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Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
HOME GARDENING By THE SCHOOL.

Home gardening directed by the
school Is offered by DR.. P. p. Claxton.
United States commissioner OF educa-
ton, as a solution for some OF the most
pressing educational and economic
problems in city and suburban life. DR..
Claxton would have every vacant town
lot transformed into a garden. where
boys and girls would raise vegetables,
berries, and fruit for pleasure and for
profit He would have one teacher In
the community employed twelve
months in the year to teach elementary
science in school and direct the home
garden work after school, on Satur-
days, and during the summer vacations
OF tho 100000 children between
the ages Of 6 and 20 in the cities.
towns. manufa cturng villages, and
suburban communities Of the United
States, says DR.. Claxton, not more than
10 per cent are away from home dur
ing the summer vacation or engaged
in regular employment. The remaining
IS per cent remain at home without
any useful. healthful, productive occu-
patton equirsDg any largo part OF their
time. On the other hand. there Is
much valuable land in back yards and
vacant lots that is serving no useful
purpose. The problem Is 20 bring this
! land and these children together. In
every school and comm munity there
should be at least one teacher who
knows gardening, both theoretically
and practically. This teacher should
teach the elementary sciences in the
schools during the school hours and
should. out Of school hours. direct the
home gardening Of the children be-
tween the ages OF Z or and IA to Is.
1t is difficult to estimate the results
Of this plan when it shall be in full!
operation thruout the country. For
the children it will mean health.
strength. Joy in work, habits OF indus
try. an understanding Of the value Of
money. as measured in terms Of labor,
and such knowledge Of thep henomena
and forces of nature as must be had
for an understanding Of most Of their
school lessons. They will also learn
| something at least Of the fundamental
| principle Of morality; that each in
dividual must make his or her own
living; must, by some kind Of labor Of
head, hand. or heart, contribute to the
common wealth as much as he takes
from it; must pay for what he gets in
! some kind Of coin.
In the estimates submitted to con-
gress by the commissioner of educa-
ton for the support OF the bureau in
the next fiscal year an item OF $5.700 is
! included to enable the bureau to begin
the Introduction Of this kind of work
in the schools Of the United States. The
commissioner believes that it will only
be necessary to work out details OF
plans and to present them to school
officers. together with full information
in regard 10 results of somewhat SINH
lar work already done at verioue
! places
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
WHERE STRIF,E CEASES.
manson Democrat.1

There are certainly some tender and
beautiful and manly and gracious in
cidents in human experience that
tend to discredit the oft-repeated as
sertion that the hearts Of men are
becoming more calloused every day.
The incident here recited has touched
my heart to It's innermost recesses,
as the parties to it l have known. and
admired, and in a way have been as
sociated with for years. These friends
OF mine had been fast and warm
friends for years, even while competi-
tors In business. But there came a
time, more's the pity. when they fell
apart and the villification each heaped
upon the other in a public way for
years became a stencil in the nostrils
OF the people, and brought sorrow to
the hearts OF many. In the passing
OF time one Of these big men became
stricken with an incurable malady.
and brought close to the portals OF
death. Then it was his supposed un-
relenting and bitter enemy proved his
manhood and bigness OF heart by writ
ing him a letter OF wondrous beauty
and tenderness. which the sick man
read with streaming eyes. and q great
peace came to his soul. and all the ran
cor and bitterness OF the past Vanisneo
as a nightmare. and in their stead was
only the memory Of those brighter days.
when hands were clasped in friend
ship. So deeply stirred was he by the
tender message Of peace. he sent a
loving letter > 70 his old friend. IN
which he asked him to come to hrs
bedside "and let the dead past bury
it's dead" And this friend OF the
olden time made haste to the home
OF his stricken brother and-but the
sceue OF such a sublime reconcilfa- :
ton much forever remain closed
portal, sacred alone to those two
strong men, misguided actors IN one
OF life's sorry dramas. Yet the beauty
and tenderness and nobility illustrated
in the last act can not but appeal to
the finest sensibilities OF the human
heart.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

