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Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
CALL COLORADO
men TO SERVICE
FIRST AND SECOND sATTALloNs
WILL HELP GUARD PUB
Lie PROPERTY.
18 STATES AFFECTED
WAR DEPARTMENT MOVES TO
PREVENT INTERNAL DlSoR-
pERs IN EVENT OF WAR.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Follo is the ex
ecutive order bringing the navy uI
to war strength:
by virtue of the authority vested
in the President by the Act of Con
An Act Making Appropriations fol
the Naval Service for the Fiscal Year
Ending June 80, 1917, and for Other
Purposes it is hereby directed that
the authorized enlisted strength Of
the navy be increased to $1,000 men
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Washington, March 28.-Thirty-two
National Guard infantry regiments
have been ordered into the federal
service for the protection of property
in the United States in the event Of
possible internal disorder. These rep.
resent approximately $4,000 men.
They will be supplemented by six
separate battalions and several de.
tached companies. They will be as.
signed to posts in connection with
their police work by the commanders
of the military departments acting
under instructions from the War De
partment.
The first order, issued Monday,
called out the following National
Guard organizations:
Massachusetts, Second and Ninth
regiments; Vermont, Company B,
First regiment; Connecticut, First
regiment; New York, Second and
Seventy-first regiments; New Jersey,
First and Fifth regiments; Delaware,
First Battalion, First regiment; Penn
sylvania, First and Third regiments;
Maryland, Fourth regiment; District
of Columbia, First separate battalion,
and Virginia, Second regiment.
Additional National Guard organiza'
tions were called into the federal serv
ice in eighteen states as follows:
Illinois, First, Fifth and Sixth in.
fantry; Indiana, Second infantry;
Iowa, First regiment infantry; Mis-.
souri,, First and Third regiments in
fantry; Nebraska, Fourth regiment in.
Iantry, MlHneSOtd, flTst TeSlmeut III
fantry; Michigan, Thirty-third regi
ment infantry; Wisconsin, Third regi
ment infantry; South Dakota, Third
battalion, Fourth regiment infantry;
North Dakota, Second battalion, First
regiment infantry; Colorado, First and
Second separate battalions infantry;
Wyoming, Second separate battalion
infantry; Ohio, Third and Sixth regi
ments infantry; Washington, Second
regiment infantry; Oregon, Third regi
ment infantry; California, Second
Fifth and Seventh regiments infantry
Idaho, Second regiment infantry;
Montana, Second regiment infantry.
In the War Departments statement
announcing the ordering out of these
bodies it is requested that mo details
of locality be carried in the press with
regard to further distribution of these
troops unless given out by the Wal
Department"
Every precaution against German
spying or German ruthlessness within
the nation is being taken. To guard
against such things is the main rea
son behind the orders calling out the
militia regiments.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29

Green River Has 100000 Fire.
Rock Springs. Wyo.-A loss estimat
cd at 100000 was caused by the fire
which swept the main business block
Of Green River.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
Liquor Fees Melted sso,s2s In 1915

Revenues from the 25-cent fee for
liquor shipments into Colorado dur
ing 1915 amounted to $60,525. accord
ing to q statement prepared by Sec
retary, of State James R. holland. OF
this amount, one-half Of the revenues,
3O,262. so, reverted to the counties
from which the fees were collected.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29

To keep. clean and healthy take Dr..
Piercs's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and itomach.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29

Armed v. g. Ship Crosses Ocean.
Washington.-The American liner
st. Louis, first armed American ship
to cross the Atlantic, has arrived
safely at her destination, Secretary
Daniels announced,
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
Mann Would Quit spsaksrsh,p Rae

Washington. - Republican Leader
Mann, upon his return from Haiti.
said he was willing to withdraw from
the race for the speakership in the
interest Of unity II the House could
be organized on bipartisan or nom
partisan lines.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
Lard Board Leases 5000 Acres.

More than 5000 acres of state land
were leased by the State Board of
Land Commissioners at prices ranging
from to 20 cents an acre. the land
being parcels, on which there were
two or more bids.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29

Rather the skylark than the earth.
worm.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
QiplomacY.

Mrs. Green-Your cook told mine
that your husband is getting a very
small salary.
Mrs. Wyse-We just tell her that to
keep her from demanding large one.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
Expect Peace Proposal to Russia.

