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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
GET some KIND or 4 JOB.

And whsre are you working now %
The employment manager swung
around In his chair and faced the
applicant. who Was applying for an
accounting Job.
Wen. Ell" the young man moved
nervousiy. You see. SIR. It Ia like
this"
Il see." broke In tho employment
manager. We'll. how long have you
been out OF q jobT"
"This IL my fourth week, sir"
IN" the employment manager
purssd his lips disappointsdly.
How long a notice did You have
from your last employer
1.-TWO weeks
''Hm-that means six weeks you've
been looking for q joo ana haven't
found anything"
Well sir, you 500"
Never mind" the employment
manager saxed out Of the window at
the drizxling rain for moment.
Then he said: Leave your name
and address and IL I can use you I'll
let you know In a day or so.''
Without another word the young
fellow picked up his hat and wen,
out.
II guess he is too SLOW for u.s." the
employment manager said to his
steongrapher. Think Of it, six
weeks and never got anything at all
to do!"
This kind Of thing 70 duplicated all
over the country every day. n a
young fellow looking for a Job would
only realize that the average bust
ness man prefers TO hire 4 fellow
who is now working, or who at best
has only just left 4 Job than an ap-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

was not to be large house and the
prospective builder thought the cost
would not exceed $4,000. But the
contractor submitted a bid of about
$500. That man Immediately post
pcned building operations for the
year, and he did right IL he can get
alonK without q new house. The
only thing that will stop the advance
In the price Of material and labor IL
a diminished demand. Why. a year
or % ago good hardwood flooring
could be secured in Webster City at
Sos per thousand feet. Today II 10
selling at $500 TO 1925, and is hard 10
get at those prices. Other building
material has increased enormously
and the only way to stop the ad.
vance is to use less of the stuff. So
long as people will pay the price
and take large quantities there Will
be no relief. About the only things
that show u tendency downward In
prices are the products OF the farm.
La! or and material prices are con-
trollcd by trusts and combinations.
The products OF the farm are sold in
the open market for what they Will
bring. Just as products Of all kinds
should be A man who 10 an extern
sive employer OF labor said to the
writer the other day that 1t was not
the high price of labor that was
hurting most. II was The disposition
OF quite q proportion o. workmen to
soldier On the job" They would
not only fail TO render the best SER
vice Of which they are capable. but
would not work steadily as they
used TO- insisting upon taking lay
offs whenever they felt like it. thus
disarranging his calculations. and
adding to prices he must charge for
the products of that labor. And the
worst part of the whole business 10
that the work man who doesn't try
to earn his wages gets the same pty
AZ the workman who renders full
value. A. strange as it may appear.
the faithful ard cor-"''r-+ 49, III
consent to less pay than he Is really
worth in order to '.st.,IG b. q
shirks. Some will say that il is in
Jnring the growth and prosperity Of
Webster City to advocate the post
ponement OF building operations and
the practice Of economy in other di-
trections 1t might momentarily OPP
crate that war, brtg n"lrsS 10 o.
r,e OF Webster City and every other
town and city, as well us tn. I..!.n-
ers. get along ~ith the minimum
consumption in al directions. the in
dustrial structure viii get so top
heavy that there vii! he crash one
Of these days that will bring serious
distress to the entire country. II is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

piicant mot doing anything just ut
present" he would hustle around and
get something.
He would stnd q much better
chance Of getting something better,
than the fellow who has nothing has
. chance OF getting something.
II remember young fellow ap-
plying for q Job ~ salesman. ana
the sales manager asked him what
ne was doing. with a grin the ap-
plicant said, I'm delivering bread
WHAT said the employment mana
ger In astonished tones. ......,
'eure. the concern worked for
three weeks ago closed out this ter
ritory and I could not afford to sit
down and wait for q Job. so took
anything-just so as to keep my
hands In the habit OF working, you
see, SIR .vs
\The sales manager looked at the
clean cut young fellow and noticed
his cheerful. aggressive manner.
You're hired" he said. Il like yous
spirit. A fellow who does something
until tho right thing comes along
has the kind Of spirit that We want
in our organization"
II ever you or your friends should
be out Of the kind Of Job you want.
take anythins-even II II IL working
in a tannery-rathcr than be out Of
job. You stand = much better
chance Of getting fob II you an
swer the inquiry where are you
WORKING now?" in definite terms
rather than beginning, "weii, sir. It's
like this" AS soon as q young
fellow begins that way the employ
ment manager knows that he is 60
ing to tell you that he is out Of Job,
and at once his chances of landing
the Job are discounted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
PNEUMONIA.

