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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

leigh Mitchell Hodges in Philadelphia
North Amertcan.)
On my way down town the other day
I mst q man who knows I'm from 1is-
souri,.
wasn't your home IN Carthags7" he
asked.
! told him 1t was--and still u. for al
ways Ats home where your folks live.
Il see Carthage has just stepped back
into the saloon ranks" ho said. what
sort Of place 10 It. anyhow"
''Wsil.. said { dts one Of the pretti-
est little cities in the land. and It's
chief beauty IL 4 lot Of fne old forest
trees. mostly oaks. tell you. they're
5proald Of them. too! Why. II someone
were 70 come along with plans for a
nsw factory whose smoke fumes might
hurt those trees. he'd be turned down
instanter!
"He might rive work 70 . hundred
persons and add thousands q year to
the trade Of the place, but that would
make no difference. Those people love
their trees and they'd tight for them.
They've got unusual streets. too.
Nature macadamized them and Tilted
them to drain quick. Twenty minutes
after downpour you can cross any
where without spelling your shine.
They think 30 much OF those streets
that II someone came along with a
proposition for big business whose
output would have to be hauled In cog
wheeled drays that would tear up some
Of them, no loyal Carthaginian would
consider it, altho it might add $500 a
week to the local payroll.
You see, they have the right idea
about such things. They make for
good home surroundings, and Cathage
has more fine homes than any place of
its size you ever saw. Many Of these
are built Of marble quarried right
there which is getting famous. 80 their
pride is justified. And it's some pride!
IF scoundrel should sneak around
some dark night splashing crude oil
or tar on the walls Of those homes.
they'd tar and oil him! And II he
tried to defend himself by claim that
repairing the damage would give work
to lot Of people and put more money
III circulation, he might get to the In
sane asylum, but I think he'd take a
little tar along with him. even at that!
Homes mean something to those folks"
"yet they voted saloons in again!"
said the man.
Eyes, but II ever you get to that part
Of the country, run over to Cathage
Just to see their schools. Why, the
high school IL regular marble palace.
and everyone takes real personal In
terest in the whole system. They're so
keen about their children that il any
teacher should say damn, he'd be fired
before recess.
And Cathage has more clubs than
any other town of it's size-worth-
while ones. Their three Shakespeare
clubs would be credit to any city.
"Once a newcomer happened to say
she thought the place was 'nutty over
clubs She didn't mean to sneer, but
Tor a good while after this got around
she was treated coolly. Then she
learned what was the matter and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
Topics of the Times
Nothing like few United States
warships and marines to take the
silencers off Huertas cannon.

Nothing like a few United States
warships and marines to take the
silencers off Huertas cannon.
So far the experiment of good wages
inaugurated by Henry Foro doesn't
seem to have made trouble between the
men and the employer.
The Iowa Farmer notes editorially
The Passing Of the Bicycle Yes, one
passes about every minute.
How would that twenty six piece
fishing outfit" offered by Mr.. Meredith
as a premium on subscriptions to his
farm paper work if applied to votes
for senator?
If Mr.. Bryan is to attempt to pacify
with payment every nation that has
tried to put one over on the United
States and failed to pull of the deal
he will need more money than the
present tariff is likely to raise.
Maybe those Mexicans at Tampico
thought a United States paymaster
carried the money about on his person.
The Iowa farmer is neglecting one
of his best friends, the dairy COW. She
offers a chance to work harder for
more money than any other prospect.
Ever notice how fine one Of those
old fashioned front yards looks with
old fashioned flowers, hollyhocks.
gladiolas and the like, bright, full col
ored flowers like mother used to plant?
It's pity that we didn't insist that
it should be saluted several times in
stead Of once.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald is
protesting the Meredith play. Leave It
to the umpire. The primary decision
| ought to settle it. Dubuque is doing
| pretty well anyway as regards gaze
| receipts.
| c. W. Morse, who was pardoned by
! President Taft that he might die out
side Of prison, il building q magnificent
mansion on Long Island. Still getting
ready to die comfortably.
| It's shame for this government to
force Uncle Johnny Rockefeller to pay
government employees and he should be
Immediately relieved Of the burden.
l . y a n ~ i
Myerly's idea thai he may hold his
job as commissioner and run for con-
gress at the same time doesn't sa>m
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
1,Do Pictures 81 4 4 o,O,,

