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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
PLAN TO EXERCISE RIGHT TO
FRANCHISE IN ALoERMANic
ELECTIONS.
suFFRAoisTs ANXIOUS
TO MAKE BIG SHOWING
Baby Stations and Nurses Provided 50
Mothers Could Go Before Rseistra.
ton Boards Active Canvass Of
Every City Precinct in Effort to
Get Out the Women.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Women today reg
preparatory to exercising their right OF
franchise at the spring aldermanic pri-
maries.
Upwards Of 100000 women. according
to conservative estimates, will have be-.
come registered voters when the books
close at 9 O'Clock tonight. Not less than
$4,000 men who have changed their res
!dence within the last year will have
qualified, according to estimates.
Acting as judges and clerks of elec-
stion for. the first time in the history OF
Illinois. approximately 700 women as
sisted in registering the new voters.
Hope TO Exceed Now York.
Basing their figures on the probable
registration Of 100000. women election
officials today predicted that Chicago's
registration will exceed New York S
total.
The previous Chicago record was
1896. Plus the expected women's ;
registration and the additional mems
registration, this years total would ex-
ceed $4,000, compared with 669.152, the
! total of Greater New York's last regis
trat!on.
tration OF their sex, as an argument
for further extension of the franchise,
women's suffrage leaders have polleo
nearly ali Of the 1872 voting precincts
in the city. Nearly $4,000 women or
ganized under. political parties. nom
partisan. suffrage associations and wo-
mems clubs, worked to get the names
Of unorganized women on the polllng
lists.
"Baby Stati ons" Maintained.
Baby stations" where mothers could
leave their children while registering
We're maintained in several wards by
suffrage leaders and political organiza-
tions. Mothers who did not want to
leave their babies at one of the nurs-
cries were supplied with trained
nurse while they went TO register. e.ee
Automobiles carried trained nurses
to homes Of women reluctant to regis
! ter and carried the mothers to regis
I tering booths.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
GENERAL zAMoR VICTORIOUS.
Rebel Leader ProcIaims Himself Presi
dent Of Aaitien Republic

dent Of Aaten Republic.
Port Au Prince, Haiti Feb. 3.-Three
hundred men of the rival revolutions
aries were killed during he battle a
Gonaives, according to adrices received
here today. The adherents OF Senate,
Davilmar Theodore were signally de-
feated by the followers OF Gen. Orestes
Zamor. formerly government delegat,
at Cape Haitien. Senator Theodare
and his men were driven back to Plain
sance. on the road to Cape Haitien.
General Zamor soday proclaimed
himself chief executive of The republic
Carlos Zamor, government delegate al
Gonaives assisted his brother in battle
and General Desornes fought by their
side.
Fire broke out in the city of Gonaives
during the battle. Fifteen houses were
DESTROYED
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
RELIEF FOR RUSSIAN EXPLORER

Expedition Being Organized to Search
For Lieutenant Ssdoff.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 3.-A govern
ment relief expedition to search for
Lieutenant Sedoff. the Russian ex-
plorer, who started for the north pole
from Archangel. in August, 1912, is be-
ing organized.
Lieutenant Sedoff. who was said to
be using Polar bears as draught ami
mails for his sledges, was erroneous
ly reported at Nova Zembla last Oc-
tOber.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
RADluM FAILS TO CURE sREMNER
HoPo Of Saving Life Of Congressman
Abandoned hy Physicians

Baltimore, Nd. Feb $.-Altho the
passed a fairly comfortable night,
Robert G. Bremner. the New jersey
congressman who is suffering with i
malignant cancer at a sanitarium here.
was reported to be weaker today. The
radium applications have been dis
continued as hope for the patients re-
covery has been abandoned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
MARsHALTOWN IOWA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY B. 1914

Hawaiian Islands to. command the
Fifth brigade now ratroling the Mexi-
can border. with headQaur,ers at Oma-
Ea, arrived here last nigh5. and left
today for Texas to assume his new
command.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
RECEIVE AUSTRALIAN BEEF.
First Direct Shipment to Seattle 10 ot
Two Million Pounds.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 1.-TWO million
pounds Of frozen beef and mutton, the
first direct shipment OF this kind ever
sent from Australia to Seattle, arrived
today. Offlcers Of the company i'm.
porting the meat say regular ship
ments to Seattle will follow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
LAST CERTIFICATES SOLD.
Capitol Extension Issue Of $4soooc

Disposed OF.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 8.-The treasurer
Of state today sold tho last Of the GER
tificates on the capitol extension au-
thorized. the total being $4,000. He
also received from story county the
first taxes to be turned into the capI-
tol extension fund.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
PhuadeIphia Fire Loss He.vv.

