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about striving to impart literary tone
to the editorial page is that it encour
ages so many subscribers to send IN
original poems.-Columbus co., Jour
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-08-15

Pittsburgh, N. Y, Aug. 14.-one of
the ''rookiest" OF the rockies" among
the 1900 citizen soldiers now en-
camped here in the special military
camp for business and professional
men is the former charge d'affaires
IN Mexico City, Nelson O'Shaughnessy.
The former charge is learning how to
be a real soldier SO that he will be
able to fight in an Intelligent manner
If this country goes to war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-08-15

why encounter fatigue and disap-
pointnen.s hunting YOUR wants in
person. when The Graphic classified"
al Will do the work better? e
Evening star., 1915-08-15
My First Big Job

My First Big Job
THEN came my first really big job
also the first DETECTION from the high
goal of my ambition. | was not quite
thirty.
My father-in-law's business was solid,
prosperous, with long-rooted connections
among the retailers of his line Q'll call it
hardware). 1t was run on Old-fashioned
principles-small capital, large surplus,
personal loyalty among the staff, and
little more than strict fairness of dealing
with customers.
1t was business badly wanted by the
newly forming trust.
MIR. Reed, however, refused to Join the
combination and ignored it's promoters.
Far from ignoring MIR. Reed, the pro-
moters undertook to bring him into line
by methods now perfectly familiar. They
went after his loyal customers with the
bait of prices lowered beyond the point
of profit. They persisted in their offers
until the old man had good reason for
worrying.
| knew that my father-in-law wanted
me to go in with him, but he hesitated to
ask me to give up my work in the law firm.
Marian, however, did not hesitate. She
drew for me picture of her fathers
increasing harassment, and then she
said:
81 wish you would help him for time,
Paul. Stay with him long enough, at
least, to make him see that he can't fight
those men in the open. Dads getting
old, and he mustn't be whipped. 1t would
kill him!"
l promised to help.
With the understanding that was to
come back, left my law firm to take
hand in the Reed business. 1t seemed
obvious that we should have to go into
the combination. My task was to win
MIR. Reed to my way of thinking, and then
to battle with the other lawyers and the
promoters for acceptable terms. 1t was
a job to test my mettle.
At that time young lawyers were build
ing the foundations of big regulations on
work for business combinations. More
or less clearly, l saw my opportunity;
and, with the weight of Reed & Co. behind
me, l perfected model combination
real assets of the consolidated businesses
nicely balanced by a bond issue, good
will represented by preferred stock, and
the hoped-for extra earning power of the
trust literally capitalized in common
stock.
On the Stock Exchange, Consolidated
Hardware was welcomed by the specu-
lators, who made lively market for it's
shares. MIR. Reeds allotment of stock
brought him in as much cash as his bonds
were worth.
l was thirty-one-and tired. l had
made some money out of the stock in
terest given me for my work; and l was
ready to fall in with Marian's plan to take
her parents on a cruise around the world.
When l returned l meant to be fit and
ready for my expected junior partnership
Evening star., 1915-08-15