PNEUMONIA. So F'
/ was very i'll 60 @Rff
And in q great hurry 1e
To 60
Suddenly I heard Eternity re-
Rushing past =" sly
In subway train. .@
1t paused for a moment $50
Beside my bed.
And I flung myself headlong
Down a dark, horrible flight of
stairs,
Lungs bursting.
Ribs cracking,
And hands extended
To catch 1t.
But just as got there
The Devil grinned
And slammed the door in my face
As fell back in bed
l felt the eternal wind
Pass over my damp hair
Which explains why
l am not writing this
With Ouija board.
We have often wondered just what
Albert S. Burleson's middle initial
stands for. We hazard no guess.
But we have tried the postoffice and
know that there are only a couple of
letters difference between mail and
snail.
News that the war was over was
published all over the world last
July. But these darn Russians are
% illiterate they can't read the pa
pers.
GETTING PRETTY TIRED NOW.
Economists inform us that prices
are going to drop very soon. II they
don't We will.
AGE.
The oldest thing In the wvrld Is
yesterdays papsr.
4 But last years derby hat aivays
manages to accumulate considerable
decrepitude 1t that.
Not to mention your dentist BIN.
Yet, after al. IL there anythine in
the world quite SO old a. 4 yuutA OF
~ biting Off the end Of tvo-bit
cigar just handed to him by the
father Of his best Eir17
Or the face Of day Old babys.
Not unless its that one aboa4
chicken crossing tho road.
EKX
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
THE ERAL

him vastly face
human should
pastors
abysma than he spoke Of
dronng and filling all souls
tho they hoped the
wang of Deaths cold
assemble that planted right
virtues bright
the fate
old at his No. let the
like and take the
churchyard with all the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

tathrocm 81 eandisatss hssdSa~rt-
ere. bet its going - ~ svfuiiy hard
- ssns % tie aAls "a taasrs.
go
Mr.. oempses aAsSrsA - n,saass
Tor hs'p for . iabsr parsy that such
. party ssuld ~ -Assrimsstai %
the interests OF labor s,A sxasslp in
line With that which 10 most ar
IDENTIFY desired by those who seek 10
oppress labor. Mr.. oempsrs IL
iisht from tho tactical point u view.
bot II rehabilitation " TO be ths
political Issue Of labor the fair.
square way n 70 Try u out man 20
nsa aed party - party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
its Al 10 shs SAsts q Mins.

It's Al in ehs etsts ~ Mind.
II YOU think you are beaten, you are;
II you think thar you dare not you
don't:
II you'd iixs TO wiz. but you tsiaH
YOU cant,
It's almost . GinSh you won't.
II YOU ,hink you'll lose, yoa've lost
For out in tina word you nnd
Success begins vita fellows viii.
us all in the STATE Of mind.
Full many = tses - lest
Ere even q step 10 run.
An6 many o coward fails
Ere even bis WORKS begun.
Think dig, sad No4r deeds sii! SfoH'
Think smell. ana you'l fall oshina:
Think thst sou ssa, aaa yoG Will.
fts all in the state OF mina.
II you trink yoBre oatelsssed. YOU
ere:
you'ys got 10 TANK Aigh 10
rise.
You've got to be sure Of youfseif o.
fore
You ever can WIN prtze.
Life's battle don't always 80
To the stronger or faster man
But soon or late the man whe wins
Is the fellow VINO thinks ne can.
The 81 pssn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
Topics Of the Times

