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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22

You remember in the last story how
little Billy Bunny and his good kind
Uncle Lecky Lifthindfoot came up the
cellar steps and found the parrot sit
ting on her perch all alone in the little
log hut in the woods Well. the first
thing she said was Hold up your
hands and then sine pointed "a big
pistol at them and after that she began
to laugh for she suddenly remembered
little Billy Bunny. And when she had
L. Ia 81. 3;:ssS :::;sSie she put Tbs pistol
her waist and said:
What time is it by your gold watch
and chain.'
Its fourteen hours past three sec
onds of three said Billy Bunny. Why
do YOU want to know"
Because answered the parrot. "in
just IA hours the robbers come home
and thought I'd tell you in time
Goodness me-" exclaimed Uncle
Lucky. covering his diamond pin with
his front paws. the pin you know that
Billy Bunny gave him three or four
stories ago. Let's get out OF here be-
fore they come back" But Billy Bunny
said: II don't think we need hurry,
and he opened his knapsack and took
out pistol and gave 1t to Uncle Lucky.
And then he looked in the knapsack
again and took out shotgun. which he
kept himself. Now II they get back
before ~e get out" said the little rab-
bit as bravely as a soldier In Uncle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
Billy Bunny and His Friend.

Sans army, well sho. 'em that We
aren't afraid. yes street.
And Uncle Lucky was so proud OF his
small nephew that he gave him a car
rot ten dollar gold piece right then
and there!
"Can we do anything for you before
we so?" asked Billy Bunny very po-
litely.
mo. thank you replied the parrot.
I'm getting very well paid for keep
ing hec::e tc- .hsse s-Ss55hsers, but il you,
don't go pretty soon shall have to so
up on the roof and take my sunDon-
net off the chimney, because Wien it's
on it means everything all right and
when it's off it means everything all
wrong!'"
We'll. We don't want to give you all
that trouble" said good kind Uncle
Lucky, so we'll 60" and then he and
Billy Bunny hoped out and got into
the automobile and drove away.
But before they left ~ little rabbit
whispered to the parrot. Il wouldn't
keep ho,,se for robbers It's not nice
thing to do. Won't you please give it
up?" And do you know that parrots
eyes filled with tears. because 1 guess
no one had ever tried to help her to be
good. and she said: Just as soon as
you are gone I will pack my trunk
and put on the sunbonnet and leave.
And she did. for a little bird told me
80, and tomorrow night will tell you
where the two rabbits went.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
What "a Catholic Chaplain
Said Of the Army Y. M. g. "A.
tFrom international CO mmittee y. NJ. c

mmlttee Il. M. X. A. .Asstltn M
And the next camp in which We
finally settled! Absolutely a God-for-
saken hole! Even the sugar ferment-
ed there. OF course there would be
no Y. NJ c. A. in that place. But as
was walking around the camp little
later I asked, What are those tents
over there? The largest ones In the
camp. And the answer was, "Oh. they
are the Y. NJ. c. A. tents And sure
enough, they were. And the Y. NJ.
stayed there. Willing to bear hard
ships with us in order to be Of service
to us. ts
Then we moved to the next site.
And they welcomed us with open arms.
A concert the very first night--and
helpfulness and delights ever since.
But now our border service is over
and it is time to start back home DO
you think they. NJ. C. A. will leave us
now? No, sir. Just late this after
noon I received telegram from our
local Y. NJ. c. A. saving they win be
glad to welcome us home. Their build
ing is open for our use. And they will
assist every man Of the outfit in get
ting a job and settling back to his USE
full civilian life.
Men. they have been our friend. In
your behalf want to thank them with
all my heart. They haven't asked us
our special brand OF religion-but
they've welcomed us all and tried to
help us all. have felt at home in
holding Mass in the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing and we have enjoyed our Roman
Catholic services here every Sunday
morning Just as the Professionals have
enjoyed theirs In the evening. The Y.
NJ. C.. A. has been God-send to the
men on the border.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
SALINGER- HARDING HYPHEN.
IDes Mojnes Tribune

