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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
Topics of the Times

It comes to this: Delay IN the
United States means disaster on the
other side Of the Atlantic.
The president may think that he
needs no help beyond house and cabinet
as now constituted but the country Is
beginning TO think differently. The
load Is too much for one mans Shout
ders and the interests involved TOO
great to be given over entirely to one
mind and one Judgment.
Missouri is considering using her
conyicts as fishermen. They would
probably prefer that to road work.
The boys wouldn't object SO much
to a little shoddy in the winter cloth
ing II they could have felt the winter
clothing where ii would Io the must
good to a soldier.
That new disease, Knitting nerves.
doesn't come from knitting but prob
ably from being interrupted when she's
counting stitches.
Perhaps the railroads will never go
back to private ownership. Perhaps
they shall. Time enough to quarrel
over that. Just now what's the pros
pect OF few trainioads Of coal?
A censorship which withholds gen.
eral view Of the war, the purposes Of
this country in the war and the course
of preparations for the war in the END
is likely to put the country in dis
trustfui attitude. The country Is no,
apathetic in the war. 1t Is perhaps BE-
wildered.
Let's quit worrying over LaFolletts
for the time being and worry hard ovel
equipment for the soldiers. When W.
have supplied their necessities ant
made ready for the big struggle aheaS
We can take a fail out o. LsVollett'
| white W are resting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
Petroleum in Kansas.

More petroleum was produced IN
Kansas in 1915 than In any other year
in the history Of the petroleum indus
fry In that state, according to experts
Of the geological survey. This Is In
teresting in view Of the large quanti-
ties Of this commodity that are being
used in connection with the war.
According to the figures collected BY
the specialists Of the survey. recently
completed, s,73S,077 barrels OF crude
petroleum were marketed from wells
in Kansas in 1915. This quantity Is
nearly double the output In any pre-
ceding year and was 22a per cent more
than the 1915 output.
Tho average price for this oil at tho
wells was &i.1s 4 barrel. and the total
market value OF the output was $l0.-
33s.95s. These figures show a gain OF
So cents In average price per barrel
and 507 per cent gain in tho total mar
ket value OF the oil sold over the pre-
vious year.
The stimulus to field activity fur
nished by the more favorable market
for the petroleum and by the existence
in Kansas OF two prolific sources OF
new production resulted in the compile
ton Of 1854 wells during the year. OF
these s,l42 were oil wells, credited with
an average yield Of seventy-nine bar
rels each during the first twenty-four
hours after completion.
d -. A. DVl<m~~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
NO PEACE NOW UNLESS GERMANY WINS,


With the collapse OF Russia Germany
has the military advantage IN the
world war and will hold it turnout the
present year or until the United States
can get more than million men into
action. With the offensive in her hands
Germany Is most likely to break thru
the lines some where either at Saloniki
or in Italy or somewhere else. Inc
least likely in France or Belgium. For
this reason the people Of France ana
England are doomed to great discour-
agements during the coming summer
War weary and discouraged by some
sudden German success even tho II De
against lines that are not vitality i'm
portant to winning the war the great
danger is that the people OF France or
Of England will give up and collapse
It was 10 this situation that the
prime minister OF England was talking
when he announced EngiandS aims
in the war. 1t is not likely that he ex-
poets Germany to accept Peace no"
or within the year would be German
victory. Peace that will be lasting
neace and an honorable peace to those
who are defending law and order anu
civilization can not come until Ger
many. military forces on land or sea
have been defeated. Germany must
be licked before she will be good.
Lloyd George says that England oe-
mands that all the Polish people, even
those long ago captured by Germany
must be made free to set up their own
government. that the people OF Alsacs
and Of Lorraine must be permitted 70
choose their own masters, that tho ter
ritory belonging rightfully to the Bel
g;ans, Serblans. Roumanians ana
French must be returned to them ana
restored to its condition before the war,
which means reparation by Germany
for the destruction she has wrought
that the Italian population long heid
in subsection by Austria must be per-
mltted to Join their provinces to their
fatherland which Is Italy and that the
people living in the South African
colonies formerly under German DO
m,n!on must be permitted to choose the
government they wish to live under.
He then says that England has no
desire to destroy the German nation
or the German form Of government
altho he believes that no lasting peace
can come until the German people take
possession of their own government
He also announces that England does
not desire to take Constantinople away
from Turkey, but expects to have the
passa eeway between the Mediterranean
and Black seas kept open Tor every
body.
These are all fair and Just claims
and would be included In the award OK
a disinterested and impartial court, DUG
they would forever destroy the German
dream OF dominion over Mitteleuropa-
The war for Germany would have been
started in vain. The economic destruc-
ton of her national wealth and the
slaughter Of her millions OF men wouio
stand OFT as a hideous blunder. Her
people would revolt and her military
caste would be destroyed from within
the German empire. 1t is needless 10
hope that the kaiser will accept just
peace until he is forced TO. 1t Is DO
voutly to be hoped that the peace that
is finally accepted is peace which
the kaiser will have to accept whether
he likes it or not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
Masonic Meetings

