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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Notice to Gas and Electric Consumers.
Watch for the discount date on your
bills. II you do not receive your bills
within two days after your meters are
read, phone us for duplicates so you
can save the discount, Iowa Railway
and Light Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Eliza
Peterman Loney will be held from the
Pursel chapel Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Mrs. Walter Leech and son Herbert
went to Perry to visit this morning for
a fewydayS' visit with friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Mrs Ross Sheetz and daughter Ada,
went to Boone this morning for visit
of two weeks at the home of Mr..
Sheetz's brother, j. E. Sheetz.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Pullman shock absorbers reduce me-
chanical trouble in your car by raduc-
ing vibration. Rude Auto Company,
distributors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Sidney Johnson, advertising man
ager Of the Western Grocer Company,
arrived home Tuesday from a BUSH
ness "trip to Chicago and Battle Creek,
Mich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

w. f. Tomlinson arrived home Tues.
day evening from few days stay ir
Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
CITY IN BRIEF
Toward watches. Hellberg.

Several loads of good dry cobs. Bene-
dict Flour and Feed Company,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Mrs NJ. Riley and granddaughter
Gladys Pearson, arrived home Tuesday
evening from Morley, Mich, where they
have been for q two months visit with
the formers father, H. D. Hanson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

FALL SCHOOL FRock.
OF SERGE is THIS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

About ttlIty-f1ve members of the
LIE dies Aid Society of the First Unit
ed Evangelical. church went to the sos-
diers' home park, Tuesday for picnic.
A picnic d.nner was served at noon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Good lard sold at rs, cents a pound
a week ago, now it sells at 80 cents a
pound and it will be much higher
better hurry. and buy some Of this good
lard. Posey Meat and Provision Com
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dewitt and Mr..
DeWltt's sister Mrs. F. A. Byers, OF
Omaha, who have been visiting the
formers brother, o. S. Dewitt, and
family, went to Oska1oosa this morn
ing to visit another brother, Clark De-
Witt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
CLIENT, SCENE OF PEACE PACT, CITY OF
 HISTORIC MEMOREE

This Christmas Eve marks the 103rd anniversary of that profoundly impor- tant event, the signing of the treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States which ushered in a peace between English-speaking peo- pies which has lasted over a century. The English speaking nations of the world and the citizens of Ghent had planned to make Christmas Eve 1914 a real festival of Peace on Earth good will to men," in commemoration of the treaty but instead Ghent was the scene of the most terrific armed struggle in the history of the world at the time it intended to celebrate peace.
 Ghent is city of historic memories and the coming of the German hordes was but one of many similar visita- tions. Founded in the seventh cen tury, it became during the middle ages one of the richest cities in Eu- rope, and center for warlike plots and political uprisings. The people of Ghent rebelled against the Count of Flanders in the fourteenth century, and against the Emperor Charles V. in the sixteenth century. In 1876 the famous agreement known as the Pa cification of Ghent',, was. entered in to for the purpose of driving out the Spanish soldiers. In the ancient part of the city old Spanish houses with pointed roofs still stand, or did until the German invasion, as relics of that era of Ghent's history when it was dominated by Spain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
TRUTH IN A WELL
Z-N OUNTY COMMISSIONER Ballard informed dize

oUNTY COMMISSIONER Ballard informed divers nersons and newspapers, that he had letter from John T. written two weeks before Baby Doll raded asking ior mo suppression of that delightful parsonage
 buI MT hlng Is quoted in newspaper which frequently his views with accuracy declaring that he knew, saw, or heard of Baby Doll
 But Baby Doll thought he knew, had seen, heard MT
 because in his hour of trial when the police gere abou to take him him. he called angushed accents for Mr Kne and MT. Seeley
 Peculiar that Baby Doll should expected aid from gentleman who knew him not Most peculiar that Mr. Ballard should have received letter from Mr. King about Baby Doll Most most peculiar that of Mr. Krk speeches about Babv Dol nor the newspaper items about him. ever attracted the aen0on of Mr. Kng who did not refrain from giving close aIlennon to Mr. Nrks utterances during campaign some times even deigning to reply to them.
 Perhaps Mr. King is spirituas has an astral hodv
 which goes abroad without his knowledge If Mr. King vrote eter to Mr Ballard with his proper hand he youd re- memDef T. And Mr. Ballard is county commissioner with reputation for truth and veracy intelligent man wno cond not be mistaken about receiving such letter
 Here is fine chance for the researchers in tbe ura Who or what writing letters the name of Mr Kino9 Who or what looks much like Mr. King that Baby Doll thought he had a friend and protector in him?
 There something mysterious uncanny and gbostl con- duct In these happenings The attention the American and
 British Society for Psychopathc Research is invited to bes queer happenings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
FORMER BRIDCEPORTER NOW IN CANADIAN ARMY WISHES
 SOMEONE TO WRITE TO HIM

Here is a young man formerly a resident of Bridgeport, who has been wounded twice in the trenches and who, in a letter to The Farmer editor, wishes some of his old friends in Bridgeport to write him. His name is Albert F. McPhee, he is a. member of the Canadian Mounted Rifles and has been in the service for a long time. His parents are dead and in this part of the country he has no rel- atives. His request that some Bridge porters write him is printed herewith:
 'I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken in addressing you, but I will tell you as briefly as possible l am an old resident of Bridgeport and having left there shortly after war broke out and went to Canada and en- listed in the Fourth battalion. have been to France, saw eight months in the trenches, got severely wounded and was returned to hospital in Eng land. After 10 months in England returned to France again and after two months there got badly wounded again. am now in England, having been out of hospital about two months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
THRIFT STAMP
 DRIVE STARTED
 IN THE SCHOOLS s

A drive will be started in the public schools of the state on Monday, Jan uary 7, for the purpose of securing a minimum of 50 per cent. of the school sch1ldren of Connecticut provided with a 25 cent thrift stamp and a thrift card. Plans for this movement are in the hands of Howell Cheney. state director of the National War savings Committee, who is now in communication with the superintend. ents and supervisors of the schools in the state for the purpose of securing their cooperation.
 MT. Cheney says that the perform. ance of the educational value in
 teaching thrift depends almost wholly upon the savings societies which pro- v1de all the stimuli of organized ef- fort, These societies meeting regu- larly with definite purposes and defi- nlte ob1ectfves will make the ultimate object easy of accomplishment.
 MT. Cheney has sent instructions to the different schools explaining in de- tail the different plans which have been suggested for, the formation of savings societies. He says that while the minimum of enrolment is sci at eo per cent. of the number of pupils in the schools, he expects this num- Der will easily be left behind, and that practically every child in the state will within the next two weeks be provided with thrift stamp and a thrift card.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
LIBERTY BOND LESSONS By HOWARD STEER Of Hincks Bros. & Co. LESSON NO. 19
LESSON NO. 19
SELLING ONES XMAS GIFTS

Iris the night before Christmas! And anybody ought to know that on that most wonderful night you aren't going to spend much time read ing about Liberty bonds or anything else in the newspaper That's just why this is going to be the shortest kind of lesson. School is always out early the day before Christmas. So is the Liberty bond school.
 Speaking of Christmas, did you ever sell Christmas gift.-somethfng we mean. that some good friend had g4VOn you? Of course there is only one answer to that question,-you never did. You do4't have to ex- plain why. That sort of thing sim ply isn't done, that's all.
 But have you ever thought of Lib erty bonds as a gift, Christmas or otherwise-a sort of 4th of July gift if you have the first issue and a second? It's a queer gift, you say. You paid good real money for it.
 And yet sometimes we buy a thing in a store at such a cheap price that in our appreciation of our bargains we call it gift. It is in that sense that we think of Liberty bonds as gifts.
 It isn't often that the United States government sells bonds. When it sells them in peace times it is quite apt to sell or 1-2 per cent bonds, and it gets par for them too. Of if by any chance money conditions are such, even in peace times, that the government may occasionally have to sell bonds bearing a higher interest rate, it isn't long before the price goes away up above par.
 In war times everything is differ ent, as we have all found out during the past three years. Money is hard, to get Prices of goods rise and in vestments go down. Even great strong governments like our own have to pay higher rates of interest in order to borrow money. And that is why we can buy 1-2 per cent and 4 per cent bonds at par at this time and why we may a little later have a chance to get still higher rate of interest at the same price.
 | But do you think those bonds are going to sell at the same price when peace comes again? Not unless all financial history is going to be re- versed. Do you realize that just be-, fore the United States entered this war it's older bonds were selling at such prices as would be equivalent to figure of $115 for these Liberty bonds? When they do get there, as they probably will some day, won't you think of them as gifts at the price you paid for them?
 Have you been thinking of, selling iyour bonds? Think about 1t again in the light of the few simple facts above and you will probably decide to keep this gift from Uncle Sam along with all the other nice gifts you are going to get on Christmas Day, tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

