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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10
NOTICE.

To All Persons Obtaining Water from
the City Water Works:
You are hereby notified that, by
the order of the City Council, list
of all premises upon which the
WATER TAX has not been paid in
full on or before the 25th day of
1918, is to be delivered to
the City Marshal on the 26th of Sep
TENDER, and the water will be there
upon turned off from all such prem
Uses. This rule will apply where par
tial payment of the tax has been
made as the tax must be paid in
full by September 25th, 1918, as
shown by the books of the city. If
you are not satisfied with the amount
you may make application to the
council for a refund. The water tax
is payable to the clerk. His office
is at AIT South Park Place, not in
the City Hall.
j. A. Graham,
Mayor
VIM Rucker,
Chairman Water Comm.
S. G.. Kerberg,
wks Clerk
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10
NOTICE TO CLASS 4 MEN.

The Audubon County Board of In
struction, appointed by order of Cen
eral Crowder and working with the
local Selective Service Board, have
set aside Monday evening of each
week for instruction and drill OF
Glass One men in and near Audi
bon.
All Glass One men called for serv-
ice must attend these meetings when
notified.
Prospective class men, not called,
are invited to attend the meetings.
ID. l.. Freeman,
w. G. Wilson,
w. J. Hamilton,
If Board of Instruction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10

District Court in and for Audubon
County, State of Iowa, Audubon
County, SIS.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Whereas, on the 23rd day of Sep
TENDER A. d., 1918, paper purport-
ing to be the last Will and Testa-
ment of Margaret A. Beason, late of
said county, deceased was filed in
my office, and was by me opened and
read, and the 21st day of October,
1918, appointed and fixed as the
time when the same will come before
the Court at the october term there
of then to be held, for final proof
and probate, as duly executed last
Will and Testament of the said Mar
garet A. Beason, deceased, at which
time all persons interested may APP
pear and show cause why the same
should not be admitted to probate.
Dated this 23rd day of September,
1918.
John Horning, Clerk.
Alma Christensen, Deputy. 3wks
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10
POOR FUND.

POOR FUND.
w. b. Smith, mdse. for M.
w. Barnes -.--------------------- 2l.94
w. B. Smith. mdse for John
Buckshire ...-,....-.-.-- 10. Sc
Mrs. l.. Hardesty, work and
washing for Mrs. Baum
gardner -..-..-------...----------.- oU.OU
Green Bay Lumber Co., coal
for Mrs. Knapp .....-.........- 1905
Atlantic Hospital, care of
N. Z. Mailer -----..-.---------.- 3Z.OO
]. II. Baker, mdse. for John
Helble ..-..---.-..----.---------.--- 9l.yO
On motion board adjourned to
meet again at 1 O'Clock p. M.
One O'Clock p. NJ, board met pur-
suant to adjournment. Members all
present.
On motion official reports for 3rd
quarter 1918 was approved as fol-
lows:
H. A. Northup, County Auditor.
John Horning, Clerk District
Court.
Ella L. Farquhar, County Record
| err.
b. F. Wilson, Sheriff.
On motion claims for bounty were
allowed as follows:
G. F. Goodwin, 10 gophers...-.$1.90
Hans Madsen. IL gophers ..---..- 1.20
On motion official bond of II. w.
Wilson, member of soldiers relief
commission, was approved.
On motion application for refunds
| Waro diSnOcpd nf follows.
T. M. Kearney, claimed 1851 for
services in the U. S. A., allowed.
On motion application of Mrs.
Amanda Kittel, soldiers widow for
exemption, $1,S00.00, was rejected.
On motion claims on Domestic
Animal Fund were examined and
disposed as follows:
S. p. Petersen, male hog
killed, claimed ................$ 1000
Emil Christensen, 6 spring
pigs, claimed .-.......-...-.-..-- 10000
J. c. Jensen, sheep, claimed 1900
| c. 7. Christensen, 1 lamb,
claimed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HOO
| C. 7. Christensen, l lamb,
claimed .....-...-.--------.-.--.-.--- 11.OO
On motion petition of Sarah E.
Mendenhall asking that assessments
on lots and 6. block 4, Audubon,
Iowa, be declared illegal and void.
Was rejected.
On motion board adjourned to
meet again Nov. 18th, 1918.
| Approved October z, 1918.
SOREN MARCUSEN.
Chairmand Board of Supervisors.
Attest: II. A. NORTHUP,
Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10

Canary birds for sale. Enquire of
Mrs. Chas. Ping, phone $50. 3wksp
FOUND-on Ridge Road, auto
number, 226225, Ia. May be had by
calling at this office. If.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL.

Canary Birds for sale. Enquire OF
Mrs. Chas. Ping. Phone $50. 3wksp
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-10
General Farm and Real
Estate Auctioneer
Omaha, Nebraska
Phone Walnut 1856

Member of the firm of Duncan Bros.
formerly of Clarified, la. Il am
brother of II. S., w. B. and Jas. e. Dun
can, Fine Stock Auctioneers.)
1 have had broad experince in
farming and Live Stock Breeding, and
have bought and sold Live Stock in the
leading markets of America.
For many years l have been crying lar.
ing to appear boastful, I know the business
lutte satisfaction.
| have extensive acquaintance and bust
Western Iowa, which is of special value to n
assuring the better class of buyers.
In addition to the ordinary advertising
my Omaha office.
/ will inspect your property and prepar
/ tolerate no by-bdding, or crooked wo
know that "John Duncan" on the bills MI
conducted auction.
Make dates by phoning (my expense).
do it right from your own home), or addres
JOHN DUNCAN, 604 N. 40
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
PostoMce Department
Considering Attitude
On Telegrapheys' Union

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-The policy
Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Of discharging employees who
affiliate with the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union was considered to day
by the special committee created in
the Postoffice Department to direct the
operation Of telegraph and telephone
companies under government control.
No announcement is expected for the
present, as Postmaster General Burle-
son is out of the city
The question formally was brought
to the attention of the committee in
the form OF a complaint Of union teleg-
raphcrs at Atlanta.
At the close of the conference, First
Assistant Postmaster General Rooms
announced no action had been taken
and that none would be until the COM
mittee had thoroughly informed itself
regarding the general situation.
I'VE are now trying to secure gem
eral information in order to shape the
wire control policy of tho department. -
snid Mr.. Rooms, "and when that has
been secured. statement will be
issued through the Postmaster Cen
Aral."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Bill Drafted for
Power Plant Control

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A war emer-
gency bill authorizing the President to
acquire, construct or operate power
plants of all kinds, with view to
stimulating production of material and
commodities essential to the prosecu-
ton of the war, has been drafted by
the War Industries Board, and was sub
mitted day to Chairman Sims of the
House Interstate Commerce Committee.
Mr.. Sims said the proposed legislation
was designed to take advantage Of
steam power as we'll as water power
during the war, and that if introduced
at all it would be offered as an amend
ment to the pending Administration
water power bill, now before the House.
In its present form the bill provides
for compensation for property taken,
and also provides that the power to op-
crate and maintain the plants taken
over or constructed shall be exercised
"only for such time as the President
may deem necessary. or advisable in the
interest of the United States"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
F ederal Control of
Coast Routes Urged
BY Maj. Gen. Black

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Federal su-
pervlslon Of traffic on the intra-coastal
waterways between Trenton, N. j., and
Beaufort, N. c., was urged on the rail
road administration again to-day in a
report submitted by Major General
W. M. Black, chief of engineers, L. S
A., and chairman of the committee on
inland waterways of the railroad ad-
ministration. The report is supple
mental to previous one submitted
July Is, and was formulated at the re-
quest of Director General McAdoo for
more specific data on the Atlantic
Coast waterway situation.
Tonnage of sufficient quantity is
now available to handle all shipments.
The report recommends that no addi-
tional tonnage be acquired. By ap-
pointing a Federal supervisor of traf-
fic, the committee believes existing ton
age may be used to advantage. Should
Federal supervision prove d failure, it
is recommended that direct manage
ment of transportation itself should be
undertaken.
General Blacks Report
The report submitted by General
Black follows in part:
"Lengthy Investigations have shown
that the conditions are peculiar in that
while it may be said generally that
there is a large amount of barge ton
mage and a fair amount of motive
power available for use on these water
ways, there is nevertheless a we'll
grounded complaint on the part of
shippers that they are unable to OBJ
tain water and other transportation
for their products.
your committee does not desire at
this moment to recommend any pur-
chase of new equipment, or even the
charter by the United States of exist
ing tonnage. In the course of these
Investigations, it became evident that
owners Of floating equipment operating
in these waters are opposed to the
United States adding to existing equip
ment or engaging in transportation
operations in their territory while
shippers and commercial interests gen.
States should undertake this work.
Federal Manager Suggested
"Your committee therefore recon-
mends that a Federal manager be ap-
pointed for the waters between Tren-
ton, n. j., and Beaufort, N. c., with
full power to provide suitable water
transportation by arranging for
proper operation of existing tonnage,
or, failing in this, by the acquisition
and operation of the requisite tonnage.
to be chartered, bought or constructed
as necessity may require, provided,
however, that no tonnage be acquired
excepting on recommendations, ap-
proved by you, made through this COM
mittee
"The committee has reason to be-
licve that very marked reforms can be
enforced in the handling of existing
tonnage by the advice, or, if necessary,
demands of a Federal official so en-
powered. and that after this attempt
to have existing tonnage more eff
ciently handled shall have been tried
the United States might we'll, in case
of failure, undertake the direct man
agement Of the transportation itself"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
y. S. Committees to
Direct Coal Mininq
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

Il
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Followinc a
conference at the fuel administration
to-day, attended by representatives of
both mine operators and miners. the
creation of production committees in
every producing division in the coun-
try was announced as an agency to in
crease the output of the mines. At
each mine committee of six, to be
known as the productio committee of
the fuel administration, will be formed
three men to represent the mine work
ers and three the mining company.
The production committees are to
make known the fact that there must
De large increase in tonnage if the
United States is not to fail in it's war
work. 1t will also make clear that II
is the duty of every mine worker to
work full time six days a week; to pass
upon the reasons given for absence or
any other causes that may have re-
suited in loss of tonnage.
The conference to-day was addressed
by Major Roscoe Conklin Of the United
States army.
position on the part of some mine
workers to regard those of their COM
rades who obtained deferred classi6ca-
tions as slackers. Director of Produc-
tlon Neale declared that it should be
most thoroughly unders TODD that the
government regards the man who re-
mains at the mine as serving his coun
Try quite as truly as if he were on the
firing line
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03

have the misleading signs removed and
proper temporary signs substituted.
there were many inquiries at the
offices. of the commission yesterday
for information about the operation OF
the new lines. The best advice the
commissioners could give them was:
III you live on the upper East Side
stick to the old subway. If you live
on the upper West Side stick to the
system, even if you have to walk 8 lit
tie longer distance to and from the
downtown stations"
good many of the inquirers frank
ly told the representatives OF the COM
mission who were trying to instruct
them how to get home that they had
certainly given the public lone of
a system" The commission. however,
was hopeful and confident that the
public would realize the added benefits
of the new system as soon as things
began to work more smoothly.
Hubbell Is Optimistic
Chairman Charles Bulkley Hubbell
of the commission issued an optimistic
statement, in which he declared that
it was the belief of the commi ssion
that the great majority of the passen
gers will have gained sufficient knowl-
edge and experience by to-day to make
the trips without much of the confu
sion Of yesterday and last night.
THE commission has had every
to-day" said Mr.. Hubbell. "studyng
the traffic conditions on the newly
opened H lines with view to re-
lieving the situation wherever pos
sible. 1t was inevitable that confusion
should arise to a degree as result of
SO radical and revolutionary a change
in the principal transportation artery
of Manhattan. The commission has
for long time felt that somewhat the
exist and took every possible means to
meet it, having carried on for several
weeks an extensive publicity campaign,
with the cordial assistance of the
newspapers, in an effo~t to educate
the million and a quarter subway
travellers daily to the new conditions" !"
Chairman Hubbell said that practi-
cally the same confusion existed whep
the old Interborough subway was
opened, in 1904, and that it was sew
eral days then before the operation
became smooth and confusion was
abated
"One thing that has made difficulty
at the present time" he added, "is
that many persons, out OF quite
natural curiosity, have congregated at
Times Square and Grand Central sta
tlons to see what the new subways
look like. Add their presence to the
crowds using these stations by ne
cessity and the situation at once takes
on 81 serious aspect, because the big
gest subway station can, at best, ac-
commodate a very limited number of
persons at any one time. The travel
ling public should also bear in mind
that operating trains over the new
Junction points is a matter which
must be done carefully until the new
work is all in, and that until the
motormen are familiar with the con-
ditions of the HI operation service
IS bound to be delayed here and there
This, however, will soon adjust itself"
Chairman Hubbell also said that the
travelling public could assist most of
all in correcting the situation at Times
Square and Grand Central stations by
avoiding making transfers at those
points.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
States Ask Federal
Utilities Board to
Regulate Prices
Want Changes Made Only
Where War Conditions
Are Necessary

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Establish-
ment of national public utilities ad-
mlnls1ratlon to recommend rate in
creases for certain utilities as war
measure has been recommended to
President Wilson. it became known to-
day, by the National Association of
Railways and Utilities Commissioners,
representing practically all state COM
missions. This recommendation is SIM
liar to that made yesterday by the
war Labor Board in connection with
the awarding of wage increases to en-
ployes OF number of street railways.
opeclal significance was attached to the
associations proposal, inasmuch as it
represents the views of many members
OF the local and state bodies with rate
supervising powers.
The associations proposals, con-
tanned in a letter to the President
were as follows:
Establishment of a national admin
lstrator or board Of three, with power
or recommendation, advice or requests
to the state and municipal authorities
mo disturbance of the rate and ser
vice powers of the state commissions
or the contractual powers of the mu-
inequalities, except as the state or local
auInorltleS may subordinate these to
the Federal recommendations for the
war time emergency, as we believe
would almost uniformly be done.
"Use of the state commissions by
the Federal administrator or board
for all purposes Of inquiry, in
vestigation, ascertainment and report
of facts, and cooperation in recon-
mendations, where needed, to the local
authorities"
Increase in rates granted by local
utilities commissions or by other local
governing bodies at Federal instance
should be for the war only, it was sug-
gested.
The President was told that each
application Of utilities for rate in
creases must be considered separately
and that consequently it would be in
advisable for any Federal authority to
order general rate ..dvance.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Carlton Belittles
Strike Threat of
w. u. Employees

Making submarines out of potato
bugs" was the way Ncwcomb Carlton.
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, yesterday dsmissed d
reports that employees Of the company
are threatening to strike because the
company refuses to permit them to
wear union buttons. "There is no
possibility of any strike anywhere on
the Western Union," said Mr.. Carlton.
Despite his assertion, reports came
from Atlanta and st. Louis that the
employees there were threatening to
strike because some of the men had
been dismissed when they appeared
Tor work wearing union buttons. At
ST Louis six more men were dis
charged yesterday, making twenty
three so dismissed since the Federal
government took control of the tele-
graph lines of the country.
5. j. konenkamp, president of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union Of
America, will go to Washington Mon
dav to take up with Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson the cases of the oper-
ators who were discharged. The re-
instatement of the men with full paw
for lost time will be demanded, Percy
Thomas, deputy president of the
organization, said yesterday
Operators all over the country are
restless under the treatment accorded
them by the president of the Western
Union" he said, "and there will be
increasing difficulty in keeping them
at work unless their status as Amer
lean citizens is recognized. The right
to organize without loss CT employ
ment will be the leading issue until
it is granted"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Wage Increases So Large
Fares Must Be Raised
to Meet Them
Not a Popular Move
Responsibility for Higher
Rates Almost Sure To Be
Laid to Wilson
(Speciat Dnpatch to The Tribune


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. - President
Wilson has been put in an embarrass-
ing position by the action of the War
Labor Board in raising the wages OF
street railway employees in many cities
throughout the country. The increases
are so large the companies must IN
crease their revenue to meet them,
and this can be done only by raising
fares.
In addition to the fact that it has
been held by the War Labor Board
that the President now has authority
to direct an advance in fares to meet
the emergency, the board has asked
him to recommend to Congress action
that will specifically give this power
to some Federal agency. Either way
the responsibility for SO unpopular q
measure as an increase of local transit
rates would be laid at the Presidents
door.
If the board had not directly put the
question up to the President he could
have maintained very reasonably that
even if by implication his special war
powers gave him the necessary author
ity, it would be an undue and unwise
application of them for him to act in
such local matter.
The President is understood to hold
that the problem is one that ought to
be dealt with Immediately by public
service commissions. But these COM
missions also know how unpopular all
advance in local fares would be. The
Oregon commission already has had a
practical lesson in that respect, being
now before the people on recall mo-
ton for having raised the fares in
Portland, with a good prospect of being
ousted from Office.
The War Finance Corporation can
offer only temperorary assistance to
transit companies that are of un-
questioned financial strength, but loans
can not permanently take the place
of revenues needed for operating cx-
penses. The strongest as we'll as the
weakest companies are likely to en-
counter deficits or loss of net earn
ings available for dividends under the
rulings of the War Labor Board.
Many of the companies will likely be
forced into receiverships if immediate
relief is not forthcoming. 1t is too
much to expect early action every
where from local authorities. In such
cases the suffering corporations will
have a strong argument, that since the
national government has reduced them
to their present extremity, it should
provide the remedy.
Such appeals will put the President
IN the difficult position Of choosing be-
tween righting wrong and taking a
course that will inevitably prove ex-
tremely unpopular.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03

ing and financial conditions of the
companies" The street railway COM
panies are to be asked to show their
books to sustain their claim that their
finances are SO crippled that they are
unable to bring the surface lines up to
present-day needs.
"The streetcars of New York are
about twenty years behind the times"
said an official of the commission yes
terday "They are about SO per cent
efficient, both as to carrying capacity
and as to comfort of travel. The cross
town cars in the rush hours are
jammed to the point of danger. They
fairly bulge with people who are able
merely 70 hang on. Something must
be done at once"
To Urge Higher Fares
That the companies at the hearing
will contend they must have higher
fares if they are to increase their ser
vice was regarded yesterday as certain.
The question of increasing car fares,
CT whether the system shall be put
under Federal control during the war
is now being considered at Washing
ton.
Figures gathered by the commission
show that all the surface lines in the
five boroughs carry about S70,0000O0
persons year. An increase of 1 cent
IN the fares would give them an addi-
tional revenue of $8,70O,000.
For war reasons alone it is now of
vital Importance that our transit SER
vice shall be kept at the highest level"
said Commissioner Hervey. "The max
Cf
speed should be maintained in moving
our people from and to their places
of employment Bad transit facilities
are directly harmful to industry and
to the life of the city generally"
Mr.. Hervey said that although the
streetcar companies have presented
before the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
portionment applications to modify
their franchises so that they might
charge for transfers or increase fares,
the situation IS rapidly becoming crit
ical."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Gouled's Bail Doubled
In "Raincoat Graft"


Following the complete confession Of
Captain Aubrey w. Vaughan, of the
quartermaster's department at Wash
lngton, that he had accepted bribes in
the letting of army rancoat contracts,
Assistant United States Attorney Jo-
seph A. Bordeau appeared before Judge
Learned Hand in the Federal District
Court yesterday and requested that the
bail of $4,000 in the case of Felix
Gorled, the contingent fec man, who
was indicted with the officer, be
doubled.
The request was granted N spite of
vigorous protest made by Martin w.
Littleton, counsel for Goulcd. The ad-
Gitional bail will be furnished.
While Mr.. Bordeau refused to discuss
rev developments in the case, it was in
timated that Captain Vaughan will be a
government witness when Gouled and
David l.. Podell, who were indicted with
him. arc brought to trial.