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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
ROUTES, AUTOS AND ROADS.

mall route of nifty miles Is alto
gether too long to be served on a dirt
road Given a good dirt road and an
automobile the carrier can make his
trip even more easily and quickly than
he can supply the one of twenty-five
miles using a horse drawn vehicle. But
statistics recently gathered show that
l24 days cover the extreme number of
DAYS when an auto could make the trip
in Iowa over dirt roads. The remain
ing 241 days were twenty-five mile
days. horse and cart days, and some
of them horseback days. So that it is
a settled thing that we can not as con-
ditions stand in Iowa supply a fifty
mile route with horse or motor We
hicles.
But those who saw the Lincoln High
way films last evening saw that in
New York and Pennsylvania and Ohio
and Indiana the auto and motorcycle
could make the fifty mile trip easily
every day in the year over such roads
as We're shown in the pictures. 1t is a
question of road conditions entirely.
Let's put ourselves in the place of
the residents of those states, look out
wes- toward Iowa and think their
thoughts. That Columbiana county
farmer would say, Iowa is rich be-
yond measure. Why. my nephew or
cousin or grandson lives in Marshall
take a Columbiana county farm as
gift: that their farms are productive
without commercial fertilizer and that
land sells as high as $500 an acre." or
he might say, my nephew runs store
in Marshalltown. He has got rich in
ten years from the country trade. He
says everybody prospers in Iowa" And
then some other Columhiana farmer or
merchant asks. then why in thunder
don't they build decent road dis instead of
setting up such a howl over the ex-
tension of the mail routes Our car
rier here can make his fifty miles all
right II they are so blamed rich and
out there why demand that
the government spend twice as much
to bring their mail as il spends in CO.
lu-nbiana sometimes il does us
good 20 hear what the neighbors say
about US.
Sooner or later the states tina, are
ready and rapidly getting ready for the
fifty mile route will all be asking that
question Of Iowa, richest ard wealthiest
Of all states. And it is going to be
nard to answer. About all We in Iowa
have right to ask is a little more
lime 70 get our roads in lire with the
70 extend the routes and cut
he number Of carriers in half. The
oullhea dedness Of Burleson has a basis;
the eastern man has heard so much
o. lowa's wealth and greatness that
he can not understand why the state
should lag behind poorer ones in the
matter of road improvement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
AS TO BRISBANE.
[ Knoxville Express. ]


Arthur Brisbane, who is said to make
$4,000 a year for editing the Hearst
papers. was a distinct disappointment
when he appeared at the Iowa state
press banquet in Des Moines last
Thursday evening. lie is not at al!
what you would picture him. He Is
rather small, sandy -haired man In
clined to badness: probably so to 50
years old "a querulous mouth that
habitualiy droops at the corners, and
the general appearance Of a man who
would not be very easy to get along
with unless you let him run every
thing. His ideas on prohibition and
drinking are a quarter century behind
Iowa. The writer sat but few feet
from him and noticed that in front of
him and concealed by the bank Of
flowers he had a bottle from which he
filled a wine glass with a purpling
fluid that might have been grape juice
but probably wasn't; the rest of us
had nothing to drink but coffee! He
impressed his audience as a grand man
for a strategy board, 70 theorize and
dream of great things and complain Of
whatever might be done by others. He
does not at all give you the impression
of a big" man in any direction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18

loves young dream. and queers the matrimonial team
and makes the married life Bad cooking.
What is it comes when prance to euchre party
and to dance. and leave the home every chance !?
Bad cooking. What follows girls grow smart
and they're welded Art learn some H.
sen junk by hearth Bad cooking. What happens when
they play the harp well some imported sharp n
stead Of frying German carp? Bad cooking What is
it fills untimely where boneyard blue
grass with victims OF the kitchen knaves? Bad
cooking What Is 1t drives the boys home
ing noisy dens - and from blow the
foam? Bad cooking. Why the people taking pills
medicine flowing rils. always paying doctors
ad cooking,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
The GAME AND THE CANDLE.

