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The fool-killer., 1914-12-01
Redemocan Prayer

Almighty and al1-powerfu1 Old Party
Boss 1t don't matter which one, for you
are all alike - Once more upon bended
knees, all spraddle-legged and hattened
out, we come cross-eJed and whamper-
iawed to make our most humiliated man
ners before thy absquatulating greatness.
Look down upon us, o mighty Boss, and
behold how meek and humble we are.
Take The toe of thy yaller 81 oe and kick
us over and examine US from all sides
and see that we are the genuine goods. We
are thy foolish and faithful dupes, and
there is no intelligence in us. It don't
take any intelligence to be good REDEEM
ocans, and that's what we are. Our on.
| ly object in life is to vote as thou tellest
us, and then get what we don't want be.
cause we voted for it.
o mighty Boss, we love to worship and
serve thee almost as we'll as we love to
drink mail ord. box ze. And WI en- thou
payest us in booze for our services to thee.
we are as happy as dead pig in the sun
shin e. Drink and serve that's what tick
les Us; and the drunker we are the better
condition we are in to serve thee.
0 mighty Boss, thou k1 owest that
there are no such words as Republican
; and Democrat in our vocabulary. We
are tull-blooded Redemocans and moth
ing else Sometimes we vote one party
ticket and sometimes another, but thou
art Boss of all the old party tickets and
thy msn gettest our vote just the same
? one way as the other. Two years a, 0
about four millions of us began to grow
horns and make a fuss like Bull Moose,
= ard voted for Toothadore Specksve1t.
But this year we shed our horns and our
5 noses grew into elephant snouts and we
! went back to t e G. o P. like martin
o going to it's hole.
= But thou knowest, o Boss Whichever
Boss it happens to be), that we were
voting for thee and thy gang all the time.
Thou knowest no party lines. Whether
thou art on one side or the other,
thou art always working in the interest
of the p1utes and grand rascals of high
finance and rotten society. The different
party names are only to fool us voters
= with. And o, how we dolove to be fooled
We know that many of us are ragged
= and hungry and out of a Job, but we
e don't know why, and we don't care.
g That amt none of our business. Thou
o. wilt look after that. Our business is to
drink the likker and vote the ticket
and trust thee for everything else. If the
= man we vote for gets elected it's all right
e and If he gets beat it's all right Just the
d same. Thou art still in the saddle and
Y thy word is the law of the land. W.
humbly beseech thee to keep us as ig
norant as hogs, and don't let us learn any
1 sense.
Our Political Boss who art in control
n Barnes, Murphy or Perkins be thy name
n thy victory come, thy will be done il
one party as in another. Give us this da,
our daily dram, and forgive us the pric,
OF it as we forgive those who help u
y drink it. Lead US not into government
:. ownership, but deliver us from Socialism
7: for thine are the Congress, the Court
and the Special Privilege. Amen.
The fool-killer., 1914-12-01

you are going to be hung y
said the little boy to his stocking.
Said the stocking to the little boy:
''I'll be darned if I do.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
sHoWERs 10 PREvAlL.
First Half Of Present Week - Dc Gen.
orally We.

&
Washington, May 4.-Showers dur-
ing the first half of the coming week
over most Of the country from the Mis-
sissippi to the Atlantic with tsmpera-
lures above the seasonal average ana
showers and thunder storms In the tar
west during the latter part OF the week.
were forecast by the weather bureAu.
"The Indications are that during the
coming week the temperature will Az
erage above the normal generally IN
the eastern and southern states and the
great central valleys" said the bulletin.
and near or slightly below normal
over the Rocky mountain region and on
the Pacific slope. The precipitation
during the week will be local but fair
~ we'll distributed over the great CEN
trail valleys, the region of the Great
lakes and the eastern and southern
states.
"An era Of low barameteric pressure
that now covers the plains states Will
move slowly eastward and reach the
Atlantic states Tuesday or Wednes-
day: this depression will be attended
by showers the first half of the week
over much of the country from the
Mississippi valley ito the Atlantic coast
and in the gulf states.
Another disturbance Will appear IN
tho far west near the close Of the week
and it will be attended by showers anu
thunder storms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

