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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
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The men at Camp Dodge are volun-
teers. They are going out to fight for
their country. They were not compelled
to enlist. No one could have taken them
to the drill hall. They presented them
selves voluntarily. They are DING out
to fight for those who are not at pres
emit wiling to go. Those who are not
Wiling to go ought to recognize their
obligations to those who do 20. They
ought to be courteous to them; to honor
them; to do everything for their com
fort; they ought to organize and sup
port their families. A soldier gets but
us per month. II he leaves a wife and
child at home, the patriotic men who
stay at home should support that wife
and child, and 1t should not be done as
q matter Of charity. 1t is not necessary
to raise the pay of private soldiers
The present pay is possibly all that a
soldier needs for his own use while at
the front or while in camp. Then If
the community relieves him of the re
spoasi5ility of supporting his wife and
child, 1t is better than a general in
crease OF wages. If the paw is in
creased for all the men, il would give
the army the appearance of having a
mercenarr purpose. This must be
avoided The soldiers at Camp Dodge
did not enlist for pay, and they are not
concerned In regard to pay provided
their zeal ones are taken care of. 1t
Is right for the community to bear a
par: es the burden Of war and this can
be done by the support of the families
Of soldiers. European soldiers are Maid
hiIt a tr,if1e. but the fa railv of every soI
der is supported BY the government
during the war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
SAFE IN THE COUNTRY.

People in the full enjoyment of
rural towns of Iowa and upon its
farms can read of the terrible epidemic
in New York City today and realize
what a blessing ii is to be citizen of
a state which has no great cities and
is free from the consequent ills that
arise from congestion of population.
Infantile paralysis is a scourge that
can travel anywhere and once epidemic
can attack children of the farms or
small towns as we'll as those of the
city. but life for infants in a great city
is such a hazardous struggle at best
the infant population weakened and
debilitated and unprepared for at
tack.
Life in the wholesome country close
to the source of food supply entails far
less exhaustion than that in the great
city when the hot weather descends
upon us all. A place to play and run
about in the open air will do more for
children than the doctors and hospitals
of city can possibly do.
God made the country and man was
a fool to leave it for the city. His in
fants are dying in New York City as
the price of mans attempt to defy ma
ture. 1t is estimated that $4,000 chill
dren have fed from their homes in that
great city to seek refuge in the coun-
try. The disease grows in hot wealth
err" says DR.. Emerson. health commits
sioner; hence the people of Iowa should
congratulate themselves upon the bless
ing that are theirs to be able to live in
the country. Let no man think of sub
jecting his children to the dangers Of
life in a great city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
Thirtee,, Millions For Roads

F., mission amounted to six-te nths Of one
| per cent of the road expenditures for
| the year, and that the cost of the
| county engineer system amounted to
~ per cent.
That Iowa is getting very much more
for the money spent in road work now
than she was getting a few years ago,
| Is shown by the reduction in the cost
of grading and bridge work. Under
the provisions -of the present law,
grading must be advertised, and the
cost Of grading III 1915 was from is to
20 cents per cubic yard Under the old
system, or rather lack of system, the
cost Of grading ran from % TO so cents
per cubic yard, and this at a time
when labor was considerably cheaper
| than it is now.
In the matter OF bridge work, few
years ago the bridge building in Iowa
was parceled out among few con-
tractors. who got together and agreed
that one should have this part Of the
state. and another that and a third
another part, and they would not in
terfere with one another. These con-
tractors made their own bridge plans,
and got about whatever prices their
There was practically no competition
between them. Under the present law,
the county supervisors must have
plans and specifications prepared by
competent engineers. and must adver-
tise these plans and specifications and
invite bids. In every county where
there is much bridge work to be done.
therefore, there Is keen competition be-
tween from three or four to as many
as thirty five firms, depending on the
size OF the contract.
There are very few states in the
union which spend as much as Iowa
spends on roads and bridges. Our pres
ent system leaves much to be desired,
but it is so infinitely superior to any
system which we have had heretofore
that it is difficult to see how any dis
interested. responsible citizen can Sc
riously suggest that we abandon it for
the old methods. The farmer, who
pays such a large percentage of this
thirteen and half million dollars of
road money. should of all men. insist
that 1t be spent undec competent SUI
pervision. And he should make it his
business to see that the supervision is
competent.
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will they go on and use that political
power for self ACKNOWLEDGMENT?
The tax upon large incomes even at
the increase proposed is not going to
confiscate any mans property. We
have not vet reached the degree OF
oppression from which we are warned
but we are drifting that way. We are
bearing off in the, very direction in
which our alarmists have predicted we
would go and it is the same road which
European governments have travelled
in taxing men upon their incomes.
Ye taxespayers who have surtaxes
to pay, if there be any in Iowa, beware.
Congress has designs upon your wealth.
1t is needed for pork.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
EXPLOITING THE RICH.

