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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
SOME PARCELS POST ANNoYAHcEs.

The parcel post, while It is being used
very largely, is working under dis
advantage and disadvantageou'sly to
those whom it was primarily intended
to accommodate in one very important
regard. that Of the forced necessity OF
the patron to walk or drive to the post
Office in order to take advantage OF the
post to send an occasional package
however small. Another disadvantage
to the occasional patron Ct the parcel
post Is that special stamps are
requisite These requirement are not
disadvantageous to the mail order
houses or to firms which do a consid-
cradle mail order business and who de-
liver a wagon load of parcels at time.
It rs however, annoying to the ordinary
patron who must travel to the post
office perhaps a mile or more II an
occasional package is to be mailed.
The express companies, whose COM
petitor the parcels post is supposed to
be. call for the package. however
small, there is no question Of special
stamp, no difficulties in the way of tax
ing quick advantage Of their service.
Under the condition thus created the
sender Of occa sional packages will call
the express office and send his package
at the small additional cost on single
packages.
It would appear that at the present
rates which somewhat closely approx
mate the rates Of the express COM
panies, that parcel post stations might
he much closer together to the con-
yenience Of patrons The melons d.
vided by the express corporations sus-
sest that the postoffice department
cou,d give more attention to the con-
yenience of parcel post patrons ana
still leave an excellent profit on the
transaction The post has already
given proof that it will never be aban-
doned but extended. 1t should De
adapted in every way possible to the
convenience of those who use 1t. Inc
special stamp is no more needed than
it is on a special delivery letter 1oF
which special stamps were issued and
later abandoned. On the whole why Is
a special stamp necessary for any mail
able matter more than speclai ISSUE
of currency legal tender only for specla
purposes?
In short, why not run the parcel posi-
IN the most simple way as business
proposition? That's the way success
r,,l farms and corporations which de-
mend on the volume Of business anc
-n,,1, nrof4s on single transactions gel
along and declare dividends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Slcep.


O God, for Thine Incompatible sleep
Greatest Of all Thy wondrous gifts to
man
How can we thank thee? 'Tis as tho
OF utter hate broke suddenly. and deep
Forgiveness Tapped US round; tbs like
a sweep
OF cool, wet wind thru some plague
smitten khan
Where burning fever dogs each cara
van.
It draws our souls from hell, for heav-
en- TO keep
For without this, what other gifts
avail?
Wisdom is helpless; vain are power
and gold
Even the beauties of Thy world grow
pale
And comfort little. Suddenly pain S
Is loosed; thru implanted depths Of
sleep we rise.
To see Thy glory in the earth and SKIES
Katharine French, in Century.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
HONEST FINANCE FOR ALL.

A bill has been introduced in the
will make the multi millionaire corpor-
atoms of other states. which are COB
bling up public utility plants in Iowa.
sit up and take notice. The bill in eff
feet extends the Peterson law as to
bona fde capital stock issues 10 all
corporations owning public service
properties in Iowa If i. becomes a
law all such outside corporations will
have to file their articles Of incorpora-
ton with the secretary of state and
assure the state of Iowa that their
capital stock represents a bona fide in
share
Heretofore. outside corporations have
enjoyed wide latitude in their inan-
cling and the sale of bonds at 80 cents
on the dollar with bonus Of common
stock thrown in has not been unusual.
The common stock represented the fu-
t'1re hopes of fat profits by the organic
ers and the bond investors were let in
on the ground floor.
Under the Iowa law if an Iowa cor
poratiou should own public utility
plant its stock and bond issues must
represent full cash equivalent and it
is now proposed that foreign corpora
tons owning public utility properties
in Iowa in competition with local COM
ranies must be measured with the same
yard stick.
The Importance of it 20 local tele-
phone, electric light, gas and street
state of Indiana has seen it's local
utilities and interurban companies
very largely swallowed up by enormous
syndicates and holding companies
financed into many millions by the
money kings of Wall street and theil
elastic stock issues have placed ar
enormous load upon the rate paying
public because of the over issue Of cap.
ital and bonded debt. 1t was the pur-
pose Of the Peterson law that capita
stock in Iowa corporations should rep.
resent bona fide investment and it is
now planned in this bill that the people
of Iowa cities who have public service
to pay for shall pay only on bona f1d'
| capital and bonds regardless Of whethe
, the corporation owning the propert.
has been organized under the laws o
| this or of some other state. Iowa is t
Dc made one state OF honest ffnanc
and those from abroad who wish t
enter therein must conform to the low!
rule of honest finance. What is tn
matter with bill like that?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
RACK AND WHITE MARRIAGES.

