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The Penn's Grove record., 1917-12-14

zatron was the most notable n Of its kind in the United States of America
able o take over enormous contracts for war material at the time of the
outbreak OFT the European var and deliver the goods without delay In per
forming this great service for the Allies and now turning its energies to help
the United States Government. the dupont organization is following in the
footsteps OF the earlier duPonts who were renowned for their success as
government powdermakers For more than a hundred ear the duPonts
nay been known as powdermakers for the government. They were the
mamsays of the government in the manufacture of powder during the war
OF l8lE Again IN thu Mexican War they supplied the government. In the
CI1 War they werec conspicuous not only by their ability % make the best
powder but also to get aw materials when every difficulty was thrown in
the way. They supplied powder for the Spanish-American War. Today
they are again leading the world in this regard.
Although famous as powder makers, the great growth of the duPonts
was attained in times of peace Their commercial explosives, dynamite,
black powder, and other products found a world wide use in farm and orchard
work, in tunneEng, mining, construction, quarryng, railroad building and,
in general, in all these lines of development which during the last fifty years
have contributed so much to building up the country.
Their American industries such a Fabrkod, Pyrahn, paints, DIVES and
umerou other products have placed them in the front rank Of the greatest
chemical concerns in the world.
The organization of the duPonts, composed as it is of hundreds of
chemists, engineers, administrators, and men skilled in the most advanced
technical work has been found able to cope with n O the problems which
have arisen in the course of this var. 1t might be mentioned, in passing.
that at the outbreak of the European War, when the demand for powder w
so insStent there were certain basic supplies hitherto imported from Europe
which it was thought would hinder the manufacture of war supplies here
because it was impossible to import them at me- in the quantities needed
in this country o quickly that there "a not a moments delay in manufactur-
ing smokeess powder.
Although the great expansion of the Carneys Point plant has come
only since the European War; the plant has been located in that neiphbor-
hood since about 1891. The property there wa bought b. the duPonts in
1890 and construction was started in the spring of 1891. At first only II
buildings comprised the Carneys Point plant and about fifty persons were
employed. At the present time there are hundreds of buildings compried in
the plant and the men and women employed there are numbered bv the
thousands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-12-14

would be more than doubled if the san construction work we're to be under
taken now.
The building OF houses, as necessary as this was, has not been all of the
DUPONT plan. In addition to the construction of the various types of dwell
ngs there is maintained a complete poHce, fire, and sanitary service. The
sanitary service, modelled as it is O the most efficient in the large cities has
been wonderfully successful in keeping the health of the village high. The
sanitary service must be always o the job, always alert to make the COM
munlty clean and Its work for the most part passes unnotced, even though
1t is OF thu most vala and necessary character.
The fact that the duPonts have spared no effort to make their employees
comfortable is in line with their policy. The relations between the duPonts
labor troubles. In the early days of the powder making the duPonts worked
found at the danger points, never asking their men to take risks which thew
would o take themselves and it is Of record that members of the family
have met deaths in accidents.
From the beginning the duPonts have taken al active interest in the
welfare OF their employees. About a century ago they took steps to protect
the families of men hurt n killed in the course of their employment by seeing
to 1t that the families were provided for and the children educated.
This vas of the earliest institutions of compensation for workmen
and brought both the employer and employee closer together. AS the or
porat1on grew and personal contact between the duPonts and their thousands
OF workmen became impossible, they nevertheless continued to watch unceas-
mgy over their welfare. They established a system whereby stock is dis
tr1buted a a bonus for good service. Hundreds Of employees have profted
by this plan. Since the beginning of the European War the company has
also allowed a cash bonus.
compensation law in force in the various states where its factories are located
But it does more than this-n those states where there are n workmen's
compensation laws, the company voluntarily applies the provisions of the
New Jersey Compensation Act, thus protecting the workmen in its employ
no matter where their places of employment may be.
Another application of dupont methods is we1-known the
workmen at Carneys Point, and that is the system of promoting mn N
merits. There have been large numbers of young lei employed in the DOW
der works here who have found that application and ability are a SUR guar-
anteeo of promotion in the dupont organization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
THREE PER CENT BEER.

