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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21

war veteran. The Knoxville news
papsD speak vsry highly Of him and
his 6tneeo.
You wouldn't 5unp b tAs con-
eiusisn from SeeAiAg Of his activity
that Ulihu =. Aoet 10 n ysars oM.
But he =. - W. bssA n is<S 90
cording % ''Wh6s Who- and has
bssn tuSisr than . cranberry msr-
chant since hs LEN college In 1854.
Chirk up you ssptuaSsnarians.
General regret and sympathy y
sxprsassd ~ the Iowa press over the
death Of Mr.. Geuthwsll Of the Bur-
hnSton Havksys. Mr.. Ssuthwen
vas enc Of the most capable men in
the Dewspapsr Geld Of the state and
his death = . distinct loss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21

cause OF recurrence OF the attack or
possibly death and he asserts that II
the president vsrs to - ssamisd BY
q non-partissn medical board Be
would be retired a. physically In
cApacitatsd to perform the duties OF
his Office. II the democratic party
hopes to survive the crisis and enter
the coming campaign with even .
Slimmsring hope OF success Ito
leaders must take the initiative at
once at Washington to convince the
country that there 10 within the
democratic party an ability TO
severn which 10 capable Of msstin0
the critical crisis Of . chisf executive
suffering from blood clot % the brain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
lowa Newspapers
WHO WILL PAY?

lSeudI 1NdpiuS INepupiiCdHJ
The railroad committees in Wash
ington see no difficulties at all in the
way Of adding another billion dollars
to the pay rolls of the roads, and
that at time when they are higher
than ever before. So far the money
has come easy. We have the highest
freight and passenger rates in his
tory and after we have turned %
per cent of them over to the men
who operate the roads we find that
there are still deficits to meet. For
these we have been taxing the whole
people a million dollars a day. But as
it right TO tax the whole people for
the benefit Of few-why should
those who do not ride on railroad
trains or ship, pay taxes to make up
wages and other deficits on them ?
Raising wages at the rate of billion
dollar clips is not such a simple mat
ter as II may seem in these billion
dollar eras. There will be other
kinds of eras and If we persist in
some of our present follies it will
force them upon ourselves somew ha I
precipitateIy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
~ hARoLp MhlIEhE
~ HARoID WHITEHEAD.
Professor Of Sales Relations in College Of BUSINESS
Administration Of Boston University eoston, Mass

blue typewriter ribbon IL inharmoni-
GUS. II gives the letter cheap APP
pearance.
The difference between cheap. and
good stationery IL 20 trifling al not
to Justify the saving Of money In
volved. You wouldn't wish to be
known ~ one who wears q suit of
cheap hand-me- downs. Demand the
same care In dressing your letters ~
you do In dressing yourself.
Just one other matter about the ap-
pearance Of letters and that y rsla-
tive to the printed heading. Some
concerns feel that they must make
their latter head elaborate II they are
70 make real Impression.
I have in my chamber Of horror
q letter from q plumber which II de-
corated with roses and lilies Of the
valley. To save my soul ! can't see
any connection between roses and Ill
lee Of the valley and = clogged drain
pipe.
90 over that handful Of letter which
you grabbed from the file and notice
how many of them have weird little
scrolls and designs and contraptions
all over them.
Lok at your letter head and take
from 1t everything except the name
and address, with perhaps one line
Of explanation about the nature Of
the business
A well dressed letter predisposes
the reader in favor Of your Offering.
A crude sloppy affair has the opposite
effect.
Stolen Fruit.
Prom 1.-THE Dutch Boy Painter"
published by the National Lead Co.:
"'How do you like to receive a let
ter written in abbreviated form? Per-
haps your first name Is John. James,
George or Joseph, but your cores
pondent writes it Jno., JAS, Geo. or
Jos He might just as well have
changed your last name from Jones
to Jnos.. or williams to WINS. there
would have been just as much sense
to X.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
UNIVERSAL TRAINING,
Waterloo Times.Tripnne.l


