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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
YOU. | AND US AND IHEH. c. cF |.

OF all things we need most In this
country a return to sanity is the pre-
eminent need. We are in the high
wave of a madness OF Extravaganza
OF course we realize that in a way but
realization does not bring caution. He
who mas anything to sell can sell it
whether it is necessity or luxury.
To illustrate better than any one other
example any man with used auto
mobile can sell it promptly and at
practically his own price. Money is
cheap because it Is plenty and goods
are short in the world. We seem to
have plenty of the main necessities be-
cause we are in the center Of produc-
ton of food and food IS the prime ne
cessity; but the world is short and bid
ding for food and clothing and even
for luxuries against US and we are
bidding against the world. This Is as
true of families as Of peoples. We COM
plain when shoes are boosted to VIZ
and $40 by those in search of huger
profits but we do not wear heavy
shoes when we desire finer skins. We
buy the same shoes because we can
buy them. We object to the high prices
Of meats and buy the best cuts. SO the
Inclination 80 10 push profits and
wages up to pre-war purchasing
power and we continue the bootstrap
method OF raising prices, raising wages
to meet prices, raising prices again to
get the increased wage and again
raising wages to meet the later rise id
prices and SO ON, hoping that our mo-
mentum will carry Us over the thin ice
before 1t breaks.
If this nation and Canada were on
war bread now we would have more
surplus flour for Europe. II govern
ment officials and editors and union
labor leaders were preaching the doc
trine Of saving and producing 80 as to
save society we would get somewhere
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
An AMERICAN JOB AHEAD.

The average man is up in the air on
the Mclean situation. Wilson admin
istration Is also in the same elevated
position. Where are we at?
The Mexican troubles have been
handled in peculiarly unsatisfactory
fashion. From Madero to CarranZa
this administration has pursued a pol
Icy that seems to have neither head
nor tail. Conditions along the border
continue to be annoying and dagerous.
Life and property are not safe on the
America side from raids by banditti
encouraged by our supineness and per-
haps from the capital Of the Mexican
government
The counter raids across in pursuit
Of so called banditti do not get us any
where. The attitude Of the Mexican
government remains unchanged. It
does not appear to concern itself par
ticularly with the fact that Me!cans
are making war on borderers. The
inference is that the Carranza govern
ment Is unable sr disinclined to pre-
vent border outrages.
In either case it Is the duty OF this
government TO make the border safe.
That can not be done by short counter
raids allegedly punitive but which fall
to punish sufficiently to protect.
Either the government of Meico disin-
clines 10 control it's people or is unable
to do so. And in either case it comes
to the same end.
We can straighten out Meico or wait
until another nation takes the Job on
thus involving US farther. We may
stand for murder Of citizens and con-
fscation of property but other nations
will not.
Some power will carry stability and
order into Meico. So much has been
offered as a warning and has leaked
out thru the interstices Of presidential
secrecy and censorship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
WILSON AID rns RAILROAD sH,pMAn.

President Wilson's reply to the rail-
way shopmen is practically denial q,
their demands. The men asked for a
raise OF wage from Ss, SO, and IS cents
an hour to IS cents an hour. The pres
ident gave them a raise Of cents.
He explained tina, the claim based
on the wages OF men in shipyards and
arsenals was not justified because of
the difference in employment and the
wage paid to shipmen and munition
workers was an emergency wage in
war. that the demand based on the
high cost of living was 10 be consid-
cred but that in his opinion the living
costs were at the peak and are TO go
lower. Hence, the president argued Il
would not be justifiable to make large
wage increases which are likely to be
permanent TO fit a situation which will
last for limited time only. He points
out that the increase in wages would
result in increasing the cost Of living
and would crush the campaign against
profiteering and advises the men TO
accept conditions and continue at
work.
II now remains to be seen whether
or not the shopmen will accept the
presidential ruling and agree with the
presidential argument, whether the
shops will continue active or a strike
result As vitality concerning the weli
fare OF the country at large 1t is to be
hoped that they will accept the presi-
dents ruling with the Accent raise and
the back pay of approximately $40
apiece and refuse to erbarrass bust
ness and general prosperity by a strike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
THIS is THE BIRTHDAY OF
Prince Albert,
Is IT YOURsi
IS IT YOURSf
AUG. 26. 1919.

