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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
HEART ON WRONG SIDE.
lehish Doctor Finds Child 10 We'll
And Healthy.

Lehigh, March Sunday afternoon
DR.. Gibson was called by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fishery to see their s-year-
old daughter Ardeth. who that day was
not feeling well because of a cold, and
In his examination the doctor was sur
prised to learn that the childs heart
was located on the right side OF her
body The case Is rare one and
very few cases have been reported.
Ardeth Is the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Elsberry and has always been
well and healthy, altho small of her
age. She is an exceedingly bright and
active child and the discovery Of the
transposition of heart was not noticed
until just recently. This, is not a
pathological displacement. but a
natural one. In the condition known
as the complete transposition OF the
yiscera the heart and stomach lie on
the right side Of the body and the liver
on the left. OF course 1t is. much
rarer case when the heart only Is re-
versed. but until thoro examination
is made OF the child 1t Is the supposi-
ton that the local case Is complete
Transportation that is the heart and
stomach being both on the right side.
The case is one which will attract
wide attention, especially from the
medical profession, and at some future
meeting Of the Webster County Medi-
cal Society a thorough examination
will be made OF the child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
Misleading Statistics.

Do not imagine that the following
little story conclusiveqy disproves the
old saying that figures do not lie" It
merely shows that figures may be
manipulated in such way as ap-
parently to prove that something Is 50
that you know very well is not so.
The example is quoted from Points.
The office boy applied to his close
listed employer for an increase OF
salary, claiming that his work had in
creased greatly since. he had been
hired.
.Work!" said the boss. why, you
don't do any work. Just look at it Tor
a moment. Each year has three huns
bred and sixty-five days. You sleep
eight hours each day, which equals
122 days. This leaves 243 days. You
rest eight hours each day, which equals
1872 days. This leaves 121 days. There
are fifty-two Sundays that you do not
work. or fifty-two days. This leaves
sixty nine days. You have one-half
day off each Saturday. or twenty-six
DAYS. This leaves forty three days.
You have one and a half hours each
day for lunch, or twenty eight days.
This leaves fifteen days. You get two
weeks vacation each year, or fourteen
days. This leaves one day, and, that
being the Fourth of July. we close, SO
you've done no work at all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
Lacrosse PROMOTERS BUSY.
Movement to Secure Central Associa-
ton Franchise Launched


Lacrosse. Wis. March I1.-Licrosse
may have baseball this season ii the
fans Of the city want it. The word
fans means business men. professions
al men, workAngmen and men OF every
class, and also women.
President Ford. Of the Central as
sociaticn. in letter TO j NJ tMikef
Malloy on Monday Indicated plainly
his pleasure with regard 20 Lacrosse.
and it IS certain that this city will re-
ceive a cordial welcome II she wishes
to break :nto the Central which at this
time needs an eighth city TO complete
the circuit.
But il takes cold cash to run base
hall club and no insignificant amount
either. The figure was placed at So
900 BY John A. Elliott in conference
with Malioy on Monday, and the latter
BEGAN the afternoon by sounding out
the sen. !rnent Of the business mon and
others in Lacrosse and continued the
work on Tuesday The chamber OF
commerce VIII be asked TO endorse the
project, which IS sure 10 react 10 the
benefit of the city in more ways than
one Within few days Malloy will
know what the fans want and will act
accordingly. II is possible that big
baseball meeting will be held and that
the fans will be asked to help the game
along. But that is indefinite at this
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

