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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
GYPSUM WORKERS MAY STRIKE.
Eight Hundred Men Employed at Fort
Dodge Threaten Walkout.

Fort Dodge, June 29.-Unless 500
miners and mill men in the gypsum.
district southeast of Fort Dodge, and
the operators of five big gypsum mills
that produce one-Seventh of the coun-
try's stucco, get together by July 1.
a big strike will be the probable re-
suit. -. 5.-- rr,
A new agreement submitted by the
men. asks IS cents per hour increase
straight thru for all top men. &C
cording to one of the operators. This,
in the case of common labor. would be
80 cents an hour. The men also are
asking for an eight hour day with time
and half for overtime. With over
time. the common laborers are asking
for $500 for ten hour day. The pres
ent pay is So for a day Of ten hours.
The miners are asking for 50 per
cent increase, or 10 cents an hour.
That labor men from the Bluefeld,
Kan, gypsum field are here comforting
with local labor leaders became known
today. The United States Gypsum
Company and the American Cement
Plaster Company also have mills in
that district. A strike in the two dis
tricts. one laboring man declared to-
day, will seriously hamper the COM
panies in supplying the middle west
with their products.
The laboring men and the operat-
ors have held no conferences. The only
thing that can avert strike. declared
one of the operators this afternoon, is
for the men TO abandon their demands.
We will not be BILE TO sell our pro-
ducts" he said, If labor costs such as
demanded force the price of our pro-
ducts up in proportion. We will. not
De able to sell our goods. The prices
VIII be too high
What the outcome will be is being
awaited No time has been set for
conference between men ana operators.
The old agreement expires on June 80.
Whether the men will keep on work
ing until the question of advanced
wages is determined is not known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
Original N office.
% George r. Chapman.

To George r. Chapman.
You are hereby notified there is now
filed in the office Of the clerk of the
district court of the state Of Iowa, with
in and for the county of Marshall, the
petition of Luella Chapman claiming of
you a divorce on the ground of habitual
drunkenness contracted by you since
marriage: that she be awarded the
care, custody and control Of your and
her minor son, Arthur B. Chapman,
during his minority; that she be per-
mitted TO re-marry within one year
after the divorce is granted il granted
and asking for other relief; for same
see petition on file.
Now, unless you appear and make
defense thereto, at or before noon OF
the second day of next September
term Of said Court, TO be begun and
held at Marshallto1n. Iowa, on the
3rd day of September A. D. 1917. your
default wiz be entered and a judgment
and decree rendered thereon as prayed
for In said petition.
Dated this 22d day Of June. A. D.
1917.
Luella Cha pu1an, Plaintiff.
Bradford & Johnson, attorneys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

for the past two months, has been ex-
tremely active of late, and is under
stood to have something OF interest
to spring.
Indications are that the house will
be TANNED and delegations are expect
ed from all over the county.
Interest in the Villisca ak murder
case has been increased by the APP
preaching trial of Lynn George Kelley,
now in jail at Logan, which is schedul-
ed to he held Sept. 4. The same fac
tional divisions Of pro-Jones and
against ones are evident, the anti
Jones supporters, declaring that the
Kelley case is a frame and that the
itinerant minister had nothing to do
with the crime.
Wilkerson is actively engaged in
aiding the defense of Kelley, and is
said to have gathered some evidence
which may aid in clearing the accused
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS
HELP SOLVE FARM LABOR
PROBLEMS.
THOUSANDS HAVE
VOLUNTEERED TO AID
About Half Of State High Schools Re.
ort 11,165 Boys and 4,524 Girls Are
Helping or are Ready to Help on
Farms - Total Number Probably
Would Reach 10000 to $4,000.
,ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, June 29.-The high school
boys and girls of Iowa are playing
big part in solving the farm labor
problems of the state.
Reports to the agricultural extension
department at Iowa State College
Ames, from 362 high schools, or about
half the total number in the state.
show that 11,165 boys and 1874 girls
from these schools are either helping
on Iowa farms or stand ready to an
swer a call to farm work. Statistics
from all high schools would undoubted-
~ show that this number reaches from
20. 900 to 5000. &C.
The same schools report that $4,000
of their boys and girls are caring for
garden this year. This is in addi-
ton to the 11,900 who have reported
as doing gardening in the ranks OF
the volunteer food producers and the
10000 enrolled in the garden division of
the boys and girls club work over the
state.
OF the l1,165 boysyreported for farm
labor, 2.40s left before school closed
to go to farms; 6.346 left for farms
after school closed and All stand
ready in an emergency TO do farm
labor Of the 4-o24 girls, 322 left before
school was dismissed and 4.202 after
wards. Most of the girls will help in
farm homes. Altho few of the boys
and girls live on farms. the majority
of them have gone to farms as a pure
patriotic duty.
Organize POS Labor Bureaus.
Further assurance that the labor
situation in Iowa will he we'll taken
care Of lies in the fact that 2S5 farm
labor bureaus have been organized in
So of the SO counties of the state. ac-
cording 10 today's report Sioux leads
with ~; Henry has II: Sac. 9; Po.ta-
wattamie, s, and Delaware. S; Altho
q detailed report of the number of men
placed for farm Labor, has not yet been
completed, reports show that many pu-
reaus have placed. as, high as 100 men.
I'VE are working for labor bureau
in every community in Iowa and will
undoubtedly have X within few
weeks" says the extension man in
charge of the work The counties il
which no bureaus have. been formed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
EVERY WEED AN ENEMY.
Gardeners viii Find That Early Weed.
inc Means Lsss Labor Later.


