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The Springdale news., 1916-08-04

\ H4etine If tbe frait grow CTS ot this section of Arkansas was held at Rogers Saturday. and D. E. Eivl4r and L. Powell of this place Were eeleeted 10 repre- : nj ~pefngd5la n fha National Apple Growers Association which eonea ned ;n St. Louis August , and 3.
 o>>o-o-oooo~ooooooo~o~o-o~o~~oo-o more restraint and discipline than we are at home, they will know that many of the things imputed to Is cannot be true.
 Company
 By Sgt. Harry Iolgh.
The Springdale news., 1916-08-04
(Sgt. Harry c. Hough)
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afternoon-I had expected that t.is would he the last letter l would write from here, but the order sending us to Deming has been revoked. and We will stay here indefinitely. In this letter I want to write of conditions here that l may show the falsity of cer tain stories circulating in Spring dale
 First n regard 10 tha company fund. Some of the boys here, through lack oI information. may haee sent home erronv oas ae- counts of the handling of the company fund. This fund, which is used by Us to buy articles not allowed by the government, is audited once a month by head quarters, when duplicate reeeip: must be shown by the captain for every article bought No article Of .ood may be bought which is aot approved 6y 5be govern ment. The reason for this is that t would be foolish to have regu= lar ration under stringent super vision. and then permit captain to purchase fodd with#t the com. panf fund. whether it Were harm tul to the health#of the men os not. The three commissioned of fieers. who now at With Us. now pas nto the fund 5or.racll per i Y. This, ty the way k S5 each pr month more than k preseri= bed by army regulations The money donated by the citizens of Springdale has 50 far not been used. as all the additional arti- eles of our menu, and other need= ed thines-saw. hammer. lanterns dish clothes, etc. have been #pur= chased by tine money paid in by the officers.
 While some of the boys may not get plenty to eat, sometimes, l think the majority get enough most of the time. We were some what short for several days as wa had to make up the rations lost to Us through feeding those men that were rejected This Is en- tireIy taken up, and We are eat ing the same ration here as fed the other troops here, and on the border and in the regular ar my, and if it Is sufficient for them 1 believe it will be enough for us.
 .As far as the work Is concer- ned. there isn t one of us that lis doing half the work that he does at home. But we have to do so much of our work under such irritating conditions that t seems much more disagreeabl than it really is. For instance. We built an incinerator-a fire place. built of stones and mud. used for burning garbage-last week. While we were building it three different officers, each one superior to the preceding, came along. and the different times We had to change the direction it faced. We finally finished it. and lit was really the best in both re- giments. A couple of days later F. the ' superior officer came along and said it hadn't been built ac- cording to regulation dimensions the result was that We had 10 tear # down and build another So many incidents of this kind naturally make the men disgus- t4l. and many of them wish they were moi at a place where their efforts seem to eount for So lit- tle
 There is no doubt that several of the boys are dissatisfied. hut this i, not 10 be wondered at since under the circumstance 1t would be very hard to satisfy all our men all the time.
 Captain Ownbey should not h held accountable for all of thu complaints of the dissatisfied ones
The Springdale news., 1916-08-04
AMENDMENTS
 AND ACTS

