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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
THE ALLOTMENT PLAN.

Let Us hope that the last Of the war
fund drives. unless it be for the Red
Cross. is al an end. Another popular
loan is promised but let Us hope that
il will be a voluntary subscription loan
and not one Of net quotas TO the pre-
circt and allotments to the individual
War work committees are tired and
;aaca acd shrink from the very sus-
gestion Of another allotment campaign.
However, the allotment plan has been
military necessity as much as the
food ration and the draft. Billion dol
lar funds were too large 20 De en-
trusted to volunteers as million men
armies were TOO large for the volunteer
system. There had TO De a draft ana
an allotment plan.
It began with the government at
Washington when the secretary Of the
treasury allotted six billions Of dollars
TO a single bond issue and divided K
among the twelve federal reserve dis
tricts according to their relative bank
resources A federal reserve bank then
divided its quota among the several
states within its district, the states Ii
vided their quotas among the counties,
the counties divided these among the
voting precincts and then the aIlot-
ment committees began.
What right has any committee 10
tell ne how many bonds I shall buyT'
inquiries the thoughuess individual
and then he finds some fault with
members Of the committee, criticises
the administration at Washington. the
work Of the committee and lodges
down some side street mad.
How can precinct quota be divided
fairly among the people Of that pre-
cinct on any other plan than that OF
making aliotn1erts according to peo-
pies ability TO buy? Let every kicker
answer that question before he com
plains again.
SuppO6S al ItbcD Suculu Irl USE " icS
a committee tell them what their fail
share Is. suppose the precinct dehes
the county and the county refuses ~
accept its quota from the state and the
state rebels against the authority Of
the federal reserve district. who woufe
raise money 10 wage our war? What
a grand 1sfu8s for slachers it would
be? The boishevnd in Russia bav.
shown VI how 1t works when no man
is willing to accept instructions from
ssy other man ard there r NO resn.r
for organized society.
Every Allotment committee IN,
binndered in IL work and no otAe,
~ u men could have done much tet.
III. The draft Law has taken met
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
SOLDIERS AND POLITICS.

You hear lutte bit of talk these
days. Of what the soldiers will do in
politics. when they get home. In the
recent election in Iowa the Democrats
in the Second. Third and Sixth Iowa
districts. had soldier candidates. ami
the biggest .najorities the Republicans
candidates ever had they got this year
in the election. Maybe. when the boys
get home and they aspire for Office
they may walk away with the plums,
in easy fashion. But the civil war
veterans in Iowa never Jared so well
in that respect. If We are correct in
our memory no veteran OF the '6l-'S'
struggle ever wore the senatorial toga
from this state in the Congress Of the
United States. A number Of the men
Of that struggle were elected from tho
various districts of Iowa and they
made wonderful records for themselves
in their districts. But the new SOL
der bunch may change that when they
get home and aspire for political pre-
fernent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
SENATOR'S WOULD JOIN eNI0usAsE.

senator CNmmins will introduce
resolution proposing 70 send a commit =
tee OF senators TO the peace conference
to keep in touch with the negotiations
and prevent the senate or treaty rsi-
flying body from being gagged and
bound ard forced TO sign any old
agreement that Pres!den: Wilson may
make.
II would seem that IN an encourage
Of 200 persons which the president Is
20 transport 10 Europe TO take part in
the triumphant procession which Mr.,
Wilson is TO lead that al least fev
members OF the senate's committee Oh
foreign affairs might have been includ-
cd for business purposes.
Whatever treaties come out Net
the peace conference will have TO be
ratified BY the senate before they can
be binding upon our government
Before they are ratified they will BE-
considered by the senate committee on
foreign affairs. Had Wilson been will
ing to cooperate with the legislative
branch instead OF being inclined to
dominate it under the plea Of military
necessity his commission to the peace
conference would have included An in
fuential representation from that body.
Without them he AMI Col. HOUSE
may make agreements with Eurbpe
which are very distasteful TO the Am
erican people and 10 the senate but
after the peace conference of all ma
tons has been in session all winter
and adjourn.s the senate cannot amend
any agreement without kicking over
the entire work OF the conference.
This Will prevent fair consideration VI
our nations foreign affairs by the sem
ate and reduce II 20 rubber stamp
degree Of importance.
The Cummins resolution may not
pass but it reflects a very just crit,-
cism Of the admin istration for the in
suit it has cast al the senate in is
noring its members a. he peace con-
ference
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30

