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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
Lyman Abbott ou.t.d.

The name of DR. Lyman j. Abbott,
editor OF the Outlook. Of which The
edore Roosevelt Is an associate editor.
was stricken from the membership
roster and the list OF honorary vice
presidents Of the American Peace So
ciety at the closing session on motion
of Charles f. Beals. of Chicago, So
cial service worker and Independent
relisioniSt. the vote being unanimous.
Beals said the reason he made the
motion virtually expelling DR.. Abbott
was because he had repeatedly seen
editorials in the Outlook contrary to
the peace propaganda of the American
Peace Society and that the name of
Abbott had been signed to the circulars
and pamphlets of the Army and Navy
League.
No one was present to defend Abbott.
After Beals had succeeded in ousting
Abbott he said he had made this same
motion before the Peace Society five
years before and he had renewed 1t
from time to time. determined to win
because he knew he. was right. He
said the action against Abbott would
not effect Roosevelt in any way, be-
cause the ex-president was not mem
Der Of the Peace Society and did not
have to be disciplined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
CLINT PARKHCRST.
Iowa Soldiers Home.
Eouus History.

The anniversary Of the surrender OF
Lees army was observed at kingfsher
under the erroneous designation OF
Peace Day" The young people OF the
city. and a great many Of the elder
ones, We're taught by impassioned ora
tors that on April g. 1855. the angel OF
peace spread its wings over the coun-
try; war notes ceased. quiet and
brotherly love prevailed, and soldiers
returned to their almost forgotten
homes. Ali this is untrue. but King
fisher is no exception in the matter,
bit is only following the fad and the
fashion OF the day. II has become a
practice to teach the rising generation
that the civil war was settled by the
decisive battle of Gettysburg" and
finally ended under the apple tree Of
AppomattoX.' Out Of respect to the
valor of the soldiers Of the west-both
the soldiers of the union and the SOL
diers Of the south--a protest and a
contradiction should be filed against
this nefarious custom. And the pro-
test is made in the interest Of the truth
of history
Peace was not declared" on the 9th
OF April. 1865. After that date. an
army twice as large az Lees capitulat-
ed TO Sherman in North Carolina;
Abraham Lincoln Was assassinated. and
Secretary of StaterSeward was near
murdered in his bed After that date.
Gen. Dick Taylor surrendered more
troops in Texas and Louisiana than
Lee mmanded al Appoma and
Sheridan assembled force Of $4,000
men on the Rio Grande, that our gov
eminent might make a demand on
Napoleon Third which was expected t.
lead TO war. Long after that date de-
mand was made on Great Britain for
payment for American ships burnt by
confederate priva,eers that had been
built and manned IN English ports,
with the full knowledge of the British
government. There We're abundant
reasons for public alarm and uneasiness
long after April g. The subject in
wolves too much history to be disposed
Of in a brief and hasty article. Only
a protest is offered. and public atten-
ton ia dire cted TO q Systematic falsiti-
cation Of history. made 10 please the
vanity Of the people of the Atlantic
states. and also TO subserve certain
railroad interests there.
Gettysburg vas not decisive
battle. and the war lasted almost two
years afterwards. With an inferior
force Lee assailed the army Of the Po-
tornac in a strong and partially forti-
fed position. His storrnins column was
e<'lsed. and he retreated in perfect
order southwark The Potomac river
was aooded ON its north bank he re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24

