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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-28
REDUCING SOFT COIN LOSSES.

The 1917 corn crop is very poor in
quality Much Of ii is soft, so soft
that II fails to keep in storage. A re-
cent crop report from the United States
Department of Agriculture indicates
an average condition Of 1872 for the
1917 corn crop over against an 81 per
cent average for the last ten years;
this valuing mature corn Mt 100.
Early frosts and cold late growing
seasons are responsible for much of
the soft corn loss in the corn belt. We
cannot control the weather but by
proper cultural methods. we can hasten
maturity Of the corn by from one TO
two weeks. thus r'pening the crop be-
fore Che arrival ol disastrous frosts.
Cutting short the growing season Of
the crop seven 10 fourteen days viii
in the majority Of cases. make nine
ears ont of ten marketable instead of
two ears out Of three as during the
past season
Proper Varieties Essential
One great cause for The large amount
OF soft corn produeed is the planting
Of varieties which are not adapted TO
climatic conditions under which they
are grown. Ia oui fervor for bigger
crops. we have often srue South for
large yielding varieties which require
longer growing seasons Than prevail
in most sections Of the corn belt Most
Of these varieties are large-eared aud
Weigh heavily because they contain
larger percentage Of moisture than our
northern grown varieties. and thus
mlslead the farmer hut not the grain
dealer, for much OF the grading is done
on basis Of moisture content
Balanced PlantfOod insures Crops
Fesaaps the biggest reason for the
large amount OF scfs corn produced in
1917 and ID other years. Is the lack
OF sufficient available plantfood in the
soil to give the crop quick start to
enable il to take advantage Of every
growing day and to properly iii the
ears and hasten maturity. All other
conditions being equal, the use of sufa-
Client amounts of a weil-balanced, avail
able plantfood win shorten the grow
ing season Of corn crop from ten to
fourteen days. This ten 10 fourteen
days often means 2 difference betwee'
crop OF marketable ears and a crop
which Is hardly aaifh harvesting.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-28

Entered at Annapolis P8stoiiice as
Second Class Matter.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-28
THE CALL OF THE SEA.

wINsoN G. GoTT.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
LIBERTY DAY CELEBRATION.
Kaiser to Be Hanged and German
Text Books Burned at Cedar Falls.

Special TO Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, April 25.-The kaiser
will be hanged, German text books
and literature will be burned in
huge bonfire and commerce and in
dustry will be suspended all afternoon
tomorrow, when Cedar Falls cele-
brates liberty day.
Every factory and every mercantile
establishment will close at noon and
all employers and employees will join
in the biggest parade in the history OF
the city. The parade will be headed
by the famous Cedar Falls band OF
fifty pieces, Teachers college cadet
battalion and other military and pa
trotic organizations. Historic events
will be portrayed in floats and living
figures will enact dramatic scenes OF
other war days.
The celebration opens with patriotic
addresses in the city park. the prin-
cipal speaker being DR.. Titus Lowe, OF
Omaha, former local pastor who re-
Gently returned from six months army
~" work IN France, Hon. c. e. PICK
EFT, former United States congressman
from this district, also will speak.
Following the program at the park
the entire city's popUlace, including
about 1900 Teachers college students.
are to participate in the big ! parade
which will stop at designated points
to hang the Kaiser and burn all Ger
man literature that can be found.
The first observance Of liberty day
will go down as one of the big historic
events in Cedar Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
READY TO PLANT CORN.
Preparation Of Fields Well Advanced
Seed Still Scarce.

