Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-24
THE PITY OF 1T.
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THE PITY OF 1T.
tWaveriy Republican,
One of the most interesting yet one
of the most pitiful sights witnessed in
Waveriy FOR several years was to be
seen at the Illinois Central station last
Thursday when a coachload of babies
ranging in age from Is months TO 3
years, passed thru town., The young
sters were accompanied by three
trained nurses and were.o their way
to new homes. in. Minnesota from an
orphans home near New York City.
They seemed to be bright, intelligent
lot Of children and at each station some
of the older ones would ask the nurses.
is this where my new mama and
papa liye! And yet some OF US COM
plain about how the world has treated
US! Here's hoping every one Of those
children find a good home and that
they grow up good men and women.
and q credit to the families who adopt
them.
cHHRISTMAS TREES SCARCE.
tCedar Rapids Republican,
The growing of Christmas trees has
become a great problem in reforesta-
eminent bureaus have taken ii up. II
is estimated that every year 1000, 600
trees are cut down for Christmas pur-
poses. ranging now in size up to u
feet to provide for the municipal pur-
poses. These four million trees con-
stitute large forest So far they have
been taken from the wild lands, but
the wild lands will be exhausted some
6ar To hn
tematic paintings are suggested. It
does not take many years to make an
evergreen fit for a tree in = private
residence, or even in Sunday school
room. A few years make a great
growth in some kinds of pine. There
is room on every farm for a few hun
dred eyergreens and they ought to be
planted. Then II there are too many
trees you can thin them out and sell
them In the Christmas markets. But
better still Is to let the trees attain
their normal size
PURCHASING INTERNED SHIPS.
dubuque Telegraph Heraldr
Announcement Is made from Copen-
hagen that the swedish-American Line
has practically completed negotiations
All p0AShdoc VI Two lZ,OUu>I ION
Hamburg liners now in
termed at New York. Transfer Of the
liners will be made az soon as repre-
sentatives of the British government
have completed affirming the Iegiti-
macy Of the sale OF the ships to awed-
ish firms as provided by international
law. and the ships will then be i'm
mediately entered in the carrying
trade
The news OF this deaf viii no DOUBT
be joyfuliy received In certain Amer
lean circles which are opposed to the
establishment OF government mer-
chant marine to meet the demands of
the present crisis. but in other circles
1t will not rest so easily. Particularly
will the men Of the administration.
who urged the ship purchase bill last
winter. be grteved TO learn 1t, for II
marks the slipping gay of anothe.
American opportunity and no: only
removes from the market these tvs
vessels but. by putting competitor
in the field, at once advances the
price which the German owners of the
vessels will accept.
There never has been, In all history
such an opportunity to purchase yalu.
dDAN OCSaH SdItIGES - NA0 pIcASHI60
to the American people last winter
There were sixty-seyen German yes
sells interned In American ports which
could have been bought for three.
fourths their cost TO build and equip
The tonnage was 50 huge and thu
prospective purcnase price 80 large
| that 1t was beyond the strength ,f pri-
waite capital to swing the deal There
remained only the federal government
with sufficient resources and with TN.
improbable intentions.
The things which President Wilsof
| and his aryisors sensed immediately
A bill was presented to congress ard =,
| first II wassfeceiyed favorabiy. fhe5
the ship subsidy crowd. with thei,
endless faciiities for ioD1yins. got bvsj
and with the help u the senate clorur,
rule and = Ee. sa-administvatio
democrats, the measure war tflset
when It's passage seemed certain.