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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-10
Exhibit Farmer. Garden at STATE Fail

6xhtoIt tanners Garoen At state + air.
A farmers garden, planned and
planted after the examination Of more
than 1000 gardens in the state as to
best layouts and location for such a
garden. will be one OF the features OF
the increased food production exhibit
presented at the state fair by Iowa
State College. The garden. which
covers more than a fourth Of an acre,
Is not presented as a model garden,
since varying, conditions would make
it almost impossible to give any one
best plan, but stands, as a very good
workable scheme in planning farm,
garden. The plans OF the garden will
be sent next year to school superin-
tendents In the state for the pupils
use at their farm homes. The garden
will be continued at the state fair for
several years. 1t Is the result OF the
work Of G. L. Fitch. of Iowa State Col
lege, and J. II. Deemer superintendent
Of the fair grounds. $3.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-10

The newest stirrup is mounted on
the lines where it comes in contact
with the flesh Of the horses neck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-10
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Corn Belt Route,

CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Corn Belt Route'
GOING SOUTH
No 1-St. Joe and K c,
hmlteo ...........-...-.. 4:55 a. m,
No. Six. c. Mail G Express s:1s n. m
No. 6-Kansas City and st.
Josepn .1O:05 A. m
No. SIDES Moines Mall. s:55 n m
GOING NORTH
No. Twin Cities Limited .i1.3a ~
No. 4-Chicago and st. Paul
Express ................. $3.50 a. m
no. 81 - .=---............. 1858 d. m
no. o-Cnlcago FIler- 10: SIS .. m.
MINNEAPOLIS q ST. LOUIS
Effective April /. 1917
NORTH BOUND I>e,v.
No. Albert Lea Mail daily. s.4aam
No. 8 Mason City Mail Eek
cept Sunday ............. 6:4opm
No. Twin City Limited
tdaily) ...............-.-.. 1880 am.
Ocal Freight except sunday) $3.50 am.
SOUTH BOUND
No. st. Louis and Kansas
City Mail daily. .....-.. 5:45p.m
No. 10 Peoria Express Except
Sunday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e:1s am.
No. 6 st. Louis and Peoria
Limited daily .......... 1901 am.
1ocal Freight Except Sunday 700 am.
STORY CITY BRANCH
Leave. Arrive.
E:4S pm. Passenger daily. s:25 am
& $40 am. Except Sunday).... 4:55 pm
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Land selI. Al $500 Per Acre.

William Fink, Of Mott township,
Franklin county purchased fifty-four
acres Of land south OF and adjoining
him home place, paying $4,000 for it,
almost $500 an acre. On the tract is
located a good sized residence but this
was reserved by the owner and will be
moved east across the highway Five
years, ago Robert Eitel bought this
land from Mrs. Helen Hartman, at s125
an acre, which at the time was. con-
sidered long price. A heavy yield
of corn, when that cereal is selling at
better than 81 per bushel, and an av-
erage of fifty bushels Of oats to the
acre, at IS cents per bushel, makes
Iowa land look tempting. This sale
beats the record for Franklin county
farm land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-10
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
Effective 1901 a. m, Juna1

Effective II: OF a. m, JuneI
GOING WEST
No. ll-Denver Special 1.ss
No. Los Angeles Limited, 6:1a
No. 3 - China and Japan
Express ...'..'''''.....-. s:17 a. m
No. s--Des Moines Passeu.
ger 6.2k
No. l3-HawkeYe Express, s:2s
No. 17-Oregon ane Wash.
tnGton Special x..,
GOING EAST
No. 4-Oes Mofnes Passen.
8oS ........... S.3A
No. II Denver Special III
No. IL Oregon and Wash.
iDgtoA. SPECIAL ,..o
No. so--Clinton PASSENGER. s.17 ~
No. 6-Atlantic Express a:zs
No. z2-Chicago Special 11.6a
No. lo-Eastern Cxpress s.aI
Nos. 4. 6, 20. 30. daily excent s,.s
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IOWA FARM NEWS And NOTES

