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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
MURPHY'S HARD JOB.
revenue

Mr.. Murphy, democratic revenue
collector Of Iowa. and who conducts
democratic department in a republican
newspaper, explains that the Villa ex-
petition has to date cost $1,000. 900
which is 40 per cent of the revenues
derived thru his office for the fiscal
year. Those VINO talk OF war in one
breath and taxation IN The next have
hare food for thought" concludes Mr.
Murphy IN All article which is a de-
Tense Of the Wilson foreign policies
Nobody wants war There IS no
warl.ke spirit abroad in the middle
west The Opposition TO war is not
based on a fear Of the cost. however
SO much as upon our conception Of
its horrors and uselessne ss except as
sast resor-- President Wilson isn't
keeping us from gong 10 war. We are
doing thai ourselves. The assumption
that the people Of Iowa and the mid
western states are beng Kept within
bounds d. the wise patience of the
Nevertheless We % no: fail to count
the coef II war The expedition into
Mexico = necessary AID defensive.
Thar = as cnst a million and will
probably rs many more Is in~!dental.
The r-5S' - T*-a Eruz cost much. Such
Serious tz4h as has properly been
EE-Y- n s..
-a-heT S&-aSy p-oTocaf4on and s=opped
tesore = had accomplished anything.
! e~"en cEgnD34a-ce with the demand q,
saiute- II WAS Intervention r+a- failed
/ 10 GnrerEene- Il cost blood and money
saa accomplished nothing unless %
/ g1-ensr5en Aex5c@o conienp, Of th;g
! l1s5at5y-
! No5oseY wants war Bur ereryone is
! Commanding that when we set our
/ HANDS 10 Mexican aEaj-s We shall ac-
! c2zaplSbh enough to avoid r.dicuie and
| espssce11pt As regards the villa expe-
] a}t3o1 It as Do- 4 question Of cost by,
Of lnaDressiug that people with the
| fas- that ting Unt1ed States shall have
| peacs along It's BORDERS If it shah az q
| lag re@nF-, make peace with the strous
| hand
| Mexico Is our present and serious
F. problem II go@s farther into world
! policies than the border between this
/ county ard Mexico Il we can not ani
| will net maintain order On this con.
tinent- another country will. It Is q
much more important question thar
assertion of a technical point in in.
ternatioral sea law. laws that are an.
taquated by complete changes In wa
equipment, new methods Of war1ar
and complicated by circumstances.
| It is hard task the wiisonian reye
nue. collector Tor Iowa has set hinse,
or has had set for hin--to eonytnc.
the country that the Wilson foreis,
policy is consistent ard safe while
az ne writes, the headlines are file,
with speculation whether we are to b
at war with a powerful nation owe
4 the conduct Of blockade 1000 mile
lA~ar IA =5555l5575.s:555
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
kiNo etl.llP.

King Philip was an Indian monarch
who was born in this country and died
while seeking a cooler climate. He in
habited most OF the New England
states and proved a greater scourge
than an epidemic of the mumps.
Whenever, people. saw King Philip
| coming they hid in the cellar and
| handed up peace offerings In the form
of canned fruit. His reign was short,
but highly turbulent. and he enjoyed
one Of the most tumultuous deaths on
record.
King Philip was the son OF an In
dian chief who had been squeezed out
of some valuable corn land in Massa-
chusetts and nursed an ingrowing
crouch against the white brother. On
his death bed he made Philip promise
that he would not allow one Of the
Puritan Fathers to cross his path
without writing his name and post
office address on the back Of his head
with tomahawk. and Philip carried
out this promise with scrupulous
fidelity until arrested by the collapse
of his breathing apparatus.
| 1t was Philip who conceived the idea
OF uniting the red brother into one
compact painless mass and pushing
the white interlopers into the Atlantic
ocean. He therefore started out by
burning down. few villages which had
no volunteer fire department or hook
and ladder company and casting terror
into the hearts Of the colonists by
siaughtering men and women OF both
sexes. This soon became tiresome to
the colonists who decided to extirpate
Philip and allow him to retire to more
congenial surroundings, where he
would not have to pay any coal bills or
wear fieece-lined underwear.
It took some time to reach Philip
with anything but threats, but one
beautiful day in August 1876, he was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
SCHOOL SOCIETIES.

