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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
URGES NO CANDLES CHRISTMAS
Fire Marshal Warns People to Use
Care in Holiday Decorations.


Care in Holiday Decorations.
BY Associated Press.
Des Moines, Dec 23-The aboli-
ton Of cotton and candles as features
of Christmas decorations is urged by
J. A. Tracy, state fire marshal IF
there must be some representation
of snow, Mr.. Tracy says. salt or as
bestos should be used Instead of COT
ton, which is highly inflammable:
and above all. there should be no
lighted candles on the trees. AS soon
as the cedar houghs have dried out
little, the fire marshal warns, they
are easily ignited-and then in a
twinkling whole tree and room be-
decked with flimsy ornaments and
bunting, is in flames. Particular care
is advised in the case of church and
other public places where many chill
dren are gathered and the exits are
poor.
Mr.. Tracy declares that a great
number of the usual Christmas fires
are due to the electric wire extern
sions of merchants. Particularly in
the case of window displays, he
states, storekeepers are fond of max
ing special holiday display, and
think they can extend the wiring out
into the show windows, or into the
toy departments. themselves. Thus a
spark often comes from a disconnec-
ton. loose connection, or from the
constant rubbing of a Wire that has
simply been run out into a window
beneath bit of carpet. In the even
ngsi, when the electric power in the
store itsese has been turned off. il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
CHICAGO FIRM TO DAVENPORT
Crane Company, Manufacturers, te
Build Plant in Iowa L. .

Crane Company, Manufacturers, to
Build Plant in Iowa. :,
Davenport, Dec. 23.-Crane Com
parry of Chicago manufacturers and
jobbers of plumbing supplies, power
plant material, MILL mine and factory
supplies, expects early next year to
establish a new Davenport plant at
u cost of approximately s250,00o. -
This fact was revealed in the an
nourcement that the company had
purchased the Wahle. estate block at
21s'-a15 East Second street. a lot adj
Joining the building on the east and
a lot. on Front street belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Abbott. The
total investment for the site OF the
new plant is $4,000. Malvern w.
lies was the real estate agent who
conducted the negotiations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

Tie little town has today an up-to-
date banking house. supplied with all
modern protection. 1t is the pride OF
the village.
The farm bureau held It's annual
meeting Monday at Lincoln. Frank
Cole La president and Herbert Lorenz
secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Walters
are IN Maxwell visiting Miss Emma
Johansen, a sister to Mrs Walters.
The EvangeliCi church will present
program for the Sunday school
Friday evening ut 1880. The German
NJ. r. church also has arranged Il
program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VET.
ERANs OF WORLD WAR
BRING PROTEST.
ONLY TWO HELD ELIGIBLE
TO GO ON GENERAL STAFF
Many Other Guard Officers Distin-
guished Themselves In War and
Iowa Delegation In Congress VIII
File Protest With War Depart
ment-Pershino Headed Committee
'pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
washington. D. c.. Dec. 23.-col.
Mathew A. FINLEY, who commanded
the famous 16Sth infantry In the war,
and Capt. Ray B. McConlogue. are
the only Iowa National Guard Off
GERS who are included in the list of
officers eligible for assignment to the
army general staff, made public here
today by the war department. The
omission. Of numerous other Iowa
national guard officers who distin-
guished themselves In the war is ex-
.pected to be. the basis OF a protest to
the, war department by the Iowa
deiegation In congress.
The committee selecting the eli
gible officers for staff duty was
headed by General Pershing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
GIadbrook News Notes.
Special to Times-Republican.

opeCIaI 20 I1meS-RepubNCan.
Gladbrook, Dec. 23.-Business mon
have erected q fine Christmas tree on
main street. This afternoon q spe-
cial program will be given and all
Riddles" will get q present. Ap-
proximately $500 has been subscribed.
A musical cantat.t was rendered
Sunday evening at the German M. e.
church. Local talent furnished the
muse and much praise was heard for
the great entertainment rendered.
The Lincoln Savings Bank at Lin
coin had its opening last Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Rock Island to Lay OFF More Men,
Special to Times Republican,

CEDAR Rapids, Dec. ga further
reduction IN the forces Of the Rock
lsiand shops here is expected after
Jan. l as the result OF notice received
oy superintendent e. D. Huneerford
or the companys announcement OF a
10 per cent layoff OF men in the me-
chanical department and per cent
In the clerical department.
II ordered here. 1t will make the
third reduction in number of en-
ployes since Oct. /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
cHRIsTMAs At IOWA FALLS.
Municipal Trss In Place and Streets
ApproprIatsly Decorated.


