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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
LET US RETAIN the NATIONAL GUARD.

The national guardsmen are con-
WINGED that the army bills include the
wrecking of the national guard. Nat
uraIly the guardsmen object to bills
that include among their detectives the
elimination Of the guard.
The national guard should be pre-
served. 1t has decided that mat
ter to the satisfaction OF all Americans
except the strictly military officials
and the Army and Navy club. The
guardsmen, despite Ill that regular
army officers had said and were ready
to say Of them were the equal Of any
men of any regular organization They
were ready for the front line with as
little preparation as the regulars ano
they went as far and held as sturdily
as any men on the front line.
Perhaps the advocates of a universal
and compulsory military training
would be glad to see the guard elm
mated. Many Of those would welcome
a conscriptlve training which mlgh'
readily be expanded into Germanizec
system that would supply the great
standing armies that we shall need i
we assume a protectorate over the
globe by an unwise league. But the
country Is not going 20 approve any
compulsory system Of service ethel
for training or to supply standing arm
les. We are perhaps as far from such
a system as we were before the war.
We shall and do. however, favor ele'
mentary military education and train
Ing il the schools and thru nationa
militia The question of a proper ant
justified preparedness is as acute a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
AeAIg THE FRpe AND TINE OK.

There is no doubt of high living
costs. Neither is there any doubt
that profteering is going on extensive
ly.
But are We as a whole people SUI
fering as severely as our outcry would
indicate?
Something is rotten in Denmark, Of
course. What is it?
Granted that the profteer is mark
ing up necessities, is our outcry based
as much on the high cost Of actual
necessities as upon the desive We have
TO spend our money for Injuries and
still have enough left for necessities?
Ask the jeweler quietly about his
trade. He'll tell you of some of the
things he sells and Of some of the
people to whom he sells them to con-
siderable enlightenment on your part.
See the auto man. Ask him. Speak
to the tailor, inquiring who buys the
$50 suits, and ask the shoeman what
Call lie has IOE any pul tLiS S"Si'
shoes" Make inquiry of all and any
who sell luxuries. They'll tell you
that the demand is for the ultimate
and that those who buy have the mon
ey to pay. The butcher win tell you
that his difficulty isn't in getting rid
| Of the choice cuts but OF the cheaper
ones. And so on and SO forth thru
the gamut Of purchase and sale.
OF course there is profiteering. How
could it be otherwise when worker and
wealthy bid against each othr for lux
| uries and both seem to have the mon
| ey to pay the price. Human nature is
| human nature. The inclination Is to
! get the most people offer, whether it
is farm or a horse or an automobile
or a suit of clothes or pair OF shoes.
Then who's to blame, the man who
sells or the ones who bid to buy? Who
makes high prices? The buyer who
| insists on the particular thing that two
persons beside himself want or the
seller who simply stands and waits
until they get done bidding against
| each other and then takes the high
bid? What would you do? What dc
you do when you have something to
sell? Now, this Is no defence Of
profteering, but a simple statement of
facts as they are. OF course, If we
could make covenant in business and
barter which would change human i'm
pulses and eliminate human anxiety &c
get the best for itself-but that is an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

On The Isws ssantoeo - ~ then ~
the wilsoA lins ~. !, pypnnasan. -
% the nsnbess g The democrat com-
mittes couldn't swallow T. He ssae
Kenyon = lsttsr urging him - stand
firm and informing him that - Per
cent Of the people Of Palo Alto county.
whore Brannagan owns and edits =
democrat paper. were against the cove
nant without the senatorial rsserva-
tons. Mr.. Brsnnagan seems to be an
American first and . democrat after
ward.
Everybody striking for this and that
and something else makes . noise like
that old piece In the Fourth reader
about Marco Bozzaris. II you recall
that historical and poetioal character
was some agitator ana walking dele
gate who urged the Greek boys to
strike for all kinds of reasons between
the fires In the kitchen stove TO the
graveyards. Indicating that profitser-
Ing In coal and exorbitsnt funeral
charges were prevalent then ~ now.
Incidentally they struck. They almost
always do when the agitator Is eloquent
enough.
Well. who's going to sit In In Raw
sons place and make the gamo SIX
handed? - ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

