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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24

tempt at present 70 convert liberty
bonds In cash. before maturity, tuvoivos
q sacrtfics. but u the bonds are hold
to the date when they become due;
until the time whom the government
agred to take them up. 100 cents on the
dollar will be received by the holder.
And further. II should be noted, that
In the course OF very few years,
those bonds will sell at a premium
even before they are due.
The victory loan must be and will be
subscribed. That II Ia disagreeable
and unpalatable makes no difference;
we must take the bitter with the sweet,
Believe us, 1t was disagreeable for the
four millions OF boys who were over
seas and In cantonments. to endure the
terrific hardships they did endure, but
they never faltered; they went at the
job. which In many instances cost them
their lives. not only cheerfully but
eagerly. They finished the Job so far
as they were concerned. A part Of the
tnsk Of those OF US who remained at
home and underwent no danger or
hardship. remains to be finished. As
long as II must be finished; az long as
this money must be dug up: let's do 1t
cheerfully and quickly and with a
smiling countenance. We will feel
better about it in the years to come IL
We stand up and take our medicine like
men, as our soldier boys did, than If
the money must be dragged out a~
result OF one form Of persuasion or an
other. The victory drive is scheduled
for the last Of April and the early part
of May. Let's get ready for it.
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30 t. -

portant red tab making his first visit
to the trenches. He came up at night
and. after passing over what to his
war office idea seemed rough, wild,
and devasted area, met his lance cor
poral guide at the entrance to a COM
munication trench. In a hoarse whis-
per the guide explained that this
trench was for the passage Of supplies.
In a whisper equally low the diGnitary
answered Quite" and they moved
forward through the mud.
Beware, sir-deep shell crater"
whispered the corporal as they pro-
ceeded.
Quite whispered Red Tab, and
Unanswered cautiously around 1t, stoop
ing low and adjusting his steel helmet
firmly.
"Barbed wire ENHANCEMENT on the
side. sir" the corporal whispered.
Quite"
Mother shell hole, sir"
Quite"
This continued for time that SEEM
ed abnorma even to inexperience
with the trench still running east.
Il say my man." Red-Tab finally
exclaimed, I'm tired Of whispering.
How far are we now from the enemy
trenches?"
About four miles. sir-I've a bad
cold and can't talk above a whisper,
sir"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24

All held their breath and opened
wide their eyes, a Baby Otter made
his bow to the great audience. He
had on his brand new suit which his
mother had made him. Dick and
Billy otter were very proud OF their
little baby brother. and with Joy they
held his hands. at the top OF the to-
baggan slide. until their father shout
ed:
"one, Two, Three. Col"
And Baby Otter made a splendid
start, down the steep and slippery
chute. Everybody clapped his hands
and there was great shout from the
little hero.
But all of sudden something went
wrong with Baby otter. Perhaps his
shoe string united. Anyway. some
thing went wrong. He got twisted in
his mind. and he doubled up in hur-
ry brown ball. and he looked like a
tobaggan slide. All you could see
was little streak OF brown fur spin
ming around like a top.
Near the foot Of the slide the fuzzy
ball OF fur shot out into the air, high
over Mirror Pond. and all the little
people shuddered and gasped aloud. as
they saw the bunch OF whirling and
yelling fur drop with an awful thud
into Mirror Pond and disappear from
sight.
Instantly every inhabitant of Mirror
Pond dived head first into the water
and swan for dear life. to rescue Ba-
by Otter from the watery grave. And
the whole pond was boiling like a cof-
fee pot, as arms and legs were kick
ing and clawinG, to save the lost Ba.
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ana thu. rich, should be- iesaii..a in

and that right should BE- legaiissd in
statute.
A herd OF hogs threatened with chol-
era brings post haste a government or
for professional state Investigation,
The state pays. Because II pays the
state to pay.
Let's raise citizens. Let's pay also
for making men. The investment will
pay dollars where some OF our paying
investments pay cents. A good citizen,
IA man who can earn a good living, one
who holds by law and order and good
citizenship generally Is the best pay
ing Investment any state and nation
can make. Dob Ingersoll wished that
good health had been made contagious
instead OF disease. Good citizenship
is conta gious. Let's infect with 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24
Meat SENTIMENT THAN susIaFss.

