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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
[By George v. c. Bacon.l

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It seems hardly possible that an In
Cdustry which now ranks third In point
OF importance. being exceeded only by
iron and steel, could have been built
within the memory of half-grown chill
dren. Yet the fact remains that from
total output Of but 1000 motor cars for
the entire country, twelve years ago
there has sprung up business which
turned out more than 100000 cars in
the United States last year, valued at
more than q half billion dollars. Every
indication points to an even greater
proportionate increase for the year
ending June 1, 1915, owing to the de-
velopment Of the light car industry and
the great increase in the number Of
motor trucks exported a. the result of
the European war
The General Motors Company, which
owns all the stock of the Buick, Cadil-
lac. Oakland, Oldsmobile. Cartercar and
General Motors Truck Company. az
we'll as the stock Of some subsidiary
companies and an interest in several
companies manufacturing accessories,
at the close of business on July 81,
1914, had a working capital of $23,-
SOC, 1901 This was in increase over
the previous year of $1.s7O,7S1.61. not
withstanding the fact that $3,0OO,0O0 IN
notes had been retired during the year
and that more than $1,000,O 900 had been
expended for real estate and additions
to buildings. During the same time
the cash on hand had increased from
s6.236,251 to S13,452, sos. For the three
years ending the same date the COM
pany has had net income after de-
Quoting all expenses of different kinds,
including a liberal amount Tor depreci-
alton, of .s21,070,001.12.
Packard Makes Gain.
The Packard Motor Car Company
has always made high-priced. high
class car. The company was organized
in 1908, with capital stock OF $o00.0O
The first years business amounted to
about 100000. AT the present time tho
capital stock is $4,000, 900. of which
one half is preferred, Of which $4,000
900 is issued. For the year ending Aug.
81, 1914, this company did business
of slightly less than $l5,000,000. The
CELEBRITY with which the securities OF
the REQ Motor Car Company have adj
vanced in another striking Illustration.
This concern was organized in 1905
with a capital stock OF 100000. In
September, 1914, the authorized capital
stock was 100000 share of which
three-ouarters were issued. All the is
sued stock except the original 100000
shares were issued AZ stock dividends
and none Of 1t after the first issued re-
turned any profit in the treasury. Dur
ing the same time the company has
paid cash dividends amounting to
s9,494sO on each original 100 shares
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
PLAY STREETS.

lies MONIES ITlDune.J
In the large cities of the east they
are trying TO provide play streets for
children where there will be compare
tive safety from the dangers Of
other thoroughfares and where a
few supervisors will try to straighten
out quarrels and avoid accidents.
The endeavor is to give as free a
rein as possible to the individuality
of the child. This at least shows that
the experimenting have aFPrec:a ted
one of the greatest needs of modern
life. Children are all too often con-
fined to regime that gives little scope
for individuality Of the wholesome and
natural and enforced sort
The continual crowding together re-
duces the freedom Of choice which
the child possesses and allows less and
less opportunity for the unrestricted
choice. In this tendency to over
crowd and to smother initiative, lies
one of the causes no doubt for con-
tinual reversion to the soil for the
types that are fresh and free and
genuine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
Iona Newspapers
FOR THE BONDS.
THampton Chronicle1

The Marshalltown mes-Republican
wants to know If the Chronicle is in
favor of issuing bonds for the purpose
of building hard surface roads. Why
not? If the figures we have are cor
rect and we think they are, we could
build the roads in a few years and pay
for them with the same tax levy we are
now paying for road purposes Then
VT would not only have the roads paid
for. but we would have the roads, too.
Now we pay for the roa DIS and most of
the time get nothing-but bumps, slides
and sink holes, and we keep right on
paying over and over again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
improved Trial By Js,y.


While we do not think that trial By
fury ought to be abolished, or that
there is any increasing sentiment IN
that directioo, No do believe that the
eystam should be modified By dspens'
ing With the requirement OF unant
nous vsrdicts. This would o6viate the
element Of individual eceentrscity a
IN impeachment to tho adndntstra6oo
az Justice. Mental idiosyncrasy on tha
part OF judges is constantly exhibited
ana scarcely exuites comment An
eminent and very able Judge VIII dis'
cent from the ruling Of hts assoctafes
NAsn 1t 10 extremely dimcult to un.
Assstand how 20 gifted mind could
have gone OF on that particular tan
esaf. By permitting Alliances or re
vsfsals, notwithstanding dissent. the
personal equation II eliminated
New York journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
THoRNEss WORK AND PAY.

