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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

lay sick at one time, most of then
seriously so. Then one company Of
III could not muster forty for duty, sc
many were there in hospitals or In
quarters too sick for duty. Then the
Red Cross was just coming into ac-
ton.
Now pc. manent es., 'cially e1uippe
and well slpp led h, spitals stand rea ay
to receive tn, sl,!- Now there is 1T
tie chance that the epidemics that
swept Jacksonville and the second
Chickamauga will come to scourge. The
army has learned much. On the hor-
der last year typhoid was nearly I'M
known, dysentery was rare and small
pox never broke out.
Yes the army has learned and therein
lies the comfort for the home folks.
Therein is the certainty that in can
Torment and barracks there will be no
repetition of what the army of '9S ex-
perienced. Mothers take heart. Let
the assurance cling close that the ma
tional army, the regulars and the guard
now and to be mustered in federal SER
vice, will be the best fed, best housed
and clothed and cared for physically,
and morally that the nation
has ever summoned to its colors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
WHEN OUR HOUSE BURNS DOWN.

WIN ttoSSG oohNS oo"".
Altho congress has decided to raise
two billions in war taxes and seven
! billions in money borrowed in bonds
! there is still much urging for a greater
proportion of the war bill to be paid
and more taxes than the huge sched-
ules already devised. The argument
is that money spent for war is literally
burnt up and wasted hence should be
taken away from the people of today
in the form of taxes instead of loading
porterity with g. debt to pay for the
material which the people of today
burned up in this war.
So far as the materials of which
munitions are made are concerned. the
leather the steel FOR the guns, the pew
der. the ships that are destroy
ed and the engines Of war, those
things which are consumed in war the
people of today have to furnish them.
All VI Ills LlS1LSA -Sti lSiAStN ~ kAlt lt'->
of wars immediate demands regard
less of any bond issue or tax bill and
the people OF today are furnishing the
stuff for this war as the economists
would have them do. When a mans
house burns down ii is the house of to-
day that is consumed.
The function performed by taxes and
bonds is a redistribution of this burden
among individuals. We tax million
aires who have no wheat nor steel nor
powder in order that those who do
have the war material many be COM
pensated II it were not so the ex-
pense of this war would all come from
the few who happened to posses the
things needed for munitions. We levy
war taxes to reapportion the burden
and sacrifice, When we send mil
home to feed and clothe the million
who fight.
Now we are told that this war is be-
ing fought first to protect our own ma
ton from attack and possible destruc-
ton by a monster OF militarisu and
second for the protection of democracy
in the world. II we had not entered
the war there was danger that the
German autOcracy might conquer Eu-
rope and then in possession OF such
power as the world had never known
before turn upon the United States TO
crush it. This being so this war is be-
ing fought for future generations OF
men as well as for this and in the re-
apportionment Of its burdens it Is not
unfair that the men of the future pay
back to The men of today some of the
losses in steel and powder and wood
and labor consumed in this war. II
we build a new house for the family
let all the family help pay for it.
The bond issue borrows from the
man nj today who has Investments in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

real estate and Industrial enterprises
and pays the men who have steel and
wood and wheat and labor needed fol-
the war and it promises that that man
will be repaid from taxes to be levied
upon the earning power Of all men in
the years that are to come. Bonds are
as necessary for an equitable APP
portionment of wars sacrifices as are
taxes The only problem is one of
proportion and that Is largely mat
ter OF opinion. We should try to get
our taxes as high as we can possibly
pay out of one years income and then
pay again out of next years income.
If our house should happen to burn
down without insurance some of US
would have to get along without an
other house If we were compelled to
buy it out of one years income where
as most of us could afford a new house
right away if we could borrow it from
somebody and pay for it out of several
years income.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

