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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
LIFE INSURANCE EXAMINATION.

The life insurance examination Is q
process Of elimination which eliminates
everything but the first years preini-
UNI. After a man has gone thru with
one of these examinations and discov-
ers that his physique needs everything
but new window stills and tar roof, he
will return home and begin taking all
Of the patent medicine that the express
companies are allowed to carry.
The purpose OF the life insurance ex-
animation is to find out If the insured
is liable to last until the company has
taken in four times the amount of ithe
policy. To man OF retiring nature, it
is an embarrassing and painful process,
as he is obliged to tell when, where
and why he was born. the exact age
and cause of death Of his great grand
father on his mothers side, and the
reason why his ancestors seemed to
run to lumbago. He is also obliged to
renounce tobacco and liquor in any
form until the examination 10 over
Very Few men can get examined for
life insurance without calling in a re-
lay Of living relatives with good MEM
cries or digging the family Bible out Of
the hall closet.
There are several ways Of taking a
life insurance examination, hut the
most popular is to consult some phys:-
clan who has kind heart and a de-
clining practice. Life insurance COM
panies insist that the applicant shall
weigh enough to depress a sugar scale,
but this difficulty can be overcome by
carrying pig iron in both hip pockets
and assuming a look of pious ipno-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
UP TO The CAR OWNER.

The supreme court has lately render
ed a decision of immediate interest to
ali owners of automobiles in a case
from West Liberty where a physician
was held responsible for damages done
by his car when driven by another. In
this case the son was using the car
the father being absent. The ruling Of
the court establishes that the head OF
the family becomes responsible for
damages inflicted by his car when driv-
en- by any member Of his family
whether he IS present or absent.
Il should be taken by way Of warn
ing 70 fathers of JOY riding sons and
other members of their families inclin-
ed TO recklessness and as we'll 10 those
who permit under aged members OF the
family to drive their cars in violation
Of the provisions OF the statutes.
How far the courts decision goes be.
yond the immediate family Of the car
owner is Of course question 10 be set
tied by other suits: however II would
suggest that the owner who loans his
car or whose car is being driven by
others with the consent of the owner
assumes a probable responsibility for
damages that may ensue and opens up
an outlook Of responsibility which
should incline owners 10 reflection.
The inclination of courts and Iegis
lators is 10 get back 10 the owner as
the responsible person, to follow the
car home and inhICt penalties where
the smart and pain Of the penalty will
be remembered II is being very
strongly urged that in instances Of vi
olation Of speed laws and reckless driv-
ing the car should be penalized That
IS that whoever may be driving il the
car shall be put out Of business by
sealing it for a period Of weeks or
months. II is argued that the one ex-
perience Of an Idle car for ninety days
would ingraft a memory indelibly,
which is doubtless true. and that the
| knowledge that recklessness or def
ance Of law would set the driver afoot
| for a term of weeks would have a most
salutary effect upon those who incline
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
LET US BE THANKFUL.

The Thanksgiving dinner costs more
this year, to be sure, but must We al
ways have a gorge TO be thankful?
Look across to Europe where Germany
has lost more men killed than there
are men, women and children in Iowa.
Other nations have lost more than that.
| Imagine 100000 homes under the
shadow of death with a vacant place
ct the table FOR each. Imagine a w,.o,e
people in Belgium or Poland driven
from their homes and standing III
bread lines al public soup kitchens and
then look over the Thanksgiving din
| ner on the average American table for
getting its market price.
This country has every cause 10 be
thankful again this year and the people
OF Iowa have more cause to be thank
full than the people of any other SINH
| lar area on earth We have good crops
| FOR world that IS clanoring Fl food.
We have neither pesrilence nor war 10
make vacant the places at the table On
| Thanksgiving Day. All we have in he
| wide wide world OF which to complain
| is the price we must pay for provisions
and shoes and there are economies that
can BE- made TO overcome that.
Russia is paying her war bill and in
creasing her prosperity in face of the
war by cutting out booze The tobacco
bill in America would pay ali the in
crease in butter and eggs. The picture
shows have gotten in the past vastly
more than the increase in the price Of
potatoes or OF shoes. Needless clothes
have cost US more in the past than the
present increase in the Clothes which
We must have.
a world MAR must cost everybody
something. We could have been in it
ana then it would have cost US our
boys and our men We chose 10 he
the camp sutIer and sell TO the armies
their food so We should not complain at
what il costs US for the food we con-
sumo for ourselves. The war will end
some day. Wars always do. And then
prices Will come down. Next year may
bring big crop Of wheat and potatoes
and the hens will 90 back 10 work in
sixty days from today.
If we have food al any price and ali
OF the family are here TO enjoy it let
US be thankful for what we have. Il
might have been worse and it is worse
in every other land,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

