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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
HE HAD A GUN.
TCl;u.o~ HoralN -

lSilnSOA LACi oio.J
A political boss in New York town
shot and killed his son-in-law when
the young man entered his office to
announce his wedding. He drew
revolver and killed the boy before the
latter had time to say word.
The politician was tried. and ac-
Quilted. His defense was that he was
SO grieved over the seduction OF his
daughter that he didn't know what ne
did when the author Of her troubles
came in sight-couldn't rem ember
shooting him and didn't know what
led up to or followed the shooting.
If the defendant told the truth. his
defense merely was that he killed the
boy in such an intense fit of anger
that he didn't know what he was do
ing. That is pretty good definition
Of granddaughter. 1t Is no defense al
all In a murder trial, and the jury
undoubtedly was Influenced by the
''unwritten law"
II this man hadn't had a revolver al
hand his SON law would no, nave
been killed He would have told the
girls father what he had done. and
the pair would have had chance 10
live down their mistake.
The "unwritten law" can not be dis
missed lightly. for there are circum-
stances where almost anyone would
vote for acquittal. But 1t is stretching
a doubtful defense into travesty when
it holds good where applied by mis-
take.
This murders first offense lay II
the fact that he had a gun at hand. He
didn't need 1t. But It was within reach
when the murderous impulse came into
his heart. and the deed was done. a
revolver is par excellence the weapon
OF murder. The possession OF one
should be a strong factor In counter
balancing any justification OF homi'
eide except that OF self-defense.
Gray horses are the longest lived anc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

ayowedly favorable to the liquor in
terests could hope to succeed at the
polls. Men have changed opinions.
1t would be unfair and untrue to
attribute the temperance vote In the
house wholly to fear Of consequences
in the home district. congressman
have changed with the rest of us. The
conclusion is general that the saloon
and it's companion evils do not belong
with modern civilization. But 1t Is
neither untrue or unfair to put the
temperance vote in the home district
forward as very powerful incentive
TO the big vote.
1t is an illustration of what eX-
pressed and purposeful temperance
sentiment may accomplish in congress
and in legislatures. 1t has come to this
that the temperance vote holds the bal
ance of power. 1t has also arrived at
the point when it is ready to use it,
And this is only another and corro-
borative evidence that human welfare
has become an issue in politics. SO
much has the mail route with its daily
publicity, the telephone with its facil-
ity of organization of Eeighborhoods,
the prosperity which has given the
great agricultural class time to give
some attention to the problems OF
politics and government done for this
country within little more than de-
cade.
1t is a good point to look forward
from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

In view of the fact that the rail-
roads of Iowa will, in the near future,
file an application for increased rates.
it Is their desire to utilize this Oppor-
tunity for a general discussion OF the
leading phases of the railroad ques-
ton with the people of the entire
state. 70 this end. the careful atten-
ton of the reader is invited to Sc
ries of articles which will appear In
this newspaper during the next Few
weeks. and which will contain the
frankest discussion OF this great PROB
lem that has ever appeared in the pub
lie press. All that is asked in the
meantime is that the people Of Iowa
accord to the railroads the courtesy
Of listening to their side of the story
and then form such conclusions as. in
their Judgment, the facts warrant.
That the railroads of the United
States are today confronted by the
| sravest crisis in their history there Is
not the slightest question. For some
years they have been desperately
struggling with an ever increasing
cost of operation in the face Of reduced
freight and passenger rates-but seri-
Gus as this situation was before, the
European war, which has indefinitely
closed to them the foreign money mar
kets. has suddenly brought them face
! to face with a situation which threat
ems not merely many new receiver
ships, but the actual paralysis Of the
entire transportation industry OF the
nation. 1t was this state Of affairs
which compelled the closing of the
/ New York Stock Exchange some
months ago. What viii happen Ii the
| future the future alone can tell.
American railroads are valued In
round figures at twenty billion dollars,
and OF this vast sum nearly five billion
dollars worth of securities are held
abroad. Should Europe, in It's frantic
struggle for funds, seek to convert
these securities into cash during the
next twelve months. where is the
money to come from with which tc
buy them ?-and failing to protect
these securities, what decentralization
will follow not merely in railroad in.
vestments but in all other American
Industrial values as we'll? The recen
statement of David Lloyd-George
Chancellor OF the ExcheQuer. that thu
inability Of Englishmen to CONVEX
I their American investments into casl
is Gripping Great Britain In its pres
. emit emergency IL ominously signlfi
cant. Possibly the New York Stoc
Exchange may be able to resume an
n continue operations without acute dia
r aster-but that the finances not mere
thy of the United States but of II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
A GRAVE CRISIS CON-
FRONTS THE RAILROADS
WAR HAS CLOSED MONEY MARKETS OF
EUROPE TO THEM INDEFINITELY

