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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-09

Hoover said, Food will win the
War"-and in no time plans were un-
der way to organize food conservation
in every state.
Not one but all women, in every part
of the country, responded to the call
to conserve and, backed by the thor
oughness and efficiency of the Amer
lean woman, the movement was push
ed ahead until it became one of the
most conspicuous factors in the fight
for victory. If the war had lasted
longer the worth and efficiency of the
organization would have been more
fully revealed.
In Indiana DR.. H. E. Barnard, fed
eral food administrator, was at the
head of the movement The first di-
visions under him were the county
councils of defense Miss M. E. B.
CuTbertson was chairman of the WON
ans section of the Wayne county
council of defense.
Conservation Work.
Among other branches under the
council of defense were the conserva-
ton divisions. The food clubs were
one of the outstanding organizations.
They were entirely an Indiana move,
ment originated by DR.. Barnard Miss
Elsie Marshall, chairman of food ad,
ministration for Wayne county, had
charge OF the formation of the food
clubs in this county. This, however
did not mark the beginning of the con,
servation drive. A thorough canvass
which did not miss a single home in
Wayne county was made with pledge
cards to sign and window cards.
Miss Nina Short, home demonstra.
ton agent for Wayne county, assisted
by Miss Elsie Marshall, Miss Bertha
Larsh, and Miss Electa Henley, gave
intructions and canning demonstra.
tions throughout the county and dis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-09
Wayne County Farmers Increase
Yield of Acres Despite Absence
Of Sons in Service of Country

number of acres harvested in 1919,
less the percentage abandoned, which
was not large. *hf
And now as to corn, the price of
which was not guaranteed. In 1917
Center township gathered 400 acres
of this cereal and in the spring of
1919 planted $500 acres. as the town
ship assessors books show. There
was also an increased acreage sown
to oats and every hog possible was
grown, although we ourselves were
doomed to many meatless days;
which days were as carefully observed
on the farms, as elsewhere.
Wayne's Increased Production.
We cite Center as an example and
criterion of what was done, proper
ately, in all townships. There were
34,950 acres of wheat harvested in
Wayne county in 1918 against 1900
acres in 1919. The increase in our
corn acreage showed, too, that much
additional land had been broken up in
1918, in which year Wayne county de-
voted total of 14S,325 acres to our
five principal crops: corn oats, wheat,
rye and tame hay. This acreage show
ed a gain of 1925 acres as compared
with the government crop census in
1910.
Liberty Bonds and Red Cross
That the farmers were liberal in
vestors in Liberty bonds, every coun-
try banker and postmaster procla1ms.
The farm children have their share of
thrift stamps to this da5, and only
pressing need has tempted farmer
to sell single bond. indeed, as a
Richmond banker tells us, farmers
are still buying these bonds and every
safety vault in town holds many OF
them for their farm friends.
1t Is the universal testimony, too,
that the great bulk Of farmers every
where donated their share, and often
| more, to the Red Cross, and every
country church and community had
its Red Cross section, ana a meeting
place where the women and girls of
the farm homes did their bit" toward
ameliorating the woes of a war
stricken world.
Nor did the Armistice end it all
The fighting ceased, but there was
still hunger and desolation in many
lands. Today, two years later, there
are still many hungry ones TO be fed;
many wounds to heal; many Of the
duties OF the Good Samaritan 10 be
performed. In all Of this the Amerl
,, can farmer has done and is continuing
to do his part, and nowhere is this
truer than OF the farmers of Indiana
and of Wayne county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10

ing that thousands of undesirables
are coming into the United States,
many OF whom are being assisted to
leave their native country for its
own good. DR.. Steiner suggests that
our consular offices are not doing
their duty and suspects that some
body is being bribed The immigra-
ton from Europe should be sifted
thru fine sieve. We have rank reds
enough In this country already to
keep us busy in our own protection.
II there is suspicion voiced by DR..
Steiner Of dereliction in consular Of
fees 1t is sufficient to start q serious
investigation upon and Steiner should
be appointed as one Of the inves
tigators.
The farmers strike Is a misnom-
er. It isn't strike at all. They will
proceed to raise all they can. They
will hold for high prices. But didn't
they always do that, and isn't 1T en-
tirely fair for farmer to hold his
products for risein market?
Those four democrats in the Iowa
legislature will have to play pin
ochle or bridge. There isn't enough
Of them to make q real interesting
poker party.
II Cox had been a wingless angel
which he wasn't-he couldn't have
carried that Wilson outfit and fin
ished first. Cox was the goat. But he
shook OF lot of the load before he
dived into the wilderness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
INDUSTRIAL COURT COMING.