North Dakota IL interested In Iowa
baby contest. At the urgent request OF
the club women of North Dakota DR..
Margaret Clark, OF Waterloo, visited
that state where she spoke on eugenics
and the baby health contest move
ment. At Fargo DR.. Clark wdas given
brilliant reception by the teachers
and faculty of the agricultural college
She also addressed the Commons club,
composed Of Atty men. who had never
before invited but one woman, Grace
Wilbur Trout OF Chicago, to speak be-
fore them. At Valley City she spoke to
500 women students of the state nor
NAL. using as her subject Respect the
Body" So os'
The Tuesday Club OF Storm Lake is
interested in the playground movement
The civic improvement committee has
decided to secure speaker from the
national committee to deliver an ad-
dress on the subject and to arouse pub
lie interest in the work.
The civic committee OF the I. w. F.
c. has asked the clubs Of the state to
set aside Saturday, May 2, as annual
CleAn up DAY. weather ioSai
conditions forbid observance OF May
2. 1t is the desire of the committee that
every club. lin the state will do the work
before May Is. Streets. alleys. and
home premises should be thoroughly
cleaned. An intelligent and effective
anti-fiy and anti-rat campaign should
be made part of the cleanup work
The women should organize their own
forces. and enlist the help of local
officials. newspapers, civic organiza-
tons. and teachers and pupils Of the
public schools.
The Iowa Federation of Woman
Clubs has endorsed the idea of re-
tirement fund for teachers. and II ev-
cry woman in the state would. in case
she knows some member of the, legisla-
ture make personal appeal to him III
favor of the measure. it would certain
ly win. The aim OF teachers retire
ment bill is: To increase the efficiency
of the public scV2l system; by Great,
ing such a future in school work as VIA
make teaching attractive to men ano
women: by making the profession OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
STATUE SOON READY.

Sculptor Files Bill For Casting Kirk.
wood Figure For "Hall Of Fame"
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 5-Seven years ago,
Governor Cummins and the executive
council, upon the authority Of the
legislature. entered into . contract
with Winnie Ream Hoxie for having
cast and placed the statue Of Governor
Kirkwood intended for the Hall OF
Fame at Washington. Mrs. Hoxie
had moulded bust Of the war COVER
nor which the legislature decided was
the one which ought to go to Wash
ington. She offered to have the statue
completed and to have the cast made
in bronze, If the state would reimburse
merely the actual expense.
She has now filed with the state Off
Gals a bill for $4,000 for this work.
so far as completed. The legislatury
set apart $4,000. or so much as might
be needed. for this purpose. The sta TIE
as cast is eight feet high. The pedestal
has also been cast.
1t is presumed that very soon the
whole will be ready to be placed at
Washington. The Harlan statue is the
other one for Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTowN IOWA: NAY 5. 1914

farm hands. have ofseredsss5 q month
wages.
The wages paid farm hands advanced
to a greater extent in some counties
than In Others. Farmers IN Webster
county last year paid help SSl.os
month. while q. year before tho wage
was 32S.31 a month. Shelby county
farm help received 1888, while pre-
viously they got S2s54.
An advance Of 81 q month was noted
In Jefferson, Van Buren,. Hamilton,
Scott, Floyd. Mitchell, Grundy ana
Dallas Counties. Floyd county PAID
the top notch wage at s34.s7. and Scott
county paid &34.24.
There was decrease in some OF the
counties. Henry county farmers got
assistants at S2S.23. while the year pc
fore they paid $29.75 month for help.
Wapello county also shows decrease
wages dropping from s2s.71 to $21.oo'
according to the auditors report.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
LOSE PHARMACY CERTIFICATES
Druggists Guilty Of Repeated ofensss
to Surrender Permits.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. May 5.-The state phal
macy commission is engaged today IN
disciplining a number of holders Oh
pharmacy certificates who have vfoiat-
ed the laws Of the state.
Some months ago the commission de-
cided that where pharmacist haa
shown himself to be. persistent
violator of the law in the matter OF
the sale of intoxicating liquors, ne
should forfeit his certificate; and notice
to that effect was sent out.
Recently there were twenty-eign.
druggists of Des Moines convicted OF
Illegal sales of liquor. Several OF them
have offended two or more times Ne
fore. All such will lose their certin-
Gates at once Several similar cases
came from other cities OF the state.
In another case young man VINO
recently secured certificate is opera'-
ing drug store for a saloon keeper
next door and the two businesses nave
been run as one. He will be told to cut
loose from the saloon business or lose
his certificate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

- - KIosnet.
~ y ns(iny. q fate, Is but the divine
! - una0 - divine ooutsoi.-zse
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
FARM WAGES INCREASE.
Reports Of County Auditors Indicate
Marked Advance.

