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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
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l. What are the characteristics OF
the pewee? -
9. Does the nettle sting?
3. How are locusts devoured In
South Africa?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
!. How Is the bobolink considered
in the south?
BY the time the bobolink reaches
the Potomac, in September. he Is de-
generated into Il game bird that Is
by tens of thousands IN
the marshes. ] think the prospects
now are of his gradual cNtermina-
ton as gunners and sportsmen are
clearly on the increase, while the
limit OF the birds productivity in
the north has no doubt been reach
ed long ago.
>. What is the lure OF spring
planting?
Who would not have a garden in
the spring? to rake together the
rubbish and burn 1t up, to turn over
the renewed soil. to scatter the rich
compost, TO plant the first seed or
bury the first tuber! 1t is not the
seed that is planted. any more than
it Is | that is planted; 1t is not the
dry stalks and weeds that are burn
ed. any more than it is my gloom
and regrets that are consumed.
3. Is there usually Il leader in n
herd of COWS?
Nv own observation has been that
in herds In which there have been
no important changes for several
years, the question of might gets
pretty well settled, and some one COW
becomes the acknowledged ruler,
The bully of the yard IL never tl-'
master, but usually a second or third
rate pusher that never loses an OPP
portun!ty to hook those beneath her,
or TO gore tho masters II she can get
them In a tight place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
DO RICH PAY THE TAX?

In presenting an issue OF South
Dakota state bonds to the public at
Il price which will yield ~ per cent
net to the investor, the best known
firm Of bond brokers In Chicago puts
great emphasis upon the tax exempt
features Of state or municipal bonds
which are free from normal surfaces
upon income.
II ones income exceeds $4,000 per
annum. argues the second broker.
5h per cent public bond yields as
much net income as els per cent
from some taxable investment
If ones income exceeds 100000 a
6.as per cent yield would net only the
51s per cent of the public bond after
income taxes had been paid.
II ones income exceeds $4,000. 1t
would require a return Of 1877 per
cent to yield as much as 5+a per cent
net. and so on up the scale until In
vestments OF taxable income must
yield 1896 per cent In order to net
5h per cent to the investor whose
annual income exceeds 100000.
This appeal is merely n presenta-
ton Of facts and illustrates how the
capital Of men Of large icomcs Ia be-
ing driven out Of loans upon farm
mortgages, railroad or industrial
bonds and into the tax free public
bonds.
Not only is the capital OF rich men
removed from aiding productive in
dustry. but the income and excess
profits taxes upon corporations cause
them to bid extravagant interest
rates for money and thereby add an
abnormal demand for capital to a
scarcity, with the result that in
terest rates are becoming prohibitive
for ordinary business. farming or
building enterprise. When n corpor-
atoms earning exceed 20 per cent
upon invested capital. the govern
ment takes 80 per cent OF all the
earnings above the 20 per cent turn
ing point, and corporations enjoying
earnings beyond the 20 per cent can
bid 10 per cent for money at a cost
Of only per cent to their stock
!holders for the government would
take the other 6 per cent in excess
profits taxes if 1t were not paid out
In interest.
The average man in the street may
think that the rich pay the income and
profits taxes. but he Is finding him.
SELF in the squeeze Of high prices for
commodities and prohibitive interest
rates for the capital needed to finance
his farm, business or building enter
prise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
Topics of the Times

