Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-05
LOCAL-COMMENT

There will be another Liberty loan
In the spring. It is mono too early to
begin organizing for Il now and every
man who has any money coming In
from investments, hogs or cattle.
should plan to set aside enough to take
his share Of the next issue Of govern
ment bonds. The allotment viii prob
ably be larger than the last one It Is
also probable that the loan will not DO
put out until March or April as the
sale Of thrift stamps and advance pay
ment. Of income taxes will give the
government ready cash with which to
meet its obligations.
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The merchants OF this city are doing
their bit ut conservation OF fuel in clos
ing their stores early during the dark
and cold winter months. Every effort
at conservation Of either food or fuel
calls for sacrifice, but II should bring
with it the Joy of service. There Is. OF
course, no more reason for church
to give up any Of Its meetings than O
picture show and ii Is waste OF heat
and light TO no useful purpose for
pool hall or smoke house to run until
midnight when merchants are closing
at 5 p. m. When 1t comes to a govern
mental order they will all be- closed
alike lust now the public committees
are calling for volunteers Just as the
Red Cross committees arc soliciting Tor
volunteer members. A church whtoh
seeks to open on one naSht IN tho
week will be the last to be reached by
any executive order when pool halls
are trying to run six nights and days,
picture shows are trying to run sew
en- nights. The facts arc that this
pressing need for conservation OF fuel
vii! have been passed In ninety days
hence the sacrifice would not be scr
ious II everybody gave up little.
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The real conservation must come IN
ne homes OF our people, in our stores
offices and factories. That Is where
the great consumption Of fuel takes
place. All the churches, picture shows
and pool halls together do not burn
one-half of one per cent Of the city's
total consumption OF fuel. A saving
Of from 10 to 80 per cent can be made
in the fuel consumed in every house.
store and factory in town II each are-
man will set himself deterndnedly At
doing 1t. Ten per cent Of the seh per
cent consumption saved IS nearly
twenty times as effective as saving Gil
fue! consumed in churches, theates
and pool halls.
The managers Of the Red Cross
membership campaign inside OF the
city are going to close their books
Monday so as to prepare their lists FOR
publication. When the list is published
It will De known as the list OF volun.
.eers. I, will then be checked and later
those whose names fail to appear wiz
be visited by committees to ascertain
why. That win be in the nature OK
CONSUMPTION. When wage working peo-
pie come to headquarters and volun-
teer IS and IS that their families might
be 100 per cent In the Red Cross there
is no excuse for others OF larger Ineans
being omitted.
The building record for last year IN
Marshalltown did not equal that OF the
wear before and 1t does not start OUT
strong this year. That. Of Itself. should
be a suggestion to those who have pro
perty that could be improved that they
will md fewer new houses in cosnpe-
t,tion II they should build now.
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The city Of Minneapolis has recently
refused a bid Of $4,000 for the gar
bage Of that city. On a per capita bss-
is the garbage concession IN Marshall'
town should be worth $500. At pres
ent It is going to waste with hogs
worth $50 apiece at 200 pounds IN
weight. The Minneapolis council thinks
that good garbage for hog feed should
be worth $4,000 In that city and that
would give Marshalltown $500 Tor tts
,oo nm tho ~ mo mar caDdto basis.