It is Of a great deal Of political
Significance that man could be-
elected to the legislature from Fort.
Dodge on an open challenges to radi-
cal labor in advocating the Industrial
court for Iowa. Dr. Kline wrote an
Industrial court bill for Iowa modelled
after the Kansas law, presented it for
his platform and advocated It In the
newspapers. Controversy led to his
challenging union labor to debate his
bill and they imported the sharp
.tongued Clarkson from Abba but DIR.
Kline debated amid the jeers Of rad
ical laborites and when the votes
were counted he was elected.
Fort Dodge is one of the larger
cities OF the state In which union
labor is strong. It's population casts
more than half the vote in Webster
county. DR.. Kline carried the rural
vote overwhelmingly and received so
much support in Fort Dodge that he
was easily elected. He will go to the
legislature this winter where his bill
will become the issue and the vote
in Webster county win make other
legislators bold.
II the Industrial court idea could
carry In an urban district like Web
-
more than half the votes it would
sweep the state at large overwhelm-
ingly. DR.. Kline confines his In
dustrial court and anti strike bill to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10

More than that, there was the un-
spoken fear that the circus people
might be unwilling to give up goat
who had proved himself such Won
der and had been the means Of max
ing the audience the most estliuH.
iastic which had ever been In the
great tent. They might hide him and
claim that he had disappeared as
mysteriously as he had come, or they
might say that he was not Mr.. Treats
property and refuse to give him up.
or they might try to buy him.
Finally the monkeys had to be- con-
sidered. It YVES evident they regarded
Billy Whiskers, whether he liked it
or not, as their leader, and there was
no telling what sort Of trouble they
might make il an attempt was made
to take him away from them.
It was finally decided that the best
thing to do, and In fact the only
course open. was for the family to
stick together and go in pursuit OF
Billy by way of the exit thru which
he had disappeared on the back Of
the great black horse.
Very soon, therefore, the jubliant
manager Of the show was confronted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Treat with Tom.
Dick and Harry at their heels.
We've come to claim our proper
ty," began Mr.. Treat.
yes, Billy 'Nhiskers, he's my goat"
piped little Dick.
AS soon as he heard that voice,
Billy Whiskers, who was resting
nearby, tho he had not been seen,
jumped up and rushed to greet his
master. He was SO pleased to see the
family and gave every sign Of his
great regard for them.
(What happened next to Billy? To-
morrow's story tells.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
ON THE STREET CAR.

Beautiful morning, amt 1t ?" Ger
tainly is" Believe we're going to
have some fine weather from now
on" Looks like It." Haven't had
our Indian summer yet" well, /
hope it will continue until next
March," Same here. We can save
that coal we've got In the bin until
next year" BE a godsend to poor
folks II 1t should be an open winter"
well everything looks that way. Tho
muskrats haven't begun to build
their houses" IT take good deal Of
stock in what the farmers say about
the corn husks myself. An old timer
was telling me that the husks are
loose on the ear. He says that's q
sure sign OF an open winter" my
grandfather used to eoll by q goose
bone. II the goose's wishbona was
colored just such way 1t meant cold
weather. If another way an open
winter. He said it never failed"
IT remember one winter when I
was boy that we played baseball all
winter long. Had two mines in the
school and played every noon and re-
cess. Every day." Seems like I re-
member that winter. We had to haul
our. wood from the grove on wagons"
"fes it was In unpty eight. The
roads were dusty in February and
we didn't have any real fall Of snow
until the 18th day OF April" eve
lived over in the east part Of Iowa
then and the robins stayed all win
ter long. Never went south at ALL"
Gosh, where are we here? I ought
to got off this car two blocks
back" Business Of ringing bell
frantically.)
Elderly person speaks: II s'pose
none of you remember the Cold New
Years back in 18"-but here every
body got off.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
YONDER THEY COME!
By FLORIAN SLAPPEY
As Told to OCTAVUS ROY COHEN
Copyright
1920

