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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
School RsvoIts and Their Meaning.
Christian Science Monitor

CHRISTIAN Science MOOltOr.1
We have commented on recent en-
hibitions OF unrest among school chill
dren here and there. So have others.
Many theories are being advanced to
account for them; many plans are be-
Ing offered for their prevention. So
far investigation has not proceeded
along lines calculated 10 food the sit
uation with light, but few collateral
facts of interest have been discovered
One of them is that eIt-aragance in
the equipment Of public school chill
dren il a source OF discomfort. Not
outstanding all that has been said In
disapproval of the practise. many par
ents Of means insist upon sending their
children to the com mon schools as II
they were going to a neighbOrhood So
ciai function. The overdressed school
girl. however. has received a full
measure of attention.
Now. however. we have another
phase of the matter. Says the Detroit
Free Press: TITS indeed a sight ......
to pass one Of the Detroit public
schools. or one OF the city's colleges.
about the time the morning bells are
turning TO the sky, and see the modern
Detroit schoolboy drive up under gas
oline power, in his own little red. blue
or green automobie-the birthday
present of indulgent grandpa or father
who thinks nothing too good for the
boy" And our contemporary ADDS:
"Schoolboys in autom obiies-the last
word-the final cry. Yet this is exactly
what has happened in staid old De-
troit. and. we doubt not, is happening
over all America"
There is no cause for doubt. The
matter would not be worthy Of at
tention were the condition here re-
ported peculiar or confined to Detroit.
In New York few days ago 1900 chill
dren rose in revolt against the gen.
eral plan of education. They did not
like the way things were going. Cues
toned closely, they could not give any
satisfactory explanation OF the cause OF
their discomfort. In one of Boston's
suburbs the other day school children
struck for the abolition OF a rule that
IN another suburb the school children
had previously struck" to establish.
1t does not seem to be very difficult
at present for a leader to find followers
in a school Strike gotten up on any
pretense.
LToWH peOple, ma tuEC peopie' sAoo'"
pause before they jump to conclusions
with regard to these exhibitions. 1t is
Just possible that the average adult
is entirely astray as to the cause. 1t
Is Just possible that in order to re-
move the cause the public schools Will
have to be freed, not partially. but
wholly. from conditions that make Tor
discomfort and diseord because they
are offensive to the inherent demo-
cratic spirit of American youth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23

iron tires grind the dust and the whir-
ring auto wheels throw it out, gutter
the road, create chuck holes and gen.
orally destroy its surface.
When New York has finally found
the highway which will render back
value for the money expended on it
1t will have found road construction
which. once laid, will last practically
without reconstruction for twenty
years. The state has discovered that
1t is not the first cost Of the highway
that is to be first considered but the
cost of maintaining II as a good road.
A macadam road that costs $4,000 to
build and requires an outlay Of $500 a
year to maintain is a very expensive
proposition as against paved road
that may cost $1,000 or $4,000 to build
and practically nothing to maintain
during the first ten or fifteen years.
When New York finally finds her ideal
highway it will be of concrete because
of cheapness, length of life, low cost
of maintenance and smooth equality of
surface.
1t has cost New York many millions
10 find out that macadam road lack
ing a competent binder is unfit for
present necessities. Iowa should pro-
fit by New York's mistake. When the
ideal highway is in Operat ton IL will
be of concrete. This is the cement age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
Iated enough to do the coun,y's road

