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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11
Topics of the Times

The ottener Clifford Thorne is placed
in position to justify his selection as
the champion Of reasonable railroad
rates the oftener he justihes conf
dence. This state is extremely tortu-
nate TO possess the services Of Mr..
Thorne.
haps she contemplates another lecture
tour and needs the advertising.
The successful candidates in the
Sioux City school election polled about
1900 votes. Figuring from the vote on
such an important matter as the
schools Sioux City's population mus:
be somewhere about 5000.
How about the man whose income
is between $1,000 and $4,000 year and
who gets married during the year
Boone Republican.
But what business has man mar
rying on an income like that?
People seem to be forgetting that Mr..
Rowley, Of Keosauqua, is a candidate.
The Charles City Intelligencer de-
c!ares that Frank @. Stuart as a
candidate for United States senator
would be the biggest joke Of the period.
The Inte!iisencer evidently hasn''
heard that Steve Bashor has SHE'D his
castor into the ring.
Well, il Gene Moore fails to get that
federal office perhaps he can sign on
as umpire with the Federal League.
Less than 500 words make a mes
sage. 1t doesn't take many words K
say a thing that needs saying. Pro-
iixity is the child of little TO say and
a long time to say 1t in.
Ten Cedar Falls COWS show gross
income per COW Of from s177.s0 t.
s221.1o according to tests made by the
Cedar Falls Cow Testing Association
The ten cows would thus bring ir
about $1,000 year thus taking care o.
the grocery bill and the furniture FOL
the parlor and having herd OF calves
and the buttermilk left. Moral, keel
the ten best cows.
When the Texas legislature author
lied forty-year county bond issues fol
roads in 1909 two thirds majority
vote was required in order to maxi
sure that the legislature was not get
ting ahead OF public sentiment. Las
year the necessary two thirds major
ity was obtained in fifty -one out o
eighty-six road bond elections and il
all but three elections a majority o
the votes cast were for the bonds. Nov
the legislature IL being petitioned t
reduce the two thirds to bare major
thy because everybody seems to wan
| the roads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11
TnlEsREPUBIICAN AARsHAILTowN IOWA: MARCH H. 1914
story the Alsona Courier tells Of him

story the Alyona Courier tells Of him:
As an example Of what boy can do
In the way OF work and saving Ne
would point to what has been done by
Elmer Jasperson, the 16-year- old son
Of A. NJ. JasDerson. When Elmer was
IL years old he worked by the month
for Carl Blakely, and Carl being short
Of cash at the time OF settlement.
turned In two heifer calves valued at
SIS. Elmer paid SIC for the wintering
and pasturing Of the calves. and when
they were 2 years old they each had
calves. He rented them out on the
shares. the rent to have the milk and
half the increase. Now. this week. Ell
mer sold the two cows to Moe Bros. for
$14o. and he has a steer left that is
worth SIS and calf worth SIS. And
this Is not the limit OF his industrial
activity. He he Is now raising some
young hogs and he had snug bank
account before this last transaction.
There's a little transaction that
proves that this talk OF no opportunity
for the boy Of today hasn't thing IN
it, Most any fellow could earn $16.
But not every fellow could hang on 70
those calves, see them growing into
money every day and in the end clean
up $3.50 or better. Now that $3.50. all
of which grew out Of that SIC invested
in calves will carry that boy good
long school year at Ames. 1t wouldn't
carry some boys but this chap Will
make it do. IN half hundred ways
that money would help to put that boy
in the way Of earning that much every
month of his life.
Now nobody likes to see greedy
boy. 1t isn't necessary There's big
difference between stinginess and
common sense business. The packing
house man doesn't waste a thing. He
makes his profit out Of what others
wasted. The banker never drops
half cent except to add cent. The
farmer who succeeds and who rides to
town in the fine. costly car watches
every pound Of corn fed and strives 20
have it make its quota Of flesh. Those
things are not st;ngy. They're just
common sense and economy. And when
a boy puts certain part OF all the
money he can earn into the savings
bank or into calves or keeps 1t turn
ing a little he is only using ordinary
precaut;on. He is going to need 1t ana
need it bad some day soon.
This -Agona boy will never BE cut
ting ice in the winter for the price of a
sack OF -four. But II you were to go
down to the ice cutting some day you'd
see lot Of fellows who were spend
ers" and sports" thirty years ago
-ustlIng there against the rent OF a
cheap house and a grocery bill that
looks as big as the national debt to
them.
Take little time to think about the
boy and his calves. Not every boy can
buy calves but isn't there some scheme
whereby you can set little money TO
working while you are asleep?
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lust SPEAK TO THE 1xA,nmAn.

