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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Former Ames Student II

Former Anes Student Tires OF Life.
Des Moines, May 4.-Ross Finnicum.
a former Des MONIES boy, and an Ames
student. lies at the point Of death from
a self-inficted wound in a Winnipeg
hospital F'innicum shot himself over
the heart, severing an artery.
The boy is Fl years of age, and re-
Gently went to Winnipeg to join the
legion to fight the Germans. Doctors
say that he will not recover
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Range Of Chicago Grain Prices.

CnlCaSo, My :.
wheat-May opened at 1.151s; high
est, l. y: lowest, lib; closed, 1.13b:
July opened at 1.1Sts; closed, 1.14H.
Corn-May opened at TIN: highest.
TIN; lowest 1855: closed. 1914: July
opened at 1913: closed. 76H.
Oats-May opened at 4+6A: highest,
46B; lowest, 46A; closed. 1913; July
opened at 1873; closed, 43.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Peoria Cash Grain Close.

Furnished BY Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main street,
Peoria, May. T.
Corn-Receipts. SO cars: unchanged
to l. up: No 3, 75A; No. 4. 1907 =;
No. 6, 724: No. 8 yellow, '7a 20 z
No. yellow, 7S673&: No. 5 yellow
7oX; sample grade. 57@7e.
Oats-Receipts. IA cars: 4 cent up
No. white, 44A: sample grade. a..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
chieaoe.Grain Close.

Chicago. May 4.
wheat-No. Ped, LIS GALS; No. 3
red, 1120a15s No. 2 hard, Light;
No. hard, 110@1.A.
Corn-Ro. q yellow. TN @7s: No. 4
white, 74.k@75; No. yellow. TAI 975.
Oats-1o. white, ~ 945h: stan
dard, EAQ47x.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
LUMBER RATES SUSPENDED.
Proposed Increase to Points In Iowa
Ordered SUSPENDED.

Washington, May Proposed I'M
creases of from 1 cent to IN cents per
hundred pounds in rates on lumber In
carloads from Memphis. Tenn, Helena.
Mont, and other points In Tennessee
and Arkansas to points In Iowa, Min
western states, were suspended today
by the interstate commerce commits
sion until Nov. IA. pending inyestiga-
ton. -.,
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Chicago Potato Market.

chicago, May 4. Potatoes, I'M
changed; receipts, twenty-five cars.
Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. .s5@92
Minnesota and Dakota whites. IS a "a
ss1ehssaf, and wisconsin whites So ga
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool. England. May 4.
wheat-No. l Manitoba IFS ia:
NJ . red western winter lis Sd; No.
northern spring, Us sd
Cor,-Eaw American mixed, los lid.
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Nav York Produce.

New York, May 4.
Butter-Ensettled: receipts. to.452
trti,s; creamery extras, 32A @34; extra
Mrsts, 32@33h; extra seconds. sig:
319k
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
Ranoe Of Prices.

Range Of Prices.
Furnished by Taylor & Patton. grain
merchants over % East Main street
Phone IS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
CONDITIONS NORTHWEST MORE
ENCOURAGING AND MARKET
BUFFERS DECLINE.
VISIBLE sUPpLY TOTAL
EXCEEDS PREVIOUS RECORDS
Com Eases OF Win Wheat and As
Result of Good Field Conditions
oatsrurn Down Grade in Sympathy
With courss Of Other cereals-Pro-
visions Firm

