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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13

THAT certainly was q lucky escape,
said Uncle Lucky to Billy Bunny -
they sped away in their Luckymobile
after overturning all the pies In the
bake shop, as 1 told you in the last
story. II shall be more careful the
next time and see where I'm going,
and the old gentleman rabbit setueo
his stovepipe hat firmly on his head
and held on tighter to the steering
wheel, and then he honked the horn
three times and half to let everybody
hear him coming before he ran over
them; and then, all Of q sudden, quick
er than lightning bug, httle gray
donkey ran right in the middle OF the
road and kicked up his heels and
prayed, which is the way a donkey
talks, you know. Il
I "Get out Of the way" yelled Uncle
Lucky, and he put on the brake, out
Oh dear me and oh dear donkey! The
brake wouldn't work It just got OBJ
stinate, I guess, when It saw that don
keys heels, or else It thought the DON
Key would step the automobile Just as
well, which he did, I'm sorry to say.
Yes, Stree and Yes, Stree MAN! That
donkey kicked his shoes right on ana
the Luckymobile stopped and Uncie
Lucky and Billy Bunny got out 50
quickly that they rolled over ana over
on the ground for maybe q block ana
half and then they wouldn't have
stopped, only policeman grabbed
them.
But he let the little rabbits 20 inst as
soon as they told him what had hap-
pened. Il. ts
I'm getting tired Of always having
an accident" said the old gentleman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
NkGGlNG AT CONGRESS.

There is slight occasion for the i'm
patient and to a very considerable de-
gree unwise criticism of congress that
is being INDUCED in by many news
papers. The fact is that congress in
going carefully about it's work is doing
well. 1t is very easy to make mistakes
at the beginning of a great war that
must be redeemed at calamitous cost.
come to say and to propose is to be
given staid congressional considera-
ton, not to be accepted beforehand as
a policy not to be questioned or con-
sidered but obeyed 1t is true enough
that congressman have played politics
to some extent but the political play
has not been entirely confined to con-
gressmen. When, however, congress
refuses to be carried off it's feet and
portant questions that bear upon the
great struggle as Importantly as the
military branch. it should be given
credit for it's poise. not nagged and
decried.
We are not ready to dismiss congress
and turn over the destinies Of the
United States and the expression Of
its purposes to any other nation or to
any one man or single group of men.
Mistakes will occur They have oc-
CURED in previous wars and already
In the present war and it will always
be so. But when the record of our
congresses is read against the records
Of other responsible men and bodies
that of congress will be as free from
mistakes and as essentially patriotic as
any.
The American people should give its
congress a full measure of trust and
support. It is not subsidiary OF
auxiliary part of government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13

With the reminder that June IA IL
Flag Day. the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, says that several mil
lion American flags today are waving
serenely in the varied breezes of our
spacious land, significant Of the calm
and dignified, yet deep and lasting pa
triotism Of the American people. Be
this our native land or adopted coun-
try, we pledge allegiance to that flag
and wear 1t in miniature as q token OF
our loyalty.
And yet what do we know about
it's origin, It's meaning and its history!
A trip to the United States National
Museum, the depository of American
relics will teach much concerning the
flag.
Naturally there were many forms
Of early flags, especially colonial
types, used BY the individual colonies
and militia regiments, before the flag
Of the United States was established
by our continental congress on June
Il, 1777. This act required that the
flag of the United States be of thir-
teen horizontal stripes. alternate red
and white. and that the union be
thirteen white stars on blue field,
representing q new constellation, but
it did not define how many points
the stars should have, how they
should be arranged, nor make pro-
vision for additional ones.
At the time of the adoption of this
resolution Washington Is said to have
observed: 1--WE take the star from
heaven, the red from our mother
country. separating it by white
stripes, thus showing that we have
separated from her, and the white
stripes shall go down to postsrity
representing liberty"
One Of the first occasions for pub
lie display of the Stars and Stripes
Is said to have been on Aug. 6. 1777.
when the new flag was hoisted over
the troops at Fort Schuyler, Rome.
N. 7, John Paul Jones Is said
to have been the first to fly the Stars
and Stripes over the high sees, on
the Ranger in November, 1777. The
National Museum has an early naval
twelve-star flag, said to have been
flown by John Paul Jones during the
war of the revolution
Our national emblem is not the flag
of a family or house, but the flag
of the whole people. It Is the en-
blem Of liberty and freedom. being
indicative of individual independence
and vet symbolic Of a united and
closely bonded people. Far from be-
ing merely painted and dyed cloth. 1t
represents the constitution and govern
ment of hundred million free people.
it stands for the people themselves, and
records the history of their nation
In the National Museum are, dis
PLAYED more than thirty historic
American flags. Some came from
fields of battle, number from IA
nous sea fights. and others where
flown over garrisons or forts by distin-
guished American officers.
> From the time OF the revolution
the stars and stripes in the flag have
varied. There were thirteen stars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
Our Starry National Flag.
It's Meaning and History

