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Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
A LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
burlington Hawk

At Washington ground has been
broken for Lincoln memorial. OF
course, it Will be costly, perhaps i'm
pressive and possibly artistic. Some
how, with all our money and all our
Taunted progress, we do not build as
did the ancient Greeks nor even the
Romans, For the architects who served
Shah Jehan or the rulers Of the Moors
in Spain. But why a monument? And
II monument, why a pile OF marble
and granite at Washington. The ma
tional capital is SO loaded down with
bad statuary and poor architecture at
the present time, that the good things
are almost lost to view. After all, but
small percentage of the American
people ever visit the national capital If
1t had to be monument, then why no:
put it somewhere near the center of the
country. Why not in the state of Illinois,
whose greatest son he was?
The longer the thing is considered.
the more appropriate does the Lincoln
highway become as memorial to the
great president. Stretching from coast
to coast, 1t will bind the states together
typical OF the great work of the grea t
president, whose greatest efforts were
devoted to the task Of binding more
firmly the bonds which hold together
the union of the states. This the great
highway is truly typical Of Lincoln S
work and will form a genuine memorial
for him.
That 1t will be completed there can
be no doubt, and that it should be taken
in hand and completed without unnec-
essary delay is the wish of the Amer
leans who believe in honoring the
greatest OF the presidents in a practi :
cal manner. That he need no monu-
Inent is practically conceded by all.
That we frequently need to be remind
ed of him and what we owe him, is no
less true. And there can be no better
method Of doing this than by the plan
adopted by the advocates Of the Lin
coin highway, for which some five or
six millions Of dollars are available at
the present time, and to which earnest
and untiring boosters are giving their
time and their work, confident that
both will not be expended n vain, but
that the highway will be built in the
very near future.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
OPEN WINTERS AND THE CEMETERIES,

It was once accepted as an axiom
that "black Christmas makes a green
graveyard" Snow a foot to six feet
deep was deemed necessary to a
healthy winter" Even in these days
many persons connect an open winter
with full graveyard
The Chicago Bulletin of Health fur
nishes some statistics that argue op-
positely to the oldest inhabitants
health requirements Of zero weather
tically no snow and the mercury had
run as high as 60 degrees when the
bulletin was published. The reduction
Of the death rate from pneumonia dur
Ing the open winter months was 29.e
per cent, OF nearly one third as COM
pared with the previous five years. The
reduction was 23.3 per cent, in in
duenza and 7.s per cent, in the rate for
tuberculosis. There have likewise been
reductions Of measles, which dropped
81 per cent; scarlet fever, "a per cent;
diptheria, 24.2 per cent, and whooping
cough, 1872 per cent. The bulletin ac-
counts for this by the opportunity
given by the mild weather for outdoor
living and better ventilation in living
quarters. It is estimated that in the
diseases named there has been a saw
Ing Of S1b lives during the six weeks of
December and January by reason Of
milder weather and scarcity Of snow.
Perhaps the campaign Of physical
common sense that has been in prog
ress for several years has also had its
effect; but there isn't any manner of
doubt that open windows and outdoors
exercise which are possible and at
tractivo n mild weather are re-
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
DEDUCT CORPORATION DIVIDENDS.

AVA now comes a new ruling from
the department dated Feb. Z, as to
corporation dividends and the income
tax for individuals. The department
nolds that II the total net income OF
an Individual does not exceed $2o,ooo
nar annum with his corporation divi-
dends included and does not exceed
$4,000 per Annum exclusive of his cor
poration dividends that individual need
not even report for an income tax.
Before this ruling it appeared that
the only deductions allowed in comput-
ing net income We're interest, taxes.
losses, depreciation and expense OF the
individuals business. Il that net in
come exceeded $4,000 per annum he
was to report and then set out on his
report his corporation dividends for
exemption from the normal per cent
tax.
Now It has been ruled that if he
would have no tax to pay under thls
plan he need not report at all But. OF
course, II his net income after deduct
lnx corporation dividends still exceeds
$4,000 then he must report and If his
net income with corporation dividends
included exceeds $40, 900 then he must
report his dividends for the surtaxes.
The internal revenue collector at Du-
buque holds that a doctor may deduct
that portion Of his automobile expense
which was actually used in his pro-
fessional business before computing
net income
In answer to question he also re-
plies that taxes on ones home may be
deducted but that for the year 1918
when reporting for the last ten months
Of that year only the ten twefths OF
fixed annual expenses should be de-
Quoted ana ten-twelfths Of gross in
come for that year included. After this
the reports shall be for the full call
endar year.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
What I Am.


