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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
the BEST AND CHEAPEST ROAD.

Times-Republican: Quite number
of good roads enthusiasts turnout Iowa
advocate $40 or more per mile each
year for dragging dirt roads which
seems 10 me would be reckless eX-
penditure of money.
a mile Of road that can not be
dragged for 80 cents, and the dirt and
climatic conditions are such that II
requires more than ten draggings IN
a year, are the best reasons in the
world that that mile of road should
have a hard surface put on II. Where
$50 is available for dragging mile Of
road ] would say put SIS in sand and
gravel on one end of it and with the
remaining IS drag the whole mile as
many times as possible. BY repeating
the application the sanding would
eventually extend over the entire mile
and then ten draegings per year would
keep II like a boulevard. When more
than s. per year is expended dragging
a mile of road il is pumping money
into the mud much faster than the old
style road-boss ever dreamed OF.
Prentiss Ransom.
Owasa. Iowa.
MT Ransoms sugg estiou Is one 10
be given attention for Ransom is one
Of the noted road enthusiasts and sue
cessful dirt road makers Of Iowa
However there is likely 10 be more 10
do than merely scatter SIS worth OF
gravel. Most of our roads that require
extra dragging need drainage. A dry
road is a good road.
Combining the gravel and the drain
age Mr.. Ransou's plan is ideal for the
average road. But on the main
throughfares between towns and where
travel concentrates largely the paved
road is due and in the long run cheap
est as TO maintenance. The cost OF
$40 a mile road dragging is as Nj.
Ransom says dumping money into
mud without adequate return. So
would be the cost of maintenance OF
any semi-soft road where travel con-
centrates as it win on the main arter-
les Of road traffic. With the !ncom-
ing of huge trucks plying between
towns with freight and the cross
country travel which is increasing so
rapidly the cost of cement highway
for twenty years will be vastly cheaper
considering results than that Of soft
or medium soft highway.
It is question of getting the most
for our money and we are rapidly
coming to the conclusion that the main
roads can be maintained more cheaply
to give the required service by paving
them than by any other system OF
road making.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
sorrovv. 81 the Neutral.

The neutral Is Hiring IN world u
which vextations and costly inroada
are constantly being made upon his
means OF subsistence. The response
btltty for his losses lies between two
maraudlng powers. Each Of them In
dignantly repudiAtes all impufaffons OF
misbehavior and indignantly accuses
the enemy. Each OF them claims that
the way to prevent any further ma
rauding Is to hand the keys OF the
storehouse to him and to lock out M
opponent.
Great Britain insists that Germany
cannot have It both ways. Germany
insists that Great Britain cannot have
it both ways. The insistence OF each
that the other cannot have it both
ways does not prevent both from seek
ing to have It both ways. The result
upon the fate OF the belligerent Of this
reputation Of all tho rules remains to
be seen, but its result on the fortune OF
the mere neutral Is crystal clear
Wi,en a number OF big Se;iiseEesits aTs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
DISCUSSING THE MATTER.
Jefferson Bee.1

Jefferson Bee.1
But YOU take away the jobs Of so
mary men engaged in the liquor
business by passing the law to take
effect next January. ETC., etc.. etc."
In which case then, if this is good
argument, We should have a law
against man failing in business and
throwing his clerks out of jobs In the
dead OF winter. We should have law
against any factory shutting down .on
account of hard times. and throwing
countless men out Of work. The fac
tory man should be compelled to run,
even If he busts wide open in the
attempt. How much better is the
bartender and the beer wagon driver
who loses his job than the employe OF
any other line that goes out of or fails
in business? Not a ooggone bit.
There's not a bartender nor beer
wagon driver in America who hasn't
known for years that the time was
coming when the people were going
to put his job on the blink. Every
mothers son of them has had more
warning, twenty times over, tsi:Ssii the
employees of any other line OF BUSH
ness that has failed or quite business
on account of hard times. And. on
top of that, no man is half man, and
entitled to even a remotest consider
alton, who is in such cursed business
anyway.
You viii hear the argument that 1t
will promote drunkenness because
some man may get it in bulk and
drink more than he would if he got II
over bar. Nothing to this. If the
booze fighter does so. let him hump to
1t, and the quicker he drinks himself
to death the better off will be society
as well as his wife. There is another
think about it, too, if he buys II in
bulk he gets for $3.50 what costs him
$40 in the thin blefuls he gets across
the bar. Working upon this theory he
can kill himself for far less money
than if he has an open saloon to pat
ronize. There is no question about 1t,
the shipping in and bootlegger route
is the cheapest, best and quickest way
to hell for the man who will not allow
a temperance law to give him kindly
help
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
INNS arrUBIIcAr. nARsaAIITowr IOWA, MARCH i'is

