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The Presidents Letter.

Tne PfeSI0enGS Letter. The presidents letter to MT. Den- man read:
 q have and believe that am inter- preting your best judgment as we'll as my own when I say that our duty concerning the debate and misunder- standings that have arisen in connec- tion with the shipbuilding program ought to be settled without regard to our personal preferences or our per- sonal feelings altogether, and with the single purpose of doing what will be best to serve the public interest.
 No decision we can now arrive at could eliminate the elements of con- troversy that have crept into the al- most every question connected with the program; and am convinced that the only wise course is to begin afresh not upon the program, for that la already in large part in process of ex- ecutiOn, but upon the further execu- tion of 1t.
 q have found both you and Gen. eral Goethals ready to serve the pub- that the only manner in which the way can be- completely cleared for harmonious and effective action is to carry our shipbuilding plans forward from this point through new agencies, General Goethals has put his resig- nation in my hands, and have ac- cepted it in the same spirit in whicls it was rendered, not as deciding ss tween two men whom respect, admire, but in order to make 4S, ions unnecessary and let the F'a developed without further dhg of what is past 4
 "I am taking the liberty l5!ss,. to tell you this in the con "oiilen you will be glad to take U wear de- interested and self-forgf .aors |. that General GoethalsY1 = When you have done I am sure that you the utmost conf!dencf nss . mate verdict of the pe4 to Si1o" try with regard to " ! care to see and unselfish view Q
 upon winning In t
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Mail Master Lists.

Washington, July 24.-With the master list of Fridays conscription drawing in the mail for distribution to local boards, the task of assembling the national army of half million men has passed out of the hands of the federal government tonight, and into those of the civilian authorities who will notify the men drawn and pass on exemptions.
 As soon as the lists are received. each board will summon for physical examination double the number of men in the districts quota. If more are needed, the authorities will keep on calling until the quota is filled. A final list shows only few errors in the unofficial reports of the draw ing, already transmitted turnout the country by the press.
 The surprise of the official record is the fact that the missing numbers indicated by the drawing of a blank capsule as No. 10,004, was located as Serial No. 5794. It was placed last in the master list sheet and became liability No. 10,500. No. 2780, drawn as No. 1O.49S, was found to be dupli- cated, and was stricken out. Other variations. many of which have al- ready been corrected, are as follows:
 No. 45O is 8649. It was sent as 8459.
 No. 593 is 5170. It was sent as 5107.
 No. 656 is 2593. It was sent as 3595.
 No. 1922 is 10053. It was sent as 1053. No. 1899 is 5307. It was sent 5O37.
 No. 2089 is 1179. Is was sent as 1170.
 No. 2187 is 10021. It was sent as 1921.
 No. 2290 is 1143. It was sent as 1O43.
 No. 2762 is 5616. It was sent as 561S.
 No. 30S9 is 6036 It was sent as e13s.
 No. 3264 is 9063. It was sent as s053.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-25

Jam will never ferment if when tying down paper saturated with vin- egar Is placed on top.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-25
Chairman and Fleet Mana ger Both Are Out, and
 New Men Take Control.
HIGH NAVY OFFICER TO BUILD VESSELS
Rear Admiral Capps Named to Sue. cped GOethals, While E. \. Hurley of Chicago Is Appointed Chair-
 man to Succeed Denman.

Washington, July 24.-President Wilson brough the shipping board row to an abrupt termination today by eliminatin the twq principals, Will liam Denman, chanrman of the board and Major George w. Goethals, man. ager of the shipping boards emer- gency fleet corporation, in charge of construction. The resignation of Goethals, rendered some days ago, was accepted and MT. Denman was asked by the president to follow suit, that the government building pro- gram might go forward without em- barassnent.
 Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, for mer chairman of the federal trades commission, was named by the pres- ident to become chairman of the board, and Bainbridge B. Colby of New York was appointed successor to Captain John B. Whyte of Kansas City, another board member whose resignation was offered to the pres ident a month ago, and also accepted. Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps, chief constructor of the navy, will succeed Major General GOthea}s as VIldudScT UL tuc CUubCiuCIA0uss t0kl0E complete charge of the building pro- gram.
 The nominations of Hurley and Colby went to the senate this after- noon and were referred to the com- merce committee. Their prompt ap- proval was insisted upon by both Democrats and Republican leaders.
 MT. Denman sent his resignation to the white house immediately after receipt of the presidents letter re- questing 1t. The presidents action manifestly took him by surprise. fir. Denman's resignation leaves Vice Chairman Brent as temporary chair man, and there will be no interrup- tion of the boards work.
 Until their nominations have been confirmed MT. Hurley and Mir. Colby will sit with the board as members without power to vote. In the mean time Rear Admiral Capps will take immediate charge of building. He is naval constructor of wide experi- ence and at present is head of the naval compensation board which tpasses on the cost of war ships built by contractors on the cost plus percentage basis.
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Continued on Page Eighty
s
 The Weather