Considerable fuss is being made over
the introduction Of a bill prohibiting
marriage between white and colored
persons in Iowa There is more fuss
than sound reason the protest.
The bill! :-sc,f probably found its i'm
papers and individuals grew rather
more excited over that incident than 1t
deserved. The man and woman IN the
case were not much better married
than single and not much worse sin
gle than married. Neither cared much
for the barriers of race, morals, law
and decency. The petulant opposi
ton to the bill is more theoretical than
practical. If it passes it will not make
for morality as between the immoral OF
the two races If it fails the result
will be about the same.
The colored people who object to the
bill and to separative laws are in fact
protesting at the wrong end OF the
controversy. If laws provide separate
cars for whites and colored instead OF
resenting the measure and feeling
abased by it they should insist on as
good cars for their passage money as
any one white or colored gets for his
money. If the waiting rooms are sep
arated they should demand as good
service and as comfortable quarters as
are provided for other persons. This
oIans gets somewhere. The other gets
nowhere.
Both white and colored persons of
Intelligence and reasonable race pride
agree that marriage between the races
Il a mistake, however conscientiously
4 they are made by the contracting par
ties. A highly educated and refined
colored man, and one OF prominence
among both races in national sense
expressed it when he said that amalga-
nation was failure so far as the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
LINE UP FOR SOMETHING.


1.-THE writer is in favor Of q special
tax to build good roads, all over
Calhoun county; all over Iowa, but
we want the money spent upon
all the roads of the county that the
farmer, who pays the tax has to travel
with his produce. The cost of seventy
five miles of permanent road in Iowa.
would gravel or stone dress every mile
Of road in Colhoun county and make
every mile SO good that it could be
Travelled any day in the year, no mat
ter how much it rained. This is one
sensible and rational view of the road
building Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
The Manson paper should line up
then for a specific program like this:
Appropriate all of the automobile IL
cense tax and the gun license tax for a
state aid fund from which the state
can pay ne-th!rd of the cost of grav-
eled, macadamized or paved roads
whenever the county will pay two
thirds. which is required in Wisconsin.
Create a state highway commission
like other states have to administer
state aid road funds and do the neces-
sary engineering work.
Authorize the creation Of special as
sessment road improvement districts
as many states now do on q plan SIM
ilac 10 our special assessment drain
age districts whereby the lands and the
town property within a district special
~ benefited by permanent roads can
be assessed for a third Of the cost ac-
cording to the benefit the nearby prop
erty receives.
Authorize both counties and state to
Issue twenty-year bonds from which
permanent roads can be built and paid
for on the twenty payment plan while
they are being used.
Permit counties to levy as much
as mills for county roads instead
of the present mill and permit the
bridge fund monies to be used on the
roads when concrete bridges are all
built and said money is no longer
needed for bridges.
In this way the Journal could accom-
plish its ideal of having the roads built
at home where the taxes are raised for
the people Of the counties would have to
vote the bonds and vote on the special
Improvement district. The voter could
then decide for himself whether he
wanted gravel, macadam or pavement.
The state would pay one-.h!rd, the
county from its general road levy
would pay one-third and the property
benefited one-third. The state aid be-
ing offered to the counties would In
! duce them to get busy and go after
the states aid and We would get some
| permanent roads. over half the states
in the union now authorize county
bonds, a few issue state bonds, many
more provide for the special improve
ment district and two-thirds of the
states offer some kind Of state aid
! Iowa and the Manson Journal should
line UP for something.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

school certlncates 4 attend III ~, Lest
once Z dartanA sobsegN4 has Woya, ana
otter two years Of trAinlng IN sthS NOR
NAL school they rsceivS practice work
In the school. Ar IN ss
Teachers who have gone out from
experience in this model rural school
are 500 per cent better teachers" say
Mr.. Foght, ''but the best indication OF
the value Of such q school Is the way
its leading features have been copied.
In the country about Kirksville many
similar schools have been built. They
do not always copy all the details, but
the attic arrangement and the sanitary
equipment are generally duplicated.
Buildings modelled on the Kirksville
school have been erected In Mississippi
and Nebraska"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Topics Of the Times

The house Of representatives may feel
like lifting an umbrella over Brother
Brockway while the Register and
Leader rs spilling It's permanent roads
dope. but little Of the stun would
not seriously in1ure = big land owner
who cares more for hog tight leases
than for hard surfaced roads.
The shaking UP Of Standard OIL
seems to have resulted in an emulsion
of higher prices.
The army bill appropriates $4,000
900. That's about dollar apiece paid
by Iowans to keep an invading horde
from trampling down the corn and
milking the cows in the pastures.
-
There are nearly nine million tele-
phones in the United States and every
one OF them is busy when you are in
a hurry to get somebody on the phone
Woodrow's silence is almost as ter
rifying to certain folks as Teddy's open
mention OF "malefactors."
The legislature feels the state school
question as an afflicted person touches
a carbuncle. It's a painful thing.
The legislature wants to know how
the state fair board spent the money
and the state fair board Is willing.
That's a fair shake.
Governor Clarke starts of with the
best wishes and the confidence of prac-
tically everyone in the state. The
executive chair seems to fit him as tho
he had been measured for it.
Waterloo supervisors voted six to
one to declare the saloon petition in
sufficient Now the courts have their
inning. How long does it take in Iowa
to legally define a legal signer to
petition?
If a permanent. hard surfaced road
is to last twenty years or more why
not pay for it in the twenty payment
plan as we use it? This means bond
issue either by the state or county.
Counties are issuing road bonds in
thirty states now while state bonds for
roads are issued in a dozen states.
When Kent county, Michigan, voted
upon a s60Oo0 bond issue for perma-
nent roads last fall the people Of Grand
Rapids, the big town, voted against the
bonds but the farmer vote was strong
enough to carry the election and Kent
county Will build some good ROADS. maj
is about how badly the average farmer
is opposed to good roads, Mr.. Ames, OF
Tama county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

City Conveniences in Country School.
How a small one-teacher school In
the country may have all the conVen-
fences popularity supposed to be the
exclusive privilege Of the city is dem
onstrated in the model rural scnooi az
kirksviIle, Mo, according to n. W.
Foght, specialist in rural education LOT
the United States bureau OF education.
Indoor toilets and shower baths. drink
ing fountains, and modern heatlhs
plant, are shown to be possible In the
country school, however remote from
the city. Furthermore, the cost is SAID
to be within the means of COMPARE
lively small community.
The Kirksville school is conspicuous
for its utilization of every ava,iapie
inch CT space. 1t is only a one STORY
building. slightly wider than the typi-
cal Missouri country, school, but the
attic and basement are both put &c
valuable use. The attic is employed
for manual training and domestic
science, and there is an excellent her'
barium. The basement contains the
heating plant, combination OF ho'
water and hot air, described as very
economical in use; the fuel room;
bulb room for the outdoor garden; ane
a dark room for developing photo
graphs.
The machinery o: the school plan
consists Of an ordinary pneumatic
pressure tank, operated by gasolin'
engine. A septic-tank sewer system Il
| maintained at small expense.
| The main floor Of the building, De
| sides containing the classroom prop
| er, has a small community library
| separate from the school library. EN-
phasizing the purpose OF the rura
school as community center. tn
classroom itself occupies most OF tn
food. The desks and seats IN It ar
both adjustable and movable with IN
dividual platforms: and when all ar
removed to one side. as many as ~
people can be accommodated, thu
making 1t possible to use the room 10
community gatherings. The stereop
ticon in the wall OF the classroom EN-
phasizes still further the fact that thu
J school is built for general communit
use as we'll as for ordinary schoo
purposes.
! Every effort has been made TO nav
| the model rural school ct kirksvhi
! approximate actual rural conoitioha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Looker-On In Iona

Hubbard, Feb There was time
in Iowa when it paid to clerk SALE.
To the, uninitiated it can be explained
certain men. generally bank cashiers,
act as clerks of farm sales, and when
notes were given for the things the
highest bidder purchased, said cashier
was the man who decided whether the
notes were good or not. And such
cashiers generally bought at an agreed
price all notes given at such farm
sales. So there was good money for
these clerks where a number OF notes
were taken. But also things nave
changed. Now the average farmer takes
along his check book and when he bids
in anything, gives his check instead OF
his note. All this and more was sue-
gested when at a recent sale near Du.
mont, the amount OF the sale was S2,6oo
and 500 in notes were given and checks
for $4,000.
A few weeks ago, say the middle OF
January, the writer was in Sheffield.
A new garage building was being erect
ed of cement blocks. A mason WORK
ing on the job told the writer he had
only lost fifteen days 10 far this winter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
rru. Forulvsness.

Because he had been q naught
little boy-a very naughty little boys
he was sent to bed without any pud
ding. But in the evening. when hN
brothers and sisters, III wore sfas
asleep. he crept downstairs. tsarfd
little whiterobed figure. and. goin(
into the library. said to his MOTHER
Mummy. you told me never to 60 Il
slesp till I'd made peace with my enc
mics: 20 I've come down to forgive
you and daddy for being 80 rude 4
me at dinner tonight"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

happiness Of the marriage Is concerned
and crime against offspring.
1t IL a condition and not a theory.
Things are as they are. The race prob
line is not to be solved by miscengena-
ton laws or by any laws so far as that
and development. Neither false pride
nor foolish resentment will largely at
feet it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
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FARMERS AND CITY MEN.
fSioux City TribuHe.]
Considering laws members of legi

Considering laws members OF legis-
latures should consider that the home
market" theory Is no barren
ideality." Transportation charges are
a waste. Any legislative act, that con-
tributes to building cities In state
contributes taxable property to the
state, cuts off the waste Of long hauls'
and enhances the value OF farm land
and farm products.
A neighbor who lends money may DC
hateful, but If he accumulates prop
erty he has to pay taxes.
The interest paid to citizens OF other
states becomes the taxable property
Of those states.
Cities and farms in the prairie states
grow rich or poor together. A city con-
sumer in Lowell. Mass, is not half sc
valuable to an Iowa producer as on'
in Marshalltown.
SO consumer in Lincoln is twice a:
valuable to Nebraska farmers as ont
in Providence and one in Pierre l:
twice as valuable to Dakota farme1
as one in Aroostook, Maine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Fascinated Her.

David Belasco was talking about
matinee idols. Strange" he said,
"the fascination that they exert upon
young girls. overheard . literary
conversation that 10 apropos. Two
bald men were conversing. Did you
ever read Shakespeare's Loves La
Dor Lost!'' said the first. No.
growled the second bald.head. but I've
taken my best girl to the theater, and
heard her rave all through, the show
about the leading mans heavenly
hair"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Inspector q Diving.

The British admiralty has created
q new post of inspector Of diving. AZ
present the inspector viii have his
headquarters on the Excellent" ana
will have sole charge Of the instruc.
tional duties and Of all questions that
may arise In regard 70 diving. under
the general direction Of the captain Of
the Excellent" Tho intention 10 that
the oAicer holding this appointment,
while still borne for gunnery duties,
shall be looked upon - the diving
expert In the navy, to whom al ques-
tons may be referred through the
usual Official channels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
L.v,, IN pIreet con1IIct,

The club women Of Chicago are pu1.
zled over the question OF . lawful cos
tume for working women. They point
out that only little while ago wom-
an in Chicago was arrested and fined
for wearing trousers while earning an
honest living as hod carrier. Now
they are informed that there has been
. ruling In the post ONCE department
holding that women employed 40 mail
carriers must wear trousers. There
Is q movement on foot to send dele
cation to Washington for the purpose
Of consulting President Roosevelt on
the subject
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Salt on the Moon.

At an address delivered before the
Royal Astronomical society In Lor.
don . new explanation was offered Of
the long.standing mystery Of the
bright rays emanating from some Of
the so-called lunar craters. It II
thought that they may be caused By
salt emorescence-Harpe Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

from distance Of Ave miles. No town
children are allowed to attend, because
1t Is distinctly a rural school. An ex-
pert rural teacher IL in charge and
the school she conducts is an observa-
ton school. Candidates for rural
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

IF any Judge can send any news
paper publisher TO jail for any mac
curacy in reference to court proceed
ure the freedom of the press VIII be-
come a Joke says the Sioux N1ty
Journal. In contempt cases the judge
has his mind made up before the sum-
mons is issued, and the defendant IL
tried, convicted and sentenced by
tribunal that is not only pre1uoiced'
but actually has prejudiceds the case.
If the judge in such q case as the
Kansas City example Is unwilling 70
seek recourse in libel suit he should
at least be willing to let the question
of contempt be decided by an unbiased
tribunal
Those persons who have predicted
risaster from the introduction OF the
parcel post and even yet are looking
for it's early abandonment. are likely
to be disappointed says the Sioux
City Tribune. Whatever defects may
develop doubtless will be remedied and
the system remain with US until!
something better is devised by the in
genuity Of man. Weight OF packages
and rate seems to be the thing that
will press for change first"
The trade territory Of a town de-
ponds upon the enterprise OF its peo-
pie" says the Waverly Independent.
IF the merchants Go not reach after
the trade it will come only when it
has to-"
The Boone News Republican says:
George w Clarke has proved himself
a broad governor already"
The Kenyon liquor bill. despite its
liability TO violation, will be effective
It's very presence on the statute books
Of the nation Will encourage states tt
go dry which now refrain from that
condition because OF the fear OF
wholesale violation of the law In which
Uncle Sam has heretofore been part
ner," says the Waterloo Courier.
IF Wilson is as much Of peoples
man as he wants the populace to be-
lieve, why the deuce doesn't he take
them into his confidence and tell then
who the members of his cabinet vii
be?" complains the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
whenever the state OF Iowa wants
hog cholera serum it has TO buy 1t q
| the Kansas Agricultural College,, notes
the Iowa City Republican, and insists
that there is no reason why SERUM
can not be made at Ames just as wei
as in Kansas and an appropriation
| should be made for that work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

Attic located on the campus at the
Kirksville Normal School, 1t Is de-
tached from the other buildings. The
pupils are real rural material. Every
morning transportation wagon
brings in thirty-four country children
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07
Are. Of Eno,ish Channel.

Area Of English Channel.
The English channel at its east end
10 81 miles broad, and at its west ex-
tremity it is from 100 to ITO miles
vide. The greatest breadth 10 b.
tween Sidmouth and st. Malo. $50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy coun-
teracts any tendency Of cold to re-
suit in pneumonia. 1t is pleasant to
take. Children like it.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-07

Cure for Stomach Disorders.
Disorders Of the stomach may be
avoided by the use of Chamberlain
Tablets. Many very Reasonable cures
have been effected by these tablets