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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
Hospital Apprentices Needed For
u. s. Navy.

There is an urgent need by the
United States Navy at this time for
hospital apprentices-young men
between the ages of II and 26 years
to go Immediately under instructions
to learn to care for the sick and in
jured4of the naval service.
Maryland has been assigned by
the Bureau of Navigation quota of
so hospital apprentices, second class,
to be raised by June 10, and Lieut..
P: L. Wilson, Navy Recruiting Of
ficer for the Maryland district, is
especially anxious to enlist young
men in this rating.
Applicants for hospital apprentices
need not necessarily have had
previous experience in hospital work,
pharmacy or nursing. They must,
however, have thorough common
school education and young men
with experience or adaptibility for
this class of work will be given the
preference. After enlistment at the
recruiting station these young men
will be sent at once to the hospital
corps training school provided for
this branch of the service.
In addition to the honor of serv-
ing their country when it needs the
services of every patriotic and loyal
son, young men entering the naval
service in the capacity of hospital
apprentices put themselves in a
position to build for the future in
work that is exceptionally attractive
and for which the pay in the upper
grades of the rating is a great deal
better than the average young man
earns in civilian life.
In comparatively short while
after the apprentice leaves the first
course of instruction he can work
his way up through the various
ratings of the branch until he be-
comes chief petty officer, receiving
very good salary, getting his
clothes, food and medical attention
free, and learning a great deal that
will be invaluable to him should he
ever decide to return to civil life.
After serving while as chief
petty officer the young man in. this
rating, if he is diligent and obeys the
regulations set for the enlisted per-
sonnet, becomes eligible to take the
examination for Pharmacist, in the
warrant rank of the Navy, and when
he has been given this appointment
he receives the pay, allowances and
privileges of junior lieutenant in
the Navy.
Minors making application for
this and all other ratings in the Navy
must obtain the written consent of
their parents or legal guardian,
forms for which purpose can be pro-
cured from the postmasters of the
various cities and towns of the State.
Full particulars of Navy enlist
ments can be obtained from the
nearest postmaster; directly from
the Navy Recruiting Station, Calvert
and Lexington streets, Baltimore, or
from the Navy recruiting substations
at Cumberland and Hagerstown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
THE NINTH DISTRICT FARMERS
CLUB.
May Meeting Held At Home OF Mr..
and Mrs. s. G. Smith.

May Meeting Held At Home OF Mr..
and Mrs. s. G. Smith.
The Ninth District Farmers Club
was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. s.
c. Smith, Wednesday, May 2, 1917.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, with the calling of the
roll next These persons were pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey L. Kirk,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Gibson, Mr..
and Mrs. S. C. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos K Mcdowell, Mr.. D. H. Kauff-
Brown.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. K. Mcdowell were added
as new members.
Mr.. Kaufman was asked what
could be planted after harvest that
would make good COW feed. He
advised soy beans or cow peas; he
thought the soy beans best as there
is so much protein in them. The
soy bean hay is worth about $14 a
ton, while bran is worth about $50
ton, and there is about as much
feeding value in the hay as in the
bran, so it is much cheaper. Al
this time of high prices it is we'll to
find something cheaper as we'll as
good.
Lunch being announced, D. K.
Kaufman, H. L. Kirk and T. K.
Mcdowell were appointed committee
on premises. Adjourned.
The ladies admired Mrs. Smiths
pretty bed of hyacinths and tulips,
which were sure signs that spring
was here. Also her pretty plants
in the house, which had several
blooms. The garden looked very
neat with the vegetables beginning
to grow.
On reconvening, Mr.. Kaufman re-
ported having visited neat garage
with auto, cribs corn, about 800
bushels; ice house filled, had on
hand some fertilizer, some with pot
ash which was very scarce; fine hon
house, nicely cleaned, clean straw in
nests and nests full of eggs; plenty
of cut wood, 6 fine pigs, good look
ing herd of IL cows, which had been
turned out to pasture; horses, fine
orchard, also a young orchard of
apples and peaches, which had a
disease and he advised spraying
Wheat looking we'll, part Of it had
had per cent potash and it looked
quite a little better than the rest
BY looking over this wheat field it is
proven that it will pay to use potash,
even if it is a small per cent, at an
increase of a few dollars per ton.
Also a good sulky pillow, which had
been used and had done good work
Mr. Smith seemed to think that he
would not want to be without it;
easy to work, and the ground can be
put in order quicker.
Mr.. Kaufman advised the plant
ing of soy beans, cow peas, or some
thing of the kind to take the place of
the bought feeds as they are so high
Adjourned to meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. X. Mcdowell, Wednesday,
June 6, 1917.
E. r. BROWN, Sec.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
Implenlent Dealers Act to Help the
Farmer.