ng Means Less Labor Later.
II you have not begun to free your
garden crops Of the weed enemies that
are probably attacking them now, you
should lose no time in beginning your
campaign. 1t is a warfare that you
will have to wage. off and on. all sea-
son, but II you bring superior force IN
to play early, you will be able to con-
fine the enemy to a struggling gueddilla
offensive that will cause little destruc-
ton =
In this warfare the hoe is your heavy
artillery and is to be depended upon
chiefly for action in the open. Weed
ers are the most effective weapons for
close action. Neither tool. however, VIII
wholly do away with the necessity ion
a hand to- hand struggle to uproot the
persistent weeds that grow closely
about the stems Of the smaller plants
you wish to protect and which yieh
only when they are pulled bodily up by
the thumb and finger.
The fight on weeds should begin a.
soon as it is possible to distinguish
easily between them and garden plant
let's. 1t is even possible to do much ell
fective work in killing weeds between
the rows before the young vegetables
make their appearance, provided the
exact location of the planted seeds -
marked.
The gardener should choose = bright
sunny day for wedding. At suoh time
even weeds which are only partially
severed from their roots will have little
chance of surviving in the whitening
rays of the sun II wedding operations
are conducted on cloudy or damp
day, however, many of the weeds that
are incompletely severed will make
fresh growth.
wedding does more than free the
garden of undesirable plants. The dig
ging Incidental to removing the weeds
also serves as cultivation. As soon
as the weeds have been dug up the
roug hened ground should be carefully
smoothed with rake. This will In
corporate air in the soil, form dust
mulch which will aid in preventing the
loss of moisture through evaporation.
and will tend to bring to the surface
and expose to the sun led roots ana
sprouting weed seeds which otherwise
iaight produce plants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN CoNSOLi
DATED DISTRICTS DEDICATED
DURING PAST WEEK. .tr
NUMBER NOW REACHES
TOTAL OF 235 IN STATE
Majority of Buildings splendidly
Equipped With Modern Appliances
and Presided over by Competent In
structors - Attendance Percentage
Highest in Consolidated Districts
,pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dss Noines. June 29-IoWa now has
2S5 consolidated school districts most
of them splendidly equipped Win
buildings as modern as any city school,
courses of study especially adapted 10
rural schools including high school
courses. suDerintendents ana teachers
as well paid as those OF the eltles
and forming community centers winch
are source of inspiration ana Ell
ioyment to the people of the nelshoor-
hood. This is the enthusiastic verd!ct
of Supt A. NJ Deyoe. who mas parllc-
mated in several rural school ded-
icatious in the past several weeks.
In 1918 Iowa had but seventeen con-
snl;dated school districts. Since last
November about twenty new consoll-
dated school buildings have been deol-
Gated and more are now IN process OF
construction and will be finished by
school time in the fall.
These school buildings, many of them
right out in the open country, some OF
them in villages of but a few houses
cost all the way from 100000 20 $4,000.
The average cost would range from
$40. 900 TO $4,000 in Superintendent
Deyoe's Judgment The grounds must
include as much as five acres ana may
have ten. There are homes for the SUI
perirtendent and for the teachers, an
athletic field garden and field plots
for AGRICULTURAL experimental Work.
garages and stables for the autos ana
horses. and every convenience OF
modern up to date country club.
Landscape artists lay out the
grounds. Modern systems Of venti!a-
ton as well as heating and lighting
are installed in the buildings. Well
equipped gymnasiums serve as audito-
rum for community gatherings and
school exercises.
Nothing means more TO the develop
ment Of the state than these commun-
ity centers." declared Superintendent
Deyoe today in discussing the consoii-
dated school movement.
Besides the school functions farm
ers' institutes, lecture sources and ali
meeting of a public nature II the
neighborhood can be held in them. II
is needless 70 say the people enjoy
these buildings and that their commun-
tiles are up to date and progressive
along all lines.
The highest percentage Of attend
ance on any schools is to be found in
these consolidated schools The trans
portaton problem is evidently not a
serious one or this would not be true.
~ have never known of an instance
where a consolidated district once or
papize6 and established has gone back
TO the old system
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

