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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
REV. CANNOM'S WAY.
ICouncil Bluffs Nonpariel.]

A few weeks ago Rev. G. F. Cannon,
Methodist preacher located at Adel. on
his return from the conference at Mt.
AYR in his auto, overlook man driv-
ing along the highway in a buggy. Sig
nal was given by the auto people that
they wished to pass. But the driver
of the buggy wilfully persisted in his
refusal to give share of the road. The
good minister became righteously in
dignant and filed information against
the fellow when he reached town.
When the case was called for trial be-
fore a justice of the peace the driver
of the buggy had learned that he was
clearly a violator Of the state law. He
offered 10 Apologies and pay the costs
and this proffer was promptly accepted
by the minister.
Rev. Cannon has rendered the state
Il valuable service in this matter He
might have borne the insult in silence.
And If it had been purely a personal
matter he would doubtless have done
So But this fellow was not only ig-
noring and trampling under foot decent
regard for the rights of his fellowman,
he was doing the same thing for the
majesty Of the law. And this is no
doubt just what the good Methodist
brother had in mind when he filed in
formation. He was saying. in effect. 10
the fellow. You can trample on ms
rights If you VIII but YOU must re-
spect the laws OF your state. Ana
when the boor found that he had got
in wrong in this respect he came
across"
We need more complaints of this
character. They ought to be as FREE
auent as the ohenses. 1t is only as
laws are observed and enforced that
they will come TO be respected. Nine
teen out of every twenty men driving
on the highway are prompt to give
| way for autosts to pass when signal
is given and the road will permit. For
these no law is necessary. They are
governed by nobler considerations than
! statutes. But law backed by the whole
force OF the state is necessary to gov
| ern the road hogs" They viii only
respect the law when ii is vigorously
land righteouslv enforced. We need a
10, more people in the land OF sHch
type as Rev Cannon. One OF the
weakest points in our state is disregard
! If law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
Topics of the Timss

Three hundred twenty newspaper
writer's attended the first world series
game. Thank the Lord there's some
thing that can draw more newspaper
attention than Harry Thaw.
That Seattle judge who ran amuck
with a judicial razor has no more bus
mess in court than a crazy barber has
shaving customers.
When the currency bill stacks up
against the home run ii just whiffs.
TIE president Of Kentucky college
has been made governor of Porto Rico.
If he can run a college in the dark and
bloody ground he ought 10 make it go
in a dark and dirty island.
President Wilson has signed a bill!
throwing open to homestead drawing,
beginning October Il, about 10000
acres of grazing land in the Nebraska
national forest. But butcher stock in
Iowa will never feel this attempt TO
lower the cost of beef. The fact is that
under present conditions the price Of
beef isn't so much consid ton as
the beef itself.
1t is claimed that nearly all the
people run down by automobiles are
persons Who take a sudden notion to
cross a street, giving the driver of a
machine no opportunity to check up
Red Oak Sun.
The Sun has evidently been attend
ing the trial of personal injury case
and heard only the witnesses for the
defense.
Why not July instead Of June / for
Fathers Day. That's the beginning OF
the financial year.
More people seem IT, be interested in
rain now than during the long dry
spell. But this is the worlds series
Then only the crops we're in question.
The Sioux City journal is ready for
its new home lately completed and the
new building is ready for the Journal
The Journal is an example of progress
in everything but politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
Wooden Cars Are Doomed

Win no greater risk to the train.
But the steel car puts an armor plate
protection around every passenger. 1t
insures him against death ana also
serious injury.
Here is one place where the pubic
has a right to demand large expeno'
iture of money by the railroads. the
goodnight curtain was run down iot
the wooden car long ago. and It should
be removed from the stage completely.
OF course, new equipment costs heavi'
ly and for that reason the travelling
public should realize what Is beins
done for It's protection. A steel Cal
costs double tho price Of a wooden one
and carries but few more persoos. II
is one Of the many instances where ~
recent years railroads have felt Obliged
to spend money from which they o.
rive but little revenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
The FRIENDS he HAD.

'If Major Lacey were alive today"
says the Iowa City Republican, "he
would find out how many friends he
had" To this the Sioux City Journal
makes reply: He would come as near
ninding out how many hypocrites he
had met"
The editors of both newspapers
quoted above have had long experience
In public life. Like Major Lacey each
has been honored with office and like
the major each has been defeated for
cYice. The same wholehearted sup
port and opposition has been theirs
that has been the majors. Every man
who has stood outside where the winds
ara high In politics has found favoring
beee6es and fierce head winds. The Re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
Editor Times Republican:

Editor Times Republican:
have been reading several articles.
at different times. in your daily about
the advantages Of paved roads. and
advocating the same. Every question
has two sides to it, and If YOU will al
low me space, will try, in my humble
way. to say something on the other
side OF this question.
In your daily of the I'd of this month.
was an article under the heading; NO
Lincoln highway for ten years" That
article starts out by criticising the
legislature for not authorizing long
time bonds to be issued for road i'm
provements, and to provide for assess
ing lands, especially benefited, near by
the roads improved.
1 am glad our legislature saw that
it was for the best interests of the
state not to enact such law. Who
was it demanding that such law
should be enacted? Surely not the far
mers: for they are not "hollering" for
paved roads over which to haul their
grain to market They are more con-
cerned over good crops and good prices.
with the roads we'll drained. There Is
plenty Of time when the roads are In
condition for hauling loads
You say that it will raise the value
of the land from $50 to $50 per acre.
That is mistake. it will not increase
the yield of the land one bushel. but
it will increase the taxes greatly. per-
haps double, and if the owner has re-
Gently bought the land with one half
of the purchase price still unpaid, he
will feel that it is more than he can
pay. Will seek for buyer. The care
full buyer will look at the high rate OF
taxation. with no increase Of income.
he will likely go some where else and
invest.
Your theories may look well in print,
but it will be a cold day for the tax
payers. who will have to shoulder the
burden if they are ever put in practice.
In your daily CT the 9Th is quite
lengthy article about Governor Clark
and party getting stalled at Marshall
town on account of rain and mud when
they were going down to see the Tama
Indians. and the great loss thruout the
state especially along the Lincoln hish-
way, caused by the roads being muddy
for single day. suppose it was In the
month of December, the morning hrighf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
STARTING AND FINISHING.

Colonel McConlogue, who has lately
been appointed board of control mem
Der bv Governor Clarke. is said to have
started as section hand McConlogue
worked up to section boss later as the
story goes, and kept on working. His
appointment to the important position
ne fills came 70 him thru merit. A
republican governor naturally tries to
select the best men when ne must
choose among democrats.
Senator Cummins started doing car
oenter work and carrying surveyors
chain. II he had kept on carpentering
Cumnins would have been a good car
penter today with the latest knowledge
Of his work. But he quit carpentering.
Garfield began driving mules on
tow path. Lincoln clerked in coun-
try store. But they Quit. Not that
clerking in a store, driving mules for
wages. working on the section and car
pentering isn't as honorable employ
ment as the law but because in every
instance these employmen-s were step
ping stones TO further progress. II
those old days when the Cunlmins and
the NcConlogues were starting. most
men who succeed greatly. started any
old way they could start.
Success is in the man, not so much
in the manner of employment ne
chooses or is forced to in order TO get
started The main thing is TO get to
work at something, save to a purpose
and keep a fixed point Of attainment
Any boy can do it. The worst dumb
head" this editor ever knew in school
went on by sheer pertinacity and cour-
age and strength of will 70 graduation
from college and the later presidency
of colleges and today is given position
of practical autocracy over a state d.
vision of the church denomination he
represents. He and the Cummins and
the McConlogues would do the same
thing over and easier today; for oppor-
tunitv is now better than in those days
Of the Garfelds and the Lincolns and
the later days of the Cummins' and Nc
Conologues.
The trouble with too many of oul
present day young men is that then
aspirations shrink in the face of hare
work and privation. The present looks
bigger than the future In these days
when farm hand can draw enough
wages in one season to pay the cost OF
year at a technical school too many
young men are unwilling to trade the
electroliers for lantern and the poo
halls for the horse barns long enough
to earn the price of future success. MOI
all of them Tht Garfields and Lincolns
and Cummins' and McConologues are
busy. We do not see them now. L
takes thirty years to develop them. WE
see the other because it doesn't take
more than thirty days in instances t.
make and confirm a failure.
1t doesn't matter much where mar
starts. It does mean a great deal Il
himself and all mankind where h
finishes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

