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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

Iowa county which should fall would
be peculiarly and unenviably oonspic-
uous in great and loyal state.
The man who lodges and shirks on
the Red Cross may get to heaven--at
least that is open to argument-but
he isn't going to be popular on earth,
outside Of Germany.
Speaking of Red Cross work taking
the burden off tired mothers Shout
ders during vacation is part Of real
human helpfulneess.
We have wondered why it were not
being done before but France Is now
importing Cinnamon to farm while
Frenchmen fight. One in every six
Frenchmen is in the army. One in
every twelve Englishmen is there TOO.
Great Britain has 100000 men in
France and 100000 training in re-
serve.
The United States government is ne
gotiating with Great Britain for tin
enough to make cans for food for l.
100000 men. Cinnamon may be re-
quired for the tin mines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
THOSE GIRL CLERKS.
fAckley World

This labor problem is a pretty
fierce proposition sighed an en-
ployer of clerks to a World-Journal
man, a few days ago as he was making
the rounds. y have four people at the
present time who are familiar with
the system of doing things and have
attained certain efficiency. but it has
taken all the way from one to three
years, during which they were paid
for their time, to acquaint them with
prices, manner of receiving patrons,
and manner Of selling goods; more or
less of this has been at the employers
expense. Now l actually know" he
continues, that one or two of them
will become the better half Of some
good young American altho they had
not notified the boss: the other two
feel that they are entitled to run the
gamut of experience and will do it..
1t appears to be SO in practically all
lines. The country village is the re-
cruiting place for the city clerk, the
skilled mechanic for the big city shops,
the factories, stores and banks. These
conditions added to the boys who
don't nave to work" because pas rich
and ma don't want me to work, and
some OF the girls as well-make the
life of the average employed a contin'-
ual round of anything but pleasure. II
efficiency is to be the watchword for
all Americans, there must be more
constancy and loyalty to the man. the
firm the employer who has the work
to give out. 1t is not altogether one
sided, for If 1.-THE boss needs me-" sure
it is that the employe needs the boss
and there should be more unanimity
of purpose and mutual interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
NONE or RED CROSS FUND FOR OVERHEAD

People who are giving generously to
the Red Cross war fund will be graft
fed to know that none of their money
will be eaten up in expenses of collec-
ton or administration. Far seeing
ii,anuiels III Wal! street fnresaw the
fear the country might have that its
money would not reach the soldiers,
so they raised a special fund among
themselves to cover all overhead eX-
penses of the Red Cross in admin
istering the $100,O00.000 war fund.
Chairman Davidson, of the war coun-
ell appointed by President Wilson,
comes from the great Wall street
banking firm of ]. P. Morgan e Co,
and has had experience in handling
large sums.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
Ripping Rhymes
y WALT nAsoss
RATS

# we'd conserve the food supply, and
have enough Of corn and rye, Of wheat
and oats and graham bread, to keep
the fighting peoples fed, wen have q
arm ourselves with Stats. or other
tools, and bat the rets. we tell the
housewives, In our haste. how they
must shun the sin Of waste; we hand
out language stern and wise, about
our vital food supplies; and busy rats
beneath the barn for sdoquence dont
care darn. They spoil more grain.
each passing day than many ships
could bear away. Let's buy q million
Maltese cats; and sic them on the
wasteful rats. We're taildns now cf
eating less-a hne decision. confess;
but all economies are fakes. and give
wise man inward aches, so, long -
rodents are allowed to swarm around
a nasty crowd. and chew the grain and
gnaw the meat, and spoil whatever
they can't eat. oh, lot us start q big
campaign against these waSters Of the
grain. While they survive, the vermin
punk, our talk Of cor,servation's bunk.
While cribs and bins are full Of rats,
we're merely talking thru our hats. Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
Masonic Meetings
v,.,tor. AWAY, welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. O.
A. M.-Special communication. WORK
in First degree Thursday, June Il, q 81
o. m. John w. Wells, secretary; w.
H. Steiner. w. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER, Mo. SO, r. a. W.
Special ccnvocation Monday evening
June %. at 1880 o'clock Royal Arcn
degree. Carl Shaffner, H. p; John '"
Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 90, r. & S. NJ, Mon
day. July Is. p. m. Regular business
I. T. Forbes. Recorder: George Greg
Dry 7. NJ .-.. ..
SPECIAL coNclAVE, st. Alderman
Coomandery, No 30. K. t. MONDAY
July ., 7:3o. for Illustrious Order Oh
the Red Cross. I. T. Forbes, recorder
N c. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E.
S,-Regular meeting for business wed
nesday, July II, at p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. ]. E. Fred
erick. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

