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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
A Testimonial to Hoover.

In these troubfous times, when sus-
picion is rife nearly everywhere, we
need not be astonished at anything,
but the testimony offered at the trade
commission inquiry in Chicago that the
cold storage interests have almost lost
confidence in the food administration
justifies reflections.
If the average consumer were asked
to say how Mr.. Hoover could do busi-
nes in behalf Of the public and never
shake the faith of the storage interests,
he would suggest that they be let alone.
They understand their business per-
fectly. They, often create a scar
city and then they take advantage Of
T. There never was and there is not
now much risk in the operation except
that involved in laws ancient and mod
ern against forestalling and monopoly.
All that the food administrator did
to unsettle the trusting hearts of the
Warehousemen was to order the removal
of last years stock of poultry from
storage by March l, whereupon some
thing resembling legitimate market
conditions prevailed for time. This is
what made the storage interests sus-
pect that Mr.. Hoover was not exactly
in sympathy with them. 1t will also in
cline the consumer to the conviction
that Mr.. Hoover Is doing his duty and
needs only a few mere such testinon-
ials to be voted a great success-New
York World
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
TAG THE FURNACE.

The best way tc save coal is by not
burning it, That is why the govern
ment has put tags on our shovels, put
it is not the shovel that is to blame,
we are told h. the largest makers in
the world of steel furnaces for warm
air heating. Usually tae trouble is
too small a furnace. Oversize your
furnace or boiler and You can save
from 10 to % per cent Of your fuel,
1t costs onl.- about SIS extra for one
size larger furnace and that is equal
to about IL per cent of this years coal
bill for an average eight room house.
This extra first cost can be saved in
zone years coal bill and forever after
ward this saving each year earns
per cent on the entire cost OF warm
air heating plant. In fourteen years
it pays for the plant.
This furnace manufacturer, who has
spent twenty-five years in the bust
ness, says that the waste of fuel is
mostly up the chimney If the fur
mace is too small the drafts must be
kept open SO much that the fuel is
burned rapidly and loses much heat
in smoke up the chimney, whereas in
an diversified furnace or one a size or
two larger, the house could be heated
with the drafts closed most of the
time BY burning shoiwly fuel lasts
much longer and more of its gases are
held in the tire pot to generate heat.
If a furnace must be filed with coal
four times day it IS too small. If a
larger furnace VIII hold fire with only
three jllings one-fourth Of the coal
bill is saved. II it is large enough two
filings should be enough even in cold
weather. This would save nearly half
the fuel used by an understood fur
mace. The furnace Itself usually costs
less than half the total cost of pipes,
registers and installation. The extra
cost of one or two sizes larger IS
small 1t comes back the first year
in the fuel saved and earns by its
economy the total coast OF the heating
plant before a good furnace should
wear out. Tag the furnace instead OF
the shovel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
Member of tho Associated Press.
TRAMP. TRAMP THE Bos ARE MARCHING.

The authorities at Carroll 4 few days
ago arrested man. AS he proved to
be mentally unbalanced and irresuon-
sible a ticket was purchased for him
and he was sent on in the Iowa fash
ion Where is heP
ASK the last county seat that brought
the last ticket and sent the poor devil
to continue his interminahle tour or
watch the press dispatches. He may
kill some one soon. commit an ak muir
der or burn a warehouse, Then we
shall know whore he was at that time.
OF course it VIII be hard to verify that
the insane murderer or tirebug is the
same man, Who was hurdiegurdied out
of Carroll or Boone or Marshalltown.
He maybe one sent on before or after
in the vicious circle maintained by this
custom which is often as inhuman as
it is Illogical.
AS a business proposition it IS utter
ly indefensible. In the face of condl-
tions it is dangerous as offering oppor-
tunity to draft slackers, spies and
that ilk 1t is cruel it is in a general
way a waste of man power for many of
those tourists who travel thus on
tickets furnished by county supervis-
ors are able to perform labor of one
or another kind. 1t should be forbid
den
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
Billy Bunny and Iii. Friends

