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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
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MAY BURN THEIR CORN.

Waterloo Courier.
Farmers within 100 miles Of Wa
terloo-near EIwood, Clinton county,
to be exact-are seriously debatins
the question whether to keep their
corn and buy coal or burn their corn
and let somebody else have the coal.
The prevailing price for soft coal,
which six years ago was currently
sold for around 81 ton-southern
Illinois coal at that's now $50 a
ton in the vicinity of Elwood.
The proposition narrows down to
a question Of weight and heat units.
The weight Of bushel of corn is
about 10 pounds. The net current
price for a bushel of corn at Elwood
is approximately IS cents, delivered
at the elevator On this basis the
farmer receives $15.75 for ton OF
corn, delivered. A ton of corn contains
the same amount of heat units as q
ton of coal. 1t is bulkier and less con-
venient to use as fuel, but a ton of
corn will give out just as much heat
as ton of coal.
The price of coal on track at Ell
wood is $40 a ton. The farmer, buy
ing it for fuel, must haul it to his
home. a distance varying from one
to eight miles. If he hauls his corn
to Elwood he gets $15.75 a ton for
it. II he buys coal it will require
about ton and third of corn to
enable him to pay for the coal. Is it
surprising then, that the Elwood
farmer Is debating the matter? BY
using his corn as fuel he not only
saves having to haul the corn to
market and hauling coal from town
to his home, but he saves $4.25 ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
VOTING By Mail Grows.

Washington, D. CT h s n s
of ballots are going to be cast
by mail this year" said Evan D.
salter, of Greensboro, N. c., at the
Raleigh "There will be from 10000
to 10000 votes cast by mail from
Washington alone In the various
states which permit voting by mail,
and the mail vote is going to be
big factor in close states. In North
Carolina the mail vote makes very
little difference except in one or two
congressional districts. The state is
democratic by 100000 votes or more,
and the mail vote will have but little
influence whether cast or not. North
Carolina passed the law permitting
registration and voting by mail to
facilitate the voting Of her overseas
soldiers, just as many other states
did. and I do not think that law will
ever be repealed.
There are about twenty states in
the United States which permit vot-
ing by mail, and believe that even
tually every state in the union will
pass laws granting this privilege. 1t
is in line with the principles for
which our fopefathers fought. There
Is no reason why a man or woman,
since suffrage has become law. who
pays taxes and is resident OF a
certain state should be denied the
franchise privileges just because he
or she happens to be away from home
on election day. Voters who pay
their taxes and help support the
government are entitled to a voice
in that oyernment, and under the
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ton. This will be the beginning OF
the plans for unification in the mat
ter Of expenditures and appropria-
tons which the budget system con.
templates. True, no budget bill Las
become law but by changing its rules
the house has partially inaugurated
the system. The committee on ap-
preparations will settle down TO work
soon after the November election is
over.
The taxation question has be-
come so acute that the short session
will witness the airing and discuss
sion Of various plans for changing
present tax laws. The opponents Of
REPEAL of the excess profits tax with
be busy. The house ways and means
committee will be confronted with
many demands to get busy and
change the tax laws. But the indica-
tons are this question will be shifted
over to the next congress. In fact,
no general revision of the tax laws,
involving as it would the considera-
ton of the tariff policy, would be
practicable in the limited time Of the
short session.
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CONSULT OUR FINANCIAL DOCTORS.