and Increase Power of I. and
 R.
 The News k this week publish ing thetwo amendments and two acts to be submitted othe pee- pie at the next general election. to he held on Tuesday, Novem= ber |. The publication will be made for four consecutive weeks. and Tie News urges all readers to give the amendments and acts, th #ir attention. :. that logical ballot may becast= by all electors.
 Amendment Nc. 12 has been g5yen wider publicity than any of tho amendments, and=is perhaps the most popular of any of the measures to he submitted at thls election. It provides for an in- creased school lax. of district option. for increased lax. Gnder .its provision any school district in the state can vote q school tax for school purposes only lip to F mills. It's hardly possible te defeat this amendment
 Amendment F is another ndment that seems 10 have fha unanimous endors sent of the people of the state. lis backed ID Hy the union organizations, and the people generally. This amendment ne=thattakes the limitations of ot the initiative and referendum. and leaves with the people the power to make and change as many laws as they see fit, removes from the legislature the power to pass frlE- olous laws. and attach the emerg- eneF clause, and requires that in the event the emergency clause k used. there shall he good reason for using it and the emergency clearly defined.
 The acts do not share in the popularity of the amendments, and both Of them will have hard sledding. Both will have stren- aoas opposition. The act to re- ? al the statewide law will al ford all the interest there will he in tha November election. he- eaas- fl k the one measure about which there X universal interest. While the old liquor men dis claim any responsibility for the at. 1t k quite sure that the li- quor forces are not asleep. and they will dc all they can 10 re- peal the law. None of the men heretofore active in liquor cam paigns have seemed to take any interest. and many of them say they have no further interest in the liquor traffic. Those who circulated the petitions declare that it k simply d popular move ment of the people who are strong for focal option, and that the liquor interests are not so concerned. Bat 1t is d blind man who cannot guess that the liquor people are still alive and that trey have never submitted to wide without q struggle. Ii may be safely said that the Ii- sl4or interests will make the one blg 2 fight to uin or lose. and some of them even believe that the statewide law will be re- p.aled. Tae prohibition forces. while declaring there k no sent iment for the repeal of the law ara not going to be caught nap ping. and it is sure they will put ID , v4ry strong fight to keep the state dry. The prohibition forces have los some good men. who made excellent campaigners in times past, in the person of the late Senator White. who died some weeks ago. and also in tho
The Springdale news., 1916-08-04

Texas is taking the wind out of Cyclone Davis.
The Springdale news., 1916-08-04
0fnDan

By Sgt. Harry Itolgh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
LOCAL COMMENT

Monday is the day set for the. first
PRESIDENTIAL primary in Iowa. Voters
VIII ne given an opportunity to vote
Dy ballot for delegates who are to go
to the national conventions to nomi-
nate party candidates for president.
Formerly few would gather in pre-
clnct caucuses, select delegates to
county conventions, they I in turn
selected delegates to district conven-
tons and the district conventions
would name the delegates to the ma
tional conventions. "A man, had to be
alert and practical as politician to
have any voice in system like that
Monday the voter will vote his pref
erence direct but unfortunately for the
success of the new system there is no
contest in Iowa. Cummins would have
been permitted to name his own dele
cation under the old system and there
is little or no contest among Cummins'
delegates in Iowa at the new primaries
Likewise this year the democrats will
have but-one candidate for president.
The voter should vote merely as an
acknowledgements Of the franchise
which has been given to him. It is a
mans duty to vote just as much as it
is his duty to be patriotic.
T.,,
An increase Of 10 per cent in postal
receipts for the past year merely
records 10 per cent growth in the
business of the city. We gained over
90 per cent in population between the
two census counts but at this rate OF
postal increase we must be growing
faster now than for FIVE years back
On with yonr new houses. We will
need them all. What about some new
business blocks on Main street,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
READY FOR ELECTION
Presidential Primary to Be Held Mon.
day--PolIs Open Z to 8 in City, o to 8
in country--The Polling Places.

the voting precincts Of the county FRI
day and today, County Auditor A. w.
Dobson completed the preliminary ar
rangements for tine presidential pr.
mary to be held Monday. Apparently
little interest is being taken in IL. In
the city the polls will be open from
Z to s, and In the country from to s,
The following are the city, polling
places:
First ward--122 Ia st Muin.
Second ward-Central fire station.
Third ward---122 West Main.
Fourth ward-Street car station.
/. Fifth ward-tSouth side fire station.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

silk Tone, the beautiful, is a fiat
wall finish. 1t produces water color
effect silk Tone is cheaper, prettier
and more durable than wall paper or
kalsonine. 1t is Waterproof, steam-
proof and gas-proof. You can wash a
Silk Tone wall with soap and water
and 1t will look like new. Continued
washing does not fnjure it's appear
ance. You have eighteen beautiful
colors and white to select from. John
b. Simmons has the agency.-Adver-
tisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

The Letts-Fietcher Company has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
I oyxnship chairmsr = y sIntsd.