harmony there can not be true happi-
ness. There is joy in giving, in ex.
tending the helping hand, In making
others happy. and there Is no better
time to do this than at Thanksgiving
time.
I'VE do not and nsver did believe in
promiscuous giving which often only
encourages idleness and shiftlessness.
but in every community there are de-
serving poor families whose condition
or Illness u " z death, and q nice ThanKi-
giving dinner would bring cheer 20
their homes and hope and courage to
their hearts.
What have We 10 be thankful for.
anyhow. at this Thanksgiving time!
Anything? Nothing? Your lot is hard
one, you say, and you'work for all You
get. Very true: but you ought to DO
thankful that you are able to worn.
Surprising you were am Invalid. how
thankful you would be II only you had
your health and could work. There
are thousands Of men in this country
who are crippled or sickly or physically
helpless. who would leap with JOY II.
at this Thanksgiving time. they could
be made whole and strong and healthy
and able to work and support those
they love Then why should you no.
be thankful that you have your health
and strength and whole. body?
We all have reason to be thankful
every one of US. No matter what our
condition, 1t might be worse. we
should be thankful that we are alive:
that We have health. tho II may not
be the best; that we are able to make
a living for our families; that we have
liberty; that we live in this the great
est stage Of the world; that things are
no worse with us. Each one Of us has
something to be thankful fer. We may
have had bad luck during tine past
year, business reverses. sickness. or
even death in our family. but II we can
believe that "All things work together
for good to those who love God - We
are assured. we certainly have reason
to be thankful.
Let us all give thanks on the COM
| ing Thanksgiving day and, incidental
Iy, let us give some one else. less fort-
innate, cause.to be thankful
Ed. Weber.
Marshalltown. Nov. 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

patriotic. just what the state of
Iowa needs
The whole trouble Mr. Editor is
caused from the manner in which the
law was made. This law like great
many other laws created by republi-
cans is a bungle from start to finish.
because II does not accomplish what
It is intended to do. We have seven
supreme judges on the bench in this
state and every one of them are re-
publicans. Whenever the democrats
bring out a candidate, there is always
something the matter. with him, he is
either TOO young and inexperienced
or he is in cahoots with the insurance
trust. > The, result is the democratic
candidates are always turned down by
the United efforts of republican news
papers and the republican party.
When this law was first made. IL it
had said this state shall have four
republican and three democrat
judges. and shall remain that way
until there is a change In parties, then
they would have hit the nail square on
the head. and we would then have
nom partisan judges in Iowa, not only
in name but in reality.
A law like this would be legal and
easy to regulate. that is let each party
nominate their own candidates, the
required number and no more. then
you could also put their names on
their party ticket where every voter
would have an equal chance TO vote
for them. and not the bungling way
in which we now have it. Let our re-
publican legislature try again and give
us something worth while by repeal
ing the present law.
John Clemens.
Conrad Iowa Nov %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Little Phoebe Pheasant's dew-wet
feet hurried along the border Of the
Pleasant Meadow. Mr.. Happy Sun
hadn't gotten around yet to dry the
grass. Miss Phoebe was ahead of him,
Tor you see it was very early In the
morning. She was up bright and early
locking for Billy Bunny, 1t was a
cold morning; in some places the dew
had turned to frost, but Phoebe
Pheasant didn't mind 1t in the least.
She is hardy bird. and not a bit
afraid Of cold weather. The weather
Is about the only thing Phoebe Isn't
afraid Of. for she is very timid. Altho
she often went to the Old Farm Yard
to eat with the Barn Yard Folk. she
vas always scary and would run away
at the slightest noise.
AS she walked along thru the dewy
frost, she caught sight of Billy Bunny
just coming out OF the Old Brier
Patch. And as Billy was the one per-
scr she wanted TO see that morning,
ii didn't take her long to catch up to
him.
Good morning, Phoebe" said Billy
Bunny. You seem in hurry"
II am" replied Phoebe. I'm in a
dreadful hurry. ] want to ask you
question"
Go ahead and ask it." said Billy
Bunny.
"well, you know the day before
Thanksgiving Turkey Purky left the
| Old Farm Yard?"
II remember" said Billy Bunny.
Hes asked me TO inquire whether
the Big Farmer has been looking for
him" whispered Phoebe Pheasant
He doesn't dare go back to find ont
| II shouldn't think he would" said
Billy Bunny. THE Big Farmers
| awful mad. Thanksgiving Dinner
kwithout Turkey isn't worth anything!
1Then you think 1t would be deS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
No Race, Nation or, Creed--
Just a Human Refuge

