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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-12
Bed

This is one Of the famous Sim
mons Steel Beds, finished in
Nernis Martin or white enamel.
Has large top mount and posts,
exact size OF which Is shown
In illustration. This bed alone
would be an excellent value at
the pri6b asked for complete
outfit. See this outfit and judge
for yourself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
ARMY LANDS APPRAISED.
Values Placed TO Tracts to Be Added
to Camp Dodge.

Des Moines. July 1.-THE board OF
appraisers appointed by the state 70
appraise the value OF 800 acres OF lane
adjoining Camp Dodge which the leg
islatura authorized to be purchased for
an additional training ground has re-
ported fixing the total value Of the
lands wanted at, S5s292.a0. Eight dif-
ferent persons own the tracts.
The amount to be paid to each own
er as reported by the board of APP
praisal is as follows: Harry Bauman,
9?,SI2.50: Pau! Bauman. s2,s12.50: VI
Northup $1,000; William Mollison.
$4,000; Lucy E. Roth, $4,000; Her
man Frederickson. s5.492so; c. E. Pc
tsrson. $3.50; Rosie Kinsey. s6.525.
TIE members of the appraisal boafo
follow: George c. Call, Sioux City; w.
II. Stellmache Des Moines; r. B.
Wallace, Council Bluffs Smith Brook
ha--. Washington; James F. Harvey.
i.soL; Alphus c. College, LeNars.
The state executive council is ex-
pected to meet in a few days and A.
thorze the purchase Of the properties
as appraised by the board.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
WATERLOO MAN DIES FROM
FRiGhTFUL BURNS RECEIVED
WHILE ENGAGED IN, DUTIES.
SHlMMERING BLANKET OF
FIRE ENvELoPS HIM
Tank In Rendering Establishment Ex-
plodes-Entire Body Except Feet
Biis4ersd by Fiery Oil-Suffers Elk
cruciatinsly Until Death Relieves
Hina-Survived by Wife.

Waterloo. July s.-Joe Waters, l2S
Dearborn avenue, an employe of the
Cole rendering works, died at ST.
Francis hospital shortly after 9 o'clock
as the result of frightful burns re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon when a rem
Iering tank, over which he was work
Ing, exploded. He was about Is years
of age.
Waters was working about one of
The large rendering tanks in the Cole
plant Tuesday. The tank was filled
with boiling hot grease. 1t suddenly
and mysteriously exploded enveloping
Waters in a shimmering blanket OF the
seething liquid.
He was rushed to the hospital and
examination disclosed that his entire
body was a solid mass Of huge burns.
Only his feet escaped the effects of the
fiery oil. Little hope was held out for
his recovery at any time. He suffered
terribly until death eased his pains.
His wife survives him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
MORATORIUM LAW FOR MEN WHO
ENLIST TO SERVE WITH
STATE TROOPS.
HoMEsTEApS EXEMPT
FROM ORDINARY TAKES
Exemption From Debt Extends Thru
Entire Period Of War-Pensions to be
Paid by State Do Not Extend to
Those Who Enlist in Regular Army
or the Navy.

Des Moines, July 1.-TWO important
measures affecting the enlisted men
were passed by the last legislature and
are now in effect. one exempting the
man who joins the colors from payment
of debts during the war and the other,
applicable to those enlisted in Iowa
military organizations, which gives to
dependents pensions which will be paid
by the state. Men who enlist in the
regular army are not included in the
beneficiary" list. but they do come
under the law eXempting them from
debts.
The moratorium law is as follows:
All soldiers and sailors and other
persons in the military or naval serv-
ice Of the government of the United
States who may hereafter enter such
service during the present war are
hereby exempted while in such service
and for a period Of six months after
the termination of the war, or for said
service or death from payment of any
bill Of exchange. or any negotiable in
strument, or Of any other payment
in pursuance of any contract or from
any writ of attachment or execution
The homesteads of all soldiers or
sailors are exempt from taxes during
the term of service in the present war
If they have no homestead, other
property to the actual value Of $4,000
is exempt
The pensions to the dependent rela-
tives of national guardsmen will be
paid out of the million dollar war APP
preparation. With the approval of Gov
ernor Harding a sum of $40 a month
may he paid by Adjutant General Lo
gan to any dependent wife or mother OF
soldier and children under fourteen
years of age may receive sum not 10
exceed SO a month. The total amount
paid to the dependents of any soldier.
however, can not exceed. $50 a month.
Men with dependent families are not
to be included in the draft according to
the announcement from Washington.
bGt the families of guardsmen with de-
pendents will be able 70 get the pen
sion.
The legislature also provided heavy
penalties for espionage, treason and
other unfriendly acts. A person who at
tempts to excite insurrection or sedition
may be sent to the penitentiary for
twenty year or, pay fine of from ST.,
900 to $4,000. People who encourage
hostility or. Imposition 20 the govern
ment are liable to similar penalties.
/, The monograph has been made up
in shape to be carried onithe back like
a knapsack. and home guards are train
ing to music from the disk record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
APPLE CROP is GOOD.
Will BE 20 Per Cent Ahead Of Yield
Of Last Year.

