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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
SETTLING the SAL oon QUESTION.

{ The opponents of prohibition say
the prohibition question in Iowa is
settled, yet the next general assembly
must pass the resolution submitting
the question of constitutional pro-
hfbition to vote of the people two
years hence. The last general assem-
bly, passed the resolution and unless
the next general assembly does like
wise, the question of constitutional
prohibition viii be postponed for at
least four years. Ii Iowa hopes to take
the long step forward by making pro-
hibttion constitutional she must look.
after the members she elects to the
general sSenbly.--Indianola Herald.
And We should also see 10 1t that the
governor of Iowa is not 10 be one who
would use the full strength of his po-
siuon in opposition to forever settling
the saloon question in this state. Like
wise We should see to it that the lieu
tenant governor is not one who would
make up the wrong kind OF committees
in the senate and that the attorney
general is rot to be one who will wink
at law violation by finding technical
obstacles in the way Of strict enforce
Tnert
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16

Mexico II insulting % the intelIiseucs
OF Americana. b
There II no responsible government
in Mexico; there can be no binding
treaties made with anybody; there 10
no control over the armed bandits who
call themselves an army. there IS no
excuse for paying Differences to Car
rama. He forfeited all claims TO the
respect Of the country long ago when
he douted and insu,ted the Washing
ton government and ordered Il to
withdraw Its forces from Vera Crus
which II did. 81; ss s
Villa II still at large. The bandits
are gathering again. The border y
raided exactly a. II General PershinE
and his forces were In Alaska. Scott
is made fgurehead and Funston has
his hands tied. The mission OF the ex-5
petition 10 not accomplished. The vice
tins at Columbus have not been
avenged The United States stands
Ike an fmpotent and trembling giant.
scoffed at by Mexican cutthroats. who
believe they have proved America,
with all its strength. to be too proud
or too ,cowardly to protect its own
people or punish their murderers.--
wasfington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
AN OPPORTUNITY.
. tEIdora Herald.l

The cherry and peach trees are be-
ginning 10 bloom. The lawns are green
and the air is full Of the damp earth
smell And the city man gets sore on
his Job and yearns for little farm.
Every store. office and factory has a
man or two who finds IL hard to work
within prison walls when his soul is
out where has dreams are, on plot OF
rich. green grass beneath tree. lying
on his back, gazing upward at the
drifting clouds, hearing the songs OF
birds. the squeaking Of insects and the
soughing Of warm breezes in the
branches II he only had a little farm
he could shake off these shackles OF in
dusfrial slavery. He could tell the boss
to go hang. He could be rid forever Of
the time clock aud lift up his arms to
the blue sky, free man. That ts In
the dream. G.s,g
All nice, as dreams go. but every man
who has lived on farm knows that to
get along there one has to work-not
from O'Clock in the morning until s
O'Clock in the afternoon, but all the
time. Before the city or town man is
barely up in the morning, the progress
sive farmer has been at work for hours.
He has MIXED fl ON four to ten cows,
run the milk thru the separator, put
the cream in a cool basement, fed the
SKINNED milk TO the pigs. fed and cur
rieG from two to four horses. carried
corn to three or four different pens of
hogs. fed from two to six young calves,
shelled corn Tor the chickens. taken the
cows to the pasture and on the wax
back driven the calves to the lower
twenty. has eaten his breakfast and has
been in the field blowing for an hour.
There is always something to do on a
farm. Even when It rains there is har-
ness to patch and the fences to repair.
And on top Of this the farmer who
makes his business pay has to keep
pp-to- date on the markets.. Farm life
has many conlpensations. It in an in
dependent life and wholesome way OF
living. But there Is a boss there, too.
and his name is WORK.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
America ti... ,HumiIi...ds ~ Mckee. g

While Carrarza sticks at technicali-
ties and tries to induce the United.
States TO withdraw its troops. a body
of Mexicans shouting Viva Car
ranza!rf and Viva Villa" makes a
raid across the American border at
Glenn Springs and kills three soldiers
and child. There were from seventy
FIVE to 200 Mexfcans in the party. and
only nine American soldiers were at
Glenn Springs to guard the place. The
sergeant In charge Of the American
soldiers directed brave defense. and
In the thick OF the fight placed two
badly wounded soldiers on motor
trucks and sent them to receive medi-
!caI aid. The raid was made about
midnight on Friday. After lootins q
factory and several stores the Mexi-.
cans disappeared.
| Meanwhile, General Scott IS kept at
Ell Paso dfckering with General Obre-
goH, who In unable to bring negotia-
| tons to head on account OF the OBJ
1 1iessf is,f,s made szby safranzaa to small
minor points. carranza pretends that
The agrees to all the main points Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
nh DENTlsT.
|, E6{,1 6rHlI !.

