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We Are Accustomed to Rely Upon Your
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T. J. McCarty Com,

T. J. McCarty Company Funeral Directors. Mont gomery Aa receive ninety per of their business through the Bell Telephone.
 They have long since been convinced of the value
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and efficiency of Bell service. but a recent experience m which excellent service and intelligent operating accom- plished the seemingly impos- sible, prompted them to write commenting both our local and Long Distance service.
 We publish this letter. not only in appreciation of its fine spirit, but also for the benefit of many concerns that are not reaping the profits that Bell service can produce for them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Well, tomorrow Is here, which was
yesterday when left of the last story,
and as promised to tell you how and
when and where dear, kind Uncle Lucky
Lefthindfoot found his little rabbit
nephew, I'll tell you right now he found
him sitting In cabbage patch eating
sauerkraut. which is cabbage all cut
UP into thin slices and covered with
pink vinegar.
well, here you are at last" cried
Uncle Lucky, and he was 10 glad 70
see his little nephew that he forgot to
eat any cabbage Until the Jay Bird.
who had hoped out Of the Luckymo-
bile said: Look here, Billy Bunny.
don't you eat up this whole cabbage
patch before your dear, kind uncle can
get a bite, Cor he's tired out trying to
find you, and worried to DEATH too.
for fear he wouldn't. And, besides,
I've something to say to YOU"
What is it?' asked the little rabbit.
What have you done with that air
ship SOLD you for So" said the Jay
Bird
ooh. left it in treetop," laughed
the little bunny. II had an accident.
and so just left it where 1t was"
I'll give you $2.99 for it now" said
the Jay Bird TITS probably damaged
a cents worth since sold It to you."
Maybe 1t has," answered Billy
Bunny, thoughtfully, "but, anyway, you
can have it." and he took the two-dol-
lar bill and put it in his pocket and the
so cents and put them In his KNAPP
sack, and my! didn't they jingle when
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
cree ProRtrr.l,.r, 80

Az much ~ 80 per cent Of excess
profits will be enacted by the govern
ment, IL the bill as now written be-
comes law, in case the excess prohts
reach figure which Of itself II in ex n
cess Of the capitalization Of all but a.
very few American corporations. The
estimate II made that no more than
Ave industries will be called upon to
pay tax upon excess profits that are
greater than 100000, 900 or $500. 600. 900.
Presumably, the greatest tax taken
from excess profits will be paid by
United States Steal. Charles M
Schwab will turn over to the govern
ment good many millions taken out
Of the excess profits of the Bethlehem
Steel Company. Another industry
which viii be compelled to pay over
many millions is represented by manu-
facturers Of automobiles. Possibly the
profits of some OF these corporations
may be reduced by redson Of the fact
that they will be occupied in meeting
the governments demand for airplanes.
A third industry that will pay millions
is the copper industry. A fourth Is
/ the industry occupied with making mu-J,
nitions, and fifth the industry whose
product is powder and other explo-
lsives. These Ave will, It Is presumed,
| be almost exclusively the corporations
that will be compelled to pay from ~
per cent to so per cent Of the excess
profits to the fgosernslisI i; \
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
whsr. the Negro IL WILL on.

The southerners kill negro occa-
sionally, but they do not murder him
by wholesale nor burn his houses.
Neither do they harm the women and
children. II the negro knows when he
is we'll off he will stay in the south. He
may not be permitted to vote, but his
chance OF being allowed to live Is much
better than. 1t is north OF the line. -
Hopeka Journal.
FIorida's Potato Crop Huge.
There will be plenty OF potatoes to
supply the consumers in the United
States, and enough left to feed the peo-
pie in the warning nations Of Europe.
Florida will have greater crop this
year than was ever known, as will
other southern states, while the west
ern agricultural states will show a
tremendous increase In this important
food product.
I'm one section of F1orida-knowr
as the Hastings district-more than
IS, O0O, 900 worth OF potatoes has been
raised" said Mayor James Wellborr
Martin, Of Jacksonville. Fua- ThefF5
are other parts OF the state where the
potato crop. is big, but this is not the
only food crop that the farmers Of
Florida are producing. We shall make
more corn and cotton than we have
ever made, and there has been an in
crease all along the line.
Our people have gone into the mat
ter Of increasing the food supply In
serious way. This will not interfere
how eyer, " IL: s ..s " veg ct blel
raised for the northern market In thu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
AN EXTRAORDINARY NEWS SERVICE.

