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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
tenn OF voting thru the mails will put
his name into history rs one who has
done something worth WHILE.
EVIL OF PARrIsANsH1P.


One thing that seriously interferes
with the application Of strict bust
ness principles in public offices Is
the interjection OF partisan prejudices
wherever the subject is preached. This
Is an unfortunate condition and tends
to cloud an issue upon which all good
citizens should be united-honest and
efficient public service. a.,.
Take the situation In South Dakota,
for example. II standpat official is
accused OF extravaganza or bad man-
ngement he seeks to prove there Is no
foundation for the charge by acting
similar and parallel conditions in an
office managed by q progressive. Fac-
tional adherents of both sides take the
bait, seeking to uphold their own rep
resentative and to discredit the opposi-
ton.
This Is not only bad politics, but
careless and unscientific citizenship If
an official fails to live up to his pro-
fessions and opportunities no political
advantage Is obtained in trying to de-
fend his record, merely because OF his
utilization. The pathway of political
strength leads to open and fearless
reputation OF the negligent or design
ing official.
For some mysterious reason a very
large number OF citizens allow them
selves to be juggled about on irrele
want issues to a point where they
meekly forego their duty OF hitting
straight at the mark-the individual
malefactor. During the campaign
they hear the outs charging extrav-
agance and the ''ins' claiming an
economical record. II they are with
the 'ins." politically. they prefer to
treat all criticism as campaign clap
trap. If they are aligned with the
outs" they use no discrimination In
regard to the opposition.
Conditions are improving. 1t Is true
but there still Is room for great adj
vancement. Why should the call of
the party boss lure the citizen to the
support Of unworthy officials! Why
will intelligent voters worry about
party welfare and yet be grossly indif-
ferent about the welfare Of the COM
munity. the state or the nation?
1t is only thru the exercise of a
fearless and independent spirit in
politics that evil conditions can be
era dicated. That spirit Is developing
rapidly in the middle west and event
ually will toll the knell for the spoils
system in politics.
In the meantime all honest citizens
should resent attempts to make them
condone and uphold official abuses
under any party or fractional designa-
ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
ENTERTAINING THE YOUTH.
IOelwein Register.l

a man who resides within mile
Of this office went 10 a neighborins
city not long ago and was invited to
visit an institutional church with a
GYM asiurn in connection. Ii was in
the evening and he was somewhat per-
turhed to find some of the Lads engaged
in a merry game a, the bowling alley
while others were boxing, and still
others playing do,niaoes or reading. 1t
hooked 10 him rather sacrilsgious that
anything of the gymnasium line should
ne carried OF under the same roof
where the gospel was preached in the
church auditorium Sunday.
Who was right, the church people
OF the city VINO provided clean enter
,sinment for their youth 50 that they
would not find il necessary 20 mingie
In questionable resorts or the visitor
who was somewhat shocked and VINO
would cut out anything of the Y. II.
G. A. idea from under the drippings
of the sanctuary? Il Is an sured fact
that the lad VINO arrives at the age
of 20 with clean ideals and having
had clean associates is much more
apt TO continue in the straight and
narrow path TO the end OF life than
the boy vino runs the streets because
ne has no other place TO go. It's a liv-
ing question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Topics of the Times

The TWO most famous Americans
with the Mexican situation
seem TO be Johnny Lind and Jack
our co,ored prszefghters more thon to
80.
S;ca bright old fashioned weather.
.,e.- co,s snd Of ha,o,r s-ars hrish.
:. ,ie,,,s s,s s,,s,,ne n, ,be snow
-, d. ,,a .,s 1--WE ,,f-.e- weather
~. .s,-r ,,sss - cho, good &, a,d
80 80 -,,-,a-s c-s.L r,a, NO
-. ..,,:,. so.,oo, vita :. o-,.
-.
ya,-ro,.v "a waking des,e-a,e
@y,+ arat,s- tIl;-s-acv. presisan, VIII
Gus -s.o e ny wa ~ furnishing her
49, material
Herr Ford says he could take all
rho c.onv;o,s and mako man of them.
Couldn't Hank get some one to run
ma, au-n factor. while he turned off
the tigge- 4ore
$50
The president is ~ veto the imuai-
grafton bill because Of the literacy
test That would be good news TO the
,sxsnaoe-s
-.
Ruling with the quarantine rezula-
tons Of the Z. s. and playing politics
with the foot and mouth disease Is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
thought Of the teaching profession II
this state.

