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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
Little Benny's Notebook
By LEE PAPE.

My sister Gladdis has started to take
riding lessons, and this afternoon |
was passing her room and she was in
there standing in frunt of the mirrer
in riding SCOT with pair of mems
pants to it, and stopped passing past
and went in. saying, G. Gladdis, gosh,
holey smoakes.
Does enything happen to displease
Your lordship! sed Gladdis.
You wouldent leeve enybody see you
| IN them. would you, G..Saa!s? sed.
O no. not a tall got them to sleep
in. sed Gladdis.
Well. G, gosh. GIaddis, sed. don't
leeve eny Of the fellows see you, will
you please would yiu mind going
out the back way with them!
o, go chase yourself Ground the
block, sed Gladdis.
Well gos, G winnickers, Gladdis,
sed.
Are you still heer? sed Gladdis.
| Aw Gladdis, sed. And I thawt. G,
| Ill be diskraced, and / went down
stairs, and pop was in the setting room
and / sed. do you wunt to see Gladdis
! All dressed up to go out in mems
pants. pop?
Nuthing is fertilizer from my ambi-
| tons. sed pop, and I sed Well all you
haff to- do is go up to her room and
you'll see her.
The doose you say, sed pop. And
| he went up to Gladdises room, me fol-
| lowing him. and Gladdis was jest put
| ting on a derby hat. looking SO mulch
like man it was fearse, and pop sed.
Do you axuilly think that eny self re-
specting horse would carry You after
he once got look at you!
! Now, father. don't be old fashioned,
sed Gladdis.
No dawter OF mine will ever leeve
eny house of mine In that condition,
sed pop.
/ o deer. now father, be reezonable,
sed Gladdis.
| II you have no consideration for the
family. have some for the horse. sed
pop.
| And he went out and slammed
Gladdises door. and wen Gladdis went
for her riding lessin she locke the way
she awt to. WILD
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
COUSIN sRUIN pvoURGR OF ART.

The artist man was painting great
picture for a prize. and he was finish
ing the wool Of a sheep. Cousin Bruin
and Jimmy Coon were looking right
over his shoulder. but he was so busy
he didn't know It. He thought that
Cousin Bruins breath was 4 warm
wind blowing, hut suddenly Cousin
Bruin gave deep sign. The man
turned little and gave a look into
Cousin Bruins little black eyes. Now
you have heard people say that some
thing or other gave them o shock; well
Cousin Bruin certainly gave that man
a shock. He dropped his palate and
hi. brushes and his mail stick! He
left that lovely picture, ard he jumped
and ran as IL a thousand fiends were
after him. He did not stop until he
was on the other side of deep ravine
He acted as tho he expected to feel
claws in his shoulder every minute.
never giving thought to the great
prize he was to win,
Now wasn't he a foolish man? Dear
Cousin Bruin only wanted TO see what
nc was doing and Jimmy Coon would
not hurt fly.
Now. Jimmy Coon, what is the mat
ter with all these silly people? Any one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05

would thing had the smallpox. ana
l only want to see what they are do
ing" said Cousin Bruin as he stood
or his hind legs, and gave a low growl
Then he pushed over the easel.
stepped on the paint box. and licked
off all the paint from those lovely
sheep. Jimmy Coon took taste too.
but he found he didn't have tasre
for art. He screwed up his mouth,
made wry face and ran to the brook
to rinse out his mouth, and Cousin
Bruin found the artists gun, and
Rugged IL to him. AS he did, both bar
rels went off with a bang and scared
all the hunters nearly to death. They
didn't like the smell of powder at all.
and SO they followed the artist over
the ravine. When the poor man turned
and saw these hunters after him, ne
thought his last hour mad come. de
ran faster than ever, but those animals
weren't after him at all. They were
Just running away from the gun and
powder After while Cousin Bruin
stopped for he came 20 a tall tree
with scratched and torn sides places
on its sides.
Tomorrow-Cousin Bruins Visiting
Card
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
LIBERTY BONDS.

of
Good night
Folks
buys in
haveth
while viii wish buy the
foolish fatuou
daythe they're living
along mortgage their
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
Town oplntoNvAno NOTES.

