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Girl Saw Louvain Burn.

Marguerite Usttebroick, a sixteen-year-
old American girl from Millersville. H.,
has arrived in London after an adve1,-
turous trip from Louvain. the burning of
which she witnessed.
The girl was visiting Flemish relatives
near Louvain when the village where
her relatives lived was burned. They
went into Louvain. She said that the
first sign of trouble was when two Ger
man soldiers maltreated and killed sew
eral girls. These soldiers were promptly
shot by their own officers, but the feeling
of the populace against the invaders had
grown very intense
The German soldiers, according to Miss
Usttebroick, made no secret of their de-
termination to make the Belgians suffer
for the indignities which they claimed
the German residents had suffered at the
hands of the Belgians at the outbreak of
the war.
The girl described the destruction of
Louvain and the terrible firing in the
streets that continued for two days
as d sight that had been burned into
hsr memory. Her father and fifteen
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Think President Can Help.

They took the attitude that Mr. Wilson
could do much toward changing this
attitude by signifying that he briiefed
the railroads to be basicly sound.
Up to the present the President las
kept hands off the railroad situation.
partly because during much Of his ad-
ministra,tion the eastern freight rate
cases were pending before the inter
state commerce commission
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To Make Letter Public.

The President will grant this request
by making public his letter to Chairman
Trumbull
The President is understood to believe
that a great measure of the prosperity OF
the nation is dependent ON the condition
of the railroads. He takes the position.
however, that il would be improper FOR
him to seek to influence the attit"de OF
the Interstate commerce Commission
toward any petitions for rate increases
In their interview with the PRESIDENT
the railway executives told him that part
of their troubles We're due 10 The an
tagonistic attitude of the public toward
raltroad SECURITIES.
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PRESIDENT IS 10 GIVE.
RAILROADS SOME HELP
Agrees to Write Letter Saying He
Appreciates Their Present
Difficulties. a

. President Wilson today decided TO grant
a part of the request made TO him yes
terday by delegation of railpoad execu-
tiveS by writing letter to Chairman
Trumbull of the Chesapeake and Ohio
and Missouri. Kansas and Texas rail-
ways, the spokesman for the delegation.
saying he appreciates the difficulties fac
ing the railways as a result OF the war
in Europe.
One of the things asked by the railway
men was that the President call the
attention of the country to the pressing
necessity for support of railway credit
by the cooperative and sympathetic ei-
fort of the public and all governmental!
authorities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-10

America, which at the time the war broke
out was doing more than so per cent
Of It's foreign trade with Europe. The
only exception was Colombia"
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Relief Money Paid Twice.

Some MISUNDERSTANDING have arisen
sums of money deposited IN
washington to be paid on the continent
The persons for whom this money Is
intended claimed it in London. and IN
some cases the money was paid twice.
and in others the record became con-
fused
The American relief committee made
an example of d German-American who
met the last Flushing boat train at VIC
toria station and going through the cars
shouted in German Tor the passengers
to hold on to their money, as the Amer
lean committee was paying hotel p1lls,
steamer passage and everything else. As
a result the committee waiting on the
platform was overwhelmed with apph-
cations for relief. On discovering the
cause they had the man arrested. lie
was subsequently released on proving
his American citizenship
Americans from Switzerland report
that the American consuls at Vevey
and Lausanne are advising Americans
not TO leave switzerland because of the
danger in travelling. On learning this
the committee called at the American
embassy and made protest, stating
that travelling conditions were perfect
safe. One steamer sailing yesterday for
the United States carries 200 third
class passengers, the fare for about
500 of whom was paid by tue committee
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No neutral power can hasten the end
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15

