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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
As BETWEEN FARM AND TOWN.

The article on taxes which appeared
in yesterdays issue of the T.-R. drew
a comparison between the amount of
axe paid on a $4,000 farm just out
il the city limits and the property
OF the same selling value inside the
corporation boundaries of the civ
Ihls year when all manner of pro-
test Is expected the owner OF the farm
Will a 1876 as against the $3.50 paid
by the owner OF the city property.
Now this difference is worth taking
into consideration by the land owner.
1t is an item to be figured in when
the good roads question comes I'D for
discussion. When we begin TO talk
OF forcing the farmer to build hard
for city autos" Il the like the
city resident with his nearly triple tax
receipt seems to have equal justihca-
tlon We're ne to complain that he Is
being exploited for roads in order that
the farmer who pays a little less than
one-fourth on the same amount of
property shall be able 10 reach market
with his hogs any day in the year
when the price Is most favorable.
To be sure the city man is paving
tax for something's once deemed lux
uries. later called conveniences and
now known to be necessities TO health
full and pleasant living; but the farmer
is also paying taxes which come RICH,
back TO him. In fact the Improvement
OF roads and the general advancement
of b rural districts thru tax money
properly expended back to the
land owner In the price OF mis- farm in
bigger chunks and much more quickly
than the money spent in city improve
ment comes back to the town dweller.
It all comes to this: Town and
country are mutually i"nterdependent
They stand and fall together. The
improvement OF country highways, the
improvements of county property and
that Of state property affects all Of us
whether we own a place in town or a
farm. General Improvement is a com
mon good.
But there is one point in the article
referred to which the land owner may
bear in mind: The man who owns
the farm has now as he always has
had the best Of it over the city resi-
dent. He isn't being exploited by any
means.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
Looker-O On In Iona

Hubbard, Feb. 6.-On ground hog
day, Feb. ,, 1914, in the depot at Gift
ford, flies were SO numerous as to be
a nuisance TO the waiting passengers.
What makes this all the more remark
able is that this depot is an ordinary
wooden building ceiled, not plastered
and the fire is not kept up every night
in this waiting room. These flies were
not of the big blue bottle variety, the
first TO put in an appearance in early
spring, but regular house file living
comfortably all winter in a wooden
depot in central Iowa in the year 1914.
On the same day opposite the depot
men and teams were working filling
an ice house with six inch ice. On
hat date with our Iowa winter 1t
seemed best to put up six inch ice, G.
possibly not put up n
There was a time when q farm sale
in Iowa was dreaded by the women
folks. For many days previous to the
cooking food for the free lunch adver-
tised as part Of the sale. Dozens OF
loaves Of bread. doughnuts and cookies
by the hundred. hams boiled and sliced
and several dollars worth Of coffee
brought from town. But Cow it is
worked differently. At a sale near
Gearing asst month a restaurant man
from town came out with geo lunches,
each wrapped in paper. The said
lunch consisted of two ham sand
wiches, a piece Of bologna sausage, a
piece of cheese Il some bakers
cookies. This restaurant man also
brought along 900 tin cups and coffee,
sugar and milk enough 20 satisfy the
whole crowd OF coffee drinkers. And
the cost to the farmer was less than if
his women folks had put in days of
hard work preparing for a hungry
crowd at a farm sale. But the restau-
rant man has a grievance. He says he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
IF IT DIDN'T COST ANYTHING.

A lot OF us are strong for improve
ments, for law enforcement and for
anything" The other day somewhere,
no matter where, a man was defending
. public official who hasn't done much
except to hold office. The main de-
tense was 'he hasn't cost the county
anything" Now this might have been
in one county or another. It's COM
mon enough t. have beer in almost any
county from Sitka to Key West. II
me didn't cost the county anything
he was to be approved. If he did, dis
approval, naturally.
Now this game man who offered the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
CAN'T BEAT OLD IOWA.

The Cascade Pioneer quotes a former
resident OF that place. now living at
Chino, Cal, as follows: 1t is fine here
for those who have money to live on
but it is no good for a Joe man. He
had better stay away. I would advise
people who have a job or a little home
in Iowa to stay there. Taxes just eat
up a fellow who has any property"
The fact is you fean'. beat Iowa. any
way o look at IT. Nobody could ask
for a more beautiful climate than Iowa
has had thus far during the winter.
There has hardly been a day when a
heavy overcoat was needed. January
Is was one OF the most perfect days
we ever saw-more like October at it's
best. Iowa is a grand old state and we
are proud to live in 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
His Sacrifice.

He was a good little boy and very
thoughtful. He had heard about the
great scarcity of water turnout the
country. He came to his mother and
slipped his hand into hers.
Mamma" hes aid, "is 1t true thai
in some places the little girls and boys
have scarcely enough water to INK!
That Is what the papers say. my
dear"
Mamma" he presently said. I'D hke
10 give up somethin' for those poor
little boys and girls"
His mother gave him a FOND look
YES. dear. And what would o like
to give upT"
Mamma" he said in his arnes
way, las long as the water 10 SO very
scarce I think I ought to give up bedn'
washed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
NEvADA'S CLOSE SUNDAY.
Nevada Representative

lNcSdu6
The city council met Monday in ad-
journed session. It had been supposed
that the main business would be the
final consideration Of the resolution or
dering the construction Of paving be-
tween the Northwestern and Rock Is
land depots; but ahead Of tho pav1n8
resolution there was the third reading
OF an ordinance prohibiting Sunday
amusements Of a public character, and
over this ordinance there developed 30
much discussion that by the time this
matter was disposed Of The ouncil had
put in as much time as 1t cared to
spend in a single evening. and the paw
ing question was allowed to 80 e
until the regular meeting next Mon
day evening.
Objection to the Embarrassment
ordinance came from two quarters. TO-
wit: from those who wante the
amusements and from those who think
that the proper day in the week to op-
serve as the day Of rest is Saturday
and who were disposed to regard the
attack on Sunday amusements as a
discrimination aimed at themselves
Consequently there were present at
the meeting a large delegation OF Ad-
ventists and some representatives OF
Sunday baseball. Whether the ex-
PLANTATION was accepted as satisfactory
or not, the friends Of h ordinance
were able to show that their antag-
onism to Sunday baseball dated back
to the coming here Of the Adventist
colony. While the advocates of Sunday
baseball were over-ridden as being
the particular persons aimed at in the
ordinance. So after the display OF con-
siderable feeling the ordinance was
finally passed by unanimous vote OF
the council.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

defense quoted-anywhere from the
gulf % the lakes-believes strongly in
an eventual millennium, is probably q
member Of a church, talks strongly fol-
better living and the like in general
tiles and no doubt pays a heavy tax
on rich holdings of farms or bonds or
bank stocks or other wise Investments
Admitting that nothing had been done
with the defense he hasn't cost the
county anything"
1t isn't a defense. It's an excuse
not only for the official but for the
man who offered it. That's h size
of it. If a man may hold office by
mot costing anything why not aool-
ish the office and save the salary also?
Aren't we who are willing that law
shall lack enforcement, that necessary
improvements shall be laid aside, that
welfare work Of the official kind shall
be neglected merely that we shall be
saved the ost Of it's accomplishment
aren't we of the fashion OF bride
takers?
It's worth thinking over. Nobody
did anything worth while that it didn't
COST something. Nobody ever con-
Quoted anything or made anything or
did anything worth while that it didn't
cost. Economy is n thing. Neglect
of duty is another. Talk is easy. Back
ing up a principle isn't. 1t costs some
thing.
About the poorest defense OF any
thing on earth is that lit doesn't cost
ANYTHING. Things that cost nothing are
not measures of value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

loses q dozen or " tin cups at every
sale, and thinks some people BY at
tending these farm sales regularly ac-
cumulate enough cupA 20 that when
they have q sale It - not necessary TO
buy any.
The other day the writer had q chat
with one Of the state examiners OF
county records. It seems there are
now in the employ Of the state eight
examiners and eight assistants working
I'LL Of the time examining the books of
QUIZ county officials. 1t takes from
three I eleven weeks for two men to
check up the books Of each county.
They are gradually Introducing q uni
form system Of bookkeeping which,
when in general operation. will very
much shorten the time Of future exam
nations. Errors are always found
more or less serious. Very few cases OF
intentional incorrect entries are
found, and in all found errors the off,
Gals are allowed to correct such mis-
takes. so they do not appear in the Of
fetal reports. At the close OF these ex-
aminations three reports are made. one
to the state auditor, one to the county
auditor, and one to each office ex-
amined. These examiners are in no
sense tax ferrets, and if they find a
misuse of county funds it is up to the
county auditor or state auditor to call
the attention Of the county attorney or
attorney general to such illegal work.
But they dc find out where every dollar
of county money goes. They know ex-
actly how much every county receives
and TO whom it Is paid and what for.
When n considers all OF the official
action involving bridges. taxes. roads.
schools, drainage. supplies and labor
for all of this work, no wonder it takes
eleven weeks to check up the books Of
a big county in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
'Orrint for Drink Ba5n
TRY IT At our gxPENSE.

TRY IT At our 8XPEN98.
We are In earnest when we ask you
70 give ORRlND q trial You have
nothing TO risk and everything to gain,
tor your money win be returned II ATT
Or . trial you fail to get results from
ORRINE. This offer gives the wivea
and mothers Of those who drink to ex-
cess an opportunity to try the ORRNH
treatment. It - q very simple treat
mont. can b given In the home with
out publicity or loss Of time from bus
iness, and at small price.
ORRINE II prepared In two forms:
No. !. secret treatment, . powder; Or
RINE No. 2. In pill form. for those who
desire to take voluntary treatment.
Costs only 800 Q box. Come in and
talk ove the matter with u. Ask for
booklet.
Mcbride 4 Will Drug Company, cor
ner Center and Main streets.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
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Iona Newspapers
CUMMINS A BIG MAN"
National Democrat

There is much speculation as to
who will be the democratic nomine
Cor United States senator this wear and
the party Will have to nominate its
strongest man in order to be in the
running with Senator Cummins. SEN
ator Cummins is recognized as one of
the big men Of the ountry and unless
the democrats of the state can put I'D
a man who embodies exceptional eie-
men1s of strength, Cummins will win
at the polls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
THAT cAP1roL GRAB,

shenandoah World (Democratic).1
The World is not wholly in sym pathy
with those folks and newspapers who
are yelling capitol grab" because the
last legislature voted $4,000. 900 for the
purpose of charging the capitol
grounds at Des Moines.
The plan may be objectional. but
they are not taking the right tack in
w~holesaledly condemning it. The
merits Of the proposed plans have not
been discussed. In fact, after reading
carefully all we a find that has been
said about 1t. we do not yet understand
thoroughly just what it is purposed to
do. We doubt IL half OF those editors
who are writing so rabid!y o 1t
and those voters who are roundly cuss-
ing it know what they are condemning
beyond the assumption that 1t is a
graft TO help Des Moines and in
crease the taxes"
Are we going to get our moneys
worth in dollars and cents for that So
600. Oooo Are the grounds purchased
at a reasonable figure? Are they ar
ranged to benefit and beautify the
capitol buildings? And are the build
ing Improvement planned OF a practi-
cal nature? Is it necessary to spend
that amount to get for Iowa a capitol
that will be in keeping with our status
as a state?
In the first place the tax PROPOSE
ton is being entirely overdrawn.
The average farmers share of that ST.
600. 900 or the average business mans
share of that 10000 900 will amount to
the sun he would foo away On cigars
or treating his friends some afternoon.
It Is inconsequental. in the light OF
sober reason. 1t is not the capitol ex-
tension that increased the taxes this
year. 1t vas only unfortunate that
taxes for other things increased the
levy at the same time when the
extension was planned. A minutes
sober thought will convince the reas-
enable voter Of this; at least it looks
that way to US.
And In looking over the list Of men
who voted for it, we see a big list OF
mighty fine men. The last legislature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

The DeS MONIES odpItdL dsSeiI ina
'Iowans now have such a thick coat
Of Indian summer tan that they do not
feel a cold snap very much when one
finally comes along
commend US to Editor Anderson OF
Rinested for 'nerve.'" exclaims the Al
coma Advance. "a beer 'ad' filled the
top two-thirds of the back page Of the
last Dispatch"
zone man who has been in Chicago
boasts that in many of the theaters
| Of that city one can can smoke. That
is small enough recommendations for
Chicago theaters,' says the Cedar Rap
ids Republican. They smoke in
! bawdy houses, too, if that is any rec
ommendation for the habit of filing
| other peoples eyes and lungs with
vile smoke that has passed thru, it
! !: G be, diseased tissues of ceaseless
! smoker. Smoking is we'll enough in its
place"
| Don't the mothers care? Doesn't
| anybody car?" asks the Shenandoah
World. I'VE used to think hat the
little girls who run the streets ought to
be taken home and spanked. Now W
are about come to the conclusion tha
most Of their mothers ought to be
! taken home and spanked"
Poor Fred white." exclaims the
! Carroll Herald. Has he not done his
! part? He served his country in time OF
war. In time of political turmoil in the
, Sixth district he left his pillow af1eld
and suffered the distress and discern
fort of one lonely term in congress.
Many a time and oft he answered the
call Of the party siren and made the
race for governor. Now 1t is planned
to have him run against Cummins for
senator. O., this cruelty Of the politi-
clans"
Taxes should naturally be some
higher that formerly; We have better
schools, better roads, more and better
bridges. and numerous new improve
! ments," avg the AIgona Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
IOWA SPRING SHOOTING.

[Des Moines Register and Leader.
The announcement Of State Game
Warden Hinshaw that he will make
no prosecutions Of hunters who vio-
late the federal migratory bird law
this spring by shooting water fowl has
apparently served only to increase
the doubt among the hunters them
selves as to the course they ought to
pursue.
Following Mr.. Hinshaw's statement
of his attitude have come declarations
from federal officers that they will ar
rest and prosecute violators Of the law.
Mr.. Hinshaw has taken the position
that he state has entered into a con-
tract with the hunters to permit them
to hunt water fowl until April Is Of
this year. and mas accepted their 81
license fee as the consideration. The
federal law cannot abrogate this con-
tract, he declares, n he thinks in this
view Of the matter he might be upheld
by the courts. Being state officers
only. 1t is the theory that Mr.. Hin
shaw his assistants cannot be
compelled to enforce the federal law
if they choose not to do so. And 1t is
improbable that the limited number Of
federal officers in the state could do
enough 10 INSPIRE eLlOTCeO ieSpeCt ~
the law.
The question as to whether the
migratory birds are to have protec-
ton in Iowa this spring under the fed
eral statute rests then with the sports
men themselves. And being rue
sportsmen, II is unlikely hat either
contract rights. inactivity Of state Off
Gers, or impotence Of federal officials.
will no token advantage Of. although
the Iowa hunter is the victim Of ar al
most intolerable Indifference on the
part of both state and nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
IOWA FISH AND FISHING.
GPur1ip 1tou

Governor Dunno is, said to favor a
move to have a fish hatchery built in
Henry county where the Green and
Rock rivers would make a splendid
place for the purpose. Game fish. such
as black bass and waii-eyed pike would
be raised. All the fish h~atcheries that
the state can afford to build and oper-
ate and some that perhaps it canno
afo' / to build and operate will not
suffice. The streams will ever be
fshed out. and there will be an eternal
demand for restocking as long as the
game hog and the fish hog are going
TO be abroad in the land. The latter
take all that the law allows and a few
more for good measure. The red nan
was the best sport who ever fished in
our waters. He took only what he
needed. and ne took no more. When
the rest OF US manage to catch up with
the Indian. then there will again be
plenty of fish in the rivers. especially
when we keep the hatcheries running
full time.
THE HTRDY GURDY.
Jefferson Bee.J
A woman with two small children
came in on the Northwestern last Sat
urday. and solicited help from local
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT

Now that S5.00G has been paid for a
rare flea, some thrifty owner OF a score
OF dogs is liable to wake UP and find
himself Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Colonel Goethals could have saved a
lot OF trouble by being twins.-New
York American.
Jacob Riis says the colonel will run
again if the people want him to, and
With IT. r." il is mostly always a case
Of The people they are I."-Norfolk
ViEginion-P!lot.
T ,bber backing of warships' armer?
Maybe it VIII be effective. But think
{ the effect upon the cost OF automo-
bile t.res.-New York Tribune.
-Four thousand militant suffragettes
are to march on King George. And
there's not a cyclone cellar in England
New York American.
BY the way. what do the Tarheel
perchers on the grocery cracker boxes
think of cid Walt Pages h~obnobbtns
with royalty ?-Columbus State.
Il Orville Wright has really invented
that ~stabslizer, he might sell one 70
Mr.. Eobson.-Charleston News and
Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

After these needed improvements are
completed, there II no reason under the
sun why taxes should not be less, even
If the actual value OF farm lands and
other real estate increases as has been
the case in this county during the past
few years"
Mayor Thompson. of Waterloo, says
that the closing of the saloons Of that
city has not been conducive to less
DRINKS. The trouble is probably not
hard to find. Mayor Thompson was not
in favor of closing the saloons. He is
not now in favor of their remaining
closed explains the Mt. Vernon Rec
ord. mo law will enforce itself. and
all laws. to be enforced, must have the
best efforts to the law enforcing Of
icials behind them"
Beginning to back up" the Waterloo
Times-Tribune says, 80 that there is
not much left to quarrel about. We
may not like the capitol DEAL but what
can we do about 1t? And then, again,
when it is all done, we may say. as the
capitol extensionists say we will: It's
worth the money!"
There ought not to be any question
about the victory, however, if the re-
publicans really get together, as it 10Y
seems increasingly probable that they
Will y SavS rba NovaSo Commemorative
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

Colonel Goethals could have saved a
lot OF trouble by being twins.-New
York American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Des Moines Capital asserts that
"Iowans now have such a thick coat
Of Indian summer tan that they do not
feel a cold snap very much when one
finally comes along
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

Commend US to Editor Anderson OF
Ringsted for ~'nerve.'" exclaims the Al
gona Advance. "a beer 'ad filled the
top .wo-thirds of the back page Of the
last Dispatch"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

Taxes should naturally be some
higher that formerly; we have better
schools, better roads, more and better
bridges. and numerous new improve
ments," q the Aisona Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06

Chairman Woods predicts hat thu
next house of representatives Will De
republican. At any rate We have Ii
booster in charge OF the committee.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-04-28

Happiness is perfume you cannot pour upon others without getting q few drops on yourself. Anon.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-04-28
ARKANSAS POLITICAL EQUAL
 ITY LEAGUE CONVENTION
Number of Prominent Citizens Pro- missed to Address Suffragists but Refuse to Have Their Names
 Made Known.

Little Rock, April 27.-Much inter- est is being displayed in the state con vention of the Arkansas Political Equity League, which will be held in Little Rock Saturday, particularily as to the identity of the speakers. It is known that number of prominent citizens of Arkansas have consented to address the suffragists, but it is also known that they have requested that their names be kept secret until the time comes for the addresses to be delivered Mrs. o. r. Ellington, president of the "vOtes for women,' is now working upon the programe for the convention, which she declares will be equally as interesting as an English suffrage discussion, though not so bombastic.
 The sessions of the convention will be held in the old State House, and a banquet will be rendered the visitors. Covers for 150 will be laid, which indi- , cates there are quite a few suffrage sympathizers in Arkansas-or peo- pie who are willing to break bread with them anyway
The Prescott daily news., 1914-04-28
CALL ISSUED TODAY.

Little Rock, April 25.--T The call by State Auditor Coffman for the pay ment of not less than 75 percent of the total collections on general re- venue now in the hands of the various county collectors was issued today pursuant to act of 1913. Mir. Cotfm&n estimates that this call will bring in about S750,000. At the close of busi- ness Friday the warrants outstanding against the general revenue fund amounted to S796, ,765,72, and the mon ey now called for will be appiel to the cancellation of these warrants.