thought Of the teaching profession IN
this state.
1t provides that any teacher who has
completed not less than twenty nve
years service, fifteen of which SHAH
have been In Iowa and five of the last
seven in this state Immediately pre-
ceding the retirement Of the teacher
may retire upon an annuity OF SSo0 al
the age of so: at the age of 90 to %
on an annuity OF $3.50; and at the age
of 60 upon an annuity of 5000. The
teacher may retire after twenty-five
years service but the annuity does not
BEGIN in any case before the age OF 5o
and no teacher is eligible to retire
ment upon annuity unless said teacher
has paid or caused to be paid into the
permanent fund s40O. Teachers having
credit may be retired because of mental
or physical disability on proportion
ate annuity. Those are the main fea-
lures of the proposed law in which the
ordinary citizen is likely to be immedi-
ately interested.
Some plan OF teachers pension or
arnuittes of whatever term is preferred
it all amounts TO the same thing
is TO be enacted soon. Provision for
the teachers who are doing perhaps
the greatest and least paid service TO
the state is certain to be made, II not
hv this legislature, then by some other:
There is no good reason why it should
he DELAYED. II is a matter of common
Justice. OF a return for service. for
puhlic service lily paid in the per-
Torrance.
If any class Of public servants is
entitled 10 feel that their last years
are protected from poverty the teachers
of Iowa may justly claim precedence
over all. If teaching is TO become a
profession one OF two things is evident:
either we shall secure teachers against
actual want in their old age or We shall
be forced TO pay teachers much higher
salaries. Even as matter or SAVING
the annuity plan has its merits. II
will keep down wages. AS to its effect
upon the profession of teaching, any
profession or trade or employment
which pledges safety at the age of re-
rirernent IS certain 10 be fairly well
filed with purposeful and competent
practitioners. AS a matter OF plain
justice something OF the kind is irldi-
Gated From the standpoint Of decent
sentiment the women who teach our
children and who mother them one
third OF the time deserve the best we
can give them.
Someone in story book built into
his new house a wide. comfortable
room. He explained that the woman
who worked in his home deserved as
good as the home contained. And the
teachers who work for Iowa and bet
ter and more useful Iowa deserve as
good room as Iowa has in the house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
VOTING THRU THE MAILS.
IDes Lo.ues Capital.l

Governor Wills. Of Ohio. has recon-
nlended the enactment Of law per-
hitting voting by mail. The bill is in
the interest Of the commercial traveller,
college student and others. According
10 the bill, voter who expects TO bs
aoseHt from home on the day OF any
election or primary may apply to the
presidins judge or TO the clerk OF the
election board twenty-five days before
the election and ask for m absent yot-
er's ballot After proving that he Is a
legal voter ne ID TO be given q ballot
and an Identification envelope adj
dressed 10 the board of elections in
his home county. On election day he
is 10 present himself at any voting pre-
cinct in the state and prepare his bal
lot under the scrutiny OF the election
Judge, who Is to go with him into the
booth to be sure that the ballot is I'M
marked when the voter gets it. The
voter IL TO De given receipt and the
ballot sealed in the Identification en-
velop which is to be mailed. The
scheme is worked out In detail. Sew
erai states have already provided for
absentee voting and there Is no reason
why every state should no do so. Our
election machinery should all be re-
organized and it should not only au-
! thorize absentee voting, but 1t should
| be arranged by which q man may
make out his ballot and deposit It in
a box on the street. attaching his name
and full address. thus making himself
accountable for an honorable action.
Good government does not require that
voting should be secret. The voter 10
supreme; he makes laws. and should
be willing TO stand before the public
in his own name and right as law
maker. Some OF the large secret or
dsrs elect their officers by general bal
lot thruout the state and every
voter is required to sign his bal
lot in order that he may show he is a
member OF the order. He does not
hesitate to let his brethren know how
he yotes This is an example of re-
sponsibIe voting. Our election ex-
penses could be reduced one-haif Of
two thirds. What are the mails for. y
they are not to be used 70 snodernixs
elections? Why should q votsr be re-
aufred to leave his work e Stand II
line to get to the ballot boz
= The man who can work out ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

Berlin.-Albert Balm, director gem
eral OF the Hamburg American steam
ship lines. is now in full control OF the
railways of this country and also .s the
new director OF food supplies for the
entire German army. Kaiser Wilhelm
has SO much confidence in Mr. BallAl
that he reposed this great double task
In the steamship magnate. BALM is
self made man and stands very high
in the empire. 1t is believed he will
make certain improvements that will
aid the army. The transportation OF
soldiers from east to west and vice
versa is most important duty. while
the sending of food supplies to the
various fronts is likewise a vital part
OF the war situation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Easy For Willie.