when the war was on. Given legal au-
thority and governmental encourage
ment guard companies will multiply.
And whatever may have been and may
be true Of loose discipline in peace the
guardsmen are sturdy and willing and
most effective soldiers within six weeks
after war Is on.
We have at present four million
reserve. good for at least twenty years
in the returned soldiers, They are
young men and will be young men for
the next decade or two. While they
will not be at the beck and call OF q
boundary war in the Balkans they are
entirely dependable when the country
Is threatened or it's honor actually In
question. To these will be Joined mil
lions Of young men who will not forget
the elementary training received In
ions.
The guard and the guardsmen are
thoroughly American, The system,
while IT has its faults, Is American
and not German. With assistance and
encouragement from the government
instead OF opposition from the military
establishment the guard can be made
into a complete American substitute
for the great standing armies, of Eu-
rope while retaining complete citizen
ship, continuing as producers and re-
tanning individuality In peace while
ready to merge into a fighting ma
chine in emergency.
If the war taught us a lesson in pre-
paredness it was that the national
guard may be. If permitted, a sure and
effective arm OF military preparedness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26


But at the sound of his voice the
bundle OF fur moved. Tinker Bob was
almost afraid when he saw II move
because he had thought 1t was dead.
The bundle unrolied and from beneath
came a long. pointed nose which turn
ed toward Tinker. Then this fur cat
ed child began to laugh.
"You thought was dead didn't you,
but I'm not. I often do that and It
fools the forest folk every time. Some
times they think I'm dead too. My
name is Opossum, and / live under
that rock at the foot Of the old tree,
all alone like 10 live by the side of
this path 80 can see the forest dwell
ers when they go to the brook for q
drink. What is your manner"
MY name Is Tinker Bob. am here
to see what you look like and how
you live. Please tell me what you
do. Don't you ever work. How do
you get enough TO eat?"
"Oh, I easily get enough to eat
that's why 1 live by the side Of this
path so / can get a little from every
one that passes by"
Tinker Bob was glad that he could
get acquainted with such a fellow az
Opossum. He never met this kind Of
creature before. But he did not tell
any secrets because he thought 1t was
best to wait and see II Opossum was
as kind as he seemed.
Tomorrow-Some Tricks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
isIl.lyAeus REACTION IN EUROPE.

Frank tsimonds, concededly the best
informed and surest thinking writer on
the war and the questions that group
about II, author of a war history ac-
copied as the most authoritive and
VINO has lately returned from a close
study and observation OF conditions in
Europe contributes to the American
Review of Reviews an article on the
European reaction against the league
Of nations and American interference
IN European problems which should
be read by every person who desires
to get a clear view OF the world situa-
ton as il stands in the league question.
According TO Mr.. Simonds the league
is not well considered by European ma
tons. They do not expect the coyen-
ant TO accomplish much and are re-
acting seriously against American poll
cies as applied to the settlement of
European disputes. II is TO be gath
cred from his article that the French
government Is in danger of popular
reputation if it adheres to the Wilson
ian program for Italy and that France
inclines TO back Roumania in her mega
tive defiance Of the Paris conference
and the covenant. Great Britain in
clines to back Greece In her disagree
mcnt with the Wilson program and
from the whole article, which Is extra
ordinary in its clarity Of explanation
and analysis of the actual situation
the impression is offered that the"
league is doomed to failure either now
or within a very short time after ad-
option-if it shall be adopted
The article is too long and too bal
anced to admit OF quotation here. Get
the American Review Of Reviews and
read it carefully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

them and so shy on necessities. Amt
it the truth? And amt 1t the truth
that when we do 1t we are going part
ner with the profiteer and paying him
his profits and drawing nothing but
financial embarrassment for ourselves
Sure, there's profiteering going on;
certainly the cost Of living Is some
thing fierce. but honestly are We not
very much to blame for it ourselves
when we Of the "proletariat' and
"bourgeoisie" try to play the prince
and potehtate on our little shoestring
Think 1t over. Cast the accounts.
Figure up where the last summers
wages went. Huh?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
international story.


What's the demand? To illustrate,
take g recent scene in q shoe store IN
year old girl. The girl needs school
shoes. The merchant, knowing the in
come of the breadwinner who heads
the family, suggests that he has a shoe
that he would have to sell now at
about SO but bought two years ago.
II is an inch or so short of the fash
ionable high-cut, but a shoe that he
can guarantee and under the circum-
stances will sell at $3.50, a nice. soft,
good and looking shoe. The lit
tie girl couldn't see it. She described
the latest cry in SIS shoes. like those
So-and-So's little girl" of her own
age wears to school, The merchant
had scld the shoes to So-and- So. He
knew.
And they went out without any
shoes. The little girl insisted on the
SIS pair or none. Trouble broke out
between mother and daughter. The
chances are that that girl stuck her
father for the best part Of his weeks
wage for the shoes she finally got. OF
course something might be said of the
well-to-do mother Of a 12-year- old
girl, who, because she Is able to buy
them, sends her girl to school in SIS
or $40 shoes to cruelty the poor little
girl, but that belongs in another story
too. The point is that nobody wants
anything but the best and most expen-
sive. And somehow or other we bu,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

Giving a loving cup to a prize boar
winner is a good deal like casting
pearls before swine. isn't it7
The boys at Camp Dodge are taking
a holiday today in celebration Of the
anniversary of the Argonne drive. The
auto traffic on the Merle Hay road will
assist to remind them Of the dangers Of
that movement that began at $50 q
year ago today.
Seems there's just as much dyspep-
STA as ever despite the complaints OF
high prices.
When the Iowa democratic commit
tee played party politics by sending
out letters urging that pressure he put
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
HALCYON DAYS.


In
stopped for to usher the profee Far better
of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
HANDY DIRECTORY
- OF THQ -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
v,.i.or, Always WsIeoms.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os a: =
y. NJ, special communication Friday
Sept. 20, 1880 o'clock. First oesree'
a. I. Frazer. W. NJ; John W. Wein'
secretary.
sioNET CHAPTER. No. 81 ": =.
~, Monday. Sept 20. at 7'So' -
ana most excellent degrees. Georse
Gregory, II. p; John w. Weis' SOU
Rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solo
mon Council No. 20, r. d $. M NOV
DAY, Oct. 20. Business session. ira
A. Davenport. L NJ; John W. "e"'
recorder.
Special coneiave St Alderman Co'n-
mandsry No. 80, X. T. TUESDAY sep
so at 1850 D. m. order OF Temp -.
J. e. Frederick. commander; Jonh W.
Wells. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. e7' o. 4
special meeting Wednesday eve
ming, Oct. I. at 8 o'clock for ini.iat'oI
Covered dish dinner at $50. Mrs: -
r, Schultz, W. NJ; Mrs. Archer war
ton. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

Tho Araucanians, Of the southern
most province of Chile. use crab
shell as q barometer. In dry. fair
weather 1t Is white. but when rain II
approaching red spots appear on It
and when excessive moisture Is pres
ent in the atmosphere it becomes red
all over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
Adding = d. ornioes
and Good Cheer
Of the Home

Assaesiv, ssseful insssiee dscorseioas-
~ much 10 de comfass Of your Asass
- in cheeefulness; % IN bssnsy. 80
Hasnonious color schemes fce DE walls
and woodwork maIn rooms sajoyah's
and nsss livable, and generally pecmeas'
the well.being Of the entire household
For Plea,ing combinations b wall
decoration
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

It Is quite customary now for Turk
ish women to have their shoes shined
at the public stands In the streetA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26

Well. who's going to sit In In Raw.
sons place and make the gamo six
handed?
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14
KEENE

Mrs. Hilma Sparks called on her
parents Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. T.. Higgins call
ed at Will Wits Sunday.
Mr.. Gray Frost came home Mon
day from the hospital at Grand Rap
ids.
A. Sparks spent Sunday at home
in Belding.
Mr.. Pickard of Bedding called at
M. ID. Hull Friday afternoon.
Miss Gladys Higgins called on her
grandparents Sunday afternoon.
Mable Monroe returned home from
Saranac Sunday.
Mr.. Emmett Crawford and Mrs. Chap.
man of Six Lakes and Mr.. and Mrs
W. G. Mercer of Greenville were
Sunday visitors at the home of C. B
Johnston's.
Mrs. C.. B. Johnston and children
took dinner Thursday with Mrs. FREQ
Spencer.
Albert Russell and Mrs. Kate Tut
tie and daughter of Ionia, and Mrs
Delos Dickens. and son and Willie
Spencer and boys of Belding wer,
Sunday visitors at Fred Spencer's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Tillotson wer,
Saturday and Sunday visitors il
Grand Rapids.
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SMOKY ROW

Roswell Bliss and wife visited
Sunday with VIM. Sparks and Chattie
Crozier.
Don't forget the Social Band at
Emory Chickering and wife, May 49,
All members should be present.
Ed. HotchlSiss and wife, George
Chickering and wife visited Alfred
Hotchkiss and wife at Crystal Lake
Saturday. They found Mrs. Hotch-
kiss sick in bed. Ed. Hotchkiss and
wife remained few days.
Flossie Gray, who is working in
Ionia, spent Sunday with Roy Taylor
and wife.
VIM. Leeary and wife spent Sun
day at Frank Tillotson's and wife.
Roy Tillotson and wife spent Sun.
day in Grand Rapids.
Seeley School Base Ball team visit
ed Brink School Base Ball team Sun
day afternoon and the score was Al
to as in favor of Brink. The mex
game will be played May 18th, JUS
south of Eli Wits corners on the
Seeley farm.
Eli Witt and wife visited Carl Tay
Tor and wife Sunday.
Floyd King and wife visited Sun
day at home with Ernest Benton an6
wife.
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The annual Charity Ball for the
benefit Of the Hospital. Thursday,
May 20, 1919.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gordon of
Greenville were Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. French Arnold.
Cyril Memo, formerly a resident of
this city, but now of Pontiac is a
guest at the home of Ira Darling. He
is just recovering from servere at
tack Of pneumonia and was very sick
in Pontiac hospital for 55 days, dur
ing part of which time his life was
dispaired Of
The annual Charity Ball for the
benefit of the Hospital. Thursday,
May 20, 1919.
The Willston Jazz orchestra, of
Ionia featuring l.. A. Spaulding and
Tony Johnson at the dance at Hub
bell hall this Thursday night.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bliss and two
children of Icnia came up Saturday
night to visit at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Bliss. and with other relatives and
friends.
Don't lose your hair from "flu" or
any other cause, let me save it for
you. Call me, phone 286-R.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hyde of New
York are the guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dykema. of Pearl st.
They drove through by automobile
and came part of the way through
Canada. The best stretch of road
which they struck was between De-
troit and Bedding.
The annual Charity Ball for the
benefit of the Hospital. Thursday
Nav 20, 1919.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will TX Carr Of
! Sparta spent the week end at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Whitney
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Carr are sis
tiers.
Lucille Bricker of Ionia was the
week end guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. f. Bricker She is g
teacher in the second grade schools
there and the board want her to re-
main another year.
Mrs. Agnes Jonas was home from
Grand Rapids over Sunday.
Rem Barker was home from
Grand Rapids and was the week enc
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Owen Barker.
Glen Granger and family and Bar
new G.. Race went to Grand Rapids
Friday and while there they saw thu
areoplane flights.
Mrs. Charles Crosby of Greenvill'
was in the city Saturday. She wa,
on her way to visit her mother, Mrs
Chickering, in south Otisco.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McNett, of Bel
ding, visited Sunday with Mr.. mad
Mrs. j. l.. Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. j. Reeves and
three children visited Sunday with
John Reeves and family Of Orleans.
Glen Brown drove TO Ionia Sunday
evening, taking Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Morse TO call on their sister, Mrs. A.
r. Locke, she being i'm poor health.
John and Elisha Clifford of Wood
ard Lake, were Sunday evening cal
lers at the home of their uncles, G.
M. Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cartridge went
to Alma, Saturday, to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Courier. They
returned home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Abbot Of How
ard City, visited Saturday and Sum
day with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. l.. Reeves, and on Sunday Mr.. Alb
bots parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Abbot of Keene, joined them for the
days visit. Donald Pilkinton and
Earl French and family of Belding,
We're callers at the Reeves home on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Olds and daughter
Bernice and Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Bel
ding were callers at c. M. Hubbard's.
Mrs. Archie Swears and two child
rem visited Saturday night and Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Werner, of Greeville.
ALE Kimberly was home from Ionia
Wednesday night and Thursday to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j..
Kimberly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Green visited
Mrs. and Mrs. +. l.. Reeves, Thurs
day afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Ralph White and two children
and Mrs. Leslie Sykes and baby of
Eastcn, visited the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Morse Thursday.
Mrs. Jennie Noble went to Spencer
Friday night, to her brothers, Jas.
Buttolph, being called there as Mr..
Butolph was sick.
Grace Reeves visited form Thurs
day until Saturday with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Moon.
Dorothy Reeves visited Friday
night and Saturday with her Grandpa
and Grandma Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Boss and two
children have returned to their home
here after spending the winter IN
Pontioc, where Mr.. Boss and son
Hugh, had employment.
See FATTY" Arbuckle in LOVE at
theEmpres Theatre next Wednesday
evening, May Fl.
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Local Items
AnAbout Our Town And 1t. People

