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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
THE PREACHER WHO GOT DRUNK


A minister from a little town went
70 Des Moines the other day and was
arrested in state of intoxicat;on.
hurry the news along the line on the
'3i'oas ieFees-a minister got drunk
ne didn't deny it. He took his med
'cine before the court and before the
court Of public opinion There was no
ueisa1on from one orgaaiza-
ton or another hu-rying TO
gam the private ear OF the
court or rushing to the newspaper Of
noes IN an effort to have the police
court item suppressed. He explained
10 the court and the reporters that he
mad been a drunkard many years had
reformed and had gone into The minis
Try. The old temptation assailed him
iTresislaly and he fell That was all
there was 10 it He was q minister
and ne was also human. That IS the
only excuse II isn't a good one for a
minister but il would be considered
fairly good for another man who sad
controlled q fierce appetite under an
IRON viii ana had weakened once. We
would make and accept it for our
ne!ghbor and feel a deep syn paIhy for
him and a desire 20 help help him.
Let's be fair 10 this minister He had
built up 6 good reputation. had sue
ceeded as a preacher and made himself
beloved as a pastor He held the re-
pect o. all SO the story SAYS in his
home town. It's big thing for Any
man 10 do 20 conquer irunkartl's APP
petite and regain the regard and re-
spect Of all who know him. Few
6runkards ever CO II. Let's be honest
Let's practice somewhat of the precept
that We So gl;bly preach in and Out OF
:i.s whether 1e are @ arg 70:
members. that the greatest o. these
Is charity Man 70 man, why shall we
nos credit the mighty struggle and sue
cess Of years against the debit OF an
hour Of weakness?
And while We are about it let US
recall that instances % preachers
drunk and under arrest are as intre-
Quent as earthquakes. Let's subordin
ale that tendency 20 ring the changes
on the downfall OF a minister. Per-
hsps Il that common impulse were an
alyzed and lis root found in common
soil with that Of scandal ulonge-ing
and the lower instainct that is graft
fed over the uistortunes and downfall
of others we'd be ashamed Of IL It's
the knockers impulse. Why not take
note of the sacrifice and righteous liv-
ing of the ninety-nine religious leaders
rather than beat gongs over the dere-
liccions of the one2
The case OF the Colfax minister is
one for pity rather than severity. He
has lost more than If he had been a
farmer and lost his farm. business
man and gone into bankruptcy: fo-
beyond the loss Of his church he has
lost his chance 20 lead other men for
ward And that is the greatest loss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
Rhubarh.

How few rhubarb plants one sees
growing and now nice that c!d-tash-
Toned spring tonic 10! Considering
the fact that 1t costs practically moth
ing to plant 1t and the plants come up
year after year, there 10 no reason
Why We should not. all Of W, have Ill
OF the pieplant pie that We can ct
every spring. Half . dozen hills VIII
supply an average family.
Harvest time for rhubarb II the
spring and early summer, but No ne
quently get . second crop in the fall.
Sandy loan 10 best for this plant,
but it will grow we'll in any rich,
warm, moist soil. You cannot get the
soil too rich for rhubarb. and It does
not stand drouth very well.
Do not Try 70 grow inc plants :.S::
seed II you can secure root cuttings
from . good. strong old hill. Each
cutting should have two buds OF eyes.
Plant them in rows three fest apart.
with the eyes IN inch below the sur
face. They viii begin TO grow ct oncs
and, Il planted early, . fsw stalka
can b pulled the nrst year.
A. inst - seed stalks appear cut
them on. II vsry ans. large stalka
are wanted, and why not have the
best, thin oct Ill but the csutsr bads
10 that the entire strength Of tn
plant vIll fssd thsse
Aftae the isavss ~ cut 1aek p
hust = the I'M coveg ~ Daaats Mn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
AFTER DUCK HUNTERS.
Ipnrlincton Hawkeye.l

