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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
cox AND THE CONSTABLE.

A recent news dispatch from Col
umbus, Ohio, relates that Governor
Cox, driving at excessive speed on
the way between Wheerng and Col
umbus and overhnuled by a motor
policeman and constable who at
tempted under orders to make an
arrest for speeding. The constable
explained that he had orders to stop
the car and bring it back to court.
Even after he was informed that
this was Governor Cox's car and that
Governor Cox was out seeking the
chief office for the execution of the
laws the constable pleaded that ne
was under orders. "Well, I'm not go
ing" replied the governor. Again the
constable pleaded his orders and his
duty under the law. Drive on" COM
manded the candidate for president.
That the governor should have
violated the laws against speeding
is easy enough to understand. tho re
had signed bills to make 1t law and
is the chief officer of the state pied
sd to enforce its laws. People some-
times pass the limit when they are
hurried and governors are not es-
sentially different from other people
in a hurry but there Is something
undemocratic and somewhat auto
cratic In his arrogant command to
the chauffeur to drive on" leaving the
law standing in the roadside dust
created by his high powered ma
chine and those OF his encourage.
Straws show which way the wind
blows and those incidents which are
seemingly small and incQnslderabie
mark the greatness or littleness Of
men. Had 1t been Thomas Jefferson,
Washington, Lincoln. Grover Cleve-
land or Mckinley or Teddy Roose-
welt stopped by legal officer under
command OF court would they have
driven on contemptuously or would
they have gone back with the OFFICER
or sent one Of the cars and a repre-
sentative back to arrange and settle
with the law Of the state Of Ohio?
Outside OF the common duty of
citizens to obey the law and to answ-
er to charges OF violation, which are
accentuated In the case Of governors
and candidates for the highest exc
cutive offices, putting all that aside,
Cox missed campaign opportunity.
A quiet and commonplace treatment
OF the situation which assumed for
Mr.. Cox no peculiar immunity to the
law OF the road would have been
much popular water on the wheel Of
his candidacy. There is too little of
the democratic and too much OF the
autocratic and arrogant In Mr.. Cox's
dismissal of the constable and his
orders as not applicable to himself
while applicable to every other citi-
zen who should drive the streets and
highways. 1t suggests that he has i'm
bibed more from Mr.. Wilson than a
contrite heart and changed con-
ception of the Wilson league.
Mr.. Cox treated the court and the
constable as Wilson treated congress.
It was small incident but after
all 1t is Illuminating. A side light
often discovers defects that the
searchlight fails to reveal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
Topics Of the Times

State fair next week, everything a
CROWN and blowin' including the
perennial threat to strike by the
streetcar men.
Tennessee would class as "haying
beautiful manners" and such nice
man." $50 good to his wife," etc.
The hired man said he didn't want
shorter hours but wants less Of EN-,
This is the way the Sioux City
Journal puts it, "the man.of relative
ly small income. that is an income up
to $4,000" But that's pure boasting.
Imagine how small you'd feel with
a relatively small income" Of $780,
900. There amt any such relatively
small animal in Iowa.
On second thought they're all for
woman suffrage and have always
favored political equality, every
blamed candidate Of them all.
II there is job of house cleaning
to do the republicans Of Iowa should
set about it with brush and mop
without worrying over who may get
his feet wet.
The drop in sugar prices Is received
as tidings of great joy by the con-
sumner, not only because of cheaper
sugar but IN the hope that sugar
profiteers are being squeezed to the
loss Of some Of their unholy profits.
But make no mistake; the retailer
hasn't made the money on sugar. His
pickings have been small and in in
stances so small as to be- neglible.
The brokers and spectators have
your money in pocket.
$50
Coxs manner Of attack on Harding
is poor politics but it is hard to see
what else he has to do. A defense of
the democrat administration would
be even more disastrous.
Mexico has an coil craze" That
may mean that they will stop killing
each other down there and simply
skin one another.
They nailed, Ponzi in Massachus-
etts but what is Iowa going to do
about her Ponzis?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
IT'S ALL WRONG.
Huntington Gazettel

The other day The Gazette received
an inquiry from newspaper man
in Waterloo concerning the pros
poets of taking trip up or down
the river. He had two weeks va
cation staring him In the face and
desired to spend 1t riding on the
mississippi he had often heard of
the beauties OF the river. of the rest
fulness OF ride from Burlington to
st. Paul and return and felt that he
was in position to undertake this
outing.
We were reluctantly compelled to
inform our friend that there was no
such thing any more as thru
packet" on the river. such as existed
in the days OF the old Diamond Jo"
line. The packets have been scrap
ped or rebuilt into jazz excursion
boats and the name and fame of, the
scenic beauties of the Father of
Waters Is but memory.
Thousands of people from all
parts of the country have made the
delightful trip on the upper river
from st, Louis and. points north to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
with propose, that he

approached with a proposal that he
resign.
Such articles and inquiries made
by prominent state newspaper can
not be dismissed without considera-
ton. That Mr.. Aliens connection Is
one of salvage is to be understood
but the Register has the best Of the
argument upon the purpose and eff
feet of the investigation into the con-
nection Of state officers with the
packing company promotion. 1t is
not easy to see why or how the mat
it fully and face to face.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
!. Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
By WALT MASO
THE EARTHQUAKE.

The other Cheap lake
quake One everything
when this planet
thought ut
wish hadn't lied
dished
pastors from their
like
before
Its taking bottle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
Burroughs
. s, s N s's::

1. Have horses a sense of direc-
ton?
2. Can n f1y-catcher Catch flies as
soon as 1t is Matched?
3. Why have flowers color ana
perfume?
Answers to Previous Questions.
l. Can kingfishers live on grass
hoppers?
The adaptiveness Of animal life Is
subject of deep interest. In the dry
streamless valleys on Cape Verde
islands Darwin saw a kingfsher thai
lived on grasshoppers and Lizards,
diving for them in the true kingfisher
fashion. Doubtless our own king
fisher. under the force Of circumstan-
ces, might adapt himself to such u
mode Of life.
2. How DO hornets build their
nests1
Watch the growth Of the paper
nest Of the hornet; sec it envelop tho
obstacles in its way,--leaves and
twigs,-precisely as a growing tree
might, or as flowing water does. /
saw two nests OF yellow Jackets In
the side of house, built In the space
between the siding and the inner
wall: and these nests flowed out OF
the cracks and nail holes in the
clapboards in thin sheets, Just an any
liquid would have done,
3. Is fear contagious among ami
mails.
It Is very important to the Wild
creatures that they have quick ap-
prehension of danger. and as q mat
ter OF fact they have. One wild and
suspicious duck in a flock will often
defeat the best laid plans OF the duck
hunter. It's suspicious are quickly
communicated to all its fellows; not
thru any conscious effort on its par
I to do so. but thru the law Of natural
| contagion.
(Rights reserved by Houghtor
Miffiin Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
HANDY DIRECTORY
-oF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. los, A.
F. A. NJ, Wednesday, Aug. %. Third
degree, o'clock sharp. {. G.. Jen-
nings, w. NJ; John w Wells, secre-
s tary.
SIGNET CHAPTER NO. ss, r, A.
NJ, Monday, Aug. %. Mark Master
degree, 1880. Frank T. Nokes, III. p;
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
90. stated assembly; Sept. 20, bust
ness session. Election of master
John w. Wells, recorder.
CoNCLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80, Tuesday Aug.
"a. 1880 p. m. Red Cross and Malta
Clyde II. Stewart commander: John
w. Wells. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER MO. 81 O.
3. S. Regular meeting Wednesday,
Aug. H., at s, for business. Mrs. w.
y. Richards, w NJ; Mr.L Archer
Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
NO RETAIL OCTOPUS,
TFt. Dodge Messenuer1

It Is not true that O retail octopus
has monopoly on trade here. There
Is about the same proportion OF
catalogue buying and out of town
shopping that other cities have and
we suppose there always will be. We
have heard for many years before
the present era of high prices about
Fort Dodge railroad men doing their
marketing in Council Bluffs. Per-
haps down there they hear similar
vague stories about the juicy bar
gains at Fort Dodge. When mer-
chants charge too much. as may be
the case in some instances, they
stand a good chance OF losing trade
for that Is a matter that becomes
self-regulating.
Contrary to the sweeping asser-
tions OF our correspondent we claim
Fort Dodge Is a splendid market
with stocks Of fine goods equal to
those in many places OF much larger
population. The proof Of this is In
the large volume Of out OF town
patronage which comes to these
stores.
| Rest assured that matters are very
apt to regulate themselves in thu
and. Just now there is talk OF 9
Rochdale plan cooperative stor,
and two community stores. which
claim they will sell at cost plus &
small percentage for overhead. TIL,
period Of high costs gave impetu!
to the chain store idea and 1t prob
ably will have It's run. But grocer.
who have retired on the interest O
their Investments in Fort Dodge arr
not numerous enough to affort
striking confederation Of the prof.
lteering charges.
There is too much talk about 9th
er people being crooks" while thu
shouter is no better than his asso
ciates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
THE PURPOSE OF The pllRl ic,rx

senator Joseph H. Allen is the now
president OF the Associated p,c,,,n
ooinpany which Is In the hands of q
receiver and about the affairs ~
which there has been much publicity
ana recently published revelations
as to sums paid men closely connect
60 with the state administration. It
appears that Mr.. Allen and some
other stockholders desire to reor,ran-
lie the company and go on with the
project, taking the loss of about q
million and a half which Is said 70 he
the almost dissipated and atbsorbed
In one and another way. In COM
muntcation to the Des Moines Regis
ter Mr.. Allen outlines this purpose
somehow the Register left oft ono
sentence of Mr.. Aliens statement
which 1t published when its a:ten-
ton was called to the omission.
That sentence reads:
This dust in the press about poll
teal corruption and wrongs commit
ted against these men has but one
purpose at this time, namely. to
cloud the real issue and the effect
will be to further plumber the stock
holder"
The Register then proceeds to
analyze and comment editorialLy ON
the charge Of Mr.. Allen that pub
licity given the payments to witt
and the connection of the banking
superintendent with the comp,lny's
paper has but one purpose to becloud
the issue and to effect fu..ther
plumber Of the stockholders, Ey-
pressing itself as in sympathy with
what Senator Allensand his friends
are trying to do the Register can not
believe that q single honest interest
OF a single member Of Associated,
Packing will be injured by the fullest
investigation Of crookedness Of the
original promotion" or see how Judge
McCalls decision will be influenced
by just demand that the men who
heeced the stockholders and used
the statehouse Of Iowa to do it be
brought to an accounting and urges
that unless we have enough gump-
ton here in Iowa to bring to book
public officials who use their offices
to fatten their pocket books by
questionable means we shall soon
lose all standards af public right and
wrong, and all of us suffer not mere
ly in purse, but in public morale"
The Register pays its respects to
Witt and to Messenger. OF Witt it
asks:
What made Charles Witt worth
$2.l00 month to the men who were
taking the s1,50,000 out of the
stockholders of the company? Does
anybody question that it was his re-
lation to the governors office? Does
anybody question that it was the
official stationery of the state of Iowa
on which he wrote? Does anybody
Question that 1t was the governors
flattering letters or Endorsement he
was able to use2
1t is very plain in its dealings with
the connection of Messenger, banking
superintendent with the sale Of AS
ISOLATED Packing paper.
Then it wants to know why Mes
senger, Witt and Secretary Bales all
resigned their posts and desires to
know whether Governor Harding was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

st. Paul and they still talk of it.
With the Reconsideration of fleet of
passenger boats. the popularity of the
river could soon be revived, and The
Gazette Is convinced that the project
would be financial success. People
these days are demanding better ac-
commodations and better meals and
they are willing to pay, but these
vacations could be planned for less
money than ocean voyages. lake
trips or transcontinental jaunts.
It's a shame that the beauties of
the river are going to waste for lack
OF method to view them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
MOTHERS APRON STRINGS.

lSiouX City Tribune1
A Brooklyn judge, commenting on
the absence OF aprons In his court
fears that the youth of the country
will lack. in consequence "the moral
point Of view usually taught at a
mothers apron strings" He says the
humblest mother. these days, comes
to court In silks and satins and short
skirts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

The steamer Avalon left Catalina
island, off the coast of California,
recently carrying, among other
things. 500 Indian skulls which had
been dug up by some scientists.
They are believed to have belonged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
lowa Newspapers
IN THE JUNGLES.
ISioux City Journal.l

ISiouX CITY Journal
A reckless automobile driver must
feel pretty contemplate when he
sees woman or q child offering a
silent and perhaps last prayer be-
fore risking life in crossing an in
tersection in front Of the driver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

Women served as sailors In tn
Chinese navy in 1850.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

A normal human head contains
about $4,000 hairs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

to people who traversed this earth
from 500 to 1000 years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

The women may split their votes
like men upon majority Of ques-
saloon and grogshop they are threa
to one against" says the Webster
City Freeman Journal The whisky
ties know this and that is the reason
they have opposed universal suffrage
from the start"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

Anyway, Debs can show the low
est campaign expense account
points out the Eagle Grove Times
Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

Thibet has a population of 5000.
mn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

The Knoxville Express remarks
that the deadly grade crossings con-
tinue to NOW down their victims and
urges the next legislature should be-
gin doing away with them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

The, Carroll Herald says Mate
Kendall may not receive the biggest
majority ever given for governor in
Iowa. But he will make a better
governor than the man who has re-
ceived the biggest majority"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
The Windmill
TO A LADY.

~ IA 1AAbxs
Who Refuses to Reval Her Age
What care I what your age may be?
You are as fair as autumn days
Or blush Of spring and so I sing
Your ardent praise.
"A secret to q woman told
Is gone forever more-kerplunk!"
Thus said sage in ev'ry age
It's simply bunk!
For none has learned how old you are
Tho many folks have sought some
light;
l cannot guess; you keep 1t, yes.
AS dark al night.
But, al I said, what matters It
So long as you entrance the eye?
You are so fair that many stare
When you pass BY.
While forget my worldly cares
And daily carelessly with fate
When I may hold, with Joy untold,
A tete-a-tete.
In brief, love to flirt with you
Beneath the pulsing summer
moons;
love to chant young Cupid's cant
And empty tunes.
II should want to marry you
might desire to know your years;
frankly state seek no mate
So have no fears.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

III Iowa has no law whereby II can
control its own streets and highways,
the next legislature has an important
job on its hands. 1t has not been
considered in the past that corpora
tions could use the streets at will
Wlthout any remuneration to the
pubic. Salinger's Interpretation of
the law has apparently been taken by
the corporations to mean that the
streets and alleys are a question OF
private ownership" urges the Boone
News Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

The Burlington Gazette saw. il
mas never denied the right" OF
women to vote any more than their
right to smoke pipe and chew to-
bacco."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-23

We had decided that we would not
vote for any candidate who had his
picture taken draped in flag or
standing behind fathers plow or
milking the ancestral COW or what
not. Now we discover there's no one
left to vote for.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How to Open cIogged NostriIs
and End Head-colds.

You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will open.
The air passages of your head will
clear and you can breathe freely. 10
more dullness, headache; nc hawking,
snufiling, mucous discharges or dry
ness; no struggling for breath at
night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antsept1c
cream in your nostrils, let it penetrate
through every air passage of the head;
soothe and heal the swollen, intamed
mucous membrane, and relief comes
instantly.
1t is just what every cold and ca
tarrh Sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up and miserable.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
SOUNDED ALL RIGHT TO HER
Prisoners Defense Naturally Had a
Lot of Weight With the
Fair Prosecutor.

The case looked black against the
prisoner, who was charged with lOiter-
Ing suspiciously at the railway station.
Presently the magistrate said stern
ly:
"This lady says you tried to speak
to her at the railway station"
ut was a mistake" pleaded the man
in the dock. 81 was looking for my
wife's young niece, whom I've never
seer, but who'd been described to me
as a handsome young lady, with golden
hair, well-cut features, fine complex
ion, perfect figure, beautifully dressed,
and"
With a charming blush, the principal
witness against him interrupted his
flow of elOquenCe.
81 don't wish to prosecute the gentle
man, sir" she said to the magistrate.
"Any one might have made the same
mistake" Ne.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
Not a EIirt.

A friend of mine while motoring in
the East had an amusing experience
which he related to me recently. Drlv-
ing through New Hampshire he
stopped pityingly when he saw wom-
an beginning the climb of a mile-long
upgrade My friend is considerably
under thirty and the woman was sixty
or more, sallow, squirrel tOothed,
crooked and bony. He raised his hat
and asked: MAY I give you ride,
MADAME" She glared and snapped /:
mo, sir, you can't. I'm none of your
city flirts. I'd have YOU know.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
EAT LESS AND TAKE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Take a Glass Of Salts II Your Back
Hurts or Bladder
Bothers.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou-
BILE, because we eat too much and all
our food Is rich. Our blood is filed
with uric acid which the kidneys strive
to filter out, they weaken from over
work, become sluggish the eliminative
tissues clog and the result is kidney
trouble, bladder weakness and a gen.
eral decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment or you are
obliged TO seek relief two or three
times during the night; if you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather is bad, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in glass of water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This IA
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate
clogged kidneys; to neutralize the
acids in the urine so it no longer is a
source Of irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In.
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water beverage, and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
mistake by having a good kidney
flushing any time.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
INTERNATIONAL SPORT CLUB
Applications to Number Of 5000 Have
Been Made for Admission as
"Founders."

1t Is reported that some 5000 appll-
cations have been received for admis-
sion as founder" in the Interna-
tional Sporting club Of New York, the
new private boxing organization of
that city, To be one of the founders
costs $500 If the application is ia
vorably acted upon by the board of d.
rectorS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
HOW NEALE BECAME GREASY
Ease With Which He EVaded Tack.
Iers in Football Games Caused
Him to Be Nicknamed.

Earle WGreasy'O Neale, right feld-
er of the Cincinnati champions, while
at college, like Christy Mathewson,
was better known as a football play
er than as a diamond athlete. He was
a halfback and one Of the best broken
field runners who ever played the
game in the middle West.
The manner in which he evaded
tacklers in his runs with the ball
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-26
The Retort Courteous.

81 went to call on that newly rich
upstart, Mrs. Allcash, at the refined
and artistic apartment she has leased,
and she had the impertinence to send
me word she was not at home"
"What did you do?"
II sent her word back by the maid
that l did not suppose she would be
In such surroundings"