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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

Wanted-By widower. housekeepel
between 30 and IS years Of age. Adj
dress Charles Simmons, 40a Swayxe
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

Wanted-To buy second hand and
old Junk cars. Also we sell all kinds Of
parts. Phone white 1924,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14
Wanted---Help at Fishers Cafe.

Wanted--Dishwasher. Pure Food
Lunch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

BUSINESS CHANCES.
For Sale or Rent-Horseshoeing and
blacksmith shou tools and stock. I aid
$4,000 business last year. practically
alone. Good reason for selling. No
competition. j. e. Tuffree, Green
Mountain, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

For Saie-New bungalow west part
i24s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

Must be wide awake. Position per-
Box 312.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

For SaIe-$70 to $3.50 per acre for
best Iowa farms. Large list sent on
request. Spaulding & O'Donnell. Elma.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

For Sals-Fine Residence, six rooms
and bath; close In; Second ward. VIII
make good price II taken before Sept. /.
Phone 937.
For SaIe-aood modern home at
sos North Second street. Full lot, nice
garden, good garage. Will give time
on part OF purchase price or will take
some trade. See ]. p. Cooper at the
Iowa Savings Bank.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
SOUND WAR FINANCE.

he banks, lately pessimistic. have
taken on more cheerful aspect
Stocks are rising. Business IN start
ing off again with little more pep.
Everything looks brighter since the
end OF the third Liberty loan cam
paign.
The loan was finely oyersub-
scribed. insurinR all the money the
government needs for present war
purposes But that is not the main
thing, The big cause for satisfac-
ton Is the great number of sub
scribers The number OF buyers for
the third loan was lager than those
for the first and second loans COM
bincd, II appears from official fig
ures that about one person out OF
every six invested in this loan. That
shows an overwhelming public sup
port OF the war, and suggests that
whatever funds the government
needs In the future will be forth
coming, no matter how great
This wide distribution OF the loan
constitutes, as Secretary McAdou has
said, "the soundost form OF financial
war finance" Because so many poo-
pie bought bonds In small amounts,
planning to pay for them out Of cur
rent savings. there has been scarce
ly any demand made on bankers.
The close OF the Campaign finds the
banks Of tho country with far
creator supply Of funds than they
expected to have, Thus they can
face more chcerfully the prospect OF
the big demands Text month to NEE.
income tax payments.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
Ihe Woman Who CHANGED
BY JANE PHELPS

has no mind save as it is mirrored
in her husbands,
II seemed to me that the women
George knew and so admired had
one idea, and only one That was to
be out all the time, to be seen. to be
dressed in the height Of fashion,
and to be sought after by all the
men and envied by the women. They
belonged not to themselves. not to
their husbands .(those who had hus-
pands), but to society---to men ns a
wnole--nnd they were never a a my
unless In the public eye, sioin oBae
Evelyn called stunts" to at,rss Vat-
tention.
They seemed so callcUs, most OF
them. Hard as nails, thought
They were jealous, too They hated
to see other women claim attention
when they were around. They ap-
peared to think that they were per-
forming their entire duty when they
were perfect hostcsses or interesting
guests
Very iikely was not fair to them
They had been held up TO me as
pattern by which / should shape my
self, my actions. And ! imagine no
one would be -indulgent, under
the circumstances
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
Everyday Wisdom

Hat Racks.

