Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-15
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Taxes arc going up next year TO
keep pace with everything else. Inc
state levy will increase 30 per cent
the county levy Is per cent, ana the
school levy about 30 per ont, while the
city levy alone remains somewhere
near this years figure. The school levy
Is needed mostly for salaries for teach-
ers and janitors. whose pay has peehJ
boosted this year without any increase
in the levy to provide for 1t because the
law boosting salaries was enacted att
er the schol levy was fixed. Overdraw-
ing the general fund this year Tor eN-
ira salaries doubles the draft on the
same fund next year and requires
levy next year sufficient to cover TWO
years increase in wages. The school
boards pay roll shows an increase Oh
80 per cent this year over last year.
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The county board Of SUPERVISORS IL
justified in demanding that Justices OIL
tho peace collect something from Ia"
violators II they charge fees Tor the
service. Asking the county TO pay the
justices fees for cases that were dis-
missed simply because the county at
torney would not prosecute Is an at
tempt to obtain something for nothing.
however, the Justices have one just
complaint in the lack Of cooperation
between the county attorneys Office
and the board of supervisors. Inc
board employed a special constable 10
enforce the motor traffic law. Inc
county attorney did not approve OF the
extreme activity of the constable anu
notified the justices that he was not
authorizing the constable's arrests. Inc
constable could have appeared uhuer
the law but the justices very naturahy
preferred to have the county attorney
prosecute. The real soluation Tor en-
forCement of fine motor law is an agree
bent between the county attorney ana
county board to work together. 1t Is
the same in all law enforcement. Ihere
must be cooperation in all depart
ments or violators will always slip
thru the lines somewhere.
Everybody boosts for his town ana
works and hopes that 1t may grow.
When it does grow it requires more
school buildings, hence we should all
take pride and pleasure in the necessity
that confronts US for a new high school
and grade school buildings. 1t would
he a queer kind of business man who
would not rejoice at the necessity Tor
extending his factory.
Don't get worried over the heavy
frosts and imagine that an early win
Ter is in store. Remember that these
are the first killing frosts Of the sea-
son. and that now it Is the middle
Of October. The old expectation Tor
frost. time-honored by our f0refathers
in Iowa. vas from the 10th TO 2Oth
of September. Just keep smiling: re-
member that IoHa's Indian summers
seldom fail, and be sure and store
away enough coal to guard against the
predicted strike of miners.
The home gardener who has raised
enough potatoes this season TO carry
his family thru the winter. and who
has not had to buy any high-priced
potatoes all summer. is fortunate.
From the current price of this neces-
sary staple, one could set no indica-
ton that the war is over. While Min
nesota. large potato-srowing state
a normal crop this year, other
states. noticcably in the east. have
poor crops. and potatoes that might be
sold in Iowa If other states had good
crops, will find an eastern market thru
BUYERS sent into Minnesota to purchase
the crops Of large-acreage tracts. NO
one can predict whether potatoes VIII
be higher than around 81 per bushel.
the current price today or whether
they will go lower. But If one hasNI
ones own crop in his cellar he need
not fret over the cost to the other fei-
low