Iapologised % some Of the clnbwomsn.
stOf COURSE, We knew you spoke
carelessly.' said one oe them, but whe1
you've Mved here lonoef. you1l 80 that
W put high value on everything
that makes for better living and high
or thinking" ,S
"And they voted the saloons inf'
said the man.
Eyes, but you ought 70 see the fins
churches out there! They're prosper
oua. too. Those folks Amt the kind
to cut church whom Il SHOWS or blows.
They've got an eye Tor the economic
side Of religion, too. - well - q sense
Of tn spiritual worth.
III you'd care to sss II, Til send over
little book Of Views that'll give you
some idea Of what the place il like"
mo. thank you." said the man.
You've told me 70 much that I've al
ready formed q fairly accurate picture.
II take Il that Carthage 10 place
where most folks care more for trees
than tor young men, slse they wouldn't
call back an Industry whose poison
fumes scar lives rather than leaves.
Evidently NEST o. these Carthagin-
ians are more concerned about their
streets than minds ana bodies; or
they'd stand out against this industry
that keeps scores Of workers and think
ers torn up, and subtracts many times
$500 . week from the local payroll.
"As for their handsome houses, I'd
think more of place where they'd pity
q degenerate who soiled the outside Of
their homes, saving the tar and temper
for those who strike at the families
that make these homes and damage
them % far beyond repair that no
claim can be made about giving extra
employment or putting more money In
circulation.
II think I've got fair mental photo
graph Of the town that would flre a
school teacher for saying damn yet
opens the door to pisces that turn out
daily crops Of cusses whose vile oaths
sprouted without regard for women or
children, make plain damn look like
number twenty-four homeopathic
pill in the presence of a fourteen-inch
shell.
Those clubs form a nice back
ground. but that speech you quoted IL
about as impressive as second hand
toothpick sticking out Of q sand In
the center Of Sahara when coupled
with the news that Carthage fad wei
coined back the one worst enemy Of
better living and higher thinking
mo. you needn't bother to send mo
any picture. I've got one. And II I
should want to frame it, I'd make
mental moulding of those fine churches
whose members consider the economic
side of religion In community where
the most uneconomic thing on earth
the only thing that asks pay for some
thing that IL less than nothing-is In
vited back on condition that 1t won't
try to compete with the preachers by
keeping open Sundays!
Eyes, I've got picture OF Carthage.
But IL q majority of her people knew
how many others have copies like
mine. they'd order the plate DESTROYED
and arrange for another sitting"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

