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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25

Police court-Police court this morn.
ing produced nary penny for the city NJ
Fairmont. John Doe, drunk, was fined
So. He was sent back to Jail unable to
pay. Phillip Avler, drunk, was fined
So. He was broke also and returned to
Jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
Topics of the Times

There isn't more cruel and inhu-
man Hun on earth than the liquor
traffic from wholesale down to the hole
in the wall. 1t has bombed more
homes, starved more children, ruined
more women and destroyed more men
| than any other agency OF death and
shame and destruction that ever ex.
listed
A saloon is a submarine sinking
without trace" everything that makes
homes happy and life dear. How are
you going to vote Monday? For the
saloon submarine campaign?
The League For the Defense of the
Constitution" and its anxiety over the
constitution would be laughable II il
Were not serious in its hope to defeat
the amendmen. and eventually regain
the lost foothold of liquor.
One person is reported as having
said that he was waiting for the cleo.
ton 20 De over SO he could start a sa-
loon in Marshalhown. He believes it
::;3 c::t"'s: &c ~: ~ !=;:e"a :h== ;:::::ss
election forecasts the return Of the old
liquor regime. And all those will vote
| in that hope and belief Also those
who desire to keep Iowa dry and who
tail or refuse to vote Monday will be
voting half vote with the man wh5
intends to start a saloon" The old
| adage that a man is known by the
company he keeps seems 10 be apple
able in this case as in others.
The owner OF Liberty bond simply
goes into partnership witt: the United
States.
Wallace, the treason peddler, gets
| twenty years in a federal penitentiary
| Henceforth The war will not bother
| him.
The Des Moines Capital says pr.
| hibition isn't deoatable question il
| 1owa-that there isn't man who dare
mount a platform and plead for tbs
| saloons. However there are those lief,
| who Will vote for 1t which should
| bring out every friend of a sober Iowa
| TO vote against it.
Well. when corn was 35 cents husk-
| ers got 2h and 3 cents for husking
| So or cents for 1920 corn ism;
actually calamitous.
| Pity that the slush funds sent into
Iowa to defeat the amendment couldn't
have gone into Liberty bonds or Red
Cross or Y. VI. c. A. war funds isn't it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
Billy Bunny and His Friends

little house, after the little rabbit. But
Billy Bunny was too wise to show
himself to everybody, and when tho
farmer came out OF the back door
Master William Bunny Of Br.er Patch.
Old Snake Fence Corner, hoped into
the big red barn and hid under pile
of hay. And while he was there he
heard Mr.. Sfiarptooth Rat gnawing
away at the oat bin where the farmer
kept the oats for his old white horse,
Nagetty.
Now that's too bad" thought the
little rabbit Good Old Nagetty won't
have any oats to eat IL that thieving
old rat gets into the oat bin" And
then Billy Bunry hoped into the
Hen House and told Ducky DoodleS
all abou it. and that kind little duck
told Tige the Wach Dog and he barked
and barked until the farmer united him
when the old dog ran into the barn
and scared away Mr.. Longtooth Raj.
And after that Billy Bunny hoped
away to the F'riendy Forest and there
he saw his old friend the Big Brown
Bear standing outside his cave smok-
ing a great long cigar. And when he
saw the little rabbit he went inside ana
brought out a big chocolate cigar and
he and Billy Bunny sat down on the
long wooden bench and smoked away
until the cigars were all gone Ana
after that Billy Bunny hoped home
just as his mother was going 70 ring
the supper bell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

The Autumn breeze is blowing
Across the purple hills.
The asters and the go!denrod
Are glowing Ger the withered sod,
And through the woods the silver rills
Are ripping while the songbird trills-
And all this made Billy Bunny feel
so happy that he took one long hop
after another until he came to the Old
Farm, where Kenny Jenny was telling
everybody She had just laid beautiful
snow-whlte egg. And this made Cocky
Docky so happy that he began to crow.
And then the Weathercock got SO ex-
cited that he pointed the wrong way
and the farmer came out and SAID
"Sakes alive, Is 1t going to rain For
the Weathercock was pointing east.
and that's where the rain comes from.
you know And then Mr.. Happy Sun
told the Weathercock that II he didn't
look out and not make another mis-
take like that he'd lose his Job ps
weather prophet. Mr.. Happy Sun
wasn't going to have everybody think
it was going TO rain when he was
shining in the sky and the wind was
from the west. where the pink clouds
come from and the rainbows are
made. and where Mr.. Happy Sun goes
to bed aong his crimson pillows.
Well, 1t was a good thing the farmer
didn't see little Billy Bunny, for he
might have set Old Tige, the watch
dog. who was tied by . chain to his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
Psychology of Bass.

