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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
kuF GluCK' DEUTSCHLAND,

The Deutschland is ready to leave.
Perhaps she may already have slipped
out Of harbor and be on her way home.
Here's hoping she gets there.
There's nothing unneutral in the
hope that the undersea liner may
escape the snares spread for her. 1t
is simple human nature, the common
feeling of sympathy for the weaker in
contest, a pull for the under dog.
A marvel of the Twentieth century,
which is itself marvel is the
Deutschland diving off the shores of
one continent to brave steel nets and
watchful warships on her way under
the sea to a home port. A wonder of
the waters under the earth as the
aeroplane is the wonder Of the clouds
above the mountain tops, corrobora-
ton and fultillment Of the promise
that men shall become as gods.
The hope will be universal that the
brave men inside the steel cylinder on
its way above the ocean ooze shall
reach port safely and see their own
again. They deserve SO much, those
undersea argonauts, those Jasons OF
the neither depths. those modern
Columbuses of an ocean never charted.
Auf sluck, Deutschland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
THE GAME THEY PLAYED.

Mr.. Harding is the present NOMINEES
of the Iowa republicans and as sucn IS
be;ng analyzed by the democratic press
and reuldiated by considerable ano
resnectable number of Iowa republican
newspapers. Previous to the primary
he was the recipient of lavish and IN
IN stances-vide the Waterloo Times
Tr,bune-of gushing approval as q
nominee-for the republicans. 1t Is un-
aeniable that he received large ano
nerhaps decisive assistance thru DEM
ocratic votes cast for him in tine re-
nc1bltcan primary. But now a change
has come over the tenor OF the dreams
of The democratic press. 1t is speaking
MAINLY and to the disadvantage OF the
republican nominee now. Note the
Waterloo Times-Tribune whose pre-
primary approval of Mr.. Harding wa!
SO marked:
It should be remembered that Mer'
edith did not spend cent in prl
mary campaign. Harding claims n
spent sf8,Ga9, VIII the Republican
guarantee that it was not $4,000
Will the Republican guarantee tina
sundry Iowa interests did not put vi
great sums of money for Harding
sums that Politician Harding wa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
RANll:D0M REELS:
En @@AIt hNa = IL Ram, S,o S
OF shoes s.d Ships sMd sealk4 w5x. cabbaees kNn&
The LETTER CARRIER.
'HOEalt1 LRd1ln
hips ind sealing w5x -d cabbaSes. = Nn&J

The letter carrier is a meek cross
between an express wagon and furni-
ture van which is used for the purpose
of saving the legs of the inhabitants.
If ii were not for the letter carrier and
his long. eager feet the citizens Of this
restless republic would have to go to
the postoffice for their mall two or
three times a day. thereby wearing out
thousands Of serviceable legs which
could better be employed In chasing q
golf ball or running around a billiard
table with outstretched tongue.
The letter carrier Is chosen because
Of two reasons. his patience and his
physique. II the letter carrier delivers
mali to the wrong house and is mauled
into a close resemblance to a bread
pudding by an irate tenant, he is re-
quired under the regulations to sing
the first verse of Angry words. o let
them never" and pull a sweet smile
over such Of his teeth as happen to be
left. The letter carrier always makes
model husband. as he Is able to put
up with anything that strays onto the
table disguised as food without using
coarse and reproachful language.
Letter carriers are now selected be-
cause Of the size, number and location
Of their muscles. II the parcels post
law is amended once or twice more, no.
body will be able to qualify as a letter
carrier unless he can carry four-foot
safe under one arm and a barrel Of
cider vinegar under the other, with an
upright piano resting uneasily against
his stomach. 1t Is pitiful sight to see
a middle-aged carrier staggering down
the street looking like a human Christ
mas tree, with packages ranging from
a pony keg to a mail order catalog
strung about his neck and rebounding
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

