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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
WHAT'S The ANSWER7

Labor Day Is likely to see the threat
ened walkout Of trainmen become a
fact. The president has failed in his
attempted negotiations between the
opposed interests and will take the
matter to congress. Representatives
of the trainmen have gone home with
intent to call the big strike on Labor
Day if developments between now and
tention.
1t is not likely that congress will
hurry to take any radical action in the
matted. The chances are that the
question will bring. about a row OF
words and little else in congress. 1t is
a slow moving body and like President
Wilson, inclines to save its own pollt-
ical skin first and that Of the public
after.
The question Of. the eight hour day
is coming up to the country to decide
upon, not particularly in the present
is prominent in the disputation the
men do not expect their time but their
pay to be governed by eight hours.
Railroad trains and trainmen can not
operate within a strict eight hour day.
The crew must go on with delayed
trains. SO the question of eight hours
and no more of labor is not vitally in
volyed in this controversy. The vi
tality of the dispute is in the question
of paw and not of hours in the dead
lock between the men and the railroads.
1t is not a factory proposition, not ac-
tually an eight hour day contention
but hinges on the rate Of pay for eight
hours and more than eight hours.
II is we'll enough to have this thor
ouef1ly in mind when considering this
dispute AS the present dispute stands
the question is not whether men SHAH
work more than eight hours but what
paw they shall receive for an eight
hour day and for-overtime between the
eight hours and the limit OF sixteen
hours. But the question Of the eight
hour day everywhere has been raised
by this dispute and sooner or later Is
to be settled with others than railroad
| men.
| 1t is big question. Under the plaf
proposed in settlement which woule
| give the men their main demand ane
indemnify the railroads by raise o.
rates the estimated cost to the public
would be $4,000, 900 year. That is
the railroads would pay out the $50.
4 900 900 as cashiers for the public thru
a sort OF indirect taxation.
So the question comes UP to tn
country which 10 the long run pays al
costs. 1t is a question Of right an
wrong as much as of cost. The ques
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
rHE CANNING aEAsoN.
0RL|al41 RaF1lt
hips I'D sedh6 VIZ q .cabba1esslldn

E The canning season Is, a melancholy
period in the life of married men.
which opens up on June ! and ends
when the last string beans has been
laid to rest in Mason jar. 1t II one
OF the most trying tests Of conjugal af-
lection as the husband is not only
obliged to furnish sugar at 10 cents a
pound. but in some cases is forced to
don a long. crinkly apron and hull
cherries in one red burial blent ia
There ought to be some way OF tell
ing before the marriage takes place
whether the bride is an enthusiastic,
long distance Gamer or prefers to buy
canned raspberries az the grocery
store. The time VIII no doubt come
when the prospective bridegroom will
lead his hearts choice up to justice
Of the peace and require her to choose
between the canned gooseberry and
himself. The case might arise where
a bride elect would prefer the goose
berry. but that would prove at once
that she was not fit to be wife and
mother.
During the canning season the home
is filled with plaintive odors and there
is nothing in the house to eat except
fresh currant jelly. Currant Jelly, is
all right when there is something to
60 with il. but one tires OF 1t faster
than he does Of oatmeal or self-raising
pancakes The reason why so many
feel poorly during the Eiinisis. and
have TO go away for a rest at some
trout stream Is no doubt due to being
fed continuously on new nown cur
r,,, IalIy apd the leather-faced water
melon pickle.
There was a time when there was
some excuse for the canning season,
as it was cheaper to can than to buy,
but it is not SO today. Here and there,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
SOMETHING NEW.

The man who writes. the long year
thru, hears readers say. Write some
thing new! The thots you spring. rom
day to day, are bearded things. all worn
and gray" But there Is nothing new
on earth; there. is no thought OF mod
ern birth; there is no plot or song OF
tale that Noah didn't say was stale.
I've read James Boswens book again;
in it Sam Johnson, best OF men, ex-
pressed his views on every theme OF
which the mortal mind may dream. And
like an oracle he spoke, and delight
to watch, his smoke, but never did he
make remark that wasn't known In
Noah's ark. But his remarks. tho sere
and gray, were spoken in the johnson
way, and, tho he's been a long time
dead, we cherish still the things he said.
Since every thot on earth is old, and
baggy-kneed and blue with mold, it
profits not for me and you to strain at
saying something new. Wen take old
thots we find astray. and doll them up
as best we may.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
BY Way Of Diversion.

