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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
IURlSTS AS CANDIDATES.

In ST. Louis this week the demo-
cratic national convention will nomi-
natenate Woodrow Wilson and Thomas
Rney Marshall-their mothers called
each Of them Tonmy-on its presiden-
tai ticket. Its platform will be a pre-
sentabie bit Of partisan political car
pentry. But the stories Of the news
paper men covering the convention,
that the party leaders are more con-
cerned in their daily and nightly con-
fabs with planning how they can most
effectually belittle, or possibly be-
smirch, Justice Hughes than they are
about platform or candidate, are
credible.
That tale Of Gum Shoe Bill Stone
being clamorous for constitutional
amendment barring supreme court
justices from other political office is
amusing. The Missouri senator slut
ters in his hysteria over the nominal
ton Of Charles Evans Hughes by the
republican party. There has been a
lot Of talk in recent weeks on bemiring
the iuridical "ermine" IN the puddles
of politics. Il was started by the emf
nently honorable Joseph Choate while
ne was boosting for the nomination OF
Senator Elihu Root.
Attempts to behttle a candidate be-
cause he has distinguished himself as
a jurist of the highest class are not
likely to affect his candidacy unfaNor-
ably. That the candidate is a great
and trusted judge instead OF shrewd
politician is not a bar sinister to the
minds Of the voters. On the contrary
Il will De accepted as 4 certificate OF
character and an argument of avail
ability Of the sort that appeals to the
average business man and farmer.
But, at that, the convention leaders
at ST. Louis who are seeking unavail-
insiy for campaign ammunition in
stead OF real issues seem to be shy"
in their knowledge Of past political
history
On two occasions at least, and these
less than fifty years ago, the demo-
Gratis firted with supreme court JUS
| tees in presidential nomination court
ships. In 1868 Chief Justice Salmon
Portland Chase sought to be their can
| didate for president, having deserted
| the party OF Abraham Lincoln. Foul
years later Justice David Davis-or
/ the supreme court bench from 1862 TIL
| 1sI7-was given three electoral votes
| in the presidential tally. And surel,
today we need not forget that in the
very nrsr national convention ever nett
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
VACATION SCHOOL


But few years ago. the valiant re-
former who insinuated that the long
vacation was not an unmixed blessing
and that II might be done away with,
was greeted either with hilarious
laughter or with silent contempt. We
mad always had the long vacation and
We always would have the long vaca-
ton. In fact, however, we had not
always had the long vacation, and the
fact is now becoming clear that the
vacation school is not going to abide
with us forever. Further, it is begin
ming to depart. In an occasional town
1t has been done away with. In others,
six-weeks vacation school is being
tried o.,t ard n -e-y many exc people
are quietly thinking out the PROPOSE
ton. The fact that twenty-six to thir-
~ per cent OF the year Is not being
used at the present time, attracts at
tention The fact that year. perhaps
two years might be gained in the
course, without hurting any one, ap-
peals to many. They are building
magnificent new school houses m con-
solidated school districts everywhere
in the state, and the farmers who are
paying for those school houses VIII
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

by the republican party a supreme
court justice was a candidate for the
nomination. He was Justice John Nc
Lean, citizen and jurist Of some note,
who received 1876 votes in the conven-
ton that nominated John c. Fremont
in 1856
Much has been heard recently of
how Justice Joseph Story, raised to
the high court by President Madison
just before our last war with Great
Britain began, refused to be candi-
date when besought True enough. but
he had no thought that the preferment
offered him By the democrats of his
day would stain the juridical robe; he
was a "bookish" man. with some as
pirations in poesy, and he preferred
the peace and quiet of the court 10
the forum.
All of US remember how the demo-
Gratis at late as 1904 Communicated
Judge Alton B. Parker, of the federal
courts, as their candidate for the presi-
dency, and the result. all the truth OF
which has not yet been written in the
sCnool DOCKS.
The outcry of 'Gumshoe Bill and
his associates is the effort to avoid an
issue. There's nothing to it. 1t is
merely national politics Of the old time
ward working variety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
THE HEAD OF 1HE COLUMN.

Say" said the man who always
reads the editorials and offers praise OF
criticism as his convictions and tastes
suggest-there is such a man and ne
can be produced if necessa-y-"S Say
he inquired, the baseball club came
home in3the first place and I've been
waiting TO see something on the edi-
torial page about it,
The man was right; when the bal!
team comes home in first place it
is something to mention. VIVA.
are editorials anyway? Simply the
effort of the editors 10 express
as best they can what they and
other men are thinking, TO touch
on matters OF public interest. 10 ex-
press as nearly as may De and as we'll
they can the thought of the commun-
ity and the time as the editors see
and feel it.
1t is an event TO thousands OF peo-
pie when the team stands first. Per-
haps il isn't very important that Z
baseball team should stand highest in
the percentages but il is evidence that
OF al! that IS good in the Central as
sociation Marshalltown affords the
best II IS evidence Of earnestness and
ambition, Of good management and
hard work and honest effort on the
part Of the team. And whether il is
baseball team or a college committee
or a booster bunch. earnestness, hard
WORK and good management count.
A professional baseball team isn't a
necessity 10 a city; for the matter Of
that neither is theater or a good pic
iure show or golf course. But it is
something that a vast number OF peo-
pie want and are willing to pay for. II
is the one professional sport that has
kept out OF the hands and refused the
manipulation Of the gamblers; it is
game that every boy worth watching
played years ago and that practically
every boy would play today il he had 4
place to play il in. And having base
ball team in Marshalltown the proper
place for IL is at the head Of the per-
centage column. Here's hoping it stays
there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
Tn. Lawyer and His Fee.

AS far as Mrs. Marie Romani is con-
cerned. it would have been better II
her husband, Raffaele, had not been
killed in an Illinois coal mine- II he
had not been killed he would be earn
ing something AS at Is all that Ro-
mani has Is a verdict. The jury said
she could have $1,000. but one lawyer
claims 80 per cent and another % per
cent and another 25 per cent which
makes 100 per cent. and that's about
all the per cent there. So Mrs. Ro-
mani is inclined to think that it would
have beeu better if Raffaele had stayed.
1t is a good thing for the lawyers, OK
course that he was blown up In the
mine. but they had never done any
thing for him and he had no reason
to put them in the way. by his violent
death, of picking up $4,000:
However, after the funeral, the law
yers sued. BY and by there was YER
dict for $4,000. The coal company was
getting ready to pay when one OF the
lawyers served notice that he had
claim for 80 per cent OF the judgment.
Another lawyer served notice that %
Der cent was coming to him and still
another lawyer sent word that he had
a perfectly good claim TO 20 per cent.
They were all willing. 1t seemed. for
the widow to have all over 100 per
cent.
The thing did not look exactly right
TO the coal company. II has asked the
courts to solve the problem in per-
centage. -
Mrs. Ronani, unused to the contin-
gencies of contingencies American
Jurisprudence, wants to know where
she comes in. The answer is simple.
Nowhere.-Et. Louis Fost-Dispatcn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

fully belongs to them for play FOE
these things let them be. reasonably
compensated, so that they early may
learn the value OF earning their own
way-of being self supporting. when
they advance in years.
1t requires tact and good Judgment
to separate little kindnesses and little
thoughtfulnesses on the part Of chill
dren. those acts for which they should
no; be paid but which they should be.
taught to do as second-nature habit.
from the unusual service for which pa
rents or outsiders Nproperly may re-
munerate the little ones. The cardinal
purpose should be to let children grow
naturally and logically into the habit
Of being self-reliant of having worthy,
pride in sustaining themselves, as they
como to maturity. II all children had
instilled into them habits of industry
and were imbued with the pride that
would disdain to accept charity SO long
as 1t can be avoided-the pride that im-
pels men and women to do the best
they can even tho adversely may inn
pose disagreeable conditions upon them
but who insist upon earning their
own way-if there were more of this
pride there would be fewer chronic i'd
for work should be the opportunity to
get work. 1t is undeniable that many
lers
But. sufficient unto the keen desire
a deserving man. industrious by nature,
too proud to accept charity SO long as
he can avoid it, is compelled to be the
recipient Of aid because he can not Sc
cure work assuring livelihood. Every
man should want to work. And there
should be work for every man who
wants it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
ONE WAY TO 4 MIRACLE.
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The state publication of school text
DOCKS has been undertaken by Kansas
The legislature Of that state has an
pTopriated a quarter Of a million dol
lars to establish text book plant
Ihls Is TO be the extent of the tax
PAYERS investment. Books will be dis
tributed at a profit sufficient TO cover
depreciation, repla cement and an inter-
est OF per cent on the investment.
The cost of the publication of the
state school books is not expected TO
be much less than that of publishing
houses. But Kansas intends to save it's
citizens from paying the big profits
made by the book concerns 1t does not
nave to create its market. Education is
compulsory, the school book market is
created by law, and thus there are no
advertising expenses, no travelling men.
no resident agents In large cities, no
loDnies at the state capital Dealers
are allowed Is per cent profit. and the
dealers pay the freight charges.
For forty years Kansas has done
other kinds Of state printing by the
contract system under which the state
printer often made from $40, 900 to $50
600 annually. To do away with this
abuse Kansas finally undertook to do
It's own printing, with such success in
reducing the cost that the present ex-
pertinent in the publication of school
books followed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

The journeymar BARRIERS elected Off
GERS and settled their annual business
in a jiffy and said next
Carl Kuehnle will no doubt be graft
fed by the flowers cast on his tomb
by newspapers that refused him a
pleasant smile before the obsequies But
at that Carl came out Of the mix up
abou. as we'll as the rest Of them.
Teddy isn't saying anything TO the
newspapers nut imagine what q dicra-
phone record would reveal.
The one term plank and Mr.. Bryan
will be given seats in the press gal
iery together.
Another clue to the Villisca AK muir
ders has resulted in the issuance Of
bunch of John Doe" warrants. If 1t
be true that murder will out the VII
lisca case is one that should justify
the adage.
The private wire from the presiGen
tiai mansion now runs to st. Louis IN
stead Of the jewelry store but the con-
versaticn over it is quite as confden-
tial as before.
Umpire Pontius has resigned from
the Western league staff. That means
of course that another will plate the
games.
In Ottumwa the business houses
closed for flag day held 2 big parade
and carried out program. All OF
which corroborates the tales Of i'm
provement in reform that leak out
about that town. once the habitat OF
Stormy Jordan and his Road to He'll.
Albert Shaw. erstwhile 1owan and
famous editor of the American Review
OF Reviews is attending commencement
at his old college, GrinneH. Shaw is
a credit to the college and its work in
making men hut he Is only an instance
/ at that. If all the good men Grinnell
College has turned out were to be
gathered it would constitute an army OF
citizenship stronger than any regimen,
! of Uhlans or battery Of siege guns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
REVIEWING THE VOTE.
tPocahontas SUM-

The recent republican primary cam
paign has been fought out largely on
wet and dry lines, but there is crop
ping out here and there little inklings
that there was some master mind back
OF all these that made tool of even
the vets 10 carry their ends There
are influences at work in our body poll
tic that nave far more to gain and are
vastly more Ubiquitous in their in
fuences than even the vets. While one
class OF voters have had their eyes
on the vets and another class have had
their eyes on the drys, does anyone
know who the public utilities, the great
telephone and electric light trusts and
mergers backed In the recent cam
paign? Who were the railroads for or
who did the big insurance trusts work
for. If We scratch deep enough, even
the vets may find that they have been
used to serve the purpose Of some in
terest greater than theirs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

Procra stination is the habit of put
ting off until the middle Of next week
what should have been done yesterday
morning. 1t is one of the worst habits
known to the human race, being ex-
ceeded in deadliness only by curing q
cold in the head by drinking lemon ex.
tract by the pint.
Some of our ablest scientists and
medical men, who have made care
full study Of the subject, declare that
procraStination Is caused by a germ
which is a blood relative of the hook
worm germ. However, procrastina-
ton can be cured II taken in time,
while the hookworm fever is harder
to shake off than a land agent on a
of parents to watch closely for the first
traces of uninterrupted procrastination
OH the part OF their children, and when it
appears in pronounced form 1t should
be removed with relentless hand
and blunt single. Many business
man has been ruined for life because
his parents failed to extract the pro-
crastinaiion from his system in early
youth. with the result that he never
paid book account uiit:! the interest
had eaten up the principal.
There are times when procras ASTHMA
ton becomes highly irritating to peo-
pie who are of a punctual and order
ly nature. There Is the man who Is
never able to get to his seat in the
front row of the dress circle until the
first act is half over, when it takes
him twelve maddening minutes to un-
dress standing up, in the meantime
causing nine other people in the same
row to arise and blot out the stage
during the duel scene. Another smil-
ing and urbane procrastinator is the
member of an important committee Of
the commercial club who fails to arrive
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
Found WANTING.

Weighed and found wanting" Is the
verdict which the people are waiting
to deliver against the governments
record in Mexico.
No epigrams, no notices. no high
flown resolves or promises can wipe
out the record Of fact-of theory put
in action and proved failure.
With Americans now being mobbed
in Mexico. with Villa and his bandits
unpublished. with the United States
army surrounded with enemies ready to
strike, with the murdered Americans
of Columbus unavenged. with Carranza
terrifying this government into the
abandonment of it's duty. it is not sur
prising that the first utterance OF the
republican candidate is an arraign-
ment that voices the popular condem-
nation Of the failure in Mexico
Washington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Observing that Governor George w
Clarke has been asked to set aside the
week of October 2-7 as seed corn week.
the Burlington Hawkeye says: 1T
looks as if this business Of setting aside
days and weeks for various purposes
were being worked to death in this
country. And the inevitable result of
such OVERRIDING of things will be that
even If the governor does designate
such week. very few will give any at
tention thereto. We should 60 at this
thing in a less reckless fashion. We
should be mindful of our days and
weeks. ever bearing in mind that there
are only fifty-two weeks in the year.
and that the private citizen may like
to have a few Of these for his own
use'
The Burlington Gazette cannot see
how any barber can consistently vote
the republican ticket, considering the
Hughes brush and the Fairbanks Van
Dyke"
Hats off to the women" says the
Spencer News Herald. They've shown
a lot of the old timers up when it
comes to organization work. Almost
every malt voter III iowa was sounded
before he visited the polls Monday
The wet democrats have given the
dry republicans their cue and if they
don't flock to the Meredith standard
they deserve to lose what they have
gained in temperance legislation" says
the Colfax Clipper
The Castana Times says: mo. we
don't believe that if Mr.. Harding is
elected he will bring the saloons back
to Iowa. No. Mr.. Harding couldn't.
However. he might be glad to see them
back and make their coming easier. But
Mr.. Harding cannot bring .nem pack;
the people, themselves, will have to do
that, and we do not believe they ever
will. But in electing Harding governor
it will be mighty s,rongg boost In
that direction"
There will be no such sweat and
turmoil over platform at St. Louis
as has been witnessed at Chicago"
chirips the Fort Dodge Chronicle.
Democratic achievements under Pres
ident Wilson are all the platform nee
essary.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

draw but from path they shrink with fear For
there is outstreched hand welcome smile in all
There lamp alight children climb
upon Alone alone. all. all alone! The world
has heart of stone and pardon will give to s
parahs while they join the busy throng that
in joyous haste along long to take place again.
and minge with fellowmen, but If make slight adj
vance. the chance and voices rise.
anger fraught Go Ishmael you mott" Per-
haps when gone rest and grass is green above
breast pilgrim. bending DER tomb will say. we
doom. Tho and wicked his ofense,
his punishment too intense We drove him from his
for eating onions day"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

Total expenses for one year. .$735.75
This allows nothing for street car
fare, nothing for church, nothing for
school books and other expenses, moth
ing Tor any kind OF insurance, lodges,
movies, newspapers, cigars, tobacco,
entertainment or recreation 1t allows
nothing for doctors bills.
1t calls for wage of $40 a day for
every working day in the year. II there
e "ss:t ao~u OF rne factory or
lay off, due to bad weather or for any
reasons; If there is months sickness
or even two weeks of sickness-the
above expense account must be shaved
somewhere. If anyone believes the ex-
pense schedule as submitted is too high.
.es sScs q one put mis- niger or the
item he and his family could get along
without and still live like human be-
ings!
Yet the statistics gathered by the
government, labor organizations. char
ity and social workers show that the
average yearly wage of ali the indus
trial workers in the United States is
s510-a cnt of 1928 under the asSova
schedule. With these plain figures star
ing one in the face, it should begin 20
dawn upon the thinking man and
woman that something is radically
wrous in the distribution CO great
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
Iona Newspapers
$500 LAND.

lbuEIlnSlO f1aWNeye.l
A farm of l21 acres near Marshall
town has been sold for 1926 per acre.
There have been surnses here and
there Of late, that the high point in
Iowa land values had been reached.
That is the same old song that has
been sung at odd times during the past
twelve or fifteen years The fact is,
that Iowa land is still rising. Iowans
who went to the coast, 10 Canada. to
the south. and TO other sections of the
country, are coming home, and they
realize, better than the others, that
Iowa land IS worth much more than it
has heretofore been bringing. The $500
land IS in sight, and there are many
OF the shrewd, calculating folk, who
are confident that by and by the best
land in the state will be selling at $500
per acre. And they are by no means
sure that the rise Will stop at that
point.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

wealth Of this country. and there
should be no surprise that discomfort
among the working classes Is general
and is increasing.
The progressive party four years
ago, and again in the platform adopted
at Chicago this week, went to the
heart Of the whole issue Of national
preparedness and prosperity when 1t
declared the first step to insure the
safety of this nation, the loyalty Of Its
citizens and the prosperity Of its enter
prises must be to lift some Of the bur-
den off the shoulders OF the working
classes. Just getting by" Is not con-
ducive to sturdy. loyal citizenship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

On some occa sions representation
can be said to be good thing. The
business man who procrastlnates buy
ing line of blue-sky securities unit.
the promoter dies of modification OF
spirit and slow starvation will never
have to mortgage steam-heated home
to make up for his hurry. If we would
all procrastinate little more on the
needless eXtravagances, we would be-
able to retire earlier in life and enjoy
some scenery that doesn't grow around
home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

STATED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge No. los. A. +. A. NJ.
Friday, June IS. 500 p. N. Regular
business Inhn ". Wells, secretary, g.
o. Frazey. w. NJ.
sIGkET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation Monday evening.
June 10. Regular business p. m.
Carl Schafner, H. P; John W. Wells,
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, X. & :. NJ, Mon
day, June 49, regular business. L T.
Forbes, Recorder. George Gregory l. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
Cou1mandery No. 80, K. T, Tuesday
June 20, p. m, regular business. l. l.
Forbes, eRcorder; H. c. Mueller. Com
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. &.
S.-Regulac Meeting Wednesday. June
IA, at p. m. for business. Refresh
ments. Eliza S. Battin, secretary; Cora
NJ. Mcdowell, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
The RIes.ina of Shade.

The klnaIe3t talng GOD ever maze,
His hand of very healing laid
Upon a favored world, is shade.
His glorious company of trees
Throw out their nantes, and on these
The dust stained wanderer finds ease
Green temples, closed against the heat
OF noontime's binding glare and heat
Open to any pilgrims feet.
The white road blisters IN the sun:
Now. half the weary journey done,
Enter and rest, o weary one.
And feel the dew of dawn still wet
Beneath thy feet, and so forget
The burning highways ache and fret
This is Gods hospitality
And whose rests beneath tree
Hath cause 10 thank him gratefully.
-Thendosia Garrison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

Let us teach our children to earn
what they get-to give useful service in
snah measure as in their tender years
they may give, without hardship. BY
which is meant not odious child labor
binding children down to steady work
but the little ::as---the little helr-
full things. aside from the usual duties
of home life-the useful, altho not irk-
some. deeds that boys and girls may do,
without detriment to their health and
" iitii,out erowdiiIis tic ..:..s Tina: