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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

past We know the democlatic poll
tlcian and the partieaA AsWsrAper Of
the same pereuasion AZ well as tho
We had been consulted a. to the style
OF their architecture. We have an
x-ray picture OF them In convenient
place in our mental repertoire; we
have their measure.
Getting back to criticism. The re-
publican and independent press of
America has not yet opened the die
tionary to find out the meaning of
the word Criticism" II they should
ever feel constrained to really resort
to downright criticism, fault finding
badgering. nagging, not to mention
abuse and Indifference to accuracy. a
dictionary would not be necessary, in
fact. A little scanning of recorded re-
marks of democratic partisons AMI the
files OF democratic newspapers would
the problem like an arc light
in closet. Why, bless you, il the
present administration were a re-
publican administration the atmos-
phere from Maine TO California would
be blue with democratic criticism;
violent, rip snorting. sulphurous, up
roarous criticism. 1t would be more
than mere fault-dnding. The ozone
would pulsate with demands" cries"
outraged, patient people" ttell the
truth" etc It's old stuff
Save your moist woe, brethren, YOU
may need it later.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
WE ARE GOING SOME:

Yesterday a pacing horse broke the
worlds record for mile on half nile
track and a day or so before p run
ming horse beat Salvatore time FOR the
mile, q record which has stood many
wears. And yet few persons discussed
either the either feat No groups fell
together On the streets renlarktng upon
them. SO much DO times change.
A few years ago the pacing record
would have been an event Hundreds
Of men would have called across the
street TO one another rerarking upon
il. The lowering Of Salvatore mark
would have been discussed e1citedly
here and there. Why the boys" down
at the stables, those fellows black and
white and saddle colored who sat on
the overturned buckets winding red
flannel bandages had a song about
old Salvador" who went 20 the half
in tawtynine, threequar'ter mark In
I:I5. Old Salvador jes' a gittin' up
steam" etc. a. classic Of the horse
stalls. Why q few years ago the break
ing Of a worlds speed record would
have set tongues buzzing from the
druggist, WHO had a prospect that
was taking most of the profits OF the
store 10 the "swipe" who "piked" his
only dollar on a tparIeed" ticket in the
hope that ne might name the list Of
first places and draw down a fortune.
Gee. DO. how times change.
A mile in 2:0l on a half mile track
or shade under 35 in bangtail
race isn't fast enough nowadays. II re-
quires De Palmas racing ten miles at
Iii miles an hour to get real thrill
| in these rapid times Of ours ana look
ing on to the airplane and it's $50 or zoo
| miles an hour we only thrill family
| over an earthbound machine doing its
ten miles in 5:23 AS.
Seems like a long time ago doesn't
| It when the whole town went wild
| when Jones Goldsmith Maid V. OF
| Browns Phallas Jr Won a race on the
grand circuit? Well it was long time
| ago measured by events. We have been
! speeding up. Life annihilates time. We
accept war fought in the air and
under seas without question and large.
| Iy without establishment. Our grand
| fathers generation Is away back witt
Methuseleh and the patriarchs and
prophets. We're going some. Lets go!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
THE WOES OF DEMOCRACY.
rWaterlno CoD-iar


II is difficult 10 conceive anything
more pathetic and sob stimulating
than the distress OF our democratic
frierds-particularl those deeply and
periodically interested in politics
because OF occasional voices OF criti-
cisn of some branch of the admin
istration including the president, him
self. II IS perfectly disgracefui: its
shameful, not 10 say cruel and in
human. II would be almost d,sloyal
were not the critics known 70 be 100
per cent American. his licking flaws
with the administration.
The democratic politicians and par
-issu newsps pers are up in arms about
II. The practice must he curtailed,
halted. stopped. and given pause.
There must be no more of Il. II IS
causing the politicians discomfort: in
deed, 1t hurts them deeply in their
partisan consciousness. When the ad-
ninistration is struck upon the wrist,
in violent and mean manner il tears
their hear1sIrings: it almost wrings
their withers. 1t IS unethical. unkind
and Unbrotherly: II is not right TO
do such things in time Of var.
Listen, beloved. that memory is OF
more than thirty-s;x r1inutes' dura-
ton. We have Keen, lucid and vivid
recollection of times and events in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Memb~, of III. A..o.;.,>d p-..
THE GIRL he LEFT BEHIND HIM.

