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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
THE DELEGATES AT LARGE.
mason City Times.1

The yinton Eagle, in supporting
Senator Cummins for president would
load up the delegation with a lot OF
dead wood that would make Iowa
headquarters at the national conven-
ton look like the last sad rites. at a
funeral demonstration. The Eagle edi-
tor wants Senator Kenyon. Governor
Clarke and John T. Adams for dele
gates at large and every republican
congressman in the state, ten OF them,
as district delegates. Why propose
such rot? II Iowa goes In the con-
vention with candidate for the pur-
pose Of winning, the delegation should
be made up Of republicans who are not
afraid Of their shadows. OF men VINO
know something about management IN
practical politics, men who can SIT up
all night If necessary, men VINO nave
pep. vinegar, enthusiasm and con-
vincing arguments and prepared every
hour, day and night, to convince dele
cations from other states that iowa
is In earnest and that her candidate
means SUCCESS and the restoration OF
prosperity. Senator Kenyon ana John
T. Adams should be conceded places
on the delegation ut large. Howard -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

clearing OF five or ten acres. But It
was not trackless. Roads wound
around in every direction for the first
settlers had FASTENED to get each
tract OF ten or twenty acres OF timber
land to make sure OF nrewood and
rails or clap-boards for the barn roof.
The best trees for these uses had been
soon cut away, all the better for the
blackberries which grew spontaneously
in spots or patches pioneer berry
free to anybody who would go pick
them. Whoever got there earliest in
the morning got the best berries and
the most of them. Ask any old man
whose memory carries him back to his
boyhood and the pioneer blackberry
patch and he will tell that never In
all the days since has he tasted such
big delicious sweet blackberries. The
berries were free for the picking, but
once In a while when new and bet
ter patch Was discovered 1t would be
whispered around that . panther had
been seen in that vicinity, and that tho
scream OF panther was like the cry
Of a baby. The discoverer could easily
initiate the scream Of a panther and
SO frighten away the ,timid picksrs.
The fact is no wild beast was ever
known in the region. The berries were
brought home by the bucketfull and
often a tub full. Blackberry pies,
blackberry dumplings, blackberries
steWed, Or the choicest ripe berries
covered with sugar and cream made
delicious eats for the family for two
weeks. What was not thus consumed
mother dried in oven and sun. for 1t
was before the days Of canning and
the Mason Jar had not come into USE.
Dried blackberries are little more than
a mass Of seeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING.

That is a pitiful story told in the
who came west from Virginia seeking
her son who had come west year
ago to make his fortune. She found
him in the penitentiary a Fort Madi-
son serving a life sentence for murder.
When she came before the officials to
plead for her son she told them that
he had been a good boy and told his
story of his downfall He had gonA
harvesting. bummed his way and had
been robbed by tramps. He fell in
with party of yeggs and went look
ing for his money as he had lost it.
In attempting to rob a stockman in
northern Iowa he had killed. And was
in the penitentiary 70 stay
Pitiful bu; too late. 1t is a common
story with the high light of murder
thrown upon it. Given youth who
has not been taught the earliest and
most important lesson of his education
what to do and how to do it-and we
have the material for tramp yegg
or loafer. Note the circumstances.
The boy going west without equip
ment seeking employment, the mother
waiting at home, the letters that came
regularly and shaded off to complete
knowledge of skilled labor competing
with the hoboes and the harvest hands,
losing his little stake and in ignorance
and despers ton demanding of others
that which had been taken from him
and then the end. 1t works out with
an appalling naturalness.
The lad who lies in prison and the
other youths who have graduated from
ignorance and loaferism into yeggs and
other lines of crime are like the water
that has run under the bridge but they
accuse society which fails to give ev-
cry child born into the world some spe-
cial training that shall fit him TO go
boldly out II the knowledge that he
can earn a living. Youths so wrong
often times however we'll they have
been trained and fitted to care for
themselves. but that is no good reason
why training should not be compulsory
and enabling Watts stated 2 fact
when he said that Satan finds some
mischief still for idle hands to do
is the mother of deviltry and
most of the idleness comes from a lack
of training. The trained worker de-
lights in his work. The unframed man
Often the way out is the way into the
penitentiary.
1t isn't sufficient to fit fifty out of
500 for college and leave the other $50
to chance and such opportunity for
skilled training as may be grudingly
granted by orga nizations. There's
fault and a lack in a system OF general
education that doesn't make that frs.
requisite of citizenship, the ability to
earn living, the foundation of its
curriculum.
The best way to empty the jails is to
keep the boys out of them, the remedy
for tramps is the instinct ana ability
to maintain citizenship, the surest re-
preston of crime is not in the police
court but the home and the schools
where skilled training matches the
idealism of the dignity of labor as part
of the teaching. Begin at the begin
ming
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

ing one wing and Wilson at the heao
of the other Perhaps OF the twain
Wilson is the stronger, but his strength
in the next election will, as before. be
the weakness of republican cohesion.
With Bryan estranged and heavy ana
solidifed vote sitting up nights for a
chance 10 vote against him 1t is hard to
foresee another term for Wilson.
But getting back to his own party
whom does Mr.. Bryan have in mind as
the successor of Wilson to lead the
party in the next election. After Will
son has beer eliminated who is left!
What peerless democrat would nat
urally suggest himself to Mr.. Bryans
mind
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
BRYAN WILL BUCK.

That Mr.. Bryan is to be a thorn in
the side of the Wilson administra ton
and a stumbling block in the path Of
Mr.. Wilson's denomination is made
plain by the announcement that he
will fight the administration program
and defensive strength. That Wilson
has mapped out in his mind a course
that would largely increase the army
a.1 .avy AND coast defenses has been
pretty well evidenced. Now it is also
made tairly clear that Bryan will OPP
pose the plans.
Perhaps we are to have another
spectacle OF war between a Warwick
and the king he had made similar in
some respects to that which resulted
in the ignominous defeat Of Mr. Taft
thru the opposition of the man who
made him. Mr.. Bryan picked Mr.. Will
son from the Christmas tree and
handed him to protesting convention.
He made that convention like the man
from New Jersey whether or no. And
having opportunity Wilson improved
it and grew great in his party. Now
Mr.. Bryan seems to be almost as busy
unmaking as he had been creating.
Woodrow Wilson has a hard row to
hoe, rough road ahead Of him on his
way to reelection. Bryan is not fallen
into desuetude or shorn Of power and
influence. He has and viii keep ii
large following in his party. To that
he seems to be adding the hyphenated
Americans who nurse grievance
against the administration. All the
talk of republican support for Mr..
Wilson is idle unless upon the con-
tingency that the next republican con-
vention shat. be controlled by the same
men and in the same spirit as the last
one. Republicans are pleased with Mr..
Wilson personally, ne has been sc
much better than was to be expected
from his party affiliations; but they
are not pleased with his party. do no,
trust its pledges, are dissatisfied with
its performances and will vote it out
of place IL given a nominee Representa-
tive OF progress and republicanism.
The democratic party affords all the
symptoms of division with Bryan lead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
GUESSING WRONG.
webster City Journal.1

The county fair is passing.
County exchanges from all sections
of the state bring news of increased
deficits and a steady decrease OF at
tendance for several years.
The passing Of the good. old fash
toned county fair is but an Indication
OF a tendency Of the times. In the
years gone by. the county fair was
one Of the biggest, best and cleanest
gatherings any community could boast.
For weeks prior to its opening farmers
and .o-nsrecc!e Wed with one another
to ge. together the best crop display,
the biggest pumpkins. the best displays
OF jellies, home canned goods, fancy
work Of an kinds, etc, and the mer-
chants made preparations to display
their wares to the best advantage In
the stalls assigned to them Tor that
purpose. The county fafr was.
reality, social affair." place where
the people Of the county gathered to-
gether once year to renew old &C
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