~ Visitors Always Welcome
MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1os. A. F. &
A. M.-Special communication. WORK
in third degree. Friday. Dec. Il. Al I
o'clock. John ". Wells. secretary;
W. H. Steiner ". NJ.
SIcNEr CHAPTER. Ma. SO. r, A. NJ
Special Joint convocat,on Friday even
sng. Jan. II. at 1880 o'clock for installa-
ton Of officers. Carl Shafner H. P;
John W. Wells, secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solo
Mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Fri
day, Jan. IL, 1913, 1880 =. n. 1nstalla-
ton Of officers. !. T. Forbes. recorder
George Gregory. 7. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE. ST. AIdemar
Mommandsry, No. 80, x. T.. Friday.
Jan. II, 1918. 1880 p. m. Installation Of
officers. I. T. Forbes, recorder, II. c.
Mueller. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. {.
S.-Regular meeting for business and
installation Of officers Wednesday,
Jan. Is, 1880 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary: Mrs. -. E. Fred
eriek. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
BOARDS AND BOARDS.

fSloux City Tribune.1
When tho Iowa board Of control was
created, by the legislature Of 1898. it
was designed to establish its useful
ness largely thru its personnel. 1t did
that very thing. too. in the early his
tory Of the board. The hrst board was
composed OF former Governor William
Larrabee Supreme Judge L. G. Kline,
and John Cownie, one Of the best pras-
teal economists the state ever pro-
duced. The next three men to serve on
the board Of control were Supreme
Judge Clifford s. Robinson, Judge j. F.
Wade and John T. Hamilton. all men
OF state wide prominence.
OF late years the board Of control
has become like other state boards'-
a mere vehicle for paying political
daA4s and building political fences. No
member OF tho present board was
named because Of demonstrated capac-
ity IN business or public affairs. The
board now consists OF Anthony NJ.
McColl J. H. Strict and W. d. Sheean.
It's star has, grown gradually and now
consists OF secretary, architect drafts-
man, accountant, tuberculosis lecturer,
four state agents. estimate clerk, pur-
chasing agent, statistician and seven
stenographers.
The foregoing facts are cited merely
because Of their bearing on the attempt
to mako 1t appear that the recent move
for . special legislative session was
due to pressing financial necessities
confronting the board Of control in tho
management Of state institutions. Dur
Ing the days when the board Of con-
troll was a real business organization
no one ever heard Of regular appropri-
atoms for two years. and special emer-
gency funds in addition, being con-
sumed in one year. Regardless Of this
showing Of bad management. tho con-
dition which has been created does not
call for special legislative session.
Tho legal method IL provided 70 deal
with such emergencies In the follow
ing statutory provision:
It shall be unlawful Tor any trustee.
superintendent, warden or other officer
Of any Of the educational. charitable
or penal institutions to contract
any indebtedness IN s1cass Of
the appropriation made -" but
nothing shall prevent the mourning OF
Indebtedness on account Of support
funds for the state Institutions. upon
the prior written direction Of the
executive council. speoifying the
items and the amount OF such in
debtedness TO bs incurred, and tho
necessity therefor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

cherishing that hope the American
people should not relax their efforts or
slow down their preparations. Let
every thing go forward at full speed. so
that II It shall appear one year from
now that the hope was too sanguine.
the nation will not have sacrificed any
thing thru nursing It. Mr.. LLOYD
Georges message will be an inspiration
to the allies for more effective Efforts
Washington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

A. for the Grundy Republican II
hasn't much faith in the assertion OF
any individual that he. she. or It. would
work for the Red Cross, or rive to the
army 'Y." or buy Liberty honda or
let their boys 30 to war. or 80 them
selvee-IFI-things were only done in
right manner down at Washington,
or somewhere else. Such an individual
would be bigger fool than Adam In
the garden Of Eden. If given Adams
chance, 80 It's hardly worth while to
waste time answering him."
When a man refuses to buy q LII
berty bond he virtually says Take our
lives but spare our money! When he
talks against abolition Of the liquor
traffic he says: Take our boys but
spare our booxe!'" declares the Knox
Vile Express.
Attorney General Havner may have
considerable difficulty in securing re-
nomination" remarks the Traer Star
Clipper. The Vinton Eagle and Mar
ion Register want Attorney NJ. j.
Tobin. of Vinton, nominated for that
Office
Governor Harding seems to be get
ting cold feet upon the proposition OF
an extra session Of the legislature. 1t Is
probably just as WE'LL" omments the
Knoxville Journal. .... .
The Glidden Graphic can not find it
self in accord with any other opinion
on the Audubon case than that "the
men who We're the instigators OF the
near-lynching affair have done a ser
vice to the state and to the country.
Violence of this sort Is rarely permits
sible but conditions may arise when 1t
Ia best. There was apparently no law
thru which the two disloyal men could
be legally punished, yet all vii agree
that they deserved punishment, as
corrective measure il Off no other
reason. Such actions and statements
as Starck and Tenegheig appear to
have been guilty of should not be
tolerated in any community. eevn tho
violence is necessary to stop It,"
Are you going to raise more and
better pigs this year than You did
ldSl luQuiISS tHe LOSSil cpSSANCA'
What il you do have to sit up nights
with some Of the little sQueakers to
bring them thru safely. Don't you
know that the boys in the trenches are
sitting up nights to make the world
safe for you. Why not raise bit OF
pork for that soldier boy to eat"
1T has been suggested and We en-
dorse the idea that the better thing to
do would be for the president to weed
tho incompetents out Of his cabinet
and the departments. putting clean.
strong republicans in their stead, and
to 60 thru the war period with q coal
ition government" says the Waverly
Independent. THE present II no time
for a display Of partisanship unless
the administration insists upon It."
Noting that powdered glass has been
found in both rise and canned toma-
toes stored In the food supply Of the
soldiers at Camp Dodge tho Manson
Democrat asks how do you ike
German frightfulness brought right to
your doors? How much Of tho kali
sers money DO you suppose 1t took to
buy ono Of his sympathizers to at
tempt to destroy the lives of American
soldiers in the same way that II some
times employed on rats and sheep
killing dogs"'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
FILLING HIELMER'S PLACE.
[Carroll Herald

The resignation Of Charles C. Hel'
rner, now a captain in the nauona
army. makes a vacancy in the sena'
torship from this district that must d
filed by special election, In case OF
special session Of the legislature. i
seems to be generally conceded tina
Greene county Is entitled to tho mex
senator, and that neither Carroll no.
Sac county will have a candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
IN OLD TIMES.


In the Improvement number OF Mon
day. the Courier and Reporter pub
lished g. diary by Samuel Hummel. one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
Io,ua Newspapers
BUT ONCE ooMPLrMENTED.

Governor Harding is complimenteo
by the opposition Of the Taxpayers
League.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

Attorney General Havner may have
considerable difficulty in securing re-
nomination" remarks the Traer Star
Clipper. The Vinton Eagle and Mar
ion Register want Attorney NJ. j.
Tobin. of Vinton, nominated for that
Office"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

Jack P4caford IN Tom sawyer
Tuesday and Wednesday. Strand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

It comes to this: Delay IN the
United States means disaster on the
other side Of the Atlantic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

Governor Harding seems to be get
ting cold feet upon the proposition OF
an extra session of the legislature. 1t is
probably just as WELL" omments the
Knoxville Journal .... ..-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07

When a man refuses to buy LII
berty bond he virtually says Take our
lives but spare our money! When he
talks against abolition Of the liquor
traffic he says: Take our boys but
spare our booxe!" declares the Knox
vile Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
aPuuet Sound Lobster. |.

Seattle is consuming only about half
a ton Of octopus, "devilfish," week.
according to fish dealers of that city
But this consumption is bound to
jump as soon as the Americans be.
come familiar with the taste of this
inhabitant Of the deep. The Greek
fishermen, who consider the octopus
a great delicacy, call 1t "devilfish -
while the Japaness fish dealer gets
calls from his people for ''tako." and
when Sing, down in Chinatown, places
1t on his menu card he gives it name
that only Cantonese can read or un-
derstand. When 'afe managers up
town decide to give their patrons a
treat the lowly devilfish probably will
become "Puset Sound lobster"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN BOYS
silly Idea That Those Born In May
Are Naturally More Cruel Than
Other Youngsters.

What Is the origin of the belief that
boys born in the month of May are
cruel by nature? In Notes and Queries
John T. Page says that he was born in
May. land as look back into the DAYS
of my boyhood am often horrifieo to
recall many acts Of cruelty perpetrated
by me, and at my instigation, on birds
and animals. l seem to have delighted
In these acts Of cruelty until / was
about twelve years old, when they
ceased" Mr.. Page adds that as man
he Is representative. II cannot now
kill bird or an animal without cx.
periencing NEST poignant feelings Of
adherence of the act"
Are not nearly all healthy boys de-
structive and cruelf They were In our
little village, writes Philip Hale In the
Boston Herald. One of our favorite
amusements was the reckless employ
ment of sling and buckshot. We would
lie ON the roof of the minister's house
on Elm street and plug horses, dogs,
farmers In carts or on wood sledges,
just to see them jump. Nor were we
then aware that surprise was the chief
element of wit. THAT'S what makes a
man laugh so when he sits down on a
bent PIN" Kidding the windows of a
schoolhouse was almost as good sport
as tearing off the pickets Of Deacon
Bodman's fen.e. Hitting little boys
heads with iceballs, not snowballs,
was favorite winter amusement. 1t
was considered a good joke to kidnap
a youngster at night, take him far into
the Bridge street graveyard and then
run away from him. Tormenting cats
and dogs was common when small
boy was not easily caught. The sling
ers, the throwers of other missiles and
the tormentors Of animals were surely
not all born in May. Nor were all boys
born in May skilled In rude or ingen-
ious torturing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
STRUCTURE BUILT OF HAY
Alfalfa Growers of the Yakima Val
ley Used Novel Method to Adver-
tise Their Product.

To advertise their agricultural prod
ucts the folks of the Sunnyside recla-
nation project, in the state of Wash
ington, built last summer a brand-new
kind of structure. They called it a
hay palace.
1t was built wholly of baled hay
alfalfa hay of the best quality, 5000
tons of it, contributed by the farmers
of Yakima valley. Some house! Well,
yes. 1t was $50 feet long, 100 feet
wide and 25 feet high, with an exteri-
or effect somewhat resembling that
of medieval fortress.
Inside of it were exhibits of every
imaginable kind relating to the field
and garden products of the valley.
Also an auditorium, with a stage for
speakers, music and vaudeville acts.
The palace was illuminated by cleo
tricity and cooled by electric fans.
But, although the Yakima valley
produces wonderful fruits and vege-
tables, its big money-getting crop is
alfalfa. The celebration at the hay
palace (which was, incidentally, sort
of carnivaD was planned mainly for
the purpose of bringing together the
grower and consumer of alfalfa hay,
with elimination of the much-objur
gated middleman.
On the last day of the fair the hay
from which the palace was construct.
ed was sold at auction to the highest
bidders and the proceeds were distrib-
uted pro rata among the farmers who
had contributed the material.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
SOMETHING NEW IN WARFARE
Party of Highianders Repealed Ger
man Attack, but at Terrible Cost;
They Lost Their "Paritch."

