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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
CUSSlkG THE HELLO GIRL,

4 Nj. Pleasant doctor has 10 Jele-
phone. The telephone powers took il
ou; and refused 70 put ii hack again
The reason they gave when the doctor
sued 10 get his phone re!nstated vas
tina, Doc" swore over the wires.
What effect this had or the wires was
not stated but the telephone girls didn't
Ike &. They testified also, so the re-
port states. that the doctor was abu-
s.ve 70 hem on occasions and cussed
auen.Iy. The girls complained 20 the
mana gement and the management did
the rest. The rest consisted in remov-
ing the phone. 1t does not appear
from the testimony Iha; any interfer-
ence is intended or sought with the
personal liberty . cUss when things
fail to come right. The idea was TO
limit The range and let doc cuss his
head off II he desired within MS own
office or dom;c.le. The doctor denies
the charges. Also he urges that he
must have a phone FOR the benefit Of
the public health and MS own neces-
sites
without trying the case IN the news
pa pers i IS safe 10 assume that some
thing must have occurred not once but
oftener. The fact Is that q telephone
gil IS easy TO get along with and that
no service IS more Willingly rendered
than that the hello girl affords
The good Lord may have made bette.
natured girls than the telephone girl
but II so where are they and what did
he do with them. So the man who
uses q telephone continually will in
cline TO the belief that when those
girls az NJ. Pleasant bucked they had
a pretty good reason for It.
Now the man who cusses a telephone
girl ought to lose his phone. II is a
mean advantage 70 lake anyway. She
can't curse back perhaps because her
gentle nature shrinks at battle and
ep!thet and cuss words, mayhap in ex-
treme cases because she can't swear
sufficiently like pirate to do The sub
ject justice and hold her job: When
any man swears az the American
telephone girl snatch his phone on the
spot.
And when We come to think Of it
how easy it is to say mean thing
over the phone that wouldn't be said
face TO face once where it goes over
the wires half dozen times. About
heated telephone conversation. Why?
o. human nature. Let it go at that.
There is a lack of courtesy evident
over the phones. Most Of us fail to
conduct our conversations as politely
as il we were speaking man to man.
We get a wrong number usually thru
our own fault and when informed that
and slam the receiver up in the ear OF
person to whom we should apollo
gize. We call and demand who's
this boorish performance that
we wouldn't be guilty Of If we were
addressing a person present. Wesyell
hello raucously and in tones OF inn
patience whence we'd say good morn
ing pleasantly enough il the caller
stood before our desks. Poor business
Poor business, bum manners.
II you insist on the right to swear
yolubly over the phone better stand il
with the telephone girls. The minute
You begin to swear at them and about
them the young ,ladies are likely to
seek reprisal. And practically any de-
cent telephone manager will yank thu
phone out OF the Office Of a profane
and sssSiiiiss..i;ss person when warming
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
LEGISLATION NEEDED.
Knoxville LnrirnaI1

Governor Harding is considering the
advisa hility Of calling the Legislature in
special session to enact some needed
war legislation. 1t is proposed to give
the Council of Defense legal stand
ing and define their authority. This &C
ton should be we'll considered and the
defense body given the authority and
the organization to do effective work.
Also appropriations are needed at the
various state institutions, the high
price Of coal and other supplies having
exhausted the funds available for use.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29