ION IOrget, however, tnat we were
honestly in love.
Besides Marian there was only one
thing in the world | wanted, and l was
on the way to it-success in my profession.
Could have both? The time came to
answer that question.
what is there against it?' would ask
myself angrily, fighting off an insist
ent whispering voice that seemed to be
repeating my discarded maxims of self
guidance. Nothing really, except an old
and foolish tradition that poor and
struggling young man must not marry a
rich girl.
whats in its favor? Everything!
We're in love with each other; Marian
is interested in my career, and her money
will be a help-Marian is the last person
in the world to want me to give up any
thing vital to my career. There is no
argument, no sound argument against it!"
And l finally settled the question by going
and proposing to Marian.
"Oh, Paul, she cried, "I shall never be
able to tell you why am so happy!'
But it was secret l soon shared. She
had been afraid l would never propose,
and she wasn't sure that she could have
mustered courage to ask me!
Our engagement was happy one.
Marian promptly lined up her relatives,
her friends, Everybody that mattered,-
and made them see me as a brilliant young
prodigy with an assured future, first in
the law and then in politics. Mr.. Reed
was pleased because Marian had chosen
worker.
He gave us small house near Madison
Avenue, and Marian turned it over to
her brother, who had come home for the
wedding, to decorate and furnish. took
six months leave of my firm to travel
in leisure and comfort with Marian.
Marian Manages the Wedding Trip
ABOUT the expenses of the wedding trip
Marian and | had our initial differ
ence. l had saved enough to finance the
tour we planned, and could start house.
keeping with the firms wedding present
check for thousand. But Marian had
her own idea. Holding my face in her
hands, she said smiingly:
"My darling, if you will only listen!
I've thought about our wedding trip ever
oo ioIlS' L We uSCiuSu W lel you pay hall
see, darling, just like this You give
me a check for three thousand: we won't
spend a cent more than six. When our
letter of credit is gone We'll come home.
You've worked like slave-and now
you're to have long, real rest. I'll be
manager of this tour, if you like!'
We had bully six months.
When we got home, l told Marian my
earnings must suffice for house expenses.
She laughed and asked me what thought
she was going to do with her income
which was nearly twice as great as mine.
l mentioned dress, horses and carriage,
charities. She came to sit on the arm of
my chair.
paul darling, she said as she put her
arms about me, will you please remember
it's my money I'm talking about? If
want to spend some of it to make the
dearest thing in the world to me happier
and more comfortable, I'll just do it,"
l gave up trying to make her see-what
even to me was then hardly more than the
shadow of peril-that to live beyond my
income was to invite disaster for me.
Evening star., 1915-08-15
honestly, | am going to
L. tell my story. married rich wife.
have had the things most men

coNet, l am enVleQ Dy many OF
the men who know me best But the other
night joined group of college class
mates, men who did not marry money
who have made their careers rather than
been made by fortune, for the first
time saw myself as really am and saw
what might have been.
Don't envy the man who marries a rich
wife,
| was graduated from a small New
England college, went to the Harvard
Law School, became an editor of the Lar
Repiew and followed the men of my group
to the big city. | set out to make career
at the New York bar.
Those first years in law Office occu-
pying half floor in the then newest
skyscraper taught me this You can't sue
ceed as a lawyer in New York without real
legal skill; but if you combine with legal
skill the skill of social climber, you'll 20
up faster than the fellow who is only
good lawyer.
Forthwith began to push outward my
narrow social horizon, wearing the best
clothes l could afford, paying dinner
calls promptly, and never staying quite
as long as | often wanted to stay; for l
must not risk boring any hostess to whose
house wanted to be asked again
My policy was justified. The partner
who launched me among the rich saw to
the rapid lengthening of my visiting
list
After two years of campaigning could
tick off slender score of clients whom |
thought of as "mine." l mean that, al
though they were in fact clients of Ha-
worth, White, Van Doren & Loudermilk,
their business had come to the firm largely
through my efforts. Others, whose affairs
were not important, were turned over to
me by the partners.
recall very we'll the thrill l felt when
Van Doren led into my little room placid
as Mr.. Reed. l recognized him at once
as "the" Reed, head of solid old
wholesale business, rich and rated AL
socially.
made the most of MIR. Reed, as it was
intended l should, giving him expert and
smiling service in the small affairs of con-
tracts and collections. Presently 1 was
dining with his family. His was long
established family, a little old-fashioned, l
thought. There was son, studying art in
Paris; Mrs. Reed moved quietly and
industriously among her friends of the old
aristocracy; and there was the energetic
Marian.
| Face a Problem Honestly
7 KNEW that | could not afford to fall
in love with Marian; was too young,
not far enough advanced in my profession.
She was the actual head of her family had
been since coming out, and always would
be. Yet in her dominance was such sweet
ness, such jolly neutrality-suspicious.
that everybody would agree with her,
that l lost sight of my guiding social
maXims:
$50 everywhere; dine at as many
houses as you can; but don't get tied up
with any rich crowd"
My wise maxims and reasoned deter
mnation went to the winds. | was
Evening star., 1915-08-15