or city h rid Of this fellow and 81
others OF his type the better. The pity
Is that all OF them can't be dumped
into some secluded locality where they
could mako their own laws Then
they would soon bring about their own
obliteration.
Equal suffrage Is q debatable Que1-
ton among Intelligent and law abiding
citizens. but to hear 1t condemned by
the fringe OF society is nauseating.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
Cyprus in History.

The island Of Cyprus has been q
sho0o oe contention among the nations
aince Il vas taken ever by the
9aunAns {5s B. CO.. but especially dur.
- I1e last rev decades nave quarreis
4 n4ared around it. England has ex-
Slre1ged Z kind Of protectorate. and by
4 DvSdlng the courts Of justice and Civ.
/. ~ the various elements of the popu-
!. lo43oa their own courts, something
~ peace has been established. Here
~, however, one Of the earliest Of
- Christian churches, the patriarch
go e Cyprus, having been recognized
- - eounct Of Ephesus - early a.
4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
A pisaraesful orox,

They called 1t temperance ban
quet"-but who was deceived?
Just because only soft drinks"
were supposed to be served. they had
the assurance to designate It thus!
Cravens!
What did they know about machin-
cry?
The onions were picked.
The potatoes were stewed to the
eyes.
The coffee was in its cups.
The candles were all lit UP.
The mince pie was groggy.
Each bread plate had bun on.
Every steel knife had an edge.
The cracked tumbler had had one
drop too much before it was brought
In
The saltcellars were full.
The blooms with which the table
was decorated had been out all night.
Even the ice water was drunk be-
fore the evening was over.
And the vinegar-oh, mother!
In fact, al the food and drink was
on the downward road.-Judge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
THE PARTYS ULTIMATE FATE.
Manson Democrats.

President Wilson has startled all
good democrats in Iowa by his selec-
ton of postmasters for Des Moines
and Sioux City. In Des Moines he
has named George Huffman. always
democrat for revenue only, while in
Sioux City the place mas been given to
]. F. Kerberg. While Mr.. kerberg is
all right as democrat, he has lived
in Sioux City only couple or three
years. going there from Sanborn to
publish the Sioux City News. By the
time the administration gets the Iowa
democracy bailed up to suit Its taste,
and the prohibitionists ge. in their
dirty work on it. there won't be
enough left of it to hold township
caucus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
Iona Newspapers
1T NIGHT HAVE BEEN

4
A newspaper man in Bows has sued
a townsman for $1,000 damage for call
ing him a robber and CRATER. That
just shows how high the necessaries OF
ufa are 4ettip1- II newsy:aDer man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
GOOD ADVICE.
rKnoxyille Express, I

Every day It becomes more and more
necessary to examine the teeth OF ev-
cry gift horse. Most of the newspa-
pers have been running lot OF free
plate matter from the Farmers I'm
ion." The Express receives the plates
but chucks them into the scrap pile.
Many Of the articles by Peter Rad
ford. Lecturer National Farmers I'm
ion," were quite Interesting, but we
notice that now they are devoted to
showing how poor the railroads are
and how the farmers should demand
higher freight and passenger rates.
Boys, you'd better buy your plate mat
ter; it's cheaper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
coIorado,s Country Education.

Il
while city children enjoy the best
| that money can buy, country children
must be content with the ragged edges
| Of our public school system" asserts c..
G. Sargent. OF the Colorado Agricul.
| tural College, in q report on Colorado
rural schools received by the United
States bureau Of education.
Professor Sargent. who investigated
the smaller country school districts in
Colorado Chere are LIPS such districts
with less than $50 children Of school
age), is led to the conclusion that the
district system has something funda-
mentally wrong about It."
One county was found that had lot
Independent districts, consisting of 321
directors, with supervision over 1872
children. a director for every twenty
children. One district did not for seven
years report q child. yet kept its in
dependent organization, elected its
school board each year. levied no taxes
and spent no money for education" In
one country were found a three and
two teacher school just one mile apart
on level road with the only impassa-
BILE barrier between them" Mr.. Sar-.
gent declares, IAN imaginary. line form
ing district boundaries. Furthermore,
-
day in going to and from their schools"
In another section Of the state "a four
mile radius Will include all Of the
habitable posts Of seven separate inde-
pendent school districts, having a total
OF 500 children Of school age. twelve
teachers, and property with an as
sessable value of over $1,000 ,000."
OF the 1.725 school districts Of the
state having not over $50 children, the
average school census for the past
eight years was ss.174. while the aver
age enrolment was only 6:,385. or IS
per cent Of the census. while Colorado
has compulsory attendance laws" says
the bulletin. '17,7S9 boys and girls OF
school age in the rural sections Of the
state were not In attendance during
each OF the eight Years. from 1905 to
1919" Bureau Of education officials
point out. however, that school age
includes ell children from to 81 years
Of age, an unusually high standard Of
measurement for any system OF
schools.
OF the s4,ss5 pupils enrolled in the
l,725 districts, the daily attendance
Of those who did enroll continue the
bulletin. makes far worse showing
than the enrolment itself" The eight
year average for the LIPS districts was
only 81 per cent Of the total enrolment.
The per cent was in some instances -
low a. 81.
The bulletin discovers that 81 per
cent OF the teachers OF these rural
schools are women, and concludes that
for schools OF this class, at least, edu-
cation has nearly ceased TO be mans
job" The average salary was found
to be about $50 month.
Rural school experts in the bureau CT
education consider the Colorado situ-
alton better than in many OF the states.
1t il felt that careful investigations.
like that Just made In Colorado. will
do much to make educational oppOr-
tunities In the country equal to those
In the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
po;no ri. pest.

A line OF ragged little boys was
ranged down the center Of the school
for exercise.
''Toe the line!" commanded the mas-
ter.
A shutting indicated obedience. The
master inspected the line approvingly
until his eyes rested on an urchin SO
far behind the others AZ to be almost
out Of sight.
Price" he shouted. why don't you
toe the llne?"
"Pieath, thir. am toein' Il. Pisped
the boy, nut ! got dad'th Door'n on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
a Masonic Meetings.
!" SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge. No. los A. F. & A. NJ,
Friday, March IL. Work in third de-
gree. John w. Wells, secretary; w.
Fl. Steiner, w. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, R A. NJ.
School of instruction March Is, con-
Quoted by Cd. Custodian Charles =.
Shrader L. S. Klborn, N. P; John w.
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20, R. & g. II. Monday attek
the third Sunday. L T. Forhea. recoroe1'
! George Gregory, T. L NJ.
REGULAR coNcLAVE. st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80. K T. TUESDAY
March % at 1890 o'clock Regular pusi-
ness. George Gregory. Z. T.; II. >
Mcfarland, Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. Ct, o. E. S., Wednesday, March
II, 1880 p. m. Anna Downing, secre-
tary; Mary Black Collins, w. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
A SHIFT IN TAXES
[Algona Republican,


Down in Webster county there are
at present fifteen saloons in Fort
Dodge which Will be forced out OF
business the first of next January
when the repeal of the mulct law goes
into effect. They are already figuring
on the necessary raise in taxes that will
De required to meet the loss TO the
city and county OF the saloon license
money. II means that the county will
have 10 raise in some other manner
the s26,Io0 now paid by the saloons
and il is said that an additional levy
OF seven mills will be added TO the
taxes OF Fort Dodgers. Heretofore the
poor drinking man has had this entire
tax TO pay, but now the thrifty pro-
hibitionist who has not wasted his
money for liquor and has amassed pro-
perIy in consequence will pay the $685.
900 tax and the drinking man who has
no property will have not cent OF it
10 pay The adjustment OF the
saloons in Iowa from an economic
standpoint. merely means the shifting
OF the tax burden from the drinking
man TO the prohibitionist, who of
course is more able TO bear the burden.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Let US get away from politics in
our future municipal campaigns. Let
US select as our officials men who
/ they get into office" pleads the Du-
democrats, republicans, progressives
let them run on their merits as citi-
zens."
You can't picture to yourself Car
roll on the water wagon" asks the
Carroll Herald. Nothing easier;
we're ready 10 climb on the water
wagon when the times comes. This
town is in the habit OF leading the pro-
cession, and it is not going to crawl
into a hearse because the mulct law is
repealed-we for the water wagon
"a little work on the country roads
at the present time will save great
deal of work in the fuure," suggests
the Burlington Hawkeye.
The legislature has fixed is SO that
the prohibitory amendment and woman
suffrage come up at the same time.
Both VIII carry In Iowa, remarks tne
Parkersburg Eclipse. The temper
ance sentiment in the state is very
strong. The vote on the suffrage
amendment will be closer than on the
prohibitory amendment"
The Boone News-Republican has
heard General Sherman's definition Of
war but insists that something that
would be worth more to US, If we could
get 1t, would be nexpression from
him on neutrality"
The Des Moines Register and Leader
says "the administration is in bigger
need of a watch dog of the treasury
than Of anything else"
Then again." inquiries the Sioux City
Journal, what doth it profit the state
of Iowa to spend millions OF dollars
| on capitol extension If it put nothing
into the making Of good roads over
which citizens may travel to Des
; :.iv;iies - icaz; ;iicif ssvs vii iiie in
provements?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06

who has been In the game some years
had 5000 for each time, some pinhead
had called him q robber fhd q CRATER.
he could hire Rocksfellef to shine his
shoes ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
RESTORING THE CIRCLE.
(sioux city Journal.J

In voting to restore the circle to the
Austrian election ballot the South Da-
kota legislature has yielded to a re-
dictionary tendency that has rarely
been effective in canceling an election
reform. 1t is suspected that impatience
over some Of the red tape Of the pres
ent primary law has misled the legis-
iature into a step away from the bet
ter elections goal. If Governor Byrne
should be disposed to exercise his veto
power this bill would offer an excellent
opportunity.
The circle on the ballot is a con-
venience to the old fashioned party
man who believes in voting the ticket
straight, regardless of the merits OF
an Individual candidate. 1t also serves
as convenience to slate making poll
sicians who feel that they can rely
upon party prestige to cover a multi
tude Of defects in certain candidates.
The main reason for removing the
circle was to furnish an incentive for
the nomination of the strongest pos
sibie candidate for each individual Of
fee on every party ticket. The re-
moval of the circle requires the voter
to make a separate mark in recording
his vote for every candidate on the
ticket Being thus compelled to deal
with each office by itself. the voter
viii move over TO another ticket and
make his mark there rather than vote
for a candidate on his own ticket
who does not meet his full approval.
While this means more trouble for the
voter and for the election officials 1t
should mean more discrimination in
the selection Of public officers and in
the making OF nominations that will
Withstand scrutiny. Although the re-
suit has been to make a party nomi-
nation less valuable, the general effect
has proved so wholesome in practice
that no state which has abolished the
circle has restored It, SO far as is now
recalled.
The circle serves as source OF con-
fusion in the marking and counting
Of scratched" ballots, but this is
minor consideration. The principal
reason for doing away with 1t is TO
set higher standard Of qualifications
for candidates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
ELECTING sUPERTNTENDENTS.
rVinton Eagle.l

The one man in the state that we
would have risked wager on as be-
ing progressive on school matters
would would have been the editor OF
the Mount Vernon Record, but we IND
ourselves disappointed. In the issue
OF the Record of Feb. Is. the editor
tenders to Representative Miller and
the Iowa house OF representatives con-
gratulations on passing the Miller bill
making county superintendent cleo
tive. He says there may be better
method of selecting county superin-
tendents than by direct vote OF the
people, but it certainly is not by put
ting his election in the hands OF the
boards of education OF the county.
This too, Notwithstanding the fact that
the city superintendent OF Mount
Vernon a much more important Office
than the average county superintend-
ent is elected by a board OF Ave men
Then he quotes two men to show now
easy it would be for the average politi-
clan to SO manipulate the slate as to
keep themselves in office forever. Go
ing further he says, "the law as II
stands lis simply a fine chance Tor
county superintendent TO feather his
nest" This too in face Of the fact that
the new law is founded upon the plan
exercised in this state for years, and
to which the editor Of the Record has
never raised his voice.
Heretofore towns like Belle PLANE
and vinton with 1900 to 1700 votes
have practically controlled the election
or county superinteudents. Under tne
new law each and every township has
the same influence-one vote me
rural townships OF Eden and Big
Grove have the same voice as the town
of vinton and Belle Plaine-one vote
aa!.. Eaaa== .he 3e--- IL g &c q. : e.s 9
every township in q county stand
equal. Generally speaking the senef Al
sentiment Of the state il favorable to
the new law. Once in awhile opposi-
ton viii, appear and the strange part
/ of his opposition is tnat il comes
from towns where city superintendent
are elected by five men. Not one OF
4 this opposition advocates the amend
ling OF the law whereby the people can
directly vote on the city superintend-
ent.
But the Records view is the narrow
J ing view. The editor OF the Upton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06

"a little work on the country roads
at the present time will save great
deal of work in the fuure,' suggests
the Burlington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06

SOME OPPONENTS OF SUFFRAGE
dubuque Times Journal
A group of men were discussing
the action of the Iowa assembly in
submitting the equal suffrage amend
ment to the voters. One Of the num-
Der offered the prediction that the
amendment would carry and that wO-
men would be voting in Iowa in two
years.
Then I'm going to get out OF the
state" said one of the group.
whenever women start making laws
I'm off. II we men amt wise enough
TO make laws III quiitt"
The speaker was a fellow who has
been living by his wits all his life. 1t
can scarcely be said that he ever
earned an honest dollar. He has
never contributed anything to the good
of the community. It is even doubt
full II he voted regularly. II called to
serve ON a jury he would have III
mind only the financial remuneration.
He knows nothing Of our school sys-
TEN or civic life. He couldn't tell you
the name of the senators from Iowa,
or the congressman from this district.
He has no conception OF what the
iowa legislature IS lis ssi::es.;s::S.
He knows little and cares less about
governmental affairs.
| But he does know something about
gang politics. He has been educated
to stand against every movement IN
tended to put the politician on the
lshelf and the good citizen IN power
That is the sum total Of his know
ledge of national, state or local poll
| tics. Yet he threatens to move out o.
the state because a bill Is passed te
give intelligent women a voice In the
affairs OF government. s,F9
Good radiance. The sooner stat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
NOBODY For IT

[Des Moines Register and Leader.1
If q single newspaper In Iowa has
responded to the suggestion that the
state highway commission he ahnl-
ished the Register and Leader has
overlooked the issue N which the an
nouncement was made.
There is no sentiment in Iowa in
favor of abolishing the state highway
commission.
Only seven states have neglected
to go to state supervision of roads.
Of the forty eight they are the back
woods tag erders.
Why should Iowa want TO be
ranged with lot of tag enders?
The state highway commission has
made good beginning, and the legis-
lature ought 10 say to it to do bet
ter and DO it harder.
Iowa got neither roads nor bridges
nor culverts on the old plan. Are not
fifty years long enough to stay by
way of doing things that will not pro-
duce results?
Why should Iowa want to fly in the
face Of the universal experience of the
most progressive communities?
They are not throwing their money
at the birds. we may be sure of that.
They know dollar just as well as we
do, and they know what IL will buy.
iowa is already behind the process
sion. Why should anybody counsel
getting farther behind?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06

The Des Moines Register and Leader
says 1.-The administration is in bigger
need Of watch dog of the treasury
than Of anything else"