Our sidewalk needed fixing UP. It
had some broken planks. Nom said:
Lets get carpenter. Pop smiled
and said: mo thanks! I'll fix that
walk myself. my dear. | guess know
that much He took a hammer and
began to pound to beat the Dutch. The
last nail in, Pop found he'd dropped
his watch and it was lost. THAT walk, =
he said, must be torn up, no matter
what the cost" He ripped eff seven
boards and got the watch and then be-
gan to pound more nails With might
and main--a very happy man. He
finished it once more and found he'd
nailed his vest below. 1t made him
mad. He. shouted: = Walk. you know
where you can go.'' He ripped il up
second time; at last he got his vest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
CAN NE GET AWAY WITH III

1t would appear from the CORE
spondence which has passed between
Rev. Fletcher, of Vinton. and Rev. Hill
man, of Des Moines. that Mr.. Harding
is crying in public at chautauquas
very much like spanked baby. Ac
cording to Fletcher Mr.. Harding told
the chautauqua at Vinton that the
Des Moines Register was prosecuting
him and that the Des Moines preach
ers had not looked up his legislative
record for themselves but had taken
the Register reporters word for it..
He excused his failure to vote on GER
tain measures by explaining tina, they
were passed without opposition hence
his vote was not needed
Rev. Mr.. Hillman. however. comes
back in reply saying that the Des
Moines preachers did look up the rec
ord for themselves and gave senate and
house file numbers of the bills and
that Mr.. Harding could not work his
kind of an excuse as 10 the bills on
which he voted no
Harding voted no on the joint
resolution for constitutional prohib:-
ton but since he became hard pressed
in the campaign he told a chau,auqua
az Carroll that If he were elected gov
ernor and the next legislature failed 70
vote 10 submit this amendment to the
people ne would convene an extra ses-
sion to have it done. Can he get away
with it?
Harding voted mo" on the bill to
exclude saloons from within FIVE miles
of the state university and yet the Vim
ton Eagle says that Harding claimed
TO be a dry in his chautauqua address
at Vinton. Can he get away with irs
Harding voted to prevent the bill
coming out Of committee which finally
closed half the saloons in Iowa by
limiting them to one saloon for tvery
1000 inha bitants but at the Oakland
chautauqua he was so dry that mis-
opponent had to admit that If he is
sincere in what he says today there is
not so very much at issue between
US" Is he sincere? Can he get away
with liz.
A former pastor Of his own church
and Bishop Stuntz are free 10 admit
in public that Harding is not 10 be
trusted by the drys. The voters of
practically every wet precinct have
been satisfied that Harding votes wet
enough for them and the secretary OF
the Iowa Liquor Dealers Association
urged all saloon men by letter to line
up for him for lieutenant governor.
He said at Upton that he would
abolish the highway commission but
now he says that all he wants to do
Go is TO reform it, He has convinced
the farmers that he will oppose any
law for road bonds and yet he writes
to Mr. Cass, Of Waterloo, that he would
favor road bonds when voted by the
people. Can he get away with it? His
own reply is that he always has.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.


We are a firm believer in educat ton
We believe in the erection Of buildings
that will not only afford the necessary
opportunities for instruction. but that
will be strictly modern in sanitary
measures We believe in employing
the best OF instructors for the guild
ance Of our children in their school
hood days, and we believe in the cleo
ton Of trustees and other public school
officials who will give their best
thought. energy and actions to this
end. The right kind Of school board
will employ the right kind Of teachers.
and they in their turn will prorduce
from our unlettered youth the keenest
intellectual minds Of the future. Let
us conserve the interests of our public
schools Of today. for the instruction
and control Of our children in their
young days will bespeak their stand
ing, efficiency and success in the later
years Of life. II there is one single
thing that can be done to improve
educational conditions locally tina:
thing should be done promptly cheer
fully and without bubble. HaIf meas
ures today will not make whole men
and women tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