B. Murphy. Arthur Springer, John
Hamill and Jerry b. Sullivan. 1t was
the first time the State Teachers AS
ISOLATION had ever tried the experiment
Of naming legislative committee OF
persons not active in educational work.
1t was decided success, and no per-
son contributed more to it than Sena-
tor Newberry.
The legislative record and interest
in public affairs shown by Senator
Newberry makes him the right material
for an ideal railroad commissioners, the
nomination for which he seeks in the
republican primaries. Newberry VIII
measure alongside Of Thorne for public
service Of this kind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
kEWBERRY'S GREAT RECORD

very few who have served in the
iowa state senate have stood hjpher
among their fellows than Byron "
NeWoerrT of Clayton county. Senator
NeWherry was member Of the thir-
Helh' thlrty-frst and tf,irty-second
general assemblies. He WAS on manu-
or the committees and welded large
influence in shaping up the very i'm
portant Legislation OF recent vears in
iowa. In his last term he was chair
man OF the committee on labor and the
IaDnrlng men Of the state who had
dealing with him in connection with
tHelr legislation learned TO admire him
greatly for his fairness ana his sin
cere desire to aid In all possible ways
the wage earners Of the state,
senator Newberry had a great deal
to do in helping frame UP the legisla-
ton as to railroads and when the anti
pass bill was finally enacted he was a
member Of The second of the two con-
ference committees appointed to put
the finishing touches thereon
In regard to legislation of benefit to
the farmers and land owners Of the
state his influence was felt. He was a
m member Of the committee which p:e-
pared the drainage laws Of the state
under which improvements have been
carried on, adding millions to the value
Of Iowa land.
But the most important Legislation TO
the credit of Senator Newberry is that
which is enforced In the fool and dairy
department. He either prepared or in
trouble or aided materially In all pos
sible ways the present laws relating
to food authorizations, paint adultera.
ton, pure seed, the regulation of stock
foods and continental stock remedies
Some of these measures were hare
fought in the legislature and always
the senator from Clayton was foun;
standing firm for the very best to b,
, had Of such legislation. He also CAV,
very material aid In the adaptation o
the unfair discrimination law to tn
creamery business, poultry and othe
subjects.
Even after his retirement from tn
senate he did not lose his interest /,
good legislation. He was called to TAX
a hand in the preparation Of the repor
of the better schools commission an
later devoted great deal Of time, q
his own expense, as a member of tn
legislative committee, in securing tn
splendid school legislation of recer
years. Of this legislative committe
he was associated with Warren Cars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15

ity in the minds Of ordinary depositors.
Tho bank depositor has right to
such inspection as inspection shall be
able to Sive whether the bank 10 pri-
vate or state or national.
1t just happened that the fishing
season opened Of a Thursday whom
fish shipments come in to the interior
towns but it helped out wonderfully.
Roger Leavitt seems to have had the
impression that coordination put
Kennedy in bad with the board. And
Mr.. Leavitt Is on the board.
AS the threesome stands Clarke is
playing best ball successfully against
his opponents. Rowley dubbed his
second and Is too far to approach
while Lee doesn't seem to be able to
loft out of that inelgibilty bunker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
TINES EpUB1ICAN, AARsHAILrowN IOWA: MAY Is 1914.

up a paper and handed him nickel.
It so happened man near by saw tho
purchaser take the nickel off the Pile
Of papers. He told Deuel.. Deuel. be-
fore the crowd got after him. The
stranger denied 1t. Proof plenty. Kept
on reading the paper. Five minutes
later the stranger got up, walked over
and gave Deuel. a nickel without word
Query--Was this remorse, cheek, Sec
ond thought, or because Deuall and de-
pot policemen were having private con-
versation.
Rowan for it's size sets an example
for progress, up-to- dateness, to many q
larger town. They will build this sum-
mer a new school house costing t27.-
500, the tax having been voted. 1t 10
the center Of consolidated DISTRICT
and will bring into town every morn
ing eighty to 100 school children from
the surrounding country. A new NJ. r..
church costing $4,000, is already set
tied upon, only there will be no tax
money voted The Methodists just
give it.
It's a question whether any or us
travelling men or store-keepers. depot
agents or farmers. men or women
young or old, remember what the
weather was last year at this time.
We have a cold spell on hand as THIS
ts written. Travelling men everywhere
without overcoats Left them at home.
Depot agents have taken down ana out
the stoves for the waiting room. store
keepers also have taken out that big
stove, tired of having it around. Many
a man has on his thin underwear ana
wishes he hadn't changed. Farmers
who have planted corn, sorry they got
in a hurry, DIETER in the sack than
in the ground" Everywhere, every
body, fearing "we'll have frost ana
kill all the fruit If 1t clears tonight
Well all this happened last year and
h.ck IN the time when Cain and Abel
nut in their first crop. 1t will happen
next year and on to the million when
underwear. stores, stores. overcoats and
crops will not be needed or used
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15