Somebody said the other 6av THAI
the girls DO not seem to be getting into
the war work in the way that might be
expected OF them. The conversation
ran that while the girls were enthus-
tastic enough and fighting mad against
the enemy they were not getting into
the hard labor Of the war work like
the mothers Of the SOLDIERS. Then the
Two women who were discussing the
question between themselves in a very
impartial vay remarked that these
girls were to BE- the wives of the young
men who shall come home from war
and the conversation went on in specu-
la,!on.
The girls however are doing much,
some Of them at least. One reason
they are not doing more is because the
very women who were discussing the
matter shrink from permitting the
girls TO so into the student nurse work
srd other avenues Of actual service.
DnA ~ - d b4IDLS4I worth lTlS COZ
siderai!on OF the girls they left behind
t:e-n, girls who are extremely proud
Of the young men who pledged fun
service 10 their country and asked no
questions except Of the need. II IS
extremely important TO them while
they are Warrington that is what they
are doing whether or not they realize
it. waiting for the end of the war and
the return o: their future mates.
The young men VINO are fighting this
war are developing manhood. They
viii come home, not the laughing boys
who went away hu- serious men VINO
have undergone most serious eHpe--
fence. They Will have served. And
the question that the women asked Is
important TO the girls. Are they de-
velop!ne the ser19cea5le wornanhood 10
mate with se-v!ceab,e manhood
tempered in the fires q ultimate se-v-
iceo
The young woman may we'll ask
herself this question in al seriousness
Is she making any real sacrifice? Has
she considered the reserve nurse en-
H.tnents Does she devote any large
and laho-ious part Of her time 20 Red
Cries work? Is she IN the war and
touching the development that arrives
with sacrifice and labor? Happy Is she
# she can answer 10 her own satisfac-
ton for then she 10 matching the
future mate who marched away 70 de-
fend womanAood and the liberty Of the
world # so she is gaining the develop
-rent Of wornanhoo6 TO match the
manhood that dared and suffered.
II a wonan'e question 70 woman
bu. 81 Is a question that will be in the
minds OF the men when they come
home to the girls they lett behind For
those who return will come back
serious men with serious purposes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Topics Of the Times

The submarine menace seems mostly
menacing to fishing boats. What
tumble for Won Tirpitz!
And now the proofreader's troubles
are 70 be increased by the addition OF
jap nomenclature. But what's a few
extra letters between allies when half
the column looks Like pi lines used be-
fore the war.
Only half crop of apples, but the
same old crop of worms inside them.
The report from the civil war front
The colored troops fought nooly" is
being corroborated from the lines in
Flanders and Picardy.
If the baseball season could be eI-
tended 2 few weeks more perhaps by
that time we'd have enough 1s-year- old
boys in service 10 perni, baseball TO
90 right on without taking any of those
husky gentlemen whose efforts Secre-
tary Baker thinks necessary to our
morale.
When an emergency that needs men
arrives the Roosevelts always come
along with it.
Anyway Claude Porter has the as
sistant attorney generaIship branch to
light on II his motor fails.
Those pictures Of French peasant
women following American dead 10 the
grave will touch the American heart
| If the Huns are driven back so far
that the long range gun can't reach
Paris how then are the princes to get
any actual fighting?
| Chicago BARRIERS talk of raising to a
| dollar a haircut and so cents shave
Shade Of Buffalo Bill what'll State
street look like?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