Des Moines, May farm wages in
creased generally over the state In slS.
according to reports being received by
the department of agriculture from the
county auditors. Returns from TWEEN
ty-four counties show that the average
wage paid for the summer months OF
1918 was s3l compared with s30.1l paid
in 1912 The winter wage also in
creased from s23.26 to s23.S5 month.
Tha, wages are further being increased
is evidenced by the fact that farmers
who this year have appealed to A. L..
Trick, state labor commissioner for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

Sheffield News Items.
Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, May 5-Mr. and Mrs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

" Probate Notice.
A Onice Of the clerk Of the district
scourt.
e Stateltof Iowa, Marshall county IS.
District court March term, A. D. 1914.
sAeTo Whom 1t May Concern:
each OF you are hereby noti'
Sd. to appear at the court house In
.6arshaNtown, Iowa, In said county, at
~ o'clock a. M. on the 18th day Of May,
Il 1914. TO attend the proof of and probat-
:einG san instrument In writing purport-
Fang to be the last will and testament
ISof George Seibel, late Of Marshall
county, Iowa, deceased, at which Tins
fand place you viii appear and show
q cause, II any, why said will should not
q be admitted to probate.
u II testimony whereof I have hereto
: subscribed my name and affixed the
p oeGl OF the district court this 21st day
q .o1 April A. d. 1914.
faEALl S. H. REILLY,
&c. ( Clerk Of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

its length Of three miles and more, and
width Of three rods. A 6x6 was picked
up carried few rods and driven clear
thru the roof. and down into the lower
portion Of the house Of David Wray,
landing in his pantry.
The Wray school house was torn to
fragments. Providentially the storm
came Sunday. or the destruction might
have spelled death to thirty children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
|Ne,Us Of Io1ua Clubs
and State Federation

teaching life work and not II mako.
shift job; by making It possible for
school authorities to retire worn0ut
teachers in human way; by increas.
ing the number Of vigorous and COM
petent instructors.
$50
Mason City has very up-to-date
civic league, Of which Mrs. c. Z. Mars
ton is president. The various commit
tees are organised to work for improve
pments in streets and alleys, billboards
and vacant lots and general sanitation.
The movement for consolidation Of
all small clubs Of q town into one
large woman's club Is growing in pop
ularity over the state. The feeling il
that the smaller clubs are not meeting
the demands and that large club.
where all the women of a town can
work. with common interests, and q
common purpose. will prove q great
factor in the progress Of community.
In the recent birth canvass Of
Spencer. at the suggestion of Miss
Julia Lathrop, chairman Of the chill
|dren's bureau Of commerce and labor
to determine II the present system OF
registration is accurate. It was found
that only Ave births had been missed IN
1912.
Red Oak has daily medical inspec-
ton of its public schools. In the an
nual report Of the city health officer
it Is learned that only one child OF
school age has died within the year.
$50
The chairman Of the local board
ticket committee for the Chicago con-
ventipn has asked Mrs. B. B. Clark.
I. F. w. C. president. to send. not later
than May Is, the names and addresses
OF members who are neither delegates
nor alternates but who expect to at
tend the convention. In order that ar
rangements may be made for tickets
Of admission. Visiting club members
must have club membership tickets in
order to obtain admission to the meet
ings.
Sheffield News Items
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
Low MOOR FARMER CRUSHED
BY FALLING TREE WHILE
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY.
WIND cApsIzEs CLINTON BOAT
AND ONE MAN IS DROWNED
Much Damage by Storm in Clinton
county-Loss by Tornado in johnson
County Will Total $4,000, Many
Buildings Being Reported Wrecked rs
Wire Service Is Restored.

