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The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Wants Bonus Regardless of Secy. Glass

Mr.. Glass, of the Treasury, made q
statement several days ago regard
ing the bonus" for soldiers, stating
that another loan would have to be
aoated to give it and he did not think
the "boys" would care to accept the
same il they knew the money had to
come from the pocketbooks OF their
families.
wonder II Mr.. Glass ever thought
what he would do were he placed in
a position similar TO that of many Of
the returned soldiers, viz: Facing
the ever-increasing cost Of living
without funds against a paltry $50
which was given each soldier on
which to start civilian life.
The writer was compelled to use
his $50 to purchase one civilian suit
of clothes when mustered out of the
service, and, being a married man, IL
can be judged as to its great beneft
TO him.
was overseas for nfteen months,
against all kinds OF hardships. and
was greatly surprised at the present
state of conditions at home, COM
pared 10 the statements read and
heard abroad, as to what good things
were in store for all the soldiers when
they returned.
II Mr.. GlsAs waats inferuaties ~
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Answers Leatherneck.
the Editor of THE TINES:

TO the Editor of THE TIMES:
As an ex-soldier and one who has
seen service on the front, wish to
say that the "Leatherneck" who on
the 11th of this month put a state
ment In The Times in regard to the
bonus for service men, has no rea-
son whatsoever to talk on what he
did in this war.
he stayed at Paris Island and got
the best of everything while others
went through hell, and 1 was one Of
them. II this maniac does not want
the bonus. as he says, il may be that
ne does not need the money, but there
are others in this world who do need
the money and need IT badly. I could
use another bonus, and furthermore
MI. Leatherneck" can't tell me that
he would not accept another.
What did he do with the $50 bonus? /?
pct he didn't turn 1t down. / hope
Uncle Sam" will have some CON
sideration for those who wore the
uniform. AN EX-RIyCK.
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

10 the bonus" he should ascertain
from any OF the boys" who went
over there" how well of they are
now in a financial way and he would
soon find out they all need help.
i belong TO the non-voting tsx-pay-
ing bunch which represented this
ID. c. "over there" and all / ever got
from this burg was a bronze medal
the value Of which in cash would have
benefited me more. Hundreds OF
others did not care for such a medal
and for this reason never went 10
claim one.
Many Of the States have already
or are making ample provision for
their returned ones. except Washing
ton, and yet this city brsgsed as be-
Ing one Of the first to All II, quota
in the hrst draft OF 1911"
II should be borne in mind all the
benefits which the English. Canadian.
and Australian soldiers received. and
then wonder what is the matter here.
There is some discussion about
erecting a memorial arch in wsskR
ington for the heroes" Let us set
tie the matter Of the bonus nrst a.
II can be handled to good sdvsntAgs
by all at this time.
Ask the boys" they know.
An ExcokYo0A
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

And as the first tried each animal the others said '
can't be done.'
Now they harness steam and electricity the water
falls
When Fulton stood the deck Of his first steamboat
the crowds the river bank there say It can
be done"
Perhaps you are saying: "An this you may say does
not help ME- read about those that have done the i'm
possible But cannot do the simple thing of making
myself permanently independent"
But you CAN. There two kinds of Independence
First that Of the philosopher who says truly that you
can make yourself not CARE what happens nothing can
hurt you control you
Second the independence of the self controlled man who
knows that the real slavery is poverty and who by forcing
economy seconro and saving upon himself and resisting
thousand foolish temptations, makes himself his own
master
There is only kind of power earth that really
counts. It is THE POWER OF WILL directed by intell
gence.
Most of us drift into life, through fe and out again
But need not drift unless choose Every man will
however feeble it may SEEM CAN BE DEVELOPED Ev-
cry mans problem can be solved. Each of do at
least that which necessary to make life free from slavery
for ourselves and useful to others
Cultivation of the Will constant steady pull in the
direction of the thing that you want AND IT WILL BE
DONE.
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Letters From the Public to the Editor
To the Editor Of The Times:

