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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14

the townships for the method followed
il to and out exactly how much money
is needed and then prorate 1t over thu
taxable values In whatever decimal Il
necessary to raise that exact amount
AS valuations rise the miliage lew
falls, but in the case of the road drag
ging tax that is nxed by the legislature
at mill and now that valuations have
been boosted third, the amount Of
township money available for dragging
roads has Increased one-third In spite
Of the fact that nearly Is per cent OF
the road mileage has been given over
to the county funds by the new county
road law. This levy can't be changed
until the legislature does 1t.
It is in the township road and town
ship general expense funds that the
leyies should be reduced but have not
been. All over Iowa last year town
ship boards levied the same number
OF mills road tax in spite of the fact
that valuations had risen one-third, In
spite OF the fact that they had been
relieved Of expense for their main
travelled roads which had become
county roads and in spite Of the fact
that they no longer had culverts to
build which had been given over to
the county and the special 2-mtll coun-
.ty road building fund had been made
mandatory as a county levy to take
care of these things.
= The township boards gave us their
excuse last year that they had acted
before the letter Of warning as to in
creased valuations went out to them in
August, but the facts are that the av-
erage township board considers itsen
Just as competent to build roads as any
county board and the new county road
law has inspired within the average
township board spirit Of jealousy to
see that township roads do not reflect
any discredit upon township boards
when compared to county roads, hence
the township boards are bath to re-
duce their road levies even tho they
have less roads to look after and fewer
culver.s to build and regardless Of an
increase Of third in the amount OF
money mill will raise under the new
valuations. This spirit of rivalry as to
iNriSdictiOn seems IN have stapYe I'd ont
In Dallas county with no reduction in
township levies for next year and un-
less the farm owner who feels tax sore
whispers to his trustee about local
levies it will make no difference In
next years tax bill whether said farm
er votes for Governor Clarke OF
against him, for the republican or for
the democratic ticket this fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
Topics OF: the Times

Nj. Meredith is said to make sec, goo
a year out Of his farm publication. So
he can afford little diversion like
running for senator II he chooses.
However there, is difference between
successful farming and successful
senatoring. ~
Has anyone seen anything Of that
"sizzler" which Mr. Trewin stated he
had In preparation?
Judge Lee Is announced by a friend
who speaks authoritively and pre-
sumably for the judge. And one MI.
Hamilton over Cedar Rapids way sat
up late that night because he couldn't
quit smiling. ~
That Q. S. marshallship stretches out
more and Moore
Beats all how desirable Davenport
appeared as a residence place when
vollmer looked at 1t from Washington.
D. c. Simply seemed to him that he
couldn't be happy elsewhere. And there
al e OlllCI lllSA VINO hdNc SOIlc away
from Iowa thru ambition or the luck
Of things who are in the same boat
with Vollmer and wish they were back
And they are honest about it and are
willing to give their real reasons.
The Dubuque Telegraph has begun
| a new agitation for the Shankland bill
between slams at Cummins and Clarke
and treacled gobs of ELUSIVE adultation
for the president and appointive pow
ers. Between his arduous labor as col
| lector and the burden Of editorial de-
mands and activity on the democra tic
| board Of directors for Iowa Louis
| Murphy is as busy as cranberry mer-
chant
| If the Little Red Ridinghood Colon
bian treaty looks south across the Car
ribean 1t will see a. get OF teeth able
and anxious to eat II UP.
Young John BOOKSELLERS perplexity
arises from the fact that he inclines to
investigate conditions anywhere blu,
among those employed In his own in
dustries. And it isn't an uncommon con.
dition among employers and for thai
matter among other persons
Now that we are curing ali sorts Of
disease by magnetic healing and the
like, little laying on of hands il ap-
piled with judgment as to the right
time and the right place might thir
out the young girls who gather about
the picture shows in the evening. The
laying on should be, done by parents
and with vigor. When properly applied
II is some treatment all right.
TOWNSHIPS boards certainly will no
thave the excuse OF ignorance this yea,
Tif they fan to. match their levies to tn,
increased valuations
l Now, perhaps, the Webster Cit,
Fireman will name its candidate. ;,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
1RusreEs AND township LEWIS.

