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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
THE CHARITY SOLICITOR.

The state of Iowa is fertile field for
outside solicitors who seek to collect
money in smaller or lesser stlms from
the kind hearted and the charitable
Institutions of which few people have
heard. institutions that may or may
not exist at all, food Iowa with women
solicitors because women receive a con
sideration that male solicitors do not
The average business man or profess
sional man in Iowa is courteous to
women and the woman solicitor thus
gains hearing. Most of them arc
seeking TO sell some small publication,
allegedly the organ of a charitable
movement or body or 10 collect some
minor sum 1t is impossible to estl-
mate the aggregated dollars thus OBJ
tanned bat that the sum runs high Is
sufficiently evident by the number OF
solicitors who are thus getting living
expenses and salaries.
Iowans should investigate the worthy
charities OF their own state before con-
tribut!ng sums large or small to I'M
known solicitors representing alleged
institutions and movements of which
they have no knowledge except the as
sertions OF the solicitor. There are
plenty of excellent charities in Iowa
that need money in small and larger
amounts. There are orphans homes in
the state that deserve the benefactions
and contributions of Iowans. charities
that are long established and have
proved their true desert. They ought
10 have the Iowan's money that goes
into other states with solicitors for this
and that institution of which few II
any of those who make the contribu-
tions know anything at all
Whether K Is dime or a dollar or
500, think Of the home charities first,
the charities of your own city and CT
your own state, charities with open
records and real standing. Why scatter
a shower of silver among an army OF
unknown solicitors for doubtful insti-
buttons when the money can be offered
where it will certainly and surely 90
the good it is intended by the donor
to accomplish.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
OF six was found with bad teeth. Every
one Of those cases is readily cor

OF six was found with bad teeth. Dvery
one Of those cases is readily cor
rected.
..Their folks ought to know and look
after them?" Certainly their folks
should have known. However. It Is EVIL
dent that many of them didn't know
or were neglectful At any rate the
public ought to know. 1t has a right
to know and insist on treatment and
correction of eye and ear and teeth
troubles. The public maintains highly
expensive institutions wherein defec-
tives are cared for at public cost. IL
maintains hospitals for the free treat
ment of diseases. 1t certainly has the
hit of intervenor between the school
children and the diseases that make
detectives and failures. 1t should have
the right to enforce treatment of eye
and teeth defects. to order the treat
ment and il necessary see that it is
carried on and to collect from those
able to pay as it does in other cases OF
public emergency.
Look over the Sac City incident Sac
is a type of clean, healthy. prosper
Gus Iowa towns. Still one eighth of
the children suffer from neglected eyes
and one-sixth from neglected teeth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
Iona Newspapers
In IOWA AND VERDUN.
ICedar RAPIDS Gazette

When you pay thirty-six cents
dozen for eggs you have to take the
markets word for it that the war has
boosted the price.
When you pay 81 or more for q
bushel Of potatoes the same excuse,
aided and abetted By a poor season.
confronts you.
When you pay $3.50 for sack OF
-four that cost $50 a year ago you
are made to understand that the war
has done It.
And SO on down the line OF absolute
life necessities. Prices are staggering,
outrageous. They cannot go mucn
| higher without causing an economic
| uproar that will be heard from one END
| Of the land to the other. In part they
are due to the demands from Europe.
In part they are due to the graft with
| which the American business world u
| honeycombed. In part they are due to
| the American business idea-which Is
to get rich as quickly as you can, iT
any way that you can and z. anybody.
expense but your own.
When anyone attempts tn tell ynI
that graft plays no part in the preseD
4 scale Of exorbitant prices on food
stuffs you may reply by telling then
that,
| Eggs can be bought cheaper within
eight miles Of the city Of yerdi1n
France, and in the heart OF the wal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
LOOK IT CAREFULLY OVER.

The voter who goes to the polls next
Tuesday should take time to look over
his bills and to take a glance ahead
The cost of living which was to be
reduced according to the promises OF
the democrats by wise administration
has increased until wage workers and
salaried men are facing famine. The
cost of living within a few months has
increased practically so per cent. Stlli
here in the west there are unemployed
men in large numbers and wages have
not been lifted. In certain sections o.
the east the demand for munitions has
advanced wages. .... -..
Look around and ahead. The war
can not continue. 1t must stop soon
or later and when it stops the bottom
drops out from under the fictitious
democratic prosperity. Look backward
to the conditions Immediately preced-
ing the outbreak Of the war. Business
was depressed and merchants were
asking serious questions of the future.
Iowa was the oasis Of business but
Iowa was looking forward fearfully.
Elsewhere factories were closed. Three
million men were out Of employment.
Every great city had it's bread lines.
Then came the war. We have been
absorbing the gold supply of the world
since then and merely because Of the
war Munitions makers and stock spec
ulators in war brides made millions.
1t is nothing less than war prosper
ity. And when the war closes
Then a bitter Industrial and trade
war will begin. The nations that have
been dumping gold into the United
States will seek it again. The spec
ulators and the munition plants will no
longer bolster false prosperity. We
shall have to fight for our own in the
coming trade war as the nations are
holding tho trenches against each
other.
We have the Underwood tariff which
was to lower the cost of living and
with 1t an appalling condition of prices.
Ahead of 1t is the coming onslaught
on American industry by foreign ma
tons at the end of the war. We have
an eight-hour law which is not ar
eight hour law but raise in the wage
| Of a special class, which Is also to be
| paid for.
| Look about Look backward, look
forward. Which is most worthy Of
your trust, the republican party or the
| democrats? Ask history.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
Topics of the Times

| Getting along 10 the ninth inning.
Well, S04,26l women registered II
Chicago and if the registration holds
good in proportion over the state I'LL
nois will have 100000 women voter!
this fall.
The silent voter hasn't had any Of the
excitement of the argument but he will
| have his inning next Tuesday.
Colonel Harvey has proved himself q
shrewd prognosticator of election re-
suits and Harvey has it figured for
Hughes by a most comfortable lead Of
electors.
When the Wilson administration
came into power even republican news
papers attempted to make the best OF it
and held up the presidents hands. 1t
is not the fault of the country or the
newspapers that they have turned in
disgust from the administration. 1t has
been most disappointing and failed 20
bear out the hopes of the people. An
other four years of it would be a calam-
ity.
Your old friend Theodore Roosevelt
passed the fifty-eighth milestone the
other day and went past it on high.
Theodore negotiates the hills like a
1917 model and doesn't depreciate a
cents worth. Teddy's compression is
all right yet.
If every man votes his best sense OF
government Tuesday that's about all
that can be required of him as citi-
zen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

zone, than they can be bought right
here in Cedar Rapids.
Butter, packed in small tins b!
French manufacturers and sent into
the war zone for sale, can be bough,
at a more reasonable figure than We
pay here in Cedar Rapids.
Flour can be purchased as cheaply in
France as in Iowa.
Sugar. when Il can be bought at all
IN the french war zone, is bought at a
figure which does not exceed the figure
in Cedar Rapids.
Two months ago, when the editor Of
the Gazette left yerdun. eggs could oe
bought by Americans there, two for
five sous-five sents. Half pound tins
Of butter could be bought at the '.epi-
cerieS' for one franc-seventeen cents.
Because the Americans were supposed
to be loaded down with money the
housewives who sold the eggs general
ly boosted their prices when brown
clad ambulance driver sought to pur-
chase. And. remember, the inflated
price was the French equivalent Of
thirty cents a dozen
What's the answer?
In war-torn France. where food
stuffs are at a real premium, where
the demand Is not faxed, where the
people have some degree of protection
by reason Of a militarized government
in France. with actual sound of bat
tie. food without which we face dis
aster, can be bought more ciieaply than
in peaceful Iowa. ~
An embargo on wheat, -four sugar.
potatoes. etc. woald be in error But
that is not necessary. What we do
need is not protection against a for
egn demand, it's protection against
money grabbing Americans ~ Wash
ington has made a great buster about
lambastng the trusts. Apparently
there are some things worse than
trusts. The problem is a big one for
the politicians, but, it's bigger one
for the man whose non elastic income
must be made to go farther than it has
ever gone before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

