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Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
BUTTER PRICES.
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In looking over the wholesale butter
market one observes range OF nearly
10 cents per pound In prices. Some
times the range Is even greater than
this amount which indicates that
something is radically wrong with the
butter makers OF this country. Butter
is dairy product, and the natural
causes OF q difference in quality are
very few The difficulty seems to lie IN
the lack Of knowledge or skill on the
part OF those handling the cream and
churning the butter. We were IN q
grocery store some time ago, when 9
telephone call asked whether any bue-
ter was TO be had. The grocer replied
that he had mono that was good, while
on the counter were several POUNDS
which he would not be willing to SEND
out from his store. He would turn ~
over to the packers, who have some
process OF working It over into some
thing 1T for use. This waste Of one
| third OF the value OF large part OF
butter produced in this country conld
be largely prevented by q little study
on the part OF those producing butter
into better methods OF maNihT Arid car
ing for IT. The state has done much IN
establishing courses for those VINO car
spare the time to go to Ames AHt
study the subject, but sOmething must
! be done to bring II much nearer h0ml
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
The Liberty Loan.

There are in the United States at
present more than ten million ind!vid-
uals and corporations who are able to
make subscriptions to the new Liberty
Loan in amounts ranging from 800 to
800, 900, 900 each.
This estimate is conservative when
we consider that there are more than
100000 persons engaged in gainful
occupations in this country besides the
large number of men and women whose
income is derived from their invest
ments. If every individual in the Unit
ed States should subscribe to the new
bonds to the extent Of only five per
cent OF his or her total possessions. the
loan win be subscribed to six times
over
A few months ago the German gov
ernment offered new loan OF several
billion dollars, and although this issue
had been preceded by four or five
government bond offerings. is re-
ported that applications were received
from 5.250,000 subscribers. The popu-
lation OF Germany IL. less than two
thirds Of the population Of this coun-
try. and the estimated total wealth Of
computation made shortly before the
outbreak Of the war by DR.. Helfferich.
Secretary of the German treasury, was
placed at from sxty-nine to seventy
six billion dollars. or about one-third
OF the wealth Of the United States,
which is now estimated at more than
s. 220, 600. 100000.
The reports Of our national banks
OF March s, 1917, show that on the day
named these banks had total Of 49,
737,969 deposit accounts. This is an In
crease Of 1.449,910 since May 1, 1915,
when tina total number OF deposits was
H. ,28s, ,059.,
It is significant that d,253,s91, or
seven -eighths Of this increase, was re-
ported by the country banks, indicat-
ing the wider diffusion OF the wealth
OF the country.
The total increase Of deposits In the
national banks In this period OF ten
months was approximately 32,000,000,- i
900.
The bank reports also show that on
March 5. 1917. there were 4b9,619 share
holders In the. national, banks Of the
country, including if8S,204 women
stockholders. ~ ~ :,
The latest bank returns indicate that
the total resources OF the banks Of the
United States at this time, including
national banks. state banks. trust COM
| panies savings banks and private
banks, ID approximately t35,000, ,000s
900, excecding BY Tar the xreatest bank.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
Billy Bunny and His Friend.

left hind leg Oh dear me and oh
dear you, and oh dear everything!
Wasn't that dreadful! And guess
Uncle Lucky thought so too. for he
could not hop any more, and the Mill
er's boy would have caught the old
gentleman rabbit as sure as yesterday
Is today II Billy Bunny hadn't taken
him on his back and hoped away.
And if you don't think he couldn't do
1t, don't you dare ask nybody, for I'm
strong as a lioH~-I don't mean a great
big lion, you know but little lion.
Well. Uncle Lucky had put his front
paws around the little rabbits neck
and his right hind leg around his
waist-piggy- back, you know. and he
would have put his left hind leg
around, too, only 1t kept slipping off.
because 1t was shot. you remember.
At last. when the little rabbit was all
out Of breath and almost tired out
they reached the Old Brier Patch. and
just In time. too, for the Miller's boy
was climbing thru the old snake fence
after them and would have grabbed
Uncle Lucky by tho tall I'm sure In
another minute.
1t was a good thing that Mrs. Bunny
knew how to make a lettuce poultice.
She put one on Uncle Lucky's wounded
leg and pretty soon out came the bull
let and the old gentleman rabbit felt
lots better. And In tonn0rr0W1 atbry
I'll tell you how soon he Wa ah3o ~.
walk again. for by that time ] shall
have time to cali up on the telephone
and ask the dear old gentleman rabbit
how he Is feeling.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
HIGHER FREIGHT RATES.

W asnlIlGlDN t-bufltI fTcSs.J
The railroads are again conducting
political campaign for higher freight
rates. They are not satisfied to pro-
csea BY ordinary and honest methods.
They do not expect to win on the facts.
They expect to win by political meth
ods and political pressure. A party oi
Burlington railroad officials have been
visiting all the little towns spending
the peoples money collected in freight
and passenger rates and deceiring
the people as to the real facts.
The party that made Winfield ana
Brighton and perhaps the other small
towns consisted Of N NJ Reno, division
psssenger agent. f. X. Putfer, general
freight aSent, W. 6. Wagner. assistant
general agent and II. A. Piner, division
freight agent. The burden of their gong
Is that Is per cent advance In freight
rates Is needed to pay si5,0GS,oDo IN
crease in operating expenses. They ne
elected to tell the people tnas the IN
crease of business more than paid all
the increase In operating expenses.
They neglected to tell people that In
1915 the Burlington railroad earned 20
per cent net ON all it's stock-water ana
all-after paying all interest on bonds,
all taxes. and all expenses OF every
kind. including the increased expenses
because OF higher prices. They also ne
elected TO tell the people that their mel
earnings for 1917 were greater than
1916. They did not tell the people that
all the railroads in the United states
increased their net earning in 1915 by
over 300 million dollars and when the
1917 fiscal year ends they are likely TO
show a still greater increase Ihelr
system of deception is the most refineo
and the most vicious ever adopted ana
no road is more to blame than the Bur
lington. It's rates have been too hish
for many years. !: has taken AN ex-
tortionate toll and fattened on Its greed
1T now wants more. Its campaign ID
untruthful and deceptive from start TO
finish. 1t tells part Of truth anu
makes 1t worse than a falsehood ps
emitting the balancing facts. The war
viii be over and there will be day OIL
reckoning.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

khaki uniform around until she gets
acquainted with 1t. We have some
doting mothers who have less sense
than their daughters or they would
put a stop to such actions, even II they
had TO sew their half baked offspring
up In a sheet The trouble Is that
Jefferson has a lot OF mothers who are
constantly and all the time reaping
harves,s OF barren regrets as result
Of exercising absolutely no discipline
over the feminine gender OF their
households 1t is therefore probably a
little rough to call the girls foolish.
considering that they have Just
growed,' and are minus valuable
teachings of virtue and modesty by
reason thereof.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
AN OPEN IOWA OPP0R1UN,1Y.

According TO Washington reports the
and doing we'll Somehow the swim
| ding gentry always seems to do well
| in Iowa. Sometimes he gets city peo-
pie with the Sir Francis Drake" o,
other mythical estates. Mayhap he is
Spanish prisoner and ofttimes he has
| clairvoyant knowledge Of vast treas
urcs hid and forgotten. Betimes he
| is solicitor for vinegar at So gall
| Ion, winking, smiling solicitor of
borhood with a sly little hooker in
hand to lend versimilitude to the wink.
Or as in the present he is selling, the
patent right TO territory" OF patent
horse collar on which the patent ran
out long ago. This and that and the
other thing from gold brick insurance
down to this latest, which is a patent
horse collar on which the patents ran
out long ago, appear to get the good
Iowa money.
And still we are wise and more or
less cultivated people here in Iowa,
urban and agricultural. We do not
sport tracts OF spinach and alfalfa on
our visages, we wear good clothes and
own automobiles to beat the band. No
man can trade us bind horse. We
are not readily stuck by our neighbors.
We insist on wool instead Of cotton
wnen we buy pants and nobody can get
watch our grocery man lest he is get:
ting too much for sugar and roar
madly when we pay taxes on s15 valu-
alton of $3.50 land. In way we are
wise guys, but somehow a fellow can
come along with an ancient and fish
like graft that that Athenian grafters
worked on Archimedes AMI sting Us ~
The bone. Why is il thus? And echo
plaintively returns the answer. Why"
much money. That he rolls in wealth
despite the rising prices of autorno.
biles That the American hog with his
$3.50 per cwt. and the common corn
Of Iowa at s1.5O per bushel has made
us careless and yet those Of us whC
live next door find ourselves unable to
sell the man lot for less than ii is
worth. who falls for the graft of an
unknown as falls ripe apple in the
sweet. sad autumn days.
This Is the most serious phase Of the
situation. We seem to be unable ID
keep Iowa graft money in Iowa. Not
that the field is not wide and fertile.
but that we seem to lack good. COM
petent grafcers. OF course, there was
time when gold brick insurance and
but that is another story. AS mat
tiers stand today the chap who sells
horse collar territory" induces Iowa
ducks to share in the Drake estate.
operates the fake priZefight and horse
races to immense personal advantage,
and such like artful games. takes the
money out of the state with him. We
seem TO run to strangers. A splendid
field appears to open to purposefui.
practical and pleasing Iowa confidence.
men.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
THE MAID AND TILE SOLDIER.
YIaRorrnn Ree1

1 ' . .
The orst battle" to be pulled OIL
by the local American army was
staged in the street near the postoffice
on Monday. when one OF stne Rhakl
clad boys Of the Jefferson contingent
"mixed" with member OF the Man
chester company, now on duty al the
bridge west Of town. The trouble was
said to, be about Jefferson girl, but
the why's and wherefores and merits
and demerits OF the affair are un-
known to The Bee. II about a dozen
local skirts would get 1t into their
fool heads that woman Is, and always
will be. demoralizing to army disci-
pine, and. for that reason. stay stric.-
lly away from the young men. sucn
| fracases can be avoided. The boys
have been called to support the mill
| tary needs Of the country, and. while
they are doubles human" and much
inclined TO enjoy feminine company
still the fact remains that woman Is II
no way, either necessary or desir-
able adjunct to the military life. They
merely create confusion and trouble
land constantly interfere with official
discipline.
when boy Joins the army It is es
/ peciaIiy, tdesirabie to the service tina
he cut loose absolutely from the girls
| and that the girls leave him apsohte'
IL alone as long as he wears the arm,
i uniform. The Bee in no way, blamei
the soldier boys for the feminine a.
l.sociation, out OF which grew Mnnday,l
escrapn But we do blame any GIT
Lwho haA NO more sense than 20 cnase
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
Topics of the Times

People who would like to consult ex-
perts upon gardening should write to
Congressman J. w. Good, at Washing
ton. and request free copy OF the
governments latest bulletin No. SIS
entitled The Small Vegetable Garden
1t is repIete with Illustrations and d.
rections which are authoritative.
The attorney general now puts il up
to the county on the enforcement mat
ter. The county attorney will conduct
closing as he sees fit. However, be-
partment Of justice lie those laws
which bear the name of the counsel
for the defense and which contain such
possibilities Of future trouble that the
average county prosecutor will prob
ably close things pretty tight. With
Governor Harding and Havner behind
the closing movement the county at
torney must look after himself and his
office first.
Now that Russia has wiggled and
decided to stay put 1t Is time to offer
some eyid ences OF the genuineness OF
her conclusion. "A drive against the
east side OF Germany would settle con-
hdence and perhaps settle the kaiser
at the same time. Russia should now
steppe to the front.
The unanimity with which the demo-
cratic press praises Harding's veto OF
the repeal Of the non partisan law in
dicates that Theophilus hasn't given
Up hope.
Maybe that weapon which Is to abol-
ish the submarine might be adapted to
the bootlegger.
Those papers advocating planting
roadside trees no doubt have graveled
and drained roads in mind. However
It is to be remembered that for years
efforts have been made and but par
TALLY successful to get rid Of trees
| that shade low places on dirt roads
Trees along a low dirt roadway arr
an abonaination to the traffic in wei
times.
Those who desire ice cream for sew,
enth day dinners should keep COW
an ice house and a freezer. It's thu
only sure way.
i And what's baseball game Withou
pop anyhow?
Il sss
Among other great opportunities 10
the Iowa inventor some ingenious con
! vitrivance whereby the autoist may b
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
Times EsREPUBLICAN. NARsHAILTowN, IOWA: NAY ~ 1917

tacks, girl is there any good reason
why brother Bill, 1s years old should
be urged to work during his vacation
that doesn't apply to his sister Gladys
or Mae?
Think 1t over. Enthusiasm Is q great
thing. Many man cheers while the
band plays and ducks into the cellar
when the test comes. The measure Of
men and OF women and of boys and Of
girls is what they do not what they
say What are you going to do?
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
TOO MUCH FOR BACON.

a week ago we paid II cents to
sroceryman Tor pound Of bacon The
price looked big and we took occasion
to find out what the bacon was selling
Tor at wholesale house in Cedar Rap
Ids. The way the injury was made the
wholesale price was 32 cents and the
price had advanced after the grocery
man had bought his bacon Fifteen
cents pound profit on bacon is too
much. And some merchants wonder
why people buy from the mail order
houses
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
Pepul.r aupsr,sitions.

An omen OF good luck is for red
haired man to run in front Of a car.
1T is also considered good luck for q
negro to rum and jump on car. For
a car to stop In front OF church is
considered bad luck.
Very bad luck is Ioretoid by cai
running into or even Sraxing q hearse.
1t is sure sign that someone VIII be
injured before the end Of the trip.
Bad fortune is invited by the motor
man who, scratches his car during his
first trip. as It foretells a violent acci-
dent.
For wagon to turn from one side
to the other before leaving the track
means bad luck, for when this happens
the motorman will be docked at the
end OF the week. n
Some other omens of bad luck, al
thu opinions differ as to what form Of
misfortune follows, are for passen-
ger who wishes to stop the car to ring
the hell three times: for a car 10 be
obliged to stop directly under an 81 y
train which y standing at atations
and for 4 fuse Il blow ont At the cor
nor cf y street.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

Some OF the members Of the famolis
Lafayette escadrille American aviators
serving in the French army. are shown
in the picture. The picture was made In
front of the Lafayette statue in Paris.
At the right Is william Thaw, and Sec
ond from the left Is Sergeant Lufberry.
In the center Is Captain Tenot, the com
mander OF the escadrille A recent
recruit OF the corps Is John A. Drexel
Or Philadelphia, who has been at
tached to the aviation school at Pless-
Is Beliville
Previous to this he drove the car of
General Sir John French, going to the
front shortly after the war started as a
chauffeur. Before the war he gained
considerable fame as an aviator He In
herited more than $1,000 900.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
Iona Newspapers
GIVE A REASON.

7" atsIrIHstOH, iowa, Press.
we can see no good reason why we
should not prohibit the manufacture
OF booze. out OF the grain we so much
heed for food. We do not see any
merit in the argument that we need
the re snue. Why waste at the bunv
and save at the spigot, or the other
way round. whichever is the way tho
proverb goes. Why talk about the
revenue when we know it costs vastly
more 'hah u comes to? We can see
no reason why we should fool around
ana hesitate about making such a law.
Honestly, now, can YOU?
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
ing resource. ever before SHOWN in any

ing resources ever before shown In any
country.
Fifty years ago we raised over $3.-
600. 600 900 to provide for the expenses
Of the civil war. The wealth Of this
country today is eight times as great
as it was then: our banking resources
are twenty times as great as they were
then, or even as late as 1870. At this
time we are in position to raise, with
far less effort, SIC. 900, 100000 or $15,-
600, 100000, or more; and IL the money
should be needed It will be provided
and provided promptly
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
A QUIETING DOSE.
The Britt Tribune.1

Why don't our government give
Kaiser Bill liberty to enlist all his sub
jects here who have not been natural
1Eed? Wouldn't we have a German
roar? Give them their choice OF which
army they want to fight in--how many
would go over to Germany? Just fg-
ure this ont. Leaving their property,
relatives and associates would. we
think, cool their ardor for Kaiser Bill.
to quite an extent A few without
anything here to keep them might go
and enlist, but only the old and those
who are exempt would be croaking any
more after a weeks thought.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"A few weeks ago we advocated
bringing the German war prisoners
from Europe to this country, where
| 'hey can be fed more economically and
can be allowed to till the soil for the
purpose or raising their own food Why
Wouio IT not also be good idea to
empty our own jails and penitentiaries
OF idie men and place the inmates
upon farms under guard to help earn
thelr Keep" suggests the Pella Chron-
icis 1t ought to have good effect
on the men and would help relieve the
short at the same time"
The action OF Attorney General
ltavner will not result in general,
statewide enforcement OF the blue laws,
ror the people are against the idea, .
asserts the Dubuque Telegraph Her
aid.
Observing that Q. A. Willis. the dep
NY state treasurer. who has been prac-
tically in charge of the treasurer's Of
live for several years, was quickly re-
paced and F. j. Murphy of Corning,
cashier, promoted. the Sac Sun regrets
that 1t made room for that objection
able politician, A c. Savage" of Adair
who became cashier
Speaking of conservation of excess
products. nice little cold pack for the
1000 speculator is pine packing case
ana suitable amount of embalming
preparation says the SCedar Rapids
Gazette
For the first time the people of Iowa
nave an attorney general with back
bone enough to show up the late legis-
iatiVe bodies who have been making the
laws for this state." says the Grundy
Democrat IF Mr. Havner finds a law
on the statute books in Iowa which
prohibits babies from crying on sun
daF we are in favor of having this law
enforced with the rest"
Harding gives a number of reasons
i"i thr repeal but il looks ike i,e
thinks his friend Salinger is worth
more than support from other utisr
ters in the state. II Harding isn't care
u! 3" wi! find iiiiis Political fru,.s
next year so badly shot to pieces that
they will hc beyond repair" saws the
Grundy Republican.
The Knoxville Journal saws that
when Governor Harding vetoed rho ~,
t"r 'he repeal OF the non-par;isan ju-
u!ciarF Ia" he thereby demonstrated
ms loyalty TO Judge Salinger I
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

