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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
IT HAPPENED AT OSkalOoSk.

Perhaps took place is better :erni
for the usua! happened yesterday when
Oska.oosa and Cleston had disastrous
tires Given a cold snap and conditions
favorable TO conf.agrations and some
budy's red hot stove or furnace with
bad connections does the rest.
The Oskaloosa fire started in a frame
livery stable watch located as it was
became Il torch 10 touch off a half
block in the business section Of the
town and send propsrty estimated at
sl50.0O0 up in smuke. Nobody seems
10 know now the Creston blaze began
Lut il started in the middle OF the busl-
meas section and wip<d ,ul hoteIs and
business houses estimated as worta
$ze0. Oye 81 more.
To permit an old fame building to
stand IN inc mIust OF brick blocks sur
rounded by valuable stocks is as sensi
be as gong TO bed and leaving the
cat ard a lighted lamp together in the
kitchen. A frame building occupied as
a livery barn with its infIamma BILE
mows OF hay and straw, its ancient
stoves and careless help is about as
safe il d business section as a powder
house. Ii is safe TO predict that The
livery that replaces the one that
touched off uskaloosa will not be a
frame building.
CrestOn.s big dre probably started
thru carelessness, not necessarily care
lessnesS il starting the flame bue from
connections, that permitted all manner
Of inflammable debris to accumulate in
Easements and perhaps in alleys and
at back entrances. When the mercury
drops ana the heating apparatus glows
under such circumstances the town IS
ready for d big tire loss as tho it had
been deliberately prepared for.
Oskaloosa and Creston may be taken
as warnings by other towns to clean
up tire traps There viii be more cold
snaps with overheated fIues and red
hot stoves in livery barns and in base
ments. 1t is also Christmas time when
the rush Of unpacking inclines 10 care
Iessness and improper disposal OF ex-
celsior and other inflammable packing
materials. But remember what hap
pened al Creston and Oskaloosa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
Union forever. one and tnseparable.'"
Which moves the Independent RE-

Union forever, one and tnseparable.'
Which moves the Independent RE-
publican to remark that nearly all the
Grand Army Posts will soon tell a
similar story. The men of this or
ganization will in a few more years
occupy their last camping ground.
Some OF the "boys' who are still here
are among the happiest and most OPP
timistic old philosophers on earth. We
reckon that's. because they hope and
believe that the cause for which they
have stood will live as long as man
kind aims at the best there Is in gov
ernments for humanity And, may be,
the world il q little better because
there has been Grand Army of the
Republics Their sun has long since
passed the meridian and is moving
with rhy thmic stride towards the west
ern horizon, beyond which lies the
world OF mystery. Some Of them have
not found life's pilgrimage too easy
or luxurious. They have known periods
OF doubt, distress, discouragement, de-
preston. But now from the western
slope most OF them recall mainly life's
general splendor, They feel that Uncle
Sam has been a very real frisnd and
that he has been very good to them
The little bronze button will soon be
forg often. 1t will be buried with those
who have worn 1t, sthe men who to
honor and country were true
The GRAND Arn1y button
The wealth of the world can moi
| purchase that emblem,
Except that the buyer once wore
the brave blue.'t +.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

under secretary OF state Tor India saTd
later for foreign AFFAIRS. He has been
lord or the privy seal of ENGLAND ss65ee
1915. Since the beginning Of the var
he has been active IN the 4rscfaatirg
campaign. He was married ia an Amer
lean, Miss Letter, who died. and his cIi-
sagement to another A1I1erdcaH a
widow, has been announced
Arthur Henderson, leader of tho
labor party IN the house OF commons;
resigned from the sAsouith- cabinet. in,
which he held the post OF president OF
the board of education, in August Of
this year. On Nov. s he was appointed
minister Of pensions. newly created
post made necessary. by the war. Het
started life as a molder in the worksf
of Robert Stephenson e. Co Mr., Hen.
derson- has heen member OF parIia :
ment since 1903 and during 190s-IO
was chairman of the parliamentary lal
Dor party.
Lord Miner. who was among those
mentioned as successor. to Lord Kitch-
ener as secretary for war, has long,
been Identified with Egypt and South
Africa. He has had a distinguished rec
ord as a colonial administrator. and, he
has been one Of the leading advocates
OF conscription.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
An IMAGINARY PAkAcEA.

