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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS
Casino Offers Five.Aet Vaudeville Bill
Thursday.


A new policy was inaugurated at the
Casino Thursday, WHEN vaudeville was
made the feature of the bill for the last
half of the week. Five acts, instead OF
three, were presented, and the opening
bill made a good impression on the
large audiences Thursday evening.
Variety was pre-eminsnt in the bill,
with the novelty MINISTRIES as the star
act. These FIVE. young men live up to
their title of novelty" MINISTRIES. as
they present a Jewish minstrel show.
something new here. The group sing
tremendously. and its jokes are deliv-
cred with snap and vigor. The act
made big hit.
Bassett and Bailey. billed as 'furni-
ture jugglers," are q man-and-wife
team who do uncommon feats OF
strength and acrobatics, The woman
is of AInazonian stature. and proves
her muscular ability to be genuine. A
very pleasing and pretty act is. offered
by the Muros. who do china and trans
parent oil painting. Several artistic
scenes are executed while the audience
looks on and the man whistles cheer
fully. Howard Stillman. comedian, Of
fers monolog sprinkled with several
songs. His comedy is up to-date. and
got the audience in cheerful mood.
Kathleen kla Wah va, the Indian
harpist, missed train connections. and
was absent from the first nights bill.
A Pathe weekly and two-reel comedy
complete the we'll balanced program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
STOP cATARRH! OPEN
h0STRllS AND HEAD
Says CFeam Applied IN Nostrils
Relieves Head. Colds q Once.

II your nostrils are ciogged ana your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of a cold or catarrh. just
get small bottle of Ely,s Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply little Of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into your
nostrils and let it penetrate through
every air passage of your head, sooth-
ing and healing the inflamed, swollen
mucous membrane and you get instant
relief.
All! how good 1t feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear. no
more hawking, snuffiing. blowing; NO
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath, Ely's Cream Balm is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca :
tarrh need. It's dellght..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified coeoanut oil. for this Is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap.
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all TO pieces. You can
get this at any drug store, and a few
ounces will last the whole family for
I4.onths.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in. about a teaspoonful is all
that is required. 1t makes an album
dance of rich. creamy lather, cleanses
thoroughly. and rinses out easily. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft. fresh looking. bright, fluffy. wavy
and easy to handle. Besides, it loos-
ems and takes out every particle of dust,
DIRT and dandruff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

actual value Of properties, as nearly
as they can he determined, as the basis
OF assessments. Sixty per cont OF this
value is to be taken as the assessed
| value, and the taxes will be levied on
one quarter of the assessed value.
Some properties are already. ana
others have been for some years, as
sessed on a valuation more or less
| nearly approaching this basis. More
properties. however have been as
sessed on hit-and-miss plan OF
valuations that had no special value as
the basis used. The result has been
great inequality and lack of equity as
between the assessments of different
properties.
Plan Increased Valuation.
Briefly stated. the plan is to In
crease the assessed valuation of all
the property of the city so that the
miilase levy can be correspondingly
reduced, with the result than on the
average. while property owners will
pay taxes on an increased value, the
millasc levy Will be less and the taxes
paid will he no more.
Ii is pointed out that the reason the
millase levy in this city is so high is
because the assessed value on which
the millage tax is collected is so low.
To remedy this situation without in
creasing the taxes is the purpose for
which committee of business men
and members of the Real Estate Board
have offered their services to the as
SCISSOR.
Will Assist in Assessments.
The assessments made by the as
SCISSOR are to be subject to review by
joint committee Of business and real
estate men and the assessor. For this
purpose joint conferences of these
men will be held as often as once or
twice a week.
A. P. Bratt is chairman of the bust
ness mems committee, which is more
correctly described as committee
representing owners OF business prop
ersy. The other members Of this
committee are John Rrennecke, A. A.
Moore, L. c. Abbott, and A. VI. Friend.
F. ". Carl is president of the Real
Estate Board.
City Assessor Har has agreed to call
conferences similar TO the one held
Thursday night by notifying Carl and
Bratt, who in turn are expected TO cali
on real estate men and owners OF
business property 20 attend the weekly
conferences TO review and assist IN
passing on the assessments made.
Property Owners to Be Heard.
Property owners who have COM !
plants regarding assessments made OF
their properties will be given an OPP
portunity TO be heard at these con-
ferences. The business mems COM
mittee, and members OF the Real
Estate Board. have also agreed to meet
with the city council and board OF
supervisors when those bodies meet
as boards Of review for the purpose OF
equalizing tax assessments.
It IS the intention TO take up the as
sessments by districts of the city in
the belief that it will be easier to ar
rive at reasonable equitable values OF
properties by taking them by districts.
since. generally speaking, properties in
any given district have common
basis for valuation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
BUYS: WILL BUILD
w. S. Haynes Purchases Rev. w. II.
Scott Property. 311 South Fourth
Will Subdvide Lot and Build Five
Houses.

