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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
THIS Is THE BIRTHDAY OF
Richard Mansfield,
IS IT YoURSf
IS 1T YoURsf
MAY "a, 1857.

Richard Mansfield. ono of the great
est Of modern Shakespearean actors
was the son Of an English wine mer-
chant and an opera singer. His love
Of acting he doubtless inherited from
his mother, but he was not encouraged
in his desire to 60 on the stage.
Nevertheless. he was determined to
be an actor, so he hung around the
theaters as a lad, and made his first
public appearance as .supe" in a pro-
duction in st. Georges Hall, London.
He Is one Of the few great actors who
began q career in such fashion.
Real appearances came later In the
delightful Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
THE Pirates If Penzance," and The
Mikado." Then Mansfield came to
America and played in the old Union
square Theater in New York. They say
1t was here that he frs. produced "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" playing the dual
role and creating great sensation.
Having worked into moIe serious roles.
he began playing Shakespeare, his
best part being Richard III
Then ne brought out "Cyrauo Dc
Bergerac," making an immense hit as
this delightful character. He was also
the first, or certainly one of the first
to introduce the English dramatis.s
Bernard Shaw, to America
Mansfield died little more than ten
years ago. His young son, Richard.
Jr, was recently killed while training
for the army.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
WAGES, fuup PRICES AND THE OUTLOOK.

Living costs according to the report
Of the National Industrial Conference
board are so to 65 per cent higher than
before the war.
Prospects are not for any immed-
late relief While food is sad 10 have
been reduced in G.. 81 about per cent
residence rents are advancing and con-
tinue to advance, Lights and fuel
are advancing in cost and there is no
evidence that rent and fuel and lights
will not continue upward. Clothing
is not likely to decline in cost Bah
sons says the outlook is for only a
very gradual reduction average living
costs turnout the present year altho
We doubtless have already passed the
highest prices.
Fer the first time since the middle
of 1916 in the factories of New York
the increase In retail food prices and
in wages have met. The increase
in wages are equal TO the increase of
prices. These figures however are
only for the state of New York and
figures do not seem 10 be available for
the other states and are not TO be TAX
en- as representing other sections of
the county with complete certainty.
Babson-s does not find the situation
fundamentally sound and ends its an
alysis with the following paragraph:
The above does not mean that We
are nearing the end OF labor's demands,
These will not cease until hard times
again make everyone glad 10 get job
| at any price. 1t does mean, however,
that as long as the wage-e arners sue
coed in pushing the line of wages
above the line of food costs. they will
| buy more heavily of other things.
Fundamentally the situation is not
sound, but during the next few months
we may see an excessive demand for
luxuries and an appearance of really
prosperous conditions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
Topics of the Times

We understand better now how the
war was won. In recent speech sec
rs,arv Baker explains that Just i've
weeks before the armistice, on Octo-
her 7 sat in conference with Marshal
Foch, outlining the campaigns Tor lsi
and 1sao-and the part America was
m take in them" Evidently Focn
mart has been overestimated.
The sad and serious element OF non
stop" flights across the Atlantic Is 'ha'
they do stop. somewhere in miooceah.
man writing to an eastern news
paper complains that when he bought
liver pills he was obliged 10 pay lux
urv tax. Is a diserdered liver a lux
ury?
So far no reports OF automoohes
running down road patrol men have
not appeared in the local columns.
The refusal Of that Cedar Rapids
COMPANY to furnish the timekeeper
list whereby the missing might De
checked up following terrible oisas-
ter for which the blame has not YET
been placed should have been followed
py q stern demand for the Information.
And that demand should have had
punch back Of it.
Any time decent labor at decent
wages fails to appeal TO Americans
over bolshevism and anarchy freedom
NAV fold her tents like the Arabs and
let the bolsheviki steal away. But SO
far we needn't worry. Americans are
Americans whether they work by the
day or live on their interest.
The republicans will do we'll TO smut
off most OF che idealists in the party
| and attend strictly TO saving wood for
the session. There are always some
fellows in all parties who dream out
loud.
Congress will also kindly get rid OF
one Victory Berger promptly and lei
| the law take it's course with that prod
uct that made Milwaukee notorious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

ssnsas boy srtnned and asssntsd'
"scms system." commented the mall
man. The boy smirked and agreed
that IL was. II was then about =. m.
and the man on the rural route was
likely to get his telegram thirty hours
later,
That may he governmental opera
ton OF the telegraph. but II Is rot
much Improvement on sending a let
ter by mail. In fact, a letter from any
where within a radius of several hun
dred miles might have been got TO
these rural route residents Just rs
quickly as their telegrams. And u Is
OH rvable that Just this disregard OF
peoples rights and this same lack OF
efficiency has marked the telegraph
service ever since the government took
~ over
Mr.. Burleson and hiS department
have their hands fun handling the
mail. They should let loose OF the
wires.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
AN Opportunity FOR YOUNG MEG.

What's the reason you nave SO HiGct
trouble finding good auto mechanics,
was asked a foreman who had been
complaining OF scarcity OF good help
in his line. Why" he replied, there
are few mechanics nowadays. a man
trained OF late years only learns to do
one thing. That will do in big fac
tory but IL doesn't help us in repair
shops and smaller plants"
There's a hint in it. The real me-
chanic is usually a foreman nowadays
He knows the machine. has the prin
ciples ii works on. He can do more
than one thing" He knows why and
what he is doing. He sees the whole
machine running.
We shall probably have return to
the real mechanic because We shall
need him. We need him badly now.
We lost him when the factories began
TO m; Ike things in huge quantities
where one man turned a hook and
turned it all day and filed it and so on
thru the divisions and subdivisions OF
labor. Time was when the mechanic
in the cross roads shop could make
anything and fix anything that was
rnade-some Of them. Old George
Landon was sample OF the old time
mechanic. He mad flour MILL a black
smith shop, made the best plows TO be
had in the country, turned his own
shares AND tempered mis- lays himself,
made rifles that gained the approval OF
those ancient riflemen who used to
plug turkeys at 100 rods with black
powder in muzzle loading rifles, cut
files did anything with wood and iron
and steel that was asked.
| Nowadays he would be superintend-
i ent OF some big racrory-it ne mad tine
| executive ability-or lacking that he
| would be big in the research depart.
| ment.
Those men had few winters at the
district school. They were not edu
Gated men. But they certainly knew
| their business as mechanics. The!
might not be able to find the hypothe
muse of right angled triangle by fig
| ures but they knew exactly how to d.
it more quickly with a square. On
wonders what they could have dom
had they had the training Of the schools
along with their general acquires
knowledge of things.
We specialize too much In labor
hand labor. To be able to do only on
thing well isn't enough. When inven
tien CT usage or fashion changes an
that one thing isn't called for the on
thing man ceases to be mechanic.
When a man understands the reason
and the why's and wherefores Of ma
chinery and has the manual ability an
experience behind the understandin
change can not lose him. He nevt
loses his Job because all jobs are his
l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome

MARSHALL LODGE NO. JOB A. r
A. NJ. special communication Wednes-
day, May Is. at 1870 p. IN. First de-
gree. Friday, May 80. 1850, school OF
instruction. A. l. Frazer, w. Nj
John w. Wells, secretary.
sioNET CHAPTER, No. SO r. A.
NJ, Monday. May IS, double header IN
the Royal Arch degree. Beginning al
80. first team; supper at $50; second
team after supper. George Gregory
n. p: John W. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. q s. NJ. Mon
iay. May 10. 1919. Business meet
ing. Ira A. Davenport, ]. NJ; John
w. Wells. recorder.
Special conclave I. Al6emar Conn
mandery No. 80. X. T. Tuesday May
q at 7:s0 D. m. Order OF the Red
Cross. ]. e. Frederick commander
John ". Wells. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER Nc. 81, o. {.
s.-Regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming. Juno II. at 8 o'clock for business.
Mrs. J. F. Schultz W. NJ: Mrs Archer
Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
INC AdveTlfure8 81 xN
w ImJr,y. Coon IN
tM1fsG M9B>e$ 1n

heard. The boys and dogs circisd
round and finally found mound OF
newly turned up earth. Little William
called out, "Here 10 where tho rascal
rot out" The dogs and the boys ana
Farmer Jones ventured cautiously into
the cave and boldly explored II. Not
a trace of Cousin Bruin did they md.
but the dogs, nosed around. and soon
found the scent. Out they dashed.
noses to the ground and tails straight
out. Farmer Jones and the boys
followed as fast as they could. But not
q hair of Cousin Brnin did they see.
After q while they came 10 the ola
swimming hole. They found little VIII
liams old clothes. or what was lett
Of them.
Dear Cousin Bruin and those cum
ninE friends Of his had made their way
across that pond as before, the bear
swimming and Jimmy Coon swimming
and Jumping. and Teddy Postum
swinging from tree to tree. This Is the
very place those good hunting dogs
lost the trail. and so there was no bear
shot that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
SOLDIER LANDS.
TWallaces' Farmer. /

We have no wish to be unfair. but
this whole scheme would seem to be
far more in the interest OF owners OF
desert and swamp lands and the COM
munities round about than in the in
terests of the soldiers.
why would 1t not be good thing to
take this whole matter out OF the
hands OF Secretary Lane? Why should
the department of the interior medoie
with farm lands at all? II anything
along this lire should be done by the
government. the department OF asri-
culture is the department thru which
1t ought to go. The people there GER
tainly know as much about farming as
the department Of the interior. and
are far better informed concerning
AGRICULTURAL conditions generally. In
addition. that department has an or
ganization which can be OF real help
to the inexperienced farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
r. R;ppl;n$M ,Ymesg1
SGMAf Awet hs E ;keR
DRY TIME DRINKS.

the thirsty people
sunlight eam at
would by
babbng
interior But hee
weary hearts
writing black
uu OF
yned
I'd tuenne
Of Hannibal Mo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
THE BA5Y's SMILE

There's heaven in baby's smile
To guide It's faltering footsteps, bliss
To win It's love, perchance begu!le,
A shy and tiny kiss.
To watch II open like a flower
To guard il from the worlds alarms
And let II sleep a trustful hour
Within lovehungry arms.
Heaven here has many modes and ways
But never has II less disguise
Than when. thru love, you make its
rays
Shine in bahy'e eyes.
H. NJ Williams in st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
Gas Made From Wosd.

Experiments on wood as part suosti-
fute for coal Ia gas making have been
carried out in France. The wood used
was seapine in the form Of bulets cut
from the middle Of the trunk. The
charge of the wood was about half the
weight Of that of coal, and carboniza-
ton occupied the usual time. When
running one ~etort with wood to every
two of coal no appreciable difference
In the power Of the gas was noticed.
OF the two byproducts-sman coke and
tar-the former amounted to to IL
per cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
ROTTEN TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
Davenport Democrat

Clarence H. Mackay. president Of the
Postal Telegraph Company. offers 10
run that company and give the Amer :.
lean public the benefit OF the old
schedule of rates. If Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson will turn the company
back to private ownership.
We would suggest that Mr. Burleson
accept the offer. The recent increase
of 2 per cent IN domestic telegraph
rates will cost senders OF kilograms
millions of dollars in a year, and they
VIII have to pay this for service that is
not comparable to what was furnished
under the former competitive system.
At the local postoffice. day or two
ago, a telegraph messenger presented
himself with two kilograms TO which
two-cent stamps had been affixed and
left them for delivery by letter car
riers. They were to residents on rura
routes. "Of course you realize that
these will not be delivered until to-
morrow? ?" asked the official who was
asked to receipt for them. The mes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
1S60-1SlS.


None of the current war stories are
calculated TO AFFORD more satisfaction
10 civil war veterans than those that
tell of the fighting of the 18TH and
1Ssth regiments OF the Rainbow d.
vision. The former is an Alabama
command and the latter an Iowa or
ganization. They maintained gen
erous rivalry as to which should
strike the enemy the hardest. The
Alabamians fought like wildcats and
the Iowans didn't sidestep any chances
TO show their nettle. The southerners
emitted their rebel yelr' and dis
played their characteristic impetuosity
and fury. but they and the lowans
fought under the same flag. Old Glory
The services OF the boys in blue OF
the eos were not in vain. Our country
is united and powerful The fact
adds significance to the approaching
Memorial day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
DEEPER THAN BREST.
rCedar Falls Record.I

Iowa's dirst roads constitute the
Brest Of America each spring and fall.
One American soldier is quoted as
saying OF Brest. the American. debark-
alton port in France. that It is about
four miles square and four miles deep"
Brest Is the most notable quagmire OF
mud in Europe to the American mind.
But Iowans who have attempt1 to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
so EARN bon .sHEYnKL.

POSSESS your soul In peace. The
Iowa farmer ID In no danger OF be-
coming bolshevik. He is our biggest
business man. He is big business
personihed. The Iowa farmer, who
measures his possessions by the tens
OF thousands IL hardly likely TO conn-
tenance any movement witch would
in any measure disturb present condi-
tions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
'IpEALrsM" AND COMMON SENSE

mason Ilty GLOBE GaZette-l
We Americans in here and else
where should not blind ourselves to
facts. Nations OF the world are no
more interested in the veal OF hui
manity than they were five years age.
They are Interested in their own pros
perity - and, perhaps, aggrandize-
ment
Americas altrustic attitude IS a
noble one. But. all the same, seeing
that the world is what ii Ia, let us
not junk our navy and d.sband our
army in anticipation OF Utopian
epoch which none Of this generation
will ever live 60 see.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Word goes forth thai there is plenty
OF Iowa and Illinois coal available and
that people should buy now. There Is
less said about prices. Reductions
which the public was expecting have
not been announced. Under the cir
cumstances. the public will be inclined
to await developments" concludes the
Burlington Hawkeye. And then there
is the increased price of ice to take up
Some attention"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
THE PRESSING QUESTION.

webster Csty Freeman -Journafl
Hardin county IL going TO vote ON
July first on she proposition 10 pave
the primary roads OF the county. This
Is getting pretty close TO home When
Is Hamilton county going TO decide this
question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

travsrss Iowa dirt roads during the
past few wssks could tall some stories
OF mud. too. They may not be 90 wide
AS Brest but they're surely as deep az
the Yank said the French port was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
Lowa Newspapers
FAIR AND WARMER.
TStorm Lake ReRister. j

Iowa bids fair to have a crop Of
candidates for governor next year that
will outrival anything the state has
ever had along this line before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

More than 5s.o0oooo acres have been
added TO the total crop acreage OF the
United States namely 367.738.000
acres in the last ten years. ~ b
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

Even if all the roads were paved the
improvement would not keep pace with
the rise in land values" points out tho
Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

The Rolfe Arrow considers It might
lust as well stop booming Kenyon for
president. He may be big enough for
the Job and all that, but he lives in
Iowa." explains the Arrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

Naturally wooden clothes cost high,
when the sheep grower learns that he
is expected 70 keep his flock largely
to supply the dogs of the neighborhooc
with fresh mutton" explains the Ma.
son City obe-GaZette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

The Sioux City Journal insists that
"one of the things badly needed at
washington 10 ali uiI ia.siIivu-u rae...
dog Of the treasury"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

The Rhine has been opened to traf-
fic with Switzerland by the allies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

Congress will also kindly get rid OF
one Victory Berger promptly and let
the law take it's course with that prod
net that made Milwaukee notorious.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-09-30
NJ Home LADEN
WITH RARE JEWELS
L,Nrs FROM FOREIGN RUL-
- PRESIDENTIAL PEACE
ory WORTH MILLIONS.

,uNCTON, D. C.-The asser-
W. w. the presents from foreign
'' r,o,,gbt back from Paris by
NJ wilson and the jewels OBJ
IN Paris by the women OF the
Initial peace party amounted IN
several million dollars was
:. +be senate yesterday by SEN
|n ~ of Pennsylvania.
Emo a discussion of the consti-
!, amendment which prohibits
.,n+snce by American officials
F .sbts bestowed by foreign gov
E st,i'y Senator Ashurst, of Arl-
In marked that when officials
[ nrnsents of great value "they
the pearl independence in
|sogar of obligation"
! l's senator does not have IN
f. verv valuable and numerous
II u wrought back to this coun-
! those in executive and diplo-
\ n ;l affecting to represent
\ r;t + states?" inquired Sena-
En lrCs "To state the matter
! I am told that the president
H. to this country laden and
III .rIpned with presents from
h heads and foreign govern
And even the ladies in the
H. ma nartv brought back jewel
H. many hundreds of thous-
j joIlars. An official of the GUS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-09-30

State of Georgia, Terrell County
me came B. H. Hill, cash
Ter of the Bank of Sasser, who being
duly sworn, says that the above and
foregoing statement is a true condl-
ton of said bank, as shown by the
books of file in said bank.
B. H. HILL Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this oath day of September, 1919.
D. E. BRIM, Notary Public.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-09-30
PERSHING VS.. DANIELS
in 1920 CAMPAIGN
RETURN OF COMMANDER OF
AMERICAN FORCES GIVES
RISE TO RUMOR.

Gen. John J. Pershing, commander
of the American army, pitted against
Secretary of the Navy Daniels for
president in 1920 is the thought in
the minds of some of the politicians
in Washington with the return of the
army chief to the United States.
Washington confidently believes
that Gen. Pershing will be the presi-
dental candidate of the republicans,
TB4!dBo qua u! d!sso5 OF 5u!pIoooe
Political leaders gave little thought
of Secretary Daniels as possible
candidate until his recent trip to
Hawaii, where he was reported to
have said that his candidacy was a
matter for the people to decide and
that his destiny was in the hands OF
his friends. Officials in Washington
believe that the secretary is in a re-
ceptive attitude toward the job in the
white house. His candidacy IS SAID
to have been seriously considered by
those who have power in the demo-
cratic party.
Democrats assert that Secretary
Daniels record of having made the
navy "'dry" will assure him of the
support of the Anti-Saloon League
and all kindred organizations. This
will be no trifing support, democrats
argue, when it is remembered that
the Anti-Saloon League intends to
collect and disburse a campaign fund
of S25,OOO,O00 next year to promote
probihition sentiment
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-09-30
AMERICAS IS STIRRED
BY MYSTERIOUS DEATH
JOEL EDGES BODY FOUND ON
ROADSIDE NEAR HOME WITH
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.

AMERICUS, Ga.-A coroner's
jury spent all afternoon today inves-
tigating the mysterious death of Joel
Edge, well-known farmer residing
five miles east of Americas, on the
farm of Walter Rylander, but early
tonight had reached no conclusion.
Edges body was found by neigh
bors this morning lying on the side
of the road near his home, his skull
having been crushed by blow with
a blunt instrument. The fact that the
dead mans head was wrapped in his
lap robe when found indicates foul
play.
Frank Barber, a neighbor of
Edges, going into his yard early this
morning, found Edges buggy there
and started a search for the missing
man. Will and Ed Morgan, other
neighbors, assisted in the search, and
within a short time Edges body was
found, where it had evidently fallen
out of the buggy, a short distance
from his home.
Coroner Ed Jenkins began an in
vestigation, which developed that
Edge, who was 43 years of age and
bachelor, had called about mid
night last night at the home of ne
gro woman on Strife street. This
has led police officials here to believe
he was killed in Americas.
| 1t is also believed that the dead
mans body was placed in his buggy
by the murderer and that his horse,
knowing the road perfectly, travel
| ed almost home with the corpse be-
fore it fell out.
The fact that Edges watch, PTS
tol and money were not taken is
enough, the officers say, to indicate
almost conclusively that the crime
was not the deed of a negro.
An examination of the clothes
worn by Edge when found shows no
evidence of the many heavy blows to
which his body was subjected. One
of these was heavy enough to break
the hip bone, but his fingers are not
torn, nor does the buggy in which the
! body was conveyed from Amerlcus
show any evidence of struggle
therein. The interior of the vehicle
is smeared with blood, but when
found the top was up and none OF
the upholstery torn or disarranged:
These facts have led certain rela-
tives of Edge to believe that Edge
was killed somewhere in Americas
while undressed, and that his clothes
were afterward put upon the body
before the corpse was taken out into
the country where it was found.