Philadelphia Fire Loss Heavy.
Philadelphia. Feb. 3.--Fire. which
threatened whole square OF wholesale
houses at Second and Arch, streets to-
day, was extlnguished after hard work
CT five hours. with losses estimated
at $2S5.0O0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
FUNSTON TAKES COMMAND.

En- Route to Texas TO Succeed General
Carter on Border.
Omaha, Feb. 3.-Brig. Gen. Frederick
Funston, U. S. A., recently relieved
from command Of troops in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-03
T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Wsathsr

The Weather.
Sun rises Feb. 4iat 7;0s. sets at 5:27.
Iowa-Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday,: colder tonight. with cold
wave in south. and extrsme east por-
tions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
HOW TO TELL SEX IN GEESE.

It is not an easy thing to tell the
sex in geese.
When they are six or seven months
Old one can usually tell by observa-
ton the geese from the gander.
The male in most cases grows larger
than the female.
The female has deeper body. Slim
mer neck and smaller head.
The call O. the gan1er is long, loud
and shrill while that of the goose is
merely an answer to 1t.
1t is good plan to divide the flock
part on one side of the fence and part
on the other when trying to dis
tinguish the sex when you can dis
tinguish most of the ganders> by their
calls.
Never look fer a curled feather in
their tails or other outside marks for
there are none.
The male is holder and vicious and
II cornered in some small place will
show fight to protec: his mate.
If you have a large flock it would
be we'll to look them up this spring
and make sure that you have plenty
Of geese and not too many ganders
before the laying season.-N. A. B.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Keep Farm Buildings
Sanitary By the
Use of Whitewash

Sanitary methods are now a part of
the days work on modern farms.
Barns, hog pens. dairy buildings, every
farm building, in fact should be kept
sweet and fresh and clean by liberal
and frequent application OF whitewash
or some good disinfectant. Poultry
buildings. in particular, should receive
especial care to prevent lice and mites
taking away all the profits from the
poultry.
Good disinfectants destroy the
germs of contagious diseases. the ex-
ternal parasites such as lice and mites,
and the embryos Of intestinal worms.
Disinfectants should be thoroughly ap-
piled to the interior Of the houses,
worked into all the cracks and crew
ices, spread over the ceiling and the
floor. the roosts dropping boards. and
nest boxes. At the same time. the
feeding and drinking troughs should
be disinfected by pouring boiling
water into them and drying them in
the sun. The disinfectants are most
easily applied to the walls and ceilings
with spray pump. A hand pump
should be on every farm-it Is useful
for spraying small trees as well as
buildings.
house and roost unless every bit Of
surface is covered, because the pestif-
erous lice breed rapidly and If one
inch Of this space is left uncovered
great colonies will quickly spring up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

The raspberry will grow In a great
variety of soils. but to give the best
results should be planted in we'll
drained soil, one which is retentive or
moisture. and which Is abundantly
supplied with humus. sandy loan,
intensely cultivated. and well supplied
with decomposed barnyard compost
will give heavy yield. The canes on
such soils often make growth OF
10 feet or even more.
The raspberry responds splend'dly
to good preparation. Deep ploWins
and thorough narrowing should always
be given before plants are set. In
some cases it will pay to pillow several
times. the aim being to get deep,
thoroughly pulverized condition OF the
soil Many raspberry plantation has
been dismal failure because of poor
preparation of the SOIL Soils that are
somewhat deficient in humus and nit
rogen will be greatly benefited by first
blowing in crop Of vetch. alfalfa.
crimson clover. field peas, or other
leguminous crop. This will give the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

