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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
BIG MINSTREL SHOW.
Will be Given by Best Talent Procur-
able in Denison Thursday and
Friday Nights Next Week.

Denison people are to be given a
real treat on Thursday and Friday eve
nings of next week, for on those eve
nings a big home talent minstrel show
is to be given at the Germania opera
house. DenisOn has been secured from
one end to the other and every good
singer has been engaged for the two
evenings Mrs. w, Plummer has been
engaged to train Denison's talent and
from all reports the minstrel show
will make a bigger hit than the coun-
try fair which was given two years
ago.
The minstrel show is to be given to
raise funds for the benefit of the Den
ison Athletic association and it is
hoped that enough money will be forth
coming to get the association out of
debt.
The colored minstrels are already
rehearsing their parts and it is hinted
that the big show will be surprise
to everyone OF course no one but
those directly connected with it's pro-
duction knows the cast of characters
and it is impossible to even get an
inkling as to who the leading charac-
ters are. 1t is said that some Of the
stars in the county fair will take lead
ing roles in the minstrel show.
Tickets will be placed on sale the
first of next week and everyone should
avail themselves of seeing first class
minstrel show.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
SUICIDE OUT IN
EAST BOYER
Bus Meiners, German Farmer About
s5 Years of Age, Living on Lo.
rcntxen Farm, Kills Self.
NOTE LEFT WRITTEN IN GERMAN
Body Found This Morning Beside a
Gun With Which the Unfortunate
Had Ended His Life.

A. NJ Meiners, a farmer residing in
East Boyer township, was found dead
this morning in his bed at his home.
he having committed suicide gun
which had been fred infiicting a
wound which caused his death. Cor
oner w. 7. Byrres is at the farm home
this afternoon Investigating the case,
but at the time of going to press was
unable to state any reason for the man
having ended his life. A note written
in German was found in the room and
when this is translated it may show
why the deed was committed.
Mr.. Meiners formerly owned an so
acre farm up in the vicinity of Deloit,
but sold this and purchased the old
A. LorentEen farm, located in Section
p. East Boyer township, 6 miles south
east OF Denison. He was about thirty
five years OF age and unmarried and
patched it. Neighbors are unable to
understand why Meiners would do
away with himself for, he usually
SeS'ileu " DS III SOOu SplIllS.
Monday he went to John Anderson S
place. near the center school house.
and purchased gallon of oil. and in
talking with Anderson said that peo-
pie We're talking about him. Mr.. An
derson could not understand why he
should make such statement and said
that he had heard no talk, but Mein-
ers said that people had it in for him.
Monday, Meiners hauled hogs for
neighbor to Denison and while here
VIM. Schneider engaged him to haul
scme hogs for him this morning. When
he failed to show up at the Schneider's
place this morning, Mr.. Schneider tele:
phoned to Chas. Randow, who lives
near the Meiners farm, and asked him
to see if Meiners was about. Mr.. Ban
dow went over to the place and upon
going into the house found the lifeless
form of Meiners on the bed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
REDUCTION IN
LAUB'S SALARY?
Resolution Offered to Reduce Salary
of Mayor Laub From $4,000 to
$4,000 Per Year.
MAY REDUCE THE LIGHT RATES
Council to go to Missouri Valley To-
morrow to Attend the Letting of
Paving Contracts There.

