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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
rBy David Cory

You remember In the last story we
left Billy Bunny and Uncle Lucky at
the bridge calling TO the toll keeper to
come out OF his little house and open
the gates.
Well. pretty soon gray-haired old
beaver opened the door and said: This
to sign which read:
This bridge is closed for repairs. No
crossing"
Il never saw the sign" said Uncle
Lucky. $50 you'll have to excuse my
waking you up" And the old gentle-
man rabbit took off his stovepipe hat
and bowed, and then the gray haired
old beaver said:
III you take the road thru the woods
you will come to the mill dam. Maybe
you can run the Lnckymobile over It,"
So the two little rabbits turned the
automobile into the woods and by and
by they came to the mill dam But oh,
dear me- The top was SO narrow that
there was only just enough room for
the Luckymobile
Pretty dangerous. said Uncle
Lucky. III the Luckymobile should skid
we'd fall into the river and be
drowned"
Lets try. anyway" said Billy Bun
ny, and then he steered the Luckymo-
bile carefully onto the dam and started
across. But, oh dear me again.! When
they reached the middle there was a
large opening, with a narrow little gate
to let the water flow out. And, Of
course, IL wasn't wide enough for the
Luckynlobilc. They couldn't go back
or go forward. So there they were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Billy Bunny and His Friends

right in the middle OF the river.F
And just then who should come ~
out the big kind American Eagle, ara
when he saw what AK ia, two little
.abhi.A were, In. what do you suppose
he did! He picked up the Luckymo-
bile and the two little rabbits and cor.
ried them safely back to the land.
Nov, my little friends." he said.
"you are all right" 80 they commenced
to sing:
1.-THE Eagle Of the u. s. A.,
Ii mighty fine big bird;
He Is the pet OF Uncle Sam,
Az you have often heard,
And Aunt Columbia loves him, too,
AS well ass%he Rcd, White and Blue.
Then hip hurrah and hip. Murray! III
For the Eagle Of the u. 8. A."
THANK you. very much said tho
Eagle. That's very fne song And
then he dew back to Washington to tell
the President all about what had hap.
pened. a
And after that the two little rabbits
started of once more for their home In
Lettuceville, and before very long they
came in sight Of Uncle Luel<y's house.
And there on the front lawn waS thu
old Red Rooster playing croquet With
the little sparrow who, had her nest
every year under the caves OF the front
porch. But when that old Red Rooster
caught sight Of the Luckymobile he
ran into the barn and made believe he
was sweeping the cobwebs OF the wall
with an old feather duster. And NEXT
time you shall hear what happened af.
Tar That - .l-.lat- -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
THREsHER.s SUFFERS.

Pella NnrOnlClej
We hear some complaint Of the re-
quest sent out by county Food al
minstrators A. F. keeton and ]. }.
Roberts. asking that threshers ex-
changing work in sneighborhood go
home for their suppers. The oaiscs:e.
is that threshing is work which must
be done when the grain is dry. 1t can
not, therefore. begin very early in the
morning. probably not earlier than 8
o'clock. If the men must go home for
their supper. they will not work later
than s: 80 .. m, which. with the hour
and half for noon dinner. means only
an eight hour day. 1t Is claimed that,
If the men are given their supper at
the place they are working at o'clock
they can continue working until sun
down. which means about two hours
more work than will result from the
plan of going home for supper. We
don't know Just what the food admin
istrators had in mind to gain by this
request. but presume there must be
something which. as they view 1t. on
sets the difficulty we have named. To
an outside observer II would appear to
be just as economical to feed the
threshers at one place as at fifteen OF
twenty different places. In this same
bulletin, the food administrators have
requested that pie. cake, ice cream
and other pastry be dispensed with on
the bill Of fare for threshers as a
means of saving wheat -four and sugar.
The wisdom of this la recognized by
all but it is harder to see any gain IN
the plan requiring helpers to go home
for their supper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
That Which Requires No Name.