Des Moines. July 6.-The apple crop
will be about 20 per cent better tnan
II was year ago, while the small
fruit crop will be about 20 per cer-
less than last year. according TO the
report on fruit conditions issued tJfay
by Wesley Greene, secretary OF the
state horticultural society.
The average for all fruits is 81 per
cent or l per cent higher than tie av-
era ge for July last year. Insects and
fungous diseases are about normal
while twig blight is more abundant
than usual.
A summary Of the reports on the
condition July l follows:
Summer apples. rs per cent; fall up
pies, "a; winter apples, "a; pears. -;
Americana rluns. AZ; domestica plurls.
"a: Japanese plums, Is; cherries, CO;
grapes. SO; red raspberries, 81; hack
raspoL,,les, So: blackberries. AZ: cur
rants, SIS; gooseberries, IS per celt Of
. full crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
Hints !er the MOtOriSt
ByAlbertL C1o,lgh Ed s:. m q R. s:ss'
Copyright. 1917, BY The International Syndicate
Hints On Securing Service.

- + a Is
w sells the and the that builds directed
~ making satisfactory Motor
liberal minded realization
dealers service imperative
make Of which located within
facilities
inadvsab
date nehborhood benefit Of
automobile following
freely
ton regarding It's
ask him make without adjustments
qured least during Its early but do him
which
detective during
replacement and their installation
rather than legal due cdb
but should
defect the
model which
correction without charge for
correct Of
to o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
Grinnoil and Vicinity.

Grinnell, July 6.-The funeral Of
Mrs. William Bortell took place at the
home on East street south yesterday
afternoon at $50, conducted by Pastor
j. NJ Brown, of the Methodist church
Of which she had been member many
years. There was large crowd in at
tendance, some being friends of the
early years. The members Of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, Of which she was
a member and past president, were out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
What is Castoria

AsTORIA substitute for Castor OIL Pegoc Drops and Soothing
svps It pleasant It contains neither Opium Morphine nor otner MAR
coc substance Its age guarantee For than thirty years has beer
in constant use for Constipation Eaten Wind Coc and N
aanp Fvesbness arising therom and by regulating the Stomach ano
Bowels aids the assimilation Of Food healthy and natural Sleep
The Chldrens The Mothers Friend -
The Kind Always Bought and which has been use or over ~
has horne the SIGNATURE Chas Fletcher and has been made under his
personal SUPERVISION since its infancy Allow deceive you in this Al
Cunte limitations and are but Experiments na Urine W1
I the health of Infants and Experience against Experiment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06

valve-caps when testing.
HILL CLIMBING POSSIBILITIES.
- c. p. n. asks: What is the steep
est grade that a car can climb if we
suppose the engine power to be I'M
limited?
Answer: This depends upon the
kind of tires used, the character of
the road and the proportion of the
total car weight that is borne by
the driving wheels. 1t Is commonly
assumed that in the case of pneu-
matte tired wheels on a perfect
macadam road. the adhesive force
acting to keep the wheels from slip
ping Is about 0.6 the weight borne
by the wheels. If 1t is also assumed
that in the inclined position in which
the car stands, 20 per cent. OF its
total weight is carried by the driv-
ing wheels it should be able 10 climb
grade Of about ~ per cent. (42 feet
rise to 100 feet of distance covered). T
II the grade is sleeper than this the
wheels will slip and the car will
not ascend, no matter what the en-
CINE power may be-. These figures
are approximate, only.
ferests Of the automobile, ouner and
ioi cars ,1ilI be considered from epery
all phases OF the running anr care
tot not to do. Questions of general
space permitting. address Albert L.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06