Mrs. George Daily spent Tuesday
afteroon with her sisters in Green
vile.
The annual Charity Ball for the
benefit of the Hospital. Thursday,
May 20, 1919.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Hubbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Crawford and Mrs. Geo.
f. Smith mctored to Grand Rapids
Tuesday to spend the day.
HAY! We received two cars of
hay this week. If you are in need of
any, let US know. Phone 164. p. II.
MALONEY a. co.
DIR. w. A. Dutt has sold his house
and lot known as the Nancy Benedict
place to John Heether. 1t was re-
Gently leased to Carl Cowles, who had
just gotten nicely settled.
Art Strong is back at his old place
in his barber shop under Hotel Bel
ding, after eleven months service for
Uncle Sam. He returned last week
and says he is glad to g1s badk
among old friends.
Complete line ofMcKinley and
| Century 10c music also Mathews
grades and teachers supplies. Geo
w. Thomas-Adv.
| George N. Foster went to Grand
Rapids, Thursday to have an invest
| igation of his left eye by specia.
lists. Since Mr.. Fosters sickness
the eye has been troubling him anc
he is feaful of losing the vision en-
tirely.
The Good Cheer Circle of the Bap.
list Church spent an enjoyable afte
noon on Wednesday at the home OF
Mrs. Wess Porter on Alderman st.
We sell Lily White, Gold Medal
Flour at the most reasonable prices
in town. Cal 164. p. H. Maloney &
Co.
The usual business meeting wa:
followed by music on the Victrola
Light refreshments were served.
Mrs. E. j. Adams of Duluth ha.
been spending a months visit will
her daughter. She returned to he
home the first of the week.
If your hair is thin, dry, string,
and falling out, rub little Partisan
Sage into the scalp and see how
quickly you have handsome head O.
hair. Wortley q French sell it OF
guarantee of satisfaction or none,
back.-Adv.
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Chas. Murray made a business trip
IN Grand Rapids Tuesday.

Chas. Murray made business trip
to Grand Rapids Tuesday.
Resident work given in Facial and
Scalp treatments. Call phone 286-R.
The South West Eureka Ladies
Aid will meet with Mrs. LaVally,
May 22nd, for supper.
RAYMOND Slanker of Detroit spent
Saturday night with his sister, Mrs.
e. ]. Kinsman, and family and Sun
day they motored to Stanton and took
dinner with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. s. Slanker.
HAY! We received twa cars of
hay this week. If you are in need Of
any, let us know. Phone 164. p. III.
MALONEY & co.
Asa Wood of Grattan has moved
into the house he purchased of Frank
Converse a few weeks ago. He has
been making improvements on the
place and putting on needed repairs.
very comfortable home.
Mrs.W. l.. Atwood of Grand Rap
ids was the guest of relatives and
friends few days last week.
Laura Clemens of Grand Rapids
was home over Sunday to attend the
pagent at the Me- +. Church. She
returned home Monday.
Miss Agnes Jane Hull was in
Grand Rapids Monday.
Floyd Warner returned to Granc
Rapids Monday after spending the
week end and Sunday with his par.
ents.
When YOU need Hay, Straw, Flour
or anv kind of Feeds, rember to cal
us. Phone 164. p. III. Maloney & Co
Bring or send me your combing:
to make up: can match any shade il
cut hair, also fine line of Switches
and Graus formations. 121 Z. Lib
erty street or phone 286-R and / vii
on YOU
Werner Mcintosh, formerly CT thii
city, was a visitor at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Thomas Saturday
also calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
Grow. Vern lust arrived from ovel
seas two weeks ago. He says tn,
German people were nice to hin
where he STAYED. He with man,
n4her soldiers have been in Germany
for some time. but were glad to ge
back to America. He is looking fine
only he is somewhat tanned. His lit
tie daughter of Ionia accompanied
him to Belding.
Mrs. Ed Stanton was in Gran,
Rspids Monday on business.
Mrs. John Malone of Parnell wa
= guest at the home of her brother
James Costello and family the fore
part of the week.