The state grangers in their annual
meeting did as other state meetings do
passed resolutions. in a special reso-
luton they called for legislation. Like
| most legislation demanded by state
meetings of this or that organization
the law resoluted for by the granger
isn't needed more than a dog needs
two tails. This was the resolutions:
Whereas II has become too common
an occurrence for automobile drivers
10 use our public highways for speed
contests especially for river river
contests against time; therefore, be it
Resolved. That We recommend leg
islation prohibiting such use of our
highways"
Why not ask for legislation providing
that bankers and BARRIERS be prohibited
from committing manslaughter?
The statutes made and provided lin
ting the speed of automobiles applies
10 one automobile driver as much as to
another whether he Is racing from DAY.
VA!PcA ~ CpIHSiI o4NAAs " dd' S4 lISS q
machine and make a record or merely
hitting the high spots and endangering
lives under the influence Of speed
mania Or under vinous, malt or spirit
Gus stimulation. There isn't any ex-
emption in the statute to any person
whether ne sells cars or buys them
Consequently we have plenty Of law
| on the matter in hand Of course the
goggled record breaker puts forth the
| plea that he is racing for a record, that
his violation Of the law is sport but
that doesn't hold in court. A frivolous
tho bloodthirsty person arraigned for
assault With a deadly weapon might
plead that he was out for mere amuse-
| ment to make a record in mayhem
but he wouldn't get by with II.
The grange doesn't need more legis.
| lation 10 enable it to stop cross state
| racing. If it will appoint a working
| committee with orders to nail the first
| cross state racer and hale him before
| the first justice Of the peace to be come
| at and continue the treatmen until the
persons racing cylinders begin TO mis-.
| it can stop the evil it complains Of
without bothering a legislature ALREADY
overburdened with the cares ant
| troubles of getting reelected. There:
law enough Plenty. Anybody who i.
weary enough of cross state racing cal
stop it with a jerk. Why complain O
a lack of law when there is law and Il
| spare
The grangers are like other organiza
lions are like individuals. We all de
sire to pass the buck somehow. S,
we demand lawmaking and get it. De
mand law enforcement and don't get i
because we haven't tine sand to enforc
it either as individuals or as organiza
tions. Then we ask for another law
and the legislator. quick as we to make
tickles us with another bill to suppress
this or that to keep us quiet knowin
that when it lacks Of enforcement h
can do like the man who broke prom
Use and made another just as good.
If the horse leech's daughter were aIiv
and of us today she'd be crying, TO
mere laws
a Cross state racing or what not tn
need isn't for more laws but for in
dividual sand and official inclinatio
to make good on the laws we have.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
Ripping Rhymes
HARD 70 PLEASE.
Dy WALT Assem-

j When August days are hot. All
dreamily we drool. rs there no shady
spot, where mortals may be cool n
there no drift of snow. no cavern in
the ice, where sweating man may go
and there feel cool and nice Z" Heat
costs US nothing then, all free the solar
frills; and cen the poorest men may
roast and pay no bills. We. In Deccni
Der days. all charged with frost and
sleet, remember, In amaze, how We
free heat. It's when we spend
our roll. our meager -sayings all; to. buy
some brunette coal. our folly we recall.
It's hard to realize that once we knock
led free heat, and shed from weary eyes
the brihy, and repeat Our blessings
should suffice all grouches to destroy;
today we have free ice. but do we
whoop with Joy3 Are; smiles sAerene
and sweet upon our mugs, my soh7 We
weep because our heat costs seven
bones ton. Thus ever and AWAY. we
overlook good luck, and find some grie1
today, Ger which to paw and buck
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
Iowa Newspapers
THE STRONGEST MESS SAGE.
Sac sun.

The Onawa Democrat says That III
its judgment the strongest message
ever written by an Iowa governor was
that of Governor Garst. 1T did not
play between opposites, but was def
mite and specific" Many others be-
sides the editor of the Democrat are
willing to accord this honor to Gov
ernor Garst whose message. 1t VIII DC
recalled, was prepared after only a
few weeks service. The Sun mas all
ways believed that if the people OF
Iowa had been permitted to read that
message before the primary OF that
year Mr. Garst would have been the re-
publican nominee and would have
served the state as chief executive for
two or more terms instead Of few
weeks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
THE MACHINE BUTCHERS.


The Conrad Record says that Ray
Ralston living in Felix township had a
very good sale. that a mower which
cost sl45 and which had been used two
seasons sold for s135 al the sale. The
Record could have added also that Mr..
Ralston is a good farmer or ne would
have taken more than $40 out Of ma
chine in two years. There are some
farmers and we have many OF them In
this county who would have taken 800
out Of this machine m two years or
probably more. They are the farmers
who can better be named machine
butchers than machine users. They
will use the machine for one week in
the year and will butcher II the re-
naming hfty-one weeks by leaving it
stand out in the open. Mr., Ralston
isn't machine butcher or, he wouldn't
have received within $40 Of the ,pur-
chase price what his machine cost new
two years before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

-
Food hogs are not modern n devel-
opment; they~bad thern!ir tine days OF
wise old Solomon And in. those. days .ss
men who .'cornered'' provisions were
cursed for their righteousness
Listen to Solomon. the maker OF
proverbs-you can. find his words In the
bible: eleventh chapter of Proverbs
18th verse:
He that withholdeth corn. the, peo-
pie shall curse him: but blessing shall
be upon the head of him that selleth
it,
Perhaps in Solomons day, as In our
own, the withholders OF corn leaned
back in their easy chairs, stuck their
fingers in the armholes of their gar
ments, and said to the cursing popu-
lace:
What are you going TO do about
it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
Masonic Meetings.

STATED coMMuNIcATloN-Mar
shall Lodge No. los a. F. & A. NJ FIJI
day, Dec. Is. 1880 p m. : Regular ousl-
ness. Election OF officers. John W
Wells, Secretary; 3. o. traZey, ". VI
sioNET CHAPTER. Ne. IS. r A. NJ
Stated convoeation Monday evening
Dec. IS. 1880 o'clock. Regular business
Election of officers. eSrl Shaffner, h
P; John w. Wells secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Eins Solo
mon Council No. 20, r & (. NJ. Nor. ,
day, Dec. IS. Regular business anu
election of officers I. T. Forbes, He-
corder: George Gregory, l. NJ
STATED ccNcLAVE. St. A1demas
Commandery, No. 80, K. T, Tuesoa!
Dec. 10. 100 p. m. Regular business
anG election of officers. I. I. FORBES
recorder; Fl, C. Mueller, Commander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E.
S.-special meeting. Initiation Ned-
nesday. Dec 90, 100 p, m. Eliza >
Battin. secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
w NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
FOOD HOG WE HAVE ALWAYS.
lBurllngton Hawkeye.l

A loaf of bread is worth the amount
Of good 1t will do the eater; dozen
of eggs is worth the amount OF nour-
ishment it contains.
Food values do not fuctuate.
Only prices fuctuate.
The loaf Of bread for which you pay
cents now will do you no more good
than that for which you paid cents
last month.
Butter for which you paid SO cents
brick will butter no more bread than
that for which You paid % cents last
summer.
Yet there are people who contend
there Is no wrong in storing up tood-
stnfTs while there IL plenty and sell.na
them at q high profit when famine
stalks or threatens to stalk in the land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
Topics of the Times

Food boycotts stick together fa-
oe''er IN the press reports than at the
markets. The egg boycott is effective
mainly because folks cans find the
price to buy them. The average ner-
son lnclines TO let the other fellow do
the ooycotting on principle and slips in
an egg or so for breakfast himself.
That's the way Of the world.
II We can only get them to dicker-
ing over peace terms. There isn't
much chance Of trade until the bar
gaming begins. And it is time both
secs were looking for a bargain.
no" appears that a far back as
1874 Charleston, S. c., had a golf cIub
SO after all baseball and two old cat
mas nothing on the ancient and roval
game in America.
Did you ever notice that the minister
or the lecturer who most deplores the
American love Of the almighty dollar
pulls FOR big collection and oyerlooks
the state Of the box office receipts with
Keen and anxious eyes?
II there are hungry children and old
people suffering with cold or hunger
Christmas fails of complete success.
Everyone deserves some happiness at
Christmas time. II is good time to
forget statistics and cut loose a little
from the heart instead Of the head.
As commentary on how times and
opinions change Kansas is building a
monument to the Carrie Nation {,
laughed and swore at few years ago
and the governor of the state con
tributed the first 800 to the fund.
The fortune OF the Standard Oil
magnate, Charles w. Hardness, ap-
praised for tax purposes in New York
amounts to 100000, 900. the sixth
largest fortune in the Empire State
record. The largest fortune in the
Empire State record.
Lloyd George is on the top wave now
but SO was Joffre few weeks ago.
Special Importance was attached tt
the duty Of counting and declaring the
soldier vote mailed from Mexico t.
Westchester county, New York, and
| tho avpopua ron ~, 20 600 SS 49,. - 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
For GAINING Flesh.

80 gain flesh take plenty of olive
oil, eat eggs, butter, cereals and fatty
broths, potatoes, peas, beans, corn.
carrots and parsnips, figs, dates, nuts.
bananas. UNDERGONE beefsteaA and
roast beef. Drink plenty Of milk,
cream and cocoa. Avoid food that
Will not digest easily, and be careful
to masticate thoroughly what you do
eat. Give up pickles, vinegar and all
acids. Exercise freely in the open air,
and take plenty Of sleep. Don't fret
Ok worry; this will keep one thin more
than anything else. Cultivate an easy
going disposition, II you possibly can.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
WHAT 5 PER CENT MEANS.
Shenandoah World.

A man in Omaha says he will supply
people with eggs at per cent above
cost, providing he can have the exclu-
sive use Of the words Municipal Mar
ket' TO place over his door This looks
at first glance as tho 1t was fair
enough and the average person would
say that per cent was reasonable
enough margin to do business on. How
does It look after little investigation
Suppose this man bought eggs for 80
cents a dozen and added 5 per cent. He
would retail that dozen at BIZ cents.
The next day ne does the same thing
from his original investment OF 80 cents
and continues this for 300 days in the
year. He has made 1900 per cent on
his original investment or $3.50 from
his 80 cent investment during the year.
Five per cent per annum seems small
and is. but per cent per day makes a
very good proposition for any of US. and
most OF us would be glad to get into
business that will do that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
The Boys Chores.


The city substitutes for chores are
just beginning to appear. A father
was listening 10 the chat of three IA
year-old boys on his veranda, one of
them his son. They talked of gymna-
Sums. school teams, municipal play
grounds and boy scouting. AS he
thought of the contrast between their
leisurely, organized play, and the pre-
cious morsels of playtime snatched
from the chores Of his own youth, he
exclaimed Of. these modern youngsters:
Canned boyhood.'
From the city and suburb the chore
is we'll nigh gone, and gone for good,
Athletics are a useful substitute. Boy
scouting has been godsend. Scout
craft. as applied to the cities, does in
fact make the boy scouts the chore-
boys Of the great community. But
athletics and scoutcraft when all is
said and done. are not work. And the
wholesome part about chores is that
they teach children the elementary les
son that life is little holiday entirely
surrounded by work, instead of a little
ing dishes. cutting grass, cleaning sta
work entirely surrounded by holiday.
The eternal routine of cleaning
horses, feeding pigs. milking cows,
splitting kindling. Juggling coal, wash
| bles, emptying ashes, hoeing the gar
den-how we hated it then, and how
we thank our stars for it now!
| For that routine Of petty tasks built
into the fiber Of our lives stoical
habit OF viewing work, as the normal
state Of man *
Which it is.-Boston Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
ings, so the crossings VIII probably
continue to NOV them down"

=.
There are large number of can
didates for the speakership, but Mr..
Shortess is one of the three or four
most prominently mentioned for the
place. We recommend him for the
speakership because we know him to
be good man." says the Usage News.
Perhaps the most noticeable viola
ton of the rule of ventilation is the
lack Of fresh air on street cars" says
the Des Moines Capital car loaded
down with humanity and no exit for
the foul air except the occasional
opening of doors is a great discomfort
and decided disadvantage TO health.
The opportunity for the spreading OF
disease germs alone should induce the
employees in charge rof1 the car to be
more careful"
Wonder did Governor elect Harding
have far-away look in his eye when
he said. as he is credited with having
said, that there are too many laws and
many of them should be killed or in
substance that soliloquizes the Ack-
ley World THAT would be one way
of avoiding unpleasant tasks: il would
be one way to keep from taking the
bull by the horns" but that $4,000
majority vote should serve as re-
minder that something more will be
expected of Governor Harding than
merely taking water or beating about
the BUSH
Speaking of first cost. the middle
man and charge for delivery, do you
remember of ever seeing man pay
80 cents for package al Peoria plan
and Decent store, and then pay the
deliverymen in uniform on the island
sl0s5 to get him and his package
home" inquiries the Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

The railroad grade crossing con-
tinues to reap its toll Of death in
Iowa. notes, the Knoxville Express,
Grade crossings should be abolished
and these lives saved. OF course, the
railroads contend that it would cost
too much to do away with grade cross
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

The Grand Banks Of Newfoundland
furnishes more fish than any other
section of the sea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

A corps Of 1000 man il empiNyad ii
New South Wales IN the destI uctioi
OF rabbits. -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

The Hedrick Journal argues that sit
wouldn't be so bad IL the man who
says what he thinks would let 1t go at
that. but he is apt to keep on talking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
GRAND ARMY OF THE hEPUBLIc
GWayerly independent


Comrade A. n. May adjutant of
the g. "A. r.. Post at Waukon, tells in
the Waukon papers that John ]
Stillman Post 6. A. R., Department
of Iowa. elected officers Dec. 2. Also
that Sin view Of the reduced member
ship and their failing health, 1t was
decided to. omit the monthly meetings
until the first Saturday In May, 1917.
the commander to call special meet
ings II necessary. 1t was also deemed
advisable, under existing and probable
future conditions to turn over the pub
lie observance Of Decoration Day to
the Commercial Club, or to our patri-
otto citizens. The Post was organized
In 1889. The total membership ha,
been about $50. Removals and deaths
have reduced the number. TO about 3
dozen gray haired old men who ART
Just as patriotic az they were wher
they returned home from the srsal
civil war for the preservation of tn
nnion more than nifty years ago. theiI
earnest prayer still being for tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

, can pull out mess OF embroidery and
tat something, but all a man can do is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Cheer up!" advises the Burlington
Gazette. II prices ever go down, the
things you can afford to eat once more
will be novelties"
The Sioux City Journal suggests: 1T
would be Interesting to keep score for
a year and see who is mentioned often
est-Bryan or Roosevelt"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
THE CHURCH OF WEEK NIGHTS.
EPel!a Chronicle

CPella Chronicle
We notice that one of the churches
of the city is allowing the young people
Of the Sunday school and congregation
to use a room In the building for their
parties of evenings. This strikes us as
a very good use to make Of the build
ing. There was a time when the walls
of the cl1urrh building were considered
TOO sacred TO allow anything but wor-
ship within them. Even the worship
must be Of particular kind. No mus
cal Instruments were permitted, and
the singing of many. of the songs now
in common use was forbidden. Religion
was very sad and solemn thing, and
the church building was made to typtfy
this by the awe in which people were
taught to regard 1t. We are learning
better. We are beginning TO see that
the way to serve God is to love one
another, and We learn to love one an
other by getting acquainted with each
other The congregation that encour-
ages its young people to make tho
widest possible use of Its building for
the purpose Of their social affairs Is
tying them to the church by the
strongest kind Of bands. Their interest
will be in the institution that has
helped them in the days of their child
hood and youth. and they will not be
weaned away from the church by hav-
ing formed associations elsewhere. We
do not overlook the fact that the pur-
pose of the Master in establishing His
church was not primarily to minister
to the social needs Of the world; but we
know that He mingled with men and
women in their social life while upon
the earth, and we may be certain that
any use Of building that helps to keep
our social relations pure will be pleas
ing unto Him. Every person in the city
should be made to feel that the church
IL anxious to do good to him. and even
ing gathering in the building for social
purposes should be much more free
quent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

Special Importance was attached to
the duty Of counting and declaring the
soldier vote mailed from Mexico to
Westchester county, New York. and
the expense ran up to s2275 per ballot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16

Lloyd George is on the top wave now
but SO was Joffre few weeks ago.