Houses.
A building project Of especial inter-
est to the Third ward is in prospect by
the purchase Thursday afternoon by
w. S. Haynes of the property at 81
South Fourth street that was formerly
the home of Rev. W. II. Scott and fam
lily. Haynes negotiated a contract fol-
the purchase for $4,000. The lot has a
Fourth street frontage of ninety feet
and frontage on Nevada street of 18s
feet The improvements on it are an
old house and barn.
The purchaser intends to subdivide
the lot into five building sites and build
on them. He expects to build at least
two houses costing about $4,000 each
this year. and perhaps more, depend
ing on how building conditions and de-
mand develop later in the year.
The lot will be suydivided into three
lots As by 80 feet fronting Nevada
street, and two 45 by SO feet fronting
South Fourth street. The house on the
property may be moved and rebuilt or
one of the lots or it may be wrecked
and the material used for building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
7wENrY-THREE BELOW ZERO
Severe Cold Wave Sets New Low Mari
For Winter.

The cold wave that began to develop
wednesdaS increased Il severity
Thursday, bringing the lowest temper
AZURE of the winter and one of the cold
est days Of recent years. The temper
allure rose no higher than IL below
zero, and during the night it dropped
to % below and stood there at o'clock
this morning. The last day Of equally
severe weather was Jan. 10, 1916. when
the range of temperature was from >
below to % below.
Wednesdays extremes OF ternpera-
ture were "a above and II below and
year ago Thursday the maximum
was above and the minimum 3 be-
low.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
PROPOSED TO INCREASE AS.
sEssED VALUES OF PROPER
TIES TO LOWER MiLLAeE.
BUSINESS MEN WILL
REVIEW ASSESSMENTS
Assessor r. II. Har Arranses Fer Free
quent Meetings of Real Estate Deal
ers and Business Men For Deter
mining Property Values-Assessed
Values to Be Generally increased. =

With the purpose in view Of estab-
fishing an equitable basis for taxation
of city property, second conference
of business men was held with City
Assessor F. II. Har Thursday night.
Out of the conference was developed a
plan that it is proposed will result in
a more nearly equitable assessment OF
properties at approximately 50 per
cent value of their estimated actual
value.
The result viii be, if the plan Is
carried out rs proposed, that valna'
tons of properties will he quite gem
orally Increased, and in some cases
greatly Increased, while the miliase
levy will be materially decreased.
Basis 60 Per Cent Of Value.
II is proposed TO start with the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
| HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD-TRY THIS

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks cali
it, Hamburger Brust Thee, at any
pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the
tea. put a cup of boiling water upon
It, pour through d sieve and drink a
teacup full at any time. 1t is the most
effective way to break a cold and cur e
grip. as it opens the pores. relieving
congestion. Also loosens the bowels,
thus breaking cold at once.
It is inexpensive and entirely veget-
able, therefore harmless.-Advertise
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
! THE BOWLING LEAGUE
standina a. the r..ma.

