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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
THIS is THE BIRTHDAY
Charles Browne,
[ARTEMUS WARD
IS IT YOURS7
APRIL 70. 1884.

APRIL 70, 1894.
one Of the great American humor-
lists was Charles F. Browne, known by
MS pen name Of Artemus Ward, whose
reputation has survived him even tho
such people as Mark Twain and Bret
Harte came after him and lived longer
to establish their fame.
He was the son of n wealthy citizen
and was born in Waterford. Maine.
His father died when Browne was but
a lad, leaving the family poor, so the
boy apprenticed himself to a printer.
From this he became reporter on
Toledo newspaper, and finally editor
Of one in Cleveland. Now in small
town near Cleveland there was half
witted snake charmer named Artemus
Ward, the laughing stock of the coun :
try round there. Brownies first funny
contribution to the paper was signed
with this name and pretended to be a
communication from the idiot. The
stuff was SO popular he kept the name
for his later writings.
He started in TO lecture and was in
stantly successful. His first earnings
went to pay off the debts on the fam
lily homestead in Maine, which he pre-
sented to his mother Then he began
TO save for little nest" on the Hud-
son. where he intended TO retire some
day and perhaps, to marry. This am
billion was never realized.
He went TO London to lecture and
took the town by storm. No other
American had been so popular. The
hall vas sold out weeks in advance, all
the greatest people came to hear him.
and ne was quoted at every club and
every social gathering. The great
Thomas Hood was one of his friends
His life was short, tho merry, his
death in London sudden and sad. He
was buried in England.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
IMMORAL LEGISLATION.

burlington Hawkeye,J
Unfortunately, the charges Of i'm
morality against certain members OF
the assembly came at the eleventh
hour. II the Legislators are to be
judged from their official acts, then
the membership was composed chiefly
Of men OF high character. men who saw
a public duty and tried honestly to
fulfill IT, Yet the fact that certain
members, no names mentioned. were
charged with contributing 10 the de-
linQuencies OF young women and the
house saw fit TO accept the investigat-
ing committees report that things
were not as bad as they might be-"
leaves a blot upon each member
There was too hurried an Application
Of the white wash brush IN this in
stance. From reports received here,
one rather gathers that the committee
sought rather TO prove that the charges
were not true rather than TO find out
whether they were or not.
However, the impression seems to
prevail that the end is not yet and that
exposures will be made. 1t is to be
hoped that this is done for it IS I'M
fair to the membership Of the senate
and house and the public at large to
leave this suspicion upon legislature
whose record, otherwise, has been
most excellent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
DARK PROSPECTS.

toll of helpless Inc
And
the which
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.
~, rl1lra hapEarvnr


The Sioux City Journal in words and
phrases that cannot be mistaken IN
their decisiveness denources the atti-
tude Of Mayor Short in extending a
welcome from the city to the I. w. w.
gathering which is sceduled TO meet
in convention Monday.
The state and national papers have
carried stories Of the statement Of the
preacher-mayor that he would give an
address of welcome to the ''wobblies
should they invite him to. The Jour-
nal speaking for the city is trying to
prove to the state that the convention
Is not wanted and should not be well
coined in the name of the city.
The Journals rebuke Of the preach
er-mavor is, In part. as follows:
"The Journal enters an emphatic
protest gainst the announced purpose
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
the touch that made him and his con-
creation kin was that he was prscu-
calming religion, getting the consre-
CATION together and making a brother

~ body OF the church. In short that
he was doing what he would or should
have PRAYED 10 have done in the
opening service OF the weekly prayer
meeting.
The religious sense OF this genera
ton runs TO service. II asks results. II
desires and demands that idealism
and theory make good. II calls for trial
balances SO when the preacher
brought a kindly feeling between
brethren and everybody got ac-
quainted at those little social soirees
and he busled himself about every day
matters even 70 the neglect Of ritual
ana custom the congregation rose UP
as one person to vote him more
money. When a CONGREGATION votes
preacher more money that's the limit
Of approval
Those preachers are doing the
church and religion good by bringing
church and religion into every day
activities and making both part OF the
daily life o! towns and individuals. The
call is for applied christianity and
applied christianity works seven days
in the week. week days as well as
sundays. on the street and out in the
fields as well as from The pulpit and in
the pews.
or course il is likely that the elders
had some grounds for eldering the
preacher but when a congregation
unanimously sits on the elders the
chances are that the church could
spare the elders better t:an the
preacher.
But what would have been done to
that preacher forty year. ago would
have been plenty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
TINiID.

