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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
r1nEsREpuB1IcAN, MARsHAILTowN. JANUARY 1914

| SO little to divide and % many seeking
dividends. But at that the democrats
have something to be thankful for
over previous conditions.
Nobody has grip. nobody has frozen
| toes. nobody stays home on account of
the weather. everybody IS fairly happy.
no Gig investment company has failed
that's Iowa.
, With talk Of the necessity Of inter-
ference with gamblers at Iowa City by
| the state department OF Justice and
the saloons running full blast the uni
versity city Is not gaining In attrac-
,iveness as a school center among
Iowa farmers and smaller town resi-
dents. The johnson Independent, a
weekly newspaper recently published
an expose which located the aiming
places and their operators. And in so
doing the Independent did Iowa City
a service which that town doesn't seem
to appreciate. About all there Is to
Iowa City is the university and all
there is to the university is Its student
body and the student body is likely to
become emactated unless Iowa City
takes notice Of its crooks and booze
vendors
Marshall county has $50 miles Of
county roads. If she could issue thirty
year bonds at school oond rates of in
terest she could pave 120 miles with
concrete ten feet wide and ten feet
more Of gravel alongside, she could
gravel the remaining sixty miles and
she could replace every iron and
wooden bridge in the county with per-
manent concrete and then she could
pay on the bonds. interests and main.
senance charges from taxes no larger
than her present county bridge and
road levies II the land owners living
within mile and a half OF each coun-
~ roa would share between them one
third the paving tax. In the case OF
the concrete road this would divide
1856 per mile per annum or for the
graveled road SIS per annum between
twelve quarter sections of land
Des Moines is thinking Of a $4,000
appropriation for Fairgrounds for one
schoolhouse. The time to think hard
est Of Fairgrounds is while the land
may be bought at cheap rate. Waiting
means only larger expense.
Chairman H!nAhensh c-Sh: &c have
the solid support Of Lancaster county,
PENNSYLVANIA. That good old Pennsyi-
Vania Dutch name should mean some
thing along the Baltimore and Ohio
pike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
GRAFTERs.,
shenandoah World.1


When a healthy looking man, with
ben, into an iron frame. strolled into
asked for subscription to pay for an
operation to straighten out the bum
leg we were prepared for him. 1t just
happened that friend of the writer's
had seen the CRATER In Omaha not long
ago and commented to us OF this mans
graft il Omaha, which was along an
other line His legs were both all right
then.
So 1t happened instead Of dona-
ton he got a.lecture-which fell upon
deaf and knocking ears. But his case
is only typical Of the others who have
worked" us and you. II you knew the
percentage OF real cripples among the
fake ones who daily touch you the
probabilities are your rocketbooh
would automatically turn into time
safe every time begyar showed up.
The ingenuities practiced to produce
crippled looking limbs. skin diseases
and other hidious looking wrecks OF
humanities are manifold. There are
really but very few genuine cases of
incapacitated beggars.
Those who are really rendered by
nature or accident to not have the
full facilities given to the perfect
man, generally have pride enough to
overcome their handicap and make
an honest living-just as many of them
are doing in Shenandoah, more credit
to them.
Not day goes by but what some
kind Of a begging CRATER shows up
in town. In fact, men who are TAX
ing up collections to buy artificial
legs are almost AZ plentiful a. young
men and women who are taking sub
scriptions for maGaxines 70 pay their
way thru college. The last one who
called on this reporters wife on this
latter mission, agreed to send her
three magazines. The Ladies Hume
Journal included, for - cents. She
gets one magazine out OF the bunch
that il not worth . cents.
There are lots OF worth while places
around home to spend your dimes for
sweet charity's sake, also plenty of
reliable places ut which to subscribe
for magazines at the lowest possible
rates Buying or giving sightunseen IL
risky always.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
Topics of the Times