County chairmen and assistants In
the liberty loaa organization OF six
states met the secretary Of the treas
.ury in Chicago Friday for a confer
ence as to the next liberty loan drive.
They learned nothing as t. the rate of
interest which the next bond would
pay but they were told positively by
the secretary that this coming drive
would be the last one. 1t might be as
large as the fourth liberty loan and
would be assigned In quotas and al
lotments just as the others had been
assigned but 1t would positively be the
last public drive. The government
plans 10 do its future borrowing on the
open market and thru the banks.
Bankers and liberty loan leaders gen.
orally requested that the government
pay the market price for money in the
next loan which would be about per
cent interest on five Year bond. The
Iowa delegation so recommended by
resolution but Secretary Glass seemed
determined to make the next loan an
other patriotic sacrifice for the Am
erican people by scorning the sugges-
ton of a rate Of interest which would
maintain the next bonds at par. Q
per cent bond could be sold by banks
TO the people seeking investment Tor
surplus funds and most Of the nee
essity for the drive would be avoided.
Tue democratic administration which
has paid three prices for the canton
mvnts built III 1st!y IN the cotton states
and has paid any price for the labor
and materials needed in munitions Is
not willing to pay the market price for
money. The secretary o. the treasury,
u sentimental V!rginian, wraps Old
Glory about him and declares that the
loan will be attractive to him regard
less Of the ra.e Of interest, which, OF
course, will have TO be the attitude OF
the American people If he 50 DEGREES.
The money must be volunteered 10 pay
for the liberty which our soldiers have
won and no sacrifice OF money can
ever compare TO the sacrifice the SOL
diers have made, the fifth liberty loan
must be taken at any price, interest
or no interest. Were the secretary
more of a business man and financier'
however, he would see the wisdom OF
placing the next issue OF liberty bonds
with actual investors who would
keep them off the market for their full
period instead of flooding the markets
with them at a deprecated price. 1t
would be better for the country to
have six billions Of liberty bonds held
by small investors than to permit
them to gravitate to the multi
millionaire classes vino " Ill use them to
escape the income tax.
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A GOOD CITIZENSHIP lke0aToRy,

4He eiIOII iHdhlnS 10 cStdD.lSh q re-
fuge for INDECENT and homeless child
rem which Shall be a training school
in citizenship and vocation and which
viii dismiss its graduates with re-
spectability and high character to take
their places IN the proper economy Of
the state should have the urgent sup
port of every good mainland bad one
for the matter of that-in the state
of Iowa.
In this thrifty state OF Iowa we
would not let a colt run wild. If it had
no owner some one would take it up,
care for it and teach it tine duties of
good farm or dray horse in time. A
horse Is useful. But horse hasn't
the illimitable usefulness of good
man and good citizen. Why neglect
the embryo citizen? Why not teach
him and her the citizenship and use
fulness?
1t Is time we began to think about
this matter in Iowa Most Of our bad
and worthless citizens are the result
Of improper training or no training at
all. Most of the men who have large
families and fail to support them are
the result of lack of training or of no
training at all. Men must be taught
to work, taught how to work, learn to
think, know something we'll and be
able to do it fairly well to be thorough
~ useful to themselves and the COM
munities they i've in. The child must
learn self respect and code of morals.
Children are not immoral, merely I'M
moral. They must learn and be taught,
Even conscience is a creature of edu-
cation. 90
A horse colt at 3 years old Is worth
Perhaps 800 to 1850. Well broken and
Of good disposition perhaps it is worth
more. That depends upon the buyer
and the needs of the buyer mainly.
A boy q years old taught well and
trained in some special work to do It
well is worth an investment worth at
least $4,000 to the community. A
youth unframed and gone wrong is q
liability. He requires poii,e forces and
| courts to watch him and guard the
community. He produces nothing.
There are famiiles even in Marshall
town. a few families, that are poten-
tial evils Dirty, lazy, begging fami-
lies multiplying pauperism by propa-
cation and home education. Those
children have the moral right to a
better chance The community has a
moral right to Defense There are neg
lected children, orphan childrin to
whom this debt of training is due from
the state. They own inherently the
right to decent chance in the world
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24