The photograph has been made up
in shape to be carried on the back like
a kna psack and home guards are train
ing to music from the disk record
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
aaetlax 1aars

\ In Persia tears are thought to be =
remedy for certaia chronic diseases.
They are collected In sponSes ct times
Of sorrow and kept In bottles By the
priests. The antiquity Of the super
stition Is attested BY the mention Of
the custom in the Old Testament,
Psalms SO &.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
. eEMERHL eEoRcE q s9Y!ER

Brigadier General George o. 0quier is
chief signal officer Of the United States
army and director Of the military avia-
ton service He believes the flying
so.S;.r- viii be the most important
branch Of our activity against Ger
many and asked congress TO spend
5000, O00, 900 for the purposes Of build
ing, eQuipping and arming aeroplanes
and training aviators. The mag
nificently obvious thing IL to knock out
Germany's eyes by = thrust thru the
air" he said recently.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
TESTING FERMENTATION.


G. H. A. asks: Is there anything
better than a tire pressure gauge to
tell one If his tires are properly In
fated?
Answer: Probably not II one
knows what pressure it Is best to
use for the, particular load the tire
Is carrying. There is also the caliper
method. which depends upon meas
uring the spread Of the tire at the
point where 1t touches the floor.
This. of course. takes into account
the weight being carried and II the
tire does not fiatten more than to the
recommended width. it is neither too
soft nor Is 1t pumped up unneces-
sarily high. If one carefully OBJ
serves the width Of the mark made
by a correctly inflated wet tire upon
4 dry floor, it is very easy to check
up its imitation, at any later time. by
wetting it and pushing it along q
little so that it makes a mark the
width OF which can be measured.
The use of the tire calipers. which
are readily obtaineble. ob-iates the
need of removing dust-caps and
This column is deuoted to the in
operator. Both pleasure and commer
aspect. The main articles riH coper
of motor vehicles. phat TO do and 10
interest to motorists tDiH be answered,
rIo11b n1xo th,o M D.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
Head aad Heart.

You cannot edueats the head enough
to atone for lack Of edueation Of the
heart The thing to Do q 70 sducats
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19
To Clean Old Tapestry

To the Editor Of WOmuH's Page:
Dear Madam-Can you please tell me the best
way TO clean an old tapestry without inJurins
the surface in the least? tMrs.D r. j,
The Scientific American Cyclopedia of
Formulas is authority for the following
method: Dissolve a bar Of soap in one gal
lon of boiling water; when cold, put one
quart of this dissolved soap in one gallon
of cold water. Have ready at hand some
pieces Of soft flannel, a soft brush, piece
of wash leather and some clean dry sheets.
First well brush with a hard, long-hared
cothesbrush, taking care TO remove all the
dust from the corners; for this purpose IT is
better to use small pointed brush and
pair of bellows. II the tapestry is on the
wall begin to clean it at the top, but do not
clean more than slne square yard at a time,
Dip a piece Of flannel into the soap liquor,
squeeze II out gently and rub il well into
the tapestry 70 make lather, brushing with
a soft brush. Then wiring the flannel out in
the soap liquor, dry the square with the
soapy flannel and the wash leather, then
dry with the sheets The tapestry must on
no account be rinsed, but must be dried with
the soap in 1t. Dissolve four ounces Of
tartaric acid in one pint Of boiling water
and put il into pan containing two gallons
of cold water Dip a clean sponge into this
acid water, squeeze il, then well rub it into
the spot you have just cleaned and dried
When this is done it must again be well
dried with the sheets. Proceed thus, a yard
at a time, until the whole tapestry is
cleaned As often as the soapy solution
becomes dirty IL must be replaced with
clean When the whole surface has been
cleaned take a lump of pipeclay and rub
into IL, then brush with a clean clothes
brush Cnot hard) This last process takes
out the soap and spirits, and also brightens
the colors II in cool weather keep the
room fairly warm while you are doing this
cleaning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19