Charles Griswold is touted as a man
who succeeded in getting his salary
raised from IS a week to 500 900 a
year in the service OF a series Of 10
cent stores. But he is dead at 49,.
Most men would rather be alive at
that age on a hundredth part Of Girls
Told's income There is such a thing
as men overreaching themselves. only
to find that money earned is not OF
much use to them after they are dead
Rapids Republican.
Yet, there was another man born to
ease and plenty Of money who never
did a tap of hard work and who was
buried the other day at So And still
another who was a successful business
man but forgot it from time to time
that he might take an occasional trip
for pleasure. spent considerab time
out of doors and the like and died a.
As. And yet another whose athletic
Atlantic. a strong man and rich from
his birth who died in the prime Of
manhood recently. Other examples OF
m en- who worked hard, worked not at
ALL worked part Of the time and played
part of the time and who died before
4s are common in every neighborhood
It Is pretty hard to say just what
killed a man who dies after 40 One
thing is certain. he rusts out under in
action faster than he wears out at
work.
Many men overreac1 them selves
seeking money but the number that
kill themselves hunting dollars for the
dollars sake is neglible compared to
those who wear themselves out play
ing the game" Hard work. construc-
tive work. whether in business or pro-
fession. when carried on thru a life
time is a hard thing to part with Men
part with responsibility harder than
with friends.
game like the one he played, the
stress of the play keeps him in his
place watchfuI and on tiptoe. He isn't
playing singles but doing team work
Others depend on him to carry the
ball or keep the goal. And so. like
the college football hero he plays or
with broken ribs to the finish Of tn.
game unless they carry him off thu
field He thinks he must. Most Of III
believe the substitute can't play thu
| position as we do. Also it's ours ant
we want It and want to keep it unit
| the referee w histles the game over.
| Another thing, this idea that mel
kill themselves with overwork Is over.
drawn. More men dig their grave!
| with their teeth and tumble into then
| last homes thru lack OF proper exef
| else and decent attention to their hu
man machinery than die of over work
| A large majority of business and pro
fessional men who would "calr' tn,
stenographer for a neglected type
| writer or an assistant who had faiIe,
to sterilize instruments let all nanne
| Of waste accumulate in the delicat
human machine Not care hut care
lessness killed cat. housing neve
did it.
OF course u man had rather have
fair income and forty years longer
enjoy it than 100000 year and tn
undertaken at 4s. That goes withou
saying. But the question of Twin
doesn't hinge on hard work. Work ism
the poisonous principle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
BRISBANE ON PROHIBITION.


Because Arthur Brisbane told the
editors of the Iowa press something OF
the practical side of temperance and
prohibition at the meeting in Des
Moines, lot Of fellows who have hard
ly ever set foot out of the state chas-
tise Brisbane severely. MIR. Brisbane
breaches temperance and regulation.
He might have talked about other
things Perhaps ne violated one of the
proprieties, but when Iowa editors, who
know life only as II Is found In Iowa.
criticise Brisbane on the ground that
he does not know what he is talking
about" they assume too much for their
own opinions. OF course times have
changed. 1t is not fashionable now to
get drunk: a drunken man Is in dis
grace. Perhaps there will not be SO
much liquor made in the future as in
the past. But who is competent to
prove this?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18

fair shake to tho women OF the state
~ho are woraSing for suffrage. Inc
good women so much opposed to let
ting their sisters have the right to vote
need not vote unless they want to, In
case the amendment carries. But they
should not object to giving other wo-
men the right to exercise their 1udg-
ment on election days"
III all f1ve OF the men who now are
candidates for governor get the neces-
sary petitions and file their candida
cies,' says the Nevada Representative
1T is a moral certainty that the matter
OF picking republican candidate Tor
governor win go to the state conven-
ton"
IF the state should accept It as set
tied that the old Judges Of the supreme
court will be renominated and turn the
primaries over wholly to getting
good governor. good lieutenant gov
ernor. a good attorney general, and to
attending to some other matters that
will be UP at that time, the public eye
would he fixed on the right spot" urges
the Des Moines Tribune.
The Sioux City Journal says since
Bryan resigned because Wilson went
too far and Garrison resigned because
he wouldn't go far enough, isn't that
proof that Wilson is about right-asks
contemporary. No. It proves that
Wilson lacks the qualities Of aggress-
i've leadership Strong men mark out
course and follow it: they don't al
ternate between hot and cold"
The Manchester Press thinks 1T
would be a grave mistake to nominate
Roosevelt for much the same reason
that ii would be a blunder to nomi-
nate Elihu Root"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
MIR. DEEMS NOT A CANDIDATE.
Tp,1rlipp tpp ua,ykeye

