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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

promptly, the roads have been i'm :
proved. Now that the children may
have the benefit OF graded school and
competent teachers right at home, the
drift to the city has largely stopped
and the value Of farm land is increas-
ing. The township schools now being
erected to accommodate entire town
ships are modern in every respect,
with an especial regard for the health
Of the children.
"Divorcing mud from mathematics"
which is what Indiana school authori-
ties have dubbed the consolidation OF
rural schools which has proved an I'M
qualified success in that state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

= 8 i u ~ y
Archduke Charles Stephen. OF AUS
tria, who. 1t Is said. will DE proclaimed.
king Of Poland, is cousin Of EN-
peror Francis Joseph Of Austria, and
was born at Gross seelowitz on. Sept.
$, 1850, the son Of the Archduke Charles
Ferdinand. He married Maria Theresa
in 1885 in Vienna, ard they ha Re six
children, the eldest son being Arch
duke Charles Albert, who IL an artil-
lery officer in the Austrian army.
Charles Stephen holds tho
rank Of an admiral in the German
navy and is honorary colonel Of the
Eighth regiment OF infantry. He IL .
knight OF the Order OF the Golden
Fleece and holds the Golden Cross OF
Honor of the Order Of Malta. He is.
a knight Of the Order Of the Elephant
and Of the Order OF the Black Eagle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
THE RaINsBsReERs.

Governor Clarke's ACT in pardonins
the Rainsbargers Is one that Will meet
general approval from the thoughtful
people Of the state. 1t is the result Of
personal investigation on the part Of
The governor. most pains taking and
thorough investigation as appears from
the governors explanation which is
given in full on another page of tbs
paper.
That the governor has been cautious
while he has been Just is evidenced by
the fact that the pardon Is conditional
upon three years 0. good behavior and
active appreciation Of the citizenship
granted 70 the men
For many years there has been a
reasonable doubt Of the guilt Of the
Rains5arger brothers and excellent
citizens have Interested themselves in
their behalf To those who have stud
led the case. the evidence and the con-
ditions as they existed when the men
were convicted II has been hard to IN
derstand the viriIe and effective OPP
position which has been raised against
elemency toward these men. For 9TH
ers beside the governor nave gone over
the case carefully, balanced the miles
against the evidence and agree with
him that it is practically physically
Impossible for them 70 have been on
the spot where the killing Of Johnson
was accomplished. And there are other
circumstances that raise doubts as TO
credence OF witnesses and suggest mo-
tives not inspired by desire to see law
and order and justice supreme,
T hat was tough country in the
! days when the Rainsbargers were
young rutfians in Hardin county That
there vas 4 sub stratum Of crime I'M
| DERIVING society and that men walked
silently and close mouthed in fear Of
certain powerful personages and inter-
ests is evident by both tradition and
court evidence and affidavits innumer-
able. The Rainsbargers were tough
youths in tough community. No
doubt they needed the discipline of
| Imprisonment. It has proved effective
as creating model prisoners Of them.
But that they were murderers is not
so evident. a reasonable doubt exists
that they were railroaded Upon this
doubt they have finally and with JUS
tice been given freedom to die outdoors
in their cid age. The governor has
Iacted justly. reasonably and cour-
,ageousIy in pardoning them.
The palmy days of the Rainsbargers
and the types that annoyed and ter
Irorized communities in the period OF
transition from the crudity OF commun-
Iity control to statutory law and order
have passed. The ascendency of the
bully and the tough and the license OF
the bandit are tradition in these mod
ern days when no farm is beyond the
sound of locomotive whistle an6
with telephone wires and bound to the
farthest point of the globe with mail
routes. The Rainsbargers come back
to a new social order as to a new
world. Theirs is a resurrection. LIE,
them be grateful and adapt themselves
Ito the new regime.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
HE saw GODS COUNTRY.

loShiluoSd 4Iits'J
We took little outing Saturday aft
ernoon and drove up TO Ames. II isn't
often that a newspaper man gets to
take these little trips and when he
does be cant halp talking of them
when he gets home.
We went by way of the Union route
thru New Sharon and Grinnen, strik-
ing the Lincoln Highway at LeGrand.
With the exception of a mile or so be-
tween here and New Sharon the Union
route was in good condition, but one
strikes a real road at LeGrand. The
Lincoln Highway is the finest piece OF
dirt road we have ever seen. 1t is
graded much wider than the White
Way and is as smooth as floor. The
crown of the road is not built up so
high as in this county, and the re-
suits are we believe, much better. The
question of speed over this highway
straight west TO Ames is discretionary
with the driver. Even a man accus-
toned to driving over Oskaloosa paw
ing viii be tempted to move faster.
route and one meets hundreds OF cars
going and coming bearing pennants
from almost every state in the union.
A. SSV-2iVo a iiopps' cSSN
crowd which we met on Saturday and
again returning Sunday. There seems
to be law of the road. unwritten it
is true. but none the less mandatory,
which actuates every driver to stop
and inquire if he can be of assistance
to anyone having trouble with his car.
People were camped at the side of the
road, eating dinner in their cars, or en-
joying the shade in some ciump Of
trees along the highway. There was
no class distinction. All were on an
equal footing, all dirty, all apparently
happy.
AS for crops, the pessimist who
thinks Iowa will have no crop this
year has another guess coming.
Threshers are humming all along the
road, while great loads OF the newly
threshed grain were being hauled
away to be stored in granary or ele-
vator. Barns were bullying with hay
while the second crops Of clover and
alfalfa look promising everywhere.
And there were corn fields, too.
Fields Of hundreds Of acres in which
the corn stood eight feet high, laden
with ears already pulling down heav-
lily upon their supports
Unless Iowa has very early frost
there will be corn-and a great crop,
too, or else we are no Judge OF Iowa's
staple.
It was q short outing, as we re-
turned Sunday, but we came back with
a higher regard for our native state
than we ever had before. Il yow are
! pessimistic and are thinking Of going
to California, just take a trip thru
central Iowa at this time of year and
you will change your mind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
WHY THE NJ. B. A. BUILDING.

The action of the supreme lodge
in instructing the order to erect
modern business building for their
own home IS especially gratifying to
the business men of Mason City. II
means in the near future the expendi
ture of nearly quarter Of a million
dollars for another skyscraper to add
10 those already erected. and it will
mean the ultimate homes Of all the
supreme lodge officers, with the ever
increasing clerical force and the con-
slant increase Of visitors whose trips
Of inspection and tigation TO the
headquarters will be an additional
benefit 10 the business Interests Of the
city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
CONSOLIDATING RURAL SCHOOLS
IDes Moines Capital

Consolidation Of rural schools has
proved g. success in Indiana. That
state, whose public district school sys-
TEN has long been the criterion for the
rest of the country, was loath to make
any such radical changes in it as the
abandonment of scores OF the district
schools. This reluctance was shared
by patrons, school trustees and the
majority of the teachers altho the re-
form was persistently urged by the
wiser educational authorities.
The township school as an edlca-
tional unit was given its first impetus
by parents in various sections OF the
state trying 1t out at their own ex-
pense In such cases the school, which
was situated at a nearby town was Sc
lected and the children sent there in
preference to the district school.
Enough families willing and financially
able to do this were found in several
Indiana communities to Justify the In
PRODUCTION Of the school hack line,
which is now a fixture in Indiana rural
districts, its expenses being prorated
among the families using it.
In short time the superiority OF
this larger school unit was demon
strated The pupils attending had
new zest for their work. progressed
more rapidly and were much better
taught and more content to go to
school, This moved other to want
their children to have the same ad-
vantage Of town school, and 50 the
establishment OF graded school IN
every township became merely pro-
cess of evolution.
The Indiana legislature FASTENED 1t
-, haf
trustees to abandon nil district schools
with an average daily attendance Of
IL or less with optional authority to
close those having an average atten-
dance less than 16), and providing free
transportation for such pupils to an
other Ecfoo! 81 the township The
drawing power OF the best equipped
township school soon made 1t neces-
sary in many communities to abandon
all the district schools.
The net results Of twelve years OF
experience with the consolidation OF
rural schools in Indiana by a COMPARE
son between them and district schools
still in operation In that state, have
been; q higher average attendance for
the consolidated school. lower tut
ton cost per pupil, q higher wage for
school teachers, better school teachers.
better satisfied pupils, and better edu-
Gated children-with no added expense
the township.
AS for the indirect effects they have
seen as beneficial. In order that the
chool hack, operated by the township
nd at the township expense. which
furnishes transportation to the chill
| 'ren from their very doors to the
school house. may make its schedule
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

Elihu 2. Root has been elected pres
ident OF the American Bar Associa-
ton He VIII probably have TO con-
tent himself with that presidency.
Whatever may be said Of the Atlanta
mayors good citizenship ne certainly
knows how to make votes in Georgia.
A couple OF days at the state fair
will not hurt any good Towan. It's
the Iowa exposition Of the fact that Of
all thar good Iowa affords the best.
Take your choice as to the sources
Of accurate information: the Ames
college has tried out the hog cholera
cures" and says there's nothing to
them. that the serum is the only pre-
ventive. Of course if the agent can
make you believe he knows more thar
the entire faculty he'll get your money
and you-ll have the cure"
The y. Y Tribune holds the same
office for Great Britain that the Faith
erland does to the Germans.
The latest attack on George Cosson
deals with the size of his feet But it
isn't that end Of Mr.. Cosson that the
state proposes to employ.
If twenty five men can take a pris-
oner from a penttentiary and hang
him 100 miles away and nobody ever
have an idea as to the identity of any
one Of them seems Ike stealing and
murder would be safe and lucrative
businesses in Georgia
That supervisors association is due
to miss a good many old familiar faces
at its next session.
The Sioux City Journal credits an
editorial item TO the Manhattan
Times Republican" The mistake is
complimentary and natural Marshall
town is the Manhattan Of Iowa.
If Mr.. Bryan actually figured on the
effect OF his resignation as an influence
affecting the box Office he has added
| another feather to the thrifty pIumage
Of the head gear that covers his bump
uf acquisition. He is drawing better
than he ever did.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
PARK DEVELOPMENT.
ICIinton Advertiser. ]

One of the most interesting ex-
amples of Clinton's progress in city
Identification is the block of ground in
the heart of the city known as Clinton
park.
A comparatively few years ago Gin
ton park was a duck pond. One Clin-
ton man, who isn't exactly Methuselah
either said today he remembers when
its whole area was under water six
feet deep in the middle. The boys con-
structed RATS and sailed over its sur
face, running risks OF falling of ant
being drowned: while focks Of ducks
owned by people in the neighborhooe
swan and padded and quacked in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
THE SORT TO DUCK"


1t Is fairly well established that
many OF the so-cailed /. W W. agitat-
ors are nothing more or less than plain
crooks. using the labor propa ganda as
a blind against the authorities and to
get into the confidence of the harvest
hands, whom they rob each year. Agi-
tators who VIII stand on city streets
and blaIantly advise laborers TO throw
horseshoes into the threshing machines
viii not balk at other criminal actions.
The bona fde harvest hand will do well
to keep shy of the l. W. w. agitator.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
Iona n Newspapers
PLAIN OPINION, POOR TASTE.
Fort Dodge Chronicle.]

Anything you can get by with is of
course entitled to the bacon. but we
must ask to be excused from regard
ing George Fitch as humorist. He
was not even near huulorist. Humor
10 be esteemed as such must be spon-
taneous. not forced. When Fitch was
at Council Bluffs his work was prom
sing. but when he got TO forcing him.
self the result was mighty punk stuff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
WHY MURPHY DECLINED.
fTiproO E8gla1

The editor of the Eagle wishes to
return his thanks 10 Governor Clarke
for a tender of position on the com
mission. This editor being more in
terested in the building of good roads
for the farmers, business men and
people of the state than for any civic
or political honors, thought II best not
to have TWO men-both newspaper men
from the Fifth district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION


Marshall Lodge, No. los. A F. < A NJ,
work in second degree Friday, Sept. 3,
7 80 o'clock. John ". Wells, secretary;
w II. steiner, W NJ,
sIGNET CHAPTER. No IS, r. \. NJ.
Regular Convocation Monday evening
Aug g. L. s. kiIborn, II. P. John W.
Wells. Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No, 20, r. & 5. NJ Monday
after the third Sunday. l. T. FORBES
recorder; George Gregory, T. l. Nj
SPECIAL coNCLAVE, St. Aldenlar
Commanders No. SO, K T.. TuesdaT'
Sept. :, S o'clock Work in the Order
of the Red Cross. N 5. Mcfarland
Rec. George Gregory, Z. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central hap
ter No. 81. o. Z. S, Wednesday Sept
Is, .. m. Business. Anna DOWNING
secretary; Mary Black Collins, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

Servia having acceded to the de-
mands of the allies for the cession of
certain Macedonian territory to Bull
garia, according to dispatches from
Rome and Athens. Bulgaria's entrance
into war on the side of the allies. which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

speech at the recent meeting of the SUI
pervisors in Des Moines," points out
the Perry Chief. HE spoke against
hard-surfaccd roads. and sympathized
deeply with the men from whom the
state had taken the power to spend
money needlessly on roads"
The Burlington Gazette remarks that
the sincerity of some legislators is
startlingly afforded in Sioux City,
where an action is being prosecuted to
declare the law permitting the paving
of the highways leading from cities un-
constitutional And the attorney who
is acting for the people trying to knock
the law out is the same man who
framed the law"
1T is confidently predicted that after
a few more booze peddlers are sent to
the penitentiary bootlegging will begin
to pass as favorite outdoor sport"
observes the Sioux City Journal.
The Washta Journal says THE
bunch that went down to Des Moines
last winter would never have repealed
the muict law if there had not been
an overwhelming sentiment among the
voters Of the state for the repeal. The
sentiment OF the voters has no.
changed so what's the use of talking
about wet candidates for governor?
The party that nomirates a wet candi-
date is going to be showed under"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
4 wom.n,s way.

90 determined 10 . woman to look
NM 10 the man she loves that she
married . worm she would dig hole
In the ground and crawl into Il IN OF.
der to be able TO put her head on nis
shoulder and ny: Darling. how bio
IA strong and tail you are."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
GEAR FERDINHHD 7f1D BULG7t3I7N MI

delayed pending the conclu the treaty 1912
will shortly the city Of vaa and
daa of Rome said that the shows Bulgarian
Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

big pond, where the frogs croaked. and
the mosquitoes swarmed. In the win
ter the boys and girls used the frozen
surface for a skating rink.
This was in the '7Gs. During that
era the people wisely decreed that the
duck pond be eliminated, and park
guilt up. Cooperation of the council
was secured. or the idea may have
originated in that body. Anyhow, thou
sands of loads of clay were hauled
from the hills, and of sand from the
river bars, and the foundation Of the
present handsome little city recreation
spot was thus laid. The first $3.50 OF
the original park fund was secured
from Barnum & Bailey, who were as
sessed that sum for the privilege OF
pitching their tents here: and the
money was dedicated to this purpose.
The years passed and the duck pond
disappeared The ground was built up
TO street grade, and grass and trees
were planted, and today we have in
Clinton park an attractive city breath
ing place, and an important unit in the
system Of parks which has been built
up at much trouble and expense. to
make Clinton more beautiful, and more
desirable as place of abode
But our park system is only in it's
infancy, ard the day OF our opportunity
is at hand
Our ioreiathers made possible Clin-
tons pres ent modest achievement in
this regard, and the citizens OF sue
eeeding generations have not neglected
their opportunities, but nave steadily
extended the system, adding new parks
and improving the old. We must rec
ognize the Importance of carrying on
the work, so that as Clinton grows and
becomes greater, her park development
shah keep pace with this municipal
expans ion. And we must provide in
this generation park sites which may
be converted into beauty spots by those
who follow us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

But a united party doesn't require
much in the way at assets to defeat
house divided against itself as the re-
publican party will be if the regular
organization comes under the wire for
the 1916 race with man like William
Barnes up for pilot" says the Council
Bluffs Nonpareii
Piles OF yellow metal are said to
have a quieting effect on depositors in
time Of panic. But other than that the
publics connection with it is mostly
theoretical" says the Dubuque Times
Journal.
Councilman Myerly. whose conduct
of the department of streets in Des
Moines has brought him all kinds of
censure, Is one Of the men who made q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
rbse, H,, Been . change.

There Has Been . Change.
The old-fashioned boy whose mother
used to tie q piece Of fat bacon around
his neck when he had sore throat
now has a son who pays throat
specialist 100 bucks and learns that he
has Iaryngitis and must spend the
BrRmer in the mountains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
GETTING RICH QUICK.


Il is a hard matter for some men to
learn that there is no royal road to
success. True. some people were LETT
with lot OF Iowa land on their hands
twenty years ago and being of a sloth-
full ispositIon failed to dispose of it
until it had trebled In value. but these
are only the exception that proves the
rule. Success comes only after hard
effort and self denial. That is. the only
success worth while. A man to thor
oughiy appreciate success must first go
thru the crucible OF experience hard
and bitter. Men Of the Perrin type
are not willing to pay the price. They
want success by the short route, and
give their life and honor for the chance
that leads only to self destruction.
We have our Perrins in every COM
munity. Perhaps they do not commit
actual theft, but they exhaust every
effort to attain means to enable them
to live a little better than their neigh
bors. That is to drive little better
automobile, to have trifle larger
house, and to wear more fashy
clothes.
But never mind the Perrins. The man
worth ,%-::::le keeps right at his job.
and he gets there just as surely as the
sun rises, and when he does come into
his own ne has been tempered by
experience until his success does not
go to his head. The Perrins are no
benefit to the community.
PAVING THE COUNTRY ROADS.
Davenport Democrat
Is the small farm in Iowa to follow
the improvement Of the country roads?
They have paved the Lincoln highway
out Of Counc:I Bluffs and as result
the adjoining farms have been cut up
and are now being offered for sale as
Lincoln Acres" It looks as II this re-
suit might be expected to follow the
paving Of the important country thor
oughfares out Of any Of the populous
Iowa towns. Many city people. able
to build a nice country home on a
few acres and own q car that will carry
them into the city In . quarter OF an
hour. will want to enjoy the country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

The Sioux City Journal credits an
editorial item TO the Manhattan
Times Republican" The mistake is
complimentary and natural Marshall
town is the Manhattan of Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25

A couple Of days at the state fair
will not hurt any good Towan. It's
the Iowa exposition Of the fact that Of
all thar good Iowa affords the best.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
Topics of the Tim
people.

Elihu P. Root has been elected pres
ident Of the American Bar Associa-
ton. He VIII probably have TO con-
tent himself with that presidency.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-01
FARM IMPLEMENTS DISPLAYED

Denver, Colo, Oct. 1.-Farm i'm
plements and machinery were shown
at the Soil Products Exposition here
to the Implement and Machinery
men, special guests of the exposition.
today. Everything pertaining to the
agricultural development of the soil
was shown and demonstrated.
Stress was laid on the tractor and
the silo.
Great interest was exhibited in
deep plowing machinery, which has
made possible the conservation Of
moisture in semi-arid localities.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-01
SUFFRAGISTS' DOLLAR DAY"

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. To-day is
being observed as DOLLAR Day" by
suffragists in Pennsylvania and the
request of the Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrage Association, which is in the
midst of a campaign for the adop-
tion of an equal suffrage amendment
to the constitution Nov 2.
They have asked sympathizers with
the cause to make some special con-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-01
BOSTON TUNNEL TO OPERATE

Boston, Mass, Oct. 1.-The new
East Boston tunnel extension will be
in full operation the middle of this
month, it is believed.
Practically all of the work has been
completed. The new tunnel con-
meets the older tubes, and is expected
to greatly facilitate traffic.
1t cost $2,500,000 and was begun
November 20, 1912.