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Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
LAST WEEKS BUSINESS.

Distribution of merchandise in some
sections reflects the stimulus Of sea-
sonable weather, while industrial op-
erations. apart from iron and steel.
are expanding. Decided improvement
appears in some mercantile lines uni
ceived from the leading trade centers.
which. with scarcely an exception, re-
port d larger volume of business than
"a year ago. Collections are fairly
prompt and an optimistic sentiment
generally prevails.
There is a steady demand for dry
ton goods are somewhat more quiet
as a consequence Of the decline in the
raw material. the mills have sufficient
work ahead TO keep them busy during
the remainder Of the year. Consider
able activity is noted in wool, retailers
having placed substantial orders. and
manufacturers have no surplus stocks
on hand. In textiles. prices continue
firm, and immediate shipments are
strongly urged.
The tendency of leather values is
still upward, with buyers compelled to
pay higher figures on practically all
grades. New footwear contracts are
coming to the factories more freely.
tho mainly for small lots.
Least satisfactory conditions obtain
in iron and steel, where the trend to-
ward lower quotations is more pro-
nunced in certain directions. No i'm
portant curtaiiment Of working forces
has occurred thus fer, tho the number
o. employed has been somewhat re-
duced. The bookings of the leading in
terest in September was larger than in
the preceding month. yet cancellations
resulted in a further decrease in un-
flied business. 1t is eviden, that sup
plies in consumers hands are small. as
orders are almost entirely for early
shipment, and sellers are reluctant to
make concessions
Official statistics indicate large
gain in this nations foreign commerce.
the aggregate for the frs. eight
months this year showing an increase
of more than $4,000 900 az compared
with 1912
The decline in cotton carried the
market below the 13 cent level, while
all of the cereals continued to move
downward, notwithstanding a heavy
export movement of wheat. Some re-
taxation has occurred in local money
rates. but firmness continues abroad
and there is still n urgent demand for
gold at London.
The volume of railway traffic in this
country is larger than in the two i'm
mediately preceding years. gross earn
ings during the first week Of October
showing an Improvement of "a and "a
per cent. respectively. but average
daily bank clearings this month are
IA per cent smaller than in 1912, al
tho showing a gain or ia per cent
over 1911.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
HIS GRASDFAraEKrs HOUSE


The modern new home of c. 0. Bar
ber and wife, on Aleer street, of which
the family have just taken possession,
is an unique structure and contains
large amount of material which brings
back to Mrs. Barber many pleasant
recollections of bygone days.
The house, which contains six large
rooms and bath, is entirely finished in
black walnut. sawed from logs which
We're used In building the first home of
Mrs. Barber's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Reeh, and were chopped and
hewed in the timber on the old Reeh
homestead fifty years ago. Two years
ago when Mr.. Barber built a new
house on the farm the old log house
was torn down and the logs were found
to be in so perfect state OF preserva-
tion that he decided to have them saw
ed into finishing lumber for his new
home here in town. He is now able to
boast Of having the only house in this
vicinity. finished in this manner.
The house Is also a very beautifully
built structure. The large lawn is
beautifully terraced. A deep enclosed
porch beautifies the front The walls
of the interior are handsomely decor
ated. and greatly aid in setting of the
handsome finishing material.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
"RElha GOOD TO The PooR.n

