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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
REGIONAL DIRECTOR ASHTON
ISSUES ORDERS WHICH WILL
AID SHIPPERS
DELIVERING LINES TO
GET BACK Equipment
Plan Expected to Consist Materially in
Corn and Oats Movement-Aishton
Says Bad Weather Is Interfe ring to
Greater Extent Than Lack Of Cars
East Needs Corn.
'ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Feb. 5.-Railroad Com
missioner Dwight \. Lewis has re-
ceived a telegram from r. II. Ash
ton, regional director of railroads with
offices in Chicago, stating that all cars
arriving from the west loaded with
grain will be returned empty to the
delivering line for movement to grain
territory. He declares this will assist
materially in the corn and oats move
ment.
In a letter to Commissioner Lewis
Director Ashton, who has beet> in the
railroad business for many years and
is well known in all railway and bust
ness circles. declares this has been the
worst winter for moving cars he has
ever experienced because of the heavy
SHOWS and the cold weather.. lie says
that the weather has far more to do
with the freight tfe-up now than
shortage of cars.
Unofficial reports from many parts
Of the country are to the effect that
not only are various localities expert
encing difficulty in getting cars to
move corn and live stock but coal cars
are exceedingly scarce and also cars
for shipments of other necessary prod
ucts.
1t is pointed out by the state rail-
road commission that the eastern mar
kets are decidedly short on corn and
live stock and that these products are
needed to relieve the food stringcncy
thruout the country.
Governor Harding is now in Wash
ington and will take up with Director
lMcAdoo the question of securing addi-
tional freight cars for Iowa. The Iowa
delegation in congress is also malliI <
an effort to secure freight cars for this
state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05

N a " z =. IN G. = , W
noon. The manual Of arms will be
taken up immediately with the fake
army rifles which have Just arrived.
Each company will be fully Differed
from corporals to captain, Sergeant
Vance declared. and voluntary try
out will be held this week for the pur-
pose Of securing men to illl these po-
sitions. Applications from majority
Of the men in college have been re-
ceived. and 1t Is expected that all the
positions will be holly contested. 1t
is almost certain that uniforms will
be secured for every man in the near
future, altho the exact nature of the
uniforms will be left to decision Of
the men themselves. Military train
ing will take precedence over basket
ball practice. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
Montour Items.

Special to Times-Rcpublican.
Montour. Feb. Mrs. Nancy Hill
who has been visiting her niece Mrs.
A. j. Hoover. went to LeGrand We'd
nesday for short visit with other rela-
tives.
TIE Conversational prayer meeting
will be held at the hime of Rev. and
Mrs. w, II. Webster Thursday evening
Aimee Buchanan returned Wednes
day from her visit with her FRIEND
Miss Edith Rollins, at Washington, D
G.
John and sherman Buchanan and T.
f.. kellogg shipped cattle to Chicago
Saturday.
Mrs. Art Merritt and Miss Louie
Hamiel went to Iowa City Thursday to
visit their sister, who is in the hospl-
tai.
&. NJ. Smith. of I"laSlcr, Colo. visited
friends and relatives here Thursday
and Friday. He had been to Cedar
RAPIDS on business and stopped off on
the way back.
a boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Irish last Friday
f.. O. Harris and son Russell and Roy
F'inney went to Marshalltown Satur-
day to enlist. They will be sent to
Florida soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cooper and
three children went to Elton, Mimi.
Friday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Sam Dumbald. of Shaw, Colo,
came Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs,
T.. T., Downs for a few days.
Mrs. f. L. CurpEy and dauS hter
Belle have moved part of their things
into the east part Of the Miles building
west of the hotel lot. AS soon as Mr..
and Mrs. .. l.. Miligan vacate the west
part which they win do as soon as their
house in the country is ready for oc-
cupancy. Mrs. Curphy will take on all
OF the house.
Clarence Dumbald, of Pueblo, Colo,
was here last week visiting his sister
Mrs. l.. T.. Downs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief! Your clogged nos
trils open right up, the air passages
Of your head are clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking
snuffiing, mucous discharge, headache
dryness--no struggling for breath at
night---your cold or catarrh Is gone.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Get a small
bottle Of Elys Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply n little Of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
trils, let It penetrate through every air
passage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen. infiamed mucous men,
brane, giving you instant relief. Ely's
Cream Balm Is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seeking.
I$is lost splendid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
BURNS KILL soUToN WOMAN.
Mrs. Walter Smith Uses Gasolene To
Start Kitchen Fire

