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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
IBy Clifford Thorne.I


The interstate commerce commission
has granted advances on what mas
been estimated 10 per cent Of the traf-
fic, and denied advances on approx
mately 55 per cent of the traffic, the
latter being low grade commodities.
BY staving off general advance
for four years. our work has been
worth while. This has saved the pub
lie in the country as whole approx
mately so0o.Oo0,000.
The action of the commission deny
ing the advance on certain speclned
articles in eastern territory makes II
incumbent upon the shippers OF various
articles and commodities in the west to
redouble their efforts and gather the
data accurately and exhaustively COW
ering their traffic for the western case
which has just commenced
Question Back Into Politics.
The railroads. the president AMI the
commission, have made the questions
involved in this case matters OF public
policy. That fact alone justifies fun
and frank discussion of the decision.
Ultimately matters of public policy
are for the public determine. Where
courts or commissions go wrong. soon
err or later we set them right. even II
il takes a civil war. fear very mu"h
that the decision will force tho whole
railroad question back into politics.
ind conditions ripe for that very devel /
op-rent here in the middlewest amongst
the producers and the farmers, where
the whole movement for regulation or
iginated forty wears ago, long before
al the
United States. | shall he sincerely
sorry # this proves to he true. because
do not believe these matters should
ne handled that way. But fear cir
cumstances have finally forced that
result.
The commission has justified it's ac-
ton mainly on two grounds: first the
results of the war; ana second. the net
return the carriers are earning on
their property investment
AS to the war the commission has
done for the railroads precisely what
congress refused TO do for the cotton
industry We have created favored
industry: we have made Il var tax
FOR the benefit of one interest.
Railroads Get What They Asked For.
TIE commission has done what tie
railroads proposed. AS ! stated to the
commission. freight rates have all the
essentials of tax, for they are levied
on practically everything we eat or
wear. buy or sell. The commission has
increased this tax burden OF the Amer
lean public when world crisis is
pending. which it is admitted may at
| feet the railroads; but it will likewise
affect other lines of industry and some
are already Frustrated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
DEBATING TEAMS CHOSEN.
erinneII College Representatives
Named For Contests.
'pecial to Times-Republican.

Named for CONTESTS.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. PA committee of
the Grinnell college faculty has just
chosen the teams for the triangular de-
Dates With Drake and South Dakota
University Lewis Cobb.of Waterloo.
viii lead the negative team. Earl Gould
of Des Moines, and Paul Smith, OF
Grinnell, are the other two members.
Parke Ogden, Of Anamosa, will lead
the affirmative team. His colleagues
are Herman Ellsworth. Of Ottumwa.
and David Sawyer, Of Lacomo, Ore.
The alternatives are Leslie Lee of
Fisher, Mimi, and James McConaghie.
II Grinnell While none Of the debaters
except Ogden has had previous varsity
experience, they are all men who have
shown their debating ard oratorical
ABILITY X local contests. and are sure
81 giving their opponents hard strug-
Sie.
Grinnell meets Drake in Des
1lotnes this year, while the
contests with South Dakota and
Eankton College will be conducted al
1some. The question is. Resolved;
That single tax on land values is q
Adsirsbie form Of state and local taxa
41nn.. This question has been thor
oughiy discussed ut Grinneii in SER
- q inter-society debates, in which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21