The Times Republican feels justified
in calling the attention of it's sub
scribers to the fact that the T.-R. gave
the names of conscripts in several
counties besides the county Of Mar
shall, where the T.-R- is published and
that other Iowa dailies gave only the
names Of men drawn in the counties
where those dailies are located. This
newspaper covered the drawing for its
counties where it had been able to Sc
cure the list of names with registry
numbers. That it required systematic
preparation and an infinite amount of
hard work goes without saying. But
the subscribers in several counties
outside of Marshall read the lists and
sought and perhaps found the names
of friends and relatives upon them
before they slept on the day of the
drawing.
The T.-R, draws no comparisons. II
leaves that to the subscriber and read
er who sees more than one Iowa daily
to do. But is it naturally DESTROYS
that those who read no other daily ex-
cept the T.-R. should know that they
received an extraordinary service yes
terday and one which was not given by
other daily papers in the state or out
side of it.
This paper has no complaint of lack
Of appreciation. AS regards circula-
ton it is unique in the United States
| and probably in the world; for there
is not city Of less than $4,000 and
not half dozen Of $4,000 in the United
States with newspapers that equal or
exceed the circulation of the Times
Republican from city of little more
than 5000
And it wishes its subscribers and
readers to know that the service is
unique The T.-R. is The Iowa
Daily"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
FARM LOANS At S PER CENT.

It would seem that this newspaper
was partly in error in explaining why
Iowa farmers have not rushed to the
farm loan bank law for cheap money
in that the statement was made that
the loaning rate had been fixed at s
per cent 1t now transpires that a
change was made in this policy last
March when the rate for Iowa was
dropped to per cent and since then
some business has been done under
the law.
D. P. Hogan, we'll known in south
ern Iowa and president of the farm
loan bank for the Iowa territory with
headquarters at Omaha writes saying:
Editor Times-Republican
You are in error in stating that the
rate Of interest on farm mortgages
made by this bank Is 6 per cent. Our
rate is per cent fiat without COM
mission. While our business has not
been large, so far, in Iowa, we are
not disappointed We did not COM
IlenC6 DuSl1SSS uHlll dilcI luc A1Sl u
March at which date the larger part
of the Iowa farm loan business Is
transacted Since that time farmers
have been busy with their crops and
not many associations have been
formed.
We have had a large number Of in
auiries from all over Iowa, however,
and have had several good associations
formed within the last few weeks. We
have employed an organizer for Iowa
who is making good progress. He has
succeeded in forming about two as
sociations each week during the last
three weeks with applications for loans
from $50, 900 to 500, 900 each.
We find that Iowa farmers are
little slow to organize but that our
system is very popular with them anS
that it is no trouble to organize Local
associations when someone takes the
lead. We expect to have the entire
state of Iowa covered with farm loan
associations before March /, next.
Our interest rate Of 5 per cent fiat
is the best rate that Is obtainable and
we are able to loan on one-half the
value of the land, which Is somewhat
larger loan than can be obtained al
5 1per cent rate from other instftu.
tions. Also other institutions makine
farm loans in Iowa 1t 5 per cent charge
or iinarily Q per cent commission.
Our bonda are selling like hot cakes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21