a Christmas present but the allies con-
slider it too expensive. So he will not
get 1t.
The farther the Huns get into Italy
the harder the going is. Italy may have
had a moment of weakness but Italian
courage and fortitude now equal that
OF am soldiers in the world.
II there is any tapeworm specific
that is adapted to the treatment of red
tape worm. Dr.. Wilson should double
the dose, write three times a day" on
the bottle and see that no department
misses taking its medicine as directed.
How much Wood would a district
chuck IL district would chuck Wood
IS being studied by several persons who
would go to congress from the Tenth IL
the folks simply insisted upon it. How
eevr in the end the district would
probably chuck Wood back into con-
grass. And Wood will chuckle.
Wonder what Secretary BAKER "oulo
90 II he met Hindenburg on a dark
night in the middle of an alley?
The Carroll Herald suggests that
Lieutenant Governor Moore would
make a good successor to Governor
Harding. Next time?
Isn't It strange that in all this three
years Of deadly war that the German
royal family hasn't been touched with
| bullet. bomb or shell? Considering that
cannon nowadays have a range Of 20
miles it is easy to understand how con-
evnlent the German princes find the
telephoe. .-.
That 212 per cent Of alcohol in
Canadian beer iuuns iiht a scheme to
| drown all the drunkards from the in
| side. ---...a.
You can drag a horse to water but
you can't make him drink. And a gov
ernor can call a legislature but he can't
tell them just when to go home or
| precisely what they shall do while they
| are in session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
CUT WOOD FOR NEXT YEAR.
y l L W WV NSLS -Nl$-N h~-N ~
TMoutt Vernon Record.

MOOtt ' eTnOn RECORD.
Every man who has a wood lot
should have all the wood cut this win
ter that he can find men to cut. lie
should do this not from a Inercenary.
but from a partly, at least. patriotic
motive. The shortage Of coal this win
ter is likely to be worse rather than
better next winter. The shortage Is
said TO be caused, largely, by the great
amount the government and men oc-
cupied in making goods for the gov
eminent are using. But next year We
will consume more coal with the thou
sands Of ships we will launch. as will
every other war industry. This very
likely means that we viii have less coal,
so that it will easily be possible to sell
every stick of wood cut, If offered at
reasonable price. =; vet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

criticism, are rarely helpful to tho edt.
tor. Considered by itself, none Of tho
various ways by which pressure ID ap.
piled to the newspaper is distrai,ting.
but the net result Of the whole Is llike-
ly to be confusing to the editor or
the publisher unless he is q man who
sees and thinks clearly who has =
definite purpose in his work and Whoes
courage will not permit him to ~ de-
waited from the course which he lccn-
ceives to be right by criticisms. thfeats
or any kind of pressure. corpor91 b or
individual, from without.
1t is the duty of the newspaper TO
retain the control Of its own columns
and it's own opinions at all hax1(rds.
1t owes that duty: to the public an(l to
itself. 1t is. not only important that
it shah not permit its opinions td be
stified by pressure from without, tbut
it is OF equal Importance that its news
columns also shall be kept free fHom
response to such pressure. The news
paper must needs be on its guard cpn-
stantly, 50 insidiously is this presshre
often applied and so cleverly doeA It
disguise itss'f at times, and 80 arico-
gantly does 1t make its Demands
known at other times. The newspaper
editor or publisher who would DIS
charge his full duty to the public has
need Of a cool head. a steady hand and
a courageous heart, together with uni
faltering resolution. 1t requires skilis.
full seamanship to steer the newspaper
craft. thru the shoals which make itg
course hazardous and uncertain. Il,
The conclusion OF the whole matter
is that the editor and the publisher
must know their own minds and must
possess the courage TO enforce Their
will in their work. The Ute Indsperd-
emit shows US one way to do Il. n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
1Sioux City Journal. ]


A German born subscriber to the
Ute Independent. a small, but well
edited, country newspaper in Monona
county. recently complained to the edi-
tor because he had denounced disioy-
alists as damned Huns" The SUD-
scriber in question did not relish the
vigor with which the Independent edl-
tor had given utterance to his con-
demnation Of half hearted citizenship
and outright disloyahy. The lnde-
pendent replies in its vigorous fashion
to the complaint, indicating that 1t has
no apologies to offer for anything it
has said: that 1t viii continue to hit
disloyal heads whenever they make
their appearance; that 1t IS willing to
sacrifice patronage. II need be. but
that no stopping Of the paper VIII
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
Masonic Meetings
. Visitors Always Welcome
MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A. T, &