Mayor Shank, Of indianapolis. broke
into publicity with basket of potatoes
on his arm He imported 5000 bushels
Of potatoes and sold them at 10-cent
advance ever cost. Those who came
and carried home a bushel from the
The retail price at the grocery stores
ran from 81 TO sI.40 at that time.
Mayor Shank sold out his potatoes.
featured himself as the friend Of the
poor and even possible candidate for
presidential nomination.
Now about what occurred was that
the consumer paid himself 25 cents
bushel 10 carry home his own potatoes.
He could have bought a bushei for a
dollar down town at one of the big
groceries which buy in car lots and had
them delivered at his door, perhap ps
four miles from the grocery If ne
were to buy peck or half peck he
paid more. He was in the same pcsi-
ton as the little grocer who. because
obliged to buy his stock from day TO
day like the consumer who orders a
half peck and buys potatoes from hand
20 mouth. Perhaps the grocer who got
potatoes by dividing it into fourths or
sighths and carrying the parcels to as
many different homes, got too much
profit, perhaps not. but what the man
who bought at the Shank bin did was
to do his own work and escape paying
for service and his own convenience.
There's a difference between buying
bushels and buying half pecks, no mat
ter what il purchased, and the main
difference in the price is the difference
In labor and trouble involved by the
smaller quantity. Thus in Iowa today
ten -bushel lots Of potatoes may be had
in the cellar for IS home grown from
farmers who raise them. A half peck
Of imported potatoes is sold at the rate
Of 81 a bushel. Home grown potatoes
are sold a little cheaper by grocers at
IS cents bushel, the outside product
selling at 95 cents bushel retail. The
difference between the bushel and the
half peck il not as great as il ought to
be were the delivery a special one. The
margin k narrow because the grocer
must travel over the route anyway to
deliver other orders, but the difference
between marketing personally, carry
ting home the purchases and buying by
'Dhone twice day for delivery is in
the grocery bill. And it ought to be
there.
A man on the street car was talking
70 another the other day, a "laboring''
uaAn as that indefinite classification is
applied. This is about what he said:
my mother-in-law came visiting US
from Dss Moines not long ago. She's
Dutch and she simply couldn't stand
cur way Of buying groceries. so shs
seok the cash In her hand every Mon
Aoy Aorning and went down town to
my The weeks supplies. Say, do you
! know she saved me almost one-third
n my grocery bill? Now my wife
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
sst up over its grave. we would sug'
sest the following inscription for thu
tom bstone:
Here Las the Mortal Remains
Of
The MarenEo Commercial Club
Died Of Neglect
In the House Of Its Friends.
THE BABIES.

[Thompson Courler.1
God bless the babies! Pity poster
ity We're It not for them. We want TO
say right here that Thompson is
blessed with more Of these youngsters
to the square foot than any other
community Of many times its size. The
woman who can push baby cart ana
who takes pride in dressing up the
little ones 30 they look cute hasn't
much time to waste on affinity musn
and displaying her anatomy in trans
parent gowns Much OF the modern
sins spring from the attempts OF mod
ern people to shirk the responsibilities
and duties which God hath placed
upon them as part OF the scheme OF
life. We can't expect to get away
from Gods plan and get away with
anything worth while.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
GET THINGS RIGHT AT FIRST
tTraer star-clipperl

tTraef Star -ClipperJ
We are often putting the cart before
the horse We are worrying about
how to keep the boys on the farm.
II we worried a little about the matter
OF making farm life attractive to them.
we might have better success. There
is a lot OF philosophy IN what F1eury
told a man who offered him good job
at 325. 1000 year. Fleury was then
getting only $4,000. Said he: III l
took your offer could carry on the
business all right but I would have no
heart in it. would not like it. can
no. afford to take UP anything into
which I can not throw all there is OF me
and enjoy 1t. like my present Work.
am happy in 1t, And will stick to it.
Many a man who has found out how
to farm without making drudgery OF
it is happy in his work. Is successful'
and YOU will find ne has little trouble in
keeping his boy with him. We nave
progressive farmers as well as pro-
gressive statesmen. With them agrl-
culture is q science in which ne" al
yances and discoveries are daily nap
penines. They, and their boys. are
minding that keeping up with the pro-
cession is a fascinating business. ba'
there will always be boys. just as there
are men. who can never thro" All
there IL In them" into farming. Thei:
natural aptitudes are for an entirely
different calling. It may be a mecnan-
ical trade. commerce or a profession
that calls them out Leaving the fafm
in such case would be no reproach. ana
no reflection on the. farming proies-
sion. But since farming has become
scientific profession. We notice tnat tne
bows are becoming more anxious 10
afinlc 10 Il
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
POSSIBLE IN IOWA ALSO

