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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
Iowa Newspapers
NOT A NOBLE RECORD.
fRurlinRton Gazettel

! The admitted record OF the yellow
doings OF William r. Hearst In me
early days Of the American end II the
war and of the days before We entered
the war, is being laid before the
American people by the department OF
justice. There is no way to evade this
record. 1t Is there in black and white.
q day in and day out deliberate ana
premeditated attempt to win support
and sympathy for the German cause.
and in every manner to hinder renoer-
ing assistance TO the allies before we
entered the war and later to interfere
with our war program.
There is no defense for Hearst. In
the light Of the complete conviction OF
Germany on every charge against her.
the evidence being supplied from her
own people 1t IS apparent that Hearst
must share some Of this guilt. He
whitewashed his record with frantic
patriotism Of the eleventh hour order,
after laws were enacted to muzzle his
we'll known pro- German activities and
he parades this stun before the eyes OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
THE OLD PRAIRIE scHooLHousE
Manson Democrat1


The little old white school house
stands in its lonely place on the knoll
at the crossroads. 1t has stood there
for forty four years and the boys and
girls who played about 1t on the prairie
in the seventies arc now gray.haired
men and women. many with grown
sons and daughters and some have been
blessed with grandchildren. 1t was
not an institution Of advanced learn
ing, that little old white schoolhouse.
but it's teachers were honest, earnest
young people who taught the best they
knew and were followed In thought and
action BY the boys and girls OF those
prairie days and who learned the rudi-
ments of useful education on the hard
oaken benches and desks OF the prim-
tive school. The bond OF friendship
formed there has strengthened with the
intervening years and We have never
forgotten each other. We OF the blue
overails and barefeet among the boys
and the calico dresses, gingham aprons,
braided hair and bare feet among the
sirie. Some Of us trudsed . mile ~
more and back 70 and from school
each day, threading our way thru ana
between ths sloughs In summer aod over
the snowdrifts IN winter. but We were
happy in our sturdy childhood and our
dinner pals were always empty when
We got back home in the evening. an
er our day Of study In the school room
and our vigorous. lusty play on the
Fairgrounds, the praines. the skatins
pond and the coasting slope. The
wild flowers bloomed for u alcns. 1t
seemed. and the gentle buttercups came
first in spring 50 we could always take
bouquet Of them to grace teachers
desk: then came the vioiets and later.
when June was painting the prairies In
all her wondrous hues. the wild roses
unfolded their beauty and fragrance
| to make nosegays for US. and when
midsummer came. the tiger-lill blaz-
ed out like tongues Of flames from the
prairie grass and spotted the green
like fairy bonffea. How little we
thoueht, in those carefree days. that ere
our lives had passed the half-century
milestone We would an have to part
vithsome OF our sons In . bloody war.
vet this Is what We are facing today.
sons Of the boys and girls Of those
days in that little old white school
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

ordinary course Of events they would
have reached the age between % ana
40 they were each deprived OF De-
tween % and 81 years that otherwise
would have been devoted to active
work. presumably profitable to them
selves and others.
That is the way acuaries look al
vital statistics. and it Is correct one
though of course other people ac
customed TO think Of individuals ana
not OF groups. have some trouble IN
taking the same view
The military statisticians recenuy
made the smaller estimate OF 3oo.eoo
deaths from influenza. but the insur-
ance men are more likely to be ac-
curate. Either figure is large enouSs
TO demonstrate what serious aillc-
ton such an epidemic is. and to IN
spire the hope that, before another Is
due. medical science will not be as
near TO completely lacking in means
either to prevent or to cure as II "AS
this time. ..g
The doctors proved themselves the
worst OF prophets when they told US
that the malady would have little OF
no power over a well-fed population
for when IL came its favorite victims
were the young and strong, while the
comparatively weak, at both extrem-
tiles. were almost immune. That mas
not been the case in previous epidem-
les and the reason for the change ap.
parently has not been even guessed oy
the Wise Ones. At any rate. II they
have done any guessing. they have not
told US the product OF it. About the
mos. they say is that the plague
burned itself out" and wisdom was
not necessary for saying that-Se"
York Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1oS, A. r
4. M.-Stated communication FRIDAY
DEC. IS, at 1850 p. m. Business session
nd election Of officers. B. e. English
v. NJ; John w. Wells, secretary.
s,oNEr CHAPTER, No. 50, r. A. NJ
stated convocation Monday evening
Dec. l6, at 1880. Business session
,lection Of officers. Ira NJ. Davenport
n. p; John W. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Mon.
lay, Dec. 1s. 1918. $50. Reeuia'
business and election Of officers. L T.
Forbes, recorder; George Gregory. L III
Stated con>lave ST. Alderman Com
rsandsry No. 80, K. T. Tuesday, Dec
II, at 7:S0. Business and election o.
Officers. ]. E Frederick, COMMANDER
I. r. Forbes. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. Q. E. 5
Special meeting Wednesday evening
Dec. IL, 1880 o'clock. for initiation. Mrs
Archer Walton. secretary. Mrs. Cora
Wiley. W. N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
,1,..e,,.n, p,Ne, % % Sugar.