Radical changes in the organisation
OF the Naval academy at Annapolis are
contemplated as result of the "goug-
ing" scandal which recently resulted
in. the dismissal Of two midshipmen.
the disciplining Of dozen others and
the removal Of the superintendent
Rear Admiral Fu1iam. Secretary
Daniels said he was having q thorough
study made Of the defects in the old
system which underlay the disgraces
Of the last year. Private institutions.
including many prominent COLLEGES ana
universities. have been asked to sub
NIT detailed outlines OF their exa.!!.:at-
ton systems for the guidance OF the
navy department, and An effort VIII
be made to bring the academy into
line with the best systems IN use
among American COLLEGIATE institu-
tons Captain Eberls has been picked,
to succeed Rear Admiral Fullams -
the naval academy head.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
GOING RLAcKBERRYING.
shenandoah World.l

In the early days. the pioneer days
of Iowa, the blackberry was promi-
nent feature of domestic economy and
added much to the food supply. We
have heard much OF the privations.
trials and sufferings Of the pioneers,
but really their condition was not as
bad as has often been pictured. Nature
seems to have provided for Their COM
ing. Here in the woods and prairies Of
young Iowa were prairie chickens.
quail. squirrels. and an occasional deer
and in the fringes Of the creeks were
nuts and wild fruit. In the timber that
skirted the rivers grew wild black
berries in great abundance and of fine
quality. Along the creek bottoms were
found wild gooseberries. sour enough
to make a pig squeal, but in the abb
sence Of apples and other domestic
fruits they served good purpose.
In the thickets that feathered toward
the prairie were wild crab apples that
mother would make into delicious tell
and jam preserves.
When the blackberry season came
round berry parties We're q great social
function. Nothing could be more
romantic and delightful to the boys
and girls of those days than to spend
a day in the woods picking berries.
II. They i would assemble at one OF the
homes nearest the berry district and,
clad in old garments and equipped
with tin buckets and wooden pals
baskets had not come into vogue then
and all tramp merrily OF to the
woods three or four miles distant.
Sometimes the boys would yoke up an
OK team and hitch 1t to the farm wagon
or the hayrack and all would ride.
Now an OK team was about the limit
in speed in an opposite direction from
that Of the automobile Of today--it was
the slowest method Of travel that one
can imagine. Yet Buck and Bright
made very useful team when it came
to hauling heavy loads Of fire-wood
and breaking prairie sod.
on to the woods went the merry
youngsters who know not what It
| was to be tired OF joyiess. Laughter
and song made the way short. The
| woods were lonely and solemn. only
here and there settlers cabin In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
PREFERS COssoN.


Carl F. kuehnle OF Denison was in
the Chronicle office one day last week
when the editor was out. We did not
get to speal. to him, but he left us
copy of sketch of his life and
work. This tells of his public and
semi-public career in the state and
speaks of his desire 10 become gov
ernor OF Iowa. In the write-up no
mention is made of Mr.. kuehnle's at
titude toward the liquor traffic, the
all important issue in the next guber-
Material campaign. We hope he is all
right on the question. OF course, we
have nothing to say about who shall
he the candidate on the republican
ticket. but we should like to see a
man like Cosson nominated. His po-
sition on public questions. and es-
pecially on moral questions, is well
known; and since the republicans
have a habit Of electing governors in
this state, we want them to get a good
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
FANS AND HORSE RACES.

lITuNOy tSepuDllCdf.J
The Jefferson Bee says that the
Greene county fair is the only local
fair which has ever dared trying run
ming a fair without expensive horse
races The Bee is mistaken, for the
Grundy fair has gotten along several
years without races. We found that
it was impossible to get good horses
here. owing to a low track and bad
train connections, SO the usual rae
ing premiums were not contested for.
This year the Grundy fair did not
have a harness race, the money be-
ing spent for other attractions, and
the crowds were not much different
from other years. We understand
that several other Iowa fairs have
likewise abandoned the high priced
racing program. so Greens county Is
no pioneer in the matter. However.
they are entitled to the credit for hav-
ing the nerve to take the horse racing
game by the right end-the financial
loss to the fair association-and doing
away with 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

quaintances, to compare their exhibits
with those of their neighbors. to look
over the fat cattle, the hogs, sheep.
poultry. horses, etc. and see real horse
races. Who is there who can not re-
member that fifteen years ago-or even
less-the one big event in any county
was the fair?
But with the coming Of good roads
and the automobile, what more natural
than the passing of this once supreme
social institution?
Why, bless you, most OF the farmers
have autos. Long before time for the
county fair, they have seen every acre
OF farm land in the county. They
know what every man in the county Is
raising ip the way OF crops and stock.
They do not have to 90 to the county
fair to see the exhibits. And as a
social affair. the average county fair
these days days Is a dismal failure.
The farmers visit about during all
seasons Of the year as much as the
townspeopie. The good, old fashioned
county fair-once the pride and glory
Of the countryside-is out Of Joint
with the times. The rise of the CO.
operative farm elevator has brought
in its wake the annual farmers picnic.
And a multiplicity OF other fall festi-
walls have followed along. They are all
OF them more in keeping with the spirit
of the times. They last but one day
and they bring all the community to-
gether. a real old fashioned basket
dinner and an address by some notable
preferably some one interested in the
cooperative business-fills the place
Of the former county fair.
The county fair Is a back number. It
has passed. along with it the husking
bee the country dance and good old
fashioned gatherings OF similar ma
ture. The state fair, too. has con-
tributed its share toward the undoing
Of the county fair. The farmer and
his family motor to Des MONIES easier
and quicker than years ago they could
load the family into the double car
rage and drive to town.
And so the passing Of the county fair
10 ID. nat Ta.! a!s!ntegratinn. indicative
of a faster age in which we live,
marked chiefly by advanced methods
Of transportation. changing habits OF
the people and a marked desire for
amusements and recreation that can
not be furnished by the good old coun-
ty fair-now largely an institution OF
pleasant memory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
s1Lo FARMERS FIRST.
1.-THE Logan Observer


The Times Republican says that
next years autos are in this years
silos. Moral-build siIo.% Out
this way we must have silo farmers
before we need silos. There are
Of people living in this county
who do not believe in saving the corn
stalks or the straw on the farm-tkey
think it is easier for the live stock
to go out in the field and help them
selves to the few ragged leaves on the
wind whipped stalks than it is for
the farmer, or his boy or hired man
to go TO the silo and throw out the
feed. Then too the six or eight dol
lars more per acre that the stalks are
worthsin a silo than out IN the field do
not appeal to them. They can still
borrow money at the bank, and pay
day is long way off.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
Iowa Newspapers
IOWA AND APPLES.

This is another of Iowa's apple years.
While riding thru the country recently
we were impressed with the heavily
laden trees and the ground covered
with wasting apples. Why should not
more emphasis be placed on saving
and marketing Iowa apples? If more
was given TO spraying and
trimming the trees there is no reason
why Iowa apples should not rank with
those of the so-called apple states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
IN A SALOON TOWN.

Dewitt furnishes a new brand of
advertising, The saloon keeper there
used thirty good inches of space in a
recent issue of the Observer to adj
wise his customers that his place of
business would be closed Monday,
Labor Day, and Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday. fair days. He advised
them all to stock up well so they will
be able to enjoy the fair. Incidentally
he heads his advertisement Dry Fair
Week AS last week was the week in
question it proved TO be anything but
q dry" week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
REPUBLICAN, MARsHA1LrowN IOWA: SEPTEMBER

comes back to them with the same old
smell they will vote some other ticket.
They will bolt nothing, They Will
simply vote for what they believe, all
things considered. to be the best thing
for the country"
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
says "Cummins should have the sup
port Of Iowa and he should be allowed
to have a delegation that is for him
first, last and all the time. That Is
the way to land the nomination, and
the only way"
"One out Of every ten automobiles
manufactured in this country is sold
IN Iowa. That's one Of the reasons
why we are going to have good roads
in this state in few years. says the
Logan Observer.
The Perry Chief says that III Jack
Frost had to travel over some of the
Iowa roads it's a cinch he wouldn't get
over the state fast enough to damage
all of the corn crop. even if he came
tomorrow"
When it comes to the Cummins
candidacy for president there Is only
one class of newspaper support-re-
publican newspapers without adject-
ives" says the Boone News Repub-
-lican. The long sought chance for
harmony is at hand
so far no governorship candidate
has picked out the hard road as the
one most likely to lead to the execu-
tive mansion remarks the Sioux City
Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
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~ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

have known better than to write an
opinion that the county fair is on its
last legs. Some Ialr, trends, some
fair,
If, as asserted. two billions of Am
erican securities are being held in
Great Britain. why not send them over
as security for the loan? This idea Of
asking credit for goods and at the
same time asking to borrow the money
to pay for them without sufficient col
lateral wouldn't commend itself to the
groceryman.
If Stefansson was seeking to avoid
hot weather he might have stayed in
Iowa this summer and saved himself
all that trouble.
Don't worry over those little shoot
ing matches between Mexican and
American soldiers across the Rio
Grande The boys on this side are
enjoying it and seem to be improving
in Workmanship all the while.
live stock The quickest way for IL
linois to get even with Kentucky is to
bar her snake bite antidote which also
causes breaking out around the
mouth
Mr.. Harding's little boom is being
crowded closer and closer to the con-
fines of Sioux City and run1ors OF
evacuation of that point are rife. The
lieutenant governor should emulate
the czar and assume the command OF
his forces himself. Otherwise the al
lies will get him before he crosses the
Boyer.
II the pope and the president should
manage to stop the fight across the
water before the finish how would the
decision go on points? There's
chance for louder argument than over
the associated press decision on the
Packey Mac fight.
The Iowa candidate seems to be good
enough for Iowa. And Iowa has al
| ways been good enough for him.
II the weather man desires popular
! ity the best thing he can do is to hold
! .ha. frost off until the first OF Octo-
/, her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
Explaining Combustion.

When you blow upon glowing en-
Sers you increase the supply Of oxy-
:sn and this burns into flame. The
,ame would be true Of blowing upon
dame were 1t not for the wind dis
Sefsing the gaseous particles Of the
oaea, 10 that those which are burning
are unable TO impart their heat to
nose yet unburned. Therefore. az soon
y these are burned out, which is al
most snstantAneousiy. combustion 10
lisconfinued and the flame disap-
Dsafs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

Whore Are Yesterdays 0reamst
Do you remember where you wers
ten years ago today! And how many
OF the ambitions that You had then
have been fulfilled -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

Clark, who has been Senator Cum
MINIS close friend and the manager of
many of his campaigns, should also
be delegate at large. 1t is expected
that George w. Clarke, as governor of
the state, and the ten members of con-
gress, will be honored members OF the
Iowa party present to give every en-
in their power towards
securing the nomination for the Iowa
candidate. The Fourth district can
not add to the prestige of Congress
man Haugen by making him dele
gate He will be at the convention any
way, prepared to work for the cause.
The four strongest men in the Fourth
district should be selected as dele
gates and alternates to the coming
convention to work with the congress
man. If the republicans name a lot of
fellows for the purpose of bestowing
honor, they will get left. as they de-
serve to be left. The delegation should
he working force. II should be dyna-
mite and not dignity. II the prize is
worth going after. it is worth going
after right, and with the best conven-
ton experts in the state, just as law
yers are selected to try important
cases in court.