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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25

boards of supervisors and boards OF
township trustees.
Much progress has also been made
in the preparation Of dirt roads and
the erection Of bridges. Nearly every.
county now has a good dirt road sys-
tenn with good drainage and. as 2 ruls
the county roads. are web dragged.
So much has been accomplished that
mo one should become fretted because
the good roads enterprise does not
move faster. Any man who travelled
over the state in 1909 and travels over
it now will discover the difference In
the roads and the bridges, There is a
better good roads spirit han formerly
and the men who ridiculed the auto
mobile seven years ago are now driv-
ing their own automobiles. And 5 10
soon as a man owns an automobile, be
has a different view point on the road
question s.fsg s=S
The public has this right Of conn
plant at the present time. The read
funds are not always wisely expended.
The nnual expenditure for roads and
bridges in Iowa is s12.o Q Z. 600. The
uniformed public feels that there 10
not enough accomplished by the ex-
penditure Of this money,
Some men who oppose a progressive
spirit on the road question. point to-
the extravagant expenditures in the
state of New York as q horrible ex-
ample while a horrible example in
modified form can be found at home Il
II anyone has a right to complain at
the present. time. 1t Is the man who
pays the automobile tax. So far he
has been a cheerful victim. II Polk
county could have reserved to herself
her own automobile tax. she could
build paved roads. but Polk county's
automobile tax is distributed to other
counties, share and share alike. The
state highway commission 10 paid
from the automobile tax and It was in
tended that such tax should be used
in the creation Of permanent roada-
In some counties this spirit Of, the law
has been obeyed; in others It has been
ignored.
We are opposed to any increased
taxation for roads. We are all paving
enough road axes- And II, the same
we're properly expended. we ,weuld
have greatly improved roads. The
battle of today should be for q reduc.
ton OF road taxation. The present
great sum OF money will not be needed
Hills have been cut down and grades
have been made and there Is no use.
for the present high rate Of road
taxes unless we intend to enter upon
a system Of graveling roads.
In 1909 the Capital becarne the
champion Of the dirt road. Our motto
then was. "The best dirt road which.
can be made without additional taxa
ton. This is q good motto at the
present time. But a better motto
would be THE best dirt road which
can be made with a reduction Of taxa
ton" And this should he the motto
until the state is prepared to take. an
other step forward in the direction .of
graveled roads.
And IN connection with any kind OF
surfaced roads. the expense OF keep
ing them up must also he considered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
WHEAT GROWER VS.. BAKER.

IlHeS- fepuDllCan, Lear Sir. IN your
issue Of Sept. 90 you have an article
headed Embargo on Wheat Demand
of Bakers"
Being a farmer 1 am interested in
the price of wheat, having a family OF
eight l am also interested in the price
Of flour and / wish to state now that
wheat ia not too high If you want the
producer to nave anything for his
work. Minnesota Is considered a
wheat growing state and if the actual
facts could be learned o would find
that the yield of wheat in Minnesota
this veal would be less han ten bush
els per acre. Now with wheat at $3.50
per bushel a yield Of ten bushels and
land at 800 or better, you can readily
see why we farmers are a little touchy
when some one who perhaps never
saw a wheat field, begins to mock OF
the price of wheat when it Is only just
high enough to let the farmer have a
living wage.
Now for the benefit of the public j
wish to state a few facts and figures
which vii! how how inoonsisten
these bakers demands are. .
flISl, IL OIliy ldhES lOuT III IL
half bushels No. 2 wheat to make q
barrel of flour, 1876 pounds. -Four and
one-half bushels wheat equals go
pounds: NUNS 1876 leaves IA; we will
drop the four pounds for waste and
still have 1876 pounds flour and seventy
pounds bran shorts, etc.
The cost of milling a barrel Of -four
is about 10 cents.
l am quoting an old retired miller
q man who successfully operated two
flour mills here in Minnesota for over
fifty years.
I will let every one figure out for
himself where wheat and flour should
be selling, but don't be too hard on Us
farmers.
About bread selling at 20 cents a
loaf. Any good housewife will tell you
that a sack Of flour, forty-nine pounds
will make fifty-five to sixty one-pounc
loaves of bread; q barrel of flour would
make about 220 or 225 one-pount
~loaves Of bread.
Equatian No. Zone barrel OF noul
equals 22O loaves of bread; 22o loaves
of bread at 20 cents equals $44.
Even with flour at s14 per barrel
would these same bakers be justified
in charging 20 cents a loaf for theii
bread? / think when the presiden
calls that special session Of congress
they had better place an embargo OF
the price Of bread and let the pric'
Of wheat be governed by the price o.
-four and bread. Wheat at $50 pei
Bushel and flour at 81 per barrel wouie
not hurt any one.
Or II you wish to figure flour at II
per barrel call wheat 80 per bushel.
I sincerely hope that the presiden'
will instruct congress to look into TN
prices of wheat, flour, and bread an'
place the blame where it bei0nss
A. D. Mccormack.
Garden City. Mimi. Sept. q.
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Bradley, in the Chicago Daily NeSwk.
Road Progress S1ow But tits Coming
IDes Moines Capital

.n.
We are opposed to aboiishing the
state highway commission. we are IN
W. Of exacting better service from
all boards OF supervisors and town
ship trustees n we are IN ' Oh
compelling bridge contractors TO se.
out OF poiftics n TO stay out. HeaVep
only knows the amount Oh money eha'
mas been Wrongluiiy taken IN the Vali-
Gus counties OF TINS STATE by ofiose
contractors. And these bridge on
tractors, We very much lear, nave a
considerable to do wrth uooyl tne
waters pertaining TO sooo roaos oui'u-
ing In Iowa.
-
1t is not a surprise that there is a
great deal Of friction and a confusion
of opinions in regard to improving the
good roads of Iowa. It must be re-
membered that the good roads cam
pa:gn began in 1en9
When speakers went out TO hold
road meetings, they were not treated
with the greatest courtesy. The
average farmer looked upon the man
from the city who undertook TO talk
about good roads as being in a sense
a public enemy. He was regarded as
being interested in good roads for the
sake of his own automobile and his
own comfort. The editor Of the Capt.
tai addressed the township trustees OF
Polk county at the court in 1903.
and an indignant trustee in the back
part of the house shouted, How many
automobiles have you got?" This was
he spirit manifested in many meet
inys. No progress could be made in
1909 because of the disagreement In
regard to what should be done. The
farmers we're afraid of additional taxa
ton. Thew were more afraid of paved
roads than they are now. And above
all things, they were afraid OF the state
highway commission and they were
scared to death when yon talked OF
selecting a county engineer instead OF
a county surveyor. There were many
for these things. It has not
been many years since no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
German-An,

This compilation of the German
American and Austro-H Hungarian vote
it says includes only the native born
and takes no account Of the American
first born generation and its votes.
Then The Fatherland goes on 10
argue:
The combined republican majority
inclusive of the votes cast for Roose-
totaled only 1,32S.72S. whereas a con
servative estimate of the German
American votes, inclusive Of the first
generation, in the ten states named
with the addition of Nebraska, Kansas
and the two Dakotas-in all fourteen
crucial states-places the total for 1915
at 1861 500. or half a million votes
more than the combined republican
and progressive majority over the Will
son vote in 1912 in all the states Of
the union.
II is evident from this that the pro-
gressive vote will not be the deciding
factor in the election of Mr.. Hughes,
but tina the votes OF the German
Americans and Austro-Hungarians are
sufficient to turn the tide one way or
other. ever without the Irish, Swedish
and other racial units who are aligned
with them in the fight against a pro-
English national policy by whomsoever
fostered.
The Fatherland. while endeavoring
to show where both parties must seek
the balance of power in the coming
election has in effect predicted the
election of Hughes. For it is clear that
the German American votes will never
be cast fir Wilson under any circum-
stances.
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GENERAL BUSINESS.

