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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

tably each others faults and foibles
and eccentricities and estimating each
others worth at full value. Cocky
youth, vain OF your scant years. and
contemptuous of protuberant abdo-
mems and gray hairs and wrinkled
faces. the time awaits you when you
Will understand. For as they are so
shall We be and ignorant and eNuber-
and youth remark upon the "old men,
Go to- young man. Read Cicero,
who knew and knew how to express
the fine joys of later years. Assum-
ing that youth has a monopoly on
happiness is imagining a vain thing.
You will know more when you are
older and in that day meet up with
two other 'old men" with whom You
had been boys together.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
NO 6OO1lEGGERS,

John MacNicar, mayor and other
prominent Des Moines boosters gave
the lie to assertions widely circulated
by the brewers association regarding
conditions in Des Moines since the sa-
looms were thrown out The boosters
and prominent nersonsges of that city
are doing all they can 10 show tn,
mendacious character OF the stuff pub
lished broadcast by the brewers
OF course the brewers will lie about
conditions. That is standard and stock
in the publications devoted to the sa-
loon. II is to be expected.
However, the brewers are not So
blama bic as some of Des Moines' own
citizens for these reports being spread.
There are always saloon advocates,
paid and unpaid, in every town that
has dismissed the saloon, to lie about
their own city and befoul their own
nests. That is also history. There are
those who respond to invitations from
persona! liberty leagues and liquor as
sociations and the like to make I'M
founded assertions Of unrestrained law
violation, of empty buildings and va
cant houses and all that mush of
nendacity demanded by the saloon and
liquor interests in a speaker from
dry town. Then TOO there are those be-
-, hn
seeing pint bottle behind feed barn,
make outcry that bootlegging is UNI
restrained and that things are worse
than they were" The first class of
liars are purposefui, saloon PROSECUTING
interested liars. The second class are
liars all right enough but mainly thru
their tendency to knock. And both OF
them are gasolene to the saloon cylin-
ders.
Really, side by side, the bootlegger
shows up to advantage over the citi-
zen who lies about conditions in his
own town because ne is paid for it or
because he can't help knocking. The
.ootiegger isn't desira bic citizen but
he doesn't assume to be prominent in
business or to pass the plate in church.
He understands that ne is just boot
logger. He peddles poor whisky in an
alley or beer in Darkroom. Nobody
respects him and he knows it. But
the more or less pron,n\rst citizen
who bootlegS false Information aud
peddles lies about conditions in his
own town isn't in the Anal analysis as
decent as the bootlegger whom ne
passes without notice on the street. He
knows better. He ought to be sup
pressed with the bootlegger Of bad
booze. His goods are as fraudulent
and adul,erated. And he does not de-
serve higher respect than his con-
temporary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
TnIEsREPUBMCAN, MARsHALLTowN, IOWA: AUGUST Il 1916

toriumed in Texas. President Wilson
might take a day off from golf. and
those interesting yachting trips and
inquire why the First Iowa doesn't
get it's paychecks.
One auto to every thirteen persons
in the state Of Iowa and only one good
road to every 10000 hardly seems to
make perfect balance.
Marshall county is listed as regis
tering 2,54S automobiles. Averaging
the cost of the cars at say $500 the
value of the autos in the county would
be s2,0Ss, 400. Seems funny and fool
ish at the same time to back away
proposition to spend a few thousand
dollars fixing roads for over $4,000. 900
worth OF property to run over safely?
The reason the farmer got his auto
mobile is mainly to save time and
conserve comfort. Seems like a decent
road would recommend itself for
similar reasons.
Norway is completely dry, as the
law prohibiting manufacture or sale
of alcoholic beverages went into ef-
feet last week. together with prohibit
ton of importation of all beer. wine
and other alcoholics. Norway is al
ways a little ahead, which may ac-
count for the high grade of American
citizenship taken by the Norwegian
immigrants to America. The Nor
wegian is a good citizen ready made
All he needs to do is to learn to read
and speak United States and that is
about the first thing he does after ar
irving.
The Des Moines Register observes
the near beer sale on as evidence of a
hope that the bars will again serve
the real old suds. Without much doubt
such hope exists. The near beer
saloon, however is a failure. Those
who hang about it are the scent that
hang about the broken vase or perhaps
stencil that clings around the empty
keg. 1t stinks very much like unto
the old place. Those who run 1t are
remindful Of the old time barkeep.
The near beer saloon is a shadow Of
hope trailing behind a candidate.
Analyed. it is not hope for a re-
turn Of the Unlicensed saloon, but the
that the unlicensed saloon
will be immune from state control and
regulation thru mon interference
with local CONTROL Scott county
vets had the idea when they invited
a candidate for attorney general down
TO promise that he would never cross
the borders of Scott county" IL he
were elected. The brewers and the
retailers don't care a fat schooner
whether the saloon is legitimized or
permitted TO operate illesitimately.
The profit on a glass of beer still stays
at several hundred per cent in either
case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
THOSE THREE OLD MEN"

