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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
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LODGES.
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no SeolkH uaX .d cabba6es-l,ln&
= Q ss.oes.aI,d slAps

The lodge IL an organization of mar
ried men who are looking for rest 1t
was gotten up in the first place for the
benefit of husbands who felt the need
Of retreating to some quiet spot and
shaking off an attack OF dark red mel
ancholy, surrounded by sympathetic
friends and the biithe. bird-like notes
Of the inner guard.
Until the lodge was invented the
husband Of a bright and falkative wife
was not able to get away from home
long enough to think two long, de-
spairins Trunks. This is one reason
why our forefathers wore such a hope
less yet resigned look. as shown by
their photographs. When the lodge
sprang up. however, 1t was sprung into
by thousands OF subdued husbands who
otherwise never would know now Main
street looks at night. Some men are
better springers than others and leap
into the thirty third degree. leaving In
their wake the ashes Of . once happy
home and mournful string OF semi
annual dues.
The lodge has one OF the noblest
missions on earth, as It teaches the no.
vitiate not 70 skin trustful brother
when he Is looking in another direc-
ton II also teaches the candidate
how to present arms. with a ionS.
blue spear, but Its most important les
son Is that Of secrecy. No member OF
lodge has eyer revealed the password
or the grand Mailing sign OF distress
without giving pronounced impetus
to the undertaking business. The only
way a lodge secret ever leaks out y
thru some Mppy brother who rises up
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
FOR THE PRIMARY ARITHMETIC CLASS

Up at Sioux City somebody kept
track of five dollar bill for day or
SO and found that ii paid off sixty
obligations. 1t simply circulated
around like pleasant smile leaving
other pleasant smiles behind it. But
merely as an illustration Of what
fve-dollar bill can do when it is set
doing honest work the sixty settle
merits day is good enough
1t suggests something: Sioux City
has under the Moon law a right to
ffty-odd saloons, a right that is draw
ing its last gasp. Those fifty saloons
without much doubt have absorbed a
million dollars of Sioux City and its
contiguous territory annually. Sup
pose that money were set doing honest
labor like the five dollar bill Imagine
its horsepower. Iowa has somewhere
close to 500 saloons to be closed by
the mulct repeal. They would prob
ably average to take in perhaps $4,000
apiece. Using round numbers that
would total up to about $7,500o60 a
year Well suppose we sc. s!;bah. 900
at good, hard, honest work one year
after another for five years-that was
the life of a consent petition. what
could Iowa and Iowa towns do with it ?
What could Sioux City do with five
millions, Davenport with four millions
Clinton with her million or two? Sup
pose that some railroad company de-
cided to spend a couple of millions IN
IA town like Clinton or Marshalltowr
within the coming five years? Wha'
eaec. would the decision have or
values and progress and the city gen.
orally?
OF course that saloon income ISM
going to be available for public pur.
pvssS h.. Tx! !sss Tire Eve dollar bill il ]!
certain TO be busy paying of private
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

warm nres BY which to toast their shinss
homes where comfort sdsns supreme the windowssiow
the chinneys cough smoke indoors the KIDS With
merry laughter scream when Dad turns loo6e = pre-
historic joke The men who work In summer spring
and fall may the winter with unworried browss
rcst in their chairs their against thS wall and
hear the singing their cheerful frans stors
the kitchen door the kids and other things
Is wear there's lots kindiing the wcOdshed floor
And look. some deegates go past the hungry men
Who always are on deck:they hofe In which -
dodge the blast, All down and out each one sol55
wreck They would work when summer smiled atd
s3dwed ana there willing hand: they
Ioafed and lounsed along the open roea they paayed
and dreamed thruout busy land y ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
STATE INSURANCE.