| Mineral Wells. Tex. March IT,
Nearly week OF spring training has
passed. with results most satisfactory
as far as the White SoX are concerned.
| They have encountered some magnih-
cent weather and the grind has not
| been so awfully hard on them.
Citizens of Mineral Wells have had
| the ball park put in much better shape
| than last year. Considerable work anu
labor have been spent on the infield
and there is a fair stand of grass.
Instead Of the hardpan that adorned
| the surface last year. the dirt is much
softer now. The hard hit balls do not
scoot along with such astonishing ra-
pidi;y as ii 1915, and take those timex
pected hops which tend to dislocate the
inhelder's features.
As was to be expected. battle for
first base has developed. and it prom
ises to be thriller. Chick Gandii
Jack Fournier, Aasbrook. Jourdan and
Henry all seek the place. Five, YOU
Will note and all keenly DESTROYS If ac-
curing the regular berth.
Bob l. Hasbrook came to the Hose
last fail so is not perfect stranger 10
the Chicago fans. He is a tall. slender.
cheerful chap, always wearing a smile.
aitho serious in his play. Dubuque
has first claim on his services II the
Sox send him back TO the minors.
He Is still a youth, being born Nov
81 1923, at Grundy Center. Iowa. That
still claims Bob as home. His first
ball playing of any serious nature was
at Evanston academy. where he pitched
for the suburban school in 1918.
That summer he vest into profess
sional baseball. His great height and
fielding skill brought him 10 the Atten-
ton of Oshkosh authorities, and he
signed TO play first base for that Wis
consin-nlinois league club.
In 1914 he went over to the Central
association. holding down first sack for
Muscatine. He was there again III 1913
and 1916. White Sox scouts heard OF
his work. and Bob was signed up for a
trial last fail
So here he is, down in Texas play
ing hard and consistently. There is no
question about his ability as a fielder
Like many other athletes, Hashrook
is versatile chap. This last WATER he
team. which claims the championship
we believe-of the whole United
Statrs
Bob's great heiSht-he stands fun
inch over six feet-makes him valua6i"
in any position en- a basketball i've
He finds that the strenuous work on
the floor keeps him in shape and hard
as nails. There IS no questioning the
fact that basketball is a speedy sport.
and IL seems 10 dovetsil into many 9th
er good games-such as baseball and
football.
As an illustration Of football and
basketball. you Will find that most OF
the Big Nine conference fiyes contain
gridiron stars in their lineup
Chicago has taken much interest in
Hasbrook's career in baseball. especial
~ the good folks of Evanston. where
Boo was a feature in school athletic
circles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
MRS. M. e. WHITE. CLAIMING TO
BE CLARION RESIDENT, TELLS
STRANGE STORY.
CAN NOT RECALL EVENTS
OF TWO DAYS IN CHICAGO
Accompanies obiisina Stranger Into
Restaurant and 10 Drussed-Resains
Days LAKE.. on Milwaukee Trs;1-
Taken From Train With Baby.

Special TO Times Republican.
Tama, March IA human interest
story with a touch OF the mysterious Is
the topic OF conversation in Tana to-
day. On the ARRIVAL of the Milwaukee
train from the east, Thursday morning,
the conductor placed in the care of OPP
orator Conklin a beautiful young wo-
man and her six-months old baby girl.
such a nervous state that it was
though; best not to take her farther
without medical advice. Both We're
Well dressed but without much cash.
/, seems that the woman. who gave
her name as Mrs, NJ. e White. OF Ciar-
ion. had purchased thru ticket IN
PENNSYLVANIA FOR Clarion. routed over
The Chicago Great Western from Chi
Cago to Clarion. While waiting for her
,ra.n in Chicago she says she was APP
preached by we'll dressed man who
offered assistance in caring tor the
trettul baby and who suggested going
into the restaurant TO get the baby
some mix. After entering the at!ns
place MIS-, " u4Sc ntcS llSk iS-ilS-iAN'A
ANYTHING until she found herself aboard
the Milwaukee train. TWO days later
with ticket. which she did not bay,
for Perry. Iowa. She was so weak and
sick from the effects Of the dope which
must have been administered 20 her IN
Chicago that she became hy>terica!
ana had decisions OF detectives follow
Ing her and all the accompanying ter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

Special 20 Times Republican.
Council B.UGs. March l-.--W'estern
Iowa cities and iuw9.s eu...l..ue 10 vote
bonds and bu..d electric plants and
one or another Of :Ae twu or three Big
/ concerns operating IN Iowa JUS; IS
rapidly continue u soable them up,
The coues@;sa,!- Z O: these municipal
plants in the hands Of The big con-
ctErs, which has aeen going on quiet
y for several years, has recently de-
velepod more than usua! speed and
some OF :he largest transactions Of the
kind have been made.
The Cu1tias NAL Company. which $
believed 20 now own the largest num-
her u light and power plants in west
erD Iowa, IS said 20 also oWG .ays-
interest il no; I controlling interest n
one Of the other concerns which has
been buying these properties and n
general Consolidation vii BE- made
after the Held has been We. clmbeG
il IS believed.
ctarnda Plan; Gob6lea Up.
The biggest deal which he Cont
mental Gas and Electric Company has
mace was in The purchase Of me Lee
Ligh; AMI Electric Company. Of Cla-
c.nEa which concern has grown un;..
It's high powered wires extend 70 ana
furnish light and power for .he towns
Il NeN Market, Gravity, Corning, Bed
!g!6. SaamhaUgE College Springs,
BlancAard in Southwestern IOWA AMI
70 Finn. M. TA.s gi,es the company
cVu1.oi ia moEe t4au Iwe.y= 1gva cities
and towns.
More recently ;he Anita Electric
Light and Power Con- 2any has been
sold 70 She Iowa Railway and Lgnc
Company. q Cedar Rapids and Perry.
which concern recently purchased ;hs
plants at Adair, Menlo and Guthrie
Center. The plans Of this company
are 10 extend It's high power lines %
the Missouri river and \ :, a.so com
mon report that The company h.s sew
era! interuroAn rail lines under con-
s.de-ation
Purchase clea-+elo Plant.
This week also the Clarified EJec-
trtc Com pauy, which has been in the
hands OF David g. Fisher < Co. Of
Davenport has as 4 r~SIiI - one u
~--A' .-S7 -a.'-t~H -f4t-E tA-r OcSy---E q
part OF the system now called the
Southern Iowa Utilities Company"
with headquarters at Centervi.le. This
company mas lines 10 Seymour, AlIer-
ton and to other towns Current IS
now furnished from the plant a,
Mount Ayr.
At present there are very few west
ern or southwestern Iowa towns which
own and operate their electric plants.
The plan has been TO establish plants
al various central points and 10 run
wires -adiat!ng from there to as many
towns as the owners could bring into
the combination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
FILE TICKETS TOO LATE.
Iowa City Republicans and Dem oerats
Seek Legislative Action.


