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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.

Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1. Is the note Of the bluebird un-
pleasant?
The old ornithologists say the blue
bird migrates to Bermuda; but one
winter a pair of them wintered with
me eighty miles north of New York
City. The bluebird can not utter a
harsh or unpleasing note. Indeed. he
seems to have but one language. one
speech. for both love and war, and
the expression Of his indignation is
nearly as musical as his song.
2. How do animals ears aid their
eys?
All the quadrupeds emphasize their
direct forward gaze by correspond
ing movement OF the ears, as If to
supplement and aid one sense with
another. But mans eye seldom
needs the confirmation of his ear,
while it Is so set. and his head 30
poised, that his look is forcible and
pointed without being THUS seconded.
8. Do the parent birds push their
young from the nest when ready to
fly7
It is not true that the parent bird
shoves Its young from the nest when
they are ready tosfly, unless 1t be in
the case Of doves and pigeons. Our
small birds certainly do not do this.
The young birds will launch out OF
their own motion as soon as their
wings will sustain them, and some
times before.
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IMEs-REPUBLICAN. MARsHAJLToWN IOWA, JULY 49, 1920

The cracks in their backs, the husky
tones of their voices, their cottonfield
expeotoration and the sad and SOL
emn expression in their eyes, prove
conclusively that prohibition does
prohibit and that they are fully and
convincingly cognizant Of that I'M
pleasant but irrefutable fact"
The Sac Sun is greatly pleased
wit hthe ticket nominated by the re-
publicans of Iowa. The ticket ought
to be, and the Sun truly believes it
will be. strong winner. A plurality
of 1901 900 Is the mark set. It easily
should be attained if women vote for
all of the officers.
There are $4,000 empty farm
houses in the state of New York. But
they are so far from the stores that
pound and ounce packages cannot be
delivered three times. a day." explains
the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

in all biographies Of success what
ever the business in which success
was attained. The story Of success
in America is serial. One chapter
follows another. The fight for foot
hold and the desperate clinching OF
the toes upon the advantage they
have secured, years of Wbrk and de-
termination and the ANAL finish at
the top or whereabouts. The home
life of one decent American is very
much like another. Some prepare
ton, matrinlony, children, struggle,
ownership o! home and business and
semi content Of late middle age. AS
a people we are very much alike
whether we run banks or newspapers
or stores or earn wages. Leaving
serious misfortune out OF it we como
at last to our own vines and fig
trees In the afternoon of life. reason
ably content, reasonably happy,
reasonably satisfied in the Indian
summer Of life.
There Is nothing peculiarly spec
tacular about the past Of the candi-
date. He has been a common type,
serviceable. hard working and am
bilious American, capable, working
with his own two hands upon the
material in sight. His hair and his
coat have both been out short like
yours and mine. lie has called men
in his small town by their first names
and been so addressed even as you
and I, has carried home the meat
for dinner when his wife telephoned
him and had the purchase criticized
as being too stringy and badly
selected, moved his own lawn and
perhaps sneaked cigar ashes down
the cold air shaft when she wasn't
looking.
So the story Of one In this land Of
tho free and home OF the brave has
the tag marks Of all American biog-
raphies. That's why people read
them. They are looking into mir
ror and SEE rhehmseives.
A typical American is good bet
for president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
THE PILED FOR pEss.

