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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
THE LESSON OF EXPERIENCE

The Des Moines Register devotes
nearly two columns to the Home
stead's expose OF Harding's CORE
spondence with railroad officials, the
promise Of assistance made to him In
those letters, the granting OF railroad
pass by one railroad and the letters
from representatives OF heavy in
terests In the state which disclose
gifts" aggregating $4,000 to the
governor after he had been elected
with the suggestion OF secrecy as to
the receipts Of the funds. On the
same page It reproduces a cartoon
from the Homestead Of that Harding
campaign which represents the Iowa
farmer with an arm about Harding's
shoulders saying Don't worry, Bill!
Well put you there" SO the Register
proceeds to rub it in.
II Is natural enough and many Of
those who were deceived into sup
porting Harding and who trusted the
assurances Of the so-called farm
journal which was Harding's strong
est supporter then and is now pub
fishing his private correspondence
which it has got hold of in some way
as an exposure. will suffer a humil-
.iation that words can not express.
However, a little humility is good
for their souls and will not hurt them.
But it is a little late to say II told
you so" as regards Harding. The
state is sufficiently informed as to
Mr.. Harding. Politically Harding is
down and out, dead and buried under
the debris of a wrecked political ca
reer, a political suicide.
That the newspapers and promi-
nent republicans who refused to sup
port Mr.. Harding were justified was
made evident by the governors own
acts and has long been confessed
But there seems little to be gained by
going back to hold a scalp dance. II
experience is a teacher the children
burned when Jim Pierce and Salinger
and others played in the Harding
band and led the parade, should dread
the fire.
| The Homestead was an unsafe
leader by its own confession. 1t is
now endeavoring to ingratiate itself
with the farmers 1t deceived by the
same methods it used to bolster the
Harding candidacy. Mr.. Salinger
who lost a libel suit brought against
the Des Moines Register for its edi-
torial assertions connecting him with
seeking favors from railroads while a
member OF the supreme court, is a
candidate for reelection to that most
important judicial body. Judge With
row, who was an excellent Judge of
that court and who became the VIC
tim of the nonpartisan judiciary
scheme Is also a candidate. Consid-
Grafton of those facts are more i'm
portant than two stepping in a po-
litical cemetery.
Republicans who have been de-
ceived and those who have not should
get together and clean up thoroughly
this year II there's a lesson in ex-
perience, that Is the lesson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
WOULD DIVERT LINCOLN HIGHWAY

The Davenport Democrat Is urging
that paving projects between Daven-
port and Sterling, Illinois shall be
pushed to meet the Illinois paving at
that point. Then it points out, with
this link completed the paved trunk
line west will he tekcn ;:r .1s..JJTTe rap
idly" and predicts that Davenport
will be the gateway of travel into and
thru Iowa.
1t is hope and plan that has
long been held by the cities at the
eastern terminal of the River to
River road. The plan to have the
travel west thru this state branch off
at Sterling has occupied the minds and
activities of the road boosters of the
southern route for many years. The
Lincoln Highway is the natural route
for vehicle travel as II is for
for transcontinental railway lines. It
is a better route by it's natural ad-
vantages, less hilly and more direct
But the natural advantage would
be more than equalled by a paved
road. Given paving west from Dav-
export to Council Bluffs travel
would seek that road against an
unpaved highway Of shorter mileage
and fewer hills. That Is the idea and
the plan of the lower road boosters.
As tourist travel grows year by
year the advantages Of such travel
to the sections thru which /. passes
become more apparent When good
every day road has been estabiished
IL will be Of more cash value u the
counties thru which II passes than
another railroad. 1t Ii general advan-
Itase. No tourist leaves fr0n1 19Et0
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pression that the boys are still TAX
ting cordwood and green corn on
subscriptions.
There seems to BE- little or no
doubt raised - 10 the authenticity
Of the Harding correspondence pub
lished by his former guide and ad-
vocate, Jim Pierce. ana there seems
to DO . general unanimity Of sus-
picion as to how tho Homestead got
hold Of II.
Wonder what the U. 8. historians
of the future will say about the sell
eetion OF this cambridge Colby for
cabinet position occupied by Jim
Blaine and John Hay?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