This man is mad! In fact. is ne a man?
The ape, though uniformed, remains
beast,
Are there not hestial types. Bluebeards
and heroes.
Distinct from man as orgies are from
feast?
Our clay forms everything from knavcs
Arnolds and Hales, but never Caliban!
No woman bore this Thing no mothers
womb:
No human loins sowed such inhuman
seed
He is some demon changeling. devils
culture.
Grown In the bulbs and ovens of a
OF creatures who delight in snake and
vulture.
Relish the air of slaughter-house ana
tomb.
Until he struck the world enjoyed an
earth
Where all might live, work play, and
die in peace:
Its beauties were as free az a museums
To honest effort. its sea safe as the
Lys
Maelstroms now froth our Ravens.
colosseums
Replace titled fields; hate. love. and
carnage birth.
He has revived Gorgon, called it God
Though pander to his whims-ro
more, no less:
But, the true Lord be praised, its lusts
awaken
onr dormant souls. It shall! not long
Cypress
A world its sly attack has caught and
shaken.
Nor did men dream a Fiend could walk
roughshod
But first this monster, trained to gor-
mandize,
VIII crush between its claws. whose
scales CONCEAL,
That which requires no name, since all
dsdain him
AS much too low for death by humau
heel.
Like Commodus, his mistress will have
slain him.
When she read murder in his kindred
eyes
Richard Butler Cleaner, in New
York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Increased OIL Flow.

Using an electric heater to incresse
the flow in oil wells Is a method u at
ID being tried with considerable
promise of success in the oil fielis
Of California The heater used is
. long brass cylinder containing q
large number of coils. This cylind .r.
With wires OF the right length It
tached, is lowered to the bottom II
the we'll and the wires are connect I'd
With q generator. The increased fl W
that has taken place In the expe IL
ments already made is explained IN
the theory that the heat expands he
gas In the oil-bearing stratum ana
causes . greater upward pressure in
the well. The hester consumes about
nine ~. o. current N hour. f
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
HARD SURFACING ROADS.
[Sioux City Journal

The Cedar Rapids Republican has
arrived at the conclusion that the
only durable material for hard sur
facing roads in Iowa IL brick. 1t is
informed that macadan, or the sur
facing Of roads with loose stones and
gravel. has i,een declared failure,
and 1t expresses Its opinion that a
concrete surface with Iowa limestone
In the mixture will not endure wear
and the action of frost. I'VE have
frequently been reminded OF the sue
cess with such roads IN Sioux City"
tho Republican continues. but a man
who examined those concrete high
ways recently, Isl our authority Sor
making the statement that even those
highways, in which Sioux Falls gran
lite chips were Used, are full OF cracks
and show tendencies toward going to
pieces
The Republican is transformed as
TO tho condition Of the concrete high
ways in Sioux City. These highways
are in first class condition. They have
wi,hstood the test OF frost and heavy
traffic They are rot "fnl of cracks"
and they do not show tendencies
toward going to pieces" Cracks have
developed as the result of the action
Of frost, but injury from this cause
really has been negligible. Surface
wear from passing traffic so far has
scarcely noticeable. The concrete high
way as made in Sioux CITY, is still
to be rated a success.
The journal does not share the Re
publican's opinion that the only prac-
teal material for hard surfacing In
Iowa is brick II we wait for brick
roads before we do any permanent.
road building IN this state. we will be
long time without hard roads.
Speaking Of this matter. The Jour-
nal wishes that everyone interested in
the subject Of better roads might ride
over the gravel roads constructed by
one Iowa county (Dickinson) last
years. One trip over properly con-
structed and properly maintained
gravel road, such as exists between
the towns Of Montgomery and Spirit
Lake is sufficient to make even the
skeptical man a gravel adherent. This
stretch OF road, about ten miles in
extent which is patrolled in compli-
ance with the Iowa road patrol law, is
as near perfect as road could be. II
is smoother than concrete. with hardly
a pebble on it to make its surface I'M
even. 1t is not dustless. but the dust
is light. 1t Is a good and passable
road in wet weather as it is in dry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
WARTIME pEDT.

bet So
that rise
yourelegs
whistle
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
HARDINI NIBBLED AT 1T.
fDes Mines REGISTER.

I. is true there was astonlsnlns
contrast in the speeches Of the gov
ernor In the morning ard OF Senator
Cummins in the afternoon. Senator
C,,mmins not only Endorsed anti-li-
auor legislation AS general propo-
sition. but nc declared with great
emphasis that he should not only
support the national amendment, but
that he should vote for immediate pro.
hibition of the manufacture OF beer
and liquor during the war. The re-
Spouse that greeted this dehnite ana
affirmative decla ration was one OF the
great outbursts Of the convention, ana
it came late in the day when every
body was tired and when the efferve1-
cence and foam OF the convention had
been blown off.
Just why the governor should
have waited till the last minute,
in opposition to the advise OF his
friends. and .han should have been SO
guarded in wnat he did say. nobody
seems to be able to explain. He must
have known that Senator Cummins
having voted to submit the amend
ment in Iowa, would strongly indorse
it's adoption. He must likewise have
known that Senator Kenyon would
make a campaign in Iowa in support
of the amendment. He might therefore
just as well have said 1t all as tc
nibble at it. For his old wet friends
are tremendously alert and they car
detect nibble at the prohibition bali
just as quickly as tho he had taken u
line, hook and sinker.
But all speculations as to the work
ings OF the governors mind aside. we
get back to the essential fact that he
has after all these years come around
on the main question. and may be ex-
pected to grow stronger In his lang
uage as his old friends become bitter
in their denunciations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
THE MINNEAPOLIS NEWSPAPER
STRIKE
[Cedar Rapids Republican,

lCedar Rapids RepuDncan-l
According to the Minneapolis Jour-
nal the mayor and policemen Of that
city and even the school board are IT
the present time instructing the boys
OF that city in anarchistic work, which
the paper rightly says, "is an awful
thing But 1t Is the truth, 80 far a.
we are able 70 CLEAN il
In Minneapolis the newspapers have
long mad street price of one cent AAs
newspapers have seen fit TO increase
that price to two cents but they divide
with the newsboys the one cent in.
crease, and the boys. we are told. get
the most Of 1t. That the increased
price Is legitimate we need not argue.
The truth lis that the white paper In
one OF the large editions OF the cities
can not be purchased for less than one
cent And prices for paper used by
newspapers Is still going UP. due to tiia
fact that materials out OF which paper
IL made are scarcer. as well as more
expensive. while the business Of pppsf
making has been put on an eight hour
basis, with Increased pay at that and
that under federal supervision. ss,
But in Minneapolis. strange as Il may
seem they have at the present time not
only a socia4stic city Scyernms1t but
they have a soci1lieti6 school bc0td
even and one Of the pesnephaAd tfsssAi*
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
=, Avoid Premature old Age.

70 Avoid Premature Old Age.
Men wear out too soon. In many
vocations man II an old man before
he reaches his fortieth year. This 70
premature and for the most part I'M
necessary, and It constitutes serious
national economic loss. BY improving
. mans physique and assisting him to
form healthy habits, ten or Is years
can De added 10 Ills industrial e.
cheney. and q substantial contribution
will be made to the wealth and pros
perity Of the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Aetoss Powers.

A great actors sensibilitiss are
stimulated beyond the common scope.
and he may express them passionate
iy or profoundly in terms Of his own
personality and, again. an accomplish
ed actor can create something ~ con-
crete as . character In Dickens and
make It true to itsslt. Tbs Nanches
ter Guardian.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

weather. No one could ask for bet
ter road.
y 1t would be better, II concrete is
not practicable. to discuss the merits
Of gravel before talking about paving
country highways with brick.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Jmprovlna Influence.

You have a new eook?' Yes
replied Mrs. Crosslots. rs che do.
ing good work." Yes She cast
cnnk very much. hnf sha served notice
that she wouldn't stay n my daughter
didn't quit playing rastime on tho pi'
ano. Washington stag
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903, A. F.
and A. M.-Stated communication Fri
day, July 10, s p. m. Regular business
B. E. English, w. NJ; John w. Wells
secretary
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. SO. p, A. NJ.
Special oonvocation Monday evening"
July %. BUSINESS session O'CLOCK
Ira Davenport, H. p. John w. Wels'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. kina Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & s. NJ. Mon
day. July %. 1918. 500 p. m. Regular
business. T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory. T. NJ.
Stated conclave. ST. AIdemar Com
r,andery, No. 80. X. T., Tuesday july
90 s p. M Regular business. j. r.
Frederick. commander: 1. T. Forbes
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81, o. e.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing July II, 1918. s o'clock. Mrs. Arch
err Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley,
". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

"One time there was a Zimmerman
who came to town and went into busi-
ness, relates the Logan Observer. "He
had the idea that business was snap
and there was no work about it. Just
the other day we heard him say. that
he knew that the fellows in town had
to work hard-and he's hack on the
farm working hard, too
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Cato. on Duyina Z Farm.

When you have decided to buy .
farm, be careful not to buy rashly;
do not spare your visits, and be not
content with single tour OF inspec-
tion., Give heed to the appearance Of
the netghborhood: Z nourishing coun-
try should show its prosperity. Cato.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
a..t st.1 a. LIE.

Real star Of Life.
Bread is the Spanish workingman'S
stan Of life aud the average daily con.
sumption 10 estimated 1t pound ~
head
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
IOWA NOTES AND OPINION.

their backs on Iowa corn fields and go
down to Texas or up to the artic circle
or out to California to farm!" exclaims
the Knoxville Express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

Speaking disespectfully Of the work
of To Red Cross is second only to d.
rect reasonable utterance." declares
the Storm Lake Pilot Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
The Manson Democrat has never

The Manson Democrat has never boon
aanything but strictly democratic on
the tariff issue, 1t Will. "in the future.
be in favor of protective tariff on
anything and everything made in Ger
many to. be sold in any part of Amer
lea. and it is of the opinion that said
tariff ought to be at least $3.50 per
cent ad valorem."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

THE eventual choice of P. e. Nc
cenahan was satisfactory" says the
Sioux City journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
GET THE SHOT GUN READY,

Eagle Grove Times Gazette.I
Keep your car to the ground for In
lcations of renewed activities by the
Non Partisan League, OF North
Dakota and st. Paul Since the pri-
mary elections In Minnesota two weeks
ago, twenty-five or thirty Of the agita-
tors from this radical-socialist organ
ization have been sent into Iowa to
work quietly and sign up members.
The Times-Gazette would like to be
notified in case any solicitors are AZ
work in this vicinity. If any of our
readers are asked to join this organ
ization. we hope they will inform this
office at once
The Iowa Council of National De-
Tense has formally requested the Nom
Partisan League to cease operations in
this state at least until the war has
been won. Mr. Townley. the socialist
aSitator president Of the Nom Partisan
League. has deied the Iowa council OF
national defense and his sending these
agitators into Iowa within the pas'
two weeks Is his answer.
There are four distinct forces OF dis
content now working in this state and
there is evidence that when the right
time comes these four elements will
combine their strength to put over a
radical socialistic program. 1t is up to
every loyal Iowan to get busy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

WHY DOESN'T HE COORDINATE.

w lJItIk0sNS \ SS-oASADAN'~- -
Mason City Globe Gazette.l
BY the provisions Of the Overman
act. President Wilson was given UNI
limited power and discretion in the
reorganization, consolidation and CO.
ordination Of administrative bureaus,
departments and commissions. One OF
these days, after public criticism has
become severe enough, he will con-
solidate and eliminate some of the M
ty-seven different publicity bureaus
so that they not BIZ issuing and
re-issuing the same information with
multiplication of expense and corre-
spending waste of print paper. labor
and postal space. Those who believe
in economy IN the government busi-
ness and who see no need OF duplica-
ton in publicity will render them
selves and the country a valuable
service by making themselves heard
on this subject.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13

licity agencies, the medical profession
and other groups.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
By John J. Leary, Jr.

Tough Tony Mareno, the first cou-
vlct in the long history Of Sing Sing
prison to escape and return voluntarily,
IS dead. His body was cremated at
Fresh Pond Friday and his ashes were
taken yesterday to Auburn. N. Y, there
to rest in the family plot of Thomas
Mott Osborne by the side Of Canada
Blackie.' who, with Mr.. Osborne. was
one Of the founders Of the Mutual We'll
fare League.
In death, as in life, affairs did not
break we'll with Tony Committed to
the metropolitan Hospital in August,
IN the last stages Of tuberculosis, he
died in that institution three weeks
ago. Since that time the body has been
IN the mnreue awaiting a claimant. and
was about to be sent to Potter's Field
wnen Martin Loonan, executive head
Of the Welfare League Association,
which cares for discharged convicts'
learned OF his death. Notice came to
him through the return of letter he
mad semitic Tony, the envelope bearing
the one word dead"
inquiry then showed that the notices
sent the nearest friends Of the de-
ceased---Tony had few-had miscarried.
Mr. Loonan got into touch with
Thomas Mott Osborne, now lieutenant
commander in charge Of the naval pris-
On -i in Portsmouth, n. H.. who gave
Instructions for the cremation of the
the ashes in Auburn.
4. "A Picturesque Character
Tony's death closes the career Of
one of the picturesque characters of
the "Bowery that was" in the days
described in Charley Hoyt's famous
song. II was a live place in those days,
but it never failed to sit up and take
notice when word came down the line
that "Tough Tony's on the war path"
Others, not on ToDy's bad book, but
likely 10 attract his attention from the
fact that they ran sturs or other games
OF chance which Tony might take it
into his head to hold up. beat him to
it by closing up and staying closed un-
til word came that all was clear.
A dozen years ago Tony was con-
victed for a job of this kind. 1t was,
/ he said, job Of which he was inno-
cent, though he admitted frankly that
he had escaped punishment for many
similar job. On conviction he re-
ceived long sentence in Sing Sing,
was won't to levy assessments on
breathed easier
Osborne Reformed Him
Tony had served most Of his sem
tencc when Thomas Mott Osborne
went to Sing Sing prison as warden
nearly four years ago-with his new
system of prison management, a sys-
TEN that did not at the time appeal to
many convicts Of the type of Tony
Tony was one Of those who was in sim
ccre doubt whether the new warden
was merely "a nut" or reformer will,
some scheme that, however it might
rebound to his credit, would get the
convict nothing. '.'
Not that he fought the change. On
the contrary, he kept aloof from any
thing like partisanship. That he was
converted was manifested a few weeks
later when, breaking an oath he had
taken to avengc himself upon a fellow
convict who had cut his cheek, he
called the feud off and shook hands
with the man he had promised to get
square with.
"It's all Off" he told the chap, "and
Pm not going to do anything to hurt
Osborne. He's regular guy and on
the level. We've got to work with
him.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
Connecticut Nolu
Has 10000 Cases of
Spanish Influenza

NEW LONDON. Oct. 12.-Therc are
now 10000 cases of Spanish influenza
in Connecticut, DR.. John I. Black, State
Health Commissioner. said to-day. r
Population considered" he said,
"this state is suffering to greater cx-
tent than Massachusetts, where $50
Federal physicians are assisting in
combating the epidemic, while We have
but ten here"
Some towns in the state arc hope
lessly in the grip Of the epidemic. Col
linsville has 1000 cases, more than so
per cent of the population. Cases in
other places. as recorded with the state
board. are: Middletown. 1000; New
Britain, 4.224: Manchester. 3.11O; Rock
Vile. 1900; Wallingford. 1000; Will
mantle, 3,1O0; Meriden, 2,23O. and Ston-
ington, 900.
The ten Federal physicians have been
doing heroic service. DR.. Il. r. Sayres
has covered 500 miles Of territory by
automobile during the last week. Yes
terday he reported the existence of 500
cases in Watertown. from which place
there had been no previous report.
There are now 1000 cases in Bristol
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
Epidemic Affects Draft

Spanish influenza has resulted in
minor congestion of the draft ma
ch1nery OF the city, causing. in addi-
ton to the postponement of departures
Of quotas to training camps, the de-
tferring CT hundreds Of physical exam
nations. Many boards in Brooklyn
and Manhattan We're forced TO notify
reglstrants Of September II who had
been called for examination that their
examination. had been postponed in
definitely. Several Of the boards have
been closed entirely.
The Coast Defence, it was announced
yesterday, is prepared to accept. either
for the officers school or for general
service. 10000 registrants to be spe
cially ,nducted into service. The men
are to be used to man the giant guns
in France, and must be qualified phys
lcally for overseas service