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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

Mrs. G. h. Rogers went this morning
to Grinnell to visit for a few days
---A
Wanted-To give stone for hauling.
Phone 81 or 3s7.--Advertisement.
#"F III II ------- e.-------a-.
Upholstering and furniture repairing.
Phone 525. Marshalltown upholstering.
strictly fresh fish every day. Phones
10 and 20. Bargain Store meat market.
Mrs. Fl. l.. Wessler, Of Gilbert. was
in the city Monday on her way to Grim
nell for Il visit.
Try kemper Bros, architect and
builder Office over 11S East Main
street. Advertisement.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. H. Schwietert and
son left this morning for High Hill.
Mo-, to visit friends.
Let me do your painting. inside or
out and it will be right. w. A. George,
Jr., 122 West Main street.
Mrs. w. l.. Smith was in Grnnell to
day visiting her daughter. Miss Fay
Smith, who attends school there.
Mrs. C.. Fl. Cressler, of Rayenna,
Neh., who has been visiting friends in
Grinnell. was in the city today on her
way to Scranton.
For Sale--Some extra good work
horses. One general purpose team
broke single and double. II. Weber,
back of postoffice.
Mrs. Emma Goddard and Mrs.
George Maiben, of Oskaloosa, were IN
the city today on their way home from
visit in Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Horst and daugh-
ter Ailene, of Gearing. were in the city
this morning on their way home from
an extended visit, in Long Beach, Cal.
Mrs, Robert w. Stevens left this
morning for Fairfield where she will
be delegate from the local P. E. O..
chapter to the state convention Of the
sisterhood.
Train No. on the NJ & st. L. was
held up for five hours this morning by
derailment at Manchester, Mimi. and
as a result did not arrive here until
8 o'clock.
DR.. and Mrs. r. F. French are in
Humboldt, called by the serious illness
Of f.. F. French, the doctors father,
who recently underwent an operation
for bladder trouble. The elder Mr..
French's condition is not encouraging.
Word from Secretary e, A. Franque-
mont, Of the Marshalltown Club. who
was called to st. Louis owing TO- the
Illness ce his mother, Mrs. Anna Fran
quemont, says that Mr.. Franquemon.
is preparing to bring his mother to this
city.
The o. r. C. held social Monday
evening in the carpenters hall and ad-
mitted seven new members into the
order, after (which dancing was en-
joyed and refreshments were served.
Fifty were In attendance, among them
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. w. Rowen and w. A.
Patched, of Oskaloosa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. PARKER Mrs. B. J. Blaney
and 8. S. Walton, Of Albert Lea, Mann.
The Rotary Club, which Of late has
been meeting from time TO time at the
places of business Of its members for
the purpose Of becoming acquainted
with the industries Of the city, were
entertained during the noon hour Mon
day at the plant Of tho Lennox Fur.
mace Company by DR.. II. A. Kinnan
sheinch wAs -ssrvSd, ~ tfS.saanpls room
and afterwards the members wsre
taken on q tour Of the property and
saw the foundry, steel. and tin shops
In operation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24
Special
Wednesday

w ednesddy
Community ten year guar
anteed plate bridal wreath
teaspoons, a set Of six CSC.
Community ten year guar
anteed tablespoons, for a set
of six $2.49.
Community ten year guar
anteed plate cold meat forks
CSC.
Also special values in cut
glass; many Of these items
will make beautiful wedding.
gifts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

New varnIoh.

A new varnish which, when applied
to metal, gives It crystallized effect,
10 now on the market. and is known az
crystallizing lacquer. 1t Is as yet to
be had only in black and in trans.
parent varnish that gives the effect Of
frosted glass except that the design
is not so regular. Hat ornaments,
belt buckles, buttons and all sorts Of
articles may be coated With It with
excellent results. Nye,7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24
What Reveals the Man.

