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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-09

John, what are You doing with this
half dollar in your carp John looks
surprised and is delighted to find the
magician plucking half dollars at ran.
dom from his ears, his side pockets
and from the air near by. He was
not conscious that he was such a man
of wealth, but there is the fact before
his eyes, and seeing is believing.
A deck of playing cards is not usual
ly given to dancing, in public at least,
but Magician Fleming makes that dc
this stunt.
Orange trees do not usually grow In
this climate, but Magician Fleming has
developed new kind of orange tree
which grows and blossoms and pro
duces ripe fruit all before the audi
ence's eye and in the course Of very
few moments.
Spirits usually require a medium
with darkened room, but Paul Elem
ling guarantees to produce these spirits
in full view Of Chautauqua audience
with only the facilities OF Chautau
qua stage. His is a rare program and
one unusual to the Chautauqua plat
form. 1t will be great treat for the
youngsters, and many ef the oldsters
VIII find 1t equally entertaining.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-09
PREPARE YOURSELF
How often have you said

How often havey you
II Never had Chance" or II Wish | had His job"
You can prepare yourself and give yourself chance to
get ahead. The l. O. S. will help you Your spare time
will be worth something What position do you want?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-09

Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer,
Automobiles, Steam Engineer, Civil Engin-
eer, Architect, Plumber and Steam Filter,
Chemist, Booking, Stenographer and
Tpyist, Traffic Manager, Salesman
ship, Advertising Man, Civil Service,
Cartoonist, illustrator, Textile Overseer
or Superintendent, Mining Engineer, Nav
igation, Agriculture, Poultry Raising,
French, Spanish, Italian, and German.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Let's see, left of in the last story
just where Billy Bunny landed on the
bank Of the river. Well, now I'm go
ing to tell you what happened after
that
u was lucky to get across on that
old board" thought the little rabbit,
as he hoped up the bank to look
about him. The field was covered with
daisies and in the distance a black
cow stood Ticking off the flies with
her long TAIL
"Helloa," cried the little rabbit.
why don't you eat the fiowers?" The
black COW looked up and said:
Why don't you stand on your
head?' And, would YOU believe 1t,
Billy Bunny did. Yes, sir. He stood
first on his right ear and then on his
left ear, and then he turned two SOM
ersaults and handspring backward,
and this made the COW laugh 50 hard
that she got her tail twisted around q
fence rail and couldn't get away.
what shall l dog" she cried, anx-
iously: Its also milking time, and
when I don't come home they'll Won
der where am. Oh. dear! Oh dear!
Don't worry" said Billy Bunny
and he opened his knapsack and took
out his little Ratchet and chopped the
that she could get home. altho, Of
course, she had to drag the rail all
the way back to the farm, and the
farmer scolded her for breaking down
his fence, which was too bad. for she
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
Billy Bunny and His Friends

couldn't help it, you know.
Well, after that the little RABBIT
hoped away. and by and by, just aS 1t
was getting quite dark, he came to
big pile Of wood Now this VIII pc
q good place for me to sleep. NE SAID
to himself, and looked about for a hole
to squeeze into. But, oh dear me, and
oh dear you! big owl few out and
hooted and footed three times and
half, and then winked his eyes at the
little rabbit until he was so scared ne
could hardly stand up.
"Oh, please, Mr.. Owl, don't hooty-
tooty me so. don't mean any harm.
What are you doing in my wood
pile?" asked the blinky old bird fierce
ly. Trying to steal my wood, eh!,,
ooh, no, Mr.. Owl" cried Billy Bunny.
II was only looking for a place to
Sleep
Il don't believe you" screeched the
blinky winky bird, and he made grab
for the little rabbit with his hooked
feet. And he would have caught Billy
Bunny, too, and eaten him for supper
that very night, guess, II the little
rabbit hadn't pulled his popsun out o.
his knapsack and hit the wicked Owl
on the tail with the cork bullet, whicn
so scared the ugly old bird that ne
few into the forest. After that Billy.
Bunny crept into the woodphe ana
went to sleep and dreamed that It
caught fire and the sparks hs'w up Into
the air and covered ths WI hole ~ wieh.
twinkltng stars,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. r d
A. M.-Special communication WORN
in Third degree Tuesday, June D,
p. m. John w. Wells, secretary; W. H.
Steiner, w. M.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. M.
special convocation Monday evenlns'
June 4, at 1880 o'clock. Past and Most
Excellent degrees. Carl Shaffner, ii.
P; John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & s. NJ, Thurs
day, May 81, p. m. Regular business.
I. T. Forbes, Recorder; George Greg
DRY, I. M.
STATED coNcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 80. K. T., TUESDAY
June 49, at s p. m. Regular business
I. T. Forbes, recorder; H. c. Mueller
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E.
S.-Regular meeting for business Weo-
nesday, June IS at 5 p. m. Mrs George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. j. +. Fred
erick, w. M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
Topics of the Times

