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fW*" tl $ GOVERNOR'S MILITARY STAFF LOSES ONE OF ITS ATTRAC- TIVE PRIVILEGES. UNIFORMS MUST NOT Department at Washington. Des Moines. Dec. 13.—The war partment has struck a cruei blow at the thirteen honorary colonels who form the staff of the governor, as com mander-in-chief of the Iowa militia- The colonels can no longer appear :n ihe sroid rimmed uniform of the araiy •f the National Guard. If they uniform it must be one which ambiance to the outsit of !«i ihc dirny or jmvy* Washinsum reads. Practically every member of Gov ernor Clarke's staff has sc-en active service in the National "uard. or in the regular service of the Spanish American war. ROAD NOT TO BE OPERATED. Atlantic Southern Sale to Abeles Con firmed by Judge Wade. Des Moines, Dec. 13.—The farmers, citizens of towns on the line and stockholders of the Atlantic Southern railroad, have lost their fight to have Following an adjourned hearing in court here, the court gave Abeles ab solute control of the property, and leaves it up to him to decide as to the moves to be made in regard to the line. Either he can seiJ :t as a going proposi tion or can sell it for junk. The court also turns down the bid ox W. Harding Davis, of St. Lo-ji-v who bid S165.000 for the road, but who :n bidding that much, w.tnted an order for the dismantling of the road. The appeal bond of the jjeot)!e, who sought ti.. force the oper ation of the line. Is tixed at S*0.iy0. It is said by Abt-!es' •.•oi-,n.-ei that he ha nut as yet mad«- up his mind what he will do with th» r~ad. He may sel as a going proposit or, he secures a bid he thinks a'ir|iia:* or he may sell it for junk it: the same con tingency. Hi- decision wiii be made in -i few days. Judge Wade vacated the order to op erate the r«.ad made by the railroad commission in September of 1915 and taxed the co.-ts. naif ti the state and hyit t. the interveners, the people ai.inz th" road. Tin decision marks the cif.se of the litig.ition growing out of the shutting tioivn of the road. Grinned and Vicinity. Grinr.ell. Dec. 13 —Superior court opened as p^-r schedule and the third trial of the case of Mrs. Porter against Mrs. Heishmari began. John Rehder. who was terri'oiy burn ed some weeks i?o while engaged in \-leaningr some clothes with gasolene, nas so ?tr recovered as to be able to come up to his tailor shop. His left hand is not yet out of bandages and his right hand, which was extensively burned, has not yet nealed. The excellent weather of the past weeks has given the workmen the -haiice to push the. walls of the new postoffice heavenward until the first atry L= almost completed. As the building progresses and the plan be comes more and more apparent and th* solidity and permanence of the struc ture is shown nothing but words appreciation and satisfaction are heard The members of the Elks lodge are determined that the community Christ mas shall not lack the quality nor the volume of song to make the occasion memorable. They nave planned to have some of the old familiar and ap propriate songs printed and distributed and sung in churches, lodges, schools, theaters and on the streets until words and tunes are familiar as a household word. Then on Saturday evening, the 23d, they aim to have the city gather c»H corTicr avenue, the band giving the instru mental music and the glee clubs and other organizations leading off in the words, till the melodies shall fill the air and the hearts of the community shall be Oiled with the Christmas spirit. Handel's "Messiah," will be rendered for the people in general, on Saturday evening in Herrlck chapel by tht Grln nell Oratorio Society, the college or chestra and four soloists, conducted by Professor Pierce. In order to accom modate ail the children of the city it has been found necessary to have the reproduction of "Prunella" and the Maker of Dream*" by the college dramatic clnb on both Fri.day and Sat urday afternoons. The children up to the sixth grade will be arranged in the Colonial theater at 2:15 Friday after noon. It is planned to 7? at that time, with some 300 seats left for the mothers of the little oftes. y^rho will also be admitted free. On *r afternoon there. will b«. 