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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
When Napoleon Went to England.

II Emperor William could be taken
prisoner to England 1t is possible that
he would be greeted with curses, boots
and maledictions, and that he would
need bodyguard TO protect him. When
the vanquished Napoleon reached Eng
land. however, just century ago, the
imperial captive had no reason to fear
the vengeance Of the mob. Instead he
was greeted more as hero than as an
enemy.
When the English man-of-war Bel
lerophon arrived at Torbay. most
| novel and impressive scene greeted the
eyes OF the Corsican prisoner. On his
arrival more than 1000 boats. inciud-
ing every available craft in the ucini-
ty, foated around tho Bellerphon, ana
| fixed upon the vessel In the hope OF
| catching sight Of the imperial guest
| When the deposed monarch Of Eu-
rome appeared on deck the officers and
| seamen, without orders and moved py
common impulse, uncovered their
| heads When Napoleon advanced to
the starboard gangway 70 view the
| spectacle before him, q great cheer
| went up, and in the thunderous accla-
nation there was not a single note OF
hatred or anger Practically all OF tho
spectators uncovered and remained 50
as long as Napoleon was N sight Fos
days thereafter these scenes were re-
peated. and people gathered from an
over England to cheer the celebrated
parsonage.
Napoleon was very cheerful In those
days for he believed the popular aps
plause was good omen for the future.
| and he yielded to the illusory hope t1ae
| the British government would permn
| him to remain in England. under soms
strict but not oppressive surveillance.
| The demonstrations had Just the op-
| posite effect. however, for they proved
that Napoleon's power over the im-
aginations Of men had as strong an
| appeal as ever. Official England was
alarmed by these popular manifesto
lions OF good will and sent Bonaparte
into exile on st. Helena rock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
the BID OF THE SMALLER CITIES.

Ames il laying the corner stone OF
her new municipal building today with
appropriate ceremonial and general
jolification. II is to be a fine building
when completed. But that is not the
biggest thing about the celebration.
The big part Of it is that Ames is
doing things and doing them right
The paving she has done and is to do
her fine 100000 hotel in process of
erection, the Story county highways
in which she has done her part, these
and other things count in the town,
But the real summing UP lands in
That's where the big hotel and the
municipal building and the paving and
the good roads emanate. And an
other very important element in the
growth and future of -Ames is that
she has a bunch of progressive and
hard headed boosters and q mayor and
instead of up hill
The larger towns may take note OF
the activity of the smaller ones TO
their own advantage and indeed IN
their own protection. These smaller
cities are coming into direct competi-
ton with the larger ones. a small
town with city advantages will attract
little factories that grow into big ones
because IL has merit and management
it will compete directly in lines that
the big towns have assumed belong
wholly TO themselves.
The big town that lies down on
municipal improvements and lags be-
hind the procession may expect to
class as slow one. The small town
which keeps ahead of the procession
will naturally class as live one; and
We all know where people go.
Times have changed. The wide open
town doesn't draw. That fallacy has
been exploded A fast town isn't the
attractive town. The town with the
best government, the most advantages
in schools and conveniences and up
to date municipal action is the town
men are seeking and they will land
there whether it is big or little. II
they find what they are looking for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
rcedar Rapids Republican

The Marshaltown Times-Republican
infers that this paper is unduly alarmed
because the attorney geenral does not
enforce the anticipating law. That is
NOT the case. We merely used the
neglect OF that enforcement as an illus
tratfon. Those in political offices are
more apt to be concerned about the en-
forcement OF laws that bring them
votes than they are about the enforce
ment Of other laws. We still believe
this to be true We have scores of law
on the statute books which our law en-
forcers have forgotten about. The anti
tipping law y one of them. It Is our
tncomsisteucy that we have been allud-
inx to, not the law itself. SO far as the
anti tipping law Is concerned we real
- that X il impossible Of enforcement
by the attorney general. even i; he had
: hundred thousand spies and, assist
ants. Nor can local officials enforce
the law. n - q law that depends uDon
the men who tip and the men who are
dipped. II they will not obey IT. spirit
|inheraestly, then we 80 no hope Of "a
enforceuDsnk.5 How is.an 0ffsct6s afet'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
OUR SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BULL Fight.

