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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
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/. Do worms ever Kill birds?

/. Do worms ever kill birds?
2. Why will fox visit farm
house in search Of food?
3. Is the robin persistent?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
/. Are animals self conscious?
Last spring one Of our roosters
gotta bad influenza SO that only half
of his crow was audible; yet he went
thru with the motions Of Growing
just as persistently and triumphant
ly as ever he had. 1t was grotes-
que performance and was to me
proof Of how absolutely void of self
consciousness the lower animals are.
2. Does the vireo often sing?
The red-eyed vireo sings almost
continuously thru the greater part
of the day. from May to September.
When time him l find he repeats
his strain of three or four notes
about every second, which. If he
sang only five hours a day, would
bring the number up into the tens
OF thousands, and the season of
three or four months would bring 1t
up into the millions.
3. Can fish be taught not to eat
certain other fish?
Darwin tells OF a pike in an
aquarium separated by plate glass
from fish which were its proper
food, and that the pike, in trying to
capture the fish. would often dash
with such violence against the glass
as to be completely stunned. This
the pike did for three months before
1t learned caution. After the glass
was removed. the pike would not at
tack those particular fishes, but
would devour others that were in
troduced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
Theodore and Franklin D.

'"This talk about Franklin D..
Roosevelt, the democratic nominee
for vice president. following in the
footsteps of his illustrious cousin.
Theodore Roosevelt, is nonsense OF
the most nauseating variety.
Theodore Roosevelt was assistant
secretary of the navy in President
Mckinley's cabinet when the Cuban
war started. He Immediately re-
signed his easy chair In the navy
department, raised regiment of
soldiers and made a great reputation
as an efficient soldier OF the United
States. He had already made a
great name as a government official.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was assist
ant secretary of the navy in Presi-
dent Wilson'S cabinet when America
got into the world war. Did any
democrat eyer hear Of his resigning
his soft government job and plung-
Ing into active warfare for his coun-
try?
Did Franklin D. ever do anything
to merit or win the applause Of pat
riotic Americans?
Did any democrat ever hear OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
A CAMPAIGN or KISSES.

Out at Spokane the vice presider-
tial candidate, Franklin D. was kissed
by woman so stirred by his elo-
qnence and beauty that she found re-
lief in OSCILLATION. The story goes
that she seized and kissed Mr.. Roose-
welt heartily.
Of course there Is nothing to he
said as to the kissing If It was gree
able to the parties of first and second
part. II Franklin D. likes 1t and the
lady ioestows that's their business.
But it impresses that Franklin d.
is a kissable person one of those
handsome boys that lend themselves.
naturally to the caresses Of impulsive
ladies' with n tendency to slop over
with love and affection" as the real
ty sales say. Old Theodore was not
of that type. He wasn't handsome
and he was far from being especially
kissable. One can imagine rough
neck miner swearing at Theodore and
Theodore hopping Off the platform to
take poke at the offender as actual
~ occurred at Cripple Creek. but it
would be beyond the most fervid
imagination to picture him In the
center of swirling tulle and paradise
plumes kissing and being kissed Old
Teddy was NO object for feminine
balance. On the contrary.
VIII 1t get votes or lose
them? Naturally the kissed will
vote for Franklin d. but what
of the unbissed? He'll hath no
woman neglected is prone to consider
herself scorned. AS campaign stunt
kissing may turn like boomerang
and strike down the operator. If
Franklin D.. has started out to kiss
the ten million new voters he has
entered upon n hopeless job. 1t can't
be did. not between now and Novem-
Der. Wilson himself couldn't do it!
A little kissing is q dangerous thing.
Outside the germs and all that it is
a dangerous thing in politics. How
ever 1t suggests employment for our
vice-president, If Franklin D., were
to be vice president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
Topics of the Times
Yes. It's high but you buy it. don't

