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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
/, I ]. GARDEN SEED.

The garden seed Is . melancholy
d,sa npoin,meYt which As planted IN
hone and Yields the same kind OF re-
turns on. the investment.
When winter begins to die q $40"
and reluctant death and the Hont
lawn is covered with BUDDING YER
dure and the pigeon-toed robin the
furtIye garden seed makes its appear
ance in package form. These pack
ages are handed to people who own
a few square feet OF sour soil which
has never grown anything but sand
burs and dandeiions. but when IS
capable OF sustaining life in a wiilowS
mich COW FOR an indefinite period.
The average garden seed is very de-
ceptiye in appearance. 1t u almost
impossible for the amateur gardener
to open a package OF seeds with a RAD
ish label on II and tell whether the
contents will rise to the surface OF
the ground or die miserable oeatn
in a submerged state. 1t Is SICK
ening experience to pay 81 for hav-
ing small. three cornered garden
plowed. sink whole package OF
night blooming beet seeds in the center
OF it and then see nothing come up out
sunflowers and angle worms. Yet thou
sands Of once happy households are
cast into gloom by this experience
every spring. u
1t is a Notifying fact that an
rule the garden seed yields the best
results when planted by the deft,
manicured hand OF woman why -
lit that woman can take a package
Of sweet pea seeds which have been
kicking around grocery store Tor
three years last past and cause every
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
tending to offset the extreme costs o
necessities.

| u
Except where government wants are
to be considered, the prevailing trend
| OF prices continues strongly upward,
and both grain and cotton have been
| influenced by pessmtstic crop advices'
| With an increased consumption of the
principal taples in prospect. the im-
portnace of large agricultural yields Is
more than ever apparent, but Is stiE
too early to place reliance on predic-
tionc of meager harvests, and the out
look may distinctly improve with a IA
,orable turn in the weather
That the country's commercial NOR
tally continues relatively moderate is
natural. with profitable returns in
! trade and industry, and comfortable
conditions in money, Yet when the
! steady increase in business ventures
| Is considered. the insolvency record is
even better than it appears on the
| surface and a q per cent numerical
| reduction during the first quarter
means much, following a rs per cent
| decrease last year. With 1887 fail
ures. The three months exhibit is the
/ best for the period since 1910. while It
! is necessary to go back to 1903 to find
smaller Indebtedness than the $751;
/ 500 eco just reported,
| The uniformity of improvement Is
| q
| reverses occurring in all Of the eight
| geogra phical sections, and only in the
{ New England and Pacific states were
I the liabilities larger than in lsl6. Both
| IN number and amount, manufacturing
/ and trading defaults disclose decided
| contra elton, but while ;nSolTencieS
were also less numerous in other COM
mercial occupations, several suspen-
| s,ious of unusual size swelled the sum
involved appreciably.
polis--Notwithsta exist
| Ing railroad conditions and the some
what uncertain outlook in national ana
! world wide affairs, d feeling OF OPP
timism prevails, and orders are being
received in good volume for future
shipment by local jobbers and manu-
facturers. Deposits with local banks
are heavy, and collections generally
satisfactory.
Omaha Discouraging reports are
still! being made regarding the grow
ing wheat crop in sections OF the state
south Of the Platte river. and in some
localities farmerse are replantlnS
spring wheat and also planning to re-
pillow for corn. Conflicting advices are
received as TO the actual damage,
which will not be determined untl
warmer weather arrives, While COM
mercial conditions in Omaha are af-
fected by the car shortage they are
more favorable than IN the spring OF
1916.
ST. Louis--M merchandising manufac-
turing and finance continue TO main
tain their strong positions, and the
volume of business develops strength
from week 10 week, tho prices Of al
most all commodities remain firm with
advances far outnumbering recessions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
Ripping Rhymes
AUTO statesmen
~ WALT MAso~

journeyed forth to buy car. a
modern car with seats and wheels:
went where auto statesmen are, and lis
tened to their divers spells. And that
is why you see me now. here in my
padded cell alone, cold wet rag upon
my brow, my reason shaky on its
hrone. saw ten thousand in my quest,
ten thousand cars, from last to first;
and every car was quite the best, and
every other one the worst. II you be-
hold ten thousand cars, Of which each
tumbril is the best. your intellect re-
ceives such jars as promptly knock 1t
galley west. If you behold ten thou
sand boats, and all but one of them the
worst, tho you may have ten thousand
goats, you'll lose them all, the last one
first. The agents talked three weeks
to me, all kinds Of facts did they ad-
vance; they would not chop cherry
tree--a man could see that at a glance
They talked to me by day and night
each agent sang his sad sweet song;
the car he handled was just right, and
all the other cars were wrong So In
my padded cell I stand, filled I'D with
Misunderstanding drugs, and. with. slip.
per in my hand. swat the reaches and
the bugs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
Near Potato Comino.