The western freight rate hearings
have closed. There were forty lone rail-
roads represented in the fight for an
advance Of rates which. If granted, will
mean an increase IN freight exoenses
to the shippers Of the west of $4e. 0eC.-
900 to 50,000, 900. To present their
case the railroads employed the finest
legal talent and the most famous rate
experts in the country.
The shippers were represented by
sixteen western railroad commissions
and several shippers organizations
and associations. Prior to the hearings.
these various state commissions and
shippers associations met at Kansas
City and arranged for the preparation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
ION GOOD AUTHORITY"

81 have it on good authority" is an
expression frequently employed by
people when imparting some bit OF in
formation. often in the nature Of scan
dalous gossip. II have it on good
authority" they state as preliminary,
and that settles the matter. They never
tell who who constitutes their author
ity" but they expect their listeners to
take 1t as gospel. There way be times
when good authority" win guarantee
the truth, but more often good author
ity' is bogus and should be given no
credence. Don't be telling people you
have it on good authority unless you
are prepared to prove II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
A German 20 c.rmans.

fby Frederick s. Pentzer, Muscatine.
Iowa.1
German in name, with a grandfather
who once lived near Berlin, and a
father who spoke the language, and
proud OF my German lineage. I may,
with good grace address line or two
to some of my disconnected fellow citi-
gems OF German extraction.
Irrespective Of our personal opinions
as to the right OF Germany to sink the
Lusitania, let US remember, 30 far as il
may affect this country in our relations
with Germany. that the whole matter
Is in the hands Of our representatives
in Washington. elected by US and
placed there with full authority to
handle just such matters. And that
their acts are our acts, and that an In
suit to the president is an insult to
our flag.
No man can stand under two flags.
It can't be done; for he il traitor to
either one or the other. We owe and
will give strict allegiance to our flag
and to our president. Otherwise we
have no business here. To argue 9th.
erwise would be absurd.
The sinking Of the Lusitania was a
great horror, and is so considered by
i
Of Germany, now in this country on
business, who have wept over the death
of those women and children, aitho,
naturally, they have tried to justify the
act on the part Of Germany. The Ger
man people have hearts; they do NOT
glory in the death Of innocent babes.
This thing Is up to the administra-
ton, and the country is behind the
president. 1t will be found that in case
the issue is drawn the American citi-
zens Of German descent and German
adoption will DO true, loyal and brave,
A few, as always in such times as this.
speak or write Ill advisedly. To such
let me say:
Ny adopted brother. seek you q spot
amid the stalwart oaks. where the
placid stream and the blue sky reflect
a divine CAIN, an Infinite Justice and a
well balanced sense OF the eternal fits
ness Of things; and there reflect on
the wonderful heritage Tor you and
yours as adopted children Of liberty
Rnt think not that liberty Is license.
Respect this mighty gift: treasure It
and be proud that you are an Ameri-
can. And so, alone with nature and
the almighty, lift you face to the etsr-
nal heavens and sing:
my country, tbs Of thee, sweet land
Of liberty!"
Then thank God you are here and ard
an American citizen. the greatest and
proudest title on earth, and forget this
German American business. for there
is no such country as Germa America
and never will be.-Chicago Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
Masonic Meetings.

