-
ceiving bid Of $3.50, Mr.. Callaird de-
cided to call the sale of.
Mrs. A. j. Foster and son. +. f. Eos
ter, leave today for Framingham. Mass,
to visit relatives for a couple of weeks.
w. H. Sherwood left for Detroit.
Mich, Saturday night. After attending
the national G. A. r. eEcampment
there, he will go to Albion, ~. Y, for
visit at his old home for few weeks.
Mrs. E. e. Plopper left Saturday
night for Detroit, Mich. to attend the
national G. A. r. and w. h. c. meet
ing Mrs. Plopper has oeen prominent
in W. r. C. circles in this state for
many years and was at one time at the
head of the w. r. c. in this state.
City Manager u. l.. Marriage has
opened a fine gravel pit in east Iowa
Falls and the road east from the depots
to the corporation line is being
graveled.
e. G.. Simpson goes to Williams to.
day to take charge Of tho First Ma
tional Bank. having bought large in
terest in that institution last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
erief New. Of rraer.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Aug. 31.-Kerr & Goken pur-
chased of " Herinek. south of Traer
a hog that weighed $50 pounds, paying
$3.50 per hundred.
Mrs. George Cone has been quite i'll
of appendicitis the past week.
Mr. and Mrs David Keith go to Can
ada this week to spend several weeks
with their sons who are operating a
large farm near RouleaH.
Miss Jessie Stuart leaves today fol
Sunnyside, Wash, to resume her duties
in the public schools.
Electric lights have been placed in
the alley north of the Rock Island
depot, where a row Of hitchlng posts
were recently set, thus lessening the
danger of thieving from vehicles stand
ing along the way.
Miss Beneda Greelis has returned tC
her home at Watertown, S. D.. after a
stay of three months.
Fl. S. Smead has purchased the Geth-
man residence In Gladbrook that he
first proposed renting. 1t is one of the
best residences in the town and sold
for $500.
Raymond Whannel went TO Des
Moines Thursday to join the camp fol-
ninety eight other boys. one from each
county, who We're winners IF the prize
offered by the fair management for the
best essay. The outing lasts ten days
with all expenses paid.
The Traer cornet band has been
awarded an important contract, having
been engaged to furnish music for the
Cedar Valley district fair to be s>eld on
the new fair grounds near Cedar Falls
for six days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
aualNE Is eEcrioN OF GUTHRIE
COUNTY TOWN ALMOST
WIPED OUT.
ELEVEN BUILDINGS WITH
THEIR CONTENTS DESTROYED
Two Hardware Stores, General Mer'
chardiss, Grocery and Undertaking
Embellishments, Postot'ice and Other
Smaller Business Houses Burned
Three Families Narrowly Escape.

Yale, Aug, 31.-Fire of unknown orr
gin early Sunday wiped out an entire
business block in Yale and three FAM
lilies narrowly escaped being burned TO
death. Eleven buildings, three OF them
two-story structures, were destroyed
with their contents, causing loss OF
more than 100000, about one-half Of
which is covered by insurance.
The fire started in restaurant III
the middle of the block and spread
rapidly to adjoining buildings. AS
the flames reached a grocery store
large quantities Of gasolene were is-
nited and a few moments later explo-
sions which shook the entire town oc-
Cured when gunpowder and dynamite
stored in a hardware store were SET
afire.
The little chemical engine lire de-
partment was unable to cope WIN inc
flames but did valiant work to Keep
the fire from spreading across the
street to other business buildings anu
to the residence district
The three families who made their
homes on the second floors OF the
buildings burned were barely able to
set out with their lives. The IRE
was already raging when they Were
awakened by persons in the street
throwing rocks thru the windows. They
rushed out scantily clad but all their
belongings were lost.
Mrs. v. E. Cooper and Lloyd Caple
were overcome by heat but the con-
dition Of neither is serious.
In the buildings destroyed were two
hardware stores, grocery store. an
undertaking establishment, general
merchandise store and tine postofflce
,,a.;ao, q ,,n,nhar If store rooms
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Southern Iowa Items