Iowa Falls, Dec. 2b.-The Iowa
Falls municipal Christmas tree is in
place and the principal business
streets are decorated FOR the Yule-
tide festivities that will be held In
this city again this year. II the
weather permits, there will be COM
munity singing at the tree, Santa
Claus will make his annual debut
and the Riddles will be remembered
with presents. In the Metropolitan
opera house Friday afternoon the
following program will be given:
Christmas Carol The Third.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grades Of
the East Side schools.
Reading-Mrs. w. d. Weldon.
Song-.Name OF Christ Child" by
Marie Hansen, Hazel Tresmer. Helen
Hanson. Marjorie Cordts. Verona
potratx.
sRecitation-Robert johnson.
Motion Song ."Waiting Up For
Santa Claus. Ruth Brown, Dorothy
Blandin. verda Sheets, Lucille Dixon,
Whine vanBogart, Mildred Kunkel,
Eleanor Speers, Bernita Hulse and
Ruth Goodyear.
Reading--Margaret Furlong.
Minuet.-Gir glee. club and Dom
aid and Mildred Mauclk.
Song-'Waiting For Santa Claus"
Vera Wood, Viola Smith, Beryl Diltz,
Gwendolyn Gohring, Hertha Haase.
Marion Leslie. Clltis Spoor.
neutrality-suspicious. Stooksberry.
Solo-"By- I.o-Baby Bunting" Mar
1orie Steelsmith.
Drill" Christmas Pudding" eight
boys.
Christmas Reading -Kathrine Wei.
den.
Song Eighth grade girls. directed
by Miss Buck
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

She is no win her s0th year. May she
live to see above the grave OF her
grandmother, memorial tablet,
erected perhaps by the Daughters of
the American Revolution, az a re-
minder to coming generations that
under Iowa's sod rests oil that is
mortal OF an own daughter OF Betsy
Ross.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Iowa Falls Masonic Election

Special to mes-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Dec. 23.-At the annual
election of Masons Home Lodge No.
1872 A. F. & A. NJ Of this city held
Tuesday evening. DR.. J. H. Stocks
berry was chosen worshipful master,
George j. Wilson, senior warden,
r. G.. Sheldon. junior war
den, w. S. Walker, treasurer, c. A..
Wartclow. secretary. and s. I. Rut-
ledge, trustee for three years. In.
stalla'.io probably will be held Jan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Say. 1t First and Says Il Last,

Carrie G. Harrel, 319 Nicholson St..
Norfolk. Va, writes: "Ill tell anybody
that Foley's Honey and, Tar is all
right. 1t did me all the good. said
1T first and I'll say it last" Thou
sands of bottles of this reliable REM
edy were bought last week by care
full mothers so as to be prepared to
check coughs, colds and Group at the
beginning. 1t acts almost instantly,
cuts phlegm, soothes raw, irritated
membranes, stops tickling in throat,
Sold OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
l:LDoRA TO HAVE PARK.
State Appropriates 5000 If City Will
Raisa 5000.

Raise $4,000.
FEDORA, Dec. 2s.-Eldora has had a
nice Christmas gift put into her
stocking by the conservation board,
at 8. recent meeting. The honrd has
passed favorably on the Pine Creek
lake project and the area there. and
has made an appropriation OF $4,000
towards securing the game, condi-
toned on the pledge that Eldora
rats,, $4,000.
The deeds to the thirty acres re-
fere'i to are the ones that were given
by Mrs. Caroline Newcomer, Jay and
Carl Newcomer. John Reed and Gill
man Wisner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

6urlington.-Using four different
names, making fake deposits and
writing bogus checks, a stranger was
successful in. victimizing three local
banks late Saturday and made his
getaway after being unsuccessful in a
fourth bank which had been warned
OF his operations but which failed to
hold him long enough TO-. the police
to get on the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Recommended to School Children.