II vas no news TO hear that
huSes would not run for president.
Neither M. Hughes or Mr.. Taft are
tVen presidential, possibilities in IN
election.
Nevertheless the tact that a man
should attempt TO rule the world
from wheelsdchair speaks VOL
umes OF strength OF will or onstinacy.
The effort to bring Governor Hard
Ing out Of the special session hole IS
very much like pulling a badger, and
shout as hard to unearth.
The general conclusion seems TO
be that IL the brotherhoods propose
to strike that II 1t will be fought out
to finish finally it might as well
come one time A. another. Another
tactical error on the part OF labor
would os TO bring tho showdown and
DrScipitats an Industrial and COM
mercfai depression.
Years ago Woodrow Wilson wrote
- president 10 . king In drsss
coat And however, his mind has
changed on. other matters he seems
10 havs held firnly TO his, sarnss
conviction ~ TO the presidential
office.
Prohibition has its political uses
alse when the women hold CON
yeNtion they viii not think u neces-
ssry TO have liquor store Ia the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
Burroughs
. Mature


I. On what agency do heavy nuts
dspead TO os sownf
.. OF what material does the
chimney swift build It's nest,
:. What handicap have animals
over man?
Answers - prsvisvs ovsstisrs.
!. How does q dog hide his bsns?
Why does the doS. the world over.
use his nose In covering the bone he
10 hiding. and not his paw! II II be-
cause his foot would have . scent
that would give his secret away,
while hs noss does not! He uses
his paw In digging the hole for his
bono. but its scent in this case would
be oblitsrated by his subsequent pro-
cedure
:. How are pibeapples raisedf
Hawaiian pineapple plantations
are set and cultivated much az cab
baSs - with u. but present
strangely stir and forbidding as
poet. The frst cutting 10 when the
plants are about Is months old, one
large solid apple from each plant.
The second crop 10 called the "rag-
COON" crop. and yields two apples
from each plant. but smaller and less
valuable than the hrst. The Geld 10
then reset.
.. What il IL that determines the
distribution OF birds.
The seogra phical distribution OF
birds IL rather . climatic one. The
same Temperature, under different
parsilels. usually attracts the same
birds: difference In altitude hsinS
equivalent to the differences In lau-
tude. A given height above the sea
level under the parallel Of 80 degrees
may have the same climate A. places
under that of 20 deSrees. and similar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

far better TO proceed . little moro
cautiously now than to invite q n
nancial tie-up that will DO far reach
ing in It's effects and usher Ia q Pc
Rod OF liquidation that will strew
the woy with business wrecks. clos
ing factories, throwing men out OF
employment and ushering In a Pc
Rod OF hard times like those expe-
rienced from 1898 to 1897. Economy
and industry are the remedies. Why
not apply them before IT 10 TOO late?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

tackle were discovered. Tractors
habituaiiy haul enormous loads and
get only brief applause; and not in
frequently Of late. they have been
used. to shift buildings about. AZ the
pages Of this magazine have testified.
Yet when every building In . village
Of 800 Inhabitants Is hitched to q
new site. establishment L. excusable.
That IL exactly what happened not
long ago. however, down in the
Texas panhandle" where they are
accustomed to doing things in big
way.
The little town of Ochiltree was
disa ppoined In q lifelong ambition
when the new railroad across Its
county passed 1t by. and went, in
stead, thru q still smaller but rival
settlement over to one side. 1t did not
take long for an indignant commit
tee of the whole to determine to
emulate Mohammed. and take Ochil-
tree bodily to the railroad. And so,
with the aid of all the tractors avail
able. the town moved over and Joined
it's sister community. thereby acquir-
ing its coveted place on the railroad
map.-Popular Mechanics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
Had 70 Ak.sp Him Going,

The wife Of military man eAver-
tised for q girl TO do general house
work. The notice was responded tol
by particularly neat and compstentf
young colored woman. Tho detaiIsf
were soon settled--nmber ID thes
family, hours for meals, days out, NOS
laundry, how often the drawing. roos.s.
had to be cleaned, etc. When the
silver had to be cleaned. etc. what
wages do you expect7" asked the,
housewife. "Ah couldn't work TO- 1esA;
AN $50 month" replied the candi-
date. "Tut. Mandy. that's impossible.
MY husband is only a first lieutenant s
and we can't afford to pay such
wages That's too bad" replied the
maid. But. yo see. nah husband he's
Il lieutenant, too, and ~ mus. have
That much y kesp him Kan 4, n
nQtlt % vi w II sT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
WI son AND HIS PARTY.

