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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27

double-faced politicians for candidates.
Let's have It over and start working
out another problem.
or course, there will be, as always,
political vaudevillians doing the split"
political water carriers with both
shoulders in active use lodging every
issue that may jostle them and balanc-
ing like Jap jugglers. Those, like the
poor, we have always with u.s. But
there is no reason why they should
lead the procession and the rest Of us
walk around them lest we spill their
water cart or kick over their beans.
The man who isn't very IN his
business is a failure. 1t is to be noted
that Carl Kuehnle has been very
very" business man. Which makes
it stranger that he should be so very
"unvery'' in the other direction. Mr.
Harding, according to reports. is a
very" Methodist, which causes re-
mark over his affiliations upon the
liquor question and the enforcement OF
restrictive laws. Let's pick two very
men and go to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27

next time the case is tried at the
polls. This is the first intimation Of
the possibility Of a heavy and untime-
ly political frost. II Mr.. Taft isn't
guessing better than he did the last
time it Is going to be hard winter.
or course a paving tax looks big
to the man who pays it out OF his
earnings; but for the matter Of that SO
does the grocery bill.
When Secretary Garrison attempts
to shut Theodore Roosevelt up he is
due to make the reverse Of a "Garri
son finish"
The leading papers approve thor
oughly the pardon of the Rainsbargers.
1t was long time coming but seems
to be entirely satisfactory to the state
and the Rainsbarsers.
The office of provisional president in
Mexico seems to have no connection
with the commissary department. The
Mexican people so right on starving
The Louisville Courier Journal Is In
full agreement with Roosevelt's criti-
cism Of the administrations policy,
not that the Courier Journal loves
Roosevelt any better but that it dis
likes Wilson worse.
Perhaps the reason auto racing has
never gained a foothold in Haiti is
that they don't need it down there.
When they get bloodthrsty they just
go out and shoot a few people and
stay their st3nachs until the next
revolution.
Also Steve Bashor's prediction Of a
wet nomination by Iowa republicans is
an anchor to hope for the primary.
Steve never has guessed right for him
self. His predictions always take re-
verse English at the rail-
Marsh hangs back from that demo-
cratic nomination like a horse with
shoulder gals f1inches from the collar.
Perhaps there has been altogether too
much stress put upon the barrel and
the probability that the bung would be
Knocked out or the head STAYED in
when the campaign opens. There are
some honors that come too high.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
every" AND "UNyERY" MEN.

The Charter Oak Times is for Mr..
kuehnle for governor because me is
not very wet and not very dry. not
very conservative AMI not very radi-
CAL" etc. Others favor Mr. Harding
because he is very wet in his political
connections but doesn't drink and be-
longs to the Methodist church.
But after the advent Of the coming
new year Iowa is slated to be very dry.
Not middIing dry and middling wet,
but a, prohibition state. See the repeal
Of the mulct by the last legislature
Ibid,-the submission of the amend
ment.
The suggestion is that the next gov
sTno- Of Iowa should be no straddler
He should be wet with a capital w
or dry with an upper case D. We have
arrived at the showdown. The politi-
cal slack wire artist hasn't the call.
Men who are neither very this or
very that make mighty unsatisfactory
executives. The candidate who should
build on his church connection as a
vote catcher while pandering to church
| opposition and bad morals theoretical
! ~ and politically in order to gain office
| would scarcely be satisfactory under
| the circumstances. The trimmer who il
all things to all men, whoever he may
| be- who bases candidacy upon color
| less character, skill Of subterfuge and
/ facility Of evasion is not likely to ap-
peal strongly except to the careless or
to those who confidently expect adj
vantage thru his cowardice or con-
nivance.
| Next year let US have two candi-
dates, if possible who represent some
thing definite, pair Of very men,
whose election or defeat means some
thing very definite.
Touching especially upon the wet
and dry question in the next campaign
the opportunity is to settle 1t for all
! time in Iowa. The row has endured
long enough The legislature has done
it's work The state on a division o,
the voters will back up every restrictive
measure Of that assembly. Let's settle
1t for good by a fair fight and nj
favor without seeking trimmersj Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
For Sunday Reading
AU Sort, If Otisiisss
The Gospel Keynote.
rev. H. J. Jenkins, in Sioux City


