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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Topics of the Times

The bird that can sing and won't
sing must be made TO sing. And those
who can explain and will not explain
shouldn't be permitted to block expla-
nation.
The legislature can not afford to
neglect the demand Of the people for a
thorough probe of that Ida count af-
fair. The state is entitled TO all the
facts in the matter whatever they are
and whatever the results may be.
Heron was appointed by President
Wilson, who also appointed William
Allen White. We think an apology is
due Mr.. White in that his name is
mentioned in the same sentence with
HerTon.-Chicago Tribune.
q The apology seems to be coming to
Americans and Kansans particularly
from Mr.. White for accepting an APP
pointment in such company.
1t is not surprising-at least not in
Iowa-that Senator Cummins thinks
he has better plan for the league Of
nations. The senator always has a
better plan.-Sioux City Journal.
And this time at least the senator
seems to have it.
So far no bids are asked from con-
tractors on the dismantlement of Glib
raltar: but perhaps they mean to get
around to that job after Helgoland is
wrecked.
The Y NJ. c. A gets it going and
coming. The Pella Chronicle quotes
from q Peila soldiers letter which
complains that the Y furnished too
much amusement and not enough
preaching. He says that it was too
much like theater and that while "the
average soldier likes that kind of dope
a man who has been taught sound
doctrine all his life wants doctrine. He
relates that "Once in a while l have
hearl good chaplain, but the are
few. One Of the best / have heard is
Rhody HEAVIER. Billy Sundays choir
master. He sure was fine, and had
good sound food for thirsty soul. On
the other hand, the Y. M. C. A. is a
nice thing In the army. A man can
buy small articles there and they also
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01

ling lessons of our unpreparedness for
war taught us nothing as to our un-
preparedness for peace The legisla-
tive branch CT the government abdi-
Gated at the Sery beginning OF the con-
tiict. 1t acted only at -the dictation OF
the executive. It became and has re-
manned TO this day so hopelessly fixed
IN the habit Of looking TO the White
House for its every inspiration and
of being so tremblingly in fear Of ex-
ecutive displeasure that it has lost
almost. every vestige of initiative in
dependence.
Nothing, Of course, could be ex.
pected from congress. All hope of in
toligent forethought and action 10
meet the inevitable and dangerous con-
fusion now upon us rested on the adj
ministration. And the administration
did absolutely nothing OF consequence
With congress doddering paralytic.
legislation of vital Importance was
piled ceiling high on ito tables. No
man knows what taxes are to be i'm
posed upon his tncome, upon his BUSH
ness and upol his profits beyond an
undetermined minimum All that Is
certain is hat those taxes, whatever
their nature, must extend to the very
limit beyond which business life 10
impossible Ali else is uncertainty.
And on top of that We have a decline
in prices of material shifting from day
TO day. making any other than hand
to-mouth purchase Of supplies on
falling market little less than sheyr
business imbecility.
this add railroad admin.
istrations limited express lines to
bankruptcy and the scrap heap that
the political master general has made
OF the telegraph. telephone. cable ana
mail service, and we have situation
which needs no acid test to demon
strate its approximation to chaos. To
be sure, Mr. Hurley comes to our re-
lief with a proposition TO jettison
billion dollars to save the shipping
hulk from laundering. leaving US with
a two billion dollar plant and fleet
VIC cannot put into mercantile oper-
alton without a heavy subsidy
Should the president, during the
short time he will be with us. lower
his rapt gaze from the stars to these
plain, humdrum United States Of ours,
here are some OF the annoying things
shall blame him, then, If he wants TO
he will have spread before him. Who
pack up our seat OF government and
sail over the seas with it to the mind
matching joys OF sunny France?-Har-
yey's Weekly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Heading For Disaster.

II the president were to direct his
attention to domestic affairs for a few
minutes during his brief visit to his
post of duty IN Washington he would
find a number of matters OF rather
more than casual interest. Among
them is the fact that we are rapidly
plunsing in the direction OF about the
worst industrial and financial crash
we have ever known. Altho, under the
stress Of his engagements abroad To
regulate Humanity. Mr.. Wilson might
find himself poIerless to help US. he
would undoubtedly see and sympathize
with us in having TO face a real ma
tional peril With our seat of govern
ment on the banks of the Seine instead
OF on the banks of the Potomac.
That crisis of some sort is i'm
pending in the business world and that
We are drifting swiftly towards that
crisis is no idle dream Business IN
many lines is becoming more and more
stagnant Mills and factories have
either shut down or are preparing 20
dc so. The number of the unernplnyeu
are becoming formidable Between the
Sd of December and the 30th of jan
uary these unemployed multiplied
twenty-five times. At the latter date
those who were out of work totaitAl
about 1900, 900. At present .approxi-
mately 100000 men arc looking for
work which they can not get. BY the
closing down of industries and the re-
turn OF thousands of soldiers every
week. the ranks OF this vast army 81
voorhees, are reing swollen with alarm :
ing rapidity. The tension is becoming
too strong to endure indefinitely.
Something has to give way. and when
II does, the prospect OF what may EN-
sue is not pleasing to contemplate.
The responsibility for this grave sit
ration rests solely upon The shoulders
OF the administration. It did not take
a Daniel come to judgment to foresee
the perils OF the transition stage from
war TO peace. Those perils were plain
as a pikestaff before all mems eyes.
over a year ago the urgent necessity
oe preparing for peace was pressed
time and again upon those at Wash
ington We even yentured to raise
our own small voice on the subject
thru the columns Of the War Weekly.
And though our statesmen were too
fatuously blind to see with their own
eyes they might at least have .profited
be the clearer vision Of our neighbors.
Over two years ago England wn5
studying the problem Of demobiliza-
ton. Over two years ago thor British
board OF trade was hard at work solv-
ing questions incident to Industrial
reimbursement. France equally cary
NO. ,lar+ ,pd concentrated nm me
same difficult and intricate tasks.
Italy also was busy with the problem
even while her fate seemed to BE-
trembling in The military balance.
We alone did nothing. The Cruel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Is 1T TO BE DEFIANCE,


There was nothing impromptu about
the settlement OF the Rathbun par
don case at Ida Grove Monday night.
The rapist's acceptance of the prison
term, the grand jury's single indict-
ment. the rumors in Des Moines which
predicted everything days ahead OF
the ocurreuce-all these indicate just
one thing, compromise by which the
rapist takes the blame for everything.
those who participated in his crooked
effort to escape are relieved OF worry
and the real question which all Iowa
wants solved is left untouched
That question is why Governor Har-
ding. lawyer. a politician always
given to considering effects. a man
with perhaps more Legislative and
executive experience than any other
man doing business at the state house.
broke the customs Of the governors
office and the statutes Of Iowa m
order to keep Ernest Rathbun from
serving a day in the penitentiary.
Far from ending the Rathhun pRr-
don scandal the settlement at Ida
Grove. with its suspicious resemblance
10 a deal. sets the public back at the
beginning.
Nobody. unless it be the governor,
has ever Questioned Rethbun's guilt.
The mystery in the case was not that.
The myster was why the -ovrI 10,
Iowa. with not even the fimsiest me.
tense of appearing careful, issued an
illesa pardon secretly to an espec-
tally vicious and confirmed young
~ no 80 y;f,f r.
ents and who hrasved of the power
which his money gave him.
About the guilt OF Ernest Rathbun
there is nothing 10 debate. But every
move made in connection with the il
legal pardon. from the time young
Rathbun's attorney first appeared be-
fore Governor Harding with the par
don appeal to the halting appearance
Of the governor before the grand jury
and the decision of the rapist to take
his medicine, pristies with question
marks and ugly possibilities. Never
has the moral sense of the people or
Iowa been more stirred. In the hea Il
of every honest iowa man and Iowa
woman there has been from the begin
ming and there remains now one ques-
tlOn. mat question la why
To say that Misrepresentation were
made 10 the governor. rs an Insult %
popular intelligence. not an answer:
for Misrepresentation have doubtles s
been made to him hundred times be-
fore. without ever meeting the eager
ness to respond which these misrepre-
sensations met
The effort to close the case with a
compromise which lodges the real
issue. which is satisfied with punish
ing goat" which throws a sop TO
the people by penalizing the lesser Of
Tense, should not be permitted to sue
coed II il be true that Attorney Cen
eral Havner was forced to consider
compromise or have his whole program
OF law enforcement for the next t~c
years shot to pieces. then all the
more reason exists for learning why.
II is a challenge and defiance that
will be flung in the face of the people
if the Rathbun pardon scandal is al
lowed to end like this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Billy Bunny and H;a Friends

away. chpperty -clipperty and by ana
by he thought OF something.
Gracious me. l almost forgot that
had two diamonds and three rubies."
So he opened his knapsack to make
sure. And now suppose YOU are
saying to yourself THAT poor dear
little rabbit has gone and lost his
precious stones," But he hadn't.
There they were as safe az safe could
be In his knapsack. right alongside of
n piece Of apple pie and lollypop.
Il might as well eat my lunch
now" he thought. so he sat down. and
pretty soon the apple pie was gone
and the lollypop, too. And then, all
OF sudden. a little bird began to
sing. 1t was Charlie Chickadc>, but
the little rabbit didn't know it at first:
"A nice little rabbit went down In a
\ hole
To see an old miner whose name was
|, Mole.
Who wore a cap with 'lectric light.
For his mine was dark as a closet at
night.
Now why did that rabbit go down y
that hole
To see the old miner, Mr.. Moiee
And then Charlie Chickadee flew
down TO. the ground right in front of
the little rabbit and picked up some
apple pie crumbs which the little
rabbit had dropped when he bit off
the next to the last piece of crust.
I'll give you three guesses" said
Billy Bunny. And I'm the next story
YOU shall hear whether Charlie
chickadee guesses right the first o,
the third time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE NO. 100. A. F.
A. NJ, special communication FRIDAY
March AZ 1880 .. m. Second degree.
A. L. Frazer, ". NJ; John W. WeLs'
secretary.
sleNET CHAPTER. No. SO. f. A. NJ
Monday. March i. Business session
George Gregory, H. P; John W, Wells
secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. 5. NJ"
Monday. March 10, 1919. supper at
$50 followed by Royal and Select
Masters degrees. Ira 4. Davenport
/. NJ: John ". Wells, recorder.
Special conolave St. Ademar Com
mandery No. 80, X. r, Tuesday, March
4. $50 Order Of the Red Cross. J. f,
Frederick. commander; John W. Wells,
recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 o.e.s.
Peculiar meeting Wednesday evening
March -. 1880 for business. Mrs.
Archer Walton, secretary; Mrs. ]. F.
Schultz, NJ. W.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Ioua Newspapers
DAYLIGHT SAVING.
fpprl,-gfnn CozaSfaA

1t is hoped that opposition to the
daylight saving law will not prevail
and that the measure will be permit
ted to remain. Millions Of people were
benefited in a substantial way by the
extra hours of daylight afforded them,
for work and recreation.
1t is admitted that the schedule does
not fit in precisely with the farmers
plans. but II is not impossible for them
to adjust their affairs to meet the
emergency. Last summer they man
aged to survive. and no doubt they
can continue to DO so without serious
Inconvenience.
BY all means keep the daylight saw
ing law and let the vast majority who
reaped its benefit last summer be
again favored.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
KNOXVILLE RAMPANT.
fkuovville .IournNll

knoxville refuses 20 become the
garbage receptacle for the state In the
matter Of haviAg all the undesirables
dumped into our state institution, des-
pite the wishes OF the Board of Con-
troll, the federated women's clubs and
certain other organizations and indi-
viduals who have so cheerfully and
confidently told us that the program In
all cut and dried" and that there is
no use in our protesting. Knoxville
refuses to accept the dictum that the
state Legislature il mere rubbed
stamp for the Board OF Control and
the other self appointed dictators of
public policy. Knoxville people are
thoroughly aroused and win fight the
proposition OF imposing the sub-nor
mails and detectives NJ the state upon
this cry to the last ditch, The action
of the subcommittee Of the house, In
recommending IL for indefinite post
ponement is evidence OF the fact that
our protests have not been entirely in
vain. But the influences at work in
support of the bill are powerful and
determined. and IL must not be sup
posed that the danger is past. Tn
ceasing vigilance and determination 10
exhaust every effort are necessary TO
insure safety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES,

The men that dodge the laws re-
curing school attendance of their
children, will be throwing homfs in a
few years bccan g their families are
ably 10 earn only very low wages
predicts the Mason City Globe
Gazette.
The repeal Of the so-called blue
laws should give general satisfaction
altho some will disapprove the action
of the legislature" says the Waterloo
Courier, An unpopular law upon the
statute hooks. unenforced, is always
an eyesore. even tho by common SON
sent no EFFORT is made at enforcement:
The proper procedure with bad law
is TO wipe I of the statute books ~
repeal legislation, Even the threatened
attempt To enforce the blue laws
couple ri years ago led the lesdi
sharps into paths so crooked ana ue-
vious that they met themselves conf
ing and going. There was no stopping
place and no Solomons in the state
10 point out the way"
The Pella Chronicle is "at a loss to
understand the justice of those army
regulations which discharge the con-
scicntious ohjector' at once and hold
n number OF our Pella boys at Camp
Dodge for months"
Another reason for Thompson's
winning is that the opposition had two
candidates. II is written that the chill
dren Of darkness are wiser than the
children of light" explains the Oelwein
Re- lister.
The Davenport Democrat says "If
congress repeats the daylight saving
law, IL will have led the way to the
abandonment OF all the good things
which it required the war to discover
for US"
The Burlington Hawkeye noting that
at the April election the citizens of
Elgin will vote upon the proposition
that dancing be permitted in the high
school says They might just as well
vote in the affirmative. For those of
The students whose parents approve
and perhaps some whose parents 30
not approve. will dance anyway. And
there is no better place for them to
dance than the school. And those who
do not believe in dancing need not
take part. These seems TO be less
objection 10 dancing than there was
in former times, and ii is now con-
ceded by many that il is a healthful
exercise
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01

have canteap.'' We are glad the
young man liked 'Rhody HEAVIER" and
Rhodehesver's doctrine hut his COM
plant and the complaint that too much
preaching was INDUCED in seem to
cross fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
Kitten Ignores Mice.

NItteh I9hofV0 Wtcos
A kitten was lately brought UP on
an exclusively vegetable diet by q
London family of vegetarians. The
result Is that It will not touch animal
food, and pays no attention to rats
or mice that are purposely permitted
to wander across its range Of vision.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
A QUARTER OF BEEF BRINGS $40
rTarna Heraldl


Spire & Dulybon claim the local
record on two business transactions at
their butcher shop last Saturday.
First they assert that when they sold a
beef heart weighing six pounds for
sl.20 they disposed of the highest
priced hear that ever passed over the
scales in town. Their second biggest
deal of the kind in the history of the
town, as they assert, was the selling Of
a quarter of beef for $40. The buyer
was George NJ. Malin. Times certainly
have changed. 1t doesn't seem so very
long ago that Tama butchers gave
hearts away. In those days instead Of
quarters Of beef bringing $40, they
went at from IS to IS. and it was not
seldom that the whole "critter" could
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01

h bousAi ~ SSs ~ 80. WAN prsssst
prices Of basf and posk Il y not strangc
that Tama eounty land u selliag ~
from $500 70 ea6o a. acre with pros-
poets that Il . to roach even higher
figures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01

The bird that can sing and won't
sing must be made TO sing. And those
who can explain and will not explain
shouldn't be permitted to block expla-
nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01

The Davenport Democrat says "lf
congress repeats the daylight saving
law, IL will have led the way to the
abandonment OF all the good things
which it required the war to discover
for U.S."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01

Another reason for Thompson's
winning is thar the opposition had two
candidates. II is written that the chill
dren Of darkness are wiser than the
children of light" explains the oelwein
Re- lister.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-04

Order Plans to Establish One Near
Military Hospital.

One of the problems In reconstruction
that looms up formidably is the question
of enabling soldiers incapaeitared; by
wounds from. following their regular trade
or occupation. to fit themselves 10 be
selfsupporting.
To cope with this situation tic Knights
of Columbus are considering the erection
OF trade school or workshop within
easy distance OF the military hospital at
Mineola, Long Island where men in wheel
chairs and those requiring clutches could
easily attend There they would be
taught trades or occupations easy to learn
and ensuring a fair remuneration in wa
ges after they became proficient.
| 1t is planned to manufacture such ar
tieles that could be easily disposed OF t,
merchants, selling them at profit, cna
bling the school or class to be self
supporting. Repair work will also be
factor
! One feature in this plan, which vii
appeal strongly to onr wounded soldiers
is that it does not SAVIOR OF charity-tt
men would give value for what they re
ceivcd. 1t is thought there would be nj
difficulty in disposing of all the article
manufactured to merchants and many hi
department stores might find it to thei
advantage to have certain repairing II
tended to at this proposed Knights 0
Columbus workshop.
The Mineola base hospital, neaf whic
it is planned to conduct this X Of {
undertaking, has accommodations for 3
geo beds. but at present only 500 are 0,
cupied. Many of the men being care
for there may have to remain durin
many months, and it is for their especia
benefit that the Knights propose thei
workshop. \ hospital patient, not cor
lined to bed would welcome an oppol
tunity of earning little money and a
the same time occupy his mind with tn
work in hand.
Even though he didn't learn 4 trad,
he would perhaps acquire knowled2
which, in his handicapped physical COZ
diEon would stand him well in hand.
would give him an opportunity too, pc
haps, to send little money home To h
} family occasionally Bit outside all the.
material considerations looms big I'll
: fact that work would occupy his min
and shatter the monotony attendant NJ
on a patients life in a hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-04
FOR NEW NATIONAL GUARD.
War Department Plans Tentative Re
organization on Old Basis.

{ WASHINGTON, April : Tentative
plans have been framed by the war
department for the reorganization
of the National Guard on the
old l6-division basis. should cma-
gress eventually decide to continue
the state service as a portion Of the set
tied military policy of the country The
effect would be to restore the National
Guard on the same status that it held
when drafted into the federal service.
Revised tables OF organization, covering
elements OF the military program, show
that the war department, has provided
tentatively for the assignment Of $50 Of
ficers from the regular army and of l.ooa
sergeant instructors to the administra-
ton and training Of the new National
Guard Nothing has been done beyond
the preparation. OF this table, but it was
said today at the department that. fail
| ing any change in military policy by con
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-04

gross. the guard would be reorganized as
it was when taken into federal service
at the outbreak of the war.
Under existing law, the National Guard
or organized militia would be COM
posed Of Ia infantry l6 cavalry and 3
field artillery regiments in addition to
the coast artillery units AT the fall con-
templated strength, OF 500 men per con-
gressional district, the National Guard.
under the National Defense act, would
have a peace strength in excess of 800, 600
men,
The department preparation of these
tentative plans was in response to re
quest of the military committee OF con
gress, submitted at the time Secretary
Baker presented his bill for the reorgalt
ization of the regular army with an ag
gregate strength OF $4,000 officers ane
men
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-04
SOLDIERS CHECKS PROMPT.
Bureau of War Risks Announces Pay
ment of Debt

WASHINGTON. April r. News
which viii be welcome TO hundreds of
thousands of soldiers and sailors and
their families was forthcoming from
the bureau of war risk insurance yes
terday. Announcement was made there
that all of the checks due during March
were issued on time and that issuance
of checks by the bureau of war risk in
surancc is now practically current
The March total of checks was 1l59.-
623. OF this number l062.566 were al
lotment and allowance checks, 1867
insurance checks and 1880 compensa-
tion checks, representative in all $39,-
l4S,325.