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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

Is the regular thing there are thou
sands who can not get out during the
week to the games, but this condition
does not exist in Logan
The saloon men raise the question:
Is the repeal Of the mulct law invalid
because 1t was passed by the senate on
Lincoln's birthday" inquiries the Sioux
City Journal. Perhaps the saloon
men figure that the senate has no bet
ter right than the saloons to do busi-
ness on legal holidays"
The widows pension is not merely
humanitarian, but it is practical and
will pay in the long run in dollars and
cents" says the Burlington Hawkeye.
Boys, remember one thing" says the
Grinnell Register, addressing Cosson
and Allen. THE anti-liquor part OF the
republican party has no notion Of be-
ing impaled on two points of politi-
cal triangle. Some months before the
primary election you have got to ar
range for a conference or an under
standing of some kind so that the dry
vote won't be divided. If YOU don't We
Will run Governor Clarke again and
sidetrack you both
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

years and both have made good. Pos
sibly both have made mistakes and
possibly both have done things that
might, be justly criticised. But criti-
cism need not be mean and revengeful.
George Cosson has made good record
in the legislature and in the office of
the attorney general and it is safe to
assume that he will make good rec
ord in the governors office if chosen as
the successor of George W. Clarke. Joe
Allen, too. has a good record behind
him lie IS enc of the strong men Of
northwestern Iowa and has left the
imprint of his work upon the statutes
OF the state. Should the people call
him 20 the position of chief executive
there is no reason to question but that
he would make good and all the office
TO the general satisfaction Of all con-
cerned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
lowss ANNUAL CORN WORRY.

john Cownie, IN a letter published
in the Des Moines Register, offers his
experience as farmer against that OF
the secretary Of the Iowa Bankers AS
ISOLATION and others who have been
advising farmers 10 save seed corn
from last years crop. CoHaie asserts
that to follow such advice would be
10 make failure Of the corn crop
certain. Farmers WHO farm viii agree
with Mr.. Cownie IN the main. Last
years seed is always dangerous.
But why this early i-sistence that
We shall have no seed from this years
CROP Il is not particularly asronish-
ing that railroad officials ana bankers
secretaries should become alarmed and
offer advice but it Is astonishing that
these officials know 50 little Of the corn
prospects We shall have millions Of
bushels OF seed corn on thousands Of
Iowa farms. TIE prospeets are for
some delayed and rsplanred corn to fall
below standard but except in the lower
grounds Of the state II does not require
optimism to expect q good corn crop
with plenty OF leeway To select al the
seed corn we shall need Tor next year.
Another thing John Cownie insists
upon is the proper saving and prepara-
ton Of seed. Cownie asserts that while
he was farming the state farms and
properly drying out and securing his
seed corn, no corn ever needed re-
planting on those farms. And Mr..
Cownies record on the board Of con-
troll shows him TO have been a corking
good farm manager He knows more
about it than any railway official or
secretary There have been instances
" here Cownie was mistaken bur they
were not on matters of farm manage
menr.
Corn is late but 1t Is growing half a
foot every hot day. Given the weather
we have right to expect and corn will
do in Iowa The plants are deep and
broadly rooted. When the last days OF
September come there win not only be
all the seed corn we need in Iowa bu,
we'll hear the same old instances OF
big yields. Some poor corn OF course;
but in our sensible Iowa way Wen have
most Of that in the silo.
But Iowa is not to be denied its an
nual diversion Of crop worry. We
seem to take 1t as process in the
cultivation Of crops. We hasten to oul
yearly worry as certain old ladies go Il
! a funeral where they may sigh withou
personal sorrow and weep little with
| out actual mourning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
Vic. and the New Laws.