EXPect Fedce FFopo8aI 70 RU88Ia.
Observation-Disclosures that Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Holi~eg will
make another peace suggestion at a
meeting Of the Reichstag. was con.
tanned in Berlin dispatches.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
USE ALIENS Foor.EAsE

The antiseptic powder TO be shaken into shoes
and sprinkled Into the footbath. II relieves
painful, swollen, smarting feet and takes the
comforter ever discovered for all foot-eches.
sold everywhere, z6c. Trial package FREE
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-29
Trying Her Hand.

Patience-She spent two months at
the seashore iast summer, and not .
man asked for her hand.
Patrice-Rather disappointing?
'rYes; but she's going to try her hand
in Florida this winter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
Topics of the Times

Polk County proposes to give the ex-
press agents who act as barkeepers
Tor the breweries chance 10 learn
what the legal penalty for that sort Of
oootegging is under the Iowa statutes.
Somehow most of the anarchist plots
so boldly proclaimed by police chiefs
and district attorneys have fshy
odor hanging about them.
The First Iowa infantry is coming
home next week. Now one of the
finest surprises for the returning
heroes would be TO find the old job
waiting at the train along with sweet
hearts and wives. and the admiring
citiZenry.
Of course since the affirmation of The
Webb Kenyon law the IT. s. licenses
are scarcely protective scraps of paper
in Iowa. Consequently We may ex-
pect the government to quit issuing
them 10 Iowa bootleggers, Ell?
Reports of those athletic contests
in Des Moines read just like reports
OF priZefghts in Milwaukee
We've got so used to it that the $40
hog doesn't attract more attention
than an automobile.
The national guard seem to be about
the only soldiers we've had on TIE
border and both General Wood and
General Funston are contributions to
the service who came in from the OUT
side and not thru West Points And yet
we are told that the national guard as
an arm Of defense is represented by its
initials. Don't believe it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13

been using TO drag dirt from one place
II another and back again one year
after another.
Speaker Pitt Ia entirely within his
rights to appoint Mr.. .Johnson--if he
chooses to do so. Mr.. Johnson Is en-
titled to aspire to the position for
which he no doubt considers himself
emirently fitted. an impression also held
by, his admirers and followers. Both
they and his opponents know what to
expect from him in that place. And
that is something that makes for con-
sideration of any man in any place.
4 There will be no difficulty in locating
Mr. Pitt and his prophesied appointee.
If the good roads element in the house
is equally bold and sincere We shall get
good start toward settlement OF the
question in this session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
THE FLY swArTeR.
lkgBld.LRlul

~. q 81 H-7
The fly swatter Is murderous inn
plement which is fast making life for
the domestic house fly as precautions
as descending wet clay hill withous
chains on.
The fly is a peaceful, home-loving
body which has never been troubled
by race suicide. when We look IT the
diminishing birth rate in France and
then glance at the patient, courageous
house fly and her massive progeny, we
become discouraged for the future of
the human race. The unholy activity
of the American fly in his respect has
made it necessary to adopt measures
of self defense chief among which Is
the stealthy, antiseptic swatter. which
Stays its thousands where the sticky
fly paper Stays its tens
The popularity Of the fly swatter Is
one of the marvels of the age. A few
years ago there was no way to Kill
prowling, sharp toothed fly except to
sit down upon him when he was not
looking. Then somebody invented a
drink for the fly which caused intense
pain in the stomach and was followed
by total collapse. Another priceless
boon is the sticky fly paper. which Is
walked into by an absent minded fly,
who after rearing up on one hind leg
lies down on his back and dies slow,
lingering death. With the swatter,
however, more ground can be covered,
and it is a fascinating sight to see an
embittered housewife stealing up on
her victim and pinning his CORY re-
mains to a new dolly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
tom LAWSON AND CONGRESS.