M SPECIAL COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge, No. los A F. & A NJ
work in third degree Friday, May Is
7:3o D. m. John W. Wells, secretary
w, H Steiner, W. NJ.
ei6NET CHAPTER. No. s. R A. M
Special convocation Monday. May "a
for work In Mark Masters Degree
L. s. Kuborn, H. P, John w. "eAs'
Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20, R & S. NJ. MONDAY
after the third Sunday. I. T. Forbes
recorder; George Gregory. T. l. NJ
REGULAR coNcLAvE. St. Ademar
Commandery No. 80. K T. Tuesday
May IS. at o'clock. Regular business
n. s. Mcfarland, Rec, George Gregory
e. c.
SPECIAL MEETING Central CHAP
ter No. 81, 0. e s., Wednesday, May
rs, p. m. Initiation. Anna Downing
secretary; Mary Black Collins, ". u.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
Grouth Of The Motor Industry

/ OF stock, the par value Of which was
$1,000. The stock dividends on the
original issue have been six Tor one.
SO that 100 shares originally purchased
has now become 600 shares. The price
per share has increased to about $50.
30 that ar original investment Of $1,000.
even II the stock was purchased at par.
would have returned $9,494.90 in money
and be worth at the present time about
$4,000.
WHY'S Overland Company.
WHY'S Overland was organized Ia
1907 with 100000 capital but in 1919
the company was reorGanized and took
over several other companies. The
capital Of the new company was made
$4,000, 000-$5,000 Of which was
preferred. This preferred stock Is now
being retired according to the charter
at the rate OF $40 and accrued divi-
dends.
At the time Of the organization Of
the present company In November,
1912, all preferred stock and practi-
cally all the common stock Of the new
company was turned over to tho old
WHY'S Overland In payment for the as-
sets Of that company.
For the year 1914 tho company paid
cash dividends Of per cent on the pre-
ferred stock and IL per cent on the
common. The common stock was also
increased last year to 81. 0o0, 900 shares,
so that the present capitalization ID
$50, 100000. but will gradually pc de-
creased as the preferred stock 10 re-
tired.
The number Of cars built and sold
has increased from 828 cars in 1907,
IN A SKA fN,. fhA vAaN ANDY, - ,,YnA
1914. or slightly moro thai l37 for l
in the same time.
The Ford Company,
The Ford Motor Car Company was
organized in 1908 and win be u ears
old in June next The original corr
poratton was for 100000, the sent
capital stock 10 $2000,000. Z first
year 1,708 cars were built j the
year ending September 1914, ,,34s
cars were turned out. Tho :ate
for the present year 10 100000. the
end OF the hrst ten years the sets
OF the company were $36,O33,9l9 One
year%later, at tho end Of the We, nd
ing Sept. 80, 1914. the assets in
creased to 361,633.257.1e. an T. ase
Of nearly S27,0o0,00o In single ear.
During that year dividends Of l6 per
cent were reported.
At the end Of eleven years the capi-
tai stock has been increased 20 to 1,
and IL can not be purchased at this
time at any price. The number of cars
built per year has been multiplied by
nearly las. The company has cash as
sets on hand to the amount OF more
than thiyty times the entire capital
stock At par with 4 surplus Of nearly
$b0,000,00O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
THE NAN WITHOUT ENBM1Es.
CGrundy Democrarl

You have no enemies? Then you
never stood up for right against
wrong; You never protected the weak
against the bully: you never even dared
defend your own right against persecu-
ton Had you done these things you
would have made enemies. Even if
You had done none of these things, but
achieved little more success in your
business, than your neighbor, if your
children were a little brighter in
school, a little better behaved out of
school you would have made enemies,
for failure hates success. The man
who has no enemies should be ashamed
Of himself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
DEMANDS MORE CHILDREN.
Manson Democrat.

One of the best things we have YET
seen in the arguments for and against
woman suffrage appeared In Des
Moines newspaper one day last week.
The newspaper. in It's woman suffrage
edition, had asked the question. Now
that Des Moines has broken into the
100000 class. why not show at the
new census a similar growth in its
voting population" The question Is
answered by B. W, Blanchard with
the query, But is it too much to ask
these clamorers for masculinity II It
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
I'VE knew we'd suffer for the fine
brand of weather April turned out this
year" says the Des Moines Tribune.

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that educational boards will find little
troohle in securing the approval of the
people to medical inspection of schools
If they can secure physicians and
nurses TO introduce the work who have
the tact and good Judgment to go
about it with prudence and care-such
people as we have secured for the work
in Council Bluffs. for example"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
"Up in i-o-ah."