To the Editor OF The Times:
The Government Dormitories are
certainly very much needed. But why
they should be run in such a way
as to make IL necessary for the work.
ing girls to pay such high prices for
ordinary meals, and a small, clean
room, is more than / can understand.
Three meals on Sunday were fur
nished at first. One has been taken
away, without a word about a r.4duc-
tion in the rate of board. rhe menls
are not as good as they were. Electric
irons were furnished in the laundry;
they have now been taken away, and
II a girl wishes to do little pressing,
she must invest in an electric iron.
Now, that one must take ones
meals at the dormitories, OF "yacate," "
il is necessary to stand in a crush at
the CLOSED" door of the dining room
for fifteen minutes, at least, in order
to be served at a first" table, so as
to be able to get to the night school
on time, or for any other engagement.
Some of the girls refuse to sign any
petition or make a word Of complaint.
because they are. in fear of the
"Sepators" having the dormitories
taken over for some other purpose,
and can one blame them? Exorbitant
prices have to be paid somewhere.
Whv not at a place where IL is at
least clean. and the food generally
as good as any other boarding house
OF the same price. But why need the
prices be so high?
A PAYING" GUEST OF
THE DORMITORIES.
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Defends Government Hotel.
- rat,or of THE TINES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES
Under date OF October 25 there ap-
peared in your paper an article head
ed "Tbe Government Hotel" which Is
without doubt the most unjust and
contemplate criticism that has ever
been made concerning this splendid
institution, which means so much TO
the hundreds of girls who have come
to Washington for Government work.
Just why this "war worker" stays
in a place which is handled in such
an inefficient manner. according to
her Judgment, is a question, when so
many girls are clamoring to get in
In spite OF the horrible conditions"
pictured. II is possible this paricu-
lar girl Is accustomed to such hotels
as the "Ritz-Carlton" of New York;
IL so. we may possibly forgive her.
A large number of the girls in the
hotels feel that S45 Is As much as
they are able to pay for living ex-
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Soldiers Preferred Germans,
He Saws.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
As a soldier who has spent nearly
two years in France (First division.
sixteenth infantry. l absolutely dis
agree with Mr.. Corcoran's views as
published I'm The Times. With a few
exceptions, Congressman Johnson's
views are correct. Now, to prove It,
ask say 100 returned vets how they
liked and what they think Of the
French people and I venture to say
the answer will uphold nearly all of
Mr.. Johnson's contentious?
! also have no hesitancy in saying
'qousId eql uuu( Lsllsq zlusIqoo IN
that we soldiers liked the Germans
l.. A. JONES,
1925 First St
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Advocates Nolan Bill.
Editor OF THE TIMES

10 the hditor OF THE TINES:
VIII you not please say something
ABOUT the wisdom of paying the Gov
eminent clerks and the teachers of
the District better wages by passing
the Nolan. bill? You have seen that
the Dill to Increase substantially the
pay or everyone connected with the
police department. from laborers and
truck drivers up, Is likely to be
rushed through the Senate, the low
est pay of the laborers being $1,000
and that OF the teachers $3.50 a year,
teachers OF the first. second, third, and
fourth classes receiving that sum az
minimum. Seventy-one and two
thirds dollars a month for teaching in
washington would be disgraceful
under the most favorable conditions;
under present conditions, it is crimi-
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

to supply the spark to the engine shall be there
And in all but minds deformed and therefore unfortu
nate, the spark exists
The difficulty, as sometimes happens in automobiles is
to turn over the engine and get the machinery going
The magnetic of life is THE WILL TO BELIEVE that
can be done does not fooshness that wastes
energy in vanity, egotsm based nothing It means,
like the pull of the engine in this picture steady
stant real effort with all the power the engine back of
that effort.
You all the things that have accomplished from
the wheelbarrow to wireless teegraphy and the flying
machine. ~
Of every the primitive savage would have said It
can't ever be done.''
For thousands of years men worked and fought with
sharp stones picked up here and there Then man
learned to chip flint stones making spearheads of the
shape wanted Another invented the bow drive the
through the air Then could hit his enemy hundred
feet away ALI would have said five hundred thousand
ago. 1T can't be DONE And all of us would have said only
few ago about the wireless telephone that talks to
in the middle Of the ocean, "It can't be done" but it
is done
Everything that have created has come from the
spark of ambition in the BRAIN They worked with stone for
hundreds of centuries; then they made bronze They
worked through centuries in soft bronze then came iron
They harnessed oxen horses, asses cames elephants
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