I have no relations alive and no one to write to or no one to hear from. Not even from dear old Bridgeport. I have written to some people there but my letters have been returned. am going to ask you to help me find some friends. I need not state to you what we have to endure over here in this h-l. You no doubt already know I will not take up too much of your valuable time, but if you will be so kind as to hand this letter to some of your friends I cannot express to you how much I would appreciate it. l could go on and tell you many inter- est1ng things in regard to the war, but the censor man. might not like it. I would be very pleased to even receive a copy of The Farmer at any time. Thanking you and hoping you may pass this on, beg to remain,
 Yours very truly, ''No. 214120,
 TROOPER ALBERT F. McPHEE, Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles.
 ''No. 1 Casualty Coy,
 "St. Martins Plains,
 "Shorncliffe, Kent,
 England"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

on have always been determined The constitution made before prohibition thought of legislative possibility Nothing has been especially devised for the benefit of the hibon amendment An innovation has been attempted but it is in favor of the wet side This is the provision that the amendment shall lapse unless ratified within years. Therefore amendments have been valid whenever ratified without regard the time eapsng from the instant of pro- posa the period when the last necessary state assent
 This question must be settled like other questions by what the greater number of the people desire.
 Undemocrac the plan of ratifyng by states be- it will give fair of public opinion If three ourhs of the states willing ray the mere yro will be compelled to that would be merely question of time, when all states would ratify.
 advocates of the wet side will do better for themselves if they direct their opposition to the problem rather than the ancient and accustomed machinery of the constitution
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

 Modern Ghent was until the out. break of the war a thriving indus trial center with a population of about 190,000. The American and British peace commissioners of a little over a century ago, after many stormy ses- sions, at length reached an agree ment, and the treaty was signed on Christmas Eve, 1874, in the convent of Chartreux. Ghent was then i11- cluded in the Netherlands, having been but recently under French dom ination, and it was not until 1880 that the kingdom of Belgium was founded and Ghent became the capital of east Flanders.
 Since the Germans reached Ghent, early in September 1914. the city's in- dustries have practically been dead and they are likely to remain so un- til the city has occasion to celebrate peace and it's. restoration to it's right ful king.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
THE FOOD INVESTIGATION

PON THE Committee Manufactures are Vardaman and
 LaFollette, Reed Lodge and Ganger all with reputa ons of various kinds and which prove them of patny with the government, and with the war.
 Ihese men are calling before them dissatisfied persons men with grievance who have felt the heavy of the 1ood administration who permitted to make sweeping while Mr. Hoover denied the ordinary courtesy of tlght tO reply in the day and minute of the accusations
 Not all of those who have been compelled to make sacri ces for the good of the country pao the boys who are going to the front to give their lives
 The committee that investigates the food questions is com 9sed partly of those who did not wish to maintain Amer- can rights against Germany and partly of andpatters whose ideal Col Roosevelt and whose minds to grasp e Idea of broad Americansm and which partisan but the war of all the American people,
 High indeed would be the cost of food were not for the 1ood administration Scarce would be fuel and badly dstri- buteds were it not for the fuel administration
 Let us have fair play for those government that arg striving to protect Americans from profteering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
CHRISTMAS

UST AS the little boy quite sure what San ta Claus will put in his stocking until he the gift on Christmas morning the world sure what kind of gifts Christmas has in store for it.
 Even the may be bearing gifts After every great war the historians have announced certain benefits mankind The Revolution to the world the United States The Civil war destroyed chattel slavery.
 The concept of one God reached by men who were constantly engaged in warfare, and it took many war to uhstanze much of the world worshps the faith
 Violence and boodshed always attended the aTava of the greatest gifts is than accident that Christ cruced and than accident that the names of Christian martyrs enrich the ages
 Some day. perhaps may be wise enough Christian enough to progress without fighting Perhaps the war is the road to the much desired goal.
 Santa Claus in the guise of Mars is not pretty picture for the living but to unborn generations may be vision surpass ing fair
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION

NHE PROHIBITION amendment has brought to the fore
 discussions which will at least be educational in bring Ing about an understanding of the of the several ernnents of the United States
 The mandate of the prohibition amendment if it is ratified may be enforced either officers the nation or bv officers ne s1ates rms IS concurrent jurisdiction very common thing The people familiar with it. It exists for instance n the control of elections which Federal officers are chosen
 exists in control of rivers and harbor and inland waterways ls n erect Tn the control of incomes for taxation and in the control of other matters that might be enumerated
 The method of making constitutional amendments conoes UP TOT discussion The wet advocates attack the very plan amendment as undemocrac because big and popuous state cOun.s no more than small and sparsey settled sate
 The method is undemocraic to be sure but if bas 11ord with fair satisfaction for century or more
 The wet and dry question be settled bv dscuss and criticisms of the machinery by which constitutional
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
INSURANCE FOR
 EMPLOYES OF
 BILLIARD PLANT