You remember in the last story that
Billy Bunny gave the wildcat dough-
nut to take home to her little Wild
kittens, and that was why she didn't
take the little rabbit. Well, as she
walked off with the doughnut. Billy
Bunny said to himself. "Il1 never
never be without doughnut In my
knapsack!" And I guess you would
have said the same thing, too. II q
doughnut had saved you from Wild
cat!
After that the little rabbit hoped
along thru the Friendly Forest and
by and BY he came to the Windy Cave.
Now know I've never told you about
this cave before because Billy Bunny
never happened to visit It. but now
that he has I'll tell you that It was =
strange sort of place. Il you stood
at the opening you could hear tho
winds moan and groan, and every onoo
in q while great gust would come
out Of the mouth Of the great cave
and almost blow you or your feet.
Well, sir, that's just what happened
to Billy Bunny. He no sooner stood
right in front Of the cave than q great
blast Of air knocked him of his feet
and rolled him over thirty three times
and a half, and he would have rolled
over thirty-four times even II big
log hadn't been In his way. And It
was mighty lucky for the little rabbit
that the log was there, for If It hadn't
been he would have rolled right over
the edge of the mountain. Just think
Of that!
And just then voice began to sing:
On. I'm the king Of the windy cave
Where I have my windy throne,
And there / rule whore It's nice and
cool
MID the glitter Of precious stone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
Munitions Makers .podos.

. r
Widespread attempts by munitions
makers to evade the payment Of profits
taxes imposed by congress last Sep
tember have been reported by internal
revenue agents, who have been work
ing quietly for the last two months
checking up the manufacturer re-
turns. The extent Of the attempted
evasion thus far brought to the atten-
ton Of the treasury totals more than
S10,000,000, or approximately 40 pei
cent Of the returns voluntarily made.
Indications are that the figure will 81
as high as S1o,0o0.oo0 or $ls.O0o.00o.
Scores Of manufacturers Of NUM-
lions are said to have attempted to de-
feat the fun operation Of the law by
making only partial returns or ii,siz
profits. Some Of the largest concerns
in the industry failed to make complete
returns Of profits, 1t Is charged. Under
the law, munitions makers are required
to report to the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue their profits each year
and to pay the government tax OF
12A per cent. Virtually ali of the 600
to 700 manufacturers made their re-
turns apparently In conrormance with
the law, showing profits which netted
the government approximately $1S.-
100000 In taxes
Investigators reported profits large
ly in excess Of those reported to the
government IN many instances Not
all the manufacturers made incorrect
returns, but the percentage OF those
who did IS said to hav6 been remark
,.,,,t., haUh fSna ~ fra YdakhOdx fres
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
Topics of the Times

All quiet along the Iowa Sunday
Potomac.
Not too late to plant sweet corn and
certain garden vegetables that will
come in handy. Don't be afraid Of
raising too much garden or too big a
Red Cross fund.
Of all relationships that Of hunger
and starvation is hardest to endure.
The so-called German cities Milwau-
kee, Cincinnati and st. Louis are lead
ing in per capita Red Cross contribu-
tions. Which also ought to jar the
kaiser across the water and his well
wishers on this side.
When Englands cotton exchange
went nutty on futures England
promptly closed 1t with orders to stay
shut until sanity returned.
tss\
Locating the cantounle7ltt at Des
Moines doesn't appear to be particu-
larly popular proposition In Iowa judg-
ing by remarks of the Iowa papers
outside the capital. Des Moines, how
ever has an opportunity to popularize
the selection by putting patriotism
first and profit second. Also there's
the other chance to confirm adverse
prophecy.
q f.. ..
Some reports say the German crops
have partially failed some that the
crops are good. However, the wise
way is for us to make sure Of a big
crop and go on preparing precisely as
tho Germany could feed herself fairly
well for a year or two. The main
question is on our crops and our abil-
/ ity TO make re1i war. Il q 5r - )
Iowa, in men and bonds and Red
] Cross fund, stands by the country. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

