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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
candidates Cor the highest office Of the
state it ism; good politics.

candidates Cor the highest Office OF the
state it ism; good politics.
! But criticism and inquiry into the
records and purposes of candidates are
| both legitimate and necessary. The
candidate who has platform must
expect that IL will be discussed and
criticized, supported and opposed
| Whoever the candidate may be ne
! brings his record as a public man and
his charac ter as a private citizen into
| any campaign he may make for an
| office of trust quite as certainly and as
! properly as tho he We're an applicant
for a managerial position with a cor
for am anagerial position with cor
poration. If he is for law enforcement
or against it, if he favors or opposes
| live issues II he straddles or stands
dicular, all is part of legitimate inquiry
| and discussion. There is difference
| between mud singing and satisfactory
| investigation of the capacity, purposes,
! affiliations and public and private
character of those who advance them
selves as fit executives of a state.
| Mr.. Cosson and others may expect
| that the voters will seek and as far as
possible secure all the information pos
| sible regarding them and that choice
! will be made upon the appeal that
1 tI,@
classes and convictions of the voters.
Indeed that very discussion and search
! for information is one of the best
! points displayed by the primary. 1t
| opens the question for debate upon the
availability OF the candidate and seeks
selection of the fittest to. the minds of
! to select. Full discussion of. the tax
alton issue brought approval Of Cover
| nor Clarke: the open knowledge that
| Hamilton owned building leased for
saloon purposes lost that candidate
thousands of votes in the last cam
| paign. Nowadays when man draws
his record, character and platform on
! the table with his chips and awaits the
| showdown.
Abuse of candidates ward workers
tricks and SANDERS sent out at the eve
of election. mud singing that seeks to
stain, dirty politics of the ancient pro-
fessional sort, personal controversies
beween candidates. have no place in a
governorship campaign in Iowa; but
complete Investigations to the compar
alive merits of candidates. knowledge
of their public services and of their
private worth or weakness, full under
standing of the purposes they have in
mind and the policies to which they
have pledged themselves publicly or
privately arc but the proper privilege
and plain duty of voting citizenship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
READY TO SPLIT OR EXPLODE.
Manson Deynocrat1


The Mount Pleasant Free Press de-
clares that the democrats of Iowa had
just as well come out squarely for
prohibition. or just as squarely against
it. All right. The editor of this news
paper Is as squarely against prohibit
ton as it is possible for man to be
and The Democrat is just as squarely
against prohibition as 1t is possible
for a newspaper to be. The Democrat
will not support and its editor will not
vote for any man who runs for office
on platform with prohibition plank
in 1t. AS near as can be estimated
there are about one hundred fifty thou
sand democrats in the state OF Iowa
who feel the same way about 1t. AS
far as prohibition is concerned it is a
dead issue in Iowa, as the state legis-
lature has repealed the mulct law and
thus thrown the clutch Of the prohibit
ton law gear into high. Those who
are prattling about prohibition. be
they democrats or republicans. are
| merely playing to the rabble for votes
and free advertising. When prohibi-
ton steps into the democratic party In
Iowa or the nation. The Democrat and
it's editor will step out. Do we hear
good riddance to bad rubbish" from
the grape juice gang?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
WORK WITH A cRIMp IN IT.

