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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
VICTORY ROADS.
~ snerson Bee.D

lowe has found herself in a financial
sense The emergencies of the wal
have uncovered TO her amazed eyes
her own colossal resources and her
own immeasurabIe riches. Possessed
now Of this knowledge Iowa is not 60
ing to be long content TO sit back and
puddle through the mud OF bad roads.
Just now the roads are intoieraoie.
Corn Smelling has been halted the past
week because Of the mud. The weath-
er has been fine overhead, but the re-
guIar business Of the farm is held up
and time is wasted and lost. The rur-
al mails have been irregular in de-
livery in some localities. because the
carriers could not get about. The ef-
feet OF these conditions y altogether
annoying. time-losing. money losing.
and horse and machine killing. the
farmers only tolerate it because they
have gotten used TO it in the past. and
fink 1t is a necessary evil. II Used
20 be thought that the old soythe and
cradle the binding OF grain by hand.
the nd-sEiynning OF cream. ana
lot of other old-time practices on the
farm were necessary evils. but We
know now they were not. ihey sHAP
Iy existed because the better methods
had not yet appeared.
or all the equipment Of the farmer
a good road to his market town is the
mos. used. He wants it at all seasons
of the year. Lack of it makes nara
work and more Of it. The obstacle TO
Rrst -class roads in the past has been
a cost which has been considered pro
hibitive. II has meant bonds and We
have been afraid OF bords. But we
have Just found that Greene county
can loan the government three million
dollars for bohds in year. and have
lust as much money in the banks as
before. We have found that bonds are
great things With whirn TO do greas
deeds. One hall Of the money Ereene
county has loaned to the government IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE NO. tos. A. r
A. M.--Special communication Friday
Dec. 81 at 80 p. IN, Third degro"
r. r. English, w. NJ; John W. Wells
secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER, No. SO. r. A. ~,
Special conyoCstion Monday. Dec. ~
at e:3o p. m. Royal Arch degree. with
$50 dinner, followed by second teaEl'
Ira NJ Davenport. II. F.; John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Hina Solo,
-,on Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Mon
Cav, Dec. is. 1918 $50. Regular
business and election OF officers. !. 7.
Forbes. recorder; George Gregory. / NJ,
Special conoIave ST. Alderman Gem.
r,andery No. 80. X. T. Wednesday.
Dec. 25. II o'clock. Christmas observ-
ance. ]. f. Frederick. commander;
John w. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E. 6.
Special meeting Wednesday evening
Jan. s. 7:3o for Installation. Mrs
Archer Walton. secretary. Mrs. Cora
Wiley. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
"S.n ster and Insane Proposal
to Sink the German Workshops

armies behind the cruisers With their
long range guns and a their s,rangle-
hold on commerce. but The concert sell
dom had to use them. The British
Empire has commonly had what she
termed police operations" In prosruJs
ON the fringes Of her cutter marches,
and she has found her navy invaluable
In carrying them on.
There are large navies now In pos
session OF several OF the leading nations
of the prospective league; but no one
mc g.nes for a moment that no more
warships viii be built. our own gov
eminent Is launching "a big bodybuilding
program for naval purposes. The Brit
ish and the French are sure 10 find that
their Heets have been strained by tho
constant pressure OF war tasks, and
need strengthening here and buttress-
ing there. And all this naval aug :
mental ton can be far more cheaply sc-
compl.shed II the naval powers tan
agree upon a scale by which they will
help themselves pro rata to the Ger
man spc,ls Instead of building from
the keel up. Then there are some OF
the smaller ratlons which need naval
equipment for their legitimate safety
They can be furnished out OF this GER
main wiEdfal without exciting the
jealousy OF any genuine NAVAL power
The whole proposition to destroy
possibly hundreds Of millions OF dollars
worth of property IL so colossaily abb
surd that it is difficult TO discuss 1t
with patience. But the idea lurking In
the background of this proposal is not
absurdr-it is deeply dishearienlng: it
is loaded with deadly danger For the
purpose of avoiding contention
think quietly for moment what this
confession of distrust. suspicion, envy.
jealousy must mean, Germany never
said anything worse OF us.
We all know that II single nation
Lad conquered Germany and got her
fleet, she would never dream for
minute of sinking it. She would in
corporate IL with her own, navy and
regard it as one of the signal winnings
of the war. That is what Japan did
with the Russian navy. That is what
we did with any Spanish ship We get.
sane nations do not sink wirships
while the millennium is still in the
future. All this folly is born of the
IA Il that Germany was beaten nv IA
alliance which. seemingly, cannet now
-rk the possible frict' = ~ shaI:n;
fcr battle craft.
What sort of au.ury is this fer the
coming peace conference? AS We felt at
tie irst Tearing, 1t is u,cred'e'e. We
viii not believe II till it Is doIe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
Topics OF the Times

