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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20
RETAIN LITERACY TEST
immigration Bill is Reported Back TO
the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 2O.-The i'm
migration OIL was reported to the
senate Thursday from committee with
the literacy test retained The re-
port says that the bill is to a large
extent identical with that passed by
the last congress, vetoed by Pres. Taft
and passed over the veto in the SEN
ate. but not in the house.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20
FORMER SHERIFF is
HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMEN1
Albert Il. Shutter of Laporte Is Ac-
cu>cd of Giving Worth
less Checks.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. March 20.-
Albert r. Shutter. former sheriff of
Laporte county. during the famous
Guinness case. is under arrest here
charged with embezzlemeut Angus
tus Shulze "a lahorer OF this city claims
he left 5000 with Shutter for safe
keeping at Shutters saloon i'm La
porte. When ne called he claims
shutter gave a personal check.
Scnulze claims there were no funds in
the bank 20 meet Shutters check.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20
WOMAN LEFT FOR DEAD
Assaulted When She Tries TO Entrap
Author of Note.

VENICE. Calf. March 2O.-Whue
seeking 10 entrap the author OF "A
threatening note. Mrs r. +. Burns "a
kindergarten teacher al Ocean Park
Heights. 10y mistake arrived at the APP
pointed place. Fourth ~. in Palms 20
minutes I'm advance OF her husband
and an attorney and was hrutally as
saulted. dragged 10 g vacant lot and
left for dead.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20
YOUNGEST COLONEL.

BERLIN Mar. 2O.-The youngest
colonel in the German army is the
little prince OF Brunswick, who was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20

born Wednesday. BY order of his
grandfather, Emperor William, he
was appointed a colonel today when
20 hours old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
IOWA OR A "LnTLER IOWA. .

The Cedar Rapids Tribune prints an
article which coming as it does from
Mr. Hamilton's home city amounts 10
confession. II shows Mr. Hamilton
to be thoroughly consistent. His de-
mand for litter Iowa appears to be
simply an extension of his attitude in
Cedar Rapids for a smaller CEDAR Pap
ids. The Tribune can not support Mr.
Hamilton for governor thru local pride
not be pridefui thing for Cedar
Rapids Of the state Of Iowa. In doing
this it says II does not deal with Ham
ilton as the business man and in
dividual but as possible governor Of
Iowa, something distinctly undesira-
BILE" 1t objections are not based on
partisan reasons but on ,he type OF
which Mr. Hamilton is representative
The Tribune relates thai:
Mr.. Hamilton does not believe in
pubHb Libraries maintained at public
expense and that his record on the
board Of trustees shows his as thus
'unalterabIy opposed" He is quoted os
SAYING that business men can buy thei,
own books and WORK ingmen should dc
likewise.
Tint he was and the Tribune be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
WET REPUBLICANS

Eagle Grove Times Gazette.j
II seems rather queer that the Iowa
City Republican. which supported Gov
ernor Clarke for denomination in the
primaries. should nowsbe on, with It's
hammer in opposition 10 his election.
Il Clarke was good enough 20 deserve
denomination ne certainly hasn't done
anything since tina. would cause one
- oppose him. There seems 70 be a
well defined rumor that Iowa city
liquor interests wan: a man for gov
ernor who viii help them keep the
saloons in Iowa CITY, as under the law
a@ passed by the last legislature there
VIII pc no saloon within five miles Of
| the state uuiversi,y- Hampton enron
icle q
And il is strange yet that there
are few boiling republican papers
over the state that are in 'sympa thy
= IN the li4aor interests to such ar
extent that hey are knocking Clarke
and trying TO boost Hamilton OF the
CAT iloi extension Issue which is but
a pretext, for there is no assurance.
by any manner OF reasoning. mat
there ~ even a shaiiow strata Of
economy in the democratic party.
Rolting republican editors .yii; cDrne
up toxin next Wednesday morning
| looking rather cheap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
soosevslrs ASTONISHING STATEMENT.

