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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12

takes advantage OF this situation and
increases the charges. tho in most
instances he does not change the quail
lily of the supplies or services. The
lower priced goods are sold at the
higher prices, The honest undertaken,
the one who deserves and commands
the public confidence, follows the re-
Verse course and provides "A funeral In
keeping with the financial ability OF
the family. He neither works off his
shoddy products nor charges oxtor-
Tomato prices. often the whole mat
ter Is left in the hands OF the under
taker by the family, II he is honest,
they get justice. IL he is dishonest,
they get robbed. A South Dakota
county Judge. who Is ex offlcio probate
judge, has been delving into the cost
of funerals when the bills come before
him In the settlement Of decedent
estates. He asserts that aside from
the personal services of the under
takers who profiteer. three -fourths OF
their charges are net profits, He
bases this statement on the wholesale
cost Of caskets and vaults, the two
items which he has found TO be the
most outrareously expensive.
II is true that undertakers are at
heavy overhead expenses in proper
tion TO the volume of business done.
They must maintain offices and
chapels in keeping with the sentiment
of the business. They must make
large investments in hearscs which are
idle most of the time and which can
not be utilized in other lines of busi-
ness. They must carry a diversified
stock to suit the various tastes and, IL
honest. the different financial condi-
lions fthose who seek their services.
They must have certain amount of
for the bodies OF the dead. All these
and others which might be enumer-
ated. add to the general cost Of the
individual funeral. Against them no
protest can be made. 1t is against the
outright profiteering, against taking
advantage Of the distress OF the be-
reaved relatives: AGAINST the shame
less robbery of widows and orphans;
against capitalizing sorrow, that the
protest is made.
The South Dakota county Judge to
whom reference has been made had
a bill for a funeral before him. which
totaled $3.50. He reduced II to $3.50,
and it is said that the undertaken then
received a much larger profit than the
average business man realizes on n
volume of business.
The items which entered into this
bill and their separate costs were as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
Topics OF the Times

II appears We must have great war
establishment anyway. The president
says We must police the world or
maintain a dig standing army for our
own defense. II We must maintain
huge military esta blishment seems like
We might as we'll do it for ourselves
as for Europe. doesn't it?
The American Federation Of Labor
comes out IN opposition TO strikes by
public service employees. Does this in
clude railroad workers under govern
ment control?
There's a lot OF talk Of hunger in
Germany but there was a lot Of talk
Of that sort before the arnistice and
when the boys crossed the line they
were astonished to see a fat and rosy
population where they expected to be
met with emaciation and famine.
Miners oppose "one big union" be-
cause they know that zone big union"
would explode into wreck from its own
inside forces and ferment That's
about what would take place under
the scheme OF "One big union" of so
called internationalism. 1t would blow
up.
MaHhalltown feels the honor done
her by the Press association In select
ing this city as a meeting place And
she didn't bid for it with a prize fight
as the stellar attraction either.
That Des Moines Judge has the
habit. Speeders get a fine Of $40 or
take a Jail sentence. However two
men who pleaded guilty to running an
auto while intoxicated got off with
SIS per. A little easy on the booze
fighter. isn't 1t?
The list Of mud roads counties isn't
long one SO far. 1t may be longer,
however, If southern Iowa ever takes
a notion TO vote on the question.
If the president felt such a thrill
Mo. where Jesse James lived and
didn't let live perhaps a little glimpse
old times III Hardin county might in
duce him to come back via the 81. &
st. L.
The income statement of the receiv-
ers, Homer A. Miller and Emil
Schmidt. for the Des Moines City Rail-
way Company shows a net loss of
s3,2s4.4S. Under a profit sharing plan
how high would the wages of the en-
ployes be raised for July?
Can anybody see how the addition of
few safety appliances and the in
stallation Of a compass would wreck
the Lacquer"
II Ole Hanson quit to fish for the
presidency he knocked off too soon.
Something is sure to happen to Ole's
candidacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
Jusr erop ROADS sroRy.

