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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
TRADE WILL BE BOOSTED,

Only effect of Mexican war scare
so far is to stimulate trade in all
sorts of supplies. 1t now develops that
merchants speculated last spring on
rising markets by stocking up heavily
and there has come slackening in
some markets as a result.
Bradstreets' this week says:
New business is good, better than
usual at this season, but just now
buyers prefer to take a middle ground
for their operations, awaiting, the
while, crop developments possible
lower prices and freer movements of
goods by retail dealers. So far the
only effects of the Mexican disturb
ance besides calling out for service
stimulation of demand for provisions,
essential army equipment, horses and
mules. Indeed, it is possible that just
as sasging tendencies in trade were
logically due. home wants for pre-
paredness may take up the slack.
Nevertheless the situation is marked
by the development of some cross cur
rents certain of which, the quieter
tone of steel, the notable weakness in
lumber demand and prices, the con-
tinued ease in the minor metals, and
the laying off Of common workmen at
a leading munitions plant, disclose
ebbing tendencies.
At the same time, retail trade has
been checked by cool, rainy weather,
and some of the reports in hand indi-
cate that merchants. as eventualities
have proved. overbought last spring,
and yet other reports show that clear
ance sales are being held in parts of
the country, but in essentially indus
trial centerS demand from final pur-
veyors is rema rkably good. However,
buying for fall is proceeding along
orderly lines and is such as to denote
confidence in the future, road sales are
satisfactory, mail-order business is
excellent, visiting buyers in the prn-
cipal ma rkets are more numerous than
at this time last year, and in some
parts of the country interior buyers,
still fearful of shortage of goods. are
placing liberal contracts for autumn
delivery.
very striking feature is that pre-
scented by the market for domestic
raw wool. the price of which is at the
highest of the season, and incidentally
growers. knowing that Australian wool
is not available. are independent about
selling. Textile lines are sold away
ahead, shoe factories are booked up
clothing factories have all they can do
and, in fact, leading industries are
still working at capacity, but certain
kinds of finished steel are available in
larger quantities for practically
prompt shipment, and curtailment OF
lumber outputs in the south as well as
| in the Pacific northwest are deemed
essential.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

Changing tires is a popular Aneri-
can pastme which engages the
thought. soul and leg muscles OF
thousands of apoplectic citizens every
day during the touring season. 1t is
one of the first things the new auto
mobile owner learns to do alone, and
the second is to sit down by the side
of the road and huri pen.-up profanity
into the nearest cornfield.
1t is not necessary to change the
tires on an automobile so long as they
are able to stand on one leg.s There Is
nothing more deceptive than the aver
age pneumatic tire. however, unless 1t
is a lonesome married man who Is
thirsting for patonic friendship. A
tire may present smooth and un-
blemished exterior and look good for
a long and useful life, but the germ
of six-nc blow out may Turk within
and poke its head out six blocks from
a shade tree.
1t is a simple process to change the
tires on a modern automobile, as they
are hung in handy position on the
rim, winch can be removed With no
more effort than is required in OPEN
ing a vinegar barrel with a peck .
knife. The first step is TO jack up the
car by crawling under the; radius. rod
and balancing freely on the handle of
the jack. after which a stout guest
with a good supply Of breath should
attack the bolts in the rim. BY the
time he has removed the bolts he will
need a substitute and pulmotor, but
the rim will come off in one piece af-
ter being hit in the back Of the neck
a few times with a sledge. Another
rim and tire can then be taken from
the rear Of the car by three men who
are familiar with heavy drawing and
put on the wheel without losing over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

