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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
LET the ROAD LAW STAND.

j. NJ. Brockway, probably the largest
land owner and farmer in the legisla-
ture, gave a warning that the farmers
of Iowa may well heed when he pro-
tested against the repeal of road leg
slation lately enacted AMI which has
not had time given II 10 make anything
but good start. To enact the pro-
posed bill which would repeal the pres
ent road law Mr.. Brockway says would
be equivalent to returning to the con-
ditions which the law was created 10
amend when supervisor boards paid up
to three times the value of bridges and
other road Improvements. That is what
Mr.. Brockway says the legislature
found along with some actual corrup-
ton in road affairs and that was the
reason for the creation OF an actual
highway commission.
The law should stand. Il should be
given a period of years in order to al
ford fair tryout. Mr.. Prockway IS
right when he insists that to repeal
would be disaster The checking OF
work by county engineer according
to plans approved by the state high
way commission is the most sensible
and businesslike method ever intro
duced into the road work of the state.
There has been much complaint and
opposition to the law and its operation.
Most of it comes from supervisors VINO
are jealous of interference and road
masters who resent supervision by the
engineers, county and district. And yet
if any one on the face or the earth
needs assistance along these lines the
average roadmaster and exc the aver
age supervisor require it. Is there any
reason why the assistance of trained
engineer or Of 9 board of trained men
should be CONTEMPORARY dismissed by
any board of supervisors or be opposed
by the road boss of township whose
mathematics may consist mainly OF
rule of thumb?
In snort WlSn no IdilActiu Az eA-S
United States or anywhere else would
consider maintenance or new building
without having first employed the SER
vices of trained men what sense is dis
played in demanding that the immense
cost of road work in Iowa shall be d.
vided up among the supervisors OF
counties to be handled in
ninety-nine different ways? The farm
er who objects to the highway commits
sion would not build a house except
to the plans of an architect or run
line of drain tile without the services OF
surveyor.
Give the road law time. 1t is de-
livering the goods. Let supervisors VINO
feel that they can not humble them
selves to ask and follow expert opin-
ions and knowledge resign. But don't
repeal the law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
SCALE 6S NILES,

The Germans having driven the in
vading Russians out Of East Prussia
with huge losses are now apparently
directing their attention to the line of
forts in Poland stretching northeast
from the Vistu1a. The names Of the
forts in this line are underlined in the
above map. The greatest effort seems
to be made toward Novo' Georgiewsk
%, the fortress guarding Warsaw on
the north, which the Russians believe
to be the strongest in the world. Great
forces Of Germans have been concern
trated between Serpetz and Plonsk,
and, according to the latest reports,
they are making SLOW but steady prog
ress. Brushes with cavalry from the
fortress have been reported. North OF
Augustowa 90 two or three German
corps which came from the south Ma
Zurian lake region are maneuvering
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
is YOUR AURA PINK or REDa
AUGUSTUS Thomas Tells How You Ca
Determine lie celer.

AUGUSTUS Thomas Tells How You Can
Determine lie Color.
Do you know that you have an aura?
It may be invisible, but it's there. ac1
cording to Augustus Thomas, the play
wright, who gave q lecture before the
Arts Association Of the University OF
Pennsylvania in Houston hall yester-
dayi
Amateurs In psychic lore will be glad
to know that when they are feeling
benignant and arectionate. their aufas
are nice, clean pink.
Have you children? And do y0u
think Of them, not as connected with
slippers and woodsheds, but as little
angels? On such occasions your aura
becomes q radiant golden hue.
But take it from Mr.. Thomas, when
a crouch attacks your mind, your aura
flames up into q deep, threatening red.
All this and much more was included
in his talk, which was captioned The
Facts Behind the Play The play In
question was "The Witching Hour" by
Mr.. Thomas, which theatergoers VIII
remember was built on such premises
as the power OF mental suggestion am
the alienation OF nervous disorders
t:is !; s nssh
AffeT3s0 N ~ ~ -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
Love Among III. Glover.

Love Among the Clover.
IF you dare" she said,
And o! her breath was clover sweet!
Glover nodded over her.
Her lips were clover red.
Blackbirds futed down the wind,
The bobolinks were mad with Joy,
The wind was playing in her hair.
And III you dare" she said.
Clover billowed down the wind.
Far across the happy fields,
Clover on the breezy hills
Leaned along the skies:
And all the dancing, nodding flowers
And little clouds with silver sails
And all the heavens dreamy blue
Were mirrored in her eyes. afs9. "
Her laughing lips were clover red.
When long ago kissed her there,
And made for one swift moment. all
My heaven and earth complete.
I've loved among the roses since
And love among the lilies now.
But love among the clover
Her breath was clover sweet.
o wise. wise-hearted boy and girl
Who played among the-clover bloom!
I think was far wiser then
Than now dare to be.
For have lost my Eden now.
/ cannot find my Eden now.
And even should find 1t now.
I've thrown away the key.
-odell Shepard, In Smart Set.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

