Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
SEASON TO BE OPENED WITH IL
Illustrated LECTURE ON
GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA.
EMERY c. koLB, EXPLORER,
OF CANYON TO BE LECTURER
Speaker Is One Of Two ko'b Brothers
Who Are Noted For Their Expiora-
ton of the Colorado River and
Photographs Made Of the Canyon
Other Numbers of the Course.

The annual season of the Searchight
Club of the Y. NJ. c. a. will open at
the ASSOCIATION building next Monday
evening. oct. Is. The first number OF
the seasons course is to be the illus
truted lecture Shooting the Rapids
of the Grand Canyon of Arizona. by
Emery c. Kob. The feature of the
lecture Will be the pictures, illustra
lions, which will be both moving and
stationary pictures.
brothers who have explored more thor
oughly and photographed more extern
sively the grand canyon of the Colo-
RADIO river than any other men. The
kClb brothers explored the Colorado
for several hundred miles a most
dangerous undertaking. in which a
number of lives have been lost They
were the first to make this perious
voyage successfully. and some of the
moving pictures were made along this
trip The kolb brothers still photo
graphs are what might ne called the
standard pictures of the canyon.
utt nave ildue lilouS6HaiS cI tueIl,
and they have been reproduced widely
in many publications.
In fact the kolb brothers have what
amounts "a practical monopoly of
the canyon. They own a mining cain
at the head of Bright Angel trail. the
easiest and best trail down into the
canyon, and each tourist who makes
the trip down must pay the brothers
,Dll
claim.
Senator Ciarkson Nov. II.
The second number of the course
will be an address by Senator John r.
GARRISON. of Abba on Nov. II. SEN
ator Clarkson fathered the employers
liability act thru the general assem-
bly, two-Eears ago. He viii discuss this
law very probably from The view
point Of the employe.
The two dates given are the only
two that have been fixed definitely.
The rest of the course will consist OF
one. and possibly two illustrated travel
talks, one of them being more correct
ly a lecture on exploration.
The club is ready to sign contract
with Capt. \. C. Fisla, who was the
Official photographer with the Roose-
VET chpSultipl t.ldt iI1ibt- an |N paw iti'is
up the Amazon river and discovered
The River of Doubt which has since
been so much discussed Captain
Fialas lecture Of this "trip is Illus
tra ted with moving and still pictures
of this expedition into the tropics OF
South America He will probably APP
pear on the course late in the winter or
in the spring.
Steiner For Opening.
The Cub thought it most appropriate
to invite DIR. Edward A. Steiner, OF
Grinnell College. to open the club.
the new year. He was chosen because
Of his interest in the club, and also
because he was one of those who had
most to do with organizing it.
Other numbers for the first and sec
| ond half of the season will be DR.. j
| H. kellogg, of Battle Crack Mich, a
| millionaire food manufactures and a
| specialist on the subject of eugenics
| on which he will lecture: DR.. Herbert
l.. willett of the University of Chi
| cago: and Clifford Thorne. chairman
| of the state board of railroad commits
| sioners.
The subject of DR.. willetts lecture
{
on railroad freight rates and rate legis.
i lation.
I 1t is quite possible that the third
number of the course Will he an ad
+! dress by James c. Davis. of De!
! Moiner attorney in Iowa for thu
! Northwestern railroad system. 1t II
probable that Mr.. Davis will follow
Senator Clarkson on the course ant
will discuss the employers liability Law
from the standpoint of the employer
(! it is possible that DIR. F'rederlci
! Monsoon, a traveller and lecturer WIZ
appeared before the club and the Mar
(, shaItown Club last season in illus
trated lectures. will be secured for al
illustrated lecture. 9
The officers of the club are {. h
Van Law. president; Ralph W. Scott
vice president who with DR.. II. A. Kin
nan r. d. Hamilton, Henry f.. Wilson
and Fl. ]. Rodgers. are the members 0
the program committee.