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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13
CONDUCT TESTS IN SCHOOLS.
Series of Examinations in Spelling,
Reading and Arithmetic.

Spelling. the one branch of learning
to which educators everywhere have
been giving much attention of late, De-
cause of the alarming lack of good
spoilers in the children of today, is
being brought up in the local schools.
and in most schools over the country.
to teach the children the Importance Of
knowing how to spell and what to spell.
In line with this movement pupils
of the high school have been given a
list of what is known to teachers of
English turnout the country as The
Hundred Worst Words" or the-Nords
which are most commonly misspelled
by children and young men and wom-
en- in school and colleges. These words
were given to the eighth grade and
high school students. They are no.
words out Of the usual run. but ON the
contrary are painfully simple when
seen in print. but all too difficult, ac-
cording 10 tests which have been given
again and again. The list includes such
words as accept, believe" dinner.
separate" village" and weather.
The result of the test locally will be
announced in few days. and the pa
pers returned to the pupils in order
that they may see where they made
their mistakes.
This test is somewhat similar TO one
conducted in the grade schools in No
vember. when a list of ten words was
given 10 each grads from the second
TO the seventh. These words were spe-
cially selected by DR.. l.. p. Ayres. of
the Russell Sage Foundation, as being
words most Commonly used and those
necessary for children to know. The
results showed an average of 1884 in
the local schools the results in the
second grade, where the children hard
~ know how TO spell al all, bringing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13

nine years lived on a farm near Bax-
ter From the Jasper county farm Mr..
and Mrs. Belt went to Newton. where
they lived eleven years They came
here ten years ago. Mr.. Belt Is ma
tive Of Indiana, having been born near
Warsaw Sept. 81, 1912. Mrs. Belt was
Miss Mahala Logsdon before her mar
-riage. and was born in Hart county.
Kentucky, Dec. %. 1S4S.
Mr. and Mrs. Belt have three living
children and twenty-five grandchii-
dren. Three daughters. ali of whom
grew to womanhood are dead. as is
one son, who died in infancy. The Nv
ing children are Elmer +. Belt, OF TINS
city; James w. Belt, who lives on
farm near Ira: and Mrs, Joseph l..
Warner, of Baxter. Mrs. j. 5. Baker a
daughter. died in Wisconsin four years
ago last March; Mrs. Ernest Baker
another daughter. died in this city in
February, 1911; and Mrs. Elmer War
ner, the other daughter died in Jas
per county in May, 1909 Cyrus j. was
the name of the son who died.
Mrs. Belt is member of a large
family, and has three living brothers
and four sisters. They are Silas Logs
don. of Perry; Andrew ]. Logsdon, of
Seattle. WASH: Rev. Ernest Logsdon.
Of San Francisco, Cal; Mrs B. +. Logs
don, Mrs. Martha Darr, and Mrs. Basil!
Darr of this city: and Mrs. Henry H.,
Barton. of Arlington. Mr.. Belt has but
one brother, T.. C. Belt, of Oelwein.
In attendance at the anniversary
gathering from out of town were Mrs.
H. II. Barton, of Arlington; +. c. Belt
of Oelweiu; James w. Belt and family,
OF Ira; Mrs. Floyd Sissei, OF Glad
brook; Mrs lido Tinsley. of Garwin;
and E. Z. Warner and sons. Merle and
Otis. and Frank Warner and family,
Sof Baxter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13

Old Colonial March," Mascasni's In
termezzo, and Star Spangled Banner.
These will be followed by the first SCI
lection of carols by the audience and
chorus, led by the high school orches-
ira The carols to be sung are "Hark,
The Herald Angels Sing Silent Night
Holy Night and Joy to the World
The boys glee ciuh VIII sing seiec-
ton I'VE Three Kings of Orient Are
after which the girls glee club VIII
sing two songs Christmas Eve anu
Arise to the Good and True"
Both glee clubs will unite and give
Nazareth (Gounodk and "Cantiqu@
Ge Noel (Adam), followed by two Sc
lections ny the entire chorus and or
chestra. And the Glory of the Lord,
from nandei's Messiah and Unfold
Ye Portals" from Gounod's "Redemp-
ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13
EFFORT TO INTRODUCE AGREE.
MENT OF sWEARlNeEN Chill.
DREN is MADE.
FOUR OF CHILDREN
SIGNED FOR SETTLEMENT
Agreed in Document Not to Have viii
Probated and Against Appointment
of +. /. Meeker as Exeeutor-Court
Withholds Ruling on Evidence Until
Afternoon Session.