H
Farmers are being urged to raise
more crops, and every farmer is
alive to the situation. To produce
the requirements of the nation and
'7e world the farmers need both
labor and and the most improved
farm machinery that will reduce the
use of labor to the utmost.
The European nations learned the
lesson when they took the laborer
from the farm and sent him to the
front, and America should not make
This mistake.
Government officials at Washing
ington should be advised by the men
YOU know of the dangers, ana when
the Government needs for steel and
iron caused the manufacturers of
these goods to advise implement
manufacturers that they could but
gupply 60 per cent. of their normal
requirements, the entire industry
approaching the danger at once
acted in the interest of the farmer
and themselves.
Dealer association officials repre-
senting the $4,000 implement deal
ers of the United States met in
Chicago on May 4th and after can
vass of the situation sent their pro-
test to Washington and asked that
the implement business be placed on
the preferred list, that is to say that
implement manufacturers be sup
piled steel and iron just the same as
munition and ship builders, and that
the transportation companies be
directed to forward shipments both
TO the factories and from them to
the farmers, implement materials
and finished implements with the
greatest dispatch.
Farmers appreciate that to make
implements requires time, and this
action was to safeguard the supply
For the fall and spring seasons of
1917 and 1918.
This is the time when farmer
clubs and associations should con-
fer with the dealers in implements
to the end that their mutual in
.terests can be conserved.
This is the time when the man
who works the farm and the man
who supplies the implements for
the farm should be placed on the
same plane as the man who
shoulders a gun in the defense of
his country.
Farmers who so believe are re-
quested to write to the Secretary of
Agriculture at Washington, also
their Congressional representative,
and state their views. This should
also be subject for discussion in
agricultural circles, for it must be
apparent to- all that any interference
with the supply of implements for
the farm with the present conditions
facing us will be a serious mistake,
and one that should be fought be-
fore it is too late.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
Don't Let Your Cough Hang o.

A cough that racks and weakens
is dangerous, it undermines your
health and thrives on neglect. Re-
lieve it at once with Dr. Kings New
Discovery. This soothing balsam
remedy heals the throat. loosens the
phlegm, its antiseptic properties kill
the germ and the cold is quickly
broken up. Children and grown-ups
alike find DR.. Kings New Discovery
pleasant to take as well as effective.
Have bottle handy in your medi-
cine chest for grippe. Group and ali
bronchial affections. At druggists,
SOC. 8
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
WhoOping Cough.

= One of the most successful prep
arations in use for this disease il
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. S
w. McClinton, Bladon Springs, Ala,
writes, "Our baby had whoopin2
cough as bad as most any baby
could have it. I gave him Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and it soon
got him WELL" Obtainable every
where.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
Politics and Tobacco.

Something like half century ago a
man named Dan Bradley started the
custom In a little cigar store in Brook
Ign of keeping a box of smoking to-
bacco on the counter, with sign
above it saying, Fill your pipe" Part
ly on the strength of his popularity,
due in no small degree to the free fill
ings for a pipe, Bradley ran independ-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18

emily for the state senate and was elect
ed as AGAINST tie regular candidate.
Five thousand clay pipes did the
trick for Dan" was u saying at the time.
"a man would have to give away au-
tomobiles to get elected to the senate
nowadays" observed one of the new
school of politicians.
1.-THE days of the election cigar and
tobacco are gone forever New York
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
The Johns Hopkins Summer Courses
For Teachers.

