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The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
BUYING
CLUBS REDUCE LIVING COST
Save Mddemen's Profits Says Head of Successful Club!

Express comp MES gladly CO.
operate with buying clubs They
want 10 link up country prudGccr
md city eonsur.er 20 as 20 build
ur the traffic harl hi, by 'he par
Gel post
Upon stated DAYS The order
comes. ready for distribution, meat
enc day. butter and egg the next.
vegetables and fruits another For
convenience. producers pack butter
IN sanitary one pound car'ons. eggs
n single dozen boxes, and prepare
lAckages Of ham. bacon. yeseta les.
etc
"One club levies tax of pev
cent on Us members 10 cover the
expense Of wrapping and dlstribu
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
." That's curious" you say
Yes, but it's true

concerns intelligent men and women You pos
Sibly have wanted set for months-need it
more today than ever. You certainly can afford
it. You ought to have it, and here's your chance
(but only for a short time) to obtain one of the
popular India paper sets.
Only comparatively few sets Of the new
Britannica, printed on genuine India paper,
remain unsod. When these are gone, no more
be offered for war makes it impossible
to obtain further supply of material to
make India paper for printing the Britannica.
India paper is thin as tissue strong and opaque
as parchment. When India paper was brought
TO England from the Orient back in l84l. the
secret Of its manufacture bafIled papermakers
for third Of a century. Finally. the secret was
discovered andOXford India paper was produced
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

WITTEN, :. ID Dec d. Burnit
Simans WAS called outside by the
BARKING and hoVlins ~ his dog aal
found that lhe dog had stirred up IS
porcupiue After considerable liHi
Guilty. both 20 Slwtns and The dog.
The animal Nas AUed rhe dog
was pretty well flled With needles
and Mr. Slmau alsl received a share
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

Il PARIS France Dec Well
get the British boys INTO the Ger
mar trenches by Christmas" Is the
way they say n now along the
SoInme
For the Briiisk. never a meek
~tribe. are willing 20 concede Ger
lnan superiority in one thing
trench building
One hope Of the Britoas en-
gagged In northern France is that
the coming winter will see them
Housed in the elaborate trenches
The Germans lave built from the
channel 10 the Alps
You can wax underground all
the way in these trenches all the
way from Nieunort. in Belgium. 20
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Lost Her Fertune eettlna

CHICAGO. m. Dee. 'l.- Can.
celled checks representing $1,000.
said 10 have been paid to alleged
members ~ the syndicate of hand
book operators by widow, wee
placed before Federal judge lands
IN the course ot his investigation
into the betting ring case 4 wo.
man is said 60 have informed th,
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
mon..y Robsed 4o,el Guest

GRAFTON. n Va Dec AZ
ter Dr J X sutherland o., Rock
land Ia. complained 90 the man
aFe ment of the Central hotel here
,hat his pockets had 5een picked OF
.$f45 In his room % the hotel Il vas
discovered that A trained monkey
exhibited By patent medicine ven
der had c,im bed INTO a window and
taken IT, Ths money was recov
cred
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

of the porcupine's natural weapons.
These animals are very rare IN this
rart ~ he state They must have
been more numerous years ago. as
the Indians used the quilts. colored
with pigment In forming some ol
,he designs in their dresses ON gala
occasions \ Few dsys later 4 l.
Lindsh killed the supp )sed mate 20
the porcupIne Nilled by Mr. Simans
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

Important The present prices o tl Eneyelorasda Britannia,
hold GOOD orders
sof th 7ccoInt Il hs hsher Of all Tor
i6F be from monthly payments
20 tPhl mudnR. before 2Gh
Ii b price. III
purchase ne Encyopssds
h'p'''''''' ''~ ''' 'tf 'f' SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