1t is said that former Governor
Garst resigned his position as state
industrial commissioner in order that
he might be free to advocate state
employers insurance under the new
workingmen's compensation law. AS a
state officer It is possible he was
handicapped by the argument that he
was trying to magnify the Importance
and increase the business of his office.
Whether SO or not it is fact that the
general assembly disregarded his rec
ommendation for an insurance fund to
be collected from the employers and
supervised by the state. so as to re-
duce the expense OF liability insurance
to actual cost
We do not have the figures at hand.
but believe il was somewhere stated
that in the hrst year of the operation
Of the compensation law the employers
Of Iowa paid out in insurance prem
iuns to the various companies three
times the amount that paid 10 en-
ployes for injuries received. This
means a large unnecessary tax on
profits. and therefore on industrq fall
ing eventually on tine eiHiiia.:e a. vel!
as the employer
II this Is the situation Governor
to his day and generation II he ac-
composites as private citizen what
he was unable to do as a state officer.
and secures liability insurance for
Iowa at cost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
Topics of the Times

Mr.. Ford is coming home on two cyl
inders and with leak in the radiator.
Leaving the blue laws TO take care
Of themselves for few days and Civ
ing George Cosson a rest what would
be the matter OF rounding UP the pistol
toters at Sioux City under the statute
as an incidental occupation:
The Evening Tribune has issued a
little booklet containing the best work
of Miss Martha Hart whose picture
verse has attracted considerable atten-
ton of late. Miss Hart is a sister
in-law of Gardner ;Cowles of the Des
Moines Register and Leader The bro
chure is an attractive one especially
TO children TO whom Miss Harris ap-
peal is most telling.
Notice that it's the fellow without a
cold who argues the insanitaiion OF
coughing and is full of advice how and
| when and where to cough. When he
gets grip he acts like other afflicted
! human beings and coughs his cough
| recklessly and defiantly.
Iowa and Nebraska teams are locked
| in deadly grapple at chess Don't
you hear the crowds cheering?
When the Iowa highway enthusiastic
| get thru building their roads. we are
told. 1t will be possible to haul a tor
| of hay on trailer. hitched behind tn.
| cheapest automobile made. But vii
the modern farmers wife want TO b,
| tra1Ied by ton OF hay when she goe,
j to town to shop Cedar Rapids Re
1 publican.
! No. OF course not. She will ride II
the new car just as she once rode be
hind the standard bred steppers. TIL
secondhand auto win do the freight
ing.
1 In Minnesota and South Dakot
y 6 - s ~ .-. .asl' -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
Al unsal lant Hello.

A hobo knocked on the back door Of
a suburban home. which was opened
by a large. muscular, hard faced
woman.
Get out OF here, you miserable
tramp" exclaimed the woman IN a
screechy voice, at the first sight OF the
hobo. III you don't march straight for
that back gate / will call my shus-
band.'
Il guess not was the calm respond
OF the tramp. he Amt home
rs that so, Mr. Tramp" was the
scornful rejoinder of the large LADY.
How do YOU know he isn't at home?"
"Becanse' (. grinned the hobo. back
ing toward the aforesaid cate. when
q man marries q woman like you he n
home only at meal time.-Philadeiphia
Telexra nh. Il 30 IL s5s s5.Sf Z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Rumor reports that the prince ot
Wales. heir to George ". king Of Eng
gland, emperor OF India. etc. VIII be-
come the husband OF Princess Margaret
OF Denmark. OF course. In view Of The
present conditions. he cannot find q
consort among the royal houses Or
Germany, to which 70 many british
royalties have gone for wives and hns-,
bands. Princess MAJ gafet Is In her
21st year Ind Ii the daughter OF Prince
Waldemar. uncle OF King Christian.
She is thus year younger than the
prince of Wales. vino was born In iss4-
The paternai grandmother OF the latter.
Queen Mother Alexandria, was y Dam
ish princess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
TndEsREPUBIdCAN MARsHAILroWN IOWA: DECElBER 1915

