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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

tive speculation They incline to play
long shots and look for the Ions odos'
Investment of such saving as the aver
age minister is able to command do
not accumulate safe and sufficient pro-
vision of the inevitable day when re-
tirement calls for capital or dependence
upon the grudging dole that goes to the
superannuated. The preachers son
must be college bred. the preacher must
listen TO the man out of a job. he lends
the itinerant a dollar. he buys more
meals for itinerants in hard luck than
his salary warrants. He has to do It
both from position and inclination. And
he eternally wonders what the failing
years will bring to him. He is afraid
of poverty as other men fear 1t. And
he does like other men, plays the long
shot in hope that 1t will finish first. II
the administrators of the estates OF
ministers were to talk they would tell
Of petty investments in mining stock
and promotions that the six per cent
men would laugh out of his office. 1t
is the human desire to make a stake
But we notice 1t in the minister's pa
pers where we would not give 1t a
glance in the files of the ordinary bust
ness man. OF course Hills salary
was such that ne could have put him.
self beyond want with per cent in
vestments; but remember that Hills
had entered another environment and
another atmosphere. 1t wasn't good
for Hills. He wanted more. In the
final analysis il isn't good for a
preacher to rise too high. And Hills
was right when he said by inference
that the christian slum worker is
Hundred" church Of stock brokers and
spectators and millionaires. It's a hard
place for a preacher.
Without desire or attempt to shield
the individual or the profession from
just blame why not deal with the min
lister somewhat upon the same plane
allow that he is subject to the same
temptations and cursed with the same
weaknesses that affect and annoy the
rest OF u.s. And why not consider and
include in our Indictment the fact that
parattvely few ministers go wrong
thus compared with the big majority OF
US who claim 10 be christian and de-
cent and honest? Hills is simply an
incident in world where men have
been succeeding and failing and stand
ing upright and leaning and falling
fiat for 1000 generations. He gained
high place and wide respect and lost
them and mas little left but the SYM
patty and forgiveness Of friends. Sure
ly the man paid part of his debt when
in his humiliation he assumed the PEN
atty OF confession.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
DE-. HILLS, CASE

DR.. Hills, noted divine and former
Iowan whose friends and admirers are
legion in the middle west, came before
his congregation OF Plymouth church
Sunday and told them that ne was un-
WORTH TO unloose the lachets Of the
shoes OF q christian Stun worker. In
AFFECT humiliation ard self reproach
he made confession that ne had forgot
ten the greatness of his high office in
greedy scramble for wealth and put
his future with the church in the hands
Of its membership.
Hills Ii appears had been speculat-
ing, seeking a fortune. Little by little
ne had involved himself and when the
obligations accumulated and his in
ability TO meet them became more evil
dent suit was brought against him.
He settled it somehow but failed TO
face The questions that arose thru ex-
posture. In an effort 10 save his face he
explained that he was paying obliga-
tons created by his nephew Then the
nephew sued him for libel and the truth
came out. That is about the way the
story reads The result was a broken
man bowed in confession before those
who had trusted and followed him.
Let US not De over eager of condem-
nation in this case. The speculative
ventures that wrecked the career of
the minister was very human mis-
take and ministers are as human as
other men in their desires however
much more they may repress them.
Hills came from little Iowa town and
from a quiet career into an environ
ment of vast wealth and speculative
activity. He learned to think in mil
lions. Had he remained in Magnolia,
Iowa, he would have continued to think
} in hundreds and thousands. His desires
might have been limited to a good
house in nice neighborhood, a $1,000
car and an income that would permit
| him to live safely and happily there in
his old age. His view point changed
from a modern home in small town
to the mansion on the avenue, from
four cylinder stock cars to Panhard
limousines. from one hired girl to a
corps of servants. Atmosphere and en-
vironmen. and elevation affect men as
they affect vegetation. Ii shows mere
ly that Hills was very human. Ever
his attempt to save himself at the ex-
pense of another was a human weak
ness, not to be condoned or overlooked
but to be given consideration simply
as common weakness.
! Ministers are prone to seek attrac-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
HYBRID WOLF DOG.
waterloo Courier.l

1 7" dltliC No0IIcII
Sheriff Henderson was introducing a
new deputy to his friends In the court
house yesterday-but it was one OF the
sort that has to be led about with a
chain and collar. To name the thing
which the sheriff had added to his
force was a thing that bothered even
the oldest heads at the court house.
Then cries OF IT'S a wolf" began
t. run thru the building and many OF
the county officials sought shelter
The sheriff took the animal into the
office OF Auditor Rainbow and wanted
TO know what the bounty was on
wolves. BY this time he had large
audience watching at safe distance.
The auditor surveyed the beast and
shook his head. Its common or
binary cur dog" he pronounced. but he
had trouble on his hands for there
were a dozen men who were willing to
swear that it was young grey wolf;
some even thought II was coyote.
Auditor Rainbow said that even II 1t
was a wolf II was domesticated and
consequently the sheriff would be sub
tect to a 800 fine If he received a
bounty.
In the meantime cit" watched the
proceedings, nerNoosis anu III sood
wolf fashion. 1t seemed to like the
atmosphere of the court house but II
looked askance at the county officials
all save the sheriff.
Sheriff Henderson finally revealed
the animals secret. He said that II
was a cross between a pure-blooded
Scotch Collie and grey volt 1t was
given to him last night. but the sheriff
would not disclose the name 81 the
donor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
cossLlhe IN The CURRICULUM.

A Des Moines school has instituted
new department which has its merits
The boys of the Lincoln school are
being set fixing their own shoes.
II isn't bad idea. Now that many
of those boys will ever become cob
profitable 10 DO their own cobbler
work but because 1t is a handy job
and one that needs doing every day or
so in the family and that in the aver
age family costs in the aggregate as
much as sugar or the butter. II is good
thing because it brings the question Of
manual training and hardness with
tools right to the minute and impresses
Immediately evidence of the value Of
such knowledge and ability. When the
boy gets the half soles on he's so cents
ahead of the game right then and has
found out that he can help himself.
Fact is that when he nends a pair of
mis- own shoes the fellow has learned a
bigger lesson than when he makes
some small article Of furniture because
he puts the shoes right on and wears
them,
There's a point in it. AS people we
are getting out of the way of doing odd
jobs for ourselves. We wait week
for the odd job man TO come around
and cut the lawn or do some other
minor job that we might do ourselves.
Our farmers have quit butcherinS their
own hogs. They send them to the
packing house and buy meat at the
butchers. The butcher himself has
quit killing in many instances. OF
course il is all part of the process OF
the division of labor but it wouldn't
be bad idea if a boy knew how tc
fix shoes and farmer lad understood
how hot water should be to scald q
hog.
| III short its question of independ
ence against interdependence. The
more things a man can do for himself
the larger his independence. And i
isn't so much in doing it as in know.
ing that he can do it if he needs.
! Let EN- peg away down at the Lin.
! coin school. 1t will not hurt them any
| ten years hence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
ALFALFA In IOWA.

The county agricultural agent has
recommended elfalfa to the farmers Of
this community. His recommendation
should 20 much farther than ours. for
he is better acquainted with the sub
ject. But he has been having little
difficulty in his efforts to persuade the
farmers to try out a few crops Of this
growth.
For the benefit Of Mr.. Thurman's
campaign and those farmers who may
be skeptical the Gazette offers as
exhibit A'the experience Of Ne
braska ranchman who recently took
exception to the editors somewhat
chesty claim that Iowa farm lands
far excelled any that he possessed in
his extensive ranch. The Nebraskan
evidently went home "peeved," for he
has been sending along exhibits OF
| one kind or another ever since, to-
gether with some brief bit Of sar-
castle humor which gives opportunity
for no come-b whatever.
Among these exhibits have been
three Of alfalfa, each from q. separate
crop on the same acre of land. The
third one reached this Office just the
other day and was mailed Immediately
following the Nebraskan's return home
| from a trip thruout Iowa.
Didn't see anything in Iowa to
beat this" he writes. And this isn't
all. It's the third crop, and I'm go
| ing to have fourth. averaging from
two or three tons an acre. Why
doesn't the Iowa farmer go out after
| the money the Nebraska farmer il
making with his alfalfa fields?"
One Linn county farmer has made
Thorough experiments with alfalfa and
he is 30 well pleased that he intends
to enlarge his field. He Is G. C. Chad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
Looker-On In Iona

Grinnell. Sept. Give all know that
in many cities real estate agents put
in the lease, no children allowed on
the premises AN addition to the
family breaks the lease. How differ
ent in this town. D. w. Brainerd.
weather man. rents many houses and
his invariable practice is and has been
for years. II give every baby born in
his rented houses silver dollar. Some
of these dollars have drawn 4 per cent
in savings hanks from the day the
baby moved into one Of Mr.. Brainerd's
houses.
A scheme TO increase attendance at
county fairs has been worked in some
places in Iowa. A list is obtained OF
all automobile owners within radius
of a certain number Of miles. Each
automobilis. receives a free ticket for
himself AMI car. See how it works
John Jones gets one. He wants to go.
II won't do tc leave wife and children
at home. And as there's more room
IN the big car, he tells John Smith
ne is welcome TO ride with them. Re-
suit, one free ticket brings many paid
admittanceS.
1t seems now store keepers nave
gift scheme to increase trade that Is
perfectly legal and requires no inter-
ference on the part Of state official.
Pony, buggy and harness to be given
away" Buy your groceries of John
Smith and get penny tickets for each
penny's worth you buy. Put the tickets
in closed receptacle in the store as
soon as received. When the box is
opened, FAY Dec. is, II there are more
Of your numbered penny tickets in the
box than airy other, why the pony.
| buggy and harness is yours. And only
one dealer in q town has this plan
working.
In very small towns SO great is the
automobile traffic signs are placed
compelling the machines to cut square
corners. Some put up the steel rod
| with the red ball on top. while others
have cement posts pyramid in form.
I'm one town of 300 inhabitants traf-
f1c street manager is on duty every
Saturday. And small Incorporated
towns have city ordinances to compel
| parking" on some streets away from
the main travelled street. All this In
small towns. We now expect such ar
rangements in the larger places. But
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

what about the time when Iowa not
only buys one In ten Of every automo-
bile manufactured but takes In two.
When good machine is sold for 5000.
as many think probable In the near
future. There was once a worried
Iowa citizen who feared we would
soon have so many railroads and cleo
trio lines occupying Iowa soil, thered
be none to cultivate. The 10000 auto
mobile in Iowa must fret him.
No greater change has occurred In
Iowa during the past twenty Ave years
than in the manner Of selling meat
and running butcher shops. 1t was a
common sight few years ago to see
the market man hauling from the
slaughter house or from the country
where the animal was killed in the
open ield fresh carcass Of fore and
hind quarters. lying loose and uncov-
cred in the same wagon box used for
all other purposes, around the shop
and slaughter house. Dust and flies
were spread in equal quantities on
the fresh meat Then it was carried
into the shop. thrown onto block
and cut up before the animal heat was
out of ii. In those days fresh meat
was fresh. In those days there were
no screened doors or windows in the
meat market. Customers We're not so
"finicky." Now go into your meat
market. Things are so clean you
could eat off the floor" Pay more for
It? Perhaps 50. Isn't 1t worth 1t?
The women Of Brooklyn are setting
a fine example for other places They
keep up that big flower bed near the
depot. And on several street corners
are more flower beds all attended TO
with but little help from the men. We
may not all be ''esthetic cusses," but
somehow the visitor. young or old, Is
impressed favorably with town that
does such things. In Minnesota many
school house yards are flower gardens.
In ST. Paul flower boxes on the bust
ness houses are common.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

ina, OF Fairfax township. He has had
two good crops and expects heavy
third. An inside estimate OF his profit
per acre is $50. which estimating on q
per cent basis. places a valuation on
his land of $1,000 an acre. Which IS
some valuation!
Alfalfa is good for the ground on
which it grows, Is good for live stock.
1t will carry stock thru winter with
out grain. If necessary. Doubtless the
day is not far off when alfalfa will be
one of the foremost silo crops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
Remember?


Remember when we two were small?
We ulster stand beside the wall,
My arm around Your waist an all.
Remember?
Remember low we ulster dream"
We ulster watch the sunlight beam,
An l could see your eyes agleam
Deep IN the shadows of the stream.
Remember how we fingered there?
The sunlight sparkled on your haid;
I sewer saw ycu half so fair.
Remember?
Remember how our eyes could see
The promise of day 10 be-
When YOU would care for only me
Thru life until eternity?
Remember how quarrel grew
Just out of nothing? An we TWO
Were crying. an You slapped me--you.
Remember?
Remember what you said that day.
When ! began to wo away"
You said Il love you, Billy; stay
In earnest half, an half in play.
Remember when we TWO were small?
We stood and watched the scarlet fall
OF leaves = kissed YOU. that was
all.
Remember
Christian Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
Topics of the Times

1.-The saloon men are beginning to
worry over the possibility that Omaha
will go dry succeeding the Sunday
Yes: but it IL noticeable
that most of the worry nowadays is by
the saloonkeepers. 1t used to be among
the businessmen who imagined that
grass would grow in the streets when
the saloon closed. That worry IL most
~ over because OF certain evidence az
forded by dry towns. II Omaha should
by chance go dry the long fight between
Elmer Thomas and Tom Dennison
would seem to leave the championship
with Thomas instead Of With Tom.
Perhaps one reason the burlesque
troupes are having such hard shedding
may be found in the number Of style
shows"
Evidences that the Cummins move
ment is gaining real strength are not
lacking. Washington papers are al
ready contemplating the probability
that Cummins will have the entire west
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION


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Regular Convocation Monday evening m,
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Wells, Rec.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Des Moines Capital declares
that /, will be necessary 10 provide q
for saloons in Iowa after
Jan. /, 1915, to which the Boone News
Republican replies "Oh. we don't know
Home is as good a club as we know,
and 1t may be relevent to suggest that
the men stay at home once in a while"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

There can be found on nearly every
hill in Iowa a man capable to fill the
governors chair and more than few
in the valley" says the Indianola SEN
tinel. "owa is chuck full of governor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

Clarke has made a good governor
and lot Of republicans would not cry
if ne should De elected again." says
the Britt News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

ments. but started out to other state,
where land was cheap. They carried
the barn idea with them and man:
OF the western states started bart
building before Iowa did. Wisconsin,
and states east Of the Mississippi havC
taken long strides ahead Of Iowa ix
silo building. The young fellows whG
have left Iowa for western states have
started the building Of silos. while theiI
dads In Iowa refuse to be convinced
that a silo Is a paying institution
There will be more silo building next
year than there has been this. Then,
when the young fellows come in pos.
session Of the land, every farm will
have a little city of silos, milk houseA
comfortable barns. residences with ali
modern conveniences, laundries and
garages.
All these things will come in time.
Immediate returns can not be expected
from the publicity given. The COM
ing generation, however, has its mind
made up.
Fulfilling, Conditions. &
Miser Thorpe's brother died and left
the miser a legacy on condition that
he put up hundred dollar tombstone
over him suitably inscribed.
The miser ordered the hundred-dol-
lar tombstone-there was no getting
around that-but he was determined
to save on the inscription. The stone
cutter proposed
Here lies the corp
OF Joseph Thorpe.
But this the miser refused as too
long. He cut it down to read
Thorpe's
Corpse.
Chicago News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

Politicians like to mix business with
politics, bat business men nowadays
would prefer not to mix politics with
business" says the Sioux City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

The Iowa City Citizen objects to the
proposed abandonment of the state fair
and the substitution of four district
fairs. 1t points out that much time
and money have been spent to bring
the state fa:r 10 its present position of
eminance among state fairs as the
greatest fine stock show on earth and
that il would be a shame now to throw
away that advantage"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

The Crane; Junction Globe remarks
that The Dubuque Times-Journal
says Mr.. Harding is giving an exhibit
ton Of how Mr.. Cosson would not act
if some of the newspapers Of the state
were ilammcring him in every issue.
Exactly. Mr.. Harding seldom makes
speech without beiaboring the Regis
ter. and the newspapers OF the state in
general. Down al Anita we read that
he included the lawyers and doctors.
This sort OK thing makes US wonder
what Harding will do when the cam
paign warns up along about next May
eight months yet. Meanwhile, MI.
Cosson seems to preserve his equani
nifty"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

There is considerable complaint all
over the state of increased Insurance
rates notes the Webster City Free
man Tribune In some cases the
premiums have doubled. This is just
what the opponents of the law en-
acted by the legislature last winter
predicted would follow. but the friends
OF the measure insisted rates on the
whole would rot be higher. The legis
lature must have been asleep when the
bill slipped thru. Or possibly the in
visible government was at work here
in Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21

Germany isn't exporting much ex-
cept soldiers but she Is doing a big
export business with Russia in that
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
CAUSE OF DELAY NOT GIVEN
President Has Practically Fin
ished Document and Idea Is
Advanced That Sec. Bryan
and Counsellor Lansing
Would Study and Revise,
Other Unofficial Reasons
tBy The Associated Press

Washington, June 5.-The note
which President Wilson with the ap
proval of his cabinet had prepared 20
be sent to Germany insisting on an
adherence TO the rules Of international
law in the conduct Of maritime war
fare was not cab.ed today. Word came
from the White House in the forenoon
that it has been virtually finished, but
the document was not given to legal
officers of the State Department today
as had been expected.
The reason for the delay in the dis
patch Of the note was not revealed.
Officials declined to say when it
would be cabled or what it's status.
The fact that the President had prac-
tically finished it led to the belief that
Secretary Bryan would study it to-
night and tomorrow and that it would
be given to Counsellor Lansing and
other officials of the State Depart
ment on Monday for revision of legal
detail.
If the communication is not sent
before Monday night it would scarce
ly reach Ambassador Gerard before
Wednesday for presentation to the
German officials.
In some quarters the delay was
thought to be due to the desire to
give Meyer Gerhard, personal envoy
of Count Won Bernstorff, the German
Ambassador. now en- route to Berlin,
an opportunity to reach Germany
about the time the Imperial Govern
ment would be considering the Ameri-
can rejoindcr.
Officials declined, however, to ad-
NIT that this was a factor in the
situation.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
POLICEMAN HURT.
Ashcyilic Episcopal Minister Receives
Call to PittSburg Church

Asheville. June 5.-Dr Wyatt
Brown, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church for the pas. two years for
mally notified the vestry last night
that he has received a call to the
Church of the Ascension, at Pitts
burEh. Pa, and will go to that city
next week to look over the field. His
decision will depend. in a large mea-
sure. on his impression of the field
for service at Pittsburgh
Captain Fred Jones, of the local po-
lice force, is in a serious condition as
the result of injuries sustained Thurs
day night when the police patrol. an
swering a hurry call. collided with a
street car at the corner of Biltmore
avenue and Eagle street. The officer
was riding on the front seat of the
machine and was hurled to the pave
ment with great force. He was
rushed to a local hospital in an am
buiance and il was found that his
spinal column was fractured while he
sustained various injuries.