Historians say that the sugar cane
vas introduced by Columbus In Santo
Oomingo. that it> spread from that
STAND to Cuba and Mexico and that
he Portuguese introduced the cane
INTO Brazil. bringing 1t from Madeira.
Scme authorities have said that sugar
:ane was introduced into Louisiana In
1851 By Jesuit priests, who had II
brought from Santo Domingo. while
,thers give the date Of the first plant
lng Of sugar cane Is 1887 and make no
reference to its having been brought
IN BY the Jesuit1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
h0S1RIlS AND HEAD


II your nostrils are cioggsd and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because OF . cold or catarrh.
just get . small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm at any drug store. Apply little
Of this fragrant. antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let II penetrate thru
every air passage OF your head. sooth-
ing and healing the invamed, swollen
mucous membrane and you ger instant
relief.
All! how good It feels Your nos
trils are open. your head Is clear, no
more hawking. snunling. blowing; no
more headache. dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm Is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca.
tarrh need. It's a delight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
A Deadly n Wa. ltaeif,

According to the President OF the
Actuarial Society-a high authority
the deaths directly resulting In THIS
country and among its citizens abroad
from the recent epidemic OF influenza
numbered about 100000. and he de-
clared that they constituted AN eco
nomic waste Of 100000 years" To
reach that impressive and dreadful
conclusion he used the fact that the
average age Of those who died OF the
nalady was go years, and as In the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
Mortality In Civil Wa.

The battle of our Civil war having
the highest mortality rate was Gettys-
burg-"the high DIDO Of the rebellion"
where IS men were killed out Of ev-
cry 1000 engaged Mortality Rates In
some other important battles were:
First Bull Run. 4O.7; second Bull Run,
45.4; Antietnm, S9.7; Chickamauga.
47.G; Fredericksburg. 1871; Wilderness,
S1.2; SpottsylvAnia, AS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

the reading public, in the hope that the
putrid accumulation ne has swept
under the bed will be overlooked.
We are too prone to forgive ana ior-
get in this country. We need ittie
more of gosh all he'll hate here. NOT
the fnsidious German brand OF hate.
but good honest grudge stun that VIII
enable US TO keep in mind that We have
been spit upon.
Germany now IL engaged In clever
campaign to win our sympathy. inc
same as w. r. Hearst Ii engaged IN en-
deavoring to cause US to forget that
he was as yellow as smallpox
placard, until forced to be good. The
affrontry Of the attempt IL amazing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

Noting that the man Towniey VINO
manages that non-partisan league has
had his salary increased by $l,50O-and
he is not held to very strict account
ings, either" the Cedar Rapids Repub-
Iican remarks I'VE are apt to deal len
iently with those who dupe US
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
Topics Of the Times

The chances are that those German
soldiers would be entirely satisfied to
go home and to work for a living If
the Lebknechts and his like would let
htem.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

According to the Perry Chief
What's the idea" asks Mr.. Average
Citizen. Does England want to charge
the rest Of the world for travelling over
her seasT .r ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

