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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
[By David Cory.I

10y lawn SOiy.J
Now. let me see: We left Uncle
Lucky and Billy Bunny in Carrot City,
didn't we? Sure enough, that's where
we left those two little rabbits.
Well, after while they grew tired OF
looking at the carrot telegraph poles
and, the, carrot barber sticks. SO they
started of in the Luckymobile, and by
and by, after d while. they came to the
old Old Mill Pond. where Uncle Bull
frog sat on his log eating flies. and the
little ladpoles swarm In the water close
to the edge OF the bank.
Lets stop under the willow tree"
said Billy Bunny ITS nice and shady
there" SO they both hoped out and
looked around. and Just then who
should come by but Tommy Turtle with
his little shell house on his back.
Hello, there. Tommy Turtle" said
the old gentleman rabbit" and he took
off his old wedding stovepipe hat and
bowed most politely.
"Mr. Tommy Turtle. pray. how do you
do?
Every place you 80 you take your house
with you.
No landlord bothars you each month:
No gas man comes with a bill.
Comes pounding on your door to get
Some money from your till"
"FIa. ha." laughed Tommy Turtle.
that's a very good piece Of poetry.
Won't you please write it on the top OF
nv shell roof" So Billy Bunny opened
his knapsack and took out a blue pencil
and pretty soon he had 1t painted In
neat little letters on Tommy Turtles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
THE JUNKET IN POLITICS.
IC,edar Ranids RanuhIican. {

\ lteuar hapiOS ftepllpIlCail
! The most astounding thing in cur
rent politics was a junket of members
of congress at the expense OF Will
loam Randolph Hearst. from. Wash
ington to New York. where they were
assigned to the work of reviewing
parade to become convinced that
New York is loyal. Is it still neces-
sary to convince members OF congress
of such things? These iunketers were
promised special trains, lunche cons
and dinners, vaudeville and other
shows and any and all sorts of enter
tainment-all at the expense of a
fman whose papers have reeked with
pro Germanism and from which the
Germans have been quoting g Gem
fort themselves in subduns the world
in their wishes. But Hearst wants
To resurrect himself. His papers have
stirred up suci Opposition y: New
York state. where they have preached
their sedition. that they are being
barred from many cities. And above
all else he wants to run for governor
of New York and an endorsement by
con gressmen would serve his personal
ambitions The whole episode has be-
come a sort of sensational Scandal IN
the politics of the east And yet there
were a large number OF congressman
who accepted the invitation to the
,unket, including. we believe. some
Iowa men, What object any self re-
specting man could have In accept
ing such an invitation il beyond ones
comprehension. But to some men a
iunket is iunket and anything that
is free Is worth taking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
rBy Hamilton Kendall

The published statement In the daily
press crediting Chairman Hurley an6
Bainbridse Colby. OF the United States
shipping board. with expressing the
opinion that bone dry" nation would
decrease the efficiency Of .shipyard
workers on the Atlantic coast pa pei
cent. has created a profound sensation
in Industrial circles in Seattle. The
fact of the matter is, Seattle is in.
thoroughly indignant. Seattle
,shipyaard labor, business men. and
professional men in all walks of life are
a unit in voicing emphatic disappoval
rotudly score Mr.. Colby. Practically
every shipyard owner and superintend-
ent in Seattle expressed undisguised
disguest at Mr.. Hurley's statement.
Meeting the superintendent OF one OF
the most important shipyards on the
Pacific coast as ne was passing the
yard hospital, I requested his criticism
of the Hurry Colby comment: TOO
silly to contradict" he answered: "it
we had booze in this city. we would
need four hospitals like that one If we
kept up the pace we are now setting in
ship building. We're building ships
ia ster than any other ship building GEN.
ter IN the world today, not because our
men are any stronger or more capable
than shipyard workers elsewhere. but
for the simple reason that our men are
100 per cent efficient six days week
Our men are as efficient Monday as they
are SATURDAY. and We have crew of
active. clear Drained. steady nerved
men Monday instead of an inefficient
force Of workers getting over a Satur-
day night spree He pointed toward
the shipways, where hundreds OF men
were working at a nerveracking pace.
Every man seemed to feel the VIM
ming of the war depended upon his in
dividual effort. Do you think a
thousand bear befuddled brains could
duplicate those workers: Not much!
I've handled labor in wet towns all my
life and tell you there ie as much diff
ference In the efficiency of labor In a
dry and wet town as between daylight
and dark, and Settle is one OF those
places where 1t is daylight"
ITS too childish to call for any SER
ious comment" fairly Numbered one
OF the leading shipyard sowners. when
/ requested his opinion of Hurley's re-
marks, "f don't believe Hurley made
that statement. altho the press
quotes oorh mir. Huriey and Mr.. Coii5s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

