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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Billy Bunny and His Friends

cents, which Uncle Lucky paid. because
he felt sorry for her. Which was just
like the kind old gentleman rabbit. You
see. he was always doing something
for somebody.
Now, where shall we go?r asked
BiAy Bunny when he and Uncle Lucky
were once more III their a:.c:::ch!e-
Down to the village. / want to get
some goggles. I'll buy you pair, too
said good. kind Uncle Lucky.
But when the little rabbit put his on
Uncle Lucky began to laugh. and then
he couldn't stop. He Just kept on
laughing for miles and miles, and al
though Billy Bunny tried to brighten
him by making the automobile Jump
over fence and run up q telegraph
pole, 1t didn't stop the old gentleman
rabbit. No, sir! He kept on laughing
harder and harder until all at once he
laughed himself right out Of the auto
mobile! And then when Billy Bunny
tried to stop the automobile It
wouldn't stop laughing either. Oh.
dear me! mean 1t wouldn't stop go
Ing.
Whats the matter" cried the little
rabbit, almost frightened to death, and
Just then he came to railroad Cross
ing where train was coming by. But
wasn't 1t wonderful? That automobile
stopped just In time. But the little
rabbit didn't. He just kept on going
and the first thing he knew he landed
right on top Of that train OF cars
Well, he's safe for tonight, anyway.
And II the train gets In on time to-mor-
row I'll tell you what happened to
little Bunny in the Dining car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
wHAI ABOUT "InE EA1s"7

The statisticians have been housing
round the root cellars and sranaries of
the world. They find that we have
eaten the visible supply Of food 10 the
danger point Right now we haven't
wheat enough TO last and give the
world bread until the next crop grows
and is harvested. The bottom Of the
potato bins have been in evidence all
winter Meats are scarce. If hog pro-
ducts were not limited hogs wouldn't
be selling at $l5 and upward. Worst
Of all the big prices are coaxins
short sighted stock rasers into selling
breeding stock The supplies of beef
are limited. And still we call for veal
and get il. The fact is that the world
has fought and failed to produce and
kept on eating until We haven't much
on Mother Hubbard and like the his
torical dog Of that historical lady, some
of us are likely TO have none unless we
raise it.
II is a pretty hard thing to realize,
out here among the great farms; but
many who are not farmers are begin
ming to understand why a good salary
or a high wage fails to match the cost
Of living A dollars worth Of cabbage
isn't much; another dollars worth of
potatoes leaves mighty few murphies
over a peck; pork chops at Is cents Il
pound beans at Is cents. and the eats
that shatter the salary and break the
heart are not AT such prices because
somebody has cornered the bean and
meat and potato supply of the world.
Not so. The food stuffs aren't in ex-
stence The high price is the high bid
and the high bid gets the goods al
ways. The reason the average man
is paying $3.50 bushel for potatoes,
10 cents for beans, and hungrily con-
sidering cabbage with the change in
hand that he had left after buying
-four Is because he didn't raise his own
cabbage and potatoes and beans. He
had George do it. George did it. He
now demands all the traffic will bear.
George Is selling on the high market.
He would be foolish not to do so. But
we are not buying on the low market.
There amt no such animal And
the vacant lots grew up to weeds last
year and the back gardens bore little
or less And there you are. Also there
| is George.
It will be worse next year-unless the
protective instinct sets men looking
ahead to mex: falls cellars. Added to
the millions already removed from pro-
duction and marshalled as armies OF
consumers this year win see perhaps
another million taken from productive
pursuits. They will not produce but
they will consume And they will be
our own, taken from our own prodac-
ton and to be fed and maintained
by US.
! Let us not minimize or neglect the
Ebald fact that lies ahead Of us-w.
must raise "eats.' The 1san vino i'm.
agines that ne ca buy ~ that n
& -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Topics of the Times

