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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
A SIOUX CITY COUNCILMAN.

The street car company and its en-
ployes are having trouble at Sioux
City. The other evening letter from
the president of the company was
read to meeting of the committee
that has been attempting 10 settle the
differences between the company and
the employees at which the motormen
and conductors We're present. The
committee found the. presidents
answer unsatisfactory and "eyasive.'
Then Councilman Hamilton suggested
to Jerry O'Connor, president of the
carmen's union that the men be called
out on strike" according to the report
in the Sioux City Journal.
The carmen had better sense than
the Sioux City councilman and a
higher sense Of what is due from them
TO the public Of their own town and
to the country at war. They decided
to continue negotiations thru the COM
mittee, induce the president Of the
company to attend meeting of the
committee in Sioux City and endeavor
to reach a compromise.
The chances are that the COM
promise will be reached 1t usually Is
where employees and employers meet
on equal ground with an honest pur-
pose to reach a settlement on the facts
and merits Of the controversy. 1t is
the patriotic way with this country at
war. A street car strike in a town like
Sioux City disorganizes all business
and Injuries all labor. Sioux City is 10
be congratulated in having so sensible
a body of carmen. II is not to be con-
graduated upon it's councilman. On
the contrary.
However Sioux City elected the
council who would advise a strike in
stead of an endeavor to settle A diff
Guilty quietly and keep the cars running
upon which the business and industry
Of a city is dependent. Consequently
Sioux City has small sympathy com
ing If she finds herself in a disastrous
TRANSFORMATION strike suggested by a
member of her city government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
THE GENERAL BUSINESS FIELD.

Rapid reimbursement OF business and
industry to meet specialized war de-
mands and the abandonment of activi-
ties not contributing to the war is
shown by the federal reserve boards
monthly summary of business condi-
tons issued last week, based on re-
ports from ali federal TaScr"e districts.
ono report said the transition to war
production lis being accomplished with
little loss of momentum and business
generally may be said 10 be broadening
and settling on n satisfactory basis.
a note of concern is expressed, how
ever. over the slowness of consumes to
economize on food, clothing and other
materials needed for maintenance of
the army. Despite the big government
requirements. demand from usual
sources for goods Of aii kinds continues
stronger than supply. and consequently
tie mercantile, and general business
's,taarion is described as one or Intense
activity with war needs receiving first
consideration"
The labor supply continues much be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
LLOYD GEORGE ALSO WON A BATTLE.

England won Eictory in the
commons when the attempt to over
throw tha Lloyd George ministry was
defeated overwhelmingly,
y moving impulse of the attempt
was evidently the objection OF certain
army chiefs to the coordination Of all
the allied forces under Foch They OBJ
jeetcd to the superior command in the
hands OF the French general.
Coordination OF the forces has been
urged by America, The LLOYD George
ministry is approved by this country
and the Plan Of centralized military
authority is an American suggestion.
The Lloyd George ministry has
proved itself strong and able. 1t holds
the same views as TO peace that are
held in this country and can not DE
cozened into a bogus peace. Here We
have made up our minds TO settle for
generations the danger Of another
dream of world conquest by super
men" In this the British government
as constituted agrees. 1t is most salts
factory TO America 10 see the present
British ministry retained We have
learned to know and respect and trust
the Lloyd George government We do
not know who might have succeeded
them. 1t is reasonable TO infer from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Bill y Bunny and Hi. Friends

| Well, by and by It was time to go -
bed, 30 they all went to sleep and Just
about midnight q big owl looked In
thru the window where the siivery
moon threw q bright hGht on the bed
! where Billy Bunny and the little mon
key were sound asleep.
'Ha, ha.' said the big owl to him
self. II must get that little rabbit" So
he few up and perched himself on the
roof and thought and thought how he
could get inside, the little house. Well,
by and by. after he had flown around
and around and had peeked in thru
all the Window he looked down the
chimney And then he carefully stepped
over the edge and, spreading his wings
out as far as he could, jumped right
down to the bottom. But. goodness me.
When ne rolled out onto the hearth into
the sitting room he looked Just like al
crow. Why, he was so covered with
SCOT that 1T would have taken the Gold
Dust Twins twenty three days and one)
night to clean him.
whats that noise ?" barked the Yel-{
low Dog Tramp, and he ran in from theI
kitchen and looked all around. And all
irst he didn't see the OWL for he was so
black with SCOT. YOU know. But what
that Yellow Dog Tramp did when hel
did see that bad Owl III tell you in the
next story, for there's no more room in
this one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
[By David cory.l