Boone, Feb 5.-Mrs. Walter Smith. of
Bouton, was fatally burned Saturday
night when she was attempting to start
a fire to get supper. about 6 o'clock.
She used gasolene instead of Kerosene,
and was soon all a1ame. Mr.. Smith
was badly burned in trying to put out
the fire. His face and hands were
burned but his injuries are not serious
One of the children was also slightly
burned Mrs. Smith was rushed to the
Kings Daughters Hospital in Perry
where she died at 1890 Sunday morn :
ing. She isasurvived by her husband
and four children. Her parents reside
in Illinois. Mr.. Smith has store in
Bouton and formerly lived in Wood
ward where he was in business with u.
p. Stiles where they conducted a large
general store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
WILLIAMSBURG.

Williamsburg.
:, After ten days vacation on account
| of lack of fuel, the WILLIAMSBURG
schools opened Thursday morning. "a
| car load of coal was received late
| Wednesday and the school rooms were
in readiness early Thursday morning.
Cedar Rapids.
William Lyon, aged 16. son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Lyons of this city, died
| in st. Luke's hospital Thursday evening
| from injuries received in an automo'
| bile accident. The lad. who was rid
ing an unlighted bicycle was run down
by an auto driven by Ralph knolk
death being due to injuries to his head
Clinton.
w. 3. Heatherby and william Lee
| were arrested Saturday by Sheriff
Ramsey on the charge of stealing co"
from the Farmers home on First stree
| sometime late Friday afternoon or Fri
| day night. Sheriff Ramsey had plac-
| ed six COWS which he had taken from
the Gerhartlt home in the Elvira road
there to satisfy rrattel mortgage for
local bank. During the night one o
| the cows was s,uI~,..
vinton.
Mrs. Mary Ward. an aged pioneer o.
| Benton county, died at the home OF hel
| daughter. Mrs. J. w. Hanna. in this
| city Tuesday. Mrs. Ward was Dorl
| in Ohio So years ago and was married
| there in 1854 The family came to Ben
| ton county in 1867. settling in Big
| Grove township where they removed
| I'd in1 in r.
! is survived by two soEs and three
| viving are two sons and three daugh'
| tiers.
Cedar Rapids.
Foot pads resumed operations here
| again Friday night after having beer
| inactive for a week. Clark Snyder,
| railroad man, was held up by two mer
who threatened him with revolver
unless he kicked in" He gave then
$40 and a gold watch. A few minutes
later the same men held up Albert
Hodge but despite their threats to xii
aim If he moved, Hodge ran. Another
attempted holdup in the outskirts o.
| the city was reported. The robbers
| got nothing.
West Union.
| Herbert Schaeffer will close his bak
cry Saturday, owing to the pressure
of war prices, and West Union will
have to 60 without baked goods ex'
cept such as are shipped in. Esq
have been bought Of late for from 81
to go cents a dozen out Of the grocer
les, shortening that formerly cost
cents pound now costs 20 cents, 81
| the bakery could not get ahead of tn
game. Mr.. Schaeffer does not know
what he will do, but thinks Of tryini
some other line of work.
Raymond.
Ten hogs were burned in a fire which
destroyed tho hog house on the r.. {
Brown farm on the Hawkeye highwa!
about 4 D. m. Friday. There were o.
hogs in the building, 40 of which wer
gotten out, altho some were badl!
burned and had to be slaughtered.Som'
Chickens also persisted in the fire. 1t !!
believed the blaze started from feet
cooker, under which fire had beer
! built early In the day. 1t was noticed
fby the men of the family, who were a
work outdoors, only after 1t had gaine'
considerable Roadway and at times
| threatened the other buildings.
Cedar Falls.
a survey was made Saturday morn
Ing o. the coal bins In residences AM
business houSes In certain districts 9
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05

pumping station Of Kelly. the cIcthin9'
or Thelma, II year old dAughter Of -
w. Harris caught In the machinery. -
sulting in the mangling of her rishe
arm and lower limbs.
The child was brought to the hoa-
pitai In Ames, where she died SUN.
day.
Amputation of the injured members
was necessary.
Thelma was said to be looking after
the station during the absence OF Har-
ris, overseer Of the plant, late Satur-
day, when the accident occurred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
Service Flag For Hampton.