| Republican taunts and insistence or
further investigation have forced the
democrats to coincide in carrying the
leak investigation farther, One demo-
cratic congressman broke up the dis
cussion by demanding that Lawson be
brought to the bar and forced to make
good on his alleged ability 70 afford
more complete INFORMATION.
Republicans charged the democrats
! with being afraid of an Investigation
democrats charged the republicans
with playing partisan politics. Prob
ably both charges had foundation in
fact.
Both parties had best quit playing
politics and get down to real business.
seeking the facts in the matter in a
patriotic way and with view to a
cleaner handed future in both parties.
| 1t is very serious matter when the
charge is banded about that a cabinet
officer has been leagued with stock
gamblers and huge profits secured
by stock gamblers thru betrayal of the
official secrets of the highest office in
the nation
Time was when Thomas Lawson
would have been racked and thumb
screwed to confession. We have civil
lied ourselves out of those persuasive
methods but there still remain modern
thumbscrews and legal and financial
racks that incline the defiant toward
humility and assist the unlocking of
close mouths. There are ways of get
ting a, Mr. Lawson that shed no blood
and stretch no joints but which never
theless loosen tongues.
II Mr. Lawson has lied than it is es-
sential to prove it; if he has evidence
that Inculpates high officials in A sor-
did betrayal Of a great trust it is even
more essential that we should know it.
no matter how high the official or
what position, appointive or elective he
may hold
II is a pity that congress can not for
get partisan advantage long enough TO
make an honest investigation of a dis
honesty which touches the honor of the
whole nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
Billy Bunny and His Friends

wen. mother said Billy after ne
had watched her stick all the pine nee s
die pins in the pincushion, I'm gong
to make 1t up with Blaekie. III take
him a bag Of corn from my own pop
corn box.
He filed little bag while his moth
er looked on and smiled. She was
glad that Billy Bunny was sorry Iof
what he had done. Then he put ON nus
can and started or for the Old Pine
Tree. But, goodness gracious me! i
seemed as il everybody Billy knew
happened to be out at the same tame.
Before Billy Bunny was anywhere near
the Old Pine Tree the bag OF popcorn
was nearly gone. You see, everyoods
would say: what have you got ~
that little bag. Billy Bunny z"
And OF course, Billy Bunny opened
the bag each time just a little; BIT 70
show what was In It. And you know
what always happens II: you open
bag Of popcorn ever so little.
wen, that's just what happened y 70
Billy Bunny's little bag. BY the time
re reached the Gid Pine Tree -sIn ssa1.s
wasn't any popcorn left. And there
wasn't any Blackie Crow there, eitner..
He had flown away. which was very cry
lucky for Billy Bunny:
$50 can't tell you tonight WY
Blackie Crow didn't answer Billy Bun 3,
|ny's question. But IL he comes BACK
in time I'll tell You tomorrow n1ght.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
Iona Newspapers
JONES NAME BpFoRE SENATE.

shenandoah World.l
At the same time that the name OF
Senator Jones is before the senate for
confirmation as a member of the state
board of education. Detective Wilker-
son is holding meetings again in Red
Oak and elsewhere to raise funds FOR
continuing, the investigation of the
villisca axe murders which he init
mates will involve Senator Jones.
Either one of two things should be
done, and that at once. Senator Jones
should entirely clear his name of any
suspicion of completely in such deed.
or his name should be withdrawn from
consideration to an honorable appoint
ment in the state administration. The
fact that he was unable to get ver-
dict against Wilkerson In court in his
home county for what was clearly
Hbelous unless founded on good
grounds, would indicate that there is a
doubt at least in the minds of his own
neishbars as to whether he was in any
way implicated. If he wasn't, the
stigma should at once be removed. If
he was, the state senate should not
confirm his appointment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
OPENING THE QUESTION.