L
Those who know Governor Harding
best will assume that he did not veto
the judiciary reform bill until after he
had made a careful estimate Of tn
political effect Of breaking off rela-
lions with the Salingers. His conclu-
sion, Judging from his veto of the bill
to desalingertze Iowa, apparently was
that the Salingers could do him more
good as friends than his friendship for
them could DO him harm, or perhaps,
the proposition stated itself negatively
in his mind. He may have felt that
the Salingers as enemies could do him
harm enough to balance the
good effect of needing state sentiment.
At any rate, Mr.. Harding ID now def
nitely committed to the Salinger fam
lily. He threw over the insurance men
without compunction; he permitted the
liquor men to gag and stffie, and he
dropped the taxpayers league into the
,bottomless pit, but the limit was
reached when 1t came TO parting with
the aid and comfort Of the Salingers.
The effect Of this veto upon the SUI
preme court is decidedly more import
ant to the state than its effect upon
the fortunes Of Che governor. 1t will
take a great and united effort next
year TO prevent the highest court Of
the state from paying under salinEes
domination. Tha ID next legislature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22


JimmyS gone to fight for France -
Jimmy tall and thin.
He's lost TO tennis and the dance, to
JOY rides and TO gin:
He used 10 loaf upon the links and loll
about the club,
He'd give US all a case of jinks-we
thought him one big dub.
But Jimmy Joined the men that tiy-a
crack in aviation,
And JMmmy joined the men that die for
France and all creation:
For Jimmy fell somewhere in France
a thousand feet he tumbled.
But ere he fell ne took chance and
two fast taubes he humbled.
All tangled in the taubes he lay, his
blue eyes wide and staring,
They found him at the close OF day and
told France of his daring:
For when he fell there fell with him
the foe that ne had battled,
He met them hard and hung on grim
tho in his throat death ratified
France took him up when he was dead
and cabled US the story,
France laureIed Jimmys silent head
and laid him down in glory:
And Jimmy's pals who loaf and dance
sat in the club and cried,
Then went to take his place in France
where most OF them have died.
j r. P
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22

and that the added rates would oper-
ate in Its favor instead Of adding TO
dividends upon watered stocks and
rate increases would so into necessary
equipment. Moreover by such action
the roads would relieve themselves to
4 degree from the suspicion that roads
and operators are altogether too well
agreed
The coal question is burning one
in more ways than one. A holdup on
prices should not be ignored in time
OF emergency, when every citizen is
bending his back to burden. The
coal mines and the combination, if
there is combination, should not be
permitted TO get away with 1t or any
part of it. 1t would be a plain act of
piracy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
MUM coal has eased esf there y p,4a-

MUM coal has eased az, there 10 psAn-s
tv OF inquiry from down east and the
provinces so that prices hold strong.
Shippers who have coal to sell to the
highest bidder have little difficulty In
obtaining from 50 TO $3.50 (. o. b. for
domestic sizes, while in the line trade
some individual operators are said to
be quoting from 1880 to $7.25, mipes.
Retailers are hopeful that as the
weather gets warmer the pressure upon
them will be relaxed to some extent,
and II is hardly probable that the pub
lie hysteria over the coal question will
continue right thru the summer. Con-
tinued tightness in the steam sizes Is
anticipated, however. owing to the
scarcity Of soft coal and the fact that
the anthracite railroads are taking an
unusual quantity of the buckwheat
sizes for locomotive use.
Conditions in the btuminous trade,
as regards current and prospective
supply are discouraging to buyers and
far from satisfactory to operators and
middlemen A point has been reached
where sellers are more anxious to see
shipments increased than to see prices
go to still higher levels. High prices
are OF no advantage to a man who has
nothing to sell, and a great many ship
pers find themselves in that position.
Not only that. but most OF them are
having hard work getting tonnage
enough to fulfill obligations already en-
tered into
Even those who always try to take
an optimistic view of the future can
see little that is encouraging. For the
last few weeks the greatest source OF
trouble has been the labor situation.
There are two angles to this problem:
the actual scarcity Of miners and the
even greater scarcity Of men who Will
work steadily. or as steadily as car
supply will permit. Wage negotiations
have been responsible in measure Tor
the unrest among the mining popula-
ton. bur 1t is well-known fact that
with many men higher scale OF
wages means less work, so there ID
little probability Of an important In
crease in output.-The Coal Trade
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
SOME FARM "vElvEIn.