President Wilson is better He had
a touch OF the grip over in Poris that
laid him up for few days. 4 lot OF
republican papers were afraid 10
mention the fact that re was III for
fear some Of tIc democratic papers
would accuse them OF saying things
about the president. \ lot Of them
can't stand for that at all even If II
is the truth that is being told,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
A Masonic Meetings
~ visitor, Always Wsleome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. ios A. =.
A. NJ. special communication Friday
May ., at 1880 p. N. Third degree
A. L. Frazer. ". NJ: John W. Wells,
secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. 80 r. A.
NJ, Monday. April %, s o'clock. Mark
masters degree. George Gregory, H.
p; John W. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo,
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Mon
day. MAY 10. 1919, Business meet
ing. Ira A. Davenport I. NJ; John
W. Wells. recorder.
Special coreisvs ST. AIderrsr Com
r,andery Nc. 30, n. T. Tuesday. April
20. 8 .. m. niustrious Order ~ Red
Cross. j. z. Frederick commander
John ". Wells, recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 o. {,
S.-Resular meeting Wednesday, May
"A at s o'clock for business, Mrs, J. 7.
Schultz, W. NJ; Mrs. Archer Walton,
secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

CONTENT AT CLEAR LAKE.
Mason city Globe Gazette.

Since Hinsaaw resigned the ducks
and coots at Clear Lake swim around
in front Of the summer cottages with
as little concern for tho passerby as
the domesticated fowl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
IT, NOT NOW, LATER.
IIowa Falls Citizen.l

Let's have thorough house clean
ing in Iowa, If IL can not be done in
Des Molnes now. let il be done at the
next election. In the meantime, let's
not let any man or set OF men blind
the people 10 the facts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

A decrease Of nearly so per cent IL
requests from employers for femEieI
he'll is lnoted in reports reeivyed by
the Hsised states employment service
from It's agents turnout the country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

An Interesting method of grading
fine coal by means of an air current is
in use at an English colliery. The
coal is delivered at the washery by a
bucket elevator and discharged onto
shaking screens. The grading appa-
ratus Is fixed Immediately over the de-
livery chute Of the elevator, the mixed
coal allowed TO flow over hinged
weir plate. Immediately under this
plate is an orifice thru which a power
full current Of air is drawn by means
Of a centrifugal fan. The size OF the
opening is capable OF adjustment, by
means Of a sliding plate. The passing
stream Of coal is brought nearer to or
kept farther from the suction by ad-
iusting the hinged weir plate, so that
any desired proportion Of small coal
can be drawn off. A DETECTING plate
is fitted into the receiver. which serves
to throw the larger pieces OF coal to
the bottom: the fine dust, passing with
the air thru the fan. IS finally coll
lected In cyclone separators.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

The rice acreage estimate Of India
for the present season is II per cent
below the final estimate for last years
crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

When the war began. the Krupp gun
works were the largest Of the kind In
the world, employing 1000 persons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

We do not expect the democrats 10
elect a governor, but that lis what ais
Iowa." declares the Washington Dem
ocrat. The republicans have held
sway so long that they have grown
careless. They do not put up their
best men for office, as they do not
have TO in order to win. They win with
a yellow dog on the ticket
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

being watched by the government sec
ret service men, IL he does not take
stringent measures to patrol the city
as it should and deserves to be.
Seattle furnished a recent example
of the I. w. w. activity, what was ac-
complished toward its eradication. Has
the Sioux City mayor the nerve TO
foster a re-enactment OF the western
city disgrace? II is time for Sioux
City and lis police force 70 Use the
boot and toe method and clean up the
city. since it is apparent that the
mayor is on the wrong side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