Special 70 Times Republican.
Iowa City. March I7.-Iowa City re-
publ!cans AMI Iowa City democrats
have respective tickets IN the field
and neither can be legally elected This
Is the conceded condition u affairs
here. The trouble is due TO the fact
that neither ticket, following the nom
nations. could be fled in ttme-With.n
the afteea days allotted By the STATE
law.
The conventions were held late. be-
cause OF the recent commission-m man
ege~ election. fpriOr 20 which Il was
impossible - determine whether or 10
the regular city election. under the
Old system, would be heidi. When the
new plan was defeated 900 10 $50, the
old time caucuses and convention
were called but they were too late. It
was announced today.
An enabling act will De passed by
the Iowa legislature, II possible Il Is
believed that Senator 0. Byington
and Represen tive E. 4. Baldwin will
INN dlately introduce such bill at
Des MOines.
IN the meantime there is new
Richmond n the field" as Rober: Y.
Carson has fled his nomination papers
as an independent candidate FOR
mayor. He is the father Of the Red
Bali route in Iowa and is noted as a
good roads man.
Attorney General H. ". Havner. Of
Des Motnes has been communicated
with on the situation, and he advises
remedial acts by the local candidates
or the local committeeman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
Southern Io1ua Items

pare. Il IS planned TO tear down the
walls Of the ruined building 10 the
place where they are solid enough TO
rebuild A one-story library building
VIII be erected on the spot before The
beginning ot another school year.
Shenandoah.
While at Earragut on business trip
e solicitor for the Shenandoah World.
Elmer Wilbur bought the Farrasut
Leader and took possession Saturday.
Ny Wilbur has been connected with
the Sen;.nel-Post and World for sew
e-al years The retiring editor, James
| Johnson. has not decided yet what he
viii do. MIR. Wilbur Vas a member Of
Compa E Third Iowa regiment and
went to the border with the troops.
Bedford.
The will Of Ms /. kersey. which was
| made shortly before her death. will be
contested according 20 objections filed
| in the county clerks office by relatives
this week. MIS- Kersey was estranSed
| from her relatives and left her prop
| erty TO neighbors who had taken care
OF her during Illness. The objections
10 the viii are tina, Mrs. Kersey was
| incompetent ard undue influence was
| used in hequeathing the property.
CentervilIe.
| The site for the new $50. 800 high
school building has been purchased by
the school board. II is TO ne directly
| north and vest Of the present high
school building. The present structure
will be used as a grammar school and
| by being IN close proximity the two
buildings can better supplement- each
other in their work The contracts
Will be let within a few weeks and
work is expected TO begin during the
summer, the intention being to COM
ple.e the building In time for use in
the fall Q, 1918.
Davenport.
Excessive smoking o: csgarers is
claimed TO have made the mind Of
| Harry Fritz unbalanced. He was To-
Gated by Sheriff Henry Kuehl on a
farm near Ws!cots, after he had been
reported missing by his father. William
Fritz. 1926 Wes: Locust street. Friday.
Fritz Was formerly a soldier. In the
United States army, but war dis
charged. The gher5T received tele.
phone message from the Kistenmachei
farm. near WaicStt, stating that a
strange man vas acting queeriy in the
jneighbornood. Upon Investigation. ne
found Fritz resting at the farm house
He is TO have a hearing before the in
sanity commission
iHedrek.
The old wooden stairway on the
north side III the Crerner building
Heading 10 the offices NJ Dr. Lawson
coIlapset. severely iniuring Mrs. VIII.
Ham EbeIafsiser. her daughter
Dorothy, aged 3. and Carl Deuser. whc
were On the stairway when II col.
ilapsed Warren LawEon. son OF DR.
LawsOn. narrowly escaped being In
the accident. an he was just gteppins
on the top of the stairway when IL fell
Mrs.. Eoeisheiser suffered a broker
rsgh: arm, near :iss wrist, besides bad
bruises. Dorothy EbelEheiser received
bad bump and cut on her head, while
young Deuser has a sDrained ankle
and wrist,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
COLLINS SIGNS TWO ROCKIES.
Bunny Manager Secures Young Catcher
and Utility Man.