Bankers, as a rule. are not the
possessors of swollen fortunes
themselves, not the super-capi-
talists Of their times who
might be suspected Of inordinate
greed and self interest in their public
purposes. Rather is the American
banker tried, trusted and true Gus
todian of other peoples money. The
average bank borrows from its de-
positors ten times as much money
as all Of its stockholders invest in
the capital and surplus Of the bank
and the banker who owns only a part
of the banks capital is personally
responsible for safe investment of
the ten times larger amount Of de-
positors' funds. The banker is the
trustee selected by people who have
money for safe keeping. They trust
him to guard their interests and to
loan their money safely which gives
the American banker somewhat Of a
judicial attitude and responsibility
toward all things legislative and
commercial which affect business
conditions in this country.
For these reasons the action Of the
National Bankers Convention last
week was important when 1t adopted
it's resolution committees report ex-
pressing the concensus Of banker
opinion as to things. The resolutions
committee report expressed complete
approval Of the federal reserve sys-
TEN; condemned any effort to use the
government funds or forces to arbi-
trarily hold up or to force down
prices or otherwise to interfere with
normal economic influences; recon-
mended the elimination Of the excess
profits tax as unequitable and of the
surplus tax because. 1T acts as a
brake on production" and pledged
the efforts Of the members toward
the opening Of foreign markets thru
extension of long term credits or
other means.
Tho report condemned Speculative
boarding" in agriculture or other in
dustrtes. renewed the recommends
ton of q national budget system and
expressed the associations complete
disapproval Of naturalization of In
dustry, particularly as contemplated
by the Plumb plan.
The association thru adoption of
resolutions went on record as Oppos-
ing further participation of the gov
eminent In business enterprises and
referred to the alleged extrayagant
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sLAckERs SHOULD KEEP s1Ill.

Another lawsuit Is to be tried out
wherein those who were liberty bond
slackers in the eyes Of the county
war service committees during the
war bond drives are to seek damages
for injured feelings or regulations.
This time suit Is started at Esther
vile but several others have been
staged in different parts Of the state.
Up to date not one Of them has re-
suited in any relief for tho aggrieved
parties and there is not much hope
for the compliments at Esthervilie.
Attic they named only q part OF the
war drive committee in their suit the
other members Of that committee
have volunteered to join the defen-
dants for they, no doubt, relish the
full exposure Of trial in court.
People are more kinds OF q fool
than there are classihcations who ut
this late date desire to stir up their
own shortcomings in our liberty
bond drives. II they are not con-
tent to keep still In an effort to live
down their disgrace they had better
sell out and move away to q new
start somewhere.
People who, were asked to buy more
liberty bonds than they were able to
buy during tho war always had
abundant opportunity for q fair
hearing at the time and many q
citizen then secured amicable ad-
justment between himself and the
liberty bond committees. Those who
defied the authority Of war drive
committees to place any estimate on
what the individual should do when
his country was at war were merely
stupid In their obstinacy. They de-
served to be run over and they us
ually were. The hen who persists In
crossing the road In front Of q motor
vehicle has no kick coming. neither
physically nor morally. actually nor
rightfully. The person who refused
because OF disloyalty deserves all
that the local committees backed by
public sentiment could give him and
the mulish individual who deliber-
ately placed himself under suspicion
Of disloyalty because of his niggard-
Illness or obstinacy has no one to
blame but himself.
These trials have ended and will
end In nothing but more determined
public contempt for the plaintiffs.
The war is over and they are lucky
II we forget. Had the war continued
another year suspected slackers
would have been glad to move out
unmolested.' Local committees may
have erred occasionally but the error,
If any could have been corrected
amicab1y at the time. Law suits now
are born of vengeance and they will
kick back upon those who start
them.
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In spite Of the lions great voice
and savage appearance, Billy was
surprised to find that his remarks
We're not unkind SO far as he was
personally concerned, but perfectly
shocking about his captivity. the sort
Of life he was obliged to live. the
dead meat he had to eat, the people,
who looked at him and never once
remembered the suffering he daily
endured.
Little goat" roared the lion. Il
wish could change places with you.
Tho I am called king Of beasts. /
would gladly give the title and all
that goes with it to any free member
Of the animal kingdom. little or big,
who will exchange his freedom with
my captivity. I came from over the
sea. My home is in the wild African
desert where for ages my ancestors
have reigned supreme. Boundless
was our kingdom and no one there
dared to oppose our will. My food /
got by strength, and stealth, and cum
ming. Like all my race, I scorned to
eat that, which any other had killed.
All went well with me and mine until
a strange terror crept over our wide
domain. I heard the story. and
laughed when heard 1t, that black
men from the coast country were
coming to the desert to capture the
lions. that they had been hidden to
do this by a king, who in some way
had cast an evil spell over them so
that they had no choice but to obey
his will, that II they failed Of sue
cess they were tortured. MANNED and
even put to death. It was said that
we lions were valuable and could be
sold for much gold and that was why
we were wanted.
[Billy hears moro of the lions
story Ntomorrow.1
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TAKES TWO 70 MAKE TEAM.

