Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
LOCAL COMMENT :


We can congratulate ourselves IN
Marshalltown that the coal shortage
here Is not as serious as 1t rs IN many
other places. and we have plenty OF
wood nearby. Before anybody actual
iy suffers we can double up. Those
who have fuel can open their homes
to those who have not and hall the
fires in the town can be put out Prop
ably more than half the homes In this
city have fuel enough In their bins
20 last all winter, We are going to
be greatly Inconvenience, business Is
going TO be hurt, men Will be out OF
work and the production Of goods cur
tailed but nobody will freeze or ever
get very cold. Cheer up. Thank God
that we are not aaoat IN the arctic
seas on an iceberg. 1t can not be any
where near the calamity that last win
ter's deadly epidemic was.
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II It will save much coal cut out the
street cars. People can walk II need
be and II the street cars were not
running everybody would he privileged
to hail passing automobile for free
ride. Cut out places OF amusement
and loafing II they threaten toseat IN
to coal needed to keep food factories
running or hosp!ta!s warm. Our
schools can run two weeks later IN
the warm weather OF next spring. our
churches can afford TO put Christians
on their honor for few Sundays as
test. Our merchants need the business
but they must learn 20 concentrate.
There Is a great principle at stake IN
this coal strike. The government rep
rcsentins all the people having arbi-
trated and awarded II per cent in
crease as fair must now enforce its
award or surrender to a minority ciass.
Whenever minority classes become
stronger than the government our de-
nocracy Is busted and on the rocks.
The general public IS pleased TO
know that the mills OF justice VIII
close in on the man who shot police
man and tried to XIII him. Policemen
are not always angelic nor diplomatic
IN their manner Of approach and some
times give offense to liberty loving
American citizens, Of course, but they
can be tried in the courts for their
mistakes. They should never be shot
on sight no matter what they do and
they are entitled to obedience from
every person because they represent
the law. The private citizen who car
r!es a gun on his person which he can
pull on a policeman or on anybody else
IL usually armed for evil intent. Peo-
ple who plan no lawlessness them
selves seldom ever carry a gun. The
gun man deserves the limit Of the
law on general principles. When he
shoots q policeman he attacks our gov
eminent. He becomes an outlaw In
fact II not in law and be would get
severe verdict II decision were left to
popular vote.
The county fair committee is now
launched on big project, the enlarge
ment Of the fair grounds. The Tx.
would like to see a big and bold pro-
iect undertaken, one that would build
a new exposition on twice as much
ground and an effort made to put on
here a district fair for many counties
instead Of A county fair. New stock
could be sold, the old land would bring
SO much more now than it cost that II
cold to the fair association at cost
would almost repay the original in
vestment in buildings. New buildings
should be twice and three times as
large as the Old ones arc. They should
| be of brick and more substantial. Dur
| ing the next few years main roads arc
going to be paved far and wide and
| when that Is done anybody can beat
It to the Marshal!town District Fair
| in q Ford or In something better for
fifty miles around. Ten years rrom
now the big days at the fair here
should see $4,000 people on the grounds
instead Of $4,000, who make up big
crowd now. Get the vision OF what
an exposition could be made at cen
trail point like Marshalltown and then
build to It.
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