1t is forecasted by the prophets about
the house that Johnson. of Lucas. will
be chairman Of the highways commit
tee by appointment from Speaker Pitt.
Well. why not? Mr. Johnson and
Speaker Pitt are fellow reactionaries on
the roads question, mud road standpat-
tiers and belong in the same anti-im-
provement nest. Why shouldn't Mr..
Pitt appoint the kind of committeeman
on the road question that fit with the
anti-road ideas of himself and his road
faction? Mr.. Pitt won thru to be speak
eT of the house as a road reactionary
Mr.. Johnson and his celebrated bridge
at Charlton fit into the Pitt program
like shotes in strawstack. The legis-
lative machinery in the house belongs
to them by right of conquest. They are
but taking what they fought for and
won. Mr.. Johnson, of Lucas is precise
ly the chairman to have been expected.
Mr.. Pitt would be more or less unfaith-
full to henchman of undoubted fealty
were he to deny the excellent claim of
Johnson of Lucas to the Craftsmanship
Mr.. Pitt has not been accused of lack
of temerity on the road question. He is
feminist the highway commission, fer
ninst drainage and gravel and perma-
nent road improvement. His desire is
to return as closely as possible to the
ancient pathmaster system. In all OF
which Johnson of Lucas is at one with
him. If Mr.. Pitt appoints in character
what more appropriate appointment
could he make?
1t is we'll enough. The question must
come to showdown sooner or later
1t might as well start right now. The
sooner it starts the sooner it will be
| over. OF course Messrs. Pitt and john
son, ct i'd omne genus, can not long
| block reasonable road improvement in
this state for the grading. drainage and
crawling of the principal roads is as
certain as was the mail route, the intro.
duction Of the telephone and the use Of
the road drag Tine line M ..eiss::. 9:
wen begin first as last. Contrary t.
the apparent idea Of the Pitts and John
sons this is not an internecine war; i
is merely business discussion of Z
business proposition by those who ar
to benefit by improvement and who's.
money is to be used TO make improve
ment. The sooner the clash comes an,
the fiercer the discussion the quicke
we shall conclude that we owe ourselve
a decent road and the quicker we shal
learn that It can be had with the sam
money the Johnsons and Pitts hav
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MASON
WINTER

WINTER
We always tire Of winter before It's
had Its fling, and yearningly begin ter
extol the charms of spring. We roast
ss.s "intry yigors in wild, imprisoned
terms, and long for spring and CHG
gers. and flies and bugs and germs.
And yet the winter weather is good for
mortal man. and we should get together,
and boost 1t while we can. The arctic
blasts hummer. but while it roars and
rolls. the pests OF spring and summer
are dead or in their holes. Hail. storm
that swats MS critters with naan.7a
iusty biz: sou sive the germs their
bitters. and freeze the microbes stiff
Hail blizzard that is snoring across
the Icy plain! You send old blood ca
vorting thru every palsied vein. With
zest do my labors, when kn-e deep
In the SHOWS: 60 and whip my neigh
bors. and pull a peeler's nose. The
springtime finds me sioucf1y, too indo-
lent to smile. and / am gruff and
gf6uchy, and full Of prunes and bile.
But now thefrosted breazcs athwart my
lsideboards blow, shake of all diseases
and every crouch and woe. ! feel az
gay and clipper as when was six
teen. and from the Old tin dipper q,iafl
my gasolens
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
A LITERARY "sLoW COACH"

Alex Miller editor Of the Washington
Democrat is odd as Dicks hatband'
and has cinched his claim to eccentric
ity by reviewing The Hoosier SCHOOL,
master" once generation or so ago a
best seller of its day and time He
confesses TO having read il over and
over. Says ne likes it because it is
about folks and defies certain critics If
a more modern school to gibe, at his
taste,
A good many old folks will remember
with delight the story Edward Eggles-
ton wrote about folks" OF whom the
Roosier schoolmaster was one. II was
q clean, human story and pictured a
! pioneer condition which the readers of
that period were able 10 recall and APP
preciate. AS Miller says it was about
folks Just folks bad. indifferent. better
and good OF course all stories are
about folks but this was of real folks.
| nos the Robert Chambers. Elm Glyn.
Hall Caine sort that are mainly con-
cerned about their sexes and slightly
regarding their souls. 1t hadn't n
tired business man" thrill in it, II
lacked the principal attractiveness of
| stuff Hichens writes for semi passe
women of this day % devour. There
wasn't nasty ailusion or any dressed
<a,,,, 81 >b. H..
old Alex Miller and few other odd old
fellows still remember it and some of
them read it over for its very c,eanli-
ness and tenderness.
Nowadays there are some Of US who
seem TO consider thoroughly clean.
wholesome, and simple fiction which re-
fuses TO analyze human motives TO the
dregs as belonging in toe classification
books for children We require the
punch in plays and fiction. IN point of
fact we have SO progressed beyond
Alex Miller and his ancient and out
worn literary tastes that we praise as
innocuous much and most that the
mothers Of a generation past would
rot have permitted in the house or on
their bookshelves. Were Aristotle
alive and teaching today he might
withdraw his objection to youth as un-
II TO learn moral philosophy as Shake
speare makes him assert: for youth
ripe in the muddy knowledge of mod
ern fiction might perhaps give the an.
cient philosopher points in moral and
immoral philosophy
Poor ancient old Alex Miller. stuck
back in the past with Shakespeare and
Carlyle and Sir Walter Scott and peg
ping along with Edward Eggleston anu
Dickens, poking along literary lanes
while this generation burns the road
with the volatile essences of sex anal
yses in twin skies of literature steered
| by such intellectual chaffeurs as the
author of Three Weeks and the lead
| ing fiction in the modern magazines
Imagine pot;ering about English
lchurchyards with Little Nell or keep
ing school in Indiana with the Hoosie.
lschoolmaster when one might be as
sisting in the poisoning of one husband
or divorcing of a half dozen and the
elopement OF a society queen with a
Niger from the Upper Nile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
ADVICE THAT Is GOOD.