Friendship and compassion are moth
ing but words II they do not make
a specific call upon the capacity Of
every American to give and to give
largely today
Undeniably the man who does not
glve-not the sum that he is disposed
to toss aside contemptuously, but that
which is real sacrifice Of his per-
sonal convenience-is Stacking In his
duty to humanity. He is saying. in ef-
feet: Il am willing to accept the re-
sponsibllity for the death Of an Amer
lean hoy who might be saved II were
to do my share toward the American
Red Cross fund. comprehend exactly
what this means; yet l would rather
that 1t come to pass than that I
should part with a reasonable proper
ton Of the dollars that mean 30 much
to me-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

The chief event in Yale universitys
wartime commencement program from
the graduate point Of view on alumni
day was Of a patriotic nature after the
dedication Of the Yale artillery armory
at Yale bowl, when the graduates as
sembled by classes on the college cam
pus. With Captain Waldo G. Potter
U. S. A, as marshal, column was
formed. followed by President Hadley,
members of the corporation. university
officers, guests and alumni, and all
marched past the university memorials
erected to Yale men who have lost their
lives in various wars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
THE DIES MOTIVES SITE.
[Des Moines Register.1

The Chicago Tribune carried q
Washington story yesterday in which
1oWans not named were quoted in q
long condemnation of the camp site
selected for the cantonment at Des
Moines.
These Iow7ans, and the correspondent
who interviewed them, and the Tri-
bune which published their story
should have known that the site in
question was visited by the officers OF
the regular army who visited all the
proposed sites, and that in their report
the Des Moines site was named sec
ond only to that of Minneapolis and
ST. Paul.
No such reports would have been
pnssihlelfrom army men II there had
been any real question OF the. as'a,ia-
bility of the Des Moines site.
The Des Moines site IL the site OF
Camp Dodge, for several years nov
the camping ground Of the state ma
litia, and every one. Of the objections
now offered would have been just as
valid as an objection to the state camp.
That the final choice fell on the Des
NJ ONES site SeCGuS:e ct the overWhelm-
Ing protests against sending the camp
to state where the sale OF liquor Is
legalized, should be a matter o6 salts
faction to every 1owan, no matter from
what city he comes.
Des Moines admittedly has 9 pis
problem to solve in railroad ana Wac
road facilities. Aside from that there y
no problem. Water is availabie IN enc
less quantities and there will pc NO
diff EQUITY in dispcsing OF SEWAGE.
It is surprising that Iowans shoMo
be willing to be quoted In disparage
ment Of the Des Moines site. aftcr tne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

In Germany, whore almost all thu
copper is needed by the army, some in-1i
geniuos substitutes have been fouAAlee
for 1t in the peaceful arts. In house
wiring, for Instance, r. -. s
taken the place Of copper, Iron can
not, however, be used Is q conductor
Of electricity for long distances. nor
where, exposed to the air. because ~:
would cost too much and becapse Z
rusts too quickly. MORGAN 1t be used
for telephone wires. locomotives are
now built with scarcely any copper
Siemens steel taking itsSplacs. Esnat,1s
eled iron ID now used In brewArte4
Kitchens and other placer which had To-
give 0p their copper taltks. and ksttiSssS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
and it exciting for a while after

shall find it exciting for while after
the war Is over
Just now the airplane Is war
weapon. After the war when every
neighborhood shall have it's dozen or
so of expert airmen the airplane Will
become common plaything. We shall
race with it, go visiting with 1t, ny
across on business, slip down to the
golf ground with it. Don't believe itE
Wait till the war is over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

The armory, begun just after the war
department authorized the raising Of
the Yale batteries during the Mexican
border troubles last year. Is on part
of tract of land acquired for athletics
Its cost has been met by graduates un-
der direction of Arson C. Goodyear, 's9.
President Arthur T. Hadley said In
welcoming the graduates:
Close to this spot we dedicated two
years ago memorial to the sons OF
Yale who lost their lives in the civil
war 1t was far from our thoughts that
those who erected that monument to
fathers and brothers should soon be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
THE PLANE AFTER THE WAR.