oNnShlp ChaIrmsH = 2
at meeting Of the executive board
Of the Equal Suffrage League, held at
the public library Friday afternoon,
was discussed the best method Of In
teresting the rural districts In the suf-
lfrage movement. Chairmen for the
different Townships, as far as organ
lied ARE as follows: TAYLOR. Mrs. a.
G. Thompson; Logan, Mrs. r. A.
.Gowds; Marietta. Mrs. III. H. Shum-
way State Center, Mrs. Ray Richards;
Greencastle, Mrs. III. Sutherland; JEFF
ferson. Mrs. Harry jerks; Marion, Rev.
g. r. Barsalou: washington, Mrs. n. VI.
Mclean; Linn, Mrs. Q. B. Waters;
Iowa. Mrs. j. 3, Grouse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

The Tri-A Class of the Methodist
Sunday school WAS entertained by Miss
Anna Brown, 113 North First street,
Friday evening. 4 very pleasant even
ing was spent playing saEes and the
hostess served refreshments assisted
by Misses jeanne Paul. Olivia Tweed,
and Vera Guthrie, y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

|latest WORD from the nospital was that
Judge Bnrnham was gaining, but his
condition has been quite serious. Mrs.
Burnham is with her husband. Judge
Burnham was taken sick last fall and
has been III poor health all winter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
Boyle TO REPORT
IN[N|Y.ONE MEN
COMPLETE LIST OF
RECRUITS TO REPORT FOR
SPRING WORK..
SEVEN PITCHERS NOW
ARE UNDER CONTRACT

Two New Huriers included in List as
Made Public Today-Hammersch
Fails to Accept Contract and But
Four Members Of Last Years Team
Will Report For Practice Next Week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
Married 10 Wrong Man.

In the notice OF the marriage Of Miss
Agnes Lindy. Of Malcom, printed In
Fridays T.-R., the name OF the groom
should have read Joseph Wiley, In
stead Of G. J. Hampton. Mr.. Wiley
and Miss Lundy were married here
Thursday >afternoon and contemplate
moving to this city soon. s ssss Z VI gsS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
judo. Rurnh.m Il Hospital.

Judge G. w. Burnham. formerly on
the bench of the district court, apd an
attorney of vinton. who formerly lived
here, is in Henrotin hospital Chicago,
where he recently underwent an opera
ton for an abscess of the lung. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

Local Live Stock Market.
Britain & Co. today quoted the fol-
,rv.'-7 nricee for hogs IN wagon load
Premium hogs. over 15t-915.N "a
Hogs. 125 to 15o--s.90. l..
Good packers-s.90.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
Rabbi.. 81 HARD For aaIe.

n we have Belgian, New zealand, or
Flemish Giants for sale from 81 up.
Blue Bar Homer pigeons. r. G. Rhode
island Red eggs for Matching, 81 per
setting, from state fair winners. Hub
Ter & Son, 1906 West Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

Mrs. Minnie Clark and daughter
Blanche went Friday evening to Min
erva to visit another daughter, Mrs.
Carl Ratschelet H.a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08