The commission has increased this
tax burden on the basis of so-caHed
property Investment which Tor ABOUT
two thirds Of the companies is greater
than all their bonds and all their stocks
put together.
The commission has increased this
tax burden on the basis OF property
inves tment which includes all the wa
ter Of that notorious example Of hlgh
finance, the Erie, with it's savory PRINT
ing press scandal Of Gould and FISK
fame on the basis Of a property IN
vestment which exceeds the capitaliza-
ton for each one of twenty other great
railroads in that territory.
Advance Not Justified.
The commission has increased thls
tax burden at the end Of decade OF
unparalleled prosperity just preceding
the present depression, at time when
under ordinary circumstances the rail-
roads have actually earned return
sufficient to pay all operating ex-
penses, and interest on bonds and DEBTS
and taxes, and have enough left over
to equal in round numbers from per
cent to per cent on their capital
stock. water and all, the strong and
the weak, including the Erie, the
Wabash. the c. H. & D., the New
Haven and all the rest put together in
one lump.
AS l suggested in closing argument,
the great miracle of the twentieth
century, which will make this an epoch
famous for all time, is the transforma-
ton of water into gold. No other event
in ali recorded history is comparable
to this, since that wedding feast over
1000 years ago The alchemists OF
the middle ages tried to turn metal Into
gold but they failed They should have
tried water.
This decision marks an epoch OF
stupendous Importance. From the in
vention Of the steam engine down to
1898 there was a steady decline in the
average freight charges in the United
States for each ton hauled mile. The
railroads had shared with the public
the benefits arising from improved
methods and investigations. They did
not do it from phiIanthropic motives,
but because competition forced them
to do so.
/ The railroads got together about that
| time; competition was throttled, ana
they forced sudden stop to the de-
| cline in freight charges. Not content
with preserving the existing level. they
! then combined to force rates up. This
movement finally eliminated in COM
/ bination in 1910 of practically all the
railroads in America. in plain, direct
! violation Of the Sherman anti-trus'
law. A suit was instituted, but COM
! promise was effected; hearing was
J had before the commission and thu
| railroads were denied the advance
For four years they have been perfect
ing their organization. maintaining
subsidized literature. distributing books,
speeches and pamphlets to the farthes
corners of the continent; and FINAL!
American railroads have forced rate
to start upward. No one can tell TIT
outcome. The European war rs only
an incident in the movement. It is no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
Arlington News Briefs.

Special to 1meS-RepuDllcan.
Arlington, Dec. 21.- The congrega-
ton of the Presbyterian church has
extended a call to Rev. William Todd,
Of Stuart, Va, and he will commence
his work here the first Sunday in
January.
Misses Johanna and Anna Meyer re-
turned from Chicago to spend the
Christmas holidays at home.
Mrs. c. Jansen is getting along
nicely at the hospital at Parksburg and
expects to come home in short time.
George Van Gerpen, highly re-
spected citizen of this place, died after
several weeks illness of pneumonia
and was buried Thursday. The funeral
was held at the Baptist church, con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Rooster, and the
body was laid to rest in Pleasant View
cemetery. He leaves a wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Paul. Of North Dakota.
and two sons, Hike, of Minnesota, and
Dan, of this place.
| The electric light line between here
and Parkersburg has been completed
and we now enjoy the twenty four
hour service.
The various churches Ato preparing
their Christmas programme
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21

Des Moines, Dec 21-Eleven thous-
and cheering. weeping men. women and
children stood on the pine poaro
benches, in the choir loft, press boxes
and 81 the spacious vestibules at the
conclusion of the Rev. W. A Sundays
farewell service at the tabernacle last
night.
seven hundred and fifty converts
filed the first forty rows in the great
building, making the total for the
campaign nearly $4,000, or more than
one tenth of the city's population
Mr.. Sunday, clad in the fur collared
>vercou he wore the night ne altght-
ed from the Rock Island California
limited train several weeks ago Sat
urday night, his rubbers and soft hat
an-yes and his trusty yarn nittens,
stood with his arm about Ma on the
platform.
"Goodby, BILL People Yell.
He had finished his last sermon to
Des Moines, he had extended his last
invitation; he had shaken the last con-
vert's hand, q farmer lad, who had
driven in from the country, and he
had prayed in behalf Of the capital city
of his native state.
"Goodby, Bill"
Eleven thousand throats sent up
the farewell shout.
"Goodby. folks" and "Bilrs" voice
too, was husky
Come on. ma, let's hurry: our
train goes in an hour, and the grips
are up at the house"
The form OF the evangelist was
seen crowdtng thru the aisle in the
loft. Ma. followed at his heels. Then
went Ackley Welsh, Rhody and Miss
Sake. The soft gray hat bohbed above
the stairway for a moment and sank
from view. Billy Sunday had gone.
He had finished his work. had led 49,
GAL persons down the sawdust trail,
had preached the gospel OF Jesus to
more than half million people, and
now was ready to catch The 10: so
o'clock train to Chicago.
There were few dry eyes in the
tabernacl Gle as Sunday left the struc-
ture. The evangelists eyes were wet.
Throns at Station.
A crowd of several thousand per-
sons had beaten the party to the Rock
Island station and the scene that
greeted the evangelist aS he alighted
from his carriage was not unlike the
one he had beheld seven weeks ago
when he entered Des Moines.
Only the crowd had learned to sing
the favorite revival hymns and they
sang them now with v;gor. De
Brewers Big Hoses" "Since Jesus
Came Into Ny Heart" Brighten the
Corner Where You Are" and IF Your
Heart Keeps Right" were peeled off
in rapid succession. Rhody was not
there to lead them and Ackley had
come off and left his piano in the tab
ernacle to be shipped to Philadelphia
this week, but the singers sang just
the same as tho they We're STANDING
beneath the twinkling lights Of the
worship shed.
Mr.. Sunday made no effort to speak
He waved at the crowd and entered
his coach. The conductor gave the sig
nal, the engineer relaxed the steam
brakes, hundreds Of curious passenger:
drew their heads back thru the win
dows of the cars and the long trai1
moved slowly out of the station.
It is estimated that 10000 persons
heard Sunday in four sermons yester
day. Several hundred women ATTENDED
the meetings held by Mrs. Asher ant
Miss Miller yesterday afternoon in TIVE
local churches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
basis. or else for the government 70
~, hn than .sf-ff W.

