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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
MUCH SAID IN CONDEMNATION
!. LITTLE IN FAVOR OF BROTH
ERHooo CONTROL.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
STRONGLY CONDEMNS
Commissioner Lewis Says Public
Would Be Exchanging Efficient
Management For One of Politicians
--Rsmssy Says Government Man
asement Would Bankrupt Country.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 6-official Iowa
doesn't think much of the railroad
brotherhood's proposed plan % gov
eminent ownership and tripartite con-
troll or the railroads., ann5 inced yos-
terday. At the Iowa state house there
was much condemning of the scheme,
and little said in favor of it.
The attitude of the Iowa railroad
commission certainly will be to oppose
the plan. Dwight N. Lewis, railroad
commissioner, asserted the belief that
under such a plan the public would
merely exchange an efficient control
upon railroad affairs from outside, for
a place in the railroad directorates,
where they would be respected by
politicians and could exercise no real
control over the transportation Sys-
TENS.
The people," said Mr.. Lewis, have
UNNECESSARILY more power TO enforce
their will upon the country'S Transport
tation system under the present plan
of outside control, than they would
have under the brotherhood's scheme,
in which they would actually partici-
pate in the management.
Under the proposed scheme we
would forfeit our present efficient
checks upon railroad operation for
what? A politician, perhaps named
by the president, on the railroads
board Of directors! 1t would be selling
our birthright for mess of pottage''
Walter C. Ramsey, secretary of state,
declared that the government is prov
ing how efficiently II can finance and
operate railroads now by losing net
81, 0O0 900 a day. He expressed the be-
lief that the present situation, long
continued, would go far toward bank
rupting the country.
r. E. Bales, secretary Of the execu-
tive council, voiced opposition to pub
lie ownership of any service Involving
a great number OF employs. If it is
necessary for the government to take
over the railroads in order to preserve
them he said he believed better plan
can be devised that the one suggested.
A. L. Urick, state labor commission
er, alone among the state officers had
a kind word for the plant, and he ad-
mitted that he had not studied 1t
enough to form an opinion. He pleaded
TOR minds free from historical or partl-
yau prejudice, in considering today
overwhelming problems.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
GrinneII and Vicinity.
to Times-Republican

special TO eS-INtpuCilIcail
Grinnell, Aug. 6.-The Woman's Re-
lief Corps held their monthly social
yesterday on the lawn at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. I. Davis, in the east
ern part of the city. and the comrades
were on hand for an excellent O'CLOCK
supper. Autos were al the city park At
3 o'clock to take all the women and at
a later hour to take the men.
DR. e. z. Harris, with his daughter
Eleanor, left their home here on Mon
day night for a stay Of six weeks IN
Michigan. while the doctor pursues a
course at Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rule and Mrs
H. C. Hammond are to have the plea
sure for couple of weeks of visit from
DR.. and Mrs. 4. w. Hammond, who
have come from their home in Chi
cago.
Three steers and three heifers, val
ued at between $500 and $500, bunch
ed together on the Erickson farm re-
gently in violent electrical storm
were killed by lightning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt are taking a
months vacation in a motor trip &c
Cedar river and in camp there near
Rochester, Iowa
Weather Observer J. G. Stocks gives
the following summary for July: High
ct temperature, 101 degrees, on the
9th; lowest, Sc, on the 18th; aver
age, 70 degrees; greatest rainfall, 18th
so Of an inch; total rainfall 1855 inches
Miss Harriet Korns has gone tt
Boulder, Colo, stopping on the way
for visit at Denver, and planning tt
be away couple Of weeks.
TIE tirIn annua. EXHIBITION OF n:
Poweshiek County Central Agricultur.
al Society, held at Malcolm, is announc'
ed this year for the 18th. 18th and 2Otf
Of this month and many strong attrao
tons are advertised. Four $3.50 racinf
purses are given: On Tuesday on
each to the 2.22 trot and the 2.25 pace
and on Wednesday to the 2.30 trot ant
the 2.19 pace. A three quarter mil
running race Is offered an $50 purse
w. T. Douglass is president, William
Mcclure, secretary, and John Eich
horn In charge Of concessions.
The following party of girls is bein
chaperoned at Clear Lake this wee
~ fiaSs-s. Will Hays: Stella Maechelsor
4 Esther Squire, Ida McIlrath, Gladly
/ Hayes, Esther Harris, Mildred Dare
Myrtle Anthony, Rebecca Rundel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
News of Traer.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Republican.
Traer, Aug. 6.-A son was born re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs Neil Stauffer
of Gladbrook. Mrs. Stauffer was MISS
Alice CLOSER, Traer girl before her
marriage.
VIII Henderson and family are en-
joying an auto trip to Arapahoe. Colo
They formerly lived near Arapahoe and
still own land in that vicinity. They
expect to be away three. weeks.
SANDY" smith is seriously i'll at his
home in old buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. L. Ames, with
friends from Waterloo, left this morn
ing on a motor trip to southwestern
Minnesota to visit their daughter,
Beth, and family.
The DR.. Nauerth residence property
was sold this week TO James Klein,
who will occupy it as a home after the
first of the year. 1t has been MT
Kieth's plan for number of years TO
locate in Cedar Falls but when it came
for the final decision Traer proved the
winning city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
News Of Alden,