tracts the roots to the surface, where
there Is not permanent supply and Ia
likely to kill them, whereas. good
soaking Is really worth while. One
method is to soak the. ground thor
oughly with lawn sprinkler Another
IL to place the hose at the high end OF
a row, allow the water to run out in a
sheet on board and thus soak that
portion Of the garden.
Follow up each watering with thoro
cultivation to break UP the surface
crust and form dust mulch to con-
serve the water applied.
The tin can method Of watering can
be we'll used for many hill crops such
aus tomatoes, cucumbers and melons.
Punch small holes In large tin cans.
bury one Of these near each hill and
keep filled with water. ga
Load Of Corn Brings $206.10.
It's hard matter to beat the NAL
Iory families, of Franklin county, when
1t comes to top prices for farm prod
ucts. E. H. Mallory has been ship
ping stock of his own feeding to Chi
cago and receiving top prices for years
Recently he sold 1900 bushels Of corn
at $2.10A per bushel and now comes
the news that his nephew, Arthur Nal
lory, of Reeve township. on Friday last
hauled q load of corn to the farmers
elevator at Geneva that weighed out
ninety-tive bushels and fifty pounds
and received a check for $2061O In
payment for same. So far as we know
this is the highest price, $2.15 pei
bushel, ever paid for the cereal in this
county Prices like this sure ward off
the high cost of living for the farmer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-10
Dallas Center,
Pleasant Grove.
Des M Dimes.

After having been buried in the
chicken yard for nine years the we'd
ding ring of Mrs. H. E. Kennedy was
found by a neighbor after the chickens
had scratched it up out Of the ground
The ring was lost during a fire. Sever.
al families had occupied the residence
since then.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20

movements, and thinking Of how best
to keep the fellow at safe distance,
the girl leaned toward me, and whis-
pered a word in my ear.
"IIe has revolver. I saw the butt
In his pocket, while he lay asleep in
the bow. You will be careful, Mr.. Hol-
l1s?''
"You need have. no fear for me-" I
answered reassuringly, and ventured
to touch her hand where it rested on
the thwart between us. .I have been
a. bucko mate. my lady, and learned
how to handle his Kind. If he ever
draws a gun on ME out here, TIL teach
him something he never learned yet in
Wall street"
Tie hours of that day fairly dragged
along, as we stared out dull-eyed on
the same vista of sen and sky. The
girl and I talked, avoiding as much as
possible all reference to our situation,
and the fate Of the yacht, our conyer-
satiQn drifting here and there. We
spoke 8of books. Of art, of drama, and
she exhibited even d wider range Of
knowledge on these. subjects than
possessed, while her comments were
keen and original--not pedantic. nor
bookish In any way, but the outspoken
frankness of young wOmanhood. In
deed, she was wholesome all through.
her face mirror Of her nature, her
eyes rejecting back each mood. Never
before had / met one Of her sex SO
deeply interesting, 80 unconventional
and plain-spoken.
However, our conversation lapsed at
last, through sheer WEAKNESS on my
part had been at the steering oar
SO long, staring out into that drear ex-
panse OF ocean and sky, that every
muscle Of my body ached, and my eyes
could scarcely be forced to remain
open. In the silence she must have mo
deed this, for she exclaimed suddenly: !:
"Why, I never thought you must be
nearly dead with fatigue. Let me take
the oar while you Sleep"
am afraid ] shall have to-" I ad-
mitted, "for I must keep awake to-
night. You feel competent?'' @
"Why, Of course; you saw me steer.
II anything goes wrong I can call you
easily enough. Please lie down for a
few hours" II l'lsa is
looked about, permitting her to
grasp the oar, and slip into my seat.
"Realiy I feel as Il I must" said
regretfully, "and thore can be no dan
ger while things keep as they are. Call
me, though, II there is a change ia the
weather, for that jury mast win never
stand any weight OF wind"
= pFonise but I am better boat.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20
CHAPTER VII.
/ Enforce authority.

Scarcely had we taken this new,
course when the sun, now well above
the horizon, a red ball of fire, burst
through a rift in the clouds, and the
waters in our wake became u trail Of
crimson. The encfrcling mist seemed
rent asunder by some invisible power,
whirllng away like wreaths Of smoke
blown by the wind, and yielding us
broad view. to where sky and ocean
metz Our strutning eyes caught no.
where a signnl of life,or hope, no gleam
of distant soil, no black shadow Of
smoke. We were alone In the drear
waste OF water, with not even a speed
ing scngull to break the dull vista Of
warning sea and sky. ;1gt
/ forced myself to turn away from
the grim fascination, back to the boat
in which we floatcd. McCann had sunk
down abnft the jury mast, and rested
there hanging over the side. staring
moodily down into the green water.
His heavy face exhibited no interest
md looked almost brutal In the garish
light. Lord, how the appearance of
the man had changed Could this be
the sa1nc fellow / had played cards
with on the quarterdeck of the Esmcr-
aida emily two days before? Why, then
he had been the life Of the company,
full.of humor, a bit rough in speech to
be sure. and drinking more than was
necessary. yet apparently a good fel.
low. But noW--why, he actually had
the eAaspect Of brute i aye, and like
wise the manners OF one "a single
night of danger and exposure had SUI,
feed to bring to the surface his true
character. had stripped off the veneer,
and proven him bullying coward, In
efficient and unwilling. d felt my teeth
close tightly as I looked at him, but
relief came when ! turned toward the
girl, seated near me. She must have
felt the intentness with which re-
sgarded her, for she turned suddenly, a
flush sweeping her cheeks.
isn't 1t wonderful, Mr.. Hollis, the
way those clouds and waves blend
yonder, such marvellous massing of
colors? Oh. there Is no beauty like the
sea /"
But always a cruelty In its beauty,
like that Of tiger eat" I answered.
"Perhaps we had better breakfast,
Miss Vera; lot me see your bag Of bis
cults BY daylight"
She brought them forth. together
with the jug. A little sea water Ind
seeped into the bag, and the outer lay
iers were more or less mildewed, yet
enough remained sweet md wholesome
70 give me hope Of their sustaining ua
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20