ture except with ample time for dis
cussion." Recommendation BY every
governor from Shaw's time down that
the state acquire adequate grounds or
which to erect much needed Office
buildings do not constitute publicity
enough upon which legislature should
act.
As to increased valuations Judge Lee
shows himself to be q nimble judge. He
holds that the executive council has
right to equalise values by increas-
ing some and reducing others. but that
our people never intended to confer
upon q board the power to increase
the amount raised by statutory levles
and yet the laws provide that the ex-
ecutive council shall equalize valu-
ations to their real and actual values
and even today town real estate STANDS
at taxable values fully 80 per cent
higher than farm taxable values when
compared to real values upon the mar
ket where property is sold.
Instead Of increasing valuations as
real values rise and requesting local
taxing boards to reduce levles ac-
cordingly as the Clarke administration
had done we must conclude that Judge
Lee would reduce valuations of town
property. personal property and rail-
roads so as to equalize with farm valu-
ations and then the local boards and
the legislature would have to increase
all levies so as to raise money enough
for public business. The effect, OF
course, would be to collect the same
amount Of money from the taxpayer
but he could not cuss the governors
executive council for it.
Useless boards and commissions
should be abolished" says Judge Lee
and Governor Clarke agrees with him
thoroughly but Clarke, being an ex-
tremely sincere man with long legisla-
tive experience as speaker Of the house,
presiding officer Of the senate and gov
ernor would never say such thing
unless he was heady to name the
specific board which he considered USE
less. We are left to wonder where
Judge Lee would begin. 1t might be
the board OF control which manages
our state institutions, or the railroad
commission which regulates our public
monopoHes of transportation, or IT
tors who protect the lives Of miners. or
possibly the state food inspectors who
protect the people from poison. 1t
might be any one or all of these boards
that Judge Lee would abolish and then
again, If he were actually governor, it
might be that no one of them would
be disturbed but just now it costs
nothing to hand out some large gen.
eralities as to retrenchment to a tax
sore constituency.
And even If he should In his larger
wisdom decide to abolish some Of them
he would first have to have the legis-
lature which created these boards un-
scramble the eggs so those Of US who
would like to turn back the clocks Of
progress have no assurance that Judge
be elected. In fact he holds that even
the lakes Of the state should not be
drained except by affirmative action
on the part Of the legislature" Judge
Lee has no intention of violating the
law of his state if elected unless it be
as to fixing property valuations and in
that his defense is that the intent of our
people was not as expressed in the
language of the statutes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
CLASSIFY YOURSELF.
minneapolis News.1

There are three kinds of people in
the world:
The worshipers Of yesterday.
The slaves Of today.
The architects of tomorrow.
Yesterday is dead: today is dying:
tomorrow never comes.
But tho tomorrow never comes, its
dream can come true.
The tasks of today make slaves @.
us II they are done just for themselves
and only for today. If we can see them
not as the burdens of the present but
as opportunities to help realize the
dream Of tomorrow. then we are no,
their servile victims: then we shall Dr.
the worth while things, always witt
the vision OF the future far enough
ahead to mollify the rough spots in thr
present road, yet near enough to seer
attainable and keep US moving on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17


Washington.-De den.als from
the French embassy, reports OF the
prospective transfer of Ambassador
Iusserand from his post at Washing
on hind general acceptance here. the
ambassador authorized the statement
that he had not been informed by his
government Of any intention to trans
fer him, and Secretary Bryan said that
he state department had not been IN
gorned Of the contemplated change.
Ambassador Jusserand has been not
sblyi successful in his eleven years
service here, particularly in his capac-
ty az representative Of France to the
American people as well as to the
United States government.
Degrees were conferred on him by
Harvard, Columbia. Pennsylvania and
Chicago universities. He has written
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
Home. For Werkers.

The outrage OF our American cities
Il the way we bid Tor homes seekers.
when we have no homes to offer them.
after we lure them to come. Our fac
tories scour the country for workers.
bring them in, and turn them loose. to
find shelter wherever they can. Our
business organizations offer bonuses
for new factories, bidding for these
which bring in the largest number OF
families. Another factory! 100 fami-
les! More prosperity" they announce.
in big headlines.
Ono OF the saddest sights OF the
slums II to see the thrifty wife OF the
working man. with her rosy brood OF
children, used to country air and sun
shine, used to space. privacy. good
surroundings. cleanliness. quiet. shut
I'D amid the noise and dirt and confus-
ion, in the gloom of the slum. That IS
an unusual family that can maintain
the sanctity OF its home life. in the
tenements.
The brave fight may be made II the
father and mother are spared, 80 hela
control, and provide the bread. But
how many working men in our cities.
the records show, fall prey to tuber-
culosis, typhoid, pneumonia and otner
house diseases!" How many mothers
are beckoned from their little families
by the same CHASTITY finger! Any one
who will search the records will find
that startling number OF dependent
families become SO on account ofdeath
or prolonged Illness OF the breadIwin-
ner. M
And the children? ~
The ranks of the dependent and de-
.!ncuect are requited-in what per,
centage we ought to know, but any
percenta &c is too lafEe-from the fam
lilies Of the working-m that are
brought into our cities and dumped
into our dila pidated old death traps.
And 50 say that the responsibility
IL upon those who import working
men to see that there are decent homes
for them when they come, and not to
set snares to destroy them and their
children.-Albion Fellows Bacon IN
The Survey.
Nearly one-tenth Of the appoint
ments in civic and legislative positions
in Pennsylvania are women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
IONA Newspapers
THE BALL AND CHAIN.
Newton Journal.

Many have commented freely on the
use Of the ball and chain; some pro
and some con.
But. honest now, between you and
me what do you think Of an able
bodied young man who says he won't
work and has no money and the only
effort he will make to get bread ard
butter is to sponge it off people who
do work
That is the sort OF man who wore
the ball and chain in the cour: yard
yesterday on the west side OF the
square. d
Nobody wants such q man around.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

to strike that portion OF Dies Molnes
population that imaginea = commits
sioner should work at his Job instead
Of hunting another on ,Des Aoines'
time.
Maybe Huerta is figuring on getting
safely out of Mexico under the pro-
lection Of q guard OF American ma
rines.
The feet movement to Tampico fur
nished almost AZ much excitement as
a Wilson wedding in the White House.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
Masonic Meetings.
REGULAR Communication.

fV\ Regular communicative
Marshall Lodge. No. 1913 A. F. & A NJ
Friday, April II, 500 p. m. Resu-
lar business. John w. Wells, secre-
tary; I. r. Forbes, W. NJ.
STATED coNVocATIoN, signet
Chapter No. SO, r. A. M. Monday
April 20, 1880 p. N. Regular business
John w. Wells, secretary: A. D. Meek
er, H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No 20, r. & s. M. Monday
after the third Sunday. Regular bust
ness. L T. Forbes, recorder; A. D.
Meeker. T. I. NJ.
STATED cONcLAVE of st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, K. T. Tuesday
April 21st, p. m. Regular business
F. M. Wilbur, E. c.; NJ. s. Mcfarland,
Rec.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. ST, o. E. S., Wednesday, April
%, 500 p. m, for initiation. Anna
Downing, secretary: Nary Black COL
i:1r. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

THE simultaneousness with which
Mr.. Meredith's portrait appeared in
all Iowa newspapers" suggests to the
Sioux City Journal that the publicity
end Of al least one side Of one primary
contest is not going to be neglected"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

legitimate tax and the public Of that
observance Of law required OF citisena
to pespetuate popular government.
An illustration Of devious practices
comes from Sioux City. Officers Of the
Woodbury. County Anti-Saloon League
are Investigating alleged misbranding
OF bottled liquors that are manufac-
tured or sold in Sioux City. AlleSa-
lions that the breweries and liquor
dealers have adopted miSbranding -
q general practice in order to circum-
vent state laws have been made. 1t 10
said that beer that is manufactured In
Sioux City is labeled az II 1t were made
in Council Bluffs, and then II shipped
to Omaha, Neb., for reshipnent to
Iowa points. BY this roundabout
method the makers succeed in putting
their product in Interstate commerce.
subject only to authority OF tho Inter-
state commerce commission.
There is no possible justification on
such conduct. No charge Of that ma
ure il brought against the manufac-
turers and dealers in other products
in Sioux City or any where else, ex-
cepting q limited number who engage
in smuggling or something or that
character in which the greed FOR gain
leads men into unlawful pursuits. But
what standing has a smuggier among
his fellow men Who would undertake
to defend him. And what defense is
there, or can there be, for dishonesty
in the liquor traffic?
The bootlegger would not flourish,
and he would not venture, II his source
OF supply was not easy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

Before those unwary democrats get
through with the Colombia affair with
Colonel Roosevelt they Will be watch
ing him 60 to the White House again.
says the Sioux City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

and" points out the Waterloo
Times Tribune. mo party leaders have
a right to speak for the party-since
We have the primary law"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

Judge Lees letter indicates that
the differences between himself and
Clarke are purely academic" says the
Fort Dodge Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

According to the Mason City Globe
Gazette. THE candidacy Of Col. Truman
Potter is sweeping Iowa like the old
time prairie fires. Cerro Gordo will
make it unanimous"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

TERMS:

TERMS:
Evening edition by mail. 400
BY the month by mail. ........... .35
Delivered by carrier by the month so
Later edition for morning oircula-
Twice-A-Week edition per year.. LOO
Entered at the postoffice at MARSHALL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

much for American magazines and 10
tho author Of books on English litera-
ture.
The ambassadors wife was formerly
Miss Eliza Richards. an American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Like another man Of the same name,
Judge Lee Is good fighter, but he has
aligned himself with the wrong cause"
says the Perry Chief.
The Waterloo Courier says that.
Maurice Connolly, congressman from
the Third Iowa district and tentative
candidate for the United States senate,
seems to be the embarrassing position
where he's damned if he does and
the same prospects in store II he
doesn't"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17

Nearly one-tenth Of the appoint.
ments in civic and legislative positions
in Pennsylvania are women. I'll
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
Public Health Department


will save many lives and much sick
ness. and render our army much
more effective.
Vaccination of the soldiers against
typhoid fever has eliminated this
disease from the army camps. Vac
cination against typhoid fever. If
practiced by the citizenship OF the
citizenship of Oklahoma, would elm
mate typhoid fever from the state
of Oklahoma, and thus save three
hundred lives annually and the ex-
pense for over seven thousand cases
of typhoid fever annually.
The average expense incurred by
a typhoid fever case is on hundred
and fifty dollars, so vaccination
against typhoid fever in Oklahoma
would save $1.050.O0O annually.
If the city authorities would re-
quire the arrest of offenders who
maintain heaps of disease breeding
garbage on their premises, and pub
lie sentiment would demand that the
offenders be punished, there would
be fefew occasions for cleanup days
and less expense, and life would be
much more pleasant during the hot
summer nights, and sleep more rest
ful.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01

the furnace full she ought to keep
good head of steam all the time.
In other words. II they give her all
she can eat she ought to give her
highest production of milk.
The full COW is not necessarily a
well-fed COW, and many of the bulky
foods are Objectionable when fed in
large quantities. 1t is unreasonable
to expect COW, just because she is
full of hay or straw, will do good
work at the milk pail. These bulky
feeds are all right and are very nee
essary, but COW cannot handle
enough of them to give heavy flow
of milk. She must have at least
half OF all the nutriment she needs
for giving milk supplied her in the
form of grain, and this grain should
be ground finely and fed dry.-Ex-
change.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
PLANTING PoP CORN.

Pop corn should not be planted
until the ground has become warm
and indications are that the cool
nights are over for the spring. Pop
corn will not endure much cool
weather and nothing is gained by
planting too early.
In recent years, where one has
suitable land and is close to market,
a considerable income can be Sc.
cured from pop corn. One difficulty
in marketing is that growers, un-
less in commercial pop corn grow
ing. do not as a rule have enough TO
Justify buyer to take the crop.
Every home where there are chill
dren should have pop corn patch.
The children will take an interest in
the crop and it will afford much
pleasure IN long winter nights
around the fire popping corn.
The land should be prepared as
for field corn. The rows should be
closer tr the rows for field corn
and the plants may be closer in the
drill. Pop corn will mix with field
corn if planted near the field corn,
provided both tassel at the same
time.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-01
BOYS wANTED,

Durant, Okla, 4-30.
We want all the boys in the coun-
ty between ten and eighteen years
OF age to join the Federal Agricul-
ture club, and owing to the Iateness
of the season l pln authorized to use
this means to get you enrolled. Just
send me your name on a postal card.
giving your p. o. address and the
direction from your p. o. in miles.
Also state which you wish to take
up, corn, Kaffir corn, of Cotton.
Take all If you wish.
You are required to plant one
acre corn, one acre of Kaffir corn,
or two acres of cotton. II your
crops are already planted. get your
father to give you the required
amount, and go ahead anyway.
Get enorlled, we will do the best
we can. Tell your neighbor boys
about it.
other papers in Bryan county
please publish.
Yours truly,
L. II. FASH,
U. S. Farm Agent.