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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21
SATURDAYS ROAD CONVENTION

| by substituting gravel for paving and
| thus allow for cost of more than
| $4,000 per mile for crawling.
Doubt His Figures. .'
Those who came to the meeting re-
fused to believe that the figures could
be correct. 1t was pleaded that a hill
once cut to grade would stay cut for
ever, and that the people twenty years
from now would get just as much
benefit from permanent grading as the
people of today. hence their taxes
should equitably be applied upon the
| bonds, but the farmers were opposed
| to taking the risk now. The estima ce
included 800 each year for each mile
OF graveled road for maintenance
which ought to keep a good graveled
! road in perpetual repair, but some even
objected to that as being an extrava-
gance.
1t was explained that graveled roads
We're being built in Greene and Clay
counties for $1,000 per mile; wher..
gravel was near by. and that some Of
| our county roads in the vast half OF
the county were near enough to gravel
| to be built according to the best trench
| and roller method nine inches deep in
the center and five inches on the sides
! for $4,000 per mile, while in other parts
of the county they might cost more,
or lighter amount OF. gravel could be
used. Still the farmers disputed the
| estimate. W& x
The speaker said that the average
cost for grading in Iowa was running
about $1,000 per mile. that Hardin
county was using that estimate, and
that Marshall coutny's engineer
i thought 1t was safe, taking into con-
| sideration that cost of grading would
! be greatly reduced by contracting the
cork, and that many miles in this
county would need very little grading
i to be permanent.
Road Levies Could Not 30 Increased,
| In the estimates for revenues during
a twenty-year period, it was explaine ed
| that the county road levies were fixed
In the state law and could not be
| chsI>ged by the supervisors, but that
| new property subject to taxation, new
improvements, and rising values, had
been increasing the tax lists by about
per cent per annun, SO that present.
fixed levies would bring in nearly
$1,000 more money each year. He ex-
planned that the auto money had been
growing 20 to % per cent per annum,
and according to the experts Of the
American Association Of Automobile
Manufacturers would increase until
they numbered 300,0 900 for Iowa, which
would then yield 100000 of Marshall
county's road fund. Nobody seemed
| to dispute these estimates.
Three Requests Presented.
At the close Of his explanation Mr..
Norris was grilled by few ques-
! toners and then he moved the adop..
ton Of resolutions, which would urge
the supervisors to bond for bridges to
be built as soon as they were needed
to replace worn out ones;
Which would urge the supervisors to
bond for the permanent grading Of the
entire county road system, work to be
done within five years;
Which would urge the supervisors
to bond for graveling or otherwise i'm
! proving the county road system with
in five years, according to the direction
Of the state highway commission, pro-
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v,ded II could be done without increase
in tax levies;
And which would urgeethe supervis-
ors TO take more township roads into
the county. system to be improved with
county money as by law provided. as
soon as the present county road system
had been permanently improved.
Waived Dispute a. to Figures.
The speaker explained that the res
olutions in no wise Endorsed his figures
or estimates, hut simply called for the
work to be done II it would not in
crease tax lavies. He said that the
board would know what the cost would
be before contracts were let, and that
no bonds would be issued until the
contractor had finished his piece OF
Work, but stu few doubted the fig
ures so Mr. Norris invited them to
move to amend by striking from his
resolutions that part to which they OBJ
jected. Very promptly q delegate from
Eden township moved to strike out all
reference to the Graveling or surfacing
leaving the resolutions. to stand as tc
bonding for permanent bridges and
permanent grading. The roll was
called, which sustained the amendment
by "a to SO, and then the resolutions
urging the board to bond for bridges
and for putting the county roads t.
grade within Ave years were read and
loudly passed, with only a few scatter
ing nays Everybody went away feel
ing that something had been accom-
plished without row. r. u
IN ~ City Bunch Finessed.
Most of the city delegates tinessed
to preserve harmony. The apportion
ment by vote for president had given
to Marshalltown ninety six delegates
Six voted with the farmers, fifty-sever
voted in favor Of graveling with bond
money but thirty three failed to- vote
at all, which let the farmers amend
nent prevail. The farmers had feared
that they were to be outvoted by the
city, and the city did not want a row
The conference had no legal standing
being purely voluntary, hence its vote
ceuld only be taken as an expression
Of sentiment. No board could feel
bound by a closely divided vote, hence
it was necessary to waive the part
upon which there was strong opposition
in order to reach that upon which there
could be general approval. 1t was done
by sacrificing, the surfacing and agree
ing upon bonding for bridges and per
manent grading. The result is a com
promise, but may get more results than
a fight would have brought.
Fears unfoundsd.
objection was raised to- the basis OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21
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~ as WarniNu IVA