Rippling Rhymes
~ WALT MASON
SAVE GASOLINE

Be sparing with the gasolene. ii you
approve good craftsmanship: ioyride
nine miles or seventeen. but shun the
long and useless trip. Our Uncle Sam
would hate like sin to shut of all our
joyride juice. but tricks of that sort
he'll begin, IL from rank waste we
don't cut loose. He's warned us all in
tones OF brass land may the warning
be not yain,, .Therell be sufficicncy
OF gas. IL every one is safe and sane.
But II the visible supply should shrink
too much. you'll have jar. for in the
twinkling of an eye, I'll tie can to
every car" So let us motor here and
there. as much as thoughtful people
want, and give the folks some evening
air. and take little Sunday jaunt.
We still may Jos around the town and
down the pike and DER the leas, and
journey. when the sun goes down, to
rob some farmers apple trees. So
mark the hogs OF gasolene. who heed
no warning, howeer kind, who still
go scorching DER the scene. and leave
cloud Of smoke behind. They still
pursue the wasteful game. and will
while they possess the price. and they
re the ones who'll bear the blame
when all our caSs are placed on Ice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
Billy Bunny and His Friends

You remember in the last story
somebody was knocking on the from
door of Uncle Lucky's house, and 8
deep growly voice had said, Let me
| in. Let me in!" Well, Uncle Lucky
He didn't, and l don't blame him, foI
he didn't know who it was. and people
with deep growly voices are not want
ed at night time. are they?
WE'LL by and by, the knocking be-
came so loud that Uncle Lucky was
afraid the door would break. so he
called out:
who dares knock like this, on my
front door,"
Il do" said the deep growly voice,
"and if you don't open it I'll break it
in"
IF you do I'll call up the policeman
dog and have YOU arrested" said the
gentleman rabbit as bravely as he
could.
Il don't care if you do said the
dreadful voice, and the pounding grew
SO loud that Uncle Lucky had to hold
his paws to his ears.
And then what do you think Billy
Bunny did? Why, he ran upstairs and
out on the roof of the porch and poured
4 bucket of boiling hot water down,
and you should have heard the dread
full yelis that followed, and the first
thing you know, and the first thing
they knew. Mr. Wicked Wolf jumped
over the fence and ran down the road
as fast as he could go.
Well. that was a good thing you
did" sighed the old gentleman rabbit
How did you ever come to think of
such a thing?" and then he went over
to his old desk and took out a dandy
jackknife and handed II TO Billy
Bunny.
Take that" said his dear, kind
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

uncle. "ou did a brave thing. Keep
the knife, but don't cut your little toe
with it."
| Well, pretty soon after that it was
time to go to bed, so they both hoped
| upstairs and soon they were in the
land of dreams, and while they were
asleep the Treetoadin the elm tree
| by Uncle Luckys window sang this
| little song:
| .The moon is sailing the dark night
Sky,
And the stars are twinkling way up
high,
And the breeze that comes from the
woodland dell
Has a soft sweet sound like silver
bell:
And the trees are shimmering, soft and
green,
And the grass is bright with the dewey
sheen,
And it's oh so far to the land Of Nod.
Sleep;
SO don't wake up till the sunlight will
creep
Under the leaves and thru the door
Till it makes a path on the kitchen
floor.
And then the stove will begin to burn,
And the water boil in the old gray
urn.
And the breakfast bell will sound loud
and clear.
And you'll know that morning at last
is here"
Goodness mel" cried Uncle Lucky.
sitting up and rubbing his eyes. 81 de-
clare it's morning"
And so it was, for the sun was shin
ing in thru the window and the sky
was all blue and pink and the white
clouds were playing hide and seek in
the sky country.
nsffwodt5nnItnaO gfkbtd 4 htr faa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
the ROUGHReCKS ARE OUT.

If the sober. respectable class of peo-
pie who believe that their state would
be better off without saloons think
that the constitutional amendment is
going to get by on Oct. Is without some
opposition from the booze crowd, the
returns from the election the next
morning will be surprise.
The anonymous. blackhand sort of
circular has already appeared. The
Marshalltown Club today received thru
the mails a printed notice as follows:
This is a reminder that we will
withdraw our trade from all deal
ers whose churches have entered
politics, bribed Legislators or sup
ports any League or PAID body of
reformers. Prohibition is UP to the
Voters and will not be bought by
the children's pennies that escape
the reformer's pockets.
Committee, per 1925.
The envelope was postmarked on the
train so as to conceal the place OF its
origin. In the language OF the illiterate
and breathing the purpose OF the
roughneck this campaign document
should carry its message TO all who
believe that society is safer, cleaner
and better protected when the tempta-
ton of booze is kept away from the
rougher and weaker members.
The election has been called for Oct.
Is, altho few realize what it is for II
the voters approve putting the prohibit
DRY law into the constitution Of the
state then no future legislature can
change it without another vote of the
people. II the drys are asleep and ire
mendous majorities are rolled up
against it in the wet counties then the
vets will demand that the next legis-
lature repeal prohibition because the
people have voted against it and ev-
cry man who runs for the legislature
next summer or for state office will
have to be elected as either a wet or a
dry. The saloon with all its muck will
be back into our politics hoping to get
back into our towns.
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State of Iowa,
darshall county-ss.

