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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18

lconfscate the wealth OF SUCCESSFUL
men. most OF whom reside north OF
Mason and Dixon's line according TO
the leader from North Carolina who
framed the schedules, will have to be
trimmed down. With the date OF the
final peace treaty set over until early
summer and government owner
ship OF railroads to run twenty
one months after that the democratic
party can safely count on 100000 rail-
road employees being on the government,
pay roll when the next presidential
election is held. High. passenger fares,
high freight rates, increased charges
for kilograms, telephone messages and
express rates are here to stay. They
are necessary under government own
ership to capture the votes Of several
million employees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
Billy Bunny and Hia Friends

all yesterday buying eggs at the farm
yard. But rye got three lollypops IN
my knapsack,"
And then, oh. dear me! What 81
you suppose happened That wickcA
old fox threw away his crutch and raA
for the little rabbit, ana II Prof. Crow
hadn't dropped his little Black Boon
by mistake. because he was so fright
ened. you know. and hit Daddy Fox on
the end Of his nose | guess Billy Bun
ny would have been caught and maybe
eaten up right there, and maybe soon
er. But when THAI little Black Book
hit the wicked old fox on the nose, it
brought the tears to his eyes and he
couldn't see very well, and before he
could grab Billy Bunny. that nimble
little rabbit was inside an old hollow
stump as safe as you please.
You're bad fox" said Prof Crow
as soon as he was over his fright ant
had picked up his little Black Boon.
You're an old hypocrite." which means
a person who makes believe he's
something else, you know, and usu-
ally something much nicer, oh, very
much nicer; oh, my yes! And this
made the old fox feel so ashamed that
he ran away to his den in the rocks
on the wooded hillside and didn't so
out for a week And in the next story
you shall hear what happened after
that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
Topics Of the Times

The name OF the new secretary OF
the treasury not more transparent
than the desire of Mr. McAdoo TO let
somebody else be the goat of the post
war difficulties created very largely
by himself and the administration.
OF course a great war has always
brought many changes but it Is not
among the facts of history that it ha-
essentially changed human nature.
If leprosy and small poe and other
dangerous and infections diseases are
to be uuarantined then the social leper
male and female should be detained
under surveillance while dangerous 10
health. And the sooner we conclude
to enforce such restrictions the better.
sss
Sensible thing to give the boys their
uniforms. They'll wear them awhile
and then hang them up as souvenirs,
That is, some OF them will and those
who do not will wish years hence that
they had.
II il were not for the "flu" wouldn't
this weather and the Homecoming lads
create the finest December that the
world ever knew?
Why not have left Bill Jameson OF
Iowa and a lot OF the rest of the par
" here at home and given the money
to the starving Russians or the French
fatherless? If there is the slightest
possible good reason why nine-tenths
CT that presidential party should junk
ct across at public expense will some
Informed person please explain it?
MCAdoo is going to Los Angeles for
a three months rest. Just Ike an
Iowa farmer who has sold the farm ano
taken his second wife.
Unrepentant, Ell? Wdl when they
begin TO pay the installments on the
debt to Belgium, France and other ma
tons they'll find food for repentance.
There's about 100 years OF repenting
ahead Of that pirate people.
The longer the discussion lasts the
stronger seems to be the desire and in
tent to see that Germany pays and
pays until she sweats blood And why
not? -N>e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP the ISSUE.