didats for delegate in his own precinct
and contesting delegation sent on to
the state convention. 1t was Ions
time ago and perhaps Carroll has for
gotten. But it was not republicanisn
Of today. not T.-R. republicanism.
1t is very poor time Of day for the
Herald to call up memories OF Carroll
party politics when endsavor Is being
made to bring about line up on new
ground. The Herald knows that no re-
organization can be made Of the party
except along progressive lines, inclu-
sive Of those "by and forbidding paths"
it shudders to thing about. The "by
and forbidding" paths include the anti
pass law. which the Herald fought, the
primary. which the Herald hated, and
all that great list Of sincere and now
generally commended legislation which
constitutes the record Of Iowa progress
sive republican administrations, all OF
which the Herald opposed and which
1t now processes to approve. Republi-
canism in Iowa means II it means any
thing the judgment Of q republican
majority, and the Herald knows well
what that is and what 1t stands for 1t
should refrain from little revengeful
political ISLANDERS. The T.-R. and the
Nonpareil. under its later management.
and the Freeman Tribune have dragged
the Herald forward by the hair and
horns against Ben Salinsers tail holt.
The impression, intended by the
Herald to be conveyed Is that it has
stood for political righteousness While
others have wandered. While the as
sertion will be smiled at as ridiculous
by those who read the newspapers
referred to the purpose Is evident and
characteristic. The T.-R. stands pre-
cisely where it has always done in pol
itics. The Herald has been dragged
forward a considerable distance, at
least in profession and expression.
Hungerford has come back at least
part way. And he should not speak
cattishly of those who lent a hand.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Probate Notice.

Office Of the clerk Of the district
court.
|, State os Iowa. Marshall county 81.
Distric. court March term. A. D. 1914.
TO Whom it May Concern:
You and each Of you are hereby not.-
fed to appear at the court house in
MarshaNtown, Iowa. in said county. at
. O'Clock a. M, on the 2sth day Of
March. 1914, to attend the proof Of and
probating an instrument in writing
purporting 10 be the last will and :tes-
lament Of Ella III. Winery, late OF
Marshall county, Iowa. deceased, at
which time and place you will appear
and show cause. II any. why ;said Win
should not be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof. have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal Of the district court this 27th
day Of February. "A. D. 1914.
ISEAL1 g. H REILLY,
Clerk Of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
ACCEPTS THE ISSUE.


We notice disposition thruout the
state, upon the part Of republican
papers. to make the tariff question an
issue in the Iowa state campaign. Let
1t be discussed. No democrat will be
disposed to dodge the tariff issue as the
result is all in the democratic favor
A comparison Of farm prices under the
republican administrations from 1870 to
the election Of Wilson with the prices
since his election will be a most con-
vincing argument that the tarin has
little to do with the price Of farm
products that we export. The fluctua-
t!on OF prices Of few cents now and
then due to reports Of crop prospects
at home and abroad is not unusual and
happens every season. But thorough
comparison for a term OF years 10
bound to be favorable to the present
administration.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Probate Notes.

Office Of the clerk OF the district
court. .-. - r
State Of Iowa. Marshall county -.
District court March term, A. D. 1914.
To Whom It May Concern:
You and each Of you are hereby not
fed to appear at the court house In
Marshalltown, Iowa. in said county, at
. o'clock a. m. on the Esd day Of
March, 1914. to attend the proof Of and
probating an instrument In writing
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Joseph Kleespie, lats OF llaf-
shall county, Iowa, deceased, At which
time and place you Will appear ana
show cause. II any. why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof. have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal OF the district court. This Goth day
OF February. A D. 1914. Y
IsEALl s. II. REILLY.
Clerk o8 TIE Dis1se$ Couss: l; (;
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
IOWA LAKE FRONTS.

Today there is scarcely a mile OF lake
front in the state that Is open to the
unrestricted use of the public. There
are hundreds OF miles OF beautiful
stretches Of river bank that are COM
pletely shut of from the public. There
are miles upon miles Of river in the
state that can not be approached ex-
cept at the crossing Of some highway.
You are a trespasser the minute You
leave the public road to walk IN the
shade of the trees which grow upon
the banks OF our rivers or fringe the
shores Of the lakes.
Would not some OF this money which
is to be tied up in plot OF nigh prcied
land in Des Moines do the people more
good u put into some Of our river and
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
-" III,I1
For Sunday Reading
AN Sort, Of Opinions
Germany Deserving The Church.

