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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
KATYDlDS AMONG MEN.

1t is to be regretted generally that
another fraternal insurance order
should go the way of others and find
it necessary to shake out it's old men
from among its policy holders. Mortu-
airy tables are so well established in
these days that the average life of
every group Of a thousand men is
known almost to month and a day
The fraternal insurance society which
tries to beat this expectancy by keep
ing it's rates below cost ought to be
prosecuted for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Fraternal insurance properly con-
Quoted could be of great public bene-
fit by eliminating all private profit and
by doing away with the accumulation
Of much Of the reserves which have
made some Of the large old line COM
panies a menace to society because Of
the enormous amount Of capital which
they control To pile up reserves
against some period of pestilence
which never comes merely enables the
,financiers who have control of insur-
ance funds to profiteer by wrecking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
MASON clrYs BRITISH POLICEMAN.

Mason City barely escaped mob vio-
lence Monday upon the occasion of the
farewell to departing lads who had
been drafted for the defense of their
country. A burly policeman by the
name of German struck lad in the
face because he failed to bare his head
in patriotic respect for the national air
of the Star Spangled Banner" The
mother with 4 sorrowful sister hanging
on his arm. In fact he had one arm
around the mother who was giving her
boy to the nation and he did not even
hear the band playing. His heart was
in his mouth and the sobs of the mother
filled his ears. Just then the burly
policeman struck him and the crowd
rushed for the policeman.
The mayor succeeded in getting the
policeman away, demanded his resigna-
ton and appeared with his star to ap-
pease the crowd
Let's hope that the case does not end
there. The brutishness of the police
man should be punished. He should
be prosecuted. jailed, fined and made
to suffer. If he does not pay heavy
tribute for his assault upon an Ameri-
can soldier he should be driven out of
town by an enraged populace. Not
mobbed in the sense that personal vio-
lence is done to him without due
process of law but made to understand
that the people of Mason City do not
want such a person in their society.
Let him move on and repent
The man whose heart would not be
touched with sympathy and emotion at
the sight of a mother bidding her last
farewell to her son departing for the
dangers of war ought to be sent to the
front to stop few bullets with his own
person.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
Notice of Dissolution Of Quick Action
Range Company.

TO whom It may concern: Notice
Is hereby given that at special meet
ing Of the stockholders of the Quick
Action Range Company. called and as
sembled at the offices Of said company
in Marshalltown, Iowa, at 10 o'clock.
A. NJ. Of the 18th day OF April a. D..
1918, at which special meeting there
was present, either IN person or by
proxy, stockholders representing more
than three-fourths fx) Of the stock OF
said corporation entitled to vote, there
was duly adopted, by unanimous vote.
the following resolution:
BE It resolved by the stockholders
Of the Quick Action Range Company,
in special meeting assembled, more
than three -fourths (N) OF the stock OF
said corporation entitled to vote being
present by holders thereof present IN
person or by proxy; that this corpo-
ration, namely, the Quick Action Range
Company, be and the Same IL hereby
dissolved and terminated. and the
franchise, rights and privileges OF said
corporation are hereby surrendered.
And aig55
BE 1t further resolved that D. w.
Norris as president of the Quick Ac-
ton Range Company. ana 7. !. Was
son as secretary ana treasurer Of said
corporation as said officers Of said
corporation are hereby authorized, em-
power and directed 70 execute n.
ticles Of dissolution in conformity with
the foregoing resolution. and make due
publication Of notice OF such dissolu-
ton, In conformity with the requires
ments Of the statutes Of Iowa, In such
instance made and provided" !;
And that in conformity with the
authorization and direction OF said
resolution, the undersigned, d. w. More
ris, Jr, as president Of the Quick Acc
ton Range Company and 7. I. WATSON
as secretary and treasurer Of said cora
poration, have executed articles Of dis
solution Of the said Quick Action Range
Company, q corporation with it, prin-s
cipal place Of business ct MarshAlls
town, Iowa, ana the said corporation.
by virtue Of the action OF itS SAID
stnckhnldArs in apecial meeting assem,ss
bled and In conformity with the provi.
sions OF the articles Of incorporation q
said corporation and In conformity
with the statutes Of Iowa In such in.
stance made and provided, IL Dissolved
and the said corporation IL terminated
ana the franchise, rights ana Priv
ileges OF said corporation are suSreri.
dered, in due conformity with the Or
der, authority and direction Of the
stockholders Of said corporation.
OF which dissolution, AL to whom y
may concern, will take due notice ana
govern yourselves accordingly.
. Dated this 18th day OF April, A. Dr.
1918. 81
- President. a:
4. I. WATSON, 4s .isg . sSse
Secretary and Treasurer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
Masonic Meetings


MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903. A. F
and A. M.-Special communication
Friday. May 10, 1880 p. m. Work In
second degree. B. E. English, w. M;
John w. Wells, secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening
April 22 Business session. O'CLOCK
Ira A. Davenport, H. p; John W.
Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Mon
day May 90 1918, 500 p. M Regular
business. I. T. Forbes. recorder: George
Gregory I. NJ.
Special concave. St. Aidemar
commandery, No. 80, X. T.. Wednesday,
May 1, p. m. For work and drill.
j. F. Frederick, commander: I. T,
Forbes, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81. o. e.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing May Is, 1918. Picnic dinner at $50.
business at 8. Mrs. Archer Walton,
secretary Mrs. Cora Wiley, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
LAND is GOING UP.

What is going to be the future for
Iowa land values?" inquired Waterloo
man of his Marshalltown friend on the
Great Western train as both were gaz-
ing at the landscape of Iowa. and then
the prophecies began. There was no
argument, but merely an exchange of
ideas. Land was going to RISE of
course. 1t always has.
! Iowa land would be booming again
| today If 1t were not for the fact that
money Is not available to finance the
| transactions. The war is on, money is
tight and people are cautious. The
land will keep and there will be time
enough to bid for it when things be-
come settled
However. the underlying economics
which tend to make land rise in sell
Ing price are at work. This war is
bringing to Iowa a distinct war profit.
SO long as the products of the soil sell
for two and three times as much as
they did before the war somebody in
this state piles up a surplus. The
banks of the state this spring had
Vo0OO,O0O more on deposit than they
had last fall and yet the people of the
state laid away sl5o,OOo, 900 in Liberty
bonds last year. They will buy 800.
100000 more in bonds this spring. $40.
100000 in war savings stamps this year
and another $100,00O,OOO in bonds next
fall. AS long as this war lasts the peo-
pie of Iowa will continue to store un
enormous amounts of surplus capita,
which will be released for investment
when the war ends
After the war Iowa people will invest
IN the things they understand, in the
property in which they have always in
vested, in land. They will speculate in
wild lands and they will pay higher
prices for home lands. War prices for
grain Will come down when the war
ends and other grain growing countries
can get their crops to market. but thew
will not return very soon to former
levels and prices of meats will stay I'D
until the world can replace its losses
caused by the ravages Of war. Iowa
lands will retain an increa sed earning
power which will promptly be capital.
lied on per cent basis and Iowa
lands will sell at higher prices than
ever before. So long as corn sells at
| $3.50 a thousand bushels Of it Will buy
just as much $500 land as a thousand
| bushels few years ago would buy of
! 500 land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
Billy Bunny and His Friends
the dear old gentleman rabbit wa