Special to Times Republican
Eldora, June 29.--Miss Rose Kohler
left Eldora Thursday for Marshalltown
and from there left today In company
with her sister-in-law for points in
Canada expecting to be absent several
weeks on recreation tour.
Henry Shelter and two sons and
daughters left Eldora Thursday for
Fresno Cal. where they expect to spend
several months and may conclude to
make their future home. The Shelter
family for years has been one OF the
most prominent in the agricultural In
terests Of Grundy county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Price are home
from a trip to Sioux Falls s. D. where
they attended the marriage OF a rela-
tive and visited for several days.
Deputy County Treasurer L. =.
Sanders and family arc visiting with
relatives and friends in Garvin MINI.
A patriotic rally will be in the Meth
odist Episcopal church Sunday eve
ming participated in by the congrega-
tions of the four churches around the
square. The meeting is to be addressed
by DIR. j. G. Day pastor of the Labor
Temple New York City. DR.. Day Is
on his way to California to deliver a
series Of lectures and is stopping off in
Eldora for few days visit with his
friend Superintendent W. A. Pye OF
the public schools. After the talk OF
DR.. Day an offering is to be given to
the Red Cross work
Announcement cards are out an
nouncing the coming marriage of Miss
Miriam Wills and Mr.. Francis c. Ellis.
Miss Wills was born and reared in FL
dora and is graduate of the local
public schools and of Ames college.
For several years she has been teach
ing in the public schools of Fairfield.
Mr. Ellis was for several years prin
cipal of the Eldora schools and is at
the present time studying for the min
,istry in the college in Berkeley. Cal.
Mrs. E. L. Chamberlain, who had
been in Eldora for the past two weeks
visiting relatives and friends, LETT
Thursday for her home in Benson,
MINI.
Fred Ellsworth left Thursday for
Estherville on a business. and pleas
ure visit of several days.
Frank Let's was arrested Thursday
in SPIRIT Lake by Deputy Sheriff COL
Inns and brought to Iowa Falls, where
the defendant was given preliminary
hearing before Justice Gilchrist on a
charge of Wig desertion, The, defend
ant entered a plea of not guilty Thurs
day evening and the, state, not being
able to go to trial and, the. defendant
not securing a $500 bond was brought
to this city and lodged in Jail Thu
trial is set for Monday July 2. 6
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

1t was announced in Washington that
T. P. O'Connor, one Of the leaders OF
the Irish Nationalist party, would
soon arrive in this country on an i'm
portant mission, and It was believed
that he headed delegation composed
of members OF the Irish parliamentary
party, which intends. 1t Is understood,
to make known to the people OF Amer
lea the status Of the extremely COM
plicated Irish question. Announcement
had already been made that leaders
Of the Slim Fein party would demand
passports from the British government
for three OF their members, who would
proceed to the United States to oppose
the objects OF the mission of the Irish
parliamentary party.
It was suggested in Washington that
one Of the objects Of the British gov
eminent In sending Lord Northcliffe to
tho United States may have been to
lay the Irish situation before President
Wilson, as Prime Minister Lloyd
George and his associates in the gov
erning council want It understood by
the United States government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