Little 10y little the restrictions are
taken Off. The latest IS q free knife
and fork In the hotels and restaurants
Those who have CPaved another pat OF
butter for their cakes may now dsa!
with the dining room girl and rIaCaroni
and cheese again comes 10 the table
The food administration is reduced To
argument. All that is left him to DO
is 10 say save" and he can do that
as a private citizen about as well as
administrator.
To sink the ships would be an act
OF .doalLstic bolsheVikism.
The peace enyoys fear knox's ady2-
easy Of pcstponins cons Iteration of an
international agreement will divide
American councils" The American
councils were divided when the senate
was almost coutemptuously set aside.
If division takes place not Knox or the
senate will De responsible.
Johre wore his old uniform when he
was made AN Immortal" By the French
academy. Which was entirely proper.
Joffre and what has uniform represents
are beyond any characterization By any
academy OF self-eppointed committee.
1t is we'll to recall that the cid mar.
who hobbies about the streets today
from the soldiers home was as Keen
and straight and true fifty-odd years
ago as his successor to the uniform.
And ii Is we'll enough for the YOUNG
soldier 10 realize that men grow Did
soon and that time is short
Speaking of war heroes viii linden
burg be the leading candidate for
president OF the German republic?
with all the talk ever sinking ships
nobody has suggested that Henry
Fords celebrated ship of peace be sent
out and sunk at the same time. That
ship Of Henry's was Il an American
ally.
mere was nothing CRIMINAL at HOE
Island. Somebody somehow got away
with sixty-odd millions where twenty
odd were needed. That's all.
II anything actual is going on In
peace preparation the correspondents
are battered and tied to a post. One
thing that is certainly not being pa:
acrOs is news.
II we are actually going to sink
those ships why in Sam Hill didn't we
leave the crews on them?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

Somebody must have the aefve .
say pave the principal roads in love
now without suffering or heoginx
That is what we must come to. No.'
thing less will stand the new truc1i
tranic that Il coming within the he4t
few years. Nearly every county sat
town in Iowa has paved its prihcinea
stress within the last Ave years. There
was opposition everywhere. but nov
you would have to night the whole pop.
ulation II you tried to ~ back 10 mud
streets. Ii will be Just 50 With paved
highways. The water Ii chilly at the
first plunge. but after that 1t Il hns.
We hope our victory legislature this
winter will do something worth while
about this mbst ifnps1tant matter .
Iowa -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
Arnaaeddon.

Palestine's great fertile plain ap-
pealed to the strategists Of the am
cient world a. an ideal battle ground.
Here Gideon triumphed over the Mid
ianites anc the Philistines over Saul.
The frequent vars between Assyria
and Egypt were fought out on the
Field Of Armageddon. The maine has
become fgurAtive Ia modern usage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
Fair Warnins.

q B0b's brother, seeking revenge, had
put grass in his sisters slippers after
they had been cleaned. Later in the
afternoon Bob discovered the mischief
md AZ his sister was about to put on !
~ slippers he came swiftly running
Toward her, crying out as he did so:
sADoa't put them on. There's q birds
ne6t inside and you'll kill the young
sDoe1i''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
Real meaning q .salad.-