CooD health is a quadruped II has iour
VI legs-det, water, exercise and fresh ar
The diet should be varied well-cooked'
well-masticated and well-balanced-but not
overattractive. Most persons eat too much'
II they cut their food down one-halt they
would be much better off 1t is not the
amount we eat, but what We do with what
we eat that is of consequence. variety
sbould be attained by changes from one
meal 70 another, rather than by multi
tude of dishes at each meal. A wilderness
of attractions Is likely to lead the average
mortal to a line of action that is ruinous.
Spices and other stimulating accessories
also tend to lure one into the same deadIy
snare An appetite that has to be inclted
TO action by stimulants or an array of fine
dishes needs vacation, needs rest needs
a course of treatment, in which starvation
is the chief factor
It is foolish notion many persons have
that they ought to eat at conventional in
tervals whether they desire to or not. Food
is poison to a system that loathes II or Is
Indifferent to It, An appetite Is not natural
unless plain whole-meal bread and butter
or plain bread without butter tastes deli
cious Starvation is one of the very best
remedies for a large class of human all
ments. II enables the elimnative organs
to catch up rests the overworked stomach
and refreshes the whole system Absolute
starvation is not necessary. n diet consist
ing Of fruits, bran lettuce, celery and sim
liar coarse things, avoiding fats and pro-
tein taking chiefly uncooked fruits, will
, change the intestinal flora and eliminate
the mschievous germs.
Two meals a day are better than three
for those not engaged in hard labor.
Water is the great solvent and purifier of
the body. a cold bath followed by
vigorous rub is the best Of tonics, and
hot bath is the most marvellous of all
poutices for the relief of internal con-
gestion.
Such exercise as walking, running. row.
ing wheeling, chopping, playing, mountain
climbing, skating, gardening, punching the
bag-anythng that stimulates the lungs
and heart to vigorous action-is of benefit.
Exercise should be earnest and whole
souled-something that will set the ma
chinery spinning and leave the body vigor-
Gus and dynamic outdoor exercises are
by far the best. But indoor exercises are
immensely superior to none at all. 1t is
not necessary to have lot of apparatus
II is not necessary to have real pig
skin in order to punch the bag nor a race
course in order to run II you are really
in earnest about it, you can punch (meta-
phorcalyD a spot on the wall-punch at
it-and run while remaining in the same
place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19
Shopping Made Less Fatiguing

To the Editor Of WomdHS Page:
Dear Madam have often wondered why
more women do not adopt the little scheme
which | have found so helpful when shopping.
On one OF my calling cards / write my street
and number very plainly, and use II whenever
/ wish TO have an article delivered. II saves
time and much Cnnoyance. All around I
hear ladies repeating their names, streets and
numbers again and again. and II the name is a
peculiar one II is very often necessary TO spell
IL for the sales person.
/ make my purchase. then hand my card TASK.
ing for Its returnD to the who has served
me. and am almost always repaid by a smile
OF relief and satisfaction.
II this plan would be adopted universally Il
seems TO me, II would greatly facilitate business
In the large department stores and at the same
shopper
am sure 1t has transformed shopping into
pleasure for me, and l would like to have Others
test its efficiency. MRS. GEO. F. r.
As you suggest, Mrs. r., this does con-
sderably lessen the strain Of shouDing
Many Of the shops also supply their custom
ers having accounts with them with printed
slips containing their names and addresses
then when making a purchase one Of these
slips can be torn off, thus saving consider.
able time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19

could have been TO have seen anything in
him, You must he something like her,
cause you stick to Jim I'D you know what
/ think Of him. | suppose being married to
a man does something to n woman, because
| know lot Of nice women that stick to
good -foT-nOthing buns because they are
married to them AS for me, don't suppose
l ever will be married. cause none of the
crowd / know now for mine and | don't
have much chance to meet the Henry Van
Dykes or the John r. Wanamakers.
Well, this amt telling me what to do.
What will / do? I am near crazy. Well
I can always go to bed good night.
NAN.
Copyright All rights rcserved)
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19
Dear Kate:

Dear Kate:
am worried to death. 7 don't know
what to do and my hand don't seem 10
get well haven't got a cent to my name
I owe Mrs. Smith six weeks board money
for Billy. and l have been eating off her
for three weeks. She can't afford to feed
me. and every mouthful take chokes me.
know they are hard up, cause caught
her crying the other day Her huspahu
is awful nice, but he amt got much sense
and his business in life is teaching not
irving to raise vegetables. She says she
won't hear Of me going back to dancing
but I don't see what else | can do My
hand don't affect my feet, | was over town
the other day and saw my old dancing part
ner Fred Keeney. He said we can get
lob at the Cafe Boulevard and / am crazy
TO try II.
Yet if could work, would cut the whole
thing out, cause Mrs. Smith is right when
she says that dancing amt bad, just the
bum crowd you have got TO go with. And l
am up against it more than most OF the
girls cause nearly all Of them have homes,
but everybody seems TO know or mas out
mighty sudden tnat l am your sister, and it
amt up to me then to go in for the heavy
respectable. Gee Kate, you have got a rep
utation. You must have had lot OF news
paper advertising. Nobody ever says am
Nan Lane they just say am Kate Lane $
sister Ihen tney LOOK al ilS aS ~ Va"
going to take a bite out of them. That Is
why II is more comfortable for me to keep
with the old crowd, cause they don't throw
fit every time your name Is mentioned,
Oh, I am sure distracted. I've walked the
floor nights till wore path in the carpet.
What with my hand aching and me wonder
ing what in the world ought to DO, can't
sleep. 20 out in the afternoon and lie
down in the woods, and II knew something
to pray to / would sure get right dCWn on
my knees and ask it TO tell me which way to
| turn.
Mrs. Smith cries every time speak Of the
| dancing, but can't live on charity for the
| rest Of my life and l am pestered TO death
| for money When I was coming out of
| Kelley's the other day 1 saw father and, OF
| course. he give me touch. He never shows
| up unless he wants something Oh l hate
| him, Kate When saw his shifty old eyes
| l Just turned sick. Every time l see him
| think of the kicks and the cuffs we kids got
| whenever he come round, which, thank
goodness. wasn't often. DO you remember
| how happy we was when we went down 10
| court and heard him get that seven years
| stretch?
That was the finest present the Judge
could give us and when we got back to the
room / remember we just nugged each other
and danced round and round and made uT
| a song with the chorus, Pas got sever
years; we ain't glad. oh, no. You gave q
party that night, and we almost got pulled
] for being 40 noisy l wonder what mother
WAS like. What kind Of woman sn'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19

TNHEN there is the girl who must be
L followed up constantly lest she forget
some important detail of her work She
means well, but has not sufficient concen-
tration or does not take her work serious.
ly enough ever to amount to anything.
And, curiously enough, the world seems
TO be full of these two types. The third
the girl who works earnestly and faith
fully and is not afraid to let the boss see
her leave before the closing hour if she
is obliged to attend to something, but who
always has a balance of overtime on her
side, will, if she possesses brains, be
found in an executive position herself
some day directing the comings and
goings of other girls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19

our present day chivalry demands that It be
the girl who gets it. The boy goes to work
The girl goes to high or normal school
Eventually she comes to the city. She is a
teacher or a librarian. And because women
have virtually monopol2ed these profess
sions they are among the lowest paid For
$1,000 a year you can get male teacher Of
lust ordinary ability" he interpolated, but
for the same money you can get $4,000
girl who has an A. b. degree and has trav-
eled abroad
The girl goes to the city; the boy. stays
back on the farm The girl comes back for
her vacation. because perforce, she has to
She has been living a boardng-house ex-
istence while away; she has not grown into
a new social set Even if she is a stem
ographer, in the majority of cases the
young men whom she meets know her only
on a business basis; they have their own
social set which they have grown up with
i'm their homes. She is out Of it all. But
when she gets back TO the farm or the
small town the thin veneer Of culture that
she has acquired is scratched She wants
to talk about the "Faerie Queen; the
young men who call prefer discussing the
latest movie queen. She is out of her own
stratum and has not found another.