The story Of farmer up In north
east Iowa who planted or preserved a
patch Of pine saplings many years ago
and who is row cutting clear white
pine lumber from the patch and get
ting a big return on his investment
sounds as tho 1t had nothing to do
with central Iowa where the only pine
trees are the scattering evergreens left
in front yards where grandfathers or
fathers planted them years ago to fend
off winds and add beauty to the land
.scape and incidentally TO destroy ali
hope Of grass beneath their shade. But
it has. Change pines to cottonwoods
and the story belongs 10 us.
a few years ago the roadsides were
lined With big cottonwoods along many
farms in central Iowa. The big trees
are gone from the roadsidee but If we.
were to go inside many of the big red
barns we'd find them there in beams
and braces and managers and all kinds
of uses to which lumber Is put on the
inside OF buildings. It isn't white pine
lumber but it took the place of white
pine and hemlock and cost 81 a thou
sand to saw. In short a big cotton
wood that cut say 1000 feet saved the
man who used II thus a4out 500 over
the cost of "boughten" lumber. And
inside and on, of the weather it has
been quite as satisfactory as any he
would have bought.
The point is that the pine grower
used a patch Of land that he could not
%oT.a - advantage AMI rIlaIe Il wuih
for him while he was doing something
more profitable or sleeping. There are
certain waste patches all over the state
that might be put to earning some
thing. There isn't much Of that land
in Iowa but there are three cornered
little patches and neglected spots that
could raise the material for the barns
that must shelter everything from
straw 10 fat cattle on the $500 an acre
Iowa farm. The lumber those men
sawed out Of cottonwood was velvet,
just velvet.
Anyhow the man who plants a tree
and watches It grow gets his moneys
worth Of satisfaction in merely seeing
the miracle performed and knowing
that he had hand in 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
HOME CANNING STRING BEANS.

Beans are easy 10 raise and easy to
can. Nothing IN the small garden is
more prolific or produces more food
from a small space and now Is the
time TO plant them.
For canning string beans select
young and tender beans. remove
strings and break them into short
lengths as tho preparing them 20 be
cooked. Pack them firmly into glass
jars, add a teaspoonful Of salt TO each
jar, I'LL the jars with cold water and
steam them three TO four hours. This
sIeaming process consists of placing
the Jars in a boiling water bath. The
tops should be only partially frightened
and some handy method devised for
lifting the jars out OF the steaming
water without scalding the operators
hands. When removed the tops should
De frightened, Jars inverted and cooled.
To Pickle String 6eans-Wash and
string the beans but do not break
them Cover them with cold water and
boil them ten minutes Drain off the
water and then Immediately pour boil
ing water over them. Salt them as for
table use and boil them until they are
tender. Skim out the beans and place
them in glass Jars. While the beans
are boiling hot cover them with boil
ing vinegar sweetened and spiced 10
suit the taste and seal the jars at once.
To can Lima beans shell the beans
and pack them closely in jars cover
with cold water tighten tops lightly
and steam them in boiling water bath
three or four hours, remove, tighten
tops, invert and cool. Lima beans lose
their flavor quickly after they are
shelled. so they should be canned as
soon as possible after Smelling.
Mote the above directions are given
in a book Of canning and preserving
recipes published by a manufacturer
Of glass jars. Readers are invited to
contribute to the newspaper their own
methods and anybody desiring direc-
tons as to canning or preserving foods
should write to the newspaper for fur
Their information from this glass jar
compapy's book.-Ed.l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT aaAsos
WET DAYS.

aH o. 2
Gray sodden clouds obscure the sky;
the damp earth has no criance to dry:
the east wind murmurs and complains.
and every hour or two Il rains. The
waters dripping from the caves: the
soul OF man within him grieyes: he
takes the pessimistic view, and all the
outlook makes him blue. Cheer up,
l cry. with sunny smile: these whole
some rains are all the style. They'll
make the wheat and pumpkins thrive.
and keep the garden sass alive
They'll bring us bumper crops Of corn,
as sure as you and l are horn. They'll
all the NOW and crib and BARN." He
says, Il do not care a darn. I've had
enough of rain in mine. l want the
good old sun to shine. Ny heart, like
yours. is much rejoiced. when nature
sends some water moist, refreshing all
the things that grow: but what's the
use, ia like to know. of keeping UP
this. moisture graft, until a fellow
needs a raft ?" can not think of d
reply: and still say, with beaming
eye, Cheer up. cheer up! The rain liz
fine! It's good for squash and pump
kin vine!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
THEY MUSTN'T GET AWAY WITH IT.