Candidate Harding, being appealed
to In tho case Of Debs, convict and
candidate o.. an unblushins political
p@rty, refused to interfere with tho
execution Of the .hshteous sentence
under which Dehs is serving q term
Of years in federal prison.
There - less reasonable argument
for Debs release than for con-
donation OF the srimo OF Bergdon.
draft dodgel' and Stacker. On the
CONTRARY Debs desert Of punishment
II greater than Bsrsdolrs. Dsbs
should stay In prison to the wide
general approval Of the American
people instead Of being brought out
Triumphant to be paraded about the
land d candidate for the prssi-
dency Of country to which he was
disloyal In war. That political
parry itself blown upon and smudsed
with disloyalty. desires his release
has nothing to do with the case un-
less to max, determination stronger
that Debs shall pay the fun and
proper penalty of leader who hred
on the rear 81 an American army adj
vancing against the snemiss Of this
country.
Whatever Debs may be personally.
and he IL a likable man In his per-
sonality. his elevation to Leadership
has come thru expression licentiously
subversive o. law ana constituted
government He has bean the spokes-
man OF discomfort and quasi revolu-
ton. Forsetful or denant-it does
not matter v,hich--of tho duty OF
patriots and the responsibility Of
leadership b, played the old game
when the country that had protected
him was ssrdins it's best from itA
homes and istraining - purses In a
desperate emergency Of civilization
and national, peril. It Il incredible
that IN aimistice between the
warning armies should mean q xen-,
eral amnesty for such ~ Debs.
The appeal itself 10 insidious and
improper . made to . candidate
whose election would carry with It
the pardonins power. It should have
bean made to President Wilson,
whore judging from the pardons OF
o'Hare, ct al, which have been flung
in the face Of patriotism. it would
have much more probability Of sue
cess.
Had Senator Harding chosen to
seek votes ho might have found them
in . reply pledsing himself In event
Of his election to see that Debs
should work out the full term for
which he was sentenced.
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and American theaters are beginning
to open their doors to British films.
The British manufacturers most SER
ious trouble at present is that Brit
ish- made films command, on an aver
age, double the price Of American
and foreign films. Several American
film producers have decided to es-
tablish studios In England and man
ufacture in this market. These stu
dos will be in full working order in
the course Of the present year.
AS to theaters themselves, there
was no possibility OF building new
picture houses during the war or in
dressing the seating capacity OF those
in existence. At present every effort
is being made to construct theaters,
among them some planned to accom-
modate from three to four thousand
persons. Il is still difficult, however,
to obtain building material. as the
government gives preference to dwell
lings. It Is said that the total number
Of operatives In the buildin trade
does not exceed a7oo,0 as against
$780, 900 in 1911.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
By WALT MASO]
SUMMER HEAT.

Beneath victim
TITS hotter than
should in silence smile and recalling
godsend to the dufter who's raising
hot that blers DOME
bring the farmers and their sisters
Home
heat is good for barley
hotter than the Of Hades
folks getting
CARELESS OF the passing ladies'
boot for distant
heat growing for their the
And still the rolls
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lowa Newspapers,
GIRL RUNAwAYS.

mason City Globe-Gazette.1
Not all the mysterious disappear
ances consist of weary fathers tired
of supporting family. Police
records show many reports Of miss
ing girls. enticed away from home by
false allurements.
The motive is not always vicious.
Two girls were picked out of box
car at Nashville, Tenn. few days
ago. dressed as boys. They wanted
to see the world, but were mighty
glad to get some food and girls
clothes and transportation back to
Home, Sweet Home" More desire
for adventure incites many esca-
pades.
1t Is the universal testimony that
young wanderers bitterly repent their
tndiscretions. Modern life is so full
of activity and opportunity for all
kinds of wholesome development,
that anyone who throws over these
chances out OF either wanderlust or
vicious propensities, seems almost to
have a subnormal mind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
British Like u. a E;In.

Seventy-five per cent OF the films
used In the playhouses of thu United
Kingdom are Of American produce
ton. In 1919 Great Britain imported
sl'o14,o7s linear feet. at a value Of
$4,s62.660 from the United States
against H.oss.425 in 1918. valued at
s2,S21.525.
me motion picture, industry, so far
as the United Kingdom is concerned.
looks back on the year 1919 as one Of
great uneasiness, despite the fact
tnat the business ,ts a whole enor-
Emously increased in prestige with the
public. parliament and press, saws a
report to the bureau Of commerce,
from Its representative in London.
"The producing ana manufacturing
industry made greater strides, no
doubt, than any other section of
trade. and great efforts have been
made to create producing organiza-
tons that would supply the British
market with British films" continues
the report.
"a number OF British films have
found their way to the United States
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

| as schools, hospitals, churches, fire
stations, and other public buildings
not commercial or Industrial These
are restricted to the remaining zones
Perhaps the need of coming a city
cannot be better emphasized than by
quoting the captions of the various
illustrations in the San Francisco re-
port. These show building abuses in
various parts Of the city, as follows:
Nine story apartment house in
group of single family homes.
Residence hemmed in on one side
by q garage and on the other by an
undertaking establishment.
Large apartment houses creeping
into a residence district.
Fine appearance of bloch; where
dwellings are constructed On q set
back line.
Block in which for lack OF set
back line there is no regularity In
the construction of the homes.
A two-story factory building on a
! corner, faced by family hotels on the
other three corners.
An apartment house erected in a
residential district and built up to
the building line. taking away the
sunlight and view from numerous
| houses.
A public garage In between houses
| in a residential district.
A bakery in residential block with
| trucks and bread wagons proving OBJ
jectionable features to neighbors.
Buildings being built on property
line alongside of residences built to a
setback line. y
The camera gives conclusive evil
| dences OF the damage all these in
fractions of the building proprieties
| do to a city. We could find them In
Davenport, we have little doubt. just
as many In proportion as there are In
San Francisco. They are mistakes
that are common to every city which
is not building to plan. 1t Is to be
hoped and believed that In due time
lthe new city planning commission
will have suggestions to make for
Davenport along sound constructive
|. lines that will help guard this city
tlagainst future mistakes, however
many may have accompanied our
Ishaphazard way Of growing In the
past. In what we have done we are
not alone, nor notably worse than
most other cities, but for what civic
sins we commit in the future with our
ijeyes open we can not excuse our
SELVES.
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Topics Of the Times

Villa quits according TO late re-
ports, Sensible man. he can make
moro money next year with q circus
or : chautauaua and have an easier
time banAitting that way for the
next year or two.
Attorney General Palmer's prof.
teer press bureau has caught its
breath again, We may expect things
to 30 on Up now.
When the democrat convention II
over all tho sroatminaxtesU riil DO ov-
ar and We cSa procsed to elect = full
republican ticket in lows
$50
The Poles were not too proud to
fight and the league was too busy
'.functtoninG'' TO stop them and thsre
the Poles are with the soviet knookr
ing the persilnmon.
II Col. House ever writes his rom
iniscences It's going to be q mighty
Interesting book. s
Somehow the impression seems to
prevail that II you want to kill some
body and got away with IL Des
Moines the place to do Il.
Also very large number Of people
are relieved by the statement that
Harding ana Cox have been both 20
busy that they haven't had time TO
draw = blue print for making the
world all oyer again out Of nothing.
&c
II Des Moines doesn't "get" some Of
tho killers the state viii ibe asking
whether murder 10 the popular out
door sport Of that city.
In the interests Of the Iowa vote
Governor Harding should quit arsu-
ins with Candidate Herring. When
Governor Harding Jumps man
Iowsns begin to wonder whether or
not hs isn't > pretty good man to
vote for.
Maybe Los Angeles and other
Southern California towns ara Just
shaking "horses" to see which gets
the first dip out Of the tourists
pocketbooks which were filled here
In Iowa.
There isn't any third party. Two or
three dissruntled political addicts
get together nowadays and have q
pipe dream that they are q party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
For Control o. Medic mos.

The British minister Of health has
appointed a committee to advise on
Legislative and administrative meas
ures to be taken for the control cf
the quality and authenticity Of the
rapeutic substances OF patent me0-
cines offered for sale to the pubis,s,
which can not be tested adequately
by direct chemical means. Some e'f
the most distinguished professional
people Of Great Britain have been
named upon the committee, which
will consider in the first in,tance the
report of select committee Of the
house Of commons on patent medi-
cines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

Mexico Is abolishing liq uor. At last
we shall have real revolution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
They ought to call it spar.

Life for the allies seems to be Just
ono ultimatum after another. Us
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

Cockroaches are found in all parts
Of the civilized world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
HANDY DIRECTORY
of THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always W'sieoms.

