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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR SALE Shinsle roof. l9xl6.
and some old lumber. William
Fisher, second street. m23
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25
For Sale.

Cotton wood lumber. $50 per
900 Bring in your orders and
nave them sawed to fit your bill
California Grain & Lbr. Co.
m21
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR SALE International gaso-
line engine, one horse power,
good as new. Phone li3,
pdm26
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR SALE One used bicycle,
cheap for cash. \. n. Brown.
m2I
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

can say is that he is a plain, hard
working man.
He was member of the fed
eral industrial relations commits.
sion
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25
aEcomEs RAIL PRESIDENT
AFTER CLIMB From BOTTOM

Thirty-eieht years ago DICK
Ashton of Evanston made up his
mind that he wanted to be a rail
road man He got himself q Job
as axman for the Chicago &
Northwestern railway An aX1nan
is about the toughest kind of a
job connected with the railroad
business.
Yesterday at a directors meet
ing in New York Richard Henry
Ashton of Evanston was elected
president of the Chicago & North
western railroad, succeeding the
late William A Gardner, who died
two weeks ago. Up to yesterday
he was vice president of opera
tion and maintenance. In the in
tervening years he ran practic-
ally the whole gamnt of railroad
jobs, which means that The Chi
cago & Northwestern road now
f1s Tor its chic = llliNr ono III
the best all around railroad men
in the world
Two significant facts stand out
in the romance of this railroad
cr's life. All his business career
has been devoted to railroads, and
his almost two-scOre of wears of
service have heen devoted to one
road These facts make it less
difficult to comprehend his re-
markable rise.
Briefly here is the story of
Richard Henry Ashton:
Birth.
He was horn in Evanston, ILL.,,
June 2, 1860. His parents were
of English extraction, his father
being tea merchant They were
in fairly good circumstances. and
the boy had an opportunity to
study for any profession which
suited him.
Education.
He was educated in the public
schools of Evanston. After grad
uating from the grammar school
he attended he high school. His
parents planned to send him to
university after he had completed
his course at the high school, but
The young man. then 1 8 wears old.
was impatient to get out into the
world. He was impelled from the
:-lart to enter the railroad bust
ness. His education and connec-
tons would have obtained for him
a good position in many fields Of
endeavor. but he preferred Ia
start right at the bottom in the
field he liked. So he sought a Job
with railroad immediately after
his graduation.
He was 81 wears old when hc
married. He has made his home
in Evanston all his life. There
prc three sons. Thomas A.. Fred
erick w. and Richard H.. the lat
ter a student in Dartmouth col
1cgc. He is a member of the Ham
ilton and Union League clubs in
Chicago, the Athletic club of Mil
Yankee and the Evanston club
Perhaps the best charactpriza
ton of the man comes from his
wife. She was asked TO give a
few details of his career-inti-
snate facts which have moi Sc
cured publication in the past.
she said: II guess know him as
we'll as anybody does, and all l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR SALE "a bay gelding. drise
single or double Or work any
place you put him: I new sim.
gle top buggy and new single
harness. Miss Maggie Nc
Orchard, r. 3. Phone 3F13. IT
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

Remember Kleen Maid bread
.resh every morning at Lewis
BROS. Phone No. o.-m27
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR SALE A large team of work
horses, s and year old In
quirr of o. g. kigcr. pm3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25
Want Ads

.OST-A revolver between Viii
low Park and the N. w. depot ::
six loaded shells in it. Leave
at Times office. NJ. Mace pm27
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DIRECTIONS.

Take The numbers from 30 To- is, in
elusive, and place them i'm the square
SO that when added together vertically,
horizontally. and diagonaIly the total
will he AZ. No number can be used
twice. II is not necessary to use this
piece OF paper. BE sure your solution
is correct and make il as neat as pos
sible, for much depends on neainess
as we'll as correctness. We guaran-
tee this can be solved. The gentlemen
who will aei as judges is a guarantee
that the awards will he distributed Ia
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

WANTED Men who desire to
earn 1925 per month write us
today for position as sales
man, every opportunity for ad-
vancement Central Petroleum
CO., Cleveland, q. pm27
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

