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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
IOWA PosToFFIcEs.

The manner in which some of the
Iowa postoftices have been filled by the
democratic state central committee
to the democracy of the state when con-
tending for preferment during the COM
ing campaign. Contendlng as it's work
ers did when going into Office recently
that their party stood for strong ana
efficient civil service rule, they will have
some explaining to do, when asked how
some of the fourth class offices were
filed. So far as the more important
offices are concerned, it is conceded
that they are political plums. But the
fourth class Offices have been for years
considered as something outside the
realm Of politics. But it has been found
that the state committee which outside
the districts where there were demo-
cratic congressman, has had the distri :
button of the pelth Of politics. has
utterly disregarded the civil service
law; and given the Offices to those, who
have rendered service to the party.
These incidents bring nearer home the
complaint made since the democrats
assumed the reins Of power that civil
service regulations had not been needed.
The complaint came into national
prominence when 50 many consular Of
fcers who had been holding their Jobs
for years and had been giving efficient
service, were removed from office. for
no other reason than that there were
more people asking for offices, than
there were offices to be filed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
COMPARING CONNOLLY.

The Dubuque Telegraph offers the
amusing proposition that "the issue in
Iowa is Cummins VS.. Wilson with Con-
molly standing in the shoes of Wilson,
Connolly in Wilson's shoes would oc-
cupy about the space of soft corn be-
tween two toes, annoying but not TAX
ing up any room to speak of. And in
Cummins' footwear he would size up
like mustard seed in a bushel basket
No, the issue isn't between Wilson and
Cummins. 1t is between a great and
useful man who has proven himself so
and another who has not proven any.
thing as yet.
Connolly hasn't come up to his press
notices. He is disappointment to
democrats. A review Of his service
does not reveal much. He managed to
land in con gress thru the peculiar dis
organization of the republican party
caused by internal dissension. 1t would
be fairly within fact to say that he was
an accidental congressman. Foreseeins
the inpossibility of reelection he and
his coterie at Dubuque sought the
nomination for senator. The methods
and manner of that campaign will be
long remembered. 1t was the politician
against the useful citizen, the newly
constituted bosses of galvanized
party busily crushing out interference
They put Connolly over in a campaign
marked for its bitterness. But they
did not make a great man of Connolly.
They simply made him the candidate.
Give Connolly his due as bright
young politician" good mixer,
pleasant companion. That is as far as
the record runs. Talk of Wilson's shoes
makes the comparison ridiculous, as
ridiculous as the assertion that he
should replace in the senate Of the
United States a man whose attachments
and capacities and usefulness are I'M
derstood from Maine TO California.
Connolly is not in the running That
may as we'll be set down and disposed
of. He has never had a ghost OF
show to win the senatorship. The COM
parison between him and Cummins is
too great. Moreover this is repub-
lican year. President Wilson's popu-
larity in Iowa is personal and does not
extend to the party of which he and
such as he are the main Qualifications
for its existence. Democratic senti-
ment in Iowa is not a large political
factor in this state and the general lik-
ing and approval OF Wilson which OBJ
tains in Iowa does not extend to the
politicians that hang upon his coat tail
crying me too"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19

ly annoyed by the condition of the
roads. which they say is driving trade
to other towns.
1t would seem that a system OF
warning signals should be erected at
these dangerous places to enable
travellers to make a detour to roadS
over which they could drive in safety.
When a city street is being paved the
street is closed by fence or suf-
ficient obstacle TO turn travel. X
this safeguard is omitted in working
the main highways to and from the city
the error should be repaired at once.
There are plenty OF safe roads and an
extra mile or two is of little concern TO
the average motorist. Obstacles placed
SO az to turn travel in the direction in
which the roads are the best would
doubtless overcome this difficulty. To
admit machines on stretches Of high
way which are being torn up and upon
which retreat is impossible migh,
lead to consequences which would
involve the county in serious litiga-
toin. 1t might involve accident of the
most serious kind.
To fence the sections far enough
back to carry travel in and out of
the city along ways of safety would
silence all of these complaints. In
order to have perfectly good roads for
q time they must be torn up ond in no
condition for use. This can not be
avoided. But admission to them
while being worked by the absence
of danger signs is an oversight that
should be corrected at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
UNCLE SANS FIGHTING TOOLS.
The Machinery With Which u. g. Sol.
diers Kill.

