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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
lmMIsRA1,oH IS NOT ONE SIDED.

Some Of the figures Of recent i'm
migration are suggestive. Among
other things they suggest that u
considerable part OF tho immigration
of 1919 and Of 1920 Is Of kind
readily assimilated ana actually
needed in this country. It further
suggests that immigration should be
strictly regulated instead Of totally
denied.
The country that sent the largest
migration hero in 1919 is Canada.
There was a reason. Wage and tho
opportunity attracted the Canadian.
There II something more to be con-
sidered IN that respect. The oppor-
tunity and the wage tells q story Of q
short supply Of labor here. And It Is
to be noted that q majority OF the
Canadian immigrants were classed as
skilled labor. In fact, Of ali the i'm
migration Of last year, all but about
20. 900 were classed as skilled labor.
And q skilled laborer is an asset to
any country.
Last August tho figures show that
$4,000 came IN at Ellis Island while
$4,000 went out. Between January /
and August OF this year the net gain
Of immigrants over emigrants
amounts to $4,000. figures that
scarcely support the outcry that the
country In to be overrun with foreign
immigrants.
There is need in spots OF a renewed
labor supply. There has been n
scarcity Of skilled labor. In the
world trade war which II about to
arrive the need of skilled labor viii
be more manifest as regards domestic
service It 10 dependent practically
upon immigration.
There IL a middle ground In i'm
migration as in all else which should
be sought. When this depression
passes, as it must soon, the demand
upon American farms and industries
will be immense, at least the oppor-
tunity Of American agriculture and
industry will be vast The world is
10 be rebuilt and tho countries which
can produce in quantity and claim
place in tho world markets will
prosper over others less prepared.
immigration should be closely
scanned and the wheat separated
form the tares: but thrifty. hard
working and ambitious men and
women offer as much opportunity
as they seek to the country that re-
ceives them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
NEW RULES As TO INVENTORIES.

Merchants and manufacturers win
tind it worth while to consult the in
come tax experts when making UP
their inventories this year for there
have been some 1900 rulings as to
the interpretation of the tax law
since its enactment and notably
among them has been one as to the
pricing Of inventories on the mar
ket or on the cost.
Heretofore most merchants have
preferred to inventory their goods at
cost, prices rs the market values
we're advancing and they did not care
to pay income taxes on book profits
before the goods had actually been
sold. The governments rule there was
II a taxpayer had elected to inven-
tory at cost prices he must keep on
using cost a. the basis Of his future
inventories.
Now new rule has been promui-
gated to the effect that a taxpayer
may change to market values as the
basis OF his inventory but he will
have to obtain consent to do SO from
the commissioner Of internal revenue
and he win have to continue to use
market values thereafter until he OBJ
tains consent 30 change again.
This and many other rulings Of
which the average merchant can
know very little makes It highly prof
liable to consult an income tax ex-
pert in making up returns. 1t Is this
complication IN the income tax law
that makes It so annoying and OBJ
noxious to tho taxpayer. More money
than 1t yields could be distracted
from the public by indirect taxation
without anywhere near so much ir-
ritation to those who pay the tax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
lS1 1LlI.X21,W'lf11l,KERC8
e EeAMCsS IReGo MONTGOMERY H.5

AS is the invariable custom with
all thrifty fnrm folk, the Treat family
was astir as soon as the sun had
begun his Journey across the sky.
Just as the first bright streaks Of
light shot up from the horizon In the
east Mr.. Treat went to the stock
barns TO do his morning chores, and
his good wife was busy in her
Kitchen preparing the morning meal.
The boys were eager to lend a hand
AN extraordinary state of affairs, to
say the least, but they were so brim-
ming full of excitement at the pros
poets Of the day before them that
finally they were banished from the
kitchen, their mother declaring them
nuisances and far more of hind
rance than help.
Looks like a fine day ahead Of U.S.
Mr.. Treat reported as he returned
The little fog in the valley is clear
ing fast. and by noon 1t will be warm
enough for our picnic dinner in the
maple grove"
Evening red and morning gray
Sets the traveller on his way"
quUed Mrs. Treat, Il was not worry
ing about the weather. for that sign
never falls
"Goody! Goody." eEulted Dick,
Let's hurry, father"
We'll. all the stock has been fed
and my work is done. IL mother
VIII pack the lunch. We'll be off with
in the hour. I'VE taken a look at the
automobile and everything is in
shape for the start
I'D much rather go in the carria ge
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09

