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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
LEARNING TO BECOME CITIZENS.

Preparation for citizenship is begin
ming 20 be looked upon by the public
school authorities OF this country a;
something more than the ability to
read, write and cipher. Community
civics or an understanding OF man.
duty toward his ne:ghbor and toward
t;i-, a5,Fllfri aiiTz.;; i. re lives e :
line OF instruction which Is now rec
commended 10 sixth grade scholars by
the United States bureau Of education
Such men from the national educa-
tional association as Or. j Lynn Bar
nard, schoo! OF pedagogy, Philadelphia;
r. ". Carrier, principal OF Whining
ton CMass.) high school; Arthur "
Dunn. specialist in CIVIC education
United States bureau of education
and Clearance D. Kingsley, OF the Mas
sachusstts board OF education. have
collaborated in the preparation Of q
government bulletin which advises in
: :. a., tt.oE. q. Community; yzsl.1.1 1.::..;y c:":cs
The significance Of the term com
munity ctvics' does not lie in its geo.
graphical implications" says the bull
Ier!n "bu. applies this point OF view &c
The national community as well. En-
phasis IS laid upon the local commun-
ity because il is the one with which
! every ti.iid-c...:ze:. has ..os. !nt!rr.a :.
IL. - Z
easier for him to enter into actual CO.
operation with it"
The authors of the bulletin make
clear that the term citizenship" is
used broadly. The good citizen they
say, IS person who habitualiy con.
duets himself with proper regard FOL
the welfare of the community Of which
ne is member. and is active and III
telligent in his cooperation with hi!
fellow members to that end"
| Community ctvics. according to tbs
bulletin, should be taught IN the ele
, mentary grades OF the public school
and should be continued In a NOR
comprehensive course in the first veal
| of the high school. Many pupils d.
not enter high school at all. and thos'
who do should already have begun t.
ACQUIRE HABITS Of civic thought AM
action. The greater maturity of tn
high school pupil makes possible tn
development Of phases of the subjec
that are impracticable in the element
az school"
Much civic instruction" declares tn
bulletin, has been ineffective becaus
it has left the pupil to work out 70
himself the application OF general prin
ciples. The translation of principle
into conduct is more difficult than tn
comprehension OF the principles them
selves. While we urge that the citi
zen should engage in these activities a
far as opportunity offers, it Is neces
sary to cultivate a motive sufficient
strong to lead him actually to do 81
This motive is TO be found In the com
mon interest, which includes his In
terest, at least until such time as a
ideal altruism may lead to the placin
Of the interest Of others and of tn
J community above the interest of self
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

counties in the state in the matter of
wide, graded roads. well graveled.
Many of our roads are graded too mar
row, and many are graded and just left
to get full of chuck holes and be re-
peated!y worked over. instead OF gray
cling them and being done with it.
What a difference between the road
north TO the county line and south to-
ward Greenville for three miles, and
the other roads Of the county. These
roads are good after any amount OF
rain, DO not get muddy, and do not re-
quire constant working. We predict
that every main road in Clay county
will be graded wide enough for a
double track. and will be graveled.
within ten years. II will cost little
more to start with. but less in the long
run. and we viii have better roads be-
sides.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
uAROING'S EYFS OPENED.
rS;o,.x Cify Tribune \


During recent speaking engagements
Lieutenant Governor Harding, of Sioux
City, has been inclined to make merry
at the finished products of state law
makers. He featured this tendency In
his Minneapolis address. using the
South Dakota bunny hug law as one
Of the horrible examples. AT the har-
vest homo festival 81 George. Iowa, he
bore down heavily upon abuses
heaped upon taxpayers thru legislative
maneuvers. declaring there are TOO
many commissions in Iowa. In refer
ring to the changed system OF marking
teachers examination papers ne sa:a
the new plan costs the state $4,000 a
year. and added: The county super
intendent now has nothing to do but
hold the hands Of the teachers, and
any good farmer boy would be glad to
take that Job free Of cost to the
state"
The editor of the Sibley Tribune
don't like this. Whether he wants to
hold some hands himself or Just to
make a party alibi is not cellar. but he
says:
Mr.. Harding's party is responsible
for all these commissions and offices
that have been created to give the
lame ducks that have been defeated in
their home counties a crack at the
public crib. Mr.. Harding has been
prominent IN the legislature for a
number OF years and we have no recol-
lection Of any great efrort by him 10
stop this sort OF thing. Perhaps his
prospective candidacy for governor
has opened his eyes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
CRUSHED ROCK OR ASPHALT.
LCedar Falls Record.1