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A. F q
A. M.-spectal communication, WORK
in third degree. Friday Dec. p, at :
O'clock. John w. Wells, secretary
w. n. Steiner ". NJ.
slcNET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. NJ
Stated invocation Monday eVer'hI'
Dec. II. at 40 o'clock. Business
sion and election Of officers. S"F'
Sharner H. P; John W. Wells sec
rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & 8. NJ, Mon
dav. Jan. p, 1915 Regular business
!. T. Forbes, recorder George Gregory
I, VI.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St. Alden'ar
cor,mandery. No. 80, x. T. Wednes-
DAY. Dec. IS, 1917. 4:3o D. N. !. I.
Forbes, recorder II. c. Mueller. COM
msnder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. g. o. E.
S.-Rezular meeting for business and
Installation OF officers Wednesday,
Jan. IS. 1:so p. n. Mrs, George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. =. E. Fred
erick- ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
THE HARDING CAMoUFLAGE.

I.9sNN-N
At Camp Dodge part of the curricu-
hum seems 10 be to have the governor
tell the men that each of them is equal
TO a dozen Germans. In Canada the
officers, in order TO put the men in
their place. inform them coldly that
one German Is equal 10 three OF the
allies. Pick your method.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
COULD HAVE SPOKEN OUT.
fPella Chronicle.J

We heard OF fellow who would not
contribute to the Red Cross and gave
as one OF the reasons that the editor OF
the Chronicle had said something
about him. We don't see how that
should make any difference, but will
remark incidentally that we have not
said nearly as much as we might.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

fails 10 reform him and yank 1t out
for the good and all or until he brings
fruits meet for repentance.
Whether Doc did or didn't isn't es-
sential Whoever does deserves all
he gets. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

The Glidden Graphic thinks ut will
be interesting to note how valuable
Mr. Harding considers the friendship
of Mr.. Pierce. Pity Iowa if Jim Pierce
is going to be able to dictate judicial
appointments. The governor did badly
enough in his appointments during the
last session of the legislature, but We
are inclined to think the willy Home
stead editor could do a lot worse and
not half try"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
IoUa Newspapers
NEW YEAR RESOLVE?

No one who has not tried il can
realize what a good feeling it is to
tell the truth occasionally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
LIKELY TO MOVE?
TCCuNCu Bluffs Nonpariel, |

ICGuncil Bluffs \onpariell
There is "A man in Council Bluffs
who hasn't given one cent to any war
service work, has bought no Liberty
bonds and declares that he will do
nothing Of this sort for the reason that
this is not his war, Queer chap, isn't
ba2
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

time for plain speaking or rather 1t is
time for action, and time to quit pussy
footing. for as long as we go on coax
ing these cattle to be good, Germany
will laugh up her sleeve and then go
on killing babies. 1T Is time for the
iron heel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
Rirst auhmarlne Gable.

The first submarine cable was one
that made communication possible be-
tween Calais and Boulogne, on one
ode Of the English Channel, and Do
vsr, ON the ether. This experiment
. commented upon by the London IL
iustrated News in Its Issue for August
-. -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Journal says there Is
at least nothing vicious in principle in
volved in the governors stand refer
ring to his demand on assemblymen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

Perhaps Mr. Harding is waiting IN
til he gets solemn promise from the
legislature not to take up the liquor
isue at the special session. says the
Waterloo Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

"The government having taken over
the railroads during the remainder OF
the war, it may be treason to give the
fresh young man in the ticket Office q.
piece OF your mind" suggests the Des
Moines Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

we use now an average of hye
pounds OF wheat flour per week per
person. Il ,s,,as sS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

"Other nations would not stand
hundredth part OF what our govern
y.ent stands" declares the Washington,
Iowa Democrat. TT is time for OUT
United States marshals to quit making
speeches, and instead, they should 60
to knocking or the blocks Of some q
these darnnable traitor mongers. y v
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
Topics of the Times

The kaiser knew what he wanted for
a Christmas present but the allies con-
slider it too expensive. So he will not
get 1t.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
Naptha TanksC
Hear Decorations
In Three States

