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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
viii DOESN'T THE PRESIDENT AGREE?

The house committee proposes to
hold up the 100000 appropriation
which the administration would have
the agricultural department spend in
stimulating food production until the
president uses the power granted him
TO shut off the destruction Of food by
manufacturers of intoxicating liquors.
The administration hopes to beat the
committee on the floor and will prob
ably accomplish it's purpose.
But why should the president refuse
to thus conserve food? II there is any
good and sufficient reason why neces-
sary grain should be wasted and worse
than wasted In the manufacture of in
toxicants when prices of food grains
are abnormal ana scarcity So general
that the producers themselves are linn
tied to a ration, when the urgency OF
conservation is written into every COM
nunication OF the food control and we
are assured daily and hourly that the
SUCCESS Oh our GTIllS uepelCS upon Sell
denial Of food by our sober and patri-
otto citizens? II there is any good rea-
son why large quantities of food grains
should be destroyed by change to poi
sons which the government denies to
the soldiers who are defending us. isn't
1t about time somebody uttered it?
The soft drink purveyors are cut
down on sugar; the grocer wonders TO-
day whether or not he will be in bust
ness next year at all; the family and
home are forced to economy in all food
stuffs, both as a measure Of patriotism
and by reason Of price and scarcity.
Then why the leniency toward the poi
son makers?
The probabilities are that the COM
mittee will be defeated by the admin
.stration; but the general opinion of
sober citizens will support the conten-
ton Of the committeeman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
DRAFTING OILERS NOT ENOUGH.

Theodore Roosevelts doctrine, an
nounced when he was governor OF
New York nearly twenty years ago,
that no man had any human right to
loaf has been enacted into law by his
home state when Governor Whitman
this week signed bill prohibiting men
under tifty-five years of age being idle
regardless Of whether or not their in
come was sufficient to afford II. Every
man In New York state during the war
must go to work at something, mil
lionaires sons as well as trampS
dilatanto az well as lazy husband,
money loaner as well as Mama's
darling boy and spoiled child. This Is
to be the law Of New York state dur
ing the war but Roosevelt, twenty
years ago, believed that it should be
the law Of society, Of morals and Of
religion that every man should work
and be engaged in some useful oc-
cupation in times Of peace as well as In
war.
Senator Curmins, from Iowa, how
ever, would carry the war upon idlers
clear across the continent He wants
every man in the entire land under
sixty years Of age registered and cata-
logged according to his QUESTIONABLE
as to what he Is capable Of doing. If
not at work at some useful occupation
Senator Cummins would have him
drafted tc- ws- work q so&e Gnd in
or out of the army. When the nations
need for workers became acute Eena-
tor Cummins' plan would enable the
government to call FOR workers in
every class of technical training for
the work that is to be done.
Putting the idiers to work and
classifying the entire man power Of
the country are war measures worthy
Of immediate application but there is
no plan for getting two mems work
done by one man and our governm emit
should recognize this fact at once.
Robbins al Industries Of men in order
to man the munition factories is a
needless disturbance to the produc-
tive capacity Of the nation It is al
ready reducing the efficiency o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Billy Bunny and His Friends

mean to say that you think my bunny
boy has found Professor Crows little
Black Book7"
But before Old Mother Maybe could
answer, who should come by but old
Professor Grow himself. And, oh, dear
me. he certainly looked dreadfully wor-
ried. His spectacles were pushed up
high on his forehead and his hair was
ali mussed up and mis- long. wide black
bow tie was twisted around under one
ear and his swallowtail coat was all
wrinkled UP the back.
Haven you found yuuT in.sS:s!!oo black
Book?'' asked Old Mother Maybe.
mo, ma'am," answered the Old
Blackbird. Il have offered q reward
for it, but 1t doesn't turn up and then
he sat down by Mrs. Bunny and wiped
his beak with his pocket handkerchief.
''rll go out and look for IT, said
Billy Bunny, and before the old crow
could even thank him the little rabbit
hoped away, and pretty soon he came
across Dickey Meadowmouse, who
lived in the Pleasant Meadow.
Have you seen a little Black
Book?" asked Billy Bunny. But Dickey
Meadowmouse only shook his head, 70
the little RABBIT hoped CD and pretty
soon, not so very far, he saw Robbie
Redbreast sitting on the top rail Of
the Old Snake Fence.
Have you seen little Black Book p
But Robbie Redbreast answered no
THE only thing I've SEEN no said, Is
a red strawberry in the Miller.a garden.
And now you must wait for the next
story to hear how Billy Bunny found
the little Black Book.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
lBy David Cory.l