4, by Otter.
In the midst OF the terrible hubbuA
and excitement, Tom Beaver swan to
the surface, holding in his arms the
| rescued Baby Otter. who had been
stuck fast In the black mud at the
bottom. and was now yelling: Mother!
Mother!" as the mud and water stream
ed from his face and his new brown
suit.
Then the voice Of Benny Mink was
heard above the clatter and tumult
calling out. Sammy Muskrat. did you
see the Otter kid shoot the chute?"
But after Baby Otter had been TAX
on into his mothers loving arms. and
had been wrapped in some fur blank
cts. and given drink OF water, he
seemed as clipper as ever, and want.
ed to see the fun. Then Father Otter
stood before the admiring crowd,
which had assembled In the water on
the bank, and gave an exhibition Of
Otter gymnastics.
Father Otter Is a great athlete. l
suppose he is most powerful and
graceful swimmer and diver around
the famous Mirror Pond. And you may
expect him to do some wonderful
stunts.
Bobby Skunk and Teddy Postum
were terribly excited to see the rest
Of the performance. Bobby even for
got to crawl around under the seats
to look for crickets, he was so excited:
and Teddy never thought Of the birds
nest up in the trees because he, too,
was so much interested in what was
to follow.
Make Good Clowns.
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Iowa Newspapers
WANTED-REAL MEN.
TCedar Rapids Republican,

A Des Motnes paper prints the foi-
lowing:
Wanted-A United States senator
who places patriotism above politics.
a. United States senator who VIII a!u
the president in securing permanent
peace for all the world.
Why not say that what is wanted IS
a United States senator who has cour-
age enough to say that the president
shall try to secure the peace OF the
whole world without involving America
in the future wars of the whole world
What is our atfliction at the present
time are lot Of paean singing men
who insist that all of US must oeiieFe
with them that we have super men in
the land who can not guess wrong
supermen who must be followed, WHY
nilly. No matter what we may neeo
in the senate. among the people we
need more men who will do a little
thinking for themselves.
The league OF nations les something
that we all believe in. but 1t Is not
necessary for all Of us 10 believe as we
may be told to believe. Nor is II neces-
sary to commit this nation TO so
momentous a conclusion almost over
night. Let us think about this great
compact before we sign it. and as even
Mr.. Bryan now begs, debate 1t before
signing 1t.
To be a good patriot 1t is not neces-
sary to believe that General SHUTS OF
South Africa wrote an infalltble doc
ument the first time he tried 1t. Nor
is it sufficient that our president got
all the amendments to 1t that he could
get. II he did not get enough amend
nents. then 1t Is not too late to insist
on moro.
We do not want this document to
which we are about to commit so
much of our future to be the best that
our Representatives can get, but we
want il so good that it will not tie
us hands and feet in the future. Such
document must be right, not the best
we can get, before we sign II.
No matter what we want in the
United states senate among the people
we want more men who will not be-
lievc in anyone as a superman-Ger-
many developed this superman idea
until it went crazy in the head-and
then the war followed.
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M,mber of the Assoeinted Pres,
if NOT ssissp why the pARDOSP

