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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
NoRrHcLIFFE.s U-soAr PLAN.

Spsed, Destroysrs, Smoke Screens and
Harbor Mines All Must BE- Used,
In an interview to the Washington
Times Lord Northcliffe outlines his
plan for meeting the U-boat menace
which he thinks can be successfully
met. He says:
SGermany In my personal opinion
can not be punished for her disturb
ance OF the peace Of the world and
rendered harmless in the future with.
out the assistance Of American troops.
Germany will endeavor to prevent
those troops from crossing the ocean,
and from being fed and munitioned
when they have crossed, by attacking
transports and supply ships with u
boats.
How can this be prevented.
There are, in my personal opinion.
at least four methods of meeting sub
marine attack which, IL they are alb
solutely employed, may make sea-
routes fairly safe. Many moro methods
have been suggested. Netting the North
sea, rule out. The North sea Is too
wide to be Melted. In . narrow chan
mel that plan can succeed. The North
sea at its narrowest Is some $50 miles.
Sending submarines to hunt sub
marines is also tmpracticable as a
regular policy. British underwater
craft have destroyed several U-boats,
and one small British vessel has been
sunk by a German submarines torpedo.
But in general way 80 long as sub
marines are blind like moles one might
as well set one fish to seek another in
Lake Superior. When they can see
under water the pace will be altered
Bombs dropping from airplanes may
save a bit now and then, but this is a
method useful only in certain states Of
weather and too uncertain at present,
tho it may develop to give steady re-
suits. Bulkheading, SO as to give tor
pedoed ships the chance Of keeping
afioat, could only be introduced easily
into cargo vessels; 1t Is unlikely that
they could keep afioat long enough to
| reach port and so save their cargoes.
The four modes worth serious dis
cussion of guarding ships against tor
pedo attack from submerged sub
| marines, are:
Il. To give all ships as high rate
Of speed as possible, not below fifteen
knots, and increasing as the submarine
| speed increases.
"2. To puzzle the submarine CON-
manders by 'camoufiase;' that is to
say, by using smokeless coal or oil, by
concealing ships in smoke clouds, by
altering their appearance, and by ad-
| opting other devices which make COR
rect aiming difficult.
SO. To patrol the seas necessarily.
employing hundreds of small, speedy
craft. dwarf torpedo boats, let us call
them, carrying guns and small tor
pedoes to make an Atlantic lane of
safety hunting and frightening the
| submarines. destroying them where
ever they can be detected.
Il. Mining the entrances to ports
from which the 'U-boats start in such
a systematic fashion as to keep them
from time to time penned up altogeth-
er for short periods and to make their
issue more risky at all times
"These methods should all be adopt
ed at the same time, together with
such other devices as may be invent
ed or suggested in which task the
world looks to American inventive gem
ius to take prominent part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
LOCAL MARKETS
Prices Paid % Farmers BY Marshall
toAm Marchanfa

Prices Paid % Farmers by Marshali-
town Merchants.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshalltown dealers for the different
varieties OF farmers provisions, grain
and produce.
The Olson Grocery Company quotes
the following prices:
Butter-42.
Egxs-42.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at their
Mace OF business in this city, subject
however. to market changes:
Corn-1.00.
oats-ssh.
Wheat-2.00.
The following market quotations are
furnished by H. Willard, Son & Co.:
Clear medium native wool-55@57.
Coarse and low-50@5e.
Light hne-45050.
Heavy, hne-38.
Pelts-l0007.50.
No. hides-17.
No. ; hides-1S
Horse hides, tail on-S.000S.5o.
Hog skins-50.
Beeswax-2702s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
10 FOOD CONSUMERS

Opportunity Offer 10 Farmers and City
Peopie~to Buy Food at Wholesale
Prices at Rear 230 East Main
Street.
We have car lots Of food products
at the Food Commission warehouse in
the rear Of 23O East Main street, back
OF the Evans Hotel. Car apples at
$1.25 and box Jonathans at $3.50.
Bring your basket sacks and autos
and fill them up and carry them home
Flour, potatoes, apples and cheese. The
Wholesale Food Commission. Phone
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
SINCLAIR 4 CO, CEDAR RAPIDS.
GIVE $50 FOR CASH PRE-.
NUNS FOR CONGRESS.
Will SEND BUYER TO
PURCHASE FAT HARRoWs
Chicago Packers Become Interested
and Arc Expected to Contribute to
Prize Money-Mundy 4 Scott Offer
Silver Cup in Baby Beef Feeding
centest-Packer Will Buy Calves.