The new war revenue bill reported
to congress contains provision Tor
an increase in the tax upon incomes
which was inevitable and which justi-
ties the prediction Of political econo-
mists that tax legislation would GER.
tainly travel this way. 1t is proposed
to raise 800, 00O. 900 additional revenue
by increasing the tax upon all incomes
but most of it will come from surtaxes
upon incomes above 100000 per annum.
comes above $4,000 per annum.
In Iowa and in fact in the country
generally it will be impossible to de-
velop public sentiment to the point OF
criticism over a tax that falls upon so
few citizens as those whose incomes
exceed $4,000 per annum. The aver
age man Of the street will frankly feel
that the citizen with so much income
can afford to pay the extra tax and
the fellow next to him viii reply with
an offer to pay the tax il somebody
men will have nothing to fear from
the average voter for any tax burden
placed upon the very rich.
And there is the danger which stu
dents of government see in the income
tax. What is there to prevent more
pork bills and extravaganza beyond all
precedent if the taxes necessary to pay
for gratis can be raised with impunity
from the very few who are rich? What
is to stop politicians elected by the
people from exploiting the rich for any
and sill kinds of government extrava-
gance?
There is a rule laid down in Y. NJ.
c. A. management and 1t is born Of
experience that the building donated
by a few rich patrons is never a sue
cess while those buildings erected from
the sacrifices Of a great number in
the community are always a great sue
cess in the work done in them for So
cial betterment.
1t is seen that the same conditions
in government will bring about the
same effect. Who will care what con-
gress does with public funds if only
the very few pay the taxes? VIII not
the few who are rich be compelled to
exert the power of their money in poll
tics for self protection and having won
control or power or place. will they
then stop at mere self protection or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
[Wallace,s rarmer.l

1t is refreshing to turn from the
mass OF transformation spread in Iowa
during the recent primary campaign,
and look over the final report of what
was actually done in road work during
the year 1915.
From the reports Of the various
in 1915 Iowa spent total of $13,525,
6lT on her roads and bridges OF this
amount, s6,629,252 went for bridges
and culverts, and els per cent of this
bridge money, which would be $4,0S3.-
619, was used for what may be classed
as permanent structures, that is, con-
crete and steel bridges and culverts.
This may be considered as just so
much money safely laid away. 1t went
for work which will not need to be
done again probably during the next
generation. A part of the remainder
Of this bridge money might also be
considered as having been used for
permanent work, inasmuch as it went
for filling around bridges and culverts.
OF the money which went for roads,
s3.396,S65 went for county roads and
81. 600 went for township roads.
There are 1851 miles of county roads
in the state, and $500 miles of town
ship roads. The average expenditure
per mile on county roads was there
fore sfs1, and on township roads $40.
If we include bridges also, the average
expenditure per mile on county roads
was s257. and on township roads s1O6.
During the year 1927 miles of road
were brought to permanent grade. at
an average cost per mile of sl336.
There were 1853 miles of road brought
to temporary grade at an average cost
per mile of 1852. There were 235s.S
miles of road constructed to natural
grade. that is. graded up without cut
ting or filling worth mentioning, at a
cost OF S152 per mile. A total Of Is. 400
miles Of road were dragged an average
OF twenty-one times. at cost per
mile of I1.3 cents for each round trip.
Because of the unusual rainfall in 1915.
the cost Of dragging was considerab bly,
more than in normal year.
There has been good deal Of talk
ABOUT the cost of the state highway
commission and of the county engineer
system. It is interesting to note that
the total expense Of the highway COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
Topics of the Times