When a corps Of marines of party
Of sailors ID ordered ashore for land
duty. such as the seizure and tempo
rary occupation Of port. or the gar
risoning Of legation. high-po
automatic machine gums constitute one
Of the chief items Of equipment sup
piled the forces. The recent develop
ment Of these instruments OF destruc-
ton has been so little less than marvel
Gus that today single machine. ir
theory at least, splits death faster and
more certainly than the rifles of an en-
tire company could in the past. Ar
illustrated article in the September
Popular Mechanics Magazine describes
the heavier machinery Of war with
which our soldiers. sailors and marines
do their days work. 1t says:
For both OF the types Of machine
guns used by the army and navy the
ammunition used is the same as tina,
taken by the new rife this represent
ing another careful provision for the
Standardization of fighting equipment
Between 900 and 600 shots a minute
can be fired. each with an initia
velocity of $500 feet a second. and q
maximum range OF 1000 yards, with
one model of these guns. In this. the
ammunition is fed by means Of can
vas belts, in which large number OF
shells are held. Just as rapidly as one
of these Is emptied another is rur
thru after it. The pressure resulting
from the expansion OF gases following
an explosion in the firing chamber eff
fects the automatic feature Of the in
strument
"a three-inch rifle which closely re-
sembles the field pieces of the same
size used by the artillery, is taker
ashore by the landing parties from bat
tleships 1t fires a thirteen pound pro-
jectile at a muzzle velocity of 1850 feel
a second. It is effective UP to about
5000 yards and uses either steel shell
which is exploded by impact, or shrap-
mel, which bursts either by impact OF
time-fuse ignition. 1t is fitted with 9
heavy shield which protects its oper-
ator from the fire OF the enemy.
Greatly outnumbering all other sizes
Of guns In the service, the hree-inct
field gun has become the mainstay OF
artillery. Because % the fact that the
modern gun Of this type has been de-
veloped to a high degree Of effective
ness, the So called heavy artillery is
rapidly disappearing All the artillery
guns are made for rapid firing. the
others in use besides the three-inch
piece being the light howitzers OF the
mountain type and Al and six-inch
howitzers, the latter two Of which con-
stitute tine iIeavJ artillery"
Although several types OF motoi
trucks have been experimental with
by the government. only two have
been adopted officially. According tc
the specifications for military motor
vehicles the chassis II . machine mus
be OF a shape and size 70 accommodate
the standard army-wagon body. The
light truck, particularly that OF one and
one half ton capacity, has met with
greatest favor In the service. These
have been used successfully - trac-
tors and regular carriers"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
A vAeRAhr WITH MONEY.
Possession Of Cash Does Not Gives I'm.
munity.

p
A conviction under q statute defining
Migrants as able bodied persons who
habitually loaf, loiter, and idle for the
larger portion Of their time without
any regular employment and without
visible means OF support was affirmed
by the court OF criminal appeals OF
Texas in Branch VS.. state, 165 South
western Reporter. sos, notwithstanding
the fact that defendant at the time of
his arrest had $40 on his person. The
object and purpose of our said vagrant
statute on this subject said the court.
sis that when the status or course of
conduct Of person is that of one who
habitually loafs, loiters. and idles in 9
town or village the larger portion OF
his time without any regular employ
ment or without any visible means OF
support. he shall be punished because
Of such status Of course OF conduct:
and, when such status of course o.
conduct is shown, 1t Is no defense to
show that he may have money Sc
creted about his person or on hand
with which he pays for some groceries.
for he may have secured such money
by gambling and improper way, as
suggested by the evidence in this case,
and his status or course OF conduct as
proved, and not by honest and re-
munerative employment" One Of the
witnesses, q deputy sheriff, testified
that for some thirteen days before the
complaint was filed in this case-and
he was watching him to see what he
did and did not do-he would see him
most any hour Of the day standing or
sitting around on the streets near a
restaurant or cold drink stand. Every
time would pass him, he would dance
some little Jig and ask II any one
knew where he could find poker
game."-west's Docket.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19