Chicago, May k-Favorable weather
In the northwest, where the spring
planting is still unfinished, had bear
ish effect today on wheat. The fact
that the worlds visible supply total
has exceeded all previous records
tended also to handicap the bulls. Be-
sides, denials were received that the
green bug damage was not of an
alarming character. The opening
which ranged from a shade to 3 off,
with May at 1.15h to 1.1oe was fol-
lowed by a slight rally and then a
downturn lower than before.
Uneasiness over the issue between
Washington and Berlin led to sharp
declines. The close was weak, rs to
cents net lower, with May at l.l5b
and July at s1.141s and s1,14A.
I. Corn eased off with wheat and as a
result OF good field conditions. After
opening Is off to 4 advance. the mar
ket underwent q moderate sag.
No important rallies enSued. The
close was unsettled at Is and = to
rs cents net decline.
.... Oats.
Oats had a downward slant like 9TH
er cereals. Trade, however, was light
and price changes were small.
Provisions.
Hog receipts less plentiful than ex-
pected made the provision market firm.
The most active buying was of lard.
Daily Grain Letter.
From Iamson Bros & Co. 203 Ma
sonic Temple. Phoue 1881
Chicago, May 4.-Wheat - Political
news took first place and selling Of
wheat was persistent thruout the
morning. Local traders pressed the
short side and discouraged longs were
finally obliged to liquidate. Reports
of damage by insects in the southwest
had only temporary effect and export
buying too limited to check decline.
Corn-May corn was tight and went
to q wider premium over July. By mid
day, howesoS the market had SYM
pathized with wheat and all deliveries
were / to ~ below last nights close.
Weather conditions were regarded as
bearish The shipping demand was re-
ported Sow and country offerings were
in naif 0Ah,ane.
Oaae-Conn1aSsion houses sold oats
early and spreaders who have been
aonS Mag. and short the July were un-
doln9 the spread at q profit. The do
xnassio- demand showed light improve
ul0nk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04

Representative Hog Sales.
Below are listed few representative
hog sales:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
MAKES FLESH
AND STRENGTH
Father

Father
Johns Med
jcine con-
.tai,ss the e1-
act kind of
tissue build
ing food
needed by
those who are
|thj n. weak
Ia n d run
"a o 70 n. It
makes flesh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04

boxes.
Eggs - Irregular; receipts. 2s.ss7
cases E
Poultry-,Alive, steady: broilers, sac
IS; fowls, 1917; turkeys. %: dressed.
firm. -
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To- Yes
Open. High. Low. day. friday
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11

of interstate carriers are not to be compared with the evils that would surely result from secrecy.
 There can be no effective regula- ton of interstate carriers if they may keep their expenditures covered up. Without information regulation would be impotent and blind.
 '"The operation of railroad is not the private concern of those who run it, but it is subject to the public use and to governmental regulation and governmental visitation. There can be nothing private or confidential in the expenditures of the funds of a carrier engaged in interstate com merce as against the visitorial pow CT of the government. It must sub- init all of it's business, and all of it's expenditures to the Commission up- on suitable demand being made. That demand has been made in this case, and it is to enforce that demand and to compel the carrier to perform its duty under the act to regulate com merce by informing the Commission as to its expenditures that this pro- ceeding is now before this court"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
POLIOMYELTTTS KILLS
 PIGS AND BUZZARDS

Pigs are dying by hundreds from in- fantile paralysis in Central America. and the buzzards, the scavengers of the tropics. are becoming paralyzed in great numbers, some of them dying. according to a report in letter re- ceived from San Salvador by pr. Chas. F. Bolduan, director of the Bureau of Public Health Education of the De- partment of Health, to-day Hereto fore, say physicians, no animals ex- cept rare variety of monkeys were supposed to suffer from poliomyelitis infection
 Incidentally to pigs and buzzards. the informant in Central America says that the epidemic has broken out in the city of San Salvador, among the children, and he asks the advice of the New York health authorities. The correspondents baby daughter is af- ficted with the disease, which first occurred in San Salvador early in May, before it appeared in New York.
 The Department of Health considers this disease incidence in Central America as an interesting addition ro the knowledge of disease foci. The information has been forwarded to the United States Public Health Ser vice, which is keeping track of polio- myelitis in other countries as well as this.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
NAKED CHILDREN
 ARE HEALTH|ES IN HOT WEATHER
So Says Commissioners Jo- sephine Baker of New
 York City

J New York, Aug. 11.-Naked children are the healthtest in hot weather, pr.
 Josephine Baker of the Bureau of Child Hygiene. has announced, and it only remains now for New York fath- CTS and mothers to send their young children out in the pure fresh air just as nature robed them. Perhaps the spectacle will make staid Pa Knick sit up and rub his eyes for a day or two, but 1t is only question of be- coming accustomed to the new idea. s In all the tropical countries children under five or six years old run around in the summertime without a stitch covering their little bodies; in winter, time. too. in the climates where there is comparatively little change in the temperature. The big cities of South America have become accustomed to the sight that a naked child causes no more wondeEment than an un- adorned puppy. Only the foreigners who are used to the conventions of the North see anything strange about an unclothed toddler playing in the streets and parks
 It now appears that the Adam and Eve attire is the perfectly natural one Tor youngsters, if not for elders. pr. Baker says they should live that way and she urges women of the east side to keep kiddies free from any clothing whatever in hot weather. Her adv1ce came as a result of a complaint from a shocked citizen whose modesty had been outraged by the sight of two children of the same family toddline around the halls of their home stark naked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
AD l|RkL COLvOCORESS ASKS ].
 ACR|CULTU PREP PAREDNESS