If Senator Henry Cabot Lodge keeps
up his punch and footwork folks will
be referring to him as Cab Lodge
after the second or third encounter
some fellow writing to the New York
Times proposes to turn the golf courses
into potato fields and set the golfers
tearing up the sod with hoes nstea (
Of mashies. Evidently the mans "A
giutton.
An old man AT Donnellson has lived
in Iowa 50 years The luck that some
men have!
A Keokuk woman is suing for divorce
because her husband removes his
wooden leg and beats her up with it.
Merely another case of the big stick.
The governor marked down the rail.
way valuation appropriation from 50
PEI cent but the senate only bid half
of that AS the appropriation stands
it's SO and so off the list price.
,che house Is TO have a sitting COM
mittee. The chances are also that a
little later the voters will do little
sitting.
The CONSUMPTION Of young men be-
tween Is and % is contemplated as the
OF Irof fpr hn -
The selection would be by lot among
those physically fit for the service. 1t
is the fair way to raise the men but
ii the government is to take the 49,
year-old boy for its service it should
do something for him also. The camp
and garrison should be school also
Those boys are at the gateway of their
opportunities. They are ready to learn
useful occupations. And they should
learn them wherever they may be.
AS an evidence Of how circumstances
change. not opinions perhaps. but pur.
poses, universal military training is ac-
cented today where a few years ago II
would have been dismissed not only
contenptuously but angrily
As a patriotic journey that Irishmar
who walked from Boone to Marshall.
town to enlist is remarkable:b but Il
seems that like patriotism would hav,
hauled him over on plush seat.
Even II we hadn't been sure that /
lis an actual emergency the sight o
freddy and Woodrow in each other
j w0uId have been convincinx.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
CODES OF IOWA.
Laws Of the State Have Been Many
Times Revised.

In view of the fact that there is much
interest in the revision of the laws OF
Iowa and the adoption of a new code. 1t
is interesting to note that six official
codes have been complied and adopted
in Iowa during the seventy-nine years
which have elapsed since the formation
of the territorial government In 1888.
An article recently published by the
State Historical Society shows that
there were so-cslled codes during the
territorial period and four since Iowa
became a state. These four were
adopted in 1851 1860, 1873 and 1897. To
the last of these eodes-nameiy the
Code of lssI--there have been three
supplements, tbs, third supplement be-
ing in turn augmented by supplement
tai supplement-. In addition there have
been at least two private compilations
OF the statute laws of Iowa which in
their day were widely used and which
jridged the long gap between tn: pub
location Of the official codes OF 1873 and
1897
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
tn. p.Iiv.r.ne. q Germany.

you must never speak OF rope IN
the house OF a man who has been
hanged" runs the French saying. =
holder and more dreadful dehance OF
form and convention was that OF Geors
Ledebour, a socialist deputy when ne
said in the reichstas. 1--WE regard q
republic as coming inevitaDie ue
velopment in Germany" In that cnam-
Der 1t is a fatal word, and as Mr.. Lede-
hour coupled 1t with daring query
about the dethroned and imprisoned
Nicholas Of Russia the implication ano
portent must have made the hair stahc
on many a loyal head. They cfiec
= high. treas and the dspr
lntY'x words wsre csreaIntt nnesf ~ y Aha'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
iT IS NATION AGAINST NATION.

The senate passed the war resolution
last night. 1t is practically decla
ration of war with Germany. Thu
| house will probably vote today and i:
| concurrence.
Senator Kenyon, in voting for thu
| resolution. stated that he voted thus
for no other reason than for nationa
| unity. That is general midwesteri
sentiment Looking out upon thu
streets and the public squares of Iowa
cities today &c excitement is to bt
seen, nc angry groups of men demand
ing war. Still there is general consen
TO war and that consent Is based or
the same foundation as Kenyon's vote
for the esolution--national unity.
The senator in his speech is quoted
as saying:
II want to pick out the Hohenzol-
lerns and specify that we are warning
alone with them and not the German
people. The Russian people have set
tied with the Romanoffs and we ought
by every means encourage the Ger
mans to settle with the Hohenzollerns
and the Hapsburgs."
Doubtless the average American
feels very much as the senator puts It;
but we can not get by with that as
a justification Of war. Let us not at
tempt to cvadc. We shall go TO war
with the German nation. the German
people. So far as the Hohenzolerns
are concerned we are not declaring
war against any royal family or en-
gaging in a war that we may depose
one ruler and set up another. tear down
one form of government and set up d
different one. That is the business
OF the peoples and nations themselves.
We must base q declaration of war on
different grounds. The senator's vote
for war because of national unity is a
much more statesmanlike explanation
Of why he should oppose war and still!
vote for it. 1t is the attitude Of the
huici!cai people.
We are going 10 war in defense Of
the rights Of this nation and agains,
aggression by another nation upon
rights we uphold as ours. We are fol-
lowing the president and the leaders o.
the land. They are the mouthpieces
Of the nation. When they stand on
American rights We stand behind
them. 1t is Americans shoulder 10
shoulder. however individual opinions
may differ. The aggression has not
United States but against the Unitei
States The reprisal will be against
Germany. The peoples of the mon
archy and of the republic will fight the
war. Once begun It Is a war of ma
tions. not Of individuals or of rulers
The fact is that nations Ike individ-
uals are caught in the whirl of things
Environments, conditions circurn
stances change national policies and
revise the aliases of the world pre-
cisely as they change individual lives
and purposes. We are brought to a
momentous decision by me force Of
things. We have decided to fight.
Having so decided let as stand to-
gether nationally united. 1t is all that
IS left to do. 1t is a war of nations.
This nation against that nation. not
President Wilson against Kaiser Will
helm. Our justification is defense OF
American rights and American lives
and the national honor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

needs with his wages is due to ruder
next fall than he met with
last winter 1t Is prospect more
than any war we are likely to
have. Starving cities are starving cit
les whether heleaguered by foes or by
neglect and failure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

