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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
The Cup Stays Her
By FLORIAN SLAPPEY
As Told to OCTAVUS ROY COHEN

"Speakin' Of yacht races" voIun-
teered Florian Slappey, when Law
yer Evans Chew interrupted.
'Ain't nobody been speakin' of
yacht races" he snapped.
Yes they was"
"Who?"
me"
"Hmph! Yacht races amt nothin'
to make specimens bout when
suga" Is sellin' at thutty-one cents
per each pound
You says! Does you know that
these heah Americas cup yacht races
which IL Jes' been sailed represents
mon one million dollars cash %
Lawyer Chew looked up interest
eddy. Says which,"
Mon one million dollars them
two boats cost; cash money"
Hot dam! What they was racin'
fog"
''An OIL pewter cup with bout fif-
teen dollars"
The colored attorney pondered Sc
riously for perhaps fifteen minutes,
and then delivered himself of a
sound opinion THAT dom make no
good sense. You splain 1t to me-"
III was thisaway," said Florian
Long time ago some Teller In Eng
land had a OIL cup which 1t want
sanitary to drink outen SO he says
some boats could race To- it. us
United States OF Americans built a
yacht which we name the America
an it went over there an beat the
English boat on account OF which we
brunG home that cup.
Thereafter an hencefo'ward the
English-an' also the Irish--is ben
tryin' to win that cup back again.
An they amt never even come close
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
Probate Notice.

Office of the clerk Of the district
court. state of Iowa, Marshall county.
District court September Term, A.
D. 1920.
To whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the courthouse
in Marshalltown. Iowa. Is said county,
at 9 o'clock a. M. on the 29th day of
September 1920 to attend the proof OF
and probating an instrument in writ
ing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Thomas Reese late OF
Marshall county. Iowa. deceased, at
which time and place you will appear
and show cause, if any, why said
will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In testimony whereof have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal Of the district court. this 4fh da,
of September. A. D. 1920
(SEAL)
G. w. Gilbert. Clerk of District Court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
THE SKUNK.

#s#s3I5 THE SKUNK. 4
Each night dwelling
whole
Mowh my
cottage
a
I'm OF high
bring fierce
1t Niger
all like wind,
stored Which
bunk inward fears not
to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
wives who are sick to death Of wash.
Ing dishes three times a day.

wives who are sick to death of wash
Ing dishes three times day.
The difference between Mr.. Hard
ing's calm, sensible attitude in the
campaign and the ward working tao
tics Of Cox and his failure to impress
as statesman are becoming more
apparent each day.
The publicity agent for the meat
packers has made compilation of
the business OF seventy-six OF the
big manufacturing corporations Of
the country. chain store companies
public utility corporations, mail or
der houses, coal companies and
wholesale houses for the purpose Of
comparing profits with the packing
business. The average net profit on
invested capital of these eighty-one
concerns was 10 per cent while the
Big Five packers averaged only per
cent. The seventy-six had sales only
20 per cent greater than their in
vested capital while the packers
turned their capital five times and
operated on margin Of less than
per cent Of sales where as the
seventy-six sold at q profit of liz
per cent on sales.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11

as a man. 1 am asking you whether
or not with this full statement of the
racts you think / have tried to put
1t upon any other basis. and wheth-
er or not In your opinion, consider
Ing Mr.. FendalPs remarks at Traer,
he has tteen equally as fair and
frank. c. l.. Herring"
[The record enclosed is from the
House Journal showing that Kendall
voted against woman's suffrage
twenty years ago.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
you PAID AND ARE PAYING 1T.

When the war was over the natural
expectation was that the orgy Of
spending taxes and bond money
would be restricted. The general
conclusion was that the democrats
couldn't spend money as they had in
the war. Average persons couldn't
see where and how they were to do
it. But those average persons
reckoned without the democrat
host Of money MASTERS. They had a
way planned and ready--the pay
rolls.
During the war Washington was
thronged with employees drawing
good pay and doing nothing. It was
known 1t was a scandal OF itself
but in the emergency of war repub-
leans while they could not condone
kept their mouths shut against pub
lie scandal. They stood by the
president" Idleness was normal. The
herd of useless democratic employees
milled about Washington and drew
pay for idleness. But where there
were so,1s9 persons employed by the
government in the District of Column
bia and outside when Wilson took
his seat there were 760,11O on Feb
ruary 1920. On June 80, 1919, there
were $4,000.
In the bureau Of ordnance alone In
Washington, there We're more en-
ployes than Great Britain had for
her entire military and naval estab-
lishments. and she had over 1000. 900
men in the field and the greatest
navy that ever ssiled the seas. Pub
lie business just could not be trans
acted In the Washington depart
ments; the employees were in one an
others way.
In the United States shipping
board, the democratic administration
created one hundred and thirty eight
places with salaries of $4,000 to s15,-
900 each. These Include three offices
at $4,000 each, one at $4,000,
thirteen at $4,000, two at $4,000, one
at $3.50. Ave at $500, three at
$4,000, thirty-two at $500, ten at
$4,000, six at 5000, two at $500,
seven at ss'Soo' and hfty-two at
$4,000 each. -
Among other new offices and Office
holders. brought INTO being by the
democrats. are:
Five members Of the federal trade
commission at $4,000 each; four
members OF the federal farm loan
board at $4,000 each; five members
OF the federal reserve board at $12,-
900 each; two members at, $4,000
each: three members at $500 each;
two members at $1,000 each; also
dozen chief bank examiners. among
them being three at $1,000 a year,
two at $4,000 a year, one at $4,000
a year, and one at $4,000 a year.
Inc foregoing relates to permanent
places in the civil government. Where
the democracy reilly showed true
form, where it really exhibited its
matchless capacity to pay high sal
aries, was in the work of the war. In
1919 there were many men In the war
department drawing salaries as high
as $50 day. cons,ress made an in
vestigation and discovered that:
The secretary of war was paying
and probably he still is paying-s5o al
day. or $4,000 year, to eleven
different men; $40 {. day, or $4,000
year, to three different men; SIS a
day, or $4,000 year to one man.
You paid it. II you like the sys-
tenn you will vote to continue it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
IOWA. SEPTEMBER

sales and bird logging in matrt-
monial contracts and promotion.
When keen politics comes In at the
door gallant~y is prone to fly out OF
window. Everything will come out
in the campaigns. Let the women
alone to see to that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
HANDY DIRECTORY
OF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Il Masonic Meetings
~ Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL. LODGE NO. 10S, A
F. A. NJ, Friday, Sept. II. Business
session o'clock sharp. c. c. Jen-
nings, w. NJ; John w. Wells, secre-
tary.
SIGNET CHAPTER NO. 3s. Spe-
cial convocation, Monday, Sept. 13,
Royal Arch degree, 1880. Frank T.
Nokes, H. p; John w. Wells. secre-
tary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20, stated assembly: Sept. 20, bust
ness session. Election /of master.
John w. Wells. recorder.
CONCLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
NIANDERY NO. 80, Tuesday, Aug.
81, 1880 p. m. Order Of the Temple.
Clyde III. Stewart. commander; John
w. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO Ct Q.
e. s. Regular meeting Wednesday,
Sept Is, at o'clock for business and
initiation. Mrs. w. ]. Richards, w.
NJ; Mrs. Archer Walton. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11

When q man succeeds he calls il
good Judgment" remarks the Sioux
City Journal. When he fails he
calls 1t bad guess"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11

Slogan for the bolsheviks:
What's sauce for the goose is
sauce fer the propagander.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11
Out in Russia they say:
The T rot sky's the limit.

The trouble with the Russians is
that thaH ere always Matching plots
instead NJ cultivating them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11

Every married man knows what
the zero, hour is. It comes right at
ter he's finished paying his months
bills.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Women to Work for Better Schools

The women of Washington have
taken a hand directly in the matter
of getting the public schools better
equipped with teachers and buildings.
The District Congress of Mothers and
Parent Teachers Associations has
taken the field in this crusade and,
without definitely joining the citizens
school betterment movement, has
pledged itself to the work of putting
the schools of the capital in shape for
effective teaching of the children.
This is material addition to the
movement and will doubtless have its
immediate effect. The women propose
to conduct their own inquiries into
school needs. They will quickly find
that the primary necessity is for more
teachers and more buildings. Better
pay for the teachers is, of course, re-
garded as an essential. Retirement
has been already secured. A business
management for the school system,
the fourth item of the citizens pro-
gram left remaining, is SO definitely
agreed upon by all that it cannot fail
to appeal to Congress as an urgent
need.
School reorganization is not likely
to be proposed by the women who have
thus formally joined the campaign for
school betterment. 1t is generally
recognized that in some respects there
is need, of readjustments and changes.
But complete agreement cannot be had
at present upon the nature Of those
changes in the basic system. Their
lack does not lessen the efficiency Of
the schools in degree comparable to
the handicap of inadequate teachers
and buildings. The essential, impera-
lively needed reforms today are phys
ical, upon which everybody is in ac-
cord.
With the citizens committee CO.
operating with and substantially sup
ported by the board of education, and
with the women of Washington
through their largest representative
organization aiming at the same pur-
pose of immediate school develop
ment, the Districts wishes in the mat
ter of public educational betterment
will be made known to Congress with
unanimity seldom, if ever, before
expressed. Results should flow quickly.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Potomac Ice.

With ice obstructing navigation in
the Potomac river there is necessarily
some apprehension of another vista
ton such as that of 1913, when the
channel was blocked and much dam
age was done. But conditions thus far
are not conducive to blockade, as
they were two years ago. There has
been little snow and the hills of the
watershed are lightly covered, if at all.
Unless the season is exceptional from
this time onward, there will be no very
great volume of water to be brought
downstream suddenly with the break
up of the ice. Tive years ago the ice
was almost unprecedented and the
snow was deep in the hills. By this
time Washington had had as much
"winter" as it usually gets in all three
months of the cold season. It has be-
come an axiom of this climate that
the capitals worst period occurs be-
tween February 1 and March Is. 1t
will take a phenomenally severe visi-
tation during those six weeks to put
the capital in a position to be menaced
by such a gorge and freshet as 1918
brought.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
- ( :
The Senate.

: Senator Williams was probably in
planning of slow procedure with
measure in which he is interested he
declared that "the people of this coun-
Try are gradually rising to the point
where they Will demand abolition of
the Senate for failing to Junction.
If there is any such movement it is
very gradual, and long time will be
necessary for it 10 reach the point.
- AS matter of fact, the Senate has
never stood higher in the country's
appreciation than it does today. Its
functionings for years past have been
of signal benefit to the country. 1t
has. licked much hasty House work
into better shape. Tariff bills and
supply bills, though originating in the
House, have received some of their
best touches from the Senate.
4 Not so very long ago much com
blaint existed AS to what are called
"pork" bills. Under one sort Of pres
sure or another, the House sometim es
ran the figures pretty high. The Sen
ate usually toned down the measures,
and removed a part of the curse. On
one occasion in the case of a House
"pork' bill of unusually large proper
tions the Senate deliberately talked
the measure to death. and saved the
people millions of dollars.
There recently closed i'll the Senate
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Cabinets and Platforms.

Senator Kenyon, sound partisan,
but man of independent mind and
expression, would have candidate
for the presidency announce before
election day the personnel of his cabi-
net in case Of his success at the polls.
His idea is "that if the people knew
the character Of the cabinet before
hand they would be in a better posi-
tion to judge whether the presidential
candidate himself could properly be
intrusted with the affairs of the gov
ernment."
In further explanation of his propo-
sition the Iowa senator says:
"If men are to secure cabinet posi-
tions because of heavy contributions
to the candidates campaign funds, let
the public know it. If somebody is to
be appointed to a cabinet position who
has no special fitness for the place,
but has been able to deliver a sub
stantial number of delegates to the
successful candidate, it is a matter of
pointed merely on the ground of per
sonal friendship, or because they may
resemble cabinet officers of a past
age, let US know that also. The cabi-
net positions have grown to be places
of tremendous power. Why should
not the voter know before he votes
who are to be the members of the
cabinets"
If the senator holds to his purpose
and presents his proposition at Chi
cago in June, he will add to the in
terest of the republican national con-
vention. And if the republicans should
act favorably, the democrats, later in
the month at San Francisco, may be
asked to take similar action.
Such action would revolutionize pro
Evening star., 1920-01-15

one of the most important and bril-
liant debates in the history Of that
body. Every member of note par
ticipated more or less. Some mem
bers remained prominent throughout
its long length. The speeches on both
sides of the matter at issue were pre-
pared with care, and attracted great
attention The galleries of the cham
Der were crowded day after day, while
the press reports of the proceedings
were read with an avidity not often
aroused by congressional business. A
chapter of congressional history which
will always command the closest at
tention Of historical writers and read
ers of history is the Senate's discus
sion of the peace treaty. The stars
in that drama are certain of lasting
remembrance.
The Senate, of course, is as safe as
the House; and both are safe. Now
and then impatience with Congress
is expressed. Table wits, rising to
their heights. abolish the body with
their tongues. Agitators, after fail
ing to bring Congress around to their
point of view, abolish it with resolu-
tions adopted by thoughtless crowd
in a stutfy hall. "To hades with Con-
gress" is cry never taken seriously
by serious people.
Congress we shall always have with
us, for the good and sufficient reason
that we need it in our business-could
not. in fact, get along without it. The
branches-would be a coach without
wheels.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

cedure. Cabinets are formed after
election day. Some have received their
final form within a few days Of in
auguration day, and now and then a
name has been dropped or shifted
within few hours of the sending of
the list to the Senate. A variety of
iderations-though none of them
necessarily improper-enter into the
equation. Cabinet making is the most
difficult job President-elect has In
hand. The new administration may be
made or marred by the way the job
is executed
If a presidential nominee may be
put on record in this fashion about
a cabinet, why may not an asplrant
for presidential nomination be put
on record respecting the platform with
which he wishes his name associated9
Why not require every such asplrant
to submit to the public before ma
tional convention time the deliver
ance upon which he wishes to stand?
As we all know, a presidential nom
inee rarely "kicks' at the platform
which his party has adopted. He may
not approve of its every plank. He
may even have in mind Forgetting"
one or two of them. But he with
holds criticism, and strives to "get In
on the structure taken as a whole.
Cabinet making and platform max
ing are severe tests of even the most
astute of practical politicians. When
we'll constructed, a cabinet and plat
form are very valuable party assets,
while, per contra. when i'll constructed,
both may prove to be engines of de-
struction. The junior senator from
Iowa, who is slated for Chicago, should
prove to be one Of the most inter
esting members of the convention.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

New York city is still wondering
why it bears most of the taxation
while the rest of the state is permitted
most of the ovation.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Emma Goldman is described as be-
ing a sullen passenger. However, the
lady has never been dependent for
fame on lovely disposition.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Again popular superstition finds it.
self thrown into reverse. The call was
issued on the 18th for league of
nations meeting on Friday.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

A New York socialists idea of a
proper program is to get elected to
the New York assembly and then let
other people do the worrying.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

It is now sagely opined that Col.
Bryan's love of peace is not Of the
variety that would tolerate any kind
of truce with old John Barley
corn.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

There is still some disposition to in
sist on drawing a distinction in the
ex-kaiser's case between a man who
is crazy and a man who is foolish.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

A few lessons in the school of short
age experience taught the public to be
grateful for a supply of sugar regard
less of the price.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Victor Berger is probably wonder
ing what has become of the old-fash-
ioned doormat with "Welcome" on it.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Skating on thin ice is being men,
toned as popular around the Capitol
as well as on the river.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Col. Houses opinion Of Bryan as
tranquillizer, though unexpressed, is
doubtless very positive.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Cuba is still reported to be engaged
in preparations to make prohibition a
matter of geography.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Difficult Transaction.

"When a man marries for money"
said Miss Cayenne, "you may expect
complaints from everybody concerned
of having gotten the worst Of the bar
gain
Evening star., 1920-01-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Mr.. Northwind.
Blow, Mr.. Northwind; have your lit
tie say;
Maxim people trouble is your style of
bein' gay.
Scowlin' in your anger, howlin' in
your mirth.
You think that you have driven all the
blossoms from the earth.
Blow, Mr.. Northwind, through your
little day.
The blossoms are in hiding, but they're
never there to stay.
However dark the SORROW and however
deep the wrong,
In the end they must be conquered by
the smiling and the song.
Strikes and Strikes.
"Nobody should be permitted to call
a strike"
"And yet, Charley, DEAR" protested
young Mrs. Torkins, mildly, "I have
seen you almost ready to throw a GIN
ger ale bottle because the umpire
didn't"
Heroic Measures.
II wonder" remarked Mr.. Crosslots,
off it wouldn't be good idea for us
to sell the home and buy a sailing
vessel"
"But it takes so long for. sailing
vessel to get anywhere" suggested his
wife.
"That's the advantage. We'd be able
to keep the same cook for two or
three weeks at least"
The Crash.
When I've had i'll luck at skating,
I do not think it nice
For folks to be berating
Because I've spoiled the ice.
A man who puts in his life finding
fault seldom knows what to do with
one after he has found it.
Difficult Transaction.
"When a man marries for money"
H.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

A man who puts in his life finding
fault seldom knows what to do with
one after he has found it.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
For Frday-Anothe'
Big Sale Of
Felt Base
Linoleum at
29c
a So. Yd.

Remnants of Felt-Base Floor
Covering, in a wonderful as
sortment of neat patterns land
colorings. Owing to slight i'm
perfections and misprints, we
are able to sell these at this
remarkably low price.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
The Crash.

When I've had ill luck at skating,
I do not think it nice
For folks to be berating
Because I've spoiled the ice.
Evening star., 1920-09-16
ITALY WILL OBSERVE
DEATH OF GREAT POET

Disagreement, However, Arises
Over Expense Of Honoring
Dante Alighieri.
ROME, septemblr 1s.-Preparations
are being made to observe in 1891 the
e00th anniversary Of the death of
Dante Aighieri, in Rome. Florence
and Ravenna, but disagreement al
ready has developed as to the expense
Of the proposed celebration.
4 Sem Benelli, poet, dramatist and
deputy. has introduced in the chamber
of deputies bill appropriating o.
0O0, 900 lire to cover the cost OF Ices
lures, concentrations. illuminations
and other forms of tribute.
This proposed expenditure. however.
is opposed by Benedetto Croce. the
newly appointed minister of instruc-
ton, himself a distinguished poet.
critic and author, who declared that
in these hard and serious times he
disapproved Of the principle OF this
form Of honoring the memory of
Italy's supremely great writer.
Instead, Signor Croce invited his
fellow countrymen to celebrate the
sixth centenary of Dante's death by
re-reading the works of the great
poet. Some approved Of this sugges-
tion, while others were indignant.
The poems of Dante, even in Italy,
are more talked about than studied,
and it is to be feared that few will
do more than take down and handle
with reverence the much-thumbed
copies of the poet who gave the first
great impulse to modern European
literature.
Dante was born in Florence, in May,
1865, and died September IA, 1921, at
Rayenna, where he lies buried.
Evening star., 1920-09-16

Mrs. Sarah E. Sumner, formerly man
ager Of the general headquarters
camp for tourists in Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. has been appointed gen.
.eral manager of the government to-
tells on Union station plaza, succeed
ing Miss Harlean James, who has re-
signed to take up other duties, it was
announced today by President Robert
Watson of the United States Housing
Corporation. She will enter upon her
duties soon.
Mrs. Sumner studied home economics
at the University of Montana and at
Pratt Institute. She has been head of
the department of home economics in
the Missoula MONTY public schools
for several years. Her work with the
tourists camp in the. Yellowstone
during summer vacations won the ap-
probation of the superintendent of the
park and the general public, it is
said.
She. was the first president of the
Audubon Society of Montana and a
member of the National League for
Women's Service, in addition to other
organizations. Mrs. Sumner arrived
in Washington Tuesday and will ac-
custom herself to the duties devolv-
ing upon her before actually taking
office.
It is understood that Miss James has
been desirous of terminating her Off
cial services for some time, but has
continued as head of the hotels pend
ing the appointment of her successor.