Bribery Is a crime most difficult to
prove for il seldom ever occurs that
the man who paid and the man who
received will both confess and un-
less there is an eye witness to the
transfer OF money proof is lacking.
II is not to be expected that Gov
ernor Harding can be convicted OF
selling a pardon for a price. The state
may never know whether a bride was
received or not.
However, the people Of Iowa should
hold their attention TO a few facts.
Old man Rathbun and his boy
made affidaviis that they paid $4,000
10 theic attorney TO be paid to Hard
ing for the pardon and that their at
torney got $500 besides for his own
fee.
The attorney admitted before the
grand jury that he got the $4,000 but
claimed that he kept it for his per-
soral debts,
Another Ida Grove attorney met
Harding in a Chicago hotel just be-
fore the pardon was issued and there
seems to be a record Of money hav-
ing passed from Rathbun's attorney
to the attorney who met Harding.
Beyond this there may be no further
proof of bribery. Rathbun may go
back on his own affidavit and Hard
ing may thereby hang a charge Of
malice upon Havner or his assistant
Kennedy, bu: two things will have to
be shown to remove the suspicion.
II old man Rathbun did not tell the
truth in his affidavit about giving
$1,000 for briDe money what could
have been his motive in making the
charge against the governor? Hard
ing had certainly been his friend in
granting the sons pardon. Could the
senior Rathbun have had any other
motive than to free himself from
perjury charge by telling the truth?
Then if the governors motive in
granting a pardon was not the bride
why did he pardon a man who had
confessed to the crime of rape? He
says that he never knew the Rath-
buns. that he pardoned the boy on the
records of the trial in which the young
man had been convicted and SEN
fenced for life and those records
showed the crime to have been COM
United in violence and without miti-
eating circumstances. Upon the same
record he refused pardon to OMeara.
another boy who committed the same
crime upon the same person, O'Meara
and Rathbun having assisted one an
other in attacking the same girl.
Why did Harding pardon Rathbun,
a self confessed rapist If not for
bribe?
Why did he not pardon the other
criminal convicted of the same crime?
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THIS is THE BIRTHDAY OF
Joel Barlow,
: is IT YOURS7
MARCH "a. 1884.

Joel Barlow was the youngest Of ten
children. 50, when the family prop
erty was divided up at the fathers
DEATH Joel's share was not quite suffi-
cient to send him thru college. But,
being ambitious. he tutored to earn
enough to pay his way in Yale. This
was during the revolution, and Joel
fought during his vacations and went
faithfully back to college in the fall.
After his college graduation it took
him six weeks to qualify as a minister
and he was an army chaplain after
that. Then, the war being over. he
established paper in Hartford, Conn,
and was one OF that famous group
known as the Hartford Wits" He re-
vised Dr.. Watts Books Of Psalms,
wrote an ambitious epic known as the
Vision Of Columbus"-once much
read-and went to France to sell land
and stimulate immigration.
He was in France during the French
revolution, and couldn't keep out Of It.
any more than he could out Of the fight
for freedom in his own country. The
French liked him SO well they con-
ferred citizenship on him. The United
States sent him to Algiers as consul,
and there he freed many Americans
held for ransom. He was sent to
France again as minister plenipotent-
larry to negotiate q treaty with
Napoleon.
He followed the Little Corpora"
into Poland for an interview, became
involved in his retreat and died from
eynoapre in small Polish H'lIn~n
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Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1903. A. r
A. NJ, special communication FRIDAY
March % at 1880 p. m, first degree
A. L. Frazer, W. NJ; John w. Wells
secretary.
sIeNEr CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ
Monday. March "a. Mark Masters De
gree George Gregory. H. P; John w
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King, Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. S. NJ"
Monday, March Il. 1919. Pusiness
meeting. Ira A. Davenport, 7. NJ; John
W. Wells. recorder.
Stated coneIave ST. Alderman Com
rnardery No. 30, K. r. Tuesday Marcn
IS. 7:3O. Business session. J. T.
Frederick. commander; John W. Wells
recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 o-s 6
Special meeting Saturday. April IL.
School OF instruction at p m. dinner
1t $3.50 and initiation at o'clock. Mrs.
Archer Walton, secretary; Mrs. ]. r
Schultz. NJ. W.
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Saturday being the flrss day Of pass
able roads in many a week every town
was filled with automobiles from the
farms around. When the new road
law gets to working business need not
be suspended on account OF the roads.
So
Harding, Of course, Will deny the
$4,000 story but will he tell why he
ever pardoned a self confessed rapist?
What was his motive?
Allen says mat he will not resign
and that sounds just like Allen. His
son and his sons wife will probably
hold on. too. The only member Of his
force willing 10 quit seems to be the
lady Mrs. Allen fired.
T,-R. readers who know of former
subscribers VINO stopped their paper
when the T.-R. bolted Harding may
now invite their friends back again.
The T.-R. family should be reunited.
When the new road law gets under
Roadway and farmsers are signing petit
tions for graveled road districts oil
township roads or for paved road dis
tricts on primary roads let's stop long
enough to exonerate the T.-R. from be-
ing in league with the cement trust.
Get ready for the fifth liberty loan
drive in April. Your ai!1tGeat ~:!i be
about the same dis IL was iii TIC fourth
loan but the bond will come due in five
years and you can sell 1t the next day
if you DESIRE The fifth is to be the
last drive.
There are hopes Of settlement as
within a month. Then Europe can get
busy at Reconstruction and perhaps
President Wilson will call congress into
session to provide for the boys back
pay.
Toledos college grounds would make
d beautiful site FOR g ch!dren's home.
The building Is a regulation ward
school building and tho grounds are
ample enough for cottage homes.
Senator Kenyon denies that he has
any presidential aspirations but news
paper Offices are being c!rcular!zed by
the Potter County Enterprise. pub
lished at Coudersport, Pa with a de-
mand that Kenyon, Of Iowa. be the re-
publican candidate for president. Who
in these U. s. 10 the Potter County En-
terprise?
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All Square.