With all the general sentiment
against capital punishment a public
execution Of food speculat tors would
draw a happy, picnic sort of a crowd
to the exercises.
Some papers are pointing to the en-
forcement movement as keeping a
pledge the governor made to enforce
all laws and some are assuring us that
the governor is sympathetic with a
Sunday suffering public and Havner is
a fly in his ointment. Now which is
it? Surely the governor can't hope
to eat his cake and have his cake
The fact that Mr.. Bryan has bought
$1,000 liberty bond suggests that ne
is getting along better than in the
cabinet when he was forced to the
chautauqua platform because the $1,000
a month wasn't enough to live on.
+Sk
The first draft from the registry to-
day will probably be in camps by Sep
war which has not seemed close to us
will have come home to hundreds Of
families with it's true seriousness. The
partings that are to come are newt
able. Let us brace our minds to meet
them bravely and periodically.
My lad, if you are drawn make the
best of it. 1t is your lot to support
the government in great emergency
which is your emergency along with
it. Look the future bravely in the
face. Other men have done that since
wars began and others will have to do
the same thing while wars last. See
the bigness Of your sacrifice and so
far as possible dismiss the other con-
siderations. 1t is inevitable. The only
thing to do is to meet it manfully and
in the spirit of citizenship and duty.
Mr.. Bryan has bought $1,000 lib
erty bond and the fact is given promi-
nence. However, the investment Of
$1,000-if that is the limit Of Mr.. Br's
PURCHASES not peculiarly notable
from a man whose wealth is large and
who takes half the sum down for an
hours talk from a chautauqua plat
form. Many a man Of small property
is doing as much and never wondering
why he shouldn't get headline for a
simple act of patriotism. If Mr.. Bryan
wants praise-and Mr.. Bryan always
does-he should come across proper
tionately to his wealth and his promi-
nence. Is there any reason why Bryan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

the ages Of is and 60 shall loaf and in
sists that he must get busy at some
thing useful or that looks like useful
ness within 80 days or go to Jail, has
happy jingle to us. But one avenue of
escape exists and that is the roads
leading out of West Virginia If he
stays within the boundaries of that
state he will work, either at some Sc
lected task or under the iron fingers of
the law, mending and making roads
and any other work of a public nature
to which he may be condemned.
West Virginia seems to hold views
similar to the American woman who,
being told in England that "you have
no leisure classes in America" replied
30, yes, we have them but we call them
tramps." West Virginia therefore clas-
sites all loafers under one head. All
male idlers, loafers and loiterers" of
able body come under the purview Of
the law without regard to income or
possession Of property sufficient to
support himself and his dependents. No
matter who or what he is in West vir-
ginia he must work at something not
less than 36 hours week or beat it to
some fairer cline. Otherwise the COB
beluns get him and he works under the
compulsion of the law while con-
stable rides herd on the offenders.
The loafing contingent receives no
wages. If they have dependents needing
support the state however pays a wage
to them earned by the sweat of the der
elicts brow but the loafer himself gets
nothing except food of quality and the
marble heart. Red Mike or Algernon,
Mr.. Soandso or Old Bill Bumm look
alike in West Virginia unless they get
in an average of six hours every week
day.
OF course the wealthy will get past
the law. Anyhow most of the wealthy
work more than 36 hours a week keep
ing other peoples hands off their
wealth and getting their fingers on the
wealth of others; but if it enmeshes
the gilded youth and the barflies and
tramps and men who live on their
wives washtubs-wont it be a grand
and glorious feeling for the rest of US,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MACON
The FIGHTER.