sure that his "a. supply will not run
out on him on : Sunday miles from
the home tank offers immenss posi-
bilities Just At present.
- 80
Coming. the Harding -Havner Aim.
Who Kept the Commandment 7"
All this ought to help Saturday
trade, hadn't it.?
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
DON'T CALL 1T OFF,

'"'' N'''I'f"Ot'EI k5NHNIIItI IUST NJ"
on every hand you hear people say.
had intended TO build house or a
oarn, or some other building. but
on account Of the war | have called i,
on They need the buildings and
nave the money with which 10 do the
work, but on account Of the war scare
theS VIII not go ahead with the work.
That sort of thing is hard on the labor
ers-the mechanics. Enterprises should
be encouraged now above any other
time. The labor fields should be en-
iarsed II possible so that all classes
may get employment at fair wage.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
A Masonic Meetings
" Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. &
A. M.-Stated communication. Regular
meeting Friday, May IS, p. m. Johh
w. Wells, secretary; w. II. steiner
w. NJ.
SIGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation Monday evening
NAV o. at O'Clock. Business session
Carl Shafner II. P; John w. Wells
secretary"
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ, Thurs
day, May 81, 8 p. m. Regular business.
l. T. Forbes, Recorder; George Greg
ory. I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE. st. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 80. X T., THURSDAY
Nav II, i:30 D. NJ. Ascension Day ob-
servance. followed by dinner and Order
of the Temple. l. T. Forbes, recofaer'
H. C. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E.
S.-Special meeting for initiation Wed
nesday, May 90, at p m. Mrs
George Downing, secretary; Mrs. j. L.
Frederick. w. M.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
How to Choose Calico.

IN choosing calico note well the ap-
Deafance Of the seivease and remem-
ber that the straighter and more even
the selvedge the better the quality OF
the calico. White calico owes It's pur-
sityl 10 bleaching powders, which have u
destructive eject on the fbsrs Of the
cAlicc,
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

The action OF Attorney General
ltaVner will not result in general,
statewide enforcement Of the blue laws,
ror the people are against the idea, .
asserts the Dubuque Telegraph Her
aid.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

The Knoxville Journal saws thai
Nneti Governor Harding vetoed the bill
L"F 'he repeal OF the non partisan ju-
u!clarF' iaW he thereby demonstrated
ms loyalty 10 Judge Salinger.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-24
PAGE NINE

changed. Trading was on a larger scale than yesterday, with Steels, Coppers and many of the. specialties ill continuous demand.
 Rails were firm and fractionally higher, but were neglected Recess -Sions were not allowed to go far be- fore they were checked by fresh buy ing.
 The belief that the government tax bill as contemplated will be reduced and that a bone issue will take it's place has given more confidence to the Industrial list The broadening strength of the market indicates stili higher prices. U. s. Steel common sold at it's pre- vious high record of 129%. Central Leather on earnings and , cash position is entitled to sell high CT than it did last fall. Specifications for leather contracts placed by the government are reported to be so ! large that increasing prosperity is certain in all branches of the in- dustry.
 ] Large equipment orders have turn ed the buying movement toward American Locomotive and other i stocks of that character
 Westinghouse Electric is far below ! it's proper level in the market It
 is reported that there is an excellent i demand for the stock on all reces- ! sions.
 Coed buying .,is reported in Re-
 public Steel, Car Foundry, American Can and the Copper group.
 The curb market was quiet and
 steady On light transactions.