Special 10 Times RCpubllCan
Hampton, Feb. 5.-Thc local organ
iZat Of the Daughters of the Amcrl :
can Revolution are to have prepared
the largest service flag in this county,
to be hung in some public place not
yet designated. and will have placed
thereon star for each soldier boy in
the service Of his country from this
county. as near as the same can be
ascertained. The emblem is ordered
and is to be 9x12 feet in size. To the
end that the proper number OF stars
may be placed thereon, relatives are
urged to make report OF names and
address Of men in service to Mrs. j.
T. Johnston.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
READY FOR MILITARY DRILL.
Sergeant Vance Announces Training
Program at GrinneIl.

Special to eS-RepubllCan.
Grinnell, Feb. "a definite plan for
organized military training at Grinnell
College. to take effect at once, where
by each Of the three companies will
drill twice week for two-hour pc
RODS in the mems gymnasium, was an
nounced by Sergeant Vance, the local
commander, at a massmeeting Of all
the men in college yesterday after
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05

abandoning the commission form o.
government has been filed. the
original petition was found to be in
sufrient" when 1t was canvassed by
the city authorities. 1t is the confident
belief of those who are behind the peti-
ton that 1t now contains sunicieht
number of names of qualified voters
The demand is MOVE made that the
election he held on the same day the
regular city election is held, March IL.
Child Mansled by Engine.
Ames. Feb. 5.-Whle In the city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05

the blaze added to the general loss In
the Brooks studio Monday.
Mr.. Brooks believes the explosion
theory to be the only one possible az
he had left the building only a few
minutes before the fire broke out. he
had lighted an oil stove and left for one
of the coal Offices to get enough coal
to heat the building during the day
He was not gone more than ten min
utes when the alarm was turned in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
Grinnell Studio, Damaged by Fire.

Grinnell, Feb. 5.-Fire, probably
caused by an explosion in a Kerosene
stove, destroyed several hundred dol
lars worth of photographers supplies,
seriously damaged many of the expen-
sive pictures on the walls and the
water that was required to extinSuis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
A,+i.comm;ssion petit;on RefiIes

Anti Commission Petition Relied.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. Feb. 5.-A supplemental
petition to the one filed with the cit!
some time ago asking for a specia
election to determine the question OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
APPoRTIoNMENT MADE OF MEN
WHo MUST ANSWER NEW
CALL TO NATIONAL ARMY.
SOME COUNTIES AND
CITIES NOT CALLED UPON
Have Filled Their Present Liabilities in
Men by Enlistments-ko Credit in
Present Call For Mon Enlisted Since
First Increment Was CalIed-Only
Class Men to Be Summoned.

Des Moines, Feb, 5.-The following
Iowa boards will not be required to
contribute to the draft quota, since
their entire quotas were filled by VOL
untary inductions: Cedar Rapids.
Council Bluffs and Page, Story and
Hamilton counties.
The Iowa boards which completed
their quotas through the special induc-
ton of 500 men sent to Fort Warden.
Wash, are the following: Des Moines
No. 3, Des Moires No. 4, and Audubon,
Cass. Pottawattamie, Shelby, Adair.
Guthrie and Madison counties.
Regardless Of the number Of men en- =
listing voluntarily in military service
after the first Increment was called,
no credit is to be allowed those local
boards. Credit, however, will be al
lowed on the next call.
Under the new regulations all credit
for men indicted into the service will
hereafter be recorded in the office of
the provost marshal general at WASH
ington.
Local boards have been ordered to
speed up the examination of registrants
in class until there is an assurance
that there will be sufficient men to
fill the deferred percentages without
drafting men who are now in more de-
ferred classes but who remain liable to
induction in the order Of liability here
tofore fixed by their order numbers
provided an insufficient number of men
has not yet been classified in class !.
The following Is the number Of men
local boards Of the state will be re-
CURED to induct in order to complete
their quotas of the first draft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, September 2s--A quiet market prevailed in cotton today, with moderate advances in the early trading on brllish war and weather news and moderate declines late in the session under week lend liquidation. The net change for the day was decline or 20 to 33 points.
 Considerable buying was felt as the result of war dispatches and the wealth CT map Heavy rains were, again re- ported in portions of the eastern and central belts and the outlook was for more rain over Sunday in the Atlantic states as the result or the passing in- land of the disturbance which recently has been lowering in the gulf. Some buying was encouraged by the marked strength of the interior spot markets vesterday. At it's best, the market stood IF to 35 points mp.
 The first down swing carried prices 10 to 26 points under yesterday close; from this there was a partial recovery but late In the day the market was at new low levels. October showing a net loss of 20 points and the other active months net losses of 26 to 3S points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
GOOD WAR OUTLOOK . PLAYED WELL INTO
 HANDS 0F BEARS
There Were Early Rushes in the Chicago Grain Pit to Sell Corn-Seaboard
 Buying Helps Oats

