Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-18
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND Sc
LECTION OF MEETING PLACE
TO TAKE PLACE TODAY.
DIES MONIES AND CLINTON
WANT CONVENTION IN 1917
Fight Has Narrowed Down to Two
Cities-Reports Of ommittees Feat
une Morning Observation-Disclosures Men
Play Great Ball Game and Have Big
Parade.

EieC(lon OF officers Tor the ensuing
year and the choosing of city for
the 1911 convention late this afternoon
marked the close of the two days ses-
sion of the Iowa State Manufacturers
Association. Most Of the 14o repre-
sentatives of Iowa factories who have
been in the city will leave for their
homes tonight.
Foremost among the days events in
the manufacturers line was the mar
rowing down of the fight for the next
convention to Des Moines and Gin
ton.
Just before noon the convention
elected +. E. Spaulding. Of GrinnelL
president, and Eugene Adams. of Du-
ouQue. vice president Mr.. Spaulding
has been vice presideoe. These are
the only TWO elective offices.
Other Cities Boost For Clinton.
AlIho Burlington and Waterloo dele
cations came prepared to bid for the
meeting next year. the Clinton dele
cation was successful in swinging
them over 20 work against Dies Moines,
making TWO towns in opposite ends
Of the state opponents Tor the gather
ing next year.
Reports Of committees took all Of
the conventions time this forenoon.
with discussion following each chair
mans report Committees on work
mems compensation. state insurance.
employers welfare, maximum hour.
purchase Of supplies for state insti-
tuIions. manufacturing in state insti-
buttons and the 2-cent passenger fare
were taken up, The following chair
men Of the committees reported IN the
order named: John A Gum, kellogg:
A Y Mcdonald Dubuque: 8. J.
Kicker Grinnell; P s Fswkes. Du-
buque: P W. MCCree-y, city: and
; T P Sharpnack Dies Moines. Some
Of the railroad men were planning on
being present TO hear the general dis
/ cussion by the entire assembly on ?
cent fares. These reports occupied all
! the time up to noon
I Wednesdays Program.
Ed E Sheasgreen's address on cost
finding was the main feature OF
Wednesday afternoons program and
proved TO be an interesting STUDY OF
cost accounting. MI Sheasgreen gave
many facts regarding the modern cost
accounting system. and told the manu-
facturers il was positively the only
method in which they could hope TO
do business probably. He illustrated
his talk with chalk drawings of tables
and tahulated statistics 10 verify his
statements.
! Address on Advertising.
Following Mr.. Sheasgreen's address
Frank Armstrong, OF The Armstrong
Advertising Service. Des Moines. gave
4 Sci
Mr.. Armstrong presented in a direct
and concise way some facts about ad-
ver,ising as a selling force. His talk
was aptly illustrated by various cases
in point. in which he told OF mer-
chants and firms all over the country
who adopted many novel means Of
telling their customers about what
they had 10 sell. ard how they sold il
He took Up advertising for various
lines of business commonly thought OF
as not needing this means Of publicity.
and showed how every business could
he bettered by the right kind Of ad-
vertising Definite statements and
clear concise facts that will appeal to
the reader make good successful ad-
vertising according to Mr.. Armstrong.
Final Committee Reports.
Reports Of the committee on audit
ing. necrology resolutions. and high
WAYS were given at the afternoon
session.
Railroad Men Busy.
| While the manufacturers were busy
! with their sessions and speeches the
i,5n or more railroad men were being
shown the time Of their lives by A.
p. Combs. chairman of the railroad
end of the entertainment committee
The baseball game Wednesday after
noon between the "Boneheads' and the
Ivory Domes~ was not such farce
as had been predicted. The ivory
Bones" won in seven innings by a
score Of to 5, and had not one OF
the "Boneheads' received pitched
ball full on his head, the result might
have been different. In the second
inning when a hard ball was being
used, e ]. Seymour. of the Kansas
City Southern. of Kansas City. was
hit on the side OF the head by a pitched
ball. and forced to retire from the
game. His injury was not serious. but
a soft indoor ball was substituted and
as the players were unable to knock
this out of the diamond. the game was
not as exciting as it might have been.
Fortunate il was that Mr.. Seymour
was on the. "Bonehead" side. say the
ivory Danes or he never would have
survived. The batteries for the game
were Becker and Shields, OF the
Canadian Pacific and burlington. for
the Ivory Domes.' and Goodnight and
Williams of the Northern Pacific and
Southern Pacific. for the '.Boneheads.'
Parade to Grounds.
Two nurses who proved to be onl.
men dressed up as women. rea
Scotch bagpiper, with bare knees. ar,t
an ambulance were features OF thu
parade to the grounds before th'
game. The bagpiper vas David Craw'
ford. Of Des Moines, brought up %
the, Chamber of Commences OF tina
city to boost for the next convention
His bagpipes lent their doiefn wai 2
the festivities. Henry Koch, Of 81
Louis. general agent cf the II. d st. L
lat that place. and Jack Royster 0
the Mobile & Ohio, distinguishes
themselves in the bali game by dotn'
the most talking and nearIr stcceece'
I'm rafting the ooDos.ng pitcher scS
erai times Rober- Booth. Of tits cit
umpired. A