The world does not always select
the best man. It is drawn to the
one whose appearance and conduct
reflects it's ideal. 1t forgets that often
the best man is far above Its conven-
tional notions. His ideals are so TAR
In advance they are counted cratic
and visionary. He treats the popular
rommonplaces with supreme disinter-
estedness and the unthinking crowd
ind little In him. Subsequently his
tory reveals the big man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

~ unoet &isd stats of lrish afIsiRs
;Stn1kG6 vi sllp made ~ tae Duke
rs Wsl1ingtoa Daring : house Of lords
B GoAatS On Ireland. In the course Of
\ ~ speech hs mentioned that two
Hse1efSymen had been murdered In Ire
s1laad. A noble lord on the other side
= TIE house rose at once to correct
\ -. mo, NO; only one" "Only one?'
|Fsjoined the duke "Well, II / urn mis-
taken I'm sorry"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

Within short time the price Of
! 900 mile mileage book 10 likely to 60
to SIS, and there are shrewd trafiic
men among the railroad executives
OF the country who today say that
within twenty years 1t will cost 8 cents
a mile to ride upon the railroad, as
against an average Of 21s cents today.
Golfers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24
N. !. St. l. March Payroll.

The Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
way payroll to local employees during
the month of March was $47,752.60.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

and beautiful net ven gracefully
draped from wreath Of pAlest spring
flowers, give us this quite Satisfactory
bridal outfit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24
.Corns Loosen OF
With Magic Gets It.
I pRoPS 30 THE WORK PAIN.
$ lESSLY

- tell you, before heard Of 'Gets-It'
I used 70 try one thing after another
for corns. still had them. used
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

CITY IN RRTEF

Mrs. G. h. Rogers went this morning
to Grinnell to visit for few days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

Refining lndvsnsA.
TO be thoroughly imbuSd W.
liberal arts rsfnes the u,annef1 a19
makes men to be mild aad gsatle ~
their conduct. = Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-24

Strictly fresh fish every day. Phones
10 and 20. Bargain Store meat market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
The Same Old New England.

From the Portland (Mo.} Prc~S.)
OF late years New England has IN
complaininglv suffered considerable
punishment at the hands of the rest of
the country
Bat, thank God, New England is now
showing that it hash I changed much
from the days of 10 or 81. II has no
Mayor Thonp>ons to apologize for. 1t
has no anti-draft parades or demorstr7l-
tions to suppress. 1t has no disloyal
or alien Socialist mayors to oppose the
Government. II is not looked upon as
a pleasant section in which to hold pac
fist. conventions. Ii it contains pro
German a2itators they are keeping
themselves well concealed. As a wnole
II doesn I approve OF the administra-
ton at Washington, bat it has stood
stanchly behind il in every move il has
made for the welfare of the country.
1t is the same old New England, the
solid, dependable, patriotic bulwarll Of
all that is admirable in America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

The executive committee Of the Au-
thors League Of America has issued a
vigorous statement calling attention 10
the injustice Of the postage section al
the war revenue bill, which is TO 90
into effect July J. 1918. II * signed
by Rex Beach, the president Of the
league, and the most forcihle portion
OF its argument * - follows: This
new Law threatens the destruction OF
American literature and the home
reading circle, with all that such q
| catastrophe would mean; this in itself
should excite sufficient general interest
! to prompt al Overwhelming demand for
! the repeal of the measure. But fur
! Their than that il appears 10 rs that
! this vindIctive ATTEMPT 10 throttle the
! independent press OF the United States
( is Il matter OF such sinister significance
tina, the people of the country will re
/ fuse 20 tolerate it, once they are az
| quaintcd with its true character In
asmuch as tho constitution OF the
| United States was drafted with the
| idea Of fostering arts and sciences, and
inasmueh as this ilI-eonsidored increase
in postal rates was damned through
congress not primarily as method Of
raising war revenue, but 50 lay rs we
can learn, as the result OF personal
luminosity on the part ef certain public
men, the genesis OF Which can be traced
back 10 the first undertaking rnaga-
zine articles, it Is plain to Us that Nc
should demand its immediate repeal
Now, above al times, The public mus,
be assured OF national. not section
al press. and one that is removed from,
all political influence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

