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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
A PRIzEFlGHTIhG MONOPOLY.

This time it was a bruiser from
Minneapolis and another from Mernhis
VINO did 80 minutes Of slugging" for
the edification of Des Moines sports.
incidentally and as a semi final" one
Rutherford and Smith came I'D to ex-
pectations." Rutherford sustained a
broken rib in the first round but game
ly fought to the finish"
Long, long ago an attorney general of
Iowa, Informed Davenport that prize
fighting was obsolete in the state of
Iowa. 1t went so far at that time that
the militia was ready to march il nee
essary to prevent the mill
Times and the scene have changed
Now. beneath the shadow of that state
house which rises in grandeur from the
capitol extension grounds that made
trouble il Iowa, Smith busts Ruther-
ford's ribs, thus coming fully up to Eek
pectations." Expectations" must be
met in Des Moines. On the previous
occasion ofthe gathering Of the fancy"
expectation" demanded the knocking
out Of one pug twice in the same mix
up. The sport who pays at the gate
expects" plenty in Des Moines.
But why should Des Moines have a
monopoly Of the fight game? If the
laws are to be suspended and broken
ribs and kidney punches and haymak-
ers and the like are to delight the eve
and satisfy "expectations" in Des
Moines why not d few broken bones
and torn ligaments and bloody noses
and caulif1ower ears in other towns and
sections? There are others who could
use the money to be gathered by prize
fight promotion in towns outside the
metropolis and others who would glad
ly part with dollar or two to see one
pork and beaner bust the stats of an
| other of his ilk.
The dealer and cnsuner isn't getting
d fair deal. The coal monopoly is bad
enough but that is more or less dis
| tributed. Why should Des Moines
| monopolize the prizefghting industry OF
Iowa?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
mans civilization. rise, he IL driven out
by his white brothers.

mans civilization, rise, he IL driven out
by his white brothers-
II he goes to school he becomes dis
contented, and Is unhappy and disatis-
fled with his social status. II he does
not 60 to school and remains ignorant,
he Is then only Coon" whom every
body exploits. and who has to cheat and
swindle in return. or go down in power
ty to begging and shame. There aren't
ships enough in the world to take him
back to the land Of his freedom; there
isn't enough room for him here ex-
cept on the crowded bottom round OF
the ladder and where always the grind
Ting heel Of those climbing over him
topward is managing his black hands.
Race riots lynchings. political ostra-
cism; social boycott; economic serfdom.
No wonder he sings:
Hard trials. ~
Great tribulations. .
Hard trials ~
Use gwine for to live with the Lord!
No wonder az he looks dismally back
at the forest whence he came, and dis
maIly forward to the hopeless sea into
which he Is slowly being pushed he
lifts his plaintive voice in its heart
broken minor and walls:
Swing low, sweet chariot, comm for
to carry me home!"
Home" is about the only place he
can CO. where they don't Cypress him.
William Allen White in Emporia Ca
zette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
Billy Bunny and His Friends

ney the Owl, and so he never saw the
two foxes until they were so close to
him that they almost stubbed their
whiskers on his powder pun tail And
IL 1t hadn't been for the lady bunny
who was dancing with him, maybe
Slyboots. or maybe Bushy Tail, would
have caught the little bunny. But the
lady rabbit saw them just IN time ana
she gave scream and hoped into a
hollow stump and Billy Bunny after
her, and then all that the two foxes
could do was to stand close by ana
say:
isn't that shame,
To spoil their little game,
To stop their dancing
And their prancing,
Who do you thinks to blame?"
You are, you two bad foxes" said
Billy Bunny, but he didn't come out
of that hollow stump. No. SireemAm,
he staid inside and so did the little
lady rabbit, and by and by the two
bad foxes went away and told their
father. Daddy Fox, all about It, and 10
said, Don't make any excuse. You
are very poor hunters If you can't
catch q rabbit when he's dancing the
FOX Trot." And guess he was right,
for Slyboots and Bushy Tail were 20
ashamed that they didn't dare look In
their mothers looking glass for two
days and three nights.
And in the next story If Billy Bunny
gets out Of that hollow stump before
I see him. I'll ask Robbie Redbreast
to tell me what he does SO that I can
write tomorrows story for you to reaA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
Topics of the Times