To the Burlington Hawkeye The
state Of Texas seems TO have a mort
gage On the rest of the United States.
Between Colonel House, the man be-
hind the throne, and Postmaster Gem
eral Burleson, the Lone Star state
seems 10 weigh more IL the esteem OF
Wilson than. all the vide world com
biued'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

The Charles City Press is looking
for the man who said poor farmer?
'.The average American farmer Is now
In the 31210 a year CHESS. Before the
war tho average income per farmer
was 500 a year, but war put the
nonus in his envelope says the
press. And what with wheat and
rye going up the income tax will get
him yet"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

The repeal Of the non-partisan jupi-
ciary law was one thing that the leg
slature should be commended for. 1t
will probably result, for. one thing, in
the retirement Of one Ben I. Salinger
from the supreme bench, which Is
contamination mCcn TO De desired,
concludes the Logan Observer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
THIRD FLOOR.

Physicians and Surgeons
Rooms S02sto sO5. Phone IS for the
following physicians and surgeons;
DR.. NJ. L. CHESIRE
DIR. NELSON MERRILL
DR.. Fl. II. NICHOLS
DR.. GEORGE NJ. JOHNSON
DIR. Il. s. GROSSMAN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

wilson had his fourteen points
but Premier Orlando had one point
that stuck the whole peace CONFER
ence" remarks the Des MONIES
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

The men who sell road material
can either give road building a big
boost by quoting reasonable prices
and thus selling an increased produc-
ton of their factories or mines, or
thew can stop road building and cur
tail their sales more thar so per cent
by making their prices prohibitive,"
points out the Mason City Globe
Gazette. 1.-THE government too can
stop road building by unjust freight
rates on building material
iowa has her Hill Harding. Illinois
her Bill Thompson and Germany her
Bill Hohenzo!lern," says the Tama
Northern. But Harding was loyal
and that will oe TO his credit until the
end Of time"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
Special in Plaid Gingha1ns

The demand for Ginghams in relation to
Autumn requirements and School Needs
begs for no comment. The Importance
therefore, Of this chance TO choose from
about fifteen patterns in Broken and Over
cast Plaids and some Solid+Colors, is made
apparent at Mondays special price, per
yard SOC
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
Initial Showing Of New Black
Silks & Fine Satins

40-In. Black Moon Clio Satin, Yard ;. $3.50
4O-In. Black Pussy Willow Satins. $3.50
4O-ln. Black Moon Clio Satin Meteors. .S4.98
4O-1n. Black Sinbad Crepes $3.50
54-ln. Black Satins, Exceptional at. .S6.9S
4O-ln. Black Crepe de Chine. ........ 1925
36-In. Black Satin De Luxe, Per Yard So 99
36-In. Black Palette Satin. $3.50
36-ln. Black Satin Messaline. -. 1925
4O-ln. Black Crepe Meteors $3.50
o6-ln. Black Fallle acknowledgements $3.50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
FallCoats

Fancy Mixtures,
G h e VIC t S and
Chinchillas, sizes
2 to 6, $5.9S up
to $500
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
Special for Monday

36-inch high grade Satin
Charmeuse, in new fall
colors, such as African,
Field Mouse, Taupe, Plum,
Navy, Copenhagen, Rose,
Turquoise, Pink, Black and
White, per yard ;. .$2.75
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24

Extra Special Item
A lot of very good quality
Serges that come a yard
wide in popular shades,
such as Navy, African,
Russian, Taupe, Garnet,
Midnight and Black, will
go Monday at .S5c
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
Antiseptic Birdeye

This famous Diaper Cloth,
in 10-yard pieces, contains
no starch and is very alb
sorbent. The 21-inch width
on sale Monday, per
bolt $3.50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
Mercerized Napkins

No less than five desirable
patterns in these 1S-inch
Square Hemmed Napkins,
possessing every appear
ance of real linen, per
dozen .SI.59
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24

