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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
FINISHING SIDEWALKS.
City Contract Nearly Done-Finishing
Sewer Contract.

City Contract Nearly DISCRIMINATING
Sewer Contract.
Two more of the contracts for city
work will be finished in a few days.
Anderson & Olson, who were awarded
the contract for laying a long list of
sidewalks in all parts of the city, have
the contract practically finished except
for some Of the sidewalks in corners
of intersections. Adolph Carlson. who
has the contract for the storm sewer
outlet in Railroad and First streets. Is
expected to finish that work today.
He has promised the city that he will
begin on the two paving contracts next
week. Material for the brick block
pavement in Railroad and South First
streets abutting the NJ. g. st. l..
freight station property has been deliv-
cred. He will begin grading in River
side street for curbing for the boule-
ward, and as soon as it is in he expects
to begin to lay the clay and gravel
pavement in Third avenue and River
side street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

units. who wanted the roads to use
Their tax levieo are slightly higher be-
cause they have surfaced forty miles
to our one in Iowa, but the annual cost
for all that progress last year WAS
$692.50 per mile, while we spent $2l5.T0
FER mile on our county roads, 30 per
cent OF which are dirt roads yet and
were mud roads half Of the days in the
year. * GOOD roads in Indianan had
proved burden the people in each-lo-
cality wo",C never have been so anx-
ious to build them. When in the leg
islature Harding voted for local option
as to saloons, but he is afraid to let the
people at home vote for roads.
Harding told the farmers at the
Rhodes fair that There is too much
overhead expense in road building. II
had my way would rewrite the law
and restore the power to build roads
to the individuals" which must mean
that this apostle Of stagnation would
return to the ancient custom OF work.
ing out the road tax. He wants to
abolish the highway commission which
costs us 6 of one per cent overhead
and that is paid out Of the auto money.
Last year over six millions of dollars
were spent in Iowa for new bridges
and repairs to old ones. The highway
commission by employing expert bridge
engineers has reduced the unit cost of
bridges so greatly that the saving to
the taxpayers on bridges built last
year alone was more than a million
dollars under what those bridges would
have cost in the glorious days of no
state engineers 10 watch the crafty
contractors. We saved million to
land owners and charged $4,000 for
the service to auto owners and that is
the overhead which this shifty politic-
ian talks about because he thinks that
he is tickling the farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
MARIETTA TOWNSHIP WOMAN SUGGESTS
SOLUTION OF REST ROOM MANAGEMENT

Editor Times-Republican: Seeing
some controversy over the rest rooms
and comfort stations, I wish to say
that I have been greatly interested in
them from the start.
How glad we older mothers would
have been for such comforts in the pio-
neeT days. when CUR children were
small and we had to drive ten or
twelve miles to town to do our spring
or fall shopping. and we had no cabs to
trundle the baby in either, in those
days, but the good man Of the house.
hold would keep the baby and the chill
dren in the grocery store while the
mother hurried around from one store
to the other trying, in the few hours
left of the day, to get the supplies sne
needed for the fall or spring sewing, as
it might be.
o for q rest room and comfort sta
ton in those old days. But that Is IN
the past. and gone with many OF the
other things that pioneer fathers ana
mothers did without.
Now we have the rest rooms and
comfort stations, let us take care OF
becomes a respectable town and coun.
ty. Most any one can take care OF the
rest rooms and comfort stations, but
not every one is good matron any
more than every person is, fitted for
any other one job.
I have been a patron of the rest
rooms from their very start and have
been close observer Of their growth
and usefulness, being IN the rooms a
great deal at times. I have noticed
people coming in from the trains in the
morning, doing their shopping and
coming back to the rest rooms to wait
TIL the trains left In the evening. {
have seen great automobile loads, COM
ing long distances. eating their dinners
there, the matron showing them
around the rooms. and hearing them
remark These certainly are great, we
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

