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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
FlREMEN AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

When Muscatine's law and order
league acting under the law and in the
interests Of the city raided the hose
houses which were being used as
drinking places by the volunteer fire
companies those brave fire fighters re-
signed The row has been fairly
printed by the newspapers. In effect
if the volunteer hose companies
couldn't use the hose houses as blind
piggeries and booze hog houses they
wouldn't save the city from the fire
lend. Now Muscatine is preparing to
establish paid fire department and
some Of the fremen who quit want the
jobs,
1t is time Muscatine had a paid de-
partment. The city has been behind
other cities of its size IN this state in
this respect. Perhaps it would have
had ii long ago had it not been for
the volunteer tiremen and the charm
the hose house held Of a hot day. Now
that the sound Of the bung starter is
low and the tin cup is broken at the
spigor and thirst remains unquenched
and desire unsatisfied the start is max
ing toward real fire protection. Perhaps
some Of the booze comedians who quit
cold viii come forward demanding
place on the city pay roll. If SO, Mus
catine should see that they are 'tTun
down" for several good and sufficient
reasons First, booZers on a fire wagon
and in fire house are as incompetent
as they are elsewhere. Discipline fails
with the booze gang and discipline is a
necessity in the fire department. Then
those alleged fremen who quit on the
city and left it to degree unpro-
tected because they were refused the
privilege Of debauchery in city hose
houses have nothing coming except an
invitation to stay off the city's pay
rolls in any capacity.
F'iremen should be selected carefully.
In the larger cities they are SO Sc
lected. They are tested to the limit
when they enter actual service. A
drunk or & coward or a drone can not
| live in city engine house unless he Ii
the special pet Of the political boss
and then he doesn't have comfort. But
in the smaller cities the selective pro.
I cess is often made ridiculous. Fellows
| who never amounted to pinch of bug
dust get in and stay in. Known boozers
manage to get on and hang on. Lazy
men get their hooks in and grow laziel
and fatter on the job. Such fellow!
bill. They haven't the class. The,
don't carry the nozzle to the fire bu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
Topics of the Times

At the close Of one of Mr.. Bryan's
chatuatuqua addresses the other day
a husky German gathered the orator
of the Platte into his arms and Kissed
him tenderly. And we all know what
happened to Hobson.
Uncle David Brant's paper the Iowa
City Republican, runs two column
picture of George Cosson on the edi-
torial page with quarter column of
favorable press comment below it. 1t
will be recalled that the Iowa City Re-
publican promised the Times-Republi-
can to get busy and assist extending
the five mile limit law to the. boun-
daries OF the state and perhaps this is
the beginning Of fulfillment
You can kill the neighbours hen that
ate your tomatoes all right, but you
mustn't eat the hen. So everybody
loses the tomatoes, except the hen and
they don't dc her any particular good
It's a shameful waste Of good garden
truck.
Why insist that q fair statement Of
Lieutenant Harding's position on the
liquor and highway problems in Iowa
is abuse" OF the man? It's the record
II it doesn't please Mr.. Harding ant
his friends or or If it doesn't represen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
IT Is ALL TRUE.
TrrcXville Journal.1


The Journal would like to have some
communications from the taxpayers OF
Marion comfy discussing the article
hat appeared in this paper last week
by D. w. Norris, Of Marshalltown. rela :
tive 70 the issuance Of county bond s
for road building purposes. Is the plan
he proposes feasible? Is it true that
permanent roads can be built without
increasing taxation? If not. wherein
does Mr.. Norris computations fall
down? Every reader will concede at
once that il present methods Of con-
struction ere followed for the next
thirty years that We shall not make
much progress in the matter of really
good roads. 1t is true that We shall
have the bridge question settled and
the roads graded, but they will still be
subject TO tic destruction of the ele-
ments If by paying the same amount
of money during the same period we
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28

Mr.. Hardinys present attitude he can
get all kinds OF publicity BY announc.
ing himself In favor Of the restrictive
laws and good road legislation. To em-
phasize ths record Is no more abuse
johnson built at the entrance to Charl-
ton was twelve feet narrow. That's a
fact 1t wasn't wide enough for the
traffic. That's what's the matter Of
Harding's position. 1t isn't the kind
Of bridge Iowa desires to build in the
highway Of progress.
Germany proposes to modify her
submarine policy. Between mines and
waves to fuss over now.
BY the way what has become of the
old fashioned million dollar rain?--
Sioux City Journal.
Never mind that now Look about
Tor the old fashioned dog days and the
hot nights that make corn.
Mr.. Roosevelt should send the sec
which We're so effective at the time of
the Spanish American squabble.
Saving money by disseminating rural
mail delivery service is very weak
sort of economy"
Why shoulc the girl who makes sew
eral thousand telephone connections
daily say please" TO every call? 1t is
an utterly formal courtesy and the
caller doesn't demand it. If she gets
there promptly with number" in
clear sweet voice that ought to suffice.
" by not have her say thank YOU"
with the rising infection, also?
Great Britain has declared cotton
contraband which is a reversal from
her protest against the inclusion of
cotton in the contrapand list Of in
1905. Perhaps we shall find it neces-
sary 20 do some little revising of con-
ira band list ourselves if Great Britain
concludes to confscate United States
goods which she previously insisted
We're free OF contraband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
THE RAINSBARGERS.
TCe6or Falls Gazotto


A few weeks ago the Rainsbargers
We're permitted to attend the funeral
of a relative, For the first time in
more than quarter century they left
the depressing walls of their prison
home. They walked once more in the
world of sunshine and of men who
have not lost their Identities. They
came in contact with things of which
they never had dreamed. They saw
for the first time street car, an au-
tomoble. For the nonce they shook
from the shoulders the droop Of the
''lifer." They We're not mere auto
nations with numbers for names. They
We're human beings. And then they
went back into oblivion, back into
their cells. They truly had been "kings
for a day" for as such they felt when
they saw the world. Their temporary
Liberation excited a great deal of COM
ment The Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican. with one of it's characteristic
editorials, made a plea in their behalf
which was reprinted by many news
papers and commented upon in turn.
1t was apparent that public sentiment
favored leniency for the two men who
had served the major portion of their
lives behind the bars for q crime Of
which they never were convincingly
proven guilty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28

can have the entire county road sys-
tenn paved. the wisdom OF the plan
proposed will be apparent. 1t therefors
Is clear that we should seriously con.
slider the county bond plan and dis
cover its defects IL any. The Journal
believes that in the main Mr.. Norris
computations will be found to be COR
rect. However. his estimate Of the cost
of permanent: bridges and culverts for
Marion county IL undoubtedly much too
low, owing to the fact that there are
SO many more water courses here than
in the fiatter country OF the northern
eu@ 10 lIed u ana e3e1s eQl 70 lISd
cost of the roads shall. be borne by
the state anG part by the abutting
property, this discrepancy could be
taken care of. What IL any other de-
feet can be found In his reasoning?
THE FREIGHT RATES ON GRAIN.
Manson Democrat.l
Down at Corning. in Adams county.
there resides gentleman named
George Wambold. From the tone Of
his letter and the good meat it con-
tains, Mr.. Wambold may be Judged
as a man of pretty good common
sense. He tells some truths in an I'M
derstandable manner and 1t will take
more ability than that possessed by
the best railroad lawyers to refute
what he says. The letter was published
in the Register and Leader the other
day and is here reproduced in full.
Corning. Iowa. To the Editor-In
your paper OF Wednesday I note that
Mr.. ]. w. Jarnagin bewails the fact
that the railroads were not allowed to
increase their rates on grain l cent
per hundredweight- OF all unreason-
able and outrageous rates, there are
none that equal those on grain, lumber
and coal; 500 to s125 for car Of grain
or coal to or from Chicago, and $3.50
to $500 for 8 car OF lumber from the
coast here. are entirely unreasonable.
and the railroads never wanted, nor
expected to have an increase. but had
it reviewed. sc as to apparently have
it legalized a little while longer, for
they know 1t should have been cut in
two on these three articles.
He says that the roads are paying
double wages to what they did a short
time ago. Such is not the case, and
no danger Of them doing that, as long
as they can import Mexicans and Ital-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
THE RAINs2ARGE2 CASE.
Monitor Courier.l


While Nathan and Frank Rainsbar-
ger may have been guilty of the crime
of murder Of which they were convicted
in 1887, there is nobody who resents
the action Of Governor Clarke In par
doning the oldest convicts in point OF
service in Iowa. The news that these
brothers, who have been imprisoned for
twenty eight years, have been granted
their liberty on condition that they re-
main peaceful and law abiding for
three years after which period their
pardon becomes absolute, falls sweetly
upon our ears after the criticism that
has arisen over the circumstances sur
rounding the recent cases of Charles
Becker, the New York police captain.
who was electrocuted, and of Leo M.
Frank, who was taken from jail by the
Georgia mob and lynched-
Life imprisonment under conditions
in which the unfortunate man has a
chance to reform his past career il BY
far the most logical and civilized man
ner of treating even those who have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
FOR JOSEPH ALLEN.
TPurt Mooitor

The governorship fight in Iowa will
simmer down to Joe Allen before the
close of the campaign. Cosson may be
able to hood wink few people In
order to win them on the dry side,
Harding will poll none Of the dry
votes, while big Joe Allen, with rec
ord as clean as any man in Iowa, will
simply walk away with the persim-
mons. The fight will simply be dry or
wet and Iowa would cast blot OF
shame on her fair fame II she would
exalt to the governorship any man
with wet tendency The fight will be
between right and wrong which means
booze against decency. And we have
enough faith in the voters of Iowa to
think that they will vote on the side
of decency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
Giobe.Trottina Americans.

The American is an explorer from
the cradle to the grave. What they
appear to derive from their journey
ings IL a deep satisfaction with the
home to which they return. Still, they
can be generous. One traveller, who
was known as No % in her European
party, summed it all up as she knit.
ted . pink pocket on to a white
sweater: I'VE went about everywhere
in Europe-saw everything I've
come to the conclusion that they are
ahead of us in just two things-we
hung upon her words-"fowers and
fruit" she completed.-Harpers Mag
Gzsne.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
a Masonic Meetings.
. SPECIAL COMM UNlCATlON

Marshall Lodge, No. 1oS. A f, & A. NJ,
work in second degree Friday, Sept, D.
1850 o'clock. John W. Wells, secretary;
w Il. Steiner, w VI.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. IS. R. A NJ.
Regular Convocation Monday evening
Aug. 16. L. 5, kilborn. II. p, John W.
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No 20, r. & 5. NJ MONDAY
after the third sunday /. l. foroes'
recorder; George Gregory, I. l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, ST. Aldemar
Cornnanderv No. 80. X. T.. Tuesday
Sept :. o'clock Work in the order
of the Red Cross. NJ. 5, Mcfarland
Rec, George Gregory, z. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central hap
ter No. 81, 0. E. S, "Wednesday, sept
is, p. m. Business. Anna Downing
secretary: Mary Black Collins W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
Liah.. Saw. Lives.

That fully Is per cent Of tho acci-
dents to working men are caused by in
sufficient lighting for men working at
night, u the opinion Of experts who
have made study Of the subject. It
is estimated that $3.50. 900 Is the av-
erage annual cost of injuries to work
ing men In the United States alone. and
that more than so per cent of these ac-
cidents are reventable.-Popular Me-
chanicS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
He kneM.

A certain congressman had disas-
trous experience in gold mine specu-
lations. One day number Of colleagues
were discussing the subject of his spec
ulations. when one Of them said to this
western member:
"Old chap, as an expert, give US q
definition Of the term bonanza"
"A bonanza" replied the western
man. with emphasis, lis a hole in the
ground owned by q champion liar"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
HERR GORDoN'S KARTOFFELN.
Newell Mirror.l

The editor of this newspaper has
greatly enjoyed his work out of doors
this summer as well as his work in
doors. In getting close to natures
heart We have made specially Of
raising potatoes and together with E.
G. King we have field of katuhfels
Of which we are pardonably proud. The
spuds are turning out well, about eight
good tubers in each hill, and the quail
ity is excellent. We have another
field OF potatoes which we have raised
thru the kindness of Mr.. Rust. These
had ought to be better than the 9TH
ers because they were planted in the
dark Of the moon and the fifty pounds
of seed We planted cost $3.50. With
sweet corn ready to use and plenty OF
potatoes to be had for the digging we
are not afraid of the wolf baying at
our door. Nature is a most. generous
provider If we will only do our part.
If any of our friends would like to have
any pointers on the scientific potato
culture we would be very glad to sup
ply them. Hook der katuhfel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

in the name of common sense will
some one arise and tell US since when
were the county supervisors elected to
run the state Of Iowa and say what
should be the future roads of the
state?' inquiries the Grundy Republi
can. From this distance it looks like
some of n Sc supervisors who met at
Des Moines last week must feel that
the world would end if they were to be
defeated for office"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
Iona Newspape,
A CASE OF PREPAREDNESS

" dCtI TOO I II1Its iUulIe-J
So far as Fritz Norris is concerned,
he's ready to make report as chair
man of the good roads commission
about as soon as the stenographer can
get the words taken and Transcribed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28

The Atlantic News Telegraph says;
1t was hardly to be expected that the
supervisors of Iowa would be in favor
OF permanent roads. Next to the leg
islature of Iowa, the supervisors Of
Iowa are. collectively. about the mos,
fearful and wonderful one sees any
where. About 50 per cent of them were
chosen for the offices they fill for
every other reason except fitness for
the place. and the average Of them
really knows as much about road work
as a Digger indian. There would seem
to be but one answer to the opposition
of county supervision of this state to
doing permanent road work and that
that any permanent work will stop the
eternal tinkering and expense on dirt
highways just as the new pernai ent
bridges stop the leak in bridge matters.
The deduction is plain"
However" says the DEBORAH Jour
nal "the Rev. Uncle Steve Bashor and
We are agreed that 1915 viii be moist
year in the matter of the Iowa repLbh-
can gubernatorial nomination"
There continues TO be strong SEN
timent over the state in favor of Sena
tor Robinson of this city, for leuten-
ant governor" says the HAMPTON
Chronicle The senator is receiving
many requests to enter the race, but
he is busy man and has not given
the matter much attention yet. Senator
Robinson is the kind of man VIII
would do credit to the state in tina:
position"
who says Alabama isn't progress
sive?" demands the Davenport Demo
GRAFT They only let their legislature
meet every four years, in that state
And day after the Georgians lynched
Leo Frank, the Alabamans lynched
three negroes who were charged with
poisoning mules"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
most yic,ou.ly Violated the law. Of TIE

most viciously violated the laws OF the
land.
The Rainsbargers were given a
chance. Their behavior was good dur
ing the many years they worked at the
carpenters bench at Anamosa, and now
they will be allowed to spend their de-
clining days In freedom, as it is not
probable that these old men will prove
q menace to public safety.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
SERBS MAY TRY
BOLD DRIVE TO
JOIN FRENCH
PLAN TO HURL FORCE or 10000 MEN
AGAINST BULGARIAN ARMY
OF 10000 MEN.
TEUT0NS NOT ADVANCING RAPIDLY
IN SERBIA AS FIRST REPORTS
OF FIGHTING INDICATED

The Associated Press summarizes war
events today a. follows:
The main Serbian army grouped on the
ko>~ovo plains J. opposing only thin
screen of the Au~tro- German advance, ac-
cprding to a Saloniki dispatch. but il j.
possible the Serbans will attempt bold
drive against the Bulgarans toward Uskup
and Neles in an effort To join the French.
1t i reported they plan hurting 10000 men
against 100000 Bulgarian~ guarding the
deiilc- OF katchanik and kortchou.
The entente ministers yesterday pre-
~ented the Greek premier collective note
demanding that Greece immediately de-
fine her attitude. The Greek cabinet
quickly assembled and il was stated after
ward that the situation has been cleared.
according to an Athens dispatch.
The fate Of Mona-tir i still unknown.
but it l. apparent the Teuton> are not
advancing in Serbia n rapidly a. first re
ports Indicated.
Berlin revive~ report that Russia con-
templates a great campaign IN the Bal
kan~ and j. now concentrating large
army al Odessa The Germans also am
nounce the fall II Mitrovit~a and Pr-tiua,
IN Serbia
Rome SAYS the Italians advanced further
on the heights Of Gorizia and expect the
fal of that place soon. Violent fighting
continues on the Dardanelles, according to
ConstaHinople advices. without apparent
advantage To either side. The Russians
claim slight advances in the northern and
southern parts on the eastern front. The
western front i relatively quiet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
CONVICTED MEN
WELCOMED HOME
GREAT CROWD AT CORPUS CHRISTI
GREETS MEN WHO WERE SENT
TO THE VICTORIA JAIL.

Corpus Christi. TeSaS, Nov. pa
demonstration that probably has never
been paralleled in the history Of Texas last
night was accorded To August Uehllnger.
Lee Riggs, Henry B. Stevens. Ed Castle
berry and Tom b. Dunn. the men convicted
IN the federal court here III connection
with the alleged election frauds. and who
were released on bonds Of - 800 The
men were held in jail at Victoria since
September %, pending the perfection of
the record for an appeal to the circuit
court of appeals at New Orleans.
Probably thousand people were at the
depot when the Gulf Coast Lines train
rolled in bearing the five convicted men to
their homes and families A ease Of.
dipthcria that developed IN the Victoria
jail threatened for 4 time to delay the re-
lease vi the men Oh bond
Cchlinger. Stevens and Ca~tlcbrrrv are
under sentences ~ year and day IN
Lcavenworth prison. and each to pay \
fine Of $1,000. Riggs and Dunn were each
fined - 800 and sentenced to ~ix months
Imprisonment in the Victoria county JAIL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
SHORT DELAY IN
P|zANA HEARING
CASE is HELD UP BECAUSE or IN
ABILITY TO LOCATE ARMY OF
FICER, STATE WITNESS.

Owing To the inability of the state to
obtain service on Lieut.. Lutz of the
Twelfth cavalry who is a material Wit
ness in the examining trial of Ramon
Pizana. the case has been temporarily
DELAYED. Lieut. l.utZ Of Twelfth cavalry
was the officer in command of the detach.
ment Of soldiers engaged i'll the battle
between offers soldiers and band
its al Los TuletoS on Aug. : i'll which
Private Mcclure was killed.
The defendant il being held on y
charge of murder in connection with the
death of McGuire and il brother of
>tniceto Pizana for whom the Governor
of Texas is offering Il reward of II OOo
alleging that he is one of the leaders
in the border bandit activities
The state this morning placed Captain
George j. Head on the stand i'm re but
tai Of the evidence taken bv the defcnS,
Yesterday Captain Head testified that
while most Of the firing done during IN,
battle was from the corn crib where AMI
ceto PiZana and several nf his men wcr,
stationed n large number Of shots wcr,
fired nj the soldiers from several other
directions and that some Of them wcr,
from the direction Of the kitchen orcl
pied nv Ramon Pizana and his mother
tfter the battle the officers found Ramon
hid under a blanket in this Kitchen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
NO CITY BUDGET
UNTIL ELECTION
FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL AWAIT
RESULT OF COMING VOTE ON NEW
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

The 1915 budget of the Brownsville
ritv council will not he presented for
passage until after the coming election.
December IL. al which will be decided
whether or not the city Of Brownsville
will adopt the commission form Of gov
ernment. according 10 members Of the
council who say that in the event the
election carries the commissioners will
not be tied down To financial steps taken
bv the citv council for the conduct of the
citv's affairs during the year of 1916.
The present budget passed year ago.
expires with the passing of December
1915. and the new budget should 90 int
effect the first of the year. I'm the even
the election fails To carry the council
will still have time to take action in
passing new budget before the first Of
the wear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
KILLED
IN HIS OFFICE
ASSAllANT, DALLAS BUSINESS MAN.
THEN TURNS WEAPON ON HIM
SELF AND is ALSO DEAD.
tRv Associated Press. }

Fort Worth, Texas. Nov. 24.-II. d.
Ledgerwood. local attorney. was shot
and killed in his office here thi, morning
by J. y. Whi>enant. Dallas business man.
NhlSenant then shot and killed himself
Whl~enant was recently indicted in con-
nection with bankruptcy ease. 1t i be
heved NhiSenant thought Ledgerwood re-
~pon~ible for the Indictment. A girl
~tenographer was the only witness to the
tragedy She says Ledeerwood did not
shoot