EF1
M Wilson seems 10 be doing
every ta.ns he can TO diminish {"
pop. ri'Y of his m.nistration. He
is diStegrs,:nS his own party With
gu; anr taagioe ser zee to the public.
other than paving tae way for re-
publican success in the next presi-
Dental election.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
ADVISES PETPENCHNENT.

tWe5ster City Freenlan -Journrl.
A banker Was telling the Free
n-Jonrnal o few days ago Of a
resident Of Webster City who had
been expecting to build a home this
spring. He had the plans drawn
and submitted to contractor. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
TREATY STATISTICS.

II an the noise made by the soma
tors during debate could be collected
and concentrated, the problem OF
signaling Mars would be solved.
On the question of Article <.
alone. every adjective In the English
language has been used at least
twice and seven new ones have been
invented.
The wind thus far expended would
be sufficient to keep inflated every
tire used In the United States and
Canada during the next two years.
Sufficient heat has been given off
to melt the entire winters snow fall
in Rhode Island.
Total results thus far achieved can
best be seen with microscope mag
nifying twenty-five diameters or
more.
It's going TO be hard on congress
If wet get into another war before
we finish this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

Guinea hens are hunted az game
birds In Jamaica
Savages often used Jade for max
ing axe-like weapons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
IOWA opiM,oM Ano moYss.

The wsbstsr City v'rssmAn Jour
nal says; The ceuatry school dis
trtcts must pay higher wages 10
teachers or close the scheoia Girls
and women ARE not going to teach
for present psy when they ear snake
.&ics 10 much money doing SOME
thing eiss."
Wilson has pat himself in q hole
by injecting himself into the dispute
over the Adriatic question in Eu-
rope" asserts the Council Bluns
Nonpa rvii.
The Perry Chief ssys: THE only
thing certain about the presidents
condition 10 that his esotism 10 still
functionins."
Governor Hsrdins's. plan FOR
OF husts. enabling all
workers 70 live beaAsth their own
vine and AZ tree. 10 fine: it 10 slor-
ious" admits the Waterloo Courier.
There ~ tust q trtEins difficulty:
to get the houses. The urGe II strong,
even impeilinS. until ons inquiries
the cost OF lumber. etc. Then Il IL 6
case of bring the smelling salts,
please However. ve 80 no relief,
un'sss there shall be a return to the
old style adobe type of domiciis."
ppiemsuc labor circles have been
Una ole TO decide whether the Wilson
Lansing affair was strike or q lock
out" says the Sioux City Journal
Bat one cannot IMAGINE President
Wilson retaining Stanton - his
secretary OF war. His childish petal
ance and his stubborn egoism have
lost 70 rhim the good opinion Of
many men OF his party" declares
the Storm Lake Pilot Tribune. The
changes in his cab net speak volumes
of him"
The Jefferson Rec observes tina.
"bout the only nrwspo pnrs which
now speak moders teiy in derogat'on
o. Governor Harding are those that
opposed his rominat'n- and election
in 1915 on the ground that he was
not the right sort Of man 70 ne rT'sde
governor o. Iowa. IRE Bee explains
that these newspa pers l,r"v riTr bot
ter ana d.d not expect the impossible.
Consequently they ere not disap-
pointed.
Summing up the press com-1Hni
on Robert In nsing. the verdict OF the
American people IS Well done. good
and faithful servant It II grand
thing 20 be loved by onr's country in
these days Of political strife" Gays
! the Davenport Timee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
Iowa Newspapers

LOWDEN'S ONE MISTAKE
Perry Chief.l
Iowa people are Of the opinion
that Governor Lowdsn 10 strong
man who mas made but one mistake.
He moved out Of the test state In the
union when a young man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

FEBRUARY THAW.
Like sodden wads OF cotton snow
drifts lie.
And running water shouts the whole
day thru.
Above the soaking earth. there bends
a sky "V,s
That holds within It's heart the .blne.
birds hue ~
And underneath q misty purple pail,
The hills seem waiting for the rob-
ms call
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

PRAYER.
ask not that you smooth my way
Far softer 'tis than that you trod--
l do not beg you smite and slay
The fears that ring me round. oh
God!
But let me in my puny might
On feet uncertain stand alone
And wage as best I may my fight
And conquer or be overthrown.
Yet grant my God, the boon ov
To heal q thousand aches and stings
Give me the love of earth and sky;
The gift to laugh at little things.
II where the broadswords ring and
At least I'm beaten to my knee.
Keep from my throat the CRY OF
fright
In my defeat oh strengthen mel
I do not pray you be my shield
Against my circling foes to fend
But grant oh God. may not yield
But steadfast hold until the endl
I pray you that may refrain
From craven act or thought or
sound
Give me the lips that smile at pain;
The grace to mask the g1ping
wound.
No handicap from you pray
No secret knowledge Of the sams
That lies ahead. ask TO play
As men should. stalwark ,frse from
shame.
And by the rules that you have laid
May I be judged when scrimmaSe
ends
Scared hand clasps hand. farswslls
are said.
And part forever foes and friends;
Oh grant when light and tumult fail
And weary eyes no longer stir.
I carry out along my trail
The heart OF an adventurer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

Male hornets have no sting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
sy hARoLp WHITEHEAD.

Professor 81 sass Relations In the College 81 8usnsss
Administration Of Boston University. Boston, Mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

If people didn't forget how I'M
comfortable winter and summer can
be, they'd have a whole lot less to
look forward to. W
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

wilson has pat himself in . hole
by injecting himself into the dispute
over the Adriatac question in Eu-
rope" asserts the Council Biuhs
Nonpa rvil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

The Perry Chief ssys: The only
thing certain about the presidents
condition 10 that his esotism 10 still
functionins"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23

'ppiemstic labor circles have been
unable to decide whether the Wilson
Lansing affair was a strike or a lock
out" says the Sioux City Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-29
Mrs. Rigby returns.

Mrs. NJ A. Rigby returned today on
No. I from Madison. Wisconsin. Mrs
Rigby left Pendieton recently on an
auto trip and accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Rigby and son who viii
visit Buffalo and Niagara before re-
turning here by auto. The party went
from here to Boise. over the Lincoln
highway to Denver, thence to Colora-
do Springs. Pueblo. I1ajonta, in Colo
rado and from there to Kansas, where
Garden City and Wichita were visited.
The trip continued through Oklahoma
to Excelsior Springs and on to Iowa
and then to Sterling, Illinois. where
Mrs. w t. Rigby's relatives were vis-
tied. after which the party went to
Madison, Wisconsin. A notable fea.
ture of the trip was a visit to the
Pixies Peak region in Colorado. Mr..
and Mrs H. ]. Stockman. son Lowell
and Mrs Lou Stockman also accom-
panied the party on the trip but left
It at Garden City and VIII return here
later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-29
OPERATORS REFUSE TO
MEET WITH WORKERS

CHICAGO, July 29.-tU. PIN
diana coal operators In conference
here decided to refuse to meet in con-
ference with union officials, in an at
tempt to settle unauthorized strikes
A communication sent by the operators
to John Lewis. International president
of the miners, declared they didn't
consider such conference could &C
complish anything in view of the man
datory award made by the bituminous
coal commission
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-29

Twenty three riders in the North
Pacific sectional motorcycle race are
expected to arrive here this afternoon
at 5:49. on their way to Spokane
They win have dinner at the QuelIe
through arrangements made by the
t1restone Tire and's Rubber Co. The
riders left Portland this morning at :
O'Clock, with the exception of those
riding Clevelands, which left at a.
m, a two hour handicap. There viii
be among the riders four side car rid
ers carrying passengers. The cyclists
travel on a schedule Of rs miles an
hour Tomorrow morning they leave
Tor Spokane. checking out at Bentley's
service station on the corner or Alta
and Garden streets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-29
LIMERICK IS SCENE
OF REIGN OF TERROR

LONDON, July 2s.-(U. PA vir.
tual reign of terror exists in Limerick,
following attacks on patrols there, and
the murder ofeoonstable Murray. ac-
cording to dispatches. The Irish office
IN London declared extremists i'm Ire
land are attempting to goad soldiers
INTO reprisals, hoping excesses would
result which eventually would cause
the British public to demand with
urawai of the army. 1t was announc-
ed from Dublin that Sim Feiners de
ciared a truce in shootings. pending
a consideration peace offer from the
British government.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-29

now with the O.. w I. corcern as a
student and salesman. After spending
several days here they will go to other
points In this district on the same mis-
sion. A plane may be sent for at Port
land II 1t Is thought that the chase for
the Jail breakers can be aided from the
air, MIR. Lees said.