1O-dollar bill is more convenient to carry
than ten silver dollars. but the value is exactly
the same
An india paper set of the new Encyclopaedia
Britannica is far more convenient than the same
% volumes printed on ordinary book paper
And the value Of the India paper set to you is
much greater.
That's curious" you say.
But it's true For the Britannica. printed on
the famous India paper, is lighter. more con-
venient 20 hold hence more inr',ing To read. And
you read II more-you get more value out OF it.
You know COR on ito know what wonder
ful book the Britannica is-an ineXhaustible
storchouSc of knowledge ON every sub! Jet which
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

court officials that she lc p itc sum
indicated In the checks and se3oot
more betting on horse rHcCs. and
ihat she Is nov working for g. q
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
BLACK BRUTE AT LARGE
Negro at Council Bluffs Beats Aged
Couple and Attempts to CriminaIly
Assault Daushter-Mskes His Escape
Victims May Die

Council Bluffs, Dec. ll.-Mr. and Mrs
John Kennedy. an aged couple who live
near the edge of the city. were at
tackled and beaten by a negro late last
night and so badly hurt it is thought
both will die.
Mrs. Iva Kennedy, a daushter-in
law, also was badly hurt and hat
her clothes torn from her body in q
struggle with the negro, who at
tackled her The negro appeared at
the house and with a story of broken
down automobile lured Mr. Kennedy tc
the wood, where he was assaulted with
q railroad car pin.
The negro re-entered the house. beat
the elder Mrs. Kennedy into insensibil-
ity and then attempted to assault the
younger woman.
Two children ran screaming from
the house and gave the alarm, but
the negro escaped.
At the hospital last night it was
stated neither of the injured people
We're likely to recover. The husband
of the younger Mrs Kennedy Is rail
road man, employed nights. A holster
and revolver which Mr.. Kennedy
strapped on his body before accom-
panyins the negro to the road, are
missing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
FRENcHMEN TO COME TO LEARN
Fifty Young Men to Be Sent to U. S.
to Study Business Methods.

| Correspondence of Associated Press.]
| Paris, Dec. Next summer fifty
| young F'renchmen will be sent from
France to the United States and Can
ada to study American commercial
methods in large typical banks, fac
tories and shipping firms, and to be-
come acquainted with the American
mind and it's principal viewpoints.
They will stay a month in the United
States, visiting in banks, factories and
| shipping offices at New York, univer-
| sites and spinning mills in Boston,
lumber mills and tanneries in Mon
treal,' canning factories in Chicago. the
| seat OF government at Washington,
iron and steel works Of Pittsburgh, the
petroleum industry in Philadelphia,
grain stores at Baltimore, and culture
| in general at st. Louis. Meanwhile
fifty young Americans will be doing
| exactly the same sort Of thing in
| France with a view of getting notion
about French commercial methods and
French points of view.
A steamship company has agreed to
charge only 1900 francs per student
for the voyage to and fro, the families
and towns concerned paying one-half
1
| other. The feding of the youths and
traffic arrangements generally will be
undertaken by a travel agency.
The students in order to qualify for
| the trip must have the diploma of d
commercial high school or agricultural
college, and be able to speak well Eng
fish and French respectively. The
| choice of the students in America will
be made by the "F'ranco-United States
| committee in connection with American
Chambers of Commerce.; and CORE
spondingly, in France. The French
youths arriving in New York will be
personally conducted in groups by ex
| pert instructors. Two French profess
sors Will guide the American students
| in France.
| VI. Guisthau, president of tn
| Franco United States as Frank Var
derIip is president of a, similar com
| mittee in New York, tells the Asso-
| ciated Press that it is hoped to estab-
Iish after the war institutes in France
and America which will supply all nee
essary commercial information, display
specimens of goods and in general
promote reciprocal economic knowledge
between the two countries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
TODAccoNisTS WILL NOT HAVE
TO PAY LICENSE TO FED
ERAL GOVERNMENT.
COMMERCIAL BROKERS'
ALSO ESCAPE TAXES
Another Sort-Tax on Net Earnings
Also Pay More-New Capital Stock
Tax Law to Increase Revenues.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Dec. 11.--More than 1900
iowans will this year get a New Years
sift from Uncle Sam. The s2.40 that
number have been paying every six
months as dealers in tobacco they car
put down in their pockets, the tax hay
ing been repealed. effective the last
l.ay of the year. 1t won't be necessary
after that date to have a government
license for the sale of tobacco and
cigars. The taxes on commission mer-
chants and commercial brokers have
also been repealed.
But while the 1000 get this New
ears gift some corporations get a
gift of another sort. Corporations
nCw and for several years have been
paying an annual tax of l per cent on
their net earnings. This tax has been
Increased TO per cent in the new law
passed to raise the hundreds OF mil
lions required for the preparedness
program. Individuals TOO, who have
been paying l per cent will have to
pay twice as much as formerly.
But this is not all. Corporations.
Jolnt-stock companies, associations,
ard Insurance companies, having CAPT
lal stock shares of the fair value Of
more than $99. 900 will have TO pay, in
addition to the tax on net earnings, a
new tax. designated capital stock
tax" of 80 cents for each $1,000 of the
capital invested in the business. Thus
. corporation with capital of
100000 and surplus and undivided
profits, one or both. of $4,000, will
have to pay before or during January,
1911. $13. Corporations with total
shares of a fair value of less than
$4,000. but whose total capital in
yestment equals or exceeds that sum
III have TO pay the tax. And corpora
tons whose capital investment IS
:7J, 900 or more, will have to repor.
even if they may not have to pay the
tax This capital stock tax is i'm
Uosed on the fair value Of the shares.
The bankers special tax has been re-
Dealed, but banks, the fair value of
whose shares exceeds $4,000. will be
taxed under the new law. The other
banks will escape
Collector Of Internal Revenue Louis
Murphy estimates that 1900 Iowa cor
rorations are subject to the new tax
and says that they should Immediately
place themselves in commune
cation with field deputy collectors or
with his office at Dubuque.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Billy Bunny and His Friends