A certain unit new to the British
zone was sent to "the American corps
that was the informal title given
turnout the British zone to our Second
army corps, as it was the only Yankee
corps with the British-to provide re-
placements for the twenty-seventh and
thirtieth divisions after their memoir
able interference with the line on
which Herr Hindenburg's political
chances rested. Within a day or so
after the arrival of this new unit,
which consisted Of the skeletons of one
infantry regiment and one machine
gun battalion, a report was received
at corps headquarters to the effect that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24

there had been a serious fight-as dis
tinguished from a friendly one-be-
tween Austrian troops and our new
unit. One Australian was reported
killed. An officer was PROMPTLY sent
to investigated real rupture at this
late date would have been undesirable.
He returned smiling.
Just getting acquainted" he ex-
planned briefly. Saw the Australian
A. p. NJ, (Which is short for assistant
provost marshal.) and he had already
investigated and half forgotten the
thing. Seems one Australian was
knocked completely out and two Amer
leans were half done for and sent to
the hospital. The Australians figure
that two halves equal a whole man.
Everybody's satisfied. They say it was
d good scrap. anyhow"
Naive! But It reflected the point of
view Of the Australian in the field. He
held life itself us a light matter COM
pared with "a good scrap" in those
days when the spirit was far more i'm
portant than the flesh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24
KENDALL FOR GOVERNOR.
IDaYennort Times,l

The other day before the Iowa legis-
latnre set about its task Of eliminating
future candidates for governor, a task
with which IL il now husily engaged
the members In joint session listened
to q memorial address on Roosevelt
delivered by the Hon. Nate f. Kendall
Abba. To the men gathered in those
legislative halls he was no strangr.
just as he was no stranger to The
capitol, and when he was invited to
speak every member knew the response
would be an occasion long to be re-
mCmbered.
He has a commanding presence. The
manshaling of his subject matter. the
captivating fexibilty Of his voice and
his happy choice of words combined TO
impress all that the gift of oratory
such as is possessed by Mr.. Kendall
makes for leadership. Since that Won
dersul address was delivered there have
been whjsperings everywhere in the
state among republicans that Kendall
is the man Iowa ought to have in the
governors chair.
And yet il is not merely because he
is an orator of rare ability that his
name stands out so prominently among
the few who are talked OF for COVER
nor He is capable lawyer. He has
served in the legislature and knows
how things must be done. For years
ne has been a close student OF STATE
affairs. His vision has not been
limited by state boundaries. He served
the Sixth district as congressman.
commanding the respect and confidence
OF the people. AS a result Of his serT-
ice in congress and his prominence IN
party councils for years II is doubtful
whether there is any other man likely
to be candidate for governor VINO
measures up anywhere near to his
ability and who has the wide acquain-
lance and the full confidence OF so
many men as has Kendall.
There is every reason TO believe Eat.
when the time comes definitely TO make
choice Of who shall be the leader Of the
republican ticket in Iowa next year.
Kendall will have the support of prom
inent republicans in every county OF
the Second district: and those who
know him best feel confident that,
when the voters hear him speak they
will also know that he is a man after
their own heart and will give him
their support at the primary and the
election. Iowa needs for governor a
big man in touch with the thought OF
today. Kendall is such man.
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