Our Uncle Sam Is slow to nght no
warlike BLUM he tenders: he frst makes
sure that he is right. then busts his
best suspenders. So loath is he to
mix in scraps, he is so mild fellow.
that Bill and other bonehead chaps
imagined he is yellow. wen sink his
ships" said Kaiser Bill, "weiM drown
his gents and ladies; he is too ladyliks
to kill, or start in raising hades." But
when our uncle sees that peace won't
dovetail well with glory. he sharpens
up his trusty creese, and things are
looking CORY. Since first our starry
flag arose, by war-worn soldiers greet
ed, our uncle's met all kinds OF foes.
and never been defeated. For when
he draws his shining blade, defeat
must never dim it; and tho IN carnage
he may wade, he'll always 50 the
limit. That's what his shining sword
is for, to knock foeman silly, and
this will be no wrist tap war; write
that down, Kaiser Willie, Oh, there'll
be grief in German lands, and dark
and gloomy weather, now Uncle Sam
spits on his hands, and cracks his
heels together.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
TOO MUCH IS ENOUGH"


n newspapers of the country display
some enthusiasm in hoping that con-
gress will sustain the action of the
senate finance committee in eilmlnat-
ing the increase in second class post
age the attitude should not be mlscon-
strued by those outside OF the business.
Publishers are not trying TO evade just
obligations to the government, nor are
thew Sinking burdens which appear TO
be within the limit Of human possibil-
tiles.
AS the postage raise has been urged
as a service charge rather than taxa
ton measure, it involves an attempt 10
make newspaper publishers pay excess
i've charges for service rendered in
order to cover the deficiency in trans
porting separate and distinct class
mail matter--weekly and monthly mag
azine and trade publications. If re-
form Is due in second class rates II
should be correctly applied.
Aside from the business injustice OF
the proposed increase in newspaper
postage, (averagine so cents per cap
ita of circulation). publishers have been
forced to bear other heaping burdens.
They have right to assume that Meth
er, the government nor the general pub
lie seeks, to drive them out OF busi-
ness. If efforts are made to pass por-
ton of the increased charges along
thru increased subscription rates the
first persons to cut down their read
ing will be the foreign born laborers
who need the AmericaniZing influence
of the American newspapers.
Few persons on the outside realize
how prices have gone up on everything
entering into the manufacture or
newspaper. With subscriptions and adj
vertising prices stable. these increases
cannot be added to operating expenses
each day or each week, as in mercantile
lines.
The increase in the price of print
paper, alone. means more than $4,000
a year to a newspaper Of $4,000 circnla-
ton, even tho it limits the number of
pages in it's issue. In addition, inks
have gone up 40 to $50 per cent. Zinc,
used in making cuts, has increased 17S
per cent. Chemicals used in engraving
have increased 432 per cent. Then there
is the proposed tariff Of 10 per cent on
paper, which American manufacturers
will add to their prices. and the propos-
ed increase of Is per cent inIfreight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
VINO AND WHATS A LoAtER7

Who's 1oafer? The state Of West
Virginia answers the question in a law
passed lately by way Of war measure
which defines the vagrant thus:
"Who shall fail to or refuse to regu-
Largely and steadily engage for at least
thirty-six hours per week in some law
full and recognized business, profession,
occupation, or employment, whereby he
may produce or earn sufficient to sup
port himself and those legally depend
ent upon him, shall be held sas a
vagrant and be guilty Of a misdemean-
orr
OF course this law is due to run
against the common Unconstitutional
snag but something about it sounds
sweetly in the workaday midwestern
ear Seems to US, out in the corn coun-
try where everybody works, that ev-
erybody ought to work when his la
Dor is needed. So this precipitate Of the
Legislative alembic OF West Virgins
which provides that no male between
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
FEE IS AtUCkY MAN.