Dutchman when he is down.
The war overshadowed the opening
of the big canal and we were go busy
straining our eyes across seas that the
locks were opened without much notice
But long after the wars Of this gen
Grafton are over and the acorn that
drops on nameless grave in Alsace
has become an oak the commerce OF
the world will flow back and forth thru
an achievement greater than war has
ever known.
Louisiana who insists that he must
have protection and assistance in peace
isn't worrying over the exorbitant
prices of war time.
Keep the gold at home. Sending gold
to Europe is like squirting water at a
six story fire with potato sprayer.
Belgian machine guns are drawn by
dogs. These must be the real dogs of
war we have heard so much Of
The food spectators advance upon
the stomach of the United States seems
to have met a check at the hands of
that eminent Belgian. President Will
son. TheiI strategy veg good S5iutt they
seem to have miscalculated the re-
sistance.
When you come to think Of 1t, citi-
zen Of the republic, whether native or
naturalized, is wholly American or no
American at all. And IL he is Ameri-
can he owes allegiance to but one flag
on earth.-Philadelphia North Amer
| lean.
Technically perhaps; but no man who
forgot his race and his nativity ever
| made q good American citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
THING THAT CAN'T Be DONE.

a meeting of Iowa sportSmen is
called to meet at Des Moines and talk
over proposed changes in the game
laws. Among the changes proposed
are the limiting of the number Of quail
and prairie chickens to twelve in one
day instead of twenty five, amending
the Iowa law 70 conform to the ma
tional migratory bird law and granting
creator power to the fish and game
commission regulating fishing with
nets and seines.
1t will be mainly meeting of game
wardens with some representatives Of
gun clubs. The gunner's sport is prac-
tically gone from Iowa. Some little
shooting of ducks. a few prairie chick
ems in certain favored localities and in
the southern part Of the state where
the quail breed well fairly good sport
over the dogs aggregates the sum OF
shooting in this state. The average
Sportsman who was wont to go afield
each fall has found the game not worth
the candle and beyond that he knows
that it will never come back. So the
older sportsmen and the great army
Of gunners that used to hunt in Iowa
will stay at home. Old Shot and Grouse
and sport died long ago and have not
been replaced. The real meat dogs are
almost as scarce in Iowa as buffalo.
The Parker or the Smith or pump"
stays in its case unless for trip of an
afternoon down TO the clay bird traps.
Nine out Of ten boys have never seen a
game bird on wing. There's nothing to
shoot.
When this meeting takes place the
suggestion might be well made to close
the season on quail Indefinitely. II the
people of the state were to be consulted
by referendum on this particular mat
ter the vote would stand s5 per cent in
favor OF absolute protection Of quail.
The beauty and confidence of this win
stroyer of insects appeal to all. 1t
should be set aside with the song birds
and made immune from the gunner
If the greatest good for the greatest
number and the most satisfaction and
sport for all the people are to be con-
sidered fish propagation and distribu-
ton should occupy the activities of the
commission and most Of the funds
available for game and fish protection
should be devoted to fish Matching and
the planting of fry in the streams and
lakes. AS it Is the streams are ne.
elected in favor of the lake resorts
thus favorinE those who have time an6
money to spend upon special trips
There are many streams in this STATE
which under proper regulations ant
thru the methods suggested might be
made excellent fishing grounds ant
convenient to the average citizen VIII
works most OF the time and halls {
half day chance when it comes.
1t is time we should get down to bus
mess in this matter OF fisn ana game
We are spending q great deal Of none!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
A Masonic Meetings.
. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