The business expansion, partially
| checked in some branches and sections
| during the summer, is resumed with
| vigor, fresh impetus being impaired to
trade and industry as soon as the sea-
| son advances. The purchasing power
| turnout the country, notwithstanding
1.-THE exceptionally high prices. seems to
grow rather than diminish and foreign
demands continue extensive, but pro-
ducing facilities, though extended to
the limit, remain inadequate to meet
the unprecedented requirements. 1t
is characteristic Of reports from the
west and south. as of those from the
east. that buyers are much easier tc
find than needed merchandise and. ex-
cept in the speculative markets,
pressure TO sell is everywhere con-
spicuously absent.
Minneapolis reports merchandise
shipments for fall trade continue in
good volume, with e brisk demand
from interior merchants. General BUSH
ness conditions are satisfactory and
prospects for fall and winter very
favorable. Collections are only fair at
ST. Paul.
All wholesale lines report a large
seasonable trade and the volume gen.
orally is somewhat heavier than looked
for at this period. Jobbers and manu-
facturers are working at capacity, and
in some instances inability to entirely
perienced at Kansas City. The volume
of business, as measured by bank
bearings, is still increasing n con-
tinues TO show a substantial margin Of
rain over this period last year. During
the early months of 1915 the rate OF
increase was not large, but it has
steadily developed until many houses
now confidently expect to exceed their
best previous record before the end
good and wholesale distribution Of
~seasonable merchandise heavy. Omaha
reports general trade conditions in
hat territory continue very good and
local wholesalers are very much
pleased with the outlook for fall and
holiday business. Sales are in excess
Of normal. with collections good. Re-
cent statements issued by the local
banks show deposits very heavy, indi-
eating a large increase over 1918.
Eastern and Southern points make
uniformly favorable reports. At Bos-
ton there has been no backward step
in commercial and industrial condi-
tons. Mills and factories are well
employed, and there is no difficulty in
securing new business, except in cases
where high prices hesitation on
the part of buyers and consequent
Of orders. Philadelphia
reports retail demand for fall mer-
chandice has started up in volume that
is highly gratifying, the advanced
prices for most commodities having no
effect on sales, which have
been stimulated by the advent of cool
At New Orleans retail
trade in fall merchandise has been
stimulated by cooler weather, and
practically all lines report a business
al
Of good volume. Wholesale and manu-
brisk trade, favorable crop prospects
apparently causing the country mer-
chants to order in liberal amounts.
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Topics of the Times

Did you know that according to the
calendar summer is over officially in
Iowa? But never mind, the almanac
is always slandering Iowa fall wealth
er. The calendar is suspended in Iowa
from September to December. Sum
mer fingers in Iowa like a high school
boy on the front porch OF his first
girl.
Perhaps they call those armored
autos "tanks' because they roll around
and stagger thru fences like the COM
NOR tank" does about town.
Just why are the Sioux City Jour
nal and lesser Harding lights SO anxi-
GUS to deny and disprove connection
between Judge Theophilus and Ben
Salirger?
1t would be interesting to know
where the Mr.. Huglin, the retired agri-
c%ulturalist who sold his farm and los,
about $4,000 of It to swindlers in a
fake horse race scheme, stood on gen
eral public improvements and graveled
roads.
The Des Moines Ministerial Associa-
ton resenting the charge that it had
been fooled into condemning Harding
for governor got together and assure
Mr.. Harding that their association had
looked up his record and deliberately
repudiated his candidacy or the record
To make the matter perfectly clear
they went on and did 1t owe So there
goes another Harding Zeppelin ia
smash.
The wealthy person who paid black.
mailers $4,000 thought he was robbine
| a woman Of something un~purchasable
1t is hard to drum up sympathy fol
such men whatever view we may have
Of the gang that shook him down.
When the Eighth district conference
Of republican party leaders was hello
recently 1t was admitted that the re-
publican candidate for governor would
lose some VOteb Dul ucllSL "ds Ca
pressed that he would gain more dem
ocratic votes than he would lose re-
publican" What kind Of democratic
vote a Harding expect except we
ones? And If the bid is for wet dem
ocratic votes by the republican man
ayers why shouldn't temperance re
puh!!cans protoc: what they have beef
working and voting for during the pas
thirty years? 1t seems to be up to tn
temperance voters in the republican
party to submit and assist in the cleo
ton OF a wet by wet democrats or t.
rebuke the scheme to capture the re
publican party with an army Of salooi
democrats. About all that can De sat
for Harding is that he is republican
and about all that can be said agains
Meredith is that he is a democrat.
Kansas. and of erudition and a,
| automobile for everybody has dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
Ripping Rhymes
WAY
BY WALT MASON