lReSlStef and LeadeTJ
1t is not too early to be taking into
consideration that situation very sim
liar to that existing in Massachusetts
may develop in Iowa.
In Massachusetts,. Colonel Gardner.
!! after making a canvass Of the state on
a program Of his own, was success
tu! In securing the republican nomina-
ton Tor governor. At the primary
election. at which he was nominated,
the machinery was set in motion and
the latter brought together the republi-
can state convention. The state con-
vention once formally at work, the pro-
gram of Colonel Gardner was found
unacceptable, and four of the planks on
which he won his nomination were re-
pudiated.
Here in Iowa Senator Cumni;ns and
Governor Clarke. especially, must take
a definite stand with regard to mat
ters that will demand some sort Of
reference in the party platform. Here
in Iowa also the machinery for the
state convention will be set in motion
at the primaries at which the senator
and the governor will be renominated.
The selection of delegates Will have no
necessary reference to the successful
ton, w;en it is cailed to order, may
in important state and national mat
ters make declarations directly in con-
flict With what they have been saying.
That this is an absurd situation Is
plain. For in no way can the party
leaders avoid taking stand before the
primaries. and in no way can they be
assured that their stand will be en-
h,. hn
meet from three to five weeks after
they have been thrown into the cam
paign The statute provides that the
state convention shall be held mot
earlier than the third Thursday. nor
later than the fifth Thursday follow
ing the primary election"
It has been, end will continue to be,
impos sible to awaken the sort OF inter-
est In the selection OF delegates to the
convention that 10 taken in the can
didacies Of the leaders. The state con-
vention has but little to do. In ordin-
airy years 1t will be scantily attended
1t is all but abolished in the new law
Anybody who wishes to be delegate can
get on. and anybody who has an FIX
to grind can get his friends on. 1t
would not be at all impossible to have
"a state convention next spring that
would denounce the state road law. or
CAPITOL extension, or any suggested
plan Of national party reorganization.
In any event this Is exactly what mas
happened in Massachusetts to the utter
decentralization Of the campaign ana IN
Iowa the law IL precisely the same with
regard to the state convention as u 10
In Massachusetts,.
~ he;np forewarned is being fore
armed, it may be possible to see IN the
primaries next year that the delegates
- the state convention are made up OF
men who are friendly to the leaoeF-
chi, of the nominees Of the party.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
Iona Newspapers
WHY?
Knoxville Journal. ]

Why do carnival companies make
speciality of oriental dances with their
crude, vulgar and suggestive contor-
tions? Is it because the people de-
mand such exhibitions? It would seem
that a carnival company would pro-
vide the kind of attractions that would
pay best. i.e.. be the most popular. But
that is a disturbing line oe thought.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Yes" admits the Upton Advertiser
"a direct road is the best road in the
world when it is in good condition.
The trouble is that it is rarely in the
best condition We are still waiting
for that cord Of wood a fellow prom
ised US as soon as the roads got right
for hauling
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
LIKE MR.. MrcAwBER


why do the American people wei
come a democratic revision OF the tar
if downward without fear or trem-
bling? Why 10 business 20 wholly un-
concerned that men have no interest IN
An argument as to the tariff any more!
--MarshaIltown Times Republican.
I. hardly can be urged that the new
tariff law has received . welcome.
There il a sense Of relief that the work
Of framing the law and getting 1t into
operation 10 completed The suspense
u ever with. ana the psoeDest o. .
rest from tariff as,tation - invtnns.
There has bssu % uaucA teri9 telk
during the past ave years that the cus-
jset has lost tts charm. Inteseee 10
tariff argument for ths time SAing can
not be made to answer summons. BUS
iness 10 determined not to Saueai De-
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
At the Road Congress.