the reactipnayApssareEN unable to select
candsdaie 4Eho is sks<ng enough 70
win delsgaton % in sech state they
are calling for uninstructed delega-
tons so as be able to trade them
| for some one other than Cummins. II
no candidate has Vet appeared with
sufficient strength TO meet Cummins
in Minnesota and South Dakota why is
this not indicative of real strength in
the Cummins candidacy.
Last call for suds $3.50 this evening.
The Iowa water wagon is coming down
the road.
1000 teachers, and lie newspapers and
periodicals have adopted the simpliied
forms OF spelling and 1t Is time up-to-
date people We're adopting the leading
forms of simpliied spelling in their
S5.s:.!,s rnrk
Now let's watch the grass OF pro-
phecy begin to grow in the streets OF
those Iowa cities whose people lacked
the moral courage to rid themselves or
a menace in their open saloons.
..a.sa ttast 1900
The sick man Of Europe nay now
be found in mulsiples in the passen-
ger lists of the peace ship Roose-
Welt should send out !, hospital ship
to the other expeditions relief.
Law or no law the people of a:,y.
community can use their school build.
Ing for community center If they
like. Who is going TO arrest whole
community? Sri
Two passenger trains cnllided in n
snow storm yesterday within 100 lfliles
OF Los Angeles in California. What
terrible winter they mus, be having
in California
And the Russians came back.
"
1t seems too old a game to be true
but the frissiing OF S2e.t33 from Texas
stockman in a fake horse race was
easily done in Chicago this week. Greed
or senility usually gives the swindle,
his chance. .'.-St
Forty-eigh, boys In fo-ts -eigh. conn
ties were winners in forty eight
corn growing contests and taelr aver
age production of corn in 8 poor corn
year was ninety mine bushels. This is
three times the average for all ;n-t
farms OF the state and suggests what
Is Yet TO be done In Iowa when this
years crop Of boys have farms OF their
own. e<
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
The happiest Heart.

Who drives the chariot of the sun
Shall lord il but day;
Better the lowly deed We're done.
And kept the humble way
The rust will find the sword of fame
The dust will hide the crown.
Ay. none shall nail so high his name
Time will not tear it down.
The happiesI heart that ever beat
Was in some quiet breast
That found the common daylight swee;
And left to heaven the rest
John Vance Cheney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Montague Glass, the creator OF pot
ash and Perlmutter,'' says an aequaint-
ance Of his. clothing manufactures
. on the east side In New York, received
call from city salesman represent
ing a notions. trimming and button
house, The visitor began to spread on,
his samples.
Put 'em up. Pu. 'em up.'' said the
manufacturer. in tired business man
tone. II wouldn't care to look at moth
:.s %%sa. :ss. = 81 sc. :.
But, Mr.. Cohen
-'Snough. / won't look. Please &c
away"
! The salesman sazed at him admir-
ingly
"Mr. Cohen" he said Il only wish
roae thingI wishI had only fifty GUS
toners like YOU"
! Il told you I didn't wish to see moth
ing what you got
Sure You did: and that's why say.
I wish l had only fifty customers like
YOU. Instead I got 200."-Saturday
Evening Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATED

" SPECIAL COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge No. los A F. and A. NJ
Work in third degree Saturday jan
5, 1880 D. m. John w, Wells, secTe-
tary; w. H. Steiner, W. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. IS. r. A. M
Special convocation Monday evening
Jan. 3. 1916, for work in Mark Master
degree. L. S. Kilborn, H. P, John w
Wells, Rec.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY. King solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S NJ. trldaS'
Dec. 81, for work: $50 dinner. Come
L T. Forbes, recorder: George Gregory
L NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE, ST. Aldemar
commandery No. 80. K T. TUESDAY,
Dec. 81, 1880 o'clock. Business ana
election of officers. NJ. S Mcfarland,
Rec; George Gregory. E. c.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81. o. E. s., Jan. I, s;So p. III
installation of officers. Anna Down
ing. secretary: Mary Black Coiiihs'
wv. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

membership with an oyster dinner The
black balp Is q pernicfous lodge de-
vice by which one tart and irrftated
member can blast = candidates hopes
and drive him back to the bosom OF
his family disgraced for life. II ~ onsl
OF the deadhest weapons In existence
The lodge does great deal OF goo6
without hand accompaniment and win
often sally ont under cover OF night
and chop wood for some unfortunats
brother who has been punctured by =,
corn shredder: q This teaches US that
We should all join some lodge and:
make the acquaintance Of q brand o.
charity that does not operate On the
four cOrner1 ~ 4s : Ss5 -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Il may safely be assumed that what
ever Of error there may be Mes on the
side Of under estimates. In casting up
the record the actual building cost
was sought rather than the value the
Improvement itself represents. This is
made plain when 1t is considered the
new Julien Dubuque hotel 10 listed at
100000 and the new Elks' home at
100000. The acquisitions in the mat
ter OF actual Improvement values far
exceed these figures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Since Governor Ciarkes commission
mas demonstrated the possibility OF
building good roads under the bond
plan for less money than iowa IL n0w
paying. the good roads, movement
has received decided Impetus re-
marks the Cedar Falls Record
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
DEMAND FOR GOATS.