a hope in each mind, and at every
meal lift their glasses and say Here
to the day"-the day when We Will
have as modern a home on the farm
as those in like circumstances have IN
the city.
If everybody has such a hope and
desire, and plans for it. the day VIII
come when there 10 q modern heating
plant in the cellar, water system
thruon the house, with bath room and
inside toilet: a gas or electric lighting
system; power laundry; some self
playing musical instrument II nobody
plays; screened porches. and well-kept
beautiful lawn around the house.
No farmer would move to town ana
live in such house as most OF them
move out of, or such house as city
laborers have to live in. The retired
farmer wants to live in as good house
as the merchant and banker whose
equal he is financially. Yet, strange to
say. so few care to have such homes
20 live in on the farm.
It is nearly always more acres IN
stead of better homes-and the chill
iren leave for the better homes, better
living conditions thinking farming
doesn't pay because father, after all
these years of hard work, doesn't 1--we
in a modern home.
Here's to ''the day" when these con-
dit;ons are changed on every farm.
lSuccessful Farming.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
THE soYs At THE BULLETIN BOARDS

1t was a serious day, was yesterday:
The great gamble was on Eyes looked
out of strained faces at the fateful
lists on the bulletin boards and scanned
the editions of newspapers eagerly as
they came fresh from the press.
Mothers found the names of sons there
and turned away weeping. Men
stiffened as their numbers went up.
shrinking among boys upon whom the
lot fell. The average conscript took
his medicine as the average American
meets emergency, bravely and without
finching in the sight of other men.
There were no scenes. When the shot
went home he walked quietly away to
readjust himself to the possible de-
struction of all his plans and the ex-
igencies and contingencies of the flu
ture. The boys kept their nerve. The
average American does keep his nerve.
With all its sadness there was rea-
son for state and local pride to those
who watched the crowd about the bull
letins. 1t was Iowa over again. These
men did not desire to be drawn. They
had other outlooks, other plans. But
they recognized that the lot is the fair
est way to select men and it invested
those upon whom it had fallen with a
5lry which % rie.s with
great sacrifice, as great duties always
do. And they looked and went away
with a firm step, men to be proud of
and Of whom we are proud now and
shall be prouder yet.
If there were any other way-but
there isn't The die is cast for this
country and the game must be played
out to the end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21

he started to hop away. M
Then the Jay Bird her on to get the
airship, but whether he found Il don't
know, but I'll ask the little robin a.
soon as I see him. And after that
Uncle Lucky ate some sauerkraut, and
then he got into his automobile and 30
did Billy Bunny.
''Whew!" sighed kind Uncle Lucky.
after they had gone = little way, 4
never had such . hard time Ia finding
anybody as did to find YOU" And he
sighed again, ana then = tire burst with
loud noise like hrecracker inside OF
An empty sugar barrel.
Gracious, goodness mebus!" ex-
claimed the old gentleman rabbit.
There goes 49," because that was
what a tire cost, you see. And then no
got out and started to put on new
one, and when that was done, he
cranked up the engine and put some
salad oil in the cabaret and started
OF again.
IT anything moro happens to these
Neverbust tires" said the old gentle
man rabbit, It'll tell my garage man
that he can put wooden wheels on and
I'll never pay his BILL" which IL q ter
rible thing to say to . garage man. or
anybody else II the bill happens to be
. large one. And in the next story, II
the Luclkymobile doesn't sit down on q
park bench and Brighten the baby in
the carriage, 80 that It can't play with
its rattle. I'll tell you next time what
happened when Uncle Lucky loses his
EogRleN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Topics of the Times

Well, part Of the suspense is over.
Many a man who can open a jack
for twice its value on q single pair
without batting an eye showed evil
dent signs OF excitement while the
draft numbers were falling yesterday.
Wonder whether Kaiser Bill has lost
that impression that America was
bIuffing?
Anyway the boys will be home until
after harvest and threshing and there's
no better preparation for the heat and
smoke of battle than the harvest he!d
and the business end Of the straw
stacker.
After all the overalled woman is
merely another manifestation Of the
wife who insists upon wearing the
trousers.
I If Sweden feels the pinch Of the en-
barge severely she can comfort herself
with the thought that she deliberately
put her fingers where : s L e. re
While counseling wholesale adoption
OF Beigian children perhaps It y vel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21

They bear ~ per cent and are exempt
from all taxes.
We are selling them at 101h ana
have subscription for nearly $1,0OO,0oV
already Banks, farmers, public insti-
tutions, and all kinds Of investors buy
them. d. p. Hogan, Freslueht.
Now that the rate has been dropped
under the going rate made by insur-
ance companies upon first mortgage
farm security, the next report under
the farm loan law will show that Iowa
is doing some business in CO. operative
loans but the limitation upon the
amounts to be loaned to one person will
fall short Of the requirements on most
Iowa farms so that there will still be
plenty of business for the insurance
companies which can handle loans in
amounts of Iowa size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Ripping Rhymes
o. WALT MAooN
THE GIG FAMILY.