outlined this belief in preachments on
Nar, politics and personal relations
orc his ta,-cry Of nonrrsistarca was
carried to an extreme not hitherto
known.
"Tostoi WIS absolutely .,eical. lie
would no: ALLOW a saint to i whHt was
6enied the non christian. But ne for
so, in his revo lutionary utterances.
t,rut Christ h'Dlself said, Il ntier unio
caesar the ii,ings ihai az" Caesar :.
But neither TO- that nrc for other in
cansistencies should he DC condemned.
In Lincon, however. we find the
correct int 'r~e,ation Of Cn.is.'s cryp-
tic utterance t, turn the CHEZ check
Waen he was told that Secretary
On. sc had designs to s'ceecd Ria as
Pre-. ,6ent, his reply was .hat he hoped
the country would never have a worse
one. And it is harder to turn the oth-
er cheek when nobleman strikes thar
when your enemy is guttersnipe.
did Christ mean, as in the interpre-
tation of Tolstoi, that we always
should turn the other cheek? The re-
PLY must be in the negative, for we see
him driving the money changers from
the temple in righteous indignat ton. In
view Of this incident could anyone say,
with Tolstoi, that Christ never be-
lieved in violence?
Men may be divided into three
classes, those who have no ideals. those
who profess ideals but who do not live
I'D to them, and those who have ideals
and live to defend them to the utter
most. A man must hold his life dear,
but not for himself. If an enemy
srnites you, YOU should not smite him
back, but If he smites your ideals. then
YOU should resent the attack.
1T sds a mans purpose, not his per-
son. that counts. II I am sensitive
about my rights, my honor, than l am
OF a small mind. am not in the grip
Of commanding purpose. Every man
should have a purpose SO sacred as to
cheaper mis- personal aims.
Christ localized his purpose as no
purpose ever was idealized. When your
ideals become transcendent you will
And your life, its petty, personal ends,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24

Methodist Discipline.

Rev. William Bragg. of Hartford,
preached at the Methodist church and
in his morning discourse he took
a whack at the section of the disci-
pline. which puts a ban on theater-
going. card playing and dancing. He
said that it would be wrong for him
to play cards, or go to the theater or
circus or to the dance. He felt, tho,
that the devil must have gotten into
the counsels of the western Methodist
ministers. when in 1872 they had in
serted this ban on amusements in the
church discipline. More valuable time
had been wasted In fruitless discussion
of this subject at church conferences
than a little and 1t had worked harm
TO the church. He could imagine the
devil smiling with shrug Of his
shoulders every time this question was
brought UP.
Mr. Bragg said that there was no
need Of its being inserted in the dis
cipline and the subject was covered all
that 1t needed to be in the first part Of
the rules of the church. 1t should be
left to the individual to decide, and he
believed that If a person had saving
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, these
forms Of amusement would not appeal
to him but that their uselessness
would become self apparent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
FEELY's FATAL NEGLIGENCE.

The proba biities seem TO be that
the Cosson law applying to prostitu-
ton and property used for such pur-
Loses is null because of the failure OF
| Guy Teely. who was speaker Of the
house at the time Of its passage, to af-
fix his signature 10 this very important
law. LAWYERS assume that the law will
be thus nullified because of the lack
of the constitutional provision for the
speakers signature.
Void or alive the Cosson law has
dore its work When it passed those
affected by its provisions accepted it
and began to make their getaway.
burlington and Davenport dives i'm
meditaely resorted to the friendlier at
mosphere across the river. The Cosson
measure worked. If il is defective it will
be made good. 1t demonstrated its
fitness TO live ard operate in the in
tcrests OF decency and clean govern
fne.t. If the Cosson law was vitiated
ny The neglect and carelessness of the
speaker of the Legislature which passed
i, the next legislature will make a
stronger law.
Mr. Feely's explanation will scarcely
suffice others as it seems TO satisfy
him. He says that the failure Of the
red light law TO receive his signature
was AN unfortunate accident for
which no one can be fairly blamed,
that his signature was not affixed
thru versight" and that the mistake
was overlooked by the clerk thru
whose hands it passed 1t is easy to
agree with Mr. Feely that it was IAN
unfortunate accident" II is harder to
coincide with his assumption that no
one may be fairly blamed. An un
fortunate accident and oversight OF
similar character in the drawing up Of
legal papers by an attorney would
scarcely be SO considered by his client.
And the state at the time was Mr..
F'eeley's client.
Anyway the law has been enforced
during four years. Il has been one Of
the most generally effective on the
statute books. 1t has proved itself and
will he re-enacted and enforced prob
ably even more stringently. But it is
a great pity that legislative enact
ments may be rendered void thru the
neglect, incompetence. or purpose Of
any speaker Of the house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
SMALL PEBBLE BUT LARGE EDDY.

