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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
THE VITAL NEED OF CARS.

lOAttIIpOEI bcIAOCEAIl
Next to q railroad strike. nothing
could be suggested that would be
more effective in making bad situ-
alton worse. than strike In the
mines that would deprive the rail-
roads and various industries of coal.
Probably no other element has con-
tributed more to the condition people
complain OF in this country at pres
ent than the breakdown in the trans
portation system.
Davenporters are paying $50 ton
for hay, while one Davenporter res
Gently told Of having paid $1,000 for
bailing hay on his Kansas farm, last
year, to which he has not been able
to get O freight car in spite Of months
OF striving, personally and thru hay
dealers in Kansas City, the worlds
largest hay market. He is only one
of many, of course. A new hay crop
is coming on while the last one Is
aging and deteriorating far from the
markets, simply from lack of cars.
cars.
A grain man estimates that half OF
last years grain crop is in the bins
granaries and elevators Of the Da-
kotas and other grain states, while
the people pay double prices for food
and the farmers money is tied up in
a crop which he cannot move.
Iowa has been appealing for cars
to move her hogs and cattle, and now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Kansas is appealing for cars to move
it's wheat. One wonders whether the
time will ever return when the cars
went after the crops instead Of the
man with crop having to go or send
somewhere to appeal, usually in vain.
for cars.
These are times when everyone
should help and CO. operate for the re-
lief Of conditions which are bad
enough here, and worse In all the
rest of the world. Honest, intelligent
labor is not apt to go on strike. But
strikes Will continue to be fomented
by elements which are not seeking
the interests<of labor, but which have
selfish interests to further by the
stirring up OF unrest and the intensi
Tying OF hard times"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
MY TICKET.


for our
I'll Cdng
guarding hngumbobs
respected will
The tickets surely regal
for Gard and Hxng trout the
to ship
pravey
kind kale Of coal Veil bin
the pitfalls Of the sinful will
ward
opposition all stricken, the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
PROVIDENCE AND a PEOPLE

ever there was an exar,n,;e,
'lon OF Gods mercy to a world Gov,
mad 1T is afforded by the extraord; :
M crops OF this year when tho
need OF food is Imperative. The ,roa+
sranary that seems to have baen
neio by providence in abeyance thru
the centuries before the d,soov \,
:. 'he western hemisphere is crowd
go and crammed with abundance
great crops are reported from every
part OF the continent. Iowa.s crons
Did fair to make record In a state
wherein an ordinary harvest ia abnn-
as'iice. Kansas is raising a hummer
crop of wheat and OF corn IN ,tno
sumo sumo year. most uncommon coinci-
dance. Kansas is raising a bunnAr
wheat crop for the first time in four
years. The coast states are burden
90 with extraordinary yields. Ca
madam elevators are overflowinr
Arkansas is covered with apples. The
southern states will pick Is nor
cent plus yield Of cotton from their
fields. From every corner OF the
United States and Canada the re-
ports are Of bountifal crops.
We shall have food ana to spare
We must have food to spare. Eurone
unable to turn from war to peace
ana from destruction to production
must be fed. Whine we have a sur
plus there is mo surplus In the world
put 9 shortage that borders on
starvation. II the United States had
not. produced extraordinary crops
and brought forth a, mighty surplus
Famine and starvation would be
common guests at every doorstep OF
continental Europe.
So when you drive past the great
corn fields OF Iowa and mark the
cattle on a hundred hills and the
bulky swine In the hogyards you are
looking upon q manifestation OF the
mercy Of God. II ever a nation had
cause to kneel in utter thankfulness
this people may do so when they
gather on the national day Of thank
Offering for peace and prosperity
and bountiful harvests.
It IS q wonderful country, this Of
ours. It IL q wonderful gift to i've
In and enjoy It. It is wonderful
country in soil and in its people. To
have called together 5000, 900 men to
have turned the balance Of world
war In favor Of civilization and to
have come back from overseas and
across continents to raise crop
large enough to win over that other
enemy OF civilizationfami mine marks
. great country. and great people
made manifest.
Get a mental picture Of the coun-
try you live in and the people to
whom you belong and Of whom you
are . part OF wide empires in the
green and gold Of prosperity and the
civilization that peoples them. See
It and feel ittin proud humility and
register, = pledge that it shall SO re-
main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
lowo Newspapers
WHY NOT PERMANENT ROADS?
[Boone News Republican,


(Boone News Republican,
We notice in Q compilation OF the
figures relating to automobile
licenses by q Des Moines newspaper
that the 1920 license fund has reached
100000. This is about six and one
half millions more than was collected
In automobile licenses in 1911. 1t Ia
practically double tho amount collect
ed In 1919, three times the amount
collected In 1917 and 1913 and four
times the amount collected in 1915
and 1919.
The same table indicates that in
ten years there have been collected
In automobile licenses $20,073, $685.,
over $4,000. 900 per year.
We notice that Boone county has
collected In automobile licenses SO far
In 1890, the sum Of $s1,844.eO, and
that there are $500 automobiles In
this county.
There are many other astonishing
figures in this summary of the auto
mobile licenses paid In Iowa.
The answer is that with this enor-
nous automobile fund as a nucleus,
why doesn't iowa think about build
ing permanent roads?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
dies down go much rs to make any
sort OF mechanism useless. but this
is hardly the case in North Dakota.
|-Nebraska State Journal.
Chemical con.tituent. %

Chemical constituents Of The Body.
In the composition of tho human
body there is enough iron to produce
a spike large enough to hold his
weight, and there is approximately
$500 cubic feet of gas, oxygen, hyd-
rogen and nitrogen, which would be
worth nearly $3.50 for illuminating
purposes. II you were to distill this
man. the results would be nine and
"a half gallons Of water. The, body all
SO contains two ounces OF lime. twen-
ty spoonfuls Of salt, and considerable
quantities Of starch, chloride OF po-
tassium. magnesium, sulphur and
hydrochloride acid. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
The Necessary Evil.

Pardon me. neighbour" said Mr..
Snappeigh, to the man sitting next
to him in the smoking car, but do
you know that that cigar You are
smoking reminds me very much of
prohibition" =
Prohibition how's that ?"
Because some OF us can, stand 1t
and the Est have to."-American
Legion Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
Toll 1. imperative.

II you want knowledge. you must
toll for It; IL food, you must toll for
it; and II pleasure, you must toll for
1T. TOLLS the law. Pleasure comes
thru toll, and not by self indulgence
and Incidence. When one gets to love
work hisslife is a happy one.-Ruskin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
WHAT TO Talk ABOUT.

dubuque Telegraph Herald
A wise old philosopher once gave
this rule for conversation: stalk
about things, not people"
It is good rule. II all OF us fol-
lowed it the world, and all who dwell
In 1t would be better. Often it. is
necessary, or apparently Inevitable,
to talk about people. But such talk
should be as brief as possible. and
always guarded. The danger In talk
ing about people Is that we become
careless II not vicious. The tendency,
is to remark upon the faults and
foibles of our friends and acquain-
tances. We dwell upon their short
comings. rather than upon their good
qualities. This is usually done un-
consciously. but it is a dangerous
habit
The danger Is not only in harm to
those we talk about. but to ourselves.
In criticising others we lose sight OF
our own faults and invite criticism
for ourselves. A thoughtless remark
often contains the most deadly pot
son and does the most irreparabIe in
jury The habit Of continually talking
about people Indicates poverty Of
intellect for which there can be no
excuse
Become Interested in things. rather
than people. 10 that you will have
things and not mere people to talk
about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Win be necessary TO add more pas
senger equipment to accommodate
the people who are determined to get
rid OF their money" declares the
Manson Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
HANDY DIRECTORY
OF THE -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always WeIcoms.

n
MARSHALL LoDGl1 NO. ios, A.
r. A. NJ, Tuesday, A'lts. 10. Third
degree, Z o'clock SHARP. G. Q. Jep-
ninss, w. NJ; John w Wells. secre-
tary.
sIGNET CHAPTER no. ,ss, r. A.
M, Monday. August Is. BUSINESS
session. Frank T. Nokes, II. F.;
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
90 stated assembly; Aug. 1s, busi-
ness session. John W.. Wells. re-
ccrder.
ATTENTION, KNIGHTS TEN
PLAR: Sir Knight, NJ. 10. T. VOLTS
funeral at Methodist church We'd
nesday, Aug. IL, at p m. Form at
Masonic Temple at $3.50 p. m. BRING
your cars. Clyde III. Stewart, COM
mandcr.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o.
r. s.. Regular meeting Wednesday,
Aug, II, at 8. for business. Mrs. w.
!, Richards, W. NJ: Mrs. Archer
Walton. secretarx.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

''Now, with another vacancy on the
bench to be filed, who is the logical
man for the placer" asks the Council
Bluffs Nonpariel and answers its own
question. Nine Que OF every ten
republicans in the state would say
right of the bat that the equities in
the case are all with Arthur.
Nine out Of every ten Republicans
In the state would say right of the
bat that the equities in the case are
all with Arthur"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
IOWA OPINION AND NoTEs.5

The Sioux City Journal thinks
Decent respect for his memory
should have prevented a discussion
of the successor Of the late Justice
Frank r. Gaynor until the last SER
vices for the dead were rendered"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
Fo1L15D AGAIN!

[Cedar Ripids Gazette.l
Once more the predatory profiteer
is curbed. BY Mr.. Palmer, as usual
He appoints committee to fix fair"
profits on soft coal. Take more than
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

The Knoxville Express announces
when the democratic candidate for
governor gets out Of his campaign
tour the people Of Iowa will md that
Herring Is not q sucker nor q wall
eyed pike nor an aristocratio cod
fish"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
THE AUTO BANDIT.
Davenport Democrat.1

i
The daring hold-up OF the Moline
bank brings close home to us an ex-
perience that has become common
place In Chicago-modern banditry
made easy and successful with tho
aid OF the htgh-powered automobile.
We have seen how easy 1t is to rob
a bank and make a getaway under
these conditions. The question now
is. what is the answer to the auto
mobile bandit? During the war we
found that either side might at any
time develop surprise for the
enemy. such rs poison gas or the
tank, but that little time elapsed be-.
fore defense against the new threat
was found. What will be the defense
against the auto bandit?
VIII every police department have
Ito maintain a higher powered car
than the bandits can command?
VIII tho rifle resume its place on the
wall of the country home, where
every farmer may take it down on q
telephone alarm and join the posse
searching or guarding the country
roads against the fleeing law-break
ers? Or shall we maintain force OF
aerial cops who shall dart into the
dir when the burglar alarm rings and
chase the speeding automobile?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

':How quickly one CRATER comes to
the defense Of brother In distress"
remarks the Iowa, Falls Citizen.
''Criticise some Oil packing or South
Sea bubble promoter and every par
asite and barnacls on society and
every sympathizer with parasites and
barnaclss rush to the rescue"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
The Wlndmill
VACATION TRIoI.ETs

All our food fresh from the farm"-
Twas thus that vo,,r lvinp al ran
CAN our food fresh from tina
farm".)
Back OF the house arm IN arm
Tin can sits close to tin can.
"All our food fresh from the farm.
Twas thus that your lying ad ran.
,
Blankets arc needed at nirhr.-
That had the pIeaaantesf so,,nA
Yea, and the ad was ouite right.
Blankets are needed at night.
Needed as weapons 10 fight
Shelters that hum all around.
Blankets are needed Mt nfxht.-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Vincent Wito4 We res by the
papers, is premier Of Poland and had
been president Of the Polish paxlia-
ment and leader Of the popular peas-
ant party. He undoubtedly stands
for peace, PROSPERITY, plenty and pro-,
motion OF production.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
PHoNY PHRAsrs

for peace, PROSPERITY. plenty and pro-
motion Of production.
PHoNY PHRASES.
Just q moment, dear"
Twenty miles per gallon.g
Sound. kind. stands without ty-
ing.,'
The ideal summer resort
"Prtcess moderate"
THOUGHTS ON THE AR1R1cHs
CUP.
cTwo Weeks Afterwardl
II was thA good sloop Reeolu1o
That sailed the yacht raca courss,5
Whenever aalty sea winds blew
With Just the proper force.
Horse racing may b the sport OF
kings. but yacht racing, Il has been
demonstrated, - the sport Of mAthe-
maticians, physicistA sgrveyofs,
watchmakers ana weather burean Of
ficials.
Oh. captain. my captain. IL naai
race = don4 - = - ,----s--~.---
subtracting seven ninutsA I Dee-
caive that We have Won.
Now and than the Americas yaG1t
broke down, but AmsEican stop-
watches held out splendidly TN the
end.
From the time We read thA a.
count Of the first race, on, " were
perfectly willing to Let Sir Thomas
have the cup Il he'd lot us have It
FIRST for q few minutes, even halt
full Of what he. would have the right
to I'LL II With
The Resolute and Shamrock, too
Were staunch OF mast and yard.
They'd brave the toughest wind that
blew "a
II it didn't blow too hard.
Because the Shamrock had the
greater sail spread they penalised
her seven minutes.
Because Dempsey is found to
measure two inches moro around his
chest than his next opponent let's
make him fight with only one hand
every third round.
Because Wolgus, the sprinter, has
legs three inches longer than Hoo
fus, let's penaljze his two seconds
per hundred yards.
Because phrenoloEists have dis
covered that the cranial capacity of
Wumpus, the chess champion. lie Is
mms. more than that Of the challen-
ger, let's mako the champion allow
his opponent three moves to HIS two.
Then give cheer and let the
whistles toot
For the Handicapped Of tho Resolute.
Now that the race - over. when
are they going to run OF the cro-
Quet champsf
Parchesi used to be. quite 9 thrill
Cing sport, too.
MAx1Ms OLA MARRIED PERSON.
II a man refers to his faults. he
Is broad minded. II his wife does,
she il narrow.
Place thy hnger betwixt the bark
and the tree; argue the path with
the wild buffalo. hut como not be-
tween q mother and her man child.
Let not thy wrath be violent Curb
thy speech. tho then Wilt thou be
charged with nursing q crouch.
Spare the rod and spoil the whole
darn family.
Ye husband who would avoid strife
in his home should be the automat
at the breakfast table.
Happy the wife whose trust In her
spouse is unshaken, but think OF the
uninteresting life that spouse must
lead.
Part of her wrath may be due TO
jealousy, but mostly to the convic-,
ton the other woman is crazy.
~. r. v.
Tho Necessary Evil.
Pardon me. neighbor," said Mr..
cn,pno;ot ~ tha man sitting next
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

"All we have to say to the rail-
roads about raising the passenger
rates is that IL passenger fares are
arised another cent or half cent 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
WET THOUGHT,

It is very nice to think
The world IL full Of stun to drink.
But-thought that nils us with Dis.
quiet
The millionaire alone can buy 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Parchesi used to be quite thrill
ing sport, too.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Now that the race - over. when
are they going to run OF the cro-'
Quet champsf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

MAxIMs ORA MARRIED PERSON.
II man refers to his faults. he
Is broad minded. IL his wife does,
she il narrow.
Place thy finger betwixt the bark
and the tree; argue the path with
the wild buffalo. hut como not be-
tween g. mother and her man child.
Let not thy wrath be violent. Curb
thy speech. tho then Wilt thou be
charged with nursing q Crouch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Spare the rod and spoil the whole
darn family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Happy the wife whose trust IN her,
spouse is mistaken, but think OF the
uninteresting life that spouse must
lead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Ye husband who would avoid strife
In his home should be the automst
at the breakfast table.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

PHoNY PHRASES.
Just moment, DEAR"
Twenty miles per gallon.v
Sound. kind. stands without ty-
Ing"
The ideal summer resort"
Pricessmoderate."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Part Of her wrath may be due TO
jealousy, but mostly to the convic-,
ton the other woman is crazy.
IF. r. v.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

Then give cheer ana let the
whistles toot is
For the Handicapped OF tho Resolute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09

THOUGHTS ON THE ARaRIcHs
CUP.
cTwo Weeks Afterwerdl
at was thA good sloop ReeolutA
That sailed the yacht raca course,
Whenever aalty sea winds blew
With Just the proper foycs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

in 1909. and Glacier National Park, in 1912. The 1908 tour started from De-
 troit
 Improvement of highways every
 where and the perfection of the
 mechanism of the motor car have
 now made such a long trip feasible
 The Lincoln highway has been shown to be well designed for the last great
 run, in view of the army convoy of sixty-five loaded trucks which tra-
 versed it in 1919.
 The winner of the 1920 Glidden tour will obtain permanent possession of the Glidden trophy. Ever since ru- . mors indicated that a final Glidden tour would be staged officials of the Lincoln Highway Association have been working to assure the run for the Lincoln highway.
 A. F. Bennett, president and secretary of the association. who has had several conferences with the A A. A. contest board, has pointed out, in the interest of the communities To- cated along the Lincoln highway the advantages of Americas main street. for such great contest. The associa- tailed data in regard to the Lincoln highway in it's files possessed by any organization in regard to any road of such length anywhere, and moreover. has a wonderful organization of local representatives all along the line. whose cooperation in such matters was well evidenced in connection with the army run of last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

i Ing rock. The Cunard people, who are 1 erecting large and architectural puho-
 ing on lower Broadway, within a stone
 throw of the Battery. have been greaeiy 1 embarrassed by the fact that almost un- n-
 conquerable duicksands lie beneath the
 surface. These must be conquered in Dr. i der to make d foundation of sufflcient
 strength to bear the weight of so enor-
 nous a building as the Cunard peopie 1 have under construction. To master these l quicksands has made considerable uelay
 in construction work and increased the l cost
 When the contractors began work upon
 the foundations for the cathedral Of St. John the Divine they were confident that 1 they knew what the geological formatloii ] beneath the surface was. Their esu- mate of cost was based upon tnal III i formation. But the workmen did not l ge down very far before they found shelving rock of such peculiar formation 1 that it was almost impossible for drills l to work upon it. In fact it cost to over come this difficulty s250000. That was an unexpected item of cost when the es- I inmates for the construction of the ca l thedral were made and accepted. I The imperative demand for new build l ings in New York is now recognized py some of those who have capital With i which to invest in such construction. IL may be that as much as hundred mil lions will. soon be available for new con struction, secured by mortgages upon the property. But there seems to be no hesi- tation notwithstanding greatly increased cost about construction if capital can De secured It is already in contempla- tion to tear down the old buildings in the Wall street district and erect modern or fee buildings But there is no doubt that tenants will be secured no matter how many buildings are erected willing to pay rent which represents at least b per cent on the cost of the buildsJAs. Tn fact in some of the new buildings ten ants, in order ot protect themselves, have secured leases which run for a period of ten years; in some cases twenty -one years, paying rent which would have been regarded as prohibitive a few years ago.
 Twenty-one years ago the Union League Club secured the lease of the ground on which their clubhouse stands for $2o,Oo. The privilege of renewal at agreed upon price after twenty-one years was named in the contract A few days ago the Union League Club entered upon a new ilease, but was obliged to pay an increase of $40,0O0 in the ground rent and this in- 1 crease, together with various taxes that are now imposed, bring up the yearly, >-st 1 to the club to little over Slo0ooo. 'Ic | great has been the increase in twenty-one years, and this is only one of many l transactions in leasing and building which have ben negotiated since the hrst or 1 the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

A request by California concern for an invention to brand walnuts