An afarm has been sounded from
Governor clarke's own county rof Dali
Ia. that the township trustees have be-
gun to AK their township leries for the
taxes 10 be paid next year sna that
they are again refusing to reduce
1eyies 20 as 10 equalize things with
the Increased valuations. II this 10 to
be the rule with township and county
boards the bosgie Of increased. taxes
will be with u again next year re-
gxrdless az who II elected to office I
school taxes sausli1e Themselves IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14

the experiment OF irving II Just . small
measure Of the. care and ATTENTION
which . California man gives hi
orange grove We nave q snsaking idea
that an acre Of Cedar county. apple
trees. prunsd. cultivated and sprayed
in season would produce returns which
would compare favorably with those
Of the orange grower"
IA clean yard IL q sign OF culture In
the people who own the yard" declares
the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. "A
dirty yard Is evidence OF sloth and
slovenishness. Neighbors judge one
another by the condition Of their
premises" tE
"And so far as capitol extension is
concerned If the governor is to be con-
demned for that then the democratic
members Of the legislature will also
have to go down, since the great ma
jority of them voted for It IL the legis-
lature and were parties to It," says the
Cedar Rapids Republican,
Life is. so short" complains the
Sioux City Journal, about the time. one
begins to feel himself competent to run
the race the rheumatism sets in"
1T Is too bad such q creditable rep
resentative Of the great state Of Iowa
cannot be induced to again make the
race for congress- mourns the Bur-
lington Gazette as to- Congressman
Vollmer's announcement rHe would
be elected without a doubt"
That Connolly will come about as
near defeating Senator cummins as
Rowley will in defeating Governor
Clarke" is the prediction Of the Anthem
Herald.
ITO nominate anyone besides Cum
minis for the senate would be party
suicide" insists the Carroll Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
Masonic Meetings.
Regular Communication.

" Regular Communication.
NarshaM Lodge. No. los A. F. q A. NJ
Friday, April II. $500 p. m. Regu-
lar business. John w. Wells, secre-
tary; I. T. Forbes, W. N.
STATED coNVocATioN, Signet
Chapter No. -. r. A. NJ, Monday
April 20, 1880 p. M Regular business
John w. Wells, secretary: A. D. Meek
Ct. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 30, R. & 8. N. Monday
after the third Sunday. Regular ousl-
ness. / T. Forbes. recorder: A. -
Aeeker. T. L n.
EAsTER sERvicE of st. Aldemat
Commandry No. 80, K. T. at Consre-
4attonal church April y. Meet at tne
Asylum II 10. .. m, full uniform. F. II
Wilbur, 3. c.. NJ. s. Mcfarland Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap.
tsr No. St, O. e. g., Wednesday, April
IS, $500 p. M, for business. Anna
Downing, secretary: Mary Black !w-
Anp. W. II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14

won't - Know youe -namo II no< Car.
teri"
"Dhsis dascrstioa itself," M. Pierce
said. ~Hsr salary hasn't BEN paid
for uonth, and % Tn reasonable,
I'd b I'D 70 80 her locked after"
r don't want hsr here. Fll-TlI nay
hse boagA q u hotel. M. Dick be.
"a. sooly for hoavsn.s ,sake. don't"
He stopDod. for exagy one v,s stsr.
M.
swhv n he vu<3a vuaad va do
tAe&!. Miss Patty astsd. sDont So
ridisalous. that's the only eondit3on
III. PSsscs ~ naaaa. 4
Nj. Dick stallDsA 10 the window a,d
hooked out, his hands IN has pockets.
"Oh. bring her .up! Dsine her upls
he said without IooAiaG asuand, .Tf
Pierce won't Stay uaasss - caa Hay
the friend ii need IN r4shts
That W. wodneo0ay. In the after.
Noon NiUO Jultae 9unnRo eamo WITH
tAsse; lsD sobss, Q .whtto laoo vou ma
Q Trsnah poodle n Q SsaakA and went
. bed n one Of ne bsjt rooms, ana
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES:

The Omaha saloons. the bootleg
gers and all other sources would not
put into Council Bluffs one half the
amount Of liquor that h dispensed
through the local saloon" asserts the
Council Bluffs Nonparsil. And If our
people saved one half the sum they
now expend for booze II would mead
$3.50 annually turned into other
than saloon channels OF trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14

Now, perhaps, the Webster Cit
freeman will name its candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
aooD CHURCH SENSE
H1Nnr Nnna1