basis. or else for the government 70
purchase them.
y SO far. only the shippers have hsSn
adequately organized; but mark NY
words. that time has now passed. The
labor unions already know, and the
consumers are going to be told. Just
what Is happening, and they are GO
ing to be heard from. Railroads have
set the pace for that action. Their
appeals to executive officials, to the
press and to the magazines, estop them
from offering criticisms. The other
side Of this story is going to be ex-
plotted. The consequences will have
to take care Of themselves. Perhaps
Bismarcks warning to Germany will
come true in America, don't know.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21

an unusual amount Of ability has been
shown by members of the various
teams The inter- collegiate debaters
were chosen principally on the basis OF
their showing in the inter-society con-
tests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21

The heart Of an avet1ee n1en makes
about one three-thousan4tAe ~ = volt Of
electricity at every bet a1d ~ an-
It has been invented. +
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
Rowan New. Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Rowan, Dec. 21-The ladies OF the
Congregational church gave chicken
dinner in the church dining room.
Profits amounted to nearly $40.
The high school lecture course was
opened with a monologue, THE Grand
Army Man." given by John T. Chamb-
ers, who showed himself an artist OF
the highest type.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21

Denver receives $1,1O0 month from
rented public property.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
NOT BETTER BECAUSE OF THE BOOZE.

The Recorder is in receipt of circular from The Nation
Model License League boosting Idaho the superior OF
Kansas many things probably based the fact that
in part of Idaho liquor licenses are issued
There's nothing much the matter with Idaho 1t with
out doubn mind at east-that this is better
than Kansas This might be proven hundred ways Bet
water better better altitude and climate better neigh
borsoh there for the abored argument
of the License League prove that Idaho the best But
of these not the that booze may
used here
Probably Idaho does booze per capita than they
do in Kansas There few counties in the But
it should be known that Idaho better many of the
points mentioned the argument of the License League be-
much of the state dry This climate these people,
average better than any Eastern Middle state though
they do little booze But the figures would show
very much better than they do the whole state dry
instead of only about thirds of the present
that the League needn't count great rush to embrace
its doctrines We make the showing do because we
the old open saloon wherever there enough population
support it, then should have the lead of even
Kansas.
All the parties promising to vote dry in the coming
legislature is clear out of politics. now; the state will be
dry boneyes, a whole skeletonnext year Then
if the Model License League will take up the figures it will
have argument that worth while But the people
object to these saying that good merely because
of the counties of the state allow the sale of booze
Twohirds of the state dry all of will be year
That's what makes Idaho better not the BOOZE
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Uni
ted States Land Office, HALEY, Ida
no, September 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Walter
M. Fender, of Richfield, Idaho, who, on
September 81, 1909, made Desert-Land
Entry, Serial No. 06765, for El-2 of the
SWl-4, WIZ of the SE1-4, sec. 8, twp.
south, range 20 East Boise Meridian,
has filed notice of intention no make
Final Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register
and Receiver, U. S. Land Office, at
Haley, Idaho, on the 23rd day of Nov
ember, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Lowell Fender, Leonard Fender, Earl
Fender, Henry M. Fender, all of Rich
field, Idaho.
]. F. WILLIAMS.
Register.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
COUNTY POLITICS.