world will be subjected to q strain
without precedent in history during
the next year or two is so apparent
that it requires no extended comment.
In a future article this phase OF the
question will be dealt with more fully.
President Wilson's Views.
That the situation Is profoundly Sc
rious is manifested by the recent ut
terance of President Wilson to a group
of eastern railroad executives. In his
letter to Mr.. Trumbull of the Chesa-
pealSe & Ohio he said:
you ask me to call the attention Of
the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained and
the railroads helped in every possible
way, whether by private cooperative
effort or by the action wherever feas-
ible of governmental agencies. and I
am glad to do so, because / think the
need is very real
They are indispensable to our
whole economic life, and railway Sc
curities are at the very heart Of most
Investments, large and small, public
and private, by individuals and by in
situations.
II am confident there will be earn
est and active cooperation on this
matter, perhaps the one common in
terest OF our whole Industrial life.
Undoubtedly men, both in and out
OF official position. will appreciate
what is involved and lend their aid
heartily wherever it Is possible for
them to lend it. But the emergency Is
in fact extraordinary and where there
Is manifest common interest we ought
81! Of us to speak out in it's behalf,
and am glad to join you In calling
attention to 1t. This Is a time for all
to stand together in united effort to
comprehend every interest and serve
and sustain 1t in every legitimate
/ way"
| Again. in his recent letter to Secre-
! tary McAdoo on the new banking Law
i he used the following language:
| "The railroads Of the country arr
almost as much affected (by the war)
not 50 much because their business Is
| curtailed as because their credit /!
called in question by doubt as to theil
i earning capacity. There is no other In.
{, terest so central to the business vel
! fare Of the country as this. No doubt
:, IN the light Of the new day, with It.
new Understandings. the problem o
the railroads will also be met an
. dealt with in a spirit of candor an,
{ Justice
II Like tatterances have come fror
: scores o. other prominent public m
), ana nnanciers during the last Il
= wseks-men who are Shove making
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
rutEsREpUBICAN MARsHALLTOWN. DECEMBER g 1914

tear and blow ono another to pieces, 70
ravage and burn, to wrench husbands
from their wives and fathers from their
children, to starve the poQra4nd every
where destroy the works acf - spirit!
God be with US to the de04h and MS
honor OF our foes'--that God who xAvc
his only begotten Son to bring N earth
peace and good will toward men! NO
creed can stand against snch resting
subversion OF it's foundation. After this
monstrous mockery. beneath this grim
ming skull of irony, how shall there
remain faith in a religion preached ana
practised to such ends? When this war
is over, and reason resumes It's sway
our dogmas will be found scored thru
forever"
Such an outburst should be regarded
more with sorrow than with blame, Inc
Continent observes. for
thousands of stout and staid chris
tians have found 1t we'll nigh more
than they themselves can stomach to
hear braggarts on their way to human
slaughter lay claim to God In heaven.
as if he were theirs to order htther ana
yon.
"And if Mr.. Galworthy was not we'll
grounded in personal religion to begin
with, it is unhappily no wonder that
this grotesque religiosity should sicken
him totally.
But with all his disdain. Mr.. Gals
worthy should not imagine himself log
ical in concluding that conflicting pray :
ers of contending armies for triumph
over one another make God an absurd
ity.
THE strange fact Is. tho, that his
most illogical way of looking at this
matter is a rather common view OF 1t.
Back in civil wartimes here in the
United States, there was much soothing
talk about how confused God must be
to have both north and south praying
to him for victory, each expecting his
help against the other"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