Government ownership of railroads
telegraphs. express, telephones sh4ps
and hacking houses, is to be the issue
unop which the national political cam
paign Of 1920 is to be determined
Upon this issue is the next president
Of the United States to be elected
The democrats with MCAdoo for their
candidate will champion government
owenrship ami appeal TO the labor
unions for support. The republicans
with some candidate not yet decided
upon will oppose government owner
shin and advocate a system of nation
a, incorporation and federal regulation
as to capital, earnings aid prices.
This is not the voice of prophet
but a plain statement az the already
apparent alignment of thought on the
part of national leaders. The dem
ocratic postmaster genera! is a gov
eminent ownership advocate to the eX-
IRENE He is the one who has caused
the Wilson administration to grab the
telegraph and telephone lines after the
war was over He did not want -
pass the last opportunity to grab these
properties and the one strong man
as Mackay If the Postal Company
who knew how to make a telegraph
company pay has been fred in ordo'
TO get such an objectionably practical
person out OF the way. Wages for tel
egraph and telephone employees will
now 90 up so as to put the administra-
lion solid with the labor vote and then
rates To the public will so up TO pay
the high wages and by that time the
former owners will not dare to take
their properties back because of the
Inflated costs added on to them.
This is the course the railroads have
run and already We hear the owners
of the weaker roads announcing a
change OF heart on the government.
ownership problem. Seeing that their
properties, financially weak before the
war, could not hope to carry the war
wage which government operation has
put on to them they now believe tina,
government ownership would be a
good thing
The tendency Of the present demo
cratic leadership has been toward the
Bolshevik idea of confscating proper
" for the benefit OF the proletariat as
the term goes in Europe. So long as
It can be restrained from coniscation
Of ali property ii will destroy only the
property Of the few but unrestrained
and free to run it's full course as in
Russia it very soon leaves the prolc'
tariat without a job, without wages,
without food. clothing or protection to
life. liberty or the pursuit of happi-
ness
The congress that is to follow t.iis
one has been elected republican by d
bare majority. It's duty VIII be to curl
the extravaganza and enormous waste
| in government expenditure now being
! INDUCED in by a democratic adn1ini-
| stration. Taxes designed TO rob bust.
ness Of its reasonable profits and II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
IRy David cory.l


Old Prof Grow looked down from his
pine tree house and saw Billy Bunnv
hopping along. The little bunny was
whistling a tune, and think tho
words to II went something like this:
Carrot cake Is good to eat
And lettuce leaves are crisp and sweet,
But now that snow is on the ground
No clover flowers can be found.
But In the Brier patch We've stored
For winter use. goodly hoard
Let me real YOU something out OF
my Little Black Book" said Old Prof.
Crow, and then he flew down and
opened his book at page one. two.
three and then he began to read
Save a penny every day,
So when you are old and gray
You'll not want for things to eat
When rheumatism's In your feet"
why didn't you tell me that long
ago?" said voice all of a sudden, just
like that, and there stood Daddy Fox,
with a erutch under his right foreleg.
"Oh, dear. oh dear" said the little
rabbit under his breath. II hope Dad
dy Fox is too lame to catch me-"
And maybe that old Fox heard him.
for he said:
Don't be worried little bunny.
III not rob you OF your money"
well. haven't got any money witt
me-" said the little rabbit II spent It
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18

give an east and west and a north
and south road thru every county In
the state. The demagogue has preached
that IL one road was paved all roads
should be paved. He would be just as
logical IL ne said that because one farm
has a railroad all other farms should
have them also. These 5000 mileS OF
highway could be constructed out OF
the tax paid by the owners Of auto
mobiles plus a very nominal and
reasonable sum assessed to the land
abutting on these paved highways.
These indubitable facts are making an
impression. The pleasure riding auto
list isn't half as much concerned about
the condition of the roads as the man
is who has bunch of hogs to market
and is out of corn. The pleasure rider
can wait until some other day. While
the roads are not good he is saving
money anyway. The present status OK
mind of our people is favorable to
progressive good roads policy. What
the legislature will do this line Is
matter Of some doubt. The politician
is still abroad in the land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
sH'VlqG m,egs FOR outRANTN Ne.

