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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
MAY BE IhUE.Bu1 DONpT

Not everything true is worth telling.
Scandal, tho it may be true. ism.
worth telling.
Mistakes Of men and women who
have lived down or are attending n
live down earlier errors are not worth
reviving.
The sins Of fathers and the mistakes
o. mothers are not Justly to be visited
on the heads of children and grand
children despite the statement Of The
scriptures. Outside of the physical
effect of physical sins the scriptural
statement may be taken as a recogni-
ton of the fact that envy, jealousy and
small mindedness existed then and will
continue to exist. .,e
Some things entirely true are not
worth telling. Some things entirely
true should not be retold The files
Of every newspaper prove that very
conclusively. Those files are grave
yards of good repute as they are mile
stones OF GOOD character.
Some tongues run to scandal from
lack OF other bases for conversation
Their owners are unfortunate. There
are SO many splendid things to recog-
nize and speak of, so much that is true
and worth telling that a tendency tc
scandal is an evidence of Ignorance
and a small mind.
Not everything true is worth telling
On the contrary, much that is entirely
capable of complete verifica ton is bes
left untold and unnoted. Those VIII;
trace the branches Of family trees arr
likely to find some ancestor lynchet
to a limb The DR.. Johnson of FAME
expressed it fairly when. having asked
widow to marry him and being toit
that she had suffered the loss of al
uncle by hanging, replied that it dit
not matter overmuch as he had sew
eral who should have been hanged.
Nothing truer was ever written thar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Well, my little canary bird didn't
wink at me all night, as l feared it
might in the last story. and my alarm
clock said good morning to me at
half past fourteen o'clock, so I got up
in time. and here is the story l wrote
before I went out into the garden to
eat raspberries with Robbie Red
breast
One evening as Uncle Lucky and
Billy Bunny were driving along in the
Lucky mobile, whom should they come
across but a little billy goat named
Danny. He had little beard that hung
down from his chin and two little horns
that stuck up from his head. and he
was playing on flute while he sat
cross-legged on . stone by the road
side. And when he saw our two small
friends in their machine, he began to
play:
It's not SO Tar to the twinkle star
When yon sail in the little white
boat Of sleep.
So list to my tune. like breeze in
June,
Where the honeysuckles creep.
Over the sky. way up high,
In the little white boat Of sleep,
Ever so far to the twinkle star
Way up in the sky blue deep.
Where did you learn that lullaby
asked kind Uncle Lucky, brushing a
tear from his eye. for ne remembered
Just little song his mother used to
sing when he was a little boy rabbit,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
TIE BUSINESS FIELD.

Generally the weather and the crops
are working together. Predictions con-
template a huge grain yield. Corn is
spottS but the general outlook is for
good crop. That this crop will
bring the greatest money yield in the
history OF this country IS net matter
of question.
Sterilization of trade seems to be
| necessary under the circumstances in
which this nation finds itself, The es-
Enlistment of a food dictatorship,
while it is a revolutionary inception,
seems necessary 10 prevent disastrous
speculation. 1t has disturbed all bust
ness for the time, but to quote Bache's
Review: w.
Under such an arrangement, to
which there is already universal agree
ment, trading in futures drops out al
most automatically. 1t has already
been abolished voluntarily by the
boards, in some products, and proba bly,
will be eventually in nearly all There
never was such power in commerce
given to one man before: hut there
never before was such an emergency.
Mr.. Hoover's task is not TO disrupt
trade, but to stabilize it. In wheat,
Tor instance. the miuers can not buy
grain except thru him al an agreed
price for -four 10 the baker, with the
bakers agreement as to the charge for
bread. Ordinary profits VIII be al
lowed, but not excess profits. The
storTn-wind is taken out of the sails.
but the motor continues to work
steadily and the ship moves on. So it
will be with all foods. Wheat must
be saved for the allies. and under this
preponderating power it will be. The
country and the great business forces
Of the country are with Mr.. Hoover
in his giants task. If there Is any OPP
position to him !: is from political
political blatherskites, and they will be
swept away by the force of public
opinion like dead trees before a sirocco.
With the vast sums that are to come
back with the prices and plenty Of
farm products trade seems to have an
excellent prospect. But the main bust
ness of the country at present is toI
VIII the war. To that end private IL
terests will De subordinated. However
the public. sellers. purchasers, ship
pers, railways, are gradually falling
into line with a common determination.
The best thing for business is a gen.
eral working agreement without ad-
vantage TO any special interest except
the successful prosecution Of the war,
cessation of agitation, the prompt SUD-
scription of the forthcoming war loan
and general understanding that we
have the feeding Of our allies on our
hands as a necessary war measure.
business itself can do much for bust
ness by periodically accepting It's
share of the common sacrifice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
THE TEST OF kMERlcANisM.