TO the DASton,compaaies provoked and
Justified public censaire ana made the
Investigation Imperative" The husi-
ness Of adrplane production was in
trusted to automobile acknowledgements
ignorant Of the probieans OF xir navfxa-
ton: fmpossisle tasks were attemrted
rhru ienerancei the whole proerGrd
was impeded by the Sutordination az
every interest to the production OF tae
Liberty meter, and we made the mia
take Of emsarkins upon experiments
when we should have adopted .tha
conlnea sense course of reproducing
the most approved types of Europeon
machines In as great numbers as DOS
sib'e." Plans were changed and rnoAAiy
abandoned after months of time and
millions of money had been spent. And
all THIS time, when the responsible
persons must have been well aware OF
taeir ewn failure the public was being
deceived BY official celebration that all
was well. that quantity production was
under way and the needs Of the army
would be seasenabiy supplied
The committee is of the opinion that
this disastrous experience would have
been avoided III the aircraft program
had been placed under the control OF
one man assisted by skilled aAro-
nautical engineers and practical fiiers
to design and test cur machines with
production made subject to them"
When the ss4e.eee.eee appropriation
was under discussion In the house,
Representative Murray Hubert, Of this
city on the 14th Of July. 1917. sounded
warning to which. unfortunately. no
heed was paid. Unless department OF
aviation WAS created. ne said, with
power and responsibility centered In
ons man, the appropriation would be
wasted The report Of the committee
shows that Mr.. Hubert spoke with
prophetic voice. It IL shocking, Il II
cupa4,le beyond The power 0e any mere
censure to infiict adequate punishdnent
that hundreds OF millions OF the peo-
pies money should have been waited.
1t is infinitely worse That American
soldiers at the front have been de-
prived of the aid and achievements
which powerful engines Of the mir
might have rendered TO them had the
program of airplane production been
put In competent hands. 1t RENAME to
ix the personal responsibility for this
disaster to our arms, to our pride. TO
our reputation For that we must await
the report OF Mr.. HAlehea-New York
hines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

The necessity Tor intensive produc-
two effort becomes increasingly evi-
dent as government wants expand
beyond all previous calculations. and
the restrictions on regular business,
varied and marked as they have al
ready been, are not only Tightening
steadily. but are also extending into
new channels. With constantly en-
larging proportion OF the country's
Industrial facilities being concentrated
on demands of the most pressing
character the less important require
ments are OF secondary consideration
and manufacturers and dealers alike
hesitate to accept civilian orders while
there is a prospect OF a call for sup
plies from Official sources.
Measured by values. strictly COM
mercial business remains at high
level: yet transactions are diminish
ing in number and magnitude and this
is not wholly due to the iisinciinstion
or inability Of sellers to increase their
commitments. as more rigid economy
is beng practiced by consumers. But
while some accumulations OF stocks are
noted. the prevailing condition in the
leading trades and industries is one Of
a growing scarcity Of commodities,
and the bending of energies toward the
rso-- - ~ IA
essential articles is handicapped in
many instances by labor SHORTAGE and
inadequate fuel distribution. The
labor question, in fact, occasions greater
concern as legislative action IL taken
to meet the prospective enlargement
OF the nations military forces, and the
problem Of supplying the vast quaint
ties of equipment that such program
calls for is one that will not be over.
come without difficulty.
Minneapolis-Ret trade holds up
well in all lines, and sales compare
favo-a bly, with last years. Jobbers re-
port transactions II good volume but
in some branches difficulty Is still!
experienced in obtaining enough mer-
chandise 10 fill orders. Collections arg
satisfactory
Observation-Disclosures dealers report
active buying, particularly for inlEne-
dia,c delivery, and retail business is
good Hardware orders are in good
volume, but the difficulty of obtaining
goods is increasing. Nails and all kinds
of wire goods are scarce and the
narrowing margin of metal supplies IN
excess Of government requirements
make the trade problem hard.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF dry
goods. hosiery, underwear and notions
state that demand is quite active ana
millinery houses are doing good faA
trade. but in practically every instance
tie shortage OF goods IS keenly feit
All kinds of leather are in brisk re-
Quest and very arm. while dealers IN
footwear are transsc;ing a satisfactory
business in fall lines. There IS still
liberal movement Of hardware. s!ecir1-
cal supplies, stoves and heating APP
pa-atus and a we'll maintained move
ment Of chemicals, paper. tobacco
groceries and other staples Il reported,
altho prices are high and supplies, as
a rule ara limited.
Po-tland-Retail ard 3obb:ns bust
ness is Of the same large volume as
earlier in the summer. TIE only draw
eck 10 trade is the shortage Of :uer-
chan6ase that prevails IN numerous
lines
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Billy Bunny and His Friends

