Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
STATE DAIRY DEPARTMENT
GIVES UP WORK IN SOUTH
IOWA FOR THIS SEASON.
PASTURES BURNED OUT,
INTEREST NATURALLY LAGs
Committees investigating Food Price.
in Dss Moinss Find Retail Merchants
Not to Blame For Advancing Prices
Iowa euardsmsn Break Camp
Rifle Shoot On.
Special to Times Republican.

reports OF damage to pastures in the
southern part Of the state the state
dairy and food department has tempo.
rarily abandoned the propaganda fol
extension of the cooperative cream
cries In that part of the state. Meet
inss had been planned to arouse in
terest in ,dairying and to encourage the
support OF local creameries. But with
the pastures burned up and a shortage
OF fodder 1t is deemed that the farmers
would not take interest in the subject
mat would warrant the meetings now
But the business has started well in
southern Iowa and 1t is believed tina,
IN time that part Of the state will be-
come dairy and butter making ter
ritory.
committees making investigation OF
tne food price question in Des Moines
nave gone far enough to convince
themselves that local merchants and
dealers are not to blame for high
prices. The merchants have been able
TO snow that in practically every case
we increase was put on the material
before 1t came into their hands. The
local commission men have also shown
That the source of the raise was HIGHER
up. In TACT, everybody places the
blame at some other place. and the
niger OF accusation may not be prop
erly pointed in any direction.
Judge G. S. Robinson. former mem
Der OF the board Of central is mem
Der OF the committee on criminal law
reform for the American Prison AS
ISOLATION, which meets this year in ST.
Paul commencing Oct 8. The fact that
the meeting is SO close to Iowa means
: that Iowa will have a good representa-
ton at the meeting. Judge Robinson,
retired from active life is living on the
shore OF Lake Okoboji, where he di-
vides his time between looking after
his farms and reading.
AT this convention there will be dis
cussed a good many questions that are
live ones in Iowa at the present time,
such as 1.-THE practical value of the
honor system" the Clinical study of
the habitual criminal" Hygiene of
Jails. Lockups and Police Stations"
There will be great deal Of discussion
Of modern methods of handling the
convicts and how to get the best re-
suits for society out Of the reformato tory
principles.
1t is expected that members OF the
board OF control wardens and others
from the prison and refornatory, and
members Of the parole board will at
tend.
Camp Dodge" is being abandoned
ic 1af%
diery. about 500 in ell will move over
to the state rifle range, a mile from
camp Dodge. and engage in the an
nual rife contest The first Of the
militia companies left camp at o'clock
this morning and the last is scheduled
to start for a train about 4 in the aft
srnoon.
Adjutant General Logan is greatly
pleased with the encampment. De-
spite the dust and the extreme hot
weather 1t was successful camp,
much real work was done. the men
were given effective and enlightening
service and there was experience on
all hands that will help to make Of the
5000 men better soldiers.
The rife contest will be held at the
rife range, which is located in bend
Of the Des Moines river and is really
a much pleasanter place than the
larger camp ground. Ten men from
each Of the forty-e eight companies
started target practice this morning
and will keep 1t up four days. There
will be no team sent to the national
shoot this year.
It Is expected that very soon there
will be the final distribution of funds
from the automobile licenses and the
state officials will send out about
100000 in cash to the various coun
ties. This Is one Of the largest items
in the increase In state expenses in
recent years as It is all reckoned in
as a state expense. The money goes
directly into the road funds of the
state and must be used exclusively for
surfacing the highways.
The popularity OF the camping
ground Of the state fair has been
steadily increasing from year to year
and the increase In number of auto
mobiles has made It more accessible.
1t was planned to have the superin-
tendent OF the camp ground come next
week and take charge but already over
seventy five tents have been erected in
the camp ground at the fair. In very
many instances the tenters have erect
ed floors, indicating an intent to come
each year. There is room for a thou
sand tenters at the grounds.
Des Moines Is having the experience
OF two circuses in town on one day. It
is a part of the usual fight between
different circus organizations. The
Sells -Flota Company, which last year
bought the remnant Of the Buffalo Bill
show when the latter went to pieces
at Denver, was first to bill the city.
Then Ringlings. who own most Of the
big shows, bill the town for the same
day and secured the usual show ground
place in the eastern part Of the city.
This forced the Sells F1oto people to
took for new location and they got
one in the north part of the city and
decided on staying to see 1t out. 1t is
not expected that there will be. any
clash when the parades meet or at the
market house.
START COUNTY SEAT FIGHT.
Monticello Puts Up $4,000 TO Capture
Capital Jones County.
Monticello. Aug. 19-Many of the