(, the dear old gentleman rabbit was
| dreadfully worried.
Well, pretty soon Uncle Lucky stop
ped at the Old Brier Patch and he and
DR.. Quack, with his little black bag,
went inside to see the little rabbit.
And of course Mrs. Bunny was
dreadfully upset. She couldn't think
Of anything but her little bunny boy.
and the tea kettle had burned great
hole in its bottom and she couldn't
make a cup of tea for the doctor, who
was very fond of carrot tea, especially
Mrs. Bunnys.
Let me see your tongue" said DR..
Quack. So the little rabbit put out his
tongue, and then the wise duck doctor
took out some little pills and three
little white powders and told Mrs.
Bunny to give them to the little rab-
bit every other minute and even or
tener If he kept on coughing.
And then DR.. Quack said good-by
and went over to the old barnyard to
see Henny Jenny, who had the chick
enpoX.
Well. after Billy Bunny had swal-
lowed two powders and three and a
half pills he felt perfectly well. Wasn't
that wonderful medicine the old duck
doctor gave him? Well, just guess It
was and IL you ever get the whoop-
ing cough you call him up on the tel
ephone, ooh, oh, oh Come quick.
Duckville!" and he'll cure you in less
than five hundred short minutes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN IOWA. APRIL 80. s4SlS

railroads, controlling banks and illegal
trusts and combinations in big
business.
Fire insurance is becoming both safe
and scientific in mutual organizations.
Farmers insure one another. Mer-
chants in given line Of risks insure
one another. Private profit is elimin-
ated, also much overhead or agency
expense. The cost Is low. Society has
perfected it's organization for the
benefit of its own members but mutual
fire insurance companies do not try to
get by without paying enough to cover
their losses.
Death, upon an average, Is deferred
until men have lived their allotted
time but it Is inevitable. A man who
would have insurance so to his bene-
ticiaries ultimately must pay
premium sufficient to amortize the
loan which he has made from his in
surance society, he must pay for it as
he goes. Fraternal orders. too often.
thrive teporarily by providing in their
assessments only for the early or I'M
timely deaths. Then the time comes
for natural death to overtake the
members and rates must be raised to
prohilbtive points, insurance cancelled
or the insured shaken out Of the order.
1t could al have been avoided by better
planning in the beginning and by
fewer investments in office blocks.
However, individuals are no wiser
than their brotherhoods. Life insurance
experience has shown not only that
thirty-six out of every hundred young
men will die before they attain sixty
five years of age but that only five OF
them at age sixty five will have saved
enough to retire, that only five more
will be self supporting by their own
work and that fifty-four or all but ten
yet living will be dependent upon
others for their support. The average
man fails to insure his old age by saw
ing as his brotherhood fails TO provide
for increased mortality as its members
grow old. Such is life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
rBy David Cory.l


Yes, Robbie Redbreast sang to me
Just now little song,
Which, If you'll wait, will relate
For it's not very long.
He told me that the apple trees
Are pink and white with flowers,
And that the bees are buzzing there
All thru the sunny hours.
And, do you know. I don't think
there's anything SO lovely as an apple
tree in bloom. And when was a little
boy / loved to lie on the grass and
look up into the tree where the bios
SONS, pink and white, made it look
just like big nosegay Of flowers.
Tell, me, little robin" said, ARE you
never worried about anything" And
the little red-breasted bird said no.
TIN as happy as the day is long, he
answered, and then he flew off to the
orchard to sing to Mrs. Robin.
So closed the window and went out
side to see what Uncle Lucky was do
ing, for I had just heard his auto horn
go "honk, honk honk."
Well, sure enough, there was the
old gentlemtn rabbit, and who do you
suppose was with him in the Lucky
mobile? You'd never guess, so I might
as well tell you right away.
Why. it was DR.. Quack, the wise old
duck doctor, you know. For Billy
Bunny had the whooping cough and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

that business as usual can not be
maintained while this war Is on. 1t
has cost this nation untold delay in its
military equipment to ana this out
A lawyer in Guthrie Center has Of
fered to work one month in the har.
vest field and donate his wages to the
Red Cross and now many another
noted barrister is wondering who there
is that can handle his exemption case,
Patriots need not worry about con-
verting their bonds for there Is some
speculative chance in holding the first
two issues which are convertible Into
any other issue whereas this last bond
of the third Issue can never be con-
verted All it costs to gamble on
higher rate of interest next year is u
Of / per cent this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