You remember in the last story how
little Billy Bunny forgot to polish the
door knob for his dear. kind mother.
Well, as soon as she stopped singing
her little song about lazy bunnies, the
little rabbit hoped out to the wood
pile and brought In enough wood to fill
the woodbox, and then he fed the
canary and sprinkled the geraniums,
and after that he sat down on the
front door step, and just then, all of a
sudden VINO should come by but Old
Mother Magpie. Dear me, but she was
bothersome old lady bird. and Mrs.
Bunny hated the sight OF her.
Have you heard the news7' she
asked, setting herself in the big wicker
rocking chair and smiling at Mrs.
Bunny as If she liked her better than
any one else in all the world.
mo, what is it?" asked Mrs. Bunny.
why old Professor Crow has lost
his little Black Book. He's been hunt
ing everywhere for it, but 1t can't be
found" And Old Mother Mischief
frightened her bonnet strings and
looked at the little rabbit as much as
to say, II have an Idea you took it."
But. of course she didn't say So but
Just the same Billy Bunny felt she
meant 1t.
Now Mrs. Bunny had never forgiven
this meddlesome old blackbird since
the time. long ago, when she had told
on Billy Bunny-the timo, you remem-
Der, when he dropped the letter in the
Babbling BROOKE So the good lady rab-
bit looked up and said, You don't
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
workers because the demand for labor

workers because the demand for labor
is so great that workers do not need to
do their best to hold their Jobs.
The only solution Is the diversion OF
productive effort from non essentials
to war work. Automobile factories,
piano factories, photograph factories.
iewelry factories and all factories
that are making the things people do
not have to have made for their physi-
al, comforts during war time should
be required to suspend production or
their non essentials and go over to
war work with their established
organizations of men. The waste OF
building temporary plants and re-
cruiting unorganized bodies OF men by
out bidding the established industries
would be obviated. When the war Is
over the nation would have been so
starved for the non-essential goods
that had been suspended that the mar
ket for their original products would
return to these factories with a re-
bound We can not have business as
usual when we have war. England ana
France and Germany have abandoned
that false notion and we must. Ut ID
time the man power which is already at
work on non essential things were put
to work on munitions. There are not
idlers to win this war even II
every last one OF them were to be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A. +.
and A. M.-Special communication FIJI
day. May "a, 700 o'clock. Work IN
first degree B. e. English. w. M;
John w. Wells. secretary.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. M.
Special convocation Monday evening,
May 27. Mark masters degree 7:3o
o'clock. Ira A. Davenport, H. F.; john
w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. M Mon
day, May 20, 1918. 500 p. m. Regular
business. I. T. Forbes. recorder; George
Gregory, l. NJ.
Stated conoiave, St. Aldemar Com
mandery. No. 60 X. T., Tuesday. May
81. Regular business. Meet at p. nn.'
sharp. J. e. Frederick, commander;
l. T. Forbes, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No 81, o. E.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing June u, 1918, O'Clock. Mrs. Arch
er Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley
W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
His Favorite Hymn.