cool moist condition that raspberries
naturally thrive in.
The red raspberry is propagated by
means of suckers or sprouts. These
are always produced very abundantly.
in fact too abundantly for CONNER
cial growing. Many Of them must be
removed or the rows become over
crowded. Black raspberries are prop
agated by roofing the tips. BY placing
a little dirt just back Of the tip, and
pressing it lightly with the foot. roots
are forced out and new plants pro-
duced.
Plants may be set either In fall or
spring. For high attitudes or regions
subject to winter-killing. spring plant
ing is preferable. Deep planting is
generally resorted to,-from three to
four inches. The pants are set at
varying distances. A common method
is to start the plants three feet apart
in the rows, allowing six feet between
rows. Some prefer four by eight.
Unless very intensive cultivation is
practiced the berries dry on the canes
and are worthless, or even, If har-
vested. are small. hard. and seedy. The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

SIDE OF the cup or cavity in the berry
Hereby the fruit is rendered unfit for
the table or for preserving. until II
has been looked over with the utmost
care, ana the berries closely examined
one by one. Each berry on which one
OF these worms Is found feeding being
either thrown away or the worm re-
moved from 1t. This is a most irk-
some task, and, Notwithstanding this
scrutiny. some of the worms no doubt
remain and are unconsciously eaten
with the berries. it being impossible
for the most piercing sight to detct
them In every instance, especially
those that are young and minute.
When the worm Is fully grown, it
drops to the ground and secretes it.
self under any dead leaves or other
rubbish which it finds. It forms a
cell in the dirt in which it changes to
a pupa Of pale. dull yellowish color.
and in this situation remains at rest
through the winter. and till the middle
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Alarming Mill

In sowing small grain crops an i'm
portant factor In securing a good yield
lies In the sowing Of good, plump,
heavy seed of uniform size. This
tends to ripen the crop more evenly
thereby reducing the percentage of
light and inferior seeds Of grain. Very
little of the light and inferior seed
that is sown terminates. and what
does produces weakly plants that
yield short, Inferior heads.
1t requires the same amount of la
Dor and the difference in the cost Of
the improved seed and the grain from
the bins is SO very small that 1t is very
poor economy to sow anything but the
best cleaned and graded seed
Every farmer who grows small
grain should have a tanning mill, for
considering the fact that it will re-
move such large quantity of in
ferior grain and last so many years, it
ts one of the best paying tools we
have on our farms. The feeding value
Of the light and cracked grain that is
saved by the usc Of the tanning mill
will soon pay for the machine and
such grain Is only a detriment when
sown.
Many Of us fail to realize that we
are throwing away number of BUSH
els of grain when we do not save it
with the tanning mill.
It has been proven that when we
SOW large, plump seed oats there is
considerable increase over the yield
obtained from small, light seed. With
barley. the plump, heavy seed always
gives the best yields. The large, plump
seed has an advantage because it can
nourish the first sprout or blade bet
T.: and for longer period than
thin one, thus giving the young plant
better start and better hold on the
soil before It loses nourishment af-
forded by the grain or kernel
Farmers cannot get their seed grain
cleaned without paying for it. besides
there Is always danger of their not
getting their own grain back. There
10 no other We that it can b, cleaned
80 cheaply and conveniently as by
having tanning mill on the farm.
where the work can be done when the
weather is unfavorable for other farm
work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