BY their interest, and by their ap-
preparations of cash. big pork packing
companies. will help promote the Mar
shalltown Swine and Corn Congress
that is to be held here early next
month. One packing company has al
ready contributed cash for prizes and
will send buyer to buy hogs shown
at the show. Others are expected to
subscribe money for premiums. The
interest these companies have shown
Is encouraging the promoters OF the
congress.
T. NJ. Sinclair & CO.. Of Cedar Rap
ids, have contributed $50 in cash for
prize money to be used as the man
ayers of the congress may see fit. They
will send q buyer to thefs show to buy
such fat barrows as may be for sale
They have had a buyer at the Inter
.ational Live Stock Exposition In Chi
ago, and he paid above the market
,rice for fat barrows bought there.
County Agent Buchanan, who has
sep at the Chicago live stock show.
-eturned this morning. While there he
was able to reach general officers OF
two large packing companies and ex-
planned to them the nature and object
Of the show. Both thought the plan
an excellent one. and were surprised
that no one in Iowa, from where both
firms receive SO many hogs at the
yards. had thought Of the plan before.
They both indicated q willingness to
aid the movement by contributing cash
for prizes and, agreed TO write him
Saturday just what they would do.
Munday & Scott today notified
County Agent Buchanan that they
would give q silver trophy cup to the
boy who was declared the winner in
the baby beef contest which ID to be
decided next fall. Tho cup must be
won twice by the same boy before 1t
becomes his property.
T. NJ. Sinclair q Co... Cedar Rapids.
packers, have notified the county agent
that they win have buyer here at the
county fair next fall to buy baby beeves
fattened by boys In the feeding con-
test, provided they are able to buy
enough to make q car load. It il ex-
pected that there wll be no trouble on
this point as forty boys in the county
are feeding baby beeves and it is ex-
pected that twenty-five or more will
show their calves. A buyer from the
Sinclair company was at tho Linn
county fair this fall and paid consider
able more than the market price for
baby beeves fattened and exhibited by
boys Of Linn county In the feeding con-
test
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06

Abel his wife; Florence Abel Byrns,
widow; James Hall and Hall
his wife; Charles A. Weatherbee and
Weatherbee his wife; George
Ferguson and 49, Ferguson his
wife: Henry L. ]. Boardman and
- Boardman his wife; X. II.
Goodwin; a. A. Goodwin; James H.
Whitaker and - Whitaker his
wife: George w. Voris and
Voris his wife; John, Gowing and
- Gowing his wife: S. r. King
and ----- King his wife; King H.
Goodwin and Goodwin his
wife, defendants, and the unknown
heirs. minors, insane persons,
legatees, devisees, successors, as
signees, husbands, wives and credi-
tors Of said defendants above named
and described and the unknown
claimants of the north half (nh) Of
the southeast quarter (seA) Of Sec
ton twenty-four (24) in township
eishty-five (S5) north Of range eigh-
teen QS) and the unknown claimants
of the southwest quarter (swA) Of
section nineteen G9) in said town
ship eishty-fi five (S5) north Of range
seevnteen % west Of the 5th p. m.
OF Iowa, defendants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
GILMAN is CERTIFIED.
Former Y. NJ. c. A. Physical Director
Must Serve In Raoka.

Former =. NJ. G. A. Physical Director
Must Servo il Ranks.
G. E. Gilman. former physical direc-
tor Of the Y. II. C. A.. who is now
doing physical work for the Y. NJ. c. A.
at Camp Dodge, has been certified for
service by the district board, accord
ing to notice received by the local eF-
emption board this forenoon. The dis
trict board notified the local board that
Gilman's claim for exemption had been
overruled, and that he had been certi-
fed Sept. %, but notice Of the certifi-
cation had never been received by the
local board.
With this certihcation for service
came two others. They are Noble F.
Cavanaugh. 211 South Third street, and
Roy, ]. Gilgen. of State Center. Claims
for exemption were filed in both these
cases and hot allowed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06

