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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16

pointed Jointly by the League Of Iowa
Municipalities and public utilities
companies OF Iowa, with the approval
Of the federal judges. to aroitrate dit-
ferences in rates between public uth-
tiles and municipalities. SO many OF
these controversies have arisen since
war began that the federal courts were
urable to hear all the cases.
The members 0. the board are Judge
Clarence Nichols, Vinton. chairman;
MAYOR ]. +. Eord, Fort Dodge, sec
rotary; and Mayor Truman A. Potter
Mason city and Dean w. g. Raymond
Of :. L, l., Iowa City. There was
NTH MEMBER Of the board, J. IL. ms
Merson. Of Clinton, but he has moved
from the state and Is now no longer
u member.
Seek Basis For Arbitration.
At the outset of the bearing. which
according TO rules established fortheir
method OF procedure, IL TO consider
only documentary and written 'test-
mcny. it seemed probable the BOARD
misht have 20 go into all the phases
o. the controversy. THIS was because
the city appeared unwilling 10 concede
that the rates existing before the war
were fair and reasonable. In fact
{. II. L. Boardman, who represented
the city, has taken the position thal
the pre- war rates were excessive anu
the company's earnings unfair. INC
opposite position was taken by John
A. Reed. Of Cedar Rapids, represent
ing the Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany.
The public utilities company is con-
tending, as it did in the gas case
hearing, that the present rates are
contiscatory. and that together with
the daylight saving law the company
is losing instead OF making money.
The session this forenoon was pre-
liminary, and II had not been deter
mined at noon what the extent OF the
hearing would be, or whether it would
be adjourned later to another date TO
take up the controversy.
Recommendation in Gas Case.
The following was sent out from Des
Moines by the Associated Press re-
garding the recommendation Of Dean
Raymond in the city gas case:
Des Moines. Oct. 1s.-Dean William,
G. Raymond. Of Iowa City. has recon-
mended that per cent is fair re.
turn for a gas company in the case OF
the Iowa Railway and Light Company
against the city OF MarshalltoWn. The
recommendation Is expected to have
direct bearing on similar cases being
brought by gas companies OF Ottum-
wa. Oskaloosa. Fairfield, Muscatine
and other Iowa cities.
The utility in this case seeks TO pre-
vent enforcement Of an ordinance IN
Marshalltown fixing the price to be
charged for gas at 81 per 1000 cubic
feet, with additional charges for de-
layed payments.
Dean Raymond states he finds the
ordinance Of Marshalltowr confiscat-
Dry He states il will not yield even
ordinary expenses but has meant a
loss of s5so2j So a year to the gas
company.
He recommends the rate OF per
cent as a fair return and on this basis
estimates that the charge 10 customers
should be $50 for the first 5000 feet,
with added customer charges OF 80
cents a month; for those having quar-
ter meters he suggests a charge OF
$50 per 1000 cubic feet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16

Will wcndt. OF Cherokee county. was
here last week for a short visit with
relatives.
Nearly every one Is busy these days
in the corn fields. The crop Is turn
Ing out very good.
Word received from Arthur Wolken
says that he had arrived safely over
seas.
At the election ~ officers for the
Rcd Cross chapter here the old OFF,
Gems were re- elected. =. =
Mrs. ]. C. Peck was in Eldora We'd
nesday.
Mrs. f. a. Rodgers, OF Hubbard. re-
turned home Saturday after spending
few days with her daughter. Mrs.
Peck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid 70 Farmers BY MarshaH.
town Merchant.

Prices Paid 70 Farmers BY Marshan.
town Merehsnts.
The following prices are quoted by
Narshalltown dealers for the different
varieties Of farmerS provisions. grain
and produce.
The Cut Rate Grocery quotes the
following prices:
Butter-50.
Eses-45
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at it,
place Of business in this city. subject
however. to market changes
Oats-S2A.
Corn-l.4o.
The following market quotations are
furnished by H Willard. Son Co.:
Bright. clean native wool-S09s2.
Semi-bright. dark or dingy-55 65S.
BURY. seedy. black and chaffy-5o.
Western or territory wools-459ss
No. l hidee-ll.
No. hides-12.
Horse hideAI large-3e.
Horse hides. small. IS.
8eeswax-326T.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16

Men es Sept. u Registration Report
For physieal Tests.