That old query What is demo-
craft" is being answered again with
the old reply, Il am Democrat
There is very small element or
Savagery in the republican senatorial
contest.
The Burlington Gazette complains
that the revival Of that Kenyon edl-
torial ir Successful Farming is dirty
politivs" Perhaps it may lie thought
so by some democrats now, but 1t was
good honest political expression then
and Kenyon has made it good since.
Who should worry?
Little is heard of Mr.. Rawley In
northern Iowa and southern Iowa
doesn't appear to be prairie firing to
any serious extent. Lee and Rowley
seem to sbe antidotes for each other.
While the consonants may be null
| t'plied in the names Of the marines the
good broad Irish vowels still hold in
O'Shaug hnessy.
II Ed Dunn supported Clifford
Thorne that's another feather in Ed
Dunn's cap. Any time that Iowa voters
hold that against a man except to his
| advantage they won't
Every private bank failure makes
the need Of rigid inspection Of private
banks evident. Nowadays the mer
word bank" stands for financial solid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
PAVING MATERIAL.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,

Asphalt and asphaltic concrete, OF
which the latter is the better. will not
stand VI one-t third the time Of brick.
All wood is more or less a joke, wheth-
err it is creosoted or not. A little tar
can not give Immortality to wood, no
more than q little oil can immortalize
macadam. under the name Of tarvia.
Macadam itself is joke. the worst
of all jokes. 1t isn't worth spending
any time or money on. Two years
ago Commissioner Zika laid from
Twentieth to Twenty seventh streets
on First avenue the best macadam that
money or labor can buy. Today it Is
Quilted full Of holes and it needs an
other coating. 1t is easily dished, for
some stone is softer than other. The
wheels grind 1t and the rains and
frosts disintegrate it into dust and the
floods and winds blow and wash the
stuff away. AS for concrete, that also
will disintegrate. for it is bound to
crack and where the cracks appear the
wear begins. Brick Is the only mae
terial that we can afford to put on our
country roads when we do begin to
build them, as we will do by and by.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
WHAT WOULD the SUPREME COURT sAY1