That's the way they pronounce 1t
nowadays. Years ago Ioway was good
enough. In those days Iowa boys went
barefoot summers and made one pair
of brass tipped, e-leather- topped
boots do during freezing weather.
boss and buggy outfit was smart; II 1t
was built for two 1t was smart enough
to excite enyious derision of young
sters forced to go to meeting, town or
Friday night spelling match afoot, on
horseback or in the lumber wagon.
Corn grew sixty to 100 bushels to
the acre in those days ard sold for IL
to Is cents at the nearest railroad
town. Land was worth from $15 to
$40 an acre. A good corn husker
earned SIS to $50 month and his
board-pork pie cooked In a six-quart
milk pan In the morning, pot roast and
potatoes and maybe corn bread and
milk for desert for supper. and he
MIXED two to seven cows In the dusk
after the days rush in tine field-milked
them while resting" as the boss hui
morously put It Rainy days they
ground tools in shed, taking turns
at the grindstone handle.
Good beefsteak brought 10 cents q
pound, eggs to 10 cents dozen. but
ter 10 to IL cents pound; Tat young
chickens, fresh from the block, Is to
20 cents apiece. Potatoes. 20 cents a
bushel Apples-and every farm had
fine orchard In those days-nearly all
gone now--sold in the village for 70
cents to $3.50 per three bushel barrel;
Beilfiowers. Pippins. Greetings the best
ever. Muskmellons. Juicy as peaches.
favored to beat anything Rocky Ford
ever grew and twelve to fifteen inches
in diameter. nickel apiece on farm
wa CONS in any country town.
Those folks lived in Arcadia ana
didn't realize It. Lilacs bloomed In ev-
cry door yard. snowballs and roses and
hollyhocks and prim flowers from New
Ell gland by way OF Ohio and Indianny.
And the people weren't satisfied. They
wanted railroads. low shoes and hiEa
collars.
St. Louis business tourists, going up
there eighty strong. have seen . land
the richest the sun shines on anywhere.
A land whose farmer4 clothes are fair
ly upclean with money Farms worth
$3.50 and $500 m acre. More and big
ger automobiles being sold there this
year than last; more Of them. by ten
to one, than there usod to-bo .0f ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
RANK PIRACY AT CEDAR RAPIDS.
ICedar Rapids Gazettel


Remember the day-it was just
few years ago-when you could buy
pint of fresh-roasted peanuts for
nickel or quart of nicely buttered
popcorn for the same amount? Pleas
ant memories, aren't they?
Do You ever buy a sack of peanuts
or popcorn now? If YOU do you
grumble, either mentally or audibly
every time you make the purchase-fo1
you get gloriously cheated, and can't
help yourself. You know you are
cheated and the man who sells you
knows YOU are cheated. You get about
a quarter of penny's worth of pea
nuts and an eighth of penny's worth
of popcorn. The profits of the vender
range from 1900 to 5000 or 1000 per
cent a sack. according to the amount
Of fuel consumed in roasting and pop
ping and Of butter used on the corn.
The man who can put the loosest
twist on the corners of the peanut or
popcorn sack is the best highwayman
and makes the biggest profit. A short
time ago You used to be especially IA
vored with an open sack, somewhere
near filed with popcorn. But now
they're putting ears on the sacks and
giving You about 100 kernels for your
nickel.
1t won't be long until you pay
penny each for peanuts, with a posi-
bility of getting six for cents. Maybe
YOU viii get two or three pinches Of
popcorn. but probably not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24

and presentation Of their side. This in
volved the collection and classification
of a tremendous amount OF data IN.
volying not only actual freight rates
and freight costs, but accurate, ex-
haustive and minute information re-
garding credit of railroads, their mo-
tive power capacity, their bonds. fixed
charges, operating expenses, income
system Of accounting and literally a
thousand and one other items.
This work was all done, according
to the request and agreement OF the
meeting at Kansas City, under the d.
rection of Clifford Thorne at Des
Moines. Moreover, Mr.. Thorne was the
senior and active counsel for the ship
pers at the hearings at Chicago. In
speaking OF his work, James Wilson.
an associate OF Thornes on the Iowa
railroad commission says:
There is no question about It, that
in a matter of this kind and conduct
ing case involving rates and tho n
nancial affairs of the railroads az
whole Mr. Thorne is without an equal
in the world. His conduct OF this case
has been marvellous. He has brought
out everything. He has got into the
record the things which the railroad
people were very DESTROYS should not
go into the records. He has been thor
ough and has gone to the very bottom
of everything touching on the sub
ject.
Furthermore, Mr.. Thorne will go to
Washington June % to appear before
the entire interstate commerce commits
sion in the final arguments OF the
western rate cases. And for his work,
Of such value TO the shippers and farm
ers, involving careful and technical
preparation, Mr.. Thorne gets the mu-
nificent salary Of $1,000 a year. pet
tifogging opposition from state author
tiles to Ills expense accounts and lot
of downright abuse and contemplate
criticism from a number OF railroad
kept newspapers In the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24