It may be argued that the rich fields of the West and scarcity of labor have rendered the stony soil of New Eng land no longer profitable. This is no doubt ins a measure true-I do not pretend to judge. But do we not re- member those sturoy husbandmen who once forced good living out of those abandoned acres, built substan- tial houses and barns and saved enough money to send a promising boy or two through college not so | many years ago?
 l Will the land produce if the life is taken out of it and no enrichment re- l turned? Can labor be had If the farm 1 life is regarded as the last resort of the man who lacks energy and intel ligence? Do we still hold to that fool ish saying that.-"Anybody can run a farm or keep a hotel"
 No, there is ample scope for the finest qualities of manhood and wo- manhood on the farm. If the boy whose ambition, and possibly distaste for work, now seeks any occupation | but on the old home farm, would con- centfate his energies on intensive cul- tivation and development of modern ] farming there would be less discomfort
 
 New England. | If the despised alien who is willing to work, were not kept out of the country by the opposition and preju- dices of a class that is fast threaten ing this country with a tyranny far more oppressive than that of Russia, the farmer would come to his own again. In the situation thay now confronts us, in the prospect that lies before us, whether peace or war comes to this country, it is the duty of each and all of us to prepare seriously to meet the social and economic perplexities that l are sure to follow the devastating l course of this great war. The farmer can do so by making the best of his opportunities in these days of prosperity-for upon him will, 1 fall the duty, as it always has done, of providing the bone, sinews and sus- taining forces of the country. That it. is not many acres that make for agricultural success has. been proved many times. There is to-day thriving cvolony-in Arkansas, I be- i lieve,-founded by an Italian priest a few years ago, who had devoted him self to modern farming, and working witE the Bureau of Agriculture, has developed prosperity and thrift to such degree that 40 acres will support moderate sized family in comfort and enable them to save money. This colony has been so fourfshing that other nationalities have joined it and there are now several branches throughout that state
 That stubborn soil and rigorous cli- mate are not insurmountable obstacles to the success of the farmer the his- tory of New England and of northern Europe amply proves. And what is better than mere material gain, such soil and such climate have developed the finest types of sturdy. honest, God fearing man and womanhood the world has ever known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
MUST
 TELL HOW MUCH LOBBYING COSTS
Commerce Commission Has Right to Inquiry Into
 Political Expenses

Washington, Aug. 1.-The right of the Interstate Commerce Commission to inquire into the political expendi- lures of railroad was upheld yester- day in brief filed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court by Chief Counsel Folk in the Commission s action to compel President Milton H. Smith, of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, to testify in regard to that carriers campaign contributions MT. Smith refused to answer questions propounded by the Commission dur ing an investigation based on a Sem ate resolution, and resort was had to the courts to compel answers. MT. Smith in a brief filed several weeks ago contended that expenditure of funds by railroad official for 'politi- cal purposes was a private matter, and that it was beyond the power: of the Commission to go into such ques- tions.
 The brief filed by MT. Folk denies that campaign contributions by car rier can be considered private, and says the Commission has authority to inquire into any railroad expendi- rure.
 The Commission, under the powers delegated to it by Congress, through the act to regulate commerce." says the brief, "has legal right to be in- formed as to carrier expenditures, and it is a step toward the abuses of the past for any carrier serving the pub lie to attempt to keep them secret. That secrecy in the matter of expen- ditures and rates has been the prin- cipal source of evils in the railroad business cannot be denied. Corrup- ton. discrimination and favoritism breed in the dark and shun the light. The evils to be fairly apprehended from the governmental information as to the expenditures of the funds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
RENTED BY MIR. FLICKER" 1"
(Countryside Magazine. )