A man named c. C. Fee, realty deal
er of Vinton, so years of age, damned
the government of the United States
the president and the war and declared
his intention to oppose the war with
all his powers. A deputy United
States marshal got him at once, took
him to Cedar Rapids and he faced
serious penalty. He was permitted TO
retract and promise that he would
never utter similar sentiments and al
lowed to go home.
Mr.. Fee is reported to have made
his reasonable utterances in the heat
of argument; but Mr.. Fee should have
been sent to jail just the same. HIS
age and experience and prominence are
not of excuse but simply aggravate his
cffense. The probabilities are that II
some ignorant laborer had done the
thing that Mr.. Fee did he would have
been thrown in. Yet the ignorant ana
the neglible are entitled to some con-
sideration for the very reason that
they are ignorant and neglibe But
when men Of age, experience ana
prominence utter treason there is no
excuse for them. They know better.
They are the ones who should go first
to jail and stay longest.
al
astonishing in a way that a man with
a boy Of IS should declare himself
thus. The possession and companion
ship of a son Of that age should, It
would seem, make him tender toward
other fathers whose young sons are
afield and other sons who have borne
the parting and are carrying the strain
of the unknown that lies just beyond.
1t S astonishing that a man Of prom
inence and experience should so far
forget himself to express such senti-
1nents and pledge such a reasonable
purpose even if he held them in his
mind For prominence nor age will
protect the man who shoots at the
backs of the soldiers and sailors who
stand between us and the enemy.
Mr.. Fee is lucky in the tenderness
Of those who sat in judgment on his
offense, in the influence OF his friends
perhaps, in the fact that his offense
was perpetrated early in the war game.
He is mighty lucky to be at large on
his own recognizance to keep his
mouth shut.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
WRITING TO TIE SOLDIER BOYS,

Write to the soldiers Those young
fellows are away from home. many Of
them for the first time in their lives.
Conditions are strange and new and
they crave letters from home Write
often. If you as an older man knew
the boys and the boys knew you as
one of the men they trusted and liked
in the community at home, you can't
do better than to write a CHEEKY let
ter to them. Doubt not that they will
appreciate it. Also that many of them
need it.
And parents, wives, relatives and
friends should write the right kind Of
letters. If your outlook is pessimistic
don't infiict it on the boys out at the
front. If you have fears don't let the
boys know of your timorousness. If
you lack patriotism don't write your
weakness or worse into a letter to
soldier That would be shameful.
The lads are there upon their pledge
to remain thru the war or until their
term of enlistment is over. There is no
question in their minds, no variable.
ness. They want to stay while they are
needed. Then we at home should in
common emulation of them see to it that
we show a spirit as brave as they and
feed their spirit and their courage
with our own.
Don't write your woes to the soldier
boys. Write appreciation of their man
illness and the assurance that you
guard the rear and that none shall
shoot in their backs while you are able
to stand guard. Tell them the hap
penings of the neighborhood. Keep
them in touch with home, but if you
have woes to tell, dark prophesies to
make or wailings to utter keep. them
off the letters you write. Best Of all.
dismiss them entirely.
Some courage belongs at home as
in the front. The folks at home can
dissatisfy. create inconsistencies and
tamper with the peace Of the boys out
and on ahead; or they can be re-
serve line of hope and happy prophecy
and strength.
Write to the boys, write often and
much; but let your letters be worthy
as coming from the parents and triends
of such men as these boys who uphold
the flag of their country everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
THE SUPPORTERS OF VICE.
dubuque Times Journal

b..
The recent tragedy in a local tene-
ment house calls attention to the
evils in cities infested by the unde-
sirable class. The unfortunates are
not alone to blame however. High
er-ups. who own property and rent
1t for immoral purposes are equally
as bad, if not worse, as they invaria-
ably cover up the ownership Of their
property.
II Is not going too far to say that
the owners of property, which Is
rented to disreputables, are as great
an evil to community as fallen wom-
en-. We wouldn't have SO many fallen
women if we had less property owners
who rent at high rate property used
for immoral purposes The only differ
ence between fallen women and those
who rent them property, is the char
acter of the renters is generally known,
while the property owner is shielded
by agents representing them. There
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
THE BOND AND THE FARM.