Physical examiners Of the local ex-
empticn board began this forenoon 10
examine the first of the Sept. IL reg
istrants for military service. rif'!
were summoned today and a ike mum
Der for Thursday and Friday, UP 10
noon twenty three were examined. ana
OF these twenty were accepted as phys
ically NJ, two were rejected as nntt'
and one was ordered to report In an
other week because nc had temper
allure and 1t was thought he may be
suffering with some ailment that VIII
pass An those examined were CLASS
men. or the twenty accepted seven
We're from 80 to So years OF age ana
the others were all either 10 or 20 years
old. Those accepted were:
Lester II. Kersey.
Harley A. Gilchrist
Daniel Kersey.
Herbert r. Taylor.
Frederick W. Zuercher.
Orville G.. Hartwig.
Carroll NJ. DERRICK.
Charles III. Whistler.
Elmer NJ. Durelle.
Albert w. Harrington, Jr'
Carl \. Lacey.
Earl r. Sellers.
Little ]. sheridan.
Paul c. Miller.
Arthur Ferguson.
J. Henry Lorenzen.
Alonzo l.. DeLawyer.
Clinton Mckenzie.
Edward Daigle.
John w. Glenn.
The two rejected as unfit we're:
Jesse \. Collins.
John Smith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
HEAD STUFFED FROM
ck1kRRH OR 4 COLD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clcgged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawk
ing. ,snuffling. blowing. headache, dry
ness: No struggling for breath at
night: your cold or catarrh disappears,
Get small bottle OF Eiy's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
Il little Of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils- 1t pene-
trates through every air passage OF the
head, soothes the infiamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Soldier in Sea Mishap.

In a letter TO his sister Katherine. o.
state Center. Charles Heintz. who rs
in the army. writes that the steamer
on which ne was a passenger ran into
another vessel. Heintz says that he
was in the water forty-tive minutes
before being rescued. and lost every
thing he bad except the clothing he
was wearing. The letter was dated
from Halifax.
Young Heintz is a brother OF Fred
A. Heintz. who was seriously wounded
in action in France March 5. The boys
are sons Of William c. Heintz, two
miles west Of Rhodes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Notice to Retail Merchants.

Complaints are reaching the food
administration as regards overcharscs
being made in direct violation 10 the
printed price schedule. Retail mer-
chants will be held strictly responsible
for all violations on the part OF their
employees, as we'll as themselves. r. {.
Valentine. chairman Marshall county
price interpreting committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Motto. Surgical Dressing Workers.

A large reauisition Of surgical dress
ings for October has been received by
the local Red Cross chapter. The CO.
operation OF all workers is necessary to
make II possible to turn out this work.
The regular Wednesday evening class
will meet at the library this evening.
In accordance with the regulations for
checking the influenza epidemic all
workers will wear face masks provided
by the Red Cross. Mrs. +. 8. Wing.
chairman of surgical dressings division.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Dillon Items.

Otto Greeting went to Minneapolis
Tuesday night for short visit with
relatives. aE.4
Schools are closed here for two
weeks to prevent spread Of the hu.
There are no cases here as yet.
Herman Baasch was in Marshall
town Monday.
The NJ & ST. L. railway has large
gang Of men here repairing the track.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16

>. m. the day before and AL display
copy OF smaller sise not later Aan
AIN. day of publication.
We regret this change Ia necessary
and trust that our advertisers Will
meet the conditions for which none OF
us Narc responsible. Times Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Sutton Moved Home.

Clyde r. Sutton. of Clinton. the c.
& \. W. engineer who had his right
arm badly fractured Tuesday morning
when it was struck by projection
from a passing freight train. left this
afternoon for Clinton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to express to our neigh
bors and friends, also the l. o. o. F..
No. 1913. churches and clubs. our thanks
for the sympathy and blindness. and
the beautiful flowers sent to us in our
late sorrow. Mr.. and Mrs. E. +. Pegg
ard family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Notice..

Owing 10 shortage in labor and ma
terial. we will move our plumbing
shop from East State street to sos
South Fourth street By making this
change we will be in a better posi-
ton to take care OF all work. ]. A.
Thorn, phone yellow 953.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Motto. TO Water Consumers.

Water mains will be flushed on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
nights October 1s, II. and IS. John 1.
Bell. superintendent water department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
STATE BOARD SITS
ON ELECTRIC CASE
BOARD OF CANCELLATION HERE
TO TAKE UP ELECTRICAL
RATES IN CITY.
MASTER IN cHANcERI SAYS
$1.5o FOR GAS, FAIR RATE

Of Dsan w. 6. Ray
mond, Who Heard Testimony in CITY
Gas Case, Filed in Federal Cours,
Says Utilities Company Entitled to
Earning Of Per Csnt-City Crdi-
nance Conhseatory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
TO OUR ADVERTISERS.
Copy Must Be In Earlier To Insure
Appearing.