(, work of the building. Mr. ana MIS-.
! Connect believe that only their timely
arrival prevented incendiaries from de-
! stroying their home, thinking that they
We're in It, Last Christmas eve, the
residence next door was blown up with
! dynamite and the occupants, Mrs
! Ophelia Johnson and daughter, badly
! injured.
Museatine.
! An aerial passenger service has been
| installed between Muscatine and Dav-
EXPORT Roger Janus. driving
j Benoist hydro -aeroplane, carrying Z. L.
Hanley, admiral of the Mississippi Val
! lev Power Boat Associa ton, making
1 the trip in twenty five minutes.
keswick.
w. G. Bailey, of Kesw!ch, was Sc
verely injured by a Jicous male hog.
| He had started thru the feed yard to
do the choring when without warning
! the hog struck him from behind and
sunk a tusk into the flesh OF the thigh.
!, Before he could recover himself the
boar struck him again near the knee.
Bloomfield.
G. Whited, a farmer near Bloom
! field this year tried the experiment OF
| baline his straw as fast as 1t came
| from the thresher. Sixty four acres
! of grain yielded him 767 GALES of straw
| weighing eighty-seven pounds and the
\ experiment proved so successful that
he was delighted with the results.
1 celfax.
| The new Methodist church at ColfaN
which was to have been dedicated Sun
/ r3ox, will not he dedicated until the pipe
! organ is installed. The building Is a
I beautiful structure, built of brick
trimmed in white stone, is 56x76 feet,
Mas basement under the entire build
ing. 1t will be lighted by electricity
and heated by steam.
elakesbura.
The annual reunion of the Thirty
sixth Iowa infantry will be held this
4 year at Blakesburg, where six surviv-
ors OF the organization are living. The
veterans will meet Sept. % and 26 and
the usual reunion program will be held,
augmented by numerous little court
estes which the people Of Blakesburg
are planning.
cIsrinda.
Despite threatening weather, the en- !
tire day Thursday, Iowa's record crowd
turned out for the third day OF the Cla-
4 rinda fair, $4,000 persons being on the
1 grounds at 9 o'clock. With parking
space for 1000 automobiles at the
lgrounds, 300 cars were turned away
i at the gate The stock parade at noon
4 headed by a combined aand OF eighty
y pieces, was made up Of l50 prize win
. ners.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
ROCK ISLAND SUIT BEGUN.
Stakeholder Petitions Court For r.
ceiver and to Recover LARGE Sun,

Stakeholder Petitions Court For Re-
ceiver and to Recover Large Sum.
Des Moines. Aug. 31.--Suit. which it
is SAID may ultimately throw the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Company into bankruptcy, was filed
in the Polk county district court Sat
urday afternoon by Mrs. Clara S. Me-
Neil. of Columbus. Kan, the owner Of
100000 worth IT stock IN the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Com
pany, holding corporation.
Mrs. Mcneil asks that q receiver be
authorized to institute an action
against D. G. Reid, w. H.. Moore, E. S.
Moore and j. S. Moore, and other per-
sons. owners Of the majority Of stock
in the railway company. tor the recov-
cry Of $4,000, 900. She ,ilso asks judy
ment against the holding company for
$4,000, with interest since May J., 1914.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
THREE BOYS ARRESTED.
Sent to Jail by Mayor Of Hubbard For
Theft Of Watch.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Aug. 31.-Marshal Boylan, OF
Hubbard, brought three boys to this
city Saturday and lodged them In the
county jail, to which institution they
had been committed by Mayor Lage.
The boys gave their names as Edward
Dem, aged IA; Frank Kloth. aged 16,
and Weston Mahony, aged IA. They
were accused of having stolen gold
watch from a resident Of Hubbard,
The boys apparently nave no perma-
nent abiding place and may possibly be
committed to the reformatory in this
city. Under what authority Mayor
Lage committed the boys to the county
Jail is not clear. as the law of Iowa
states that persons under 16 years
shall not be committed to an institu-
ton where adult prisoners are con-
fined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Cloud on Titles to Valuable Lands.
Special to Times-Republican.

Dubuque, Aug. 31-Attorney D. w.
Webster. representing the general land
office in Washington, is in the city
looking up titles to some eleven pieces
of property in Dubuque on which Uncle
Sam never has given patents. This
property is very valuable, much OF 1t
being covered by expensive buildings.
How the original transactions were
made and how the present owners
came into possession Of them without
government patents is the matter Mr..
Webster is attempting to clear up. 1t
is not the purpose of the attorney to
dispossess the present owners but he
does seek to straighten out the titles,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
srANDPATrER TO soLT.
Eagle Grove eagle Editor Conserving
With Hamilton Democrats.

Special to Times Republican.
Eagle Grove. Aug. 31.--It is the gen.
eral belief here among republicans thai
A. H. Barnes, senior editor of the
Eagle, has gone over to Hamilton anc
the democrats for governor Hamilton
spoke here at the fair Friday and
among the democrats who met him al
the train. dlned with him, and con-
ferred in his room at the hotel was
Barnes, erstwhile standpatter. anti.
Clarke, anti -Cummins and anti-ken'
yon republican high tartn advocate
The Eagle recently quoted in run
Cedar Rapids papers eulogy Of Ham
ilton and republicans here are expect
ing an ont and out bolt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
a lawyer. si,l.