International News Service:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 25.-
One man is missing and damage es
timated AT 5000 was caused by a
fire in the Atlantic Refining COM
pany's plant at Point Breeze early
today
The fire followed a series of the
most terrific explosions ever known
in Philadelphia. The detOnations
were heard i'm three states Win
dows were shattered everywhere
within a radius of a mile of the
plant. The flames mounted skyward
TO 1000 feet, causing many 10 be
lieve that the whole city was burn
ing All the fire companies south
of Market ST. were called by the five
alarms which were turned in.
Four investigations of the fire
been started by federal and munic
ipal authorities There was no evi
dence of plot, however. At $50
this morning the flames were still
burning fercely but were under
control
The explosions occurred in storage
tanks filled with naphtha.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
Explosion in AT
Cost Lives of 5
American Sailors
BULLETIN.

international News Service.
WASHINGTON. July -. - Five
American sailors were killed and
three injured i'm an explosion which
wrecked the interior of the sub
marine Az at the CaVite. Philip
pine islands, naval station ut 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
News of the accident was receiv-
Ell by the navy department this
afternoon by cable. The cause of
the explosion was the ignition of
gasoline vapOr which had collected
in a pocket within the submarine.
The manner i'm which these fumes
were collected il not known.
The men killed were the fol-
lowing:
Lieut. dunior grade) Arnold
Marcus.
Machinist's Mate first class
III. II. Lang.
Gunner's Mate (second cIass)
o. HOpewell.
Chief Electrician J. VI. Curry.
Machinists Mate Il. \. kunz.
The wounded were:
Chief Electrician G. SChailin.
Fireman Second class \. VI.
Jacobs.
Machinist's Mate tsocond
class I. Z. HixOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
SAYS WAR WILL COST
ENGLAND S4O.000,000;
SUM NOW STAGGERING

rrrernetluuaI N-7ys service
LONDON July 25.-Before many
- r-or+ns have elapsed the war
viii be costing England s4o.ooo.ooo
a dav,
This prediction was 1nade 7N REG
f,aId NcKenua. former chancellor
- the exchequer and one OF the
foremost experts ir England on
fiscal affairs
The newspapers comment al some
length TODAY upon the reseiailons
r,ade on Tuesday Hy Chancellor Law
-,aar1 moving the uew vote OF
r-a5it az sa.-50.00o.ooN. The var =
now costing England nearly $4,000
ooo daily and this SUM IS mounting
daily Oespite this staggering sum
chancellor law declares that Eng
land can never be beaten financially
bv her enemies. especially as the
United states has come 70 her aid.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25

lOJesaIe Death Sentences Are Dealt IN PetrOgrdd
War Bill of u. S.
To be Seventeen
Billion -Smoot
International News Service /:

International News Service
WASHINGTON. July 25.-Amer-
ica's war bin, including budgets al
ready voted and new sums 10 be
asked by the administration. will
reach the stupendous total of SI7.-
O00,00O,00O Sen. Smoot Of Utah. one
of the leading financial experts I'M
congress. informed the senate today.
Sen. Smoot yesterday gave the
total as $14,OO0.00O.00O. lie told
the senate ne had been forced TO in
crease the total by figures ne OBJ
tanned last night, in addition to the
$5.O00.000,0OO war department bud
get.
These new sums are.
$4,000. OOO. OOO for a new loan
10 the allies.
$500. OOO. 900 for additional
shipbuilding.
$50, 100000 for general de-
iicienCies i'm the various depart
mcnts.
Meanwhile the big war revenue
bill was resting in the finance com
mittee's pigeonhole awaiting the ar
rival of figures from Sec'y of the
Treas. McAdOo showing in detail
the needs which the $5.0OO.0OO.0 600
war department budget must meet
The big problem confronting the
committee is how much if any. of
the $4,000. 100000 needed by the war
department is TO be obtained
through the new revenue bill.
Sen. Kenyon made use of the new
$4,000 100000 war department bud
get to further his fight against the
$27,0O0,O0O rivers and harbors bill.
which he has denounced as the
worst pork bill in the history of
congress- today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
Four Murders In
Cleveland Toll
Of Single Night