am the shrewdest servant Of the
devil that ever came on earth.
I have fooled great moral teachers.
I have fooled great scientists.
have fooled great doctors OF law
and medicine.
am admitted where all other devils
are cast out.
I rob the spiritual Of spirituality
and turn them into brutes.
1 rob the strong of their strength,
and fool them into thinking them
selves strong.
make the weak weaker. and fool
them into thinking themselves strong.
rob the genius of his gifts. and
fool him into thinking he is adding TO
them.
rob the comely Of their beauty.
/ rob the child Of it's education.
rob the unborn of their health.
/ rob the courageous of their cour-
age.
l strike down the innocent for the
sins Of the guilty.
I fill the guilty with conceit, deceit.
hypocrisy, obstinacy. selfshness and
physical disease.
I turn the honest man into a thief.
I turn the gentleman into lout.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
Topics of the Times

If as rumor says. CONGRESSMAN
whether to run as b. m. or repub-
Ecan in his district a little study of the
Second district vote oughtste help him
some.
II they keep on driving refugees thru
the Rio Grande a considerable percent
age of the population Of Mexico Wi.
have had bath before the war is over
Before the holiday bill has lost face
the Easter hat looms on the horizon.
1t doesn't matter whether an assist
ant attorney general is bull moose,
democrat or republican if he delivers
the goods. Leave it to Cosson.
The Charter Oak Times says that
"15 cent butter in the winter time is
good republican argument" 1t would
be a mighty good buy if we could find
any of it.
That so5.oO0,O0O scattered like yeast
cakes among the states will result i'll
a big batch Of dough for roads.
A man may kick on the price of egss
and beef but never On the cost of
cigar or the tickets to the movies.
Why is It that a politician never gets
into trouble with a woman except as e
II ~ loIo ,ly ipy
scheme? Are they as good as all that?
In Wisconsin the state gives 81 to 50
Of local money for stone roads. The
first year its s350,0oo appropriation was
oversubscribed to s450,00O. The next
year its state fund OF s37S.O00 was
oversubscribed to sS30,O0O. Now the
legislature has appropriated s1.2oo,ooo
for this coming year. In that state il
township votes a sum Of money for
roads the county must put in a like
sum and the state the same, dividing
the cost of the road one-third each as
between township, county and state.
The state Of Pennsylvania with
100000 Of state aid money and
S1.S00.000 Of auto license money has
built 25O miles OF rural roads paved
with asphalt, brick and concrete in the
past two years. In Iowa this would
mean that one legislature would pave
the Lincoln Highway across the state
and the next session would pave the
River to River road, etc. In Pennsy!-
vania the state pays half the cost.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
AN IOWA AR1sToCRACY?


Will Johnson, Of Ida Grove, a LAWYER
and an unusually intelligent observer,
expresses the conviction that we are
developing in this country an aristoc-
racy. He does not think it will be an
old fashioned aristocracy, but it will
have some OF the attributes of the
old order
Mr.. Johnson says the increase in the
value of Ida county farms in the six
teen year period beginning with Nc
Kinley's first administration and end
ing with that of Taft was from twenty
to twenty-five thousand dollars He
tells of Swede immigrant who came
to Ida county thirty years ago and
settled on farm. He now owns more
than half section Of land, has con-
structed a modern home with acetylene
gas light, hot water and all other
modern conveniences. He has an auto
mobile. spends his winters in Florida,
and on a recent trip to Chicago with
shipment Of stock returned with two
oriental rugs for his farm home for
which he paid $500. No, he wasn't
swindled in this purchase; he is an
educated man, appreciates values,
knows something of art and got good
value for his money. He is simply an
Iowa farmer who knows how to make
the most Of his opportunities and how
to get satisfaction and pleasure out
Of his wealth after he has acquired 1t.
Mr.. Johnson has other evidences
with which to support his contention
that the farmers of Iowa are becoming
the aristocrats Of the country. He tells
Of number Of German farmers in the
vicinity of Schleswig who last fall
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