forest City Republican,
The Liberty Bonds are on sale and
will be pushed hard. That is another
serious thing The government Is as
signing certain amounts to certain
sections and counties. 1t expects them
to be taken. In short, they must be
taken lest worse think befall.
The country, as distinguished from
the town, must get ready to do its duty
toward this loan. It should consider
the fact that practically all of the ten
billions we shall expend Immediately
for war purpose will be spent here in
the United States and most of it on
the farms for farm products. No hu-
man mind can conceive of ten billion
dollars. That the expenditure Of a
sum so vast must bring prices higher
and cause imitation, is inevitable. Land
prices will go up All farm products
will rise. The excess farm products
will be immense. And somewhat OF
these product profits must be rendered
back to Caesar his own.
We are all ready to grab a big share
of the mun,tion makers profits They
ought to be grabbed. But we must
also consider the vast war profits
which are to accumulate to the farms
Let's bring the matter right home.
Those who make war profits must
buy bonds or pay in taxation on their
profits. So much is settled. The cheap
est way out is to make an investment
instead OF having 1t taken away by
taxation. The bond is worth the money
all the time Taxes for war purposes
will not come back.
The asriculturists are getting the
best of the CONSUMPTION in that they
are to be left on the farms. at least FOR
the present. They are to be largel!
excused from the blood tax that Is TO
be paid. They will not be compelled
to the same extent as others, to enlist
their bodies, But they will be asked
to enlist their money in bonds and to
pay money taxes. The government has
taken the motto: %Those who do not
fight must pay those who do
Let's meet it periodically and fairly
each taking his own burden honestiy
and as willingly as he may.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
Iona Newspapers
> WHERE FIGURES DON'T LIE.


"Only ten arrests for drunkenness,
is the report from our police depart
ment for May. In the old days the mum :
Der Of arrests for this offense ranged
from forty to seventy and above per
month. When the saloons went out OF
business in Council Bluffs there was a
big decrease in local arrests for drunk
enness. Now the closing of the bars in
Omaha has caused another big slump
in this city. In Omaha itself there has
been a very material Improvement in
this line.
This decrease in arrests means
decreased consumption of booze OF
course as long as there are arrests
for this offense it will be indubitable
evidence that booze is being dispensed
contrary to the provisions Of the law
But a fair analysis Of the figures will
convince any sane thinking man that
they do not lie-they present conclu-
sive evidence that prohibitory laws are
a great forward step toward higher
standards of citizenship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

rates. The increase of so per cent in
letter postage will apply heavily on
which OF necessity have
large correspondence dealing with their
large number OF individual clients. This
one item will mean at least $1,Se0 a
year in the Tribune office.
Newspapers also will be hit by the
special stamp taxes by the special
taxes on freight and express bills, by
the taxes on electric power and gas,
and by the taxes on telegraph and tele-
phone messages.
Realizing the huge problems involved
in meeting the increased cost of paper,
and the numerous other increases, 1t
is not strange that any publishers have
viewed the proposed postal service In
crease as the last straw, prompting the
patriotic fear that the government
would surely be deprived Of one source
Of excess profits taxes and income
taxes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

know what part I'd take a ths ssi-s
dict"
what would you dor" the friend
asked.
..I'd apply for position in the avn.
alton corps"
"And I'll bet you'd make good. too
Thank you. Why, do you think 70 N
Because never saw anybody 50 W
in the air easier than you do. - ounSD. \
town Telegram. st..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
shouldn't buy $1,000 bond or dozer
OF them?

shouldn't buy $1,000 BOND or dozeil
OF them?
Now congress talks Of taxing whisky
s. a gallon which is merely another
way of taxing the shoes off the drunk
ards children. Isn't it poor economy
to take the shoes off children and the
grain out Of their mouths in order
that q distillery may run at a proft?
II we commander German vessels
why this fuss over the proposal to
commander German patents on medl.
cines and drugs which are specihc
remedies for specific diseases?
We are writing world history on reg
istration cards today.
If you haven't registered do 1t now.
The registration boards sit until
o'clock tonight. Tomorrow is too late
and a mistake that looks trivial today
will loom large tomorrow.