Special TO Times Republican.
Alden, Aug. 6.-Ralph Johnson. who
recently returned from overseas, Is
seriously Ill at the home Of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Johnson.
Henry Granzow. of Edmond, Okla.
is spending a part Of his vacation al
the home of his mother. Mrs. Anna
Granzow.
Threshlng Is progressing in this vi
cinity the oats averaging about forty
bushels per acre, machine measure
with some fields going as high as fifty
bushels. Winter wheat went twenty.
five bushels to the acre.
T. Fl. Knutson, Of Marshalltown
spent Sunday with relatives and friends
here. Mrs. Knutson, who had beer
here during the previous week visiting
her mother Mrs. Ada Cousin, returned
home with him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
County Attorneys to Be There.

Des Moines, Aug. 6.-Indcations are
that every county attorney in Iowa will
be in Des Moines, Friday, Aug. 8, to
attend the conference called by Gov.
w. L. Harding. as the first step in his
battle against the high cost of living
Letters Of commentator are pouring
mail and several county attorneys have
abandoned pleasure or business trips
in order to attend Fridays conference
1t was announced yesterday.
No program for the meeting has
been worked out as yet, altho tits an
ticipated that submission of data by
agents Of the state dairy and food de-
partment will occupy most Of the time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
Iowa Woman to Study at Oxford.

special 10 IlmeS- hepuDIlCan.
Iowa City, Aug. 6.-Graduate work
at Oxford university. England. almost
unheard of for an American woman, is
to be undertaken by Beryl G. Hart,
Instructor in English at the University
Of Iowa. Miss Hart has resigned her
instructorship to take two years OF
work at Columbia, after which she
will go to oxford for a year.
Miss Hart is an Iowa girl, the
daughter Of W. r. Hart, of Iowa City
and received her degree of bachelor OF
arts from the university in 1911. In
1913 she took her masters degree in
| English, and became an instructor at
once. She has been a. member Of the
faculty for seven years, and during
that time had a short leave of absence
which she spent at Bryn Mawr, be-
ginning a specialized study toward a
degree of doctor of philosophy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
. AMES LIFTS MOVIE LID.
All Restrictions on Picture Shows Re-
H. moved,

Ames, Aug. 6.-The city ordinance
establishing a picture zone" in Ames
was knocked into a cooked hat at the
meeting of the council, when the city
council members lifted the lid, sa"
nothing that seemed to brighten them,
and they just literally threw the 10
away.
The city now stands without an or
dinance of any kind as to whether PIC
ture shows shall be confined to any
one section Of the city. 1t has oeen
three years since the war began look
ing to the establishment Of picture
shows in the Fourth ward. The ordl-
nance just killed was one adopted afI-
er a. real and regular fight, and ex-
cluded the Fourth ward from having
pictures if they so desired.
The ordinance, now repealed, placed
a zone down town between Grand ave-
nue. on the west, and Duff avenue Oh
the east, and included both Main anc
Fifth streets Within these precincts
there could be picture shows while the
rest of the city was placed under q
blanket Of mo shows"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
COUNTY DEFEATS HARD SURFAC
ING PROPOSAL BY MAJORITY
OF ABOUT 400.
CARRIES IN ONLY TWO
PRECINCTS OF COUNTY
Storm Lake and Sioux Rapids Favor
Better Roads-5onding Issue Not
lnvolved-Bis Surprise Of Election
Was Light Vote Cast-Sao County
Votes For Hard Surfaoins.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to mcs-Repubican.
Storm Lake, Aug. with returns
from all but few precincts in, II Is
certain that Buena Vista county VIII
vote against hard roads by majority
of at least 400. The total returns at
$50 showed a vote of ISL in favor OF
the proposition and 926 against i. All
the towns in the county have been
heard from except Albert City, and II
is certain the vote there will be un-
favorable TO the proposition by large
majority. Storm Lake favors hard
roads by vote of 2S9 TO l26, and SIOUX
Rapids carried the proposition ia to
81. In every other case the vote was
heavy against hard roads. There was
no bonding proposition up to the vot-
ers. The big surprise of the election
was the light vote cast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06