my clinched fist crashed into his face.
I have struck harder blows, for I was
not poised to put my whole weight be-
hind 1t, yet the man went over as
though foored by an ak, and lay hud-
died in the bows quivering like a
jelly fish. I jerked the revolver from
the grip of his hand, dropped 1t into
my pocket, wrenched the open knife
from the wood in which it stuck, and
closed the blade.
"Get up now, you FOOL" I ordered
sharply. "Oh, yes, you WILL" and
gripped him by the collar and lifted
him roughly to his knees. "That is
likely to be the last time you will ever
attempt to pull a gun on me. Make an
other movement, Mccain, and I'll
throw you overheard. You take your
orders from me, and you must jump
when 1 speak, or shall take pleasure
in breaking every bone in your body.
Do you understand that?"
doubt If he could see out of one
eye, but the other exhibited terror
almost pitiable.
"Y-yes."
"Say sir, when you speak to me-"
"Yes-yes, sir"
"You'll keep to this end Of the boat
hereafter; whether I am asleep OF
awake, you stay forward of the jury
mast"
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20

! sne 1uried her race IN ner hands,
and sat there motionless. There was:
nothing I could do, or say, for I had
NO conception as to what the man waa
to her-lover, husband, father, friend5
Truly only the last relationship ap-
,peared possible, for seemingly there
could be no closer ties between the
two. They were clearly not of the
same class, yet the girls sorrow was
evidently real and genuine. @
TO relieve my mind, compelled Nc
Cam to pick up a panakin, which had
lodged under a thwart, and ball out
the boat. He crept about. grunbling to
himself, but did q fairly good Job. As
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20
It Was Gray, GhastIy Morning.

mo water oozed in through the seams,
we were soon floating with much
greater buoyancy, the planking under
foot rapidly drying.
The night was dark and thick, but
without rain. My wet clothes clung
to me in discomfort, yet I had
no reason to fear evil results, as the
air was warm, and the salt water had
its own virtue. It was gray, CHASTITY
morning, the sky overcast, the great
surges bearing down upon us, ever rae
Ing toward our little cockleshell, ter
rtfying in their aspect. The sharp bow
Of the dinghy rose to them buoyantfy-
enough, but the broad expanse of trou-
bled waters stretching all about, the
black, cloud shadows overhead, and
the little boat in which we were tossed,
combined to bring to me feeling akin
ito despair. The only hope was the
possible overhauling Of some passing
ship, but the lowering sky scarcely en-.
abled me to see clearly hundred
Yards, even. in the light of the gray
dawn. A rescuing vessel might easily
pass us BY within q quarter of q mile
unseen, nor had we any means Of at
tracing attention. I confess that, sit
ting there in loneliness, staring about
Into the grim expanse Of fog and sea, 1
fell into blue funk. Nor was l
greatly heartened when the sun finally
rose above the horizon, for 1t was no
more than a sullen red glow, barely
visible through the clouds Of vapor,
and only rendering more CHASTITY than
ever the heaving leagues Of ocean.
My glance turned downward to my
companions in the boat. McCann still
slept. with head pillowed on his arm.
put the woman lay with her eyes wide
open, looking upward at the drifting
spume. Her eyes met mine, and she
3esat up, graseing the gunwale with
one hand. and stared about her over
the 1drear expanse Of sea. Il.
There is nothing In sight?' she
spoke >wearily. Are you sure Mr.. Car
rington made his escape 2" # . Il ii, n
al AS certain as can be. I did not
see him after left the party In the
after cabin last evening. But Mccain
insists that he came on deck, and
Joined the others in lowering the boats.
Beyond doubt he got away safely, and
was picked up by the liner.''
,9t She was silent for some time, her
gaze on the man sleeping In the bows.
BE rolled over, revealing his face, gray
Nand ha0gard In the dawn
"Wh0--who is that man?" she ques.
toned. @You call him McCann; Is he
q sailor2" s
No; he was one Of the guests. He
u rich mans son, who occasionally
takes q flyer on Wall street"
Not--not Fergus McCann7"
q y believe that 4 his name, now that
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20
8 Of the North Ahantic
So RANDAI PARRISH
eff 'nY LAoY efAteNoRTHI" r1AlD afAe FoRE5T" ETc.

