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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 21.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Sampson started today for
Muskogee. Okla. to spend the rest of
the winter with their daughter and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Pegram.
William B. Coleman. of Brooklyn,
has been appointed court reporter by
Judge Talbot to MI the vacancy
caused by the election of former re-
porter. J. H P. Robson, Of this city,
who succeeds Judge Paul G. Norris on
the bench of the superior court Of this
city with the beginning Of the new
year.
High school closes here Friday after
noon for two weeks. College closes at
the same time, to reopen Jan 3.
William Blakely is suffering con-
siderable pain and will be largely In
capacitated from hard work for some
time by crushing the toes Of his left
foot under a wagon loaded with corn.
Mrs. c. ". H. Boyer, assisted by
Mrs. H L. Boyer served fve-course
- o'clock dinner to twelve men, in
celebration of Mr.. Beyer's birthday.
Dave Yates, after a visit 20
Rochester. MINI. and undergoing an
operation at the hospital there. mas re-
covered in good shape and is back at
his work at the ticket window fine
Rock Island station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Garner, OF this
city. are made happy by having for
oyer Christmas their son. Ralph. AID
his wife and their daughter. who
comes from their home IN Minneapolis.
Mrs Joy Wilson, 1888 Summer
street iS 20 have the pleasure Of the
presence of her son. Leslie Wilson. who
Is student at Anes and Of her
daughter. Miss Grace, who is stu
dent in Iowa State Teachers College,
Cedar Falls.
Miss Mabel Golden has also come
from the state teachers college 10
spend Christmas with her mother and
Miss Dorothy Brown TO be with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
\ Brown.
After few days visit in this city at
Z the homes of the G.. G. KEEL and G. f.
-Louden families Mr. and Mrs. Bert Oh
ford have returned to their home in
Clay Center, Neb.
Dr. and Mrs. y. r. Paris nave
their guest for the holidays Miss Edith
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
Nes' csner.s.ly stes.d.

Not Generally stated,
is%The leaders az the sevefai beliigef-
ents have, AS has been said, stated
those objects ii general terms. But.
stated in general terms they seem the
same on both sides Never yet have
the authoritative spokesmen of eithes
side ayowed the precise objects which,
would &c attained satisfy them ana
their people that the war had been
fought. ont. The world has been lef,
to conjecture what definite results,
what actual exchange of guarantees.
what political or territorial changes on
establishments. what stage Of military
success even. would bring the war al
an end.
1T may be tina, peace is nearer than
we know: that the terms which tn (,
belliverents on the one side and on tn !
other would deem it necessary to in
sist upon are no, SO irreconcilabie as
some have feared: that an !nterchang
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
HARDIN COUNTY FAIR DATES.
Annual Exposition at Eldora to B.
Held Sept. 10 to q.
20 T!mes-RepublIcan.

Special 70 TImes-Republ!can.
Eldora Dee. 21.-The directors OF
the Hardin County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. met in this city Wednesday and
fixed the date for the holding of the
annual fair The date as set by the
society for holding the fair of 1917
is Sept Is. 1e, 20 and 81 The di-
rectors also chose G. w. Haynes as
secretary for another year and W. E.
Rathbonc was named to succeed him.
self as treasurer Of the society. The
named the perintendents
for the year and adjourned to meet at
the call Of the president. Another
meeting will probably be held in Janu-
airy or February.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
GARAGE AT GRlSWoLD DE.
sTRoyED BY FIRE CAUSING
LOSS OF $4,000.
SEVEN AUTOMOBILES
BELONG TO CITIZENS
Loss Is Virtually Entire and Only
$1,000 Insurance Is Carried on Build
ing and centenss--cause Of Fire Is
Unknown-Three Of the Destroyed
Machines Were New.
Special 10 Times Republican, -

Special TO Times Republican,
Council Bluffs, Dec. 21.-Eleven au-
tomohiies and the garage of c, I.
Cockliu. of Griswold. burned yesterday,
entailing q loss of $4,000. Seven OF
the cars belonged to citizens and three
were new machines. Nearly all were
Auburns. TIE loss Is practically entire
with only $1,000 insurance. The cause
uf the fire is unknown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
Senior to Entertain Alumni.