n
white srsstsr Germany z tntact and
Iunbeatsn. japan VIII not send ~ army
5000 Tniles across -Russia to thrust
Germany out. II this army should make
the Journey It would be compelled to
aurrended for lack Of supplies. The
danger Is not in Siberia. but In western
Russia. where the German rag now
flies over 3O,000.0O0 persons who were
lately Russian subjects and are low
subject to Germany. AZ least 5000. 0OO
Of these individuals are men OF miiit-
ary age. Germany has already placed
tens Of thousands o. Russians In the in
dustriea and released Germans Tor
duty at the front. The process 10 accel-
Grating. soon Russians will be In Ger
man uniforms on the firing line.
The weak spot in the German system
Is Austria. Why not strike whore Gee.
many Is weak? Austria has only Itaiy
as an antagonist. Austria has 81 ,OOO.-
600 population and Italy only S6,000,-
600. why does not Austria crush italy?
Why was the recent offensive q disas-
ter to Austria? 1t is because ma
jority Of thA population Of Austria are
anti Austrian and anti German. Aus
tria's army Is composed OF Germans
and Magyars, representing a minority
OF the people. Most Of the people OF
Austria are praying for the defeat OF
Austria and the downfall OF the en-
pire. Germany saved Austria from de-
structiOn In 1915 on the eastern front,
and helped Austria in 1917 on the Ital-
ian front But Germany now has her
hands fun and can not afford to shit
armies to help Austria II Austria can
not defend herself against Italy and
Ttaly's allies. then Austria must fall;
for the Germans dare not weaken the
western front.
Thus the way to save Russia 10 thru
Austria Knock Austria out. and the
allies Win extend thsir front to Russia
at one swoop. Germany, instead OF ABB
sorbing Russia, will be defending her
own territory and facing certain and
early defeat. With Austrix down, Rus
STA inevitably arises. As it Is easier to
destroy than to build up 1t Is easier for
the allies to knock out Austria than
to rack their brains and waste their
time trying to thrust Germany out Of
Russia by main force.
Help Italy! Strike at Austria by
every possible means. on land and sea.
Stir up revolution in Austria; encour-
age strikes: destroy her navy; send
airmen to bomb the undefended rail-
roads and ports. Austria lies wide open
to the allies thru Italy. while Ger
many is heavily fortified II Germany
should shift an army from the western
front to aid Austria. the gallant lads OF
France. England. Belgium and America
will know what to do.-Washington
Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Billy Bunny and His Friends

she'll
That looks very hne. very nne in
deed" said Uncle Lucky, squirting over
his goggles. You're the first turtle
ever saw with poetry ON his back. altho
once saw = turtle who had George
Washington's initials carved on his
SHE'LL"
Goodness me-" said Billy Bunny. ne
must have been very old turtle"
I'VE sometimes live to be over eco
years." answered Tommy Turtle with. q
chuckie. You aee. we're not afraid Of
anything but men and big snakes. And
it's only in South America where the
terrible boa constructor lives. that we
have to look out for snakes"
Goodness gracious meebus" ex-
claimed Uncle Lucky. don't talk about
such dreadful things. once read In
Prof. Crows little black book about q
boa constructor twenty-five feet long
that swallowed q turtle as big as q
dishpan."
And Just then who should ny by but
that old wise crow.
Ella, haw, cav, cav" he said. and
then he took out his little black book
and commenced to read:
live.
Then some day youth be wise.
For he who lives and strives and learns
VIII surely win prize"
And next time, If that wise old crow
doesn't drop his spectacles on Tommy
Turtles back and break them all to
pieces. I'll tell you another story about
Billy Bunny and his friends
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Member of the Associated Press
SCIENTIFIC TAXES ARE SIMPLE.