nat Racks.
The hat rack is a pitable figure,
long, lank lonesome, dnuhle-erd,d
Quadruped that 1t is Year in, and
year out, 1t stands IN the dark cor
ner OF the front hail and waits and
serves and says nothing. hearing
everything, watching everybody pass,
but never getting q smilo nor q word
ot lhanks from anyone. II catches
me chatter OF the coming guest. and
the endless9 dragged out departures
of the departing. 1t knows from
long practice how much honesty
there is in an invitation to the guest
TO return soon, and whether or not il
WILDE followed by Thank heaven.
they are gone" as soon as the door
is shut A hat rack sees life. But IL
does not partiCtpate-that is the pitt
able part II simply stands and OBJ
serves. making It's own philosophy Of
life, thinking, thinking. thinking,
and knowing nothing of the thrill OF
action, the JOY OF doing, the, forget
fulness 10 be found in strong tedious
work, or of the narrowness to be
overcome through roaming through
the world, IL simply stands and
thinks.
How hat rack must want to ask
questions Of tho hats that hang on
its hornsi what has gone on ~. ~
this black bowl of a derby this az AZ
ternoon ?" A hat rack could get SUI. so
interesting and most intimats eVi ,ti,
dences il hats could talk. hatS L. Ia,,
have hung on a real skuIl az 90 "Py
and hang on the hat rack IoI 81. aI.
stitute skull during the ions nlSI.l,
Sometimes hat rack must say 10
Itself: "Well, this has been a warm
brain from which this nat mas Just
come. a feverish temple, so help me,
eitber from love or anger or from
Some such triviality with which
these humans get hot" And that is
ali IL can know.
Small boys love dogs. goats, rae
coons and other four footed animals
OF the town and country, but viii
have nothing whatevgF to do with a
hat rack. IT IS n strange anupathy
that exists between small boys and
hat racks. Mothers cannot drive
them into n friendship, or only after
years Of patience. After all, a hat
rack is a rite a man who hangs
hts hat orc a rack is highly civilized
and in some homes II is not done.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
D EIgl!3.s,ala.s,!g,8eFi'ic11lElNY' 3, 9, {;
* ) kC)]70rt- As:S e; ~

Tiug-a-ling went the telephone
ben in Uncle Lucky Lotthindfoots
house tho kind old gentleman rabbit
who was the uncle OF Billy Bunny.
you know And ! only say this right
here i'm case some little boy or girl
should read this story without hav-
ing seen all the million and one, or
two, or three that have gone before
So Uncle Lucky jumped out Of the
hammock whore he had been swing
ing up ana down on the cool front
porch of his little house In Bunny
town corner of Lettuce avenue and
Carrot street, and hoped into the
library ana took down the receiver
"a nsdaid @Ielloa! This tsAMr, Lucky
Lefthlndfoot talking"
els that you. Uncle Lucky an
swercd voice at the other end of
the wire. This IL Billy Bunny, and
I'm lost in the Friendly Forest"
What" cried the Old gentleman
rabbit, and he got 30 excited that he
put the wrong end OF the receiver &c
! his lett ear and got an awful electri,
| shock that nearly wiggled his ear OFT
| where are you now -
q don't know" replied his small
nephew "I'm lost, don't you under
| stand ?"
"Gracious, goodness mcbus" ex
| claimed the old gentleman habit
| Then how am / fnoid you2'
| ~ don't know, but please do" salt
| Btuv Bunny sorrowfully, for In
drcadfully hungry. and l haven't go
"a single lollypop or apple pie left Il
| my knDpsack.'
"Wou. YOU Just stay where yol
/ are and. IN get into the Luckymobll
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
' Little Benny's Notebook
Ey LEE PAPE.

MY cuZIln Artie slcpp at my house
last mite, wich wen we went to bed
vo made it up to have race getting
| dressed In the morning, and this
morning wen pop called us we both
quick jumped out Of bed aud started
TO race getting dressed. me being
ahead tlll / came 10 my pants, yell
Hay, wares nay pants2
How do | know2 sed Artte And
he quick kemp on getting dressed
aud ! started 10 run GROUND the
room looking for my pants. saying.
O.. wares my pants, gosh wares my
pauts'
Ware do you genrelly put them ?
sod Artie.
! don't know ware I Renrelly put
Them but | Eenrclly find them rte
AWAY. | Sed Wich | Eenrelly do, and
| kepp on looking saying, G., Arte,
You must know ware they are this is
a heck Of "a note
wat do | know about your pants.
Inn no pants mindcr. sed ArtIe. Him
being all dressed exsept for his other
shoe, wiCh vile he was putting IL on
ne Sed' wy don't you look under the
Wich l did, and wat was under
there but my pants and sed, G
WIZ, that's derty trick. going and
hIaing a follows pants. that's no fare,
that amt.
Watts YOU tawklng about, who sed
l put them there? sed Artie.
How did you know ware they was
then? | sed.
/ dident, I jest thawt they mite be
there, l herd noise last night and |
bet 1t was you wawking in your
sleep, and bet you put your pants
under the mattriss, sed Artie.
You're crazy. l never wawk In my
sleep, l sed.
How you know you don't, IL you're
asleep? sed Artie.
Me not being abel to think of eny
good reason wy, and finished get
ting dressed and we went down and
ate breakfast, me still thinking Artie
put them under there. and thinking
SO yet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
RippIing Rhymes
IL Alsn Serves.