Chicago. September 2S-Rushes to sell corn brought about sharp fresh break today in prices. Broadening of the en- tente offensive. together with peace de- velopments, furnished most of the im- petus. The market closed unsettled, 1ssc to SAC net lower, with October sl.ss1k to $1.39A. and November $1.Ss to $1.Sess Oats lost 1sc to %c. The finish in provi- sions ranged from S5c decline to i2c advance. Bearish sentiment in the corn market appeared to intensity greatly to- day instead of losing force The fact that a grand offensive by the entente was in progress on all fronts seemed especially to impress traders. Meanwhile. the military effacement of Bulgaria and the resignation of the German chancel- Tor combined further to deprive the mar ket of support Besides, advices showed that favorable weather prevailed in gen. eral for the cutting and curing of the new crop, Some recovery, however. in the last hour resulted from weekend adjustment of trades.
 Liberal buying for the seaboard kept the oats market from any radical set back. What weakness there was seemed due to sympathy with corn.
 Provisions showed weakness, owing to an official denial that a guaranteed minimum price on hogs was contem- plated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Weekly Financial Review

New York, September 2S.-Factors of
 both foreign and domestic fibre were fa-
 vorable to advancing prices in the stock
 market this week.
 The international political situation
 abroad, particularly that phase involv-
 ing Bulgaria and such special influ- ences at home as prospects of financial relief for utilities, and the probability of large new contracts for equipments, together with propitious happenings on the battle fronts. attracted both in- vestment buyers and pool interests into the market, especially toward the week. end Optisims in connection with the fourth Liberty Loan was beneficial. Opening strong on Monday and ac- celerated by the Turkish military dis aster, the market respoded to large buying orders, which included invest ment purcDasing of railroad shares in |anticipation of federal aid to short lines, steels also being favored on granting of higher ore prices-
 Selling orders and continued fears of further money restriction led to pe- riods of recession, but these were off- set each time by special urgings, such las declaration of dividends by Central Leather and American Ice. and an lnouncement of the organization of the essential industries finance corpora ltion. Temporary weakness in distillery tissues and Mercantile Marine preferred land common were attributed respective Ily to federal prohibition legislation and Hack of confirmation of reorganization plans This heaviness was dissipated. however. by the general strength ex- |hibited later, and it was impossible for |close followers of the market to over look the significance of the week -snd developments abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
WALL STREET WAS INTERESTED IN THE
 NEW LIBERTY DRIVE
Outside Demand for Shares on the Previous Day Was Supplied by the Profes-
 siOnal Element

New York. September S.-Trading in the stock market today was in fairly large volume for a short session, not withstanding Wall streets interest in the military and naval demonstrations held in the financial district in conec- tion with the inauguration of the Lib- erty Loan campaign.
 The outside demand for shares engen- kdered by yesterdays marked rise was supplied by the professional element, \and there was continuous profit taking, which carried prices down. The readi- ness evinced by investors, however. to absorb the standard shares at conces- sions, and. continuance of the recent special buying in particular stocks. kept the general reaction within narrow bounds.
 Liberal offerings of United States Steel. Mexican Petroleum and Baldwin Loco- motives encouraged professional selling and their heaviness enumerated inter- mittent intervals of strength in Marine, preferred, Tobacco Products, Hide and Leather preferred, International Paper and Canadian Pacific. Some new high records were established but the whole market felt the effect, in the final deal ings, of the persistent pressure against United States Steel and several other leaders.
 The weekly bank statement showed the effect of the early restrictive meas ure toward borrowers, loans decreasing a4,1S5,ooo. Surplus reserves decreased slS,- 709 40.
 Bonds carried these issues down sum stantially, but foreign war securities soid higher, French government l-3s reacn- ing the record figure of 10lA. 1 Total sales. par value, A, ,4oo,ooo limited States bonds, old issues, un- changed on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Clearing House Banks

