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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
A BRITISH VIEW OF NEUTRALITY.

The Toronto Globe, one of the lead
expression may be assumed TO be that
of the British government upon the
question of neutrality and contraband
charges that New Englands armament
factories are working night and day
making munitions of war and army
supplies for any belligerent nation that
can pay for them and is willing to take
the risk Of interrogation on the high
seas, and declares that If President
Wilson thinks that the manifests Of
vessels like the Rotterdam will be ac-
cepted at their face value and the YES
sells permitted to pass thru the British
blockading squadrons without examin-
alton he is nightly mistaken. The
manufacturers Of the United States
who know the facts are under no such
Illusion. declares the Globe.
They are quite prepared to sell
all the war supplies they can make.
but they are not prepared to guaran-
tee delivery in Europe by pretending
that copper is grain and rubber is saus-
age castings. 1t calls attention to the
statement by Providence. r. T., paper
that many OF our manufacturers are
selling to German agents in the United
States machinery and material Of all
kinds which they know Is destined fos
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
HOW IOWA FARMERS LIVE.

Curious and statisticatly lncnned
persons connected with government
have finished a survey of forty-siX
Iowa farms in an effort 10 find out how
we'll the Iowa farmer lives. The result
of their Investigations shows that the
Iowa farmer lives better than his con-
gener in any other state. Ergo the
Iowa farmer lives better than any
other farmer on the face of the earth
The survey was taken in Montgom-
cry county. very good county and
up to the Iowa average. Doubtless the
officials avoided Marshall and the
counties in central and north central
Iowa because first, those counties are
unique among Iowa counties as CEN
ters of prosperity, intelligence and cul-
ture and second. because If the mere
truth were to be told of the happy
state of the farmers in those favored
counties it would be incredible to the
rest of the earth.
But down in Montgomery they live
we'll
The investigators found that in the
area studied in Iowa the cost of board
and lodging on the farm for each in
dividual was on an average of S221
year. This sum included food, fuel,
oil. house rent and house labor. the
items being as follows: Food slo5.67;
fuel, s14.24; oil. s1.31: house rent, s3s;
house labor, s64. Total $321.21. The
average for all the area of all states
studied is s176. Thus the Iowa farmer
in an average county lives 1925 bet
ter than other farmers 10 elsewhere.
A survey" that deals i'll figures
gathered by correspondence doesn't by
any means bring the conviction that
personal investigation accomplishes. If
the department of agriculture wants
TO know just how the Iowa farmer
lives il should send representative to
board round in an Iowa neighborhood
week or ten days. Of course 1t
would spoil him for further service in
the city. He'd stay where the fine ham
and the thick beef steaks and the roast
pork and apples and different kinds OF
"spreadin's" and big slices of good
bread and chicken and fried rabbit oc-
casionally and-but what's the use?
Six meals at an Iowa farm table, a
walk about the farm among the rect
angular hogs and the straightbacked
cattle, thru the horses tables and a
ride to town in the six cylinder would
settle the scout. He'd never go away
from Iowa. Unless of course the man
was insane or foolish.
One thing he'd miss that the eastern
farmer enjoys-good hard roads all the
year round Some day he would want
| to go to town and End himself ma
rooned on the farm by couple OF
hours rainfall and wish he were back
where folks build roads for tomorrow
| instead of today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

Germany altho consigned to middle
men in neutral ports"
The British viewpoint Is summed up
as follows:
president Wilson and Secretary
Bryan are not the shrewd men OF busl-
ness most people consider them II they
do not recognize that the fraudulent
manifest forces British vessels engaged
in the suppression Of contraband trade
to seize and hold neutrals. Cargo can
not be paved over in mid ocean to dis
cover the copper at the bottom OF a
load OF grain. The suspected vessel
must be taken into the most convenient
port of the Allies for examination and
that necessarily means a long period
of detention. If the legitimate traders
of the United States wish to prevent
the loss and annoyance following upon
the detention of vessels which upon ex-
animation are found TO contain MOTH
ing contraband, they Will urge upon
the authorities at Washington the vital
necessity of giving written official as
surance that vessels are actually load
ed with the goods listed In their mani
tests. Ships which take the risk OF
carrying contraband could not produce
the official certificates. and their own
ers could have no cause of complaint
were they detained for inspection. The
Providence Journal put sthe issue in
plain words The German agent takes
the risk when he practices the trick
OF conSigning contraband to dummy
consignee in a neutral pert. For the
allies the matter is vital. Victory or
defeat may depend upon cutting off
Germany's supplies of war munitions
The right to do so viii not be waived
so long IS vessels loaded in New York
with grain turn up in Genoa with enor-
mouse quarantine of copper in their
holds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

