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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
Topics of the Times

The cycle car which is Worrying
Henry Ford just now promises another
revolution in rapid transit. II has a
four cylinder engine, 2a&x4. 1t can at
tain q speed Of forty-fve miles an
hour and will carry two passengers
thirtyhve miles on a gallon OF gaso-
line. II has 3S-inch tread and 104-
inch wheel base. Il will be equipped
with Presto lights and will sell at
1915 for a two passenger car. Ina giae
a system Of paved roads and auromo-
biles selling at $500, and where would
this country be going to anyway
Great Britain might try out police
women against the militant suffra get
The policemen do not seem to be cap
able. But with policewomen-well.
you know what happens when an ire
sistable force strikes an immovable
body.
There was never an ex-president
who held as small influence on the
country as Taft, unless possibly Ruth
erford 3. Hayes.
That grounding seems 10 have come
to again.
AS solution of the Iowa patronage
situation why not send some Of the
boys as consuls to Mexico? There's
F. @. Stewart and Steve Bashor. for
nerly good democrats. who ought to
have something coming from some
party.
The outlook for young onions and
green peas and new potatoes and pol
itics grows stronger as the days grow
| longer.
Really most Of US are not so much
interested in free tolls on the canal as
we would be on free tolls on passenger
trains. start something that all Of Us
are interested in.
-
Now it is asserted that the big dip
per is about to become disorganizee
and 20 out Of the business of pointing
| toward the north star. But the biz
stick stays in the game and keeps OF
pointing toward Washington. Yot
can't lose the big stick.
/ Perhaps it would have been better
to have kept Mr.. Bryan on the lecture
platform. He can always make goot
there. And earn a decent living.
Contractors who have recently bull
a reinforced concrete viaduct in Massa
chusetts, have offered to guarantee tn
bridge for 500 years and the bridge
built on the Appian way Of loose ston
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
THE SUBMERGED 50 PER CENT.

Joe Curry, longtime en7p!oye and for
many years editorial writer on the
Wtaerloo Reporter. became known by
name 10 many Of the readers of that
paper when the JOB was over and the
newspaper had passed cr hean trans
lated across the Cedar u join the for
tunes Of the Courier. Il hit Joe Curry
hard. The passing Of the Reoor.er
upon which he had spent his life in la
cor was like cutting the solid ground
from beneath his feet He refused a
place in the job printing establishment.
He had been newspapering SO long
that he needed time for adjustment,
And If he does not continue in news
papering he vii never be satisfied
again. Such hold does the game Of
publicity have on those who have
played it long.
There are hundreds Of faithful men
like Curry who work unknown under
the curtain Of the paper" 1t doesn't
matter much so far as it concerns the
great purposes Of publicity who they
are. Their marshaled and concen-
rrated efforts seek out and throw uron
the screen all of interest that takes
place each day whether it be the as
sassination Of a king, the election. OF q
president, the death Of pope or the
list Of guests outside the city at Mrs
Murphy's tea. They comment and
praise and condemn, urge and deny
on every matter from culverr in the
Steenta ward TO a continental high
way. Always they work and always
the one idea is uppermost-to serve all
who read and to serve in the shortest
time. One strong and abiding i'm
pulse is never still-the paper must be
out in time for the mails and must DC
the best that the day and the oppor-
tUn!ty provides. One uppermost feaity
holds them in common bond-the
paper. II becomes single and pertina-
c!ous purpose. They guard it as men
guard their homes. They put il before
profit and beyond personal ease and
, WEAKNESS. No more faithful! hard /
working, lightly paid, more sincere OF
/ less incorruptible men pursue any avo-
cation than that submerged SO per cent
! who make the newspapers.
Joe Curry may comfort himself. T.
/ have served is comfort. To have fol-
! lowed a purpose and kept an unfalter.
| ing faith from boyhood to the gatewa!
/ Of old age Is to have comfort at hand
| II is a privilege to have carried tn,
/ banner" in that way and after tna
/ fashion which obtains in the field o.
| newspapering. His is the last Of tho
| thousands who are following the news
writing the paragraphs, putting :hei!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
DEFENDING TINE lnpEFEnslsLE.