Twetnyt- four below zero may De
called "bracing weather but the man
who so considers it is either q warm
blooded optimist or his wife takes care
of the furnace.
The per capita of money is little
better than S3O-or was before Christ
mas.
Lets worry first over the seed corn
and later over the gubefnatoTiat can
didacies.
Next New Years and then another
year. There's no getting out OF il.
Start right in again and think your
self lucky to be here \ lot of people
aren't and while we hope they are bet
ter off where they are most of US are
not anxious to follow them. This is
the best world any of Us have lived in
and we'd best make the best of it.
We could use a few submarines but
a standing army of a million men
comes too high We need them on the
farms.
Seems like Taft and Teddy could
have better time just working calmly
al ex-presidenting.
Old Bill Perkins six feet high, oroao
across the shoulders and lively as cat
never prepared himself for war, never
took boxing lessons or wasted time In
training quarters, bur those who saw
lift a barrel of kerosene en- dray
didn't pick on Bill. Those who observe
the way the United states handles
heavy things are not likely to cro"o
your Uncle Samuel TO the wall y.
course if Bill had staggered around
town looking for trouble he'd have
managed to find it. So can Uncle Sam.
/ OF course you could send a New
Yealr present to make good for the one
7 YOU received at Christmas but what's
the use? She'd know why you sent
I it.
The legislature intended, Of course,
| that each mans signature on saloon
petition should count, just as his cross
counts on a ballot. but the supreme
court has so construed the law that no
man is sure whether his signature on
a consent petition is worth a contl-
ental.'-Waterloo Times Tribune.
Surely the TT. isn't objecting to
the removal of the forged signatures
and the refusal of the supreme court To
go back of a forger and a perjurer
and investigate every signature turner
in by him.
The hot time Billy Sunday has been
giving them in Des Moines has LETT
such chill on the place with his de-
parture that syndicate proposes
franchise for a central heating plant
man on horseback travelling q
year could not cover the ground ira
versed in one night by farm sale bill
in the Times Republican.
The man or woman who made d
deal with his or her friends 10 cut out
the old forced exchange of merchandise
in favor of the friendly expression Of
good cheer enjoyed real Christmas
Presents are for the children and fol
the poor. Christmas was never in
tended for clearing house OF things
mot particularly needed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
For Sunday Reading
AN Sorts of Opinion,
"war I. He'll"


A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post writes of some OF these
cases. witnessed near the Dutch 'front.'
Ter. where thousands Of homeless Bel
gians crossed when war came. There
are q quarter of a million homeless
men, women and children within the
shelter of neutral ground, and Holland
is wholly incapable of rendering them
adequate assistance. Says the writer:
don't fully realize what sort of
crime one must commit to deserve hell
itself But if one has gone thru that
part of the war which has been raging
on the Dutch frontier. he will think
twice before committing the misdeed
punishable thereby.
This is he'll or else 1t Is a fine imita-
ton of Il. That's all l can say after,
having lived in the midst Of this pan
dem6nium for a week or so. About
, $4,000 Belgian people, all sorts and
conditions of men, have crossed our
frontier. utterly destitute, some OF
them: bereft Of their homes and
hearths, crying over their killed, or,
worse still missing brothers or nus
bands or children; men who are In
ne dark about the fate of their chill
dren or woman-folk, soldiers who
threw away their arms and uniforms
in panic and who donned a multi now
of the most homogeneous garb; people
accustomed TO the assistance OF we'll
trained servants, to travelling in their
own cars and in the best comfort
money can bay, hu. who have to tramp
! i, now. carrying their own baggage
ihemselvts. The woebegone faces OF
these miserable etragglers who have
lined every road from Belgium into
Holland were sight never to be for
gotten
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"Why all this useless discussion
about bringing Belgians to Iowa." says
the Dubuque mes-JournaL The fact
that they don't want to come, never
intended to come, and will not come
should end the controversy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
War and Relation.

The question of the efficacy OF
prayer in the present crisis is discussed
by The Continent prompted by an ar
tice in Scribner's Magazine by the
ENGLISH novelist Mr. John GalSworthy.
In this article the novelist predicts
that when this war is over, religion.
as now known will be gone forever.
God ruling over the affairs of men and
ordering the destiny of the world is
conception which, Galsworthy argues.
can not survive war wherein each
bloodthirsty cbmbatant calls upon the
Deity to wreak heavenly vengeance on
all foes in arms" He is thus quoted.
Three hundred thousand church
spires raised to the glory Of Christ!
Three hundred million human creatures
baptized into his service! 7 trust the
Almighty to give the victory to my
arms!' Let your hearts beat to God
and your fists IN the face OF the
enemy IN prayer we call Gods bless
ing on our valiant troops!' God on the
lips of every potentate, and under the
hundred thousand spires prayer that
90, 100000 servants OF Christ may re-
ceive from God the blessed strength to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

why should 1t not be a better way
to double the penalty for every crime
committed under the influence of liquor
os as to throw fear into men who
have no more regard for themselves or
for others than to permit themselves
to get under its influence" asks the
Centerville Iowegian. by way Of COM
ment on the liberation OF DR.. Kelley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

