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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
THE PRESIDENT AND THE STRIKE.

The president Is speaking the mind
of the people Of the country when he
insists that another railroad crisis
must never occur. The only demurrer
to the assertion will be upon the meth
DDS whereby such crises shall be pre-
vented and avoided.
At present the deadlock seems to be
between the railway managers and the
president. The employees are in the
better position. A definite proposition
put up to the managers by the presi-
dent which includes the main conten-
ton of the unions leaves the men in
a position as comfortable as that Of
the railroads is uncomfortable. Behind
the presidents proposition is the yelled
threat of force. differences, whether or
not justified, are of seizure and forcible
operation. How much of 1t is bluff Is
left to guesswork. However between
the president and the railroads the
crisis seems to be about as acute as be-
tween the railroads and the employees.
The country will approve the efforts
of the president to avert this strike and
prevent other strikes IN every just and
equita BILE way. However, there are
those who will scarcely agree with a
demand upon the railways that reiter-
ates the demand of the men and
threatens force for non compliance
with a presidential decree Of that
character. The eight hour day is the
principal difference. That difference
should be settled by a court of arbitra-
ton or thru courts already constituted.
True enough the president proposes
that minor demands shall be arbitrated
but he orders the railroads to concede
the main point in contention. Moreover
the railroads are justified in their fear
that If the decision went against tho
eight hour day the situation would be
no better so far as strike is con-
cerned. It is not as easy to control
| 100000 men and mold then. TO de-
cision reversing their demands and re-
turning them to q longer day after they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21

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had become accustomed to the shorter
one and increased wage. The president
can get at the railroads. Just how
| he would go about keeping half mill
lion workers2at their Jobs II they chose
to defy his word is.not SO easy to see.
SO the railroad managers are not too
blamable it they fail to see utopian
conditions ahead.
All the railroads and the men are
entitled to is a square deal. The public
has a similar right The president Is
right when he insists that the crises
in business brought about by sucn
strikes must cease to be. But there
should be some guaranty from bota
sides that an agreement entered into
and decision rendered by a court
shall be binding on both parties. The
laws should govern not the decision Of
officials however high in place in this
country of temporary rulership. When
this crisis is over the legislative branch
VI government Lui IASA tiAC ca
ecutive statutes whereby he may make
good the pronouncement II the presi-
dent that such crises as the present
and from such causes can never occur
again. ct ~.
| In the meantime the president must
do the best he can and those whose In
terests are involved from trainman and
railroad to the farm farthest to market
should assist him and support him IN
every righteous proposition looking to
a settlement. When this case Is finally
adiudicated the men may be entitled
tc all they claim but mediation thas
demands complete surrender OF one
litigant to tn principal claim OF the
other Is scarcely judicial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
Foolish Fears About Bonds
.[Des Moines Resister.l

what higher than that Of Des Moines.
but not nearly high enough to bring
Calgary taxes up to Iowa taxes, and
Calgary has Its own light plant, it's own
water plant, Its own street railways,
its own everything that IL needed for
the public service, and Calgary has
made many more public improvements
IN the same length Of time than any
Iowa city or any city anywhere that
goes on the old haphazard plan Of
financing.
A bonding system such as Calgary
has distributes the cost of a public
improvement to all who enjoy the i'm.
provement while it lasts. It does mol
make the people Of any one year pay
the total cost Of bridge that will be
used fifty wears. 1t does not even COM
pei the people OF one year to buy a
road grader that will be in use sever,
years. 1t secures an absolutely fair
distribution Of burden, lowers the tax
of any one year. extinguishes the debt
when the machine or bridge is worn
out, and secures for the present many
OF the advantages 1t could never have
without anticipating the future.
Iowa needs nothing SO much today
as an intelligent discussion OF this
matter OF providing revenue for the
sort Of improvement that can not sbe
paid for In one years tax and ought
not to be paid for in one years tax.
What are we doing now? We arc is
suing bonds here. and there by coun.
ties, by school districts, by cities and
towns, without any provision what
ever for repaying them. in some al.
rections we are building without lot
or hindrance, without I! any thought
Of the burden we are heapi on the
future, we are going without many
things we ought to have because we
get sudden streaks OF fearfulness, and
we are putting enormous taxes upon
the present to make up for what We
do not have the courage! to finance
properly. No intelligent man can ak
cuse public financing as 1t is now done
In Iowa. @
No matter how the republicans Of
Iowa may vote in November there ID
not one of them who does not know
that Mr.. Harding is appealing to the
prejudices Of the ignorant IN his talk
on roads and finances and taxes, no
one who does not know that his plan
will not work, never did work, was
never proposed in good faith by any
body who knew anything. 8
Why should Iowa OF ali communi-
ties submit to a campaign calculated
to make the state the laughing stock
Of the country? .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
RAAI)lD0N REELS:
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The INNER TUBE.