Ne Also Serves.
Before the war across the sea our
Thoughts were an OF Doodle, we
showed enough Of loyalty by whist
ling Yankee Doodle" We groancd
whsne'er we paid tax and raised
Ola Nick and Harry, and said the
burden on our backs was much too
fierce 20 carry. II we were asked to
r.n and aid some project, for Il
minute, our winning smile would be
ifH' We'd talk much OF the public
veal, OF things that needed doing
but all we'd do was rant and spiel
ana rheX all rags worth chewing.
lu selUshnrss we all were soaked.
long yolrs Of peace had spoiled us;
then SlokeT Wuhelmn dertly stocked,
and raised the fire that rolled us.
We've vowed to put him in the
broth who made this nation nervous,
and We have shaken Off our sloth.
ana our one aim ~ service. / see
the bankers leave their banks. the
pastors legve their churches, "a
yunEd up cheap dislOyal cranks and
pull tuew from their perchcs | see
thH merchants leave their stores. Ia
help IN bond campaigning each
mH1 f0rsakes his private chores. no
arguing explaining We're shaken
from the musty ways In which We
used 10 travel, wo want 10 serve, 10
help, ana raise a cloud OF dust and
gravel. on, h,.its a great thing for
our souls, II puts new zcst in living.
this thing ~ finding that our rolls
are only Iit for giving
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
N0bsorVatiOns <9a
w War Horse Ift:s5::s5Es;; tfss::ss:E;;
My pear Niece;

My Dear Niece:
Regina wants fear added to the
list of contagious diseases. and those
who are subject to it quarantined.
This wise little, gay little lady in
her early twenties is beginning to
absorb wisdom as she used TO absorb
cigaret smoke, and she owes It all
to her Kindness and loyalty to her
kind and her country.
when | decided to take care OF
Joe's wife and babies while he went
to the war" she told me, Il did II
because ! had money and no train
ing | don't know how TO do trained
nursing and my French would scare
the allied armies into the Rhine. All
/ could do was 10 use the money that
dad left me to help my country. And
now find I'm helping myself, learn
ing all kinds Of things from Anna
and the youngsters, things that viii
help me when | get married--if !
ever do"
You will" I consoled.
81 hope so" said Regina vigorous
ly. Il sure don't want to be an old
maid and dry up. II cant get
Ronald, I'm going TO marry some
body else"
who" | asked, smlhngly.
Il haven't decided" said Regina.
I've only decided 20 suggest myself
out of love with Ronald. Anna says
II can be done, and Lettlc Kitchen, a
girl in our set. suggested herself In
to love with her husband. Yes she
did actually, You sec, he was older
than she wanted him to be. but very
goodloolIing and clean. and she fig
ured that she could have a fine,
easy time IL she could fan in love
with him, The way she did il was
to set his photograph upon the ta-
BILE and study it, saying. He is clean
and handsome and good, and i love
him And she Just kept on until she
did--and married him"
She thought a minute, and then
added;
Suggestion viii always work un-
less your fear Is in the way That Is
one thing ! learned from Anna She
says that you must conqger fear be-
fore you can do anything. She be
lieves that If she fears for Joe he is
certain to be killed; and she says
there is Scientific reason for this.
Joe told her about IL the last time
he was up from camp, and she is
proud of his scientific KNOWLEDGE
He says it works this way;
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

when the women at home are
afraid for their men they write blue.
frantic letters TO them, ana this
takes the mems minds off their work
and reduces their efficiency II they
were going into real fight, II would
be awful, because the mems minds
would be on the pain Of the women
al home and not on their guns ana
the enemy"
Does Anna never write joe dos
pondent lotters?"
You bet she doesn't. She never
writes him anything but pleasant
things. She says that she would
just as soon send him a bomb as To-,
send him a complaining letter grtcr
he goes 10 Europe. What do You
think about itT"
"l think Anna is right. AZ The
army people TO whom / have talked
say the same thing The women OF
this country can XIII their sons ana
husbands and fathers and brothers
by complaining 10 them But things
are not as easy for every war widow
as YOU are making them for Anna"
81 can't take care of every body"
said Reglnu with conviction, hut [
can talk this an,i-icar stuff tu.a lot
OF women who are expecting their
men TO fight the Germans and at the
same time fight families Witlt letters.
Lord knows IL / had a husband IA
want 10 keep him, bur Il he enlisted
IN the army I'd know he couldn't get
out. / wouldn't make him keep tell
ing me SO when he ought to he
thinking Cf ways and means to kill
Germans and keep them from KILL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