- ~ =
The pastor OF. the First Baptist
church az Colfax went TO Des -Moines,
got drunk and was arrested. plead
guilty.. paid his fine and went back to
his church and asked the forgiveness
OF his people. He. had been drunkard
years before and in a moment Of weak
ness the tempter got him. OF course
he was the loser. But the church is
evidently made up OF christian men
and women They saw, their duty and
without 4 single ooh N.Y." q Good
ness sracious!'' or God save eus!" they
took the pastor back. told him they
were sorry for him. raised his salary
ana told him go right On with his
work and forget the. slip he made.
That's what We call church sense.
THOSE people OF the First Baptist
church It coIfax have the right SORT
OF fe1lxion. They did d decent thing
and n the founder OF the christian re-
|ffxipfi kfso~s SHAT - going OF, here OF,
earth he must have said amen TO their
ltct3On, - ~ q : ). 80.
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than aAys kime for the Last, twenty -eY4
/ ysars, Tkis even Ia ssfoas rstnblie "a s.
counties. Il ri s4g ~ s
| - SksA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
Iona Newspapers
FACE TO FACE.

FACE TO FACE.
Twin Chamberlain in Sioux City
Journal.l'"
know not now how soon twill Pe'
When shall reach the vast UNI
known.
So sang the lips Of a sweet youns
girl-a beautiful child in form ana
face, on whose. brow was not the faint
est sign of care. Seeing her seated. at
the piano. as she was. and giving voice
to Herbert Johnson's greatest musical
consolatin. and with all the spell OF
the hymn clinging to the heart, the
beauty of the picture would surpass
its pathos. for youth and death are
not natural companions.
know not now, can not see
The entrance to that heavenly throne.
The song continued. In the room sat
the aged grandmother. her shining.
kindly eyes fixed on her Granddaugh-
ter seated at the instrument. For her.
Face to Face" had deeper meaning
than it was possible for the singer to
understand, q meaning she had
learned in earth's teeming school of
experience. -
Alas! Alas! tits better so,
For time moves on with rapid pace.
Tho aged woman realized how rapid
was that pace, for to her the days
seemed but little more than moments
now. and along the pathway OF her
years appeared to be strung q golden
chain-a rosary Of memory which
drew her back. back to the time when
she, too. sang but did not understand.
But this know, when I shall go,
That shall see him face to face;
Yes I shall see him face to face
And be with those love once more;
Yes, I shall SEQ him face to face
And be with him forevermore.
The touching words filled the room,
while something OF their force at
length suffused the melody Of sound.
giving it the quality of a divine lullaby.
The head Of the grandmother in
clined forward, and her gaze was no
longer on her grandchild-
For life must come, and life must go:
The winters pass. the spring flowers
grow,
And tho the bliss be but alley,
Tis less of pain and more Of Joy;
1t matters not a few years more,
It matters not how quick the pace
For this / know, on that fair shore
That shall see him face to face.
At last the singing ended and the
girl turned on her seat to receive some
remark of compliment from the old
woman. as she had often done before
in similar circumstances. But a smil-
ing face was not lifted ITO meet her
look. The girl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
had fallen into one Of her usual inter-
walls OF slumber. and, arising from the
piano, she stepped to her side to be-
stow caress. But she started back.
utter.ng quick scream. Others came
'nto the room and 1t was discovered
that the grandmothers spirit had fled
to it's maker. The beautiful song had
eItnned 1t for its Immortal journey to
| that fair shore. ;. and perhaps the
gentle soul had reahzed ere the echoes
Of the song had died the splendid hope
Of its message. .9c
Yes. ] shall see him face to face
And be with those I love once more;
Yes, i shall see him face to face
And be with him forevernore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-19

, rivals and Ad holds a win over his
I husky opponent but Rivers has al
| ways claimed that it was a chance
victory and should never have been
auoWed They meet in Milwaukee be-
Iore the National Athletic club and
from the interest shown the place viii
pc packed. 1t is about an even money
pct and take your choice, with VOL
CAST probably having the greater num-
per OF admirers. A great battle is
+ ~ il., Ior when they. clash and from
the looks of the Spanish boy Mr.. VOL
CAST IS going to have his hands full.
Our British cousins cannot boast of
many high class fighters Just now
ana, therefore, it is all the more sur
prlSlng that a championship bout he
tween two of their stars sbou15 he
heId IN foreign country, or at least
a FAR away colonial possession. JOHNNY
summers was the recognized weller
weight champion of Great Britain and
ION Mccormick was considered the
best of the challengers for the title
Ihey had been dickering in England
about match, but finally Johnny
went to Australia under contract to
Snowy Baker for a series of matches
and later Mccormick followed him TO
the land of the kangaroo. They were
matched for the title at the famous
stadium in Sydney and Mccormick
won after 20 rounds of hard fighting
Johnny is getting into the veteran
lass anu MCGOIIllCk. VINO Is con-
ceued TO be clever fighter. had the
advantage with youth and strength on
his side. Had Ray Bronson defeated
the Danish champion, WaIdemar HoI-
berg, there would have been a chance
for a real international title match
and there may be before Bronson re.
turns home, as he is after a return
bout with the Dane and expects to
reverse the decision against him.
However; they will find another yam
kee hard after them for the welter-
weight crown and that person is Kid
Graves, the Philadelphia boy and
formerly Of Brooklyn and Cleveland
Graves has been putting up some
great battles and has issued a chaI-
lenge to either Mcfarland or Mike
Gibbons at 145 ringside or 142 at three
o'clock for the championship, the dis
lance to be ten or 20 rounds
johnson Again Wants $4,000.
Jack Johnson wants the modest sum
and fight Gunboat Smith for the
championship. Once upon a time
Tommy Burns gave Johnson a chance
to take the title when he (TOmmy)
grabbed off the $50 900 of a S35, 600
purse which Hugh D. Mcintosh put I'D
for the match The figures which
Burns worked on became imbedded so
deeply in Jacks brain that he has
never been able to think of any other
since that time. Every time a pro-
LlOleI Suggests malcn 10 JACK ne
1mme d1ately accepts on one condition.
that the price of his bit be put down
at $4,000 He might take part of it /
in stage money, the same as at Las /
Vegas, but the original amount must :
be with the word thirty" leading
There is possibility that after Jack /
gets through in France he may be |
able to think Of some other figures |
besides $4,000
Carpenter Delays Sailing.
Georges Carpenter, the French /
champion, must have changed his mind ,
about sailing for Australia after his /
defeat of Bombardier Wells, for he has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-19

contracted for a couple of fights in
France which will delay his depar-
ture some time. It was understood
from advices received here from
abroad that Carpenter had accepted
terms with Snowy Baker to visit Aus
tralia at once and take part in two
fights for which he was to be guar
anteed over $4,000 and expenses, some
coin for q fighter who is not cham
pion outside of his own sphere in
Europe However, he is a great card
over in France and England, but he
has refused several good offers to
come to the states and meet some real
middleweights or lightWeights. Should
he fail to go to the antipOdes it will
rob Eddie McGoorty of a chance to
cop off a bunch of coin, for the Osh-
kOsh boy would have drawn down
close to $4,000 for his end in the pro-
posed match with the F'renchman. In
addition TO meeting Pat O'Keefe, the
French champion is to meet the latest
British hope, Bandsman Blake, March
8, and some of the sporting men there
think the Bandsman win do much bet
ter than did BOmbardier Wells. He
surely cannot do any worse
Waldemar Holberg, the Danish
champion lightweight, or rather vel
terweight (as he has gone into the
145 pound class), has been cutting
quite a dash in Australia the past few
months. The Dane has defeated some
of the really good lightweights and
welters. among them Frank PicatO Of
California and Ray Bronson of Indian
aDOlis He has also had a number OF
good fights in England and seems to
be getting better, like Bat Nelson, as
he goes along. HOlberg is thinking
of coming to America on his way home
and if ne does he viii find plenty Of
welters to stack up against as there
are some high class boys in that div
isiOn now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-19
Mantell Wins Fight From Minor
-;I:- -;II:- -:II:- AZ -:I-
Both Put Up Some Clever Boxing
rARYING a succession

Y ? ARYING a succession of rapid
" snappy blows to the stomach.
with straight right and left jabs
to the jaw, won the decision for
Battling" Manteu against Battling
Minot, after 10 rounds Of fast con-
SlStent fighting Sunday afternoon in
Juarez. InfightinE won the verdict
for the BrOoklynite, although Minor
displayed an awkward cleverness
throughout the contest. At distance
work, Minor exCelled while MaDteT
confined himself to short. vicious
blows to the stomach in the clinches
A terrific pace was set by both box
Earl Puryear, of Denver. and Johnny
CKld'( Williams fought a 1O-round
draw IN the special event. Puryear.
VINO is clever, easily Outpointed the
Californian for the first five rounds.
aIUer winch Williams, by a sensational
1lnlsn, eVened up the contest. Quick
as lightning, with a variety of
punches, Puryear started the bout nv
renting Williams into a left to the
face The blows sent in by Williams
appeared to have a lot more steam
behind them than those of his adver-
sary, however. Williams showed a so
percent Improvement over his form.
than when he fought kid" Pavo at
at Juarez several months ago. He ap-
pears to be harder hitter and has
developed more cleverness.
frankie Martin and Larry Strouer
fought a four-round draw as the cur
tain raiser Martin, who spared
with Vic Hanson in Salt Lake used
the left right feint of that middle
weight effectively. The blow which is
the offspring of a feint is a right up-
percut over or under the heart, with
a left hook accompaniment Both
boxers slugged hard from the initial
bell Kids Warren and Washer.
Jockey featherweights, boxed a farci-
cial fOur-rOunds.
X =
Boiling out at Mimbres Hot SnriDos
81 miles from Deming, Jack HerricI
VIII remain in New Mexico. until a
bout is arranged somewhere. At
Mimbres he is doing his preparatory
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-19
Billy Evans Baseball Problems
Written Especially for This Paper by the Famous
American League Umpire.

r year
to
- the
the
followed a
The n inning.
team leading by the
getting
was doing the twirlng
that the spit ball harder
to pitch it The nfeds
happens to hit this
It happened
STOP That player decided make
plate II possible perfect throw needed
inheder got hold
sailed nigh above the catchers
ten feet above
stand took of his big mitt
to the ground Picking pitcher
plate IN time
on the wild heave interesting
critical moment Had been in charge of the
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-19

everything and that was why about
between a pair of talented boxers was
interesting to watch.
Now everything in changed. For
each blow known to the English
method Of boxing, there are surely
three or four, and but a proportion
come from the shoulder. They come
from the elbow, the hip, the thigh and
according to some critics, from the
heels OF floor.
There are overland swings and side
winders that a straight standing man
could not hope to avoid Even the
is a misnomer. The u pto date
American fighter is possessed mainly
with the idea Of getting within range
and sending in harder blows than he
receives.
Infighter Is Born
With due Difference to The Times
advice to budding English pugiIists
the writer would arise to remark that
their successful infighter is born
rather than schOOled. Something in
the nature of teamwork between
temperament and physique is essential
He must be a sturdy fellow to begin
with, and he must be thoroughly i'm
bued with belief that he can stand
the other fellows punches better than
the other fellow can stand his.
Under the old style we have each of
US heard many time and oft of
brains overcoming Drawn; the Oxford
that kind Of thing, but in the blow
for blow business that goes with in
fighting, ruggedness is a necessary
quality.
A Iathy boxer might worry along
for years under the hit, stop and get
away" order Of things, but he would
last but a brief while If sent against
Americans, whose knowledge of box
ing is confined to roofing and tearing
Another thing, the methods of some
of the most famous American in
fighters of the past few wears have
the new system of fisticuffs being re-
duced to science that can be ex-
pounded in the manuals
Crouch and Hit, Basic Plan
The basic principle, it appears to me,
after watching Terry McGovern. Billy
Papke. Frank Klaus, Battlinfr Nelson
Ad. WOlgast and very many others.
is to crouch and keep both glove fists
plunging like a double headed batter
ing ram at body or head. The elbows
and fOrearms working like shuttles,
Intercept many of the opponents
punches but in the main the secret of
success lies in being able to absorb
more than the man opposed to YOU.
Aside from this fortnight double.
headed tattoo, however, there are
oreast-grazlng uppercuts, loop and
loop blows, overland wallOps back
handlers and numbers of hooks and
lOlts and 7 have vet to see the suc-
oessful infighter who did not special
lie on some particular delivery.
BY all means have the British ring
nan adopt American methods R1t
10 not make the mistake of thinking
that 1t is entirely a matter of being
shown how. First of ali, you must he
built right, after that YOU must cain
general idea of the thing. and after
mat Individual ingenuity comes in.