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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
MYSTERY uNsoLvED.
Cause of Death at Grand Junction Not
Revealed at Inquest.

Boone June ia coroners inquest
has failed TO clear up the mystery sur
rounding the death of a traveller, found
dead in a shallow pool of water near
the Northwestern tracks at Grand juno
ton
How the man came to his death is
more or less of a mystery. He had a
wound upon the back of the head, but
the worst bruise was upon his back.
slightly above the hips. In the pockets
were found a gold watch. eight dollars
in money, ticket from Omaha to Chi
cagO, etc. His clothes were labeled with
the name S. w. Kransinca. and in ap-
pearance he was a Russian or Polish
Jew. His clothes were good, socks of
silk, nice pecktie, new shoes with the
Brandeis label. also a pair of gold
trimmed glasses. He appeared to be from
% to 80 years Of age.
The man either fell from No. % or
was pushed off the train by someone.
The body lay about fifteen feet from
the track, down high embankment
Coroner Blake says no water was in
the lungs, indicating that the man had
stopped breathing when he struck the
water
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16

ANIMAL Commissioners Barney says
Two cows sold for $4,000 each The
sale averaged over $4,000 per head.
! The name Of the six-months-ol OLD
calf is King Ormsby Jane Rag Apple
His dam is Ornlsby Jane Sesis Aassie
world champion COW in butter fat pro-
duetion for seven days, having pro-
dueed 1888 pounds of butter tat aho
S77.6 pounds of milk hh seven days
His sire was noted bulLftHe was pur-
chased by a wealthy shoe manufactur-
.er against the bidding of several other
wealthy dairy breeders.
The Holstein F'riesian Association
voted 100000 to buy liberty bones
$1,000 to the Red Cross and $1,000 &c
a memorial to Ex-Governor Hoard, OF
Wisconsin, now so years of age, who
has been one of the pioneers IN the
dairy field in the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
Northern Io1ua Items

building now In use not half large
enough to accommodate the schools
enrolment.
Waterloo.
Joseph A. Bickert. Jesup: K. e. Dali
rymple. ST Paul. and William B. Doty.
Dubuque. after hearing before ]. E.
Dempster United States commissioner
here today, were remanded to jail in
default Of $1,000 bail each on the
charge of attempting to evade regis
tration under the CONSUMPTION act.
Their case will be heard by the federal
grand jury which convenes in Septem-
Der Bickert appeared at police head
quarters last night and inquired where
he could register. He was promptly
placed In jail A member OF the regis
tration board stopped Dalrymple on the
street and asked him to show a regis
tration card. Doty, who has been en-
ployed as an Illinois Central brakeman.
had declared previously that he would
not register His negligence cost him
his liberty
Maquoketa.
Investigation OF lists OF property in
the Milwaukee depot and store room,
burned last night at Maquoketa, show
a serious loss to individuals. Johnston
& Quinlan, who run vulcanizing and
auto supply shop, lost fifty. tires that
were in the storeroom A travelling man
from Chicago lost his sample trunk and
contents Mrs. Lane. of Davenport,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson.
lost her trunk that was filled with
clothing To add to the excitement OF
the night a box OF dynamite caps con-
signed to Hurst & Co, exploded.
Boone.
So far Boone county has had but one
case. that of Alfred Groves, OF Fraser,
who was placed under arrest Wednes-
day and brought to this city and placed
in the county jail Groves refused to
heed the pleading of his father, Sher-
IN Hanson. Auditor Curry and Attor-
ney Canoe, it Is stated. They gave
him every opportunity to sign. Audi
tor Curry even went so far as to ask
him each and every question on the
registration card. Groves answered
these questions, but would not sign
Auditor Curry has the card in his pos
session and will use 1t as evidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
Its Administration Under
Prominent Leaders in
World of Finance
and Business.
Why a War Fund of
500. 900, 600 VIII Be
Needed at Once.
/ BY John Walker Harrington. j