Theodore Roosevelt made a most as
founding statement 10 the students of
Princeton when he asserted that ne
had seen the plans OF two nations now
involved in war TO capture our great
cities and hold them for ransom. that
he had seen deliberate plans prepared
TO take both San Francisco and New
York 10 be held for ransoms that would
cripple our country and give funds TO
the enemy 10 carry on the war.
When Theodore Roosevelt makes a
deliberate statement as a fact of his
own knowledge this country viii i'm
media,sly sill up and pay intense at
lent:on. In this case Mr. Roosevelt
has said TOO much or TOO little. If he
has such knowledge it should have oeen
in the possession OF the government,
Perhaps II : II 80 congress should de-
mand the facts and the country at large
has right to know shat nations nave
deliberately planned invasion and in
ternational highway robbery
simple assertion even when made by
q world citizen OF such standing as
Mr. Roosevelt, is insufficient. This
country wnl be 10th to begin a pro-
gram OF mliitarism and large naval
preparation without the full facts in
hand II. however. il IS necessary in
protection against deliberate plans o;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
THE AUTO IN POLITICS.
tsioux City Journal.l

The automobile has been held re-
sponsible for the high cost Of living.
the falling of OF attendance at church
and several other things. v,tt has any
one yet brought indictment against 1t
| for the disappearance OF the red IRE
and the biaring bands and tie torch
! light professions from politics? Yet;
one has but to take Z glance over tie
daily itinerary OF any one OF our lead
] ing candidates to understand how the
automobile has taken the NIP NIP
| hooray out of the game.
| In the old days, when the candidate
had to depend on the railroad trains.
the campaign committee would PICK
+. out one of the larger cities for ra.iy
and make the people come to the can
didate And they came from all direc-
tons Now that the candidate can
cover a county in a day In speeding
| automobile, he goes instead 20 the
people to meet them in their own abid-
ing places In the old days the candi-
date was the attraction. NOWADAYS the
| people are the attraction. and the car
didate who can drum UP an audience
| OF respectable size considers himself
fortunate. The automobile has cheap
ened the candidate as headiiner. The
small towns see as many canuldateS as
| do the large cities. and thanks TO the
automobile again. the advent OF either
a statesman or a candidate for high Of
| flee in this midst or that has ceased
to be an event Of sufficient importance
! for a community to 90 into any par
oxysms of enthusiasm over 1t.
| Take Senator Kenyon's schedule FOR
| an average twenty four hours, for in
stance: Laurens. at $3.50 p. m: Have
| lock, at &: 80 p m: Pocahontas, at SIS
| D. m. Palmer. at 8 y. M: Rolfe. at 3
a m: ERADICATE. at 10 a. M; Bode. at
| II a. M: Livermore. at IL m. and
| Humboldt at 2:20 p. m. That lineup
| is typical OF the hop skip and jump
sort of life which all the topiiners in
| Iowa politics have been leading the
| last few weeks. and without doubt
| it explains III large measure the
great change that has come about in
| the character OF the rallies since tae
good old times when the orator q T
| the day" from the minute he landed at
| the station In the morning TO the music
| OF the village band, until after the
rally at night he was escorted in state
| to the same station by committee Of
| prominent citizens. was Toasted nd
| feted like a Roman conqueror OF old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

lieves still is. opposed TO free text
books in the schools.
That he 'spurns those who solicit
for organized charity and that when
union labor was contributing from it's
scanty treasury, unskilled men donat-
ing from their scanty wages and busi-
ness and professional men united in
general movement to properly finance
the Sunshine mission and assist the
Old Ladies' Home in Cedar Rapids
Mr. Hamilton. millionaire banker ana
merchant. coldly refused even when ap-
preached By a second committee.
That when the loop distric, in Cedar
Rapids concluded to put in boulevard
lightning system OF street illumination
at the expense of property owners and
tenants in that district Mr.. Hamilton
refused TO comply with the Request to
equip thus the properly he owns and
which is occupied by the ~Hamm bar
he politely but emphatically refused
because it would do me no good
That he and one other opposed the
repaving of the avenue on which the
"Hamm bar" is situated. content to re-
tain the ancient. worn ont brick pave
.nent' on this principal street of Cedar
Rapids.
That he until this day" refuses 10
become a member of the Cedar Rapids
Commercial club tho hundreds OF pro-
fesSionsl ana business men Dui with a
1.-THE OF his worthy wealth make sacrl-
fees 70 pay the dues"
These and other characteristics OF
the candidate the Tribune relates and
asks Can we as business or working
man point with pride to such a charac-
ter in the governors chair at Des
Moines?'
There is no necessity OF comment on
the Trbunes article. II is from thu
candidates home town and deals WITH
The candidate in his home town. Il is
~ way OF being a family affair as con-
Germs Cedar Rapids 1; IS but just TO
say Of Mr., Hamilton that ne is a sue
cessful banker an honest man in bust
ness. Of clean private life. Thus stated
the matter comes To he question, do
We want representative OF hitler
Iowa or Of a l.t.er Cedar Rapids in the
governor chair AND the matter of the
/ Hamm bar VIII not down Do we de-
sire as governor a man who profits BY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
The DANCER Of Ease.

