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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
THERE ARE BALMs FOR ALL OUR LOSSES

Senator Bailey Is to leave Texas ana
remove to New York City. The people
Of Texas having got thru giving Bailey
office Bailey is thru with Texas. He
has had his lemon, squeezed it for all
it is worth and now gladly expatriates
himself from the state in whose de-
tense he was wont to bare his bosom
and sob patriotic sobs over when he
needed votes or had trouble over the
Pierce-Waters business.
Funny how they all gravitate away
from their beloved states when the said
beloved state fails to come across with
the office! Iowa has had certain ex-
periences of a somewhat similar char
acter, tho to her credit be it said that
her expatriates never broke into the
full Bailey class. But Leslie Mortier
Shaw has neglected Iowa ever since
certain political developments. Captain
j. A Something Hull formally quit the
state when Frank Prouty got his goat
and others whose protestations of deep
and abiding affection were part of
their every public address and inter-
view have torn themselves away from
Iowa when Iowa failed to come across.
However, II Texas stands the defec-
ton Of Bailey a. well as Iowa has en-
dured her losses in this respect the
sun will continue to shine on the Pan
handle and the government at Austin
still survive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
Topics of the Times

The hot weather only laid off a day
or SO to let the corn catch its breath.
But really what has Great Britain to
do with rates thru the canalo We
built it and paid for it and are forth
flying it.
The newspapers are making outcry
over An American Chained in a Trop-
the travelling man in an inside room in
the hotel.
Europeans did not take kindly to the
American rooters at Stockholm. but
perhaps the way the boys were hogging
the events in the ring reacted on the
rooters. Anyway the rights to life,
inex.ricably bound up with the right
to root and the effete outfits across
the pond must endure it along with the
Monroe doctrine.
Sympathy for congressman swelter-
ing in Washington is tempered by the
feeling that congress could have done
all it has accomplished and been out in
time to start outing with the opening
Of the fishing season.
Whatever the truth may be over the
former existence Of the buffalo in Iowa,
there isn't much doubt that it's right
good bull moose territory.
The railway and other corporations
have not had such hold on Iowa poll
tics in years as they have at the pres
ent time If you Go not believe it make
an analysis of the situation and see
| for yourself.-Des Moines Capital.
| OF course that isn't so. But it mus,
be admitted that the Capitals tail holt
On the railroad corporations seems II
have slipped. The Capital has confused
the situation.
| No doubt Senator Stephensons re-
gret over Lorimer's fate was tempered
by a great inward JOY over the result
of his own investigation.
| Inc Standpat press Is DUSTY aoVlsine
candidates to resign and withdraw I'm
less they propose to support Taft. II
induce him to withdraw or resign il
about the only way to beat an anti
Taft candidate this side Of New York
Perhaps one reason the American
did so well in Sweden is that a Swed
usually docs we'll in America.
Colorado is considering a regula
cash payment to poor widows wit
children. Along with good roads VIII
not a fund for the improvement o
citizenship? The child is the prophec
Of the citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
HELPING THEMSELVES.
Davenport Times.


The ousting Of Lorimer is an evil
dence of a greater determination on
the part Of the people that the in-
f1uence OF money, which is another
way Of saying Big Business, shall not
be allowed to interfere with the di-
rect and honest expression Of the
wishes OF the people.
God help the United States" ex-
claims the Chicago Inter- Ocean In la
menting the unseating Of LOrimer.
With the Inter-Ocean taking that
position. most people viii agree that
the senate did not go wrong. for II
there ever was newspaper that rep
resented the Interests with a capital
(! I Il is that paper. And the busting
! Of Lorimer was one step in restrict
| ing the power Of the Interests in poll
| tics.
The Inter-Ocean thinks the I'M
seating CT Lorimer is a step in the di-
rection of government by the mob
and that the vote in the senate was
the result of fear on the part Of sena-
tors that if they voted for Lorimer
they would themselves be retired from
(, politics. It Is true that Of the 1OS
men who voted for Lorimer in the
Illinois legislature only II had the con-
| summate nerve to seek re-electioH;
they heard the voice Of the people.
And it is also true that some Of the
senators who voted for Lorimer may
lose their seats by reason OF that
vote. But the Inter- Ocean misses the
point. A government by the people
and of the people and for the people
rests for Its security from revolution
on the general belief in Fundamental
| honesty; If 1t were not so. the thieves
would all be at large and the honest
people In jail. And this protest
against corruption is merely the voice
Of the people raicsed against theft OF
political rights. God will help the
United States so long as the people re-
main true to high standards Of politi-
cal thought and action.
| The unseating Of Lorimer is
pledge of brighter days to come; proof
Of the development of higher politi-
cal standards: evidence Of deter
mination Of the people to require that
their representatives in the house and
senate shall be above suspicion;
guaranty that government by bribery
and corruption shall not prevail. but
that government Of the people. shall
| be by the people and for the people
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
LEST We FORGET.