The Chicago & Northwestern rail
road management has issued an order
very satisfactory to tho general trav-
cling public. In future the man who
piles several grips and other impedi-
ments in a car seat and goes forward
to the smoker need express no sur
prise if he finds his stuff piled some
where and someone else in the seat.
The company says he is entitled to one
seat 1t also says that he must occupy
II il he expects to hold it, that others
are also entitled to one seat and need
not stand or seek thru the train in or
DER that the previous occupant may
enjoy his smoke or linger in the diner.
1t is a good idea, Securing a seat
by piling it with grips and oyeTcoats
and going forward 10 a game of ruhm
or smoke or visit often becomes a
nuisance. Few travellers have not seen
q double seat thus occupied while
woman with a child in her arms Went
on seeking a place 10 sit down. and no
one disturbed the baggage that was
occupying the places bought and PAID
Cor by four people who might stand or
sit as opportunity offered. 1t is good
hearing.
l. means that the railroads them
selves are TO pay some attention TO po-
Icing their trains, that some attention
is to be given to the comfort OF pas
sengers as well as a careful gathering
OF tickets. If the rule is strictly en-
forced it will add greatly to the com
fort of a C. & n. ". train and effec-
lively complement a well baIiasteo
road bed and good equipment.
Hereafter. II is TO be assumed. when
YOU have your choice between stan d!ns
in the aisle and discourteousiy dump
Ing lot of baggage out Of anotherw!se
unoccup.ed seat speak to the train
man, The seat is yours. You paid iof
one and neither you nor any otner mas
the right to two.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11
ECONOMIC WASTE At WATERLOO.

Two most excellent daily newspapers
in waterloo have merged and one DIG
newspaper will be published in their
stead simply because two evening
newspapers in town Of 10000 people
could NOT make any money while both
were trying to travel on a track woe
enough only for one. Waterloo snouio
NOW have a better newspaper than 1t
ever had before and the Waterloo mer-
chant should be able TO talk to more
people at the price Of one advertise
m.ent where ne once paid for two ads
which went very largely 70 the same
list Of readers.
The Waterloo Courier and the Wat
erIoo Reporter both being evening
newspapers beth received the Asso-
ciated Press Geographic news by
phone from the relay station at Des
Noines over one wire, each office re-
ce;ving the same reports from the
same sender at the same instant. Two
sets of reporters then wrote about the
same events each day and every time
woman had q party she had to answer
two reporters with the same story.
Rus,ness men in town had to take
two newspapers, each telling the same
news and differing only as to two col
unus per day OF editorial comment.
The same market reports, the same
baseball scores and the same news
headlines, reported in duplicate by two
sets of reporters, set up in duplicate
by two forces Of compositors, printed
simultaneously on two presses ana
carried to the same houses by two
competing squads Of carriers was the
economic waste In Waterloo costing
MANY reader two subscriptions for
one DAVIS news. Then in order to sur
vive one gang Of solicitors followed
another seeking to coax and even TO
buy with premium offers the business
but recently secured by the other.
Waterloo grew as city and its
| newspapers kept up with the town but
every dollar taken in was poured back
into Development because it was nee
essary to keep in the race. Halt the
cost Of producing the one newspaper II
invested in improving the other would
have given the people Of Waterloo 2
better newspaper than they got and
the other half could have been en-
| joyed by the publishers as just re.
ward for their efforts while the sub
| scriber would have received more FOL
one subscription than he was getting
| for two and the advertiser could ac-
| tually have talked to more people 70,
| one cost than he did for two.
The merging of the two newspapers
in Waterloo comes as an economic saw
| ing to the whole public. for Waterloo
had no more need of two evening
newspapers than she had for two com
peting street car lines on the same
street or for two court houses. Masoy
| City has the Waterloo lesson yet t.
learn. .-....
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THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION
lManchester Press.l