Cedar Rapids. March 17.--Bill Collins
viii have two more recruits to add to
his bunch of hopefuls when spring
training begins. This viii bring the
total number Of man in the squad to
nineteen. All OF them have signed up
with the exception of Harmon and
ArSns, Harmons paper is expected ans
day and Bill IS hoping that Arens will
be sending his contract too.
The latest addition TO the bunch is
composed OF Harold Shaw and Jess
Mercer Shaw is a catcher who played
seml-pro bah at Prairie du Chen Wis,
and is now going TO business college
here.
Mercer is an ail-round man and he
admits it. He can play either in the
infield or In the outfeld. His home Is
at Victor, Iowa. and he has so much
confidence I'm himself that he is going
TO pay his own expenses to Cedar
Rapids TO give himself n chance to
show Bill Collins just how good
ba seball player ne Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
West Branch.

West Branch.
! James Hawley. a resident of this
! county since 1852. is dead. aged g.
years He was native Of Ohio. Three
sons survive him.
Fort Madison.
| Gilbert Mayo u, freshman IN the
| high school. While on his way home
from school on bicycle. was caught
| between two automobiles. His back
was broken.
| Burlington.
F.remen az Burlington are wearing
la broad smile these days. And there
! IS reason. The city council at lis
last meeting granted them raise Of
IS month.
! New London.
! The large barn Of james Shepherd
aas burned Saturday morning. Six
! head OF horses and TWO calves. zoo hens
persisted In the flames. The garage
| containing two bugsies. harness and
various other articles Of value were
also destroyed.
Davenport.
| Lieutenants Springer and Eoar, with
I
| tillery buildings with view of chang
! ing Company n into artillery and be-
coming a part q the First Iowa ar.tl-
lery, This company would be Bat
! terry D.
I Keota.
Charles and Orer S!ngmaster have
| each purchased a buffalo bull from
| Kansas with the idea Of perpetuatins
their herd at Maplehurst, which low
consists OF sixteen heifers. They viii
divide and have two herds Last year
the S!ngmaster brothers sold num-
Der Of bulls for 800 each, and this
year they had to pay $500 for one.
Des Moines.
The "unwritten law" will be ]. s,
| Waters defense for the shooting o.
Ray Burgess last week, it was reported
Il s. understood that Waters defense
will be that Burgess had taken his
fWatters') wife to Omaha. spent
time with her there, and later returned
without her. Former County Attorney
Wilson limited that sensational evil
dence would be disclosed.
Randolph.
at the Presbyterian church which Ma
addressed by Mr.. WoodruH. state
superintendent OF consolidated schools
and Mr.. Nye. of Omaha. architect Or
the proposed new school building. A
petition is being circulated for tns
board to call an election to vote $4,000
in addition to the 100000 previously
voted. The recent fire increases ths
needs Of the district.
pelIa.
The boys who attend Central Col
lege here are working during thei!
spare time in tearing down and clean
ing up the debris of the auditorium
which was totally destroyed by fire {
few weeks ago. The students yotet
that all the boys under the supervision
, of captains should work five dayg o
eight hours each in getting the SIT
, ready for rebuilding. The girls Of TIL
, school furnished the workers witl
: coffee and other foods which nnil
domestic science students can pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
sEAMAN COMPANY PRosPERs.
Cooperative Elevator Company Pays
Dividend Of Is Per Cent.
Special to Times-Repuhlican.


