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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-29
$4,000 BESAW
TIRES TESTED
REMARKABLE
RECORD

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4 Rgbber Company. fr9n o1s q they ioobers Z. TIE
Norta. rss6irg ~ follows
@Ca1cego. ulinolE, 2s 1917.
THE BEsAW TIRg & RUBBER CO.
Acoordi1g or rseor5s have purchased Fourteen
Thouszr6 SIX Hundred Eight Tires fro1 yo1r company
10 lzzt twelve n1gntaE Ony One Hg16rsd FIfry 1E-s
Tres have been rszrnsd for s5igsent 20 far consider
this rscord remarkable.
100 Q. n LINTON SCOTT
These job5erB nave been pzrcazEnz s1d selling Bs-
szE tires during the pzsc yesr znd they have handled
lz69s tires distributing them rto IL psr-s II Ire
try; plaerg then IL I'll kinds of seice IL rsrozs ter-
rItores. After one year test and carefully check
Ing oTer their rscords rhey wired the Beszw Tire
L Rgb5er Company, that eny 15s tlres had BEEN
TUNED for adjustment Thn i : frzeti0n Oyer per
cent II eEzted that oTer 20 PER cent i not eKtrsor
dnzy pereentsge II tires being returned for adjustment
according n ne records of 0f tire various ohsr
tire nnzrgfsctgrers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
ALL MONTHS IN IOWA.
TR,IrlingtOu awkpVp

Some one has started discussion
as TO what is the best month in Iowa
OF course. there are all sorts of opin-
ions. Some of US. who have lived long
in Iowa and have been out of the state
and in different parts of the country
and are thus able to make comparisons
are of the opinion that there is no bes;
month in iowa-that they are all good
The lover Of nature finds JOY IN every
month finds much that year after year
is a source of interest and pleasure.
Some of the cXiles who have turned
their backs on Iowa, but ever think
OF the state with longing and regret,
are IN the habit of talking about those
terrible Iowa winters" They feel that
they must frame up" some excuse
for having deserted the land of oppor-
tunity, the best state of them all. And
SO they harp upon the Iowa winter.
The fact is that he or she is indeed
to be pitied who found the Iowa winter
terrible and who has no pleasant,
happy memories of winter in Iowa, Or
Iowa IN winter, which ever way you
choose 10 put il. They must have
lived in an odd corner i'll Iowa, where
the winter season. which brought
plenty OF spare time for the country
folk, did not also bring all manner OF
amusement and pastime. from all sorts
Of social gatherings - rabbit hunting.
from sleiEhing TO spelling and sipgin :
school, and perhaps best Of all, a pro-
cession of surprise parties for those
who had been left without a provider.
There was no happier time than when
the neighbors descended upon one Of
these homes and left plenty of the
good things. the necessary things.
Early in the winter. there were wood
cutting bees for the widows and fam
lilies where the breadwinner was in
capaCitated by sickness. and there was
never a day that did not bring its
pleasures. and there was never a day
that did not see most of the people
spending part OF their time out in the
open. That terrible Iowa winter"
brought perhaps the best time OF all
the year 10 the settlements in Iowa
forty and more years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

You remember IN the last story l
promised to tell YOU what the angry
beaver said to Uncle Lucky when the
tire burst and blew off his hat. Well,
I'm not going to tell you for the rea-
son that it was so impolite that think
you'd better not hear it.
Look here, Mr.. Beaver said Uncle
Lucky, and he took off his old wedding
stovepipe hat and bowed politely. 1t
isn't my fault that my tire burst and
blew off your hat
We'll. it's not mine either" replied
the cross old beaver. and he picked the
hat up out of the mud and busted it off
with feather buster till 1t looked
worser and worser. IF people will
bring their automobiles up here in the
woods and blow out their tires and
knock hats off honest peoples heads,
it's not my fault And perhaps he was
right and perhaps Uncle Lucky was
too. And if that's the case, whose
fault was it? Maybe it was the hatters
because he didn't sell the beaver a hat
that would stay on his head no matter
what happened.
We'll let's be friends" said the kind
old gentleman rabbit. Take a ride with
Billy Bunny and me and I'll treat you
to an ice cream cone" So the cross old
beaver jumped into the Luckymobi!e
and drove off with the two rabbits and
by and by they came to a soda fountain
store where they sold raspberry Mon
days and Thursdays, but no Sundaes.
80, give us all cone, won't you please,
And put in all the ice-cvream you can
squeeze.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
THE ETIQUETTE OF PATRIOTISM.

