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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25

Harding ducked and was listed as not
voting when the Cosson laws and white
slave law were enacted.
Mr. Hoover argues that republican
should be elected governor for fear he
might have a senator to appoint. We
elect our senators now and II MT
Harding should ever appoint one by ac-
cident he would very probably appoint
q corporation tool as that influence in
our politics Is boosting Harding for the
office now.
He then argues that it is the attorney
general and not the governor who is to
enforce the law but the latest law
placed the appointment of special
agents with the governor so that there
will never be any evidence upon which
to convict if the governor acts upon the
doctrine which Harding breaches that
the best government is the least gov
eminent. He voted for local option and
he has convinced the wet communities
that they will not be interfered with
under his administration. That is why
they are all voting for him and that is
why the secretary of the Iowa Liquor
Dealers Association sent out letters
two years ago urging saloon men to
boost for Harding.
Now, what is this republicanism OF
Harding's which can claim decent
mans vote in the face of a record like
this? A governor does not deal with
the tariff nor with foreign relations An
Iowa governor deals with Iowa bust
ness. The next governor may appoint
a public utilities commission. The pub
lie utilities magnates must think so for
Colonel BOWS, of the largest public
utilities syndicate in the state, put
$1,000 into Hardns's primary cam
paisn.
The democrats, this year, have pre-
sented a big. clean man, who has con-
sistently worked for a dry state and
clean state for twenty years. He is
loved in Des Moines as one of the con-
structive men of that city, above re-
proach as to integrity and courage of
purpose but. alas, he is democrat If
the x. C.'s would publicly proclaim that
never under any circumstances would
they support for office any man other
than X. c. We would denounce such
clanisEness as menace 10 popular
government If the Elks should do such
thing we would denounce the EIks
The Methodists have boldly proclaimed
that while this man Harding is Meth
odist he is not worthy of the support
OF Method.sts for the office OF governor.
How can men stand up and shield this
candidate with republicanism without
subscribing TO the deplorable doctrine
that the worst republican is better than
the best democratc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
Driving 81 Getting Somewhere

No criticism is meant. Everybody
enough to be heard across 1 room,
he would not let 1t exceed ten miles an
hour, and, moreover, he would pause
along the highway and take in every
attractive view he came to! Every
body in later experience with this per-
son found that, when out in his auto
mobile. whether driving or directing
the driving, he acted as one who had
lost completely the ability to look side-i
wise, and the faculty Vt concentratine(
upon anything save something long,
distance straight ahead. This ma, be
set down as the rule. In the old days
that same man In q buggy. in car
riage or on horseback, or out for
stroll would be constantly looking
about him, solicitous lest he should
miss something on the way; now, or
since he got his motor car, he seems
to be in constant state OF anxiety
lest somebody may ask him to look to
the right or to the left at something
past which he is flying.
Will this go on perpetually, or shall
we have reversion to human In
SllHCI among AuIOlStS ~ ID h0fQ to-
say. The problem. it appears, is one
that each man and woman must work
out individually. No doubt there are
many people. especially invited people,
who would rather spend little time
between places than devote whole
excursion to travelling from one place
to another But invited people have to
be careful. Guests should not be
choosers People are not invited ON
automobile trips with the idea that
they are to be taken somewhere, but.
rather, with the idea that they are to
be taken by somewhere. The differ
ence. we are sure, will be noted. Prop
erly speaking, an automobile ride 10
whirl. You were there, then YOU wers
here, now you are everywhere. Then
1t is time to afight, for you are back
before you realize that you have gone.
Some other evening you will be called
again when you will be certain noteto
see q lot Of things you have mtased
seeing this time. All you can do ID to
thank your hosts. They mean well.
They are all hospitable They ARE MI
kind. But II you really want to sec
some Of the beautiful things Of earth
that automobile parties never see, you
will hire q hack, or walk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
Iona Newspapers
THE WATER PERIL.
f,MapSnp nonncrot