I turn the abstemious into gluttons.
l turn the festival into riot.
I turn the genial company into a
herd Of slobbering maunderers.
turn the orator into a bladdering
ranter
1 put foulness into mouths that
were clean.
am the father Of jealousy.
I make the cleaniy person dirty.
I come sneering into the house OF
God, and shove Christ's poor into the
back seats.
/ send my slaves to slay the sanity at
the foot of Gods altar
1 tear down that which church and
state build up.
baptise with hellfire. and bring
murder to laugh at the baptism OF
water and the holy spirit.
/ poison the press.
/ poison the pulpit.
/ poison the law.
l poison its administration.
l buy votes where money can not.
squander inventions and shout
trade secrets on the street corners.
I am the inventor of proverty.
am the agent Of decay.
am the enemy of life, temporal
and eternal.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

Brooklyn.-William willett, Jr., for
merly an influential member Of con-
gress from Queens county, society
figure and man Of large means, viii
appeal from his conviction and SEN
tence to prison for conspiracy to buy
nomination for supreme court JUS
tice. Joseph Cassidy, former county
leader of the democratic party, con-
victed of selling Wfllett his nomina-
ton, will also appeal from his convic-
tion and prison sentence. Ex-Congress-
man Willett and Cassidy each received
a sentence Of not more than one year
and six months and not less than one
years and a fine of $1,000.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

to California to spend the winter. On
q fete day II Ida Grove last fall there
were counted In the city 40 sutomo-
hiles, which came LARGELY from the sur
rounding country, hy far the larger
number being owned by farmers.
The evidences which Mr.. johnson
cites are unQuestioned. But 1t 10 worthy
Of note in this connection that the
men who have prospered most during
this period are the ones who were
trained in habits Of thrift and economy
in a foreign country and then were
transplanted to this land Of oppor-
tunity. And therein is revealed the
KEYNOTE to every scuccess. The oppor-
tunity is here, but the average Ameri-
can ts not trained to the habits Of
thrift which will enable him to make
the most of 1t.
incidentally, Mr. Johnson says it re-
quires hundred years OF New Eng
land frugality for family to save
$25, ,O0O a sum which many frugal iowa
farmers have gathered within the last
sixteen years.
OF course, Mr.. tohnson's observa-
tions would not fit the facts with rel
erence to IS per cent of the farmers M
Iowa. Something like one-haI OF the
farm land in Iowa is titled by renters.
A considerable percentage OF the re-
manning land is titled by owners VINO
are not vet out Of the woods IN the
matter OF debts. But his facts 40 nj
the men who had farms paid for before
the remarkable rise in land values o.
recent wears and the excellent prices
that have prevailed for farm proouce'
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

belief that the presidents order is OF
vastly important aid to the bloodthirsty
rebels under Gems. Villa and Carranza.
That the strength of the Carranza
movement against Huerta has been
greatly increased by the rushing OF
guns and ammunition there Is no doubt.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

Mexico City.-The foreign colony is
in alarm here owing to the lifting OF
the embargo on the expectation OF
arms into Mexico by President Wilson.
Americans especially are afraid OF
rioting and attacks by natives and un-
ruIy federal soldiers of the well defined
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
THE MAN AND TWO WOMEN.
Shenandoah World.]

Shenandoah World.]
He was a little slouchy looking, to
say the least.
Mostly, as far as eye could tell he
was just fur coat. 1t was one of the
black, shiny, long haired kind, and the
fur had worn off in patches leaving
the dirty porous looking hide to show.
The lining was torn and hung down in
strings from the bottom: the high
collar was turned up and left YOU
merely a glimpse of heavy wool cap,
a straggly much chewed sandy mus
twinkled little and were surrounded
by tiny wrinkles.
He was untidy around the bottom,
too. His overshoes had some holes in
them and showed plainly that he had
just brought load of Scent hogs to
town. His overalls bagged at the
knees. There was nothing prosperous
or imposing looking about him.
Yet when he went down the street
everybody knew him and he called
most of them by their first name. He
owned $40 acres of s175 land "a fat
bank account, controlled probably 100
intelligent votes in his township and
had hundreds of firm, admiring friends
all over the two counties.
He climbed into a buggy beside his
wife. She nudged him and said. For
Lords sake. look at that woman. Amt
she one sight"
The woman in question was coming
down the street in one OF the newest
winter suits. She was prancing along
at the rate Of five inches a step because
her skirt was just twenty-sx inches
around the bottom. A modest Slit in
her skirt showed two inches of green
underskirt and an inch Of silk ankle
Her hat was of the new butter-bowl
model with long. waving bristle stick
ing out behind: it was pretty, we
thought too. She was carrying a big
muff and her waist was white, thin and
cut low in the neck She was quite
up to snuff in Shenandoah fashion
circles.
She nudged her husband. walking
along beside her and said: For Lords
sake look at that woman in the buggy.
Amt that coat a sight"
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"The tariff shouters are telling the
farmer that he would be getting 10 to
10 cents bushel more for corn If
the tariff hadn't been wiped out" OBJ
serves the Castana Times. My. N.Y.
what calamity, and corn so cents
bushel! However. we recollect when
the farmer was getting only Is and %
cents a bushel for his corn, and the
tariff was on the job and working over
time at that"
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