WANTED-Lady without chill
dren to manage home for wild
over in town, small family In
quire of A. c.. Mote, OnaWa, la,
m27
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25
FOUND-A watch bracelet. Owner
may have Same by proving
property and paying for this ad.
m26

FOUND-A cover for an automo-
bile. Owner can have same by
calling at this office and pay
ing for this notice. m23
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

TORRENT Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping, also sleep
ing rooms, Inquire at Times
office Clarence Robertson, a05
Superior street. pm22
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR sALE-sced oats, grass seed
and seed corn. l.. Il. Vincent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

and have adopted this
legitimate method line
nlqnestioned realbts This will susiana entire
ANNUALLY Ali piano manufacturers have different ~
agne ADVERTISING others teachers then, commits
customer. We have but and each
men is marked in plain figures
But remember al !he awards adver,isen to make pianos
sentative and cargedo advertising We do and
thing advertise Give the and
saving TO be derived from advertising method.
Must Reach Us III. May 1915
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOR RENT Good six-room
house on North Seventh street.
j. S. Dcwell
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

WANTED A woman or girl for
general homework. Call at the
first house south of the corner
store on Sixth street Mrs.
Stewart m29
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

those who
decide will
Don't delay. Send
valuable prizes
No Faveritsm Will BE Shown. Have Equal Chance.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25
Railroad record.

1t was i'm 1878 that Ashton
FIRST broke into the railroad bust
ness. He secured a job as axman
in the engineering corps of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway
His work consisted of chopping
down trees, driving stakes and
other homely but necessary de-
tails in railroadlng. Following
his apprenticeship as an axman
he became a rodman and then a
levelman. His first executive pc
sition was given him in recogni-
ton of splendid service along
these minor lines. Ii was that of
assistant engineer. From that he
climbed steadily to the position
of superintendent of bridges and
buildings and division engineer.
On June 1, 1895, he was appointed
assistant superintendent of the
road; two years later he became
division superintendent and two
and half years later he became
the general superintendent. BY
this time Ashton was recognized
as one of the leading practical
railroad men in the country. On
July 4, 1902, he was appointed
assistant to the general manager
of the road, and less than four
years later he became the gen
eral manager. On November 1
1910. he was appointed vice pres
ldent of operation and mainten
ance. He held this office for more
han five years. There was one
more run on the ladder-the
presidency OF the road He
climbed 1T Yesterday
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25
Another Promotion.

Another Promotion.
The late William A. Gardner.
succeeded by Mr.. Ashton. was
also president Of the Chicago, 1t.
Paul, Minneapolis. & Omaha rail
way. He was succeeded as pres
dent of this road by James T..
lark, who was vice president OF
he road. Marvin Hughitt. ir..
who was traffic manager of the
Northwestern, succeeds to Mr..
Ashton's office of vice president
\. c. johnson is promoted to the
position vacated by Mr.. Hnghitt.
\. w. Trenholm. general manager
Vi the Omaha road. becomes vice
president and retains the general
managership, and II. M. Pearce.
ifelght traffic manager of that
me. becomes general traffic man
ager
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

eirl for general
housework. Call at Times Of
flee. tt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

On Saturday Mr.. Akers, news
paper man and state treasurer of
Kansas. who while in the legisla-
illre helped form her temperance
laws, will speak at Dunlap at 4
O'Clock, Woodbine at 80, Logan
at 3 p. IN. and at Missouri Valley
in the evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-25