Church attendance in Protestant
Germany is shrinking in what The
Christian Worlds Berlin correspond
ent, quoted in The Christian Work
(New York;. calls an alarming way
According to a census made on a re-
cent Sunday only 1882 persons were
attending sixty-eight Protestant places
Of worship in Berlin. In the town OF
Chemnitz. in Saxony. with 100000
Protestants. "the church attendance on
this particular Sunday was 2,24S." Or
taking the communion statistics as a
test, 'in Berlin, last year, only 1881
per cent OF the Protestant population
partook Of the communion" or course.
says our informant. the numbers are
more satisfactory In country districts.
but ''in the towns, and In numerous
county districts avs we'll, not only IS the
number Of communicates sinking, but
II Is rapidly sinking. and has been
rapidly sinking for several years past"
And we read on:
'Tn Berlin 1t is an established fact
that the number Of those WHO make a
practice Of going 20 church is rapidly
decreasing. A serious Journal here
this. and as the result Of It's inquiries
oIuOu8 tOc NOkAui6 SbooooS' - As@s, Wv
tained the following six reasons for
the falling off: % The influence OF
the anti-relisious. press: (2) the social
democratic agitation against the
church: (3) the influence Of evil.dis-
posed neighbors and fellow workmen
on those who would otherwise attend
church; az the notorious unbelief OF
the educated classes: (5) the widely
spread suspicion and dislike expended
on the clergy, especially the belief that
they do not themselves believe what
they teach. and that their piety and
truth is merely hypocrisy: (s) and.
finally, the fact that all public places
Of amusement are open on Sunday, and
that it is exactly on Sunday that the
proprietors of these places use the
greatest Efforts to fill them. Another
reason given for the increasing alb
sence Of young people from divine SER
vice is the recent institution OF asso-
Citations such as scouts, wanderers. and
boys and girls 'brigades. all of which
have their gatherings on Sundays.
The great horse-races are held on Sun
day. also the chief athletic events. 1t
ss stated that all these things help to
deplete the churches.
"Ge to Church" Day.
fpo,. Yooonh Nilhi,rn
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

school boards reduce your taxes? Yes.
much more than anybody else. Could
they have done 1t this year? Yes. Was
1t pefittcs? No. The democrat trus.
tees acted just the same - thetrepubH-
can trustees: they neglected to reduce
tho levies after the valuations had been
increased. The democratic city coun.
Gil Of washington has got the city II
worse fix than the township trustees.
Are they to blame becauss they are
democrats? No. Republicans woulo
probably have overlooked the fact thas
an Increased valuation demanded lower
levies in lust the same way. II We or
ycu or enybody else had thought OF II
and spoken to our trustees ana school
boards then ev erybody would have seen
it and the levies would have all been
refgured on the new valuation. But we
did not think Of 1t, neither did you and
our trustees and boards are 1pst about
az human a. we are. The result 10
our taxes are too high. There will be
q surplus In every school fund. The
township road fund will be about dou-
bic what II has ever been. There were
two chances to reduce the township
road fund. The legislature increased
the county road fund by mills and
the board Of supervisors had TO levy
that, but the county was also COM
PEELED to take over part Of the town :
ship roads and that II the hrst reason
why the township levy should have
been reduced. The next reason 10 that
the valuation was inrceased and the
levy could have been reduced accord
ingly. Your trustees ana school boards
did not make these reductions. hence
they Will have a lot Of extra school
money and a lot of extra road money
as we'll az extra money In all road
funds. At their meeting in April the
trustees will again certify these levies
Do you want them kept up or do you
want them reduced? II you want them
reduced get after your trustees about
it and they era certain TO do what you
want. BY using the surplus for re-
duction purposes the trustees. the
school boards and the county board
together can have just as much money
for 1915 as they did in 1918 and upon
less taxes and without any change IN
the law and in spite Of all the. in
creases. But on the other hand II you
want to spend all this extra money on
the. schools and roads you have the
right to do 1t this year next year and
every other year, but you can not
spend It unless you first pay 1t in.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Pulpit Shows Barred Film.
oumsrina.


