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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT
COMPANY TO INCREASE
CHARGE TO 8 CENTS.
ADVANCE TO BE PUT
IN EFFECT NEXT MONTH
No Reduced Rates for School Chill
dren or on Book Tickets to Be
Made, According to General Man
aser S. c. Dows-Street Car Bust
ness Here Losing Money, it is Said.

Street car fares in This city soon
will be increased from to s cents
a ride. The advance is to be put in
effect next month anc perhaps i'm
mediately after the county fair.
General Manager S. c. Dows, of the
Iowa Railway and ght Company,
verified the inquiry maze at his Of
flee this forenoon that the increased
rate would go on soon. Mr.. BOWS
was under the impression the coun-
ty fair was this week, and with that
understanding said Sept. 1 had been
the date set for the new rate to go
into effect. When tod the fair was
not until Sept. 1917 he thought it
perhaps probable that the rate
would not go up until after it closed.
Increased cost of operation and
the fact that last year the local
street car line lost money are the
reasons given by Mr.. Bows for tho
increase. At the cent rate. he
said, the line would do no more than
be self supporting. The council. he
said, had no authority in fixing
street car rates, according to the
very recent decision Of the supreme
court in the Ottumwa case.
No Special Rates.
According to Mr.. BOWS, the new
rate will be cents straight. There
will be no reduced fares for school
children or for book tickets. or dur
ing certain hours of the day when
traffic is heaviest.
Last year. said lMr. Bows over
the telephone, the Marshalltown
street car service. earned $4,000 and
the cost of operation was within
$1,000 or $4,000 OF the receipts. leav-
ing only that small sum to pay in
terest, depreciation. taxes, upkeep
and renewals of equipment. In 9TH
er words, the line was operated at
q net loss.
Under such a condition we did
not feel that it would be possible to
make any special rates as it appears
that with an s cert fare it viii
barely be possible to make the line
pay all operating overhead and
carrying costs.
Two Lines Cause Loss.
This Is chiefly due to the fact
that. the park and North Third
street lines are operated at loss.
there not being sufficient business
on them to pay operating costs
alone"
Mr.. Dows said the city council
would be notified of the intention
of the company to advance the fare.
Asked regarding the councils au-
thority to regulate street car rates,
he said: The coun I'll has no author
ity over street car rates as the SUI
preme court has just held in the case
of the Ottumwa street car company
against the city Of Ottumwa. Cities,
according to this decision, have new
err been delegated authority by state
law to regulate street car fares. al
tho they have been delegated such
authority over rates for gas, cleo
tricity and telephone service. accord
ing to the Ottumwa decision"
Manager Charles Munson, Of the
local branch, is expecting to receive
detailed instructions regarding the
increase in few days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
WELL KNOWN CITY PHYSICIAN
TO BE CHIEF SURGEON AT
SOLDIERS HOME.
DR.. DEViNE TO SUCCEED
DR.. MERSHoN, RESIGNED
Becomes Effective
Sept. 1 and Or. and Mrs. Devine
viii Move to Private Residence at
Home Early in FaiI-Dr. and Mrs.
Mershon to Return to Mobile, Ala.

DR.. w. S. Devine. n well-known
and one of the older general praot-
ictioners of this city. today accepted
the appointment OF chief surgeop of
the soldiers home, rendered him by
Commandant r. C. Whitehill. The
appointment, which is effective Sept.
6, has been approved by the board.
DR.. Devine, will succeed DR.. G. A..
Mershon. who has resigned, and with
Mrs. Mershon will return to near
Mobile, Ala. where 1le formerly
lived. after residing at Liscomb many
years and here for a shorter period.
DR.. and Mrs. Devine and daughter
Forrestine will move to the private
residence of the chief surgeon on the
homo grounds about Oct. /.
The resignation of DR.. Mershon. al
tho not made public until his success
sor had been appointed. has been in
the hands OF Commandant Whitehill
since early in July. DR. Mershon. who
is we'll advanced in years and -
crippled. has wanted to be relieved
from the responsibility of the posi-
ton as soon as his successor could
be secured. Mrs. Mershon has desired
TO return to Mobile and they will go
there soon after leaving the home.
Practiced Twenty Seven Years.
DR.. Devine IS probably as well
known rs any physician in the
county. He has practiced here con-
tinously for twenty-Scyen years, and
prior to coming here practiced in Al
bion He is rated as a fine physician,
and Is conscientious to a fault He
will take charge of the hospital with
his customary responsiveness and the
institution cannot help but be ben
Gifted thru his admini 81 ra ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
ELLA SMITH RESIGNS
Quits Position as Deputy County
Auditor to Become Secretary to
Principal W. F. Shirley--Resigna-
ton, Effective Sept. I, Comes as
Surprise to Court House Family.