without much fighting in the direction
OF Grodno. Here, it is said. the over
flowing Of the Niemen viii hamper
seriously the German operations. An
other great force Of the kaiser's army
has mo ed on the road to Lomza (3).
and pitched battle wherein, according
to Petrograd accounts, the Russians
are the aggressors. have begun along
the marshy bank north Of the Narew
and Bobr rivers The Germans arc
said to have nine corps in this region.
Another German army Is attempting
to mask the fortress of Ossowetx (2).
The shaded portion of the map a. is
the scene Of the recent Russian de-
feat, where the Germans claim to have
captured 100000 prisoners and to have
destroyed the Russian Tenth army.
The battle line to the west of Warsaw,
where recently little change has been
noted, is indicated by the number S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
THE TREND OF THE TINE.


If the recent interview with Senator
cummins is authentic it must be his
opinion that the prohibition wave is
to sweep the country in the near
future In fact, he stated that the
question of prohibition will be a lead
ing issue in 1915. There are a great
many others who have declared that
prohibition was to be paramount is
sue in national politics in the near
future, but not many Of these men
We're practical politicians like Senator
Cummins. For that reason the liquor
forces may well become alarmed at the
prospect, for the senior senator of
Iowa is good at reading the trend of
public sentiment. The fact that he
makes an utterance at this time. when
it is not especially expected or re-
quired of him. indicates that he sees a
strong trend towards national prohibit
ton and its introduction into the race
of 1916.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
Topics of the Times

Spray the orchard this spring, keep
account of time and expense thus en-
ployed and see how great the returns
are for a few odd minutes and a few
cents worth Of spraying material. Iowa
ought to raise every apple she uses.
There's as good money in an orchard
sin any other acre of ground on the
farm.
The legislature may assure itself
that the glory Of passing prohibition
will fade at once unless the machinery
OF enforcement is provided. 1t seems
to be up to this Legislature to make
Job of it and not leave loose end
whereby all its work may be rayeled
out.
Going to be school election soon.
Now think this over; the man who
fails to vote at school election should
not be permitted to run for any office
or allowed to vote at any other election.
The schools are the most important
public institution and citizenship re-
auires that every good man give them
his attention.
The Dubuque Times journal thinks
it "regrettable that woman suffrage
should be involved with the liquor
question" How can it help it? There
was never a drunkard that didn't in
volve wife or mother.
go
II you were saloon man seeking a
new location outside of Iowa, where do
you think you'd go? 1t is becoming
about as hard to find good saloon
location as to discover good farm
subject to pre-emption.
If calculations are for an early adj
journment the assembly nad best GET
busy on some good roads legislation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

ana get It over with as soon az possi-
BILE. II the legislature adjourns with
out sgiving roads proper attention It
may expect to hear things when the
members get back, home. This state
Is ready for advanced legislation which
will permit those willing and ready to
build good roads to begin on the task.
Safety first is also a mighty GOOD
motto for the ship OF state to follow
in the troubled waters Of neutrality.
One thing may be said In Frank
James favor; when he quit highway
ing he didn't go into the coal business.
Along about this time is when We
miss good old G. Washington. A. Lin
coin and Jim Blaine.
Rumors Of mobilization in Holland
along the German border, rage in Nor
~ey rage ever che destruction of Nor
wegian shipping, war riots in Italy,
Germanys' loan to Bulgaria, and the
prospect Of serious trouble between
China and Japan are not reassuring
signs of peace with spring. The path
of the United States is lined with mines
and watchful and wary walking Will be
necessary to avoid possible explosion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
the STATE OF TRADE.