The kaiser is debating the question
whether to be or not to be, and ne
does not find much reason for being.
saws the Boone Times Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
IVA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Des Moines Capital thinks ..the
agitation in America for the abolition
of the British navy must have either
an evil origin or an ignorant purpose.
To talk about the peace Of the world
from the American standpoint. and at
the same time advocate the reduction
of the British navy is to be very fool
ish."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

Asks the Sioux City Journal. Why
do the American bolsheviki not adopt a
yellow flag? II would be truly en-
! blenatic of their principles"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

To the Atlantic News-Telegraph. AT
this distance It looks as il Americas
part in the peace conference should be
one Of modesty, and, above all. we
should remember that our allies have
TO live overseas"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

The What Cheer Patriot still insists
that 1.-The Sunday blue laws should be
wiped off the books. This age has
outgrown the time when a man cannot
buy gallon of gasoline or dish Of
ice cream on Sunday. Sunday was
made for man and people have differ
emit ways Of enjoying it"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13

Il might result in review of real
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-28

ju, Re wygranie tel wojny Jest istotnie dobrq In
Westycyq. Pieniqdze, jake teroz NANNY ~ domu,
bedq mice m,a1q wcrto$t, jeSH ME wygranny woj-
ny 1 ~pozWolimy Niemcom dyktoWuG co Ameryka
ma, O. co ME ma robiG. Pr6cz tego, mezczyzni ~ A
MERGE, garoz cd pierwSzego WezWonia, .po$Wte-
cajQ teruz svoje 4ycie 1 anienie ~ obronie tej Wiel-
ktej easady no kt6rej Rad nasz ustanowfonym
sosta1, Me omieszkajq ont 1 teroS pokozat $Viotu
do czego tch rzeczpospoEta sosta1o przezmuczona.
WOODROW WILSON.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-28
BLAEYDOM-
Washington.

I zn6W Rzqd przychodzi do ludu tego kraju Z
prosbq o pozyczke pteniedzy ! niejoko malega no
Iudzi aby tym razem po&yczaR swe p~ieniqdze hojj-
nie3 / ma wtekszq skate nix ktedykotwtek prsed-
tenn, ably te srogq Votne o praVa Amerykt I oswo'
bodzente ea1ego sVtata proWadztd nto4na z Vtek-
S:q energtq do swyetesktego koaca, Rad apelu5e
& natwtekszem sautantem, p~omteVo1 wte, re eoras
5aSntet { dobttntej srogumieJq obyVateIe togo kra7
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
One on Gap" Hayes.

When it comes to mental deduc-
ton, Sherlock Holmes has nothing
on, cap" Hays of the Omahn de-
tective force.
A few days ago man came from
town about $50 miles outsin the
state and told a detailed story of
low his car had been stolen from
him by a couple of neighbors.
The out-of-town man said the
neighbors had taken the car to Kan
sas City where they loaded it with
booze. ran the car and the cargo
back to the home. town. and then
being fearful of the car being found
in their possession had run it to
Omaha and placed it in storage in
a garage, with white painted front,
located in the southeastern part of
the city. ~
On the strength of the fellows
.circumstantial story and its wealth
Of detail, and the confidence the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Otto Merz, Former Omaha
a. Player, Building Ships

Otto Merz, former Omaha pitcher,
who is now working in the shipyards
at Duluth, Mimi, writes to friends
in Omaha, telling some interesting
news of the shipyards team on which
he played this season.
One other Omaha player, c. II.
Callahan, also played on the same
team. Merz writes that in the
games for the championship this
fall, which his team won, he pitched
four games and won three OF them.
During the other games of the se=
ries he played outheld, but says that
he batted about 400 Their season
closed three weeks ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
IA. C. Members Anxious for
0peninq of New Club HouSs