III HaWOrtn, Nnite, VAN LOREN q LOuuer-
milk.
On that trip the baby was born. The
heir! He drew us very close in happy,
selfish family group.
1t was then, too, that l learned some
thing of the real pleasures of luxurious
idleness-tennis in mid-winter at Nice,
the winter sports of Switzerland, and big
game hunting (made easy, yet exciting)
in India and British East Africa.
"By George thought, there's more
to life than grinding at a desk!"
Back in New York, was called upon
to make choice. The president of the
hardware consolidation wanted me to be-
come an officer and counsel at salary
nearly twice as big as my modest share of
the law firms earnings would be. He was
insistent and f1attering, in marked con-
trast to the partners, who had no motive
or desire to exaggerate my Importance.
AS talked the matter over with Marian,
it seemed to become clear that should
accept the trusts offer.
"See what you've already done, PAUL."
she reminded me. "You will be head of
the business before you're through and
surely there's more money in it than in
law"
l had to agree to that. What of my
great ambition, however? Marian was
a little impatient. She could comprehend
the power of wealth and social position,
but her vision of me as a successor of
Choate and Seward had become dimmed.
She wanted me to get ahead; and progress
was measured by money She spoke of
the salary offered by the trust
with that and your investments, you'll
actually have better income than mine,
Paul"
accepted the trusts offer
| wanted to make good, and it was not
lack of enthusiasm that prevented me
from making my job important; it was
merely that there wasn't anything big
to be done. l stayed on because some
thing always seemed on the point of de-
veloping.
-.', Find Myself Shelved
INSTEAD of getting out promptly and
rejoining my old firm, decided not only
to make Consolidated Hardware live up
to the long-term contract with me, but to
compel the directors to recognize nv
weight. 1t was hopeless fight. They
knew exactly why they had got me into
the trust-to bring the Reed money in as
an ally in a larger scheme. But l would
not do that, for | judged it to be unsound;
so | was paid-and shelved.
Mrs. Reed died, and Marian received
substantial addition to her fortune from
her mothers estate. We left the little
house near Madison Avenue and went to
live with Mr. Reed in what the newspapers
called "the Reed mansion" Here our
scheme of living expanded tremendously,
and our corporal's guard of servants in
creased to a regiment. The change did
not excite or alarm me at ALL l con-
tinued to contribute half of my income to
the general expense fund, but now it suf-
feed to meet only small portion of the
bills. Marian no longer troubled to con-
suit me about money. l knew that the
family income was not being spent, how
ever lavish our scale of living appeared.
Twas yielding to the slackening Influence
Evening star., 1915-08-15
| Married a Rich Wife

hundred and twenty-five, won't it?" |
nodded. "Well that's little enough! But
you can pay your tailor and club charges
out of it, can't you?" Again l nodded
"You darling husband, some day you'll
get more in one fee than my whole
years income-don't know it! But just
now can help little, can't L? do so
want to! Mayn't 1, Paul?"
l acquiesced.
With the home problem settled, Marian
opened our social campaign. My wife
wasn't brilliant, but she had been we'll
trained for this game. Wealth and family
and inclination for it converged in her;
so we got on.
My firm liked my work, and Van
Doren treated me like favorite son;
was headed for junior partnership at an
age when most men of my talent were
thinking of nothing better than man.
aging clerkship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
sin. to Frank NJ. Haas, lot and part OF
lot 6, block /, Schofleld's addition.

sin, to Frank NJ. Haas. lot and part OF
lot 6, block 1, Schofield's addition.
$1,000.
Lillian N. Crellin to H. s. Hoffa, land
in north Marshall. $1,000.
Louis H. Walters to Sarah A. Tre-
land, five acres in Eden township. $500.
Armanthus Loney to r. p. Scott.
about twenty-five acres, Timber Creek
township, 81.
Thomas Mooney to Elgin M. Fanton,
land in Greencastle township, $1,000.
+. A. Bellus to I. o. Kemble, tract OF
acres in Timber Creek township, just
south of city. $4,000.
J. n. Stevenson to Calvin Croson, all
Of lots q and %, south of Linn creek
in Anson's third sub division, $500.
Mary Essex to NJ. & ST. L. Railroad
company two lots near railroad right
of-way in southwest part Of the city,
$500.
jeremiah T. Carter to Ralph w.
Kirk. lots /, 2, 8 and 4, block 5, Bangor,
$500.
Callie c. Perrin. ct al, to John w.
Taylor, part of lot 10, block 1, Binford' $
second addition. 81.
Western Securities Company to E. A.
Mead, lot Is, block 9, Rhodes addition,
ST.
Vina Robertson, ct AL, to James c.
F. Dunn. lots 5. 6, and S, block 4, st.
Anthony. $1,000.
William O. Pierce, of Vinita. Okla,
TO James c. F. Dunn, lot 2, block 6, st.
Anthony, 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
TO OBSERVE LABOR DAY
Trades and Labor Assembly Making
Plans For Observance Of Holiday
Will Arrange Parade and Program,
Of Sports.