Florian Slappey folded his paper in
the creases with meticulous care and
laid 1t unctuously upon Lawyer
Evans Chew's near-mahogany desk.
Il sees by that" he remarked, that
prices Is comm down pretty SOON"
The colored lawyer snorted. Huh!
You talks foolishment."
Il specifies sense" said Florian
firmly.
"All you uses yo' haid for" ripped
out Lawyer Chew, lis to keep yo'
neck fun wabblin' 'roun'. Thas ALI"
How come you to be so wilent,
cullud man?"
"Wilent is what you makes me when
you says prices is comm down. Does
you see this heah suit Of clothes is
wearin'?"
Florian blinked. COUNT ve'y well
miss it, could II"
Las week priced this heah suit
an the man says fifty dollars. Yes
tiddy goes in to buy 1t an he says
sixty an i'm 1 don buy 1t then it's
gwine to sixty five mex week. SO /
buys"
Then" argued Florian. you makes
yo'self five dollars profit by not wait
in ontil mex week. But l amt rec
mahkin' bout right away when I says
prices is comm down. is dealin'
months ahaid."
you CANT see ten feet ahaid,
Flo'ian .Slappey. m even i'm you
could what makes YOU saw sech as
what you done said?"
Because that newspaper infohms
me-" explained Florian. that five
thousan' pussons is coming into these
heah United States ey'y day in the
yeah"
What that is got to do with it?"
"Them's immagrunts." lori a n
lighted a fragrant cigar, Heretofore
the property OF Lawyer Chew--"an'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT. MASON
BY WALT MASOl

KS
gladly
polite
frost
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mamie sandt III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
era.. Higher Than Houses.

A lawn covered with grass higher
than ordinary houses is an old con-
ception' in the United States, but
there is such a growth about TOUR
teen miles from Savannah It is q
grove Of bamboo.
The species is said 70 be East
Indian, but the importation is be-
lieved to have been from China or
Japan, and the first pl,,nting, several
miles away, supplied the first plant
for the grove in 1899. The bamboo
grove is unlike any other.
The Ger Sc dsciduou3 tropical for.
ests IF lava AM, Sumatra, the ever
green fir and sprGca forests Of Cam.
au:s the eucalyptus covered plains ut
Austreiia, the rainy reg.on Ilrgies
- I a5il, the da,a or'E groves OF
Els: PIT ard the fer,l forests of Hawaii
are all different from each other. but
all have trunks with spreading
branches or leaves, agreeing with the
conventional idea Of a tree
The bamboo, however, is q giant
grass. It forms perfect sod OF
roots, in spring sending up new
shoots, which come from the ground
full sized, climb upward foot day
to fifty or sixty feet, when they send
out their delicate branches Of thin
green leaves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
r ILIyWI1L,KERcE
- -rEANSES IREGO NoNTGloMERI

1t Is question whether or not
Billy Whiskers and the monkeys
would have peaceably accepted the
terms offered them, but when they
finally got outside the ring the
were all SO tired from their unusual
exertions that they had no spunk
left to go on themselves, much less
to resist the inviting conditions which
they found waiting for them.
AS the goat and monkeys had put
In their unexpected appearance at
the beginning Of the last act of the
afternoons performance, when they
withdrew from the ring the audience
after a great deal Of cheering and
repeated bursts of handclapping. be-
gan slowly to dfsperse.
The Treat family til en- held q coun-
ell Of war to decide how they could
best lay hold Of their property. Billy
Whiskers. and get him safely back
to Cloverleaf farm. Tho not one Of
them said so, there vas fear in the
heart of each that tlis would be no
easy Job.
While they felt sure Of Billy's love
for them, especially FOR little Dick.
they had just seen him in a new and
most unexpected role, and the older
members Of the family now more
than suspected that there were in
cidents in Billy's history that they
had not even guessed at. They now
knew. in fact, that some time, sor,e-
whore. he had been accustomed to
a prominent and public position. that
he must have seen very great deal
Of the world. for otherwise he could
not possibly have fallen so naturally
and gracefully into the trying posi-
ton Of clown and trick performer
when so many thousands Of eyes
were looking right at him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
THREATEN GOVERNMENT MINE OWNERSHIP.