Yes. It's high but you buy it. don't
you?
An apple Is an apple and Roose-
welt of course is a Roosevelt But
there's lot OF difference between the
Ben Davis and the Delicious.
persimmons.
There are $4,000 millionaires in the
U. S. A. and SO far only one has
ever advanced the theory that it is
crime to die rich.
The difference between yeggs and
coal mine owners--weu what do you
say is the difference?
Good crops and lower prices for
food stuffs will reduce the cost OF
living to all except the people who
raise and sell crops. When are they
to have their turn?
We used to speak OF telephones as
Injuries and of rural mail delivery
as fad--years ago. A lot Of things
that our fathers called luxuries have
become necessities now.
complained that the teaching force
in the schools was being badly
depleted thru designations of teachers
who quit to marry rich men and now
the school board has had to hire
extra help in order to open and
answer letters applying for teaching
properly handled does for the needy.
The best protection to good citizen
ship is the economic independence OF
the citizen. The first essential OF
good citizenship is the skill and
ability to earn enough to live decent
ly and with measure of indepen-
dence. The best plan and the suresi
is to insist that youth shall be
schooled to usefulness.
Duns Review is authority for the
statement that the leading manufac-
turers of fabrics for mems wear have
announced that opening prices fol-
spring will be deferred until after
Labor Day When named, the prices
will be lower. One manufacturer has
stated that reduction Of at least 20
per cent will be made on the price of
standard fabrics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
THE WOMEN MAY VOTE.
FSioIly fsifr tr,,N,,ol1


OF course the question of registra-
ton is a police regulation belonging
to the state. But no registration law
of state ean take the right of stuff
rage away from an otherwise legal
voter. He can qualify at the polls
Any women voter can do the same.
In fact, registration is matter Of
convenience, not n limitation upon
the rights OF the voter, It's purpose
Is to complete the work of determin-
ing who are qualified voters before
the election day, instead of COM
bining that work with the work of
registering the votes on election day.
Registration is permissible up TO.
a few days of election. Ii the amend
ment is promulgated before that time.
women may register. If it is not.
they can qualify at the polls on cleo
ton day Ii the amendment is promui-
gated before election day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
DON'T DISTURB THEIR REST.

There is proposition on foot to
consolidate all OF the American sol
der Sraveyards nj France an! Rel-
GUM into three huge cemeteries, for
what reason is not clearly OWNED.
There Is strong objection to the
proposal. Reasons against the change
are the huge task involved and the
loss OF historic Significance IN NOV
ing the body from the spot where the
soldier fell.
These objections are forceful. but
aside from this the question of any
removal at all from their present
burial place to any place except home
Is involved. We can understand why
relatives of a fallen soldier in France
would wish to have the body trans
ferred TO America and be buried in
the family plot. But what is to be
gained by moving the bodies around
IN Europe? Is 1t not infinitely bet
ter that the dead heroes sleep where
they gave their lives. instead of be-
ing transferred TO Paris where no at
tention would be paid them in the
proposed?
What sacred feeling of remem
brance can Americans feel for the
relatives buried in France when their
graves are designated by numbers IN
forest of headstones which extends
as far as eye can reach? "A burial
place is sacred and only to be dis
turbed for reasons of proximity to
the home and under circumstances
that preclude the possibility OF error.
IL they are TO be moved at all. let
theV be brought home. but no pos
sible satisfaction can come to mourn
ing relatives by the establishment of
large cities OF our dead" in places
that have no relation to the field
where they fell.
Let them rest where they died ana
let their graves be kept green.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
lowa Newspapers
HERRING AND HARDING

Candidate Herring has been paying
attention to, the administration of the
present governor of Iowa. He hints
that he has, something on the govern
or that he will let out before the
campaign progresses much further On
on the other hand the governor comes
back and states that he will open up
on Herring one of these days and
start in motion. We know nothing
more inconsequential than an ex-
that the Iowa people will be spared
the emissions of the smut mill those
two eminent gentlemen may start in
motion. We know nothing more in
consequential than an exchange of
personalities between the individ
uals referred to-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
JOACHIM.