Surprise to Court House Family.
The resignation of Miss Ella Smith
deputy county auditor, will be pre-
scented Tuesday to the county board
of supervisors. 1t bears date Of Aug.
IL but was not made public by
County Auditor George Enderley un-
tilatoday. Miss Smith, who has been
in the auditors office since Sept. 10,
1918. leaves to become private secre-
tary to Principal Nv. +. Shirley. OF
the high school. She will take up
her'new. duties Sept. /.
Miss Smith entered the office of
county auditor as a clerk during the
term of County Auditor A. II.
Welker. She remained III the same
position under A. w. Dobson, who
assumed office Jan /, 1915. At Mr..
Dobson's death Miss Smith stayed as
clerk under w. Z. McLeland, who
was appointed to fill the vacancy,
June 1. 1916 When Mr.. MCLeland
retired and Mr.. Enderley succeeded
as, auditor, in November, 1918, Miss
Smith was made deputy, position
which she has since held.
Miss Smith has been a thoroughly
competent and painstakinS counts
employe, whose familiarity with the
duties Of the office made her an es-
pecially valuable assistant to the
auditor Her retirement comes as "a
surprise to members of the court
house family. Mr.. Enderley said he
probably would Aot make a decision
as to Miss Smiths successor until
after her resignation had been sub
mitted to the supervisors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

nual visits 20 central Iowa fairs in
the interest of the local fair entries
heard Finley's band, which plays
here during fair week. at Wayerly
last week. He was much pleased with
IT. Finley, in addition to being dtrec-
tor. Is a bagpipe player, cornetist
and saxophone soloist. George r..
Purvis, Il tenor, is the vocal solo
list and Wee Willie Muir, does q
sword dance as speciality act Of the
bands daily concerts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

year. Mr.. and Mrs. Belt were the
parents of seven children, only three
OF whom are living. They are, in adj
dltion to the son at whose home his
died; James w. Belt and Mrs. Jen-
ME b. Warner, Ira
The body will be taken to Baxter
where the funeral will be held at the
Congregational church at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Burial will be in
the Baxter cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
MEETS WITH BAD ACCIDENT,

George Pitcher Loses Finger and
Has Others Crushed Under Auto.
George L. Pitcher, los East Church
street, met with a bad accident late
Saturday afternoon, when he lost
the third finger Of his right hand,
and had the others crushed or lac
Grated beneath an automobile. Mr..
Pitcher was. putting new front
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

springs on car, when the jack slip
ped and let the weight Of tho car
down on his fingers. He was taken
to the Deaconess hospital, where the
third finger was amputated at the
knucllle joint.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
MRS. HIGGIN WEEDS.
Returns From Minneapolis as Bride
Of Gus Patek, Des Moines.

Mrs. Lottie Higgin, 412 West
State street, who, with her son, Eu-
gene, and wife, and Gus Patek, Of
Des Noines, left this city week ago
Sunday on a motoring trip to Mime
apolis, reached home Sunday night
the bride of Mr.. Patek. The we'd
ding was celebrated Monday, Aug.
16, in Minneapolis,
Mr. and Mrs. I'atek will be here
for a time, but expect eventually to
make their home in Des Moines. Mr..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

employed by the Iowa State Bank
ers' Association. He Is quite we'll
known here among police and other
local peace officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
MARRIED..
Borland-CosiImap-

Miss Ina Cosilman and Harley B.
Borland both of Oelwein, were mar
ried by Rev. w. G. Crowder, at the
Methodist parsonage. at / o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Butler, Of this city, attended the we'd
ding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

Arabians eat locust and regard
them as a delicacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

Have your plumbing done before
cold weather. A. c. Rlrgess. plumbing
and heating. East State street.
Phone 1884.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11
Orleans News Page
News and Views from this
Hustling Village
The Orleans Junior Red Cross