lated enough to DO the county'1 road
work.
Very naturally . large committee Of
prominent citizens. the Judgment Of
any one of whom was equal to that Of
any single member Of the board. called
upon the board to request q recon.
sideration and the levying OF the usual
road tax. An attorney was present to
explain how it could be done legally
but Mr.. Keen himself replied that In
his Judgment, The roads of Marshall
county were good enough"
In less than six months we find Mr..
Keen hustling to induce subsequen
board to designate his road as q coun-
ty road SO as to got the benefit OF coun-
ty road money which he was previous-
~ unwilling anyone should have spent
upon the roads and when a mutual
friend came to the T.-R. Office with q
request that Mr.. Keen wants US mer-
chants to help keep the east road to
Gilman as county road" we simply
could not resist the temptation to tell
Mr.. Keen that the roads OF Marshall
county are good enough"
However 1t was all good natured, for
every advocate of better roads Is GLAD
to see the opponents come over The
movement gains every day and 1t Is
the bringing home to man Of the
Importance of a good road in his own
locality and to his own property values
that lifts the veil OF misunderstanding
the quickest. 1t has always been 30
in other states and has been SO in this
state as to other reforms. At Newman,
ILL.,. a few years ago. country road
was paved with brick by county bond
issue and as soon as the pavement was
in use one prominent farmer, who had
fought the bond issue, appealed to the
county board for another one, offering
to give bonus of $4,000 II the pave
rnent would extend by his place. An
other. who had fought the bond issue,
offered to pay his road raxes ten years
in advance IL the pavement would be
extended to him. These men, like Mr..
Keen. got in line quick enough when
the proposition was brought home to
them. They have had their counterparts
in this state in the farmers who re-
fused to join in the first rural phone
and then paid $50 or more
to get in.-Ed.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
West Point View. Published.

The remarkable series of West
Point pictures now running in the Pop
uiar Mechanics magazine are published
for the first time. Never before has
the public had such an opportunity to
follow the cadet from tn" day he re
ports for duty at the United States
Military Academy until, four years
later he receives his commission as
second lieutenant and is welcomed into
the army by the secretary Of war.
There are nearly $50 views, and they
show the cadet in his drills. his study.
his athletic training and his play. The
pictures published In the June mum ner
cover the cadets first winter. An
article. states:
The first of September finds the
West Point cadet back in barracks,
after his summer in camp Now he
begins the classroom work that Is TO
give him the necessary mental equip
ment for handling troops as an officer
OF the army. The new cadet. If he has
not already made the discovery, quick
" finds that West Point is No place for
a lazy boy. Glasses begin at 1896 q.
IN. for everybody, and before that the
cadet must have sprung out Of bed at
the sound of "reteille," washed, shaved,
and dressed, set his room TO rights and
eaten his breakfast. With an hour and
a quarter eff for dinner. beginning at
IL. 80. the days school work lasts until
s:45 p. m. but for the cadet who is m
bilious to advance. there Is little time
for play between that hour and lights
out.
The frs. year cadet gets no vaca-
ton Classroom work and exercises are
suspended. as far as practicable. on
New Years day. Washington's birth
day, Decoration Day, Fourth OF July.
Thanksgiving and Christmas. but the
fourth class cadet must spent his holt
days at West Point.
THE first years work ends with the
successful passing OF the June examin-
atoms The daily drills and exercises
have given the future officer mill
tary bearing. He has added to his store
of knowledge. not only Of things mill
tary, but in many other lines, and he
has become thoroughly familiar with
the meaning of the word discipline.
His life as a third class cadet VIII be
Illustrated in the July numbe"."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23

There was no occasion for Mr.
keens' confession as he has not in
CURED the displeasure of the news
paper editor at all. He simply is fair
type of citizen who has been slower
than others to grasp the Importance OF
building good roads until the question
as to whether the road was to come by
his place arose. Every reference to his
position has been made wholly imper-
sonal and in order to discuss merely
the two opposite views as to the road
question Mr.. Keen has had many
com patriots In this road controversy.
So far as this newspaper was con-
cerned there was no intention to in
volve Mr.. Keen personally in the dis
cusston and his name was not mem
toned In the editorial.
However. he has preferred to have It
a personal discussion SO It must be re-
called here that the reason there was
20 much money on hand in the road
fund was that the board, OF which he
was dominant member, had refused to
spend the money In improving the
roads. They had kept In the banks at
low rate OF interest almost two years
automobile tax money which the law
making body had levied for the pur-
pose OF increasing county road work.
and which should have been spent on
the roads They also had boarded the
county road money instead Of using
81 on the roads Then at Mr.
Keen's suggestion. the board pro-
ceetled to relieve all property
in ,the county Of road taxes down to
one-tenth of l mill By figuring that
.:,, .S::..l,iie snnnev had accumu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
Topics of the Times