claimed the Old Gentleman Rabbit,
that was a ride!" and he took or his
old wedding stovepipe hat and emptied
the cinders out Of It and guess
there was a bushcl or less. but maybe
more, and then he put It back on hts
head and hoped into the old buggy.
But, oh dear me! Will trouble never
end? The conductor jumped or that
train and asked Uncle Lucky for his
ticket. "a
II havn't got any ticket" he said,
"and what's more. how dare you ask
me for one"
There are no free passes on this
road" said the conductor. who was a
big white Pelican with nat yellow feet,
which were very s,iseful, guess, to
stand on when the train went round q
curve.
Look here" said Uncle Lucky. and
he pulled his old wedding stoveptpe hat
way down over his left ear and put M
paws In his pocket, and threw out hfs
chest. do you suppose got on that
cowcatcher to steal a rider"
II don't know anything about It,
said the disagreeahle Pelican. 'sBut we
hauled you from Rabbitville to bunny
bridge, and it costs Uncle Sam money
to carry people for two miles and
thirteen yards. So you'll have TO pay.
mot If lose my old wedding stove
pipe hat" criew Uncle Lucky. That
cowcatcher picked me up and carried
me OF. And IL you don't go back to
your train I'll report you to Washing
to, d. c.. u. s. A., care of President
Wilson and Uncle SAM" And this so
frightened the disagreeable Pelican
that he flew back to the Green Cab
bage" pullman car and pulled the bell
rope, and away went the train for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
Five Eiahtina States.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Michigan-fve fighting states-com-
pose the seventh federal reserve dis
trict. Representatives from every
county in the group met In Chicago 10
organize for the third liberty loan
campaign. The big ballroom of the
Hotel LaSalle was damned with an
audience OF men-and a few women
whose victory spirit evinced itself over
and over again in the course of the
conference.
It. was an inspiring sight. II gave
a thrill to the spectator. 1t strengthened
faith in the awakening soul OF the ma
tion 1t held the promise that civilian
America will rise to its opportunities
and obligations and stand behind it's
men on land and sea until the hour of
complete triumph.
1t was gathering that had no
patience with talk of peace. For men
who came from the farms and offices
of middle western rural communities
and cities. men who are not emotional
by temperament, it was an audience
wonderfully responsive to every red
blooded utterance.
The conference augurs well for the
success of the loan. There Is a keen
spirit of friendly rivalry among the five
states, the kind of spirit that makes
both emulation and cooperation pos
sible. Each is eager to do better than
the others, but all are eager that the
seventh district should lead the coun-
try and that the country shall surpass
itself in this new challenge to its con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
HOLD THE CHEAP DOLLAR FOR MARKET"

Some years ago. not so many that
every middle aged farmer in Iowa
can't recollect it. the Iowa producer
had to sell his wheat from the thresh-
or settle the store bill or liquidate the
note he had given for farm machinery.
They" used to take advantage of him
then. The price just after threshing
time was way down" Those who
bought it knew the farmers predica-
ment and took every advantage of it.
In effect it vas a sort of producers
peonage managed legally by taking
advantage of the producers necessit-
les.
But that was overthrown SO long
ago that hardly a man subject to con-
scription remembers it. For years
the Iowa farmer has been able to
hold his grain for the market. If he
had TO borrow money he held for the
price. And got it.
It's good hard sense. No that the
old time Iowa farmer lacked hard
sense but ne lacked the ability to fol-
low it. He was tied tight and fast
then He had tc meet those notes. Now
when corn is cheap he holds corn for
the rise. When oats are cheap he
doesn nave TO sell at the low prize.
And so on. And he has made much
Of the money he has made feeding the
grain or holding it for the market.
Never in the history OF Iowa has a
dollar been so cheap as II is today.
That is, dollar never bought 50 little
as dollar does now, Dollars are at
the lowest market price in years Why
ii takes 81 to buy bushel of good
corn, s. TO $40 tc buy bushei of
tested seed corn. 1t takes $50 and
board to hire right good farm hand.
A pair of blankets. "a not long ago.
now requires so. A dollar Is worth
Just what it will buy. That's the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18