The Injunction and abatement law
seems to mark a genuine advance in
the fight against commerciaiized vice.
The law has teeth. At least it has
bitten In other states, in Iowa notably.
The twenty-four property owners who
were informed yesterday that their
premises are used for immoral pur-
poses will doubtless soon be able to
rive testimony on this point for Ilii-
nois.
In the majority Of cases doubtless
no court proceedings will be neces-
sary. Public opinion no longer regards
with complacency real estate invest
ments whose revenues are drawn from
the wages Of sin. The committee Of
fifteen and the other agencies con-
cerned viii find that word Of warn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
COOP WORK, MR.. DBEMER-
IS Moines Register and Lea

fDes Moines Register ana Aeduel.J
Justice Deemer is to be heartily
commended for his decisive action in
ending the horse play that has fea-
tired the preparation OF the 1913 code
SUPPLEMENT. 1t is fairer to assume
that the code editor, Charles s. WILCOX
vas incompetent rather than that ne
deliberately stretched the job in order
TO remain on the payroll. out Whatever
the reason, the situation had become
intolerable.
Mr. Wilcox was given by the Thir-
tv-hfth general assembly until Octo-
her 1913 to prepare the code for pub
,ication He fell down on the job. failing
TO get it to the printer until this year.
and 1t was finally printed without an
index Now it develops that the Thir-
ty-sixth general assembly. apparent
" unknown to itself, voted Mr.. WILCOX
5000 month to prepare the index, ana
he has completed the job as Tar as the
letter c.
In d,scharging man who not only
failed to live up to his agreements
hut who disregarded orders and re-
| fused free clerical help. Justice Deem
er has given point to the doctrine tnat
the state is as much entitled TO get
| what II pays for as private individual
| IL.
Mr.. wflcox's refusal to turn over
the index, SO far as completed, Is
something else that should not be toll
Grated. The sheriff OF Polk county
| should be sent around with a writ OF
| replevin, and take the states properly
The state has paid for the work. ano
ts entitled to it. The ex-code editor
plea that the index is his private prop
erty because 1t represents his brains
on the states stationery merely caiis
attention to the fact that the state paid
for Mr.. wilcox's brains. and was given
shoddy goods.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
GOOD ADVICE AND FAM WARNING.

The Onawa Democrat, reviewing the
discussion on the governorship end OF
the primary says that It IL not without
sufficient cause that this discussion has
centered on the governorship. 1t says
that the citizens Of Iowa know b. ex-
perience that the saloon and Its kindred
interests mean to tight; that they are
organized for . desperate conflict TO
save themselves and that having no
LONGER ! political party to espouse their
cause they win now concentrate on
candidate that offers them the servant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
Iona Newspapers
IOWA IS PROSPEROUS.
tOttumwa Courier.l

News comes in every day that Iowa
is going to be as prosperous as ever
this fall Damage to the corn crop is
considerable but the indications are
that the excellence of others crops will
more than make up for the loss of a
portion of the corn Yesterday, statis-
ties were given out at Des Moines
showing that in spite OF hog and cattle
guarantees which prevailed through
out most of the past year and notwith-
standing the general money stringency
the farmers and stock raisers OF Iowa
added considerably to their holdings
of livestock of all kinds. Iowa is merit
Ing recognition as the best and most
prosperous state in the union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
THE UNsAvoRY PAST


That Bedford murder afi1t. dating
hack 70 1865 reminds one that there are
stories similar If not quite a. bad told
in most any town IN lev b-eatA and
under promise not TO repeat. or a any
rate not 10 state who told yon Some
cay when you have little leisure. just
mosey up TO one Of the Oldest residents.
hand him a cigar or schooner and
request him to unwind. Before you
have listened thirty minutes you will
come to the conclusion that several OF
the other fellows. who are persona
non g-ata TO the yarn spinner. should
be shipped by express to Anamosa or
Fort Madison The cases IF ancient
homicide. horse stealing seduction ct
oetera, ct cetera, that he unfolds will
almost make each separate hair on
your head stand Ike quilts On the fret
ful porcupine. But it is presumed that
nearly all the yarns amt SO. However,
the average old timer OF this or any
other place has bunch OF stories
preserved in his memory that would
make excellent material for Diamond
Dick novel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
is FOR MARSH.
dubuque telegraph Herald.l