is his own money" rejoins the Des
Moines Register. 1T isn't put up by the
Cedar Rapids public utility owner who
helped finance the primary campaign
Of Mr.. Meredith's presentopponent."
III there are any small towns left in
Iowa that have not as yet provided
themselves with such needs as an ade-
quate water supply, modern lighting,
etc., they are hard to find" remarks
the Burlington Hawk Eye. And no
doubt, the last Of these will be so sup
piled in the near future. For there is
no such thing as slow small town in
Iowa."
1T is now possible to get $685. day
roads, concrete bridges and culverts,
permanent draining and grading, and a
gift of $2,250,000 from the federal gov
eminent, without any increase in taxes
Of any kind. How much longer is po-
litical buncombe going to blind the
people of Iowa from doing that which
is to their best interests?" inquiries the
Fort Dodge Messenger. 1T is time to
think"
The Colfax Clipper says: Every
may make statement after statement or
run on any kind of platform he pleases,
the whisky people are willing to take
their chances with him rather than
with Ed Meredith"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
not supposed to know about, but yet

not supposed to know about put ye'
was willing to accept?
When Joe Allen began demanding
fair share of taxes from the rail-
roads of Iowa, will the Republican
guarantee that something was not
done for Harding Immediately? Allen
was dangerous man; Harding was
safe. Did the railroads have any
thing to do with the campaign for
Harding? If not, the Republican
should explain just how it happened
that every railway attorney in the
state got behind Harding and worked
for him tooth and nail up to the time
the tallots were counted. AS gov
ernor. Harding would have a great
deal to do with taxation of the Iowa
railroads. While a politician like
Harding was available, it would be
the height of folly for the railroads to
allow Allen to get within hailing dis
lance of the executive council of the
state.
If the question of money in this
campign is to be discussed, 1t can be
said for Meredith that he will spend
his own money and he will spend II
lesitimatcly. VIII the Republican say
the same thing for Harding? The
amount of money Politician Harding
will spend everybody knows, will be
the amount he can get and it will make
little difference to him and to his i'm
mediate friends where the money
comes from. If the situation looks
bad for some Iowa interests Harding
can get all the money he calls for; jus
as he got all he wanted in the recent
primary campaign. 1t does not take
much of a statistican to figure that II
Joe Allen spent nearly $4,000 Harding
spent twice that sum, at least. 1t is
well known, too, that Harding, person
ally, didn't have it to spend.
It was a great game, conceived in
council and carried on with excellent
teamwork and strict attention to sig
nal that the democratic leaders and
press put up to nominate Harding and
thus open opportunity for a democratic
touchdown. 1t was evident from the
start of the campaign that the demo-
Gratis saw hope for themselves in Hard
ing's nomination. Under the concep-
ton of politics as game it was shrewd
whatever the moral and public aspect
of it may be- The thing worked out.
The majority got its chance and now
it IS playing Harding with a copper
and not overlooking any bets.
1t is a peculiar campaign, with the
big majority party handicapped by a
nominee whom a very considerable
part of the republicans can not stomach
wherein the democratic house players
outGuessed their opponents. 1t was
played from the beginning of the deal
Just a game, the prostitution of pol
itics to the politicians.
The embarra ssment of the republi
can party in this state is a joy TO such
democratic papers as the Times
Tribune. a joy intensified by the knowl-
edge and understanding that as a
Greek it bore gifts to that end. It's
sweet appreciation of Joe Allen doesn't
cost anything. The job is done, the
parties have seemingly changed posi-
tons 'and the republicans are on the
defensive with a candidate who must
be dragged over if possible And there
we are.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

Length, ten inches. Its glossy pur-
plish head distinguishes 1t from other
blackbirds that do not show in tight
trough-shaped tail.
Range: Breeds in the West, east
to Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota, and
north to southern Canada; winters
over most Of the United States breed
ing range, south to Guatemala.
Habits and economic status: Very
numerous in tho West and In fall
gathers in immense focks, especially
about barnyards and corrals. During
the cherry season in California Brew
er's blackbird Is much in the orchards.
In one case they were seen to eat free
~ of cherries, but when neighboring
fruit raiser began to pillow his orchard
almost every blackbird in the vicinity
was upon the newly opened ground
and close at the plowman's heels in it's
eagerness to get the insects exposed
by the pillow. Caterpillars and pupae
form the largest item of animal food
(about IL per cent?. Many of these
are cutworms, and cotton bollworms
or corn earworms were found In ten
stomachs and codling-moth pupae in
II. Beetles constitute over II per
cent of the food. The vegetable food
10 practically contained in three items
grain. fruit and weed seeds. Grain,
mostly oats, amounts to 81 per cent |;
fruit, largely cherries, per cent; and
weed seeds, not quite 9 per cent. The
grain is probably mostly wild, vol.
unteer, or waste, SO that the bird does
most damage by eating fruit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
AN EXCEPTIONAL .RIDER."
= [Des Moines Capital