The city council held it's regular
monthly business session at the city
hall on Monday evening, presided over
by Mayor W. H. Laub. The usual grist
Of monthly bills were passed on and
the clerk ordered to draw warrants
for the same.
The council took up the final reso-
luton on the Chestnut. Vine and Ire
mont street sewer. which has been
completed, and authorized the filing
of the schedule OF the work.
Considerable time was spent dis
cussing the advisability of reducing
the light rates. Members of the coun-
Gil are we'll satisfied with the show
ing which is being made by the mu-
nicipal light plant and feel that cur
rent for lighting purposes could be
furnis shed patrons at lower rate with
out jeopardizing the finances. Some
members of the council are in favor of
making cut of 11ac per kilowatt.
which would reduce the rate to 12c
per kilowatt. Nothing definite, how
ever, was done at this meeting in re-
gard to lowering the rate, but it will
come up for final action at the March
session.
A resolution offered by DR.. Hal c.
Simpson to reduce the mayors salary
from $500 a year to $50 year created
much discussion on the streets yester-
day. While the resolution passed its
second reading We are told that there
is no chance of its passing the third.
The members of the council realize
that it is difficult matter to get
man to run for mayor even at the pres
ent salary without cutting to $50 a
year. The resolution offered by DR..
Simpson had the desired effect OF
causing commotion and the council
men are thoroughly enjoying the joke.
It was decided at the Monday eve.
ming meeting to journey down to Mis-
souri, Valley Thursday for the letting
of the paving contracts at that place
The members OF the council are an
xious to become thoroughly familiar
with paving matters before the con-
tracts are let for Denisons paving.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
P00RATTENDANCE
AT CLUB MEET
Regular Monthly Meeting Of Denison
Commercial Club Fails to Bring
Much of An Attendance.
MAY HAVE DAIRY TRAIN HERE
Iowa State Dairy Association viii Put
on Full Days Show if There is
Sufficient Interest to Warrant

The regular monthly business ses'
sion Of the Commercial club was held
last Friday. but on account OF the poor
attendance very little business was
transacted. The bills for the previous
month were brought up for considera-
ton by the club and were approved.
1t was reported at this meeting that
the Iowa State Dairy association, which
has headquarters at Waterloo. has just
completed arrangements with the ILL
nois Central railway to operate a spe-
cial dairy train over their lines in
Iowa during the month of March. E.
s. Estel, state dairy expert. has writ
ten a letter to the Crawford County
State bank, in which he states that
arrangements can be made for having
the train stop in Denison if the peo-
pie here are sufficiently interested in
the work and would cooperate with
them in the matter. This train will
be operated in different manner than
the regular special educational trains,
inasmuch as they plan to spend from
half to full day in each place Wis
tied, thus enabling thosein charge to
give more detailed information and
carry out complete program. Two
cars filled with exhibits of interest to
dairymen and farmers will be includ-
ed. one of which will be equipped as
model dairy barn and will furnish
quarters for number Of good COWS
representing the dairy breeds. All
those accompanying the train will be
dairy experts and authorities on their
subjects and the lectures will contain
good, sound, practical information.
In addition to the lecture program.
local cow show will be conducted
wherever possible. Farmers will be
encouraged to bring their cows and
exhibit them at lumber yard. livery
stable or some suitable place sufficient
ly large to accommodate crowd in
case the weather is unfavorable. These
cows will be judged on the basis OF
their milking qualities and the essen
tial characteristics of the dairy cow
demonstrated. 1t is intended to CO.
operate with the public schools and
have special program of lectures and
Judging contests by the boys and girls.
There is no expense connected with
holding such a meeting on the part of
Denison and the members of the club
present at the meeting Friday eve
ming were in favor Of making arrange
ments with the State Dairy associa-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

Three cars of coal were derailed and
more or less damaged. The livestock
had been placed at the head OF the
train, the rear cars being empty or
filled with merchandise, hence there
was no livestock killed.
Three Trainmen Injured.
The two firemen and the engineer on
the rear train were quite badly in
jured by jumping from the swiftly
moving train, and were taken to Dun
lap for mAlical aid. While their in
juries are severe. they are not OF a
serious nature and they will be able
to resume their duties within a short
time.
The bodies of the four men who
were killed were terribly mangled, two
of them having their heads severed
from their bodies.
Engines Badly Wrecked.
Both engines of the rear train were
badly damaged. The first engine of
the double header was thrown to the
north side of the right of way and laid
on its side on the grade. The second
engine left the rails and went to the.
south, but remained upright, the big
drivewheels being buried in the froz-
en- ground to depth of five feet.
It seems to be the opinion of those
who looked closely that the first en-
gine was almost thrown into the air.
and lit on the grade to one side. No
damage to rails or ties is shown by
its moving, while the second engine
burrowed its way along the rails and
saw-toothed them up for several feet
before it left the track. The wreck
ing crew was called and by 4 o'clock
had the north track open for traffic,
but it will probably be several days
before the other track is cleared. Train
service was demoralized throughout
the day and all of the passenger trains
were run over the Illinois Central
tracks from Denison to Council Bluffs.
Some of the wrecked box cars were
thrown into the ditch to be burned.
Narrow Escape.
John F. Gibson. of this place, had a
shipment of stock on the wrecked
train and had intended accompanying
the shipment to Omaha, but at the
last minute decided to take the flyer
instead of going in on the stock
train and undoubtedly owes his life to
the fact that he decided on the latter
train.
Inquest Held.
Since the above report reached this
Office, an inquest was held at Dunlap,
Coroner w. T.. Byrnes. of Vail, called
an inquest and selected jury of three
men, which met at Jessup's furniture
store in DunlaD Tuesday afternoon at
/ o'clock. Several witnesses, inciud-
ing the train crews, were called and
testified as to their knowledge Of the
accident. The testimony of the train
crew of the double header was to the
effect that the block signal was set
against them and that they saw the
freight ahead of them when about three
quarters of mile away. The engi-
neer of the head engine applied the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

Under the auspices of the City Fed
Grafton, it is planned TO observe the
Nationwide Baby Week. in Denison
March 4th to 18th, and all mothers and
parents who are interested in the child
welfare movement which is fast find
ing place in the mind OF the public,
will please keep the dates in mind. In
teresting programs are being arranged
and it is to be hoped will prove bene-
fetal to the mothers of this communi-
ty. Further notice will be, given later.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
COURT WILL SOON ADJOURN.
Case Of Chas. Johnson VS. City of Den-
ieon. A. J. Gary Et Al, Resulted
in a Verdict for Johnson.

The January term of the district
court will adjourn finally the latter
part of this week, when Judge Albert
will return to his home in Jefferson.
The case of Alstot VS. Robertson,
which was en- trialta week ago at the
time the paper came out, was disposed
of bv the plaintiff paying the judgment
of the defendant, thereby settling the
case without the jury being required
to return verdict.
The case of Charles Johnson VS. the
City of Denison, A. J. Gary ct al was
tried to jury and verdict returned
On Thursday night. This is the case
in which the Johnson bull went into
sewer ditch down on Railroad avenue
something over year ago. The ami
NAL was being driven from the John
son home, southeast Of Denison four
or five miles. to the stock yards here
and, in order to reach its destination,
the animal was driven along Railroad
avenue and by the side OF a sewer
ditch which was under construction.
The animal left the Travelled road and
ran across the open ditch and fell in
and became wedged between the two
SUES u Tie ullCll SlAu was !hiiASu III
consequence before proper aid could
be summoned for lifting it from its po-
sition. The claim of the plaintiff in
the case was for $445 and the jury al
lowed s11O. An application for a new
trial is now pending with affidavits
showing newly discovered evidence,
which will evidently be submitted be-
fore the term closes.
The case now on trial is that of
Book VS. Thede, the case arising at Ma
nilla, and is contest over claims
made by the plaintiff against the de-
fendant and those asserted by the de-
fendant against the plaintiff. This
case will be submitted to the jury this
afternoon in all probability. There will
be but perhaps one more jury case
tried at his term, after which thel
court will devote his attention to clos
ing up contested matters that will
come before the court.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
four KILLED IN
DUNLAP WRECK
Fast Double Header Freight Trair
Strikes Caboose of Another
Freight at Dunlap Killed
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN HURT
Required Two Wrecking Crews te
Clear Tracks-Passenger Trains
Use Central From Oenison West