The k.-C. Cycle FIVE took three games
from the Blue Jays Thursday evening,
increasing their lead in the bowling
tournament and sending the Blue Jays
from second place into tie with the
Hawkeyes and Chalmers for third. The
leaders rolled the highest single game
of the season. with score of s91.
beating their previous high game of
single game with a score of 267. and
also scored high total. with 65S, an
average of elS pins a game. The scores:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
over 1000 Al "exmr cI.,.e,.

|, A total Of 1,471 boys and young men
attended gymnasium classes during the
month of January at the Y NJ c. A..
according to the monthly report just
issued. There was total of ffty-five
sessions in the boys department, in
GLIDING high school boys. Nine sepa-
rate classes are held in this depart
ment, consisting of young men, older
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
SITS TO LEAD DODGERS.
Former Peoria Manager Signed Al
Pilot of Fort Dodge Team.


Charles 5. Sits, formerly manager OF
the Peoria Three-I league team. has
been chosen from among six applicants
to manage the Fort Dodge team this
year. SITS is playing manager and
will work about the keystone bag for
the Dodgers this year. He reached
Fort Dodge yesterday to sign the con-
tract. He has successfully managed
teams in Aberdeen. 8. D.. Peoria, and
a Canadian club in the, Northern
league. He is regarded as a good man
with young bali players, and during his
term of management of the Peoria
club received $4,000 for players drafted
or sold.
Fort Dodge considered six applica-
tions. but the selection narrowed as it
was desired to obtain playing man
ager and but two of the applicants par
ticipate in the game. President Files,
of the Fort Dodge club, announced that
SITS salary would be $3.50 month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Second r.am Take. Game.

The second basketball team OF the
local high school defeated the Mar
shalltown Independents at :he high
school Thursday afternoon in q close
game by the score Of - % %. The
high school boys were also ahead at
half time. 8 to II whitehill. Darner,
Peterson, GsST' NJ
on the high. school team, and Gaoei-
man. Good, Glen, Nyce, and Max Smith
made ,up the Independent five.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Money in This Flock.

From a flock Of twenty-five hens and
three pullets, Mrs. Walter Smith.
south Twelfth street. got :21 eggs II
the month of January, which Mrs
Smith thinks is good record. Mrs
Smith sold eleven dozen and nine eggs
for As cents a dozen and the receipts
from the flock for the month were
s22.42, which included $11.50 received
from the sale of cockerels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
TO BUILD DOUBLE HOUSE.
Rover g. Reider Plan Dwelling Fol
South Eiqhth Avenue.

SoUtH EIVHSH VSV"uS'
Isaac Rover and Ben Reider, part
ners Of the retail grocer Arm of Rover
& Reider. sol East Main street, are
having plans made for double house
to be built on the rear Of the lot occu-
pied by the store. The house will be a
two-st frame dwelling Of ten rooms.
and is estimated to cost $4,000 to s4.-
600. 1t will be occupied by the Rover
and Reider families.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Card Of Thanks.

We wish in this manner to express
opr sincere thanks to the neighbors
and friends for their Kindness and
sympathy extended during our recent
bereavement. Mrs Lena Swab. Dor
and Harry swab, Mr. and MS. Jonn
Swab
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

| The A. E. Hoover public sale, is to
be Feb. T. instead Of Feb. II, as adver-
tised in error. See the advertisement
on back page Of this issue.--Advertise-
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

~. Il. heewes eale 49, 4.
The a. n. Hoover public sale. Il 20
be Feb. 4, instead o. Feb. II, AZ adver-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

high school boys, employed hoys. inter-
mediates, juniors, swimming club, base
ball squad, pyramid class. aud training
clubs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

cEAD THE T.-R. WANT ADS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

tised IN error. SEQ the advertisement
on back pare Of this issns. Advsrtiss-
meft. Nh IN IA * <
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

