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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
DENISON WEATHER
Prof. Webb Stump, Of Commercial
Department Of School, Fur
nishes Weather Report.

Prof. Webb Stump, head of the com.
mercial department of the Denison
normal school. has furnished the Re.
view with some interesting informa.
ton in regard to the weather Denison
has experienced for the past month.
His report followsr ..
Denison has experienced real Jan
uary this year, 1918. The temperature
has ranged from as above on the 7th
to 20 below on the 31st. Besides this
snow has covered the ground the
greater part of the time and has been
as much as six and One-half inches
deep on the level, and with the Their
mometer registering 81 below the
morning of February LIST, gives prom
of more winter to come.
During the last Is days Of January
we have had 20 days of below zero
weather. There have been 5 days with
temperature 20 degrees or more be-
low, 9 days with temperature 10 de-
grees or more below zero. The aver
age temperature for these rs days has
been 6.2 above zero. 1t can be seen
that we have had an extraordinarily
cold January.
There have been IL clear days out
OF % and clear days in January mean
cold weather.
There have been traces of snow on
the ground every day in the month.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
COMMERCIAL CLUB
and B0TTLERS
Business Meeting Of Club Friday Eve.
ming Poorly Attended Owing to
Other Attractions.
COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR
Special Committees Appointed on
Canning Factory and Corn Pick
ing Machine Make Report.

The February business meeting of
the Commercial club was held, on Fri.
day evening of last week, but owing
to the fact that the last number of the
lecture course was given that evening
the attendance was small.
The first matter that came before the
club for consideration was the matter
OF entertainment for the members of
the Iowa State Bottlers association,
which will hold it's annual convention
in Denison on Thursday and Friday Of
this week The club decided to give
a luncheon at the club rooms on Fri
day noon between the hours Of II and
1870 for the out of town guests. A
buffet luncheon has been arranged for
which will be served by Mrs. c. M.
Staley. Members of the club have been
extended special invitations to attend
this luncheon, to which charge of
fifty cents will be made. 1t is hoped
that many of the business men will at
tend this luncheon and help to make
it an enjoyable occasion for the out OF
town guests.
Reports were made by the special
committees appointed to investigate
the proposition of starting up can
ming factory and also in regard to the
locating of the Godberson corn husk-
ing machine manufacturing plant at
this place. Mr. Naeve reported that
he had written a number Of letters for
information in regard to canning fac
tories and some were most favorable
while others were discouraging. 1t
was his opinion that the success of
canning plant was almost entirely due
to the management.
In regard to locating the plant for
manufacturing the Godberson corn
husking machine in DenisOn, Mr.. e.!
j. Sibbert reported that the commit
tee had seen the machine in operation
and while the principle was all right
the machine was yet far from being
perfect. He was in favor OF making
some arrangement with the ,city to
rent the old electric light plant and
turn it over to the GodbersOn people
for manufacturing plant.
a Hugo Gebert, president OF the club,
announced at the Friday evening
meeting the various committees for
the ensuing year, which were as fol-
lows:
Membership: George Naeve, John
Woodruff and B. J. Sibbert
y Civic: J. 3. Lyon, Sears McHenry,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
MARRIED At SIOUX CITY.
George Slavery and Miss Florence
6haer Married by Rev. OePree
Saturday, February 20.

George Slavery, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Slavery Of this city, and Miss
Florence Bhaer, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Bhaer, who reside south
of Denison. were married on Saturday,
February I'd, at Sioux City. Rev. J.
James DePree. pastor Of the Presby-
terrain church in Sioux City, perform
ing the ceremony.
The happy couple remained in Sioux
City for few days visiting at the
home Of the brides aunt, Mrs. Frank
Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs Slavery will make their
home here in Denison, he being en-
gagged in business with his father.
The Review joins with the many
friends Of this estimable young couple
in wishing them many years of hap:
piness and prosperity.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
sooTLEooER PLEADS GUILTY
VIM. kieth Released After Paying $500
Fine, Only to be Arrested by the
Federal Authorities.

VIM. Keith, who has been held at
the county Jail charged with bootleg
ging, was indicted by the grand jury
last week and pleaded guilty to the
charge before Judge Albert on Thurs.
day last. He was fined $500 and costs
by the, Judge and uponspayment ot-the
same was released. a-
. His freedom was of short duration,
however, for he was at once taken
charge of by the federal authorities
and taken to Council Bluffs, where we
understand he is being held on a SINH
lar charge
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
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DENlsoN BOYS win PRIZES
Attend Short Course at Ames During
Past Two Weeks and Capture
Some Of the Prizes.