i'm ita ton leather and many other arr
tlcles Of good quality can now be made.
In many fabrics the paper yarn is com
bined with wool. shoddy. cotton waste.
etc. and the supply Of fabrics for the
clothing industry IS thus enlarged. II
is not to be supposed that 81 fh!>c
articles will disa ppear imwediata''
upon the return Of peace. The demand
for. them will continue undiminshed
for some time. and some OF them may
retain their place in the market per-
manently The use Of paper yarn for
sewing thread is also increasing. owing
chiefly to the scarcity of cotton and
linen thread. The preparation. twist
ing. etc. have been improved to such
an exten: :hat the paper threads are
strong and durable enough to be useo IN
the manufacture Of coarse clothing
and Observation-Disclosures Zeituns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30

engine for a fying machine 1T for
~ar uses. but may heaven grant that
we shall not need them again. not for
long time.
And II was the same way, nearly al!
the way thru. We spent billions of
dollars In making things. or getting
ready to make them, but mighty few
were ever brought to bear on the night
T, ing Snes. The things we used there
were made Ia the factories of France
and England where they did not
theOrize. they had been in the war too
long. Take the i've and ak inch guns,
OF which ship loads. u seems, were
sent across. but not one OF them We
ara now assured was ever used az a!nst
the enemy. Why not. Because There
was no ammunition made to lit them.
Not one of those guns was ever hred
by General Peish!ng's men and there
are said to be on file some terse com
ments OF the general on the situation.
And why were there no shells"
BECAUSE there VAS lack OF
co coordination. One set made ten
Inch guns and another made eight
inch shells, hut the two things never
fltted together, There are said to De
four or Ave million big shells lying
around on which some Of the vital
par were lacking and no one got Tar
enough to find out how 70 make those
vital parts. Waste, waste, waste. and
also hurry. hurry. hurry. and now that
il Is over why should We worry about
It. We know that many things were
a.rocioGsly done and many were not
done at all. We shall hear much more
and in connection with some Of these
things there ought To be severe inves-
LEGATIONS and. perhaps severe punish
mentS.
That is say, If any man has WRONG ed
this government and has taken moneys
that did not belong TO him. or that he
did not earn. he ought TO be punished
20 the extent OF the law. While We do
not believe in fghting this war over.
We do believe in letting no man get away
with moneys that he may have come
by dishonesty. There are some who
may feel like letting by cones he by
cones, but that would simply protect
some who have been prohteerinS
These men are not entitled to the
silence that they are trying to enjoln
upon the country on the plea that now
the var is over we ought to forget even
the thefts and the CRAFTS that were
committed in il. On the contrary.
good healthy public policy should stand
for exposing all those who have been
guilty OF wrong doing and where men
have enriched themselves at the eN-
pense of the government they should
have their unearned moneys taken away
from them. even IL the men 90
not have 10 go TO Jail.
Those who are pleading the loudest
for silence now NAV he men who have
unearned increments in their pockets
They are not entitled to sympathy and
not even to silence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
Member the Associated pr..,
ALIENS NEGLECT. oa cucu'.ArloN

The women OF the state 81 Iowa are
the victims Of neglect. Incompetence or
calculation in the matter Of IN" SUI
frage amendment. The secretary Of
states Office. incompetent as TO auto
mobile numbers, appears To be living
Up TO its rcpu;e n other important
matters. Il was typical OF Allen that
re should hy neglect ard DELAY: il
en their tights before the legislature.
The women ar, takjnS it over his
! INST akc--or calculation tho lesls-
laturc itself They are asking for q
petition. Iarg" enough 10 bring the suf-
4 rage question before the legislature
I where L would have gore in the regular
land proper course Of the amendment
! had It not peeh s!detracked by Aliens
! neGlect-or calculation.
The women Of Iowa have surely
earned tho support of the men Of the
state 70 a fair consideration OF their
plea for the ballot. Especially SO when
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
Paper Cloth in Germany.