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

supervisors OF Marshall county to
complete within Ave years the per-
manent grading of our entire coun-
ity road system.
That said supervisors replace
all worm out bridges with masonry
4 of approved type as soon az said
temporary bridges need replace
ment.
That any deficiency in bridge
or road funds which may arise be
funded with serial or installment
bonds, and the bonds paid as soon
as is possible without increasing
tax levfes.
That additional roads be taken $
into the county road system and :
improved from county funds as by
law provided as soon as the pres
ent roads have been improved. a
The following was the clause tina;
was stricken out Of the resolution by
a majority of two: "And to gravel
those roads or otherwise improve them
under the direction Of the state high
This clause was a part Of the first par
agraph Of theS resolution.
Towns Voted For Gravel.
The first vote came upon the motion
to amend the resolution by striking
out the reference to crawling the
roads. Practically all .,of the vote
against the amendment came from this
city, State Center, Gilman, and Le-
Grand. with a few scattered in the
country. The amendment was carried
because thirty three of the ninety-siN
city delegates were not present or die
not vote If they were there. y @ys
The State Center and Gilman delega
tons voted solidly against the amend
ment. LeGrand furnished two more
and one vote against the amendment
was cast in each of Iowa, Minerva
Liberty and Bangor townships.
OF the city delegation fifty-sever
voted against the amendment, siS
voted for 1t, and thirty three did no,
vote. - -: .. ...
D. w. Norris was the principal
speaker. He showed how the roads
could be graded and graveled and the
bridges rebuilt of concrete as fast a.
they wore out by bonding the antici-
pated tax revenues of the county with
out raising the tax levy. x.
When the amendment was up for
discussion some who would have
spoken on the whole subject involved
were denied the floor as being out of
order. T..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

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why not take advantage Of this guar
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another purely on the exaggerated
claims Of its manufacturers or on the
strength of the testimonials from others
and run the chance of getting some
thing worthless and also wasting your
money?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

Objection Was raised to the basis O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

the call which was explained as being
q compromise The committee had
asked for q convention OF, delegates
from the precincts based upon the to-
tai vote and chosensin the regular way
by caucuses. This was objected to by
one member. OF the board on the ground
that caucuses might be packed. An
election was considered, and somebody
feared the city vote would all 80 one
way so q conference was agreed upon
at which township trustees and MEM
, bers of town councils should come to-
gether, and such others as they might
select, to bring each precincts quota
up to one for every thirty votes cast
for president. This seemed fair ana
free from any packing, as the trustees
and town councils had been previously
selected by voters for other purposes.
! Township trustees. as class. are far
more Interested in township roads than
(, in county roads. and they very natur-
ally introduced the extreme Of oppo-
sition. The charge was made that ad-
hitting town councilmen gave unfair
representation to the villages, but as
the vote turned out Melbourne. Rhodes,
! Albion. Liscomb, LeGrand, and Laurel
! voted for the amendment to strike out
| graveling. while State Center and Gil
man precincts voted for graveling. so
there was no soreness left when the
vote had been taken. Had the outside
| delegates been willing to credit the
1 committee and the board with their
true intent to be fair, the chances are
that the bonding for gravel and pave
ment would also have been endorsed
insofar as 1t could be done without in
creasing tax levies. This will have
to wait now until the grading has been
done except as the board may decide
to spend some Of its current funds for
that purpose. So
Go After Your 0radirs.
i Every locality which wants. it's county
4 roads put to permanent grade should
get busy with the board of supervisors,
for this work could easily be done
within three years II the board cares
| to bond for the expense. Under the
present plan not one mile has yet been
permanently graded In two years, so
great has been the need for temporary
grading and the cutting, Of the worst
hills. Farmers and boosters in town
will have to do their own crawling
when the roads are to grade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

which he was riding was struck BY
a Northwestern passenger train at
the Center street crossitiE,
Elk. Peterson. Of I1eGrand. Shoswas
said to- have been a witness toithe ac-,
cidentSsaid Saturday that he did not
see the affair. as he was too far away
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21

to tell whether the gates were coming
down or whetherthe warning bell had
rung. Mr.. Peterson says he w. NOT
a witness at tftesame the train struck
the auto. or at the time when the auto
scending gates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21
60 After Your oradirs.
Did Not See Accident.

"A msstatement was made in the ac-
count Of the accident by which Charles
Louks, Of Gilman, lost his life last
Tuesday, when the automobile in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-21
FOR BRONCHITIS, WH0OPlNG COUGH,
GROUP, COUGHS AND COLDS

BEST REMEDY At HON E-12s TEAsPooNsFUL so CENTS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
Paper Mills Work to
Capacity, but Are
Not Making Money

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Paper mills in
the United States are operating to capac-
ity and many of them are turning away
orders. but the increase in the price of
raw materials and the high price Of
labor has reduced the profits of the
business, according to members of the
American Paper and Pulp association at
tending the annual convention here.
Frank l.. Moore. president OF the asso-
citation. said the high price Of paper did
not indicate that the manufacturers were
making money. He added that the in
crease in the selling price would vary
from TO 20 per cent according to the
different grades.
Arthur c. Hastings. president of the
American Writing Paper company. said
that the royal proclamation prohibiting
the Importation OF paper or raw mater
ials for it into England after March /,
except under a board of trade license
would not affect the American manufac-
turers. He said that he believed Eng
land made this order in repri-s. against
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
MUTUAL INSURANCE FIRMS
IN SESSION At DAVID CITY

DAVID CITY. Neb.. Feb. i7.--(special
Telegram. )-sixty delegates are IN at
tendance at the twenty-first annual con-
vention Of tho Nebraska Association OF
Mutual Insurance Companies being .heiS
here.
Following the annual address by the
president there were talks and discus
sions on Live Stock Insurance" by ].
A. Minteer OF Neigh; Automobile Insur-
ance." by $. b, Lyman OF Hastings; "Mu-
tual Protection" by Frank Mills OF LAn-
coln Fire Prevention" by Miss Mamie
Muldoon OF the state fire commission.
Lincoln. and Publicity" by Mrs. Maude
L. Mills OF Lincoln.
Officers of the association were re
elected: A. c. Hull OF Hastings presi-
dent; q. II. oesterreicher OF Butler
county. vice president; George A. Anth-
ony Of Lexington. secretary-treasurer
The legislative committee are: c. W.
Lamar OF Wahoo. James T. Brady OF
Albion. ". f. straub OF lincoln. John
McArdle OF Omaha and A. O. Hull OF
Hastings. Columbus was chosen for the
next place OF meeting.
This evening the association was ten
dered a dinner by the David icty Com
mercial club,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
Notes from Beatrice
And Gage County

BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 17.-(special)-
The prohibitionists fired the first gun Of
the campaign at a meeting held here last
evening, when preliminary steps were
taken to make fight against demon
rum. John r. ouein was elected chair
man % the temporary organization and
Judge Kretsinger secretary. Maynard
Sphinx was named chairman of the enter
taInment and publicity committee. r.
Ashland of Lincoln. head of the state
Temperance league. was present and out
lined the work. On or about March 4 a
mass meeting will be held in Beatrice,
and at that time a county dry league will
be organized.
At meeting OF tho city council OF Blue
Springs Tuesday evening an ordinance
was passed granting a franchise to the
Nebraska Gas and Electric company for
a period OF twenty-five years.
William ]. Bailey. TN old resident of
Gage county died yesterday morning at
his home. six miles southwest of Cort-
land. aged 70 years He Is survived by
widow and two sons. r. s. Bailey. re-
siding near Cortland and Roy Bailey,
who lives in Minnesota.
ddintS Marry VI tic fhtabe
board OF Odell. was in the city yesterday
and stated that the building burned al
that place Tuesday morning would be
rebuilt with substantial brick blocks this
spring.
The personal damage suit OF Rexford
Dobbs OF this city against the Burlington
company for $4,000 was called for trial
in the district court yesterday after q
jury had been secured at the mornins
session. The trial OF the case will con
sumo several days.
The. firemen have arranged TO give 4
banquet In their hall here on Washing
tons birthday. February 70. when ex
emptiou certificates will be presented Z,
some Of the firemcn by Mayor Mayer
Chief Justice Morrissey and w. s. Ridg
ell. state fire commissioners. will be amonI
the out-of-town guests present
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
FOUR FLOOR TRAYS
In STATE TONIGHT.
Eight High School Teams Of Ne
brssks Will Battle Tonight for
Basket Ball Honors.
OMAHA AND LINCOLN SATURDAY

-Four basket ball games OF Importance
will be played throughout the state this
evening. Beatrice and Columbus meet on
the Queen City floor, Plattsmouth and
Nebraska City play a game on the Ne
braska city floor. Hebron and Geneva
meet ON the Geneva floor and Plainview
and Creighton battle on Creighton floor
The first three games should give bear
ing on the outlook in the first division,
while tho Creighton Plainview mix will
give line on leaders In the other two
divisions. Lincoln and Central High
schools meet in what is expected to be
the fastest game OF the season for the
two teams saturday evening on the Capt.
tai City floor.
Columbus Ia one Of the dark horses
IN the state arena. BY reason OF having
defeated both Fremont and Central City
they have established a sound claim for
berth IN the first division. Should they
defeat Beatrice It will give followers of
the championship race an opportunity OF
comparing scores TO advantage. Piatts-
mouth. which has long boasted Of fast
snappy five. Is again in conflict with Me-
braska City. The last time the two teams
met was IN Piattsmouth a few days after
the Nebraskans had lost their captain
and star center KELLOGG. who entered al
freshman at the University of Ne
| braska. With about four weeks OF prac
tsco on their shoulders the game Frida,
night should be q different story, accord
ing TO Nebraska City warbling.
Hebron has at last It's opportunity o.
showing its true worth in It's meetinI
with the fast Geneva five on the Geneva
floor this evening Coach Janda's mer
from the first have worked in the though
that they were first division candidates
Should they defeat Geneva there will b.
no doubt OF Il. South High OF omahs
plays Nebraska Agsies at lincoln thii
evening also.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
ARREST OF CRONES
is EXPECTED SOON
Man Wanted in Connection with the
Wholesale Poisoning Case Re-
ported Seen in Boston.
CHICAGO MAN Is DETAINED

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-While no
official information was forthcoming
from detective headquarters, it was
learned today that Chicago officials
had been informed that Jean Crones,
wanted In connection with the plac-
ing of poison in soup served at a
banquet recently given Archbishop
Mundelein, has been seen in Boston.
Crone's arrest is expected mo-
mentarily, it is said.
Detectives today set about investigat-
ing details Of an alleged confession sent
to New York newspapers by a man who
signed Crones' name. They said informa-
ton gathered mere Tailed exactly with
the acts explained In the alleged con-
fession. A report from Boston says the
police there have found nothing to sub
stantiate the report that Crones had
been seen in that city. careful search
OF the city is being made.
The white substance found by the po-
lice in two cans in Jean Crones room
was asbestos and not gun cotton, the
Chicago police said today. They said
the IcdA natuTe OF tue Wnlte ihdcorldi
was discovered when the cans were
taken to headquarters few days ago.
but that no announcement that it was
asbestos and not gun cotton had been
made.
Fritz schoenfeidt, believed by the po-
lice TO have been n friend of Crones.
was arrested here today. The police in
terrosated him concerning Crones' ac-
tivities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
GRETNA WOLF HUNT PLANNED
FOR SUNDAY POSTPONED

GRETNA. Neb.. Feb '17.-lspeciail 1.-The
wolf hunt planned for next Sunday. Feb
ruary 20. will be postponed until later
date. at least until the ice has gone out
ent condition makes 1t very convenient
for these animals 70 cross. especially
when chased. and as the Platte forms
the west and south boundary OF the terri
tory to be covered IL was thought advis
able TO wait until that time. Full particu-
lars viii be sent Omaha papers in regard
TO same In ample time so that as many
outside hunters that may wish to particle
pate In this hunt can arrange to do so.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18

AUBURN. Neb.. Feb. 1T.--tspecial)-
Gertrude Adamson, wife OF Thomas ].
Adamson. a leading merchant Of Julian.
died Monday evening at her home in
Julian. She is survived by her mother.
Barbara Watkins. and four brothers and
four sisters.
This week marks the death OF Malache
Straw Of Brownville at the age Of IS
years. ne died at the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. ]. L. Young. The body
was taken to Essex. o.
Il. Il. Good OF Peru has filed for repre-
sentative 10 the legislature from this
county. He will be opposed by w. M.
Kaufman. the present member. Other
filings are not likely for this office. Good
represented this county years ago both
in the house and senate. d. e. c. Long
has filed for county commissioner and II
Is reported petitions are out for Charlie
Lash and ]. NJ. Clark for the same
Mace