When judge at Des Moines handed
a convicted bootlegger a fine of $1,000
and a year in jail the other day an
other member Of the pint package
fraternity expressed himself thus;
That judge means business. When
they start givin' sentences like that
meetins about over That kind O.
work will put crimp in the gamest
guy"
That is pretty complete synopsis
of the situation and Of the outlook
That kind of work will put a crimp"
in the presumptuous audacity of the
gamest bootlegger who ever packed a
suit case or kept few handy on ice.
It's the sure and certain way out.
Sioux City began it by sending an
obdurate bootlegger to the pent-
Tertiary. The action of the judge at
Des Moines is in line with the Sioux
City initiative. Perhaps this Des
Moines case failed to come under the
new law and the judge had TO send
him TO jail instead Of the pen. But
the pen is the ultimate under the law
for the persistent violator and ii is
proposition on the bootlegging ques-
ton. A Jail sentence neips some. 5"t
there are those who look upon a So
journ in Jail with three meals day
and infinite time for amusement as a
more or less pleasant diversion The
bootlegger who shall be sent down to
twelve months Of hard labor will
come out much modified and en-
nghtened as 10 his responsibility under
the law.
The need has been for Just such
| judges as those who have created great
excitement in Bookkeeping circles at
Sioux City and Des Moines. Hereto
fore there has been altogether too
much leniency on the part Of the judi
ciary with this class of offenders.
Withal 1t has been natural leniency
| for the common attitude toward the
Illicit dealer has been that of leniency.
That attitude has changed. however,
and the demand is for the stern re
preston of the pig and the peddler
The indications offered from Des
| Moines and Sioux City are that the
attitude Of the courts has undergone
a transformation and that bootlegging
will become an especially dangerous
Occupation in Iowa.
/ When the Judges give the restric-
tive laws right o way; when injunc-
| tons reach the property owner who
ileases IN carelessness or in contempt
of law, whatever his local standing
may be, when the bootlegger sees a
years stretch ahead of him, one of two
things will take place, either illega
sales will practically cease or the
legalized traffic return. And in this
day and age Of progress in public
thought and determination there is
small chance that the drinking place
once ousted can ever come back.
Take it from the bootlesger gentle
man: when the Judges mean bust
ness, that kind o. work will put {
crimp in the earnest guy whatever
sold half pint for dollar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Most of the northwestern reports ex-
hibit evidences of improvement in re-
tail trade, and those from the central
west. save at a few minor centers, re-
fleet general betterment. At the south
west improvement holds, altho house
ceiving more attention. Reports from
Texas are Of decided betterment In
the east trends are upward, with cold
or weather stimulating trade in es-
sentials. On the Pacific coast and in
southern California progress is noted.
In the Pacific northwest some lines
reflect Improvement and sentiment is
more optimistic, but trade in lum Der
is still unsatisfactory, while the price
Of wheat is Off In the mining regions,
however, activity rules at high prices.
and more pleasing note. In the indus
trial sections full time is the rule;
greater, instead of less. activity is in
sight; large Improvements are being
made, and, in consequence, trade in
every line is on the up grade. At the
same time the lumber sections are
doing better, and in the purely agri-
cultural regions cotton brings from
105s to as high as II cents, while cot
ton seed fetohes $50 a ton, and the
crop was produced at low cost d.
versification of crops, the raising Of
cattle, and the decision Of regional re-
serve banks to accept warehouse re-
ceipts as collateral for cotton also
have aided in bringing about long
awaited Improvement. Therefore, in
the entire south money probably is
circulating more freely than at any
ing more confidence in the future Of
things and political agitation Of an in
ternational phase has waned.
Despite some hesitancy due to the
arranging of the big loan, Chicago re-
ports improved demand for fall wear
| ing apparel and winter goods freer
sales of pig iron, more active CONNER
cial paper improvement in building
and better demand for coal. Cooler
weather has stimulated trade in dry
goods and wearing apparel at Boston,
| Bridgeport and Philadelphia Lumber
| is better at Boston, and other building
material has improved. Bridgeport re-
orts a few more strikes, but mahufac-
turers generally are concedius &c
mands. Philadelphia reports better
feeling in iron and steel at higher
prices. Buffalo reports activity in all
lines Of iron and Steel and an order
for 100000 rifles placed, to be deliv-
cred at the rate Of $4,000 per month.
Retail trade shows marked improve
ment. Seattle reports apples being
marketed better than anticipated
large sales being made to the north
west and to Australia. Lumber is still
slow, but slight advances have beer
made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
INFORMATION VS.. Mud SINGING.

Mr. Cosson has issued statement
that is in line with what his friends
expected of him without any public
assurance. He will indulge in no per-
sonalities during his campaign for the
governorship and suggests to his sup
porters that affirmative work for him
will suit him better than criticism O:
other candidates. He will refuse to be
drawn into personal controversy with
another candidate and base his claim
upon his past performances and his
platform P-"gram.
That's Is an excellent conclusion and
one that al: candidates might well
agree upon. Personal controversy be-
tween candidates usually results in
disadvantage to both. Outside Of the
courtesy which should obtain between
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
TAXES ARE GOING UP.
lGrundy Democrat

[Grundy Democrat
Taxes in Grundy county next year
will be between 100000 and $4,000
higher than they have ever been be-
fore. The first paper to announce that
next years taxes would be advanced
was republican newspaper which at
the last election, only year ago, used
column after column OF space to blame
the board OF supervisors of which at
the time majority were democrats,
for the high taxes which property
owners had to pay. Taxpayers may
have taken stock in these charges at
the time because at the last election
they choose board. the majority Of
whom are republicans. Those voters
who fell for the republican high tax
argument year ago are likely to get
the "stung-again" feeling when they
learn that Under the new republican
board of supervisors their taxes will
be higher than they ever were when
democratic board fixed the county
levies.
If the "sturs again" voters will learn
from this experience that politics
doesn't fix taxes they will laugh in the
future at any political argument which
tries . place all public extravaganza
at the door Of one political party.
This paper will state again as 1t did
repeatedly during the last campaign
that county board of supervisors has
very little to do with regulating the
taxes the public must pay. 1t is the
public taxpa. ers themselves who make
.heir taxes nigh or low. Taxes are
getting higher from year to year be-
cause the public is demanding better
material. more and better service. The
public now is demanding a road on
which 1t Is necessary to spend as much
to build mile as 1t cost fifteen years
ago to build ten miles that satisfied
public demands at that time. We are
demanding better school houses, better
teachers and this demand calls for
more money and we should pay it
without kicking. The voters of the
town Of Grrndy Center a few weeks
ago demanded that we build new
school house that will cost twice as
much as 1t cost to put up our county
court house. The taxpayers in this
school distric. asked for this improve
ment, they voted it upon themselves
and they must pay for 1t and they
must expect their taxes to be higher
to cover this expense. Twenty years
ago people here never dreamed of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
GIenashee.

IIeNdSNeSs
The little lane of Glenashee runs oC"n
between the hills,
In spring It's like road of gold with
whins and daffydills,
Ills Just the width of Murphy's cart
from grassy side to side
And there / came with Barney Flynn
when first l was his bride.
My stock was mountain cottiers all.
and hard the life we had,
And Barney straight and six foot tam
was just farmers lad:
He had house and garden and COW
to give us milk
And many an upland colleen cried,
'Beda6 you'll walk on silk"
Twas little use for silk I had with
Barney's clean swept floor
And Barney's childher thru the years
to play beside my door,
And where was gold in all the world
to match the gold I'd see,
When spring brought in the daffydills
and whins TO Glenashee.
But what's the use of talkin', child,
they're gone beyond my call
My big strong man. my childher three,
my house and COW and all,
I'm just a wandherin woman now and
what you give TO me
Is like the many bite and sup l gave
in Glenashee.
But when see the spring come by
with laughin' in her mouth
And winds that fair deluther ye are
BLOWN from south,
Som chow It's whins and daffydills along
a lane ! see
CTwas just the width of Murphy's
cart) above in Glenashee.
Teresa Brayton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

part, penalty Of ss per cent -
charged And as a part ofathe buiidins
10 covered " It'll single roof another
penalty Of 20 per cent Ii charged:
Eleven per cent is charged for the cell
lar way, per cent for area, etc, etc.
But next door Is a residence. This
dwelling is very nearly as large as the
Record office. It has electric lights
electric motors on the washing ma
chine. fans, cleaners, ETC., and an cleo
trio iron. 1t has cellar way. 1t has
furnace. It has not only single
root but Is built of wood. And what Is
the rate on it! Ninety-six cents for
Ave years. III other words the Record
office is charged "a cents for one year
less discount of % per cent. and the
residence 96 cents for FIVE years altho
the office building is very much more
nearly fire proof. Nor can this charge
be laid to the fact that the building is
occupied by a printing office, for an adj
ditional penalty Of 35 per cent is
charged because of occupation by a
printing office. And this sort of rate
is not only upheld by the commissioner
of insurance, but it Is made g. crime for
any insurance agent who examines
into the matter and sees how utterly
absurd it all is to make a lower rate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
No oue,tior a. r.n.e..

A young woman whose husband Is on
the stock exchange recently awakened
to the fact that he was quite sportily
inclined One evening the professors
wife, who lived quite near. ran in to
make call. During the call the young
wife Of the stock broker replied, rather
plaintively:
Il wish knew where Jack was!"
II 'presume, dear" said the profes.
sor's wife primly. you mean you wish
you knew where he is?'
ooh, no, / don't" replied the young
wife. II know where he is. He is up
stairs in bed with terribly bloodshot
eyes and a raving headache want
to know where he was!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
A Doubtful Tribute.

Among the guests at a social event
in suburban town was tenor who
could throw music with considerable
force. About 12 clock the songful one
made an attempts to fade away.
ooh. please don't go yet, Mr.. Smith"
cried the fair hostess, hastily inter-
cepting him. Il want you to sing for
me- Ig a
81 am afraid It is too late, Mrs.
JONES'" answered the tenor. doubt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
SOMEBODY KIDDING.
lGrand Junction Globe. ]

The Webster City Herald prints the
report that the Methodist church is
soon to put its seal of approval on
Harding as a man and citizen
Whaddaye mean seal of approval? ~
1t would be rather new departure
for the Methodist church to take Off
cial action in regard to any candidate
for political honors. What action is
contemplated? Is the annual confer
ence to be asked to pass a resolution
approving his status as a citizen p"
Herald you must have been joking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

The party can nominate whom It
pleases and the Express can support
whom It pieases-but that will not
change the result. The state of Iowa
is not going to elect wet democrat or
damp one, either. no matter whom
the party may nominate or the Express
support"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

Old Trinity Bouae.

Trinity House, which celebrated it,
l0Oth anniversary few days ago. is
famed across the Seven Seas. The
nrst general lighthouse and pilotage
authority In the United Kingdom. it
he's played an important part in nauti-
cal Affairs throughout the period dur
fne which HT.ss!: has been the mis-
tres Of the oceans. The organization,
IN association of master mariners,
w. IN Important Institution at the
time, In 1914. when It was granted its
ART charter By Henry VIII, the ami
vefsary Of which event has recently
800 observed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

making IN $4,000 Improvement hui
conditions twenty years ago ana now
are vastly different ana We must sov.
ern ourselves by present conditions.
1t is not political parties that are
making taxes high. 1t 10 the people
themselves. We should be willing ia
take our own medicine without kick
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

fully. II wouldn't care to disturb the
neighbors."
"Oh, that's all right, was the quick
re1oinder Of the fair hostess. II want
to get square with them for playing
their horrid photograph" -Phila-
delphia Telegraph,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
Masonic Meetings.

Vx0SOktAN AvASSSAAsS
~ SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Marshall Lodge, No. lo3. A. +. & A: NJ.
work in First degree, Friday, Sept "a,
work in First degree, Tuesday, sept 20
7:so o'clock. John W. Wells, secretary
w. H. Steiner. w. M.
s,GNET CHAPTER, No. 49, r. A. M.
Regular Convocation Monday evening ,
Sept. 20. L. S. Kilborn, H. p. John W.
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20, r. & S. M, Monaas
after the third Sunday. l. l. oio''
recorder; George Gregory. T. l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, St. Aldetnar
Con,mandery No 80, x. T.. Ieesu.s.
Sept. 7, o'clock. Work in the oaa ,a
of the Red Cross. NJ. S. Mcfafiaio'
Rec, George Gregory. E. G.
SPECIAL MEETING Central chap-
49, No 81 O. E. S., Wednesday, oct
g. 5 p. m. Initiation. Anna Downin ns
secretary; Mary Black Collins. W. M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
pisinfeetino Navajo Rugs.

0'sT'eCS''V NAvaJ0 VU0S' -
!. Navajo rugs and Indian baskets
should be thoroughly diainfected Be.
fore using, as many Of them have seen
years OF service in tepees and Other
places where sanitary conditions ara
not very good. Both baskets and rugs
can be washed, and viii be improved
by tho process.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
TRY A CORN HusK1NG CLASS.

Mason City obe-Gazette.1
BY keeping a half dozen football
teams and as many basketball teams
out on the grounds in constant prac-
tice. the high school building is able
to about take care of the present high
school attendance After Christmas
classes will have to be formed to hunt
rabbits in order to relieve the conges-
f}op
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
Topics of the Times

The bootleggers in Des Moines are
paying strict attention to their "Uncle
Dudley
Ottumwa's new six story hotel pro-
poses to pay seven per cent to its
stockholders up TO 100000 and six pei
cent above that limit The cost OF the
ground and building is estimated al
100000. If the promises are made
good, hotel stock in Ottumwa and else
where ought to be a pretty fair invest
ment proposition for long time money
OF course it all depends on whether
six per cent means six per cent or not
Often it does not
the proposition of the permanent road
advocates. gravel roads where they
will stand the traffic, harder roads
where they are necessary. 1t comes
to the question of maintenance and
where the heaviest traffic of the fu-
tire congests, hard roads, like cement
or brick, will become as cheap by COM
teaiiSoI1 ioI llte lHleIuTDd11 routes dc
the pavement OF city streets where
traffic is heaviest is cheap as com.
pared with macadam or gravel This
road question is one of plain business
common sense, not Of prejudice or
fanaticism on one side or the other.
Iowa Germans are refusing to sell
their hnrSoc 10 hi, ho all lice
according to one IF the buyers work
ing out of Des Moines. That's legiti-
mate support of the fatherland all
right and whatever effect it has on the
war comes easy on the horses.
The county agent of Scott county
has bet 800 that hog cholera serum
will kill 100 per cent less pigs than
alleged cholera specifies when both
are tried under the same conditions
The match will be worth notice from
the farmers not as sporting propo-
sition but as to the effects Of the rival
remedies.
The Cummirs for president move
1t is a plant that every Iowan may
watch with pride and hopeful antici-
patton. Iowa is about due to furnish
few presidents. The star of the en-
pire is working west from Ohio
Young Mr.. Rockefeller did with the
fox trot what his father had failed to
do with half billion dolIars-win the
liking of Colorado miners and their
families. There are some things that
money can't buy but are given freely
to those who deserve or seem to de-
serve them. And that's as true in
Iowa as in Colorado.
Never mind: we'll be fussing as hard
over the snow on the walks as we are
over the water in the basement pretty
soon.
Well. anyway whether the demo
cratic party would or would not sup.
port temperance man for governor
the insistence from some democratic
quarters that it would smother pro-
hibitionist ought to be worth a lot tc
the campaign fund.
Some OF lnos.. little nations that are
modifying should take hint from our
congressman and pair" on the en-
barrassing and dangerous European
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

There are anxious hearts in at least
one campaign headquarters waiting for
Clifford Thorne to announce that he
will not be candidate for governor
says the Mason City Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

"If Mrs. Emily Post is contemplating
any more overland trips" says the
Sioux City Journal, "she may be inter-
ested in the announcement that Henry
Ford proposes to go into the business
Of making submarines"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

The Davenport Democrat says that
Republicans are wondering why Gov
ernor Clarke doesn't speak out. He
hasn't said he won't be a candidate for
a third term. yon know"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
Iona Newspapers
LOWERS THE COST OF LIVING
waterloo Courier

1t is at least worth som ething to be
an American citizen. An9tive Of Den
mark found the other day that he
could save nine dollars on hunting
license by taking out naturalization
papers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Coon Rapids Enterprise is mot
for Harding for governor but those who
think that he vii not poll a large vote
because of his opposition to paved
roads, will be astonished.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27

Developed in either suitings or serge,
this good design for the outing girl Is
as smart as durable. Patch pockets
and belt are the only trimming.
Please notice how the boyish boots
gloves, tie and hat carry out the idea.