Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
LOCAL COMMENT

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1t IL not enough In these times to
wait until a committee comes around
to collect patriots contribution to
the Red Cross to charity or to any
other war fund, The need OF the hour
Is for volunteers. People should step
into their bank, the T.-R. Office. the
Manshalltown Club or at the Red
Cross headquarters in Mr.. Boardman's
Office opposite the court house ana pay
their membership dues in the Red
Cross society voluntarily. When Mr.. G.
b. Johnson at COZ East State street.
read in the T.-R. that collections were
being taken to aid the poor thru
a hard winter, he did not feel that any
committee was obligated to call on
him. He walked to the T.-R. office and
handed in $25 for the local charity as
ISOLATION Ae Is q volunteer as dis
tinguished from another much wealth
Ter man. IA man who boasts Of his
wealth and success In land ventures
who waited for a collector to call for
a donation to charity aud then put him
off on the plea that he wanted to think
1t over. What Is there to think over
when the poor are hungry and cold.
Jonson was voluntae. and patriot.
The other man was tight-wad ana a
Stacker. He owns more land than
happiness, self-respe,t and public
esteem.
Experts are to help US save fuel and
God knows we need the help. When
every shovel full OF hard coal costs as
much as loaf Of bread and every
shovel Of soft coal sets US back as
much as the price of pint OF milk the
experts on firing are welcome to como
quickly. It Is to be hoped. however.
that these experts will go farther than
tho problem at the furnace and suggest
that the women put on some clothes.
A former merchant returning last week
from six years residence in California
remarked II never realized that 1t
could be so cold outside and so beast
ly. hot inside. Every office and every
home have visited has been over
heated" The French criticise us for
overheating our houses and for over
many women want to show their bare
arms thru veillike sleeves and short
skirts are a temptation to silk tight
hosiery all Of which make warm WIN
ter underwear very much In the way.
More clothes on the women would con-
sumo less coal in the furnace but no
expert other than an editor would dare
make such q report public.
In our houses we need moisture as
we'll as heat. Few heating plants are
so as to restore the humidity
which artificial heat dries on. OF the
natural air. Government experts claim
that a temperature OF SIS degrees IS as
comfortable when the humidity is right
as 10 degrees can be in dry feat.
Throat affections will not be 50 COM
mon, the furniture will not dry up and
fall apart and the pores Of the skin
will not be dried so as to cause one
contact with the moisture Of the out
side air. Pans Of water hung behind
radiators, set behind stoves and kept
filled for evaporation In furnaces are
as important as coal. They cost
nothing and save fuel People should
know that It costs vastly more fuel to
raise temperatures from, 70 to so de-
grees than from so to 70 degrees. Over
heating Is not only an extravaganza
but It Is unhealthful.
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Our merchants have been I'M
fortunate this week In that slippery
roads have kept away those Christmas
buyers who would otherwise have come
from afar. When roads are good our
stores will draw trade from a circle
forty miles in every direction from the
center. This area Of trade Is sixteen
times as great as when bad roads re-
strict travel to distance Of ten miles.
War time economy forced by war
prices for necessities naturally has
curtailed the buying Of unnecessary
things at Christmas time. There need
be no fear az to business In staples
thruout the winter for the farmer has
not yet gone to market. His corn was
soft which compelled him to borrow at
the banks for live stock to eat the
corn and both live stock and corn will
90 to market during January and Feb
ruary. They will bring back war prices
and the farmer Will become q good
customer at the stores later on. The
census credits Marshall county with
96, 900 hogs. Hogs will bring $50 apiece
during the war so there will be busi-
ness as unusual when the farmer cash
es in everything but the squeal.
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In these war times $40 Is large
sum for county historical society to
spend for a marker for grave which
has not yet been definitely located. Old
Johnny Green. good Indian that he was
may have had something coming tc
him for his many acts of Kindness but
he doubtless did not intend to assign
his claim to the tomb stone man or else
he would have arranged with his tribe
to remember thru its legends the exact
spot at which he was laid to rest
Some think now that this marker, too
may become lost to future generations
and that it should be placed on the
court house lawn as O. memorial to- a
patriot who lies In an unknown grave
as soldiers and sailors monuments are
placed in public places for the lesson
they teach.
Old faded, frayed and frazzled flags
flying to the breezes denote indifference
rather than patriotism. Get new
one and burn the old one. 1t is con-
sidered a Dissertation. according to the
rules Of the flag society, to allow an