Washington school teachers are
arousins interest in so dry a study as
arithmetic by furnishing percentage
problems 10 the pupils based on the
standing OF the baseball clubs and
players. That seems to be a consid-
cradle Improvement over the old plan
which had a boy who hadn't a nickel
and didn't know whether he ever would
have and didn't care much either way
figuring on $4,000 notes with a couple
Of dozen partial payment endorse
nentS.
The Omaha Bee mentions as a gen
eral fact that 1t takes an artistic
mathematician with high sense Of hu-
NOR 10 figure out a profit for the small
water consumer who was soaked s11.25
FOR Installing meters whoIesaling at SIS
each"
over in New York a suit is being
tried in court where one person brings
an action against another for bewitch-
ing him. But al that il is as sensible
as some law suits that are pulled of in
Iowa.
Also notice that when Wilson calls
a blood and thunder democratic ora
tor in ana tells him to put on the soft
pedal he gets the same results that
Roosevelt did when he issued orders
The weather man acted this morn
ing as tho no field meets or outdoor
picnics had been scheduled for today.
Clear Lake is doing some excellent
advertising advertising of inself as a
summer resort which should attract
attention and bring a greater summer
population TO that attractive little lake
city. The fact is thta Clear Lake is
among the neatest. most enjoyable Of
should attract many Iowa people who
go great dea! farther to fare not
nearly SO wei as they nigh, at Clear
Lake. See Iowa first.
Il love TO hear Maud. when she's in
full song; her articulation is so dis
tinct.
so do l. but hate 20 see her in full
dress, for the same reason.
While excavating for new barn at
Ellington. Conn, Leon c. Leach IN
earthed a large silver button about the
size Of d half-dolar. with the initials
&c. W." in large raised letters in the
center. Across the top and extending
halfway down on each side are the
words Long Live the President" II
Is evidently a presidential button Of
the time OF George Washington, and
must De, therefore, about 40 years
old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
,gnA1 NEW YORK LEARNED ABOUT ROADS
1ninistration.

John n. Carlisle, state Commissioners
Of highways for the state Of New York.
has called halt on the expenditure OF
money on roads until he can De certain
that the taxpayers are getting value
RECEIVED. Mr.. Carlisle frankly states
that in his opinion the state has not
been receiving an ample return for its
investment in highways. 1t is author
ixeA TO spend 100000, 900, and with this
a,ris, at its command it should soon De
al,aA to boast of one Of the best high
way system in the world.
New York built q great deal OF
macadam road Immediately after the
movement for a state highway system
was inaugurated and the money pro-
ytAed, At that time nlacadam was con-
atdered the best road to be built at rea-
ssnnhle cost. Had it been for the same
tra6Jc that had used New York roads
I'm 10 the last ten years the macadam
yr6alld have justified the faith of the
srnad makers who selected 1t. But it
has been found under the combined
traffic OF heavy wagons. steel tiled We
51aieles and automobiles that the main
..s....ee cost of macadam roads runs
~ higA - $500 year. The steel and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
NOBODY WILL HAVE A MATCH.

Party reorganization does not at
tract much attention from the rank
and file of republicans More than tina I
it fails to arouse any intense interest
outside Of the larger leadership Of the
two sides to the question as TO how
it shall be reorganized. The condition
of political apathy seems TO have be-
come chronic.
Nevertheless there should be some
thing doing nov. If not it will be do
ing later and at time when it IS
rot likely TO accomplish much beyond
further disruption-if that is possible
in the party. AS matters stand We
have state party organizations OF
strength and character. The national
organizatio as it is today is a rope Of
sand.
When Cumulins and Kenyon and
Borah and the other leaders of real
repu blicanism held that conference at
Chicago lately they set light in the
window. 1t is shining there as a guide,
a gathering point in the darkness. It
is the only possible place where the
party can get together.
This candle will not burn Intern
inably And when it goes out the light
goes out. It will be good and dark
then. And there's no matches in the
crowd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23

London. May 22.-Sunragettes say
they hope the London police will try
to have Miss Christabel Pankhursr
driven out Of Paris. They claim it
would be the biggest kind of adver-
tisement for them and attract attention
to their fight for votes. They do not
think that Mrs. Pankhurst's daughter
need fear. however, altho 1t is adj
mitted that IL Miss Christabel can be
shown to be melting trouble In London
from her apartments in Paris there
would be precedent for the English au-
thorities asking that the Paris police
expel her from France.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
tn. Chauffeur in III. Arrogance.