Tentative and general plans are be-
ing made already by the Trades and
Labor Assembly and trade unions OF
the city for the observance Of La Dor
Day on Monday, Sept. 6. A large gen.
eral committee. of which Charles
Amblad, president Of the assembly, is
chairman. has been appointed to take
charge of the arrangements.
The details Of the celebration have
not been arranged. but the committee
expects to promote an industrial pa
rade, secure some well-known speaker,
and run series Of athletic and field
events. The parade, in which mer-
chants and manufacturers of the city
will be asked to participate, will be
held in the loren DON. 1t will probably
disband at the fair grounds where the
speaking will take place. and where the
program of sports will be held in the
afternoon. Labtr Day has not been
observed locally by the trades unions in
pubic observance for five years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25

The annual convention Of the four
teenth district W. c. T. u. will be held
in this city Wedn esday and Thursday.
Marshall, Grundy, Tama, and Hardin
counties comprise the district, each
county supporting several organiza-
Falls, is president of the organization;
Mrs. Mary B. Cruzan, of Eldora, vice
president; Mrs Agnes Oates. Iowa
Falls, corresponding secretary; and
Mrs. Sarah a. Salzman, of Toledo
treasurer. The sessions will be held in
the Friends church.
Miss Maude Aldrich. state lecturer
for the w. c. T. L, will be at the con-
vention on the opening day, and is
scheduled for two addresses, afternoon
and evening. Officers will be elected
at the Thursday morning session.
Wednesday Program.
The convention Will be opened
! Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, by
singing America followed by the re-
pledge.
After a prayer by Mrs. Lou Rogers
and a song by the congregation, the
ment of committees. Mrs. Agnes
| Oates. of Iowa Falls corresponding
secretary, will read a summary of the
years work, to be followed by the re-
| port of the treasurer, Mrs. Sarah A.
| Salzman, OF Toledo.
| In the afternoon Mrs. Ida K. John
son will open the session with a praise
service, after which the minutes of
7 ba i7cr will no nd
the local union reports heard. Miss
Maude Aldrich will have a fifteen
minute parliamentary drill, after which
Mrs. Mccormack will read paper on
Moderate Drinking Injuries Poster
| ity," to be followed by discussion.
The afternoon program will close with
music by Miss Hazel Smith and Mrs.
Blanche Stevenson and a paper on
| Franchise" by Pheba Paley
Rev. \. F. Hicks will open the even
ing program with devotions, while Mrs.
r. W. Monroe will deliver an address
Of welcome, with Mrs. Henry Lese re-
spending. Miss Aldrich will have the
principal address Of the evening.
| Two Sessions Thursday.
The sessions Thursday will open at
8 in the morning with an executive
meeting to be followed at by praise
service, led by Hattie Dickson. After
the usual business is transacted. in
Guiding the reports Of local unions and
the various superintendent Miss Sadie
| Markee will give a reading. Officers
for the coming year will then be elected
to be followed by the installation SER
vice. A memorial service will fol-
low.
After a song service and prayer a
1870 in the afternoon, the report OF
the purity congress will be heard. af-
ter which Mrs. Mitchell will give 6
reading. Manual Training" will be
the subject Of a paper given by Mrs
Sarah A. Salzman, of Toledo. The in
vitations for the 1916 convention will
then be given, after which the con-
vention VIII close with the temperance
doxology and the W. c. T. L. bene
| die
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
ANNUAL MEETING OF pEAcoNESS
SOCIETY HELD IN THIS
CITY MONDAY.
WANT TO INCREASE ROOM
lNAosPITAL VERY SOON
New Laundry Also Needed, and to Be
Built az Soon as Funds Can Be OBJ
tained-citixens' Committee Asked to
Raise Rest Original Pledge and Ad-
ditional Sum For Improvements.