State of Iowa,
Marshall county-ss.
We. William Shipton, president, and
Minnie e. Lincoln, cashier OF the
bank above named. do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement Is full, true
and correct, to the best Of our knowl-
edge and belief. that the assets therein
set forth are bona fide the property OF
said bank in its corporate capacity,
and that no part of the same has been
loaned or advanced to said bank for
the purpose Of being exhibited as
portion Of its assets.
WILLIAM SYMPTOM. President.
MINNIE e. LINCOLN, Cashier.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence by William Shipton.
president, and Minnie E. Lincoln, cash
Ter. this Goth day Of September, 1917.
w. J. LYNCH,
Notary Public In and for Mar
shall county.
fEotary Seai]
Attested by
NJ F. DIEHI4
F. 3. FISCHER,
Directors.
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SOLDIERS THEN AND NOW.

Looking back nearly twenty years
one of the editors who produce the
Times Republican and who was in the
war with Spain, finds much in his
be of comfort to the saddened mothers
OF those now being called to service.
Memories of volunteer camps at Des
Moines. Jacksonville, Savannah and
Cuba when placed side by side with the
environments now building suggest
satisfying assurance for the families
of the boys who went away from home
Wednesday and others who will follow
later.
The national army Of today will be
the best fed best clothed. best housed
and best cared for army the nation
has ever mustered. Glaring mistakes
Of incompetence, carelessness and ig-
norance find no portent of repetition in
present army plans. There is to be no
embalmed beef; no open, fyintested
latrines near the mess kitchens into
which typhoid and camp dysentery
vas carried to kill and disable hun
dreds; no sewerless and low camp sites
in hot climates flooded with each tor
rental rain; no canvas hospitals and,
it is hoped few incompetent sur
geons.
Then typhoid and dysentery ragged
undated and smallpox was not I'M
known. Now the vaccination for fever
has banished II from camp and small
pox need not be considered. Then Ay-
carried germs made bowel diseases so
common the unaffected was the ex-
ception. Now sewer connected fly
proof latrines promise immunity, or
nearly so. from this camp scourge.
Then Iowa volunteers crowded in
squads upon uncovered straw spread
on bare ground in dark race horse
barns at the state fair grounds. Moth
ers at home furnished comforters to
keep their boys warm in raw April
and May nights because the state did
not, or could not. furnish blankets for
all. The boys Of SO messed on rough
board under canvas flies. The open,
wind swept grand stand was their as
semblying place, the outdoors their
IN .fctyv ,t~ks
a regiment was their moral influence.
Then some camps had the Y N. c. A.
with them-in tent.
Now frame. roomy, electric lighted,
heated barracks receive them. Nov
beds-real iron bedsteads-with wire
mattresses and straw bed bags are
their hunks. Wool blankets, thick,
warm and fragrant Of newness from
the loom, comfort them at night. Now
light, well ventilated mess halls find
them eating in comfort food better than
any other army Of the nation ever
| tasted. Now huge buildings, especially
planned and furnished by Y. NJ. C. A,
Knights of Columbus and other or
CARNATIONS, give commodious space
for pleasant indoor recreation and re-
taxation. Now Z. ii. C. 4. secretaries
men trained in special religious,
! moral and physical work-guide and
influence the play and recreation.
Then one Iowa regiment lost fifty
one In years camp life and never
saw service in battle. A Marshall
county company lost six-mostly be-
caase Of the ignorance and careless
ness Of those who commanded. Typhoid
land dysentery took ne toll Then O
! one division Of 13.Aee more than lot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