during the revolution hfteen IN the
war Of 1912, twenty mine in the Mexi-
can war, thirty three to thirty-hve
in the civil war, forty-hve In the
Spanish war and forty-eight today.
The stripes were changed first from
thirteen to fifteen. and then BACK
again to thirteen. 1t may be surpris-
ing to know that our flag 10 among
the oldest flags Of the nations, being
older that the present British JACK.
the French tricolor and the flag Of
Spain, and many years older than the
flags Of Germany and Italy, some OF
which are either personal flags or
those of the reigning families. Il.
The American flag Of the highest
historic and enttmental value IL IN
the, National Museum. II is the oriSi-
nal "star- Spangled Banner" which
flew over Fort McHenry In Baltimore
harbor during the bombardment on
Sept. 1914. 1914, and was the inspira-
ton Of Francis Scott Keys poem, now
sung as our national anthem. This
flag, exhibited in the Arts and Indus
tries building OF the National Museum,
is also known as the Fort McHenry
Flag" It is Of the fifteen star and
stripe type, adopted after the adInis-
sion Of Vermont and Kentucky by an
act approved by President washington
Jan. 13, 1874. The "Star-Spangled
Banner" measures about thirty feet
square, tho It was probably somewhat
long er, and Is much battered and torn,
with one star missing, possibly shot
away. This historic national souvenir
OF the war Of 1912. has lately been
preserved by quilting on heavy linen.
From 1895 this form continued a.
the standard flag until President Mon
roes administration, when congress
enacted that It should thereafter be
Of thirteen stripes and twenty stars,
with the addition OF a star for each
new state commencing July I. 1913.
For many years the army did not
carry the Stars and Stripes In battle,
tho 1t had been in general use as
garrison flag. The land forces car
ried what was known as national col-
ors or standards Of blue, with this
coat of arms of the United States.
comprising an eagle surmounted by
number of stars emblazoned thereon,
with the designation OF the BODY OF
troops In 1884 war department regu-
lations gave the artillery the right TO
carry the Stars and stripes. The In
fantry and cavalry still used the
national standards. which remained the
colors Of the infantry until 1871 and Of
the cavalry until 1887, when that
branch Of the army was ordered 20
carry the Stars and Stripes. From III
adoption in 1777. however. naval vess
sells universally displayed the national
flag. Z E4
Many forms Of theshag existed unta
recently. for 1t was not until Presi;
dent Taft's administration that defy
mite specifications were drawn IN
An executive order. dated Oct. 81
1912, prescribed standard sizes for tho
"stars and Stripes" and yet further
specifications in sizes were found
necessary by President Wilson only
last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
THE DEMAND FOR DOCTORS.