The use of paper yarn has been
largely extended during the past half
year. The Importance OF The industry
may be judged by the increased produc-
ton noN am0r; sing 70 k1.w $1,000
900 pounds 4 y"ar. The manufacturing
processes are constantly being iTprov-
ed. and as the matters stanl now paper
yarn can ne nsed successfully IN the
manufacture ~ various faor:cs and
garments. * ;.ptirg only BODY linen
and the better sorts Of outside gar
ments Workingmen's clothes. bed
and table linen. curtains. sail cloth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
Topics Of the Times

Former Attorney General Wicker
son go abroad he would be unable to
discharge the duties Of his office as
president and therefore Vice President
Marshall would be required under the
constitution to act as president.
1t cost $685.. 00o, 900 to run the army
during the year ending June 80. last;
sl.4sS, 900. 900 for the navy. and ;I.51S.-
100000 for the civil government
proper. The shipping board spent
$780,, 900. 900 and $751;. 900. 900 was paid
out in pensions. These figures are
shown today by the annual report OF
John Burke. treasurer Of the United
States. to Secretary McAdoo. The re-
port showed the public debt on June
80 was :12,3ss,ooo, 600.
When that western Iowa man starts
his nine year sentence in federal
prison for saying that the Red Cross
was nothing but a harem for army
officers he should read that out o;
more than 400 men and women who
tically their entire time, TO the work
ings Of the Red Cross in the United
States. more than half are without any
salary whatsoever. And the highest
of the salaries is an inconseqquential
figure.
McAdoo predicts another popular
sale OF liberty bonds but it may be
that the bonds will be short time bonds
and be sold by mail order subscrip-
ton without allotments or forced
Prices at which the food administra-
ton will take wheat -four substitutes
in car lots, jute or cotton ss-pound
sacks basis ut New York. are: Vic
tory -four. s1o.so; barley nour, 50;
dark rye. $3.50; white corn hour. $3.50
and yellow, 49, white or yellow corr
meal. 81. and ordinary corn meal, $3.50
Holders Of small lots Of substitutes
will be obliged to get rid Of them the
best they can. No price has been fixed
for rice flour. Of which there IL big
stock 10000 bags in Chicago alone
Unless something is done many holder.
Of rice -four will suffer heavy losses.
An effort is beinng made to have the
holdings taken by the food admins
tration and exported with other sub
stitutes.
The Cudahy Packing Company PAID
the farmers s75 600, 900 for live stool
In 1913 and s1so.ooo. 600 in the current
year for a volume OF weight only one.
third greater The greater weigh
would account for 500, OK. 900 Will.
the $50, 900, 900 is all in the extra price
Wages in the companys packing
houses Jumped from $1,000, 900 to s15,.
100000 ~
Charles City which had a monstel
war contract, now has = public com
mittee trying to locate men who Arr
| out Of work owing to the shut dow
on munition work at the munitior
I plant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
~ " :
rsseirs Use of LIshtshIps.

The first lightship, the More, was
VlablisAed in England in 1892, at tho
outh az the Thames. The first in
IT'S country was stationed In 1920 Ia
Y aesapeAke bay, Oh WlIloughby Spit.
I 10Y HOOK, now ambrose, light yes
- Was established in 1923. A light
z - WIS placed OF Cape Hatteras
e. 1824 and was driven ashore u
S1l55. cad 4 ship was not established
"A Ain III this dangerous position mn
- I'M. after unsuccessful attempts
1een made to bsild : lLgbthsssa
A ~ Dlallond Shoal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30

Mason City GIohe-Gazette: Those
German danes who are aAxing Amer
lean mothers for food for starving Ger
many haven't rendered any sympathy
vet to the American mothers whose
babes went down with the Lusitania.
LET'S have some fruits meet for repen-
'tance. which has never yet been init
mated anywhere in Germany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
SIX-CENT FARES.