Professor Stanfield, accompanied by
Vincent Houlihan, Orion Stock and
Melvin Leahy, returned from Ames
Wednesday evening, where they had
been to attend the short course. These
boys are agricultural students and this
was the first opportunity that they had
had to attend this short course or to
take part in any contest of this sort.
There were teams from 80 different
schools competing in the contest and
with so little experience Denison did
remarkably we'll. The following are
the prizes won by the Denison boys:
First prize in barley judging.
Third prize in clover judging.
Fourth prize in winter wheat judging
Eighth in timothy Judging.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
$4,000 DAMAGE
BY FIRE fIEND
M. e. Jones' Fine Residence on East
Vine Street Badly Damaged by
Fire on Friday Afternoon
ORIGIN OF FIRE is UNKNOWN
Miss Myrtle McAhren, Rooming at the.
Jones Home, Loses Al Extra Cloth
inq-lnsuranee on the House.

A fire at the Marcus Jones home
Friday afternoon caused damage that
totalled in the neighborhood of $4,000.
For time it looked as if the resi-
dence would be total loss, but the
firemen finally got the stubborn blaze
under control, but not until after con-
siderable damage had been done to
the house and contents.
The origin of the blaze is not known,
but Mr.. Jones is of the opinion that it
was caused by spontaneous combus-
ton. He had ordered two loads of
slack coal and one OF these loads had
been put in the basement in the fore
noon. Mrs. Jones and her daughter,
Louise, were in the kitchen shortly at
ter O'Clock when Louise became
alarmed when she heard roaring
noise. She asked her mother what the
noise was and Mrs. Jones said she be
lieved it was an automobile in the al
ley 1t was only a few moments later
when they smelled smoke and upon
investigation located the fire in the
basement. The roaring sound they
of the coal gas.
uC was lClCpuOhVu up Io"h
and within few moments the fire
truck was on the scene. The fire had
gained such Roadway, however, that
it was impossible to fight it in the
basement although for time the fire
men were able to use the chemical
there BY the time line of hose was
laid the fire was breaking through the
roof on the south end of the building.
The navy yard department quickly re-
sponded to the alarm and had line
of hose strung up the alley from the
south and this was used to good ef-
feet
Furniture and clothing was badly
damaged by smoke and water before
it could be removed. 1t was not until
the fire was practically out that any
one could venture into the building,
Miss Myrtle McAhren, who roomed
there, lost practically all of her cloth
ing. She had just left the house with
her suit case on the way to the sta.
ton to go to Sioux City when the
alarm was given. Upon learning that
it was at the Jones home she returned,
but was unable to recover any OF her
belongings. Miss Harriet Hall, anoth-'
err roomer, lost most of her clothing.
Mr.. Jones informs the Review that
his loss was covered by insurance. An
agent of the company n which he car
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06

J. V. Barborka is now occupying his
new quarters in the Ferguson build
ing having moved in Saturday eve
ming and is now nicely settled. The
new store room could not be improved
upon being commodious and modern in
every detail. The two show windows,
one on each side of the entrance are
Of the latest design and will permit
displaying goods in a most attractive
manner, and we believe that there are
few jewelry stores in towns of this
size that are as up to date as this
one. M. Ducander who has leased
the other store rapm ine'the Ferguson
building is having his new show cases
installed this week and hopes to be
moved into his new quarters by the
fifteenth of this month. The Sibbert-
Reimers hardware store is moving to-
day from their old quarters in the
Laub block to their new building.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
GOOD SPEAKERS
AT SHORT COURSE
Three-Oay Short Course at Vail 10
Poorly Attended-6est Of Speak
ers and Splendid Talks Given
REX eEREsFoRo STOCK EXPERT
Ames Professor Talks on Livestock
Rev. Huffman and e. Walters, OF
Vail, Are on the Job.

