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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
THE VOCAL Ell lords.

The vocal chords are long, sinewy
attachments to the human neck which
can be operated so as to produce sat
tsfaction in the choir loft and CON
sternation in the pew. Every Sunday
morning and evening, all over this
beautiful country, SO thickly sown with
political candidates. and grip germs,
thousands Of vocal chords are lifted up
In song without reaching the pitch
they are aimed at. causing the music
committee to be reviled in loud stem
torian tones.
The vocal chords are elastic at both
ends, and when stretched to their full
length produce some very terrifying
effects. 1t Is q painful scene TO wit
ness high soprano attempting to
grasp a top note with vocal chord
which is about two feet short Of the
required length. No doubt more peo-
pie would ATTEND church AZ the vocal
chords Of the minister could be short
ened 80 as to contract around a SER
mon thirty minutes in duration. It Is
difficult for a business man in a boiled
shirt TO maintain interest in a dis
course which never runs into the bene-
diction until half past twelve
The vocal chords are suspended in
an upright attitude. where the wind
can strike them and draw forth sweet,
muscular music. Some songs require
more muscle than others and put a
heavy strain upon the vocal chords
They also put considerable. strain upon
people in the audience who know the
difference between an intonation and a
defamation. The greatest handicap a
singer can have is a set of erratic vocal
chords which lie down in the middle OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

might rsis. ar BRANDED. did not ex-
press q Willingness to- do this. h
These six attorneys for the shippers
felt that tile issues Involved some
fifty millions OF dollars annually to
the shippers OF the country justified
them in leaving nothing undone to
prevent a betrayal OF the shippers.
Ore Of them went to Mr.. Clements
acting chairman OF the commission,
with a request that IL Mr.. Brandeis
were to speak. he be required to speak
before the other attorneys OF the
shippers
After the noon luncheon. Commits
sioner Clements called the hearing to
order, and substantially the following
conversation took place. Commissioner
Clements said:
Has any person suggestions to make
concerning the time allotted to either
side q II {,
Mr.. Butterfield, Of the New York
Central Railroad. then said: Il appre
hend Mr.. Brandeis' time will be taken
out OF that allotted to the shippers"
Mr.. Frank Lyon then addressed the
commission. Mr.. Lyon had been at
torney for the commission In previous
years. for a long period Of time. In
this case he represented the eastern
coal shippers. He said, substantially,
the following: II don't believe that il
fair. don't know on which side Mr.
Brandeis Is in this case, and ! would
like to know " anybody else does 2"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLroWN iowa FEBRUARY

months returns was the reduction In
the number of large failures fewer
firms suspending with individual oblt-
cations of 100000 or more than at any
time since 1909. with the single ex-
ceptiun of 1912.
Money IS u drug in the market, such
supplies of commercial paper as are
being offered are readily bought, but
country banks carrying balances at
Chicago have been taking certificates
for time deposits in preference to buy
ing commercial paper at per cent,
and advices from the southwest sug-
gest that demand for bonds is greater.
thanks to plethoric supplies of money.
Railway earnings for December indi-
cate an increase of "a per cent in gross
revenues and of 81 per cent in net
earnings.
In the west distribution of merchan-
disc is heavy. house trade is larger
the northwest storms impede ship
ments, but winter carnivals brought in
many buyers, thus increasing house
trade and the cold weather has caused
further depletion of retail dealers win
ter goods. In the southwest house
buying has increased, and trade eX-
cursions are partly responsible for the
presence of many out of town mer-
chants. Those hailing from the south
speak favorably of conditions in their
Southern advices indicate
that a good business is going on in
sections removed from the hish-wate-
zones. Eastern reports tell of smart
activity In the far northwest heavy
have brought things TO
temporary standstill, and in California
heavy rains have retarded business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

y T. z ID q
9 non-pArtisAn tariK commission. = At
yearshe was bitterly against the lqeA'
which has long beensurged by there
punHcans and progressives. Now Mr.
wilson calmly appropriates the SUE.
gestion. and viii lbe found on the front
seat OF its defenders. Politics is great
game. az
Deems can not land and Larrabee
VIII support Moore for lieutenant gov
ernor, says the Cedar Falls Record re-
saroing the Burlington Hawkeye ticket
Deems and Larrabee.'
Without overlooking the excellent
Qualifications OF others, the Sac Sun is
still constrained to believe that At
torney-General George Cosson Of Audu-
Don is the best available man for the
republican nomination for governor in
1916. 1t does not make this statement
because 1T believes that law -enforce-
mont should be a dominant issue but
because it believes him to be we'll
poised. forward docking student OF
public questions. eager to serve. sin
ceTelN devoted to the public welfare,
and amply equipped from every stand
point, including executive ability, for
the governorship. II distinctly rejects
the notion of a few who do not know
cosson. fostered by some Of his CONF
petitors for the nomination. that he is
a one-idca man. unduly ambitious. will
ing to appropriate honor that belongs
to another" ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
Topics of the Times

Unless something more strenuous
that presents itself now shall occur
Iowa will keep on grinding plow lays
and getting ready for spring plowing
instead of beating a lot of perfectly
good farming implements into swords.
Now that the German dispute is over
the president may occupy Secretary
Lansing framing protests TO Grea.
Britain. Perhaps by the time the war
is over that difficulty may be peace
fully settled. also. The preparedness
plan needs its daily straw war scare
just as much as ever.
congress Will be asked for SIS. 900 900
for repairs and terminals of the Pan
anna canal. That ditch across the neck
o land acts like a new automobile.
\ dispatch from Lakeview. Ore.
states that jackra bbits driven by hun
ger have invaded the town. The dis
patch. together with the heavy SHOWS
Of late. gives rise to the fear that n
new assault by rabbits may be made
on Mason City and surrounding farm
steaGs 1t will be recalled that musk
rats offered a dire menace TO that Sec
zion early in the fall when ]. was
found necessary to trap and destroy
Them even against the laws made and
provided .-
If Mr. Estabrooks desires TO come
into Iowa there is nothing to keep him
out, Even in politics Iowa offers nc
shelter to monopoly and Senator Cum
Minis Will not attempt 10 evade any
such competition as that offered by
Estabroows. Indeed Mr. Estabreoks
advent into the Iowa primaries would
probably add third to the Cumming
vote without getting anything worth
counting for himself.
SO far the coal dealer has had no
reason to be dissatisfied with the addi-
ton of the extra day in February.
sIs
And now even that old standby OF
the booze statistician, the assertion
that prohibition results in more DRINKS
block. has gone by the board. The cor
roborative evidence Of every town III
Iowa denies it.
Iowa gasped to find the president
rot the sorrowing man of the White
House.-Fort Dodge Chronicle.
If Iowa gasped for any such reaso;
nobdy saw or heard her except tha
Chronicle. Iowa understood very vel:
that the president early turned from
sorrow 10 a joyous honeymoon
Seems like there isn't anything open
just at present that Fred Larrabee is
open TO take.
Anyhow those oyations proba
| confirmed Mr.. Wilson'S conclusion tina [
| the one term proposition was a mis-
take and not for the best interests Of
| the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
BUSINESS RUNNING ON "H,eHv

January, month in which trade, as
Wen as industry usually displays a lulI,
turned out TO be a period of remark
able activity, thus denotins a DEPART
ure from precedent, and February has
opened auspiciously with many of the
countrys industries in sold-up con-
dition and with numerous kinds of
supplies insufficient to meet demands.
Inc weeks budget news tells of even
further progress in the larger lines.
house trade in goods for spring ship
ment having spread out. thanks to .he
presence of numerous buyers, who are
In the markets apparently to purchase
and not to sample or inspect lines ex-
htbited while road sales, mail orders
industry, launching Of new enterprises,
and collections all manifest epcour-
aging traits. Visiting buyers are op-
timistic about conditions In their re-
srectiv~ communities. the necessitv fn,
filling up shelves Is patent, scarcity OF
manufactured textiles. due in part &c
the shortage of dye stuffs, is a potent
factor, labor is scarce, wages continue
to rise, but prices are high, and the
whole labor situation is marked By
more or less discomfort.
Inasmuch as the annual settlement.
always tend to raise the commercial
death rate, some expansion IN failures
is to be expected during January. II
is significant OF the times. however
that the numerical increase last month
was the smallest for the period since
1909, even tho more concerns are now
engaged in business than ever before
Total defaults were 1909 and involved
$50, s63,2sS. against I,704 in December
with liabilities Of S19. S05,274. Hence
there were 300 more suspensions II
January than in the preceding month
and the Indebtedness was larger BY
about s6,00O,000. but last year, wher
the mortality was at the maximum, re-
.:srrsseess were more numern,,s hv go ant
the amount rose over S1s.000,000. IT
the five years prior to 1915 the numeri-
cal Increases ranged from 343 to 67f
while in 1909 there was a similar dit.
ference Of 254. A feature OF las,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
Iona Newspapers
PREPAREDNESS.

lNoNdud Representative. .f.sI ID.
This paper long since ceased to re-
gard with seriousness any of President
Wilson'S many pronunciamentos to. at
and about other nations. but It does
hope that in about thirteen months
there will be installed president I'M
der whose administration American
honor will be much better upheld and
American rights much more effectively
Vindicated than they have been for the
PAST three years. and particularly for
the past year: and If out of the pres,
ent mess and presidential agitation the
republicans in congress can get any
thing that will strengthen the hands
of any president in his dealings with
other nations. then the republicans in
congress ought to grab for that par
ticular thing quick and hard. BY this
we do not mean that we are seeking to
put the country on militaristic basis:
but at this time and under the exist
ing circumstances we do not think
there is liability of enough being done
TO hurt anybody.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

wherever he strike then the AZ Coolers
rise write books lust like It." The countrys
inundated with type of sparkling story and Jones
Brown links Smith borrowing your
glory The Just As Gooter lies in wait for all gain
attention and all their he'll emulate with gall
fierce mention. II you invent garden gate
all others beaten the Gooder makes its
fore his grub he's eaten II turn out OF
you the trouble: the Gooder
home in haste write its double. II you've codsuch
Gooder sits and lies. and says he has The
Just AS Gooder trails along. like doom, behind his bet
tiers. and makes Of Art and Song Mechanics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
Give. stat. 2,22s Citizens.

Pawluska, Okla Oklahoma was pre-
sented with 2,22s men citizens. each OF
whom Is worth $4,000 when Judge
Henry Hudson, OF the Twenty-fourth
judicial district, handed down decis-
ion holding that all Usage Indians were,
full citizens Of the United States and
as such were entitled to All rights. priv
ileges and immunities granted In the
fourteenth constitutional amendment.
The decision gives the 2.22s members
Of the Usage tribe complete control
over their personal properties. but does
not affect their real estate holdings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL coMMUNIcATloN

~\ SPECIAL COMmONiSAh'S.>
Marshall Lodge No. 10s A. F. and A. NJ
Work in third degree Friday, Feb 4.
1880 p. M. John w. Wells, secretary
B. o. Frazey, w. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER. No. SO. r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening
Feb. Z, for work in Past and Most Elk
cellent Degrees. Carl Shaffner n. ~
John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S. M. Monday
Feb. 81. regular business l. i. f'foeS'
recorder: George Gregory. l. M.
STATED coNcLAvE, st. Aldenar
Commsndery No. 80. K t. Tuesday
Feb. 70, 1880 O'Clock. Regular DUST
ness. L T. Forbes, Rec; H. c. NUCLEI
E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s., Wednesday. feo'
IA 7.3o o. m. Business. Eliza S. Bat
tin, secretary: Cora N. Mcdowell
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

President Wilson quite cheerfully
assumes that the people who greeted
and cheered him are with him in his
preparedness plans. But he would do
we'll to recall that four years ago
President Taft was greeted and cheered
Justify in Iowa and other states, but
when voting time came a few weeks
later, he did not make a showing" says
the Iowa City Republican The people
have great respect for their presidents,
but they do not always think or vote
as they cheer"
so far as presidential trip being
informative Is concerned, that Is large
ly nonsense" asserts the Cedar Rap !.
ids Republican. "a president can not
Judge what the people are thinking
about on great questions by the
amount OF noise that the followers or
a party or a man make. The six OF
eight thousand who gather to pay their
respects to president, or to crafty
their curiosity, have nothing else in
mind and the vast majority Of the
people are not present to express their
thoughts
Ormsby McHargs threat to enter
Henry Estabrooks name in the Iowa
lists for presidential nominees shows
how little he knows about the middle
west, particularly Iowa" says the 6iouy
CITY Tribune. "Estabrook has not the
chance of the Droverbial SNOWFALL The
waste of ink and white paper to carry
his name would be the biggest factor Of
his entry"
4 a1a- = = q u = 4
Another fop.p remarks the Man
Chester Press, obserying. that ..PreSf-
dent Wilson has come out in favor 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
aasst nemsIn Unsolvsd.

he statement that The Old Oaken
Dackst~ was inspired by terrifically
~ day can hardly be expected to
arouso any weird gestures or loud
Does0e - Indignant denial, especially
slneo he author, Samuel Woodwork,
- - Massachusetts, farmer, was
been u HISS and can scarcely be in .
Sootttun 70 state his views Of the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

the middle Of Z stirring climax.
neck instances have been known
where singers and long distance CON-
vsrsatiQnalists have been strickers
dumbswivh rs fiAsfi hess just wi1er then
were getting warmed UP for the
evening. causing. feeling of peace
full security to settle upon the guests
There would be more happy married
men IL hoarseness could be produced
at any time 1t was wanted.
The vocal chords are all right In
their place. but the trouble is to keep
them In IL go
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
\ CHANCE FOR MARSH.


Should WILDER w. Marsh. of Water
loo. manufacturer of cream separators,
desire to be a candidate for governor
he is now given chance to popularize
himself in dry counties where the
thirst is so thick ii has produced a
cotton blockade. Just let WILDER an
nounce that he has a private still for
use in the home capable of producing
the finest apple jack and his eight will
get q start above and beyond his clos
est democratic competitor I'd .
That common cider passed thru an
ordinary cream separator will produce
hard cider in few minutes il the
discovery of Police Judge. Pagan, Of
Dodge City. Kan. AS result cider Is
under the ban in Dodge City and its
sale mas been forbidden. -
a prisoner In the police court gave
the information as TO the source, Of his
Strength" after he had smashed every
window in the CITY Jail in lin effort tc
tear down the building and escape. Il
takes 30 minutes TO put the kick"
in the cider, he says The intoxicating
ingredients rise to the top, just as the
cream rises on the milk. when the
separator is used. ..
An orchard and Il Marsh separator
may supply the long felt want and put
saloons entirely out Of business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
u, s. Women's Feet laroer.

New York.-DiscuSsion OF the pres
ent export business in hosiery brought
out the fact that not only are the feet
OF the American women larger than
those Of their sisters south Of the PAM
anna canal, but they are growing.
While No. 3 is still regarded as tho
standard women's size In American
trade it is said that calls for Q 1-2s and
los are growing much more frequently
than has heretofore been the case. On;
the other hand, the south American
women are using the bulk Of the No. So
in the market and are said to be crying
for 71-2s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

attention and had not yet eveA squeessa
her hand.
One evening as they fingered in thu
asked timidIy:
would you mind II placed one rever-
ent kiss on your fair hand tonight when
/ leave your"
Florence, thought he wanted speeding
up. So she dropped her head coyly on
his shoulders. lifted her face temptingiy
to his and replied:
We'll. George. should think 1t de-
cidedly out of place"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

II part Of the life history Of home
less boy In America, the land Of OPP
portunity.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
lases THAI : Hist

! He wAs i vsry sisy young man. For
two long yesss ~ had been paying her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
OWNER SHIP OF ELEVATORS.
1850 ISpencer News

lit is reported that Senator Joe AL
len has added new plank to his plat
form. favoring public ownership of ele-
3vators His proposition is as fol-
lows:
ton might be held at which owners Of
farm property may vote. If an owner
Of a quarter section pays his tax, then
he is entitled TO a certain section in
the warehouse. He hauls his surplus
grain and puts it in the warehouse.
When he is ready to SELL he assigns
his warehouse receipts to the elevator
thru which he usually sells his grain.
Thus he is able to realize a high price
on his product instead Of shipping it to
Chicago for other people to gamble on. !"
We have believed that cooperative
elevators are a good thing, as we'll as
some forms of corporation. but we fail
to see an valid reason for having these
elevators under public ownership"
AND if ii were desirable to have them
so owned. We fail to see why they
should exist solely for the benefit Of
land owners. The renters should have
ar equal chance. and to distinguish
against him would make it more diff
cult to pay high rents. And being to his
detriment it would sooner or later react
against the interests of the landlord. It
would also discourage and tend to drive
good tenants from Iowa. That il. II
there were real benefits to accrue from
public ownership, and if there are no
benefits. we should not fool with it.
That's the way it looks to us
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
WHERE THEY GROW GREAT.
Knoxville Jot1rnal1

Bernard Noack, an old time Marion
county boy with a life history 81 more
than ordinary interest, was here from
Des Moines the latter part OF last
week, visiting with Drs. J. A. and Jsn-
ME /. Clark and with others with
whom he had more or less acquaint-
ance away back in the 9Va, Mr.. Noack
as little wandering waff was picked
up on the streets OF New York City
about eighteen years ago; taken in
charge by a charitable society and with
scores OF others was shipped out to
Iowa to find homes among the farm
people and others. Little Refnafif. then
10 or II years old, was taken In charge
by Miss Julia Ruckman aOutheaSt OF
Knoxville. She clothed the boy, gave;
him good home, sent him TO school
and taught him the teneta of the .Ad-S
vertist faith. Prior To- that time he
had been Catholic and had occasionally
attended Sunday schools and mission
schools In the big city. After q period
OF year or two the boy went to Grin
nell; obtained a good education and
became a member OF the Christian
church, the faith to which he now ADJ
heres with membership ct bis home In
Des Moines. Thus the little waif OF.
only seventeen or eighteen years ago
not only became an educated chris
! ton gentleman blit fnok nm q buDine69
career and is now drawing comma
sions with . big capital city insuFqnce
hrm which net him regularly @ofe
tr .ns,, 1900 e, E year 22lsG & :
insured him $3.50 month, And 9t1cn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07

Another fop.o remarks the Nan.
chester Press, Observing that sPreSf- i
dent Wilson has come out IN favor ~
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06

SAVE THE BABIES;
 A GOOD INVESTMENT
Milk Station Opens June 26 and
 Wants Your Help

The Milk Station is to open in New Britain June 26. Miss O'Den, who has been engaged to take charge of the work, is especially well fitted for the position having had considerable experience in welfare teaching. She will be assisted in the work by Miss Kiniry, the school nurse, for two months after the schools close. Miss O'Dell will continue with the station for the entire year, providing there is sufficient money to carry on the work.
 This is the first year that the sta- tion will be under the full supervision of the Milk Station association. For the past four years the work has been carried on in conjunction with the duties of the visiting nurses.
 The work as outlined for the sum- mer will consist of the mothers going to the station with their children and there receive, on order of their phy sicians, the right kind of milk best suited to the infants particular needs. There the parent will receive instruc tiOns in the preparation and care of the milk, and regarding the nursing and care of the child. The nurses will follow the cases into the homes and give further instructions relating to home care.
 There is no philanthropic undertak- ing carried on in any city that is of such economic value to the cOmmun- ity than infant welfare work. That the work is not carried on by the city, state or national government, is indicative of the lack of foresight, with it's far reaching educational in f1uence among the mothers, the in- fant mortality drops in that commun- ity and every infant saved means dol lars and cents to the state later on. Due to the philanthropy of few of it's citizens, not to the state which is the beneficiary, New York city is today as safe for the babies to live in as most of the country places. And this has been brought about within the last few years by the milk stations and the welfare work con- nected With them.
 Money is required to carry onI the work. The association has collected up to date about HOO. Over $3, ,O0O will be needed to see the work through the year.
 Splendid motion pictures will be shown at the local theaters June 21, 22, 23, A. Arrangements have been made for the distribution of litera- ture in the theaters.