And at that conscientious object
or" doubtless has even more scruples
against being killed than killing.
The man who tied cabbage just out
of reach of his jackass wasn't shrewd-
er than the PIussians who keep the
hopeless promise of victory before the
noses of the misinformed. German
people.
What Makes the Drunkard Drunk"
Is the caption of an article by a noted
scientist Well. in Iowa about the only
chance he has is a bootlegger or a
druggist with a permit.
The hopes Of a democratic dynasty
by the succession Of McAdoo are build
ed on sand--if it is sand instead of
conceit that suggests his candidacy.
Well if the kaiser proposes to draft
Americans in Germany we ought 70 ne
giving some attention to the conscrip-
ton Of aliens in this country
Root has been where war actually
exists and the first thing he advises
when he gets home is to take ont a
few men who are walking around the
streets and shoot them at sunrise. But
why wait all night?
Henry Ford, pacifist as long as hope
existed that war might be avoided. now
says we must 60 the limit. And Ford
comes forward with his plant and his
money and offers both to the success
full prosecution Of the war.
Perhaps 1t may be worthy Of note
that the national guard so decried
few months ago is leading the Amer
lean advance on Prussianism.
II there Is one general conclusion
over tho va. It is tia. Germany and
her ally must be shorn Of the power
or possibility of power that shall en-
able them to plunge the world into an
other war.
Take your choice again. It's, bonds
or taxes, . ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
When the moon Is big and bright
Little Dummies dance at night.
How they hop and skip and so
On their lucky left hind toe.


On their lucky left hind toe.
Well, sir, that's what Billy Bunny
was doing. 1t was lovely moonlight
night in August, and the big, round
moon was cleaning down on the Pleas.
ant Meadow just like an electric lamp,
only it was up in the sky, you know,
and not on the ceiling.
And Mrs. Bunny was there, too, and
so was Cousin Cotton TAIL and all the
little rabbits for miles around.
Now it's a dangerous thing to be
dancing. even if the moon Is bright. for
owls and hawks fly by night, and II
they happen to see a bunny dance,
they always fly down and break it up.
They don't say word; they just fly
away with one of the little hlnny
dancers and he never dances any more.
No, Sireemam.
Well. on this particular night little
Billy Bunny was doing the fox trot
with a nice little lady bunny, when
all Of a sudden from out Of the Friend
ly Forest came Slyboots and Bushy
Tail. the small sons Of Daddy Fox, you
remember. And the reason they were
out so late at night was because their
father had sprained his foot jumping
over stone fence to get away from a
pack of hounds, who had chased HIM
for a thousand and one miles and
fourteen feet.
Now Billy Bunny had forgotten all
about Daddy Fox. He was thinking
only about Robber Hawk or OLD Bar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
TALKING ABOUT DE1cAcEs.
IfTsa1.S Ie--aidi

Sweat corn is in season and plentiful
and the Gypsy says our back lot looks
as tho we were running livery barn.
One thing certain, II the price of coal
keeps soaring and the sweet corn crop
holds out, we are not going TO worry
about the fuel question. There VIII De
cobs enough in our back lot TO run the
furnace all winter. Don't you IKE
roastin' ears? II you don't there's
something wrong with you. Sometimes
think that a taste for roastin ears
Is almost q test Of patriotism ana
loyalty 10 American Institutions. why,
Judge Mills says that he can remember
when he was a boy up on the WapH-
pinicon that he used to eat his length
in .roastin' ears. That's going some for
Mills is about Ave feet ten. He says
that he and other boys OF the neigh
borhood used to go camping and hsn-
ing along the wapsie and would husk
q bushel Of green corn from a neigh
boring field and roast It over the nre
or in the ashes and eat the whole
darned bshel. We don't doubt 1t
bit. Green corn Is an American DELI
cacy and was one Of the most IMPORT
ant discoveries made by Chris Column
bus. The Indians were boiling corn
when he landed and offered him an ear
hot from the kettle and being q gem
tleman he accepted the pronered nos
pitality. After he had eaten an ear
or so he turned to a group OF MS Nv
cried staff and said: You guys take
the Pinta and go on back to Spain.
Me for the corn belt" That's history.
And succotash! That's an Indian name
for angel food. We have succotash
every other meal nowadays. Huued
string beans and green corn shaved on
the cob and fixed up with the proper
seasoning-we don't know how to mix
it-but say! II your wife can't make
succotash that's grounds for 9 divorce.
Life is worth living in these days OF
corn and euccotash. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
SPEAKING OF COAL
fRriff Tribune

