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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
Tn. Wheat Crop.

II you've read any newspaper lately.
you've read about the wonerful wheat
crop now being harvested in this land
of our.
OF all the optimistic facts that have
sauntered srnil!nglv down the avenue OF
our national hopes and fears, the fig
ures concerning this wheat crop con-
stitute the most marvelously magnoli-
Gus!
Nine hundred million bushels of
wheat.
More than this or any other country
ever grew at one time!
More than this or any other country
ever expected to grow for some few
years to come.
But if you want to dive head fore
most into pool of pleasant prospects
and swim in regular sea OF golden
actualities, take off Your coat of COM
planning and your shoes of sad eyed
wondering about this. that and the
other thing that might happen. and
wade with me into a lake of luxuri-
ance beside which all the tabled pools
of ages turned to dust are as mud pud-
dies or shallo wpans Of sour milk!
Ready!
InlS WneaI pTODaDiy VIII tetCu dE
| average OF so cents q bushel.
Which means the tidy sum of $780,
900. 900 in brand new wealth-not the
kind you get by transferring funds
from one account to another.
Wealth created!
OF this sum, nearly 100000 will
stay in the pockets of the poor farmer.
as profits for part of his labor!
isn't it too bad about the farmer??
| At one fell swoop being downed by
| And the Ford factory able to turn
| out only 1000 cars day, or so!
! an avalanche of 100000, 900 in cash or
credit!
| Really something ought to be done for
| the farmer.
| While the farmer. has been reapina
| this 200 regiments of millions, the do
| cile farm hands and helpers have been
t trying to get out from under a defuge
! half as large, at least.
| And out Of the middle west These
harvest hands have been given FREQ
railroad passage, free board and lodg-
| ing and free soda pop. as well.
1t does look as II this once prosper
Gus nation was going to the little shor
with the three balls over the door!!
| But even tho we may have to pawn
our precious stones to pay atonement
sums to whangdoodle nations stirred tc
action by patriotic grafters. we'll have
bread enough.
Those who know say that on the
average a bushei Of wheat such as We
grow in this land of the free works up
into ffty-seven (Mr. Heinz will please
take notice. loaves OF bread.
| SO our 900,000,000 bushels, If knead.
| ed would provide $1,000, 900. 900 loavei
enough TO give each man, woman. chile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
Masonic Meetings.
* SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

~ SPECIAL COMMUNlCA ION.
Marshall Lodge. No, 1os A F. A NJ
Tuesday, July IA, 1880 p. m. For WORK
third degree. John w. Wells, secretary;
L T. Forbes, W. NJ.
STATED coNvocATioh, signet
Chapter No. ss. R A NJ. Monday
July 20, 500 p. N. Regular business.
John W. Wells, secretary; A D. Meek
er, E. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No go. R & S. M MONDAY
after the third Sunday. Regular ousl-
ness I. T. Forbes, recorder; a -
Aeeker, T. L II.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE OF St. Aioe
mar Commandery No 80, \ l. l
day. June 80 at p. m WORK III '-Is
Order Of the Temple with supper a.
s: 80. F.. NJ Wilbur. E. c.; NJ. >. NC
Farland, Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s.. Wednesday July 10
1880. Anna Downing. secretary mary
Black Collins, ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

and i, would be impossible for any
men to pail the wool over his eyes and
induce him 10 undertake this or
that program for the furtherance OF
some private ends. His record shows
he IS a man of ability, clean cut and
honest, and he is probably more widely
known than any other possible candi :
dates who have not heretofore been In
the presidents chair.
The bull moosers declare that Cum
MINIS ought 10 be one of them, but the
leaders say, as was said al Des Moines
Wednesday, that he who is not for
them must be against them. And while
the leaders OF the progressives might
oppose Cummins as republican pres
identiai nominee. the rank and file o.
the progressives would give him large
and liberal support And any candidate
who IS To succeed on the republican
ticket In 1916 must be man who VIII
draw q large vote from those who voted
the progressive ticket in 1912 as well
as hold the republican vote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
CUMMINs FOR PRESIDENT.
IMuscatine Journal