| Members OF the New Athletic clut
Iarc beginning to practice up on al
kinds of athletic stunts, in anticlpa'
hon Of the opening up of their new
Iciub rooms. As surely as you slip
Iup on one of them unawares, you
lwill find him going through the
Ieyrations of thu high dive or turn
ling a handspring or some other
Inacrobatic feat. They are just like
Ia school boy when the first warm
days Of spring arrive. They can
Iscarccly wait for the time when they
lean go "swimmin'."
4 But il won't Be long. The me-
fchanical work is practically all done
land the men out of the building.
sOnly a f,,w odd jobs, such as the
3sompletiok of the elevator cages and
EDiacing of some of the fixtures re-
imam. Just now they are busy TN
backing the elegant electric fixtures
land putting them in place. The
Kitchen furniture, including the large
Enaodern bakery, is all installed and
ready for use.
The decorators will begin TO ply
their art upon the walls on Monday
lar Tuesday, and as soon as they are
tout OF the way the curtains and
.draperies will be put in place. Then
will come the big opening event. and
Ihe who misses it will miss one OF the
big events of the season. Have you
occurred your membership cardf If
mot do not put it OFF. "Procrastina-
|tion is the thief of time" and time
rs the essential element in being sure
sto obtain one.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Take Away de Othah Snakes

"Colored troops at Camp Dodge
when they are at drill are joy &c
see,' says Lee Smith, formerly Of
The Bee advertising department
and now in Uncle Sans service.
THE boys are snappy and when
they march to the music OF the regi.
mental band it is just one big cake
walk-they sure have a sense OF
music in their feet.
There is a patch of drill ground
al the cantonment which is cover
ed with a tropical growth of weeds.
1t is veritable jungle and is fairly
alive with little garter and big bull
snakes.
Zone day recently a battalion OF
the colored boys, full. OF pep, and
marching like one huge machine, so
fine was their rythym, were taken
into the patch for a drill.
"All went we'll until some of them
discovered a wriggling, squirming
army of reptiles fleeing from the
Ethiopian advance. A big sergeant
major was til frst~to identify the
crawling creatures as snakes.
He at once lost all sense of
authority and jumped up into the
air with a yell. Other colored sold
iers followed suit and for moment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Former Rowing Instructor
Now Training Soldiers

Jim Rice, former Detroit Boat
club instructor, who resigned as
coach of the Columbia University
crews last June. has been promis-
ed an appointment as physical in
structor with the students army
training corps.
Rowing is done until the end of
the war;" he said "and | want to
get into the work of teaching the
soldiers how to keep their bodies
in condition"
Rice spent the summer at Lonely
Lake, half mile from Saratoga Lake.
He rowed daily against Jim Riley,
the old amateur champion, and is
hard as rock
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Corey Resists Temptation.

Clarence Z. Corey of Corey &
Mckenzie, who lost his automobile
temporarily to would-be auto
bandit, last week., had near set
Element with the company with
whom the machine was insured.
His car had been gone long
enough for him to bid it fond fare
we'll and try to find surcease of sor-
row i'll the insurance money that
was due him so he notified the
agents of his loss and they promised
a prompt adjustment.
Bright and early Monday morning
he was notified by the police the
car had been recovered and to come
and get it. Before, he could get
ready to go to the station tw0 in
surancc adjusterS appeared with a
check for $685. to pay the loss on
the machine.
With an air of contriton Clarence
waved the check away, saying to the
bearers, who were strangers to him:
Remove the temptation, gentlemen.
My conscience has gotten the better
of me and | have cold feet. In my
present state of mind ! cannot rob
an insurance company"
The men were mystihed, but made
their get away before Clarence
could change his mind or explain
the situation.
1t is possible they feel that one Of
Omaha's good business men con-
spired against their company, but
suddenly discovered he had real
conscience and quit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Yeomanettes Pull for Cook
In Goat Island Battle

Lee Gong, Chinese cook for the
yeomanettes at the Goat Island
naval station, San Francisco. beat
Joe Sanchez, an enlisted man, in one
of the "grudge' fights that are
staged there publicly-before, all
of the stations people, that is-a
few days ago. There is only one
round to one OF these bouts, the men
going until there is knockout, or
one of the pair quits.
In this fight there was II minutes
of action that is said to have been
all that the most hardened gore
lover could ask, the Chinese Win
ming. Ali of the yeomanettes were
at the ringside, coaching and cheer
ing the cook. AS a result of his
victory the girls gave Gong the next
day to idle, insisting on cooking the
meals and cleaning up the kitchen,
SO that he could parade the yard
and receive the homage due
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Army Red Tape.

