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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
IMMIGRATION PROBLEM.
fort Dodge Messenger ].


Two tendencies are apparent in the
official figures which the public has
been getting from the immigration
authorities on the one hand and the
census bureau on the other. Both Of
these tendencies emphasize the same
important moral-namely, the i'm
peratiVe need Of proper control and
wise distribution of the hosts of hu-
man beings now gravitating towards
the chief industrial cities.
AS regards immigration, 1t is esti-
mated that during the six months
period that ended with September
over 100000 aliens were admitted into
the country. II no additional legisla-
ton Of restrictive character is pas
sed in time the total immigration at
all American ports for the year 1921
bids fair to reach 100000 total
that has been exceeded only three
times In the history of the country.
The chief sources Of the new i'm
migration are Italy, Poland, Spain,
Portugal. Greece, Ireland and Great
Britain. The Mediterranean countries
ar supplying Is to 80 per cent Of the
present immigration. This indicates
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
THE NEXT PRESIDENT
COPYRIGHT
BY FLORIAN SLAPPEY
Az Told to OCTAVUS ROY COHEN

Lawyer Chew rubbed the palms Of
his hands together unctuously. "Fine
day" he said. "Puffec' weather TO-
the gran an glo'ious job OF lectin'
a president Of these heah United
States"
ALSO vice president" amended
Florian Slappey sternly.
II was maxim speechment bout
impawtant things" corrected Chew.
"Does you realize, Flo'ian. that by
Chuesday night we Is gwine have a
new president an that Mistuh Wood
row Wilson is gwine be ain't?'
docs I realize wins when I come
out with a nacheral, Lawyer Chew ?
Asst me sumthin' the answer amt so
easy tor.
Lection day." Grated the colored
attorney. comes on'y once in 70
yeahs-"
BLESS Gawd!" interrupted Florian.
AN it ought to be the castor To-
much celebration an jubilation."
'.Fo' which?'
Asks what7''f
which man is gwine do the jubila-
ton, Mistuh Cox or Mistuh Harding ?"
"Tha's hahd to say" reflected Chew
Goose they's good chance that the
winnin' candydate Is gwine come fun
Ohio, but beyon' sayin' that refuses
to commit myself"
"You amt prezac'ly rash in yo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
1obn Burroughs
F, s s Nss'':s:::

docs the humming bird injure
fruit?
2.-When does the skunk use its
odor?
s.-Has fear the same effect on
animals as on man?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
What bird will sometimes in
jure buildings?
There is curious trait the high
hole has developed in my vicinity,
one which 1 have never noticed or
heard OF elsewhere. 1t drills into
buildings and steeples and telegraph
poles. and In some instances makes
itself serious nuisance.
2.-Will wild animals always act
alike?
One grizzly. or moose, or one wild
boar will charge you when wounded,
one stick Of dynamite explode in the
handling while others remain inert;
so will one swarm OF bees be ugly
today and docile tomorrow. Slight
differences In external condition. no
doubt. determine the result In each
case.
3.-Is the redroot weed easy to
eradicate7
Pull up redroot IN your garden and
lay It on the ground, and the chances
are that one or more rootlets that
como in contact with khe soil will
take hold again and enable the plant
to mature part OF It's seeds. This
adaptability and tenacity OF life is.
no doubt. the result OF the warfare
waged against this weed by long
generations of gardeners.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30

profits indicate yield Of above $3.50
"a share. The Indiana company is
paying $32 share in cash dividends,
having recently raised the extra rate.
In the last four years, 1915 to 1919
inclusive, the company earned q total
OF $150,000.0o0 or $500 share on the
stock. Dividend payments in that
period amounted to $S4 share, about
|one-sixth Of earnings"
The Journal does not give any rea-
son why gasolene did not go to 40, or
As, or so cents a gallon. There was
nothing to prevent the Standard COM
the further raises will come next
wear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
AN APPEAL TO UNION LABOR.

An anonymous circular Is out ad-
dressed to union labor without any
responsible union to father It but
signed by the Porter for Senator
Club" It appeals to Union Men and
Women" and tells them that "The
reelection OF Mr.. Cummins will be
an endorsement OF his stand that It
is a crime to strike" Which, OF
course, Is half truth intended to
prejudice those who do not know
Cummins.
Exposure is contained in tho cir
cular itself when 1t appears that
what Cummins did was to support a
paragraph in the senate bill which
failed to become law but which
provided both fine and Jail sentence
for violation Of the proposed laws
prohibition of the organized strike
In railroad service.
A special court had been set up to
fix wages in railroad service and the
senate was trying to protect the pub
lie against starvation, business par
alysis. unemployment and Industrial
chaos which would certainly follow
a complete tie-up OF the train SER
vice. No prohibition against the
right OF an individual to quit rail-
road service was involved but the or
ganized strike In railroad service
only was declared to be conspiracy,
just as an organized strike among
soldiers would be mutiny and an or
ganized strike among city's police
force should be prohibited.
That Senator Cummins has the
courage Of his convictions appears in
this very circular which quotes him
as saying:
There is nothing that regret
more In my official life than that
failed to make a railway strike UNI
lawful in that BILL"
Note that he was trying to make
a railway strike unlawful and not
a strike in private industry. He holds
with the chief Of the brotherhood Of
locomotive enginests who said the.
the trains must run, because the
people must i've"
Union men Of Iowa: Senator Cum
Minis was trying to save you and your
families from disaster and the bill
that he finally secured set up a labor
court which has since given railroad
workers 5000, 900 increased wages
without stopping the milk trains or
starving any babies. s,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
eEN1LEmtNs AGREEMENTS PASSING.

E5F5 0IUiIeNsGN y t0NCEtu 6Nb = 600SuN0s
All public building work has been
suspended in the city OF New York
pending an investigation as to wheth-
er there Is a combination among bid
ders to divide territory and prevent
real competition in the bidding. The
delay and trouble, OF an investigation
might as well be eliminated for the
probabilities are that there was a
combination all right.
We do not have to go out Of Iowa
to be convinced of that. So long as
there was more work on county
roads and county bridges, city paw
ing, school houses, churches and
business blocks than there were
available contractors and men to dc
the work it was a natural result that
gentlemen's agreements should be
made to stay out Of one-anothers
territory. 1t has been easy picking
for contractors on public work every
where ever since the war but the good
old days are gone. Next winter and
summer will see contractors seeking
work and some Of them will make a
rush for a Job without Difference tc
those who might wish to enter the
same door Of opportunity.
It has been 80 In all lines. Pub
fishers in the Mississippi Valley
states have been unable to obtain Of
fers of their print paper supply from
any mill except the one mill to which
they were assigned when paper be-
came so scarce that mills could af-
ford by some mysterious unanimity
Of sales opinion to stay out Of one
another's territory.
Recently the mill managers have
said to their customers that paper
will be scarce for one more year and
after that the deluge Of breaking
prices. We know you will scatter tc
the cheapest market when you can
so we have decided to sell no paper
to anybody this comirlg year who
will not sign a contract to buy of us
for ten years at prices to be adjust
ed by us every six months. Talk
about the evils of gentlemen's agree
ments in preventing competitive bid
ding! Here is refinement of the
science.
The coal brokers and mine owners
have had the same grip on the pub
lie SO long as there was more de-
,nand than coal and the wage worker
offering his labor at the shop has
asked what he would and delivered
as little as he pleased because COM
petition in his line was lacking, too
But all of these conditions are
changing. Next year there will be
competition in the bidding for pub
lie work, competition in the selling OF
coal and Of labor and the year after
that there will be competition In the
selling Of print paper. The sellers
market Is rapidly converting to q
buyers market in all things. Let 'er
come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
PAVING PRICES musr COVE DOWN

A contract was let this week for
paving nine miles OF primary road
in Benton c6unty at a little more
than S4.oo per yard. There arc over
10000 square yards Of paving In q
mile Is feet wide and at the Benton
county price 1t would require over
$4,000 per mile. Even tho Uncle
Sam pays 37h per cent OF the cost
and % per cent is assessed to nearby
property there can not be very much
rural paving at this price.
There are indications that cement
and sand and labor and teams will
all be cheaper in the spring. It seems
a certainty that these costs will be
way down In another year. We must
go forward with our paving on prim-
airy roads for we are entitled to some
thing better than mud for the enor-
nous license which we pay for our
automobiles and yet public money
should be expended as wisely as
private money.
County boards can well afford this
year to wait until we'll toward spring
to let their paving contracts and
then should project only the most
urgent and important pieces of
work. A year from now they should
get ready for big work and reach
ahead with bond issues IL necessary
for funds as construction prices
should be right then. Money will be
cheap and bonds can again be sold
below S per cent interest rates.
Fifty or sixty miles OF paving on
the primary roads Of a county is
none Too much to do In about Ave
year period. Ten miles per annum
would keep well equipped gang
busy all summer II 1t were known
that county were going ahead with
about ten miles every season a con-
tractor Of railroad construction size
would move into the county with a
determination to go after all the
work with price that would get It.,
Paving ought to come down to
$4,000 per mile before any county
undertakes It on 4 large scale. This
would be almost double the pre-war
price but with federal aid, special es-
sessments and increased auto reven-
ues would be entirely practicable.
The auto money Of the average
county would meet the states share
Of about ten miles Of paving at this
price every year. Federal aid would
meet an equal amount and the 25
per cent assessment upon nearby
farms would spread $625 per annum
plus interest on 5000 out thin over
eight or more farms for period Of
ten years for each mile of road. Less
than 800 per year per farm for ac-
cess to paved road to town could
be saved in tires and gasolene alone
and there would be an advance Of rs
per. cent or more in the value Of the
land as pure velvet when the paving
had been LAID.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
Topics Of the Times

