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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22

LEGRAND WOMAN DEAD.
Miss Harriet lyle Suceumbs to Anen,ia
at S. r. Piper Home.


at s. r. Piper Home.
Death at Sis Tuesday night claimed
Miss Harriet Lyle. aged so. at the
home of her niece. Mrs. S. r. Piper.
one mile west of LeGrand. Miss Lylc's
death was due to anemia, and also to
the fact that she broke her nip three
weeks ago in fall, and has been fail
ing rapidly ever since.
Harriet Newell Lyle was native OF
Washington county, Pennsylvania.
where she was born Dec. %. 1884. IN
1869 she came to Iowa and settled near
Garwin, and later. in 1889, moved to
LeGrand, where she has lived ever
since. A sister. Miss Rachael Lyle,
died May so. 1915, and another sister.
Mrs. Mary Forsythe, is seriously ill
now at the Piper home. Mrs. For
sythe is Mrs. Piper's mother Besides
Mrs. F'orsythe, there survives brother,
James Lyle. of Giadbrook.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at l o'clock from the
Christian church at LeGrand, with Rev
r. c. Hauser in charge. and burial will
be in Rock Greek cemetery, Tama
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
NOTICE.
To Our Feed, Flour, Coal and Grain
Customers.

o Our eco, fiouf, Soat ana SFdH
Customers.
We have put on extra men to take
care of your orders Thursday and Fri
day this week. as we will be closed all
day Saturday, Christmas day: SO
please do not forget to order all the
coal. feed. grain, etc. you VIII need
over Saturday. Christmas day and
Sunday following for tina; makes txo
days we viii be closed. Phone us at
11S. or call at office. 3o5 Market street.
and get in your order SO we can get
It to you Thursday II possible II not
Friday sure We want to take this
opportunity to thank you every one for
the business you have given US this
past year and TO wish you most sin
cerely. the happiest holiday time you
have ever spent May health and pros
rperity be yeurs~s all thru the coming
year Of 1916 is the heartfelt wish Of
both Mr.. Bowles and myself. +. l..
Billings. Bowles & Billings Grain.
Coal and Feed Company. Marshalltown
and Marietta, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
Light Turned On;
To,Dn Celebrates

The first official. formal and public
celebration Of the advent Of electricity
into a town of the county is to be
observed at Liscomb Thursday evening
at the NJ. w A. hall. The celebration is
to mark the connecting up Of the town
with the power station OF the Iowa
River Light and Power Company, of
Eldora, and the turning on of the
power that. will light Liscomb's streets,
stores and homes.
The program prepared provides for
music by the Liscomb band. and an
address OF welcome by Mayor Buegh-
ly. Rev. ]. B. Swartz is to respond for
the town and the community, and
John Lundy, Of Eldora, for the Iowa
River Light and Power Company. G..
II. Van Law Of this city. will deliver
the principal address.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
Mis-. Grouse 70 Wed.

Friends in the Bethel Grove neigh
porhood will be interested in the an
nouncement of the approaching mar
riage of Miss Beulah Grouse and John
Edwards. which will take place on
Wednesday. Jan. IL. Miss Grouse is
the oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
S. Grouse, twelve miles northwest of
this city. Mr.. Edwards is young far
iner of the same ueighborhood and is a
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William
Edwards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
WILSON HOTEL LIKE HOME.

Near All Places Of Inpor4anee-Mot :
to, "Comfort Without Extravasanee."
Make your home at the Wilson hotel,
Second avenue and Church street-op-
posite the Odeon theater. Just around
the corner from every place OF import
ance. Our motto, Comfort Without
Extravaganza" not the largest or the
highest priced in the city-but one OF
the best. All outside rooms. steam
heated. electric lights. Weekly rates
VIII II. Throne. manager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
Local Weather Record.

Tuesdays extremes OF temperature
were % and 8, compared, with q and
4. the range Monday, and Is above and
4 below. the extremes ayear ago Tues
day. AT O'Clock this morning the
temperature vas n. compared with il
at the same hour Tuesday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22

Oldest. son, will attend Iowa State
College. Ames, and the other two will
enter school here. Mr.. and Mrs. John
son expect to make their home here II
they find conditions to their liking, and
that is a foregone conclusion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
Albion Bible STUDY Class.

A class for bible study, which was
organized at the Methodist church in
Albion last Sunday. and will take up
some special subjects in the scriptures
for study each Sunday. There are
twelve in the class at present. with the
minister, Rev. {. Z. Luce. as teacher
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
MOVE TO mAHsHALLTowH.
e. r. johnson and Family Come Here
From Des Moines County.

E. +. johnson. vel! -te-do retired
farmer who has been living on farm
in Des Moines county near Mourt
Union, Henry county, has rented the
E. NJ Santee property at SIT NORTH
First street, and will occupy 1T with
his family beginning Jan. 1. Mr.. john
sons family consists Of his wife and
three children, aged 3. Ia and. 1s. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
Alhion chri,.ma. Iree.

The Christmas exercises OF the Al
Dion Methodist church will be held
Friday evening at the church. There
will be program and tree and pres
ents for the children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22

Notice Of Amendment Of Artielss OF
Incorporation.
Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned, at special meeting Of it,
stockholders held at its office on Dec.
20, 1875, adopted the following amend
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Americans Should SaUe

1t would be a fortunate thing if knowledge of the de-
s,ruction and waste going on in Europe would prompt the
people of other countries, including the United States, to
make a study OF practical economy, and Of its benefits, not
or1, to the individual in saving something for a rainy day,
but to society as a whole in providing capital tor industrial
advancement. In these days OF growing social conscious
ness perhaps not enough emphasis is laid upon the last
named results of saving. No great undertaking, the pur
pose OF which is to increase the supply OF articles OF COM
mon consumption, can be carried out without capital, and
capital is provided by savings. IT the war has checked the
progress of the world, as we know it has, savings, wher-
ever made, will help to counteract the effects.
There is a common but mistaken idea that people OF
wealth render a public service by spending money IN eX-
travagant living. This is on the theory that they are dis
tributing' it, but they would distribute it just as effectu-
ally if they paid it out for any industrial investment and
in that event, instead of there being nothing to show for
the disbursement there would be a permanent addition to
the productive wealth of the country. Thus, if $4,000 IS
spent upon a dinner, there is, indeed, distribution for
music, flowers, service, etc, but If the same amount IS
spent for draining a swamp a similar distribution oc-
ours, and there is also a permanent increase in the food
supply.
The people of this country are far more able than any
other people to increase their savings, because their income
is always much larger, and again because they are now
suffering less from the war than any other people.
There are other reasons especially applicable to our
selves for encouraging saving at this time. There IS now
afforded the best opportunity this country will ever have
to buy back its own securities from foreign owners, thus
coming into more complete ownership OF the properties
thev represent, and there is also the opportunity to make the
United States a creditor nation by means OF investments
in other countries, particularly the developing countries of
this hemisphere. The people of these countries are now,
more than ever, eXpectant and hopeful that we may be-
come interested with them, and relations may be estab-
lished that will become of great mutual value. Further
more, when the war is over, there will be extraordinary OPP
portunities for the use of American capital in other parts
of the world, not only for direct profit, but in ways that
will create permanent outlets for American goods.
1t would be a fine thing for every citizen OF this coun
try to save money enough to provide comfort for his old
age: that is an admirable purpose in itself, but when it is
considered that in so doing he would not only protect him
self but help to place his country in the forefront of the
worlds industrial progress, another motive is added.
worthy in itself of a national propaganda.
The president has been able to take a vacation since
Bryan left the cabinet.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Time For a Change

There is, just now, extant a pronounced sentiment
throughout the Union that something must soon be done
to secure to this country an adequate, efficient army and
navy. AS a mater of course, opinions vary greatly as to
the magnitude CT both establishments. That is to be ex-
pected. Indeed, it may be said to be well that such is the
case. Between the extremists-those on the one side, who
insist on an extensive and elaborate army and navy, and
those of the other extreme, protesting against any substan-
standing room.
More important than the determination of the size or
magnitude of the army and navy of the future is the adop-
ton of a rational system for governing the maintenance OF
these military and naval establishments. Big or little,
radical changes must be provided for in the army and navy
departments. The methods obtaining therein are COM
monty regarded as abominatiOn = an utterly indefensible
and inexcusible squandering of public moneys. No mere
mending or patching will in this instance accomplish the
purpose desired. Reconstruction and remodeling from
the ground up alone will satisfy the intelligence of the land.
Why? The answer is easily found in this presentation Of
facts and figures by the New York World:
The national security league shows that it has cost the
United States a billion dollars in ten years to maintain an
army of 10000, while for $65,oooooo Switzerland has had
for ten years a citizen army of 100000 always ready if
needed. More startling still are the facts if we total our
military bills for army, navy and pensions. When the great
war began they were nearly $4S7,OOOOOO a year. not includ-
ing some $Ioooo,ooo paid by the states for miitia-more
than any other nation on earth then spent Tor military pur-
poses.
Great Britain in 1914 was spending $23o.ooo,ooo for
navy, $I2o,oOo,Ooo for army and $2ooooyooo for army pen
sions; Russia $2S5,oooooo for army, $I22,ooo,ooo for navy;
Germany S3OO,OOOOOO for army, SII4OoOoOO for navy.
France, Italy and Austria Hungary were well behind.
Our %IoI3-IoI4 army cost of SI7S,oooyooo equaled that
of Germany before the imperial army act of 1913 in prepare
ton for the present war. Our naval cost of nearly SI4O,-
100000 was second only to Britan's. Our pension bill of
SI73,ooo,ooo admitted of no comparison whatever. There
was nothing like it.
Ex-President Taft computes that our active army costs
$1,000 for each man. The league figures a ten-year total cost
of $4,000 a man. A large standing army on such terms is
out of the question. For years we have been spending more
than any other country for war purposes, past and future,
without getting the worth of our money. 1t is time for a
change.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Fact Versus Fancy

Since the census year of 1910 there has been mani
ested a disposition on the part of Los Angeles to clam
larger population than San Francisco can boast. Sar
francisco, of course, knew that the claim could not be
ubstantiated by facts and did not worry much. Only
ecently some figures were compiled by a state official ano
hev are used as a basis for a little justifiable growing by
he San Francisco Chronicle. That paper says:
In the report of the state controller the popula-
ton of San Francisco is placed at $4,000 and that OF
Los Angeles at $4,000. Now, nobody knows the
population OF either or any city except at the time
when the census is taken, and the guesses which the
local spirit of brag induces the ambitious to make are
unwise, because almost invariably shown to be false
when the next census is taken. California and all its
cities are growing in population and wealth., but how
rapidly nobody will know for five years.
1t seems natural for human beings to brag about
the number of people who inhabit the political divIs-
ion in which they dwell. For example, the Los An
geles boosters delight in saying to the unenl1ghtened
tenderfoot that in 1910 Los Angeles had a popula-
ton of 5o4,I3I, while San Francisco was a measly
settlement of only 4I6,oI2 people. And as for the
period since 1910 they allow their imagination to run
riot.
AS to the 1910 story, it is a case wherein the truth
to the Los Angeles man is a lie to the tenderfoot. In
his own mind the Los Angeles boomer means the coun-
ty of Los Angeles, comprising $3.50 square miles and
many thriving cities, but to the victim it means the
1915 square miles, which at latest printed accounts
constitute the beautiful city of Los Angeles, as against
the forty-three square miles of San Francisco.
While comparisons of population really do not
count for much, yet if they are made they should be ar
ranged to give the correct impression. If strictly
urban populations are to be compared, in 1910 the city
of Los Angeles, after ten years of wonderful growth,
had a population of 3Io,IoS. The strictly urban pop
ulotion of San Francisco bay, comprising one com
mercial and industrial community, had at the same
time o3Iy4o3.
fit is preferred to compare the $3.50 square miles
comprising Los Angeles county with the substan-
TALLY equal area of 1905 square miles comprising the
counties fronting on San Francisco bay, we find that
in 1910 Los Angeles county had 5o4,I3I people, while
the San Francisco area had a population of S3o,oo5.
What has happened since nobody knows and local
guesses made in a spirit of local brag have no proper
place in a state statistical report. The commercial
and financial standing of San Francisco and its com
mercially related municipalities as the industrial and
financial center of the Pacific coast will not be dis
puted. San Francisco finances enterprises all over
the coast.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Millions For Good Roads

The people of southern California are not niggardly in
the matter of spending money upon improvements that
will coax tourists to that locality. In the forefront in this
regard are Los Angeles and Los Angeles county. A bond
issue designed to make Los Angeles county "the Switzer-
land of America will soon be submitted to the voters
there. If carried, $4,000 will be spent in constructing
paved highways that will open up new beauty spots in
the mountains contiguous to the city of the angels.
Seven units of roads, totaling I64 miles in length and
estimated to cost S., 54o,ooo, are contemplated in the inn
provements. The last Los Angeles county bond issue for
highway construction was S3,5oo,ooo in 1908, which COM
pleted a system of 400 miles of paved roads. In addition,
the county has spent $~I,75oooo in road work from the gen
eral tax levy. An additional 100 miles of construction re-
suited from the county providing crushed rock and oil
where abutting property owners agreed to furnish the
necessary work. There is now I25 miles of these roads
under way.
A state highway bond issue for ST 5,ooo,ooo will be
voted on in October. In 1912 the state of California voted
SIS,ooo,ooo for approximately 1900 miles of trunk high
ways north to south. Of this issue Los Angeles countv's
share was about 40 per cent, and it will be called upon to
pay approximately a similar percentage on any future is
sues. If the forthcoming county and state issues carry the
total amount OF Los Angeles county expenditures author
lied for improved highways will have reached S2o,2ooooo
in the past seven years.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21

Revision of the federal mining laws that may encour-
age the p%rospector and not discourage him, as is the case
at present, will be one of the paramount issues to come
before a special meeting of the Mining and Metallurgical
Society of America, which will open in Washington, D. c..
December Is, according to Horace V. Winchell. saws the
Salt Lake Tribune. He is chairman of the committees on
mining law of the American Institute of Mining Enei-
neers ana the Mining and Meta11urgical Society of Amer
lea. and, in consequence, is greatly interested in the pres
ent agitation for revision of federal mining laws.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21

The Salt Lake Mining Review says: "The Jumbo
Extension of Tonopah has declared a dividend of 7I-2
cents" Wouldn't it be nearer the truth to call it the Salt
Lake Mining Mistake?
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21

C,auging the margin of profits in war contracts by
the rise that has taken place in the shares OF the companies
which have secured them, they look like the treasure chest
OF a Midas out of which untold wealth will pour before
they are completed. Some of the companies which are
properly equipped for the business will make good profits,
while others new in the work have a good chance OF emery
inc with a lot of useful experience, sans profits.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
The Outlook For Copper

Present high prices of the red metal are to be man,
tanned. is the prediction of John ID. Ryan, president oi
the Anaconda Copper company, who also forecasts tndt
there is 10 be another buying movement in the near III
tuTe. Il
In June, according to Mr.. Ryan, we had one OF ue
1,roes, 1,ovenents of copper that ever took place. Prob
ably more copper was sold in that month at the lever OF
high prices than in any other single month when prices
were good. There have been months, when the foreign
dealers stocked I'D on II and I2-cent copper, when the
volume OF sales was greater perhaps than IN June iast'
but at no thirty-day period was more copper ever SOLO oy
American producers at average or above average prices
Sine then there has been a lul in the buying, as inevitably
follows any such big movement.
The larger consumption of copper is tor war uses. l he
took place in June and the new minister OF munitions un-
dcubtc;llv has to go into things and satisfy himself that
the bu wing is being cared for properly before placing
further orders. The orders for munitions will be larger III
the next three months than during any previous time since
the war began. The inquiries for copper are very large
and MIR. RYAN is satisfied that at any concession IN price
very large business would result. He expects to see very
good buying of metal before long around present prices.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21

The president has been able to take a vacation since
BRYAN left the cabinet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-17
THEATORIUM THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AND ~
TRAPPED IN THE
GREAT METROPOLIS"
Gives Attractive Portrayal of Life
in New York

Representative newspapers in all
parts of the country acclaim this to
be the greatest picture of its kind
ever shown and the only one touch
ing on this sad but all too true side
of life in the large cities, that has
not been suppressed by the police or
censors. 1t is photoplay every
mother and daughter and son should
see.
Ordinarily the disappearance of
three Italian girls would scarcely
make ripple in the days news in
New York Inasmuch as a lengthy
list of missing girls is already in the
possession of the newspapers and the
police, these latest disappearance
cause a sensation.
Assigned to the case by the city
editor of a big metropolitan daily,
Rose Austin, a courageous girl re-
porter, solves the mystery after the
given it up, completely baffled.
Posing as an underworld character
from South America, she gains the
confidence of the leader of one of
the deadliest gangs of crooks that
ever operated in the great metropo-
lis. Advancing step by step, she at
last comes face to face with "the
man behind,F whose brains and mon
ey direct the infamous plans of the
organization.
The things that happen as a result
cause the death of the prominent
New York business man, who is the
real man behind and the vice syn
dicate whose criminal operations
stretch from New Orleans to Nome,
Alaska, is completely broken up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-17
To
PUT hRDNORE:
ON DRY LIST
EX-GOVERNOR ST. JOHN OF KAN
SAS, FATHER OF KANSAS PRO-
HIBiTORY LAW. HON. EUGENE
CHAFlN TO SPEAK.

Arrangements are now being made
whereby ES GOV. st. John, of Kansas,
the father of the Kansas State pro
hibitory law, and Hon. Eugene Chatin
accompanied by Miss Buckingham
soloist, and Miss Haynes, pianist, will
appear here next Tuesday night, Feb
ruary %.
Prof w. G. Brandenburg, advance
representative of the prohibition team
is here today making final arrange
ments for the meeting.
I'VE constitute simply one batal-
ion OF an army of men and women
who will visit every section of the
United States during the next eight
cen months with the object of fore
ing national prohibition to the front
as one of the big issues of the cam
paign of 1916. The temperance or
ganiZatons of the country of whatso-
ever name or creed are uniting for a
final struggle with John Barleycorn.
Temperance societies and church or
ganiZations are not making this fight
alone, as was the case in the days
gone by, but the big business inter
ests of the land have issued the de-
cree that in the name of efficiency
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-17
Meeting at Christian Church.

The meeting at the Christian
church last night showed even better
interest and attendance than could
have been expected, and Bro. Smith
handled the subject of Sin" in a
very forceful manner There was
shown to be no ground of compro J
mise and that we should abstain from
every form of sin commission, omis-
sion, secret, presumptive sin, and the
sin of unbelief.
1t is to be regretted that the whole
city does not attend these services,
as the preacher is doing. with all his
might, the work of a bible teacher,
and holding a high ideal before the
people.
The subject for tonight is "The
Wages of Sin" and the church should
be filled.
We desire to urge upon the people,
of our city the Importance Of these
meetings. The Christian people of
every church should rally even in
greater force than they have been
doing, to advance the cause, and it is
to be hoped that they will do SO.