Federal investigators who have been
looking into the causes Of famine
prices of coal and the shortage In the
bins place the blame on the coal OPP
orators for the shortage and on the
railways and producers for the high
prices.
Two things are evident: that the
coal operators should feel the strong
hand Of the government and be set to
digging coal and that more cars and
better arrangements for using those on
hand to the best advantage are needed.
The federal report Is that there Is
plenty of coal in the mines. There
was no doubt about that at any time
and most readers of the report will
wonder why it was necessary to state
a fact so universally understood. That
the coai operators are refusing to get
II out is the important thing. They
should be set getting it out If they
refuse to run let those run who can.
But get the coal. BY the strong hand
if necessary.
The operators naturally are willing
10 mine half supply to be sold at the
price Of a. full output. A government
maximum price set arbitrarily as sug-
gested at the average price Of the first
nine months Of last year would not
affect the car situation but it would
affect the operation Of the mines by
sbolishing the graft which seeks two
prices for one ton of fuel.
The railroad situation is different Of
course Extraordinary demands aTe
being made upon transportation facili-
ties. They are short Of cars. The rail-
roads seem always to be short Of cars
at the peak of the annual load. With
this oyerplus Of business and pros
poets Of even greater business ahead
the roads should relieve this phase Of
the situation by more cars and a bet
ter distribution Of those on hand. For
instance, instead of boarding vast
quantities Of coal to the detriment OF
he purchasing public and the advan-
tage of the coal operators they might
cess they are piling up. The public
might incline to pay the demanded In
crease in freight rates IL 1t were con-
Yineed that 1t would be taken care Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
The Coal situation.

Company anthracite Is az scarce as
ever at the local loading ports, and the
public Is still clamoring for COAL but
the New York re.s!! dealers have
adopted a more conservative policy
about paying fancy prices for what
little individual tonnage can be picked
up. Many Of them have decided that 1t
is poor business to buy premium coal
and sell 1t at cost or less at this time
Of the year, when the demand Is chiefly
for bin filing. It was different last
winter. when 1t was sometimes neces-
sary to buy outside coal to prevent real
suffering.
There is also an effort being made by
the companies and the larger independ-
ient operators to discourage the paying
OF high premiums. bx threatening to
withhold tonnage from retailers who
buy speculative coal too freely This
Is one result Of the con krences recent
IL held in Washington tween repre-
sentatives OF the hart trade ano
the federal trade pQmd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
A BAD BUSINESS.

IDes Moines Register.1
The erosion Plain Dealer scores a
point when it suggests that If Gov
ernor Harding were to take any can
didate in the last primary for state
treasurer he should have taken the one
who received the popular vote.
The Plain Dealer says:
Governor Harding has been pro-
claiming great friendship for the pri-
mary law but at the very first oppor-
tunity to prove his sincerity he has
thrown it to the four winds. In the
primary last June Senator Thomas Of
this city polled $1,000 votes for the re-
publican nomination for state treasurer
as against Senator Hoyt's $4,000. yet
Hoyt has been named by the governor
tc succeed w. c. Brown who died Sat
urday. Senator Thomas was not can
didate for he we'll knew as the author
Of the prohibitory amendment he
would not be in favor with the Hard
ing Saiinger machine, and II is to his
everlasting honor that he is not
But the objection to the new state
treasurer is not that he was named
Ii :as FACE of tie larger vote fvT SEN
ator Thomas. The objection is that al
most before he had taken the oath OF
office he did something 10 pay a politi-
cal debt to the governor.
He fired Deputy Wills. solely be-
cause Deputy Willis had exposed the
governors blunder Or worse about
state finances
The expulsion of Willis and the APP
po:ntment of Savage are twin pieces
Of Salinger- Harding politics
The wonder is Hoyt would discred!t
his own service by such prompt and
humiliating surrender 10 the political
machine that named him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22


And now men, would not be deal
ing fairly with You were to close this
farewell service without expressing In
Your behalf our heartfelt thanks and
deep appreciation to the Y. M. c. A
for it's numberless kindnesses and un-
told helpfulness 1t is one friend that
has never failed us; that has never
found difficulties too great II there was
any chance to help us; that has never
left us even when we thought 1t would
have been justified.
When we left the state camp for the
border we felt we had parted from our
last friends. We had left everything
friendly back at home. Can you re-
member our surprise when we found
that right there on the train we were
already being taken in hand by the
Y. NJ. C. A. They were right on the
job in the very beginning to cheer us
and help us.
But, we thought to- ourselves, they
will leave us when we reach the border.
There will be none of these kindnesses
there. But we were mistaken. For
there was the Y. NJ. G.. A. ready to
serve us and meet our needs as long as
we were to be there.
Then orders came for long. long
hike and changing of camp location.
Well. we would have to give up the
Y. NJ now. 1t was absolutely unrea-
sonable to even think Of their being
able to do anything for US on a long
drawn out dusty hike like that. But
not so, For the very first day out we
were cheered by seeing the Y. NJ. sec
rotary hiking right along with us. And
we were glad to know that one OF the
trucks was carrying stationery and
other Y. NJ. conveniences for US
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22

Sunday olosing? II not. an important
pfecaution seems TO have been neglect
ed by the forecasters and prophets.
One Of the misfortunes OF politics IL
to have little man in big place
when serious trouble breaks out.
| So far no newspaper has made fran
tic efforts to get Secretary Lansing
Official Bulletin on the exchange list,
When the English people were starry
ing for sugar the brewers demanded
to be served first and We're put first in
order that they might have the sugar
to make beer. Lump the sugar along
with the grain. Are we going to put
booze and beer first and bread and
the babies next?
But why raise freight rates on coal
and other commodities when we are
unable to get them carried at any rate? ?
First service, then pay.
AS with mon, so with women. When
we get into the blood and tears OF the
war the Mother Bickerdykes who never
had their pictures in the papers as
prominent society women" will be get
ting their pictures in for very DIFF
ferent reason.
The Y. NJ. c. AS war service knows
no denominations. or creeds, or any
thing but the need of service, and the
Endorsement of its work by a promi-
nent member Of the Catholic clergy
from personal observation is a high
compliment to the general efficiency
of its work among the soldiers, FOR
members of that clergy are disinclined
TO give personal endorsement OF any
movement that fails to deliver the
goods in general way. The Y. NJ. G.
AS work in the field is plain open
work. without thought of denomina-
tional piety or PROSECUTING purpose.
Officers and men who observed 1t on
the border are unanimous in praise OF
it's efficiency and breadth. 1t leaves
the denominations and peculiar bel:et
to the chaplains and is on guard duty
for all soldiers of all creeds and
classes.
Here's hoping that the Christmas
dinners in Paris, Berlin and Washing
ton will actually celebrate peace on
earth and good will to men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
Topics Of the Times

From the proportion Of enlistments
too many seem impressed with the idea
that they were intended for generals
instead of privates.
While it is patriotic to plow corn
it Is also safer. After all 1t is UP TO
the man himself.
Looking over the history Of the civil
war it ia astonishing how many men
vino had never been heard OK broke
into history and how many men who
insisted on making a big noise at the
beginning were thrown ont at the back
door and never heard OF since.
Has anybody interviewed the Sal
myers as to where they stand on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
A. Dorothy Understood IL.

While Dorothy's mother was reading
to the little girl she came to the word
"gravitation.' She explained its mean
ing briefly, but thought the child would
forget 1t. Consequently, she was much
surprised when, few days later, Dor
othy came running in. exclaiming ex-
citedly:
ooh. mamma, It's good thing iol'
me there's law Of gravitation, or To
have stumbled head over heels into
heaven Just now, when fell OF the
ladder" II ~