Mayor Harrison Of Chicago, was be-
ing congratulated, at luncheon, on
his ordinance forbidding chauffeurs to
blow their horns in the crowded bus
mess sections OF the city.
"Chaufeurs think" he said, that
they need only blow their horns and
the pedestrians will leap out OF the
way. Let the chauffeurs drive with
care. remembering that the pedes-
TRANS right is supreme.
why. IL something isn't soon done.
the chauffeurs in their arrogance VIII
be getting UP horn code for the pee
destrians to learn and obey-a code
something like this:
"One toot-Throw q quick back
handspring for the sidewalk.
1.-TWO toots--Diye over the car.
Three toots--Lie down calmly; 1t
is too late to escape: but we will go
over you AZ easily as possible II you
keep very still.
"One LONG and two short toots--
Throw yourself forward and we will
save both your arms.
"One short ana two 1cng toots--
Throw yourself backward and one leg
will be saved.
-Four toots---Its all UP with YOU. but
We promise to notify your family"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
Very Like.


"That actor manager would get on
better IL he were not SO vain" said
David Belasco.
1.-The fellow Is good deal like a
yard boss used to know in San Fran
cisco. This yard boss always wanted
to be cock of the walk. Every now
and then, when he was feeling good,
he'd call his men up to him. one by one,
fierce, he'd say:
81 can lick any man in my gang.
can lick YOU
That's what you can. boss the
man would say soothingly-for OF
course he didn't want TO lose his Job.
But one day red-haired young
Irishman was added to the yard gang.
The boss went up to the newcomer.
after lunch. shook his red forefnger
under his nose, and said:
81 don't want We 20 git fresh
around this ward. young Teller. ! can
lick any man in the gang, and can
lick you. too. can lick you-do you
understand"
But the young Irisnman had al.
ready taken off his coat and hat.
"'Put up yer pins he said, holly.
No man on earth can lick me. Put up
yer pins. tell yet
The yard boss looked at him with
cold sneer.
young feller,' he said. go up to the
office and git yer pay. III have no man
in the gang that can't lick.
Mr.. Belasco smiled.
How like an actor-manager!" he
murmured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
A@M~14A
Iona Newspapers
AFRAID OF THE CARS.
Shenand oah World

We know Of girl who turned down
q good job for a mediocre one a short
time ago, because she was afraid Of
the responsibility. We know Of two or
three young fellows who have lately
refused chances to move up a step, be-
cause they were afraid they couldn't
make good. They were afraid Of the
responsibility, of the criticisms, of the
mistakes they would make, Of the
chances they would take Of falling
down on a good job. while they knew
their present poor one was safe. They
will never amount to shucks. The man
or woman who hasn't some confidence
in himself or herself. and who is afraid
to stand up under responsibility and
possible cussings and have the light
turned on them will never go very
high.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
II Won't Work.

'-Pierpont Morgan" said a western
congressman, "spendidly enlightened
the money trust COMMITTEES on the SUP
iect of credit when he said that, no
matter how many billions OF credit a
man might have today. he'd lose IT all
tomorrow if he did a single wrong
deed.
"Mr. Morgan declared afterward. to
me pereonAlly. that credit depended Al
together on integrity, ana 2 man Who
tried to do wrong and At the same
time maintain his credit wss - 'sh1y
Is the Hartford school boy.
This boy and some friends. ne ex.
planned. wanted to get into baseball
game, but they had no money. How 10
cheat the gateman? They could think
of no scheme. For long time wnile
they were hopeless. Tnen. suddenly
the boy in question exclaimed IN q
delighted voice:
I've got it. fellers! Well all walk
in backward. and the manll think
we're coming out"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
Honor. Wers Easy.