A lawyers bill. like the plumber'
FUN of detail. have just seen speU
men sent to business friend of mi
who. anxious to settle UP his acco,v
telephoned to his lawyers. The
came In with elaborate detail. and I
last item was, ITO attending you
the telephone in answer to your reQus
for BILL shillings S pence" My friel
vowed he would see them in--chance
before he paid that and struck 1t out.
London Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
FAREWELL FOR FISCHER.
Reception Given Ogden School Super
intendent Who Retires.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Ogden, Aug. 31-Prof. Anton F1scner
retiring superintendent of the Osder
public schools. was tended farewei
reception by the members OF the las
years senior and junior classes FRIDAY
evening. Professor Fischer served her'
two years and won the respect and ad'
mlration of many for the capable man
ner in which he aroused and main
tanned a good school spirit and mgr
excellence In study. He goes to TN
University Of Minnesota to take pos
graduate course.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
John Ensstrum, Of Near Go'dfield
Meets Death in Accident.

Special to TlmeS-RepuDIcaH.
Goldfield, Aug. 31.-A fatal accident
occurred one mile north Of Goldtield
Friday afternoon, when John Eng
strum, a prosperous farmer of the Lunl
neighborhood was instantly killed he
was hauling two loads of cement. drlV-
ing one team and leading another, from
Goldfield. His horses became fright
ened at a train and ran away, throw
ing Mr.. Engstrum from the load and
running over him. The funeral SER
vice was held at the Renwick Baptist
church Sunday afternoon and was
largely attended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
COAST TO COAST DRIVE.
californians Travel Overland With
Small Pony Team.

Special to Times Republican.
NTraer, Aug. 31.-Owen Thompson. oil
Pasadena, CAL with his nephew, Ray
Thompson, arrived in Traer to pass a
few days here. The former is a
brother of Mrs. Tom Leslie. of PARK
Row. The two are travelling overland
from coast to coast behind two
Canadian ponies that weigh only 4oo
or 500 pounds each. They started IN
March and it will take them several
months to reach the Atlantic coast.
They travel over the Lincoln Hlgh-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31

beautiful pipes the officerx ~ \;
seen. Tie Lock ID IS years Q,
OF patriarchal appearances. ~ ~
aware that the officers were 49,
room and had ventured IN too .
retreat when he saw them. 80
realized the damaging evidence ~ =
in his hands. and with Z spring. (. h
considering his years. stArtAd ft
window to Ming out the pipe. hui n
intercepted Los Angeles Hzamin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31

Charges OF fraud and conspiracy are
lodged against MIR. Reid and his assoc
ciates, az we'll as the Central Trust
Company. of New York City.
The plaintiff charges that thru mis-
management the stock of the holding
company, given as collateral security
for $145, 900, has no deprecated that
it is only worth $50 a share. She also
asks that Reid and his associates be
removed as directors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
aArrLEsNAke L,vEs L. ToS..s
BID Reptile Has Mads Home -
aters Fer Fsur YeAre. :

For four years . rattlesnake Of =
size has lived under local stores, iIc
belief following the rather diotur
di .covcry OF James Kennedy In . 4
hardware store. Mr.. kennedy air.
stepped upon the reptile - u lay cd
back Of a counter. The snake 4.
crawied into the store thru q pipe.
Four years ago q travelling n
show lost two snakes In block
Joining the store. One Of the sns
was captured at the time.-Los Ang1
Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Hardin Farmer Loses Barn.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Aug. 31.-Henry Rubendahl.
living east Of this city about eight
miles, had the misfortune to lose by fire
his barn, granary and contents early
Sunday morning. Lightning is believed
to have struck the barn. Thirteen head
of horses were rescued. but the hay and
grain were burned. The loss is csti-
mated at about $1,000, partially covered
by insurance. Mr.. Rubendahl was in
Des Moines attending the fair at the
time of, the conflagration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN.
"Corn Belt Route"
nOJNCs SnT1VNJ

No. 1-st. Joe and K. c.
limited .................. $40 a. M
No. 3-K. C. Mail e. Express 8: Is p. m
No. 5-Kansas City and ST.
Joseph Observation-Disclosures. 1855 a. M
+. No. sway Freight $50. 10: 80 a. IN
No. 55-Des Moines Mail 80. 6:47 p. m
GOING NORTH.
No. Twin Cities Limited 80 p. m
No. 4-Chicago and st. Paul
Express ................. 1855 a. m
No. "a .................... Z: p. m
mo. So-Way Freight 49,. 7:45' a. m
No. 6-Chicago Filler ......10:35 p. IN
Except Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Barn and Automobile Burned.