This is the season when children
are subject to Group, colds and coughs.
Rena c.. Marchard, So Lawrence St.
Salem, Mass, writes: II used Foley's
Honey and Tar with good results. I
had a very bad cold and it gave me
relief at once. so recommend It to
every child that goes to school,
This standard, low priced medicine
loosenS and clears mucus and phlegm,
checks strangling coughing, makes
easy breathing, soothes and heals
raw, infiamed membranes, and stops
tickling in throat. Sold everywhere.
Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Plane Rushes Husband to Sick Wife.
Special to Times Ran,,h1ina.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 23.-Abraham
Greenwood, formerly on the Cedar
Rapids police force, utilized an air.
plane to hasten his trip to his wife's
bedside when she underwent an OPP
Grafton at Mercy hospital here yes
terday. Greenwood obtained passage
in plane from Cleveland to Chicago
in order to catch a fast train at Chi
cago for Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Educational Premiums at State Fair

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 23.-Secretary A.
r. Corey Of the Iowa State Fair has
gotten out the educational premium
list for the next Iowa state fair
early. A total Of 965 is offered the
schoo. children Of the state in prem
iums with practically the same
classification in 1921 as in the 1920
fair. The state spelling contest will
again be held at next years fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

bumped cattle are found in i'm
mensAherds in Madagascar and form
a large part OF the wealth Of the in
habitantS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

Locust wood is especially valuable
where wood Of great toughness is re-
CURED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
SHIPPED BACK HIS CATTLE.

Iowa Farmer Refused TO Sell on Low
Chicago Market.
Special to Times Republican.
Usage, Dec. 23.-An unusual Incl
dent is reported from Newburg town
ship, A farmer named Rosenberg is
said to have shipped carload Of
cattle to the Chicago market and ac-
companied them himself. The price
offered him was SO low, and not being
able to get better offer, he returned
brins,ing the stock with him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

You've noticed how a CRASHED
steer of good breeding will often out
weigh and outsell corn-fed scrub of
the sans age.
With The present narrow margin
between the growing cost and the
market price of beef, it is your duty
to yourself, to your family, to your
communicate raise only the ami
mails that make the beef that brings
price that pays you a profit on
your investment. Don't waste good
corn on poor steers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

If you're not yet convinced that
pure-breds can make you money, you
should read THE COUNTRY GEN
TLEMAN and learn what registered
cattle are doing for farmers all over
the country. Successful breeders and
feeders everywhere are enthusiastic
readers. It's not preachy, but it's &C.
curate, fair and interesting, and it
does thorough job of presenting op-
portunities for greater profit. Just
$1.00 brings So issues, full of practi-
cal helpfulness and wholesome in
spiration.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
A GENIAL HOST
By GEORGE E. COBB
SOSS0SGSSSScEzSSScS6eeSS9c
lC0pyright. 1920 Western Newsnaner untan

The most agreeable incident that
had come into the boy life of Ted
Morse was that si:snalized by his stay
for one week at the Palace hotel at
Brompton, owned and operated by his
fathers brother. John Morse. Thence
forth the lad had one fervid ambition ::
to become in time the manager or
proprietor of like establishment.
Uncle John was a porit individual
who had followed the hotel business
for over a quarter Of century. He
was built for the task both in dispo-
sition and bulk. He knew every com
mercial traveller on the road, he kept
fairly apace of the times in equipment
and improvements. The dazzled Ted
took back home with him pleasant
memory of the big arm chair in the
hotel lobby. filled by his big relative.
who was revered by his clientele, al
ways jolly and joking, typical
mine host"
The years went on, but the glowing
memory never faded from the mind of
Ted. He became clerk in the store
Of his native village and one day re-
ceived a letter that set his wits stag
gering. His uncle had died and had
beQueathed to him the hotel. The
dream of early youth was fulfilled.
Your uncle had been failing for
about two years. the executor of the
estate told Ted when he arrived at
Brompton. land the odds and ends
have not maintained the old systemat-
ic order. However, young blood COM
ing into the proposition will make the
best of very promising situation
1t was in Ted to make himself pop
ular. He faithfully copied his uncles
methods. He became genial host, in
deed. He was accommodating lenient,
agreeable. The travelling men took to
him and there was no stinting in the
menu and no deterioration in general
service. A new element came into
the situation later that harassed Ted.
His friends and relatives began to
trade on his liberal, easy going nature.
They came in swarms. They came
with their families and sent their
friends as we'll 1t seemed as though
every acquaintance he had received
a tip that half rates, or no rates at all,
were accessible to those who had the
art to appeal successfully to the in
diligence of a man who loved to be
considered genial host, and whose
ambition was to be known as running
the best hotel on the road"
By the end of year Ted begun to
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
Born, Not Made.

