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QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take a Glass Of Salts il Your Back
Hurts or Bladder Troubles
You,

No man or woman who eats meat
regular can make a mistake 'sby
flushing the kidneys occasionally,
says a well-known authority. Meat
forms uric acid which excites the
kidneys, they become over-worked
from the strain, get sluggish and fail
10 filter the waste and poisons from
the blood, then we get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver
trouble, nervousness, dizziness, Sleep
lessness and urinary disorders come
from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache
in the kidneys or your back hurts or
II the urine is cloudy, offensive, full
OF sediment. irregular OF passage or
attended by a sensation of scaldfng.
stop eating meat and get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy: take tablespoonful in glass
of water before breakfast and in a
few days your kidneys will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid OF grapes and lemon Juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimu-
late the kidneys, also to neutralize
the acids in urine so 1t no longer
causes irritation, thus ending blad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can.
| not injure: makes a delightful effer
vescent lithia water drink which
everyone should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
active and the blood pure, thereby
avoiding serious kidney complications
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iployers of less than FIVE persons from
reporting and as there was no re-
liable manufactures directory OF any
kind to indicate either number or size,
many establishments that should have
reported were not reached with re-
port blanks; others exempted by law
were unfntentionally included in the
mailing list. The Iowa State Manu-
facturers' association kindly furnish
ed list OF the larger manufacturers.
With this and our list of establish
ments inspected, approximately $500
rpeort blanks were mailed. 1,325 re-
ports sufficiently complete for statis-
teal purposes were received from
manufa curing establishments. This
small number Of returns resulted from
Implications, firms addressed having
less than five employees, incomplete
systems of bookkeeping making data
requested impossible. and also by
reason of,quite number OF firms do.
ing both jobbing and manufacturing
business and not keeping accounts
separate.
The data with relation to capital
invested, stock and materials used,
and value of output as contained in
table 1, is more valuable for compare
tive purposes than Of the actual az
gregate manufacturing activities of
the state. It fully shows the diversity
Of our manufactures and che relative
size and Importance Of each branch.
A Four Years Comparison.
The United States census of manu-
features was taken for the year 1909,
while the data for this bureau is for
the year ending December 81, 1913,
from which the following compari-
sons are made:
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1.-The following compilation OF sta.
tistics commissioners is complete
departuresfrom ANY heretofore follow
ed by this bureau. Under statutes in
effect. priortto J,.ly,4. 1913. it was the
duty OF the commissioner of labor to
submit biennially to employers a
\ statutory provideda list OF questions.
and from answers ITO these statistical
Data was compiled The list of ques-
lions related almost completely to
wages and conditions of the employed.
No>cognizance was taken of the high
" important matter of extent and
condition OF industry, subject most
importantuin its irelation to labor con-
ditions. IN, manyyparticulars, the stat
utory questions were productive OF
valuless stahstics- AS an instance, in
the matter OF wage earners, total num-
Der of males, females and young per-
sons employed during the year were
required to. be reported with total
earnings for each class. The only
computation of Individual earnings
under this plan was that of averages,
which can in no way be representa-
tive of this ecopmfc conditions of any
one of the armgsof wage earners. AS
an illustration: A. employees four
persons to whom he pays total
wage of $50 per week or an average
of $3.50 per we, ELK to each employe.
He may, however,, pay $3.50 per
week to three of them, while to the
other he pays $3.50, SO that the aver
age of $3.50 per week is in no way
representative.
ITO secure statistics of greater re-
liability, the thirty-fi fifth general as
sembly repealed this statutory list of
questions and authorized The commits
sioner of labor to prepare blanks for
the gathering of statistics as provided
for by the law creating the bureau oil
labor, and also provided a penalty forI
failure of employers to make report.
Recognizing the ,rapidfty of growth
OF the manufacturing industries OF
the state and the enormous proper
tons they are assuming in our econ
omic and industrial affairs, they were
selected for statistical information.
Too many of our Iowa people have no
conception OF the magnitude and
diversity Of our manufactures, apd out
side of Iowa few think of us other
than as an agricultural state. Peo-
pie everywhere must be brought toI
realize the extent of our great natural
resources and what we can and are
doing to produce the many articles
OF trade and commerce that help inl
making prosperous and progress
sive commonwealth.
In securing data for these statistics,
many handicaps were met'with by the
bureau. Our statutes exempt en-
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According to the United States CEN
sus of 1909, 2,2S1 Of the Iowa manu-
featuring plants had an output OF
less than $4,000. These plants en-
ployed an average of 4.3 wage earn.
ers each, which would indicate the
number of establishments exempt
from making report to the bureau Of
labor approximately one-half Of the
total then reporting or 2,T64. leaving
the same number 2,764 subject to re-
Fort under our Iowa laws.
1925 establishments reported an
output during 1913 Of $1s1,01s,220.
Upon this basis of the same number
OF establishments employing five or
more persons, as were included in the
census report OF 1909, would bring the
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NAL report, Iowa manufacturers will
be so thoroughly alive to the import
ance of reliable statistics that all
will as readily report as the 1925 did
this time and thus give Iowa its true
standing in the list of manufacturing
states.
All of the tables on manufactures
statistics are based upon the 1.o25
establishments reporting and these
reports were in each instance made
by the person, firm or corporation In
control.
The classification of Gears and gen
eraI shop construction and repairs
by steam railway companies does
not show capital invested. materials
used or output, because the COM
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total value Of output at $39s.469. 296
plus the value OF the smaller plants
OF s7,75G,2S0 or total of $4o6,225,57S.
A careful analysis OF the establish
ments reporting would indicate TINS
total to be somewhat too high as the
per cent OF those reporting decreased
relatively to the size Of the plant.
This is shown by the following num-
Der of establishments reporting OF
each class of output:
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Statistics Of Manufacturers 1913