IN SPECIAL COMMUNISAi'S N
Marshall Lodge. No. 1os A. F. 8 A NJ
Friday. Aug. 81. 1880 p. m. for work.
first degree. John w. Wells. secretary;
/. T. Forbes, w. NJ.
SPECIAL coNvocATioN, Signet
Chapter No. 80. R. A. M. Mondas'
Aug. "a, 500 p. m. Mark Masters de-
gree. John w. Wells, secretary a. u
Meeker, f. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. r. 6 s. NJ. Monday
after the third Sunday. Regular ousl-
ness. l. T. Forbes. recorder; A. ~
Meeker, T. I. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE of st. Aide
mar Commandery No. 80. K T. tues
day. August IS at p. m. Regular ousi-
ness. and work in the Order OF the
Temple F. NJ. Wilbur. E. c.; Nj. D
Mcfarland, Rec.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s., Wednesday, Aug
as.Sp. M. For initiation. Anna Down
ing, secretary; Mary Black Collins W.
NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
LITTLE AND BIG CONSUMERS.

t6uTliHS ton t1dWheye.1
Iowa City has installed water meters
with a minimum rate Of 81 per month.
And then there is sliding scale of
from A cents per thousand gallons for
the small consumer to cents per
thousand gallons for the big consumer.
Perhaps that is all right, but it does
not seem as IL the cost of water ought
to be pra ctically the same for all peo-
pie especially when it is measured
out to them. A lower rate for the
small consumer would in the end prove
much more profitable for the company.
and If the price for the big consumer
We're raised bit, it would seem some
where near even and fair. In city
with university there ought to be
people who could figure out just wha 4,
would be fair rate for the commod-
ity furnished by the company. The
rate to the small consumers does not
appear right. 1t seems to discourage
the small consumer, when in reality
he is the one in greatest need Of the
water service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
STOP THIS ROBBERY.


Criminal greed is the only explain
alton for the present advance In food
prices turnout the country.
Whatever may be true when the
merchant ships again plough the seas,
the fact today Is that hardly barrel
OF -four, a sack Of beans or a can OF
timed meats can get from an Ameri-
can port to port in Europe.
Undoubtedly the war will advance
some prices inevitably, especially If
very plainly is speculative advance,
sheer gambling on the future. In the
case of meats, for instance. there isn't
even a pretense of charging it to war
causes The packers blame it partly
on the farmers, most Of whom. as
everybody can see. are not guilty. and
partly on retailers. but the packers.
nevertheless, fix the price.
The big trusts are calmly trying to
corner the food supply; to coin dis
graceful profits out of mankind's dire
needs;, and in their covetous haste
they can't wait till the war gives q
plausible excuse.
1t is robbery, plain and bold.
Were the like of 1t to be done in
one Of the countries at war. the mill
tary power would step in and hang
the spectators as high as Haman.
In millions Of American homes this
grab of greed brings hunger and its
fear.
In normal times, wnen commercial
piracy has plotted a raid on American
consumers. 1t has got away with it.
Politicians have clustered, officials
have fnessed and courts have droned,
but the robbery Of the helpless went on.
The people wondered. the people
them, but government of by and for
the people" did not prevent. did not
protect.
We are facing today not normal
condition. but an unexampled emery
ency. The tread OF armed millions
echoes across the ocean. The usual ma :
chinery the usual restraints OF civili-
zation are for the moment breaking
down.
It is not a time to flirt with the
awful possibilities Of a food crimp in
the United States-of hunger not due
to any shortage in American crops
any failures of American industry
but solely due to audacious attempts
by an INSCRIPTIONS few to extort alb
| normal tolls on the products Of the
| toll of others.
Uncle Sam should lose no time in
laying down the law.
Every federal district attorney ir
the country should receive preemptor.
Instructions to proceed with all possibl,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
THE HAWKEYE ROAD.
fort Dodge Chronicle.1

There is much criticism of the con-
dition of roads in the vicinity Of Fort
Dodge by people who have been un-
warned and caught on sections which
are now undergoing repair and who
have been forced to limp into the
city with their cars in more or less
damaged condition. Yet there IL no
way to repair and bring the roads
to grade without putting them prac-
tically out Of commission while the
work is going on. The grading ID IN
progress on strips Of q mile and while
the work is going on, travel over them
is difficult IL not dangerous. Not only
travellers but business men are serious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE.