At Pekin one duck hunter was ar
rested and charges have been nleo
against six others. The man VINO was
arrested has been taken to Sprinsneio
for trial. One had sixteen DUCKS IN
his possession when he was placed un-
der arrest. AS each duck constitutes
a separate offense, that man VIII naVe
to quit all his expensive habits ano
keep his nose very close to the griho
stone, after he effects settlemeh'
with Uncle Sam. And the next tine
that he is told that the birds are
Uncle Sans proteges, he will take heed
and stick right close to his JOB. IN
stead of dropping everything to go out
and kill ducks. 1t is going to pc an
expensive experience for some OF the
fellows who imagined that they were
SO smart that they need pay 10 atten-
ton 10 the law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
Topics of the Times

Lind is coming back from Mexico
for long rest" And everyone here
supposed that was what ne was getting
all this time.
Il doesn't make much difference what
snip subsidy is called. # roses and
skunks were 10 change names cash
would retain its distinctive fragrance.
Mr. Armour says II We are to have
cheaper meat there mist be more cat
tie. Some of use have suspected right
along that the way 10 lower the price
Of meat is more meat.
The friends Of Judge Lee. who have
organized a boom for his candidacy for
governor, give as their reason q desire
to nominate a candidate who can win
On the republican ticket word Of
caution TO them just no" should Be
ventu-ed in the suggestion that they
do not publish in their newspapers
the very ammunition which will be
used 10 defeat the republican candi-
date, should Judge Lee not be success
full in the primaries.
Fred White has withdrawn from the
race for senator because OF sickness
and the prognos!s Of the doctors. No
body seemed 10 be particularly anxious
n see Mr.. White senator but all Iowa
will hope that ne shall soon regain MS
health.
No doubt tac senate wnrii ne glad
toget rid OF Cummins, Kenyon and La
Toilette but it put UP poor bluff when
it threatened expulsion because they
refused 70 keep the Daniels debate Sc
cret President Wilson is sponsor FOX
Dan!eis' confirmation and had the as
sistance Of republican rsactionaTies IL
the senate. But Daniels must have
thought OF mis- nam esake in the lions
den when the progressive senators IN
saeathed their claws.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er is pleased that IVY. s. Cadmus. bull
moose organizer. praises Register and
Leader Well, it was only fair OF
| him.
Waterloo is to be commended fol
| knowing good advertising stunt
when it sees it; and the legislature i.
! to be comm ended for letting Waterloo
build an Iowa building at the Cah'
! foruis. lair, Il Waterloo wants to lows
might better put the money required
/ for a fair building several Thousand
miles away into tuberculosis hospita
at home.
! Mary Walker says Chester A. Arthu
wanted to marry her and proposes
several times. Chester can't deny J
and wouldn't il he could but why d
you suppose he did It?
When a taxpayers $176 per acr
land Is assessed at SIS per acre Tor TAX
/ alton under the recent boost in value
and faxed on one fourth of that h
would pay taxes on S2s.eeo worth OF
as follows: 1906 for the state govern
iment, 31.5s for state colleges. 3lsbs %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04

VINO bAl1ove In worship IN anothef form.
The mandAtaa read n pert - foilows:
lsetlS10ua liberty II observed
thRougbnast thu world. Our republic =
composed Of flve races. Chinese. Man
chus. Ao0gOltanA AofsafnmsdA and
Thibetans; and their historical tradi-
lions differ. Their religious beliefs ara
difficult, therefore. to unity Il would
not be easy to adopt q state religion.
for such q step might be contrary to
the wishes OF the people. But sacri-
fees at the proper seasons to the an
cient saints and sages, - prescribed
In the laws OF the Ching dynasty. did
not touch the question Of religion.
Since they are not in conflict with
republican form OF government they
should be continued A. token Of re-
spect on tho part Of the succeeding
generations
1T will heco'ne generally known that
the ceremonies now prescribed are
performed. and there II danger that
the ceremonies will be construed az the
beginning Of the establishment Of
national religion. 1t IL therefore, nee
essary to make known ths principle
which prompted tho RESTORATION OF the
ancient rites, ana to state that they
~ saA SOcHCss0O W SAAO WJO&bO0 Va SAAS
majority to express their reverence
and vonsratfon for the saints and sages
and to preserve the traditions Of thou
sands Of years. The choice Of religion
. sim left to the people. This IL ac-
cording 70 the liberty guaranteed by
the constitution and IN accord with the
practice Of the world. This order is
issued 20 avert possible misundsr-
standing ana SUSPICION"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04

