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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29

going to let concrete get by without
an effort to throw sand IN the gearing.
Concrete is durable only when mixed
in correct proportions and laid prop
erly. Cement, sand and stone in pro-
portions OF 1885 or AZ: make cor
rect mixture for the base while liz of
cement and sand should be used for
the top. Those who would destroy
concrete as competitor for high
priced paving insiduously propose. that
gravel be used because of its cheap
ness and suggest varying mixtures
from IA to LIS.
Now. gravel can be. Used in good
concrete provided it conforms to the
correct proportions of sand and ce-
ment. The cement and sand alone con-
stitutes the strength of the mortar.
The stone merely fills space. If gravel
IS mixed with cement 6:l it is appar
ent that the gravel must he more than
half sand or its use viii weaken the
mortar. At half sand the proportion
would analyze 1873 which would CON
stitute a l:3 mortar but if the gravel
should happen to run only / 0,o - per
cent stone as most coarse gravel does
then the proportions of cement 20 sand
for the mortar would lie weakened to
is or worse IT is here that we'll
meaning and absolutely honest officials
can be missed Nature never deposited
gravel beds for the sole purpose Of
mixing concrete. She paid very little
attention 10 the 3:5 III iXlure OF sand
and stone City councils in specifying
concrete can pick Up the job where
nature left off and when specifying
gravel for concre.e paving should
specify that every wagon load should
test SIS OF sand and stone or should
require the gravel 10 be screened and
mixed in the correct proportions Of
sand and stone. There are too many
people interested in the success of
concrete for paving With not few in
terested in its failure to permit any
chances being taken. PROPERTY owners
should stand guard over thei. speciti-
cations and city councils should per
nit nothing on the rule Of thumbs
nea surenent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
But WILL THEY WORK?


II would probably be less OF a strair
on their charity box this coming win
ter, If the Cong regationa!ists would re-
lieve the labor situation in Shenandoah
a little this summer by hiring more
home men, instead of foreign. on their
new church building. The number Of
idle men IN town this summer is legion.
The poor men with large families who
are compelled 70 live thru most Of the
winter on credit. depending upon the
plentifulness OF work in the summer
time to straighter them up before the
cold weather comes again. have most
Of them, been unable to even make a
living this summer. There are
countless families around town now
who are barely making d living in
this. the easiest season of the var.
and for whom the winter is bound
to bring depressing hardships. Not
for years have there been SO many
idle men, anxious to work. And il is
only fair and square and just and right
that every Shenandoah man should be
given fighting chance TO go thru the
coming winter without charity When
times are good and work plentiful. il
wouldn't make go much difference. but
with conditions the way they are now,
home men should be employed on ev-
e-y public job in town, churches not
excepted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
pENIsoM VS., GREENFIELD,

The town OF DeniSon Is 20 have no
paving this year because the town
council insisted upon brick which
would cost about 50 per square yard
and the people protested so loudly that
paving was abandoned. The town of
Greenfield, however, is to have street
paving done this summer thruou. Its
business dist rict because an enlighten-
ed town council specified for concrete
contracted at sL.34 per square yard and
her people were glad to get it. Green
de1d's pavement will cost 1860 per city
block less than brick was 70 cost in
Denison and will be a better and more
durable street paving in every way.
II any one tears it up it can be re-
laid by any sidewalk mason and re-
stored to perfect condition.
Greenfield is following Mason City
Sioux City, Fort Dodge. Usage. Eldora,
Toledo, Glenwood. Corning, and other
towns in solving the paving problem
by an application of ordinary horse
sense. For years statesmen with smooth
tongues have been soliciting city coun-
cils to put in brick paving. asphalt,
bithulithic, and a dozen kinds OF pat
ented paving but all with a common
concrete base. The cost has always
run up close to 50 per yard and some
times more when an application Of the
oosne concrete which Is used in all
payements for foundation would have
made the cheapest and most durable
Weos4ng surface Of them all. Because
there II nothing In it for promotion
concrete for the top course Of street
paving has been slow to discover itself.
New, however, the people at Denisou
are kicking backwards at 81 brick
while the people Of Greenfield are go
e an4 forward with 1874 concrete.
However. there Is yet danger in con-
crete. The promoters and local lobby
ises who have enjoyed retainers fol-
p6omoting patented pavements are not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
Keeping immisr.nts' Earnings Here