Conditions make it necessary for uss
to have your copy earlier. The follow
ing will be effective beginning Tues
day. Oct Is:
All advertising copy containing more
than forty inches of space must be in
tho office of the Times Republican by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16

Boys Safely Overseas.
Word received by w. j. stephens
Tuesday tells of the safe arrival over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
SELL YOUR PUMPKINS.

Pumpkins Now Being Bought BY
Western Grocer Mills.
We are norv paying Sc per ton, de-
livered Marsaalltown, for pumpkins.
We will be glad to communicate with
al farmers desiring 10 dispose OF their
crop. Western Grocer Mills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
seas OF his son. Sosgcant Lswrohce y.
stephens, Company Sc. engineers, He
entered the service this summer.

Experiment has proved that every
ton Of coal burned makes unit for
breathing 100000 cubic feet aid
The record., 1918-07-11
BENEFITS OF CONCRETE ROAD
Make Travel Quick, Safe and Easy,
Clean and Com ortahl2--S2vcs
More Than Il Casts.

Concrete roads arc country bOUlc-
Yards They benefit a community in
making travel quick, safe, easy, clean
and comfortable. They extend neigh
bOrhOod limits, bring more people into
personal touch with each other, in
crease social opportunities and there
by remove the monotOny of isolation !;
bring greater content to the youth on
the farm, make city and country near
neighbors and increase school attend
ancc, thus cuitivating Il desire for Il
broader knowledge and higher stand
ards Of living.
Concrete roads make daily rural mail
delivery q fact, every home unit in the
community is put on the news wire
with the political, financial, industrial
and trading centers of the earth. The
best thought of the world in every line
of human effort and human achieve
ment is transmitted overnight to the
breakfast table OF the community
served by a network Of concrete roads.
4 concrete road saves more than it
costs. It is open to maximum traffic
all the year round. 1t brings greater
freedom and case of movement in
travel and transportation and perma-
nCntly increases land values.
The record., 1918-07-11
SPRING CARE OF HIGHWAYS
Out Ditches-FiII All Ruts
With New Material.

Every spring before the ground be-
comes too hard the road should be
thoroughly gone over with grader to
clean out the bitches, SO that the water
may have free outlet. The ruts and
holes should be filled, elevations in the
road and shoulders on the side of the
road planned off, the grade improved,
and the road put in good condition,
Earth roads have a pronounced tend
cncy to rut. When ruts begin to ap-
pear on the surface great care should
he used in selecting new material, with
which they should be filled Immediate
ly. One Fundamental principle that is
Of special importance ia the repair
OF any road is that whatever material
is used in the construction of the sur
face, the same matcTias-and no other
should be used in its repair. 4 good
road with a surface of clay should be
repaired by using Clay, q gravel road
With graycl and Il surface Of limestone
vita limestone. %, - - Z,
The record., 1918-07-11
Sharp Practices Cannot Endure.

For eight Years we have been distribut-
ing Victfolas in Muhlenbergs and our faith
in them is much stronger now than when
we secured the agency, for the decision
reached then, after an exhaustive study Of
all machines en- the market. led US to the
most complete satisfaction to every pur-'
chaser, So much SO that from first to last
machines sold by US are in the hands OF
the original purchasers. The field is en-
'iarsing rapidly; and iii time practically
every home will have sons sort Of mach
inc. 1t is TO our interest, and to the more
vital interest Of every buyer, that most tho
rough Investigation be 'made'in the seiec-
ton of this item. We have at all times
representative stock of instruments and
records and gladly give public demonstra-
tons, Records Of. all machines will be
played, and the most thorough investiga-
tipn and comparison of both machines and
records shouH be riade BY you. and are
invited hyAus. No sharp >practlces have
ever been used 81 US N naklpg salnesd
we viii pot, resort to ttickey, double
decking Of regards in the making Of dem
enstratioas.F and ether hoodwinking acts
and sta'elncnts followed by. sons deal.
:ers. Everybody gets d square. deal from
Us, Leforc ard after sale. and we refer 20
on iarge family Of .NiesfoiA users, osrrbsst
incentive and Greatest asset in he sontiEn-
ual eniaTSehcpt Of this branch Ct our
establishment. Very truly, yours, -1- &
TIE J. r. ROAR EST A'{Ess>s
Cf.ef J.. Rassk, Manager.
~ n4,~A ,--f-.-<-. 80 '.Asa go
Get misunderstanding eat ~ tFt'}s's'
for Ii constantly delivers the best in
si,ua.en!N and vocal music O. the
world, Without expense and worry.
The record., 1918-07-11
Young Man Dies Sunday.