Des Moines, April 25.--The week
opened warm but soon became abnor-
mally cold. the average daily def
cheney in temperature being about
degrees, says the weekly weather crop
bulletin. issued yesterday by Charles
d. Reed, meteorologist of the Iowa sec
ton. oussprecipitation occurred
in the southern, tier of counties except
Lee, and northWard over the central
district Rains OF agricultural impor-
lance occurred in nearly all other sec
tons of the state except some of the
northwestern and west central counties
where more moisture is badly needed.
particularly in Buena Vista and Wood
bury counties. striking feature was
the snowstorm Of the 19th-o1st, which
covered the southern and eastern por-
tons Of the state, amounting to twen-
ty inches in Decatur and Ringgold
counties and six inches in the central
portion Of the state. Such a storm Is
unprecedented so late in the season,
tho snowstorm of only slightly less
intensity occurred in south central
Iowa on April 7, 1917. In Adams.
Union, Wayne and Jasper counties a
drouth Of several months was effect
ually broken.
The warmth and moisture Of the
early part Of the week terminated
most Of the oats the remaining I'M
terminated wheat in the north. and
some Of the barley The freezing and
snow are not believed to have caused
any damage other than delay Of sew
eral days.
Pears and plums are in full bloom
in the southern counties. Flowing for
corn is well advanced and few warm
days would start the planters in the
southern counties. Unless unusually
favorable conditions of warmth, sun
shine and moisture follow soon the hay
crop will be short. The seriousness Of
the seed corn situation has become
more apparent in some Of the counties
where testing has been thorough"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
MUST BUY IOWA COAL.
Purchasers Of Illinois Must Buy Equa
Amount of Home Product.

Purchasers Of Illinois Must Buy Equal
Amount Of Home Product.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, April 25.-The Coun-
ell Bluffs housewife who has been
struggling for several months with
substitutes for wheat flour. which she
has been compelled to buy of her
grocer when buying flour had the
laugh on the head Of the family to-
day when he telephoned in an order for
coal Many such a one was stumped
when the dealer told him he must buy
substitutes.
The fuel commission had given an
order to the coal dealers that for every
ton or part of ton of Illinois coal
they sold they must sell an equal
amount of Iowa coal. 1t appears that
the Council Bluffs dealers have stocked
up heavily with the Illinois coal and in
accordance with the desires of their
patrons have been selling it in prefer
ence to the Iowa product, hence the
order. It is said. however. that the
Illinois product on hand will soon pe
ay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
COUNTY AGENT FINDS SERIOUS
SHORTAGE OF SEED OF GOOD
TERMINATION.
NONE OF CROP OF 1917
TESTING OUT STRONG
County Agent Making Effort to Locate
Seed and Inform Farmers Where
ProcurabIe at Reasonable Price
Farm Hands Available at $45 and
$50 Per Month.

Nevada, April 25.-"The seed corn
situation in Story county is really
more acute than was anticipated" said
County Agent knut Espe.
Much of the corn that it was
thought would be all right is not test
ing out. There is none of the 1917 corn
that is testing and part Of the 1916
crop that We had been depending on
is proving deficient
Mr.. Espe says that there is still
some home grown seed to be had but
much Of it is being held at exorbitant
prices and that he will be able to Sc
cure good seed yet at reasonable prices.
He advises the farmers who are finding
themselves without enough seed to
plant their acreage to communicate
with his office at once and he will be
able to put them in connection with a
seed supply.
He says that he will be able to To-
cate seed and furnish it to the farmers
at reasonable price if they will only
let him know in time so that he may
make the arrangements. He advises
farmers not to become excited and pay
the eXorbitant prices that are being
asked, when he will be able to secure
1T for them at reasonable price
Southern Illinois and Nebraska seed is
generally poor seed for this locality,
and he cautions all men who go into
the market and purchase seed to be
very careful Of the termination test.
Speaking of the farm help PROPOSE
ton he says that his office has placed
at least forty men on farms in the
county TINS year anu none of them
at over s45 or $50 per month He says
that when a man comes along asking
$50 per month he simply tells him that
there is no work in this locality at that
price. The supply has been plenty so
far. altho yesterday he stated that he
would be able to place four Of the
right kind of men at the proper wages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED.
Victim, Of Train Accident at Hurley
Was Des Moines Laborer.