Water is always dangerous. Many
Of the worst cases Of typhoid fever
have been traced directly to water,
Diabetes and other kidney and blood
diseases are almost all directly trace
able to bad water. Too much water
causes floods. A dearth Of water
causes drouth. Water ruins gasolene
and makes it impossible to use it In
automobile engines. Water mixed with
whisky spells the whisky. Water
snort circuits electric batteries and
puts them out Of commission. Water
causes wet feet with resultant colds
coughs, consumption and death. Water
on the brain has caused many brill
liant editor to write prohibition edi-
torials and wear white neckties And
yet knowing all these things about
water Bill Harding and Ed Meredith
are trying to corral the voters Of Iowa
into an Enclosure entirely surrounded
by water with no means Of escape
except a government license and the
Interstate commerce trail. Isn't it aw.
ful? Yes, 1t truly is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
BIG AND LITTLE M0RRlS0NS.

An old millionaire who owns the
land wherein a prominent hotel stands
in Chicago is in the courts as a de-
PENDANT in bankruptcy proceedings. 1t
appears in the evidence that this So
year old rake has been practically
everything decent men ought not to be,
spent immense sums on low vices and
has very naturally been heeced in
him.
Well, why not? What else can an
aged libertine and, rake expect. His
only title to notice is what. money he
has and the prospect of taking il away
from him. That is what ne had com
ing isn't it. II is what every rich old
rake may expect.
A vicious mans money simply
changes vicious hands when it goes
from mis- into the fingers Of those who
fleece him. 1t can't be puc TO worse
purposes by the one than the other.
It is dog eat dog, a contest between
night running sheep killers
The Morrison type isn't confined to
miilionaires- Every reporter knows the
men in his small city who carry the
Morrison sail. The difference is be-
tween thousands and millions not be-
tween men. The retired farmer who
leaves a decent wife at home to fol-
low vice, who is shaken down." for
so much here and so much there, whose
associates are vicious and who endure
him only in order to fleece him is a
type in one town as in another It is
Just the difference between big fish
and small ones, big and little Morri-
sons. Sooner or later the bankruptcy
proceedings or an arrest or a raid dis
plays them as they are They're all
alike. Degeneracy has its distinctions,
not Its real differences.
Why is it that we endure a degen-
crate man with money when We order
type not more vicious and much less
destructive Of public morals out OF
town? Is it for the same reason that
Morrison has his friends and followers
in the hope that some Of the coin may
stick to our own fingers?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25

What is II about the automobile that
lends enchantment to the distance? II
ANYBODY knows. 1t has been kept q
well-guarded secret. The average in
telligent observer knows only that
people who ride In automobiles are
always coming from somewhere and
going somewhere else. II they stop, it
is generally only for moment. II
they stop longer, 1t is to look at tire,
or carburetor or to cool an over
heated engine. Then they are of
again. 1t doesn't matter where they
where they have come from. They
were going to the place they have
come from only few minutes ago;
they will be coming from the place
they are going to in a few minutes
more. The wheels it appears, must be
kept moving. Automobiles are seldom
in repose outside Of the garage.
Why is. it? When the autoists were
pedestrians in other and perhaps,
happier adys, they occasionally paused
in their walks. 1t was one Of the de-
lights of an old fashioned ramble to
regale ones self with the view to take
in the scenery, TO contemplate leis-
urely the landscape. The automobilist
has no time to dwell upon vistas or
prospects. He must be getting on, and
after spending half sthe time allotted
to his trip in the morning or afternoon
or evening in getting on. he spends the
other half in getting back. That Is,
what time he is not going he is COM
ing; what time he is not coming ne Is
going, Stopping to look at anything is
not in his line.
At the top of a hill, il the road be
good, ne speeds to the bottom; at the
bottom he speeds to the top. All OF
his landmarks are ahead. The neigh
borhood thru which he speeds simply
leads him to the neighborhood toward
which he is speeding. He is interested
in a given point along the highway so
long as 1t Is ahead OF him; his interest
In it ceases the moment he reaches 1t.
That cluster OF houses in the distance
means to him that he will reach it in
so many throbs OF his four. six, eight
or twelve-cyhnder engine; that its en-
vironment Is picturesque has nothing
to do with the case. OF course there
are exceptions. With these We have
nothing to do Just now. Has it ever
been your good fortune to go autoing
with party OF exceptions?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
Topics of the Times

The Deutschland and Captain
hoenig and crew all raid for them
selves on the first round trip.
49,
one OF the pleasing innovations at
the state fair is the checking of chill
dren. Just leave the kid take a check
and pay a nickel per half hour storage.
Among other exhibits at the fair will
be fifty-pound catfish. Perhaps this
is the fish that got away SO many
times.
Senator Kenyon goes to Maine and
Senator Cummins TO the Pacific coast
to make campaign speeches for
Hughes which to say the least will
be much less embarrassing to both
senators than to hunt up reasons for
Hardings election IN Iowa
An ex- bartender in Dubuque ex-
cused himself for bootlegging by
pleading that ne couldn't find any
other work to do. Still the paving
contractors keep on bidding up with
out finding enough men. And then.
there's the stone pile.
man SIS years old has just finished
a walk from San Francisco to Phila-
delphia- But why? Couldn't the fell
low find a golf course anywhere?
Next the Zeppelin freighter And
hurry up with it, the Deutschland is
already an old story. Let's have some
thing new once in a while.
No more spring shooting within the
United States; but Villa and his out
fit should not assume that the boys
will pay much attention to it in
emergency or wait until fall to flush
Mexican raiders.
Some Of those Methodists seem 10
to be churchmen first and politicians
afterwards and temperance people all
the time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
WATCHING THE "HOPPERS.'
rSioux City Journal.

During the old settlers reunions at
Dakota City, Neb, and Sergeant
Bluff, Iowa, last week. the grasshop-
per ravages of forty years ago were
under frequent discussion by those
who went thru that trying experience.
For period of at least twenty years,
following the "grasshoppsr years" "
farmers in this section watched with
anxious eyes for any signs that might
indicate return of the destructive
bugs
Since that time grasshoppers never
have registered enough damage to at
tract serious attention, altho they can
be observed in the fields of this sec
ton each summer season in consider
able numbers. 1t is claimed by some
alleged authorities that the ravages Of
forty years ago were due to the fact
that the proportion of crop lands to
grass lands was relatively small. Now
that condition is reversed and the
grass bred bugs are scarcely able to
make an impression on the immense
acreage Of farm crops
Agricultural college bulletins in
South Dakota and Nebraska during
the present crop season have made
frequent mention Of the destructive
work of grasshoppers in alfalfa fields.
These bulletins have urged farmers TO
make use OF some Of the heroic meth
DDS employed forty years ago in ex-
terminating the insects 1t is claimed
that unless something is done to check
the propagation OF these destructive
bugs they may again become a serious
crop menace within few years. The
damage to alfalfa fields this year is
stated to have been a very large item.
Old settlers declare that the grass
hoppers Of forty years ago were not
born and bred in this vicinity. but
came in vast swarms which clouded
the sun. When they left it was also
in vast swarms. and man knoweth not
their destination. In az SiouN City
newspaper OF Aug. 20 1875. appears
the following: Ga
West Point, Neb.-Grasshoppers left
today with north wind At least
half crop of corn will be left No
more damage IS apprehended this year
II farmers of the present generation
could be guided by those OF 4 forty
years ago there would be little delay
in starting war on the grasshoppers
little precaution and activity on that
subject now might prevent serious
trouble in the future. Any pioneer can
give instructions on building effective
hopper ca tchers FI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
eall,vanting around" in autos in thi

gallivanting around in autos in this
day and age?
Yes, WHO is it? Greene county has
one car to every eight of the popula-
ton. Jefferson's corporation has one
car to every sixteen people. or only
half as many, on an average, as does
the total OF the county. The number
of cars per capita in Jefferson, juno
ton, Scranton. Churdan. Rippey, Fat
on, Dana, Farlin, Cooper and Adaza Is
less than 1t ID outside the corporations
OF these towns. Thus there is but one
conclusion to reach, and that is that
fully 9b per Gent OF Greene county
farmers are owners Of automobiles.
This being true VINO Is ii does the
"gailivantinG around" Upon the coun-
try roads? The farmer can notadrive
hfs car unless he gets on country
road. The writer has car, and hall
the time. while out driving. never
leaves the streets Jessesson NO,
gets upon country road. His ex-
perience is the same az many city
people. OF course city folks drive In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
RANN:D0M REELS
IL &&lH0 !! Z Ram u
= Of A.oes:am Sips J1a6 seelk6 u5x.d cohka6fe.CkSq
COLONEL ROOSEVELT.
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lips e. seelk8 Ulk.d eeehe6ee.Ikl!

Col Theodore Roosevelt is a self
has ID be located by calling out the
bloodhounds.
The life and public services of Col
onel Roosevelt have probably called
forth more heartfelt obituaries: than the
career of any, other citizen of our
times. with the possible exception OF
William j.. Bryan, who has been re-
peatedly hauled out Of the political
arena and inferred with appropriate
ceremonies II Colonel Roosevelt had
81 for every time he has been lowered
into his political grave by the newspa-
rers and the membership of the Old
Guard, he would make John D. Rock
efeller look like a shoe lace peddler.
Colonel Roosevelt Is a man Of me-
dunn height. with eager, expressive
teeth and mind which never slows
down for the ruts. A lot OF people
who do not like the colonel would be
glad to exchange minds with him, as 1t
is of the twin six variety and does not
have to be primed In the coolest
weather. At one end Of the colonePs
mind is attached a vocabulary which
can raise visible welt on the hide OF
a Sumatran rhinoceros. The free but
scholarly use OF this vocabulary has
driven many a statesman into some
shady retreat with q look OF chasrin
and bottle OF arnica.
Colonel Roosevelt was president OF
the United States for several years.
during which time he appointed great
many postmasters who have since been
removed from the pay roll with q dull
axe. He is now an ex-president, with
all Of the honors, emoluments and
scars appertaining thereto. including
free stable room for his vocabulary,
which at times is driven without a
check rein. Between times the colonel
writes on topics with which other peo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
HARDrNG's DIRT ROAD,


MIR. Harding, in reply on the good
roads question, went further in oppo-
sition to better highways than he is
generally credited with going. when
he declared that dirt roads are good
enough for farmers to get to mar
ket, and that better ones are not need
ed except for luxurious galivanting
around in automobiles, which Iowa
can not afford at this time9'
The above is clipped from an ac-
count of the Harding Meredith joint
debate at Oakland, Iowa, two weeks
ago when the two candidates met up
on the chautauqua platform and
"chewed over" their political differ
ences before big crowd of people.
In Greene county, the pioneer Of
gravelled roads, the remark will not
strike a sympathizing chord Farm
ers in this locality abandoned the dirt
road idea many years ago, before even
the present acrimonious road debate
| WAS born. and, for twenty years, gravel
has been spread upon our country
highways as fast as money and labor
could spread it.
The dirt road may be good enough"
for the people down in the region Of
Oakland, but it is not good enoui,h for
Greene county. You can comb this
county over and you'll not find a farm.
er who wants dirt road il he can get
gravel. There IS no use for any can
didate trying to confine the issue by
saying that by a dirt road he means
gravel road. The difference Is too
great Candidate Harding may try
| to tell Greene county people that he
meant gravel when he said dirt but
he meant no such thing. He said
dirt" and il he wants to know the
difference between dirt road and
a gravel road he wants to strike
Greene county some day after two
| inch rainfall II he is in his own
handsome and expensive auto. with
which he does his luxurious GALL
| wanting around" on Sioux City's paw
ed streets, he will discover the differ.
ence.
Politics is great game, and such
office hunger as Candidate Harding
has. develops it all the more. II
Harding is governor of Iowa he will
not be mud road" man as he says
he Is. He will sign any and all bills
| any legislature passes for road i'm
proyement. u the legislature passes
| q road bonding bill Mr.. Harding will
affix his signature thereto. and make
| it law. He knows very well he will,
and dare not say publicly that he will
not. II any legislature. during his
term, provides ways and means to do
away with mud roads by the use OF
gravel or cement Mr.. Harding will he
there with his approval Of the bill.
He dare not say publicly that he will
not.
Why is it necessary for any candi-
date to attempt to gain votes by ar
| raging one section of people, against
another? Why must a candidate go
among a bunch of farmers and at
| tempt oshow them that they do not
want good roads, and that nobody
wants them but city folks who are
DESTROYS Of doing some luxurious
| gallivanting around in their autos
o. bunk upon bunk! Why must the
\ farmer be asrayea against the town
| man all the time? II Il were a true
condition II might not re SO bad. hui
who in thunder is doing the "iuxurioui
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25

round American citizen, with few
sharp corners which It is very dis.
agreeable to run into during the prog.
ress of debate.
Colonel Roosevelt II sworn to and 1t
by q loyal collection Of tight friends
and fast enemies. Swearing at the
colonel has been one Of our great
American pastimes for several years:
but when he trudges on to the far
country appreciation viii erase his err.
rors and vitalize the memory Of his
service. In the photoplsy OF American
politics he is an animated and picture.
esque figure. without whom the screen
would be q dull monotony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome,

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge No. 10S, A. F. A. NJ
Work in second degree Friday. Aug. 20,
1880 p. m John w. Wells, Secretary;
B. O. Frazey. W. M.
SiGKET CHAPTER. No 50. r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation Monday evening.
Aug. FL. Regular business. Carl
Schaffner. H. P: John W. Wells, sec
retary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 30, r. & s. NJ, Mon
day, Aug. 81; regular business. I. T.
FORBES Recorder. George Gregory !. M.
STATED CONcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 30, K. T. Tuesday.
Aug % ) p. M: regular business. l.
T. Forbes. Recorder; H. c. Mueller.
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. &.
S.-Re gular meeting Wednesday, sept
49, D. m. Business. Eliza S. Bat
tin secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
W. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
HATS OFF TO THE BOYS.

We take off our hats to 1o-year- old
Gaylord Larson, of Huxley. Last week
he went into contest at the Ames
chautauqua with almost half hundred
other boys. some of them very nearly
twice his age. and he proved to be the
best judge Of cattle. hogs and corn. He
was just an ordinary 10-year- old boy
but when he was told to pick out the
nest baby beef calf, the best pig and
the best ten ears OF corn, he had re-
membered just little more than the
other boys Of the things he had learned
about live stock and corn and he gets
a free trip to the big live stock show
In Chicago.
The boys who won the second and
third places and the many other boys
who were not fortunate enough to- win
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25

the country. but the man who tries to-
make out that good roads In the coun-
try are only wanted for city folks To-
..gallivant around" on in either q
knaye or fool, and he Is no fool.
The country road il Of ton times the
availability to the farmer that Il -
for the city man. The farmer must
use the country road, and the city man
does not need to unless he desires!
Every country road In Iowa could b
fenced up tight every sixtsan gfest ana
the city man could buy canned bssns:
from chicago ana live right alouS. But
the farmer must have tho country
road II he Is to be a happy mortal IN
any way 4
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~ ~ ~
way; when breezes swept the countryside, tney
felt as tho they had been fried. The goosebone
prophets had their fling, and prophesied like
everything. II heard rain crow all day lonE
and. that's sign that ne'er goes wrong, one
prophet said, to weeping Jays; well have q
rain within two days" This morn the east
ern sky was red. another bum clairvoyant said !
chat is q sign that rain will come, and save our
crops Of chewing gum There is ring around
the moon" remarked another wise gossoon. and
when the moon is wearing rings, there's bound
to be rain, by. jings." 'oThe pigs, = observed
a graybeard seer, 'are showing sign OF mcrta!
fear; they rush, excited, round the. pen. ana
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Of the state. He was nominated under
the primary law. It would have sub !
they had refused to declare for Hard !
jected these men to grave censure II
ing. 1t would have required an ex-
hibition Of more courage on their part
than we have a right to expect In men
holding political Office for either of
these senators to come out against
Harding 1t would have put their own
places in grave jeopardy"
Remarking that THE Register and
Leader, the Marshalltown Times Re-
publican, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
seem to be in conspiracy to tell the
truth about Mr.. Harding" the Knox
willie Express points out that lit just
goes to show that some papers will do
anything to accomplish their ends.
The Sioux City Journal thinks 1T
may be safely predicted that the repub-
licans will not like President Wilson's
acceptance speech much better than the
democrats liked Mr.. Hughes acceptance
speech"