Chester McCown, we'll known
young man, died at his home near
Dewey the Fourth of July, after an
illness of week from pneumonia.
He was an industrious boy, and low
ed bv all who knew him. The body
was carried to the home of his faith
err, Mr.. Robert McCown, near Be
poy, and was buried in the family
lot on the farm Friday morning.
He is survived by his wife and one
child.
The record., 1918-07-11
Study Will Save Sorrow.

More than in any other item, pros
pective buyers should make close
study of the talking machine field,
tor very few people know much
aboutspch iz1as and it is too i'm
portant 10 JUDI Into the game. In
presenting the Nictrola, Roark pub
llciy ans privately urges people to
see ard hear jail machines, as 40
other course Is safe. Comparisons
are educativC, aud the buyer should
ui!y avail himself of every opportu-
My for Investigation, not DOLLY of
the machines but 10y interviewing
on ncrs Of machines, and getting the
complete record of service delivered.
The purchase price is the hrst-pay-
ment on some instruments, as re-
pair bills are frequent and expensive.
The record., 1918-07-11
Mscadamized Road.

ering the surface Of the ground with
an impermeable crust, cover or coat
ing, so that water would not penetrate
to the soil beneath. A road thus
''macadamized' was found to yield less
easily to weights pressing upon it, and
could not be broken up by the action
Of frost. But while the inventors fame
spread his resources dwindled, and
though made surveyor general of roads,
he had to depend for his recompense
on a parliamentary grant. McAdam
was a road repaircr rather than a road
builder, but his system went all over
the world.
The record., 1918-07-11
Uplifting Ialk.

Though thrones may crash and
kingdoms trembics some delegates,
when they assem- Die, cant only talk
disease, their gossip & >ws IN endless
rivers conce1nlng baIky lights and
livers, and humps and housemalds'
knees. Last night some neighbo S
came to cackle; tie only suhjec S
they would tackle were symptoms
and the. ike; one talked for hours
=abo- lsal bagor. c.s,as Ir2ted.s,uns fit,e
an sage, his stomach On strike.
[ wished to talk about the fighters
we We sent 10 can the Prus ii.
blighters and put h IN in tn soup:
alas, my stern pmsa,c neighbprs had
little use for sserts ~ H. sahers,
they'd only talk o. Group. With
chargers neighipg, captains Yelling,
the small bore folk are always dwell
ing upon their p;ffilng Ills; in pres
ence of great world disasters We hear
men talk of porus plasters and anti
bilious pills. Upon the market
place | loiter, to talk of gore, and
not of goiter, of war, and not of
warts, Pm tired of men who're al
ways thinking about the medicine
they're drinking by gallons, pints
and quarts. WALT MASON
The record., 1918-07-11
MADAM WAS ROAD REPklRER
He Originated Method Of Covering Sur
face CT Ground With lmpermeable
Crust or Covering.

Just 200 years ago was born "the
first of the pioneers who took up the
Metcalf showed how to carry solid
highways across difficult .bogs, and
Thomas TelfOrd built his roads, topped
with gravel, on a solid foundation of
stone blocks. But the great reform Of
the art came in with John Lou(ien ne
adam, who Travelled 10000 miles over
the English and Scottish roads to study
the conditions and needs for himself.
BcstOwing & now word on the Ian
guaSe, he originated the method of COW
The record., 1918-07-11
OF What Use Is The Rat?