Thc Hncnrd IL cOnVlnced tIldt
crushed rock properly rolled and COW
ered with an asphalt binder will make
2 good permanent highway. There
are many miles Of this type Of road
in and around Minneapolis and st.
Paul and they seem to be standing the
heavy traffic The cost OF building
this type of highway is not prohibi-
five. There Is one stretch OF concrete
highway connecting Minnetonka and
Minneapolis sixteen miles in length
and it makes a beautiful drive. Wher-
ever one ands good roads there you
will find the tourists travel and the
tourists are the ones who spend the
money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Iona Newspapers
MAKE A SEED CORN CART.
THE Arlington News

1t is generally recognized that seed
corn gathered in the field from the
standing stalks Is the best kind OF
seed. To go thru the field and pick
the ears into sack or basket is a
tedious job. a low cart can be made
which is narrow enough to go between
the rows and which will hold four or
five bushels Of seed. With such cart
1t is an eaxy matter to get out fifteen
or twenty bushels of good seed in
day. The farm crops department OF
the experiment station at Ames VIII
furnish specifications tc- making 2
substantial and convenient seed corn
cart
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
SEEING A SILVER LINING.
rnayennort Democrat.l

IDaVenpOTt OtiHocIdIJ
w. G. Harding Of the federal reserve
board is an optimist. He believes IN
the old saying ut is an III wind that
blows no good"
Mr.. Harding declares the placing
OF cotton on the contraband list by
the allies did not create desperate
situation to the cotton grower OF the
south but rather one calling for in
teiiigent leadership. He urges south
ern bankers to make concessions to
finance the crop and predicted there
would be international competition
for the American crop despite the fact
that 1t was contfaband.
Germany" said Mr.. Harding. IL
anxious tn have cotton ~ the al
lies are to prevent her. Il 10 not In
conceivable that there may b svi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Masonic Meetings.
STATED COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge. No. lo3, A. F. & A. NJ,
regular meeting, Friday, Sept, II.
o'clock. John w Wells. secretary; w.
II. Steiner. W. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER, No So, R. A. NJ.
Regular Convocation Monday evening,
Sept. 30. L. s. kilporn. II. p. John ".
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 90. r. & S. NJ. MONDAY
after the third Sunday. l. I. FORBES
recorder; George Gregory, 7. l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No 80, K T. Tuesday
Sept. I, o'clock. Work in the Order
of the Red Cross. NJ. 5. MCFARLAND
Rec, George Gregory, E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o, E. s., Wednesday sept.
is, p m Business. Anna downing
secretary; Mary Black Collins, W, NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Then again" remarks the Sioux
City Journal, the supervisors of Iowa
stand about as much chance OF over
coming hard roads sentiment as Sena-
tor NardaInan has OF securing the re-
peal of the fifteenth amendment"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
GOOD ROADS.

THE Spencer NOVEL
In the matter Of good roads Iowa
has as yet scarcely put its hand to tho
piow. but navins got the :See ana nav.
ing felt the handles OF the pillow. II VIII
never turn back. Clay county should be
model and set . pattern for other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
9 IFNR5T REQUEST ~ ZOE n 5M0kEI a "a

fort-unless the wounded man is too
far gone-are forgotten in the desire to
still the craving for tobacco. In sew
eral countries societies have been
formed to send smoking materials {,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

The Waterloo Courier exults over
the tact that The American farmer
must feed the world. He is due for
handsome profits this year. if he will
only keep his grain out Of the hands
OF the spectators and SO realize on
II himself. L, Will pay we'll to hold
wheat this year"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