'In this campaign Harding is the
acknowledged saloon candidate and
Meredith is the avowed antisaloon
CO ndidate,' declares the Alden Times.
"A vote for Harding is a vote in the
interests OF John Rarleycorn and a
vote for Meredith Is a vote in the in
terest of home and Preside. Which in
terest is deserving Of your vote?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
Ripping Rhymes
Nv WALT MASON
WINTERS COMING.

II is a pleasant thing to know that
Winter comes a-hying, and we shall
have the luscious snow for which we
have been signing. Some people shud-
der when they speak of this delightful
season; they hate to hear the billiards.
shrek. and mark the brooklets freezin'.
But am glad to see the sleet, ! keep
my harpstrings drumming, and clap
my hands and wave my feet, for win
tertime is coming. TITS then we sit
around the fire. the whole blamed bunch
together. and tell old tales and punch
the Tyre. and laugh at stormy weather.
We're closer drawn in kinship then,
than warm days ever find us, the chill
dren and the whiskered men, and
granny perched behind us. Home life
is truer when the Storm hnWls round
the roof and basement when our old
sitting room is warm, tho frost - on
the easement. So light the lamp and
bar the door, and keep the fireplace
drumming: all other seasons are bore.
and wintertlme is coming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
A Hu.hand,s Ruse.

"Muliiger," whispered Mrs. Tawny. I
hear some one moving in the next
room. 1t must be a burglar!"
.'Heh?" said Mulliger Tawny sieep-
lily. "Nonsensei There's nothing in this
house to attract burglar"
Il know that as well as you do, you
shiftless wretch, but the burglar don't
know it'll" Missed Mrs. Tawny. "Oh,
there's a man with a dark lantern?"
Let me at him!" cried Mulliger
Tawny. And in one bound he had the
masked intruder by sthe throat.
II surrender" gurgled the house
breaker.
Take him out to policeman" cried
Mrs. Tawny from under the bedclothes.
And after holding the burglar by the
power OF his eye as he hastily dressed,
Mulliger led him from the room.
Once outside. the burglar tore off his
mask and laughed great, round laughs:
ooh. Oh! OH. Then he and Muiiiser
repaired arm in arm to the club and
draw poker. It was the first nights
vacation that poor Muiliger Tawny had
had in two months. - Detroit Free
| Press. 4-s3,,- --.----.s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

United States, il not in the world, and
will soon have the largest dry dock in
the western hemisphere; the most
noteworthy port development in recent
years has been on the Pacific coast. at
San Francisco Seattle. I1os Angeles,
Portland Tacoma and San Diego.
Stress is laid on the increasing inbu-
ence of the federal government on port
development.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
THE HARDING INSURANCE BILL
IDes Moines Register.]

House file No. 122.-By Harding
Insurance.
A Bill-For an act to repeal sections
1854, 1855, 1855 and 1857 of the code and
to enact a substitute therefor, empow-
ering, directing and authorizing insur-
ance companies to collect statistics, re-
duce fire waste fix and apportion uni.
form rates for fire lightning and tor
nado insurance and to prevent and
prohibit discrimination in the appor-
and tornado insurance, and to provide
a penalty for the violation thereof.
Be 1t enacted By the General Assem-
bly, of the state of Iowa:
Section 1. 1t shall be lawful for fire
insurance companies authorised. to dc
business in the state OF Iowa to collect
statistics, eliminate as far as possible
the fire hazard. reduce the fire waste
fix and apportion uniform rates for
fire, lightning and tornado insurance
fairly among the people OF this state
and prevent discrimination or fayorit-
ism in the superintendent Of the cos,
Of fire lightning and tornado insurance
to the public.
| Section q All meetings Of the repre-
sentatiyes of fire insurance companie!
for the purpose Of enforcing the provi-
sions Of the above section shall be hello
IN the city of Des Moines and the state
official in charge of the insurance de.
partment of the state Of lows and The
attorney general of the state OF lowe
shall be given three days notice each O
the time and place Of said meeting ane
shall have the right to attend and al
records. rating, schedules and statistics
shall at all times be subject to the in
spection of said state officials.
Section g. 1t shall be lawful for thu
local agents of fire insurance compa
? MES authorized to do business IN thi'
5 state to form and organize local board
for the maintenance and enforcement
! OF the rates and rules established q!
, said fire insurance companies, as pro
, vided for in sections one a. and tw'
rs OF this bill and to prevent discrtm
I ination in the business Of fire insur
j ance thru concessions. rebates or otis
; erwise, either directly Or indirectly.
No IRE insurance company sinai
, make or permit any distinction or dis
8 elimination
b Above is a reproduction OF a Dill IN
ell troduced by Harding, authorizing nre IN
4 surance companies to combine for tn
y purpose Of fixing rates, and repeaiin
J. section 1854 Of the code which make
, such combinations crtminat
s Iowa people are already paying hign
OIL er fire insurance rates because OF Tn
IS passage Of law which simply 1orplo
n discrimination But the fnsurance com
= panles are not satisfied. They want tn
Harding. bill, legaIizing their right
nj fn.n, tr.,st
I'll The people Of Iowa last year pal
III $233,Iz2,sts.1S in fire insurance prem
n inns. II the Harding insurance trn'
bill were enacted into law, wouid s
nl suit In an enormous increase IN nfe u
nj surance rates II the sincfsAae we're OIi!
r 10 per cent, it would e0st Iowa s1seOoV
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
Masonic Meetings.

STATED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge No. 10s, A. F. & A. NJ. Fri
day, Nov. II, 1880 p. m. Regular bust
ness. John w. Wells. secretary, b. o.
Frazey, w. M.
sicNGT CHAPTER No. 81. r A. N.
Stated convocation Monday evening
Nov. 20, 1880 o'clock. Regular business
Carl Shaffner, H. p; John w. Wells
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Mon.
day. Nov. 20. Regular business. l. l.
FORBES. Recorder. George Greg DRY. l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, st. Alderman
Commandery. No. 80. K. T., TUESDAY,
Nov. s, I D. m, for work and drill. u.1
uniform. l. T. Forbes, Recorder; H. T.
Mueller, Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E.
S.-Regular meeting for business, Wed
nesday, L: 80 p. m, Nov. Is. eliza o.
Battin. secretary: Cora NJ. MCDOWELL
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

"The republican nominees this year
are Judges Deemer and Evans, present
occupants of the places for which they
seek reelection. Both are capable.
deserving men and have made, good
records and are entitled to reelection
agrees the Oskaloosa Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
narrowing details

before breakfast. There Is nothing
which will remove the foolishness and
heliotrope perfume from a frolicsome
husband quicker than clip over the
ear delivered by wife who married
for better or worse and knows which.
she got
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

An American chamber OF commeret
has been recently established in Rio del
Janeiro for the purpose Of furtherine
the Industrial relations between the
United States and Brazil 5S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
Il Wasn't Catching.

Among interesting facts CLEANED
from a study OF American ports, made
u,;a de-. the auspices. OF the, bureau Of
foreign and domestic commeDce, are
the following: American ports are bet
ter suited BY nature to handle the larg
est liners than any of the I'D world
ports: Boston has the most Expensive.
Is wen A. the largest, pier in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

mnging round the American hearth
stone II every wife would take course
In physical culture and swing pair
Of fifty pound dumbbells for an hour
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

whatever else we may do week
from today let us not make intelligent
debate impossible in Iowa by refusing
to open our eyes or ears to the testi-
nony of the plain facts" pleads the
Des Moines Register II Harding Is to
be governor let US make him governor
knowing what he has in mind to and
what he reasonably will do. Harding
is for a fire insurance pool, and any
man who votes for him on any other
theory has not given enough attention
10 the issues of the campaign to be an
Intelligent voter ....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

The Altoona Herald says: "One
thing we don't need to worry about is
how the counties along the Mississippi
are going to vote for governor"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

when a supreme court justice like
S. NJ. Weaver refuses to vote for w.
L. Harding it is time for the women Of
the state to arouse and buckle on the
armor Of righteousness and plead with
men for their votes on election day,
says the Sioux City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

"The GermansAmerican Alliance be-
lieve Meredith when he says he is dry,
but judging by their actions in direct
ing their members to vote for Harding,
they do not believe the latter when ne
says that he is as dry as Meredith
Does the German American Alliance
expect others to trust Harding when
they themselves proclaim him a liar,
or have they also gone dry inquiries
the Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

Getting along 10 the ninth inning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

The people Of Iowa last year PAID
$z33.72z,s1s.1s in fire insurance preinl.
ums. II the Harding insurance trust
bill were enacted into law, II wouid re :
suit in an enormous increase IN nfe IN
surance rates. II the increase we're on ~
10 per cent 1t would e0gt Iowa sss"VvV'-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01
THE AFFINITY.

ID Is6 Sedk8 u5K-6 eahbe6es.N 1n&5
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03
SALARY VS.. FEE SYSTEM

1t is the duty of every citizen to
go to the polls and vote on Novem-
Der the 7th, and whether you vote
for Wilson or Hughes, or the pro-
hibition candidate be sure to vote
for the amendment to the constitu-
ton to put County Treasurers and
Solicitors on salary.
Mr.. Dyer's letter on the subject
week before last, was very good,
however we do not agree with him
in everything he said. We are quite
sure that he is mistaken about Graf
ty politicians being behind the
movement to put the treasurer on a
salary. The great mass of the lab
oring people favor the change and
we feel sure that all who have any
doubts about it will be thoroughly
convinced after Nov. the 9TH.
If you did not read Col D. w.
Blair's letter in the Marietta Jour
nal last week on the subject, you
should do so by all means, for it is
to the point, and meets our nearly
endorsement We will guarantee
that there are 500 men-and women
in Cobb County who could and
would most gladly take the office at
$4,000 per month, and do the work
as efficiently and perfectly as any
men that have ever filled the office.
Now the next in order is the So
licitor's office which pays more than
any other office in the state, and
our friend and jolly good natured
K. H. Clay made his first race for
the office with that as the main
plank in his platform and we give
him credit for stirring up the move
ment and are satisfied that he heart
lily endorses the act and will assist
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03
("AND WOMEN"

Did you notice that little paren-
thetic clause-"and women"--in
Col. Blair's communication about
the office of county treasurer last
week? He said There are hun
dreds of competent and meritorious
men-and women-in the county
who would gladly take the office on
this salary. The salary mentioned
being only $50 month.
The interesting point is that one
of our States best lawyers acknow-
lodges the fact that a woman could
properly attend to the business of
county treasurer.
Marietta had a woman as assist
ant post master for many years and
now has woman postmaster. Sew
eral other cities in Georgia, not to
mention villages, have ladies con-
Quoting their post offices. The Ford
automobile company will hereafter
pay women the same salaries the
men receive.
Then you will remember that
Hon. Hugh Dorsey, in his card of
thanks to his supporters, also intro
duced the words-"and women
although they did not vote.
President Wilson in recent adj
dress declared that women would
supply new element, that of me-
diation, in politics We have always
believed that woman was born to
nurse and to soothe and to solace
the sick world that leans on her"
but now she is entering broader
fields and besides being a pillow of
comfort is also a pillar of strength
to humanity.
Pine Macon News, commenting on
the convention of women's clubs in
that city last week, says in the
course of an approving editorial:
and this is the chief function
OF womens clubs-of the federation
itself-as The News understands il
the business of boosting, of fur
nishing suggestions and sympathetic
assistance of formulating public
sentiment, of providing inspiration.