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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24

Harry Hun will speak on Early His
tory Of Education" Miss Nellie c. Fra
ser on Tho Congregational Contribu-
ton" and Mrs. A..C. Lyon on Booker
r. Washington"
Superintendent s. d. Woodruff. who
has charge OF the building Of the new
postofiice In this city. gives the people
encouragement to believe that the
building viii be Under cover before win
ter sets In. The corners are already e..
tablished. City Engineer ]. +. 0angold
| assisting. Mr.. Woodruff states that
Grinnell labor viii be employed a. far
as possible. The only possible draw
back seems to lie In the fact that all
mills and furnishing establishments are
| overtaxed and delays may be met In the
| delivery Of orders.
Mrs. Nellie G. Parker formerly for
many years resident OF this city, but
for the past two or more years Of south
ern California, Is at present In Colorado
| Springs. Her daughter. Miss Nellie
Greene Clark. Is spending her summer
vacation in Alaska, but Ia to have
charge Of 1000 girls in the high school
of Pasadena, Cal, and be at the head
Of the Latin department there next
year.
Miss Gertrude Chaplin. of this city.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r.
Chaplin. has taken position In ladies'
clothing department store in Beatrice.
| Neb She has been holding position
| in Des Moines.
Miss Ada Reiter has gone for long
visit at the home Of her uncle, w. B.
Reiter, at Canon City, Colo.
Miss Annie Hillman, OF this city. went
to Davenport this morning for visit
OF four days with her friend, Mrs. q.
w. Slater.
Frank Sickle La enthusiastic over the
possibilities he sees in the east. where
he recently bought a fruit farm OF
eighty-fiv acres near Erie. Pa In adj
| dition to the fruit he has excellent
| buildings and it all came at a very low
price. He Is to return there to make his
| home.
The girls of the Poweshiek Camp Fire
have returned from their two weeks OF
roughing it at Clear Lake and are en-
| thusiastic over their freedom. fun and
coat OF tan. They began before reach
ing home to plan for the next years
similar experience. Miss Miriam Brock,
one of their number. did not return
with the others as her parents. DR.. and
Mrs. III. b. Brock. are at the lake for an
| indefinite stay.
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STATE VETERINARIAN OiScRED-
ITS BELIEF THAT HORSES
SPREAD PARALYSIS.
FEW HORSES IN NEW
YORK DISEASE DISTRICT
infantiIe Maiady Never Found to Have
Spread From Districts Who're Large
Stables Are Maintained - State
Health Board Collecting Available
Facts-CIean. Up Campaign Advised
,ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 24.--Dr. Robert d.
Wall, assistant state veterinarian, does
not have much confidence in the theory
that horses may have in them the
germs which cause infantile paralysis
and that germs come from animal
excretions He says that they nave
never been able to trace any intantiie
paralysis in this state to Infection
from animals.
Il imagine there are comparativel9
few horses in New York City In the
districts where they have been suffer-
ing from the epidemic he said yester-
day IF the infection comes from
horses the disease would be most prev
alert where there are large stables
and this we have never found to pe
true"
The Iowa state board of health Is
receiving the circulars sent out py
other states and copies OF the rules anu
regulations passed. Following con-
ference recently held at Kansas CITY
which was participated in by repre-
sentatives of the state boards of health
of Kansas and Missouri and of the city
boards of Kansas City, Mo-. and Kan
sas City. Kan, a statement was lssueu
to the public with reference to the dis
ease. Among other things this said:
There are no known medicines or
serums that can be administered 10
prevent the disease. The committee
recommends therefore that people re-
frain from doping their children.
Advised to Avoid Crowds.
The committee further recommended
that children be kept out OF crowded
places and that parents should con-
suit physicians promptly should any
unusual sickness appear. City ano
county clean ups were advised and the
screening in of outdoor toilets.
AS to the symptoms the committee
said: The disease may develop with
symptoms of an ordinary cold in the
head or bronchitis, or sore throat, OF
disturbance of the stomach or intes-
tines, or as an ordinary attack of grip
Occasionally with vomiting. In all such
cases doctor should be called at once
for diagnosis.
spinal irritability with peevishness
skin irritability with a desire not to be
touched or moved and complaining
when the legs or spinal column are
moved Fever to a moderate degree is
usually present. The virus generally
enters the system thru the nose OF
throat. Flies. bed bugs or any BLOOD
sucking insect may be carriers of the
disease"
Both the Missouri and the Minneso
ia letters caution the people agains
| becoming unduly alarmed. The Min
nesota bulletin says that the first defin
tie outbreak in that state was in 1908
| In 1909 and 1910 infantile paralysis
was epidemic thruout Minnesota
People were terrified at this epidemic
says the bulletin, lin which 4S5 persons
lost their lives. At the same time 3.l5.
children under years of age died Of
common diarrheal diseases and no pub.
lie terror prevailed. Ravages of in.
fantile paralysis are slight Mn compar.
ison with those of familiar preventablt
diseases of childhood"
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tent to inflict great bodily injury as
charged in the Indictment" The wea-
pom used, the indictment said. was an
automobile.
WOMEN IN ATHLETICS.
Greater Interest Shown Among STU
dents at University Summer Sessions.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 24.-Iowa women arc
greatly interested in physical educa-
ton. This is proved by the fact that
$50 women students among those who
are attending the summer session OF
Iva university are taking work in the
physical education department. Many
Of them are preparing to teach that
branch in Iowa high schools, during
the coming year. Others have been
teaching along these lines, and are TAX
ing advanced work in folk dancing,
games, gymnasium methods, etc. I'm
der the supervision of the director.
Mrs. Alice Wilkinson Bates, instructors
are devoting their entire time to in
structiCn in genel al gymnasium work,
swimming. playground games and folk
dancing. In the way of athletics work
is offered in basketball, volleyball,
tennis and field hockey Swimming in
the women's gymnasium pool is one o.
the most popular courses, the big pool
being crowded with women teachers
every day. Grover c. Jacobsen, the
husky right tackle on the football
squad, has been on duty all summer as
a life saver" to guard against acct
cents.
In the mems gymnasium, swimming
and instruction in athletics has been
even more populal. Director E. q.
Schroeder, of the department of physi-
cal training for men, states that since
the beginning of the summer session
an average of 172 men summer session
students have daily used the pool. Most
IF +ha NON -SwinmerS have learned to
swim .-.
Director Schroeder is conducting 4
school for high school coaches, who
wish instructions in track work ana
gymnastic, while Coach "Maury' Kent
each day conducts a school for football,
baseball and basketball coaches.
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GrinnelI and Vicinity.
to Times-Republican,