OF stately pedigree medals
mind
serve foam!
with
a
txma
quit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
THE BARGE VS.. THE FREIGHT
I1DNpnrnrt

J..
Davenport Democrat
Inc fallacy of the claim that is oc-
casionally made that the boat and
barge transportation on our rivers
would be too slow" Is shown by the
report that the freight car movement
on all our railroads during July was
20 miles per day per car. Executives
OF the railroad companies are plan
ming to bring the figure up to 30 miles
per day. IT was worse a year ago
only 23h miles per day.
Any self-respecting boat and barge
| wouldA be ashamed Of itself If it did
not average more than 80 miles a
day. TWO enterprising young women
from the Tri- cities. who are enjoying
| q holiday trip from Davenport to st.
Louis. In their propelled flatboat,
make more miles day than the
| average freight car. Every business
man knows. too. that he would have
been happy IL all his shipments had
! gone TO his customers or his matert-
ais had come to him. in the past year
even at that rate. The trouble has
been that too often it took weeks for
|
| gested districts or to be sought out
on side tracks where they had been
| lost.
Business men using the barge lines
| between st. Louis and New Orleans
! say that while their goods when
placed in the barges do not travel al
express train speed they have the
satisfaction of knowing that they are
moving all the time, and that In a
| few days everything put aboard at
| st. Louis is out on the dock at New
| Orleans. or vice versa. Nothing gets
! lost. No boats wander off in the
creeks and bayous and have to be
| sought out. The tracer Is an I'M
known quantity in the river trade
What starts gets to it's destination
In due time, and on schedule.
What is happening on the lower
river we hope will some day he hap
| pening on the upper river. We shall
see the boats and barges. one of these
DAYS. and they will deserve not only
iwelcome, but cargoes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

and tell strangers that Our Nate is
purity near the biggest man Iowa ev-
er had, b'gosh!" And the most dis
heartening thing was the girls evil
dent conviction that she was just
tickling Abba to death and pouring
hot tafty all over Mattel"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
THE FARM THEN AND NOW.

.
Just twenty three years ago this
week central Iowa weekly news
paper issued n prosperity" edition.
The special number was in the ma
ture of an appreciation of the i'm
provement in prices and general con-
ditions that had come to the people
of that county during the preceding
twelve months.
The big feature upon which this
newspaper spread on its first pag.
was the tremendous initiation of pric-
es for farm products since its Issue
of year before; the startling adj
vance in prices recorded in mid
August, 1897. as compared with mid
August of 1896. And to emphasize
the radical Improvement table was
set out in conspicuous figures. Here
is reproduction of the table.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
|Y DIRECTORY
& OF THE
bNIC TEMPLE
! Masonic Meetings
isitors Always Welcome,

isitors Always Welcome
ILL LODGE NO. los, A.
ednesday, Aug. rs. Third
clock sharp. c. c. Jen-
!; John w Wells, secre-
cHAPTER NO. IS, r. A.
Aug. 80. Mark Master
Frank T, Nokes, II. p;
Ills, secretary.
ONION COUNCIL NO.
ssembly; Sept. 20, busi-
IA. Election of master
ellis, recorder.
n ST. ALDEMAR COM
NO. 30, Tuesday. Aug.
N. Order OF the Temple.
kewart, commander; John
recorder.
Al CHAPTER NO. 81 o.
.g,,lar meeting Wednesday,
Ii 8, for business. Mrs. w.
DIS, W. NJ; Mrs. Archer
ecretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

Meantime while Mr.. Cox is circu-
lating what is not true-and what
only a loose minded and loose-mouth-
ed man would assume to be true
without the proof-While he is say
ing these things about his opponents,
is it or is it net true that his own
party organization under the astute
Wilbur w. Marsh of Waterloo, Iowa,
is accepting contributions of any size
that he can get?" asks the Cedar
Rapids Republican. is it or is it not
true that they are being collected
from the men who held the fat war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

II reheVes the pressure a bit, occaS
ionally, to bark back a few years,
and note where we were then and
what has happened in the years
that have fitted into the unrecalla Bile
hence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
QUESTION FOR VOTERS.