Human Beings Have Lived on the Earth About
Five Hundred Thousand Years They Will Continue
to Live Here, According to the Scientists Many Million
Years More, Perhaps Hundred Million Years. Perhaps
More the Sun Apparently VIII Continue Giving Us
Light and Heat Indefinitely
During Five Hundred Thousand Years Past the
Majority of People Have Said, 'It Can't Be Done"
And the Splendid Minority Has Said, 'Pll Show You
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

penses, and hope that a slight re-
duction can be made to recompense
them for the extra cost of a third
meal, and this request has been put
before the management for considera-
tion.
But as for the meals being poor"
and vegetables IAN unknown dish"
such a statement is unfair and un-
true, as nowhere in Washington can
such meals be procured for the price
paid, either in quantity. quality or
with the service
AN APPRECIATIVE WAR WORKER
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
And 1t Always

Whether 1t Can Be Done or Not" And 1t Always
HAS Been Done
Whatever Men Can IMAGINE They Can Do. 1t
May Not Be Done by the First Man that Thinks of It,
or the Second, the Ten Thousandth But 1t VIII
be DONE in the Long Run.
And We Little Passing Mortals if We Only Real
He 1t, Can Overcome Our Difficulties, that Seem as
Big as the Monster in this Picture, if We Go 1t a.
the Locomotive Goes at the Work of Pulling
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

trenches or need of being wet day
in and day out on a destroyer. If ex-
sailor does not want the bonus, il
VIII not be compulsory, and he doesn't
need TO take it. am still in the serv-
Ice and do not need the bonus now,
but l Will be out in few months, and
then L will need all the money that 1
can get. hope the Government
passes bill to give additional pay
to fighting men.
STANLEY CRAWFORD,
c. H 63d Inf.
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Fifty-Nine Mems Opinions.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Ex-sailor says he does not want a
bonus. / am soldier and / do want
bonus. Ex-sailor is only writing
for himself.I have asked twenty-five
sailors and thirty-seven soldiers what
they think of ex-saiIor and they all
agree with me.
Ex-sailor lived like q king on a de-
stroyer. There was no hiking ar
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
Everything Can Be Done

Anything That Man Can Imagine Man Can Do, Despite
the Croakings of the Pessmists, Who Insist
That 1t Is Impossible.
The Washington times., 1919-11-09
CAN A MAN CRANK HIMSELF,
CRANK HIS MOTOR?

Napoleon's answer was "N0." He thought it was a
matter OF temperament and said that no man could change
his temperament But the history of thousand successful
lives proved that Napoleon wrong. Men like Gibbon
the great historian who wasted nearly all the first part of
his e or Blake the great English fighter who never
went batteshp until he was past fifty proved that
men can do what they feel they MUST do.
The fact that failure be changed to success and that
1T Can't Be Done be changed to II Am Doing IT, is
proved in nearly all successful lives with which history
deals
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Clark. of Deloit
visited at the Seth Anderson home
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Swartz visited
relatives in Kir0n Sunday.
Among those who attended the sol
diers' homecoming at Schleswig were
John Frahm and family, Levi Ander
son, Gust, Willie and Louie Quade
Fritz Frahm, Frank Corns and fam
ily and Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Erickson
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Anderson re.
turned from Omaha Tuesday. Their
little son is getting better, which is
good news to their friends.
Miss Evelyn Johnson, of Kiron,
spent Sunday with friends at Boyer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10
FRED KNOBS WINNINGS

Fred Knop, the Duroc Jersey man
from Soldier township, made fine
showing with his stock at the Harlan
and Iowa state fairs, and is now going
after the ribbons at the interstate fair
at, Sioux City. At Harlan every ami.
NAL he. had there took a prize, and
this in spite of the fact that some Of
the very best breeders of the state
were exhibiting. He secured first on
fall boar, second on young herd and
fourth on junior pig and junior SOW.
He had seven animals in the show and
five Of them were in the young herd
display. After going to the state fair
Mr.. Knop realized the kind of compe-
tition he was up against and there
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

breeders have taken up the habit of
showing January and February pigs
as March pigs, and as Mr. KNOBS ex-
hibit was of March farrow he did not
care to take chances with unfair COM
petition. He had expected to have a
fine exhibit at the Arion fair, but as
the dates are the same as the inter-
state fair at Sioux City he decided to
go to the latter place.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