The high school graduate of this
month. turning to a profession may
naturally be attracted to medicine and
surgery. If of the feminine persuasion
nursing naturally attracts. Those are
two professions wherein the demand
is almost as great as in the profession
Of arms. Medical men are being killed
in large numbers abroad, nurses are
maids who seek to cheer and comfort
by their mere presence but women who
are willing and able to serve calmly,
scientifically and serviceably in the
blood and horror of operating rooms and
carry on the hard labor and bear the
burdens of hospitals. Those are two
professions that call for more men and
women; but they call for men and
women.
Just at present the medical and its
allied professions hold out large pros
pect. However. it is an outlook to be
scanned with an understanding Of con-
tingencies. Should the war suddenly
end the outlook would change as quick
~ and medicine might become a very
overcrowded profession again before
the students six years Of medical in
struction were finished and he find
himself in fierce competition when he
took up his work. But nursing has no
such outlook. There is and will always
be scarcity of trained and efficient
nurses. A doctor may attend a hum
dred patients, the nurse in times OF
peace attends but one.
II this war goes on for three years
the medical profession in the United
States will be decimated. The Somn1e
battle accounted for 500 dead doctors.
Our medical men are not likely to be
more fortunate than those Of England
and France. And their places are to
be filed at home and in the field. To-
day there is Macedonian call from
the batt1efelds for medical men. This
force is unequal to its task.
AS the situation stands the allied
professions Of medicine and nursing
offer great inducements to the grad
nate: but with the chance that the war
may close soon and the prospect fade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
Topics of the Times

However If the cantonment had been
assigned according to the proportion Of
enlistments to population the city OF
Des Moines wouldn't have had a look
in with any smaller town in the state.
The new Springfield rife may shoot
a couple of miles farther than the OLD
muskets but they can't outrange the
patriotism and willingness Of the "old
soldier whether he was 'reb" or
"Yank,"
OF course you can't dig a trench and
tend corn at the same time but you
can dig up for a liberty bond and you
ought to do 1t without hesitation.
sss
The nearer we come to October 10
the surer the impression is that Kaiser
Alcohol is going to be bombed out OF
his last trench In Iowa on that date.
What's the difference between a man
able to chip in who refuses to con-
tribute to the Red Cross and the T..
NJ. C. A. war fund and one who would
leave a wounded soldier out doors be-
cause he might bleed on the floor?
The Iowa City Press says. running
an auto on the road of a Sunday is al
amusement pure and simple. boI
that depends upon how it is run. In
MANY cases it becomes a hazard ana
a dangerous occupation.
CONGRESS is to tax cabarets 10 per
cent. But a considerable number OF
neonle who wouldn't buy a bond will
pay that tax cheerfully and like 1t.
The wives Of the pioneers used 10
rim bullets while their husbands
plugged Indians. That's what you
would be doing when you buy bond
running bullets to plug the autocratic
militarism that threatens the life OF
democracy.
General Won Kissing and his scheme
of conquest of the world represents
a very considerable part OF German
thought and purpose. OF course the
commoners are not largely Of his MIND
since the war machine began to tear
them to shreds but the militarists had
the idea. Won Bissings frank state
ment of Germany's plans and hope is
not likely to bring Germany anything
but grief when the peace terms are
settled upon -. - .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
THE ADVANTAGES OF pEcENCY.

