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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
SOME PLEA-THIs.
Huntington Gasette.1

A Chicago coal dealer appearing be-
fore senate committee yesterday said
that fear Of prosecution under the
Sherman law prevented the coal OPP
orators from agreeing to bring down
the price. Chairman Newlands said
the attorney general would not con-
strue the Sherman law in that way.
The same dealer said that for the
last fifteen years the operators be-
tween the Alleghanies and the ROCKY
mountains had not made more OF
profit than per cent on an invest
ment of s1,00o,ooo. Now while tf1e
demand for coal = good quoth the
speaker ingenuou5ijy1, ".hcy are Jus,
trying to recoup some Of the losses OF
the previous years"
It's a sad case, don't you think. MI.
Family Man. you VINO pianked down
81 ton for coal last winter! LON
you glow with satfsfaction ;'se;:;:
realize that you were enabling SONS
poverty stricken coal mine owner e
spend few extra weeks at Pam
Beach or to acquire much needed
extra limousine? You can see no"
that the other sacrifices you were com
PEELED to make to keep the house warm
were fully warranted, in view OF per
hitting the coal operators to make VI
!! for lost time.
A person can not pefp s!r,ng TN
fine, law abiding spirit Of the coal op-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

Tomorrow.
should be,
Tomorrow:
No one should be kinder or Drawer thar
he,
Tomorrow;
A friend who was troubled and weary,
he knew,
Who'd be glad of lift and who need
ed it. too;
On him he would call and see what he
could do,
Tomorrow;
Each morning he stacked UP the let
tiers he'd write
Tomorrow;
And thought of the folks he would fill
with delight,
Tomorrow;
1t was too bad, indeed, he was busy to-
day,
And hadn't a minute to stop on his
way;
More time I will have TO give others,
he'd say.
Tomorrow;
The greatest of workers this man would
have been,
Tomorrow;
The world would have known him had
he ever seen
Tomorrow;
But the fact is he died and he faded
from view,
And all that he left here when living
was thru
Was a mountain OF things he intended
to do
Tomorrow. Edward a. CHEST
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

Get up. get up, you lazy folks,
I'm shining in the sky.
Awake, awake your breakfast take,
Before the noon is nigh.
No time for lazy folks think.
So don't lie still and blink and blink,
But jump up with laugh and smile
And sing a little all the while.
So Up jumped Billy Bunny from MS
bed of leaves where he had slept Ill
night, as told you in the last story
and after he had combed his fur with
a little chip and busted off his KNAPP
sack he opened it and took out his
breakfast. And what do you suppose
he had? Well, first he ate come nice
fresh lettuce leaves. with poWoereo
sugar carrots. and then a piece OF app'e
pie. and when kind Mrs. Quail saw
what nice breakfast he had. she
said:
Il like pie, Mr. William Bunny
Now the reason the little rabbit hadn't
offered her some was because he hadn
seen her. You see she had gone 70
sleep on the other side Of the bush
Here is some pie said Billy Bunny
and he gave her a big piece and some
cracker crumbs and some birdseed ana
then a drink Of lemon soda, and after
that Mrs. Quail didn't feel a bit hungry
and neither did the little rabbit
And after that he buckled on ms
knapsack and started off to find his
dear Uncle Lucky, but first he tnanKe0
Mrs. Quail for her kindness In letune
him sleep under her bush all night ano
part OF the early morning.
Well, sir. that little rabbit hoppee
along almost all day, and still he d1dn
reach his Uncle Luckys house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
Billy Bunny and His Friends