have to be searched out. Victories can
only come - the result .oe blundsra
upon the part OF the party In poWeg.
President Wilson = E,aSiag o A8ht ~
the right, and whether he 10 . democsaS
or . republican, ought to make No az
ference with the American people.
The canal was not built for charitable
purposes. It is- business onterpe1oo
It cuts of 5000 miles from the sail
from New York to San Francisco. Such
a saving in time and fuel ought TO en-
able every vessel. which passes thru. ia
pay liberal toll.
Furthermore, there II NO argument In
the statement that we own the canal,
and that we have right to do az We
please in regard to it. This 10 no part
of the issue. We may have the right
to do al we please in regard 70 the
canal, but even then. we ought not "a
make donation to every coastwise
vessel which goes thru 1t. The coast
wise trade is in the hands OF American
ships and has been for 100 years. No
foreign vessel could interfere or engage
in such commerce. The American gov
eminent has protected its coastwise
trade by the most rigid regulations. II
is our international trade which needs
free tolls, but that 10 prohibited oy
treaty Furthermore. IL our government
is to bestow subsidies. such subsidies
should be paid in cash In perfectly
open and candid manner; and not BY
means OF free tolls.
We declared to all the world when
We were building the canal that We
were going to treat everybody alike
and il we are true Americana. We ought
to stand by that declaration
We shall regret it IL republican mem
bers of congress shall be 50 anxious ia
raise an issue with the president as to
60 against the true interests OF the
whole nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
COERCION.

dubuque Telegraph Herald.]
It would seem that the railroads
would tire of playing the old game OF
coercion.
, AS far back as memory carries they
have threatened to "let the grass grow
in the main streets" of the cities If leg
islatures adopted threatened legislation.
Government by state commission
and by the interstate commerce COM
mission was denounced as sociahstlc:
2-cent fare laws were howled at as con-
fiscatory; anti-rebate and anu-pass
laws were denounced as interference
.. with private business, the results OF
which were to be disastrous to the ma
ton.
In 1895 IL the railroads employees
didn't vote against Bryan they would
lose their Jobs, and in the A. r. U.
strike II the railroads recognized labor
unions they might as we'll then ana
there surrender control of their BUSH
ness.
The average railroad is in familiar
role when it is crying calamity and en-
ploying coercion.
The announcement now Of wholesale
laying OFF Of men by several eastern
roads is an i'll disguised attempt to CO.
cree the interstate commerce commis-
sion into granting the roads petition
&c. increased rates.
But the railroads have so often crieo
wolf when no wolf threatened that
now there is no one to believe them.
particularly among those who know fuii
well that the net earnings Vi ali rail-
roads are increasing from year 10 year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
Iona Newspapers
SPRING RAIN.
Davenport Democrat