.
MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. r q
a. M.-Special communication. Worh
in Second degree Friday. April b, I, %
n M. John w. Wells, secretary; w
I'll. Steiner, w. NJ.
s,cNET CHAPTER, No. IS, r. A. NJ.
Snecial convocation Monday evening,
Anr;I Q. 1880 O'Clock. Mark Masters
jegree. Carl Shaffner, II. F.; John W.
Wells, secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No 90, K. & s. NJ, ihuts
dav. April -. 40 p. m, for work. DIN
ner at $50. I. T Forbes Recorder
George Gregory, /. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE. st. Aidemar
5,on,mandery. No 80, X. T. IueSoaE'
Apru TO- for work order of the rem
nle 1880 D. IN. L T. Forbes, recoroer'
II. c. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. E
s,-RecuIar meeting for business Neu-
nesday, April II, at 8 p. m. MT
George Downing, secretary: Mrs. j. T.
Frederick w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Iona Newspaper
THEN AND NOW.
Shenandoah World.

In the items of twenty years ago
appears a statement efat a farmer
brought a load of corn to town ana
because he could get but cents per
bushel for II, dumped It into the street.
He was then arrested for ohstfuct.ns
traffic and fined for ii. What differ
ence few years makes. Now whe
a farmer drives to town with load or
corn he is given about the same hom-
age as Croesus of old was given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

The Oelwein Register says equal
suffrage has been Endorsed by both
houses Of the Iowa legislature and VIII
without doubt be indorse3 by the !egis-
lature of 1919. And the people will in
dorse it at the polls two years hence
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

The Des MONIES Capital says while
il was inexcusable for the Iowa legis-
lature to vote an extra two years to the
terms nf the present county sherirs
auditors and clerks, the principle OF q
four year term is correct and should DC
adopted more widely. The state o1l-
GERS and the state representatives
should DC elected for four years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

1T is not clear that even the bee
commissioner will be able TO get rio OF
mis- job" says the Iowa City Republi-
can. The legislature seems welded 10
commissions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

And so far as our VIII Parrot was
concerned" remarks the Waterloo
Times Tribune, 1T was closed season
for him around the state house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

Some autoists regard indemnity in
suranCe as a license to run amuch," OBJ
serves the Sioux City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Little by little the need of an eight
judge for Iowa is being explained,
ambiguously remarks the Boone News
Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

There is more talk about economy
than there is about politics at Des
Moines. Moreover 5he5 is more poll
tics than there is economy at pes
Monies" says the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
There 10 something shout the drsssy
husband, with wax on his mus
taehs and Q earnation In his
hutonhols, which arouses
popular suspicion.

their neckties oftener and buy a
pinch back overcoat now and then II
It were not for the fear Of being con
sidered gay Lothario by their wives.
Every right-minded husband desires to
retain the respect and esteem Of his
wife, but 1t does not seem - II Il
ought to be necessary to wear peg-top
pants and a celluloid shirt front in
order to do SO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

in 1867 This was followed by IAN
OId-Fashioned Girl" Little Men," and
many other books which made her 4
favorite author Of children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Too Much Prosperit,

There is ever certain languOr at
tsadlng the fullness of prosperity.
when the heart has no more to wish 1t
yawns over Its possessions and the
energy Of the eonl goes out like Z flame
fhat IN no more to deyour Young.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

husbands become careless in their
dress and wear the same collar several
days in succession.
More married men would change
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

II Senator Henry Cabot Lodge keeps
up his punch and footwork folks will
be referring to him as Cab Lodge
after the second or third encounter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

Even II we hadn't been sure that it
In an actual emergency the sight Of
Teddy and Woodrow IN each others
would have been CONVINCING.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-03
u. S. 10 Cd PAPER IRUsT