Or cups, but. rs said before, Il was
mere pretense OF factory.
The owner Of the paper cup busi-
ness was one OF those quiet. hard
working men who everlastingly hang
on to thing until they make 1t go
and that Is just what he did. The
young fellow who went TO work for
him. however. saw only the tiny. dis
ordered little plant and no decided
that there was no money or oppor-
tunity for him there.
So he quit and went 70 work for
a huge concern whose capital runs
into many millions. Today he Is hold
Ing down q small Job and complain
ing that there's no money or OPP
portunity In a big concern, for there
are SO many ahead of you that there
is no chance to get a big job"
Yet, strange to say, a third young
man who began to work for the
mammoth enterprise at the same
time that our unfortunate friend is
climbing rapidly and already has an
executives desk.
All three concerns are successful
ana Its workers are all progressing
normally and happily. Yet our Sec
ond friend has worked for two OF
thsm and has decided that neither
holds opportunity!
He is right, too. for opportunity is
in the man and not the Job. I wish
every young fellow who Is trying to
decide where he will go and what he
will do would realize that what he
does not where he works is the fac
tor that decides how high he will
climb up the hill Of power and pros
perity. .N
| You are your own opportunity!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
My Spring Lament.

MY spring IamsHt'
Sing me no springtime roundelay-
or sunny daffodils and cheerful
birds:
These are but wrath-inspiring
words
To him who has an income tax to
pay.
The fleecy lambkin soon may skip
and bound
A stranger still at my too humble
board;
The hen yard may with braggart
cries resound:
Let millionaires those pearly ovals
hoard!
And what care for leaping brooks
and springs?
My leaky roof, my cellar ponds
enough.
My household hints at Easter hats
and things,
And no one heeds my chill and
stern rebuff.
Let birds in happy folly sing and
mate:
Their bridal toys are furnished
free of charge.
No tax return can veX one feathered
pate:
The rent for nest and tree-space
can't be large!
No roundelays of spring can charm
my heart
When I behold how birds and
beasts exist;
For them the happy "Pollyanna"
part
For me the plumbers bill, the
grocers list!
New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"After all 10 said for and against
an extra session OF the legislature
we believe Governor Harding Is right
in not calling . special session"
says the Grundy Republican. TT has
been our opinion that the hotels and
theaters OF the capitol city were
more in need of an extra session
than the people at large, In fact,
we have some times thought that II
the legislature met once in ten years
we would be as well Off in the end"
"A substantial farmer in a nearby
county has been declared bank
rupt. his loss OF property being caus-
ed by large purchases OF stock in
one of the numerous enterprises be-
ing promoted in this state. The psy-
chology OF stock purchases in blue
sky enterprises il decidedly inter-
esting." says the Carroll Herald.
The Logan Observer doesn't care
especially who the republicans NOM
mate for the presidency this year.
just 50 long as good man is Sc
lected. 1t wouldn't make a great
deal of difference in general results
no matter who we supported prob
ably. We do not believe that a mil
itary man would secure as many
votes as business man. therefore
We rather favor Lowden, but we are
not going to use much srace pro-
noting his candidacy"
Governor Harding presents rea-
sons for not calling a special legis-
lative session which 10 some people
may look plausible. But the record
VIII not sustain his argument" says
the Bluffs Nonpareil. 1T is what
might be called specious pleading.
There are much more potent reasons
for not calling the assembly than
those offered by the governor. The
last session of the assembly did a
lot OF poking around the state house
They made life so uncomfortable for
several people that it was scarcely
worth living. The next regular ses-
sion Of the assembly will meet on
the eve of Mr.. Harding's exit from
the office OF chief executive. He has
doubtless strong desire TO serve
out the remainder Of his term in the
peace and quiet Of a daily routine
which would be literally ripped up
the back If 200 assemblymen were
invited to pow WOW in the state
house"
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Topics of the Times