The mayor OF New York has inform
ed his police heads that there are nc
laws which permit indiscrininate Ian
guage respecting the operation OF the
war" and issued orders to suppress dis
loyal utterances in public. The mayor
lays down for the guidance of his
police the assertion that TO urge men
against service which involves co -oper-
alton with the allies of the United
States is clearly attempting to obstruct
the recruiting and enlistment service
Of the United States"
That means that policemen will
break up soap box oratorical gather
ings, run in on one or another charge
those who agitate against the war and
enl;stments and who denounce the draft.
What the mayor VIII do with them
when he has them is nor so evident
However it is becoming evident that
congress is coming to temper that is
not unlikely TO result in legislation OF
a most severe character aimed al dis
loyalty and especially at pro-Gerran-
ism. Loss of citizenship and deporta-
ton are being openly counseled and
considered.
The part Of wisdom in peace is
close mouth. It is especially and par
ticularly wise in war time A great
deal Of the disloya!ty and pro-Ger7nan-
ism of which complaint is made in
Iowa is merely a continuation of ar
guments begun before America was in
volved in the war. 1t is not the less dan
gerous for that reason however both
to the country and TO those who prac-
tice it and not less likely to bring about
the legislative action referred to.
Much also OF disloyal talk Is born OF
opposition to Anglo-American alliance
Before that alliance was made and ac-
complished such feeling and sentiment
expressed publicity was one thing. 1t
is another now. We are fighting
shoulder to shoulder with England and
France in a cause we have accepted as
common to all. We are spending money
like water and array!ng a million men
IN this alliance. II is Americas fight
now. Patriotic Americans must accept
the situation as it stands. We can not
be pro-American and snti-ally. We
and our allies are in the same boat to
sink or swim.
There Is no room for pro-Gernanism
in this country. There is no such
thing as half way patriotism. The
choice must be made however hard it
| may be for many citizens to make it.
No man can be a citizen Of two coun-
tries. 1t is a mans job TO be a, good
| citizen Of one.
Stop the arguments Get In line
not America first, but America all the
| time. This war is the test of Ameri-
canism. The citizen must stand the
acid of it or be classified pinchbeck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Topics of the Times

Senator LaFollette offers a list OF
twenty eight persons with incomes ex.
ceeding 100000. That leaves $685.
972 Of US who are Tot worrying over {
surtax on incomes over 100000 an
nualiy.
After all, might as we'll take in ths
state fair Staying home will no
change things and the fair may crea t.
diversion Of mind from the serious
ness Of the time.
Historically considered. Massachu
sets is the place 10 canton the COL
cred troops.
Of course we are willing to lend Rus
STA 800, 900. 900. but we all wish W
had some idea Of what she's going Il
do with it.
Another word that has lost its Old
time significance IS ''impregnabie.
| Nothing seems TO be imprsgnaole ex
cept the stubborn conceit Of the kaiser
State politics continue quiet. So IA
| the only voice raised in anxiety Is ina
Of Secretary Allen suggesting secfe
| tary Allen.
San Francisco took over tfie opera
| ton of street car lines whaa the str.k
set everyone on foot. If she makes
go of it perhaps the government. misn
get coal out of the min Is n a pInch-
Free speech doesn't include pr!Tiies
TO speak disloyalty freely.
Iowa's production ran over $1,000.
Ooo.o 900 last year or one-half Of IN
liberty loan. And this year-C, If yol
want the totals use an adding machine
S'pose Japan is going TO get anto IN
war with both feet?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Storage Of Bean. and Peas.

