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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-07
QUIET PLACE FOR WEDDING.
West Virginia Couple Married Amid
Mummies and Antiques.

Mummies and Antiques.
Charleston, w. Va.-With an Egyp.
tan mummy as their only attendant
and with thousands Of antiques as the
background Miss Laura Collins and
Isaac Thompson, both Of Comfort,
Boone county, were married in the
state department Of archives and his.
tory by the Rev. A. j. Larabee of the
Church Of God, Winfield.
Asked why they chose such a pecul-
lar place for the ceremony, the couple
declared 1t was al. the suggestion of the
minister. who proposed quiet place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
CASE NEW TO IOWA COURTS
RAISED IN LAWSUIT IN ~
JASPER COUNTY.
OVER 49,.
PAYMENT OF FARM TAKES
}. 6. Worth Had Lease Of Farm Dur
ing Life of Owner, A. c. Gates
Owner Died Before Crops Were
Harvested and Tenant Claimed Son
and Heir Should Pay Taxes.

Newton, May IA case which has
no precedent in the history of Iowa law
was brought up in the district court
here. 1t was a question as to whether
Earl Gates or J. G. Worth should pay
the tax on a certain farm for 1918.
The story Of the case is as follows:
J. G. Worth had a lease on ESQ
acre farm southeast Of Newton, dur
ing the life of the late A c. Gates, and
after the death of A. G. Gates the land
was to be the property OF his son,
Earl Gates. A. c. Gates passed away
Aug Is, 1918. and according to law,
from that date the land was the prop
erty of Earl Gates.
Iowa law gives a man right to
harvest the crops that he has sown.
so Mr.. Worth had a right to harvest
the crops. but no legal right to pas
ture or 10 dwell in the house after that
date. So he paid Mr.. Gates $3.50 for
all privileges of the place until March
l, 1914.
Now the land was assessed against
J. G. Worth. Jan. l, 1918, but the tax
was not levied until Oct. 6, of tina:
year. Neither man paid the tax so
the land was sold for the tax and Mr..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
IOWA ORATORS CHOSEN.
Six Men Picked to Debate With Hi.
nois and Minnesota.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City. May 1.-the six men
who will represent the State Univer-
ity Of Iowa in the debates against Illi-
nois and Minnesota next Dec. were
chosen in the Anal try-outs held yes
terday afternoon.
The winners OF places are orrile
Harris. OF Jefferson: Arlen Wilson, Of
Knoxville; Russell Lemiey, OF Brigh-
ton; Arthur 6. Brown. OF Iowa City:
Virgil Hancher, Of Rolce, and Roy
Burns, of hardwood. They are ranked
by the judges In the order named.
Howard Mawdsley, Of Burt. and A.
A. Herrick were chosen as alternates.
The division Of the men into two teams
will be made later.
Twenty six men We're entered in the
first try-outs in which the twelve
men who competed yesterday for
places were chosen. The winners have
all had considerable experience in de-
bate. Wilson and Hancher were on
the team which defeated Northwestern
University in a dual debate this spring.
Harris has been on two winning inter-
collegiate teams. Lemley was on the
team which met Illinois last fall.
Brown, Burns. and Herrick were on
literary society teams which debated
for the university championship this
year and Mawdsley was on a sopho-
more team.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
STATE VETERINARIAN BEGINS
WORK OF ORGANIZING EACH
COUNTY OF STATE.
DISEASE ERAplcATED
If COUNTIES COOPERATE
Or. Gibson Seeking to Have Super
visors Appropriate 5000 Annually
Disease Now Costs Each County
From $4,000 to $4,000 Per Year
Proposes County Veterinarians.
Special to Ttmes-Republican.