you recall it. Why? Did you ever
know the fellow?"
"Only by reputation, which is not
the best. He was involved rather un-
pleasantly in the Bascom shooting
case"
''Aye, remember. read about the
affair in Chicago paper at the time,
but failed to comprehend it was this
Mccain who was involved. Did Bas-
com die?"
HE will be crippled for life; Of
course his assailant may not have been
entirely to blame-it was drunken
quarrel over woman"
"Well," said quietly, ''the man is
in for job Of sailor work here, wheth-
er 1t p1eases him, or not. He acted q
bit suIlen last night, but I am in no
mood just now to baby him. Have you
ever steered boat with IN our, Miss
/ Vern?''
II have done lots Of canoeing, and
last summer at Palm Beach, she
stepped. laughing ut the slip eyes,
actually ut Palm Beach, T steered some
larger boats. II believe could"
"You will find this somewhat diS.
ferent. Still, there is not much Of q
trick to it., and am going to let you
try your hand. Do you think you can
hold her oil right?"
"Of course can" almost indignant.
ly. Really, Mr.. Hollis, have steered
boats. in worse seas than this. If the
oar wasn't quite so heavy
"There is no steering paddle aboard
Well, If anything goes wrong, sing out
I'm going to rout out that fellow for.
ward, and getlat our work.
] cannot say that McCann was par
ticularly pleasant about it; he had 9
way of showing that he rather resent
ed my assumption Of authority, anG
performed what / ordered with q de
liberation which was almost insolent
However, he made no open revolt, ant
thought it best not to anger the maj
unnecessarily. We worked steadily fol
an hour, the fellow proving PRACTICAL.
| useless, except to hand me the articl,
| required, or to throw his weight on {
| ropes end. Vera succeeded in holdins
the boat steady, although thought th'
weight Of the waves increased ~
though we were on the outer edge o
some storm.
flashed an oar upright to thwart
bracing it securely by ropes to oar
locks on either side; then secured tn,
broken paddle handle as spar, notch
ing the oar to give purchase, and rigge,
up the tarpaulin, being compelled t
use roperends to secure it in position
It was q rough job, yot the stiff canva
bellied out in the wind, and was con
scious Of thrill Of hope, as I crep
back to the stern sheets, grasped tn
steering oar, and headed the boat int,
the southwest.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20

49, - '-4
until we should be picked up hy some
passing vessel. The water jug, how
ever, was only half filled and must be
sparingly used.
eve will go on short rations,' I an
bounced, breaking biscuit with my
knife. "Just enough to keep US from
starving. Here, McCann, is your por-
tion."r
He reached out and took what I
handed him; then gave utterance to a
curse.
.dy Cod! do ydu mean am to
breakfast on this half biscuit?" he ex-
claimed angrily.
"On that, or on none at ALL" I an
swered, cycling him sternly. "You
haven't done so much work as to earn
double rations. I give you the same as
I take myself. All we have is what is
in this bag, and heaven knows when
we shall meet a ship"
"Ship, h! We are not far from
Long Island"
''Two hundred miles at least, and
with this jury rig we should have to
make some wide tacks on that course.
Take what give you, man, and be de-
cent about it,
He grumbled something regarding
his belief that / was keeping most Of
the food for myself, but broke in, de-
termined to end the discussion:
THAT'S talk enough. Eat your half
biscuit the same as we do, and be
thankful you have got that: and when
Iyou come to the water, one swallow
each will be- all we are entitled to. You
hear meg'
Eyes, hear you; but who In thun-
der are you?"
1.-THE only seaman on board, cCann,
and the life Of this young lady, as well
as your own. depends on my judgment.
am not seeking trouble with you, but
you will obey my orders while we are
afloat here, or take the consequences.
That half biscuit is your ration; eat it,
| or leave it, as you please, but you'll
cut. out the profanity, and I'll not
warn you again."
| He was too great coward to force
the issue, and fell to munching his bis
cult, one hand gripping the gunwale
as though he wished my throat was be-
tween his fingers. AS nibbled at my
own small portion, watchful of his
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20
OF Nvrolo.