Flannel shirts that are sold at
75c, we sell now .4Sc
Flannel shirts that are sold al
s1.25, we sell now ...........83e
Flannel shirts that sold at sl.I5.
we sell now .$1.15 and S1.25
Flannel shirts that are sold at
s2.75 and $500, we sell now
at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and S1.95
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

I Mackinaws that are sold al 1925,
We sell now ............ 300
Mackinaws that are sold at s.
we sell now .......S3 1878
MackinaWs that are sold At $3.50
and $3.50, we sell now. $3.50 Sc IS
Heavy Rockford sox. pair ..25c
| Heavy weight union made over
alls al CSC
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-28
The Federal Land Bank of Columbia.

The Federal Land Bank of Columbia
Columbia, S. c., Nov. 6, 1877.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
Washington, D. C.
Dear SIR
beg to acknowledge yours Of Oct.
25th, in which you ask for informa-
tion as to associations organized in
Florida, where located, number Of
members, number and aggregate
amount Of loans made to date. and
the number and aggregate amount o.:
loans that have been favorably
passed upon.
Up to the 1st of November, twenty
six associations had been chartered
in Florida, as follows:
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-28
Port Richey Construction compan

Port Richey Construction Company
capitalized at $4,000. will irsta
the plant, and take over the sn1al
privately owned plant now operatinI
there. The company will also insta]
a large rock-crushing plant and SCI
limo for building purposes and req
ti.izer and crushed rock for roa1
making.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-28

IL. Santa Rose 49,. 20 30,SO5
L.. Washington 49,. II 20,4O0
The total of loans approved by us
for applicants through associations
W hose charters have been recon-
mended is $771,425, and the total OF
leans actually closed up to the LIST
Of November to the above applicants
Is S4 400. No more loans have been
closed because the applicants have
not furnished us with abstracts
showing title.
In addition to the above twenty
six associations, We have appraised
thirty other associations. and, after
going over the reports of the local
loan committees and our appraisers,
we did not approve, in some cases,
enough members to meet the mini
mum requirements of the law, in
Others, We did not approve the ag-
gregate minimum amount required
by the law. and some of the associa-
tlons did not have enough members
approved nor enough loans approved,
therefore no charters could be rec
commended for these associations.
but we are rendering them every as
sistance in order for them to get
enough additional members So that
we can approve charters for them.
There are now twenty-five associa-
tions ready for appraisal in your
State, and We have three appraisers
working full time on these associa
tions.
We have concluded two bond is
sues of $25O,O0O each, and have just
been authorized to issue the third
series of bonds of $25O,00O. These
bonds have all been sold at a prem
ium and We have our fourth bond is
sue sold as premium as soon as we
can get enough mortgages closed in
order for us to apply for same
We have urged and insisted that
the applicants speed up the procur-
ing Of their abstracts so that we can
close the loans, as you will under
stand that this bank is very anxious
to- make as good showing as posi-
BILE. We do not see why, after this
bank has organized the associations,
lad them appraised. notified associa-
tens as to such of their members
whose loans have been approved and
the amount approved for each, and
ask them to get up abstracts, and ev-
en- furnished the forms for the at
stracts to be transcribed on, they do
not speed their end up and get the
money that is here for them.
Our legal department not only
checks and examines the abstracts
that are sent in, but where there are
errors and omissions that can be
remedied. goes to considerable trou-
Ole in carefully pointing out how
such errors and omissions can be
re:nedied so that they can pass the
titles. We are doing everything we
can to hasten the placing of actual
money into the farmers hands con-
sistent with sound business judgment
and usage. We, of course, have to
insist that the applications and pro-
cedure be in conformity with the re-
quirements Of the Federal Farm Loan
Act, and we have to insist that the
evidence Of title furnished us be such
that We are reasonably sure that the
title to our security is good.
Scme of the applicants seem to
think this is mere technieality, but
the directors of this bank cannot do
otherwise than to insist that the re-
onirements Of the law which. created
this banking system be complied
with. II we get careless as to titles,
this bank. which, as time goes on
should be Of inestimable aid to the
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-28
Florida Has rs Federal
Loan Associations

farmers, would be forced into liquid
alton.
Yours truly,
(Signed) HOWARD C, ARNOLD,
Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-28

