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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
SOME OUTSIDE OPINIONS OF cuMMlHs.

Arthur Henning, noted washington
correspondent. in a special article to
the Minneapolis Journal sizing up the
political situation. says:
"The opposition to cummins is
chiefly labor and radical farmers.
who are dissatisfied with the Cum
Minis Esch transportation act and are
bent on taking the scalp Of the Iowa
senator, having already defeated Esch
in the Wisconsin primary. The task
is much more difficult, however. In
the case OF Cummins, who Is the
grand old man OF Iowa and one OF
the few real statesmen in the United
States senate. I know of no ono
other national legislator, Of whom It
can be said. as 1t can be said OF Cum
Minis. that he has left tho impression
of his views upon almost every i'm
portant piece Of legislation during his
career In washington. whether the
republicans or the democrats were In
power"
Referring to the desperate attempt
to punish Cummins by tho brother
hoods and the combination between
democrats with special interests the
Omaha Bee says editorially:
1T is not merely a local matter, but
an issue In which the entire country
Is engaged. The double barreled as
sault that Is being made on Senator
Cummins by the democrats on the
one hand and the nonpartisan league
group on the other, has for its main
object the placing OF democrat from
Iowa In the senate. The appeal these
opponents OF the senator make rests
on his connection with the Esch-
Cumhpins bill. which Is being twisted
and niisrepresented to support q CAM
paign that deserves the sternest re-
buke the loyal voters can rive It.
Senator Cummins has served hiA
state and his country well through q
long term In the senate. He has per-
sistentiy sought the right. giving OF
his ability in fullest measure for the
good OF his country. His extensive
knowledge OF the transportation prob
lem, with the intr1cacies OF which he
is as well acquainted - any man In
congress, made him invaluable In
framing the legislation under which
the railroads were rescued from the
middle into which democratic experi-
ment with government ownership had
plunged them. This should entitlc
him to renewal Of his commission
from the people OF his state. The de-
feat OF Senator Cummins by a demo-
crat, on the false issue that II being
raised against him, would paEtake OF
the nature Of calamity"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
sciENTisTs As DETECTIVES.
Application Of Chemical Analysis Lc
Gates Platinum Thieves,

Application Of Chemical Analysis Lo-
Gates Platinum Thieves.
Solution OF a large and vexing
problem In crin1inology by the appli-
cation OF delicate methods OF chemi-
cal analysis, a feat recently perform
ed by government scientists, may
well be classed among the facts that
are stranger than fiction"
g Two men had been arrested while
attempting to sell ESQ ounces OF
sponge platinum at 800 m ounce.
It was found that all the precious
metal reported missing by government
and industrial laboratories did not
equal this amount. Il was known,
however. that the platinum In pos
session Of the various plants AMI
bureaus varied IN composition. some
stocks containing traces OF iridium.
and some palladium, or other rare
elements. Inventories OF known
stocks were Immediately requested.
and the conflscated lots were checked
against these returns. with the In
formation, the stolen platinum was
traced to its sources.
BY replacing the distracted metal
with mixture OF mercury and moist
earth. the culprits had been able to
prevent detection Of the gradually
Aiminishipgs stores.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
By WALT MASO
PAPER CLOTHES.

They're talking suits
good and right while at shaving;
kindness
often inclined when
all
cautious thrifty little
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
SOMETHING ELSE RISES
By FLORIAN SLAPPEY
As Told to OCTAVUS ROY COHEN
Copyright
1920

F7orian Slappey showed thru the
ground glass door upon which was
inscribed the slogan: Lawyer Evans
Chew. Attorney & Counsellor" The
colored gentleman OF legal affairs
sighed resignedly, put down the large
volume he had been intently pur-
suing and interrogated his visitor.
What you got on yo' brain now"
he asked, "'ccptin' water"
F1orian eased into q Morris chair
and helped himself to one Of the at
torney's cigars.
"Nothin'."
II blieves YOU"
Amt no cause gittin' sarcasttcal
'bonten 1t. l is been thInkin'."
so was ontil you interrupted
me-"
It's the way things is goin' up"
| said Florian imperturbably. "Ev'y-
thing is rsin'."
Tell me sumthin' dom know"
Does you know" inquired Mr..
Slappey. that high prices amt the
on'y thing which is risin'? Does you
know that also the birth rate Is
! risin'?'
Huh! What You care bouten the
birth rate. Flo'ian? You Amt even
! engaged?"
NO. Mr. neither I amt likely to
| be. Not with ev'ything goin up.
| Now this heah newspaper says that
they was mo- births las yeah than
| they was the yeah befo', an that
| they was less Deaths"
"Jes' tho same" argued Lawyer
Chew sententiously. "ev'ybody is go,
to die some time
With yo' mouth You talks words,
Lawyer Chew: but them words dom
mkae sense"
What keer bouten the birth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
Reproduction
Prohibited.

rate? Ise done born, an amt
worryin'."
"A big birth rate is a sign prices is
swine keep on goin' up"
Says which,"
"They's gwine keep on risin'
highcr'n what they Already has riz."
How you make that?"
"Chillun is got to have things, amt
they? An sence that's a fac, they
amt no reason why them profiteers
shoul'n't charge high TO them things
which is gotten to be had. An when
they stahts cha'gin' high To- some
things. they gifts the habit an
cha'ges high TO ev'ything. So tha's
how come"
You is jes nachelly bohn pesti-
mist, amt your
Optimism don git nobody no eat
ments nowadays" Lawyer Chew. An
what don salisfry my hongrlness, /
| amt pretickerly intrusted in.'
Huh! Then how you manufests
sech intrust In birth rates?"
"Them's vital stitisticks, Lawyer
Chew. An stitisticks which Is vital
'fects eatments sooner or later"
An you is ag'in a high birth rate.
Floian?"
II is.''
Has you got remedy to sug-
gest?"
"Yassuh. Lawyer Chew--I sho'ly
en- be suggestive on that subjec'."
Then what you says?"
This" returned F1orian quietly
I SUCCESS that the guvment taxes
| ev'y chtl' which Is bohn an uses that
| tax to establish comfortable home
TO unmaied men. An I asts you
dom that solve the problem?"
T Lawyer Chew answered with q
monosyllable.
'.P'rapsi" he said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
HoovER's POSITION.

The New York World, blindly
ardent supporter Of the present ad-
mintstration, nominated Herbert
Hoover for president, and announced
it would support him as the candi-
date Of any party and on any plat
form. The New York Times, de-
vout worshipper at the foot Of the
same throne, urged his Independent
candidacy and the destruction OF
both parties in a great Independent
movement. Mr.. Hoover could have
had the democratic nomination had
he 30 chosen. He is now campaign
ing for Senator Harding, despite the
fact that in order to catch a few
California votes Gov. Cox announced
that he intended to make Mr.. Hoov-
or a member Of his cabinet. II the
people permit him to select cabinet
The support OF Mr.. Hoover Tor
president was largely due to his wide
experience in European affairs and
his comprehension Of the conditions
which the league of nations was sup
posed to solve. He would be at home
in that international policy. In a
speech at Indianapolis in favor OF the
election OF Senator Harding and the
republican party, Mr.. Hoover said:
''The essential thing is that the re-
publican party has pledged itself by
platform, by the action Of its ma
1ority in the senate, by the repeated
statements Of Senator Harding that
IL undertakes the fundamental mis-
sion to put into living being the
principles Of an organized association
OF nations for the preservation OF
peace"
Mr.. Hoover realizes, as do all
thinking men and women in the
country, that the American people
will not permit the nation to enter
the league according to the Wilson
covenant. which is the platform Of
Gov. Cox. But he does not under
stand that either the republican
party or it's candidate is in favor Of
taking no part in the preservation Of
world peace. The difference is that
Senator Harding and his position
meets Mr.. HooyerS approval. pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16

poses that the United States shall
not surrender its authority to say
When and where and how 1t will
serve the world for peace. and being
told by other nations-many of them
incapable. irresponsible and shallow
when. where and how it shall do
so. In a word. Senator Harding pro-
poses that the United States shall
be it's own independent boss instead
OF being bossed by the council OF the
league of nations whose representa-
tiHes are filled with the jealousies
and ambitions and Responsibilities
of Europe. Certainly when Mr.. Hoov-
er publicly states that the policy OF
Senator Harding ana his party is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
OCTOBER DAYS.

dubuque Telegraph erald.1
October days are not melancholy.
They invite reflection and pensive-
ness. to be sure; bur- they invite also
participation and enjoyment In ali
the wonderful things nature has Gre
ated in the months preceding. Much
tho we may sound the praises OF
April and May as the days OF plan
ming and promise, 1t is not until
October days that the full meaning
of the hope OF spring is borne upon
us. October is the rugged manhood
OF the year In all its glori y
strngth; 1t is symbolic Of tasks be-
gun and carried thru to the end; /,
is a synonym for achievement.
Wherefore for inspiration and re-
newing OF courage. let US not forge.
October.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
DON'T BAY At THE MOON

Sit tight, gentlemen, we are all In
the same boat 50 far as falling
prices are concerned The merchant
who got caught with too much sugar
on hand when the price broke need
not think that he Is In an unfortu-
nate class by himself. The grain
farmer who could not deliver last
years corn at $1.s5 because Of car
shortage must now take less than
$500. The livestock farmer is selling
at loss. The cotton growers who
paid $500 per day for negro women
|pickers are riding by night burning
gins and terrorizing their neighbors
in futile efforts to keep cotton out
Of the market until prices rise again.
Everybody made money when prices
went up and nearly everybody will
lose some money when prices go
down. Sooner or later the wage work
er will be reached by falling prices
in what he has to sell so there is
no use mourning about what has to
be. Let's do not bay at the moon.
When readjustment has been &C
complished ell business will be es-
Established on sounder and safer
basis at reasonable but sure mar
gins Of profit.
Farmers this year must accept
read justment. It Is inevitable. Their
products were the nrst to rise when
the war came and they rose until the
government was forced to put a limit
to the price Of wheat. Europe called
for more Of our meats and grains in
a month than Europe needs now In
year. The American people were
asked to eat corn and oat flour in
stead Of wheat and to go without
meat on certain days. There was
tremendous Initiation to prices of
farm products as the result Of the
war and those prices had to come
down when $50 per day jobs ended
in the ship yards at the close Of the
war.
Farmers need not appeal to the
government for aid because nothing
can be done to sustain war prices
for meats and grains. Neither should
cotton growers go to rioting to pre-
vent prices falling as recession in
cotton was inevitable.
Sit tight. gentlemen, and step
down the ladder one rung at time.
Be pleasant and orderly about 1t.
Deflation had to come and 1t is COM
ing. It will go on for another year.
Sooner or later prices will touch bot
tom and there will be a short period
Of slow business with some men out
Of work. Wages will have to be
readjusted and those workers who
render the most service for their
wage will be the last to be let out.
When business picks up again men
will go back to work at lower gen.
eral average Of wages, but neither
wages nor prices will ever remain at
pre-war levels very long. A mean
level somewhere between pre-war
depths and war inflated heights will
be found after which business in this
country will continue to prosper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
Il Must b, Cancelled.

Another fatal objection to the Paris
compact is the provision which
pledges the United States to Join IN
preserving the Independence and
boundaries Of other nations. That -
a pledge so pregnant with possible
wars in all parts OF the world that II
should never be given. It can not, IN
fact. be given grievous wrong to the
coming generations Of Americans.
The present generation is free to
fight for other nations or to avoid
being drawn into foreign wars. ls
not this present freedom due to the
fact that the founders Of this republic
avoided such traps as the Paris
compact? Why should the present
generation assume that It knows
what will happen turnout the lons
future of this country? Why assume
that the present generation is better
able to dispose of future problems
than will be the generation that is
confronted by them? Wisdom exist
ed before the present generation.
was born-witness the constitution
and presumably the coming genera
lions will have their share Of wisdom.
At any rate they viii be entitled to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
!. HANDY DIRECTORY
-oF THE:
MASONIC TEMPLE
II Masonic Meetings
/" Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. los. A.
r. A. NJ, Regular meeting. Friday,
Oct. is, 1880 o'clock sharp. G. G. Jen-
nings, w. NJ: John w. Wells, secre-
tary.
SIGNET CHAPTER NO. SO. Royal
Arch, Monday. Oct. Is, 1880 o'clock.
Business session. Frank T. Nokes,
II, p; John w. Wells. secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20, stated assembly: Monday. Oct. IS.
Business meeting. CARL Shaffner. w.
NJ, John w. Wells, recorder.
CoNCLAvE 81. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80, Tuesday, Oct. 10.
1880 o. m. Business meeting. Clyde
n. Stewart, commander: John w.
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 O..
q. s. Public memorial service Sunday
afternoon Oct. II. at 2:so o'clock In
Masonic Temple. Mrs. w. ]. Rich
ards, w. NJ; Mrs. Archer Walton,
secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
Topics Of the Times

Do not be in any hurry about buy
ing coal for prices are coming down
as the coal comes up out OF the
mines.
The chances are that II corn stays
down in price there will be more
margin Of prifit in feeding hogs and
cattle than there has been at war
prices.
The price Of dairy products refuses
to climb down because Of the amount
Of labor involved. Any material break
would cause men to quit milking
COWS and then there would be no
butter at any price.
The court holds that such stock
jobbing swindles as the packing
house promotions were conceived IN
fraud which is a logical conclusion to
make from the evidence but what is
going to be done to punish the
swindlers?
Present comparisons OF white pap
er and raw wool markets do not
promise much opportunity for paper
clothing to be introduced into
American customs.
Nobody is threatening to tie up the
railroads with a strike Just now and
mills are not forced to throw their
wage workers out Of employment be-
cause of idle railroad trains. Wage
workers should think Of this and vote
for Cummins for senator
Ex-President Taft one OF the origi-
nal advocates of league to enforce
peace says that II the democrats
were to elect to the United States
senate all of the candidates they now
have running they would not have
enough In the senate to pass VIII
sons league Of nations treaty 20 ne
can see no hope for . league in CO.'S
election. He thinks that Harding Will
be and must DO elected president II
we get any kind Of 4 league at AL.
California and Florida travel starts
early this tall because tho hAoituats
wish to get there before tho rush out
there will be no such rush as 90
CURED last year. Farms have not
been cashed in so rapidly this year at
$500 per acre and business and pro-
fessional men are not nearly 30 flush.
Tight money and falling prices will
affect tourist travel as 1t affects all
other things.
Rural and city paving contracts
should not be let until we'll toward
spring when recession in prices may
be expected. There 10 too much OF
shortage in the supply Of cement just
now to encourage public works. The
time is soon coming when this news
paper viii be shouting for paved
roads again near the largo cities ana
towns and gravel for the rest OF
them but Just now prices are wrong
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16

creating that kind Of an atmosphere.
Too much Of the popular interest IN
baseball Is now q betting intereSt,
Remember, that gambling killed
horse racing, in itself a noble sport.
Springfield Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
loua Newspapers

IOWA WOULD NOT TAKE PART.
lDes Moines Capital.l
II the republicans OF Iowa do not
carry the state for every name on
their ticket they have nobody to
blame but themselves. Permit the
Capital to suggest that II Harding is
elected president and the country is
swept by the republicans and Iowa
should go partially democratic the
republicans Of Iowa would not have
much Joy IN the general celebration
OF republican victory.
We call attention to another point
when democrats are running for of.
nee In republican states they sa.
they are opposed TO partyism; they
proclaim themselves nonpartisans
But when they once are In they are
straight democrats.
COAL SCARES AND COAL PRICES
lCedar Rapids Republican,
The advice OF the purchasing
agents" who have recently held a ma
tional convention of their own, is to
buy only what one needs at the pres
sent time. That advice need hardly
be given. People naturally follow
that process OF buying when they ex-
pect prices to fall. But it applies es-
peciaily to such things as coal. Those
who were urged to lay in winters
supply few months ago were urged
to buy at peak prices-prices it is
now fully revealed were wholly I'M
Justified. They kept repeating The
probable shortage and putting up
prices to correspond with the fears
with which they filled the minds Of
those to whom they wanted to sell.
The governor of Indiana has been
doing valiant work In exposing these
rascalifies. He has told them that
there are too many coal million
aires" already. and he wants no
more of them In his state. They
seem to have taken the hint and coal
prices are dropping as we'll as other
prices. A dollar and a half and two
dollars ton lower are talked OF in
the Chicago district. IF the warm
weather holds out a while longer
prices may be much lower STILL What
the big coal operators relied on was
a scared state OF mind on the part Of
the public, but the warm weather. has
taken the scare out OF many people.
The governor OF Indiana has also
made 1t plain that there are too many
brokers in the coal business he
wants the mines hereafter to sell di-
rect to the dealers in the cities. The
way 1t has been every ton has been
sold en- route and that many times
over. Each sale. often from one
broker to another, has meant an ad-
dition to the price. This is an out
rageous system the examination OF
which has brought all middle men
under criticism-altho certain middle
men are as necessary as primary
men. But only those who actually
have something to do with the
Of the coal should be per-
mitted to make money out Of it. and
that tor their services rendered.
From the mine to the consumer there
10 only one man essential. and that is
the dealer who distributes it. The
governor of Indiana has some good
ideas and all legitimate middle men
can afford to uphold him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16

satisfactory to him; those who be-
loved Mr.. Hoover was the personifi-
cation OF American internationaIis.n
are silenced in criticism Of the can
didate and party which he SO forci-
bly, tndorseS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
Too Much BETTING.

One way, and the simplest way, to
clean up professional baseball is for
nobody to bet on the games. It is
not merely matter OF crooked
players. who are tempted by outsid-
ers. II the public wants the game to
be ION the level" let It begin by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
1obnBurrougbs'
, s s Nss'':s:::

How is the fox related to the
dog?
lis an orioles nest ever used a
second time?
3.--Why is Kentucky so fertile?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16

The planet Jupiter is correctly
placed in a chart Of the heavens $500
years old, now in the national library
at Paris. ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16

In this way the French people got
quantities OF shoes for a few cents
pair. Evidence comes that carloads OF
new shoes, in addition to those listed
above, were sold to the French for
old shoes, at about fifty cents pair
The democrat administration helped
the French at our vast expense to re-
duce the high cost OF living, but he
saw to 1t once more that there was
no reduction Of price in America.
And now the French are paying off a
$3.50, 900 900 interest Indebtedness by
selling some Of tho same. goods back
TO us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
Trees Liability to Lightning.

Careful records made during sew
eral years show that poplars have
been struck by lightning 232 times,
oaks 100, willows 20 and yews so.
The safest" three are birch, alder
and cherry, but all trees should be
avoided during fnunderst0rus. =.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
why SHOES ARE SIS A PAIR.

The need for leather in war Is
great, but that Is only one OF the rea-
sons why we are now paying $500
pair for shoes. During the war the
government ordered leather goods
without any regard to It's actual
needs. It ordered $4,000 saddles
when 1t had only $4,000 horses and
mules; 100000 sets OF harness. or
three for each horse: and 2,sso,s5s
halters, or seven for each animal. It's
expert said the government ordered
SO many leather goods. that to make
them would take 300. 1000 more hides
than were produced In the United
States. When the war ended, the
government had 10000 pounds of
manufactured leather on hand. So
leather was hard to get and the price
OF shoes began to soar. The govern
ment had millions Of pairs Of shoes
for which It now had no use. But this
supply was handled so as not to In
terfere with the profiteering OF shoe
dealers. 1t was simply hoarded-kept
from the people. Vast quantities Of
shoes, old and new, were burned in
France.
Other vast quantities were sold to
the French for twelve and one-half
cents on the dollar and ten years in
which to pay. There were thus sold;
Boots, valued at ..........s 7.435. 425
Leather lining, valued at 1922
Gloves 1910. 2s9
jenkins s,155,370
Leggins, leather .......... 1900, 900
Shoes, 5,2o7,s7s pairs ...-. 37.o53, 9s5
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