A lady with an unusually sweet voice
q connected with charitable organ
iEstion and often sings at funerals in
the tenements. At the funeral Of
man who had been killed by falling
from . scaffold she was met by a
woman who seemed to be in charge.
10 her the singer said: What do
you want me to sing?" "Blest if I
know." was the reply. II don't know
what the fav'rite Of the corpse was
and. fallin' from scaffold like he
lone. he didn't have no chance to
pick out q piece" Then she thrust
her head inside door and said to
sonsone in the room: DO any Of
you know what the corpse's fay'rits
AynA wast' --- .--.-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Topics Of the Times

Another thing the r. r. presidents will
not enjoy Is the cut in presidential
wages. That's where the section hand
Will have the only advantage he evel
had over the brass collar
slss
The casualty list OF the storm in
Iowa Is greater than any Of our first
The reports Of property destruction
thru 1. w. w. sabotage in California
5000 annually for several years shrrrl
and the west reach the sum OF
$40, 100000 annually for several years.
And this at a time when congress is
being asked for s11, 10000 to stimulate
production. The old time farmer found
that hanging q few crows In the corn
field kept the other crows away.
OF course you may not recall the
during the past week or two but you
ought to be able to give an exegesis OF
Grace Lusk's testimony in the Roberts
case
The kaiser is said to have drawn four
kings for his conquered provinces"
when he had Charles Of Austria come
in and act as dummy director the
other day. But on the other hand, the
U. S. ct. Britain. France, italy and
Portugal constitute a straight flush with
an ace at the head. Take the money.
If the Sim Feiners actually plotted
to German advantage a Sim Feiner in
America will stand Just as good a show
with the American Irish as the person
who stuck his head in a cathedral and
shouted ito HI with the pope"
Billy Sunday has finished up In Chi
cago and seems to have done as much
as any human could do with Chicago.
Let's make. this Fourth Of July men,
orable for its patriotism rather than for
its sports
Des Moines complains that 1t takes
twice the gas to boil a potato that it
used to do and proposes to protest It's
gas bills. Why not burn wood this
winter In the cook stove anyway?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
THE VALID REASON.

VALID REASON.
and vines and left vale. stripped and stare
hmha do and bear hard roll away
Tilted lacked
spilled the dimes
I'd
in
e-backo a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Da DIS Letter.


MY Dad amt just the letter writin
kind
He'd rather let the women see to that
He's get mess O troubles or his
mind
And likes to keep EN- underneath
his hat
And perhaps because he isn't very
strong
On tallSin, why, he's kind o weak on
Ink
But he can work like sin the whole
year long,
And, crackey how that dad o mine
can think
When I set out from bonneville last
July,
He didn't bawl the way my sister did
He Just shook hands and says well,
boy, good bye"
(Hes got his feeln's, but he keeps
EN- hid.
And so when mother writes about
the things
That I spend half my time a thinkin'
Of 4yQ
There's one short line that every let
ter brings:
Father will write. and meanwhile
sends his love-.
Father Will write"-well, someday
p'raps he will
There's lots OF funny prophecies
come true
But If he Just keeps promisin to
still,
I'll understand and dad'll know I do
Stars and Stripes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
us. Of Mic. In tho IndusiAes.

Mica mining In the United States
started early In the nineteenth cen.
fury in New Hampshire, which state
supplied all the domestic production
until about 1868, when mining was
started In North Carolina and sub
sequently In other states. At present
the greater part Of the sheet mica Is
used in the electrical industry, and
most OF the scrap mica is ground for
use in the decorative trade, especially
In wallpaper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
CEDAR RAPIDS DISLOYALISTS
rCedar Ranids RanuhIioo.

