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FOREIGN

jan T.-President Gonzales of Costa
Rica deposed by military and citizens.
March 4.-Chinese premier resigned be-
cause President Ii Yuan-Hung refused to
break relations with Germany.
March s.-American marines were land
ed at Santiago de Cuba and restored or
der. Rebels abandoned the city.
March 16.-Czar Nicholas of Russia ab-
dicated.
March cs...Republican government for
Russia installed.
June I7.-Irish Sim Fein rebel prison
ers all released.
June sO-Hsuan Tunx. Manchu empe-
ror announced his succession to the throne
of China
July 5.-Civil war broke out in China
July 10.-Manchu restoration in China
collapsed.
July ls-Chans Hsun's army surren-
dered after battle at Pcking.
July 25.-Convention to draft home rule
constitution for Ireland met in London.
Oct. l0-Prince Ahmed Fuad made sui
tan of Egypt.
Dec. s-Revolution in Portugal: Sidonio
Paes made provisional president:
Dec. 17.-Union government under
Borden victorious In Canada election.
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works of Union Switch company near
Feb. H.-Great conaagration in the
Feb a.-British transport Mendi sunk
March n,-Tornado in east central In
diana killed more than 20.
and 200 injured when tornado wrecked
suburbs and part of city of New Albany.
April lo-Explosions in ammunition
plant OF Russia near Chester. Pa. killed
April N.-Explosion in Hastings mine
fiay N.-Great fire in Atlanta, Ca; loss
May 25.-Thirty lives lost and great
damage done by storm in Kansas ,,,
May 26.-Tornadoes in central Illinois
killed about $50 and did millions of dol
lars worth of damage.
May 2s-Tornadoes in southern Ininois.
kansas killed many persons
June 7.-San Salvador. capital of Sal
vador. and a number of surrounding towns
SssiSeysa SssKs ana fse. sS volcanic efop'''n'
June s-More than $50 men perished in
0."s june so.mwater INV as % tank feii on whalebaek
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee kill
ing - and hurting many. ..u.
July 1.-Niagara Gorge trolley car
plunged into rapids; 2S killed -
July 25.-Mine explosion At At New Water
ford. Cape Breton killed 62.
Aug. Anime explosion at Clay, KY.
killed 81.
Aug. I0-British steamer City of Athens.
carrying missionaries to Africa. sunk oy
floating mine: 10 lost.
Aug 13-Eighteen killed in trolley car
collision near North Branford. Conn.
Aug. 18.-Large part of Saloniki. Greece.
destroyed by fire.
Oct. 2-Typhoon and flood at Toxic;
Oct. s-Million dollar fire in Guayaquil.
Ecuador.
rica; thousand drowned.
Oct, 0-Miilion dollar fire on B. & o.
docks at Baltimore: seven persons killed.
Dec 6-Exploslon of French ammunition
ship in Halifax harbor killed 1000 ana
wrecked much of the city and Suburbs,
Dec 17.-American submarine FL
sunk in collision: 19 lost
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DOMESTIC

Jan. H.-Danish West Indies passed un-
Jan. 2a--Rlue sky laws of Ohio, Michi;
gan and South Dakota held constitutional
Jan 2--Women of North Dakota grant
ed limited suffrage.
Immigration bill because of literacy test;
Feb. L-House paused immigration bill
Feb. a."fndiana and Alaska prohibition
Tennessee signed dry" bill. - ,u,
| over presidents veto.
Feb. &-Utah's prohibition bill signed
Feb. H-Ohio senate passed woman SUI
Feb; lS..washington's bono dry" bill
Feb, 3-senats passed drastic espion-
soash D.ko.. prohibition bin passed;
prohibiting Importation of liquor into pro-
hibition states.
Feb. z-House passed army bill without
larger general stan and universal train
Feb: 2s..House passed senate bill max
Senate passed administration revenue
March 2-senate passed ssi7.o 900 navy
March 4.-sixty-fourth congress expired:
other Important legislation.
Woodrow Wilson took oath Of office In
March 6.-wilson and Marshall inaueu-
rated.
March s.-Federal grand jury at New
York Indicted 1853 eastern fuel dealers for
March s.-President Wilson called extra
session of congress for April 1s
March 21.--President Wilson advanced
date for extra session of congress to
hnriI e-consre.s met in special session
amid great patriotic enthusiasm.
minlmum nfrni -sapseI wage law OF Oregon. and de-
ciared illegal price fixing restrictions by
means Of licenses" for public use of
Aprii 17.NRhode Island legislature ex-
tended presidential suffrage to women.
June 5-Serious revolt in Joliet. ILL.,. PEN
itentiarv quelled by military.
bors Bill appropriating 1000. 900
Senate passed daylight saving bill.
July 2-Race riot In East ct. Louis In
which more than 20 negroes and two white
men were killed and heavy property loss
caused.
July es.-senate passed rivers and hnr-
bors bill.
tion for national prohibition amendment
to the constitution.
Aug. 23.-soldiers of Twenty-fourth U:
8: infantry tcolored) started race riot at
Sept Gov. ]. E. Ferguson of Texas
found guilty Of accepting illegal prohts
Nov. s.~Hyian elected mayor of New
York: Socialists there and in Chicago
overwhelmingly defeated: woman suffrage
won in New York state.
Moy. smTsn hoh i, policemen ana woman
adopted Webb resolution for prohibi-
tion constitutional amendment.
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MEXICO