men, money and munitions. To get an
accurate estimate Of the real status Of
the war measurements should be made
on other lines. Are the losses Of the
allies as heavy as those Of their OPP
ponents? And which side L. accumul-
ating reserves in new recruits most
rapidly?
Winning battles Is, Of course neces-
sary IN order to win wars. But in the
final analysis a war is made up Of the
sum total Of all Its battles and the end
is the net result OF the wisdom and
judgment of leaders in using their re-
sources. The Huns may lose the war
thru their excessive losses in winning
battles.
Allied commanders are playing the
war game In a manner which In their
Judgment will be best for, their cause
in the end. There Is undoubtedly
method and purpose in their plans.
They doubtless now have fairly and
fully analysed the plan and purpose Of
their Anniversaries and their counter
plan is to ultimately defeat the Huns.
The outlook from this distance Is not
always rosy or reassuring. Neverthe-
less there is su55ss. s:::.t!e &c! reason for con-
fidence in the ultimate outcome.
The general purpose of the Huns is,
Of course. apparent. They are trying
to defeat the allies before America can
make the allies too strong to defeat.
For America Is UNDOUBTEDLY furnish
Ing larger volume Of support to the
allies than the Huns can rake and
scrape from their own reserves. Amer
lea holds the balance Of power. We
are In Europe in some force now. We
hope and believe that we have
strength enough there to sustain our
allies until additional strength arrives.
The allied command ers are conserving
their resources in the confident expec-
tation that in the end they will win
the war in spite Of the fact that from
time to time they are forced TO yield
vantage points in order to save men
for the final test. sssssz y III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Wait Mason
THE HEAvYwE!eATA

bru!ser Alp;
made the
both his fist head
filled with kinds of and grit And
circumstance
wonder not France I've
speech that he well as talk unn
fight wildly why they're not in France
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
Topics of the Times

Every man who bought d liberty
bond in this drive is now under oplisa-
tons TO buy war savings stamps 10
an equal amount In city IKE Mar
shalltown the allotment of stamps is
larger even than of bonds. VIVA:
kind of man would leave it to women
and kids TO buy his share of liberty
bonds?
The United States senate has voted
on the Overman bill to turn over TO
President Wilson to be by him dele
gated TO some deserving democrats the
power to change everything the con-
gress has done since Washingtons ad-
mini stration in creating executive de-
partments for the national government.
The Irish will deserve home rule
much more when they have served IN
the armies Of the allied democracies
of the world for the defense OF the
principles of government which the
Irish so dearly desire.
Interest coupons on the second I'D
ertv per cent bonds at the rate OF
50 on the 800 will be clipped and
collected May Is just III time to be
handed over to the Red Cross war
fund as this drive starts May 20. Keep
all your liberty bond money in the war
if not with the Red Cross, re-invest in
war savings stamps.
II ever there was a year in which TO
plant pumpkins in the corn this is It
with hogs selling close TO SIS per hun
dred weight.
In these times Of high cost Of feed
no man can afford to keep an idle ami
NAL on the farm. Use a small ad in a
big newspaper and somebody will buy
your stuff.
Officials representing fifty steel
mills met in New York City Saturday
and agreed to turn over the entire ca
pacity of all their mills to government
work Somebody, at last, has learned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

a few of them, get away with them If
you can In German: "Gott beschutzc
Dich: Colt segne Dich; auf wieder-
sehen: Auf baldigeswiedersehen Auf
ldigeswiedersehen; and Auf elm
r echth Observation-Disclosures
sehen."
Whether or not there is penalty
attached to the use Of others is not
stated in these advices from the en-
envy land. but it may be presumed that
the people Of Germany are still willing
to do what they are told to do and to
murmur not.
The foreign phrase against which
these warnings are directed Is the
French "Adieu" which had como into
general German use. being used as
almost a German word. When 1t comes
to manners, and salutations are in the
nature Of manners, the Germans did
well to learn from the French, as We
have all been glad to learn from them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
Iowa Newspapers
PUBLIC NEEDS WAR NEWS.