A little good roads story comes back
TO Marshalltown from California with
a resident tourist that Is worth tell
Ing, This man and his family had
settled in Santiago, Intending to make
their home there. For one or another
reason they concluded to- move to
Pasadena. 1874 miles distant. BY rail
II would require several days to
freight their household goods TO the
new location and two transfers were
necessary en- route SO the man dealt
with a road truck company. ~The
trucks came round 10 the Santiago
house after working hours and in
the morning backed in for the load.
The family waited until the goods were
loaded and started Tor Pasadena in an
automobile. At o'clock in the after
noon the truck backed ny to the Pasa-
dena house to unload. did unload and
the family slept in their own beds in
their own house that night. The cost?
Well. the cost Of the moving was a
little less than the two transfers would
have cost by rail, not counting the
freight at all and the delay of several
days waiting for the goods to arrive.
Now that's story that needs liiue
comment The truck followed a paved
hishway across the 1874 miles. To
bring it closer home the move might
have been made from Clinton to Mar
shalltown or from Marshalltown 10
farm up beyond Fort Dodge or about
Atlantic-if the roads were California
roads
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
LIFE ON MARS.


a
earthly proving inhabitants
the venE letting habits
inhabitants
prehistoric
is among m a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
WEALTH FOR PUBLIC GOOD.

W 8lSFIOO lllncS- rlDuue.J
After all. what is there so great
about wealth? Men accumulate it and
then seek the best way to give it
away: that is, real men do. Some skin
fIints hold on to II and attempt to keep
il in their families, but we find the old
saying three generations from shirt
sleeves 10 shirtsleeves' as true today
as it was when uttered. The really big
men use their Accommodations for the
public good: the small men develop
such a strain OF offspring that they at
tend to the distribution without much
consideration for the good it will do to
humanity. They neither work nor ac
cumulate; trey Just spend-and the
first thing the world knows they have
spent all-in just three generations or
less. What disappointment 90 the men
who worked and accumulated, What
a strain on the mind to find the pro-
geny worthless: shiftless. with no
mind no anbition-fit only to spend
money and finally to die unsung. IN
honored.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
GREEN HANDS.
T\NlferIon Courier l


The yegGmen who blew a safe in the
office of the Standard Oil Company a
Niacshalltown are self-confessed anna
tours and should be sent 10 n training
camp, If caught. Our idea OF zero in
places to attempt to rob would be one
OF John DIS places of business. His
agents take in quite a bit of collateral
in the course Of a week or month, of
course, but II is not permitted TO Ian
guish in an office safe If the ycggs
were real professionals they would
have broken into the residence of some
"commoner'' in Marshalltown who had
Just brought couple pair Of shoes for
his children or a cOaJ of late design
for his life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12

Courts hold that undertakers must
make their charges conform to the
ability Of the estate of the decedent
to pay. and that they must make the
funerals of such character that they
will not rob the heirs nor defraud the
other creditors. But in some cases
the undertakers are a law unto them
selves and the relatives permit them
selves to be robbed rather than pro-
test against the funeral charges for
their dead. It is one Of the places
where public opinion alone can stop
the ministries
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
Iowa Newspapers
After Vacation,

Sibley Tribune: THE children re-
turned TO school this week Perhaps
some OF them went back reluctantly.
They were having such a good time
H. the vacation. II Is queer how years
change tho point OF view! The young
ster who drags himself rcbeliously to
bis studies now Will In few years
look back to his school days as the
happiest Of his life and regret that he
did not attack his school work with
more ardor.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
A BETTER WAY NEEDED.
Waterloo Courier.l