The Councll Bluffs Nonpareii OBJ
serves that Wilson patience and
courtesy have been never failing in
dealing with Mexico. Twice we invad-
ed the country. once 60 compel some
one 10 salute the tas ana the second
time TO get Nilla. Both times We
humhly withdrew without accomplish
ing cur detectives when someone car
rying n shadow Of authority told the
pr, sioent our presence was offensive
To Mexicans, In tho case Of Italy. with
whom we have been in alliance in the
war, It's different"
"lowa's new suffrage law permits
women 10 vote for president, but not
for any state officers. Perhaps the
Legislators did not care To offend the
refined scnslbilities OF the ladies by
inviting them In or e!ect!ng such fell
lows rs the republican state officials
have proven themselves to be-" sug-
gests the Manson Democrat.
The Sioux City journal explains
that luxury tax which is added 10
tine cost OF the article or charged on
the foot Of the bill Is the common
citizens contribution TO pay the deficit
caused by incfficiency of government
operation Of the railroads"
The Cedar Falls Record says NO
matter AT what angle you view the
road proposition. the facts are that un-
der the provisions of the new Iowa
road law no land owner can afford 10
pass up the Improvement. II means
too mach TO him in real money value"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05

constructed under present prices OF
material and labor, would cost APP
proximately - per square yard. This
pricc In basod on cost Of city paving
contracts let In Iowa this spring. ~
this price the cost OF a mile OF
eighteen foot pavement would he SAL
$50. The cost OF constructing roads &c
finished grading. that is, ready for the
cement to be laid, at present prices
would be about $1,000 per mile, do
pending upon Typographical conditions.
The total cost of the improved high
way would be In tho ncighborhood o,
49,, 900. But under conditions and
prices which prevailed before the war
tile same highway could be built for
$4,000.
But II the cost Is $4,000, as the
present prices Of labor and material
indicate, the assessment against the
adjacent lands would be small. The
story in circulation is that IL would be
s21.50 per acre. II this were true the
farmers would be justified in protest
ing But Engineer White proves ii Is
not true. Taking the cost per mile at
5000, he says:
lI'f uoilsisS ~ WIS - loi
grading work. all of, which Is paid from
the federal aid fund and the motor
license fees. Thirty-two thousand dol
lars is the cost of the paving work.
Seventy Ave per cent of this cost will
he paid from the federal aid fund and
from motor license fees. and the re-
naming - per cent. or $4,000 per mile,
will be paid by special assessments
against benefited property. II is pro-
posed 10 extend these special assess
ments one and a half miles on each
side of the road so that there would
he 1920 acres per mile over which this
$4,000 would he spread. Ten years arc
allowed in which to make payments on
these special assessments, per cent
interest being paid in the meantime.
Without interest. the special assess
ment per acre would be S4.lS. IL the
payments were carried thru the ten
years the interest would he sl.25,
making the entire assessment S5.4l, in
stead of $3.50 as the story in circula-
asserts. II the whole assessment were
paid in ten years the annual payment
per acre would be 81 cents. As an in
dication of this adjustment of the spe-
cial assessments as between property
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
METHODS OF THE BULLY

Webster City Fireman j ournall
IT is not because we have a million
and half soldiers IN Europe that
Italy hesitates to affront US 1t is be-
cause we have the food and fuel and
the financial credts.-Des Moines
REGISTER.
Does the Register mean TO imply that
the United states government would
put an embargo on food fuel and
money 10 Italy II Italy refused to view
certain peace controversies as viewed
by President Wilson? We are even
sending food to Germany. and would
not hesitate to send coal there If the
people needed it. Yet here is the insin-
uation that the government of the
United States is not above using coerc-
I'VE methods TO bring to time one Of
our associates in the war Such tactics
would be worthy of Prussianism in all
Its hideousness, but for such thing
to even he seriously thought Of in this
country is not reassuring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
sIAarna TO N lP W.

Council Nulra returned soldiers from
| ,hC l5s.ll. all Wounded men. have taken
! public ,Sl,p, on 10 special Potta-
| wultamie county edition of the Iowa
! Homestead which attacked the mill
AIRY affairs committee az the Council
Buns chamber OF commerce. The men
! demanded AN audience Of ten minutes
with James pierce. the publisher, which
was refused under the plea OF sickness
but with Il promise To see the soldiers
! delegation later. The message sent
Pierce is signed 10y number of the
men and says:
"Ih, following wounded and gassed
soldiers of Council Bluffs wish 20 tell
Jim Pierce of Des MoirCs. they oppose
his last issue Of the Homestead, and
consider it = Islander on themselves
and the people OF Council Bluffs, who
did all in their power TO make things
as easy as possible for their mothers
and fathers during the boys absence
They also challenge Pierce to furnish
any number Of men who will openly
tell US they bought bonds against their
will, Unwillingly supporting the gov
eminent our buddies died for
II is the FIRST publicly fred gun Of
returned soldiers against those who
opposed the activities of organized
patriotism, advise hopeful bond slack
ers that they had a constitutional right
TO refuse to buy bon Is and attacked
appointed and elective leadership OF
the organized efforts to support the
govtrnment and the army.
1t is quite likely that Mr.. Pierce can
produce some men VINO ere ready 10
admit that they underwent pressure III
the bond drives.
There is no denial anywhere in Iowa
that bond slackers felt the pressure
of public opinion. That il wGs SC is
not thing to be evaded or denied but
TO be proclaimed with pride and salts
faction. The man who refused to buy
bond commensurate with his ability
TO buy and in reasonable equality 10
the allotment did feel pressure. His
neichbors and the community demand
ed that he do some part of common
duty. in extreme cases he was told
directly where to head in at. There
were not many of these. If any got
county an apology and explanation is
due from that county TO the soldiers
who were fighting on its agreement
TO pay.
Council Bluffs and Potta wattamie
county are entitled 70 a croix de guerre
from the state and the government
and to the approval and gratitude of
the army abroad and at home for the
splendid service of its fighting men
overseas and in Potta wattamie county.
The public should be admitted to
that interview between Mr. Pierce ana
the wounded men when 1t takes place
if it ever does. II is likely TO be an
interesting session and the public has
a natural curiosity TO know just how
Mr. Pierce will face those crippled
gassed and war wrecked men who
gave life and limb and health and tht
future so freely and oravely while the
legal department of the Homestead
was adv Using bond slackers that there
was no law to compel them to lend
fe" dollars to their country at war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
81 - e.

every unlawful act to the discharged
soldier. Be sure 1t was discharged
soldier before you cast slur upon
the soldiers. Soldiers arc no different
/ than civilians; they come from CIVILIAN
life into the army, and in civil life You
find good and bad: it's the same in the
army, but we believe that the average
man comes out of the army better
man than when he went in. The army
does not make crook out of him; IT
Is just the opposite; 1t makes him
more At for civil life than he was be-
fore. OF course there are exceptions.
Some men can not be made better, and
when they are discharged from the
army they are still crooks; they were
CROOKS when they caused their officers
all kinds Of trouble and worry.
Practically every soldier respects his
uniform and would not do anything 20
disgrace it, and it hurts these respect
able soldiers TO see an article In the
paper which says that discharged SOL
diers are committing crimes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
lowa Newspapers
SCHOOL STRIKES.

~ ticpfJ SfRfh tS.
Mason City GLOBE Ga zette1
typical manifestation of the spirit
OF the times has occurred in many
places recently, where school and col
lege students have struck" to gain
some point in school management. II
they wanted certain teachers or pro-
fessors dismissed. or II they wanted
those dismissed to be reinstated. they
have gone on strike and quit school.
Presumably their parents have encour-
aged them.
Now IN some individual cases no ap-
parent harm has been done by these
outbursts. Possibly some unwise act
or school board or college trustees
may have been corrected. But as a
rule such outbreaks will utterly break
down the discipline of any school and
ruin its educational efficiency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
Topics of the Times

The wet ea1as o,a 49, s,.,,u. !.
49,.
Those Jans seem to have s.Ir do
''- SUING ~ 9pai
'ol >''''"'
+ So,.i- -.
,ooa :. - ns -.
r,o '''''e'
The Stony CIV Tourrar cove "tbis
country needs 100. 900 Ole Hansons
What's the estimate and allotment for
Sioux CITY?
wouldn't?
Heron sides with italy" Which
indicates a split outside the peace con-
49,.
Secretary Daniels thinks it would be
a great moral lesson" to sink the Ger
man fleet. 1t would be waste of good
junk when junk is at the highest
prices and every DIT OF iron ana steel
can be used in demonstrating what the
German army damaged and destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05

them in the front lines and under the
watchful. eyes OF the world. e
Life may be given IN many ways
ana loyal 10 truth and country be
cello as .ravc,y N the closet as the
IL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05

Thousands of hats discarded by Eng
lish women. are exported every year
to Brazil. where they are eagerly
bought by the Indians. The feather
and other ornaments on the hats are
taken by the men, and the bare straw
shapes given to their women folk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
a Masonic Meetings
. Visitors Always Welcome.