The United States senate committee
upon postoffices and post roads has
submitted to the federal congress a bill
for fina ncing the building Of permanent
hard surfaced roads in this county
which bears so striking a resemblance
to the plan suggested 10 the Iowa leg
islature last winter by the Times Re
publican that it is worth while re-
ferring TO the United States senate
committee being found in most excel
lent company upon this road question,
Senator Bournes committee would
have the nation al large pay one
third of the expense of building trunk
line DIS across the states, the states
one third and the counties one-third.
1t will he remembered that the T.-R.
proposed that main roads from county
seat to county seat he built and the
cost distributed third to the state,
one third to the county and one third
to the property benefited within the
roads zone.
Senator Bournes committee would
then MALI the tax burden an easy one
by selling United States bonds at per
cent interest for the entire cost and
require the counties and the states 70
deposit with the national government
their per cent bonds, to cover their
respective shares Of the cost. The diff
ference IN interest Of ! per cent 10 be
used as a sinking fund With " hich to
pay off the states and counties ooliga-
lions without ever calling upon the tax
payers for the principal Of the bonds
other than the annual interest charge.
Tt will be remembered that the I +.
issue its per cent bonds for the en-
tire cost and then have the counties
pay back two-thirds of the cost both
principal and interest from general tax
levies and from special assessments
against the properties benefited.
Senator Bourne's committee plans
with financial wisdom TO take advan
tage of the national governments su-
perior credit and very low interest rate
to aid the states in building permanent
roads just as the TT. intended 70
take advantage Of the state Of Iowa's
superior credit and very low rate Of
interest in aiding the counties to build
hard surfaced roads. Senator Bourne
addressed Inquiries 10 students Of the
road problem all over the United States
asking for suggestions and among the
replies received was one from the
Times Republican setting forth the
plan proposed in Iowa and citing the
senator to the precedcnts found for the
plan in state road laws NOW actually
in successful operation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
A Western Soldiers V;e,ps

To the Editor: sir-The last legis-
lature Of Iowa appropriated $4,000 for
the purpose of paying the expenses OF
a delegation OF "old soldiers OF the
state who wish to attend grand mill
tary celebration at the battleheid OF
Gettysburg in July. 1t Is now an
nounced that the amount is insufficient,
and that "the hold-over senator's are
trying to obtain more public money lor
still larger visiting party.
Iowa had not a single regiment or
company at the battle OF Gettysours'
Why should it's taxpayers be continu-
ally pestered for money, and still more
money, with which to glorify that con-
test? Let the self-appointed leaders
of the "old soldiers go where they
like, and have what military blow
outs they please, but let them pay
their own expenses. They should cease
clamoring and begging for pubic
money in the name of the old SOL
diers." At the present rate weary tax
payers will get so sick Of old soldiers
that they will be glad when the last one
Of them is dead and buried.
7 have been over the battlefield OF
Gettysburg dozen times, and once
passed several days at Appomattox
and vicinity, and thoughts came to me
then that remained unuttered and UNI
written for twenty years. a few weeks
ago l published some of them at King
fisher, Okla. where resides the Grand
Army commander of that state. his
intense interest in Gettysburg and APP
pomattox tempted me to express my
self and my sentiments and ideas IN
print awoke attention and approval
Oklahoma was a wilderness when the
civil war was fought, If What / print
ed at Kingfisher was there thought APP
propriate and true, how much more
adapted is it for perusal in 1owa-a
state that sent thousands of men into
the victorious armies of the west. The
article is somewhat long. but l ask you
to reproduce 1t in small type. and try
to find space for it some time before
the great glorification at Gettysburg in
July.
CLINT PARKHCRST.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
THAT TENTH BIENNIAL.