There is a coal dealer down at Perry
who is scoring local paper for saying
that coal is too high. But before he
gets done with the matter, Governor
Harding will have something to say
that means something. Just why coal
sells in Des Moines at 50 per ton at
the mines, 142 miles from here. and
that none can be gotten here at IS per
ton is what gets us. It sells here at
from 81 to $10.50 per ton. They say
here. o. this is Kentucky burnless or
Virginia cookies, ETC., etc. You can't
buy car of Illinois coal for they don't
or won't keep it unless it Is too vile to
use for any purpose. We used to buy
Boone coal and Crooked Creek coal
and Des M6ines coal and Oskaloosa
coal that would burn good and make
a fine fire for any purpose. Now they
claim the veins" have been worked
cut and it can't be gotten, but the lum-
her yards are getting just about three
times as much for coal as when it was
bought and delivered by local men.
Possibly they can't get that old time
coal, but no one ever had any trouble
getting 1t Or selling it twenty years
ago or ten years ago. Once We had
he same trouble in regard to lumber
and coal and then Britt started lum-
Der yard and they had no trouble
whatever in getting both lumber and
coal at prices that were perfectly sat
isfactory. to our citizens and to the
parties that started the yard. Possibly
another investment of the same KIND
could come out equally as well. pos
sibly: not If 1t were not for the losses
in these yards in selling on time to
people who never pay, they would all
get rich right here in Britt at present
Prices, in our judgment. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
Who win n.Ip til. Negro,

II the black man loafs in the south.
he starves. II he works in the south,
he is poorly paid, more or less in kind
chips and whetstones-and his wife
becomes pan toter." II he leaves his
low estate in the south and goes to
work in northern industry, he is mob
bed and killed
He was brought to these shores from
Africa captive. He Is held by his cap
tors in economic bondage today--for-
hidden to rise above the lowest serving
class He Is herded by himself in a
ghetto, and II, while he is there, he re-
vert to the jungle type. he is burned
alive. II he tries to break out OF his
ghetto, and. by assimilating the white
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
III. Rriaht.r Side.

. John Barrett, director general OF the
Pan-American union, did real service
when in an address to the officers re-
serve CORDS at Fort Myer he gave some-
thing of the brighter side OF the SOL
dier's life a. the front He said 10 much
had been written about the terrible
phases Of war to frighten parents, dis
courage enlistments and to inspire ef-
forts to secure exemption that ne pc
lieved something should be told about
the brighter conditions upon and pc
hind the firing line.
American soldiers who go to france
will run deadly dangers, but some OF
the stories that have been told OF
trench conditions and Of appalling loss
es of life have been untrue. One OF the
most strikig and, perhaps, startling
things which Mr.. Barrett said In his
talk to the young officers was this
Those actRlly killed in battle do not
average one in ten, and not more than
three in ten are severely wounded,
while a surprisingly large percentage
of those injured in battle recover The
system of caring for the wounded and
sick is now developed to a scientific
ed by those who see it working out"
Army officers have known that theer
have been exaggerated reports about
the losses of the armies in Europe. The
French government thru one Of its rep
resentatives a few days ago gave out
an official statement concerning the
losses Of the armies of the republic
They are far below those which the
public has ben led to believe was the
case. It IL something for the American
people to be given q more cheerful view
Of the situation at the front. There has
been neffort by people interested In
dispiriting America to paint the black
est kind OF pictures. They are dark
enough, but they are not as black a.
some men would make them-Chicago
Evening Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

gan to become national figure. He
was a good Jowan, and he added much
to the glory and honor Of the state.
He remained In his position long
enough to demonstrate that his work
was valuable and that ne was headed
in the right direction. Not long enough
to accomplish all that he had planned
and hoped. No one ever does that.
But long enough to make name. and
to demonstrate that his ideas were
right and that his plans were correct
Whatever may happen in the future,
Iowa is quite sure that her prison sys-
tenn is never going back to what 1T was
when Warden j. c. Sanders set out
to improve It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
.rol.toi Saw Il

you are young and am old. But
as you grow older you will find. as l
have found. that day follows day, and
there does not seem much change IN
you. TIL suddenly you hear people
speaking Of you as an old man. It Is
the same with an ago In history; day
Follows day. and there does not seem
to be much change, till suddenly It 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
Masonic Meetings
always welcome.