by john Walker Harrington.J
Never in all the years of the world
has the appeal for sympathy and sue
cor from suffering humanity swelled to
volume as now. Never has the AM
erican heart throbbed so warmly in
response or yearned: so strongly to do
the work Of relief.
The organization for the attainment
OF these ends is the Red Cross. 1t alone
Of all organizations of relief and mercy
is the legally constituted engine au-
thorized to work with the government
itself to aid the stricken and depend
ent.
The Red Cross in all its branches, in
many nations, is one OF the greatest Of
human organizations More persons
are working for it and to achieve its
ends than for any other single orga-
niZation in the world They number
millions and are approaching two mil
lions in America alone.
The funds it handles run into hun
lreds of millions. Its ships plow all
the seas, it's trains, its motors and
other means Of conveyance are in
every land.
Since the opening of the great war
the Red Cross has grown at rate
hitherto unprecedented. In America
alone 1t has sprung from less than fifty
thousand to more than million.
A Business Administration.
The president of the United States
is head of the Red Cross. Its growth,
its whole future, presented problem
providing an administration of its at
fairs second to nothing in the world
To administer the affairs of the Red
Cross efficiently, to coordinate the Ell :
forts of its millions Of volunteer work
ers, to affiliate with it the work OF
other relief organizations and prevent
Implications of effort, to spend wisely
hundreds of millions Of dollars, to see
that hospitals and hospital STATS are
taken all over the world, that whole
populations are cared for, that whole
sections Of ravaged country are put on
the road to restoration-that is the
merest outline Of work the plan and
scope Of which demands administrative
talent without superior. The kind oil
men who span continents with rail-
roads furrow the seven seas with
giant steamships or handle the finances
Of nations-that is the kind of men
needed for the work of the Red Cross.
The people giving their mites to the
Red Cross must have the utmost con-
fidence in not only the ability OF these
administrators but in the singleness oil
mind and purity of purpose.
To select such administrators for the
Red Cross in its work was the prob
lem of the president It was the great
est humanitarian responsibility ever. 10
be placed on the shoulders OF any
group Of men. It is really a new Red
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
DIES MONIES FIRMS GET EN-.

Contracts Awarded For Buildings al
New Reformatory at Rockwell City.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 16.-The state
board of control has awarded con-
tracts for buildings at the new wom-
ems reformatory at Rockwell City as
follows:
w. F. Kucharo & Co., Des Moines-
Industrial school building, s25, 206: cot
tage. $26,632: pump house. 1878.
Des Moines Plumbing Company
Plumbing and heating cottage, $S.36S;
plumbing and heating industrial school
building, s4,770; waterworks and sew
erage, $685..
Des Moines Bridge and Iron Works
Steel water tower to cost $4,000.
Work will commence at once on all
these improvements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
IOWA AND WEST
MUST GROW FOOD
FACE, Big TASK IN MAKING UP
DEFICIENCY IN EASTERN
STATES.
EAST TOO BUSY INITs
FACTORIES TO FARM
Commissioner Barney, After Trip to
Atlantic Coast, Says He Sees Small
Chances For Lower Prices Of Food
stuffs-Food Commissioners Agree to
Cooperate With Hoover in Plans.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 16.-Iowa and the
middle west faces a big task this sea-
son in growing foodstuffs, State Food
and Dairy Commissioner Barney re-
ports following his trip to the eastern
coast. He says the east is so busy
in its factories that it is producing
comparatively little in an agricultural
way.
Il can see but small chance for any
lower prices for foodstuffs," said Com
missioner Barney today "The fac
tories Of the east are employing more
men than ever before in their history
and at better wages. Ordinary labor
in the munitions factories is beng
paid So per day. The laboring classes
will have ready money to spend right
along and will be liberal buyers Of food
even at the high prices.
II met with number Of the food
commissioners from the middle west
states in Chicago the first Of this week.
They expect to cooperate with Her
bert &c. Hoover in his food conservation
work. do not see how it will be pos
sible, however. for Mr.. Hoover or the
government to fix maximum prices on
products when there are so many
things to be taken into consideration.
Hoarding can be prevented and the
storage of food for higher prices but
arbitrary price regulation would not
work IN my Judgment"
Commissioner Barney attended the
annual meeting Of the board of difec-,
tors of the Holstein Friesian Associa-i
ton and the annual convention of the
association al wofeestef, Mass. aa
was reelected to membership on the
board, on which he has now served for
more than seventeen years.
Iowa May Land Big Meeting.
TIS declares that there is a hig chance
for the next annual meeting Of the
Holstein Friesian Association coming
to Waterloo. The convention voted to
leave the matter Of the next conven-
ton city to the members Of the board.
Milwaukee has been a strong contest
ant for the convention.
At Holstein sale of $50 head OF
! sp;,re bred cattle held at Worcester dur
ing the convention. one bull calf, born
last January was sold for $4,000. This
Iis the highest price ever paid for any
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
"pRY" CAMPAIGN sEGIhs MONDAY
Work For, Constitutional Prohibition
in Iowa to Cover Every County.

