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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

much viewed from the standpoint q TIM
land owner. for It Is hardy more than
6 per cent gross while for city real
estate 10 per cent gross is called basic.
But from the land renters side the
price is fairly prohibitive. If all goes
well the tenant may be able 70 pay 1t.
but everything does not always go well
on the farms. Too much rain or too
little rain, or wind or hail may destroy
everything that farmer has labored
on. Farming is gambling and when an
Iowa farmer pays s15 rent M is paying
too much to make 1t even a gambling
game. The land owners must be con-
tent with less than 6 per cant II they
can get as much as the government
pays In the way of interest on liberty
loans they ought to consider themselves
lucky
To advance rent so enormously Will
act to drive the better class Of tenant
farmers out of the state, which is not a
desirable thing to do. not even from the
land owners viewpoint.
Nor must any of us use his caicula-
tons on the prevailing prices Of farm
products Hogs are not always going
to soar around 10 cents the live pounds.
neither is wheat going to bring couple
OF dollars a bushel Let us not arrange
our plans and finances on any such tic-
titious bases
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
IT NEEDS TEAM WORK.

Sugar Consumption has increased
largely in this state because house
wives fear that they are not going TO
be able TO get enough sugar later in
the year to complete their canning.
The state administration says that
women who used TO put up fruit of
certain kinds without sweet ening.
putting in the sugar when the fruit
was used for the table. are now using
sugar for all canning fearing that they
viii not be able TO get sugar later.
The other day in Narshalltown one
woman was caught by the county adj
ministrator with nearly ninety pounds
OF sugar In ier possession. She was
using it for canning and not for the
table Her explanation was that she
supposed II she used it for canning
She had done no wrong by gathering
srsar from two different places in
town along with thirty pounds she had
procured from a catalog house.
Nevertheless she had signed certi-
ffcates. She knew or ought to have
known that her limit was fifty pounds
at that time as it is twenty-five pounds
now. She said she was thrifty and
wanted to get what she could. Also
she expressed great contrition and
offered to endure any punishment she
may have deserved.
The trouble with that woman and
with an the women who are getting
theirs is that they haven't got into
the war. They are looking out fo7
| thennsel..aa Their thrift which II
common times would be commendable
| is plain greed under the circumstances
So about flour. One man has con-
| fessed to the food administration thai
| he bought nearly twice his allotment
of -four. Part of it he bought outside
| the county.
We need team work. We need
| pat-iotisn-for those who strive to se
more -four and more sugar than the
sgovernment allotment are slackers. A
hard name but a just classification.
| Let's see this situation as it is. Let;
| for a time subordinate oar individual
! appetites and interests to the srea
emergency Save sugar and -four. no
because of fear of penalty but be
i cause 1T is needed for the war.
Get into the war. Line up. stand b.
yeur country. Don't indulge IN pett,
treason. Be men and women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

With the death of James 8. Clark
son in Newark last Friday there passed
away a notable figure in American jour
nalism and politics.
Garrison, though sometimes address
ed as General" was in no sence a mill
tary man and was not veteran OF the
civil war.
The elder GARRISON and his two sons
Dick and Ret" flames Sd bought
! the Iowa State Register from Frank w
Palmer, late public printer in Washing
ton. and developed the paper into one
OF the most powerful political organs OF
the country.
Closely following the civil war and
the spread Of republican doctrines the
C1arksons determined that Iowa should
be kept in the republican column oi
states. In this effort they were not
without brilliant and determined OPP
position. tho most Of the immigrants
to the young state. coming from New
England Pennsylvania and Ohio. natur-
ally inclined to the new party.
Prohibition was adopted thru his
strenuous advocacy thereof. and VIII
liam B. Allison owed his repeated cleo
ton to the United States senate to the
, unwayeriug support of the Risster.
When Ciarkson cracked the whip ths
republican editors Of the state Ieaped
into full cry. He headed the deiega-
lions to the national party conventions
quadrennially for twenty years. In the
memorable Chicago convention OF 1880
when the delegates were deadlockec
with 306 for Grant and the majority
scattering, Ret" who. though an ad-
| mirer Of the former president. was an
ardent supporter of Blaine, voted the
| Iowa delegation solidly for the "Piumed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
Billy Bunny and His Friends
began 70

chief as she is often called, began TO
laugh.
We'll, we all know that" she said
Rabbits don't bite"
But they can kick whit their hind
legs" said Billy Bunny. And just then
all Of sudden, out popped old Man
Weasel. And, Oh dear me. There was
no time for Billy Bunny to hop away.
so he let fly his strong little hind lags
and hit that wicked weasel SO hard
that he rolled over three times and a
half. and when he picked himself up.
Billy Bunny was safe at home in the
Old Brier Patch telling Mrs. Bunny
all about It. l
I'm glad yoi we're cnsek 'enn,sggh oh, :
she said For otherwise Old Man
Weasel would have bitten dreadful
hole III my little bunny boys head"
For that is waat weaseis do. You know.
They bite hole in q little rabbits
head or chickens, and then suck out
the blood. Isn't that dreadful?
Well, after Billy Bunny had given .
SILVER or two or maybe three he went
to the telephone and called up dear
Uncle Lucky, his rabbit uncle, and the
old gentleman rabbit was 30 excited
that ne dropped the telehone receiver
On his left hiad toe.
'I'll be over directly In the Lucky
mobile" he said, after he had picked
UP the receiver and rubbed his toe.
And in the next story IL an airpiane
doesn't drop bomb on my type
writer I'll tell you some thing more
about Billy Bunny and his friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
PLAYING Up THE NEWS.
[~arro,1 TfroS

The daily newspapers are making
one big mistake in their handling OF
the war news these days. and that is
they are playing up minor engage
ments in which American troops
participate. too strongly. II is well
enough to give the boys credit for be-
ing the best fighters on earth but the
fact tina. a single American disposes
Of half dozen Germans is not worth
as much space as the account OF the
big drive. Such things are Liable TO
inspire over-confdence on the part OF
the public, and besides the boys them
selves do not like them. The war is
not being fought for personal glory
any more than for national glory: it Is
for the freedom and civilization~of the
world, and an exploit by American
troops is not worth any more space
than a similar exploit by English.
French, italian or any other troops.
The fighting INDUCED in by the ma
rines last week is about the only really
big news from an American standpoint
since the war started. There will he
plenty of opportunity for INDUCING in
scare heads later on, without IN the
least disaprasins any of the efforts
which the Yankees are so nobly max
ing on minor scale in these days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
PREFERS BEVANS ADVICE.
rJaffarSnn Roe


With all respect to the opinion OF
Hoover. il seems to US he could
rot talk more for the saloons if he
were their accredited chanrpi on. This
is the old, old argument Of the liquor
folks. wis-that II YOU forbid
people to drink. they may do some
thing worse"
As matter OF fact the American
people are not goin to be led by
President Wilson and Mr. Hoover on
this issue. They would rather listen
&c the advice S<< n; the American sieGica.
Association, whose president said in
Chicago last week that as war
measure. for the safety Of the man
hood and wonanhood Of the country.
America must be dry in 1920. II must
be conceded that the doctors know
what is good for us.
Should there be a real food famine
in American. it would not take the
people long 20 rise and say that fifty
or sixty million bushels Of good grain
should not be wasted eacH year in the
manufacture of beer In fact they are
saying ii now about as fast as
the national prohibition amendment
reaches the legislatures Of the states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
HiiKE il NATION WIDE.

Philadelphia is to have a great para dc
on the Fourth of July In one respect
If rot in others it will be unique
and it should be mighty for repre-
sentatives of all foreign nationalities
that make up a cosmopolitan city have
agreed to combine in a parade testify
ing their love for and loyalty to the
country that welcomed them and their
forefathers to liberty and equality.
The Philadelphia parade suggests
that the Testimonial Should be nation
wide and that the foreign born and OF
foreign descent from Philadelphia to
Frisco should this make publicly
manifest their feaIty to the principles
written into the declaration that de-
manded freedom for all men as an in
aleionabie right
Nothing could be finer than such a
public expression by American citizens
Of foreign nativity anad blood or be
better appreciated by all Americans.
1t would be a mighty answer 10 the in
sulting assumption of the kaiser that
millions of American citizens are still
helots TO his ahsolutism.
There is still time TO arrange for such
a demonstration in every community
which is to formally celebrate II is
likely that L suggested by the COM
mittees in charge that such parades
could be arranged for readily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