O'c Of The geological details con-
nr.ied "nih be ra; is its failure to
sustain ary Glscov .rable relation
with the balance Il nature. The
b4'i;;c, "f Da'nr.. sect ms remarkably
t.v-n aU over ;:.e world, for no kind
nf ife can become wholly extinct
with ~, affecting J jadiclaIly tie
general environmeut.
he "a. seems the solitary exccp-
-,oa to the general expo renee rsha.
Interference with the frnda Of an et-
virnnmsnt invites disaster through
an upset IN the taance Of nature.
Other forms OF life, vegetable or an
imsl. upset it by their absence. 1t
was thought until ly that pc
cnliar species of flea could thrive
upon the rat alone, but some doubt
is thrown upon this idea by reports
or plaSne investigators.
There is, however, another view
Of the connection Of the rat with the
balance of nature, according to the
Paris Revenue Scienti6que. The
rodent has achieved its task, per-
formed its duty. The work was &C
complished in past centuries, proba-
bly, in Asia. Rats will attack very
large organisms. Even the elephant
is not respected. 1t is widely
KIN ,Wn tia. certain varieties of Ash
a'iC eiepha, is have a dread of rats
Cases arc recorded In which a huge
elephant has >succumbed to wounds
made in its feet by ra's. The rat
gn4ws th.e boots IF horses when it
can get at them. 1t would extermI-
nate the pig if il could find neu-
trail in nan.
III brief, all The evidence Suggests
that there has ragged IN the past
great warfare between the rat and
certain gigantic forms of animal life
The brown rat seems to have had
much TO do with the extinction of
certain great beasts In ASIA. Per-
haps the mastodon was routed by
this rat. Ia any event, the rat may
have played glorious part in elm
mating the bulky monsters that In
time past have kept man down nu-
merically just as today the robin
plays glorious part in eliminating
from the soil the pests that other
wise would keep the crops down.
The very voraClty of the rat must
have been Of great geological i'm
portance when 1t had to attack per-
haps, a herd of msstodons. The
rats travelled then, evidently IN
swarms. Nothing could stand them
|or Withstand them. Having eaten
up everything that could not run or
| fly back, the rat turned to Europe
and had TO satisfy itself with new
habits and different food. Its con
nection with the balance of nature
was destroyed aud it Is today
meaningless survival with nothing
but a somewhat doubtful claim to a
characteristic flea.
The record., 1918-07-11

Get your order placed with Roafk
for Victrola, as for months there
has been a waiting list, on ACCOUNT
of the world wide strong demand for
this instrument. While large stocks
OF machines are always on hand, it
has been many a moon since all
type instruments have been here at
one time.
The record., 1918-07-11
G a r u T.; n

Give more fine and attcn-
tinp IL the garden.
And produce ii i>etteT quail
{" Of vegetables.
Rely OF good seeds. good
Sois and good care.
Devota some. time each day
50 care Of The gard 2E.
Every farmers taAie~sllould
he supplied from his own
home garden.
New IS the Sine 80 plan y0ut'
garden.
The record., 1918-07-11

}1GaE Is another wheeze that may
have been remarked before, but we
find it credited to the Fulton Mo.
Sun, which originates many good
things, When a birth is reported
the proper query Is, "SoIdier or
nurse?n
The record., 1918-07-11

We're here to help you get the
best results and the. m ost satisfaction
from your talking machine, 40. mat
ter what make, and our eight years
experience is freely at your com
mand, and should be Of benefit to
you. 'Fhe J. l.. Roark Estate. .
The record., 1918-07-11

Nor even adorable women can
make overal,s look pretty by veal
irg 2hem, but she can invest them
wiki a certain effectiveness.
The record., 1918-07-11

EuR boys were called upon to be
heroes and they were. Now they
a;e called upon to be copquerors
and they will deliver the goods.
The record., 1918-07-11

VS. Americans have not vet been
accnrdvd full honoTs by Germany.
which has not. thus far, blamed US
for starting the war.
The record., 1918-07-11
EaANiiia Slow Seecis.

:. In so>si..s iicea!; hat start Slowly,
as parsliips, celery. etc; it is well Ia
SOW with them a fey strqG&.4 QUICK
terminating seeds to break the Crust
aaG mark the rows SO that cultivation
may bcst4 carly. TX *.A
The record., 1918-07-11

The largest stock of talking ma
chine records to be found in this
part of Kentucky can be found at
Roark's.
The record., 1918-07-11

The hog is rather scantily provided
with hair ana the warmer the country
tho less hair. Therefore, he needs pro-
lection during the storms of winter.
Unless you provide il, you invite colds,
influenza, lung troubles, riieH!pa tfsIl.
The record., 1918-07-11

IN one respect one feels sorry for
our boys cover there"-no water
melons in the world equal ours and
they are rot easy TO transport.
The record., 1918-07-11
E7or - or1-rcSs.

We are anthcrizCd 10 Announce
u MAJ. HENRY i. De- II 'ENT
of W"rreu rDuuLN. - candidate 81" CONGRESS-
from The Third Con, reSslonal dist let. subject
l., the action of the democratic primary to Re
held in AUGUST, 1873.
The record., 1918-07-11
Weather For Week.

Ohio V alley and Tennessee: No
precipitation of consequence indi-
Gated. Temperature nearly normal
The record., 1918-07-11

GREAT BRITAIN helped US cele-
bra;c the Fourth in 1oIS-a far cry
from I776. When vii Germany
begin 10 celebrate cur Fourth.