The tenth biennial session q TIA
federated woners clubs of Iowa has
just finished its deliberations at Cedar
Rapids. a tenth biennial would indi-
cate that these meetings we're inaug-
urated twenty years ago and is Of
value az q decimal point for womans
activity in pubic matters undeh organ
ization. Watching this latest session.
its deliberative processes. reading the
speeches made and tao purposes IN
evidence there. it is suggested that the
womens meeting evinced and put on
display about tie same intelligence.
Restraint. and general understanding ~
ffe purposes fo~ which i rad con1enesi
as similar convention Of men It is
limited that the election Of officers
brought out quite as much. ability in
organization as usually accompanies a
political convention of men or Meth
odist conference.
This convention came out for equal
muMrdge. it was the conclusion o.
these women in convention assembled
that they and their sisters want and
reed the right TO vote. II is only fair
- assume that the women Of the fed
lated clubs are representative Of the
femfnine intelligence Of the state and
That they speak with authority for the
of Iowa. This was not a
rob of bowling suffragettes
armed with the arguments OF
anarchy, but a calm, intelligent
|a11oated and womanly assemblage OF
,enresentative Iowa women who dis
.,Ssfod important public questions with
and who turned quietly
- the sources of power with the Sc
kssss~ yeouest that they shall have the
s.n1 yirht for the full exercise OF their
nfaalisence and understanding OF puo-
saAairs.
~ n well to mark the difference be-
weeu suffragists and suHrasettes. we
I'VE suffragists in Iowa They are
Rom the object lesson of their bien-
hiSl neetinss quite the equals of any
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
A PASSING TYPE.
TMap1heSter preES1

Last week while the rev model 8
linotype was being installed in the
Press office. tramp printer saunter-
ed in. looking for enough work to buy
him a dinner. When he saw the ma
chine, he turned around and walked
right out It was picture Of the OLD
and the new. Years ago. when all the
type was set by hand, tramp printers
were as thick az straw hats in the dog
days. The country printer was almost
sure Of a visit from one or two of the
fraternity every week. They would
come IN. work couple OF days fill
up on booze and drift on. after mixing
up all the cases in the office and leav-
ing p and grief IN their wake. The
linotype has put the tramp printer out
Of business. 1t has reared ND class of
sober. industrious and intelligent work
men, who take pride in their work and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
A COMMON IOWA STORY.


An increase Of practically $4,000 per
year for six continuous years is not
bad for 100 acre farm even If it is an
Iowa farm.
Six years ago Sam Bryant purchased
the 100 acre farm adjoining the incor-
poration limits Of Madrid on the north,
paving s11. 900 for it. Monday he sold
The same farm to NJ. n. Luther of
Luther for 1920 per acre or $4,000. The
deal was made by the W. H. keigiey
Land Company Of Madrid.
This is the highest price paid for
farm Of equal size in this community
for some time. but no one is OF the
opinion that Mr.. Luther paid too Inucn
for il. 1t is we'll improved. and the in
crease in price during Mr.. Bryants
ownership simply illustrates the rise
in value Of Boone county farm land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
have passed away. They will have
been lost in the glprification OF your
a Reprint.
TRceOrd HeralCl1

Evangelist Billy Sunday, who has
been conducting a series Of revival
meetings in Wilkesbarre, Pa, recently
gave his version of the encounter be-
tween David and Goliath as follows:
Saul and all of his sons except David
went of to war; they left David ct
home because he was only kid. After
while David's ma got worried. She
wondered what had become Of his
brothers, because they hadn't tele-
phoned to her or sent word. So she
said to David: Dave, YOU go right
down there and see whether they are
all right"
So David pixies off to where the war
is. and the first morning he was there
out comes this Goliath. a big. strap
ping fellow about eleven feet tall, who
commenced to shoot OFF his mouth as to
what he was going to do.
Who's that big stiff putting up that
game Of TALK" asked David of his
brothers.
"Oh, he's the whole works; he's the
head cheese of the Philistines. He does
that little stunt every day"
Say" said David, you guys make
me sick. Why don't some Of you go
out and soak that guy? You let him
get away with that stuff" He decided
to go out and tell Goliath where to
head in.
SO Saul said: You'd better take
my armor and sword" David put them
on. but he felt like fellow with
hand me down suit about four times
too big for him, so he shook them on
and went down to the brook and picked
up half dozen stones. He put one Of
them in his sling, threw it and soaked
Goliath in the coco between the lamps,
and he went down for the count.
David drew his sword and chopped OF
his block. and the. rest of the gang
skidooed.
Evangelist "Biily" apparently be-
lieves the plain people want rag-time
salvation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24

body Of men that could be brought to-
gether. In their knowledge of things.
in intelligence. education these dele
gates probably averaged higher than
any political convention ever held in
this state. In morals and individual
self restraint they would put man
convention to utter shame.
EVERYTHING considered isn't the state
of Iowa losing more than the women
while it is denying votes to women
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
\ ZIG GOPHER HUNT.
E'a rlA- NeN.S

". ]. Freeman joined IN the annuA!
squirrel hunt in the vicinity Of Early
last Monday He says that there were
seventy eight contestants engaged, di-
yided into two competing parties. the
winner OF which was to be banqueted
BY the other in the evening. Striped
squirrels counted five points, gray
squirrels ten points, crows ten points
and pocket gophers twenty-five points.
The number OF animals slain was A.
237 and they are said to have weighed
$500 pounds. making full dray load.
The winning side WAS 2.3l0 points
above its competitor The farmers nave
learned 10 appreciate this annual hunt
and they very cheerfullT net the hunt
ing parties with teams and conveyed
them to their farms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
Today.

This is the great day
Of all the days that ever dawned;
The past is gone-it fades away.
The future still is out beyond:
What was may never be recalled.
What is to be we may rot guess;
The ills by which we We're appalled,
Have dwindled into nothingness,
Tomorrow may bring splendid gains
Or grief no profit shall assuage:
No moment OF the past remains,
The futures an unWriten page;
BIZ this day is our own, It's here.
With all its chances small and great,
For doing well, for making cieaJ
Our worthiness-why should we
wait?
s.. F. Kiser in the Chicago Record
Hera Id,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
Squealers.
kansas City start

Kansas city SlaT.I
4 good many men who Withstano
physical pair beautifully are worse
than babies at mental hurt. A man
who wouldn't think of deserving ms
comrades of a firing line VIII some.
times desert wife and child. Ana
he will do that last thing because ne
was unhappy.
Suppose he was. Suppose a vision
of other happiness was before MIN.
Suppose it was not his fault that ne
was unhappy He should no more
saueal at that than he should turn un-
manly in football game or IN Sold
iers charge.
This is not to consider the question
Of divorce at all. 1t Is to consider man
hood-being good sport, II you please
fellow to tie to.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
WILL THEY
TParkersburg Eclipse. !

ParEersDurS tCiil)Sc.
Will Cummins. Hadley, ~ al. be abe
to resurrect the 9. O. p. elephant ard
inject some progressive life into the
de:unct critteI* Inc history o: the re-
publican party is filled with too many
achievements to die in single cam
paign. While the leaders of the party
have wandered from the straight ana
narrow path of political rectitude ana
honesty, yet the party is not to blame
anv more than any other organization
is responsible for the backsliding OF It's
grating members. Thru bad leadership
the party lost the confidence Of large
proportion of it's own membership ana
it will require a thorough cleaning out
Of the old fossils and old political
creeds to put new life and vigor into
the party and place it on a footing
where it will again command the con-
fidence and respect of the rank and file
Of it's membership.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
Iona Men spapers
SADNESS AT THOMPSON
TThom pson Cour,er.l

The agent says he has orders TO al
low no Jingle to be taken from the
depot--and there YOU are. It's too bad
1t looks as if somebody and then some
will be compelled to use sapolio in fu-
ture TO keep the rust out of their hu-
man machinery and coffee Juice to put
pep in the growing vegetable plants
All OF which prompts US to remark
that a Jingle" in the hand is worth
two in the system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
GL a OF TT.
TGrundy Republican. ]

We took a trip 10 Des Moines last
week and visited the capitol and when
we saw again the character OF many OF
those ramble shack buildings, sign
boards. and what-nots, surrounding
Iowa's magnificent state house we We're
glad the recent legislature made pos
sibe the enlargement OF the capitoi
grounds. Dave Brant TO the contrary
Notwithstanding It was real step for
ward ard VIII. in future years. BRING
as much if not more. credit to the leg
islature than anything else that was
done during the entire session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-24
For Sunday Reading
Ill Soyts If Opiaisn,
Puts Lincoln First.
[Dr, A, w. Vernon, ]

t3<i' W SBVsS'J
That Abraham Lincoln more nearly
appropriated the ideals Of Christ than
did Leo Tolstoi in his life and teach
ings was the declaration Of DE-. AM
brose White Vernon of the Harvard
Church, Brookline. Mass. who spoke
on "Tolstoi and Lincoln as Interpreters
III Christ
'Tolstoi thought to re5eem per-
verse generation with a literal inter
rretation Of Christ's injunction to turn
the other cheek, said DR.. Vernon He