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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
KNOCKING THE NOW,

A non under standable habit Of many
newspapers is to sneer at present day
ability in public service as compared
with former days. 1t Is common
hearing in conversation to find men
depreciating the ability and usefulness
of the present while lauding that Of the
past. 1t is just habit, an old habit,
a sort of scandal mongering and gos-
siping like that attributed to sewing
circles-for it isn't true.
The fact is that in craftsmanship
and invention and business and COM
merce and agriculture, schools, all ac-
tivities this day Is able and capable
beyond any other the world has seen.
It isn't true that politicians are more
shifty than those we knew and remem-
Der. The ability that makes a paper
dollar worth 100 cents wherever it is
produced from Alaska to Florida and
makes it full tender without question
or examination may safely compare
with the days Of wildcat banks when
every man carried money detector."
q list of bad bills and the note that
was good today became worthless over
night. We can stand the comparison
between the OK team and the motor
truck, between the lumber wagon with
board across the box and a sheep
skin to sit on and tbs automobile in
which every farm family takes the
road, between the electric light ready
at the touch OF button and the tai
low dip or the ancient kerosene lamp
which smulated the lightning bug. The
schools and the colleges will stand the
comparison. The Farm above ali shows
what progress capacity and ability has
made II there II any walk OF life
which does not proclaim the higher
standard Of ability and organised ef-
fort will some wi5eacre please bring
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

The world over the building Industry
is striking example OF the shirt
from peace work to war work. ana
now back again. When munitions
were more wanted than gold the pro-
duction Of other things was checked,
In some directions was stopped, Mu-
nitions now promise never to be
wanted again so much, and buildings
are so much wanted that building
labor is asking almost munitions
wages. The COMMAND OF the labor
nrket Is dangerous to labor when
used in the manner now on exhibition
II Is all right TO charge what the
traffic will bear, but when more Is
charged than the traffic will bear the
traffic stops. II the railways found
II so. the building unions should not he
taken by surprise II 1t works similarly
with them. The masons, painters
and other related industries are now
asking more than Is received by otner
workers whose trades require more
skill and learning, and they are ASKING
II in manner which Is putting their
employees in a mood for u lockout
"Snowballing' Is a new word for
an old form of labor extortion. II con-
ssts of forcing wage advances by an
nterminable series of strikes, instead
OF one great strike. Bricklayers
are now asking $40 n day, and
they lay fewer bricks. Not long ago
the bricklayers were examples OF
laborers willing to lay more bricks for
more money, and were enabled to DO
so with less cxertion by means of eff
flcicncy studies. Now they are ar
rogrant and killing their trade. Ma
sons are getting $3.50 and plasterers
are wanting more. There IL talk oil
nation wide strike of more than
million workers, and the employees
are discussing a lockout. They cam
not both pay such wages and the
highest prices ever known for ma
terials. Between 1915 and this year
the cost of an ordinary frame ana
stucco building rose As per cent, ana
recent advances have increased Inc
cost to 80 per cent. Steel skeleton
buildings have risen los per cent
and reinforced concrete buildings al
most as much. From % per cent 10
40 per cent has been added within the
past month or two, and there is no
sign of top. Miliionaires have no
monopoly Of wanting shelter. wage
earners are the greatest sufferers anu
complainers against the rent prof.
iteers. Thus. as in many other
asses the strikers are damaging their
own class, and oftentimes themselves
It is a shortsighted as well as
treacherous policy to make demanos
of this sort contrary to agreements
and even TO agreements revised FAVOR
ably to the men. Contracts cannot De
made when bidders cannot reckon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
MBe1A dVenfureS Of an
* AaSTnY Coon EEH
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- VSUSSV'N~'
friond OF Quilly's." ~
Teddy swung by his long tail right
over the white porcupine and then ne
swung up to the branch again.
II never saw him before" said Ted
dy Postum. but he doesn't look an Il
he would hurt anyone"
Mr.. Owl blinked both eyes. ana said.
"Whoc. whoo!"
II don't know who It Is" said JIM
mic Coon, but I think 1t Is n ghost"
Nonsense, Jimmie Coon, you never
see q ghost but minute and then u
disappears--thi isn't a ghost"
Now everyone knew that Mr.. Owl
was out all night and every night ana
knew all about ghosts. and 80 the lit,
tie animals crept out to see this
strange white porcupine.
They walked all around him ana feit
Of his shiny spears and Ned Chipmunk
grew 30 bold that he asked Alphonse.
the White Porcuplne. to lend him one
of his white spears for n tooth pick.
GULLY Porcupine was very proud
Of his handsome cousin and walked
up and down and said he was his
first cousin and showed off his fine
points.
or course those porcupines were
eating the wood on the inside OF lit
tie williams canoe because 1t had
been in salt water. But do you sup
pose little William liked 1t when no
came to turn the canoe over the next
day?
srn,,,n,ou, poooaful Ccnne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
ALPHONsE, THE WI