San Jose is not going 10 be outdone
by other cities in the state of Califor-
MIA so her county supervisors have
agreed to call an election for bond is-
sue Of 1886. 900 for paved country roads.
The bonds Will be sold in the east or
to Iowa capitalists who are retired.
Des Moines can do more buying, the
grounds right than talking Of its i'm
maculate freedom from any desire to
exploit the state Granted that Des
Moines Is actuated by the purest mo-
tives lets see how close price 1t can
make.
Perhaps the reason for a divided de-
mocracy in Iowa In because there II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
A FAIR COMPLAINT.
fGrtlndy Rennh1ican1

A young man from Minnesota was
arrested the other day just as he
stepped from a train-at Missouri VAL
ley for carrying concealed weapons. He
was taken before the proper authorities
and given stif sentence for violating
the Iowa revolver law. We are not COM
menting upon this because we are OPP
posed to this law but merely to show
the injustice OF law enforcement This
young man was singled out and pun.
ished for an offense that is being COM
mitted daily in every town in Iowa.
and that too, under the very noses of
the officers OF the law who in great
many cases. find it convenient to follow
the old adage. Where ignorance is bliss
it is folly to be wise"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
CUMMINS' SPEECH.
Nevada RepreSentatiye.1


Senator Cummins in the whole per-
Torrance rises fairly to the statute OF
leadership which in recent years has
characterized him. He is fair in MS
attitude towards those who differ with
him; but he knows what 10 necessary
to be insisted upon. and he SO insists.
He understands perfectly that he Is
entering upon a campaign for his re-
election, in which campaign some VINO
have in the past been among his most
devoted friends are dissatisfied because
he does not abandon the republican
party as unworthy and hopeless of re-
and he knows not to what
extent such dissatisfaction may be
manifest in the Anal returns OF the
election. but there Is with him no eva
sion OF the issue. The state and the
nation know that he has been indie
pendent in his republicanism but he is
a republican. He has urged and In
sisted that the republican organization
disavow effectively the rules and prac-
tees that produced the republican
split; but when the disavowal has in
fact been made he credits such dis
avowal for what 1t 10 really worth. and
urges that others do the same. He
would have been glad to have had his
own way further in the terms and ex-
ten. Of the disavowal; but he does not
insist upon having all things wholly his
way, and he pleads for cooperation.
where cooperation will count. The
senator does well, and 1t Is right that
his hands be upheld.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
GUS LoUIE-GTIZEN.

lAOuuCll biuuS .Npupai GILL
Gus Louie was Council Bluffs man
in every particular. He was born IN
the city. educated in the local schools
and spent every years of his life as a
resident He had won success in bust
ness in his home city thru patient
application and indefat!gable industry
combined with absolute integrity and
fine treatment Of the public to whom
ne offered his goods for sale.
r But 1t was rather as a booster for
the city that Mr.. Louie found vent for
his patriotic spirit and attracted much
attention. If it was committee work
in entertaining visitors. If it was the
case of the general good of Council
Bluffs, Gus Louie cnnld be counted
upon with absolute certainty to be one
Of the bunch to see that the plans were
properly carried out and the reputation
Of the city sustained as a most gen.
erous and hospitable host. II 500 loav-s
of bread were needed for charity. Louie
furnished them. If 1t was 1000, they
were given just as freely. II the same
amount were needed the week follow
ing, Louie would be there with the
goods All he wanted to know was
that the cause was worthy and that
Council Bluffs was doing this as a part
Of It's general policy OF good citizenship.
II 1t were possible to measure civic
patriotism good fellowship and indom-
table business energy with scales.
there is much reason to believe that
Gus Louie would not have been ex-
ceeded in weight by any Of his fellow
men.
His last mission on earth was an
effort to pleasantly surprise his wife
and daughter by appearing in their
presence in California on New Years
day. This desire to make his family
happy was likewise his desire for his
friends, his fraternal brethren. his city
and humanity. Mr.. Louie never sought
places OF preferment. But he did seek
to serve well his fellow. He was
his brothers keeper. His last mission
was exactly typical Of the man and
his purpose in life His desire was to
be a real man and that was the role he
admirable fulfilled to the end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
THE CALUMET VERDICT.