Dow City, Feb. Especial to the
Review)-A most disastrous and ap-
palling accident occurred on the Chi.
cago & Northwestern railroad just this
side of Dunlap, in Crawford county,
this morning at $50 o'clock, when a
heavy westbound through freight with
two engines crashed into another west
bound freight train, causing the death
OF four cattlemen, who were sleeping
in thesca boose Of the first train.
The Dead.
]. H. NELSON, Stanhope.
ALEC WAITE, Fenton.
GEORGE DUECHLER, Boone.
The fourth man who was killed was
not identified, but is understood to
have shipped cattle from Boone. His
body was badly mutilated and his
overcoat, containing his papers, was
lost. 1t is believed that this man is
John f. Johnson, OF Talmage, Iowa.
How the Accident Occurred.
1t is not known just how the terri
BILE accident occurred. A cattle train
which had picked up stock at this
place, preceded through freight, and
the two trains were running fairly
close together. The first freight train
stopped at the outskirts of Dunlap,
and the conductor and brakeman left
the caboose and started to walk into
the station to receive their train or
ders, as is the custom when train is
stopped at a station. Six stockmen.
who were accompanying shipments OF
cattle to Omaha, were sleeping in The
caboose when the heavy train, hauled
by two large engines, crashed into the
caboose, smashing it to kindling wood.
The doubleheader was travelling at
rate of thirty miles an hour and, it is
said that both engine crews saw the
block signal which warned them that
there was train in the block ahead.
1t is claimed that they saw the lights
on the rear end of the caboose OF the
train ahead when they were three
quarters of mile away and that the
engineer Of the head engine applied
the air brakes, but they failed to work
and when only short distance away
the fireman of the head engine and the
engineer and fireman of the second
engine jumped for their lives, the en-
gineer OF the head engine remaining
at his post and trying his best to get
the air brakes to work. The impact
of the collision telescoped the caboose
and eight cars were badly demolished.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

Clarence Chamberlin returned the
first of the week from two weeks
trip, which he spent visiting automo-
bile factories in Illinois. Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan. Clarence spent some
time at Detroit and visited the man.
moth Ford fActory and saw how these
machines are manufactured. He says
that Henry Ford's profit sharing plan
certainly gets the cooperation of the
workmen and that no time is wasted
as is the case in many factories which
he visited. Clarence made arrange
ments while away to handle the
Scripps Booth machines in Crawford
county. He will continue to sell the
Harley Davidson motorcycle and in
addition will sell another motorbike
which costs in the neighborhood of
ninety dollars. VI
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

ton to have the special train visit Den
iscn. Pres. j. 3. Lyon appointed a
committee of representative business
men to investigate the matter and if
the sentiment seemed to be in favor
of having the special train visit Deni-
son to take the matter up with the
proper authorities.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

J. w. Miller, Jr. reports the sale of
his new cottage on South Washington
avenue to Mr.. Cox, OF Alta. possession
to be given March 1st. Mr. Cox is one
of the proprietors Of the new shoe
store which is to open up soon in the
Mccarthy block.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

VIM. Wilson and E. c. Killion were
over from the Oak yesterday attend
ing to some business matters at the
county capital.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

The Oranges are continuing their
experimental studies in agriculture
by tests to learn whether scalloped
oysters or creamed chicken makes the
best supper.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

Henry Spiegel went down to Omaha
last week, where lie uiideRyent an top-
GRAFTON at hospital there.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

w. w. Cushman was a passenger to
Sioux City Monday morning. where he
spent the day transacting business.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

The military news from National
Guard circles about now seems to
consist largely of the dance program
for the annual ball
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

4 H. w. Striker. of Sioux City, trans
acted business in Denison Tuesday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

