Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-16

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DO same witch next bag. II . dirt cellar
10 not. avhilabts take { pan sof CORN.
pour water OH Il, then take and pour
water on and take this pail Of damp
corn ana mix with about . 00-pound
sack OF corn. But BY all means keep.
your corn after July istn . damp place.
not In q hot dry room..ss--~
Al Of which Is contrary to the old
notion. ,fhe dryer the dorm the better
1t would pop. 4
The new Law, concerning primaries 10
making some men squirm. Surprising
you had a friend out az a candidate for
office on the progressive ticket. Natur-
ally you would like to support him! but
to do so You must swear you belong 20
or intend to join the progressive party,
before you can vote for him at the pri-
maries. No matter II you have q dozen
men on the republican ticket youswould
like to vote for. In one county at least
q score Of voters have thus qualified
for voting the progressive ticket. This
Interpretation Of the law comes to the
writer from good legal authority. 1t
seems to be a case Of whole hog or
none" But here's the funny part OF 1t.
In tht case referred to these progress
ives-formerly republicans-who will
thus nominate this candidate, viii on
election day vote for other candidates
on the republican ticket and there IS
no law or custom against it. In+other
words we have no law and never will
nave q law to prevent scratching"
So that %supposing each county in Iowa
mas three regular tickets, republican,
democratic n progressive, even II
John Jones gets a big progressive vote
at the primary for representative. John
smith Tor county treasurer, as a re-
publican, may be elected, and Tom
may be elected as democratic
sheriff. All this questions whether we
have arrived at absolute perfection In
regard to primaries.
A story Is going the rounds that one
OF the G. B. and @. railroad conductors
will market 10000 ginseng roots this
netting him $4,000 cash. In Grin
nell an ex-traveling man sold.+$24e
worth this year. And up In the Wis
consin woods1many trappers have q
gingseng plat which grows as nature
Intends under natural shade. The Sci.
entihc American says:
r American ginseng, the market for
which is almost exclusively confined to
China n Corea, has been an article of
export from this country for more than
a century, the prices rising, as the wild
supply diminished because of the clear
ing away Of suitable, forests. from 40
cents a pound in the, early years Of its
collection to more than. IS a pound for
the best qualities during the lastseiEht
Years. The cultivation OF the plant is
rom M "a ffvc1y rann~t. - l~---{:- -
experimental way about fifteen years
ago, and has now attained such pro-
portions that the output Of the. cuItf-
waited roots almost equals that OF the
wild. The total exports exceed a.value
OF a million dollars a year.
In Grinnell a f~our-page leaAet has
distributed supposedly byssome
headed: Platform Of Gfinnell
and Poweshiek county. We the,under.l
signed citizens and voters, OF afinnell
and Poweshtef county. Iowa, iAfcom-
mon with the working class of the
United States and the world" suffer
from Unemployment. low wares. high
rents. high prices. child labor and the
and underpsy Of woman. To
abolish these economical conditions
.S.s ,sss ,aa,ss,,;;.sz.:a;sssS 1asss1
own n operate the industries OF the
country. Not for private profit, but
for the benefit OF the producers. How
the local copaidonsSof GkinneN'
and Poweshiek County call for special,
legislation. and We therefore appeal TO
all citizens who believe that human
life and human welfare are more sacred
than property, to unite with US in the
following demands.
Just why the blank lines. are left to
be filed in with the name Of some
party has not been explained It's too
long to- reprint in thk coiuhnh. but 1t
9avors universal suffrage, control OF
municipal legislation and admin
istration. public ownership OF all util-
tiles to be operated at cost, municipal
stores after the plan Of the govern
ment stores in Panama canal zone, also
that the city build sanitary rouses for
and sell them at cost, city gov
eminent not to purchase any article
made by convicts, child labor, or by
over eight hours a day: no
child labor. no women to work more
than eight hours a day, II work on Sum
day shall have another full days rest,
the city assess land values and unused
land to be taxed double" This is in
serted here by request. The assertion
was made republican and democratic