Enter the imitation potato. 1t is
called the dasheen, is member Of the
tuber family and fourishes in Trinidad,
Recently the dasheen has been intro
duced into the south and 1t is ex-
pected that cultivation OF the. plant
will help to cut down the cost Of high
living-as represented in the potato.
a frostless season OF seven months
is required to grow. the ast.ee=, which:
can not be cultivated further north
than South Carolina. AS an article
of food 1t iss said to have less water
than the potato and increased protein.
starch and sugar. These qualities would
be likely to render It even more palat-
able than the familiar potato, and we
may soon be confronted with rcstaur-
ant bills reading: "Dasheen Lyonnaise''
or "Dasl,een q la OBrien."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
4 Masonic Meetings
~ VIsitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1913 A. r; q
A. M.-Stated communications Ree u4ai
meeting Friday, April 49, 1880 p III
John w. Wells, secretary: w r. stem
ar. w. M.
stoNET CHAPTER, No. IS, r. A, M
spaciaI convocation Monday evening.
April 9, 40 O'Clock. Mark Masters
degree. Carl Shalfner, II. T.; J"hn W.
Wells, secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20 r, & :. NJ, lhuiS
day, April u, 100 p. M. for woFh' IN
rer at 6. 80 l. T. Forbes, RecoFue''
George Gregory, I NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE. st. A'de'nar
Commanders. No so. X, T. uts"A'
April TO- for work order OF the en-
nile 1850 .. m. I. r. Forbes, recoroei'
Fl c. Mueller, commander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. d. -. &
s-Rsgular meeting for business Gu
nesday. April II, at p IN
George Downing. secretary; MIS- - L.
Frederick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
WELLSBJRG'S POCkETBOok.
rTraer S,ar-I9ipDer

w E.LI<S1 III " NNyN~sN ~ ~
TTraer Star-Chpper.
The Star Clipper recently referred
to the heavy bank deposits in Key
stone and said that village possibly
took the lead In bank deposits in Iowa
towns Of It's size. The Wcilsourg
Herald calls us down, and seems to
have the facts 20 back up what II
says. wellsburg is in one OF the rich
est sections Of Iowa It had popu-
iation Of $50 by the last census: Its
two banks at his date show deposits
OF $714129. Keystone Is credited
with 4s3 people and itspbankshhave
only $4,000 on deposit We are
pleased to be corrected by the Herald.
keystone has been noted for It's bank
showings, but il seems IL is totally
outciassed by WellsburE. " there is
another town OF less than 400 people.
or even 500 people, that can show
bank deposits Of more than $4,000 the
star Clipper would like to hear OF 1t
and viii give it some free advertising.
There are many towns Of 1000 TO 1000
people that can not make such bank
statement Everybody in and around
Wellsburg must have cash in the bank.
Weiisburg ought to be a rich paradise
for auto dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
! HID Room FOR More.

Jane had asked for an evening Off to
70 to her first dance. Returning at q
very early hour. she was asked BY her
master whether she had enjoyed her.
self
mo. indeed, sir" she replied. Il was
most insulted."
|, II 'adn't been there very long, sir,
when q young man comes up and hac-
stually hasks whether my program was
full. And I'd only 'ad two sand
yichesl !" ~ y !. y: u. Il. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
SQUIRNING.

We fear there are some men IN iowa
whose lives are going to fan upon the
sere and yellow Leaf even In the midst
of the freshness of this spring. We re-
call how certain men applauded Hard :
ing last June and last fall when he said
"alI laws should be enforced" and nov.
we are moved to smile when we SEE
these self same men squirm. twist and
cuss Havner under their breath be-
cause the attorney general OF Iowa says
he will do what Harding said ought TO
be done--enforce all the laws remain :
ing on the statute books OF Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
WOMEN VOTING ON SUFFRAGE.
tIoya CIV Repubiican.1

-Four years ago that inimitable wag
Senator Cady Chase, offered a PROPOSE
ton that the women be permitted &c
vote on the suffrage question. Then
everybody understood that 1t was q
play against the pending suHrase
amendment. This winter Senator Kim
ball, who sometimes takes himself se-
riously, proposed like scheme ana y
actually carried in the senate ana no"
has gone 10 the house. Sucn a spec'a
election would mean nothing ing sui
rrape advocates do not want 1t ant
their opponents do not care anyth'ni
about It. II such an election was held
we would be no nearer settlement O
| the controversy than now. Ihe ma
1ority would be for the suffrasists, nu
| the vote would be light. MOI sikeiy 1, !
fourth Of the women OF the state woun
vote. Ef
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
Iona Newspapers
LOBBYISTS, ETC.
- Hardin County Citizen.