In the district court Of Iowa in and
for Marshall county January term 1918.
Raymond Eckles, sometimes written r.
B, Dckles; Howard L. Eckles; Eta
NJ. Eckles; Elvin L. Eckles. minor. by
his mother. guardian and next friend
Eta n. Dckles. plaintiffs. w.
Mary A p. Dougless and Doug
lass her husband: J. w. Trip and
Trip his wife: John H. SM-
ley and Smiley his wife; J. NJ.
Carpenter and - Carpenter his
wife; William H. crichton and 49,
his wife; Daniel b. Brady and
Brady his wife; Nathaniel
Lucas and --- Lucas his wife;
William, Andrews and ----- And
rews his wife; Farmers and Mechan-
les Loan Association: David Furger-
son and --- Furgerson and his
wife; David F'urguson and
Furguson his wife; John Ferguson
and Ferguson his wife: Will
liam Crum and Crum his
wife; Thomas B. Abel and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
Original Notice.

Original Notice.
70 Mary A. P. Douglass and
Dousless her husband; ]. w. Trip
and --- Trip, his wife; John II.
Smiley and Smiley, his wife; j.
NJ. Carpenter and ---- Carpenter,
his wife; William H. Crichton and
Crichton. his wife; Daniel s.
Brady and - Brady, his wife;
Nathaniel Lucas and Lucas,
his wife: William Andrews and
and Mechanics Loan Association;
David Furgerson and
Furgerson, his wife, David Fur
guson and Furguson his
wife; John Ferguson and ------ Fer
guson. his wife: William Crum and
----- Crum, his wife: Thomas 3.
Abel and ---- Abel. his wife;
Florence Abel Byrns. widow; James
Hall and -- Hall his wife;
Charles A. Weatherbee and
Weatherbee. his wife; George Fer
suson and -- Ferguson HIS wife;
Henry f. J. Boardman and
-Boardman, his wife; X. H.
Goodwin; A. A. Goodwin: James H.
Whitaker and -- Whitaker, his
wife; George w. Vorice and --
Voris his wife; John Cowing and
Cowing his wife: S. 7. King
and -- King his wife; King H.
Goodwin and Goodwin his
wife. defendants, and the unknown
heirs. minors, insane persons, lega-
tees. devisees, successors. assignees,
husbands. wives and creditors Of said
defendants above named and describ-
ed and the unknown claimants of the
north half .(nk) Of the southeast
quarter (seA) Of section twenty-four
(2D in township eighty-five (S5)
north OF range eighteen (1s) and the
unknown claimants of the southwest
quarter (swA) of section nineteen
(1s) in said township eighty Ave (S5)
north Of range seventeen (17) west
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
In the Police Court.

George Miller. a stranger, arrested
fo. being drunk. was sent to Jail for
ten days and Charles Eastman, another
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
soULDN,T LEARN TO DRILL
Deserter From British Army says He
Ran Away TO Avoid Making
Trouble for Officers

There is something rather fine about
the excuse made by a deserter who was
charged at Winesden police court, says
the London Globe. This unfortunate
was unable TO read or write, which just
shows that education can have no in
fuence on the qualities of the heart.
He told the bench that he left the army
because he was so sorry for the Off
GERS. A captain. two lieutenants.
sergeant major, two sergeants and
three corporals had tried to teach him
to drill; but he was totally unable TO
learn it.
Why, argued this man, iIIiterate but
of noble mind, waste the time OF these
able officers on useless labor? Why
impose on them the Sisyphean toll OF
trying to drill the undriIIable? He
could imagine the enthusiasm with
which they turned to the instruction OF
more teachable recruits.
We could wish there We're more like
him, remarks the Globe. There are
those who are unable to learn. but
cannot recognize it. You may tell a
certain type OF Office boy four thousand
times to put the waste paper basket on
the right side Of your desk. and on the
four thousand and first time he will
place it on the left, as ever. But he
will not dream OF removing himself.
How different from the deserter of
WinesdenI
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
SC0FFER RISES TO REMARK
Little Dissertation on the oft-Repeated
Assertion That All Men Are Born
Free and Equal.