SIOUX lily JOuSIdlJ
The verdict Of the coroners jury at
Calumet il the verdict reached by
every one who has viewed the circum-
stances with calm mind. The effort
70 connect the Christmas tragedy
with the Calumet labor controversy
was the product of grief. despair and
intense class feeling. To those beyond
the range Of these Immediate infiu-
ences the mere suggestion Of such
theory was saddening. II seemed to
leave in a human nature no line be-
yond which greed and hate might not
advance.
The lives Of seventy-two persons.
mostly children. had been snuffed out
In a panic following a false alarm OF
Are at a Christmas tree celebration.
The exercises were held under the
auspices CT the union whose members
were engaged in a bitter strike. Be-
cause the citizens CT Calumet had or
ganized in opposition to the strike and
its leaders, and because the victims
of the Christmas tragedy were con-
fined to members of the families OF
striking miners, an effort was made.
in the first excitement, to hold the
citizens alliance responsible. story
gained circulation that the false
alarm had been given by man wear
Ing a citizens alliance button. The
story was that this person had
climbed the stairs to the door of the
hall and raised the cry of Fire" with
deliberate intent to precipitate the
tragedy that followed. The verdict
OF the coroner's jury is that the alarm
started within the hall; that 1t wa.
not snouter from the tio0T way, ard
that q strange man wearing an ALI
ance button had not been near the
hall. Unquestonably these are the
facts. They fit into human nature as
we all understand it They accord
with the spirit that is everywhere
evident at Christmas time. With the
unbelievable story OF a deliberately
provoked panic, passes the equally
unbelievable report that the services
of alliance members were refused in
rescutng the injured.
The infamy intimated under the
Calumet date line cast :, shadow over
many . far away Christmas. The
mere suggestion that such q thing
could be was disturbing to sensitive
natures. The Calumet tragedy waz
black enough. but it has absoIutely
nothing to do with the unhappy labor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
WHAT SHALL HE HAVE.
TSuriinyton Hawkeyei

loui iiuStOu f1aWKeSe.J
After being in Jail for three months,
isaac Busser has been given his lib
erty at F'reeport. He had been charged
with attempted murder and the fact
has been established that he was en-
tirely innocent Of the charge Now.
why keep an innocent man in jail for
three months? Why not look up both
sides OF case. instead of simply try
Ing to find evidence to convict a man.
The general explanation Of excuse will
be. that the man ought to be thankful
that he was not hanged But it does
appear as If he ought to have some
recompense for those three months
that he spent in jail and for the trouble
and humiliation to which ne has been
put. II he is innocent that fact could
have been developed in three days or
three hours. just as wen as in three
months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

There hasn't been vaudeville
troup in town in six months that YOU
couldn't place a block off and say. Huh.
there comes some show folks to town
again. asserts the Shenandoah World
Which, when you consider the special
features that embrace the means of
distinguishing them, hardly explains
why SO many OF the younger set OF girls
and some older ones-try to initiate
them. Or why they have so little sue
cess. no matter how much nerve they
show in attempting it,"
III the reader is an Iowa republican.
what does he advise the republicans OF
Iowa to do about a state platform for
the party in 1912" asks the Buriing-
ton HaWkeye. LAS the nominees, and
the delegates to the state convention.
are to be chosen thru the primary cleo
tons, haw are republican voters to
know whether the candidates for state
and congressional offices will stand
square on the platform? Or how are
candidates to know in advance TO wha.
political principles they will be required
to swear allegiance? There is the un-
happy Massachusetts experience as
reminder OF what may happen to Iowa"
The Knoxville Journal says: THE OPP
position to the capitol extension act Is
the plainest CAGE of much ado about
nothing ever shaped into a political
issue in this cd any other state. For
instance, q quarter section Of Marion
county farm land, worth $3.50 per acre.
assessed a, s75 will pay the huge hum
OF $3.50 per year for two years as its
share of the cost OF enla-ging the cap
i1ol grounds. Fierce. isn't it., Robbery,
the enthusiasts call it. And the fell
lows with the least taxes to pay are the
ones making the most noise"
rs Martin J. Wade quietly getting
ready to run for United States senator
on the democratic ticket" asks the
Cedar Rapids Republican. There are
evidences multiplying to the effect that
such Is the case. Perhaps Mr.. Wade
simply needs a little urging"
Just because Mr. Rowley has some
prominence in the fight over the CAPT.
told extension is hardly excuse enough
to cheat good man like Mr.. Clarke
out of holding over another term Of Of
fee" concludes the Jefferson Free
Lance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
NEVER SPEND A CENT.
shenandoah Wo-ld.]