| Professor Seugman, of Columbia
| University, noted economist and author
! of text books upon the science of taxa
| ton contributes some valuable crtti-
| cism as to the present war tax law
which congress would do well to read
| He says that the law should he en-
| tirely rewritten and simplified for 1t
! violates the first principle of correct
| taxation when the taxpayer has tc
| EMPLOY a lawyer and tax expert in
order to make his return.
He says that the present law places
no tax upon war profits which should
he done instead % penalizins small
! business by taxing those concerns
which make high percentage Of pro-
fit upon the capital invested by reason
Of the large contribution of personal
services and under capitalization Of
development values.
| He thinks that the present tax upon
personal incomes is now paid mostly
by the very rich and that future in
creases in revenue must come from
higher rates Of normal taxes upon the
incomes OF the rank and file.
He would curtail needless consump-
ton and waste by taxing very severely
all Injuries and every form OF waste
full expenditure whether for ieweiry or
cabaret dinners He would thus levy an
extra tax upon the rich who are wont
e rastn the worlds substance exempt
ing those who are willing to re-invest
in productive enterprise.
Then he would apply the income tax
10 incomes rega rCiless of whether they
are monetary income or income in the
form Of service and produce. AS he
says, There is no reason why man
who owns his own house should go un-
taxed while the man who rents his
residence should be taxed. There is no
reason why the wealthy farmer who
lives on his own produce should go I'M
taxed while the man who buys his
provisions should be taxed"
Professor Seligman explains that
two fundamental purposes must
underlle correct war taxation which are
first to place the taxes upon those
able 10 pay them without causing
blight upon industry and enterprise
and secondly to restrict non essential
consumption OF labor and materials in
luxuries so far as is possible with the
war tax ievies. then to so frame the
law that experts can agree upon
what It means. Congress ought to go to
school to Professor Seligman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
THE GENERAL BUSINESS FIELD.

The distinction between volume and
value Of transactions for many weeks
clearly discernible, becomes increas-
ingly apparent as tightening Of the
Of regular commerce that may be done
is lessening steadily from one cause or
another. While the extreme living costs
and the practice of economy are not
insignificant factors, the confirming OF
ordinary operations within still mar
rover limits results mainly from the
growing pressure Of national require
ments, and, not a few things that had
come to be regarded as necessities by
the civilian trade are no longer APP
peartng on the markets, or are only be-
ing produced in comparatively meager
quantities.
The half-year just ended has been
in many respects. the most eventful
period Of American economic history
and that further great Fundamental,
changes are to be witnessed. both dur
ing the life of the war and afterward
Is obvious. That these readjustments
Will DE accomplished without serious
disturbance Is an expectation tina,
seems Justified by recent experience
and the close cooperation existing be-
tween many private interests and the
government has had much to do with
promoting the stability which has beer
so noteworthy feature of the general
situation.
What strengthens confidence IN the
future is the continued promise Of
abundant harvests. and prices of cottor
this week declined abruptly on the an.
mate that has rarely been equalled al
this season.
Chicago Barring national holiday
distractions. business has gone ahead
steadily this week, almost up to the
| figures for June, which set a new
record for that month in wholesale
mall order and some branches of the
retail trade.
neapolis.--Wholesale and retail
trade is ahead Of corresponding periot
| last year and manufacturing industry
| is very active, but the demand fol
skilled labor of ali kinds exceeds the
supply and difficulty is experienced
| In handling some orders promptly.
Rosten.-New business is OF small
volume in most important commercial
| departments. and government con-
| tracts engage activities Of leading in.
| dustries.
PHILADELPHIA shortage O
supplies Is an embarrassing feature II
| numerous departments Of business
both Wholesale and retail distribution
continues TO be very satisfactory In
| volume. considering the numerous re-
| ports Of growing tendency toward!
economy on The part Of buyers.
/ st. Lotiis. Government requirement.
and restrictions constitute th'
dominating feature in all lines Of in
dusiriai and commercial business. alth,
a large volume Of trade is being trans
acted in seasonable commodities.
| /, San Most centers repor
retail demand for seasonabie good,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Seattle Replies to Hurley