Salad literally means salted and u .
direct descendant OF the Latin WORD
al, or salt The use Of salad to mean
the greens fToin which u oI I-,sSs::::::s:
salad mixture IL placed is one Of only
recent origin. The Italian insAlata arp
the Spanish salada, meaning SA!ad =
thoss languages, actually Easen sajtsd-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

AfNI6Uee
IT, 49, decided = III
guessing
IN this collection Z he,dgear there Is every esua ~
session tn. .re: term. on which . dss1 Ass
seafsssne: oloy. Mr Lloyd Gsorfe Mr. Bsfour Lord G.s
sennins P..hth ven.sss Belgian and .ps9ss AZ
Colonel House While France represented BY Ceneneau and
6t the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

It's sad. Of course, not to know what
we're going 10 do with the railroads.
But not sad rs It used 10 be when we
didn't know what the railroads were
going to do with u.s. says the Charles
City Press rs"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Rsmarking that an Iowa firm offers
a reward for hide thieves, the Sioux
City Journal. raises the question
would the arrest of the United States
leather trust entitle the claimant o
the reward 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

The Manson Journal says: The
federal trade commission certainly has
some peculiar ideas. It grants the
paper makers of the country Il pdohi
OF 1886 ton. but wants the packing
houses to operate at profit of "a
cents ton. the Same as is granted
the coal operators. 1t looks to a news.
paper as if it were time 10 Investigate
the Investigators.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

The Council Bluffs NonparAi! says
Ernest Moore OF Cedar Rapids and
Charlie Rawson OF Des Moines have let
1t be known that they are casting Gov
eaous eyes on the Office now held by
w. L. Harding. It is all right for
these boys to aspire, but the people
are going to wait until they have
looked over the Iowa delegation from
France before they make selection
for chief magistrate for the next two
years"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

Ressen fss Mira. "a 6
ibid you H6tice how yoof wife lauSh-
Ell at ali my jokes. ShS'e ~ helA
sense Of humor." .No. shs's 81 . d.
ple."-Jud4e. +
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

Il raise Inv glass said President
Wilson in concluding one Of his dinner
addresses following his arrival in
France. Now. the chief question of a
lot Of long haired pople win be, what
was in it," declares the Davenport
Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24

II we are actually going to sink
those ships why in sam Hill didn't we
leave the crows on them?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
DIRTY FLOOR WAS GOLD MINE
Man Paid $4,000 for Privilege Of Clean
Ing It and Made Profit Of $4,000
on the Deal.

Would you pay $4,000 for the priv
ilege of cleaning a dirty floor? There's
a man in New York who made n profit
Of $4,000 by doing that very thing
Some months ago manufacturing
jeweler on Pearl street decided that
twenty-five years was long enough fer
any sane man to work, and at once
set about the business of retiring.
Among his assets was listed the priv
ilege of sweeping the floor Of his fac
tory, and he called for bidders.
One offered $1,000, which was re-
fused with open amusement; another
bid $500 and was turned down, and
then third, after carefully appralsing
the floor, ceiling and walls, concluded
to take long chance, and bid $4,000
First the bidder had the floor cleaned
carefully. Then a carpenter was called
In. The floor boards were taken up,
and after the sweepings that had piled
up under them had been carefully col
lected new boards were put down. The
old boards were planed off, and the
shavlngs, together with the sweeplngs
and the dust from the ceiling and
walls, were burned.
Here stepped in the modern alchem-
list. The ashes were turned over to
him, and through secret process OF
his own he recovered enough gold, sill
yer and platinum to net the successful
bidder cash profit OF $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
Letters and
Lauretta
~
BY Dorothy Douglas
CopyrIght, Iyl7, BY the McCIu
per Syndicate.)