Des Moines, May 19.-In order to
completely eradicate hog cholera from
Iowa and keep II eradicated. Dr. J. l..
Gibson, state veterinarian, proposes to
have each county organized to fight it.
Next week he will begin campaign in
Clay county, speaking at the principal
towns in the county. and he expects TO
have this extended thruout the state
The state veterinarian believes that
II each county thru its board OF sd-
pervisors would annually appropriate
$4,000 for the wiping out of the dis
ease the state could be freed of it and
kept free.
Hog cholera places tax ranging
from S25. 900 to 100000 annually On
each county in Iowa" said DR.. Glib
son yesterday in discussing this ques-
ton. IF this were a direct tax there
Immediately would be an uprising thai
would wipe out such a proposition
Coming in the way Of hog cholera no
such united effort to eliminate the tax
has been made.
Cholera can be era Dictated from the
state and kept out Of Iowa by proper
sanitary conditions on the farm. II
" $4,000 TO fight hog cholera it would
cost the owner Of an eighty acre farm
only 81 and Of a quarter section 81.
What It would save the county would
amount to many thousan DIS
The plan would be TO have veteri-
marian in charge Of each county. He
would have charge Of ali the work OF
sanitation. vaccination. etc. He would
treat the hogs absolutely free except
the cost OF the serum which he would
sell to the farmers at exact wholesale
cost He would also have charge Of
keeping the county cleaned up in a
sanitary way
In his campaign IN Clay county DR..
Gibson will be assisted by tire govern
ment expert. Dr. I. X. Atherton, who
has been in charge Of hog cholera work
in that county for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
SCHOOLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Hardin County Girl to Be Graduated
From CoIIeae With Honors.


Hubbard, May 10. Miss Edna
Thompson, daughter Of the late w. r.
Thompson and Mrs. Thompson. who
lives north of Hubbard will be grad
uated at Dies Moines next Tuesday
evening.
II will be remembered that Mr..
Thompson, her father. lost his life last
February. being accidentally killed by
a falling tree while at work on one Of
his farms. After his death Miss Edna
was willing to give up her college
career. altho In her senior year, as she
was needed by her mother and little
brother in the sorrow stricken home
The college authorities, however, were
unwilling to lose student who had
made such an excellent record. Ar
rangements were made by the faculty
whereby Miss Thompson studied at
home going to Des Moines every other
week for special lessons. So Miss
Thompson, even under sad and dis
couraging circumstances, has finished
her course. the dramatic arts, with I'M
usually high marks and honor Miss
Thompson will give an entire evening
Of public recital at the college.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
TWO BIsHoPs CHOSEN.
Methodista Elect Nicholson, Former
Iowa Man, and Or. Herbert Wslch.

Iowa Man, and Or. Aerbert Welch.
Saratoga Springs, N. r., May 10
Two new bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal church were elected by the
general conference yesterday after
three days Of balioting.
They are DIR. Herbert Welch, presi-
dent Of Ohio wesleyan University.
Delaware o., and DR. Thomas Ntchoi-
son, OF New York City secretary OF the
church board OF education. The cleo
ton OF DIR. Welch came on the eighth
ballot and that Of DR. Nicholson on the
ninth ballot. -G
Each is "a years old n
Altho the deadlock which had exist
ed since Tuesday was broken by the
selection Of two bishops. five remain to
be chosen. DR. Nicholson received SIS
votes. or twenty lone more than was
necessary for choice. fat
None OF the others made large gains.
the vote being about the same as
earlier in the day. s
DR.. Welch has been president OF
Ohio Wesleyan University since 1905.
He succeeds Bishop James w. Bash
ford. who was elected to the Meth
odst episcopacy in 1904.
DR.. Nicholson has been secretary OF
the board Of education OF the church
since 1908 He was born at Woods
burn, Can, and was educated at
Northwestern University and Garrett
Biblical Institute. From 1903 to 1908
he was president Of Dakota Wesleyan
University at Mitchell. g. d. s 81
Prior to that time he was professor
of Biblical literature at Cornell Coli
lege. Mount Vernon. Iowa r. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
TO SELL BY NET WEIGHT
Nshoissais Fruit Jobbsrs Reach New
Agreement With State Dairy and
Food commission--invoices to Be
Labeled Instead Of Packages.