Callow youth and middle age, cocky
and self sure, saw them and noted
that these three old men" seemed to
be having good time on the links.
They had met up together, that trio
for the first ime. in many years, in
deed the combination hadn't worked
since they were youthful and cocky
and self sure and took an air Of youth
full patronage toward their elders,
imagining then as the youth observ-
ing them does now, that nobody over
thirty-fve can have any real fun.
Now, the fact is. that the sense
Of being three old men" never OBJ
truded itself on that trio. The fact
that they lacked about four years
Of that bugaboo of three score didn't
worry them in the least. One OF them
spoke Of being 81 and another remark
ed that he hadn't thought him as old
as that, but age wasn't worrying any
one half as much as short drive or
a fooled put. They visited between
holes and recalled this one and that
one and this and that occurrence and
happening. They were mostly happy
happenings, friends and incidents OF
previous good times. These three
old men" seemed to have kept a fund
Of happy memories upon which they
drew mutual drafts Of exchange pay
ing each memory off with another
just as good.
Now, young fellow, those men are
not old. Those were three young men
YOU saw and remarked upon, pleased
with life philosophically winnowing
the grain from the chaff and nightly
pleased with the results, young with
youth age wots not Of. For life Is
less chaff and cheat than most per-
sons imagine it. a lot Of 1t depends
on the threshermen. The fellow who
assists on standing behind the stacker
gets more dust than the other who
keeps an eye on the spout where the
real grain runs out Moreover. life isn't
all chaff at fifty odd. The truth Of it
is that the heaviest grain grows on
the sidehills that drop toward the sun
set and that the wise learn to know
that the best time of day to work
is in the late afternoon. Those three
old men, were three young men, young
in a thousand ways, strong and able
to take as keen enjoyment in the
sports of later life as ever in the
games of their youth, happier in that
the. game had become merely a game
and a diversion, not an obsession.
able to take a beating or win with
sincere enjoyment. tempered by the
years to that philosophical enjoyment
of things as they are which is the
truest and best of all enjoyment:
fully alive in the present, but trust
full of the future, and content with
the past; just measurably successful.
sufficiently so to retain a high respect
each for the others. accepting chari-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Topics of the Times

The Davenport Democrat says "Mr.
Hughes Is Disappointing" True, and
the Democrat will never fully realize
its disappointment until after the re-
turns are in next November.
Iowa has good reason to be proud
of her militiamen, much more reason
for pride than in the federal military
establishment. The guardsmen have
been prompt and ready. The federal
officials have been unprepared and
dilatory. On the whole, the guard is
coming out at the big end Of the horn.
If an individual creates an obli-
cation in business or politics he is 60
ing to try to pay it off sometime isn't
he? II a candidate is under obli-
cation to certain interests that have
trusted his assurances and builded
upon his promises spoken or inferred,
do you actually think he will repu-
date them? And X he would dump
his principal supporters does he de-
serve your franshise? If he does de-
turn service for service, then what?
Kind of puts dry republican in the
hole with no balls and two strikes on
him, doesn't it? Z
An Iowa man has gold fish farm
from whence he ships the finny in
habitants of glass globes all over the
United States. It pays him well. But
the real gold fish of this great state OF
ours are the fellows who fall for fake
horse races and prize fights. They pay
best and We seem to be producing
them in larger quantities every year.
The First Iowa is fussing because it
is broke and can't get its pay. The
boys are used to getting paid regular
ly on the jobs at home and can't
understand why they should be mora
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

ng the street When first got car uttered vow
I'd SLOW This speeding MANIA" muttered "is
brings woe But going fast and fast
err many another scout; and there's always dis
aster whenever go out. When home come from some
brief Journey, my wife asks WHO sain2 say.
Three clerks and attorney lie dead the plain
kerwhooping morning valley wead and wold
regulations scorning knock the records cold
Of dust and rattle and I'm beyond
deadly a modern battle, a menace to all The
cops would like pinch but can't get close
enough; day bunch of will lynch and that
will stuff. And while for such stunt they banker
scorching and today crumpled banker
and manned an auctioneer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Iona Newspapers
NO NEED OF IT.
TIowa City Republican

The iowa City community center.
which attracted considerable attention
some months ago, has oeen closed. 1t
was announced that its purpose was
to furnish the farmers q place to as
semble after the saloon had been
closed OF course there were a Few
farmers who occasionally took glass
of beer, but the assumption that the
farmers of this county were saloon
frequenters to an extent that they
needed the attention Of any organiza-
ton was taken as little short of an in
suit. AS result the farmers have
given the place plenty Of room for the
city. fellows. There is little necessity
for such a place. The banks OF the
city have rooms, tables and all needed
accommodations for people who want
to meet and talk over their affairs.
Their are also temperance restaurants
with chairs and tables that welcome
visitors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

and loaded cargo Of rubber, nickel
and. it is said, quantity of gold as
well. On her way to the sea the
Deutschland moved at speed of about
twelve knots and attended only by her
conveying tug, the Thomas F. Tim
Minis, and lone yacht with newspaper
correspondents and photographers
aboard. The Deutschland passed Ann
apolis with the weather clear and
light sea running. The yacht Valiant,
with other correspondents and photog-
raphers, put in there, as did strange
launch filed with men who were said
to be secret agents Of an allied gov
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
RANel:D0M REELS.
xn & 4&z! / Ram; IN; 4 an
OF shoes and Ships End SEALING yax- cabba&es.k Nn&
I,nd SEALING max -d cabba8es.D hn&
THE PINCH BUG.

The pinch bug is painful epidemic
which makes its appearance with
the first sweet days of early spring
and vanishes about the time the
hay fever releases its hold with one
fervent, expiring sneeze.
Investigators from the ~ earliest
dawn of civilization have endeav-
ored TO ascertain why the pinch bug
is allowed to flourish upon this planet
end fall upon the arched neck of the
debutante at lawn social. Darwin, in
his celebrated lecture upon the inti-
mate relationship of man to the ring
tailed chimpanzee, declared that the
pinch bug was lineal descendant Of
the Egyptian locust, but no self-re-
specting man will believe anything
that Darwin says. Anyway, there
bug. and If congress were not so
be eradicated.
The pinch bug is near sighted in
both eyes and also carries rudder
which refuses to work about half
the time. When he starts in any
given direction he is harder to head
off than motion to adjourn in
commercial club meeting called for
the purpose Of raising funds. 1t is
startling sensation to sit on the
front porch OF a warm evening,
wrapped in contemplation. and have
four or five armored pinch bugs
sail in on high gear and bound off
some innocent partys head. The
pinch bug has broken up more love
scenes by getting his feet tangled
up in the back hair Of blushing
fiancee than all the stern parents in
chrIstendom.
The pinch bug is not by nature
,uarrelsome, and If not detainei by
falling down inside the neckband Of
it's victim will leave the premises at
once. However, when aroused TO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

years I built up muscular frame that
has worn well for forty odd years since,
I ceased turning the press and that
promises to be good for many added
years.
When hear men say that they do
not want their boys to work as hard
as their fathers had to, 1t makes me
smile. Hard work in their young days
is the very best thing that helps them
to keep the doctor away In later
years II y n
Boys who had that sort Of training
in the town were, OF course. the peers,
Of the country bred lads, but unfortu@
nately that sort of training falls to .
minority of the town boys only.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

eminent. Other ships which had
started out with the Deutschland left
her earlier, the revenue cutter Wissa-E
hickon and the police launch Lannans
at Fort Carroll and the power boat
Efco likewise down the bay. Word
from the Virginia capes was that news
of her departure had already been
flashed to the feet OF allied warships
lying outside the three-1nile limit and
that they had drawn as closely as pos
sfble inshore to await her coming. Pic
ture shows the Deutschland leaving
Baltimore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

It's travelling at night, instead OF
staying at home with his family.
but as this same question is asked
about a good many men perhaps we
should not complain.
The unrestrained pinch bug Is .
much greater menace to human happi-,
ness than the modest, unassuming
housefly. yet the fly is hunted down
with the utmost ferocity and chased
from place to place without a chance to
draw a full breath This teaches us
that a brave front and loud buzzer
are better protection than sterling
worth which is shy megaphone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

ttISOFS always "S'SS'S'
STATED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge No. los. A. F. & A. NJ. Reg
ular business Friday, Aug. IS, p. M
John W, Wells, Secretary: B. Q. Fraze!'
W. NJ.
SIGNET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation Monday evening
Aug. FL, Regular business. Carl
Srhaffner, H. P; John W. Wells, sec
retary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No, 90. R. & S. NJ. Mon
day. Aug. 21; regular business. l, l.
Forbes Recorder. George Gregory. I. NJ
STATED coNcLAVE, St Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, K. T.. Tuesday
Aug. %, ) p. m: regular business. l.
T. Forbes. Recorder; Fl. {. Mueller
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. 0. E.
S.-ReEular meeting Wednesday, Aug
IS, at 5 o. M. for business, Eiiza >.
Battin, secretary: Cora NJ. Mcdowell
". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

The giant subsea trader Deutschland
with Captain Paul Koenig and her
original crew Of twentyseven men.
Drawing the line Of allied warships
waiting outside the Virginia capes to
intercept her, sailed from Baltimore
under her own power on ner projected
dash down Chesapeake bay, across the
atlantic and back to Germany, a trip
Of 3,S0s miles fraught with he con-
tinuous danger of capture and possible
death to all aboard her. she has been
in United States territorial wsters
little longer than twenty-thre days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Baby Seals Are White.

When seals are born. they are snow
white. witch makes them invisible on
the ice. their eyes and noses are, how-
ever. black. and when the little ones
are suddenly alarmed they close their
eyes. bury their noses and lie quite
still. It is only when they DegIn to-
seek their own food that they becom4
dark and sleek
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
NOT PARALLEL CASES.
rredar Ranids Rep,1blican,1

III we had hanged JEFF Davis, we
would have committed an act like the
hanging Of Sir Roger Easement On the
part Of England" says one writer. The
two cases are hardly parallel Davis
was the leader Of confederacy OF
states. He plotted and planned with
his own people. the people OF the
southern states. Easement went 10
Germany. country with which Eng
land. Ireland and Scotland and Wales
were at war and plotted and planned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

sought to bring about an armed inva-
sion of his own country, on the part
of the enemy country. AS treason
goes that of Easement was almost
the most atrocious in history, althO
he did it in behalf of ireland TO whose
cause he was madly devoted Still
many of US think that 1t might have
been more polite for England to have
treated Easement as We treated Jeff
Davis. But the British government
has the right 10 be the judge of its
own policies. Her government is be
ing severely tested
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Journal says: THE
execution of Easement makes one
doubt whether the British government
will ever understand the Irish prob
lem we'll enough to attain a rational
solution of it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

The republican party in Iowa built
dry platform and placed on II
dry candidate for attorney general.
In other words. it built the best legs
that it COULD for liberal candidate
for governor" concludes the Iowa
Falls Citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Find Strength In Nature.

When I would recreate myself I
seek the darkest wood, the thickest
and most interminable and, to the
citizen, most dismal swamp. / enter
o swamp as a sacred place. There il
the strength, the marrow OF nature.
The wildwood covers the virgin mold
and the same soil is good for men
end for trees.-Thoreau.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

anger it is liable to lash out with
it's cpncare pincher and leave foot
prints which look like the tracks OF
a hot curling iron, In view Of Its
poor eyesight, 1t is hard to UNDER
stand why the pinch bug does all OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

American Cedar for Lead Pencils.
Two billions Of lead pencils are
naAe each year. sHalf Of them are
na1e q American cedar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07

Twist and turn as legislators may"
says the Sibley Tribune. there is no
royal way to secure good roads and
make somebody else pay for them.
The locality that gets them must fur
nish the wherewithal TO make them.
The sooner the local communities
realize this and get busy. the SOONER
they will have good roads ''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Eu1lfs,Repubdt1lu
Published Daily BY The
TIMES REPUBLicAN PRINTING CO.
TERMS.

TERMS.
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Delivered by carrier by the month 6V
later Edition for morning circu-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
HARDING AT KNOXVILLE.
[Des Moines Register.

IDes Moines Register.l 3
The Knoxville Journal quotes Mr..
Harding as reasserting with great EN-
phasis that the Register promised to
support him for governor 4 he would
use his influence to secure the con-
firmation of the Register publisher tn
the state board Of education
Now anybody who knows Mr. Har.
ding. or knows anything about politics
as Mr.. Harding and his friends play
politics, knows that just such a prom
Use was what was wanted out of the
Register. and that If such a promise
had been Forthcoming the war would
have been oyer 90 OH. -
The Register, ii is enough to-say, op-
posed Mr.. Harding for, lieWenant gov
ernor, criticized him sevetefy as leu
tenant governor, promised him nothing,
and is now opposed 10 him FOR Cover
nor. a
Just to illustrate to our readers tho
sort Of man Mr.. Harding is. and to sug-
gest his cleverness as politician, We
will repreat the first paragraph Of the
Journals report of the Harding speech:
1T I am elected governor of Iowa
and the proposed prohibitory amend
ment comes to me for my signature.
1t will get it, was the emphatic dec
lara ton of W. l.. Harding in his speech
at Auid's park Tuesday evening Thus
did the republican candidate for COVER
nor answer the charge that his elec-
ton would endanger the constitutions!
amendment"
Now Mr.. Harding knew as law
yer that the governor does not sign
constitutional amendments nor joint
resolutions by which constitutional
amendments are submitted, and there
is no way in which the prohihitory
amendment would come to him for his
signature. His influence for or against
a constitutional amendment would NOT
be exerted thru affixing or refusing to
affiX his name.
In an advertisement published in the
Des Moines Capital on the eve OF the
primary election Mr.. Harding want
ing to show why his attitude towards
the amendment was not vital. said:
The governor of Iowa can not veto
constitutions. amendments. The power
Is limited to bills.
Mr.. Harding made an evident i'm
preston at Knoxville by his senten :
tious declara ton when as matter OF
fact he was saying nothing whatever
and knew himself that he was saying
nothing. The best friend the saloon
has in Iowa is perfectly willing thas
Mr. Harding should sign the amend
ment IF it comes to him.
Harding plainly intended to have the
anti-s saloon voters of Knoxville believe
tina the looks with favor on the pro-
hibitory amendment Why then did ne
not say in so many words that ne VAL
assist in having the amendment SUB
mitted and adopted?
Before any anti-saloon voter IN
Knoxville or anywhere else decides to
shut his eyes to the nature Of the Har-
ding vote at the primary election we
suggest to him that he satisfy him
self on this point.