You asked, and I've answered. Now
let's come to something more vital to
both Of US. There is pretty persist.
emit rumor on the street that you and
your associates succeeded In getting
resolution through both houses of con-
gress at the last session, appointing
committee to investigate this CoroniIa
claim right here on the ground. No
body seems to have any definite de-
tails, and 1t possibly hasn't occurred
to anyone that congress hasn't been in
session since Mirapolis was born. But
that doesn't matter. The committee
is coming; you have engaged rooms
for It here in Bongras'. You are ex-
pscting the private-car special next
week"
"Well?" said the magnate You're
q pretty good kindergartner But what
Of It -"
"Oh, nothing. Only think you
might have taken me in on the little
side play. What II l had gone about
town contradicting tho rumor?"
why should you? It's true The
congressional party will be here next
week, and nobody has made any secret
Of It.
'stili. ! might have been taken in, !"
persisted Brouillard suavely. You'll
surely want to give me my inatruc-
lions . little beforehand, won't youf
Just think how easily things might get
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
you win BE- glad 70 have than handle
the Little Susan ore"
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you win be- glad 70 have than handle
the Little Susan ore" M
And II I do r.
If you do. two things otherwise due
to happen adversely will 90 over t.
your side OF the market. I'll agree 10
keep out Of the way OF the sham Wash
ington delegation, and think can
promise that Harlan wont make :
scarshead of the facts concerning the
Coronida land titles. s,
Mr.. Cortwrighk thrust the other arm
into the remaining coat sleeve and
scowled. But the rebound to the norm
Of brusqus good nature came almost
Immediately.
"You are improving wonderfully.
Brouillard. and that's no Joke. have
large respect for man who can out.
bid me in my own corner. You ought
TO be In, business and you win Be,
some time. III send tho wire, but T
warn you in advance that / cant make,
the smelter people take Massingale's
ore II they don't want to. All can do,
IL to give the old man . free field.
~ 408S - N1A u0 Will 2UA----0At ! ~ 49,
except one small personal favor: Don't
rub your masqussading Washington3
delegation into me too hard. A Ans
quality Of noninterference Ii about Ill
you are buying from me-" i.
Tell me ono thing, Brouillard:
What is your stake in the Massingals
game? Are you silent partner In the
Little susan,!'
mo"
Then why are you 80 anxious to
make old David . rich man 1T my ex-
pense! Are you going to marry the
girl?"
The engineer did not resent the quel-
ton as he would have resented It .
few weeks earlier. Instead he smiled
and said: "A little while ago, Mr..
Cartwright. told you that you didn't
know men; now I'll add that you don't
know women"
ITO Be Continued) "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

been appointed: that these gentlemen
who are about to visit us are mere
complainant friends Of yours, coming
as your guests. ON . junketing trip at
your expense. Wouldn't that be rather
awkward"
The mayor Of Mirapolis brought his
hands together. INST In palm. and for Z
fitting instant the young engineer saw
In the face Of the father the same ex-
preston that he had seen in the face
Of the son when Van Bruce Cartwright
was struggling for second chance to
kill man.
Damn you!" said tho mAgnate sav.
agely: you always know too much!
You're bargaining with mel"
We'll. you have bargainsd with me.
hrst, last and al. the time" WAS the
cool retort. ION each occasion I have
had my price. and you have paid Il.
Now you are going to pay It again.
Shall 90 over to the Spotlight once
and tell Harlan what I know"
you cant blur me that way. Brouil.
lard, and you ought to sense 1t By this
time. Do you suppose don't know
how you are hxedi--that you've got
money-money that you used to say
you owed somebody else-tied up In
Mirapolis Investments r.
Brouillard rose and buttoned his
coat
There is one weak link in your
chain. Mr.. Cartwright. he said even.
ly; you don't know men. Put on your
coat and come over to Harlan's office
with me. 1t will take just about two
minutes to satisfy you that I'm not
blufi1ng."
For moment 1t appeared that the
offer was to be accepted. But when
he had one arm In q coat sleeve,
Brouillard's antagonist in the game Of
hardwood changed his tactics.
Forget 1t" he growled morosely.
What do you want this timer,
"Icwant you to send a wire to Red
Butte telling the smelter people that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

This is one of the most bitter and
heart -rending experiences that can
come into mans life, and will con-
vert the ldest-mannered taxpayer
into human hyena After lean,
long wasted citizen has wabbled back
and forth for thirty minutes at the
helm of a catalog house hand pump,
he will be taken with so many kinds
of cross-fire vertigo that his wife will
begin to figure on her second choice.
The only time and place to change
tires is in the garage, at eighty cents
per kilowatt hour
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

VBISoIS "S'SS"S'
SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall lodge No los. A. F. & A. NJ. Work
in second degree Friday, June 80. 1880
p. m. John w. Wells, secretary: B. 0.
Frazey, w. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER, Nc. 50. r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening,
June 26. Work in the Mark Masters
Degree. Carl Schaffner. H. P; John
w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, R. & S. NJ, Mon
day. June 10, regular business. l. I.
day. July II. regular business. I. I.
Forbes. Recorder George Gregory l. NJ.
SPECIAL coNclAVE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X. T., Tuesday.
June 81. p. m, for work l. L.
Forbes. eRcorder; H. c. Mueller, Com
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. e.
ESPECIAL Meeting Wednesday, June
%, school of instruction at 2:30 p. m.
Dinner at $50, work at S. p. m. Eliza
s. Battin, secretary; Cora NJ. Mellow
ell. W. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

ruin suspender. and give it again. For bard
Of Avon might punch his golden Tyre, until he grew
SPAWN and felt his muscles tirehe could not do it JUS
tce bard do that altho his marble bust is
perched in the Hall of Fame Milton spenser might
write majestic junk and then methinks the would
mark the product Bunk Some themes far too lofty
mortal words think; and but softy will spla
With ink And vhen the morning the
y rising whose first adjoining the landscape
green the wonder that in the dawn
ing lies when Nights wells torn asunder disclosing gleam
skies, view the Of spendor but when ode I'd
sing spoil good suspender, and cannot chant thing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
Qt4444444e44444444S3oN
Copyright By Charles Scribner's Sooo

The promoter pulled himself erect
with grip on either arm Of the chair.
"Brouillard. do you know what you
are talking about?' he demanded.
mo; it is only q guess. But as mat
ters stand-with your son indictable
for an attempted murder -. II
were you, Mr.. Cartwright, believe
I'd give David Massingale chance TO
pay those notes at the bank"
And let him blackmail me? Not in
q month Of Sundays, Brouillard! Let
him sell his ore and pay the notes IL
he can. II he cant, I'll take the mine"
All right" said the visitor placeblx.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
sensitive Plant.

leaves Of the manaca palm. prob
Gbiy the commonest forest plant In
Csntral America, have q queer habit
Of trembling violently when no wind
q stirring that the human faculties
ean detect, although, as no other ex-
plohatfoa exists, it is reasonable to
hsa1poee there must be some tiny air
currents moving to which the plant
Ioanla With extreme sensitiveness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
RANEN:D0N REELS
M &kIHQN9ul l Ram ~, k
@of shoes ara SIMS nd sealk u7x- q cabba&es Nn8
CHANGING TRES.
1QN8rd.LRa1ln.;;

HINES.
half day and the top coating Of
few knuckles.
After the new rim has been fitted
on with both feet, it will usually be
found that the tire is short about
sixty-two pounds Of air. which has
to be inserted by hand at the rate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

Flour is made from fried sugar beets
by French process. 1t Is said to con-
tain 50 per cent Of pure nutriment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
Gul1es,Republta11l
Published Daily By The
TIMES REPUBLIcAN PRINTING CO.
TERMS.

Evening Edition by mail, $500
By the month by mail. ......... .35
Delivered by carrier by the month .60
Later Edition for morning circu-
Al llCh I'Se
Twice a-Week Edition per year.. lou
Entered at the postoffice at Mar
shalltown as second class mail matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

The Burlington Hawkeye remarks
that 1.-The citizen who has been de-
handing so mistakenly and so loudly
that Uncle Sam shall wipe out Mexico.
will not enlist. He will stay at home
to criticise the conduct of those who
do go to the front"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

Eleven grains Of radium were pro-
duced in the United States last year,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
EARLY MORNIN G

The early mornings glory has baed all the potes
comprehensive spendor,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

To the Muscatine Journal it appears
that Governor Clarke has been asked
to safeguard the lives and interests
Of Mexicans in Iowa. Somehow we
feel that the Mexican is whole LOT
safer in Iowa than an lowan would be
down in Mexico"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

The Dubuque Times journal thinks
that by it's advocacy Of tariff COM
mission, the democratic party has lost
some Of the confidence OF the free
traders, without gaining the confidence
of any protectionists," Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
Topics of the Times

Booze in an auto driver should be-
made prima facia evidence of guilt af-
ter the accident happens
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27

Lyddite. the explosive so much used
in war. is merely picric acid melted
with vaseline
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

TITS ten thousand chances to one
that all this talk about the Mexican
government having the sympathy and
expecting assistance from Japan is
mere bunk, concludes the Telegraph
Herald at Dubuque.
If interest in target shooting were
properly revived IT would not be long
until it would be restored to its old
place in popular esteem when 1t was
even more popular than baseball is
at present" observes the Courier at
Waterloo. 1T has this advantage over
baseball: In a target shooting contest
almost everybody has chance to try
his hand"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
FRENCH FORCED
BACK At VERDUN
IN FIERCE WAR

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The French
were today forced back still further on
tile Verdun defenses in the face of the
great German drive in the north of
France This afternoon the Teutons
are not over five and half miles dis
tant from the great French fortress,
which heretofore, has resisted every
effort at it's reduction.
Last night the lines as established
by official bulletins, ran to the rear of
st. Amogneux and extended northward
in a curving line through Beaumont to
the east. Today there has been mark
eG change in military positions
throughout the whole region The
French defensive positions now stretch
along a crest of hills east of Champ
neuville, only five and a half miles
distant from the ramparts OF the fort
ress at Verdun, and to the rear of the
former st. Amogneux position. The
old lines at Beaumont have also been
evacuated by the French, while the
village of Champneuville is claimed by
both armies.
The village of Champneuville, which
probably marks the real line of he
German advance more definitely than
any other position, lies something over
mile south Of ST. Amogneux and on
the east bank of the Passernelle ca
nal The Passernelle canal runs from
Verdun to Beaumont, a distance of
about seven miles, due north Of the
fortified position the Germans seem
determined to possess. Dispatches
from Paris late today claim the Ger
man offensive has halted at this spot
Whether this is due to the Germna
army having spent its strength in the
tremendous effort resulting the ac-
vance, or otherwise, is not indicated
Berlin advices claim the Germans have
taken over ten thousand prisoners dur
ing the present drive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
CLAUD CHANCE WITH
DAWSON LAWYERS

Claud Chance, the young Smithville
man who was acquitted of the charge
of murder of A. D. Oliver, at special
term of the Lee Superior court at
Leesburg, several weeks ago, is now
btudying law in the offices of H. J. Will
,ksrson and M. J. Yoemans, at Dawson.
Mr.. Chance, with his father, G. w.
Chance, were visitors in Americus
Thursday.
1t is said that financiers are inter
ested in the proposed erection of new
bank at Smithville, with G. w.
Chance in connection. Mr.. Chance was
cashier of the Bank of Smithville, un-
It'll trouble arose following the murder
of oliver for which crime he, his son,
Minter Kennedy and the negro, Ike
Garter, were indicted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
DETAILS Of THE
FAIR BANQUET IN
BOOSTING STAGE

The work of arranging the banquet
for the Third Agricultural District
fair is going merrily on and the
Windsor Hotel will serve one of the
finest dinners that fair boosters have
ever sit down to when the banquet is
laid Monday night at o'clock.
Short, crisp talks will be made in
reference to the fair and what has
teen done along the lines of promo
tion. Talks will be made by others as
to the benefits to be derived from hold
ing this big fair, not only from the
standpoint of the farmers themselves,
but from the standpoint of a business
proposition for the merchants and
Others.
The committee is squarely behind
this movement and making things hum.
Chairman George R. Ellis will see that
nothing is left undone to make the
banquet huge success. Judge J. A.
Hixon, in speaking of the fair this
morning, stated: THAT / am behind
this movement for a district fair with
all the push / know how, and I will
back it to thel init, for / am convinc-
ed that we have needed this fair for
the past few years more than any
other thing. The Chamber of Com
merce deserves the backing of the en-
tire community in this effort to give
Americus the third largest fair in
Georgia"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
NEGRO LYNCHED.
CITY HALL
At CARTERSV|LLE