FOUND watch. bracelet. Owner
may have Same by proving
property and paying for this ad.
m26
FOUND-A cover for an automo-
bile. Owner can have same by
calling at this office and pay
ing for this notice. m23
W.ANTED-Lady without chill
dren to manage home for wild
over i'll town; small family. In
quire of A c.. Mote, OnaWa, la,
m27
MANTED-M Men who desire to
earn $l25 per month write us
today for position as sales
man, every opportunity for ad-
vancement. Central Petroleum
Co., Cleveland. q. pm27
WANTED girl for general
housework Call at Times Of
flee. tt
MANTED-A woman or girl for
general homework Call at the
first house south of the corner
o}n 81 hrs,
Stewart m29
FOR RENT = Good six-room
house on North Seventh street.
j. S. Dcwell
FORRENT- Furnished rooms for
light hous ekeeplng, also sleep
ing rooms. Inquire at Times
office. Clarence Robertson, i05
Superior street. pm22
FOR SALE. A large team of work
horses, $ and year old In
qnire of - e. klgcr. pm3i
FOR SALE Twin cylinder Excel
sior motorcycle. i'm good condi-
ton. Cheap if taken at once.
John Tensmeyer, 5S3 N. First
street pm29
FOR SALE One used bicycle,
cheap for cash. \ n. Brown.
m2I
FOR SALE International gaso-
line engine, one horse power,
good as new. Phone l.3,
pam26
FOR SALE Shinsle roof, l9xl6.
and some old lumber. William
Fisher. second street. m23
FOR SALE. "a bay geldIng. drive
single or double or work any
place you put him: I new sim
gle top buggy and new single
harness. Miss Maggie Nc
Orchard, r 3. Phone 3F13. If
FOR SALE - A modern S-room
house with furnace, bath, hard
and soft water, partial hard
wood floors. Three blocks
from Erie street in every desir-
able neighborhood. Owner has
moved away and will sell cheap
for quick sale. A. B. Martin. If
FOR SALE - Geraniums, oalvia,
pansles and asters. Call 36F2
or Mrs. r. j. Hennessey. m2e.
FOR SALE--A good 5-room cot
tage on Third street. Call at
Times office. If
FOR SALE seed corn, 1914
crop, Reeds Yellow seed corn
$3.50 per bu for selected corn
or 81 per blu. if taken as it
comes in crib. f. A. Schwert-
ley. tr
FOR SALE White orplngton
eggs for Matching. Best
chickens for laying and for the
market. Mrs. Jno. Paper.
Phone 81 pJl
FOR sALE-ssced oats, grass seed
and seed corn. l.. Il. Vincent.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
The Circus.

was going TO get out. this week,
The corkingesr Mirror ever. and
along comes the Ringlings' circus
and sets up In the vacant lot across
| from the house, and the poor little
old Mirror Is unimportant. sighs
| william Marion Reedy Who can
resist the appeal OF a tent? II
wakes up all the nomad. the bar.
barian in us. II makes everyone a
gypsy instanter And the great
bulky horses. and the gilded. bright
red vans. and the music Of the tent
men at work. the clatter and the
odor OF the commisssry. the whine
drone OF the satellite merry.go
round. the fresh scent OF sawdust.
glimpSes of performers in varied
costume. glimpses of the menagerie
beasts, too-now who can resist
them merely 10 advise the presi.
dent or Clout the kaiser or criticise
Kitchener about the war or point
The finger Of scorn al the admins
;ration2 No. ladies and gentlemen.
there's nothing doing but just loaf.
ing when the circus pitches It's tents
across the street. The circus f.
adventure concrete Its magic Is
Transporting. You're OF TO Fairy
land or living again the dime novels
OF your youth. And the kids around
the Circus-lot are your veriest
coevals and contemporaries Oh, to
carry water 10 the elephant as Of
old, TO crawl into the tent under
the seats. pursued by the guards
How hungry you are for peanuts
but willing TO share them with the
elephant. What's mere writing
compared with all this saturation
in awakened memories? What mere
mechanics are the movies compared
with the vivid vitality Of the circus.
the renaissance OF wonder the wild
enormities and abnormalty OF the
side-shows The circus is escape
from fact 10 romance. To the devil
with the job OF editing. I've just
telephoned the office boy to shut up
shop and join me at the circus. He
tells me the stenographer has just
gone with the bookkeeper In the ad-
Joining Office Ne for a moratorium
on work during circus week.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
A Poem a Day
ROCK VIE TO SLEEP

Backward, turn backward. time In
your flight,
Mako me child again. just for to-
night
MotheT. come back from the echoless
Take me again to your heart as cf
yore;
Kiss from my forehead the burrows
smooth tho few silver threads out OF
my hair;
over my siumbers your loving watch
Rock mSS to sleep. mother. rock me TO
sleep
over my heart. In the days that are
No love like mother love ever has
No other worship abides and endures
Faithful. unselnsh. and patient IKE
yours;
From the sick soul and the world
weary brain.
sIumbcr's soft cslms DER my heavy
Rock M me t. sleep. mother. rock mo
10 sleep
Mother. dear mother. the years hav"
since / nave listened to your lullaby
sing. then and unto my soul IT shall
womonhood's years have been only a
Ciaxped to your heart in loving
win your light lashes just sweeping
<cver fter to wake or 10. weep.
Elizabeth Akers Allen.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Pointed Paragraphs