Clinton, May Earl Jorgensen. a
young farmer residing two and one
half miles east of Low Moor on the
Camanche and Low Moor road. was
so injured during the storm Sunday
evening that he died at l O'Clock Mon
day morning al Agatha hospital. His
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Jorgensen.
935 Camanche avenue, and an aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin May,
had been visiting at the farm home
Mr.. Jorgensen and his family resid-
ing with his father in law. George NJ.
Crone and Earl had driven to the
Camanche highway 1. & l. station
with them, After they had taken the
train for Clinton at O'Clock he started
for home and was just opposite the
Chris Nissen farm when the storm
broke. His horses stopped of their own
accord and faced the north beneath
huge cottonwood tree on the south side
of the road The tree, which meas
ured four and one-half feet in di-
aneIer, was about sixty feet in height.
blew over. it's tons of weight crushing
the surrey, down to the ground.
Every wheel but one was crushed.
and the young man who was in the
back seat out of the storm was held
beneath its weight. One of Nissen's
hired men who saw the accident ran
across, summoned other men, and they
sawed thru limbs two feet in diameter.
il taking six men to life them from
the unfortunate man.
John Nader browns.
Their boat swamped when it cut
huge wave, near Capioas farm on
the Mississippi river Sunday morning.
John Nader aged 20 years. $50 South
Eighth street. Lyons, was drowned and
Adolph H. Volckman, 1000 South Sew
enth street. Lyons. escaped by swim
ming to shore. sinking twice in the
course of his trip. He arrived on shore
| in time to look back and see his COM
| panion. waist-deep in the water in the
boat wave farewell which seemed to
say:
! I'm glad you're safe, old pal"
| Then the boat went down and the
aged man sank beneath the waves. Mr.
Volckman Is just convalescing from
| an illness with fever and it was some
! time before he could rouse himself from
the weakness caused by his swim to &c
to the Capion farm, where he sounded
| the alarm. Word was Immediately
| sent here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
cr,,al Slam.

'That," said the futurist, 4ointing
proudly to the canvas which he had
just finished, els my attempt to inter
pref the infinite" Whist did the IN.
Unite ever do to YOU" asked the In
nocent bystander.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
Damage at Wyoming.

/. wyoming. May GA tornado STRUCK
this city about O'clock Sunday after
noon. and tho there was no loss of life
considerable damage was done to
houses. barns, sheds and trees, and
both electric light and telephone plants
are out Of commission. The residence
Of Henry Siler was the worst dam
aged. the west and east sides Of the
residence being wrecked. C. D. Wher-
rvs home was badly damaged and
on the Mrs. John Reimers farm every
frame building was wrecked, only a
brick house left standing. The large
barn belonging to John Thompson was
destroyed.
The storm swept a path abou,
half mile wide thru Wyoming anG
did more or less damage to every house
in the city. 1t came from the south
west, taking large trees out by the
roots. A silo on the place Of Johr
Westphal, northeast OF town, was
blown down and number of sheds
Going due north from Wyoming the
| wind took the barn Of Roy Cooley, g
| mile east of Onslow. the silo Of Ed VII
cox, a neignbor.
Damage in johnson County Extensive
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, May 5.-The tornado tina,
swept over Johnson county, in the vi
cinity Of Tiffin and North Liberty, anG
covered a stretch OF more than three
miles between those points, proves, a.
belated reports come in, to have beer
even more disastrous than at first re-
ported. It is probable that $4,000 viii
not cover the loss on houses, barns anc
other buildings, wirdmills, orchards
| livestock household furniture am
grain,
Houses we're torn TO pieces, ant
barns and other outbuildings lifted uI
bodily and carried rods away. In some
| instances livestock was left, lauddlet
together. unframed, where once tn;
barns protected them: and in other
cases, cattle, hogs and horses were
killed.
Strangely few were the injured. Mr.
and Mrs. John Weverka were strucl
by flying timbers and were hurt, tn,
wife especially. Other property own
ers and renters took to the cyclon,
cellars. and were uninjured.
Among the losers Of valuable proper
| ty We're the following:
| John Weverka-House and content
gone.
Frank Bowman-House destroyed.
| Albert Rhinehart-House and equip
ment gone.
John Meyers-House destroyed.
Charles Crow-House destroyed. AL
OF it's contents gone.
J. Louvar-House destroyed.
Arthur Russell-House damaged.
Joseph Lininger-House damaged.
David Wray-House damaged.
Albert Rhinehart-Barn destroyed
1900 bushels of oats, and 1000 bushel
Of corn gone with it.
Barns and other buildings. not resi-
dences were destroyed on the farms c
Frank Bowman. Charles N. Mivi,
Joseph Novy, Frank vorel, Arthu
Colony. Ray Lininger. Henry Gill. {
P. Meyers. John Stoner, Henry GIL
Anton Chihak.
Queer freaks. as usual with funnei
marked the course OF the storm owe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