634 O W qpiiwu 9»4l 3 IMITATE ANY OTHERS If Thirteen Appointed by Governor W*ar Garb it Muit Not Infringe on Trapping* of Regulars or State Mili- nave a has no branch aay —. The news oomes jus: as a new jrov rri'ir is about be -.naus^rated :r. Iowa and a new genera! staff is to .•=?iected. Thirteen men are .* se lected as the governor'.* aides. Tiiey are :o receive no salary. The mJy i-mpensaison the staff has received in she past was the privilege of appearing tii uniform with the pivernor on «tate invasions, and having ihe honorary ti :'..f ouionel conferred '-n them. Aides Not in Service. Tisc- war department is sa t.» I withdrawingr the privilege of wearing he uniform from the governor's staff :n ail states for the reason !ha: the aides are not in military service and confusion sometimes occurs. There has been some objection aiso on the part of men holding the rank of i-olonel in the regruiar service of the militia, to the members of the sovern or's staff being given the title of colo 7 e3. Guard Officers Excepted. By reason -if his active service 'r, *iie national euard the adjutant gen eral. who is the chief of the a-overnor's staff, will continue to war the niti form.Any colonel or lieutenant colonel ::i the Xationa! Ouard who may bo se lected on the governor's staff wi'l stiii ie entitled to wear the uniform. How ever. this would be due to the military service and not the honorary duty in the governor's staff. mmwm of tlm older children* each grade being accompanied by It* teachers. All this la being done cheerfully, at a consider able outlay of time and labor when both arc at an extra premium, and at some outlay of money by the Elks, that this may be a never-to-be-forgotten Christmas b.v the children of Grlnnell. as well as their elders. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grove 'plan to «tart on Thursday for Los Angeles Cat., to sfpend the rest of the winter. Mrs. P. A. Dayton has a brother liv ine in Detroit, Mich., whose family Is quarantined because of scarlet fever, and she has gone to help thetn out of their trouble. She left her own little son. Earl, in Iowa City, with his grand mother. After spending ten days in this cit visiting her mother. Mrs. M. C. Hollo way. Mrs. YT. A. Livingstone has re turned to her home in Kort Dodge. The third preliminary contest in tia Officers—Edict Comes From War) ,.h declamation took place on Saturday evening and resulted in giv ing Stanley Talbott first place with his interpretation of "The Mule Story, by Telephone" Gould Lowrey came in I second with his presentation of "A I Case of Fit#.' The judges were Miss Lillian Jackson. Dr. \Y R. Kinier and Mr. KgbTt "Brigss. The la?t prelimi nary :u the humorous ^lass will »e held this week. Eldora News Notes. Times-Krpu' le lcai E'.dora. le. i!. —K. K. Spain and Rr.y Tanner, of 1 Falis. were con tn.ed th our.tv jaii in this city Ttiesday ht*Jd until the convening ,ii Jan. the charge ii: ihr ..f the grar.o preferr--tl ag. bing that ... :ettrf* Justice Gilchrist, of two young men W'tiegging. The case was irk*a Iowa Fails. Mrs. R. J. Reed and son Robert, of Chicago, are here for a visit with Mrs. 1 Ree'i'-: parmts. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. 1 Ptisen, and other friends. Mr. ana Mrs. J. G. Bales and chll I dren. Mrs. S. E. Bales, and brother. S. F. Hammer, left Tuesday for points' California, expecting to spend the win I ter in Los Angeles and Whittier. Mrs. Miihae: Mossman. iiving about '..:r.e miles west of Eldora. died Tues day. aged about years, death being olue to stomach trouble. Mrs. Moss mar. was a niece of Hon. Frank Q. Lowdec. governor-elect of Illinois and I a daughter of the iate P. Sheldon, one the prominent farmers of the county, Hon. William Schmedika. of Rad cliffe. is asking $20,000 of Fayette 1 Holmes, of Iowa Fails, instead of $2,000, as appeared in these columns last evening. The plaintiff alleges in his petition, notice of which has been filed, :ha: the defendant Holmes circulated certain slanderous and false statements against him and had them published during the campaign of the payt fall. Mr. Schmedika was a candidate on the democratic ticket for representative. Mr and Mrs. A. M. Rumbaugh left today for California points, expecting 'to spend several months in Whittier, Re^iands and Los Angeles. Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Whitney expect to leave Eldora shortly after the first of the year for Florida points, expect ing to spend the balance of the winter in St. Petersburg. Fire at North English. North English. Dec. 13.—Monday night starting at about midnight, North English had one of- the biggest fires in its history. the road placed in operation again, an large'shed-of"'the Acme Lumber Com order issued Sy Judge M. 3. Wade, of the United States district court, giving Robert Abeies full control and author ity to do with the property a?-he likeg. The fire was first discovered in the pany and spread so rapidly that it was seon beyond control. The lumber company's buildings, consisting of two large sheds some smaller ones adfl the office were entirely consumed. Elza Harbec's blacksmith shop on the north and' the Wells Hotel ,.and Kauffman's garage across the. street east and a barn of Ed Stump's were also dam aged. Harber's shop being almost a complete ruin. The total loss fc'Ul probably reach about *30.000. with insurance for about one-half. |,. Harisell News Notes. iai Times-Republican. Hansel Dec. 13.—Over "00 people attended the gr?ide school program given in the Hansel! consolidated srhoois. The program consisted of two plays. "A Midsummer Eve" and •Christmas at Finnegan'f Flat." and music by the schopi orchestra. The proceed? were applied on a new phono graph for the school. A special eourse for the farm boys who attend school only during the win tci I'm.- Started in the Hanseii consolidated school with a good attend ance. Hot lunches are being served to the children of the Han-ell consolidated school at a cost of cents per pupil per day. Subject to Croup. "Our little eirl is subject to frequent attacks of croup." writes F. O. Strong, "alpeila, Cal-. "I always give her Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, as one or two doses of it cures her." This is a fav orite remedy for croup, as it can be de pended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. It contains no narcotic. For sale bv all dealers.—Advertisement. The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness nor ringing in the head. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. Grove's signature is on box. 25c. mu SENATOR KEN YON PROPOSES IN QUIRY INJO COST OF WIL SONS ELECTION. TURNS MOVE AGAINST G. O. P. INTO BOOMERANG Serves Notice on Democrats of Senate That He Will Introduoe Reaoolution Calling For Investigation of Expend itures of General Election—Want* Searchlight Turned On. Washington. Dec. 13.—Senator Wil liam S. Kenyon, of Iowa, served notice on democratic leader^ of the senate he would introduce a resolution to in vestigate expenditures at the recent national election. When congress convened the demo crats announced they would investi gate the republican expenditures. Sen ator Owen, of Oklahoma, one of the president's closest personal friends in the senate, introduced the resolution. Ls.te last week Senator Owen said he would no: push the resolution, as it would do the country no good to dis close the immense frauds, if congress would enact legislation at this session to prevent their repetition in. the future. Senator Owen's statement aroused Senator Kenyon. "If there was any fraud in the ejec tion. let's turn the searchlight on it." he said. -I am told that in Wyoming, the day before election, lx.000 silver' dollars were passed out to the miners, with the advice to vote for the demo cratic presidential and senatorial can didates pasted on one side. "The chairman of the federal trade commission. Mr. Hurley, who received his appointment from Mr. ilson. is iccorded as having contributed SS,0(K to th" president's campaign fund." yTraer News Notes. Special to Times-Republican. Traer. Dec. 15.