Dubuque Telegra phi Herald
While eleven-month political fore
casts are chiefly valuable as diversions.
as the situation now stands there Is
little doubt that If w ". Marsh, demo-
cratic national committeeman for
Iowa would accept the nomination for
governor he could have il and perhaps
without opposition.
Mr.. Marsh IS al present in California
where he is doing a big work in pre-
senring the advantages OF his state to
visitors al the Panama Pacific ex-
position.
That the Waterloo man IS big enough
for governor, that he Aas the quail
ties for organization that make for
political achievement and that his bust
ness acumen IS of an unusual order as
arrested by his own commercial sue
cess are conceded facts.
While nominations will not be IN
order for some months. il is matter
Of qualification 10 the friends q Mr..
Marsh that his qualifications and
peculiar availability are discussed at
this early date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17


common but they all seem to fan on
their approaches the game is
won al the pin.
Ben Salinger has never been accused
81 stupidity and MS letter regarding the
s=natorsh:p doesn't indicate that Ben IS
falling mentally. He knows how big
a judgeship il hand IS as against a
sena-orship that ne couldn't reach
with an aeroplane. The willy Benjamin
isn't displaying any symptoms Of
political paresis.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise IS still
exerrins cruel pressure on Carl Kuehnle
and Carl Is Still resisting as best he
can
# Andy Carnegie is as anxious as
ever TO die poor why not slip him the
Keol,uk baseball clubo
The real test Of Harry Thaw's sanity
viii come when ne meets up with the
California real estate man. II he can
get by that the verdict must be that
Harry is sounder than nut.
The fellow who insists on walking
under the bricklayers, the one who
rocks the boat ard he who takes pass
age on ships carrying cont-aband be-
long in the class Of those who look in
AT the n,uzzle to see if il is loaded.
Note how readily the country al
large leaves the German matters in
The hands of the president and goes
quietly On with its work ard play.
There's a reason. The rural mail
routes and the daily newspapers keep
the country informed daily as 10 all
that is going on. Excitement grows on
what 1t does not know Judgment and
prudence belong with understanding
and knowledge.
A man will groan more over a SO
account at the miiliner's than over a
Bill rendered for SIS worth OF cigars
and 1875 for three golf clubs.
Now if all who are not candidates
for governor would lump their dsnlals
like family card Of thanks it would
save composition and they'd all get into
the general list. Those denials are
going to lose their news value pretty
soon and the papers begin TO charge
half advertising rates for them.
Davenport and Waterloo both claim
that the state census failed to count
the full population. II wouldn't be as
tonishing IL that were true. Marshall
town, however, rose up III wrath ans
demanded a recount as provided by Law
| under certain conditions and found
some thousands that seemed to have
escaped the eagle eyes Of previous
enumerators.
Farmers can help on the roads while
riding to town If they will tie drag
on behind their cars. Tests at tractor
works have demonstrated that an auto
will pull four times the load it car
carry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
Masonic Meetings.
COMMUNICATION


uo-sh.u Lodge No. los A F. & A. Nj.
ras,,,ar meeting Friday, Aug. Is. wv
D IA. John w. Wells. secretary; W. H.
Steiner, W. II. =.
siayET CHAPTER. No. IS. r A Al
Regular convocation Monday July ~
3 - m. l. S. KilDorn, H. P. Johh W.
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King s9lom nen
Council No. 20. R. 6 s. N; To-hes.
after the third Sunday. l. =,
recorder; George Gregory, l. l.
REGULAR coNcLAvE, St A,oet
commandery No. 80. < l. s,nsss,
June %. at o'clock Nssu gregory.
n. s. Mcfarland. Rec, George
e. c.
.er No 81. Q. E. s. wednesday, ,, ns
- s .. m. Business. Anna D' w II.
secretary; Mary Black coinhs,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
poRrESTs AT T1ToNKA.

=
Supervisor Oesterreicher called the
writer's attention TO a curious freak OF
nature on the late oats. The capital
letter %" can be seen on each biade
of oats In order to find the letter
you will find it necessary to expert
nent a little with the blade OF oats,
and hold the leaf at right angles un-
til the light strikes it just right. Inc
letter "B" is there. Several years ago
the same phenomenon occurred. II
was the year that William J. Bryan
was a candidate for the presidency
when he made his great Grown OF
Thorns" speech. Mr.. Oesterreicher, be-
ing a democrat was impressed greatly
with the freak Of nature and walked
haif mile to call our attention to It.
It may be pre- -monition that Bryan
will again take the lead in the next
presidential campaign. 1t is known oS
the politicians in the democrat party
that Mr.. BRYAN has political aspirations
and it is thought that it was one OF
the reasons why he resigned from
President Wilson's cabinet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

The accompanying photograph OF
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife Of Harry
Thaw. is one OF her latest and best. It
was taken at the sanity test trial Of
her husband in New York City. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
EVRlYN NESBiT THAW

fact that Mrs. ThaW did not testify for
the state caused some surprise. She
told tho newspaper men that she SUBJ
mitted physicians certificate Of unfit
condition and that the state excused
her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

There are $4,000 IN the soldiers
homes supported By the government.
This = independent Of the atate aomee'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
AN EVERYDAY SAMARITAN.
rGrinnell Register.1


He was such small boy pullihg a
wagon along the sidewalk Through
some untoward accident spring
failed to do it's duty. letting the
tongue come out and temporarily
wrecking the whole concern. The boy
tugged away nanfully trying to get
the thing back in place but either
strength or skill was deficient.
The accident happend on Fourth
avenue right in the busiest part OF the
city. No priests or levites happened
to be going that way. but number
OF business men passed along too busy
to give the lad and his troubles any
thing more than passing glance. One
kind hearted man did stop long enough
to ask why he did not put the tongue
back in but that was all that he had
time to do.
Another came and sat down on the
edge Of the sidewalk and APPEARED TO
find placid satisfaction In watching
the struggles that the boy was having
with his refractory cart
Then a workman from the telephone
Office saw the situation and. without
stopping half minute. picked mp the
wagon. snapped the tongue into place
said There you are" and was gone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

1T seems to be the general comment
Of the newspapers over the state that
wet candidate for governor on the
republican ticket would not get started
down towards first base in his aspira-
tons The liquor interests no longer
dictate men or measures Ia Iowa." says
the Eldora Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

This, you'u remember" says the
Hampton Courier, sis the coolest sum-
mer in ninety-nine years The only
difference Is that it bothers you more
now than it did them"
The chautauqua and automobile
make an excellent combination" re-
marks the Usage Press. The former
makes good place to go with the
automobile, and the latter makes a
good method Of getting there"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

The Logan Observer IL '3ust q little
bit sorry that some of tho baseball
boys have entered tt Sunday playing
class. Better use can be made OF the
Sabbath day than that, and yet there
are things that are much worse than
playing ball that can be done on Sum
day. In the cities whore Sunday ball
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

NOTHING ELSE COULD BE SAID.
{Websier City Ffeeman-TFtbunes1
It IL not feasible now to recall any
thing mean that has been said about
Mr.. Cosson or Mr.. Allen.-Sloux City
Journal.
OF course not. There never was
good reason for saying anything mean
about either gentleman. Bofn nave
been before the people Of Iowa many
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
Topics Of The Tune

IN the war abroad long drives" are
common but they all seem 10 fan on
.he!- approaches the game is
Won al the pin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
q . 8 The nNIYNE7Hj1H u

occurred in the hold OF the ammunition
laden Minnehaha Of the Atlantic trans
port line late on that day. The accom-
panying photograph of the Minnehaha
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-13
KAISER SAYS HONORABLE
PEACE IS GERMANS AIM

London, Aug. 10.-Replying to
congratulations from the king of
Wuerttemberg on the fall of War
saw, according to press dis
patch received here, the RAISES re-
piled as follows:
"My hearty thanks for your con-
gratulations. We can see in the
fall of Warsaw significant step
in the road upon which the AL
mighty, by His grace, has led us
hitherto. Relying on Him, our glo-
rious troops will continue to fight
to an honorable peace"
The dispatch states further that
the emperor has bestowed the dec
Grafton of the Order Pour lie Merlte
on Field Marshal Prince Leopold
of Bavaria whose troops first en-
tered the city of Warsaw.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-13
100000 GUNSTOCKS BURN
IN A MYSTERIOUS FIRE.

West Plains, Mo-, Aug. 9.-An
enormous quantity of walnut gun
stock material at the sawmill of
Fred w. Hayden in this city was
destroyed by fire last Friday eve
ming. The material was sawed
into gunstock lengths and would
have been shipped to a gun manu-
featuring concern at Bridgeport,
Conn. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. Other sawmills in this
section who are making gunstock
materials have become alarmed at
the numerous fires and have en-
ployed watchmen to look after the
stocks. More than one hundred
thousand gunstocks were destroyed
in Saturday nights fire.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-13
APPOINTMENT ON ELECTION
BOARD IS BUT TEMPORARY

Little Rock. Aug. 9.-Secretary
of State Earle w. Hodges and At
torney General w. L. Moose, two Of
the three members of the election
board for the state, yesterday ap-
pointed j. L. Thompson election
commissioner in Greene county to
succeed ]. A. Boone, deceased. At
the time the appointment was made
Gov. Hays, the third member of
the board, was at Holmes, Law
renee county, to speak at picnic
H. w. Stewart, secretary of Gov.
Hays, declined to sign the certifi-
cate of appointment. The appoint
ment is only nominal, as new cleo
ton boards will be appointed be-
fore the next regular election.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-13
TANSIL AND BEAUCHAMP
MADE EXCELLENT SCORES

(Arkansas Democrat, Wednesday,
The next state tournament of the
Arkansas state sportsmens associa-
ton will be held in Jonesboro, ac-
cording to a decision arrived at at
last nights business meeting at the
Hotel Marion. Officers elected
were: Gus Nash, to succeed George
w. Clements as president; Fred
Shaver, to succeed DR.. j. l.. Dib-
rell, vice president; J. X. Lewis,
secretary and treasurer, to succeed
j. T. Lloyd.
In yesterdays events, j. R. Tan
sill of Blytheville, with 40 out of a
possible so, was high gun. Fred
Shaver of Jonesboro was second
with As, and Gus Nash of Jones'
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-13
BIRD PRESERVE IN
EASTERN ARKANSAS

Washington, Aug. President
Wilson, upon recommendation Of
Secretary of Interior Lane, has
just signed an order creating the
Big Lake reserve in Arkansas, for
the protection of native birds.
The tract embraced within the
bird preserve contains $500 acres
and is of low marshy formation,
overlooked for considerable pc
Rod of the year and often is COW
cred with water to a depth of two
to four feet. The tract is about
nine miles long and varies from
100 yards to a mile and a quarter
in width. Big Lake is the social
ed Sunk land county, famous for
it's vast number of water fowls
and plume birds, and, according to
Secretary Lane, notorious for
great many years as a paradise for
market hunters and plume collect
ors. The land within the reserve
of valueless for agricultural pur-
poses and is the property of the
United States. 1t forms the most
important unreserved natural bird
reservation in the Mississippi val
ley and probably within the Unit
ed States.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-13
CHILD, ATTACKED, USES
SHOTGUN ON ASSAILANT

Van Buren,, Aug. 11.-Frank
Holiday, aged about 80 years, was
shot and instantly killed yester-
day afternoon at o'clock by Ethel
Dixon, aged IA. The girl used a
single-barrel shotgun.
From the story told by the girl
and her father, William Dixon,
Holiday has been living in the COM
munity about two weeks, working
in peach orchards. Dixon and his
two daughters live in a tent on the
farm of Mrs. John O'Bryan, five
miles north of this city. About 5
O'Clock the girls father asked Hol-
iday to go with him after a load
of wood They started after the
wood, when Holiday stated that he
did not believe he would go. He
then returned to the tent, the story
goes, where Ethel Dixon was lying
down. The girl said he tried to as
sault her, and when she resisted
he got an old single-barrel shotgun
that was lying on the ground, and
loaded it, saying that he was going
to kill her.
Holiday then, it is said, picked
up a rope that was lying in the
tent and began striking the girl
with it. Thereupon she grabbed