lMancAe6teF 1Ie6S.J
Within the past few weeks the con-
gressional situation in this district has
assumed concrete form. with slight
probability of further change or
amendation. While Congressman Con-
molly has not as yet signified his in
tention Of being candidate for re-
election. it may be assumed that in
event Of his candidacy for the sena-
torship or governorship the democracy
will unite upon an available man.
without contest in the primaries. The
decision rests with the congressman.
and apparently he has not yet de-
termined his course.
On the republican side there are
three announced candidates-Dell Sum-
ner and ". r. Law, both of Waterloo.
and Burton E. Sweet, of Waveriy. 1t
is not az yet certain that the progress
sives will place contestant in the
field, and the likelihood OF such an OUT
come appears remote.
Without criticism Of any candidate
in the field, The Press feels free to
express its preference for Mr.. Law,
basing that preference upon belief that
his candidacy offers the best solution
of the problem of uniting the two fac
lions OF the party in the district. Mr..
Law il capable. sincere and thoroughly
genuine. and while he has long afnli
ated with the progressive wing of the
party his attitude has been that Of q
high minded ana tolerant partisan who
takes a serious and patriotic view of
the public service. His principal
handicap is that he is not practical
politician.
Mr.. Sumner il a former Delaware
county boy who has been for several
years in a responsible position in the
senate at Washington. His ambition
is to 90 to congress. and II hard work.
good nature and equanimity in success
or defeat are factors he has them in
abundance. Mr.. Sumner has one quail
fcation not possessed by either of his
opponents His long residence in
Washington and the nature Of his ser.
vice there have given him an intimate
insight into. congressional duties and
requirements valuable asset for any
new man. He has many friends in this
county who will be glad to be OF service
to him.
Mr.. Sweet Is one of the able and
active young republicans Of the dis
trict, very popular in his home coun-
ty and highly thought OF wherever
known. BY virtue of his participa-
ton in past campaigns he has q wide
acquaintance over the district ana he
will be a formidable candidate from
the start. Il 10 probability true that he
has the best organisation IN tho Held.
enjoying tho support OF some Of the
shrewdest men in the party-men who
know the game and how to play 1t.
We are frank to say, however. that In
our judgment Mr.. Sheets candidacy
will not appeal with force to the pro-
gresstve element Of the party, with
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Iona Newspapers
IN A SALOON TOWN.

dubuque Telegraph Herald.1
Say not that the police force is in.
efficient or aught but brave in the
face OF danger.
Here were flames bursting from the
first floor of Main street building.
On the second floor, as every police
man knows, was a gambling den. II
would have been foolhardy for a po-
liceman to attempt to rescue a shoe
lace or bottle Of polish from the
seething hell Of flame on the street
floor. But no such hazard to life or
limb attended attempt to rescue the
poker chips and the roulette wheel and
the other paraphernalia from the Sec
ond floor. To the second floor went
then the rescuers and bravely rescued
all. carrying 1t in safety thru the smoke
and down the stairs to the alley in the
rear. And all without tearing the
cloth on a single table, or losing a
chip!
Marvellous, say YOU? There is nc
language to At the valor of the deed.
nor yet its other phases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11

out the support Of. w,,.c., Il w!Ag be
imDsssibls 70 elect . republican from
tho district this fall. It would seem
wise 70 choose a. the nominee In this
year OF grace the man most capable
Of haSrnonising the factional differ
enceG which exist, and In this respect
MI. Sweets candidacy appears to Us
to present fatal weakness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11

London.-Bombay dispatches refer
ring to the possibility Of Lord Kitch-
ener succeeding Lord Hardinge az
viceroy Of India receive serious atten.
ton here.
Tho Pail MALI Gazette points out
that Lord Hardinge still has soma
time to serve. but that he has not en-
tirely got over the shock Of the outrage
at Delhi during the durbar. when an
attempt was made to kill. him with
bomb. and therefore may resign
Tho viceroyalty vas practically
promised to Lord Kitchener after LORD
NlInto's term Of office had expired, and
it was only on account OF his supposed
lack Of experience in civil administra-
ton that the appointment was with
held. His success in Egypt would
make it difficult for the government 10
refuse the viceroyalty to him should
Lord Hardinge retire.
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TUE POND SHARK IN IOWA.
rnoS Noines Capital.J

Tho rauseatins revelations made pc
fore the civil service commission . .s;s
nasr concerning the bond shark traffic
90 ,ts alliance with police depart
n.nt AFFAIRS was hardly needed 10
convince the public Of the ro,tenne =
~ the situation. The Capital began
a long time ago to make these o, ~,
closures. Recent fittings OF the 10
have simply confirmed tnr'ce-'o'''
and sickenins tale.
The citizens Of Des Moines are pc
ginning to ask in dead earnest wneth-
er there is enough Of inherent po"el
in existing laws II properly applied. OF
in public opinion, II properly aroused,
IA nut an end to this shameless
spectacle? An ancient prophet once
declared-"where the carcass 10, there !.
will the eagles be gathered tosetneE.
II on earth today he would doubtless
paraphrase his original sayihs WIZ
something like this-"Where human
wreckase is, there will the bond 'ai-
lures be gathered together.
Some hulk of 4 IMAM gets dFnnss
spends his weekly wages and 10 thrown
into jail. Along comes professiona
bondsman. with the very keys OF TIM
city bastile in his possession. The We
i tim behind the DaIs rites ".,s !.
worthless check and then IN due courst
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OF time Is hoGnoeu Will li'e va Sos "
criminal prosecution if that check IS
not made good. The chances are that
the wife will have to earn the money
at the wash board before the greed OF
the professional bond shark has been
satisfied.
How much longer shall self-re-
speeding community tolerate an ain
ance between such traffic and that
department OF the public service which
is sworn to protect rather than further
victimize the helpless?
We believe the voters Of Des Moines
are longing for the opportunity to take
any step necessary to sweep the whole
odious mess into oblivion.
RACK TO THE OLD SPELLING.
fWin Chamberlain in Sioux City Jour
nall
Nearly all high school and college
graduates admit, in somewhat boast
ing spirit, that good spelling IS not
one Of their accomplishments. II
person were to find fault with their
grammar. algebra or physics they
would no doubt assume a battle front,
but for some reason. not very clear
they seem to have pride in their poor
spelling.
Possibly one explanation Of this is
that spelling does not admit Of argu-
,u.nt. = word ;s spelled either cor
rectly or incorrectly. There is no
middle ground Of uncertainty which
might form the basis for debate. Quite
frequently college presidents misspell
to hA
their scholarly secretaries to see to
it that such mistakes are corrected DO.
fore the presidential manuscript
reaches the public eye, but sometimes
the secretary mods. as did Homer
Only a lazy and dull minded person
will take pride in unworthy speliins'
and for college president or city
superintendent to misspell word
should be a cause for his removal.
Such persons have dictionaries at their
elbows and there Is no excuse for their
delinquency.
Poor spelling is fruit Of our educa-
tfonal system. Children are hurried
into the so-called higher. but really
less important studies, ere they have
little more than smattering OF the
great fundamentals. Few high school
ers can read well, spell well or c1pher
well. They are pushed into the classes
Of English classics when they should
be porting over fourth readers. They
grope. like bats. thru the early pages
Of higher algebra when they. should be
learning how to measure grain in bins
or cribs. or hay in stacks. or the rules
of simple interest. They. the green.
innocent lambs, are huddled into the
room of geology before they under
stand thee Innate Of their native state.
Our schools are turning out scholastic
dyspeptics.
Reverting to spelling, if we would
get down to business with this import
ant branch, sticking to it. instead OF
flying to many other almost useless
| things 1t would cease to be sub
! ject of reproach.
County superintendent could hold
spelling contests in their respective
nsads, Offering prizes for superior skill
! AZ well ~ stimulating the study In
general WY.
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Masonic Meetings.
STATED CoMMUNIcATioi

~ STATED COMMUNICATION,
Marshall Lodge, No. 10S A F. & A. NJ.
Friday, March Is. 1880 p. m. Regular
business. John W. Wells, secretary; L
T. Forbes, w. NJ.
STATED coNvocArIoN, signet
Chapter No. 9S. r. A. NJ. Monday.
March is, 1880 p. N. Regular business.
John w. Wells. secretary: A. D. Meeker,
II. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Monday
After the third Sunday. Regular BUSH
ness. I. T. Forbes. recorder: A. D.
Aeeker. T. L NJ.
STATED coNcLAVE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X. T. Tuesday.
March II. 1880 p. n. regular business.
NJ. s. Mcfarland, recorder; F. NJ. WI
bur, E c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. S.. Wednesday. March
II. 1880 p. m, for business. Anna
Downing. secretary: Nary Black Col
E.s. w. n.
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A NATION OF RENTERS.
fSiouV CITY In,,ypal


We are a nation Of renters and the
''old home" is passing. Moving in the
large cities does not break home ties.
The neighborhood circle is found only
in the medium sized cities and smaller
towns: in the crowded centers of pop
u!ation 1t has disappeared. There. We
are here today and gone morrow.
Ourselves and across the hall inhabi-
tants are objects Of mutual specula-
ton and some curiosity, but not neigh
ooriy concern. Six months Of winter
elbow!ng with them quite satiates.
When spring comes the demand Is for
new objects Of speculation. 1t takes
the place. In our modest life. OF trip
10 Europe. ar
Spring moving. with the Nat dweller.
IS paper backed edition OF the pluto
Gratis summer home and he resents 1t.
being denied him. Those landlords and
affiuent plumbers OF Chicago may pro-
test but it will do them no good.
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THE GREAT NEED.

harrington ddWR-ESe.J
Many wise men have been thinking
and talking about the needs OF Bur
,ington these many years. 1t does not
appear that they have arrived at the
solution OF the problem. The city. in
common with other cities. has many
needs.
One OF the most glaring and i'm
portant seems to have been overlooked
by the wise men. And that Is. that Bur-
lington-and there are very many
other cities ia precisely the same
uuandary-has no employment during
the long winter for the men who WORK
out of doors in the summer time.
When the summer rush is on, Wheh
the farmer needs men, there IS the
usual wall about not being able TO ses
labor. And when the birds ny soutn-
ward and work stops, then we near tne
other cry about no work for the peopie.
That Is not merely SO IN Burlington
but in many other towns, perhaps ~
all. II the farmer were TO hife his
help. all Of it by the year, instead Q!
for the busy season only, tnat "ou'u
HELM to some extent II the cities were
70 provide winter work, even !. II DC
b,,t two or three days in the week
m, more or less thinly disguised as
charity. but real work. for real Pay
and in cash-perhaps that wouio soise
the problem. And II the cities ios'
something on the enterprise every year
that woud be called immoral. oau
business, vicious precedent-Wei!
ara ;.ca what? Would it be worse 20
run a public business at a loss than ~
make hoboes and tramps os ."e n.
arad ,,ousand. Would it not be the
hest ;nvestmenut, if good, honest, IN,
dus,rious laborers could be furnished a,.
sufficient work to carry them thru the
long season. when there is not out ..
doors work in these latitudes: II "ou'o
| nav in more than one way.
Some Of these days 1t IS sotns ~
800 ort right and fairly and honesti!
| snrnewhere. And what an advertise
| ment that will be for the town una,
| makes the experiment and makes
success Of it.
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At Quito. the only city In the world
en- the line Of the. equator, the sun
sets and rises at o'clock all the year
round.
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IOWA OPINION AN pNoTEs.

MEN out of employment, whet!ie.
by misfortune or by their own fault
make a mistake when they collect in
masses" saws the Sioux City Journal
Nobody wants to hire a regiment OF
such men. An individual seeking work
stands some chance"
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whole volume to describe his unatnesl
in detail.''

The Oelwein Register says, ''Steve
Bashor 10 q follower 81 Bryan in 1t
least one respect. He believes In the
old school book motto: II at first you
don't succeed I'm landing an office) try.
try again Bryan may be president
some day and Bashor may be governor
Of Iowa.
"A few years ago." says the Man
chester Press. I'VE would have said
that Judge Prouty was too much OF a
nre-eater for position calling for ju-
dicial poise. but he has pleasantly sur
prised his erstwhile critics by his con.
gressional service
And then there will be scrambling
for permanent roads in Iowa, and there
VIII be many disappointed because it
VII ibe impossible to serve everybody
hrst." predicts the Burlington Hawk.
eye.
MANY boy is willing to play
marbles in a cold March wind who
would howl in an exceeding high keyed
voice II asked to bring in pail Of
water" remarks the Des Moines Capt.
tai.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says,
Debts are all right, If we know what
we are making them for and get what
We spend the borrowed money for"
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The washington Press asserts that
Ben Salinger "is unit for any position
Of public trust, and Il would take .