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New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
The Birth Of An Idea

Beatrice Mantle, author of the psychic,
love and mystery story In tho House
OF Another, which the Century Com
pany has just published, recently wrote
her publishers how the idea came to her
She says:
Looking closely In the glass ono
day to sec the effect slight illness had
had upon myself, the idea came idly to
me, Wouldn't be surprised if. when I
looked, saw some one elser
"The idea amused me, and dvslt
upon 1t. Whereupon the mischief Vas
dona. For the mind IL ceaselessly cres-
tive and begins at once to fashion that
which It dwells upon. The character
Elsie arose. took up the idea and pro-
ceeded to get entangled IN It. And I
attended the ENHANCEMENT with as much
delight as child sitting down to a
Chlnese puzzle. I have been a student
OF psychology for many years. 1t ad-
mlts to s land OF magic. And, finally.
to get Elsie all satisfied and safely set
tied, wrote her out. This was done at
Astoria, the port at the mouth of the
great Columbia River"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

er Of the workers life and future, and
he certainly is-in most Of the places
I've been-far from being what he
should be in any world that has been
made anything like safe for democ-
racy."
There is some humor and much that
Is human in an analysis Of the what
steel town:
"If this town were asked to put its
views into words it would ponder hard
ly moment before condensing it into
three words-'What the hell?' From
top to bottom that seems the general
formula and prescription. 1t is, Pm
sure, only the result, or at least the
symptom, Of the general overwork.
"The gang bosses, at least those Of
the labor gangs, seem to be the worst
examples of the what .he-heil philoso-
ply. Of course, no question is, appar-
emily, ever asked regarding any mat
ter whatsoever in the plant except in
the name of the Devils abode. But
Jul oooseS can put INTO u an amount
of heat and steam which makes it
really terrifying to the tired worker
who perhaps took ten or fifteen min
utes more than positively necessary to
catch -drinkwater' or who sat down
because no boss gave him any orders
at the moment. but 'what-the-hell
can come from anything whatever
very often from the foremans own fail
ure to give proper instructions.
"'T'row bricks offa track-ovcr dereH
Everybody throws bricks in the gen
eral direction of bosss fingers.
Fifteen minutes later boss re-
turns
"'What da hell! Why you t'row
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

to gain the workingman's point of
view.
He succeeds in a far greater degree
than many men who have launched
similar projects and merely posed as
workingmen. The one fallacy in any
such investigation is that a man who
has spent two weeks in tossing bricks
from one pile to another cannot get
the exact point of view of man who
has spent thirty years doing the same
job. After the first ten years, esti-
mating roughly, the monotony of the
daily brick should enter into the dis
cussion as a significant factor.
His findings are perhaps more in
teresting than important, though the
experience will surely be invaluable to
Mr.. Williams as a personnel director,
and he has passed on much that NAV
prove useful and instructive to the
general public.
Just as the army sergeant appeared
the most important and most irksome
institution to the average enlisted man.
so the labor boss or foreman-in Mr..
Williamss view-hods the key to the
labor situation.
The foreman certainly is the hold
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Getting at the Workers Mind
Whiting Williams Tried to Do 1t by Donnins
OVerallS

WV 7 HITTING WILLIAMS, former
"a ~ assistant to a college pres
ident and present person.
mol Iiroctov Cf i
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Soon for Unshaved Chins
English Author Was Annoyed by American
Pullman Etiquette

a MONG the passing throng Sc
"a English writers who visit this
country and imm mediately set
about the business of incor-
porating their impressions in printed
form there is Mrs. Berta Ruck As
every one else seems to have been
given opportunity to indulge freely in
this rather curious pastime, perhaps
it is only fair that we listen attentive
ly to Mrs. Ruck, novelist with many
friends and readers on this side of the
Atlantic.
Her contribution comes under the
title of American Snapshots (Dodd,
Mead), a small volume of light-read,ng
essays dedicated chiefly to the Ameri-
can girl. Instead Of the customary
gentle reader" she addresses her
audience as "Darlngs!" While this
should serve to exclude at once all
males within earshot, there are bound
to be certain sentimental souls and
curiosity seekers who will linger and
probably regret it, especially when the
author reaches "an awkward pause
while l bite my pencil and plunges
into "The American Man, as Seen by
an Englishwoman."
She ponders the problem Of chow to
be lucid without being rude" for some
moments and then starts in:
Never IN my life have seen so
many overfed-looking, middle-aged men
as ] have in one day of travelling
through the States. Surely it is not
necessary for any man just because he
has passed the age of, say, forty and
has found success in business to lose
his Romeo wastline' and to pile on
more avoirdupois than was ever meant
TO cucumber the male human form.
Why the captive balloon-like silhou-
cite of the American man above the
lighting age limit?
perhaps no man is at his best
travelling. Certainly the American
man is at his utter worst, especially
on long distance trip when he has to
make his alleged toilette in the train
"These American sleeping cars have
given me Man in an aspect new and
altogether hideous. Man, educated and
prosperous, at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing still shirtsleeved and unshaved.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
The Life Story of Edward Box
Dutch Boy Who Became Editor of Ladies'
Home Journal Describes His Career

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New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

a
steel company, put on overalls and
worked for seven months as COM
mon laborer in various steel mills,
railroad yards, iron mines and ship
yards, gathering material to present
in his new book, What's On the Work
er's Mind (Scribners).
"The particular reason for trying to
get at the whole matter in this par
ticular way" he writes in his preface.
"arises from the belief that mems ac-
tions spring rather from their feel
ings than from their thoughts, and
that people cannot be interviewed for
their feelings"
Mr.. Williams adopted no half meas
ures in the matter of disguise.
Equipped with a different name, slim
pocRetbook, rough clothes, an un-
shaved face and a grammarless lingo.
he began his adventures by applying
for work at the gate of a steel plant.
And from the record of his daily per-
formances it appears that he cheated
no employer in his conscientious effort
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

graceful and unworthy dances" For
this purpose he persuaded Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Castle to give exhibitions
OF o!d-fashioned dances, such as the
gavotte, the polka and the waltz, which
he reproduced pictorially in The
Ladies Home Journal. Unfortunately
the public failed to respond to the ap-
peal. and the magazine itself became
temporarily infected with what the
author calls "the SAVIOR of the cabaret"
However, these minor pinpricks were
OF small account in comparison with
the remarkable growth in the circula
ton and popularity of the magazine
which numbered 100000 subscribers
at the time Box laid down his editor
ship.
Admiration for Roosevelt
The author expresses strono admire.
ton for the personality of Colonel
Roosevelt. Describing the inspiration
which came to him as a result of his
meetings with the late ex~President be
says:
BOX felt somehow that he had been
given new draft of Americanism: the
"ord took on new meaning for him:
1t stood for something different, some
thing deeper and finer than before. And
every subsequent talk with Roosevelt
deepened the feeling and stirred Bok's
deepest ambitions. Go to it, YOU Dutch
man. Roosevelt would say, and Box
1oould go to it. A talk with Roosevelt
always left him feeling as if mountains
were the easiest things in the world to
move"
Roosevelt was a frequent contributor
10 Bok's magazine. A department
called 1.-The President" in which Mr..
koosevelt's views on questions affecting
the home were presented through the
medium Of interviews with Mr.. Robert
l. O'Brien, the Washington correspond
ent CT The Boston Transcript, ran in
the magazine during 1906. And Colonel
Roosevelt himself was the author Of the
anonymous articles in a department
called Men," which appeared during
1916 and 1917.
Ideas on Americanism
In conclusion, the author sums up his
Impressions of America and American
ism. His devotion to America is abso-
lutte; he feels that it is a country of
high idealism and boundless opportu-
nifty, and he desires no better privilege
than to be able to serve 1t. At the same
time he does not hesitate to point out
certain defects, which, he believes. are
apt to be noticeable to the foreign
born who come to our shores, In the
first place, he feels that Americans lack
the instinct for thrift. He agrees with
Roosevelt that the real curse of Amer
lea is lack Of thoroughness. He believes
that our school system is not as effective
as it might be in assimilating our for
eign born. And he is shocked by the
lack Of respect for law and authority
habitually displayed in American news
papers
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Biography of Harry 4. Franck

An entertaining little booklet bioyn.
ply Of Henry A. Franck. author o.
Roaming Through the Wes, Indies and
quite few other travel books cozeri-g
many of the most picturesque section.
Of the world, has been printed by his
publishers. the Century Company. 35g
Fourth Avenue, New York City who
will be glad to send it to any one who
SKIS for Il.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
EIGHT NEW HOUSES
Six More to Be Built In Second Ward,
Others In Third-E. n. Reif-
schneider Starting Four--C. A.
Lands Buys, Plans to Build Sub
urban Grocery Store.

Eight new houses, six OF them In
the Second ward and the others in
the Third, are included In a list OF
building operations just begun or
that will be started soon,
Four of the six in the second ward
will be built by f. II. Reifschneider.
At 8. North Thirteenth street he is
cxcavating Tor one. He Is preparing to
move the house from the lot at 500
North Fifth street, directly west to
3O5k North Sixth street. On the
Fifth street lot he will build two
new houses and alongside the house.
to be moved and remodeled on the
Sixth street lot, he will build third
new dwelling. All four Of the new
houses will cost from $1,000 to $4,000
each. Each will be OF six or seven
rooms.
At loo North Fifth street. w. NJ.
Hanthorn. has wrecked the old house
for many years the home and resi-
dence Of w. f. Smelling, and family.
on the site he will build a house to
cost $1,000.
At 3O5 South Eighth street. EN-
mer Edsall, who sold his home last
fall, will soon build home to cost
$500.
Harold Rosen soon will begin
building at ITO Fremont street a
home estimated to cost $4,000.
John Rank is excavating a founda-
ton at 1909 West Church street on
10 which he will move his present
house, ll04 West Main street, and
ON the latter site will erect a new
dwelling
William kaich. has put in foun-
dation at, Il South Twelfth street.
onto which he will move from the
old country club, the Thayer cot
tage that he purchased, and will re-
model for home.
9. \. Lands, has purchased of
George Shelter, the residence proper
ty at II North Ninth street He is
planning to build suburban gro
Gerry store on the site when he gets
Possession in thirty days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
GET WATER AT CLUB.
Source Of Supply for elmwood AS
sured From Deep Well.

Well drillers, who have been drill
ing an eight-inch well on top Of the
hill near the building site f ElmWGCC
Country Club. brought in we'll at a
depth of $50 feet 4 inches THURSDAY.
According to the well ucr the water
stands at the 200 foot level in the
casing and will supply l.l"p GALLONS
an hour. The wat was struck be-
low several strata OF rock. SO larg
a well was desired 10 fu!m!sh an
abundant supply for 7shG club house,
baths. green's of the golf course and
all cottages that may be built.
At a meeting of the directors I'D
Thursday night. the sieenS commit
tee was authorized 10 at once en-
gage engineers to make a topogra pm
ical Survey of the golf course and eS-
tahlish levels. pipe lin =. etc. inr ;hc
distribution of water - tn greens.
Excavation for the toAtinSs and
basement of the club house nave been
begun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
pENMEAD's BANK TO BUILD.
Bankers Mortgage Company, Oes
Moines. PLANNING New Homo.

Friends in this city of President
III, X. Denmead. of the Bankers
Mortgage Company. Dcs Monies
who formerly was cashier OF the
First National Bank. city. VIII pe
interested in the announcement MADE
I'm Des Moines that the Bankers
Mortgage Company was preparing 10
build a building TO cost sI5O.ooo'
A contract for a ninety-nine-year
lease for the, site at the corner or
Sixth street and Grand avenue has
been prepared and 1t is expected that
II will be signed by the bank Officers
soon. The Bankers Mortgage Com
pany will start building as soon as
the negotiations for the site are
closed. The lease provides for rem
tai of $4,000 per year for the first
FIVE years and gradual increase
which will bring the yearly rental up
TO it's maximum of $4,000 per an
mum.
The Bankers Mortgage Company
recently was reorganiZed with Mr.
Denmead president: B. +. Kaufman
formerly president of the Bankers
Trust Company, vice president, and
Fred Sergeant, counsel r. Ralph
Plumb and Addison Parker are new
members of the board of directors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
.HEREF0RDS SELL
FOR $3.50 AVERAGE
FIFTY EIGHT HEAD FROM
MUNOY AND BISHOP HERDS
BRING $2o,oo5.
BISHOPS SHOW COW
TOPS SALE AT $1,o75
She Stock Sells Well, Fifty. two
Head Averaging SSS3-BuIls Move
More Slowly, Six Head Offered
Averaging s163 - Buyers Mostly
From Outside Marshall County.

Fifty-cight head of pure-bred
! Hereford cattle, from the herds own
! ed by r. II. Bishop. of state Center,
and NJ. L. Mundy, of this city, were
sold Thursday afternoon at public
| auction at the West End feed barn,
I for S2O.9O5. The average price waS
more than $3.50. and the average for
the fifty-two head of she stock was
/ 1913, Top figure paid for the COW Iris
calVed Sept. 10. 1918, was sl,O15. Tn"
six bulls sold did not hring as good
rriCeS as tn she stock. the top Tor
, the male being $500.
/ The ufferin" was one of the finest
/ OF Hereford pure hredt' to go at pub
. lie sale in this section of Iowa and
many good individuals went at bar
gain prices The attendance was fair
, sized. with the majority of the buy
crS from outside the county. Practi-
Cally all tho animals were sold to
outside purchasers, with a few going
! t. buyers from state center. Dun
! bar, Gilman and 81. Anthony.
Attractive Quartet OF Cows.
The sale opened with the Offering
of the most attractive lot of the
! aftvinl0r. quartet Of exceptional
! COWS from the Bishop herd. This lot
/ included tho top COW. Iris, and Peach.
( La dv Dismora and Gladyh. all CalTed
In the fall and winter of 1918. and
daughters OF Dismora's Pride The
q no
cesSful bidder having his choice Of
the animals.
Iris was the choice of Charles ca
hill, of Fairfax the first buyer. the
price being 81 .0I5. Iris is a real show
heifer. good enough to 90 into any
competition.
Half-sister Brings s1.o5o.
The next of the lot to be sold was
Peach. going to F.. W. Ham, Of Har-
Ian. for $1.050. This was one of the
thiCkest heifers OF the bunch. Lady
Dismora sold for 1855. and Gladys
was last of the lot to he disposed Of,
selling Tor $3.50.
The COWS for the most part brought
good figures but the bulls were in no
great demand. Four males brought
SIS each. one sold for $3.50 and the
best individual went at 5000.
Buyers present praised the quality
Of the offerings and some surprise
vas expressed that more Of the ami
mails were not taken by local breed
ers Herefords. however, have not
been raised on an extensive scale in
Marshall county and it has been only
in recent wears that Hereford herds
have been given serious attention il
this section. The strain is receiving
increasing attention, however. and
rObably sOon will be among the
leading breeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
Mr.. Auto Owner.

Whether you have had trouble with
the electrical part Of your car or
not you should read the I'D elsewhere
in this issue Of the new auto electric
service in Marshalltown. Some day
you are going to look us up. U. s. L.
Battery & Electric Co., 1O7-109 East
State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
POLK CITY VETERAN DIES
G. N. Pickerll Dead Of Paralysis at
Home Hospital.

Greenleaf y. Pickerili of Polk City.
who entered the soldiers home Nov.
-. 1912, died at $50 Thursday night
at the home hospital of paralysis.
Mr.. Pickerill was born in OHIO
Sept y. 1915 and served in Com
rany a. Seventeen Ohio infantry. He
enlisted Feb. 1. 1855 ut Hillshoro o
and was DISCHARGED Aug. IA. 1861 at
Little Rock. ARK. Mr. Pichcrill is ,5ur-
vived by a son, J. K. P.ckerill, Lon.
Beach. Calf. and two daughters,
Mrs. Iva l.. East, Lake Charles and
Mrs. Eva L: Tyler. Polk city. The
body will be shipped Saturday morn
ing to Polk city fer burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
Pilqrim Cafeteria.

The cafeteria in the Pilgrim hoteI
viii open April is under ihe manage
ment of Mrs. James McGlasson
Home cooking and prices reasona BILE
Meals served breakfast to 9 a. m;
dinner hours from 1880 to = D. m:
supper 5.45 to sis p. m.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
Local Weather Rec ord,

Fifty-one and 3S were the ex-
tremes of temperature Thursday.
compared with 81 and q Wednesday
and 43 and 81 a year ago Thursday
At Z this morning the temperature
was 80, compared with 43 at the cor
responding hour Thursday morning
The rainfall Thursday was .43 of an
inch. ..s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
Speaker from Boston Headquarters
Here Monday, April 10.

Fer the purpose Of hosting those
interested in the prC.e ress of the
hristian Science movement it is the
custom Of the local church to give
public lectures periodically so that
the facts may be authoritatively.
clearly and definitely stated.
On next Monday evening in the
church auditorium Mr. John C. Lath-
rop. a member of the official board of
lcCtureship Of the mother church,
The First Church of Christ Scientist,
in Boston, Mass, will speak. You are
Invited. Christian Science Directors
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
Speaker from Boston Headquarters
Here Monday, April 10.

For the purpose of posting thos.
interested in the progress of the
Christian Science movement it is the
custom of the local church to give
public lectures periodically so that
:nnG c2ctt: IT." &c 2"thnritativelv.
clearly and definitely stated.
On next Monday evening in the
church auditorium Mr.. John c. Lath-
rop, a member of the official board OF
lectureship OF the mother church
The First Church Of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, Mass, will speak. You are
invited. Christian Science Directors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
Mr.. GARAGE Owner.

You will find real service In our
wholesale department of auto cleo
trio supplies and batteries. q ONr rad
in this issue will be of interest to
you. u. s. L. Battery & Electric Co,
1O7-109 East State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16

Mr.. Leslie, expert at Helierud's
quality jewelry store gives speciaF
attention To work on high grade
watches, satisfaction guaranteed.
Hellerud's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
Notice Auto Owners

Buy your Ford parts and acces-
series on week days. Our stock room
will be closed all day Sundays. Rude
Auto Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16

Mrs. w, j. Andree, OF Brooklyn, ~.
y. arrived In the city Thursday night
TO spend two months al the home of
her parents. Mr., and Mrs. Chris Han
son. 500 Woodbury. street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
!. No4ioa..

n yo, want 70 caN me BY. phone for
yoir lawn work and cement work
call White ~ Dan Olsen,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16
SEVENTY-FIVE LEFT
That's All and II You Don't Get Your
Ticket Before the Night Of the
First Exhibition You'II Wish You
Had Fine Program Of Boxing
Promised

Seventy five left. That's all. Just
that many memberships left unsold
in the American Legion Athletic
club and still you will want one the
night of the first exhibition.
There will be six good boxing eX-
hibitions and one fast wrestling
bout. The club has one of the best
rings in the state. The talent will
be the best and only clean sportman-
ship will be tolerated
Don't delay. Get your ticket now.
TUiIiorTG" K may be too late. Inc
few remaining memberships may be
had at all cigar stores. committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16

To Heal Cough
Take Hayes Healing Honey, 3!
cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16

Bring watches N to Hodges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-16

Broken lines Of misses
black calf button shoes.
Sizes I'VE to 2. Little gIris
button and lace. Sizes 5
to 8. Big values at only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
65c Stamped Guest Towels, 4.

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 soc Stamped Sewing Aprons 25c
 blue suitable and knitting small lot ot s rs.aymsds Collar 1T Bassrea soc 25c
 $1.OO Stamped Laundry Bags at 69c
 Laundry Bags stamped with the word Laundry ready to be embroidered. Regular SIC values 6Qr VS~ Lr.. vhi.. s4.s4.h cs..rsi'... s. :.1-P'd with 49c Z sss. s~h. Fir.. M Fioor Doubl. Stamp. Monday!