Sing n song OF cretonne,
Flashing everywhere,
Featured in the limousine
Hanging from the chair,
Fashioned into wondrous bags
With artistic care
Sing song OF cretonne.
F7ecked with orange disks,
TIN who dares to view 1t
Quick strabismus risks,
Splashed with red. suggesting
Rich tomato hisaues.
Sing a song OF cretonne.
Blue as August skies,
OF tint just matching
Marjie's dreaming eyes,
Shaped In some new pocket
OF enormous size.
Sing a song Of cretonne.
Foil for costly rings,
Which slim fingers whiteness,
To ones notice brings,
While soft woods Transforming to
Comfy socks and things.
Sing a song of cretonne,
Now Milady's fad:
Striped. or checked or dotted,
Overshot or plaid.
Dazzling with weird colors
No rainbo7; ever had.
Sing a song OF cretonne--
Friends. it's not mere show.
Hiding more than knitting.
AS its users know:
Since farewells are spoken
And the loved ones go!
Ella 4. flaming in the New ior
Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

er states, but it will serve a useful
purpose in calling out the best that
men have in them by the way OF pride
to keep the state units together. The
associations of army life are precious
to most men and their reunions after
the battles are all won are equally
precious. but under the present sys-
TEN Of scatterizaztions such things
might as well he forgotten.
Whatever is best TO win this war, Wa
are ali in favor Of that but we do be-
lieve that the war department might
have conserved patriotism and added
greatly to the comfort of the folks at
home II the boys who have been train
ing together, who enlisted together
and who expected to stay together
could have been actually kept togeth-
or. We can not say that we like the
idea Of wiping out state lines entirely
and with that wiping out also state
pride. In fact, we believe it Is a mis-
take to destroy these tender associa-
tons that men in the service prize 20
much.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
iiiRUisS TiluH iG0 HfHT0H sTaRi

The three most popular men in Iowa
paolic NE, IN al prooaoi'ity' are W. =
Crrnro -, tn - =, ,DD-,,,rt,,. -
probably the order given, although
there may be differences of opinion as
TO that. or the three the stateW'He
rsrarf nro5,,ct. ,baT ~ Ssno+a- I'm
Minis the Oldest. The popularity Of
Senator Kenyon is neither the most
lohs s'ano'hs nor the Youngest ou' OF
= s., '.sIr 4ne arSa,os, IS So" ,,, ,itv
Journal
Is this pleasant ANALYSIS Of the
popularity Of the three men-two
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
TAKE toox.InsN VOTE MONDAY.