Hats off to the flag. When the flag
goes by uncover. Salute it when il
waves.
We are a careless people for one
thing, people excessively timid OF
ridicule. SO unless the crowd rises
to the national air we sit still. We
shun conspiCuosity. We fear somebody
will say we are putting it on
\ Main street man was relating the
other day two matters that came UNI
der his observation. one was that so
few uncovered as the flag went past On
a recent occasion. He says he saw two
New York travelling men take off their
hats and look at the stolid crowd about
them in amaZement. Then. he relates,
at a picture show recently the band
played Aud Lang Syne" and the crowd
stood thinking it national American
air. Tho Righteousness Of the thing
struck him less than the fact that the
incident should have occurred.
We ought to learn those things and
observe the etiquette of patriotism.
Why don't We?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Billy Bunny and His Friends

For we're hungry, yes, we are from
riding in our car,
And we've got dreadful cramp In
both our knees"
And when Uncle Lucky said this the
ice cream cone lady who was lovely
white swan, laughed so hard that she
split some of the ice cream in her eye
and had to borrow the old gentleman's
blue polka dot handkerchief. for shS
couldn't find her pocket where she had
put her own because she could only
see out Of one eye. you know.
How much is it ?"asked Uncle Lucky
after they had finished, for the old
beaver didn't want another helping, for
he said it made him shiver like a leaf
to eat ice-cream anyway.
PAY me what you wish," said the
lovely old swan, and she smiled 50
sweetly at Uncle Lucky, that he gave
her a thousand and a half carrot cents
and beautiful bow. And after that
the beaver said good-by. and the two
rabbits got into the automobile ano
drove away, and by and by not so very
long, they came to man with a pea
nut cart and a little store that whistl-
ed like boy in June.
my but that makes me feel pea
nutty," said the old gentleman rabbit,
and he bought two bags Of nuts, one
for himself and one for Billy Bunny,
and then they drove away again, and
If they don't meet with an accident
they'll drive right into tomorrow
story, and you shall hear all about
what they do if you'll be patient and
wait until then.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT MASON

THE MIRACLE.

The prairie states, where corn ID
grown, were parched and wilted by the
heat: across the fields hot winds had
blown, week after week, and then re-
peat. The sky was like a SHIELD OF
brass, the sun was sizzling night and
day; 1 heard the farmers cry, Alas!
This year we'll have no corn or hay.
The crop was given up for keeps, there
was no hope for any yield; the farmer
shed his better weeps. while gazing on
his shriveled field. And then. when
things were at their worst, some dark
blue clouds lined up on high; they
fooled around a while. then burst, and
soaked the cornfields baked and dry.
1T is too late" the farmers said, while
rain was pelting at the door; though
water falls till we are dead, the corn
is gone for evermore." Rain followed
rain. day after day, it seemed that 1t
would never stop: and now We hear
the farmers say, well have at least a
half crop" 1t is a miracle as great as
natures laws have eer allowed; it is
as though some' planted skate got up
and gamboled in his shroud. We need
ed all that we could grow to keep the
struggling world supplied; and so the
marvel seems to show the God Of bat
ties on our side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
The STATE OF IRAUt.

A certain lack Of momentum is
activity are more numerous and evil
dent. Later reports showing a mini
peratures to crops will strengthen re-
tail trade and bring activity to whole
sale and manufacturing centers. The
hating and cautious movement results
from continued doubts about prices,
and because buyers whose immediate
wants are not pressing are waiting for
the further reaction which seems to
be foreshadowed.
Excepting foodstuffs. which in the
main have become even more costly.
the trend OF wholesale quotations. es-
pecially Of such leading commodities
as iron and steel and hides and leather.
has been more dec.sively downward.
and more frequently is the opinion
heard that the crest Of some markets
has at last been definitely passed Not
IN all quarters has the full significance
of the turn in prices yet been recog-
nized: but 1t was inevitable after the
greatest rise of modern times and it
VIII ultimately Go much to make the
position of trade and industry still
more wholesome. tho the establishments
may not be effected without some en-
oarrassment That many interests pro-
coed more cautiously, but witahout ap-
parent loss of confidence, in making
forward commitments is a reassuring
feature, and while general business
does not now measure up 10 last years
IN volume, it is being orducted on A
sounder basis
Commercial reports from leading
centers are Of good business grow
ing better with the cooler weather br.
OF careful! buying for immediate needs
Demand, however. is brisk and mer-
chants are optimistic despite conser-
Vat!sm in purchases. Most Of the re-
ports indicate good seasonable trade
and expectation Of good season
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

| war, which is to defeat the enemy ana
to avoid defeat for ourselves. If they
were successful they would cost the
lives of thousands Of American soldiers
who would otherwise come home safe
and sound. II they are partly success
full. they will cost the lives of fewer
soldiers than If they We're completely
successful, but they will still sacrifice
many unnecessarily. To be concrete,
II these attacks accomplish their pur-
pose of convincing Russia that we are
not united, and hence of withdrawing
her from our side, they Will destroy the
lives of hundreds of thousands or Amer
leans by prolonging the war IL they
are only partly successful, ana merely
serve to confirm and prolong Russias
irresolution without actually detachine
her from our side. they will destroy the
lives Of a less number. but sun OF
great many who would otherwise come
home to their families. Every speech
by pacifist or u Friend OF irish
Freedom counts little in that result.
Therefore. when such speaker
makes such an attack. 1t does not az
feet the minds of Americans In his VI
Cinity in Just the same way II Woulu
II he were discussing prohibition, or
woman suffrage, or birth conlfol. Inc
man whose sen has gone 10 the wal
and who wants him to come pack anu
not lie dead IN sCme trench IN FRANCE
does not regard the speech as speech.
He regards It as a bullet aimed at the
back of that son of his. II Is dfrlcult
for him to be calm. He is anxious. anu
i, does not disslpate his anxiety when
some one tells him 10 remember that
free speech is a sacred right and must
NOT be interfered with. whatever the
consequences may be to his son. he
narversalv regards his son as of more
value thar free speech. which Is ego
tistical and individualistic. but inevi-
table az long as human nature remains
imperfect. II he actually saw Ger
man soldier aiming rifle at MS son.
and could snatch the gun away. he
would not be patient with anyone VINO
should interrupt him with an exhorta-
ton We'll, when he hears pacllist Oh
an Irish Freedom speech he does see
a rifle aimed at rs son. Every paclfst
speech Is a German bullet. every one
does its bit to prolons the war ana
thwart the work Of the American SOL
dIers in Franco. He knows 1t: ana
when he sees a band Of these men des'
cending Oh his town to fire these ou'-
lets, knowing we'll that exaggerated re-
ports Of the meeting are being sent
over to Russia and to Germany
transformed into German shot ana
shell. he and other fathers and broth
ers Of Hudson. of Minneapolis, or Far
go. act on g. primitive impulse. They
tell these servants Of the German
cause that they shall not fire thos.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
COhSCHIPT LABOR NEXT.

While the bright young mon n, +bis
nation are being conscripted and nra-
'afed 10 fisk their lives for the defense
or our country. and while many a rich
man will have two-thirds Of his i,coroa
above certain fixed sums conscripted
TO supply the soldier with eou;prnan,
IN this war, few thousand men in
Ihe snip yards are tieing up the gov
ernments efforts to provide the ships
necessary TO win the war.
They are committing as unpatriotic
an act as tho they walked out and
quit work in the governments arsenal
shops at Rock Island, and If this war
lasts another year that fact will be
recognized by statute as il mas been
done in England.
At the beginning Of the war England
had trouble with her union work1neD
who saw their chance to grab for
higher wages, and her Industries SUI
fered untold delays until the English
government began to conscript men for
the army and then detail the soldiers
to work In the munition factories.
Greed is at the bottom Of these
strikes. Of course. and greed for wages
is no more unpatriotic than greed for
excessive profits. but we are rapidly
reaching out with the strong arm Of
the government to curb the greed for
profits. Our congress has already
given the president authority 70 fix
| prices for wheat, sugar and coal, and
greed in these commodities has been
made subservient to the nations
| needs. The congress- IL about 10 con-
script 81 per cent Of all profits arising
from the war in excess Of normal
profits. We have established IN the
| nation and we have accepted the right
of the government in the war ener-
gency 70 limit profits. TO conscript
profits and to conscript soldiers.
The next logical move will be to
conscript workers. The time Ia soon
to arrive when q man loses his legal
right to strike when he accepts en-
| ployment upon munitions or common
carrier service during this war. When
he takes a job of this kind he Will
have enlisted in the governments in
dustrial army for definite period, and
Aae viii be subject 10 military suEi,oT-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
"DOGGONED SMART MAN."
IN"aShiDqton Damnprat

5. y. iiice, one of Mcdlapolis best
boosters. was in town Monday and gave
this office call. We enjoyed his visit
as he can always interest a person on
any subject that comes up for discus
sion.-Winfield Beacon.
We admit that this item interests as
We have met few people in our life
time. but We never yet met anybody
that could interest us on any subject
We cared to bring up. Every man can
interest one in something but to few
is it given TO interest everybody in
everyt hing that comes up or in any
thing that comes up for discussion. And
the Beacon people are intelligent folks,
rather above the average. yet :. y.
BiCe can interest them on any topic
that comes up. We admit that Mr.
B!ce IL a mighty doggoned smart man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
FORTY YEARS AGO.

The local movement of wheat has
not commenced yet. the farmers be-
ing too busy at other work, taking ad-
vantage Of the charming weather for
hayng. The limited supply has kept
the price up to a high figure, wheat
selling on this market during last week
as high as 80 cents but this can not
be taken as indicating the regular
prices which may be quoted at 80 to
So cents. Oats are quoted at 20 cents.
Corn is nOminally S5 cents. but none
of il Is coming in. Flour is still held
at the figure the recent big drop took
it, being SO for old and $3.50 for new.
Eggs are lower at and 10 cents But
ter has fallen. now being worth cents
and - cents in trade Lard continues
at 12i2 cents. Hay is So a ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

ity. II there are not then workers
enough to accept munitions work upon
those terms. they will be conscripted.
Why not? A people at war are not
going to permit a union card to carry
license to delay the government per-
secution of the war. Those who nave
the cause Of union labor at heart 90
not want their union Of economic ue-
tense defiled by slackers or unpatllotlc
ObstructioniStS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
EXEMPTION WIRES CROSS ED.

u.
The first draft could have been
made much more satisfactory to the
public and TO the men. and much more
fair as well had the war department
made an effort at uniformity 1t would
have been very easy to have called all
the adjutant generals of the different
states together at some central point
and had a school OF instruction as 10
the Interpretation Of the rulings. These
state officials could have called the
county boards together and explained
the Interpretation to them. In such a
way we would have rulings by the diff
ferent boards based on similar under
standing of the rules. Instead they
allowed each state and each board to
interpret the rules as they saw ft.Thus
in Blackhawk county a man was not
exempted for dependent unless he had
a wife and more than one child. The
theory there was that the soldier could
live on s. a month and send S25 home.
which would support the wife and
child. In this county the board made
ruling that a man with wife and
child should be exempt; while in Della
ware county a man with a dependent
wife was exempt. Here we have three
counties in one corner of Iowa, two or
them adjoining and the other within
twelve miles, making radically different
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
BENSON DID IT.
lCherokee Times.l

One frequently hearg the statement
that the young man of the present day
has no chance TO get ahead or TO ac-
cumulate property and that at present
high prices on land 1t IL impossible
for a young nan starting with nothing
10 become the owner Of an Iowa farm.
All this In digproven In the experience
Of Joel Pension, who Last week pnrchas-
ed the Reuben Warburton farm OF 100
acres for s20,s50. or t1S2 per acre. Iofght
years sgO EenrUn, a youns
boy. came 70 America without cent
and In debt 70 others for his passage
over from Gweden. He lost no time In
waiting 10. somethirg To turn up, but
went indnetriousiy al work and has
been at II ever since. Engaging IN
farming. his industry. his Careful man
azsmcpt aVd ais sood jvSs:s ssz:s CT soon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Topics of the Times