age points. TO those quotations the
post office. department. win add postal
rates. Theso prices ars the basic
prices used by the war department In
quoting the offering OF these commodi-
ties or sale to municipalities. NUM-
cipalities. whore overhead expenses are
incurred in making disposition OF the
food. must add to the qrice quoted by
the government a sum sufficient to
cover such expense.
The war department IL now deter-
mining the prices at which other sur
plus subsistence commodities will be
offered for sale thru the parcels post,
service. These prices will be announced
as soon as they have been established.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
Had Bilious Attacks.

Some time, ago had indigestion
and frequent bilious attacks. pro-
cured n bottle of Chamberlain's Tab
lets and was greatly surprised by the
quick benefit received from . few
doses of them. One bottle cured me
as have. not had any return Of them"
writes Mrs. Ella Wright, Chillicothe,
Mo. II you have any trouble with
your digestion give, these tablets a
trial. They will do you good.-Adver-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
Story County Veterans to Meet.

Nevada, Aug 6.-Everything is now
IN readiness ea- the forty-first an
nual reunion Of the Story county Vet
erans' Association, which is to be held
in this city on Thursday and Friday.
Word has been received from De-
partment Commander Beatty that he
will be with the boys during those
days and the Iowa soldiers home drum
and fife corps will be on hand to
assist in the music.
Hon. Nate Kendall, Of Abba, will be
here on Friday afternoon for one Of his
stirring addresses and there will be
other addresses and music at the
different sessions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06

In 1917 the United States took 80 per
cent Of the exports Of the Dominican
republic. ana supplied 50 per cent OF
Its iYnpAyts, sg,Sssg n III 10 81 " s X!
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
PILGRIMS REST.

Three areoplanes passed over this vicinity the 28 inst. and caused a great deal of excitement
 Mr, A. J. Bean. who. has been in Carney, Okla, for the past year con templates returning home to the place now occupied by Dr Potts.
 We are sure glad We can report th Flu convalescents of this neigh borhood are improving. The last one we know of is Mrs. Hattie John son.
 Mrs. Dora Shelley is seriously i'll for the past few weeks. The aii= ment being chronic and complicated. An operation was planned by Dr. Col lins of Huntsville.
 This pilgrim is certainly glad they didn't see Guy C. Stafford 1500 feet in the air hanging by his toes, some toe-grip, Guy, but are sure glad you had plenty of it. l am sure you won't forget that thrill soon.
 Mr. Sterling Kilburn and family of this vicinity intend to move in the near future out near Zion on the Grover Lindley farm. Dr. Potts of Spring Valley moves to the farm vacated by Mr. Kilburn The Doctor having bought the farm.
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
OSAGE.

Arly Smith returned a few days ago from Camp Sherman, Ohio.
 Fess Rife returned home last week from Camp Travis, Texas.
 Earny Grammar has bought the Bill Gwin 40 acre farm.
 Mrs. Arlg Smith has been quite sick for the past week.
 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hensley last week a baby boy.
 Mir. Carrel PickereI and Miss Floy Shook were married on the 24 inst. We have been having lots of cold weather the past week and lots of fat hogs have been butchered.
 James Shook went to Texas to spend Christmas with friends and relatives.
 Mark Sturdivant of near Spring dale visited Mr. and Mrs. Reed Hub bard Saturday and Sunday.
 Vergil Keller of Mo. came down to spend Christmas with his sister, Mrs. T. T. Ratlff and other relatives and friends.
 Fred Douglas returned home last week from the Army. He got as far as the coast and was jusst ready to sail when the armistice was sign ed.
 John Penn
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
MAY STILL BUY STAMPS.