measure of a dollar. And measured
that way a dollar is worth just about
so cents.
Now what's the answer? Why Just
the same answer that was made to the
low priced grain. Sell the corn and
wheat and hogs and cattle and hold
the dollars for market. HOW!
There isn't better way In the world
than liberty bonds. Those dollars are
going TO como back as soon as the war
is over. Don't imagine that bushel
lars then. The measure will be read
justed, Then one dollar is likely to
buy two bushels of corn as it used to
do. Figure 1t out. If one bushel OF
corn brings 50 now and two bushels
of corn may be bought after the war
for ono dollar what Investment prom
Uses better Lkan putting corn and hogs
ard other farm produce into dollars
and holding the dollars in liberty
DOIltiS LOT Tie rise ID CidSS III run
mentary arithmetic stand MP and an
swer Corn is only an example. The
dollar will buy twice as much after
the war as it buys now of practically
everything except real estate.
Why are liberty bonds the best in
vestment? Easy We used to put
it into land but farm land is going
higher than cats back. A man with
a farm knows enough to keep it now
or ask his war profit on it. But 100
cents buys dollars worth of liberty
bonds. One thousand of these cheap
dollars of today will call for 1000 Of
those dear dollars then. Also it will
draw Az per cent While it is waiting
for the market TO rise That COM
pressed dollar is going to expand and
grow like calf grows in,o a 3-year-
old steer. This 90 cent dollar of ours
is going to be a 100 cent dollar then
measured ny what it Will buy. It's like
buying gold dollars at discount.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
a Masonic Meetings
" Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE No. 1903, A. -
and A. M-Special communication on
Wednesday evening, March 20 80
Work in the second degree. b. r. Eng
fish, w. M; John w. Wells, secretary
siGNET cHAPER, No. ss, r. A. NJ
Stated convocation, Monday eVenlhs'
March Is, at 1880 o'clock. Business
meeting. Ira A. Davenport H. ~
John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Mon
day. March 10, 1918, 1880 p. m. Regular
business. I. T. Forbes, recorder: George
Gregory l. M.
STATED coNcLAVE, ST. Aldemar
Commandery, Tuesday, March 10, 1918
1880 D. m. Regular business. L T.
Forbes. recorder; John Z. Frederick
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81, o. E.
Especial meeting for initiation We'd
nesday evening, April 3. at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Archer Walton secretary; MIS-
Cora Wiley. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
Topics of the Times

What's the difference whether we
pick up an hour here at home on
March 81 or at North Platte any old
day going west on the Northwestern
But honest now are you firm in the
resolve to use that extra hour of day
light in the garden or do YOU figure on
having minnows ready when the
whistle blows?
II Holland should open the bikes she
| might see some of her own ships sail
ing thru the openings.
The little thing like an indictment
for disloyalty and sedition doesn't seem
TO matter between socialist friends
Anyhow the socialist press is urging
support of Victor Berger.
And those Poles who are crystalliz-
ing into an army are the kind that
knock German pesimmons.
If Joshua We're living now and
scrapping the Aineleki,es instead of
stopping the sun he'd take out his
watch and set it one hour ahead.
Which also goes to show what handy
thing a time piece is.
"Yank' isn't bad name of our sol
way the boys take the boehes out OF
the trenches.
Sioux City in its primary put the
issue between Bookkeeping and law OBJ
servanCe up to the voters. Now the
state is watching Sioux City to see
whether Iowa is TO have a new com
monwealth of Sioux City" or law
abiding town under the statutes. There
is considerable fear that Sioux City
will fall Short"
We will take Hollands ships just as
a crowd of Americans would take any
bodys automobile to rush an injured
man to the hospital. In desperate en-
ersencies like that of the starving
children of Belgium and France there's
no such thing as neutral convey
ance.
One of the favorite ditties Of the
Nonpartisan League solicitor will be
81 have SIC in my inside pocket
Another delay in preparation is that
we didn't send Baker across to the
| front long ago. He'll realize the diff
ference better between being 5000 or 3
miles from the actual thing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18

is publicity-the disclosure OF just
who the men are who refuse to con-
slider national interests, putting above
them their own certainly and those OF
the kaiser probably.
But why is not the same discipline
applied to butchers and bakers that
the federal officials are enforcing
against the hotel and restaurant mem
II is neither right nor consistent that
the butchers should sell forbidden
meats, and the makers forbidden
breads and cakes and pies. on days
when those foods should not, but as
suredly will be consumed il trade
goes on as usual.
1t is irritating to "hooverize" when
one feels that the sacrifices made are
not general-that they are brought 10
nothing. or at any rate to less than
thew should effect, merely because
other people are Indifferent or dis
loyal.-New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
TIMEsREPUBIICAN laA1sHAlLl0wn iOwA 4. is; III

pounds. and costa - centA. At the
downtown stores ono may bury rice
-four potato -four and banana fiour.
rs we'll a. the commoner varities. The
prices ! have quoted are representa-
tive OF medium rental localities.
The penny Is a very usaful coin here.
nearly everything being priced in odd
cents. The silver dollar Is practically
unknown--a curiosity wherever seen.
Just why the dollar note. or Single
is more popular. ] don't know. Per-
haps it is thought more convenient. At
any rate 1T is badge Of rusticity ia
shave a cartwheel over the counter.
and calls for an explanation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
LIVING IN NEW YORK.
frank L. Matt in Grand Junction
IL

ltrank l.. Matt in Grand Junction
Globe.l
It is quite convenient TO be able to
buy all one needs for daily existence
within the distance of block. The
stores are small. but their stocks are
replenished daily. and the grocery
stores, for instance, must do a very
large business indeed in proportion to
their floor space. Perhaps you may
be interested in hist OF prices cur
rent: You can imagine that we are.
Bread costs about ten cents a pound.
and the variety of war breads is great
rye. oaten. whole wheat, graham.
etc. Eggs sell at from fifty to eighty
cents dozen. The eggs we Use (when
in an extravagant mood we sometimes
indulse) are called brown. state hen
merry eggs, short held"-one Of the
varieties of fresh eggs-and cost just
now GO cents a dozen. White eggs
cost about four cents more. Strictly
fresh laid (the millionaire sort) keep
somewhere around the eighty cent
mark Storage eggs sell for about 81
cents now. Bottled milk (Grade RI
delivered costs Is cents quart, but
for several month now the stores have
been handling so-called loose milk"
which you carry home yourself in
your own pail or pitcher at IL cents,
same grade. This is of course pasteur-
lied. Butter is said to be 6S cents a
pound. We have no fist-hand knowl-
edge of butter; oleomargarine is 36
cents. Meat-well it's costs a good deal.
Prices vary surprisingly on meat and
groceries. too. between the little shops
and the East Side markets. One can
save a very respectable amount by
taking q Bis bag about once a. week
and going to one Of the big markets,
And I understand prices in Broadway
shops are away up, rent being higher.
doubt il meat is much higher here
than n Green county-a few cents on
the pound, perhaps. All vegetables are
bought by the pound. Potatoes are five
cents pound: / figure this makes
them $500 a bushel. Carrots the same,
turnips higher, Apples we have to
buy by the quart--fifteen cents a
quart for Greetings. think they
count 3& pounds to the quart.
Jonathans are about two for five cents.
Everything is bought In small quanti-
ties as cliff jewellers have no storage
facilities. You cannot buy full sack
of -four at any of these retail stores,.
tina ordinary sack of hn,lr weighs = u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
[By David Cory.]

Well, sir, and well, man., and well,
Mr., McAdoo. When that train Of cars
reached Bunnybridge with Uncle Lucky
holding on tight to the cowcatcher OF
thu engine, as told YOU in the story
just before this, the station man, who
was an old Billy Goat ran out with a
red flag and waved 1T fourteen times up
and down and twice sideways, and
then he shot up skyrocket and fired
off his pistol and I guess by that time
the engineer thought he had better
slow down, SO he brought his train of
cars to>-a standstill just beyond the
station. right in front of a coal yard
where there was lots of coal on ac-
count of the heatless Mondays In
Bunnybridge.
And just then the old Brown Horse
and the old buggy with Billy bunny
and Mr.. Jack Hare came up and Uncle
Lucky hoped off the cowcatcher so
quickly that the engine almost tipped
over backward, just like the end of
seesaw when you get off without tell
ing the other fellow.
Goodness mel" said the Old Gentle
man Rabbit. MY old wedding stove
pipe hat Is full of cinders and my eyes
are full of tears, and feel a whole lot
older, maybe a thousand years. For
never have ridden just like this way
before. I've always had a nice char
car and porter at the door," And ne
said 1t so fast that my typewriter
couldn't make a pretty piece of poetry
on. of 1t, so you'll forgive me this time,
I'm sure. For, let me tell you, my type
writer and / were so worried Tor rear
the engineer wouldn't stop at Bunny
bridge that my .Sumb got caught and
the ribbon tied itself up into 9 double
bowknot
Goodness gracious meebus!" ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
Iowa Newspapers
RAINBOW MORALE.
TSioux City Journal