| Well, after the monkey learned that
the yellow Dog Tramp wanted to 90
to work to help Uncle Sam and Aunt
| Columbia, as / mentioned in the story
before this, he said to him:
You can whitewash the back fence
IL YOU want to. 1t may take you q
week or 1t may take you a month, for I
don't know how fast you can white
wash"
well, I'll start right in, said the
Yellow Dog Tramp bravely, and he
stood upon his hind legs and wasse his
tail.
You'd better wait until tomorrow
morning" said the monkey. IT'S too
late now, and you couldn't see In the
dark"
Il should think you could whiteWash
in the dark" said the tramp dog. But
Just as you say and then he went over
to the kitchen stove and lay down on
the little rag rug and went sound to
sleep. for he was very tired. because he
had tramped all day long, YOU see.
Let him sleep" said the little mon
key in a whisper to Billy Bunny. ''he
looks tired out" And after that the
monkey got the supper ready and when
everything was nice and hot and on
the table the Yellow Dog Tramp opened
his eyes and yawned and pretty soon he
was wide awake enough to sit down
to eat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Why He Cut His Hair.

There Is certain surgeon in Boston
who had. some months ago. very
splendid crop of hair. Although the
surgeon is not old, his hair Is snow
white, and he is very proud OF its
beauty. He wore 1t parted in the mid
die and rather long. and II fiuhed
luxuriantly on either side OF the part
The impulse toward q change in hair
dressing came to the surgeon in this
manner: He had operated upon .
woman, and was bending over her as
she began to come out OF the ether.
She opened her eyes for a oment,
and then closed them again. Then
with a long sigh and In q rapt voice
The said What q beautiful white
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
EsREPUBICAN, MARsHAILToNN IOWA, NAY Is; 1915
low the demand and the scarcity of

| low the demand and the scarcity OF
workers is now increasing by farmers
needs of laborers for spring planting.
The trend of wages is upward nearly
everywhere and few labor disturbances
arc reported. Construction work and
all lines of business depending on it is
suffering severely as Il result of govern
ment curtalments Bank clearings gen.
orally are increasing and money rates
continue firm.
Conditions noted in each district fol-
low:
Boslon-Ge General business slightly
Quietcr labor scarce and well paid
housing conditions serious. manufac-
turing devoted more largely to war
efforts. bank clearings decreased
New lorlt-Business active, indus
tries very busy. foreign trade much
decreased, bank clearings increased.
Philadelphia-Busin better, nom
essential industries converting rapidly,
mercantile goods of better grades
scarce,
Cleveland Industries active, money
rates lower. labor scarce and exacting.
Richmond -Government building ac-
tive, labor conditions inadequate and
unsatisfactory" money demand in
creasins.
Atlanta-Industrie active, labor con-
ditions fair. wages increasing slightly.
cago-Business in sound condi-
ton, little speculation labor scarce and
consequently independent; automobile
industries adapting themselves to war
work.
St Louis-Labor conditions decidedly
better, owing mainly to government eff
forts to settle strikes: housing condi-
tons quite satisfactory.
Minpeapols-Ind active. bank
clearings about the same, farmers
planting Willy for war needs.
Kansas City--Farm buildings active
crop conditions improves general bust
ness.
Building activity greater.
crop conditions excellent. farm labor
scarce wages in all branches advance
ing.
San Francisco General business sat-
isfactory- lumber business curtailed by
freight embargoes, industries busy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
A Masonic Meetings
NJ Vjs;to-s ALWAYS WeIeome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903, A. F.
and A. M.-Stated communication Fri
day. May 81. 500 o'clock. Regular
business. q. F.. English, w. M:
John w. Wells. secretary.
slGNET CHAPTER Nc. SO, r. A. NJ
Stated convocation Monday evening,
May %. Business session, O'Clock
Ira A. Davenport, H. p; John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kina Solo
mon Council No, 20. r. & S. M. Mon
day. May 90, 1918, 500 p. m. Regular
Business. I. T. Forbes. recorder: George
GREGORY l. NJ.
Stated conciave, ST. Alderman Com
rnandcry. Ne. 30, K T. Tuesday May
q. Regular business. Meet at p, M
sharp. j. E. Frederick, commander;
T. T. Forbes. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, o. G.
S.-Regular meeting "Wednesday even
ing May Is. 1918. Picnic dinner at $50
business at s. Mrs. Archer Walton,
secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley, w NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
BROTHERS ALL.
I NJ dscatinc Journal. ]