The country is not gong 10 Worry
mucn ABOUT the piseonnonns by con-
gress oil all univ ca sal military train
ing oils. The country has taken
siOCn of itself. immediately after
the armistice the ul.l.tary spirit vas
Win US aha p.rnapsStnere was de-
n.and Tor rnlI.,ary framing, Dul now,
the country - reSt1ui, IL feels its
lSolauoh again; 1t fears no invasion
anu it does not want to fight any
body.
Politicians may cry preparedness
and they will, cut the cry will not
be heard. The military spirit Is
gone, Just about as quick az 1t came.
Ailitarists may try to tell VI to pre-
pare TOR the next war; they may
cite the preparedness parades We
INDUCED In and the sorrow we felt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
Topics OF the Tunes

"3erman machine sun parts are
being turned into movie pic.urs Ha-
chimes" That seems 10 pe the pf!n-
ciual difficulty in all Europe, turning
the machine guns into moving pic
turs machines ns,sad Of turning tne
swords into p!o~shares and Ihe
tanks into tractors and doing some
blowing Tor themselves.
OF course it's handy TO leave the
welfare Of the country entirely IN
the hands OF the president and the
moral. OF the children with tne
school teacher while we play soif
and bridge but it isn't always en-
tireiy sat.sfa Glory.
Mr.. Marshall. stirred, mayhap. by
the feeling that he is also pos
ability" before the convent IN.
talked very unpresidentially In that
letter of his; but he knew that he
couldn't be busted on the toe of the
presid entail boot for doing it. Never
theless Mr.. Marshall said mouthful
tho it might be said that he was a
little slow in getting started.
Sir oliver Lodge can prove his
contentious by coming back, after
he has entered the spirit world on
the general pass that We all have to
.am.ttance there. and telling the
world about 1t.
Bricklayers are getting I'll day.
O, work, where is thy sting ?-Coinm-
bus Dispatch
INQUIRE Of the consumer. It's in
him.
r. p. Woodruff. of Knoxville. Is to
become . candidate for railroad COM
missioner to iuccsed Mr.. auiher. who
refuses to again be candidate for
| the office. Mr.. woodruff seems to
be . pretty useful man in his COM
Munity, having been a member Of
the Marion county defense council
| fuel commissioner aid " Spanish
u ~ Fl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
HANDY DIRECTORY
OF ThE-
MASONIC TEMPLE


MARSHALL LODGE NO. ios A
r. A. NJ. Monday, Feb. %, at 1880,
Firpt degree. c. c, Jennings, w, M;
John w. Wells, secretary.
sroNEr CHAPTER No. IS. r. A.
NJ, Monday, Feb, is, 1850, Business
convocation. Frank T. Nokes, II. p;
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL No,
20. Stated assembly Monday, Feb. 10,
buainess session, o. c. Fox. MASTER;
John w. Wells recorder.
coNcIAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY No. 20 X. r. Tueaday,
Feb. ~, 7ao o'clock. Red Cross.
clyde II. Stewart, commander; John
w. Wells recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81 o. z.
-. Regular meeting wednesday.
Feb. IL, 1850 o'clock. Business. Mrs.
W. ]. Richards, w. NJ; Mrs. Archer
Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21

that we had no great military estab-
lishment. They may tell US again
that had we a great army a few
years ago, there would have been nc
occasion for US to have entered the
war-that the ex- KAISER would have
been scared out Of his wits and
would not have provoked this coun-
try. II they think that effective
warning TO the country now, the
country will fail to recognize it.
And. looking over the past few
years. We did pretty well for coun-
try tina, was not prepared. We feel,
somehow, that we could, do as well
again. And, Wa feel. doing as well.
no nation In the world would have a
chance with us.-and We are not go
ing overseas again to lick anybody
and nobody overseas is In a position
TO start anything with US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
JOY AND GLOOM.

far never knew
and paasanss be-
jound
gossip half the day. took IN all
I'd tree that
apples that led to " store
I
glance
old slide and
I the wheel cling
birdles the cloud
the steering wheel
doomed to
walk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
SLOPPY lEIIEAa.