Some very interesting statistics as
I, the nationalties, races and religions
which crowd modern hospital are
SHOWN on the records OF the Deaconesa
Home and Hospital. 1t may be some
Wfat astonishing to the average reader
o, the T.-R. to learn that twenty differ
ent nationalties and races have been
patients there within the thirty-f four
months that institution has existed in
Marshalltown. Perhaps most Of us
mad not imagined our population SO
cosmopolitan but in that interval the
hospital has cared for 1886 Americans,
ga Germans, Al Norwegians, Is Irish,
10 Greeks. q Bohemians. Scotch. IA
Swedes. Danes. Is English. Serbs,
! Australian, 6 Italians. Syrians,
Dutch. Bulgarian, / Armenian, 5
Switzers, and Indian. The world
mas been at the Deaconess
AS to creeds. denominations or re-
ligions there were SIT Methodists. o4a
Lutherans, 800 Evangelistic. sl7 of the
Christian church, 147 CONGREGATIONAL
lists. lis Baptists, 1876 Presbyterians.
90 Reformed church, 100 Friends. 1877
Catholics. ~ United Brethren, IL
Jewish, Church of God, 80 Episcopal.
q Orthodox, 8 c. of c., Dunkers, 3
Christian Scientists, Liberty Church.
= Unitarian. Seventh Day Adventists.
;s Nazarenes, l Progressive Brethren.
NJ. p, S. A., V. S, l42 Protestant,
4 Salvation Army. Mennonite, l. D.
T.. ] Moravian, 3 Latter Day Saints, 3
Quakers, / Pentecostal, > Spiritual.
Unknown, So. No church, sS5.
Could any illustration show more
Clearly the common humanity of a hos
.p!tal than does the showing above?
a hospital is built for humanity. 1t is
refuge, the shadow Of a rock in a
weary land a shelter in the time of
storm for all who suffer.
When Mike Bay was taken suddenly
and terribly i'll of appendicitis the 9TH
er evening at the Marshalltown club
dinner a convalescent had to move
from his room at the Deaconess in or
der that Mike might have the atten-
ton he needed in emergency. AS has
been said before the second floor of the
new wing was furnished and occupied
While the carpenters were still at work
That the new part had been needed
and was necessary is plain enough TO
ihos who have given the situation at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

, tention. Probablydif Mike Bay had
been asked when he went in to dinner
as 10 conditions at the Deaconess Mike
would have supposed there was plenty
Of room. But Mike Bay knows all
about II now. And so would the rest
OF US IL we were caught between lite
and death suddenly. and seeking des-
perately for relief found the refuge we
sought occupied. This is 1916, in the
United States Of America not Iowa
| fifty years ago or China now. This
day and this community have right
to the best barriers money and science
can erect before the lives and health
Of our citizens Of every degree. The
emergency of one Of us is the emergens
cy of all of us. Who knows when the
turn of himself or of his own shall
come?
When we have a club dinner celebrat-
ing the end of prosperous year and
call home those who long ago did their
share in building the foundation: when
we point those homecomers with pride
to our splendid hospitals-which they
had not-when we point out fine pub
lie improvements as a result OF fine
and enlightened and progressive pub
lie spiritas all Of us dove are eth
er fourtiushing or we are willing to put
q shoulder against the wheel OF prog
ress and push our little push forward
There's no getting away from that. We
must fish or cut bait.
Hospitals and plenty Of room in hos
pitfalls are absolute necessities in this
day wherein we are living. We must
have them. They are expressions OF
simple common sense, simple religion.
simple citizenship, ordinary honesty;
for improvement Of conditions is
debt on the community-an honest
debt If we imagine we built this
community we imagine a very vain
thing. This community had it's gene
sis in the garden of Eden with the first
pair of human beings. This commu
nifty has been growing ever since. Ev-
cry hope and impulse and aspiration
and all the hard work of 5000 genera
tons are concentrated here This
community is the flower, of Ave thous-
and years. We are in debt to the CEN
turtles. to every generation We owe
the present and the future. 1t is all
sight draft for human betterment and
1t must not go to protest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
The Bank Account

Oh. happy day when began to put
my doubioons down in brine! While
you with fear the future scan, a soul
serene and calm is mine. Long was /
slammed around by fate. the dreSs Of
sorrow oft drank. before got my
head on straight. and put some guild
ers in the bank. used to blow my
money In as fast or faster than twas
earned. and one could I'LL d good large
bin with iron dollars that burned. /
blew in every kind of peIf, the mark.
the kopeck and the franc. before I
tumbled to myself. and put my mold
ores in the bank. And then i always
lived on prunes. was up against the
ragged edge. until. to salt down my
doubloons. made large brass mount
ed pledge. Since then on rosy paths r
tread, and merrtly wiioop and yell; I
do not fret, do not dread the dreary
old II. G. OF L. buy my car new
rubber tires, and pour rich gas into
its tank; he has all things that he de.
sires, who puts his rupees in the bank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Gus for Turkey Purky to go back to
the Barn Yard?
Il should say so.' said Billy. He'd
better wait until everybody has for
gotten about Thanksgiving"
Il suppose he had. then" said
Phoebe Pheasant. but it's dreadfully
hard on him. He's alone. you see
He's not a Wild Turkey, and he
doesn't know how to get along"
Perhaps not; but you tell him for
me that he'll be a Roast Turkey il he
gees back to the Old Farm"
Everybody likes roast turkey but
the turkey. 30 Turkey Purky takes
BILLY Bunny's advice and stays
away from the Old Farm)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge, No. los, A. +. & A. NJ, Fri
day, Dec. /. 1880 p. m. Work in first
degree. John W. Wells, Secretary. b.
0. Erazey, w. NJ.
S,cNET CHAPTER. No. IS. R. A. NJ
Stated convocation Monday evening,
Nov. 20. 1880 O'Clock. Regular business.
Carl Snattner, II. P: John W. "eAs'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo,
NON ccuncn No, 90. R & s. NJ" Mon .
day, Dee. IS. Regular business anu
election Of officers I. 7. FORBES re
corder: George Gregory. / NJ
STATED coNcLAVE, st. Ademal
Conmandery. No. 30, X. T, TUESDAY,
Dec %. 7:SO p. n. Regular business
and election of officers. !. I. torpeS'
Recorder: H. c. Mueller, Commander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, 0. E:
s,-Meeting Wednesday. Dec. lS' 81
m. for regular business and e!ectlon
of officers. Eliza 5. Battin. secretary :
Cora NJ. Mcdowell, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

to make their own speed laws. Going
back to the decision OF the supreme
court as to the responsibility Of the
owner which is the responsibility OF
the car, the proposed sealing Of law
violating cars seems to be in line with
that decision.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
BIPARTISAN JUDGES.

Editor Times Republican,: You
claim and a great many others claim
that the manner Of electing our non
partisan Judicial judges in farce and
tsiiure in the state of Iowa. Every
well informed person will admit that
the principle is correct, sound and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
fA,iantic News Telegraph

tA,lantic News-Teiegraph.l
The News-Telegraph heartily agrees
with President Wilson in his stand for
compulsory arbitration Of labor dis
putes. II Is 10 be hoped that the pres
ident will stand pat on the proposition
and that congress will back him up in
H. 1t looks to a man up tree as il
the time has come to settle once for all
the question OF who is to run the Unit
ed States, whether government is 10 be
dictated by the people or by the union
labor interests headed by Gompers. a
dangerous menace to America and her
institutions. It is evident the brother
hoods OF railway trainmen, backed by
the American Federation Of Labor. are
preparing To again attemnt tn bully the
government. just as they did in Sep
TENDER when the Adamson bill was
passed. :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
The Glad Hand.

The Glad Hand. H.
"You can't always tell by de APP
plause," said Uncle Eben. - banjo
player aim near - uSeful % a. farm
hand, but he stlrs up : heap more en-.
thusiam." vs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

While cheerily admitting that ''Hav-
ner is big enough and good enough to
be governor" the Glohe-Gazette Of Ma
son City advises that the boys should
curb their enthusiasm until spring has
had chance to bring it's blossoms
back again SO that there wilisbe enough
bouquets 10 go all around" F
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Mr.. Bryan will do a lot of speaking
for prohibition during the coming four
yearSFor most of this he will get paid
at his regular chautauqua and lyceum
rate says the Sioux City Journal ere
it proceeds to op!ne that+'when 1920
rolls around the democratic donkey
will have to hitch up to the water wag-
on or take such chastisement as Will
liam Jennings Bryan. professional pub
Ecist, is prepared to administer"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

it is much easier to secure life in
surance policy than 1t Il to keep il go
ing on both feet.
The life insurance examination Is a
good thing, for It prevents people from
lapsing q policy after one OF their vital
organs has retired from active bust
ness pursuits. On that account, It is
better to take II when you can get It
and hang on with death grip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

And doesn't ii seem a shame. the
way We used to scoop potatoes from
the wagon and pile them in a corner in
the CELLAR says the, Waterloo Times
Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

cencc. Thousands Of men who weigh
less than they ala when they were nine
years old. have found In this way that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The latest effort is one along lines
styled keeping Christ in Christmas
To do this You are asked to spell the
name out in full and not abbreviate il
to Xmas, which always must be re-
garded as both familiar and vulgar
The effort ought to be successful" says
the Cedar Rapids Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

In some quarters it is held that Rus
sia Is the greatest single field in the
world for new business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

The Glidden Graphic agrees with the
sac Sun that the bipartisan judi
ciary law should be REPEALED. Il says
: the excuse for law allows men to get
onto the judicial ballot who could not
possibly be nominated at a party con-
EenHon or primary. The further
fact that the ballot is so arranged that
not one-half Of the voters take notice
OF II is alone a good reason why the
statute is an undesirable one"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Billy Sunday Is preaching in Boston
and he is going TO it with all his old
time vigor. Boston Is in for shakeup
such as il has not experienced since
Garrison and Wendall Phillips preach
ed abolition in It's streets" says the
Council Bluffs NonpareIl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
FOR COMPULSORY ARBITRATION

Conrad. Iowa. Nov. %.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-10
MADE THEMSELVES AT HOME
Germans Evidently Believed Their Pc
sitions Along the Somme We're
Impregnable

Paris, July 10.-The work of sort
ing the booty taken by the French
troops in the fighting at the Somme
brings to light many curious facts. In
the Mereaucourt woods a heavy Ger
man battery was found completely dis
mounted. The battery commanders
shelter alone remained intact.
The luxury of the arrangements in
the German positions on the Santerre
lplateau showed that they were
| thought to be impregnable. In the
positions occupied by the battery men
toned were piano, a brass bedstead
and a complete hot and cold water sup
lply.
The greatest booty fell to General
Balfourier's famous @Iron Corps"
which distinguished itself at Verdun.
This corps took enough material to
set up whole army.