From day to day proof is forthcom.
Ing that genius is spontaneous and
not slow growth-that it e of the
type of Minerva who sprah FULL
armed from the head of Zeus. This Isl
evidently as true Of the genius of the
mart as it is popularity supposed to be-
of the more esthetic forms of genius.
An instance in slhstantiation of this
opinion was recently related by vet
eran business man as side light on
the why of the success of well-known
industrial leader.
81 remember him." it was related,
when he was lad of six years. He
wanted to trade lantern for one
owned by a playmate, which he ad.
mired. Coming to his father, he asked
counsel about the matter and was in
formed that he should use his own
Judgment.
We'll, dad said the boy. I believe
I'll trade; but wouldn't you take the
oil out irstY OVAL Street Journal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
JAP WOMEN WITHOUT RIGHTS
Many Restrictions to Be Removed Be.
fore There Can Be Thought
of Suffrage.

Perhaps ii is a little premature for
japanese women to think of suffrage
when they are actually prevented from
even passively listening to political
speeches. 1t is curious to note in this
connection that not a single voice has
yet been raised against the legal dis
ability of married women and also
against the injustice-or at least the
unfairness-to daughters of the Japa-
nese law of succession
According to japanese law married
women form a class of incapacitated
persons. the other classes under the
same category being az minors. (2) in
competent persons Nunatics). and (3)
quasi-incompetent persons (persons of
weak intellect. deaf. dumb or blind
persons and Spenlthrifts).
Married women must obtain the per-
mission Of their husbands in order
(a) to receive or invest capital: (b) to
contract loans or to become surety !;
(c) TO do acfs having for their object
the acquisition or loss Of rights in i'm
movable or important movable prop
ertN: (d) to make gifts. compromises
or arbitration agreements; (e) to ac-
cent or waive SUGGESTIONS; tf) to ac-
cept or refuse gifts or legacies or
tg) to make contracts putting them
selves under any personal restraint
and any such acts done without the
requisite permission may he Cancelled
by the authors themselves or their
husbands.-Japan Chronicle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
Few Finnish Tenant Farmers.

The farms of Finland are small.
though there are many large estates,
These have been appropriated by the
state, the bill providing that the orig
inal owners should be remunerated ac-
cording to a fixed pre-war valuation.
The bill also provides for financing
the purchase of these lands by its for
mer tenants and renters. 1t is esti-
mated that 800 per cent of Finnish
farms are owned outright by the farm
ers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
ALBANIA FIRST IN FIELD
"Dairy Lunch" We'll Known in That
Country Long Before 1t Was
introduced Here.

Long before the dairy lunch OF the
cafeteria. those well-known American
institutions into which the American
business man dashes wildly at noon
hour and helps himself from tempt
ing array of eats. burst upon the
great republic. Albania had them.
The pick EN- yourself" places may
have been novelty In the United
States ten or fifteen years ago, but
even then they We're an old institu-
ton in Albania.
The carefully scrubbed marble top
of the American dairy lunch, resting
ON long table Of marble front and
Sides is replaced in the Albanian one
by dainty piece of rock about six
feet long, three feet wide and four
feet deep. resting on bulky bit Of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
Then Mamma Knew

Mamma, lost my gum cried lit.
tie Harold.
Hush, darling" she cut him OF.
then smiled apologetically at her
guests.
Mamma, lost"-this time the
mother smiling vacantly over her por.)
ton of the chop sney lunch, effective
ly stopped Harold with sharp pinch
of his leg under the table.
When the guests had gone Harold
pouted the explanation: "All wantI
ed to tell you, mamma, was that I'd
lost my gum in your chop suey, but
you wouldn't let me nish"-Detroitt
Saturday Night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
Smoke Recorder on Chimney.