tCouncil BlumS NonpareuJ
The demand for goats in England is
strong. Some Of the newspapers are
insisting now that Premier Asquith re-
sign in favor of Lloyd George. Others
have for q long while been insisting
upon the retirement OF Kitchener.
The situation in this respect In Eng
land is typically English or democratic.
The press in England Is as free ~ 1t Is
in the United States. Several infiu-
entlai papers support tsss government
Loyalty. insisting that 1t is the duty of
citizens to do SO. even tho mistakes
may be made.
The experience thru which the coun-
try Is passing now is not dissimilar
from that thru which our own govern
ment passed during the civil war.
There was q succession OF changes
in the eastern armies until finally
Grant came out of the west and was
placed at the head. He finally finished
the war and won the applause and ap-
prevail OF grateful country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Lancashire and Cheshire Coal Own
ers' Association had the Lancashire
and Cheshire Millers' Federation have
agreed 10 pay equal shares toward the
cost 'of $3.50. 900 for providing motor
ambulance eon-oss II, France and the
narda eflea
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Of the moment. The most successful
lodges are those which have more Of
fices than the entire population. as
shown by the last census. which does
not make It necessary to drum out the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
WINTRY WINDS

vase street and chls
ncy spins g osshk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
CASTING BOGUS CHECKS.
TBoone News-RepubIicau.l


AS rule we have very little sym
pathy for the grocer, the baker or
Icandiestfck maker who gets stuEg by
cashing the checks OF strangers. II q
man should come into their. store and
take $40 bill out OF the cash drawer
he would undoubtedly be knocked on
the head. but it Is surprising the way
they viii sometimes fall over each other
to secure business from a stranger who
hands them In return q check that
comes back mark mo good. no funds.
A banker explained. however. that
fthere are two sides to this question.
Probably 80 out Of 100, or least large
proportion OF checks offered, are good.
aI;ho the merchant does not know the
party presenting 1t. The city Of Boone
happens to be q place in which the
working men are paid largely by check,
and the merchants and the bankers
can not be too frigid about convert
ing this paper into money or the town
will get black eye. There Is some-
thing to this explanation. yet no cus-
toner ought to expect TO go into any
mars store With a particle OF identifi-
cation and get all he wants on a check.
We do not believe any merchant would
lose a great amount Of business by in
sisting upon some Kind OF identifica-
ton before cashing checks for strang-
err.
At any rate II a proprietor cashes a
check for an entire stranger he has no
squeai coming il the check turns out
to be bogus. Self preservation IL the
first law Of nature and the trade OF
the customer who does not respect this
law is not worth much
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
WOULD FIGHT IN IOWA.

II. after the first OF the year. boot
leggers should persist In defying the
law all good citizens who desire an or
derby. and safe community would ex-
pect the state and local authorities to
enforce the laws not by petitioning
the bootieggers to desist, nor yet by
preaching to them nor sending them
tracts. nor holding peace conferences
with them. nor by having sober. law
abiding citizens setting them a good
example. nor by returning kind words
in return for their evil deeds.
The decent, upright citizens and the
lawful, legitimate business interests Of
the community would insist. In tina:
event. that the state and local govern
ments use their police force. In some
states which have gone dry" II has
been necessary to call out the state
militia In order to compel a recognition
OF the laws and the rights OF citizens.
II that extremity should become nee.
essary here the citizens would support
the state authorities.
What is true locally In regard to use
Of force to defend lives and property
rights and compel observance and re.
spect Of laws. is equally true interna-
tionally. The pacifist who IL sincere in
his profession OF nonresistance In In
ternational affairs must also believe In
ifs efficacy in local affairs. He would
substitute prayer meetings and peace
conferences for police forces In deal
ing with law violators and maintaining
law and order. And until the pacifist
ID willing to apply his theories Of ma
tional unpreparedness and nonresist-
ance to the protection OF his own fam
lily, his own household goods and prop
erty and his own ife-there is no vir-
tue IN his advocacy Of such q policy
for the protection Of property. COM
merce. lives and rights which the ma
tion IL IN duty bound. as q sovereign
government, to protect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Pullman porters are 10 have their
pay raised" says the Davenport Dem
ocrat- rs this an indtcstion than the
company intends Gradually 10 assume
the payment of itsaenployees instead
OF letting their compensation depend
on the hoerality OF the public" q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Perry Chief believes that every
good movement must have start, and
that Senator Foster is an excellent
starter for the good roads movement -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

The Perry Chief believes that every
good movement must have a start. and
that Senator Foster is an excellent
starter for the good roads movement"
Pullman porters are 10 have their
pay raised" saysa1he Davahport Dem
ocrat- Is this an inucSkioyi than 4the
company intends Gradually 10 assume
the payment of itsaennployees instead
OF letting their compensation depend
on the hoerality OF the public" q
Since Governor Ciarke.s commission
mas demonstrated the possibility OF
building good roads under the bond
plan for less money than iowa IL now
paying. the good roads, movement
mas received decided impetus. re-
marks the Cedar Falls Record
The Freeman Tribune OF Webster
City thinks That was L nice thing
Mr. Frick did in that Pittsburgh bank
failure. OF course sl70.00o is nothing
to him, as he il, immensely rich. but
Just think Of the gladness he brought
, To the, hearts OF sii.699 school children,
most OF them poor. who had deposited
their little savings in The bank that
failed. Mr. Prick will get great big
credit mark in the book OF records
We are advised b., the Cedar Rapids
Republican that IF youywant to have
| nice Christmas next year, the best
/ thing for You to do is to join q Christ
mas saving club. These various clubs
: viii enable you 10 have a good time
and TO make a good time for your
friends and relatives out of what the
average man squanders during the rest
| of the year. The saving habit liz one
worth considering in connection with
these movements
! II the early primary states declare
tior Cummins what as 10 prevent inc
Cummins movement from being the
formidable one previous to the national
| convention demands the Iowa CITY
Citizen.
In various places they are studying
how to bring a test case on the mulct
law repeal. We read of MANY men
who have volunteered TO buy the fatal
drink on Jan 3, next Monday, to con-
stitute the basis OF such a case. They
might as we'll drop it: They will be
/ wasting money on lawyers to bring
such suits" says the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican
The Y. II. c. A. is wonderful IN
stitute," says the Des Moines Capital.
It's true value could only be realized
iff suddenly all the Y. NC. A. build
inss and ORGANIZATIONS should be eff
faced from the globe A thing nt
power and force In time Of peace. ii Il
equally effective as medium OF hone
and courage in times Of strife,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
Iona Newspapers
SLOGANS.
l1owa City Repubiican.J

IOWA City 5HepUbiican.J
But slogans are even worse, altho
some have paid q bonus 20. them. Il
is good deal like the man who named
his baby boy William Pitt Fesenden.
and then called the Kid Pity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
! DUBuoUEs fAtPRoVEMENre.

II Dubuqne TeiegrAph-Herafd.j
1t Is . most satisfactory improve
ment record that was made by Du-
the TeIegra PHI Herald compilation of
Sunday. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
Expee. Too Much

Optimistic Thought.
Every lot il to De ovsTcc=e b. -
twanca
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

In Minnesota and south Dakota
where cumrnins sentiment il strong
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
And the Russians came back.

1t seems too old a game to be true
but the frisHing OF saetoo from Texas
stockman in fake horse race was
easily done in Chicago this week. Greed
or senility usually gives the swindle,
his chance. '.-St E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Mr.. Ford is coming home on two cyl
inders and with leak in the radiator.