A large electric light, water and
Ice m plant will soon be in operation at
New Port Riehey. Pasco county. The
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-28

surrounding Camp Wheeler there is
now nothing to cause uneasiness nm
the part Of those who have relatives
or friends there.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-17
CHINA ENTERS
WAR ON OWN
INITIATIVE
No Declaration as to Being
on Side of the
Entente.

Peking. Aug. 14-(Delayed)-
China's declaration of war on Ger
many and Austria II Hungary beginning
at 10 a. m. today and the other docu-
ments relating to the conflict do not
mention the association of the Chin
ese rapubl lic41 thes ptents .poWers:
They indicate that China's action will
be entirely & Independent.
The declaration Of war aroused lit
tie excitement.
The Netherlands minister to China
today took over the Austrian inter-
ests. h.
Chinese troops at Tien Tsin took
over the Austrian concession and the
German bank and German barracks
there without incident.
Regulations issued today by the
Chinese government permit the de-
parture Of Germans and Austrians
within five days. Registration with
in ten days is required to permit Teu-
tons to continue doing business.
Enemy subjects are forbidden to
travel without permit.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-17
.r g- "A. 7 ~ Z. % LIZ. - 4.
SPECTATORS
DIDN()I CAUSE
PRICE U.PHE'AVAL] !
rs, -, NJ. 3. ss
So Declares Joseph P. Griffin
Of Chicago Board Of
Trade.
BLAMEs EXCITED
GOVT. BUYING
Purchased Supplies in quaint
tiles Impossible to De-
liver, He Said.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Joseph P. Crit
I'm, president Of the Chicago board Of
trade, commenting on the stopping on
August 25 of dealing in wheat futures
by order of the government asserted
today that future trading as a system
has not broken down under the strain
OF the war
'""The great trouble is that the pub
lie confuses speculation and future
dealing, he declared. Speculation is
purely incidental. Trading was stop
ped not because It's economic functions
have ceased to exist, but because the
United States made the request Dur
ing the three, years Of the. war, with
the greatest demands for the products
OF the soil III the history Of the world
and the greatest strain put on the mar
keting machinery. the system proved
entirely efficient..h ~ .s. !. E /,
The upheavel In prices was not due
to speculators.L Lack OF. adequate rail-
road transportatton&a and incorporate
and h4stAritaY ying by governments
|tif uuaasti tiae s{sisN oesibla tsdeftperaare
two of the clitsf scauses 81 aFs ~, y:
afs fs inne alorie = caffs tell VIII her gov
ernmsnt Sup isiofi (which supplants
the old system 9of future trading is
the better. u lsc7s IL NJ II 4.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-17
TO EXPE PEDlTE
ship | !. BUILDING. ||| / j ]
Contractors Consider Plans
( to Apportion Ma
terials.
zss-.ys ts.eiss,5-1sl ~. -
To Prevent Bidding Against
Each Other, is General
Plan.

Washington. Aug. 17.-Proper ap-
portionment Of materials to insure
capacity production in all American
shipyards was discussed today at q
Admiral Capps, general manager Of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The builders are members Of the Ma
tional Builders association, formed
here last week to cooperate with the
government in increasing tonnage
production. st5 ISL III II
whereby building plants will not be
forced to IBID against each other for
supplies and by which prompt deliv-
cry of materials may be made. Since
the feet corporation has COM
Emandeered contracts Of A all ships
building Of more than $500 tons. the
government itself will undertake to
see that materials are furnished
properly at fair prices. III N 4