The wonder is as to how so cap
able man and man Of such mod
est means as Secretary OF State
Ramsay obtained the support OF Old
Jim Pierce's election circulars.
ter all, the republicans spent almost
one tenth as much as he accused
them Of using to buy the presidency,
Cunmins must have given US a
square deal for here Is Old Jim
Pierce fighting him because his bill
permitted freight rates to be raised
and Gompers Is after his scalp be-
cause the rates did not go higher and
thereby make wages higher than
were awarded.
II Theodore Roosevelt we're here
he would be voting for Harding as
his sons are voting. The maverick
would never fool the Old bull moose.
The public need not fear proposed
changes in our war taxes when It 10
realized that II the excess profits
taxes were abolished and all sur
taxes greatly reduced the entire
amount could be replaced by tax
on sugar which would not boost the
price Of what it was when Wilson
was trying to take care Of the Louis
lana cane growers. OF course. 1t
would not all be placed on sugar but
the comparison Is OF interest.
We all have our troubles for now
comes a soft drink company to pass
paying regular quarterly dividend
because it got caught with too much
sugar on hand.
Interested farm owners on primary
roads who would like to hasten the
paving out their way could offer to
do the teaming free as their contri-
year assessment upon their lands.
There are about 1000 loads Of ma
terial to be hauled an average OF
three miles for every mile of pave
ment or about 200 loads for each OF
eight farm owners benefited. This
kind Of donation would reduce the
cost by $4,000 per mile and result in
pulling the improvement out our way
first.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30

that very large percentage OF the
| newcomers are peasants and labor
ers who need not remain perman-
! emily in the over industrialized Sec
tons OF the United States, and GER
| tainly not in the congested cities.
Turning to the census returns, we
ind that the drift from the country
side to cities and towns reached ex-
traordinary proportions during the
last decade. The population of strict
ly rural territory during that period
| increased only 80 per cent, while the
increase in the urban population was
25.2 per cent.
Doubtless the great war, the high
wages commanded by factory labor
and the restlessness incident to an
abnormal situation account in a
measure for the accumulated move
ment from the farm to the city. But
even under ordinary conditions Of
peace and Industrial activity the de-
sertion Of rural areas In favor OF ur-
ban life proceeds at rate that should
cause profound anxiety.
Many steps will have to be taken
by national and state legislators If
checked or even counteracted. Mean
time, however, the evident need Is for
systematic efforts to direct newcom-
ers to sections where land is still
abundant and cheap and opportuni-
ties for immediate usefulness and
profitable employment are within the
reach OF all Industrious, physically
AT and morally sound men and wom-
en-.
THE PLIGHT IN COTTON LANDS
rCedar Rapids Republican,
The cotton farmers are IN more
despair than the corn growers. Their
staple has slipped down from forty
cents to fifteen and seventeen cents.
Much OF their crop was mortgaged to
the bankers on the basis of thirty
cents pound, and they are now not
able to realize enough to pay their
debts. The cotton growers for the
larger part, are poor tenant farmers.
nor are they OF the thrifty kinds. Be-
fore planting they have to borrow
money and they keep on borrowing
Until they begin to market their crops.
They used to consider, themselves
fortunate II they could sell their pro-
ducts around ten cents pound and
before the war, or during the early
years Of the war. they were COM
PEELED to sell cotton for as low as six
and seven cents. But conditions are
changed. They have been paying more
for everything and they cannot pro-
duce cotton now, SO 1t is alleged for
the present prices.
Violence has broken out In many
parts OF the south. Even gins have
been burned. There are what are
called night riders-relics of the Ku-
klus clans, who go about intimidating
those who would sell for present
prices. The demands are that no
planters shall sell for such prices and
by withholding their crops they hope
to be able to force prices up. Those
who will not cooperate in this move
ment are attacked and their gins are
burned. This situation is bad enough
to cause widespread alarm in the
south.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
it out, mother!'
Turkeys are found only In Central
and North America. l,s
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
By WALT MA
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
the jI1NEy eREENHoRRs.

The fact that a man has made a
large fortune out Of the sale of Ford
cars ana their parts does not equip
him with the Information as to pub
lie affairs. state business. and men
necessary to make him good gov
ernor. This was very much in evil
dence when Henry Ford made him.
self SO ridiculous with his money and
his peace ship.
It has been exemplified in Iowa
again In the greenhorn statements
made by the Ford distributor who
is running against Kendall for gov
ernor. A man who has never been
knows nothing as to present state
government, who has never served
in the legislature or on a public COM
mittee for the consideration Of the
states affairs, addresses the voters
with the charge that millions have
been wasted" by inefficiency in Iowa's
state government.
He has never heard Of the sue
cessful struggle which put all Of
our state institutions under bi-par-
tisan boards of control, upon which
democrats have served with repub-
licans and have given this state a
distinguished name among states for
the remarkable efficiency and econ
omy Of it's business administration.
He makes a democrat who has
ever served in an Iowa legislature
ashamed Of his party for the bulls"
and blunders that greenhorn can
didate can make.
He proposes Lowden's program Of
reform without knowing that Lowden
got his idea. from Iowa and proposed
for the politician infested state of
Illinois the business system that has
been in vogue in Iowa for twenty
years.
He has tried to attack his distin-
guished and thoroughly informed OPP
ponent, Kendall, but every time that
Kendall came back at him he looked
like thirty cents. The facts are that
the business man idea in politics
leads us to the ludicrous unless the
business man knows something
about those public affairs which he
seeks to reform. Business men so
self-centered and absorbed in the
driving Of business that can make
a million In a decade are seldom
possessed Of information which en-
ables them to serve with credit to
themselves as public Administrations.
The man Of more modest money
making who has served in the legis.
lature. who has served In congress,
who has known public men and pub
lie affairs for thirty years, who was
chosen speaker Of the house. who is
a brilliant and clean and efficient
man like Kendall, has had the train
ing to handle q governors Job with
distinction. Kendall has made no
bulls" in this campaign. Men do
not smoker and smile when he talks
about public matters for he knows,
and men know that he knows. He
has been working up to the gov
errors job in the same line of bust
ness for thirty years. Serving in the
legislature and In Iowa's political at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
HANDY DIRECTORY
OF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
II Masonic Meetings
w Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os, A.
r. A. NJ, Third degree, Friday Nov.
s, 1880 p. M, sharp. Supper served
at $3.50. C. G. Jennings, w. NJ; John
w. Wells. secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER NO. 50. Royal
/ Arch, Monday, Nov. s, 1880 o'clock.
Post Master, Frank T. Nokes. H. Fl;
John w, Wells. secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
/ 20, stated assembly: Monday, Oct. 1s.
Business meeting. Carl Shaffner, w.
M, John w. Wells, recorder.
coNcLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
IMANDERY NO. 80, Tuesday, Nov
.. 1880 D. m. Order OF the Temple
clyde H. Stewart. commander: John
w. Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 Q.
e. s. Special meeting Wednesday
evening November 10 at 1880 o'clock
for initiation. Past Matrons will put
on the work. Mrs. w. ]. Richards,
W. NJ: Mrs. Archer Walton. secre-
tary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
Piano Not Worth Dime,

Ruth Roland loves all children,
|goor or naughty, black, brown, yell
low or white-she considers the fol-
lowing the prize naughty" story Of
recent happening.
while Charles and Henry's busy
young mother snatched a brief nap
the other afternoon" relates Miss
Roland, "she was suddenly conscious
of an annoying sound like the saving
Of wood. Feeling instictively that
something wrong was going on
downstairs, the boys mother softly
descended. Imagine her horror to
find her ingenious offsprings at
tempting to saw off one end of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
Cow Rides on cowcatcher.

Motorists OF iWilliamsport, Pa,
waiting at railroad crossing for a
train to pass, found out the reason
why the pilot Of locomotive is
called cowcatcher. On that part of
the engine q middle aged COW sat,
taking in the view, IL not enjoying
tho ride. When the motorists signaled
the engineer the train stopped and
the cow was assisted from her perch.
mono tho worse for her experience.
When and how she was picked up,
the trainmen did not know.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30

piano. While the spankings were in
progress, Charles tearfully explained
that they had dropped a whole dime
in your old piano an JUS had to get
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30

fairs has giys,lm greater prepare
ton than the selling of Ford parts
could ever do for any man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-11
Cocoanut Oil Fine
For Washing Hair

If you want to keep your hair in good
condition, be careful what you wash it
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries the
scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is very
harmful. Mulsifed cocoanut oil sham
poo (Which is pure and entirely grease
less), is much better than anything else
you can use for shampooing, as this
can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub it in. One or two teaspoonfuls
will make an abundance cf rich, creamy
lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp
thoroughly. The lather rinses out easily,
and removes every particle of dus', dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves it
fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get Mulsihed cocoanut oil
shampoo at most any drug store 1t is
very cheap, and few ounces is enough
to last everyone in the family for months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-11
QUICK relief FROM
CONSTIPATION
GetDr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, a practicing physician
for IL years and calomels old-time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid Ivers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
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No gripping is the Keynote" r. these
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If you have dark brown mouth
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Thousands take them overnight Just
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