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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
THE COST OF SMALL BORE POLICY.

An observing critic Of this news
paper wonders why there is less en-
phasis placed upon bond issues for
county bridges and roads than has ap-
peared in It's columns in former times.
The imputation is even cast that per-
haps the editors ardor for that kind
of public finance has waned
moments notice Of this years cost
OF construction would disclose suffi-
Gent reason for any business man
playing the soft pedal upon either pri-
Vate or public construction. The unit
cost for concrete bridges has risen
fully so per cent in the past three
years and more than St, 900, 900 was ex-
pended last year in this state for per-
manent bridges and culverts.
If that sum had been borrowed three
years ago and expended for bridges
then, as this newspaper was urging,
it would have bought as many bridges
as s7,50o,oOo would buy today.
Floyd county built a concrete bridge
over the Cedar river in 1914 for $3.50.
That same bridges costs other counties
today $4,000. Floyd county or any
other county could have sold it's TWEEN
ty year bonds in 1914 for that bridge
payable on the serial plan or equal in
stallments each year and could have
saved enough over this years cost to
pay the entire interest charge for the
twenty year serial payment period.
The Times-Republican was urging
in those days that counties issue bonds
for half a million dollars each and re-
place every dilapidated wooden bridge
with masonry as fast as it wore out
Had that business policy been adopted
to use today and by laying off on our
bridge construction while this period
Of war prices Is on we could have
saved our interest charge in the lower
costs Of construction then.
In those days the equity Of building
permanently 80 as to pro rate the
initial cost over a period of tax pay
ments approxiE:attng the life Of the
bridge was preached. The objection
raised by small bore citizens was that
such policy would run the county
! into debt The public is now paying
the price which small bore business
policy always costs. The bridges which
| we have to have now are costing us
j 90 per cent aivanSe III ppTiioe and = we
tried to let up on their construction
the cost Of repairs to old wooden
bridges would be even worse. When
construction costs go down again BUSH
| ness men with foresight will again
| urge bond issues and permanent con-
struction Of both roads and bridges.
Let the people remember what those
! small bores who fear 4 public debt
have cost their communities in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
Officers Made to Order

released from camp feel the dismissal
very keenly. All endeavor to argue
with the efficiency board and secure
permission to remain. In most cases
their pleas are in vain. They are orr
dered to turn In their equipment, are
paid to date and furnished with trans
portation to their homes.
More lieutenants Needed Than Ever.
The Officers reserve training camp
at Fort Smelling has been cheered by
the news that approximately l20 men
in every company now in training w.is
gain commissions at the close Of the
training. The changing Of American
army methods to conform to those OF
the continental armies in the number
of lieutenancfes bringing about the in-
creased number Of commissions. In
open warfare not 50 many lieu
tenants are needed. The European war
has developed that in trench lighting
there must be lieutenant with every
squad or detachment In the pits.
Therefore the new national army viii
require greater number OF lieuten-
ants and men for fighting and instruc-
ton purposes.
Every new company Of the national
army ts to have extra officers. In adj
dition to It's regulation officers in.
GLIDING three lieutenants, It will have,
three extra" lieutenants
This decision Of the war department
became known only today and was
confirmed ut Fort Smelling by Capt. G.
H. Rhinow. 1t means that instead Of
about forty three men from each com 4
pany having chance for commission
in the new army. there will be about
seventy-four men commissioned -
the national army. and this in addition
to the added opportunities for commits
sions in the quartermasters', ordinances
and aviation corps Is expected to bring
the grand total Of commissions avail
able for each company up to total or
about 120. It was also announced to-
day that after the second training
camps, commissions will not be awards
ed unless won on the field 81 battle.
The training Of the new army is DE-:
clared more stupendous task than
had been expected, for the reason that
the new regiments will be without the.
services Of non-commfssioned onicen
corporals and sergeants and the bur.
den Of training Will fall on men now.
in the training camps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
past and turn away from their advice
in the future.
IOWA NO BOND HOLDER.

Iowa newspapers are making mucn
of the fact that Iowa farmers have not
utilized the farm loan bank law to
borrow money upon their farms and
the conclusion is drawn that Iowa
farmers are no longer borrowers, which
Will never be true so long as Iowa
land can produce enough to keep on
Rising in value. ny ""'''
What has happened was inevitable
and as logical as the multiplication
table. The purpose Of the. farm loan
banks was to make Rand credits avail
able for cheaper money than prevailed
in most of the state. Very naturally
the rate of interest was fixed at a
Inquire which would bring high rates
DOWN somewhere near to the low rates.
mortgages very naturally existed in the
regions of highest Intrinsic land values.
OF these regions Iowa has the most
stability to it's land values because it
enjoys the Nest dependable crops. Life
insurance companies for years have
been loaning the most money per acre
at the lowest interest rates on Iowa
land. Rates of 5 and 51a per cent have
been going rates on farm mortgages in
Iowa which have been the lowest rates
of any of the states. When the farm
loan associations and farm loan banks
were provided for by statute the rate
of interest was fixed at per cent.
Very naturally farmers in the 10 and
II per cent interest states of Texas
and Oklahoma led the rush for money
on the farm loan bank plan conversely
farm loan money at per cent had
few attractions in Iowa where insur-
ance companies were already loaning
for 51a per cent. Iowa is borrowing
just as much money on its farms as
ever before but her farmers are bor-
in the cheapest market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
Billy Bunny and His Friends

away. And AL the bunny boy scouts,
followed with the guns pointed 81 him
50 that he didn't dare to bite the brave
captain.
Now you shall stay In jail al day
And maybe half a year.
SO you had better try to set
Judge to get you clear.
For otherwise II no one tries
To get you free once more.
You'll never be q fox that's free
To roam the country Der.
This is what the captain Of this Hu1.
ny Boy Scouts said as he locked the
wicked Daddy Fox in the Jail house.
And after that they 8avS three cheers
and a tiger and an elephant and
marched away.
Well l must be travelling on" s1i6
Billy Bunny. II hope by the time 7
reach home the carload Of lsttucs
leaves will be there" and he hoppsd
away, with his knapsack oyer hle
shoulder and his striped candy cane III
his right paw, and a smile on his lips.
for he knew that Daddy Fox wouldn't
long time.
And when the old sfay haired bunny
and his wife got home they had to
crawl back into !. the cupboard thru
the little hole and unlock the door, for
the key was on the inside. you renem-
Der, and Of course they wanted to usS
the cupboard for dishss and lettuce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14

defense. !,
That there are many alackers Of tho
latter type there can be no question.
Every city and village has its quota Of
these tramps and road agents. who
gladly live OF backdoor handouts when
sufficiently appetizing and who just -
gladly return to the jails whenever
wayside sympathy omits, using butter
and meat in the sandwich. These labor
slackers know that jail fare y pretty
good and being without pride or con-
science they do not hesitate to live OH
the taxpayer in this less direct way
when handouts get lean.
The burden Of their support Is bad
enough when times are normal. Now
that we are war. engaged In q
struggle which will tax all our re:
sources. these shirkers should be made
at least to earn their hoard and lods-
ing. They are always ont and out
beggars, or else pose ~ woxkmen In
distress. and are really looking for
some job as lineman with wireless
company. Neither deserves any pity:
Every last one Of them should be Civ
en- no. more to eat than he honestly
earns. II no other and more important
vel: vel. &c: Re found snr them tn d6.
there Vs. always road making. and We
need the better roads. Put the labor
slackem at work. ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14

The greatest experiment, In the an
nails OF the American army-the OFF,
GERS training camps--is now in the
third and final month. The camps will
conclude Aug. II with three days
regimental maneuver. The next two
weeks will re devoted to the commits
sioning Of nearly 10000 majors. cap
tains and lieutenants. During this In
terval the graduates OF the camps will
probably be allowed to visit their
homes and prepare for the final stage,
the training Of the national army for
service in France.
Nearly all the 1900 men who will
be commissioned at the Fort Smelling
camp Will be ordered to Dies Mofnes.
About 200 will be assigned to regular
army regiments within the next month.
All to Be Officers.
The experiment in the minds OF
regular army experts is on the road
to a great success. The material the
best In the world. Is partly responsible
for this remarkable statement. An
other reason is that Uncle Sans eff
cient little army Of regulars has been
combed to secure the expert instruc-
tors supervising the training Of eac.I
company, troop and battery. The at
titude of the men, their attention to In
struction, their realization Of the
necessity of discipline, all help. The
result will be that If the great war goes
into the summer Of 1918, men now
drilling as students in this camp Will
be making history on the battlefields OF
Europe.
Practically every man that Is IN
camp Aug. IL will be commissioned.
From each Of the nine infantry come
panies, three artillery batteries and the
cavalry troop will be selected ninety
nine men for commissions. About
sixty will be commissioned as line onf-
GERS, the remainder will go into tins
quartermaster corps, ordnance and avi-
alton sections. Men not fitted for line
officers are being retained in camp
with the purpose in view OF placing
them In the quarternaster department.
Wedding Out Fneempstsnts.
Elimination Of men not regarded as
suitable timber for officers of the ma
tionaI army, continues at the rate OF
from ten to twenty day. Four hun
dred have been dismissed in the last
two months and many more will pc
discharged in the next two weeks. Men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
posed this ~ IN amsndnsnt 70 ths
house provision.

posed this ~ IN amsndmsnt 70 ths
house provision.
One Of the objections urged to the
house provision Is that the 300.000,00O
gallons of distilled spirits now in bond
can be used during the war for bev-
erage purposes. and that we shall
thereby convert this country into q
whisky drinking nation. There Is some
force in the suggestion so repeatedly
made that strong liquor is more OBJ
jectionable than the weaker liquor;
and the amendment that I have just
proposed is intended to keep the dis
titled spirits in bond during the war
except in so far as they may be with
drawn for other purposes. or except
In so far as the president Of the United
States may commander them for gov
ernmental purposes. The fundamental
idea Of the amendment is that we can
prosecute the war in which we are
now engaged more energetically and
more efficiently without liquor than
with it, and I want the opinion OF the
senate upon that subject.-Congres-
sionaf Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
CHAUTAUQUAS NOT DEAD.


In a number of places, this summer
may not seem quite like summer, be-
cause there will not be so many Chau-
tauqua assemblies held thruout the
country as usual.
Let no one imagine. however, that
the general success Of the Chautauqua
idea is dimin .shing. 1t certainly is not.
On the contrary, it is, gaining ground.
Lately one OF the nations most ex-
elusive and literary" magazines print
ed a long article, singing, Chautauqua's
praises. The woman who wrote the
article had been lecturing on Chau-
tauoua circuit. When she started out
she confesses she thought the programs
included only Swiss yodelers. perform
ing dogs and an occasional lecture. She
found what good music, high class en-
tertainment, and really instructive and
helpful speeches there were in the
program. She discovered that the au-
dienees in the big tent had q good deal
to teach her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
cummIn. Would Prohibit.

Mr.. Cummins-I offer the amend
ment to the house text, which I send
to the desk
The vice president-The amendment
will be stated. -,
The secretary-After the word "bev-
erages," on page IS, line 81, it Is pro-
posed to insert:
mo alcoholic beverage shall be i'm
ported into the United States during
the existing war, and no part Of the
distilled spirits now in bond In the
United States shall be withdrawn dur
ing the said war to be used az q Dew
e:::SSee"
M Cummins-Mr. President, am
in favor Of the house provision Of the
bill as against either Of the amend
ments which have been heretofore pro-
posed; but believe the house prov1-
sion u weak in two respects: First
there is nothing to prevent the fmpor-
tation Of alcoholic drinks. under
stand that the revenuebill which Is now
before the senate contains provision
of that kind, but we do not know what
Its fate will be. nave therefore Pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
PUT THEM TO WORK.
Waterloo Timer. I

While contractors are calling loudly
for common laborers and in some cases
are agreeing to pay them over $500
per day. the laborers are not forth
coming. and. at the same time. there
are said to be about 400 men in the
city who will not work. .g-.
The police chief thinks it time to
apply the draft. All men who will not
work are to be considered Migrants
and run out Of town. The city needs
their labor. They are not men who
can afford to be idle. In idleness. most
Of them are in mischief. They get
their living. most Of them, from men
who do work. They promote gambling
and other skin games. They are q
detriment to the city, to themselves
and to the working men they take
from.
Everybody In Waterloo should be at
work when there is work to do. I'm
desirables should seek some place more
congenial to their aspirations. There
Is work to be done In Waterloo. The
pay for this work was never better.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome


MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. r; q
4. M.--stated communication. Regular
meeting Friday, July IS, 7:So p Ill
fohn w. Wells. secretary; W. H. stem
er, W. NJ
s,cNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ
seated convocation Monday eVehtns'
I,,,v rs. at s o'clock. Business
car, Shaffner H. P; John W. "e''9'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King SOLO
,nor Council No. 20. r. & 5. NJ MOI.
dav July Is, 8 p. m. Regular oaslness
TT Forbes. Recorder: George 1ies
DRY. l. M.
STATED coNcLAVE. st. A'demar
comn,andery, No. 80, X. T., 1uesoas :,
Irtx II. 1880. Regular business l. l.
Forbes. recorder; H. c. Mueller COM
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. ST. o: e
a--Resular meeting for business We
r.sdav. July H. at p. m. Mrs: ueoi
Dovnine, secretary; Mrs. }. T. rie0
erick, ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14

work will enforce itself II LETT subject
to the incompetence or lAziness OF
some groups Of men. But a very prompt
attention now on the part OF state au-
thorities. a very little proddins wher-
ever prodding Is necessary. VIII get
things started right. And, once started.
1t should be indeed temerarious thing
for any county board tn Iowa to per-
nit the patrol service afterward to
lapse. assuming that the benefits Of
the service will be anywhere near what
the people seem to think they will be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
THE ARMY Y. NJ. c. A.
Iowa City CfttZen.l


There were a few who were skep-
teal about the army Y. NJ. c. A. Work
at the time Of the financial campaign
last month. They could not see where
the sum of $3.eo0,Oo0 could be used
;udsciously.
A practical answer comes in the
news from Des Moines that nine army
Y. NJ. c. A. buildings VIII be con-
etructed at the new cantonment there
one for each 5000 soldiers in the camp,
and IN addition a central office build
ing with an auditorium seating 5000
men. 1t is easy to- see that there is
considerable expenditure of money In
volved in such plans.
Most people understood that in the
beginning. and the doubters were few
But it is interesting to report concrete
facts Of this kind in the expenditure
OF the large sums raised for the work
of the army Y. NJ. c. \.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
AMERICA HAS WAR AIMS.
mason City Times.1

The work Of preparing America for
war has overshadowed any expression
from the administration at Washington
that would indicate our aims, other
than the United States has entered the
war to make the world safe for de-
mocracy.'' The question Of Americas
future interests. peace and safety have
not been considered and the voice OF
the United States has been silent on
the subject Of peace terms.
America has entered the world war
at time when there IL justification on
our part for 4 frank, open expression
OF the position we will take during the
war and at the close of the war. We
can not overlook nor neglect any pos
sibility that may be developed for
America. As Americans we must not
forget that the resources. blood and
labor of our people is to be given In
order that We may attain the true OBJ
1ect for which we have entered the
conflict. Let not America be blind to
her opportunity.
The American people. through the
leaders Of the nation, should make
it plain that we have war aims. The
appetite for territorial gain Of Great
Britain should be Of secondary import
ance, insofar as America is concerned.
There must be one dominating nation
in the allied group, That nation must
lead today. and it must speak with
4 voice OF authority when the question
OF peace il discussed. That nation is
America.
II we are to play an important part
In winning the war and to save both
France and England from strangula-
ton, then as the saviors Of all the al
lies the voice OF America mtg. be para
mount, and the aims Of America must
be known to all and carried out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
Iona Newspapers
rRy RAgRrr RAISING.
MASON city Globe Gazette

MASON CITY GIODe- tdZeIte.J
The Belgian hare craze may come
back. and 1t would not be bad pro-
paganda or propagation, as one
chooses. Rabbits make good winter
meat, and properly cooked are deli
cious. The business OF growing RAD
bits can be carried on by youths IN
the back yard to supplement- the BACK
yard garden and the cost Of produce
ing rabbit meat which is both palat-
able and highly nutritious is less than
any other meat. not excepting poultry.
Plant a garden and also a rabbitry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
1.ARnR sIlAcHrRs.

rFort Dodge Messenger and Chronicle.l
A powerful and ruthless foreign gov
eminent has forced US Into war
which Will severely tax our resources
before 1t Il ended; therefors, prompt
and definite action Is 1eeded 70 ni-Ss
everything count In the struggle Tor
victory. 1t 10 the slackers, those VINO
will neither tight nor work, to whom
our earnest attention must be given
in this emergency. II II IL treason for
one to hang back and endeavor 70
persuade others from going 70 the
front, Il can BE- little less than treason
TO dodge the factory and the farm.
which constituts our second line o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14

Iowa friends Of Norman Hall will res
joice that his efforts to defeat seven
German airships have been appreciat-
"a. He has been awarded military
medal. of bravery by, the French goy.;ss;
ernment. Il " III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
NATIONAL VALUE or ROADS.
(Oakalooaa Herald

When we read that by transporting
soldiers In motor vehicles 81 every Do
scription the French army won the de-
cisive battle Of the Marine, few OF US
realized that while it was the autono-
bile that made success possible It was
the network Of good roads north OF
Paris that made the automobile OF any
use. Yet those famous roads OF France
saved the country and the national
value Of roads was proved.
We are now witnessing what troubles
lack Of good roads causes in our ma
tional emergency. We are building six
teen cities, each for the temporary
home Of $4,000 to $4,000 men OF our ma
tional army. They must be built in a
great hurry. generally some miles from
railways and towns.
Motor trucks would permit the deliv-
cry of some Of the supplies needed in
large quantities at these camps but
motor trucking ts very difficult at
many OF them because there are no
roads suitable for fleets Of trucks and
the camps must be ready for the army
before the right kind Of roads can be
built
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
THE COUNTRY ROAD PATROL.
ESinuY City InnHnal1


Among the beneficent laws that went
into effect in Iowa on July 4 was the
county road patrol act. This measure
has been acclaimed turnout the state as
exemplary. practical and sane. There
has been general demand from all
quarters that II law enforcement Is
something to swear by in Iowa, the en-
forcement of this particular law ought
to be even more than that. A degree
Of unkind skepticism has crept into
some utte.ences On the subject. There
Is fear that the benefits Of the meas
ure viii sc permitted e he waated
thru inattention on the part Of boards
of supervisors and Of those whose duty
1t is to keep the boards up to the
scratch. But these criticisms seem pre-.
mature.
II It has been found impossible TO
enforce law that 10 opposed BY near
" unanimous public sentiment, It ought
to be correspondingly easy to enforce
one that has about an equal degree
OF public appreciation. No law entailins