Our family, in times Of peace, has
many rows and wrangles: it sometimes
takes the town police to quell our little
jangles. Then mother, losing all her
tact, complains Of which and tother.
and father reads the riot act and sis
ter nAgs her brother. Sometime the
pans and skillets fly, heaved by indig-
nant tosser. and uncle catches. with
his eye perhaps. cup or saucer. Some
times our grandma takes a broom and
knocks the dust from auntie. and now,
and then we wreck room, and fairly
rock the shanty. But II a neighbor seeks
our door, with warlike fuss and bluff
ing. we cease our rows forevermore and
from him knock the stuffing. Forgotten
every grievance then, all friction has
an ending: the women line up with the
men, our little shack defending. In nor
NAL times this happy land is fully Of
noisy friskers, who see that harmony
is canned and pull each others whisk-
ers. A stranger standing on height,
our ways not understanding, would
think We lived to whoop and fight, some
neighbors scalp demanding. But when
outsiders come along to mix in. unin-
vited, we cease to thrash the private
wrong. and we all stand united.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
early months Of the year. Florida can

early months Of the year. Florida can
produce three or four crops q year.
and the raising Of early vegetables In
no manner interferes with the regular
food crops. which are planted in April
and May. when the early vegetables
are out Of the way.
Tho Florida orange crop this year
will be much less than 1t has been In
years. The freeze OF last February
brought extensive damage. and there
will probably not be half the average
crop, perhaps not third"
Mayor Martin 10 the youngest execu-
tive ever elected to the head OF the
municipal government OF Jacksonville,
He Is just past 30 years. and already
his friends are booming him for the
governorship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Hioh Cost Of Delivery.

Your greatgrandfather carried the
market basket on his arm and your
greatgrandmother never saw delivery
wagon from any store. There was none.
Today one Philadelphia merchant
will pay over $4,000 to carry home his
customers packages.
It costs us not more than I cent to
bring an orange more than 5000 miles
from California, but your fruit dealer,
two blocks away. will charge you
double that commission to bring it to
your house.
Three busy tax gatherers who dip in
to your pocket every day are: Have
it charged Have it exchanged"
Have it delivered"
Merchants can not work for pleas
use alone, and when you insist-when
100000 other people in and about
Philadelphia insist-that you shall have
your commodities charged" "exchang-
ed" and delivered" it is good night
economy.
Pay cash. Keep what you buy and
carry your packages home, and the
price Of every commodity will fall
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Unethicai Coal Prices.

