Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-22


arbitration performed at old Ports
mouth and 1t IL altogether probable
that the present danger OF war between
Mexico and the United States Will be
ended by arbitration now in progress
at Niagara Falls but the knotty prob
lem will be to restore order In Mexico
with Uncle Sam for policeman.
Roosevelt's desire for quiet and un-
demonstrative home coming is entire
ly justifiable at this time. The pres
ent is no time for an ambitious man
to do any talking, in fact 1t is seri-
Gus problem just now to know what
ought to be said.
Whether the A. B. c. delegates DO IL
or not Huerta will be eliminated all
right. Even President Wilson thinks
so.
And even Oskaloosa is voting for
new school house For the colored or
the white?
High cost of living or no there Is
something about Arkansas Strawberries
in Iowa at this time Of year that makes
them worth the price whatever the
cost ma. be.
about Senator Cummins finds promi-
nent display in the few democratic
newspapers that are extant in this
state. Likewise with the charge made
by some of Lees friends that Clarke
can't be elected on the republican
ticket.
Says the Burlington Hawkeye. Be
fore the advent of a. B. Cummins in
Iowa politics the repu blcans had 1Oo,-
900 plurality" And they all rode TO
their political conventions and to their
legislatures on railway passes. Joe
Blythe and Judge Hubbard fixed up
the slate for party nominations ana
the voter had very little to do for there
were no primaries If he had no poll
teal influence he paid 3 cents per mile
to ride on the railroads instead OF 2
cents per mile as now. Oh. them were
the times, boys.
Over in Illinois nothing but Ave
acres goes for grounds Tor a township
school and $500 per acre does not seem
to stop the school boards desire for
Fairgrounds and beautiful campus for
future generations Of children.
Five thousand boys in the Mime
apolis public schools have been taught
to build bird houses as a part of their
regular work in manual training. Little
fellows in the grades were permitted
by the supervisor to draft their own
plans. The result was varied assort-
ment Of fancy and ornamental minia-
ture houses that will provide nesting
places for feathered songsters in many
a city dooryard.
A McGregor lad, an enthusiast on
poultry raising for market. expects to
become rich this spring thru raising
spring fries" He has not done what
most other youngsters do, hatch out
the chicks, but purchas ed them at the
age Of weeks from a dealer who
raises baby chicks for the market. The
chicks were Matched early. and the
young Iowa financier expects to have
the birds ready as broilers by the time
they are months old.
The kaiser Is worried because the
dark uniforms worn by the Swiss AL
pine troops form a conspicuous target
against a background OF snow, but the
same problem is not worrying the fed
eral army in Mexico.
The Vinton Eagle thinks that Judge
Lee and Editor RowIey ought to shake
hands and sit down and leave Cover
nor Clarke alone. 1T looks as II they
may have TO sit down whether they
shake hands first or not" comments
the Cedar Rapids Republican.
Theodore Roosevelt showed some
signs Of illness when he reached
oyster Bay but he was nevertheless
political Intentions during the first
thirty minutes converse ton he had
with friends.
Miss Connolly. sister OF Congress-
man Connolly, candidate for demo-
cratic nomination for senator. visited
the Meredith headquarters in Des
Moines and admitted afterward that
they looked awfully settled over
there"
Senator penrose has crossed his first
bridge in an effort to retain his place
as one of the senators from Pennsyl-
vania. The fact that his opposition Is
divided may make his successful cross
ing OF the next one easy. But there
, is some warrant for the belief that he
will never reach the goal he seeks. IL
Roosevelt goes in and helps Pinchot
and the administration at Washing
| ton helps Palmer it will re rafting
| three Cornered contest n which the
result will be in doubt until the last
| inning is played.
| The deficit in the federal treasury
on May 10 was trifle over forty mil
| lion dollars. asst year on the same
date the surplus was three million
This will cause the democrats 20 si'
I'm nights in order 10 do oil the neCes-