Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-16
Looker-On In Iona

%ot 80 long ago the writer me; q
German friend. one who has lived IN
Iowa many Years ana IS as good siI
American as any % IS. Yet this MAJ
= strong in his opinion thai the daily
America. papers are not giving Ger
mary square deal. HE goes so far
as 10 claim and believe tha, much .,
the MAR news IS manufactured In the
editorial rooms. That the reported
crue.,ies on the par, o. the Germans.
are lies. Now this scribe. made Al
ettor; 10 explain some things ne knew
A bout newspapers and their work.
Told this German the Associated Press.
which furnishes nine tenth OF the war
news had no sympathies bu: that If
dispatch caale from England. another
from Russia and another from France
each and all would naturally give as
:ornable report OF their own nations
affairs "a consistent with facts. That
the German authorities with their
rigid censorship actually were giving
Kaiser Weiheirn ne worst o. Il, sim
ply because Exaggerated reports from
other countries were rot denied. II
was waste Of breath. Blood Is
thicker than water.
How things do change. Nam OF
Us remember BTyan's free silver cam
paign ard the probability il a vote had
been taken a, rs q illogical moment.
Iowa would nave gone for free silver"
Two or three years ago Hardin county
vas 3 strong Roosevelt, county ard
Roosevelt had followers in it number
ing thousands TWO weeks or SO ago
80. w
Moines II any IF thr voters OF Iowa
folks went down to Dies Moines TO hear
It. the writer could not get their names.
Nerse thai that Z any o. the voters
read the speech through. or could
quote from IL me writer did not meet
them n q ihree days stay in Iowa Falls.
And these statements came from one
who voted for Roosevelt and Will be
glad to again Under certain circum-
stances
Only few more years and we, The
lord Of creation. viii have 10 ge, our
;noney supplies from the weaker sex.
Why? Because in lowa-and reports
says lts the same everywhere-the
women are working into he banking
business They are cashiers. book
case president Of private, state and ma
tional banks. There was a time when
We had 70 show the women how to
make gu; checks. Now every day these
laik employees show man. men how
rot only how 10 make out checks, but
many other forms OF poker used in the
banking business. And i: Is uni
y-ersal opinion. thai these women bank
~ 4.
Of honesty. politeneEs and rnaihema,i-
cal work. are equal II not hyperion &c
men.
Iowa Falls has on Main street and
some Of the residence streets waite,
I "buDolers. xnor; distances apart. And
the I-ooaer-On could not help noticing
how frequently they are patronized
Men. women and children ali are pa
irons of Iowa FalIs' excellent drinking
water. Other towns are adopting tbs
I system, but as rule do not have
enough ii them. When one wants {
drink hs dislixes walking severa
] blocks to get it, This is true Of the sa.
,eo,, husiness as well as referring Z
I .'buDblers" And one OF these days w
shall have some state Official, a par
/ III whose duties will be 20 see that II
all railroad depots. cabooses and pas
senser cars there Is a supply OF fresh
cool drinking water. At present man.
railroad companies. especially OF
| branch lines. have no drinking waite
either in the depots or passenger cara
80
/. in Ackiey the other day the write
! cor1piimented a German owner OF
! fine automobile Oh the general appear
/ ance Of h.s car. Asked III It was new.
how long ne had run IT, etc.? fw
years'' was the answer. and no repair
1 SO far Kept II In his own gaTnxe
i "Oh, yes. Took care Of It himself. neve
allowed tine mud TO dry On. didn't 8
owe. crossings or around the corner
=. fn-tv miles an hour But not
good a showing ar aaotnes =
| friend Of his. who ran car 1000
!! miles and this with only repair Oh
4 ri 50 cents.
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