and find you." replied the old gentle
man rabbit as chcerfGllv as he could,
although he didn't know how he was
going to do It, and neither do ], and
neither do you. bu let's wait and
sec
So pretty soon. in a Few short Sec
onds. Uncle Lucky was tearing along
the dusty road toward tho Friendly
Forest. and by and bv he came To the
house where his cousin. Mr.. O'Hare,
lived. SO he stopped the automobile
and knocked on the door, and as soon
as Mr.. O'Rare opened It, he said;
Jump In with me for my little
nephew is lost and I want you to
)help me find him"
So away they went into. the
Friendly Forest, and then they look
ed all around, but, OF course. there
was no little rabbit that looked like
Billy Bunny anywhere in sight. SO
| Uncle Lucky and Mr.. O'Hare got
out. and after tying the automobile
| to n tree, they set out IN different
| directions to find the vile bunny
| And Uncle Lucky went along a little
path and MIR. O'ilare followed a
small brook, and after n while the
old gentleman rabbit heard a bird
singing:
Il saw little rabbit
A sitting by tree.
And I should say he'd lost his way
That's how he looked to me-
where did you see hlm2" asked
Uncle Lucky excitedly. But wha'
tn little bid replied YOU must wal
to hear In the next story.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
Handling g a Husband

climb up TO breathe the air she
breathes. Yet, she Is so simple.
Simple, from her spotless white
linen dress, to the cleaning light
ness of her hair, There is almost d
mans directness about her.,Not she
loses nothing of woman's charm.
had never crossed the delicate
barrier OF her reserve. This after
noon. dared.
Constance, why aren't you mar
rled ?" ! asked.
80, Cynthia Lee. Dansforth, that
is the only course for woman p" she
asked, darting laugh from her wide
blue eyes.
"Oh, no, you know ] don't mean
that" I answered But you are $50
wonderful, Constance. / haze TO see
you working out your life in that
| thankless office"
I'm afraid you and have not the
same ideas about marriage said
Constance folding both hands quiet
ly in her lap.
"But how"
Very well, I will 5oll you:
don't believe In marriage Not the
modern kind, where q woman takes
all man has To- give Settles back
into comfort in her well-keVt homo
"a Dresden China figure. oh, yes,
she may think she Is a hclpmate be-
cause she belongs 10 the woman S
club. And reads improving ljtera-
ture And belongs to the Ihscn so-
clety. But those are Just make
shifts fiT1r-fI Ill1ra 20
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
CORPORATE CONSCIENCE.

The uauks lately pcsslmiatic, have
fend any corporation against the
righteous anger Of . dissatisfied
clientele. neither Is It called upon %
plead he cause OF any company or
business organization. Each Of
them must stand or ran accordluG
as they have mot the public need
which they calculated TO sor,c. md
as they have fairly and cousoicn-
tiously cndcayorcd To meet tho same.
All corporations designed for public
service, all businesses dependent up
on franchises, must be required to
moot tho promises they made, r.th1r
specifically or infercpual.H with q
conscience void Of offruar; but ou
tho othcr hand such ns hayc shown
n conscience in dealing with. 'tHc
public should ho mot hplr way with
demonstration OF public confidence
and cooperation.
We have grown too much lu 'h.
habit Of battling" computations of
all kinds without regard 10 tnc m,r-
It's Of the case. We have acted na
thouRh It was an evidence Of Aurri-
can independence. ana Of patriotism
almost. to hit corporation cvor
time It showed ls head. whether or
not that corporation was giving
value orccevcd for the prIylegca II
had secured. Some Of thcvc busi-
ness organizations have not forgot
| ten the Old vanderbilt idcn Of "tho
public be damned" Nevertheless
all are not 40. Some corporations
have o conscience. some arc huucst
some are sincere. We do not oApoct
n company to do business FOR fun
or at o loss no moro than We do an
| individual We shoud not expect ll
Yet tho prevailing public feeling IS
that man must be In corporate
apay II he does not cusa u corpora
ton for every shortcHming. either
real or imagined. that hc can think
of,
We mast emomhcr that We hayc
corporations 10 whom Tulsa owes
much ~ rs wonderful growth. Thrlr
service has not been perfect Thcy
have failed 20 grow aB fast as the
custom grew, So have an kinds or
public ana private enterprises IN
this wonder city Hut inasflr as'
they do try 10 measure up 10 the
demands Of tho case. thoy should Ice
encouraged and not hampcrcd nj.
every improvement. Should they
ask something unreasonable, Il
should be refused but n what they J
desire ia a great benefit to the many |
and damage to but few, the rule |
of American government is that the /
greatest good should prevail At
any rate, every question should he
decided ..pn Its merits, and not upon
mere prejudice because It Is a cor
porappn concerned. or because some |
rival interest is furnishing the
bait"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
May 23rd Is the Birthday of
Alexander Pope