The Recorder editor acquainted with all but of the
republican county ticket and unreservedy that they
represent high quality of citizenship While it is
all proof of quality to be republican, it happens that all
these especially good 1t quite true that there
celent men for places the other ticket If nomna-
tons had not been made through partisan machinery many
would entirely ignore partisan lines and will do
how 1t will be safe for any republican to vote his ticket
straight where he is personally acquainted with the
candidates. to be noted that most of the plea for
parsanship and liberalty politics from whatever
party parties be underneath Since the present
ddates chosen frankly partisan basis it wouldn't
be bad idea to elect them if the legislature
should abolish partisan politics from county affairs
If the coming legislature to propose to take away
all partisan designations from candidates for county office
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01

voices of the frogs.
"Oh, II / had never met himi" she
cried. in so low tone that only the
frogs heard her. And now to give
him up! Was it your fault, mother
dear, that your mother was a mu-
/ latto?"
Was there in the music Of the frogs
any note that caused her to shud-
! der SO?
Coral Coral where are you'll"
Her aunt's voice reached her ears.
The girl started to her feet at the
sound, 80 suddenly that she well nigh
fell into the water. She hurried down
the railroad to meet her aunt, who
stood near the station. There was
an engine, ''pusher." standing near,
wheeling and painting.
Get into the engine. Cora. Here
is hat I'll go with you"
Her aunt led the way and Cora
wonderingly followed her into the
cab. Her uncle was there, and on
his saying, "All right" the engineer
started the engine, and the frogs
songs died away In the distance.
Cora, must be abrupt. 1t has just
come up over the wires that Jim Glib
bons' freight ran away down the
grade and plunged OF the track at
the curve"
"And Ben Evens IL killed. came In
a hollow sound from Cora's lips
mo, he's hurt and wants you"
Ben was lying on the bank on some
coats which the men standing around
had furnished; his eyes opening and
closing. his breath failing. but he
knew Cora.
Little wife," he whispered, as her
arm stole about his neck, and her hot
lips pressed his forehead. that was
not to be on earth, but God grant it,
will be in heaven"
With a great effort he raised his
arms, put them about her, pressed her
10 him, and then all was over.
From her heart arose the words:
1t was not to be on earth, but 1t
will be in heaven. Thank God. he
lever knew"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01

September Is, 1909, made Homestead
Entry, Serial No. O66s7, for the SEA
of the NEl-4, NE1-4 of the SEA-, sec.
8; N1-2 of the SW1-4, sec. 9, twp. a
south. range 20 east B. M, has filed
notice of intention to make Final
Five Year proof before Register &
Receiver, U. s. Land Office. at HALEY.
Idaho, on the 29rd day of November,
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Lowell Fender, Leonard Fender, Earl
Fender, Henry M. Fender, all of Rich
field, Idaho.
]. F. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
Candidates For State Offices

United States Senator
Republican-James H. Brady,
Democratic James II. Hawley
Progressive-Paul Clagstone
Representative in Congress.
Democratic Bert Miller, James H.
Forney.
Republican, obtert M. McCracken,
Addison T. Smith.
rogressive-Charles W. Luck, E
H. Rettig.
Justice of Supreme Court.
Nonpartisan - William NJ Morgan
Edward A. Walters.
Governor.
Republican-John NJ. Haines.
Democratic-Moses Alexander,
Progressive-Hugh E. McElroy.
Socialist. A. Coblentz.
Mine Inspector.
Republican Robert N. Bell.
Democratic-John H. Nordquist.
Progressive-James W. Caples.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
GOOD PASTURES FOR SWINE
Glover Is Much Cheaper for Pigs Than
Grain and 1t Pays to Give Animals
All They VIII Eat.
(By w. F. PURDY.)