Special to Times-Republican.
New Hampton, Dec. 2l.-The mem
bers OF the senior class of New Hamp-
ton high school will entertain. the AL.
unni at a reception in the high school
assembly room on Friday evening. Dec
90, after the basketball game between
the high school and the Alumni.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21

The deepest mine works in any part
of the world are in Brazil. One of the
mines of ST. John Del Ray Mining
Company, Limited, has reached the
vertical depth of 5.S2S feet, and since
the vein shows no sign of losing it's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21

If multiplied by two, three, four. or
any other. integer less than nine. the
number 1.17s,470,5ss, 235,294 will pro
duce the same digits in the same order
simply beginning at different place
in the set. TO-. @ 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21

Only One "BRoMo oUiNINEs
To get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature Of E. w Grove. Cures a
Cold In One Day. csc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

along the international border, and therefore it has
not merely acquiesced" in the violation of American
rights but IS has itself abandoned and repudiated those
rights, on countless occasions
Our national failures in Mexico have truly amounted
to "acquescence in the violation of rights of mankind
everywhere and of whatever nation OF allegiance Our
chickens have come home to rOOst. The LuSitania
might have been sunk if the Germans mad not been
carefully taught by government, throughout the
Mexican troubles, that had intention of making
words good protecting Americans outside their
own national borders, or near the border.
Our failures in Mexico have truly been "a deliberate
abdication of hitherto proud position as spokesman
for the law and the right" Indeed, we have reversed
than 100 good presidents of more than century
of national life in the mistaken course we have pursued
regarding Mexico.
everything this government has attempted and every
thing that it has achieved meaningless and futile"
relating to the rights of American citizens residing
travelling abroad.
occasion have "alowed expedency to take the place
of principle" and thus the president says the door
has inevitably been Opened to still further concessions
We have accepted abridgment of rights" not "once"
but many times and "other humiiaions have followed,
the president says they certain to follow such
acceptance
%What we are contending for in this matter is of
the very of the things that have made America
a sovereign nation" The Herald has maintained steadily
and consistently for five years that our mistaken policy
in Mexico has been in violation of the fundamental
principles and sound historic policies of this republic
By having yielded in countless instances funda-
mental rights in our relations with Mexico, we have
indeed, in the presidents words, conceded
impotency a nation"
an any event. duty is clear,P says the president
But if clear in relations with Germany, why so
muddled in relations with Mexico?
Principles are principles, and are, comparatively
speaking immutable unchanging. Our policies toward
Mexico have been directly contrary to all sound prn-
cples Of national life and historic and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25
Short Snatches From Everywhere.

Even man who is willing to acknowledge that he
has faults doesn't like to specify what they
Albany Journal
It is probably only a coincidence. but note that
a number of exchanges persist in spelling it
''Brandies Knoxville Sentinel
one Of the failed Annapolis middies knocked down
his Instructor probably the idea that the latter had
failed miserably to pound anything into his own head.
Raleigh IN. c. Times
Baron Astor took seat in the house Of lords just
in time to participate in the proceedings OF the gov
eminent to take another Whack at unearned 1ncre-
ment-Kansas City Times.
Economic conditions having decreed a famine in
buttons fashion forward with decree mat TINS
IS to be a spring and summer of button displays.
Funny thing this fashOn.-Rochester Herald
Villa is still rambling along. enjoying himself
bandit of the first water, and, for all We know, he
may have accumulated few more wives in addition
the three he left behind him-ONlahoa Clty Okla-
homan.
by lord Kftcheners parliamentary address concerning
the allies strong forces in succession 10 premier
Asquiths speech Englands weak unances.-sah
Antonio Express.
Not mentioning any names. but it seems to US that
who discover the north pole without going
it ought be able to enjoy all the sights ana
scenes of Germany without visiting that country
Springfield Union
A case Of sleeping sickness has been cured in New
York by the laying of hands. but they could nave
laid hands time the pesky fly that caused the
avoided.-Louisville Post.
Mississippi has determined to have her hangings in
private This presupposes that Mississippi men VIII
commit murder worse By the way, why do men
insist on being hanged? Nobody gets hanged except
from choice-Birmingham (Ala.) Ledger
Those millionaire tghtwads who have been resist
ing the payment Of the income tax have received a
setback by a recent decision handed down by the
supreme which has declared the law constitu
tionaL 1t would that the more person has the
more hostile he is to giving up any part OF it
Memphis NeWS-Scmitar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