Jan. 2.-U s.-Mexico parleys ended.
Carranza refusing to sign protocol.
Torreon recaptured by Carranza forces.
Jan. 4.-Villa defeated In big battle at
Jiminez.
Jan. l5.-Mexican-Amef1ca joint COM
mission formally dissolved.
Jan. 21.-War department ordered more
than IS 600 militia from border.
Jan 27.-President Wilson ordered with
drawal of American troops from Mexico.
Feb. 5.-Gen. Pershing marched out OF
Mexico.
Mexico.
April 23.-Villa's main army defeated by
Carranza forces at Babicora-
Nov. l3--villa troops captured O1inaga
after hard night
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SPORTING

April 11-Baseball season opened.
May 2s.-Benny Leonard won worlds
champion lightweight title from Freddie
Welsh in New York.
June 9.-University of Chicago won west
ern intercollegiate conference meet
University Of Michigan re-admitted to
western intercollegiate conference.
June 16.-Earl Cooper In n Stutx won the
Chicago auto derby.
July H.-Francis Ouimet won western
amateur golf Championship at Midlothian.
won Grand American Handicap at Chi
cago-
Sept. Mrs. F. C. Let's. Chicago. won
women's western golf championship.
Sept. l5.-Jim Barnes won western open
golf championship at Chicago.
Sept. 2l.-Chicago White Sox won Amer
lean league pennant.
Sept. Anew York Giants won Ma
uonal league pennant.
Oct. l5.-Chicago White Sox won worlds
championship from New York Giants.
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DISASTERS

Jan. 6-Earthquake in Formosa killed
800
Jan. u.-Tremendous explosion wrecked
Canadian Car q Foundry Co. plant at
Kingsland. N. J.
Haskell, N. J., destroyed by explosions.
Jan. 13-Colliery explosion In Fushun,
Manchuria. killed 10.
Jan. 27.-Two million nve hundred thou
sand dollar ere IN business district OF
Feb. a-Explosion and nrs in Chicago
tenement killed Is.
Feb. 3-Thirty killed, M hurt In ship
explosion at Archangel
Feb. 1o-Four million dollar IRE In
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six merchantmen sunk in North sea by
Germans.
Dec. I5.-Armistice agreement signed
by Russian bolsheviki government and
Teutonic allies.
created.
Dec. 17.-Charles Piex succeeded Rear
Admiral Harris as general manager OF
the emergency fleet corporation.
Dec. 1S.-Gen. Goethals made acting
qua artermaste general and Gen. Wheel
er acting chief of ordnance.
German air raid on England.
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Alrieur CT " 90 1,r rvs,

II aou- DIS well pnd presents a beau
".ul W pet of peace on earth and
good VII to men for President Wilson
% tn rc people of Europe that all
p. rs or none must come into the
league Of nations for the preservation
Of peace but 1t is not susceptible OF
pructica! application.
In the first place neither Russia,
Poland. China. Turkey. Austria or
Germany will have governments for
many years To come that will be de-
rcrying OF any place in a league OF
nations. For an indefinite period such
governments will be incapable of as
Stunning the responsibilities OF an inter-
rational agreement and they will be
sub 2ctcd To the viii of the league Of
stronger governments which will
undertake 10 maintain the peace OF
the world.
Likewise with the smaller nations
now organized and yet to be organized
out OF the chaos % Europe, they can
not assume their share of responsibility
for the maintenance OF peace but they
will have TO comply with the rules for
international conduct which VIII be
LAID down by a league OF stronger
nations.
The league OF nations in the inal
analysis will be league OF the entente
allies 10 maintain the peace OF the
wOriG upon some plan of enliehtene3
international justice. The United
States. Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan will compose such a leaS ue
and they will dominate it. If lesser
the position of associate members.
With the German government and the
German navy annihiliated the hrs;,
second. third. fourth and fifth navies
OF the world will all be joined in such
a league. SO long as the league en-
dures there will be peace on earth and
good will TO men.
These nations having fought and
won the freedom of all peoples to
dete rhine their own form OF govern
ment and TO pursue their own do'5tines
without mo,astaton from stronger
powers this league OF the big nations
viii police the earth and compel every
other nation to respect it's neighbors.
The league OF nations will resolve it
self into league CT the entente allies
to prevent future wars and to enforce
international justice. Had these powers
been lcaEUed in 1914 Germany would
never have started a world war.
Insofar as these nations may approx
mate actual justice and subordinate
separate advantage it will succeed and
the peace of the world will be main
tanned. There is no utopia beyond this
10 he hoped for out OF the worlds
peace conference.
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Billy Bunny and His Friends

the old brier patch and went up to his
little room. And after he had leaked
ever all his toys he packed Acme OF
hem up In a box and took 1t down
stairs.
Mother. I'm going TO the village to
see the little ragged rabbit boy" what
for?" asked Mrs, Bunny. And then
Billy Bunny told her what he wanted
TO do. And II you haven't guessed what.
I'll tell you. He was going to give that
little ragged rabbit boy some Oys so
that he would have merry Christ mas
too,
That's right" said Mrs. Bunny.
only look out for Daddy Fox and Old
Man Weasel" and then she gave him a
loliypop and kissed him goodbye. and
after that away hoped Billy Bunny,
and by and by. after q while. he came
to a shabby little house near RabbN'
vile. SO he knocked on the door and
pretty soon IL opened and there stood
the little ragged rabbits mother.
Here are some Christmas presents
said Billy Bunny They are ny last
years best toys. but want little rag
-ed rabbit to have a happy Christmas.'
And then Billy Bunny hoped away as
fast as he could. for he was afraid the
rabbit lady was going to cry. And
maybe she did. for sometimes people
cry when they are happy. altho | never
heard OF their laughing when they
were sad And in the next story you
shall hear what Billy Bunny did on
Christmas eve
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CAkI STCP p1l.

The observation of Rev. Robert Law
author of The Hope of car Ca!!ins'
Just igsucd by George. "A. D1ran Com
pany, that the agnosticism Of the word
in the mater OF the future life was
brought TO confusion - the Hp'rituai
realities OF war, Is typ.ted In .A5 niue
but significant incident which thS
author quotes:
10 believe in God is to trust the
nationality OF life and the lie to come
When the death OF a British officer
l-illed in action, was announced 10
brother officer who hc d been long his
friend. '--dead' he cried. it'll
take more than that to stop him. He IL
carry on
1t is a thought worth cons!der!ns'
Death stops only those who nave their
desires a~d activities Ccntered in
themselves. Those who strive to do
real wora in the world carry on. Death
cant stop them.
Christ carries on. Lincoln carries
on. The good that men DO lives. The
work that men start goes on Every
good thing that yesterday did or dis
covered carries on today and the prog
ress of today is the foundation of to-
morrow. Death does not stop progress
and progress is the essence Of life.
Civilization itself is the proof that
death can not stop faithful and
ne
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Sly WHERE TEeY kiYT."

For soldier ooys home from months
and years of restrain and excitement
the story OF the old pilot is pretty
good guide. II is also an excellent
marker for all men and women. Said
passenger to the old pilot wao had
run the river forty years without an
accident; Il suppose you know where
every rock andtsanGrank and sawyer
log in this river -" The pilot denied
the imputat!On. Said he 4 don't. /
don't care : d---n whore they are. |
know where they amt"
That is d superb theory and good
practice. If the boat stays where they
amt it viii remain safe from disaster.
All of US know that temptations
multiply everywhere. The easiest thing
any Of US do is TO get where they are.
Some of Us hold the theory that
young man must know all about where
they are to avoid them. 1t isn't so. All
any Of US need to know is where they
amt and stick to the open channel.
IN social. business. professional, all
human activities the rule holds good.
Stay where they amt" No pilot who
makes a practice of takirg chances
where they are ever runs long without
disaster.
Then, too, there are the passengers.
Every one OF our personal boats carry
them: wives, children. brothers and
sisters and relatives and friends. The
pilot can't wreck his boat without
wrscking the passengers. Nobody
hnows TINS better than the newspaper
man to whom those friends and rela-
tivcs appeal TO suppress the facts of
the wreck. \ man ought TO think OF
his passengers. He can't sink his pros
poets and his hopes and his honor
| without sinking theirs. He can't keep
mis- disgrace TO himself Others share 1t.
And the pity Of people for the wife and
children or father and mother OF the
man who has wrecked his manhood
| are almost as hard to bear as the fact
Of me disaEtcr.
- Put It up in the pilot mouse. Look a
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THE SERVICE CHEVRONS.
TDcs MONIES Register.