a LIES Nolnes 9iapltal.J
The announcement that rider
has been attached to q legislative bill
usually brings 10 minda an undesirable
provision which is selfish in its .pur-
pose, Riders are often form OF
mild blackmail. whereby legislator
gains a desired end by withholding
his support OF a measure until it in
sludes a section in which he Is per-
sonally interested.
The bill in the house of represen-
tatives authorizing expenditures of
BIS. 100000 for federal buildings con-
tains a rider" that is different. IT
stlpulates that the United States flag
shall fly over every government build
ing every day in the week.
The absence Of flags from public
buildings is noticeable In this country
There has been an Improvement alone
this line in the last year Flags should
be displayed on school buildings, city
county and state and federal buildings
as a matter of course.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

Topics of the Times

The British appear to be legitimate
sons of the sires who followed MARI
borough across the same fields.
One OF the hardest things a guards
man finds is to coniine himself to the
regular rations. When the stuff is
there to be eaten he eats it and Won
ders when he gets hungry next day
where it all went and how he is to get
more.
Whenever there's thirteen at thu
convention table they always call in
Steve Bashor, that grand old warhorse
of innumerable nominations sought and
missed. Steve agrees with the poet
tina. it is better to have loved and
lost than never to have been mer-
toned for governor at all.
Now as to this infantile paralysis,
there's no occasion for fright but there
is necessity for plain, good sense and
caution. Don't take a chance
tiS SO4' SAop iACSNS ieailI III ~"
that is it could use d right good down
pour to advantage. However. it is
moving along on the juice it has on
hand but a little of what we had too
much of last year would be thankfully
| received.
James Whitcomb Riley's "Old Sweet
heart turns out to have been an Iowa
woman. OF all women Iowa affords
the best and sweetest It's a pity we
cant raise enough Of them to supply
the world.
An Iowa banker named Swindler
has been called to an Omaha bank. But
what's in a name, anyhow?
One of the strange things is how hard
| it is to find a man when you want
| one for murder or to work moving
weeds.
That Mr.. Donohue, Of Sioux City
| may not be tactful from political
| point Of view but he knows what he
| wants and seems to have thought he
was getting it when he voted in the
Iowa primary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
A RELIC OF SLAVERY.

A farmer and his wife were found
dead from gunshots the other day. 1t is
assumed that he shot her and then
turned the weapon against his own life
The Polk county coroner is sufficiently
well satisfied of this assumption to an
nounce that he will hold no inquest a
conclusion which is open to criticism
The average person will consider the
case one for inquiry by coroner's
jury, even tho the jury and the wit
nesses might claim their small fees at
a minor expense to the county.
There is one thing that sticks out
Of the investigation of the tragedy III
the relation of the son of circum-
stances preceding the killing. The wife
had come in from milking several cows
and announced that she was thru do
ing the milking. The trouble seems to
have begun there. The son was men
tioning some repairs that were neces-
sarv to the automobile at the time.
NN-- 49,
nowadays must do chores? Ho"
MANY men, who must have an automo-
bile insist that their wives must do the
milking? Time was when the weary
farm wife after hard days work over
a woodfire in a cook stove dragged her-
self out to pail the cows" lugged the
milk in unaided and cared for 1t with
out help on many midwestern farms;
but we had supposed that the custom
had fallen into complete dlsuse on
Iowa farms able to maintain automo-
biles and bank accounts.
This woman who proclaimed that
she was thru milking cows at the END
Of her daily toll inside the house SIM
nIv announced a belated declaration OF
independence and the square deal. On
emergency, such a thing as an over
worked farmwife doing the milking
while the men got in the last lew loaoe
Of hay or worked by moonlight on
"crinkling" grain may be in Keeping
with thrift and good farming; put tna'
milking from three to dozen COWS as
regular chore belongs with woman
work on the farm relates to the
dark ages of Iowa farming. II there
are other women whose husbands de-
mand that they shall do the milking o.
take a chance on abuse or death here
boning they stand on their rights am
beat MIN 10 the revolver.
Farming is one of the best sures'
and most profitable businesses IN Iowa
Il is different from the old days "he'
| If was merely chance to stay allVe
| The farm is a factory now, produc-
inp going concern with demand foi
morn than it can turn out and high
nrices for its product. 1t is equipped
with labor saving devices. 1t mas II:
garages and it's cars. Farming useo
20 be slavery on the prairles. linz
wales have been emancipated. The
women partially.
II there is a farmer in the state "hf
demands that his busy wife snail o'
horse chores or milk the COWS tn'
sooner she quits milking or quits MIN
| cold the better for her and the mora1'
| Of the farming industry in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
Masonic Meetings.
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visitors always welcome

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge No. 10S, A. F. & A. M.
Work in First Degree Friday, July 2S,
1880 p. m. John w. Wells, Secretary.
B. Q. Frazey, w. NJ.
SiGMET CHAPTER. Nc. 50. r. A. M.
Stated convocation Monday evening,
Aug. 81. Regular business. Carl
schaffner, H. P: John w. Wells, sec
rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Mon
day, Aug. q: regular business. l. I.
Forbes, Recorder. George Gregory. l. NJ.
STATED cONcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Comnaandery No. so. K. T., Tuesday
Aug. %. s .. m; regular business. l.
T. Forbes, Recorder; H. c. Mueller
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. ST. o. E.
Especial meeting Wednesday. July
26, at s p. m for initiation. Eliza ).
Battin, secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS

The Democratic national con-f
vention Of 1912 was held in Bal
timore from June rs to July 2, Al
ton B. Parker being temporary.
and Ollie M. James, permanent
chairman. Forty-six ballots were
taken, Champ Clark leading till
the thirtieth, when he was
passed by Woodrow Wilson. On
the tenth and seven following
ballots Clark got more than half
the votes cast, but as two-thirds
are necessary in q Democratic
convention, he was finally de-
feated. Other prominent candi-
dates were Judson Harmon Of
Ohio, Oscar w. Underwood Of
Alabama and Thomas R. Mar
shall Of Indiana. Marshall was
chosen as the candidate for vice
president on the third ballot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

once or twice. begged he'd his sword ice and
Nicholas implored to his devastating horde TO
Francis Joseph explained his realm is being
drained WHISPERS by the light and begged that
he would set things right mo your deadly
month to good King George and shoot
ing arships the fly. he's been too busy to reply De-
stroy shotgun lance wrote the president Of
France the shrapnel and the SHE'LL and try the
Winged Dove SPELL" My letters all come back to
me- unopened from call kings by tele
nbone and thew declare my head is bone kings
listen you spiel of deadly bombs and STEEL but
boost they lose their heads and yell
"PoIce!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
AT LAST. AN EXCUSE.

The hustling little motorcycle which
Is sometimes annoying to pedestrians,
and an aggravation to its big cousin,
the automobile. has many utilities to
redeem its reputation. Street cleaning
is one OF the latest uses. At first
thought it would seem that it could be
utilized for that purpose in Burlington
with economy. A broom is lowered at
the left of the drivers seat. and when
1t comes in contact with the pavement
u enSeges the mechanism connected
to the side-car wheel. which causes
the broom to rotate. A side-car chassis
carries the sweeping apparatus and a
steel brush loosens the dirt before the
broom takes it up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
No Nonsense Then.

II have noticed" said the serious,
offhand philosopher that a woman
will get golf dress when she has no
intention Of playing golf"
That's so' agreed the man with the
auburn whiskers.
And" continued the offhand philo-
sophcr, "she will get hall gown when
she cares nothing about dancing, and
tennis dress when she wouldn't play
tennis for fear she will freckle, and
bathing suit when she has no thought
of going into the water, and ridins
habit when the very thought of climb
ing or a horse gives her the chills'
and"
Yes" interrupted the man with the
auburn whiskers; ''but when she gets
wedding dress she means business.
Ever notice that?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

Letter carriers are under the protec-
ton Of the civil service law. which
means that they can not be removed
except when the civil service commits
sion is looking in another direction. It
is pleasant to record that this does not
happen very often, owing to the scare
ity Of able-bodied men with legs built
out of chrome steel.
We should all be patient with the
letter carrier and treat him as fel-
low being, SO that our mall will reach
us before the close Of the fiscal year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
THE BOOTLEGtGERiS.
lRIlrlin gfnn Gazette /


Twenty bootleggers were arrested In
keokuk the other day Some will be
convicted and some will escape their
just deserts. because after all 1T is
one thing to arrest a bootlegger and
another thing to secure conviction. Ar
resting them, however, is a step in the
right direction. Arresting them on the
slightest suspicion is the proper pro-
ceuure. MAKE tiIenl hard 70 CATCH is
the slogan.
The bootlegger Is not a good citizen.
He is a lazy, goodfor- nothing whelp
who preys upon the weakness of 9TH
ers and charges exorbitant prices for
brand of poison that temporarily makes
a maniac or a fool out of the purchaser
and partaker thereof. Bootleggers know
their business. They spend their time
connecting plans for evading the Off
GERS Of the law. Their ingenuity at
| times Is almost uncanny. But there is
way to partly suppress the gentry.
The police should be equally as Wig
liant. In the first place, there is little
| excuse these days for able bodied men
to be idle. And the police should know
that an able bodied man who contin-
ually is loafing and appears well sup
piled with money has obtained the
same in some manner not according to
law. Perhaps he is a bootlegger The
next step is plain.
AMMONIA CAUSES PARALYSIS.
| Correspondent Des Moines Register.l
To the Editor: I noticed some time
back your splendid editorial on the
epidemic Of infantile paralysis, and
as have had much experience with
spinal meningitis and infantile paral-
ysis I feel sure the cause Is the same
found that it was ammonia poison
| ing. Each place where I found the
disease / found drainage from some
| livery barn near or else q dairy, and
that the epidemic usually occurs IN
warm weather and dryer following
the wet. The ammonia was carried
under paved streets by the rain and
the sunshine could not reach it, and
it could form Vast amounts OF :a!s IN
the filth from the streets, and 1t
usually penetrated the very often
rusty water pipes and thus got into
the water supply, and often came out
into the air and we breathed 1t. In
one case there was well under
house near a dairy. This water In
the we'll was saturated with the am
monia. This excessive amount o.
ammonia saturates the blood, ane
when It goes to the Kidneys to be
eliminated it unttes with the acid ant
forms thick dangerous salt which
clogs the kidneys, then 1t backs int
the blood and poisons and sxcttes
the entire nervous system. When thu
, blood is thicker in the winter tim'
and the perspiring glands are no
!. free it produces spinal Z. meningitis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

held this man who sang Of common
things and am moved therefore to
suggest that his remains be allowed to
lie in state in the rotunda of the capi-
toll" Arrangements were made for the
burial Of Rfley's body in Crown. Hill
cemetery, near Indianapolis. relatives
feeling that MIR. Riley should be buried
where the public might easily visit his
grave. Thousands Of persons silently
passed the Riley home in indianapolis,
while many closer friends OF the poet
entered the home to view the body.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
THE OLD GANG

tCounCil Bluffs Nonpariel.1
Every community in this country OF
any size has number of people who
serve to illustrate and emphasize the
fact that the booze game cannot be
beaten. But in every one of these
places can always be found few
people who persist in bucking it in
spite of the universal judgment Of
mankind to the contrary. The world
moves slowly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
Peculiarly of Cats Ewes,

As showing h,w widely the perma-
nent1y blue eyes of cats differ from
other eyes, it is noted that Immediate
~ the eyes of white cats that are to
have permanently blue eyes open they
shine bright red in the dark. and
neither the ephemeral kitten-blue nor
any other colored eye does this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

James Whitcomb Riley was loved
by the people Of Indiana as was no
other man." wrote Governor Ralston,
of Indiana, after the sudden death OF
the well beloved poet. TN an excep-
tionally tender sense the people OF
his native state believed that he be-
longed to them. and they mourn
bitterly mourn-his passing. AS gov
ernor of Indiana l am anxious that the
people be afforded an opportunity to
show the high respect in which they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

'Reprisal is not a nice weapon, but
neither is mail censorship or a boy
colt. Reprisal may prove expensive
So may loss Of national self-respect,'
concludes the Sioux City Journal.