A, . tray with twenty eight Jelly tum.
blers each with a seed sample being
tested for termination; b, single
glass, shown fitted for testing seeds
G, a tumbler with the other accesor.
les separated from 1t; d, the candle
wick; e, candle-glass; F, disc OF blot
ting paper bearing seeds; G., watch
glass used as . cover.
disc Of blue plotting paper bearing
the seeds. and this again covered with
a plain three-inch watch glass. Water
In the tumbler is brought up to tho
blotting paper, on which the seeds ars
placed. by piece of candle wick. the
two extremeties of which are passed
through the round opening in the
bottom of the candle glass and spread
out on its upper surface beneath the
blotting paper. BY filling the tumbler
two-thirds full of water when starting
the test no further attention Is re-
quired, beyond counting and removing
the terminating seeds. until the end
of the test. Twenty-eight Of these
tumblers with their compliments Of
seeds may be placed side by side in a
wooden tray and placed IN q warm
place.
The advantages of this method OF
handling the seeds are the followir.:
Cd The whole tray may be carr
about conveniently without slopnfn:
the water over its edges, as is lskely
to be the case when water for all the
tests is contained in a metal tray.
(2) Each test is completely independ-
ent, and can be removed to table OF
desk at any time for inspection, with
out dragging the candle wick out OF
the water. 60 The glassware may DO
sterilized in an autoclav, in case molds
have appeared and seem likely to
make trouble. ~ The watch glasses
are sufficiently low to permit one 70
see just what lot of seeds are doing.
may be easily removed and returned
and give no trouble by drawing up an
excess Of moisture
A single outfit complete, consisting
Of tumbler, wick, candle glass, and
watch glass, ought to cost to 10
cents, according to the quantities OF
each, bought at one time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

considerable disappointment, SO m {
suffering almost the total loss of their
crop The yield of berries was not
only below normal but tho berries
were not fit to put on the market.
The cause Of the injury 10 a small
brown beetle. belonging to the same
family as the buffalo carpet moth and
the museum pest. This one, however.
has the unusual habit Of combining its
attack to living plant tissues. instead
of feeding on animal fibers and tissues
as it's near relatives do. This small
beetle, the Raspberry Byturus. feeds
upon the young leaves and buds Of the
raspberry and the larvae develop In
the head upon which the berry Is
borne, causing the affected berries to
ripen earlier, and this tends to make
them small and unfit for market.
The injuries are severe. but are
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

of May or a little later when 1 I
changes to it's perfect form, and is
then small beetle about twice as
long as thick. varying in length from
~ to Is of an inch.
Spraying should be practiced to get
rid Of these insects. Spray heavily
with arsenate of lead just before the
emergence Of the beetles and this will
destroy most of the beetles and mate
rally lessen their injury to the flower
buds. In connection with this, thor
ough cultivation in the fall. close up
to the bushes. will destroy many Of
the pupae. Spraying with arsenate of
lead il very effective, but in extreme
cases kerosene emulsion may also be
used. Bordeaux may be added FOR
fungous diseases, and will help hold
the .arsenate Of lead on the foliage
and buds. making the spray slightly
more efficient than If arsenate Of lead
were used alone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

usually confined to small and some
what local areas. 1t probably has
some Gas yet undiscovered by scien-
tif1c men) insect enemies which hold
1t in check, in most cases. as it seems
to disappear after a few years of
abundance, during which 1t inflicts
severe injury on the berries. Then
after few years 1t reappears.
In one report, June is given as
the time the insects commence their
work and other reports give May as
the month. The following information
in regard to the insect will be Of in
terest to all whose raspberry planta-
tons are troubled with these pests:
Throughout our country there oc-
ours on the fruit of the red raspberry
a small white worm. which commonly
remains adhering to the berry when 1t
Is gathered. lying usually on the inner
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Dairymen Must
Move Quickly
By EUGENE DAVENPORT, Illinois
Agricultural College.

A good deal is going to happen in
dairying within the next rs years.
Dairy husbandry represents the most
intensive form of agriculture practiced
on this side Of the water We have
been so busy about other things that
we have not yet settled down to the
development Of the industry in this
country. I think the individual dairy
man has his attention too exclusively
on his personal affairs. and too little
upon the industry he represents. When
I see a man advocating a system Of
buying COWS instead Of feeding them I
know that he is looking at it purely
from the individual standpoint. He
knows. or ought to know. that no
business can thrive on that basis.
What you need to do and what we
all need to do-and do it quick-is to
attend to those things that will es-
tablish the dairy business as a whole
upon a solid basis.
There are three things that today
menace the prosperity Of the dairy
business: First, the inefficient COW;
get rid Of her. Second, ANTICIPATED,
unsanitary methods: and third. the
general public. our consumers, do not
realize as they ought the food value
of dairy products. How do milk, but
ter or cheese compare in the best
markets as food product-value for
value-with the other products Of this
country? No comparisons!
What we need is to have three cam
paigns of education--one among our
selves for better cows, another among
ourselves for better methods in order
to make a better product, and another
among the consumers to help them
realize what dairy products are really
! worth.
1t is up to the dairymen to educate
| both themselves and the general pub
! lie and I believe they can do 1t. We
must look long way ahead. There
are some things that must be done
now for the improvement of dairying
| % years from now
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

