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The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-08

Every married man who visits the public school tomorrow will be given sample of the cooking done in our domestic science department. A word to the wise is sufficient
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-08
MASONS TO INITIATE.

For the purpose of conferring the degree of Master Mason upon a can didate, Green Grove lodge No. 107, Free and Accepted Masons, will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic hall on North Front street. All Masons are urged to be present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
IOWA NERD. AND nEALrM.

For some time little has been spoken
in Iowa Of tuberculosis among the
herds. Agitation has been very widely
dropped and while some farmers have
been testing their animals the question
Of tuberculosis in the herds has lacked
discussion and action by the law
makers But tuberculosis has not been
inactive by any means. Listen to the
Chicago Drovers Journal:
Percentage of tubercular cattle and
hogs slaughtered in the great market
centers is on the increase. A packer
asserts that the PERCENTAGE of cut
downs in the hog slaughtering has
increased within the past few years
from one-half of one per cent to as
high as per cent. He says, as well,
that often a prime load of steers Will
upon post mortem examination be
found to contain a number OF animals
whose systems are badly affected with
tuberculosis.
Eradication of this dread disease
in livestock, which scientists claim
menaces the human family, Is matter
which producers, middlemen and con-
sumers must work together upon, and
urge state and federal cooperation.
The producer is most vitality af-
fected. When he finds that tuberculo-
sis affects his herd it is to his imam
cial interest to eradicate the disease at
the earliest possible moment.
The Journal argues that the state
and federal government can afford TO
reimburse the farmers cattle losses thru
tuberculosis. 1t says the consumer is
benefited in the long run and that IS
true. No doubt the state and federal
government could afford as measure
intended to eliminate the disease TO
pay a part of the loss. Perhaps we
shall some day do SO. But it is to be
remembered by the producer that the
consumer has a perfect right to de-
mand meats free from disease; thae
the consumer is in the majority ana
when the mass of consumers decide TO
do so they can make and enforce the
elimination of tuberculous food am
mails as they may see fitting
The need is for mutual agreement
between the consumer and the pro-
Queer, some method whereby the pro-
Queer who is doing his best to keep
clean herd shall have public aid to
create and keep ii so and public pro-
lection in his efforts. The careless
negligent and defiant producer VINO
refuses to fall into line and who is
constant menace TO those who 90
neither deserves nor should have the
of the public or the con-
sumner.
The tuberculosis question is soon TO
be made extremely vital and pressing
along this line will be do
ing soon. Public understanding OF
health necessities and insistence upon
public health protection is making
rapid advances. The tuberculous milch
COW and food animal is soon TO be out
cast with the big head steer and the
glandered horse The best thing the
producer can do is to get ready for
the change.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
TWO CASES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"

Yesterday morning Becker was le-
gally slaughtered for crimes of which
jury had said he was guilty. The
same day mob burned a negro on the
public square of a Texas town after
having convinced itself that he was the
perpetrator of heinous crimes The
distinction between the two cases is
that the one was killed painlessly as
possible by process of law while the
other was killed in torture by an illegal
public gathering.
But both executions were horrible,
each in it's way and grave doubts exist
of the restraining effect of either. The
one was capital punishment organized
and refined by law, if it is possible to
use the word refined in connection with
the application of the supreme penalty;
the other was capital punishment in
the primitive fashion of barbarism,
plain, savage reprisal without the mod
ernization that hides the slaughter
house behind stone walls and denies
the public sight of the killing floor and
the processes of barbarism in sh;ned
shoes and Numbered collars. So far
as the men were concerned the manner
in which they were sent out Of the
world mattered little. When a man is
to be blotted out the particular pro-
cesses Of his taking off are minor mat
tiers beside the great finality. Skin
for skin" said Satan 10 job, all that
a man hath he will give for his life"
The killing is the major question.
The idea of capital punishment has
become shocking to TIE majority of the
people OF this generation 1t may be
that certain classes of criminals de-
serve death Even so, in our own be-
hoof and that of our children. in the
common interests and in conformity
with an age that condemns the bar
oarism of war and bloodshed and that
IN art invention and social understand
ing has made thousand years of past
time seem like a day, we should abolish
a custom that has been handed down
from the cavemen and that has more
Of the element of revenge than of re-
form in it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
OWN YOUR OWN HOME.

The man who pays rent gets no
where. We are told in the same breath
that the rolling stone gathers little
moss, and transversely that the man
who "sits still' becomes q genuine
n ossback, Conditions differ and cir
cumstances alter cases. These are two
extremes. As a municipality, where
are we getting to? For years the
papers and people have been talking
improvement" laying pavements.
building city halls where the council
fire departments ETC.. may be quarter
ed-instead of that the department ap-
paratus is quartered in a frame shanty
that u habit to go up in smoke any
day in thirty minutes time, rent u be-
ing paid monthly for q suite Of
rooms" What makes the substantial
citizen? Possession. BY being . prop
erty owner; feeling greater interest In
public matters Of improvement and
bettefment. So with a municipality.
Thru the years there has been living
from hand to mouth" Why not look
for pegmanency when It 10 pot more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
WHY ANTI-CATHOLIC.
TPella Chronicle.1

The Catholic Tribune says: Two
anti Catholic proposals before the
constitutional convention of New
York state have been squelched in
committee. One bill proposed the tax
alton Of church property. The other
aimed at the inspection Of all funds
Of hospitals, orphan asylums. etc. pri-
vate donations Is well as funds re-
ceived from the city or state"
It will now be in order for the Tribe
une to explain how these bills are
anti Catholic" There is nothing on
the face Of the bills, either az related
in the quotation or - introduced In
the convention. that Disseminated he
tween the Catholic church and other
religious organizations. Those who
would cease to discriminate between
church property and other property in
taxation are upholding a principle
which is broader than sectarian quar-
rels. It is the principle known in this
country as separation Of church and
state. It only carries to its logical
sequence the idea involved in the
first amendment to the federal con-
stitution which forhids congress TO
make any law respecting the estsblish-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31

ment Of religion, that is public money
shall not be used for the propagatinB
Of any religious faith. To allow re-
ligious organizations to escape ordi.
nary taxation does indirectly appro.
PIRATE public money for their uses. az
what they do not pay must be made
up by additional taxes on the holdings
Of others.
II everyone were interested in tho
spread Of the same religious doctrines
even. IL would not be advisable to pay
church expenses out Of public funds
raised by taxation. There Is an inter-
est created In cause from the fact
that one has contributed to its ad-
vancement that 10 worth much in re-
ltgious propaganda. The fact that
there are divers religious ideas preva-
lent however heretical they may
seem. does not give one right to
deny the holder OF them the consola-
ton he may got from chertshing them.
On the other hand, however. orthodox
ones religious views may be this or
thodoxy does not give him . right to
expect that others. not interested al
he -, should pay taxes to propagate
them. The only right way to treat
tho matter Of church expenses is to
plaas the burden upon those who are
willing 70 carry t. To do this fully re-
quires that church property bear its
due share Of taxation the same as any
other property.
We see no way tho proposed articles
In the New York constitution apply
70 Catholics more than TO other re-
ligtous organisations unless tho Cath
oiic church I: now enjoying privileges
not enjoyed by others. 1t is said by
some that the Catholic church has Is
sued many thousands Of dollars Of
bonds and sold them to members, col
lecting interest for them by the usual
collecting methods. The proceeds OF
! these bonds, 1t is claimed, are used
to purchase land for colonization pur-
poses which is leased to members Of
the church. This land. as church
property. at least in some states. Is
exempt from taxation just as property
used exclusively for houses Of wor-
ship. If the Catholic church is work.
| ing such a scheme to escape taxation
in the state Of New York, it is no won
| der that the Catholic Tribune calls
the proposed measure anti Catholic"
Such an enterprise may be admired
as a business proposition. but 1t has
little in it to appeal to the ordinary
taxpayer and make him willing to In
crease his own taxes that the Cath
Ollie church may organize new con-
| gregations and hold land tax free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
NO RULE OF REASON.


"a reasonable preparation for war
on the part Of the United States would
not necessarily mean war."-Oelwein
Register.
II tho Register would define what it
means by reasonable preparation" It
would be easier to estimate exactly the
extent to which 1t wishes to lend it's
influence to the propaganda for adapt
ing into American life the militarism
for which Europe is now shedding Its
blood.
To assume that this country Is not
now reasonably prepared for war is
violent in the extreme; at least, an
expenditure for war and military pur-
poses exceeding that Of the European
advocates of war ought TO have been
sufficient to give the country "reason-
able preparation
The fact that the war party takes
for granted that the people will be-
lieve we are not prepared is sufficient
to indicate that the time never will
come when those who are FOR war will
concede that we are reasonably pre-
pared" There is no such thing as a
rule of reason in this business. The
war monster Is Unsuitable. That IL the
trouble with Europe. It was reason
ably prepared" for fifty years and it is
reaping the bitter fruit thereof.
Shall America follow suit?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
KUEHlNLE NO WET"
IGliddan Gnnherl

The Hampton Chronicle places Carl
F. Kuehnle, of Denison, in a class with
Harding when it says: Both Kuehlne
and Harding will draw from one side
and Allen and Cosson from the other. :
No one who knows the Denison man
and his record will class him as wet.
Last winter when the saloon petition
was circulated in Crawford county,
Mr. Kuehnle refused to sign 1t, altho
requested to do SO by many OF his
German friends there. 1t takes man
Of real courage to take such stand
at such a time and place. Kuehnle, by
the way, gains friends in direct pro-
portion NTH the way that people be-
come acquainted with him and his past
record
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
Masonic Meetings.
STATED COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge. No. 1os A F. & A. NJ,
regular meeting Friday, Aug. IL, e'vo
p. 10. John w. Wells. secretary W. a.
Steiner, w. NJ.
slGNET CHAPTER, No. SO. r. A. M
Special Conyocation Monday evening"
Aug. 2, for work in Past and MOS
Excellent Degrees. L. S. klloorn' H.
p, John w. Wells. Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. & 8. NJ. MohuaS
after the third Sunday. !. I. rofoeS
recorder; George Gregory, T. l. M
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, st. Aldemas
comnandery No. 80, X. T" Tuesaaa ~
Aug 10, s o'cloce. Work in order OF
the Temple NJ. S. Mcfariano' r'ee''
George Gregory, T. C.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
Ter No. 81, O. z. s., Wednesday, avs.
y, n m. Business and initiation by
Past Matrons. Anna Downing, secfe-
+arv. Mary Black Collins, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
lplocY Or DISHONESTY

The Manson Democrat and the Deni-
son Bulletin, both wet, and wild over
the detection of a seriously large part
Of the democratic party from the old
guard Of the saloon interests are as
suring their readers that dry legisla-
drinkers and very drunk when the
most important measures were con-
sidered." The Manson paper made the
assertions some time since and was
very naturally asked by .his news
paper to make good its charges.
Now comes the Bulletin with the fur
Their assertion that some OF the most
flamboyant temperance advocates and
prohibition lawmakers in the last gen
eral assembly take their whisky
straight and were dead drunk while
the session was in progress. The
Democrat catches the ball tossed back
by the Bulletin and returns it with an
explanation thus:
The Democrats statement was chal-
lenged by the Marshalltown Times Re-
publican, which demanded that this
newspaper publish the Names" Such
an idiotic course as publication of the
names of those prohibitionist drunk
ards was met with silence, as publish
ing the names would do nobody any
good and somebody a lot of unneces-
sary harm. II was only to prove the
despisable hypocrisy of some of those
wet-dry legislators that anything at all
was said about the matter.
The T.-R. confesses that it Is un-
able TO follow the reasoning Of the es-
teemed Manson Democrat. Surely less
harm would be done by specifying the
alleged drunkards and hypocrites by
name than by attempting to cast sus-
picion upon all who voted for and en-
couraged restrictive legislation. If there
were idiocy in any proposition 1t would
seem TO be in making sweeping as
sertions which were to be lodged when
challenged. Of course there IS another
horn to that dilemma-the desire to
discredit class Of legislators in an
effort to bolster and support interests
to which those assemblymen and the
laws they passed are opposed. Upon
those premises the choice would seem
| to be between idiocy" and factional
or political dishonesty.
The T.-R hasn't much doubt that
men who drink voted dry in the las,
Legislature; but it hasn't the slightest
doubt that had they ducked the issue
or voted with the SALOONS that theil
personal derelictions and weaknesses
would not have been subject matter fol
! editorial comment. Also the T.-R. car
| understand how man cursed with al
uncomfortable appetite may see hil
duty clear to vote in the protection Of
his and other mems sons and the bet.
ter interests Of his state as a whole.
Still, the fact stands that scandalou.
assertiveness will always be chal
lenged by the general public with (
demand for definite information. II
this there is no idiocy but protection
against loose Tipped generalities tina
smear the innocent with the guilty
Nobody will believe that the LEADER
and the rank and file Of the prohibitorJ
vote in the last assembly are drunk.
ards or hard drinkers and most peo
pie and newspapers except pronounced
advocates Of the liquor interests will
agree that II any legislator with al
unfortunate habit voted to kick the sa
loon out Of Iowa he rose above his ap
petites 70 vote The right way,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
THE HARD ROADS.
TCafroll Herald.1


The suggestion Of B. Murphy, editor
of the vintsn Eagle, that Governor
Clarke appoint commission to inves-
tigate questions Of practical road
building and report their findings to
the next legislature seems to have met
a long felt want. The newspapers Of
tho state took up the discussion, and
here 1t is, only few days having
elapsed. the governor is ready to make
the appointment.
Naturally, Bernard Murphy will be
one OF the commission. Not particu-
larry because he II author of the pro-
potion, but because he liz capable of
dealing with road questions intelligent
", And Fritz Norris 10 logically an
other man to be placed on the commits
sion. He has given the question more
serious study than any other man IN
iowa. He knows what he is talking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
THORNE STICKING TO JOB.
INaShington Democrat


Clifford Thorne came In from Chi
cago to attend Hugo Bros circus. only
we ought not to tell this, as 1t may get
him in bad with his father who is a
Methodist preacher. therefore against
circuses OF course Clifford was only
Joking when he said he came to go to
the circus. Clifford is very much inter-
ested in First district politics and
pumped the writer for all the informa-
ton he could get, which wasn't much
as the writer does net know anything
about politics. Clifford PRETENDED to be
very ignorant but he knows vastly
more about First district affairs than
the writer. He was much concerned
about Kopp getting into the game and
he wanted to know about Kennedy.
Chaley Clark, Joe Frailey. ct al. which
made him appear very ignorant of af-
fairs, but he isn't half as ignorant as
he played He doesn't know whether
he will run for governor or congress. as
he has no plans. other than to stick to
his present job.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
THE RENT AND THE PROFIT.
Huntington HaWkeye.l

W. j. Mcdonald. of Iowa City. re-
ceives a rental OF $40 per acre for his
3oo-acre farm in Cedar county. and
says that renters are making money al
that. He bought the farm for $500
per acre year ago and has recently
been offered 1925 per acre for 1t. There
is little item going the rounds, con-
corning a land owner who rented
farm to good tenant for less than
the tenant offered to pay. There ought
to be food for reflection in that little
item for many land owners who rent
their farms. For it might prove very
profitable If the tenant paid lower
rent, and the difference between the
high and the low rent were to be put
into improvements on the farm and
more especially into the soil. The
renter who pays very high rental may
feel himself compelled to rob the SOIL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
Tn. Jitney Bus Service.

The jitney auto service idea has
swept thru the cities Of the United
States like war scare. Tho street
car companies thought the idea q Joke
at first. but when the jitney begins to
make big holes in their income, street
car officials cease to smile.
The auto has cut some figure In rail-
road passenger fares, as was testified
to by q railroad president hut the
auto has only begun to make its use
fulness felt. AS soon a. we get good
hard roads we will see auto service
running regularly over country roads
between towns and out from towns
serving the rural population.
In the east they run on a cent a-mile
basis, which enables farmers to make
splendid use Of this service. This II
cheaper than he can usually run his
own auto with just one person making
the trip; and 10 far cheaper than .
farmer can 80 to town by team, even
whom teams arc not needed. for the
speed Of the auto saves much time over
team transportation.
when We get good roads. we can exc
pect the auto service idea to be ex-
tended to the hauling Of parcels from
town. and delivered to town, and added
to that, larger frsisht service by auto
trucks.
The automobile II going to become
the great utility service of the rural
districts in Z few years-and bad roads
Is the only thing now IN the way. This
viii mean fully - much to the farm-
ers % the pleasure cars some Of them
can own. It will mean az much ~
steam roads and electric tntsrurban
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31

Whoever wins the war Canada has
shown herself to be the biggest part OF
Great Britain. Fact is Canada seems
to be big enough to take good care Oh
herself without apron strings.
The Napoleonic wars saw consider
able after the fail OF WARSAW Sec?
The Brunswick Bake Company mas
cut out the saloon fixture business ana
has a contract for an innumerable
number of cases for swell monographs.
With the saloon out of business you
people that never dreamed of s20o
talking photograph begin to look up
prices on the machines. Things turn
out that way. The Brunswick Bake
Company Is in the same fix as the sa-
loonist-he nearly always finds re-
spectacle business that pays well and
that he finds more comfort in.
The Russians are destroying the
country as they fall back. Now what
diff erence to the inhabitants does II
make whether the invaders or the de-
tenders fire the homes and take every
thing eatabIe when they find them
selves shelterless and hungry?
DR.. Kibbey, lately from Sonora, is
pessinaistic as to the future Of Mexico
while under Mexican rule. He can't
see the way to make a silk purse out
of a sow's ear. And that appears to
he the general conclusion of American
observers on the ground But the doc
tor is strongly In favor of Cummins'
proposition to purchase Lower Cali
fornia.
! Speaking of. the legislators who
tippled during the session. where and
how did other legislators notice SO
much of it?
Those fellows who are attempting to
work the Bedford deal as political
play against George Cosson would be
prominent in Haiti.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune won
QerS II II WOuloll NC DCSSSA 1870 SAAS
laws Of the last assembly never been
| published. Well, they wouldn't have
been in shape to publish II the Times
Tribune and Harding could have
helped themselves.
In cranking car, never turn the
crank over SO as to bear down on the
crank. Always start with the crank
at the bottom and pull up. Hall OF
the automobile claims, it was said, and
more than half of the amount Of acci-
deIt premiums paid are due too crank
ing accidents, declared veteran un-
derwriter. He said these claims would
be reduced fully two-thirds # motor
lists would crank left handed.
! The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
has>endorsed statewide prohibition. Il
Is now up to the strongly Catholic
communities such as Fort Dodge and
Dubuque to see that they practice what
| they preach in the enforcement Of the
prohibitory law which is about t.
ssryive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
THE FLOUR MAIDENs.

thompson SOQiic1'l
The writer saw a couple OF DANES
at the depot the other day who looked
as If some one had thrown sack OF
flour in their faces While we DO not
claim to be an authority on cosmetics
we believe we can state with some de-
gree of truth that whole lot of girls
hide whatever beauty they possess
with powder When a young damsel
daubs up her face with cheap talcum
until she looks as II she's been bled
1t is safe to say that her matrimon
chances are going down hill like q ire
in the tall grass country. There is
nothing that will put bunch OF real
blossoms in a young girls cheeks any
quicker than helping mother wash
dishes, scrubbing the floor, eating real
food and thorough physical culture
training that will enable her to give
every fresh boob that comes along a
bin in the Jaw that will make him
think brick building struck him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31
Iona Newspapers
VALUE OF NOBLE PRESENCE"
[Grinnell Herald. ]

The writer believes in the anti-tip-
ping law. and yet in all his travels he
has not vet attempted to buy special
service, nor does he recall that he has
ever failed to receive all that was COM
ing to him from a bell hop, porter, or
waiter OF course there are times when
he would be glad to be relieved of the
officious bell hop-or the man with an
officious clothes brush, but no one has
to pay them for services ne doesn't
want them to give.