stand about as much chance OF over.
coming hard roads sentiment as Sena-
/ tor Vardarnan has OF securing the re-
peal of the fifteenth amendment
! The Waterloo Courier exults over
! the tact that The American farmer
must feed the world He is due for
handsome profits this year, if he will
only keep his grain out of the hands
OF the spectators and SO realize on
il himself l, will pay we'll to hold
wheat this year"
Since Joe Allen has resigned as state
senator the Dubuque Times Journal
explains, In some quarters his action
may embarrsSs Attorney General Cos
son. who is expected to hold onto his
present JOB, but the conditions are diff
ferent. Senator Aliens work as sena-
Tor practically ended with the close of
the last general assembly. Mr.. Co.'S
sons work viii occupy his attention
uLr!l the close of his term
To the Wall Street Journals COM
plant that Iowa influence HAD coerced
the interstate commerce commission
INTO denv'r.g railroads their desired
rates the Des Moines Register and
Leader replies: Iowa is named not be-
cause the Interstate commerce COM
mission has aone anything that can be
assalied, nut because Iowa has thru
Senators CumminS and Kenyon and
thru Railroad Commissioner Thorne,
taken such a leadership for new
STANDARD Of honesty in railroad a
nancing, AMI efficiency and economy in
railroad operation, as 10 make Iowa
the br!gh, and shining mark of at
tack
"Hardings friends deny that he Is IN
league with the liquor element" says
the Adair News, but there is every
reason to believe from his addresses
that he would do nothing TO stop the
debauches caused by drunkenness and
law violation. He thinks everybody
ought TO be taught TO live right and
then we would need no laws. Such
rot. There is one thing sure; people
who favor a reasonable effort toward
better roads. better schools, equal suf-
fease. control of a the liquor traffic.
will no. support Harding
"A well drained road with gravel
top makes read good enough Tor any
driver remarks the Alta Advertiser.
The north road between Alta and
Storm Lake is an example. II has been
good all summer in spite of rain and
when the graveI!ng is completed Will
be all that can be asked for"
The Coon Rapids Enterprise thus
states the Cummins position as to war,
saying Senator Cummins in a speech
10 t:.c veterans ar The fair grounds this
week talked preparedness for war. He
IS not IN favor Of war at any time I'M
Ill ali effort at adjustment Of differ
ences have failed. He is not Are eater
like Roosevelt, nor a paciast OF the
Quaker type. He seems To think that
the president up to the present time
has acted wisely"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

Aeroplane motors are short-lived in
the military service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

"A well drained road with gravel
top makes q read good enough for any
driver" remarks the Alta Advertiser
The north road between Alta and
Storm Lake is an example. 1t has been
good all summer in spite of rain and
when the graveI!ng is completed will
be all that can be asked for"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

A manufacturer Of school coaches
home from his exhibit at the state fair
says that consolidation q -:-e!
schools has only begun IL he can
Judge from the number of fair visitors
who looked at his coaches in prepara-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14
m
And Lesson Every Young Cashier and Bank Clerk
May Learn from the Ruin of the Promising Career of
Ralph Lowell, Teller of National Bank In New JERSEY

to him or his siren because they proved
to be non-negotiable. Then, in company
with his captors he started back to
America to face the music.
Meanwhile the siren had returned to
New York practically empty handed. AL
most her first act on arriving was to
marry Mr.. Munson! Her next act was to
hurry to San Francisco. ito see the Expo
sition. There the siren-proof detectives
found her. They brought her back. and
MT. Munson-now a husband In fsct-got
ner nome to the Broadway apartment on
So,o0o bail. She put on virtuous blue
checked Bingham apron and washed the
ulshes while telling her said story to the
reporters. The purport' Of 1t was what
the lawyers call general deniar'-that
IS, or the embezzlement part
She was q poor orphan from Georgia,
alone In New York trying to make her
living through drawing and painting. 81
met Ralph Lowell" she went on. HE
was a fascinating boy. only twenty-five.
His wealth and his iattery Just swept
me off my feet. He lavished money upon
me. My life had been hard. The temp.a-
ton OF home or my own was too great
TO be resisted | forgot all about the love
of my sweetheart. Bill (the same Mr..
Munson), who has been so faithful for
hVe years. and went away with Ralph.
What did get out OF 1t all? Torture,
Torture and few junk pieces of
jewery!"
She was no longer siren, but tho
indignant dupe Of a profligate youth who
was drunk most of the time, who threw
his money around recklessly, and who. to
her awful shock and amazement, turned
out to be an embeZzler
She had pleaded not guilty But when
she was arraigned in court, and heard
Ralph Lowell put upon her all the blame
for the embe2zlement and his own ruiz,
she suddenly confessed and threw her.
self on the mercy OF the court
Was the court wise in the ways O.
sirens? What the court gave her was
not mercy. but the maximum sentence
two years. 1t was the same as had been
passed upon Lowell.
Probably the imprisoned young bank
teller could now add something to the
dictionary difinition of siren"
That her "enticing arts" seldom outliye
the occasion for them; that when she has
her victim secure, she is as "coy, uncer-
tain, hard to please" as the average
woman-and considerably more exacting.
One thing seems certain. When young
Lowell comes out OF prison, two years
hence, if lie lives, and is fortunately re.
stored to his old position-which does
not seem impossible, as the bank Of.
ficials have exhibited both understanding
and sympathy--there will be one young
bank teller in the world who is thoroughly
siren-prooS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14

