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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
FEDERAL AID FOX ROADS,

At last the state highway commits
sion is going to have nearly a million
dollars a year for state aid in the
building of hard surfaced roads and
neither the Johnson crowd, Harding
nor anybody within an Iowa legisla-
ture can stop it. 1t is coming from
the United States congress. Two bills
different in plan have passed, one in
each house of congress and a confer
ence committee has agreed upon
uniform bill which will pass at this
session,
In the near future the state highway
commission can designate post roads
to be improved on which the United
States government will cooperate,
paying not to exceed half the cost. II
the state highway commission chooses
to make it one-thrd for the federal
from the secretary Of agriculture or
his department of public roads.
However no state can receive any
money from the federal government
unless it maintains a state highway
commission or its equivalent. Con-
gressmen from the states east Of the
Mississippi where real roads have been
built are not going to permit good
money to be wasted because of the
lack OF competent engineering super
vision 80 the tax leaguers Of Iowa, who
would abolish the state highway COM
mission. which is now paid out Of so
cents from each auto license, will rob
their state of it's share Of federal aid
If they carry out their purpose and
they will think twice before doing it.
New Jersey mas given us an idea.
There 100000 are to be invested in
state roads and will be paid entirely
out Of the increase in auto tlicense
revenue. Nobodys taxes are to be
increased and no new taxes levied. In
Iowa we might divert our future in
crease in auto license revenue to a
state fund to be used in conjunction
with the federal aid fund and enable
the state highway commission to come
&C the counties. with a proposition to
share the expense OF some graveled
or paved roads with the counties one
third from county funds. one-third
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
TWO TRAITORS" CONDEMNED.

| Yesterdays dispatches told Of the
| trial and sentence Of two men for the
crime Of high treason against thei,
i several lands. There is in each case an
! interest In this country Easement and
| Liebknecht are both known here; In
fact, each has had something of an in
ternationai reputation for number
of years. Yet they are very different
personalities, both constitutionally and
emotionally.
This makes the second time that
on in Germany for treason. He is the
son of one of the most eminent social
democrats Germany has had He II
only As years old, but he has made
an impression on the life Of his coun-
try equalled by really few, altho from
the standpoint Of the Prussian junkers
he is naught but troublesome revolu-
tionary Nine years ago he was
Jailed for eighteen months because Of
the publication Of his book, 'Militaris-
mus und Antimilitarsmus," which
was barred from circulation in his
country. He is a socialist. He believes
the present war was unjustified, and
has criticized the kaiser and his war
lords as the starters of it, 1t will be
remembered that three years ago 1t
was Liebknecht's charges in the reich
stag that led to the uncovering of the
krupp scandals. He lie feared by the
ruling powers in Germany, and yet,
strange to say, his party confreres in
the federal congress of Germany have
repudiated him since the war began
an act which naturally leads one to the
conclusion that the racial instinct in
the human animal Is more active ana
acute in crisis than any political theory
about government.
Easement is different sort of fell
low. He Is 50 years old. His career in
the consular service of his country has
been a distinguished one since 1895.
He has the Celtic temperament. His
conviction Of the need of Ireland for a
separate existence from Great Britain
became an obsession with him. He lie
what the physicians would call "abnor-
mal,' and yet that very adnormality
mas been, we believe, produced in very
large measure by reason Of his service
for England. He has always been
posted in equatorial countries, first in
equatorial Africa and then in equator
ial South America. And yet the world
will not forget, or should not, his mag
nificent service to mankind In uncover
ing the atrocities practiced on the poor
rubber workers in the Para country of
Brazil a few years ago. And that, too,
was the admirable product of his alb
normality, or his idealism. Sir Rogers
speech to the court was a good one.
tho American readers remember the
publication in this country last fall Of
his preface to the German edition Of
the monograph written by New
Yorker on German Imperialism VS..
English Imperialism in which ne
made no bones of damning his native
Great Britain and praising the Teuton.
incidentally telling how Ireland and
the British empire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
EVICTED