A trip through the country will re-
veal the fact that good many Of the
pig pastures on the farms are not
pastures in fact. but simply small
runs.
This means that the pigs get little
grass or clover while 1t is at its best
early In the spring and then go with
out the rest of the season.
Now, If the pigs could be given
good big pasture where they would
have more range and all the clover
they would eat and some to spare the
profit from them would be more.
Glover is very much cheaper feed
for pigs than grain and 1t pays to
give them all of 1t they will eat. Fat
tening hogs will make the same gain
on rs per cent. less grain where they
have access to good clover pasture.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
WHAT THE FROGS HEARD
BY w. w. WHALEN.

1t was six o'clock on a June morn.
ing. His freight had now come to
the top of the heavy Locust Summit
grade, and as he stood on the roof OF
box car he saw girl kneeling at an
open upstairs window in the house
adjoining the station. Her head lay
on her hands; few of her curls hung
out over the window-ledge and waved
In the breeze. Ben got off the car and
stood looking up at her. This chance
perhaps Fortune herself had put in his
way. How often he had watched
those black curls through the station
window, when he CHANGED to be there,
and Cora Goyne was In sight Yet
she had never seen him. He gave a
shrill whistle
Could anything be prettier than
that round, dimpled, sleepy dark face
which started up from the window
sill, the eyes bright from sleep, the
hair gracefully disorderedi For a sec
ond or two she was bewildered. She
looked down, and saw an engine and
train standing-and something else;
brakeman, cap in hand, looking up
into her face.
For only an instant she gazed at
him; then, with a little cry OF morti-
fication, leaped away from the window
and disappeared from his view. But
in that instant, she had, with wom-
ans facility, noted how yellow his
hair and mustache were, how big and
blue his eyes, how brawny his Shout
ders, and how handsome his face.
That was their introduction. They
became lovers. Every day Ben's train
stopped at Locust Summit, and every
day Cora made 1t a point to meet
him; sometimes for only a word,
for prolonged converse
ton. His southern heart yearned to-
wards this lovely bit of northern wom-
anhood.
It was a night in July. Ben's train
was waiting for orders. He' and his
sweetheart we're conversing in low
tones, as they walked up and down
The railroad.
80 you liked The Last of the Mo
Yes, very much; but should have
liked the story better had Mai Hey
ward married Cora and not Alice"
That is just what I liked about
t. No wonder Major Hayward was
lisgusted with Cora when her father
old him of her birth"
Her birth? / don't understand"
why, her mother was a creole, or
omething; there was a trace of ne
TO or Indian blood in Cora, faint per-
APPS, but there for all that" The
irl trembled and grew pale to the
ps. He felt her CULVER on his arm.
Surely you are not chilly tonight;
'hy shiver?"
She was taken unawares, but her
nswer shed only a faint light on
er thoughts. What a coincidence
lat my name is Cora. tool" she blurt-
out.
He laughed
BE my wife. dearest; say yes" No
,und from her colorless lips. He
ressed her again to him. you lit
9 goose, thought l knew you. but
DIV l see that no man can ever I'M
srstand a woman. Who'd think you
} shy? Well, the answer tomorrow"
He bounded across the rails, c
ring. he climbed the side Of a house l
II; stood on the top, cap in hand, c
q moonlight falling on his yellow .
lir; a kiss from the tips Of his I
lgers. then the train rolled by and D
IRA was alone. q
She looked at the green waters OF g
Q swamp. whence came the sonorous b
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01

Lieutenant Governor.
Republican-Herman H. Taylor.
Democratic-James W. Tanner
Progressive-C. E. B. Roberts.
Secretary of State.
Republican - George R. Barker
Democratic-W. T. Dougherty.
Progressive-Sa II. Jordan.
State Treasurer.
Republican o. V. Allen,
Democratic-L. M. Caps.
Progressive-C. o. Broxon.
State Auditor.
Republican--Fred L. Huston.
Democratic-A. l. LeHuquet.
gressive-Clarence Van Densen.
Attorney General.
Republican-Jose H. Peterson.
Democratic-T. A. Walters.
Progressively A. Lee.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
epublican-Bernice Mccoy.
ogressive-Charles w. Morrison
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-10-01
Cows Capacity.

Every COW has limit to the amount
of butter fat she is capable Of giving.
1t is true that often COWS are poorly
cared for and SO poorly fed they fall
below normal in percentage of butter
fat. In such cases proper feeding,
better care, and more comfortable
quarters. with plenty of sunshine.
good ventilation and warmth. will
bring the COW up to normal.