NCopyright 1917 by the Mcclure Newspa.
per syndicate.)
When Lauretta's parents bought the
pId farmstead in a suburb In Long u.s.
land, on TIE main road to the city, and
moved bag and baggage out to 1t, Lau-
retta herself was perhaps even more
delighted than they were.
Although she was a city girl and
fond Of city life and music and all
the arts, still nature, as revealed in
the country, lent much toward COM
pleteness in life to her. She loved
browllng about lanes and ancient land
marks, and finding out, as far as pos
eible, what kind Of people inhabited
the regions she explored before she
had found her way there. Lauretta
had visions of one day becoming
Famous writer, and was constantly on
the lookout for plots and mysteries to
solve. The country, she felt, might af-
ford many possibilities If she just
kept her eyes open and her brain from
going to seed.
The old farm was more or less d.
lapidated when the Carsons took pos
session of 1t, but the grounds were
lovely and the place would Id time be
q wonderful home.
The small, broken-down mail boz
that stood on a post at the gate was
the first thing that attracted Lauretta's
roaming eyes. It was so foreign to
anything she had seen in the city that
she fell stralghtway to wondering
whether or not the district had free
delivery and whether or not that old
boz was obsolete. Perhaps there were
letters In 1t, Lauretta resolved to
make that wooden box one Of her first
Interests. She would have to watch
Continually to find out If postman
collected from 1t and whether Or not
people dropped letters In It. There
was no sign to tell If 1t were or were
pot still used by the town people. The
house was SO far from a post office
that Lauretta was inclined to think
the wooden box on the post at her
gate was still a part of the mailing
system.
And while Lauretta was wondering
about the old box, Jimmy Gains was
fretting and fuming because Blanche
Markham had answered his letter Of
love with silence. Six long weeks ago
he had mailed that letter while motor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
FELL VICTIM TO NEW GAME
obllulno Passenger on Street Car Re-
GPetted Making Friends With Lit
tie Girl Across Aisle.

A new game has come to town. II
was tried last Sunday morning on a
passenger in an elevated train, says
tho New York Times.
Shortly before the train left the
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street
Station of the Ninth avenue elevated
b Woman leading little girl by the
hand rushed In, settled herself COM
fortably In a cross seat and whispered
Eonething to the child.
Directly across from them two men
had found seats. The train Ind gono
but a short distance when the little
girl became friendly with the men
while the mother apparently was I'M
conscious Of 1t.
Presently the mother looked up and
ut the sdme time put her hand into n
small bag she carried, pulled out bill
and gave 1t to the child, who in turn
handed 1t to one of the men, asking
him to please change 1t, which he
readily did.
At the next station mother and child
left the train.
AS he saw the two hurry through
the exit to the street, after waving tho
little girl good-by, the companion Of
the man who had changed the bill
said:
"Let me look at that note; It just
struck me there may be something
wrong about It,"
They examined 1t. He was right. II
was counterfeit.
swell, that's one on me. Never
again The kid Is well trained, but
that old Fagln will be nabbed yet
They say there's one born every min
ute, and I'm It," remarked the victim
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
WOMEN ARE WATER CARRIERS
-@
Story of Jacob and Rachel Is Declared
to Be Transcript of the
Arab Life OF Today

In the East, where water is scarce,
village generally grows up near n
well or fountain. Abrahams servant
asked for water to drink, Rebekah
made haste and let down her pitcher
from her shoulder and said, "drink,
and 1 will give thy camel drink also"
A similar request would be made now
and u similar answer would be given
though modern young lady of the
country might for your camels or
horses put water into the trough-an
article always found near wells, and
frequently made of stone.
Canon Tristram once asked for a
drink from an Arab girl who had n
water jar on her shoulder. She set II
down for his use, and would not ac-
cept any gratulty. Tears filed her
eyes, and she said that she gave the
water freely for the love Of God and
for the sake Of her mother, who had
died lately.
Rebekah carried her "balass," OF
water jar, on her shoulder. A modern
Syrian woman does this, but an Egyp-
ton carries 1t on her head.
The boys and girls Of Bedouln life
still meet at wells. The story of
Jacob and Rachel Is, even in minute
details, transcript of the Arab life of
today. Evening Is called now, as II
was 1000 years ago, "the time that
women go out to draw water"
A person going to an Eastern well
brings leather bucket and rope
with which to lower 1t. This Is one OF
the utensils necessary for an Eastern
Journey.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
Sad Memories.