novel egg boiler for HOUSEHOLDS is
surmounted with figure of rooster
which crows automatically when It's
contents have been boiled the desired
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06
HODGES Is PLEASED.

Commenting on the verdict this az
ternoon, Governor Hodges expressed
his gratitude for the fairness shown
both by Judge Dana and the jurors
in the trial of the case.
IT am pleased at the evidence of alb
solute fairness shown by Judge Dana
in the trial of the case," said the gov
ernor. IT felt all along that the gen.
eral public felt or knew, that the case
was more in the nature of the recent
Gore case in Oklahoma. And I feel
gratified that jury of Shawnee coun-
ty men, IL of whom were of opposite
political faith. should render verdict
SO quickly.
"The case was not only an attack
upon me personally. but on the good
name of our commonwealth. felt
more humiliated on account of the
impression the case might carry out
side of Kansas than within our own
boundry line. I commend myself upon
having as my counsel men of such
high standing as General Hawkes.. Mr..
McKeever and Mr.. Schenck; and be
lieve it would have been impossible to
have handled the case more effective
ly than the manner in which 1t was
managed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06
TO. Topeka
Santa Fe Appoints General
Travelling Storekeeper.
New Position Under Assistant
to Vice President.

George ]. Flash. in charge Of the
Santa Fe lumber yards at National
City, Cal, has been appointed general
travelling storekeeper of the Santa Fe
with headquarters in Topeka The ap-
pointment was made by F. E. Connors.
assistant to the vice president in charge
of stores and supplies.
The appointment of Flash as general
travelling storekeeper opens a new posi-
ton in the Santa re. Formerly there
were two travelling storekeepers Of the
road in Topeka, E. J. Price and A. w.
Blume. These two men went to the
Frisco last winter and hold the same
positions with that line. w. A. Diclkin-
sor was appointed travelling storekeeper
June 1. and this appointment was fol-
lowed by that Of Flash. as general
travelling storekeeper.
Mr.. Flash has been in the service of
the Santa Fe for thirty years, most Oh
the time with the timber and fuel de-
partments. At National City, Cal,
where he has been for the last few
years. the Santa Fe has immense lum-
ber yards' He has moved his family to
Topeka and Will make his home here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06

I therefore beg leave to return to my
office and attend to business that de-
mands my attention"
Simon and Otis Hungate. followed
by Mrs. West and Mrs. Buckwa1ter,
then left the court room. Judge s. N.
Hawkes. then opened the argument in
behalf OF the governor.
May Appeal Case.
Immediately after leaving the court
room, the two lawyers and the two wo-
men went at once to the office of Otis
Hungate. Here they were in confer
ence this morning. Whether they plan
court, was not stated.
''Will the case be appealed to the
supreme court % was asked OF Hun
gate.
Il don't know" was the reply. I'VE
haven't thought about 1t yet
1t was intimated. by Simon that An
appeal would be asked dealing with
the courts instructions on the right
to the parole papers.
The Last Arguments.
A hour ard q half was consumed in
the argument OF counsel for Governor
Hodges
Judge s. N. Hawkes. reviewed the
evidence an the case in a sixty minute
talk and Ed McKeever and T. T.
Schenck each spoke Is minutes
'McKeever referred to the trial as q
repetition OF the Gore case.
After paying his respects to the two
women in a slight way. Schenck stated
that he was sorry Mrs West and her
companion were not present. since he
would like to express In their presence
his sentiments regarding their testi-
mony and conduct