II all letters which. by their ap-
pearance and phraSeology, fail to ELI
cit a response were counted for one
year the total would be an alarming
percentage.
or course. II can't be done, but APP
ply this to yourself and Just con-
elder how many letters you consign to
w. p. b. merely because their gener-
|al appearance stamps them as unim-
portaAt.
Letter writing In many business
houses 10 crudely handled. and ap-
pArentiy NO attempt II made to i'm
press the receiver.
Letters are statesmen and repre-
ssntatives Just ~ much AZ indivi-
duals represent the firm they work
for. A letter 10 sent In preference to
= personal visit for economic reasons.
II every writer OF letters would re-
member that all letters he sends are
his representatives more care would
be given to their general appearance.
Just AZ statesmen must, first secure
the favorable attention Of the pros
pect, 20 must letter secure favorable
attention for the recipient. Just a.
a salesman must be mighty careful
Of his personal appearance, 80 must
a letter be well dressed II It II TO get
attention.
Grab one or two handfuls Of let
tiers from hles and notice the general
appearance Of them. Some people fail
to center the letter. A we'll planned
letter should be conferred so that the
white space around It has the .ap-
pearance of frame. as 1t were.
There used to be q time when It
was good form to write the letter on
the top half Of the letter paper. This
was done 80 that copies of the an
swer could be put on the lower half
Of the stationery. That method went
out Of existence with the old fashion
ed letter press.
A well appearing letter should
match 80 far as color is concerned:
to have a black letter head and a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
FsArHE nATlsA3 WHARF.

Blood clot upon the brain which
causes partial paralysis is an Attic
ton which does not pass away COM
pletely in any short period OF time
and = patient suffering from its Of
fects even tho he may De On the
road to recovery is no Mt person to
direct the destinirs Of a nation as it's
chief executive in its foreign rela-
tions and as the comma nder- in chief
Of its armies and navy when such
foreign com plications arise as re-
Quire the use OF armed power.
President Wilson should resign. his
office to the vice president until such
time as ne can be SAID TO have re-
gained his health in full.
II he does not res gin voluntarily
the welfare of the nation demands
that the democrats in congress take
the initiative in bringing ABOUT the
enforced retirement OF man MOI
physically able to perform the puo-
lie dutie Of president if that 10 the
present condition OF President Viii
son and mis- recent actions together
with the reports from mis- medical
advisors would indicate that il Is
The present world crisis is no time
n II. h. At
the direction of the foreign policy OF
the United States. With man like
state there was some assurance mat
critical errors might be corrected but
with Lansing and Lane gone and few
but veaklings Iet at me heads OF
departments an executive in the
saddle who 10 Still convalescing from
blood clot On the brain becomes u
calamitous hazard for this nation.
Bryan was the first TO see the
eclipse of President Wilson as Il
party leader and did not hesitate at
the Jackson Day dinner TO assume
command Of the party for the next
campaign. Vice president Marshall
has realized that the king is dead
! meta phorically speaking. and he
/ hopes 10 go TO the national demo-
( cratic conS ention to hear the popu-
| lace cry long live the king" Sena-
| tor Hitchcock will soon give evidence
! that the sick president can no longer
! command democrats by acquiescing
| in the republican plan for ratitica-
ton OF the peace treaty and entry OF
this government into the league OF
nations.
These acknowledgements Of Will
sons loss of leadership, however, are
confined to the party organization
and have to do only with affairs q
politics. The sick president still
speaks the voice Of the nation In ths
reconstruction of Europe and the
brigands Of Mexico laugh At our con-
sular agent In the full knowledge
Of what weakness exists At Washing.
ton. Even the Glasses VINO are seek
ing their CLASS advantage at the ex.
pense OF the public are quick Il
seize upon executive weakness II
their opportunity all or which places
this country in great danger of gov
eminent chaos.
DR.. Bevan. president Of tn,
. American Medical Association ant
professor or surgery at Rush Nsdica
College. gives. it as his opinion tina
the presidents disease OF the artsrie
10 permanent, that resumption Of tn
strenu4Gs da.ics n quiiy kel T
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
JOHN BURROUGHS
/. Noo1ToFess
L How DOES Q dog hide his bone7
I. How are pinsapples raissdf
III. what 10 II that determines
the distribution OF birdsf