The chances are that the $50 oiers"
| to the German who brings IN the Hi''
American dead or alive is away 100 ~"
for the size of the job.
# might be a good plan for th9
| newspapers to let the court ana Wv
iurv decide the issue and pass on the
evidence of that Red Oak trial
wa CAT too much meat and over
heat orr houses, according to the loou
and fuel comptrOllers. And that Iiuo
enough. The difficulty isn't IN s''t-
ing the facts but in inducing the laus
OF the house to let the hampers aioli0
and keep father from reaching Tor an
other piece of steak.
That Russian republic Will be ali
right as long as kerensky or Soiheoo"S
else rules it as tho it were an auto
craCy.
Whisky now commonly sells-when
they can get it-at 81 gallon. AS MT
Stiggin would say, 20, the inhu'nan
Crlelty" of it,
This is a big, big day in America.
Speaking of kerensky. he'd be a
pretty reasonable sort of person for d
Job as federal mediator in strikes and
loCkOuts.
Now that we have cheered the boys
away let's do for them the things they
must leave undOne while they carry
our burden of supreme citizenship.
Otherwise our cheers were empty noise.
The surest way to honor them Is tol
make their minds easy over those they
left behind them.
Anyway better save coal all you can.
You may need ii yourself before the
snow goes off next spring.
Ho0ver's idea is that the yeast should
be used in the dough and not in the
price Of the loaf.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
MAKE ALIENS FIGHT:
burlington GaZette.I

There is every indication that the
resolution seeking to draft aliens for
service. introduced in the senate, will
become part Of the CONSUMPTION law.
II 81 a just measure. Aliens who
come 70 this country seeking an asy-
lum and opportunity to better their
condition are given all the benefits OF
our free system Of government. II.
when they have decided to make this
country their home. they refuse TO en-
brace American citizenship, they should
no longer be considered useful factors
and should either be forced to help
bear our burdens or be sent back
whence they came.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

began to count. Five years ago, when
he moved onto the Banks Perry farm
he had accumulated some farm equip
ment, some live stock and lot Of ex-
perience. From that time his progress
has been rapid and he soon became re-
cognized as one Of the most successful
farmers in the county. When he pur-
chased his new farm he was able TO
make a cash payment of $4,000, and
when he moves to it next spring he will
take with him an excellent farm equip
ment and plenty of live stock, What
Benson has done others can do If they
will apply themselves as inGustriously
and manage as carefully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
GETTING THE MARBLE HEART.
Manson Democrat

From Jim Pearce of the Iowa
Homestead, comes a pamphlet EMIT
led whats the Matter With Des
Moines"' Candidly, Jim, we don't
know what's the matter with Des
Moines and did not know that there
was anything serious the matter with
it. If there is it is none of our bus
mess and we propose to let you find
out for yourself and fight the battle
out in your own publication, as prin-
ter's ink, paper and shop help all come
too high now to waste any of it on
fighting your battles for you. Prob
ably if you would delve down into
your own conscience a little way you
would discover part of what's the
matter with DcS Moines
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Bullets in the Back,

Free speech in time of war has this
difference from free speech in time Of
peace, that certain kinds of speech in
time OF war carry death with them.
They cease to be words and become
bullets. Attacks on the government and
on the people that are carrying on the
war serve to thwart the aim of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Iowa Newspapers
SCPERSEDING COL. YOUNG
Macon CITY Charlottesville.

Mason CIty EIODt-IaZtttH.I
OF course. send Cyrenus Cole to
France as war correspondent. He
would give the facts and put them IN
a way that would make all Iowa think
seriously. He Is courageous, alert and
forcetul Iowa Is for Cyrenus as war
CORRESPONDENT and might as we'll begin
% call MIN General Cole.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

bullets in 'Hudson. Afterward they feel
proud Of themselves that they showed
such self restraint and are much
amazed to find themselves the text Of
homilies about the wickedness OF de-
nylng free speech.-N Y. Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
American Wisdom.

Never give advice to woman VINO
is setting forth on a matrimonial voy-
age. A woman very rarely
asks an opinion or requires advice on
such an occasion until her resolution
is formed. The plain English OF the
application may be summed up IN
these words: II wish you to think as
l do; but II unhappily you differ from
me in opinion. my, heart, must con-
fess, is flxed."-George Washington