All Women's and Misses
Cotton Dresses, in White
and Colors; shown in Orr
CANDY, Wolfe and Bingham
materials, ranging in\
value to $500, are to be
closed out Monday at. i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24

The name Paul Jones" signifies Good
Materials, Good Fit and Good Style.
These special numbers in White Jean
have Navy Collar and Cuffs and are fin
ished with an emblem on the sleeves
sizes to years-very special at $2.9S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
Wee Dresses

Gin CHAM Bloonler
Frocks, in sizes ,
to 6-f av ore d
S t + j p c S Spe-
cial .S1.9S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-25
REPUDlATED BY FARMERS

Down in Kansas they have what appears to be a real
farmers organization in the Kansas Farmers Union,
which recently held its annual convention at Topeka. The
vigorous organization work has been in progress there for
some time. In spite of the efforts that have been made
to uailize for the purposes of the league the substantial
basis on which the Union rests. members Of the Union
haye been very chilly toward the league. and the two
organizations remain far apart. At the recent convention
Maurice McAuliffe, president Of the Union, declared tnat
there was about as much chance for the sun and the
moon to get together as for the Nonpartisan league and
the Farmers Union to affiliate. .
W. c. Lansdon, secretary of the Union, concurred in
this, and pointed out that the aims Of the two organiza-
tons are incompatible with each other. The Union, he
said, is engaged in the promotion Of legitimate co-opera-
tive enterprises among the farmers. He mentioned the
success of the work that has been done in insurance, in
ton is purely a business one and is not in politics. 1t does
not follow that the Union does not deal with matters OF
legislation. 1t does. and very effectively. Just as organi:
cations of merchants and of trades people generally do
it urges upon the legislature from time to time the enact.
ment Of laws which are necessary for the protection OF
the legitimate interests of its members, and it has every
reason to be satisfied with the attention which has beer
given to its recommendations This is entirely contrary
to the method of the Nonpartisan league. which is frs
of all a political organization. 1t is not strange that un-
Farmers Union have repudiated the Nonpaftisan league
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-25
War WORK TO
CEASE SOON
Local Office Awaiting Final
Orders to Close
Down.

The office of the Grand Forks coun-
ty war board still remains open on the
second floor Of the court house al
though its. active business to all in
tents and purposes has been complet-
ed. Hundreds of men have been pass
ing inland out of this office ever since
the registration day in June, 1917,
when Uncle Sam made his first census
of men available for the colors, and
for months at a stretch the-war office
was probably the busiest spot in tho
city.
Almost innumerable documents had
to be written, signed, certified, and
reports had to he submitted, investi-
gated, checked up. etc. Men subject
to the regulations of the selective
service act were under the direct
supervision Of this bureau from the
very day of their registration until
their definite acceptance at the camp
to which they became assigned.
Now all this has stopped. The ma
chlnery of preparing for war is silence
ed, and just now the task is chiefly
n of preserving records.
Exactly when the office will be
general at Bismarck has. intimated
that it will be in the near future
that is, as soon as Washington orders
are received for the ultimate disposal
of the mountains of records accumu-
lated in the war office.
The work at the present time con.
sists, to a large extent, in checking up
the records of deserters and delin-
quents, and when this has been fin
ished, there. is only one more duty
left-that Of preparing the material
for preservation :" either here or at
Bismarck Or possibly at Washington.
No records will be destroyed. They
will all be kept so that they can be
made easily accessible whenever need
ed. For historical purposes they form
an invaluable mass Of material, for
the record Of each man contains an
almost complete and often very init
mate story Of his life up to the time
when he is accepted at the camp
designated. Beyond that period in the
soldiers life. the record contains no
information, but such data will be
found in other departments of the fed
eral war department.
1t will thus be impossible from the
material on hand here to ascertain
the nature of the activities Of each
soldier subsequent to his acceptance
at camp-the story Of his training and
his participation in the war is buried
elsewhere. in military records.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-25
MAKING "WAR ON RUSSIA"

