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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
THE ANSIENT MER RELIANT
fDubuuue Telegraph-Hera

Dubuque merchants. like merchants
IN nearly every other town, have cause
;or complaint about the transient mer-
chant, but there has been found no re-
l:ef Tor them. The city of Wichita.
Kan. has an ordinance which 1t Is be-
lieyed reaches the spot. 1t is as fol-
lows:
An ordinance providing for the col
lection of license tax from persons,
FIRMS, companies and corporations en-
gagged in the business Of soliciting or
taking orders for future delivery of
goods, wares and merchandise, from
stock not carried in the city of Wichita,
and providing a penalty for the viola :
tion of the ternsshereof
Be it ordained by the board of com
m:ssioners of the city of Wichita:
Section /. That from and after the
taking effect of this ordinance no per-
son, firms, companies, or corporations
shall either directly or indirectly solicit
~ take orders for future delivery. or
any goods, wares or merchandise, from
stock not carried in the city OF
Wichita. without first having paid to
the city treasurer Of the city OF
Wichita a license tax In the sum OF
500 per day. for each and every per-
son. firm. company or corporation so
working. Provided thai this section
shall! not apply to persons commonly
called drummers, or commercial travel
ers. selling goods TO dealers, in the
City Of Wichita. ~ III
Section 2. Any person, firm. com
pany or corporation violating any OF
the terms of this ordinance shah upon
conviction be fined in any sum not to
exceed $500.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication once. in the official
city paper.
The Dubuque city council is to be
urged TO adopt this or a similar ordi-I
narce at an early date If II is found
consistent with the laws OF Iowa.
The transient merchant problem is
one that requires much thought. Not
cnly does the transient make inroads
on the sales of the local home mer-
chant but he pays nothing for his
privilege while the home man is a
taxpayer. Again, in many instances,
The customer is given shoddy goods at
high prices and there is no possibility
% recovery. ~ ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
THE BOYS IN TOWN.

a thousand boys are in Marshall
town from outside cities, towns and
the countrysides of the state. Mar
shalltown Is glad TO have them as her
guests and hopes they will enjoy and
profit by every hour they spend in
this city.
They are a fine looking bunch OF
boys. Naturally, for they are selected
noys. They are the purposeful young
fellows of the state, lads who are
giving thought to the future and who
are sufficiently convinced OF the value
Of decent lives TO be connected active
ly with church and the Y. NJ. c. A.
T;n.y 4,.y- glimpse ot the ?.ss"...a n
welfare side OF living, of the respon-
sibility that devolves upon one young
man for another young man. the
brotherhood idea which is the finest
idea in religion, government life.
1t Is rather new thing in Iowa,
these gatherings Of thousands OF boys
t5gether around standard Of human
peterment to pledge themselves t
Gecency of conduct heipfulness. public
welfare and individual service. Tit
results OF these meetings while evi,
dent in the present lie out in thu
future; not far ahead for most o
these boys will he. full hedged citizen
ard American sovereigns within a yer.
| few yAars That what they learn o
each other, the impulses stirred b.
such association, the courage game
ty contact and the touching Q
shoulder to, shoulder in an army Q
lhish purpose viii 81 c6sried On Int
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

Bucharest, the capital city OF kou-
mania menaced with capture by the
Teutonic armies Of Falkenhayn and
Mackensen. offers the biggest munich
pal prize in the Balkans. II is by far
the largest city and the finest and rich :
est in that part of the warning world.
The Pocket Paris. as Bucharest was
called before the war cast dalnpsr on
the gay spirits OF the people, claims
population OF about 100000, which puts
it In a class by itself among Balkan
capitals Athens has less than 100000
people. Sofia about 100000. and Bel
grade, before it was devastated by war,
had less than 100000, while Cetinje the
Montenegrin capital, is but a village OF
2 900 folk.
Until Roumanias decision to enter
the war brought serious matters up
permost Bucharest was the gaycst city
in Europe. Large numbers of her cin-
zens had made fortunes out of the war,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor. who died
at his home in London, was an Ameri-
can by birth and English by adoption.
He was born at Sangerville, Me-, Fec.
5, 1910. educated in the common
schools and apprenticed to a coach
builder. Later he became mechani-
cal craftsman and first showed his in
ventive faculties by the development OF
improvements in systems Of gas lllu-
mination.
In 1880 he went to Europe and took
UP the problem Of the automatic gun
All modern machine guns are con-
structed on the automatic principle
that Maxim invented.
The first Maxim gun was successful'
I ly tried out at Hatton Garden, London
in 1884 In order to realize Its ful
| value Maxim then invented smoke
ie.. .r,w,;ss. =
Maxim in 1894 made unsuccessful. at
tempts to construct flying machine
He was knighted in 1901.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
SMALL TOWN TATTLE.