New York. September 2S.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold s46.S25,730 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is decrease of sis7os,44o from last week.
 The statement follows:
 Actual Condition--Loans discounts. etc. $574, ,ssS, 900; decrease, sl4ls4, ,ooO Cash in own vaults. members federal reserve banks (a). s99, ,eS6, 900; increase, LOCO. Reserve in federal reserve bank of member banks. 526.3s9,0O0; decrease, $lS. S.ss4,o00. Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies (b), $10, ,96o,- : 900. decrease. $1s9,000. Reserve in deposit taries, state banks and trust companies. N,S79.000: increase, S275,000 Net demand deposits. & 765, ,662, 900; increase, $22 020 0O0 Net time deposits, $15l.671 900; decrease. $1 s9S,000. Circulation. $35, ,67O, 900; increase, $l34000. Specie included in (a) and (b), $o9, ,256,000. United States deposits deduct ed. $l71 ,60o,000. Aggregate reserve, $546,- 2SS,00o. Excess reserve. $46S25, 73O; de- crease, s1s,70s.44o Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York not included in clearing house statement: Loans. discounts etc, s7l7,- 624. 100. decrease. g. 462. 500. Gold $1e 154 0O0 increase. $65,9o0. Currency and bank notes. $llS90,000; increase. $35s, TOO. De- posits with federal reserve bank, New York, $62. 27s, 100; decrease. S2.2SS.400. Total deposits, $767. 7.634.so0; decrease, $s.730, 800 Banks cash in vault. $14319. 700 Trust companies' cash in vault $7soo& co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Coffee Market

New York, September 2S.-The mar ket for coffee futures was very qutet this morning with prices working slightly higher on scattered buying or covering which may have been ln- fluenced by the favorable war news
 The opening was unchanged to l point lower on the talk of more nu- merous offers in the cost and freight market yesterday. but there were no actual sales below last nights prices and July worked up to 9.60c before the end of the morning. The market closed net unchanged to s points higher. Closing bids:
 September s.5Oc; October, s,65c; January, 9.10c; March, 9.S5c; May, 9.45c; July, 9.60c.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is, 9&c; San- tos As, 131sc. No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight mar ket. The official cables showed no change at the Rio or in the Santos spot market. Santos futures were 50 reis lower to 20 reis higher, 53,ooo: Jundiahy receipts. 47,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Over W. E. Campbelrs Wire

New Orleans, September 2s.--It wat a comparatively quiet session in cot. ton today of the typical weekend sort, much liquidation coming out which had the effect Of checking tho upward tendency shown around the opening which had it's foundation in the continued favorable war news and the unfavorable weather conditions over the belt Opening at the ad. vance, prices improved to the extent IT to ST points when offerings be. came heavy enough to put the market 10 to 26 points under the close of yes. terday; late in the session the tone was steady, with trading being dons about 10 points up from the bottom.
 The sudden rise in the spot markets yesterday, which carried both Houston and Galveston up to 34.25c for mid- ding, did not have as much effect to- day as some traders anticipated, but it is plain that if the advances con tinue in spots, the market cannot hold back
 A great deal of rain fell overnigh, in the central and eastern belts and the tropical storm which has been lowering about in the gulf for several days has at last moved inland over Georgia and Florida. bringing heavy rains to those states and threatening a drenching downpour to the Caro- linas over Sunday on top of the all ready excessive rainfall in that sec tion this week
 Complaints of damage to the grade are now Inevitable The immediate course of the market depends in sorae measure on spots and in some meas ure on how sentiment shapes up con. corning the bureau reports of next Wednesday We think there will be a ready response to buying.-Shepa-d & Gluck.