Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-14
FROM THE DIARY OF 4
PHH.ANTHROPfST.

May 3, 1921-Installed the new
bond clipping device today. A really
wonderful invention, tabulatiAg and
adding as 1t clips. Enables me also
to dispense with several sood-for-
nothing clerks. Have been forced to
raise the rentals In the Snaithson
Extension again. Am opposed on
principle to present tendency toward
Increased rents. both for humane
reasons and because 1t enables Agi-
tators to infect the tenants with silly
inflammatory notions. But orabbit.
my lawyer, finally convinced me
against my will that tho higher rents
60 the moro readily much-nseded
building operations will set under
way. Presented thus in the light Of
a public duty could scarcely refuse
to order the increase tho Il pains me
to do 20.
May 4-Ths arrogance Of the Ia
boring classes 10 becoming intoler-
abba Held UP this morning BY =
psrfsct procsssion Of worinsn In au-
tomobiles and could scarcely reach
my yacht. Nevertheless the ride
down the river II very satisfactory
and invigorating. especially since We
were able to adjust the damages on
that last canoeist We hit Issued .
blanket order today that everyone In
our organization 10 expected - con.
tribute literally to the relief fund
for the destitute Lamas Of Thibst
Perhaps the papers may ut hold Of
it-tho I detest publicity. fear that
this bslmy weather 10 perhaps over
stimulating o generous nature. Al
together = satisfactory day Crabbit
has done the unbelievable with eur
surtax. l have every reason to a.
sumo that have at last trossn out
the Altoona and Topeka crowd, and
by the msrest accident picked up
twenty cases Of genuine old stuff
from q friend Of mine just In from
Havana. The government u crim-
inally negligent about these matters.
May ga highly annoying day.
Grabbit. the IDIOT overlooked q clause
in the Altoona and Topeka contract
and I fear can not Got away with
1t. Was also shocked TO - myself
described in the yellow press this
merning as rent prohtseP, Imagine!
Ny plain public duty twisted into .
dirty libel Of that sort! No wonder
men 90 bolshevist! wished 70 sue
but Grabhit advised against Il He
says agitators have 20 dsmoralised
the courts that they are no longer
reliable and that tho protection OF
the constitution 10 In effect suspend
Cd. These are indeed pasisNs Hmes.
Thank God. there u stu ths seek
exchanged
May THAT stuff from HaysaA IL
no good. I felt chilly today and
sampled II, perhaps too ffoaly. At
any rate . most ,inplsasant scene
with my wife followed. She had the
sffrontery to say that struck her
UmagiAe!) when, ~ . matter OF
fact, merely pressed her pantiy into
q chair to calm her. Knowing how
I detest publicity she thrsatsas a.
voroe. However, . ievs pst II not
sufficient cause In this stats, thank
Godl Yet suppose . rsDs ~ Dsarls
IL the ieast CA do-and DsFAaps
enc Of my old nmeuaiAss - We hut.
Ter who was shrewd enough 70 ~
present.
May s-Gsd grant that Tie wspst
does, not bsfall this naNss! The
times are indeed critical. The Axdth-.
son Extension tenants have naAsSDds
TO secure an Injunction asainSt me!
There viii be q Tsvsluttm u this
country If such AeinaSsss ars raised
to the bench. We must hsvs more
putty in our elections. AZ told
Grabbit today, while sending In my
campaign contribution, II IL high
time that We liberal minded men
stood shoulder to shoulder to sec
that freedom does not perish from
the earth.
We wonder II the kaiser Ii moving
because Count Won Bentlnuk raised
his rent.
A good many OF these fantastic
tales coming out Of Berlin seem ~
have been political RuhrbachS.
It used to DO said ]. that when
women rot the vote they would In ~
variably cast II for the hanAsome&t
candidate for president After giv-
ing all the availables a careful once
over we see no evidence that the
ladies are going to st even q chance
to this time: n II " M \.