Monday afternoon three day short
course for farmers and their families
started at Vail. The attendance was
very poor and there was a lack Of In
terest in the course. It was Wallis first
short course and we believe those hay-3
ing the matter in charge will profit by
this years experience and bigger
things may be expected in the future.
The farmers institute is grand
place for an exchange of ideas and
most helpful school of instruction. The
discussions by farmers should be fea-
tured at these gatherings, for they are
worth while and have large influence
for good. The more successful the
farmer the more anxious he becomes
to learn. To be successful farmer It
means he must be cOnversant with
soils, plant life, climate conditions
seeds, the preparation of the seed bed
all the planting and growing of crops
as we'll as knowledge of raising live.
stock. All of these questions are con-
sidered at the farmers institute. Men
Of recognized ability along the lines
outlined above and who have tho abil-
ity to present their experiences and
observations to others are selected to
be present. The state agricultural
college at Ames sent to Vail. A. NJ. I
Avery, an expert on soils and crop
growing; Rex Bcresford, of the animal
husbandry department, who is one OF
lowa's best livestock judges and a man
we'll informed on the subject Of live
stock raising; Professor Reed, who
has more than state wide reputation
as an organizer of boys and girls
clubs, was present one evening. No
short course is complete without q
lady to instruct the housewives and
daughters in domestic science Miss
Watkins had charge of this work She
gave talks on such subjects as house
hold conservation, wheat saving, corn
and its uses, inexpensive cakes, emer-
gency meals at low cost. etc. Those
attending the meetings conducted by
Miss Watkins speak highly Of her
work.
Professor Avery devoted much of his
time to the question Of soils. soil fer-
tility, corn growing and iua41tll
lection of seed corn, oats and wheat
study, how to treat oats for smut, al
falfa growing and other kindred sub.i
jects. .E
Rex Beresford looked after the live.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
f. N. Olry, C. f. Kuehnle and c. E

f. N. Olry, C. f. Kuehnle and c. E.
Humphrey.
Lincoln Highway: w. w. Ferguson,
Bruce Rogers and 7. }. Garrison.
Denison-Sioux City Cutoff: DR.. l..
M. Coon, G.. l.. Caswell and J. P. Con-
ner.
Good Roads: p. j. Klinker. n. A.
Harvey, A: F. Boylan, James O'Meara
and Paul Steensen.
Trade and Transportation: B. Brod-
ersen, James Mitchell and Albert
Weiss.
Entertainments: c. j. Welch, J. F.
Walz and Brown Romans.
House Committee: w. A. Cramer.
G. NJ. Dybbro and John Hugg.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06

ried the insurance was in Denison yes
terday and after looking over the
building told Mr.: Jones that the COM
pany would permit him to adjust his
own loss. Mr.. Jones has been local
agent for the company for many years.
The Jones family have taken tenn
pOrary quarters in the Brandt resi-
dence just east Of the Hotel Denison.
where they will remain until their
house is repaired.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06

Brooks Fletcher closed the lecture
course in Denison Friday evening at
the opera house, delivering his lee
ture "The Martyrdom Of Fools" MIR.
Fletcher has considerable of a, repu-
tation as platform orator and he was
was well received in Denison. He
kept his audience in fine spirits with
his humor and at the same time gave
them much food for thought
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
STOCKHOLDERS
MUCH PLEASED
Showing Made by the FSrmers Co.
Operative Society Of Denison Is
Gratifying to Stockholders.
MANAGER MENAGH REWARDED
Good Dividend Just Declared Causes
a Rush Of Stock Purchasers
Who Wish to Buy.

The annual meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the Farmers Cooperative Ele.
vator company was held at the court
house in Denison Monday afternoon
and large number were in atted-
ance. Stockholders were more than
pleased with the financial statement OF
the concern and all were thoroughly
satisfied with the handsome dividend
which was declared. No dividends
: were declared the year previous, but
no one could complain after the pres
ent year dividend was made known.
When the news leaked out of the divi.
dend that had been declared there was
a great rush for stock in this concern.
but we are informed that little il any
was for sale.
1t was decided at the meeting to
raise the salary Of Chas. Menagh. who
has managed the elevator since it has
been in operation, from $125.0O per
month to $4,000. Mr. Menagh has
made an enviable record and stock
holders are more than pleased with the
way he has managed the business.
Officers and directors for the ensu-
ing year were elected, all of the old
officers being reelected with but few
changes in the personnel OF the board
of directors. Officers and directors
elected were, w. F.. Lueck, president;
Amos L. Petersen vice president:
Paul Steensen, treasurer; Ferdinand
Ranniser, secretary. Directors: Hen
ry Hansen, John Hendricksen. William
Hoffman, Bruce Bacr, John Woodruff,
Chris Petersen, Theo. Blume, T. A.
Harvey and George Andersen.
The following statement Of the con-
dition of the company at the close of
business Dec. 81, 1917 was made, by
the secretary:
Is p shrd etainoOoo NJ
Assets
Building account 49,. -. IS $4,000
Depreciation go -. -. 80. 10000
$ 5193.9O
Machinery account ...... IS 405.00
Depreciation 1919 .... ..... 1850
51 ~, i,s> A.&.,.a ss.r- r. 49, -
as "a 80 rs.r < 5 364.5O
Inventory
Iankage .....$ IOOVV
Feed ......... ...... 80. 1880
Vii meal ...... ....... lhO.uO
Flour -. .... .... $500
Irvine ...... .. 21700
Oats ......... .......... :. $4,000
II
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06