"A train leaves New York" sup
posed the teacher. travelling forty
miles an hour 1t Is followed thirty
minutes later by a train travelling
eighty miles an hour. At what point
will the second train run into the
flrst?''
The class seemed at loss. that is.
all except Willie Green. who was
standing in the aisle vigorously wag-
ging his hand.
well. Willie?" asked the teacher.
"At the hind end Of the rear car.
ma'am," answered Willie. Kansas
City Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
PROBATE NOTICE.

Office of the clerk OF the district
court. State Of Iowa. Marshall county,
IS. District court, January term. A. De
1915. YAH
To whom 1t may concern:
You ana each OF you are hereby
notified to appear at the court house.,
In Marshalltown. Iowa, in said county
at 8 O'Clock d. M, on the 18th day OF
February. 1915 to attend the proof OF
and probating an instrument In writing
purporting to be the last will and tesla q
ment OF Ella Adrian, late Of Marshall!
county, Iowa, deceased, at which time,
and place you will appear and show
cause. IL any, why said will should not
be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof. l have here
unto subscribed my name and afnxeG
the seal OF the district court. this lss,
day Of January. A. D., 1915. ss
fSEAI..1 81 a.s 81 ~ III. REILLY. 3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Keeping in Good Condition.

Many people suffer from indigestion
and constipation and do not know 1t. A
feeling of dullness and languidness. BIT
ter taste in the mouth. headache.
bilious fever-most OF those conditions
when you ARE not sick. but don't feel
right"-can be traced to sluggish bow
els and torpid liver. Foley Cathartic
Tablets cleanse the system. arouse tho
liver Danish indigestion and make you
Feel good all overnight. energetic
and ambitious. Sold by Mcbride & Wnl
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Cow. Ae. Rv Her Mouth.

Mos. people determine a cows age
by her general appearance. Age can
he told fairly accurately by the rings
on the horns. a cow generally being
about two years older than the number
Of rings.
A COW develops a full mouth at
about four years OF age. sometimes
as early as three years and nine
months, and sometimes as late as four
years and six months. The first pair
of permanent teeth come in at about
two and half years of age. the sec
ond pair at about three and q hall
years OF age. and the third or final
pair at about four years OF age. The
teeth then begin to wear level in about
the same way as horses teeth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
R1FLEMES AND RABBITS.

WEBSTER City Freeman -Tribune.1
John Packman. who is numbered
among those who use ferrets in
hunting rabbits. Is said to have a
record of 1000 so far this season.
He has caught fifty in one day
Charles City ntelligencer.
Possibly the Freeman Tribune is
somewhat fnicky and can't under
stand the sport" of catching rab-
bits with ferrets. but such things
seem cruel and inhuman. unsporsman-
Ike and repulsive. The writer rather
enjoys the chase and can appreciate the
feeling OF the sportsman who takes
bunny on the run and brings him down
with q rife ball. or who can stop the
flight OF quail in the brush with
shotgun, but there is no sport in driv
ing poor defenseless bunny from his
home ahead OF a blood.hirsty ferret.
whose giittering eyes, unsheathed claws
and lightning agility strike terror to
the pursued and render him a helpless
victim. John Packnan may be good
man. with a kindly disposition. but
hunting rabbits with a ferret will not
improve him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

late number II ..seed sense" ana then
proceeds 70 say.
II had them growing in my gNrden
for fSur years before was convinced.
didn't even tell anyone that ! had
them. And I didn't give them fair
show. had them crowded in an out
of-the-way corner among some other
stuff, and in poor ground. but they
bore all summer in spite of it-bore
fairly well. All you could expect from
such treatment.
But / was like the man they tell
about who saw q giraffe for the first
time. was certain that there haint
T no such animal Finally, tho, de-
cided there was really something to
| them, so / replanted them in good
ground, two feet apart each way,
tended them we'll, and gave them q de-
cent show.
"Well, l took 1t all back them. They
yielded amazingly. and kept 1t UP all
summer. Big dark red juicy berries
OF the finest flavor ever tasted.
Commenced bearing as soon as they
were set out and never stopped. Bore
on the new young plants as soon as
they were rooted. Bore all fall till the
bround froze. Spread and made plans.
OF the fact that everyone in the neigh
borhood tramped over them continual
lyi looking at them and picking ber-
ries.
Last spring we set several acres.
and had berries all summer. Picked
and sold a lot as late as October.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Iona Newspapers
THE J1rNEY BUS AS A REMEDY.