For Teachers.
The momentous changes in the
international affairs of the country
will not interfere with the plans for
the Summer Courses which the
University has announced. The SEES
sion will open on Tuesday, June
26th, and close on Tuesday, August
7th.
The scope of the courses includes
graduate and undergraduate WORK
The departments will be biology,
chemistry, classical archaeology
domestic science, economics, educa-
ton, English composition and litera-
ture, Fine Arts, French, geography
German. history, Latin, manual
training, mathematics, philosophy,
penmanship, physics, politics, psycn-
ology, Semitics, and Spanish. Teach
ers wishing to do work for the
Bachelor of Science ana Master of
Arts degrees, which are open to men
and women, may select their courses
according to this purpose.
The University is now enabled for
the first time to hold the summer
session at. Homawood. The new
buildings and thes extensive grounds
with woods, gardens, and athletic
field, offer the most favorable condi-
lions under which summer work
can be conducted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-05-18
NEW TAX LAW WILL HIT THOUS-
ANDS.
Maryland Feels Effect OF War In
come Levy.

United States Internal Revenue
Collector Joshua w. Miles states it
is next to impossible to estimate
what will be the increase in the taxes
collected under the schedule of the
new income tax bill as now framed
by the Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representatives.
According to the draft of the bill
it appears that, there will be in the
Maryland district about 1900 per-
sons who reported under the old law
and yet did not have to pay an in
come tax, who will now have to pay.
These are the persons who receive
income near the figure on which an
income tax was imposed and had to
make an income report to show
wherein they should be exempted.
All of these 1000 and more will
have to pay under the schedule that
is now proposed.
Not only that. If the bill is
passed as is now proposed by the
committee thousands who have not
had to report at all will have to file
schedules. This is because it is pro-
posed to put a tax on all unmarried
men who received as much as $1,000
year, while in the case of married
men they will have an exemption up
to $4,000 year.
Many Will Be Caught.
This limit is so low that it will
catch many who never thought they
might be affected by an income tax
at all-war or no war. OF those
having an income around $1,000,
many will be found to be unmarried
but the Internal Revenue Depart
ment has no method of ascertaining
who are free footed. But it has a
good method of ascertaining the
salaries paid.
The law requires that corporations
and partnerships report the salaries
of their employees. By this means
a great majority of the persons OF
moderate incomes are rounded up
Then the law makes it an offense for
anyone coming within the limit to
fail or refuse to make report. Sc
there probably will not be many who
will take the chance of getting on
the wrong side of Uncle Sam.
The great bulk of the new taxpay-
ers will be the single men with in
comes between $1,000 and $4,000 a
year. This will affect almost every
body except the ordinary laborer.
And all will have to report whether
they be married or single. AS the
law is now framed those who have
incomes exceeding $1,000 year and
are not married will have to pay at
the rate of per cent.
Those who are married will have
exemption of $4,000 instead OF
$1,000. But all who have more than
$1,000 year will have to report, as
the Government has no way Of
knowing who is married unless the
reports are filed.
The bill will put vast amount OF
work on the collectors of internal
revenue. 1t takes as much time and
costs as much to collect a bill of $40
as it does to collect one of $1,000
900, and the outstanding feature OF
the bill as now framed is that it will
add millions of names TO the lists of
income taxpayers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08
Notice Of Rsesivsrs Sale.

Notice II hereby given that the UNI
dersigned, as receiver, under and by
virtue Of an order Of the district court
Of Marshall county, Iowa, will sell at
public auction, in bulk, for cash, to
the highest bidder, the following per-
sonal property. viz:
All horses, vehicles, stock on hand,
and all the personal property. consti-
tuting the business Of McCombs
Transfer Company, now owned by
Michael and Julia Hosan-includins
the lease on the real estate occupied
~ said business, and the good will Of
Said business.
The following are the terms and con-
ditions Of said sale, viz:
First. The sale will take place at 2
o'clock p. m. on Aug. 16, 1917, at the
place Of business Of the McCombs
.Transfer Company, West Church
street, Marshalltown, Iowa.
Second. The sale will be for cash,
70 the highest bidder.
" Third. The book accounts and cash
. "a bank are not included in the sale.
Fourth. The purchaser will have the
right to take over the business and
the lease ON the real estate now occu-
pied, and will purchase subject to the
terms OF said lease. The good will OF
the business goes to the purchaser.
F4fth. An itemized list Of the per-
sonal property which will be offered
may be had on application to the un-
lderSigned.
sss 81 Sixth. The sale will be in bulk.
An will take notice and govern
A f1iem,aelves accordinRly
T. J. Shoemaker Receiver.
MarshalItown, Iowa Aug. 8, 1917.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