problem is to conserve the moisture by
producing a soil mulch on the surface.
The finer this is, the better will be
the results. All weed growth should
be kept down. Towards fall cultiva-
ton should cease, as intensive late
cultivation encourages growth which
is very soft and subject to winter
killing.
Raspberries thrive In soils well sup
piled with nitrogen and humus. The
plowing-in of leguminous crops and
heavy applications of stable manure
will give the desired results.
Red raspberries should not be
summer pruned as this practice often
seems to encourage winter-killing. 1t
Is good practice to remove old canes
directly after fruiting. These canes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
The Cow Needs Rest

Most farmers seem to breed the COW
with no concern as to her resourceful-
ness or enduring qualities. She is bred
at an early age: bred again just as
soon as possible after her first calving;
held right to her milk as nearly as
possible to her next calving time and
handled thus until she is worn out and
no longer useful.
With such management her unborn
calf will have much Of it's sustenance
taken from 1t on account Of the
nourishment going toward keeping up
the COW which results in weakened
offspring and which 1f1uence gradu-
ally Yields most deteriorating effect
on the grade of the herd In general,
since each succeeding calf will be still
more undesirable than the one before
it.
We have seen cows whose nature re-
belfed against such treatment and in
varably these animals positively re-
fused to come in sufficient heat to be
gotten with calf. This shows conclu-
sively that the COW requires and de-
serves a short period of rest from her
labors every season.
/ We aim to give the COW about a
season, feeding and caring for her
with view to intensive dairying the
remainder Of the year. This not only
enables the COW to do her best while
being MIXED. but yields us greater re-
turns for the time and labor expended
In handling her and her dairy pro-
ducts.
| OF course the same rule will not
apply to each individual member Of
the herd a. some can be dried up with
very little effort while some will milk
right up to the time hey drop their
calf.
In either case we C:scontinue feed
ing those rations which are conducive
to profuse milk flow for from two
to four months before calving time,
and so far, we have always been sue
cessful in drying up any cow in time
to allow her good rest before it was
necessary to begin milking her again.
M Coverdell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

colts arrive at maturity and the diff
ference will all be in favor of the we'll
bred one-certainly in nine cases out
Of ten.
The buyers in the big cities want
horses that are bred on certain lines
The drafts must have weight and bone:
the roadsters speed: the saddle horse
gaits and carriage and 50 on, each ac-
cording to his kind.
Now, brother farmer, read the mar
ket reports in your farm and daily
papers and see II am not right about
the classification and prices Of horses
when they are sold for the "high
dollar and then note the prices paid
for chunks. which are generally non
descript.
Whatever you do, beware Of the I'M
sound stallion of any breed, for al
though you may be told by the owner
or groom that such troubles a. "just
slight puff' on the inside Of hook.
lust little narrow about the heels"
or Just little enlargement about the
knees" but Sound as a dollar" and
numbers of other trides, so called, you
Will md out In the course Of years of
breeding horses that unsoundness in
limbs or feet shows a manifest weak
ness and this weakness is very liable
to be transmitted to the foal.
The writer we'll recalls a case in point
when thoroughbred stallion of high
merits supurb breeding and splendid
racing record became injured very
badly on the fore foot which put
quietus to his turf career, the injury
developed into pumied foot, the
whole foot being abnormally large.
This stallion was placed in the stud
ana was sire Of quite a number of
rood colts, but several of them deveI-
eped club foot. So by all means breed
to q sound horse.
Another example Of unsoundness
oeins transmitted: The writer knew
Tor years beautiful stallion whose
sire had gone blind, his son had
spiendid eyesight'up to the time of his
oeatn, which occurred when he was
past tho quarter of a century marL
ou. many OF his colts were stone blind
oe1ore they were five years Of age