fNptCIdl "
Mason City, April 25.-Relatives
have identified the body of man who
was killed when he fell from train
on the Rock Island lines at Hurley
six miles south Of here, week ago. as
Lou A. Graham, of Des Moines.
The body was identified this morn
ing by Mrs. Graham, wife Of the dead
man who claimed the body and who
will take it to oxford for burial. era
ham according to a story told to Leo
Patterson, Rockwell undertaken, who
took charge of the body, was man
with a rowing disposition.
Graham went to his wife week ago
and said that he was on his way to
Minneapolis and that he would write
to her from there and that he would
let her know how The was getting
along. The letter was never written
because his neck was broken when he
fell from the train south of here.
The dead man, was 80 years old and
had been a common laborer. The man
was recognized by picture printed
in a Des Moines paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying little zemo
furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, $1.00. Healing begins the
moment zerno Is applied. In short time
usually every trace of eczema, letter,
pimples, rash, blackheads and similar
skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, always use zemo, the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It is not a
greasy salve and it does not stain. When
others fail it is the one dependable treat.
meut for skin troubles of all kinds.
The E. w. Rose Co.. Cleveland. O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
New, Of Allison.

Special to Times Republican.
Allison, April 25.-The high school
play, me an Otis" comedy in four
acts. was given on Tuesday evening
at the opera house. High school pupils
who made up. the cast OF characters
were Erma Schiller, Myrtle Watt. Mil
dred Crawford, Viola Opperman, Glenn
TRACER. Willard Flynn, Kenneth New
bury, Fred Wilder, Walter Merrill. The
play was given for the benefit Of the
Allison high school.
Butler county as a whole has been
organized into a Red Cross chapter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
HELD AS AUTO THIEVES.
Three johnson County Boys Charged
With SteaIino Four Cars.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Iowa City, April 25.-Accused OF
stealing four automobiles, taking one
of the quartet three times, three John
son county boys. sons Of prominent
farmers, are under arrest. They are
William Crozier, Harry Vogcl and
Ford Work 1t is alleged they have
confessed The detectives and blood
hounds chased the auto thieves after
one robbery and the officers shot at
the boys in the darkness, but trey
escaped. Two of the boys are also
charged with breaking into a garage.
The prisoners are 16 and II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25

GERS chosen for tile county organisa-
ton are: Dr. A. ". Hobson. Parkers-
burg chairman; Mrs. w, F. Ray, ALI :
son, vice. chairman; Rev. C. w. Cald-
well, Arlington, secretary; III. w. Will
helm, Parkersburg, treasurer.
Miss Celia Flynn, who has been inn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25

with headquarters at Parkersburg.
Each one Of tho towns in tho county.
including Parxersburg itself. will have
. branch to handle the work in it's
community. Each branch will choose
a director who will be member Of
the board Of the county chapter. Off
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
AFTER TRAINING CORPS.
Grnnell to Have Reserve Officers
School II Any Are Established.

School II Any Are Established.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, April 25.-''Grinnel! will
have reserve officers training corps
next year if any are granted" was
the statement made by President J. H.
T. Main. of Grinnell College during an
interview last evening
Every possible influence Is being
brought to bear on the war depart
ment,' he continued. Both Senator
Eummins and Senator Kenyon have
applied to the war department for q
training corps at GrinneH and Presi-
dent Main expects to make trip to
the east soon, during which he will
make further application.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25

In the Hampton hospital the past few
weeks, has not yet recovered ,suffici-
emily to be able to COINS home
n. G. Mead, one OF the volunteer ens
listed men from Allison, Is now sta~
toned at Camp Greene, Charlotte
N. c..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
ABANDON MAY PAGEANT.
Annual Festival at GrinneIl Gives
Place to War Work,

Special to es-Republican.
Grinnell, April 25.-The May pageant
which has always been given by
Grinnell College girls as feature
event Of the year will not be given
this year because Of the war. Miss
Andersen, girls physical director,
says: II don't thinkFit would be right
to use the time Of 10 many girls for
this purpose when they might do so
much war work"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
BROWN DRAWS
4 STRONG FIRE
Reply to Criticisms
of Scientists" by the
Evangelist.

but by the Theirs overlooking each
year and flooding the lower part Of
the city. bikes were built so as to
keep out the flood waters and TIE
plague abated. knowledge had set
the Romans free from the fearful dis
ease.
So again, our ancestors trembled It
the voice Of the mighty Thor-the
Thunderer. But the time came when
we knew more of this god and. in
stead Of trembling at his roar. we
have chained him. He now lights our
houses. cooks our meals drives our
cars. carries our messages and per-
forms 1000 other tasks. Truth
knowled ge-has made US free from all
these labors. Before they have
studied deeply concerning the matter
Il speak from experience Of my own
men think of God as a being who can
be appeased by prayer and flattered
by worship. But when they have
sought knowledge. they find that the
universe is governed by ineXCrable
law; that the immutable rule holds
ever true. as the Master said As q
man soweth. so shall he reap" Men
having learned this cease TO try TO
appease "an angry God" and endeav-
or to learn the true laws of the uni
verse. and to live in harmony with
them.
All things. the psychological phe-
nonena Of a revivalist meeting not
excepted. are governed by law. A
thorough knowledge of the laws of
psychology would explain the pho
OF suggestion as demoustrat-
ed in all emotional religious meet
ings. where men, overcome by the
power Of massed thought. often 40
what in their calmer moments they
refute This is the efficient cause of
the socalled 'backsliding." A thor
ouEh discussion and demonstration Of
this phase Of the law of suggestion
is given I'm Dr. Boris Sidis's work en-
titled The Psychology of SugEes-
ton" to be found in our public libra
ries. A careful perusal of this book
viii give the honest seeker invalu-
able information that viii safeguard
him from the emotional effects of the
co0,hined thought OF any crowd in
witch he may be.
But as yet. the known is so small
and the unknown so vast. that in our
common ignorance it were surely
best TO be tolerant one with another.
We are all OF US. as it were. but
children crying in the dark" And
sometimes we know the least. when
we think we know the most Were
IL not best, then. 10 remember the
chief command Of our Best Friend.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

THE great war is proving to be bad thing Tor kings
1 and queens Probably in the end it VIII lead the
way to the abolition absolute power. Already it
has succeeded in making the most powerful ruler in
the world exile with to say than the
lettered serf-that deposed potentats Nicholas H.
once car Of the Russias-
Also living in exile Constantine OF Greece whose
wife is sister Of the kaiser, and such apostle
of German fghtfulness and advocate OF the dOmin
alton Of the German military caste free peoples.
Driven from Belgium for quite different reason
was king Albert II all royal rulers like this
heroic prince. there would for repentance
I'russan war lord set example in the battle for
freedom that the whole civilized world has made its
There is only one regning queen in Europe and she
wears crown" said Shakspere and the troubles Of
the queen of Holland daily assuming larger pro-
portions Married TO a German prince, Heinrich OF
Aecklenberg, she has one daughter. Juliana, now
Whether this little girl ever asoends the throne de-
pends on many things So far Holland has maintained
her neutrality She is dependent Germany as a
customer for her home produce and she has the
ample or ravlshed Belgium as object lesson
sne should ever decide TO offend the Huns
That her husband is pro-German there is small
doubt for as the doager queen Of Russia said
a German always German" But far in spite his
open leanngs toward the kaiser. the consort Of
queen has done nothing to embroil Holland he
Allies Indeed. il is doubtful IL he would allowed
Z do so, the Dutch extremely Jealous Of their
liberties and resentful Of Interference.
Dispatches from Holland Indicate that the queen
and her husband living together amicaby and that
they unite in spelling the little girl born to be future
But as the war progresses and the burdens it i'm
poses increase, queen Wilhelmina finds position
less and less 10 be euvied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

CHURCHES that have work in rural
\ sections are losing no time in get
ting in touch with the new county
agents. provided for under the federal
law IN efforts TO improve conditions
obtaining on farms and in small
towns. Practically all general relig
ious bodies have now issued instruc-
tons TO pastors TO utilize these gov
eminent officials to the utmost IN
their work. and TO help them in turn
at every point possible. It is found
that many churches, both locally and
in direct organizations, have already
entered mon some Of the work set for
these agents to 90. and in these cases
an facilities have been placed az the
common service. Churches have been
reminded that there is q real re-atlon
between good soils and good souls
IT is found that about hair OF al
counties in some states have now ap-
pointed agents, and churcnes report
mat the grade Of men named is higher
fT9n fhev had expected. According
to the new law these county agents
eventually to be provided Tor every
rural county in the country, are 70 as
sfst farmers in up to date use OF the
soil trades people in merchandising
educators in public and private
schools. health authorities in ueallns
with sanitation. and rural society 10
handle social and recreauVe quesllohs
~ All kinds During the past ten
wears. as If preparing for these new
arents. churches have been training
ministers on these very lines. and now
they are able TO extend cooperation
to the government
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
MISSION
GIVING EXCEEDS RECORDS

