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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
PLANS COMPLETED FOR PUTTING
NEW LAW INTO
EFFECT.
AWARDS TO BE MADE
EARLY IN DECEMBER
Contracts to &c Let by Glasses and
Divisions in Hope Of Securing Real
Competition-New Law Adopted in
Haphaxaard Manner--Ora Williams
in Charge of Awards.
ecial TO Times -Hepublican.

Npec'dl 10 Il''lCs- kepunN'Hn,
Dcs Moines. Nov. Gothic selection
of a printer or printers for the state of
year 1919 will DO made early In Deem
Der by the board of public printing and
binding. The secretary of the board,
Ora Williams. is now sending out the
blanks schedules for bids and the
printing firms of the state are expected
to make offers that win be considered
in the making of the contracts.
The work of preparing these sche0.
ules has been under way the past year.
Secretary Williams made enc trip to
the east to visit printing plants and
secured information, at his own en-
pcnsc, and has obtained tho blanks and
printed matter from a great many o.
the states where contracts are secured
for printing. But owing to the peculiar
tiles of the Iowa law, il has been nee
cssary to strike out Ion new limos aud
10 prepare schedules different from
any in force in any state.
The general plan is" said Mr. VII
liams. TO let the contracts by classc g,
or divisions. in which THINGS that are
alike are grouped together in order to
secure real composition. II is hope
that in tbs way the prices will bc kept
within the rigid ,BaX.mum fixed 10y th'
law. which is tho present siart 1rv
rates. In preparation of thu s'h. 'GUics
much difficulty wc,s experienced in ad-
JustinG the Cond.t:Crs of the new law
f., no on .t1
passed by tho la@:s'n'Urn wttNo,. ~.
hearing by any committee. Ennr" 40
p"rSonT't al familiar with IN" DUh'iCa.
ton weeds ut the s-Itr Mad Az ",'"'.rN
To cff"r HUg"c&t,"nS or to h"'p tn"
LEGISLATORS IN Nnr"res~out a 2o,si s''i-
tenn. fuf d"Sni;c the c"nru3 e. ~
ard imposes oilit,Cs # the l'cw law !
am sure that We VIII go; good I, suits.
81. Classifying Work.
"Prol ably. some of thN pro"',"ctiv"'
bidders VII not understand ir'it why
some of tn" features of IA" Schedules
rave been necessary But the law has
some restrictions that stand in the way.
FOR instance, 1t is provided in the law
that DOCK work shall be let by the page.
obviously this does not mean all pages
alike: and so the schedules call for
price per page. With due regard to tn"
size of the page. the size of the type
and the manner of setting the type.
To do otherwise would be to invite
bids by sheer guess work. The nee
essity for fighting it all out per page
causes untold complications. There is
also provision that the present statu-
tory rates shall he the maximum rc-
yond which no bidder dares to go. Just
how this Will work out nobody knows
at present. 1t may prove quite an en-
barassment.
The division of tn" work int6 class
es. according to the KIND Of work. a:
for instance. separating the printing
of envelopes from that Of printing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
0lDsTlME: COLD go,

Get = small package Of Hamburg
Breast Tea At any pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful OF tim hamburg tea, put
cup Of boiling water upon 1t, pour
through a Sieve and drink Q teacupful
at any time. II 10 the most elective
way 70 break cold and cure grip. - It
I ii, the pores, relieving congestion.
Az lessons the bowels. thus breaking
IL cold - once. IA IKE
80 - II y and reSc
tsbi thsFS(Sse Aasln -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
NEW COLLEGE OFFICIAL.
Or. E. n. GeIvin. Of Superior. Wis.
Made Vice President Of Coe.

Special g Times Republican,.
Cedar Ra pids. Nov. CDR. J.. II.
Gelvn, formerly p's;or of tho Ham
mond Avenue Presbyterian church at
Superior. Wis. has been elected as
the vice president of Ccn College and
has arrived to take up his duties here.
DR.. Gclyin Was educated at Ian"
Theological Seminary in Cincinnati,
O.: Of Wesleyan Reserve University.
Pittsburgh. and at the University and
Free Church T College. Edinburgh,
Scotland. For Eve years he served
as pastor of the church from which
he came to Coo.
His entire time will be devoted To
administrative duties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
Hubbard News in Brief

Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard. Nov. 2O.--Chaplain Harvey
Rise. of Camp Taylor. Ky, is homo
on few days furlough and delivered
delightful sermon at the NJ. f. churcl
here Sunday evening.
Misses Eta and Helen Granner. Of
Omaha. Neb are visiting their parents
and other relatives for few days.
Burton Baker, is home on furlougi
of few days.
w. V. Knowles is the new proprie tor
of the G. J. Pcil garage
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
Clarion Exceeds Quota.