Davenport Democrat
One can't haves pr.ns rain without
some gray days-mo!sture is even
more needed than sunshine this year
If we are to have the blossoms and
the f-uf,age later on. So for those who
feel blue" on a gray day we rec
Commend again those verses OF Robert
you know ans prettier!
It isn't raining rain to me,
It's raining daffodils:
In every dimpled drop / see
wild flowers On the hills
The clouds Of gray ensuf The day,
And overwhelrl the town;
II ism, raining rain 10 ne,
It's raining roses down.
II isn't raining rain to me
But fields Of clover bloom.
Where every buccaneering bee
May Ard a bed and room;
A health unto the happy,
a fig for him who frets,
It isn't raining rain 10 me,
It's raining vioiets.
Just stick this up somewhere where
you can read it any gray. rainy day.
There is no better medicine when you
feel on. of sorts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The man who pays the biggest in
come tax in Chicago, round million
dollars, is president of mail order
house points out the Burlington Ga
zette You can draw your own con-
illusions, You people who have made IL
possible for this individual TO stack up
This tremendous income. There is no
merchant in Burlington paying any
thing like this income tax
The Jefferson Bee says: There is no
evidence that the board of education
acted from other than high minded
motives in electing Mr.. Bowman pres
denr: there is no evidence that Mr.
Bowman has not done his best TO make
good; that he was rnisft, chiefly ow-
ing TO his lack of years and of expert
ence in college administration. is a
misfortune 10 him and to the state, but
one for which the board of education
IS only responsible in tha; they made
an unwise choice
When the Alaskan railroad has
been run a couple Of years. a lot OF
people Will know more about gov
eminent ownership, and a lot of people
" c&A-- -4It2SStss w hiiS" i4Ie LdCtS, Say .
the Mason CITY Globe Gazette.
The Waterloo Courier wants to
know why ne can't secure sou. pres
ident for the state university at Iowa
City, and Keep him we can" says the
Hampton Chronicle. "as soon as Jim
-TTG>~-;:. IS removed s-nn1 the state
beard Of educa ton
The Waterloo Courier can not help
but feel that our state board is entire
~ TO blame IN this situation. The rea-
SONS named by President Bowman and
those ascribed in press reports seen.
quite unanswera BILE"
The Abba Union, noting that the
Iowa progress.ves are organizing in al!
counties of the. STATE, says: IT be-
hooves the republicans to make an et-
fort to show where they stand both at
the primaries and at the polls in the
fall
IN any event. says the Des Moines
Register and Leader. Iowa !s com :
n:tted 10 a university at Iowa City. an
AGRICULTURAL college at Ames and
teachers college al Cedar Falls. and is
spending each year an enormous sum
OF money 20 make state education
valuable asset to the state. And being
committed TO such an uncertakine'
VIVA. Is there but to go thru with II.
ana 20 make ana maintain three state
schools in keeping with the Iowa
name
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04

that must be taken into consideration
Sy parties and candidates
The Illinois women are going into
politics in q way to disprove tho as
sertion that women win never amount
to anything as voters" They seem 70
know just what they want first and
to underst and how to go about getting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
A POOR LAW.

davenport bCIlSSio@t
The Dss Moines election OF Monday
had the strange result OF majority OF
the voters declaring for the purchase
OF the waterworks there Whie not
enough voted for the bond issue. for
the purchase OF the plant. TO make the
purchase possible.
The Automatic Telephone company.
the same that has secured 1ranchise
in the Tri-cities, was also an applicant
in Dcs Moines. but was turned down D!
a vote of l0,lsa to 1864.
This calls to mind serious defect In
the Iowa laws which should DE
reredie by the next legislature. Ac-
cording to the present law. any COM
pany desiring any kind OF irahehise
can draw its own ordinance LOT the
same, secure certain NUMBER OF sis
natures asking the mayor to can an
election on the ordinance. and the
mayor is then required 10 can such an
election. submitting the company
ordinance for endorsement "ithout 'he
council having had the opportunity 70
consider it and revise II In ths c''s
interests.
This was what happened IN 'aVeh- :
port in connection with the ne" teie-
phone company's ordinance put Tue
Davenport council insisted on revising
it before it passed 1t later and made II
part of the records of the counci!.
II is a poor law and liable TO ABUSE
and shouId be changed so that no eiec-
ton could be forced on a FRANCHISE
ordinance until some properly consul :
tuted authority had had the chance 70
make it conform to the city's as well az
the applicants interests
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILT0wN. iowa: APRIL l. 1914

b., the Incidental rolling OF the dime
ont OF his sight. He could not AFFORD
70 allow himself 70 feel that he was
powsrless to keep what was his own.
take care of the pennies and the
dollars will take care Of themselves.
Few men can afford to throw money
away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
OWNING AN AUTOMOBILE.