AS between Des Moines as site Of the
big training cantonment and the Twin
Cities one question only arose. The
larger cities had the call over Des
Moines and Iowa sites except. And
that one exception carried the day for
the Iowa city.
What was IT. Moral conditions"
What made the moral conditions of the
Iowa capital better than those OF Min
nesota- Prohibition. That's tho answer
Iowa is dry.
Bone dry? Not by lot Of bootleggera
and a large number Of drug stores But
dry in purpose and practically dry in
practice Talking with a bunch Of men
on a street corner In Marshalltown
last evening one Marshalltown man
averred that a man can get beer IN
Marshalltown, bottled beer" But mem
bers OF the working force from another
CITY expressed the wish that they knew
where to get a bottle Of beer. Whiskey
they could get in plenty, mighty bad
whiskey all agreed, but beer is hard tc
come at. So outside the drug stores
that sell whiskey and the bootleggel
who peddles half pints Iowa is prac-
tically dry. The person who desires
beer must have special knowledge and
a special stand in. BAD wl1iskey", how
ever isn't so hard to come by.
There's big hint In the conversation
a hint to temperance workers and
county attorneys. The druggist who
supplies ''bad whiskey' and the boot,
logger who peddlesy the same goods
need conscientious attention. Also the
drussist who deals IN "geed Whiskey.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
ExEMPTdNG OFFICIALS.
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On numerous occasions the Tribune
has voiced its objections to the idea
Of building up a privileged class In the
United States as involved in making
broad exemptions from military SER
vice to persons in official positions, or
in the Interpretation that salary in
comes of state, county and city Off
Gals are not subject to tn income tax.
There is no logic whatever. in estab-
fishing the rule that an 4ncolne Of So
900 year in private life must be sub
ject to an income tax but that an Of
fetal income Of $4,000 a year or &c.
600 year Is not subject to income
tax That ds the manner In which the
law Is now accepted and very little
argument should be needed to show
that 1t is Discriminatory and should be
amended.
The New York World recently said
on this question:
THE exemption of officers and EN-
ployes of the states and OF all political
subdivisions of any statecfrom federal
taxation, as In the case Of the income
tax, rests upon a single decision of the
United States supreme court rendered
IN 1ot duu hlo" IL III tAIC i1" OOoAS
as Collector VS.. Day.
THAT decision harked back to an
earlier one (McCulloch VS.. the state OF
Maryland). which held that the states
could not tax the agencies OF su-
preme national government, as. If they
could they would destroy those agen-
Giles and the government itself. The
converse Of this rule as against the
states does not fairly follow, as was
held by Justice Bradley in a vigorous
dissenting opinion.
1.-The salaried state and city officials
are quite as able to pay a federal in
come tax as all other persons Of equal
incomes. Their exemption shocks the
popular sense Of Justice. Some means
should be taken to have the question
again passed upon by the supreme
court"
When the case Of Collector vs. Day
came before the supreme court in 1871.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
Iona Newspapers
"ymIG1o1Ts' EXEMPTIONS.
1890 poo,du Ren1lhlican.J

IN Arizona they have a sect, mace
I'M If Russians who have been resist
ing registration. Among other reils-
ious convictions" they claim that some
two wears ago the Holy Ghost-Wnat-
ever that is to these ignorant people
appeared to them and told them that
there would be registration. ii :s
time. and for them not to submit TO u.
II i. very likely that that spirit should Z
seek out these ignorant meu1iks ana
confide all secrets Of creation to them |.
People that can make such claims ana
tell such stories ought not to be ex-
tempted from any war duty and super
sttitious as they evidently are It ~ould
be no serious loss to the world i all
Of them were killed in the war. It is
that kind Of Ignorance that makes II
possible for divine right" monarchs
to rule in this world. That kind OF peo-
pie have made Russia whatSit has been
il the past. quite as much 10 the Ro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
BUILDING SIXTEEN CITIES.
Davenport Times.]

l'oVoiPOAS 1lihCS'J
Sixteen cities Of about thousand
houses, complete with streets, sewers
and Water works and provided with
proper railway facilities, will have to
be constructed by the government in
order to be able to take care Of the
100000 recruits who will go into train
ing by September /. This will cost more
money than was spent in any one year
during the construction Of the Panam'
canal. 1t is testing the resources of the
quartermasters department assisted
by special committee of the council
Of national defense.
The suggestion has been made by
some persons that the government, in
stead Of undertaking to create these
training quarters. ought to comman-
deer some Of the larger institutions of
the CONFERENCE.-The having been
mentioned But to depend upon such
ready made places would necessitate
the reduction Of the size of the camps.
and it is just as essential that officers
learn to handle large bodies of men as
it is that the individual soldier shall be
trained in the arts of war. The canton
ments were decided upon because they
could be built to meet the special needs
of camp conditions and because, in this
ways the necessary large number of
men could be brought together for
training.
The war department has adopted a
policy Of fullest publicity in regard to
the contracts for these environments for
two reasons-becauss the usual plan
IF ADVERTISING for hids cappot he fol-.
lowed and because the people are vital
ly interested in securing the very best
possible quarters for their boys who
must spend several months in these
places while drilling.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13