The tremendous efficiency of the
German people in all they undertake
has been apparent to the world L; the
conduct of the war. The conduct of
the campaigns has been made a mat
ter of business organization in Ger
many. Fighting has become as highly
systematized as. say, developing the
chemical manufacturing industry.
1t takes great moral traits to pro-
duce such results--the traits Of self
discipline. industry. patience. General
Won Bernhardt. whose frank writings
upholding the wisdom OF |ar. have
been 80 much quoted recently, calls
attention to these traits In his volume,
Germany and the Next War"
Too much ease and luxury, he points
out are bad for nation, since they
are enervating to Its individuals. In
Germany the stocks that brought the
country from political degradation t.
historical importance did not grow UP
on the fertile bankss Of the Rhine or the
Danube, but on thezsterile sands Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
sslisGER's LATEST APPEAL.

The latest in the Salinger operations
Is request being sent out thru Sal
myers son 10 the salinger lieutenants
TO appeal TO Their voters 70 vote for
Salinger alone. The argumen, is fur
nished in the letter Il advises the
voter thus:
There is no use IN giving tao
strangers as mucn vote as YOU give the
man you Want. You may Kill the vote
you really want TO give ann give the
strangers the very vote mat beats the
man you want. Let the three be elec:-
ed By those who know something of
them"
The request or order or plea. which :
ever 1t is. may induce some men who
are salingers certain supporters %
plump one vote for Salinger But To
the majority Of men who are consider
ing the candidates !; win corrooorate
the resolutions Of the Cedar Rapids
Bar Association ana the various other
sources whence com. assertions Of
salinger's unatness for the supreme
oeich- SsilhseF Is scfat'oiihg Tor
supreme 'eheH WIN Inc ins'''euF'fs Of
an old time ward worker What dig
'-AlS S'N+0 @'eah 10 court ee''su
'ii Z l'lel''oos mat "'uia ne "H' u
pace IN q hsht loF e'tistaole III a va
lage precinct? What sense Of the high
dignity OF a supreme court az ci'ss
20 He'hoiS 'Aat most ne" "ouio re
'uSe 10 use IN oFdef 70 "s ei-c'ea JUS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
PERyERSION OF THE FACTS.
burlington fiaWkeyeJ

Is il not true, as the HaWkeye has
heretofore repeatedly stated. that I"''a
WAS the first state 10 pay off Its IN
debtedness after the civil war and that
no state in the union has a better rec
ord Of economical administration OF
state affairs? And yet we are told by
Mr.. Hamilton, democratic candidate
for governor. and Frank Thompson, re
publican nominee for state st. ator
from Des Moines county, that great ex-
.rayaxance characteriZes the republic
car administration. The Marshallto"n
Times Republican 80 clearly and terse-
Nv states the case that we quote:
When the records of all the states in
the union are carefully gone over and
compared with those OF Iowa. i. viii
be found that Iowa business affairs
have been more carefully administered
and that Iowa has had more for her
money than any other state. The nen-
ory OF the average voter scarcely runs
to an administrative SCANDAL III Iowa.
The state government. has been clean
and safe and business'.ke 10. these
many years. The expense Of govern
ment has been lower md better DIS
tributed than IN any nther state OF
Towas population These facts are
what make the issue raised by the
democrats supremely ridiculous except
as mere precinct politics.
Every republican paper in the state
will confederate that exhibit of the
facts. Mr.. Hamilton has bee: unable
turnout the entire campaign to refute
1t. No democratic paper has been able
| TO do 80. And yet Mr.. Thompson, oil
this city beneficiary OF republican cour-
tesies and republican nomination for
the state senate, boldly publishes thru
| the press. without producing a parti-
Gle Of evidence. these assertions: ,s
There has been reckless public
extravagan
"The Capitol ground extension"
81. {. =. outrage for the people Of Iowa
Ia pay the enormous expense incident
thereto in. creating and maintaining
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
HARK FROM THE ToMBs
fBoone News Republican. ]