tariff was on the JOB and working over
time at that
"Competition with cheap lands will
force Iowa to the most advanced forms
Of cultivation. The people who are
being lost to Canada are just the sort
Of energetic folks to make a success
Of scientific farming, What is Iowa
doing to hold them?" asks the Des
Moines Register and Leader.
The manner in which the republic
can party is being reunited in the
editorial columns of the republican
newspapers is most touching" says the
Burlington Gazette, (democrat). The
manner in which it is not being re-
united outside of the editorial columns
is discouraging to the aforesaid repub-
lican editors"
iowa is not wasting money on it's
state administration" says the Harlan
Republican Its tax rate is as low as
that Of any state in the union. 1t has
never created a commission to give
some fellow a job. Its legislatures
have always been conservative, the
trouble having been to get the mem
bers 20 do what was absolutely neces-
sary. The state has spent too little
rath er than too much"
The Sioux City Journal suggests
that "if Wilbur Marsh would be will
ing to lend the use of his bar'l to the
campaign committee the boys might
be willing to let him OF from being a
candidate"
It's easier to settle the nickel ques-
ton than the splitting question in
street cars says the Sioux City Trib-
une mo nickel to. ride. But who ever
saw a splitter enaced?"
1t should cause no surprise if Pres
ident Wilson should be seriously ill.
when it is considered that William Jen-
nings Bryan, now secretary Of state,
persists in prosecuting his private poll
teal quarrels without waiting for the
consent or advice Of any other per-
SON. says the Davenport Democrat.
Whenever the secretary breaks forth
in an attack on a private individual the
effort is made to link the president
with the utterance. No wonder Mr..
Wilson would at any time be glad to
see his chief ca binet officer go to for
eign shores on. a peace mission. Most
any kind of q mission that would take
Bryan from the home field Of activity
would be excuse for joy in the presi-
Dental mind"
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

After a man is so his ambition is
satisfied with keeping his life insur-
ance premium paid up.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

give nothing and take all.
1 am less than nothing, but only
Gods grace is stronger than I.
All this and more for evil am !. and
for ages man has hugged mo as his
friend.
But soon am to be bound and cast
out, never to return. and this will como
to pass when women vote.
Am ALCOHOLIC DRINK!
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
Iona Newspapers
SHE MADE rrzp PIE.
TShenandoah world,1


A Shenandoah young lady who works
down town during the week likes to
mess around the kitchen on Sundays
and decided Sunday morning that she
would make q pumpkin pie for dinner.
Don't use any more eggs and milk
than you can help as they are so high"
advised her mother. mot too sweet,
daughter" said her father, that last
pie tasted like fudge" Say sis, cut
out that ginger and other spice. the
stuff burns a fellows mouth" said her
brother. Too much pumpkin coarsens
the flavor of pie" was the gentle
little hint dropped by the grandmother.
The young lady always sweetly de-
sirous Of pleasing. listened patiently
and good naturedly eliminated all the
ingredients objected to. When the des-
sert time arrived she served an un-
filled pie crust to the astonished family.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

The illustration shows the 1900 federal
refugees in camp at Fort Bliss. Tex,
some OF Villas cavalrymen now CEN
tered near Torreon ready for the at
tack on the city and recent photo OF
the Constitutionalist leader, Generol
Venustiano CarranZu
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
Fersarmsd.