(COuutIySl0c MdSdZIue.J
 Guests from town are often incredu- lous that wild birds find and use the boxes I erect for them. To silence once for all these doubting Thom- ases, placed "To Let'' signs on sev- eral nest-boxes early last spring. To enlighten visitors during my absence in the city, I~posted, as my bird ten ants returned, the following self-ex- planatory notices: Rented by MT. Flicker" Rented by MT. Treeswal- low" and so on. Naturally these cards caused much laughter and com ment, and now that they have served the purpose I propose to confess the reason back of such nonsense. Many of the visitors knew little and cared less about the birds and their ways, nevertheless I knew all would store up in their minds the picture of my bird-garden, where birds are treated as tenants and have their names em- blazoned upon their front doors Un- willingly, bird protection was discuss ed in circles where all ornithological learning is reached through the study of menus. and game laws are considered a solar plexus blow aimed at the liberty of an American citi- zen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
Wrap with paper. and

test joints. Wrap with paper. and
 store.
 (D Lima beans, string beans, peas.
 okra, etc.: Can same day vegetables are picked Gull. string, and grade. Blanch in boiling-hot water for to 5 minutes. Remove and plunge quick ly in cold water Pack in container
 until full. Add ,boiling-hot water. to fill crevices. Add one level teaspoon, ful of salt to each quart. Place rub-i bers and tops in position. Partially seal, but not tight. Gap and tip tin lcans.) Sterilize in hot-water bath out fit one period of 120 minutes; 90 min-
 utes in water-seal outfit; 60 minutes in steam-pressure outfit under 5 pounds steam; 40 minutes in alumin- um pressure cooker under 20 pounds of steam. Remove jars. Tighten COW CTS and invert to cool. Wrap jars in Ipaper, and store.
 (5) Pumpkins and squash:
 Pie filling.-Cut up into convenient sections. Core and remove skins. Cook
 for 30 minutes to reduce to pulp. Pack in glass jars or tin cans. Add 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoonful eof salt to each quart of pulp. Place rubber and top in position. Partially seal, but not tight. Sterilize 60 minutes in hot-wa- ter bath outfit; 50 minutes in water seal outfit; 40 minutes in steam-pres- sure outfit under pounds of steam; 30 minutes in aluminium pressure cooker under 20 pounds of steam. Re- move. Tighten covers. Invert to cool and test joints. Wrap in paper. and store.
 For special dishes Cried, creamed. baked).-Cut pumpkin or squash into small uniform size cubes. Blanch in boiling water for 10 minutes. Plunge quickly in cold water. Pack in jar until full. Add boiling-hot water and 1 level teaspoonful of salt to the quart. Place rubbers and caps in po- sition, but not tight" Sterilize 60 min- utes in hot-water bath outfit; 45 min- utes in water-seal outfit; 35 minutes in steam-pressure outfit under 5 pounds steam: 25 minutes in alumin- um pressure cooker under 15 pounds of steam.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
CANNING VEGETABLES.
Directions Furnished to Can-
 ming Clubs by Depart ment Specialists

For the purposes of the home carl- ner, vegetables may be grouped into five classes, according to the method of canning required. The office in charge of club work furnishes the fol- lowing recipes for the five classes.
 Q) Vegetable greens: Prepare and can. the day picked. Sort and clean. Blanch in a vessel with little water under false bottom or in a regular steamer, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove. Plunge quickly into cold water. Cut
 in convenient lengths. Pack tight in jar or container and season to taste; add a little. clipped beef, olive oil, etc. Add hot water to fill crevices, and a level teaspoonful of salt to each quart. If using glass jars, place rubber and top in position, partially seal; if using tin cans, cap and tip completely. Ster- ilize 90 minutes in hot water bath out fit; 60 minutes in. water-seal outfit; 50 minutes in steam-pressure outfit un- der pounds of steam; 25 minutes in aluminium pressure-cooked outfit at 15 pounds of steam. Remove. from can ner. Tighten covers. Invert to cool and test joints. Wrap in paper to prevent bleaching and store.
 The recipe for canning cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and 'cauliflower is practically the same as for the above named vegetable greens and the same instructions may be followed.
 Experience alone will teach the slight variations necessary in amount of time required for blanching, amount of seasoning necessary for the various vegetable greens, etc.
 @ Root and tuber vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips, beets, turnips, sweet potatoes, etc.: Grade for size, color, and degree of ripeness. Wash thoroughly. Use vegetable brush. Scald in boiling-hot water sufficiently to loosen skin. Plunge quickly in cold water. Scrape or pare to remove skin. Pack whole of cut in sections or cubes. as -~rr,ired by the home or market standard. Add boiling-hot wa ter and one level teaspoonful of salt to the quart. Place rubbers and tops in position. Partially seal, but not tight. Gap and tip tin cans.) Sterilize 90 minutes in hot-water bath-outfit; 75 minutes in water-seal outfit; 60 minutes in steam-pressure outfit un- der pounds of steam; 35 minutes in aluminium pressure cooker under 20
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
pounds of steam.
 (s) Special vegetables. Tomatoes and