We often think IL is the small town
tattle that drives people away from
pleasant surroundings-to the big cit
les or 10 distant places. There Is moth
ing quite as venemouss quite as harm
full Every little community is domin-
a.ed by few censorfous individuals
male and female busybodys who
whisper poison under the guise Of sos-
SIP. Their next door neighbor does not
live just as they do--so OF course Is 60
ing straight to hades. Their neighbor
has daughter who loves pretty things
and is as joyous az bird-she IS a
wanton in their sight. Somebody's boy
is real boy. full Of life and spirit-he
is subject for the zal,ows somebody
they knew don't 20 to church every
Sunday but finds worship in the open
road or the woodland-they are lost
eternaily. In cities no one cAres-it
nchody's business. the world is big. the
horizon is broad. the avenues OF acti-
witty many. But the country town IS
cramped because SO many people have
concern only for the things they see,
over their back fence. And then they
wonder why the boy or girl gets tired
Of hearing the neighbors discussed
gets also weary OF the criticism vi
some maiden aunt or fogy family
friend-gets tired Of the everlasting
trivialities Of people who live in tur-
nip patch Of small concerns--and goes
out 10 seek something bigger and
broader among people who entertain
some ideas. Almost every country
| town from the Atlantic to the Pacific is
the same. Every rural community is a
hotbed for the dissemination Of petty
gossip that does no one any good. The
public library-now thanks to a great
man who stole millions from the people
and has the grace to give some OF II
back-does much to widen the horizon
So does the chautauqua, 20 does the
local playhouse and the church thai
has the enterprise to foregather itf
youth into intelligent entertainment, OF
the community that Is wise enough Il
provide public Fairgrounds. But al
the talk about the delights Of rura
communities is lost unless the people
have the courage to be Indifferent Il
the small talk of the narrow neighbori
or those who have the means to lool
on II contemptuousfy.a
The true reformer who wants t.
make the small town tolerabie--w WIN
wants to keep people In 1t and draw
people to twill broaden the horizon
J, Of its residents,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Iha Gsnsrous Scot.

A Scotch comedian whose frqgaiity
is as notorious as he himself Is IA
nous, had an engagement In Glasgow
some years ago. and as he had friend
who could put him up for the week, no
hotel was going to get free advertising
thru his residence within Its walls.
HIS host had just become the proud
possessor of a son and hair, hut MS
pride In the Kid did not prevent MN
from giving the star all the attention
the most exacting guest could expect:
The Saturday night brought taxi
.s the door, and while the host sWas
carry ing down the luggage the coined Z
ian. after bidding HIS hostess goodpye.
pulled a handful OF silver cut Of ~ 3
pocket and said do We ken, MIS-.
Whitewood. II had copper wac
leave 1t for the bairn!' - SATURDAY
iEyenfny Pos
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

elaborate system OF Notifications, COM
menced thirty years ago, surround the
city, Bucharest had considerable
POPULATION Of German and Hungarian
workmen. but most Of these left to join
the armies Of the central empires be-
fore Roumania entered the war.
At luncheon General Falkenhayn
gave to neutral correspondents he re-
marked that altho nothing in this
world is so certain that one dares pre-
dict anything with safety" Bucharest
will be uncomfortable to be in when
the Germans get their guns trained on
II.
Pictures show buildings In Bucharest
No. ! 10 the palace Of the late Queen
Elizabeth Carmen Sylva); Nos. 2 and
4. the Athenaeum in Bucharest; No.
is a typical Houmanian church 10 the
tRoumapian capital: NO IS. home offs
wealthy resident OF the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Ripping Rhymes
Happiness
By WALT MASON

