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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
IN THE OLD HOME TOWN.

It 10 in the old home town that
Decoration Day has q solemnity
which IL often found lacking In the
observance Of the holiday in the
larger cities. The passing Of thou
sands Of uniformed men, the blare Of
the score Of bands. makes Of the
metropolis celebration q demonstra-
ton impressive and thrilling; but
there seems to be lacking that quick
sympathy which u 50 much mark
Of the less spectacular home town
observance.
There u . nate q triumph and
militanoy about the great parade
which seems less appropriate than
the sadness which malls upon the
heart In tho small town a. va wit
ness the remaining handful Of vet
Grams trudsing along behind the sill
YER oornet band 6edecked in new
uniforms.
In tho oity tho parade Is but ono
incident Of the drst holiday Of the
summer season. The amusement
parks. the theaters, the recreation
places. all beokon to the multitude.
Only the sorrowing ind their way
to tho cemeteries whore q wreath
and flag mark the last resting place
Of the sleeping hero.
In tho small town It Is a day which
revives memories worth while, IN
occasion which recalls those whose
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
TIMEs-REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTowN IoWA JUNE 5, 1920

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lives have shaped our own. We hve
anew In tho hallowed past ana at tho
close of the day ind ourselves
strengthened and benefited by q
fresh realization Of the value Of en-
during things.
In the metropolis. for tho teem1nS
throngs Decoration Day is but a hol-
iday; in tho towns and villages it is
q holy day to be kept sacred by all
generations.
1t Is a ome-coming with those
who find relief and solace in the quiet
of the graveyard. Those who are
heavy laden find their burdens light
ened as they reunite with friends
who In their loss have gained "a COM
mon bond. In the shade Of the ever
greens associations OF by-gone years
are renewed and eventide finds peace
and courage again abiding in the
troubled heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

again at lower wage scales. A policy
of watchful waiting on tho part Of
retail merchants soon causes mills to
slow down. II tho retail merchants
all over the country are going to cash
In their present stocks OF merchan-
disc and buy from hand to mouth,
more mills will become idle, more
hands will be turned of, to be hired
back again at lower wages, and lower
prices for raw materials will reflect
in a permanently lower level Of prices
for manufactured goods in the future.
That is what is coming some time,
but the gamble is to know when.
However. retailers in the middle
west should realize that the farmer
can not sell wool and hides and hogs
on falling market and remain O
cheerful buyer at present prices in
the stores. He, too, can get out OF
the market. and when he does it will
AFFECT trade at the stores. Retailers
generally are not responsible for
prices. but they must feel the squeeze
before they can transmit the pressure
to the manufacturer, where prices are
fixed for the things the retailer buys.
Twenty-five-cent wool, Scent hides
and 1l-cent hogs should telegraph to
the average merchant that all other
prices are going to come down sooner
or later. When tho imitation Of the
war began 1t began with the products
OF the soil. Wheat and hogs and corn
were the first to go UP. For a year
we looked upon the farmer as the
class being favored with all the profit
from the war. and we thought that he
ought to take all the Liberty bonds.
His prices did not stay up more than
year until all prices began to tumn.
We called 1t the high cost OF living,
put It was merely reimbursement to the
war level Of prices for products Of
the soil. Now the decline has begun
where the rise began, and 1t is a. in
evitable that there viii be an eco
nomic readjustment Of all other price.
to the Debated level Of the products
OF the soil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
THE ELECTION

For many years after the Inaugural
ton OF our statewide primary the
Times Republican attempted to pub
lish indicated election returns in It's
rural route edition which went out
In the mails for distribution on the
following morning. Returns up to
midnight were all that could possibly
be gathered for such an edition but
in actual experience those meager
returns so often indicated the oppo-
site from what the election proved to
be that the news in this edition was
given false color.
This year the Associated Press
polled it's members which constitute
all the leading newspapers OF the
state as to whether they wanted to CO.
operate in gathering election news for
publication in their morning editions
and the majority opinion was that 1t
would be useless to expect any defi-
mite information and the Associated
Press decided this year not to at
tempt to gather election news on the
night Of election.
II results are known definitely to-
day in time for late afternoon edi-
tons it will be surprising. II cleo
lions are at all close results can not
be known for several days. How
ever, our guess is now that Cum
minis was nominated for United
states. senator and that Kendall has
nearly enough votes to nominate MIN
In the primary without resort to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
To'bn Burroughs
9;Nss'':s:::

lis the common rat q native Of
American
2.---1s the song of the skylark mel
odious?
3.-why do trees sometimes bud
before cold weather is over?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
docs a sweet scented flower
necessarily attract bee?
Evidently 1t is not the perfume of
an flower that attracts tho bees:
they pay no attention to the sweet
scented lilac, or to heliotrope. but
work upon sumach, silkweed. and
the hateful snapdragon. In septem-
Der they are hard pressed. and do
well II they pick up enough sweet to
pay the running expenses of their
establishment. The purple asters and
the goldenrod are about all that re-
main to them.
2.--When may COW be too friend
ly3
The most annoying animal to the
camper-out in some regions, and the
one he needs to be most on the look
out for. is the COW. Backwoods cows
and young cattle seem always to be
famished for salt, and they will fairly
lick the fisherman's clothes of his
back. and his tent and equipage out
of existence, If you give them a
chance.
a.-What is the American rival of
the nightingale?
The nightingale has an Anne lean
rival. the famous nockingbird OF the
southern states. which is also a
nightingale, q night-singer. and
which no doubt excels tho old world
bird IN the variety ana compass Of
its powers. The two birds belong to
totally distinct families. there being
no American species which answers
to tho European nightingale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
IOWA AND EUROPE,
Iowa tho Meooa For Many European
Colonies.

Iowa tho Mecca For Many European
Colonies.
Few states have proved as attrac-
tive as Iowa to groups OF Europeans
seeking real home away from the
large cities. The publications Of the
State Historical Society of Iowa de-
scribe settlements established here
and there over the state and repre-
senting many nationalities. MANY
creeds. and many types of, social or
ganization. Two Of these settlements
were communistic--the Amana vii
lagos which constitute one of the
very few successful ventures In COM
munism In America. and the Icarian
Community, founded by a French
man. The Icarian Community lived
a struggling life In Adams county for
many years but was finally dissolved.
There was a group Of Hungarian
noblemen who founded New Buda in
Decatur county in 1850. the settle
ments OF English younger sons which
throve for time In the neighbor.
hood OF LeMars, and the various set
Elements Of Hollanders and Bohem-
ians and Scandinavians. Religious
faiths were represented in the var
ious Quaker settlements. in the
Amana and the Amish Mennonite
communities, in the reorganized
branch OF the Mormons at Lamont.
and in the monastery Of Trappfst
Monks at New Melleray near Du-
buqu0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
NEPTUNE.

NEPTUNE.
filled
sights
confronted
heathen tinted subs
cities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
IoWA's FIRST SENATORS.

Deadlock in Election Of Senators
Thrss- Quarters Of Century Ago.
It took two years Of political
struggle to elect the first United
States senators from the state OF
Iowa A volume by Dan z. Clark
on the History Of Senatorial Elec-
tons in Iowa" published by the
State Historical Society tells the
story OF this contest. In the first
session In December. 1886. the gem
eral assembly met in point conven-
ton and ballot showed neither
party with sufficient votes to elect.
Indications however seemed to favor
wings. whereupon tho democrats
moved an adjournment and for the
rest OF the session the democratic
senate refused to come to 4 joint
convention.
At the next session. In January.
1sls. the democratic prospects were
favorable and the Whig House Of
Representatives turned tho tables by
refusing to 80 into Joint conventions
In December OF that year. however. q
new general assembly convinced. this
time clearly democratic. i and the
state which had been FOR t2o years
without representation In the United
States senate finally elected two
longtime democrats - Augustns
Caesar Dodge and George Wallace
Jones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
The Guns Of the Future.

A French officer. Lieutenant Dele
mare Maze. has made an invention
by which It Il claimed that 1t will be
possible to double the range Of guns
OF the pattern OF that with which the
Germans shelled Paris In the last
year of the war. The velocity OF the
shell will be increased from 2.625 feet
to 1926 feet second. and the range
heightened to LEO miles. So strongly
does tho French government believe
in the value of his invention that 1t
has purchased the patent. At the
same time it has, In the best spirit
Of the entente, authorized him to dis
pose OF his rights to the allied gov
ernments, and the war office is TAX
ing an active interest in the proposals
laid before II. It may therefore be
taken for granted that the invention,
which It's author hopes II will be
possible to adapt to machine guns
ard rifles. is a practical reality, with
which all nations will have TO reckon
in future wars. That makes It q
portent in the military history OF the
world and enormously strengthens
the case for the league OF nations.
London Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

shortage. The production Of sorg-
bum syrup, the department asserts,
requires neither unusual skill nor ex-
pensive equipment.
Sorghum syrup 10 said to be pala-
table and pleasant favored, and an
excellent table syrup. It can also be
used as substitute for other syrups
or for sugar in making certain kinds
OF breads and cakes. and also as a
substitute for part OF the sugar
used In making preserves and the
like. The cost OF producing 1t at
home, it is set out in q bulletin on
the subject. il relatively low, and
usually the individual manufacture
Ing 1t can readily sell any excess
over his home needs to, good advan-
tage." Sorghum syrup produced
during the 1919 season brought the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
wHERE'rHE PRIMARY FAILS

w n6N6 AI1Eb = 1ASt~Ns ~'--'',s
We never hold statewide primary
but what we are impressed with It's
unpracticability a. applied to any out
a few most prominent state osficers.
yotens this year could vote upon the
nomination OF candidates for United
states senator and for governor with
real Intelligence but beyond those
two places most voters were lost.
One wei informed business man en-
tered the voting machines only to
back out ana refuse 10 vote until
be could inform himself a. 70 the
candidates for railroad Communication
er. INQUIRY a. tho daily newspaper
Office revealed that none OF the can
d,dates we're known even 70 news
paper mon. Voters all over Iowa
simply event TT blind ~ TO this of
nee.
The Same was largely true ~ to
other minor places on the ticket.
Tho statewide primary 10 an ideal
expression Of opinion in the selec-
ton OF the more prominent candi-
dates but Il halls to function on the
rest Of tho ticket. It was 20 with
the convention after . day Of ballot
Ing on the OFFICES at the head OF =
ticket delegates would leave In
great numbers for the early trains
home and when the balloting began
on railroad commissioners the local
railroad ATTORNEYS who remained
faithfully behind would cast the ball
lot for entire county delegations.
They always seemed 70 know who
ought to be nominated for railroad
commissioner.
Neither system seems to urotect
the public interest
This leads to the conclusion that
q few names on abort ballot should
next be tried ~ the solution OF the
problem. II we were to nominate and
elect by popular vote only senator's,
congressman. governor and possibly
four other state officers who would
constitute commission government
we could then charge this comm sslon
with the responsibility Of appointing
oil other state officers to be apl
proved by the state senate. In our
promaries we would nominate fewer
men and In our elections we would
know more shout tho few men pre-
sea,ted BY the varipus parties. We
could at least hope TO know some
thing about tho ,nsn for whom We
vote. At present we misht 90 we'll
choose most Of our candidates by lot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
producers from 90 cents 70 $50 .

producers from 90 cents 70 &1.so .
gallon, depending on the quality.
In describing the sorghum plant,
the department says It is similar in
appearance to corn. growing shout
the Same height and possessing about
the Same color. It may be grown
turnout the United States where corn
Is grown.
In making a syrup, the blades Of
the plants are stripped of, tho sorg-
hum cut at about six inches from
tho ground and the. seed heads re-
moved. The sorghum Is passed thru
the mill with as little delay as pos
sible. When the weather is cool or
there IL danger OF frost. the sorghum
may be cut considerably in advance
of pressing, for. when properly piled.
It will keep for several days. The
Juice extracted by the mill Is strained
and then run into tho evaporating
pan. As It passes through the pan,
1t quickly comes to 4 boiling point
and a scum rises to the surface.
This should be constantly and care
fully removed Lake Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

The price of transportation has not
gone up Tor Miss Ethel Giynn, aged
"a. formerly a telephone operator.
and Blanche NJ. Benson. 20. former
office worker, who made q 1,500-rnile
trip from Jacksonville. Fla. to New
York for 81 cents.
Theey left New York on a boat for
Jacksonville q year ago, determined
to work In the open in sunny Florida.
Two weeks ago they decided to come
back. and started to tramp It. They
accepted lifts when offered and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
Topics Of the Times

xes. tho law requires that all
county roads shall be dragged by
patrols employed for that purpose
out the law fails to provide tho
patrols or tho supervisors who VIII
ind the patrols.
II people realised that liberty
bonds on the present market are SELL
Ing It prices which make them yield
nearly . Per osnt interest they woulo
not soil what they have and they
would buy moro - fast a. they can
A drst mortgage on Uncle Sam pay
Ing nearly . per cent u two good
to sell. It u good enough to buy.
go
, Interest rates are fsarfully htrh
Just now bat not relatively % with
other things. 6ix per cent II as 70 50
cent corn Of prs-war times a. 30 per
cent would ns TO S1.So corn now. OF
course We handle greater volume
OF bank credits whom corn sells for
$l.e0 hence We do not have to pay 20
per cent for orSdit 1t the banks but
intarsst rates have risen from
natural causes.
Yesterday was probably the dryest
DAY In the history OF mankind. Even
the attorneys for the vets gave up
the nsht with the remark that Moth
ting moro for booze could be done In
the courts. Il - time for the rsla-
tives to gather. John Barlyoosn Is
pretty much o. ., corpse.
Friends Of tho good roads move
ment ~ we'll az intimate acauain-
tances, will mourn the death OF Mr..
Osterman OF tho Lincoln Highway
Association. His life was devoted to
worthy public cause and Il u q
public loss when death cuts short his
period or usefulness. It IL 90 with
all good men whose energies are bent
in the direction Of serving the public
interest.
Who did you vote for yesterday
for railroad commissioner? VIVA,
did You know about him?
When the government loans 3125,-
100000 to the railroads with which to
buy moro rolling stock there should
be more bensdt than in the purchase
OF moro than two million saddles for
less than ono million horses In the
army service.
Many leases which have been re-
tanned on corn buildings will now be
given UP since the supreme court has
officially pronounced John dead.
Incoming women from Darope en-
nounce that they are not seeking
Jobs ~ housekeapers that u not at
domestic service. Everybody knows
what they hope to md and Il win
mean general housework for them
when they hnd him, too,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
HANDY DIRECTORY
n -oF THE -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. los. A.
+. A. NJ. Friday, June II, at o'clock
D. m. Third degree. Supper at $3.50.
C. c. Jennings, w. NJ; John W.
Wells, secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER NO. 3s, r. A.
M, Monday. June Z, 1880 p. m. Mark
Master. Frank T. Nokes. n. p;
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20, stated assembly; June 81. busi-
ness session. o. G. Fox, master;
John w. Wells, recorder.
CoNcIAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80. Tuesday. June
Is, 1850 .. m. Order Of the Temple.
clyde II. Stewart, commander; John
w. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. c67 O. f.
s.. Regular meeting Wednesday
Juno 1S, at 8, for business and cleo
ton Of worthy patron. Mrs w, y.
Richards, W. NJ; Mrs. Archer Wal
ton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

found lodgings in farm houses every
night but two. Those two nights
were spent in barn and a grave
yard: the graveyard because they
thought 1t the safest place they could
find.
They spent the 81 cents for faro In
the Hudson river tubes from Newark.
n. j., to New York. They arc stay
Ing at the Harlem Y. w. C. A. until
the American land service director in
New York locates places for them on
New York farms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

Sioux city-When Jack Syppi and
Reuben II. Babney, both Of Sioux
City, was sent to the Sioux Falls
penitentiary for robbery Of q bank at
Dempster. S. D.. they lost more than
their liberty. Their wives. Mrs Hazel
Syppi and Mrs. Charlotte Babney.
were granted divorces here on the
ground that their husbands were con-
victed of felony. The women took
up their residence at Sioux Falls fol-
lowing their husbands conviction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
Tom Reed. Wit.

The chapters Of congress are. nat
urnlly the best In Champ Clarkss two
very discursive volumes and abound
both in vignette portraits and In good
stories. Among the congressman.
Speaker Reed naturally takes mist
place. We have had ,McCaii's life of
him, Lodges and Filler's essays On
him, recollections by Cannon and
others, each with It's budget OF anec-
dote, and yet Mr.. Clark adds others.
What were the two most caustic
things ever said in congress? Mr..
Clark says that expert opinion II d.
vided between Senator Wolcott's
dramatic exclamation In debate with
Senator Carey that 1T II waste Of
lather TO shave an ass" and Reeds
declaration upon John A. Picker, OF
South Dakota:
II have read and heard much Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

Wild ass colt OF the desert, but never
had any clear conception OF the anil
NAL till / saw Picker in action"
In 1924 someone asked Reed what
he thought of the latest republican
ticket gotten UP by the newspapers
Bob Lincoln and Fred Grant. ooh,
the deuce!" exclaimed Reed; III they
would only add Baby Mckee to It It
would DO perfect."-New York Even
ing Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
HOW TO NOW YOUR 11AwrS.

Economy bf time and efficiency OF
effort are modern watchwords. Even
II you own a lawn you don't want to
be nurse to plot OF grassA Az In
most of LIES little perplexities, tho
easiest ways the best. And for the
benefit Of our readers, we have delv-
ed into our own experience to point
this out.
In the hrst place. DO not allow
yourself to be nagged into barbering
tho lawn. Your wife VIII probably
begin to talk about the operation long
have noticed that women have q
weakness for discussing operations.
But you must remain your own mas
ter. About the time the burdock and
the dandelions begin to choke out the
grass It will be wise to consider the
matter.
Then, some afternoon. when It's
good and hot. take trip to the cell
lar and look over the lawn mower.
It will certainly need sharpening.
Look for the whetstone. After an
hour or 80 OF poking into dusty corr
ners and out OF the way PLACES back
OF the furnace, you will probably
conclude that the milestone has
dried out during the winter.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

Aitho the gila monsters bite has
been called harmless, Los Angeles
corners Jury gives that as the cause
OF the death of q circus performer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
Use Of Sorghum Urged.

The United Sta,p.G 1t OF
agriculture is out with strong rec
ommendation for the enlarged use. OF
sorghum syrup as means OF help
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08

Many young Chinese students are
taking scientific courses in tea Gull
ture and tea trading ut Anhui. China.