roadbed and decided to walt until the
first train came along.
When tie Shasta ltEnitad came thun-
de1ns down upon him he picked up
some Of the blazing embers and nag
sed the train. Trainmen were in
clined to doubt Tie hobo's story. They
picked him up and the trnln proceeded
slowly around . long curve and then
came upon the blasaag bridge. the
supporting timbess q wh3oh had been
almost burned In two By tho names.
AZ the train erew and passenger
stood watching the bridge barn Il COZ
lapsed.
The track approaching the bridge
winds about In Q long curve and Il
IL doubtful II the engineer Of the train
would have seen tho coodition Of the
bridge in time to stop his train. Tho
Southern Pacific company win reward
tAs tramp, Il - announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
Farmers Protest Against Hards,erfaced Roads

, tically every man In town - demanding
them and what II more TO the point
most men in town are willing to be
taxed for tho farmers' roads In the
country. In Texas where nearly every.
body 10 q farmer the bond issues are
being carried by . two-thirds vote In
almost every county in the state. Hav.;
ing had some OF the roads they can
see the far side Of this question.
Mr.. Rails fears the taxe9 but on .
twenty year bond plan, every mile Of
county road could be paved In the
center near the cities and graveled else.
where without increasing the present
road levies farthing except that the
owners Of land nearby the improved
roads would have to pay from SO to
$40 per annum special paving tax for
each quarter section Of land within the
district Does Mr.. Rails think this ex-
cessive for the benefit of q paved road?
People in town gladly pay this much
for pavement In front Of single city
lot.
Mr.. Rails thinks that land values
would not be benefited by hard sur.
faced roads and yet the actual exper-
fence in every state in the union with
out exception anywhere has been that
they have been advanced in value and
farmers VINO once opposed th6 FoaoS
have been known to offer thousands of
dollars in bonuses to get the roads aft
, erwards. Now who is guilty OF the
orizing, Mr.. Rails or the farmers who
have built the roads?
As to Governor Clarke's party get
ting stuck in the mud. one hours rain
made a dirt road impossible for
motor vehicle while on paved road
this party could have driven back to
Des Moines before any snowstorm
could have stopped them. That same
dirt road has been practically impas-
sable for motor vehicles and loaded
wagons now for a month whereas q
paved road would have been service
able every day and In winter could be
opened to traffic inside Of three hours
after any snow storm by the same
teams which ought to be used now for
dragging Motor vehicles run every day
turnout the winter on the paved streets
of Marshalltown and half the farmers
in Marshall county now ride in motor
vehicles.
There are two sides to this road
question but they are the near side and
the far side. In time we can all see
both sides-Editor1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