special
Grinnell, July 24.-Mrs. Fl. w.
Spaulding. wife Of Senator Spaulding,
of this city, had a close call for life on
Saturday evening. but was fortunate
enough to get off with nothing more Sc
rious than a severe nervous shock and
serious damage to her automobile. She
was driving south on the road about Il
mile east of this city and came to tie
crossing of the Rock Island just as the
fast Rocky Mountain Limited was
nearing that point going west. Mrs.
Spaulding did not hear the train COM
ing and the crossing does not give a
clear view very far in either direction.
The result was that the train struck
the front OF the AUTO, tearing H# the
front wheels and otherwise damaging
it. Mrs. Spaulding escaped with only Il
severe shaking up and the shock to the
nerves. The only other occupant of the
car was the man who takes care of the
Spaulding premises. VINO was also unin.
jured. Had the car been two feet far
Their on the track a serious tragedy
could not have been avoided. The train
stopped and backed up to learn the en-
tent of the damage, and was about
here. Mrs. Spaulding is II very careful
and experienced driver, having taken
long trips with her car and being her
own chauffeur.
Rev. DR.. ID. p. BsceG. who has lived
in Grinnell for the past nine or ten
years and has been the efficient finau-
cial agent of Iowa College, has just re-
signed that position and plans to go
back into the ministry. He has already
had a call but is not yet decided whetn-
or to accept 1t. His work for the COL
leSe has kept him away from home a
great deal of his time and he prefers a
passionate and home.
Pauline Lanphere, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Harry Lanphere. of this city.
and John Wood of Manchester. went to
Montezuma in an auto on Saturday
evening and were married. The only
witness from Grinnell was Miss Hughes.
a friend of the bride. who went with the
young people. The groom in the case
was sophomore in the college here
last year The bride graduated from
Grinnell high school in the 1916 class.
Nothing has yet been made public as to
the plans of the young couple for their
future.
Home Missions - An EduCative
Force" Is the topic for discussion at the
regular meeting Of the Woman's Home
Missionary Union at the regular meet
ing in the Congregational church Mt 8
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
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Southern Io1ua Items