Every republican who intends to
vote for republican president and
who wants to put an end to demo-
crat rule and waste and inefficiency
at Washington owes 1t to himself to
cast vote for Cummins for sena-
tor regardless o. any difference o.
opinion AS to the railroad bill. With
out the reelection Of Senator Cum
Minis there can scarcely be a repub-
lican majority in the next senate
and without a republican majority In
the senate republican president
would be hecked and blocked in most
Of tho things he might try to do to
benefit the nation.
In tho late senate there were for
ty-six democrats and forty eight re-
publicans. OF these forty eight re-
publicans La Toilette. johnson and
Borah arc seldom dependable. They
are bitter-enders in everything, not
averse to enforcing their balance of
power. Newberry. of Michigan. does
not vote while he is under indict-
ment for election frauds SO there is
not now republican senate matori-
ty In fact.
The great necessity Of a senate
that will work in harmony with the
next president for tax reform, re-
duction in government expenses, and
a league Of nations which will not
pawn our soldier boys to q foreign
council for foreign boundary line de-
Tense Is so vital to the success Of the
next administration that President
to-be Harding and Ex-Presideht
Taft have both come to Iowa to ask
for the reelection Of Senator Cum
minis.
Republicans who are tired Of VIII
son; and the democrat mismanage-
ment Of things have done no job at
all with their vote for Harding until
they cast another for Cummins who
is needed to give Harding MAORI
ty in the senate. The Times Republi-
can Is proud of the fact that 1t has
bolted the republican ticket In times
past and will be quick to do SO again
whenever unworthy candidates are
selected but this year there Is no
reason whatever why cross in the
circle at the top Of the republican
ticket should not be the only mark
on q careful voters ticket.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
Where |. Mont Blanc?

Ask the first ten people you meet
where Mont Blanc is, and at least
nine of them-probably all ten-will
unhesitatingly reply Switzerland"
The fact is that the monarch Of
mountains" as Byron called it, IL
mainly in France, and the ascent Is
commonly made from Chamonix.
But surely Chamonix Is in Swift
zerland?" your interlocutor exclaims
Not at all. Chamonix and Mon,
Blanc are In the French department
Of Haute- Savoie. And the fact that
most people believe them to be In
Switzerland annoys the French, very
much indeed, especially the residents
Of that region. So there Is a cam
paign on foot now to rebaptize the
Department de la Haute- Savoie'
and call 1t Department du Mont
Blanc"
The French press has taken UP the
campaign with a vengence. One
paper bitterly complains that every
thing in the Alps seems to be re-
garded as Switzerland's by natural
right"
It is likely that the government
will give heed to this clamor. And
at the same time, many papers urge
that other departments be given new
designations-or rather that they be
permitted to 80 back to the ancient
ones. The French revolution wanted
to destroy all vestiges of the old
regime. OF the old days when France
was q bundle of little kingdoms and
principalties. 80 1t abolished with 6
stroke Of the pen such names a:
Touraine. Ie-de- France. Bourgogne
and put in their places numerou.
designations that breathe an offiei
Gus. bureaucratic air. And there ar,
confusions that drive school boys t,
distraction. How can one ever re-
member the distinction between
Haute-loire. Loire Cher, Loiret
and others In which the rivers Loir,
and Loir appear in bizarre combina
tons?
People who grieve to see old place
names disappear will welcome the Of
fetal revival Of Provence, and Pays
Basque, and score Of others. Abou
the only department names that hav,
any flavor are Finistere, Morbihan
Pas-de-C Calls. and CotedOr.-Foreig,
Press Digest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
BETTER DAYS.


better
my
gait
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
Topics of the Times