Des Moines.
A Ford" nemesis is pursuing DR.. S.
E. Bigelow, of Greene Doc" is car
rying his arm in a sling as the result
of his Ford back firing while he was
cranking ii. The arm was broken. This
is the fourth time that the same arm
has been broken in the same manner.
Montezuna.
Harold Bryan and family. while mo-
toring near here Saturday. skidded on
me wet road, nearly causing the car
- turn turtle in the ditch. Mr.. Bryan
suffered a bad cut on the head and his
wife and son We're also cut by the fly
ing pieces Of he windshield. VI.
CentervilIe.
Squire Bob Henderson has just mar
ried his l,200th couple and says that
now he has achieved his ambition in
that line. He has served as justice
Of the peace and mayor of Centerville
since away back i'll an early day. about
all the time that he wasn't on the po-
lice force.
Davenport.
Judge Wade. in charging a special
federal grand jury here which investi-
gated Stacker cases, said that the
Stacker who delibera tely refuses to reg
lister may not be found out today, to-
morrow, next week, month or year. but
that eventually he viii be discovered
and punished deservedy.
Museatine.
According to word received here,
Tommy Dillon. 14year- old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Dillon, Of Dolliver street,
Muscatine, met his death Sunday af-
ternoon in the English river near Ka-
Iona, while attempting to rescue his
partner Gerald Lahey, who also
drowned. The details of the accident
are meager. but 1t Is stated that the
two youths We're In swimming and
when a short distance from shore, the
I.ahey youth went under, the Dillon
boy going to his rescue, but was
drowned in the attempt. Assistance
was given from the officers Of Iowa
City and with grabhooks and other
paraphernalia, succeeded in recovering
the bodies Of both boys.
Museatine.
Dan Cupid scored signal victories
bers Of Battery c were quietly united
in marriage prior to the departure OF
the young men on the war mission At
the Presbyterian manse at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Sergeant Harry
R. McGaughey was united in marriage
with Miss Gladys S. Slough, local
nurse. The other batteryman to enter
the ranks Of the benedicts was vern
Hendrix, a private in the local COM
!! ITiaTaa, Who took Miss Naomi Kline,
daughter Of Mrs. Merl Middleton. OF
Oregon street, as his bride. The latter
ceremony was performed by Justice
Louis Cru1l at his office. The couple
| were unattended
West Liberty.
"In a small town everybody knows
everybody else" and this fact of IA
rniliarity came pretty nearly attaching
| the odious title Of Stacker III a Glow !
OF loyal young men of military regis.
tration age. When Assessor Henry
Nichols went on his rounds year agt
he registered all the young men 0.
proper age. and just as everybody call.
him Henry" 50 he calls everybody b,
their first names, and so they wer.
| entered ON the hooks. But when tn,
| day Of registration came, quite natur
ally there was new dignity with !
for those who could march mp an,
register. and so most of the young mer
assumed their lawful initials for tn
q a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
SETTER sAuERkRAuT.
Revised Process Which Makes Savins
Of Early Cabbage Possible.

atAa.r " eSVsy SAo0a00 pOS8voI0s .alEsI4
That sauerikraut can be made only
from late or fall cabbage il 1 betsf
general in many parts Of the country.
The essential points under the revised
method recommended by the special
list. which, 1t is believed also makes q
superior product, are the use OF only
mature sound cabbage, scrupulous
cleanliness thruout the process, and
proper care Of the surface OF. the brine
after. fermentation Is completed. This
u the process:
Remove the outer green leaves OF the
cabbage Just as IN preparing for boil
ing. II an instrument for chopping II
not available, quarter the heads and
slice off the part Of the core remaining
on each quarter Inexpensive shred
ding machines are now sold upon, the /
market, but II these are not available
the quarter heads may be cut into thin
slices with a large knife. Pack the
shredded cabbage Immediately In .
clean water tight receptacle such q
cider or wine barrel, key, or tub. ok
cept in the case Of large families, four
or FIVE gallon earthenwars crooks are
preferable. This quantity after OPEN
ing can be used up before spoilage be-
gins. 8
A. the cabbage Is packed, salt at the
rate Of one pound to forty pounds q
cabbage should be added and distrfb-
uted evenly. When the barrel or crocH
Is nearly full the cabbage should be
pressed down as firmly as possible and
covered with u clean board. Il 10 de-
sirable. but not essential, that cloth !.
be placed over the cabbage before the
cover Is put into place. The salt soon
extracts a considerable amount OF the
cabbage Juice. and a sufficient weight
Of clean brick or stone should be add
cd to cause the brine to rise above the
wooden cover. Do not nee Limestone
or sandstone for weights ~ the action /
OF the acid produced by fermentations
on these substances, destroys the keep
ing, AquaHty. Of the brine. Tubs and
covers made OF yellow or pitch PINE
should not be employed as such woods
cause disagreeable fiavors.
The container then 10 set aside and
fermentation allowed to proceed un-
disturbed. II the weather Is cool or .
cold cellar is used, three to I'VE weeks
may be necessary for the fermentation
to be completed: II In q warm room.
ten days to two weeks. Scum should
not be allowed to grow on the surface
Of the brine. As soon as gas bubbles
cease to rise the scum should be re-
moved and layer Of hot melted par
affin about one fourth to one-haK inch
thick should be poured upon the brine
while very hoe
II the sauerkraut Ia made during the
fall and stored in cool place. there
Is TO absolute necessity for q hyer 81
paraffin. The low, temperature viii
prevent decomposition. The popular
,,dea that sauerkraut made from early
cabbage will not keep Is based upon
the fact that the fermentation occurs
in warm weather and the rapid growth
OF scum soon destroys both brine ana
kraut, IL the surface H not properly
protected. Vinegar ut the rate OF one
quart to twenty-five pounds OF cabbage
will prevent decomposition which
sometimes takes the form Of soft
and slippery product.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
CITY IMPROVEMENTS STOP.
Embargo on Railroad Cars May Cause
Suspension at Iowa City.

Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa City, June 29.-Embargo on
railroad cars may blockade 100000
worth of improvements in Iowa City
during the coming summer. including
miles of paving and state and city i'm
provements in the vicinity of the pro-
posed new $4,000 arnory. the Iowa
field, and the campus. The Rock Isl
land system has ordered all extra cars
sent back to Chicago forthwith and. if
the few available foreign cars are
similarly ordered in the local con-
tractors. the state artisans, and the
city engineer will have no cars for the
transportation Of sand, stone, etc.
Work has been abandoned, Of neces-
sity, already, on some of the paving
iorp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

will be appealed to thru tho county
defense boards.
1--WE shall undoubtedly be able to
cope with the labor situation thru the
bureaus and the help that the high
school students are rendering" say the
extension men. They urge, however,
that every community organize bu-
reau Even If there is surplus of
labor in a community, it should be
listed for the benefit Of those where
there is a shortage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
lumhago.

When You have lame back or an
attack of lumbago. dampen a piece of
flannel with Chamberlain's Liniment
and bind it onto your back over the
seat Of pain. ]. II. Wood, Chicago.
writes. Some time ago while at
Waukon. Iowa. suffered a very Sc
we're attack of lumbago and used
Chamberlain's Liniment with excellent
results" For sale by all druggists. Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
WILKINSON AGAIN ACTIVE.

Detective Lawyer to Address Mass
Meeting in Montgomery County.
Red Oak. June 29-Handbills have
been distributed here and III other
points in Montgomery and adjoining
counties advertising a mass meeting
to be held at the Beardsley opera house
here at o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Detective ]. \. Wilkerson has stated
that he will discuss the Villisca AK
murders and much interest in the meet
ing has been aroused in Montgomery
county, especially IN Villisca, and Red
Oak.
Wikerson. who has been located here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
Wind Velocity.

Some builders of windmills estimate
that wind Of 1e .s!les an hour may
bs expected for eight hours per day
on the average for every day In the
year. This does not mean that such .
wind can be. relied upon every day ~
the year, but that the average wind 81
the year around would equal 10 miles
an hour for eight hours every day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
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