tCedAr Rapids Republican,
The Iowa roads commission has
given one bit Of advice that Is super
latively good. we believe. At the
present time prices Of steel and ce-
ment are so highland that unreason-
ably and, perhaps, unjustly so. that 1t
is-not advisable to build bridges, except
In cases Of necessity. The county
supervisors and township trustees and
all others in authority are therefore
urged to omit bridges until prices are
lowered 1t Is estimated that mate
rails entering into such construction
are at least 80 per cent higher than
they ought to be.
In the meantime it Is urged that the
moneys that might be spent for bridge
work be converted into expenditures
for crawling the roads. Gravel, says
the same report, Is the only available
material for hard surfacing in Iowa
at the present time.
Liberal use of it is urged. wherever
the grading and the draining of the
roads has been completed. In the
vicinity of the cities such improve
ments are especially urged for there is
the heaviest travel
All of this advice is along sound and
practical lines and 1t is to be hoped
that the supervisors and trustees can
act upon it, that is, that they have not
committed themselves too far to the
purchase of expensive steel and
cement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
HARDING ON GOOD ROADS.
Davenport Demoerat.l

1DlafenpOTC Demoerat.J
Governor Harding means what ne
says in his inaugural message, the
present administration of Iowa affairs
is evidently pledged to the ultra rec c.
uonaries in the matter of road inn
provement in Iowa.
What does il mean when a man
elected as the executive of one of nc
richest states in the Union, state ..
mud roads. except where we Improve
them. and where money is annually
wasted for lack of a comprehensive
road improvement program, talks about
federal aid for state highway impr ,ve.-
ment in the following language:
Congress has appropriated moneys
from the federal treasury. to he used
under certain conditions, By states and
smaller governmental divisions fol
the Improvement of highways. and
these funds may be secured by the
state, or it's agencies, when they shall
have raised for themselves Certain
other sums, TO be applied on the same
work. This is called federal aid" In
my opinion it is a form of lottery fol-
the extraction of money from the peck
cts OF the people, under conditions only
temporarily painless. 1t is sedative
administered to the. taxpayer, under
the influence of which he pays for the
prize out of mis- own pocket
Certainly we ma hook for a shou,
OF approval from the stand Pat. mud
roads crowd when they read that re
markable statement by Iowa's new
governor. With the federal govern
ment ready to duplicate, dollar for dol
lar, the money that Iowa counties win
provide toward systematic road I'M.
provement, to be approved by the high.
way commission, the governor ridicuIes
the proposition and evidently intends
to use his power to defeat il if he can
lowans who were prepared to be
generous In their estimate of Cover
nor Harding and Who stood ready Il
support him in every patriotic move
he might make for the good Of The
state OF Iowa, will be sickened .by his
declaration on the good roads oues-
ton, right at the opening OF his admin.
istration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
Fisld still opsn.

Congressman Henry 4. Helgesen OF
North Dakota. has probably given more
time and reseach to the question o.
whether the north pole has actuails
been discovered than any other man ~
congress, and perhaps IN the country
In the early part of the present year
he presented what appeared to ne con-
elusive proof that Admiral Peary was
not the iiscoverer. Now he mas laid
before congress the results of his in Z
vestigation OF the claims Of DR. Cook.
After detailed analysis,of Cooks data
Mr.. Helgesen says Is At possible fo'
lans oi.e VINO gives this matter any