"Those eastern railroads will admit
thar there is q Santa Claus. in fact as
mnay Santas as there are members on
the interstate commission" says the
Mason City Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

1.-THE capacity Of candidate for the
presidency cannot be measured by his
year, as many men are younger at Ct
than others are at So" declares the
Charles City Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

Iowa has no state song, Ell? ex-
claims the Castana Times. why, Iowa
is one perpetual song in itself. her fields
are poetry, her rivers are music, her
maidens are art and-well, what more
do you want, anyway"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

ut ought to be the final boast that
the city Of Des Moines contains not
one pauper. This can be made oul
boast II we all work together" asserts
the Des Moines Capital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

Speaking OF the white mans bur-
den." says the Sioux City Journal.
"these are the days when large part
Of 1t is assumed by the postInan."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

ia UP to the men in control to demon
strate that this confidence has not
again been misplaced. The railways
are on provation."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

"Tf1e people thru the commission
have given the railways another
chance" says the Davenport Times. 1T
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

Gray horses are the longest lived and
cream -colored ones the most affected
by temperature changes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
Topics OF the Times

Twetnyt- four below Zero may be
called "bracing weather but the man
who so considers it is either warm
blooded optimist or his wife takes care
of the furnace.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-12
Successful Opening
OF New West School
New York and Denver Educators
Visit Lehi.

The first week OF the Congrega-
tional School was the most success
tul opening in its history Sixty-two
students registered the first week, a
considerable advance over last year.
This attendance will probably be in
creased TO ninety. Miss Hazel Som
mers, the new teacher arrived Sat
urday. Pending her arrival Mrs. lone
Gilchrist took Miss Sommer's class.
sunday Miss Whalley wass called to
take care of the opening of the Con-
gregational School in Coalville She
will probably be absent a week, dur
ing which time Mrs Gilchrist will
conduct Miss Whalley's class.
Sunday the school had several dis
tinguished visitors In the persons of
Mr.. Burton OF Ney York, Secretary Of
the Congregational Educational Socie-
~, and Mr.. Moore OF Denver, Secre-
tary of the western division Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Bee of Provo, also came
over.
Hereafter the teachers will con-
duct Sunday School every Sunday at
o'clock p. IN. The Rev Phillip King
VIII come TO Lehi every alternate
Tuesday evening to conduct services,
his first visit being September 22nd
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-12
Side Walk Paving
Progressing Steadily

Featherstone and HOMESTEAD have
now about completed one-half of
their paving contract. They are lay
ing about one and one-half blocks
per day First West, Second South,
Second North and Third North are
now completed. The contractors are
doing excellent work, both as regards
the quality OF cement, the thickness
of the walks and the finish. The
grades are more satisfactory than
those put in last year, following clos
er the contour of the abutting pro-
perty. The street crossings are also
much more satisfactory, being higher
out OF the mud Another improve
ment Is the extending of property en-
frances so that they cover the bitches
as well. Where there is danger of
cracking, viz, over culyerts, etc,
steel wire reinforcements are being
used. new method OF filling ex-
pansion joints has been adopted The
Joints are being placed every ten feet.
instead OF fifteen, and are being filled
with four inch strips OF asphaltum.
put In at the time OF pouring the
cement, instead of being filled after
the walks are in. altogether the lob
is credit to the contractors and one
or which the city may be proud.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-12

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before 1t developes serious case.
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air passages, Price 25c, soc and 81 90
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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-12

Mrs b. G.. Webb spent the early
part of the week visiting friends in
Provo.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ruben King Tuesday, leav-
ing a fine baby girl.
Whether you intend purchasing or
not. visit TO our Cloak and Suit De-
partment will repay you Peoples
Conn l2-lt
Elias Jones went to Salt Lake city
Tuesday to file on u Smoot homestead,
located in Cedar Valley
Mrs. Thad A. Powell came up from
Iuab, last week, and will spend the
winter here that her children may at
Tend school.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman and daugh-
ted, Ada, of Salt Lake City. are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith this
week,
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Kirkham came
down from Salt Lake City the first
of the week. Mrs. kirkham remain
ing to visit relatives.
George b. CARR was in Cotton this
week and purchased a car load of
sheep and lambs for the Sanitary
Market here.
Spray your cows and horses with
Conkey's Fly Knocker Cows give
more milk--horses do more work.
For sale at Peoples Coop. 12-lt
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Anderson of
Fairview, are visiting relatives In Lehi
and are guests of Mr. and Mrs E.
A. Bushman.