Authorities conflict as to whether
Pope was born on the 21st or on
22nd OF May. They agree, though,
that the place was Lombard street,
London, England
lie had rather desultory educa- =
tion, up to his twelfth year, but
from that time to the age OF seven
teen he studied so hard he almost
ruined his health. All his life he
wanted TO become a great poet, and
worked hard 10 attain this am bition
reading, studying, comparing, will
ing TO use the less complicated verse
forms until he should be master OF
the harder kinds.
His Essay on Criticism" was
hailed as the work OF a genius. His
Rape of the Lock" founded on an
actual incident, made his fame Sc
cure, it is airy, graceful, charming,
ana shows up his rather freakish
spriEhtliness OF wit
Probably the hardest work he did
was his translation OF Homer. on
which he made some $4,000, as he
was fairly economical, he was able
10 buy an estate near London and
I'VE and entertain his friends In
quite fair style His character is
rather Interesting 10 study. He was
undoubtedly a genius, a master OF
poetry and had a very brilliant
mind lie was one of the leading
figures OF his age, yet he craved
more and uf~1e notoriety erhey say
he never drank cup of tea without
connecting some plans to bring his
name before people, Some of the
things he resorted to were amusing
lie went through long series Of
plots and counterplots to get his
Letters published during his life
time. He died In 1744.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes explains
tnat sho meant to say she was OPP
posed. not to this specific war, but
to war in the abstract But this does
not yet explain all the mean things
she said and which she still pro-
fcsses to believe. Mr.. Creel could
have warned her that it was dan
gorous to say things without ample
explanation on the spot The public
will remember the disloyal words
and forget the explanation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

War makes strange bedfellows.
The sight OF Frank walsh and Will
liam II. Taft working together to
keep down strikes furnishes an In
structive and !, interesting novelty.
But that IS the way useful compro-
misses are effected. by getting the
extremes together and pooling the
difference, Mr.. Walsh has now a
better chance than he ever had be-
fore to make good record as the
real friend to the worklngman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

II looks like Mr.. McAdoo means
business when he undertakes to run
the railways OF the country. Wit
ness the. fact that C. w. Huntington,
president OF 'the Virginia railway,
decllaed TO work under the director
generals orders. as consequence
OF which Uncle Sam has removed
him from that office. Now maybe
the other railway presidents will be
constrained to behave. McAdoo
wields the official AK, and the power
of the government is behind him.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

That ufSch abused and r!diculed
article manufactured by Henry Ford
bids fair at last to become recog-
nized at greater value than we
have been accustomed 10 according
It. We can no longer slighungly re-
fer to It as u "tln Lizzie" or a
''ws}bopee.' Ford stock has climbed,
1t has even got so yaluabls that a
man up Yn Kansas killed demon
strator SO that he could drive off In
undisputed possession Of the car in
which they were riding
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

A German professor warns the
world against tho lure OF the ideal.
The warning seems suporfluous, for
the Germans appear to have erased
the word from their dictionary. The
sole idea they have Is that the rest
of humanity issof inferior clay and
Will never be happy until dominated
and controlled from Berlin.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

Jealousy cuts some queer capers.
Bavaria and SaxonY are now pro-
testing against the exploitation of
Russian provinces by Prussia. They
fear it will upset the Teutonic bal
ance of power, already 80 strongly
In favor of the dominant kingdom.
and they SEQ In this Russian policy,
the strengthening OF the Prussian
power 20 the detriment of the
smaller German kingdoms. You
remember the old saying about what
happens when thieves fan out.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23

The report that our boys In France
are marrying the native girls "in
droves" sounds slightly ambiguous.
They certainly are not falling Into
higamous habits. But now we see
the wisdom of our young women in
tying the knot before their sweet
hearts went to war.