Williamsburg Journal-Tribune.l
Roger Louis Sergel is a senior stu
dent at the university of Iowa; he was
honored by an election to the Greek
letter society, Phi Beta Kappa, and ne
promptly refused the honor, giving as
his reason that, as socialist, he could
nct ecnsciertiouslv accept that which
tends 10 classify society.
MI Sergel is right, not because ne
is socialist but because these
school societies are contrary to the
spirit Of democracy. a spirit that
should be ever present in the schools
We freely agree with Pope that
since
Order is Heavens first law, and, this
confessed,
Seine are, and must be. greater than
| the rest" @5s:
but It does not follow that school
classes should esta bIish marks Of
distinction that must shumiHate their
/ less fortunate members The great
test, the actual trial, must necessar-
| iiy follow the scholastic period; here
| will come the classification that re-
ally counts, and any attempt at
gradations during the school period Is
an attempt born OF that snobbery that
J is the sign manual Of vuIgarity.
| In the - aristocracy OF inteiiect,
pride and pompousness are never
| present, the greatest achievements are
never made the subject OF parade. Tai
ents may be the very brightest, but
their possessor Is still abashed at the
astounding catalog Of subjects abou,
winch he knows less than nothing.
This should be the spirit OF the
schools. grade, high and universities;
but this LIS the spirit your school socf-
cites strangie and destroy The schools
Iare supported by PUBLIC tax, paid is5
the butcher, the baker, and the candle
stick maker. and. on this account. they
should be nurseries OF democracy rafh-
Ter than breeding places Of pride thai
5iseeKa Urrf.-Ir= * 50 Z ssssssra Nave
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
BIDE 4 WEE.

WEBSTER City Freeman Trioune.1
The presidential preference primary
is certainly a farce when there is only
one candidate for president upon the
ballot In the primary Monday not
more than 20 per cent Of the vote OF
the state was cast. However, had Root.
Roosevelt. Hughes and Cummins been
on the ticket there would have been a
warm contest and the vote would have
been large. The fight, OF course, would
have been for second place, it is con-
coded that Cummins would get the
state anyhow. But the other candi-
dates would want to make az good a
showing as possible. Itis notsyet time
to talk OF repeating the primary law.
Give it fair trial. In the school cleo
ton in this city last month only thirty
nine votes were polled out of a total
voting population of perhaps 1890. II
requires a contest to bring out the vote.
We believe the presidential preference
primary will prove popular when We
have strong contest for the delegates
from this state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
Financial Conditions in Europ

Financial Conditions in Europe.
French exchange in New York
touched the lowest rate in fifty years
when it sold on Thursday last at 6.o7 Y
francs for 81, while normal price is
DIS francs for 81.
This means that French currency is
now selling in one Of the principal
money markets in the world at Is per
cent discount, and the outlook is for
continued decline in it's value So long
as the war continues.
No belligerent nation has suffered
SO greatly in loss OF life, loss of area
of territory, loss OF property, loss Of
financial values OF all kinds and
classes as has France and every day
that passes by adds TO its misery and
its Ill fortune.
The depreciation of French invest
ments in Russia has been enormous.
and the nation is enduring a most Sc
we're strain upon sll that is material
TO the Gallo race and to the republic.
The Bank of France on Thursday
last followed up Two bad weekly re-
ports with a third one showing con-
tinued loss of gold holdings and con-
tinued increase in paper currency is
sues. The gold holdings decreased in
round numbers to the value OF %. eoo,-
600 francs. and the note issues in
creased 10 approximately $4,000. 600
francs.
The note issues Of the Bank Of
France, which were but $1,000, 900. 900
at the beginning Of this war, have now
risen 70 more than $4,000. o0o. zoo. or
more than $40 for every man. woman
and child in France.
The cost OF the war 10 France Is up
ward Of s1s.eeo.ooo per day in direct
expenditure of money. While the losses
in its territories along the lighting
lines grow greater as the German
armies encroach mile after mile, and
German cannon destroy for additional
miles In front Of their occupation.
It IS difficult to see any end TO the
French issue Of paper currency. Great
Britain is in no shape to spare France
gold. and Russia can not pay French
investments in gold nor can France
convert such investments into gold in
other money markets of the world.
II seems to be paper. paper, paper
for France until the close Of the
war. and with Italy. France and Russia
TO aid and finance, Great Britain Is
realizing what II costs to carry on war
under modern conditions. Great Brit
ain has enormous resources, has the
greater part Of the world tributary to
her, and dictates to every nation save
the central powers and those allied
with those powers. But even GreaS
Britain is feeling the pinch OF finance.
and every week impairs its credit and
reduces its resources.-Wasfing
Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
WAITING to Get Back.

An old lady. walking in a field, came
across small boy watching his com
panfons playing football. 81
Wei. my little fellow" said the old
lady. kindly. why aren't you playing
football with the other boys?"
s., The captain chucked me out for
muffin a goal" replied the small boy.
sadly.
Really? Then. If they had treated
me like that wouldn't stand watching
them while they played
Il amt watching them. I'm waiting
till the games over. and then I'll
smash the captain replied the small
boy, sava
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
m. HAao,se,s DEWITT SPEECH.

A news dispatch from Dewitt, Iowa
| relates that Mr.. Harding. of Sioux
| City, spoke there to a small audience
! Saturday. The dispatch gives a briei
| synopsis of his speech:
Mr. Harding denounced nearly al
/ progressive legislation enacted in Des
Moines for the past ten years, and de-
clared that if elected governor he
would stand on an elimination plat
! form as in favor OF the repeal of most
| of the code Of Iowa.
Matching this with other speeches
| in which Mr.. Harding has made his
I opposition clear TO the restrictive leg
islation against liquor 1t is to be as
sumed that Mr.. Harding would use his
best efforts first for the establishment
OF the saloon which the last assembly
hanished from the state.
The appointive power Of the gov
ernorship OF Iowa today carries a
greater prestige than any ruling
monarch Of the world" declared MIR.
Harding. and it is therefore not sur
prising that there are SO many eager
aSpiranrs for the office. If I am elect
ed governor l will exercise every in
fluence AT my command to return the
ruling power TO the people where it
belongs
Referring again to Mr.. Harding s
denunciation Of the liquor laws as
foolish" and uncomfortable" how
long would a state agent last who ha d
been appointed by MIR Harding but did
his duty under the law that created
state agents? What manner of APP
po;ntee would succeed the present
agents?
In Harding's estimation who are
the people the vast majority Of
voters who approve the mulct repeal
and proper enforcement Of the laws
or that element that desires 20 re-es-
tahlish the saloon or. failing that TO
give blind pigs and bootlegge7s suffi-
cient leeway TO maintain the brewers
and d!stillers profits in Iowa? If. as
Harding says the appointive power Of
the governorsh!p carries greater OPP
portunity 20 carry on or defeat the will
Of the voters the inference to be
drawn from his Dewitt speech is that
his candidacy is dangerous 10 the
cause of temperance in Iowa equally
with the appoineive power ne would
acquire with his election to the gov
ernorship.
If Cosson were governor no temper
ance voter n this state would ques-
cont enpia,e indifference to determined
law violation. There would be no re-
vival OF aforetine evasion when Du-
buque was a state" Cosson would
enforce the law with Judgment and de-
termination Harding, il the inference
to be drawn from his speeches and his
backing is correct. would repeal or
dismiss the statutes as foolish" and
non -enforcible.
The Dewitt speech was an open ap-
peal in a wet community for wet
votes. II is also plain warning to
every dry voter in Iowa
What will the dry repu blcaas do.
split big majority vote between Cos
son and Allen to the nomination of
Harding and sweat between the choice
OF boiling the republican nominee or
voting for a candidate who pledges
himself 10 repeal the legislation of last
year or settle the question in primary
by defeating Harding with Cosson?
That is the showdown as il stands.
Il Is either Cosson or Harding in the
primary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

where peace all the kings scrappy the
people depths Of and not soul ia happy.
PM here where peace fufs with industry its
netshbor remote walk and hear the sounds
of honest labor. The mill wheels hum the plumbers
plumb the go a-seeding. and you can walk 2
city fellow bleeding The spinner spina
tho timer tins the banker the boodleoh happy
land wherein band Is playing Yankee Doodie! Such
peace AZ this the mbre sounds our glad
nes. the psa psalts watzer waltto whoop for
war is madness. BY Europe's streams the moonlight
CLEANS on pale CHASTITY and heaven frowns on
nsaekened towns and shattered guns and horses But
on this shore no gore against the hoEaeseads
,a.hes. the sunlight pumpkin vines. and large
80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

When Colonel Roosevelt visited the
flower show in New York one OF the
officials OF the show presented him
with red; white and blue boutonniere
which he had prepared himself and
which he pinned IN his bnttonhole M
was made Of cornflowers for the pi il
and red and white carnations I 1.
Roosevelt party made Its way directl !.
to the TIA garden. where Gem Ae0narsa e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"All Hughes talk is an oblique ad-
vance toward the office for some
| cheaper man. 1t Is plainly an attempt
to get a delegation by false pretensc---
for some other man." says the Sioux
City Tribune.
The Burlington Hawkeye has been
asked If it will support Theodore
Roosevelt III he is a candidate for the
presidency andN2"replying, the Hawk
eye will state that il is a republican
newspaper and win support the repuh-
lican nominee. But ~
Noting that the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican thinks the president should be
under so years of age the Dubuque
Times j ournal points out that This
is yelled evidence of an old grudge Re-
publican readers will readily under
stand
when some men go away for rest
cure their wives recuperate," remarks
the Sioux City Journal.
The equal suffrage advocates are
putting up a fine argument for their
cause by conducting a digniiied ana
imperSonal campaign. REMARKS tue
Dubuque Times-Journal.
IF Ed Dunn is as good a loser as
Ed Meredith, he'll attend every confer
ence on democratic plans and boost
for party success at the polls next No
vember,' says the Davenport Demo-
crat
The time is here to make the Next
cans understand Of what metal the
'gringoes' are made AYERS the Water
loo Times Tribune. They have LEM
son coming to them. Americans are en-
titled to live on the border. in their
homes in their own country without
molestation. The people OF this coun-
try are about convinced that If Car
rama can clean up things in the north
ern part of Mexico, he won't and that
the cleaning up must be done
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

~
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION Mar
shall Lodge No. 10S A F. and A M
Friday, April 81, I: so p. m Work IN
First degree. John ". Wells, secre-
tary: B. o. Frazey, W. M.
siGNET CHAPTER. Nc. ss. R. A M
SpecjaI convocation Monday evening
April "a Work in Mark Masters de-
gree. Carl Chaffner, H. P; John W.
Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solomon
Council No 20. r. s. 8. NJ MONDAY
April II. regular business l. I f'oroes'
recorder; George Gregory. I. NJ
STATED coNcLAvE. St. Alderman
Commandery No. so. K. T. TUESDAY
April IS. Regular business and "orA'
T. /. Forbes, Recorder: II. e. NueHe''
Commander.
SPECIAL MEETING Central Chap
ter No. e.. O. E. s. Wednesday, May s.
School of instruction at $50 p. m; ON
ner at p. m: work at p. m Eliza
s. Battin, secretary: Cora NJ. mellow
ell w, NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
Reciprocity.

You don't feel any personal resent
ment toward the man who defeated
your"
No" replied the statesman TN
too broad minded for that. OF course"
"As a matter of fact you are doubt
less grateful to him for allowing you
to leave behind the cares of public Of
fee and devote yourself to more lucra-
tive private business"
Certainly. But I never forget a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

cutting short his reign and his breath
at one and the same time King
Philips body was treated with great
indignity, and he had one OF the
slimmest and most disappointing
funerals in the history OF New Eng
land. s H..
Thus failed one Of the earliest at
tempts to establish king on Ameri-
can soil, which is much better adapted
to growing cabbages, anyway. We do
not need king, but there are times
when it seems as II GEAR might come
in handy. 80 u. t8 Va .t.l *. 3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
Iona Newspapers
THE OCCASIONAL SPASM.
IClnton Herald. !

Automobile speeding on Clinton
streets may prove expensive in the tu-
ture. Chief of Police kamer has m
slructed the officers Of The depart
ment 20 arrest all speeders against
whom they can secure he evidence.
Autoists recently have been disregard
ing the aIIti-speeding laws and many
complaints have been received at the
police station from pedestrians who
have had narrow escapes from injury
by autos driven at speed in excess
Of that permitted under the state laws
and city ordinances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
c;.n ~ q Rat Family,

The capabara is the largest OF tho
rodents. 1T grows to the size of
small pig and similarly Is fond of
wading about in mud. Its habitat Is
Central and South America. Its flesh
is a delicacy as food, suggesting both
tender pork and the meat OF the
squirrel. @z =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

lady journalist who stood beside him
and took pity upon his masculine 1g-
norance of chiffons.
That La Mrs. Betty Blank. with
pink plastron," was one OF her hints.
Next morning she read with horror.
Mrs Betty Blank looked very charm
ing. and by a tasteful arrangement OF
lace and silk effectuaiiy concealed the
pink porous plaster which her delicate
health compels her to wear" IL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
Made q Mess Of II.

The young reporter meant wen.
but he was not posted up In the mys-
FERROUS details OF feminine fashion,
and. being unexpectedly sent III an
emergency to chronicle fashionable
wedding. he was very glad to avail
himself OF the good natured hints Of a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

been fairly won In the battle or on the
march
Phi Beta kappa comes from q
questionable source; l40 years ago
II sprang from q Tory ancestry In VIII
liam and Mary College; it was never
INDIGENOUS to American soil; il was u
transplanted exotic, the parent root of
which could be found only in the land
that loved us-for the taxes We might
pay. II was the signal or sign for the
boot ticks to become busy, and, today,
II and the whole series of school fra
ternities and sororities are but Tester
breeding barnacles on the democratic
body.
+ Raus NIT 'em!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

favor. I'm going TO do my best to give
him an opportunity TO feel the Same
kind Of gratitude next election
Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

Beauty is only skin deep.
I, Il consider that wise provision Of
nature"
why so?" t5 ,s
with that Limitation the girls are
kept busy enough" -Kansas tity5
Journal ~, ..~.,EF ~ ssSsa5s5 " bk 34ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
THE GREAT BOON

should guard and prize " and
denies it On Europes srand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

British life insurance companies, 60
far, have paid more than $40. OO0. 900 ~
Losses on war victims.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

The equal suffrage advocates are
putting up a fine argument for their
cause by conducting a dignified and
impersonal campaign" remarks the
Dubuque Times-Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

When some men go away for rest
cure their wives recuperate," remarks
the Sioux City Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-07
$1,000 RALLY AT
MT. ZION BAPTIST
Many Prominent Clergy Will
Participate i'll Week of
Services

Plans are being completed for a
Thousand dollar rally to be held in
Mount Zion Baptist Church from April
16 to %. The Rev. Warner Brown
will be in charge and will be assisted
by many prominent out-of-town clergy.
An augmented choir will be directed
by Allen Fry and A. a. Harod will
assist in making arrangements for the
big affair. The program:
Sunday, April 16--11 o'clock, SER
mon by the pastor, Faith and Cour-
age" 2.3O, special sermon to deacons,
the Rev. A. j. Greene, A. B., pastor
OF Second Baptist Church, Harrisburg;
ordination of deacons; 8, sermon by
pastor. Mondays p. M, sermon by
the Rev. o. p. Goodwin, B. S. D., pas
tor of First Baptist Church, Steelton.
Tuesday-S p. M, sewing circle; the
Rev. w. A. Ray, d. D., pastor of Wes-
ley Union A. M. f. Church, Harris
burg. dnesday-Program by trus-
tees and ushers. Observation-Disclosures
OF Zion; sermon by the Rev. u. G.
Leeper, ID. D., pastor of Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church, Harrisburg. Friday-A grand
musical concert, given by Miss Clara
M. Robertson. Sunday-Easter morn
ing, II o'clock, sermon by the pastor,
Our Share in Christ's Resurrection;"
2.30, musicale by the choir and Sunday
school, Allen Fry, chorister; s D. M.
sermon by the pastor, THE Risen
Christ Pledge of Our Eternal Home"