WORK 7 OF, SOHStftAIISuS'
in Iowa to Cover Every County.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des MONIES. June 16.-The commit
tee of seventeen. representing the var
ious temperance organizations OF the
state and coming from each OF the
congressional districts of Iowa, Will
meet in Des Moines Monday to plan
further details of their campaign to
win the constitutional amendment cleo
ton for Iowa on Oct. Is. Senator A. V.
Proudfoot of Warren county, is It's
chairman.
The campaign will be carried INTO
all the counties. The leaders argue
that while we now have statutory pro-
hibition it is necessary under the pres
ent laws to elect dry men to the legls-
lature all of the time to save the pres
ent dry statutes Under constitutional
prohibition it is claimed the state Will
be dry for all time. Mrs. Anna NJ Ed
worthy. of Des Moines, an active
worker in the w. c. T. u, has de-
signed button to be used by the tenn
perance workers during the campaign
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
new RED CROSS A GREAT BUSINESSLIKE MACHINE

The French and English RED CrooG
services have already given more than
100 100000 hospital days" Of work. 4
hospital day. means one day for one
patient The call on the Americas Red
Cross will be fully as great. ls
But the work in France Ii mot al.
sia. Work must be done in Italy. "
wherever, In fact the human betuK
needs Red Cross aid.
And all this great work Is for serviee
not dollar for profit. To keep this
great machine in operation for the
benefit Of mankind America must give
and give as she never gave before. II
is the most glorious opportunity ever
known to man, and. let us devoutly hope
greater than will ever be known again.
To get funds for immediate use IN
this great work is the next point.
Red Gross Week, June 1875.
The president has proclaimed the
days from June is to 90 Red Cross
week. In these days the final drive In
completing the 100000, 900 fund will
take place. Red Cross Sunday. June IL,
Is Bunker Hill day. the Clergy OF the
United States will on that day speak the
Red Cross word to the churches
The gathering Of the fund, which he.
gins on June Is, will set in operation
the tremendous force of well organ
ICED war finance committee. Of which
the head Is Cleveland n. Dodge, whose
enterprises In the business world are
no less we'll known than the many
philanthropic plans in which he and
his family have been interested for
many years.
Seward Prosser, chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee OF the finance COM
Trust Company Of New York. Is In ac-
tual command Of the gathering Of the
contributions.
On Monday the fund gatherers, ara
ranged in teams. under the captaincy
of leading business men everywhere,
will star, canyassing. meeting at lunch
con every day to report progress and
to follow the course Of the work.
New York's Team Captains.
Among the team captains In New
York city. for instance. are John Pur-
roy Mitchell. mayor: J. p. Morgan. Of
]. P. Morgan & Co.: Michael Fried
sam. of 3. Altman 4 Co.; T. A. Giles
pie, of T. A. Gillespie & Co., builders
of subways and aqueducts; J. Horace
Harding banker; c. d. Hllles, Of
Dwight & Hilles; william n. kingsley,
president of the United States Trust
Company: Edgar L. Marston, Of Blair
& Co. bankers: H. G. s. Noble. the
president OF the New York Stock Ex-
change: f. H. outerbridge, president
Of the New York Chamber Of Com
merce: Charles r. Sabin, president Of
the Guaranty Trust Company: Jacob
H. Schiff. the head Of the banking
house OF Kuhn. Loeb & Co.: Albert
Strauss. of the banking house
of ] & w. seligman & Co.: w. b.
Thompson. director OF the Federal Re-
serve Bank: Frank A. vanderlip. presi-
dent OF the National City Bank: Albert
II. Wiggin, president ot the Chase Ma
tional Bank. and George ]. Wheian. the
originator Of the cham Of the United
Cigar Stores.
There will be teams Of women who
will work with the men.
The plan followed IN Now York Is che
same in gene.al that VII be TO-. ,vel
al, over the country.
| And it's all that the world NAV he
made safe for democracy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
Fort Dodge.