VI 0Scdllnc JOuTlldl.J
In war times three things must be
sacrificed. Money. which is nothing
men, which are everything, and pre-
JUDGES which for most Of us are hard
est Of all to part with.
The journal today prints the reso-
lutions adopted by the Muscatine So
cialist party endorsing the war against
autocracy, calling for a continuation of
that war until Germany is crushed as
completely as she has shown herself
willing to crush the nations conquered
by her and offering to President Will
son the hearty SUPPORT OF Aijscatine
socialists until that aim Of all good
Americans is achieved.
In London they tell a story OF a
pert young bar maids reply to Yam
kee soldier who complained that the
beer she served him was stale. IT
ought TO be- she said, its been wait
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Topics of the Times

There is little hope for reduced prices
on Shoes in the new government con-
tracts which are being let for army
shoes. Orders for 1500.759 pairs OF
Goodyear welts and 2,435,ooO pairs Of
metallic fastened shoes have recently
been placed at an average price of $40
per pair.
We may be short of guns for the
artillerymen but from reports We are
not short Of artillerymen who know
how TO use the guns when they get
.hem.
Its fine to he stylish, hut the style al
present runs to liberty bonds and war
savings stamps, Red Cross receipts
etc
When ]. T. Sammis announced his
candidacy a certain bunch exclaimed in
chorus, 20 you Sarlmis."
Felix F'rankfurter of Harvard Uni
versity has been appointed to Office by
Secretary Wilson. While his isn't the
first appointment of the kind it's the
first time the name got by the censor
ship.
Time enough 10 investigate Borglum
after we find out how and where and
why two-t thirds Of billion dollars
failed to get more than one air plane
TO France.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13


resulted in payment Of first install
ments averaging e3o0 to a parish
Associated Press dispatch.
ireland runs over with prosperity.
Her farmers. fattened by British leg
lslation, have been rushing about in
automobiles to Sim Fem meetings.
Some of them refused to sell food to
British and American sailors. There
Is money enough for luxuries, for
abundant races Irishmen eat of the
fat and drink of the sweet. while
england lives narrowly and is partly
rationed The Sim Feiners have long
had time and money enough to make
all the trouble for England, to give all
the help to Germany that they can.
Now Nationalist and Sim Feiner
are united TO oppose CONSUMPTION: and
as testimony to the wrongs Of Ire
iand' Dublin is able to subscribe
largely to fund whose object how
ever disguised, is aid to Germany.
Such must be the direct result of the
anti-conscription movement in Ire
land, no matter what wrongheaded
loyallsts are joined with Sim F'ein
rebels or revolution,sts. would be
founders of an Irish republic.
The world has heard somewhat too
much about the wrongs Of Ireland"
Long continued and black as they
were, they are fthe past. For a gen
GRAFTON the English democracy has
sought to confer benefits upon Ireland.
to redress old injuries. If the Irish Of
Ireland haven't had bestowed upon
them everything they want in the WAY
Of government, whose fault is it
but their own? Is England to blame
for the quarrel of Irishmen?
Has Ireland forgotten the foul i'm
medicable wrongs done by Germany
to civilization, the wrongs of Belgium,
Serbia, Armenia, the murder OF nom
combatants OF sea and land, the Ger
man parodies of sacred Catholic cere-
monies, the staying of priests, the pro-
fanation and destruction of church
and cathedral, the reintrodueton Of
slavery. robberies, depOrtations al
ms; four years Of incredible crueties
and bestiaiities? 1t seems TO- To their
kinsmen here, to their old friends IN
America, the abstentIon Of go many
Irishmen Of Ireland from the war. their
dallying with Germany, is uninteliig-
ible. lnonstrous. y.
Even Sir Horace Plunkett, whose
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
RIPPING RHYMES
MAN POW Err.
BY Walt Mason