statement that financial difficulties did
not enter into the decision to quit,
there was little reason for the with
drawal, for with a shake-up in tho
team, with the possible elimination OF
some of the trouble makers. Fort
Dodge would have won many ball
games in the last month Of the year.
Expected Improvement In August. \
Waterloo, Marshalltown and Mason
City are hard hit by the wreckng OF
the league. These cities looked for
ward to August as the best month OF
the year. Waterloo expected to profit
this week by a big convention in that
city, Mason City planned to make the
league games the feature of fair there
next week, and Marshalltown had
three Sunday games and holiday
double header on the schedule. which
should have SrouSh. out big crowds.
Marshalltown took the brunt of the
"rescue" work, assuming responsibility
for Dubuque and Lacrosse games,
which were not expected to draw ow-
ing to the poor showing of the two
clubs, Snd the uncertainty that either
would find permanent home.
When the league is reformed, as II
will be when the war and the effects
OF the war have passed, the circuit I'M
doubtedly will include cities new to the
Central association. The recreation
OF the league doubtlessly will mean
the consolidation OF the better loca-
tons in the Three-I and Central as
ISOLATION circuits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08
Southern Io,ua Items

wife and son Robert, went bathing in
theN river about five o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. No one witnessed the drown
ing and the cause of the accident will
never be known. Bodies of the mother
and boy were found soon after the &C
cident but the body Of the father elud-
er the rescuers and closest vigilance
both day and night, failed to locate the
third body until Sunday.
Burlington.
John w. Kessinger, Henderson coun-
ty. Illinois farmer aged so, died while
being brought to a Burlington hospital
deoth resulting from wounds inflicted
in his stomach by the tines of pitch
fork which caught in the machinery
OF threshing machine. being used on
the Victims farm on Wednesday. Kes-
singer leaves a widow and seven chill
dren
CenterviIle.
The will Of Mrs. Mary II. Biggs, OF
Moulton, filed with the clerk Of the
court here, gives bequest Of $4,000
to the city Of Chicago the income
from same to be used in aiding orphan
old. She gives this in memory Of her
son, J. Lloyd Armstrong, and the fund
to be held in trust is to bear his name.
She also gives $1,000 to Albert samp-
son of Berthound. Colo, woh was with
her son and gave him much attention
In his last days. A namesake Of her son,
J. Lloyd Moon, Of Annawan, Ill, gets
another $1,000. Her husband, w. H.
Biggs, gets 81, which was provided for
in an ante-nuptial contract.
Knoxville.
On Saturday evening Judge and Mrs.
Crozier came to the conclusion that
they had some very urfent business
with their son, Bruce, at Washington.
Trains were gone but jitneys were
plentiful and one Of the latter was
pressed into service. The down trip OF
seventy-nine miles was made in safety
and several laps on the home stretch
were counted to the good. The party
passed thru Oskaloosa at daylight Sun
day morning and were hitting the high
places among the Des Moines river
bluffs before the "streaks OF roseate
dawn" had made many Elints thru the
forest monarchs Mr.. and Mrs. .Crozier
had both been sleeping since the Ma
hasha county capital WAS passed. And
then. when at q point near Tracy. some
ono else slept; the driver, ten hours al
the wheel without moments relief
dozed and-the auto went into the
ditch. The sum total Of bad results is
shown in court plaster strips across
the Judges face but he saws he doesr't
blame anybody for the mishap. He sim
ply wonders how the tired driver held
out as long as he did.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08
GET RID OF
THAT CORN FREE

No matter how much you have suf-
fered, no matter how many times you
have tried and failed-here at last Is
guaranteed corn killing plaster that
defles any corn to live another day.
Just give It trial; you are to be the
sole Judge, because Honest John" Corn
Killing Plasters are Internationally
guaranteed to stop the pain instantly
ana kill the corn. For twenty-five
years Honest john Corn Killing
Plasters have been doing wonders for
sufferers from hard and soft corns.
bunions and callouses and warts.
Honest John" is a thin, wafer-like
plaster, made under an European for
mula that will remove any corn or
bunion without injuring the tender It's
sues Of the toe. At druggists, Is cent
and Is cent packages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08
Cocoanut Oh; Fine
For Washing Hair