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started 1t now so let others fall In line.
Cur principal business street should
be made beautiful with flowers from
window boxes. Little do wen realize
the number of new people attracted to
a city BY the first impression made by
the main business street. Travelling
men talk about 1t all over Iowa. Thou
sands of convention visitors this sum-
mer will go home to hundreds Of towns
and talk about it. Lincoln Highway
tourists from one ocean to another
will remember it and talk about IT..
Why give our friends a ride to the
cemetery in order to see the beauty, OF
our town? Why not dress up a little
on Main street? H., E,
The time has arrived for the city
to ascertain the extent of gravel de-
posts on city land and be ready with
correct information to be placed Pc
fore paving contractors, If the graVel
is here and nearby the contractors will
find men who will put in the pumps.
The cost of this years paving can be
kept down by solving the problem of
gravel. Cement is. high
= The $3.50 and costs which the city
must pay to settle storm water, dam
age claims on Doty street and the sou
personal injury settlement are all
parts of the storm sewer tax when the
city pays every year without having
the sewers. Had We a complete sys-
lem of sewers for carrying storm,
water at the foot of the slopes on
each side of the city we could apply
this damage money upon the bonds,
1t would not pay the whole bill but it
would help and we would have the
improv eGnent which must come soon
anyway.
Three hundred citizens, mostly
farmers, gatllered~at Mason City voted
unanimously to instruct their board or
supervisors to permanently grade and
gravel their entire county road sys-
tenn within three years and issue
bonds There was no agreement with
the board but the board has voted to
do the work as instructed.
Three hundred citizens, half or
whom were farmers, at Waterloo voted
unanimously to grade and gravel the
entire county road system in five
years and issue bonds. The board OF
supervisors has voted to do the work.
Two hun0reQ ana MY IaTHleIS AT
Eldora voted unanimously to grade
and gravel the entire county road sys-
tenn in three years and issue bonds.
The county board without being bound
by previous agreement has voted to
do the work.
Two hundred delegates. mostly
farmers, at Toledo, voted three to one
to permanently grade the county roads
within five years, to replace bridges
with masonry. to gravel fifteen miles
or more each year and to issue bonds
Without any previous promise the
county board has ordered fiftythree
miles graded this year.
Two hundred delegates, mostly
farmers at tMarsharltown. voted al
most unanimously to instruct the
county board to grade the county
roads within five years. and to issue
bonds Nearly 800 more farmers in
six townships signed petitions to>have
this work done. The three members OF
the county board had agreed in writ
ing to do it II the delegates should ap-
prove and now two Of the three have
voted to- refuse the, requests OF the
farmers who wanted their county
roads put to grade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
SMALLPOX CRISIS
PAST IN WILMINGTON
Health Secretary Hopes Disease
Will Be Stamped Out
Within Few Days
w1rM1NGToN. Del.. Nav s.

WILMINGTON, Del, May D.
The crisis in the smallpox situation
seems TO have been passed, and Secretary
Isaac w Bowers Of the Board OF Health,
declares that he has every hope that the
disease will be stamped out in few days.
Several places ordered closed have been
given word that they can open, including
the churches, public schools and saloons.
This order takes effect with church serv.
ices on Sunday and the saloons at once,
the schools opening next Monday.
The theatres may open on Monday, the
only indefinite closures at the present time
being the poolrooms and the Wilmington
Institute Free Library
This edict came this morning after Il
had been learned that no new cases had
come to light. Secretary Bowers made a
thorough tour of the city last night, visit
ing all the infected sections, and found
that conditions were improving as rapidly
as could be expected Everything now
tends to an even more rapid stamping out
of the disease, owing largely to the CO.
operation the citizens of Wilmington have
given the Health Board in such matters
as closing all places where crowds might
gather and in vaccination.
Merchants are gratihed with the action
taken In relieving the tension.
There are now 20 patients, all negroes,
at the Emergency Hospital. No white
cases have been reported for three days
and no other case for two. the one case
yesterday being that of a man who had
escaped quarantine some days before. Not
n death has occurred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
BUSINESS MEN TO ACT
SOON ONP. BOARD
United Association Will Make
Nominations for Directorate
at Special Meeting

William Hancock, president Of che
United Business Mems Association. will
call a special meeting Of the association
within the next few days to nominate six
men for consideration by Councils as
candidates for the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company directorate This was
announced today following the action OF
Common Council yesterday In passing
without opposition the -rsoiution inviting
the association to make the nominations
One faction in the association Is de-
manding that all SIX nominees be named
from the membership OF their association,
which totals about 10000 throughout the
city. Another faction is urging that sew.
eral names of men not in the association
be submitted, In order TO demonstrate that
they are willing, IL necessary, to make
their own interests subservient to those
Of the city
This point will be decided at the spe.
oiai meeting of the association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
FREIGHT GLUT DRIVES
PENNSY MAN TO DEATH
Warner R. Howell, Foreign De-
partment Head, Worried by
Congestion, Ends Life