MARsHAll LODGE NO. ,os A. r.
A. NJ, special communication Friday,
May at 1880 p. m. School of instruc-
lion Every master mason should be
present. A. L. Frazer, W. M; John W.
Wells. secretary.
SioNET CHAPTER. Ne. SO r. A,
NJ, Monday. May 6. 8 o'clock. Marx
masters degree. George Gregory. II.
p; John W. Wells. secretary.
orAYEo ASSEMBLY. King Solo
nsea Council No. 20, r. 4 S. NJ. Mon
SAY. May 10, 1919, Business meet
ing. Ira A. Davenport I. NJ; John
". Wells. recorder.
Special Conelave St. AIdsrsr Com
mandsry No. 50. X. T. Tuesday, May
8, 7:3e D. m. Order OF the Temple
opening in full form Thursday night
May s. meeting for drill. J. E. Fred
erick. commander: John W. Wells re-
corder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 o. E.
S.-Rsgular meeting Wednesday. May
IL 1t . o'clock for business. Mrs J. F.
Schultz ". n; Mr1 Archer Walton,
secFstary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05

The French academy Is the Oldest
OF five academies constituting the In
stitute of France. having been founded
in 1886. It Is composed OF forty mem
bers elected for life. and known as the
| Forty Immortals." They rank as the
leading Frenchmen OF theic time In
literature. Their judgment a1t deci-
sions in all disputed literary matters
are final g-,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05

Immediately adjacent to the road and
property located back from the road,
II will DC noted that II the quarter ad-
jacent were assessed at 81 per acre,
tie next section back at 81 per acre
and the furthest one back at - per
acre the total amount OF the assess
ment would approximately equal the
average rate Of si.16 stated above
This assessment rate Is based on
current high costs. IL conditions be-
come FORMAL, even If they do not reach
pre- war levels, this cost would be
lowered at least one-fourth. But at
the highest cost possible farmers who
have been scared by the stories Of .
se1.5n per acre special assessment may
discard their fears. The figures quoted
by Engineer White are simple and can
be verified by any one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
SOLDIERS FALSELY ACCUSED.

SOLDIERS FALSELY ACCUSED.
tDes Moines National Americana
There seems to be tendency 20
blame the discharged soldier for a
great deal Of the outlawry that goes
on everywhere. The discharged SOL
diers are not pulling off all this stuff.
Just because a man mas CT g uniform
does not always mean he is dis
charged soldier or even that he had
ever been a soldier. Uniforms are
very easily procured Don't credit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-07
zen improved 1880 during the past

year.
Recommendations and Suggestions
Bath rooms are needed, both for
superintendent and inmates part.
Walls in inmates rooms are in need
of repair.
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that within a short time there will
be a general active campaign going
on at home stations of all the or
CARNATIONS and that by January
the rife companies will be brought
up to the required standard. The
adjutant generals office will be glad
to assist in every way possible and
will be ready to send speakers and
give other assistance.
The plan for encouraging enlist
ments in the National Guard will be
to talk with the different societies
Of the city or town on the National
Guard. it's use. it's needs and the ne
cessity of a full organization to quail
ify for pay and it is hoped it will,
be possible to obligate each member
of the Chamber of Commerce or Ro-
tary Club to encourage ex-service
men to join the Guard, to encourage
young members Of their own families
and their relatives to join and to
encourage at least one employe OF
each small business to join the Ma
tienal Guard. Larger concerns who
can afford to have more than one
should be encouraged to have a lin
tied number.
The placard states that the en-
ployer is in favor Of one of his en-
ployes joining the National Guard
that he will agree to place no OBJ
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ADJUSTMENTS
THE THIRD DEGREE" is
MOST SENSATIONAL PLAY

