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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-04-14

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
The Stranpile
No Profit in Dollar Wheat.

A dispatch from Seymour, Ind.
quotes farmers as saying there 10 no
profit in wheat at 81 a bushel. 1t costs
1927 an acre to produce wheat, all
processes from seeding the ground to
the grain included. and the
average yield is twelve and hair
bushels to the acre.
It IL improbable that wheat at any
thing less than q dollar will ever again
be profitable to American farmers. who
must pay increasing taxes and labor
bills, comments the Louisville Courier
Journal. The obvious remedy for the
condition described in Indiana is the
increase Of the yield, a. County Agent
Cobb At seymour points out. But 1t
would require q greater increase than
perhaps IL possible in actual farming
experience, to get the yield high enough
for wheat to be generally and regularly
profitable at less than 81.
The production Of small grain u at
tended by vicizsitudes. Sundry condi-
tons may operate to depress the yield
below the capacity OF the soil In ideal
circumstances. Wet weather at har-
vest time, and between harvest and
threshing. often damages the quality
Of the grain. The thresher does not
always clean it perfectly. There's many
slip 'twixt the sowing Of wheat and
the marketing Of the crop. The farmer
who gets to the mill with top Grade
grain and gets the marriott price Il
fortunate. Those whose wheat does not
fully meet milling requirements must
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26

been arbiter Of half the difficulties in
ment.
Duncan seems to be the type OF In
dividual that a nation should be In
neighborhood of nations. The United
States is il: about the same position
in world politics and the world COM
munity as Duncan was in his neigh
borhood. 1t is strong. bold when &C.
casion calls for courage, able to care
for itself. 1t ought not to seek trou-
BILE but to make peace. There Is no
occasion for this country to go about
with it's sleeves rolled up and its fists
clenched. A! the nations know our
defensive strength. There is no need
for us TO hurry across the field where
two or three adjacent land owners are
holding a riot over line fence. II any
bully of nations corners US and out
wears our patience we shall ask the
others to TAX 1t ava before we max
an example O. it, When the neigh
bors seem to be all fussing somebody
ought TO keep a cool head. Somebody
must sit on the jury after the row is
over
Its as easy to compare UP as down
to reach the superlarive. There was
Western and Ed and Old Duncan:
which is the model for a big strong,
capable nation?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
VOICES CUT OF The PAST.

bernard Murphy and Cyrenus Cole
the first editor of the Einton Eagle
the other editorial writer for the Ce-
dar Rapids Republican, are tossing a
oIuf back and forth in their columns
regarding the hard work they did on
the farms Of Iowa back in the pioneer
ing days. The stuff may get by with
many OF their readers for those who
read after us are not always familiar
with our personalities. However, those
who know Pat Murphy we'll will take
those tales of stern labor afeld with
grain OF salt, as Pat used to take the
neishbors watermeIons. If Mr.. Muir
ply ever painted III the heat OF the
laymow, as he insists he and Cyrenus
were Wont, it was when they were hid
ing apples or melons in the hay. II
can be understood that pushing heavy
melons up a ladder or dragging a
grainsack full Of apples straight up
thru the overhanging lodges of a full
naymow would be considerab BILE task.
especially SO If Pat also, wore wooden
shoes. Nothing is more slippery than
the polished sole Of a sabot.
Those twain, SO says the editor of
the F!nton Eagle, worked roads il.
those days. Every elder person knows
now the roads Were worked then. A
bunch got together and ate apples and
told stories between eight and four
o'clock ana the pathmaster credited
them with days labor 10 apply on
road taxes Since then, with true Hi
bernian facility, Murphy has reformed
and IS now seriously seeking real road
Improvement. Cyrenus. sad to saw.
however, with genuine Dutch distaste
TO change, wants to carry the grist 10
mill with a stone in one end OF the sack
as old Piet vanderploog did the year
after the dikes We're cut in Holland.
Those "reminiscences of the two ven
cradle editors are highly interesting
ana instructive TO degree. The slight
literary license taken by them in stat
ing that they actually worked once
may be passed over as incidental. Fic-
ton is something that nigh, have
been fact. Usually it is fact cut on
the bias. Somebody worked. More
over, 1t was a long, long time ago and
they may have told the story so often
that they have come to believe it
themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
THE MILEAGE OF The MACHINE.