wonder il / have lost my way? ae
said aloud, and then voice answered.
II guess you have. Lots of people DO.
And then kind-looking old mooley
COW pushed her head over the fence
and smiled at him. And, oh. she had
big, beautiful smile and this made
the little rabbit laugh and forget now
tired he was.
DO you know where my Uncle
Lucky lives-Mr. Lucky Lefthindfoot?'
he asked.
ITO be sure" replied the mooley COW.
He lives over yonder,' and she point
ed across the meadow. Hop under the
fence, little rabbit. and then hao
across the meadow, over the daisies
and buttercups, and you'll find the
place, never fear"
So the little rabbit did as she told
him, and when he came to the fence on
the other side. he saw his uncles house
not far away. But, oh, dear me! Inc
fence was not at all like the fence on
the other side. There wasn't any room
between the woven wires to crawl
thru. and so Billy Bunny didn't know
what to do. But he didn't wonder very
long. No streemanl. He started righS
in to dig a tunnel under that wire
fence, and pretty soon he was on the
other side, hopping away toward Uncle
Lucky.s house, and in shout i've hun
dred and half hops, skips and Jumps
he came to the front gate. And there
on the porch sat the kind old gentle
man rabbit, with the big diamond PIN
which his nephew had given him shin
ing like star in his red tie. And IN
tomorrow's story I'll tell you what
good time the little rabbit had at his
uncle's house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
LES "cQME CLEAN".

Prohibition Is the issue in congress.
The sudden confiagration Of war was
not more surprising and astonishing
than the sudden struggle which has
arisen over the question Of war pro-
hibition. The war cloud has lowered
black over Europe for years: the pro-
hibition cloud has been no bigger than
a mans hand, but like that scriptur-
ally historical cloud. it has grown with
marvellous rapidity into storm center
that affrghts the liquor interests.
The house, with an ear close to the
popular feeling, would prohibit during
the war. The senate may prohibit.
the result of the vote is acknowledgedly
doubtful.
The same old arguments, influences
and threats are being flung upon the
senate by the same old organization.
Every liquor branch is busy. Labor
unions are protesting the loss of en-
ployment, as labor unions have always
emphasized that point. All lobbyists
are busy day and night. 1t is the last
ditch of the booze manufacturers and
booze sellers.
The labor side OF the controversy is
idle. II there was ever time when
that argument is worthless it Is al
present, when a million men are to be
taken from the ranks Of labor and
their places are to be filled, If possible
Even now the question Of supplying
their loss is contemplating woman Ia.
Dor where man labor belongs and ha.
| always been used.
It is not question Of lack Of EN-
ployment, but of dearth Of employees
To draw the brewery workers from
their present employ and set them a
some productive task, instead Of tn
destructive business they are employed
in. would be godsend and not |
! caiianai; There are places et helnfi,
employment begging for the barkeepeI
Every man Of them is needed to push
Every man of them Is now clog Of
the welfare Of country In the mids
OF emergency and an added burden t
a great load to be carried none know
how long and at what cost Of pail
and bloody sweat.
=
assertion and unreason, the same or
ganixed lobbyism Of threat and pur
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
WHAT THE TRAFFIC WILL BEAR"

The coal operators have agreed on
an immediate reduction of 81 to $3.50
ton. This reduction "is expected TO
be followed by still further reductions"
in price after investigation has been
fully made. Secretary Lane congra tu-
!ates the mine operators on their wise
and patriotic action" Wise" is right.
One Of the prominent points in the
result is that it was easy to bring the
reduction when the operators were
convinced that the government meant
business. 1t suggests that it might
have been done before war and des-
perate emergency forced the govern
that if the operators were robbing the
public now they were robbing the pub
lie then. And it is further to be logic
ally agreed upon that piracy in peace
IS quite as unjust and almost as vii
famous as in wartime and that d
monopoly charging all the traffic will
bear and then some Is a dangerous and
illogical thing all the time.
Those who rushed to buy at the high
prices in order to advantage them
selves in time OF great scarcity ana
thus raise prices on those less able to
hoard coal need not be pitied greatly.
The warning went out that boarding
of all kinds was inimieal to public well
fare and would result in greater scare
ity. If any of those burn coal at a
loss Of dollar or two ton this win
ter because they rushed forward to
grab while the grabbing was good let
them kill their own snakes. Nobody
else need weep for or with them.
The coal shortage was an artificial
shortage There were and are other
artificial shortages. AS time goes on
they will be exposed. However. II we
have learned from war control suffi-
Gent To apply the principle to peaceful
times We can afford what it has cost
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
NEVER AGAIN.
TNaShua Post.1