Viii lStAdA HoSASi1SC >uoAllLO1 j.
Complaint is not infreQuent. and it
is sometimes warranted, that the
greater part Of the money earned by
newly arrived immigrants in the Unit
ed States is returned to Europe for
safe keeping or for such investment as
may be decided on by those entrusted
with the savings. In many instances
the foreign born continue such a policy
long after they take up permanent
residence in this country. 1t is not so
much perhaps, that the people follow.
ing such a course are timid about
making investments in the United
States, for they must be aware OF the
fact that in no country do industrial or
commercial enterprises offer greater
dividends Rather must the sending Of
this money abroad be charged to q
certain confidence of these people in
their home institutions, which in a
large measure are under governmental
control.
In the case OF Hungarians in this
country, VIII ose annual rernfttances to
the faith fail: or..:azz;i. amount 70 more than
ss0,00o,000, financial interests in Hun
gary have about concluded that, mere
ly as matter Of good business, there
should be stop to the sending Of such
immense sums away from the country
where they are accumulated. With
this in view. It has been decided to in
crease the capital Of the Hungarian
American Bank Of New York 80 that 1t
can broaden It's activities. The Cen
trail Credit Bank Of Hungary and tho
Hungarian Commercial Bank Of Buda-
pest are behind the movement to
change the American institution into
a trust com pany. Business relations
are also to be established with the
Postal Savings Bank Of Hungary.
which institution has been one Of the
largest repositories for American saw
ings sent to that country, Some OF the
Hungarian bankers have been In the
United States for the purpose Of look
ing over the field. ana It Is apparent
from their reports that new regime Is
under way so far as concerns Hungar-
ian investment in American securities.
For It Is exactly for the purpose Of
making such investments that the
Hungarian banks and the Hungarian
American Bank are now preparing to
CO. operate The example OF the Hun
garfan interests should have IT. effect
where other aliens with money to In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
BETTER DELAY THAN SOME OTHER THINGS

An eastern magazine calls atten ton
to q peculiar state OF aHairs-rhe state
sat in special session three months
without transacting a solitary piece Of
business except the passage Of a joint
resolution for direct election of sena
tors.
Now this was a business session of
the business managers OF the different
states brought together in extraordi-
nary session for the consideration OF a
business matter. 1t took a long time of
meeting and adjourning and meeting
city bill.
1t is a question whether or not il
was time lost. II looks slow and was
slow but this is a big nation of hun
dred million and multitude Of inter
ests. AS the matter now stands public
interest and attention has been thor
oughly aroused TO the importance of
the legislation which seems TO have
taken so much time. II Is true that
there was much talk and that much
TIME was mus consumed. put q matter
so important needs time and il re-
quires both time and agitation to set
the common voter who is or should be
the governm ent in the last analysis, 10
awaken ponder and weigh.
Direct legislation from the White
House may be a far greater danger
than delay in consideration OF import
ant bills. It is we'll that bills should
originate in congress rather than in
the cabinet and be passed upon under
argument rather than upon command.
An argument which lasts over even SO
extended period as three months is
preferable to legislation proffered with
the command to pass it quick without
looking 1t It and get back home until
called upon to pass something more.
Let us not fuss too much about de-
liberation It Is safe virtue. With
out doubt there is ANness, delay and
general laziness about legislatures and
congresses but they might easily be
worse without caution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
Topics of the Times

., 49,. C,,,-rllar Nav,
The DoI7,n7an darroc-a .. Of Nebras ka
T. mas % advertise Wyoming acted
IN ins1rgen. last wear and now three
towns CASPER lander and Douglass
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
Appropriate VIZ.
Good story, that. anfth tod S1out
the FaEtlesnakeS=asnt 1T" sTsD-
rafting good tory"
Honest Medicine Versus FaIsss,