panies claim 1t impossible to seperate
these accounts from general accounts.
Because OF extreme statistical value
Of number of wage earners employed
in the railway shops with wage sta
tistics. these reports are included In
all tables.
Table / can In no way be used 70
figure profits because OF the omission
OF all salaries. interest, rents and
other incidentals that enter into cost
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of production. It Is intended to show
relative value and importance OF
manufactures to the state as an econ
omic factor in capital invested. ma
terials used. goods produced and La
Dor employed.
Relative Value Of Industries.
The ten industries reporting the
greatest value OF product were:
Slaughtering and meat
packing -. .-$4S, 45o,oot
Foundry and machin
shop produces 25,42S,s25
Food preparations 17,2s4.349
Lumber and planning mill
products ........ 1o,5s5.sGo
Butter, cheese and con-
densed milk ...... s.25o.6ss
Flour and grist mill pro-
ducts ...... ..-.......- T,I61,S5l
Printing and publishing. 5,ss7,77s
Bread and other bakery
products 5,1s7,227
Brick and tile ..... 4,T15,549
Cement 4,143,413
In the matter Of stock and materials
used, the ranking IS according to re-
ports as follows:
Siaughtering and meat
packing ... $40, 1SS, S61
Food preparations ....... 1862 1894
Butter, cheese and con-
densed milk .......... s,227,oe4
Foundry and machine shop
products 7,o57.254
Flour and grist mill pro-
ducts o,oAi,ofA
Lumber and planning mill
products ....... ...... 6,f54,92S
Bread and other bakery
products 3,o55,s1s
Sugar; beet and glucose. 2,s25,664
Brick and tile ............ 2,261 ,s4s
Confectionery 2,O77. 645
/. Firms with an output OF 40,
100000 did not report value of stock
and materials used. 800
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!. Wage Farmers Employed by Month.
Table II shows the average number
Of wage earners employed each month
by industries and by. sex. The total
number employed for ali industries
ranged from 43,660, the smallest num-
Der employed in January to the larg-
est number 51,346 in September. DIFF
ference OF 1856 January and Feb
.ruary. are both low in the number
unemployed. Beginning with March,
averages rise gradually until August
and September, which are the months
OF maximum, employment and, from
there again shading on to December.
the second smallest month OF the year.
Analysis shows the great majority OF
industries suffering a slump during
January and February, while during
August and September nearly all are
working at normal capacity and the
two extremely seasonal employments
canning and brick and tile making
are at maximum capacity. These two
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Classified Weekly Wages.