Albert, prince consort OF England
and husband Of Queen Victoria, wfss
the nephew of Leopold l., Of Belgium.
The prince and the queen were born
in the same year. but did not meet un-
til Albert, with his father and broth
er. paid his first visit 10 Kensington
Palace in 1886. The two were barely
II. but a great affection sprang up be-
tween them at once. The ruling King
William ". did not favor this spe-
cial match. but the future little queen
did. so the kings objections were
fruitless.
Victoria was only IS when she was
crowned, and she was not quite Il
when the marriage took place. 1t was
one Of the few happy royal marriages.
The prince consort was in delicate
position, and his great abilities were
not generally recognized until MS
death. He had had an unusually line
education. he had liberal ideas, and
was able to take the lead In many re-
forms which England stood in need OF
in those days. He was particularly
interested in applying science and art
in greater measure to manufacturing
An exhibition which he held In spite
of considerable abusive criticism. ola
a great deal for the manufacturers
products of the country.
In the height of his usefulness ne
was taken violently i'll. and died when
he was ~. The queen mourned pit
terly, and the whole country gradually
came to feel the great loss they had
sustained
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
WBee dVenture3 81 X|
W IS1nY Coon M
MlEsS& @AR.S n


see that It was q good joke on them-
selves.
Don't let's ever tell anybody that
we tried to get ahead OF Guilty Pcrcu-
pine" said that wise Jimmy Coon. "for
people would never stop laughing at
U.S." sf
After while the wind and water
brought the barrel close to the shore
where the two, Jimmy Coon and Teddy
Postum. were eating mussels. and the
open end Of the barrel bumped against
the bank and those two rascals looked
inside and there was GULLY Porcupine
curled up In ball and taking q rood
snooze.
Hello. Guilty Porcupine," called
Jimmy Coon. "You are great sailor
We have been here watching that old
barrel, ana we couldn't see you any
where. Why didn't you tell Us you were
goinE 30 we could have gone with
your"
WHATS the Joker" said little Peter
Rabbit, us that why you pushed the
barrel down the hill SO that Guilty
could 60 sailing?" But before Peter
could say this all out loud, Jimmy's
little black hand was over his mouth,
and to this day Peter doesn't know
what was the matter.
If you would eat salt with those
mussels, Jimmy Coon. you would find
the flavor better" said Uncle Porcu-
pine. stretching himself.
Tomorrow-Who Was Under the
Caoooo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26

Teddy Postum and Jimmy Coon and
little Peter Rabbit stood on the bank
OF the pond and saw the barrel hit the
water with great splash. Jimmy
Coon thought Mr.. Porcupine would
have to swim for his life and 20 he
would be paid up for taking them that
long way thru the woods. only to find
at last that there was nothing to eat
but lot OF old salt.
But strange to say, the barrel float
ed and nothing happened to GULLY
Porcupine at oil. Nothing was seen
Of him. In fact. for he was curled up
inside the barrel taking q nap. and he
felt perfectly happy for he had had all
the salt he wanted to eat.
The barrel was larger around in the
middle than at the two ends and so
Mr.. Porcupine was hardly wet.
II was funny to see Jimmy Coon and
Teddy Possum-they were SO disap-
pointed that after all their hard work
Mr.. Porcupine wasn't punished at all.
The little animals standing on the
shore Of the pond and looking with all
their eyes to see something happen
were cross too, for nothing happened
at all.
The barrel bobbed back and forth,
and the wind and the water carried It
first to one side Of the pond and then
another.
Jimmy Coon and Teddy Postum be-
gan to eat fresh water mussels. and
as soon az they had had enough to eat.
they began to laugh at themselves and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26

IN our ettAcA uPVn sno Ase" S~ss
living.
The reason we have social unrest TO-
day is that we are prosperous enough
as a population to quarrel among our
selves as to the division Of the spoiis
OF our war inflated profits and wages
IL there were hard times and men wefo
out of work we would quit talking
about dividing the profits and would
get down to the business OF working
hard enough TO hold the job We had or
to saving as much as we can for fear
that the factory which furnished en-
ploymcnt might be closed.
Peoples like families seldom have
time for social unrest when they are
hard up and have to work. Then every
body hustles and there is real thank
fulness for the things that we have.
Periods OF extreme prosperity and
business activity are Always accompa-
MED by profiteering and strikes and
demands for more because when there
are more Jobs than r:en the workers
feel that the time is opportune TO de-
mand more and because the saturnalia
OF spending going on all around them
when wages are high and profits good
tempts them to the belief that they are
not getting their fair share while the
getting is good
Men are not TO be restrained from
reaching for all they can get ana
strikes must be expected, but we can
talk together and reason together to-
ward the realization that prices are
high because of the war and not be
cause of fundamental faults in our So
cial system.
Every interruption TO production,
every reduction in the daily product
per man and every consumption Of
goods of any kind which required la
Dor to produce beyond the necessities
OF modest living helps to boost the
high cost of living. Spectators in
iOoh VI lGitt Gt'i 1AAlN' ciiiS "h'h
prices re rising. SUarve a market I'M
til prices begin to fall and everybody
wants to sell what he has been hold
ing.
What we need in this country just
now is a nationwide campaign to bust
the spectators by not using their
goods and a nation wide public opin-
ion that will cause men money and
children to strain every effort at the
production of more food and more
goods until We have enough of every
thing to bring prices down to a fair
plane for comfortable existence.
Let's boycott everything that seems
too high in price. Let's patch our old
clothes. wear old hats. half sole our
shoes. cut our own cost of high living
to the end that the high cost of living
may come down. II we had such
unanimous cooperation as we had for
food conservation, increased produc-
ton and avoidance Of non essential
work during the war we would soon be
on easy street without government
ownership or government cornerine Of
anything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
SENT A SAMPLE FIRST.
TSar Sim

In the Suns News Of Forty Years
Ago" appears the following news item:
"A sample OF Sac county soil has been
sent to Germany by request OF the offi-
Gals Of that empire" If the Kaiser had
taken real good look ar that piece
OF dirt and ruminated a while on the
fact that there are about 100000 acres
of it in Sac county alone and that there
are IS other counties in Iowa with soil
almost. IL not quite as good, and that
Iowa Is only one OF 4s states, he might
still be ruling at Potsdam instead Of
saving logs at Amerogen. OF course
in the Kaiser's eyes that sample OF
Sac county soil was Just "a cantempt-
ible chunk of dirt" but the bumper
crops which soil like II produced had
no small part in the final victory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
A SMALL WORLD.


Of All
like southeys Kasp I'm sitting the and jasper comes
ossh who blame II he right? For have known
them
s
from afar and I've
all
adder
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
CAME THRU CLEAN.
Huntington Hawkeye.


There are charges and destinations,
and very many are suspected of prof.
teering. Everything has gone up, and
some Of the advances appear unwar-
ranted.
One Of the lines OF business In this
country that came thru clean was
the newspaper business. The prices
were raised reluctantly after II was
found that they could obtain no relief
from the profitecring paper makers or
dealers. And in many cases the prices
were not raised in proportion to the
advance in costs that had to be met all
along the line,
The press was used In various ways
to aid the government and to help win
the war. Everything that the govern
ment asked was freely and cheerfully
given, and the press did much more
than was sked for II. And IL was done
for the good of the country. II was
done because tho newspaperman Is
nothing IL not patriotic.
IL may have occurred to an occa-
sional one that the government which
spent immense sums for posters which
were seen by a comparatively small
number and which were not always
effective, might well have made appro-
priations for advertising. But If there
were such thoughts, rney did not find
utterance. And the government called
for the most complete and carefully
detailed reports from the press. limited
the space 1t might use for its own bus
mess, tho ever applying for free space
for government activities and then ad-
vancing postage rates.
The press everywhere In the land Is
glad now that it happened that way.
and that nobody said anything and
that everything is all right now and
that they came thru clean" For II
there had been a few profiteering
newspapers, the blame would soon at
tach to all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Topics of the Times

The car used to send Russians to
Siberia as penalty for political mis-
deeds; but what political offense have
American soldiers committed?
Former Food Administrator Deems
proposes that the farmers of Iowa
shall organize. Incidently does he
feel that they should organize for the
Deems guberantorial candidacy?
$50
Two fatal accidents on the Merle
Hay road in one day suggests that the
hoad should be patrolled and maze
reasonably safe for fair visitors arriv-
ing by auto.
Instead Of licensing every driver and
revoking the licenses Of the reckless
why not revoke the license of the ma
chine driven recklessly. A few mach
ines laid up for lack of license and de-
MED road rights would set the owners
Of autos thinking and result in much
more careful driving.
Andrew Carnegie gave away a mint
Of money in his time, but the canny
old Scot had a credit TO his own &C
count when he died Of So 100000. This
will provide nicely for his wife and
| daughter as we'll as keep wolves from
bowling around the tomb.
| Hunting profteers is not dissimila +
In any respect from the unusual expe-
rience in cunning for rabbits. You
can always find plenty Of tracks but il
is seldom that you find anything else
Well, we invaded Mexico again, and
| again the government at Washington
and the government. SO called. al
Mexico city have exchanged notes on
the subject. Same old story.
It is not worldwide by any means
You can still buy wife in the Fiji
islands at "a, which is the same ole
price.
Baseballs are to hit unheard of high
prices next year. The price is to ad-
vance from a many year standard o.
SIPS to $3.50.
The world series will be with u!
shortly and We think we know RICH
} now which club will be the its"
Il $50 t"
1, Do you suppose the story of Henri.
Ford's scent verdict will bet into hi
Ford joke book?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
WHAT A MINNESOTA COUNTY
DID. 2 ~
TIT Dodge Messenger.l

ri. bDuse hesScHstTl
A dispatch from Grand Rapids, Mine
n-sota, states that the voters ~ Itasca
county, Minnesota. overwhelmingly
adopted a proposition to bond their
county for 100000 to build hard
surfaced roads. The dispatch states
that re proposal carried by a sixteen to
one vote. A big majority OF farmers
voted in favor of hard surfacing. In
Big Fork, a farming community, there
were sixty-four votes, in favor and not
a single vote cast against the propo-
sition. .--
Webster county land is no doubt
worth on an average 800 an acre more
than the land in this Minnesota coun-
ty. In order to hard surface the prl-
mary roads in Webster county IT would
be necessary to vote in favor Of the is
suance OF s1,50O,0e0 bonds in anticipa-
ton of the federal and state allotments.
This is onc-h half million less than the
mount voted IN this Minnesota county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
lowa Newspapers
SCRIPTURE AND SPEEDERS.
TCouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.l

In one day in Cedar Rapids fines
amounting to s20e were collected from
auto speeders. Now here Is an item
of worth while information. We have
an abundance OF auto speeders and
most Of them have money. We nee.;
money to pay our policemen and fire
men and take care of street cleapflg
and other items OF municipal business
Why not get busy WITH the business Of
collection Here is chance fol
some fellow 10 have il said of him
when he dies (Which might be soon}
he smote the rock of municipal re-
sources and streams of abundance
burst forth"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26

wheis tho land probably isn't worth
moro than half what Il Is In Webster
county,
The Minnesota county made no mis-
take In voting for hard surfaced roads.
The rise that will result in the value
OF their land because OF good roads
win pay the cost OF hard surfacing'
And here In Webster county we have
just twice the reason for voting to
hard surface as they did in Itasca
county. Minnesota
We have got the best farm lands In
the world right here. All we need Is
a sure way To get to them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Worth knowInn.

Every person when he takes up his
cards at game Of whist holds one out
Of 635,01s,55s.s00 possible hands. AZ
for the total number Of variations
possible among all players. 1t Is 20
enormous as almost to exceed belief.
Mr.. Babbage calculated bat II 1.0oo,-
900 men were to be engaged dealing
cards At the rate Of ono deal every
minute, day and night, for 100000
years. they would not have exhausted
all the possible variations Of the cards.
but only one one hundred thousandth
part Of them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Good Opinion Of Himself.

Sydney Smith, once entering draw
Ing room alone in . fashionable man
sion in the west end Of London. found
1t lined with mirrors on all four sides.
Finding himself rehecteS in every di.
rectfon, he remarked; "Ah. / see.
There appears to be meeting Of the
clergy here and there seems to be .
very respectable attendance"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
p,eken. The t,umor,s&

Only the great humorists survive
their own day and generation. There
Ii nothing that fades SO quickly -
humor. What our grandfathers
laughed at II likely to seem very nat
to US. But the humor Of = genius like
Dickens Is ~ fresh and stimulating
today as when he wrote his books.
It springs from his knowledge Of char
acter. and ID founded on the universal
experiences OF life, and humor like
this does not die.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
a. ~ ~
AneI.n. Cult Of IN. rlyeasehsr.

Ancient Cult OF The Fiycatehsr.
Beel2ebub was the ny god of Enron
Preferred to in II Kings IL. 3. 4 and
to). Tie great god Baal was some
times worshiped as the lord OF the
dy," - he who drives OF the dies.
The hies were then and are now mans
worst enemies In Palestine and Egypt.
We remember we'll how We had to bo
continually lighting them OF with fans
whom we were travelling In those lands.
The hiss settled on the eyes Of tho
children and literally sucked out their
syesight.- Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Thing to % settled First

"Your society started out to decide
. number Of questions Of great scien-
tic importance" "Yes. We arranged
to consider the manifestation OF the
psychic impulse In protoplasmic life
and the molecular energy developed by
the prismatic transmutation Of light
waves and kindred topics" And have
you done so?" mo. We've only bsen
In session week. We haven't yet de-
cided the question OF who's boss. -
Topeka Journal.
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HANDY DIRECTORY
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Unfortunate St.te Of Mind.
ITO have gruose against every
body, or even against nearly every
body. II = most suspicioua frams OF
mind to be in" .-.,-..-s..-s- - 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Il DoSa.

Once more, lest you forget; the
"city beautiful" movement offers .
broad field Of public service to every
good citizen.-Birmingham Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Now that it Is assured that the
hands of timepieces will not again be
turned ahead an hour next spring 1t is
suggested that if certain industries
wish to begin an eight-hour day at Z
a. h., with an hoar at noon and shut
ting down at p. M, there Is no law
against it," suggests the oelwein Reg
lister. This would bring about a re-
suit similar to the daylight law plan
Of beginning at a. m. with time an
hour fast"
IF the profiteers keep II up instead
Of gunnysacking around the feat OF
honest people there Will be balls and
chains on the feet OF the proft.eers,'