Clarion, Nov. 20.-Those> in charge
Of the, campaign for the >allied wHlr
work activities report Clarion has
again gone over the top-not by mere
scratch, but by 81 900 or more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
HIGHWAY THRU IOWA BEST

In This 9kats Lead Country.
Special TO Times Republican.
Tama, Nov. 20. state Consul ID. e.
Goodell has returned from a trip over
tho Lincoln Highway from Omaha to
Chicago with Secretary H. c. Oster-
man. who Is returning from the west
ern coast on his eighteenth annua, trip
across tho continent inspecting condi-
tions along the route. Mr.. Osternan,
s.h!: the 81 AIN q. Bridges
~ Iowa ~ ~ best along ~ entire;
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL DELAY
 NEEDS INVESTIGATION
Too Much Given to Charging In- efficiency Elsewhere Over man Bill Has Been Hanging Fire for Six Weeks.

Washington, March 18-Everv once in while there is an outburst from someone in Congress, who points to the inefiiciency and delay in the exec utive and war-making branches of the government, but through some peculiar difference on the part of executive officials they deliver them selves of no outbursts against the legislative body which is coordinate ly responsible with them for the sue cess of the war.
 For the fact is today that there ought to be an investigation of what Congress is doing, or rather what it IS not doing. For six weeks Presi- dent Wilson has been begging Con- gress for legislation that will enable him to consolidate bureaus, transfer divisions and generally make the ex- ecutive end of the government a fex- ible institution. He wants no addi- tional substantive power but author ity to distribute and rearrange such powers as he already possesses. He wants to be able to cut out red tape.
 It was as a result of the agitation for war cabinet in January that the Overman bill was introduced on Feb. 6, and presumably the same need for efficiency in the executive branch of the government exists now as existed then. But Congress has moved leis- urely along. Only after nearly a months discussion is the Overman bill about ready for report to the Senate. The judiciary committee met today, several amendments were ac- cepted and it was agreed that tomor- row the consideration of the measure would be renewed. The bill will be reported to the Senate in a day or two. Then there must be time for debate and, of course, when the Sen ate gets through, the same process must ensue in the House, where al- ready speeches like that of Represen- tative Longworth, Republican, of Ohio, indicate that there are breakers ahead.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
MEETING CALLED FOR
 THURSDAY EVENING
For Purpose of Organizing a Prescott Commercial Club Every Business Man in City in Favor of Organization.

A meeting is called for next Thurs day night at o'clock to be held at the court house for the purpose of organizing commercial club in Pres colt, every business and professional man in the city having expressed him self as being heartily in favor of such an organization and pledging his support for the movement. It is ex- pected that representative from ev- cry business house in the city and every professional man who is inter- ested in Prescott and the public ques- tions that come up from time to time for consideration, will be at this meeting ready and willing to put his shoulder to the wheel and push for live organization-one that will be the envy of the other towns that have already organized.
 We believe it unnecessary to ex- plain again in these columns the ob- ject of the commercial club in a town, as every man has had past experi- ence in one or has lived in a town where one was organized, but we will say for the benefit of some who have few misgivings about the organiza- tion Thursday night, that it is to be, as we understand it, strictly busi- ness organization, devoted to the interests of the merchants and other business men. Questions of public nature that cannot be handled with out the combined effort of the busi- ness interests, will be threshed out at the meetings of the club from time to time and the business men them selves will be brought together regu- larly which will encourage co-opera- ton from which the entire town will be benefited.
 Prescott's leading citizens are awake to the need of the above or ganizaton and the meeting Thursday night will be watched with interest and all those who have agreed to be there and assist in the proceedings and are found missing, will not only miss the chance to become charter member, but will lead the others to believe that their interest in the towns welfare has abated to cer- tain extent.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
AMERICAN PATROLS
 ENTER ENEMY LINES
Capture New Device Germans
 Are Using as Rife Breech- Sammies Think Spy Operat-
 ing in Our Lines Near Front.