! II youwant to keep your hair in good
condition. be careful what you wash it
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries the
scalp. makes the hair brittle, and 10
very harmful. Just plain mulsified CO.
coanut oil (Which is pure and entirely
greaseless), is much better than the
most expensive soap or anything else
you can use for shampooing, as this
can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub 1t in. One or two teaspoonfuls
will make an abundance of rich. creamy
lather, and cleanse the hair and scalp
thoroughly. The lather rinses out cas-
lily. and removes every particle of dust,
dirt, dandruf and excessive oil. The
hair dries quickly and evenly. and y
leaves 1t fine and silky, bright, n16y
and easy to manage.
You can get mulsiLed cocosnut oil at
most any drug store. It IL very cheap.
and q few ounces IL enough to last
everyone In the family for monthA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08

SF00t0t1s
Miss Alice Bolton, former Cottage
hospital superintendent, who recently
volunteered her services as a Req Cross
nurse, has received her appointment
and expects to be called out soon.
Hamburg.
Mrs. John Berg, southeast of town
got her hand quite badly mashed IN the
wringer Of her power washer. She was
standing in such position she could MOI
reach the reverse lever and finally
reached the belt and threw it off. Then
her daughter had quite time turning
the wringer backward to release hel
hand. a
Knoxville.
Oats Weld in Marion county is turn
ing out well. Reports from the thresh-
ing outfits, which have commenced OPP
erations, are of yields Of Is to l2b
bushels to the acre. Wheat will 80 to
pretty good average, while corn ts
looking good and will probably make q
bumper crop.
Irwin. y
The barn Of George Gawley who lives
two miles east Of here, was struck by
lightning during the rainstorm Tues
day evening and burned down. The
barn was full Of hay but no live stock
was lost. There were two horses in the
barn when the lightning struck but
Mrs. Gawley succeeded in getting them
out.
Burlington.
"A member OF the local exemption
board for Des Moines county stated
that It will be necessary to summon fol
examination several hundred additional
to county's quota Of 293 for the draft
army to be raised. It may be. neces-
sary to call 1000 men in all. To date
3be men have been examined, sixty
nine passed with no claim for exemp-
ton, ITO additional passed but claim
exemption and ninety seven failed ia
pass the physical test. The passed
with no claim, represent one out Of
four men examined but many Of these
will file claims for exemption before
the district board on industrial grounds
How many exemptions Will be allowed
cannot be estimated.
pel!a.
Watchers along the river bank 81
Harvey Sunday discovered the body
Of Prof. Peter Groetveld Of Central
University. drowned last Tuesday eve-
ming in Des Moines river near here
lodged in q pile Of driftwood. Tho body
was badly decomposed and was recov-
cred with difficulty. It was removed "a
Pella as soon as possible and interment
was made at 8 p M. by the side oi
his wife and child who were inferred
Thursday afternoon. The professol
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08

Tener, of tho National league. felt
made to finance such an expedition.
THE idea OF sending bunch Of big
huskies over there with their expenses
all paid to perform for the benefit Of
men who are ready to sacrifice their
lives for the country is exceedingly re-
,pugnant to me. can not understand
what the man who made the offer
could have been thinking Of"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-08
News of Allison.

Special to -Times-R Republican.
Allison, Aug. s.-Mrs! John Davis.
an inmate OF the county home from
New Hartford. Jumped from an up
stairs window at the home last Satur-
day night and narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury. On Monday she was taken
before the commissioners Of insanity
for examination in regard to her men-
tai con ......!cn It was- decided 20 still
keep her at the home for time at
least. ETz5s7s =
Dana Wilder has been appointed
manager OF the Allison Farmers Coz
operative Elevator Company.
+ MT. and MIS- w G. Shepard and
sons, Virgil and Dana, are visiting
relatives In Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. F, Missman and
SONS, Thomas and Richard. have gone
on q vacation trip for an outing in
Colorado. Il