London.-The feeling against Lord
Haldane. lord high chancellor, is ex-
ceedingly bitter in some quarters, and
several London newspapers have di-
rected a bitter crusade against him
as being pro- German.
Arnold White. well known writer
on social problems in the Daily Elk
press, has written a strong article I'M
der the title of The Case Against
Lord Haldane." His opening para
graph follows:
If q man deceives you once that Is
his fault; if he deceives yod twice that
is your fault; if he deceives you three
times it is because he takes you for
fool and because you are fool. the
English are not fools; they are sleepy.
Our nation has been deceived three
times by Lord Haldane. It was de-
ceived about the army, it was deceived
about Germany, and it was deceived
into thinking that G 600 tso0, e00) a
year was sufficient money to insure
that the spoken word of tire lord high
chancellor might be implicitly trusted"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
r1azsarpUDIlcAs. IA5y y l,ls

accounts accomplish the Same results
for ten persons instead OF one, would
II not bc right and proper to introduce
tho methods which would produce tina
best results for the money expended?
"There are some perfectly sincere.
warm hearted people who shudder at
the thought of efficiency or system in
the work Of the church. because they
like to do religious work joyously and
spontaneously They abhor the intro
duction Of business principles into
church life, because they believe that
such work II too sacred to be defiled by
the commercial spirit
The rank and file in the church
should not balk at system in religious
work, when the preachers themselves
talk about the plan Of salvation and
the laws Of prayer and when even
God himself employed science and sys-
tenn in every piece OF work, down to
the minutest detail. that he ever UNI
dertook."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
FARM FITTING.


All our country exchanges are loaded
with advertisements of farm sales. We
never saw so many of them before.
Nearly every one Of them presages a
removal from the farm. The owner is
retiring or the tenant is moving to an
other farm or to another section in the
hope of lettering his condition.
These frequent fittings are not good
for either landlord or tenant. What
would happen to any ether business
with the annual or triennial change of
managers? A farm approaching 5000
an acre in worth is too valuable to be
passed from hand to hand in the pres
ent irresponsible manner.
1t is time the brains interested in
farming were turned TO devising some
sort of land tenure that would be fair
to owner ard renter and at the same
time keep the farm from running
down. There are such systems in the
old world that might be modified to
suit American conditions and serve
the purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
TAKE OFF THE HATS.
IDes Moines Tribune.I


The churches OF the city that are
enforcing the hats OFF, rule OF the
Sunday tabernacle are getting at the
merit OF the Sunday methods.
Visitors may go to moving picture
shows. the theaters, or any other place
OF public entertainments, and be pro-
tected from the annoyance OF On OBJ
scured view of what is going on.
Mr.. Sunday introduced the practical
business methods of other successful
enterprises into church work. and that
is one reason why he got results.
Men vii not go to church ana sit be-
hind a vain and SNOWY millinery dis
play Sunday after Sunday just for the
sake of sustaining the cause.
Church going should he made as
convenient as theater going.
That was the first and most import :
ant lesson of Billy SUNDAY. and until
that is learned the best fruits of his
campaign VIII not be realized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

crAckles In the stove but who runs like
q scared rabbit when confronted with
the, proposition q goinS back to work
in the country. s&s
Such men should be deprived OF their
families, turned out and allowed to
choose between work and starvation.
The welfare of innocent children should
and must be separated from the ire
sponsibility of shameless fathers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
/ @ S Il.