The Pitt-Salinger- Starzinser regime
gets quite fussy at times about lobby
ISIS, but 1t is noticeable that Sainghr,
Haines, SaTag~, Bales. Messenger and
the remainder Of them ply their trade
without nGlcstation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
COMING QUESTIONS.

TGrand JUNCTION UsOUe'l
There win be few pertinent squus
lions to ask Brothers Pitt ana Jon', ~. ~ u"
and such others AZ were eiecteo ~
strictly retrenchmant platforms When
they come home after the Wal = eS41t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

measures are designed &c pay political
debts and organize a political machine.
These bills peep up their heads from
Innocent and unsupported quarters.
The average member is just getting so
that he can locate them and the SEES
sion is nearly over" says the Hardin
County Citizen.
1t viii be well If everybody shall
in this trying hour guard him selF
against making war with Germany
war with Germans" says the Dea
MoineS Register. The president has
warned the nation against this gigantic
blunder. America has no far with
with Germans"
The Iowa City Republican says the
fight to have the Sunday laws modt-
fled comes from the theaters and NOV
ing pictures shows. There Is no ex-
cuse whatever for such places running
on Sundays. The sooner. they are
closed on Sundays the better. At best,
large part of the movies are ques-
tionable and many places offer their
nasties. for Sundays"
ITO the man up a tree 1t looks az
tho ominous clouds were gathering
over the fair scene of the Harding adj
sninistration," observes the Grand
Junction Globe.
The Ackley World says Champ Clark
was beaten out Of presidential 'nomi-
nation at a time when victory would
have been just as easy for him as for
an yone else, but since that eventfu.
time at Baltimore. the gentleman from
Missouri has had his share of the glory
and much OF the fruits Of victory"
with the advent OF war II would be
well for congress to make specia
feature Of federal prohibition and cut
cut the booze imme diateiy for the good
Of soldiery and the citizen in general
! suggests the Abba Union. IF ever a
! lime iS when men need the use OF their
! faculties il is war time. Let both
| houses down at Washington act
| promptly and the whole country will
rise up and call the lawmaker4
| blessed and we do not believe the
president Of these United States would
| refuse TO sign the rush bin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

Inside opinion in the navy has
crystallized that, so far as the United
States is concerned this Is going to pc
largely, perhaps exclusively, war OF
navies." says the Washington cor
respondent Of the Philadelphia Press.
Every man in it sees chance for
glory. Every admiral. every captain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

every lieutenant. every ensign is fig-
uring that he may be the lucky chap
to show the world how submarines
may be bagged" And 1t may be added
with emphasis that every enlisted man
Is hearing with eagerness the patriotic
call to service as sounded by the fine.
manly young chap seen IN the picture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

ono of them to come up faster than 4
.Ths man who can make eensrss.
sional garden seed grow svehe g -
able to plant rubber bands and
harvest inner tubes"
and riot which we have In this coun-
try 10 the free garden seeds distrib-
uted by members OF congress who VIII
never know how many votes they have
lost by this infurlating practice. The
man who can make q congressional
garden seed grow ought to be able to
plant rubber bands and harvest inner
tubes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

There is just one side for us all
to be on now. That is the American
side" says the Grundy Democrat. III
you should have any other kind OF
sentiments, bury them. You may feel
that this country is doing wrong. IL
you have that feeling bury 1t also.
Whether we are right or wrong az long
as you are on this side your place is
On our side. 1t is too late to criticize
the action this government: has taken
The time FOR criticism rs past 1t Is
now time for action and the action
must be united"
The Keosauqua Republican says IAN
investigation of the work OF the SUI
preme judges. which was ordered by
the senate, shows the work required
Of that body does not necessitate an
other Judge"
| Il IA - 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

Haw much did this legislature save in
its own expenses over The last session
How many of those supertluous com
missions did il abolish! And last but
not least. how many positions ala IL
create? It is great fun to talk about
the greatest gumber of useless COM
missions IN the, middle OF a Fcau'paiSn
and when one has not thoroughly ex-
ahmed the necessities which created
them. but 1t Is different thing to
take the responsibility of abosshins
them. a g..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
Foxy Jack.

Nm /'Oh, Jack told dozen girls
10 lsvsd them before he proposed to
-" Hehel-"Well, that's all right.
WAsn I spoke Of II he told me they
msFely represented steps in his pro-
gEsssisa to his present ideal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
Topics of the Times

Among the commerce raiders the
food SPECTATOR needs a shot or Two
between wind and water
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

aMost q the saiinger- administration
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09

ITO the man up a tree 1t looks az
tho ominous clouds were gathering
over the fair scene of the Harding adj
ninistration,' observes the Grand
Junction Globe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24
TEACH GIRLS RAILWAY WORK
Young Women Being Paid to Learn tc
Become Efficient Draughtsmcn
and Engineers.