After buying a fine Paige auto last
Friday. Charles Emmons made trip
into MINI esota where he unfortunately
supplied himself with the stuff that
steals everything man has. While
under the influence Of liquor he at
tempted to run his car about Main
street and in turning the corner OF
Main and Cedar streets he ran into
the turn post which damaged the car
considerably He was taken into Gus
tody by the officials and placed In jail
to await trial which resulted in fine
of 500 and costs and the loss Of his
license to run car We can only hope
this may prove to be the medicine
which will start our friend on the right
track. There is not q better hearted
fellow in the land than Charley EN-
mons and we want to see him resolve
to become his own master.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
VACATION SCHOOL.
Burlington Hawkeye.I

There are still a few people left who
do not believe in the vacation school.
That is a misnomer, however for il il
is school it can not well be vacation.
Perhaps summer school is the better
name. Nonetheless, the summer school
is coming into vogue everywhere in
the land.
4 There are several reasons for this,
and perhaps the most important is that
the children never know just how to
Kill that long vacation and those who
can generally go to work somewhere.
II Lad or girl can work six days
at long hours during the summer then
surely it is not going to injure them to
go to school FIVE days at short hours
And the best, the most important work
that the children can be engaged in
is getting their schooling.
Some Of our good people are opposed
to the summer school, for the sole and
simple reason that there was no sum-
mer school in former times. Times
change. There was a need of the long
summer vacation, in the earlier days,
when the people lived out on the bor-
der. and the big majority farmed, ano
there was no machinery and no hireo
help to DE had. everybody had to help
get in the harvest and in the fields
and the schools were closed during the
summer. Now most of the people live
in the cities and the towns. and tn,
farmer has all the latest machinery
and he has hired men by the dozen
his beck, and there is not the slightest
reason why the children should not be
doing the work that La of the creates.
importance, SO far as they are con-
cerned, and that. is going to school.
But on the Iowa prairfes the farm
ers are putting up school houses that
compare favorably with the best OF
those in the cities. And the farmer
is wise. and he is eminently practical
and he is not going to have these val
liable plants standing idle many
months when they ought to be rum
ming almost full time. Right out in
the country the summer school will be
proving most useful and most popular
in the near future. It will not be ex-
actly like the summer school in town
it will deal with plants and with ami
mails and with the out of doors to q
greater extent than is the rule in the
town school. And it will be just the
thing for the youth on the farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
n.eentive. sut Effective.

n Tobias Knowal peeped thru the win
dow Of his office. then tiptoeing to his
desk, put a flannel bandage around ms
neck, put his arm in sling, ran MS
hands thru his hair and hmped to the
door.
"Mr. Knowal?" inquired the caller.
yes" groaned Knowal. What can
l do for your :, /,
"You appear to be far from we'll
said the caller.
Appear to be?' exclaimed knoWai:
DO you think I'm doing this Tor 1un
But what can do for you <!
"oh-er-I won't trouble you now,
said the caller, hurpiedly ANY TIME
will do" And he departed.
tits some trouble" murmureo
Knowal, pulling off his bandages. Blu:
it's really the quickest way to get rfo
OF these life insurance agents. ina.
one won't trouble me again, anyhow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
Iona Newspapers
SIZE O. HENS EGGS?
IWaverly Independent.1

The new potato stories have arrived
on schedule time. One man told US
he had pulled up hill of his potatoes
and found spuds the size Of hens eggs.
Another told us that the rain of last
Wednesday night had insured us a
bumper crop and that potatoes would
be selling at IS cents bushel this
fall Hope this latter fellow is telling
the truth. It doesn't matter SO much
about the truthfulness of the former,
as his potatoes will grow some any
how, even tho they are only the size
Of hens eggs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

More men have volunteered for this
war than ever volunteered for any
other American war in any similar
period of time" says the Sioux City
Tribune. "The volunteer system has
broken down only in comparison with
the magnitude of the task at hand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
"RAH FER HANSEN"
[Sioux City Tribune.1

tO'VuN VIey I 110uHe.1 II"
Professor Hansen, of the South Da-
kota Agricultural College, says that il
the lawn grass is allowed to grow,
without cutting. for two seasons 1t will
kill out the dandelions. There's a
ready made ''alibi' for the man who
aspires to neglect his lawn II he can
do SO without being Hsgraced in the
neighborhood. In order to keep down
criticism it should only be necessary
10 put up little sign board, worded
about as follows: The custodian OF
this lawn is not lazy. He is allowing
the grass to grow, in order to kill out
the dandehons, in conformity to scien-
tific suggestion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

IN Visitors MISUNDERSTANDING.
MARSHALL LoQoGNA Oa A. r. &
A. M.-Special conHsM1gsuon. work
in First degree Thursday, June Fl, I: 81
.. m. John W. Wells. secretary; W..
II. Steiner. W. n.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. M
Special convocation Monday evening
June rs, at 1880 o'clock. Royal Arcn
degree. Carl Shaffner, II. P: John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r, & 8. M, Mon
day, July 1s, p. m Regular business
/. T. Forbes, Recorder: George Greg
DRY. L N.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St. Aldemar
Comnandery. No. 80, K. T., MONDAY,
July Q, 1880, for nlustrious Order Oh
- Red Cross. I. T. Forbes, recorder
a. C. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. e.
S-Reeula- meeting for business Wed
needay, July II, at p. N. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs ]. E. Fred
erick, W. M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

The thing being explained to MN
he took a couple Of eggs and put them
in his trousers pocket, intending y
startle his wife with them. Arriving
home, he waited till the family were
seated at dinner and then banged one
of the eggs at the new wall paper.
But the smile quickly faded from MS
face The egg had thawed!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
Some Things You Can DO For Your
Country.

The fighting man can die for it;
The saving man can buy for it;
The aviator can fly for it:
The thrifty COOK can II, sc- <:
The thirsty man can go dry for 1t;
The daring man can spy for It;
The esotist can l for It;
The diplomat can lie FOR II:
The farmer can grow rye for 1t:
The workingman can ply for IL;
The very babies cry for 1t,
And all Of US can try for it.
~ ~ New York Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
4 eaeheIors Advantages.

4 bachelor is known by the COM
pany he keeps out of. He Is not
likely to be so lonesome as mar
rfed man. And then again when he
fails i'll he can select the kind OF q
trained nurse that he wants to wait
upon him, whereas the married man
has 70 put up with the kind of nurse
III wife selects for him. The Bach
4la4" n Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

The weather may be little COO
for corn, but, Oh! you potato" eS-
claims the Algona Republican.
What is so rank as the bugs in June -
breaks out the Knoxville Express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTOwN iowa JUNE 81 1917.

across the same way. And It might
be good plan to test It out with the
grain feet hrst.
The Iowa d. A. r. urges protection
Of the boys in camp against booze and
other vices. So does every good WON
an in Iowa and so should every decent
man.
To booze or not to booze. that is the
question UP to the nation.
use the same bluff Because they have
managed to get by they claim right OF
eminent domain forever.
Those contestants in the state golt
tournament who are walking eign,
miles day and digging up sod with
their mashies will be in fine fettle for
gardening and hoe work when they
get back.
OF course $50 one makes a bond
holder but you wouldn't say bloated
bondholder, would youo
Never fear that U. S. regulars,
fighting under the eyes of the world
will give good account of them
selves in Europe. When, if ever, did
they fail?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

The man who lodges and shirks on
the Red Cross may get to heaven-at
least that is open to argument-but ne
isn't going TO be opopular on earth,
outside Of GERMANY is the conclu-
sion of the Marshalltown Times Re-
publican notes the Burlington Hawk
eye, and agrees that "The sentiment Of
the state, as of the whole country. is
all one way. This is time when every
citizen ought to do his duty to his
country. He will realize a life long re-
gret II he fails in the hour of trial. Be
man. a real man, a true citizen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

More than 100000 packages OF fruit
chiefly pineapples. will be shipped from
Porto Rico before July l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
An AIl-Around surpriss.

When the first shipment OF frozen
eggs had arrived their extreme hard
ness astonished the brokers, and a
gentleman calling at brokers' office
was amazed to see him taking aim at
the wall with an egg.
What the dickens are you doing =
he asked.
But the man let drive. the only re-
suit being a slight dent in the wall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

Iowa will make another big conser-
walton Of food October Is by putting in
the constitution the final ban on vast
ing food products in destructive IL
quors,' predicts the Mason City Globe
Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

when the attorney general on July l
undertakes the task of having all the
dogs tied up at shutdown he will SYM
pathize with Little Willie whose life is
dedicated to doing chores, predicts
the Cedar Rapids Gazette
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

st is more blessed TO give than to
receive. Isn't it sfact?'' inquiries the
Sioux City Journal. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29

To booze or not to booze. that is the
question up to the nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
Allies.

Since war against Our name IS
written, I'm mighty glad we have
the chance to aid and comfort
brave old Britain, and lend hand
to dauntless France. For loifg |
thanked the gods above us that
we had peaee-strife | abhor-
and rallied at men who tried to
shove us into the noisome rcek
of war. But sometimes. in the
Silly cleaning, when | sat by my
tigtree's trunk, all pensively my
hangdowns combing, | thought
our peace was rather punk. For
principles we all should cherish
the allied nations gave their best,
and while they saw their children
perish, we gloated DER our treas
ure chest. Our starry banner flies
for freedom-that's always been
Our pride and boast; when tyrants
came along we freed 'em, and
soaked them where it hurt the
most. Yet tyranny was rank and
raging, these later years, and still
we dreamed; the worst of tyrants
war was waging; our eagle rather
cooed than screamed. And then
we started from our slumbers, we
saw the proper course at last, and
patriots in joyous numbers, have
nailed our colors to the mast.
And /, who hate all strife and
quarrel, now swing the sword
and make it hiss; for peace is
vicious and immoral in such
crucial time as this.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band. in tho bandstand.
this afternoon at o'clock. John
S. NJ. Zimmerman, director.
My Country. Ills of Thee"
March, Our Country First"
Won Unschuld
Overture, Tampa. .Herold
Popular songs
(a) I'm A-longin' Fo YOU"
Hathaway
CD "One Fleeing Hour"
Dorothy Lee
Selection. Princess Pat"Herbert
Rag oddly. "Notoriety". Widmer
yalse hesitation. La Confess
sion, Morgan
Fantasia. Grand English Mill
tary Tattoo" .............R ogan
Finale, II Love You, That's One
Thing / Know" Gilbert
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
GREATEST ECONOMIC LOSS.
Secretary Redfield Tells About It in
Liberty Loan Address.

General carriage of merchandise in a
city represents the greatest single econo-
mic loss in the country. Secretary Red
fold Of the Department OF Commerce said
today. discussing the possible effects of
the liberty loan and the war on the trade
of the United States.
The reaction in thrift will be tremen-
dous. Secretary Redfield believes, on the
American people and on business. Men
will be better buyers. and there will be
more buyers. as a result of the liberty
loan issue.
THE retail business is going to get rid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
Prosperity Bulletin No. 4

of such fool matters as giving away sam
pies and deliveries on approval. which. In
many cases. are sent back" the Secretary
declared. There will be reduced use
of wrapping paper for packages, especially
those packages which in themselves are
artistic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
ADJUST DIFFERENCES.
Mrs. Louise Legge and Her Husband
Withdraw Court Proceedings.

Mrs. Louise Legge and her husband.
Capt. Clements W. Legge Of the Quar-
termaster's Reserve Corps. have
reached an amicable adjustment of
their differences and have consented
to an order Of court Diminishing the suit
for limited divorce brought by the
wife.
Capt. Legge. with permission of the
court, withdrew from the files of the
court his answer to the suit Attor-
ney Henry /. Quinn represented the
wife, and Attorney George Curtis
Shinn appeared for the husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
Guardsman With Razor Released.

Corp. Walter Parker. LIST Separate
Battalion. n. G. D. C. was before Judge
Pugh yesterday. charged with unlawful
assembly and carrying a razor. The
court was satisfied that the soldier.
whose captain testified to his good
record. was carrying the razor from
home to camp, and dismissed both
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14

Our Low Prices VIII Help You to Invest
in a liberty bond Fish tomorrow and
every day is better and cheaper Trout.
Rutterfish. 10c lb. Sea Bass. Fresh
Norfolk Crocus, Tile. Halibut. Crab
Meat, Deviled and Soft Crabs. etc.
Cleaned ready for the pan. Baltic
oyster and Fish Depot. 1881 NV
North 1861. Esau johnson.