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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
Sees Devil Changed.

The devil has discarded his hoofs and
horns and is now seen in good COM
pany He has left off his crude ways
of the old days and is taking part in
all the social and business affairs Of
the world to the eternal hurt of man
kind. This was pointed out by Rev.
Smith Thomas Ford, pastor of the
Englewood Baptist church. His sub
ject was "The Devil on Still Hunt"
However the medieval devils may
have stalked around in horns and hoofs
and harpoon tails. the modern devil
is too slick for that" said DR.. Ford.
HE comes as an angel Of light, sneaks
into good company and then pours in
his poison. He creates no new facul-
ties in man: he simply converts to
sinful purposes the best in human
life.
''He takes the love Of beauty and
prostitutes it to fashions shameless
exhibitiorT. He corrupts the social In
stinct into debauchery Art contributes
TO ;ndecency and music to immortality
Even literature is poisoned by the trail
Of the serpent. He works with lassoes
instead Of twelve-inch guns. Amuse-
| ments are stepping stones to hell. ano
business methods use moral mufners
There are two competitors for the
human soul, God, that He may save 1t
and the devil, that he may dam 1t
| One proclaims gospel OF goodness
! and the other leads to carnival OF
lust"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
:SLlY AND EAT"

The supreme court so it is reported,
has made the hen free commoner.
Nobody may enjoin her. She roams
wild" like the Indian maid in the bold
vgong, gay Alfaretta."
Lets get this right Here we have
been told that chickens running at
large are game and to be slain, eevn
1evoured with IMMUNITY and no fear
the law or Of anything else beyond the
anger Of the henmaster. We have
understood that unattached and IN
herded hens had no more rights that
white men are bound to respect than
p pickaninny before the war, that they
were in effect mere feathered and
rluck;ng bred Scots. And now the SD
preme court puts them on plane with
. suffragette with special privileges
which are beyond liberty and amount to
license. The hen. we are informed
may cackle at an injunction and flir1
her tail in the face ef outraged citi-
aeanship. She can't even be indicted.
Our liberties we prize and our rights
re win maintain. Every mans house
u his castle and the garden in the back
lot - part OF the establishment. Let
- meet the invading hen at the line
fence with dog and gun and determine
tion. Lake Peter. let us sIay and eat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25

The losing team never plays we'll to
the fellow who loses his money on the
game.
Whether dirty or Numbered or torn
if you will we can buy the same stuff
with the one dollar bill.
If that pension bill to provide for
persons over 60 passes a good many
persons will have something to live for.
Vincent Astor has gore into NUM-
cipal politics in New York. Vincent
has the money to make himself very
valuable and highly considered in New
York politics, and even New York poll
tics is better than some of the amuse-
ments some of his name have employed
themselves with.
The Mexican cat came back a
panther
Of late there seems to be very
noticeable increase CT beggars and OF
crippled and disa bled solicitors who Of
fer small articles for sale with the
main purpose of obtaining charity.
Some of these are evidently unfit to
be abroad and in such business and
should be cared for. They should be
cared for and in the proper spirit of
helpfulness both on their own account
and that Of the public.
Two things hold a gang together.
whisky and easy money and ii is hard
to say which has the most COHESIVE
power.
When Great Britain insists that we
should recognize Huerta it is time that
We should bring that country to a rec
ignition of the dignity Of the United
States. Great Britain would seem 70
have her hands full across the water
without monkeying with buzz saws on
this side.
II called on Mrs Y. for contribu :
ton to cur charity fund and got $40.
Then went to her husbands Office
Did he nut his name down."
''Oh, yes; ne wrote Mr.. and Mrs in
front of his wfe's name and handed
back the book"-Boston Transcript.
Now that the thornless cactus and
the coreless apple are accomplished,
Why not the stinkless gasolene:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
CEASE THE GAMBLING,
Waterloo Times Tribunel

Is it not time that the gambling in
the cigar stores the drug stores. the
candy stores in Waterloo ceases?
When the visitor to the stores sees
crowd around the cigar case, busy at
pulling little stickers from a large
card. he may make up his mind that
1.-The game" Is on.
There are all kinds Of games played
with these boards. Probably some of
them may be within the law, but the
great majority of them are games Of
chance-just as much so as the poker
game going on in the gambling house,
more so than the roulette wheel or the
dice. because the percentage for the
house is greater.
The poker board Is the big ga me.
If you hold a pair you get cigar, or
five cents In trade; IL you hold a royal
flush you get dollars worth-so the
game is regulated, but under the great
majority Of the little papers is moth
ing, that wins. 1t costs five cents a
hand" to play.
The worst part OF this Is youths and
boys become fascinated with the game
and they can be seen at most any time
of the day or night playing it. The
habit may be fastened upon one before
he knows it and there is no telling
the limits he may go in this game OF
chance, once started.
1t can be said for the business
houses using them that not all Of them
want them and most of them would
rather they be thrown out but keel
them going because other concerns
are operating them and they must bs
on an equal basis for trade.
| All these boards are directly agains,
the state law, whether they be played
for cigar candy or what not; the
percentage is greatly in favor OF "the
house and men, youths. boys and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
MORE R1rNnERISG
[Des Moines Register and Leade

[Des Moines Register and Leader.l
President Wilson seems to have
made another blunder in his Mexican
policy by inviting the moral support
of Europe.
The matter is not one in which
Europe is interested primarily, if we
are to hold to our historic policy and
the invitation not only puts Europe in
position to embarrass us, as England
has already done, but It shuts our
mouths, if in the end European CO.
operation should sustain a government
the United States could not recognize.
Why should the United States be
asking England what to do in Mexico?
If England has right to say what
shall be done in Mexico then the whole
matter is thrown open to the world
and our brave talk about the western
continent and its iaterrelations all
comes TO naught.
Why does not President Wilson an
ncunce what the United States has a
right to expect Of its American neigh
bors and what it Will insist upon with
out asking the aid or consent of any
body? That is the right we have
claimed for nearly a century. Why
abandon it nowo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
Mentally Deficient
Juvenile Delinquent


mands it should be possible to COM
nit a feeble minded child to the prop
er institution without the consent of
the parents.
4. Establishment, especially in the
larger cities of separate school rooms
for backward children, thereby reliev-
ing the teachers of her greatest worry
and making it possible for her to do
justice to the normal children.
5. Secure legislation authorizing the
permanent retention of the feeble
minded of all public institutions.
s. Establishment of separate de-
partments or colonies in connection
with prisons and reformatories and
transfer to said departments all their
feeble minded for permanent custodial
care.
I. Establish an institution or de-
partments in connection with the pres
ent industrial schools where mentally
defective children can be placed and
held until of age and authorize their
transfer at that time, If deemed best
for the public welfare. to the depart
ment in connection with the reforma-
tory.
S. A more careful watch must be
kept over the feeble minded girl Of
child bearing age for we are told that
the feeble minded woman is more
dangerous to society than the feeble
minded man, because she is more like
ly to find a mate than he is-possibly,
according to our statistics, somewhere
in the neighborhood of three times as
likely" Mentally detective juvenile
delinquents will naturally decrease IT
feeble minded girls ovsr II years OF
age are cared for, and if institutions
for the feeble minded would give the
preference in admission to girls of
child bearing age it would in few
years show results in decrease of the
number of detectives born.
Some one may suggest that the ulti-
mate cost of such plan makes 1t pro-
hibitive, but in dollars and cents, to
say nothing of the benefits that will
accrue to the state in the way Of in
creased efficiency of both classes of
society. the normal and the subnormai,
it is money making and money saw
ing proposition. What sc spend y: 2
single year to convict mentally defec-
tive criminals would take care of thou
sands of the subnormal children who
are to furnish the material for our
courts to work on in the next genera
ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
THE HEARST PARTY.
TSic,,v City Iorrcal1

Hearst declares himself out of SYM
pathy With the democratic party be-
cause lit has proceeded so unpatriotic-
ally, so unprogressive and so undemo-
cratically that there is no longer any
room in it for either a radical or a
democrat" Hearst can find no use for
i the republican party because 'it is
openly and avowedly the party of re-
action" The progressive party is
criticised by Hearst because its plat
form is moons istent." Does all this
drive Hearst into alignment with the
socialist party? Not al ALL There re-
mains the independence party founded
by Hearst himself for his personal use
whenever he is not seeking a noInina-
ton at the hands e the democratic
party. Hearst has registered as an in
dependence party man and in that re-
lation will try to help the republicans
and fusionists to knock the stufting out
of the New York City democracy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
KEEP OFF THE GRASS.

II the evening papers were we'll IN
formed the sign will go up on the bor-
ders Of Mexico, Keep Off the Grass
signed ~ our Uncle Samuel. 1t is en-
tirely reasonable to expect that tres
passers will pay considerable attention
to the sign, especially as several po-
licemen uniformed in armor plate will
be at hand to take care OF offenders.
1t was announced yesterday unof-
fcially that interference by Europe
with Mexican affairs will not be per-
mitted.
That is as it should be. 1t is
not a time FOR arguing the pros and
cons of the Monroe doctrine. The doc
trine stands as an American policy and
is to be supported as it stands in
emergency. If there is TO be argument
let it come afterwa-d. AS it is the
policl Of hands off" is the policy of
the United States and Is to be given
out cold and supported.
There is no need Of friction be-
tween this country and Great Britain
OR any other foreign country. To avoid
1t all that is necessary is for other
countries to listen and observe. The
American bull dog is loose along the
Mexican border. The cave canem'
notice is posted. To avoid torn trous-
ers is merely to remark the signs and
be guided by them.
President Wilson will find general
support and approval when he offers
the warning in dignifed way that the
Monroe doctrine has never been re-
peaied,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25

girls are throwing their money away.
as we'll may they be getting into bad
habit.
This game in the stores of the city
is far worse for the morals Of the COM
munity than the poker game in the
back room. because it takes in per-
sons Of tender years, not the man
who knows the game and sits in
depending upon his ability as mas
ter of the cards to win or lose-and
matching his, ripe Judgment against the
Judgment of a person equally as we'll
equipped.
A state law is being violated. All
that is necessary Is notice that viola
ton be discontinued.
Will 1t come?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25

AS suggested by one writer we
started at the wrong end in trying to
remedy matters. Institutions for fee
BILE minded children were built with
the idea and operated Oh the theory
that their children with proper train
ing and education would become nor
NAL members of society. We know now
that this is not true, and DR.. Goddard
says that no truly feeble minded child
was ever cured and made thoroughly
capable of self-control and self-sup-
port
1t seems to me that ! can do no bet
ter than follow, with few changes.
DR.. Harris suggested general working
plan in proposing a program which in
a generation or two would surely bring
relief:
l. The most practical and efficient
method. perhaps, is segre cation Col
onize this class in groups Of not more
than 500 and supervise and care for
them in way that they will be happy
and useful, the one restriction or linz
itation to be placed on them to be that
they must never become parents.
2. Lay aside sentiment and deal
with the problem in Il practical manner
by making use of our Iowa law for the
prevention of the procreation of habit
ual criminals, idiots feeble minded and
imbeciles. (Chap. 129, Laws of Iowa,
saith G. Al
Some express grave fears as to the
effect on the social evil should we place
in each community a class free from
the liability of having children. but is
not this danger largely overestimated?
Could not the matter be handled in
such way that in he end the benefits
derived would be beyond estimate?
The fear of having children has very
little effect as a deterrent on the class
against whom our work would be di-
rected. and admitting that in the prac-
tice of sterilization we would be choos-
ing between two evils we must under
stand that we are facing a problem
that is fast becoming intolerable.
Something must be done and for a
While it might be the part of wisdom to
endure. perhaps. little more Of one
evil III order that we may rid ourselves
Of another and more dreaded one.
8. By legal enactment make it pos
sible for institutions for the feeble
minded to retain custody of their
charges SO long as public safety re-
quires, and where the public good de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
PARsoN CALLS BLUFF.
Will Take Less Salary, Hs Says,
Poker Players Leave Church.

The Rev. Lucius Harris Johnston
pastor of the Congregational church, Of
Patchogue. L. l.. who accused the
members Of the Patchogue Business
mems Club of playing poker, said in
his pulpit:
II have been informed that because
Of my remarks last Sunday two or
three members Of this congregation
have threatened to resign. / find that
the combined contributions of these
persons aggregate in the neighbor-
hood Of $500. / have come to the con-
clusion that this church can get along
without tainted money, and if they
leave l will take $500 less a year sal
ary"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
Iona Newspapers
TWO MORE COUPLE"
Dubuque Times-Special

The tango" despite its critics, has
a fascination; the same may be said
of the bunny hug" the "wriggly
nestle and various others. Some find
"a certain pleasure in displaying them
selves in open face" clothes with a
cleaning expanse of billed shirt" front
at the formal ball. But they all pale
into insignificance before the itching
throb that gets into ahe legs on read
ing notice, such as appeared recently
of an old fashioned barn dance to be
held at Mike Fitzpatricks new barr
near Edgewood. The floor, guests are
informed, is 44x100 feet 1.-TWO more
couple wanted for the square dance"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
III. Foe Within the Fold.

The most dangerous enemies OF the
Christian church would not ordinarily
be sought within the fold. as the saying
is. and yet that is just where they are
found and noted by the Rev. frederick
Lynch. D. D., of The Christian Work.
Foes the church has always had to
face, DR.. Lynch reminds Us. ana she
has met them and triumphed. even
when they appeared in the great minds
Of Voltaire, Rousseau. Gibbon, Shelley.
Hume. and others. These were "ayoWe0
and open enemies" whom she need
fear little, as she need little fear social
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
Recognized English Holidays.

There are now twenty-six days IN
the year recognized as legitimate &C.
casaons for holidays in most cities OF
England. These are in addition to
the weekly half-holidays observed on
Wednesdays or Saturdays. An effort
II being made to lessen the number
Of holidays and to bring those re-
tanned into more systematic order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
THE NEW HOTEL.
[Des Moines Register and Leader

IDeS MONIES Reg1Stef and Leadef1
Iowa certainly is going to soon be-
come one of the leading hotel states of
the country" said Carl Northington.
New hotels are going up in the state
with a rapidity that is surprising.
Many of the towns which hitherto have
been considered small and inconse-
quential are putting up hostelries good
enough to do credit to metropolis.
This is not true of just one or two
towns, it is becoming general in Iowa
These small towns with the new and
good hotels are getting in the public
eye, too just on account of their enter
prise. 1t is very noticeable that many
conventions that used to come to Des
Moines or go to some other large city
regularly now are going to the smaller
towns"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
SQUARE DEAL FOR CHILDREN.
ICounciI Bluffs Nonpareil


We are only beginning to understand
that there is such a thing as child
rights. We pirate a great deal about
human rights-the right Of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. But
we have so far failed to grip the fact
that there are rights beyond and
above these. We do not expect to
pick figs from thistles. And yet we
organize society in such manner that
we compel children to grow up in the
midst of conditions where normal and
natural development Of appreciation Of
the world in which they live is i'm
possible, and thus we stand idly by and
depIore. The right OF the child is a
chance to grow a sound body and a
sound intellect. This is impossible
where the child lives and sleeps in a
room without ventilation, drinks con-
tan1inated water and has its mind fed
during it's plastic years on food in har-
mony with its surroundings.
Let us go direct to the seat Of this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

If the progressive organization in
this state puts a candidate in the field
against Cummins it will hurt itself
more than it did last fall when it
nominated a state ticket says the
Webster City Freeman Tribune. 'Tha
move lost Roosevelt the state. Cum
Minis is the foremost Iowa leader OF
the progressive movement-not the
progressive party movement. but the
movement known as progressive in the
politics of the state. He fought and
whipped the old ring and was sponsor
of the progressive laws that are now
pointed to with pride by all progressive
citizens. If the third party organiza-
ton wants to defeat such men 1t
simply can not get away from the
charge that it is in the game merely
for the offices. Every progressive re-
publican in Iowa and every third party
progressive ought to support Cummins
for what he has done for the people
and for what he is still doing and will
continue to do as long as he is in
public life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25

trouble. Let us set up for a goal the
dictum that every child in the land
must have square deal. When we
have attained this end we shall have
solved most other problems which now
battle us. We are all the time dealing
with symptoms in these matters. Let
us go after the causes. What those
children want Is justice rather than
charity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25
(To Be C5ncluded.)
After Forty Lonely Years-A :

After Forty Lonely Years-A Home.
The American Magazine has been
Offering prizes for the best letters en-
titled What Am Most Thankful For.
The prize winning letters are to be
published in the November number and
the following contribution took second
prize:
1.-THE thing for which I am most
thankful in all the world is my home.
have had it for two years. but IT took
me forty years to get 1t.
Il am a trained nurse-was home
less child, boarded out on farms until
was 49,; then trained for nurse.
dreamed and planned for home, but
never expected to get one. Then l
took care of old Mrs. Mcpherson for
year. and when she died she left me
$4,000. God bless her!
II came to Seattle. bought half
acre for $500, and built bungalow for
fifteen hundred more. It has five
rooms, q living room with fire place.
a dining room, two bedrooms. and
bath room. The porch is covered with
honeysuckle and pink ramblers.
rented 1t for q year while ! nursed,
| until I had saved enough to go to
housekeeping.
"But wanted something more than
furniture, and got 1t. / adopted two
BOYS. one 10, and one 2. They call mo
| mother Then the boys adopted dog
and a homeless cat. Johnny, the oldest
one. has ten hens and two ROSTERS; he
sells me his eggs. He has q paper
route out in our neighborhood. and
sometimes he works in gardens. He
has $25 in the bank. He ID SO proud OF
our home! took him out of an
orphan asylum.
..Baby Ned's mother committed sui
eide because his father had run away
with another woman. The police were
coming for him when took him home.
| He is q dear baby. When the boys
| came got Maggie to live with us. she
has had trouble. and had a baby, but it
died She is not very strong but she
can do our work and loves the boys
| and the garden.
1--WE have fine garden with all the
| vegetables we can eat, and let's of old
fashioned flowers. We have holly
hooks that grow ten feet high cut here.
bushels Of roses. sweet peas. foxgloves.
lilies, stocl1i, and lots Of other things.
when come home at night and SEE
the smoke coming out of my chimney
and my boys waiting for me at the
J gate, tell you am pretty thankful
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-25

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