Grew. H. ]. jenkins, in Sioux City
Journal)
In all ages and all schools OF Chris.
tian doctrine there has been ten
dency to depart from "the simplicity
which is in Christ" and to substitute
not only the embellishments of art for
q childlike intercourse with God. but
all the refinements Of philosophy and
all the spccu!ations OF criticism for
"the old, old story Of Jesus and his
love-"
Don't you sometimes wish to wear
q gown in the pulpit" was recently
asked by the wife Of a young minis
ter. mo-" I replied. II never do; but
Ii sometimes wish I could preach In
my shirt sleeves" That - not be-
cause I wish to do anything outre or
sensational-I hate eccentricity in tho
pulpit az much az / do affectation-
but because the gospel is 30 sweet and
simple that I do not think it seemly
to dress up to deliver 1t. notice
that the nurse in the hospital. altho
she may wear . decoilette robe at q
ball and tailor made gown on the
avenue, puts on white cap and q
gingham dress when she returns to
her ministration of the sick. Person
ally should distrust q surgeon in
swallow tailed coat. OF course all
this. 10 . mere matter Of feeling, but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
cuMM1Ns WIN n1cATED.
[Sioux City Tribune.1

lSlOuX Clty lTlpuHe.1
Senator Cummins' judgment as
lawyer is again vindicated in the
final construction put upon his raii-
road valuation clause.
BY a distortion of the meaning OF
the law and perversion OF its pur-
pose, the railroads were able for
little while to make the senator ap-
pear as an oppressor Of his own constl-
tuents and foolish interfering with
the travelling public. but the American
National Live Stock Association, the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association,
and the Cattle Raisers' Association OF
Texas. and the farmers they represent
now know better The senator has
again been their benefactor.
Railroad Commissioner Thorne OF
Iowa, who has beer for years the at
torney of the Corn Belt Meat Produc-
ers' Association, brought this case 70
It's final successful issue in a two
year fight. involving congress, the IN
terstate commerce commission, and the
supreme court of the United states,
ard he puts the whole issue in one
sentence when he says, commentins
upon this final settlement:
"A railroad company should not be
able to contract against it's own negE-
gerce."
The supreme court made decision
upon a technically raised by railroad
attorneys first, hut an act of congress
ard decision of the interstate COM
merce commission have finally over
ruled that technical victory and estap-
llshed Mr. Thorne's theory about rail-
roads being able to contract Che might
also have said by force) against their
,ryp necliverce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
IOWA WILL PROGRESS.


The action of the county supervisors,
in state session in Des Moines. in OPP
posing agitation" for hard surface
roads in Iowa has only served to
awaken tn progressive citizens of the
is,ate. They intend to "agitate'. not
withstanding the fact that the super
visors are opposed to it.
The agitation" is going to be on such
large scale too that it will not be al
all strange if some of the supervisors
are swept completely away $50 far as
heir offices are concerned) by 1t.
Among the great needs Of Iowa, as
| found by the greater Iowa association.
are hard surface roads that will permit
of traffic all during the year. This as
ISOLATION. comprised Of the enterprising
| and progressive men of the state, In
tends to prove to Iowa people that hard
surface roads will not be an expense
| but an economical benefit to the state.
This association intends to show that
money spent in moving dirt on the
public highways every year Is practi-
cally wasted. Spending 100000 per
wear in Iowa on roads, for many years,
what have we to show for it?
| There will be on exhibition at the
state fair in Des Moines, stretch Of
road prepared by the state highway
commission In this road there are
twelve different kinds of pavement
used. There are also sections OF
bridges and culverts made to stand the
ravages of time.
| When the present road law was
passed, these supervisors were loud In
their denunciation of it. 1t was astep
forward-just step-but they saw no
good in It, They saw no need Of civil
engineers running lines for drainage;
they saw no need. for certain plans and
specifications for bridges and culverts
they were content to waste few
millions per year, as they had been
privileged to do for years and years.
on makeshift work, lasting for but q
day. But now-it comes hard!-they
approve of the present road law and
are against further progress. As they
were compelled to accept the present
road law, small advance that 1t was, 80
they will be compelled to accept law
providing for hard surface roads.
It Is not the desire Of anybody IN
Iowa, be 1t understood, to compel the
construction OF hard surface roads.
There will be no law that will not give
l the people a chance to say whether
lthey want hard surface roads or not,
provided they are asked to pay for
Them. There will be no bond issues
land no taxes levied for the construction
lof hard surface roads without the vote
of approval of those who must pay the
bill.
But there will be a law before long
THAT will make provision for financing
lizard surface roads when and where the
|peoplt want them. And 1t will not be
long until the million dollars paid
YEARLY by automobile owners will be
fused for the building OF permanent
roads.
These supervisors are not progress
ling with the times-if they honestly be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
The CHANCE 1oLEfRN A TRADE.

The Aines school will hold short
courses this year as before for men
engaged in trades. Painters and
plumbers and various skilled trades
VIII be represented 1t is an excellent
thing for those tradesmen Every one
who attends them says so The school
OF newspapering held there last year
drew the highest praise from those
VINO took advantage of it. They all
learn som ething valuable there.
And the average trade worker in
Iowa has much to learn. He breaks
into his trade as often as he comes in
by the gate of apprenticeship. Even
as an apprentice he has failed to learn
much that he should know. His knowl-
ecse is too often that of rule of thumb.
He cuts his braces and his rafters hv
the square, which is a good safe wav
but lacks the reason behind the pro-
cess. In many cases he knows less Of
the hypotenuse of right argled tri
angle than he does of a hippopotarnus
or rhinosceros and would locate it
! IN menagere rather than in a car
penter shop.
Educators are insistent thai asricu1-
! ture should be taught in the schools.
properly so. But why not the ele-
ments of trades also? Isn't ii as nee
essary that the coming mechanic
should be grounded in the essentials
OF his trade as that the embryo farmer
should be trained for his struggle with
the soil? And there are as many
workers in trades as on the farms.
One OF the axioms heard and COM
mended everywhere is that every bow
should be taught trade. Agreeing TO
that. We afford him small chance to
learn one. We teach him certain ele-
ments Of common education and let him
go at sixteen without any solid equip
ment. And sometimes he wins and often
ne loses, and there he is and We are. Of
course, he may learn some practically
useless trade in the penitent iary if he
is so unfortunate or wicked as to land
'NN-AN-
there But he can not learn ii in
school, either day or night school in
the average town, he can't learn it in
many shops except as an organization
permits him to 90 so. It isn't so easy
to get a chance to learn a good trade.
It's easy to say the boy should have
learned trade, though.
There are too many 2O-cent an hour
i men. They can't keep UP. A 20-cent
an hour man usually has more chill
! dren than the so a day man. He
needs the money. The country needs
the children. It needs skilled workers
badly. Why don't we make IS or $40
a day men out Of the 81 day mans
boys? At least. why not give them the
best chance possible?
/ The problem OF poverty ard thrift.
and human life generally begins right
| in the cradle and carries on thru the
schools. That's mainly where we make
spoon or spoil horn. Still, we devote
our instant and immediate energies to
the reclamation OF the weak and useless
and spend our time upon hardened old
reprobates who had been spoiled in the
making and overlook the lack of atten-
ton and opportunity that goes farthest
| toward making them.
If every boy ought to learn a trade,
why don't we give him an open chance
! to learn it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
WE SHOULD WORRY.
Jefferson Bee.1


Strange isn't It what fools we Am
er!cans are Here are hundreds and
thousands yelping about the Frank
hanging, while. during the same week
in which he was mobbed. more than
dozen Americans were shot and kill
ed on the Mexican border by unleashed
banditti who crossed the borders OF
this country from Mexico and ruth
lessly murdered innocent ranchers
And yet to read the daily papers Of the
past week one would be led to believe
that the Frank hanging was the only
crime Of the age. Great heavens! Let's
worry a little more about the European
war and the Mexican troubles and for
get this Frank business. The reading
public has been "foundered" on II by
lot Of editors who are bowling like
jackals. about matter OF relatively
small moment in these days Of nation
al rapine and murder. Give 1t q rest!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMM UNlCATiON

Marshall Lodge, No. 1oS, A. f. g. A. M.
work in second degree Friday, Sept, o.
7 SO o'clock. John w. Wells secretary;
w H. Steiner w. NJ
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. IS, R. A. NJ.
Regular Conv ocation Monday evening
Aug 10 l.. S. Kiiborn, H. p, John W.
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S. M. Monday
after the third Sunday. l. I. FORBES
recorder: George Gregory. I. l. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Co,nmandery NO 80, X T.. TUESDAY
Sept. I, o'clock. Work in the order
of the Red Cross. NJ. S. Mcfarland
Rec, George Gregory, E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, O. E. s., Wednesday, Sept.
Is. s p. m. Business. Anna Downing
secretary; Mary Black Collins, W. M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
A CASE OF cRowDING.

The Clinton Advertiser says that
many Clinton people hope that the
railroads operating into that city will
get together and build a union depot
in the near future. Vain hope. The
only way Clinton can get union de-
pot is by Joining with Council Bluf1s
and other cities in Iowa and get the
legislature to enact q law that will
compel railroads to operate union de-
pots where conditions make such con-
venience advisable. The railroads never
did anything like that voluntarily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
Topics of the Times

To listen to the wheat country it
doesn't matter whether an ear Of corn
ever ripens. They have the wheat in
the bin or the money in the bank and
can stand an early Iowa frost with
out worrying over prospects. So far as
that is concerned Iowa has consider
able wheat and oats in the bins and
much hay stacked outside the crowded
haybarns. Then. too, we are looking
to hot September and a late frost
and a good corn crop.
Nevertheless the churchmen are go
ing to have hard work to swallow what
the liquor dealers campaign circular
said about Mr. Harding. It's getting
harder every year to hunt with the
wolves and run with the hounds.
Mr.. Taft feels sure that the repub-
lican party will come back to power
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
TIMES REPUBLICAN. MARsHALLToWN 1OwA AUGUST ~ 1915

thusiast Of Evergreen, has a plan of
getting good work done that he thinks
u very practical, and he has obtained
q favorable reply from the office Of the
attorney general Of the state as to the
legal side Of the proposition.
Mr.. Kennedy's plan is to have the
farmers haul gravel at one-half regu-
lar price, for the surfacing Of certain
roads, on condition that the township
pay the farmers for the work within
seven years, without interest. The
ruling Of the attorney generals Of
fee Is that the township trustees can
make a verbal agreement to reim-
burse the farmers, but that no formal
contract can be legally executed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
LAND WASTE.

dubuque Telegraph Herald
Iowa has 100000 miles Of public
roads The land wastage in Iowa
alone, therefore, is equal to 624,00O
acres, which at value of SIS an acre
would represent s4s.s0o.oo0. Even at
such an absurd valuation, for Iowa
as $40 an acre this land would be
worth s24,s6O.000. and at present it is
devoted solely to the cultivation OF
weeds which only lower the value and
increase the difficulty of farming adj
jacent land.
Twenty-Five million dollars would
enable Iowa to pave all its government
roads as they ought to be, with a hard
surface. Forty-six million dollars
would enable Iowa to make every road
boulevard; and yet this money is al
lowed to lie idle, even worse than idle,
for it is continually menace to the
surrounding property as a breeding
place for weeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
Ior,e Newspaper
IN IOWA AND GEORGIA.

lily nail
Governor Harris says the prison
farm at Milledgeville was not built to
withstand attacks from the exterior.
Something like Iowa candidates for
governor, as it were-susceptible to
outside pressure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
John sr1NsoN,s BARN.
rRsxter New Era.

I6EXteT INeW Era.
Saturday twenty-five neighbors went
over to John Stinon's and assisted him
in raising thief rame of his big barn
and then went to work and put the
floor in the hay NOV and the siding on
the building The women folks came
along and while the men were busy
outdoors they had the time of their
lives preparing one OF those grand
country feeds for the workmen. Mr.
and Mrs. Stinson are good entertain
ers and they provided everything one
could wish to have. We went out in
the afternoon and feel that we would
put up a barn if there was any chance
of having as good a bunch of hustlers
come in and help us. They sure were
workers and had everything ship shape
by 3 in the afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27

lieve in spending millions Of dollars per
year on the scraping and piling up Of
dirt. They are not informed Il they be.
!lieve that permanent roads are not
economy.
The benefits of hard surface roads
will have to be driven into them, just
as the benefits of the present road law
was driven into them. The progressive
spirit has firm hold Of Iowa. Nothing
can stop 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
Not Forbidden TO Hint.

Not Forbidden TO Hint.
Little Katherine was told Of her
aunt's approaching marriage and was
asked TO keep It secret Upon being
questioned By playmate. she replied:
- promised not to tell, but will hint
1ust . little
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
BUILD WITH FRATERNAL FUNDS
Mason City Timesl

Mason City Times
The Modern Brotherhood Of America
is now on the best foundation Of any
of the fraternal Institutions. 1t has .
rapidly growing business and requires
for it's own use immense quarters. a
building such as is contemplated will
not only give free rental but will pro-
vide a magnificent income for the So
clety in re.tals.
Because the officers of the NJ. B. A.
refused to favor moving the headQuar-
tiers of the order to Marshalltown may
be the cause Of the editor Of the
Times Republican Judging them to be
small men. In Mason City and in every
ether city in the country where they
are known they are considered to be
high class business men Of careful judg
ment having the best interests OF the
society at heart. They have fought a
hard fight against an unholy rebellion
led by a,aricious and designing in
dividuals who sought to get control Of
the affairs o. the order and to remove
the headquarters. The supreme conven-
ton of the order made up OF repre-
sentatives OF the NJ. B. A. in every part
OF the country. by unanimous vote
placed their seal Of disapproval upon
the viliianous fight made and also by
unanimous vote approved every act
taken by the officers in stamping out
the selfish ard grasping grafters de-
termined. If unable to gain control, to
wreck the great institution.
The Modern Brotherhood OF America
in supreme convention acted wisely in
Its decision. 1t was not decided on hur-
riedly nor ill-ndvised!y. The PROPOSE
ton was decided on at the Denver
convention four years ago and affirmed
by the convention at ST. Louis last
week. The members know exactly
what they are doing and any effort OF
A jealous newspaper editor to injure
the order by casting insinuations on
it's progressive policies will only re-
act.
The influence of the old line insur-
ance compa MES, which have become
alarmed at the reorganization OF the
more progressive fraternal societies, Is
directed in the same line which is sug-
e sted by the Times-Republican which
attempts to cast insinuations at the
poiicies of the orders AID of the men
who are at the head Of fraternal insti-
tutions. The Modern Brotherhood Of
America becomes by it's acts at st.
Louis the rea! leader in fraternal in
surance. 1t has taken forward step
In deciding on a substantial building
for its headquarters in Iowa 1t is do
ing for this state what the old line
companies are doing for New York
City. Some Of the greatest buildings
in that city have been built by insur-
ance companies. They establish the
| permanency Of the companies.
| In deciding to build q profitable
building il: Iowa the NJ. B. A. has acted
wisely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27

KENNEDYs ROAD PLAN.
Eagle Grove Times-Gazette.1
8. D. Kennedy, the good roads en-