sV'hIi rnSrss.:SGfs.s
So far as the recent action of the
lawyers is concerned they are simply
expressing themselves to the effect that
they have right to say who shall
belong to their association, which IS a
sort of an unorganized club. And who
would want to belong to a club which
tolerated a man who was disloyal to
his country at the most critical time
In its history. Nor need we debate the
question OF what Is loyalty to death
A man who is loyal does not need many
attorneys to prove it-he proves It him
self every day that he lives or talks
1t Is no trouble for man to prove
his loyalty, however hard lawyers may
have to work to prove his disloyalty
as they construe It, A man who is
loyal does not need proof. He is his
own proof. Loyalty is not something
SO abstract that 1t has to be defined
infinitely. For ourselves we are pre-
pared to believe that any man who
has to produce witnesses to prove that
he is loyal is already proved disloyal.
In fact man who does not speak
out 30 plainly and 50 courageously that
every one can understand him is not
q good citizen of this country at the
present time. And a man who is loyal
Is not merely so in words either. He
Is such in deeds also. He does not need
to be argued with when it comes to
liberty loans or Red Cross contribu-
tions. No man who is not willing to
do 1t is entitled to think Of himself as
being loyal citizen. Loyalty does not
consist in talking for your country, but
1t consists also in doing for it. But
above all else, loyal man does not
need any one to prove that fact with
regard to himself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Iowa Newspapers
FISH AND FLESH.
rMopt ico11O FYpra9S

Colonel Roosevelt called the bluff OF
the postmaster general. who asked him
to show wherein the postoffice depart
ment had disseminated In favor Of
certain papers in its restrictions. He
quoted from the Hearst publications
TO prove disloyal statements that were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

Scott county got on without oiled
roads many years. II the prices should
go much higher the people may come |
to the conclusion that It will be profit
able to go back to the days OF the faith
ers, and to dispense with road billing
until the price again comes down. says
the Burlington Hawkeys,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

Fifteen million tons of coal are used
annualling in operating American arti-
fetal ice factories and refrigerator
plants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

unrebuked. whereas criticisms OF GER
tain phases of the administration by
Golfers, the Metropolitan and the
New York Tribune drew official at
tention. There are some democratic
papers smaller and less wealthy than
the Hearst papers that have been urg-
Ing assaults upon our allies. which Is
equivalent to opposition to our own
country, for what cripples our allies,
cripples us. Were they called down?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

At Sioux City,Iowa, dancing pavil-
ion was erected on the lake to evade
a municipal ordinance which prohib-
tied Sunday evening dances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
PERJURY.

Iburlington HaWkeye.1
A witness who has recently entered
plea of guilty to perjury, has been
given his freedom by an Iowa Judge
A prison sentence was imposed and
suspended during good behavior"
As the perjuror's only bad behavior
seems to have been lying on the wit
ness stand, and as the occasion for a
repetition Of this is remote, he can
afford to laugh at the sentence.
From childhood up, we are all
taught that perjury is one of the most
vicious Of crimes. yet any experienced
lawyer will say that many a case in
the courts Is based on pertured testi-
many-the great trouble has always
been to find sufficient proof to secure
conviction on a perjury charge. Con-
sequently while many Judge and
many prosecuting attorney has been
convinced that witnesses have DELHI
erately lied, indictments and prosecu-
ton for perjury are rare
Perjury Is difficult to prove.
1t has cost the federal government,
states, corporate ns, and private indi-
viduals thousands upon thousands Of
dollars to fight cases based on per-
jured testimony, and will continue to
do so as long as there Is a good
chance that a perJurer will. In all
probability. get of scot free, gener-
orally, In fact we'll rewarded financially
for his trouble.
If one of the objects Of punishment
for law violations Is to prevent others
from lightly violating the laws. then
surely every convicted per1urer should
be made to serve as an example to all
who may be tempted to bear false
witness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
OPENS A WIDE F1ELD.
[BurlingtOn Gazette l

veterinary surgeons are experiment
ing in an effort to make the army
mule lose his desire to bray. If they
succeed, there's no limit to the good
they might do, beginning with city
councilmen and going on up to the
United States senators.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
IOWA NOTES ANo PlNIoNs.