three each. This was decided at a
meeting of the armory executive COM
mittee of the Industrial association.
The committee considers the outlook
good here and believes that the
solicitation will be a success.
Council Bluffs.
In an action for divorce filed in dis
trict court Mrs. Della B. Harrison
against John A. Harrison. she asks for
alimony in the sum of $50 month,
500 attorneys fees, title to the home,
2401 South Seventh street. an attach
ment on other property to the amount
Of 5000 and a court order to prevent
interference by the defendant with her
peaceful occupation Of the home while
the action is pending. They were
married in Scott county. Missouri.
Aug Is. 1856, and separated the 18th
day of the current month.
Perry.
James Hutchinson, formerly en-
ployed here as switchman for the Mil
waukee, was seriously injured Friday
when he fell down stairs at the
Thompson home, 1902 Third street,
where he rooms. Hutchinson had left
his bed to get drink of water lost
his bearings and fell down the stair
way, breaking both arms. The two
bones of each arm were broken off
just above the wrist and pushed out
thru the flesh. Mr.. Hutchinson is
so years old. consequently the bones
will probably be some time mending.
Newton.
Jasper County Changers will meet
at the county fair grounds for their
annual picnic Aug. Is. There Is to be
a literary program and on 1t one num-
Der will be furnished by each of the
Changers. Rev. Ross S. Mills will be
the speaker of the afternoon. The
Changers want everybody to bring a
basket full of good things to eat and
come to that picnic. There are nine
very active oranges In the county,
wittemberg. Palo Alto, Buena Vista,
Sugar Grove, Poweshiek. Oak Ridge.
Amboy. and Mound Prairie BY the
way. the, Buena Vista Grange is the
Oldest one in the state.
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Newton.
To boost the River to River Road
picnic which is to be held he>~2 AUG; 2,
four automobiles will leave Newton
early Tuesday morning, two going
east to Davenport and two west to
Council Bluffs.
Davenport.
1t is estimated that the loss to the
farm buildings of John Carlin. two
miles north of Davenport, was $4,000
as a result of fire which occurred
Friday night. The fire started by
spontaneous combustion in hay barn
Ottumwa.
Awakening her two children, ageo
and 10, shortly after midnight Mrs
Minnie A. Vincent bade them soodby
and instructed them to watch as she
killed herself She then swallowed
ouantity of poison and was dead be
fore help summoned by the frightened
children could reach her side.
Randolph.
mite of colt was foaled near
BARTLETT recently, 1t weighing at birth
but nine pounds. However, 1t is as
lively as any colt, running about ano
kicking up it's heels and INDUCES in
other equine actions of play the same
as those of normal proportions. IL
was foaled on the Chamberlain Shet-
land pony farm.
Newton.
Frank Gosson who had been under
arrest charged with wife desertion, is
free now. His case has been con-
tinued until Aug. 1, on condition that
he rent a house, furnish, it. and take
care of his wife. If he does this it is
probable the case will be dismissed
the first of August and that he will
not be bothered so long as he fur
nishes his wife support and abides by
the law.
keokuk.
Money for the construction Of the
proposed $4,000 armory and coliseum
for Keokuk. is to be raised in whirl-
wind canvass that will be staged in
the next few days by between twenty
FIVE and thirty soliciting committees OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
DROWNING At IOWA CITY.
Harvey Chonsky, Employed at Uni
versity, Loses Life in Iowa River.
Special to Times Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 24.--The second
drowning Of the year in university
circles occurred Sunday afternoon in
the Iowa river, when Harvey Chensky,
an employee of the state in the S, L. l.
laboratories, went to his death 100
feet north of the old Sanders dam site,
near the city park.
The young man, who would have
celebrated his twenty-hrst birthday
today, became exhausted or was
cramp- stricken while swimming across
the stream and sank. twenty feet from
shore, after covering 1870 feet or more
before his comrades could reach him.
The body was recovered in hfteen
minutes, twenty feet south OF the
scene of the tragedy, by John Dondore,
a high school athlete, the son OF AS
SCISSOR T.. II. Dondore. Pulmotors were
used for an hour. but in vain.
strange incident was connected
with the drowning. AS one of his
friends swan past Chensky, the latter
called out: IN never get out of here
alive" The other laughed, supposins
the remark was a Jest, and Chensky,
also laughing, continued to battle with
the strong current-beneath which
was a powerful undertow. When the
other swimmer turned around on the
opposite shore, Chensky was drown
ing.
The Inflated youth is son of Frank
Chensky, janitor of the Iowa city
grammar school His uncle. the lat
,,pl.,y # n j.
cago. a former Iowa City man, died
suddenly fortnight ago. John
Chensky. of Rock Island. formerly
president of the Iowa City board OF
education. is tho dead youths uncle.
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LIGHTNING KILLS FARMER.
Harry Tapscott, of ClearfieId, StrucI
While PIowino in Field