Anxiety and overwork due to the un-
precedented freight congestion OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad. drove warner r.
Howell foreign freight agent Of the rail-
road. to suicide yesterday, according to
friends Of the dead man
The unusual conditions had unnerved
Mr.. Howell Mt a time when he was gen
orally unwell. He was 65 years old. He
worked continuously by day and often lost
sleep at night worrying over the diff1cul-
ties with which the railroad was beset.
Yesterday afternoon he was alone In
his home. In a fashionable section Of
Germantown. about O'Clock Elizabeth
Mcdonnell, servant returned to the
house, and when Mr.. Howell did not ap-
pear for dinner she went to his room.
She found him lying across his bed.
DR.. ]. =. Bellville, 5925 Greene street
who had been treating him, was called
A probe showed that the bullet had
pierced the roof Of his mouth and en-
tered the brain. Apparently he had
placed the muzzle of the revolver in his
mouth and fired.
Doctor Bellville said the man had been
dead three or four hours when the servant
found his body
The following statement was issued by
the family:
Mr.. Warner Roberts Howell had been
suffering from neurasthenia for several
months past, and had been much depressed
since the death of his brother, william
Howell, about two months since. Mr..
Howell answered when called at o'clock
on Thursday morning, but, as he did not
come down stairs nor reply when he was
called later, It was thought best to sum-
mon the family physician. who entered MFR.
Howells room and found that he had shot
himself, without doubt in an access of
nervous depression. Mr.. Howell was just
81 years of age"
Mrs. Howell will arrive at noon to-
morrow.
Mrs. Howell. who is hls second wife,
is in Florida. He married her In New
York on September 8, 1914. She was
Mrs. Jean ]. Hoffer before this marriage
Two daughters, Esther and Isabel F.,
survive him. They are at home A
brother. William, died several months
ago, and grief over his death increased
Mr.. Howelrs worries. He was also dis
family related to George b. Roberts, for
mer president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
In addition to the Union League, Mr..
Howell was a member of the Philadel-
phia Cricket and other clubs He had a
summer home at Northeast Harber Me,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
UNOFFICIAL WEATHER
8 PROPHET EXPIRES
Aged "Aide" to Forecaster Sue
cumbs to Injuries Received
in Accident

John Comfy. "a years old. of 1899 North
Gratz street, who won fame as weather
forecaster and unofficial aide to the
weather Bureau, died In the Jefferson
Hospital today as the result of injuries
he sustained when struck by a trolley
car Wednesday night at 6th and Market
streets
Mr. Comly's observations. made with a
series of delicate instruments installed at
his home. soon attracted the attention Of
Mr. Bliss. the Government forecaster, who
investigated He found that the anna
teur foreca ster's monthly reports cover
ing all changes in temperature, winds,
rain and snow were correct to a scientific
degree. He accordingly used them as
semiofficial in his own reports.
Mr. Comfy made his weather reporting
n hobby. He, got lots of pleasure out of
II and was also gratlhed with the
knowledge that he was serving the Gov
ernment and the public He was assisted
in his work by his wife. who enjoyed it
as much as he did. His instruments were
of the same pattern used at the Govern
ment weather stations They were placed
in his back yard and II Is said that Mr.;
Comfy made as good observations as the
Government stations.
Mr.. Comfy. was crossing Market street.
when he was struck by an eastbound car.
the crew of which has not been arrested.
q. Mr.. Comfy is survived by widow. Mrs.
Rebecca b. Comfy. and a daughter, Mrs.
Hannah Pickering. He was the grandson
of John Comfy, author of the Comfy SPELL
ing book, which so years ago was an au-
thority The funeral will be held Monday
in the Friends Meeting House at 18th and
Race streets. Interment will be in the
Friends burying ground.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
POLICEMEN MOURN CoMRADE
Smiling George" FELTON, Succumbs
After Operation g,

ofrcers and men of the 10th district
malice station. seth street and Lancaster
svenue, are in mourning today over the
Seath Of one Of the most popular police.
lusn IN the district. George Felton-"Smii.
tnk George" as he was called FELTON,
e,sd In the University Hospital after being
operated on for stomach trouble Monday
Il was not thought that the operation
was serious.
FELTON, was SO years old and lived with
hlsmo,her and father at 331 Budd street
Ishad been on the police force IL years.
xlxaw In the 18th district, and during
that time had never been disciplined.
Recently he had been acting as house
|ssfseant, and his promotion to SER
nahtcy was expected soon. FELTON, was
a Biz. well-built man, and well liked be-
cause OF his geniality, which had won
BIN the sobriquet of Smiling George"