 (s) Special vegetables. Tomatoes and corn: ,
 Tomatoes.-Grade for size,. ripeness, and color. Scald in hot water enough to loosen skins. Plunge quickly in cold water. Remove. Core and skin Fill container with whole tomatnes only. Add one level teaspoonful o1 salt to each quart. Place rubber and cap in position. Partially seal, but not tight. Gap and tip tin cans.) Sterilize 22 minutes in hot-water bath outfit; IS minutes in water-seal outfit; 15 minutes in steam-pressure outfit under 5 pounds of steam; 10 minutes in aluminium pressure cooker under 20 pounds steam. Remove jars. Tight en covers. Invert to cool and test joints. Wrap jars in paper, and store Sweet corn on the cob.-Can corr the same day picked. Remove husks silks. and grade for size. Blanch on the cob in boiling water to 10 min utes. Plunge quickly in cold water Pack ears. alternating butts and tips in half gallon glass jars or gallon tin cans. Pour over boiling hot water and add level teaspoonfuls of salt to each gallon. Place rubbers and tops in position. Seal partially, but not tight. Gap and tip tin cans) tSterilize in hot-water bath outfit 1S0 minutes. one period; 90 minutes in water-seai outfit; 60 minutes in steam-pressure outfit under pounds steam; 35 min utes in aluminium pressure cooker un- der 20 pounds steam. Remove jars. Tighten covers. Invert to cool and i test joints Wrap glass jars ,ith pa- per. and store.
 NOTE.-When sweet corn is taken from jar or tin can for table use, re- remove ears as soon as jar or can IS opened. Heat corn. slightly buttered, in steamer. Do not allow ears to stand in water or to be boiled in wa ter the second time.
 Sweet corn cut from cob.-Can the same day as picked Remove husks and silks. Blanch on the cob in boil ing water to. 15 minutes. Plunge quickly in cold water Cut the corn from the cob with thin, sharp-blad- ed knife. Pack corn in jar tightly until full. Add one level teaspoonful of sal to eaoh quart and sufficient hot water to fill. Place rubber and top in position. Seal partially, but not tight Gap and tip tin cans). Sterilize 1S0 minutes in hot-water bath outfit; 90 minutes in water-seal out fit; 60 minutes in am-pressure out fit under pounds of steam; 35 min- lutes in aluminium pressSre cooker un- der 20 pounds of steam. Remove jars. Tighten covers. Invert- to cool and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11

.sner Want AdA One Cent . -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11

lS "Aen weeos. Tn Italy and France nave orten seen women and children icareruily gathering every fallen bougb from me trees, and grass along the Iroaos1de- Where are the fine cattle tnat once won prizes in our countv 1alrs The sheep that grazed on the Fnln-Ades! Alas many of our once 1air meadows are over-grown with naro-nack and wretched CUTS are so numerous that, forsooth, the sheen can mo longer be kept because r.ey are worried to death by them. { Neglect and impoverishment of the land and decline in cattle raising have markedly reduced the production of New England farms within our recol- tlectfon.
 It is sad to see the abandoned farm sftes in Vermont and New Hampshire i4s one rides over the fine state roads that seem only used by the motor ri- ders. Where many small, thrifty Farms once supplied the local markets we rec estates of hundreds Of acres without productiveness and there comes to me the sad refrain from GoIdsmith's Deserted Village: rs1ll fares the land, to hastening ills
 . pfey.
 Where wealth accumulates. and men decay; Princes and lords may flourish. or may fade
 |A breath can make them. as a breath hath made; |znt bold Deasantry, their country's
 pride,
 Asn once destroyed, can never. be-
 suppiied.r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11

Fire destroyed the building of Claw son & Co. spice importers, of Phila- delphia. at loss of $2oo,ooo.