Table " shows the weekly rate of
wages paid 1874 wage-earners dur
ing the week Of maximum employ.
ment by each Of 1.325 manufacturing
establishments reporting. OF this
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

Wanted-Position to I'LL during vaca.
ion periods by experienced stenog'
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Sac City Now. Notes.

Speclal to IlmeS-RepuDlcan.
Sac City, July 16-The annual mis-
sion festival of ST. Peters Lutheran
church, in Coon Valley township
southwest Of the city, will be held OF
Sunday, July 10, in a grove near the
parsonage. Rev. L. A. Mueller. OF
knierim, will preach sermons in the
German language, and Rev. H. P
Schmidt will preach in English.
Miss Iva Fuchs, daughter of County
Supervisor John Fuchs, has been elect
ed to position IN the grammar grades
Of the public schools Of Porto Rico for
the ensuing year, and will sail for
San Juan on the Caracas from New
York, Sept. 1. Miss Fuchs is a grad
uate from the domestic science ant
art course and a, general science course
at Iowa State College. Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson c. Owells OF
this city have issued invitations to the
marriage on July 29, of their daughter
Alice to Mr.. Clarence E. VanHorn, CT
ERADICATE Miss Owells is an accom-
plished musician and has taken an ac-
tive part in the work of the Sac City
Baptist church. Mr.. VanHorn is a SO.
Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. l.. Van Horn, OF
ERADICATE. He is an alumnus Of De:
Moines college, and this year completed
a theological course at Colgate semi
nary, Hamilton, n. Y. He expects tt
sail with his bride the latter part o
August for England, planning to spend
several months in special study a
Cambridge university. after which he
will go under the direction of the
American Baptist Foreign Missionar,
Society to Rangoon, Burma, to fill thu
chair Of mathematics in Rangoon Bap-
fist College.
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erinn.ll and Vicinity.

Special to 1meS-RepuDucan.
Grinnell, July 16-The proposed res
olution Of necessity for paving. soen
to be published, and objections 10
which will be heard by the mayor and
city council on the 18th of August, will
include something like seventy-two
blocks. Of which probably about two
thirds is planned to be Of twenty-four
foot width and the rest thirty feet
wide. On the sides of most Of this 1t
is contemplated to run concrete gut
ter thirty-six inches wide on each side
OF the paving. The resolution passed
by the council will call for bids on
three kinds OF paving, bitulithic. like
that which has been in use here for the
past four years. vitrified brick block,
and sheet asphalt. There seems to be
q widespread desire for move paving
but diversity of opinion as to the
necessary width and as to the kind,
the latter depending considerably up
OF, the comparative cost.
The part played by Grinnell contest
ants In the recent central Iowa tourna-
ment at Toledo has stirred up the feel
ing among the players here that Grin
wall mev b ahlssto promote . tourna-
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BILE Compound and in short time was
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since. I always praise the Compound
whenever I have an opportunity as I
know it helped me and will help others.
Lately have given the Compound to
my daughter and I wish all suffering
women would take it and be convinced
of its worth. Mrs. JAMES A. BEIDEL,
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record Of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, and thousands Of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
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If you have the slightest doubt
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BILE Compound will help you,write
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(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered BY = woman
and held In strict confidence.
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Now Sharon Ns.vs Notes.