The Iowa senator was q progressive
republican when Colonel Roosevelt was
sitting on the lid for fear that someone
would mention the tariff during his
administration. And while Senator
Cummins voted for Roosevelt, it Is I'M
derstood as a protest against the way
Taft was nominated at Chicago, the
Iowa senator did not go over to the
progressive party bag and baggage. He
remained in the republican party 20
fight it's battles and to urge the
changes the rank and file OF the party
demands and will insist upon.
Cummins would be q leader who
could come nearer bringing all parts
Of the republican party together In
common contest against the dem
ocratic party than any other man who
has yet been mentioned. He Is rec
ognized as one Of the few leading con :
stitutiona1 lawyers Of the senate. He
has had wide experience in politics
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14


- hs wAs when he picked Taft for .
peach ana found lemon.
II this Mexican trouble and other
troublesome things keep up and hold
Mr.. Bryan away from his chautauqua
audiences and the "honorarium" con-
tinSent upon his appearance before "a
cultured audience Of our best citizens,
how Is the family to get thru q long
cold winter?
I'VE need Panama and took it, says
Roosevelt. That's about the size OF IT
and this country and all other civilized
countries may congratulate themselves
that the right man was in the right
place at the right time. Iheooore cut
the mustard and Goetna!s cut the
canal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

bis farm - . homo - well - . place
Of business.
I'VE farmers do not value our farms
~ a home" said one Of the most sue
cessful farmers OF Marshall county, to
the newspaper editor. I'VE figure as
our income on our investment only
what we can produce to sell and when
we compare that with what the selling
price Of our land will earn II loaned out
or invested in business we thing
that the earning power of our land Is
too small We sell and move to town
forgetting what 1t costs to live. Why
said to q man from town who wanted
to buy my farm that 1t was not for
sale and he tried to show me that it
was not earning me interest on what
1t would bring. I asked him II the
banker in town charged up to the
dividends were paid on the bank stock
and we both agreed that profits on
bank stock were figured before the
cos. OF living was taken out"
And then we got to figuring" this
farmer continued. I'VE estimated that
my house and yard 150X200 feet with
be rented in town because properties
as good as that were not to be had for
rent but that I might reproduce II in
town for $4,000 which would cost me
at least $500 per year in interest II
sold my 1so acres for a big price il
would cut $50 off from the price OF
every acre to replace in town as good
a home az I had on the farm and
would then lose something in the farm
produce which now have on the
farm"
And this farmer was right. He
might sell his farm for $3.50 per acre
and move 20 town. If he bought or
built as good a home as he sold he
would have about 100000 left to put
out at interes. on first mortgages at
5is per cent. BY the time he had paid
his tax Of half of l per cen, on his
money he would have $500 per an
mum left on which 10 live and it would
cost twice that much TO live as well in
town, own an automobile or team.
etc, as man lives when he is well
located on his own $3.50 per acre farm.
In figuring the earning capacity of
farm as compared 20 money in other
lines CT business il Is important TO
value the home. The average farmer
can talk eloquen1iy upon this subject
when trying TO induce wage worker
from town TO move upon the farm al
current farm wages Then i, is that
the value OF house rent, garden and
COW is made the principal asset OF the
farming business but how many stop
20 appraise their own homes as the
principal asset o. their farms?
II there were more who did there
WOULD be more farm homes improved
Ike this Marshall county farmers
home with water works, furnace, lawn,
flowers shade trees. fruit. books and
magazines. Why we don't work any
harder than you folks in town" in
sisted this man. We get up at $40
a. m. and We come in from the fields
at $50 p m. We have chores to do
but so DO you folks in town and we
have time 10 ride around and ,rave.
in the winter, if we want to, in fact on.
rush season is a short one and then
we have lots of time" And he knows
for he has always been a farmer. has
made his all upon the farm and has
as :ine home there as any in town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
Topics of the Times

The big Sioux City stores are con-
sidering early closing for Saturday
evening. Perhaps the time vii! come
when we will have to spend our money
in the daytime. At that short day
would suffice FOR most of Us.
Keokuks baseball association in
troms thru the local newspapers that
ii is upon the rocks and must have
money to pay present obligations. OF
tumwa has gone glimmerins Clointon
est. BBut NarshalltoWn keeps right
on going TO the games and wishing
that the team was higher up in the
percentage column. However good
baseball is good baseball and worth
the money out in the interior of the
state where the money grows.
Mr.. Rowlev of Keosauqua would
make special application Of the serili-
haps he will run on that platform next
time and get more votes than he did
this summer.
The Dubuque Telegraph insists that
the liquor question is not political
but moral problem. However, we
are not 10 understand. are we, that the
Telegraph Herald entirely separates
politics from morals? Or is the Carroll
Herald touching the right button when
| 1t says that the democratic party
/ 4. 10
terest couldn't carry a single county
| in IoWa?''
! Some folks would worry over boun-
! ties and capitol extension If their own
| homes were on fire. Some folks were
! just naturally made to worry outside
/ of the family
! In this Iowa business game since the
! supreme court decision the blue skys
/ the limit.
| Perhaps the better plan to regulate
| mobile down to an extreme speed Of
, twenty five miles an hour by putting a
| license fee of $40 day on the use OF
the faster machine. Some folks are
talking that way and the fool scorcher
may in time get everyone thinking
alike on the matter.
When Teddy comes to Iowa we shall
meet him with pleasure as good
game man and the biggest citizen OF
his country, have a corking good time
TIL Ut -
but II he expects to make votes FOL
Casper Schenk under the circum-
stances ne Will be badly disappointed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
NUMBER pLA1E 1902 900 IA. 1914.

The clerks az Des Moi1es expect TO
license the 100, 0oorh automobile this
week. When they have issued No.
100000 Ia 1914 there Will be one auto
mobile licensed In Iowa for every mile
Of highway in the state.
Ina CINE a large wal map Of Iowa
showing every county and township
and even the section lines which faint
~ checkerboard the state into small
squares and then imagine one automo-
bile spotted on every mile Of highway
AT the crack Of gun each car starts
and IN two minutes every mile OF road
IN the whole state has been travelled
by an auto
1t is estimated that the average
automobile Is driven ZOO miles per
season and that the average car will
wear out $50 worth of rubber tires
each year. If this is so the rubber tire
tax in Iowa today is three times the
county road tax.
One third Of those autos are said 10
be Fords. At least half ot them are
under $1,000 in frst cost. The average
cost would approximate 81 600 per car
or 800, 900 900 invested in autos in
Iowa within the past ave or six years.
If We would invest that much in the
paved and graveled roads that eastern
states build We could pave the entire
county road system OF the state or
gravel half Of all the roads in the state.
And il We would pave on q tfirty-year
bond issue as other states do we could
build the roads in FIVE years out of
other peoples money and have thirty
years in which 70 pay for them
Ten years ago man would have
been stark mad to have predicted
800 100000 invested in automobiles II,
1914. He would have been locked I'D
as being violent to have suggested one
auto licensed for every mile of high
way and an annual rubber tire tax
three times the county road tax.
| Before him the fathers Of the middle
aged men of today drove TO town in
lumber wagons. Men under 40 now
were babies when top bugies were
known in Iowa only to the very few
rich. 1t was then only faw years, ten
or fifteen, until every farm had two
| top buggies, the surrey for the family
and the single seated rig for the young
folks. Buggy factories becc me an i'm
mense industry with a dozen in Iowa
at least. From nothing 70 100, 900 autos
! has been the jump Of another ten yea1
period. Down comes the price tf1!,
year and there are in all 224, 900 farms
| to be supplied besides many a towr
home. The millions Of investment will
not have been doubled when numbe,
plate 10000 Ia. 1911? has been issued
but they will have been increased ant
| is it not about time that we were will.
ing to invest in paved and gravelet
are going to spend annually for rubbe
tires?
1t is coming quickly to this in lows
when the price of two extra tires pc,
annum for each automobile in THU
state will pay the interest and princi
pal on the cost OF paving our entir
county road system in thirty years r,
Of crawling the same mileage on tn
ten year plan. II the autos are wortl
the money so will the roads be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
SANE CHAUFFEURs TOO.

[Cedar Rapids Republican,
While we have made rhe Fourth OF
July fairly sane the automobile driv-
ers continue to be as insane as ever
and every day the usual list is added
10 the dead and injured. Most of the
accidents are said to be by compare
lively new drivers, the beginners who
still want to demonstrate what they
can do when it comes to running Z
car. The experienced man is apt 70
be content with getting along without
the risk OF breaking his neck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
At TIE TIP AN

chamberlain in Sioux ~ity Journaii
II the people of big places went to
the derots 10 meet the trans as they
10 in good many small towns. mob
law would nave TO be declared. In a
certain place Of about $50 souls almost
100 Of them meet the morning and
evenings trains as regularly as clock
work. II Sioux City should try to do
as we'll. or badly, every day would look
like circus day at 1920 and the band
playing.
OF course the station Platform is a
fine place to get the sunlight. and Gin
ders and smoke. too, for that matter,
bur it should rot become exactly So
cial headquarters for neighborhood
gossip and removed fea.s OF tobacco
juice splitting. The talk Is sinful and
the tobacco spit is apt to soil dresses.
If some Of those who visit all the trains
would give part of the time to pulling
pig weeds out of the potatoes, the
world would have just as many great
men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
TINE TO QUIT IT.

tCouncil Bluffs Nonpare!il
surely the time has come in Iowa
when we should cease such petty bick-
ering as that which mas followed in
come degree the patriotic action of the
Iowa Legislature which voted TO tax
Iowa people so cents each for capitol
extension. The republican party will
make a mistake If II does not indorse
capitol extension. the plan for beauti-
tying the capitol grounds and the max
ing Of adequate provision for housing
its officials.
Think on these things. VIII it pay
in the end to use newspaper to fos-
ter selfish and knocking spirit among
Iowa peopleo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
and baby in the United States and its
IiossAasionA nearly 500 loaYeS

possessions nearly 500 loaveA
But we won't knead that many!
No, well work few hundred million
bushels into dough for bread and we'll
sell few hundred million bushels 10
Europe and South America for the
same -pArpose-and that will give JUS
more dough than II we had made our
own dough.-and Well keep a good
many million bushels for seeding next
year, and when time comes to strike q
trial balance about the end OF the
year, we'll find neat $144,000.00o or
so to our credit on the big books OF
the worlds balance Of trade.
All on account OF the wheat!
Some CROP" as the small boy and
a good many large ones would put it.
Yes some crop! And II this food OF
golden grain doesn't drown OF few
of the winners, kickers and complain
ers then there's no use trying.
But It will! And thanks be!-Phila-
delphia North American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
FORGOTTEN TREASURE.

The unexpected and unbounded Joy
Of finding a long forgotten five dollar
bill in an old vest can be had by the
average farmer IL he will but value
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES..

Almost inuontyovertaDle PROOF OF
the junior senator's loyalty to tue SEN
ior senator might be discovered In the
fact that the former was one OF three
mem bers OF the upper house VINO us
tened to the latters speech on the
trade commission bill on certain NOT
day OF recent date" suggests the Sioux
City journal.
The Charles City lntelligencer says:
why anyone should figure that Sena-
tor Cummins will lose Iowa this year
is one of the peculiar things in poll
ties"
The prohibitionlsts receive the an
nouncement that the Iowa bull moos-
ers have gone dry with a great deal
Of enthusiasm The bull noosers hope
they will get thoroughly intoxicated
with enthusiasm" says the Waterloo
Times Tribune.
The effect of the decision is already
seem says the Upton Advertiser The
blue sky statesmen who alwsy found
Iowa fruitful field are already flock
ing back TO seek fresh victims.
In truth if sterilization of any class
OF individuals in this state has IN any
instance been deserving of moments
serious consideration, why not apply 1t
to crazy legislators such as seemed to
be part and parcel OF the Thirty fifth
general assembly," demands the keo-
sauqua Republican. Rowley's paper
The Dubuque Times-Journal says
that with an open declaration against
the manufacture or sale OF liquor in
the state the progressive party dif-
fers from the prohibition party but lit
tie
Nothing would so effectively dis
courage irnmoderate drinking as rul-
ing BY the courts that drunkenness
will not be accepted as a n excuse for
criminal conduct" says the Des Moines
Register and Leader. "on the contrary,
that the man who falls under the intiu-
eence of liquor must he held TO have
planned all the mischief ne subsequent
" does
The Belle PIaine Union urges its
readers to "re-elect old supreme court
judges"
The Ames Times SAYS The supreme
court Of Iowa as il stands today is a
g7od clean eFiriepr roOr-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

millionaire exploded in fat in the
SKIS story tenement at 1926 and 1922
Lexington avenue, where the alleged
plotters We're Matching their scheme.
1t wrecked the building. killing three
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
TENEMENT WRELkEp bY bonb MIAMI FOR JpRo1xt: eLLER

OF the supposed anarchists and an In
nocent woman. The other los occu-
pants OF the building escaped with
their lives, but many of them were In
jured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

New York.-Police investigation of
the alleged !. w. ". plo. &c Kill John
D. Rockefeller is expected to lead to
important arrest. The bomb that was
said to have Keen meant for the multi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
Iona Newspapers
HUNTING TROUBLE.
TTroer Star-Cliuper.l

A new democratic daily in Des
Moines is promised. There are grey
hairs ahead for some one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY.
lDes Moines Capital.

E. P. Chase. Esq. junior editor oil
the Atlantic News Telegr accom-
panied by his mother, has just com
pleted a Journey over the Lincoln
Highway. He says the road is the
pride of all who drive over it: that the
bridges are nearly all good. and the
railroad crossings are beautiful Mt
Chase says the River to River roaG
and the Great White Way are not III
good shape, being full OF ruts and
chuck holes. The trip from Iowa City
TO Cedar Rapids was made over the
"Red Ball Route" and the editor re-
ports that the Red Ball Route is "a
bad as the worst places on the River
to-River and White Pole roads. He
says i. was a pleasure to get on the
splendid Lincoln Highway.
This report ought to spur up the mer
living along the lines Of roads which
Mr.. Chase criticises, the result o.
which should be hard work and plenty
of it 10 bring the roads up to stand
ard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

The Ames Times says The supreme
court OF Iowa as il stands today is a
good. clean efficient court"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

The woman of ethereal style Is llav-
Ing her inning in these days Of much
elaborated skirt draperies. lohnces and
panniers. A gown admirably adapted
for the slender woman IL illustrated
here. This dainty costume was car
ried out in taffeta of Z lovely shade GO
green.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
THE MEAT IOWA FEEDS ON.

and Leader.1
Years ago I made a dtacovery-or
thought I debut have always hest
tated about mentioning it fearing that
l might be in error I have again made
the same discovery.
Every true Iowan taken pride In her
great droves Of high class. sleek. fat,
corn fed steers. Our great prairies
with her many thousands OF head. and
train loads without number, daily be-
ing shipped to Chicago markets for
slaughter. later to be shipped back In
quarters, halves and whole carcasses
yet in Des Moines 1t is difficult to
get good tender cut of steak either
for the home table or at a public eat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
DRY SWEEPING is DANGEROUS.


Dry street sweeping is just step
worse than no sweeping at all. The
big sweepers stir up clouds Of dust,
which is whisked thru the air. and
settles on walks, and penetrates stores
and houses Then the business men
order their walks swept and the germ
laden dust is again scattered in clouds,
going back onto the pavements. In
this way it is kept in perpetual motion
The early morning par, Of the popula
tion--for it is in the early morning
that most of this disturbance is made
-breathes the polluted air and swal-
lows more than his share of his al
loted peck of dir.
Dry sweeping of the streets should
never be practiced in this or any other
city. If the thoroughfares are not
thoroughly sprinkled. it is far bet
ter to allow the dust 10 lie on the
pavements, except such part of 1t as
the wind shifts about. Dry sweeping
is an annoyance and a dangerous
practice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

The Belle Plaine Union urges its
readers TO re elect old supreme cour,
judges"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

The big Sioux City stores are con-
siderins early closing for Saturday
evening Perhaps the time vii! come
when We will have to spend our money
in the daytime. At that short day
would suffice tor most Of US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

The effect of the decision is already
seem says the Upton Advertiser ne
blue sky statesmen who alwsy found
Iowa fruitful field are already flock
ing back TO seek fresh victims