Mr.. Hoover end the president have
concluded that reduction OF the en-
thusiasm in beer to 8 per cant o. al
cohoNc contents Is advisable as a war
measure toward the saving OF grain.
Dtsincltned to cut of the supply close
behind the ears they have nevertheless
shortened the tail to a degree that
makes it hard TO tell whether It Is wag-
gtng or not. For three per cent beer
requires consumption in very consid-
cradle quantities IL It is 10 produce
augmentation. It will probably re-
quire a gallon to- yodel On and at least
pony" to bring on a Aght. Time
was when an hour Of strict attention to
beer led TO song and eliminated about
ten o'clock in thick tongue and wab-
bly, legs. Now a start at p. m. will
scarcely accumulate proper package
before midnight.
TOO much loss Of sleep. It favors those
Of extreme cubical content. How may
a small man hold enough three per cent
beer to get results?
All, those ancient halcyon days; gone
now forevermore perhaps when the
book sign called in the spring and six
beers for a quarter did the job; when
any man whose wife kept teasing him
for money to buy the kid shoes with
could slip down town, call a bartend-
er by his first name, buy five or six TO:
himself and the barkeep and hear that
funcdonary say have one on the
house" What Joy 10 remain free from.
domestic cares and the horrid RESPONSE
b!lities OF home until the harkeep turn.
ed everybody out at half past ten be-
cause the cop wouldn't stand for more
than a half hour over the law; and
then the winding way home, the pleas
ing sense Of not caring what she SAL!
or whether the kid had any shoes or
not, the feeling that the barkeep knew
a good spender when he saw one. The
coal mi ght be gone and the -four bin
empty and the rent due and the grocer
telling the woman that he must have
the money, and what Of that? But 1t
takes lot OF per cent beer to bring
about a state Of mind like that and 1t
simply can't De done on near beer
a-tall. This per cent stuff Is sawdust
In the cornmeal, terra alba in the pow
dered sugar, shoe pegs in the oats,
chalk and water In the milk. 1t has no
nour.shment in 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
BELIEVE ALSO IN NE,

In paying his tribute to the efficiency
Of the Y. VI. c. A in Its war work
the president of Haverford College in
Pennsylvania chides the church for it's
failure to meet a world crisis. He
says:
"The inn hefnre the Y NJ o. A is
staggering. Il has staggered and
knocked out all the other forces OF
Christianity. The governm ents in
volved promptly washed their hands Of
the job. The organized forces OF Ro-
man Catholicism and Professionalism
nc-e7 adequately attempted the JOB III
the three years of the war. The 7.
NJ. C. A. alono had the foresight and
the faith to see the opening now and
after the war tor q new kind Of prac-
teal Christianity. It has had an in
ternational organization to establish
itself in a new sphere. It has won
universal respect and confidence and
backing, because 1t dealt with essen
tails and gave the world Of suffering
humanity what it wanted-a helping
hand with Christian heart back OF II.
The Y. NJ. G. A. today stands as the
foremost expression among men OF
Christlikeness, and as the most poten-
tiaI force for the post-bellum regenera-
ton OF civilized society.
Herein lies the Significance Of this
successful camrai8n In our rich coun-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
AEQuAL GUILT EQUAL PUNISHMENT.