POWER.
numbered fifty;
nifty Before
fighting I'm fat DEAF
demanded We do not
Narcu" And dropped sword and ana
to
but and they'll be Glad TO get susn
fight who gives his
paths OF peace
who wants
.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Then and Now.

The old-fashioned woman's idea of
resting was to change her work. She
sat down to darn stockings and rest,
or she got her Bible lesson or nursed
her baby or knit winter socks while
she rested. Resting was getting OF
her feet Today q woman has to buy
herself 20 kimonos and caps and 90
OIL to an expensive sanatorium and
have a trained nurse give her tho
milk cure, to rest up.-El Paso (Tex.)
Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Unauestioned Antiquity,

We never did like the rother-in-law
Joke. but have learned to respect it
because Of its great age The joke
was distinguished contemporary Of
Methusaleh, and as we all know, has
survived that ancient citizen by some.
thing more than two thousand years
New Orleans States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Stone That 10 Elastic.

Stone That 70 ELASTIC.
There Is . stone that Is a. flexible
Is rubber and that, when set mp on
edge in thick plate. sways to and
fro in the wind like piece Of leath-
er. This stone is called itakolumite.
and :As Scientific American .eys It
is the mother rock Of Brazilian dia-
monds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Method Of Ea,tcnina Gees,

Geese are rattened for market in
soWs parts of Europe b. containing
them In dark rooms, to which light is
admitted at intervals, causing them to
~ savsn or eight meals q day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13

| chrysanthemum!" The students pres
ent exploded. and now the surgeon
wears his hair cut as close as . gem
tleman may.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES

Observing that Congressman Woods
has begun action against the editors Of
an Baskerville paper thar recently
made accusations against him that are
absolutely false" the Humboldt Re-
publican continues, This paper regards
Mr.. Woods as about the poorest con-
gresham Iowa ever sent TO Washing
ton, but just the same he is no menace
to society. There is no use lying about
the man just because you don't like
him. We hope Woods wins his suit"
LAS long as the president keeps
Baker as secretary of war he will have
probing bees on hand every little while"
predicts the Mason City Globe Gazette
We are all standing by the command
erin chief but that does not include the
whole Bakery
"A lawyer could probably sit down
one evening each week and get up a
cracking good sermon" says the George
News. Many editors could write
whether they could preach them or not
But the minister is no more necessary
at home than the farmer right now,
and is as little entitled to exemption
THE pope has a better view Of the
situation now than when he and our
president tried to settle it-and our
president has a better view says the
Waterloo Times Tribune
wisconsin is Is per cent loyal" says
the Mason City Times an dis in AS good
| condition as the potato that is one
fourth rotten
we do not know who starts all the
rumors you can hear when there is a
little excitement, but we do know that
while he is very energetic his work is
mighty course says the Logan Observ
er,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13

Siiiai IEcnn.
Cardinal Lucon, the aged arch
bishop OF Rheims, is now occupying
a Benedwictine cell in Paris. having
been compelled by the military au-
thorities to depart from Rheims with
the last remaining civilian popula
ton. He was recently interviewed in
his cell. He mourned the condition
of the Rheims cathedral, but stated
his belief that it would some day be
repaired. There are models of the
statues and wonderful windows and
from these the new can be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
]. M. HOLT
AttOrney-at-I,aW