The men who operate the railway
trains and keep the equipment in
running order are, to a considerable
extent, in the same position. When
they tie up traffic. thereby paralyz-
ing everything, they are dealing n
deadly blow at ten workmen and their
families, whore they hit one of any
other class of citizens. The trouble
with the strike is that it >cuts both
ways; there ought to be a better way
to reach justice, and there must be if
conditions are to become tolerable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The president and his immediate
extollers seem to be laboring under
the idea that It is q tour of self -sarri-
flee and Of unstinted service. Even
Mrs. Wilson, who gets on every plat
form and poses in every picture. which
is somewhat contrary to presidential
traditions, seems to think So" remarks
the Cedar Rapids Republican, and says,
We'll let them have what comfort they
may need-but our own idea in the ap-
plause Is the really sweet and attrac-
tive thing to them, as 1t has been to
others before them" ~
Carroll county has elected not to
gain in the good roads movement. But
Carroll and other counties which have
gone wrong on this matter will change
fronts after little more time for re-.
Election" says the Council Bluffs Non
pareil. when the Carroll fellows see
Greene county paving roads WIFE
money which could have been theirs
for the asking they will promptly
change their minds on this subject"
Tho Mason City Globe Gazette thinks
that with Mexico due for a good lick
ing, 1t would almost De a shame LOT
any league to step in and prevent 1t"
1.-The public would enthusiastically
support a strike Of chautauqua lee
turers for shorter hours" suggests the
Sioux City Journal.
The Burlington Hawkeye says, Aft
err everybody has had his say On tie
high cost OF living. and all other re-
gions have been rejected, the country
| has settled down to the conclusion that
there is but one way to break the spell.
Tne magic formula il: Produces sc
consume less"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
HANDY DIRECTORY
- or the -
: MASONIC TEMPLE
A Masonic Meetings
" visitors Always WeIcons.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. fos A, Y
A. NJ, special communication. FRIDAY
Sept. ~, 1880 o'clock. Second deeree
A. L. Frazer. w. M; John W. VOLS
secretary.
sioNer CHAPTER. No. 80 r: -
NJ, Monday. Sept is at 1880; Fas'
Masters degree. George Gregory. n
p; John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kins Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. a S. NJ NOV
day. Sept. %. Business session. II"
A. Davenport, I. M: John W. "s"S'
recorder.
Special coreIave ST. kldsnnar Com
mandery No. 80, x. T" TUESDAY so
ls at 1880 p. m. Red Cross ana w
J. f. Frederick. commander; Johh '"
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. g. O. L
s,-Reguiar meeting wednesday eve
ming, Sept. II. at o'clock fnr -,
ness Mrs. J. F. Schultz, w, NJ; Mr'
Archer Walton. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12

now,

now.
In many other clinical features the
types Of Influenza OF the early 's0s
and Of that Of last year are different
and do not believe we shall have an
other visitation OF the epidemic which
swept the state last winter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12

guaEe win serve their purposes. The
mark remains like that which blotched
the forehead OF Cain. Not all the wat
ers OF the world can wash II away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12

"Ths public would enthusiastically
support a strike Of chautauqua lee
turers for shorter hours" suggests the
Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12

Tho Mason City Globe Gazette thinks
that with Mexico due for good lick
ing, 1t would almost be a shame for
any league to step in and prevent It,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
FROM THE Low -
fever COUNTRY
Cheering Message From Soutf
Georgia to People Subject
to Fevers and Other Ills.
Try Black Draught
Liver Medicine.

Della, Ga,-Mr, j, II. McNein, a res
ident Of this place says; 81 and my
family have been users OF Thedford's
Black. nraught for years and never yet
found Its equal Nr liver and stomach
troubles. 1t Is W thout doubt the hest
medicine for headache, indigestion and
such ills on the market, firmly believe
II a family would use It regularly they
would never havt any fever, as Il keeps
the liver active and is 70 easy to take,
we have never had any fever In our
family since we began its use, although
we live in low country In Southern
| Georgia,
use II In broken doses for indlges-
| ton. gas or sour stomach, but for colds
I use II null dose"
When you feel bad all over, stomach
not right, bad taste IN your mouth,
head aches, bilious, etc, try that old,
reliable vegetable liver medicine you
| have heard so much ahout-Thedford's
Black nraught,
You have read over and over again
/ the statements from users who found
1t Of great relief TO them In .beir suf.
fering, Try Black Draught for yourself
Why should 1t not bring you relief
too9
At all druggists. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01

