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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
TAKING UP A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

Following the news reports from the
towns and cities where the good roads
train made its stops and ether reports
of good roads meetings and their re-
suits a great change IS evident in the
attitude Of the agrtcu!tural!sts OF the
state on the road question. II appears
that practically every community anu
pra cticel!y all the nennie n The COM
munity are for good roads. More
over i, appears that the agitation both
by the most advanced road boosters
and the most backward road opponents
IS all water on the wheel of road i'm
provement. Agitation has set the av-
erase man looking INFO the matter OF
good roads seriously and this same av-
erage man is striking an average be-
tween both extremes. All seem
TO be for better roads. And this feel
ing seems to be prevalent, in all sec
tions and parts Of the state.
So far as the necessity of a wearing
surface for the roads that seems TO be
settled by a general conclusion that
surfacing must be done and soon II no.,
Immediately. The argument is upon
the character of the surface. There ap-
pears to be a general agreement that
the roads must be brought TO sraoe
and given a good wearing coat Of
gravel. That is as far as we have got
at present That Is far enough at
present.
But that is long way forward from
the situation OF a few months ago The
situation has become constructive in
stead Of academic. We have come to
the beginning Of work. One county
after another is preparing TO grade and
surface its county roads within a shor,
period Of future time. Five years will
ways. And FIVE years is not long
time when the task is considered.
The greatest advance of all is in that
the farmers have come 20 consider the
| road Improvement question as bust
ness problem. That is the sub base OF
the road Improvement outlook. AL
classes are in agreement that some
| hting must be done. The way Of doing
| 1t is still under discussion but the star,
is made and the thing will be done. In
the end it will be we'll done.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
The Good tNioht Kiss,


When mother kisses me good night,
Her eyes are all aglow
With that there kind o. lovin' light
That helps Teller so:
When he's afeard O. ghosts an things
That stands behind the door
TIN all the lights are out you know,
Then scoots across the floor;
An kind o. whispers easy like
Right close beside the bed,
An scares i'm with their ghostly
glare
Till he's just nearly dead.
But when he thinks about the light
He sees in mothers eyes.
An all the love that's shinin' there.
Them ghostly things jist flies!
An he is not one bit afeard
For they Won't dare TO Cheep
An spite o all the haunts an ghosts
He goes right off to sleep:
Because that good night kiss, you see,
Hit has a kind o charm.
That makes q Teller awful brave
An keeps i'm safe from harm.
When mother comes an hears my
prayers.
An snugly tucks me in,
Why, all the angels stands aroun'
Ar watches with grin;
For heaven is right there, you know.
A-smilin' with delight.
When mother comes an tucks me In.
An kisses me good night
Jake H. Harrison in the Springfield.
Mass. Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
standardize films thruout tho country
and perhaps avoid embarrassment thru

standardize films thruout the country
and perhaps avoid embarrassment thru
statutory regulation different states
which might bar their films from one
state while admitting 1t to another.
Such a commission should be Of great
value and protection. ~ W
However. If so per cent Of the picture
show proprietors desire smutty films.
as the president of the Universal Film
Company says they do a little local
regula ton Of their theaters would be
of immediate assistance. There is moth
ing 10 hinder city government from
revoking the license of a movie show
for cause. And when the proprietor
runs "risQue" shows the way to reg
ulate that theater is to revoke it's Ii
cense to operate. OF course the 50 per
cent referred to by Mr.. Leamle is COM
prised in its majority Of picture show
proprietors in the larger cities. The
percentage Of such proprietors in
smaller cities and towns would be very
much smaller. Also it Is to be as
sumed that percentage Of patrons who
desire such shows of course may be
smaller than in the cities.
Which kind of a show do YOU want?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

The biscuit u : small irritable food
product composed Of hour. salt milk
and luck. A great many women use
the right proportions Of -four, salt and
milk, but try to get along without any
luck, thus Introducing into . once
happy home several varieties Of valve
lifting indigestion.
/ There are two kinds Of biscuits -
sweet and sour. The, sweet biscuit
is one which ID made by an old
fashioned cook who has spent years
at the trade and never took Q domes-
tic science lesson in her NE. One OF
THE sweetest sights In life ID that Of
an expert wife and mother making
baking powder biscuits by slapping
the ingredients together with the
careless grace OF ceSne0t- mixer.
and then have them come out with Q
golden brown complexion and az
light ON their feet a. . ballet dancer.
The wife who can do this seven days
hand running, without running q
single batch. should be more highly
priced by her husband thar an en-
dowment policy which 10 about to
fall due with loud cacllA. 1890
Sour biscuits are the kind which
are usually fed to young husbands.
causing the stomach to revolt In
tones OF passionate entreaty. In
making these biscuits the young
and fearless housewife follows set
OF blueprints furnished by the high
school teacher. OF domestic science.
A complete set Of tools Is always
used, consulting Of yardstick, spirit
Thermometer, graduated glass. blue
flame retort and crucible. making the
pantry look like volcanic disturb
ance In . laboratory. The compound
il then baked by rote In . measuring
oven, and served in the form Of dunn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

Adam Moore case V but another ex-
| hibit In the general arraagnment It Il
matter OF record that the bulk 81
criminal operations are conducted BY
paroled convicts. \,
Moore was paroled on Sept 10, 1915,
and was eligible Tor q full pardon al
the expiration Of six months-on and
after March Is, 1915. With full knowi-
edge OF the early opportunities for
freedom before him, or the alternative
Of a revoked parole. Moore chose to
exercise Oils natural tastes and follow
the career OF q bandit
The Nebraska parole board. special
~ commissioned to keep In touch with
paroled convicts. found his conduct as
exemplary at the time he was smuggling
and robbing peaceable citizens Could
any unprofessionai authorities have
made any worse guess In Moore's case,
or IN the cases Of nine-tenths of those
who have bean paroled In Nebraska.
Iowa and South Dakota during the
past ave ysars2 3D. ~
Securing q parole or pardon Is a
matter OF pressure from the outside In
the majority OF instances and has very
little reference to the convict's actual
fitness to resume place in society.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATION Mar
shall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. M
Work in third degree Froday. March 81
1880, p. m. John w. Wells, secTetaTS'
b. O. Frazey, w. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER, No. So. R. A NJ
Snectal convocation Monday evening.
March 81. Work in Mark Masters de-
gree. Carl Shaffner. II. P; John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. R. & S. M. Monday
April II, regular business. F'ofoes'
recorder; George Gregory. l. M.
SPECIAL cCNCLAVe. St. AdennaF
Commandery No. so. X. T.. iuesaH y
March %. 7:so o'clock, for work. ! l.
Forbes, Rec; H. c. Mueller. E. g
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap,
+z- Nc. 81. O. E. s, Wednesday. April
u, D. m. Business. Eliza ;: Baum
..crenry: Cora NJ. Mcdowell. W. NJ.
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lowans who felt fally aApaEAtedsr from
him. BIZ 4 VA * 1 .sS' III. /. Ssss n
81 u w sss ~. .a Is
One Of the peculiar things about
politics Is the action OF that personal
liberty and aemccr1A bunch at Daveri-
port selecting q republican NOMINEES
for the governorship. It's not only
peculiar but colnical 81, ~
Y" 4H sSsa ~
Another item that passes without
much remark was tho little news story
concerning the number Of gasolsnt
farm tractors being purchased by Mar
shall county farmers- We take In
novation nowadays without batting an
eye; but imagine what the pioneers
about Albion would have said if some
body had started blowing with three
plows and a LOCOMOTIVES i'm their day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
A SIDEWALK NUISANCE.
fDes iMoines CapitAl.1

There ought to be some way to rio
Des Moines Of rowdies. who congre-
gate at the street corners on pleasant
evenings and proceed TO make life un-
pleasant for everyone who passes by.
Women, and particularly girls, are
forced TO run the gauntlet Of insulting
glances, coarse remarks and haunting
laughter. They must pass thru . rapid
cross fire Of questionable Jokes and
repartee that flies back ana forth be-
tween building AID curb. 8.
There is a period in most youns
mems lives when they feel that theiI
principal occupation il to be seen and
heard by as many people az possibie
Naturally they pick out the busiest
corners Of population insorder to dis
play themselves. Usually the exhfbi-
ton Is most disgusting.
While the police are working nth tbs
problems of traffic We trust that theJ
Will not overlook the congested street
corner. Esd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
why HARDING INSTEAD OF kusaNLE7

The German American Alliance of
Davenport resoluted and endorsed a
candidacy for governor at its recent
meeting in Davenport.
The German American Alliance is a
wripging wet organization. Its en-
dorsement Of the candidate Of its
'choice was made in the only city that
has seen At to take up the cudgel in
the cause Of the saloons and make it
self party to the attempt to re-
nstate that evil in Iowa
Judging from the name of the or
! ganization the natural inference would
be that the German American AL
! lance would declare for German
American. Such a candidate is In the
running. making appeal for the votes
Of his German American friends. But
Karl kuehnle failed to gain pleas
ant smile from the German American
Alliance The alliance turned from
him and gave its Endorsement to Mr..
Harding
Endorsement Of his fellow German
Americans Of the alliance The ex-
PLANTATION that naturally suggests it
self from the character OF the gather
ing lies in Mr.. kuehnle's declaration
that if he shall be elected he will
strictly enforce the laws restrictive
, OF the liquor traffic kuehnle had &C
cepted the decision Of the state as
final against the saloons.
Why did Harding get the indorse-
nent of the German American Al
lance, Why did he get the indorse-z
ment Of those interests when he was
candidate for iIeutenan, governor?
Strange things and companionships
occur when liquor laws and their en-
forcement enter into the political
medley. Thus. as cock of the German
American Alliance walk. stood and
tapped his wings for Harding for
mer Congressman Follner. dyed in
the wool democrat. 1t would be hard
to understand this utilization were il
not for the information that the al
lance IS wet as water ard Vollmer
one Of the high priests of the alleged
personal liberty that demands saloons
as one OF the inherent rights OF man
kind set forth in the Declaration OF
Independence.
Why is Henry Vollrner for Harding?
! Mr.. Harding has squared himself
along with other candidates on the
road question. All that the others
have said is that they favor giving
communities the right to build roads
/ If they choose of the kind they prefer.
/ So has Mr.. Harding. The road aues-
ton is a standoff between the candi-
dates II wasn't cons idered by the al
lance. anyhow. Now what Is there
about Mr.. Hardings candidacy that
! should arouse such enthusiasm in the
German American Alliance that it
forgot partisan politics, ties Of race
and blood and enthusiastically in
dorsed Harding?
! Sum it up A wet orsanizacoh'
fired by a lawyer advocate Of saloons
and democrat congressman. meeting
in a city that is partnering with the
saloons in an effort to reinstate them
by defeat Of legislative measure ap-
proved from one end of the state to
the other. forgetful Of the German
American candidate Endorses the can
didacy Of Mr.. Harding
Why? What's your answer. Also
what is Mr.. Harding's answer?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
DISCRIMINATION.

webster City Freeman Tribune)
The Boone News Republican be-
lieves that the law requiring news
papers and periodicals to publish ev-
cry six months a sworn statement OF
ownership, circulation, mortgages,
etc. should be replaced. and the
F'reeman-Tribune thinks so too. But
no newspaper. except dailies. are re-
quired to publish circulation state
ments However. the circulation
statement feature OF the law ts all
right. The advertiser has the right
to know the circulation Of the paper
that is asking for his business. but
it is not clear why the daily should
be required to publish a circulation
statement while the weekly il relieved
Of so doing. But the law requiring the
newspaper to publish It's financial
standing, giving out the amount It
owes on mortgages. bonds. etc. Is an
imposition upon the publisher and is
an injustice that the government has
no right to practice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

strength, His favor Cur life, HIS char
actar our example, and His smile our
reward As the sainted Beecher. the
prophet OF Plymouth pulpit once said:5
Il would rather have the smile Of Jesus
than the applause Of the world
Oh. how grand 10 He. Grand In His
tenderness, grand in His lonelineas.
grand in His holiness, grand in His
ioveiiness. II every moment Of my lie
were . rag Of sunlight. I.would gAtteS
the sunbeams Of q lifetime and weave
them into q crown OF light. and with
that crown Of light would garland the
brow that was pierced for me, and
would sing: II
IAN for Jesus. ali for Jesus.
AL my beings ransoned powers.
800
would rather be a doorkeeper n
the house OF God than dwell In thS
terts OF sin, and would rather be the
poorest. humblest child OF God and be
inside the church and Kingdom Of Jesus
Christ. than sit on the highest throne
the world has ever lifted and be left
outside the church and kingdom OF
Jesus Christ. Give me the gold OF the
earth and I will weld septre for
Him! Give me the mountains Of the
earth. and I will build throne fot
Him! Give me the stars OF the night.
and I will weave a garland for HE
brow! II had within my grasp and
control all the sweet notes Of music
and harmony in this vast universe I
would call on all the angel choirS OF
heaven, all the orchestras Of earth. all
the thunder peals Of the mountain tops,
all the voices of the sea. all the har-
words Of that anthem should BET
TN the cross Of Christ ! glory.
Towering Ger the wrecks OF time;
All the light Of sacred story
Gather round it's head sublime
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
For Sunday Reading
an Ssrts IT Oeiniss,

from a Sermon by DR.. J. L Gordon.]
Behold in Him the realization OF all
human expectations. q priest greater
than Moses. A king greater than Da-
vid. a commander greater than JOSH
ua- A philosopher greater than Solo
mon. A prophet greater than Elijah.
All the spirit-crowned heroes OF Old
Testament history conspire to sound
one prophetic note: THE Lord thy
God will raise up unto thee q prophet
from the midst OF thee. Of the breth-
rem, like unto NE; unto Him ye shall
hearken." ~.f.
He spake az never man spake. He
laugh: as never man taught He lived
as never man lived. He arose as never
man arose And He shall reign when
kings and czars. the enperors shall
have passed away. His dominion
shall be from sea to sea, and from the
river unto the ends Of the earth"
He kindled a fire which VIII yet en-
rapt the world in a connagration OF
glory. 1t Isaped the barriers OF Pales-
tine. encfrcied the Mediterranean Sea.
touched the German forests. crossed the
English Channel. ran Hike q river of
hight across the Atlantic ocean, spanned
the broad lands Of q new world. and
today !s gliding every sea with glory,
and browning every continent with
love. @sfGf ~
s.% sss II
Charles Lamb once said In the pres
ence OF a galaxy OF the literary men OF
his own generation: II Shakespeare
should enter the room we would all
stand. but IL Jesus should enter the
room, we would all kneel."
81 * e ...
No mortal can with Him compare
Among the sons OF men.
Fairer is He than all the fair
= That all the heavenly train.
may be another Virgil There may be
! another Dante. There MAJ Do another
Milton. There may be another Shake
speare. But there win never be an i
other Jesus. Al Ernest Rsnan once re-
marked. "Whatevsr surprises there may
be in store Tor tho world, Jesus WIN
never be surpassed. He was "the goal
thought, the perfection OF all beauty
the crown 0f MI character"
Here - the story Of two thousand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
IOWA AMID IT'S CELEBRATION.
= ISioux City Journal.l

Sufficient returns in the form Of COM
ment from the republicans press Of the
state have been received and tabulated
to show that the Iowa delegation. In
soiidly opposing the submarine policy
OF the president, assumed a position
not In harmony with the views of the
men who elected them to office. So far
as noticed. not republican paper of
Iowa has defended their action. So far
as editorial comment on the MATES
has come to the attention Of the Ga
zette. the attitude Of republican edi-
tors Is unanimously opposed to the
vote Of Senator Cunmina. the silence
OF Senator Kenyon and the vote Of the
ten republican and one democratic
member Of congress.-Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Evidently the Gazette has over
looked some Of It's exchanges.
The vote Of the Iowa delesation
was the vote Of Iowa, as Iowa would
vote, Irrespective Of politics," declares
the Marshalltown Tines Republican
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
says: Upon this question of warn
ing Americans from armed ships Of
oeliEerent nations Iowa IL with Cum
minis. and 50 is the entire west" The
freeman Tribune points to the result
OF the presidential primary in Mime.
sofa as an indication that the rs.pub-.
iicans Of the west do not think 1t a
serious thing for United States sena-
tor to disagree with the president and
80 nave. the courage 10 express that
disagreement >
To our notion" declares the Boone
Sews-Repubiican. the Iowa deIeea-
ton did Just right In voting against
the president If congress has to vote
every time the way the president de-
sires," It goes on. what is the use OF
having any congress-
In the opinion OF the Carroll Her
aid. the delegation used common
sense and represented Iowa senti-
meat tosa dot" It agrees with sena-
tor Kenyon that any American who
would insist on an abstract right to
lake passage on an armed beIliserent
ship is "a 1opsided American" -
The sac City Sun can not see hew
2. e=s.ne:== cs sSnSTess were under any
obligation to vote q certain war be-
cause the president desired them to
vote that way and "heasttIr concurs
In The refusal of Iowa conxrer.,nen
g felinqaisl their prerpsatiye when
they feared that the course Of r the
president might lead to war
As the Davenport Times sees It,
Representative Steele had TO choose
between party loyalty and common
sense and cast his lot with common
sense. -,
Iowa has cause to Congratulate
herself" says the Eagle Grove EAGLE,
on the vote OF her conxressmen In
the matter Of warning Americans to
keep on armed merchantmen and to
avoid embrethng this country with
the war mad countries Of Europe.
Ihey represented the sen tfment of
their state which is IN strong contrast
with the lingo, mercenary spirit which
mas possession Of SO large an element
in the east" -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
WHEN TOM Is AccL1siArED.

ISIOuX NIly IlIUUNes1
After he has been in the Senate a
week or two, Thomas Tasgart, OF In
diana. will lose his conspicuity as a
horrible example. 1t viii be difficult
to pick him out from all the other
bosses who owe their jobs ia the Sen
ate to money and organization. rather
than to craftsmanship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
tSioux City Tribune.

81 tSioux City Tribune.l
About two weeks ago, Adam Moore
under parole from the Nebraska Nate
penitentiary. received lester from
Secretary J. W. Shahan. OF the state
pardon board, commencing his exem-
piafy conduct and promising the sSSt
retary's good offices In securing 2
complete pardon At that time Moore
had been actively engaged snr - q
least three months, in bandN opera
tons in omaha-siugsiHe pinding epo
On numerous occasions The Tribune
has called attention to sne IS !
weakness 81 thes1 r ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Tribune says: The
republican standpatters may as well
make up their minds to face the
American people this year and define
their position In unequivocal language.
The trimmer and the sphinx will have
no place In the presidential contest"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
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Iona New'''spfper's>.
GREAT SCHEME.

Council Bluffs Nonpareill
II Cummins should be nominated
and elected president: everybody would
agree that Charles Rawson would
make a fine postmaster general. He
could be relied upon to fix the rural
routes of Iowa to the satisfaction Of
everybody concerned. sz8[
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
A PET BECOMES A MoNsTER

boone News-RepubIican.1 ~~
The distressing acciden, which took
the lives OF Attorney Thomas ]. F1tz-
patrick and bride of Dubuque last
Sunday afternoon reminds US that
spring is opening and that the high
ways will soon be lined with speeding
automobiles.
These two eminent residents of Du-
buaue were in the heyday Of success
and happiness. A bright spring Sun
day came and they bethought them
selves OF the automobile standing in
the garage. A party was organized
and they went spinning thru the
balmy spring air. with no thought OF
the deadly attributes Of the machine
which was carrying them. This ma
chine had carried them innumerabls
times, 1t obeyed the slightest com
mand as applied at the throttle or or
the steering wheel. II was one Of the
great Joys OF life and many were the
times when gratitude was felt to the
inventor OF this modern instrument Of
pleasure. ..
OF a sudden Joy Ii turned to mourn.
ing. The two young folks are pinned
beneath the monster while the elderly
persons barely escape with their lives
by being thrown out Of its reach. The
whole community Of Dubuque and thu
members OF the mar for miles around
were shocked and grieyed beyond
comparison. ~
What caused this sudden metamor.
phosis? Perhaps the exact truth will
never be known, but from the testi.
mony OF those who survived It Is eyi'
tdent that there had been speeding
The women in the back seat wer.
nervous and asked the driver to mod
crate his pace, which he did hut no
sufficiently 70 spare life.
The accident Is an exceediAxf,
lcostly moral but IL II will warn aut0
mobile drivers of the fearful resu1fi
which may be caused from speedini
or carelessness It may prevent repe
Itition of fatal circumstances. No on,
ID too prominent or too useful TO es
icape the penalties Of careless driving
The public should more and NOR
realize the nature OF this great 10.
iproducing servant that has com
amongst us. II must at all times b
Handled with care and must not b
tempted beyond a reasonable speed o
II may become the monster tina
brushes out life and brings everiastfni
sorrow.