—Harold Harringtor. a Geneseo boy. got his foot in the way of the cutter of a tractor plow and so badly injured it that the amputation of thxee toes was necessary. Gus Kah'.er. who has been seriously ii! for a number of week 1, does not improve. Mr. ami Mrs. Ora Green left Mor. day night for their new home in Cali fornia Mr Green has accepted a po sition with an automobile firm in Los Angeles. Harper Hartshorn is adding a hand some new porch and an addition. 12x16 and two stories, to hi? farm home just (west of town. I Grant E. Reynolds and D. E. Baker, both former Traer business men, suf fered in tne recent tire at Cedar Rap* ids when the Kimball block burned. It is reported Mr. Reynolds lost a »2.0W stock of ladies" furnishings with *1.500 insurance. Mr. Baker lost his office furnishings with no Insurance. Mrs. Safely left Monday night for Sutherlin. Ore.. with her son. Fred, and famjjV-, The house on the Xeehansky broth- Billy Bunny and His, Friends "How are you going to get Billy Bunny out of the hole?'* asked Robber Hawk. "I'm going to smoke him out," re p.'ied Daddy Fox- "Now you wait here and watch-out while I run home and get -my pipe. Then I'll come back until^Billy Bunny Will choke to death cr run out." "All right.", said' Robber Hawk. "Huiii up and I'll ieep watch while you're away." "Well, one robber has gone,'.' said Billy Bunny to himself. "Now, if I could only get rid of the other." But how or what to do next he didn't kyjow. At last he said out loud: "Mr. Hawk, if you and Daddy Fox (you see. Billy Bunny was pretending he didn't know that Daddy Fox had gone) will let me go I'll tell you some thing." "There's a big- fat squirrel in this hollow with me," said Billy Bnnny, "and I'll drive Mlm oot of the little hole in the back if you'll proAise to let ir.c out." ,, .. iq f, I-, Tt *,, f- (. nu oanr-iwvwci nawi», »*BU tn: I talk it oVer." And he made be lieve he ww whispering to Daddy Fox. "Drive oat the squirrel and weHl let W Billy Bunny made a Jjig racket inside the tree as if he were trying to drive out an elephant, "I've got him half way thru the hole in the back of the tree," said Billy feuoriy. '.'but I cap't push him any farther. TWi come around and pull him out tha rest of So Robber Hawk ran around t» the other side of the tjree. QuickC as a flash Billy Bunny hopped out of the hole and away he went over.the ground, lipperty-clip, clipperty-lip, straight for the Old Brier Patch. Of course, when Boftber Hawk got around on the other side of the tree there wasn't any hole thefe and knew that he had been fooled, for. be fore he could get back again Billy wat far away. And maybe Daddy Fox wasn't angfy When he got bade with his big corn cob pipe and bag at tobacco, "Babbit stew! Tou siliy old bird, to let a littie rabbit fool yob that way," cried Daddy Fox when Robber Hawk told h'sti -what had happened. Then "Daddy Fox lighted the pipe and sat and smoked for some tiuae in silence. tram 111 do my rabbit hunting alohe," he said.. (But. lt is much' easier to ca,tch the measles than it Is Billy Bunny.) TIMES-REPUBLICAN, MARSHAISLTOWN, IOWA DECEMBER Vk 1M. era* farm !1l|Aieif|sfO' burped' lo- /tho ground ajktuAy fnei^oo4" Mr*. WU Kechanaqy iras U|?tnt bed -with'-it lwtke Je*|: tb«j| ayr«fck old, •, Mr. and Mrs. William Steveriaon and daughter Mabel left Saturday for Flor ida to spend the winter. They will dote their Thier reaWenw^'^x'w^1 More Paving at Eldora. Special to Times-Republican. Eldora, Dec. 13.—At the city council meeting, held Monday evening, the council voted1 to pave' about thirty three blocks npore of streets and alao to pave four alleys, the materials to be used to be designated at a later period. With thetie thirty-three blocks addi tional paving Eldora will have prac tically six milfts of paving. With the seven miles off water mains and over six of sewer^ this oitt~ will compare fa vorably In its, modern improvements widi any city 6t III sise in Iowa. WASHINGTON HEARS THAT MEREDITH MAY BECOME SEC RETARY OF AGRICULTURE EDWIN nw It was reported In Washington that David F. Houston of Missouri, secre tary of agriculture, would leave the cabinet, and- belief was widespread that Mr. Houston would resume the position of chancellor of Washington University of St. I«ouis. When he left the university tO'twrome secretary of agriculture he received AOMSOftY