Wednesday unsettled, with scat
 @ .ered thunder showers; Thursday,
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War Department Will Ask For Appropriation of
 $5,0OO, 900 More.
SENATE COMMITTEE
 SHIFTS PROGRAM
Secretary McAdoO Asks Pending Measure Be Held Up, Until New Estimates COmpleted-Call Sec.
 Ond 5OO,00O Men at Early Date.

Washington, July 24.-Plans worked out in congress for raising war reve- nue were overturned today by the an- nouncement of forthcoming additional estimates for war expenditures aggre- gating more than $5,000,000 000, prin- cipally in anticipation of assembling second army of 5OO,OO0 men under the selective draft.
 Secretary McAdoo, at special meeting of the senate finance commit tee, revealed that the war depart- ment alone is preparing estimates to cover additional expenditures of nearly $5,Q0O,OOO,OO0 and asked the committee to hold up the $1,67O, ,OOO,- 900 war tax bill until the estimates of all departments are submitted. The committee agreed to the request and pigeonholed report on the measure which it had planned to submit dur ing the day.
 The new estimates, including $500,- C0G,O00 additional for the shipping board, and $!0O,O0O00O for the navy department are to be submitted to the So'tihA1ilCC AotC lAl0 WCChs
 Besides the additional sums need ed for the American war program, MT. McAdoo told the senate committee that the $3,0o0;O0O,OOO authorized for loans to the allies probably would only last until October, and that about $2,- 900. .C0G,000 for their further expenses would be needed. i;iNa
 The secretary made no recommen- dation as to what part of the total should be raised by taxes, and what part by bond issues, or other credits. It was reported, however, that the treasury department would favor rais- ing s1.000, 0,0O0,O00 more than had been planned in taxes, making the tax bill total $2,760,000,000. As to the tax sources. to be tapped, to meet the new estimates the committee for the present is at sea-
 The s5,000,00O,O00 army increase, Secretary McAdoo informed the com mittee is largely to provide for the second draft army of 50O,O00, to be called while the first 500,00O are under training. The $5,0OO, ,0o0, ,0N0, would provide for expenditures until July 1, 1918.
 During today's debate on the rivers and ,harbors bill Senator Shoot pre- sented statistics to show that ap- propriations of the war session al- ready aggregated $9,226,000,00O so that the new estimates would raise the total for the first year of the war we'll above $14,000,000,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-25
Completes New Cabinet.

Premier Kerensky has completed the constitution of the new provision al government Like the ministry of his predecessor, Prince Lvoff, the cabinet is coalition but is limited to ten members. Five of the ministers belong to the Socialist group and five are members of non-Socialist parties The other officers of state will be directed not by ministers but by un- political directors of departments who are not members of the cabinet Following is the list:
 Socialists: Alexander Kerensky, minister president and minister of war and marine; NJ. Tseretelli, min- lster of posts and telegraphs M Sko- beleff. minister of labor; M. Tcher- noff, minister of supplies.
 NOnSOcialists: N. V. NekrasOff, vice minister president without port folio; VI. Ttereschenko, minister of foreign affairs; I. N. Efrenmoff, minister of justice (M. Efremoff is 8 member of the dumas temporary com mittee); Nicholas Lvoff, procurator of the Holy synod; M. Godneff, control Ter of state.
 The headquarters of the provisional government has been transferred from the Marinisky palace to the winter palace.
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Russia's New Premier Will Use Heroic Measures to
 Save the Republic,
ANNOUNCES NEW
 CABINET FORMED
Of But Ten Members, Continues COnli- ton Body. Five Ministers Being &c., lccted From Socialist OrganiZa-
 lions and Five Outsiders.

Petrograd, July 24.-"A blood and iron policy" will be put Into effect if needed, 10 save Russia, by the gov ernment of Premier Kerensky, to which unlimited power has been granted. In an interview today the premier said:
 Relying upon the confidence of the masses and the army, the government will save Russia and Russian unity by blood and iron. if argument and reason, honor and conscience are not sufficient.
 "Fhe situation at the front is very serious and demands heroic measures. But I am convinced the organism of the state is sufficiently vigorous to be cured without partial amputation.' ,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-25
Peas are of Egyptian origin.

Horse radish is from southern Eu- rope.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-25

7 The pear and apple are from Eu-
 rope.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-25

The radish is a native of China.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

EDITORS NOTE, - Seldom has
the government undertaken an in
quiry so colossal, so fraught with
momentous industrial and govern
mental possibilities, as the Newlands
congressional investigation.
Max TheIen, who writes this, is
president of the National Association
of Railway Commissioners, and lead
ing authority on public utilities reg
uIation in the country.
His views here expressed may be
expected to carry great weight when
presented to the NeWIand committee,
as they shortly will be.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

caused largely by action of the
states in reducing their rates to "just
above the point of COnfscatiOn."
The fact is, however, that but Is
per cent of their entire traffic is state
business. It is therefore difficult to
understand their contention.
The railroads have chosen a par
ticularly inOppoTtune time to raise
the cry that public regulation has
driven them to the wall financially.
The fiscal year Of 1915 was a good
one for them; the fiscal year 1916
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

supervise the purely local rates, seTV-
ice, facilities, equipment and safety
operation on practically every rail-
way in the United States.
The only powers to be left the
states are to be those of taxation
and police regulations which are not
vital" These powers are to be left
"fOT the present only, as a matter
of policy.
The railroads iallege that their
financial difficulties have been
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21


BY MAX THELEN,
President National Association of
Railway Commissioners
The federal government, through
joint congressional committee, is en-
gagged in an inquiry that may result
in an entire change of relationship
between government and all public
utilities engaged in interstate and
foreign commerce.
This is the Newlands investigation,
suggested by President Wilson.
It is not confined to railroads alone,
but embraces all public utilities
railroads, telegraph and telephone,
wireless, cable, water carriers and
express companies.
The probe covers not merely regU-
latiOn of these utilities, but also the
entire matter Of government owner
ship and its merits as compared to
government regulation.
Meantime the railroads are further
ing their purpose to take from the
states their regulatory powers and to
break down by sheer OYeTwOTk the
national body upon which they pro-
pose casting all regulative duties.
The railroads and their allies
main efforts are being centered on
the drive against the states.
It is proposed to take from the
states not only all the powers they
now exercise, but also to deprive
them Of the right to regulate and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
News Of EIdora.

Special TO It:1eS-RepuDllcdn.
IIldora, April 16.-Mr. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Hawkins, who for the past
year or more have been oper-
ating the Winchester Hotel property
in this city, left Saturday for Des
Moines for a short visit with relatives
and friends and from there will go to
points in Montana, in hopes OF bene-
fitting Mrs. Hawkins health.
Mrs. Charles Moser is home from
visit at different points in Illinois.
Mrs. Edward Frost, who had been
here for some time visiting her sister,
Mrs. c. F. Susmilch, left Sunday for
her home in Montour Falls, N. Y.
Mrs. N. w. Zeiger, who had been In
Eldora for some time visiting relatives
and friends, returned today to her
home in Garner. Mrs. Zeiger formerly
was resident Of this city.
Mrs. w. s. Johnston, who has been
quite sick at her home, Is believed now
to be improving.
District court began its fourth and
last week In this city today. The term
was of four weeks schedule.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
FEDERAL PROBE
OF CLARION FIRE
United States Secret Service Men In
vestigatins Blaze Which Damaged
Enenes-Sheriff Says lncendiarism
Is Evident.

Des Moines, April 16.-United States
secret service operatives, it was
learned today, have been dispatched to
Clarion to investigate the fire which
Sunday destroyed the Great Western
roundhouse there.
Officials here stated that evidence
had been obtained which pointed to a
plot turnout the state to impede in
creased trans continental transporta :
ton resulting from the declaration of
war.
Word was received today from the
sheriff at Clarion to the effect that
evidence had been found there indi-
eating that the fire was of incendidry
origin and that inflammable material
had been distributed to aid the spread
of the flames.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
New York Produce,

New York. April Is.
Butter-Firmer; receipts 3,493 tubs;
creamery specials, EG47R creamery
extras, 46@4s15; extra firsts, 441a o
45H; extra seconds, 4315 GA.
Cheese-Quiet; receipts. 1875 boxes:
state whole milk fresh special, white
or colored, 25@25h: average fancy
24kn25
Eggs-Strong; receipts, 31,60S cases;
fresh gathered selected extras, 81; ex-
ira firsts, 34@35; storage pack, firsts
35k @361a.
Poultry Alive, weak: no prices
quoted: dressed, firm; chickens, IS u
80; fowls, 211s or; turkeys, 1884.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
With sliaht Reserxatlons.

lord" prayed the old deacon, keep
as from growing at the weather Provi-
dence sends; make Us resigned to hot
and cold, storm and sunshine; but II
It's not asking too much, please send
Us more reasonable weather long
about campmeetin' time, for - It IL
now, It's almost hot enough TO set the
river on arsT s-AtiantA Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
MILWAUKEE, CASH GRAIN.
Milwaukee, April 16.


Cor1-No. ? yellow, 1.4SG1.49: No.
yellow, 1.4601.47: No 4 yellow, la
91.4512; No. mixed, 147@l.471a: No.
01.45E; No. 2 white 1.j01e 1.5l: No.
white, 1900 1.5o1a; No. 4 white las
GLE.
Oats--No. 3 white, 7l673; No. 4
white, 7012m -; standard, 72M721a :;
sample grade, 69d71.
PEORIA CASH GRAIN.
Peoria, April l6.
Corn-Receipts. thirty-four cars, 90
3l2 cents higher; No. 4 white, l.49; No.
yellow, 1.4S1s; No. 8 yellow. LATE a
las; No. yellow, 1.46@1.47; No. 4
mixed. 1.4714; No. mixed. 1.4sa4 d
LAT; q a cent up.
Oats-Receipts, siXty-four cars;
standard, 7012; No white, 10
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
St Louis, Ajr!l IS.
Wheat-.No. red. 2.661275: No.
red $50 2.6s; No. 2 hard, 2.621s; No.
8 hard, 2.59a.
Corn-No. >. 1.52: No. 3, l.51l2; No.
Isl; No. 2 yellow. 1.531a: No. 4 yellow
Isl; No. > white. 1.56Ml59; No.
white. 1.57.
Oats-Standard, "A: No. white, 70
az; No. 4 white, 71d721s.
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.
Kansas City. April Is.
Wheat-No. 2 rcd. 2.6302 SIS: No 3
red, 2.5SM2.64; No. hard. 2.6Sm274;
No. 8 hard, 2.66; No 4 hard, 253M 263
Corn-No. >. l.4SI@; 30. 3, 1881. q
1.49: No. > yellow. l.iS1aml.49: No. 3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
sinoIno contssts in norway.

Some Of the songs Of Norway consist
Of hundreds Of four-line verses, which
must surely be hard test to the MEM
Org Of the singers. Sometimes two
singers will have duet In such song,
singing verse after verse alternately.
he whose, memory, or, in default Of
memory, Invention, fails him first Is
loser.-From Norway, by Nico Jung
man,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16

teen stall roundhouse and thirteen en-
gines were destroyed. The Northwest-
ern roundhouse here ID Of ffty stalls
and has been untouched by Are. ~
slight blaze In the Milwaukee, rounds
house here, caused by sparks from an
engine, did damage not to exceed 500
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
Liked by All.

A kiss is peculiar proposition. OF
no use to one, yet absolute bliss to
two. The small boy gets 1t for moth
Ing the young man has to steal 1t
and the old man has to buy 1t. The
baby's right, the lovers privilege, the
hypocrite's mask. For a girl, faith,
TO- married woman. hope, and to an
Old maid charity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16

Furnished by Lamson & Co, 2o3
203 Masonic temple; phone 1881
Minneapolis, April l6.
May-Open, 219m21S%; high 2.29A;
low, 2.1Sa close, 2.2SA.
July - Open, 212m211ia; high,
2.197s: low, LIE: close; 2.191s.
September-Open, 1.73; high, l,75& :;
low, 1.7l&; close l.75.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
Rance Of Chicago Grain Prices.

CHICAGO, April IS.
Whaat-Mav opened at 2.25%: high
est. 237a4: lowest, 2.25; closed, 2.%5 Y;
July opened at 1904; closed, 2.35 u
Corn-May opened at 1881: highest
143: lowest, 1878 closed. 142k :;
July. opened at 1.35: closed at 80.
Oats-May opened at rs: highest
61A: lowest 65la; closed 81: July,
opened at 642s closed 66&.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
CHICAGO Grain Close.

Chicago, April IS.
Wheat-No. red, nominal No. 3
red. nominal; No. hard, nominal; No.
hard, 2.45.
Corn-No. . yellow. 14S14 G1501a;
No. yellow, 1.47@1.49&; No. 4 yell
Tow, 1.47A @1.4S.
Oats-No. white. 69A G71; stand
ard T0sl ak,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
DEPARTMENT STORE BURNED.
Stock and Building Of J. J. Strayer a
Dubuque Totally Destroyed.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, April 1.-THE ]. ]. Strayer
department store was Quilted by fire
this morning at an early hour The
loss on stock is estimated at $4,000,
on the building $4,000. and on house
hold effects of persons living in apart
ments above the store $4,000. The
cause Of the fire, which originated In
the basement Of the store, - not
known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
Iamson's Grain Letter.

J.
Masonic temple, phone 1881
Chicago, April 16.
Wheat-tSustaine demand for cash
wheat, which naillers seem unable to
secure in sufficient quantities to I'LL
their -four sales, was again the feature
in g. strong market. Southwestern
markets led Chicago III the advance.
The visible supply last week decreas-
ed 1921 coo bushel, the total now be-
ing 34,25S. 900 bushel, or 100000
bushel below year ago. In addition to
the demand from nIiuers there was al
so some fresh buying of both cash and
futures by exporters The president
message to the American people further
emphasizes the shortage Of food sup
plies and Is doubtless a factor in to-
days shortage
Corn-Although the country sales in
creased somewhat over night, cash
corn continued strong and led the
futures into new high ground The
buying of May and selling Of July was
the feature IN the pit and was thought
to be the changing over Of unproht-
able short sales. Feeders are said to
have cleaned up country stocks and
there is little hope of accommodating
much Of a stock Of corn from the 1916
crop.
OatS-Tt there were anything to the
argument that speculation makes
prices high oats would be acting very
differently because the buying Of oats
futures Of late has far exceeded that
OF other grains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
MjpneapoIjs Wheat,

Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Colo
RADIO, S00M3,15; receipts, IS cars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
WAGNER's MARKET REPORTS.
From E. w. Wagner & Co.'s Private
Wire; Over "a East Main; Phone 1919.

NOON GRAIN LETTER.
The steady climb in cash wheat has
continued today with southwest prem
iums presumably about 20d25 cents
over the Chicago May price, The easy
advances in May wheat and May corr
during the past few days show that
bear resistance has dwindled to min
imum. Chicago stocks Of wheat are
down to around 1000, 900 and practical
~ no deliveries are expected under
these conditions. Deliveries of corn on
May l will also evidently be very
small. Big competition for cash wheat
by mills in all sections of the Coun~
try has developed. owing to a rally
in flour orders. The markets will evil
IDENTIFY have to advance TO a point
whore prices discount conditions. Just
what this level will be is guess. Pre-
sumably, the visible will shrink to a
Very low amount and will be Septem-
Der or October before visible reserves
are repleniShed. Under these cOndi-
tons the buyers of May and July
wheat against sales of Septembe pre-
dict high premium.
Clearances---Wheat, $4,000
Chicago carlots--Wheat, IS: corn,
213; oats. 327.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS FUTURE
Close
T2- Yes
i &1.-Sr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
CLINTON FIRE
STORY is FAXED
No Truth in Published Statement That
Northwestern Roundhouse Was De-
stroyed by lneendiary Firs-Sll9ht
Blaze in Milwaukee Roundhouse.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Clinton, April 16-The story ap-
pearing in a Des Moines newspaper
this morning telling Of the destruction
of the Northwestern roundhouse here
by fire presumably incendiary is a
fake. The story had it that the four
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16

Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago April 49, Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today, $4,000; mar
ket weak.
Native beef steers ........ go a 1925
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, April l6.
Butter-Hgher: creamery, 4lm46.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, 30.3IS cases:
at mark cases included, 31M34: ordi-
nary firsts, 32A m32A: firsts. 34@34A.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls 224a;
springs, 22k.
Pork-Cash, 37.42H; May, 37421a;
July, 1920.
Lard-cash. 211o@21.15; May. 21.10;
July, 2t.35.
Rdbs-Cash, 1sSO@201o; May, 1885;
July, 20.10.
q Rye-No. 2, f.9f
Barley. 20@1.21.
Timothy-4.75@5.75.
Clover-12.O0@17.00.
~
Chicago Potato Market.
Chicago, April is,
Potatoes-Lower; wisconsin white,
!, s.75w2.so; Michigan white. 2.7b42B0;