COLUMBUS, o., Feb, 1.--hethodtSt
ministers and laymen to the number Of
several thousand are getting their con-
crete notions OF what the Methodist
June 20 TO July 7, will be like. Attend
Ing a special regional meeting, at which
men like Bishop Wilson, Il. a. ward
and Fred B., Fisher, Of New York; Bish-
op Mcdowell, Washington; Bishop
general Of the celebration; ID. u. For
syth, Philadelphia, G.. r., Relsner, New
Cushman, New York, are speakers, they
have still enjoyed an opportunity to
visit the exposition grounds where for
weeks past work has been In progress
preparing for the tremendous celebra-
ton for which It Is expected that more
than 100, 900 Methodists will Journey TO
Columbus from ali parts OF the United
States.
The spacious buildings already pro-
vided by the state OF Ohio are being
MOI flied and extended to meet the pc
culiGr needs Of the. Methodist celebra-
ton. This viii visualize to pastor and
laymen the work Of the church at home
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
PHYSICALLY FIT
AT ANY AGE

It isn't age, it's careless living that
puts men down and out" Keep your
Internal organs in good condition and
you will always be physically 6t
The kidneys are the most over
worked organs in the human body.
When they break down under the
strain and the deadly uric acid &C.
~cumulatea and c~rystallizes look out!
These sharp crystals tear and scratch
tnt delicate urinary channels causing
cxcruciating pain and set up irrita.
tons which may cause premature de-
generation and often do turn into
dtadly Bright's Disease.
One Of the first warnings OF slug
gish kidney action is pain or stiffness
in the small Of the back, loss OK appe-
tite, indigestion or rheumatism.
DO not wait until the danger 10 upon
you. At the first indication Of trouble
no after the cause at once. Get q trial
boz Of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem gu
Capsules, imported direct from the
laboratories in Holland. They will give
almost immediate relief. IL for any
cause they should not, your money VIII
be refunded, But be sure to get COLD
MEDAL. None other Is genuine. In
sealed boxes, three sizes,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
VNCM WIGGILY 81
6BEDTIME' STOIY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND Mr.. CHUCK.

don't believe I'll get out. it's too nice
n warm in my hollow log. Let Jack
Frost make any kind Of weather, and as
much more Of II as he pleases. I'm not
going 70 look for any shadows
And then Mr.. Stuhtai began to snore
again.
Dear mel" thought Uncle wiggily.
This isn't at all right, l must go see
DIR. w~hitewash,"
He found the big. nice, white, shaggy
polar bear in his cave OF ice. tossing
up snowballs with his paws.
No. said Mr.. Whitewash, comfort
able like, Il don't believe | shall go out
tomorrow. Winter may last as long
as il likes for all Of me. I'm not going
to look for my shadow"
Then u try MIR, Chuck. the
grounding gentleman" thought the
bunny. Perhaps he can tell me what
the weather win be so | can tell about
ordering more coal I'll 60 cali on
him, and, at tho saine time, / can see
Woodle and Waddie."
SO Uncle Wiggily hurried on across
the fields, and soon was at the bur-
row, or underground house Of Mr..
Chuck. The bunny tapped on the flat
stone that was the front door, and MIR.
Chuck poked out his head.
Yes" said Mr.. Chuck, in answer TO
Uncle Wiggtly's question IN 10 out
tomorrow aAd see II my SHADOW shows.
If the sun shines, and | see my shadow,
IN go back In my burrow for six weeks
and It will be winter that much longer"
"Oh, dearl That means more coal"
thought Uncle Wiggily. Blu he satd
nothing until he got back home again
and told Nurse Jane. %
"Ha! so that MIR. Chuck Grounding
Is going to look for his shadow, eh?"
cried the muskrat lady. well, I'll fix
II so he wont see II, eve II the sun
shines"
"How?" asked Uncle. Wiggtly.
why I'll walk along with him, when
he comes out OF his burrow, and II the
sur shines even one little peep, III hold
a big umbrella over MIR, Chuck. Then
he won't see his own shadow. for the
umbrella viii make a big shade Of its
own said-Nurse Jane.
Good" cried Uncle Wiggily. DO
And Nurse Jane did, She walked
along with Mr., Chuck when he came
out Of his burrow next day. The sun
was under u cloud, but when II came
otu to shine, and make shadows, Nurse
Jane hoisted her umbrella and Mr..
Chuck never saw his shadow, and he
wasn't afraid and he said he'd only 20
back In his burrow for four weeks, In
stead Of six,
Wasn't Nurse Jane smart? / only
hope, now, that we do only have a
month more Of very cold weather; And
II the teapot doesn't try to pour milk
down the back of the chair when It's
eating breakfast with the cat, Ill tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and the
red Jay.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
CopyriEht, 1918, BY Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate.1
BY HOWARD r, GARIS.

