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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
Uniformity in Spelling.

The United States department OF
agriculture. among its many othe'
functions, has assumed that OF pre-
scrfhing spelling. RECOMMENDATIONS ano
definitions for agricultural terms thai
have not yet found their way into
the ordinary dictionaries. II appears
that the bureau OF animal ,hduaeis
and the division OF publications nave
conspired to set in order the vocap-
ulary of agriculture. primarily .oi
the guidance of writer's in the DE-
partment itself. but lists OF terms
ard definitions will, II is announced
he supplied to the publishers OF dc
tionaries with the view to obtaining
uniform national usage. The depart
ment has inaugTaiei It's new On :
terprise by deciding tnst corn pe.s
4. preferable to ''corn-belt" or corn
belt"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
ObnBurrougbs'
/, s Nss'':s:::

do blue jays store nuts for
winter use?
2.-Is butter1ut adaptable DOR
building purposes?
S-Where may the red salamander
be foupd2
AnsWsrs TO Yesterdays Questions.
Are there different varieties of
the wild fAeld strawberry?
OF the field strawberry there are
a great many yarieties-some grow
ing In meadows. some in pastures,
and some upon mountain-tops. Some
are round, and stick close to the
calyx or hull: some are long and
pointed. with long, tapering necsm.
These usually grow upon tall stems
Your corpulent berry keeps close to
the ground: its stem and foot stalk
are short, and neck, it has none
2.-How does the drumming OF the
woodpecker vary In sound?
When the woodpecker is searching
for food. on laying Siege to some
hidden grub, the sound Of his ham
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
GRADE CROSSINGS.

t~sSNA Nshy5 VohEiNi.J
It Is to be feared that Senator
schanters plan for zones and warn.
ing signs Mt railroad grade CROSSINGS
VIII not solve the Iowa grade cross
ing problem. II Is impossible to de-
wise fool proof grade crossing. n
grade crossings are to continue. IL
VIII Do necessary. il automobile ia
ta1itfes are to be ended, either Ia
ieSisiate good sense aud discretion
INTO automobile drivers or to install
gates or f1agman at every crossing.
Neither one OF these alternatives is
possfple. The only absolutely safe
crossing is an overhead or underway
crossing. Doubtless the condition OF
many grade crossings could be I'm :
proved. and that ought to be done.
But II Is q question whether all re-
sponsibility for safety should he
taken as,sy from the automobi,e
driver. The elimination Of auomo-
oAe accidents Is something that the
automoofie driver ought to be able
20 take care of himself. II Is almost
Impossible to believe that there n.
any good excuse for the larger mum.
per on the collisions at the average
crossing. The number OF accid.nts
couio Dc reduced to the vanishing
point II the automobile driver would
exercise exc ordinary discretion and care.
stop. look. and listen." would do
the business. but who ever heard OF
an automobile driver eycn hesitatinr
90 ne approached grade cross,ng !?
~ y race with the locomotive
many times. and usually the locomo.
i've wins. It is strange how we ex-
peet paternai government to pro
Iect us from Consequences OF Io,ir
own looiishness and stupidity. so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
HANDY DIRECTORY
of THE
, MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. los, A.
F. A. NJ. Friday Dec. 81. Z p. m.
sharp. Third degree. G. c. Jennings,
s w NJ; John w. Wells, Secretary.
SIGNIT CHAPTER NO. SO, r. A.
NJ, Monday, Jan. 10, 1880. Installa-
ton of officers. Frank t. NolSes, IA.
p; John w. Wells, secretary.
KING COLOMON COUNCIL NO
90. stated assembly; Monday, Jan. 10.
Installation. Carl Shaffner, w. NJ.
John w. Wells, recorder.
CoNCIaAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80. Tuesday, Jan. 4.
!. 1880 O'Clock. Order of the temple.
4 Clyde III. Stewart, commander; John
8 w. Wells. recorder.
i CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 O.
F. s. Special meeting for installation
] OF officers "Wednesday evening, Jan.
&. at 7:aa o'clock, Mrs. O. b. Waters,
A. NJ: Mrs. Archer Walton, secre-
tary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
NILES sTAND,sH's s25.

A bank in lDes Moines publishes an
advertisement which is a real "hu-
man interest" story. 1t assumes
that an adlnirer of Captain Miles
Standsh desired to mark the sailing
of the Maynower and so put S25 at
interest with the understanding that
this sam should draw 4 per cent In
teres., compounded annually. for 400
years. Then the sum should be
divid,a1 among Standish's heirs,
Before reading farther stop and
make rough guess at the legacy
which the Standish heirs would In
herit in this fund. Guessed2 Wen
last august the result Of that SO
would have been just $S,2s4ss2.2s.
II he had put 800 working instead OF
s25 II. would have amounted to over
thirteen millions.
IT requires some such story and
illustration as that to attract average
attention. Nobody wants to set
sum working for 800 years In order
to leave three or thirteen millions to
posterity three centuries away.
But 1t takes a freak statement to
draw the eyes of some people toward
the good sense and advantage OF
thrift and saving.
It works just as well during fifteen
years as It does over three centuries.
A month saving compounded over
period Of Is years will give the
child BORN yesterday college educa-
ton. IL 1t had been started when
Jimmy was born twenty-one years
ago It would buy Jim pretty GOOD
tenant farmers outfit when he gets
married New Year day or pay for .
mighty good lot in town wherein
pair OF newly weds might build .
good house with the assistance OF q,
building and loan association.
Farther on, 500 put in. the bank by
young folks, added to by savings and
compounded for forty years. would
prove an impossible barrier to the
wolf taat is bowling at so many back
doors today, and SO on and 30 forth
as far as you care to speculate on
the possibilities and certainties OF
savings.
There's nothing new In the story
and the. advertisement. nothing at
all. The new part Of it is that every
child bern into the world Is = new
proposition and problem TO himself.
hiA PARENTS and to society itself.
Everything starts over new with the
now born babe. The story and it's
application are thus new to every
generation. There Is nothing new In
thrift and saving more than there Is
anything new in the air breathed by
Miles Standish and that we are
breathing centuries after Miles quit
using It, but thrift and saving and
their results on human life are new
with every new life that comes into
the world.
It Is a. good ad. It's illustration and
application cant be made too general.
Think IL over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
Topics Of the Times

Like President Elect Harding.
Nato Kendall seems to be able 10
keep his own counsel.
or course there's = reason why
the auto owner sometimes finds MS
license fes higher on a year old car
than when II was new last year.
June / list prices are Responsible
the value being placed by prices on
or before June 1. Yet the purchaser
Of October makes outcry when he
pays q full year license. A number
Of little things need fixing shout the
auto law. It misses on . cylinder now
and then.
Gadbury. the. aviator, who has re-
ceived so much notoriety. says there
wasn't any hattie in the clouds. that
he had the cellaeral In banks to make
good on his check and that he's TO
ing to sue the bank. Evidently the
Canadian string fend IS an efficient
person of his kind.
Among Iowans mentioned for the
cabinet the name Of George Messcn-
ger does not appear as an Iowa can
didate for the treasury portfolio.
AS yet there has been no an
nouncement Of a bill TO be introduced
in congress or the Iowa legislature
abolishinE death and regulating the
birth rate. That's about all that has
been missed
In Canada Ave million tree seed
lings are distributed each year from
the dominion governments nursery
at Indian Head. Saskatchewan. It
costs the government or cents
each to grow the seedlings and farm
ers get them for the asking. They
are planted under direction Of gov
eminent experts. who supervise their
culture for two years. Ninety per
cent Of trees planted in the last ten
years have lived, according to the
forestry association.
Keep in mind that while you and
yours were cultivating an indiges-
ton by stuffing on Christmas mil
lions of little children and helpless
persons were starving for very want
of bread. It will help you to promp-
titude in getting that check to the
committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
SUNDAY LAWS.
TknoXyiIle Exnress I

IL is rather amusing to note the
panic created in some quarters by
The asitation for what Is called the
puritanicaf' sabbath. Not much in
1t; the great body of the American
people will not go too far In that d.
fection; they may not go ms far as
they really should. Regarding Sun
day simply az Il rest day. 1t should
40 marked by a greater cessation or
business and labor than ut present;
regarding it as "a sabbath. as reli-
Sious institution, the laws have
northing property to do with 1t IT is
a matter OF conscience and belief
for each individual. The great body
or the people are not so extreme in
their views OF the matter as to war
rant any fear OF ''puritanism'
whatever that may be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
TEA FOR TWO
By FLORIAN SLAPPEY
A, Told 10 OCTAVUS ROY COHEN
Reproductions
Prohibited.

wasbin'ton, might want 70 orof
aroun' by the White House oc-
casional--seein' as she's lived there
fo long time. an thisaway 1t SOM
OF establishes a friendly relations be-
twix them two ladies"
"It's a pity" commented the otner
that all wiInn IN amt gfnrous an
farsighted lik'n to that"
what it's gwine git the av'rage
woman?"
"a heap OF things. It gifts her .
heap OF places where mebbe she
wants to go an also 1t gifts her naNe
In the papers an also folks says Amt
it nice she done what she done"
What you reckon them two talked
bouts
Lawyer Chew reflected deeply
Mos anything. Suffrage mebbes OF
! mebbe the war. But not hnhdis
| bout the leg OF nations.
why not?''
"'Cause same would be a danger
Gus suhjec'. an when ladies talks to
one another they dom talk bout nc
such OF thing"
AN" suggested Florian. "mebbe
they was tryin' to hit on 'greement
TO- keepin the cook an how much
days week she has got to git off an
all SIGH things as that. ! reckon 1t
was pretty nice thing for them tc
git together thataway."
"You reckon! All wimmin ought
to git together an talk things over
tha's what say
"You says it, but you dom mean it.
Lawyer Chew"
Says which,"
Says you dom mean It."
How come not?"
docs you want yo' new pretty
stenographer to call on yo' wife an
talk things over?"
Lawyer Chew glanced guiltily
about: Hush yo' mouth, cullud boy;
that amt the same thing tall; a
tall"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
THE MIDDLE COURSE.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,

I1eQdF RAPIDS republican.
There are two ways of reducing
taxes nationally. One is TO cut down
expenditures as far as possible and
the other Is to avoid paying Off the
national debt at once. Tae present
generation has already paid almost
half of II thru taxes, and the argu-
ment runs that 4 large part of tho
rest can be deferred Mr.. Mondeli's
schesne Is based on both these propo-
sisions. How would 1t do to pay of
part OF the war debt. but not try to
pay 1t on too rapidly. The country
/ needs money on its business and too
much should not be withdrawn. A
medium course. one that will pay or
part and leave something to be paid
OK In the future. may be wise
policy to adopt now.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
When tho Last Sun Coos Down.

tastrophe that is bound To be- man
kind Will have long ago disappeared.
. he last Inhabitants OF earth will be
as destitute and ignorant, as feeble
and dull witted rs the first. They will
have forgotten all the arts and all
the sciences They will huddle
wretchcdiy I'm caves alongside the
cla ciers that will then roll their
transparent masses over the half OBJ
liberated ruins OF the cities where
men now think and love. suffer ana
hone. All the elms and lindens VIII
f,ve heen killed by the cold. and the
frs will be left sole masters OK the
frozen earth.
The last desperate survivors or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
A DISAPPEARING TYPE.
ItCouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.l

The old time booze fighter may still
be found in the land. But. like the
buffalo which once roamed over our
plains in vast numbers, his species
has become well nigh extinct. A cer-
tain style Of conversation marks
these fellows. They are continually
asserting that the reformers are mob
ilizing their forces for an assault
upon the right of a man to use to-
bacco.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
WATER IN THE FARM?

The old idea that business Of any
kind is actually worth no more than
it will pay a fair rate Of interest or
dividends on, after paying other oper-
ating costs, has never been perma-
nently set aside and never will be.
There is no conceivable way in which
a farmer can earn operating expenses
and interest on price Of $1,000 pei
acre. nor on $500 per acre. The pres
ent is pretty good time to deter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
nlAssHAILToyyN IOWA DECEMBER 20 1920

mine how much water Is to be
squeezed out of all our investments
and ownerships in order to get them
down to business figure. on which a
fair rate Of interest or dividends may
be earned one year with another.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
Ioua Newspapers
SPEND MONEY RIGHT.
ISpencer News Herald

We believe in spending money. but
in the right way. We believe in good
roads. in good schools, opening our
waterways. In establishing nitrate
plants. in developing our oil supply.
but it is time to quit spending money
on clerks, legislators, commissions
and other things which are not worth
the money and can be dispensed
with.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
A Natural Conclusion.


The magistrate was very pom
pous man. He felt his position
acutely. He felt is was his duty TO-
be fair. just-and witty.
What's the prisoners defense p
he demanded
The clerk Of the court glanced
thru the papers he held in his hands
Prisoner says he mistook his
mother in-law. for a fox. That's why
he fred at her," he reported
Who'd" replied the Judge. did,
his mother-in-law go near, him when
she knew he had a loaded gun in his
hands
Yes. my lord"
Death thru misadventure. A.
mother IN law ought to know that
when mans got loaded gun In his
hand she's going to be mistaken for
something
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29

mer is dead or muffied and is heard
but a few yards. 1t Is only upon
dry. seasoned timber. freed OF its
bark. that he beats his reveille to
spring and woos his mate.
3.--What is the sweat bee?
One variety of the solitary bee.
with bright buff abdomen. IL called
sweat bee by the labcrers in the
field, because it alights upon their,
hands and bare arms when they are
weaty-doubtless In quest of salt.
rails and posts.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-05-05

. o. tn Nsu Yea Evsnins ROadI
bargains TO DO had In homes. IN
clotheA in everything, II ono will
only look for them. People who don't
dare 10 marry on a moderate salary
are going 10 find themselves grabbed
old maids ana bachelors soon.
HOrbsrt, N. l., N, Y. c.-weli, why
not marry5 Prices are never coming
down, What's the use. anyway nv
idea 10 that II we're going TO live In
this world WO'va got TO make the
most OF it--take II as We find H. I'm
getting married this spring--on $40
n week, It's taking n chance. but /
figure ia worth taking.
A Nav York Home Girl, N, Y. c.
! think that the average New YORK
man has Eut the average New York
glr all wrsns, She 10 game, ana a
good sport, bat she's 4 mighty Rood
home -InaiteF, too, ] believe that the
average girl II willing TO work, and
do her share. and can make q very
successful home, even II the man d
earning only $50 20 go a weeal.
Jimmy Man, Bay RldOo-Nol Z
chance. not a chance. II . man wants
Just one good argument nSAinnt mar
RAGS l0ok AZ the prioe % W0man'l
/. eloth1o a. .tho stare UindoUA 't
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-05-05
rlse lEVUnHRNE World Ouif0I Asks
Ozssurhi. ip1a ~ NJ

o-sorrhi. i11a ~ NJ frus Pubiishi
fYnHE ayes have 81
They all agree that they should.
The sins seem more hopeful
than ths men, however. Maybe that's
because It's leap year
What 90 VOC sayR
BHoULp A GIRL MARRV A
YOUNG MAN VINO 10 MAKING
only SIS A WEEk3 f
Every one q interested
Nrlte our your answer 20 this queH-
On to-day ana mail Il 20
The ouiJa Editor,
The Evening Weird. N. Y. c.
here are some recent ahsVerst
LeatsF TsFsnsl, LSHlS Avenue,
nlootiyn---Sol Absolutely mol Che
should wait until he has finished his
many many years % study and be-
.8mo an expert hOdcarrlsP o. trusii
0iRpr, until then she cannot hope
q enjoy ne luHuFios az lifa
#mmn ky-Thiriy-fiva d8IIaru a
~ n enough - marly on,
~ I've nElr11 y "a, 1l,aIe ~,
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About Plays and Players
BY BIDE DUDLEY

FMUHEg he news reacsed N,
NV tAeetfical district that WILL
lam Raymond san. the ropu-
~ naanaSer and advanos agent. had
iost . leg through an opsrAstOp ~
Roosevelt Hospital group Of a;n
fEiends met 70 arrange . testimonlal
nov fos him. The comm tt,s m
rhargs b made ~ az well krOWn
thoAtrioal aid Newspaper men Rem
mild WOLF " chairman. John Peter
Ioohey. socrceary. and Hsnry-YounG.
or the oiobo Theatra. TREASURER.
Others On the oommittee are Mark A.
Lusscher. Bruce EdwardA Edward
". Dunn. walter J. Kingsley. Will
Nm oviAtt. J. Clarence HJdA John
k'olloek. n n. Burnside. Frank J.
Vllstanh. oilis Aiger and Francis Z.
Hcld The testimonial performance
VII o giVsA a. the Globe on sunday
y eht May =. and the bin vtl be
ions and interesting. Charles Din-
ingham has given the USE Of the
theatro for this occasion Rsssrva-
tlono for Gsats may be sent N Henry
feung 81 the oiObe box office.
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In there any amateur theatrical cluh
In New York that would like TO help
our candidacy for President on the
Limerick ticket Along7 John J. Fosa
writes ~ that he and two Of Ills
friends will vote for us II We win md
such an amateur organization for
them to join They are all good dres-
sers on and on. line A. Damphool,
this city. has mailed US the oorract
wrong word for our Pelican" trick
rhyme and will send along .he $500 IN
about seven years when one Of his
rich relatives dies. All in all, our
candidacy h getting on famOusly.
Now, to-day's puzzle rhyme,
friends. II . verb. In sending II In be
careful that you don't get the past
participle before II and thus muddle
up the syntaL u you do hnd H.
rush Il In together with a check for
$500 and q new dog muzzle for the
campaign fund The rhyme:
DO not eGt 0oUIGsh az all,
Perhaps you SoiII think this a stall.
All right. " voU DO
Just send some on through,
or bring u some day 'OheH vOH -
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wIooERs wILL cAVoRT.

4 =. Curtis Of the Pennsylvania
Club writes us 20 state that tho Mask
and wig organization Of the uni
torsity az Pennsyivania win give .
SHOW -Piied ''Don ouixOta, Esq, A
Heeplouu Knight.- ~ the MetrOpoli-
tan Opera House on April g. Mr..
Curtis probably means May 9, al
though Il may b that Jefferson
ehrswabury Mutt who handled the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. parade on April
a. has been commissioned to have
charge Of this show, Ro'AAnte, the
tnncing hersG win be 6een In the
persornhnce- he VIII OfKer 10 shammy
With any % the Ialles In the audience
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Tne WALKER COMPANY.

me stuart Walker Company viii
open its fourth season OF repertOry
AZ ne shubert-MurAt Theatre. In
Annapolis. on May al. The cast will
include Mckay Morris. LAel Davis,
Ihonas Kelly. Elizabeth Patterson.
Aldrick Bowker. judith Lowry and
Eiliott Nugent, George oam, Mar
garea Mower and Edgar stehll have
been engaged for limited appearances
With tho Company.
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~ INTELLloENT FlaLI.

Louis Christy Of the 'F1orodota"
eompany. says It's absolutely true.
20 we'll have 10 take his word for
q Louis went fishing near 0uilford.
CT, recently. ana caught n ten-pound
bass. While cleaning II he found a
piece OF vSpaper-insids the ash.
mind you. Observing It closely he
was able TO decipher plays and
Players by Blde Dudley" AM
column that can interest fish TO the
entcnt Of his swallowing It 10 quite
: thing. Buy The Evening world and
read this interesting column. You
might, also. drop in and sec "Ploro-
dora
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nueeANp AND PoET.

willard Holoomb. who KNOCKS out h
play nov and then. has boon mar
RED twenty-five years and hls wife
etin manages 70 set along with him.
on the occasion Of their twenty -flfth
anniyersaFy Willard wrote q poem
ana. Of course. sent Il 70 this column.
lIore Il is!
rhere's a long. long trail a wind
iug 70 the Land Of all our DreAms,
where the snow -topped SUBMITS
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-05-05
70 INITIATE CONAN.

The Wexford Sisters, Christine and
Dairy. daughters of Dallas Wexford.
have been engaged by George White
for The Scandals OF 1920" They
will offer an imitation Of a couple
Of George n COhanS.
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WHERE DID THEY GET rr1

Roland Ho0ue % "oh. Henry!-
opening at the Fulton Theatre to-
nlshL was standing on a Broadway
corner last night about ~ o'clock
viinpn iiiis overheard conversation
between two young bloods who had
fmbibed Of the ATS per cent They
were both unsteady.
'Dldja ever hear Of Fiorenz zieg-
field. who r1ns the FolliesT" asked
enc
.'Whaf's his nameT" asked the
second The nrst thought a moment
ana then asked:
-rhor'
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ANsWERs TO INQUIRIES.

; FNFNWNW WNNW Y = NENHNNNE~W3
]. B.-She 10 American and a Chris
tian.
N. u. r.-capitOl Theatre Building.
New York.
Abbott-"Attle Miss Charity lis
closed for the summer.
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binding in the setting suns last
CLEANS. Though the shadows Of the
valley are a dim and ghastly hue,
win travel gladly Pally. down that
long, long trail-with you
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-05-05
HIsHIN q HERE.

Barnard Hishin, q London theatre
81 manager. Is In New York looking
over ths Broadway ncld. with view
10 Arranging for productions Of
american plays In England. He
would like also to bring several Eng
hsh acting companies here.
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A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.
Mas Minnie Peterball Of wellsville,
who IL quite = wit says she'll Just
bet Sir Thomas Upton ls an old teas.