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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
FARMS OR JAILS?
tSiouX City Journal.]


All over the state able bodied men
are loafing away their time in stuffy
county jails, shuffling cards, playing
harmonious and swapping stories.
when they might Just as well be out
in the open air, doing a days work,
earning something for the support of
their families and laying up a little
self respect for themselves. The
county Jail makes bad men worse: the
custodial farm helps to make good
men out of bad men. 1t is humani-
tartan solution of a problem that has
vexed the authorities for many, many
years. 1t Is an application of the
treatment that Henry Ford recently
recommended for the convicts at Sing
Sing-Work. work. Work-the only
salvation for a man headed in the
wrong direction.
The people of Iowa look to the
legislature for an economical adj
mnistration Of the business of the
state, but there is no demand for
false economy, and refusal to approve
the custodal farm idea can be counted
nothing else. Before many years such
farms would pay for themselves over
and over again. not only in the most
important item of increased man
hood, but as a sheer matter of dol
lars and cents. A successful develop
ment of the plan not only would en-
able counties to abolish their iails.
but the farms themselves can be made
self supporting, at the same time pro-
yiding a modest income for families
of prisoners which now are thrown
upon their own resources or upon the
charity of the public during the period
of incarceration of the head of the
house.
The matter is one Of sufficient i'm
portance to deserve at this time the
serious consideration of every legis-
lator and his Intelligent action when
it comes again to vote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
NOW TO GEL AT IT.

The Saturday Evening Post has come
to the conclusion that within reason
able limitations" the proposition OF the
railroads which it says is practically
Eve will move your goods and get
enough on the whole to pay expenses
and dividends is a better one than
strict rule charging every Shipment
with an equal proportion of expenses
and dividends.
Perhaps, but Immediately the ques-
ton rises dividends upon water or upon
correct and liberal valuation? AS
things stand how is the reasonable bal
ance to be struck. The United States
has come to the conclusion that the
railways must be valued. Iowa must
come to the same conclusion if she
isio fix rates just TO both railways and
those who pay railroad expenses and
dividends by paying transportation
charges.
How else? What is reasonable re-
turn on the investment of railway
Stockholders and how is it to be figured
without just appraisement Of the val
ues it must be inquired upon. 1t will
cost a little more than 100000 TO val
ue the railways of the state, or about
$40 or $12 per mile. Is it worth it?
Is it the practical and economical plan?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
THE cUs1oDIAL FARM WILL COME.

The failure of the legislature to pro-
vide more custodial farms is natural.
The custodial farm is a new thing.
Many legislators desire to wait. The
idea that convict is entitled to any
thing beyond a dark cell and twelve
hours hard laber per diem is measur-
ably recent in general acceptance. Re
form which goes farther than punish
ment has been mostly theory. Practice
is newer thing. So it is not particu-
larry astonishing that the legislature
fought shy of "a change so complete.
However. it is but set aside for the
time. The custodial farm and other
methods of employment of convicts is
on the way into Iowa thru the same
contractor is being offered exit. The
reformatory idea now includes the
probability of making useful citizen
instead of criminal out of the youth
who has gone wrong.
We Shall have the custodial farm
soon, enough of it to furnish out OF
door work and hope for all our prison
ers who show evidences of possible re-
form. Moreover the time will come
when the man who has reformed will
be given credit for his reformation
and encouraged instead of discouraged
in making a complete job of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

init lncrsases now Sinply - help tn
|f0a0o over . period Of d4pressions Whist
Etvill happen whom prosperity returns
aSainf The additional earnings VIII
probably be used in improvements Of
various sorts. and very likely these Inns
provements will be, in part at least,
represented by additional capital stock
and additional expense Of one sort or
another. Then when another period Of
depression comes, we shall probably be
asked to pay another advance to help
them over that. Where will this sort
OF thing stop? Is 1t not the beginning
OF an endless chain?
If the present freight and passeark~r
rates In Iowa are not remunerative to-
the railroads. IL they do not afford
them q fair return of the capital actr-
ally invested and the expense neces-
sarily incurred in operating, then they
are entitled to an advance. But are
they entitled to an advance for any
other reason? And should any in
creascs In rates be permitted until the
roads show before the proper tribunal
that the present rates are not suf-
flciently remunerative?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
GAME LEGISLATION.
iowa city citizen.


Do the people propose to be Idle
and let the advocates Of spring duck
hunting secure a modification Of the
laws so that there may be slaugh-
ter Of ducks and other passing birds
in the spring time? 1t is well known
that spring killing reduces the sup
ply. The birds are then on their way
to their nesting and are mating for
the season. Every duck, male or
female, killed in the spring destroys
in advance, the production of the
pair. The government has taken the
lead in enforcing closed spring
shooting. but in Iowa the game war;
den undoubtedly allied with those who
would shoot in the spring, is under
stood to be opposed to the enforce
ment of the law. People should assert
themselves and save the migratory
birds from slaughter and complete de-
struction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
Iona Newspapers

Personal. EXPENSES OF JUDGES
tIowa City Republican,
A bill is pending before the senate
10 pay judges and court reporters
travelling and other personal expenses
while holding and attending court at
places other than their homes. 1t has
not been long ago that the salaries of
the judges were increased to meet
these personal expenses. Of course
there is no compulsion on the part OF
the people to prevent any official
whose compensation IS not satsfac-
tory from resigning. 1t viii hardy be
claimed by the present judges that a
higher order of judicial ability would
be obtained under the proposed
amendment, for most of he present
Judges expect to be candidates for re-
election, regardless of the question of
extra compensation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
Topics Of the Times

Well it appears that both were right
and nayther was wrong and that there
was and wasn't graft" and that no.
body but the extra help got anything
they were entitled to and that they
were entitled to that AS long as they
could hold the job and that they can't
hold the job anyhow and it is now time
to get busy with matters of moment.
The explosion cleared the atmosphere
and turns out to be good thing ali
around. Allemand left.
A man must be a born ressimist to
hunt job umpiring in a minor league.
If the Iowa railroads are anxious to
have another half cent added to the
passenger fare the passengers are quite
as anxious to keep the nalf cent where
it belongs. That's something the leg
islature should remember And there
are so many passengers Of legal voting
age when one stops to think about 1t.
The British plan of using the Amer
lean flag is likely to stir up consider
able animosity in this country. How
ever it isn't the first time by any
means that the British flag has been
lowered and replaced by the stars and
stripes
Waterloo has filed a saloon petition
with a majority of 425. That looks like
a dry victory in the long run. The
drys ought to be able to yank 500
names off $500 petition.
Jim Goods failure % understand
why meaths should go up without any
advance in the prices of livestock is
shared by a great many other people.
OF course we know how they go up.
The spectators simply set the pointer
notch higher, but why they should
be permitted to get away with it is the
nub of 1t all.
The most law abiding person hear
of for many years has been found in
Chicago. He called at police head
quarters and sought information as to
how he could commit suicide without
violating the law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

They want TO be OF, and you want to
have them off. but they don't know
how to manage it. One would think
they had been built In your parlor or
study and were waiting to be launched.
I have contrtved a sort of ceremonial
inclined plane for such visitors which,
being fabricated with certain smooth
phrases, I back them down, meta
phorically speaking, stern foremost, IN
to their native element, the great out
DOORS
DIR. Holmes fatal oversight was in
failing to leave his recipe to future
generations.
GETTING GAY" WITH OUR FLAG.
Huntington Gazette.]
The easy going attitude OF the
United States may be accountable for
the liberties that foreigners have taken
with our flag from time to time. But IT
remained for Great Britain to PERI
petrate the browning offense when the
union jack was hauled down on the
steamer Lusitania and the stars ana
stripes raised to protect the vessel
from German interference as it
steamed across the Irish SEA. The lame
excuse was made that the substitution
was made to protect Americans apoaru
the Lusitania No doubt the United
States government will take vigorous
action and give Great Britain to I'M
derstand that such gross breaches o.
international etiquette Will not be tole-
rated for a minute. If Americans elect
to travel on British vessels they must
take the consequences. The American
flag should continue TO be the insignia
of safety and the hands Off sign, but
if every Tom, Dick and Harry belliger-
ent hoists it at will the flag will
speedily become joke. John Bull
should understand ;hat our neutrality
is not to be tempered with and our flag
is to be kept off the mast heads of
British vessels. And other belligerents
should be given to understand they
should investigate closely before they
attack any vessel flying the American
flag.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
OUCH! LUMBAGO!
RUB PAINS FROM
SORE, LAME BACK
RUB BAckAcHE AWAY WITH
SMALL TRIAL BOTTLE OF OLD
"S1. JACOBS OIL"

Back hurt you? Can't straighten up
without feeling sudden pains sharp
aches and twinges? Now listen! That's
lumbago, sciatica or maybe from a
strain, and you'll get relief the moment
you rub your back with soothing. PEN
etrating "St Jacobs OIL" Nothing else
takes out the soreness, lameness and
stiffness so quickly. You simply rub Il
on your back and out comes the pain.
It is harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.
Lumber up! Don't suffer! Get small
trial bottle Of old, honest est Jacobs
Or. from any drug store, and after US
ing 1t Just once, youth forget that you
ever had backache. lumbago or sclati-
ca, because your back will never hurt
or cause any more misery. 1t never dis
appoints and has been recommended
for sixty years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
PREVENTING CRIME.

The Oberlin Alumni Magazine for
February 1914, reprints an article on
crime prevention which appeared in
Unity, Oct. %, 1913. This indicates
that college men are awakening to the
fact that they must take their part in
this world wide movement Of crime
prevention which started with the ma
ton wide movement against gambling
or bear the burden of the blame
History teaches that in all great
moral movements the college men are
the last to awaken. This was true in
the movement against slavery. History
also teaches that after college men
awaken TO a moral issue they bear
their full part in it and with their
trained minds forge to the front and
at last get the credit that is due them,
A committee Of the Oberlin Associa :
ton Of Illinois made an investigation
in 1909 to find out why college men are
Indifferent to lawlessness. The ad-
viso,-y committee of the Michigan
Alumni Association are this year con-
sidering the question OF laalessness on
the part of college men in and outside
OF all institutions Of learning. The
article in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine
for February. 1914, is as follows:
Joe Beatty Burt, of Chicago, is di-
rectlng nationwide movement
against gambling started by the Chi
cago Law and order Lea que Dec. 6.
1872. Twelve governors entered
promptly into the campaign. The gov
ernor of Michigan issued a proclama-
ton thru the newspapers Of the state;
the attorney general of Iowa comfnun-
icated with the states attorney in
each county Of that state; Marshall
Field & Co. Whote the presidenot Of the
league, setting forth the rules Of their
company; the grand chancellor OF the
knights Of Pythias investigated and
found that twenty-three lodges in Hi
nois, out OF five hundred and forty
four, were in the habit Of permitting
gambling in the lodge room. In sixty
days all gambling was stopped with
out expelling a member Or bringing
charges against lodge. The Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows pledged ths
support of hundred and twenty
thousand members in Illinois in the
fight against lawlessness. The Masons
have taken it UP and gambling has
been dropped in the Eastern Star
which is the wonan's auxiliary Of thu
order. It Is shocking to learn from Mr.
Burt that the most difficult problem
was to get the college men to take W
the work and help stop gambling am
law1essness in and outside OF all insti
tutions Of learning, but some Of thu
alumni associations are taking hold o
the work The report sets forth 'th
three classes of people who were tn
last to take action in the movement
against lawlessness. viz: l. indifferen
college men: 2. easy going churcl
people: 3, comfortable married women
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
BLAME OR PRAISE.
rIo,-a C;,y f'i+iyep


Give gambling houses We're raided
at Iowa City by Interstate authorities
Yesterday The state had to take the
matter up, it is said. because local
authorities refuse to act. Nice place
for a student. don't you think, father
and mother. down on the farm -
Marshalltown Times Republican.
Is the Times Republican quite fair
in it's sheer at Iowa City? Should not
the community be given credit, rather,
for cleaning UP conditions?
In the first place it is a matter or
common knowledge that state Off
GERS unknown locally could go into
MarshalltoWn, Boone Mason city or
any other Iowa city the size of this one
and by proper secrecy find poker rooms
and other forms of gambling. In prac-
tically every college town in the state
such as Cedar Rapids. Des Moines.
Sioux City. Ames. Grinnell. Cedar Falls
Cor at least Waterloo) he could find
gambling going on contrary to law. In
other words. this is a vice so secret
that it is never entirely wiped out in
any city of over 1000 in the state and
in large places such as Des Moines,
Davenport Dubuque or Sioux City, 1T
is going on practically the whole year
around.
In the second place, the people or
this community are entitled to cred
| it for calling in outside officers to put
an end to the conditions that have ex-
I listed here recently 1t was over year
and a half ago that movement was
started by the president of the uni
versity that resulted in the raid of last
| week and previous ones. The appeal
| to the city authorities at that time
was apparently without effect and the
| officers of the Y NJ. G. A. then secured
/ evidence and year ago brought d
| case before the grand jury, which
twice failed to indict. altho to every
| one but the uninitiated the evidence
| seemed direct and clear.
| Then the people Of the city, believ-
| ing that their local officers would dc
nothing, called on the attorney general
| He directed the county attorney tc
| take the case past the grand jury di-
rect to the district court but by some
"mistake" in presentation, 1t was
thrown out on a technicality. BY thai
| time the political campaign was on
during which any action would have
been misconstrued, and the last effor
to gather evidence was delayed unit
| in January after the election.
In the meantime the voters OF thi!
county had changed the county Off
GERS responsible for handling thes'
cases and with the prospective chang
In the city administration 1t would
seem possible to remove this annoy
ance as far as it can be removed II
any city Of this size.
The Marshalltown paper. instead o
sneering at Iowa City. would do wei
to accord some praise to it for the de
i termination to clear out the situation
that threatened to become notorious II
the last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
PERPETUAL PESTS.
ISioux City Journal.1

The newspaper business differs from
others in this respect: A loafer feels
entitled at any time to come into q
newspaper working office and remain
gossiping about nothing in particular
for three or four hours.-Topeka Capt.
tall
That the laxative loiterer is not
peculiar to newspaper offices. however.
and that he is not a prodcct Of teh
twentieth century Is indicated by the
fact that nearly sixty years ago DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote the fol-
lowing: Don't you know how hard ii
is for some people to get out OF a
room after their visit is really over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
Masonic Meetings

f" SPECIAL coMMuNIcAI ION
Marshall Lodge. No. los A F. & "A. NJ
Grand Lodge school of instruction. ep,
10, IL and -, at a. M, : p. M, DIV
1880 p. M John w. Wells, secre'a1 ,
w. FL. Steiner, w. NJ.
STATED coNvocATloN, signe'
Chapter No So. R. A M. ,a,usss
Feb, %. 1880 p. m. Regular pusiI ne,
John w. Wells, secretary; L. 5. xii
born. E. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No. 20, R. s. S. NJ. Monday ara e.
the third Sunday L T. Forbes feoo'0
George GregorS.. T. L. M
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
Commentary No. 80, X. T.. TUESDAY .,.
Feb. IS at o'clock. Work III wv
Order of the Temple. George Gregory
= G.. NJ. S. Mcfarland. Rec
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap-
ter No. CT, o. e. s., Wednesday, reo'
II $50 p. m. Anna Downing. secre-
tary: Mary Black Collins, W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

That such an institution as the sa-
loon should be upheld by men otherwise
decent elected by intelligent voters,
shows what the almighty dollar will do
to the conscience of a legislator" re-
marks the Manchester Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

Toronto has smaller percentage OF
native born Canadians than Montreal.
agures for the two cities being 81 Is
and 9O.81 per cent, respectively. On
the other hand Winnipeg has only
44.0s per cent of it's population native
born. vancouver's percentage OF ma
tive-b born is smaller. 1880.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

Darwin estimated that worms. by
swallowing earth for the sake of the
vegetable matter II contains. and after
ward expelling it. bring to the surface
as much as ten tons Of earth per an
MIN IN an acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

The Sioux City Journal says III
someone would blow up all the bridges
between the United states and Mexico
there might be some sense to that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

I'VE are long way from the goal Of
political perfection in this state, but
when we observe the plight of Illinois
the inclination is to thank God and take
courage, says the Dies Moines Capital,
mot forgetting to indulge in the hope
that for our sister commonwealth there
may also speedily come a far better
day'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

The Clinton Herald says: "a 81 tax
for fishermen is one of the possibilities
at Des Moines. There will be no OBJ
lection to it by the majority of fish
ermen, if boys under 16 are exempted
from the tax. Such a tax, applied to
everyone, would either be dead letter
or 1t would wipe out of a boys life its
supreme joy, for there are thousands OF
Youngsters in this state to whom a dol
lar looks to be the size OF wagon
wheel"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

The Burlington Hawkeye says that
In Iowa we can still afford a full loaf
of bread"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The legislature might reduce the
state printing prices until the jobs
coald not be farmed out at a profit
suggests the Iowa City Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11

when the people are given an OPP
portunity to vote on free text books, the
usual quiet school election will develop
into the real thing" predicts the Perry
Chief
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
DIRECTIONS

Place any number from Z
10 Is in the eight vacant diA-
mo,,ds shown here, or on any
similarly arranged sheet OF
paper or material OF any KIND
YOU wish to use. In such .
manner that any way the
numbers are added (includtns
the number in the center
square) the total will be SO.
The same number can not be
used more than once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-03

the construction OF lateral sewers No
e6ss. 1881. s6s2. 2f03. and sl0t. that
r q Whitaker 10 Ule lowest piadef
on sewer No. gsGs. That Jos. M. AZ
field H. the lowest bidder on Nos
.gVl and g.O3. anu that the Western
Construction 20. ~ the loves bidacf
on Nos. s6st. 1885. 1851 s6ss. s0Sy.
$3.50 and siOQ. anu your COMMITTEES
believing the said lowest bids 10 be
reasonable recommends that the con
tracts entered into by the Depart
ment OF Public Works with the said
lowest bidders be confirmed and that
the resolution presented ny Aid. Rut-
ter on the End ult 81. G. e., y. lsD.
approviCg ana confirming satd low
est bids, be amended by striking out
that portion thereof relatiNS 20 con
nrming contract with Thee. Moreier
Tor sewer No, 1917.
Respectfully submitted.
ROBERT ". RJrTER
MOSES WAkTkil4
JAMES VERNON.
GODFREY FKElMALp.
CHAS n. KOtnkR.
JOHN l. JAkEiA
Accepted and adopted az follows
l.sas-Ald Allan, Barnett Biol,
burton, Case. CTanshaw, ptil binse-
man, Ellis. Field. fTetwald. Gilman
Hindle. Jakel heating. kocher.
kronk. Lempke, Lodge, NoNc. owen
Robinson, Rolo. Rutter. Schemansky.
SsShultS, Thompson. Vernon, WaTtetl
Menzel. Wilson, Wins, Zink. and the
President---3s
Nays-None.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-03

To the Honorable TIE Common Council:
Gentlemen~-Y our Committee on
Sewers. to whom was referred the
communication from the Department
of Public Works, transmitting pro-
poSals received for the construction
OF lateral sewer No. 1888. respect
fully report We have had the same
under consideration and ind that
VIM Bianck a Co. are lowest bid /.
ders for constructing said lateral
sewer for tho sum 81 te.ss29g, and
yOur committee being satisfied that
the bids submitted are reas1na bic
recommend that the contract entered
into by the Department OF Public
Works with the aforesaid lowest
bidder for constructing above sewer.
BE confirmed. and that the resolution
presented by Aid. Kutter on the 18TH
ut. @. G.. G. y. 17sb. approving and
confirming said contract. be adopted.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT W RUTTER.
MOSES WAKTEIL.
JAMES VERNON.
GODFREY FREIWALD.
CHAS A. KOCHER
JOHN l. JAkEI.
Accepted and adopted as follows
Yeas-Ald Allan. Barnett. Bell
Burton. Case Cranshaw, Dill. Dinge-
man, Ellis, Field. Frelwald, Gilman,
UInfle. Jakei Heating kocher.
Kronk' Lenpke. Lodge. Move. owen.
Robinson Roilo. Rutter schemansky.
schuIix. Ihompson. NernoL. Mnrtell.
WenzeL Wilson, Wing link. and the
President--34
Nays-NOne/