ToFI O0o9es
Harry Brooks. 4year -old son OF
Cecil Brooks, 1914 North Eighth street,
was struck and run over by an auto
in the alley near North Eighth street.
Nevada.
The fire department was called to
the Nick Simser home on Vine street.
Fire had caught inside of a partition
from a plumbers torch. There was
little damage other than to the roof
and some smoke in the house.
North MeGresor.
Charles and Henry Cords, Jr., liv-
ing near Elkader while exploring in
the country, found q large stone toma :
hawk which weighs about eight
pounds. The Cords family own several
of these ancient weapons which they
have found on the old Indian camp
ing grounds.
Story City.
BY a resolution the city council de-
cided yesterday 10 ask for bids for
paving Broad street from the North
western depot to the park and Penn
avenue a block each side OF Broad
street. The proposed paving runs into
about $1,000 square yards, and about
500 feet Of additional curb and gutter
will have to be built. The bids are to
be opened July 2, and the work is TO
be done before Nov. l, 1917.
Nevada.
Eggs are quoted at IS cents a dozen
on the local market today. Producers
are asking why it is that the egg mar
ket is now on the decline and but 26
cents per dozen when they were worth
as high as 30 cents per dozen few
weeks ago when the supply was equally
as great One reason is that sixteen of
the principal merchants on the Chicago
market are now under indictment for
the fixing Of prices of eggs and other
produce.
Dixie.
The Dixie school district will hold a
special election the 9Th day of next
month. at which time they will ask that
$40, 900 bonds be voted to buy new
building TO he erected upon 1t. At a
recent election five rural districts sur
rounding the town of Dixie voted to
consolidate with the Dixie district The
addition of these schools makes the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
EVERY COUNTY IN STATE BEING
ORGANIZED FOR CANVASS
NEXT WEEK.
MONEY TO be SPENT
ON WESTERN FRONT
First Effort Will Be Made to Stop
Spread Of Tuberculosis in France Be-
fore American Troops Reach There
in Large Numbers-White Plague
Ravasins French Armies.
necial 10 Times-Republicar,.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 16.-Monday, June
is, Iowa begins her great drive TO
raise $1,O0O.O0o, her share of the $780,
600 900 war relief fund to be raised at
once in the United States. The money
will be spent by the American Red
Cross war council on the western front
in Europe The most serious condl-
lions are known TO exist among the
soldiers of the allies in Europe. Re
lief for thousands Of refugees in north
ern France Is absolutely demanded.
Tuberculosis is ravaging the French
populace. Six hundred thousand French
soldiers are now suffering with this
disease and to prevent American sol
diers from being infected, 1t Is impera !
tive that control measures be estaD
liehed before their arrival in Europe.
Hospital and medical equipment are
necessary. not only to bring relief from
conditions now existing at the front,
but to provide for the soldier boys OF
the United States who are to be sent
into the trenches.
The American Red Cross war coun-
Gil was organized to raise and admin
lister funds for war and relief work in
Europe. Maj. Grayson NJ. P. Murphy
is now on his way to France to direct
the work OF the Red Cross commission.
So immediate is the need that Presi-
dent Wilson, who Is also president Of
the American Red Croes. has desis nas
ed the week from the 18th 10 the 2oth
OF June as American Red Cross week
iowa Being Organized.
Prof. o. e. I; ssss..::n.ssaman, Of the state
university. and A. E. Kepford, of the
board offecontrol, have been appointed
nv the American Red Cross council as
directors to raise Iowa's share, which
{ =. nna nan The organizations are be-
Ing effected in every county Of the
state outside of the large cities thru
the county councils OF defense and the
Red Cross chapters. Many counties al
ready are organized and have pledged
the sum apportioned to them. speak
ers bureau comprising several hundred
prominent men and women of tho state
has been organized by Mr.. Kepford and
/. available for patriotic rallies and
RED Cross meetings. Also, Mr.. KEEP
sord q assured that ct least ne SER
y,cAa II one speaker Of national repu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
News Of Traer.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, June 16.-The Community
Club of Traer has succeeded in rails
ing $500 for band concerts this summer
Frank Norton, Of Kansas. City. Mo.
is spending fortnight with his
nephew, A. j. Norton.
F. A. Mccormack and family, Sioux
City. are spending the week at the T
F. Clark home
Henry Barbour and daughter, Mrs. J
A. Pinkerton. left Thursday night fol
Brunswick. Neb., for visit with the
Barbour boys and their families.
Miss Ella Clark and Mrs. Lizzie Nc
Cormack are spending part Of the
week in Waterloo as delegates from
the q. P. church to the missionary con-
vention.
Miss Myrtle Carr. OF Popejoy. is visit
ing at the home Of her uncle, G. T
Myers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
piH.rsnt-eut Satisfactory.

Indigestion causes worry, nervous
ness, sick headaches hiiiousnesss. Costs
ed tongue, bad breath. boating. -.
IconstIpation anu evsios-:s. S'--s -
A. McRae, Raleigh, Ca. writes: Foley
Cathartic Tablets cleanse my system
thoroughly and do not gripc or hurt
at all. I recommend them to others
and all find them entirely satisfactory
and wonderfully different and more
pleasant than anything they have sves
seen They cleanse the bowels, sY9et-
| en- the stomach. inyignsete2 the s4Ness
Sold everywhcre.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16

Cross, 50 greatly have conditions
changed With these facts in mind
the president selected for the Red
Gross it's war council.
Personnel Of the Administration.
The personnel of this body is eff
cheney concentrated. At it's head is
Henry r. Dawson, of the banking firm
of J. p. Morgan & Co. Like his fellow
m mbers of the war council, Mr.. Davi-
son has dropped his regular business
to dc his part in working for America
and for mankind.
The right hand man of the new or
der is Eliot Wadsworth, of Boston, the
chairman of the Red Cross central
committee, who as a member of the
council is the co-ordinating link be-.
tween it and the society itself. Mr.
Wadsworth has since he left Harvard
University been interested in large
contracting circles as the builder OF
the great Keokuk dam.
William Howard Taft formerly
president of the United States and
esheadiof the American Red Cross.
has a record also as an administrator
in the once troubled Philippines.
Charles D. Norton, who is now the
first vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank of New York City. also
has been assistant secretary of the
treasury. He IS an enthusiast in Red
Cross work and. owing to him, Mr.
Dawson originally became interested
in this beneficent organization.
Cornelius y. Bliss, Jr., the head OF
several large corporations is the son
of the late political leader and cabinet
officer of the same name.
Edward \. Hurley, of Chicago, Is
manufacturer of pneumatic TOOLS
which are sold the world over, and Is
accustomed to dealing with labor and
material on a large scale. He was
member of the federal trade commits
sion.
The executive head of the American
Red Cross in France will be Grayson
NJ. P. Murphy, the first vice president
of the Guaranty Trust Company OF
New York. He Is a graduate OF West
Point and has seen active military SER
vice in both Cuba and the Philippines.
He has the rank of major. With him
in France. where they will stay during
the war, are engineers, sanitarians and
others to act for the Red Cross in the,
reconstruction and relief work abroad.
Men who have distinguished them
selves as organizers in large affairs
are giving their services as freely as
are the members Of the council with
whom they are cooperating.
The task Of CO. originating the work
of the Red Cross chapters and that OF
other organizations under one head is
being worked ont by Judge Robert s.,
Lovett, formerly chairman Of the Union
Pacific railroad.
Giving His Services Free.
Like members of the war council ne
is giving his time free of charge to this
work. In this way these men are do
ing their bit"
And that is the spirit Of the Red
Cross. 1t is served by more talent
given free than probably any other or
SANITATION in the world There are few
salaries, and none that is great. Cler-
ical hire can not be avoided entirely,
but from the war council down the line
thru all minor administrative officers,
chapter ehairmen and the like, to work
ers the time and work are given for
the good of humanity.
Two things stand out, therefore. The
work of the Red Cross will be eff
GENTLY done. Its funds do not go to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
Two Deaths in Greene.
q rimes-Renlhlican.

Special to Tlmes-HepuDHcdH.
Greene, June 1.-two highly re-
spected citizens have been called by
death within a few hours. Thursday
evening Mrs. Matt Publ died at her
home after suffering for some time
with heart trouble She is survived by
husband and six children, the young
est months old. Friday morning,
Mrs. Mary Lands died at her home
after suffering for several months with
cancer of the stomach. She was the
widow Of Joseph Lands who died
about five years ago. She is survived
py enc son Frank Frank. &c cas -.-svti'e. ana
by several brothers and sisters.