When the primary fails to nomi-
nate the state and county delegates
becomes a pretty prominent person.
Previously he's been merely a dele
gate.
A good many Of us want the cost
OF living lowered not so that they can
save more but that we can buy more.
That wool company made the mon
ey. has It yet and raised the cost of
clothing outrageously. SO much was
proved but the indictment was
Quashed. 1t seems that they just
profiteered on wool, not on clothing.
BY and by the government will get
around to some retailer who had to
pay two prices for his stock and sock
it to him for profiteering while the
wool profiters laugh in their sleeves.
Testimony stated that Dempsey
tried hard to get into the war just
before the armistice. Jack delayed
his struggle too long. Other men had
no difficulty in getting in early by
enlistment. The general public il
quite likely to disagree with the
jury.
SO the big fight is to be in the
middle west. Which suggests that
I.owdan was pretty strong from The
east line OF Illinois west.
Ohio has had six presidents and
will add another to the list in No
vember this tieing Virginia's mark Of
seven presidents. When are we going
to get around to Iowa?
If the league issue Is prominent in
keeping it AS Il secret thought No
body mentions it.
Those striking Boston policemen
can't buy much with the Moral sup
port" accorded them by the A. f. OF
l..
General Wood is probably right
when he gives the lie to Butler, But
Ter, the president Of Columbia, is n
sycophant OF certain political bosses
in the east and helped throw Roose-
welt out Of the convention. Woods
supporters spent "A good deal of mon
ey 1t IL true but WOODS vote came to
him because Roosevelt trusted him.
Any man who can put $50. per
month or even $40. per month into n
Swings and loan association for
eleven years may draw n pension of
an equal amount per month for the
rest OF his life and IL he invested
$50 per month he will have an estate
of $40 900. to leave to his heirs.
Wooden mills turnout New England
have stopped running on full time.
Shoe manufactures are curtailing
operations. The silk boom has burst
raw silk is selling In Japan at one
quarter of its former maximum price.
Chemical companies furnishing sup
plies to large manufacturing indus
tries are less rushed. Producers of
Injuries are no longer overworked.
Basic raw materials in most instances
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
THEM WAS THE DAYS.

THEM WAS THE DAYS.
1t was painted red All barns in
our town were. IT was much larger
than the house and quite as solidly
built. In these 1t also followed estab-
lished custom.
The rafters were massive and
such as this country no longer needs.
There was magic for small boys
IN the old barn. There was glamour
in the mingled aroma of harness
leather. ammonia and hay There
was drudsery for you In the harness
room and revolving toll in the stable,
hut the hayloft was a place for
dreams
Dusty shafts OF sunlight crept In
thru knotholes. Above. in the cupola.
pigeons cooed softly all day long. or
flew back and forth with whistling
wings Below you could hear the
horses champ champ. and stirring
now and then with heavy hoofs and
long drawn signs,
The perfume of dry clover and
timothy enveloped you. You lay Oh
your back and watched the dust
notes swirl thru the sunbeams, and
heard the little creatures of the field
that had been brought in with the
haystacks stirring beneah you.
And after you had lain there a
little while. the pain and despair
for you sought the comfort Of the
hay loft In time Of bitter crises
seemed to ebb away and presently
across the cloudy amber Of the sun
light, the pirate craft scudded, rail
under. thru the Spanish main, or you
on ramping horse, led your men in
full charge against a battery.
On days when the rain murmured
on the lichened shingles Of the roof.
you and your accomplices would seek
the fragrant shelter of the loft and
stage epic dramas with every man of
you actors and only a dog or so for
audience.
Once you were Eva ascending to
heaven by way Of the hay hoist and
a gunny sack, when the sack ripped
before you reached Peters door and
prectpitated you upon the weeping
Uncle Tom, who thereupon gave
most realistic rendition of unre-
strained and heartfelt grief.
1t wouldn't be so bad If you had
hay NOV near at hand these days,
into which you might retreat when
the world was using you rather
mercilessly, and dream the dreams
you used to be able to.
Who says rents are decreasing?
Look what some people are spending
just to get the chance to occupy
dwelling in Washington.
sometimes I wonder" says Uncle
Abimelech Bogardus of Preakness, N.
j.. IF some folks wasn't called 'presi-
dental timber becuz Of what their
heads was made Of"
ZOO LYRIC.
The Muscovite Is rapidly becoming
the bore that walks like g. man.
r. F. V.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
ALL AUX e.
By WALT MASON

ALL ALIKE.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18

The windmill has not been general
~ found available for the generation
of electricity because OF the irregu-
larity OF the air currents, but this has
been overcome by a Swedish inven-
tor. Instead of being directly con
nected to the dynamo in the usual
manner. the mill wheel shaft Is gear
ed to hosting device, which serves
to elevate n twO-ton weight to the
top of fifty-three foot steel and
wood tower. When the weight reach
cs the minimum height. 1t is released
and, as IT falls. actuates the dyna-
mo. which Is mounted on a bracket
at the apex of the tower with the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
CUT OUT THE WORRY.
TSibley Tribune.