NATURES WAY
All summer long, to save the grass. l
kept the lawn we'll wetted down; the
grass all shriveled up, alas! and chang
ed from green to gray and brown. ]
worked nine MIGRANTS over time. and
used three miles of garden hose, for
s%prinklers squandered many a dime,
and still the grass turned up its toes.
Your grass is dead" the neighbors
said; you'll have to see 1t down once
more: the life from all the roots is sped.
the lawns as barren as a floor" And
then one night there came a rain. the
kind We had when-I was young: J.5Pln-
vius grew safe and san and from tho
rain tank knocked the bung. And then
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL coMMuNlcATioN-Mar-
shall Lodge, No. 10S, A. F. & A. NJ
Friday, Sept. %, 1880 p. m. Work IN
first degree. John w. Wells, Secretary
B. o. Frazey, w. NJ.
eiGNET CHAPTER No. IS. r. A. M.
Special convocation Monday evening
Sept. IS. 1880 o'clock. Work IN Mark
Masters degree. Carl Schaffner, d. r;
John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Mon
day, Oct. Is. Regular business. l. l.
Forbes. Recorder. George Gregory. l. n
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, ST. Aldemar
Commandery No. 30, K. T.. Tuesday
Oct 8. For work. I. T. Forbes, Re-
corder; II. c. Mueller, Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. e.
S.-Memoria1 service at $50 Sunday
afternoon, Oct. /. Eliza S. Battin, sec
rotary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
THE esRmAx.AMeRrAr VOTE THIS FALL

The German American vote as it
"unfolds ITSELF to The Fatherland will
decide the election. The German power
places the German element above the
progress vote as a deciding factor. il.
estitames that 30 per cent of the pro-
gressive vote for Roosevelt was cast
by the German American element. Bal
OF states against the Germanic and
Austro-Hungarian vote it's table runs
thus:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
II MAY COME TO THIS.

An old lumber amp cook is said to
have invented or compounded pills
thai take the place of meals They
are about the size Of the common
chocolate drop favored by school girls
and five OF them make a full meal.
These pills contain the essences of a
dozen vegetables and all the diner need
do is to slip five Of them down hts
food and strength. The inventor car
RES two months supplies in a small
suitcase wherever he goes and laughs
at cooks and cuisines as love laughs at
locksmiths.
If the necessities Of living keep on
climbing the high cost pole il may
come to his for all of us. The unat-
tached man may find himself slipping
in a for a box Of meals like he does for
a half dozen cigars now, carrying
them in his vest pocket and gorgins
himself as he goes along afoot or on
the street car. At home when the
family gathers about the family board
father will pass the pills and 1t will all
be over. There will be no cutting from
the roast with attention to mothers
desire for fat or sons preference for
lean and well done and daughters Xix
ing for the rare will not enter into the
service. There will be no requests for
light or dark, no demand for more
eravy-for there will be no mashed
potatoes nor any place to put gravy.
Each will take five pills and then the
pie and black coffee will be in order.
II the children nave been bad they viii
be sent to bed pilless. Instead OF
pleading for "a piece the cry will be
gimme a pill" And that will be handy
for mother.
1t will all be handy for mother in 4
way. She can sling a few pills and
pike off to the club much earlier than
before. All the scheming that now
goes to meals will be eliminated. She
can set out the doses on the table. put
the coffee on the gas stove ready to be
warmed up and stay away all day.
| Daughter will find certain happiness In
the fact that the dishes will be few. A:
| the open session OF the club a basket
, of pills and a few Of the beer tablets
| now advertised will constitute a Dutch
lunch. The system will be handy also
for the schooima'ams They can thus
| eat in their rooms and live on less and
We shall be able to cut instead of raise
| their wages pursuing the ancient ant
approved system OF paying them jus,
enough to keep alive On.
The outlook is favorable for father
| also, He may not have az much fur
with his meals but he will be able te
feed the family a week on less than the
price of a new suit. So we may ex'
pect to see papa better dressed. He car
also begin saving for a Ford.
May we trouble you to pass the pills
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
JUDGE ~THEOPHILUS.

IDVS EIUINtS IttS SIeT.J n"
All anybody need do is to recall that
Judge Theophilus was elected to the
bench to punish Judge Bollinger for
enforcing the mulct law in the river
cities, and that he vas only recently a
partner Of Judge Salinger, who vas
establishing a law practice in Daven-
port.
The Register is under obligations TO
the Carroll Herald for calling its at
tention to the comparatively recent
connection between Theophilus and Sa-
lnger. The Register had iabored I'M
der the impression that the partner
ship had been earlier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Alden Times asks: do you
think hat Harding would be condemn
ing the minister in politics if they were
indorsing him instead of opposing him?
Do you think he would be attacking re-
publican papers which are opposing
him if they had swallowed his record
and climbed into his bandwagon?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25

~gracedherself by a lynching that would
10 credit to Georgia. But then didn't
Iowa have an incident Of similar nat
ure at Charles City a few years ago?
Ruth Law. the aviator, is seeking
the altitude record. She'll have to go
some to fly higher than some of the
young women who never kouched an
a%eroplane.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
Couldn't Shoot Straight.

little Ned had been a bad boy,
swearing in the presence of the preach
ef. His mother had corrected him, tell
ln9 him that the lightning would strike
hin IL he was profane. Young Amer
lea looked solemn, then his face bright
ensd ss7he replied. ! say mamma, ]
: ne meant. that bolt for me which
struck the church ne1t door hut the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
Iona Newspapers
SO DOES HARDING.
IXinton Eagle.

We wish some one would take the
republican ticket-national and state
into the Des Moines Capital office and
introduce it to the proprietors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25

Tine nan on the street who tells you
who will be elected in November is
only guessing says the Sibley Trib-
une The election is 10 be held in order
to determine just that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25

A demand for silver is found in the
quantities used in the motion picture
business. Silver IL indispensable in
photographic chemicals. and a good au-
thority estimates the quantity OF silver
:sea r., tie .-cv.ns-rietare cc.:r2nses
-. - X nnnnHo onrce- vnc-'v.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25

ferru1e are heard in the land. Every
autumn thousands OF schoolm' ms
flock out Of the yellowstone National
Park and try to catch up with the hfth
grade arithmetic. The New Jersey
oyster also %reappears and dies . lin
eerine death at the ladies' aid supper
BY thinking what life would be withs
out the schoolma'am and the oyster
will appreciate autumn more. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25

:s,:1d seain6 u7x.d cabba6es.A Nn&

succeeded by the earnest and indus
trious grip microbe.
In the autumn the schools are opened.
and the soft swish of the paper wad
and the ringing .reproachsof the rubbet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
AN INDICTMENT OF PROHIBITION

TITaer SLdT Clipper.
The industries Of the state peniten-
tiary are suffering from a lack Of men
to work them. Charles Sullivan, man
ager Of the state prison farm. reports
that there are hundreds of bushels of
tomatoes going to waste because there
are nc convicts to can all Of them. The
chair factory was closed a short time
ago because of lack of laborers and
the tool department may follow soon.
The above news item is not a bad
Indictment of prohibition. If tho abcl-
ishment Of the saloon so affects the
state ~penitentiaries we can well afford
to abolish the whisky durg stores
also.
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WOULD PASS IT BY.

- - 1sNfN ~
Some Of the Iowa republican con-
gressmen who voted for the Wilson al
legged "eight-hour'' bill may look like
pretty lame sort of support for the
Hughes campaign against that same
bill; but their action is not ITO he TAX
en- too seriously. When the democrat
ic administration seeks something OF
congress they may not be equal to
the proposition OF knowing whether
they ought to agree or not; but when
Hughes goes in with a big majority in
Iowa to back him. they VIII under
stand where to go for their convictions
and principles. And the people should
not be too much disguised. There has
been that kind OF material in congress
from the earliest beginnings and the
country has gotten along somehow.
Furthermore it Is strictly necessary
that the Hughes administration
have a republican congress behind II,
and the thing to do Is to vote FOR n
republican nominee for congress.
whether he be admired or not person
ally or politically. ta So