THE JITNEY BUS AS A REMEDY.
[Des Moines Tribune.]
The story is current that during the
recent street railway quarrel in Detroit
Mr.. Ford offered TO put 1000 jitney
buses on the streets for the city. and
within two days working agreement
was entered into by the street railway
company
The jitney bus is Just this much OF q
real issue in every city that it Is going
to force street railway companies to
talk business and talk promptly. For
the jitney bus is not mere play
thing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

note that the equal Suffrage bilN 70 al
low the. voters OF lows TO vote on 9
constitutional amendment hextt Seer IS
to pass the senate. and ~ is pno1able
that 1t will also pass the house. The
republican who votes against the
measure should be read out OF the
party without benefit Of clergy.
Some Of the same fellows who slid
into the legislature on the strength OF
their opposition to capitol extension
are putting up a plea that every legls-
lator needs personal stenograpner'
clerk, errand boy and bootblack-at the
expense, of the state observes the
Paullina Times.
After q man has been found in the
ranks Of the unemployed several WIN
tiers in succession, folks begin to think
there Is something wrong with the man
as we'll as with the times" observes
the Des Moines Tribune.
II this investigation Is thorough tho
chances are that 1t will overwhelming
ly vtndicate rather than discredit the
plain words which Governor Clarke
used in his message says the Des
Moines Capital
How can . legislature expect the
esteem and respect which Governor
Clarke demands for 1t in his inaugural
address, when 1t perpetuates the GUS
tom, denounced by the governor In his
message, Of furnishing friends and
relatives with soft snaps At state ex-
pense?" asks the Clinton Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

"a Mexican dollar IS rog worth 1zh
cents. II the owner ran Anc any one
willing to accept II on that basis."
notes the Sioux City journal. 1T il a
fair assumption that everything else
in Mexico be measured hv the
same ratio"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Il occurs 10 the Waterloo Tines
Tribune that with ;ts hordes Of door
keepers, it is perhaps difficult for the
Iowa Legislature TO figure cut how ST.
Peter can, all alone. attend TO that
gate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

oysters can only live In water thai
contains at least thirty -seven. parts Of
salt to every one thousand parts Of
water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

During the past ten year5 there has
been few bank failures In Iowa, but %
per cent Of those that nave tailed have
been private banks. points out the
Little Rock Free Lance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28

A subscriber to The Iowa Farmer
writes of an interesting method OF
putting up Ice for summer use. His
plan Is to dig hole in the ground
near enough to the well so that by
means of piece Of rubber hose or
a wooden trough water can be pumped
into it. Suppose a hole six feet square
and six feet deep is dug. After Its COM
pletion, thoroughly soak the walls and
bottom and after this freezes begin
pumping in water. The amount to
pump At each time will be governed by
the temperature. II 1t is zero weather
six inches may safsey be pumped in
every day and night. In the course Of
a few weeks the hole will be filed with
Ia solid mass OF ice. Then cover it with
la liberal amount of straw and put a
roof over 1t and you have fine supply
OF ice for the summer months When
you begin to use 1t, to your surprise the
ice will come off in chunks. the thick
ness of each days pumping. seam
having resulted in the freezing pro-
cess.
1t looks like practical proposition,
especially If the weather Is of the
good old fashioned winter type. The
size of the pit we have given Is only
a model It may not be SO deep hut
larger in surface dimensions. We be-
lieve the plan Is worth trying. Nothing
is quite as welcome on farm in the
good old summer time as good, clean
/ ice. This plan insures purity because
the water Is taken from the we'll That
is a big Improvement over pond ice. We
i would like to have some of our readers
! give the plan test and write us the
result. The experiment is surely worth
a trial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Masonic Meetings.

MARSHALL Lodge, No. los A F & a. d.
s'riday, Jan. %, 1880. Work on iirss oe-
.ree. John W. Wells, secretary W. ~
Steiner, W. ".
STATED coNVocATloN' ssns'
eeh % -:so y. m. Regular business
John w. Wells, secretary; l. S. Hi
BORN. E. II. p.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. R & 8. NJ Mondas 80
The third Sunday. 1. T. Forbes recof oe-
George Gregory, T. L NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE St. Aide1nar
~onlmandery No. 50. X. T. Tuesday
FEB. >. s o'clock. Work N hea ross
1eorge Gregory, E. c., NJ. 5. MGR a'is-ao d.
recorder.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
Ter No. 81. 0. (. s, Wednesday, FEB.
IL. 1880 p. NJ. Anna Downing. secFe-
tary; Mary Black Collins. ". NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-28
Ever. rina strawberrisis.

It has been clearly proven that
bearing strawberries are sue
cess. At first such fruit was re-
garded as somewhat of q fad and 1t
took such man as Mr.. Gardner. OF
Usage. lows, TO demonstrate the entire
practicability OF such a venture and
new ever bearing stra wberTies are both
common and successful. Some Of the
big seed men were slow to tumble" to
the new order OF things but now they
are all featuring this new variety OF
! fruit iiitt. - 4 8 !,
Henry Field. the big seed dealer al
Shenandoah. makes q confession In 2