Answsrs 10 Yssesedsy's ousssls~s.
I. How can trees srow on rocks?
A birch tree starting life upon the
ton Of q rock. ~ birch trees more
than any others are wont to DO.
whore the soil 10 thin. soon starts .
root down 70 the grounA several feet
below. All ether roets are called IN
or Dry NJ, this one roet incrsaess till
IL 10 like 4 continuation OF the trunk
itself. ana = new root system 10 es-
tabiished In the ground.
II. which 10 older. the eastern or
western United states?
The east 10 old, OLD! The west.
with the exception Of the Rocky
mountains 10 Of yesterday In COM
parison. The Hudson was an an
Gent river before the Mississippi
was born, and the Catskiiis were be-
ing slowly carved from q vast
plateau while the rocks that were to
form many Of the western ranges
were being laid down 40 sedimsnt
in the bottom Of the SEA-
III Do birds use their own
feathers to line their nests7
There Is a general belief that GER
tain birds or fowls line their nests
with their own feathers. This 10
notably true OF the elder duck, and
in a measure Of our domestic fowls,
but 30 far az I know IL not true Of
any Of our small birds. The barn
swallow and the house wren feather
their nests at the expense Of the
hens and the geese. The winter
wren picks up the feathers of the
ruffed grouse. The chickadse uses
q few feathers in its upholsterins,
but not its own.
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Mifflin Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
yve rypa Q, pvsl,s vssss.sses.

hNouttou eHu IhVv
changed many tNinUs since O.
Washington. plain plAntsf. business
man ana sometime soldier became
Ssnerallissimo Of the colonial forces
and later nUt president Of the
United states Of America; but the
type and character Of useful men have
not changed in any larger essential.
The Washington type the Mncoin
type and the Roosevelt type still re-
main typical Of the highest patriot
ism and public usefulness. The Diff
ference between Washington, Lincoln
and Roosevelt IL mainly the differ
ence between the times they lived In.
Washington was an idealist, prac-
tical idealist. Two and two made
four. There was NO quirk Of MIND
No lesion Of Judgment in him which
dsfed practical and human limita-
tons that would lead him to propose
that the multiplication table or
human nature should be arbitrarily
changed to read that two and two
are six. 1t was so with Lincoln anc
with Roosevelt. All were idealists
ready and anxious for further prog
ress and TO seize the opportunity OF
their time; but none Of these lost
himself in q mist of hiss own making.
Washington lacked briiliance. He
never shone. 1t is not TO be read
anywhere of him thar ne attempted
TO shine. He was not an orator. HIS
state documents attract by their
strong common sense and practical
application to the problems before
him. They do not glitter in dictloh
or Sstonish and surprise by startling
innovation. Yet they are models OF
wise understanding.
Tracing the public service Of those
three the suggestion Of intense ego
tism never makes itself manites;.
None Of them can be accused by the
historian of the future Of gambling
for a personal place IN history with
tho welfare of his country at the
stake" They found full exercise for
their strength and efforts within the
boundaries Of the nation they served.
Washiugton, the planter. brought 10
the executive office the supervision
he had given his plantation, Lincoln
the country store c.erk and circuit
riding lawyer learned mis- statesman
ship in that greatest school, close as
sociation with the common people.
Roosevelt was commoner by IN
st;nct and inclination. Nature ano
and study and opportunity made
them great. Their forgetfulness o.
SELF and their desire to serve made
them useful.
We need leadership OF that usefu
and unset tish and modest type toda.
as when Washington supplied II 1
his time, Lincoln to his and Rooss>
v.It to this generation. We need :
Llzin. sincere, coInmoner, a plAnts'
If YOU y ease, VINO shall set ABOUT re-
pairing the rasages years OF storm
have made upon the plantation Goa
set beyond the elder seas whereon L
plant freedom and repiesentat!\
government II Is a time 10 renem'
her washington, his patience an"
faith and courage and aoove all hk
plain. common sense Americanism
and m. wisdom Of the fathers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
HARD AS HE DARED.