This world would be droary mono.
tone without the mountains and the
lakes. the rivers and the valleys.
which have come through natures
great uphesvals. The suRsSings Of
earth make It the more g3osious. Men
10 much ike this IN his own expert.
sace. The blessings Of IKE have come
IN large measure because Of the heart
aehes and the aEonies of men ana
women. They have given Of their lifs
blood 90 that others might b en-.
richod. This has bsen their cruciAx-
ion. But out Of their Addiction has
come . new life-grown from the ssed
Of the best that died In the old SELF
This has been their resurrection
Charles Steasle.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Iona Newspapers
MARKING TIME.
fGrundy Democrat I

The people of this county are not
being disturbed by local politics. The
political shops here have not yet
opened for business. There is not an
active candidate for any office in the
field and nominations for all the coun-
ty offices will be made within three
months. 1t looks as IL Grundy county
candidates were awaiting until after
the frost is out Of the ground before
they will begin to fix their politica.
fences.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
TAXES.
v11y.,h;,1@oo Csouptv Press

1WaShln4rON NOuHty 1feSs'J
Every man we meet Is grouchins or
cussinz aDeut his taxes. All right. DO
YOU want to reduce taxes? Can you
reduce them next year? Yes. you can
reduce them II you want to. How Will
YOU do it? who levies your taxes!
Your township trustees and school
boards levy the biggest part OF them.
your board of supervisors the next big
gest part and the executive council the
last little part. Can your trustees and
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Masonic Meetings.

"a masonic MectlHgS.
~sPEcIAL COMMUNICATION,
Marshall Lodge. No. 10S A. F. & A. M,
Friday. March 6, 1880 p. m. for work.
John w. Wells. secretary; I. T. Forbes,
w. n.
SPECIAL coNvocATIoN. signet
Chapter No. SS. r. A. NJ. Monday,
March 2, 1880 p. m. for work. John w.
Wells. secretary: A. D. Meeker, H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No 20. r. & 8. M. Monday
after the third Sunday. Regular busi-
ness. I. T. Forbes. recorder; A. D.
Neeker, T. I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80. K. T. Tuesday.
March 3, 1880 p. m. for work. M. S.
Mcfarland. recorder; F. M. Wilbur, E.
C..
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. S.. Wednesday, March
II. 1880 p. M, for business. Anna
Downing. secretary; Mary Black Col-
E1s, w. M.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
HOW WOULD IOWA ACT?

1OW WOJLO lOWA AL!
tDes Moines Register and Leader.1
Foulke e. Brandt was serving q
thirty-year sentence for burglary when
a sympathetic public in New York
forced his release on parole.
In Minnesota, whether his parole
procvided he should 80. he fell in love
supper for her, and followed her back
to New York, where she declined to
marry him. Then he boarded steamer
in q hum and now Is on his way to bury
himself In the old world.
Cold -blooded people will say it was
good riddance for bad rubbish. but that
doubtless is the wrong way to look at
It, The New York parole system has
suffered a Jolt because it has not con-
trolled this favored offender, and II 1t
were possible to bring Brandt back
from over seas it should be done. for
leaving the country is different from
leaving the state.
But having him back should New
York cruelty punish him by returning
him to Sing Sing to spend the remain
Ing twenty-three years Of his sentenc
because he fell in love, was disappoint-
ed, and committed the heinous crime
OF disappearing? Here 1t Is that the
absurdity of fixed and unalterabie
rules" IL best illustrated. Under the
|Iowa system back to prison would this
young fellow go for twenty-three years
for violating q rule" without refer
ence to whether he had made good,
otherwise.
In other words, the test should be the
record and disposition and promise OF
the paroled man. and not the violation
of one or another of lot of cast iron
Regulations tackled onto the parole
law without authority by board pre-
sumably not in sympathy with Its
purposes.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Every community dating back a
quarter OF century has history Of
improvements contested, Of forecasted
disasters which never happened, and
OF multitude of troubles which never
arrived" says the Madrid Register:
News. THE capitol extension PROPOSE
ton Is an example. Twenty five years
from now, we will wonder why We ever
thought Of protesting against this im-
provement." 80
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