Clearfield, July 24.-Harry Tapscott
about 90 years old. was struck by light
ming and instantly killed at about
o'clock in the afternoon. He and his
younger brother, Glenn, were cultivat-
ing corn at the Tapscott farm, one
half mile north of Lamont. They had
reached the end of the corn row and
were close together when the lightning
struck.
Glenn, a 13-year-old boy, as quickly
as he recovered from the shock. covered
his brothers body with a coat and ran
half mile to call his parents.
One of the horses Harry had been
driving and a mule Glenn had been
driving, were killed by the bolt. Harry
had educated himself for the ministry
having graduated from Missouri State
University two years ago. Many times
he preached for the Methodist congre-
cation at Lamont and had bright flu
ture in promise, being a popular young
fellow, loved by all who knew him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
is AUTO DANGEROUS WEAPON?
Supreme Court Called Upon to Deter.
mine New Points of Law.

Supreme Court Called Upon to Deter.
mine New Points Of Law.
Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, July 24.-Is the automo-
bile dangerous weapon? Should the
man who runs into and Injuries an
other be sent to the penitentiary for
year at hard labor?
The supreme court will have to pass
on these two points. The case of
Frank Richardson. of Poweshiek coun-
ty, who was indicted and convicted of
making an assault on Harry Horn with
dangerous weapon, to-wit, an auto
mobile" has been appealed. Richard
son was sentenced to a year in the
state reformatory at Anamosa at hard
labor for running into Horn and break
ing his leg.
Richardson claims that the affair
was purely accidental, that he could
have no motive in wishing to inJure
Horn and did not know he had struck
with him and that therefore he is
wrongfully convicted,
The accident occurred about $3.50 on
the evening of Nov. Z, about two mile.
north of Grinnell Horn had driven his
car out to the side of the road and was
sitting at the edge Of the road beside
his car trying to put on a tire. Rich
ardson, whose home is in Newberg,
was driving toward the south. WhcE
he passed Horns he struck him ana
Horns leg was broken between the
knee and the ankle. Richardson says
he was blinded by the dust and thai
it was getting dark and he did not SEE
Horn and did not know he ha struck
him. He said he thought he had run
over an automobile tire.
Following the trial of the case the
jury brought in aiyerdict finding tbs
defendant guilty "of assault with in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
sREPUBIICAN, MARsHALLTOWN, IOWA; JULY 24,l916

day afternoon after Withdrawing his
Joint petitions.
I'VE are going to make every effort
to establish drainage district along
the Skunk river and redeem that land
out there" he added.
Not to Give UP.
Attorney Kelly stated that the next
move in the matter would probably be
a petition presented to the Polk county
board alone, just the same as In the
beginning.
Eighteen thousand acres of the $4,000
overflowed almost each year, are In
Polk county.
1t Is estimated by those interested in
the improvement that one crop of corn
will more than pay for the cost of
building the bikes and draining the
land along the stream.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
WORLD GROWS Better
SECRETARY Or STATE PAROLE
BOARD MAKES DEDUCTION
FROM OBSERVATIONS.
MANY .PARoLED MEN
MAKE GOOD CITIZENS
Marked Change in Attitude Of Public
Toward Former convicts - More
Than 500 Men Released on Parole
During Past Year-Board Disposes Of
Much Work. @
Special to ,Times-RepubIican.

| Special to Times-RepubIican.
Des Moines. July 24.-After several
years of observation as secretary OF
the state board of parole, Sam D.
| Woods believes that the world is get
thing better. In spite Of the fact that
many men violate their paroles and
abuse the confidence which the board
and the public places in them, never
theless he says that a surprising num-
Der make good and some of the men
who. have committed false step come
out and make fine citizens eventually
But the thing that impresses me
most is the number of people who are
| anxious to lend helping hand to the
man who has been in trouble said
Mr.. Woods when he was asked If he
ever lost confidence in humanity. I'VE
| know any number of employers, sew
eral Of them farmers, whom we can
depend on to give a man work when he
| comes out of the penitentiary and who
help the man to live down his past and
overcome his weakness.
1.-The great trouble with so many OF
the men who have to be sent to prison
Is that they are weak somewhere. They
are not well balanced. They have de-
fects in their natures which require
more than ordinary will power on their
part to overcome"
Turns of Much Work.
The state board of parole has turned
off a tremendous amount of work in
the past twelve months. In the pc
Rod from July l, 1915, to July l, 1916,
! ID nd
thorough Investigations Of the cases of
$50 men. This is in accord with the
new rule established by the board that
they obtain a complete history of the
case of every man committed to pri-
son from every source available, within
reasonable time after he is committed
to- prison. This rule, which went into
effect a year ago in July, made it nee
essary to examine some cases extending
over period OF a year and frye months.
Now, however. the board has caught UP
With, its work and goes over the case
OF each man within two or three
months after he has been committed to
prison. In this way the board not only
gets acquainted with the. men or with
their cases but collectssa5 mass of data
which can be- referred to when the
mans case comes up for parole. The
board can also discover promptly If a
man has been wrongfully committed to
prison and can grant, him a paSole
within comparatively short time after
he enters the prison.
During this past twelve months 324
men have gone out on. parole. There
have been twenty persons recommended
for suspension Of sentence.
Judge Withrow, of Mount Pleasant,
recently appointed to membership on
the parole board, is taking UP the work
with earnestness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
WONDERFUL BERRY YIELD.
Small Patch at Logan Produces a
Rate Of $1,1OO an Acre.

Special to Times Republican.
Logan. July 24-E. G. Stone. ex-
perienced fruit grower of Logan, pro-
duced and sold s44 worth Of straw
berries from one twenty fifty Of an
acre. This would be at the rate OF
S1,1OO for an entire acre. novice
at the fruit business produced SIS
worth of raspberries on patch four
rods square, and when he told of his
success to a Raglan township fruit
grower, the latter said: That's not
worthy Of mention as we produce
from two to four times your yield or
in other words from $3.50 to over 500
to the acre"
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LIGHTNING KILLS FARM HAND.
Considerable Damage Done Near Usage
< by Saturdays Storm.

SpeClaI 70 TlmeS-RepuDIlcan.
:. Usage, July PA severe electrical
storm late Saturday afternoon did con-
siderable damage thruout Mitchell
county. A farm hand named Thorsen
near st. Ansgar, was struck by light
ming and killed while seeking shelte.
under hay cock. His employer, who
was with him, was .uninjured. The
Farmers elevator at Usage was struck
but prompt worll'of the, fire department
prevented serious loss. The depot a,
David is reported. damaged and the
elevator blown down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
Receive s1,20s For Gun Licenses.
Special to Times Republican.

New Hampton; July 24.-F'ew people
realize the amount Of money that is
paid for hunters licenses. Mr.. McGinn,
the Chickasaw county auditor, reports
that during the year, of 1915, $1,20s
was paid into his office for hunters Ii
censes. Two of these licenses were
alien licenses, sold at $10&each. These
were the first alienSlicenses ever issued
in this county. The regular price for &
license is ST. So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-24
Dreadful Couch Cured.

Following an attack of pneumonia
had four years ago, had a dreadful
cough that hung on for months" writes
Mrs. Owen Caruthers, Wabash. Ind. II
lest in weight and became alarmed
about my condition. I doctored with a
number of remedies without benefit I'M
til taking Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. 1t helped me almost Immediately
and by taking enc bottle of It was
cured" Obtainable everywhere.-Ad-
yertisement.
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soored Him Something.

He had just been accepted by the
only girl in uii the world. Does your
father know write poetry" he asked.
anxiously. Not yet, dear" she re-
piled. i've told him oil about your
drinking. and your gambling debts, but
couldn't tell him everything at once.