for his fat.-John Franklin Dobbs IN
the New York Sun.
Prehistoric Man's intslliesnes.
Some years ago the remains OF q
prehistoric man were found In central
Europe in geological stratum that
showed that he existed at least 10000
years ego. and probably more His
physical formation. especially the
shape and size Of the skull. left no
doubt. according to scientists, that he
had been q weil-deyeioped human be-
ing with a creditable degree OF intel.
ligence. He did not show the brain
possibilities Of modern man, 1t Is true.
but probably he did not need them
since 1t must have required less INTEL.
lectual power to dodge the giant dino
saurs and other small-headed mem.
bers Of the Sauropoda fsniiy of that
day. alarming though they might look,
than to escape death from the preda.
tory and terrifying automobile Of to-
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
WEST COAST WAR POLICY.

Jud Wel!iver coming back from Eu-
rope after a year of experience and
outlook spoke firmly for full partici-
patton Of the japanese in the war He
said that our European allies are in
sistent on this point which makes it
evident that the Japs are being kept
out Of it by American protest. Mr.
Welliver inferentially offered some
explanation of the reasons for the ad-
ministration's attitude against Japan
csc participation when he said that we
must not permit Pacific coast politics
to dominate the policy of America to
our own hurt Welliver went on to
explain that friendliness with Japan is
important to America now and after
the war an dto hint possible eventual
tiles from unfriendliness.
If the country could be polled i
would be overwhelmingly favorable TO
welcoming Japan into full fellow
ship in the war. The average thinking
American citizen. who is anxious to
finish the war and finish it right with
as small loss Of American lives as
possible can not understand why the
millions Of trained Japanese troops
should be refused again and again by
America while her allies insist to the
contrary.
adjournment OF politics will not
in party elections is permitted to make
its prejudiced protest barrier TO
allied policies in this world war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

Knight" Corporal Dick. at home, the
patient veteran OF the Vicksburg cam
paign under Grant, holding steady the
business reiEs of the newspaper
thought he had an interest in the Iowa
delegation and wired to Ret when the
voting showed that bolt from Blaine
might elect Grant
RET: Vote Iowa for Grant. Dick"
The reply came. back:
Dick. Iowa votes for Blaine every
ballot. Ret"
Dick repeated the order and Ret
again refnaed. a third wire read:
Vote Iowa for Grant or prepare to
sell or buy my interest in the Register.
Refs reply was to vote Iowa again
for Blaine but the compromise was ef-
fected by the bolt from the leading can
didate on the thirty sixth ballot. when
Garfield. the lion OF the convention, was
made the party's choice Tor president.
The factional difference between the
brothers was soon healed. and no
change in ownership Of the Register
took place and Iowa rolled up some
so 900 majority for Garfield at the sue
ceeding election.
the world on his reputation as Tri-
bune compositor under Greeley said OF
the RET copy on the Register: Il have
seen nothing like this since I set type
on the Honolulu Herald. He had
gone to the copy desk one night and
brought hack to his case a take of copy
consisting OF half dozen sheets Of
paper pasted together end to end. The
strip was about six feet long.
What's this p ne asked a fellow
composition.
That's Refs copy" came the reply.
with squirt OF tobacco juice to the
leeward.
What do strangers do when they get
a take OF Ret2' aueried the tramp.
We'll. some set il up in their stick
and others put on their coat and walk
out" was the rejoinder.
Il belong to the walking classes. -
softly murmured the tramp. reachins
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
Topics Of the Times
"Penned on the Piave" runs tripping
ly off the tongue.