One OF the nuisaaces that every
store keeper has to contend with is the
knot of old bores who hang around
his front door, obstruct the way for
customers. spit tobacco Juice and gos-
sip. There are some stores in town
where these loafers have become 30
calioused that they won't get out of the
way for customers and ladies have to
elbow their way in. OF course, the
merchants hate 20 kick EN- out; some
Of them buy something once in a while
and some of them have friends who
buy occasionally and they would all be
vastly insulted if the store keeper as
serted his rights. But you'd think al
most any old loafer who soaked up free
heat would want to be decent about it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
ROAD WORK EFFICIENCY.

mount Vernon Record.1
Linn county has done some good
work on the Marion road, near Big
creek and between it ana Marion, but
the difference between a bunch Of
amateurs and an old road gang work
Ing IL very apparent when the dirt
moved on the road IL compared with
the work Of the Williams crew. which
did the work on the interurban. The
Williams gang. It IL safe to say, could
have done all the work done on the
Marion road in q week. or even less.
They used a scraper and elevator.
carrying the dirt In dump wagons. The
road work was done with wheel scrap
.ers, carrying the dirt In some cases
considerable distances. The dump
wagons. with one man and two mules
would do the work q half dozen men
and half dozen teams and scHapers.
The work ON this road emphasises the
fact that 1t will be economy for Linn
county to hire an experienced man to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
handle this class Of work. He can be
paid good salary and still save the
county money. 4
REAL ROAD WORK.
TSheffield Preao,1


We have been hearing o great deal
about good roads but very little of It
ever gets into practice. About week
ago Win Emo put into practice what
others have been talking about. He be-
gan hauling gravel onto about three
fourths of mile of road leading north
from town. about two-thirds Of which
- inside the corporation. The Gauley
brothers soon Joined in the good work
by turning one team and $50 in cash
to push the work. Mr.. Emo furnished
two teams and hired others, paying
them himself. There were as many as
seven teams hauling gravel part Of the
time the past week. This Is the only
kind Of road talk that will ever build
roads. The least we can do Is to ex-
tend our thanks and we are expressing
the sentiment of our people generally
when we express our appreciation OF
the good work which 10 not costing the
anything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
studxina Aariey.turs.

Where's your SON, Hiram? :"
Going TO an agricultural college.
Eve heard them colleges amt prac-
tical."
You heard wrong. They put Fem
right ont Ia the Held. Ny boy writes
that next year they're going to let him
take elfe q septer ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06