anxiety for word of some decisive
movement or battle. fails to take into
consideration the magnitude OF the
armies that are being modified. The
war has been technically in progress
since the 1st Of August when Germany
declared war against Russia or eight
cen days. A million men are peins
hurried to their places in the plan OF
! Germany. as many perhaps are being
shifted for the opening of Frances war
game. With all modern facilities OIL
railways, motor transportation and the
like it would appear that to bring two
armies of three quarters of million OF
perhaps of million men into position
for a battle within three weeks time
would be marvel of system and &C
tivity.
Going back to the Franco-Prussian
war, it took Won Moltke, acknowl-
edgedly one of the greatest military or
ganizers of history, from the declara-
ton of war on July Is, 1870, until Aug.
2 to get less than 100000 men ready
for the forward movement. Saarbruck-
en- was the first actual engagement of
the war fought on Aug. and came
about thru French initiative. Neither
French nor Germans were ready and
the engagement was brought on by
the French. Two days later the
German advance began with the heavy
engagement at Weissenburg which was
the actual beginning Of the invasion by
Germany Events followed with rapid
ity Spichern and Worth were fought
on Aug. 6, Colomobey ten days later,
Mars la Tour Aug. 1911, Gravelotte
Aug 1913, and the capture of Sedan
took place Sept. 1.
This is quoted. not in any effort to
forecast the result of the present war
but in order to establish some rule Of
guess work as to the probable time
ancing the better facilities of mobiliza-
ton and transportation of troops
against the greater number to be hand
led the crux of the great struggle is
close at hand. How much the stub
born defiance of the Belgians has de-
iayed the German movement is prob
lematical. AT any rate the check which
held back the movement around the
French fortified border has given the
French time to perfect their mobiliza-
ton.
1t is hard to guess upon the result OF
the definite meeting Of those two
mighty battle lines. That the German
armies will meet more strenuous re-
sistance is certain. In 20 France had
modified but about $50, 900 troops bad
ly led against the German 475,o0o COM
manded by Won Moltke splendidly led
and as well equipped. Today we are
Informed that the French general staff
and the French troops are fit to meet
any foe and give a good account Of
themselves.
There they stand, two vast human
machines Of destruction, controlled by
the highest and keenest inteIligences.
brave as any men may be, equipped
with the deadliest weapons invention
is able to furnish, waiting. 1t is the
tense moment before master Of the
gladitorial ceremonies calls time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
MUNICIPAL FUEL YARDS.
Cities May Sell Fuel At Cost II They
ChooaA

The legislature of Maine, in 1908, en-
acted the following law: ANY city or
town is hereby authorized and en-
powered to establish and maintain
within it's limits q permanent wood,
coal, and fuel yard, for the purpose Of
selling at cost wood, coal, and fuel to
its inhabitants. The term at cost as
used herein, shall be construed as
meaning without financial profit" Al
the municipal election held in Portland
on Dec. 2, 1912, the question Of estab-
fishing fuel yard Under the terms OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
COMPARING HIGHWAYS.

WEBSTER City Freeman Tribune
The Lincoln highway, thru the CEN
trail part Of the state. Is getting good
reputation and is already known by
thousands of drivers living beyond the
borders Of Iowa. The Hawkeye high
way. now being improved from Du-
buque on west to the state line. must
meet this competition and it must be
in shape to do it. Such monstrous roads
as that leading into Fort Dodge IL a
disgrace to the highway and an insult
to the men who conceived and carried
forward the plan Of this across the
state road
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
someberv's lv;na.

Not long ago the beef men boasted
that their business was unaffected by
meat importations from Argentina and
Australia. Now prices go up, the main
pretext being that imports from Ar
gentina and Australia have ceased.
Speaking with unnecessary mildness.
who's a-well, prevaricator ?-Philadel-
phta North American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-19
A LOST CAUSE.
Manchester PreSS.]

The saloon has been dealt some
staggering blows in the last decade. It
is on the run. 1t is fighting on the
defensive, waging battle, which can
have but one outcome and that de-
feat. 1t has nothing to plead Its cause
save greed. nothing to uphold 1t save
appetite. Every argument advanced in
its favor is a sophism and its defenders
and advocates are diminishing in num-
bers and energy. Its apologists are en-
listed in a cause as surely lost as that
inaugurated by the assault on Sumter