At Cedar Rapids a special election is
10 be held on December l.. to decide
whether street railway fares are to be
increased to 5 cents. or remain at the
old time nickel. There Is. no Doubt
much to be said on both sides of this
question. 1t may be considered. how
ever. whether higher fare will mean
a proportionate increase IN the in
come. The average man will claim
that such viii be the case. However,
there is apt to be an increasing num-
Der who will prefer a short walk or
even a long walk to paving more than
the accustomed fare. II is just pos
sible that if the increase IS granted the
hoped-for increase in receipts may be
much smaller than is anticipated By
the company. n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
Masonic Meetings
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Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os, A ?
a. M.-SpeciaI communication N-''''
Nov. 90 $50 n. m. Work in second dc
gree. r. =. English. w. N: John w
Wells. secretary.
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cpecjal co,vncatior No-G7v "N"nlhs'
rec . At 7:sn. Marx Mas'er'" rNe"r"'
Tn A. Davenport. II. John W. We''S
sncro-arv.
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collection ~ o@7ro-e Mrs. t-~He~ Wal
ton. secretary. Mrs. Cora Wiley. W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
THE OTHER SIDE or IT.

I dterIOO ] lHes- IrIDLht,I
Henry Ford is going 10 establish a
weekly newspaper. He's going TO give
the nation his IDEAS on everything.
That's what they get for keeping Hank
out Of the senate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
WITHIN HIS RIGHTS.

Boone NeWs-RepubIiCan.I
Mr. McAdoo will bob up serenely as
III" democratic candidate for presi-
dent No one blames him for that. Any
one has right TO run.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
SHALL THERE BE EXPOSURES.

ICcdar Rapids Republican,
We guess that the sad, sad story ia
true. and that is that for what we did
we had to rely largely on our allies
and not on ourselves. We have 1900
aeroplane motors lying around. but the
Liberty motors did not proper many OF
our aviators thru the air. We are told
that it is the best motor that ever was
devised. but while the war was in
progress was hardly the time to go to
work inventing new motors which had
to be tested out and all that. II would
have been much better and wiser l.
we had accepted the foreign models.
the blue prints OF which we're offered
us free by their inventors and made
our engines OF that kind. We knew that
they were doing the work required OF
them. Now we know how to make an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30

congestion in all lines Of activity
caused by the return OF the soldiers,
they must believe, that two soldiers
viii return FOR exry one who went.
says the Sioux Clay Journal.
mir Bryan is one OF the first men
who pretended that he could not Nv.
on the amount which he received as
secretary OF siate-alihoIgh Mr.. Bryan
Is said 10 I've Ike a pleb;an and hates
10 spend money, The American people
did not like II when Mr. Bryan made
that poor mouth and they do not like 1t
any better rom Mr.. McAdoo," says
the Cedar Rapids Republican, except
that they are n ore inclined 20 treat the
whole matter as . joke. coming from
Mr.. McAdoo. who is known as, maa
Of great wealth
Evidently Mr. McAdoo mas seen
enough OF Iailroad control to reach
the conclusion hat IL does no; lead IL
the presidencS." remarks the Month
cello Express.
Who won the war" asks the Boone
News. Republican. Well il doesn !
seem TO be the seroplane and ordnance
departments - the Cni,ed States.
1t is thought that Governor Hard.
ing has not sent his lsnsuage procla-
nation TO tn discard Suggestions
arc heard that its provisions De made
part OF the legislation or the next ses-
sion" SAYS ths Carroll Herald. In the
meantime. people are wondering WHERE
they are at Local orion seems TO
pre- vail"
The Mason "lty Globe Gazette says:
II il trav esty that some poor igno-
rant pro- German has 20 go TO the ouh-
liette justly Of course. when Pompa-
dour Bob escapes without even a slap
on the wrist.
Information to the effect that shirt
waists are selling for 800 and stock.
ing s. a pair in Vienna will not con-
vince US that conditions 8 re particular
ly serious there. Almost any great de-
partnent store can duplicate those
prices and still not strain itself" as
serts the Fo:r Dodge Messenger
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
1owa Newspapers
FORCE OF HABIT.

TCounCil Bluffs Nonpa
There isn't a man in America who
would more Crediiably represent Amer.
lea n the peace conference than Will
liam Howard Taft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
IOWA OPINION ANu NOTES.

