Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Topics of the Times

Inc SIdlIStlclanS now tell us that the
country smoked more cigars by four
hundred million and more cigarettes
by five billions in the five months
ending with May than were consumed
in the same month a year ago. It would
seem that neither war taxes nor high
cost Of living had reached the smokers
as yet
The congressional from Montana
has introduced bill in congress pro-
vlding for dependent members of a
soldiers family. She would pay a wife
or mother $50 per month. wife and one
child s45 per month and SIS per month
for each additional child.
And they say that a woman has no
chance to exercise her initiative under
the established custom of society today
but the son of Hetty Green and heir
to her millions has this week married
lady after courtship Of fifteen
year and in spite of 5000 proposals from
other ladies by mail.
One Of the grounds upon which ex-
emption can be claimed from the
draft is "mental-lack of normal un-
derstanding." Few have as yet filed
their claims under this exemption.
How about it gentlemen? The pres-
dent OF Minnesota University told the
editorial association that the newspa-
pers were not telling the truth about
the war. England and France are
whipped. Germany is at the height of
Its power and We are in for a five
years struggle ne insisted College
presidents may know more about war
than anybody else but they don't seem
to know the difference between news
and opinion
The western money market continues
TO show rates of interest firm. Banks
at the leading financial centers are now
realizing the effect of the liberty Ioan
subscription more forcibly than was ex-
pected. This situation is more fully
emphasized in the reports as contained
in statement to the controller in both
state and national banks. showing de-
posts having made a substantial de-
crease due to the withdrawal Of funds
in participation of the government loan
This is also true Of interior banks
Money rates on collateral are still So
QS per cent in Chicago and CONNER
cial paper is also 51a 66 per cent on the
few offerings that are made. Bankers
believe that little change will be seen
in interest rates, as money will con-
tinue to flow east, due to the govern
ment placing orders for supplies with
eastern manufacturers.
Waukon is proud of news story to
the effect that a citizen of that town
shipped out $4,000 worth Of wool in
one Gay last week but nothing is said
as to whether he had sheared the wool
from one sheep or two.
The fve-mile limit bill which kept
Dave Brant at Des Moines all one
winter has now been nationalized by
introduction in the congress at Wash
ington to be applied to every army
cantonment.
If Iowa could only capitalize this
summers climate for summer resort
purposes we might be compensated for
the slow growth of corn.
The Taxpayers League will get it's
| just deserts when Governor Harding's
executive council boosts state taxes
| several mills as it will do soon.
When official estimates for all the
belligerent nations are computed it ap-
pears that the war now Is costing So
100000 for every hour, day and night
and Sundays.
Governor Harding writes to the Des
MONIES Capital insisting that he did
not mobilize an army without anything
for it to eat or wear but the Capital
comes back with kilograms from the
national guard companies that they are
paying for grub out of their own
pockets
! There is good demand for cattle
money in the far west, which is going
extensively into grass feeding, but not
in the middle west, where feeders balk
at the high price Of corn. Cattle paper
is being offered all the way from Dem
yer to the Pacific coast. including large
sections of California. There Is also q
good deal Of activity in sheep raising
In Oregon. This paper is offered most
" thru live stock loan companies and
i note brokers at V to " Of per cenl