W nile the sale Of the 1918 series If War Sayin Fs Stamps was supposed to cease December 3t, and have ceas- ed 50 far as the Post Office Depart ment is concerned, they may still be purchased from banks and other sell ing agencies until January 20. If you have not kept faith with the Gov eHament and purchased the stamps as agreed, you yet have an opportuni- ty to make good" The News is in receipt of the following communica- ton from County Chairman Tom Hart bearing on the subject:
 On account of an erroneous impress sion that has gone out relative to U. s. War Savings certificates bearing interest where they are partially fill ed, l wish to state that the discount on the stamps when purchased rep sents the revenue obtained from them. Therefore, 2 certificate with one 8 % stamp will net the investor as much interest in proportion as certificate  that has been completely filled, that is containing % stamps.
 As to the expiration of the time to obtain these stamps, series of 1918, will say that the Postoffices are not authorized to sell them after Decem- Der 3lst. but the banks and other selling agencies are privileged to sell them until January 20th, 1919. Therefore, you can obtain stamps from these mentioned agencies until that date.
 l wish to take this opportunity to urge every pledgor of the county to redeem his pledge if it is at all pos sible for him or her to do so, even though you have to purchase your stamps some time between the ist and Doth ef January.
 Cur country has made a very fine record ill the sale of W. S. s. and it is to be hoped that the final days Wi1l carry the county bounding over the top ia cash sales.
 Tom Hart,
 Tannf4T Cbairfaaa N . .
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
Socrates.
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 HABBERTON.

Sarah Jane has been among the flu victims There has been number of cases here, however no new cases are reported.
 Mrs, Clara Boyer of Kansas City, Mo, is visiting her father, J. B, Mairs' Mir. sairs is the illest of the flu folks at present, but he is improving slow iy.
 Misses Zella and Myra Johnston were Sunday guests of Mir. and Mrs Tom Tasting of Baldwin.
 Mir English of Perryville this state spent the holidays with his wife, who visiting her mother, Mrs. J. E. Frost. Hugh Perry has returned home hav- ing been granted discharge from the army Hugh was In New York City when the armistice was signed Mrs. c. D. Trammel has a bone felon on her thumb.
 Mr. and Mrs. Oxford of Wyman were Sunday guests of Mrs. 0xford's sister, Mrs. c. o. Trammel
 Bruce Vaughan has bought the store here and look rather home like behind the counter.
 The aeroplanes that were at Fay. etteville Friday came over this way Saturday afternoon and caused quite q bit of excitement. We understand they were enroute to Harrison.
 Sarah Jane
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
S0SSEGHAPEf..

Bagler Ben Warren received his dieharge from the Army and came home last Thursday night His mother gave a family reunion today tsunday1 and everybody enjoyed themselves.
 Mr. Forest Holmes and family have been sick with the flu.
 Miss Myrtle Holmes visited home folks today.
 MT. c. Mahan and family visited in Springdale Christmas.
 There were three areoplanes pass ed over this neighborhood last Sat urday.
 Mir. Owen Tunstil who has been working on the railroad in Okla, spent Christmas with home folks.
 Private Earl Thorton has been in the Base Hospital with humps.
 Miss Jessie Cravens who has been visiting her brother in Springfield, H., has returned home
 Mrs. Hawkins and neiee visited Mrs. Mona Warren one day last week.
 Wood cutting and hauling seems to be the order of the day in this section.
 We all wish the editor of the News a happy new year.
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
ELM SPRINGS.

Everybody had a very quiet Christ mas on account of the flu
 Born to MT. and Mrs. Less Down. am, Dee. 19, son.
 Born to Mir and Mrs Orley Single ton, Dec. 9, daughter.
 Uncle Dick and Aunt Kate Clayton are very. feeble this winter.
 There was church and sunday school Sunday for the first time since the influenza epidemic.
 School opened Monday after va- cation of several weeks on account of the influenza
 Aunt Sarah Ritter has broken up house keeping since her sister, Aunt Celia Ashworth's death and is making her home with her daughter, Mrs. B. ]. Deaver
 Mr. and Mrs. Mottly of Centerton visited with Mrs. Mottly's parents, MT. and Mrs. ". ] Bradley during Glll lStiiids MGth.
 Aunt Beck Mayes left last Tuesday for Grove. Okla. on an extended visit with relatives.
 Hugh Pollard returned home last Thursday night from Camp Travis. Tex, having received his discharge.
 Dr. Cooper is able to practice med ieine again after quite seige of in fluenza and pneumonia.
 Miss Alta Foust, who has been night operator at the Telephone Ex- change here for the past few months, has resigned and accepted a. position in the Rogers Telephone Exchange
 MT. Roy Malone of West Fork is visiting friends here. Mir. Malone has just returned from training at Camp Pike.
 Wesley Ennis, son of Dan Ennis living a short distance west of town died Dec 20 Wesley had been in poor health for several years, his mind became effected about two years ago and they sent him to the hospital at Little Rock, but his condition did not improve much, they brought him home last February and since that time he would take no medicine.
 Aunt Celia Ashworth one of our oldest citizens died Dec. 20 at the home of her sister Aunt Sarah Ritter
 Miss Idena Hellstern, who is at tending the Fayetteville Business College is spending the holidays at home.
 Bob Wood, who has been living on the Carson place for the last year has moved to the Wilks house near the de- pot.
 Socrates
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
CLIETY.

Hatfield & Son have sold their stock of general merchandise to Will Walden of this place
 Mir. and Mrs. Arch Vaughan visit ed relatives at Huntsville last Sat arday and Sunday.
 Ewing Johnson of Mayfield visited his grandparents at this place recent ly and attended the Kelly dance on Saturday night.
 There was q pie supper at the school house on Saturday night be- fore Christmas for the benefit of the Christmas tree. $15.00 was raised. Curtis Clark of the Clear Creek neighbarhood and Miss Mamie Me Cloud of near Withrow Springs were married recently.
 Mr. Charlie Mason and Miss Alta Todd were married recently and have rented the Uncle Newt Stafford farm where they will move soon.
 The causuality list has contained the names of two former residents of this place, q Mir. Pennington, who at ore time made his home with the Haley family and Jim seroggins the one time village blacksmith here.
 The names of Virgil Vaughan and Clyde Graham both of this place were among the seriously wounded in q recent causuality list. Later-word has been received that Virgil was dead.
 Three areoplanes passed over here last Saturday evening about 4:30 go- ing north east, they were flying high and very slowly. It is supposed they were the three planes from Eberts field that visited Fayetteville last week.
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
 Four Pages
FIDELIs CLASS spRNns n.v
 WITH MRS. LoYD m oAi

The Baptist Fidelis elass s's.
 lightfully entertained at tbo - - 'e. Mrs. Lloyd Hill all day Friday naa sa 27. It was called @The Ho,ns e Des' ing, and was an event lone = h remembered. It was Ike ss.', " reunion and nothing was omitted s the pleasure and comfort nf a guests. The house was decora.oa ae " the Class colors, yellow and h,a,, ' Above the hall arehway hupp . nsa = nant with Welcome Home coninos A pretty Christmas tree laaa. ..s.. gifts graeed the other arebwav n dinner which was veritable fesss was served caffateria style evers one enjoying 1t to the fullest av5aa. After the samptuous meal inc clas. held their business meeting slsot;,,,s officers for the coming year nrs Gosnell was reelected teacher
 Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Gosnan ae.:.x as Santa Claus, unIoaded tho f,br;st mas tree delivering to each ne,nhap of the Class pretty remenbranea from their teacher. Then Mrs H;ll gave each a potted plant that sbe ba9 grown for them Mrs. Riggs made an appropriate speech. and in behalf of the class presented Mrs. Gosnan with a leather traveling bag. Baan ing with appreciation Mrs. Gosnell thanked the Class in a most graeions manner, opening the bag she found several individual gifts, which added to here already happy surprise. Mrs Hill also received many nice eifts
 The Class rose in 3 body and thank. ed Mrs Hill for her hospitality in opening her home for our pleasure that day It was then time. to ro everyone hoping sometime Nc might have another Home Coming.
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
lMulkeepne.
M0NDEREUL THINGS

The most remarkable echo known is that in the Castle of Simonetta, two miles from Milan. It repeats the echo of a pistol sixty times. Tallest man vas John Hale, of Landshire. England, who was nine feet, six inches in height, his hands were r inches long and eight inches wide
 The greatest cataract in the world is Niagara. The height of the Ameri- iean Falls, beine iG5 feet. The high est fall of water in the world is that of Yosimite iR California, being 2550 feet.
 The Fire Association of Philadel- phia was organized in ITS, which IS now 102 years of age. If your pro perty is not insured, it will pay you to take out policy in this old reli- able Company, represented by the SPRTNGDALE INSURANCE AG'CY.
 ]. F. Hamby, Agent.
 Phone No, 69.
The Springdale news., 1919-01-03
TO BRING sPoILs HOME.

Washington, Dec 2s.-All var ma. terial captured by the American Army will be brought home, Secretary Bak- CT said today, to be disposed of as Congress may direct. The equipment includes more than .301 guns and rifles.
 Various proposals for the distri- button of the captured material have been made. u has been suggested that it be divided among the states in proportion to their quotas in the army, but on this plaH Nr. Baker de- clined to express an opinion.