Some inside ways Of the coal men are
being revealed in the trial in New YorD
Of Q group Of coal operators charged
with conspiracy to fix prices. On March
10, 1915. Kuper Hook Of the Houston
Coal & Coke Company OF Cincinnati.
wrote the Pocahontas Fuel Company Of
New ork to complain that he finds it
selling coal as low a. 31.40 per ton at
the mine. Il do hope" says the writer,
that If this is correct you will take
steps to stop it, for II 1t is continued
1t will certainly demoralize the Chicago
market"
A later letter on the same subject
II am not anxious to drag this matter
into a general meeting. but what !
wanted was written denial by the
Pocahontas Fuel Company. Somebody
sold coal to the navy 1t an unethical
price, it appears by another letter.
How can Tierney reconcile his price
to the navy and his price Of $1.35 per
ton net in the western marketT' this
writer asks.
b Another letter on navy contracts,
written by the Raleigh Coal & Coke
Company Of Cincinnati, said mr.. Re-
nahan was here yesterday and advised
Mr. Houston that he expected to bid
on $1,000 tons Of the navy business
at price Of 80 (. o. b. Several, UNDER
stand. will also express themselves as
being favorable to similar action. None
Of these parties desire any Of the navy
business. but are submitting bids to
stay In line and to emphasize the So
price,"
The coal men, 1t, appears, we're not
competing so violently, but that they
knew what each other was doinS.-
Nebraska State Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. +. 9
A. M-No work tonight, Will no'ns
later John w Wells. secretary W.
H. Steiner, W. NJ.
sIeNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. Nj
stated convocation Monday eVeni.is'
Julv 1s. at s o'clock. Business s ua
Carl shaffner H. P; John W. "e''S
secretary. ro,o
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King SOLO,
mon Council No 20. R. & S. NJ, M2n .
day, July 80, $50. Dinner at o. ~ VI
work. I. T. Forbes, Recorder; George
Gregory. l. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE. St. Aldenar
commandery, No. 30 X. T. Tuesaay'
July "a, 100 For work in the iI'ua -
tr,ous Order of the Red Cross. l. :
Forbes. recorder: H. c. Mueller COIL
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. g. o: E
s.-Regular meeting for business " eo-
nesday. July II, at p. m Mrs: Gsorse
Downing. secretary: Mrs. J. Z. fFeo-
erick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Iona Newspapers
PRUSSIANISM IN SCHOOLS.
fTama News.l

The truth is that we stupid Ameri-
cans have permitted the German
propagandists to come into the public
schools Of the land to educate Germans
and German sympathizers. rather than
All such text books may
now be properly regarded as part OF
that vast preparation out Of which the
present world war was commenced
The German propagandists have been
devilishly cunning as we'll as industri-
Gus and they have slipped into every
avenue OF life the world over. In Amer
lea they have not hesitated to try to
make German sympathizers out OF
American children.
The idea of having school children
in Iowa at public expense read eulosies
of the kaiser and of all his kith and
kin. eulogies that are sickingly fulsome
is monstrous as well as preposterous.
Teach the German language. and
the French language. but do not teach
German patriotism and toadyism to a
kaiser. For Gods sake, let Americans
quit being so stupid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-21
Exemption Regulations.

While there is bound to be some con-
fusion in making the exemptions from
military service, the preliminary IN
structions aare so clear that misunder-
standing viii be inexcussh!e. The local
boards will have but two questions to
decide: First, the physical fitness OF
the drafted men, and secondly. the
question whether they have relatives
who are really dependent upon them
for support. These questions can best
be determined by the local boards. the
matter of industrial exemptions has
been wisely, left to the superior boards,
one OF which has been CREATED in each
federal judicial district. There Will
probably be a final board Of appeal to
which larger questions can 80 refer
red.
The authorities have made 1t plain
that no individual case where exernp-
ton is desired because the Resistant
is engaged in an industry classified as
vital to the conduct Of the war will be
taken up until that individual has been
called up for examination by his local
board found to be without dependents
and physically fit for military duty and
is duly certified to the superior board
Then application to the. superior board
for exemption on other grounds will be
admissible. The registrant or his en-
ployer may file necessary affidavits
with the superior board. and the case
will be heard promptly.
If any other course were taken. the
superior boards would be congested
with applications for the exemption OF
men on the ground that they were
useful in vital industries. The superior
boards after struggling with an indi-
vidual case might decide that no exem-
ption could be granted. only to find
later that the man claiming exemption
and declared eligible for military serv-
ice was actually untitled physically for
service.
Duplication is avoided by the rules,
which are simple and equitable. II they
are closely followed by the exemption
boards, there will be no reason why any
man should feel that he has been the
victim Of discrimination. The duty Of
the local boards will be to see that
there is no individual injustice; that no
man physically unfit Is drafted, and
that no man with dependent family
is drafted. A higher duty will devolve
upon the superior boards. whose task
It will be to protect the necessary in
dustries from any impairment Of their
efficiency by permitting men needed
for important industrial work to be
drafted into the military SERVICE
Washington Post.