Look around Marshalltown. As the
bankers say. Take look, take a look.
Where the saloons stood In the days
when they tiourished here stor~
stands, or a garage, or a legitimate
business which assists to build up the
community instead o. tearing it down.
The money that went over the bars
and never got home 20 the family in
leash or supplies IS being exchanged at
the stores for goods. The goods get
g the families,
| The man who used to humhly beg
extension OF credit has credit. Bet
ter than that, he has the money in his
ipocke, and in his checking and saw
/ ings accounts.
! The woman who was ashamed to go
on the street and stayed homo from
church and other gatherings because
she hadn't clothes to appear in goes
everywhere nicely dressed. The chill
dren who hadn't shoes to go to school
in never miss a day now.
The town looks good, is good, smells
good. lives better makes public III
proyements and does it easy. The
workingmen and the business men and
the professional men build houses, add
improvements TO their homes, the peo-
pie pull together. Everything is diff
ferent Is different town and
different people since we kicked out
the booze. Everybody knows It, There
isn't any argument over that part Of
It That's a plain statement % facts
upon which all agree.
The argument rs over whether we
shall nail this condition down 20 stay
or whether We shall leave a crack in
the door where the camel Of the booze
interests can get its nose in and push.
We are going 10 vote on It Monday
a, least all who consider citizenship
responsibility are going to vote
Now, man TO man and every man
between himself and his conscience and
his duty to himself and his Interest IN
the communicative are you going to
vote? Get down 10 strict business and
personal Accountability on this ques-
ton: How are you going 10 vote?
Everywhere in Iowa the story is the
same. Every town IN the state has
had The same experience. Every farm
in the state has known the protection
TO sons and daughters. The towns are
safer. the amusements cleaner. there
has been safety in the new regime for
every youth. Is the farmer ready 10
dismiss his duty TO his nome and his
community in order TO save the time
II takes to husk ten bushels Of corn?
Take a look. take thought, look back
ward and forward. Then vote.
Shall we nail It down, finish the job,
settle It for good and all or fight over
Il another thirty years war?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
BEATS THE BASEMENT


Notwithstanding the fact that Iowa
| is dry state. there is plenty 70 drink
all over every one OF her ninety niue
counties, One can drink his i'll Of the
beauties of the October days now.
standing in any field or on any road,
within any wood. along any lake or
river. he can drink deep OF the slories
Of the autumn coioring Of the leaves,
OF the deep. rich green of the velvety
grass. Of the somher yellow OF thu
corn fields. Of the black in the freshly
turned soil OF the stubhle fields, of the
blue Of the skies and the red OF the
sunsets. He can uuaf the crisp air
OF the mornings and the breeze tenn
pe-ed atmosphere OF the evenings ard
ne can drink his i'll Of the sun warmed
air Of MONDAY as he speeds along
country lanes in his automobile. He
can ill himself with the beauties IN
the new ra-b that nature has given
his beloved state FOR her fall dress
parade ard can assure himself that 70
rnan-made creation can match the
colorings Of what God hath wrought
IN Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

pride that men come to feel In regi-
ments in which 1t may be they have
served many years or in which their
fathers served before them is some
thing substantial, too. 1t Is a splen-
did thing to be part of the army In
France, but the average man must
take into his affections some smaller
unit first In the British reports from
the front we read of the exploits OF
regiments and organizations that have
been In existence since the days OF
Waterloo. The men take pride in the
very names of those regiments and
their people at home take an equal
pride in them. 1t is a great incentive
to high and spirited action.
So we believe we could utilize state
pride in our own army. The men
from Iowa are not going to fight bet
ter because their historic organizations
are torn asuader. their names abol-
ished and they themselves scattered
in pieces here and there. 1t Is we'll
enough for regiments from states to
be brigaded with regiments from 9TH
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
KENYoNrS SECRET.


What is the secret Of Senator Ken
yon's popularity" Panegyrists are not
always to be relied upon, but In Sen
ator Kenyon's case they have hit the
right key. Kenyon Is practically I'M
beatable for any honor he may aspire
to In Iowa because the people are
convinced that he is intelligent. cour-
ageous and square. There is no rea-
son why even opponents OF Senator
Kenyon. why even his opponents OF
the opposite party should not admit
the truth OF that statement, They
may demur at accepting the people
conclusion as correct. They may IN
sist that the senator is not as intelli-
gent. as courageous or as square as
his friends think him to be. But 1t
is hardly worth while to contend That
the majority of Iowans do not think
so. or that they can easily be con-
WINGED to the contrary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No, fos A. r. q
A. M.-Stated communication. Friday
Oct 10 $50 o'clock. Regular meetins
John W. Wells, secretary; w. H. stein
er, W. VI.
sIcNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r, a. NJ
Stated convocation Monday evening
Oct %. AT 100 o'clock. business SEES
sion. Carl sharner. H P; John w
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mo, Council No. 20. r. ( 8. NJ On
day, Sept. II, 1880. Regular business
1T Forbes. recorder; George GresoES'
In.
STATED coNcALVE, 81 Ald"nar
rer,renderv, No. &C. x I" TuesoaE'
Sept IS. 8 p. m. Regular business; l
+. Forbes. recorder: H. G Mue'ie' 9
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. Q.
s.-Rec,Ia- meeting for business "To-
nesdav Oct. =, 80. Mrs George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. J. Z. FREQ
erick. ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
THE CROPS IN IOWA.

SlOlN lily journal
Counties are pluming themselves on
the harvest that Is to DE. Corn husk-
ing champions are awaiting introduc-
ton simultaneously with the coming
Of the world series baseball news
The Alton Democrat which has rea
son to know, because It's editor has
been engaged collecting internal reve-
nue. taxes from the farmers. an
nounces that Sioux county will re-
ceive 100000 from the outside
world in return. for its corn crop. Yet
there are those who stand in the high
ways and preach hard times that are
ahead
One county In the Sioux City trade
territory has produced enough wealth
10 take UP one three-hundredth part
o. the new. gigantic Liberty bond Is
sue, and there are ninety and nine
counties IN Iowa. Ii looks like bad
spell Of weather for the "demnition
bow vows" 1t looks like a business
year Of proportions. War wealth has
come TO the territory, despite the loss
of cantonment5 and aviation training
fields and lack Of munitions factories
A $4,000. 900 crop in one county!
It will take a new flock Of automobiles
10 spend the extra money in, with
sedars for Sunday. And then there
will be left a wonderfully large sur
plus for investment in Liberty loan
bonds.
The farmer has spent some time
coming into his own, bat the corn crop
set down in dollars is sufficient state
mcnt OF his arrival.
Sioux City and the world are Sit
ting back TO cheer the corn husking
champion, Bring him on. His picture
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
The Saloon.
sv Nate Kendal in the ouseof at washington

BY in washington
AS ID liability asset AZ
which the moral en
dictates nomna purchases ne
exec
1t the foe organized society owe.
the constitution despies the statutes the
1t tne
wife the and beray the
virtue tolerance for church interest school no
America exhausted and shall 'enpo with the MANY no
loyalty law of love for mankind marsaln nnoe
sanctGed by holy of all good women
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
RIPPING RHYMES
,By Walt Mason
SHE KNOWS.

at
fleeing Hun
Of With
hateto
comb the ndnus from my
loaded
to you'd quiet pace
spiel and TO THINK
Of death bones ana wounas
slip
fool his w1
bet 70"
vim fire gun" that false alarm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

should be companion piece for the
white spot" His achievements Will
make corn cake possibility for the
hungry folk OF old and new worlds.
Why fear wheatless days. when corn
Is king. and Iowa is producing $4,000
900 worth Of the product in one county
alone?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
LANDERS WHEAT.

SuA 4Ahe toii nav N.Y. c'I
William Landers near Written. had
seven acres in wheat which yielded
thirty one bushels 70 the acre. At so.l0
per bushel his crop was worth about
Sos 10 the acre, 1t will be unnecessary
to urge that farmer to grow moro
wheat. He viii probably have arrived
at the conclusion that wheat is a
profitable crop. even in the corn belt
and will have more wheat ready for
the market next season. There are
many who would give wheat a thor
ough tryout. even if the high price
could not be maintained
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
The Hun.

The Hun.
The Huns.
Notice
How people bite of
That word?
And scowl-why
You'd think that they
Was all cut-throats,
But they amt,
No Sir!
Don't think
That I'm holding up
Their bloody policy
OF sinking hospital ships
And Riddles.
They amt
All good we amt
Either.
They, the common people
Look at it
Wrong.
Their officers
Lie to EN- and they
Hate US.
We don't like 'em
Call 'em Huns.
You bet.
And swat the Kaiser
But lets don't
Hate EN-.
That's their
Trouble.
j. E. chrisman. Albion, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
Ioua Newspapers
FOR THE MAN AND BEAST.

A man in this town was trying to
ship out a carload Of stock, consisting
OF hogs, mules and cows. He had to
have the cows tested for tuberculosis
the mules for CHAMBERS and the hogs
for cholera. And testing would no:
be bad for some people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
STATE ARMY ORGANIZATIONS.

ICedar Rapids Republican,
We can not say that we like the
idea OF the war department Of scat
ter!ng the state organizations to the
four winds. We wish that their plans
would not run so roughly over or
Plantations that have been dear to the
men from historical associations. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

victims during the year than there will
be mourning for soldier dead at the
end Of another year If all the Iowa
troops now preparing for the front
should be sent there. II is a sad COM
mentary on the states automobile reg
If the amendment is lost" says
the Oelwein Register, 'the saloon will
return within two years just as sure
as water runs down hill"
The Washington Democrat remarks
that 1T Is always very easy to find
fault with the government, but this
is a poor time to do it,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

now is what part OF that so per cent
Is too lazy. ncslectful or hypocritica1
to stand by it's faE,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

gests that since the crown prince has
brought an opera company to his
headquarters back of Verdun, If he in
tends keeping 1t there for long, he
might as well begin practicing 1t on
The Star Spangled Banner
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

IF he votes no in the belief that
prohibition will increase taxes. or the
high cos, Of living, ne is one Of the
worst fooled men outside Of a hospital,
for the insane" says the Burlington
Hawkeke.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-12

1T has been asserted that there is in
Iowa today more families mourning
loved ones who have been automobne
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-18
Buy at Home

The welfare Of Pine Bluff, both commercially and civ1cly, should oe point of vital interest to every good citizen. To best aid in the develop ment of our little city, we must spend our dollars at home. We can- not expect the growth of plant which is not nourished, neither can we expect the development of a town when it's citizens send away the towns money as rapidly as they have 1t in their possession. Nature has given to Pine Bluff many advantagas which if correctly directed would mean that Pine Bluff would HUM with life and BUZZ with business. The situation on the river, the center of large cotton fields, the big timbar lands, the ideal site for factories anl mills, all point to the Pine Bluff of the future as city with all con- veniences and advantages. The "Bcy at Home" movement has been decid- ed upon as the quickest and best means of making Pine Bluff the city which would make all Arkansas proud. If the citizens realize the necessity of keeping at home the money made at home, they would not hesitate to guard even their pennies for the Buy at Home" movement. The merchants could bring large supplies, greater varieties and better qualities, if the old feeling of "I never buy anything out of New York" would die out. Would it not be bet ter, more loyal, and greater satis- faction to say, q buy every thing that l have right here at home?"
 A statement like this brings corr- age to the merchants heart. He feels no risk in bringing on new novelties, new conveniences and new necessities. The store would lose the disheartened look, they would no longer have to say, eve just got this
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-18

in from St. Louis," in order to be able to sell their goods.
 Why should we send our money away to develop other cities when all our interests are centered in Pine Bluff, where our children live, where our childrens' children will live their lives? We the foundation can be built upon without any money. So keep your money at home. Improve your own stores, your own schools, your lives by spending your money at home.
 MARGUERITE TRoTTER.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-01
TREASURY PREPARING
A new LIBERTY LOAN
Expected to Be Offered for
Subscription in September;
$3,0OO,0OO,OOO Wanted.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-The first
step toward financing the second in
stallment Of the Liberty loan was
taken by the treasury today with the
offering Of $500 100000 in treasury
certificates Of Indebtedness. 1t Is the
largest block Of such securities yet
offered and the interest rate, 3h per
cent, Is one fourth OF per cent high
er than the previous offerings.
Subscriptions are to close August
and the certificates are payable No
vember Is, indicating that the second
instailment Of the Liberty loan will
have been floated in the first half OF
November The general impression
here is that the loan will be offered In
September and that 1t will be for .
total OF $4,000. 100000.
The certificates are expected to
play as important part In the
financing Of the second installment Of
the loan as they did In the first in
stallment. When the first Liberty
bonds were offered sS6S.000,000 in
certificates were outstanding. When
the fiscal year closed June 80. $685.
100000 Of this amount had been re-
deemed thru accepting the certificates
at par value in exchange for bonds
This method has been preferred be.
cause II puts cash involved in bond
payments actually into the treasury
lond beforehand and minimizes the
strain on the money market.