Tho coal profiteers have been
warned by the senate committee ap-
pointed to look into the coal condi-
tons that the robbery must cease or
that they will introduce drastic BILL
looking toward practical taking over
of the mines by the government upon
the converting Of the next congress.
That wholesale robbery is being
practiced In coal is the conviction Of
those who have investigated 1t. 1t
has long been the conviction Of those
who must buy it. The drastic remedy
proposed by the senate committee
appears to that committee to be
about the only way to get at the
robbers. Both members Of the com-
mittee are understood to be opposed
to government ownership Of public
utilities and to have made the threat
under the pressure OF the circum-
stances created by the coal pirates.
The situation certainly calls for Sc
verify. A Marshalltown man recently
had two loads of coke sent up to his
home. They cost him $75 at $21 ton.
OF course he sould buy coal some
what cheaper than that but coke or
coal the price is from 21s to times
that Of prewar times.
The public has grown used to be-
ing exploited. It bears it more pa
tiently than when exploitation began.
1t has been trimmed on sugar and on
coal to fareyouwell and while II
protests 1t keeps on buying coal as Il
bought sugar. It has to have 1t. And
it is coming to be grateful along
with its anger when 1t is permitted to
buy fuel at all at exorbitant and
profiteering rates.
It is a shock when the farmers
propose to burn corn. But new corn
on the ear at Is cents q bushel COM
pares to advantage with coke at SCI
ton. The probabilities are that there
is as much or more heat in a ton OF
corn as in ton Of coke at cent a
pound.
II there was ever need of q
thorough cleanup by governmental
authority 1t is In the coal production
and the prices demanded. Public
opinion seems to have lost force en-
tirely with the coal buccaneers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
HANDY DIRECTORY
-OF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
4 Masonic Meetings
NJ Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 10s. A.
r. A. NJ, Second degree, Friday, NOV.
-. 7.s0 p. M, sharp. G. G. jennings
w NJ: John w. Wells, secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER NO. SO. r. A.
NJ, Monday, Nov. Is, 1880 o'clock.
Most Excellent Master, Frank T.
Nokes. II. P; John w. Wells, secre-
tary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20, stated assembly; Monday, Oct. ~
Business meeting. Carl Shaffner, W..
NJ. John W. Wells, recorder.
coNCLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80. Tuesday, NOV.
16. Supper $3.50, followed by inspec-
ton and Order of the Temple. CLYDE
H. Stewart, commander; John W..
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 O..
T.. S. Special meeting Wednesday
evening November 10 at 1880 o'clock
for Initiation. Past Matrons will put
on the work. Mrs. w. J. Richards,
w. NJ; Mrs. Archer Walton. secre-
tary.
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TIME FOR DELIBERATION.
Cna0 Nnfrno


Iowa must move with great delib-
Grafton in the proposed revision of
her constitution. Radical changes
will be urged by scores of special
interests. We must have men Of
foresight to sit in the convention.
The delegates must be able to dis
tinguish the vital from the super
fetal: they must be able to look into
the future and see basic laws which
will serve progressives and conserva-
tives with equal satisfaction and JUS
tice.
When voters decided last Tuesday
that certain changes should be made
In the constitution they gave them
selves and their representatives a
tremendous task. We must counsel
widely and thoroughly before rewrit-
ing the book on which all our state
laws are based. In this connection it
Will be noted that code revision must
now be delayed until after the new
constitution is approved. The people
of Iowa have never failed to produce
immediate proof of their sanity and
While there may be conservative men
who think that 1t Is mistake to
tamper with the constitution The
Capital wishes to say to these men
that Iowa can be trusted with the re-
sponsfbility Of writing q constitution
at any time.
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Reproduction
Prohibited.