Renewed expansion IN trace, eSPe-
cially in the southwest, further speed
ing up in industrial operations and ex-
cellent advices as to winter wheat go
hand in hand with optimism, which,
however, is tempered by conservative
buying. In fact, while the week has
witnessed an inflow Of visiting buyers
at leading centers, thus stimulating
house trade in spring goods the domi-
nant trait evidenced is TO continue the
long-pra cticed policy Of buying in
rather small parcels, which involves
frequent shopping. Nevertheless, trends
seem to run in a favorable direction,
tho it can not be said that trade is as
vet normal or that it IS as good as that
done in the best of years.
Retail trade thruout the country re-
mains on the quiet side, the appearance
of spring-like weather over wide area
having stimulated distribution by job
hers rather than from .he counters of
gnal purveyors, with whom stocks are
light. But at the moment there is no
disposition to speculate as to the tut
ure, partly because It is deemed pru-
dent to wait for expansion in the cur
tanned purchasing power of those de-
pendent upon industrial operations
and party because banks are carefully
scrutinizing credits, even tho money is
cheap.
Coutemporaneous with this situation
is the undeniably better aspect OF IN
dustrial affairs, which, altho a long
way from full activity, are going for
ward. progress being of cumulative
character. with war orders furnishing
activity to a number of lines. Thus,
id,eness has decreased, many ammuni-
ton plants are working double time,
the steel mills have not lost any
ground, and in some instances capacity
working has increased: the coke indus
try is doing more, with production at
the highest point touched since the
early part of May, 1914; shipbuildins
automobile shops, especially those
making commercial cars for use in the
European war zone, are speeding up;
certain branches Of the machine tool
industry are swamped with war or
doris. some railway machine shops are
working at a better rate, tho improve
triangular and
the arrival of the season for outdoor
,vor,, tends to stimulate building in a
moderate way.
On the other hand, coal is quiet
many miscellaneous industries are
working short time, and lumber Is
Glow but even SO, saw mills in the
Pacific northwest are preparing for in
creased activity.
Railway earnings are showing up
better, and January reports, taken col
1ectiyely. are likely to present a more
nIeasins view. Buying Of steel by the
RAILWAYS is not conspicuous. Joboers
of farm machinery IN the northwest
are buster than at this time last year.
Collections are slow at many points
but payments from cereal agricultural
regions have improved. Money is easy,
funds are plentiful, and country banks
ara increasing balances at the CHIEF
western centers, where there Is a call
for farm loans at 51s per cent but the
supply of commercial paper is light, and
much more could be sold than is Of
fered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
UNFAIR TO HELMER.

Senator Helmer of this district voted
for submission OF the pronlplrory
amendment and also for the woman
suffrage amendment, but recorded his
vote against the repeal of the mulct
law. 1t would certainly be unfair to
class him, as one newspaper has done,
with the saloon Many
conservative opponents of the saloon
believe that the repeal of the mulct
law before the vote on the amendment
is too hasty, viewed even from a pro-
hibition standpoint. and the Sun has
no doubt that Senator Helmer SO be-
lieves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge, No. los A. F. & "A. M,
Wednesday, March 8. Work in thlrd
degree. John w. Wells, secretary; w.
H. Steiner, w. NJ.
STATED CoNvocATloN. Signet
Chapter, No. 3s, R. A NJ Scnooi VI
instruction March Is. conducted ps
Cd. Custodian Charles c. Shrader. L.
s. Kilborn, N. P; John w. Wells, Rec'
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. & 8. N. Monday a.le.
the third Sunday. L T. Forbes recofoef'
George Gregorr, T. I. M.
REGULAR coNcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, K. T., Tuesoas'
March % at 1880 o'clock. Regular pasl-
ness. George Gregory. z. c.; M. 3
Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s.. Wednesday Match
II. 1880 D. m. Anna Downing, secfe-
tary: Mary Black Collins, w. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
VICE I MORT MADISON.

Our neighboring city. Fort Mansion,
seems to be in the grip OF the vice
trust II the reports from the papers
there are true accounts OF existing
conditions Mayor A. p. Brown pays
high tribute to the influence OF the
Y. NJ. G.. A. in other cities and 1t Is
more than likely that he had Burl!ng-
toms splendid institution in mind when
he made the generous offer yesterday
that he would contribute the first
81, 900 for the building Of $4,000
structure there, as he thinks the Z. M.
C. A. would remedy conditions OF
amusement in his city The mayor
asserts that gambling and other vices
have existed In Fort Madison Tor years
but that the police were unable to act
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
JUST DOMINATING.
fUipfop n, ola

A number of newspapers discovered
that the state government was domi-
mated by Governor Clarke; similar
number discovered that the state board
of education was dominated by James
n. Trewin; a similar number discov-
cred that the state board of parole is
dominated by Berry. Now comes the
Cedar RAPIDS Gazette and tells us that
the state board Of health has been
dominated too long by Secretary sum-
ner. This doS1ination business is get
ting to be awful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
CALLS FOR AN ANSWER
IToua. City Renuhlican.1

D. w. Norris of the Marshalltown
Times Republican, who Is in California
writes about the paved roads in that
state, and he thinks Iowa should have
them. But in California 1t seldom rains
and never freezes. A wet fall, followed
by a severe winter would play havoc
with almost any paved road, sixteen
feet wide, unsupported at the sides.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
A FOoIIsH INCONSISTENCY
rStoux CITY Tribune.1

How inconsistent and foolish it
would be for the state legislature to
allow public utility companies greater
power in the cities in which they oper-
ate, while giving the cities more power
OF self government in other ways.
Sioux City for one, can not afford to
have it's franchise rights taken away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
SHOULD KILL THEIR SNAKES.