The Orleans high and graded
schools are to be complimented on
their Junior Red Cross. 1t. is the
only school of its type in the county
TO nave such an organization. Dur
ing the week of the regular Red
Gross drive, the pupils put on an ac-
tive campaign for Junior member
ship. A team of six pupils, member
OF the Senior Red Cross, and the prin-
clpal visited each of the grades in the
school to present the past, present
and future work of such an organi-
cation. Especially those phases of
health betterment for the young peo-
pie in the community was discussed.
The the result of this campaign was
that before the end of the week the
school had a 1000 enrolment. The
second, third and sixth grades. and
the classes of 1920, 1921 and 1928
of the high school went over the top
without any outside assistance. Three
ladies IN the village, Miss Ella Blais-
dell, Mrs. Alice Wheeler and Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Taplin, added small contributions
to the school fund.
The pupils elected a committee to
cooperate with the advisory COM
mittee of the faculty The following
pupils were elected: Miss Gertrude
Heath, chairman; Miss Florence Har-
Mabel Bennett and Dorothy Porter,
and Messers. Lindol French and Lynn
White. This committee has organi-
zed the plans for the year.
The scope of this organization is
broader than many people realize
1t cooperates with various branches
of the Red Cross and with other
organizations. In cooperation with
the Home Service of the local branch
81
school children. Several operations
have been performed on adenoids and
/ defective tonsils. a part-time school
nurse has been secured to visit the
I homes to help improve inadequate
childhood conditions.
/ In cooperation with the board of
education each pupil is given med
/ zeal examination semi-yearly. The
results are sent into the homes of the
pupils. Duplicate records are kept
on file in the principals office. Plans
have also been made to further the
lrecreational activities of the pupils
by getting the skating rink and the
toboggan slide in good order. These
have not been available in the degree
wished for earlier in the season, due
to several unavoidable causes.
The Junior Red Cross has full charge
of the management of the hot noon
lunches served by the school. Arrange
ments have been made to provide
these warm lunches for the children
otherwise unable to enjoy them.
Flowers have been sent into the
homes of pupils with a deceased par
ent. Toys were collected by the .pu-
pills at Christmas time for distribu-
} ton among the less fortunate chill
dren of the village. A sum of money
|, has been sent to the destitute children
in foreign lands. The latest plans are
those being made to detect cases OF
malnutrition among the pupils ano
remedy the underlying causes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11
NON-FICTIoN


The Great War, Allen ed, A vols;
Ariel; Poem and Ballads, Longfel-
low: Handbook of Boy Scouts, Seton;
w. w. Grout & Josiah Grout, (blog-
raphy); Worlds Progress, Putnam;
Columbus and Columbia, Blaine;
Hobart Pasha, Hampden; The Gold
Hunters, Bothwick. M
In the Old West, Ruxton; The
Lion Hunters, Cumming; Adrlft In
the Artic Ice Pack, Kane; Castaways
and Crusoes, Kephart; Captlves
! among the Indians, Kephart; First
through the Grand Canyon, Powell;
Adventures in Mexico, Ruxton;
Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyr-
les. Palgrave; Makers of Florence,
Oliphant; Venice and Venetia, Hut
ton: Naples and Southern Italy, Hut
ton.
Archaeology of the Holy Land,
Handbook; Russians in Mongolia,
Perry-Ayscough; History of United
! States, Hawthorne, 9 volumes; His
tory of France, Guizot, 8 vols; His
tory of Rome, Gibbon, VOLS; His
| tory of Ireland, Finerty, 2 volumes;
History of England, Greene, 4 vols;
History of Russia, Rambaud, vols;
History of China, Boulger; history
lof Japan, Dickson; History of Cana
da, Hopkins; History of Germany, a
vols, Mcneil; Thinking Black, Craw-
ford.
Mary Scissor of Calabar, Living
stone; Manual of Home Making, Van
Rensselaer,; The Open Door, Hugh
Black; The Body at Work, Jewett ;
English Poets, Ward, a vols.
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE
Maid of the Mountains, Paine
Hope and Have, Optic; In School and
Out, Optic; School Queens, Meade;
Miss Nonentity, Meade; Winning
His Way, Coffin; Wild Kitty, Meade
Helen Grant, Senior; Elm Tree Fairy
Book, johnson, ed.;A Playmate Polly
Blanchard.
Betty Wales, Freshman, Warde;
i Daddy's Girl, Meade; Young and Old
Puritans of Hatfield, Smith; Master
4 Skylark, Bennett; Green Door, Comp
i ton; Gold Star Line, Meade; The
] Young Boss, Thomson; Boy Forty
4 Miners, Mcneil; Behind the Line,
4 Barbour; Little Tomboy, Blanchard
Chinese Stories, Moule; Young Mu
tineer, Meade; How 1t All Came
Around, Meade; Tom Sawyer, Glenn
| ems; King Arthur and His Court
Greene; Lady Jane, Jameson; Rex
Fox, Roberts; Head Coach, Paine
Captains Courageous, Kipling; Pol
llyanna Grows Up, Porter; Red eros
Girls with Russian Army, Red eros
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11

