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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
BE 4 Fan.


I'd rather be fan upon the bleachers
of this life
Than a disputatious grumbler in the
opera box Of strife;
I'd rather be a sunbeam in the fur
row with the pillow
Than a shadow on the threshold of a
monarch's naughty brow.
I'd rather be an echo
OF the music Of the spheres
Than a classic composition
Full of tragedy and tears.
I'd rather be blossom
That child would run and pick
Than a decorated candle
At the bedside of the sick.
I'd rather be purpose
OF contentment and of light
That the loftiest commander
In the center of the fight.
I'd rather be a morning
BY some humble cottage door
Than a thunder and a lightning
On the bloody field of war.
I'd rather be fan to sit and cheer
the game along
Than the captain of the dodgers who
say everything is wrong;
I'd rather spend my substance in some
simple will Of love
Than climb unto the perches where
the magnates frown above
;.s Baltimore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
raeynsh.. 1918. b. A {. Aoc,us : Col
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Ghost Of the Lieutenant.

The Ghost Of the Lieutenant.
With eyes on those figures blotting
out the fire. their discordant yelling
deadening all other sound. their whole
attention conferred now on savage ven
geance, crept over the log. and
crouched low beside the motionless
body. Ugh! but dreaded to touch it.
to feel the avfulnsss Of clammy desh.
Az the upturned face, with staring
dead eyes. revealed indistinctly by the
red Slimmer, met my gaze. 1t was like
looking into my own. For an instant
1t seemed - II stared down at my.
self. bent above my own insensate
body. A shudder ran through me. my
hands shaking as with palsy. Yet ]
rallied. crushing back the bsnumbing
horror Of that vision, as the hateful
voice Of LaDpin rose above the din.
Recklessly stripped the red jacket
from the body, ripped in the struggle
with Lappin, and showing clearly the
rent made by the knife, and crawled
back over the log, to put 1t on
Beyond my cover, not a dozen feet
away, was a shallow ravine, and the
light streaming through tree branches
fell upon clay bank, cleaning a vel
lowish white. ! reached 1t on hands
and knees, streaking my face with
moist clay, until 1t must have been
CHASTITY, and plastering even more or
my hair in horrible representation Of
the scalped victim.
Still unsatisned. yet knowing Of
nothing else l could add, and warned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Newton Journal

t->e"to!l journal
The railroads run, the papers are put
thru the presses, the automobile men
go 10 their shops TO repair machines
the electric. gas and water stations are
Kept running, the telephone operators
pu+ in their hardest hours of work on
Sunday and christians Of this twentieth
century take all this as a matter Of
course. So, is II a much greater liberty
for the one TO take who attends a base
bail game, purely as matter OF rest
and recreation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
AN ENVIABLE DISTINCTION.
TPerry Chief

MarshalltoWn is just now wrestling
with some unusual municipal problems
There were no DRINKS there on the
Fourth Of July or circus day and the
policemen, sheriff and other officers are
loafing too much. Then too the autos
are running over the street cars and
injuring the employees and there's
much other trouble OF a similar nature.
1t is being suggested that the police
officers be made to go to work on the
roads and the autoists compelled to use
the streets on which there are no car
lines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
BORNE OUT BY REPORT.