Lem Watts and family, from Mime.
sofa, are visiting relatives around
Boyer this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Anderson and
Ed Henrichson, in company with Nh.
and Mrs. Swan Nelson, autoed to Bat
tie Creek Sunday, where Mr. Nelson
will be under the doctors care at the
hospital there for some time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10
cRoss.HREEpINo GRAINS

by CIOSS-UFcCuluS OdlS, Will OCIlue
macher, Of near Waverly, has devel.
oped an oats, crop which during the
past two years has amounted to dou-
BILE, that of his neighbors. This year
his crop averaged bushels to the
acre. Nearby crops average 80 to
40 bushels. Last year Schumacher's
crop average was 102 bushels.
Schumacher began breeding oats
nine years ago. The start was made
with three kernels. The oats were
cross-bred at that time with pollen
from Ames. Since tlien he has care
fully selected the best stalks from his
fields This year this product from
his original three grains of oats was
2,400 bushels, and in sorting out the
best producing hills he found one
kernel that produced twelve stalks of
oats. The total number Of seeds the
one kernel produced was 2,41O. The
normal production from one stalk is
fifty kernels. @oN
Schumacher this year declined re-
turn Of $40 per acre for his crop. He
says he will use much of his grain for
producing purposes next year.
s.
: George Lee made a business trip to
Denison ON Monday. He informed US
that he had sold over $4,000 worth
of sweet clover seed to a Denison seed
house and that it was the product off
of 9 acres he harvested on his farm
north of Ute.-Independent.
p IOWA PIGS FOR EUROPE
W. j. Clark, Hampshire breeder,
near Algona, says pigs are to be TAX
en- to France for the purpose of intro
ducing the Hampshire breed into cen
trail Europe. The war has practically
wiped out the swine industry OF
Europe and it is the intention of Mr.
Clark, who will be joined by an Illi-
nois breeder, to take over to France
between 200 and 300 choice pigs,
where they Will be. introduced to
French and possibly German farmers.
More brain work and less physical
exertion is good slogan on any farm.
1t is more profitable to plan than to
work in a hap-hazard manner with
neither system nor method as a dom
mating force. Deliberately mapping
out the work and then going about it
with an intelligent purpose will &C.
complish far more than to rush ahead
blindly. System is a great time saver.
Method conserves strength. Those
who employ hired help are interested
in getting the largest possible returns
from the investment. The ability to
keep everybody busy without a waste
of energy is all important. It pays to
have things conveniently arranged. A
place for everything and everything in
its place is an old maxim that is fore
IDLY true. We were on farm recent
ly where the doing of the ordinary
chores was no small task. The build
ings and feed yards were scattered all
about the home stead. A hog pen over
yonder,a corn crib over here. Water
to carry from a distant we'll. Corn
for the horses in one place, hay in am
other. The cows were in an enclos-
Z .H &
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

Experts differ on what the future
course of women's fashions will be,
but everyone is agreed that they Will
be highly irrational.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10
NEW CORN AND HORSES

Be careful about feeding new or
moldy corn to work horses. This is
the time of year when feed. grows
scarce on some farms and we natur-
ally turn to the ripening corn as a.
source Of feed supply. ~
The digestive apparature Of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

After voting to skimp the. schools
so that a teacher has to instruct 40 to
80 pupils, many parents complain be.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

cause the teacher does not spend her
entire time explaining things to thelr
children.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

But the only forecast that can DC
made of mems fashions is that tle
men won't pay any attention to 'ean.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10
FARM MACHINERY UNDER COVER

