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The Washington times., 1916-08-10
EVANSVILLE.

Justice OF the Peace Alfred d. Bailey
nned Carl Burke and John Franz each
800 and costs yesterday for violation
OF the Sunday liquor law. Burkle con-
ducts a saloon near Suitland, while
Franz has his establishment near Silver
Hin. Deputy Sheriff Thomas II. Gar
rison made the arrests. The fines were
paid.
The Berwyn Heights Citizens Asso-
munity carnival at Berwyn. commence
ing next Monday night. The proceeds
will be used for Improvement OF walks
and street. Friday evening there will
be q prize cake walk. Saturday night
a prize masquerade ball will be staged
on the. largo open-air pavilion.
The Washington times., 1916-08-10
Girl Got Hit.

my wife managed to drive a nail to-
day without hitting her thub."
How was thatT"
"She inyeigled the hired girl into
holding the nail."-Louisville Courier
The Washington times., 1916-08-10

Eugene II. Brawner. sixty-six years
old, died early this morning at his none
in Arlington Heights. near this city.
The deceased was the son of the late
Joseph and Mary Wills Brawner. and
IL survived by his wife and several chill
dren. His body was brought to Wheat
ley's undertaking establishment In this
city. and will be shipped to Glymount,
Md for burial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
First American Child

The first English child born In
America was delivered by the stork TO
William and Eleanor Dare, Aug. 1S,
1887. The Dares had reached Roanoke
less than a month previously with a
party of settlers commanded by John
White, the father Of Eleanor Dare. The
infant, girl was christened Virginia.
The proud grandfather soon found it
necessary to return to England for
supplies, leaving behind eighty nine
men, seventeen women and two chill
dren, among them being his daughter.
son -in-law and baby Virginia. On his
way home White touched at Ireland
and left some potatoes which he took
from Virginia-these being the first OF
that kind ever seen in Ireland. His
return was considera bly, delayed, and
1t was not Till 1856, three years after his
leaving. that White again saw Roam
oke. He found the settlement a des-
olation, and no trace of the colony was
ever found. The fate Of Virginia Dare
is conjectural. but it is not improbable
that she was adopted by the Indians
IT is believed that many Of the col
onists mingled with the natives, and
for long time thereafter families OF
the Hatteras tribe exhibited unmistak-
able indications of an admixture OF
European blood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
AUTO STEALING.
GaSS

1t looks easy to steal automobiles
and 1t is--but it is not easy to get
away with them Auto stealing has
become new thief industry but there
is no reason to believe that it is a pc
culiarly profitable one. So many of
the gangs are being broken and sent to
prison that the appeal of the standing
automobile is likely to lose much of it's
cheap in the first place. A stolen one
is cheaper still. The thieves who have
been operating in this state do not ap-
pear when captured to have profited
largely by their operations. Now that
the activity and success of the officers
in running down and recovering stolen
machines is a matter Of publicity the
offer Of an auto at an especially cheap
price by a stranger is certain to arouse
suspicion and probable investigation.
Auto stealing is certain to be a most
dangerous and far from profitable line
of theft.
1t is noticeable that most of the
thieves captured are youths. some Of
them of excellent family, who have no
regular employment, young men who
live at home" and spend their days
and nights carelessly and without pur-
pose. They need money, desire TO get
ii without work and the two impulses
Joined are a combination that suggests
theft. A considerable number of the
Iowa auto thieves are of this class AS
a formula to make an auto thief non
employment. street loafing and a
pressing desire for money with an
equal dislike to work is very effect
i've process.
But auto stealing. like burglary and
and other subdivisions Of
theft isn't profitable. II will become
less so as officers begin 10 look for re-
wards and pursue quiet investigation.
No matter how easy il looks it is a
petty hard thing to hide an auto.
harder than TO hide a stolen horse and
horsestealing has pretty we'll died out
everywhere.
Anyway it is cheaper and easier to
work than to steal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