GHardin County Citizen.l
A number Of proprietors Of gamb-
ling places at Iowa City have been
arrested and fined by the state. One
would think that Iowa City people
would wake up after while and clean
out the gambling places without the
state attorney general at Des Moines
taking q hand. Who wants to send
their children to school at a place
where influences are thrown around
them like Iowa City has been throwing
around our boys and girls for years
past?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
Iona Newspapers
KILLING JOY.
boone News Republican.

[Boone News-Republican.]
Someone is always taking the joy out
of life. j. n. Pierce OF the Des Moines
Homestead Is telling some stories
about the state prihters8 job, which If
true, are likely to abolish the Office al
together.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
WITH A BLUE PENCIL.
lCedar Rapids Republican.

IC6UdT IldoIUS 1OepuD1ICdI.J
The thing for the state to do is to
cut out one half Of the printing
especially the endless statistical tables
for the printing of which the state
pays the latest prices. Any news
paper man with a blue pencil could
condense all the state has to say to
the people in three volumes-and that
would eliminate about fifty reports"
more or less bulky and nine-tenths
worthless.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

Democratic representatives from fif-
teen Iowa counties voted in favor of
the repeal of the mulct law last week,
which means absolute prohibition all
over Iowa. A democratic senator faith
cred the bill" points out the Traer
Star Clipper and remarks that ten
years ago democrat who would take
stand for temperance and decency
woulr have been kicked out of the par
ty"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
THE BUSINESS MANAGER PLAN
eee NYorrarofl

THE BUSINESS MANAGER PLAN.
[Council Bluffs Nonpareil.]
Waterloo citizens are asking the leg
islature to pass bill authorizing Iowa
cities to adopt the business manager
plan of conducting municipal govern
ment
This measure should pass without q
dissenting vote. 1t is plan which viii
materially aid live cities in the stats
to forge to the front by adopting bust.
ness methods of management. 1t will
not disturb in any manner the sleep Of
those cities which prefer to remain in
a state of innocuous desuetude.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
A CURIOUS DEMAND.

Now comes the National Liquor
Dealers Association demanding that
when saloonkeepers stock is confis-
Gated and destroyed he shall receive
compensation just as the farmer whose
stock is destroyed because of the foot
and mouth disease in his herd is paid
for his stock by the state. It's a case
Of queer logic that leads up to this
conclusion. The cases are no more
parallel than the two lines which form
a right angle. The stock raising bust
ness is essentially beneAcent in its
purpose and results. The liquor busi-
ness is VIGOROUSLY malignant in both.
Stock raising adds to the general pros
perity and to the comfort and well be-
ing of those who use its products. The
liquor business first impairs and then
destroys the earning and self support
ing powers of the users and then, as
cause of pauperism, crime and vast
increase Of expenses in the admins.
tration Of justice as we'll as most
prolific cause of deterioration in value
of properties held by its patrons, is q
constant and enormous factor in maxi
ing impossible what would otherwise
be the normal increase Of public pros
perity. And yet "the business has
the effrontry to demand compensation
when It's wares are taken by the com
munity in self defensei Next we will
hear burglars, counterfeiters gamblers
and mail order swindlers making SINH
lar demands, and with equal reason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

The Sac Sun heartily approves the
course of Governor Clarke in appoint
ing \. NJ. Deyoe to continue as state
superintendent for term of four
years. MIR. Deyoe has has given his
attention largely to the development
fthe rural school system and deserves
much credit for. the stand he has TAX
en-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

Swine furnish 50 per cent of the
total meat consumed in the German
empire last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

thru the fact that the informcrs were
SO cowardly that they would not con-
firm their complaints. Gambling seems
to be the chief vice Of the Gem citi-
Gems.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

Zone nice feature is that no legisla-
tive body can take rest without CIV
ing one says the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

IF Senator Cummins is not careful
he is liable to find himself endorsed
by the old prohibition party which
has fought him for these many years,
remarks the Hampton Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The repeal Of the mulct law is like
ly to make more difficult the final
adoption of the prohibitory amend
ment," predicts the Monticello Express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

The Madrid Register News says:
The prohibition law is a state law anc
the state should see that it is en-
forced"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

The fact is that the prohibition fight
is over and the politicians are focking
into the temperance camp" says the
Nevada Representative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
STRAIGHT wH1TBMANs TALK.

LTAIIUAV1HC 1SAP1o10 NUoaI.IJ
OF all obsessions, the liquor obses-
sion, the idea that we can get rich by
manufacturing. selling and using q
product that damages every one 1t
touches. is the hardest to eradicate.
For instance, here's J. w. Murphy, the
editor of the Burlington Post. Murphy
il fine man of family and correct
habits of life; he makes money and is
good citizen. In his paper he says:
"Wipfng out the saloons means that
Iowa will lose in population and wealth,
many good business men will emigrate,
taking tsifl-a families and t;lsiry money
with them. Unwise laws are driving
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