Mrs. NJ M. Taplin is recovering
after a few days illness.
Fanny Dean has been quite i'll the
past week, but is improving.
Ruth Currier of Island Pond spent
Saturday afternoon with friends in
town.
Leon Wilson went to Springfield
on Monday, where he has employ
ment.
Greta McMullen and Hazel Wells
are visiting friends in Cambridge,
Mass.
Mrs. Laura Potter visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Potter few days last
week.
Mrs. Geo. W. Sanders has neuritis
in her arm. She is improving at
present.
Paul Wells of Coventry is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Carroll Brooks, for a
short time.
Continued on opposite page.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11
Girls Under the Stars and
Stripes, Vandercook; Camp Fire
Girls in Outside World, Vandercook.
Continued on Page Six.
Orleans Graded School Notes

A number of pupils have returned
to school after an absence of several
days on account of illness.
Supt. c. L. Erwin was a visitor at
school last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Sylvester visited in Grade 2
last week.
A committee of four met at the
home of Mrs. ]. G. Morrison to make
plans for the next meeting of ''The
Teachers Club"
Misses Hay and Wilson were at
their homes over the weekend
Miss Corley was a guest of Miss
Anna Corley of st. Johnsbury, the
last of the week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

Norma Fletcher is i'll with the
mumps.
Orville House was in North Troy
over Sunday.
Roy Howe called on his many
friends in town Monday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11
New Books in Orleans Library

List of books recently added at Or
leans library. Several of these are
pift books. An additional list VIII
be given later,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09

ing the war. The principles and spirit of the Bryan treaties expanded and enlarged are embodied in the treaty of peace"
 Asserting that no man appreciative of the changing conditions believes the coming presidential election pre- destined for any party. Secretry Dan iels said the record of the last seven years entitled the democratic party to a renewed lease of power.
 ''But the democrats assembled here" he continued. must bear, in mind that virtue is sometimes it's only as well as it's own reward. A she'll shocked world, with unrest and the spirit of change, admonish Us that more will be required than a good record of per- formance.' The people are looking not so much to lwhat has been done as to how the problems of the future are to- be solved.''
 Recalling the strenuous antagonism encountered by Presidents Jefferson and Jackson. the speaker continued:
 Tn this hour the same malevolence of those who think themselves born booted and spurred to ride on the backs of others is aimed at the world leader in the White House. Those re- pGblicans, who think they inherited the right to exclusive and perpetual rule at Washington, may forgive Woodrow Wilson everything else, but they will never forgive him his su- prematy of mind, his supremacy of world confidence, and his supremacy Of success in waging the world war and his viGicu splendid of concluding noble world peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
DANIELS HAS PRAISE
 FOR WATSON AND BRYAN

Washington, Jan. 8.-William Jen-. nings Bryan was given credit by SecA retary' Daniels, speaking at the Jack son Day banquet here tonight, for laying the foundations of the League of Nations covenant through the ar bitration treaties negotiated by him as secretary of state.
 In view. of published reports that the three times nominee of the dem- ocrats for thepresidency again as- pired to lead the party in a, campaign Mr. Daniels statement created one of the most interesting moments of the dinner.
 ""The declaration (of independence) and the covenant (of the League of Natfons),'@ '@ the secretary said, are the two living light fountains of lib- e.ty and peace. It is the glory of the democratic party that through Jeff ferson and Wilson we have given these safe charts for all time for safe navigation upon all seas.
 Just as surely as JefferGon's decla- ration and Lincoln's emancipation glorify American statesmanship, the covenant will yet bring free nations into such accord that reson and not force will rule among. nations as among individuals. A long step to- ward this ideal was reached in the celebrated and benefcient Bryan treaties" which Germany, alone of European nations, refused and fore casted its action in 1914 in precipitat-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
MANSFIELD DEPOT