What next in racing? Aeroplane
meets with long entry lists for the
FIVE, ten and 100 mile events, classl-
fed according to cylinders and carry
ing weight in handicaps?
We change fast nowadays in our
racing affections. Years ago horse
racing was the excitant. And years
and years ago horseracins was sport
and not a commercial opportunity. In
the earlier days when the southern
planters bred racehorses from one
great thoroughbred strain and the
northerner pinned his faith to another
the meeting Of two champions was a
sectional contest that attracted uni
versal attention. In those big races
nobody ever thought of thrown
race" Of course thousands of dollars
were wagered on the results-that
betting proposition finally put the rae
ing game out of business when 1t had
become an organized system controlled
by a syndicate of samblers-but horse
racing was real sport then. Men
growing old will recall the horseraces
of their earlier boyhood when the
quarter horse flourished in what was
then the west" when the champion OF
one county or one part Of the state
was matched against that Of another
and great crowds gathered along the
ira cks'' built along side some level
stretch of highway for the few seconds
of excitement furnished as the horses
covered the quarter and settled the
contested point. 1t was match. NO
admissions We're charged. The coun-
tryside gathered and saw and went
away-some Of them poorer than when
they came thru mistaken judgment or
overloyalty to their horse or their sec
ton
A quarter race in ye olden time was
an event. The tracks were made and
worked for weeks for a big match,
carefully tended to bring the most re-
silence with the surest footing. The
horses were as carefully prepared and
trained for often section Of land de-
pended upon the result Of their p to
start occupied the time. With a boy
perched on the racing saddle the
! starter, chosen for his clear head and
knowledge of the game took each his
| horses by the head to turn the ami
| NAL. One starter had the word
ready. The other was to give the
| word go. So often the minutes
| passed into hours while the men anC
| the horses circled watchful Of advan-
tage. In races like those where a sec.
ond meant sixty feet to the flying
hoofs the slightest fraction mean
much. It was not uncommon for
quarter horse to cover twenty five fee
| or even thirty with the first Jump
| and run on twenty 1--WE leet lLru LIN
course. Running on twenty five fee
! meant that one jump after another
| carried the racer over so much ground
/ But it was match. Each acrse rar
for his owner and his admirers. Ant
so far it was sport.
Later the trottins horse came il
and put the noses of the RUNNING
horses out of joint. An then the auto
mobile came popping along on tw'
| cylinders and drew the crowd ava!
/ from the trotters. And now we ar
/ refusing TO get excited over the auto
with their multiplied cylinders AM
their pro1ectile speed.
! What Is left? Aeroplane racing. w
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
Iona Newspapers
IOWAFS SENATORS.
WASHINGTON County Press.l

washington County Press.1
Iowa never had so much cause to be
proud Of her two senators as now.
Both have refused TO be stampeded by
the hysteria of war. Both have ap-
preached the momentous question like
real statesmen. Since the die is cast,
both support the government, hoping
it is right, but they support it right or
wrong. There is no flaw in the Amer
icanism Of Iowas senators, and there
is no weakness in the intelligence they
display. Others may be carried away
with the hurrah and clamor Of war,
but the Iowa senators are weighing
for the rights Of the people with a
calmness and firmness that. will live
after all the noise and bluster dwindle
and die away. -,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
oriain Of Biscuits.

