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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
STATE ROADS MAY COME.

The Davenport automobile club and
other road boosters who hope to OBJ
tain some Of Uncle Sans road money
are doomed to delay If not disappoint-
ment because of ethe peculiar condi-
tons set out in the act.
The intent of the federal aid law
was to place Uncle Sam in partner
ship with the state governments and
not with Tom, Dick and Harry nor
any part OF a state. The law requires
that the state provide an amount equal
at least to the federal money but ir
case the constitution Of any state
should prohibit the state engaging in
works Of internal improvement the law
then provides that group Of coun-
ties may pledge the states share.
In Iowa we have no such constitu-
tional prohibition and even il we did
the counties would have to pledge the
entire amount for the hye-year period.
The secretary Of agriculture ad-
from the state highway commissions
at Washington said
The law involves another thing the
pledge Of the faith of the state 70 NEE.
in full the federal appropriation for
the entire period covered 81 the act.
Inc state legislature may not be able
to appropriate money one year for the
whole period covered by the act, but
1t can pledge the faith Of the state TO
meet the financial provisions Of the act
for the period covered by it. This is as
1t should be. 1t would be unfortunate
Il IT were otherwise. 1t would be
wastleful not to make plans at the
outset for the full period covered by
the act; it would mean piecemeal road
building and much dissipation of eff
fort and misdirection of funds. These
requirements hold whether the state
as such, under the existing law, may
engage in road building or not. The
provision that where the state may not
engage in highway Improvement, the
money may be secured II counties raise
an amount sufficient to meet the ap-
portionment to the state, involves the
necessity on the part OF such counties
Of raising an amount sufficient to meet
the full apportionment for the state,
the existence Of a highway commission
and compliance with all the other
terms Of the act. l speak Of this be-
cause there are evidences that indi-
Yidual counties think that II they raise
certain sum Of money they will y;
necessity get corresponding sum from
the federal treasury. That is not my
| construction of the act and not the
one that will be likely to prevail.
From the above construction of the
law it would seem that the state high
way commission in Iowa will not be
able to obtain federal aid money unt,i
legislature has placed at its disposal
money enough to equal the federal aid
apportionment for the full five years OF
sum in excess Of s2,O0O.OOo. II the
legislature should so desire it could ap-
propriate the auto license revenues for
| Ave years which with the federal aid
money would enable the state highway
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
Wilson's Responsibility.

When President Wilson gave the
railroad managers his ultimatum he
told them that IF a strike comes the
public will know where the RESPONSE
bility will rest. 1t will not be upon
me-" Doubtless the public will decide
fer !tself az to the responsibility. Car
Mr. Wilson be so sure he will en- !irely
escape?
What the railroad managers asked.
and all they asked, was arbitration
They only suggested. but did not At
tempt to dictate who should be the
arbiters. The employees positively re-
fused arbitration in any form.
The demands were summed up in an
eight hour day. with pay and half
for overtime. Mr. Wilson's ultimatum
was that they must be given the eight
hour day without arbitration. That is,
the managers must yield the main
contention, leaving but the fringes for
arbitration
Is there anyone VINO believes that *
Mr.. wilson mad said 10 tine employees,
"Yoli must arbitrate. that they would
still have refused? Certainly publsc
opinion is as firmly intrenched for ar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

What the senate does today will
probably determine whether a general
strike shall or shall not be called ac-
cording TO the orders issued by the
strike leaders. The house has fallen
into line and passed an eisht-hour law
in conformity with the demands Of the
employees. The senate is proving more
ohdurate. Tha: it will pass an eight
hour bill is evident but that it will in :
sist on Il provision giving the inter-
state commerce commission power 10
pass on such disputes is possible: II
IS stated that strike leaders will fight
the latter provision and limited that a
split may arise over II.
When congress has passed an eight
hour law with ten-hour wages he
troubles of the public viii not be over
nut procrastinated. The railroads will
HSht It, OF course. in the courts and
outside. The presidents and attorneys
OF the railroads confidently expect that
the law will not stand in the courts.
Ot course immediate demand may bo
expected for a raise in freight rates,
which, If the interstate commission is
as amenable as congress seems 10 be,
Will no doubt be granted
The eighthour bill passed by the
mouse is not an eight hour bill but n
grant of higher wages TO trainmen
only. In short, it is not enactment of
an eisht-hour day at all. 1t does not
include other employees Of railroads or
the operating forces of short lines and
e!ectrics. There is no provision gov
ernins or looking forward to a similar
situation except the appointment of a
commission to report to the president
and congress as TO how the new
regime works. II that commission
were TO report adversely the situation
wonld hecome Immediately even mere
acute than that OF the present. As II
stands, the Adamson bill adopted bv
mouse Is plain surrender under the gun
Of the threatened strickland it is
little else.
There is that feature about it that
rasps the American people, legislation
under threat. The feeling will be that
prosperity is standing with hands I'D
while congress pays its ransom. There
is no objection to a raise in wages for
trainmen-rnen have a right TO sell
their labor at the highest price at
which it is marketable-but the conn
try is not likely to be more over
whelmed with gratitude to the strikers
than the drowning man who had to
mortgage his house and lot before the
rope was thrown him is to the rescuer
on the bank. .E H
Anyway 1t looks as tho we had 90,
by momentarily and that the trains
will run-until another occasion TO,
threats arises. And what will we do
then?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

not been returned II is patent that
the aforesaid individual did not secure
all this beer for his, own private and
personal consumption. He probably
ordered much of 1t consigned 10 other
names, but evidently the brewer re-
ceived the order from him and held
empties. Surely there are ways and
means to get at these solicitors and II
there were hearty cooperation between
city and county officials a lot of this
booze business could be stopped and
quickly too. The railroads and express
Offices seem TO be willing to assist in
cutting off the delivery of booze, and
agreed to the censor plan, which. IL
carried out on right lines, Is consider
ed by all connected with law enforce
ment good plan. The record kept
should be a damaging evidence against
the consignees, and in many cases al
ready has been. But there will not be
a successful contamination of this plan
or any other unless there is cooper
alton among all the city and county
officials in this as well as other mat
ters Of public interest and welfare.
1t is time for all peace officers to
get busy on this matter or there will
be a way to get them busy. It men,
who are known violaters Of the law
can escape because local officials fur
'nisi the evidence, the county attorney
should cali Attorney General C0sson &c
take hold of the situation and If the
city and county officials cannot cope
with the situation there will be body
OF temperance men formed who will see
to Il that there will be indictments
which will stick and evidence which
will convict, and there will come also
some retirement of some officials to
private life The public Is little inter-
ested in the jealousies or chickering's of
the peace officials. What the public
wants is action on the main question OF
suppressng the soliciting and sale OF
booze by bootleggers, and II the peace
officers do not get into the game a
discerning public will see that they get
out of 1t entirely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

bitration of labor disputes as for the
eight hour day.
Certainly the demand for aroitra.ioi'
in This instance had been oVerwhein-
ing II would have given such pup.
licitv and such evidence OF the cost o.
the change to the railroads as to nave
developed the need Of exactly what
Mr. Wilson would now, as hindsight,
also grant--an increase OF freight
rates r,,,,
II would have settled what Mr.. Wii-
son has said he could not determine,
.;.h eth or. the statements OF the ROADS
or those OF the men are correct. II
would have established an exact basis
for lust action. and IL. as Mr.. Wilson
saws. public opinion Is committed TO
the eight hour day, then. II shown TO
be necessary. the public would nave
been willing to have paid the bill.
But Mr.. Wilson chose offhand be-
tween arbitration and the eight hour
day. He decided arainst arbitration.
II now the railroads, who certainly
should know decide that this means
bankruptcy for them and refuse 20
grant It: iffthey Sill demand arhitra-
finn and The men strike will 1T be a
fact that no responsibility will rest On
wilson and that the public VIII
Mace no blame on him for not having
decided for arbitration. which the en-
ployes could not then have refused to
grant Duluth News Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

Following the secret order Of the
railroad hrotherhoCds calling for a
strike on Sept. 4, the railroad mana
gers and executives increased their de-
france of coucedlng the eight hour day
with ten hours pay 10 their men.
Every last executive claimed II would
be confiscation TO adopt a scheme
which they say will cost abe railroads
$50 900. 900 more year. Congressional
interference was held out by President
Wilson as the last resort. The only
basis on which the railroad managers
from the start would consider al all
the eight-h hour day proposition OF their
employees was with an increase in the
freight rate which would offset the
salary increase. The railroad mama
gers who have been in conference with
the president at various times during
the crisis are shown here. They are
the national conference committee OF
the railways and are: !. G.. s. Wald
vice president and general manager
Sunset Central lines: .. II. W. Nc
Master. general manager W. &c L. f.
r. r.; 8. G. H. E.wius, general mana
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

out Of the dance six separate times
finally concluded that they didn't
seem to want him there" W
Swat the ball and walk d tnile.
Swat the ball; it's worth your while
Walk n mile and swat the ball.
Walk some more nor is that all.
Swat the ball and walk--what then?
Swat the ball and walk again,
After that you walk and--what!
Once again the ball you swat,
Keep on swatting as before.
When as far as this you've got,
Swat and walk, then walk and swat
Detroit Journal
If that strike comes on and lasts
very long Belgium will have chance
to get back at us with shipload of
food stuffs. OF course it would have
to come up the Mississippi but it isn't
as far now to Muscatine as when the
pioneers hauled hogs and wheat thrre.
Almost any % cent an hour man
could use % per cent increase. Per-
haps congress should investigate him
also
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
THE HARDING BOND BUNK"
Jefferson Bee.l

The Cedar Rapids Republican says:
But Mr.. Harding is not opposed to
bonds, either-he says he Is in favor
of bonds that the communities vote on
themselves. He Is not in favor of
bonds that some one in Des Moines
votes on some one in Spodunk town
ship. Is that a Laughing stock? Is
it to be laughed at when a candidate
says he is in favor of contracting only
such debts as are voted for by the
men who have to pay the debts? We
believe Mr.. Harding's road position,
bonds and all. Is the most sane in
vogue in Iowa. He is the only man
VINO has considered tie taxpayers as
well as the tax spender. He should
be honored for that
Who has, at any time. favored any
body voting bonds upon the people but
the people themselves? Who has, at
any time, favored Des Moines voting
bonds for Spodunk township? Who
has, at any time, favored anything else
than Contracting only such debts as
are voted for by the men who have to
pay the debts?"
Let us Danish insinuation and in
nuendo and get down to brass tacks.
II anybody is putting up any such
"jobs" on the people let them be
named in speech and song. Let us
tell the people who they are In a
specific way so the people may know,
and vote intelligently al the fall cleo
ton. Let us produce the proofs OF all
the skullduggery and spread it to the
people. Mr. Harding has repeatedly
said he was not opposed to proper
bond issues, but he Is lending the Inn
preston to people opposed to bond is
sues that he is, also. opposed to bonds.
Come on. boys. let's talk STRAIGHT
and campaign straight. Let it not be
said after election is over that the
people were euchred by any candidate,
The people who are opposed to bonds
don't want to vote for. Mr. Harding II
he is in favor Of them. Neither do
those who favor bonds want to vote
for him If he Is against bonds. Turn
on the light and let us have the truth,
In this great political game OF
poker" let there be no bluff" Let
all the cards be laid, face up. on the
table so the people may see them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

Ice-cream is q cooling summer drink
which lowers the tempera tire Of the
human body faster than DOMINIC the
knee length union suit During July
and August one of our greatest Ameri-
can industries is to gather at an ice
cream parlor and order everything
That looks as if it would cool the
parched neck OF the consumer.
A great change has, come over the
ice-cream business in the last few
years. Formerly there was only one
kind of ice-cream made, this being
rich. lumpy product which could be
tasted for several hours after passing
hence. Great care was taken to IN
sert plenty of salt in the cream in the
original rock formation, and one dish
was usually sufficient for man with
a hardy constitution. People formeri3
used ice cream as a pastry, whereas
nowadays 1t is ordered in feverish re-
laws and consumed with grapiophone
accompaniment.
Plain ice cream is not used any
more. except by the lower classes. Inc
ornamental concoction known as the
snndae has crowded it off the little
round table The sundae is composed
Of a pinch OF ice cream buried Under
f]avoring extracts, canned fruit and
mrs which we're shelled by a near
sighted empIoye. When this is all run
together and applied to the digestive
mechanism of the buyer, his tempera-
lure vii, drop twenty degrees at once
and the sale of teothpicks VIII De
greatly stimulated. There are some
thing like 1884 distinct varieties OF sun
daes. and new ones are being invented
so fast that they are harder to Keep
track of than the changes of admnis-
tration in Mexico.
Some people prefer to make their
own ice-cream at home, so they can
see what goes into 1T. spry wire
can do this easily in half a day II the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
Topics of the Times

Touting Harding as total abb
posure equally as humiliating and as
damaging as the facsimile letters
which are already in print.
49, ..-.
If the senate passes the Adamson
hill the law and the strike have both
been put over"
n oke the attendance records this year
without saloons. 1t is an insult to the
people of the state and communities Of
the state to assume that they take
their pleasures and carry their trade
only to wet towns.
Well, it will be happier holiday all
around if the shadow Of the strike is
lifted.
Just how that object lesson will
work on Mexico is not entirely clear
We went in after Villa and didn't get
him, threatened a lot of things we
UlOn 90, lne hthiSdiio ioo Wv 'Nt'0'
in the only armed clash and we are on
our way out over the good road we
built for the Mexicans to use later. 1t
would be just like those Mexicans to
imagine they had the best Of us in
diplomacy and arms.
General consideration Is being &C.
corded the suggestion that the sale
Of autos capable Of making more than
reasonable speed shall be forbidden
So the man who desires and knows
how to use a little extra speed safely
on occasion is being backcapped by
the speed maniac and the reckless
driver. OF course the speeding might
be stopped without such Law but ii
appears a change Of either officers OF
gears is necessary.
Some criticism of the Methodists is
offered because while the conferences
and gatherings are condemning his
candidacy Mr. Harding still remains a
member Of the church. That reminds
Of the person who having been thrown
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
Ripping Rhymes
DIVERSIFIED EARNING
BY WALT MASON

The farmers raise so many crops the,
harvest season never stops. They're all
ways reaping oats or hay. or putting
winter wheat away; alfalfa helps to pay
their debts. and keeps the world in eli
garets, and they have corn and Johnson
;; ;:;:.:s, ard sorghmm rane and garden
sass. SO, be the weather dry or wet.
some crop will be good safe bet. The
beans may shrivel in the heat, but
there,ll be divers kinds of wheat; the
oats may languish in the rain, but
there'll be lots of other grain. The
|cockleburs may pine away. but there'll
be stacks of luscious hay. The west.
ern farmers used to raise but little else
than yellow maize, and If a crop they
CHANGED to lose. in wintertime they ate
their shoes. Crop failure meant FAM
inc then: the fields were full OF hum
cry men. But now the corn may die.
the death, may wither in the hot win6'si
breath, and still the farmers tool their
cars, ana smoke the crinlsun- band cI=
CARS, and take to town the SHINING
bones, and buy peck. of precious
stones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

ger p. & r. Ry.; 4. n. d. Maher. vice
president Ma w. Ry.; 5. c. P. Neill,
Warrington; 6. G. II. Emerson, gen
aral manager Great Northern Ry.
r. James Russell. general manager D.
& r. G. r. r.; s. S. f. cotter general
manager Wabash r. r.; 9. G. l.. Bardo.
general manager y. Y, y. Fl. & II.
r. r.; 10. A. S. Craig. assistant to
receiver ST. l.. d S. F. r. r.: IL. P. 2.
Crowley. assistant vice president y. Y.
20. r. r.: IL. Elisha, Lee. chairman;
49, w. l.. Seldom, vice president S. A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
Masonic Meetings.
fisitors always welcome.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
shall Lodge No lbs. A. F. & \. NJ
Work in third degree Wednesday. sept
s, p. m. Dinner at 80 p. m. John W.
Wells, Secretary: B. Q. F'razey, W. NJ
5IGNET CHAPTER. Nc. So. r.. A. NJ.
Stated corvocation Monday evening,
Aug. 81. Regular business. Carl
Schaffner, H. P: John w. Wells, sec
rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ" Mon
day, Sept. IS; regular business. |. T.
FORBES. Recorder. George Gregory. l. M
STATED coNcLAVE, St Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X T., Tuesday
Sept 10, p. M; regular business. l.
T. Forbes. Recorder; H. c. Mueller
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. O. E.
e.-Regular meeting "Wednesday, sept
"a, S D. NJ Business. Eliza ). Bat
Tin, secretary; Cora NJ, Mcdowell
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

commission to connect every county
seat in Iowa with every other county
seat north, east. south and west with
graveled road. There Is much booster
money ready and waiting to operate
with the highway commission in OBJ
tanning federal aid money but the great
difficulty is going TO be to get 1t with
out launching complete system OF
state roads covering Ave year Pc
riOd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
Iona Newspapers
THAT "HOWLING AND KNOCKING"
fGlidden Granhic

This bowling and knocking on the
trio OF newspapers published at Des
Moines, Marshalltown and Council
Bluffs is getting to be disgusting. II
consists almost wholly OF exaggerated
statements and even bare faced lies
that are animated thru a spirit of
Jealousy. The Register and Leader,
the Times Republican and the Nom
pareil are models Of fearless and con-
scientious journalism that most Of
their critics would do well to copy
after When some two by four weekly
makes charges of corruption against
the Nonpareil, for instance it Is an
insult to the intelligence of people
such Is those in Giidden, who know
the Council Bluffs editor TO be entirely
above anything that could in any way
be construed as being dishonest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

L. Ry.; IA. ]. w. Higgins, Chicago;
To-. A. j.. Stone vice president Erie
Railroad; is. E. III. Coapman, vice
president Southern Railway; II. ]. g.
Walber, New York; u.s. L. W. Bald
win, general manager Central OF Geor-
gia. Ry.; 10. A. NJ. Schoyer, resident
vice president Pennsylvania line west;
90 f. w. Grice, general superintendent
transportation c. & o. Ry.; 81. p. r.
Albright. general manager A. c. Il.
r. r.: %. c. w. Kouns. general man!
ager A. T. & S. F. Ry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02
IcE-cR,EAM.
sealing uax -d abbaees-l An6

baby does not fall down the cellar
stairs. After healthy housewife has
turned the hide bound crank Of an tee
cream freezer for couple OF hours
and then discovers that she left out the
vanilla extract. she will not want to
drag her husband out to some social
event until she has had time to re-
cuperate. This teaches us that there
should be an ice-cream freezer in
every home. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

The ice-cream cone is an ingenious
device which consists. Of one part ices
cream and nine parts vacuum. Men
who could not be induced under any
circumstances to eat the crust OF the
bread will devour five or six ice-cream
cones on circus day without a murmur,
altho the cone by itself is about as
appetiZing as red cedar shingle.S
This shows us how high man stands In
the scale Of intelligence,