An effort to introduce as evidence in
the Swearingen will case this forenoon
what purported TO be written agree
ment OF fouE. of the living children OF
Thomas Swearngen. which in effect
was their expressed Willingness for
settlement of the estate and its distri-
button. produced an unusual situation
ir tne trial.
The document was offered by the at
tornevs for Emmett l.. Swearingen, who
is contesting the will. The admission
OF il in evidence was warmly objected
10 by attorneys for the estate. and
while the jury was excused the ad-
instability of the document was argued.
Judge Winett said he would rule on the
point this afternoon
The agreement was signed by E. l..
Swearingen, Mrs. Myrtle Randall, Mrs.
Maggie Mickle, and Mrs. Alice NJ. Rob-
erts. four of the six children 1t was
dated Sept. L. 1916, and was subse-
duent TO the filing of objections to
probating the will.
Above their signatures the four
agreed that because of the cost, and
because of their belief that their father
intended TO make an equal distribution
Of the property among mis- children and
heirs. that they joined in the declara-
ton that the will be not probated, that
the property be divided under the law,
that the appointment Of F. l. Meeker,
executor. be not confirmed, and that a
general administrator be appointed.
When the contestants attorneys Of
fered the document they announced
mat practically all OF the evidence for
their client was in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13
PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE II
CHRISTMAS soNG-FEsT ON
SUNDAY.
ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS OF
800 TO LEAD IN SINGING
High School and Y. N. c. A. TO Put on
Carol Service For All Sunday After
School Programs Of Past Six Years
GIee Clubs to Sing.

Christmas carols for the entire COM
muuity will be sung at the Odeon sun
day afternoon by a chorus OF 20
voices. accompanied by an orchestra
Of twenty-five pieces from the. local
high school This VIII be the first
wear that the annual singing OF the
Christmas carols has been made a
community affair, but the success OF
the carol singing at the y. NJ. e. a
.ast year, when many were unable 10
gain admit:ance, suggested that if the
d fair Was made one for the Commun-
ity, and every one in the city invited 70
De present the Christmas spirit would
he spread broadcast ;hru the singing Of
the old songs of JOY.
The concert will be given under the
Joint auspices Of the \. NJ. e y. and
nigh school, at 2:45 Sunday afternoon.
There viii be no admission. aid fathers
elnd mothers Of school children will be
t.pJ Cially welcomed.
Outgrowth Of School Carols
This community concert is the out
-rowtb Of six years OF carol singing by
l.!e nigh school chorus, which began
singing only before the pupils ana
te-,chers OF the high school. Last year
the !. VI. (. a. was used. and the
crowd in attendance indicated that thu
public in general was greatly interested
IN the affair. With this in mind the
singing Of carols Of Christmas will BE-
urged in the homes as well as the
schools this year. The words Of the
carols Will be thrown upon screen al
The Odeun Sunday, and the audience
asked to join. The children in the
grades are memoriZing the carols, and
al children Will nave learned the same
ones.
The community idea is gaining favor
in ali parts of the country. and this
list of carols has been selected from d
list chosen by committee of the Music
Supervisors and Teachers OF America.
This committee took for the slogan of
community carols the words, 4 Hear
America Singing 1t is the desire of
Miss Elizabeth WelIemeyer, who has
the singing in charge. to bring these
carols into Marshalltown homes.
Program For Concert.
Sunday afternoons program will
open with a prelude by the high school
orchestra, which will include the fol-
lowing numbers: Wedding Feast"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Belt Married Fifty
Wars

Surrounded by their children, grand
children. other relatives, and friends,
MIR. and Mrs. George W Belt, 20f
South Second street, celebrated today
the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
gage At noon family dinner was
enjoyed at the Belt home, where covers
were laid for forty. From ? until 4
this afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Belt re-
ceived neighbors and friends in honor
OF the anniversary.
Mr.! and Mrs. Belt were married Dec
10 1866. al the home of Mrs. Belts
father. near Baxter, and for twenty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13

the average down. In almost all cases
the girls were better spoilers than the
boys
Other tests in reading and arithmetic
will be given later.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13
ALBION BEATS LOCAL FIVE.
| Independent Basketball Team Loses TO
Albion 81 to "a.

The AI0lon oaSket0all i've ad0ed an
other game to its unbroken string of
victories by beating the Independents
4 local five at Albion Tuesday night,
by the score of So 70 -. The game
was very fast and hard fought and the
result was IN doubt until near the close
of the second period. The players ana
positions were:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13
Framed Pictures For Sale.