large part of the ear. Then why should.
woman litter up the kitchen and de-
priye her husband Of the sustenance
promised him underneath the wedding
bell by trying to preserve for genera
items ye. unborn q collector. ct can
ned articles that when opened will as
like as not be found covered with
mould as far down as the knees?
Men would have more respect fer
the canning season IL their wives
would observe 1t along about the
middle of January, instead OF picking
out some month that runs mostly to
prickly heat n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
THE MORMONS IN POLITICS.
WASHINGTON Press1

washington county is up in arms
against an invasion Of Mormon prose-
lyters. II they are the real harem
Mormons their place is in Mexico or
the United States senate and Wash
ington county is fairly entitled to ex-
element However. 1t Is not OF re-
cord that they draw many converts
from Iowa and those they are likely
to get would be excellent riddance."-
Marshalltown Times Republican.
II the editor OF the Times Republic
can will read with his glasses on he
will find the alarm Is not particularly
over the invasion Of proselyters in
Washington. but the political condition
which exists In our western states. In
the days Of slavery the people Of Iowa
were aroused over the question not
because they feared Iowa was in dam
ger OF becoming slave state. or that
any Of her citizens were likely TO be
made slaves The Mormon Kingdom 81
today Is likely parallel to the slave
holding aristocracy of the south pre-
vious to the civil war. The Mormon
church has fearful grip upon the ma
tion thru the political power in holds
in the western and northwestern
states. Anything the church wants
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Topics of the Times

Cedar Rapids now plans to get in
the Marshalltown and Fort Dodge
class with a new Y. NJ c. A building.
Waterloo should be growing restless.
Don't hurry for your duck boots.
The season will not open until Sept
Is this year. The department Of agri.
culture at Washington has changed its
rules.
If silo proved so valuable in soft
corn year why not have one for every
ear
Some Of Harding's boosters are still
talking about the paved road crowd
but they evidently have not heard of
the paved road bill which Harding
less than so per cent, OF the cost as
sessed to adjacent lands.
Scott county has been sued for $50,
600 for the death of man who was
knocked Of his wagon when he lrove
over a culvert that was not in good re-
pair. That same culvert has since ap-
peared in nearly every county in Iowa
But why shouldn't there be local OPP
ton and high license in the case Of
the near-beer saloon? Waterloo
Times Tribune.
There will be when Harding Is gov
ernor. The least government is the
best government will give Us all the
local option we can stand.
BY the way. how are Clarkson and
Havner going to get up any debate on
the dryness of the drys?
and good clothes and plenty of money
to spend there ought to be some place
on the state fair grounds where a good
meal might be served in pleasing
way.
Richard Croker has lost his eyesigh.
and will return to America. All Croker
ever really needed in this country was
the use of his hands.
II 1000, 900 foreigners go back to
Europe after the war as the steamship
agents estimate, perhaps Well have to
do some Of our own rough and dirty
work for ourselves. When the con-
struction crews take ship Of course the
railroads will need another raise in
freight rates lin order to live and pay
dividends on the water.
The Law woman may attract more
attention but the women whose bread
yeast, salt rising and corn, won first
prizes are the real stuff when they call
TO meals three times a day.
Perhaps while the bandits were plan
ming to abduct Roland Hartman and
hold him for ransom some bigger ban
dts were scheming to kidnap one or
two Of the railroads Rolands father
grabbed from somebody else
President Wilson seems to have no
fellow feeling for Congressman.
Otherwise he wouldn't put the indus
trial dispute up TO congress. What's
poor congressman TO do? What
would you do il you were a congress-
man and wanted to keep on statesman
ing?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
4 GOOD SUGGESTION.
rnalwoip PapiStoy

In conversation with an Oelwein
citizen who recently visited Salt Lake
City it was learned that the residence
section is to be noted by the well
kept lawns and by the distance between
the residences In some western cities
and possibly the capital Of Utah. it Is
provided that there shall be erected
but one house on lot of 30 or 60 feet
front That is a pious idea and might
well be adopted In Oelwein. The land
values are not so high here as to make
it necessary to crowd residences to-
gether- 1t is better that there should
be at least 10 feet between houses. Z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

They are men of-warsmen now,
every one OF the 1000 recruits who have
embarked on the civilian training cruise
Of the United States navy. They rise
at s o'clock to the bo-sun's pipe, tum y
bling out Of their hammocks six feet
TO the floor. They lash their hammocks
in the required nautical way with the
required number of bitches. Then they
RON up their broad legged sailor pants
to the knees ana swab down the decks
with cold sea water. They polish brass
and wash paint as tho their existence
depended on the job. 1t might be funny
to see a man whose fortune runs to-
millions shining brass in q way that
would not earn him 81 q day. Yet you
know that brass polishing is not his
goal. That Is incidental to the larger
work OF being prepared to help on q
big man -of-war in time OF danger.
and 2, volunteer tars learning to use
range finder and rapid fire gun: No. s..
Gordon Bell. Wall street lawyer, swab-
bling deck of Maine. Is & !. II /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
What's the Use?

You can't make me believe col
lege education gifts you anything" said
the young man who had won two med
ais for foxtrottins.
Still l always thought college fel-
LEWIS was awfully SWELL replied the
girl.
"Nothin' dom! We got one OF them
in our office that always says whom
and Notwithstanding and say, / heard
the boss calm him down today the
worst ! ever seen. What's the use
KNOWN them kind Of words if you
can't talk back ?"-Judge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

ton Of the eight hour day is moral
and social question as well az an In
dustral problem. What the workers
desire and should have is as vital as
what we desire to pay.
Are we ready for the question?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
KEEPING /. Quiet.

little Margaret lived in gossipy
neigfbnrhood and being an observant
child she had got some ideas into her
curly head One day. having done
something naughty. she was sent up
stairs to confess her transgression in
PRAYER.
"Did you tell God all about ity'
a sized her mother. when sfie ca me down
again.
Margaret shook her head decidedly.
Deed i didn't she declared. why.
IT would have been all over heaven in
no fine. Boston Transcript
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

Nom said: You're not carpenter.
You're very crude, at best" All Right
said Pop, just lighting mad, "Ill SHOW
you that am" He tried TO hit a.
board smash and gave his thumb
slam. Wow. WONT" he yelled, Nom
had to laugh. And then she heard him
say: "Oh, bunk! Go get your cars
penter II you must have your way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.


SPECIAL coMMUNIcATloN-Mar
shall Lodge No. Jos, A. F. & A Nj
Work in second degree Tuesday, AUG
90, 1880 D. m. John w. Wells, Score
tary: B. o. Frazey, w NJ
3IGNET CHAPTER Nc. IS. r.. A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening
Aug. 81 Regular business. Car
Schaffner, H. P: John w. Wells, sec
retary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo,
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Mon
day, Sept. 49, regular business. /
Forbes Recorder. George Gregory. I. M
STATED coNcLAvE, ST Aldemar
Commandcry No. 80. K. T., Tuesday
Sept. 10, 8 p. M; regular business. L
T. Forbes, Recorder: H. c. Mueller
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. O. Z.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday, sept
10, p m. Business. Eliza 5. Bat
tin. secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
w. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS

In the second presidential
election, 1872, IL states took G
part. having 1872 electoral votes.
AZ In 1889, Washington received
one vote from every elector, the
other votes being - follows:
John Adams. ~; George Clin-
ton, so; Thomas Jefferson,
Aaron Burr, !. Washington -
president and Adams 90 vice
president we're inauguratsd n
Philadelphia. March I, l7sS. AZ
the end Of his term Warrington
refused to be candidate for = 4
third term and the unwritten
law he laid down has never
been overturned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Iona Newspapers
WIT AND HUMOR.
lSioux City Tribune

~ Nm SIOUX CIly 7 TlUUIieJ ~ y
With Mr.. Harding delegated to push
forward the banner Of prohibition,
there should be no hesitation in giving
Mr.. Bryan the guardianship of the
gold standard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Such Sweet Paintings.

William Dean Howeils. the ncvelists
was talking about poet
His work Is over-rehned.l over deli-s
cate over-nice," he said.
+, I'm short. his work reminds me Of
the young husband. who said to hisl
bride at the end OF the honeymoon
Darling, TIL have to leave you
every morning hereafter 70 go to busi-5
ness; but, to make the parting less
abrupt, ill no longer take the s:f5 ex-s,,
press as used TOLL take the 1920;
slow accommodation. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

Z Il III Il.
that Harding's grandfather came from
Limerick, Ireland. and in Ballyshan-
non they never say, what they think
nor mean what they say Meredith's
grandfather he said, came from Quak-
er stock, among whom 'untruths were
a sacrllege and all deceit abhorrent.' :"
Paying $4,000 900 for three sand
bars in the West Indies is probably
card indexed by Secretary McAdoo un-
der the title Democratic Economy,
says the Globe Gazette at Mason City.
The Sioux City Tribune believes that
Voters do not need to sacrifice their
natural judgment and Intelligence to
any system of selecting candidates
and they will not do so when, they get
to handling politics as it should be
handled. The citizens right and duty
is to strike for good government at
all times. regardless of political party
maneuvers.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
GETTING Personal.

mir. Harding has not confessed 70
drinking while as courtesy to hosts,
nor Of serving it as a courtesy to
guests E T. Meredith has."-W ebster
City Freeman Tribune.
Why has he not confessed?
The Columbus Gazette says in its
last issue:
why did Harding make the state
ment that he never carried a drop of
liquor into his home inside or outside
of him when men in this county and
many other places have seen him drink
intoxicating liquors."
Can the Freeman Tribune persuade
Harding to state publicly that he has
not drunk liquor in Des Moines?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

all over the land, have kprunE up canris
ming factories backed by hopeful 'stAekIs
companies. which furnish canned corn
for almost nothing and throw INF ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

There are some districts in Arctic ST.
feria where njiE is sold in bricks like
ice cream.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

A Californian has invented a tough
glass hood for automobiles that per-.
mits the owner to watch the engine
while the car is running.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

The Gilmore City Enterprise observes
THE man who sprayed his apples
three times this year can now sit back
and smile a large, full grown smile"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

The Bulletin-JournaI at Independ
ence. tells US that DIR. Thompson, in
introducing Meredith, said he ha ;
looked up the genealogy of Harding
and Meredith. He said he had foune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES,

The Nevada Representative provides
for Roosevelt and Taft and possibly
Wilson as well as ather ex-presidents
by saying: We have always had
sort OF floating conception that any
man who has served as president Of
the United States ought to have life
berth in the senate and be In position
thus to exert an influence upon public
affairs somewhat In proportion to his
experience"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

The civi! service lists of the United
states now include 4S2,fe1 employee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

Published Daily BY The
INES. REPUBLICAN PRINTING CO
TERMS.

TERMS.
evening Edition by mail. .SA.0e
by the month by mail. .......... 40
delivered by carrier by the month .so
Later Edition for morning circu- "A
tOSaoH W.
t%ice-a-Week Edition per year.. l.uo
Entered at the postoffice at Mar
shaIltOWn as SecOnd class natl matter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
a PARTY LIABILITY.

Among the dailies the Des Moines
Register. the Des Moines CAPITAL,
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil and
the Marshalltown Times Republican,
the four big dailies Of the state with
largest calculations, who have fought
the brunt Of the battles Of the repub-
lican party in past primaries are OPEN
ly supporting Mr.. Meredith for govern
or. In Greene county the Churdan Re-
porter and Jefferson Free Lance is sup
porting Harding. The Scranton Jour
nal says it Is "embarrassed' and anyone
with any ability to read between the
lines knows the Jefferson Bee and Rip
pey Booster are not in sympathy with
Harding's candidacy. This division Is
not confined to the newspaper ranks.
The party leaders. and the rank and
file Of voters are equally divided. Sem
ator Cummins' letter Of Endorsement
reads like an apology. The republican
party has gone into the campaign with
an unpopular candidate, and there
isn't any use trying to hide, the fact,
even though the presidential campaign
is expected TO carry him through