Although their employees are cov- cred by life insurance policies of $500 each. and accident policies to compen- sate for accidents in the shops, the Bullard Machine Tool Go. has made each employe, about 150O in all. a Christmas present Of policy of ac- cldent and health insurance with the Travellers Insurance, which will cover illness or accident whether pertaining to their. employment or not.
 These policies provide for a pav- ment of $1o weekly for a period of 26 weeks, not, including the first seven days, for any illness or accident sus- tained whether it is incidental to the employment in the shop or not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
WILL HONOR DIRECTORS

Washington, Dec. 24.-MedicaI Di- rectors George H. Barber and Edward K' stltt of the navy will be promoted rom the rank of captain to rear ad- mural as soon as congress reassembles. Tn recognition of distinguished ser vices.
 pr. Barber is at the head of the na- val hospital in Los Animas, Cal, and DIT Stitt is president of the naval ,nedL ical school in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
NEGROES HELD FOR
 SUPERIOR COURT

Bonds of $500 each were fixed in the cases of Eugene Rogers, of New York city, and Nicholas Williams, of 676 Main street, this city, both coIored, charged with burglary, when they waived examination before Judge Frank l.. Wilder in the police court, today, and were held over for the Superior court. The two men were al- legged to have broken into the whole sale grocery warehouse of Stoddard- Gilbert Co.,, on Water street, in search of shelter, Friday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
DIR. GILBERT DEAD

Cincinnati, Dec. 24.-Dr. Levi P. Gilbert, editor and minister died at his home here today. Dd Gilbert, who was ,65 years old, was former editor of the Western Christian Advocate, and occupied pulpits in Cleveland, New Haven and Seattle. He was reputed to be one of the best known Methodist ministers in this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
WILL PROSECUTE.

Cleveland, Dec. 24-Thirty-six Cleveland business houses which fail- ed to observe ''lightless Sunday last night, are on probation. Acting Chief of Police Smith sent a list of the vio- thorities and the firms will be prose- cuted following a second offense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

Gold ooin amounting to $25o,00o was withdrawn from the sub-treasury for shipment to Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

A decree has been promulgated cancelling the exequaturs of Germans acting as consuls of neutral countries in Brazil
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

Another air raid was attempted on the English coast, and one enemy air plane was forced to land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

The New Haven Railroad announc- ed that during November the rail- road oarriAd 2on- -knR tnza of ooal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

In eleven months autos in New York city killed 462 persons.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
JIM THE PENMAN"
 AT THE EMPRESS

The feature offering at the Elm press theater tonight is John Mason in "Jim the Penman."
 The Famous Players Film company makes another valuable addition to it's stellar forces by introducing the celebrated dramatic star, John Mason, to the screen, in a thrilling photo adaptation of Sir Charles L. Young'S world-renowned drama, "Jim the Pen man." the heart-gripping story of the great forger who sins for love and whose after-life is one of remorse and Mason portrayS with great force and dramatic discretion the title character, the man whose clever pen works so much harm to even his most dearly loved, and which finally writes with his hearts blood his own punishment.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
FOR BALL
 PARK NOW UP TO
 ST. COMMITTEE

The fans still have hope of posses sing baseball grounds this season and when the city street committee gets through its work expect that our hopes will be much brighter.
 At meeting of the city council last night the subject of play grounds was discussed pro and con, and the original plan for site on the beach near the old grounds was temporarily side tracked in favor of an inveStiga tion of the park reserve block. So the street committee was designated to present an estimate of the cost of clearing and conditioning the reserve site, and if the cost is not prohibitive and no other place is decided upon as more suitable in the meantime, the fans will have to do their gathering out in Federal addition this season.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
WHOLESALERS REAP BIC
 HARVEST IN DRY ZONE

Information has been received by local officials that shipments of li- quors from licensed wholesalers can be and are being landed in dry terri tory at the head of Cook inlet with out opposition on the part of officials.
 Judge Brown and the marShaPs of flee are thus put in the position of having been made catspaws for Ju- neau and San Francisco wholesalers, by their vigorous campaign to pre- vent shipment of liquor into the dry territory above mentioned.
 In view of the wholesale shipments going into the inlet on every boat the only effect of these orders preventing the sale by retail dealers in the Third division of more than very small amount of liquor to any person eX- cept after great formalities is of no avail except to protect the market for the Juneau wholesalers in dry terri tory.
 It is well known here that one of the officials, formerly resident of Juneau, who has been most insiStent in his demands upon the court and marshal for orders to prevent saloon keepers from sending liquor west ward, smuggled considerable quan- tity of case goods, including whiskey, brandy, wine and beer along with his household goods on leaving Seward for dry territory.
 Every possible effort has been made by the judge and officers of the court to prevent liquor from being shipped into dry territory.
 It is evident that Judge Brown is not aware as yet of the situation or