davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18

The selection of Arthur j. Balfour
as head of the British mission to visit
the United States in the interests OF
CO. operation in the war, Is supposed
to be extremely pleasing to the United
States II is conceded that no man of
greater experience, could have been
chosen for the work Mr. Balfour has
been prime minister OF England, leader
of the house OF commons. first lord or
the treasury. first lord of the ad-
m!ralty and is now minister for for
eign affairs. He was al the head OF
the admiralty in the coalition cabinet
formed during the war and since the
ministerial revolution engineered By
Prime Minister Lloyd George has been
In charge OF the conduct OF foreign re-
lations.
Mr.. Baifour will. be. able. TO. give
President Wilson complete express
sion Of the wishes Of the British gov
eminent with regard TO what it desires
the United States 10 do in the work OF
bringing the war against the German
government 70 a successful conclusion.
It Is taken for granted here that Mr..
Balfour will have ready number OF
suggestions for co cooperation between
the two nations. and possibly for for
mulating program OF action TO De
carried out by all the allies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILToWN, IOWA: APRn lN 1917

l sion. The latter faction drew 70 Il
eleven democrats however. while the
Diwood crowd had the support Of three
democrats In its efforts. This align
ment should have given the Pitt
Johnston men Q vote Of 50 to 80, for
the other fellows. but disintegration Of
the Pitt following began early In the
session. and until the last few weeks
the backing OF any measure by Speaker
Pitt was almost certain to bring about
it's defeat. The result is that the
Thirty-seventh general assembly has
IAnacted as little really constructive
Legislation as any assembly In the his
tory OF the state, nearly all its efforts
being confined to fighting among the
factions. Lobbyists were never so
bold or dictatorial, the Salingers, the
Haines and the Homestead crowd be-
Ing in close touch with the Pitt people
at all times; In fact. these lobbyists
consulted the speaker while the latter
was welding the gavel, though 1t is not
known Just what they delivered at
such times. Revolt against such brazen
actions began about month ago, and
both house and senate set about to
undo some of their own legislation.
legislation which they convinced them
selves had been enacted at the behest
of the lobbyists above mentioned. A
bill extending the terms OF auditors,
sheriffs and clerks to 1920 passed both
house and senate. but the latter voted
to reconsider because OF the activities
of the lobby, bill to create another
supreme court judge met a similar fate
in the house, and an effort 10 repeal
the non partisan Judiciary law will
likely be enacted All these actions
are directed against the Salinger lobby
and their satellites. Governor Hard
Ing has not gained In strength as a
result OF his close association with
men who sought by various and
devious means to control legislation in
the Thirty seventh general assembly.
And Speaker Pitt has proved himself
An unwise leader. a man who never
should have been chosen for the place
he SO signally failed to All with credit
to himself and the state. All the use
full legislation passed by the present
general assembly could have been en-
acted into law IN much less than the
seventy days originally fixed by Gov
ernor Harding. with anything like
craftsmanship guiding the legislature.
Too much politics and self-seeking
has cost the state dearly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
IT is CRIME

Senator Cummins will offer from the
floor amendments 20 The espionage bill
which he failed 10 get past the com
mittee, making the manufacture OF In
toxixcatng liquors for beverage pur-
poses a crime during the war This
amendment would be effective after
Sept. Il It should become law The
other amendment to be offered would
make exaction of unreasonable profits
on food and clothing a criminal oTense.
The senator believes that these TWO
amendments would go far 10 solve the
problem Of food shortage
The senator is right when ne seeks
TO divert grain needed for food from a
worse than wasteful use. The grains
used IN the manufacture Of .ntoxicat-
ing liquors IS tax laid upon every
kitchen where bread stuffs enter as
they do in every home When a rea-
riously and sincerely, TO take from the
supply OF common necessity a great
proportion and convert II into poi
sonous Production Intoxicating means
poisonous--in a time OF general food
scarcity Is morally criminal and should
be made so legally. That the children
in the congested centers should live
N fear Of a food famine while mil
lions OF bushels Of grains are segrc-
gated TO be distilled and fermented into
!ntoxtcants VIII De considered un-
thinkaole by succeeding generations.
The grains thus diverted and con-
verted are twice cursed TO the inno-
cent; first when they are seized for an
uneConomic and vicious purpose: sec
Ond when they are sold in their ma
Ngnant noxiousness for the wage that
belongs at home.
How far the senator Will ge, with
these revolutionary amendments re
mains to De seen; but his premises are
everlastingly right--to change desper-
ately needed food into poison or to
Bishop Hattie the grain crop In time
Of scarcity and public emergency is
crime and should be so codified.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
LORD NORFncLIFFE's WARNING.

Lord Northclifre, who with his
power and influence as a great pub
fisher joined to farsighted patriotism
Is to be credited az much or more than
any other one Engllshman with the
present fighting machine of Great
Britain and the success that has OF
late attended the arms Of the empire
warns America against press censor
ship similar TO that employed at the
beginning by the British government.
The English system was gross mis-
take and established apparently more
In defense Of those in charge OF the
affairs governmental and military than
to the benefit Of the country and sue
Lord Northcliffe points out that sup
preston Of in pertain: news, especially
place early in the war came when it
did finally leak out with a shock that
Sh""E P"phiS. -S!.iHehte. ~ "ds niu-
den because certain authorities consid-
cred It not in the public interest" to
give it to the public. Similar ilidinEA
were made to be revealed when reve-
lation did harm and did harm mainly
because they had been hidden.
Northcliffe, speaking with the au
thority Of experience. admita the diff.
ficulty OF the problem but says II Is
not so difficult rs the politicians ami
the war department make out. Whel
things are going well the civil and mil.
,itary authorities. ne says, are for anpl'
publicity. When reverses come the!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18

seek to escape criticism by suppress
sion OF the facts because such criticism
when Just, causes changes in govern
ments and leadership Of armies and ma
vies. Which Is simply stating a fact
that every newspaper man from the
smallest weekly to the largest daily
knows from experiences OF his own,
Today Lord Northcliffe asserts there
is profound distrust" OF the true re-
ports of the successful drive OF the
allied armies. That distrust arises
from deception and the hiding OF truth
that should have been told Every Bril-
ton Is entitled 10 know the facts as to a
reverse of the British arms as of a
British victory unless the publication
will afford advantageous information TO
the enemy, And the best judge OF
what should be and should not be pub
lished is not always a man with a
plSce or a party to protect.
let us have a proper censorship.
strict as 10 publication OF any news
that may embarass our own military
operations or afford an enemy an ad-
vantage. But let US heed Lord North
clife and the sad experience OF Great
Britain and give consideration TO that
eminent patriot and publisher when he
says: ~ can not conceive that the
people OF the United States, accus-
toTed as they are 10 wide open news
paper methods. will tolerate that which
we went thru in the early days OF the
war"
Tho democracy must fight and pay
for this war. II should have complete
information to the fullest extent com
patible with national safety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
HARDING'S REAL FRIENDS.
council Bluffs Eonpareil.l

The Hampton Chronicle pertinently
observes that the real friends Of Gov
ernor Harding are not those fellows
who have been hanging around Des
Mnines all winter with an ak TO grind"
This raises aature. query, IL Coz
srnor Harding wise enough and strong
enough to save himself frnm The
Vaccinations Of the political yhouls
who have made sorry mess OF the
first three months OF his administra-
ton
There Is but one man in Iowa who
can answer this query authorltatively
and that one Il Harding himself. OF
course the governors intentions are
good. But good intentions are only
the raw materials which may be used
to pave roads leading 20 the dominions
OF his satanic majesty The record
alone must be the answer In this case.
Presumably. one o. the first tests
which the governor will meet which
may give some idea OF his attitude to-
ward people and politicians will be The
selection OF supreme court Judge to
succeed Deemer. Now that the assem-
bly, has adjourned this matter Will
doubtless De settled. There has al
ready been an unwise and unneces-
sary delay OF four or five weeks in
the appointment OF Deemer's success
sor This delay is indubi,able evidence
Of weakness. Governor Harding.s real
friends are not the ones who have been
exercising dominating influence over
his work such as delaying the APP
pointnent OF supreme court Judge.
His real friends are the ones who Will
support him when he assumes control
OF his own actions and drives out OF
his legitimate domain the fellows
whose activity and success won for
Them the title OF kitchen cabinet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Topics of the Times

Revolutionary activities may break
out easily in an army that is under
ferd.-Davenport Times.
However there is very ditferen:
record Of American armies on the page
Of American history,
Perhaps now after having spent a
winter with this Legislature and is
leaders We shall have come to a rea-
sonab|e state Of mind by next cleo
lion time and begin 20 think OF Iowa.
Z III stops you ON the street and in
sists on telling you it isn't about HE
car OF his Kid this time, but that he
has radishes up and lettuce on the
way.
\ workman out in the west end OF
town planted a lot 10 potatoes last
year. There are seven OF the family.
He cold some last fall, has had All
the potatoes the family needed and
nas ten or a dozen bushels eft in the
cellar. He's planting the same lot this
year. He paid $3.50 for the seed po-
tatoes for IL and pays $3.50 for the
ground rent, but nobody could buy
that potato patch for SIS today He
says potato patch and good garden
is Ike mans home. II he has II he
Is independent. Also that he earned
the highest wages he ever did when
he tended that patch last year and is
going 10 double Il this year.
II was Homer who said Hunger In
.nsolent and will be fed" But II hun
ger is indolent also insolence fails TO
get much nowadays. Times have
changed since Homer Quite lot
With ali the talk OF blowing the seas
With American commerce and Amer
lean navies the first job is 20 see that
every acre Of land Is p!owed and
planted.
The closer II comes 10 the actua!
thing the bigger Mr. Havner's stunt Of
Sunday enforcement looks
AS showing the difference between
peace and war We set aside $1,000
100000 without batting an eve. II We
had appropriated anything Ike that
sum for internal improvements the
neighbors would have supposed We
were being skinned without an ana
esthetic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Pltter. patter on the pane.
Hear the gentle April rain.
What a lovely crystal shower


Failing on each growing flower!
When the rain clouds all are done,
Then will come the merry sun.
And where do you suppose Billy
BUNNY was? I forgot 10 tell yon in the
last story that after ne left the big
kind sunflower he crawled into glass
house where all kinds OF lovely flowers
were growing. and 1t was so nice and
warm that he fell fast asleep and never
woke UP until the next morning. when
he heard the rain falling on the big
window panes.
Goodness me. Where am ~ he
cried. stretching his pink ears and
wiggling his little pink nose.
You are in dollhouse" replied =
voice.
You are In n glass house
Where the flowers grow
When the wind is cold
And the rain In snow
And who are you?" asked thu little
rabbit looking all about him. and then
squirting thru the hole In a flower pot
to see who might be inside. Il am !
Beetle" said the voice. and then Billy
Bunny saw a big black insect on the
stem Of a rose.
But you had better not stay here,
for II the gardener should see you he'd
put you in a cage. maybe. or box
with Stats in front. like prison No,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Iona Newspapers
MOBILIZE THE MNsHAws
." 1870
TCenter Point Indepeudent.1


f. e. Hinshaw, who draws pay from
the state because he holds the office
Of game warden. has put in practically
all of his time since the November
election trying 10 round up. votes
enough to kill the bill which had for
its object the protection OF quail for a
period Of FIVE years. His efforts were
rewarded by being able to muster
fourteen votes against the measure
when 1t came up for consideration in
the senate last week, an against thirty
Eve for its passage. Mr. Hinshaw can
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Health In Walking Downstairs.

Not so long ago men walked briskly
for q mile or two. two or three times
4 day or oftener, and thought nothing
Of it. Now when We want to 80 mile
we hide. The elevator has taken away
the exercise for the feet that used to
be obtained in going up and coming
down the stairs. 30 far as 1t Is OF use
in facilitating ascent in the high build
inss It Is an advantage. 1t would be
probably much better, however. II 1t
were not used quite DO much for com
ing down and II people took advantage
Of the descent to strengthen important
leg muscles and dissipate certain tend
encies to accumulation Of fat where
1t Ii most dis6guring,-New York In
dependent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Game Of Pig Donss.

One OF the pet games played BY Rus
sian children u known 40 babki. or pig
bones. IL il similar TO tine AMERICAN
game Of tenpins, but the bones Of
pigs leg arc used On the vast Rus
sian estates, where the peasants make
many OF the toys for the masters chn.
drea. the bones from the legs Of pigs
are thus utilized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 'oo A.
A. M.-Special communication. "orh
in First degree, Friday, April 20 p M
sharp. John w. Wells, secretary W.
II. Steiner,W. ".
s,eNET CHAPTER, No. 50. r. A. NJ
stated convocation Monday eVening'
April Is. Meet AZ : o'clock for Work III
past and Most Excellent degrees BUS
;nsss TO follow. Carl Shahner, H. =
JShr W Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
-,nB Council No. 20, r x $. Nj, Thurs
cav. May .. : p. n Regular business
Z. Forbes. Recorder; George Greg
s-y, + ",
SPECIAL ccNcLAVE, St AldemaF
s-szsa.ssznas4y Nc. 20. X. r. TUESDAY
.ar-.g -. ~ WON 80 p n / l.
rsr'has. recorder; Il c. Mueller COM
rr4Agaae--
CENTRAL CHATTER NO. 81. Q. E.
s.-S-essa9 meeting ta- initiation " CO.
-.s,ssasrs Ap-s. - p P. m Mrs
s7.a-rx 7s,rv,-!1s. secretary; Mrs. !. l.
.cssss-5sk n, ".
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
to quit: with pride this fact here re-

to quit: with pride this fact !. here re-
late. / see SO many every day. who
blithely choose the wrong career, and.
plug along their misflt way, month aft
er month. year after year. This youth.
who should be herding swine. Is poring
over Euclid's rules; that one would be
great divine. who should be busy
shoeing mules They do not seem to
realize they've tackled Jobs that do no.
mt: they toll and toll and do not rise,
and haven't sense enough TO quit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MASON
AMBITIONS

studied music for time. hoped
to be concert star. Friends said my
singing was crime, and talked ~
feathers and OF tar. / saw I'd never
make a hit, the spark Of genius was de-
MED: and so l had the sense to quit
TO this ! point with honest pride. !
thought I'd be painter. too. when I
was young and full of dreams: l turned
out paintings quite few, and people
said They're surely screams I saw
at last I'd never sit with Titan and
the other great. and so | had the sense
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
4 Remover.

A Remover.
do you think that the automooNe
will displace the horse7' asked the
conversations woman.
1T wir.' answered the nervous
young man as he sazed down the road,
III Il ever bits him" s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
CAN LIQUOR RALLY
tDes Moines Pezistef.l

Many of those who have been ac-
tive in securing the resuomission Of
the prohib!tory amendment in October
are looking forward to a bitter fight
for Its defeat Gg
It is3 probably well that they are
aroused to the need of an aggressive
campaign. for that Will insure a much
fuller vote than is usual at special
elections Nobody should be over con-
fdent
Bat the Register can not discover
any warrant for an organized effort
on the part of the liquor interests.
The likelihood that Iowa can be car
T!ed back into the list of saloon states
is 80 small. and the new dry law of
congress is so drastic that the LIQUOR
interests would have nothing worth
while TO gain by defeating the amend
Inent
AS 1t Is now any state that !s pro-
fessedly dry is made arbitrarily dry by
the Reed amendment. Congress has
enacted that II shall be crime under
United States law 10 ship liquor into
any state, that Is professedly dry, for
any but mechanical or medical, and
sacramento purposes. A state now to
have LIQUOR must have saloons and
whether the constitutional amend
ment is voted up or down will not In
any way help the liquor men. further
than az crumb OF comfort In other
states where liquor has not yet been
banished.
The Register Is not minimizing the
Importance to the anti saloon forces
OF success in October. A defeat then
viii be a defeat, and defeat always
| works for announcement and de-
moraliZation The liquor men may for
| this reason only organize great cam
paigr. All We are suggesting Is that
the immediate situation in Iowa Will
not be involved. We shall be dry in
any event until a legislature Is elected
that will restore the saloon.
The chances are strongly that the
liquor interests, having had SO many
| body blows in the past year, will have
little disposition to fight for forlorr
hope in Iowa. 1t has been now nearly
forty years since the old prohibitory
| amendment was adopted at the polls
and every year !as= been g year Of mar
| rowing lines for the saloon. There ID
not the remotest chanca OF q revsrsa.
of form on the part Of Iowa. With
| what courage will men spend time and
/ v,o,ay under srch eirr,.sssfa nceS1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18

and when properly prepared would
cause the stoutest appetite to languish
along about the fifth round. But 40,
many OF these beans have been ships
ped to the Russian army that the price
Ii now prohibitlve to all except the
idle rich. 1t is stated that when the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
CHILD LIFE.

Ordinarily children are much
what their parents make them.
" homo 10 bright, cheerful and
fu.. Of the spirit Of mutual love
and kindnsss, the children will
grew up boltsd 70 that 6rssids.
--0sschsr.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18

now take his various relatives. some.
nve or six In number. that he has fas-
tened to the pay roll and start In on
the work for which he IL paid BY the
state,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
PRICES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

davenport Democrat.
Devenporter recently returned
from Winnipeg with a conviction that
something was wrong with the United
States, the tenant on his farm 300 miles
west of Winnipeg, having while he was
there. bought considerable quantity Of
potatoes for SIS cents a bushel. and ad
ded some bushels to them from the
town store a little later at Is cents a
bushel
He came home to find potatoes re-
falling At nearly 81 bushel, and is
wondering what's the matter. Is II the
shortage OF the supply. too many or too
large profits to middleInen, greed OF
producer or jobber, potato corner. or
what? We also await Information.
Winnipeg paper shows that pota-
toes sell there at much lower figure
than here, being quoted at sl.a5 per
hushel in car load lots, and $3.50 in
smaller tobhing quantities. In many
other items they have no edge on US,
creamery butter costing the retailer
~ cents, eggs so cents per dozen, case
count, tomatoes s2.25 S-pound bas-
ket celery $50 per dozen, radishes
and green onions 81 per dozen punches.
Select hogs are quoted at l5dl5h.
choice steers $3.50 to Sl0,25. bacon at
"a and hams close TO 80. all wholesale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
FROM JoHNsToN'S HONE CITY.
IChariton Herald Patriot.1

When the legislature assembled Gov
ernor Harding announced that the
work would be transacted in seventy
days but the first period consumed al
most that much time, fighting and
pickering developing Immediately after
organization Of the lower house by the
Pitt Johnston forces The latter fac
ton gained control OF the republican
Caucus by a vote Of As to ", but thru
desire to punish those who had OPP
posed them in the organization they
created so many enTnities that the
strength OF the Pitt-Johnston faction
waned from the beginning ~ the -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
GET THE DINNERS.
Huntington Gazette.l

A farmer blinded by the dazzling
glare of an automobile headlight. drove
his horse or a culvert near Keokuk
the other night. BY a miracle the man
and his wife were not killed.
The dazzling auto headlight Is a real
menace. Some states have rigid laws
governing this nuisance and some cit
les have ordinances severely punish
Ing drivers who persist in binding the
public, driving or on foot, with 10000
candlepower headlights,
II there is any statute or ordinance
governing this matter in Iowa 1t is not
enforced. and before the summer Is
over several lives are sure to pay the
penalty for this binding craze.