QUESTION FUK VOTERS.
What Is the standing of the ieague
of nations?
Why do they cali it the Dehe
treaty.,
What is the average age OF tn.
women voters?
For whom will Marion. o., retur
a majority In the coming election.
Who was William J.. Bryan?
Why is vice president?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

'While the farms are shutting down
for lack of help, the garages are full
Of men tinkering the pleasure cars"
asserts the Oelwein Iowan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
PASTORAL.

Observe the runinative COW.
Who spends her time in eating,
And coughs her meals up to enjoy
The pleasure of repeating.
And yet, dear reader, you and
Might feeble grow and pallid.
II custom forced us to subsist
Entirely on salad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
rooLosoFY.


Free speech, to most people, means
the right to outshout your feliowman.
II some Of our agitators used more
soap and fewer soap boxes the world
would be better on.
Most men with grand schemes LOT
putting the uplift under humanity
have a tough Job making living.
There's, no fool like an old fool
except a youg fool or . middis-assd
fool.
No animal changes It's mind a OF
ten as a woman--except q man.
Lots of folks are honest because
thew aren't clever enough to be forg-
ers. nor courageous enough to DC
burglars.
There Is an unconfirmed report
that the spiritualists have adopted
new anthem: Way Down the
Swami River"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
The Windmill
OMAR LMPRoyIsm

OMAR LMPRovIsUD.
"A book Of verses, undernasth ~.
bough"-
Oh Omar, speak still further, ala
she 90
Upon the picnic that you touted
SO?
You'd need lure much more exp>n-
stve now.
She would ignore . frugsl SWAIN. -
Who didn't-wsN at least propo,s .
show.
A book OF vsrsest
You must the Highways In q nno<oY
pillow
Or lead her where tho white liEhts
blink and glow
Where silver CLEANS on napesv like
snow
Only q piker gives his maid, We trow
A book Of verses!
"A loaf Of bread, jug Of Wine
With these I think you'd come
moro nigh
To waking pleasure In her eye.
Much better bait this, We opine.
But just minute, bard divine.
We beg you {ell your servant why
A loaf oflbreadf
On some expensive roast she'll dine
Or strange exotic broil or fry
The wine she'll take; the world IL
dry
But persons Of her type decline
A loaf OF bread.
Two thoughts comfort us during
the forward march Of the red hosts
the amount Of water lying between
us and the Muscovite dominions and
the aversion OF the Russians we have
hknown for that fluid.
Cant get It," says Uncle Alb
imelech Bogardus. Of Preakness. y. j.,
this here fuss about campaign
funds. II In these days Teller
wants to be president enough to pa
real money for 1t. seems s IL a iuncs
commission ID be better than con-
gressional Investigation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

II all the aching worries.
The frets and mental hurries
That fill my days with sadness ana
severity,
Would only change to money
Nv life would now Ike honey
And I would be surrounded with
prosperity.
If. in my humble shanty,
NV troubles were as scanty
And simple as the coin WITHIN my
pocket.
NV life would be q pleasure,
A merry round OF leisure
And nothing in the world would
ever shock It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

The last notable king of Babylonia
was a usurper. Nabunaid, who drove
out Nebuchadnezzar's grandson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

The Cedar Rapids Gazette declares
that, Harding could fall off his porch
and break leg and not get as big
headlines as Ruth when he dislocates
his knee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

Franklin D. asking his chief, Presi-
dent Wilson, for chance to get into
active hostilities? You bet Teddy
pleaded for and demanded OF Presi-
dent Wilson a chance to go over and
help keep America safe for cililiza-
ton, and sent his three sons over.
Franklin ID. remained IN the safety
of his office In Washington. while
the Roosevelt name was being car
ried to heights OF glory at the front.
And now Franklin d. Is trying to
reap the reward of the Roosevelt
patriotism he never dared help to
earn.
Let no one ever again insult the
memory of the great American by
saying Franklin d. is following in
the footsteps of Teddy Roosevelt
He simply can't do 1t. Teddy's stride
was too much for Frankie" Cor.
Cleveland Plaindealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

"A mans enemies never kick him
whom he is down. They watch his
friends do it," observes the Sioux
City Journal.
The Muscatine Journal figures. it's
about time for another coal strike.
The men have been at work for more
than two weeks. already"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

Rulers !, ssinia up to 20 years
of age traced their lineage back to
tie Queen of Sheba.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25
oil and Speed.