In another column of this issue of
the Hawk-Eye Mr.. J. F. Deems, of
Des Moines county, makes formal re-
ply to the several requests that have
been made by farmers and business
men that he permit the presentation
Of his name at the primary election
Tor tiIe republican nomination fSs sev-
ernor Of Iowa. Much to the regret Of
the Fawk-Eye and Of large numbers
Of republicans, Mr.. Deems, for reasons
set forth in his comm unication, de-
cides not to be a candidate. In manX
respects this is a surprise to his
friends, both in Burlington and thru
out the state; for unquestionably the
suggestion Of his candidacy has been
most favorably received and assur-
ances Of active support given far be-
yond their original anticipation. The
expressions of good will, and the COM
mendation of the purpose OF his can
didacy in promotion Of agriculture,
and a business administration OF state
affairs. were so pronounced In the
press, in public gatherings and in
voluminous correspondence that his
nomination almost seemed assured
But Mr.. Deems is not an Office seek
er for the sake of Office. He would
have regarded it as great honor to
be the republican nominee and ne
would have found intense satisfaction
as governor in pressing to successfui
contamination his favorite project OF
"A Greater Iowa" in its agricultural
output: and also the conduct Of state
affairs upon a strictly business basis.
BH for reasons frankly stated IN hta
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18

Strangers who have substitute for
tho Turkish religion
ligion which they never allow to In
terfere with business. In this respect,
they have number OF imitators in our
own land. Turkeys principal industry
is the noiseless assassination Of stran-
gers who have a substitute for the
Turkish religion, and as a result, 1t
takes more courage to go into Turkey
and preach the gospel than 1t does to
accept the pastorate of church which
is split in two from the neck down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
BRISBANE DOESN'T KNOW.
ICarroll Herald

Brisbane does not known the charac-
ter OF the people on The farms anu IN
country villages who sitting around
the family table read their newspapers
and periodicals and form their own
conclusions. And he knows little of
The force Of a thought tnat pelmea les
the mind of candid, unpretentious
people, neither does he,Iealize the pow
er Of a simple. honest people, once
they determine on the accom- plishment
OF a purpose II he did he would not
have said at Des .Moines that they can
not enforce a law that they regard
essential 10 the preservation Of man
hood and conversion OF character.
Iowa not only can, but will.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
THE TROUBLE MAKING FILM.
TCedar Rapids Republican,

lSeOaT RAPIDS ftepuDllcdrI
There are two ways to view It (The
Birth of Nation) as history and as
art. AS art 1t Is one of the greatest of
all modern stage pictures. There is
nothing comparable with it. It repre-
ser1ts a world in action and does it SO
naturally and SO wonderfully that those
who view 1t can hardly escape the be-
lief that they are witnessing actual
scenes and doings. Historically it's bias
is, naturally, southern, but it does not
appear highly harmful for most of us
to view the southern side of some OF
the issues with which 1t is concerned.
The Ku klux Khan, in it's beginnings
may nave mad as high d iI1orTss!! fc::rose
as portrayed. but we all know that 1t
was soon appropriated by might rid
ers who became might raiders" also.
That the northern men who tried to
reconstruct" the south. after Lincoln's
death, but not always along the lines
indicated in the last utterances OF
Lincoln. made many blunders and
committed many crimes, must be adj
mitted by all students of history The
north did not at that time have a
man with a great enough imagination
to grasp that problem and solve it
in the spirit that Lincoln solved the
war. After the death of the great
president the direction Of national af-
fairs often fell into the hands of mere
time and prejudice serving politicians.
The troubles in the Andy Johnson adj
ministration are evidences Of this. But
the faults were not all with the north.
the south also had its bigoted men
who marred the work OF reconstruc-
ton, the men who were not willing to
accept that an institution had died and
That new era had been born.
The only glaring moral defect-and
II amounts also to an artistic defect
- the basing Of the attitude OF the
north upon the alleged liaison Of .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18

northern statesman with a mulatto.
Thaddeus Stevens was a cripple and
did have mulatto housekeeper who
Literally ruled his home, that much Is
true, but the rest Is fiction. There is
no historical basis for the statement.
that the reconstruction ideas OF the
north were based upon the immoral
tiles OF one Of its congressional leaders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18

letter, and thoroughly, characteristic Of
the man. he feels inpelled to decline
the honor.
When the people of Iowa come to
know Mr.. Deems, as his friends know
him. they will realize the fulness OF
meaning OF a life dedicated to so
worthy and eminently practical a
cause .--
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
The Return Of Pesc<

nc HBSUTN OF TGCCc'
Peace in her chamber far
Broods in a storm of tears;
Onward with crash and jar
Hurtle the spears,
But she shall come back-a star
OF endless, light
Oft in the silent night
OF loveiier years
Baltimore sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
1eIset Jewels With Carr.

Theos0phiSts who make study OF
the occult never rush into . store and
ny offhand turquoise or sapphire
e smethyst, but they select the stone
that responds to them, because with
thsm . jewel becomes part and parcel
o. their beings, to be loved and cher
laksd for Ill time. They wear jewels
that harmonize with their eyes. hair
AnA skin, and they claim with all 80
xjoNoaees tnat ceTt.sI 6solo5 bring
thGD HE anA health
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
Masonic Meetings.

/v\ STATED CCMMONICAlIo N
Marshall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. ~
Regular meeting Friday. Feb. Is, 1890
p. m. John w. Wells, secretary; B. O.
Frazey, W. M.
SIGNET CHAPTER. No. 50, R A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening.
Feb. FL. Regular business. Carl Shaft
ner, H. P: John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20. R & s. M. Monday.
Feb. 21, regular business. I. T. Forbes,
recorder: George Gregory. L N.
STATED coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80. x. T. Tuesday,
Feb. 20, 1880 o'clock. Regular bust
ness. /. T. Forbes. Rec: H. c. Mueller
e. c.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter Nc. 81. o. E. S., Wednesday. FEB.
"a. 7:so D. m, Initiation. Eliza S. Bat
tin, secretary: Cora N. Mcdowell
w. N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
Iona Newspapers
ROOSEVELT AS CONSERVATIVE.
[Des Moines Register.]

[Des Moines Register.]
"Cummins is likely TO have consider
able strength in the west, but he is a
bit too radical in some OF his views
TO suit the more conservative east
Philadelphia Inquirer.
AS this statement appears in an
editorial written TO pave the way for
a Roosevelt nomination II must be
that Senator Cunnins is looked upon
as more radical than the colonel.
And that will suggest an inquiry into
just what has hoppened to make the
colonel so satisfactory TO the conserva-
tive eastern wing of the party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18

other man except the sultan, which
shows to what extent the reflnements
of cruelty are practiced in that savage
country.
The inhabitants OF Turkey are q
simple, hospitable people with q re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

IT may interest George Cosson or
his supporters to hear that he i'm
presses one most favorably upon first
ACQUAINTANCE" says the Fort Dodge
Messenger His personality is pleas
ing and he inspired confidence in his
sincerity and uprightness of charac-
ter. Discussing his own outlook he is
willing to give credit to his fortunate
position and his years Of opportunity
to prepare for just such situation, by
growing acquaintance about the state
He does not seem to be an obnoxious
egotist or man who lacks average
balance. This is conclusion after a
two minutes first talk"
We have been asked in a circular
from Des Moines signed by one OF the
estima'ble women of that city to devote
some space to the anti-suffrage women
who have propaganda thoroughly or
ganized to work against the amend
ment' announces the Carroll Herald
and says I'VE don't regurd this as q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
The death rate In chs United ststee
for 1914 was 1S.s per 1000. the lowest
rate ever recorded In this country.

Opium is third on the list OF Greece's
exports. following tobacco and cur
rents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
BAD COOKING

What roughens
The Washington times., 1916-01-19
Tomorrow.

Meeting u 4. r. Committee on Prcser>A
zion OF historic Spets and Records 1871
Connecticut avenue. 10 a
Meeting. National Security Congress. Ne"
Willard. D. IN.
Meeting, Ant-War League OF the District,
Public Library, p. m.
Address. The Irish National Nhsster,
Ralph A Graves. before study Club OF the
Special Pert rtOrmanCe. Battle Cry u, feaCe.
for members of Washington Branch Of tho
Navy League, strand ThcarCr. 10 a. IN.
Conference. liEhthous" inspectors. Depatt NIsnl
nf commerce. L. n. M.
Meeting Twentieth Century club Hon" o.
Miss Julie Maths, "l9 S"N "Nentcenth stree
northwest. 1890 a. N.
Annual meeting, Audubon Society AZ the
District. Mckinley Manual Training School
Masonic-Lodges: Hiram, No TO- NJ NJ:
La Fayette No. 10. f. A. Royal and Sc
lcct Masters: AdonIram Council. so. =.
social
Eastern Star. Esther, No. 5.
DAD FcIlows-CO CON enant, No. Is, degree; Co
lumbia. No. 10, and Salem, No. %, bus
knights OF Pythias-Frankin, No. :, hus
ness
Pythian Sisters Monthly meeting, Pas,
Chiefs Association.
National Unconventional Council at Perne %
ual Building Hall.
Socialist Party-Jewish Branch and IerurA u
Branch Sll L street northwest. a:16 y. ~.
knights of Columbus-Spaldng Council.
ing Club. Fifth and G streets northwest
Modern Woodmen OF America-Columlia
Camp, No. II, 923. installation.
Lecture, The BhagaNRt Gita, Prof. cole
man, Oriental University Fourteenth aU6
Chaplin streets northwest, p. m
Rehearsal, Home club Chorus, AT Club, "a
Address Miss Cornell V w. G. A. Sp m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-19

broadened to make it an inquiry into
the wages and living costs and con-
ditions of all wage and salary earn
ers in Washington, it will be useful; /;
for the inquiry will put the real re-
sponsibility where it belongs.
SO long as the Government pays
in Washington an average wage that
is lower than like averages paid by
States, cities, counties, for public
service, all over the country, it can
not expect to better the conditions
of other wage earners here by pass
ing minimum wage laws. Wages
have got to be paid by somebody,
from somebody's income; and so
long as the original income-earning
capacity of the community is low,
wages will be low.
The Kenyon inquiry, we submit,
goes at the thing from the wrong
end. 1t ought to be an inquiry into
the wages paid by the Government,
under salary schedule made before
the civil war and never since re-
yised.
The Washington times., 1916-01-19
MUSICAL EVENTS.

Friday afternoon AT 40 o clock AT IN"
New National Theatcr, 7. Arthur smith
VIII present the seventh of his conccrt
series, when the FlcnZaIcy Quartet and
the eminent pianist Ernest HutrhcSoh,
Wtll bC heard.
Generally accredited first place among
the eXDUnents of chamber music, th'S
great organization IS one OF the mos
popular musical bodies that visits me
Capital. and their annual visit has he
com" one of the institutions III tnr
TTuSiCal lt" OF WHShintOn
Oi scarcely secondary interest Is the
coming of Mr.. IiutChcson.
Nine CalVc and her husbaLd. Galilec
Gasparri, and other noted artists will
eppear Mt Nhe National ThcHter ON tine
afternoon Of January - in !. concert fUr
the benefit of the French totilla. The
concert j. being arranged under thr
direction of Miss G"rtrad" Robinson
smith, chairman Of the hotilla commit
tee Cf tn" vacation war relief Commii-
tee nf the Vacation Association of New
York, witch is an organization attic |
with the W0menS department Of IL"
National civic Federation. Miss Robin
ION Smith is h"ius assisted by com-
mittr" nj wcll-kn"wn W NShnGtnniHmS
Of which Mrs. William Go: vuran EUS;is
II chairman