The Marion Register says in a sneer-
ing sort of fashion THE Sioux City
Journal and Attorney General Cosson
have agreed that Judge Lees candi-
dacy for governor is illegal" To which
the Sioux City Journal makes reply
thus: And incidentally, The consti-
tuition Of the state Of Iowa.
The Journal might have added the
names of several prominent jurists of
Iowa who have expressed coincidence
of opinion with Attorney General Co.'S
son and the Journal. 1t might, had 1t
chosen to do SO, have pointed out that
the Sioux City journal il an able and
influential newspaper scarcely an OBJ
ject for sneers from the Marion Reg
sons opinions have usually been the
opinions Of the supreme court when
that body handed down the decisions
which make law out of opinions.
1t is rather a strange procedure on
the part of the Lee supporters to at
tempt to set aside contemptuously the
opinion of the attorney general of the
state on matter involving lnterpreta-
ton of the state constitution and to
dismiss as mere political ouncombe the
serious question raised as to the eligi-
bility of their candidate. For this is
sue Of eligibility is very serious mat
ter 1t involves a supreme court de-
cision yet to be rendered. 1t is a seri-
Gus question for the state to face were
Judge Lee to be nominated and elected
and later disqualified. If Harding were
70 be elected lieutenant governor or
were Barber to be successful, the sue
cessful one would be in line for the
soVernorship and either of these would
by way of calamity. 1t is a serious
question for the republican party, for
were Lee to De nominated in the pri-
mary and disqualified before election
day the party would find itself without
a leader on the eve Of battle.
ms ApI SANE ol argument that
all Judge Lees friends say of his ca
pacity and character is true, the fact
remains that a most serious legal
question has been raised az to his
power 10 hold the office were he noni-
mated and elected. This view seems to
be held by some excellent lawyers and
jurists and to have been held by Gov
ernor Shaw and by him put in force
as constitutional bar 20 office hold
ing by a judge who had resigned from
the bench. II is not to be fippantly
dismissed. Judge Lee and his friends
are entitled to their opinion that he is
eligible but the supreme court has tn.
Iast guess. Suppose as seems likely
That the court concludes that the con-
! stitution means what it says and that
the Judge can not hold Office until the
| period for which he was elected nudge
| has expired, what then?
| There is a sensible wav around am
! oarrassing and disastrous eventual
! ties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Looker-On In Iona

Grundy Center May 15-What would !
seem to be fair test Of the relative |
strength Of the three political parties in
this county will be known after the
June primaries
The official vote in Grundy county in
1912, was: The progressive party. |
1865; the democratic party, 1,149; and
the republican party. 421.
These three parties have each named
candidates for every office, excepting
the democrats have not put up can
didate for county attorney for the sim
pie reason all Of the democratic law
yers are candidates for some other Of
flee. 1t will be A fair and square fight
All Of the candidates are good men,
we'll qualified for the various offices
While it is true personal friendship
will give Some candidates more than
their party vote. this in the general re-
suit will be as broad as 1t Is long. the
votes cast will fairly represent the
party strength. Here's a prophecy as
goes Grundy Center, SO goes the state
The NJ & St. L r. r. always has had
trouble to fix up q time table to suit
both Nontezuma and Grinnell, on the
branch trains The writer visits both
towns regularly, talks with majority
of the business men Of both towns 50
offers his services as mediator, nav
ing full as much power as the Souti
American A. Z. c. crowd. Inc result
will probably be the same as far as inc
high contra citing powers are
cerned Here goes. start tram llohi
Grinnell at a. NJ. Return ~ d. III.
MonteZulna. Again leave Grlneli p
m, return say 8 M, so as 70 connect
u,;rh main line north at Junction or
! GrinneH. At $50 p. m. leave Gri'iIei'
for Montezuma, trainmen to stay IN
| Nortazuna over night. The advantage
! of this time table Is, connections AT
! Gr,nnell with both railroad passenger
| trains morning and evening. Attorneys
from all adjoining towns can go TO
! county seat and get home again same
! dav Montezuma residents away from
home can get back morning or evening"
! C,rInnellites can save half day when
! 1hey have business at the county seat
! To fix the copy for the printers OF inc
| NJ. e. st. L., here's the time tap!e.
Leave .Montezuma. .........'.. d. ~
! Leave 'MonteZuma ...........'iV d. M
Leave Montezuma .........''.'" r. ~
! Leave Grinnell ...........'.''''' d. NJ
Leave Grinnell ...............'.S p ~
Leave Grinnell 'o.oo ~ -. H.
Yes, It's three trains day. put ~
pay. Telephone will not be used 80
much or better still, IL the NJ. q 81. -.
I will rent a motor car TOT thirty
DAYS. run it thirty days on above time
table, the company will buy IT,
49,
DEUEL. the train caller at the UNIV .n
depot. Marshalltown, has so much 1altm
in the travelling public that he 'trus ;,
many a traveller Ito pay next ume,
when said passenger has to run Tor tn le
train, wants a daily but cannot max.
change But his faith in humanity was
shaken if not broken the otner .'oin ~,
ing. It's a common thing II Deueii ooe'
rot happen to be near the news s'a.'
for travelling men 10 take paper ant
leave a nickel on top the pile OF papers
e One morning DEUEL. came arouh'
: the corner a man standing there picke
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
AN AGENT OF UNITY.
Nevada REPRESENTATIVE