Attorney-at-Law
rs West Main Street, MarshslItown. Ia.
General law practice. Careful atten.
ton given to EXAMINATIONS OF Alb.
STRACTS and the management OF
ESTATES and PROBATE matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Member of the Associated Press

WeWUtT UI Inc AbsOCIateu FTVks.
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited TO it or rot otherwise credited
In this paper and also the local news pub
ltshed herein.
All rights of republication of special des-
patches herein are also reserved
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Iowa Newspapers
FRANKLIN WAS A LUCKY MAN
Mason City Globe Gazette.

Benjamin Franklin walked into
Philadelphia one day with loaf Of
bread under each arm and was not
arrested. II he would do that today
he'd be incarcerated as a hoarder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13

ing for you for, two years" symbolic
cally OF course---in dry Iowa-that
beers been waiting three years for
our socialist neighbors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
JEST AND EARNEST


Trouble Knocked ut the door.
) but hearing q laugh within hur-
, ried away.
Don't cry over split milk. Very
probably it was full Of germs.
OF the five senses, common
sense and a sense Of humor are ,
the rarest.
Any fool can spend money.
Some fools can make It; but the
fool who can make and keep 1t
cheats folly and becomes wise.
The pump for happiness IL Of
the old-faShioned kind. you must
pour something In 70 start II.
Troubles are Hike babies. The
more you nurse them the larger !
they grow.-The Cannery Notes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Wrongs and Wronqheads.

In Dublin today Sunday the COL
lection for the anti-conscription fund
resulted In payment Of first install
ments averaging 600 to a parish
Associated Press dispatch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13

wisconsin is Is per cent loyal says
the Mason city Times. an dis in AS good
condition as the potato that is one
fourth rotten"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-29
First Company Has
One Year In Service

One year ago today, July 80, 1917,
1st company, o. C. A., left the Ash
land armory where they had been
n:obilized FOR several days for Fort
Stevens to make their first appear
&nce in the great world conflict rag
INC in Europe.
Since that morning 80 members OF
the old 1st company have been sent
to France and are now occupying
various positions in the cantonmelts
there. Three have answered the last
call and are filling soldiers graves.
Of these two, Arthur Decker and Al
gie Loomis, are sleeping in the fam
ily plots in the home cemeteries,
While one, Guy Spencer, is occupying
a grave somewhere in France" An
other regiment containing several
Ashland boys is reported to be equip
ed ready to depart from Fort Stew
ems for parts unknown.
The young heroes of Ashland are
fast making names for themselves in
the history of our country and will
occupy an important role in the
world drama now being enacted.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-29
WILL SPLIT BIGGEST ROCKS
Seemingly Nothing In Nature Is Able
to Withstand Expansive Force of
Trees Roots.

This might very well be considered
q nature puzzle. Why should any SEN
sible tree apparently select dry rock
for q home when there Is plenty Of
good soil all about in which to grow?
As matter of fact there is so little
rainfall where one tree grows, in New
Mexico, that it is something Of Won
der to an eastern traveller how any
tree, even with its roots spreading
through the soil in every direction, can
stand the long drought Of months dur
alton. When cedar tree, however, Is
seen to be growing out of crack In
q rock in an almost desert region the
matter becomes a verltable mystery.
Even under such adverse conditions,
trees will split the hardest of rock. No
rock can withstand the expansive
force of q growing tree. Sometimes
the rock Is cracked off in pieces gradu-
ally, but oftentlmes big rock is split
fairly in two, the tree roots relentless
ly forcing their way downward. Time
is no consideration to the tree and
every spring it returns to the attack,
as the new sap invigorates its roots
and trunk, never giving fraction OF
an inch of what it HIS once gained.
The fight Is q slow but entirely one
sided affair.