'Tt is possible that when the draft Is
made it may include some OF the cracs
baseball players-but men VINO are NJ
ought now to be getting ready to fight
to farm or to help make munitions OF
do some other useful thing" fatty ano
truthfully declares the Cedar Rapids
Republican.
TT will be rather strange II some
one connected with the European wal
does not catch the popular fancy foi
presidential candidate in 1920. 1t Is
not safe to make the guess that Gen
eral Persning will he the man. He may
he secondary before the campaign
shah have been brought to a close
The American who shall be mos'
nrom.nent in helping to win Vicpors
IN France will need to possess grea'
nowers Of resistance or he will be maoe
a candidate" argues the Cedar Rapids
Gazette. "This has been the rule foi-
lowing all wars. 1t will haroiy De
changed F., r-......-r ...,... III,
.perhaps the day when Rock Island
will 20 dry will be brought nttie
naarer nv the report that that city
nh.nces OF securing one OF the DIE
+rain,ns camps for the new volunteer
.rnv were blue pencilled by the wal
ensrtment on account OF the 10"
moral conditions which prevail IN oui
ne,shboring city," remarks the DaVen-
mort Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13

nanoffs. The sup trstitious hordes who
have crawled around Russia on their
knees, believing that the czar was not
only their appointed ruler but their
anointed religious leader, are as much
responsible as the czars have been.
The two go together. We should not In
this country give consideration and ex-
emptions to people who set up such
claims in the name of religion. Religion
has been made the shield of too many
isms. some of which are dangerous
And a religion that interferes with a
man doing his full duty In this world Is
not much Of q religion at its best.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13

dreams disturbed your sleep, and now
your butchers name b cursed wherevef
soldiers widows weep. As horror
mounts on horrors head, and faminS
makes your people thin, you Wish your
hands were not 50 red, ana whine thAS
yours is not the sin. But all the wea1y
world is bored whsn you endsaHor to
explain that You were loath to take the
sword. and strove for peace. and strove
in vain. You built your war machine
to kill. you longed to see your neigh-
bors wrecked: admit the truth. on.
Bloody Bill, and gain some fragments
Of respect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
CHANGE NAME OR REPUT ALTON
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Davenport Democrat
Is North Liberty in johnson county
Stacker town?
We hope not. We don't believe II
is until we have further evidence. But
point that way.
According to these reports. both the
banks and the leading citizens OF
North Liberty have announced that
they don't believe in the liberty loan
that they will not buy any liberty
honds-which means that they are not
behind the United States government
at the present crisis, the greatest OF
its existence.
1t Is hard to believe that any town
in the United States would take this
stand. and we don't believe that North
Liberty intends to take It, and stick.
If it does 1t ought to change its
name. No town in the United States
which deliberately announces Itself az
opposed to the liberty loan should be
allowed to retain the word liberty In
it's name.
It is giving concrete evidence that 1t
doesn't believe In liberty. Its people
have enjoyed all the blessings of lib
erty as long as they have lived under
the stars and stripes, but now that tho
flag Is raised in great war for hu-
man liberty, they say that their dollars
the fortunes they have made under
that flag-are not to be drawn upon
for the flags defense.
It's a platform that no American
town can stand on, without inviting
the ecorn Of every nberty-loving com
munity and patriot in the whole
country.
Last year the town Of West Branch,
Iowa, was in the public eye in some
what the same manner for period.
Some of it's people opposed the enlist
ment of the young men of that neigh
borl1ood in the cavalry troop being or
ganized therea bouts. Its captain re-
ceived anonymous word while with the
boys at camp that his return to the
town was not desired. Invitations
were promptly shcwered upon him to
come to towns where patriotism was
better appreciated. West Branch soon
disclaimed the unpatriotic citizens who
were behind the agitation. and cleared
ND its regulation win fair success.
North Liberty should get busy in the
same manner. This is liberty bond
day in Johnson county. We want
good report from North Liberty. If
none is forthcoming. the town would
be unique among American commune
ties. as the first that has publicly pro-
claimed itself Stacker town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-13
Ripping Rhymes
o. WALT MASON
REspoNsIstL,Tv.

Oh, Kaiser bill, with hands 50 red.
you can not shift your load OF blame;
you were not driven. forced or led--you
broke your way into the game. There
would have been no war, Red Bin, no
other monarchs sought fray, but you
were hot with lust to kin, and drank
a flagon to The Day" Had You but
said. Let war talk cease" no legions
would have marched TO die. and we
would see the dove of peace. where now
the battle pennons fly. But you Tor
carnage were athirst, and War Lord