The showing made by American
Young men o. the erstwhile RainbO~
division in offensive operations is quite
What was to have been expected. The
losses that Iowa units have suffered
are bound to be distressing and to call
for much sympathy for those most
intimately affected. Splendid hope for
the cause that the young Americans
are fighting for is held out however,
by the way in which they have vim.
dicated expectations.
The prime ingredient OF a good Of
fensive soldier is dash. Dash involves
courage, confidence, freshness and
youth. Another word for it is morale,
altho there can be a fairly effec-
tive defensive morale that is nearly
sullen Frenchmen and Britons and
Germans on the battle lines of France
have been engaged in the struggle for
may months-in a broad way for
nearly four years. They have lost
something in that time, something Of
their elan, their dash. 1t is quite
doubtful whether, at the beginning, the
average European possessed as much
III the way cf spirits as the average
young man of the United States 1t
stands to reason the veteran of three
years of fighting can not possess 1t
now.
That is ono of the big things that
America thru her armies will bring
to the tired and deadiocked battle
front-morale. offensive morale. To
rely upon that quality without the
most painstaking and minute training
would be, of course, folly. But, super
imposing it on thorough knowledge
of modern warfare, combination of
lighting value that has not existed
since the battle of the So,nrne is pro-
duced.
When the American young man OF
the Rainbow or any other division goes
over the top. after being well pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
This Rule Should Be General.

When the keeper of MOTEL or res
tauIant fails to obey the orders =
which now have all the force of laws
issued by the. food administration
with respect to the observance of
days" he lays himself open to the
strong suspicion of actual disloyalty
of deliberately trying to weaken the
United States and to help its enemies.
The offense is, therefore, a most grave
one. and the punishment. OF it should
be prompt and severe.
The first penalty that comes to mind
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
WHAT GRAVEL DOES.


The people of Iowa have for years
and years talked gravel roads but
until recently little was done. The
new road laws passed by the legisla-
ture, with the automobile tax received.
has enabled the various counties to do
more or less work A number OF
miles of road in Kossuth county have
been grayeled and the result can be
seen at this time of the year. Take
for instance the roads leading into Al
COMA, where the surface has been
covered with gravel, they are just as
dry and good as at any aife during
the summer. This is especially true
where they were dragged late last
fall Where there is no gravel, they
are in the same conditions that all OF
the roads We're in before this work
began. The road from Alsona to Burt
may be graveled with the exception
of three or four rods, which during
the spring becomes almost impass-
able This means that the road to
Burt is no better than it's worst
place. With cur roads between the
towns of the county properly grav-
elled they can be Travelled at any
time of the year. which means much
to the business interests of the COM
munity. The Whittemore road is said
to be in good condition except for a
few roads near the Simpson farm.
This portion OF the road has no gravel
and the large trees alongside keep this
spot muddy following a rain, even
during the summer months. Gravel
does the business in making roads
passable during the entire year and
every dollar available by the author
tiles should be used for this purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-18
Lenasvl.x Of cu.tems.

The longevity Of customs II curicus-
~ illustrated In the case Of Lord For
ester, the fifth baron. whose death IL
announced. King Hal took IN ancestor
Of Lord Forester 90 deeply into favor
as to grant him leave to wear his hat
in the presence" The right became
an heirloom, and II one Of the tribes
of etiquette to be remembered on oc-
casion by oficials Of the court. the
Foresters we're originally Of Waiting
street, aud had charge Of the wrekin
forest.-Lenion Chronicle.