satisfactory pavement, and I believe
that when the roads up the valley are
constructed and given their test, that
we will all learn that roads, and good
roads, can be constructed Of concrete
as well as "bitulithic."
I have had some years in this line Of
road building, and have used all the
different materials. and hope TO see
more concrete roads built in this county.
A Civil Engineer.
CThe above writer is the first man
The Herald has heard who makes
charge that Bitulithic streets have
cracked. The Herald would like for
the writer to be more specific and give
the names and locations Of these cracks.
Pavement that has been down in the
business section for nine years has Ger
tainly not developed any Of these cracks
and The Herald does not know Of any
other street laid in Bitulithic that has
cracked. This is said merely in fair
ness to the Bitulithic company
EdftOrl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25
Motor Car TaxEnablesCar Owners To PaveRO
Everything Covered In Purchase Price But Tax

tomobile be taxed for doing so and the
owner of a narrow tired lumber wagon
be allowed to escape? The narrow tire
which is allowed TO tramp up and down
over the face Of macadamized road is
a menace to civilization. leaving ruts.
wrinkles and blowouts in its wake.
while the non-skid pneumatic tire
carrying eighty pounds OF elastic air
docs more good to the roads than the
King drag. Yet the man who owns
four of these tires and sees them
fade away day by day has to pay an
Objectionable tax the first Of the year.
when money is tighter than the hide
on an alligator trunk
There would be less unrest among
our people if taxes were more equal
ly distributed. of congress would
pass a law based on horsepower. tax
ing baby cabs, go-carts, wheelbar-
rows, bob sleds, top buggies, side de-
livery hay rakes, cream separators
and lumber wagons, the government
would have more revenue and auto
mobile owners would have more
company.
II a government tax OF fifty cents
per horsepower is taxed onto the
state license fee. there would be moth
ing left for the automobile owner ex-
cept suicide.-Protected by the Adams
Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25
FRoM AN OLD TIMER.

Editor El Paso Herald:
Thirty-five years ago Ysleta was the
county seat Of FL Paso county Judge
T. A. Falvey was our district judge.
The writer was quite often one Of the
jury men: county scrip then was worth
50 cents on the 81. ! was doing bust
ness in the old Grand Central hotel,
where John Dougher was proprietor.
Ny expenses were SIS or 500 per day.
There have been many changes since
then. 7 think there is a transformation
every 20 years. Men change. vegetation
and climate change. 7 knew men then,
whose heads were as black as a crow;
now their heads are as white as snow.
There are only a few OF the old
timers left that were living in FL Paso.
rs years ago. 7 could name many OF
those who have passed out. I would not
write a word over the graves Of the
dead; they are sleeping: they sleep well,
under a blue sky and bright sunshine.
Thirty-five years ago FL Paso was an
adobe village: now it is a thriving city
with churches. schools. well paved
streets decorated with electric lights
that draw the attention Of all new
corners and tourists, that give El PasO
a good name.
pou q Moore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

force the policy of the executive IN reference to
the difference with Germany over the question OF i'm
munity of armed merchant ships and passenger ships
from attack by submarines
The letter quoted was not written about our rela-
lions with, and policy toward, Mexico. But The
Herald propounds the natural inquiry why 1t might
have been written and why its terms and sent
ment should not be held to apply to Mexico equally
with all other nations.
Throughout five years of turmoil in Mexico and
five years of persistent habtual and deliberate viola
ton of American rights by Mexico and Mecans, it has
been a perennial and unsOlved puzzle why the whole
attitude of government, under two national ad-
mnisratiOns of different parties, should have been
false to its national trusteeship, and so 10th to
take the elemental steps plainly indicated necessary
to conserve and enforce our unquestioned national
rights.
Now The Herald is going to take the presidents
words out of his own mouth to turn them to account
in fifty describing national attitude toward Mexico,
and of the of the failure Of our national
policy; ALSO to point the remark this paper has made
several times before, that failure in Mexico has
been directly responsible in degree for failure
in diplomacy relating to European affairs, both before
and during this war.
an any event, our duty is clear" But our govern
ment has not fulfilled its duty toward citizens of the
United States or toward Mexico in matters arising
out of the Mexican revolutions
The administration has consented to abrdgment
of the rights of American citizens" in almost every in
stance in it's relations with Mexico.
"The honor and self respect of the nation in
voved," but the less have repeatedly "foT-
hidden people to exercise their rights for fear we
might be called upon to vndcate them" 1t is "indeed,
deep humiliation" that American citizens should have
been repeatedly ordered by their own government to
leave their homes, their work, their properties and
places of business when attacked by MexcansnOt only
in Mexico, but United States soil in Texas and
Arizona.
The Washington government seems to have been
afraid from start to finish that it "might be called
upon to vindicate" American rights in Mexico and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25
February "a. 1916.

THE automobile tax is thought
full arrangement by which motor
car owners are obliged to drag,
drain, grade and pave the highways of
the state. The state considers that a
man who is able to buy . glittering
$4,000 toy and skate around in it dur
ing business hours should be willing
10 improve the roads for the benefit Of
his neighbors who prefer to use a top
buggy.
All automobiles sold on the open
market at the end of a promissory
note these days come fully equipped
The purchase price covers every pos
sible contingency except tire covers,
trouble lamp, electric clock. extra
tubes. tire pump. vacuum feed sys-
tenn and the automobile tax. It is a
melancholy moment in the life OF
hopeful buyer who has equipped his
car with every. accessory listed in a
2O0-page cataloF, and is then confront
ed by the har~n. flinty voice of the
secretary Of sStte, demanding S12S6
for pair OF tin number signs that are
produced FOR 60 tents a dozen.
The laws Of This country are fear
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

fers TO in his letter in regard to good
roads and what has been proven by
history, / am of the same opinion as he
It is very amusing. indeed. to read
some Of the letters which your paper
prints from some who really think they
know all about road construction, and
one in particular, which I think was
published over the name of c. A. Kin
KEEL, but anyone reading it without
looking for the sgner's name would
naturally thing it was no other than
the Bitulithic company, as most all he
said reads like a circular from Warren
Bros.
] am glad to know that some Of our
county officials do not think that con-
crete is as bad for road building as
some would try to make it, As for the
cracks which Mr.. Kinkel speaks of, ]
thing he would do well to go over some
Of our city streets, paved with btu
lithic not more than three years ago
and some as late as two years back,
and take note Of the cracks which run
longitudinally and diagonally across
the entire width
I do not think that we have but one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

in the tongue Of the people who at
tend any particular church and not in
Latin.
Further on Y Y. 2. puts into the
mouth Of the church the words: NO,
you shall not have a whole Bible. etc
You must place your soul in
the hands of a priest a frail. fallible
man. and take his Interpretation" I
don't know where the writer found
that quotation. Certainly not in any
authentic DEGREES or other instructions
Of the church. as it is entirely contrary
to its teachings. The church does not
deny its faithful the whole Bible. nor
does it give the Interpretation OF the
Bible into the hands of any single,
"frail. fallible" priest Its interpreta-
ton OF the sacred book is that of the
entire church. pointed out by the doc
tors and teachers of the church, and
given force by the pope, its visible head.
As for the portion Of the command
ment quoted in the postscript by y. Y.
H. il is found in a Catholic prayer
book as a part of the first commando
ment and not as the entire second
commandment, as is the case with
Protestant books.
Before asking why the Catholics
worship" the Virgin Mary. it would be
well to discover whether they do "wOr-
ship" her. Catholics do honor" Mary
and the saints, Just as the Americans
honor the mother Of Washington, or
of president Wilson, but worship" is
accorded to God alone.
Like the 'Layman." / decline to enter
any further into a religious discussion
through the daily papers, but before
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

ing the past and present attitude of
the Catholic church in regard TO plac-
ing the Bible before the people, 1t would
be very easy to obtain it without car
rying on a wordy war through the me-
dunn Of the press; which leads to no
conclusion in regard to the main argu
ment, and creates an endless chain OF
minor arguments. The parties to such
controversies cannot be made to stick
TO the main issue because in the course
Of the arguments false statements are
always being made, and these in turn
must be refuted and then form the
cruces Of still further issues ad in
finitum. 1t is in regard to several such
erroneous statements in Y. Y. h.. letter
that 1 am prompted to write
First, X. y. H. speaking of attending
services in several Italian cathedrals,
states that the entire service was in
Latin. Why, may 1 ask does the writer
speak OF Italy alone? If the writer is
at all sufficiently acquainted with Cath
Ole affairs TO become an instructor OF
the people in regard to them, he ought
to know that the mass is celebrated in
Latin in every part Of the world. Why!
To keep the people in ignorance OF
what it all means. as y. y. u. so evil
IDENTIFY wishes US to believe? BY no
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25

means Latin would hardly serve that
purpose, even If such were intended,
as A knowledge of that language :
common to a great many people. and.
besides, a good prayer book contains
not only the Latin of the mass, but its
English translation. It is, therefore.
evident that the church is not actuated
by any motive Of secrecy as to the
prayers of the mass by putting them in
Latin.
Y. Y. T. makes a further mistake in
saying the entire service was in Latin.
The mass. of course, was in Latin, but
the sermon and instruction could only
have been in the language OF the peo-
pie. Perhaps the writer was not COIL
versant enough with the Italian Ian
guage to distinguish between it and
Latin. The sermon is always preached
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25
To Get Leap Year Husbands Learn To Cook
Deming Idea Gets Publicity For Valley
Publicity

man will undertake to put so acres Of
land under crop within three years he
will be given a deed to 40 acres OF the
land for his trouble The chamber
of commerce has sent two men into the
farming sections Of the middle west
who will endeavOr to sell these lands
upon these terms to real farmers. When
enough sales on these terms are made
the emissaries of the chamber OF COM
merce will gather them together and
bring them TO Deming in body. As
a publicity stunt the proposition has
worked out even better than its pro-
moters expected The scheme was a
novel one and many newspapers in the
north and east printed stories about 1t.
As result the chamber Of commerce is
being flooded with inquiries asking for
information regarding the lands which
are to be given away As an expert
ment the Deming idea viii be well
worth watching"
Il have seen a good many nuts
soaked at football games and prize
fights and campus meets" said Charles
A. Brann, but it's only recently that
I have noticed that the fruit dealers soak
their cOcOanuts in water. Why they
do this is a puzzle for cocoanuts or
dinarily have water in them. It may
be that the hull is easier to peel after
il is soaked or worse still il may be
that even the cocoanut dealers have
begun to water their cocoamilk."
Il was next to sheriff Dwight Stevens
OF Luna county. when he was killed
by a bullet from a pistol in the hands
of escaped prisoners near Rincon," said
J. c. Tabor, Of Deming. N NJ. THE
fight was a most peculiar one and it
was a pistol battle from start to finish,
neither side being able to use their
rifles. The sudden appearance of the
prisoners was unexpected and Stevens
only fired one shot before he was killed.
Sheriff Stevens, Buck Sewer, John
Kelly, myself and one or two others
were trailing the bandits, when sud
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-25
LAYMEN,s MISSIONARY MOVEMENT

Editor FL Paso Herald;
Christian citizens Of FL Paso. lend
me your ears. or rather your eyes, and
your minds, for awhile.
Since October many have been fol-
lowing with interest and prayers the
laymen's meetings in our larger cities.
They have been almost continuous
lasting several days in almost evey
week since then.
And now the turn OF El Paso to en-
terrain them will soon be here. We
gave much time and attention to the
cattlemen's meeting.
How much less important 10 the true
welfare Of our city is that than the
meeting still to cOmei No one can tell
how large a part these meetings will
play in the preservation OF our coun-
try-from crime, and from false ideals
which, destrOy-nor how much they will
do 10 raise the tone Of American citi-
zenship.
II the chief end and aim Of our citi-
zens becomes money-getting we ght
Just as well throw up the sponge; we
are falling nation already, and VIII
soon be "A fallen one.
Let our laymen's meeting have the
honor OF the very best OF everything
that FL Paso can give it. Let us put the
emphasis on the right things.