With lumber and other building
materials ranging higher in price
than ever before, many farmers arc
likely to put off the erection or re-
pair of machinery sheds. Yet that
may be false economy. according to
the agricultural engineering depart
ment at Iowa State college. They
point out that farm machinery has
advanced in price also, and that it is
Just as lgood economy to have eX-
pensive machinery under shelter now
as ever, The annual waste in farm
machinery in Iowa, due to improper
care, is estimated at not less than
seven million dollars.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

ure at the foot Of the hill and the
calves were in a grove back of the
house. In doing the chores it was
necessary to travel mile or so every
day, thus affording great waste Of
both time and energy. A little head
work would have obtained much use
less expenditure of both. The farmer
who deliberately lays his plans and
then work intelligently toward a CIV
en- objective will not only save him
self much unnecessary effort, but he
will also conserve time and opportun-
ity.-J. w. Jarnagin in Iowa Farmer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

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!. SPOTTED POLAND CHINA HOGS +
!. Buy from the best herd in west.
!. ern Iowa. My herd is by Gates :"
:. Leader andSpotted Mammut, two
!. of the biggest and best boars or
!. the breed. Always Something to
y Sell A. j. Siegner, Vail, Iowa.
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

W. IOWA LAND At $612.5o
David Gowan, of 'Meriden, sold his
farm of 100 acres last week to Lloyd
Love, of Meriden. The farm is To-
Gated near Cleghorn, Iowa, and sold
for $612.5O per acre. ss@ '7
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10
BOYER ITEMS

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

( George Lee made a business trip to
Denison on Monday. He. Informed US
that he had sold over $4,000 worth
of sweet clover seed to a ,Denison seed
house and that it was the product off
Of 9 acres he harvested on his farm
north of Ute.-Independent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10

UuTlng vacation Time and the, Time
that Mr.. Conner will be absent from
the state, this department will not
contain the personality that IS intend.
ed. The writer is kept fairly busy
looking after advertising, news estor-
les, getting little piece oftjob work
and the like. After MI. Conner,s re-
turn the two farm pages will again
resume their usual appearance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
DIES AT QUINCY, ILL.
Miss Mana Lucille Morris, Former
Mexico Girl, Is Dead.

Miss Mana Lucille Morris, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. William Morris, form
erly of Mexico, Mo-, now Of Quincy,
ILL.,, aged fourteen years, six months
and sixteen days, died at Mulanphy
Hospital, St. Louis, Mo-, July 16, at
4:3O in the afternoon. The remains
were taken to Quincy, ILL.,, and the
funeral will be at st. Peters Catholic
church Saturday, July 10th, Quincy,
ILL.,, at 900 a. m.
Miss Morris has many Mexico
friends who will regret to learn OF
her death. Before moving to Quincy
ILL.,, about five years ago, Mexico wa:
her home, where her father was sup
erintendent of the shoe factory.
MAY her soul and the soul of thu
faithful departed rest in peace"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
CONSIDINE ACCEPTS PLACE.
viii Head Hardin Campaign Drive in
Thompson District of County.

Members of The Executive Com
mittee of the Hardin Half Million Dol
lar Expansion Campaign made a trip
to Thompson last evening to call upon
the we'll known farmer and merchant,
Mr.. Joe Considine, relative to the or
g~anization of Audrain County which
is now in progress.
Nate Phillip, President Clark of the
Board, and A. P. Green, Chairman
Finance and Business Committee, Sc
cured the complete APPROVAL OF Mr..
Considine Of the project in its entir-
ETY. and he will act as the Executive
Chairman for the Thompson district
Of Audrain County for the coming
drive next month. The second Sunday
in August in August in the Thompson
church Mr.. Nickerson of the campaign
has been invited to take the pulpit on
that morning and will speak in be-
half of the campaign movement. 1t is
hoped that Mr.. Considine, through his
~lieutenants in that section, will be
able to get out a very large attendance
that all may learn the vital needs of
this campaigns being completed SUE
cessful at this time. Mr. M. S. Bush,
of C~entralia, member Of the Board NJ
Directors, and of the Executive Com.
mittee will be notified in a day or two
by Mr.. Phillip that he is asked to as
sumo the responsibility for the drive
l in the extreme West end of this Coun.
. ty. This partially completes the ar.
. pointment of Executive Chairmen Of
the county and includes VIM Daniel
Vandalia; J. W. Dowell, Benton City:
Joe Considine, Thompson; and M. S
Bush, Centralia.