Boone is in mourning over the death
of one of her prominent and excellent
citizens, J. c. Peterson. He had been
a most successful business man and in
vestor and from green immigrant of
16 had become not only wealthy but If
the newspaper encomiurns of his career
are based on the facts citizen great
Iy beloved and trusted. He had leading
merchandise ventures in two Iowa cit
les. was a large land and property
owner
The man was Al years old when he
died the other day in a Chicago hos
pital where he had gone in hope that
his health which has been failing for
two years might be betJered. II is too
early Tor such man 10 die. That he
was naturally OF good health and
strong constitution is evident from the
success he had made in business within
a few years His obituary says he
was of '-indomirable energy" The
suggestion is that the man worked
himself to death thirty years before
he should have passed in the course Of
nature.
1t does not pay to burn the candle
at both ends. Large success is not
worth the price. It isn't the full pay
ment OF life. Peterson had come to
the afternoon when the shadows
H., l,. Nd
cool of the day comes on as the sun
drops quietly down the western slope.
His end was not a sunset but an
eclipse. He lost his time of rest and
the years OF satisfaction that belong
70 the man who has labored hard and
earned the breathing spell. No doubt
he found satisfaction in his work, men
who work hard with a purpose do find
such satisfaction but he missed much.
And ne left behind much and many
that must miss him
il Is ilaru 10 i5elTn Sac truth .ka. en-
ergy is bank account, that the fierce
years Of struggle and toll are toll taken
from the lease Of mans years, that pay
and surcease from toll are as necessary
as food TO a worker that there are 50
many miles in the human machine and
that scorching completes the long days
mileage at noon.
Energy, however indomitable, can
endure but its span. Strength even
exceptional strength of mind and body
fails.
There are thousands of men who re-
fuse TO consider their own bodies and
energies as they do the energies they
bring to their assistance. And we lose
those men just at the highest period
of their usefulness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
INDIVIDUAL AND NATIONAL TYPES.

Old Duncan Mckay never had to
fight. In the first place old Duncan
dldnt want 10 fight. In the second
place ne was known as the most active
and strongest man in the neighbor-
hood. His courage was beyond cues
ton. Ihen there was the well known
story of the four big toughs who at
tackled him and whom he left sereeless
before the policeman could get across
the street. = very quiet man was Dun
can with his 200 pounds Of Highland
bone and sinew He took no part in
neighoorhood squa bibles, never turned
ms head TO observe row and when
a fight was in progress went on his
way !eaving the combatants TO fight it
cut. When the big bully of the neigh
porhood cornered Duncan and abused
him beyond forbearance Duncan finally
turned to the pystanders and told them
to TAX the mon ava or I'll max an
example o him" At that point the
admonition was unnecessary. The
bully took himself ava" without fur
Their sign or salutation. He knew the
time to go.
Then there was Ed Tucker. Ed
never missed quarrel He was the
first man on the ground and usually
butted in with remarks. Ed posed as
lighting man TOO. He raved up and
down the street telling what he would
do TO this and that one IF" Oc-
casionally some fellow that didn't
know Ed very well would get mad
aobut this general condemnation Of
himself and hunt Ed up and slap his
chops. Now and then somebody ac-
tually licked him. He was in continual
turmoil, protesting to seek scalps and
always leaving his own at the other
mans girdie. Ed was more annoying
than anything else.
Also there was Western" Johnson
who came back from the mines or the
cow country and bought a farm. He
hunted trouble also and withal he car
ried it along with him. He was at
once mean and willing and physi-
cally able. If his neighbor objected to
Westerns cattle in his corn West
ems idea Of a settlement was to
thrash the neighbor If the neighbors
cattle broke into Westerns" field
Westerns" conception Of proper
reprisal led him to mount horseback,
take his six gun and shoot up half
dozen cattle. The neignborhood grew
dissatisfied with Western" and laid
for him. When they got him right
they secured an Indictment and
crowded 1t. In the end when West
ern" got back from an enforced yaca-
ton spent III the service Of the COM
monwealth he sold the farm and went
somewhere. Nobody seemed to care
where.
Now Duncan was a good citizen. He
left the best part Of a cold million
when he died which he had farmed out
Of his wide acres and accumulated by
wise investments In the soil. His
neighbors were sorry to see the old
man go. He stood high in his COM
munity. He had been a peacemaker
instead OF disturber. stern enough
in his opposition to wrong, charitable
in his views Ct mistakes Duncan had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
cHIcAGo's CONCRETE ROADS.
TSioux City Tribune.l


The Tribune printed the other day
! report on how Milwaukee county IL
improving its highways by building
concrete roads. Since then the Chi
cago Tribune has come to hand with q
report on similar work in Cook coun-
ty, Illinois. These reports show that
the big cities have come to higher ap-
probation Of the possibilities in con-
crete than Sioux City. where the con-
crete paving idea was given Its original
impulse, thanks to the force and
courage Of such men az George c. Call
cities want good roads and are willing
immense amount OF road building. The
Chicago Tribune reports says:
A D. Cash, president Of the state
highway commission, and George A.
Quinlan. county superintendent OF
to build at least forty-one miles Of
ty next year.
BY duplicating this performance
each year for the next Ave years II IL
the intention to redeem Cook countys
record for negligence In improving
highways.
Mr.. Quinlan announced yesterday he
will begin the survey for the forty one
miles of new road building this fall af-
ed. Only two years ago the county be-
gan the construction OF concrete roads.
and the net result 50 far Is fifteen
m lies OF these highways.
The quality % coSSSt:-.ct!c: ct .hese
= hvy No fof ~
roads organiza lions on a recent in
spection tour.
Milwaukee county. with less than
one sixth Of the population Of Cook
county. has spent approximately $780,
900 annually on concrete roads Tor
three ears, while Cook county has de-
voted only $4,000 in the aggregate to
this purpose In the same space Of time.
In the Wisconsin county they have
ninety miles Of concrete roads.
Mr.. Cash and Mr.. Quinlan have little
doubt the necessary Ss1s.o0o will he
available for next years road building
program. OF this amount the state
commission has recently allotted for
Cook countys use Sl0s,ss4. to which
the county board Will add an equal
gum.
Inc remaining $fVV,VVV "uoS SOnAC
from the good roads 100000 bond H.
sue, the validity of which IL now pend
ing before the supreme court. A fav-
orable outcome is expected because the
last legislature passed a blanket law
declaring valid all good roads bond is
sues whose legality was then In dts
pute.
The promoters Of improved high
ways also hope to induce the county
board to set aside more than the $780,
994 promised to meet the states allot-
ment. They say the answer to the
poverty plea" Is the fact that the re-
cent amendment to the JUL law will
give the county some 100000 addi-
tional In taxes, not taking into consid-
Grafton increased property valuations
1t costs approximately $4,000 a mile
to build brick or concrete roads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
Iona Newspapers
LINcoLN's IOWA FARM.
IAnthon Herald.

Abraham Lincoln once owned land in
Crawford county. This fact is not gen
orally known The records show that
ne at one time owned a tract in section
eighteen, Goodrich township. 1t was
given by the government TO the former
president for his services in the Black
hawk war. A number of people who
are travelling over the Lincoln highway
have gone out to the farm to see it.
1t is now the property of Peter Jepson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
IOWA APPLES.
Waterloo Courier.1

Apple growing is destined to become
a great industry in Iowa. This years
crop, from all accounts, promises to be
a record breaker. The quality OF Iowa
apples, according to the state horti-
culturist, is above that Of the far west
ern prod ct For that reason, the
Iowa grower may expect to find q
ready market Not only Chicago, but
Kansas City, Omaha and other westl
ern cities will buy a good many Iowa
apples this season. The farmer who
takes a great deal of care in asserting
his apples and packing them in attrac-
tive shape for the market, will be able
to dispose of them at good profit
this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
Topics of the Time

Brigham Young left a million to
nineteen wives. That was a lot Of
money in those days Nowadays the
average man wants 20 leave $4,000, 900
to one wife.
The notes back and forth differ from
the torpedoes in that they appear to
have no war heads.
Now # the Rains barger boys be-
have themselves and the neighbors at
tend to their own business there's no
reason why the incident shouldn't ne
considered closed.
Understanding the presidents pen
chant for watchful waiting, it is not
surprising that Germany falls in with
his mood and proposes to wait awhile
before taking up the matter of the
Arabic.
Nevertheless, tho Teddy may rant
and rave Of the ignobleness of Amer
lean policy. a very large number Of
Americans are very thankful that VIII
son and not Roosevelt is driving the
apple cart.
Somebody should have mentioned
the possibility that Roumania will rue
the day she permits the war mania to
lead her to butt into the European
conflict.
Charles Mccormack up In the little
town of Sutherland, has given five
acres Of land for public playground.
Seems like a bigger town ought to
have man big enough to match Nc
CorInack.
Judging from the published express
sions the state of Georgia is mainly
one big mob.
And now 1t appears that the joker
Senator Farr. Of Sioux City. stuck into
the loan shark law was no Joke but q
butcher knife. The law as 1t stands
seems to be only to the advantage OF
the loan shark. The wise shark now ID
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26

roads Of the United States cannot be
trusted to protect the interests Of their
own stockholdefs-snuch less the in
terests OF the public. It = shown that
the Reid Moore syndicate looted the
road. and that the owners OF the stock
and bonds OF the road will for years
suffer for their crime. It = shown that
the entire population Of the states thru
which the Rock Island road runs will
have to pay an indirect tax. and got
along with inferior service, for years
to come. Only In this way can the
easy millions" Of the inner circle Of
the Rock Island management be made
up.
During the past two years the dem.
ocratic administration has made .
show Of anxiety to place the restric.
ton and regulation Of the issuance Of
railway securities In the hands Of the
interstate commerce commission. A
railway securities bill was passed by
the house. and was in fair way to be
adopted by tho senate. when suddenly
it was dropped. The White House had
lost its nerve, apparently. The excuse
given for this failure to establish fed
eral authority over security issues Of
the railroads was that the interstate
commerce commission was not ready
to handle the job. It was said that
a vast organization would be required.
and that time was necessary to per-
feet such an organization. II the gov
eminent were to avoid stopping the de-
velopment of the railroads. II was
said that the commission would be un.
able to Judge Of the proper amount Of
stock to be Issued for any given rail-
road extension, in time to permit the
extension to be carried out economi.
cally.
But the administration took no steps
to create the machinery for future
regulation of security issues. The loot.
ing Of the New Haven system, the
robbing Of the Frisco. and the expose
Of the Rock Island case In congress
last winter created q strong sentiment
in favor Of action. yet the bill was
dropped at the command Of the prest-
dent. Now comes the interstate COM
merce commission with definite de-
mand that security issues be put under
scrutiny of the government Press
comment turnout the east has upheld
the view Of the commission. Probably
the frenzied finance Of railroading is
on its last fling.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
Nssdsd Morv Room,

During the run Of play In New
York last winter q wobbly person tss-
tered up to the box office one Satur-
day night when the place was packed
and demanded good seat.
Nothing left except standing room"
said the box office man. Sell you
standing room for dollar"
The wavering one produced dollar
and went inside. But 20 many zen.
eral admissions were grouped ct the
rear that, over the intervening hedge
Of heads, no caught only warrant
glimpses Of what was going on upon
the stage.
He foggily considered the situation
for spell. Then he rocked his weav-
ing way back to the box Office win
dow and put second dollar on the
shelf.
Gimme ncxzif one Of them standin'
.rooms." be ordered cant see the
show q All II You only got me-
Saturday Evening Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
THE CEDAR FALLS BAND.
iowa City Republican,

iowa City Republican,
The Cedar Falls band is a credit to
the state Of Iowa and a real Iowa as
set. Cedar Falls may take most of the
credit for the creation and maintenance
of the band, but now that 1t is what II
is, it belongs to the state. It is the larg-
est band in the state in point of num-
bers. and certainly the equal of any
in performance. The members are
young business and professional men
and working men OF Cedar Falls, who
are in the band largely as a matter Of
public enterprise. The band Is the city's
best asset
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
Masonic Meetings.
sPEclAL COMMUNICATIONS


Marshall Lodge, No 1903. A F. & A. NJ,
work in second degree Friday, Sept g.
4 80 O'clock. John W. Wells, secretary;
W II. steiner. W. NJ.
sIeNET CHAPTER. No. IS. r. A. NJ.
Regular Convocation Monday evening
Aug. IS. l. S. hiiborr. Il. P. John Y
Wells. Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No, 20, r. & S. NJ. Moncay
after the third Sunday. l. I. FORBES
recorder: George Gregory, 7. l. M
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, ST. Aldemar
Commandery No. so, X T., TUESDAY
Sept. Z, S O'Clock. Work in the order
of the Red Cross. NJ. S. McFarlano'
Rec, George Gregory, Z. G.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s., WEDNESDAY sept
Is. 5 .. m. Business. Anna DoWhins'
secretary; Mary Black Collins, W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
AS TO MR.. HYNEcK.

Cedar Rapids Republican,
The MarshaIltown Times-Republican
says Of our friend John Hyneck, who
has assumed control of the Tama News,
that he was sports editor OF The Re-
publican and Times and that he is a
student with intentions of
entering the ministry. It concludes
that the new Tama News will be no
low -browed affair. The conclusion u
quite correct. Mr.. Hyneck will give
Tama a good paper, a paper of intelli-
gence. He is an all around newspaper
man, but his associates here were not
aware that he had intentions Of enter
ing the ministry and we do not believe
that he will do so. He will find, we
hope, the Tama pastures too green for
changing his occupation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
CHANGING ITS POSITION.
4

IOtViIa IN1hAC 1ROt NS1o"e'1
This newspaper has been inclined to
believe that hard surfaced roads in
Iowa are unnecessary, and at the time
of the agitation for q bill providing
for the construction Of such highways
opinion was expressed against such a
course 1t has been computed with
mathematical, accuracy that the mon
ey which is now being raised for road
purposes in this state would pay for
hard surfacing every road in the state
If thirty-year bonds against this enor-
nous fund could be issued and the
returns used for this purpose. This
statement, and its truth has been verb
fled beyond preadventure Of doubt, puts
little different phase upon the ques-
ton. II hard surfaced roads can be
secured to lowe at the same price Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26

Noting that Toronto. Kan. boasts
that it has not had a funeral in seven
months" the Cedar Rapids Republican
suggests, lit is lucky town If it can
also boast that it does not need few
funerals for the general public good"
1t may be a coincidence, or hardly
worth reference, but the fact remains
that the only democratic governor
Iowa had since the war was a resi-
dent of Waterloo the Hon. Horace
Boies and there is possibility that
history might repeat" says the Mus
catine News Tribune. "At all events
Mr.. Marsh stands out pre- eminently
the best fitted of all the candidates
that have been suggested by either
party and We do not believe he can be
defeated, if he consents to become the
democratic candidate"
The county supervisors in session
at Des Moines last week passed a reso-
luton opposing hard surfaced roads
for Iowa. The effect of this action Will
be akin to that of the learned council
which forced old Gailileo to say that
the earth didn't move" says the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil
"One Of the most urgent needs in
Iowa today is a statewide system Of
permanent roads," declares the Wa
terloo Courier. Upon this question
all public spirited citizens are agreed
II we are to succeed in attaining this
end, if We are going TO keep pace with
our progressive sister states in the
work of road building, il will be nee
essary for US to keep the road ques-
ton out Of politics in Iowa, and work
together towards the desired goal"
The German war cry Efficiency
The Russian war cry 'Suffciency!"
the Sioux City Journal sizes it up
IF Iowa is to secure any perma
nently improved highways within the
next ten years, movement TO that
end must be started soon," says the
Iowa City Citizen. And if Iowa q =.
not soon take UP such a movement, We
will be more than ten years behind
the most progressive states in the
union on the question of good roads,
which Iowa needs more than most Of
them"
we would like 10 know further,
why. from the record. the promoters
of the backward movement would like
TO see continued road scheme upon
which road moneys are spent for any
thing but roads?' queries the Fort
Dodge Chronicle. THE economic value
of paved streets Is now universally
recognized but 1t took long time and
a fight against strong opposition to
lift the towns out Of the mud. The
supervisors association, or whatever
it calls itself, has contributed to the
educational movement by introducing
a new cause for agitation"