The repu blican county ticket is the
best ticket that has ever been nornin-
ated in Cook county. Every man upon
It was voted upon by the republican
electors in a direct primary. Every
man upon 1t was selected in prefer
ence to one or more opponents The
ticket represents honesty. 1t repre-
SCENTS efficiency. ," The intelligence
and the temper Of our people have
never been more sorely taxed than they
viii be during the coming campaign.
Let them remember that their welfare
and the welfare Of their brothers de-
ponds In as great part upon their
selection for the small offices as it does
upon their selection for the head of
the nAtion.-Chtcaeo Tribune.
All that the Tribune urges in favor
Of the county ticket Of Cook county
may be urged IN favor Of the state
ticket Of Iowa. Whatever any voter
may do ~ regards the presidency, and
the voter may Justly feel himself alb
solved Of any obligation to a presi-
Dental nominee whose nomination was
secured az Tafts was secured, the state
1icket OF iowa is comprised Of nominees
.named by majority in a state primary
lhoneStly named by . majority and en-
lI1e1sd to the party votes Of those who
iAom1nated them.
Let It b remembered that the vel
i1are OF the people depends as much OF
ional1sr - upon greater offices ana
Int sincerity punishes only the guilty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
The Heart O. the Woods.

The Heart O. the Woods.
Just to the heart o the woods, that .
all,
Where the pines are interlacing:
Just to the woods, where the Wild BIRDS
call.
And the trout streams always rae
You may turn to the town, if you
will
The heart O. the woods must claim me
still.
Turn and farewell, The city's lure
Is strong. but mine is stronger;
The heart O. the woods where all Is
pure,
VIII keep life sweet far longeE
Co. and goodhy, And shed no tears.
But come back to me in Sadder years.
Come back to me in the heart o the
woods,
Nor knock at my cabin, humble:
There Is your home, be it understood
Mine Is not love to crumble;
The faint of the town must quickly Gle.
With the forests green to sanctlfy.
Denver Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
THE SMART ALECK.
shenandoah World.]


Shenandoah is developing a clique
Of smart Alecs." There are some half
dozen young fellows. who, like all birds
Of the same mental calibre, flock to-
gether. and constantly and continually
weary people with their silly, sickenin 8
attempts at being funny. To see any
one at any time try to attract atten-
ton to himself or herself by obvious
ly forced funniness is disgusting. But
the case OF these half dozen crude,
clownish, awkward young fellows, none
Of them apparently endowed with even
mediocre brains, is more than disgust
ing: sometimes it is really sickening.
Instead Of trying to make themselves
conspicuous to the town people. they
more nearly leave the impression of
average Intelligence by becoming al
inconspicuous as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18