the acts workings. About 16.e0o. ~.
persons In Great Britain and Ireland
arc now insured against sicknsss.
when before the act there were ab0us
e.o0e. 900. Tho act raised the nrst yeaSl
$50. o0o. 900. OF this amount the work-
men contributed $56,oo0. 900. Twenty.
thousand doctors are employed to givG
free medical treatment and nine thous
Sand chemists-who are tho BrideN
druggists furnish FREQ drugs, -
scribed By these doctorA To the poor.
est workingman n given the same
medical treatment and the same puf0
medicines and drugs a. the richest
duke can afford. About $75. 600, 900 Has
been paid during the year to doctors
and 5000. 900 to chemists. Sickness.
benefits are paid weekly. TO 270.OOOs
workers. The men get $3.50 = week
and the women $1.75 . week. because
they pay less.
Maternity benefits amounting to 81
10000 have been paid. The birsn
rate has ct least not been discouraSed.:
For tuberculosis sanatoriums has bee1'
set aside $S.000o00. twenty-five tho0-'
sand workmen have been treated un-
der the act. $4,000 In sanatortums.
These are the figures. but for the real
facts a. to the benefits brought p.
the aet one must note the changed,
conditions in the workinSmen's homes.
80 the cures wrought, the shadows
nfkoA No man Or woman In too
uAitsd KinGdea NEED lack. under tins
aeG. insurance. against sicknses. unsae
peoynout Or the unmssttsd povsaey
which, to the undsspaiA. - freqssntlv
comes With Old aee.
But b this not Qssee basensoo foe .
great empire3
Let the bsst.hated and bsst-love4
statesman In Great Britain, The author
OF the national Insurance act David
Lloyd George. make reply:
adds New oiey 60 Empire
"sinoe 1905, vAsn " had old 49,
pensioos for the drst time. We have
had . great empire for the frst dne
taking . direct interest In the condt
ton Of those aged, those in0rm. those
sick, and those broken. Tho old the.
Org was that this was beneath the dlgs
nifty OF IN empire. TIE cc:ce.: e a A..
empire was to see that the machinery
Of human slaughter was perfect That
was the concern Of IN empire. TO tai
the food Of the people, that 10 think
ing imperially; but to heal the sick
to feed the hungry. these are thoughts
At only for a parish beadle. There wsS
Q great emperor once who added 70
the luster OF his fame BY visiting the
wounded after the battle. Now We
have got this great British empire for
the frst time walking the hospitals
visiting the sick, inQuir1ns how the IN.
firm are getting on. helping them T.
mend and curing and assisting thsna-
You ask me II this IL not quesr bust
ness for . great empire. Why. 4 II
addias . new dignity and glory to he
British empire. II 10 the beginning q
. now era in the history Of inper1al
ism. the newest imperialism ao4 IL
best"
IN . certain old Book it ~ -
read: 'F'or I vas IN hungrod. aa1
70 gave me meat: I was thirsty, a1d
70 gave me drink: I WAS stranger.
and 70 took me In; naked. and -
clothed me: I was sick. and - visit
ed me; ! was In prison. and - caDs
unto me-"
And Of the Great Exemplar q this
Aash duty Of man to man It = record
ed that his empire shall have no end.
Copyright. 1914 BY Joseph B. Bow3A1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
az m~z~~
Iowa Newspapers
HOPE DEFERRED.
ISherandrah vorld1

Every .!ne mar IN this town gets
drunk, he comes around to ask what
his bill fs so he can pay il, bu; he
never stays drunk long enough to
settle. AS long as he is bound to get
drunk anyhow. we wish he could and
brand some day that would hold him
until he gets settled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
Senator ckTROn

washington-United States Senator
Catron OF New Mexico insists that the
United State intervene in Mexico and
restore law ana order. He had 4 per1
sonal interview with General Villa
leader of the rebels, a few days ago md
as q result Is without hope that conf
ditfons across the Dortier viii ever -
remedied without the pressure 81 th4
mailed fist Of Uncle Sam.
Senator Catron will urge his View
strongly on President Wilson. He ~
the loss Of life and property Is greatly
underestimated. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
worth someth;nIell..i I

The handsomest American uniforff
Is unauestionably that Of the LIST CITY
Troop Of Philadelphia.
It is related Of Trooper Biddie, MhP
Is particularly handsome. that m -
clanked down Walnut street one d.
in his long lustrous boots, whii., d0 r;
skin breeches and gtittering helmet
pretty young Irish parlor maid NJ
heard to say to butler = s -
@Shure. an. I'd like to pawn rim
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06

situation Those who have been dis
turbed by the suggestion that IT had.
may safely accept the verdict of the
coroners jury and place the incident
in it's proper light before dismissing
thought of It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
British Sickness Insurance

Wlamstnssanes System Rsleves unsser.s
WssyMsrs Maternity osns6ts
Welfare the Insurance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06

10000 Get Sick BENEFIT Weekly.
Some things are certain In regard to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06

Chairman H!nAhansh c.sh: &c have
the solid support Of Lancaster county
Pennsylvania. That good old Pennsyi-
yania Dutch name should mean some
thing along the Baltimore and Ohio
pike.