F.. Dodge NhfOniCie-J
Some weird arithmetic is computed
every spring by people who are Trying
Ia convince themselves that they can
afford motor car.
Many man has excluded cost "a
storage and care from his esuHiateS
on the theory that ne can do MS own
work on the machine. After ne &C
cuires the car, he coEcindes 'hat nc
did not buy It merely for the pleas
ure of manipulating Oil cans. ING
car runs down, and costly preah
results. Then ne figures that ne is sa'
ing money by having ms machine =,
carefully kept up al the garage mus
ne exceeds the original amount ne iei'
he could afford 10 invest
with some people the real auest.on
is. can they afford not 10 nave NJ.
care Many farmer spends .fie
ION, hours twice week driving INTO
market town. He draes a'oiis
hind horses and consumes considerable
time that would be valuable on luz
farm. -
Some people do not nave even ~ -
most ordinary mechanlcai SAIL
makes the automobile an eAtrasa ~.
for s-,ch persons. When people h'e
on farms ana III fiheNSS''
- own their homes and perform many
tasks OF small repairs. IheS pecoi .''.
familiar with tools. They could easily
perform ordinary repairs on an au'o-
mobile
As they move into larger cit'es ano
acquire more social pretensiohs' ,nes
cali In the carpenter when Lhe noo,
| knob gets out of order Inc! "oui"
| be hopeless over the slightest lrresu
| larity OF a machine. They must oe.
pend on the tender mercies OF
garage keeper and the repair MAJ"
| They fail to get any grip over e
mechanical principles OF their car
which aggravates the tendency TOWARD
costly depreciation.
! II is very different proposition fof
the man whose business runs Ill
mechanical lines. or keeps ~ me
habit Of working with tools. The auto-
mobile carefully tended on the nome
place Is probably cheaper than horse
THE CANAL TOLL QUESTION.
IDes Moines Register and Leader.]
We trust the republicans in congress
will not undertake TO make political
capital out Of opposition to President
Wilson's policy OF requiring every YES
sci which passes thru the Panama
canal to pay toll.
OF course, we realize that republican
politicians are watching and waiting fol
an opportunity to oppose the demo
tcratic administration. But such policies
. shat are out OF date. They belong !:
4 the last quarter Of century. No poli-
s4lcai party can win on issues which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
Masonic Meetings.

~ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
Marshall Lodge. No. los A F. & A. NJ,
Friday. April 10. $50 p. m For work.
Third degree. Supper s o'clock John
W. Wells. secretary; I T. Forbes, w. NJ.
Third degree. John W. Wells, secre-
tary: L T. Forbes, W. NJ
SPECIAL coNVocATioN, sisnes
Chapter No. IS. R. A. NJ. Monday
March 80. 1880 p. m. For work
John W. Wells. secretary: A. D. Aeekes.
II. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No. 30. R. & S. NJ Monday
after the third Sunday. Regular ousl-
ness. 1. T. Forbes. recorder; A u
Aeeker. T L NJ.
EASTER SERVICE Of st. Aidenar
Commandry No. 50, a T. at Congre-
gational church April u. Meet al the
Asylum at 10 a. NJ fun Uniform. r. M
Wilbur. z. c. VI. s. Mcfarland Rec
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, 0. E. s., Wednesday. April
Is, 500 p. m, for business Anna
Downing, secretary; Nary Black tai-
E1s, W. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
SALOON LIMIT.

Mason city TimeS.f
Uncle Dave Brant Of the Iowa City
Republican. who has for years fought
the FIVE mile limit bill in the Iowa leg
isiature which provides that saloons
shall be- prohibited within I'VE miles
of any state educational institution.
sees a way now to get even with old
time enemies. He would extend the
limit so as 10 take in Cedar Rapids.
where the students from the state uni
versity go TO fill up on booze. Uncle
Dave will find Ames ready to cooper.
ate with him in this movement to get
rid OF the Boone booze joints. The sa-
looms of Des Moines should also be
closed during the sessions nj the legis.
iature. There are as many statesmen
led asrray per capita" az college stu
dents.
The safest limit for Iowa il to con-
fine the saloons outside " the bound
ary lines of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
PICKING UP A DIME.
Davenport Democrat. !

Davenport DemOcratI
Down east they are laughing at an
incident that occurred at recent BAN
Quet OF the National Civic Fedora
ton Andrew Carnegie was one Of
these guests and during the evening
had occasion to take something from
his pocket A dime fell to the floor
and rolled under the chair When the
banquet was over Carnegie got down on
his knees and hunted for that dime
until he found It.
Was the time important to 4 man
worth half a billion dollars? Not at
all. But his whole life training had
bee. s;;ch that he cnnld NOT feel sat
isfied with a loss, however email:
neither could he be content to admit
to himself that he had been dsfeAted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04

When the Alaskan railroad has
been run a couple Of Years. a lot OF
people Will know more about gov
eminent ownership, and a lot of people
want honestly 10 know the facts says
the Mason CITY Globe Gazette.