would not DE well to report similar
growth in the number OF the city's
births?" That's hitting the bullseye
the first time. If the women are
given suffrage, and it will improve
and elevate them as they claim 1t will,
they will be capable OF being better
mothers. Being better fitted for moth
erhood, why should they not bear more
children? The better the mother, the
better the children, hence the more
boys and girls they bring into the
world, the better the future voters will
be. Will the suffrage enthusiasts prom
Use anything like this? If the world
could be assured of more and better
babies thru the granting Of female
suffrage it would not be very long until
all the women could vote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.


"Oelwein has no hall that would
hold a quarter OF the people who
would congregate to hear joint de-
bate between Cosson and Harding but
If a date Is made here we'll hire tent
Oelwein Register
The Mason City Globe Gazette sug-
gests that "if President Wilson wants
to leave Washington for a few weeks
why not do it and put the vice
president on guard. He will not be
busy till the chautauqua season in
late June
Now when we are urging people to
see America first. the railroads have
put butter and bread on the pay list,
with about half Of the old time
amount of meat for q halt dollar"
complains the Iowa City Republican.
ut is hard to be a good christian and
eat in dining car
There is no doubt that every event
of the war emphasizes the need of this
country's having merchant feet UNI
der its own flag, but there is nothing
to show the wisdom of the govern
ment's paying private capitalists
subsidy to have it DONE" says the
Sioux City Tribune. The government
could add little more to what it is
asked to pay in the form of a subsidy
and own the fleet in its own name,
reapins the profit from the same and
also holding a weapon OF competition
against high freight rates by private
shipping interests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24

Pubnshed Daily By Tns
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TERlED: "a.
Evening EDITION by mail. ~
6y the month by mail. ..........:: "a
Oelivered BY carrier ~ the month -
Later edition for morning c1fculo. A
Tvice-a-week edition Der year. 1;Se
Entered At the postofacs at MarshA4i-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24

Now is the Sunday schools will
avoid making dates for picnics and the
Marshalltown Golf Club refuses to
schedule another opening day we may
get enough dry weather to get the
corn planted.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-10
DAILY WEATHER FORECAST
ofsies, Dunn Z Day olto.
Phone ~

Temperatures at Bryan for the
twenty.four hours ending at o'clock
this mornins-Hishest. ioi degrees;
lowest. rs degrees.
Forecast until p. m. Wednesday,
Tonight. fair and cooler; "Wednesday.
fair.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-10
BRYAN STREET IS
TO Be GRAvELED
/. 4 G. N. Railroad viii Put on Eight
Inch Coat When Grade Lower
Ing is Completed.

The workmen lowering the grade
on Bryan street have made rapid pro
gress in the past week and at present
have their work nearing completion
The paving forces resumed work on
Bryan street at the Anderson street
intersection today. to finish running
the concrete which vas not completed
on account OF the excavation work
being done by the International a
Great Northern Railroad Company.
This will wind up the paving work
on the Main street intersections un
less the city council besides TO pave
Fannin street from Main street 10 the
Houston 4 Texas Central Railroad.
The International 4 Great Northern
Railroad Company has agreed "a
gravel Bryan street with an eight
inch coat Of gravel as soon as the ex
cavation work is comcpleted.
7. b. Hubbard. TO whom the con
tract for the concrete curbs and gut
tiers along Bryan street was awarded
states that he expects to begin work
on them next Monday.