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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
"six Rooms and Bath"

We are told by his contemporaries
that Croesus spent generous for
tune building "a home which had
every advantage that could be
thought out by the experts in his
kingdom"
Croesus may have had his Won
derful home completed. AS far as
we know, neither historians nor 9TH
er writer's have told us.
In yesterdays paper there was ads
vertised for sale:
"A six-room modern house with
bath
Here are some Of the things In
this six -room modern home with
bath" and on the grounds surround
ing 1t:
Automatic hot water heater FUR
nishing hot water instantly to kitch-
en-, bathroom and laundry; furnace
with thermostat, which keeps the
house at any temperature desired lat
least that is what thermostat and
furnace are supposed to do); cleo
trio lights in every room: connec-
lions for electric sweepers, electric
iron, and electric fans; electric
washer In laundry room; gas heated
mangle, bathtub and shower attach
ment, wind proof windows; storm
doors and screens complete. water
tight !. basement gas and electric
stoves, sleeping porch, telephone,
apple; pear, peach and cherry trees
in the yard; berry bushes Of various
kinds, beds OF asparagus and pie,
plant, wild flowers Of several kinds,
rose bushes, good neighbors land
how importan. that isl ornamental
hedges, plot large enough for a gar
den.
Boy! page Mr.. Croesus!
And when you locate him. ask him
for us II his kingly palace that cost
him millions Of kopeks had anything
on an up-to-date six rooms and
bath. Peoria Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
John Burroughs
S Nss's:ss::

l.--why, do weeds multiply so
rapidly?
Are matches prearranged while
the birds winter In the South?
SIS the lamprey eel vampireg
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
Il Why are orioles increasing7
The oriole Is peculiarly exempt
from the dangers that beset most OF
our birds: its nest Is all but i'm
pervious to the rain, and the squirrel,
or the Jay, or the crow cannot rob
II without great difficulty. 1t Is
pocket which 1t would not be pru-
dent for either Jay or squirrel to at
tempt TO explore when the owner,
with his daeger-like beak, is about.
Hence the orioles ARE doubtless
greatly on the Increase.
.. How does hound distinguish be-
tween old and fresh fox tracks?
1t is amusing. when the hunter
starts out OF a winter morning, to
see his hound probe the old tracks to
determine how recent they are. He
sinks his nose down deep In the
snow so as to exclude the aid from
above, then draws long full. breath.
giving sometimes an audible snort.
II there remains the least effluvium
of the fox, the hound will detect 1t.
II It he very slight, II only sets his
tail wagging: If it be strong, 1t I'M
ioosens his tongue.
s.-What.is the difference In ap-
pearance between roots and boughs
of trees?
Lowell is the only writer know Of
who has noticed the fact that the
roots of trees do not look supple and
muscular like their boughs, but have
a stiffened. CONCEALED look, as OF a
liquid hardened. They flow out from
the trunk like diminishing streams
Of liquid metal. taking the form Of
whatever they come in contact with,
! parting around a stone and uniting
again beyond it, and pushing their
way along with many q pause and
| devious turn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
THE FATHERS OF THE TELEPHONE.

Theodore Vail did the world
mighty service. He made life better
worth living. More than that he
made life longer, doubled ii, meas
ured in the power to accomplish. He
lived to a marvellous service. saw It's
certainty of accomplishment and then
died in the course OF nature. What
more could a human being ask for
himself? What more can human be-
ings ask or require of another?
The telephone and its development
changed lives and communities and
nations. II was a gift to every in
dividuaI living and TO all posterity
It shortened every footstep. It gave
every voice the power and privilege
to reach across the continents to lis
tening ears. II came directly into
every element of human life and hap
piness that the power of speech en-
tiers into. It destroyed distance. 1t
drew the city to the countryside and
moved the farms into town. II abol-
ished the isolation of lonely neighbour
hoods. made neighbors neighbors in
fact as In statement. It's beneficence
in industry was not greater than its
beneficence in the home. It expand
ed friendships, collected kindness,
trebled usefulness. Its influence on
US as a people can not be analysed
or estimated.
Toward this great change the tai
ents and efforts of Vail greatly con-
tributed. The two men to whom the
great debt is due were Alexander
Graham Bell who invented and Theo-
dore Newton Vail who developed that
which may be termed the greatest
gift. considered both socially and in
dustrially, that the world had ever
received from the genius of inven-
ton and the talent of mechanical de-
velopment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
Topics ofthe Times

John Rude, our excellent Marshall
town citizen Of the Rude Auto Com
pany who sells coolies of Fords was
named by the democrats yesterday
for state auditor while Clyde Herring
who sells Fords in Des Moines was
named for governor. II those boys
can hold the straight flivver vote it
looks like good night to republican
victory.
The attorney general of Nevada IS
after the divorce granted Mrs. Gladys
Moore and has started suit to set
it aside. Who's Gladys The peti-
ton recites that she's better known
as Mary Pickford. Now we suppose
the whole row will be Doug up again.
One charge against the sheriff Of
Black Hawk county who IL defending
an custer suit is that he bought or
offered to buy drinks In the Owls
clubroom. Well, where else could a
man buy or offer to buy?
The Literary Digest is taking a poll
as to presidential candidates which
It assures will speak the voice Of
the people" Those polls are good
circulation propositions sometimes
but we have established a method OF
ascertaining the voice OF the people"
which while it doesn't always seem
to work just as it should has GER
tain advantages over holding pri-
maries and elections by newspaper
and magazine polls. At least one
man can't legally vote as many times
as he is willing to pay postage.
Haywood confesses to fomenting
trouble in the latest strike. Why not
1t doesn't appear to prevent his play
ing around On bail while under sem
tence to a federal prison? He is only
attending to his regular business
Germany must dernohilize her army
under threat of the allies. But sup
pose she refuses, will the allies make
new threat just as good?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

for SIS a month and board and cloth
es should save money. Before the war
the salary was SIS and board.
Harvest hands used to think $3.50 n
day and board was real money; now
they demand for day labor from IS
to $40 and board.
OF course a dollar is only fifty
cents now. But the man who gets
SIS a month and board has the
equivalent of $3.50 velvet against
the SIS he used to get. II the wage
system was ever a success from rne
standpoint of the worker. what is the
matter with 1t now from the stand
point of the farm hand? But this
doesn't alter the fact that the farm
hand is finding II more profitable to
go into industry. He should balance
his current assets against his, la
bilities at the end and the month to
determine whether he has used good
Judgment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
HOW DID LOGAN WORK IT2

Out in Logan, a neat and pretty
little city in Harrison county, Iowa
certain citizens have lately put up
$4,000 to the C. G. N. w. r. r. as
payment for large quantities Of Joy
Juice. It seems that the car Of wine
was in transit and for some unex-
planned reason was being held or laid
over or something like that at Logan.
There 1t unaccountably sprung q leak
and the ruby stuff that waxeth It
self Alright whiting the cup was sink
ing enthusiastically into the earth
under the very eyes Of those who
simply couldn't bear to look upon the
fatal scene. So they got Jugs and
pals and things and took them away
filled for future reference. Then
came the minons Of the road and Mr.
Hines demanding restitution. They
got 1t. $4,000.
There are places in this broad land
Of ours where little item of $4,000
Ii considered neglible as against an
opportunity like that which glorious
chance or shrewd gimlets gave
Logan, Iowa. The only wonder Is
that Logan did not riot and the
sheriff call for the militia. Perhaps
the knowledge that nobody but the
militia officers would have rot vine
In that event restrained the popu-
lance There are communities whsSs
~ hishways krcn Ssssy dirsction
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

affairs for quite a while, maintaining
only nominal partnership with the
other Mexican states. The an
nouncement of the secessation OF
Sonora gives rise TO speculation In
regard to what may be the future OF
that territory. Some hold that II
would inevitably drift into the
United States. especially IL the de-
velopment of the country in an eco
nomic way was the chief reason for
the breaking of home ties. Others
hold that the prohibition laws of the
United States would keep Sonora
out. 1t might agree to a United
States protectorate.. However con-
sidering the way things are done In
Mexico-one day this and tomorrow
that it probably will be sensible to
refrain from speculation in regard to
the future of Sonora.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
Ripping Rhymes
q. WATT MASON
THE SPRING COLD.
By WALT MASON


a be sunshine
habit is
myey
would
habit
this sunshine
and a would make lament
feeling and but
methinks
when to leave
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
HANDY DIRECTORY
OF THE -
MASONIC TEMPLE
A Masonic Meetings
. vis;tors Always Weieons.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os A
r. A. NJ Friday, April FL AZ
O'Clock sharp First degree = ~
Jennings. w. NJ; John w. Wells
secretary.
sYcNEr CHAPTER NO. IS, r. A
NJ. Monday night, April ~. business
session. Frank T. Nokes' H. ~
John W. Wells. secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO
% stated assembly April 10, o. e
Fox. master; John w. Wells record
err.
coNcrAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM,
NANDERY No. 80, Tuesday Aprli
90 business meeting. Clyde n
stewart. commander; John w. Weiis'
recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81 o. r.
G Regular meeting WEDNESDAY
MAY -. ut s, for business, Mrs W.
richards, w. NJ; Mrs. Archer
Walton. secretary,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

weeks. for there are substitutes
Cedar Rapids made oatmeal for one
and il will not take much nor viii
1t take long for those who are hold
irg the "spuds" 10 get scared. They
are dangerous things to hold at the
present time for this is the spring
time and new potatoes from the
south will soon begin to arrive. The
man who has potatoes had better sell
them for what he can get for them
instead of holding them for a hold
up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
PLENTY OF WORK.
1falar P1ni1S Eozptfp I

ITedar Rapids GaZette.I
Farmers are complaining that they
can not obtain lahorers. This denotes
general prosperity. There is no IN
employment problem. Few farmers
and board. and the average is prob
ably higher. In some sections milk
ers are getting s35 a week with board
and housing. There is a demand for
agricultural hands in some parts at
800 a month with upkeep and
privileges. Privileges mean the right
to raise a few pigs, chickens, milk
COW and keep the money when the
surplus is sold.
So there is really no reason why
any one should beg A man working
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

that private monopoly is wrong I'M
less you can get hold Of some Of the
stock" observes the Mason City
Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
The Windmill.
LOAF SONG.


All you get for working Is a lot more
work to do.
Dandelions are lovlier and brighter
far than gold.
Eyes are not for reading print when
skies are soft and blue.
Even eyes be-spectacled and dim
and rather old.
Who In labor would rejoice
When he hears he south winds
voice
With her white throat filled with
laughter and her hair aflame
with flowers?
II sincere your love of work Is
Here's a worker who q shirk Is
He won't be the least lnsulted II you
do his job for hours.
Lots and lots ofspeople now are plan
ming their vacation.
All I wants a fishing pole, a straw
hat and a stream.
Theirs the pomp and glitter OF
society ovations:
Mine the quiet current where the
dropping willows dream.
Husky angleworms for bait,
And the somnolent long wait
For the bobber to go under and the
catfish to come up;
Any normal human wishing
For a rest should 60 afshing =
And deeply drink forgetfulness from
Aprips magic cup.
Sing your silly choruses to praise a
life Of action!
(Wish I was a hoppy-toad a-settin'
in the SUM.
Hall the man who hunts success and
'shuns all vain Distraction!
(Wish was a cricket, just
a-fiddlin for the fun).
All want to do Is lie
Meath the arching, sapphire SIX y
And watch the dreams march past
me to the tunes the breezes
sing.
Let me rest, alone, apart
On the brown earth's throbbins
heart,
Let me be the humblest actor in hel
pagan: 81 the spring.
Most of the good old days" never
were at all, but when pricing spring
raiment this wear, We confess to q
longing for that happy time far back
on the ladder of evolution when we
Just let the winter suit fall out and
the summer one grow In.
In that distant period. too, when
we wanted cook We just took down
the old flint hammer, spat on oul
palm and went out and got her.
The saber-tooth tiger furnished
the only housing problem then but
we'd pretty near as soon meet him
as the gold toothed one that Is fur
nishing ours now.
With all the perfectly good trouble
that's lying around loose in Europe
you can't exactly praise the intel
ligence of the persons who have
come here looking for II.
Congress may not know much
about passing treaties, but it certain
ly is adept at passing the buck.
Turkey has almost as many cabi-
net changes as these United States.
rrhtn,, 80 &hn b,,c,yIlo%t4n - . ahfp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

The Perry Chief says: THE pes
simist Is sure that those 81 potatoes
he Is now called upon to plant will
be worth only a dollar next fall"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
BUCKING POTATO PRICES.

Cedar Rapids Republican,
In Idaho they have started a pota-
to war. They refuse to buy at the
prices quoted. That is not a bad
idea. The average family can get
along with fewer potatoes for few
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
lowa Newspapers
ISN'T THIS A LITTLE MIXED?

ICharter Oak Times.l
1t begins to look like Deems, and
-well--he was surely mans size in
the war loans problems. He got the
cash for his country and at the same
time put our fair state on the map
in clean bright colors. The man. who
could do that has some claims to
ability.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

Noting that Cedar Rapids thieves
recently stole $500 worth Of potatoes.
the Cedar Falls Record exclaims:
Must have got whole sackful!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
SONORA AND THE U. S. A

Davenport Times.l
The revolt of Sonora Is said to be
merely the open assertion OF what
has been largely a fact for some
time. Sonora and Lower California
have been looking after their own
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

saws: with the rank and hle hear'l-
lv in favor of Senator Cumrins' an
ti-strike clause in mis- railroad bill. he
will poll his usual big vote in Guthrie
in the primaries"
"Woodworth Clum has resigned as
secretary Of the Greater Iowa Assocl-
alton. The change ought to put the
association in better standing among
the people Of the state, and we be-
lieve that it will" says the Hampton
Chronicle.
mfr. Hoover will accept the repub-
Iican nomination for president If the
party platformEs progressive enough,
but perhaps MI Hoover isn't pro-
gressive enough for the republican
party" suggests the Webster CITY
Freeman Journal. There is no rec
ord that he has in the past done very
much toward creating progressive
political sentiment"
Let it not be forgotten that there
are many American born men who
need Americanization more than
some Of our foreign born subjects,
says the Waverly Independent. Half
Of the socialistic stuff that is being
taught in this land of ours is promul-
gated by men and women-some of
them in the schools and colleges
whose ancestorsc came here long
ago. They are those who have gone
to seed on American soil, to rank
seed at that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

It's capitalizatidn Of ,i,5oo.ooo; ma
to its, stockholders a dividend oflA
per cent, and Cow has an accumG-
lated surplus which Is In excess Of ~
capitalization. Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

Think of the humiliation Of a ship
christened with soda pop! F. F. "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

Turkey has almost as many cabi
net changes as these United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

Congress may not know much
about passing treaties. but 1t certain
ly is adept at passing the buck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

The Guthrie County Guthrian
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

With all the perfectly good trouble
that's lying around loose in Europe
you can't exactly praise the intel
ligence of the persons who have
come here looking for II.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05

hard thsrc was cement company
in Tulsa that would furnish any
quantity 81 cement provided 1t was
pad for In advance ana ne came
with authority 10 plank down" tho
cash.
lie found Re had been misinformed
and that cement IS unobtainaoie
here. oven though the money Is paid
m advance. lie found that Tulsa
f. in the same FIX as Mineral Wells
as far as cement is concerned, anl
that dozens Of paving contracts here
are held up because Of the alleged
shortage.
"Hc'vo got the money 20 spend
for cement neht now~and we're
anxious to- spend it, Mr.. Green de
.cl,r,J But ! suppose we'll have
to wait ike everyone else, until
th,.cs some cement 20 buy
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
SLUSH GUNS TURN
ON GOVERNOR COX
Probe of Campaign Prom.
ises to Become a Real
Free-for-All.
TAMMANY UNDER FIRE
Activities Of Machines That
Nominated Jimmy" Are to
Get Close Attention.


CHICAGO. sept o.. when Iov'
ernor COX made charges rCii', iiuf
on the q. .. y. campaign rand h'
dragged the Iammhny han ana the
brennan IIlh'lt ma 'hIn'S lntn ih'
zone OF me, ana ''nlEhi tohI "ld
ia7hl'h'" iie'-IoI .'Il appeared u
'' NV '''''"''.
somebody's going 20 get hurt
iS the way one politician put H.
Before leaving for his home In
Iowa senator Kenyon, chairman oi
th' senatorial lhN't'iRniinF commit
zee. mld me investigation would not
t''P WIN me '"N 'hntt'F concern
ing f'pu'il'in corr lpilod funI
on H'Il"h ""lI'lt. 'ut VIII Eu
W" Wv ",l' ,'''' ~, ''' u'," "",I''l'
"'H u'il'H l' M" l"Ih ana lI'hul"
~ l'''' .ll'", VIM ~ Ih'''ch'dI IN
", i'v'','",D lu' lU' Illumination
',,'" '''' ''''
NhH'r - DirhcN summoned.
1T" Hui p"cnaoH were Issued hy
th' com nlltec Just hrfnre II Gus
puh''d pf the ten, nv" are ch1ir-
Wct or N'' ehanhet OF ih" re-
publican htali organizations On.
EaBod IN raising ca upaign FUNDS
ocN'lal olhrr tuhpnonh'S were or
u'lfd issued 10y iho committee, hut
the commitio" made public only the
i'n when tollo"i
Nalto' 8 Dlck'y kansa1 City'
CHAIRMAN or mo republican ways
ana means committee Of Missouri; j.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
TEXAS OFFICIAL
PRAISES TULSA
Mineral Wells Man Is
Greatly Impressed by
Magic City.

r. j. Green. commissioner of
streets ana public property az Min
cral Wells, Texas, returned 90 his
homo y'atordpy morning aftec q
brief visit with his daughter, Mrs
W. B. Robinson. wife OF Assistant
city Attorney Robinson
Mr.. Green was greatly Impressed
with the city of Tulsa after a sight
seeing trip. 4 visit 30 many busilos8
Embellishments aad conversations
with city officials.
but b." was disappointed In ono
matter. lie had come to Tulsa In
toudiug - combine business with
pleasure ana while Waiting here pur.
chase several carloads Of cement for
use in Mineral Wells municipal dam,
now under construction aud on which
work has been stopped Io had
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05

Will bc done 10 make tho
department laboratory, not only for
the preparation 600 teaching. but Tor
everyday nfc.
rho pupils who complete the nor
NAL training course will receive tho
regular nigh school diplomas ana
iu addition, % two.yvar teachers Ger
tlflCut'. which viii allow tho holder
10 teach lu tho elementary schools ~
the Eta'o Tho elementary paychul-
ogy r.urH VIII be- open for credit TO
any high srhuOl junior or senior.
In speaking ~ some OF the prob
lens confronting the school teacher
today Miss SCheuN says.
why are not teachers and their
students very nearly on
equal terms with the sub 'cct matter
on which rpch has spent nine months
In the company OF the other? why
are teachers very often either neu-
rasthcnics or CLANS after 90 years
ln the prufessiuu1 The answer lies
I'm our type Of recitation The So
CialiZed recitation and tho project
method givo the boys and girls an
opportunity for Legitimate expression
and put tho teacher Vhere she be
longs the manager OF an ali-staT
cast OF sOnto 80 boys and girls. Who
gp through their reheursll5 during
their school periods IN order 70 play
the part ot good citizens with spirit
and confidence until the final cur
tain
"Once upon n time a teacher was
found who. by actual count, asked
375 questions in one hour and was
still pretty close to Keeping up that
pace when tho investigator left No
doubt she preferred hearing herself
talk TO listening tu Johnny, who
could make only 25 words minute
In tho good old "Crys Fifth Reader"
by the time Johnny had spent a dc
cado under her regime. this worthy
pedagogue and learned so many facts
by constant repetition and orEaniza-
tion that she was set apart from her
product as "hlghbrow" on facts.
while Johnny honestly and with
soma pride dubbed himself a low
brow"
High school graduates In tho city,
as well az high school juniors and
seniors who are thinking OF entering
tho normal training department m
the Tulsa high school are asked TO
confer with Miss Schcnk. Miss
Schonk will bo In her office in tho
Central high school building after
$50 o'clock every afternoon this
week
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05

Miss Mary Lillian Schcnt new III
rector OF IN" normal training do
pnrtmout Of tho Tulsn hlgn school
Miss Schcnk was formerly Ia charge
OF tho normal training department
In the University OF Wyoming
Pupils In the Central high school
who wish to take up teaching as a
profession Will have a better oppor-
tuuitv This year 20 prepare them
solves because ~ the enlargement
Of the normal training d.rartmcnt,
according to Merle G. pru 10 princi-
pal OF the high school This depart
mcut this year Is prepared - train
teachers for the new type OF teach
ing and the classes win be organ
tied as sociall2ed groups, with the
studenta taking the Initiative,
Miss Mary Lillian schenk. who has
been placed IN charge OF the dopart-
ment. comes to Tulsa from tho Uni
vcrsity OF Wyoming, where she was
the director OF the teachers train
ing course. Miss Schonk has ml,y
plans IN mind for creating Interest In
this work, among which ia "A club.
which will be called THE New
schools club" This club will be
organized among the mombcrs OF the
normal training department. and