lambs We're especially lovely this year,
but still, Santa Claus decided, the dolls
and fire engines and trains OF cars
were about the best in the whole shop.
Great smiles spread over his face,
for he thought how he would put
these things around Christmas trees
and into hanging stockings. What Il
good time he would have! All, how
lucky he was!
And he laughed aloud until the rein
deer once more sent their special call
Of care YOU ready for us? You al
ways laugh like that when you're
ready to start
Not vet. my fine reindeer" Santa
Claus called back. I'm just thinking
little bit ahead-that's ALL"
Again Santa Claus walked and
looked about his shop. What splendid
story books there were, too, this year
many OF them filled with beautiful
pictures and with stories of animals
and birds and flowers and fairies
Stories of adventures We're there, too
and stories OF school life which older
boys and girls would like SO much.
Yes, he did have a fine collection, he
decided. And how busy he had been
during the summer. He had worked
so long and SO hard, and now his re
ward WAS soon to come. He would see
the sleeping children, he would watcl
them smile as they dreamed of Christ
mas trees and filled stockings while al
the same time he was making thes,
dreams come true
Il must get my tree decoration,
ready said lie to himself. And h'
brought down from Il high shelf upoi
which We're rows Of boxes, gloriou,
tinScl, golden stars and gilded cand,
bags. There We're other boxes tillct
with candles and there We're yards ant
yards OF bright decorations of silve
and of gold.
Now | must take another look a
the last letters that have come" sal,
| Santa Claus.
He opened the days mail. And sue
mail as it was. From hundreds am
| thousands of fireplaces he had take
these letters, and from other place
| where the children told him the
| would put their letters.
| Yes" he said to himself. every
J thing is in pretty good shape.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
DADDHSEy[NDN(
ARY TALL 631
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
SANTA'S TOY SHOP.

well, We'll. we'll" said Santa
Claus, Il must be attending to my du-
ties. Dear me. there seem To be more
children than ever this Christmas
That's just what | like-the more
children-the more fun -
Santa Claus chuckIed, and then he
gave a long whistle. From far away
came the sounds from the reindeer,
who were trying to say: "We'n be
ready any moment TO start"
It's not quite time 10 start yet, but
there are many things to be done. Now,
let me see And Santa Claus pulled
his long white beard and looked about
his workshop.
Everything WAS there. Dolls-oh,
such dolls, They could talk and cry.
They could say Mamma, Papa" every
single time they We're pressed in one
certain spot.
There were dolls with blue eyes and
golden hair, dolls with brown curls
and brown eyes, and there We're dear
rag dollies, just the kind that said
they must be Rugged
And there were soldier boys and
sailors. tiremen, policemen and Jump
ing Jacks. There We're trains of ears
and great ships, automobiles and fire.
engines.
Santa Claus looked all about him
Yes, there WAS every kind Of q toy thai
could be imagined. And there were
such nice woolly animals. The white
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
EyFS
By LEE PAPE

Pop Went out 10 buy kIlsSmas tree
last mite me going with hum to show HIM
ware men was selling them on the street,
the fc1st place being rite GROUND the cor-i
ner. a little man in red swetter stand
iu- alongside OF a lot Of krissInas trees
leeuIng agenst the wall, pop saying to
him, Good eevning, Id like fair size tree
II YOU have one AT reasonable price.
Hers nice one ttr ony dolier~, spe-
shll rate Seeing It's you. sed the little
man
Perhaps you misunderstood me, sd
pop, | Jest wunt one tree, not haff duz-
zin, wat are You enyway, tree seller or
pirate?
That's all rite vat | am, the tree Is 6
dollers now llsted OF ), and If yon don't
like il you can lump il and il YOU don't
take 1t you can lceve Il, Sed the little
man
! woodent buy tree frum you for 6
SCENTS. sed pop. And we kepp on wawk-
ing, me taking HIM 70 another place ware
d long skInnie man was selling them, pop
saving to him, Good ecvning, watts your
cheapest rate in good sized trees.
You can have this one for dollers. sed
the man
Watts II made OF, ladium: sed pop. And
, we kepp on going and | took him to ware
a man with red nose and red muSh-
fash was selling them, being pritty good
ways away, pop saying, Good eevning. can
/ ! get fairly large tree for about dol
I lefs
Maybe in Switzerland OF some place Won
can; sed the man, my cheapest Is 5 dol
lers. And me and pop wawlted homo
agen. and Mr. Jones was standing on his
I irljnt steps next store. and pop sed \ cure
the very man | wunt to see, Jones, viii
You do me a favor There's little man
i'll red swetter selling krlssmas trees
. GROUND the corner, | wish YOU wood take
/. this doller bill and buy tree for me
and tell him to deliver II at my house.
know It's a rather odd request, but the
man owes me a little money and | don't
wunt to cmbaIass him by going down
myself and making him think that per
haps wunt the tree for nuthing
Very natural sed Mr.. Jones And me
and pop went IN and pritty soon the man
rang the fruut door bell with the tree
and pop told ma TO open the door tol
him and tell him to Jest lceve it in the
yeSterbulc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
The Acquittal Of Means.
New York WORLDLY