U. S. TO HIT PAPER TRUST
Washington, Jan. 8. - 1t was
learned that the government has
planned steps to, prosecute the white
paper trust. While the federal trade
commission has been holding public
hearings on the cause of the in
creased cost Of paper, agents of the
dept of justice have been quietly
gathering evidence which is now in
the hands of the attorney general
PLAN TO ENDORSE PEACE PLEA
Washington, Jan. 3.-Sen. Stone,
chairman foreign relations commit
tee, prepared to pass through Hitch
cock resolution endorsing Wilson
peace plea. INSTRUMENTATION SEN
ators reported ready fQF tight
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-03

l-AlsS ABOUT SET FOR RECALL
OF TROOPS FROM MEXICO
Washington, Jan. 3. - American
members of the joint Mexican peace
commission will leave path clear for
American government to withdraw
its troops from Mexico = minus a
protocol signed by Cararnza-
When the Americans resumed ses-
sions with Chairman Lane today
they had practically agreed on the
following COURSE.
First, to tell Cararnza and Presi-
dent Wilson that they could frame
no new troop withdrawal protocol
and that the joint sessions, are closed.
Second, perhaps to leave a loop
hole for the conference to resume
discussion of subjects involving
Mexican protection of lives and prop
erty south of the boundary after the
troops are out
War department plans for with
drawing the troops are not "imedi-
ate"-with the emphasis on "imme-
diate"-but there was every reason
to believe today that very soon"
after the joint sessions are closed the
administration will order Gen. Per-
shing back to the border and then
relieve some more militia forces, IN
less in the meantime Northern Mex
lean conditions, already badly dis
turbed, become menacing.
1000
II G To hit pApEp TpIfCT
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
No. 27 in Bankruptcy

In the District Court of the United
 States for the District of Alaska,
 Division Number One, at Juneau. In the Matter of Ben Klegman,
 Bankrupt
 Notice of First Meeting of Cred
 itors
 To the Creditors of Ben Klegman of
 Juneau, Alaska:
 Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of August, A. D. 1917, the said Ben Klegman was adjudicated bankrupt, and that the first meet ing of his creditors will be held at the hour of ten o'clock a. m., on Saturday, the 18th day of August, A. D. 1917, at the office of the un- dersigned at Room No. 437 Gold stein Building, Juneau, Alaska, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. Dated at Juneau, Alaska this 7th day of August, A. D., 1917.
 A. H. ZIEGLER,
 Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

The other fellows sister always seems much nicer than your own-until after you marry her.
 There will always be trouble in the world as long as women judge men by their manners and men judge women by their morals.
 Marriage is something that often makes the sweetest girl in the world sour on man.
 You can make money and you can make friends. But you cant always keep either.
 It is nothing to a mans discredit to be bashful unless he is so bashful that he can't meet his obligations.
 There are all sorts of folk in the world, including the man who gets overloaded from running to look at the thermometer to see how hot it is.
 Every married man has a talking machine in his home. And most of the machines never need rewinding and seldom change records.
 Most of us can always find time for Pleasure but have to neglect our Duty because of lack of time.
 What has become of the old fashioned girl who used to be home and in bed at bedtime?
 Sometimes a man imagines that he has lot in life when it is merely a rut.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
PLACING CANADA ON NATIONS
Seattle TimeSl

Seattle Tmes)
 The announcement that Canada is to be placed on rations comes in warning to the United States Unless country deals with the food prob lem promptly and wisely, the time will come when II also will be forced do the Dominion has done.
 Henceforth, the people of Canada will be required observe two meatless and two Daconless days d week. Furthermore. every caterer who serves daily twenty five supply bread that is other than pure wheat bread
 This is only the beginning of regulation in the neghboring nation Means must and will be found for diverting large proportion of it's supplies to Allied nations will be compelled to draw it's belt little tighter in order that friends the not face acute want
 America must bring itself to the point of dealing with a similar situation in a similar way. Wise regu lations will reduce the privation abroad and the re- trenchment home If delayed by it's operation greater economy necessary in the United States in order the exportabe surplus upon which our armies, the armies of Allies and the civilian populations of England, France and Italy are depend ing
 regulation applies equally to regulation of manufac tured products An army cannot march without shoes and contend with the bitter cold of winter in the of Northern France unless wellclothed To win victories it must be supplied with rlfes can non, munitions, trucks and thousand other things in the manufacture of which steel is used.
 A food control bill alone will solve the only one of the big supply problems confronting both emDatted Europe and embattled America Ships are just as necessary the food with which to load them. To others is prevent complete solution of that single issue.
 Everything the United States possesses in the way of natural must be thrown into the bal in order victory for the great cause in which the nation has enlisted and failure the part fact will handicap America and its Allies in all their military efforts