Lieutenant Mclaughlin. in charge
ot the federal campaign AGAINST vice in
Iowa and who lives in Sioux City noti-
fed that town and the state that there
will he no peace with prostitution. He
went on to say:
The campaign against vice and ven
ereoI diseases in Sioux City and the
state will not slGcken because Of peace
Icing declared. Rather there VIII be an
increase Of activity against vice and
disease. The boys returning home
from France and from army camps
mpst be protected In the army
and in the CAMPS they have been pro-
tected by military regulations. Now
il will be necessary for civilian coop
Grafton. Every man and woman eh"W,d
aid the health service in kc"UioE the
leeches Of the u~drrworld away from
our returning soldiers.
To all Of which the general puhlic
will fully agree. The start mad"
against vice and disease should not he
lost with the close Of the war.
But the campaign is scarcely going
far enough. II seems to stop with the
prostitute It should carry on to those
who maintain prostitution by patrona %"
The moral obligation upon the federal
and state authorities is equally OF pun
ishment. The man who is potential
danger should be quarant!ned with the
female leech.
As a protective proposition the quar-
antining of men whether Of low or high
degree would have a remarkable erect.
4 few instances Of quarantine among
those who are or esteem themselves
notable citizens would scatter d.smay
and inculate caution, however little
moral change it might create in the
minds Of the quarantined and those
who ni@ht fear quarantine. \ shining
mark or two hit dead center by quar-
antfne would be a great prophylactic in
an average community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
SCARCELY SO BAD.
Hogan Observer.l

PEOPLE who are on the inside of
things a little bit in connection OF
the police activities in the cities come
to realize how no account the aver
age police officer is. There is not
probably in the whole United States
"A city OF a considerable size that has
a police force on which there are not
q number of fellows just as crooked
as the burglars and cutthroats the
police are supposed to protect the
people from. We once heard OF a
Little incident that illustrated this
pretty well. An editor in certain
good sized city had his house broken
into and robbed ono night The next
morning when he went down to his
office. instead of calling on the chief
of police he phoned for that gentle
nan to come to see him. which he
did. The editor told the chief that
his house was robbed the night before.
That's too bad said the chief. there
is lots of that kind of work going on
now and our men don't seem to be able
to get a line on the thieves" That's
all right" said the editor. but II that
stuff that was taken is not brought
back before tomorro morning l Will
instruct my men to find out what they
can about the police protection OF the
crooks in this town. Oh; yes, the stun
was returned all right to the police
station.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
THE BEST THAT CAN BE DONE.

Sometime calamity turns out to be
blessing. This will be true in many
instances Of lesser disablement Of Am
erican soldiers.
The federal board for vocational edu-
cational education mistakes in its
enthusiasm when II headlines its press
matter. Uncle Sam Makes Disabled
Fighters Better Than Ever. No serl-
ouslv disabled man can be made bet
ter than ever. Nothing ever complete
~ compensates for the loss Of limbs
hearing. oversight, and the more ter
rible disablements.
In one sense, however it is right
Especially SC of minor G!sahlements
The government takes those disabled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
tions may Become worse r.sAsr than

tions may bscoms worse rstssr tAAa
better.
with the approach of the new legis-
lature which IL to convene In January
the question of paying the school
teachers wage commensurate with
the duties they perform presents it
self" says the Des Moines Capital.
"The teacher Is second to the mother
In her influence in molding the charac-
ter OF the child from to IS years of
age. and we must place the salaries of
the teachers OF Iowa at such figure
as will attract the type of young wom-
en- to whom we want to instruct our
children. Iowa can certainly afford
adequate reimbursement for her teach
ing profession
To the Perry Chief. at begins to look
as though the good roads" question
would not be settled before everyone
is using airplanes and the roads will
not be needed"
There was no difference in the ma
terials out Of which our armies were
made. They were all made of good
stuff" points out the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil. "The boys who didn't get
across were Just like those who did. II
the fight had gon on the last division
getting into the game would hove
made good as Old the first ones. The
boy in the uniform is entitled to the
grateful consideration of his country
ment no matter whore he served. When
he signed the muster roll and donned
the uniform he said to Uncle Sam: MY
i'fc is in your hoping; rse mo as you
WIN II he was not privileged to go
over 1t was because of orders which
never came The boys in the uniform
are all our boys Let us honor those
who fought so well. Let US be like
wise just and generous with all the
others. There is glory enough to go
around"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
Io1Oa Newspapers
BIRTH RATE AND PRICES.
TNcson CITY Globe Gazette.1


And now comes along a professor
who says that the educated people OF
America are stacking on the job OF
parenthcod. He claims that among
this class a family of less than four
children is a Stacker family.
He makes no mention OF the prices
OF food. of coal, Of rent, of clothing.
of domestic service, OF specialists ana
OF shoe-lac
An era OF high prices is an era OF
low birth rate. Americans are am
bilious for their children. They real
ize that children must be carefully
reared and sufficiently educated, or
they suffer a lifelong handicap.
When lower prices prevail again the
birth rate among the educated classes
of America will rise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
Peace.

suddenly bells and days,
Suddenly--duor 20 door
Tidings, Can we believe
We who were used to war?
Yet we have dreamed her face.
Knowing hor light must he,
Knowing that she must come,
Look-She comes, il IS she,
Tattcrcd her rajmCn. floats,
Blood Is upon her vines,
All. hut her ewes ere clear,
All, but her voice OUTINGS
Look-sha : here. she lives,
Reautv has died for her.
Soon where shapDcI fell
Petals shall woke ard stir.
u Encs Lee in Poetry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18

are no such things as secrets. No man
or woman keeps still forever. II they
have something On their minds. they
are bound to say something about II.
Tie newspaper NTH and college pro-
(, ssors who dealt with Bernstorf rep
rc.en'ing the German imperial govern
ment. could not imagine how it coll7
ever get out. They couldn't think for
one minute that all Bernstorff's letters
would some time be printed. They
never dreamed that a congressional
committee would be In possession or
anything damaging to them. Bernstorff
undoubtedly wore slippers and walked
on tiptoe when he made his bargains
and secured his pledges, and the Am
erican gentlemen got out at the side
door and the world looked bright. For
n time they escaped. When war was
declared they went into patriotic meet
ings. They wrote patriotic stories FOR
magazines. Now they are amazed to
know that the world is in possession
of their records. There were men who
though they could buy newspapers by
passing the money through variou.
hands and not get caught. But it Is all
out. The accused men are meeting
the situation with 6enials and affi-
dayits. But some of them probably
must take opiates in order to sleep at
night. They are not sure OF what Is
going to appear the next day In the
government records.
Murder will out: treason win out.
Moral: Stay away from the dirty trail
tors in the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

I~N Vtsitors Always "e'SS'"S'
MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1903, A. F.
A. M.-Special communication Thurs
day and Friday, Dec. 10 and 20, at ';5O
D. m First and third degrees. B. h.
English, w. NJ: John w. Wells, secre-
tary.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. 80, r. A. NJ
Special convocation Monday eVenlhE'
Dec. %, at $50. Past and most excel
lent degrees. Ira NJ. Davenport, II. ~
John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ, Mon
day. Dec. 16, 1918, $50. Regular
bushes and election OF officers l.. u
EDvbes, recorder; George Gregory. l. NJ
ses4sd conc,ave St. Aldemar Com
rr,NpAesv No. 8 X. T., Tuesday, Dec.
IL 1T 7:30. Business and election Of
officers. ]. E. Frederick, commander
|. It. Forbes, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. e.. o. {. S.
Special meeting Wednesday evening
Dec. is. 1880 o'clock, for initiation. Mrs
Archer Walton, secretary. Mrs. Cora
Wiley. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
THE LEAyES rs WORKING.

rCouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.l
Just a few years ago few people
in iowa were talking good roads
roads good 3s5 days each year-hard
surfaced roads--in brief, paved country
roads. These good roads boosters
frightened Mr.. Average Citizen with
their enthusiasm. They propose to tax
us to death. they will bankrupt the
state" these frightened people said.
And their talk frightened others. The
good roads boosters were painted In
lurfd pictures They were made to
sppear as "bloated bond holders.
"auto manufacturers or "autoists with
money to burn" For long while the
claim was made that auto owners
simply wanted some one to build
paved road for them to scorch over.
Now the situation is changing. Now
the light Is beginning to dawn. NOW
we are getting down to brass Jacks
on the road question. Now the people
are getting wise 20 the fact that lot
of the talk against good road boosters
was the prattle OF political demagosues
Now II has been demonstrated that the
auto truck and the paved road bring
the farm and the market together In a
way that makes it profitable to the
farmer. within radius Of twenty TO
thirty miles Of Council Bluffs pract-
cally all the stock on the farms is
marketed in South Omaha and Is now
transported on trucks. Every truck
driver win tell you that when he makes
one OF these trips his trouble vita his
load is over when he strikes the pave.
ment at the city limits in Councii
Bluffs. From that point on down to the
yards III South Griiah::: !. !s smccth
sailing. Now 1t is just question OF
time until these pavements are ex-
tended clear across the state.
FIVE thousand miles, of paving would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
"MTRDER WILL OUT"

TDes Moines Capltal]
Men sometimes ask each other to DO
wrong, pledging secrecy and most sol
emily stating that Nobody will ever
know about it." Such condhct and
such pledges oftentimes mislead ana
deceive. But there is nothing more
true than that murder will out" There
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18

A rainfall Of one inch over one acre
OF ground will fill more than 500 bar
rels Of IS gallons each. That quantity
OF water weighs more than Ito tons
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
IOWA NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Certainly these major nations bet
ter understand the chronological and
geographical conditions Of that CON
tinent as America understands the
conditions of the western contin0H
better than Europe does. Their ma
tional sincerity and integrity are above
question. Why, then, should America,
by an extension OF the Monroe Doc
trine, prohibit them from assuming a
guardianship Of which they have pro-
ven themselves worthy and capable"'
inquiries the Sioux City Journal.
The Cedar Rapids Republican re-
marks that the street car problems all
over the country are rather serious
the Dee Mo!nes line has passed into
the hands of receivers. The main
trouble with them, outside Of higher
wages and material costs, Is the loss
Of business due to the development OF
the automobile and that development
does not promise to be less in the
future than il has hnen in the past we
are afraid that street railway condi-
The Harrison times., 1918-12-28
NOTICE or CONFIRMATION.

In tine Boone ChanCery Court.
Elijah b. Ray, EX-parte, Petitioner.
Notice is hereby given that there has
been filed in my office, as Clerk OF the
Boone ChanCery Court Arkansas, a pet-
tOH for the confirmation Of the title to the
following lands situate in Boone County,
Arkansas, tO-Wit:
The southeast quarter lSE 10 Of the
Northwest quarter (NW TO; the West
half wv I-2) Of the Southwest quarter
lSW 10 Of the Northeast quarter one
to; the Northeast quarter (NE "a Of
the Northwest quarter INV 10; the
Northeast quarter (NE to Of the South
west quarter lSW 10; and the North
west quarter INV 10 of the Southeast
quarter lSE 40 Of Section 81; and
The southeast quarter (SE 10 OF the
Southwest quarter lSW 10 Of Section
lG; an in Township p North Of Range
IS West.
and the queting Of the title Of the same
in Elijah b. Ray, petitioner
Now all persons claiming said lands or
any interest in the same are hereby warned
to appear in this Court within thirty days
from This date, and show cause, If any
there be, why said title to said lands should
not be confirmed in said petitioner Elijah
b. Ray.
Witness my hand as Clerk Of the Boone
Chanccry Court ard the seal thereof on
this 22nd day Of November 1913.
WILL NORMAN,
lSENL. Clerk.
First publication November %, 1918.