Notice Of School Election on the Cues.
ton Of Issuing Thirty Thousand
($3o,ooo.oo) Dollars in Bonds for the
Building Or Equipptns of School
Houses.
To the Voters of the Independent
School District Of Marshalltown,
Iowa: ..
At the regular school election which
will he held on the 9Th day OF March,
1914. at the Central Fire Station in the
city Of Marshalltown. Iowa. there will
be submitted to the voters Of said dis.
trict. the following propositions:
"Shall the Independ-
ent School District Of
Marshaltlown, in the
County Of Narshall and
"S State Of Iowa, issue
- - bonds in the sum Of
Nh Thirty Thousand $780,
000.O0) Dollars for the
purpose Of constructing
or eauipping school
housesY'
L. C.. ABBOTT.
Acting President.
w. n. CLARK.
Secretary.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

Observing that "a 10. Of the demo-
cratic newspapers are saying that
Volimer's eelction vindicated President
Wilson" the Washington County Press
says 1T will only take few vindi-
cations OF this caliber to put Wilson
where Bill Taft is. Vollmers plurality
as compared with Peppers tells the
tale Of vindication. Drive on"
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHA1LrowN IOWA: FEBRUARY =

lake fronts? 10 not the plan OF the
sreatest good to the greatest number,
. better plan than to allow the selfish
ambition of one city to drain the state
Of IT, resources?
Think It over and talk with your
i1eighbor. Would you not enjoy drive
to the Des Moines river better II you
knew that tho state Of Iowa owned
nice tract Of woods and where you
were welcome to camp and rest and
fish without asking the consent Of some
land owner?
Some day people are going to wake
UP and ask themselves why they have
allowed these things to happen. To be
fenced OF from lake and river and
forest IL not going to look good to the
people forever. Why not mako q start
now? s
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

tian eommunity, That 10 - Il you were
to appoint one day In the year Tor the
people Of this great. turbulent city TO
enjoy the large ana spacious freedom
OF the sky. "a 20 to nature day" would
be no more illogical than - 80 to
church day" in . community endowed
with the divine gift Of spiritual imag-
inatton. The church 10 to mans spirit
what the outer world 10 to his body
1t Is his natural element; It 10 his life.
his light, his inspiration and his beauti-
tude.
The church Of Christ is the most
creative, opulent and benign institu-
tion in tho history OF the world. 1t
Is the source and conservator Of all
our higher culture. 1t has afforded the
world Of medieval and modern art
whether in the mode Of architecture or
sculptude or painting or poem Or song
or symphony-sll Of its highest and
loveliest motives. It has given expres-
sion to its vast visions. It's pensive
dreams. Its tender longings. its ineffable
hopes In q literature Of Incompatible
power and beauty.
Pulpit Shows Barred Film.
Minneapolis, Feb. 1.-Showing in his
pulpit a white slave moving picture
Aim that had been suppressed in Chi
cago and disapproved by q local welfare
organization, Rev. G. L. Morrill,. pastor
Of the Peoples Church, discussed today
the white tslave traffic in the large
cities. 'Prldery is not piety." he said.
"igrorance is not innocence, and the
warning to our youth which parents,
press ana pulpit fail to give IL seen in
Aim which breaches a sermon that is
better to be good than to be bad and
that the wages OF sin Is death"
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

prominent democrats of Iowa are
rather shy about announcing them
selves as candidates for senate to beat
Cummins.'" remarks the Parkersburg
Eclipse. "The tombstones marking the
last resting place Of the dead hopes Of
those who have hitherto tried to beat
act as a check on the desire Of those
who would seek to eliminate the Iowa
senior senator as political factor in
Iowa affairs" 80
The Iowa City Republican says,
"Those who apply the bird in the
hand maxim to Congressman Connol-
ly's senatorial aspirations forget that
a second term in congress from the
Third district is something OF a bird
in the bush.'
"The few land sales that have been
made since the first OF the year. indi-
cate that Grundy county land that will
be sold this year will bring from Is to
20 per cent more than-the same lands
could have been bought for a year
ago." says the Grundy Democrat. Both
money conditions and prices of grain
and livestock are better than they were
year ago and these two have much
to do in governing land investments"
"a man will put up with lot of in
conveniences in his own house that he
will kick about in a rented house. To
save kicking buy house." advises the
Tama News. ..
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

Some Of our township roads ought
to make a county road look like an
alley if the trustees are on their jobs"
says the Titonka Topic.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

"Go to Church" Day.
IRev. Joseph A. Milburn.1
1t seems strange that "a 90 to church
day" should be necessary in any Chris