",
the gate and little Bess and Andy can't their smiles
straight Life treated gayy, that living
like play, but it's willow alas, aackaday We
used up every dollar. fast earned. and now
sit holler all the burned. laughed
podding neghbors who picked half their scads the
product Of their labors the dollars of their dads While
they toilng plugging, with fun from them afar
went around chug-chugging in mortgaged moar We
heard the gable of rainy days but laughed
and Joined the rabble movie show We hit the
higher places regardless Of the sheriff
chases residence. Well may you weep, Mi
randy and squirt the around and we'll Bess
Andy send up doeful sound. Nov that we've our
troopers view things with alarm; shall Join
the paupers. at the county farm. 10y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Soldier Sarcasm.

8 For several weeks wounded soldier
had had no solid food-nothing but
milk. At length the doctor told him
that the next day he could have light
ing. conjured up visions Of underdone
beefsteak, potatoes. cheese, etc. What
he was given for his first meal. how
ever. was about tablespoonful Of
tapioca. He swallowed It, growing and
grumbling. ~
That's all the dinner you can have"
the nurse said. '"and the doctor orders
that everything else must be in the
same proportion"
The patient pushed away the plate,
We'll. I'll do some reading now. he
said. Bring me postage stamp
Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
FERDINAND AND ISABELLA.
!. &C sl1oes:s nd sl1ps Ind Seelk4 Like,

Ferdinand and Isa bella were two
Spanish monarchs OF opposite sex VIII,
ruled over Spain for thirty years with
out a family jar. There WIS great
deal o. bloodshed In Spain during their
reign, but none &C /. escaped from
Ferdinand or lisa bella, VIII, wer, mild,
humane monarchs. bppusetl to killing
the members OF .heir immediate ..amiiy
TO: the sake of securing q s:issor's hold
on TIE throne. tTh,n the student os
history looks back upon the number uf
foreign rulers who killed off large
fiocks tof close relatives every fall and
spring, in order to carry tin scepter
little longer, he is Obliged to honor
Ferdinand and Isabella for their mod
Grafton In this respect.
Ferdinand and Isabella were not
related except by marriage, but they
always treated each other with the
utmost respect and acted in public as
If they were pleased with the ar
rangement, their noble example being
followed to this day in quite a few
instances. Ferdinand was the weak
err character Of the two, as will be not
iced by the absence Of chin shown in
some of his recent photographs. He
was a vain man and one of the best
dressers in Spain, wearing silk stock
ings on both legs and always eating
breakfast in an ermine bath robe. He
lacked the determination Of Isabella,
however, and is chiefly remembered in
history as his wife's husband, which no
doubt accounts for the look of settled
melancholy which he carried about
wherever he went.
The chief episode In the reign Of
Ferdinand and Isabella was the dis
covery Of America BY Columbus. If.
Ferdinand had had his way, this never
would have happened Ferdinand did
not think much Of Columbus and was
heard to refer to the latter as hoI--
low headed fanatic, etc, but the kind
hearted Isabella became converted to
the idea that the world is round by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Topics of the Times