Keep beans for winter use by pick
ing the pods as soon as they are ma
ture and spreading them in warm.
dry place. such as an attic floor, I'M
til the beans are thoroughly dry. Then
shell and store in bags bung in dry,
well ventilated place until needed. Al
low navy and other bush beans to ma
ture on the vines until maximum
number of pods are ripe, then pull the
whole plant and cure 1t like hay. After
thorough drying, thresh the beans and
store as suggested above.
Peas may be treated like bush beans
and stored in the same manner.
Send for farmers5 bulletins S47 and
s7s, United States Department of Agri-
culture. Washington, D. c. These give
full information free Of charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

IL He Oarst.
I'd like TO be soldier, and ride fiery
boss
I'd Join the allies-somewhere with
the French;
I'd smash right into Germany-and all
the way across
And pluck the savage Tsuton from
his trench:
With my cutlass in nay hand
I'd defy that pirate band;
And hurl the Huns forever from
out poor Relgium's land
II ! darst-but l darSn't.
I'd like 10 be sailor boy beneath our
flag so true;
I'd smash the biggest submarine YOU
ever saw
I'd go on sinking 'em till got thru
And foil that kaiser crowd that eats
folks raw,
I'd mix right in today
With the British navy's fray
And tend the guns, and tight, and
root for L. 5. A. all day
If darst-but darsn't.
Boston Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Coal Prices.

There w;!i he general satisfaction
over the presidents executive order
reducing the price Of coal. The EVIL
dence that the coal operators were
charging extortionate prices was over
whelming and conclusive. The great
est experts in juggling figures could
not make out good case for the
operators.
Public indignation against these pro-
fiteers was aggravated by their brazen
and cynical disregard of all appeals
from consumers and public authorities
alike. In Illinois they were finally
brought to agree to plan for an equi-
table adjustment only to repudiate II
later. They proceeded on one prin
ciple: to get all they could while the
getting vas good.
The history of the coal business has
been a history of evil practices and
unmitigated greed. The investigation
OF the great anthracite strike was
startling revelation Of oppression and
extortion. and it nearly resulted in the
government taking possession Of the
mines. But the operators refused to
learn anything from that agitation, and
we can see today that they are still
inspired by the same predatory
motives.
It is gratifying to know that the
great majority Of the business men Of
the United States refuse to counten-
ance the methods employed by the
coal men. But the presidents action
should be a warning to concerns which
are not altogether free from the sus-
picion that they are trying to cash in
on war conditions. No business man
can afford to derive inordinate pro-
fits from the war.
We think the people of Illinois Should
be grateful for the efforts of Gov. Low
den and the council Of state defense
even though 1t was left for the presi-
dent to take the decisive action. We
feel certain that the national govern
ment would not have acted as quickl,
| or as effectively if the Illinois officials
had not blazed the way.-Chicago Tri-
| bune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
THE VITAL QUESTION.

Now that Washington has passed on
coal prices the vital question to the
people is transferred from the mine TO
the office Of the local coal dealer. II
the consumer who buys coal TO pro-
tect his family from the rigors OF win
ter is not to get the advantage Of the
cut in price, some very difficult explain
atoms viii be in order.
AS the Democrat has pointed out
ever since the coal men put winter
price on summer coal, it is the price
at the coal bin in which the people are
interested. not the price at the mine.
The presidents proclamation should
be followed at once by the announce
ment of definitely lower price at the
mine on which the retailer could base
corresponding cut in the price ehars-
ed the consumer. r
Greed seems to be written all over
the war coal situation. AS one operator
frankly admitted. 'There is no limit
We take all We can GET That seems to
have been the policy on which coal has
been mined and sold ever since the
country had special need of patriotic
action on the part OF those who con-
trolied so vital a necessity to the peo-
Pies comfort and welfare.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
TAXING FOR COUNTY ROADS.