CARTERSVILLE, Ga, Feb. 25.-Car-
tersville was the scene of a daylight
lynching today when a crowd of forty
or fifty men took Jesse McCorkle, a ne
gro, from the county Jail and hanged
him to tree in front of the city hall.
The body, riddled with bulelts, had not
been cut down at noon, thousands of
persons viewing the gruesome sight,
after the tragedy.
McCorkle was put to death by enrag
ed citizens for having attacked a white
woman, his victim being a married
woman and mother During the at
tack McCorkle's victim succeeded in
shooting the inhuman brute through
his wrist, this wound making identifi-
cation certain. Little excitement at
tended the summary execution of Nc
Corkle, though the better element of
Cartersville people deplore the fhole
affair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
Early Report of Accident.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 25.-A wireless
message received here early today re-
telling the accident was forwarded
chants and Miners line steamer Cretan,
bound from Philadelphia to Savannah,
With an unidentified schooner. The
Cretan was badly damaged in the col
lision, and the fate of the unidentified
schooner is unstated. The accident
occurred during dense fog prevail
ing off the coast of Cape Hatteras.
Norfolk offices of the Merchant and
Miners line received information of
the collision by wireless, message
telling of thea ccident was forwarded
by the steamer Dorothy, which was in
the vicinity at the time. All of the pas
sengers aboard the Cretan were safe
ly transferred to the Dorothy as pre-
cautionary measure, and the Dorothy
is conveying the Cretan to this port.
The disabled vessel is proceeding very
slowly under its own steam, with the
captain and crew only on board. The
ships bows are reported as badly
stove in," and repairs will be neces-
sary before it can proceed ON it's voy-
age.
Following the collision, the Cretan
became separated from the unknown
schooner and before the arrival of the
Lorothy the vessel disappeared
through the fog, and has not since been
located. After rescuing the imperil-
ed passengers on board the Merchants
and Miners liner, the Dorothy searched
nearby waters, but was unable to find
trace of the damaged schooner. The
fate Of the vessel and its crew, there
fore, remains unsettled The captain
OF the Dorothy has advised local nayi-
cation officials that he expects tc
reach Norfolk, accompanied by the Gre
ltan, early tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
SEABOARD TO BUY A
BIG LOT STAMPS

A letter was received this morning
BY Secretary Manager E. H. Hyman Of
the Americus Chamber of Commerce,
from Henry B. Everette, commercial
agent of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way here, that the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce, with the coop
Grafton of Mr.. Everette, had met with
success, and that the Seaboard Air
Line railway would this morning
through Mr.. Everettes office, purchase
$500 worth of postage stamps from the
Americus postofice.
This is very gratifying news, and
the Chamber of Commerce appreciates
this purchase of stamps as much as
tie postoffice itself, for Americus now
has gone ahead of all records for the
fiscal year of 1915. Every one should
buy all the stamps possible from now
until April 1st, and it will go away
over anything this Office has expert
enced.
Mr.. Merchant, Mr. Banker and others
help in this good cause and lats buy all
the postage stamps possible during
this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-25
ALL TAXES MUST
Be PAID FOR YOU
To VOTE ON 18TH

Your state and county taxes should
be paid up, and in order for you to
vote in the primary of March 18th,
when all county officers will be nomi-
mated for the regular election, it is
necessary that your taxes be paid
and if you are not registered, that is a
matter to be attended to at once.
Tax Collector Brown Small is gath
ering the registration list as fast as
possible, and in order for this list to
be perfected for the printers and fur
nished for the primary it is necessary
that your taxes be paid and that you
register within the next week.
The time for payment of state and
county taxes has passed, and the Off
GERS are anxious to make the regis
tration list as complete as possible in
order to save delay and trouble when
you attempt to vote.
By no means will any person be al
LEVIED to vote who has not paid up all
taxes and registered as the law de-
mands. This law covers the holding
OF the county primary on March 18th,
as we'll as all elections.
MIR. Small is at his office during each
day, aud will be glad to have all de-
taxpayers and non-registered
citizens attend to the matter at once.