1t is, OF course. impossible TO please
every man OF an army OF 1000 09o
Some representative soldiers VIII be
disposed forever to look upon silver
chevron as badge of their individual
failure. That is nonsense. Aside
from the natural, special interest felt
at this. particular time in the over
seas man, who presumably has In each
case a tale to tell. there is in the pub.
lie mind no real. serious or deep dit.
terentiation between overseas men as I
class and home service men. In yer,
little while all will stand on basis
as equal as even the most disappoint
ed longer for overseas experience
could ask. Then the chevrons, gold
and silver. will stand for one thina
primarily-length OF service. That, o.
course Is what they ought to stant
for.
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lRy David cory.l

The little fir tree in the wood
All through the year has been 80 good,
That nov the winter time Is here
And Chr' Isl mas day so very near.
The birds have chosen II To be
A happy little Christmas tree.
Little rabbit said Old Prof Crow
as ne opened his little Black Book, let
me read You something else, for this is
the season Of good cheer and happy
hearts and Christmas stockings ana
cranberry tarts." And then that wise
old bird turned to page % and began;
When you hang up your stocking
Along the chimney place,
In hope that Santa Claus will I'LL
Up every little space.
Oh. don't forget the becgar child
Who wanders on the street.
And looks with longing eyes upon
The windows Christmas treat
DO YOU suppose he'd like some OF
my last years toys asked Billy
Bunny.
"Of course he would" answered Pro-
fessor Crow, and then he smiled TO him
self and shut his book. for he knew he
had sowcd a good seed for Indy
deed in the little rabbits heart. And
after that the old black bird flew away,
and then Billy BUNNY hoped home to
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Masonic Meetings
~ Visitors Always Welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1903, A. F

A. M.-Special communication Tues
day. Dec. 81 at 7:30 p. m. First de-
gree Special Jan. 3. for installatio'
OF officers g. r. English, W. Nj, JOIN
W. Wells, secretary.
SiGNET CHAPTER, No. SO. n. a. -,
Special convocation Monday, Dec. 81
at 40 p. m Royal Arch degree. WIKI
6 80 dinner followed by second team
IRA NJ Davenport, II. F.; John w
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kino Solo
ron Council No. 20. r. S. NJ Mon
dav. Dec. Is. 1918. $50 ReS'''n'
business and election OF officers, '. I.
Forbes. recorder; George Gregory, !. VI.
Special conclave So. AIdemar Com
r,sndcry No. 30. X. T.. TUESDAY .'''.
II. at $50 Installation of Officers
J. j. Frederick, commander: John w
Wells. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. E s.
Special meeting Wednesday evening
Jan. s. T:30 for installation. MIS-
Archer Walton, secretary. Mrs. Cora
Wiley. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
~OA, IF | COULD
BREAK THIS C0LD!"
Almost - soon % oaid with
Dr.. Kin1's New Discovery
Get . bottle todayl

The rapidity With which this City.
year-old family remedy relieves coughs,
colds and mild broschial attacks u
what has kept Ito popularity on tho
Increase year by year.
This standard SeHsvef Of colds and
coughing spells nsvse loses friends. L
doe quickly and pleasantly what h :
recommended to do. One trial puts 4
IN your medicine cshinee % absolutely
indispensable. 60c and $l.20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

price He assured us that after the
first edition" the price would be GER
tain TO advance, Also told us that we
had been selected" by committee of
prominent men, as one TO whom the
publishers wanted TO extend q favor
indeed, they wanted TO make US i
present OF an unbound copy Of this
great book. All We were required to
do was to agree to pay 81 down and
$3.50 per month for twelve months
for the binding
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

fault that they were kept q 1eg14
and white It II true, and properly oe0e.
that their glory Is less than thai ~
the men who risked their livea -
battle. the fact remains that they ~
faithfully the work given them y -
and they have the best o. rishte -
wear insignia showing that they playa
a real mans part ~ the waf.--NeW
York Times. ~
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numerous. probably than are TIE men
wig Stunned danger abroAd-and the
great majority Of them did . lot Of
hard necessary work In this com
try under orders that they would have
escaped II they could.
To thousands OF them It has been
cruel disappointment that they did not
get to France, and 30 deep, n this feel
ing In many cases that they almost or
quite regretted that tho var ended be-
fore they could bet a foreign assign-
ment. II is their misfortune. not their
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
Their Misfortune