Notice u hereby siven that II q
| special election to be held In the city
| Of Marshalltown. Iowa, on the 18th day
| Of October. 1917, there will be submit
| ted to the legal electors Of said city,
| the question Of the adoption or rejec-
ton Of the following public measures:
First. Shall the city council Of Mar
shalltown. Iowa, be authorized to enter
| into q contract to sell to the Iowa Rail
| way and Light Company all Of the
municipal lighting system and gener-
| ating equipment thereof, but excluding
| therefrom the present electrolier or
| boulevard system, power-house build
| ings real estate and boilers, for the
| sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dol
| lars, to be paid in three equal annual
| payments. to-wit: On Nov. l. 1918:
| Nov. /, 1919. and Nov. !, 1920: the city
| to retain title thereto until full pay
| ment has been made.
Second. Shall the city council OF
| Marshalltown. Iowa., be authorized to
enter into a contract with the Iowa
Railway and Light Company for the
| installation Of modern street lighting
system for the lighting Of the streets.
alleys and other public places Of the
city. and the operation OF the same, to-
gether with the present boulevard
| lighting system and all additions there
to. for a period Of ten u0) years from
and after Jan. l. 1918, at the following
price, per annum. to-wit:
Each ESQ candle power lamp. $3e.
Each 100 candle power lamp, $22.
Each so watt alley or viaduct lamp,
Es12.
Each single so watt electrolier post,
si4.
Each five light eco watt lamps) cleo
trolier, $3.50.
After the first two years. the above
prices are to be diminished or ii-4
creased to provide for any decrease or
Increase in the then price Of coal per
ton and labor per hour used in the full
filling of said contract over present
prices which are to be fixed in said
contract. All OF said lamps to be opes-
atsd on present schedule Of burning
hours. that 10 to say, the ESQ candle
power and 100 candle power lamps on
the Philadelphia moonlight schedule
and on cloudy nights. the alley and
viaduct so watt lamps to be operated
on the all night every night schedule;
the single lamp so watt electrolier
posts and the top lamp Of the five light
eiectToiieT posts to be operated on the
all night every night schedule: and
the four side lamps on the Ave light
electrolier posts to be operated from
dusk until II p. m. every night
The above prices to include all cost
Of installation, operation and mainte-
nance Of street lighting system and al
cost Of operation and ordinary main.
tenance Of electriolier system
The company shall at It's own ex-
pense furnish all current lamp and
globe renewals and paint electrolier
posts.
The polling places shall be as fol-
lows:
First ward-124 East Main street.
Second ward-Central fire station.
Third ward-l1 south First street.
Fourth ward l:5 South Third ave-
hue.
Fifth ward--F1re station No. z. 80
Each Of said public measures will be
submitted and voted on separately md
the polls will open AZ clock In the
forenoon and close 1t Z o'clock IA the
evening. 4. il :s:is .,zs ss ~.
2. II Reilly. Mayor.
Attsets
q. a. Rosensfen. CITY Clark.
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NapoIeon.s Master Stroke.

One hundred and four years ago. al
Dresden. Napoleon's star blazed out in
fun brilhance for the last time. In his
successful counter attack upon the
allies. who had beseiged the Saxon
capital. the Man OF Destiny gained
his last important victory.
Two days before the Austrians had
begun a bombardment OF Dresden, and
ST. Cyrs outposts were driven into the
city. On the 26th the populace. mad
with fear and on the verge Of despair.
We're overjoyed by the arrival of Ma
poleon. He brought a strong army TO
the defense Of the city. The allies at
tackled In force that day. but were met
with murderous fire.
On the following day Napoleon
launched his master stroke. AS the sun
cast its first beams over Dresden, the
grand army poured it's columns out OF
the city and attacked in turn. The
Austrian left wing crumpled before the
assault Of Murat and Victor. Napoleon,
with the greater part off she artillery
attacked the center, and the allies were
defeated with great slaughter, and In
disorder fell back into Bohemia.
A big part of our food for the future
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
Masonic Meetings
Visfsors always welcome.

