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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
Topics of the Times

Even i the car did get away he's
only a simple and scarcely more than
half witted old man wandering about.
Mr.. Spreckles assertions are certain
" sensational and sure TO make an
impression. They are sufficiently de-
finite also 10 attract general attention
and a general demand that they shall
De proved or disproved.
Cocky little switzerland serves notice
on the kaiser that the only way he WI!
march thru, Switzerland will be in the
smoke" as they say out west. How
ever II is not TO be said that Germany
avoids the smoky spots.
This war offers the colored race in
America its chance TO step a half CEN
fury forward. No country can deny
fuller citizenship to the men who fight
for It.
Baker Is right in his decision that
none but physically fit officers SHAH
lead the American forces In France.
Perhaps 1t would be wise to go as
much farther as possible and insist on
those OF complete military fitness. The
army Is to be a cross section out OF
the finest American manhood. 1t should
be Differed by the finest and best
CONGRESS makes laws and grants ap-
propriaIons-t 1t is responsible 10 the
people Il represents. When 1t PROBES
expenditures. demands information as
TO what has been done. what Is DO
ing and what has been left undone
congress is protecting the people ana
itself. The United States congress IS
still an important part Of the govern
Tneut Of this country.
Frank Gotch, champion wrestler OF
the world at last met an antagonist
who would not be denied.
Governor Harding is out for another
term TIE announcement is OF course
prefunctory. Everybody expected 1t,
Ard the campaign COEnH!tISes aPPoSA-
TO have been practically provided py
appojn trnents here and there.
Indications are that tanks Will De
in active service in the next Iowa
political campaign.
II the war shuts Off The pleasure car
will il also shut OF the automobile
tax?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
BUT ONE OUT OF EIGHT,

This is a country OF lle,o00.ooQ peo-
pie. II is at war with a savage fN@
1t is sending \ million and will prob
ably treble THAI number iNtn a fo:e.s,'
land TO tight the battles ot the 10000
coo who shall remain here IN safety
Those who go are our own. The nat
ural assumption would be that more
than onc-eighth Of the population Of a
country like this would hr.ong to the
Red Cross. the Red Cross that goeS
with the fighting men under fire. stands
over them behind the first lines, lives
with Them ~ the hospitals and eases
the last moments OF the dying.
Still. this Christmas drive for MEM
bersh.p in the United States IS for Is
900, 900 mem he-s. one eighth Of the
population, for one person out Of eight
or thereabout. Il is brought on Christ
mas when the minds and hearts o,
mankind turn TO the Prince Of Mercy,
Let every person stop and think how
small thing that 5000. 900 member
ship is among a people Of more than
100000 900. II means at a dollar a
membership less than a cents apiece.
OF course there are those who buy lie
memberships and other memberships
that cost up to $50, but think OF the
millions who have not yet contributed
b. membership.
II you are one among those derel.ct
millions. don't stay in that company.
Join the Red Cross. Take memberships
for the children. Wear the red button
tina, is above all o:her decorations.
Get the magazine II is a marvellous
magazine pic,orlally and in letter
press.
Fifteen millions out OF l1o,oo0.600.
One American out OF eight a member
OF the Red Cross? Why it is part OF
genuine American sm, part OF common
christianity 10 belong 10 the Ped Cross
For that organization with It's Undecided
Guardianship IS the essence Of chs
tianity, the capsheat Of civilization, the
pure spirit Of Him whose birth the
coming holiday commentaries.
Meet the call. Il IS your call It e
a demand upon your loyalty. your hon
esty. a pledge OF your hope for man
and your trust in God.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
REPUBLICAN MARsIAaLToWN IOWA: DECElDER III

to help him when It Is necessary, and
no shame to him II he can't quite make
both ends meet; but some way should
be found to draft these men for work
Ethel L. Wilson. Usage, Iowa
The complaint is just, the assertions
unanswcrabie--the men who refused
to work when they have work furnish
most Of the applicants for public
charity But what are we going to 40
about it this winter? Not keep children
on; of school refuse aid where cold
and want and perhaps starvation
exist among the helpless because the
head OF the family and the one techni-
cally responsible for its comfort Is a
Stacker and prefers pauperism to
honest labor? ".
But all applicants for public charity
do not belong in that classification.
There are such things as sickness ana
that indefinite condition we refer to as
hard luck" And the duty of the COM
Inunity toward those is plain and I'M
miStakahle.
Some day we shall solve this prob
lem by assuming as principle of gov
eminent that Drawn and able bodied
capacity TO labor are to be legally drawn
upon in support OF dependents as is
property; that able bodied men are re-
sponsible for the maintenance Of the
children they bring into the world and
that the state shall proceed = Ssstrain
and collect from their muscles what
their dishonesty and Incidence deny
to their families.
Until then the complaint from Usage
which is the complaint from every
where else-wiu stand and We shall
have TO work around il as we are do
ing now.
Desperate need does not argue. 1t
demands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
BILLY BUNNY


Mr. North Wind, please don't blow
Into drifts the falling snow.
When the world IL white and cold
All the sheep stay In the fold,
And the chickens at the farm
In the henholEe keep from harm.
Cold and chill the Br1er Patch
Closed the. door with wooden latch,
What can little Dummies do
When they're chilly through and
through?
Oh my, but 1t was . cold winter! Mr..
North Wind was everywhere. He had
fro,en over the Old MIL Pond 30 deep
that the Miner's Boy and his father
were cutting out great cubes Of Ice and
storing them away in the icehouse for
the rood old summer time when the
candy stores would need them for ice
cream and soda water. And II Uncle
Bullfror ana Tommy Turtle hadn't
BEEN sound asleep in tho soft warm
mud ut the bottom Of the pond I guess
they would have wondered how they
1rould ever Set out again. for there was
a roof Of ice over their heads as thick
"A q xirder on tho Brooklyn Bridge.
"Mercy mot" exclaimed Mrs. Bunny.
OR. North Wind blows the smoke
right down the chimney and my eyes
are 10 full Of tears that can't see the
kitchen stove!"
I'm afraid its going to be hafo
winter" said Mr.. Bunny, and he Aled
his pipe and smoked away. And then
he said. II hope Billy Bunny wont
get lost on his way home from SCHOOL!
Now wasn't that foolish thing Tor MIN
to says For that was just what MIS-.
Bunny was thinking, only she hadn
spoken about 1t, for she didn't want to
worry MI. Bunny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
HUNTING A BRIDGE"
Knoxville Express.1

The Newton Record is hunting q
bridge to cross when 1t says
III We are going to entirely eliminate
the study OF German from our schools.
what are we going to do with the Ger
man names Of our cities and towns
1t is said that there are thirty-two
Berlins in this country and five Leip-
sigs besides numerous Hamburgs, and
even some named after krupp, the
place where the Germans make big
guns with which they have killed SO
many OF our allies. Even Jasper coun-
~ has q Metz and a Wittemberg. When
you begin on a thing like that 1t Is
hard to find a place to STOP"
The Newton paper overlooks the fact
that We have already begun ION a
thing like that" and 1t 10 now q ques-
ton of whether we SHAH stop any
where, not a question whether we shall
begin. But the Express can not see the
gravity OF the question. 1t emphatical-
ly and pointedly thinks the teaching
Of German in an Iowa public school has
become nothing less than an outrage
upon the loyal people OF the state and
1t should be utterly abolished. Then
let the people Of the Beriins and the
Leipsigs and the Hambufgs and the
Krupps and the Metzes and the Wit
tembergs do what they consider right
and proper. Surely our Newton con-
temporary would not deny the people
OF any town the right to ask the change
OF a name II It had grown hateful 70
them. The state should abolish the
teaching Of German in the schools: the
people OF each town will look after any
change Of name II they deem It best.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
Masonic Meetings

Ot0lt0f3 $i~ayS "S'~
MARSHALL LODGE, No. tos. A. F. d
A. M.-Special communication. Work
in third degree, Friday. Dec. Il, at
o'clock. John ". Wells, secretary;
w. H. Steiner. ". VI.
sIehET CHAPTER, No. So r. A. NJ.
Stated orvocation Monday evenins'
Dec. II, at 1880 o'clock. Business SEES
sion and election OF officers Carl
Shaffner H. P: John W. Wells, sec
Rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. 4 S. NJ, Mon
day. Dec. II. Regular business Elec-
ton OF officers. L T. Forbes, recorder:
George Gregory, L NJ
STATED cokcLAvE, ST. Aiden'ar
commandery, No 30, K. t. Tuesday
Dec. IS. 7:se p. m. Regular business
Election Of officers. l. T. Forbes re-
corder: II. c. Mueller. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. 0. z.
s.-Regular meeting Tor business and
installation Of officers Wednesday,
Jan. IS. 7:so ?. m. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. =. E. Fred
erick. W. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
Billy Bunny and His Friends

And after that she looked at the old
kitchen clock on the mantlepiece, and
1t was Just Is o'clock. Just think Of II
and school wasn't out yet! MY, but
those bunny children had to study.
don't you think so!
Well, by and by they heard . tap-
pang at the back door. VINO do You
suppose that iB?" asked Mr.. Bunny.
taking his pipe out OF his mouth ana
knocking tho ashes into tho woodbox.
30 Mrs. Bunny went over and peeked
through the keyhole and who do You
suppose she saw. You'd never g,,ese.
20 I might az well tell you. 1t was the
Yellow Dog Tramp Yes, sir. that's
who It was And his hair was Ill fun
Of snow and his whiskers had little
tcicles hanging on them ana ralis carr
were 30 stiK with the cold that they
stood up perfectly straight. Wasn't
that dreadful?
"come right H." said Mrs. Bunny
opening the door Just q little 70 - moi
to let a lot Of snow in too you see. And
then the poor half-frozen yellow DOG
Tramp walked in.
Now you sit right down and III.
make you hot cup Of carrot tea" said
the kind old lady bunny. and shs bus.
tied around and pretty soon the To-
kettle was boiling ana then when the
tea was made, she gave him q Steanss
ing hot cuptul And after, that the Yels
low Dog Tramp told them what aasd
time he had had out IN the blizzard
and by and by It got % late that MrA.
Bunny said, all Of q sudden. oh.
dear! oh, dear! Something, must have
happened to Billy Bunny. He ought g
be home long before this" And In the
next story you shall hear how the kinu
Yellow Dog Tramp brought little Billy
Bunny safely home to the Old BrteE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
One Newspaper IN 4 To,On
rJ X GROOM Manager Beacon -essws Aurora alinosal

6COUsV~oWA AuEOrd- ulNn0So.J NtN
| W have one paper. the Bsacon-News,
and It has 10000 circulation.
The equipment for the 1--WE papers
combined did not amount in money to
much more than 10 per. cent OF the
money value Of the equipment OF the
Beacon News and all Ave could run
on a weekly expense Of IS per cent or
what it costs the Beacon News to op-
crate one day.
When the Reacon absorbed its last
competitor there was q sentiment In
town that one paper in city OF this
size cat. 000) was an abnormal condition
and certain parties interested from
business and political reasons attempts
ed the organization Of another paper.
When these gentlemen got down to
figuring on the cost Of equipment and
operation expense they gave 1t up.
They found that the little $1,000 or
$4,000 that used to be enough to equip
and establish newspaper wasn't .
drop in the bucket as to what they
would have to produce to equip and
establish another paper.
It took a little while for that to soak
In, but 1t did, and there tsn't . man In
eo"h SSNAuy ptuAS 0,N CAA VII 0AA0 VI 1IlOIns
er paper being established in Aurora.
The number OF daily papers pub
iished in the United States on April I,
1877, was 1898.
The number Of towns in which daily
papers we're published was 1142
The number Of towns that had more
than one daily was $780,, II 81 So.
The number Of towns that had only
one paper was $50. ~
Therefore. the percentage Of ono -pa-
per towns to all the towns where daily
papers are published was 1861 per
cent. W.
These are not all small towns. There
were thirty-4ive towns that were Of
more than $4,000 population. three
towns with 100000 and over, ono towns
OF over 100000. and since this data has
been compiled there have been CONSOLE.
dations in Boston, New York and other
metropolitan cities.
There are more towns now with over,
10000 population that have only one
paper than there are towns Of less than
10000.
So the fellows that are in towns with
more than one paper better read the
hand writing on the wall before It IL
everlastingly too late; likewise, those
who live in onc-paper towns and think
that it will be a fairly easy Job to es-,
tablish another paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

The one paper town Is destined Il
be situation developed from natura
business conditions within the next few
years. Newspaper business has beer
developing that way very rapidly fol
the last three or four years; more
rapidly the last year than before, and
II present business conditions are 20.
ing to prevail during the period OF the
war and the war continues for any
length Of time. the next year or two
will see still more rapid development OF
this kind
L hardly think that 1t can be possible
that all towns would become one-pApel
towns, but great many win, which
now seem to be 50 situated that the
thing is impossible.
AS I said, it is natural business
condition. People do not buy papers
these days for partisan reasons as they
used to. Consequently they can not be
as many newspapers In towns as there
are political parties, which used to be
the condition which allowed for such q
multiplicity of newspapers, particularly
in small and medium sized towns.
People buy newspapers these days
because they want the news, and for
no other reason. To mako paper
GOOD enough requires a large amount
Of capital to equip and to operate.
The getting out OF good newspaper
costs a tremendous amount Of money
and the local business and general
business Of the country will not pro-
duce enough income for ~ many pa
pers as used to be published.
Politicians cannot hand out $500 or
81, 900 these days and have some poor
"gink" start q newspaper in their In
terest in the hope that he can make
a living out of 1t. The day when q
handful Of type, quire Of paper and
a Washington hand press was all q
man needed has gone by, never to re-
turn.
Even in a city Of 100000 people two
papers find that they have a mighty
strenuous time in keeping their heads
above water in the financial sea and
every once in q while we see, in the
largest metropolitan cities. consolida-
lions taking place. ana old established
papers 90 out Of existence. THIS bust
ness condition is something that no
one can overcome.
We had In Aurora at one time Ave
daily newspapers. The whole i've put
together did not make one good one.
The circulation OF the entire five would
not exceed two or three thousand. Now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
~ COMPARISON.


Of
hand
toll mud
ashamed
depression along and burdens
Of coming Ill thru all being flow; and then think
with Ills Of his? And begins to shine and remark
II will you'll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
THE POVERTY OF. RICHES.

We picked up a copy Of Vogue the
other day. Vogue, you must know. is
a publication for. OF and by the Four
Hundred, otherwise the Upper Ten. I:
is rare exotic, breathing incense to
the ultra rich and coddltng their
foibles with cunning pen. But what IN
terested US was an article by q New
York woman who endeavors to solve
the problem Of getting along on $685.
600 a year without making sacrifices
which al this distance appear incred-
ibly barbarous. This family occupies
q five story house in q fashionable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
Minister Without Portfolio.

The phrase minister without port
Nolio" means q member Of a ministry
- cabinet 70 whom no special depart
nsot Il assigned. The phrase is used
saly In England, and We have no cor
respooding phrase In this country,
hoe0 an international authority.
Pssoe - December, 1915, the British
eah1nGt ssnslstsd n the political chiefs
q AaaAe q ~ principal governments
lGD1e1nsntA anA sxcssdsd - IN nun-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

NOT TO MENTION B. FRANKLIN.
Davenport Democrat
1t is funny to see the big city papers
claiming the daylight saving plan as
their own. when they were talking
about moving the clock back an hour"
months after the Democrat had been
advocating the plan. and showing how
moving the hands Of the clock ahead"
would utilize an additional hour of
daylight and save proportionate
amount of gaslight and coal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
LICENSING WAR LECTURES.

lCedar Rapids Republican,
1t has been suggested that all war
lectures-and there are thousands
now going up and down the land
shall be licensed. to the end that the
government may Know who is talk
ing and what is being said. There are
some concealed alien enemies who
are said to be making some Of the
speeches. They work themselves in
in all ways and in all places. There
are few going up and down the land
as commercial travelling men, an en-
ployment which may enable them to
gather a great deal Of useful inforna-
ton. Perhaps they ought to be H.
censed, too. but wouldn't hanging be
better. That is what they used to do
with spies-hang them, and they still
do that with them in Germany. There
they would hang n man or woman
who would be merely suspected - If
American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Burlington Hawkeye observes
that the old fashioned winter. when
there was plenty Of sleigh riding and
skating and rabbit hunting, does no,
appeal to the people OF today. AND
who wants to ride in a. sled" II con-
tinues, when there are rubber tired
automobiles in which one can DC
whiried over the country az three times
the speed that Tas ever attempted D.
a horse drawn sled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

Electric ltghts that can b. used for
signaling arc Included in poiicsmsnH
henasts that haye bssn inpsntHd IN
EnS;aHd,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
Io,Od Newspapers
HuMPHrNG ITSELF.
NOT TO MENTION B. FRANKLIN

Gov. Harding was entertained al
Camp Cody by Gen. Maudlin. Humph!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
THE COLLAR BUTTON SALESMAN
ISac County Bulletin.l

GSac County Bulletin.1
Another peddler was in town this
week selling nickle's worth of bum
collar buttons for fifteen cents. He
was OF the species that wakes wroth
and calls down imprecations when the
person whose time he is taking refuses
10 buy. 1t is impossible TO erect a bar
ricade that will keep these people out,
but as a community we can so dis
courage their visits that they will learn
TO seek other fields.
This attitude is not heartless The
men and women who have made 1t \
business TO study social questions re-
commend that beggars and solicitor 3
Of all kinds be turned over to the auth
critics for treatment, II they demand
patronage on the ground that they are
lame. halt or blind, they are begging,
not selling. and should be treated as
beggars, and not given to indiscrim-
inaiely. II they are really selling art
icles in a legitimate way we do not
want to buy as long as similar goods
cen be procured from the merchants at
home who are paying taxes and work
ing for the betternent Of the town and
community every day In the year.
II e. cry town adopted a program Of
PEELED to go into some other kind Of
business, and that fate Is certainly not
unmerited. ..a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

The Traer Star Clipper mas nigh
opinion OF the German people Of north
west Tama, and can not believe that
any number Of them are dis!oyal or are
not willing TO do their full duty in de-
tense Of their adopted country. There
may be an exception here and there
but an exception can be found here
and there in other communities among
other nationali,ies than Germans"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

Another advantages Of the national
prohibition amendment liz in the
splendid chance for action IL will give
the boys who were always in favor OF
national prohibition but whs. eonsid-
cred state prohibition more OF him
drancs than a help" says the Sioux
City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

part Of NewaYosk. with eight servants
In the reAidsnce and Z furnace mar,
and chauffeur outside. I. The income
tax has forced these worthy people to
deprivations which should wiring tears
from the eyes Of the most calloused.
They have been obliged to dispense
with two or three Of their servants,
give up their motor car, and can keep
only one box at the opera. But the
worst Of It that the man OF the
house finds himself obliged to hang
up his own hat and coat put in his
own shirt studs and get shaved in a
common barber shop while the women
are compelled to undress and dress
themselves, SO without breakfast in
bed and submit to other cruelties Of a
similar nature. BY these sacrifices,
calling for the utmost hardihood the
family believes that 1t will be able to
wiggle thru the coming year on its
paltry $4,000.
p 8. This was a serious article.
h. 4 "a ltrfe F St ltss-t RI hmtrf hint
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
COAL In BRITT
tBritt Tribune.l

Our good friend, Charles Webster.
says there is enough fuel now to fur
nish everybody with q sufriciency. He
is mistaken. There has been no hard
coal in Britt in two months and no
chance for any. There Is not halfcoal
enough. Not pound Of coal Of any
kind could be bought in Britt for the
last Ave days. 1t IL q shame the way
the coal men have hornswoggled the
offices Of Iowa. Soft coal sells at SO
TO $l2 q ton when YOU can get it. and
hard coal from ST. to SIS and the pro-
fiteers are sailing down the cash. 1t
may be the men who are trying to hold
prices somewhere are doing some good.
We think they are, but a different ar
rangement must be made in the coal
business. and the fellows who get be-
tween consumer and producer and set
the prices to suit their fancy must be
the men gotten after. II a dozen Of
them were taken out and hanged with
out jury or trial It would help
some. We verify believe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

Dipping in a strong solution Of alum
will give new lie to old hair brushes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

Religion Is free, but fuel costa
money" observes the Algons Upper
Des Noines- Republican, referring to
the report that in certain towns
churches are conserving fuel by hold
ing union services.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17

"Some newspapers assert that the
government has enough on hand nov
without attempting to operate the rail-
roads. They used that argument be-
fore the war. They ought TO think up
something new" says the Sioux City
Tribune.