Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-28
Looker-On In Iona

Spector and the laws behind him are
making some very necessary changes
in Iowa. But these laws also brought
in general use paper towels and paper
napkins, which are far from being APP
preciated by the travelling public. One
expects and finds many rhlngs in res
taurants which serve meals at IS cents,
but a, 81 a day travelling men claim
clean Individual towels, clean linen
linen napkins and ice water for those
who prefer q cold drink. A roll Of
paper for towels in the wash room
basket fails to arrive On time, but II
paper towels and paper napkins go
In the 81 day hotels, why we'll soon
be eating OF paper table cloths. using
wooden forks and tin knives and
spoons. The writer could tell some of
these 81 a day hotels why their trade
is falling of. Such hotels fail to have
or serve cold drinking water in winter.
Such hotels are saving money by buy
ing a low priced coffee. and serving
milk or very thin cream with the cheap
coffee 1t is false economy. The trav-
cling public soon patronize the res
taurants for meals and go to Nextown
10 stay over night.
Out of the car windows, between
Lamoille and Marshalltown, the pas
sengers saw the big county machine
cutting down the, hill on a main trav-
eled road. And near Toledo is a grad
er's outfit. machine. dump wagons, and
a host Of men and horses doing the
same work. This outfit is one that
has been used for years in railroad
work and the contract with Tama
county is identical with those for years
made with railroad builders. And OBJ
servers make the same remark in obth
places. why didn't we commence cut
ting down the hills on the wagon
roads twenty-five or fifty years ago I?
The answer is another question. Why
didn't we begin closing the saloons in
| Iowa twenty-five or fifty years ago?
The writer was a visitor in these
Iowa towns at the beginning Of the war
with Spain. History is repeating Itself
these days. Everywhere one nnds. sees
and hears war exper-s. The average
travelling man is no SLOUGH in this line
If President Wilson had score Of
them in Washington and listened t.
| their advice. this trouble with Mexico
would soon be over. Occasionally one
Of their customers dares to sugges
that, part Of the big gunboats should
be left in the Pacific. that Wilson
| should have declared war. that Cover.
nor Colquitt should go over and gel
Huerta and hang him. said merchan
speaks UP, but is sooon silenced. II i!
not the argument so much as the elo-
quence that overpowers him. But it,
Tot all travelling men that are capable
+ OF running the army and navy and tell
! ing congress what they should dc
! Preachers and business men, colleg
! professors and mechanics, raiiroa.
men and bus drivers grain dealers ans
lumber men. hotel proprietors. clerk
and printers. all these men these day
are free in expressing their ideas o
what. when and where certain militar,
and naval actions should be done. An,
why not Ite the American plan. Higl
school boys are in this business. som
Of them with knowledge of existin
conditions to put their fathers t
shame. And if any one thinks thes
war experts are not posted an the lat
est movements OF navy and army. 3
into the pOEtONlce Wneu the huAu
come in. Hear them discuss the lates
conundrum. When is war. mot
war;
II so happened one night last wee
this scribe found :hc ho:e! closed an
spent the evening in q hotel restaurant
And is opened his eyes to one thing. H
is now convinced the mechanic an
} llaboring man Of this state is the big
gest candy consumer on earth. Black
smiths, carpenters. masons and cemer
workers. farmers, some Of them gra
haired, school boys and storekespe1
; who do not keep a stock OF candy. cam
lin one after another, and bought
cents worth Of chocolates. One sOl
Ichap got Is cents worth Of hoarhoun
: stick candy. Boys by the dozen bougl
; s cent ice cream cones. These ms
and boys could have had fruit or sod
} water or pop. They evidently wante
candy. Now its curious. while qui
early In the evening and many CIR
and women were on, the street thl
. were not buying candy, Only two salt
, OF gum were made the whole evsnin
} One big husky .welI-driller bought
; cents worth OF chocolate creams, owe