- ViStSofo Al~ayo
MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. q
a. M.-Special communication Frlaas'
Sept. q, 1880 o'clock. Work in FIRST
Degree. John W. Wells, secretary: W.
II. Stei1 er. W. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A, Nj
Stated convocation Monday evening
Sept. II, at s o'clock. Business session
Carl Shaffner. H. P: John W. "e'ls'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & s. M, Mon
day. Sept II. 1880. Regular business
I. T. Forbes. recorder: George GREGORY
!. NJ.
STATED coNcALVE, St. Alderman
ccr,nandery, No. 30. K T.. TUESDAY
Sept. IS, p. m. Regular business; l.
r. Forbes, recorder; H. c. Mue'ie' .
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. <
s-Regular meeting for business wed
nesday, Oct. II. 7:3o. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. j. E. FREQ
erick. W. 4.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
IOWA NOTES AND OPINION.

If the fellows who oppose the pro-
iiibit0ry amendment don't want 10
bring the saloon back to Iowa what in
thunder do they want?" inquiries the
Knoxville Express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
Producers SAVINGS Bank

Organized under the laws Of Iowa, To-
Gated at Green Mountain. in the ooun-
ty Of Marshall, at the close Of busi-
ness on the 18th day Of September.
1917, made to the Superintendent of
banking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

an ad in a big newspaper pays such
huge profits. 1t brings more buyers TO
a farmers sale and more bids to the
auctioneers call.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
Topics of the Times

How often it is the Canadians in the
war news of the day who went over
the top or reorganized and drove the
Germans out. Next year when some
more North Americans get over there
the Canadian kind of fighting Will be-
| come the rule.
The government food commission
| has sent word to farmer slackers of the
northwest that their wheat will be con-
| scripted if they hold it back from mar
ket and it is the hope that similar In
formation can be carried to the labor
slackers who are tying up shipbuild-
Ing on the west coast
Let us hope that there will be no
senatorial aid to appeals to the presi-
dent for exemption until the evidence
gated.
When the United States has its
re uiars, its national guard and it's
new national army in France it will
have as large a lighting force there as
one OF its allies and all that can be
trans ported before the middle of next
summer That means that il the war
ends next fall the second draft of men
who are TO be called next spring will
never see France or actual lighting.
Please farword to the / Want Will
helms:
For the man who wins is the man
who works
Who neither labor nor trouble shirks:
Who uses his hand. his head his eyes.
The man who wins, is the man who
tries"
When corporation managers read the
war tax bill they will find that all pro-
is earned in excess of 10 per cent are
TO be considered us war profits and
will be taxed on a sliding scale begin
ming at IL per cent and rising in rate
as these profits above 10 per cent in
crease in size. This is combination
OF war profits and excess profits tax.
The young man who stood in line
this week to receive a wrist watch
from his villagers as his farewell token
was thinking more of the young wife
left behind II she happened to have
one. What was to become Of her. the
fear that she might have to work in
some ones kitchen or perhaps suffer
actual want concerned him more than
the dangers of war ahead. He even
wodered what the community would do
for his dependents while he was fight
ing for the community welfare.
Talk about the Liberty loans. Ger
many is about TO float its seventh Kae-
ser loan. The Rechstag has APP
propriated twenty three billions up to
date for the war. Only fifteen billions
have been raised so far by previous
loans leaving deficit of eight billions
to raise and the war is costing nine
billions year Can anybody see Ger
many's finish?
The only reason an auction sells
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

Thousands of dollars viii be spent
in that Kelly trial Everyone knows
that he is a weak, irresponsible man
and II seems a shame to spend so much
of the peoples money in trying to
prove him otherwise comments the
Aisona Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
Asssts.

Amount Of bills, bonds and
other evidences Of debt dis
counted or purchased actu-
ally owned by this bank. .$123144.S0
Gold in vault ......$ $500
Silver in vault $500. 471.56
Legal tender, national
bank notes and sub
sidiary coin ...... 1,065.00
Other cash items .. None
Items in transit -. None
Total gold, silver. legal ten
der, drafts and checks,
etc, carried out 1.60l,56
Amount subject to be drawn
at sight on deposit with
solvent banks ...... 49,. ls.os7.75
Overdrafts ................. 1889
Expense account In excess OF
profits ........ None,
Value OF real estate . 100000
Value OF personal property 10000
Total assets ............. .$l43,7s6.s0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21

III prohibition is defeated on Octo-
bec Is the Des Names Capital points
out, 1t viii mean that three years eff
fort in the legislature and a statewide
campaign Will have been in vain. The
saloon forces are already busy