The Sioux City Tribune says that
e 6 Is berries. parDarisIn and h@-se2as:s
are all slated for the discard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

Member Of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of all news dis.
patches credited to Il or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights of republication of special des-
patches herein are also reserved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

IF stronger and better men whose
loyalty is unquestioned can replace
some Of the present congress, there
ought to be no objection to that, and
republican majority in the lower
house would not be any calamity" says
the Mason City Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

'Tn the city OF Des Moines, there are
open violations Of the law almost every
night. A prize fight promoter calling
himself Tommy Ryan, stages ring con-
tests. charging admission FOR his own
personal gain about twice week, !"
states the Burlington Gazette, adding
that, there is state law and its
provisions are stringent that prohibit
ring contests in this state. The ques-
ton arises. how does Tommy Ryan get
by with it?" concludes the Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

Remarking that some folks are say
ing.that they won't plant any potatoes
this year because they don't care to
raise them for 81 bushel, the Water
loo Tin1es-Tribune says. I'VE haven't
heard of any soldiers who are refusing
to fight because they only get 81 a day
for It."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

Aren't any of Pershings veterans
to be brought thru Cedar Rapids? who
is routing these heroes! Or are we re-
garded as already patriotic here
about" demands the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

My Dad amt just the letter writin'
kind
led rather let the women see to that
les got q mess O troubles or his
ind
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19

The shutdown for repairs usually
comes n little later, but owing to the
low price of zinc the time is now be-
ing usef for that PURPOSE .,,,; TINS nosd,, Is
for operation when the price of jack
goes up again and the properties can
DO operated without any shutdown.
A mill has been dlsmantled in webb
City and shipped to this district and
will be erected on lease adjoining
the new townsite OF Montreal. The
mill Is $50 tons capacity and has not
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19

Capable accountant and office
man desires extra work evenings.
Work Of contractors and independent
oil mon given special Consideration,
Ten years office and accounting eG-
oerience. B-36, care World.--AdN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19
Ledd and Zinc Notes

S~- - % - 90 - - 90 -. -
MIAMI okla, May lS Drilling F.
out ON tho Rodsku lease has cou-
mrnrcd ana VIII he Kept mp uutu the
entire tract has been thuruughly
drilled, This ictso has been partly
drilled hut as the upper ground ont,
has been touched tho new cumuauy
decided To put the drills to work and
go To the lower strata and ascertain
what they have. In the holes that
have been put down good ran of
ore was encountered at the lO0-foot
level but drilling was not tried to "A
greater depth. The Buffalo company
owns the lease, having acquired IL
only n short time ago. This same
company formerly owned the Bur
falo lease north of Quapaw, but re-
Gently sold 1t and bought tho Red
skin lease. There are several good
mines close to the RedslNu lease aud
no doubt it will prove good ono
when the lower ground has been en-
tered. The tract will be drilled ont so
as to locate a mill site, and should
tho company encounter a sufficient
body OF ore, II will erect n mill
Drilling out an additional block OF
acreage of the st. Louis Smelling 4
Refining CO.'S lease is well under
way. The work is being done he
tween their main plant In 81. LOUIS
and the new townsite of Santa Fe,
an addition to Hockerville. The drtll-
ers say they have had very fair luck
witht tho work so far and indications
point to good body of ore being in
new territory which they are drilling.
on tho land they are now drilling
out little or no development has ever
been made. The drill cuttings are
promising and it IL fair to presume
that the same body OF ore that runs
to the west will be encountered.
Both mills ure being worked TO ca
pacity and they have a big pile OF
ore on hand.
Tho ontario Smelling compahy's
plant Is being worked by n fun crew
u men and good grade of lead Is
being turned out constantly. The
smcltcr Is located on the outskirts OF
lIockerville and Is giving employ
ment to small al my of men This
company has been great factor In
| boosting of lead prices for this dis
! triCt. Located in the heart of the
| district, and having unexcelled ship
| ping facilities. IL has come to be one
| Of the most important institutions In
eastern oklahoma, despite the fact
that It has been in operation only n
few weeks. The pig lead from this
smelter finds a most ready sale In
every market of the world and has
done more To bring the attention OF
the outside world to our greatness
than any other one company.
A great deal of repairing and
ovcrhauiiug is being done now IN
the different parts Of the district
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19

Production man wants position
with reliable oil company Can
handle any kind OF a proposition in
the production or drilling end. Ad-
dress Box B-S. care World. Refer
ences exchanged. ADV.