Des Moines, May 19.--Wholesaie
fruit Jobbers Of Iowa at conference
yesterday reached an agreement. thru
a committee, with the state dairy and
food commission, by which commodi-
ties shall be sold by net weight. The
net weight shall be placed on all pack
ages except original unbroken pack
ages shipped in from other states.
The committee representing the
Iowa Fruit Jobbers Association at the
conference was composed Of George
Grippe, Cedar Rapids. J. d. Nichols,
Mason City; p. Z. yeitch, Davenport;
]. w. Hay. Dubuque; j. c. Davidson,
Des Moines. The state dairy and food
department was represented by w. B.
Barney, commissioner: B. C. Iiff.
deputy. and Edward c. Lytton. in
spector Of weights and measures.
The state department made ruling
recently that the net weight should be
placed on all packages The fruit
iobbers explained that this would add
greatly to the cost Of doing business
They asked that the department. be
content IL all commodities are sold by
net weight, said weight to be placed on
the invoice. The state officials agreed
to this arrangement. The reply OF the
department to the jobbers follows:
! 1.-THE department has reconsidered
the matter of declaration OF net weight
on wholesale packages Of produce such
as potatoes, onions. etc. when bought
and sold in original unbroken pack
ages packed in other states.
For the present we are OF the opin-
ion that the purpose of the weight and
measure law is served II these COM
modities are sold by net weight and
the information as to net weight be
supplied on the invoice to the pur-
chaser on or before the receipt Of
goods. z
THE department is of the opinion
that the net weight of produce such
as onions. cabbage, sweet potatoes,
tomatoes. pears. peaches, apples. etc,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
To Dedicate Newton Church.

Newton. May 19.-Sun day, June 4. is
the date that has been set for the de-
dlcation of the splendid new Lutheran
church building in this city. 1t will
be one Of the big days in the church
history of Newton. There will be three
big services. at 10 o'clock. at 2: 80, and
at 8. at each of which there will be
special music and preaching.
Many of the most prominent Luther
an pastors and laymen Of the state will
be present for the dedication. DIR.
Yarger, Of Chicago the superintend-
ent Of Lutheran missions. Of America,
IS to have a prominent part in the de-
dication services. Rev. John A. Bright
viii conduct part Of the service, also.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
GrinnejI and Vicinity.

Special to Times -Republlc an.
Grinnell, May 19.--Lt was learned
late yesterday that Miss Lucy ].
Price. who was to speak against wo-
man suffrage in the Colonial Theater
on Monday evening next week. can not
be here but that Miss Marjorie Dor
man will speak at uhe s anne time and
place. Miss Dorman is n Virginian by
birth. newspaper woman of New
York City by profession. and an ex-
cellent and convincing speaker She
will speak at O'clock.
Bruce and Charles Darling. who
were out on parole from the Industrial
school at Eldora- foolishly took a cou
pie Of bicycles from the Spaulding fac
tory on Tuesday and started out to
see the world. The wheels belonged
to A. G. Lyon. OF the Spaulding force.
and Clyde Connolly. Chase was given
to the culprits, who were sa i'd to have
headed south. Word was sent ahead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

to the New Sharon marshal and there
the lads were overtaken and brought
back with the wheels that night. On
Wednesday afternoon Marshal Gray
took the boys back to the school.
Joseph Kelly has been chosen to rep
resent Grinnell high school at Fort
Dodge this evening at the first annual
discussion contest for high schools.
Aviation instruction in the Grinnell
aeroplane school began In earnest on
Tuesday and continued on Wednesday.
when three flights were made. Aviator
Tinfm Is doing the air stunts, primary
in nature. for the beginners. y. b.
Robbins, of Des Moines; Stanley &.
Rundell of Osceola; Ed w. Evans, OF
Rock Rapids; and r. c. Ansberry, of
Guthrie Center, are students already
on the grounds.
Mrs II. W.. Spaulding went to Des
Moines this morning to attend the
meeting of the state board of the Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs, and from
there goes to the biennial convention
of the general federation, in New York
City.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Radford and their
two daughters. Marjorie and Maude.
started in their own car yesterday
morning on the long trip to Annapolis,
Md. where their son will soon gradu-
ate from the naval academy. Their
younger son. Charles. who is attending
the ShattuCk military school at Fari
bault, MINI. is to join them some
where on the way. probably at Chica-
go. and finish the trip with the fam
lily.
For several years the Congregational
church Of this city has needed more
room for its Sunday school work. For
a time the plan was to build a sep
arate fully equipped building near the
church. which was styled a parish
house The estimated cost Of the
building according TO the plans then
presented was some $4,000 The i'll
ness and final break down of Rev. P
F. .Marston, then the pastor, put stop
for a couple of years to all talk of
carrying out this new enterprise. Re
Gently the matter was brought up in
the Brotherhood meeting. the old COM
mittee was revived and new members
were appointed and now the talk Is
strong again Of doing something to re-
leve the Sunday school congestion.
This change may take the form of a
change in the north part of the present
church building and the attachment of
an addition. The plans have not been
presented to the church membership
recently but the committee has gone
far enough in its work to speak quite
positively about the accomplishment
Of something adequate in this line.
Miss Marie Tarvestadt and Miss
Alice Atkins are enjoying a visit from
the Misses Clara and Bertha Blogs
tvedt. who came from their home in
DEBORAH yesterday for a two weeks
stay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

Gates had to redeem It. Mr.. Worth
contended that. since he had paid Mr..
Gates a sum equivalent to rental for
the time that remained after the death
of A. G. Gates. Mr.. Gates should pay
the taxes. Mr.. Gates contended that
since Mr.. Worth had had the crops
from the land that year Mr.. Worth
should pay the tax.
The court decided that Mr.. Worth
should pay the tax. &.
Now II MIR. Worth appeals the case
to the supreme court, the decision
there viii establish a new record, for
there is no such case on the court rec
ords of the state of Iowa. @
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

shipped In regulation crates hampers y.
or barrels can be ascertained Win
SUFFICIENT accuracy by obtaining the
gross and tare weight OF from eight
to ten representative packages. The
average net weight so obtained to be
used for the purpose OF declaring enc
average net weight OF the other pack
ages Of the same class received In the
shipment. I'M
Gas to the question of net weight
on bananas, the department Is Of the
opinion that this net weight can be
determined and placed on the pack
age without undue Inconvenience.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
CAT HAS
e. APPETITE FOR SNAKES

Davenport, May l9.-.Mrs. S. J. FIus-
ted. S36 College avenue, Davenport, has
a striped cat, which holds the local
record as snake killer. 1t has killed
ten snakes in the last seven days and
is, so proud OF its prowess that 1t
brings the wriggling things way into
the house to exhibit them. This feline
does not kill snakes merely for the
pastime. but because he likes the
flavor. He eats most OF them with
true epicurean gusto. ~, r.,
There Ii q big rock pile in a ravine
near the Hustled home where many
snakes live and which make fine
hunting ground for Mrs. Hnsted's cat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

lows Man Chosen u Head ~ essss
bytsrians OF Nation In Stormy So.
sion at Atlantic City, N. J.-How
MsEwan Was Beaten.
Atlantic City, ". j., May 1s-Ths
Rev. Dr. John A Marquis, president Of
coe College. Cedar Rapids, was elected
moderator OF the Presbyterian general
assembly yesterday afternoon In an
election marked by considerable dis
order. MI Vi & d
DR.. Marquis was elected on the SEQ
ond ballot. receiving 6l6 votes against
a37 for the Rev. DR.. William IA Me-
Ewan, pastor Of the Third Presbyter-
ian church, Pittsburgh. DR.. Marquis
Is moderate conservative and DE-
McEwan IL q conservatives. 4
Shouts Of sit down" and No. IL
IL not 3d." greeted the Rev. DR. John
T. Dwarf, OF Colorado SPRINGS, when
he injected Theological controversy
into his address, In seconding DR.. Me-
Ewan's noulnation. Many are Of the
opinion that his inMdiDious REMARKS
led to DR.. McEwan's defeat. sV ~
"Our church il today in danger OF
being torpedoed by theological sub->
marine" said DR.. Ewart. There are.
men and institutions who are busy In
jecting the poison OF unbelief into our
faith. endorse DR.. McEwan because
he stands for the things the Presby-
terian church holds sacred"
who doesn't r. sounted q commits
sioner from the floor.
.Dr. McEwan Is worthy FOL Hover
OF these great teachers Of early Pres
byterianism, Schaff and Shedd, DR..
Ewart continued. Il regret to say. that
some Of the successors Of these Illus
trious educators are injecting the virus
Of unbelief into the minds OF young
men who receive instruction from
them" MI
This was interpreted as a hit at
Union Theological Seminary. and cries
Of mo, no: sit down" were heard from
several parts Of the auditorium.
l.#E0 Effective Irony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
An Agreeable Surprise.

There are many who have no relish
for their meals and who must be very
careful as to what they eat, that would
be agreeably surprised II they were to
take a few doses of Chamberlain's Tab
lets. These tablets strengthen the
st omach and enable 1t to perform its
duties naturally. Hundreds have testi-
fed to the great benefit Of these tab
lets. They only cost a quarter. OBJ
tainab1e experimentation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
6APTlsTs MAKE PROGRESS.
Good Start on Great Five-Year Adj
q, vancement Program.

Soou StaFt on 0Fedt rive year No-
q vaneement Program.
Minneapolis, May 19.---The five-year
program adopted last year, calling for
100000 members by baptism. $4,000
600 endowment for retired pastors and
missionaries. 100000 for educational
work. has made marked progress dur
ing the last few months. according 10
reports submitted to the Northern
Baptist convention Wednesday by the
general committee In charge Of the
program. ~
Applause greeted the reading of the
reports. which showed 106,7s1 Access
sions by baptism to the church, ian
increase Of 2l.7s3sor % per cent, above
the previous year"
1T must be borne in mind" the re.
port continued, that the greater part
of the year for which these statistics
are compiled had passed before the
adoption Of the five-year program"
The proposed 100000 endowment
for retired pastors and missionaries
increased from s295.a13,s2 to sTI9. :
455.45, the education endowment was
increased by sa,37s.5SS and results in
other branches of the work laid out by
the program are correspondingly en-
coura ging the reports declared.
Attendance al the opening session
was larger than at any previous meet
ing in years. ",
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
SUNDAY FACES OPERATION.
Evangelist Suffers From Double Hernia
BROUGHT On BY Work.

Kansas City. Mo, May 1s.-.Billy"
Sunday will go to Baltimore immedi-
ately after his last sermon here for an
operation. The evangelist Is suffer-
ing from a double hernia, brought on
by his strenuous work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
The Younn RridA.

George wants some Of the pies like
you used to make"
We'll. my dear?" said Georges
mother.
80 I want to ask you II you would
loan me the pattern"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

Survixals Of Stone Age.
Marble hearts and concrete "domes
are not necessarily suryiyals OF the
stone age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

Effective Irony.
Irony is the most enecttve way a
exposing vice and folly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-07
Swedish Embargo on Wood
Pulp Increases Price of Paper

There is no telling how high the price
of paper will go. The Swedish embargo
on the export of wood pulp has aggravated
the situation Of Our pulp imports in
1915 about q per cent, or $4,000 tons,
came from Sweden Canada furnishes
about So per cent of our imports, and fair
amount, under ordinary conditions, comes
from Germany
The First National Bank. of Boston
which is unusually well informed in mat
tiers relating to the paper trade, says pri-
mary cause for the embargo is believed to
be Sweden's desire to increase certain
Swedish imports, notably coal from Eng
land and sulphur from Italy, products
necessary to pulp production but hindered
in reaching Sweden by the British attitude
toward neutral shipping in the North Sea-
There is hint, too, that it may be to pro-
tect some producers who made contracts
before the war which they cannot fill now
without heavy loss owing to the increased
cost of everything
Apparently the embargo is directed at
England principally. The paper situation
there is worse than in America. Many
British publications are troubled greatly.
Nearly all of them have curtailed the size
of their sheets Some of the London pa
sions have been brought down to respecta-
bic proportions.
Sweden has been sending pulp to Amer
lea despite the embargo, but the quantity
is not large This is not the season for
large shipments. The pinch will come in
the summer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-07
Gasoline Prices Invariably Rise
During Months Least CONSUMPTION

It is extremely doubtful whether the
high price of gasoline may be charged fair
ly to the unhampered operation of the law
of supply and demand. There are circum-
stances which indicate manipulation of the
price by producers to insure a steady in
come through the year. Within the last
half year the price of gasoline has risen
more than 100 per cent. Consumption has
not increased more than % per cent in the
United States, and exports to Europe ac-
tually declined in 1915.
It is significant that of late years the
price of gasoline has invariably risen dur
ing the months of least consumption.
When the demand of summer motorists
was the greatest the. price has sagged,
sometimes as much as five or six cents, a
gallon. This is apparently an example of
the monopoly price" In order to make
the income of slack months uniform with
that of the months of greatest demand, the
producers evidently have made up for the
difference by increased prices during the
dull period.