The annual diakoniefeSt of the Evan
gelical Deaconess Society of Marshall
town was held Monday in the German
Evangelical church. Two important &C
tons were taken at the business ses-
sion.in the afternoon-voting the au-
thorlzation to improve the new hospital
here as soon as the means can be pro-
vided.
The hospital needs more room. and
an enlargement has been planned Tor
the old Boardman section of the build
ing, now used as the office and sisters
home 1t has been estimated by the
architects that it will require $4,000 to
do the work. A new laundry is also
needy badly. and this the society also
voted to install as soon as the money
could be raised. The superintendent
and treasurer were empowered TO en-
gage a competent man to collect the
fund for the proposed improvements.
Want Committee to Help.
The citizens committee that raised
a fund for the present hospital build
ing, is asked to lend its assistance IN
the solicitation for the Improvement
fund. There vet remains to be raised
on the original pledge of $4,000 about
$4,000, and there has been a shrinkage
of about the same amount in the
original pledges. This will make about
$4,000 that the society wants the COM
mittee to raise, and in addition voted
Monday to ask the committee to raise
$4,000 for the improvement fund
The directors were empowered to is
sue periodical in the interests or the
deaconess work here and the cause in
general.
Officers Are Elected.
The annual election of officers re-
suited in August Engelking. of Hub
bard, being chosen vice president; kew.
A Haeussler Alden, secretary: Z. r.
Schmidt, Marshalltewn, treasurer; Rev.
J. c. Barth, Hampton: n. P. Hansen
Gladbrood: and Rev. G. Meinzer Ack-
lev, the latter president Of the society,
members of the auditing committee.
Reports on Hospital.
President Meinzer reported on the
work done by the hospital during the
year. A total of $50 patients have been
treated, and 534 operations were per-
formed during the year.
Rev. Arthur GRADER OF Counch
Bluffs, preached the annual sermon on
The Good Samaritan" Rev. e. j.
Barth, of Hampton, served at the altar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
EDMOND woLFeANG DEAD.
Head Of WoIfgang Family, an old
Resident, Dies Of Old Age.

Edmond Wolfgang, one Of the old
residents of the county and an early
settler of Marion township, died at the
home of his son, William D. Wolfgang,
and daughter Mrs. R. G. Goodale, 1901
East Nevada street at o'clock Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Wolfgang was 50
years old. and his death was due to OLD
age He had been failing quite rapidly
for about two months.
Mr. Wolfgang was born in York
county, Pennsylvania. June IA. 1929. He
came to Marshall county in 1859, and
had lived here ever since, most of the
time or a farm in Marion township.
Mrs Wolfgang died ten years ago last
December.
Three sons and the one daughter
survive him. They are William and
Sherman of this city, George Wolf
gang of st. Anthony, and Mrs. Goodale.
The funeral will be held from the
Sherman Wolfgang home, So4 East
Main street Wednesday afternoon at
. o'clock Rev. F. NJ. Wheeler will
conduct the service, and buria' will be
in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
POLICE THINK HIM CRAZY.
Unknown Man, Found on Raiiroa
track in Pitiahle Condition.

Unknown Man, Found on Railroad
track, in PitiabIe Condition.
A man about so years Of age, VINO
could not give his name to the police,
was arrested by Officers Sandvig ana
Wertenberger on the NJ. & st. L.
tracks near Twelfth street this toce-
noon. The police think the stranger
is insane, and say his action and con-
versa ton indicate that he is.
The man was found on the track ny
Merritt Greene, who lives near by, TINS
forenoon. The stranger was poorly clao
and was drenched with rain as tho ne
had been out in the wet all night. Inc
police were notified and Greene de-
tanned the man until the patrol ar
rived.
The stranger talked ramhlingly 10
the police about murderers being a1ter
him and bloodthristy animals roamlns
at large and Likely to attack him. There
was nothing ON the mans clothing tnat
gave hint of who he was. HIS only
possessions were a small fruit kills
and a piece of dried bread.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
cOCOANUT OIL FINE
FOR WASHING HAIR

II you want to keep your hair In
good condition. the less soap you
use the better.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and is very harmful. Just
plain mulsified cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and entirely greaseless). Is
much better than soap or anything
else you can use for shampooing, as
this can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub it in. One or two
teaspoonfuls will make an abund-
ance of rich, creamy lather. and
cleanses the hair and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses out easily,
and removes every particle OF dust.
dirt, dandruff and excessive oil.
The hair dries quickly and evenly.
and it leaves 1t fine and silky, bright
fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut
oil at most any drug store. It is
very cheap, and few ounces is
enough to last everyone in the fam
lily for months.