A splendid ice crop is growing fast in these fine winter days.
 Miss Nellie Driscoll of Yantic, for mer teacher of Edwin Reynolds Me morial school, visited the E. B. Thompsons over last week end
 The young people had a good time at the New Years social of the c. E. society Friday evening last.
 At the annual meeting of the Sun day school the officers were re- elected fer another years service.
 Gertrude Durkee of Willimantic visited relatives in this village Friday and Saturday last.
 The superintendent and secretary of the aid department were reelected at last weeks annual meeting. Miss Au- gusta Tilden desiring to be relieved of the treasurer's duties, Merritt Smith was chosen in her place.
 Misses Ruth and Ella McColium re- turned to Connecticut College for Women Monday.
 Rev. F. W. Klein of1ciated at the funeral of the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. James W. Green in Eagle vile Tuesday last.
 Mrs. Herbert Bowers was visited by her mother and sister, Mrs. Mcintosh
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
CHIEF COMMANDS FIRE
 DRILLS IN EVERY HOME

Fire Chief Howard L. Stanton is thoroughly in accord with sugges- tion made in an insurance journal that every household should have fire drills in the home so that each per- son in the house should know what to do when. a fire starts.
 This. is the way the insurance jour. nal puts it:
 As a result of the safety first and fire prevention movements, fire drills are now the rule instead of the ex- ception. in factories and large busi- ness houses. As the great majority of the fires occur in the, homes, where women and children are endangered, it is important that similar drills should be established in every house. hold. In case of a sudden fire alarm. 1t is very desirable that each one should know just what to do and how to do it, and this can be assured only by occasional drills.
 Too often a great deal of valuable time is wasted in running around aimlessly, and there is often more truth than humor in the. old joke about throwing the china out of the window and carefully carrying the feather bed down stairs.
 E. R. Townsend, fire protection en- gineer for the Western Union, prac- tices what he breaches, and has 9 reg ular fire drill in his home in Edge water, H. Whenever he gives the al- arm the Townsend youngster runs di- rectly to his father, his mother goes to the telephone to turn in the alarm tand the maid starts for the fire alarm box. AS soon as the child is in a place of safety and the alarm turned in
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
.-PUB.IcAN LEADERSHIP
 WEAK. SAYS MIR, M'ApOO,

Washington. Jan. 9-In a telegram from Wichita Falls, Texas. read to- night at the Jackson Day banquet, William G. McAdoo assailed the work Of the republican congress as "a sor- rS record of dismal failure, and de- Tclared the success of democracy in the presidential election tl5fs year was inevitable if leadership was wise vision undlstorted and sympathy with the masses preserved.
 Republican leadership has demon strated startling incapacity to deal with the great problems confronting America and the world,' Mir. Mc- Adoo $ message read. Nine months of republican leadership disclose no com structive humanitarian or states manhke act.
 Peace defeated, war prolonged and hundreds of thousands of needless deaths inflicted upon helpless child ren, women and men in Europe-a ghastly toll to exact for partisan pe- lit.cal ends.
 "The railroad problem bungled and no promise of a real or permanent solution through bills now in confer eace. The public interest is, not pro- tected while increased ratas, ineffi- cient transportation and general dis appointment will result.
 War taxes have not been reduced as they should have been. if republi- can leadership had proven equal to the task.
 "The great problems of information al finance have not been grasped. In consequence serious peril to our for efgn trade and to our domestic pros perity is rapidly approaching
 iT1orOrTanf rf1IaSfiOpS nf al justice which cry aloud for attention find no spokesman or champion among the republica leaders.
 We must keep up the fight for the prompt restoration of peace through out the world. We must stand for the relief of hufnan suffering everywhere, in the lands of our allies, as well as in the lands of our late enemies. Dem ocratic leadership muA seek to bring about reduction of war taxes, effective treatment of pressing international questions. constructive effort to inn prove relations between labor and capital.
 We must. strive earnestly to pro- mote the welfare of our soldiers and sa ilors, whose valor and patriotism saved the nation and we must not ; stop until equal civil and political rights are secured for American wom- 1 en' in every state.
 ] Democracy must permit no in- l fringement of the constitutional right of doctrines or reforms through the bullet is not freedom of speech-it l is crime. Such crime must be prose- | cuted remorselessly.
 1 '4Conscienceless profiteering must 1 he resisted by every lawful means.
 I've must stand for the vigorous protection of the just rights of Am i erican citizens in every. foreign land.r