will agitate something Of this kind in
our town"
Old people coming long distances to
consult with, or take treatments Of the
doctors, treatment for the eyes or
teeth treated-all find the rest rooms
| great blessing and comfort indeed.
And at first and for 50 long time
! the rooms afforded only one comfort
station, and some days there were such
crowds OF visitors. asked our ma
| tron II there wasn't any place in all OF
| that great big building where more
| comfort stations could be installed. She
told me yes and showed me the room
| that has since been used for the new
comfort station.
Now we have them lea's be glad and
take care Of them cheerfully and In a
| manner becoming our commonwealth.
We need not talk Of hard surfaced
roads>til we get some of the smaller
| and more necessary things.
Now a word as to the care Of the
rest rooms and comfort stations. It
seems to be It would be wise thing
to turn the whole supervision OF them
over to the good women OF the town.
trusting to their best judgment to DO
| what is just and right for all con-
cerned. Men see things from differ
ent viewpoint. and do not always un-
derstand the situation. think It would
be wise to pay the matron at least $50
a month and let her hire her own
cleaner. some one she can have the
supervision Of herself and the super
visors need not be troubled with that
part. Of 1t at al
/ am taxpayer and would be glad
for some Of my taxes to beu sed in this
way.
I. am in. favor Of the best Kind Of
/ roads we can afford. and as fast as
/ we can afford them. but there are ne
cessities we must have first in order
1 to be respectable.
Mrs. n. H. shumway.
Marietta township. d
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
"CIvILIZATI0N'

For Six Days at the Odeon Theater
"CiviIization," the Moving Picture
That Cost loco 00o-over a Year to
Make It-Press and Pulpit Proclaim
It Most Stupendous Production Ever
Shown,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

That Cost Si,oo0, oo0-over Year to
Make It-Press and Pulpit Proclaim
II Most Stupendous Production Ever
Shown.
civilization" the startling cinema
production that comes to the Odeon
Friday for six days. has been pro-
claimed by press, pulpit. and educa-
tors, to be the most stupendous pro-
duction ever shown. Undoubtedly the
present war has given a keen interest
to the spectacle. for its theme tersely
told is What Would Happen If Christ
Should Come 70 Verdun?"
The picture is an allegorical story OF
war that has laughed at the worlds
Haunting boast of higher progress. II
pictures the awfulness OF world MAD
with the bloodlust of conquest. 1t
shows how half the manhood OF a
world may be swept by the terrific
death dealing machinery of mooerh
war from the peaceful valleys into the
scarlet trails. and then it pictures
what might happen if the apostle vi
peace should return today.
The great production that cost Sl,Voo'
mn v,s over a wear in the making.
Forty thousand people and whole regl-
ments of cavalry and artillery were
use6 making the stupendous scenes
Real cities were built and destroyed.
A squadron of battle aeroplanes were
used in the mightiest OF aerial encoun-
tors. The most thrilling and all insplr-
ing naval battles ever conceived were
stretched with the aid and cooper
alton Of the United States navy. There
is shown one naval battle alone IN
which $4,000 in ammunition was FREQ
at the enemy's fleet Of converted bat
,leshins. which took three months TO
construct and prepare. Every contriV-
ance and death dealing device known
to modern science of war areu sed. A
passenger steamer loaded with women
and children is sunk by submarine III
full view of the audience.
If the awful trail OF battle stretches
wildly thru Ihe scenes Of the nara
tive il is in the hope that shocked
and appalled, world may hencefortn
devote itself more earnestly to the
cause Of peace. Turnout and beyond
the great scenes of conflict there Is
developed a wonderful love story, for 1t
is the story Of Gods love Of human
ity. The picture is filled with scenes
of vivid contrast and there are mo-
ments in which the scenes are 80 beau
tiful that one Of Chicago's greatest
moving picture critics was impelled to
call the production "A picture IN
Poems"
"Civilization" is as real as life, as
wonderful as a vision. 1t is SHOWN
twice datly-matinee and evening.
Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
Local Weather Record

Fifty-six and 80, the latter the tenn
perature at o'clock In the morning,
were the extremes Of temperature Fri
day. compared with As and IS. the ex-
tremes Thursday and Sc and so year
ago Friday. The temperature did not
drop low enough in the night to bring
frost. and at o'clock this morning It
was AZ, compared with 80 at the same
hour Friday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
Musical at Baptist Temple.

On Wednesday evening, Oct. 4. the
winter division OF the aid society OF
the Baptist church will sponsor a
musicai-in the temple. Those taking
part will be Misses Nina Kits, Laura
Donne:son. Irene Mason, Naomi
Fletcher and Doris Ralston and Mes
DANES Ray Doolittle, E. L. Glldner
Margaret Fraser. G. z. Shugart and
Rev. and Mrs. r. B. Davidson. a sill
Yer offering will he taken. Commit
tee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
HARVEST MOON DANCE OCT 5.
Strand Theater Orchestra Known as
Kings of Raqtime.

The Harvest Moon dance is to be
Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Redmen's hall
and the Strand theater orchestra, OF
kings of Ragtime," will furnish the
music. This orchestra consists of six
of the best musicians in the state. and
is especially adapted for dance music
Ladies' will be admitted free.
Club committees. who are in search
of music for the coming season, are in
vited to attend the Harvest Moon
dance and decide il the music doesn't
merit the use OF home orchestra at
your club socials, dances. etc. You can
reach the manager of the Strand or
chestra at the Strand theater. Phone
or call.-Advertisemen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

but the two positions IN the fourteen
years he has been out Of school. AS
far as know Warde did not attempt
to conceal his whereabouts. and he GER
tainly did not try to hide his Identity"
Mr.. Warde was making preparations
to move his family here as soon as he
could find a home. Warde Is SO years
old and besides his wife has two chill
dren, Morris and Ruth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
oDEoN HAS ATTRACTION SUNDAY
The Play Of Wit and Song "Freekles'
Here Sunday Evening.

In, the abstract, strong stories do moi
make strong plays, but with 'F'reck-
les dramatized from Gene Stratton-
Porter's novel Of that name, which will
be the attraction at the Odeon Sunday
evening there is an exception: 1t has
made a stronger play than story. and
ii is just as gripping to the theater-
goer as ii was to the novel reader. Ii
is song play for all classes. 'Freck-
les with his ready wit and his swee;
songs. gives TO the play variety OF
incidents which is otherwise strange
ly interesting and strongly romantic
Odeon. :.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
SEE THREE COUNTRIES AT ONCE.

Lyman Howe Travel Festival Games
to the Odeon Theater Tuesday.
Travel. more and more, is becoming
an essential part Of an education. 1t
is no longer a luxury, but necessity.
No doubt this fact explains the great
vogue and success Of Lyman H.
Howe's travel festival. which comes to
the Odeon Tuesday evening. Over
100000 people who travel annually
with Lyman H. Howe know from OK
perience that no entertainment before
the American public offers more whole
some and satisfying pleasure. Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
knights TempIar. Attention.

The special conclave of st. Aldemar
commandery ordered for Tuesday, Oct.
5. is postponed. H. c. Mueller, com.
mander.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
WOMAN'S INVENTIVE GENIUS

Women are generally considered as lacking in in
ventlve genius, but the truth is that they have been TAX
ing out patents steadily since the year 1900.
Silk weaving was invented by the wife of the fourth
emperor OF China; a woman in the harem of an Indian
prince invented the weaving of cashmere shawls; the
same clever woman or her mother authorities differ
on this poln) discovered altar of roses; while a poor
Italian woman rediscovered the secret of Venetian Point
lace, which had been lost for 900 years.
Coming down to later dys: 1t was a Scotswoman.
Christian Shaw, the daughter of the laI*l of Bulgarian,
III Renfrewshire, who was the first to produce linen
thread, in 1920; her idea was developed later by the b 9
Paisley firms Of Clark & Coats.
A Bristol ship builder amassed a fortune by adopt
ing his vie S suggestion to use copper instead of iron
nails in the bulls of the vessels.
1t was a little girl who hit upon an invention which
revo utionized the making of screws; and the American
woman who patented a process for turning out horse.
shoes on a big scale saved her country the sum OF
S250OW in a dozen years.
Mary KEGS was the first American woman TO take
out a patent in 1893, for weaving straw with silk or
thread; since then the number of feminine inventions
S,OOO patents were granted them.
\ California woman brought out a perturbation
postoffice box lock with $500 combinations. and a let
ter box for the outside of houses which displays a sign
to the postman when there are letters to collect.
A woman shop assistant patented the satchel bottom
paper bag, and pocketed $4,000 for her brainv idea.
Madame Curie's triumph as the discoverer of radiul1
is still fresh in the pubic mind, as is that of DR.: Maria
Montessori, whose novel methods are likely to revolu-
tionize the art of teaching.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04

At the regular meeting Of the Ely Wonan's club
last Saturday the question, Shall We Have a Public
Library was discussed.
The Civic League of Love1ock has made applica-
ton to join the State Federation of Wonen's clubs.
On Arbor Day the league will. gather ait the civic cer-
ter and superintend the laying of sod around the band
stand and the planting OF "a number of shade trees. The
league has asked the citizens of Lovelock to observe
the day by planting at least one tree or shrub each.
Prizes will be offered by the league this year for the
best flower gadens laid out and tended by school child
rem.
The Fallon Draper club has been divided into two
sections for the purpose of providing entertainments.
The Artemisia and Draper clubs of Eallon will CO.
operate on a Baby Week program and hope to make
the series of lectures and meetings most helpful and
instructive to the community.
The Sparks Parents and Teachers association met
yesterday afternoon at the Sparks high school. Aftec
a business meeting Professor Peter Frandsen OF the uni
versity addressed the members.
The Yerington Women's club will celebrate one day
during Baby Week" Many babies have been entered
in the contest and physicians will be present to help
in the weighing and measurements. -.
The Parents and Teachers association of Carson
City held their regular monthly meeting yesterday at
ternoon. Routine business was taken up and two let
tiers were read to the association. One on "Puolic Nor
man of that department.. The second written by Mrs.
ais and HEALTH sent in from Tonopah by the chair
w. u. Mackey, president of Carson City Leisure Hour
club, taking up the matter of dress for school children.
After the business meeting a number Of high school
pupils, coached by normal school students, sang a song;
the Fifth grade pupils gave a Folk dance, and Mary
MCGEE recited an appropriate selection. Mrs. Quill,
the president, then asked those present to adjourn to
Leisure Hour hall, where refreshments were served.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
STATE CLUB NOTES

At the regular meeting Of the Ely Womans club
last Saturday the question, Shall We Have a Public.
Library was discussed.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
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to pass on are the JOY of fellowship, the value of free
dom, the need of power and the responsibilities of life.
During her talk Mrs. Knight showed how at first
the rapid growth of the movement took woman off her
feet and swept her along almost beyond her depth, but
how she gradually learned to concentrate, coordinate,
CO operate and to eliminate all unnecessary expenditure
OF words and energy.
Through club extension, federation, conventions,
through her work for legislation, her travelling Libraries,
her child welfare, her study sections, country depart
inent, the club woman is learning the joy of service and
is passing it on and her vision is of a country of happ5
efficient homes and children who have their birth rights
of a childhood free from toll.
In her address Mrs. Knight paid a high tribute to
the club husband" who gives his time, his automobile
and endurGs unto the end.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04

A unique campaign opens today throughout the
United States. 1t is a campaign neither OF politics,
commerce, nor reform, but one purely Of education, and
includes every citizen in its purpose, which is that OF
teaching the community the value of it's infant popula-
ton.
Babies are the raw material Of civilization; the
plastic clay to be wrought, partly at least, by our hands,
into what form we will If we decide that we have no
responsibility for shaping and molding this clay, we
show ourselves to be outside the present trend OF scieu-
tific thought. Leading thinkers, not only in the United
States, but all over the civilized world, are telling MS
that there is no better index to the intelligence OF any
given community than the one to be read i'll the condi-
tons under which it allows its infant citizens to devei-
op; the comfort of its houses; the purity OF its milk
producers: the civic relations over refuse removal; the
fly nuisance paving and drainage, and the general over
sight it exercises over its sanitary conditions.
This is the responsibility OF every adult citizel,
whether parent or not.
DR.. Cressy L. Wilbur, vital statistician of the CEN
sus bureau, estimates that 100000 babies die yearly i'll
The United States before reaching the age OF one yea.
by Ella Wheeler Wilcoxl
If you are a breeder OF fine stock OF any kind cat
tie, fowls, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, you study every
thing which can bring you success IN your undertaking.
You study the proper feeding, the right housing,
the exercise and the training necessary to make your
stock the best in the land.
You carefully select the right mate; Tor breeding
and you protect the prospective mothers from wrong
mating.
Onetenth of the same care and thought given 10
the care Of children by parents would, if universal, re-
duce the tragedies and crimes and sorrows OF earth So
per cent.
The gardener studies his plants with the utmost
loving care. He knows just what plants want rich soil,
what ones want sandy loan; what ones need shade,
what others want sun. Therefore beautiful plants and
flowers repay his thought and delight the world.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
Addresses Club Women at Lodi

Mrs. Rose Y. Berry, state chairman OF art. gave an
intensely interesting report characterizing the various
contributions nations and epoChs have given to art and
declaring that though she had no patience with the
cnbists, yet she believed the futurists have a messaga
and II they succeed in giving it, We will all be creators.
They are only three years Old, she said, and have not
gone even an inch on the long, long road of art. but we
should keep our hands off for fifty years and see what
they do-Stockton. Cal, Record.
In humane education it is, after all, the child that
IS the first consideration.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
MILADY'S SPRING BONNET

by Margaret Mason, written for the United Pressl
Can she make a cherry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Nov really that's a question very silly.
al the cherries green and red
"She is wearing on her head
"In a cap-a-pie effect" says little Billy.
NEW YORK, March "A cherry may play it three
ways and still be we'll placed-in a pie, a cocktail or on
mi1ady's bonnet. All three are ideal settings for a cher
ry, but naturally the third is the charm. Just as every
cloud has a silver lining, so does every smart spring hat
have its first fruits and the cherry is the favorite of the
CONTINUED on Fourth Page
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04

New Jersey men are asking the New Jersey senate
to give New Jersey women their right under the fed
the state Of Illinois. The Iowa Mems Suffrage league
is raising a fund of SIS 1000 for the campaign; suffrage
is to be voted upon in that state in June of this year.
Women in Alabama have formed a league which has
inscribed on it's banners: white Supremacy, and No
Extension of Suffrage" A memorial to that effect has
been sent 10 Alabama's representatives in Washington,
which tells its own story and lets in a side light on the
difficulties of the administration.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
HOW THE OTHER HALF LEARNS"

At the Alameda District convention of club women
held at Lodi, Cal. last week, Mrs. T. D. Knight, state
president, spoke to the assembled clro women on How
the Other Half Learns
Mrs. Knight explained that the other half" includes
those outside OF clubdom, and she told what they learn
by recounting what the club woman has to teach. Am ing
the things the club woman has and which she is eager
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
BABY WEEK"

From the dawn OF the world to the dawn OF today
Mans hope in a baby has lain,
For the smile on his face
Is the goal OF the race
Through darkness and infinite PAIN.
We hail thee, the babes OF our city, today,
And pledge thee our faith to the end!
Wherever they need
With thought and with deed,
Thy uttermost kingdom defend!
Mary Mills West.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04

The National Housewives league is organizing a
campaign for preparedness throughout the United
States. The league states that eff we are to have a
sional men we must look to their physical upbuilding;
we cannot fight with an army made up of anenlics and
dyspeptics"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04
FOX SALE OR TRADE

For Nevada Land-A fine 80-acrt
,arm in the Ozark mountains in Ar
kansas, Thirty bearing peach pear,
plum and apple trees. one. half acre
bearing grapes. Forty acres Of good
young timber. Small house and on,
buildings. Fine spring mountain VIZ
ter. Ideal place for fruit CROWN
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04

One-tenth of the time and interest given by the gard
ener to the floral world, if given by a father and mother
10 young children from the cradle to the end of a col
lege career, would revolutionize the world.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-04

nile to school. If you are interested
write the Appeal, or Lock Box aga.
Carson City, Nevada. MIST