young women-though beautiful. They
times happens even that they are law
fully married and have children of their
own. Times have changed respecting
sirens, as with most other things Alas,
young Lowell had no inklng Of this, when.
in perfectly respectable society. he
CHANGED to meet his s!ren-"ATrs. Lillian
Camp Munson."
She did not sing any siren song to him.
That was the ancient. inefficient siren
way. The modern siren is more direct
In ner attacks. Her method Is something
like this: Her soft, little hand trcnolrs
little as she places it in yours for the
first time. and leaves it there as though
making you present of 1t. she gazes
frankly into your eyes. The modestly
rapturous look in her eyes. tinged n little
with Joyous surprise. seems to say:
"Why-why, YOU are different.
thought all men were alike. Now. all at
once-so unexpectedly realize my mis-.
take. How strange! Already | feel as
though We had been dear friends for
ages"
Then she dazzles You with smi,
which you are perfectly sure she has
never Mashed upon another human being
II is heart-staggering, heart-surrenGer-
Ing smile which says as plainly as though
the words were uttered
AT last we meet. Instantly each heart
recognizes It's mate. How happy | ami"
1t Is because you are so very young and
unsophisticated that the siren takes this
direct method. She is older than Won
are-and that is distinct advantage
when the victim is an unkissed youth
She is beautiful, and soft, and yielding.
with the clear eyes and the perfect com
plexion which 90 with a dependable diges-
ton and total lack OF moral scruples.
During the remainder OF that latoful
evening other forms in the social gather.
Ing are vague and distant, other voices
meaningless echoes: You see only her,
near only the words she utters You
fnd yourself constantly drawn to her
side, welcomed BY that same irresistible
smile which confesses 10 all the de!icious
emotions which have utterly transformed
your whole being within an hour.
AT the moment OF parting she sur.
renders her little soft hand to You again.
"hlie her eyes speak volumes-to give to
you alone their secret meaning as she
whispers:
You will come and see me. OF course
soon''
What chance had young Lovell2 He
was no Youthful Raphael, deyotedlv deaf
and blind to every alluremcnt save that
OF MS art, who could walk calmly nv
%hiie his fellow students dal!ed with
their enchan;rcsscs. Bv what narrow
margin did even the aged. ascetic and
plons st. Anthony escape the congo
qnences Of similar temptations cxerted in
his vision? -
me young bank teller never made a
struggle. He was doomed from the
moment OF the siren s first attack. He
.isi,eo her soon AS result OF that
visit the whole order of his life waa
changed save for his hours of dDty At
the hank. In place OF classes in AZ.
countancy at Columbia University and
quiet evenings spent at home with apeciai
STUDIES that were to advance him in his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14

position, were gay evenings at the the
aires and the garish Broadway cabarets
An older and wiser man would have
found something significant In the SIRENS
familiarity with this sort of life. Also in
the circumstance that the apartment OF
the Munsons was located right in the
storm centre Of the Broadway bright light
district. Also in the frequent absences
or MI. MunSon from the domestic steam
radiator, which furnished opportunities
which no capable modern siren has ever
been known to overlook
There, at the psychological moment,
he nnds her in tearS-and most alluring
negigee.
why, darling, what haShappened?'
She lays her moist cheek on his
shoulder and sobs:
You are all ! have in the world"
He understands. She IS one of those
wives who are misunderstood al home"
She clings TO him. Her sobs strike him
to the heart; but they also fill him with
sense OF triumph and what he is con-
WINGED is a manly and noble resolution
In the midst of their embraces he bids
her be of good cheer; he will find
way"
Those cabaret excursions have been
costly. The siren would be only too
g!ad"-but, unfortunately, she is behind
in her rent. There are other troubles
She is on the verge OF Mysteries. What
IS to become of them?
At the bank young Lovells superiors
are disturbed over his changed appear
ance He is working and studying too
hard" There are friendly suggestions OF
vacation for the promising young teller.
This benevolent spirit causes him to
suffer a few qualms--in the absence OF
the siren. Nevertheless, when he goes to
his siren that evening lie carries with
III ~n-
banks money.
He displays his loot to her. Did he not
tell her that she could trust him to find
a way?"
She is radiant She pats him on the
shoulder, but gently reminds him that the
sum Is not nearly enough to enable them
TO "go away to a far country and live
their lives"
The siren finds that the "enticing arts"
which the dictionaries attribute to he:
are no longer necessary. The game is IN
the bag, and with it $4,000 in cash and
sos, 900 in securities, which her eager
victim has stolen from the safe OF the
First National Bank of Edgewater
Fortunately, Mr.. Munson Is away from
home again The coast is clear The
siren and her dupe sail away to South
America to live their lives"
They were barely in time. Only the
next day the Edgcwatcr bank officials
missed the stolen cash and securities.
hurried search for the "oYer-worked'
teller. who was most unaccountably miss.
Ing too!
Detectives--who have no Illusions
about girens-werc soon on the trail. II
led them To Panama. then to Mo .Janciro.
and then to London. In the latter city
they found & sadder and wiser young
teller, youth no longer innocent, and
with a bitter knowledge OF sirens that
would All an encyclopaedia. IIc handed
over what stolen cash there was left. and
the securities, which had been OF no ngc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14

SIREN-A fascinating woman, danger
Gus for her entIcIng arts.-Standard
Dictionary.
A NATIONAL bank is about the last
~ place where one would expect to
- N find the literature on sirens. A
very young. ambitious and studious
cashier in national bank is about the
last person one would expect to know
anything about sirens from personal ex-
perience or observation. OF all very
young bank telers and all national banks.
Ralph Z. Lowell and the First National
Bank OF Edgewater, New Jersey were ap.
parently the least likely to be up in the
theory and practice OF sirens.
Like the bank where he was employed
as teller. young l-ovell was interested
only in banking. He was an ideal banker
in the making, faithful. trusted to the
limit, ambitious-but ambitious only in
the direction uf banking. To this end he
was frugal in his way OF living, and he
spent most of his evenings pursuing
those special studies most likely TO ad-
vance him in his position
He was only twenty-five years old. A
more woi.l. state OF defenselessness
against suenS COLD hardly be imagined
The ancients we're differently trained.
Ever the youths OF ancient Greece knew
all about sirens, understood their deadly
dangers, kept carefully out OF their way
Possibly young Lowell may have heard or
Calypso, who lured even the brave and
cunning Ulysses into her tolls; OF the
Lorelei. perched upon a Rhine crag. who
with her beauty and her siren song stole
away the wits Of homes. Germans; or OF
the siren,enchantress. Minute, who over
came that arcn enchanter of King
Arthur's time, Merlin, finally buryins him
hhder great rock. which was proof
against all his lamentations.
@But 1t is the way OF youth In these
modern times to scofi al such ''oId tales "
thoush older and wiser men know that
SIRENS were never so powerful and cum
nlng IN their enticements as they are TO-
day. they also know that innocent am
industrious youths like Young Lowell ara
the easiest Of all prey tina, is stalked Inv
sirens. Only one such is mentioned i'm
the literature OF sirens As having escaped,
That was Parsifal. who remained nroof
against all the organized allurements y,
kundry and her flower ma!dens. Dui
Iarsiial was arnored by his holy mission.
the rescue o! the Holy Grail. He was a
1901, but Gods fool" ANY such armor
as this young Lowell lacked
Older and wiser men know that
ulysses the brayest and most resource.
full OF ancient heroes was enabled fnall,,
to escape from Calypso's tolls only nv
reason OF his superior cunning. Other.
wise his doom had been complete like
old Merlins was TO be al the hands ~
the siren Nimue "
so, when unfortunate chance brought
young Lowell. all innocent and ignorant
race 10 lace WIN mis- tcmptrcss nc was
like lamb led 10 the slaughter no had
not even eu0Npb ,F