There Is disposition In some quar-
tiers to look askance at wearers OF
uniforms who have not crossed the
water-to assume that they are slack
ers" who have remained from prefer
ence at safe distance from where
shells fell and outlets flew. That some
Of them are more or less deserving OF
glances suspicious or amused il doubt
Tess true, but these are few-no more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

built the world. longer than was re-
CURED To disorganize it but it's going
TO te a better and better looking
world with more modern conveniences
when II Is done.
Old Lloyd George seems TO under
stand how to win elections as well as
wars.
II may be that George Greet refused
10 eat below stairs.
At any rate We are beginning 70 build
serviceable highways in the county
press. And the county press reflects
county opinion.
Wonder what Bill Hohenzollern's
New Years text will be.
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REFUSES To CHEER.

Perry ChieGl
The man who has been skimping
along for two years in order to save
a few dollars for the government, can
no: be expected TO get wildly enthus-
iastic over sinking several million dol
lars worth of slips simply because
they once belonged 10 the Germans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
THE OELNEIN PUNCH.
Toelwc.B Register.1

The latest line of boot!egSer booze
that hit this section had peculiar
effect on one citizen. Although a
farmers gate Vas wide open the fell
low was so Tit up" that he couldn't
see the open space. walked in behind
the open gate and tried TO climb the
gate post--ani this too In broad day
light. II must be hot stuff.
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Io,Ua Newspapers
AN EXPECTED CALLER

IJOunclI EIuns NOhpartI!1
We have bean expecting call since
the signing of the armistice/ on No
vember II. II came Dec. Is. The
gentleman told US he vas selling
complete and authentic history Of the
world war. He offered us an inside
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
Topics Of the Times

The lea!-ue OF nations is to reach
more than three miles from the shore
Lies
Dye s'pose Mrs. Wilson will ever
az tin lie satisfied with the White
Hsiuse after the palatial masnificence
of royalty"
Talk its talk but when the peace con-
ference gets down TO business every
nation will be looking out for itself
like a creditor at a bankruptcy hear
ing.
Perhaps Won Tirpitz has been spurios
II the oolsheviki keep on gaining
and killing in Germany there will soon
be food enough for the few who are
living.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

IT,. The scfc way = 20 "'srov where
,i..s aln't' and steer to the open
{. aarcl marked With tho buoys OF
warIrS set By navlgators AGAINST
'ani /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
NOT MUCH IN Iowa CITY.
Ida .epnprt Timea

Six gallons amt SO much" rules
Justice Ewing OF Iowa City. in dis
charging a far sighted Iowan arrect-
ed for having that much red liuuor for
his own personal use. Well that de-
ponds. judge-that depends
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IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Boone News-Rcpubl!can says:
that Iowa is beginning 10 realize that
the handicap OF poor roads must be
met by the bond system. After the
sood roads are IN we will realize that
we are financially losers not to have
done il before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
Bowels Usually Clofaedl

Regulate them with cafe, sure, com.
Portable Dr.. king's New Life Pills.
Correct that biliousncss, headache,
sour stomach. tongue coat. BY eliahia.
asing the bowel-clogginess. Csc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

The coming session OF the Iowa
legislature can busy itself at no more
important item than that Of providing
some way 10 obtain and establish per-
manent good roads in Iowa" declares
the Manson Democrat. The business
men OF the state have lost thousands
of dollars in the past week because
there were no roads for the people to
set to the towns TO do their holiday
shopping"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

THE president e good on short
phrases. Too proud to fight Peace
Without victory. May l not tut tut.
raise my glass" observes the Mason
City Globe-Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

The Burlington Hawkeye argues:
There is no good reason apparent why
Iowa should not grow all the wool and
the mutton she needs. nor why the
WOOL should not be made into cloth
right here at home. and why sheep
should not be butchered here. Instead
of being sent out OF the state to come
Tack again as mutton or lamb"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31

AS noted by the Perry Chief: "The
only fact the Hog Island investigation
has brought to light is that some hog
got fat"