The Waterloo Times Tribune is in
clined TO excuse Villa for raising funds
from the rich by holding their sons
under threat Of assassination in order
10 force a ransom. The Times Tribune
calls attention TO Diaz' system of fore
ing money from the rich and the later
arguments used by Huer,a for similar
purposes and recalls that the rich gave
freely to Madero.
However it scarcely seems to follow
logically or in conformity with the
rules OF civilized warfare. il warfare
may be termed civilized under any
circumstances. Confiscation Of proper
ty IS common bu, the choice between
paying down on the nail or seeing a
son shot down with his back to a wall
or daughter or wife turned over to
a brutal soldiery can scarcely be ap-
proved in this age Of the world how
ever badly a revolutionist may need
money.
1egss in this modern time hesitate
to hold candles to the feet of their vic
tins. Even in the deepest depths OF
the underworld savagery Of the sort
approved i Mexico is deprecated and
avoided.
1t is scarcely thinkable that civil
lied country would stand unprotest-
ing while tie methods Of raising funds
endorsed by the land pirate who is
present leader of the successful MILL
tary raoble in Mexico were carried out.
While the fight is among themselves
and should as far as possible remain
where il IS somebody must see fair"
and assassination as a penalty for
neglect or refusal to comply with pirat-
ical demand isn't fair fighting.
The general character Of Villa seems
20 be that o. robber chief more than
soldier. His methods are unjus,ia
able by any standard Let's refuse TO
justify them There isn't any particu-
lar moral o. internationally legal diff
ference between robbery and murder in
Mexico OF in the United States
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
WOULD TRY THE CHEMICALS.
ISigourney News.1

The law regarding inebriates Is a
peculiar one. They send man who
has been drinking a lot Of patent
medicine stuff and has lost control Of
himself, for three years to Knoxville.
They hold them there. diet them and
do what they can for them. yet no
cure, as we understand It. They they
come home and are back at the old
drinking game as hard as ever. Why
don't they give them cure like men
can secure in any big city of this state.
and which is efficient If properly given.
to sober them up and make them good
workers? There have been several here
who have taken 1t and they came back
sober, Industrious men. after three
weeks OF absence and don't go back at
it again. where before not day passed
without several big draws at the whisky
bottle. The state should treat these
men. give them a cure and let them re-
main two or three months and get
rested up and nerves toned properly
and then let them come home. That Is
much better than keeping them there
two or three years and have them take
the same thing over, as has been the
case in this county of a number of
men, who are worse of today than
if they had never been there. 1t would
be vastly cheaper for the state at that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
Iona Newspapers
MRS. BRYANiS NAPKINS.
CCedar Rapids Republican,

Mrs. Bryan herself is doing some
pretty things as hostess, quite as
remarkable as the things that Mr..
Bryan does out of doors. When she
gives luncheon she has napkins
with pretty notices worked out IN
them and the guests while they are
slipping their grape juice can read,
Speak no evil of the absent Smile
while the joke Is good" and so on.
That's a good thing to feed TURNER'S
who haunt Washington society on.
1t takes the Platte to the Potomac
and it recalls those blessed days when
candies were made in disks with mot
toes on them, notices like II love
YOU and DO you love me-" 1, is
certainly an original daring thing TO
bring Washington's nose and eyes up
against the genuine things OF tine
western heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
THE G. A. r., ENCAMPMENT
darlington Gazette. l.

The encanlDment OF the Iowa G.. A. r.
to be held itre in June promises to be
one of the most suspicious events for
years. From all reports the old soldiers
from all o.er the state who are not
bed-ridden will be on hand There
are only a few more of these big re-
unions possible, as nature is fast tax
ing its toll and the ranks of the men
in blue are diminishing rapidly. Bur-
lington peopia should arise to the i'm
portance of fi1is convention. 1t is gem
orally recognized that large sum OF
money will be necessary to handle the
meeting and this is now being gath
cred. The cause could not be better
and those who can should subscribe
literally When the old soldiers leave
this city at the close of their reunion
LET them carry a memory Of Burlington
that Will eSeI be a pleasure TO them
until they answer the final summons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
BAD Golf. Great Fun.

As matter Of fact, poor golf-very
poor golf, plus very good philosophy
is full Of rarer pleasures than the good
golfer can ever know. Why should the
unashamed slasher who comes home at
night all illuminated over the fact that
he has pulled of a 200-yard drive. envy
the scratch player who rides home on
the same car exuding rage from every
pore because he got only ten 2Oo-yaro
drives and sliced most OF those? why
should we who preserve the card on
which we got a, three and live happily
in the hope OF getting another, feel
humble before the unfortunate cuss
who has to get three every time on
certain holes or 60 into retirement
and analyze his mashie stroke with
anguish? II pleasure is the first end
of golf. the dub who has accepted his
lot is by far the most successful play
er, for at least three seasons. In the
first place he is not cast down by
bad shot, which Is his average perform
ance: in the second place. he is I'M
measurably exalted by good shot,
which il the better golfers average
performance; in the third place. there
stretches before him a golden vista OF
wears, forty in number, in which ne
could improve vastly without getting
,nconyeniently and distressingly good.
Old maids are unknown In Siam.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
PROUTYS APPEAL.
tSioux City Tribune.

Congressman Prouty. who made
long fight for the place In the house
Of representatives occupied by Con-
gresham Hull, and finally won. has
had two terms and concluded that
there is more pleasure in the pursuit
than in the possession of political Of
fees. He is still best known as Judge
Prouty. Perhaps this is because MS
record on the bench was more pro-
ductive of results than his service IN
congress. Anyway, it gives him
claim upon which to build his ambition
for a place upon the supreme court
bench.
In a letter to his friends. he says: "A
position on a non partisan bench APP
peals to me strongly. Ny education
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13

every fexlnG 0O0y, Sdtdte, county, CITY
township and school district 10 ciamor-
Ing for moro money In 1914 than Tor
merly. The FIRST and chief reason ]
believe IL the law passed In 1911 Tor
taxing money and credits at nat
mill rate
In 1919 the different bodies did not
feel the effect until after the levtes
were made but in 1913 they were COM
PEELED to increase the demands to re-
coup themselves. This law diminished
the taxes which would have been col
lected on money and credits IN
Hardin county in 1912 and 1913 be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The assess
able valuation Of money and credits did
not vary much but the revenue de-
| rived shrunk materially.
who then is accountable for this
heavy increase Of taxation?.
think the legislature OF 1911 Tor
reducing the revenue received thru
out the state from money and credits
about $4,000 year and the last
legislature for the legislation that calls
for tax collection from Hardin coun.
ty of $4,000 in excess Of what the law
required in 1918.
THE executive councils increase OF
the valuation increased the taxes de-
rived from the fixed levies like county
road and county school in addition to
the $4,000 In our county this amounts
on these two funds to about $4,000.
I'VE are therefore compelled by the
Legislature to increase our taxes IN
1914 over s3s.5O0 above the 1913 coll
lection"
Several years experience as mem
Der Of tax ferret company. and much
Of this work now being that Of check
ing up the books Of county officials.
makes this interview very interesting to
the Taxpayers Of Hardin county.
Other counties in Iowa are leaving a
similar state Of affairs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13

best into their work on the different
pages" today. II 10 good work.
mans work and should breed comfort
II not content.
Here's to all the Joe Gurys. working
or waiting for sit" to the army OK
shrewd. keen. indefatigable and un'
known workers who make newspapers
for the love Of it and who sign their
names only when they write their last
article and who never cared to sish
their stuff" before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13

temperament. training and natural In
stincts lead me to believe that ! am
better adapted and ,qualified for real
service an q Judge than any other posi-.
tion."
1t will be admitted that he has the
training, education and natural In.
stincts for the position. The training
and natural instincts should be assur-
ance Of his Temperament" AS q dis
trtct Judge, the record of approval OF
his Judgment on appeal cases to tho
supreme court is altogether in his ia
vor.
The "judge" Is not so we'll known in
the northwest part Of the state as he
is in the vicinity Of Des Moines, but
what Is known Of him is altogether
creditable. and when he says in his
frank way. II would like to get back TO
judicial work." he appeals strongly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

.aThe dismissal of several hundred
students at the University OF Iowa, pc
cause they were delinquent IN tneii
studies reflected on the University ~
much as the students" declares the
Mt. Vernon Record. THE institution
that is obliged to dismiss any large
number of students for any cause, ac-
knowledgesf by its actions that II IL
out Of touch with its students Con-
ditions where occasional students must
be dropped .for the good of the others
can be imagined but no conoitioh
should be allowed to arise where II
becomes necessary to drop any large
number"
"a man who would turn pale with
fright at the thought Of entering y
football game, where the chance OF
fatality is less than one in ten tnou-
sand will get out the old oil can ana
prepare to start fire in the Kitchen
stove without even the formanity OF
Offering prayer" says the Shenandoah
World.
Time alone can vindicate the WIS
dom of any governmental policy, says
the Des Moines Capital, but President
Wilson can have the satisfaction OF
knowing that in meeting some OF the
most delicate problems which any
president has had to confront he at
least approached them with boldness
and high mindedness which won not
only the admiration Of his fellow coun-
trymen, but Of the nation abroad.
rsh }.
men don't care so much to vote on
question of taxation. They want to
vote SO as to promote the moral well
fare of the race"
When the baseball season is in full
blast and the thermometer is back on
the JOB of climbing toward the 100
mark. there will be a decided falling
off in the war talk" says the Des
Moines Register and Leader.
The Boone News Republican say
the bull moose prospects for candi-
date for senator seem TO have dwindled
down from Judge Stevens to Carl
FRANKIE"
The Sioux City Journal suggests
that if Candidate Rowley should de-
eide TO withdraw his candidacy, 1t
wouldn't take much OF a pull
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
TIE SISSY BOYS.

[ShenanGoah Sentinel-Post.J
A sentiment, is cultivated on the
street that boy who goes 10 church
is a sissy ooy. and that the boy Of good
red blood is the one who stands around
and swears md smokes cigarettes and
ogles the women and CANDLES. 1t ought
not to be necessary to argue such a
question. Search all the pages Of his
tory and you will find that the boys OF
the latter class are the ones who make
the sissy men The boys who amounted
to anything as men are those who had
nerve enough to get out from the crowd
and study ard think and aspire to
something N life worth while. They
were not all church members, but they
had will powe, enough to go to church
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
Tn. E.hie. Of News ttira.

The holding of city editor and re-
porter OF the New York Tribune for
contempt OF court In refusing to di-
Vulge the source Of true information
printed in the public interest, renews
an issue tried over and again in grand
oures, executive sessions Of the senate
and other star chamber proceedings.
1t involves no matter OF public con-
Germ but the sacredness Of professional
confidence. tho that Is unduly confused
by debate Of the trivial question Of the
legality Of pardon offered in advance
by the president and refused by the
newspaper men. These men realize
that the issue concerns their news
paper more than themselves, and their
profession more than either. and de-
cline to turn states evidence for the
bride Of immunity. They will go to Jail.
II need be. as John Wilkes did, in as
serton and defense Of free speech and
writing. u
The Tribune printed information as
to the smuggling case Of former Con-
gresham Littauer, before it was made
public by the treasury department. II
this is not proper news, there is TO
proper news. When Littauer was in
the house, he intrigued thru the
1aSuc oAAA AAS A4Ck PkotSSSASIA IMAM lHAo
committee had granted upon his glove
factory in New York. When he was
out Of congress, he hid precious stones
in his clothes to evade the custom
house inspectors and was caught and
prosecuted.
The treasury wanted to keep the
matter quiet, and it appears that there
Is some kind of law making !aforma-
ton by subordinates to newspaper men
q crime in both the giver and receiver.
or course, this law is broken every
day that public news is collected, but
no other case of its invoking by the
government comes to mind. This case
will go to the supreme court, If need
full to amul the law. It is an unendur-
able censorship.
The Tribune men are on the griI
now, to extort from them information
which will expose to dismissal the SUBJ
ordinates who gave them information.
and so close all channels OF official
news except the heads CO departments.
The case will end somehow, as Ike
cases have ended, in official recogni-
ton perforce by the government OF a
professional confidence In newspaper
work more sacred than tia- OF the con-
fessional, the law or medical consulta-
ton, because it concerns larger pup.
lie clientele-Minneapoli Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
VICTIMS
Use Hyomei-You Breathe It

It's the right-t the-point remedy
not only for catarrh, but for head
colds, sniffles, bronchitis, laryngitis or
Group of children. You breathe it
no stomach dosing.
You will like Hyomei. It not only
gives instant and lasting relief, but is
entirely harmless, pleasant to use, and
economical. Money refunded il you are
not benefited.
Hyomei is combination Of antisep-
tic oils that mixes with the air and
| quickly reaches the irritated and in
famed membrane Of the nose. It's sure
and safe healing begins Immediately
you feel better at once.
| II suffering from watery eyes, husky
voice, discharge from the nose, or that
| choked- up feeling, try Hyomei now
| today. All druggists sell it Ask fol
/. the complete outfit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13

or lecture e. anywhere that they might
find Improvement mentally and morally.
The boys who think It IL smart or q
sign OF manhood to roll In moral nth
are the ones who furnish the material
for the reform schools. the penitentiar-
les, asylums ard poor houses. They be-
come the offscouring Of the earth. OF
NO use to the world whatever except
As manure when they die. They ought
TO- get a good square look at themselves
once before the filth gets so Il win not
wash OF.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
A COUNTY CORPORATION.
TShenandoah world.1

Page county is nothing more nor
less than a 100000 corporation y
said Supervisor J. NJ. Hussey. "Every
taxpayer Is stakeholder in this corr
poration. and the supervisors are the
corporations directors. It 10 the duty
OF the supervisors to disburse about a
quarter Of a million year. And the
situation, as l regard 1t, does not allow
q question Of political preference in
the spending of this money. A demo-
crat or q progressive Is Just as big a
stakeholder and should be given just
the same consideration when the cor
poration has something to buy as re-
publication or any other political party
that happens to hold the balance Of
power"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13

s,o0s years ago are still In use. In or
der then to tax the people eQuitably
who arc to use q concrete bridge ana
to assess them just 40 they use u
how long should the payments be
strung out?
II the county board or township
trustees ind more money on hand THIS
year than usual in any Of their funos
they might conserve their expenditures
and thus reduce levies next year
enough to even up on this tax question