they comes heah loolsin' TO- jobs.
They is willin' to wuk TO- smaller
wages an when they does so the cos
Of projucin' things goes down. An
when the cos goes down the prices
goes down--ain't that simpler"
Lawyer Chew nodded. "Soun's rea-
sonable. But amt it gwine take a
long time to git goin'"
mot slong's the guvment let's i'm
magrunts come in as fas' as what
they is dom. Trouble with prices in
onskilled labor sense the big fightin
went an bust loose over to Yurrop
in 1914. The unskilled labor what
we had then went an gotten itse'f
all skilled up. an now theys gittin
mo- money. What 1 means Is they
gifts skilled money TO- doing unskilled
labor. Now we is gittin' folks in
which is gwine do that unskilled
labor an git paid on'y TO what they
Is doin'."
Lawyer Chew gaZed upon his friend
with look OF reluctant admiration.
Sometimes. F1o'ian. when you opens
yo' mouth, sumthin' does come out"
Use a KNOWN man, Brother Chew"
returned Florian complacently. Il is
learned 1t all by my 'spe'tence with
wimmin."
"How you makes that outr''
"Theys like labor. When a Teller
is jes' runnin' with one gal. things
comes high cause they amt no COM
petition. But when at the same time
he is runnin' with sev'al others, then
the one he Is rilly after thinks mebbe
she amt so nessery as what she
vans to be, an she's gwine assept
him quicker an cheaper. An tha's
the howcome OF the labor situation
s'long's expensive labor INT the on'y
labor what is. then It's gwine be less
espensfyer,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
Topics Of the Times

Ono difference between farmers
strike and an Industrial strike Is that
the farm cellar is full Of pork barrels
and potatoes and apples and eggs
packed In water glass ana that q
quarter Of beef hangs In the wood
shed with = meat saw under 1t. And
sly as you keep it that's all the diff
ference in the world.
80
Nobody seems to be sore over the
election. Outside of the office holders
and office seekers the democrats
themselves seem to be pretty well
satisfied with the results.
80
Senator Pat Harrison advises DEM
ocrats to bury all their differences"
Looks more as tho they'd have to dig
'em out Of the wreck, doesn't it?
One of the most inconspicuous fail
ures Of the past campaign in Iowa Is
Rev. J. Edward Kirbye. Nobody
seems to have paid the slightest at
tention to him
The chances are that democrat
posterity will keep on holding JEFF
ferson banquets instead of switching
to Wilson.
Professor Edward A. Steiner, whose
dictum on immigration matters is
conclusive, is reported to give warn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
{ nature can crush rocksf

Of nature can crush rocksf
The rains gentle fall, the airs vel
vet touch. and the suns hoiseless
rays. the frost's eauisite crystals,
these combined are the agents that
crush the rocks and pulverize the
mountains, and transform continents
of sterile granite into a world OF fer
tile soils,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
steersman Was Ratified.

The new quartermaster on the
good freighter Sioux was at the
wheel and was ratified. First the ship
swung madly to port. then to star
board, and then back again. The old
skipper stood her antics as long as
he could, and then burst forth. "Say,
son." he shouted, II don't mind your
writing your name In the old pond,
but for the love of Mike, stop going
back to read It'll"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10

fuel and food industries and claims
that 1t is a protection to honest
labor. At any rate tho Issue in Fort
Dodge was openly debated and fought
out and the Industrial court idea
carried at the polls.
It Is coming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10

we'll uphold his hands while he pro-
ceeds with the house cleaning-Car-
roll Herald.
Mr.. Kendall has demonstrated that
governor in Iowa without expanding
much money in the primary cam
paign and that he can be elected with
the use of very little money after he
Is nominated. The Kendall way is go
ing to become popular
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
THE FALLEN DYNASTY.
(Perry Chief.l

lFerry CQleI.1
w. G. McAdoo says the democrat
party is not dead. in spite Of the
numerous funerals which have been
held during the past few days. He
declares that the party can be ,re-
vived thru proper leadership and or
ganization. Father in laws COM
ments on the statement have not
been made public.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10

POOR MEN AND PRIMARIES.
webster City Freeman Journal
Nate Kendall spent only $1.131 in
the campaign for election. His ex-
penses in the primary in June were
the lowest Of any. Now let him run
the state on business basis and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10

Answers 70 Yesterdays Questions.
1. How does the California quail
differ from the eastern Bob White?
The more local an animal is, the
more Its color assimilates with its
surroundings; or perhaps SHOULD
say. the more uniform its habitat, the
more assimilative its coloring. The
valley quail Of Califor nia frequents
trees and roosts in trees, hence it's
coloring is not copied from the
ground. It is darker and bluer than
the eastern Bob White.
2. Does dog show anger against
inanimate objects?
The dog is often quick to resent a
kick. be 1t from man or beast. but
have never known him to show anger
at the door that slammed to and hit
him. Probably. II the door held him
by his tail or his limb, 1t would
quickly receive the imprint of his
teeth.
8. What seemingly gentle forces