In the atmosphere that prevailed in
the North Carolina court room where
Castor b. Means was tried for murder,
It is not surprising that verdict was
! und clearing him Of the charge Of
having killed Mrs. King From the be
ginning there were indications that
conditions peculiar to the neiehborhood
were strongly in his favor The spir
1t manifested in the court was 50 far
removed from what is demanded in the
impartial administration Of justice that
it was made cause for sharp comment
ny leading newspapers of the state
From some CT them il drew expires
~ions of di@approval more pointed than
might be overlooked elsewhere.
To the proceedings there was given a
color Of sectional prejudice that was
calculated to affect the jury i'll its de-
eision. This parochial bias became
more pronounced as the trial pro
gre. I'd, and il tainted the air on oc-
casl0ns very noticeahlv. Hostility 20
witnesses and others called in to the
case from the outside was not even
thinly disguised. and the attorneys for
Means knew how to play on tAiS state
Of feeling t. the great advantage OF
the defendant,
II seemed ut times 4. if experts and
lawyers who had iourneyed 50 far from
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

Food Administrator hoover asserts
that the wholesaler should base his
price on cost and not on the present
market values That is TO say, if the
wholesaler buys & large quantity 81 a
commodity and before he sells il the
price eoe. up, he should sell q, cost
plus q reasonable preGt That sounds
good and in most instances il would
be Just rule But il sometimes hap
pens that the WHOLESALERS buys a large
quantity Of goods aud the price after
wards goes down. In war time there il
not often n reduction in p1ices. but
there have been such reductions. AZ in
the case Of potatoes. The real effort
should be to give the Wholesaler o
reasonable profit on his entire business,
rather than insist that he shall not
have more than a reasonable profit on
any one commodity. He must some.
where make up for the losses which will
inevitably come to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
Russia and Reputation.
BROOKLYN Eagle. )

Publication at this time lii the Petro-
grad organ of the Bolsheviki of a Sc
rious article. doubtless inspired hv Trot
sky, advocating the 'annulment or
the reputation Of the whole foreign
debt of Russia must compel the atten-
tion of financiers in this city and should
not fail to interest All thinking persons.
Interrelated and intcrlocked are the
financial interests OF great nations OF
actual and unresisted governments, au-
tocracy, aristocratic democratic, it has
to be promised that they are sane and
honest. OF lie tacto governments worthy
of the name, the same thing may be
predicated. In all the chan ocs OF the
French revolution, for example, not a
franc Of fopeign debt was lepudiatcd
not matter by whom incurred So the
credit of France remained high. The
power to repudiate is always there for
any sovereignty. The penalty OF re
pudiation is sort of national depres-
sion from being stunned by capital
which no people can well meet.
Russia has, it is estimated q foreign
debt Of about $500, 100000. The Boil
sheviki are not bound by precedent, by
morality, by national deeeney. Yet
they are guilty Of gross indiscretion ii
even limiting Reputation now. They
Justify in advance every refusal Of aid
from the United States They strength
en- the hands Of the Kerensl, follow
ing They emphasize the trIth that
petrograd is not 10 be confourd,d with
Russia. And i'll 50 doing, perhaps, they
work out destinv's plans for . real
democracy, a self-respecting democracy
for the whole former empire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

home in discharge OF their duties were
thought to deserve rehuke and humiiia-
tion for meddhng in the affairs Of the
people Of Concord. Ii that obscure
community had been let alone, there
would have been no murder trial and
Means would have gone clear without
the annoyance even Of facing charges.
AS for the evidence against him, the
sources from which it was received ap-
peared rather to arouse resentment
than to lend force to IT,
The extent to which Means acquit
tai was due to the state Of sentiment
enveloping his trial is not to his cred
it. But he has been declared innocent
by Concord jury, and at that point
tho case ends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
Solids From Liquids.

The spectacle of changing liquids
into solids is at once both beautiful
and mystifying.
Pour a concentrated solution of wa
ter glass Sodium silicate) into glass
and add enough hydrochloric acid TO
make the solution acid. The solution
will turn into a solid resembling an
opal and if the dish is inverted will not
fall out
Dissolve Il lump of alum in water
and add enough ammonia water so that
the solution smells strongly of it.
Shake the mixture and it will turn into
transparent jelly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

haven't forgotten that Lucy wants q
doll that says, Mamma, Papa and
Jackie wants Il new train Of cars"
And so he went on down through the
list. There We're the names OF the
children. and there were the toys he
WAS going TO give them. And waiting,
ready to start, We're the reindeer.
Il think the children will have a
pretty good Christmas this year
chuckled Santa Claus to himself, as he
looked once more over his magic toy
shop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

Explaining to English people the APP
parent slowucss of America in getting
troops into active war work, the Lon.
don Times military correspondent says
that is WIS nine months after the out
break of war before the first division
Of new English armies landed in
France. aud year before one Of these
divisions took part in q grand attack.
He had never thought that the United
States would better the English prac-
tiec because the Americans do not find
in the field, as the new English army
did, an old tried army round which to
group themselves. Moreover, the Amer.
lean transportation problem is more Sc.
rious than the English. Gen. Perish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

Admiral Won Tigpitz : declaration in
his Hamburg srecch tia, up 10 ,Ae
present IN this Wal Great Britain has
won, rather than lost, may sound star
Ting as coming from a German source,
but il is nevertheless true Great Brit
ain has swept German commerce from
the seas. has kept the German navy
cooped UP in the Kiel canal and rem
dered 1t a negligible factor in the war,
has captured al the German colonies
III Africa, has bloc Sed the German at
tempts TO reach Calais, has delivered
smashing blows Ut The German line III
France and FLANDERS, has dealt power
full blows at Germany 5 ally, TURKEY,
in Mesopotamia and Palestine, and has
so thoroughly bloekadod Germany as
TO reduce her almost 10 the verge Of
starvation. On the other hand, no Brit,
ish territory anywhere has been invad-
ed or captured by Germany or her al.
hes, and the British losses in men
killed, wounded and captured are vast
iy less than those inflicted on the Ger.
mans and the Turks by the British
forces. Won Tirpitz cannot shut hi,
eyes to it; he knows tia, a. between
Germany and Great Britain there is nc
question but that Great Britain has hat
very much the best OF the way 50 far
and Tor reasons OF his own he 10 franb
, enough 30 admit IL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

The thrift card is promoter Of
good citizenship. " enables the chill
.drcn to become partners with the gov
eminent. The money saved is loaned
70 help q. cause in which we are al in
tcrestpd. 1t will lead 10 further in
crease of wealth and future happiness,
because, being substituted for cxtray-
Hgaucr. it viii continue after the war
being governed by no signature Of
treaties. The thrift savings stamps at,
primary lesson in savings
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

ing's firm resolve TO perfect hrs armies
before he throws FOR the gigantic
stakes of battle is one which cannot
but receive entire appreciation. THE
man who tKes u hustle pershiug is
wasting his time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

Norwich university Is small insti-
tuition comparatively, but as Daniel
Webster said Of Dartmouth years ago
'.thcre are those who love her. To
have contributed SO men for service
in the present war, with over 20 per
cent commissioned officers, is a record
OF which a much larger college might
Dee proud.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
In Excellent TGsse.

Bookmaker-We captain, am glad
to see YOU back; and 'ow did you find
the last pair of boots l made YOU?
Captain Gan exchanged prisoner from
Germany oh! tie best l l.ar tasted
London Opinion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19

The Boston American baseball team
has certainly set an example to pro
tossional athletes in patriotic service.
Eleven OF its PLAYERS have enlisted for
service in the army or navy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-19
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night. and il Solicits the
cooperation Of subscribers TO that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure Go receive the paper on the morn
nG following the omission. in person,
by telephone or postal card, thus enabling
tic cause OF the error 10 be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. il is only
bv this method that the publisher can Sc
cnlo the desired service.