NJ. Flahive. of Spencer. S. d., is
visiting at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Andy Daniels, this week. being
called here by the death and funeral
of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. John
Flahiye, of Manila.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
COAL FAMINE IN
OHIO LAID TO
FUEL DICTATOR
GOVERNMENT MAY
TAKE OVER MINES

ny Leased WIre to New Mexican.)
washington. Jan. s-Blame for
shortage Of coal IN Ohio was placed
entirely on the fuel administration TO-
day by James B. Dugan. Inspector OF
the railway division Of the Ohio utili.
ties commIssion. III testimony before
the senate investigation committed.
State aufhorftiee last summer expect
ing difficulty in getting coal this
winter. he said inaugurated a plan
Of distribution that was meeting
needs until the fuel administration
took charge. Thousands OF cars q
coal were iammed at lake ports
where there were few ships to carry
II to the northwest under the plan Ct
the fuel administration Dugan said.
Attorney General McAllister. Of
Missouri, told the committee he was
considering anti.trust suits against
some Missouri coal operators and
dealers. s
MdAllister agreed with what some
other authorities on the situation
have testified, that the best remedy
was government control Of mines.
Il know Of nothing short OF that
for relief" he said.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
Prisoners of
Ell P0sO Jail
S0W and Slide
Way to Liberty
Selves Six Floors
With Rope Made Of
Twenty Blankets

(Hy Leased Wire to New MexIcan)
III Paso, Tex, Jan. 9.Sawing
through the steel flkor plate Of q
cell. IN the new county jail, crawl
ing through a plumbers conduit
and lowering themselves SIX
floors by means OF q rope made
from 20 blankets, four prisoners
escaped soon after midnight last
night, one being re-captured as
he SWING from the rope to the
ground. The jail break was one
of the most spectacular in the
history OF Texas. The new county
jail, completed at a cost Of more
than 100000 is located on the
sixth floor of the new court
house. Diamond saws were smng-
gled into the prisoners who had
planned the escape, These were
used to saw the steel floor plate
and through this three prisoners
made their way to the outside
window where they sawed the
steel bars, lowered themselves to
the ground by means Of the
blankets tied together. Pedro
Espenoia, the last to attempt to
escape, was captured by q Tailor
as he swung to the ground and
faced a drawn pistol.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
voRwAERrs. SOCIALIST
ORGAN. 10 AAHcAATIC

Berlin, Jan. s.--via Londons--(By
the Associated Press.)~-Vorwaerts,
principal organ OF the socialists, com.
menting on the war aims speech OF
Premier Lloyd George, declares the
premier masqueraded in a carefully
selected disguise. 1t says the speech
was framed In some parts to meet
the approval Of German workingmet.
The Newspaper adds that the
premier's abandonment OF the at.
tempt to interfere in Germany's in.
ternal affairs is gratifying and that
his demand that states which have
been overrun in the course Of the
war be restored to complete indie.
pendence will not call forth contra.
diction.
Referring 10 Alsace-Lo lorraine, the
newspaper says the inhabitants OF
these districts are not foreign or
alien peoples within the German
state.
III the natives Of the German colo
MES are to be protected from ex.
ploitation by European capitalists,
why not also those OF the British
It asks.
1T would be Understanding the
good sense OF the British working.
men II one assumed that these con,
tradicticns sscapsd their discart
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
HARDW|CK WOULD
Put NEWSPAPER
men IN TRENCHES
Georgian Against u. S.
Control Of News
Print Trust

(By Leased Wire to New MsxIean.)
Washington. Jan. s.-1senhtor Hard
wick. Of Georgia. today essailed the
senate resolution to have the trade
commission take charge Of the news
print industry.
Surely we are not going to send
pverAzealous newspaper men to fight
the Germans. |" he said. although ]
would like to take a few and stick 'em
In the front firing ranks Of the men
they've drafted. IL We could win the
war with newspapers We would have
had it won long ago The trouble
Ii that some OF our most valiant
Newspaper fighters and some news
paper victories don't contribute much
to results"
Senators King and Sherman asked
Smith. OF Arizona, In charge OF the
resolution. why 1t Is any more necea.
sary to have government control OF
print paper than OF any other hus'
ness. Senator Smith replied that the
print paper industry was trust con
trolled and that the government
should intervene n the president pe-
lieved It desirable.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
Ample Supply Of
Labor, SAYS Wilson

Washington, Jan. g.-sThere is an
ample supply or labor both for the
army and for industry, the problem 10
one Of proper adjustment" Secretary
Wilson said today in discussing plans
Of the department OF labor for mobi-
liziation Of workers. He estimated that
in the first year Of the war the army
would take only about 8 per cent Of
the country's workers, less than the
number unemployed under normal
conditions.
The secretary will announce, prob
ably tomorrow an advisory commits.
sion to assist him in handling mobi-
lisation problems including n repre-
sentative OF the general public, two
Of labor, two Of commerce and in
dustry and one economist.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
HEARING QUALEY
CASE WATTS ON
RECOVERY OF MAN
ZElGER BEAT UP
Important Witnesses to
Come From California
To Testify
LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION JAN 80

(By Leased Wire to New MeNtq2n.)
Ell Pas0. Tex, Jan. So he, i kiife-
mary hearing Of the Chas. Qualey
case has been postponed until Friday
when Important witnesses are expect
ed to return from California to ties
tsfy. Qualey was shot and killed in
front Of the Hotel sheldon on the
right Of January 2, BY William q.
Russell, d banker and cattIeman o.
Lubbock, Tex.
by this time the hearing is re
sumed r.. G. H0ughtons ST., another
important witness in the case is q X.
pected to be sufficiently recovered
to be able to testify. He has been
in the hospital since January l when
he was seriourly injured in a person
al encounter with Qualey and LOUIS
Zeiger, a local hotel man. Efforts
have been made to obtain Houghton's
statement at the hospital but his ply
sicians refused to permit him to tes-
tify because OF his condition.
These efforts resulted in a scene at
the hospital last Saturday night when
attorneys for the state and for Rus
sell, together with Russell, went 10
the hospital to obtain Houghton's
statement. The attorneys we're refus-
ed admittance to Houghton's room,
Attorneys for the state today were
trying to locate a man who vas sup
posed to have telephoned Qualey At
the Toltec club on the night of the
shooting, telling him to come down
town.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
Big British Hospital
Ship i Torpedoed

The torpedoing Of the British hos
pital ship Rewa, a 7S00-ton vessel,
Is announced. All the wounded on
board we're saved, the only casualties
being among the crew, three mem
bers of which are missing. The
steamer was sunk ii the Bristol chan
mel on the night Of January 4. She
is declared to have been displaying
all the markings and lights required
by The Hague Convention for the
protection of such ships.
Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 9.-Most of the
survivors of the Rewa were landed at
Swans ca. Many we're without cloth
ing. The wounded we're removed I'M
mediately to hospitals. The torpedo
which sunk the Rewa, went directly
through the red cross painted on her
side.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-10
TO Be
GOOD SOLDIERS
--KRUTSCHMTI
Southern Pacific Brass
Collar Says Loyalty
Will Be Steady
INDORSES TAKING
OVER OF ROADS

(Hy Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
washington, Jan. 9--President
Wilson's action In taking YER the
railroads was Endorsed today BY ju-
illus Kruttschnitt Of the Southern Pa
cific before the senate interstate
commerce COMMITTEES. The railroads,
he said. were going 70 be good sol
diers" and continue 10 work legally.
we consider" he said. that what
has been done has been done because
1t was the opinion Of the commander.
inrchief, the president as necessary,
ana we are going to work as loyalty
as in the past. We think the presi-
dent must have had good reasons
for his action and we are going to
support his policies to the best OF
our ability.
Il think the railroads could have
done more by voluntary agreement
with their own organizations II there
had been greater government support
IN many directions. There is GER.
tain assistance, however, that prob
ably could not have been given under
private ownership. All the railroads
have accepted the situation We
have no criticism to mako"
AT the house committee hearing.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Anderson submitted an amendment
to the administration bill to deter
mine depreciation and maintenance
''by the respective average rates
charged on such classes of property
during the three years ended June