Speaking OF Mr.. Bryan" Mr.
Bryan Is now speaking for himself
and very large following in his
party
Senator Johnson of California Is
not to be belittled. Iowa has a fav-
orite candidate but Senator john
son Is quite high shouldered enough
tial candidates.
Some folks had rather hear a flock
of ducks going north than to listen
to a joint debate between two presi-
Dental candidates.
It would have saved lot Of
trouble had the allies gone over into
Holland and brought out the ex-
kaiser and hanged him. He deserved
1t all right. And 1t isn't entirely too
late yet. ..
II Governor Edwards wins the
nomination vii. rs democrat plat
form this year lead off with the old
slogan NO sumptuary. legislation"
An uninstructed delegation Is a
two or three man delegation. An in
structed delegation il state delsga-
ton. That's usually the difference.
Newspapers contain many news
items relating the sojourn In Frori-.
da, California and other winter
points where they ARE looking after
landed interests and investments"
Wonder what the old time country
editor would have to say 10 that !.
he came back IN spirit with the In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
Ripping Rhymes,
By WALT MASON
IN THE HOLE.

IN THE HOLE
brisk
showing what will
bigger bill running
neghbo shall find when the
earning
eight twenty
blamed stuff under
killing
builders cannot do
its lust reckless spending
in the valley where
broken hearted?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

male solitary wasps require the
same amount of food?
2. IL the woodchuck good eating?
3. why do birds nest in the vicin-
ity Of man7
Answers 70 Previous Questions.
I. How do orioles nests vary ac-
cordinK TO their location?
I notice that the nests OF the
orioles are longest and deepest
where they are tho most pendant
that they are deeper and more
pocket like on the willows and elms
than on the oaks and hickories. and
that they are shallowest OF all on
stiff young naples. where they are
usually placed near the stem OF the
tree. In such cases they are shall
low, and cuplike. THE longest nests
see near me are on the weeping
willow trees.
Q. What animal cures grass for
winter use?
Mr.. Hornaday says the pika, or
little chief hare, In the Canadian
Rockies cuts and gathers various
grasses and plant-stalks, and cures
them in the sun beside the entrance
to its den, and then stores them up
for winter use. He says that II,
during the day. the shadow OF a
rock falls upon the curing hay, the
pika moves II out into the sun again.
Another authority says that II will
also make haste to house its hay II a
shower threatens.
3. Does a bee only gather Tip honey
for It's need?
We marvel at what we call the
wisdom of the hive bee. yet there is
one thing she never learns from ex-
perience. ard that Is. that she is
storing up honey for the use of man.
She could not learn this, because
such knowledge is not necessary to
her own wellbeing. Neither does she
ever know when she has enough to
carry ilsr thru the winter. This
knowledge. again, is not important.
Gather and store honey as long as
there IL any TO be had. is her motto.
and in that rule she is safe.
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the county. and there is a reason.
Many OF the farmers who have sold
their farms at good prices are COM
ing to town and they are willing to
pay a good price for place to live.
That helps the sale OF town proper
t. quite q lot. Then when a man
comes to consider the price OF build
ing materials he figures that II 10
economy to buy n house already
built rather than TO build. Even nj
that some are going to live In tents
II the situation doesn't improve.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