A translation from an editorial In
Der Demokrat. published in German
at Davenport, is given below. It is
perfectly plain and should be con-
vincing:
1t is clear that il Meredith is elected
he will use his entire influence as gov
error for the adoption Of the prohibit
ton amendment at the coming cleo
ton.
Therefore, we adhere to our ascer-
ton that vote for Meredith as gov
c1nor in the election of the 7th OF
November is indirectly a vote for the
adoption of the prohibition amend
ment, and that a vote for Harding Is
indirectly vote for the defeat of the
prohibition amendment to the state
constitution.
A cross before the name of Meredith
means indirectly the fastening of pro-
hibition on Iowa for an indefinite
period thru the adoption of the pro-
h.bition amendment at the coming
election.
Independent citizens Of Iowa. vote
fer William L. Harding for governor,
and at the same time against the pro-
h.bition fanatic, Meredith, and in
directly against the adoption OF the
prohibition amendment.
If the temperance republicans of the
state have not been thoroughly con-
v.rced Of what they are up against in
the Harding candidacy the appeal OF
Der Demokrat should clear their eyes
to the issue. The issue was raised by
the faithful adherents of the saloons
and the liquor traffic. The choice is
with the temperance republicans.
They can put cross before the name
Of Meredith to fasten prohibition on
Iowa for an indefinite period thru the
adoption of the prohibition amend
ment," or they can vote for William
L. Harding for governor'~and thus
indirectly against the adoption OF the
prohibition amendment"
Der Democrat is sure Of its ground.
No liquor organ ever said as much
for any candidate without the pledges
that create confidence. What shall the
temperance voters of the republican
party doo Vote with Der Demokrat or
vote their own convictions?
The issue is not whether the saloon
shall go. 1t has been removed. at least
from this state. The Issue
row is whether the legalized liquor
traffic shall stay out of Iowa. This
issue is raised by the wet wing OF the
supported by wet demo-
Gratis. It is opposed by dry republicans
and dry democrats. 1t is represented
by w. l.. Harding for the liquor in
terests and Ed Meredith for the aboli-
ton of the traffic. The facts are to
be faced. There is no lodging the is
sue. Either dry republicans will vote
for Harding and for liquor or they Will
vote for Meredith and prohibition. The
LIQUOR votes and the liquor interests
force the issue.
What will the dry republican voter
do. The line is too narrow to stand
On. Which king shall he serve? The
result is his responsibility. Will he
shirk it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
Had Nothing on Him.

He says that friend Of his called
Jones had the misfortune to get In the
way Of an automobile driven by lady
on Euclid avenue. The friend was ta-
ken to hospital, but his injuries were
not serious. so he was Immediately re-
moved to the police station, where his
assailant was being held. And as soon
as Jones got there the lady started in
to impress him with the fact that the
blame for the accident was all his.
you know. Mr.. Jones'" she said,
you must have been walking very
carelessly. am careful driver.
have been driving a car for seven
years"
you've got nothing on me, nla'am,
said Jones, politely. 1--WE been walk
ing for tlirty-four years! "-C Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
Masonic Meetings.

SPECIAL COMM UNiCATloN-Mar-
shall Lodge No. los "A. f. & A. M. Fri
day, Oct. 20, 1880 p. m. Work in third
degree. John w. Wells, Secretary, B. o.
Frazey, W. NJ.
sicNET CHAPTER No. IS. n. A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening
Oct. 16, 1880 o'clock. Regular business.
Carl Shaffner, H. P: John w. Wells,
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ, Mon
day, Oct. 10. Regular business. l. 4.
Forbes, Recorder. George Gregory. /. N.
STATED coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
Commandery. Nc, 80. X. T., Tuesday
Oct. II. Regular business. I. T. Forbes
Recorder; H. C. Mueller, Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO, 81. o. E.
ESPECIAL meeting for initiation, Wed
nesday, 1880 p. m, Oct IS. Eliza 5. Bat
tin, secretary; Cora M. Mcdowell w.
n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
PANEl-D0M REELS.
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.a.-...sg.r7 tCbC S6ssES
The straphanger is little individual
composed of unlimited quantities OF
patience and hard rubber.
Ever since the first~trolley line was
built our street cars have been infested
by the supple but sway hacked strap
hanger, who paid his fare for the privi-
lege Of standing In q free and uncon- :
cerned manner on other peoples feet. 1t
ia very irritating to sit down in street
car in new pair of white shoes and
while gazing out of the window have
some stranger with long. flat feet walk
carelessly over their surface. The only
way to avoid this is to take a taxi
at regular meter rates.
When 240 struggling citizens are
crowded into street car originally
built with a seating capacity OF sixty
four, straphanging is reduced to an ex-
act science. 1t requires more agility to
keep ones feet in trolley car which
never stops without throwing in the
emergency brake than it does to walk
tight wire across the Niagara gorge.
When the car stops all hands move up
few feet, and when 1t starts they
move back again, in the meantime
awakening from slumber number o.
auiescent corns. This explains why 50
many people would rather walk home
at night than ride in a street car and
get a peaceful contented bunion al!
stirred UP;
The :straphanger Is caused by the
lack Of street cars. In order to do ex-
act and equal Justice to all, we should
oblige the transportation companies t.
furnish one street car to every passen
ger, which would be entirely salts az
tory to all concerned. This would pre-
vent the wobbie-kneed raphangss
with no sense of direction from sitting
down in the lap Of a lady who does not
belong to ilis set. and II would also
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
Perversity

The doctor says that pies are harm
full, must eat them no more: and that
is why they seem 80 charmful I'd like
to eat score. Before me there are
wholesome vittles that l may safely
try: I'll have Of them no jots or TITLES,
my system shrieks for pie. / didn't
much enjoy my smoking until the doc
tor came, informing me I'd soon be
croaking unless quit the same. Then
fascinating and enchanting. seemed my
old pipe of oak, and here I'm sitting
yearning, painting. for something / can
smoke Last winter, when the boys
were skating-a sport Of which I'm fond
Il, too, began absquatulating along the
village pond. The boys all said ! was
a winner, for fluent legs are mine, until
/ saw, where ice was thinner, big
square Danger" sign. l skated up to
see it closer-you should have seen me
sink! 1t took two blacksmiths and a
grocer to drag me from the drink. VINO
cares kopeck for warning? Man TO
his doom inclines because he takes
pride in scorning all sorts OF danger
signs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
Topics of the Times

Great Britain is having as much fun
with American mail as an old time
country postmistress had with the
postal cards.
Why not proclaim one day as safety
day in Iowa and see If we can't pass
twenty four hours without killing
lot of people with automobiles.
Waterloo has an ordinance against
poultry running at large and the hen
inspector went out and gathered IN
eighteen offenders the other day. Three
women were irStte flock that appeared
before the justice and took fines OF III
each. The rest were all roosters and
drew the same fine. 1t is getting SO
that a man can't keep few hens in
his neighbors yard or pasture his COW
on the parking in aristocratic Water
loo.
There's only one arugument why
Deemer and Evans should not be
reelected and why Theophilus should
be elected and that's the same argu
ment that beat Judge Bollinger in
Davenport when he enforced the liquor
laws.
When a crack sprinter comes to
college he draws as big headlines as
change Of presidents. Which confirms
the saying that what you haven't IL
your head you must have in your heels
A Harding supporter tie other day or
the street arguing big majority fo1
mis- candidate said 1.-The church vote
can't be depended on. Everybody
| knows that Now how much truth Il
in that assertion? Is it fact that the
churchman isn't to be depended upoT
| to vote as he processes and to defent
his professed moral principles in the
polling booth as In prayer meeting
Is it true that churchmen pray one
way and vote another? There will b.
test next month.
| The Chicago police say their hand!
are tied by politics and that they cal
| not do their duty and hold their jobs
| A state agent in Iowa is by way OF be
| ing a state policeman. An9 polite!
knows how to tie knot that can't sill
wherever the tying is good.
-
| A cow sold the other day for it'll
over $4,000. There's money in tina
| COW all right if the buyer has enough
children to deliver the milk withou
hiring help.
Let's let the subs and the British
fight it out three miles off shore Will
we intern some Of those who are tor
pedoing the bottoms out Of our In
comes with h. c. l.S.explosives.
Up at Fearing the newspaper took
poll when the farmers were hauling i
cream and polled 1913 votes divide
about equally between townspeopl
and farmers. Harding got 50 to Mere
dith's 81, Hughes 70 and Wilson 4;
1t was an interesting poll as the II
County Press analyses it from the bal
! lots Ballots cast for Hughes an
; Harding numbered 80, for Hughes an
Meredith 80, Wilson and Meredith q
, Wilson and Harding dS. for Hughe
alone 4, Harding alone z, Meredit
alone 1, one blank and two spoiled
As the Tri County Press anaiyzes
80 republicans voted for Meredith an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

Tenth-Bridee Patents.
Several years ago, when the con-
crete bridge industry began to develop
various contractors and engineers be-
gan securing patents governing types,
methods of construction, and forms OF
reinforcing for such bridges, These
men now have patents containing
claims which, if they could be enforced,
would tie up the concrete bridge in
dustry 1t would be absolutely impos-
sible to construct a reinforced concrete
bridge without paying royalty on these
patents.
The state Of Iowa last year con-
structed over 100000 worth of per-
manent bridges. Practically all OF
these were concrete. or involved rein
forced concrete work. The owners or
the bridge patents have advertised
that their royalties are 10 per cent III,
therefore, these patents were enforced,
it would mean that the state OF Iowa
must pay these patentees 100000 per
year royalty. The state would get
$400 900 less in bridges, or the taxpay-
ers would be required TO dig up
$500. 900 more money.
Due 10 financial reasons. and lack
of men trained TO fight such patents, IT
Is impossible for the individual con-
tractors. and almost equally Impossible
for counties. to cope with the owners
Of the patents. These men have been
in such work for years. They have at
torneys who make a specially OF pat
ent laws. It is comparatively easy Tor
them to bluff a board Of supervisors or
a contractor into agreeing to a consent
decree They soon would have Sc
cured enough consent DEGREES to es-
tablsh the validity Of their patents.
Then they would have compelled the
payment Of the above royalty.
AS far back as 1906 or 1907. the Iowa
highway commission began investigat-
ing these so-called patents After
some study, we were convinced that
many Of these so-called patents were
invalid We continued collecting In
formation with which to defend our
selves. and the various counties and
contractors of the state, in case suits
were started.
In 1913. on recommendation Of the
highway commission, the Legislature
passed law providing that the attor-
ney general should appear and defend
such patent suits whenever instructed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTOWN IOWA: OCTOBER le 1915

Is democrats for Harding. Another
straw vote which Is interesting Is not
illuminating was taken at the Tama
Commercial Club, which resulted 81 for
Meredith and for Harding. The cor
respondent reporting the vote suggests
that as revival meeting was being
held in the city the paucity of Harding
votes may be accounted for by the
presence Of the Harding voters at the
tabernacle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
rbese Seeds Fly.

The condurango plant in Peru pro-
duces a seed pod from five to eight in
ches long, filed with seeds which are
small aeroplanes in construction. The
seed proper is a small oval one the size
Of small split pea. The planes ex-
tend from the seed like the wings OF
butterfly or aeroplane. When the poo
bursts hundreds Of these seeds will san
off on a gentle breeze anywhere from
100 yards to half a mile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
PHONES IN RURAL SCHOOLS.
INaufnr NawS

Newton News.l
The real usefulness of a telephone
in a country school house was demon
strated Tuesday when a little girl OF
six caught her clothes on fire and was
quite badly burned at the brick school
south Of town. There is a telephone in
the school building and by the use OF
it the teacher was able to get prompt
medical aid for the child. There are
many schools in the country which are
half mile or more from the nearest
house. What if a similar accident
should happen at one of them?
We believe that there should be a
telephone In every rural school. put
in at the expense of the district. 1t
is not only convenience to the patrons;
but it is necessity. The accident OF
Tuesday should make people who have
children in the rural schools stop to
think what would have happened had 1t
been their child at the school 1t at
tends II is, after all, the patrons OF a
school that say what the condition OF
the school house shall be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

wisdom Of which viii be apparent 70
the NEST skeptital stockholder, a u
would carry both Utah and Vermont,
thus eclipsing the total electoral vote
of the G. 0. P. in 1912.
While it is severe temptation to
assault the straphanger who has no
eonssc! ever his &feet.S4wca should n0t
do SO. We are all stra pflangers in one
line or another. and after uil,sit is BIT
ter to rock to and fro at,thes cpd ". q (
Strap then deprive a tired s:s,.sss u ,.s4 -
seat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
pre,;m;naries.

"Y on ought 10 your; en- EN-
Il may eventually" replied senator
Sorghum "But 1 should like to give
them q lesson beforehand, so that they
will know my forgiveness is generous
and strictly voluntary. Nv ashington
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
Not Eordottan,

did you meet any one you knew on
your visit to your old home town.
ooh yes. Almost the first man ran
across was old Farmer Brown. whose
orchard I used to rob Twenty-Five years
ago"
"Did he remember you?"
IT should say ne did. He handed M
bill for the apples had stolen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
THE JEWEL OF CONSISTING

THE JEWEL OF CONSISTENCY.
.. PERRY Chief.l
The gravel fever is still raging in
this vicinity. The present indications
are that 1t will not be stopped until
every road leading into Perry is COW
cred with a coat of gravel.
Governor Harding will speak at
Rippey tomorrow night, the speech
being one OF the features OF the corn
festival. Perry will send good dele
cation to hear him. r3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

In what state has the saloon gone
forever? Was not the real issue in
Maine this year the saloon? asks the
Des Moines Register. and declares
Iowa is just at the beginning OF the
war on the liquor traffic and Iowa IS
in the way Of being betrayed IN the
house of friends by temperance men
who refuse to wake up."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

by the governor to do so. Had 1t not
been for the recommendation Of the
highway commission, this law would
never have been passed, the informa-
ton regarding such patents would
never have been collected. Due to
these things, however. the state has
been able to successfully defend Polk
county in a suit for patent infringe
>ment brought by Edwin Thatcher. The
court in this case held that the patents
were invalid, and therefore void. The
winning of this suit alone saved Polk
county in the neighborhood Of 1000.
1t eliminated one Of the menaces that
would have exacted 100000 from the
state OF Iowa annually. All of the en-
cheering work and expert testimony
in defending Polk county in this case
was supplied by the state highway
commission.
There are other patents to be tested
for which suit is now pending.
Eisventh-The now road law has
saved money by requiring that sur.
veys and plans for road work bs
prepared in advance.
Under the old law, there were no
surveys or plans made for road work.
All work was done by guess. One SUI
pervisor or road boss would have GER
tain improvements made in accordance
with his ideas. The next supervisor,
having an entirely different idea, would
tear up or destroy all the benefits de-
rived from the first mans work. There
was no uniformity in the work done.
Roads were graded to any width, ac-
cording to the ideas Of the men in
charge Of the work at that particular
time. There were no standard plans
to follow.
Under the new road law. the COM
mission has adopted standard plans
for road work thruout the state. Be-
fore any work Of cutting down hills
can be done, surveys and plans
must be prepared in advance, showing
the cuts and fills, surface and sub
surface drainage. If for any reason
there Is not sufficient money to do all
of the Improvement on any given mile
at one time. temporary grade line
can be established. and the work done
in accordance herewith. This tenn
porary grade line is so established as
to work toward final and permanent
grade No work is lost. The plans,
when once made. become part OF the