webster City Freeman Journal
Mr.. Hoovers letter refuins the
presidency reminds the Freeman
Journal of an incident that took
place in Webster City a few years
aeo. One Of our stores had an open
ing and the services Of a number OF
little girls were required. The PRO-
prietor gave the girls each dollar
for what they did. One OF them.
feeling highly elated over her good
fortune, hurried home and told her
neither why, c.. you should
not have accepted the money for 30
slight a service" said the mother.
We'll" responded the little girl. Il
did refuse as hard as l dared when l
wanted it so bad"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21

dustrial institutions, coupled with the
productive farming lands that sur
round her have made Newton the city
that she Is today. Home brain and
Drawn have been utilized all along
the line and Newton has never re-
lied upon her ability to buy these as
sets from other cities. Home capital.
coupled with home inventions. have
made the Newton factories great and
contributed marvelously toward the
city's growth.
Newton is just now on the thresh
hold Of the 10000 mark. Let's not be
content until we have reached that
goal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21

from Office what will the fellows who
hate him with q hatred that knows
no bounds do for somebody to cuss?
Many Of them are making long cared
asses Of themselves. or proving that
the Creator did 1t for them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
HOME ADJUSTMENTS.

Do not destroy or dispose Of your
old garbage. There is much un
suspected treasure to be found IN
the dear old can. Grapefruit skins,
for example. can be carved very
prettily, dried and used for finger
bowls.
The strings which some families
remove from string beans may also
be dried and, in quantity will be
found useful for stuffing . mat
|tress-especially 4 mattress intended
for visiting relatives. Discarded
corn-cobs have q variety Of uSsA
II. instead Of angrily hurting away
fish bone which has becomS ttAck
In your throat you rave Il and in
sert it in the end Of q small oosn-
cob retrieved from the days garbage
It will make an excellent nut pick or
even q toothpick.
Train yourself to specialize IA your
own garbage BY leaving this 70 the
stray cat or dog, you are ne0e0tang
fruitful and absorbing occupation
which should enliyen any Sabbath
evening at home.
II We only s>nd enough Emma
Goldmans and BsrkmAns 70 bolshe J:
vik Russia, ~LAnine and Trotsky
might quit voluntarily.
II you want to plunge -yourssifintc
| the utterrnost depthA of despAiB sit
>down and figure out how much bet
ter you could have lived, II you'd
had your present salary ten years
ago. B.
hut on the othsr hand II W. had ~
live now on the pay We sarnsd TIN
years ago # 4. h II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
PERRY Chief.l

Perry Chief.J
Henry j. Hoognakker. publisher OF
the Audubon County Republican
has announced his candidacy for the
nomination for state senator from
this district. He is opposing Rep
rssentative H. J. Mantz, of Audubon
and a spirited contest 10 promised.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
NEED THE RIGHT KIND.

waterloo Times-Tribune.l
What we need in the matter OIL
immigration is more attention to
quality. There Is no fear that w
cannot absorb all who want to come
here IL We insist, in the new immi-
grafton law, on quality. We GER
tainly need common labor; labor
which Americans are getting so they
will not perform.