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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

we'll we left on in the last story
Just as dear Uncle Lucky had picked
a pretty dandelion and put 1t In his
button hole. or was IL after Old
Mother tMagpie had ecolded him for
wearing his Sunday pants on Monday
Wen, any way, pretty soon he came TO
the old brier patch and wasn't BILLY
Bunny glad to see him. Well, just
guess he was. For II had been . Ions
time since dear Uncle Lucky had been
to call. You see, the old gentleman
rabbit had been to Washington to see
Uncle Sam about getting coal for his
factory in Rabbitville and as Uncle
Sam was very busy. it had taken uncle
Lucky almost week before he cotho
even make a call on Aunt COLUMBIA az
the White House
And when Mrs. Bunny heard the
automobile horn she ran out to say
how do you do, and Uncle Lucky gave
her a lovely vanity bag he had oousht
while in Washington. Wasn't that nice
Of him.
Come out for a driver" said the old
gentleman rabbit, but Mrs. Bunny said
she was too busy with her spring
cleaning. So Uncle. Lucky took Billy
Bunny. and away they went, over tho
hills and far away, as they say IN
Mother Goose" and by and by. after
a mile or maybe less. they came to =
bridge where little old duck WAS the
tollman- And he lived In little house
close to the road. and whenever any
one tried to so over the bridge without
paving toll that little old duck would
ger dr.adfully angry and close the
gates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Billy Bunny and His Friends

well. sir! Something happened -
the Luckymobile and 1t wouldn't stop.
Away It went toward the bridge, and
when that little old duck saw wha8
was going on he called OUT, stop"
hut, OF course, poor Uccle L0cky
couldn't and then that ducae toalsnAn
closed down the gates and bump went
the Luckymob;le right into them. and
crash! went the electric lights. and
hang! went the front dres, and Oh
dear me! le. me see II anything else
went of! Oh. yes oh, yes, Uncle
1.ucky's old wedding stove pipe hat!
And this, Of course, made the OLD
gentleman rabbit dreadfuiiy ansfy, 1oF
81 there was anything IN the world ne
was fond Of 1t WAS that old wedding
stovepipe hat
Look here, .Mr. Waddie" he said q
the old duck tollman. Now see WhoS
you've done!' and then Uncle LUCKY
Jumped out Of the Lickynobile ana
took that old duck by the wing and NJ
swung him around three times ana
half till the old duck was 20 d1sxy SnAS
he quacked sideways.
IN buy you a new hat" he said e
last when Uncle Lucky let 80 OF MN.
mo you ont" said tho old gentle
man rabbit, but you'll buy me new
set Of tires and two new electric lights
and q GOOD cigar. or I'll report you to
the Eovefnmenk and talco tals brid0o
away from you!" And this % frghtn-
ed the old duck that he went inside his
little house and brought out bag90
Of pennies and gave them all to Uncss
Lucky. And IN the next story you
hall hear what happened after that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
THE VACANT LOTS.

There should be no vacant lots in
Burlington or n any other town in
Iowa Or N ne;ghboring states the COM
ip. season. There should be use for
such lots and there should be work
ers 10 make them productive In some
towns the lsudaDle ambition is noted
10 make the city needless place.
That. in addition TO reducing the cost
u living and helping TO win the war
makes an interesting and valuable
program. And II is altogether prac-
t5csi. II is not something that may De
possible IN the distant future but that
can be done this very year. There Is
no reason why any town or city shonfo
no. aspire TO the title Of weakness. OF
49, CO .-ee1s ehnnId be toier-
sted 81 any modern up-to-dafe town.
Perhaps after We get the towns
made xeediess there again VIII o
something thai viii spread out Fos-
shiny then we can encourage cam
paigns that viii reach out into the
rural districts and after we nave
| needless towns, it will be an appar-
entity simple matter to strive ATE.
.weedlessness' for townships anc
counties. 80
And at some time n the future. We
NAV hope TO make Iowa . Eeeoiess
| state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

organization does that. And that - mol
the true spirit Of helpfulness or the
high water mark of patriotism.
Those seventy-five brethren are
without any doubt among the best
farmers and the most law abiding and
sincere citizens of their county. They
are what We call mighty good men.
But The best thing We can any and all
OF US do whatever our denominational
and political affiliations are is to lay
aside our minor differences of opinion
and make one great denomination and
party Of Americans.
After the war Is over Well argue that
tobacco question out. Perhaps in the
peace and quietude that follows the
war We shall require something OF the
sort 10 KIND o liven US up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
RENTING ITS OWN CAPITAL.

There IS a very important controversy
come the railroads are entitled 10 have
guaranteed by the government Presi-
d,.lt Wilson and his democratic Spokes-
men in congress propose an average OF
all that they have earned during the
past three years and the bill before
congress now guarantees that much
Senator Cummins objects SAYING that
the government should be under no
obligation TO guarantee the railroad
corporations any surplus prc!its Ior
reinvestment hut that The govern
!nent's obligation IS 10 the stockholders
and he proposes an average OF ali
dividends actually paid ont TO stock
holders du-ins the pas; three years.
The difference involves an item o.
$4,000, GOo IN the tax which severn
mert control Of railroads during the
war imposes upon the people o. this
country. II would seem that the Cum
minis Idea offered the fairest PROPOSE
ton 10 the whole people If il is TO be
accepted t,7ae The railroads are quasi
public property 10 begin with and not
merely private privilege,
The same question Is always in
VOWED in all public utility contTover-
sizes. The eas company in Minneapolis
has recently asked Tor an Increase IN
rates and contends for is former
average profits, much OF which have
been re:nvested in the extension and
endorsement o. the properties but a
court opion denies the company the
right 10 collec; from the public surplus
Of rates to Dc 7o-invested and charged
:or il ne future The principle laid
down u that tie public would be
furnishing part OF Inc invested capital
and would be paying rent for its own
par, o: the capital thus invested
This IS the idea that Senator Cum
minis Aas as TO the railroads, He would
ali that the railroads have
paid their bond holders for money
borrowed and 81 thai they have PAID
for the capital they have
invested altho he realizes that much
Of this stock represents Eatereo
securities aa6 no original investment
but he objects to guaranteeing taat
the railroads etal! keep on collecting
from the public surplus earnings 70 De
-e-zrvssted II extensions AID innproVe-
nsn-s and rented back 70 the pubic
fo- more rates He thinks thai gov
ener. guarantee O. the average ofT!-
deo.s which stockholders have actual
~ reserved *oald make il easy tc'
railroads 10 sell more stock when they
needed more capital and the public
would taen pay rates on what the
sro.kholds- had actuaiy invested and
not o. what me public i-sea had in
Vested What - wrong WIFI -oe Cum
Minis :daa except tha- ne l. 4 the
minority Z. Washington:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
FARMS ASo lAsoR THIS YsAa.

The county agents al ;hesr recent
meeting at Ames urged commercial
organizations TO make a special etfoc,
this year 10 Substitute woman labor
for man labor wherever it is pTac-
ticabl thai man labor may be th0s
released for farm work.
There is nothing especially unrea-
sonsble in The request. Il comes srorl
the farms thru farm agents whose CT
forts are directed 10 the special as
sistance Of farmers. It IS, IN effect,
however, drafting labor from the desks
ana the shops for Ire farm. Mayoe
the employer VIII greet the suggestion
as the farmer gFeets the draft which
takes a man from the farm 10 the
army. Still. II the necessity equals
the demand there is nothing essential
~ unreasonable or unfair about the
proposition. The war comes first and
war measures take precedence
However, it is Of evidence that much
Of the man labor for the desks and the
shops and other places where woman
labor would be available IS gone or
going; for few OF those who might be
available for farm work came under
any possibility Of industrial exemption.
The farms VIII need help. If they
can not get July trained farm help
.baT- --,s- ,,,a.- s.---5 ~, So !, n5- ~ ~,
way. That IS what The factory ana tae
shop and the mercantile business IS
doing. When We speak OF women for
the mans JOB in the city and town we
include just that embarrassment for
their emplcye-s-tha training and
adaptation OF a new hand to a JOB
And tha, Is one OF the general en75a--
easements that all business inclusive
o. the farms must Zee! and make the
best Of.
The farmers VIII need help Com
na-cial clubs can help greatly. not only
By acting on the suggestion Of the
county agent hut ny appointment Of
committees 70 see that unemployed
laho- gets employment and demanding
..t.a- 10 able bodied person lies around
as al uap-oductive colsume-. When
spring opens the long lines Of aaan-
ployad that XIII tine watching pool
games should - sat killing vesds- AZ
any -a-4 they should be set doing
something,
= isn't 70 oe easy. !: means hard
work eo- ali Of Us. self Genial Cor al Of
Us trouble to- all OF Us. But who
among Gs is going 20 shrink from
doing the square LnlnE ny The co1ot-Tr
the wy and our ovn boys across tbs
SEA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

already on. The time has come when
the wheat should be separated from
the chaff and il requires backbone TO
do it, There are lot Of fellows who
need good advice administered. II
necessary. to show some OF them the
way they should walk. Garner took
a rough way to bring this about yet
strong determined men did the Work
and did it well. 1t is but fair to state
that Fenninger was not a German and
is not in any manner to be classed as
such. It is said that his father was a
III, liander and his mother Irish. The
man has always been known as what
is commonly called an or that Is
he was very prone to take the opposite
view of any question that cams
up whether in neighoorhood affairs,
county questions or most anything
else. with but few friends he re-
NAMED antagonistic to all, without
rhyme or reason. This became a
habit. Fenninge.. lived for himself
alone, the spirit OF live and let live
was no. shown IN his daily life. He
got so that he not only criticized his
aeighbor, hu. continually harped that
every one with whom he dealt had
some Interior purpose in everything
they did. Thus he became a con-
firmed cynic never seeing good
trait in amy one. and never falling TO
see bad one. He ran against a cir
cumstance when his neighbors deter
mined that he should begin to live and
act more IKE human being and have
some respect for the opinions OF 9TH
ers He had no reason for his ac-
tons ana no reason to make the re-
marks claimed against him. The
council OF eefense Is intended TO be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
lust NOW LET'S ALL CARRY WATER.

Seventy i've farmers belonging 70
the Church q the E3re-n-s1 have Pc
--..tiooed congress t-u-n Black Hawk
county 70 pass q law agains, planting
a1d raising :o12ooo. They poiE: OK
.hzc $4,000 acres q land Is being de-
voted 70 tobacco growing and cal at
% tie brethren, ara raising cc-- and
hogs tie tobacco -aiss-s arg RAISING
toaacoo and taey want thai stepped
Saco1tirsnEy.
Ps-hap. Eha petitioners ara -E.- and
TIE country ard rhs word would DC
better O. Z S.~ waE:e- Raleigh aa5
met VIII -.ca- c--cu-ns-a1Is which
ended ny chopp.ng als head Of he
fore he MT ne PIPE on ;aat historical
occasion WIFI which II school boys
s-e 1au1hsr. o1t there really ST. time
70 argue The case 'os1 Ct present. VS.
are too Dusy- 4 1T q argument VII
hare 70 wait rctl We get th-U with ras
SOB We have OF hand which Is 70 VIZ
the wa- .rs1 and argue over Off erFnces
IIke using -obacco 2fte-war6. !. is
as though ne family should 6-gp Il
d2spute over VINO should carry wate:
when -he house Is OF Ere. JUS 1oH
the main SOP Is 70 carry water.
The petition1ng farmers are 6oiog
the right hing when they -a-lsf hogs
and corn and wheat They can't rasss
TOO rucn % Il and as patriots the,
saould ra-Se iii they possibly car That
Is their duty II Is also their business
and their proH-. Br; !: does not fol-
low thai they should han. any specLa
propaganda on E plain duty. No doUp'
.hey look upon the use Of tooacco ~ {
Sin. gut & very great majority o.
people % MOI. And those whc 20 10
are also raising hogs anG corn aut
wneaL Feraaps me Cisu--ru u an
Brethren from .'conscieoIlouE oDJec.
tlon" also ceasiderE i / sln 70 carr,
rife Or stand behind Z cannon OF 4
machine gun n the trenches Bat (
majority 0, tncse WOO are doing tnt
actual fighting Disagree win i on tn'
question Of tob2cco. 4 Is Z matter y
ne left for settlement after the g.ea
| f4zeN.fcp rf ynyl5 e--sxalyrfpfF4f o- wt,rl,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
RIPPING RHYMES
The war d
BY Wait Mason.
THE DRAGGING WAR.

and peaees dawn has shown no sign Of orean.:
in futile wrath and never quits his abors stan
appointed to ur the nass and
OF
Andw
Of to
douby
baka at
bet whip the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Topics Of the Times

And t,e kaiser sad L. tae solfaeTiaa.
Now --olzky, away back aad sii
agwr"
Tsooze nevs- helped a man 70 fight,
Il 5ust males INN think hs oagat 70
gic.. somebody smaller than himself
No DOUBT trae ka1se- would teel that
a-src..s -r, pac.5s-p and zas R3ss
variety Of socialism arg nno-e 70 De &c
ys16aL on ttzs1 three srIIy co-ps %
Bran burgers.
the president nas5ng gone oTe- iae
figures concludes that sz--t Il z isaf
price fo- WHEAT. Ngnt as seH bring
=. oGc and selJ IL The wV-ld needs
II and sg.2t'- toe 2r.cs-
G3gu. the worst u he stale news
* ma Huae-son may De = canhda1e
tor the Legislature from Montgomery
ana ma. there's Z lot of people doyn
there MAD enough and fool enough 10
pots tor bln-
There's some farm WORK Of course
tfasE women can do. Anc some o,
them would prefer running gang
slow or dria1ng sseder 10 doing ffs
family warn Or cooking meals for ten
Or q 0uzen psovie; tDut when sae docs
whos going " cDok" &ot father
Wen ooys. axe aser q yon,geffes
aua Crop US = post card from Berlin
Also Il see.ns that TIC Non2s'sIssan
League is excessively ,,ast1ssa for IA
promoters.
The Burlington Gazette IN grooming
Jl.n Davis Eor senator. What an IN
falling aud perennial tower IL hope
The man who makes two pigs gro"
tals year where one grew East year ~
2 bigger man f3lan that Fellow wnf
raised the grass
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
A SOLDIERS DEMAND.

In letter written TO an Oelwein
boy. Ralph Stephenson who is over
in France. 20 his parents he Urges that
-he farmers ot this section make a
special effort this year 10 put In the
Largest crops in history. He writes
that il is absolutely essential for Am
erica 10 raise bigger crops than be-
fore IN order that the American lads
IL Ihe tre-ches and in the front lines
f,e fed a. ia. present time he writes
tiaa: the resions are just fair and tina;
an occasional visit, 10 cafe is neces-
sary IN order TO complete the menu.
This advice VIII ne Needed by our far
rner friends. And it is lap TO us who
are town folks TO conserve the wheat
and the meat that can De shipped to
l;2tI-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

a company OF men who win strive to
bring by argument in friendly way.
men who viii NOT listen to reason. It
is intended to make them listen by
any route they may advise. The nnA1
who viii. merely pout and get away
from Argument and reason must b
compelled to listen whether thSy
want to or not. But very few men
viii persist in going wrong Il they
listen 70 good men who seek their well
fare in good whole argument and tails
along the line OF reason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
REVERSING THINGS.
MASON CITY Times.

When Judge Wade, the other day.
mi.igatee the sentence he had pro
nounced against a rampant pro Ger
man because be found that the mans
son was IN the national army and peg
tsc.ly willing. even enthusiastic to
fight 70. America and humanity he did
2 mighty fine thing but he reversed
the usual order OF things IN the do
ing Usually i: Is the fine and up
right father for whose sake the boys
ssataace Is ulitig2ied, that no unnec-
essary disgrace and burden OF grief
may De put on the innocent But after
all. there Is possibility tina. the
srSEe-s procedure could be made use
nj more than il is, and il cases where
the Ea- Is rot the issue
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Masonic Meetings
vjsito-s Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE No. 1o8.-Spe-
ciAl communication Friday evening
March 1, at 1880 O'Clock. Work in third
degree. B. E English, W. NJ; J, w.
Wells. secretary.
SloNET CHAPTER, Ma. SO, z. A. NJ.
Special conversation Monday evenins
Feb. Is, at 1880 O'Clock Mark Masters
degree. Ira A. Davenport H. P; JohA
w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo,
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Mon
day, March 10, 1918. 1880 p. m. Regular
business. L T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, I II.
SPECIAL coNctAVE, St. A'denar
Feb. IS. 1918. 7:so ,. n. For work;
Order Of the Temple. I T, Forbes,
recorder: John E Frederick, COM
naAndeP.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81. O. E.
4-1Regular meeting tor business Wed
nesday evening. March IS, al 80
o'clock Ms. Archer walton sec-e-
tay. Mn. Cora Wiley, ". N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

tha. their usesuln,Ns WA endcc. That
led to the slAushtet OF the willow
hedges. In af.ar years 1: became eva
dent that the hsSnways would not drs'
cut after rains or when the frost was
going Oh in tae spr;nH IL these trees
were so thick "a , prevent either WIND
or sun t:cn. i3,ny the iry'n, act. The
legislature pass 4 a law compelling the
trimming OF he lees aiany the highways
over the protests Of the men Of ncr,h-
the preservation Of their w.ndoreaks.
The fight Is still on in some counties.
In Grundy county. c. Q. Goodwin says
that mo more will taxpayers build
roads at the cost OF n thousand or more
dollars a mile, only to ha ~ n row VI
overspreading willows. or hedge, or
other trees, shade the road and spoil
it, for the board of superv' sars at the
meeting Monday passed a resolution
in accordance with the state law. or
dering all willow rows, hedges and
other trees cut or trimmed in accord
ance with the law. This work must he
done by April and all property own
ers who fail to comply with this notice
will find those trees cut fof chem by
the county and the COST charged
against their farms with their taxes.
The new order Will effect cutie a num-
Der OF roads III G:GndS county and no,
a few farmers and un,!t ubtediy me
stretch Of road on The n,I.dle Eidnra
road, known as Lovers Lane, with
its big arching trees touching in the
middle will have to so. but the over
hanging trees along the modern road
are nuisance in wet weather and
snow catchers in winter SO that even
a puddle jumper can not jump across.
so if you own a willow row, or hedge,
get busy. You have about sixty days
10 cut them down."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
BUT WHY NOT KEEP HIM OFF.
IMontSeIlo ExpT eSs-l

German propaganda may get start
in Iowa but II viii not go far IN its
rare. John II. Driver the Chicago ego
list. who has been seeking opportunity
thru the teachers institutes for the
spread Of his insid;ous doctrines found
that out A. Monticello before he
spoke. the mayor. who had heard Of his
inci;nations. told him plainly that il
he attempted any pro-German TANK
here he would promptly be pulled ON
the stage Driver has made his last
institute speech IN Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
THAT HALF-MuSE DRY ZONE.
ID,yenx,orf Tines1

The one thing about the announce
ment that certain saloons in Rock Is
land are 10 be closed as a protection
10 the soldiers and worSInen al the
Rock Island arsenal which doesn't
sound Just right is the statement that
the government is going to order a
dry zone extending half mile in all
directions from the Rock Island end
OF the government bridge.
The assumption appears to be that
the man WIN IS seeking something to
relieve his thirst viii not go further
than half mi!e. 1t is suspected that
expert Testimony could be secured even
in Davenport where there are no sa-
looms to prove that some men when
they are DIS will go further than a
half mile to get drink At any rate
it is quite possible that most OF the
men who now find a certain amount
OF eNhilaraucn in Rock Island will
merely stay on the car a little while
longer. or Use little more gas IN their
cars or veal out a little more shoe
leather and 20 on through the dry zone
TO the outlying wet zones Of Rock Is
land.
Of course. If il is the purpose Of the
government 10 prevent men at the is
land from stealing thru the gates at
noon rushing 10 the Rock Island shore
for Nbation. and rushing back again
10 resume wuri, with unsteady heads.
there might b. somo excuse for the
proposed soae syStem
1t Is absurd tc assume that the SOL
diers and workmen OF The Rock Island
arsenal will not 30 beyond an inaSi-
nary line drawn with . radius OF hall
a mile from the Rock Island end OF
the eoveznment vsAduok It Is equally
absurd to assume that II the saloons
in that hall mile sme are abolished
the saloon ccEace to the arsenal ~ili
be wiped out The plan - 20 imprac-
teal that Il ID difficult TO understand
how any officials. seriously giving their
attention 10 tho problem. would not at
once decide that all the saloons in
Rock Island must so for the duaoon
OF the war.
So long - there arc saloons any
where in Rock Island thcre win be the
same reason for complaint that exists
no~-and possibly greater reasons II
the saloons are driven into new dis
,rsctx where they wall be less com :
nc,dSousIy arranged and less closely
supervised
II would appear TO ne only the fair
rhtu9 for al concerned and also inc
~ soma BILE thing to close all the 81.
looms at the same time II the govern
ment means business, nero 'eRnpos11-
ing is no, ths way TO go about e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
HIS SIN FOUND HIM.

One Iowa farmer got in had by act
Ing TOO much like a hos. His house
burned and forty sacks of -four were
ruined. He was boarding the -four and
probably was keeping the matter a
secret He proposed TO have all the
-four be wanted whether his neighoors
or the American soldiers in France get
any or not He is liable TO fine OF
5000 or two years IN the peni1entiary
or both. HIS sin found him out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Iowa Newspapers
THAT 50 PER CENT.

4 Chicago mail order house earned
81 per cent. Yet there are fellows who
wear the shoddy stuff from these
houses. knock their own communities
and thoroughly believe that dollar
spent in sight and unseen deal with
a stranger. IS better than tho II were
Loft with q ne!Ehboy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
HEDGES AND ROADS

~In the early days il vas quite
popular thing to plant trees along Ine
hirhsays. In 20 1thsra IONA me
Usage orange hedge fence ti-d me
businefs. but i. northern owa- WI
jloxs were imo-ovised and were Sc.
ert only Sex inches apar- mak.ns
- they grer. lick .hed< men
II ling iaai ..rts me the prOpe- thin Z !
.2as soon ! sc4.ered thai the roots g
w.,1ors 1,ssa Il On take pos<e<sicn y :
it9e hoI1,w tsaa <rd stop -hes1 Up -