lSO1ibGi . NSCShAS.J
Senator Bourne Is chairman OF the
joint congressional committee on fed
eral aid In the construction Of post
roads. His plan proposes the issuance
by the federal government of one bill
lion per cent ffty-year bonds These
bonds are to be sold and the proceeds
allotted among the several states on
a defined pro-rata basis, but each state
is to issue its own dfty-year I per
centcent bonds. to be held by the fed.
eral government as security for its ap-
portionment. The difference between
the per cent interest paid by the gov
ernment to the bond buyers and the
per cent paid to the government by
the states will. In nifty years, provide
a fund sufficient to redeem the entire
issue, and the states bonds are then
to be returned to the state cancelled.
Under Senator Bourne'x table. the
amount available. for example. to New
York would be something like $780,
00e, 900, or to New Mexico $27.000,00o.
It is further estimated by the senator
that the expenditures Of this sum
would call forth other expenditures by
state. county and private interests OF
at least two dollars for one, ana so
he entities his proposed bill, a sug-
gested plan for the intelligent ana
practicable expenditure Of $4,000, ,0oo.o 600
during period of fifty years" etc. ;.
'DThree billions Of dollars!" spouted
the Judge. "Do you know how mucn
that is? haven't the faintest con-
ception and neither had he. am sur
prised that the magazines comment
admirinsly on this plan Of returning
the state bonds in nifty years canceieo!
NV heavens! Why not? You've paio
for 'em. It ties you up for fifty years
and perhaps exhausts your bond-issu-
inr mower. II that's national aid, good
Lord deliver us from national aid!
If a road Is a local road, the federaI
government has no right to take
hand in its construction. II q local
road becomes national thorouEnIare.
its the nations concern anyhow.
BEFORE adjournment the congress
placed itself on record In series OF
resolutions, which will probably be con-
sidered 1t length IN the good roads
department OF this weekly. but tho
most striking feature Of which appears
to be the suggestion that nationaI
department OF public works be created,
headed by q secretary who shall DO
member OF the presidents cabinet. ana
having particularly In view the Gre
alton Of great national road system.
The grand old man" OF the conven-
ton was Judge J. II. Lowe, OF Kansas
City. a veteran Of the Confsderate
army. tall, keen and hectic. president
Of the National Old Trails Assoctakidsi.
q man es emphatic opinions and de-
liciously fearless in his expression 0f
<havo . - ~
Among those men at whom the ven
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
TIMES REPUBLICAN,. MARSHAILTOwN IOWA: OCTOBER 70 1918

fore Il 10 hurt, and buainess 10 hopeful
that II may escape injury. At any rate,
business 10 not disposed to make fuss
and invite disturbance. A good many
things have happened OF late to em-
phasize the folly OF assault upon con-
fidence, and business men are disposed
to take the other tack. They are dis.
posed to say that the democrats are
doing first rate. that there is no occa-
sion for alarm, and that there Is every
prospect that prosperity will suffer no
interruption. Business was never
more conservative since big business
was invented than it is now. Reform
ers Of various degrees and passions feel
that large measure of credit belongs
to them. II the democrats can handle
the situation and conserve business in
tegrity and opportunity, all right.
Bride the tongue and give them q fair
fel6 That represents the spirit Of
those holding controlling interest in
the trade and commerce of the country.
No revision OF the tariff since the civil
wa! has had the chance the present
law has to win out on merit. That
there should be SO large a measure OF
protection seems almost like a trav-
esty. This protection is fortified by
large questions less hackneyed than
the tariff that have crowded to the
front. 1t was wise leadership that had
the currency issue bridled and saddled
ready for congress to mount. What the
country wants, so far as the country
understands itself, is separation from
mere politics. If the mere politician
can not adjust himself to what the
country wants his record as a good
politician will be damaged. The coun-
try at the moment is the representa-
tive OF Mr.. Micawher, noted for his
cheerfulness and his patient waiting
Tor something to turn up.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
THE CLIMAX
Twehsfer CITY Herald1

webster City Herald]
That must have been a thrilling
moment in the deliberations Of the
State Suffrage Association meet at
Boone, when Rowena Edson Stevens
shook her fist under the nose OF the
Jane Adams of Iowa" and called her
falsifier while the delegates were
singing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20

''what We want" said the patriotic
citisen, "is q government that will give
every man an absolutely equal show.
1T can't be arranged" replied
Three finger Sam: anyway. not here
IN Crimson Gulch. There's no sense In
expecting everybody to have four aces
when I lack pot IL opened" ."-Washing-
ton Star.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
GRuNDY CORN.