Special to imes-Republican
New Sharon, July 16.-Mr. Charles
Miller is very seriously sick at his
home north Of town. He has been in
bad health for some time and very
grave fears are held as to his recovery.
Mr.. Miller Is the largest Individual
land holder in Mahaska and Poweshiek
counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Ness and Miss
Bena Knudson, Of New Sharon, and
their cousin, Mrs. Jacobs On, Of Gilman,
sailed yesterday for Norway. They ex-
pect to be gone some time and visit
many places in Norway, Sweden and
other parts Of Europe.
Mr. AL Maudlin purchased the Beal
property on Market street and will
move there from his nome north OF
town the LIST Of November.
Miss Inez Baker Is visiting in Texas
and Colorado for two or three weeks.
Misses Ida and Anna Larson, Of
Guthrie Okla, visited few days at
the home Of their brother. Mr.. George
Larson. They go from here to New
York and other eastern points.
Jacob Watland returned Friday from
4 trip to Oklahoma I'd visit his farm.
The chautauqua closed very sue
cessful and we'll balanced program of
five days duration yesterday. The at
tendance was good turnout and the
success was financial as we'll as artis-
tic.
DR.. j. NJ. Klinker. an old time resi-
dent Of New Sharon, died at the home
Of his nephew, Stanton Klinker He
now had his home at Memphis, Tenn,
and was here on visit to his old
home. He was stricken with paralysis
June and died July IL.
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News Of Aleona.

Special to Times Republican.
Algona, July 16-Mr. and Mrs Frank
Henderson and son. Melvin, and Miss
Pellymounter, returned to Algona last
Saturday from their trip in the east
where hey visited relatives and many
places of historic interest.
The new double brick building that
will soon be the home of the Upper
Des Moines Republican and the Pet
erson studio Is fast nearing compile
ton. The print shop will be the best
of its kind in the county and possibly
northern Iowa, the basement being
used for the press rooms. the second
story for the editors.
Scoutmaster a. F. Daley and about
twenty boy scouts of the Algona or
ganization, left Monday for Clear Lake
where they will spend week or more
camping out.
John Peterson sold and gave pos
session Of the Maple Leaf Cafe, which
ne has successfully conducted during
the past few years, to Mr.. Killian who
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Eldora New. Note.

Special to Times Republican
Eldora, July 16.-Miss Lyle Wiuches-
ter, of Minneapolis, is here for a visi,
with friends.
Probably one of the best addresses
ever delivered in Edora was that one
made before a large chautauqua au-
dience here Wednesday afternoon by
Hon. Elmer J. Burkett, formerly United
States senator from Nebraska, the
subject being The New Woman anG
the Young Man." The speaker insisted
that this old world had no place FOL
the pessimist, that the civilization O.
today was greatly In advance of tina
of our grandparents and that oppor
tunities for grander achievements were
awaiting the young men and womer
of today.
Four boys were before Mayor New
conner today, charged with having
taken from automobiles left standing
on the streets certain tools and also
with having run the machines abou,
town without the owners knowledge a
consent
The E1dora chautauqua will close
Saturday evening. No stronger pro-
gram was ever given an Eldora audi
ence than the one Of this year.
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hOPKlNTON GIRL SLAIN BY FOR
MER LOVER WHILE RIDING
WITH HUSBAND.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
AT 1880 AT NIGHT
Mrs. John Allen Killed by Bullet Fired
by George DeLair While Returning
Homo From Trip to Town to Buy
Household Observation-Disclosures Es.
capes-eloodhounds on Trail.

Waterloo. July 16. - Last night
about 1880 while returning to her
home two miles south of Hopkinton
with her husband, Mrs. John Allen
was shot in the right side by George
DeLair. former lover. She was taken
to the home of farmer named Harris
where medical aid was summoned, but
she died half hour later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen had been mar
ried but a week and had been In town
buying furniture. She was II years
of age and her husband SO. Delair was
33 years of age. The sheriff and depu-
ty were summoned from Manchester
and the bloodhounds at Waterloo were
sent for, arriving this morning. The
murderer has not yet been found, how
ever.
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shsffieId News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield. July 16.-Mrs. Hannah
Schmidt, from Steamboat Rock. is here
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. F
Sprung.
Mrs. Frank Borst and~ehildren went
to Bloomington, Ill. Wednesday for
visit with her parents and other rela-
tives and friends.
Peter Williams is very i'll at present
G. C. Barney and wife returned to
their home in Des Moines the first OF
the week after pleasant visit with
friends.
Miss Esther Schmidt went to Iowa
Falls Thursday for a visit with rela
tives.
AL 1ninell. Walt Bigg and p. w. Ady
went to waterville, Mimi, this week t;
enjoy fishing trip They made TIT
trip in Mr. Ininelrs automobile.
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has been a reslden, Of Alsona for some