Vt0te0fo Always "eteo"0'
MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F: Z
A. M.-Stated communication. Regular
meeting Friday. Aug. II, p. m. !oin
W. Wells, secretary; W. II. Steiner
W. NJ.
syeNEr CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A; M
stated convocation Monday eVenins
AUG. 80. at S o'clock. Business session
Carl shafrner, H. P; John W. "eN'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & s. NJ" NON
day Aug, 20, 100. Regular business
+ r. Forbes. recorder; George Gregory
l. NJ.
STATED coNcALVE, st. AldemaI
commandery, No. 80. X. T.. Tuesday
Aug. q. p. m. Regular business; l.
r. Forbes, recorder; H. c. Mueller
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. z.
s-special meeting for initiation We'd
nesday, Aug. 20, 8 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary: Mrs. ]. E Freo-
erick. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

found out that the age is become old.
It Is finished; It is out OF date.
The present movement in Russia
(1s05) Is not riot; 1t 3 not even e
revolution: 1t is the end Of an age.
And the age that IL ending Is the age
Of empires-the collection OF smaller
states under our large state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Tribune says, The
militant SUITS are to the reasonable
suffs what the members Of the I. w
W are to sane labor organizations"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

Some Of the farmers who held onto
their corn just a little too long and
lost when the price dropped. won't
think much Of the government plan OF
controlling the price Of commodities
says the Grundy Republican. There
Is just enough OF that something In all
OF us which makes rising market
blessing and falling one curse, es-
pecially when applied to any of our
holdings"
LAS nearly as the next presidential
alignment can be visualized," by the
Des Moines Register. 'in' the demo-
cratic party, Secretary McAdoo and
Speaker Champ Clark will be cand!-
dates, and each will be strong enough
to prevent the other from being nomi-
mated under the two thirds rule. The
nomination of either Is long shot
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says.
The proposal from the Holy Father
meets with favor with the common
people
1.-THE old-fashioned citizen who could
only keep cool in summer by filling his
skin with alcoholic drinks Is still at
it." according to the Manson Democrat,
but he is keeping mighty quiet fear
ing that his neighbors will try TO
sponge his supply or him."
The kind of politics that would put
inexperienced and UNIT men In the
command of our boys, instead OF CIV
ing them trained officers-that is the
kind of politics that should be avoided
hated. tabooed. made impossible de-
clares the Burlington Hawkeye.
1.-The Iowa farmer who wants new
automobile doesn't have to haul IN
very many loads Of oats" says the
Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

The Japanese were enthusiastically
received in Hawaii. HUM" exclafms
the Sioux City Journal. $
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

Several women's organizations are
pleading with the men folks to give UP
the use OF tobacco as wartime econ
omy,'' asserts the Britt Tribune, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
POLITICS AND IOWA SOLDIERS
Knoxville Journal

The recent organization Of the am
munition train at Des Moines is glar-
ing example Of how not to raise and
officer an army. It's personnel repre-
sents as fine a body of men as could
be secured In any country. 1t num-
bers scores Of we'll trained and ef1i-
cient soldiers. Yet it Is Differed al
most exclusively by men who have
had no military training and. whose
fitness for commission is attested
by their political strength. The law
partner Of Governor Harding. the son
of a prominent railroad official. the
son of a former state officer. rela-
tive Of j. NJ. Pierce. Of the Homestead.
none Of them Of military training or
experience. yet appointed to command
soldiers of experience and ability, be-
cause forsooth they had a pull with
the powers that be. Contrast this
method Of selecting officers with the
training camp method. 4eAt Fl. Smell
ing, Fort Sheridan, Fort Benjamin
Harrison and a.dozen other training
camps, thousands Of the best educated
boys and young men Of the land, coll
lege men, trained minds and perfect
physique have been undergoing three
months OF intensive training under the
direction of the best drill masters in
the army to fit them for subordinate
commands. These young men have won
the right to commissions upon sheer
merit and are qualified to command
soldiers in. the grim business Of war.
Isn't it about time to eliminate poll
tics when mems lives and health are at
stake?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