LOttumwa Courler.J
Ottumwas golfers did themselves
and the club and city they represented.
proud in the state tournament which
ended last week. In addition to prov
Ing themselves royal good hosts to the
visiting golfers. they proved marked
ability at the game itself. They won
the state championship. the team
championship. the low score medal and
the Ottumwa Country Club trophy. In
the value and Importance of their
prizes, they surpassed every other city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Roosevelt. Beveridge and Connolly
are going to burn up the Iowa pratrtes
in struggle to defeat Cummins. The
senio rsenatoF will thrive on this kind
of opposition" says the Duone News
Republican. when they come from all
parts of the country to tell us what
bad man Cummins is, the people Of
Iowa simply won't believe it,"
Somebody should give Congressman
Good a boat ride and restore him to
good humor." suggests the Burlington
Gazette.
To the Perry Chief Its queer how a
man will swear at the autoists for driv-
ing fast and then as soon as he gets
money enough to buy car will start in
to make Barney Oldfield look like a
rank outsider"
Iowa corn is doing its full share
these days to vindicate both DR.. Frank
Crane and Henry Vollmer," notes the
Sioux City Journal.
"Durn the long ballot" exclaims the
Castana Times, which adds, however,
that an executive council can do all the
voting for u.s.
III doctors ever have disa agreed. it is
over the question of what ails the Iowa
primary They are still prescribing. and
II all the remedies We're taken. the pa
tlent would feel like an arsenic victim
on the day after the inquest" says the
Clinton Herald.
Spokesmen Of the liquor party seem
TO be favorably impressed with the pro-
hlbltion plank in the state bull moose
PLATFORM remarks the Waterloo Cour-
Ter. They believe it will draw dry re-
publicans from their party ranks to
scuh an extent that the democrats with
John Barleycorn will carry off the
prizes. In such instance a vote for pro-
gressive prohibition becomes vote for
democratic indulgence"
The Fort Dodge Chronicle looks for
the convention to be model of decor
UNI and insincerity."
AS the Charles City Intelligencer
understands 1t "progressiveness and
prohibition are terms that should mean
about the same things"
The volunteer fireman gets a good
deal OF pleasure out of his job In most
OF the towns he gets nothing else-not
even the recognition that is due him.
says the Burlington Hawkeye. For he
does more glory work than anybody
else IN the community, always except
ing the fisherman and the duck hunter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
Masonic Meetings.
STATED COMMUNICATION

(" STATED MMUNlCATioN
Marshall Lodge, No. 1os A. F. & A NJ.
Friday, July II. p. M. regular ousl-
ness. John w. Wells, secretary; l. l.
Forbes, w. M.
STATED coNvocATioN, signet
Chapter No. 3s. R. A NJ. Monday.
July 20. 500 p. m. Regular business.
John w. Wells. secretary; A. D. Meek
or, e. II. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20, r. 8: S. M Monoay
after the third Sunday. Regular ousl-
ness. 1. T. Forbes. recorder; a ~
Meeker, T. ]. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE of St Aide
mar Commandery No. 80, K. T. Iues
day. July 81 at p. m. Regular bust
ness. F. NJ. Wilbur, f. c.: NJ. 5. NC
Farland, Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ear No. 81, o. E. s.. Wednesday, July 10.
1880. Anna Downing. secretary; mary
Black Collins, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

ever knew told w that he and his bride
ate their first meal as life partners on
board stretched across two barrels
And 1t wasn't because the furniture
hadn't come either. That stove and
bed and two chairs, plus a few
cracked dishes, were all the furniture
they owned.
Their scantiness of material belong
ings drew them together; he hustled,
she saved and they became prosperous
but riches didn't spoil EN-.
A law making 1t possible for man
and woman in love to have fair
chance to work. earn AMI save would
be fine law, il enforced.
But no money minimum for matri-
mony.
FRIENDS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
[Clinton Advertiser1
The play ground movement has now
been successfully launched in Clinton,
and the first of a system of grounds
will be completely equipped in short
time.
The first playground in the old city
of Clinton, and the second in Greater
Clinton will be located at the Longfel-
low school. Lyons has already equipped
a fine recreation ground, which is at
tracing hundreds of boys and girls
daily And in a comparatively short
time the youngsters of the south END
will have a splendidly equipped place
to foregather, play games and enjoy
themselves. Mrs. c. F. Alden and Mrs.
w. e. Young have donated the equip
ment, which will be modern and thor
ough. This equipment has already been
ordered and will soon be erected.
This will be but a start. however. Be-
cause of the wide territory which the
city covers 1t is necessary to equip at
least three Fairgrounds. Sites in other
sections are available, and will be con-
verted into recreation places for the
boys and girls as soon as ways ana
means are devised for securing equip
ment Perhaps there are other Clinton
citizens, friends of the boys and girls
who will come to the rescue, as dlo
Mesdames Young and Alden, happily
solving the problem.
A number of the young men OF chm
ton have interested themselves in the
playground movement, and have been
working zealously to provide equipped
grounds for the children. Among these
are WIN jacobsen. Carroll Armstrong
and Emery Thompson. These young
men, with other fresh air enthusiasts,
greatly assisted in the successful move
ment in Lyons. They are now working
on the Longfellow project. and hope to
aid in establishing at least two more
public Fairgrounds in Clinton this
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
TINE CONVENTIONS.