President Taft's recent message eug-
costing an amendment to the Pure Food
and Drugs law In Its relation to Pre-.
pared Medicines. does not refer to such
standard medicines as Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound and Foley Kidney
Pills. both OF which are true medicines
carefully compounded OF ingredients
whose medicinal qualities are recog-
nized by the medical profession itself
as the best known remedial agents for
the diseases they are intended to coun-
teract For over three decades Eoley's
Honey and Tar Compound has been. a
standard remedy for coughs. colds and
affections Of the throat. chest and
lungs for children and for grown per-
sons, and It retains today its peo-exai-
hence above all other preparations OF
its Kind, Eolsyss Kidnay Pills are squat
~ ef1sctive and -mefitoS1otl&s NeDfJde
= viii Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
SENATOR cI-M,,1Ss. LETTER
WEBSTER City Herald

W wooster lily Herald
The letter written by Senator
Cummins % the Marshalltown Times
Republican giving his reasons for vot-
ing against reciprocity is a Very we'll
Written document, Ii is strong from
q reasoning standpoint, and from a
personal viewpoint 1t Is satisfactory.
as i, reveals the senator in his true
co'ors as a candid and courageous de-
fender Of the rights of the people OF
Iowa The most casual examine ton of
the Canadian pact discloses that the
advantages are all or the Canadian
side. except that the duties are reduc
ed on a few articles controlled by the
trusts in this country and those trusts
may obtain a little greater market for
their output in Canada-it may also
reduce the price of prin. paper: ou,-
side OF this it can be Of no benefit to
this country Canada has preferen-
tial tariff in favor OF the mother coun-
try and this is rot impaired There
is prejudice against the United
States in Canada among the govern
ing classes because of the annexation
talk and there is q corresponding par
TALLY for the English government The
principal feature Of the Canadian pact
is the free admission OF all the pro-
duCtS or the FARMER from lanaca. tHat
this VIII affect him as far as prices are
concerned can not be doubted Even
with the duty added Canada sends
some agricultural products into this
country. As to manufactures Canada
has protective system and she can
not and will not give us her market In
this pact she still retains her tariff
wall as far as manufactured articles
are concerned The advantage IL
therefore all on the Canadian side:
there is no reciprocity ahcut It, Sera
tor C'immins n the letter referred ~
sets this out in n7asterful way and
So nlainlv that he who runs may read
Taft and his advisers. after the cleo
ton results in the eastern states. re-
solved TO do something 10 retrieve th9
no'itical situation and finally hit IN
this expedient at the EXPENSE Of the
western farmer After the point is
reached where the home market prac-
ticallv takes all his produce and he l.
getting good prices as he has for the
last few Years and really receiving
some benefit FROM protection: thev
nronose to take it entirely away from
him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29

The 5000 saloons In operation in Iowa
In 1906 have been reduced to about
$50, and only twelve Of the ninety-nins
counties in the state are now wet.
Seven -eighths Of the cities and towns
Of the state are free from the saloons.
including such large cities as Ottum-
wa and Marshalltown, while Des
Moines, Oskaloosa, Creston, Waterloo.
and Cedar Rapids are threatened with
the loss Of their saloons. the matter
having been appealed to the higher
courts by the temperance forces. 1t
is evident that unless there shall come
a complete revulsion Of popular senti-
ment. the saloon must go.
1t is being recognized as an economic
evil. a destructive element in society
and upon such ground rather than
moral, is being defeated. Business can
no longer tolerate the saloon. Instead
Of bringing business to a town. as was
formerly thought. it tends to under
mine and destroy business thru maxi
ing credits bad and collections slow.
Every year the lines are being drawn
little more closely To minimize the
evil of the saloon. Eventually il Will
be eliminated altogether
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
CHASSELL AND HAYWARD.
TDayenporf Times


z d. thaSsell has announced that
he will be a candidate for the NOM
inalion Cor secretary OF state. Mr..
ChasselrS home is in LeMars. but he
is state binder at the present time.
He is we'll known among the news
larer men turnout Iowa and 20 doubt.
on account of his popularity. will re-
ceiTe liberal support among republic
cans When Mr. Hayward was in
Daven port recently he informed The
Times that he does not intend 10 be
candidate for denomination for Sec
rotary of state and consequently the
assertion that Mr.. Chassell * a can
di9ate against MI Hayward" for the
nomination. a statement which was re-
Gently made in this district in one
OF the democratic newspapers. * with
ont any foundation. In fact. Mr..
chassell did not make his announce
anent until assured personally by Mr..
Hayward that he would not run again
for the nomination. Ny Hayward. Ii
may he added. considers three terms
in one state Office enough for one
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
ASE Or GREEN EYED MONS En-
Sioux CITY Journal