Presbyterian missionary giving in
a war year. to work beyond the
boundaries OF the United States.
amounted during the year just ended
to S2.260.0O0. an unprecedented sum
and gain from living givers Of $685.
030 over the preceding year. Toward
regular work alone the gain was
S32S.900 last year. Great as the sum
is, it was not enough to cover Pres
byterian plans for the year These
plans were forced to include S450,O00
for increased expense in China and
Persia. owing to the war and the price
OF Mexican dollars. However, by can
ceiling some obligations, among them
saving S8S.0OO in travel because the
war made getting to and from fields
impossible, their board was able to
end its year S4400 on the right side.
The Presbyterian churches alone gave
last year S9SSs0O0. an increase Of $751;
600 over the preceding year
These missionary Presbyterians ex-
plain that war financial transactions
have upset all rates Of exchange or
nearly all, and in two countries alone,
where Mexican dollars have TO be pur-
chased and used, $3.50, 600 was added TO
expense They also explain that no
increase whatever has been attempted
in the work. and that none is conteun-
plated during the coming year The
aim is simply 10 keep work as Il is
until the war is over Appropriations
for 1888 have been kept down TO the
limit, they say.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Pig Clubs for Town Boys Too; And Girls Can Have
Part in Food-Producing, Money Making Enterprise;
ToWn-G Grown Pigs Can Be Fed Largely on Table
and Garden Wastes; Several Ways to Compete.

TWO hundred thousand boys and
1 girls wanted to grow pork in pig
clubs this year!
You can figure the contribution such
a pig raising army might make to the
meat supply by what $4,000 members
produced last year-approximatel
100000 pounds Of dressed pork
That contribution means that the pig
clubs have an important part IN the
more meat program and specialists
Of the United States department Of
agriculture, aided by state club lead
ers, are endeavoring TO reach the ZOO
GOO goal in membership this year.
The boys and girls are responding to
the appeal Of the state and federal
workers assigned TO club work. and
indications row are that the goal viii
be attained Bankers are helping large
numbers OF worthy boys and girls to
buy pigs and are finding it a most
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
EIPaSO Gets 4
Part In Saint
AmOuY'S Novel
F ormer EI Paso Telegraph
Operator Writes a Ro-
nance and Sells 1t.

George Saint Amour. former Asso-
ciated Press telegraph operator in FL
Paso. is a novelist. a copy Of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer brings the in
formation. Mr.. saint Amour. who has
been a writer Of short stories for sew
eraI years-he had several Of his
stories published in the magazines
while he lived in FL Paso-is now en-
ployed on the Plain Dealer. His
novel is coming off the presses Of the
Robert J. shores Publishing company
New York
IT'S a romance Of the wires and Is
named Told by Telegraph"
IT'S a new sort Of novel" says the
author. "in that everything happens
by telegraph.
ct have travelled a lot in my day.
and my story. while Fundamentally
American, goes from Europe to Mex
leo City. One chapter is laid in
Cleveland and others in New York
and FL Paso. Texas
1T has what 7 think IS a pretty,
dainty love story running through H.
If IL succeeds in that It viii be be-
cause I am successful in making the
heroine Of the story like my wife
The number Of magazines In which
Saint AmOur's stories have been pub
Iished in the ten years he has been
writing fiction IS 80.
The novel viii come out shortly.
Material for part OF the novel was
collected within a year or two while
Saint Amour was serving as war cor
respondent I'm Mexico durin the Mex
lean revolution He came TO FL Paso
from Cleveland during the NaderO
revolution and served the Newspaper
Enterprise association for many
months along the border and in
Mexico