Because of the war, Atlantic COM
netitton for speed is practically over.
The record for crossing has rested
unbroken 10 years-an unprecedene-
ed interval. Few big ships ana prac-
t,cally no fast ones are being COM
nleted. unless they were begun OF
planned before the war.
Yet the Aquitania, which LETT NeW
York July 81. made as an oil burner
a new record of short distance speed
when she logged the last 12s miles
into Cherbourg at an average rate
OF 27.4o knots, or 81 land miles an
hour. Her captain is not unreason-
able in expecting her to excel ior an
entire voyage the 1910 time OF ner
sister the Mauretanla, days. 10
hours Il minutes. New York TO
Queenstown.
So much for oil.-New York
Caedmon. first Anglo-Saxon re
ligious poet. never heard poem I'M
til quite old.
Several ruins in Babylonia are re-
garded as possible remains OF the
Tower OF Babel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

The Mason City Globe Gazette
asks, what is it that lies between
the farmer and his market Idle land
is its answer. What is ii that forces
Workmen in the city TO live so far
from their work? Idle land. What is
the most conspicuous thing to he
seen on entering city? Idle land.
What Is it that ena bles spectators
to grow rich without working? Idle
land. What is il that drives the set
tiers q long distance from Civiliza-
ton to find homer Idle, land. What
must be stricken from city and urban
territory If We would have efficient
industry and contented workers? Idle
land. How can idle land be removed
BY taxing it the same as tho it were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

Balboa was beheaded four years
after discovering the Pacific ocean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

musician whose rent was increased
Said. There isn't much justice IN
that,
For my landlord can hardly B sharp
And expect me to play in A nat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

The attorney general OF Maryiand
holds that the Baltimore police can't
enforce the dry law. judging from
what we hear It's that way all over
the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

Francis Bacon wrote paper
against the philosophy of Aristotle
before he 8 years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

We never understood till Lloyd
George and Asauith started to scoid
each other in the Irish debate why
they called that bunch the commons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

When 1t comes to saying It witn
flowers these birds who crate about
.the rock ribbed coast of Maine and
"the sun kissed shores OF California
have 'em all tackled to the wall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-25

lionairs that came into being be-
cause they got pieces OF the money
that the people bought liberty bonds
for?'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11
MRS. MAX MAYER
CALLED TO FLORIDA

Mrs. Max Mayer of the extension
division of The University of Iowa
has been requested to come to Flor
ida in January and remain for six
weeks conducting schools of citizen
ship IN that state under the auspices
of the extension division of the Uni
versity of Florida.
The request comes after Mrs. MAY
er has completed long weeks Of
work in Iowa conducting citizen
ship schools in this state for the
benefit of the newly enfranchised
women voters of Iowa. B. c. Reilly
director OF the Florida extension
division, wrote personally to ask
Mrs. Mayors services.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11
K. p. LODGE INITIATES
MANY NEW MEMBERS

The knights Of Pythias Lodge
held meetings here Monday and
tuesday evenings and initiated six
teen bow members into their organ
lzatlon, ;iamely:: Elmer Green,
John ANelsen, Howard Mccall.
Chris Nielsen, Laurits Dam, w. E..
Young, Orvie Young, Dr. w. X.
Riley, Henry Roed. J. j. Goodwin,
Il. r. Goodwin, J. G. Jensen, Arba
Mllllman, Ed Jayne, Art Freeman,
Lloyd Frederick.
The grand officers, w. r. Law.
Grand Chancellor. of Waterloo.
Iowa, Ward Ferguson, G. X. of R.
4 $, OF Rolfe, Iowa, and Harry
Cate, D. D. G. c., of Anita, Iowa.
were also in attendance, Monday
evening.
The Lodge had planned for a
District Convention to be held
Monday evening but on account of
mclement weather it was called off