With the American Army in France March 17.-American intelligence of- ficers report evidence leading to the conclusion that possibly a spy may be at work within the American lines northwest of Foul. Early this morn ing an American sentry saw flashes of signal light from a window fac ing in the direction of the enemy lines. He fired through the window and dashed into the house, but failed to find any one. Four hours earlier some important telephone wires with in the American lines were found to have been cut.
 An American patrol last night en- tered the enemy trenches at one end of the sector and penetrated them for some distance without difficulty. Much valuable information was gathered. As they were about ready to return they established contact with the enemy, who opened fire with a ma chine gun. The Americans jumped to a safe position and hurled grenades, silencing the gun.
 Returning to the American side of No Mans Land, the raiders brought back with them German rife breech, protected by a metallic cover over the muzzle and snap clip cover, both of which operate quickly and efficiently. Officers declared it was the best thing of the kind they had ever seen for protecting rifles. The mechanism was turned over to the intelligence department with re- commendation that the attachment be furnished American troops.
 Another patrol on the other end of the sector reported that the enemy first line was held strongly. While the raiders were inspecting the Ger man positions the enemy fired upon them several times with rifles and machine guns, which are unusual at that point.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
GARLAND COUNTY MAKES
 REMARK ABLE RECORD

Little Rock, March 19.-Garland county has made a most remarkable record in the registration of men for the U. S. shipyard volunteers. The county's quota had been placed at 56, but already more than two hundred men have been reported from that county, and the cards continue to ar rive almost daily. Senator Houston Emory is the county registration agent, and he has been assisted by w. H. Bray, former chief of police. w c. Sprague, chairman of the com mittee on public service reserve, who has had charge of the registration in the state, reports that more than 3200 men have already registered, the states quota having been only 2,500.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
ORDERS OF THE STATE
 RAILROAD COMMISSION

Little Rock, March 19.-At the meeting of the Railroad Commission yesterday it was ordered that after March g class A rates shall be es- tablished on all local and joint traffic originating in or destined to Camp Pike, and that all trains shall stop at Hotel Belmont, just outside the can tonment limits. It was also ordered that a depot shall be built at Bel mont, the work to begin within thirty days.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
M INTEREST 0F
 " RDOD CONSERVATION
,, Beatrice Forbes Robertson hlS. S.lo of New York, Will Speak [, n'Is preseott Saturday, Subject nI nrnod Will Win the War"

o,o of the bright pages being ..or v into the history of the present Na w. deals with the good work the ,on Na are doing. Not only are 's,r. @ thousands of them working for a M Pod Cross. knitting for the N.rv League, heading campaigns in ~. interest of Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps, but they are also taking the platform and making ,,epcbes in the interest of their gov ernment. acan a woman make convincing ,Deech and logical argument?" is a o,erv that is often heard. It comes, in most instances from those doubt rc Thomases" who have never taken ,be trouble to attend a meeting where voman was the bright and particu- Tor star The citizens of this town have an opportunity on Saturday | night to hear one of the most elo- oueut and brainy women in the Unit cd States. She has to be all of that r the United States Food Adminis- |ration would not have obtained her
 
 flor a special and most important work. She is Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale, of New York, who | has had most successful career in public. For years she has been prominently identified in public work. Her interest in poetry, the drama and progressive movements for members of her sex have made her a valuable factor in the promotion of those things that are worth while for |EOmanhood. She will ecture here on the subject Food Will Win the War" Mrs. Hale will give her audi ence the same vision of this struggle that she has, and she will send her good sisters" home with a deeper realization of their personal obliga- ton to their government than they had before. She will make mere man understand, too, what is expect led from him. She will prove a treat m every sense of the word.
 Mrs. Hale is one of the greatest women now working for the United States Food Administration" wrote hamp Williams, "and every one in Prescott ought to be out to hear her. tive her a welcome she will never forget, for she has a great message TOT the people of your town"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
SEARCY co DESIGNATED AS
 HEADQUARTERS co. OF 4TH

Little Rock, March 19-The Searcy Company is to be designated as the headquarters company of the Fourth Arkansas Regiment. It was must cred into the state service Saturday by Capt Roy Wood, after the physi- cal examination had been made by Lieut. c. K Townsend. The federal inspection will be made by Col Si- monds next Sunday.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19
DUTCH SHIPS ID BE
 TAKEN OVER TODAY
Reported Holland Suggested Un- satisfactory Compromise - All Ships Will Be Provided With Armed Naval Guard.