| Can you imagine this city. on Saturday
night with 10000 shipyard workers lei
loose. with saloons open? Well. &c
down town every Saturday night and
have not seen a drunken man In foul
months; have never seen one here in
the. yard. We are breaking worlds rec
ords because we have contented, sober
high efficient men: men who pay theii
bills have hank accounts and spend
Sunday in rejuvenating pleasure. Oui
men go to picture theatres, parks and
bathing beaches, instead of saloons
and are on the job. wfde-awake. TWEEN
ty- four days a month. Seattle labor IL
from % per cent to so per cent more
'efficient with conditions as they exist
than if Seattle was an open town. and
we're proving it."
But" I added. "Mr. Gomper says
shipyard labor would become dissatis-
fed II the nation adopted the bone dry
bill" a,,
Go ask them. I'll give you Ave dol
lars for every man who prefers an open
town, if .yon will give me five cents foE
every man who has bone dry prefer
.ence,' ~
I did not accept the challenge. but
Intercepted nearly one hundred Union
laborers. and only found one who
wanted an open town policy, and on in
auiry, L found he had just arrived from
Phila delphia.
Mayor Ole Hanson bitterly resented
the Hurley remarks and issued the fol-
lowing statement: Seattle shipyard
workers are the most efficient in Amer
lea Seattle the most peaceful, prosper
Gus and happy. The selling of booze
would necessitate the doubling OF the
police force and would mean the i'm
poverishment of thousands and make
hundreds OF efficient workers inefficient
and lawless. Prohibition would carry
Seattle ten to one. right now"
The boiled down summary OF the
bone dry situation in Seattle is that the
working men are more efficient, more
contented. and poverty Is practically
eliminated People dress better. save
more money and enjoy themselves far
more than under the old wet" regime.
In two days Of ceaseless Interrogation
l was unable to find but one man who
would even tolerate to return to the old
condition Of affairs, and as before stat
ed. this man was new arrival from
Philadelphia No wonder Seattle citi-
zens are indignant at the published
statement OF Chairman Hurley. Balm
bridge Colby and Samuel Gompes on
the !icMor question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903. A. F.
and A. M.-Special communrca'.o''
Friday, July -, 7 p. m. Work IN 'he
second degree. B. e. English W. M
John w. Wells, secretary.
sieNIr CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ
snecfal con~ocation Monday evenhs'
July 90. Business session ectocA'
Ira Davenport H. P. John W. "ens'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. kina Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. a S. NJ, Mon
aav .t7r,y %. 1913. 500 D. m. Regular
business r. Forbes recorder; George
Gregory L NJ.
Special cone'ave. St. A'demar Com
mandery. No. 80, x. r, Monday. July
& 1880 .. m. For work. Order Of the
Temple. Work Will he conferred by
grand officers OF Grand ComTnandery.
J E. Frederick, commander; l. L.
Forbes. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81. O. e.
S-Reeular meeting Wednesday even
ing July IT, 1913. 8 o'clock. Mrs. Arch
er Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley
". NJ,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Topics Of the Times

And day by day the skirmishers take
an outpost or two from the Demon
Rum
Don't expect that wheat -four will be
plenty after harvest. The chances are
that the restrictions will remain or be-
come more stringent. It isn't a question
OF how much wheat we may raise but
Of the immense number Of mouths to
FILL We can't raise enough to supply
the demand and might as well make
up our minds to eat other cereals
However the government promises to
regulate milling and prices that other
cereals shall not be pro1teered again.
1t takes time to handle new and
revolutionary system Of saving and we
may expect better harding of the
food situation in the coming months.
We invariably ask where the in
spectors were after the steamboat has
sunk or calamity destroyed a brick
block. That's the trouble. We ask
afterward
The straight business man suffers
because Of the proiteer. For the
proateer brings stern restrictions to
business and embarrasses the honest
man along with the profteer. Naturally
the honest business man should resent
and report instances Of crooked profit
taking in protection Of himself az well
as Of the public.
The kaiser isn't more anxious for
peace than the turkey is for Thanks
giving. It means the same thing to both
of them.
It's an awful strain to get up any
| sort Of political and party fuss now
adays. Even the Sunday closing row
didn't have any particular effect upon
the outlook Of the attorney general
who appears to be running under e
wrap and due to win in a walk
Wen wouldn't Montana do better by
electins Miss Rankin to the senate
IMAM w lScONSlu uO WhSu ~ ciCSlSSA
La Toilette?
Dubuque children are confined to
Dubuque except on consent OF the
state health board. One-third Of the
children attacked by infantile paralysis
three have died and the state authori-
| ties are using every effort to check and
suppress the epidemic. That a stitch in
time saves nine is recommended to
| health boards Of cities all over the
| state. -
As against the crime and its punish
ment at Camp Dodge two colored sol
diers have been cited for bravery over
| there"
] Down at Atlantic four townships are
under quarantine for hog cholera
| which 1t is believed was deliberately
imported by placing strange pigs in
herds on different farms. Considerable
| mystery surrounds the matter but
what those farmers would do to the
person who brought cholera to their
farms If they found him 10 neither
mystery nor conjecture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
UNDERSTANDING US.