Continued on Page Four.)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

THIS PAPER issued In
Two Sections; Section
two-pages I to 6-Lo-
cal news, stories, CORE.
spondence and Denison
locals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

to $4,000 annually Men of from twen-
ty-five to thirty years We're appointed to
replace them, at salaries of from $1,000 to
$4,000 ito start
"These men are younger" submitted
the expert. you'll find there will be
lot more of notion
The expert passed to other verdant
fields. That was year ago. When his
name is mentioned in the hearing of the
head of the advertising concern the gem
tleman looks as if he had bitten into
sour pickle by mistake.
There has been more motion, all right,
but depressing amount of it has been
lost motion. The energy of youth is
proverbial So is the fact that the aver
age man of success spends the first half
of his life in learning how to fuse for the
second half
The process of learning involves much
of unlearning. Experiments pave the
way for future achievement-but ex-
periments are costly to the man who
signs the salary checks.
1t has been so in this case. The re-
ceipts of the house have fallen off fifty
per cent. Its head has been renewing
overtures to some of the discarded vet
Grams. Thus far he has not met with
success in inducing them to return to
the helm. They are all well placed.
Yes, there is a dead line. 1t is in the
mind. And not always is it in the minds
of the employed. Sometimes it limits
the mentality of employers; and to limit
mentality limits progress.
Summed up, this is the advice of
the present Industrial and economic
situation to the bright young man
anxious at the outset to avoid future
eclipse:
Pick live one-nnd grom mith III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Present Method All Wrong

THERE was much in his little speech
that the casual listener would have diff
ficulty in comprehending. 1t dealt with
such obscure subjects as the spectrum,
light vibrations, the retina of the eve.
the optic nerve. 1t contained citations
from some of the greatest writer's on
chromatics. Mr.. Mackay spoke with
such clearness. however, such infinite
humor, and had such vast command of
his subject, that these naval officers, i'm
mensely interested in the problem he was
presenting, hung upon his every word.
1t was certainly queer story that fell
from MIR. Mackay's lips. There was
only one way, of course. in which peri
scope, sticking two or three feet out of
the water could be concealed. 1t usually
had for a background the sea-blue water.
Clearly, the thing to do was to paint the
object the color that most resembled
that water.
That is the usual plan adopted to make
objects invisible. Battleships are painted
gray, under the deusion that this decora-
ton makes them obscure. Soldiers now
dress in khaki, modern military science
believing that this shade blends most sue
cessfully with the landscape. Only the
other day the Deutschland. Germany's ia
nous mercantile submarine. sailed out of
Baltimore with her sides painted to rep
resent the sad sea waves, even the white
caps being faithfully reproduced.
Now. MIR. Mackay explained, this sort
of thing was not only foolish but repre-
sented an ignorance of the laws of optics
hardly to be expected from the scientific
gentlemen who man our navies He him
self is an artist, used to studying land
scapes and mixing colors He has spent
many day in the open, reproducing on
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that he could, if allowed, fulfil the re-
quirements till he was hundred. Maybe
he couldn't; but the important thing is
that he feels that way.
Sixteen operating department en-
ployees of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
have served the company fifty years or
more. In July last the management
gave each of these men an annual pass,
good for himself and wife, over the entire
system. The list of veterans includes
machinists, boiler-makers, housemen,
watchmen skilled laborers, car repairers,
walkers, carpenters, and laborers.
One of the machinists has served the
road tifty-seven years.
An inspiring sign of the times is that,
in every Office or shop where you find
these veterans, the younger men are al
ways consulting them.
The big enterprises all know the value
of seasoning, so you find their executive
forces sprinkled with gray-heads. Most
of the smaller establishments have come
to realize this.
Occasionally there is an exceptional
concern. 1t is gripped with the delusion
that youth is the running of the race
rather than the preparation for it. Such
a concern is apt to suffer. Here is an in
stance:
"NIore Motion" Sometimes Lost
Motion
A CERTAIN advertising house in
Manhattan became hypnotized by
an efficiency expert. 1t employed sew
eral executives whose ages ranged from
forty to fifty-fve. At the experts
recommendation these men were released
as being "too old"
Their salaries had ranged from $1,000