Newspapers which are complaining
that they were not included In the
Syndicate" to receive advance copies
Of the Cummins letter should bear in
mind that the syndicating was done
in the T.-R. office without conSultatton
with Cummins. The letter having been
requested by the T.-R. and Nonpareil,
the only copies mailed by Cummins
were addressed to these two papers.
The editor Of the T.-R. found that he
had something worth passing along,
hence the Observation-Disclosures
Times Republican.
And when the syndicating was In
progress, did the Times Republican
give the least thought to wickedness
incident to the enjoyment Of natural
monopoly? By what method Of alcu-
lation did the Norris mind syndicate?
When it found it had something worth
passing along, why was not the thing
passed along in a generous manner!
Was the dominant thought to benefit
the writer or the receiver? It rather
seems that the Norris mind ran in the
direction Of the restraint Of tnde, and
to this extent it must have been known
the principles OF the author were put
to shame. The letter was In trust. II
is hardly conceivable that It was writ
ten to oblige Norris or for burial on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29

cause too many Laws are made to be
broken and the road dragging and
weed cutting laws are among them.
The next legislature will manufacture
more OF the same brand. II the
people would put half OF the
energy employed in making laws. into
their execution there would be a great
improvement and possibly half OF US
would be in jail"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
WOULD PUT PINCHcT BACK

len Congressma Jameson in Sheran-
doah Woridl
one OF The biggest fights We have
had in government circles in the United
States i the Pinchot- Baliinger contro-
Versy. in which Mi Pinchot. forester.
was dismissed from his position, as
were also Messrs. CLAWS and Price and
Shaw and KERRY and We don't know
now many more. because they stood up
for the rights % the public and made ..
fuss when Secretary Ballinger seemed
about to validate the Cunningham
ella ms for lot u the rich coal lands
~ Alaska. This great coal treasure in
our north land belongs to the Whole
nation, and ii vas the opposition OF
these very men VINO We're dismissed
from their positions that attracted the
attention TO the public in sucn way
that this treasure was kept from fall
ing into the hands of a big syndicate.
Mr.. Pinchot has plenty of money. so
that he does not need any government
position in order TO get along. while
some of the others who were dismiss
ed. really needed their places, but they
all have feelings and such dismissal
carries a good deal OF sting with it 10
those who have tried TO do their duty
as patriotic citizens. Doc Parslow sug-
gested to US the other day now that
Baliinger has resigned from the cabinet.
and as long as the contentious OF these
dismissed men had been sustained. that
the decent thing for the government to
do would be to reinstate them. And
We think Doc is right about it. We
give pensions to the old soldiers as an
evidence Of appreciation for the heroic
work they did for US in the civil war
times; we should give decent recognl-
ton TO the same kind of patriotic
sacrifices these other public men made
for the good Of the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
NAY COME TO TAIL TWISTING.
IOdebolt C'hronicle1

BY vote of % 70 81 the reciprocity
bill was pushed thru the senate last
Saturday, and as was the case in the
house a majority of the republicans
voted against it, the party vote stand
ing 81 for and - against. Both Iowa
sena tors voted III the negative. The
wood pulp and paper provisions OF the
pact became effective at once. but the
remainder does not become operative
until the agreement has been ratified
by the Canadian parliament. which is
now in session. and which viii. without
doubt. pass it. What the results Will
be time only can tell and as major
ity OF the people have maintained
noncommittaI attitude they will await
the outcome with an open mind. II
everything works out as the friends OF
the pact have predicted the. admins
tration must receive the proper credit
and the hectoring by the opponents OF
reciprocity ended. IF II doesn't work
out right the next Iowa state conven-
ton will be a hotbed OF revolt and
when the farmers get chance to twist
the tail Of the administration they will
make most thorough Job Of It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29

vest are concerned There are plenty
of ways in which such money may find
advantageou use In this country, and
its employment here would have
tendency to remove misconceptions
other than these Of financial nature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
ELIMINATING THE SALOON.
rHamnton ChronicIe1

lH8lhptOH OHrOnlCIeJ.
The saloon interests have been trav-
cling 4 rough and rugged road in Iowa
the past few years. Temperance sen
timent mas been growing rapidly and
In the near future promises to wipe
out the liquor business Of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
Iona Newspapers
KIDS AND AUTOS.
Shenandoah Worldl.