''They say that all men are born
free and equal. Surei It's daylight
in the daytime an dark at night, too
What about it? All the horses in the
Suburban Handicap start from the
same post at the same time, but that
amt sayin' they get back together
They go under the webbin' with their
tails in line, startin' equal an free to
get back as quick as their legs'n let
'eIn. That don't buy 'em any hay, you
know They don't get notfin' for start
in. That's the reason why they start
equal. Anybody'n give anybody their
half Of nOthin' that nobody wantsI
''The hay stake and the getaway
moneys all paid for the finish; an
buhlieve me, DO, them nags that dust
ed the same part o. the track with
their hind feet at the same time don't
nose the dough together. Al what O.
that? If they did, nobody'd ever put
up the dough to run for, an they
wouldn't be no horse racin'. Then all
the ponies could drag plows, couldn't
they? Yehl But some could 90 down
a cornfeld quicker than some others.
and the ones that got into the end
Of the furrow first would get the most
eats an the best stalls. Free an
equal I''-William Slavens McNutt in
Munsey's Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
Make the Most of Life.

"But, when you come right down to
it, why should anyone want to live 10
be one hundred or even ninety? A
man who was said to be one hundred
and eight years old attended one of
the Billy Sunday meetings here, an5
everyone who saw him pftfed him. he
was a wrinkled shadow of a man who
lived beyond his time.
The chief end of life, says the Kan
sas City Star, should not be so much
to live TO be eighty or ninety years old
as to get the most out of the years
that he does live, and the only way 10
do that is to live rightly, which means
sanely, temporarily, usefuIly. with due
regard TO the rights and feelings OF
others Living that way you may not
exist for a great span of years, but
you VIII have the satisfaction of know
ing that you made the most of the
years that were allotted you.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
Warden.

B. Armstrong of Moreland, re-
turned home on Monday, after spend
ing several days with his family here.
DR.. Glover and family now occupy
the house on Chestnut Street, re
Gently occupied by Prof. Malloy
Mrs. E. C. Collyer has been con-
fined to her home for nearly three
weeks, owing to an ingrowing toe
nail. Mrs. Virden had an operation
for the same trouble recently.
One day last week a farmer living
west of Hays, few miles came to
town in his automobile and while
crossing the track he came near be-
ing run down by a freight train.
The car just grazed one of the
springs as he left the track He was
coming in from the south The rail-
road gong was sounding and he no
ticed an engine on the track near
the depot, but did not see the string
of box cars being backed in from the
east. The lumber yards and coal
sheds DISTRACTED the view It has
not been very long ago since a man
was killed at this crossing because he
did not see the train in time. This
crossing is very dangerous and we
are expecting nearly every day that
another serious accident viii occur.
The q. P. should put in a gate at the
crossing to insure safety to the pub
lie. The gongs are all right as far as
they go, but they are not a sufficient
protection.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27

He made no effort to preach q ser
mon on tobacco or booze, though he
uses neither of them. He is a far
mer, and always when we have seen
hIm IN town we have wondered at his
CHEEKY disposition and enviable ro-
bust health Apparently he has new
er had a worry IN his life He al
ways carries a smile, and the impress
sion he has left with US Is one Of alb
solute contentment-a man at peace
and ease with himself and the world.
This week we learned why. He told
US unhesitatingly that he was not
burdened with wealth. 'I have to
work every day, but enjoy working.
Eat? You bet / eat three times 3
day and all they put before me each
time Ny work creates an appetite
and 1t Is not dulled by either tobacco
or booze K men knew half the en-
JOyment these things rob them Of at
their meals, they would never touch
them again" No one can successful
ly argue with this man, for he is,
himself every evidence that he Is
getting the most life has to offer
Beverly Tribune.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
Male AndeIs.

Ever think of this" he went ON
without looking up. that all the an
gels and saints mentioned II the
Scriptures are referred to as he's?"
That's because the Scriptures were
all written by men-the ballots they
cast in advance for their own imnlor-
tality- The prejudices of your sex
have laid sort of spiritual impropri-
ETY. upon US in the next world" I re-
torted sharply.
Il don't know" he laughed: "wonen
may be needed so much forever in this
world that the Lord can't spare you
Just 70 sing soprano in heaven. -
FROM "a Circuit Riders Widow" BY
Cora Harris il the Saturday Evening
Post.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
A New u. p DeDot.