The dentist Ia . mild hammered mo
chanic who tinkers with the human
mouth at IS per tink, Owing to the
Frequency with which people arr
obliged to have their mouths tinkered
with, refined. redecorated and TO-
shingled, the dental profession has be-
come highly lucrative and pays larger
returns than any other form OF In
vestment except stock Ia = machine
gun factory.
For q great many years the dentist
was almost unknown in this country,
and the teeth Of the common people
were allowed to decay and fall out
with 4 depressing frequency. Every
once In q while some travelling dentist
would come along on roam saddle
horse and true up the teeth Of an en-
tire family In exchange for q nights
lodging. How different II Is today,
when 1t costs more to sit down In a
dental chair and
drink q couple OF bags OF laughing gas
than It does to go thru the Yellow
stone Park In wheel chair.
Every successful dentist knows ex-
actly how many teeth there are In
the average mouth, and II necessary
can cali them by their first name, The
laws OF most states prescribe that the
dentist shall be able to tell one tooth
from another. 50 that the raw and un-
tried amateur viii settle down in some
secluded village and render the In.
habitants toothless. After patient
who is Of hopeful and parsimonious
turn Of mind has been experimental
upon for a few days by some unfiedged
graduate whom nature intended for
the horseshoeing business. he will re-
tire thoughtfuliy to his domiciie and
order some new teeth by parcel post.
The dentist does not like to inflict
pain AZ 1t tnterferes with his aim. and
this has given rise to the school OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
Masonic Meetings.

J" Visitors always welcome.
STATED COMMUNICATION Mar
shall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. M.
regular meeting Friday. May 10. p,
m. John W. Wells, secretary; B. O.
Frazey. w. NJ
sIGNET CHAPTER. Nc. 50. R. A. M.
Special convocation Thursday evening.
May Is. o'clock. Work in Mark Mas
ter's degree. Carl Shaffner, H. P; John
w. Wells. secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ, Tues
day, May 1s, for work. /. T. Forbes
Recorder. George Gregory. i. M
STATED coNcLAvE, St Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, K. T, Tuesday.
May %, p. m Regular business. l. I.
Forbes, Recorder: H. c. Mueller, Com
mander.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. S. Wednesday, May
II. at D. m. Eliza S. Bartin. secre-
tary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
"oLD MOORE"

Old Moore was farmer rhirty-five
years ago over In Illinois, four miles
from town. Not one of the farmers
who pillow corn. but one who lived on
his farm and bossed it from milk house
to the far pasture. His buildings
were bigger than most Of those on the
farms in those days, his house was
better and his barns roomier He was
one of the first men in the country to
screen his windows and doors with
wire netting instead of the MOSQUITO
bar most Of the folks nailed on from
the outside. His horses were sought
here and there because he owned
pedigreed Morgan horse and produced
general purpose horses that had speed
and endurance and style. He made
money on his big farm. He insisted
on feeding his cattle there He wasn't
exactly popular with the local stock
buyers because he got all there was
self Strange to say he wasn't popu-
lar with other farmers. They rather
resented him as man who while fall
ing to work with his hands still made
the farm pay better than most Of
those who did go afeld.
Moore was an innovator. It was
Moore that bought six rubber coats
and hung them in the harness room
with rubber boots to match. On day
too wet to pillow corn when his five or
six hired men had settled down to an
afternoon Of seven UP Moore spoke Of
fences to fx on the back forty, sent
one man rubber coated and booted
that way on horseback with orders to
come In If It rained too hard and sent
another similarly equipped another
way. So most month hands cussed
old Moore; but a very noticeable thing
was that Moore had good fences and
peculiar thing was that he couIdh't
keep a good man more than four OF
! five years at stretch. The fellow
| went to farming on his own account
No he didn't seem mad at Old Moore
He got his horses OF Moore. Some say
those fellows borrowed money oa
Moore or their own notes and thai
| Moore used to drive over to look oyel
| their work and give advice. AnyhoR
the hired man who stuck TO Moore al.
J ways turned out we'll He was good
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
CAMPAIGN MATHEMATICS.
=. Cedar Rapids Gazette

The republican gubernatorial CAM
paign is developing a mathematical
problem Of great Importance. Soexcit-
ing are the plays that the professor OF
vulgar fractions may be compelled to
put on the mask and step right up be-
hind the bat to render his decisions. Al
that he may need several very fane in
struments to be used in determining
gross totals. percentages and margins.
Republican politicians are proceeding
on the theory that w. L. Harding. IL he
secures the entire wet vote. will have
thirty-five per cent of the total and
that. unless Cosson. Kuehnle or Allen
secures thirty six per cent Harding Will
be nominated. If Harding can control
the wet vote, which is in the minority.
he calculates that the majority. or
dry" faction win support him at the
polls as matter Of party loyalty.
Having conceded thirty five per cent
to the "wets," Cosson and Allen are en-
gagged in efforts to split the remaining
sixty i've per cent, 30 that one may
have thirty-six per cent OF the total.
Both wish to defeat Harding. In order
to get thirty-six per cent OF the total
vote. either Cosson or Allen must poll
fifty five per cent Of their estimated
dry vote. Some job. ,..r
And all this leaves Carl Kuehlne out
of the calculation. which is not In the
least mathematical. Ruehine will have
votes. a large number Of them. He L.
not worrying in front of the grand
stand. He has put a lid on his cam
paign, discharged the drum corps,
equipped his boots with rubber heels.
and Is probably printing his campaign
literature in cerise ink on pink mono
gram paper The Kuehlne silencer is
to be recommended Tor militant pcliti-
clans. Somehow Kuehlne, expects to
pull down his necessary thirty-six per
cent and II the Cosson Allen combat
for the control of the dry vote goes to
about one hundred rounds. the repub-
Iican voters will be driven to drink and
support OF Harding or they viii take
UP Kuehine as q "near-dry substi-
tute. ~. - = -. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
Topics of the Times

The old adage about leading a horse
to water fits the church disciplines on
amusement very much as 1t does poll
ticla platforms You can't make EN-
drink
Germany Is serving I sparrows In
restaurants. However. that isn't
certainty that starvation is the rea-
son. The old fellow who cooked for
the q" eating house at Sterling, Ill.,
many years ago used to dish up a pot
pie Of sparrows that made his place
famous. Sparrow pot pie IL luxury
No doubt 1t Is doubly 80 In Germany
under the circumstances.
This county has been hunting down
wolves for many years but every now
and then somebody kills q wolf OF
breaks up a dam. And so we may ex-
pect to pay bounty on bootieggel
from time to time but that's no reason
why we should encourage them t.
breed. There will always be burglars
ana wolves anu nuotieggers until tht
InlllSn1uIQ. Inc olA lAAAiAo ~ ~ -
vent their multiplying and replenish'
ing the old savage saloon stock.
A 'Shavateria," where one shave
himself, has been opened in the lool
district of Chicago. The shop is d.
| vided into compartments, and all tn
| implements of shaving are found there
The charge is 10 cents. This is sal
Ito be the first establishment OF 1t
| kind. Spose it's patrons will get int
the habit il talking to themselve
about hair tonics and BASEBALL
The short skirt is here TO stay for
least another season according to tn
report of the style committee of tn
National Cloak. Suit and Skirt Associa
ton. 1t is all right, sensible. service
! able, becoming and modest provided
lis maintained long enough to reach fror
1.-THE waist to the shoe tops. From IN
tight skirt to the short skirt mas bee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
ALIENS LOSING TACTICS.
TE'ia rio- CIippeF.1

Senator J. H Allen in his campaign
for the governorship nomination Is
certainly using peculiar tactics. His
attack on Cosson shows just what he
has IN mind. Allen knows that he can
not get the nomination and is there
fore determined that Cosson shall not
have IT, Allen and his henchnen have
devoted an their efforts to fighting
Cosson. ,altho they are professediy
striving for the same things that Cos
son stands for. The latest from Allen
is a statement that Cosson and Gov
ernor Clarke made deal two years
ago whereby Cosson was to have
Clarke's support for the gorernorship
this year, providing he did not enter
the race against Clarke at that time.
This charge liz strongly denied by Cos
son and Governor Clarke and r. an
other evidence Of Aliens attempt to
place Cosson IN bad light with the
voters Charges OF this kind from
Allen are in extremely bad taste. He
loses many times as much as he gains
by such tactics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
PROVE UP OR SHUT Up.


The Gazette did not support George
". Clarke for governor two years ago,
but requests to be shown some EVIL
dence of the bargain mentioned .
IL Governor Clarke And s.slAttorney
General Cosson, by themselves or thru
representatives. arranged such a bar
gain as Senator. Allen sets forth there
should be better evidence than Ii af-
forded by mis- unsupported word. Those
who actually participated should be
produced in order that the public may
Judge of their reliability.
Senator Allen should name the men
who approached him with a PROPOSE
ton 70 limit the service of George
Cosson as governor to- one term OF
two years in return for his support.
The senator is assuming his power to
deliver a.. important number of votes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS.

Before the next legislature meets in
Iowa the United States government
will De aiding in the building of roads
in every state Bills for this purpose
have passed each house Of congress at
Washington and remain only TO be
merged into one in conference The
southern senators and congressmer are
enthusiastic for good roads and they
control
The senate bill which Will probab bly,
become the basis Of compromise appro-
PIRATES for post roads in all the states
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Washington County Press.1 =

There are several good candidates
for attorney general but pre-eminent
among them is Fl. N. Havner Of Ma
rengo. He is able, aggressive and
clean. His whole life typifles the
best in American citizenship. His at
titude is right toward every public
question and he is essentially a
pioneer. He Is always looking for
ward-and always on the advance. We
can distinctly remember Havner en-
forcing the liquor laws when 1t was
unpopular and he was derided as a
crank. But Havner never stopped.
He knew he was right and he never
counted the consequences OF hostile
public sentiment that needed enlight-
eminent His career for law enforce
>ment became notable turnout the state
and 1t was indeed a triumph when he
put the saloons out OF Des Moines.
Havner has the best Of fighting quail
ties, he has plenty Of good sense and
he persists to the end. He is all sub :
stance, solid. direct, strong. Il ne
should be nominated there will be
succession of remarkable men In the
attorney generals office. Byers Co.'S
son. Havner are names high on the
Iowa roll OF honor.
CUTTING COSTS BYsCoNTFoAcT.
rSpencer Reporter1
| Last week the board entered mt
| a contract with Clint Maddy who or.
ganizes himself into company callee
the Spencer Carriage Company q
| gravel twenty five miles Of road tn
work is to start on or before July
and conclude when done or cois
/ weather prevents working. Mr. Madd!
4 will bring White auto trucks 1T
wide wheels and capable Of faulini
about SIX yards Of gravel per load
/ each truck pulling three trailers witt
2 capacity OF around two y rus Q
/ gravel to the trailer thus MAXIM
J about dozen yards ,f gravel AZ .tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
4 very wholesome . ana efrioient

a very wholesome and efficient. re-
form. u n. 8,;sss II
Ten thousand applications for tick
cts to the moose convention and 4o.-
900 for tickets TO the republican con-
vention have already been made. As
the republican arrangement offers
maximum of 1880 seats and but 500
visitors seats have been planned for
the moosers 1t looks as tho those who
have friends at court had best get
busy.
If you had to stand guard night and
day to keep an i'll disposed neighbor
from coming over TO your house, and
abusing the family. would you con-
tinue to watch waitfuily or take stern
er measures2 49, 5a5sIg N.a ls
Teddy is said to favor Cummins
above all other candidates except
present company, Of course. He Will
not fight Hughes, but he favors Cum.
minis is the report Of those who seem
to speak with authority. If Roosevelt
backs his talk wit haction-and that
is q characteristic of Roosevelt--Cum-
minis has an element of strength in
the convention that is quite likely TO
nominate him. &, IL
The Rolfe Arrow from up in Alien
county seems to put it even palmer
that Senator Allen himself when (
says IF you can't vote for Allen Har-
ding ought to be your man" However,
attempts to throw the Allen temper.
ance vote to Harding thru disappoint-
ment and anger will gain votes for
Cosson. The Arrow is doing Mr.. Cos
son q service when 1t offer such adj
vice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16

ID. good night! You filled with gee this planet
with Joy your wicked boy in bygone days filled
How that while laughter nearly
Killed me! Comrads Peck. you deck. after
days speaker did sober dseds wrote heavy
lofty fame seeker governed well. people tell
province Of wisconsin: magistrate yon hit Eait
doubles entrawncin. But cries. How nobiy
wise was Peck statesman. thinker statesmanshp
he had grip ne surely cnker.' But by your bier
We shed tear. draw sackcloth closer and say
Good night, Old friend. sleep tight With Bad Boy and the
GrocerI" saSE 8
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
WASHINGTON COUNTY SOCIETY

Bob Cherry does not seem to like
our society items. Saturday he said
Who in hell wrote lip that affair OF
mine. 1 didn't see IL till my cousin
sent ii from Ainsworth" Bob liz not
great reader. He said There was no
use in describing how folks were
dressed. as half of them were not
dressed that way anyhow He said
that was a hell OF a write-up," and
Bob belongs TO the Second church. He
said. when ] have another party. for
Gods sake do not write It up" We
asked him IL he expected to get mar
ried again and he said he did not. Bob
is 81 and was never married before
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16

Experimental upon BY some unHedssd
graduate whom nature intended for
the hs-ssshesins business. hi
horse-power drill without Desiring to
murder the dentist and his entire FAM
lily back to the fourth generation
Some people would rather be operated
on by painless dentist and wake up
with mouthful OF ofH-colored
porcelain pegs than have their feet
toyed with BY q crude. butter- fingered
chiropodist and be Obliged to wear felt
slippers down to the office.
THE dentist should always be treated
with respect, 30 that he VIII not be-
come discounted and cause two cavi.
ties. to grow where but one grew be-
fore. sFs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16

Ihe conditions are that a state must
have state highway department with
competent engineers to supervise and
the state must contribute dollar for
dollar for all federal aid it receives. The
total amount available in each state
is apporioned one-third according to
area, one-third according 10 popula-
ton and one third according to mile
age Of rural delivery routes. This will
give the state of Iowa approximately 4
per cent of the total or a federal aid
fund from 100000 up TO 81, 900 900 Ave
years from now.
If our automobile money could now
be used as a state aid fund we could
meet the conditions necessary to re-
ceive federal aid without Increasing our
own taxes and If the state could then
use both federal money and auto money
with which TO contribute half the cos,
as the state Of Minnesota now does
from l mill state levy we could get
some permanently graded and graveled
roads at once If the Counties could
then anticipate their own tax and the
states aid for a period of years with
bonds as is now done in Illinois. Mime
sofa and many other states We could
have hard surfaced roads without any
increase in the taxes which we are now
paving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16

5s2s4 In Advance Of His Time. %
~Iook here, you said you'd have my
ear ready last night Well, what
~ Yas coming around tonight foE!-
JnAcA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
He Remembered.

LAwson-AI thought you swore OF
snaokins January l." Dawson--'I did.
Ard then 7 happened to remember that
! hadn't got my meerschaum pipe fully
1e1ersd yea
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16
Iona Newspapers
IOWA GIRL IN THE F.ALkLANDS
iowa Advocated

iowa ANEOCate.I
Mrs John Rowen received letter
from her daughter in the Falkland Is
lands. Her husband is manager of a
large estate. They have sold twenty
eight bales of wool which brought over
$4,000 They have 275 bales more to
sell and have 10000 sheep on the
ranch The war sent the price of wool
a soaring
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-16

painless destistry, which does not cost
any more than any other kind. III ia
. great treat to sit down In dental
chair and be played Upon by four