gold all for
anguish have backs against the
stricken peoples and gather In
They men go
the mined and ambushd thousand leagues
THAR may
toed times of helping to see the
thunder! When reused rip things all
fight Until there's ice in Tophe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Iopa Newspapers
A MANS WAR.
TJauo Enll. Cvit;.ar i


1t is rather amusing and also dis
gusting to pick up some paper whose
editor You know has no intention of
volunteering, has no son in the rank
and file of the army, and has no son
who will have to go, and listen to his
shouting against moving the age limit
to 40 or As and in favor OF lowering
the age limit to Is. Such talk Is pure
and contemplate cowardice, This is
a fun mans war 1t is not the boys
below 81 who are falling to do their
duty. Each and every one of them
takes his turn according to the rules
without murmur and large numbers
of them have been and are volunteer
ing, but whoever heard OF shouter
above 81 volunteering for real service
in the trenches? There are not many
OF them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
s.one shlp. Not Entirely New.

While stone ships, such as are being
made now for the governments use In
the war, are considered quite novelty,
they really are not so new after all
Away back in 1S49 boat of concrete
was launched by . Frenchman named
I.ambot. Since then there have been
many experiments with this type OF
vessel and many forms Of concrete
boats have been fioated successfully.
The Dutch and the Italians have been
using concrete barges for long time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

steady. the general complaint being OF
more trouble in obtaining merchandise
than in making sales. and altho some
lines necessarily suffer In the changing
process, with the masses employed at
better wages than formerly there Is no
possibility of any depression.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Ia Save Russia, DESTROY Austria.

All sorts of Suggestions are forthconi-
ing FOR the rescue of Russia. Probably
President Wilson has received enough
volunteer advice to rescue dozen
Russias, il the advice were practicable
The most impudent advice. however IS
that coming from a handful OF Amerf-
cars who have been deceived by the
bolshevia<i They urge the recognition
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

To conserve water It is proposed At
Ell Paso. Tex, to make use Of water
from refriseratins plants. which has
simply been used for cooling purposes,
by turning 1t in the public baths.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

would have organized and trained a
Russian army of 5000, 600 men to meet
me aIuericsI
There is no physical possibility Of
staying Germany's hand in Russia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
IOWA oplAloN AND NOTES.

Leaving lawyers at home and filing
the senate with men who do things may
become a habit" says the Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
"And did no city in the whole coun-
try ask Mr.. Bryan to make a Fourth
vi July speech? Or Mr.. LaFollette?"
asks the Cedar Rapids Republican"
How have the once mighty agitators
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

Georgia is respectfully invited" by
the Sioux City Tribune, "to note that
the menace of negro criminality can
be handled effectively and impressively
without resort to mob action
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

1.-THE sultan is dead. Long may he
Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
TINES REPUBLICAN, NlARsHAILToWN IOWA, July . iala

fallen. But that il what Is apt to fol-
low when men in public life build on
false foundations and rely on appeals
Ito prejudices and dsmagogism instead
of upon the truth and logic"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

And day by day the skirmishers take
an outpost or two from the Demon
Rum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09

The Burlington Gazette suggests III
you want to help the kaiser be pessi-
mist