DO the Marshalltown Times Repub-
lican ct al. now insist that governor
can overrule not only the legislature,
but the supreme court as we'll ?"-SiouX
City Journal
The Journals kind of a governor
could create condition in Iowa which
! would cause the legislature to un-
scramble it's own eggs.
The United States will have to pacify
Mexico if it is ever pacified but plenty
of time to prepare our troops will aid
our efficiency in doing the work.
If it is true that the German govern
ment has sold to Carranza machine
guns which it had in storage in New
York the incident will doubtless be
looked upon in Germany as huge joke
upon Uncle Sam.
General Wood predicts that one result
of the Mexican trouble will be a COM
plete reconstruction of the method of
equipping the national guard. The reg
ular army officers will be the first TO
back such movement 1t is to their
interests to have the national guard, or
some other form of secondary defense,
ready for service when the call comes.
With scarcely an accident in all of
Iowa on the Fourth of July We begin
to realize what a change has come over
the customs of our people. Where is
there a town of ten years ago that did
not either kin or MAIN somebody in
its Fourth of July celebration?
If any more Methodist conferences
declare against Harding he will prob
Eaign as TO his good old Methodist
training when youth.
1t would certainly go hard on Iowa
to have to come under Great Britain's
res trictive war measures. No man IS
permitted to import an automobile for
personal use.
The heat has affected the string
hends" again for the newspapers are
carrying a story to the effect that the
town of Altoona in Wisconsin has Ii
censed one municipal saloon and is go
ing to use the profits first to build a
water works and then a Y. NJ. c. A.
1t is useless for the census bureau to
tell us that there are $1,000 900 men of
military age in the United States. We
haven't shoes nor guns for $4,000.
Soft coal production for the first six
months of this year has exceeded all
previous records but this will not help
Us out on the price next fall.
Ebert H. Gary. chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation, as
serts that the steel business OF ths
United States for domestic use and for
export is better than ever in its his
tory. Production is larger. profits are
greater and workmen are receiving
higher wages, Mr.. Gary added.
1t is beginning to look as tho the
corn crop of Iowa were saved.
Among the financial experts there is
an agreement that prosperity is solid
and that it is likely to be continuous.
Francis j. Henry, once graft prose-
cutor in San Francisco and bull moose
candidate for the United States senate,
has declared for Wilson. There Is I'M
mistakable evidence that progressives
are not all to be delivered by Roose-
welt aitho the gearter share of them
had natural republican leanings all of
the time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge, No. los, A. F. & A. NJ.
Work in Third Degree Friday, July .
1880 p. m. John w. Wells, Secretary
B. O. Frazey. w. NJ.
3IGkET CHAPTER. No. IS. r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening
July II, Regular business. Carl Schah-
uer, H. P: John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 90 r. & S. NJ, Mon.
day, July II. regular business. I. T.
Forbes, Recorder. George Gregory I. NJ
SPECIAL coNCLAVE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, K. T.. TUESDAY.
July 11tn. p m, for work !, l.
Forbes, eRcorder; H. c. Mueller, com
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 67. o. E
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday, July
u at D. m. for business. Eliza 5 Bat
tin; secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
THE CABBAGE.
Ilnd sealh8 uaX -d cabba6es-l Mn6

The cabbage is humble. unobtru-
sive vegetable which is modelled
closely after the human head. the re-
semblance at times becoming pain
fully distinct. II the common gar
den cabbage had been provided with
a nose and pair of eyebrows we
would all hesitate to uproot one for
fear of decapitating some loved
friend. @
The chief mission of the cabbage
on earth is TO make sauerkraut In
fact, If it We're not for, the lowly cab
base this delicacy, which rests with
such unstud;ed grace upon the
stomach. would be as scarce as the
marriage ceremony in Mexico. Every
year countless foreheads are plucked
rudely from the bosom of Mother
Earth and worked up into sauer-
kraut. being offered for sale in large
open barrels which exhale a dainty
but far-reaching perfume. Most peo-
pie can tell sauerkraut by it's per-
fume, without having to partake of
the same and pass a restless and re-
morseful night.
Unlike the orange and banana and
the domestic science biscuit. the cab
base is very seldom eaten raw. 1t
tastes better and digests with greater
fiuency when cooked for a couple of
days in company with carton of
corned beef. Few people ever at
tempt to negotiate a plate of corned
beef on high without washing it
down with an armful Of leaf cabbage
which is harder to spear with a fork
that spaghetti. When we reflect that
it is considered boorish act to eat
boiled cabbage with a spoon we see
how badly some OF our social edicts
need revising.
Clever housewives are able to make
splendid use of the cabbage by con-
verting it into uneasy forms OF salad
and serving 1t between courses, so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07

one of these salads, dressed in cute
pink and green bootees, and to have
to frame up some polite excuse about
being troubled with dyspepsia.
Cabbages are very easily grown in
the proper climate. ALI that Is neces-
sary to do is to preserve the legs Of
the cabbage and plant them in soft
pliable earth. which will cause the
head to protrude rapidly. where it
can be reached by the warm sun and
the sharp nosed cabbage worm. It
can be set down as a fact that is is
easier to grow 500 cabbages than to
raise one boy with piano wire in his
legs and a bump Of curiosity as large as
corn crib
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
% You Know That

Better wages make better health?
Better health makes better citizens!
Better citizens make a better nation?
The United States public health SER
vice found rs per cent of the rural
homes in certain county unproyided
with sanitary conveniences of any
kind? :
Cholera is spread in the same man
ner as typhoid fever?
Scarlet fever killes over 10000 Am
orleans each Year,
Hankworm enters thru the skin?
He who builds UP health lays up
treasure in the bank of nature?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
TOO MANY NEWSPAPERS.
Davenport Democrat

Dave BrahtS announcement that
the Iowa City Republican will be dis
continued as a daily newspaper and
published as a weekly. in order that a
better paper may be sent over a larger
territory than an Iowa City daily
could cover, calls attention to the
Journalistic congestion from which
Iowa City has suffered for some time.
Iowa City has had three daily news
papers all edited by talented men,
known beyond their city for their per-
sonalities and for their influence as
editors and in politics and business as
Well Mr.. Brant of the Republican.
Mr.. Johnston of the Citizen. Mr.. Car
rell of the Press, are trio of active
newspaper publishers such as few
cities of the size of Iowa City possess.
There have also been two or three
student papers. which latterly have
! blossomed out as dailies, 50 dividing
the field that it was impossible for any
of the Iowa City publishers to put out
big. newsy papers without doing so at
a loss.
The change the Republican is max
ing will help clear up the situation.
Fewer papers means better papers, in
any town where there have been too
many, as there have been at Iowa
City. Mr.. Brants experiment will be
watched with interest.
THE LIQUOR ISSUE INVOLVED.
lDes Moines Register.]
Now briefly what is the situation
with regard to liquor? The Register
wishes to impress a few things on the
minds Of its readers:
Ffrst-We are no longer under the
provisions Of the mulct law. putting
the burden of proof on the liquor
seller, and making his default mat
ter for the court and not for jury.
From now on violations of the liquor
law must be proved by the public and
proved to a jury. Just how much
this is going to mean everybody will
recognize when he goes back in MEM
DRY to the old days. The moment the
word goes out that the vets have won
in Iowa every one Of the little parlors
springing up everywhere for the sale
Of malt drinks will be selling an a1co-
holic drink, and it will be almost i'm
possible to prove and to convict.
Second-It will not do to rely too
much on the attorney general. The
| word has gone out that Attorney Cen
/ eraI Cosson was discredited because
| OF his activities in law enforcement,
and the new man whoever he may be
| is going to be much more chary OF
4 prosecutions. in any event, and
especially if Mr.. Harding is elected
governor. Moreover it is the governor
who appoints the law enforcing agents
/ Of the state. and with them lukewarm
or worse the attorney general could
| do but little. The state can not go
wet this year and have continue
! ton of state law enforcement as we
| have had it.
! Third-The election Of governor
who is known to be on the other side,
will be followed by a demand that we
] try out legislative prohibition before
putting it in the Constitution, and the
coming Legislature mag refuse to sub
nit the amendment. Or il the amend
ment is submitted 1t may prove to be
defective because Of carelessness or
worse. And if the amendment is sub
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07

wheel mounted on base. A quadrant
is attached for fixing the elevation OF
the projectile, and the wheel has a
locking device for releasing a ball at
any angle of the quadrant. The or
siginal model shot two ounce balls, but
the new gun throws three pound balls
and an explosive bomb prepared by DR..
Alhertson. The power is generated by
three horse power electric motor. The
gun has received General Woods COM
mendation. DR.. Albertson said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07

In the accompanying picture may be
seen the powderless, noiseless, spring
less, nonchemical gun invented by DR..
Albert G. A.bertson. of New York, and
tested recently by United States army
officers at.Governors island. headquar-
tiers of the department of the east. 1t
is asserted that the gun has an effective
range of $500 yards and can fire fifteen
shots in fifteen seconds and can be re-
loaded in ten seconds. Centrifugal
force is the propulsive power the in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-07
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hing cost to business prove frost. We can't en-
pect the doc to that drugs thrown away we
can't expect the dairyman who brings his cowjuice
can, to say that we'd feel fine silk If only
out milk We can't the butcher gent pay
his help and rent that grief is due
to eating pork and beef The who sells punk chez
roots will hand advice all gaoots would speed.
lily broke If he denounced tobacco all are
free with good advice which has kept
but that counsel which may affect his
private corns.