Senator Cummins was in Des Moines
Saturday and met a considerable num-
Der of his friends. The Understanding
is that he came home to see how much
Of fight he had in prospect for his
denomination. What he found doubt
less was that Mr.. Savage's candidacy
is not seriously regarded, ~ on by SEN
ator Cummins' most Incorporating
enemies, and that consequently the
real proposition with the senator Is to
secure as united republican support
as possible In the election. The advice
of his friends as we'll as his own judy
ment undoubtedly ran to the effect
that he avoid now any fuss that might
interfere with such united support
later on. AS a mater of fact Senator
Cummins In the last year and half
has been the most influential agency
within the republican party engaged in
the promotion Of unity in the party,
and the success Of his efforts In this
direction constitutes one Of his best
credentials now to republican con-
fldence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15

or taxes on COWS In town, and the labor
required to properly care for the ami
NAL. or course, there Ii the other
side of the question (possibly the side
the COW kicks on)-the owner OF cow
in town usually has two or three Gus
toners to whom he supplies milk 1t
good price, and besides these sales the
GOOD wife makes the butter for the
family; she has some SKINNED milk
with which to tickle her neighbors, or,
If she IL economically inclined and be-
lieves In getting every cent there Is
in the milk, she can make this
skinned milk into 'dutch cheese"
cottage cheese" or "Schmier Kaise."
n this latter course 10 followed by the
housewife. and the old man doesn't
object to milking and otherwise taking
care Of "bossy' We believe 1t would
still pay to own COW, oven tho the
pasture cost 7b cents per week, which
would have been an ,unheard-o Of price
only few years ago. A good cow Is
q mighty nice thing to have II the fell
low who owns her can get along with
her in harmony,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Iona Newspapers
LET'S HAVE MORE OF THEM.

LET'S HAVE MORE OF THEM.
[Cedar Rapids GaZette.]
The Clinton Herald takes the Gazette
to task for stating that Henry FORD
automobile manufacturer, is a bene-
factor. The Herald. with d narrow
mindedness that is surprising, COM
plains that Mr.. Ford Is a busy body
and 4 meddler. That Ford ls busy
body none can deny. Any man IS
busy when he accomplishes as much
as Ford accomplishes. But If he is a
meddler than every preacher, every So
cial settlement worker. ever! philan-
thropist every college professor
every one who attempts 20 correct
some OF the glazing faults OF society
Is a meddler 1t is to be regretted
that there are not more 'meddlers.
When Ford took up the tremendous
task Of correcting the morals and liv-
ing conditions of his employees he in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Old Folks in Mexico.

Mexicans, II they escape tho III.
chances Of war and revolution, are q
long-lived race. Humboldt wrote: ut
Is by no means uncommon in Mexico
to see natives. and especially women,
reach 100 years Of age" and his state
ment has been corroborated by more
recent travellers. The president OF an
American life assurance company told
the author OF Mexico Today" that he
had met and conversed with a Mexi-
can woman in her one hundred and
thirty fourth year. and that her age
was attested by church register
London Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
cow PASTURAGE.


The high cost of living seems to
have been given another boost, as the
price of pasturing cows by those own
ing pasture lands near WaI erly has
been raised to Is cents per week for
one COW. AS a result, many owners
of cows in town have disposed of them
or are willing to do so rather than pay
the increased price for pasture. The
average family can buy .heir milk for
less than 10 cents a week, to say moth
ing Of the extra expense Of driving the
COW to and from the pasture, the high