1t had been hoped, profiting by
English experience, America would not
have to struggle through all the phases
of laundering in the censorship. Ap2ar-
entity it was a vain hope. The trouble
with that sort of censorship that ap-
pears ideal to nearly all good soldiers
of every race is that t does not take
into account at all the needs Of the
populace. And yet 1t is even more i'm
portant to meet;those needs generously
and intelligently than to prohibit all
leakage of minor information to the
enemy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
ASK THEM EARLY.

Candidates for the legislature this
year. particularly If they are republic
cans, will haev to go on record with
respect to two things: Are they in
favor Of granting suffrage to women
and do they International prohibition:
Candidates for the legislature who go
before the people with an idea that
they can hoodwink those who favor
universal suffrage and prohibition are
going to have mighty hard row to
hoe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
! Now Located at
!, Masonic Temple
ROOM 2oe
r. w. CHAMBERLAIN

r Drama Followed the Dance.
In ancient times the dance was the
first mode Of entertainment; ther
came the drama, derived from q
Gresk word, meaning ito act" In
Greece it was given in the open or
IN buildings, known as theaters, after
. Greek word meaning ito see.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
"SEHRBALDIGESW
TCedar Rapids Republican,

INtUdT INCPuOIfS0HJ
In Germany also they have caught
the language phobia. We are told
that at all railroad stations cards are
posted requesting the people In saying
good bye to each other to use German
phrases and none other. On some OF the
cards are phrases that are suggested.
If not commanded, as ones that are es-
pecially fitted for these times. Here are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

IF Secretary McAdoo can get by
with half-soled pants then you and l
and all of us can wear our old clothes
longer and buy war stamps, cheer
fully asserts the Iowa Falls Citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

The Sioux City Tribune is convinced
that our warlike senators. who break
forth in clamorous demonstrations oc-
casionally, ought to equip themselves
with punching bags-or enlist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"a Danish ministry has won an cleo
ton on the kept us out OF war slogan.
Time for the Danes to begin increasing
their navy" says the Journal Of Sioux
City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

The Washington Press puts 1t this
way: Just imagine if that long range
gun should drop few shells in Iowa.
Would people eat wheat substitute
bread? Would more women work at
the Red Cross? Would the Stacker
loosen up with his money!"
"And now it becomes known that
barberrysm and barbarism are closely
related" says the Remsen Bell-Enter-
prise.
AS observed by the Jefferson Bee,
1.-The operation of the selective draft in
Iowa has not yet caused any shortage
or disarrangement of farm labor"
Don't cavil with our allies" says the
Mason City Globe Gazette. Their in
terests are our own. 1t is case OF one
for all and all for one"
In the interest of food conservation
the Estherville indicator Republican
urges that people keep fewer dogs and
raise more poultry
If the Manson Journal is correctly
informed the EEonp2..:ssaaa league cog.
the farmers Of Humboldt county $40,
600, probably more than they have con.
tributed to any kind OF patriotism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

Careless Mr.. Noah.
Much trouble might have been saved
had Noah omitted to take m octopus
aboard the ark.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
THE LAST TRIED PEOPLE.
[Sioux City Journal

The Dutch are a race blended of
thriftiness practically determination
and valor. They will weigh things.
They will not act with any greater
haste than Germany forces them to.
They will take account Of allied sea
power and it's ability to give them sue
cor. They will note the landing Of
marines and sailors on the mole at the
Bruges canal. They will reflect, too.
that their merchant fleet, now Dor
rowed, will be lost to them forever II
they so far surrender to the Germans
as to compel the allies to break.
Surely they will give due weight to
the knowledge that q little nation in
the German orbit will be as nothing.
They will not omit to think upon the
spiritual glory as well as the material
folly OF gallant Belgium. They may
we'll be persuaded that material pro-
fit too will come to Belgium In the
end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

WIN BATTLDs; MAY LOSE WAR
GCouncil Bluffs NonpareN.]
The Huns are winning strategical
points and otherwise causing the allies
a great deal of trouble But they are
doing these things at heavy cost in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30

Officials representing fifty steel
and agreed to turn over the entire ca
pacity of all their mills to government
work Somebody, at last, has learned