/ his head this way and that way trying
to see who had Knocked on his roof
Seeing nobody around, Tommy Turtle
again crawled along, for he was on his
way to the Old Mill Pond for swim.
Then Billy Bunny hoped up softly
and again knocked on Tommy Turtles
Hard Shell House.
Who's that?" cried Tommy Turtle,
now thoroughly angry
"Ha, hal" laughed Billy Bunny, i
won't tease you any longer. It's mo,
Billy Bunny" All this time Billy Bum
Ii ny was so taken up with Tommy Tur-
tie that he didn't notice a shadow fall
across the path. No, sir, he didn't see
Robber Hawk at all, but Robber Hawk
saw him.
Lookout" yelled Tommy Turtle,
pulling his head and tail into his Shell
House. Billy Bunny gave a leap to
one side and then darted into a hollow
tree that stood close by. Swish! went
Robber Hawks wings. but Billy Bunny
was too quick. He was safe in the old
hollow tree.
(wiggle your little pink nose and
scratch your right ear this time. Billy
Bunny, for 1t isn't going to be so easy
getting out Of the hollow stump as 1t
was getting in.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
chamberlain's Tablets.

Chamberlain's Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles. bilious
ness and constipation, and have met
with much success in the treatment Of
those diseases. People who have SUI
fered for years with stomach trouble
and have been unable to obtain any
permanent relief have been completely
cured by the use Of these tablets.
Chamberlains Tablets are also of great
value for biliousness Chronic consti-
patton may be permanently cured by
taking Chamberlains Tablets and OBJ
aerving the plain printed directions with
each bottle. For sale by all Dealers
Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
God morning, Mr.. Happy Sun,

COCOA morning, MT. f1dppy ouhs eaH55t
I'm glad you came 30 soon.
You've scared away the Nightie Bird
And shined away the moon.
Billy Bunny stood UP on his hind
legs. Then he wiggled his little pink
nose and scratched his left ear
II wonder what I'll do today?' ne
said to himself Then Off he went, lip
pity-hop, lippity hop. down the Pleas
ant Meadow. He hadn't gone very far
when he saw Tommy Turtle. SO Billy
Bunny stopped and raped on the roof
OF Tommy Turtles house, for Tommy
Turtle always carries his own house
with him. Rain or shine, summer or
winter, anywhere and everywhere he
goes, his little Shell House goes with
him. Yes, sir, Tommy Turtle never
moves out Of his house nor does ne
ever have to pay rent
rs Tommy Turtle at home?' said
little Billy Bunny, hiding behind a
bush.
Tommy Turtle had pulled in his
head at the first rap He now stuck 1t
out and said. Yes, I'm at home: but
who's Knocking
Billy Bunny kept very quiet. he
didn't say a word. but peeked thru the
bush, watching Tommy Turtle TWIST
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Not Hurt by Use.

During his vacation a San Fran
cisco lawyer met nm old friend in the
village, and their conversation drifted
to discussion of the natives. A
young farmer came under his view.
Hes iine-looking young fellow
said the lawyer. Yes" assented
his friend obviously. 'Well, any
way, he has mighty good head"
1T ought to be good" was the re-
ply. THAT mans head is brand
new-he's never used 1t any"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
and Mrs. c. L. Decatur. Sir. in this

and Mrs. c. +. Decatur, ST., in thii
city.
Henry Brockman, who has beer
visiting his brother in law, w. f. Vogt
and family Of this city, has gone back
to his home, in Davenport
Mr., A. Mcintosh is again at his home
in Grinnell after some weeks spent in
visit with his son Robert who is in
business at Lake Linden, Mich.
Miss Kate Zimmerman. principal OF
Parker school in this city, is reported
as making reasonable recovery from
tie illness that has kept her from her
place in the school room for the past
week OF two. Her place there has
been taken temporarily by Mrs. Carl
Child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
AGED JOHN PHIPPs DEAD.
Southwest lowa's Oldest Citizen Passes
Away at Shenandoah.

Away at Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, Dec. 11-John NJ. Phipps
who would have been 105 on next VAL
entine day. southwest 1owas Oldest
citizen died sunday morning at the
home of his son. Albert S. Phipps.
He was not confined to mis- ped and
was able to be out OF doors Saturday.
His twin brother. Eli Phipps of Hen
nessey, okla, died few months short
OF the century mark.
The twins were too old to serve in
the civil war. Mr. Phipps was the
father of ten children. but only four
survive: N. NJ, Phipps, OF Pawnee
City Okla, Mrs. J L. Winfrey. Of
Stella Neb.: Mrs, Matena Gardner,
Leon, Iowa; and Albert. at whose home
he died He came from Independence,
Mo, to Iowa in 1896.
The day he was 100 years old Mr..
PhippS was initiated into the E.lks
lodge at Shenandoah.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Finaer Rino in History.

From the earliest period of civilized
relationships, the finger ring has been
accepted as the symbol Of fidelity and
truth in the fulfillment Of a pledge,
and for the greater part Of 1000 years
it was used as the most convenient
means for conveying the signet Of
the Wearer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Let Butcher Elaurs Il Out.

Donald was sent to the store by his
mother and told to get ''Frenched" ten
derloins. BY the time he reached the
butcher shop, however, he had forgot
ten the French part of it, so he said
to the butcher: Il want some tender
loins; stand 'em up and knock 'em
down."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11

to cut his throat and to burn his
house, and that he shot him In sell
defense.
Told Nsishbors Of Shooting.
Early Friday evening. McWilliarnt
appeared at the home Of Al nelghbor,
Joe Large, and told him aid other
neighbors that he had saot Asbury.
The neighbors went to the scene OF
the shooting together and found the
body of Asbury lying on the threshold
with the head outside the door. The
floor of the room held a poei OF blood
and 1t was seen that AsburN had been
shot in the abdomen. McWilliams
showed the men his double- barreled
shotgun with which he had done the
shooting and the empty shells in it.
Another empty shotgun was found in
the house and later several pints Of
whisky are reported to nave been To-
Gated there.
Slayer Has Large Family.
Tho Asbury was single man, Nc
Williams is married and has seven
children They are Victor McWilliams,
Mrs. Addie McElderry, Mamie. Don.
Lucy and' a smaller girl and boy the
Youngest only about 2 years of age.
All live in the E,xline vicinity, and are
the objects of pity of their many acc
quaintances. The whole affair is most
lamentable. especially since it is the
fourth fatal shooting in the county in
side of eight months
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Line. "a Be Remembered.

Ny fathers principle was that none
but enjoyments Of rare occurrence
we're adequately priced; that neither
young nor old could set proper value
on pleasures which they tasted every
day--Goethe in "Wilhelm Meister."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Power In Miniature,

That he can produce one horsepower
for each pound his engine weighs is
the assertion Of the French inventor
of motor depending upon the e1plo-
sive force of gunpOwder for power.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
A GOOD WINTER HABIT

Many people dread winter because
the sudden climatic changes bring
colds, grippe, rheumatism, tonsilitis OF
bronchitis. But thousands of well.
informed men and women today avoid
much sicknessfor themselves and their
children by taking few bottles Of
SCOTS Emulsion to make richer blood.
fortify the membranes Of the throat
andchestandcreate body-warmth tore.
sist sickness. Soldiers at war receive cod
liver oil; it will also strengthen you.
Scott Rowne. bloomfield. Nj. 1918
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11

Will pay
! for the
chance
to heal
cdtal.l.fl

Alter N experience Of IS
years. during which time 50
million Americans have used
Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly, the
manufacturers Of this remedy
feel 80 sure that Il win relieve
catarTh that they offer b pay
for q chance 10 prove its benefit
to any catarrhal sufferer. They
announce that my resident of
this community can 20 to almost
any drug store and get Z com.
pliment1Ty trial can ct the
expense Of the manufacturers.
If. the druggist has no gratuitous
packages, the person may buy Z
IS cent tube with the unqualified
understanding that If that first
tube does not do that person
more than . dollars worth Of
good, he or che can get their
quarter back from either the
druggist, or the Kondon Com
pany It Minneapolis Over
5000 druggists know Kondon's
Catarrhal Jelly b effective,
harmles4 clean and pleasant to
apply and they know the
Knndoa people win gladly live
up TO this offer --quarter back
if not worth Q dollar" Address
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
FOURTH MURDER WITHIN EIGHT
MONTHS ~ APPANoosE
COUNTY.
FATAL DRUNKEN ROW
IN FARMERS CABIN
John Asbury Instantly Killed by John
McWiIIiams, His Employer Dead
Man Widower-SIayer Has Large
Family-ls Now in County Jail at
Centervlle.

Centerville, Dec. 11.-John Asbury, OF
near Exline, was shot and instantly
killed by his cousin John McWilliams,
at shanty two miles west of Dean
The two men had been patching to-
gether at the little house during corn
husking time and had been working in
the field together during the day time
A drunken row is supposed to have led
up to the shooting. McWiliiams claim
ing that Asbury threatened him and
that he shot in self defense. He is now
in The county Jail at Centervilie await
ing his preliminary hearing.
Asbury was convicted of rape
charge during the time when G.. S.
Wyckoff was county attorney, and was
sent to the state penitentiary to serve
life sentence for his act Later the
supreme court granted him a new
trial.
Helping Shuck Corn.
This fail. it seems that. McWilliams
had engaged Asbury to help him
shuck his corn and the two men lived
alone at d little hut west of Dean
while doing this work. while McWil-
liams' family renamed on the home
place near Exline. The two men had
apparently been getting along all right
with their work and no trouble arose
between them until Friday evening.
when it is said they got into drunk
en- row over a reference to some of
Asbury's former deeds. This evident
~ led up to the shooting, McWilliams
claiming that Asbury had threatened
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
LID" Tits roo FAR.
London SaIoonkeepers Become Fright
ened at Their Own Law Violations.

London Saloonkeepers Become Fright
ened at Their Own Law Violations.
Correspondence of Associated Press
London, Dec. 1.-THE lid" Is being
tilted SO often by saloonkeepers in
England that the liquor dealers them
selves. fearing this continued winking
at the closing time may advance the
interests of prohibition, have launched
a movement for more rigid enforce
ment of the law
1t is proposed that any violations of
the regulations will result in the .sus-
pension of the license until the end Of
the war Another proposal is that a
second violation of the law be punished
by Imprisonment, and that the often
der be debarred from further employ
ment in the liquor trade.
In Birmingham the liquor interests
have organized vigilant police service
of their own to see that the law is no.
violated.
To Cure Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. e. w. Groves signature
is on each box PIC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11
Told Neiohbor. AZ shooting.

to cut his throat and to burn his
house, and that he shot him In self