- ~ ~HEHNF~H
where are you going, Uncle Wig
Eily2' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
the muskrat lady h~ousekeeper, as she
stood in the doorway Of the hollow
stump bungalow one day and watched
the bunny rabbit uncle gentleman start
iisias.
"Oh, I'm Just going to look for an
adventure" said Uncle wiggtly, and
also see il l can find out how much
more winter we're going 10 have, 80 AZ
to tell about getting In any more coal.
tNonsense!' laughed Nurse Jane.
ssHow a you tell howmuch more win
ter there is going to boz"
Ell can't for sure" replied Mr.. Long
cars. But you know tomorrow Ia Can
clemss day, and, as told you; II a bear
or grounding or woodchuck (Which
last two animals are the same) sees his
shadow on CandlemAs day there may
be six more weeks Of winter. II Il Is
cloudy, and he doesn't see any shadow
IN the sun, why We may have but four
weeks more.
$50 I thought I'd go call on Mr.. Stub
tail, the brown bear gentleman, or Mr.
Whitewash, the polar bear, or Mr.
Chuck, the father Of Woodie and Wad-
die, the woodchuck boys, to see II | can
find put whether any Of them expect to
SO out and see their shadow In the
woods tomorrow"
''oh. that win be a good idea" said
Nurse Jane. Then you can come back
and tell me"
yes said Uncle Wiggily, and away
he started over hin and dale, through
the woods and over the fields to where
Mr.. Stubtail, the brown bear father of
Neddie and Beckie lived.
Hello! Who's there?' called a voice
from inside the hollow tree where Mr.,
Stubtail lived during the winter.
'This is Uncle WiEgily Longears,"
was the answer. IT called to see il you
are going ont to look for your shadow
I'm the sun tomorrow"
'Oh, no, huml' yawned Dir Stubtail,
lazy like. mo, Uncle Wig. which X
cuse me for calling you, shortlike, /
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01

and the work Of the church abroad.
Hero will be seen. with all the fidelity
and detail of q world exposition, the
natives Of all countries In which the
Methodist church operates as a mis-
sionary force, Here, too, will be set
forth all the work In this country. Es-
sentially the entire world Of Method
ism win be brought to Columbus and
displayed in it's original colors and with
all the circumstances and surrounding
OF its various ~habitations on the globe.
Two special pageants are being
planned and many lesser ones. A ell
max OF the celebration will be a SYM
holic representation OF the a awing to-
gether of all nations of the earth
through the gospel OF Christ.
In order to care for the throngs that
are certain to be in attendance an ex-
tensive bureau already has been organ-
lied. Registrations and reservations Ill
ready are being made for interested
Methodists throughout the United
States,
II. Il, Dickson, organizing secretary
of the centenary celebration, IL occupy
ing two entire floors Of a large office
building, with the incidental corps Of
assistants to take care Of the work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
Sunday Music
CELLIST PLAYS
IN MEMPHIS MONDAY

Cornelius Van Yliet, the celebrated
Dutch cellist, whose appearance with
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
IN Memphis, has aroused interest In his
coming again, is admittedly one Of
the worlds greatest artists on that
wonderful instrument. Wherever he
has APPEARED, including practically ali
the cities of tha United States, his
playing has elected the warmest en-
thusiasm and praise. His technique is
marvellous, but the striking featurs of
his artistry IL that he makes appeal to
the musical taste Of the person who Ia
more concerned with whether a selec-
tion has tune and melody than in hcw
difficult II is to execute It's mechanics.
In hts concert at the Goodwin Insti-
tute Monday evening at $3.50 he will
render the following program, under
the management of the Memphis Mu-
sic bureau, Mrs. Jason Walker, man
ager;
Sonata @. Valentino
Ve-AIegTo IEq0A