COUNCIL. .COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PiFEtttE ft to spend the holidays by With arid is 40 years old. He is the Wror-year leave of absence, auu the office ol chancellcft" has not been filled. Well informed men in "Washington asserted that the president was considering Edwin Thomas Meredith. of Pes Moines, lorwa. for'Mr. Houston's port folio. Mr. -Meredithr is- an Iowa man putdisher of a farm paper and also a bank director. CCfUNCIfc MEETS IN WASHINGTON TO TALK AB(*b'£. PR^PAilllEDNE$S The meeting in Washington of the advisory council of the Committee or^ National Defense brought together many well known men to discuss the questions of military, naval And eco nomic preparedness which have been agitating the United States. 'Members of the advisory council photographed together in Washipgton, are shdwn in the accompanying picture. .At the very top is Bernard Baruch next highest is Howard E. Coffin, next row. left /to right, Julius Rgsenwald, Dr. HqlliB Godfrey, Secretary of liabpr Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture (Houston. Next row, left to'right Dr. Franklin H. Martin and Daniel Willard.' Lowest Baker and Redfleld ind- Samuel Gomp era. 'I CATARRH L^ADS TO CONSUMPTION Catarrh Is as much a blood disease as scrofula or rheumatism. It may be re lieved, but it cannot be removed by atai ply local treatment. It causes Iveadache and dizziness, impairs ihe «m«u and hearing, affects' the voice, deraiges the digestion, and breaks down the gen eral health. It weakens the delicate lung tissues and ieaas to consumption. Hood's Sarsaparflla goes to the seat of the trouble, purifies the blood arid is so successful that it Ut knowo astthe best ^medy for catarrh. ill Hood's Sarsapartlla StrengtDena and tones the whole system. It bulla* up. Ask your dytlgglst for Hdod's. and linisf on having it. Tberi'Ia no real substi tute. 140.000 WENT BY AUTO &<• Interesting Statistics Regaraing fair Attendance Reported by Secre tary Corey—Few i»» Twenty Mila Radius Go by Train. Des Moines, Dec. 13.—One hundred iund forft- thousand persons, a majority of. whom were Iowa farmers, came to the annual Iowa state fair last fall bv automobile, according to the report of A. B. Corey, secretary of the state fair association, to the meeting here today or the directors of the state fair asso ciation. The report In pan follows: "The total state fair attendance for the week wa» 291,972, ^urpfssing all previous records by 11,500, and the 1915 attendance by 47,000. The admissions department kept a record of the auto mobiles passing thru the gate and also made careful estimates of those re maining In the camp grounds over night. Thesft ti pares show that there were 2S,*0T automobiles that either camc thru the gate or remained In the fair grounds. Taking these figures and an estimate of "the cart that were kept in Des Moines garages and parked out side the fair grounds, it is safe to say that one-half the state fair attendance came by automobile. "Going a little further I secured figures from one of the leading rail roads showing the territory from which business originated. We found that only two per cent of their lupine** Originated within a radius of twenty tn»e« of Des Moines: 23 per cent within 40 miles 53 per cent within sixty miles and forty per cent within of-all their business originated from outside a radius of sixty miles. In other words, the automobile was the favorite con veyance up to about 40 or 30 miles and from there on was on an eiual footing with the railroads." Taking up other matters the report said: "LTp to December.1, 1916. the stallion registration division issued $.003 state certificates for pure bred stallions, 2,150 for grade "stallions. 432 for pure bred jacks and 499 for grade jacks. It is of Interest to notfe that the per centage of pure bred stallions has in creased from 9 per cent in 1912 when the registration law went into effect, to 4 per cent at the present time. This is a larger percentage of pure bred stallions than will be found in any other state. "During the past season county fairs were held in seve^*vseven of the ninety-nine counties of the state. Fifty eight.counties held one each, two held two each, three, held three each, mak ing a total of ninety-nine fairs for the season. Taking all the fairs into con sideration they were unusually suc cessful, The.total attendance was 1. 