After witnessing THE Third De-
gree" at the Colonial theatre yester-
day, Augusta tLeatre-goer UNDER
stood very clearly'how and why this
great Vitagraph drama has proved
such a sensation where it has been
presented. 1t lacks none of the
dramatic intensity and heart interest
that made it one of the greatest
stage successes of its day. This
powerful and sensational production
will be seen at the Colonial again
this afternoon and twice this even
ing.
Alice Joyce is the star of the pro-
duction. She has never appeared
more beautiful than she does in this
photoplay and she has never better
displayed her splendid dramatic
power than she does in this picturi-
cation Of the late Charles Klein's
drama. The supporting cast is thor
oughly capable.
Miss Joyce never has appeared to
better advantage than in the role
of Annie Sands, waitress bride of a
college youth. who brushes the pow
er of her millionaire father-in-law.
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STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Notice Of Hearing on Location o.
State Highway &C."

Notice is hereby given that the State
Highway Commission will meet in the
Senate Chamber. State House. Augusta,
Maine. on Wednesday. October s, at ten
A. M. for the purpose of hearing all
parties interested in the question of a
change in location of that part Of Stat,
Highway &c" as now located between
the city of Augusta and the town OF
Belgrade. The location as now made is
from the corner of State Street and
Western Avenue, Augusta, over State
Street and Mt Vernon Avenue to NORTH
Augusta Grange Hall. thence through
the southwest corner of Sidney to Bel
grade Depot and to Belgrade Lakes and
Rome.
The proposed change is to leave State
Highway e. between Winthrop and
Augusta at the Stanley Road, SO called,
near Baileyville, thence to East Read.
field over the Stanley Road. thence
turning to the right and continuing
toward Manchester Forks. about one
mile. thence turning to the left and
running over Allen Hill through the
crank" and connecting with the pres
ent location of State Highway &c"
near the cemetery in Belgrade.
Maps showing the location Of the
above described highway may be in
spected at the hearing or prior to that
time at the Office Of the State Highway
commission in Augusta.
PHILIP j. DEERING. Chairman,
WILLIAM M. AVER,
FRANK A. PEABODY,
SAAA> Highway Commission
OeptH.oc0.<.7.3
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stacle in the way of any who de-
sire to join, that he will encourage
employees to attend drills and that
he will allow an annual vacation to
each employee in addition to the time
spent by the employee while absent
during a 15-days summer encamp-
ment.
Effort will be made to have the
Chambers of Commerce or Boards of
Trade agree to appoint a committee
to get in touch with the captain of
the local company and keep him in
formed OF progress made by this
committee to encourage recruiting.
The committee will furnish the cap
tain of the local company the names
of employers who will favorably re-
ceive recruiting parties and encour-
age enlistments. Committee will OBJ
tain reports from members as to
progress made by each in obtaining
recruits and a repor. will be obtain
ed as to which members of the
Chamber of Commerce or Board of
Trade have posted the notice to the
employees.
In conjunction with the command
ing officer of the local company the
committee will institute a recruit
drive along the best lines to obtain
recruits and will take active part in
this drive. The State will pay for
advertising but no expense should be
incurred without first consulting the
adjutant generals office.
His Excellency. Governor Milliken,
will assist in this campaign and as
names of prominent men throughout
the State the Governor will immedi-
ately correspond with them, asking
their aid in obtaining recruits. 1t
is believed that a very successful
campaign can be carried on but it
can only be done wit. the co-opera-
ton OF each commanding officer, so
let every one put his shoulder to the
wheel and work for the one common
aim. that is for recruits, first. last
and all the time.
Orders are now being issued for
battalion schools for the 3rd Maine
Infantry.
Upon receipt Of information from
the Militia Bureau that in the near
future there would be several nom
commissioned officers who had sue
cessfully completed the course of in
struction at Camp Benning, Georgia,
Tor quartermaster sergeant instruc-
tors detailed to the various states,
the adjutant generals department at
once asked for the detail Of one of
them as instructor for the National
Guard. These non commissioned Of
ficers have been trained in the mill
tary fundamentals and particularly
in those matters of regulations and
training which pertain to the Nation
al Guard and 1t is the intention tina,
they be used as assistants to the in.
spector INSTRUCTORS and as instructors
in the care of and accountability for
federal property.