autos. The wagon wheels grind the
stone and the whirling wheels Of the
rubbertired automobile sends the dust
thus created into the air and or the
roadway. Stone roads which would
carry wagon and carriage traffic many
years without serious deterioration
soon rut and demand continual repair
under present conditions. The Trans
continental out Of Chicago Is prac-
tically a macadam road across the
state and furnishes an illustration OF
the effect Of this combined traffic.
Roads not two years old show evil
dences Of wear which prophesy almost
complete rebuilding within few
years and put the cost Of maintenance
on a high level.
The prediction of paved highways
principal roads we must come if only
as a forced economy. We are all pretty
we'll agreed that permanent roads good
all the year around are necessary and
advisable. And there is no permanent
road to endure beneath the grind Of
heavy wagons and the brush of auto
mobile wheels except of brick or Of
concrete. That is the conclusion the
roads themselves will bring us to after
u few more years OF attempt to build
cheap roads in the hope that they will
last instead of spending the money for
roads which we know will endure. We
have yet to agree that the high initial
expenditure is cheaper in the long run
than the cost of maintenance Of low
cost road which costs more to keep
than to build. New York has built
many hundreds of miles Of macadam
roads on main lines of traffic which
are now costing annually 1926 per mile
to maintain.
Wayne county, Michigan. has con-
structed a good many miles of main
highways leading out of Detroit, Of
rich concrete. seven inches thick. at
prices which also compete with eastern
lasting the latter by many years. Their
initial cost was high. The cost of
maintaining them is little or nothing
and will be for many years. The farm
ers of that county are reported to be
entirely satisfied with the roads and %
favor further construction. In Indiana
and Ohio and Pennsylvania hundreds
of miles of brick roads are being con-
structed upon concrete base with a
grout filler for the center of the way
supplemented on the sides by wings Of
dirt or macadam.
When Iowa leaves the dirt road as
must be done soon, she should steer
clear of the mistake of New York with
macadam and make the center of her
roads Of concrete. The automobile has
come to stay and multiply from run
abouts to ten ton trucks and the loose
stone road will not stand the traffic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18

the straw hat cavern. but the sun has
touched it with his own color. Her
eyes Hash from whore the revolving
reel pushes the standing grain against
the thrust Of the sickle's edge. forward
to where the horses ears meet the hor-
fsontal line Of the green corn held. Her
ears catch the music Of the eievatinS
aprons and the sharp click OF the
trained steel fingers Of the self binder
a. they tie the knot, and note the
slightest discord in their harmony.
A man and q boy are at work among
tho windrows. They seize the yellow
rolls and form them in solid squads,
back to back like British squares at
Waterloo, while the field grows into
tented camp Of soldiers Of peace. The
sun beats more flercely here than else
where. The crickets crawl from the
bundles beneath the scant clothing OF
man and boy and bite deep welts OF
insect Indignation at this invasion OF
their summer home. Swarms of fly
ing gnats and ants settle down upon
the sweaty neck Of man and beast. fill
the ears with torment and creep into
the corners OF the eyes. The sun burns
hot. but the man and boy leap at the
heavy bundles with tense muscles, for
the grain must be in the shock at
nightfall. Young rabbits scurry away
from the edge OF the field scared at
the rush and roar OF the great giant
devouring their shelter. but the boys
father checks the kindling interest OF
the boys gaze by reminding him that
the last round Of the standing grain is
the rabbit harvest.
To and fro across the great field. In
the blazing sun, the horses and ma
chine. the woman, the man and the boy
"a whole family on the firing line. with
the July dust clinging where the last
sweat drop started until the rabbit is
caught at the end Of the last round
and the next years bread is on the
road to the -four barrel And this is a
partial glimpse of the world Of produc-
ton. OF new creation, Of Fundamental
life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
IN HARVEST TIME.
Lincoln Journal. ]


It Is 2 O'Clock p. m. standard rail-
road time. The quicksilver in the hol-
low glass on the north side OF the
house marks its white thread a little
above the figures 100 on the glass. In
the city the noon lunch is over. A few
men still linger about the billiard tables
at the clubs. Around the soda foun
tains people swelter and rattle the
broken Use in their glasses as tho 10
drive from their brain the ever OPP
out, the baked brick and steel Of tall
buildings glare at the burning pave
ment. which hurls back the glare witt,
superheated fury. In the residence
district women in gauxelike gowns
with no sleeves sit in shaded porches
with electric fans at their elbow and
make pretense OF reading with envious
comment on the fact that SO and sc
has left for the lakes. Clerks In public
offices glance impatiently At the shor'
hand of the clock while visions OF thu
baseball field with game called at
o'clock fit before their gaze. Grea
gales of artificial breeze sweep thr,
bank counting rooms and wholesale
offices where light fingers fash ovel
the typewriter or computing machine
J and MIN BILE sallies Of wit between thu
workers light up the more serious in
| tellectual discharges while the world
business for the Gay Is registered an
cataloged. Only occasional shopper
linger like late autumn birds OF pas
sage about the long aisles Of the re
tail establishments where daintily at
tired saleswomen rearrange their stool
for the later afternoon trade. with oc
casional adjustment Of the back hal
by help Of a pocket mirror. This IL
partial glimpse Of the world OF con
sumption, of function, Of exchange an
Of fashion.
A long yellow field lies between tw
rising walls Of living green The 81
beats hot upon the field and the gree
walls shut out the vagrant puns
wind. A machine is swinging up an
down the field pulled by splendid horse
streaming with sweat. With the rythy
Of marching soldiers they trample tn
spongy soil beneath their feet, convert
ing the yellow ranks of wheat Int
bound bundles Of food and dumpin
I, them in windows across the held
Nebraska woman in . sugar Loaf stra'
. hat, a blue calico skirt and . pair
machine oiled gauntlets = guiding an
Checking the horses. Rently restrainiH
their intense ambition 70 nnish q
field. Her face Is deeply shadowsd i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
Making a Servant Serve.