Lady Cecil Arthur SpringRic
whose husband is British ambassador
to the United States, is one of the dis
tinguished women in diplomatic circles
in Washington. She is the daughter OF
Sir Frank Lascelles, who for many
years was British ambassador at Ber-
lin. Through her mother Lady Spring
Rice rs connected with the widowed
Lady Pauncefote and is a grand
daughter Of Sir Joseph Oliffe, physician
to Napoleon III. She has been with her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
Principal c.u.. q cho'.ra.

Principal Cause o. Cholera.
The principal cause for an outbreak
Of cholera is the presence Of cholera
bacilli in the drinking water supply
OF a city. It's descent 10 sudden and
widespread. Almost an entire popu-
lace can be stricken ut once. Tho
stricken person. usually, is dead or on
the road to recovery within "a hours.
Sometimes. however. . fever hangs on
for several days, inN some instances
resulting In desth. II II not believed
that the disease can be communicated
by contagion. s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
R.adln. Not wri,ln.

r. nt1le girl, visiting away from
nasna. received joint letter from her
;;1on1s. Papa's half was typewriter,
s1annma's postscript written by hand.
l1a1d Marion in replys Dear dad, tho
1111 nom you and muther jest came,
Ysst from you was incest, cause
II - .readin' and hers was wrtin."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
Iona Newspapers
A SUDDEN BLOW.
TMason CITY GIobe-

MASON City GIObe-Gazette.1
MedilI Mccormick last week hit the
party the hardest blow he
has yet given it. He announced that
he had come back" into the party
and after the long way to Tipperary.
he was again home at last. and glad
to get back. II he will stay on the
mourners bench awhile and not want
to be made presiding elder at the next
conference, there will be a heartier
welcome to his homecoming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
A TIme-savsr.

Farmer Oatcake-"Mandy. every
feller's bound to be worked up over
the political situation this year" Mrs.
"Mebbe. silas; but % It
only takes you few minutes to vote.
don't Jest see the sense Of talking
about It for three months ahead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
Topics of the Times

II is always moot question whether
of a legislature
But why should mention of the
praiseworthy fact that man has
taught school in his time be con-
sidered a "brickbat' by the esteemed
Sioux City Journal? What's the Jour
nal got against school teachers?
The only omnibus bill before the
Iowa house is its speaker.
that caucus. 1t tipped the Harding
hand.
If Senator Clarkson puts over good
bill on land transfer reform nobody
will begrudge him those two clerks.
But if we were to cut the legislature
down half we'd only increase by so
much the candidates for county offices.
Woman suffrage failed in congress
but the failure was a pledge to future
victory.
A little caution in selecting game
wardens is suggested 10 the state Off
cial charged with that duty by that
Des Moines incident. And incidentally
there isn't any more reason why a
game warden should be equipped with
a revolver than with feet of battle
ships.
OF course Great Britain isn't
blamab BILE for desiring TO keep all sup
plies away from Germany. But it is
going little too far to insist that the
United States shall sell abroad only
what Great Britain desires and where.
We didn't start this fuss and do not
propose TO quit living and trading
simply because the neighbors prefer
to fight rather than work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

husband in Stockholm, Toxic and other
posts, and is considered very brilliant
and witty. Sir Cecil Spring Rice was
best man for Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt when he was married in London
in 1886
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
WANTED 1T ALL THE WHILE.

+. OH DOuBe SuIOutClc \uSlu.J
We hope the legislature will not bear
our certain suggestions Of the foreword
that this is to be a grad-grind session.
There is nothing SO hopelessly COM
monplace as that displayed In the
spectacle OF economy carried to the
point of meaness either N the small
er or larger things.
In particular we refer to capitol ex-
tension and the raid that threatens
that project. The Chronicle fought
this proposition, not that there is not
merit in it, but that it did not consid-
er the merit sufficient. But the plan
was handsomely approved by the peo-
pie. That settles it as far as we are
concerned. The Chronicle is not a
plker.
For steps to be taken now by which
this magnificent scheme of beautiti-
cation is crippled in any Of its con-
ceptions would augur from the stand
point of clean craftsmanship a very
low state of civic spirit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
A SUGGESTED ECONOMY.

IDeS MONIES Times, Dem.1
Is it a crime for the state treasurer
to do a little work?
If not why not put him to work.
1t is now proposed that w. c. Brown,
who held over as state treasurer, shall
be given an assistant on account OF the
increased duties OF the office.
II 1t is not a crime 1t would be easy
to save the salary of this extra employee
by placing Mr.. Brown at work on some
of the office details.
On our last visit to the state house
work. ..g
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
METROPOLITAN GENTLEMEN.
IWaterloo Courier.1

II there is anything that takes the
heart and soul out OF charity i, is the
act OF thawing out your heart over
the previder Of destitute family who
has worn out his shoes seeking a job.
whose little ones are awaiting their
doom while the last shovel full of coal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
Masonic Meetings.
STATED COMMUNICATED

" STATED COMM ONiCAi ",
Marshall Lodge. No. los A. z. & A. NJ
Eriday Ian. is. 1880 p. m. Regular
business. John w. Wells, secretary; l.
T. Forbes, w. M.
STATED coNvocATloN, signet
Chapter No. 50. R. A. NJ, MONDAY aass
John w wells. secretary; L. S. Kill
born, E. H. p.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20. R. & S. M. MONDAY a,sa.
the third Sunday. L T. Forbes. recoroe''
George Gregory, I. l. M
REGULAR coNcLAvE st. Aldelnai
ronorn.nderv No. 30 K. T. Tuesday
Jan. 10, 1880. Regular business ana IN
stallation. F. M. Wilbur. E. c" M. .
Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s., Wednesoas' ~
"a. 1880 D. M Installation Oh ON.
GERS. Anna Downing. secretary; Mary
Black Collins, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
Fer tho Eyss.

Bof1ooh the eyes every morning BY
aying to them An eyecup filled with
neic acid lotion. This not only
$3.50 8 sense Of refreshment. but also
= tho eyes clear and bright
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

The Nevada Representative asserts
that, 1.-The gloss with which Mr.. Wilson
was covered when he went to the
White House and which deceived
good many people for time. is about
worn off"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

IF the price of wheat gets too high
Iowa people can live on cornbread.
Iowa has the corn and her dear women
know how to make cornSread which
Will taste like angle food" says the Des
Moines Capital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

IF the present legislature will re-
peal some of the present laws, put a
layman's Interpretation on lot more
of them and strengthen and vitaiize the
new road law and some others" says
the Mason City Globe Gazette, sit can
afford to go home without passing a
single measure"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

Iowa will take a census this winter.
The work will be done by the asses
sors. There is one good thing about
the state census. 1t is never heard of
except by the assessors, and the state
printer and binder" asserts the Iowa
City Republican
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

The Belle PLANE Union says, The
law may need ironing out in some
places but by all means the powers of
the highway commission should not be
curtailed."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The man who went into the office
of the secretary of state at Des MoineS
a few days ago and took eight of ten
auto plates may be one of the chaps
who could not get his last year for sew
eral month. after he had paid for it
and hadn't heard of the supreme court
decision that a man who has paid for
his license can run his car legally by
carrying last years number suggests
the Webster City Freeman Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
TERMS:

Evening edition by mail. ......''4'yyss
by the month by mail. 'ssoo
Delivered by carrier by the montn 'oo
Later edition for morning circuia M
AAoh 49, 49, nn
Twice a-Week edition per year. Ivy
Entered at the postoffice at Marshaii-
town as second class mail matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

II is always a moot question whether
blame or praise gets the most work out
of legislature.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-11-03
RURAL NEWS ITEMS
Contributed by the Censor's
Live Correspondents
CLINTON.

SUGAR GROVE. November Lovely weather 70
DO the fall work Rome Perkins and family also
Cineei Parr were visiting Frank DeWitt's 81 Al
ma Center the past week. Lawrence Hughes
and Elvs McElhose visited at Minertown SUNDAY
Mrs. Emma Applemsn Is visiting her sister
MRS. Cava Standford for few days Vera
Clark and CLAYTON Smith visited at the Jim Clark
home at LaFarge Sunday. 80. Hazel Parr and
Narnie Calhoon attended the party at Lee Rold's
Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Link Ciark re-
turned home rom visiting their daughter. Mrs
Blanche Richardson of Richland county. = Quite
number Of neighbors and friends gave Emery
Perkins surprise Sunday. 1t being his birthdsy
A nine and one-hsh pound boy has taken m
his abode at Willie Calhoon's Oscar Anderson
has been on the sick list for some time but i'm
proving JET Perkins Is able 70 De out again
after long seige Of rheumatism VIM. Adams
have company from a distance MATIIDK
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-11-03
sOBITUARY:

MRS JAMES p FAhhEh PASSES
This community was shocked b. receipt of no
tice Of the death Of Mrs. J. y. Parker which oc-
Cured AT the home Of her daughter. Mrs Roy
Carver. IN Marshheld. Wednesday night last AZ.
ter an Illness Of some time Some weeks since
MI, and Mrs. Parker left home 10 pass the winter
with their daughter. The remains arrived here
kricay morning. accompanied BY the hereavesd
husband and daughter and Prof. Carver They
were taken to the home. funeral in the Christian
church on Saturday afternoon. conducted by Rev
Thomas where many friends met TO pay . tribute
70 faithful wife and mother and good neiGhbor.
Lucy J. Stebbins was born at Talmase Summit
county Ohio. February 4. 1851. She came to Yer
non county with her parents in the fall OF 1853
where she has since resided. She Was married to
Janee F. Parker August s. 1853. To this union
were Torn four children. one son who died in in
fancy and three daughters. the Oldest Of whom
died July 10. 1929. There are left 20 mourn. the
husband two daughters. three grand-ehildren
one twin brother, one sister and two half sisters
Mrs. Parker was converted in 1876 and united
with the Baptist church near LRFarge Moved
to VircQua in 1884 where she united with the
Christian church where she has been a member
ever since. q
Those present from abroad 10 attend the fuaer-
q were r. K. Nixon and wife. Norwzlk: A. ID.
Parker and wife. A C. Parker and wife. Francis
Parker. Blair Parker. J. A Hayes LaFarge; Hen
" Bennett and son. Sylvan; Lsfe Parker and
Floyd Blakely and wife. Frank Austin and wife
Viola; Fay Wskeman and wife, Sparta
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-11-03
sfonpARp.

.sTobDAkD. November Miss Frances Morvitz
Of Eastman was the gsest Of Mildred Blsshek
Saturday returning Sunday Cashier James A
Wall enjoyed a visit from his brother, Frank
Wall Of Eastman. -. William Shaw Of Chicago
spent the week end here. He was ACCOMPANIED
home by his family who spent q month here -.
Mrs. John Moller was given a surprise at her
home Tuesday eve. the occasion being her birth
day. She was presented with a Bible Games
Furnished the evenings entertainment and a
dainty lunch was served Those who autoed 20
ViroQua Sunday were Otto Krouse and family.
Mrs Herman Lenser. Miss Bernice Bryan, Henry
Blashek and family and james A. Wall G. L.
Stickney Of lsmay. Montana. is visiting at the
home Of his sister. Mrs. John Bogart John Bo-
gart and family and G. L. Stickney motored 70
Hustler Saturday returning Sunday Miss En-
ma Brindle OF Genoa spent day here with her
parents Mrs. 7. Nottingham. who was IN in
Lacrosse returned home much improved Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Forster. Misses Mildred Gardner
and Ella Crosscup of Chaseburg were guests At
the John Heslp home Sunday Mr.. Tom Eagon
and children have returned TO their home in La
Crosse Mrs. Dan Franzini and daughter and
Miss Lorene Zabolio of Genoa called on Mrs Brin-
die Saturday The Snedeker Stock Company
will be here Wednesday night
VILLAGE NEWS GIRL