new application of the metal Sc
lenium, suggested by French scien-
fist, L. ANGEL, is to use the selenium
cells as smoke recorders in chimneys
selenium cell is mounted on one
side of chimney or flue; on the op-'
posite side is fixed a lamp. The
amount Of light falling upon the Sc
lenium and hence the resistance of
the cell will depend upon the density
OF the smoke in the flue; the fire cam
therefore, be controlled by the galvan.
ometer records
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

timber, which, in turn, is supported
by wooden legs Just as bulky.
The whole is as rugged as the noun,
tains from which it all came, In the
stone, somewhere back in the past.
circularlike excavations were produced
at regular intervals. In the bottom|
of these hot charcoal fire smoldersI
over which slowly cook the chicken,
the turkey, the potatoes or the rice.I
AT one end of the rock are the knives
forks and plates.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

| reaIze MS weakness. Thus, a half
| cousin had swooped down upon him
with a family of five, staying for over
month and departing without paying
his bill. A brother-in-law had passed
half dozen worthless checks on the
hosiery, some old time friends had
| borrowed several hundred dollars from
him. His manager had worked in a
special friend as buyer for the hotel,
and Ted could not help but notice the
eXtortionate prices paid for supplies.
Something's wrong" decided Ted.
Il must find somebody to watch the
outlay while I sit around playing gem
tleman."
Ted was thus occupied in his favor
lite arm chair one evening when a
little girl of about ten came hurriedly
into the lobby. He could not help but
notice her deep agitation. She looked
wearied and her attire was poor and
old.
Please, SIR" she painted, mamma
is sick"
"Eh, hello. what's that?' exclaimed
Ted. who is your mamma and where
is she?"
Mamma is tired out and walked
a long way, and she expected to find
friends here, and they're all dead and
gone, and were hungry, too She's Just
outside"
Big hearted Ted Morse stirred him
self with a vigor ever present when
he could do anybody good turn. He
followed the child outside There
seated on the step Of the ladies' en-
trance was young woman, pale, with
closed eyes, and apparently overcome
with weakness. She looked daZed and
despairing as Ted touched her arm
and spoke kindly. In fragments she
weakly told her story. Both her hus-
band and herself had in years agone
been respectively steward and book
keeper of the hotel for John Morse.
They had left for another position
six years previous Her husband had
died leaving her penniless. She had
come to Brompton to see if her former
employer could not give her employ
ment again.
80 the finely kept books showing
a profit where my careless figuring had
a loss was your work, eh?" observed
Ted, when he had seen mother and
child installed comfortably. You've
come at the right time, Mrs. Award.
If ever l needed experienced advice
it's just now"
Within a month Mrs. Award was
back at her old desk and the leaks in
profits began to diminish. Within
month Ted experienced his first love
and there was quiet wedding.
Genial host and genial husband to
a charming, helpful woman, kindly
father quite to little Eva, it seemed as
though fate had led to his door the in
fluences that were to make him a sue
cess and happy man.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
Clothino Allowance.

When making out budget, approx
mately one-sixth to one-fourth of the
family income should be apportoned
for clothing. Seventy per cent of the
clothing allowance will be needed for
outer clothing such as coats, suits
dresses, shoes, etc, and 20 per cent
might be allowed for accessories and
5 per cent for cleaning and repairs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

Mrs. AL Fredericks and son,
Marvin, returned to their home here
Tuesday morning from Washington
Springs, South Dakota, where they
have been the past few weeks. Mr..
frederlcks will remain there.
Miss Nettic yoss is assisting in
the journal Office, commencing
work this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

Mr.. Charley Cotton, who resides
in Denver, Colorado, spent few
hours in our city Monday with his
brother, Ed and family. He was
on business trip through this
state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
For sonnoi.n, Smokers.

A cigar held between nc sesond
and third fingers, above the second
Joints will not drop frntn The Smok-
York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
The Recl<onjnc.

It's we'll we should feel that l'fe's
reckoning we can't make twice over;
there's no real making amends in this
world amy more nor YOU can memo Z
wrong subtraction Ivy doing Your addi.
ton right George Eliot
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

Miss Martha Bush has been in
Eyota, Minnesota for couple of
weeks with her relatives. She re-
turned last week to her work as a
nurse at the Harrison hospital in
Guthrie Center.