CHAPTER Robert Hollis, one.time
sea captain, who. tells the story, is a
guest, on Gerald Carrington's yacht, Els.
party and Hollis Is surprised on discover
Ing a woman, who evidently wishes to re-
main unknown, aboard.
CHAPTER II-Hollis, the next night,
succeeds in having an interview with the
woman. She merely tells him her name
Is Vera.
CHAPTER 1II-Carrington tells his
guests Of the coming war, and that he
Is engineering copper pool.
CHAPTER Iv-The yacht is sunk in
collision and Hollis saves Mccain, mil
lionaire. and one Of the party.
CHAPTER v-Hollis and Mccain res
cue Vera and leave the ship in small
boat
CHAPTER v1-Ho1lis and Vera become
identity.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-20
/ Tho Work 81 Tisns.

sTen years ago. he complained, Il
was denounced as b dangerous rodiesl.
Now theyaare referring to me " .
reactionary.'
'Yon ought to give up the habit e
changing your opinions"
But confoundsit haven't chanA
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his native land and became natural
ized subject Of the British crown.
Even until recent years his brltisn
connections we're close, and only four
years ago he was popularity selected as
the Conservative candidate LOT Taha
nent for the Gorton Division OF Lanca-
ahirc He declined the honor because,
he said, he had no time 70 devote 70
politics.
Mr.. Kahn's first business connection
in this country was with Speyer o.
Company, bankers, with whom ne re,
NAMED until 1895. After year oil
travel I'm Europe. he became q memoet
Of Kuhn. Loeb g. Company. Since that
Time his important business connec-
tons have increased steadily.
Director Of Many Roads
He is a director Of numerous raj
roads and a director OF the r9uitsole
Trust Company, the National BANK 0, Q.
Commerce and the Morristown ltus'
Company. Mr.. Kahn's town house IS
at q East Sixty-eighth Street. During
the summer he lives in Morristown.
About four years ago II was persist,
entity reported that Mr.. Kahn INTENDED
10 return to England and make his per
manent home there. The report foi-
lowed the purchase Of a palatial Lon,
don house, but Mr.. Kahn denied ne nad
any intention Of leaving the united
States.
In his application for naturalization
IA an American citizen Mr.. Kahn oners
as his witnesses Edward X. NILS and
John r. Brinley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12

only possible bidder outside oil inc
rheumatic companies. which stated
Tint. on account Of the six months
cancellation clause imposed on New
York contracts by the Postmaster
General. IL would be impossible to get
any banking support to finance tubes
Representative Hubert interposed 10
saw that IL would also be Impossible
for the tube companies to Negotiate
contracts for their power on SIX
months basis.
Mr. Moon. who devoted a consider
able part Of his speech in favor OF the
provisions Of the postof'ice bill TO
discussion of pneumatic tubes, stated
the viewpoint Of certain Southern mem
bers toward pneumatic tubes when ne
declared "Who cares for a delay Oh
two or three minutes in the transmits
sion Of the mai y
Loss TO New York City
Mr.. Bennett declared that abolition OF
mail tubes would put New YORK CITY
postal affairs back in the horse and
wagon stage He said that the western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies
operated fifty miles or tnree-inch pneu,,
matte tubes in New York City and
were continually extending this service.
Discussing the problem presented py
the possible addition of mail trucks IN
New York, he told the House that one
person is killed by a motor vehicle IN
New York every fourteen hours, ana
thet one is seriously injured in the
same way every twenty-three minutes.
Representative Griffin, member OF
the Postoffice Committee from New
York. made strong plea in behalf OF
the tubes and attacked the Postmaster
General To illustrate how unac-
quainted with New York conditions
some members of the Postoffice Com
unittee were. he recited an inquiry
made BY a member Of the committee OF
Postmaster Morgan.
What do you want tubes in The
Bronx for, anyway" said the commit
teeman. according to Mr.. Griffin. you
can use them only six months"
When Postmaster Morgan took ex-
ception to this statement the commit
teeman continued: "The Bronx IS only
a summer resort, isn't it2 You can
only use tubes six months in a summer
resort"
The disputed section of the postofnce
bill which would increase rates on sec
ond class matter by creation Of zone
system was defended by Mr.. Moon, who
declared present rates on newspapers
and magazines were unreasonably low
and that through them the publications
Of the country were "plundering the
Treasury" =
az do not believe that member OF
Congress is afraid of war, pestilence or or
famine" Mr.. Moon said, "but he VIII
run from a newspaper every time" He
,Iso argued for the bills provisions
for local penny postage and curtail-
ment of the pneumatic tube system