Another great step has been taken in
making public utilities what they were
intended to be-namely: public utili-
ties. The report Of the interstate COM
merce commission, thru Commissioner
Lane, lays the foundation not only for
the correction Of long standing abuses
in the express service OF the country.
but for the building up Of broad and
genuinely public service.
incidentally the express companies
themselves VIII profit. because effi-
cheney pays. !.
It does not pay to befuddle. and
checkmate, and overburden the public.
It does pay to serve the public.
The express companies have checked
the growth Of their own business by
their methods and their charges. The
vexation and the bureau have chiefly
fallen upon the legitimate patron OF
the express company-the sender OF
the smaller parcels. When this foolish
policy is brought to an end by the COM
merce commission. there will be viz
tually a new utility in existence.
The bridge between producer and
consumer in this country must be i'm
proved and cEeapened. This Is not an
Impossible requirement, for it il now
costly chiefly because it is bad in con-
struction. Efficiency means economy
and more revenue.
The reform Of the express service Is
not however. to be accepted in lieu Of
parcels post The demand for the
latter is the direct result Of the evils
of our express system, but 1t is now
imperative and will not be denied. The
be passed without fail at this session.
| The farmer especially needs this serv-
ice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
womsn's Eight Hour Law.

In 1917, two American states enacted
eight hour laws FOR women. In APRIL
the supreme court Of Washmgton'
handed down its decision upholdtng
the Washington eight -hour law. Now.
the California law has been sustatneo
by the California supreme court.
The California law provides that no
female shall be employed In any man
ufacturing, mechanical, or mercanetiS
establishment, laundry. hotel. reStau.
rant, telegraph or telephone establish
ment or office. or by any express 81
Transportation company for more thao
forty-eight hours in one week. Em'
ployers shall provide seats for their 1e.
male employees and shall permit thsm
to use them when not engaged IA ac'
tive duties.
The law came before the court on
the appeal Of Frank A. Miller pro-
prietor of the Glenwood hotel at Riv.
erside, for writ Of habeas corpus 20
release him from custody on the
charge of having violated the Law by
recurring a female employee In his no.
tel to work nine hours In one DAY.
The appeal was made on tho ground
that the law impairs the freedom OF
contract. and that 1t 10 special In ma
ture.
The court held that the constitutional
guaranty Of freedom Of contract was
subject to restrictions under the police
power Of the state. The applications OK
the law exclusively to women Wao
justified on the ground OF physical diff
| ferences, and that the public health
must be presumed to be enhanced by
protecting them Allegations Of the
special nature, on-uniform operation
| and. arbitrary discrimination Of the act
were met, by showing that work IN ho-
tells is different from that in boarding
and lodging houses, and that 1t 10 OF
more exacting nature.
The decision marks another step for-
ward in the progress Of labor legtsia-
ton in California. and seems to- open
the way for other commemorative e
get into line.-The Survey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
cr.v.I.nd's Civic lnts,llss.ss.