FOurteen young women have been
taken into the construction department
of the Santa Fe railroad and are be-
ing paid $50 a month while the rail-
road trains them to become efficient
draughtsmen and construction engi-
neerS.
This radical step has been taken by
the railroad because Of the large num-
Der Of engineers who have been called
to assist the government war work.
f. S. Rice, assistant engineer Of CON
struction, says of the Innovation:
"Thirty-seven years of practical e
p%erience, during which time l have ex-
perimented more than once. has taught
me that If the right kind of a girl is
given a chance she will make good.
Many girls who are drudging away
their lives behind counters should be
holding better positions. Usually the
female IS of finer clay than the male
and has a splendid capacity for de-
tails.
Technically trained men often fail
in practice. Human weakness is just
a existent in men as In
stinctive, intuitive morality is stronger
In women than In men, and l
to strengthen that characteristic In
these girls.
There will be no coddling. They
will be paid and treated like men,"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24
WIPE OUT GRADE CROSSINGS
California State investigators Rec.
ommend Changes in LOO Cross
ing-"5umps" Urged.

The state of California has just COM
pleted a detail investigation of it's
railroad grade crossings. Numerous
crossing accidents are responsible for
the undertaking. The Investigators
recommended changes in 1,1cO cross
ings. Fol the most part, these changes
are designed to give the approaching
motorist a better view of the track.
Only in IS cases did the commission
recommend an elevated grade. So
much of the trouble was due to speed
ing that the construction Of artificial
bumps" on each side of certain cross
ings is being considered. These bumps
a car inside the speed limit over
fairly gently, but a speeder gets q Jolt
that is certain to warn him it is time
to slow down.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24
UNCLE JOE'S TRUE VERSION
Veteran Congressman Rete'is Green
Corn Story Which He Declares
Is Thirty Years Old.

Uncle joe" said a new member OF
the house to Representative Cannon OF
Illinois, Il heard a good story about
you and green corn"
Great guns, man, that story Is
thirty years old" said Mr.. Cannon.
well, | am a new congressman and
| fell for it."
If you are going to tell 1t again."
went on Mr.. Cannon, 'let me tell 1t
to you right. l have seen more YER
sions OF it than there are silk threads
in a corn tassel. It's true, all right.
1T happened at the old Willard ho-
tel when 1t Ased to be run on the
American plan, with three meals a
day. l am n light eater, but l nm pow
erfully fond of green cOrn. One day
l had a neighbor on from Danville.
who took dinner with me. l had
three orders of green corn.
Joe says he to me, how much
board do you pay at this tavern?' I
told him. He looked at the stack of
c%orncobs, ruminated a moment, and
then remarked: Don't you think 1t
would be cheaper for you to board at
Il livery stabley"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24

The statment that the Pennsylvania
railroad is planning to employ wom-
en- wherever 1t can. to replace men
who are drafted for service, is among
the first symptoms of the changed in
dustrial conditions which we shall be
forced to face. Even before the war,
however, this movement had been un-
der way to an extent which may not be
wholly realized. According to our last
census figures, %One-fourth Of all the
women over sixteen years of age are
now g%ainfully employed: this contrasts
with n out Of every five in 1890.
The actual numbers have increased
from 3,5OO,OO0 to 100000. Even more
striking than these totals is the in
crease In employment of married wom-
en-. In 1890 there were half a million,
or 4 per cent there are nearly p
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24
A Peep Ahead.

This old millionaire and his beauti-
full bride, after their quiet wedding,
had a quiet wedding breakfast, a deux.
Astrakhan cavair, eggs pompadour, 4
truffed chicken. fresh California peas,
champagne-so the quiet breakfast
ran.
My dear said the old millionaire,
as the fruit course, a superb Florida
melon, came IN, "tell me, my dear
and he laid his withered hand on her
young one-'do you love me for what
| am or for what | was!'
The beautiful girl smiled down from
the window into the admiring eyes
of Il young clubman who was passing
then she bent her clear. considering
gaze on the gray ruin opposite and
replied:
Il love you George, for what you
will be."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24
WOMEN MAY OMIT OvERALLS
Railroad Authorities Rescind Order
Requiring Car Cleaners to Wear
Cumbersome Garments.

Women employees Of the Kansas
City Terminal company won their fight
against overalls when the company
made optional the order that all women
employed in cleaning coaches lnust
YEA them.
Through the Woman's Trade Union
the m took their case before the
city factory inspection department.
Legally, the company is permitted to
designate the clothing its employees
shall wear while at work, L. A. Hal
bert, head Of the welfare board, found.
An arbitration committee was appoint
ca. Then the company modified the
rue.
Tho women protested because there
were 50 many men working In the
yards who would comment about their
attire. Most Of the workmen are gem
tiemen,' IN OF the women remarked,
"but some are not"