lnterna tonal News Service.
CLEVELAND, o., July 25.-Po-
lice today put two murder mysteries
together and went on the trail o.
one man instead Of two.
The body Of a prosperous appear
ing Italian was found in an eXcava-
ton at the new freight terminal
with two bulle; holes in the back
Of the head.
Mrs Angela Laratta, 81 years old,
was murdered last night in her home
while her two-year-old child cried
in its crib. Her throat had been
slashed
The police later learned Mrs.
Laratta was separated from her
husband for the second time three
weeks ago and that the latter had
tried 20 effect a reconciliation. They
also were told that the mans BODY
found in the cave was the sweet
heart OF the woman.
The husband Of Mrs Laratta is
being sought a visit TO his home
was made and another child OF the
Larattas was found. Laratta had
not been home all night.
Two other persons were slain dur
ing the night. Cashmere Marynysz
forgot his latch key and attempted
10 climb into window at his
boarding house The proprietor.
Joe Graczyk shot and killed him.
Police charged Graczyk with murder
as they say ne made no attempt 10
Identify the man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
NEW DICTATOR
RULING WITH
AN IRON HAND.
Army Officers Get Orders to
Deal With SteTneSt Man.
ner-Emperor Charles
Back From Front.
International News Service

International News service
COPENHAGEN. July 25.-
Dictator Kerensky's Bismarck
ian policy" of restoring disci-
pine and order, has found its
first expression in the passage of
death sentences upon a number
of mutin0uS soldiers and pro
German anarchists. said A dis
patch from PetrOgTad today.
Orders have been issued TO all
Russian army officers to deal
with mutinOuS soldiers in the
SterneSt possible manner as the
new dictator is convinced that
drastic measures are necessary
t. stop the OBJECTIONS on the
front.
Proclamations have been posted In
Perroerad. Moscow and other inn
Dortant cities. as well as on the mr.
ing line. announcing the new atu-
tude of the government toward Of
tenders.
Issue strict orders.
Every person guilty or attempt
ing 10 thwart the efforts Of the gov
eminent 10 restore order and oisci-
pline will he adiudged guilty OF trea-
son and dealt with accordingly
said the notices.
The suggestion is being urgec
upon the council Of workmen's ano
soldiers delegations that public
funerals be held I'm Petrograd foi
the Russian officers who persisted IT
great numbers while trying 20 rall3
their mutinous troops against the
Germans i'm GaNcia during the pres
ent fighting
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
Light Opera Company
Presents Fine Program

and clever comedian Mr.. Andrews
has played the part over 1900
times in the leading opera houses
OF the more important cities OF the
country.
other important characters in the
cast are. Robert White. Pooh-B Bah;
Bertha James Gilbert, Yum-Yum;
Madame Garafola. Katiska; Miss
Fleming Petit Sing
Rehearsals for the children =
Mother Goose Festival" 20 be given
at the chautauqua Thursday even
ing. were held al the tent Wednes-
day morning under the supervision
Of Miss Nina Hodge Considering
the very short length Of time the
youngsters have had TO practice the
sketches were well done and except
for the few times Mistress Mary
and her maids forgot" everything
went along smoothly When Mis-
tress Mary" herself neglected 20
make her courtesy 10 the audience
and bowed gracefully 20 the mat
tentive scenery instead King Cole"
sitting majestically IN the audience
overseeing the performance gfggled,
quite audiblv
After the Mistress Mary" re-
hearsals the cavalry entered on
prancing steeds 10 the tune u live
lv music. These same steeds. 20 the
audience seated somewhat back from
the stage. might have easily been
mistaken for broomsticks though
the creatures had ears. eyes. noses
and long necks.
To-day when We speak so much
Of patriotism. let Us be patriotic and
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