Walter Lynn started to husk corn
Monday He said he began in the
poorest piece and that this was going
only sixty five bushels an acre. Some
people may think that because Walters
poorest corn is making him only S4e
an acre, that he has been burning up
more gas in his car this summer than
he should and that II he hadn't had
car he might be able now to pick 800
from every acre Of his corn.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20
MARENGo COMMERCIAL CLUB.
rMarenro Renub1ican.1

Another meeting Of the Commercial
Club was held Friday night. A round
dozen were in attendance. OF these,
as at the last meeting, four were rier-
chants. Groceries. hardware. nipple.
ments. meat, furniture, lumber. drugs,
hotels, restaurants-none OF these were
represented. The only line completely
represented was the newspaper busi-
ness.
A meeting Of the Commercial Club.
well announced in the papers, and only
four merchants there!
II the merchants Of the city do not
take part in the organisation. the
Commercial Club may 40 well be buried
with what pomp and ceremony may b.
possible, and . neat white tombstone
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20

erable greater bit his thumb during
the week were Senator Bourne and
Congressman Shackleford. tho latter
from tho judges own state. The judge
was particularly hot against tho
states rights stuhbornnesS. sf..sF
"The government has ~ good right
to build q road across the state OF
Missouri" he declared. ''as anywhere.
Oh! I got the states rights all shot
out Of me in four years campaign
. good long while ago. I have been
reconstructed ever since. We would
have had good roads before this II It
hadn't been for ono mani promised
not to mention his name again; lot
him. too, rest In oblivion till Gabriel
blows his trumpet. ana he will have to
blow a second time to wake him
James Buchanan, the man who killed
national good roads!
ut il the nations right and the ma
tion's duty to provide the great ma
tional highways. It isn't any question
Of federal aid. I don't believe in It.
used to use the word. don't any
more. It Is the nations duty. not to
help build but to build and maintain
the nations highways. You talk about
the state helping. Whose money is It
that the nation has II 1t isn't the
states?''
The people who want good roads, the
congressman, on the other hand, de-
clared are divided into two classes
those who want tourist roads ana
those who want business roads. You
people here want the government to
take forty or nifty million dollars and
build ocean. to- ocean highways Of great
perfection for you to ride upon In
ease and luxury. The business roads
class are the farmers and small mer-
chants, who want roads from the barn
yard to the market. They are not here
this morning: they are at home SOW.
ing wheat and shuoking corn; they
have neither time nor money to come
to a good roads congress; but am
for them want to see general sys-
tenn OF average roads instead OF few
high -class boulevards. You want Co.
900 miles Of expensive touring roads
built In forty years want 100000
miles Of business and post roads built
In fve years.
"Pork-barrel talk" shouted Judge
Lowe, when he got upon his feet day
or two later to talk about something
else, but didn't.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20

wife-what time dtd you get home
last night?
I1uehand-Eleve thirty;
wife-I sat up until IL.
Husband--yes. SAT on the front
porch step until you had retired, So as
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20

The Waterloo Times Tribune says:
Anyway. Mr.. Bryan Is Whole io'
better chautauqua lecturer than any
of which the European cabinets can
boast"
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20

Parcels pest pays the government;
the next thing Will be government
telegraph and telephone" says the
Webster City Herald. Parcels post
would have come sooner if Tom Plast
hadn't been in the United States sem
ate
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-20

Elkins. W. Va. Oct. 1a.-Nearing his
ninetieth birthday. which falls on Nov.
1S Henry 0assaway Davis, former
United States senator and candidate
for vice president on the Democratic
ticket with Alton 3. Parker. was re-
ported seriously III. Mr.. Davis holds
his age remarkably well, and he made
light OF his health. He denied he was
seriously III, as reported, but at the
same time his friends felt that his
years would count against him.