You never saw anybody 30 scared as
Jimmie Coon and the rest of the lit
tie animals Of the Great Forest were
when Aphonse, that cousin OF Guilty
Porcupine's stepped out from under
IT," overturned canoe.
This Porcupine was oil white, his
gums and his tail and his head--he
looked as II he wore white sheet or
had been dipped in flour barrel.
None of the little animals had ever
seen white porcupine before and they
thought II must BIO the ghost that old
Mr.. Owl was always talking about.
You would have laughed II you could
have heard all those animals scream.
And the way they flew into holes and
under roots Of trees was q caution!
Alphonse, the White Porcupine,
couldn't think what all the rustling
noise was about. and he didn't know
how he could make such stir and
commotioI-
This cousin Of GULLY Porcuplne
was not proud at all, altho he was such
a beautiful person.
Jimmie Coon and Teddy Possum
looked down from the branch OF an
elm tree and were surprised to see Quill
ly Porcupine and three other perfectly
plain porcupines coming out from un-
der the canoe and they seemed to be
great friends with the white porcu-
pine.
Look at that white ghost, Teddy
Postum" said Jimmie Coon. He
must be ALI right for vnu 500 he is n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
INNOCENT PURCHASERS or STOLEN AUTOS.

Discovery and seizure OF a large
number Of stolen automobiles at Des
Moines leads to the hope that an Or
ganized gang may be broken up. The
hope rises that few auto thieves may
be sent to the pen.
Those autos are, Il is stated, in
the hands of innocent purchasers"
The term is legally correct. It is prob
ably morally correct in most If not all
instances. But the ownership and sale
Of those autos should be traced back
from one innocent purchaser to an
other.
Somewhere along the line some pur-
chaser may be unearthed whose in
nocence is not as evident as it should
be.
Strictly speaking. the purchaser who
buys an automobile of an entire
stranger without question except as
to the bargain he seems to be getting
isn't altogether innocent. He knows
that he is taking a chance Of course
and that II the machine Is stolen
one it may be taken away from him
and he lose his money. Still 1t ap-
pears thieves seem to find no serious
difficulty in finding buyers for stolen
autos. Who makes the market? The
innocent purchaser grabbing at a
bargain? Why are stolen automobiles
SO easily marketed?
1t would help to suppress auto
thieving if every purchaser demanded
proper bill OF sale from some per-
| sonally known seller. demanded as i,
were an abstract OF the machine as he
would inquire into the ownership anc
title Of a town lot. There are plenty
of reputable dealers with used ma.
chimes on sale. plenty OF we'll hno WI
people who desire to dispose Of theil
cars. Loose buying by innocent pur
chasers" and by dealers is the oppor
tunity Of the automobile thief.
Don't buy a bargain Of tota
stranger without close investigation
1t isn't financially safe and it isn't ex
actly innocent"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
WILLING TO AVOID 4 SHOWDOWN.

Mr.. Hines, director general. has
served notice on the striking railroad
ers in the west that unless they get
back TO work and restore full railroad
service by Saturday they will find
other men on their jobs when they
conclude that they want to work. In
this he has the backing Of the brother
hood heads who have doubtless agreed
to assist by furnishing men for the
jobs.
1t is corroborative evidence that the
brotherhood leaders have bit off more
than they feel that they can masti
cate. First, the instruction within
their own organization causes them
alarm. The men are getting away
from them. Self determination by vote
when applied to the local and state
organizations spells disaster to the
autocracy of national leadership. They
must suppress the emeute in their own
ranks. That is one reason why Hines
finds the backing of the national lead
ers behind him. There are other rea-
sons. One very important reason is
that the Plumb proposal has stiffened
sistance. There is a very widespread
opinion that the showdown might as
well come now as later, a general con-
viction that we are not going to get
down the pole of expansion apd extra
vagance without a bump at the bottom
and if we are to be bumped the bump
ing is as good or better as it is likely
| to be later on. There isn't any man
ner Of doubt that the country at large
| will fight the brotherhood program and
| that the country is ready, tho unwill-
| ing, to face the showdown. Govern
mental mismanag ement and slack and
unwilling service has brought the
coutry to the jumping off place where
1t objects to jump from the frying pan
OF governmental control into the fire
of soviet management and ownership
Of railroads. The brotherhood leaders
wisely foresee defeat in such fight.
They would avoid it at present.
In that conclusion they are showing
a greater wisdom than in the demand
made by Plumb and the Sims bill. In
such a fight the brotherhoods would
find themselves cut off from their re-
serves. The 100000 other workers
would naturally be most unwilling to
starve while factories were shut down
and all industry strangled by a trans
portat!on strike of 100000 workers
who draw the highest average wage
They can not see why they should suf-
fer loss and pay more for living In
; order that one class of workers oWr
public utilities and set their own pay
Shippers and merchants and agricul.
turists, both already disguised and in.
jured by the railroad situation would
naturally stand fairly we'll shoulder t
shoulder. Organized labor would suf
fer. In the fight there would be suffer.
ing and loss and perhaps bloodshet
but in the end the brotherhoods wouls
be licked to FRAGILE.
The sensible thing for the shopmer
, to do is to listen to the president, MI
Gompers, the brotherhood chiefs AM
other labor magnates. They are ad
-, vising we'll from the labor side Of tn
| question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
forward the sxampler

The fact IL that this In n wonderful
age, that its ability and usefulness ana
accomplishment toward human happi-
ness and comfort is utterly marvellous
no less. And we should recognize that
truth instead of gossiping together
like a bunch of knockers on store
box In an alley.
No doubt the old New England town
meeting was as democratic a form OF
local government as possible. But
Ito O00. 900 people can't hold town
meeting. The time when n township
was unit has passed and the county
itself Is passing as "A unit OF govern
ment. We have outgrown them In pop
ulation and also In ability. We have
shortened the roads, crowded counties
together. annihilated state lines In
commerce and in common interests
Our problems are mass problems, not
Individual or neighborhocd differences.
1t requires wider knowledge and larg-
er understanding and more ability to-
day than then And we have them.
They have kept fairly abreast of the
whirlng world, n world that has made
speed and is still gathering momen-
tum.
Look II over. Go back to your youth
and use your own experience and the
revelation OF your own lifetime in
making your comparisons. Visit with
the man you used to be thirty years
ago. Size up the ability and accom-
plishment of then against that Of now
fairly and honestly Be honest or at
least as honest as you can in your
conclusions. Would you go back to
live as you lived then, would you ac-
cept the ability OF those days as mea-
surfing up to your estimate of what
ability and execution should be now?
Could you? And If you couldn't and
il such great and beneficent changes
have taken place in three decades
doesn't II prove conclusively the abil-
ity and usefulness of those who have
brought them about?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
Federal Vocational Board a FaiIure7

~
The demand for thorough investi-
cation of the Federal vocational board
threatens to become insistent Disabled
soldiers who have been waiting penni-
less. for months to be placed under the
widely advertised government training
system are loudly proclaiming that its
chiefs are incompetent and that its
funds are being wasted. while the men
whom the government desired to care
for remain dependent upon the charity
Of relatives and friends.
The Association Of Disabled Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Is active In the
matter and promise startling revela-
tons. II claims that a former inves-
tigation proved that some of the OFF,
Gals were drawing two salaries, and
that men dependent on the pay to be
provided during the period of training
were debarred from that advantage by
being held up for the convenience OF
fayorite schools. 1t claims further
that while the board has no fewer than
1900 clerks, not more than 5000 Of the
$4,000 men eligible for training have
been placed in schools in the last seven
Months. In a petition submitted to
President Wilson the association asks
for non political investigation, and
Juts forward the serious charge that
~. officials Of the board have lost the
confidence OF the men concerned. who
believe that the funds provided by
CONGRESS- for their rehabilitation are
unwisely Washington Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

then. But why not call special grand
iury in this most important matter
Nv November the profiteer will nave
nailed all his profits to the mast anu
be ready for an immunity bath.
An Omaha sugar broker says ne eau
get n,entv of sugar to supply that city
If the price is right. Tho price. ho
saws, is Is to 16 cents pound. "hich
will set people thinking and shouiu
start a little government business WIN
tbe broker as to the location of the
hoard.
Mr., Carnegie did nice thing when
he settled $4,000 a year on Mr.. lai''
Now he will not need to be president
again. Strange that Andy didn't THINK
of Mr.. Bryan and the wolf that RACES
at his back door.
It would interest the Iowa public II
the Jury in the Clark disbarment case
would have limited at something q lew
yer can do that would deserve disbar-
ment.
Des Moines voted to take over the
water plant in that city. Strange they
never thought of it until after July l.
Two baths a month in Germany Is
the order in an effort to save coal. Ho'
baths are permitted only on the first
and second Fridays Of each month
Simply pay no attention to Saturday
night at all.
Iooact Ipi,,p how rnanv things die
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
Topics of the Times

When labor was scarce In France
American engineers who might nave
been earning from $1,000 to $4,000
year at home built French roads with
pick and shovel at $40 month. NOV
1t seems they need some policemen In
silcsia andya couple Of regiments OF
Americans are ordered abroad to do
the work. Perhaps they will run across
the other American soldiers who are
being held In si.erio:
Federal Attorney Moon is to wait
until November to prosecute the food
hoarders. The explanation is TIT the
federal grand jury doesn't meet until
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
CLOSE ro'EARTH.

yet have ridden arplane balloon aho I've Oft been hidden
smiling
bed but but I'm noeen to M until the earth padded with cushions
L
fourteen Of reven and
soil
the enough for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune re-
marking that employees OF the oper-
ating department Of tine railroads are
the best paid laboring men In the
world" says, IF they are to know no
law save their own desires. 1T is high
time tine country knc!.s y and deals
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

Observing that shines have gone up
to fifteen cents in Hampton. the Web
ster City Freeman Tribune asks, well
what's the matter with Hamptonites
shining their own shoes? If the pub
lie would do a little more to help it
self, some Of the protiteering would be
eliminated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

with them accordingly. II they are
entitled to more pay. they should have
II, but as long as they see fit to adopt
the high handed methods which they
have sought to use in this instance,
their pay should be In entirely differ
ent coin than they request"
I'm the last three years the railroad
employees have received hundreds Of
millions Of dollars in wage increases
for which the general public Is paying.
AS a reward for Its generosity the
country is to be taken by the throat
and choked into submission II the most
complicated economic issues that have
ever confronted II are not settled
forthwith" says the Manson Democrat.
IF there is any difference between that
kind of arrogance and the arrogance
of the German general STAFF in July.
1914, we should like to know what 1t
is"
The Carroll Herald thinks 'the next
republican ticket should have at least
one soldier candidate. and II makes
little difference what office il is for.
The soldiers will in time control the
party as did the soldiers Of the civil
war, and they might as we'll beg In
now as later"
"Libeled stores of boarded food
must be held until the courts decide
what to do about 1t. II these matters
are to be dragged thru the courts, the
food should be released In time to help
posterity," suggests the Burlington
Gazette.
Even the highest priced country
teacher gets small pay as compared
to many other callings. and he Is the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

you pay for last month that you didn't
need? Have you figured those expen-
C:tures into the h G.. OF |?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
- ~ a

most important Of ALL" says the Buri-
lington Hawkeye. 1T Is very good
sign, however, when counties point
with pride TO the high wages that
they arc paying teachers. In bygone
days there was rivalry among the
counties as to which paid the least
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
HANDY DIRECTORY
- or TH9 -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings


~ vIsiters Always Welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE NO. 100 4. =,
A. M. special communication, Friday
Aug. 70, T:so o'clock. First decree
A. I. Frazer. w. NJ: John W. Wehs'
secretary.
s,oNEr CHAPTER. No. 30 r. a.
M Thursday. Sept. 4. at 1896 MarS
Masters degree. George gregory. IN
p: John W. wells. secretary
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kin. solo
man Council No. 40. n. d 8. NJ, MON
day, Sept. ~. Business session. IRA
A. Davenport. I. M; John W. "eh'
recorder.
sosoI.I coroIsvs ST. Alderman Com
mandery No. 30, X. r, TUESDAY ssp''
Mt 50 D. m. Red Cross ana MAJ va
70. Frederick. commander Johh ""
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81 o. e
s-Resu,ar meeting Wednesday eve
ming. Sept. II. at s o'clock FOR ous.-
Mesa Mrs. J. r. Schultz, W. NJ; MIS-
Archer Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

The Mason City obe-Gazette says:
1.-The biggest thing which happened
in Mason City last week was not the
announcement of some big industry
added TO the increasing lost, nora SEN
sational episode nor a society event,
nor a political convention. 1t was the
formation of a post No. 1o1 OF the
American Legion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1T Is far better from practical
viewpoint, to readtust wages to new
conditions by evolutionary processes
argues the Sioux City Journal. Let
all classes, except the guilty. combine
to reduce the cost of living to rea-
sonable point, and then fix the wages
and salaries and other remunerative
elements from that level"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

Honest Injun. how many things did
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

B.. Even the highest priced country
teacher gets small pay as compared
to many other callings, and he IL the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-29

Des Moines voted to take over the
water plant in that city. Strange they
never thought of it until after July !.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-06-21
CIipe 1nSuf|etitOare.
UN EXAMEN ROM1NESC IN
AMERICA.

in orasul Buffalo, N. Y, locu-
iesc multi Romini. Parte din Ell
sunt din partle Aradane, parte
din Banat. Multi familisti, daci
multi Gu copii mici. Parintele Au-
gustin Baiia, intelegind rostul
vremii, fndata dupa sosirea sa in
Buffalo, tinut mereu prelegeri
Gu copii. Era greu de tot. Scoala
era in hala de-asupra bisericei.
Copii mergeau peste ii la .scoala
americana din oras, lar dupa &c
veneau, fndemnati de parinti,
.trebuiau sd cerceteze 81 scoala ro-
mineasca, la care, in cinste, pa
rintele A. Baila facea 81 pc das-
calul.
Dumineca in s Iunie q. G. a
fost examenul baietilor de la
scoala parintelui A. Baila. NJ e.
1ra inca la doua ore 81 cnrtea BIZ
sericei era pima de lume multa,
barbati, femei 81 copi. Venisera
curiosi, ca Sc auda roadele nun
eli preotului lor iubit. Punct la
doua ore soseste 81 parintele Bal
Ia, saluta multimea care Sc ridi-
Cd in picioare 81 pc qrma fntra
toti in sooal8. Sc incepe exam;-
nul. Ca de object, sc cinta un
,,fmparate Ceresc" urmeaza Gu
,,Bine esti cuvintat Christoase"
si pc urma se purcede la exami-
mare. Aproape toate intrebarile
ca 81 raspunsurile isl aveau In
semnatatsa lor special& Gu pri-i
wire IA organizare, att in tre-
cut, cit 81 in prezent 81 viitor.
Frnmos an cetit baietii; Romu-.
lus Ardelean 81 Romulus Eta.
Vasile Nicici 4 cetit ,,Albina In
capatinata" @ tilmacire frumoa41