The county supervisors OF Iowa, at
their Waterloo convention, gave ex-
preston to the belief that county road
taxes are being unfairly distributed as
between towns and farm property.
They recommended las tn first step
in adjusting this unfair distribution"
that the 2-mill county road building
tax which now is levied on farm prop
erty only be extended to include also
town and city. property-the money
thus raised to be spent upon the coun-
ty road system. And they proposed
that the hard surfacing Of important
highways leading into cities and towns
be handled by the creation OF special
Improvement districts, including the
city or town concerned in each case, all
the property within that improvement
district being then taxed in proportion
to benefits received.
1t is cited also that more money will
be needed for county road improve
ments. that the county roads are be-
ing used more for town and city traf-
f. than for farm traffic. and that un-
der present laws farm property Is re
qUired 10 pay county road taxes six to
eight times az nigh as are paid by
property in cities Of the first class and
two and seyen-tenths to six times as
high as are paid by property in towns
and cities less than the first class"
Undeniabiy the cost of improving
and maintaining county roads has
grown great, and the bearing of it
should DE equitaoly distributed as be-
tween all benefciaries The action Of
i.c In.
dicatts growing relief in farm sec
| tons that the cities are not paying
their proportion. That this belief will
| be shared very largely in the towns is
| hardly to be expected 1t is to be
hoped, since the supervisors Of Iowa
| have made this dispute again an issue,
| that it's settlement Will be approached
| judiciously and with open minds. De-
spite the acrinony that from time to
time has seemed to exist, no fair mind
ed dweller in the city really wants to
impose on his country brother an un-
| just proportion OF road costs 1t is to
be hoped the country brother, on ~
other nand, will not proceed on the
| theory that the city is prosperous and
won't miss any amount that a compla-
cent general assembly may be persuad-
ed to pry from it.
| CT course city traffic makes use OF
| county roads-much use. But it is
very doubtful, indeed, whether it is
| true that county roads are being used
more for city and town traffic than fol
farm traffic" No predominating pro-
| portion of the total traffic can be
classified as exclusively town traffic Of
| exclusively farm traffic. Mostly it y
| a mutual proposition And If it is fail
| to point out that city folks use i'm
| proved county roads it surely Is no
otherwise to remind the farmer thai
4 country residents used paved Cit,
streets. City residents contribute
very large share OF the total collected
each year sometimes. Iamentabiy, no
j collected as autonnohilr license fees
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

IA
borrow $4,000 without adequate Sc !
curity. as the governor " Texas is
said to have done" declares the Sioux
City Tribune. People who extend
such favors to public officials expect,
and usually receive, favors in return
which the officials have no personal
right to extend
whenever a man says that he Is Tor
America-but--well. that but let's the
cat out of the bag" says the Cedar
Rapids Republican, "A man who
reaches the word but is not an Ameri-
can at all. He is simply pretending
To the American there are no butts
he Is just an American
Even if it is true that nobody Will
be able to get anthracite this faii,
there will be no lack OF satisfaction
when the government puts that crimp
in the hard coal harons' profits" says
the Sioux City Journal,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Masonic Meetings
Visitses always welcome.

"N Visitors always welcome.
MARshALL LODGE, No. 1os A. F. &
A. M-Special communication, Friday
Aug. n. 1880 p. m. Work in the FIRST
dsxr>a- John ". Wells, secretary; W..
Il. Steiner, W. NJ.
ajokEr CHAPTER. No. ss, r. A. NJ:
Stated eonvocation Monday evening
Aug. -, At s o'clock Business session.
C>d ehafner. H. P; John w. "eils'
SECRETARY.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. R & S. NJ. Mon
Aay Sept. II. 1880. Regular business.
!. r. Forbes. recorder: George Gregory
IN.
STATED cohcALvE, St. Aldemar
cc-.nandery. No. 50. X. T, Tuesday
sspt. IL, 8 p. m. Regular business. L
Z, Forbes, recorder: II. {. Muene''
esmmander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. Q. Z
4-epee1ai meeting for initiation Wed
aspasy, Aug. ~. s p. IA. Mrs. George
DoUnins. secretary; Mrs. ]. z. FREQ
ss4clL, ". N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Iona Ne1vspa pers
A SHINING RECORD.