272,4»9. an increase of 136.S74. Gate receipts amounted to *73.832.11 o\ 4^ an increase of 24 per cent over la^t year-, Not Qui/Mi Down and Out Many a man feels that be is down and out when a« a matter of fact he still has in him many years of good service hat can be brought out by proper treat ment. Stomach trouble often makes one despondent. It hits him where he lives, saps his strength and energy and makes him feefcUfee giving-up. Give him a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets to im prove Jijp digestion and Invigorate his liver„and fceigtela^and !«, tno^t cases re covery is .prompt and e^ectual. For sale by all dealers.—Advertisement. Our Supermen. Kvcry ntw and then somebody—a Vfrpular lectuWr. say—comes along and. fcils lis 'th&t H"'is terrlCTjr du1lfand un interesting wbe moral, and that we rpyer shall 'know what real Hving is until adopt Xletzeche's superman a«= a model ar.d go out and kick the vt r!d in fti«- facf. Wheri we free our- A urnii V. i-' Edison Phonographs Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets Edison Phon ographs a gilt that will please p?- WSSW-""- «i. ah. thpn, natufe in- 8clvoe from all soruples. t^er shall i?e get from llfe,what( tended.' C. Sum It sounds attractive atid there are times when it does get monotonous do ing our duty. So It Is with a sense of being shamefully old-fashioned that we.have to protest that human ex perience doesn't bear Nletsache out. On the municipal flarm are several supermen ,who heat their wlve$—that being what tJiey wanted to do at the time in order to enjoy Ufes-and who found that society is still old-fash ioned. The penitentiaries are full of supermen who thought the world owed them a living and who went and took i: in Xietssche fashion without any re gard to the rights of others. Evidently if you want to Ae a real Xietxscheon you will have plenty of opportunities, but you must be pretty smooth about it or the unsympathetic criminal court will get you. It's much safer co admire the superman than to be him.—Kansas City Star. "Africa" comes from the "Phoenician "afer." meaning "a black man." and the Sanskrit "ac," meaning earth, land country. *F$r Ag* and Want While You One poiriid hamboRg «tM&v dium-Mte sum pork, )afe tofedtata-at** onion, on« «mall spaghetti, half can tomato sdtlp. Fry o^^jmrk in frying Qato «Mc« onion add,. .ttmovev pork whcsi^well cooked, leaving fat Xhen add then tomatoes tod spaghetti, theq^j can soup. Coolt aboat t«n niln j' GUARD AGAINST THE W^STE MAR8HALLTOWN, IOWA UVJ1H4UM: Veritable hlihe of Christmas rich in'golden values unsurpa^sing everything as permanent tokens of your'« esteem!^ ...,. -v *. 7 -Many big easy chairs, any one of which "dad" would like to own! Many charming tables—Sewing—tip-top—gate leg that mothers would ap predate. --.M Many handsome dining room, living room, bed room suits that the whole fam«# ily would enjoy! Surely Furniture i& the gift of thoughtfulness, and in this splendid stock at your disposal you'll find you can carry out your gift plans, no matter what they may be—no matter the amount you may wish to spend! Just a Few Suggestidns That Will Help You: Royal Rest Chairs Carpet Sweepers'" Rssd Rockers •.•••W- Davenports "1 T-Jidvjir trip to this store where every article is guaranteed to give will help you solve the puzzling question. \f J" BERWICK %a% COLLARS! (incurve cut to pfmctly. ifcmtseacli.bprqcr^ qUETT. PEABOOT ftCOHNCaUkn SAVING THE WASTE The cost of food stuffs and othei necessities have increased so rap idly that with all our prosperity the cost of living has become a serious problem with ma&y. The causes ai% largely beyond our control. Individually we can not change the price of beefsteak and potatoes, bul we can be more economical in their use. mini wmmmmmm OS* Comfy Chairs Eta Records Floor Lamps, Table Lamps" Smoking Cabinets Foldinsr Tables Sewing BaskJI -zzzt&Vl *1,/ satisfaction Edison Rec ords, Both Diamond Disc and Amberol mim