Washington, March 1S.-Holland today submitted to the United States government a compromise proposal regarding the use of Dutch shipping by the allies. It was not satisfactory. The ships will be taken over tomor- row.
 Washington, March 18.-Prepara- tions for taking over Dutch merchant ships in American ports tomorrow were completed tonight, while the government expected momentarily to receive from London the Dutch re- ply to the British-American shipping ultimatum.
 Officials here said they had no inti- nation of whether Holland would ac- cept the allies demand for a transfer of Dutch tonnage now in American and British waters or would endeavor to open further parleys in an effort to satisfy both the allies and the Ger mans.
 Officials plainly indicated that such course would not find favor here, because the voluntary agreement for the transfer has been held up two months by Germany's refusal to re- cognize the principles of international law, and they do not think final de- cision should be delayed longer.
 Today was the last day given for the Dutch government to make reply. Allowing for cable delays, the United States will proceed to requisition the tonnage tomorrow in accordance with the demand made several days ago. It was stated authoritatively that nothing had occurred to change either the terms of the proposals to Holland or the governments determination to carry the matter thrsugh to con- clusion.
 The navy department will take con- trol of the ships, which will be pro- vided with armed naval guard nd manned with civilian and naval re- serve crews to supplement the Dutch crews or replace such of the foreign sailors as desire to leave the boats.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19

Sanitary advantages are claimed for a kitchen sink that has a strainer which can be removed for cleaning or replaced by plug to retain water in the sink.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19

An Irish inventor has brought out a new packing material for eggs and other perishable foodstuffs that is made of the waste products from products from flax mills.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-19

Read Lewis Millinery Thrift Stamp d.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
QUESTIONNAIRES
MAILED TODAY
List of One Hundred and Fifty Men
Who Receive Calls to
Answer Cues
lions,

The following men were mailed
selective service questionnaires to-
day:
Clarence Gilbert, Revere, Mo-;
George T. Meeks, FIT. Madison; Carl
A. Peterson. Montrose; Roy M. Martin,
Keokuk; James q. Mudd, Downing:
Herman r, Helling, FIT. Madison;
Richard H. Holl Keokuk; John Fedler,
West Point; Hugh l. Anderson, Hills
horo; Charles r. Hancock, Montrose:
Herold w. Paul, Ft. Madison; VIM j.
Gompf, Donnellson; Charles R. Pud-
der. Keokuk; Sidney A. Marsh, Ar
gyle; A. G. Hilmer. Keokuk, Chas. Il.
Robbins. Viewer; Carl Neyens, Keo-
lsuk; John M. Drueke, Keokuk; Leo A.
Barton. Hilisbore; Harry Stenger, FIT.
Madison; Noble l.. Cook, Keokuk;
VIM H. Kunkel, Keokuk; George F.
Reid, Donnellson; Thos. j. Hickey.
Keokuk Charles H. Roe, Argyle;
Touhey, Keokuk; VIM. Kenney, Keo-
ikuk; Edward X. tombstone, Keokuk;
/ Clarence G. Jewett, Keokuk; Edger F.
Wagner, Grafton, H.; John L. Nc
Andrew, Keokuk; Rolin A. Brayton,
Denmark; George A. Kelley. Ft. Madi-
son; A. T. Metz, Montrose; Harry ].
Matthews, Argyle; j. c. Wharton,
Keokuk; Elmer Seyb, Donnellson:
Roy R McCracken. Croton; Irwin M.
Hanson, Keokuk; Karl H. A. Peterson,
Viewer; John Case, Vincean.s; Louis
Stephan. keoklk. V'nl. T Ha,.".cr.
EFT Madison. WIN. J. Crccker, Keokuk;
| Stephen Schroeder, FIT. Madison; Roy
/ HenkIe, FIT. Madison; Lonnie Hutcher-
son, Keokuk; Joseph Salem, West
Pcint; Chas. E. Nixon, Croton; ]. L.
Gerling, FIT. Madison; Steve Karvoska,
lkeokuk; Casper G. Fett, Donnellson;
John ). Leu, Keokuk; George A.
Burns, Keokuk; Burt Tebbs, Douglas.
Wyo.; Harry III. Rein, Keokuk; Harry
iR. Leicht, FIT. Madison; Perry Evans.
Jr., Vincennes; VIM. T. Matheney, FIT.
Madison; John H. Murphy Viewer;
Russell cambridge, Argyle; Dave Stad-
ley, Vincennes; Chester H. Weiser, IL.
Madison Eugene Swearenger Keo-
Equq; Walter Conley, West Point;
Thomas F. McKettrick. Fl Madison;
Clayton e. Clond. Bettendorf; VIM.
Callsen, Keokuk: M. e. Taber, Column
bus, Ca: Raymond Menke, West
Point; Philip F. Roam, TT. Madison;
John H. Abel, Argyle; Arthur D. An
drews, Keokuk; Ernest Gilbert, Mont
rose; Chas. Van AIKEN, Ft. Madison;
Melvin nj. Breitenstein, Moline, ILL.,;
Earl Carver, Pennington; Edward R.
Doherty, Argyle; Lester G.. Pollard,
Pennington: Oscar Larson, FIT. Madi-
son; Louis Reichelt, Fit. Madison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
CHARGES OF
DRUNKENNESS
Church Board Secretary Says Con-
ditions are Improving Now
and There is No Cause
for Complaint.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Deets
Pickett, research secretary for the
Methodist Episcopal board of tenn
perance, today declared he was sorry
the clip sheet He issued recently on
charges Of drunkenness in the army
in France had been resurrected at
this time, as conditions are now i'm
proved.
Publication of the clip sheet which
charged wholesale drunkenness was
deeply resented by army and navy
officers The church prohibition
branch, headed by Pickett, claimed
that drink was filling the guard
houses and that the brewers had SO
influenced the war department as to
remove the protection from soldiers
abroad which is provided for them.
Conditions are really quite little
better" said Pickett today, "and I'm
sorry the matter has been dug UP.
We had advices from a number Of
people saying the question of drunk
enness was pretty bad. The men
would get off transports and get
their wine and when pay day came
they got lots Of champagne It was
pretty bad but 1t has improved the
past month and as General Pershing
is working toward prohibition, that's
all we want"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
Miss Minnie n. Ahrens, Chairman of
Red Cross Nursing Service in
Central District, to
be Here.
WILL TELL OF ACTIVITIES
She VIII Speak on Necessity for Nurs-
ing Service in United States
and Tell of Red Cross
Work.