yesterday should be noted. In the
preliminary days when all were
working hard to prepare and also on
election day when the polling places
were crowded and large numbers Of
men were congregated on adjacent
streets, there was less than the usual
amount of arguing and no unfriend-
~ re::::asH the most that was done
In electioneering was the handing out
of cards and usually those were
waved away by the man approached,
as much as 10 say ne knew what he
was going to do and ne didn't want
to waste any time about It.
Fort Dodge is going thru a process
Of ferment, but 1t will come out all
right and so will its people. II the
same kind of a contest Is started
again 1t will get an equally deter
mined reception.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
HANDY DIRECTORY
-OF THE -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
visitors Always Wsleons.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. ics a,
"A. NJ, Friday March 10, Mt 7iso
o,c,ock. Business session. c. u
Jennings, w. NJ; John w. Wells sec
rotary.
srGNrr CHAPTER. No, IS. r. a.
NJ Monday, March %, 1880. business
oonyocation. Frank T. Nokes' H. re-
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL. No
"a states assembly Monday. Marcn
=, business sessions. o. O. roN'
master. John w. wells, recorder.
coNcLAE ST. ALDEMAR cont
MANDERy No. so X. T., Tnesday'
March 10, 1880 o'clock. The Tempie'
C1yde ri. Stewart. commander; John
W. Wells. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. Ct q. v.
q. Special meeting Monday March
IL. School OF instruction at 2:So'
initiation at 1880. dinner NJ $3.50 Mrs'
W = Richards, w. NJ; Mrs. Archer
Walton. secretary.
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( Last year the production u tin
plate in the United States amounted
to more than 5000, 0oc. 900 pounds.
Twenty years ago We did not pro-
lduce q pound Of tinplate,
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lowa Newspapers
LOBBYISTS SHOULD REGISTER.
lDes Moines Capital.l

LOBBYISTS SHOULD REGISTER.
lDes Moines Capital
Every manager of d large business
has on his mind a desire to reduce
his responsibilities to an exact sys-
TEN. He wants to know every eve
ming, when the day closes, what has
been accomplished during that day.
Much progress has been made. Hence
corporations that have been large are
still larger. Some of the large cor
porations would have staggered the
managerial ability Of the brightest
and biggest man a generation ago.
This fact Is worth noting.
There has been notable lack Of
improvement in political methods.
There are thousands OF agitators who
are attempting to point the way for
improvements. But these do not al
ways succeed, nor are their sugges-
tons always improvements.
There is one thing that could be
done now at Washington that would
relieve the pressure very much.
The greatest nuisance at Washing
ton Is the gathering OF mobs of fac
tons and organizations seeking to
secure legislation by political threats
The situation could be improved by
requiring every man and every COM
mittee going to Washington to ap-
pear before committee of the SEN
ate or the house to be enrolled at
n1nPa yyhara fhoir he
visible. The same system of regis
tration should apply to those who go
to see individual senators and rep
resentatiyes.
President Wilson at one time de-
manded pitiless publicity and pitiless
publicity should be applied to the
swarms of men who's are hanging
around Washington on the payroll of
some society looking for an appro-
priation or attempting to accomplish
something else.
The registration should not only
give the name Of the individual but
state in black and white who APP
pointed him to be there. This would
eliminate many s::Scta, ti.I saIiDare
frauds who assume to represent
what they do not represent.
All newspaper men who attempt to-
report the proceedings of either
house or who sit in the press gall
lery are registered. This has been
the custom for years. Why, there
fore, should everyone else not be reg
istered? AS soon as the world is
told about all these people every
man will stand for what he is and
not what he pretends to be. Let
some Of the system and efficiency
that characterize the business world
be introduced into politics.
CLASS IN SCHOOL ELECTIONS.
.. TIT. Dodge Messenger.l
The school election Of Monday was
a surprise to everybody in the large
total Of votes cast. There were more
than three thousand whereas an
election of school directors -'!:s!:
about Ave or six hundred ballots cast
has been the common result before
this.
AS one of the largest and most I'M
portant public institutions 1t Is for
the best when issues are brought out
at election time which direct the at
tention of all to the management OF
the schools and bring IN emphasis
on their affairs which will continue
TO AZ general interest on their con-
duct at al times.
Ths a1cesdin6iy close result set
ties no real or imasinary differences
which were brought up IN this cleo.
ton The majority Ase certain thetr
mo- bas accomplished : vActery Tor
~ lst interests Cf IL CITY TOY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15