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MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os, A.
r. A. NJ, Tuesday. July ~. Second
degree, o'clock sharp. G.. g. Jen-
nings, W M; John w. Wells, sec
rotary.
s1GNET CHAPTER NO. IS. R. A.
NJ, Monday. August 16. Business
session. Frank T. Nokes, H. Fl;
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
90, stated assembly; Aug. 10, bust
ness session. John w. Wells. re-
corder.
CONcLAvE SGT. ATbEMA,R COM
lMANDERY Nc. 80, Tuesday, Aug.
III. IS p. m. Business meeting Clyde
n, Stewart commander; John w.
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 O..
e. g. Regular meeting "wednesday,
Aug. II, at Z, for business. Mrs. w.
]. Richards. w. M: Mrs. Archer
walton. secretary.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
The W. n,lmill
NEXT TO NoTH.NGs

NEXT TO NOTHNGS.
Germany's good will.
The great Polish offensive.
The bolshevik peace offer.
The drop in the c. OIL
Most peoples conversation
The logic of a woman.
The logic Of man.
Platform promises.
Sweetness and light.
Our bank account.
diamond studded union buttons
are becoming all the rage among the
upper classics of the proietariat.
1t is perfectly obvious why Coy
ernor Cox has decided to stump the
entire country In his campaign.
There's no front porch at Trails End.
Instead Of swinging around the Cir
cult. some OF these candidates ought
to swing at the vicious circle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

but It 10 getting to be 40 that half
the fights Of labor are among the la
Dor men themselves. This cannot
continue. labor must zee. and the Ia
Dor union I've. Labor IL doing about
BARGAINING" ana TO destroy tie labor
union, q Is TIE desplsed capital" as
serts the waterloo Times Tribune.
1900
Inc burlington Hawloeys suggests
TO women that ITO vote for president
tial electors this fall will be . good
initiation IN tho performances Of q
pubic duty and prorosativs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
PREooCIoUs CHnDRNN.

FHECOCIOUS CHILDREN.
Out OF tho fifth floor window dropped
That chubby youngsteI, Able;
lie hit the street and back he popped.
He was q bouncing baby.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

Wagner ridiculed the "rule of
thumb" methods OF the meistersin-
gers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

The dye Of the madden il obtained
from the plants roots.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

Germany is very fortunate in hay,-
ing Marshall Foch to explain the
treaty situation whenever the lesson
becomes difficult.
FEN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
A Market Evolution.

The farmer In his campaign to OBJ
tain a reasonable price for his pro-
duct and relieve himself from the
stigma Of being responsible for the
high cost OF living. has organized to
protect himself. The American Farm
Bureau Federation is designed to en-
able the agriculturist to engage in
lco-operative marketing of grain and
live stock Thru organizations to be
maintained In every state 1t Is the
purpose OF the farmers to keep con-
troll Of their commodities until they
reach the manufacturer II they are
successful in this plan, as every con-
sumner has cause to hope they will be,
there should follow a sharp reduction
In the cost Of wheat and meat pro-
ducts.
The plan contemplates the aboli-
ton Of the broker and the middleman.
two agencies in the distribution Of
Ifoodstuffg that have become impor-
tant In the economic growth Of the
country. but whose chief concern
seems to be to pass the foodstuffs
along to the consumer, at greatly In
lcreased values. II this farmers organ
Iization can now devise some plan
whereby garden truck. fruits and
vegetables can be relieved Of excess
lsive tribute to thu niddleman. the
people may enjoy q genuine relief
from high prices, provided the far
mers' marketing organizations do not
themselves develop into huge trusts.
I-Washington Post S
Getting Back on the Job.
Some indications are found in the
news which are hopeful. Ebert H.
Gary. chairman Of the United States
Steel Corporation, Is quoted as saving
the efficiency of labor In the various
steel plants has increased more per
man In the last month than at any
time In the last five years. Twenty
three manufacturers in New York
report to the Merchants Association
there that the EFFICIENCY Of their
employees has increased noticeably
since September; i've report a bet
ter spirit among employees; seven
teen say they have observed no
change; three note decrease.
Such reports are hopeful, but they
come from highly organized bust
nesses, and should be viewed in that
light. Improved efficiency in such
cases 10 to be credited both to the
employees and to the employers. To
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

With hard-hearted Brit. sh TROOPS
and concrete barbados scattered
along the highways 1t certainly has
become the rocky road to dublin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

Penguins have two distinct kinds
of down, first white. then a dusky
brown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29

Chinese officials show the + rank b,
badges in their hatA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
TObnBurrou9bS
. Votes

l. What is the genuine snow bird?
z. On what does the otter feed?
3. How does the selection Of food
differ between animals and man?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
REASONS FOR CITY zoNING.
Davenport Democrat.

The city planning commission OF
San F1anci1co has just Issued q valu-
able report on tile progress made in
the creation Of "a zoning system for
that city. AS Z preliminary to the
adoption Of a coming system ordin-
ance, the commissions engineers
visited every structure in the city
and Its, nature ard use were recorded
In colors on a city map. This use
map becomes the official zone map
and is made part OF the ordinaii<e
passed on present uses OF the differ
ent areas, which divides the city into
six areas. These, are:
FIRST residence district.
Second residence district.
Commercial district.
Light industrial district.
Heavy Industrial district.
Abattoir district.
Residences are permitted In all
districts except No. s, which is re-
served for Industries which might be
offensive and menace to proper liv-
Ing conditions.
Areas I'M the first residence dis
trict are for single residences only,
and for garages housing not more
than four cars. In the second dis
trict group dwellings,, apartment
houses, ETC.. may be erected, as well
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indicating what can be done. The
turers for the improvement are in
crease in the number of applicants.
for positions and the change from
time work to piece work. These rea-
sons are not encouraging to the lazy
man. But the improvement indicates
that Il return to normal conditions
Is possible.
No such return Is evidenced in the
coal industry, the transportation
three things are vital, Without them
any individual efficiency by private
enterprise is rendered practically i'm
possible. They. too, can be restored,
but they can not be restored with
out the combined effort and influence
of each individual employed in them
or dependent upon them. 1t is time
this effort began to show itself. -
Chicago Tribune.
MORE INTERNAL PATERNALISM
[s-edar Rapids Republican,
Mr.. McAdOo is worse than q
dreamer. He has a proposition that
the expenses of candidates be paid
out of the publt, treasury. But with
their expenses raid by the govern
ment. how many candidates would
enter the running? Would it not give
us field that would be bewildering.
That proposition is nonsense, worse
than Mr.. Bryan's proposition for a
,ott I~x,t
ment. Who would be the editor?
Could he be kept from putting In
stuff that would help his side. or ad-
vance what he believed?
For illustration, take the league of
nations question what would an off.
cial editor have been saying on that !?
Would he have been for it or against
it? Neutral7 who is neutral and
what is a neutral? Language may be
used to conceal ones views. but the
effect Of the inuando and insinuation
remains and 1t can be worked very
'adroitly even by editors.
When we get Mr.. Bryan's official
nation paper we shall cease to be q
country Of free speech and ultimately
Of free men. There may be disputes
and prejudices and what not under
the present system, but at least men
are free when they fight thing out
In the open and the great reading
public stin has ability to tell hawk
from e. handsaw Let us continue to
rely on that instead Of having men
rand women shaped mentally to suit
an official OF the government.
Let the government do 1t" has
become a burtensome phrase. 1t
spells disaster and deterioration OF
the moral hber Of a free people. It
will end with the people being d.
rected and controlled In all respects
and inl everything. We have had
tom foolery enough already and at
least let us keep the minds of the
people free for while longer. They
may mako mistakes but that is bet
ter than TO be made officially perfect,
II that were possible and Of course 1t
1t not possible. IN
1t is allJthe Eankest kind OF pater-
nalism that these men are talking,
SO rank that It ~ beginning to smell
to high heaven. They are those who
think that they know what Is right
and that they de- what Is righth and
they want everyone to be modelled
after themselves.
FOR CITY ZoNyNc