The way some peopse talk about
congestion in all lines Of activity
caused by the return OF the soldiers,
they must believe, that two soldiers
viii return Cor ekry on- who went
says the Sioux Clay Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30

Evidently Ar. McAdoo has seen
enough OF railroad control to reach
the conclusion hat il does no; lead Ii
the presidencS," remarks the Month
cello Express
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
laarshalltown Typographical
Union
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NNarsi,aIItown, Iowa
II A. Eer <3,s UNION LABEL on your
tinted naatter, and read newspapers
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30

Charles City. which had a monster
war contract, now has . public COM
mittee trying to locate men who are
out Of work owing to the shut down
on munition work at the munition
plant.
Putnam patriot., 1918-10-25
EAST PUTNAM

Schools did not open this week
 The church was closed again Sun day on account of the epidemic.
 Irving Cutler is spending few days with Arthur Cutler and family
 Mrs. Ernest Broughton and Mrs King were guests at Mrs Arthur Cut ler's recently.
 Mrs. Adin Chapman, who has been caring for Mrs Charles Houghton and baby. has returned to her home
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Smith and son and MT. and Mrs E. E. Torrey made a visit to Camp Devens one day last week.
 Miss Marguerite Torrey, Ellsworth Morse James and George Torrey. motored to Camp Devens Sunday to see Harry Torrey, who has been very i'll with pneumonia and measles They found him improving, but not able to sit up.
Putnam patriot., 1918-10-25
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Fred ]. Deming has left town to en- gage in carpenter work elsewhere,
 Mir. and Mrs. H. c. Spencer spent last week with Hiram Jordan and family.
 Mrs. Kinell has joined her son John, who is employed on farm near New Haven.
 Henry J. Potter and family of Windsor were weekend guests of Al lison Potter and family.
 Miss Maud Milhgan is substituting for Mrs. N I. White in the village school, the latter having sprained her ankle.
 Miss Lois Bannister and brother nexter of Webster spent les, weel, with their greatuncie, H. r, Hubbard anu family,
 Mrs. Arthur Potter had as week end guests her brother, Private Clar ence Pierce, and wife Mr. Pierce IS at the radio school in Cambridge. Mrs. Carrie Perrin has recently bought seven passenger Chandler car, and on Saturday with her sons, motored here from Providence, bringing with her MT, and Mrs. Cal win Rawson. The Perrins were guests over night at Maplewood Farm.
Putnam patriot., 1918-10-25
WEST COLCHESTER

Willard Place has been sick several days recently.
 Crawford Greene has moved into Hawkins Village.
 Willard Place was in Worcester Saturday afternoon.
 In the family of Fred Moran five of the children are an the sick list
 Miss Edith Cutler of Putnam is wis ting MT. and Mrs. w. A. Hawkins.
 Conrad Montie of Bowditch Mills is sick from a slight attack of Spanish influenza
 Walter Hawkins is moving his cloth board mill. He expects to cut his lumber soon.
 William B. Swan of Providence wis ited his sister, MT. and Mrs. c. W. Place, Thursday.
 Among those sick with the Spanish influenza are MT and Mrs. Nelson Baker and Miss Lois Bowen.
 Lillian Bourgeois is home from Pawtucket, sick with the Spanish in- fuenza, and it has developed into pneumonia She is little better.
 Lewis Paul, Henry Paul, Edward Bourgeois, and Bonna Bourgeois wis tied Private Archie Bourgeois at Camp Devens Sunday. He is still in the hospital and is gaining from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia, slowly.
Putnam patriot., 1918-10-25
NORTH GROSVENORDALE

Rev. James A. Wood preached in Moosup Sunday in exchange with Rev. ". c. Darby.
 Adriene Provost has resigned his position with the Bates shoe shop in Webster. He has accepted clerical position in Worcester.
 Rev. Vim. C. Darby of Moosup spoke on Conference Claimants at the Methodist church last Sunday There was small audience.
 The boys basket ball team in T. NJ. H. S. has elected R Geissler as manager and H. Corttis as captain of the team for the coming year
 A halloween party will be held at the Tourtellotte High school Friday night, Nov l. There will be games for all to enjoy and refreshments for sale. Everyone is invited to come as it will be one of the best ever held. The proceeds are to go to the Wash ington trip fund.