Without any doubt that ancients who
enjoyed the gladiatorial contests where
men killed each other as holiday at
traction, would have hailed the auto
mobile race as new and highly enter
tanning addition to lethal sport. The
way and produced corpse now and
then to add zest and salt to the enjoy
ment but it lacked much that the
modern automobile contest supplies.
The fact is that the moderns have the
best Of it, tho restricted TO some degree.
Lacking the quantity of blood and the
numbers of slain we still supply the
thrill that comes with sudden and vio-
lent death to the spectator. When 1t is
fully considered the mere sticking of
gladiator with a corn knife. viewed from
back seat in the amphitheater hasn't
anything like the thrill in it that comes
with a 0-horsepower machine flying
at 100 miles an hour when it
leaves the track and crashes thru the
grandstand like 22-inch shell carrying
chance it should strike a crowded part
of the benches, moving a swaih like a
charge of shrapnel
The ancients moreover believed that
the individual had perfect right to
suicide whenever he saw fit. Men
called in their friends and held party
sometimes preceding the act Of opening
their veins or swallowing a cup of
poison. We can't suicide with the law
except under the fiction of automo-
bile racing.
Alleged sport which includes such
wholesale killing as occurred at the Des
| Moines speedway last Saturday is
against good public policy and should
| be suppressed. Any excessively dan
gerous feat will draw crowd and the
money to the gate. Every newspape,
reporter who has seen the pleading
crowds turned away from morgue
filed with the mangled dead Of disaster
L
knows that. There are those who would
pay well to see an execution. But It Is
scarcely in line with modern though,
and modern hope to permit such exhi
billions.
The speedway is a commercial enter.
prise. 1t was built to make money. Tn.
automobile race as it Is conducted i,
a commercia1ization Of sport from tn,
car manufacturer to the dead men o,
the track who dared danger for a hi,
purse. OF course, there Is an argu
ment that the long. fast races lead t
Improvement of cars: but as prac
teal matter who needs or desires ca
that can run 100 miles an hour for fiv
hours In a wooden bowl? And isn't
not only possible but practical to max
a useful car with SUFFICIENT speed an,
endurance without killing half hun
dred racing drivers TO discover weak
[nesses that would never develop 4
practical service?
The American bull fighting arena i
1.-The automobile speedway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
Topics Of the Times

From the spectators standpoint is an
automobile race entirely satisfactory
without corpse or two?
The best thing the American and
Latin Americans could do would be to
send somebody like Cocktails down to
Mexico City and give him free hand
for a year as general manager for
Mexico.
The attention of the rival candidates
for governor is respectfully called to
the gunplay in the Kentucky primaries
with the admonition to leave their ar
tillery at home.
Warden McC1oughry Of the Anamosa
prison seems to be trying to break
into the aI...sn.!st expert class OF course
it's mighty hard nowadays to tell who 8
crazy and who isn't but the doctor
ought to know better than the warden.
OF course the condition OF the
orphans in the war countries Is suf-
ficient to stir the sympathies OF all
kindly people; but there are consid-
cradle number Of orphans and hungry
children close home who deserve and
should have sympathy and aid first
Perhaps the scripture which classifies
those who refuse to care for their own
as worse than infidels might Apply to
the long sighted charity that sees
clearly across the ocean and refuses
to note the orphans at its own back
| doors.
! AS an illustration Of how prosperous
those county newspapers are the Knox
Vile Journal is raving over the anti
| tipping law and the stinginess OF thu
| "tightwads who passed it. And that'e
since the democratic paper got the
postof.ice too.
The prosperity OF the ammunition
factories affects the average mar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
PEANUT WAGONS.
IWaterloo Codtr4ef. ]

There has been constant agitation
against the presence Of peanut wag-
ons on our main thorofares Tor the
past several months. The question has
been brought before the city council
time and again and Wa.e.!oo's fight
against the detestable peanut vender
has been made the subject OF editorial
comment all over the state.
In spite of all this the peanut VEN
ders have gone right along DONG b11si-
rcs, ct the same old stand. apparently
unperturbed by the fuss and furore
they are creating. It IL q fact that the
peanut stand is more or less OF
nuisance where 1t stands right out on
the street This is especially true
where it occupies a busy corner. There
L. no objection to the peanut Stand IN
itself It Is, in fact, a necessity Tor the
small boy and for grownt1p LADS But
the place for the peanut stand = back
from thu sidewalk on the vacant lot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

or local to know whether the man who
has just eaten his breakfast gave the
girl who waited on him 10 cents as a
reward for good and prompt service.
This might lead US TO many more
moralizations. but It is not necessary
We all know how many non enforced
laws We have on our statute books. The
number Is enough TO appa U.s. And
why do We go on making more OF
them?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
CONTEMPLATING US.

[webster City Freeman-Tribune.]
The Marshalltown Times-Repub-
Hcan declares that during the three
years preceding the closing OF the
saloons in that city a murder was COM
mttted there each year, but there has
not been a murder in the town since
the saloon was driven out -four years
ago. Congratulations are IN order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
Masonic Meetings.


Marshall Lodge, No. los A F. & a ~ Nc
regular meeting Friday, Aug Is, e'u "
D. m. John w. Wells. secretary; W. H.
Steiner, w. NJ.
sleNET CHAPTER. No. IS, r. A, NJ
Special Convocatlon Monday epen-..e
Ane Q. for work on Royal Arcn LEE ~
L S. kilborn, H. P, John W. Wells
Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solotaou
Council No. 20, r. 8. NJ. Mo oness
after the third Sunday,
recorder: George Gregory. 7. l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE. St: A.as.I,e-
ronnar6erv No. 80, X. t, -
Arg 10. S o'clocq. Work IN osNT pac
the nes' Temple en- n. $. Mcfarland Rec
George Gregory. E C.
REGULAR MEETING Central nag ane
Ter No, 81, o. Z. s. Wednesaas' ~ a ~
- m. Business and inltla'iola
p, H :. n: Anna Downing, sscFe-
1arv. Mary Black Collins, W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
Iona Newspapers
MALE GOSSIP.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil.]
Pouring cold water on the discussion
Of the question. who is the greatest
Iowan? ?" isn't going to stop it Men
are just about as pernicious gossippers
as women when you get them started
off on this line on the right foot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

Erie, Pa. Is gradually recovering
from the cloudburst which swept the
city, entailing the loss Of more than
score Of lives and doing property dam
age in the millions For many hours
the city was in darkness, and the tele-
phone service was useless. All trains
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
SNAPS UP THE BET.
PERRY Chief.1

The Waterloo Times-Tribune in
quires: Anybody want to make a
little bet that II Harding. Allen and
Cosson are In the race, Cosson won't
be third? At the risk Of having
George prosecute US for gambling, we'll
take a couple of jitney's worth Of that
bet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
c.mhled Her Away,

well, where's that cook?" demanded
his wife. Don't tell me that she wasn't
on the train"
She was on the train" timidly ex-
planned the commutter. "but got to
playing cards and . Lonelyville man
won her at whist"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

were held up by the flood, Scores Of
persons were entrapped In their homes.
In the accompanying Illustration Is
shown State street, in the heart OF the
business district. where there was more
than five feet OF water. There also is
shown the district near the reser-
voir, where the flood started. The flood
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

lose. they i'll not be any worse OF
than they are now.
1t remains to be demonstrated
whether it is they or the people OF their
state who have learned nothing out Of
the political history Of the last ten
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

started at Twenty eighth street and
came down thru the Mill creek
stream running thru the eastern sec
ton OF the city. Tho water rose four
feet in Ave minutes. Houses were torn
loose from their foundations and cul-
verts were choked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

Pontypridd, Wales. educational au-
thorities have refused to sanction the
employment of children under II years
Of age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
IOWA oPIoNioN AND NOTES.

There seems to be a pretty we'll de-
fined opinion among republicans in
Iowa that Mr.. Harding won't do at all
for governor" observes the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

Starting a new discussion the Fl.
Dodge Chronicle wants to know: Now
who is the greatest dead Iowan and
why did he die?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

ened to the last legislature as being
both drag and smear"
The Algona Advance says: The
vets and the reactionaries would
have perfectly lovely time Of it with
Mr.. Harding for governor and Mr.
Moore in control OF the state commit
tees. There's no real danger. however.
Mr.. Harding isn't going to be governor
and Mr.. Moore will not be the next
lieutenant governor"
Someone has been hired to drag
some of the roads in the vicinity OF
Perry and someone is failing to earn
his money" declares the Perry Chief.
| Likewise someone is failing to see
that the someone who has the contract
is doing the work.
The Des Moines News exp,ains:
Our prohibition district residents I'M
derstand why an Illicit saloon is called
blind pig. 1t is because it is made
possible by an office holding hog who
agrees not to See
Perhaps TIE question Of profit may
decide the number Of federal reserve
banks" suggests the Sioux City Tri-
bune.
IF the democrats nominate Wilbur
Marsh of Waterloo for governor, OF
Iowa the republicans will have to put
up a good man or suffer defeat" con-
cludes the Webster City Freeman Tri-
4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
BETTER BABIES.
Davenport Times.l


1t is not altogether impossible that
within a few years there will be as
much interest at state district and
county fairs and institutes in baby
exhibitions. among those interested in
this subject, as there Is in hog and
cattle shows among the farmers Hi
nois is to have the biggest baby show
in ITS history at It's state fair at
be not particularly for pretty babies
but for healthy ones. Numerous prizes
will be given, we'll worth striving tor
There will be many different classes
The children will be divided by ages
sexes ard districts The country emil
dren will be in different class IrusIi
the city children.
1t is not probable that people wall
raise children merely for the fairs, al
farmers raise stock for exhibition pur'
poses. Poor little thin Johnny VINO
has been weak since birth Will be 1us'
as dear to his parents as big nealUhs
Billy, prize winner, is to his rather
and mother. But the object ID 20 at
tract attention to the rules OF health
which are constantly overlooked ano
the observance Of which Will saw
many babies from early death.
Infant mortality is decreasing, hhanks
to a campaign for better babies, %hlcf
has been carried on during the pas
few years Fewer die before theo
reach the age of one year, tnan
decade or two decades ago. but TN
number Of little children. who sun az
not survive their first birthday, Is nor
rifying.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

The Mason City Times says: THE
treatment of the roads might be lik-
ened to the last legislature as being
both drag and a smear
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

. Efforts are being made to get Count
.Okuma, Japanese premier, TO reconsid.=
er his determination to resign. Count
Okuma quit following the bribery
probe inquiry. While not involved per-
sonally In the disclosures Premier
Okuma holds himself responoib8o foe
the acts OF his cabinet, Ill ~ whom
hevA EeoiGned. x
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
THE FARM TRACTOR
. Davenport Democrat.


One of the significant events Of the
week is that which has assembled at
Champaign. ILL.,, the makers OF some
two-score types Of farm tractors, for
demonstrations being watched by
thousands Of farmers who want to
know what advantages the farm trac-
tor has over the horse. The tractor
men claim there are many. and farm
experts are agreed that the tractor is
the coming thing for much Of the work
on the large acreages.
Like the automobile, the farm trac-
tor is becoming better and cheaper
each year, and as the farmer now has
little use for the horse on the roads,
It may be that soon he will have little
use for him in the fields. Mr.. Ford
recently got a good deal of advertis-
ing from the fact that he talked OF
making a farm tractor for 5000. This
is only about the price Of a good
horse. whereas the tractor will soon
be doing the work Of several horses
Tractors will not need to be so cheap
in order to command the serious con-
stderation Of the corn belt farmer, fol-
he can AFFORD to pay fair price for
a good article. and apparently Is about
getting ready to &c SO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

the carload from confectionery and
fruit stores and wholesale houses. 1t is
said the value of the goods secured
was around the thousand dollar mark.
On the same day agents from the at
torney generals office conducted a
wholesale raid in Keokuk. Houses were
entered and the inmates taken to the
station by the score. Bootleggers were
rounded up and their liquors destroyed.
Reports indicate that the Keokuk po-
lice department willingly co-operated
with the state agents. They knew
nothing of the plans of the state police
, until operations to rid Keokuk OF it's
vice was begun The chief of police
gave his men orders to assist the Des
Moines officers. which aided material
! ~ in the cleanup.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
FEuDALIsM FOR NEW YORK?

TSioux City Tribune.1
The bulk of the present state con-
stftution of New York was adopteo
in 1916 and at the time OF it's adoption
was nicknamed the 'Barnburners Con-
stitution" 1t was thus dubbed pe-
cause it swept away all feudal land
tenures that had prevailed In New
York state until that time, a relic OF
the old PATRON system. The agitation
of the abolition OF this system had
climaxed in anti-rent wars and de-
struction of the property OF landlords.
The clause OF the present New York
state constitution which was placed
there in 1916 reads:
No lease or grant Of agricultural
land, for a longer period than twelve
years, hereafter made in which shall be
reserved any rent or service of any
kind, shall be valid.
This clause is the object Of attack
by special privilege in the present New
York constitutional convention, with
| Boss Barnes leading the attack. They
would have it abolished, and agrcul-
tural land subject to the same Ions
term leases that city property Is
leases of ninety-nine years. This ie
exactly what landlordism needs 1t is
the essence of land feudaiisIl, an cyl
from which every European county Is
trying to escape.
| Such a system would make 1t I'M
I possible for tenants ever to become
. owners. 1t would automatically create
a system of entail, OF which corpora
lions ard trust companies would be tbs
principal beneficiaries. Corporate land
lordism is even worse than family
llandlordism, because it lacks botf
/, pride and soul, and exists solely FOL
profit.
It is significant that simultaneousl,
! with this effort to eliminate the con-
stitutional prohibition against long.
time leases of land, there is propose
4 to permit the public lands Of the STATE
to be leased to corporations for Jus
compensation" ~,
/ The reactionary and predatory IN
| terests In New York do not intend u
make two bites Of one cherry-pro.
vided they get the cherry. They n,
] writing the proposed constitution 9
suit themselves. II they succeed Il
getting II adopted It will furnish then
an empire to loot ard AFFORD tllsm
l,citadal for Offensive and defensive
ecampaigu n nleiooAl .a&el5p. - ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
catch sPEEDERs ANY OLD WAY

IA y 81 EC1DE$INS JILL w "A :
[Cedar Rapids Republican,
In Des Moines they have made a
fuss because the police department
concealed spies who took down the
numbers Of automobiles that exceeded
the speed limit. They say 1t wasn't
fair We believe 1t is fair eminently
So To send out a uniformed officer
means to give the speed maniacs
warnings We are in favor OF eaten
ing them In any way they can be
caught. man who will speed up
the moment he is out OF sight of an
officer, regardless Of the convenience
and safety of others who have right
ITO use the streets, is mean enough to
be caught in any old way. A police
department should not stand on cere-
mony with such fellows. They are not
entitled to fair play. Catch 'em and
soak 'em-and we may call attention
to the fact that the residents along the
| Marion boulevard are at the present
! time beginning to pray for that kind
| OF policy. Some are so crazy about
the new speedway" that they can not
lwait until it Is completed to begin to
make improper use Of It. One of these
fellows came to grief the other day,
coming into collision with a wheel
barrow and spilling himself out of his
seat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

From the spectators standpoint is an
automobile race entirely satisfactory
without corpse or two?