At an annual meeting of the d.
rectors of the Union Pacific railroad
last fall, the company appropriated
twenty million dollars to be used
during 1917, IN improving their.
road Among the improvements on
the list was new depot at Hays.
Thursday afternoon. the railway
officials were here, we understand,
to decide on the location for the
new depot, the plans being already
drawn. 1t was a question between
east ar west of the present depot
and it is said that interested parties
did not want it in the west end of
town, not wanting lot of little res
taurants and other SMALL shacks in
their growing residential portion and
insisted on its being located on the
east side. It is reported that the
managers decided on the location at
the corner of Main and Allen street,
where the street crosses the track
from the State Park, beyond the
switches, but on the long, new
switches the company has just built,
which is nearer to their pumping
plant. The company have 100 feet
strip on each side of the track that
they can nicely park, as requested by
the Ladies Club. Two of our bust
ness men this week bought lots on
North Main Street near the new loca-
ton.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
new BANKING Law
Cooperative Financial InstiEutisns
Is Provision
Chittenden Bill Would Create State
Money Problem.

The Kansas house. Of representa-
ives today opened new vein OF s0E-
row for the bankers. Under proyS-
SONS or bill by Representative Chit
tenden Of Ellis County, cooperative
banks may be organized IN this state.
That isn't all Chittenden removes
from the state banking depart
ment the right to reject applications
Tor charters when certain provisions
nave been complied with by stock
Under the present law co-oDerative
banks have a small chance IN this
state. The cooperative game has
nao us effect on the grain and e1e-
Vapor business and IN many places CO
operative movement with slight con-
Germ Now the cooperative boost
ers propose to engage IN the bank
ing business.
At present the state bank com
missioner Is given a rather wide
range for the expression OF iudp-
ment as TO the need OF bank n
town: Under the existing statues.
one bank town seldom encounters
two or three banks But the Chit
tenden leaves a big loop hole for
the men who seek TO organize banks
and fail to secure charters. When
charters are denied under action of
the state charter board, a co-opera-
tive bank is as easy as a fishing ex-
petition.
Chittenden's bill provides that
twenty persons may organize and
conduct cooperative bank.
They must subscribe for stock IN an
amount not less than $4,000 and
shall file their notice with the state
bank commissioner. If the stock Is
properly subscribed. the commits
sloner must then grant a charter.
Following the action OF the house
last week In passing the Wilson bin.
reducing the contract interest rate
from 10 to 8 per cent, Kansas bank
ers now face the cooperative plan.
The Chittenden bill doubtless means
a big fight If it receives a favorabIe
commltte report and viii call forth
opposition from scores of bankers
both state and national-in aIl sec
lions Of the stae.-State Journal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
Where City Manaxer-conni.sion
Is Superior.

- superior
ANY plan of city government
that places unframed men IN charge
OF city departments without centraIi-
zatlon OF authority, Is bad and should
be scrupulously avoided"
ms opinion was given at a meet
ing OF Kansas City business men this
week by the efficiency engineer. Har-
rlngtOn Emerson, who installed the
present efficiency system IN the To-
peka Santa Fe shops.
Capitalization Is desirable in bust
ness, and business Is more and more
q feature of city government
There was Capitalization IN the
old system OF mayor and council,
as there is In the new of commission
and manager But there are vari-
Gus differences.
The mayor under the old system
made all appointments, and 1t took
two-thirds vote of the council to
veto hlTn- But the city manager Is
merely the commissions hired man
and a majority Of the commission
can turn the city manager down.
The mayor shared with the council
IN making lawS-paSSing ordinances.
The city manager has no such power.
The mayor could veto the vote of
the council on an ordinance. The
city manager has nothing to say on
ordinances
dent OF the council and in no way &C
cOuntable to them or anybody else.
except every two years to the people.
The city manager Is accountable i'm
nledlateIy TO the commission and they
can remove him from Office at their
viii.
The mayor could not be got rid of,
nor could ordinances or franchises
be passed on by the people But un-
der commlSsiOn-city manager the CITY
has the recall, initiative and refren-
dunn.
So in these two Centralized plans.
the one that lasted for generations
saw altogether the most centralized.
and was lone man government" pro-
per.
A further advantage in principle
is that under the commission-city
manager system not only NAV men
who are expert and entirely IA
mIRSr with their work be retained
1nqehnltely, or as long as they rem
der the best service, bnt this is the
very soul of the system; whereas IN
der the plan of commissioners as ex-
ecntIVe departments heads, it is not
necessary to discharge the head of a
department at the time when he has
become thoroughly familiar with its
duties and can render the best ser
vice. For If he is not dismissed and
a successor elected there will be no
representative city government but
the commissioners viii hold the up-
per hand over the city and feel that
they are independent of public
opinion must be reelected be-
cause the city cannot afford to put
new, inexperienced, experimental
men IN their places--Topeka Capt.
tai.