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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
Topics OF the Times

Those old inhabitants who favor a
steady winter should feel fairly well
satisfied with the present weather ad-
ministration. It's steady enough to
satisfy everybody except the ancient
who remembers the "cold New Years "
If in fact Bill Sunday is getting
ready to retire and proposes to pass
his remaining years in Iowa it may be
suggested that rents and the cost Of
living are such in MarshaIltown that
Billy could manage to scrape along
without doing insurance or real es-
tate.
II the whisky statistics matched the
facts seems like we'd see some evil
denoe of this awful increase in drunk
enness. don't you think?
The state employee is to be tracked
to his lair and is to be examined for
boarded wealth. A committee is to go
over the list with cheese knife and
pare letting the chips fall where they
may. Those janitors best watch or
the gobbleuns will get part of that s65
a month.
Announcement by Governor Harding
that abolition of the highway commits
sion is not part of his legislative pro-
gram also fell with dull and crushing
thud IN tho ont hycioSr, nf n copS;dar
able number of his supporters whc
thought all along that it was.
Assemblyman Crozier's idea that a
term should be four years will
not stand up in some cities of this
state There are places where four
days are too long.
The proposition to reduce the bounty
on wolves should bring out a petition
from the wolf hunters.
Anyway when the boys can pull off
fights like those described as taking
place in Dcs Moines what's the need
Of a boxing law?
Speaking Of Jeffersonian SIMPLICITY
appropriation of $4,000 for the COM
ns inaugural brings to mind the pic
urc OF Thomas Jefferson riding horse
pack into Washington and hitching his
horse while he took the oath. But both
Jefferson's similicity and his states
nanShip seem TO have become paSSe !
n Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

coin Highway was In the way of ex-
pertinent. One big experiment would
be worth hundreds of small ones. We
made the suggestion in regard to the
automobile tax being thus expenden
because 1t Is not possible that the sew
erai counties now need the automobile
tax for ordinary road purposes. Tne
improvement of the Lincoln Highway
in the manner we have suggested
would not involve the issue of bonds
and would not create Indebtedness All
the people living along the line would
be benefited but the state would also
be benefited Such BRICK road would
be a riva! to the railroad in the trans
portation of both freight and passen-
gers Lumber and groceries would be
shipped on the brick Lincoln Highway
for many miles in competition with
the Chicago & Northwestern. S
In what way could the general road
problem be presented better than by
the building of the Lincoln Highway
OF course every one expects iowa to
improve her public highways. Nothing
remains 10 be fixed except the time
when 1t shall be done.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
VALUATIONS.

A bin before the Iowa house renews
an attempt to fix property valuations
at actual value instead of one fourth
as at present
Representative Grason, advocating
the bill asserts that under the pres
ent law when a manufacturing concern
which contemplates locating in Iowa
asks what the tax levy is and is told
that it may be 100 mills or more he
leaves and never comes back for an
explanation"
While Mr. Grasou's estimate of the
intelligence of the manufacturer seek
ing location will scarcely be agreed
with, the fact that the rates of taxa
ton is four times the actual rate. does
have its effect. When the millage is
published at 100 in Iowa and 20 in
Kansas the average reader is struck
with the low rate in Kansas. The fact
is that the rate is the same. And this
average reader outside the state does
not investigate as the manufacturer
seeking a location would, he isn't in
formed that our rate is based on one
fourth valuation as the secretary of
commercial club would be careful
to inform the manufacturer. And to
that extent at least Iowa is loser by
the one-fourth valuation.
The bill for actual valuation will find
many friends over the state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
Billy Bunny and His Friends

AS Dickey Meadow Mouse tumbled
headlong into the front door Billy
Bunny jumped up and ran to see what
all the racket was about. To have
your front door suddenly opened and
banged shut again. to feel cold blast
o. air and some stray snowfiakes on
your cheeks is enough to make any
body jump up and see what's the
matter.
"Oh, Billy Bunny" cried Dickey
Meadow Mouse. II didn't have time to
knock. hardly had time to get In, for
Daddy Fox chased me right up to the
Old Dricr Patch"
as hat dreadful Daddy Fox around
again q said Billy Bunny He does
nothing but hang around here all the
time. 1t S as much as your life is worth
to go outside your house Nowadays
Is that so?" said Dickey Meadow
Mouse. II guess / should have stayed
at home Then he told Billy Bunny
how he had begun a tunnel under the
snow from his little house up to the
Old Brier Patch: how he had climbed
up thru the snow on stiff stalk OF
grass to look about him. and how he
had foolishly run over the top of the
snow to the Old Brier Patch.
Il never saw Daddy Fox hiding in
the snow by the Old Snake Fence. But
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
ALONG IN THE SECOND ROUND.

Friend. you of the undershot jaw.
incline your cauliflower ear this way.
Listen also the slim gentlemen Of
febraic cast Of countenance and angle
cized nomenclature who promote and
preside at box office windows. Attend
persons with blue black mustaches,
vociferous raiment and large Jumps Of
ice" Harken and hear ye who covet
and crave the easy money Of the
crowds that pay S. for ringside seat
or scrape a dollar for a chance at a
bench on the back row to see couple
Of pork and beaners avoid bloodshed
and bruises for ten alleged rounds Of
desperate fighting Whisper then
it's going to be mighty hard to put
over +'iesaiized boxing bill"
Generally speaking Iowa is fairly
content with the prize fighting "statu
quo as they say over where real
lighting and considera bic injury to the
person are taking place. One serious
obstacle in the path Of the bill ap-
pears to be the excessive agricultural
population OF Iowa. Few country peo-
pie seem to favor legalizing the
squared circle and the swift slam in
the Stats. Also many persons in tn
cities tip tilt moral and esthetic noses
at legalized promotion OF epitaxis thru
the medium Of a straight arm jab be-
hind a four ounce mitt. You get me
bo?
SO the legislature isn't likely to give
the pugs and promoters the chautau-
qua salute this session. o yes, ali you
are about to say is SO: two thirds OF
the assembly would be tickled to
death to see real argument between
good pair and no doubt there were
plenty Of them at the last mill At
Ryan's: but there's big difference
between slipping away to see Kid the
Killer and Young Goliath sweat and
pant and poke each other thirty min
.sas sor the price As an nrerenat and
in voting for a prize lighting bill, hav-
ing the vote printed in the dossoned
nosey newspapers and coming home
to meet Uncle John and Old Jim
Whatshisname and Aunt Mary and the
w. c. T. u, ETC., etc. and 30 on. All.
friend, and friends, there's the rub. A
lot OF those people never saw . prize
hght. Say, they think irs brutal.
OF courss you can rosin your shoes
and bandass pour hands and put W
the tlsht sf ysyr lives ter tbs sili but II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
a FABULOUS ANIMAL.

lPel1a Chronicle.
It is almost amusing to hear the
friends OF booze talk about people
who talk prohibition and keep a case
Of beer In their cellar" We venture
to say there are not three such people
In Pella. We don't know Of any. The
men who have a case in their cellar
or who drink all they can get on the
sly are not talking prohibition. They
are telling what a failure prohibition
Is and how much loss it means to the
farmer on account Of restricting the
grain market. They are boasting Of
the amount OF liquor and beer dn cell
lars in hope Of discrediting the law.
They are telling us that there is more
liquor drunk under prohibition than
ever before and don't seem to realize
that their opposition to the law gives
the lie to their words. No the men
who talk prohibition do not have a
case of beer in their cellars. They
are, in the main, men who are busy
working for the betterment Of the
world in other ways They are active
in the work of the church and in every
movement for the good of the COM
munity, They are assisting the poor
in the community, often the families
OF those made poor by rum. To be
sure, once in a while, there Is man
under the power of drink who wishes
to throw off his chains and may talk
in favor of prohibition and yet yield
to the temptation when it comes to
him. Such men. however, deserve
praise rather than blame and are on
much higher moral plane than the
class who are opposing prohibition be-
cause they love to booze.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
THE RICH MAN,


The rich man. in the diatribes of viz
tuous ard Mora! scrihes is full Of s!.,
and tricks and guile. dishonesty he gets
his pile. Wealth is for him the only
lure; he has no patience with the poor
that he may gain his place on deck, nc
steps upon his brothers neck. He is a
pirate and fraud: the law should
strip hin; cs his Wad We anpland this
sort of stuff. and hail the scribes, Lay
on, MacDuff!" We yell "hoorayp' and
wave our hats. and help to roast the
plutocrats. And while we cuss the
wealthy lads. we're busy hustling for
the scads. We bust suspenders every
day. In fear a PUNK will get away. The
more we get the more we need; we
have the rich mans grasping greed,
without the wondrous skill he owns for
gathering the shining bones. And that
Is why he has our hate: were down on
any soulless skate who takes in plunks
where we get dimes; we cant forgive
his goddess crimes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
Iowa Newspapers
NON RESIDENT TUITION.
LGIidden Graphic. /


Among the grist of bills already in
troduced in the house Is one provid-
ing that the tuition that may be
charged the outside school district by
high schools for nonresident pupils
shall be 81 month for the cities and
IS for the towns. The present rate is
uniformly $3.50. There is no doubt
that the rate should be raised In
Glidden the school board is furnishing
for $3.50 per month schooling to coun-
try pupils that actually costs the dis
trict $3.50 per month. An objection
that might be raised against the pro-
posed bill as it now stands is that the
price Of the tuition should be gagged
not by the size OF the town but by the
quality OF the school. Some up-to-
date consolidated schools in Iowa viii
lagos are as good as any city high
school
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
GRUMPY PROTESTS.
rGrundy Republican,

As predicted in the Republican
some weeks ago. a bill has been i'm
troduced at Des Moines to change
the state senatorial districts, Sena-
tor Grout OF the Black Hawk -Grundy
district being behind the movement 70
that Black Hawk county can have a
state senator all to itself Grundy is
linked with Marshall county. Mar
shall has $4,000 people to Grundy's H.
vvvvv. yet trey rsossss te ri. .:::sss:.
equal division and fair and equit-
able. There isn't mothers son
living in Grundy county who can
see much hope OF this county ever
getting state senator with the vote
Of Marshalltown alone exceeding all
that Of Grundy county. AS the Re-
publican said before, why not be fair
and put three small counties in a
district so there would be some even
divi.icn OF the matter? II Grnndy.
Hardin and Butler were joined into
new district their combined popula-
ton would just about equal that of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
TAYLOR'S WISE SUGGESTIONS.
TDes Moines Capital

[Des Moines CapitaL]
Recently the Capital suggested that
the great automobile tax be held Up
FOR two years and that at the end Of
that time the money thus accumulated
be spent in building the Lincoln High
way of brick from Clinton to Council
Bluffs, the drive way to be twenty two
feet wide This suggestion has not
proved to be popular and We did not
expect it would. But 1t is a good sug-
gestion, just the same. Counting the
two millions of dollars per annum as
the automobile fax. and counting all
the other road and bridge taxes, the
total amounts to more than thirteen
millions per year. This is q tremendous
sum Of money. 1t is too large sum
to be expended in cutting down hills
and filling up valleys with dirt. For a
number nf years now the people Of the
state have been building dirt roads. In
some parts of the state dirt road laws
been graded up as il they were for
railroad purposes. Such high grades
are, as rule. unnecessary and win
prove TO be expensive In maintenance.
Senator Thomas f. Taylor. Of Bu-
chanan county, in a recent communi-
cation to the Des Moines Register,
calls attention to the mistakes that are
made in making expensive cuts and
fills He also suggests that one line
Of thing would do as well as two. The
senator's article ought to be read BY
every member Of the Legislators, In
fact by every citizen Of the state.
Nothing more sensible has appeared
anywhere within Ave years.
ALI business men will realize that the
state is paying too much for dirt roads
and ought to pay less If we are TO
have nothing but dirt roads. II we are
to 60 ahead with nothing more sub
stantial, then our road taxes should be
decreased. We say on our own ac-
count that 80 per cent OF the culverts
used on the public roads are unneces-
sary. Wherever water courses along
the side of road, 1t would be just az
easy to rum the water away from the
road as to run 1t under 1t. The best
roads in Europe have no cuiverts
whatever. II the Iowa roads were not
embellished with expensive culverss,
there would be q great SAVING.
Senator Taylor calls attention TO the
expense 6: maintaining re 9. 81 A1rss
once they have been created. This is
matter which should not be over
looked. We presume It would be safe
to say that the present cost Of upkeep
OF Iowa county and township roads IL
$5,oo0,0oo per year. II roads were
made Of brick, the upkeep would be
expensive but that sum would not pc
equaled. II brick. Of the proper make.
were laid on an honest foundation and
were supported from the side by prop
er curbing the expense Of upkeep need
not be great.
Our suggestion in regard to the LIN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
BREAKS A COLD
in A FEW HOURS
FIRST DOSE OF "PAPE's COLD
COMPOUND" RELIEVES AL
GRIPPE MISERY.
Don,t stav .tuned I'm,

Don't stay stuned-up! ..5F5gIis'
Quit blowing and snuffiing! A dose
Of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken every
two hours until three doses are taken
win end grippe misery and break up
a severe cold either in the head. chest,
body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages; stops nasty discharge
or nose running: relieves sick headache,
dullness, feverishness. sore throat,
sneezing, soreness and stiffness
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est, surest relief known and costs only
rs cents at drug stores. 1t acts with
out assistance, tastes nice, and causes
no Inconvenience. Don't accept sub
stitute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

. y
MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. &
A. M.-Work in second degree Friday.
Feb. 2. 1880 p. m. Work in first de-
gree. John w. Wells, secretary; w. I'll.
Steiner. w. M.
SlGNET CHAPTER, No. IS. R. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening,
Jan. 90, 1880 o'clock. Royal Arch de-
gree. followed by oyster supper. Carl
Shaffner H. P; John w. Wells. secre-
tary. "
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No 20. r. & S. NJ. Mon
day. Feb. 10. Regular business. I. T.
Forbes, Recorder: George Gregory
l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE. st. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 80, h. T Tuesday
Feb. IS, for work. 1880 p m. l. I.
Forbes, Recorder: H. C. Mueller, Com
maEder
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, O. e.
Especial meeting for initiation We'd
nesday, Feb. Z, 1880 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary: Mrs. ]. E. F>reder-
ick W. II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

servics, you know. has been taken ~
,together out Of politics.
"You can not talk now a. Consul
Smith talked In the past. IS
I SO you've got q consulship, eh?' sN
traveller said to Smith
(, Yes Smith answered, lighting :
cigar. a
\ rs 1t hard work. asked the trav.
eler
3 Mot after you get It, Smith ~
piled. Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

looks Is tho the anti prize fighting
forces would have you faded on foot
work ana that they pack the hardest
punch, First thing you know they'll
cross one over along in the second
round and it'll be good night for you.
You'll never hear him when he counts
That's the way the match looks but
nobody ever knows. Get together and
shake hands. Time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

thereof, there is nothing to do but see
who can go without food the longer,
the victim or the tonsils. Temporary
relief can be secured by inserting the
spout of a tea kettle in the patients
mouth and allowing the steam to run
down his throat, but most physicians
discourage this practice and recon-
mend starvation, which is an easier
form Of death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
THE STORY OF IOWA.

An experiment well worth NOTING
has been undertaken in the Vernon,
public schools. in the adoption as q
textbook in reading of a work entitled
'Vermont-Its Resources and Oppor-
tunities.''
A literary work on that subject is
apt to prove dry material. but if the
subjects treated can be put before
pupils in such manner as to be in
teresting, the next generation OF YER
monters will absorb an amazing
amount of information about their
home state.
Why can not Iowa boys and girls
he told the story OF their own state?
Such an experiment as that begun in
Vermont would be worth while IN
Iowa and it might be still more feas-
ible to adopt readers which deal with
the history Of Iowa, telling of pioneer
life and the careers of the states
notable men
There are already two generations
in Iowa which have no tirst-h
knowledge of the settlement Of the
state, and a generation - coming
which will never have the privilege OF
those who broke the prairie sod OF
dealt with the Indians.
The story of Iowa will never be
known to the mass of the people II
courses in Iowa history and the poll
tics of the state are reserved for the
colleges and universities. or even il
they are given in high schools.
1t is not necessary to compel all the
children OF the public schools to study
Iowa history. They can be given read
ing lessons which will cover the sub
ject in its most interesting phases.
What boy or girl would not absorb the
story of the Blackhawk war? What
one would forget page or two in a
reader devoted to the disappearance of
the buffalo, the moving Of the state
capital the coming Of the railroads,
the privations of winter on the fron-
tier, the hardihood of the women Of
Iowa during the civil war. the Spirit
Lake massacre? 5,t 2E
II the history of the state is not told
in the public schools. i Will be for
gotten so far as the general public is
and it is too valuable TO
forget. Some knowledge of states
resources opportunities and needs is
sure TO be acquired from casual read
ing, for the newspapers all the time
have articles bearing on these sub
jects Of current interest, but it is not
so with the states history. We need
a textbook in Iowa. made up of short
reading lessons from the story Of the
and development Of the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
SEVERE RHEUMATIC
PAINS DISAPPEAR

Rheumatism depends OF an acid
which flows in the blood, affecting the
muscles and joints, producing infam-
i1Tii......es, st!seness and t,aiii. This acid:
getS into the blood through some He-
feet In the digestive processes. and res
mains there because the liver, Kidneys
and skin are too torpid to carry II off.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old-tinhe
blood tonic, L. very successful In the
treatment Of rheumatism. It acts di-
rectIy, with purifying effect, on the
blood, and through the blood on the livl
er, kidneys and skin, which it stimulates
and at the same time II improves Tie
digestion. Y 3.
J Get Hoods sarsaparilla today. Sold
by all druggists 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
The lime to Save
Your Hair is Nov.

NEWBRo's HERPICIDE is ths
one remedy on your druggist
shelves which may always Sc de-
pended upon.
Instead Of complaining to your
friends and mourning over your
loss of hair, call upon your local
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE.
1t Is the first and original germ
remedy for dandruff, stops itching
and checks falling hair. d,
You can save the hair you have
much easier than you can grow new. !
The time to save your hair Il now. /
The remedy Tor doing it Is NEW
Bros HERPICIDE. 49,, IS.
Applications my be obtsiaed q NE
best barber shops aod hair dressing
pars0ss.
Its guaranteed BY The fiespicide Co j
Sold everywhere. /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
Sober.

The Shaw family had recently taken
a house in the fashionable residential
section of the city. Some weeks later
an acquaintance OF former years called
on Mrs. Shaw and was viewing the.
treasures in the library.
SIS your husband a hbliomaniac?
dueried the visitor.
Goodness me. no." calculated Mrs
Shaw. ':He never nibbles bit. OH
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Public welfare in Iowa is not very
closely allied with promotion of the
prize fighting game-and that is the
net effect Of any measure legaiiZing
boxing contests" concludes the Sioux
City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

Remarking that proposal TO aban-
don the township roads in Iowa county
roads is seriously before the legislature
and is understood to have the tentativ E
approval of Speaker Pitt. the Sac Sun
is moved to confess IF Speaker Pitt
favors the county as a unit in working
roads it is the first progressive idea
that the Sun has known to be credited
to him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

of course. don't say that he wouldn't
take a little at his meals If the rest
We're dom it, but that's as far as he
ever goes in them kind of things. -
Harpers Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

Why do they still call ii Pershngs
punitive army demands the Grundy
Republican. 1T hasn't punished any
thing. can't punish anything. won't
punish anything, and never intended 10
punish anything
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

The Hampton Chronicle thinks bus
mess prudence as we'll as common
sense would say to leave the arrange
ment OF judges as ID is at present, and
pay them what they ought to have
at least $1,000 year"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

1T takes time 70 accomplish any re-
form in free land. and the primary is
a step in the right direction We can
rot afford to face about to the rear, so
we should not give up the primary at
present" advises the Pella Chronicle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

The Malvern Leader thinks that our
road laws could be improved upon. but
we are not in favor Of going back to
the old way entirely"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-27

The sineeure.
A government official at a luncheon
IN Washington said recently:
we are continually turning down re-
quests for consulships. Our consular