The minister Of Il rural parish being
once sent for to shepherds house to
"chrIsten wean," big fat hen was
killed for the christening tea. Like
most shepherds children, those In the
house In question were allowed to run
about half wild, and glowered with
holy fear from behind doors and chests
at the parson, who was observed TO
be eating most Of the hen. The young
lsters no doubt made many sage reiiec-
lions on his voraclous appetite, but
took care to keep out Of his reach. A
month or two after, when the minis
ter was visiting the parish, he came
back to the shepherds cot, and as he
seated himself In an armchair by the
fire q number Of chickens marched In,
having the run of the house as usual.
The children seemed terrified, but at
length rushed In between the poultry
and the minister, and cried: "Gae
wa, gaze war
Then they "whusht" the chickens out
of the house, exclaimIng: "Whlsh,
whish-run, rum That's the man that
EFT yer mother."-London Tit-Blts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18

Ono of the Indies who first intro
,duced interpretatlve dancing - what
ever that is-into this country has
Ifieshened up considerably since the
days Of her initial terpslchorean trl-
,umphs among the society folk along
the Eastern seaboard. Nevertheless
she continues to give performances to
select audiences OF artistic souls.
Not long ago Finley Peter Dunno,
the humorist, was lured to one Of
these entertainments. The lady, wear
ing very few clothes and, as result
of their lack, looking even plumper
than usual, danced In an effect Of
moonlight calcium beams.
AS Dunno was leaving one Of the
patronesses hailed him.
"Oh, Mr.. Dunno" she twittered
show did you enjoy the madames
dancingT
Immensely" said Dunno. made
me think of Grants Tomb In love-
Saturday Evening Post.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
CORN CROPS OF THE WORLD
Most of Countries Of Europe Are I'm.
porters-Unlted States and Aruen-
tina Greatest Producers.

Among the entente allies Italy Is the
Ionly country which produces corn on
a large scale. Her crop usually ex-
ceeds 100,000,000 bushels. Some Of
this is used up In food products, but
mot under such homely forms as the
hominy and corn pone Of the United
Estates. Austria-Hungary. notwith-
lstanding her own production, Is an Inn
PORTER of corn, as Is Germany. France
raises small crop Of her own; 1t rare
lily exceeds 20O0O,000 bushels, and or.
dinarlly she imports about the same
Quantity. The United Kingdom, which
Is not corn-growing country, does not
import large quantities In proportion
Sto the population. The imports range
from 100000 to 100000,000 bushels.
Next to the United States the Argen.
time republic Is the chief corn-produc-
ling country in the western hemisphere.
Her crop sometimes exceeds 100000
900 bushels. The domestic consump-
ltion Is not great. The native popula-
ltion uses corn as food, but large
proportion of the people Of Argentina
are. from the Mediterranean countries,
and are not accustomed to this diet,
leven when they are themselves the
producers.
In 1914, when Argentina produced
approximately 283,O00,000 bushels, she
exported about 140,000,000 bushels.
The balance was used for stock feed
ing. This year 1t is understood that
crop conditions will make available
a considerable quantity Of corn for ex-
port to Europe II the allies want 1t. Ar
lgentina exports corn to the United
States, Notwithstanding our own abun-
,dant crop, but this is because of GER
tain qualities which make the Argen-
time corn useful for glucose and SINH
lar products.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
The Camera as Detective.

The camera has been frequently in
strumental In the detection Of Grim
inals. In case Of forgery photography
Is Invaluable, for there Is no forgcr In
the world clever enough to battle Its
detective skill. An interesting proof
Of this was provided few years ago
In the case Of a forged will. An en-
larged photograph revealed the pen
ciled lines over which the signatures
Of the testator and witnesses had been
written, although no trace OF them
was visible through the microscope.
This Is one Of the pecullarlties OF the
camera, that It brings to light marks
which are invisible through micro
scope, just as 1t has been known to re-
veal the signs Of measles and smallpox
several days before they become visible
to the naked eye.