Wouldn't 1t be Il good notion to cut
out the worry about the high cost OF
living for while? In our immediate
neighborhood everybody seems to be
coming on pretty we'll despite
the high prices. Nobody seems to
be looking hungry. The automobile
dealers are having trouble getting
cars fast enough to supply their GUS
toners. There has been a complaint
that workmen are wearing overalls
with silk shirts. 1t might be an oc-
casion for worry If they had no
shirts. The apprehension of n food
famine may as we'll be postponed as
long as most people are eating more
than is good for them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
The Windmill

BALLAD OF THE FORLORN MAN
Upon the street ] met man,
All tattered and forlorn;
His eye was gloomy as the fog.
His clothes were woefuI torn;
His aspect was so pitiful
His very soul seemed worn.
So touched was by his despair
I could not pass him by.
And as ] paused I saw him heave
A most stupendous sigh.
asked him what the matter was;
He started then to cry.
tried to soothe his sobbing breast.
pleaded and prayed:
7 offered him n dollar bill
And proffered other aid:
He took the bill reluctantly
And wiped his eye and said:
"Oh how the wheels Of fortune crush
The humble and the great!
How many mortals fall beneath
The iuggernaut Of fate
oh. ] was once a master mind,
But now I'm desolate.
81 ran the Temple OF Success,
A correspondence school.
For just trifing fee taught
The Way to Wealth and Rule.
My course could make a millionaire
or almost any fool.
he
Ny counsel and advice:
For what | gave was really worth
A dozen times the price:
but for the good OF humankind
| made this sacrifice.
"Oh, many are the men who feel
Ambitions urge and itch,
And man" were the fees they paid
For Guides to Fortunes Niche.
| told them everything | knew
And | was growing rich"
But here this person so forlorn
Let fall bitter tear:
He could not end his mournful tale,
The finish was SO drear:
l gave another dollar bill.
1t seemed to bring him cheer.
And then said: Come. tell me how
You came to such distress"
He answered but feared his heart
Would burst with bitterness:
II tried to use my formula
For Richness and Success"
LESTER.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
Road to Remembrance.

Road to Remembrance.
The old wind stirs the hawthorn tree !;
The tree Is blossoming:
Northward the road runs to the sea,
And past the House of Spring.
The folk go down it unafraid:
The still roofs rise before:
When you were lad and I was a
maid,
Wide open stood the door.
Now. other children crowd and stir,
And hunt from room to room;
Outside, under the hawthorn fair,
We pluck the bonny bloom.
Out in the quiet road we stand.
Shut In from wharf and mart,
The old wind blowing up the land.
The old thoughts at our heart
--Idzzette Woodward Reese.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18

A great deal is now being learned
about the Koreans and the state
ment is made that these people made
gunpowder in 200 h. c., and It ia said
that they used ironclads against the
Japanese away back In 1897.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18

at the price current earlier in the
year. and enormous surplus stocks
have accumulated both here and
n broad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
HE'LL BENT.

REFILL BEN l..
Waterloo Times Tribune.1
Gompers says the labor plank is
not what he ordered; the prohibs
say they wanted a prohib plank: the
Irish ordered and Irish plank but
didn't get it--all of which indicates
that the country is going to the devil
again =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
HANDY DIRECTORY
--OE The
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

~ Visitors Always welcome
MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os. A:
F. A. NJ, Friday. June Is, Stated
meeting, 8 o'clock sharp. c. G. Jen-
ninss, w. M: John w. Wells Sec
rotary.
s1GNET CHAPTER NO. 81, r. A.
M, Monday. June 81, 500 p. III. BUS
mess session. Frank T. Nokes' H. ~
John w. Wells, secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO
20, stated assembly; June FL ons'-
ness session. o. c. Fox, MASTER
John w. Wells. recorder.
coNcLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 30, Tuesday, Juno
~. o. m. Business meeuns'
Clyde II. Stewart, commander; John
w. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 O. E.
= Regular meeting Wednesday
Univ IA. at 8, for business. Mrs. w. D.
richards, w. NJ; Mrs. Archer wal
ton, secretary.
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MODERlNIzED MAX1Ms.

A bird in hand Is worth IS cents
pound.
A stitch in time saves us from the
police.
Half a loaf Is better than VIVA,
were accustomed to.
Eat, drink and be bankrupt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18

mill wheel, storage battery and
switchboard are housed In the lower
portion Of the tower.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18

Airplanes are to be used to map
the Amazon river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18

One can tell how sincere all the
candidates are in their promise Of
economical administrations by OBJ
serving the universal frugality of
their campaign expenditures.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
The President's Improvement

Yesterday President Wilson received
in person a committee Of seven rep
resenting the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. who have just held their an
nual encamprnent in this city. This Is
the first time in a number Of months
that Mr.. Wilson has thus received a
group OF citizens. and only the second
time since his illness. Last winter q
delegation Of labor Representatives
called at the White House and were
received on the south portico.
Yesterdays visitation is q crafty
ing evidence Of the Presidents recov
cry toward health. His enforced iso
lation during practically q year haa
been undoubtedly most eirksome tc
him, apart from his illnesy itself Dur
ing the months Of his convalescence
he has had occasional individual Wis
itors. but save on the two occasionl
noted he has seen no groups Of peos1e
at the White House.
It is to be hoped that the improve
rnent this visit Of yesterday denotes
is permanent and progressive. and
that before the expiration Of his term
in March President Wilson will b
able once again to meet the people
through their delegated representa-
tivss, AND that the White House WI
be the sesns Of numerous conferences
Evening star., 1920-09-19
POLITICS AT H0MB.
Mr.. Roosevelt in the Campaign.

Theodore Roosevelt is being quoted
by both sides. Gov. Cox is quoting
his deliverances against the repub-
licans in 1912. when Mr.. Roosevelt
was leading the bull moosers. But he
does not mention the fact that at that
time and in that same campaign Mr..
Ro41evelt was quite as severe on the
denAncrats. His position was. "A
plaque on both your houses!"
The republicans are quoting him for
sentiments uttered in 1916, after he
had abjured bull moosery, and when
he was supporting Charles e. Hughes
against Woodrow Wilson. They like
wise point to the tact that his dis
like Of Mr.. Wilson continued to grow.
and that his criticisms grew in sharp
ness to the end Of his days.
There are two other facts that seem
serviceable for the republicans. One
is that Mr.. Roosevelt's son and name.
sake is now stumping for Mr.. Hard
ing. and the other Is that had Mr..
Roosevelt lived he would in all prob
ability now be the republican candi-
date for President and supported by
the republicans he trounced in his de-
liverances while the bull moose leader.
Mr.. Roosevelt was in a bitter mood
in 1912 against all who were stand.
ing in his way. His desire to return
to the White House was so keen it
led him to breaking with many men
who had rendered him important serv.
ices and for years had held exceeding.
y close relations with him. But that
mood passed; and many of those old
friends resumed with him relations
which were not again interrupted.
1t is a far cry to 1912. The record
of that campaign is old stuff. While
Mr.. Roosevelt was a bull mooser, at
the head Of the herd, he went the
limit. But when he returned he be-
came as much Of a republican again
as he had ever been.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
The Frailty Of Direct Evidence.

A singular manifestation Of the
frailty Of human memory occurs In
connection with the New York bomb
explosion Of last Thursday, illustrat.
ing q fact well known to psychologist.
The actual explosion itself was wit.
messed by perhaps two score of people,
maybe more. Yet no two reports Of
these eyewitnesses agree in detail.
Nor is there agreement in all particu.
lars regarding the exact position and
the sppearance Of the wagon which 1t
is believed carried the explosives and
which was reduced to junk by the
blast. Some say it was a truck, others
that 1t was a ramshackle wagon. Some
say it was painted yellow, others that
it xas painted red. Some say that it
carried the red flag usually borne by
vehicles conveying explosives, others
that it had no such Dag. These eye.
witnesses differ as to the appearance
Of the burst Of flame and smoke. Some
say that 1t was black, others that Il
was yellow. Some declare that there
were several explosions. others that
there was but one.
All this goes again to demonstrate
the fact that observers Of a sudden.
shocking happening are but poor wit.
nesses in the establishment Of the ex.
act circumstances. Not expecting the
occurrence, they are not prepared to
sequence Of events. Their minds are
stunned momentarily ana are incap-
able Of recording and preserving photo.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

the ground that the exact ages must
be given.
1t Is nonsensical to insist upon the
precise age Of the voter. All the law
requires is that person should be
twenty-one or more, and il the women
want to register themselves in those
terms they should be permitted to do
so. On the other hand, it is quite as
nonsensical for the women or any.
body else to refuse to give their
years. In the first place, these regis
tration records are confidential and
are not open to general public in
spection. Again. there is nothing dis
graceful about age. A woman OF forty
has no reason whatever to shy the
official question any more than one Of
thirty or less than one Of fifty.
The tradition that women are secret
about their years is an old one. It
has become a sort Of obsession. Some
women are greatly afraid Of growing
up. or Of appearing to grow old. Spin
sters are particularly sensitive on this
point. Yet in truth there are men
who are just as pernickity on this
subject and who camoufiage on the
score OF age and conveniently forget
the lapse Of time and are extremely
careful in their talk to give no clues.
Yet the men have had little difficulty
at the registration booths with the
election laws. Perhaps they are more
experienced in unblushing understate-
ment. II the women Of the country
are going to vote generally they will
have to be less conscientious in the
matter Of approximate age giving or
more frank in the acknowledgment
Of time. Unless the registration off,
GERS have a heart
Evening star., 1920-09-19
The COMMISSIONER Terms.

It Is noted that the commissions of the
two new District Commissioners state
that they are to serve until the end
Of the next session Of the Senate and
no longer" This, it is explained. dg-
nifies that until they are confirmed
these two new appointees are named
for specific terms Of Office. When con-
frmed they will be assigned to def.
intte terms. This may be taken to
mean that when thus permanently
commissioned Miss Boardman and Mr..
Hendrick viii be named each for a
period Of three years and not to fill
out the unexpired terms Of their pre-
decessors. In point Of priority Of ap-
pointment Miss Boardman, it would
seem. 10 the logical successor of Mr..
Gardiner, whose term expired July
IS, 1915, but who did not leave his
ONCE until the 25th Of November, and
that Mr.. Hendrick is the successor
Of Mr.. Brownlow, who left office on
the 18th instant. Upon confirmation
it may be that they will b assigned
distinctly to the unexpired terms of
those relative predecessors. For the
present, Of course, It makes no dif.
ference. But the matter Of the ex.
act terms Of the Commissioners is of
importance eventually In the selection
Of their successors or themselves for
further service.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
Col. House Returns.

Col. House has just returned from
Europe, ana is as silent as when he
held confidential relations with the
President and was executing confiden.
tial missions. The interviewers have
not been able to get a word out OF
him on the subject Of either foreign
or domestic politics. He is still "the
Sphinx in a slouch hat
The desire for q word or two from
the colonel is keen. Any expressions
by him on the subject Of the league
of nations would possess particular
interest. AZ, for instance, II he should
at this time confirm the statement
that at the beginning Of the peace
conference In Paris he took the posi-.
ton which has since been taken in
this country by many prominent men.
some Of whom are democrats.
AS the story goes. the colonel and
the President differed sharply as to
procedure, the colonel holding that
the first business taken up should be
a. peace treaty pure and simple, leav.
lu8 tuS lSdBuc "a udlAOu6 pIOpOSlllOu
for q later time at q different meet
ing. The President insisted on max.
ing the league part Of the treaty.
and had his way.
The colonel yielded his judgment to
that Of his chief. and continued his
attendance at the conference, signing
the treaty at the close. But he did
not return to America with the Presi.
dent, going from France to England,
where he remained several months;
and he has not seen the President
since.
The intimacy between Col. House
ahd the President continued 50 long.
and they transacted so much i'm.
portant business together, the fact Of
their separation attracted wide atten.
tion when announced, and it still
strongly intrigues curiosity As to the
particulars. In time probably the pub
lie will get the story.