And nasty. Shiny slugs!
A nice machine
With nicotine
And copper sulphate. too.
I have for you.
Take warning. neighbor chickens!
My anger quickcns
To see you straining at the fence.
Get hence, get hence!
I have a rifle
For such as dare TO trifle
Within this sacred spot
My garden plot!
oh dreams, oh visions of delight!
To set me down some night
And. Quivering, sec
pea,
To cut my spinach up
And sup
On green things have grown
My very own!
oh ecstacy! oh bliss!
Long have I dreamed Of this
To eat each separate crop
And never stop.
ooh cup Of bitterness!) |
My wife, poor fish. by fall
Has canned them all!
"Sale of net profits will 70 70
workers-Blank Cash Register Com
pany announces now scheme for
1920" headlines an esteemed con-
temp. Shucks. it's an old scheme.
Merchants have been Complaining
about 1t for years.
Backward. turn backward. oh Time. I
in your flight
Make me child again Just for to-
night.
But cut out my school and the
heartaches had
Whenever I went to the woodshed
with Dad.
Can the dull Sundays that msm'ry
revives
And lay off the measles. the humps
and the hives.
Besides, If 1 can't have my old mon
grel cur,
Things won't be the same, Father
Time. as they were.
A PASSING THOUGHT.
Now that the passage OF the rail
bill has ben passed upon by the
president and the roads have been :
passed back to private ownership, 1t
becomes pertinent to ask II the
$4,000 passes passed out by the Gov.
eminent have been passed up.
The japanese diet has just been
completely upset over manhood suf-
frage. Many . good meal waS
spoiled over here, too. while W were
in the throes Of women's suffs~gs.
Serving maids In Italy aSO dc.
handing two cigarets q day ana
double pay for two weeks vacation
at the seashore. Probably 3 move
ment to make the American tourist
feel at home.
THERE'S HOPE FOR HIN.
His regulations sinister; his man.
ner, unrefined;
Very few redeeming qualities hes
got
But when you start to censurs him
pray keep this thought in
mind.
He has never
Called his child
"A Tiny Tot"
When q commodity advances IN
price. loud Is tho publics lausnta-
ton. When IL doesn't, fox WAY
wrathful at the thought Of the pro-
fit It must have made In The soed
old days.
THRnAnnAaE q: IS NO WORD
FOR II.
We read the news OF coming sprins,
We shiver in the cold, cold blasts
In agony our hands We wrins q
And pray our oyercoat win last
Deport the kaiserg How foolish
Leave him whore he IL and ~ our
landlord own the place.
State legislation legaiizinx -
sale Of beer Of this or that aloeholip
content shquldn't worry ~ DseAiH1-
tionists.
legislators. bless their hsarts
have to do somsthinE.
Poets smite their Tyres 10 - -
vanished book beer. Plain 1870
talk Of It
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
y nARoLo wHirsHEAI

Prsfeessr q Sale RsIatsWs In the College o. Dvsnsss
Administration Of Boston univsrsity. Oesten. Mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

/. Do the young male ana fe-
male solitary wasps require the
same amount of food?
2. IL the woodchuck good eatinsf
3. why do birds nest in the Ncin-
ity Of man7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
SAME OLD STORY.
logan Observer

Town property in Logan is Just
about as high as farm property over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15
A PASSING THOUGHT.

Now that the passage OF the rail
bill has ben passed upon by the
president and the roads have been
passed back to private ownership, 1t
becomes pertinent to ask II the
$4,000 passes passed out by the gov.
eminent have been passed up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

The Japanese diet has Just been
completely upset over manhood suf-
frage. Many . good meal was
spoiled over here, too. while ~ were
in the throes Of women's ouffrueo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

Serving maids In Italy aro Dc.
handing two cisarets q day ana
double pay for two weeks vacation
at the seashore. Probably q move
ment to make the American tourist
feel at home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

State legislation legaiizinx ths
sale Of beer Of this or that alooholip
content SHOULDN'T worry ~ DsoAiH1-
tionists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

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KmNI
crystal
CONS1
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blood
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

Deport the kaiserg How foolish
Leave him whore he IL and ~ our
landlord own the place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

Poets smits their Tyres 10 - -
vanished book beer. Plain 1oepie
talk Of It q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-15

Legislators. bless their heayts
have to do something. rs