pete Hepburn. former congressman
from the Eighth district OF Iowa. but
long on the political shelf. has come
out in letter declaring for. Connolly
and opposing Cummins foe senator.
This Is not so Strange. Pete Hepburn
belongs 10 the old school, He can not
understand the. progress which has
been made By the political world in the
past twenty years During this prog
-ess and the elevation Of Senator Cum
Mrs TO a high position in the nation 8
affairs Pete Hepburn was brushed
aside. His old reac.ionary methods
we're repudiated by the public and he
became a hanger-on in Washington
Without office.
II il not strange. we repeat. that
the sting Of detea; should inspire
Pete Hepburn to be against Cum :
MINIS. He might 10, i, go at that. how
ever. hat h. goes further. he declares
for a democrat His spite is not salts
fed with an assertion that he can not
support Cunniins. he goes still further
and throws ms moral support to a man
" hose ideas on the tariff and all other
political subjects are just the opposite TO
the ideas always held by Pete Hep
ourn.
II seem 70 be ;he fate Of Iowa that
some of her grand old men In Their
old age turn against The party when
has given Them al the political honor
they ever had. The party viii survive
THESE feeble attacks. however. This
crashing Of teeth by public men who
have refused 10 move with The times
and who have been brushed of the
political board viii not prevent the on
ward sweep o. the party nf progress.
Pete Hepburn's declaration viii do him
a yaqt mere harm that it VIII do Cum
minis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

March" So the general urges that the
Germans must preserve "the stern, in-
dustrious, old -Prussian feeling" He
adds:
While nature herself does not compel,
hard toll, or with growing wealth wide.
sections OF the people are inclined to-
follow Il life Of pleasure rather than
OF work, society and the state must we
In taking care that work does not pc.
come play or play work 1t ts WORK.
regarded az a duty. that FORCES men.
not fanciful play. Hard. laborous WORK
has made Germany great.
That is sound counsel for any nation.
The tropics. where nature has been
prodigaI. and where man coul0
gather his meals from trees near ms
hut, have never produced q BSeasl
people.-Kansas City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

the present political campaign IS IN
the hiflgest degree unfortunate. The
economic changes which must resiii,
from the DISCRIMINATION III Europe
call for constructive craftsmanship.
The legislature this winter must ccai
with matters OF vast Importance 10
the future OF Iowa II should be inadc
up of capable. broad-minded men VINO
can appreciate Iowas opportunities
just now. The state can not afford 10
elect 4 Legislature and state Officers on
suct a narrow issue az this capi.ci eN-
tension matter. No man should De
either elected or defeated because OF
mis- vote on i; or attit, de toward IL
This is time when. Ipwa shoaid pat
some big, affirmative men TO the 'front.'
and ne need nor-wrrry much whether
they are republicans. democrats or
progressives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
MHLINERS BEWARE.

Harry Barmeier. of Dubuque. was in
Waverly Tuesday. He is the federal
game and FISH warden and vas look
ing up matters concerning the federal
Law He says ne is having quite a
time getting the milliners 10 refrain
from the use OF the plumage of pro-
tected birds While he made no ar
rests in Waverly. he cautioned the
local niiiiners about the use OF feath-
ers and plumes At Cedar Rapids he
contisca;ed close u 500 worth OF
pluues and burned the=.. 80; Ia the
parties off withou; a fine The govern
men; doesn't want 70 be TOO severe
With the users OF this piumage. but
the officials are determined TO stop its
use
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

a park for the city OF Des Moines"
The Iowa extension park contains
s304 acres"
Citizens who have heard Governor
Clarke's public addresses on the sub
ject and who have examined the facts
OF record. open to the inspection OF all
citizens. know the above quoted state
rnents are an inexcusable preversion OF
the facts and ought NOT to go unchal-
lenged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
CoflGR E531IAll IA
AUGUSTUS % GAR DnERl

westinghouse startling statement
that the Uni ed States is totally un-
prepared for war and that it is high,
time that the American people are
advised Of the facts was made by Rep
resentative Gardner of massachusetts
one OF the republican leaders Of the.
house. He denounced the peace propa 3
ganda furthered by Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Gardner offered resolution pro-
posing the creation Of natinnek
security commission to inquire into
the question OF the preparedness OF the!
United States for war. defensive or of
fensiye"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
1n.eh - psisshssd.