Let's quit worrying about Joe Aliens
enough left to go to California imme-
diately. He financed the boys Y. NJ.
c. A. camp at Okoboji. He founded a
prize fund at Ames college. He Is not
in want as the result Of politics.
Let 'er sizzle. People in Iowa would
rather go out OF their state for their
summer resorts any time. =
Well, what are we going to do about
it? The Mexicans have given their
prisoners back but they have also
shown us what they can do if our
troops move in auy direction put back
home again.
The publisher Of the Times Republic
can Is one of those who used to put up
his share for campaign expenses in the
good old days Of the Cummins caucus
fights against the railroad machine,
hence there is no occasion for Mysteries
in this office as to what Joe Allen spent
In a primary contest.
The primary returns when compiled
show that Harding carried the First,
Second, Sixth and Eleventh congress
sional districts over his combined OPP
ponents. He carried eighty-five coun-
ties against any one opponent and
thirty one counties against them all. 1t
must be conceded, however, that there
was one distinct issue drawn in the
campaign in which Harding faced the
field.
The state game preserve is furnish
ing wild duck eggs for deputy game
wardens to hatch under hens. Can
anything more foolish and useless be
| ina gined in Iowa? And to think that
the gun license is almost as big as the
capital extension tax. 1t costs as much
as the state highway commission.
. So
A great many republican editors
seem to feel that they were not respon-
sible for the republican party in Iowa
getting into the fix that it Is in.
|
Most Of us are real glad that Roose-
welt has endorsed Hughes but what
was the man driving at when he wrote
that letter proposing Lodge to the re.
publican convention?
While we are vaporizing about tn
, money joe Allen sces. IN urinary
let's recall that offer of 100000 once
made by a rich man who wanted Gov.
ernor Cummins to appoint him TO tn,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

to think that IL 1t had not been, for
Isabella's self-sacrihce this country
would still be inhabited by savage
tribes with high death rate and q
low tax levy. instead Of standing at the,
head Of the nations as loved neutral.
Under Ferdinand and Isabella, Spain
became, rich and naughty agriculture
flourished and the sale of garlic as
sumed immense proportions, Who
would think. to look at Spain now,
PROSTATE in the dust. with her once
proud navy roosting peacefully on the
bed of the ocean, that in .1472 she could
whip anybody from New Orleans, to
Medicine Hat? This teaches us the les
son Of humility. and also that one con-
sentative in the hand is worth two
LIMOGES In the bush,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
United States senate. OF course. Cum
minis did not take the money but rich
men are often willing to part with their
money when there are no primaries.

men are often willing to part with thei
money when there are no primaries.
! We are not yet out Of Mexico and al
the delay possible will be welcome be.
fore we have to 60 in any deeper but
! If all this war scare should fizzle mobi-
lization would be worth all it has cost
Why not have mobilization of all the
national guard once year for the same
reason we have fire drill In the schools;
This demand for horses in Mexico
will give our German farmers an OPP
| portunity to sell theirs who have here
tofore been afraid that they would be
selling to the allies.
Hughes has not been officially noti-
fed of his nomination as yet but those
close to him are authority for the state
ment that he expects to be.
Washington seems to have been i'm
pressed with the response made by the
militia of the country for the Post tells
us that The promptness with which
the members of the national guard have
responded to the call to the colors can
not fail to be inspiring to the nation.
The vast majority of militiamen were
not only willing, but anxious to do their
duty.
Today. July /, your delinquent auto
license takes another jump skyward
and the county attorney has your name
with 10 per cent commission for him
self for collecting. You can now pay,
the license you ought to have paid be-
fore April and you can pay rs per
cent penalty and 10 per cent commits
sion
A policeman who would refuse to
chase a burglar outside of the city linn
its would be set down as yellow and
his star would be placed on a man.
That is about all that can be said as
to the action of those cavalry troops
who refuse to respond when the ma
tional guards are called.
Dave Brant has given up the fight to
run third daily newspaper in Iowa
City and drops back to weekly publica-
ton because. as he says, after fourteen
years OF. struggle the daily has not paid
him the profit it should. 1T takes
larger city than Iowa City and higher
advertising rates than our merchants
can afford to make such paper
success" he explains and he has been
at it long enough to know. Any town
under $4,000 Inhabitants is too small
for a daily newspaper and any town
under $4,000 inhabitants is too small
for more than one daily newspaper and
yet Iowa City under 10000 inhabitants.
had three daily newspapers. 1t would
have been far better served with one,
but that one would not have prospered
as it should. If there must be three
newspapers in Iowa City why not all
three go to semi weekly publication
and select publication days which will
not conflict? This would give Iowa
City newspaper every week day and
enable all to have good lists and
prosper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall lodge No. los. A. F. & A. NJ. Work
in third degree Wednesday, July 3, 1880
p. m. John w. Wells. secretary: B. o.
Frazey, w. NJ.
8iGNET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. M.
Special convocation Monday evening.
July 8. Work in the Past and Most
Excellent Degrees. Carl Schaffner, H.
p; John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, R. & S. NJ, Mon
day, July IT, regular business. I. T.
Forbes. Recorder George Gregory. I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80. X. T., Tuesday,
July 11th. p. m, for work. /. I.
Forbes. ,eRcorder; H. C. Mueller. Com
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. E.
S.-Special Meeting Wednesday. June
Is, school OF instruction at 2:30 p. m.
Dinner at $3.50, work at s. p. m. Eliza
s. Battin. secretary; Cora NJ. Mellow
ell, w, NJ. ,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

from state funds and one-third from
federal aid. BY providing for fair
distribution among all the counties as
in done with state aid in Wisconsin,
Minnesota and other states, we could
soon have some model roads in every,
county to show us whether we wanted
any more of them or not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
ADOPTS MARsHALLTowN STYLE
FORD CAN GO SOME.
TCedar Rapids Gazette

Ford can elect a gocernor of Mich
igan according to his wishes and II ne
cares to turn his hand in that direction
he can make senator and at least
one representative In congress. Neither
Wilson nor Hughes has such personal
strength with his neighbors and fellow
citizens. If Henry Ford cared to take
a hand in the presidential campaign he
would cause the influence Of any other
private citizen to appear insignificant.
He long since ceased to be a joke. He
is no politician In the accepted sense
but he has following.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
HIGHWAY COMMISSION o. X.
CEa olo Grove no ola

Late Wednesday the state highway
commission, represented by Chairman,
Holden and Engineer Met oiioueh.
made a seventy-mile trip over our
graveled roads accompanied by SUI
pervisors Spahgief and Finkham and
Booster Paine. Z.
The impression now is that the
highway commission is great state
asset for good roads. are necessary
and efficient
Their advice il being followed and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

with pleasing results. The patrol sys-
tenn started thru their former visits
Will undoubtedly soon put recent grav-
cling in excellent condition and open
up new movement Of enthusiasm
with more Travel on Gravel" for q
slogan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Admitting that the primary = needs
some changes the Sheldon Sun says:
However we like the plan. and with
some little adjustments, which must
be worked out as conditions arise, it
can be made reasonably satisfactory to
al! concerned"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

the Cedar Rapids Republican would
rather have James Trewin in congress
than Congressman Good. We do not
pretend to say about that and 1t may
be that the Republican is right about
it; but it takes more than that one ex-
ample to make case against the pri-
mary system for nominating congress-
men. 1t does not follow from this dis
cussion that the primary is not an
egregious failure in some cases, where
people are called upon to choose be-
tween candidates for state offices that
they have never heard about; but the
Republican was talking about the con-
gressional delegation.
Two thirds OF the worlds corr
raSpandarca - Is In tho En- HliSh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

watching Columbus perform the esS
trick and pawned some Of her best
jewelry 30 that Columbus might dis
cover all he vented to. It is depressing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

One explanation from the Grundy
Center Republican is given as follows:
The Marshalltown Times Republican
says that it is strange how people are
willing to sell low interest bearing
bonds for building school houses but
are not willing to follow the same plan
in building good roads and cutting
down kills. Perhaps the reason mighs
be found in the half concealed pro-
fessional politicians in every township
OF the state who realize that business
administration in county and township
affairs would remove the juice which
has been necessary to maintain politl-
cal machines in Iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Iona Newspapers
A SWARM OF BIRDS.
fonda Times.


Clifford Steen says next year he is
going to build several large size bird
houses. He built a nice one at schcoi
this spring and placed it in tree near
the house for the wrens. Day after
day he watched for the wrens to build.
But no wrens came. Just recently a
swarm of bees took a fancy to Cliff
fords bird house and have taken up
permanent quarters there.
ADOPTS MARSHALLTOWN STYLE.
(Grundy Cnter Republican,
Grundy Center has forgotten the war
this week in the interesting appear
ance Of Main street as a result of a
new parking order whereby all autos
are to be parked in two rows in the
middle OF the street. White chalk lines
were painted on the pavement Monday
and in short time autos were being
herded into the middle of the street in
two rows, leaving a driving alley on
each side of the street next to the curb
ing, this alley being about II feet wide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

Two-thirds OF the worlds cor
respondence is in the English
language. @
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

THE Homestead now has strong
grip on a lot of farmers who will ignore
it's advice when they learn more about
its editor" says the Glidden Graphic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

Most Of us are real glad that Roose-
was the man driving at when he wrote
that letter proposing Lodge to the re-
publican convention?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

While we are vaporizing about the
money joe Allen =rss: !n primary,
let's recall that offer of 100000 once
made by a rich man who wanted Gov
ernor Cummins to appoint him TO the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01


own as to how the representation might
be improved; but he does not have the
remotest idea that conditions for> q
change would have been better under
the convention system than in q pri-
mary and he believes that Mr.. Dowells
position in Folk county would be dis
tinctIy stronger for a convention fight
The primary is not to blame for any
| thing here. Mr.. Towner Of the Eighth
was nominated in a primary; but he
had long been indicated as the choice
of the. dominant faction in that dis
trict for Colonel Hepburn's successor,
and he would have been nominated UNI
der any rule. Judge Green OF the Ninth
may be one of the men that the Repub-
lican is thinking about; but he got his
first nomination in convention that
was called to name a successor to Judge
Smith, and the primary is not respon-
sible for him. Mr.. Woods Of the Tenth
was nominated in primary, and we
have no idea whether he could have
/ gotten nomination in convention or
not; but when he was nominated he
| represented the majority action in his
district, and the service Of Judge Con-
ner as congressman Of q minority fac
ton was bound to come to an end un-
| der any rule. While in congress Mr..
| Woods position as chairman OF the re-
| publican congressional committee Is
certainly one not to be disparaged. Mr..
Steele Of the Eleventh district may be
| OF as little account as the Republican
would intimate; but he was nominated
BY the democrats at time when any
one could have the nomination who
would take 1t, and we do not see that
| the primary system has anything to do
with his case.
] So take the case UP one side and down
the other, about all there is Of It II that
The Holly chieftain., 1916-05-19
NOTICE
Burial of Dead Animals

Attention is hereby called to the pro-
visions of Section 5O3+ Of the Revised
Statutes Of Coiorsdn. 1908. which makes
il misdemeanor. punishable by fine of
from Five (SS.OO to Fifty (S50 .00) Dol
lars, together with the cost Of prosecu-
ti0n, for any person or persons to put
any dead animal or part of the carcas OF
any dead animal into any lake, river,
creek. pond, road, street, alley, land, lot,
field or meadow or common, or in any
place within one mile of the residence of
sny person or persons, except the same
and every pert thereof be burned or
buried q least two feet UNDERGROUND, or
Tor any owner or owners thereof to
Knowingly permit the same to remain in
any Of the aforesaid places. to the injury
Of the health or to the annoyance of the
citizens OF this state.
Under riGid instructions from the
Board Of County Commissioners Of Prow-
ers County, Colorado. every effort will
be made to strictly enforce this statute.
A reward of Ten Dollars ($lO. O.OO) will be
paid by Prowers County to anyone fur.
nishins evidence through which any per.
son 10 convicted of violation of this
statute.
DIR. w. o. SHELLER,
Health Officer,
Prowers County, Colorado.
Lamar. Colorado, May 18th, 1916.