At q time when the political grise
was the most plentiful In the history
Of parties the papers OF Cleyeland
opened their columns to . greater
quantity of news OF the National Con-
ference Of Charities than any papers
ever had done before. Cleveland con-
tributed to the conference last month
the largest audience which 1t has ever
known. The Cleveland. in whichth this
national body met, however. waS not
only q city Of oil refineries and Of stssa
specialities,, but q community which
claims q greater amount Of inelligena
mountaineering Of civic a6sirD AMONG
it, citizens than can be found else
where in the United States.
A story illustrative Of tho claim 70
given In The Survey. for July.
A man once came to Newton =.
Baker, mayor Of Cleveland. and said:
my town is going to have a1sstreet
railway fiEl1t. want to know M shout
Cleveland's."
II shall be only too glad . tail you
all I know" said Mr.. Baker. "but un-
fortunately I have appointments until
/ o'clock. VIII you come back then?"
How can most probably put in
Tic IWO NO0Ao AsSSSs SAS0s SSsssS Oess-S~
the stranger. a,9ssS
The answer was: 90 out on the
public square. ut down hy the most
unlikely man you can nnd-the one
who looks most a. II he didn't know
the difference between . franchise and
double track. Ask that man to tell
you about Cleveland's street railway
fight. and when you come back VIII
tell you whatever you haven't been able
to learn from him."
The man came back at the end OF
two hours. 81 needn't keep my appoint.
ment here" he said. II found An old
chap whose feet were out Of his shoes.
whose elbows were out Of his shirt
sleeves, and who looked as II he had
just sobered up for the first time In =
month-in short, found the unlikeli-
est looking individual at large. ! put
one question to him and he started
right in at the beginning and hlled IN
all the details and brought me down
to date. There's nothing for you to tell
me unless you know what's going to
happen. He hasn't been let In on that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18

IN these days Of high cost Of living. .
medicine that gets man up out Of oSd
and able to work In few days - =
valuable and welcome. remedy. Joan
Heath. Michigan Bar. Cal. had ki0ney
and bladder trouble. was conf,ne0 20
his bed, unable to turn without ne!p
II commenced using Foley Kidney fiIs
and can truly say I was relieved ~
once" His example ID worth follow-
ing. Mcbride 4 Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
The strawpile
Whitsx,a.hinu 1rea.,

Make whitewash OF three pounds
laundry soap. dissolved in quart OF
boiling water and half pint Of crude
carbolic acid.
Put the lime and acid together and
pour them over the soap. After the
lime starts to Stacking add cold water,
q little at a time, to keep it from
boiling too rapidly, until the stacking
is done. The above will produce two
and one-haIf gallons Of whitewash as
thick as thick paint. Whitewash
orchard trees with this to destroy
pests. Dig the soil away from the
trunks few inches in search of
borers, and kill these by poking wire
into their holes. Then whitewash
the trunks and branches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
Iona Newspapers
Z OsS1 I ~ III Nv 1IO
TCoin Gazette.

We want it positively known that
we are against the hobble skirt or the
close fitting, walk preventing short
skirts worn by some Of the girls and
young ladies Of these small towns and
the larger ones, too. Some Of these
skirts actually show every line Of the
female form, ard some of them are SO
tight tn wearer would actually blush
for shame at having their persons ex-
posed More than that. some of the
parties are not adapted to stopping
pigs If escaping from a herd. and this
defect is shown up to bad adyantag &c
to the wearer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18

demand Ton rsadjustmsut Of freight
rates II 13ttios to Iowa interest. The
mystssv of railroad operations In it,
relation 10 scity building, Of dlscrimi-
nations that arbitrarily build UP some
cities and tear down others, 10 grad
ually being unfolded az the represen-
tatives Of the people are peering into
and mastering the intricacies Of the
railroad business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
Portable Hog Houses.

The portable hog houses largely
solve the problem Of keeping the hogs
in sanitary quarters. Where large
number OF animals are continuously
housed in one building and fed in ana
around the house all the time. the
SURROUNDINGS are sure to become more
or less filthy and unsanitary at GER
tain seasons Of the year. But by US
ing portable houses. they can De
moved occasionally onto a fresh piece
Of ground. thus unsanitary conditions
will be avoided.
The portable houses can be used on
any sized farm, as the number Of
buildings can. and should. be regu-
lated to the size OF the herd, so a
to avoid any crowding or piling up Of
different ages and sexes.
For the renter who does not hnt
sufficient shelter on the farm for hi
nero ,oi sw INC, tho 1,,:::: sS sc:.se y
] peculiarly advantageous, since Il cal