yet some OF these same women while
making their pleas are daubed up with
four bits worth Of an eight dollar race
powder"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
Iona Newspapers
MADRIDS NORMAL STATE
rNaSri5 NaWS Register

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can clipped The Register News men
ton Of local activities concerning the
Red Cross. the Y. NJ. C. a. campaign,
ETC., and headed it Busy Madrid" For
fear that the Marshalltown people may
infer that Madrid may have made an
extra squirt during late periods we
hasten to explain that Madrid was
acting perfectly natural-oar late ac-
tivities were simply expressions OF
normal attitude.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
He Evident Purpose.

He Evident PUrpose.
Out In Connecticut they claim to
haye discovered four-eyed frog.
Must have been built for the purpose
u navigatisE 4 road held in favor
" moterista
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

1.-THE Iowa farmer who wants new
automobile doesn't have to haul In
very many loads Of oats" says the
Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says,
The proposal from the Holy Father
meets with favor with the common
people"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18

And at that a conscientious object
or" doubtless has even more scruples
against being killed than killing.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-13
Things Worth Knowing

Chicken fat is good for shortening q,
frying. Soak 1t for ten minutes In cold
saited water, then try 1t out In IL ra tber
cool oven. pouring the fut or a., fast as
1t melts.
A few drops Of oil Of lavender cured
INTO glass OF very hot water will
purify the air of u room almost In.
stantly from cooking odors and liz espe-
ciaily refreshing In sickroom.
II little sausage is left over from
breakfast 1t will add flavor IL broken
up tine and mixed with the bread
crumbs to put on top OF bnked maca-
ROM or scalloped potatoes or baked
beans
II you are fond OF pumpkin pies and
nave no pumpkins, have you ever tried
substituting carrots2 Cook and pre.
Pare them the same us you would the
Nlnpkin. and you'H find 1t hard to tell
which is the better.
An urgent inHitataon to n horrible
Hcath Is the washing of goods in n nan
"f gasoline Ia asreom In which there ia
IRE. Goods washed In gasoline
should not be taken to dry into room
IN winch there Is blaze of amy kind
VI ONO IN one year five women ,wrre /
burned to death for adding gasoline to
'lothes IN wash boiler while 1t was
III the stove--an act almost invariably
disastrous.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-13
IMAM AND HIS .HEck11E.
Es~ Mystery That cisax. the Fate ,f
Oipcar Gyavatr

EVERY morning we stand befaee the
mirror. dap the large end over md
around, push 1t behind and uH draw n
lrarefully through. 1t beconAs q habIt
sand yet. like dining. 1t hn., a certain
fascisation The keen Measure Of a
new and INCREASED crSy ut helns ,o
smake whole week br{eite-. And thar
dread day when u whsts, spot anne. rs
In the center of the fto'lt OF orr favor.
lite green one or Wien the beloved
brown paris internally and while an.
pearing the same without tells us that
At is gone foretrr-'.hat day our cpftee
Is bitter antlit,sa IN ercury low,
But we sneNer cfucily desert q faith.
ful friend. Nor a couple of times after
the whatesspot appears we try to tie It
further fHp or low down, usually with
nathetieAlly Intellectual resnlts, And
then no pasture 1t back somewhere on
the rack with the bow ties that are not
ITO our taste any more and the selec.
'tioHs made by a worthy aunt at a re-
duction sale and let 1t enjoy a 'ou&et old
age.
Somehow eventually It disappears,
We'do not know bow. PerAaps a care.
iess fnskd drops It In n wastebasket or
ipIotting wife makes way with It,
HUT most probably, like old watches
and college textbooks, it has some Yin.
seen heaven OF its own whittier lit IA
waited after its life among ustss over,
Atlantic Monthly.