Biscuits are said to have been in
vented by chance in the year 1850 in
France. It was the accidental result
a. m order given by King Henri to
PRODUCE cake that could not be Sc
cured anywhere else in the kingdom.
The little son Of a village baker
baxed tine cake FOR which his ffathc.
~ made the dough, twice instead Of
800. This 10 also the origin Of the
nAHno q sbis cults" which translat-
~ msans baked twica
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
THE RED CROSS-AND MURDER
CSioux City Journal

Thousands Of American boys are
going to the front in France within a
very short time. We must proceed on
the expectation that millions will fol-
low them. 1t Is inevitable that Of
those who reach the firing line many
will die there. It is certain that many,
many more will be wounded and will
come back from the trenches or the
shell pits shattered fragments Of men.
OF these some will hive and some, UNI
fortunately. must also gasp out Tor
the country they served the last full
measure of devotion" But inevitabflity
does not extend all this way. The
splintered bones and the ragged flesh
of some Of these poor heroes can be
made whole. Pain can be stilled. Grief
can be comforted. Those who had
been men can be made men again.
This can be done thru the agency OF
the American Red Cross. It can be
done II the Red Cross is provided by
generous ....ser!ca with the money to
develop It's facilities.
Generosity is hardly the word for
this use. 1t is only by grace that we
call one generous who merely does
his duty. He is contemplate who fails
to do 1t. To him who refuses let there
be revealed vision Of a Yankee lad
on a foreign battle field stricken near
to death, who asks for that relief
which can give MIN back lie gain;
and who is told by fellow American,
a fellow Sioux Cityan, a neighbor.
friend-to die! This truth can not be
presented too often or too strongly
There is no charity In the Red Cross
business. There is nothing In religion
IL 1t does not teach mercy. There is
nothing in humanity II It does no,
set up the succoring Of the distressed
as an obligation. There is no such
thing IS patriotism that does not con-
template . square deal for the Lao
that ofkers his body to the bayonet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

Ipenses proportions Of the cost Of spe.S
cial munitions plants.
AS result Of the investigation. re-
turns TO the gpvsTTis:ss:.ss a!:::s seen re-
vised in many instances and will be II
others, so that the total which the gov.
eminent will obtain in taxes will be ~
least $3s, 500. 900 Boston Transcript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25

selection had been made, and the con-
tract for buildings let.
The good name OF the state is just
as much involved in the success OF this
enca m pment as the good name Of Des
Moines. 1t is much more Than city
project Des Moines was in competition
with Minneapolis and St Paul and
Omaha. That Des Moines was selected
ought to be a. matter Of state pride.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
LET US SELECT
britt Trihune.l

This country has "selective" draft
law and it rs all right, too. 1t gives
latitude to the powers that be to "se-
lect." All right. One thing that -
wanted is men. A draft will be made
to get the required number. Another
thing that is wanted is money. Many
enlisted to furnish money. but there
are slackers in the money raising just
as there was in raising men. What
we wan. now is a "selective" law to
aid in the raising OF funds. There
ore men in this mans town amply
able to have bought ten thousand dol
lars Of liberty bonds, which was moth
ing but an investment when you get
done with it, who have pulled back like
ram tied to gate post. They always
pull back. OF course you can tax their
incomes If you can find them, but they
should have the same "selective' force
to deal with that our boys had. We
would dislike to serve on q board to Sc
lect the men who have to go to the
front, but wouldn't we like to serve on
the board that would select the fellows
to put up the "pangyaT' Well, thous-
and times yes. and very few Of them
would be Germans at that Men whose
ancestors were born and died here,
would be compelled to disgorge. You
can safely bet they would. Give us
the same law to raise cash that we
have to raise men. This pencil fairly
itches to name score Of these fellows
VINO would '1et go" Of the money they
have made in land speculations, the
raise in prices of land, and a hundred
other ways where they have played in
luck Just put that word "selective" in
the next call and let the case be de-
cided by board in the manner that
the selecti..e draft is decided. A special
board in each county and let the writ
err be a member on the board for Han
cock county. We know the tightwads
and the moneyed "slackers" here. II
we have the chance we will guarantee
in advance that the first picking will
be thorough and the right men Will
bring forth the num-"