Miss Minnie H. Ahrens, chairman Of
the Red Cross nursing service of the
central district, with headquarters in
Chicago, will be in Keokuk Friday af-
ternoon and at $3.50 o'clock will speak
to the nurses Of Keokuk, the women of
the Red Cross chapter and any other
women who will be interested in war
work. She will speak at the Y. w. G..
A. auditorium.
Miss Ahrens' topic will be the neces-
sity for enlistment of nurses for serv-
ice in the United States and she will
lspeak also along the lines of work be-
ing done by the women of the Red
Cross chapters. Both topics will be of
interest, the nurses of the city being
especially interested in the line of SER
vice, and the Red Cross workers will
be glad to know something of the &C
|tivities in this field, which Miss Ahrens
will describe.
Miss Ahrens is a brilliant speaker,
and one Of the best informed women in
the line of work which she is doing in
the United States. She was former
superintendent Of hospital in Chica-
go, and has had wide service In the
nursing field. Her message to Keokuk
womee will be especially interesting
and timely, and they are urged to plan
to attend
The annual meeting of the south
eastern Iowa district Of registered
nurses will be held at Ottumwa Sat
urday, nnd Miss Ahrens is to attend
that session She Is stopping over in
keokuk on her way there, and will ar
rive here at LIS in the afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
CAR LOAD OF
POTATOES HELD
Food Administrator VIII Sell Those
Not Frozen, to People Of
Ottunwa at Low
Price,
Especial to. The Gate CITY,


BURLINGTON. Iowa, Jan. 81.
F. Deems, United States food admin
istrator for Iowa, through W. T. Nc
Elroy, assistant county food admin
istrator at Ottumwa, today took over
a car load of potatoes at Ottumwa,
Iowa, which had been in transit from
Rosecreek, Minnesota, since Deem
Der 1, consigned to the shippers or
der and which he had been unable to
place for sale. Almost half the po-
tatoes were destroyed by frost. In
order to save them, the food admin.
istration Is having them unloaded to-
day, and sorted. The frozen potatoes
will be turned over to the farmers
for hog feed, while the good potatoes
will be Immediately sold through the
food administration to consumers.
This action was taken by Administra-
tor Deems in order to save the food