A wise bride borrows her mother
in-law's cookbook.
lie laughs best who has the laugh
on the other fellow.
II doesn't take a smart baby Ions
to outgrow its smartness.
One can't blame a liar for doubt
ing nearly every tale he hears.
Some men will even go TO church
on Sunday rather than stay at home
A man never knows what is com
ing TO him until he gets II In the
neck.
An officeholder should remember
that one bad term doesn't deserve
another.
With money you can buy all the
friends you want. but they are never
worth the price.
Most of the so-called fun you have
in this life is downright foolishness
The japanese are bright people
but they haven't discovered any
thing that will enable them to grow
whiskers OF the good old American
brand.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
DOG TAKES MAN ON FAITH

dog worthy OF the name is of all animals
that walks on two legs or on four the creature
least affected by the mutations OF fortune.
Caesar" in the funeral cortege OF King Edward
VII was not more sorrowfu proud OF his place
than a dog faithful at the grave of a tinker whom
he has followed i'm all weathers. Your dog does
not regard your clothes nor explore your pockets
He takes you on faith-bind faith; you are his
king incapable of wrong He reads his heaven
on earth in your approving countcnance.
No ribbon or medal can take the measure Of
the sentiment of the true dog lover toward his
most faithful friend Of all. When the rest of the
world is cold and hard, his dog will still rejoice
to meet him when he comes home AT night. His
dog will think evil. whatever the master may
do. II Is wonderful thing for man TO ex-
perience trust so absolute and so unfalterng
Who shall call il dumb brute whose eyes and
paws are so eloquent and whose love speaks I'm
look ?-PhIladepha Public Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Sundays Curves Over the Plate

II YOU came here today TO learn
something 10 draw you nearer 10
God. you will learn II. n you came
10 hear something that you won't
Ike, something that you can carp
and snarl about, I'll go out OF my
vi ay 10 give IL 10 you.
All the culture In the world won't
educate anybody out OF hell
Religion is all right. Christianity
IL not at fault. II Is the hypocrites
who profess II that are at fault.
Lots OF people go 20 church 70
add little to their social standing
Lots OF people join the church for
the same motive that a man blows
up a safe-for what he can get out
Of n.
Kansas City Star.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Saving the Cornstalks

a census OF Kankakee county, ILL.,,
taken through the schools. shows
that not a single farmer burned his
st9lks this spring. Two or three
years ago cornstock bonfires were a
common sight In Kankakee county
in the spring. Since then the coun
ty advisor has been talking OF the
value OF cornstalks as a source oi
organic matter, and the result Ia
that the wasteful practice OF burn
ing the stalks has been entirely
eliminated.
A similar census shows that rs pei
cent OF the Kankakee county farm
ers treated their oats for smut this
spring All OF which means thai
Kankakee county farmers are wide
awake and looking for opportunities
TO add to their farm profts.-Prairic
Farmer.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

love and care which is their blrth-rlgnt'
1t recognizes certain rights OF the
child.
They may sing, they may shout, they
may be INDIVIDUALS, to certain eN-
tent, but they are all of one pattern and
must conform.
This is necessarily so where large
numbers of people must be looked after
bv a few and in this lies the curse of
any institution.
Free growth along individual lines
with wise supervision to direct in va
rious ways each developing personality
is the ideal toward which we must go.
In the meantime the officers of the
Juvenile court and the supervisors of
the institution deserve much praise.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Chains Guard the
Panama Locks

The huge locks OF the Panama ca
nal are guarded by massive chains
stretched across the channel. NO
vessel can crash into the gates at
any OF the locks. because OF these
tenders. placed 20 feet from each
gate. and near the surface OF the
water. If the chains are struck by
a boat. they gradually yield to the
force. paying out to certain dis
tance. which depends upon the vio-
lence OF the impact.
The mechanisms which regulate
the chain tenders are Installed on
either wall. a system OF hydraulic
cylinders is used for raising and
lowering the chains. The action OF
the fender when struck by n boat is
modified in part by the friction pro
duced in the machinery, but mainly
by the resistance produced by water
flowing through valves Popular
Science Monthly.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Where Is Our Interest In
This Great Conference.

Unlike other peace organizations the Neutral
conference outcome of the Ford Peace expedi-
ton now sitting at Stockholm. is not willing 10
wait for military exhaustion and consequent
armistice before taking action of any sort.
The conference is primarily for The purpose Of
advertising peace" and bringing what pressure
II can upon the belligerent countries for an ad
justment of terms and cessation OF hostilites.
This conference has presented TO the various
nations an appeal,
II is brief and may have no effect but it is
epoch making in history for ii is the hrst con-
certed effort of citizens 10 place before the Of
fetal governments OF warning countries a state
ment of constructive program and an appeal
for its adoption.
II has deep significance in that it emphasizes
the fact that the people are now able 10 make
themselves heard and felt. even in autocratic
countries, and that they cannot be set aside as
many non-entitieS or put out OF the way
where they can no longer be troublesome
The neutral countries of Europe. led by the
United States, have given voice 10 the principles
of humanity as against this war OF commercial
supremacy.
The appeal is based upon the following princi-
pie:
The right OF nations to decide their own fate
instead of having their territory transferred
without the consent OF the population: guaran-
afforded development on equal terms; freedom
Of the seas; effective parliamentary control of
foreign policies: TO displace secret treaties and
secret diplomacy; international organization
founded upon law and justice 10 include
agreement to submit all disputes between states
for peaceful settlement; disarmament by inter.
national agreement; world congress composed
Of both belligerents and neutrals 70 concern it.
self with more than the immediate questions
arising out of the war such as the guaranteeing
OF political freedom - special nationalities unit
ed with other people.
The appeal itself includes the restoration of
Belgium the return OF the occupied French ter
ritory a reconsideration of the question OF
Alsace and Lorraine: the independence OF Ser
bia and Montenegro
The principles laid down will include the con
sderation Of the question Of the union OF Poland
as a nation; autonomy for Armenia; the interna-
tionalzation of certain water ways such as the
Bosphorus and Dardanelles
The German colonies are 10 be returned and
Germanys access to the east guaranteed
Backed by sufficient public sentiment this ap
peal will carry some weight
In spite OF its avowed interest in peace. the
United States takes less interest in this confer
ence than any country in Europe.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

coyeries concerning which people
should seek information in order TO
he able 10 fear wisely
The man who fails TO seek such
information, or deliberately disre-
CARDS IL, is living In fools para
dise-and is perpetually running a
chance OF not living anywhere long.
Cowardice is not TO be extolled.
Bot neither is fear of itself 10 be
dcspised
Remember this the next time you
ne disposed to bid defiance TO the
requirements of healthy living as
established by scientific research.
And. remembering IL. take pains
10 learn all you can as to the things
which science insists are things wise
men will fear
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
THE PURPOSE OF FEAR.
BY n. ADDINGToN BRUCE
The Riddle Psychology

The modern theory OF functional
nervous and mental diseases, with
its emphasis on fear as the underly-
ing cause of many OF these maladies,
naturally suggests that fear is an
unmixed evil. II is important to
recognize that this is by no means
the case.
Fear, in fact, is an instinct, and
like all instincts il has a highly use
full function TO perform II is in
tended to conserve and strengthen
life. not 10 shorten il.
The fear instinct" says the psy-
chologist Sidis, arises from the i'm
pulse OF self-preservation, without
which animal life cannot exist, The
fear instinct -nae-nf the-m most
primitive and most fundamental Of
all instincts.
Neither hunger nor sex nor ma
ternal instinct nor social instinct
can compare with the potency of the
fear instinct, rooted as it is in self
preservation-the condition OF life
primordial."
The trouble is that the fear in
stinct. like other instincts. needs to
be guided and controlled to be OF
true service 10 human beings n is
always harmful II it functions 10 eI.
cess, yet We cannot afford 10 Try TO
get along without II.
And too many OF US either fear
too much or fear too little
When We fear too much. whom We