with Browny," demonstrated Mrs.
Treat nervously. You know,
father"
"Oh, father. please don't!" chorused
Tom and Harry in breath.
III drive Browny!" cried CHEEKY
little Dick, always ready to acquiesce
to any plan.
Now, mother" wheedled Mr..
Treat. don't you worry! That
machinist told me lot Of things
about the auto, and you know I drove
to, Springfield and back last night
after supper. l made the return trip
alone. too. and so nothing's going to
happen today. Boys dismissing the
subject. help pack the hamper. and
I'll fill the gasolene tank"
Boys and girls who have lived ali
their years in the city have scant
idea of all the good things that went
into the Treat hamper that morning
There was crisp salad of celery,
apples, nuts and lettuce, dozens and
dozens Of sandwiches with a liberal
filling of boiled ham, pickles-to-
mato pickles. cucumber pickles.
picked pears, picked onions-cold
chicken, sliced ham, baked beans,
nince pie, pumpkin pie, doughnuts,
and a delicious cake.
The preparation Of the lunch was
Mrs. Treats special pride, and all
her housewifely art was exerted to
make it the best her Ovens could
produce.
[But the lunch was destined to
meet sad fate.]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
lowa Newspapers
TRY OUT THE BUSES.
TDes Moines Tribune.l


Ii street car fare goes to cents
IN Dies Moines. some sort OF COM
petition for the city's passenger traffic
Is inevitable. There is little doubt
that thie competition will come in the
form of bus lines, operating probably
at fare less than that charged by
the city railway company.
Buses have proved their worth in
larger cities than Des Moines, and
there is no reason why Des Moines
should not give the busses an oppor-
tunity to help care for the city's
passenger business
New York bus company carried
3s,4sS,447 passengers in 27s busses
during the year ending June 80. 1919,
and cut down the running tune be-
tween points from 20 to so per cent.
Where bus lines have failed. their
failure has been due chiefly to ire
sponsipie operation. Some munich
paliities have ruled that buses should
keep off streets which have q trolley
franchise.
II Is to be hoped that tho city gov
ernment will adopt en- attitude toward
the bus companies, If they should
seek to enter Dies Moines, which will
give them fair trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.

Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l.--How do different birds seize and
carry their prey?
One day I saw an eagle flying over
with something like a rope ranging
from Its feet, probably a black snake.
A bird carries it's capture with the
member by which it seizes it, which
with birds Of prey is the foot and
with other birds the beak. The king
fisher lives upon fish, and he always
seizes them with his beak and swal-
lows them head foremost.
2.-Will coons try and wash their
food even II no water is available?
Dallas Lore Sharp says that his
tame coon would go thru the motions
of washing Its food on the upturned
bottom of its empty tub, and that it
would try to wash its oysters in the
straw on the floor Of its cage. This
habit doubtless had its origin In some
past need or condition of life of the
race Of coons, and it persists after
that need Is gone.
3.-What does a bee never learn
from eXperience9
We marvel at what we call the wis.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
REPUBLICAN, MARsHAI1TowN IOWA DECEMBER D. 1920

mour? Does tin Lizzie mean ease
and wealth and absence of care? Has
the farm reached the state Of A or
As or "a hour week? How far would
you have to travel in the rural pre-
cincts to find soft wood floors and no
carpets and dilapidated chairs and
tables? The troubles of the farm
are becoming numerous and serious
and on the solution depends the
bread and butter for many of us who
are not engaged in farming. Let us
take brief survey Of few Of these
troubles.
Perhaps the most serious is the in
Hated land values. what, inflated land
values? Why talk such foolishness?
Is not each acre of Iowa land worth
$500, going, going at $3.50, who will
give the five? Some mossback
knocker. and old fogie is in opera
ton. Some solemn facts there are
from which no man can escape.
Large numbers OF farms are covered
with one, two and three mortgages
The second and third mortgages
largely represent the spectators
gambling. leeching. barnacling. how
ever, with the game. a legitimate
procedure. The fruits are the grief.
These second and third mortgages
viii be paid, but it will take years
ana years Of toll. Somebody must
work 1t out OF the soil, sixteen hours
Per day, each day ia the wear. 1t
would not be so bad if Ithe titDers
reaped. but their toll by which these
mortgages are to be paid partly re-
bounds 10 the benefit OF the fellow
who toiled not, neither did he spin.
IL Is OF such warp and wool that
gransers populists. nonpartisian
leaguers, and bolsheviiSs are made.
along the line of the ages.
Inflated land values make inflated
rents. grief number two. The renters
must also toll to pay interest on sec
ono and third mortgages and land
values based on 81 cent dollars. moro
or less. This struggle is to 90 on,
long and difficult. There is some
good in all things erroneous. There
VIII have to be better far better, and
more intensive farming. He who
fails to take heed here will become a
bankrupt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
Topics of the Times

American folks are not greatly In
terested as to whether Constantine
or someone else La king OF Greece but
they perk up their ears when tn
suggestion is made that the Unitet
States should give orders or
European affairs and back up. thu
orders with American soldiers ane
American money.
The liberal people Of this country
will raise the sums asked for by
Herbert Hoover for the purpose they
are asked. There's a vast difference
between the charity that feeds starv-
ing children and the policy that
would make the U. s. q policeman fol
every frontier across the water.
49,
The worst Of it Is that bread max
ing at home may become q lost Art
Nobody is learning It.
This another season wherein the
housekeeping Iowan can sit on the
front porch and pity those who
sought climate on the gulf coast and
the west coast. II 1t were not fol-
the mosquitoes ana the flies this
would be ideal summer weather
don't you thinkf
II machinery will lure the boys
back to the farm why not as an
altruistic proposition make q strins
out on the price OF farm implements
N Job that pays wages and brings
descent living has changed from q
perfunotory matter to vital thinu
in the last few weeks. II you have
one like that don't let anybody get
1t away from you.
President Wilson Is right In re.
fusinG TO send delegates to discus.
matters with the league. There viii
be Just n much less to undo II ht
were to follow his usual method OF
selection of delegates.
Mrs. Macswiney says the United
States failed. Strange isn't It how
much more . lady from Cork know.
about us than we seem to understand
about ourselves.
The junket across to Paris shoult
have bsen extremely enjoyable II tn,
way II scattered public funds Is &
criticism Of the pleasure tho part.
got out Of II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES

hTe Perry Chief says, "the best
things about the message which
President Wilson sent to congress
today was tho fact that it was the
last ono he will send"
Tho Des Moines Register says,
"the president 10 old. broken ana de-
feated. That has been tho lot Of men
before who have dared new ventures
The Nobel peace award will come to
him with q hint Of tho Judgment OF
the future. That Judgment Is Infinite
ly, more worth while than any con-
temporaneous judgment"
whats tho moral differences in
paying a political debt with an ap-
pointment to office or In paying II
with cash." asks the Webster City
Freeman journal and makes answe.
to its own query. Custom makes the
ono respectable and the other dis
grace"
Tho Waterloo Courier suggests, "a
college Of matrimony In which pros.
pective brides and grooms would be
made to understand previsely what
the marriage relation implies and re-
qu!res to make 1t success would
at least put all parties to such a pact
strictly on guard. Then il young
people, obviously mismated, were
bound to fly In the face of certain
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
Jean Vatican In Real Life.

victor Hugo's famous novel, Lies
Miserables," with it's story of the. re-
pentant convict Jean Vatican, is re-
called In Paris by the arrest of a cop
persm1th named Jules Renault. who
has been discovered by the police
after an interval of IS years to DE an
escaped convict.
Renault, when he was very young
committed an offense and was SEN
fenced to term OF deportation. He
managed to escape and,> coming tc
Paris, set up honestly in life as q
coppersmith. He met a young girl
with whom he fell in love, but, fear
Ing to disclose his criminal record
he was unable to marry her.
AS soon as he was arrested, Re-
nault asked permission from the ju-
dicial authorities tofmarry his sweet
heart before starting for the penal
settlements. This was granted. and
accompanied by couple Of warders,
he was able to leave his prison for a
brief marriage ceremony.
A movement Is on foot to petition
the president to grant free pardon
to Renault on account OF his sincere
repentance as manifest by 80 years
Of honest citizenship.-London Mail.
Because Mohammed never shaved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
A Request Wisely Refused.

10 the reasons given by Secretary
Baker for refusing to bring back from
france an unidentified American sol
der for interring or enshrining in the
victory Hall to be built here in New
1ork there can be no denial OF ade-
quacy.
Or course, the intentions of those
proposing the plan were admirable
1t was to pay honor where honor is
oue. In the same way that it has been
PAD In England and France. but New
York does not bear the same relation
TO the United States as does London
to England and Paris to France. and
we have neither Westminster Abbey
nor monument as truly national in
Its associations as is the Arch OF
Triumph.
AS the secretary wrote, were hep to
grant the request from New York,
like requests, equally well based.
would come from dozens or scores Of
American cities. and there would be
a regrettable dispersion Of the bodies
that now sleep 30 quietly and we'll
where their great sacrifice was made.
One can imagine our unidentified
dead preferring to remain where they
are, because only there can they re-
main together; 1t Ia not SO easy to
Imagine them consenting to a sepa-
ration that would scatter them In
loneliness all over this great land.
each almost inevitably hundreds or
thousands Of miles from where was
once his homo town.-New York
Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09

Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
THE EXPENSIVE LUXURY.

My 7
trusted
yourself
soil; 1t
needs
W1de would
wad bolts be adjusted
bread
good tHnkng
credit glowed a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
FUNDS SENT 10 NEAR EAST.
Appropriations Of Nearly $500, oot
Maco by Executive Committee.

Appropriations Of Nearly $500, 900
Maels by Executive COMMITTEES.
New MISREPRESENTATION totalins
nearly 100000 for relief work in the
near east were voted at a meeting
here today Of the executive COM
mittse Of tho near east relief.
A gift Of $4,000 from Armenians
resident In the United States was re-
ceived and the committee appropria-
ted $3o0.0oo for immediate purchase
Of supplies for Armenia.
A total Of 100000 was appropria-
ted for the Constantinople district
t12b.0e for relief In Transcsucasia,
S115,ot0 for Syria, $4,000 for north
ern Persia and about $4,000 for
Greek refugees in these countries.
Bayard Dodge, Of this city, son Of
Cleveland II. Dodge. was appointed
to direct relief activities In Syria,
with headquarters IN Beirut.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09

The famous Stacker list" is still
being held up at Washington in order
that all errors may be eliminated be-
fore 1t is given to the public. 1t is
well that this is being done, for when
this roll Of national dishonor is finally
published 1t should be absolutely cor
rect.
The publicity which will result from
this list will be the seyerest punish
ment which could be inflicted upon
those who refused to answer their
country's call in her hour Of trial. 1t
will be a disgrace which can never be
effectually lived down, especially In
view of the response made by the
youth and flower Of the country. It
is therefore Of the first Importance
that the list be correct, for If name
which does not properly belong there
should be made public no amount OF
explanation or correction could ever
undo the damage wrought-Philadel-
phia Public-Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09

dom Of the hive bee, yet there is one
thing she never learns from expe
rence, and that is, that she is storing
UP honey for the use Of man. Neither
does she ever know when she has
enough to carry her thru the winter
Gather and store honey as long as
there is any to be had. is her motto
and in that rule she Is safe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
SINGING AND SONGS.

had been a leading songster in the
rural gatherings Of her youth and
younger womanhood and her grand
son was wont to cuddle up to grand
mother and coax her to sing the old
songs Of her youth. So at grand
mothers knee he listened to those
old time songs as grandmother in her
aged voice which still retained much
OF sweetness piped the quavers and
semi quavers OF the early Nineteenth
century.
Among them were songs that had
been handed down from the, Reyolu-
ton and the struggling colonies. for
grandmother was born the year
after Washington died and grand
father in 1893. One Of those old songs
ran:
- -Anericans give ear
OF Britain's fading glory you press
entH shalt hear.
I'll make a short depression. attend to
what say
Concerning the taxation in North
America"
Then Of a later period was a song
that related in detail and minor
chords and notes the stor yof q young
man named Bird, who had gone A.
w. o. L. in the war Of 1919 ana heA
been shot as a deserter. Following
that came to old campaign songs Of
'Tippecanoe and Tyler too" and tho
ls mpoonIng in song Of candidates for
the presidency whose aspirations
evidently did not appeal to the hill
TURNER'S Of york state" when grand.
mother took interest in politics.
Where grandmother left of other
songs began. Half century ago the
Wreck Of the Lady E1Ein" was
popular song. Maybe some Of you
ancient recall Lost on the Lady
F1gin, Sunk to DO seen no moro,
Numbered with that 800 that failed
to reach the shore. And later on came
Silver Threads Among the Gold" to
be followed by Little Annie Rooney
at as till later period. And 80 on.
Songs, the early songs, took on a
tinge of sadness or Of moral and re-
ligious warning. Thus ono ancient
song Of the forties related the ter
rible death Of young woman who
had gone Ito parties. balls and routs ("
and mayhAp had Tread novels" and
suchlike stun. That the song might
tnclucate its lesson It was necessary
to bring the young woman to her
deathbed when as tho relation went
on:
She called her father to her bed
Her eyes were rolling in her head
When am dead remember we'll
Your wicked daughter screams IN
hell"
However. that song was rather uni
que and not In general use at social
gatherings Of later date.
But with all the minors and moan
inss Of the ancient days in some WAYS
they seem preferable to "bungaloo, !"
room for two" 10000" stuff that
slams against the ear drums Of the
period with an ACCOMPANIMENT of jazz
ana bass drums and clatter OF any
thing that will create "A outrageous
camor. And it is to DO said Of the old
songs whatever else might be said.
that they held nothing digestive.
They might be awful in music and in
matter but they were clean.
Music hath charms; but its charm
seems to vary greatly with the per-
iods and the generations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
TINES; A STATE OF MIND.


Iowa is a long way from poverty
and the bread line. 1t will buy
enough southern California blue sky
to keep the native sons in spending
money this winter, even tho corn is
down. Times are not so bad as the
volume Of spoken and printed words
would signify. There Is more real
wealth in the country-more things
to eat and wear and to enjoy-than
there were when we were blowing
ourselves like drunken sailors short
time ago. There Is as much real
money as ever there was. Only
credit has been curtailed. Credit Is
built on. faith in our fellows. We
had too much of that faith a little
while ago. Some Of us had SO much
that we would swap perfectly good
liberty bonds for wildcat stock on the
assurance Of strangers in tight
trousers that that was the way to dtvi-
dends and Easy street. Now we are
undergoing a reaction. It Is q state
of mind that ais us. We should
come out Of 1t. Credit can only be
restored by paying debts. We can't
buy cheap and sell dear, much as
we'd like to. Resumption of the
business Of buying and selling is the
only way to bring back normal times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
HANDY DIRECTORY
-oF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
V'isiters Always Welcome.

!" Vlsiters Always Welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os. A.
F. A. NJ. Third degree. Wednesday
Dec. :. 100 p. m. sharp. c. G. Jen-
nings, w. M; John Wells, Secretary.
SIdNET CHAPTER NO. 50. r. A.
NJ. Monday. Dec. IL, $3.50 O'Clock
dinner followed by Royal Arch. Frank
T. Nokes, n. p; John w. Wells, Sec
tcretAry.
{ KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO,
20. stated assembly; Monday, Dec. 20.
Business meeting. Carl Shaffner. w.
NJ, John W. Wells recorder.
4 coNcEAvE ST. ALDEMAR CON-
AfANDERY NO. 80. TUESDAY. Dec.
IA. Dinner $3.50. followed by Order OF
the Temple. Clyde n. Stewart, Com
nnander John W. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 o.
=. 8. Rs,yulaf meeting for business,
wednesday evening. Dec. IL at 1880
o'clock. Injection Of officers Mrs. w.
=. Riohar1A W. NJ; Mrs. Archer
Walton. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09

Experiments in the last decade
have led to planting Of many fig
trees In the Pacific southwest which
= said to be we'll adapted climatical-
ly for growing figs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09

TO enable man to walk on an In
Olined roof, spiked frames, to be
strapped under the shoes, have been
patented.