A wounded officer describes the
novel way In which small party Of
surprised Highlanders met an uDex
pected enemy attack.
1.-THE Germans got further into the
trenches" he writes. $50 far, indeed
that they surprised a party of High
landers in the peaceful occupation OF
porridge making for a section due for
night duty. The porridge makers had
no time to seize weapons. Instead
they seized their precious pot of pOr-
ridge and flung 1t in the face of the .ad-
vancing foe. There were yells of rlge
as the 3calding porridge fell among
the soldiers of the kaiser. One of
the funniest sights of the whole war.
| am told, was to see q German eff.
Ger trying to look dignifed before his
men in a uniform covered with por-
ridge. The method of repelling Che
attack was novel, but effective. It
was more deadly than liquid fire,
fancy, for it put an end to the attack
in that quarter.
"When we relieved the Highland
porridge makers We found them In a
terrible funk, they didn't mind facing
the worst attack the enemy could
make, but they were quaking at the
prospect of explaining to hungry COM
rades what had happened to the por-
ridge. l tried to console the man with
whom this brainy idea originated by
telling him he ought to have the v. c.
He would have none Of my consola-
ton. That may be- he answered, but
what ABBOTT Wee Jock -'s par
itch? He'll hammer h out o. me
when he comes back and finds it's a.
wasted on they German devilsr"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD
Real Treasure Of Peru Was the Po-
tato, Though Spanlards Did
Not Realize Il.

The gold Of the Indies was the at.
traction that led Columbus to sail
westward, that carried Cortez to Mex
leo and Pizarro to Peru. The Incas
had large stores Of the precious metal,
representing, no doubt. the accumula-
tons Of many centuries. The capture
Of such booty resounded through
Europe. Spain became for time the
wealthiest, as well as the most pow.
erful. nation of Europe, and this was
ascribed to the gold Of Peru.
But Peru held another treasure
much more valuable for the nations OF
Europe than the golden booty OF
Pizarro. Carrying the potato to Eu-
rope was an event Of much more pro.
found significance In relation to the
subsequent history of the world than
sending the Inca gold to the Golfers
Of Spain. But nobody understood the
value Of the potato, and its Peruvian
origin was generally forgotten before
the plant became well known. In
stead Of Peruvian potatoes we call
them Irish potatoes.
The potato was the basis of the
ancient Peruvian nation and has at
tanned almost the same Importance In
other parts Of the world within the
last 100 years.-National Geographic
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
SURELY SOME CRAP SHOOTER
Dusky Stevedore In France Was Rap
idly Getting Rich at Expense OF
His Comrades

They used to shoot some craps In
stevedore company No. --, but they
don't any more. This as cOnse-
quence Of a stern company order Is
sued after a prolonged argument with
the dice which followed the first pay.
day on this side.
There was a game at every oppor-
tunity for about a week. and then
came a lull. simultaneously with the
lull the men began to turn up shy of
apparel and equipment. Investigation
disclosed that one dusky private with
a pair of dice that behaved particli-
larly well had made sensational
cleanup.
He had gathered most of the
francs in the company In the first
three days and then started on per-
sonal effects. At the conclusion OF
the series he had nearly enough
francs to finance a war of his own
and more clothes than the supply
sergeant. not to speak Of 80 identifi-
cation tags, seven boxes of &C.
pills, bottle of castor oil, IL tow
els, most of the soap in the COM
pany and a packing case full of other
articles. At the suggestion of the
captain he returned all Of the belong
ings and most of the francs.
"Ah learned dat game in de old
Tenth cavalry" he exclaimed, "and All
just wanted to show desc new soldiers
dat dey didn't know muffin about it"
Stars and Stripes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05
Improved Fuel for AIruIanes,

That the Germans are using a new
and improved fuel for airplane en-
gines was the statement of Leon Ca
men before the Aeronautical society
To gasoline is added one per cent Of
toiuol and one and one-half per cent
Of alcohol. The mixture gives sharp
er ignition than simple gasoline. and
while 1t exerts some deteriorating eff
feet upon the metal. the short life OF
the airplane motor at the war front
means that the motor is discarded be-
fore the deterioration becomes Sc
rious.
Toluol is coal tar product and is
the base of that powerful explosive,
trinitrotoluol.