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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
WHAI ELSE CAN WE DOB

If a horse drawn vehicle came from
he country to the celebration yester-
day it was lost. Nobody seems to have
noticed it. On one Of the principal
thoroughfares leading into the city one
man watched the procession OF We
hicles pass. In an hour several hundred
vehicles loaded with prosperous people
bent upon pleasure went by. But not
one Of them was horsedrawn. There
were automobiles from the tin Eliza
beth of 1910 to the latest artistically
IS. 900 to buy. But not horse or a sur
rey or a team with a lumber wagon.
It was pure and simply a gasolene and
rubber crowd. The best part Of a half
million dollars in automobiles came and
went by that thoroughfares.
Now, in all candor. can a community
that depends entirely upon automobiles
for transportation in and out Of town
afford anything less than an automo-
bile road to drive on? Can a commu-
nifty with millions invested in ma
chimes as strong and almost as big as
a threshing machine and as delicate as
watch afford to hammer such ma
chimes over rough or muddy roads :?
bills saved by a smooth and permanent
highway pay for the road? Forgetting
for the purposes of the argument the
comfort of decent road, its year round
| convenience and worth to farm and
town alike, can people who own and
operate automobiles-and who doesn't
can they afford mud and hubs and
ruts as a permanent investment upon
which they pay excessive interest in
taxes that vanish witha rainstorm and
in repair bills upon machines never in
tended to hammer down hubs or climb
greasy hills? Just as matter Of
plain, ordinary horse sense. business
investment can we afford anything less
than a good road?
This Is an automobile country. 1t
| will remain SO. We shall never go back
| to the farm team and the top surrey
and five miles an hour. The road truck
| is at hand. About all that is left for III
to do is to bring the road to the auto
mobile. What else can rye do?
The good road will pay. Uncle George
Turner, large land owner who work
| ed his own farm twenty miles from
Marshalltown in his earlier day wal
speaking Of the possibilities Of tn
| truck the other day and said, why
on good road could nov WITH CT.
truck haul a. carload Of hogs to Mar.
shalltown in a day, deliver them at the
packing house in better shape and a
it all myself where It used to take
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
WORTH THINKING ON.

II was a sane sensible and enjoy
able celebration yesterday. The service
men marched and the people spoke
from the sidewalks somewhat OF the
popular appreciation of their service.
There were sports and amusementS
and n good time, but underneath was
a very noticeable undercurrent OF
thOughtfulness. II was the general
ratification Of the end of war and dis
order The outlook was toward long
Years of peace. The people were out
for a good time but an unusua!
sobriety marked the crowds. There
was none OF the wild hlarity OF the
impromptu celebration Of armistice
day when the world went mad with
joy but there was something deeper
that suggested thoughtfulness and
purpose. The people are thinking.
They have problems TO consider, re-
construction is at hand.
Comparison OF the big crowds OF
S'sNtlNhS WIN ON-iNA rs N'N"NS
earlier days shows how far we have
gone toward orderliness and sobriety
within the asst few years. That big
crowd Of yesterday was an eXemplih-
cation of orderly. capable citizenship,
a sample OF American self government.
1t testified also to the wisdom OF the
community when II refused the privi-
lege 10 sell intoxicants and the wisdom
of the state which followed the ex-
ample Of Marshall and the nation that
has followed the wisdom OF states.
There is Of course no comparison be-
tween the people who inhabit East
Dubuque and those who live in Mar
shall county but the same stuff that
makes riots and fights and causes &C
Cidents in East Dubuque used to do
the same thing in big crowds in decent
communities like ours. But not now.
Outside the necessities Of street traffic
the tasks OF the police were per
functory yesterday. All Of which rs
worth thinking upon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
Mr.. RED FOX

Peter Rabbit was scared to death
when he saw Mr.. Red Fox coming for
him even tho he had Great Snow
Shoe Rabbit on each side OF him.
Jimmie Coon and Teddy Postum had
climbed tho nearest tree. They were
nearly as scared rs Peter for they
didn't want to have anything happen
to him, and they shook in their furry
boots!
All tho little forest animals were
watching from their houses. All had
a good view but they were afraid to
sit on the bank for fear Mr. Red Fox
would change his mind ana have some
business with them.
They we'll knew that no one could
tell which one Mr.. Red Fox would
take n fancy to.
Come on, little Peter. will give
you a good chance. Now start and
run and we will have some fun"
II you have ever seen a boy and a
dog chase each other then you know
Just how they did it. First one way
and then another they zigzagged. be-
fore they set off to run. Peter looked
for a hole or a log to run into, but the
Snow Shoe Rabbits and Mr.. Red Fox
headed him off each time.
1t was a great race and you would
have loved to see 1t. 1t Is a shame that
so few people ever see the sights that
go on In the forest so often. They new
er so often enough to the woods and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
Topics of the Time S

There's always the fifth after the
Fourth.
According to Lloyd Georges way Of
talking the ex-kaiser Is duo 10 hit a
spike with his handsaw pretty
promptly.
The American casualty list from
Siberia doesn't indicate that we are
at peace with all the world.
II Kansas wants an influx Of harvest
hands all it has to do is to advertise
that the dry rules are suspended un-
I'll the grain is in the shock.
runs as high as one per cent. O. Mr..
Bryan. Mr.. Bryan, who'd have sus-
pected you?
And now that the war Is over the
Harry Thaw chestnut comes back.
Sometimes it actually seems that some
things are worse than war.
That man Willard seems to have
been as great a Stacker in the ring as
in war time, u must require q great
enthusiasm or an equally great lack Of
sense to pay high prices TO see such a
fight as that.
Well get over the illusion that we
can change the whole nature Of man
kind by a signature with fountain
pen just as We recovered from the
idea that free silver and the Bryan
ratio was a panacea for all CONNER
cial Ills.
Just when we feel the cockiest some
eastern newspaper relates that the
| Rand School Of Social Science was
started with Iowa money and headed
by Heron.
| II now remains TO see whether the
president can hold the nose Of con-
gress until it swallows.
|
Dye s'pose the next party slogan
will be He kept us out Of beer?''
| Self determination would work fine
II the other fellow didn't insist on the
same thing and wasn't so determined
himself.
| There are more jobs than men tc
take them. The nature OF the job has
more to do with unemployment than
the lack of opportunity to work. But
there again comes in the principle OF
self determination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
mBeeA dVenfureS 81 YN
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KySsi3 @MR*S ela
ChAsES PETER.

they do not wait long enough and keep
| quiet
Well. the Snow Shoe Rabbits kept on
each side Of him and Mr.. Red Fox did
MT run too fast for he thought OF those
lovely three more fresh eggs. and so no
didn't run as fast as no could.
Pretty soon they came down to the
edge Of Mirror Pond and almost be-
fore little Peter knew what happened
he was swimming between those two
big rabbits. He couldn't very well heip
himself for each one had one OF his
ears in his mouth.
In less than no time. Peter found
himself on q sand bar. with little
brush caught by the current and rev
bushes.
You ought to have heard all the lit
tie animals yell. They were SO surpris-
ed that Peter could swim. His mother,
Mrs. Mollie Cottontail, was the most
surprised OF anybody, FOR she never
had even dreamt Of such thing.
Mr.. Red Fox laughed out loud ana
went looping off home to his ten little
foxes, but a. he passed the tree where
Jimmie Coon and Teddy Possum sat,
he stopped with one paw in the ar
and called out, Remember. there must
be six and perfectly fresh!"
This stirred everybody up and they
said to each other, whats this. some
sort Of a secret society. six and per-
fectly fresh what can 1t beT'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
Bishop Quayle's Views

But what of US in America? Pres
ident Wilson is giving us absent
treatment-it is what he has said
himself in mis- message to congress.
that he is so far away we know bet
ter what we need than he--and riding
around with kings and attending festi-
walls and dinners. II would be better
II he would stop riding around and
that the starving peoples Of Europe
keep their food to save themselves
than furnish the dinners for kings.
Under the cry OF patriotism and of
avoiding criticism we have gone too
lar. We gave the president OF the
United States more power than the
kaiser ever had. We honestly did
what we honestly thought best. But
the danger was there just the same.
We have had little groups OF men do
ing this and men doing that until
actually America is ruled by oligarch-
les.
The business OF democratic gov
eminent is to give every man his
chance with tine least restraint pos
sible. 1t doesn't mean government
control. The less control the better.
The study OF democracy is how to in
trude the least on the individual and
insure opportunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

1t was founded with money left for
the purpose by MRS. e. d. Rand.
mother of Mrs. George d. Heron,
and has always been conducted by
members Of the socialist party Its
chief mission has been TO train So
cialist speakers and socialist party or
ganizers and large number Of the
best known men and women coming
under those classifcations have at
one time or another been connected
with it in some capacity. The money
left BY Mrs. Rand was exhausted
some five years ago, but other enthusi-
asts have. kept'the school going and II
is now the principal occupant Of "the
peoples house" on East Fifteenth
street. near Fifth avenue. Controlled
by the "society of the commonwealth
center" A number OF we'll known ed
ucators. not socialists, have from time
to time. but not much lately, given
courses OF lectures in the school.
which. while strictly loyal TO the So
cialist party and its pronouncements,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
A QUESTION THAT susfrsrs ANOTHER.

An Iowa Subscriber writes Z
/ Wulla.e's Farmer Tor advice regarding
certain improvements and conveniences
he proposes to make upon his farm
Here's the letter:
/ am coming 10 you for advice in re-
gard to a power plant for our farm.
! have at present mill house with corn
shelter and feed grinder, which has
/ been run by a geaTed windmill. | also
have hollow clay tile hog house
! 22x50, with a l6x50 concrete feeding
! floor have bought new six-horse
! power kerosene engine, and expect &c
! take down he gcared mill My idea is
| to build a double corn crib close to the
mill house and also hui'd clay block
or concrete engine mouse close by, as
wish To have the engine in house by
itself as much as possible. But | wish
to use the engine TO pump water. grind
sect shell corn. run the elevator in
the corn crib, saw wood, run lighting
plant, cream separator. grtndstone.
and, in fact, anything around the build
ing where power IS required. | would
like your Iv.Ce as to putting in the
shafting. the size Of pulleys and belts
required. Am enclosing a sketch Of
the arrangement ! have in mind, and
would welcome any suggestions you
mlgnt offer.
Putting aside the technical advice
and leaving that 10 the farm paper
let's suppose a case" Let's suppose
that thirty years ago someone had sug-
gested to an Iowa farmer a program
like that sketcned by the Iowa Sub
scriber" Let's suppose that he was a
good. average Iowa farmer on a good
average Iowa farm. What would he
have said to the person who suggested
70 him tina: he should have his own
MILL his own power plant for the farm
with an engine OF his own TO grind
feed, pump water, shell corn, run an
elevator saw wood. run an electric
lighting plant, cream separator, grind
stone" and in fact anything around the
buildings where power Is required
Huh? What -ould Uncle John Wesley
Farmer have said and how would he
have said it?
But most OF that is common on Iowa
farms today Iowa Subscriber said
nothing about his automobile or his
truck or his tractor. He probably sup
posed that everybody would take the
auto for granted. Everybody has one.
And that suggests something else.
What will Mr.. ]. Wesley Farmer thir-
~ or twenty or ten years hence say
about those, perhaps himself included.
who prefer mud roads?
Isn't the difference between a good
road ad a mud one as plain and accent
uated as between pumping water by
hand for the cattle and touching the
ignition on a kerosene motor. between
shoveling corn ten feet high, carry
ing grain upstairs in baskets. and
watching the elevator do II, cement
floors and feeding good corn 10 hogs
in nire six inches deep, etc. ETC.?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
THIS is THE BIRTHDAY OF
Sarah Siddons,
JULY S, 1855
IS 1T YOURS?

Sarah kemble-later Sarah Sid
dons-was the oldest Of the twelve
children Of the actor. Roger kemble.
and was born in public house
called the Shoulder Of Mutton" in
Wales. Because her mother was care
full to send her to the schools in the
towns where the company played, she
received a fairly good education. And
she played child's parts as we'll.
She fell in love with William Sid
dons, an actor in the company, and
as her parents did not want her to
marry in the profession, Siddons
was diminished and Sarah was sent
as lady's maid to a family in War
wickshire. But her parents at last
consented to the marriage, and Sarah
became Mrs. Siddons when she was
eighteen. A year later came her first
recognition as an actress. A party OF
wealthy people had come to scofr at
a performance in which she took part,
and were moved to tears by the way
she played. They told Garrick Of their
wonderful discovery and Garrick Offer
ed her a part at his Dury Lane theat-
er.
Success did not come at once even
then. But eventually she became
one OF the two supreme actresses OF
England. The great Rachel excelled
her in passionate parts. but Mrs
Siddons gave a better balanced per-
formance. Many say she was the
greater actress Of the two. Her tall
striking figure and large expressive
eyes gave her a peculiar power. best
brought out in the part of Lady
Macbeth, perhaps. There are many
portraits of her by famous artists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
sci WORTH OF CHERRIES!
IStory CITY Herald

lStory city Herald
1t isn't a question OF price any more.
Mr.. Fred Jensen. one Of our knights
OF the grip, has for several years sold
n special kind of cherry for a friend
OF his who has an orchard out In the
state of Washington. These cherries
are very fine, and have gradually be-
come known to number OF people
with approciative palates. A short time
ago Mr.. Jensen was telling a grocer
that this years crop was about ready
to harvest, when a farmer butted into
the conversation with How much are
they this Year," About 81 per box"
said Mr.. Jensen. Put me down for
three boxes" said Mr.. Farmer. Just
like thatl One family is going to have
twenty-one dollars worth of cherries
this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
DEMOCRATS WOULD APPROVE.


The press quotations of the Des
Moines Register indicates that its
suggestion of bringing out former Gov.
George w. Clarke as a candidate for
United States senator in the primary
against Senator Cummins is receiving
enthusiastic democratic Endorsement.
Nothing would please the democrats
better than fractional fight in the
republican party, with the league of
nations and personalities as the line
Of cleavage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
string of wagon. and a whole day for =

string of wagons and whole day for .
number OF men or the hauling to the
station several miles from my farm
and the freight bill thence to the pack
ers. With help scarce and freight high
it would pay big and It would give me
a chance to catch the market at It's
best" That's only one OF the prospects
that a good road offers TO the farm.
II We are going TO use the auto and
the truck there's only one thing 10 do
make road they can run on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
BEAUTY.


the
The months wore on
looking glass
beheld white
walked
that
Titan a think
the to 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

One hundred animals in the Paris
GEOLOGICAL Gardens died during the
war. After a bomb from German
a!rplane made a hole in the Rue Cuv-
Ter. alongside the gardens. the authori-
ties thought it wise to XII the poison
GUS snakes, lest they should escape and
cause a panic
Later the Seine overlooked its banks
and flooded part Of the gardens. and
monkeys, antelopes and gira1Ies as-
veloped chest complaints and died.
Only the waterfowl fiourished. but Co
co. the baby hippo. the pride OF the
gardens died Of ennui. they say, as the
gardens were virtually deserted during
the war.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

setting in the west first rate place to set ana mean can
one
credit
by toll
posthoes the
q toll Tor whicn
with their
east
beneath watcn the
a heysh and send smiles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
APPROVES CLARKES DECISION.

Announcement is made by George
w. Clarke that he is not and will not
be a candidate for the United States
senatorship. much to the disgust of
the democratic newspapers and the
paCif!st bunch. The Journal Congra-
tulates Mr. Clarke upon his refusal TO
be made the tool OF certain interests
at Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
The Rand School.

The Rand school of social science.
which has been frequently mentioned
of late in connection with radical IDEAS
and literature, and which was raided
Monday by agents Of the state of New
York in pursuit OF facts concerning
bolshevism in this country, had had a
peaceful career OF nearly twenty years
before the espionage law was enacted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
Iowa Newspapers
WANTS BILL HANGED.

The kaiser should be taken out and
shot because he is nothing more than
Il common murderer We have no no.
ton that this will be his fate. but II he
were permitted to so back TO Germany
he would be restored to the throne In
side OF six months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
HANDY DIRECTORY
- OF THE -
4 MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
visitors Always Welcome.

MARsHAIL LODGE NO. 1903 A. r
A. NJ. special communication Monday
July Z. 1880 p. m, Second desree
A. l.. Frazer, w. NJ; John w. Wells
secretary.
StoNET CHAPTER. No. SO r. a
NJ, Monday. July 81. monthly business
meeting. George Gregory. H -
John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo.
mon Council No. 20, r. q s. NJ. Mon
day. July n. Business session IT"
A. Davenport, I. NJ; John W, Wells
recorder.
Special corelave S.. Aldemar Com
mandery No. 80. X. T. Wednesday
July 2. at 100 p. m. order OF the
Temple. J. f. Frederick. commander
John w. Wells. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. E.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming, July Is, at o'clock for business
Mrs. j. F. Schultz, W. M: Mrs Archer
Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

has inclined toward the right wing in
most of the controversies within tho
ranks Algernon Lee, head Of the So
cialist group in the board Of aldermen
has long been Its dominant figure. =
Springfield, Mass, Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

Honest to goodness what do you
think OF a town like East Dubuque"
asks the Oelwein Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

They ought to be satisfied now.
They have heaped up another big bill
of needless expense for the state and
Governor Harding helped them by list
ening to and needing their twaddle."
rants the Manson Democrat. he
should have had the backbone to re-
fuse to call any special session at this
time and thus saved the state I'M
necessary expense"
IF President Wilson was amazed at
the manner Premier Lloyd George
leaped from one side of a question to
the other, what would have been his
feelings had he looked in the mirror"
says the Sioux City Journal.
The Davenport Times does not ex-
pect that conditions will be much diff
ferent when women everywhere take
up the ballot. They are likely to Ill
vide on party lines pretty much as the
men differ in regard to politics. But
they have a right to express their
opinions effectively, and this they may
do in the future"
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
1.-THE women will vote next year and
may God continue to bless them. We
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

than OF the laws submitted to the
people. Had tho issue been directly
upon the merits OF the laws. they
would have been rejected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
DISMISS THE SOB SQUAD.


Sympathy for the oppressed, the
sob squad weakness of the nation, has
no place in the treatment which must
be meted out 10 the enemies Of the
government These criminals are SO
mentally dense that they are in
capable OF being reached by kindness,
They accept the benefits OF American
liberty and then betray It at the first
opportunity. They arc at heart like
the waytarer sheltered from the
storm who sneakngly puts poison in
the food of his host when he leaves.
They are beasts Of prey. caring moth
ing for the lives OF their victims and
caI!cus - the infection Of death upon
the innocent. They deserve the fate
that the natives Of the jungle i'm
pose on the mankilling tiger when
he falls into their power. The money
appropriated TO the department OF
justice will permit that branch OF the
government to run the dangerous e!e-
ments to cover. The public wants re-
suits within a reasonable time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05

have always needed their babies and
now we may find that we have always
needed their votes"