A Dubuque physician Of high stand
and the wife of a prominent merchant
of Lansing lies at the point of death in
Dubuque hospital The doctor is
charged with criminal malpractice in
performing an ii!ega! operation upon
the woman. The woman will proba bly,
die.
Naturally public condemnation W.
rest with the utmost severity upon the
doctor. If the woman dies ne will be
sent TO prison-if the allegations
against him can be proved. 1t is en-
tirely just and proper that he should
be punished thus whether or not the
case is fatal-tf the charge against
him is true.
But il the woman lives she should
be sent along with him TO the same
punishment. II not she has paid her
penalty.
Few, il any prominent physicians OF
high standing" commit this crime.
When they do. not greed but weakness
that succunbs 20 the desperate plead
ing of those who seek to avoid maternal
response billy. That does not, OF course,
excuse professional murder Neither
does the anxiety to shine socially and
enjoy freedom from maternal cares ex-
cuse the woman IN the case. She pro-
cured the crime, partnered in il and
should suffer for II.
This IS one Of the crimes which So
ciety refuses to talk about openly. l:
is 8 common crime. Few towns lack
at least one professional harry whose
criminal services are on sale; but he
and they are not usually of promi-
nence and high standing" On the
contrary. The prominence and high
and long standing are often with
those who seek such service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Dog so much that he let him 20 faster
than before. and pretty soon Uncle
Lucky was so far away that he coul0
not see the Policeman Dog at all. ana
/ guess it was just az we'll. for he was
dreadfully sick from smoking thae
cabbage leaf Cigar.
Well, by and by. not SO very longs
Billy Bunny saw something way1up IN
the sky. II was Robber Hawk. SO he
and the old gentleman rabbit crawled
into the tool box and pulled down the
cover and turned the lock and put the
key in the gasoline can and after that
they waited to see II Robber Hawh
was going to do anything dreadful TO
the LuckysRowbile.
Goodness gracious meebusl" SAID
Unole Lucky after maybe ten minutes
or maybe less. "Tve got crimp In my
left hind toe and a cramp in my old
wedding stovepipe hat. Let's get out.
eevn II something dreadful happens
And then he opened the door and hops
ped out And, oh dear me! There saS
Robber Hawk on the front seat of the
Lucltysnowbile. and when he saw the
old gentleman rabbit he said:
I've never had a ride In an autos
mobile in all my life. Take me for
ride and I'll promise won't hurt you.
So the old gentleman rabbit said he
would. and of they went. ana aftsf
they had gone for q little ways .
chicken ran across the road and ROD
Der Hawk forgot all about automo-
billing and jumped of the front seas
and picked up that chicken before ie
could say "Cock-a-doodle." and then
Robber Hawk said good-by and flew
away to his nest In the old dead tree
on the edge Of the lake where he hao
Il,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
Masonic Meetings
Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1os, A. F. q
A. M.-Special communication TuesoaE,
Nov. 81. 1880 O'Clock Work in mrs.
degree. John ". Wells, secretary: W.
H. Steiner, W. NJ
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ
Special convocation Monday evening
Dec. 10. at 1880 o'clock Past and most
excellent master. Carl Shaffner, II. r;
John W. Wells. secretary
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo,
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. M- Mon
day, Dec. II. Regular business. hlec-
ton OF officers. l. T. Forbes, recorder"
George Gregory, I. NJ.
STATED coNcLAVE, St. Aldenar
commandery No. 80. X. T.. Tuesday
Dec. IS, 1880 p. m. Regular business
Election Of officers. I. T. Forbes. re-
corder; H. {. Mueller. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o. E.
s-Reeular meeting for business Wed
nesday, Dec. -, 1880 p. N. Mrs George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. =. E Fred
erick. " NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

Don't you hear them bells,
Those Luckysnowbile bells,
And don't you hear the little rabbits,
too?
For they're singing while they're
ringing,
Those silvery, silver bells,
Those tinkling auto bells,
Ting ling. ling. a ling a ling.
You see, Uncle Lucky and Billy Bum
ny were so pleased with the four little
red sleds which the old gentleman rab-
bit had put under the Luckymootle
that they just couldn't stop ringing the
sleigh bells which they had bought at
the three and one cent store, as men,
toned in the last story.
Well, by and by, after they had gone
for maybe a thousand miles, for the
Luckymobile went ever so much faster
on runners than 1t did on wheels, you
know, they came across the Policeman
Deg. Ard ~ HE RICH: paw he held 3
club and in his left a stop watch.
Halt" he shouted. You are break
ing the speed limit all to pieces" And.
Of course, Uncle Lucky stopped tho
Luckysnowbile just in time, for II no
hadn't he might have run over the
Policeman Dogs club and broken 1t all
to smithereens.
Il beg your pardon" said tho OLD
gentleman rabbit. you see, I'm not
used to these four little red sleds which
I have put under my automobile.
guess they go faster than wheels" ana
then the old gentleman rabbit smiled
at the Policeman Dog and gave him
ten carrot dollar bill and lettuce cent
and cabbage leaf cigar and a picture
OF the next President Of the United
States. and this pleased the Policeman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
Topics of the Times

It Is a remarkable feat to put half
million men across the Atlantic with
out loss from C-boat attack and the
country gave a great sigh of relief
when its accomplishment was received
There has been fearful expectation OF
a different story.
When the choice is between new furs
and a sweater for soldier In the neio
who's to go without, you or the soldier!
Or will the old furs do another season!
Brook Plummer, OF Forest City. pro-
poses 10 save food by Riding the coun-
try Of worthless dogs. PlummeT seems
10 be working around toward the
loafers.
The gunners seem TO think gun
license isn't worth the money this year.
Well. il hasn't been for some years
bust most Of us are willing 10 pay more
for sport We don't get than for neces-
sites. The average man stands rise
on cigars better than on potatoes.
That Hindenburg line was like paper
Irvine. Nowhere nearly as strong as It
looks.
The Iowa newspapers are all against
the saloon; but the Iowa newspapers
were practically all in favor of the
amendment. Better watch legislative
candidates.
The Indianapolis Star says mob vio-
lence will never teach the I. w. w. re-
spect for law and order Perhaps the
Star means to suggest hanging them
legally. There Is no time at present
to argue with treason.
And now It is being said that Colonel
House may run for third term.
Those coal operators seem to have
no respect for politics except the!i
own.
Russia is in about the same relation
to the United States as the companion
who gets drunk and depends on his
friends TO save him from arrest or bal
him out is to his associates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

try, with it, worship OF snlcisnoy. Rich
men and women and powerful corpor-
atoms have given Of their huge profits,
while the poor salary and wage earners
have given of their savings to the
cause Of the Red Triangle. All alike
we have been waiting for strong
lead which neither government nor
church has furnished. Government III
all countries is tacitly rebuked for side
stepping its responsibility for the NOR
ality of it's enlisted youth. The Chris
tan Church, as an institution, has lost
its chance to promote international
brotherhood. 1t has been derelict and
without a leader in this crisis. There
is no UNCONVENTIONAL organization
which could have raised such sum
in the specified time for any religious
purpose The Y. NJ. c. A. from now on
holds the key to the generous impulses
Of our people, We believe in it, and
we will back it in its beneticent plans.
The readiness with which this sum
has been subscribed Is an augury OF
our trust in this international Chris
tian association and It's wise leaders.
May it not forget it's spiritual respons-
Utilities in its new role as an interna-
iional force, when the physical re-
quirenents now made on 1t are no
longer in reouisition! The church, So
cialism, cosmopolitanism have all fail
ed. This Christian association Of young
men may enter into their heritage. II
does not talk or write about Christ
ianity: but it lives It out. And that
is what the world wants.
w. w. COMFORT,
Haverford College. November q, 1917.
The college mans tribute to the Y.
NJ. C. AS claim upon the confidence
OF the country win go unquestioned
but he fails to recognize the presence
Of the church in the Y. NJ. c. A. When
this world war broke out nations real-
ICED that no one Of them could wage
II alone. The entente allies Joined
forces TO combat the central powers
and today we have in session an allied
war council of all belligerent nations
on one side to conduct world war. A
war which calls for nations to consol-
idate their forces has no place for SIN
gle church denominations. Christian
forces were compelled to move en-
masse and the Y. NJ. c. A. is the in
ter den ominational, worldwide agency
OF all churches and OF all protestant
denominations to wage world war
against vice In action it is the church
itself consolidated and unified. 1t is
OF the church. from the church and by
the church in its inspiration and sac
rtfce for mankind. The Y NJ. c. A.
was able 10 meet the situation be-
cause II was er-denominational and
world wide and because it was pre- |
pared 10 DO welfare work. The need
of the hour was for welfare work for
practical rather than for theoretical
but it was the Christian
religion OF the church which had kept
the Y. NJ C. A manned and equipped |
10 defend the defenders Of our Chris
t.an civilization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
RIPPING RHYMES
.Bv Walt Mason
UNHAPPY RUSSIA.

twain ha she
throws brick
hs And rolf
whiskers smiles
top ice It's
He
we'll
blowing and signs Of
the tolls
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

home run.
SHOULD BooTLEGGERs BE SHOT?
IDes Moines Tribunel
Speaking of the men who ought 10
be lined up and shot at sunrise here
in America, what is to be said in de-
tense OF the man who is sneaking PAD
whisky to the boys in the army
We have 1t from the army ofricers
that nothing will so demoralize the
fighting efficiency Of the army as
liquor. The generals OF the canton
ments are more bitter against boot
logging than anybody else.
Why should not every bootlegger be
treated just as he would be II he were
found approaching the camp with a
dynamite bomb? Is 1t not the same
proposition! II not, wherein Is the dif-
ference?
Why do we hear so much about this
or that sort Of domestic enemy and so
little about the men and the interests
assiduously engaged in undermining
the fighting ability OF Uncle Sam?
This Is not matter of civilian opin-
ion. It is q matter Of direct state
ment by the army authorities. The
thing they most dread Is not German
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
YELLOW PAINT AT R1vERroN.


tShen andoah Worid.I
Down at Riverton last week some
one got busy with yellow paint ana
streaked the business houses Of sew
eral in that town. 1t seems that some
one asked for an exemption down
there. and his exemption claims were
vouched for by some OF the business
men Of the town, and when this be-
came known a number Of people be.
came indignant. thinking the young
man asking the exemption was az
much entitled to serve his country az
some Of the boys who did not ask exc
emption. They also thot that some OF
the business men who signed the ex-
emption papers Of the young man were
not displaying the proper patriotio
spirit when they did 1t. A. . result
OF this feeling several yellow streaks
adorned tho fronts Of tho business
houses Of the men who did It. These
men in turn became indignant, think.
ing they had been unjustly treated In
the matter. and tried to set the blood
hounds to track the men who welded
tho paint brush. Tho owner OF the
hounds refused to permit them to DO
used for that purpose. They then
posted a reward Of $50 for the names
OF the parties who did It, and this has
BEEN unsuccessful 30 far.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sac Sun thinks "the opponents
of Representative Burton E. Sweet in
the Third district are likely to repeat
the error Of the friends of Mayor
Mitchell in New York city. They have
conferred upon A. NJ. Cloud. OF Man
chester as the man to defeat Mr. Sweet
ct the corning primary and ere plan
ming an attack upon Mr.. Sweet on the
ground that he has not been sufficient
ly patriotic The fact that a man Is
independent enough to vote his con-
victions when his vote is apt to be
misinterpreted to his injury, as has
ib.ell done III his case, is usna!!y &c !!s
credit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

lack the material which Is necessary "
win with a minimum Of casualties.
Build guns, mutations. build SHIPS
to transport all that this appalling war
reo,,ires to attain rapidly the goal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
The Manchester Press asserts

The Manchester Press asserts that
Congressman Haugen, Of the Fourth
district, is another weak sister who is
playing to the pro-German vote in
order to hold his seat. II the republic
cans Of Mr.. Haugen's district have any
real, vital sense of what patriotism is
and fhow much damage can be done
by one fabby, un-American congress-
man, they will put UP and sc. behind
a candidate who stands for the flag at
every step Of the road"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

England. France, Italy and Belgium.
taken together. import normally 40"
per cent Of their breadstuf1s. This
year they must import 90 per cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

spies here at home, nor even German
guns abroad, What they dread most
are bad women and bad whisky.
II anybody can give good reason
why boot-leggers about the army
camps or in the camp cities should
not be treated as spies, the columns OF
The Evening Tribune are open to him.
,5tmfvl itrI &C o-:rbfE DAT raj rtmr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

Gust the same puts in the Usage
News, this war was not invented to
boost the bank accounts of the shy
and reticent farmers"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01
Iowa Newspapers
NO HOME RUNS.
ISioux City Journal

But if any Of those big league play
ers are drafted. they would do well 10
adjust themselves quickly to a new
order Of things in which the most un-
popular stunt imaginable is to make a
home run.