The recent automobile catastrophe of
the t'arragut people ought TO empha-
size the fact that every driver of car
should be a vigorous. level-headed in
diVidual. 1t stands 10 reason that an
old man can not drive q car with the
same degree of safety that more
vigorous and younger man can. and a
young. hairbrained. untried boy or CIR!
is even more dangerouS-they haven't
the stamina and power to concentrate
and act quickly that even an aged
man has, The new law restricting the
age of drivers of automobiles ought TO
he strictly enforced from the start.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
TAMA GRASSHoPpER SCOCRGE
[TnINsa Heraldl

That the grasshoppers are pretty bad
this season everybody knows but the
extent Of thei; depredationS in some
quarters has not been fully appreciate
ed. Now for instance. take the case of
Earl Spooner. over in Columbia town
ship. Earl w2s driving a moving ina
chine one day last week aud when ha
quit work for the day he found ths,
bis back was b!iSterel SO badly it
panied him. He could not In? gine the
cause Until he CHANGED TO look down
and saw that his shirt was nearly
gone. The grasshoppe:s had eaten it
OF % him and he had been SO busy
that he had not roticed i, The only
remnants of the shirt left him We're
the buttons and t'lo button holes. The
farm on which this occurred. ii will he
remembered is the same one on which
the monster snake threatened all Of
the livestock some two years ago.
Snakes are bad hut FAR will testify
that grasshoppers are much worse
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

iuh Ernest Moore for governor,
Mr.. Harding OF Sioux City for lieuten-
ant governor, and Ed Hoyt Of Man
chester for treasurer all OF whom turn
ed down Colonel Lafe for Kenyon altho
they claim TO be tdndpatters, the
Capital seems to have its hands full
in paying off old Scores, notes the
Webster City Herald.
e r. Moore of Cedar Rapids i be-
ing heralded as a candidate for gov
ernor next year. If Mr.. Moore is 10 be
a candidate against Speaker Clark, the
result viii not be so very difficult 70
predict in advance" says the Iowa
Falls Citizen.
The pastures We're going to dry UP,
the late potatoes We're gong 10 be
tizzle, the corn crop was in danger. the
wells We're all going to dry up. the late
gardens We're not going to turn out
anything everything was going to be
out of sight in price. the people were
going to all bur starve' and then -
it rained," concludes the Tama News
The rest Of it didn't happen. as it
never does in Tama county.
The Odebolt Chronicle offers as a
definition ito an Iowan a good republ
can is one who believes in the true
principles Of the party and of as many
Of the party's policies as are honor
able, just and in the interest Of the
people, and who has the courage to
stand by his convictions regardless Of
the attitude of the administration
Senator Cummins gave the advo-
Gates for reciprocity something to
think about in his letter to the Iowa
people last week" says the Hampton
Chronicle. The senator believes in
staying by Iowa first. That is the
platform on which ne was elected"
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
figures out that with one saloon for
each thousand popula ton. each 200
men have to support a saloon. But
the business from people who live out
side the corporation Is overlooked"
the Iowa City Republican suggests
mo city would support saloon to ev-
cry one thousand Of the entire popula-
ton"
The Humboldt Republican says If all
reports coming from Des MONIES are
true the merchants down there are a
little short of a bunch Of grafters, ana
thrifty suggests "a Des Moines citi-
zen could pay his car fare to Hum
boldt to do his shopping and then
break ahead Of the game"
| Replying to a subscriber who asks.
| why are not the roads dragged and
the weeds cut as per tstatoot' made
and provided. the oelwein Register
} explains That's too easy. It's BE-