"Penned on the Piave" runs tripping
ly off the tongue.
Notice now that a newspaper OPP
ponent To good roads and good roads
are permanent roads-sticks out of the
press of the state like a busted plank
out of a bridge?
1t would be typical of Prussianism
to make the Prayer lynchins an excuse
for starving American prisoners.
The Townley bunch in Minnesota
needn't feel heartbroken over the
election. They still have large wads
Of contributed currency handed in at
is per and the mine isn't entirely
worked out yet.
Strange that a ship yard worker can't
do days work without beer while
skilled labor in Iowa manages to get
about 40 per cent more accomplished
since the stuff was hanished from the
state.
Now it is said that Hindenburg has
a nervous breakdown. Perhaps he sees
the ghosts OF murdered women and
children and hears the weeping in TO-
600 900 homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
SPEAKING OF PRICES.
Manson DembOcrat.1

1t is time for the government to inter-
.ere when Just common ordinary beef
steak sells for from % cents to 40 cents
per pound within a radius of a 100
miles in the beef producing belt of
Iowa In towns not twenty miles apart
we have seen round and sirloin steaks
quoted, within the past week. at 20,
80. 81 and 40 cents per pound. The
lowest pricS quoted was in shop
that paid $50 per month rent while
the highest price quoted was In joint
that pays not to exceed that amount OF
rental for a whole year. The highest
price quoted for ice-which is prob
ably not on the list of foodstuffs-is 10
cents per 100 -poounds. Some towns
charge SIS cents. 60 cents. 80 cents. 50
cents and down to 40 and even as 10"
as 40 cents, delivered. The ice prices
in Des Moines, Sioux City and Fort
Dodge, where rent is high and labor
higher, are from Is to 80 cents per 100
pounds less than in the country towns
In one town we visited bananas SOLD
in one store for 10 cents per pound. in
another for II and yet another for II.
:. tho common milk and cream that is
produced in large quantities by the
cows of Iowa. is not a war essential
like sugar. it is considered such by the
average hotel and restaurant nr"nri-
etor and is kept off the table and dp'ed
out by the walters just like sugar and
war bread. Butter has almost disap-
peared from hotel menus yet the prices
are raised about once a month on the
average II is well that the govern
ment has finally taken cognizance Of
the inequalities and intustices of the
prices being charged the public by food
profiteers. The only way they can
cheat the public now is in weights and
measures and God help them il they
are caught at any such tricks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1oS, A. F,
and A. M.-SpeciaI communication FRI
dav, June II. 7:so p. m. Work in the
first degree. B. f. English, W. M
John W. Wells. secretary.
s,eNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. M
Special convocation Monday evening
June ~. Royal Arch degree, $50
Ira Davenport. H, P. John w Wells
secretary
STATED ASSEMBLY. kina Solo
man Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Mon
day. May 20 1918, 800 p. m. Regular
business. l. r. Forbes, recorder: George
Gregory, I. NJ.
Special concIsvs, St. Alderman Com :
mandery. No. 80. K. r, Wednesday,
June IS so p. m. For work. Order
of the Temple. ]. f. Frederick. COM
unander; T. T. Forbes. recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81. o. z.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing July II. 1915. o'clock. Mrs. Arch
or Walton, secretary: Mrs. Cora Wiley,
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
THE SAVING HABIT.


tneil
peaceful
neghbors the product
land
pawnd The busted is pretty useless when var
dollar help the sr and save his native land
for all ony my vas
Of thrift secuted I've sailed down four bones
hak the tyra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

And then the old professor closed his
book and wiped his spectacles, and
after that he flew away. So1the little
rabbit hoped along the grassy floor
of the F'riedly Forest and by and by.
not so very far, he came across Old
Mather Magic sewing on pink ging-
ham apron.
We'll. what are you doing here?"
asked that medllesome old bird, and
she looked at the little rabbit with
her sharp black eyes.
Nothing in particular replied Billy
Bunny. Il just met Professor Crow,
who read me something out of his 1T
tie Black Book"
"Oh, he did did he?" said the old
black lady bird And what was it?"
So the little rabbit repeated the verse
very nicely, and then Old Mother Mis-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
Eneourass spiri. Of Adventure.