And Iowa saw q sight which OF late
years has been unfamiliar harmoni-
GUS republican convention whore vet
Grams Of dozen hard fought battles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

and that wasn't even look in.
Shaw's nomination for auditor fol-
lowed the authority of pluralities.
Much is TO be said in favor of the two
leading candidates before the conven-
ton and nothing to be urged against
either Both were excellent timber out
of which TO make auditors OF state
The one who led in the primaries led
in the convention and without any
doubt will receive the unqualified sup
fair fight and the most artillery won
it.
Mr. Tumulty so the dispatches say,
assured Messrs. Connolly and Reed
that such assistance as desired would
come from Washington to the Iowa
campaign. But where will he get "all
sources Of campaign funds must be
given publicity? Tumulty evidently
doesn't realize the size of democratic
desire in Iowa.
A state officer should not permit
private firm to use his name for ad-
vertising purposes whether with or
without his consent.
The Sioux City Tribune approves the
bull moose prohibitory plank for the
state Will the Tribune state whether
it is in favor of prohibition in Sioux
City? Reform begins like charity at
home. 1t would be most interesting to
hear from the Tribune as 10 its stand
in the local situation.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
appears to favor application Of the
death penalty to Illegal sales Of heroin.
However. If a twenty year or life term
is considered sufficient for mansiaugh-
| ter and murder perhaps the sales of
heroin might be greatly reduced by
penitentiary punishment. At any rate
| the minor fines assessed against vio-
! lators of the laws governing dope do
| little good and serve to disgust
thoughtful persons with the operation
| of the minor courts. Do something to
the heroin peddler whether it be a
penitentiary sentence or drop thru a
| hole in a platform.
The theory that the only way to get
along with Central American countries
is to pay blackmail to the government
that happens to be in power is not a
worthy one. Let's pay all we actually
owe and be liberal with the change
If that's doesn't suffice nothing does a
fretful and obstinate child as much
good as an old fashioned seance across
your uncles knee.
; Nevertheless, II Teddy should mt
himself entirely out of the stuff thai
makes milk palatable and strengthen.
! the inner man when he comes to Iowa
somebody will be able to find little
something despite the b. m. resolution
That N. e. A. speaker said some.
thing. The difference between learning
housekeeping and learning algebra Il
in favor Of the former. But at that i
will not hurt the young lady to know
a little algebra.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
Iona Newspapers
ONLY FOR SLIT SKIRTS.
lCedar Rapids Caze+-

After this year the farmers will
claim that corn isn't doing well unless
It's shoulder high by the Fourth of
July. Knee measurement Is on. of
date for everything except slit skirts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
IOWA BANK BUILDINGS
Huntington Havkeye1


Everywhere in Iowa improvements
are under way. 1t could not be other
wise. Towns and communities can not
stand still. They must either progress
or slip backward. One of the hand
some improvements noted at Iowa
Falls is a new bank building, upon
which work is to begin at once, and
which is to be one of the handsomest
structures OF that kind in all the state.
Time was when any old shack was
deemed sufficient for bank. The
theory was that the man who had
money that he wanted taken care of
would find the bank, and it was a
"cinch' that the man who wanted to
borrow money would find the institu-
ton. That was in the dark ages,
when banks saw no reason why they
should advertise. Now the banks have
become fairly liberal advertisers. and
the handsome bank buildings every
where in the state do not merely yield
good returns on the investment. but
advertisement for the respective insti-
tutions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

You Never Can Tell
Hicks-You never can tell about
woman.
Wicks-You shouldn't anyhow.-Bos
ton Transcript
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
Topics of the Times

John W. Rowley got about as far
with his capitol extension row in the
convention as he did in the primary
and that wasn't even a look in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
NO MONEY MARRIAGE MINIMUM.

l6url1nRtOn GdzeLte.J
Those Iowa club women who want a
law permitting no couple to get mar
ried unless they have at least 5000 are,
we fear, fooled by half-truth.
The mort important thing in getting
married is for the right man to find the
right woman.
Money Is desira BILE, but secondary.
When the right man meets and
mates the right woman, he will work
for her, she will work for him. both
will work for their children and some
how, barring exceptional misfortune.
the money factor will take care OF It
self.
It's not at all bad discipline for loves
young dream to have to begin on
basis of economy and mutual sacrince
The Minneapolis News thinks more
marriages are spoiled by beginning
with too much than with too little.
One Of the happiest old grandpas We
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

Iowa corn is doing It's full share
these days to vindicate both DR.. Frank
Crane and Henry Vollmer," notes the
Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

"Durn the long ballot" exclaims the
Castana Times, which adds, however
but we don't want it made so short
that an executive council can do all the
voting for u.s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

If doctors ever have disagreed. it is
over the question of what ails the Iowa
primary. They are still prescribing. and
If all the remedies We're taken. the pa
uent would feel like an arsenic victim
on the day after the inquest" says the
Clinton Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

To the Perry Chief Its queer how a
man will swear at the autoists for driv-
ing fast and then as soon as he gets
money enough to buy car will start in
to make Barney Olddeld look like a
rank outsider"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

AS the Charles City intelligence
understands it "progressiveness an,
prohibition are terms that should mea,
about the same things"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

mons. They were gone-gone! Those
merciless red devils, those accurSed
those fends in human
guise. Nor was 1t likely they would
stop In their mad flight until they
dropped from sheer exhaustion, or the
dawn Of another day brought with 1t
fresh courage.
And those others. who were yet
there-Brady. tied still to the stake,
the flames already licking the fagots
at his feet, and mademoiselle praying
to the virgin-what would they think?
Would they know. understand, what
had really occurred. or had the terrible
spectacle left them also in benumbed
terror! The thought awoke me -
from stlpor. and turned about. The
ground was tumble Of things. % 4 I
looked upon battle field. yet this w.
not what really saw in that hrst swift
glance. A man-a white man-fa1
leaping across the namelit opening.
kicking aside the blazing fasots Of
wood already seorching Brady, hurting
them to right and left In frantic haste,
until he made passage through. !
caught the glimmer Of . knife In his
aand; and then, BY main strength, he
dragged the weakened prisoner clear
Of the burning weed, and dropped him
exhausted on the ground. AZ the fel-
low stood erect, staring about him. at
the helpless huddle 1t his feet, 1t the
white face OF the girl. at the debris on
every side. / recoRni1ed Simon 0irty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16

Somebody should give Congressman
Good boat ride and restore him to
good humor." suggests the Burlington
Gazette.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-27
UNA R~EoARTECEON EQUITA
IVA De LAS EIERRAS
San Antonio, Texas.

En- mi humilde opinion pa
ia que nuestra querida patria
vue!va al estado moral en- que
cstaba antes de Ia reyoIuci6n
de 1910, ,es neccsariO que "a
repatriation de tierraS Sc haga
cfectiva y no cue sea una sim
pie promeSa, como 10 han We
nido hacienda los llamados IL
b~ertadores en- los Gltimos Qua
tro amos que llcva nuestr2 in
fortunada patria de Sufrir los
h0rores de la guerra intestina.
La repatriation de tierra@ Sc ha-
ria precj5amcnte no despojan-
do ! sus duen0s, SinO que ell 60
biern0 en- veZ de gastar anual-
n.cnte tan,os uiil0nes de pc
SOS en- II compra de armament
TO Y municiones, emDleara csc
dinoIG en- Ia compra de terre-
los q los poSeed0res de tstos
para rogarri:los entre Ia ella
re p2uictaria Cue tanto 10 ne
80
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-27
BASES GENERATES.

liza Prersa" convoca a
todos sus Eectores 4 IN Concur.
so, que queda alberto desde es,
ia fecha Y que debera cerrar.
Sc ell dia 81 del presente mes.
U.--El tema Gel Concurso
es este: EQUAL ES LA ME-
JOR FORMA De SOLUCIO-
MAR LAS DiFICULTADES
POR QUE MEX
co?
III.-Los articuios que Sc nos
envien deberan venir firmados
cor eli uombre del autor y IN
pseud6nimo Y dirigidos a "La
Prensa," Departments de
St. No.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-27

e Concurso de "La Prensa,'
cue hernos venido anunciando,
no ticne por objeto principal
estirnular las aEiciones litera-
rias De nueStros lcctores. Nues-
ito ~proposito es mas trascen-
dental y mas anplio, pues de-
searlcs que todos los -naexica-
nos que Sc preocupen por la fe-
licidad de la patria, indiquen,
ce IA :ncjor forna possible, u
TIA SOLUCION a LAS
DIFlCULTADES PORQUE A
TRAVIESA MEXICO.
Este, pues, IS cl asvnto que
deban iratar todas las personals
que deseen tomar partc en- e.
Concurso. Los articulos debe-
ran caracterizarse por su bre-
Yatad y ccncision, sin que es-
10 qu:cva decir cue puedan los
concursantes desentenderse de
las buenas formas liserarias.
Tambie7 es necesario hacer
obseEvar, que es requisite indis
pensabIe para que los trabajos
cue Sc nos envien tomen parte
en- Ell Concurso, que no haya en-
clos intempeEaEcias de len
guaje al referirse a los hoEn-
bres publicos de Mexico, Pues
por ESQ solo hecho nos veria-
r7os obligados a no tomarlos en-
cuenta.
Por 10 dem5s ell certamen a
cue convocamos Sc ajustara a
las siguientes
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-27

GRAN CoNCURSO DE- fla PREHsAA"
Darernos tres prernios para los ~rnejeres ~articulos
Que Sc nos envien

6I3.-San Antonio. Texas
IVA publication de lo:
hrahajos que sc nos envien da'
"a principle desde luego, cor
objeto dc facilitar las laoores
del JIzado Calificador. Para
IA publication de dichos tra5a'
jos Ia Reduction de "La Prem.
sa" Sc reserva ell derecho de-
der la preferencia a aquellos
one Ia nerezcar.--Los s-:fcu.
los Sc PubIicar6n firnados con
ell pscudonimo que adopten les
concursantcs, pues los nombres
de clos solo aecan dados a CO.
nocer cuando ell Jufado Califi-
cador haya pronunciado SUI IA
10.
Via Prersa" ofrece tres
diversos premios para los tres
mejores articulos cue Sc pre-
sentea q concurso. Es;os pre-
mics son los sigu,entes:
PRIMER PREMIO: Tn die
cionario enciclopedico dc Ca
lieja, Ia hermo;a novela histo-
RIGA "Bea-Rur," Y la sensacio-
nal obra de gran actualidad,
ola Revolution de Mexico y ell
Imperialism Yankee"
SEGUNDO PREMIO: ellis
toria de Mexico, por Don Luis
Perez Verdia y "Ls Revolu-
ci6n de Mexico y ell Imperialis-
mo Yankee"
TERCER PREMIO: I'm elem
plar de "Lvanhoe."
Todas estas obras, cen ex-
ccpcion de 'La Revolution de
Mexico y ell imperialismo Yam
kee," estan lujosamense en-
pastadas.
Wei Jursdo Calificador,
cue quedara coEstituido por
tres escritores mexicanos, GU
yos nombres daremos a COMO
GER proximamente, sera quien
adjudique los referidos. pre-
mios a las composiciones que a
su juicio los merezcan. Ell falIo
del Jurado Calificador sera
dado a conocer dentro de los
ounce dias siguientes a la fe-
cha en- que Sc cierre ell Concur
so.
San Antonio Tex. Diciembre
IS, de 1914.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-27
OPINION PARA SOLUCIO-
MAR LAS D~IEICULTADES
DE MEXICO.
Baby Head, Texas.

Las causas que 0riginan la
revolution en- Mexico son muy
Heterogeneous y sus efectoS in
dignan ain a los sereS mas
pusilamines. Los que moran
bajo la OPPRESSION de semejan-
ties absurdos, c:amando pro-
tecci6n, gimen, Koran, Sc de-
Sesperan y vuelven a quedar en-
las mismas p6Slmas cpndicio-
mes, p0rQue no hay quien pro-
teja al cue sufre. La anarquia
descubre de cuando en- cuando
su f"z. Los agobiados por ell
peso de las circunstancias, de
Dositan su confianza en- los hue
v0s jefes que por mennonite do
minan Ia situaci6n.
Y, estos, en- lugar de saber
correspondent 81 denodado 81
truismo dc los cue los encum
braron y q Ia benevolencia de
los hg&rfanos y <ludas, cue en-
medic de sus d~esgracias aGn
les aclaman. Sc converter
en- desp6ticos Y tiranos, no