We have the finest aine Of framed
pictures ever shown in Marshalltown.
They must be sold. For the next ten
days we will make a price, that will be
sure to move them. We ALSO have
complete line of kodaks, books, station
cry. toys, dolls. greeting cards, kodak
albums. desk sets, leather tablets. etc.
Our store is full of bargains. Bowen
!<odakery and book store, corner f'rse
and Main streets.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-13

st. Eiizabeth's Society of 81. Mary
church will hold an all-da sew Thurs :
day in the X. of c. hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-26
SIDNEY

large number of friends and neigh.
bors called Thursday after the show
er at Elmer Hallett's to see the queer
work and play of lightning. Mr.. Hal.
lett had returned home from his work
about 20 minutes before the shower
struck. After eating lunch he started
to go out on the piazza as he thought
the shower was going around. When
he opened the door into the shed bolt
OF lghtninS struck the gable END Of
his barn. He was stunned some rev
minutes. Mrs. Clark was at the window
at the time and received quite SHOCK
When he realized what had happeneo
he went to the barn and found 1t lull
of smoke with a blaze on the roof. He
went up with a ladder and attempted
to put out the blaze, thinking he woula
do all he could to save il and the 10
tons of. hay in the barn. On the mo"
he found that the lightning had ruH
in about four feet above the hay anu
had gone down into the hay aoou.
five feet, going out through the size VI
the barn without setting the nay VI
fire. 1t Gid considerable damas'
through breaking dishes, killing chicN'
ems and throwing boards and shlnge'
some go feet away. Mr. Hallett lee'
sreatful TO think it was not any Wof'''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-26
COLBY FOOTBALL
PRACTICE: CALL
HAS been ISSUED

Waterville, Me, Aug. 25.-Colby
college football enthusiasts are look
ing forward to Il winning team this fall
and on paper it LOOKS as if they had
every reason to think 50. Their loss
by graduation was only two regulars
Stanwood, last years captain and cen
ter and Kolseth, who has alternated
at guard and tackle the past fou,
years There were several under class
men who left during the year including
Chick" Fraser and Selhy, last year :
first and second string quarterbacks,
who are expected to return to college
this fall.
OF last years team there will be
Deasy and Stinson, the two bis
guards; Coolidge, Heath ana McCor-
mick, tackles; Perry and Leseur at
the ends, Chick" Fraser and Selby
at quarterback and Bourne and Cap
tain Cawley in the backfield positions.
There is some doubt about Leseurs
returning to college as it has been
rumored that he is planning to trans
fer to Tufts medical school this fall
The backfield is what seems to be
worrying the Colby men more than
anything else as it was on account OF
not having good second string set
of backs to take the places of Cawley
and Bourne when laid up from injuries
that caused Colby's downfall last year.
1t has been rumored that Graduate
Manager Erwin has set of star back
field men coming thus solving part
of Coach Cireenes problem for this
wear, but when asked who they were,
he denied the story as usual.
The entering class this fall gives
every indication of being a large one
with many promising athletes in it
from Maine and Massachusetts so
that Roger Greene, who for the past
four years has been coaching at Bates
and comes to Colby this fall, will
have plenty of material to fill in the
gaps and build up a strong second
string bunch to have at his call in
emergency cases which was lacking
last year, especially in the Maine game
at Orono.
Football practice has been called for
September 18th, and all the old men
have sent word that they would be on
hand to get in shape for the opening
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Abbott went to third on a passed ball
and Gilman walked. With Conley at
bat Abbott came home and Gilman
went to second on a passed ball. then
Conley was out at first.
Five runs and two doubles in one In
ning-Wow! In the seventh Gardiner
spurted and got three runs. Pearson hit
to Conley and was beaten to first. Then
P. Talbot singled. Luyster also singled
and they advanced on Whites wild pitch.
Barrows singled and scored them both
Then G. Talbot got first on Conley's fun
BILE, Monahan flied out and Eastman first
on Browns error, Barrows scoring on IT,
That ended the scoring, the other IN
nings being blanks: but Capt. Coady
slammed a foul through the windshield
Of E. f. Newbert's big car In the last OF
the seventh inning. 1t was about the
oldest circus seen on local ball parks in
some time. The summary.
AUGUSTA.
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CLEVELAND MAKES
q IN DOUbLE-HEADER

Philadelphia, Aug. 25.-Bad pitching
and fielding enabled Cleveland to win
both games from Philadelphia today.
Nabors was taken out in the second in
ming of the first game on account of
wildness and Williams also was wild
and was hit hard. The home team
knocked Bagby off the rubber in the
Beebe. who not only finished this game.
but also pitched fine ball in the second
contest. The score:
First game:
Cleveland II 2 o o al 2 3-13-1s-3
Philadelphia 2 0 0 o 0 / 2 2 @ 9-12-3
Bagby, Beebe and O'Neill; Majors,
Williams and Picinich.
Second game:
Cleveland % I 2 2 1 II 0 0-1o-14-o
Philadelphia o / OO1 o. q &c
Beebe and Colemand; Bush, Sheehan
and Picinich.
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GOOD MEETING AT
HARTLAND THURSDAY

Hartland, Me-, August 25.-(SpeciaD
That European war orders are large
~ responsible for the prosperity about
which the Democrats are doing so
made by Representative c. N. Nc
Arthur of Portland, Oregon, at an en-
thusiastic rally held in the local Opera
House, Thursday evening. Mr. Nc
Arthur produced figures taken from the
official reports of the Department of
Commerce which showed that the vol
ume Of our exports in munitions and
other war supplies has increased stead
lily since the outbreak of war. and, in
some classes of goods, amounts to as
nigh as 200 per cent. He also asserted
that the United States Cartridge Co.
of Lowell, Mass, had increased it's fac
tory force from 300 to 240O hands be-
cause Of war orders.
This IS a prosperity coined out of
misery, suffering, bloodshed and death"
said the Oregon man. TT is a pros
perity founded upon the greatest ca =
iiiiiily III tIe WOIiu history ana path
ed in the blood and tears of millions
of unfortunate people. Shame upon any
political party that attempts to beguile
the American voters with talk about
such prosperity as now exists in this
country"
Mr.. Macarthur roundly scored the adj
ministration's Mexican policy and its
repeal of the free tolls clause in the
Panama Canal act. He praised Charles
E. Hughes as man of deeds, not
words, and predicted his election in
November. Mr.. Macarthur. also paid a
high tribute to Representative John A.
Peters, and warmly endorsed his can
didacy for reelection. He and Mr..
Peters are associated on the Committee
of 1nsular Affairs in the House of Rep
resentatives. Mr.. Macarthur has been
speaking in kennebec and Somerset
counties since the first of the week
and will conclude his speaking engage
ments in Maine with two addresses in
Piscataquis county.
Mr.. Edwin F. Merrill Of Skowhegan
also addressed last nights meeting. He
discussed the tariff as it affects the
laborers and producers in the State of
Maine, and also made a clean cut argu-
ment in support Of the State and
county tickets.
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new YORK 6, PITTSBURGH z

Pittsburg. Aug. 25.-New York defeated
Pittsburg here today by score of to
., winning the game in the nth inning
when singles by Robertson and Doyle,
Burns triple and Hunters home run re
suited in four runs being scored. The
Pirates made one run In the fourth in
ming on Bigbee's triple and Hinchman's
single, and another In the fifth on
Baird's single. McCarthy's sacrifice and
schmidt's single. New York tied the
count in the ninth inning on hits by Rob
ertson, Herzog and Kauff. The score:
New York ........o 30 20 % 0 2 0 4-6-1@-5
Pittsburg ..o 001 o 0 o-2-1-2
sallee, strout and Reardon; Harmon
and Schmidt.
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SOME CIRCUS ON
REUEL WILLIAMS
FIELD FR|D Ay

The hawks flew high over Reuel
Williams field Friday afternoon for an
exhibition game between Gardiner
and Augusta was taking place. and 1T
was good judgment on the part of the
hawks, as there were % hits made dur
ing the circus. Monty Moore pitched
for the visitors and failed to fan sin
gle local batsman. He passed six men,
made two wild pitches and hit one
man, assisting in two passed balls by
his catcher, Talbot. 1t was wierd and
creepy baseball, and the closeness Of
the score has nothing to do with the
real state Of affairs, for the home team
had it been on the job, could easily
have made a dozen or so runs.
In the first inning neither team scor-
ed. but in the second the first man at
bat, G. Talbot, whaled out nice two
base hit Then Monahan singled ana
Talbot came home on it. Eastman was
out at first on an infeld tap, then
Cobb was hit in the back and walked.
Monty Moore, who was having bad
day, hit to White, who headed the run
ner off at third and Coady heaved the
pill to Harvey in time to eaten MOORE
completing pretty double.
Fritz O'Marra hooked one for sim
gle and was advanced by Harvey. VINO
sacrificed. With Lew Brown at bat
Monty heaved a wild one and O'Marra
ambled over to third. From there he
was sent home on another bum heave
when Brown had been walked and
went third
On a balk and Purinton was walked
and stole second. White walked ana
filed the bases, then Coady sacrlilced
with a long fly and Brown came IN
on It. Abbott hit to second and out at
first
The third inning was blank, a
nice double play being perpetrated by
Coady, Gilman and Harvey, and IN the
last half Fritz O'Marra got the crowd s
goat and Gardeners too. He singled
and Harvey lifted the old pill high
over the infield where Moore or the first
haseman could have easily gotten H.
hut I'll Fritz ran under 1t and stooo
yelling 1--WE got it," and the Gardner
pleyers stood petrified till the PIN
dropped to the ground. Harvey was
~
out lust the same, but that did not take
any of the comedy out of the situation.
Gardiner got a pair OF runs in the
fourth, Lew Brown making marvel
lous running catch of Barrow's long
drive. Brown got the ball at the top
of the west bank and fell with it, but
hung to the old sphere for put-out.
Eastman got nice two-bagger which
scored Monahan. Eastman scored Oh
an error Augusta was banked In TINS
inning and evened up in the fifth.
O'Marra went to first on balls, then
Harvey sacrificed and Brown was out
on a foul fly which Talbot scooped, but
Purinton was again walked and White
preferred a lovely two-bagger which
scored O'Marra. Then Coady singled
and sent Purinton home. with White
right after him on the hop. Coady
went to second himself on fielding mix
ups Artie ABBOTT thought 1t was about
time to help himself to a two-bagger.
He did SO, and sent Coady home. Then
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new LONDON 5, HARTFORD a

New London. Conn, Aug. 25.-New
London defeated Hartford ; to 4, to-
day in II innings. The winning run
was scored by Whitehouse, who had
doubled, on a sacrifice by Odell and 4
single by Hearne. The Elks turned out
in force as a tribute to Commodore
Morton F. Plant. owner of the local
club. Visiting guests included John X.
Tener, president of the Nationa!
League, and A. G. (Pop) Arson. Floral
tributes were presented to Commodore
and Mrs. Plant and a gold Elks card
case to Manager Eugene Mccain. The
score:
Hartford
900 u 0 0 0 o. So
New London
90 0 I 0 0 0 1-5-124
Smith and Mcdonald; Hearne and
Russell.
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PORTLAND Wins
TWELvE-INNINC
CAME FROM LYNN

Portland. Me. Aug 25-Portland won
Thinning game from Lynn today to \.
After Portland had earned one run in the
fourth on Tamm's single, Dowells double
and Sweatt's single. the visitors tied the
score in the ninth when circuit was safe
on Lonergan's error, stole second and
scored on Denoville's single. In the 18th
Lonergan was passed and scored on Gas
tons long drive to right field fence.
Brown played a remarkable game for
Portland, having 10 putouts and one as
eist. The score:
Portland .......0 0 I 0 Q 0 0 o 1-2-7-s
Lynn ..............0 o. 900 o01 0 o-1-4-o
Batteries: Tuckey and CASTOR; Will
Iiams. Tuero and Carroll.
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SENATORS 5, CHICAGO 2

Washington. Aug. 25.-washington
took the second game of the series from
Chicago today. 5 to 2. With the score
tied the game was won the sixth in
ming off Wolfgang, who had succeeded
Williams in the box. Fosters double
and singles by Milan, Shanks. Judge
and Mcbride scored three runs.
An X-ray examination today revealed
that Catcher Ainsmith's finger was
fractured in the game Wednesday. He
is not expected to play again this sea-
son. Score:
Chicago .....1 0 o o 1 o o o 0-2-10-0
Washington % o 0 2 3 0 0 x-5-12-O
Williams. Wolfgang and Schalk; Har-
per, Shaw and Henry
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DAUSS Wins HIS
own CAME FROM
THE R Ed S0x

Boston, Aug. 25.-Dauss won his own
game today, Detroit defeating Boston
to 1. With two out and man on
second in the seventh inning. Heilman.
batting for Spencer, popped along the
foul line back of first base. 1t went
for two bases, Burns scoring.
Dauss then hit to the fagpole for two
bases Heilman coming home with what
proved to be the winning tally.
The Red Sox got two of their hits In
the sixth, when they scored their only
run Walker made a great one-handed
catch of Cobb's fly after a long run.
The score: