Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-05
Local Comment

Mondays primary. There are some
vital issues at stake in the selection
OF candidates. Tho railroad unions
for instance. seek to punish a sena-
tor from Iowa who dared to support
tho principle Of government arbitra-
ton OF railroad labor disputes before
strike could DO called. Farmers and
manufacturers who need uninter-
rupted railroad service, other work.
ers who need cars to keep their mills
running 80 ~ to SAW their own Jobs
from destruction and people in gen-
eral who need railroad train service
20 that they may eat and 1.-Two should
see to it that We do not surrender
all government to class domination.
Government for the people rather
than for the brotherhoods Of railway
men should be the winning slogan.
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Locally IL there is a candidate for
tho state senate whom tho boys OF
tho American Legion can not endorse
no should not be nominated. 4 man
Who has never BEEN identified with
any OF tho forward movements OF
citizens for the good Of either town
or county. who never takes part in
any enterprise to benefit his oom-
muntty is no tit representative In the
state senate anyway.
Marshall county has two candidates
for state offics. Senator Annoy is
running for the nomination for lieu-
N NJ : a,o&,a ~ ~ ~rA w N Mar nlo :, a
10 running for tho nomination for
state auditor both on the republican
tickets. Marshall county has tried
both men In office and their records
are creditable. Marshall county
should back them both with united
homo support.
When the voter confronts the vot-
Ing machines ho should not become
confused. There 10 one master lever
that must be turned first to put the
machine In gear. There IL q small
lever for each vote to be cast which
can be set and then changed II de-
sired until tho voter gets his ballot
just the way he wants It. BY TAX
Ing plenty OF time the voter should
make no mistakes AZ the pulling OF
levers to mark q ballot is az simple
as the use OF lead pencil. When the
voter is ready to fold up his ballot,
rs 1t were. he pulls tho master lever
back which puts the machine out Of
gear and automatically records each
vote and adds 1t to the previous
total.
Tho county board Of supervisors
has lost its opportunity to contract
for highway paving this year. Cement
is almost understandable now. Con-
tractors have taken on other work.
Labor Is scarce and the harvest fields
are calling for hands. The time to
let paving contracts to advantage for
both city and county IL In the early
winter. Then many contractors will
bid. II they know that they will have
terials on the ground and II the job
offers paving enough to give a crew
. summers run the price win be close
and az low az the market win per-
NIT. Tho thing to do now In Mar
shall county 10 to push the grading
for this year and let the paving con-
tract in December for eight miles or
moro next year which would Keep one
contractors gang busy all season.
Auto owners In, this county are dig
ring up 100000. Per annum or more
for their licenses. All this plus an
equal amount OF federal aid money
must be spent on our primary roads
together with special assessments
from nearby property. We can IL
nance . good sized paving contract
every year with quarter Of a mill
lion Of dollars but we want to buy
on tho lowest market.
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Business has been quiet on Main
street this week. II merchants would
lay off Ions enough to inquire as to
tho roads leading into this city they
would locate one Of the barriers
which keep auto traffic away. The
farmer Just now Is buying ON the
highest market and selling on a de-
clining market with help almost I'M
obtainable. He is not going to be as
liberal spender at the stores as he
has been during the last few years,
We can't do too much to make 1t
easy for him to come to town.
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Tho terrible gun accident at Lis
comb to mon experienced with shot
guns merely revivss their recollec-
lions Of the ever present danger In
the use OF q shot gun. The longer
q man knows shot gun the more
careful does he become. II Is SO easy
to snap and discharge prematurely
that veteran hunters dare not climb
into a wagon. board boat or even
crawl thru fence with loads In
their guns. Premature discharge OF
shot guns which tear holes thru the
bottom Of boats or blow off the, heads
OF companions have occurred so often
that a greenhorn with q gun in a
hunting party spreads more terror
than q mad dog, Army rifles are far
different from shot guns. They are
much safer to handle even tho load
ed with long range bullets. Every
body should beware Of the shot gun.
Another summer season has ar
rived and Marshalltown with its co.
900 inhabitants has no bathing beach
where swimming and bathing sports
can be conducted without great
danger. We have neither artificial
lake nor cement pool and when the
warm days come few more boys
will be drowned in the treacherous
Iowa river.
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