Senator JohnsonS statement that we are making war
Oh Russia seems to be about as ill-natured and uncalled
for as Champ Clark's statement a day or two earlier that
we had licked the Germans" for the European Allies.
Every sensible American will agree with both Clark
and Johnson that American soldiers should be brought
are being brought home at a pretty rapid rate already.
But no sincere person who has sensed the spirit in which
the United States and her associates fought this war de-
sres to have our soldiers brought home before their work
is done. Enough Of our men must remain in Europe TO
insure the completion of that work along the lines upon
which it has been started. 1t matters not whether the
work required is in garrisoning German territory until
that territory can safely and properly be turned over to
the Germans. or in checking the spread Of anarchy in
Russia. Whatever the work is it must be done, and there
can. in honor, be no holding back.
+ The United States and its allies have had. and SILL
have,a problem of extraordinary difficulty in Russia. The
collapse of the provisional government which succeeded
that of the car came near involving both the European
a condition on the e%ast'front of the central powers which
made it imperative for the great democracies to send
armed forces into Russia, both in order to keep out of the
hands Of the Germans the vast stores of food and muhi-
tons which had been sent for the use of the Russian
FORCES 1lehtlng In the Allied cause, and also to prevent
those loyal forces from being overwhelmed by Bolsheviki
acting under German inspiration and in the German in
terest.
If there was any error in connection with the sending
Of these troops it seems now that it was in delaying the
matter so long. And that delay was due entirely to the
reluctance Of the nations concerned to interfere in even
the slightest degree in the domestic affairs of Russia.
That Intervention thus far has not brought satisfac.
tory results must be admitted. But the situation was such
that 1t was a foregone conclusion that no plan could be
fully satisfactory. A nation of 100000 people had
| Tn piocoa As ~ r,. "a -,,~ -
world. And it was perfectly evident that no method Of
dealing with it would be free from unpleasant, costly AMI
entirely unsatisfactory features. But the statement That
we have gone t, war with Russia is absolutely without
warrant, and nobody knows it better than Senator. John
son.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-25
SHIPPING RATE
TO Be RAISED
Railroads Claim, Loss Unless
Increase is
Made.

Dockets are being sent out by the
United States railroad fadministra-
ton to all parts of the country and
have been received at the Commercial
club in this. city, to the effect that
different committees have been APP
pointed to investigate and recon-
mend on all changes Of railroad rates
and cl~assifications, effecting the earn
ings Of the railroads in the north
western district. H. NJ. Pearce Of st.
Paul is the chairman Of the commit
tee having to do with the district
matters.
On the docket received today at
the local Commercial club the fol-
lowing proposal is given to raise
switching rates on all carloads Of live
stock going into South st. Paul, when
between the different line
Of railroads.
Interstate Shipments.
Cattle and sheep from Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon
ta1a, Idaho, Washington and Canada
to points beyond South st. Paul,
Minn.t and stopped for feeding and
rest in transit and not sold on that
market; single, or double deck cars;
other live stock; single or double
deck cars. Present price, $500,
s1.75 and $500; proposed price,
s1.75, 1915 and 1913.
%Intrastate Shipments.
Hogs Inc sheep-Double deck
cars, Present price, $3.50 and $2.75;
proposed price, 1918 and 3.75.
Other livestock. Present price
*1.25 and $3.50; proposed price, 1915
and 1915.
Interstate and I~ntrastate Shipments
All, freight other than livestock
Present price, $500; proposed price,
$3.50.
Empty cars Except cars used, un-
der load for internal switching rev.
enue movement; empty car received
for loading;\an empty cars last
handled under load in the opposite
direction.) Present price SOC and
~'*S1.00; proposed price $3.50 and
s2.5O. -
Upon interstate shipments Of i've
stock it is proposed to add the charge
of SO cents per deck for loading Or
unloading now applicable to inter
state shipments.
"Apples only when received from )or
destined to connecting lines at South
Park or stockyards functions at South
st. Paul.
**Apples only when received from
or st. Paul.
Argument for change: The petit
toner, the St. Paul & Terminal Rail
road company, claim that they are
now handling this business at a loss
and n a the rates proposed are nee
essary to allow them reasonable
compensation for this service: