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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

the last struggle Of tho weatherman
to set it our OF his system and tina:
he will start in on an old fashioned
Iowa fall with Indian summer the last
week in October.
The attention Of Attorney General
Cosson is called to the following from
the Sioux City Journal: when he put
theb an on ,oGka, did the car also see
to taking the beer out Of Siberian" If
there isn't any law against that sort Of
thing the legislature has job before
it,
A citizen booster in Cedar Rapids
has proposed that 500 men contribute
500 each toward the Improvement
of Lincoln Way from Cedar Rapids
to Marion. Has Cedar Rapids not
heard Of the paving district law en-
acted by the last legislature to cover
just such situation?
A South Dakota paper boasts that
that state ere illiterate. Yes, Iowa
usually grounds them pretty well in
the three RS before we send them over
the line. OF all that is good in South
Dakota Iowa has furnished the best.
*ts
One of the boys says Don't let
George do it, and the other insists
Not for joe
Perhaps the reason those supervis-
ors limped Sc on permanent roads is
that they have corns-some where.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
A GOOD INVESTMENT.


Blackhawk county has paid out a
little more than $4,000 in widows PEN
sions since Jan. I, 1915. That
looks like big figure to some people
But it may be just as we'll to consider
what the county gets for that money.
Forty eight homes are maintained that
would otherwise be broken up and a
large number of children are being
brought up in the very best institution
in the world-the home, where a good
mother is doing all in her power for
her little brood. The further fact is
that every dollar so expended remains
at home and is expended for the neces-
sites of life. The county of Black
hawk could not be making a better
investment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
Construction Of Coral.

The varying and indescribable col.
oFs of the corais are due to miscege-
nation Of cells, each one of which mas
acquired An individual chemical con-
dition from different sea food. Just as
the ruby, the sapphire, the amethyst
md other of the stony gems took their
color from their separate environ
ments, 20 tie coral. builders Of reefs
which in year may change the
charts Of the sea, are transformed Into
eoiors such as no artist could initiate.
e 10 fine for the most ordinary mind
70 study these things ~ each step In
the infinitude Of steps in the progress
81 knowledge leads loser to the orr
Sinai AID divine tns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
NAP OF SSO-GEPr1AN WAC FpONT

That the immense German attack on
the Russian line along its 1000 mile
Petrograd has been the growing be-
lief of military observers as a result
of the steady and rapid advance Of
the kaiser's troops, taking fortress aft
er fortress. In this great project the
possession of Riga plays a vital part.
Once this important Russian port was
won the Germans could make 1t an
effective base for naval operations
along the coast to the north and east
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
Topics of the Times

The average merchant ailor isn't
worrying noticeably over the garment
workers strike.
Speaking of school teachers who
jump contracts, the Anthem Herald adj
vocates Iegisia ton disqualifying any
teacher who breaks contract for
other reason than the failing of health.
If there is one thing teacher should
| mold sacred it is his or her word the
Herald contends. Nevertheless there
| are two SIDES to the question. If the
! teacher is determined to get away she
is like the employe who is anxious to
go, the best thing the employer can do
is to fill the place with somebody who
wants it and who will work willingly.
So far as teachers contracts are con-
| cerned they are no more sacred than
| other contracts between employers and
employees. The reason we think they
are is because the teachers are espe-
cially true as a class TO their pledges
as they are to their work.
| The Fairfield Ledger while admitting
tAloI SSS1y EOuy HopeS Luz permanent
highways says the state isn't ready for
them. Rather peculiar statement
which says everybody wants something
good and is afraid to take it when it is
offered at a fair price. It reminds of
the person who wants a good home, is
entirely able to have it and goes on
carrying wood in to the heating stove.
bathing Saturday nights In the wash
tubs and dies at last in the old house
without fulfilling desire easily salts
Technology knows why.
The kaisers diplomacy and the ease
with which he slips by would have
made him king among the old time
own with a man from east of the Hud-
son river. And that's the limit of
praise.
| If some chautauqua wants to pull
off a real riot 1t should schedule a de-
bate between Messrs. Roosevelt and
viereck with Bryan serving grape juice
to the combatants between rounds.
l
| The Eagle Grove Eagle calls the
Murphy commission conspiracy. The
Eagle Grove Eagle is as wide awake
and full Of life and progress as a
stuffed owl.
Let's hope that the light frost was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
AN OLD TINE HAY RAKE.


Bernard Murphy, of the Vinton
Eagle. is trying to tell cyrenus Cole,
of the Cedar Rapids Republican. about
early day farming Murphy describes
the old mowers and reapers. when one
man drove and another raked off the
grain. He says that six men did the
binding and two the shocking. He also
tells about the old wooden horse hay
rake. We wonder where Murphy
worked, il he had six men to do the
binding When the writer was seven
teen years old he followed a machine
in Clear Creek and Madison townships.
this county. which belonged to Charles
Colony and George Williams. while IL
cut ITO acres OF wheat and oats With
the exception of few days when the
grain was very heavy four of US did
the binding. one OF us being a stall
wart young woman who lived over on
the Iowa river. We have often Won
dered who that plucky girl married
and what has become Of her. But
Murphy Is away ahead of old time in
his hay rake. We remember one that
was all home made. The beam was
white oak AKA. The teeth were on
one side and made Of hickory. The
handles were made OF crooked sap
lings, with ends turning something
like plow handle. A horse provided
the motive power When the rake was
filled with hay, the handles were lift
ed, the teeth caught in the ground. and
the thing took a flop. When It had
been drawn over the pile OF hay. the
horse was stopped. the handles lifted
back and when the horse was backed
till the rake was in position. a new
start was made. This is rake the In
ternational Harvester people seems to
have overlooked when they published
the evolution Of farm machinery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
Iona Newspapers
IT CHECKED EN-.

The members OF the state association
OF county supervisors which met re-
Gently at Des Moines were men who
had been elected before the state high
way commission was founded They
don't like that commission. 1t has
checked them too much. We had a
glazing case in this county where a
bridge company would have gobbled
up the supervisors had it not been for
the highway commission. Probably
there are lot Of other like counties.
Formerly. the Clinton Bridge Company
owned this county, but the new law es
tablishing a state highway commission
put crimp in the bridge company
combination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

toward the cars capital. 1t would
also serve to protect Won Hindenburg's
advancing hosts. From the shores Of
the gulf could be launched new armies,
brought safely by transports from
Danzig or from Libau, which was Ia
ken by the Germans several weeks ago.
In the minds of English observers at
least the setback Of the German fleet
in the succession Of encounters in the
gulf of Riga and In the Baltic is q Sc
we're blow to the whole plan OF cam
paign wrought out by General Won
Falkenhnyn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
SAYING SOMETHING.

There may be some big politicians
among the democratic ranks in Iowa.
but in spite OF the fact there have been
some mighty small proceedings. as the
vote results conclusively prove The
democaticr party in Iowa VIII never
win victories OF consequence until II
changes methods.-Chariton Leader
[dem.l
The Leader is saving something. II
is also aEording an indication OF
growth in the democratic party.
Iowa democrats have been guilty OF
some mighty small proceedings One
reason for that IS that the Iowa dem
ocracy has been led by some mighty
small men whose idea Of politics has
been 10 "denounce' and oppose and
who have dragged behind the process
sion nagging at progress. The Char
iton paper. John Clarkson and Marsh
and few others are indications that
the Iowa democracy has improved.
But today the Iowa democracy is
seeking opportunity to denounce and
-
of progress While it has broken away
in spots from the old system of wait
ing until a repu biican program is out
and taking the other side il Is sun
hoping to win on the mistakes OF the
opposition, to gain advantage by mere
opposition for oppositton's sake and TO
a
program. Thus it is DESTROYS of Marsh
as a candidate, while hoping TO oppose
the republican program of good roads,
tho Marsh is a pronounced good roads
advocate, and hoping TO amalgamate
the opposition to better highways into
democratic asset OF opposition.
Moreover, while it has ceased to re-
iterate its eternal opposition to all
sumptuary legislation it is trying to
hold the gang that used to dominate
democratic conventions and let the
liquor interests write the no sumptu-
airy" plank; this in the face OF the fact
that Iowa is dry thru reason and senti-
Ilent anu lUdL d IoiIS4deA '1C pa ~
It's own party is dry as a bone.
1t will never win victories Of any
consequence until it changes it's meth
DDS" That's a fact. 1t turned down
Meredith for Connolly, tho of the two
men Meredith represented Iowa and
Meredith represented Dubuque. Some
M
tice on John Clarkson that he can not
nope for democratic support because
of his attitude and leadership in the
last assembly
The main thing in government is the
manner and methods OF government
Not the party in power but the things
that are proposed and accomplished for
the state irrespective Of affiliations
with any organization. No party can
ever succeed that capitalizes opposition
and neglects to offer a constructive
program. The success OF the repuSH-
can party is in the fact that it has
proposed things and accomplished
things If it made mistakes it has en-
deavored to correct them. II 1t has at
times developed unworthy leadership
il has repudiated it. The difference
between the parties has been that be-
tween progress and reaction.
The Charlton paper is on the right
road to public favor 1t should insist
on a program of good roads. enforce
ment of the restrictive liquor laws,
business operation OF governmental
departments of government state pro-
gress in general and thus assist in the
reform of its own household.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
MASON CITY Ttmesl

Mason City Times
Just why the Marshalltown Times
should take whack at the First Ma
tional Bank in this city because it
is jealous Of Mason City permanently
getting the N. B. A. headquarters in
a building Of its own, is enigmatical.
to say the least,
The First National Bank is assessed
for taxes at $4,000 on this same build
ing. which the Times-Republican
learnedly declares is approximately
100000 building. and everybody here
knows that the bank is not charging
any loss up to the bank on the invest
ment. Every fraternal insurance COM
pany Of any standing owns its own su-
preme lodge headquarters for two rea-
sons, to keep it fro mbeing a football
to ambitious cities which want to
change location and as safe and pay
ing investment of its funds. II the
erudite contractor of our esteemed con-
temporary can build building like the
First National Bank of this city for
100000 he can get the contract for
the new NJ. y. A. building hands down,
and the board will undoubtedly limit
the expenditure to that sum. Not rec
ognizing that Marshallt0wn 10 no more
in the Mason City class for popula-
ton and expansion, the editorial writer
does not understand that the M. B. A.
expects to build an honest. substantial
building that will yield the average in
surance loan per cent on the invest
ment besides giving them office rent
free, which rent now represents at the
ordinary rate of loans Of old time in
surance companies an investment OF
100000.
The Times Republican owns its own
building. Why should 1t not always
stay in rented quarters? The Globe
Gazette owns it, own building, part of
it for rental purposes which returns q
fair dividend. Why should The Globe.
Democrat or the Marshalltown Times
Republican spend the stockholders
money for their own business homes?
| There are two reasons permanent
home and an Investment. The only
thing that the Marshalltown paper can
urge against the NJ. B. A. having q
: permanent home l. the dishonesty Of
its officials. If that il the thought why
not say SO? It 10 q safe prediction that
before the building 10 completed the
NJ. B. A. board will have contracts to
yield as certain returns in interest as
on its best farm loans, and they will
own a piece of property that will in ten
| years be worth at least SO per cent
| more than the original cost. Mason City
has nothing against Marshalltown and
expects to be neighborly. Marshall-
town should forget its peeve II it, US
ually excellent medium Of publicity re-
fleets the crouch, and not get into such
state Of mind that 1t will try to get
off the n. and st. L. road because Ma
City happens to be on the same
line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
FOR cossoN.

[Sioux City Tribune.]
Cosson's strength as gubernatorial
candidate comes primarily from the
confidence he inspires and the insist
ence of those who have seen him In
action. They know that he would rem
der high-class Gervice in the executive
office, just as he has in the office o!
attorney general and previously in the
office Of state senator. This point in
Mr.. Cossou's backing is brought out
by letter just issued to the press OF
the state by T. E. Taylor, representa-
tive from Buchanan county, in which
he says:
Independence. Iowa, Aug 81 an,
greatly interested in who the repub-
lican party shall nominate for gov
ernor at the next nominate for gov
ernor at the next primary. My inter-
est, however, ID the same as yours
that OF citizen.
I believe that George Cosson is the
logical candidate for governor. He Is
SO well known that he is a platform
in himself. The people know exactly
what 10 expect Of Cosson. He has
made good in every office he has held
His work as state senator attracted
national attention. In addition to
legislative experience he has had ad-
ministrative and executive experience
He has come in contact with all the
departments Of state; has shown an
interest In all Of the states business
activities-such as prison reform, good
roads, the public schools and reform
in court procedure. He has shown a
capacity for leadership in the matte,
of occurring the massage OF laws He
has made number Of campaigns over
the state and has very large ac-
quaintance. He Is strong in this part
of the state.
Let's get behind Cosson and make
an aggressive campaign for him. Co.'S
son has more elements Of strength
than any man who has yet been men
toned. We can win with Cosson,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
ALL-YEAR SCHOOLS.

[Iowa City CitiZen.1
Readoption Of ideas discarded in the
past is evidence that progress is not
always real.
The Sioux City superintendent Of
schools has returned from a trip Of
Investigation and strongly urged the
adoption Of all-year schools in that city,
eliminating the long vacation time. He
says that ordinarily the vacation was
a recognition of the need for child Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

The largest -four mill in the world,
located at Minneapolis, is equipped
with $3.50 horsepower in electric
motors. A number OF very large
motors are used The mill in one day
turned out 1916 barrels of flour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge, No. 1903. A. f. & A. NJ,
work in second degree Friday Sept. 3,
2: 50 o'clock. John W. Wells. secretary;
". H. Steiner, w. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, 30. IS. R. A. Nj.
Regular Convocation Monday evening,
Aug. 16. L. S. kilborn, II. p, John w.
Wells. Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No, 20, r. Il S. Nj. Monday
after the third sunday L I. FORBES
recorder; George Gregory, T. l. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, St Aldemar
Commanders No. 80 X T., Tuesday.
Sept l. o'clock. Work in the ORDER
of the Red Cross. NJ, S. McF,arlano.
.Rec., George Gregory, Z. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. Z. s, Wednesday Sept.
BIS, D. m Business. Anna Downing
secretary; Mary Black Collins, W. NJ,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
clicked into SHAPE"

The expression licked into shape
arises out of the popular superstition
that q bears cub u born IN amor
phous mass, and II licked into snaps
by its mother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The campaign for the republican
nomination tor the office Of governor
on the republican ticket goes merr.ly
On. There are now four candidates:
Coson, Allen. Kuenhle and Harding.
The after will not get very far in the
primaries i this section, says the Ell
dora Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
IS DEATH NO DETERRENT?
lSioux City Journal

Governor Dunno, who has urged the
legislature OF Illinois to abolish the
death penalty, at the conference OF
governors in Boston presented figures
to show there are fewer homicides per
capita in states that have done away
with capital punishment than in states
which continue to infiict it.
The governors statistics are less
convincing than they would be II there
were more large cities in the states
which have abolished capital punish
ment-Kansas Maine, Michigan, Min
nesota, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
The fact that Illinois has twice as
many homicides as Wisconsin may
have considerably more relation to the
presence within its confines Of the city
Of Chicago, than to the presence on Its
statute books Of the death penalty for
murder.
On the other hand. there Is little In
the records to indicate that capital
punishment is deterrent for crime.
and if it is not a deterrent, there is
no excuse for its existence Capital
punishment is prescribed by law in all
OF the twenty-one states which in the
United States census OF 1910 reported
the largest number OF honicides, and
OF the six states which have put the
ban on capital punishment Ave are
listed in the twenty states which re-
ported the lowest number OF homi-
cideS.
That popular sentiment against cap
ital punishment for persons convicted
on circumstantial evidence Is growing
was demonstrated by the nationwide
protest against the official execution
Of Leo Frank and it may fairly be
stated that this same popular senti-
ment includes capital punishment as q
general proposition. Folks are coming
to believe that for centuries the world
has been on the wrong track In Its
treatment OF offenders against the law
that the possible reclamation Of q
prisoner is to be considered, as well
az his cha stisenent No doubt as this
modern idea gets a stronger and
stronger hold, it Will result in the do
ing away with the death penalty for
all time
COMING SCARCITY OF CAPITAL.
lFort Dodge Messenger.l
It is curious to recall the fact that
only twenty years ago there was in
the money markets Of Europe a posi-
tive glut Of capital. The period of
superabundance closed before the CEN
fury. since for eighteen years proceed
ing the war the price Of capital, as ex-
pressed by the rate Of interest on good
securities, has steadily risen- Looking
at the question from an English stand.
PORT, q writer ih the current number
of the Edinburgh Review" points out
i that in 1896 Great Western Railway
per cent debenture stock touched ZOE
and so yielded less than IA per cent
| to the buyer. while in 1914 It was 125
yielding per cent. Assuming that
the internal politics Of England had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

The Iowa City Press says The coun-
ty supervisors of Iowa, who at the
meeting of their state association al
Des Moines last week adopted resolu-
tions debating against the building
of permanent roads in Iowa, were
wrong-dead wrong"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

Perhaps it will require real cpl
denic to convince the people who have
lost faith in vaccination. Iowa has been
listening TO the preaching of persons
who do not believe in vaccination, ex-
plains the Burlington Hawkeye, until
the. conditicrs are favorable for a real
epidemic that will spread over the
state and claim many citizens. When
that time Genes. DR.. Jenner and his
great discovery will come into their
own again"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

THE example Of Mount Vernon in
putting on a motorcycle cop to regulate
automobile traffic is being followed by
other Of the smaller cities in the state
and there is reason for hope that
eventually all drivers will be educated
or disciplined to fair and reasonable
use of the highways" remarks the
linton Advertiser
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
Yery FIuene.

Very Fluent.
Many folks are excellent converse
tionalists on the subject Of them
selvss-Kansas City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

Why wouldn't 1t be a good idea to
invite the state association OF county
supervisors to attend the soo1 roads
congress which will be held at Cedar
Rapids from Oct. to Z inclusive?"
suggests the Vinton Eagle. That as
ISOLATION has lots to learn yet con-
cIudes the Eagle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

The Marion Register predicts Who
ever the republican candidate may be
he will be elected. What great thing
40 se for Iowa to furnish the
first president west Of the great riyer?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

The average merchant tailor isn't
worrying noticeably over the garment
workers strike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

IF his polltica. opponents continue
to insist that he enforce them all, At
torney General Cosson eventually may
admit that Lieutenant Governor Har-
ding is emiuently correct when he de-
clares there are too many laws, sug-
gests the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

The Eagle Grove Eagle calls the
Murphy commission conspiracy. The
Eagle Grove Eagle is as wide awake
and full Of life and progress as a
stuffed owl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

The Sac Sun declines to enter with
any zest into the contest for governor
ship al SO early a date. 1t is willing
to furnish It's readers te news as news
develops bus holds that strenuous
campaign IN behalf of the candidates
should be reserved until next year. Il
would be very we'll satisfied with the
nomination of either State Senator j.
H. Allen or Attorney General George
Cosson, and dislikes very much TO note
tendency onthe part of some par
tisans of Senator Allen to attempt TO
belittIe Attorney General Cosson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30

Let's hope that the light frost wa.