~ ~.
The inner tube is one-piece union
suit which is worn inside Of a rubber
tire 1t is bne Of the most expensive
forms of underwear on the market but
that does not deter people who are
four years behind at the grocery store
from buying 1t.
The province Of the inner tube is to
hold air and anything else that 1t runs
into. When an inner tube is bright
and new it will hold a large quantity OF
air for a long time and cause the
owner to gloat over people whom he
passes on the road, engaged In chang
ing tires with a defiant look. But when
age creeps over the tube it Is liable
to rip open in some unexpected spot
and allow It's contents to evaporate
with a deadly and vindictive hiss.
There is nothing sadder in a life
crowded full OF grief and misfortune
than to start out on a picnic with a
party Of loved relatives and cold chick
en-, and have a trusted inner tube. let go
Of eighty pounds Of free air with .
long, mournful sigh.
One Of the worst faults OF the inner
tube is it's tendency to leak air ana
not say anything about 1t to the owner,
This results in the GROWING crime OF
the century, known as the slow punc-
ture. Nobody objects to a decreplt
inner tube which has run Its course
and is covered with the cruel scars OF
the amateur vulcanizer, when It ex-
plodes feet first with yell Of agony,
But there is nothing more dastardly
than the slow, clandestine escape OF
atmosphere from an inner tube which
finally allows the tire to squat on It's
hind legs in deep bed Of sand, far
removed from a shade tree or q
power pump.
1t is a pleasing task to replace an
exhau sted inner tube with one which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
THE DANCE

Some people call it dancin,"
Said man whose hair is gray,
1t looks to me like prancin'
In queer uncertain way,
Like hen upon griddle
Bobbin' all around so strange,
An l.miss Joe Struthers fiddle
An his warmth Ladies Change."
The music starts a-playin', -''s' '.'
But it doesn't sound the same;
An the slidin' and the swayin'
Strikes my eye as rather tame.
Ages, youthful, old an middle
We'd forget, with size anheft,
When Joe Struthers gra bbed his
fiddle
An sung out, Grand Right an
Left"" ...
Perhaps it's ies my drean1in'
OF the friends of long ago
An the youthful eyes a-gleamin'
An the youthful cheeks aglow.
This new dancin' like riddle
Lots O. things have seemed that
way
Since Joe Struthers with his fiddle
Give the signal, All Shas- say"'"
-Philander Johnson in Washington
Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
In Greater Need,

One OF the stories told by Spencer
Leigh Hughes in his speech in the house
of commons one night tickled every
body. It is the story of a small boy
who was watching the speaker process
sion as 1t wendell its way thru the
lobby. First came the speaker. then
the chaplain and next came the other
officers.
who, father. is that gentleman?"
said the small boy, pointing TO the
chaplain
That. my son." said the father, "is
the chaplain Of the house"
Does he pray for the members?"
asked the small boy.
The father thot minute and then
said: mo. my son: when he goes into
the house he looks around and sees the
members sitting there and then he prays
for the country."-People's Home Jour-
nal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
DIDN'T AGREE WITH KENYON.

AT the Fort Dodge chautauqua yes.
terday a committee took a straw vote
On the Iowa governorship, both men
and women voting. The result as given
in a dispatch from that city shows 60
votes among the men for Harding
against us for Meredith: women, 95
for Harding against 290 for Meredith
Summarized, Harding received 15i
votes in a normally strong repubii-
can precinct against 4OS cast for q
democrat. The male voters We're SO
practically 5 to l. SO the sentiment
against Mr. Harding seems to be a
little stronger among the men than
among the women.
Interest attaches to the fact that
both Harding and Meredith had spoke
to the chautauqua on the day prevl-
straw vote on the men had been an
nounced thru the press. Those facts
are valuable in analyzng the result Of
the vote.
In that community and among those
who attended and voted at the Fort
Dodge chautauqua the nsistence that
the liquor question is no longer an Is
sue failed to meet the test The main
reason why Harding was unable to get
more than one vote to three for dem
ocrat in republican precinct and in g
gathering of the kind Of people who
attend chautauquas is plain to be read
1t also appears evident that this as.
sembly Of thoughtful citizens do MOI
agree with their townsman Senator
Kenyon's laudation Of Mr.. Harding's
fitness to govern Iowa.
straw vote isn't an election or q
defeat by any means, but that was a
pretty big straw vote in county
which gave less than 5000 votes to the
leading candidate in the last guber-
Material campaign wherein the republ!.
can candidate had a majority over his
opponent Of one vote less than 800. 81
it may be accepted as significant, a
straw vote that indicates stronger
| wind than most Of US had imagined
setting against Harding and the Il
concealed purposes Of the Harding
campaign.
It is a most regretable situation FOL
the republican party when the minis.
| tiers, the churches and the chautauqua
assem- blages deny it's candidate. Fol
the republican party has found its ma
jorities among those people in the past
1t Is a poor exchange when we trade
| them for Harding candidacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
THE pRONEs.

The law comes first, and the law Of
God and man agrees on the interpreta-
ton Of the commandment Thou shalt
not KILL" but there are times in the life
Of every man when the temptation to
STAY without mercy becomes strong.
The writer has experienced this grea.
temptation on the occasion of passing
the several pool halls Of Marshalltown
at night after a ten-hour day spent in
trying to make an honest living.
No one likes to be insulted even by
brother worker, but when man
works twelve months in the year he
hates to have remarks made about his
person by lot Of drones whose chief
aim In life Is to alternate between a
booze bottle and a billiard cue.
How do these pool hall pests make
living? They never do days work,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
CA N DID A T E S

hOd Of bricks clear up q ladder nine miles Iongs
in politics, when summer heat is blazing strong.
IA candidate comes up to me, and hands me outhis
little card, "Im out for coroner" says he, and
need your vote, you old fat bard. Your influence
now beseech / wish you'd boost me to your
friends, and tell them all that Pm peach pursu-
ir,g patriotic ends" I'd rather wfiack span Of
steers, or dig long bitches in the earth, than drum
into the peoples ears a yarn about my sterling
pers Of guano ship, than beg the voters for d
lob, and Of my shining merits zip. Of all the tires
some, boresome skates we daily meet, at every
verst, the buttonholing candidates are easily the
rancid worst How beautiful upon the hills that
member Of the working clan, who hews Or weavsi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21

their knuckles can insert fresh tube
by hand in less time than 1t takes to-
erect hollow title silo. While doinS
SO. however. most men remove the
women Of the party to = safe distance
where they will not be contaminated
by the smlphurous tenor'of the cons
versation.
BY rights, ~.he inner tubs, should BE-
made OF fourteen inch armor plate,
with concrete base.This would make
motoring safe and pleasant and pre-.
vent many a man from falling from
grace with profane thud. is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome

.
STATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
shall Lodge No. 10s, A. F. & A. NJ. Reg :
u:ar business Friday. Aug IS. p. m
John W. Wells Secretary; B. Q. Frazey
W. NJ.
GiGNET CHAPTER. No 80. r. A. M.
Stated convocation Monday evening,
Aug. 81. Regular business. Carl
Sohaffner H. P; John W. Wells, Sec
rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Mon
day, Aug. 81: regular business. l. T.
Forbes, Recorder. George Gregory. l. NJ.
STATED CoNcLAVE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X. T.. Tuesday
Aug %. 8 p m; regular business: l.
r. Forbes, Recorder: H. c. Mueller
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. O. E.
S.-Special meeting Wednesday, Aug
g, at s p. m. Initiation. Eliza .
Battin. secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
W. N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
Topics of the Times

The reason that congressman are not
afraid to double the income tax is that
less than one-half Of l per cent OF
the people of the United States pay
any income tax. There were $4,000, 900
votes cast for president four years ago
but only 100000 incomes have been re-
turned for taxation not quite per
cent Of the voters acknowledge in
comes in excess of $4,000 per annum
hence the political influence Of those
who pay the income tax is nihil when
rated in voting strength.
Those chautauquans at Fort Dodge
evidently had concluded that Senator
Kenyons endorsement Of Harding was
like the non alcoholic near beer like
~ TO be spiked with alcohol by those
who use 1t.
A man by the name of LEILA from
Perry, Iowa, jumps on to the pes
Moines Register and the state highway
commission and the Register finds that
Della wanted a county bridge built
near his farm but since being deneC
has had it in for the highway commits
sion. The editor of the Times Repub-
lican has faced a great many audiences
in many parts of Iowa in discussion
Of the road problem and Invariably
after some person in the audience has
opposed the improvement of the county
road system it has been explained by
local residents that that man lives on
a township road and does not want the
otter road improved ahead OF his road.
Until the general average Of people can
learn to silence this voice of selfishness
we will never proceed with public i'm
provements.
When the boys were driven out Of
their tents by the storm on the gulf
coast did you note that the Y. NJ. c. A.
was on hand with comfort and sleeping
places? The "Y' Is to the we'll soldier
what the Red Cross is to the wounded
80
President Ripley, Of the A.; T. & s..
F., hopes the men will strike Presi-
dent Ripley and the parrot that talked
too much seem to be first cousins. He
has faculty Of saying the wrong thing
and at the wrong time. .,..
Whenever the man is heard from
who lost his memory thirteen years
ago and to whom the past has been
perfect blank the suspicion is that the
shock OF a financial shortage had
something to do with the sudden re-
storation of the past.
The recording secretary of the tax
payers league is pretty big man. He
practically confesses as much in a
communication to the Des Moines Reg
lister. All of which goes to support the
assertion that you can kick an rator
and a great man out of every bush In
out all by themselves like the wise man
in Mother Goose from the bramble
bush.
The farther the debate between Har-
ding and the BEST Moines Register goes
the more convincing it is that Harvey
and not Harding ought TO be COVER
nor.
Suppose we listen to Doran, and
Ducey, and Pierce and Della? The
Register says it in all seriousness we
might just as we'll listen to Blodgett
and be done with it.-Des Moines Reg
lister.
Only the deaf may refuse to hear but
that doesn't include paying attention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
TNlEsREPUBLICAN MARsHALLToWN IOWA: AUGUST II 1916

ting some kind of surface on the
roads to keep them in shape-it may
Esbe oil or gravel or macadam. "The
farmers are not going to stand in
their own light" the Press adds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
When He Worked.

a celebrated author thus sketched
o1t his daily program to IN interview
e.: Rise at II, breakfast at II; atten-
ton to mail; few afternoon calls; n
hide In the park; dinner; the theater;
: "A then To he'd "Rut when do YOU do
your literary work." he was asked.
,s~why, thS next day, Of course. was
fhe rsply
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
An Incentive.

Mrs. Wabash-What are you going
to ask from your husband in your di-
yorce proceedings?
Mrs. Dearborn--Tm going to ask for
$4,000 year.
But he doesn't make that much.
does he ~
mo: but there's no reason why he
shouldn't work little harder. ~ onk-
ers Statesman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
TERMS.

Evening Edition by mail. $%.09
Hy the month by mail. ........ 80
Delivered BY carrier by the month so
Later Edition for morning cirtu- "a
Twice Week Edition per year. 100
Entered at the postoffice at Mar
shalltuwn as second class mail matter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21

The Iowa Press says that while the
farmers have put an end to the talk
Of payer roads in Iowa, that doesn't
mean that the farmers are going to
stand in the way Of conserving what
we are now spending on roads by put
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21

has had good. long rest underneath
the back seat. There is nothing easier.
unless 1t is to oil a cone clutch while
standing at the head Of the. car. Two
strong willing men who are not pressed
for time and do not care to preserve
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21

while the women are swatting the
flies let the men swat the weeds" pro-
poses the Traes Star-Ciipper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

1T is necessary to keep the supreme
court right. 1t Is necessary that
good men be chosen for judges. Two
of the sitting judges, named Evans
and Deemer, are candidates for re-
election. Both of these men should
be Reelected" warns the Des Moines
Capital. THE voter should take no
chances. These men have been tried
and have not been found wanting"
The Rockport Register says:
when man who is in position
of leadership takes the attitude tow
ard a question wherein there is cry
ing need Of reform that he is in fav-
or Of no more progress than an un-
informed or even misinformed pop
ulace wants, he is entitled to just
as much credit for such a position as
weather vane is entitled to credit
for pointing to the south when the
wind is blowing from the south, or
pointing to the north when the wind
is blowing from that direction. The
above analogy applies quite accur-
ately to Candidate Harding touching
his attitude on the good or better
roads question"
Get in the game and advertise, and
get busy, and be prepared to render
the public service instead Of levy
ing a tribute, and the mail order
nightmare will not haunt your day
dreams Of unearned prosperity" adj
vises the Eldora Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
Iona Newspapers
BOARDING THE POOR.

Up in Emmet county the state ex-
aminers find 1t is costing 50 per week
to maintain the inmates OF the county
poor farm. There must be something
rotten about the management Tama
county has maintained from forty to
fifty poor people upon her county farm
for many years at an expense Of from
$3.50 to 50 per week each. But Tama
county employs manager that knows
how to farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21
PREACHERS AND POLITICS.

Some newspapers grow excited over
the minister in politics and say thai
he is stepping beyond the grounds OF
propriety and outside of his field of
usefulness when he dabbles in politi-
cal movements Of any kind. 1t is
argued that the minister lessons his
influence in his own church and upon
the people in general. But why not
the minister in politics? Why can he
not WELD useful and helpful in
fluence upon our national life? He is
educated, or at least should be, is a
man Of high moral character, he feels
keenly upon all subjects which make
for clean and right living and should
be able to exert an influence for good
in the field Of politics. Whatever his
church or creed, he should be well
coined into the political arena. The
greatest trouble with our form Of gov
eminent is that we can not get the
good people to take an interest in poll
tics. They too often leave state and
national affairs to those who hope %
profit directly or indirectly from their
political activities. 1t is hardly like
ly that the ministers will be found ad-
vocating the success OF anything which
will make the nation or the state
worse and when you hear a man COM
planning about the minister in poll
tics 1t Is we'll to watch him. OF course
If the ministers of one denomination
are to take an active interest in poll
tics, there should be no criticism when
the ministers Of = other churches do
likewise. ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-26
ROOSEVELT STOCK IS
NOW 5 TO Z SHOT
FOLLOWERS on IN-pRT~l-
niNi MS SMOKED OFT
iill SpillNN"

Dhmeo Y. Maf as Headquarters
Nore np,u.d 6aaaY n Chicago hy the
adhcr,uu of cbas " Fairbanks tho
nIi H,mdrH of Indiana. aud hla
Hl.u'ni boom took a leap a.
uli uunefa III fha htonl. aon
nr numerous lamm O. Goudrich
uallnnal committeeman ana republ
nn nomueu tof ms.ruor % Indiana.
q m ohmu s. o. alrbanhs head
unrDm
tUolDiDll wIu D. tlded |n iha mao.
hFOmon' ol be Fairbanks campaign
hy Wm ~ tla chairman of the re-.
publican afa mmlfeo 40 Indiana.
Elunri rpuer FORMER progressive
.un .muum ana Horace 4 sbIt
welt
Goolrrh ued statement IN
uhl,h ha nia Fairbanks public
r,oold aaad ea Nmcrloanlam and
prptudn. ana every other live Ia
aur llo auda for au adequate pre-.
pnrrine 0of national defense. the
Ir,fomiou oi fhe protective tariff. the
e. luraloo of ihe American flag 70
o,Hn lndr routes aud necessary Of
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