Mr.. Cooke was a travelling man and
was slightly injured in a railroad acci-
dent.
One Of the officials Of the road went
to his home to break the news gently
to Mrs. Cooke.
Madam" he began, "be calm!
Your husband has met with a slight
that is to say. one Of the drive wheels
of passenger locomotive struck him
on the cheek, and
well, sir" interrupted the woman.
"you needn't come around here trying
to collect my damages of me. You
won't get cent! II your company
can't keep Its property out OF danger
it'll have to take the consequences.
You should have your engines insured"
-Harpers Magazine.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
IN THE ADJOINING DISTRICT.
r1,n,op Advertiser

I, is currently reported that j. w.
Jamison of Cedar Rapids "lli DH a
candidate for judge from this dis'rie'' 9,
but he has not announced his cand,-
dacv and may not do so. Judge MILO
p. smith is already in the neid as ~ IS
Judge Ellison Of Jones county ~.
Linn county men are able LAWYERS anu
would both make admirable JUDGES ou.
we believe that sense OF ia'ii. ~.
the part Of the voters OK tne ois.,,s
vii, lead them to give their support
70 n,lv one candidate from each county
T., the district. Colonel Moffit OF Cedar
has received the unanimous endorse
ment of the Cedar county bar He IS
able and fitted in every way and should
have the support of the entire district. u.
Cedar will support one candidate m
Jones and one in Linn Let 'hose
counties support our candidate.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
s. II. T. SHOULD TAKE NOTICE.
rJau,o ~, Ran,,hlican1

TIowa City RepuDllcan.J
1t is not a good thing for an eoh-
cational institution to seek adhinis
trative power as a branch OF state gov
ernment. along lines outside OF the
actual educational work for when II
was designed. The state university IN
planning its extension work, may wei,
learn a few lessons from the miio
whirlwind which is being reaped by tne
agricultural college.
An educational institution snou'o
educate 1t should be an ADVISOR,
leader, an investigator, but 1t shouio
not seek to spread over the eSec"-
tive field of state government.
The last legislature established
highway commission at the agricul-
t,ral college, when it was perfectly
plain to the legislators that such an
executive branch Of the government,
vested with directive and disciplinary
movers. should have been located at
Des Moines. influence was brought
to bear which placed it at Ames. the
commission has undoubtedly proved
efficient. but 1t has brought down
flood of wrath upon the agricultural
college from aggrieved sections or the
state which with little more agsra-
walton might impair botn the road WORK
of the state and the educational Work
Of the college. Boards OF supervisors
don't want to be bossed by q coiiese'
and they are right.
The last legislature also transferred
the work of securing hog cholera serum
from the state veterinarian to the agrl-
cultural college There would be no
objection to this, had not certain pow
ers been granted in addition which
have brought down the wrath OF the
state veterinarians association, ana
resulted in boycott Of the state nos
serum plant 1t does not matter rnuch
which is right, the fight is underiain
by the granting Of directory powers IN
state affairs to college.
Even the trade school extension
movement has not failed to meet with
opposition, which would not nave
developed had trade schools neen
recognized as a part Of the puohc
school system Of cities, which they
properly are, rather than as an eA-
tension field for college.
The state university may be thahK-
full II has no power to boss anyone.
Its extension movement so tar mas
taken the direction Of offering voiun
tary help to individuals and communl.
ties 1t should hold narrowly TO tna'
policy, or prepare to stand the ouiie's
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18

If as rumor says. Congressman
Haugen is between hay and grass
whether to run as b. m. or a repub-
lican in his district little study of the
Second district vote oughtstp help him
some.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-08-06
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plala this evening MAS tho his event
uu today prostsm "l the .~en't1'h
annual gathering of ate International
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zoe aud 500 mrmbrys ~ the pFsaHisaa
,iuu Who ate bvgs from ali sections
ut the euunttp spvpt '"das in htiSt
business session aud "a ,lsh,sseelaa
tours 10 tho msa, spots Of sls'oFls
Interest abou, Tho iiub
Texas. Oklahoma Aad callsofais
delegates We'd with each other ipia'
Ia their uaarts Ia SIT shr 1913 rohr
Ncusloa OF The stsahisatioar Al
though California haa IN. ptomisr ut
an interesting sessioH asttus the Pan
ams.raeine Exposition Tsias pat In
a stFoas argument IN favor II the