The spirit Of adventure, so nearly
universal in youth, commonly is
thwarted at every turn. Yet this Is
one Of its finest gifts; when it has
gone, ufe's greatest promise is past.
An educational system should nurture
and direct this spirit. bringing it to ex-
preston In a daring to aim at high
standards in adventures into new
delds Of action, thought, and knowl-
edge in desire for the hard, strenu-
Gus things which temper and stabilize
character. The sporting instincr 0f
youth demands these difficult tasks,
and life Il stale when they cannot be
FOUND. Arthur q. Morgan, In the At
lantie *
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
Iowa Newspapers
ERrrrs NEW PLEASURE CAR

britt Tribune.J
There is one good feature about the
new hearse that J. A. Treganza bought
and that is, it has no cut out There
is no danger that the deceased will be
scared To death jh,et as the procession
starts. There is no put-put put, st-st-
pr-pr- pop-pop whr. 1t just starts and
glides along smoothly like the oIeagin-
ous bacon rind DER the back OF the
hu1ck saw. The mourners can look as
denure as they wish, the bearers heep
solemn decorum. the preacher can
think Of his psalms and not be dis
turbed in his musing. The hearse Is
not trying to bedeyil the atmosphere
with any uncanny wailinE. When You
ride in that carriage you take a
genuine joy ride If it is the last one. 1t
Is noiseless vehicle and nice one
TIE :soieuinity of the occasion is in
perfect harmony with the quiet that
prevails, and the absence Of the fiend-
ish racket maker is to be noticed BY
everybody within the radins of n mile.
USING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
IWayerly Republican,
We call attention to an "expiana-
ton" by Governor w. /. Harding,
under the head, ITO the General Pub
| lie. We received the governors
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
IBy David Corv.l

Old Professor Crow Is a very wise bird.
A very wise bird Is he;
He opened his book and took q little
look
At page number one. two, three.
Listen. little rabbit" he said In q
solemn voice. so Billy Bunny wigsled
his little pink nose and held his right
paw behind his left ear
I'm listening" he said. So the old
black bird commenced to read aloud:
Dogs delightto bark and bite,
BY. little rabbits never
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
LAND RENTALS.

lCedar Rapids Republican,
In Grundy county they are talking
SIS farm land rent for next year. That
is nonsence. Fifteen dollars paid TO.
the use of an acre of lard is not toe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

The Storm AXE Pilot Tribune says
The blighting hand Of old jim
Pierce Of the Homestead seemed TO
have hit several candidates in the last
primary. The records show that every
candidate he attempted to damn was
chosen. The people Of the state look
askance at thu candidate who has the
active support Of this man Pierce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Surely the boys over there have
the first say a; TO what they shall
be called. SO aurrah far the Yanks.
shouts the Burlington Gazette in cap
ital Letters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
MAKE THE RACHEL ORS FIGHT.
Burlington Gazette


The sentiment in favor of raising
the draft age limit is growing. In this
fair nation of ours. there are at the
present time thousands Of men over
81 years of age in good health. un-
married ard with no sponsibilities
who should We in the amy.
Most men after they nass the age
Of 80 years and have not taken unto
themselves a wife are inclined TO be-
come little selfish and self centered.
They are disposed especially II en-
gagged in soma sedenta-y occupation,
to develop a bulge in the region of the
belt. a shortness of breath and d
paucity of HAIR on their craniurns.
Life in the army would correct all
these defects. Hard work. such as the
boys are getting in their training,
good. wholesome food and regular
sleep would reduce their waist meas
ure, restore their wind make them
rugged and hardy and replace fiabby
flesh with solid muscle.
BY all means raise the age limit on
the draft Seek out the physically mt
males and put them in the army or In
some productive employment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

Talk abou: qrofteerDg." exclaims
the Washington County Press, what
would you cali it when a postmaster
drawing 5000 per year from the gov
ernment for his time makes a ~ cent
speech, on the governments time, and
charges the Red Cross s25 for it? Isn't
that brand Of patriotism spelled.
Hum?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

The Knoxville journal says: In
Iowa it IS only hop skip and jump
from snowban,;s 10 95 il the shade.