Truth II Irresistible. TAlsehood may
for a time stay ito progrcss. but -
cannot prevent its eventual triumph.
An economic fact. founded on nature.
will win its way despite tho combined
forces Of those who benefit BY insquits
able customs and wicked laws. Thare
can be but one conclusion to the pa.
tie Of truth W. falsehood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
LEFT UNREPoRTED.

l-N.9N'3'@ @Ne ~ .
The Register and Leaders picture OF
John T. Hamiltons building in Cedar
Rapids containing a saloon and poo!
hall shows how Mr.. Hamilton stands
upon the liquor question. II is not
reported what kind of business is con-
Quoted upstairs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
4 Masonic Meetings.
~ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Tuesday Nov. ). 1880 ?. m. For ~orA
third degree. John ", Wells, sec1e-
tary: /. T. Forbes, w. NJ.
STATED coNvocATioh, signet
Chapter No SO. A. A NJ Monoas'
Nov. IS. 1880 p. m. Regular business
John W. Wells. secretary. A D. MeeAef'
E. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solomon
Council No. 20. r. $. NJ Monua ,
after the third Sunday. Regular oGsr.
ness. T. Forbes. recorder: a. ~
Aeeker. T. L NJ
STATED coNcLAvE Tuesday, oee
20 Regular business. F. Nj "Aou''
e C.: NJ. 8. Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central cnap
ter No. 81. o. E. s. "Wednesday, HoS sec SEC
her II. 100 p. m Anna Down.hs
rstarv: Mary Black Collins W a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
Iona Newspapers
WILLING TO co FURTHER.
LGrand Junction Globe

tGrand Junction Giobe.I
Five mile limit Dave asked the Mar
shalltown T.-R If it would be in favor
of extending the five-mile limit TO take
in Cedar Rapids. whereat the T.-R- an
>wered yes-to take in the whole state
OF Iowa,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

Dunkirk, on the channel coast OF
northwestern France. prepared ior
siege By the Germans in case the allies
were beaten back. 1t soon became ap-
parent after the capture of Antwerp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

and Ostend by the Germans that they
were striving to force their way south
TO Dunkirk and Calais, from which
they would be within striking distance
of England. Dunkirk Is fortified bu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
there's only one Of him." says the Wa
terloo Times- Tribune tdeni); the re-
publcans doing the kicking and having
five 70 one shot" fN

kcAitV 4lH1e&e lEiO0hO NNs~AnAIp ss"'S
pubucans doing the kicking ana havine
five 70 one shot" t
THE effort of southern statesmen
to pick a few more juicy chunks out OF
the pork barrel at public expense was
fruitless Hoggishness is often expen :
sivc and the record is that both men
and parties have paid dearly for the
company they've kept" says the Ackley
World (dem) 1T may be gamble
and when it comes 10 the showdown,
fortunate for those who hold trump
cards-for bluffs don't CO.
Just keep in mind now that White
balls elect and black ones reject says
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
There is no; a rDan in the state OF
Iowa. who could beat George Cosson
for attorney general ror Clifford Thcrnc
for railroad commissioner. says the
Washington County Press. yet il be-
hooves every republican to place an \
in front of their Names
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

Outward Bound.
"Have you IN opening hero for me!~
asked the assertive young man. "Yes,
answered tho capitalist. ITS right.
behind you"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

{ forts have proved to be OF little use
against the great siege guns o. the
Germans, which have successfully
RACED Liege. Namur. Dinant and Ant
werp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
-
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Mr. Good was a member of the min
ority in congress but he was on the
JOB until the JOB was finished" notes
the Tama Herald. His record on roll
cali is admirable. in remarkable con-
trast 70 that Of Maurice Connolly. who
lodged ll5 roll calls and who now
thinks he mas a chance of being chosen
10 succeed Senator Cummins The Fifth
district will re-eiect Mr.. Good thg
year by a largely increased plurality