II ever there could be good argu'
ment for the all-steel railroad passen-
ger car that wreck at Tyrone supplied
it. heavy express train running ~
miles an hour plows into another tram
ahead Of it. Behold the result!
OF the 1871 passengers Injured not
one suffers broken bone.
You may recall the Mud Run dis
sster on the Lehigh Valley about 70
wears ago, a writer in the Philadelphia
Iedeer remarks. The accident was
similar to that at Tyrone-a moving
train telescoping one at the station.
But note the difference In the eject.
At Mud Run about 80 persons were
killed. In that day there were no steer
cars and the wooden ones crumoleo
up like egg shells before the onrush-
Ing locomotives.
Wooden cars at Tyrone would prob
ably have meant so dead passengers.
! The steel car saved that many lives
and scores from serious injury.
The steel car is Of modern origin.
The Pennsylvania began building them
only seven years ago. since which time
it has bought no other kind. 1t now
has over $500, at q cost Of about $4O,'
100000. This company, 1t may be Cd.
served, owns over half Of the all steei
cars in the United States
l doubt il the travelling public real
ICES tho full advantage Of the steel
car. Without any doubt 1t 10 the big
Rest single advance ever made by the
railroads for the protection OF passen'
gers. The air brake. Of course. was
great invention, but its chief use was
to run swift trains safely. The air
brakes SEQUEL was increased speed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
OWE THEIR LIVES TO HOBO
Passengers on Western Filler Savse
From peath by Wandersr With
Presence Of Mind.

Two hundred passengers on the
eouthbound Shasta limited. tho South
ern Pacific railroads de luxe train DO
tween Portland and San Francisco,
probably owe their lives to an I'M
known hobo who tagged the train In
time to save 1t from plsnging through
= weakened bridge near Oakland. Orc.
The tramp. who was walking south
to Ashland. found bridge . mile
north Of Oakland, on IRE. He bur
ried back along the track, lighted .
FIRE of rubbish in tha middle Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
10 aaxs Money,

Economy. rightly. understood, 70.
Quires careful study and constituent
action. A knowledge at naEkes prices
ana money vAlaes aro necessary for
IN intslligsAt solution 70 the high
cost Of NvinS. But sunA knowledge Of
itsolf does not su0oA Oeosistsat %.
tion 10 equally. II not more inpoEtant.
The head aud heart" q . fsnily must
b one in their efforts. They. must
work In unison, ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
Antic uitie. In Danger.

Hidden away in the national ma
seums and Libraries, and zealousiy
guarded are number OF priceless
manuscripts and books which, but for
a fortunate chance, might have been
lost to the world. The chief treas
ure of a museum at st. Petersburg 10
the oldest known Greek manuscript OF
the New Testament. which was about
to be burned by the monks Of q
Syrian monastery, when, by lucky
chance. one Of the priests. struck with
the antiquity Of the manuscript. In.
terfered in time to save what had
been thought valueless.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
.A Mlahtx Man wac He.v

At concert for charity In country
town Miss Carter obliged by reciting
1.-The Village Blacksmith" At the
conclusion Of her recital the rural au-
dience cheered. "Ancower!" they
cried. "Ancower!" Miss Carter was
about to grant the request when
burly fellow. very much out OF breath.
tapped her on the shoulder. i've Just
come around from in 'front.'" whts-
pered this man, excitsd1y. Il want
yer to do nae q favor" well. what
whispered the intruder. Il happen ter
be the fellow you've been taiktn,
about, and want you to put In verse
this time saying how let out b.
cycles"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

what Il Described g The lSreest
railway bridge IN central Japan has
lust been completed &C Tenryugawa:
It is about 5000 feet long. and has
been constructed entirely Of Japanese
materials at cost OF shout $37s. 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
NEEDED-THE OLD TIVE FAITH.
Manson Democrat

NEEDED-THE OLD TIVE FAITH.
Manson Democrat
There is much complaint of the
decadence of the country church. and
nobody seems to be able to find the
reason. There are many reasons set
forth. but the real reason to any think
ing man would be that people have
lost their faith in the religion ex-
pounded in those country churches. AS
long as people have faith they will go
to church. When they lose that faith
it is a hard problem to get them inside
the portals Of any religious edifice. II
the old time faith In religion can be
instilled into the minds o. modern peo-
pie and kept there, the country church
will hold its membership and the city
church will increase its attendance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
THE DECAY OF cHAurAuouA!