eats. you know. Is to strain the ses
water through it. III
So the little snail and the starnsh
sat down on the sand while the little
rabbit opened his knapsack and took
out the lunch, and pretty soon they
were having a fine time. when all or
a sudden a big whale out In the ocean
sneezed so hard that he spurted
great stream Of water high up in the
air
And then he swan in close to the
shore and said:
''HeIioa. Billy Bunny.
Tell me, do you remember
How only last September
You took with me a lovely sail
Upon my slippery nippery tail ?"
"Of course L do" said the little rAb.
bit. Here, open your mouth and shut
your eyes and I'll give you loilypoD
surprise" And when that big whale
opened his mouth the little rabbit
threw into ii lemon io'iypcr. and the
big whale ate II up, stick and all. ana
then wagged his tail for more.
You'd make wonderful submarine,
Mr. Whale. with your slippery tail;
Oh. how you could skim meath the
oceans brim
Through the water shirnmery green.
You could crack ship with your big
blunt nose
And make a hole in her side.
Oh. why don't you say you will hght
today
With our Blue Jackets, true and tried.
II will" shouted the big whale, ana
ne started right off for naval station
on a little island not very far away.
And In the next story you shall hear
what Billy Bunny did after that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Iowa Newspapers
PROFTEERlNG.
TSuccessful Far!n.ng.l


What is profiteering? Who prac-
tees it, AS quite generally under
stood, II means a prof. that is abnor-
n.ai-a profit enacted because the
county is Al war and IS thus forced
10 pay the pie asked.
The farmers have been quite out
SPOKEN in their denunciation of the
millers. pacrers, steel mills. bankers
and other interests. accusing them of
profiieering while the country was sac
riAcirs its mon in a noble crusade
against militarism. Perhaps these and
a great many more have been guilty of
this base c ,mn.rcia. greed. There IS
no excuse 70. Il in any quarter. But
ARE the farmars justified in demanding,
as they did IN certain sections high
Ct price for wheat than tVen the very
profitable 500 while England paid
ISL. 100000 IN subsidy on American
whoa; from Dec. IL TO July | TO keep
the leaf of hl<ad within reach Of the
Tn-'ish wo.i,: ngman's pocketbook. A
bread riot in England would mean q
collapse Of OF, best ALL.
The farmer who can raise beans at
-. cents a bound aud demands Is
cents while he price * , cents. as is
reported by q western farmer, is a
=, fiteer that makes a Chicago pack
e- look like a novice.
4 fair pro1t is all any one is en-
tiled 20, but that fair profit can nos
BE fixed on A low percentage basis in
al Eases and he fair. The general
farmer must have a fair profit on his
seasons efoI1, and some things may
bring him 100 per cent profit while ne
really losses on others He must be
kept In the filming business. So With
packers and everybody else. Let us
talk of just rodts and not think in
terms Of ths percentage OF q certain
product OF farm or factory
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
The Airp1a,,e Scandal.

There II abundant cause for shame,
for the humiliation Of all Americans,
for the sternest censure of their un-
faithful or Incompetent servants. In the
senate military subcommittee report
upon the. airplane production scandal.
The first appropriation OF $3.50, o0o,-
600 has, been spent, 1t Is all gone,
practically wasted" and an expendf-
ture of nearly $1,000. 0o0,0 900 more Is
called for. What have we to show for
it? Sixty-seven de Haviand planes had
reached the American front by July l.,
the date by w.lich, according to solemn
assurance Of high Officers OF the govc
eminent, 600 American planes were
to be in France. Eighteen de Haviland
machines flew over German lines on
Aug. 4: Mt. Jnmess cable dispatch to
the Times from the front told OF the
Joy OF American troops over the an
nouncement that the first American
made planes were In use. We have
not single fighting plane on the
battlefront. we nave not even begun to
produce them in quantity. We have
not single American made heavy
bomb plane at the front Mr.. James
SAYS in his dispatch that ''air bombers
in thousands from America can do
wonders toward early victory" and he
believes il safe to say that Il, 900 bomb
ing machines could nave turned the
tide OF amy big battle in this war"
Contrast this record of wasted mill
lions. of failure Of production. OF neg
lect TO support our troops on the battle
line by these effective instruments OF
war with our MAGNIFICENT achieve
meut in transporting nearly 100000
American troops 10 france, with the
wonderful energy and efficiency we
have shown in building ships. 1t is q
failure in department Of war work
where American genius. skill and In
dustry should have succeeded beyond
the most sangrIine predictions.
What are the causes Of this fragrant
ninfeasance. who Is responsible? The
question OF personal responsibility Is
properly left by the committee to be
fixed as a result Of the inquiry con-
hlcted by Mr.. Hughes under the d.
rection of the department of Justice.
II there has been dishonesty. corrup-
tion. crime. we shall be informed OF II
in Mr. Hughes report. The committee
declares that there has been favoritism
and profiteering. 1t specifies the repre-
sentat!on OF Dayton interests in the
production board and expresses the
opinion that the large contracts given
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
(By David Cory)