army red tape" said mar
posted in military affairs, can be
tied into the hardest knots in the
world, and once red tape is tied il
is a tedious task to take out the
binding knots,
"a short time ago a general sur
vey of military material was made
by the purchase, storage and traffic
division of the general staff and mil
lions of dollars worth of unused
and. in some cases, worthless mater
ial has been found.
1T is we'll known fact that there
are 5000 buffalo skin coats held in
Omaha that would be grateful to
the 1anks in Siberia and Russia Just
now.
When the government was ap-
peallng to private owners Of field
glasses in the country to turn in
all such instruments to equip Off
GERS in the army and navy who were
short OF glasses there were hundreds
Of the FINEST kind of instruments in
the army depot here.
THE survey made by the general
staff showed there were 500 pairs
OF field glasses valued at $4,000 in
the supply depot here and other
emergency supplies to the value of
$4,000 were also found in the same
depot and released to be shipped
Immediately overseas"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Exhibition Golf Matches
Net lAge Sum for Red Cross

Chicago, Oct. lo.-Exhibition
matches in aid of the Red Cross un-
der the auspices of the Western Golf
association have netted S305,75 this
season, according to the report Of
President Charles F. Thompson,
made public today.
President Thompson said that 80
games were played and that the
expense had been confined to a
minimum, only travelling and hotel
bills being taken from the receipts.
A match at Lake Shore Country
club here which netted $50.l00, cost
the Red Cross fund only $50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Loss of Fingers Bars
Crowley From Foot Bal

Denver, Colo, Oct. l9-Clfford
Crowley, for three years All-North-
western interscholastic tackle, is
barred from playing foot ball in the
Rocky Mountain conference this sea-
son through the loss of three fingers.
Several years ago the explosion
of a dynamite cap tore the fingers
from Crowley's left hand and be-
cause of this he was unable to en-
ter the students army training
corps when he enrolled at Colora-
do Agricultural college this fall. As
the freshmen rule was suspended
only for members of the corps, he
can: t play this season.
Crowley formerly captained the
Butte, Mont, high school team. He
is also crack basket ball forward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Muny Athletic Park
Planned by FOWL for
South Side Contests

A South Side dump" is about tc
be converted into all athletic park
with a stadium for the use of the
public. City Commissioner Tow
will introduce an ordinance at the
city council meeting next Tuesday
providing for this work, The
dump" is the tract between L and
NJ streets, between Twentieth and
Twenty-third streets.
It contains ravines 90 feet deep.
Most of the property is delinquent
in taxation and can be secured at
trihing cost. A road has been con.
structed to the bottom of the IA
vines and city rubbish is now being
dumped there. When the ravines
are nearly filled the tract will be
graded off level and then the sta
dunn will be constructed.
There is as fine a natural amphl-
theater there as | ever saw" said
Commissioner FOWL. "We will con-
struct an ideal athletic field at small
cost because of~its natural adapta-
ton to this purpose. 1t is of no
value for building purposes.
at present the South Side boys
must go to Luxus park, Twenty
fourth and Vinton streets for their
games. Besides they have to pay
for using this park. The new ath-
letic park which we propose to de-
velop is only half block from the
public library, a block and a half
from the post office, and two blocks
from the high school"
Even the stadium, up-to-date i'll
every respect, will cost only lit
tie, because of the slope of the
hills which form natural amphi-
theater. An almost unlimited num-
Der of people will be able to see
games and athletic stunts here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Former National League
Pitcher Is Now a Banker

Joe Corbet, former we'll known
National and Coast league pitcher
and brother of the former heavy
weight boxing champion, is now a
member of the staff of the Bank oil
Italy in San Francisco and is learn
ing the banking business. He re.
signed his job in the county clerks
office to take up his new line OF
work.
Joe's brother, Jim, was a clerk In
bank when he decided to take up
boxing, SO Joe is picking up where
Jim left off yeafs ago. DR.. A. H.
Gianinni, president of the Bank OF
Italy, was Joe's catcher when they
were students at St. Mays