Special to Times-Republican.
Pocahontas, Aug. 31.-Frank Eberly's
barn and automobile were burned Fri
day afternoon. Children playing with
matches are supposed to have started
the fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31

In the Alps there is a letter box 10000
feet above the sea level, from which
daily collections are made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
CHICAGO. 4 NORTHWESTERN.
Effective 1901 q. M. May q.
GOING WHIST


No. 11-Denver Special 80. 1:35 a. m.
No. Los Angeles Limited 1924 a. m.
No. 3-China and Japan
Express .............-... $3.50 a. N.
No. 2s--Ames Passenger :. HOS q. IN.
No. 5-Des Moines Passen-
ger Observation-Disclosures. 500 p. m.
No. 1s-Hawkeye Express. $3.50 p. M.
No. 17-Oregon and Wash
ington. Special .,.......... lac; a. m.
s 40 %. 42-Local Freight So. 20 a. m.
GOING EAST. 49,
No. 14-Denver Special 80. S:15 a. m.
No. 4-Des Moines Passen-
ger Observation-Disclosures. s:s2 a. m.
s NO. 12-Denver Special 80. 1:10 p. m.
No. 1S-Oregon and Wash
ington Special .....-..... 2:30 a. m.
No. 30 Clinton Passenger. 3:11 p. IN.
No. 6-Atlantic Express ~. S:15 p. m.
No. 22Chicago Special ...11:5S p. m.
No. 10-Eastern Express j. 6:13 a. m.
No. 42--Local F#sight ..... 1850 p. m.
Nos. 5, 43. 4 and AZ daily except Sun
day No. 80 daily to Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. L
! NORTH BOUND.
LOUIS.

Twin Cities Mail daily -. 81 Is a. m.
Mason City Mail Eek. Sun). $3.50 p. m.
Twin City Limited daily. 2:10 a. m.
Local Freight lex. SUM- -. $40 q. m.
ri. SOUTH BOUND.
St Louis and Kansas City
Mall daily .......-...... $3.50 p. m.
Peoria Express Eek SUM. 9:05 a. m.
St Louis and Peoria Linn
tied daily ...... 4:o1 am.
Local Freight Eek. SUM -. 700 a. m.
STORY CITY BRANCH.
Leave. Arrive.
$40 :, m. Stock Express
,s eek. sun.) ... s:45 a. m.
$40 =. N. Mixed Eek. SUM-, 4:45 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAIL1OwN IOWA: AUGUST 81, 1914

way. MIR. Thompson has $500 photo
graphic outfit and Is taking MOVING
pictures along the way He mas
larger horse that draws the apparatus
and tenting outfit.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-03
CURE FOR OBSTINATE FEL0N
New York Physician Reports That He
Has Encouraging Success With
q New Remedy.

A whitlow is an Inflammation un
der the skin, usually on finger. Eel
ons start from whitlows. In felon
the Inflammation has extended to the
periosteum and sometimes to the
sheath of a tendon. Amy one who has
had one knows how painful 1t is.
The usual treatment Is to apply tine
ture of iodine, alcohol, spirit of cam
phor or witch hazel and to poultice
with fiaxseed This will generally give
relief. When these remedies fail the
felon has to be lane I'd.
Lancing does not always cure, how
ever. and DR.. Beverley Robinson Of
New York reports to the Medical
Journal that he had success with such
an obstinate felon by covering 1t with
aseptic gauze soaked in equal parts OF
glycerine and saturated solution Of ep-
som salts, renewed night and morn
ing. During the day this dressing was
removed for awhile and the finger
was soaked In hot water and borax
(half water) for fifteen or twenty
minutes After several weeks of wet
dressing and soaking, oxide of zinc
ointment was applied. DR.. Robinson
also gave tincture of geEtian, one
dram before meals, and found this
beneficial.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-03
Developing Northern Australia.

A large cold storage works Is to be
erected at Port Darwin, Northern ter
ritory, Australia, by the British Union
Cold Storage company; concession
for that purpose having recently been
signed by the commonwealth minister
for external affairs. Australia has 49,.
100000 head of cattle, mostly In the
wide, well-grassed tablelands of the
north, and the erection of local meat
works is the first step in a great ad-
vance Of the export trade, the meat
works Of Queensland and the south
ern parts Of Australia being quite In.
adequate to deal with the rapid In
crease in the export trade during the
past few years. The news also marks
q step In the development of that vast
unpopulated northern area which
Australia La determined to keep for
the white race. It has long been
recognized that the natural advan.
tages OF this region made 1t especially
pastoral province. The common
wealth government announced a few
days ago that they were preparing to
spend $50,O00,000 during the next
three years in railway construction
between Port Darwin and the interior
and the South.