Present Secretary Of State Ramsey
wants 1t understood that 7 he had
nothing to do with the state execu
tive council when 1T authorized the
notorious Midland Packing Company
to issue $4S5,oo0 Of capital stock for
the Slater property which included
intangible values Of s1O5,000. Ram
sey came in after the legislature had
forced the resignation Of his prede-
cessor and after the Midland deal.
Old Jim Pierce. who spread his
hand bills all over Iowa In support
Of Harding, now advises his readers
to keep Nate Kendall and his fol-
lowers from succeeding Bill Harding
and. his grating oppointees." If
Pierce's advice now is as far wrong
as 1t was then Kendall ought to car
ry the Iiwa Homestead vote.
Railroad rates had to go up to re-
lieve tax payers from having railroad
deficits to pay out Of their tax
money but the interstate commerce
commission can put those rates down
again when costs decline.
Hoover, whose knowledge of inter-
national affairs is unquestioned, says
that "the solemn referendum is not
on the league. 1t is on tho failure of
the democratic party" And there
were those who wanted to nominate
him on the democratic ticket.
If you did not register today and
still reside in a town Of 5000 inhabi-
tants or more your vote will be chal-
lenged at the polls. You will have to
swear that you were out OF town on
all Of the last three days Of this week
or you will not be permitted to vote.
"And now some of the citizens Of
Des Moines are advocating the re-
moval Of the INTERNAL revenue office
from Dubuque to the capital city. in
order to have the office located more
centrally. II the office is to DO moved
from Dubuque why not locate 1t in
Webster City, whore every facility
can be provided at less expense than
in larger citiesT-Webster City
Freeman Tribune. Move 1t to Mar
shalltown, which is the exact geo
graphical center OF the state and we
will furnish offices rent free.
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HANDY DIRECTORY
-OF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 10s. A
F. A. NJ, Friday, Oct. %. second de-
gree, Z p. m. sharp. c. c. jennings
w. NJ: John W.. Wells, secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER NO. 3s. Royal
Arch, Monday, Oct. Is, 1880 o'clock
Mark Master, Frank T. Nokes, n.
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20, stated assembly; Monday, Oct. 10
Business meeting. Carl Shaffner' W.
NJ, John w. Wells, recorder.
CoNCLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80. Wednesday, OCT
q, 7:30 o. m. Red Cross and marta.
Clyde n. Stewart, commander; 1onn
w. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No.A 81 o.
e. S. Special meeting WEDNESDAY
evening November 10 at 1880 O'Clock
for initiation. Past Matrons VIII put
On the work. Mrs. w. J. Richards'
". NJ: Mrs. Archer Walton secre-
tary. !.
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Why Work For II.

The recruiting office was havine
slow day. Prospect after prospect
had been interview but all seemed to
have some fundamental objection to
Joining up. Finally there appeared
a long, lean youth who studied the
posters with more than the usual de-
gree of interest. The recruiting Of
ficer perked up.
Like to join the service, buddy?r
he inquired. Like to see the world o.
Sure would
Like to get three square meals q
day?"
Like to get your clothes and your
rent and everything free?
Sure would"
And have a chance to save your
wages?v
"sure would. Say, how much dc
she pay?"
Thirty dollars month";"
The lean one shuffled away. "Aw,'
he grumbled. II knowed there was a
trick in it somewhere. kin borrow
that much
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r1dEsKEPUB1CAN, MARsHAILTowN IOWA OCTOBER Is 1920

losses resulting from government op-
erations Of railroads.
A five-year program for construc-
ton OF national highways was In
dorsed.
The report In conclusion expressed
the opinion that the United States
faced an era OF world leadership and
prosperity. which could only be lost
by internal strife or failure of ma
do well to consult its banker as the
convention adopted safe and sane
platform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
FAvoRs MACHINES.

Presidential year, 1912, the board
OF supervisors of Hardin county pur-
chased voting machines for every
precinct in Hardin county. Previous
to that time we used the Australian
paper ballot. In this precinct, Union,
there are about $50 voters. The first
time 1t was used there We're 307 votes
east; seventeen of them we're as
sisted. Every vote was counted.
Not one lost. This was November 1912.
When the closing hour came the vote
was called off to the clerks who put
the figures in totals on their records
that each candidate received clear
down to the township officers, and
In Just twenty minutes from the
closing of the polls telephoned the
county auditor the entire result of
this precinct, and in less than an
hour had the entire vote of Hardin
county. There remained about one
and one-half hours work in writing
up the book and the election was
over.
We have used the voting machine
ever since and like It. We would re-
gret very much II we had to go back
to the old paper ballot. 1t Is eff
cient. simple. easy to operate. and is
as important an aid In conducting q
fair election and Is as essential as
an adding machine Is to q bank.
Anyone who can read and use his
fingers can vote in one minute.
This year the ladies vote. And the
total vote Of Union will be over 600
we expect to vote them all on one
machine. We have our machine all
loaded just like It will be on Nov. 2
and the ladies are holding classes
every day. and say, don't worry a
burned bit about the women. They
are going to vote and that isn't all.
they know how In Union. timed
twelve OF them are they did the
Job In nine minutes. and three OF
them were grandmas that wore specs,
Some speed say o! Min.
Now in regard to that bird who
wants or says he is going to intro
duce that pet bill. to go back twenty
Ave years to paper ballots. II he
isn't better posted on other vital
questions than he Is on the voting
machine the voters OF his county
should see that ne stayed at home
He would never get to first base or
that mixture.
H. E. Humphreys,
Union. Iowa.
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stopped was marked in big gilt
letters:
AFRICAN LION, KING OF
BEASTS
Somehow this did not please Billy
WhiSkers. Tho he wouiG not have
admitted 1t, down deep in his heart
he thought that he himself was prob
ably the king OF beasts, and it did
not suit him to see that another was
thus publicly given this proud title.
I'll stop and see what he looks
like" thought Billy. II don't believe
he is so much after all. II get the
chance I'll make him feel small
enough.
All this time Billy had not been
able to see the lion on account Of the
crowd Of people before his cage. At
last he squeezed to the front row and
took, his first look. That alone would
have been quite enough to convince
Billy that he was Justly entitled to
be called king OF beasts. but other
proof was not lacking. for as soon as
the great, shaggy-headed lion saw a
goat was gazing at him he was so
surprised that he let out a terrific
roar.
Oven the people were startled and
shrank back. AS for Billy, he would
certainly have keeled over In a fit OF
fright had not the legs Of the on
lockers crowded against his sides SO
tight that he was held up In spite of
himself. His giddiness passed away
in minute or two, but came near
overcoming him a second time when
he perceived that the great lion was
addressing his remarks to him
In telling the story afterward, Billy
could never remember exactly what
was. was said. he was SO ratified at the
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my are impeded by the leaves and
branches.
3. What pleasure does the study
Of nature bring?
In nature are .all manner OF
tastes" science, art, poetry, utility.
and good in all. The botanist has one
pleasure In her, the ornithologist an-s
other, and the sportsman another;
what all may have is the refresh
ment, and the exhilaration which
comes from q loving and intelligent
scrutiny OF her manifold works.
3. How does a squirrel harvest
nuts7
One October morning I was walk
ing along the road on the edge OF the
woods, when came into a gentle
shower Of butternuts; one OF them
struck my hat brim. soon saw the
explanation; a red squirrel was at
work gathering his harvest. He
would seize nut, give it twist,
when down It would come; then he
would dart to another and another.
(Rights reserved by Houghton Mif-
film Company
The earliest historical collection OF
arms and armor date back to further
than 1900 A. d.
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Don't Hold Them.

The postmaster Of Boston has is
sued an appeal to businessmen to
mail their letters as fast as they are
written during the day, abandoning
the practice of sending their clerks
to the postoffice at the close Of the
days work with large accumulation
of letters. This practice congests the
distributing departments and causes
important trains to >be missed A de-
lay of an hour or two may mean a
loss of half day or even more at
the destination. The postmaster says
that efficient mail service requires
continuous motion."-Boston Herald
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ties OF the Wilson-Cox appointees.
But Just about the same time the In
ternal revenue officials in Chicago
discovered $2,225,000 in their vaults
for which they could not account
until local corporation, which had
been charged with non payment Of
taxes. produced receipt for large
part Of this amount"