toicAoHOOdu ScuSAuci>1oSe'J
Nothing has appeared In this paper
for long time more humiliating to the
pride Of Shenandoah people than the
advertisement Of the sale Of the chau-
tauqua property
Every little town around is going
right ahead with preparations for
chautauqua next year. II the towns
OF 500 population can hold successful
chautauquas, or IL the people are will
ing to make UP their shortages, 1t looks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10


| and continues until the highways are
covered foot deep or more. think the
automobiles would get stuck just the
! same. Respectfully.
J. L. RAILS.
Liscomb, Oct. ., 1918.
There Are Two Sides.
mr. Rails is right when he says that
there are two sides to the road ques-
ton. so is there to hill when one
approaches it. One side 10 the side
seen at first and the other can not be
seen until one has gone over the hill.
The side Mr.. Rails sees to the road
question is the first side. When he has
, seen the roads built in other states,
when he has found out that they do
increase the value of land, when ne
has made sure that on the easy pay
ment bond issue plan they do not cause
a heavy tax burden he will then be able
to see the other side which 10 already
seen by men who have taken the time
to study the problem as 1t has been
worked out in all parts Of the world:
The only unfair thing Mr.. Rails has
said Is that the demand for graveled
roads or roads with paved centers 10
a theory fit only for print. They are
fact and a reality In 30 many otner
states that there is no longer any
theory about them and it is noteworthy
in practically every community IN this
state the king booster for hard ROADS
is the longest headed financier OF the
community who can probably buy our
any two farmers who are obJecting'
This does not necessarily mean that the
fnancier's views are right, but 1t does
free his ideas from the suspicion OF
being impracticable theories.
Mr. Rails is glad that the Iowa legis-
lature did not authorize long time bonds
to be issued for roads and yet Two
thirds of the states in this union now
build their roads that way and we oulld
our court houses, our school houses
and drain our lands that way. Either
Mr.. Rails is mistaken or two-thirds OF
the states. including our own, are
mistaken when they undertake TO
spread the first cost of an Improvement
over the period Of time in which 1t IS
to be used.
Mr.. Rails thinks that the farmers are
not demanding hard surfaced roads
Some are not but many are and prac-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

The Cedar Falls Record says. III
private business was conducted as
loose jointedly as the affairs of some
counties. swift and sure failure would
result
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
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Iona Newspapers
IF TRAN sFERRED TO PERRY.
Perry Chief.

Terry Chlef.
The worst sinner in the world who
don't believe in hell will sure get his
convictions changed if he ever tried
to find a house in Perry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

The democratic tariff bill Is now a
law. put the only soup being eaten is
the crow soup being swallowed by the
nigh tariff calamity howlers," says the
Manson Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
TIMES REPUBLICAN MARsHAILToWN IOWA: OCTOBER TO-

is, there is enough doing in the way Of
shedding Of blood, with decreasing dis
elimination in the initiative in the mat
ter Of sex, to cause alarm"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

1T will never do in this republic
Of ours, and especially in these days
of direct popular appeal, to have
the edge taken off vigorous debate, y
says the Des Moines Register and
Leader. Men must expect opposition.
They must expect to lose. They mus
not hope to make friendly personal re-
lations or blameless private life do
service for unacceptable public pol
icies."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

I'VE have Yet to see newspaper
that commends the work OF the county
supervisors and township trustees in
regard to the way the roads have been
taken care of. What's the matter, any
way? Are the laws wrong or don't Of
ficails do their duty?" inquiries the
Grinnell Register
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

The Waterloo Reporter demands to
know what is sausage?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

sometime the people may notice
mat congress is a small body of actual
workers surrounded by large mum
Der OF chair warmers as the inconse-
quential manikins employed to fill out
the circle of minstrel company are
called" predicts the Sioux civ Tri-
bune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

The Boone News Republican asks
ii this new tariff bill works well why
not make 1t a penitentiary offense Il
tinker with the tariff in the future ?"'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

me sioux City Journal says, There
Is some danger that If divodce il made
marc, murder will be made easy. At it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10

and beautiful, the Lincoln highway all
paved. the Governor and party start
out. Clouds appear. snow begins to fall
and continues until the highways are
covered foot deep or more. think the
automobiles would get stuck just the
same. Respectfully.
]. L. RAILS.