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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
WET AND DRY ,n1HE ASSEMBLY.

The legislature which is orga nizing
in its first day OF session this morning
Is likely 70 be lively place this win
ter If the caucus OF last week is 10 be
taken as an indication. That the liquor
question is to be prominent was sutri-
cientlv evidenced when the Savage
resolution IN caucus turning over COM
plete control Of all committee appoin--
nen-s 70 the lieutenan, governor and
eliminating objection by senators
against appointments they might
consider Objectionable vas defeated IN
ne caucus. Whatever may have been
he oojec- Of The resolution II vas as
sumed by many senator's thai IL had as
It's objective The sn1othering Of tenn
perance legislation in committee and
vas accepted as a challenge and de-
t=ated- II tts house Crozier mas an
aounced MS intention to bring in a
oill repeating the n,ulc, The vet and
dry .ss1e t= Up wiki he a-st meeting
Il tae assembly.
ss'''4 ,io'i VIE p'''el1'
II - q --ious sp''''' '''''sals oF ''@
-ielI=A@nE governor "ho "ith MS
gua=-natorisl candidacy practically an
noInced T!A Dc content 70 let sleeping
dogs alone Tne resolution was eT-
/. 'reme'T poor politics On th= part Of
s@Fag= from the mere fact that u
brought On me line Up that Harding
you'd naturally geek 70 avoid No"
ne drys are alert and Suspicious The
rss1'- may os that Harding Val Be
forced u tip his hand and l.1e u one
nay r another.
On ta@ democratic side the booze
question Ss 20 be forced The claim
IS made by democrats that the cryz
are Il majority on the nniaor:,y side
and th@ purpose is 70 force the !zsUs
II NJ party lineup and dump Charley
| Miller, ~ WsTeriy, u oe repiaceG rs
| z party leader ~ r. q. Eggieston Q,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Topics of the Times

and the chin music OF that caucus
had no charm 10 soothe the Savage
breast
4 New York jury cut the price Of a
1olnsn's nat from $1,000 to So. BIZ,
It vas man jury.
That Fer Dodge girl whose pedo-
mater showed thai she had tangoed
twenty one rifles Of an evening should
acw offer z report az 10 what the ma
chine records as regards 70 the carpet
s~eeper and me dishpan
Credit our Mr. VolIner two items;
NJ hash, aeea mentioned FOR governor
o. minister % Siam.
The oig brewer NM cancelled his al
contract nth 4 Philadelphia news-
psper because IL printed accoan.x os
the Sunday neet'ngG contributed more
man ne kneH 70 the movement and the
downfall Of mir own bgginesz
The prcposal iz 70 give each senator
clerZ. II this tarseeing gcheffe u
hare gomeone Dho can 20 " Valley
Junction every Gay in the week?
The naaIct ian has been tie nOat
eaect!Ye Vehicle Q. temperance RETURN
| II the state since II came oysr % the
| TEN lerance camp from that II the
| brewers and saloonists. IDwa has gam.
| dry ~ petithn and ig going dryer NJ
the same method. Any change that
releZatez 20 effective ., Weapon snoyic
be vel eaDatderec oefore II IL MADE.
! ftoyeyey 4 ten croOket mantfszt
are scArceIy q. basis for .nsis.Ance tina,
e. foreign country shall goyern Aner1-
can commerce. Simply benalise tns
lnefyaboss are fighting IN M go1sf res'
con why we ghDpIfH'. milk Dpr 0Wh
eonx.
IoBa Isn't payiDz much more A.
ten.ion u, CarrAnza and via and taAiI
armies tkAb sac yOylf ~ cid NF
Hieey and mis- WheeinasfoW.
From the nay Ei!i Sunday ~ Epint
IsDopt it J,aIlafslDhta tsn,s ~ sIov ~
her reggts ton wosid indicate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LAST VIZ :

Several developments, highly gizns;i-
cant of The improving tendencies in
business. have attended the opening nj
the new year,
The advance in cotton gfyeg pron.se,
In rDite ot the speculative fluctuations.
Oh ultimate rsiirf ~ the sosi:s5. sas the
sales Of futures are distributing over a
series Of months, by. the ns.nss! Sfa-
cesses az exchanges, ths burden N
carrying tie great crop under war con.
ditiors. over i,G1e,e91 bales nj cotton
have been exported In tbs Last foyi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
DEADLOCKED LEGISLATURES.
FDa ySerr)ort Democrat;

State legislatures can't deadlock on
The election of senators any more. but
they can still deadlock on the choice of
their presiding officer The Illinois
legislature presented a shining ex-
ample. Wednesday, Of what a deliber-
alive body ought not TO be like It's 143
members who were Voting divided their
ballots between nineteen candidates for
speaker ard called that days work
Today they may do better, but the
record Of the Illinois assembiymen is
not one thai warrants confidence in
their soon getting down to business.
While the Iowa legislature has a
lively contest for the speakership in
sight, Il IS 70 De hoped that II will not
prevent early and serious attention to
business In Illinois the lawmakers
seem 70 consider that they are gent
70 Springfield 70 look after their own
rather st.a-a the peoples affairs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
THE STATE OF JOHNSON.


There was a time In the history OF
Iowa when Scott county thru it's
defiance of state regulations and It's
determination to conduct It's affairs
according to its own sweet will no
matter 10 now great a degree such
course violated the rights or out
ragged the sentiment Of the remainder
Of the state, seemed to deserve the
name given 1t OF 1.-THE State Of Scott"
But the state of Scott has passed.
Is itg place 10 be taken by the state
Of Johnson?
There can be no question but that
the quarantine provisions enforced as
part OF the campaign against the foot
and mouth disease were and. In some
localities still are. drastic and perhaps
unnecessarily severe. There IL Just
cause for complaint against the sys-
tern used in enforcing these provisions
which made arbitrary divisions Ike
! township. and counties the basis OF
quarantine without regard to common
| sense considerations.
| More likely than not there is just
reason for criticism Of the lamness OF
the government inspection which per-
mitted the widespread OF the cpl
dernic before IT was discovered and
the campaign against It launched.
| But admitting every charge OF
early laxness and belated too great
severity In the enforcement OF the
animal health regulations provided
for the prevention and suppression
OF such epidemics. there can be no
adequate excuse for the attitude taken
by the stockmen and farmers OF John
son county, who II they are not mis-
represented by the dispatches emanat-
ing from that comnty are taking
upon themselves to openly defy the
authority Of the state and endanger
the health not only Of their own herds
ibut OF the herds and property Of the
farmers Of surrounding counties. De-
spite every precaution others may take
lcontagion Is almost certain to spEeac
from q single plague spot. long main
tained, where all precautions are ig'
Inored.
Il One can not but have the heart
tIiest sympathy for johnson county
, farmers who have felt the full weigh
r OF the bnrdensome quarantine. Bu
, even sympathy can not condone DC
fianc4 OF state law. even II there b
question of the wisdom or at least o
3 1.-THE necessity OF all Of the provision
i LOT the law.
{ The latest dispatches from low
Z lCity say that farmers vi the count
} intend going ahead In their denanc
+ OF the orders of the state veterinar
! Ian. depending upon the leniency :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
A DEMOCRATIC PIPE DREAM.
IRurllngton Gazette.l

The return of the prodigal bull
moosers TO the rep9hi!cs. party home
place by means of the alley entrance
doe: not appear to have occasioned
srea, rejoicing. No fatted calf has been
knocked in the head in honor of the
occasion and the repentant ones are
taken back on their good behavior. 1t
would be useless TO say that the G. Q.
p. is entirely dissatisfied with the
change Of heart of the insurgent mem
bers of its family. 1t needs the pro-
gre.sives for the votes they will bring,
but at the same time 1t Is vaguely un-
easy for the future. A repetition Of the
outbreak of 1912 is liable to occur at
any time, as the chastened progresslves
can not be permitted to assume any
leadership and are bound to chafe
under this restriction. "Consarn 'em, "
says old Farmer G. o. P. as he watches
the prodigals snatching a snack from
the kitchen table, ST / wasn't SO all
fired busy I'd sic the dogs on EN- and
tell en- to go back where they came
from. But I got to get ready for the
1915 crops, and while they hain't got
a passed. OF sense and are always
kickin' on the grub and everything else
| round the place, one mans days work
is as good az anothers and I'll get
every lick out OF 'em I can and they'll
do it for their keep and wasfin and
dam little of that. They had It as nice
around here as anybody could want.
And just because I wouldn't let 'em
take the auto out every night in the
week they thought they wanted to be
boss. And when they found who the
boss was they struck. and they hain't
had a square meal since they left. l
guess they'll And out when they're we'll
off But l got to watch 'em like a
! hawk or they'll be maxim more trouble
/ just when want EN- TO be good. They
left me with my 1912 crop rotting In
| the field, so there's no reason why l
should give 'em a pleasant smile. II
help wasn't so scarce I'd drive 'em off
the place with a shotgun full Of salt"
And old Farmer G. o. P. sets about
mapping out program for the prodi-
gals, including several jobs of cattle
rustling, a series OF hen house thefts.
the burning of number OF barns and
poisoning of the wells on the farms
Of the prosperous Farmer Democrat on
the adjoining section.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11

weeks. ma ~ 10 NAuoutiSSN Sss~s so
lines OF German credit have been
placed in New York hanks In order TO
finance cotton shipments to Germany.
which also materially aids the situa-
ton
The sensational advance OF wheat to
the aishes, price in sixteen years Illus
,rstes the eagerness of the worlds de-
mana FOR foodstuffs at a time of de-
pletsoa in foreign sources OF supply.
EXPORTS. not only OF the products OF
tae farms, but OF long list OF manu-
featured articles required by the con-
tenaias armies, continue to expand,
and the December balance of trade is
estimated to be in excess Of $4,000
600, During the latest week, the New
Narh exports amounted to Sl6,soS,soo,
axainst SiS,l0a, 600 a year ago, the ex-
cess over imports heins about $4,000
Gee,
The reopenins Of the London Stock
ExchaaSe, tho under rigid restrictions,
is another proof of the resumption OF
normal activities iii the great financial
markets
II me ivon and steel trade, the most
favorable news is the increased de-
,nanis from the ;lse railroads, a devel-
opinent tha: is undoubtedly partly due
to the srcate- confidence inspired by
The higher rates authorized BY the com
yre7ce commission, The Pennsylvania
system Is expected 70 contract for its
1918 rail requirements within the very
near future. while orders have already
been placed by the Baltimore & Ohio.
Louisville * Nashville, Lackawanna
and some other lines. Reports from the
principal! tra5e centers are encouraging
but the ,otal volume Q: business con-
tinueS much heloa he normal con-
suning capacity, as IS Clearly shown
ny the decreases in railroad earnings,
bank clearings ana iron output. sri the
number OF business failures reflects TIE
recent strain in all the markets a,;ho
no sign OF radical weakness is apFa--
emit
These statistics, apparently. are an
outgron-th Of passing conditions. =.
provement. slow !, is true, but never
theless clear and certain. Is reported
in most OF the important branches, and
the recent optimistic sentiment, cor
linues TO expand In The textile mar
kets, as in iron ana steel, there are ad-
vices Of new business. stimulated In
part by declining prices, but IN certain
lines producing higher quotations
There is also some Improvements in.
the shoe industry, altho the factories as
a whole, are not working on full time
Short term money is at the loves,
point since the war began, and the
financial situation generally is now
fully adjusted to a war basis. This fact
is clearly indicated by the continued
recession IN foreign exchange. which is
Cow lower than al any time since the
crisis Of 1907. The downward trend in
rates for sterling is the outcome of the
notable expansion in this nations
oversee commerce. offerings of CON
mercial remittance. and particularly Of
cotton bills, having shown a material
increase.
Since commodity prices are quick 10
Tedeet any chance in supply and de-
nand conditions, it Is significant that
Of the 3ls quotations regularly COM
piled BY Dun's Review. 90 show ad-
vances. as against II declines last
week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
"war Thouahts."

The unlocking states in these re-
cent years have seen the growth OF a
German military machine so perfect
and so mighty as to fill them with fear
for their own safety. Now and then
the sword was ratified in its scabbard
to emphasize the demands OF German
statesmen or to secure something good
for German allies, since allies must
be paid for their sacrifices. The crea-
ton Of a powerful navy supplemented
the military growth. But this was not
ALL Her anxious and watchful neigh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
PISTOLS AND PIETY.
lHurlin2ton Hawkey

Frank Williams, aged 10. was acc-
dentaiiy killed at a church near Wau-
ION. Several men we're showing and
examining revolVers, wnen ono OF the
gea pons was discharged without
wa-ninz. IN all probability, II some
kraye constable IN mat section Of the
country were tn discover a. stranger
earring q concealed weapon, he would
rush the poor fellow 70 court. and per-
na,pg ne would succeed In getting him
rent u the Denitentlary. Yet his own
neignoora and friends CARR concealed
weapons. and the constable Or the
town watcFnsn knoYg that fact. He
f,as taken an oath 70 enforce tho law.
IN. n never occurs m him 10 DO this
thing ssH doubt, the young mana
Death mas the result ~ an accident
nut each and eYer2 one ri the men
wese slIDwinss and examining weapons
and osznI ~ have been arrested and
z.pen tie fail bensnt ~ the law, Not
sesea pze tfe TAD mas killed. but be-
esuge theze nnsu were violating tho
law nj the state. We hear 10 much
ss,1ut tan enforcement now and then
Doeg Ian enforcement mean the law
agains, nsrTY!Dg concealed weapons
Ann IL MT, then wby mott
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Iona Newspapers
TIE MISSING LINK.
rrs E-rfr

Black Hawk county leads in most
everything but the thing most worth
while, her rural schools. And her
rural schools VIII never amount to
much more unriEBkck Hawk county
decides TO pay salary large enough to
command the services of high class
superintendent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
FOR THE FARMERS.
tDes Moines Tribune. !

A member Of the legislature has re-
vived the proposal TO change the date
OF the statewide primary election,
suggesting that II be held in Septem-
Der
This subject zas thre.hed OUT when
the law wa@ under discussion. original
~. Il was left TO the farmers in the as
senoly TO select the date. They fixed
on the first week IN June.
II there is a real demand among the
farmers for a change In date no one
viii inierpose objection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
j. Justies eiiad or Merely Drunk7

A boy Of 10. In Plainfield. N. j., shot
a rabbit that was destroying the gar
den which produced q good share OF
the living OF the family. He was ar
rested and sentenced to Jail for four
months.
influential citizens Of Plainfield have
sent a petition to Governor Fielder
asking him to revoke the sentence.
The petition. circulated by Miss Rox-
ana Love, q teacher In the North
Plainfleld high school. in part reads:
I'VE petition that, II possible, the
sentence be revoked for We feel It Is
a serious matter that boy with
clean past should have his future dark
ened. especially when he was truthful
and admitted his guilt For his moth
er,s sake, too. we ask his pardon, as
oscar and a younger brother, Mrs.
Phillipson says, are the sole means OF
support Of herself and her two little
daughterB.
Miss Love visited Phillipson in Jail
to Judge his character. So convinced
was she that he had been wronged
that she lost no time In starting the
petition.
There was a rumor In Plainheld that
the heavy punishment dealt the boy
feud. 1t was said that one Of the wit
nesses had been promised IS to testify
against the boy, and that he did testi-
~.
Mrs. Phillipson. the boys mother.
was making desperate efforts to raise
500 to pay her boys hne. Accompany
ing the petition to Governor Fielder
win be Q personal plea from the moth
or in which she says:
IT can only hope and pray that you
will consider my sorrow and the future
Of my boy, who has been son, husband
and father to our family for man!
years. He has been . good boy, and .
matter q this kind, unless you help 10.
will always be q blot on his name"
That q petition should be necessary
to save this boy II sad commentary
on the intelligence OF the American
people. II the boy had committed
murder-in Chicago. for example-he
would have stood q better chance Of
escaping punishment.
Send that boy to jail. Mr.. Judge OF
P1ainfield, and you will make q GRIM
inal out Of a decent citizen. He quite
likely will feel that he may as well
have the game az the name. That Is
| one OF the ways In which criminals
are made-always have been made.
| The editor Of Child Betterment
would like to take ono mighty wallop
at that Plainfield Judge We would
! take a chance on being arrested for
cruelty to the lower animals.-Child
Welfare.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
HIGH COST or SALOONING.
CSioux CITY Journal.1

Csioux CITY Journal
Tho high cost Of saloonkeeping %
one OF the effects OF the Moon law just
now IL being made manifest In various
towns in Plymouth county. which re-
Gently became wet after q cor siderable
period Of drouth. !.
A man to whom the town council
OF Remsen recently granted tho right
to operate the one saloon which REM
son is allowed under the Moon law
must pay $4,000 per year for the privi-
lege of setting up the Mamie Taylors
and the Tom and Jerrys to the natives
and apparently Is glad to do 90.
Some even insist the council should
have demanded $4,000. or the $1,000,
5000 Is the mulct tax provided for by
the Martin law, and half of this
amount goes 70 the municipality, %
that the town OF Remsen itself will
get $7.70O per year out Of its one sa-
loon.
In Kingsley. another Plymouth
county town. the town council was
urged to charge from $4,000 to $4,000
fro the one saloon permit 1t had to give
out. but 1t let the applicant on rather
easy with a charge Of $4,000.
Manning. in Carroll county. has only
one saloon, which pays a tax of $4,000.
Each Of the three saloons IN the town
OF Carroll pays $500.
The cost OF keeping saloon has not
increased, however, without bringing
advantages to the saloonkeeper. The
Willingness of the saloon men to pay
these high prices for permits indicates
their appreciation of the money max
ing possibilities Of the business under
the Moon law, restricting. as 1t does
the number Of saloons. In the smaller
towns the man who gets the permit
has monopoly Of the business Nor
Ia the small town saloon man the only
gamer. Liquor dealers who managed
to get in on the permits in the cities
Immediately chaIked up a several thou
sand dollars addition to their assets
the mere possession OF franchise
where the number is so strictly limited
being considered by saloon men
piece Of good luck. Where they have
been able to engage in the doubtful
practice of selling franchises they feel
especially fortunate. One Sioux City
saloon man who was burned out and
was unable to find another location
that suited him is said to have sold
his permit for $7.500-a considerable
sum for "a mere scrap of paper
There are those who feel that IL any
one is to reap the profit from the sale
or exchange of saloon permits. as In
the case in point. 1t ought to be the
municipality.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Masonic Meetings.
STATED COMMUNICATIVE


Marshall Lodge. No los A T. & A. A..
FRIDAY. Jan. IS. 1880 p. m. hesu''Is
,usiness. John w. Wells. secretary l.
T. Forbes. w. Nj.
STATED coNvocATioN' $50
-.bapter No. ss, r. A NJ, Mohaas'
Ian a. 7:so D. m. Regular business
John W. Wells. secretary; l. 5. Nj
born, E. H. z.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon IN
council No. 20. R. & S. NJ. Monoa .or .,i
che third Sunday. l. T. Forces
George Gregory. It. l. M
REGULAR coNcLAvE St. Aiasmas
J Gom na' :so Regular business and IN
s.allat,on. F. NJ. Wilbur, Z. c. M >
Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central en Iap
+er No. CT. o. E. s., Wednesday 49,
- 7.so D. m. installation OF oIn M
GERS re, Anna Downing. secretary; Mary
Black Collins. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Daily ThouQht.

There are souls in the world who
sAovo the gift Of finding Joy every
&WNGeo. and OF leaving 1t behind them
ENhGn they 90. Joy gushes from I'M
f1ae their fingers, like jets OF light.
zzEA Influence is an inevitable glad
Of the heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
pRENFERs THE MULcr LAW.

Monticello Exprese.1
There will b no legislation. this WIN
ter at Des Moines, favorable to the Va
looms. Even business mon Of the class
who used to think their prosperity de-
pended upon the supposedly trade
drawing elements Of the saloon have
no present day inclination to urge wet
legislation upon their representatives.
This is particularly true In those local.
tiles where the saloon has been forced
out, and kept out long enough to es-
tablish the fallacy Of the argument
used to influence timid. unthinking or
bibulous tradesmen. 1t Is not likely
that the liquor interests will attempt
to more than hold what they already
have in the state. We still believe tnat
in the absence of state constabula-
tory to enforce the liquor laws that the
mulct law Is preferable to state wide
prohibition. He had our experience OK
relying upon communities to enforce
prohibition whore the local sentiment
was Overwhelmingly favorable to liquor
sales and liquor drinking, and 1t was
an unpleasant one. The mulct law has
placed some restraint about the busi-
ness In such localities. and in the
meantime the people nave gradually
narrowed down the privileges granted
under that law to lesser territory
year by year. The advocates or state
wide prohibition have urged that It
would be better to control the state as
a whole, and outlaw the traffic in every
part thereof This cannot be and de-
pend upon the officers in wet localities
to enforce what would there be an UNI
popular statute. There never can be
state wide prohibition with its enforce
ment handed over to local elective Of
ficers. 1t is weak to insist upon the
reform without at the same time pro-
viding for effective enforcement