Oh. the little DldCh SHoi!
Has a little shell house
Down by the big wide sea
And he never has 10 say
When the city's hot and gray
BY the seashore how I'd
Love just now TO be.
Billy Bunny had left the old Brier
Patch for all day. His mother had put
up nice lunch in his knapsask 30 he
wouldn't have TO spend all his money
at a hotel for dinner and here he was
on the sandy beach looking at little
snail.
You're something like Tommy Tur-
tie" said the little rabbit He carries
his house around with him wherever
he goes: rain or shine, he always takes
1t with him.
And just then little starfish foated
up on the beach. He had I'VE fingers
and Ave eyes. one at the end Of each
finger. But you never could count how
many feet he had and neither could
you count his legs, for he didn't have
any legs at all. And as for his feet
ne couldn't move one before the other
the way the little rabbit did Oh my.
MOI They could only cling like little
suckers. and this was the only way he
could pull himself along, which was
mighty slow work let me tell you.
"Helioa, little Starflsh." said Billy
Bunny. I'm spending the day at the
seashore. Mother has put UP nice
lunch for me in my knapsack. I'll give
you and Mr.. Snail a lollypop II you'll
play with me-"
IAN RIGHT aaid the little starf1sh
and he opened his mouth which looked
like a little scarlet colored sieve In the
center of his body. And the way he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Masonic Meetings
- visitors Always Welcome


MARSHALL LODGE NO. 'oa A. F.
and A. M.-Special communication.
Wednesday. Aug. IS, at 7:3o P. m.
Work in second degree. Friday. Aug
so. work IN third degree.-B. +. Eng
fish. ". NJ: John ". Wells, secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER, No. 80, r. A. NJ
Special conrocation Monday evening
Aug. Is. Mark Masters degree .. 3V
O'Clock. Ira Davenpor Il. P. John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, Kino Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & s. M. Mon
dav. Aug. %. 1913. 500 ?. m. Regular
business, T, Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory. 7 NJ
Special coreEsve 81. hldema- Com
-a,dery. No. 90. K. r, Tuesday Sept
: FOR work n the ',lus-rio7s order OF
Red Cross. :. E Frederick. commander.
= Forbes recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER, Ne. 81, o. E.
s.-Rerula- meeting Wednesday eve
ming. SEPT. y. s o'clock. FOR business
and Initiation. Mrs, Archer Walton
secretary: Mrs. Cora Wiley. ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Docs In Warfare.

Some OF the most beautiful as well
AZ some of the most tragic stories OF
war hnve for hero the shaggy, faith
FIJI accomplishing figure Of dog.
Like men. they die at their posts, so
that there is constant call for more
soldier dogs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
The Doing Of u

No honest work can degrade u.s.
pnIy the way IN which we perform II
ran do that. The humblest task, well
and painstakingly accomplished, is hon
orable. The highest undertaking, care
iessIy and poorly pushed through, Is
q disgrace to Its doer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
POOR OLD GERMANY.

gtiredth OF
Of
the her a
bu
he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Would II Dc !mpertihent TO inquire
how many Of the l0s,97j machine guns
produced in this country and accepted
for army use have been produced
since America went to war and ac.
ceped for use in the American
army asks tle Sioux City journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

OF $50 claims for British govern
ment relief for air raid damage the
smallest is fve shillings for dolls
dress. and the largest $1,000 for furni-
ture One victim claims for the death
OF a monkey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

OF twenty eight samples OF butter
taken from nineteen Auburn. thane)
dealers and representing the output OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

twenty-six butter maikezs, only eleven
compiled with the state law, which re-
ouires SIS per cent OF butter fat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

The Moville Mail thinks 1T is all
right to raise the draft age, but 70
lower it to in clude boys who have not
attained Their majority is putting up
on such the full duties OF citizenship
While DENYING them its privileges