Z = 4
Ny neighbor Johnsing can afford a
lot ~ ..;:,iIi,sr ii,nt sal, lpt. yet I'm
not envious or bored. beneath my col
lar I'm not hot. My nsishbor John
sing has a roll that's large enough to
choke steer; contemplate him, and
my soul is smiling still, from ear to
ear. For one thing is supremacy true
that happiness has naugnt to do with
what human being owns. The rich
man. in his gilded hall, is always say
ing things like this: The gladdest
time / ever spent. was when l lived
IN yonder shack, and had to husband
every cent. to buy suspenders Tor my
back" like to have enough to eat,
I like to have some clothes to wear.
and caskets for my shapely feet, and
easolene to feet the mare. | like to
feel, in dismal times; upon the day
that's wet and dunk, ;',:sss hsxss hall hal
n dozen dimes In storage In the Wiz
iinxe b,.1l II i.z 6. ss.sr fn,,ns.nE view
his roll. thru tears that make his VIZ.
ion dim: / Wouldn't touch u with 9
pole, when seeing what iss done fo y
! him Il,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
WeWs m sUcHaREST

and they were liberal spenders Orig
inally a squalid, meanly built city. like
all the capitals Of the near east. Blu
charest has Of late years sought to be-
come a Balkan Paris aud with fair
measure OF success. Many fine public
and business buildings and private
residences along the streets and luxu-
rious hotels. which charge $6 day for
the smallest rooms, are numerous. az
are expensive restaurants, cabarets,
theaters and dance halls. 1t is the
metal plated cupolas OF the innumer-
able churches, however. which give to
Bucharest it's most picturesque aspect
In the eyes OF the visitor from the
west. s.
Bucharest is ss5 feet above sea level,
in the fertile but treeless plain Of the
small. sluggish Dambovitza, and its
situation Is such as to render ii diff
cult of defense in time OF war. An
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
A Baby Submarine.

Tests conducted In the vicinity Of
Long Beach, Cal. with baby subma-
rine of recent development have drawn
notice to some seemingly remarkable
features present In this strangest of
modern under-sea craft. According to
reports the little boat In capable OF
making a surface speed Of slightly more
than forty miles an hour. and Of going
about twenty-five and one-half miles
an hour when under water. These rates
are approximately double those OF the
average under-sea vessel. The tiny
craft is operated by one man ant CT :
ries single torpedo forward OF the
coming tower. 1t IL designed AZ yes
sci for coast patrol. harror aefsrse, ana
feet auyjliary pIrposes ~ Popular Ne.
hchanics Masaxine ~ -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always weleoms

SPECIAL coMMUNicATioN-Mar-
shall Lodge, No. 1OS, A. F. g. A. NJ, Fri
day, Dec. /, 1880 p. m. Work In nrsI
degree. John w. Wells. Secretary. b.
0. Frazey. w. 81.
steNEr CHAPTER. No, IS. r. A. NJ
Stated convocatlon Monday evening"
Dec. Is. 1880 o'clock. Regular business
Election of officers. Carl Shanner' H.
p: John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & 6. NJ. MOB
day. Dec. IS. Regular business anu
election Of officers. I. T. Forbes he-
corder: George Gregory, l. NJ,
STATED coNcLAvE. St. Aldemaf
Connandery, No. 80, X. T., Iuesuay
Dec. %. 1880 p. m. Resular business
and election of officers. l. l. foFDes'
Recorder; II. C. Mueller, Commahoet'
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. e ::
Selecting Wednesday. Dec Is, DO
NJ. for regular business ana eIe.'.o'.
~ officers. Eliza S Battin, secretary
Cora NJ. Mcdowell, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
iona Newspapers
NEWTON HOSPITAL.
Tp,,,.liput IN wkpya |

Newton is going to have hospital.
The need OF an institution Of that KIND
had long been apparent to some Of the
progressive citizens. At meeting OF
the commercial association, which was
attended by more than one hundred
members, the fact was announced that
this important work is to be taken up
1t will mean busy days and weeks Tor
the workers, but they will be happy
days, and there is no doubt that the
project will be brought to successful
issue. and that Newton will get an in
stitution to which all the citizens viii
be pointing with pride.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Topics of the Times

That boycott ought to take some of
the egotism out of the egg Spectator
How'll YOU have your boycotts,
straight up or over?
Speaker Clark expresses himself as
willing TO cut down all useless ora
tory so that congress may adjourn
early. Perhaps the idea is to save all
possible of a marketable chautauqua
| commodity.
Judging by the evidence in the Jones
trial the two big businesses in that
town were holding secret meetings and
eavesdropping
Congratulations. r. r. Commissioners
CHASED. You and Cliff. Thorne ought
to make an excellent and serviceabl
team.
Nebraska matched against Notre
Dame seems TO have been worth just
about the name of the opposing college.
Inc Legislature should accept Cos
sons suggestion and include the head
OF public safety among those who may
be removed under the removal law for
dereliction of duty. Nothing helps
more than the knowledge that in order
TO hold a job the holder must work al
il.
Missouri Valley dedicated a 100000
schooihouse the other day. Please no
tice that the press dispatches from
Missouri Valley have changed their
tenor OF late. They used to be differ
ent. Nowadays Missouri Valley sounds
good.
The stogie manufacturers announce
that there VIII be no rise in the price
Of stogies. SO about ali ;he necessities
we will have to cut down on are but.
ter and beans and flour and shoes and
canned goods.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Tangled up with rubber boots ano
sheet music and baii bats snd
raineoats

II we had any laws IN this country
that were worth two whoops IN
stiff breeze, the front hall closet
would be abolished and It would ne
criminal offense to put any male wear-
Ing apparel out of sight. But 80 long
as congress continues to cringe Defore
the woman's suffrage movement, bus 4
bands will have to keep on d,ggins
around for their clothes and going 70
the office in q loose negligee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
observ.n. Betty.

Two little sisters, Gertrude and
Betty, were asking questions. Ger
trude said. "Papa, what are twinsf"
Before the father could answer, little
Betty spoke up, "Why, Gertrude, don't
you know7 They are babies that belong
to the same go-carf y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

This state spends $4,000, 900 per
Year on its public schools and sl3.-
100000 per year on lis roads-well. We
i>ove 1t to you says the Waterloo
Times-Tribune.
Those new dimes are lovely, but it
is a pity they did not come along in
the good old days. when a dime would
buy ten cents worth of anything re-
gretfuily remarks the Alden Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

suppose We take this Thanksgiv-
ing day TO re-adjust our own affairs
ard TO make friends with our neigh
bors and old-time rivals" suggests the
Mason City Times. Had not Senator
Jones been SO outspoken in his an
tagonism to Joe Moore he would have
been the last man in Villisca to be as
sociated with such a crime by de-
tectives and prosecutors"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

The Sioux City Tribune cant SIT
why some farmers are still being vic
timized by the wire tapping gang. II
these farmers were really after easy
money. why didn't they raise potatoes,
instead Of gambling"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

The Ocheydan Press says: The
lords Day Alliance was formed at
Des Moines last week. 1t is an organi-
z2ton which has for its purpose the
placing down tight of the Sunday lid
in Iowa. No more Sunday theaters,
bali games, hunting, or sports Of any
kind in Iowa after this If the Alliance
has its way. 1t is the belief Of the
members that everybody should have
a day Of rest on this occasion each
week and they propose to see that We
get this rest and peace and quiet.
However. we don't presume anything
will be said about getting up these big
Sunday dinners with the good house
wife working over a hot stove half the
day"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
BEAT THE TRAIN.
T,Gh World I

Over near Omaha Monday man was
driving an automobile with six other
passengers besides himself. The road
rims alongside the Darlington tracks.
and a train tried to pass the man with
the auto. This the auto driver refused
to permit and while going about fifty
miles per hour to prevent, for come un-
accountable reason the auto turned
turtle. Strange, isn't It, that an auto
would do such a thing when It wasn't
going any faster than the train? Itf
good thing that some auto drivers
are not given the lives OF an entire
train load of people to take care Of in
stead of only six, for they certainly
would take advantage of the emporium
ity and kill as many Of them as they
could.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

Much fuss Is being made in Chi
cago over the experiment to provide
meals for less than "a cents a day. but
many families all over the country are
doing that thing and doing it fairly
we'll" asserts the Davenport Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

music and ball bats and raincoats THAI
he had to be hauled out, feet FIRST, oy
a reproachful wife.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
coMMENDABLE RBcREATfoE

In Chicago most learned Judge
has set the mark Of the courts approx
81 on the game Of golf. which Is call
ed roy,ss!! and ancient game. u
seems that some village or other. in
the suburbs Of that city, made an at
tempt to levy licene tax against
golf association, partly within its
sb0rders. son the theory that # was71ah
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-30
GtMAN 0FFlClAL
CABLE

GERMA HEADQUARTERS. Oct.
29: -Upone 10Th Army Group under
Crown P1e Rupprecht English at
tacks devbed after strong fire be-
tween GU b0urt and Lesboeufs, and
the majorI we're repulsed wherever
carried ei With loss to the enemy.
Two armd automobiles were de.
stf0yed bill hits. Later. east Of
Eesboeufs. Io hostile companies en-
tered ourhost advanced trench.
Fighting I'll is still going on.
In the IL group of the crown
prince the hlIery duels on the east
bank Of tlMeuse reached eonsid-
cradle forcI
In the ekrh war theater. before
Prince Letd's front held almost
along the bic line under q lively
fire. whiehached its greatest vio-
lenee west Luck. The Russian at
tack launchIfrom the forest district
broke downlour curtain of lire east
Iof Szelvoy.
On Archd Carts front In Tran.
sylyania. the lis nothing new. South
| of Toemoespass Aznga was reach
ed during ATTACK. In spite of te-
| nacious hosuresistance in the diree-
ton Of canIung and also further
west adrane|Ne5e made.
IN the Bail war theater the Situh'
j ton is unched
On the Maon;an front southeast
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-30
PAY ALE WAGES
now DUELABOR
ON BREAKNATER
American Surety Co. to Ad-.
vance $4,000 Alleged Owing
Working Men in Hilo

Labor on the Hilo breakwater will
not lose months wages of approxi-
mately $4,000 because the U. S. govern
ment has annulled its contract with
George e. MARSHALL and called upon
the American Surety Company. Mar
shall's bondsman, to complete the
breakwater under the contract.
Richard DeTning, yice-president OF
the bonding company, announced to-
day. that the $4,000 alleged TO be owing
the breakwater Iab0rers by Marshall
for q months wages will be paid inn
mediate1y. According to counsel for
the surety company this debt Of $4,000
for. wages has been incurred during
Marshall's regime as contractor.
We do not feel" says Deming,
that this money should be kept from
the laborers. We might lie liable for
this money six months after the com
pletion of the breakwater and its ac-
ceptance, according to the terms Of
the contract. Instead Of making the
men wait that six mentfs we feel that
this money should be paid. 1t will
be advanced Immediately.
The surety company, through its
attorneys, today made public por-i
ton of a letter written to Contractor
Marshall on October Is, this year.
This portion of the communication is
explanatory. reading as follows:
fhis company, in the event that
E0u find yourself unable to proceed
pder the contract, is willing to com
Pete the same as surety and viii vol
uARrily waive any profit which might
acsue from the completion sof such
WoA by the undersigned, and hereby
oIien that in such event the entire
proll4if any, made upon said con-
tract taken over by the undersign-
ed, wilao 10 ysu."
/ ssident Deming asserts that
TINS Ole was turned down by Mar
snan. Sher Deming or the attor-
tnegs TOT surety company today
cotiu site ~ reason for the goverySa
men. aHIl its contract with 2gers
1 snali. TON Information receive ,,ilI
Honolulu the ontracf uas ~ VIII
i on October 10, S;s ,.sa Club w
The surety k,s,,., .1i Japan
s Is1s sIaso0o it In th dinner.
s =; o;rs sl4s'U con,t Shalf to-
! company's action foAe SerifI YES YOU
ance of contract ASSI9 TODAY
lbreakwater plant bel6A
| ETY. company, Dining s.
pieces of the plant, how
property OF Marshall lrom the le
Demfng expects to Victor n. Lal
next Wednesday. He All matters, "
/ struction work on the orney.
i be taken over imm9
bonding concern and AIS WALTERS
Il be little or no delay st
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-30
HUGHES ANSWERS
WILSON CLAIMS
in OHIO SPEECH

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Oct. 80.
to Wilson Hughes said in
his speech here today that the two
bhlion dollars increase in exports for
tie year 1915 is due almost entirely
and exclusively to the demands which
the war has created He cited the
statement Of Chairman Hurley Of the
Federal Trade Commission as uphold
Ag the claims OF the Republicans that
.u merica is unprepared for competi-
OF with Europe after the war is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-30
French Show Remarkable Tenacity

BERLIN. Germany Overseas despateh .ass
berg says mat me french show the e
but lives by heir
them VIII 6 LEFT e the British spr ing they WI s
The British have gained Iesboe6s and norv
farm 70 Baches The taken and i2 prisoners were en-
stureds - 81 $1,000 80 ~
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Charged with sell
out a license. Maui
was fined $50 and !
court today.