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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
nIlEsT0bes or INDEcENcY.

When a house has been built and
furnished and a home created there 1t
ia a pitiful sight to see it burn to the
ground So much went to the making
of II It leaves so much desolate when
1t lies in ashes.
But when a life is wrecked and a
family sits in the desolation OF shame
and disgrace their condition is more
pitiable. So much groups about
mans life. So many depend upon him.
A man is the center post of a pyra-
mid of life and hope. When he falls
the pyramid falls with him. A house
NAV be rebuilded, refurnished, become
a home again. But it is seldom that
a family once disrupted and destroyed
Is rebuilt.
Strange, passing strange, 1t Is that
now and then man who has worked
1,fetime to create a competence, VINO
has been granted a wifely companion
shin that is a blessing, who has been
given children to grow into splendid
manhood and womanhood should de-
liberately market all that he has won
for the shameful and smiles OF shallow
courtesans and the applause Of vicious
and putrid minds. 1t is as tho he were
to set his own home on fire and dance
m the destruction Of all he should
hold dear in a degenerate Joy. But
thew do. And few neighborhoods have
failed TO observe the course OF such
man and the shameful pity Of it.
Now and then a man who has helo
respect of his reighbors with gooe
reasons, turns from decency to finish
his career in an indecent saturnalia
| The end of those men scarcely varies
They lose respect, friends, families
| wealth. They creep about where the!
| walked upright. Severed from thos'
who had cared for them, deserted ant
| despised by the companions that hav'
! assisted to work their shame the!
finally drop out of sight, out Of mind
| out of life and leave nothing behin'
but the memory of their misdeeds ant
| the illustration of horrible example
| They receive neither pity nor sym
pathy. Those are reserved for thei
friends and their families. And still
they are In their way the most pitiabl
| of mankind.
And yet those lives have their uses
AS q red lantern beside q sewer pi
gives its warning 20 their lives sigma
danger ana pitfan and wreck.
what must be the thoughts and tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
He Blamed the Bottle.

On the lines OF tho Fennsy' ::::.::l rail-
road just outside of Newark N. j.,
stands glue factory, which sometimes
en1its particularly offensive smell A
woman who was often obliged to ride
on this line always carried with her a
bottle of smelling salts. One morning
an old countryrnan took a seat beside
her. AS the train neared the factory
the woman opened her bottle Of salts.
Soon the whole compartment was filled
with the horrible odor Of glue. The
old man put up with it as long AZ he
could, then exclaimed:
Madam, would 70 mind putin the
cork In that ere bottle 2"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
Iona Newspapers
NOT BULL HEADED.
burlington wkeye.

Altho the road patrol law went into
effect July 4. there have been appar
emily but few patrolmen appointed.
The explanation is not difficult. Some
people might jump at the conclusion
that county authorities are bull-headed
and simply ignore the law. That is
not the fact. Explanations have been
made in several counties to the effect
that while the board Is willing, the
patrolmen are unwilling. They have
their own work to attend to, and that
is more important to them than work
the county can furnish them on the
roads. 1t will probably be the right
thing to be bit patient in this mat
ter. AS the legislature did not furnish
the patrolmen, but only made the law,
OF course, the lawmakers do not I'M
derstand fully just what 1t means to
put into force law Of that kind when
labor is scarce. 1t is not SO much a
matter of disregardins the law as
there is impossibility to enforce 1t or
put it into effect at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
on TEACHING GERMAN.
rSIaux CITY sTribune.

| q
The superintendentsof public schools
Of Sioux City is quoted as saying the
German language will continue to be
taught in the public schools.
1t is not in evidence that he was ask
ed not to teach the language. and MS
assertion need not have been made ex-
cept upon instruction from the school
board Mr. Clark is also quoted as say
ing war has nothing to do with liter
ature."
Literature however, has much to do
with war One man at least has said he
did not care who made the laws if he
could make the songs Of a nation
There is a very general belief in this
country that no foreign language should
be taught in district public schools.
There is yet wider belief that only
those languages should be taught in
district public schools which contribute
directly to a better understanding Of
our own language.
Presumably there will always be Ger
mans to translate German books, to sell
to those who do not read German. The
literature of Germany would not there
fore be lost if the public i,chools of this
country should cease to give instruc-
ton in the German language. The lam
guage itself does not constitute liter
ature."
But there is a practical side to this
question of teaching German at a time
when taxes incurred in a war to keep
Germany from forcing it's language up
on the world as it forced it upon Ger
man Poland, are a burden. There Is
also to be considered the history and
purposes of Germany as illustrated in
the following extract from an article
by Talcott Williams, in the Review Of
Reviews:
Hjalmer Htorth Boyesen issued thir-
ty years ago life Of Goethe, on which
I wrote a review which brought us in
close touch. 1t had been published in
| German, and asked him as to its sue
cess. He told me that when he went
to Germany he received a polite invita-
ton to come to see the minister OF In
| struction (also ecclesiastical affairs)
in Prussia and found the minister at
his desk with a copy of the volume In
his hand
"This," said the minister, 1--WE feel Is
the best life OF Goethe that has been
written, but there are two chapters in
1t which dwell upon the liberal views of
Goethe, which we all regret, which
he would never hold today, which have
no real part in his life as whole. If
you will take this volume, leave out
these chapters, or rewrite them 80 they
are not a republican propaganda,
will put II into our schools wherever
there Is course in literature. All the
other Units OF the empire will follow
and Austria will probably do the same
| Boyesen said to me, II looked at him
as he sat there in his. undress uniform
1 and realized was face to face with
the military power of a great country
stirling freedom, and told him as po-
litely as could that nothing could in
duce me to change those chapters. As
| Il was copyrighted in Germany and by
other countries of the Geneva conyen-
ton, I knew the minister could not
alter It; but the dream Of royalties
which would have meant to me COM
petence for life, If this book were once
made a text book, which came before
me when saw my volume in his hand
vanished"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
ALL KINDS or TRAITORS.
Des Moines Capital

- lies NIOfiioo SosP'e&'''''I 4, .
The patriot with the hoe finds the
wild morning glory wrapping round the
hoe handle obstructinE his work. IN
the absence Of better name, this
wild morning glory can be called the
Hearst chain OF newspapers. 1t " the
business of this chain to discover ways !
and means Of AIDING Germany ana
Furnishing England, az some cultiyAtors
discover.
Dropping these fgures Of speech lor
q moment, we want to ak the patri-
otic reader IL he can irnaSine more
] trouble that could come to- nation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
Masonic Meetings
always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. r.
A. M.-Stated communication. Reg u!ai
meeting Friday. Aug. H. p m. Johh
w. Wells, secretary: w. H STEINER
W. NJ.
s,eNEr CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. nj.
stated convocation Monday eVenlhs'
Aus 20, at s o'clock Business sesslo ii.
carl shaffner, H. P; John W. "eAs'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 90 r. & ) M M
dav Aug. 20, 7:30. Regular business
T Forbes, recorder; George Gresof''
l. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, 81. Aldemar
commandery. No. 30, K t. Iuesn@ ~
August IA, 1880. For work oroel y.
the Temple. I. T. Forbes reeoi'e'
n. c. Mueller, commander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. g. Q: Z
Especial meeting for initlaNoh we"
nesday, Aug. s. at p. m MRS, reols
Downing. secretary: Mrs. J. Z. freu-
erick. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07

who would be willing to put on feath-
ers and war paint for the Unitso
States.
Forty Chippewa Indians from thA
Lac Courtes GRIZZLIES reservation havo
enlisted in company which will be In.
corporated in the Sixth Wisconsin reg.
iment.
What with enlisting and subscrio-
ing for liberty bonds, the noble red
man is showing good quality Of patri-
otism" says one editor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07

Eight Indians in charge Of Chief Bald
Eagle and decked in their war paint
and feathers took part in navy re-
cruitfng rally on board the Hardship
U. S. S. Recruit in Union square. New
York. Chief Bald Eagle made an ad-
dress in the Sioux tongue, in which ne
said that he had one son in the United
States army now and regretted that he
was too old TO go to France to fight for
Ans erica. However, he said that there
were 5000 braves on the reservation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
9L;k. Mate. Like.

It would be hard to decide who cuts
the sorrier figure and who Is more
deserving 81 c6ntemptuous scorn-the
Young man who marries because ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
Jauaress Superstition.

TA1rs are no As nor as In
Japaness telephone directories. be-
canoo the name Of the figure four,
lt1,i," = To term t0g dssth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
Getting Rest.

Some Of us are slaves to society;
: sshers resolutely refuse to answer the
door bell on Sundays.-Kansas City
VoUEna1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07

Strange that SO many Iowans never
discover what marvellous state Iowa
is until they get located IN California"
remarks the Burlington Hawkeye
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
IOWA OPINION AND TOPICS.

The Knoxville Journal predicts when
the United States does as much as win
this war as England has done and is
doing the Stars and Stripes will be fly
ing over Berlin and the kaiser and mis-
while kennel of pops will he on St.
Helena or in HI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07

After glancing over Iowa's automo-
bile and swimming casualty list the
past week, young 4sportsmen should not
hesitate at the thought Of entering the
trenches" concludes the Sioux City
Tribune. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
"the Germans are putting new mean :
ing on Suffer little children"
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-13

preme court to congress and in the White House direct. Lawson deScrlb- ed the officials as being guilty of gigantic, deliberate and premediiatet robbery of the American people anu the excitement in the chamber be- came so intense when he made this statement that the hearing nearly cuiminated in fSticuffS until the ef- fort to calm the participants succeed ed. Henry's most astute questioning of the financier was unavailing. Lawson gave no information that could be called valuable and his charges seemed to be too general to serve as evidence that could be used. All he declared about himself was that he was not one of the conSpira- tors. Lansing, secretary of state, aI- so testified to explain the method of handling the peace note but he de- clared that he never knew of any leak or never suspected any such thing until he saw the story in the newspapers.
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SUSITNA YIELD
 IS $4OO,OOO.O
Y. $. GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS SUSITNA
 BASIN OUTPUT $iOO,OOO.

The following is the report of the government geological survey on min ing development for this district for last year:
 Kenai Peninsula and Susitna Regions
 The rebuilding of the old Alaska Northern Railroad, now in Govern ment ownership, leading inland from Seward, stimulated mining develop ment in Kenai Peninsula. The pro- duction from placer mining did not increase however, and there were no lode-mining operations except some small development work. On the other hand, in the SuSitna basin, which is also served by the govern men railroad, there was a marked ad- vance in mining. About 60 miles of railroad are now being operated from the town of Anchorage. Its immedi- ate tributary territory includes the Matanuska coal field and the Willow Creek lode district. The coal-mining developments have been noted above. In the Willow Creek district four lode mines were operated in 1916, cOmpar- ed with three in 1915. A dredge was installed in the Yentna placer district, and hydraulic operations were contin- ued in the Valdez creek district. The value of the total mineral output of the SuSitna basin in 1916 was about S4CO,OOO.
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WHITEHORSE HOGS
ARE POISONED

Whitehorse, Dec. 1. "Wednesday of last week some person unknown poisoned eleven hogs belonging to Manager w. D. Greenough, of the Pueblo mine The police are invest igating and if they locate the guilty party he will, doubtless, and deserve ally, get sentence similar to that of the Dawson man who a few weeks ago shot to death and killed with an ax forty six hogs belonging to the man with whom he was making his home and for which he is now serving three year sentence in the territorial penitentiary.
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NEW NOME MAYOR

The most important act of the City council last night was the election of Mir. H. H. Moller as mayor of Nome to fill the unexpired terra of MT. Blake whose resignation went into effect with his departure for the out side.
 Councilman M'Allister nominated Moller for the position and council man Ross seconded the nomination and moved that the nominations be closed. All six of the councilmen voted for the nominee and he was de- clared elected.-Nugget,
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HOW AN OLDTIMER
 DIED UP AT NOME

The many friends of George Hall were surprised and saddened this morning to hear of his sudden death last night. Although he had been having some trouble with his stom- ach for several months he seemed in fairly good health until yesterday forenoon when he felt pain in the reg ion of his heart and summoned his physician, Dr. Chace, who did all that could be done for him. He died at nine o'clock. George Hall went to Dawson in the early rush and engag- ed in mining. When Nome was still a young camp he came here and went into the saloon business in which he remained ever since. He was square, friendly and right in all his dealings with his fellows and as result had a host of warm friends in this place, His home was Los Gates, Cal, where he still owned a residence up to his death. He was unmarried and is sur vived, it is stated, only by sister and neice. He was a member of the Eagles and Moose.-Nome Nugget.
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That the government railroad in Alaska will be completed to Fairbank- $ at the end of the year 1919, two years from next fall, is the statement made by Chairman Edes of the Engi- neering Commission.
 This statement of Edes appears in the Juneau Dispatch of December 27 last The Dispatch in aneditorial says directly that Edes denies the report that the completion of the railroad will be delayed beyond the time orig inally estimated. If Commissioner Mears was rightly quoted as saying that the road would not be built until 1921 and that Seward had no chance to be joined up with Anchorage this year he was either joking or trying to tease someone evidently, The Gate way here repeats what it said a few days ago and that is the Engineering Commission will do everything pos sible and is doing all it can right now to connect Anchorage and Seward this year as Mir. Edes told this paper long ago they intended to do. It can hardly be possible that the chairman of the Commission and one other
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-13

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The state department has sent to Gerard, the United States ambassador to Berlin, an interrogation as to the text of the speech made by him at the American Commerce Association banquet when he is quoted as saving that the rela- tions between Germany and the United States were never so cordlai as they are at present. He IS asked to send a copy of his exact utterances on that occasion to the department of state. It has been pointed out to him that the delicate situation in Europe and the delicacy of the relations be- tween the United States and Ger many requires great carefulness Of speech. Otherwise, it is pointed out the world might be inclined to link the German and American peace pro- uosals and to suspect that the two governments were conspiring to fierce the coming of peace.
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-13
DELAY COMPLETION ALASKA
 RAILROAD DENIED BY EDES

Reports that the completion of the anks is likely to be delayed several years beyond the time originally est imated, are denied by w. c. Edes, chairman of the Alaska Engineering Commission. Mir. Edes states that no definite time has ever been fixed for the completion of the line. Inquiries have been answered by the statement that the commission hoped to reach Fairbanks by the end of 1919, althou- gh this was largely dependet on fav- orable conditions and the supply of labor.
 Nothing" writes Mir. Edes, has occurred this season to discourage us
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WICKERSHAM ANXIOUS TO
 GET ALL-ALASKA REVIEWS

The All-Alaska Review for Decem- Der will be on sale at the news stands today. Delegate Wickersham, by the way, wrote on the last mail that he is having The Review bound in book form and he asks urgently that three missing copies be sent to him. He says: Please do not neglect this for | am anxious to have them bound for The New York Public Library sends a similar request and it is evident in many other ways that the Review is taking a hold far away after eighteen months of existence,
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EDES SAYS RAILROAD WILL BE BUILT
 ID FAIRBANKS IN THE YEAR 1913

in any way Like all other enterprises we have felt the effect of high freight rates and a scarcity of shipping. Pos sibly we have felt this somewhat more than others, as practically everything used in the construction of the road ust be brought from the Pacific coast The past season was also wet one in Alaska with numerous storms, which occasioned some changes in our plans
 By Dec. 30 about 65 miles of new track will have been laid for the sea son, making S5 miles in all, extending in both directions from Anchorage. In addition to this over 60 miles of right of-way has been cleared on the line between the end of the track and Fair banks and over 8 miles of grading ddne in disconnected sections. Large additions have been made to our con struction equipment and large amoun- ts of supplies will be distributed by sled this winter, preparatory to an active campaign as soon as conditions are favorable in the spring.
 'I feel that we have reasons for congratulation on the result of the seasons work.
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NO ACTION ON
 LEAK CHARGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The committee on rules of the House adjourned it's executive session today without taking any action the leak matter Abandonment of the investigation is favored by most of the members but a subcommittee ;yas formed to take up the question of against Lawson on contempt charges Boil inc the Presidents brotherin-aw, denies that he had any information about the peace note and demands an apology from Congressman Wood After the adjourn ment the Democratic majority of the Rules committee voted to report adversely on the charges The resolution says there was never any ground for the investigation
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INTEREST IN GERARD SPEECH

BERLIN, Jan. 9.-The speech made by Ambassador Gerard at the American Association dinner continues Ill ho fornfront of matters that are now interesting the German people The speech is, indeed regarded as show ing political developments of the highest importance al hough the Tages Zeitung considers that the ambassador violated the diplomatic propneties The VorWaerts the Socialist organ, however, expresses the nope tat Ie
 opch indicates the intention of President Wilson to con- tinue his efforts towards bringing about peace
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KIDNAPS A BOY AND IS CHARG- ED WITH BEATING
 HIM.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Frank Walsh, formerly chairman of the h. dustrial Relations Commission, has caused the indictment of Harry Thaw for the kidnapping of Fred Gump, aged 19, at Kansas City. It is charg- ed that Thaw brought the boy to a New York hotel and assaulted him with a whip. The police are now seeking Thaw in Pittsburg.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Presi- dent Wilson has refused to support the Anthony suffrage amendment and the sufrragists have decided to picket the White House -so that it will be impossible for the President to leave the White House or enter it without meeting Hive argument" in favor of woman's votes nationally.
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-13
GRIGSBY ON
 THE DRY LAW
ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLINES TO SAY WHETHER TERRITORY
 CAN ENACT PROHIBITION

SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-George Grigs- by, attorney for Alaska, will leave for Juneau tonight He declined to express an opinion as to the power of the Juneau legislature to make dry law operative in the territory. He also refused to say whether he thought the half a million from lic- enSe taxes would be available to maintain schools or not.
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-13
NAMED FIELD MISSIONARY

It is with pleasure that The Daily Times is permitted to announce that the Rev. T. P. Howard has been ap- pointed field missionary of the entire Cook inlet country. The appointment came dierct from the Board of Mis- sions of the Episcopal church at New York city.-Ex.
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SAYS PEACE NOT REFUSED

LONDON, Jan. ll.-Speaking at the GuidhaII today Premier Lloyd George declared that this country had rejected peace terms because they had never been offered The Entente natons he said avoided the trap set by the fine words of Germany which only desired peace on it's own terms. Concluding the Premier said the En- ente wants real peace only and the reply to President Wilson's note clearly shows it. George Law and Mcken- aa were the chief speakers the Guldha in the effort to launch national campaign to secure every available penny for "the new victory oan Seventeen thousand associations are cooperating.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The con- cIusion of the Adamson test case IS expected today. The railroad lawyers lay particular stress on the lack or authority in congress to enact wage legislation, while Special Assistant Frank Hagerman defends the law and says it provides only for a mere change in railroad bookkeeping. Justice Pitney asked him where he would draw the line between public management and private operation and he answered that he was not drawing any line.
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member would contradict each other in this fashion. As the chairman's word must be accepted the statement attributed to Mears must be taken either as a joke or a mistake. The Juneau Dispatch is an Associated Press paper and the following is the statement in it's issue of December 27 with the heading and all;