Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-28

FOCAL COMMENT

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! So long as these good roads last our
streets are bound to be congested with
autos and II is time stricter traffic
regulations were observed and enforced
by the police. On the two streets, for
instance. which have provided for au-
tos 10 be parked in the center no ve-
hicle of any kind should be allowed to
stand at the curb. For the past few
days baggage wagons have been al
lowed to stand all day at the curb on
Center street with autos in the center
of the street which practically blocks
the street for traffic. This congestion
came very near to causing q horrible
accident Friday when a woman hurry
ing across Center street with q baby
cab and looking behind her. as SO many
women do. pushed her baby and cab
almost in front OF big car which was
creeping thru the narrow opening be-
tween the baggage carts at the curo
and the autos in the line. She couldn't
see the big car coming and the driver
couldn't see her and all that saved the
child was the slow speed OF the auto
which permitted a sudden turn to be
made. In all large cities in which auto
traffic has become congested the police
prohibit cars and vehicles being left
standing at the curbs. We mus, do il
in Marshailtown in the business dis
trics.
Marshalltown has not yet measured
UP 20 her usual standard in the Belgian
relief movement. Towns of 5000 popu-
lalion have raised as much money
while cities of our size have done
three times as we'll 1t is up to the
farmers OF this county. too TO come
forward with their corn for many a
village neiE.hborhood in Iowa has al
ready sent forward full car load OF
corn. Haul YOUR donation 10 the near
IS, elevator, take a receipt for the
corn and mail the receipt 10 the Mar
shallIown Club. That ought to he
PIE enough and il might save some
child from starvation. Seven out OF
the nine provinces IN Belgium have
been devastated and there were nearly
7,oe0. ooa OF people in Belgium all told
II IS probable that there are twice as
many people homeless. houseless and
hungry as the entire population of
Iowa Belgium in area is one fifth the
size Of Iowa so BY comparison Our
prosperity per capita IS almos; beyond
comprehension.
II IS gratifying 10 every man with q
heart IN him 70 know that fifteen
widowed mothers with ihirty-esgh, de-
pendent children are receiving pen
sions from Marshall county. The pit
ta-ce max be small. II fac, is small,
bu- when added to what the mother
want and distress. But what Is more
i. relieves the mother in her unequal
struggle without taking her children
awaY rom her and without confronting
her with the horrors OF poor house
Il is scientific charity Of we want -
call Il charity or il is manly dis
charge OF lis duty by society 20 assist
in making future useful citizens if we
VIII look at it in the right way. There
viii come time when the government
viii conduct Life and accident insur-
ancs and tax the individual for its
dependent family win be insured from
want whether the head OF the family
has been provident or not
i IS agreed THAI afarshalltowu is a
shopping. Its stores are large enough
20 draw trade for fifty miles ABOUND
and just now the roads are good enough
10 carry the travel why no. get to-
gether. then. on some Dollar Day pro-
grams and make 1, worth while FOR
people TO come long distances to Mar
Shutdown /, was no, long ago that an
advertised sale in a MarshaIltown store
b q ~ w.
afty-eigh- miles away. and they ar
rived n front Of the Main stree, store
al a II. the exact hour for the bar
gain price 10 begin. Deep River is
neare. TO Iowa City or to Oskaioosa
than to Marshailtown but the roads
were good, the day fine and the bar
gain had been offered In the Times
Republican which was the newspaper
they read. With a circulation which
few other daily newspapers in Iowa
have the T.-R- offers to MarshalI,own
merchants q long reach for trade pro-
vided they will use il SO as TO star,
the buyers coming this way.
The football game as an athletic
developer reaches only the few whom
nature has chosen for unusual physical
endurance. The many who are most in
need Of exercise and physical upbuiId-
ing merely rush Up and down the side
lines exercising their lungs. And then
as happened in the Thanksgiving game
one Of the physically chosen few had
his leg broken. II might have been
an arm or a rib or two or it might
have been bump on the head 60 Sc
Eere as 10 leave its effect upon the
brain turnout life. Football lis great
game. Why do we play IL? On. because
Ne 90 not know any better