I SUI III LahG I
Nina Lodge. a Sioux City telephone
girl who has been in the service for
many years and who has never hao
a complaint h.ed AGAINST hsr, died the
other day. That is great tribute
and if the rest Of us could die with
the same record OF never having hau
a complaint lodged against US it would
be worth while
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Ihe "so 1. on

NOW said Nimrod, handing me
gun. "all we have to do is to shoot a
wildcat. Then the reel is over"
"Shoo. a what?" I replied.
"A wildcat"
Who'd you say had to shoot this
animal?"
us"
.Us7 NO. no. naan--ths q is OFF,
] Brunonian.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Spend Ten Million Daily in America.

Spend Ten Million Daily in America.
In an article about Edward r. Stet-
tinius. the biggest buyer in the world,
the September American Magazine
says: IAN official statement made in
the British house Of commons revealed
that the Allies purchaser in America
reached ten million dollars daily. Think
OF it! or these purchases, a figure
without parallel in history. the banking
firm OF J. p. Morgan & Company had
to handle large share. In no previous
year had all the foreign countries or
the world combined taken any such
quantity OF American products. And
on one man. Edward r. stcttinius, q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

A new division. of the army general
staff has been created to handle all
business pertaining to the shipment Of
troops and supplies to Europe. Briga-
der General Francis ]. Herman has
been detailed as chief OF the embark
alton services, with Colonel Chauncey
B. Baker OF the quartermaster corps as
his chief assistant The new service will
have direct supervision Of all move
ments of supplies from points Of origin
10 ports OF emibaI Katie: ard ri! cen
troll the movements Of all army trans
ports. AL commercial shipping used
for army purposes is also placed In
General Kernans jurisdiction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

"The farm boy and the farm girl
should not be compelled to come to
town to see young people to be en-
We'd" says the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Let them envy each other"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
COAL AND HOGS.
[AnamCsa Eure ka,1

They are doing great deal of talk
ing about adjustment ot coal prices,
but 10 date there IS decided silence
about those SO hogs. The coal squeeze
is MISUNDERSTANDING bad-but the
fellow who takes d single porker to
town and sells it at figure which
W iii buy q winters supply of soft coal.
has no real kick coming The fellows
who have roar are the laboring and
tolling men caught between the crush
OF all advanced prices without oppor-
tunity of increasing their own incomes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

1T is. matter Of p.k.ic interest and
concern when governor is able 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
THE REVERSE OF DEPENDENCY
ITraer Star Clipper

The Tama News tells OF young
man who was drafted for the army
who claimed exemption because his
parents were dependent upon him,
when investigation showed said par
ents possess 700 acres OF land. There
are many cases of a similar nature
tho not so glazing. One instance comes
to our notice where a young man asked
TO be exempted because his mother
depended upon him for support, yet
the truth is that the good old woman
has supported him for years. 1t looks
to us as if not few OF these drafted
fellows are open to conviction for per-
jury which is a serious matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

places in the United States in these
war days, but it is safe guess that few
other places are buster. Uncle Sam Will
need hundreds Of thousands and per-
haps millions Of guns for his new arm
les. The pictures shown three scenes
in one Of the biggest rifle factories in
America. No. /, finishing bayonet; No.
2. rifles near completion passing under
Star and Stripes and portraits OF
Washington. Lincoln and Wilson: No.
8, inspecting cartridges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
THIRD FLoo r
DRS. FRENCH & COBB
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat
Specialists

Physicians and Surgeons.
Aesrs 500 70 305. Phone IS for the
following physicians and surgeons
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DR., r. 3. GRoSSMAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

st is not enough to DE loyal, says
the Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune. we
must work at it,"
Now. why war profits2 The man
who offers his life to his country mas
no possible profits in view. Why war
profits for him who offers less NJ uch
less says the Burlington Hawkeye.
A thorough investigation is demand
ed by the Mason City Glsbe-Gazette
which declares that two members OF
Company A from Mason City were
given bichIoride OF mercury instead Oh
headache medicine by a private in the
medical department upon their ar
rival in Des Moines and that 1T should
be made impossible for such mistakes
to occur again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

S'pose Japan is going TO get into t
war with both feet2