Beaman, March i7.-The Beaman
Elevator Company. cooperative
concern. held the tenth annual meet
ing the l4:h OF March. The report Of
the manager. ". F. Weir made a good
showing for the year. The records
show there was shipped out 25495S bu-
shells Of grain, 1885 tons Of coal and
235 tons Of feed sold. Bank deposits
were s15a.430.5s. The directors de-
clared dividend of Is per cent On
account % q nervous breakdown MIR.
Weir resigned as manager and A. J.
McMartin was elected to succeed him.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are: P. B. Simms. president; W. z.
Cole, vice president; w. F.. Weir, sec
rotary; A. J. Binford. treasurer: II. VI.
Booker; Norman Brin: L. A. Glass: J.
NJ. Nickerson; l.. D. Runner, directors.
The net gain for the year was
3l31.2T, and undivided profits 3d.
s26.47.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
TAKE WHEN BILIOUS. HEADAcHY,
FOR COLDS. BAD BREATH
SOUR STOMACH.

Instead OF nasty, harsh pills. salts,
castor oil or dangerous calomeL why
don't you keep Cascarets handy in your
home? Cascarets act on the liver and
thirty feet OF bowels so gently you don 7
realize you have taken catharuc, but
they act thoroughly and can be depend
ed upon when 4 good liver and bowel
cleansing Is neCessary-they move the
bile and poison from the bowels with
out gripping and sweeten the stomach.
You eat one or two at night like candy
and you wake up feeling fine, the head
ache, biliousness. bad breath coated
tongue, sour stomach constipation, or
bad cold disappears. Mothers should
give cross. sick. ftTerlsh or bilious chill
dren a whole Cascarst any time-they
are harmless and safe for the little folks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
favor admiittttanes Of Michigan.

indianapolis, March II. = The two
members Of the Western Conference in
Intliana-Indiana University and Pur-
due upiversity-are heartily in favor
of the return Of the University OF
Michigan to the conference. provided,
OF course. the Wolverines live up to
the. conference rules.
Dispatches from the two. schools
state that it Is the opinion OF the stu
dent leaders that the addition OF Mich
igan TO the conference would break up
the big Four" and Little Five" com
binations and would help the smaller
members of the conference in getting
more important football dates. 3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

the showing by his veteran pitchers
Jennings feels that the pennant is his
IL Coveleskie, James, Boland and
Dauss look as good from May until
October, as they look now.
Last season. when the Tigers trained
here, Dauss and Boland were in poor
health. Each has taken on consider
able weight and it was welcomed for
they ore small men. Bill James, ac-
oording to Jennings, already has done
as much spring training as he did dur
ing his entire stay here year ago.
He Is working as hard, II not harder,
than any man In the camp and he
seems inspired by Jennings declara-
ton that he would be one OF tho
greatest pitchers In baseball II he
would Keep in condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
rick's day celebration and forty-fifth
Of he formal opening of

rick's day celebration and forty-fifth
anniversary Of me formal opening OF
the engineering division at Ames.
Six tractors. ranging from the twin
six to the titney type. breasted the tape
for the signal, AT the toot Of the whis-
tie six overalled. grimy ''chauaeurs"
opened the thrott!es on their 'liEz!es'
md let en- travel fun speed ahead.
over the half mile course, measured OFF
on the old athletic tie,a, f. I. Morris
Of Amcs, n Wallace cub, won tirst and
j Z. Ahari. paw City, was second, in
J !. Case, S-lS,
School was closed Friday afternoon
at -Acnss 20 allow the students and Wis
it6rs half holiday in which 20 view
the complete outlay Of the engineering
division IL thc college on exhibit at
their open house, The total equip
ment and buildings Of the division rep
reSeu; an inv stmcnt approNimating
Of a million of dollars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
Little Girl Had Group.

Every mother knows and fears Group.
Mrs r NJ Raney. r. F. .. .. Stanford.
KY, writes: My little girl had been
having Group every few nights. be-
gan TO give her few drops OF Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound every two
or three hours, and that night she slept
well, never coughed any. and the next
day her cold was gone. To all of ny
friends l am saying Get bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar for la grippe
coughs, colds and Group. A genuine
cure" Sold everywhere.-Adr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
WOMEN DEBATERS CHOSEN.
Coe College Team Selected TO Nee.
Safe teachers College.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. March 1.-THE pre-
Nrn.nar.es for the wousn's Qua! debate
With the Iowa State Teachers College,
held yesterday afternoon, resulted i.
Helen Richardson. u Mason CITY; Dj-
Gle Beane. Of Aigona: Ruth Johnston,
o: Newton; Hazel Walker. OF Toledo,
and Margaret Marshall and Nab,
Ba--h ~ Cedar Rapids. being chosen
a. members # the two Coc debating
teams. The question for the dual de-
bate : compulsory military raining
FOR men between the ages Of IS and IS.