has been a resident Of Algona for some
time.
r. H. Charter, father OF Mrs. w. B.
Scroggins. arrived in the city few
days ago for an extended visit at the
home Of his daughter His home is at
kankakee, Ill.
One Of the best land sales that has
ben made In Kossuth county lately.
was made last week, when the old Max
Dan farm Of 100 acres few miles
north Of Algona sold for $17S.50 per acre
north of Algona for $17s.50 per acre.
The place had been owned the past
year by man by the name OF Rose. of
Boone. who made nice profit on it.
'The present purchaser is Edward NJ.
Jones of Altoona.
Miss Mabel Strait. who has been a
valued employee at the Quimby store
for some time, has resigned and re-
turned to her home in Humboldt.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Worden leave this
week for an extensive trip thru Can
ada and will also visit on the coast be-
fore their return.
Prof Oscar Rosewall has accepted a
position with the government during
the summer and will be located some
where in the south.
P. o. Peterson has purchased the
, old Leasing building on the corner OF
Call and Dodge streets.
Hjilmer Rosewall is home from Chi
cago. where he has been attending the
art institute the past year.
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der IL visiting this week at the home
Of her brother, J. H. Scales.
Mrs. r. w. Symington returned
Saturday after visiting friends In
Hampton for week.
J. H. Scales and daughter. Mrs. w
A. Winter, came home Monday from
Clear Lake. Tuesday Mrs. Winter re-
turned to the lake, accompanied by
Miss Ida Marshall. Both trips were
made by auto.
Miss Mary Buchanan of Northwood
left this morning for Center Point
after visiting her cousins the Misses
Symington.
Miss Bernice Body is making an
extended visit with relatives in Eldora
Miss Tessie Pfleger, Of Dunlap, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. P. c. Rath.
C. j. Carlson's mother and sister OF
Duluth. Mimi, are here for. two
weeks visit.
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Wanted-Plain sewing and dress
making. Over Atkins store. lls East
Main street.
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EARN LANDS.

For Sale-Two farms on easy terms
to suit purchaser; 240 acres fenced
and crossed fenced. large barn, i've
miles south of Revillo on NJ. & st. l..
railroad. Duel county. South Dakota
Also $50 acres three miles from Gary
on n. P railroad. Normin county,
Minnesota. 10 acres cultivated. bal
ance meadow and pasture. lays fine.
l get half crops delivered to elevators
Crops are good. Price per acre $40
$500 down, balance proceeds half OF
al! crops yearly with 6 per cent till
paid for. a safe chance to right part!
for a good home. I am "a years old
and can not look after farms. See c,
+. McCarty, 1401 Twenty fifth street,
Des Moines. Iowa.
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pRo1EsTERs ORGANIZE.
Residents Along X. e. w. Limo to Loo!
For Public Welfare.


For Public Welfare.
Special to Times-Republican.
Clearfield. July ia mass meeting
was held at Clearfield on the 18th with
delegates from all towns on the K AZ
w. to take measures looking to better
train and mail service on that line.
The railroad restored the train on
the 18th. but not the complete mail
service.
Hon. Mr.. Stipe. from Clarinda. ex-
planned the measures proposed to di-
vorce the ROAD from the c.. b. e. Q
ana stated that the government had
sent the complaint to United States
Attorney Claude Porter to investigate
After the meeting at the park, the
delegates met and formed an organi-
cation, calling themselves the South
ern Iowa Development Association.
This organization will take up all
matters that concern the people along
that line and work for lettering the
conditions generally. There was an inn
mense crowd, and the speeches were
interesting and met general approval