At the mention of the word hieroglS-
'phics during conversation the other
day, Major General Wotherspoon ex-
pansively smiled He explained that 1t
reminded him o: the letter that Bessie
wrote to her little friend Mamie.
one afternoon. the Major General
said. Bessie mother found her busily
writing. Bessie, being only years old.
the chirography closely resembled the
kind that Mark Young Inscribed on
laundry check with a stick.
what in the world are you doing,
Bessie?" said the little ones mother.
entering the den and finding the
youngster with pen, ink and paper.
Il am writing letter to Mamie
Jones'" replied Bessie. glancfng up
from her work.
sBut, my DEAR smiiingly interposed
the mother. you don't know how TO
write
"Oh, that doesn't make any differ
ence." said Bessie. resuming the letter.
Mamie Jones doesn's know how TO
ad."-New York TiyneA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23

Boston. May 22.-William NJ. Wood.
president OF the American Wooden
Company and textile manufacturer
Of international reputation, Frederick
e. Atteaux and Dennis J. Collins were
placed on trial, charged with conspir
ing to plant" dynamite at Lawrence
during the textile strike in that city
In January. 1912. The trial has been
awaited with special interest because
of the prominence of Mr.. Wood and
also because it is the first time in Mas
sachusetts that serious criminal
charge arising from labor difficulties
has been preferred against a manufac-
turer. His Indictment and arrest last
August caused a sensation. Atteaux
is dealer in chemicals and friend
OF Mr.. Wood. Collins Is dog fancie,
of Cambridge. It is charged that the
three defendants conspired with John
J. Breen. an undertaken Of Lawrence,
and Ernest r. Pitman. builder OF
Andover. to place dynamite in a house
occupied by striking textile operatives
for the purpose of pre1udicinE public
opinion by making 1t appear that the
strikers had possession Of an explosive
which they intended to use in damag-
ing mill property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
THE ROOSEVELT LIBEL SUIT.

fDes Moires Register and LEADER
Mt Roosevelt is probably right In
his decision 10 prosecute tn" Mich'-
gan editor who charged him with
drunkenness.
Such stories. II uncontraoicted come
to be accepted as true. especially in
the case Of men OF the Roosevelt build.
and Go :ncalculahle damage.
But there is always danger OF anti
climax in libel suit growing out Of Il
political campaign. Jurors can not
always be found who can divest them
selves OF politica, bias. and DELAYS and
mstrials take away the edge Of the
vim dicaticn.
Mr.. Roosevelt made an effective
answer to charges OF this sort when
he challenged any man who uses
liquor to excess to do his work. An
Incorporate man. cnu1G. not endure
the strain of single campaign such
as he conducts. much less survive
number Of such campaigns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
FEW AGAINST IMPROVEMENT.
INT. Vernon Recofd,1

Boards Of supervisors over Iowa are
having their troubles because every
farm owner seems to want the road
that runs in front of his place coun-
ty road. Men who have steadily fought
any improvement In road conditions
are reported as now making the fight
of their lives to get the road in front
of their place designated as q county
road, with the consequent prospect OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
CAPABLE OLD IOWA.


Q. yes: ii Will quit raining 1t always
has heretofore. and we will have q fair
crop: we always have heretofore. Do
you remember ten years ago? 1t rained
and rained till people thought II would
never let up. But the first week in
June the weather man sobered of and
gave the finest kind OF weather. Peo-
pie resumed life as il nothing hap
pened and by the time October frost
came old Iowa had redeemed herself
and brought peace and plenty to ev-
erybody deserving natures bounty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-23
The Fishin' Pole is Noddin'.

The Fishin' Pole is Noddin'.
Thru the scented woodlands, far away
from town,
Rest in the world, and you will win
it.!
The cork's a-goin' down, boys, the
cork's a'goin down.
For the hshin poles anodding every
ninuteI