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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
IOWA PAINTERS TO RUN ALONE.
State Association Sewers Relations
With Intern ationaI Body.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Aug. 17-Clinton this afternoon
was selected as the next convention city
for the Iowa Association Of Master
House Painters and Decorators, at Che
close OF it's three days session in Ames.
There was competition for the selection
bids being extended by Des Moines,
Marshalltown, Dubuque and Boone.
P.J. Collins, of Fort Dodge, was nam
ed as next president, to succeed NJ.
Chick, of Dubuque. Other officers
elected are ]. w. SPHINX of Davenport
vice president and Paul T. Presley, OF
Dubuque, secretary; treasurer. The
state organizers are r. E. Bailey OF
Audubon, and F. w. Michaelis, of Chi
cago.
Separation Of the state association
from the international association be-
came effective with the adoption yes
terday of severance resolutions. 1t was
pointed out by members that the money
paid into the international treasury
annually for assessments could be OF
more value in the betterment Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
KAY SUCCEEDS WILCOX.
State GsoIoeist Made Dean Of Liberia
Arts College, S, U. 1.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Aug. 17.-Dr. George
Frederick Kay, state geologist, profess
sor Of economic geology and petrology
and head of the department of geology
at the university has been appointed
dean of the college of liberal arts, Iowa
university. He succeeds Dean william
Craig Wilcox, who died Oct. g. 1915.
DR.. Kay. who won his B. A. at
Toronto university in 1900, his NJ. A.
in 1902 and his Phi. D. at Chicago in
1914, has been with Iowa a decade.
He will assume his new dtuies forth
with. but will not retire from his other
posts. He represented tho United
States in the controversy over the
Alaskan coal deposits, and the govern
ment acted largely on his subsequent
reports He has written much on geo.
iGSicai taltTIlss and !s known thruout
the United States as a geologist. He
is a member of the Geographical So
ciety, the American Association for
the advancement of Science and other
national organizations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
INNOVATION IN STOCK
FEEDING gxPERtMENrsAr
SIOUX CITY YARpA

An innovation in live stock feedinA
experiments, an open house" experi-
ment, with cattle and. hogs to deter
mine profitable and Improbable meth
DDS of feeding, is now being carried
on in the Sioux City stock yards, super
vised by the animal husbandy section
Of the Iowa agricultural experiment
station with the South Dakota agri-
cultural college cooperating. The ex-
pertinent began July Is and viii scon-
tinue until October 10. q few days be-
fore tho big stockeri and feeder sale
there, when results will be made pub
lie. The Sioux City stock yards CONS
pany IL In charge OF the experiment
The object OF the cattle feeding ex-.
pertinent II to demonstrate profitable
and Improbable methods OF feeding
cattle ~ determined by methods OF fin
ishing steers for market. Five lots Of
cattle are on feed in dry lot, receiving
as follows: first lot shelled corn, al
falfa hay and salt; second. shslled corn,
linseed meal, alfalfa hay and salt; third.
shelled corn, prairie hay and salt: fifth.
tshelled corn, Limited to one-half amount
eaten daily by lot 2. linsesd meal salt
and alfalfa hay.
-Four lots Of pigs are being fed ia
dry lot as follows: first, sheiled corn
plus salt; second, shelled corn, I part
buttermilk. to 3 parts salt; three.
corn 10 parts, tankage part and salt,
fed twice day; fourth. corn plus tank
age self-fed in separate sslf-feedsrs,
and salt.
The feed lots are open to inspection
at all times. Already hundreds Of Wis
TORS have visited the experiment
This 10 somewhat of an innovation
In cattle and swine feeding" says the
head Of the animal husbandry depart
ment at Iowa State College, "but -.
lieve 1t will be very successful ana
helpful"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
PYTHIANs PICK CEDAR RAPIDS.
Knights to Hold 1918 Meeting in Parlor
City-To Raise War Fund.

Knights to Hold 1918 Meeting in Parler
city-To Raise War Fund.
Cedar Rapids, Aug, 17.-cedar Rap
ids was selected for the next grand
lodge of the knights of Pythias and
the grand temple of Pythian Sisters at
the closing meetings of the organiza-
tons held at the Auditorium and Saw
cry hotel yesterday afternoon. The
knights and sisters adjourned the 1917
convention yesterday to meet again In
1918.
The selection of Cedar Rapids for
the next convention Of the fraternity
was not contested by, any other city,
altho Waterloo and Des Moines were
both considered by the delegates.
All meetings of the knights and sis
tiers yesterday were secret and devoted
To the passing of amendments to the
bylaws of the organizations. Most OF
the business was technical in nature.
It was announced, however, that
steps had been taken in the morning
session of the grand lodge to raise the
$4,000 fund allotted to Iowa as the
states share of the $1,000 war re-
lief fund in the national organization.
The details of the plan were placed
IN the hands Of the grand chancellor,
who announced that particulars would
be given the members of the fraternity
within d few weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
TAMA-TOLEDO cHAUTAUQUA.
Fifteenth Assembly Opens at Twin
Cities Park.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo. Aug. 1.-THE fifteenth an
nual assembly of the Central Iowa
Chautauqua opened yesterday at the
Tama- Toledo chautauqua park, hall
way between the two cities. Business
houses Of both Tama and Toledo closed
during the afternoon so that employees
might attend. The Kilties band. the
first number on the program, gave a
concert and received hearty applause
from the large crowd in attendance,
There was another concert by the
Scotch ladies last night, which also
was largely attended. A program OF
exceptionally good talent has been ar
ranged for the entire assembly lasting
until next Wednesday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
NOW ITS sAUERkRAUT TIME.
Here's a Recipe For Thus Preserving
SuIpIus Cabbage Heads.

Here's a Recipe For Thus Preserving
suipIus Cabbage Heads.
A "just like mother used Ito make
recipe for preparing home made sauer-
kraut Is given by the experiment truck
crops man at Iowa State College. The
method and equipment are such that
even those with but few surplus heads
OF cabbage can preserve them In this
way.
Select heads, remove outer leaves.
halve heads, remove core and slice fine
with knife Or cutter. Athree to five gal
Ion jar may be nsed for home supply.
Thoroughly clean and scald 1t. Place
layer of cut cabbage four or five inches
deep and cover with lights prinkle OF
sale at the rate Of one pint to twenty
five gallons. lamp until juice begins
to show on top Use end of block OF
wood with handle attached for this pro-
cess. Repeat process until Jar is filled
to within thickness Of one layer from
top. tamping each time thoroughly.
Cover surface with cabbage leaves and
place cloth over this. Cut board to tit
loosely for cover and weight down
with stones. Kept at temperature OF
rs to so degrees fermentation is likely
to be complete in a month, when the
kraut will be ready for use. About the
second day after kraut IL made q liquor
should cover the surface II this does
not appear. add more weight and pour
in brine to cover top. Remove scum
which appears every other day az long
as 1t appears. When fermentation is
complete store kraut in a cool place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
Bad Attack 81 pialrrrhoea cured.

About two years ago | had an at
tack of bowel trouble and was in a
serious condition when began using
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy" writes Mrs j. Rogan, Fair
port. N. 7. This medicine relieved
me at once, and after taking three or
four doses<of II l was cured" People
are always pleased by the prompt cures
which this REMEDY effects. The recon-
mendations Of those who have used it
have done much to make 1t the most
popular medicine in use for bowel COM
plants. For sale by all druggists
Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
THE NEW WHEAT SYSTEM.
Outline Of Plan to Control Price Fix
ina and Stop Gambling.

Outline Of Plan to Control Price Fix
ing and Stop Gambling.
AS the congressional conference com
mittee on the food control bill elm
mated the definite governmental mini
mum for the 1917 wheat crop, there
is considerable general misapprehen-
sion about the food administrators
plans to regulate prices this year. The
minimum price will be established and
maintained thru governmental buying
on and after Sept. 1, but the exact
price to he paid has not yet been an
bounced. 1t probably will not be far
from 81 bushel at primary markets.
as originally provided In the BIZ!
News reports carried the informa-
ton that a government wheat buying
corporation had been formed with a
capitalization of $50.000.000 derived
from the food bill appropriation.
While $50.o00,0oo is not sufficient to
corner a wheat crop Of 653.0O0,00o
bushels the fund IL large enough to
stabilize the market. AS purchases
made by the government corporation
can be turned quickly to its regularly
established clients, the British and
French governments. as we'll as 70
other consumers. the funds will De
available for buying all Of the wheat
that may be offered to the government
buying agencies.
The general features Of the wheat
control plan include:
Government buying agencies at all
primary markets. ready to absorb all
offerings, II necessary. in order to
maintain fair price.
The fixing of definite, unchanse-
able price for the 1917 wheat crop by
a committee headed by President
Harry A. Garfield, OF Williams Coiiese.
Licensing OF all elevators and mills
with more than 100 barrels daily
capacity as a means Of eliminating
speculation.
No wheat to be stored more than
thirty days in any warehouse without
official permission.
illumination Of wheat futures on Chi
cago board OF trade.
In licensing elevators and mills the
principal control on prices zig applied.
AS a preliminary to securing the right
to do business these institutions must
bind themselves to make only reason
able and customary warehouse charges
and to keep no wheat in storage more
than. thirty days without permission oil
the food administrator. Not being al
lowed to hold for speculation. or to add
speculative profits. the millers and ele-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
WATERING STOPS TOMATO ROT.
Followed by Cultivation Assures esttsr
Fruit, Says Truck Expert.

Good watering, followed BY cuiti-
walton is an absolute cure for blcs-
som end rot Of tomatoes, which comes
in hot, dry weather" says the extern
sion truck crops man at Iowa STATE
College who has received number AT
inquiries in regard to this trouble. 81
In very dry times the blossom end
Of the fruit seems to become poorly
nourished, then to die and then to rot.
Good watering removes this condition
and prevents other fruits from devei.
oping this trouble.
Many tomatoes were sun scalded In
Iowa during the recent intense warm
days. This is an entirely different
trouble than blossom end rot. says the
truck crops man. 1t Is caused by the
intense heat near the surface of the
ground In the Iowa State College gar
den, for instance. temperatures OF 1@3
degrees F.. were found, which is hot.
enough to cook eggs not mentioning
tomatoes The remedy Is to tie up the
tomatoes so the fruit Is higher from
the ground and consequently in cool
er atmosphere, or to give them water
ing to lower the temperature or provide.
partial shade during such weather. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
Sac City Mayor Resigns.

Special to es-Republican.
Sac City, Aug. 17-Mayor DR.. ]. H.
Stafford has resigned. He said it was
impossible for him to take the time
from his business to attend properly to
the municipal eleetr plant project
which was thrust upon the council by
vote of the people at a SPECIAL cleo
ton a few weeks ago. On account OF
the vote to build the plant the franchise
OF the Iowa Light, Heat & Power Com
psny. at present furnishing electricity
10 Sac City ana neigr boring towns, will
rot be renewed II will expire next
spring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
Iowa Officers Assigned.
n - ID AMI hi loan

SpeCldI
Iowa City, Aug. l7.-Prof. Nelson =.
kellogg, director Of athletics at iowa
university, newly commissioned cap
tain at Fort Smelling, has been detained
to remain at that camp to train une
potential officers who enter the next
training camp, to open later in August
Lieut.. Conger Reynolds. head OF the
University Of Iowa school OF Journal
ism. has been assigned to the intelil-
gence department Of the army, ana
will serve under the adjutant genera
of the United States. He Is an ex
perieneed young newspaper man anu
spent several months in France last
year. He speaks both German ana
French.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
Railroad Resists Drainage A..es.me mt.

Special 70 7 lNIsS-1ttpuUI!CdH
Nevada, Aug. 17.-Contending the
law under which drainage districts are
established. the damages awarded and
making assessments, the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway Company has
started an action In district court APP
pealing from the assessment OF se,0S4
against their property in drainage dis
trict No. 70.
The action is brought against the
board Of supervisors Of Story county
the county auditor and the district
The petition sets out that Chapter 30
Of the Thirtleth general assembly OF
Iowa is unconstitutional and void in
that il does not furnish due process
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
WOMEN COME INTO own.
viii 30 Taught Agriculture in New
Combination Courae

VW ~ so9nS agriculture IN New
Combination Course.
T, Because women are becoming farm
owners and managers in increasing
numbers in Iowa, they are to have II,
opportunity toFstudy agriculture fran
the woman.s standpoint in q new fcIjf-
year course combining agriculture nd
home economics that viii be offetsa
for the frst time at Iowa State College
this fall @ 49,
That woman's sphere In Iowa does
extend iUsyoud, tins ~ sais u I sttS
kitchen to the farm Isl readily seen
from the fact that there are now Azne
$4,000 women In the state who ewH pf
directly manage farms. These wonasIi
a year ago at the Ames, wiutsr short
course, organized into the Iowa Firm
Women's Association. War conditions
viii undoubtedly increase women's az
tiyity in farming still more.
The new course will also help all
the demand for women to teach asri-
culture and home economics and Tor
home demonstration agents or county
advisors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17

OF law to landowners or to owners o.
railroads and railroad property. either
In the matter OF awarding DAMAGES 20
owners OF railroad property or In the
matter Of making and equaaising an
assessment against railroad property
for the benefits supposed to accrue
and that the board was
without power of authority to establish
the drainage district or levy tho as
sessment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
RieyeIi.t Fatally Injured.

Special to Tlmes-RepUDIIcah.
Sac City, Aug. 17-Willie Weisenborn,
13-year- old son Of Charles Weisenborn,
residing south Of Sac City. probably
was injured fatally, when he was
thrown from a bicycle while speeding
down a hill near here. His skull was
fractured, He was riding on the handle
bars and his older brother Fred wa
pedaEng the bicycle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17

Perry.
Passenger train No. of the Milwau
kea struck the wagon driven by Will
lain Johnson. a farmer living six miles
east of Madrid. Johnson suffered the
fracture of three ribs, but is not seri-
ously hurt.
Perry.
The Interstate Gas and Oil Com
pany. which is doing drilling in the
Herndon field, struck another big flow
of gas in the second well they put
down on the Anton Leber farm and
the officers are more convinced than
ever that they have rich find.
Davenport.
Sam Spetal and his wife of Betten-
dorf, who were to have had a prelimi-
nary hearing before United States
Commissioner A. G. Bush on charge
Of violating the bone dry law forfeited
their bonds. They did not appear for
the hearing. Each had posted bonds OF
5000
Iowa City.
Cadet Colonel Paul lockwood of the
university military department has re-
ceiyed for the use Of the department,
a sample bomb from Ottawa, Canada
such as is used at the front by the
Canadian soldiers. The bomb Is round
a little larger than baseball, and Will
be used for Institutional purposes IN
the military classes.
Davenport.
Daniel H. Wallace. who was arrested
recently for IRRESPONSIBLE utterances is
still in Jail, the promised bail bond for
$4,000 not having been presented al
the office OF the district clerk. The
arrival in Davenport of H. 0. Mulk
Wallace's attorney, gave rise to the
report that the bond would be flee
yesterday or today but 1t is now be
lieyed the effort to secure bail has
failed.
oskaloosa
Members Of the executive commit
tee Of the Penn College board Of trus-
tees in special session accepted three
endowment propositions. Miss Alma
]. Kellum Of Abba has presented the
school with real estate in Abba valued
at 1920. Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Kellogg
of Des Moines have decided eighty acres
of farm land, situated near Abba, te
the school on the annuity plan. Ir
return the four children of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Kellogg will receive free tuition
Mr.. Kellogg is the son OF the late Ira
D. Kellogg. who formerly lived in Os'
kaloosa, residing on NJ avenue west
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
ORIGINAL NOTICE!
WiIimina Workman :

To Wilimina Workman:
You are hereby notified, that there
is now filed in the office of the clerk
of the district court of the state or
Iowa, within and for the county of
Marshall, the petition of Ed Work
man, claiming of you a divorce on the
ground Of desertion, and asking thai
the marriage relations be dissolved, all
as see petition now on file as afore-
said, TO which petition reference is here
made.
Now, unless you appear and make
defense thereto, at or before noon OF
the second day of the next September
term Of said court, to be bgun and held
at Marshalltown, Iowa, on the 3rd day
of September, A. D. 1917, your default
will be entered and a Judgment and
decree rendered thereon as prayed for
In said petition.
Dated this 26th day Of July, A. D.
1917.
ED WORKMAN,
Plaintiff:
c. H. E. BOARDMAN,
Attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
Old Engineer Dies.

SpeCIaI 10 IllHtS-fttpuUIlCdH
Clinton, Aug. Thames IF. smith,
aged SO years, died here yesterday. he
was for many years a locomotive engi-
neer on the Rock Island. residing at
Iowa City up to about twenty years
ago, when he came to Clinton to live
with his son, J. A. Smith. A nephew,
William Hobbs. at Dies Moines. Is the
only other surviving near relative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
Iowa City Boys For France.
Special to Tines Kepub1ican

Iowa City, Aug. .17.-Four Iowa City
soldier boys, recently commissioned at
Fort Smelling, are slated to sail for
France, according to the lieutenants
returning from the training camp to
Iowa City. The men say they are not
permitted to announce names. but that
the orders to prepare to see service
In France are issued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
wRoNeED WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
Clinton County Woman
Sues Nurse For Stealing Husband.

Sues Nurse For Stealing Husband.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Anna Hart
vigsen, wife of Dietrich Hartvigsen, 81
Clinton county, has brought suit IN the
district court here against Rose Hess'
a nurse, asking for $1,000 damages for
the alienation OF the affections OF the
plaintiffs husband, by the defendant
Mr. Hartvigsen and the nurse Were
convicted few weeks ago IN the DIS
trict court here of a statutory charge
and are now out under suspension of
sentence.
The wife has at the same time sued
the husband for divorce, and asks the
court for $50 month alimony, she
alleges in her petition that the nus
band offered lump sum settlement II
she would sue for divorce, allowing him
to marry the other woman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
BootIesser, Arrested.

Special 70 Tlmes-FtepUDI1cdn.
Iowa City. Aug. ia warrant
charging Charles Parrot with boot
logging during the recent county fair
at Iowa City was issued. following the
visit of member Of Attorney General
Havner's staff. PARROT was trailed
to Vinton and there arrested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
'Hioh Class Farm Paper.

Wallace's Farmer is the highest class
farm weekly published In Iowa and Is
the only one ahat commands its full
subscription price. II costs 81 par
year Tho T.-R. costs 81 per year BY
mail. We will sell the two. one year,
for $3.50 in advance. Times Republi-
can
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
NEWSPAPER MAN is FARMER.
J. =. Grave, Wavsrly. Can Produce Al
faIfa % We'll as Newspaper.

vocationally, ]. F. Grave publisher
of the Waverly independents Republic
can. is newspaper man: avocational-
ly, he's a farmer. That he is just as
able to produce good stand of alfalfa
as good newspaper is revealed in the
following letter received from him at
the request Of the lows State College.
Mr.. Graves alfalfa patch more than
paid for the expense Of putting It in the
first year, and since then has given
q clear profit.
There are tx acres in my alfalfa
PATCH" he writes. About 10 years ago.
after applying rs loads of manure to
the land we fall plowed 1t. W." raised
two big crops Of corn, potatoes and
other stuff for two years, then seeded
to clover with barley: clover two more
years and, sugar beets. Next year we
got the biggest corn crop ever from the
land. The corn, was cut up. and no signs
of weeds were on the patch next spring,
I'VE disced and narrowed as soon as
the ground was fit in April. narrowed
again the next week, took several loads
of earth for incubation from my neigh
hcr's. e. A. Nelson alfalfa field, and
spread 1t on the land with manure
spreader: also some loads of lime and
dust from a stone erusher plant. / SOW
ed barley with alfalfa the late. ;;S:. -. /.
April and harvested the barley as early
as possible. Next spring the alfalfa
stand was good, Nelson harvested two
cuttings, paying IS a ton or 5000. Last
year the Willow Lawn farm paid me IS
a ton or ,s137.59 for three cuttings and
did the work. This year the same farm
took half the patch, did the harvesting
and paid me s43.2o. My son took the
other half.
1.-THE first cutting this year weighed
a little more than tons. We weighed
but one load from the second cutting
and estimated that we got 5k tons.
The third growth at this time August
3. promises to be as good as the second
The first and secondAcu cutting this year
were excellent hay"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-17
sixty DOLLAR. Per Aere From wh.,.

oIxSy OoITAFS PeF NcFe rom Wheat.
Charles Harris. living south of
Greene, last spring slowed four acres
Of wheat. using eight bushels OF seed.
It threshed out about thirty bushels
per acre, and she sold 1t for 81 per
bushel. 1t netted him approximately
$50 per acre. ~.