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New-York tribune., 1920-09-28

an executive budget is needed sny-
where 10 surely lie in the national Ad-
ministraeien, with the complexity Of its
affairs and the vast expenditures which
il makes.
''Now, there is only one way to stop
this carnival of expenditure, and that
is to vote out Of power the party that
has not got the ability to stop it or
the disposition TO stop it IL you leave
them in. And that question is of vastly
greater importance to every man, wons-
an and child in this country and in
this state than any state problem that
we may have on our hands to-day"
Judge Miller referred to the tran
sit situation IS vastly the greatest
local problem confronting greater New
York, and ssid he did not undertake.
70 place che responsibility for the "de-
plorable condition. which is certainly
drifting straight to disaster, but it is
certainly somewhere between the Gov
ernor's commission and City Hail."
Both, he said, are controlled by Demo
cratic administrations. He then sug-
gested that the first step toward solu-
tion Of the problem was to definitely
delegate the responsibility OF solution
and then have it surveyed by competent
experts.
Attacks Welfare Program
He mentioned Governor Smiths as.
sertion, in his speech Of acceptance,
that his efforts to promote social well
fare had been hindered by the B~uub.
lican Legislature.
an that connection" said Judge
Miller, IL want to say that 1t is not
the province Of the state to protect
citizens from the consequences Of idle.
ness or Incidence. The great problem,
Of our social and industrial relations Is
to find out what is just and apply the
principle of justice fairly between mon
and men. The state should maintain
inviolate the great principle on which
this government was founded--that OF
equality of opportunity to ell and
should by no act remove the incentive
to industry and thrift"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-28
Miller Assails
Extravaganza
LIN Government
Continued from page ene)

Continued from page ono,
away from them" He said in part:
"Governor Smith says the great
thing is to reorganize the state gov.
ernment say the great thing is first
to secure cooperation between the
Governor, the Legislature and the
heads Of departments and then to put
stop to the rising cost of govern
rr1ent. And that is what I propose to
undertake to do. OF course, It is all
right to reorganize. And undoubtedly
much duplication Of effort and waste
of effort may be corrected by reorgan-
lzing the state government. But re-
mind you that during all this talk Of
reorganizing the state government
during the present administration the
cost Of government has been mounting
constantly higher, unil it has reached
an alarming figure.
Would End Extravagance
~ am not saying where the responsi-
bility is, l, am not accusing the Gov
ernor even of responsibility, but | do
say that the first thing which is de-
manded in this state is for the Gov
ernor to use the power which he now
possesses to put a stop to this con-
tinua mounting of state expenditures.
You wont do it by reorganizing the
state government, because the truth is
that the administration of overhead ex-
penses of the state government, as COM
pared to the great amounts expended,
is small. The rising cost Of govern
ment has been due to undertaking new
activities without first finding the
money with which to take care Of those
activities. The only way that that can
be prevented is by putting a stop to it
and not by reorganizing
"He says that an executive budget
will do H. Well. much can be said
on both sides Of that subject. l am
not going to dscuss It, but call your
New-York tribune., 1920-09-28
Quizzed Harding On Dry
L,aaU: Saws He WGs OusGed
Special Dispatch to Tbs Tribune

Special Dispatch to This Tribune
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.--John r. Rig
giles. Of Seabrook, Nd, independent
candidate for Congress from the Fifth
Congressional District of Maryland
was, using his own words. "thrown out
OF the Fifth Regiment Armory" here
tonight FOR asking the following ques-
"lf Congress passes q law modifying
the Volstead prohibition act would you
sign it or would you veto 1t If you
are elected Presdent7"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
PROHIBITION PROHITED
BY FLORIAN SLAPPEY
A. Told to OcTAVUS ROY COHEN

What inquiries outen you. F'lo'lar
Slappey." said Lawyer Evans Chew,
erudite colored attorney, lis this: Is
prohibition success or a failure?"
Huh! You might jes as well asst
me Is maiage SUCCESS or failure.
They amt the same"
They amt much Offence. Folks
makes laws which says that when a
man an lady wants to pay one boa'd
bill instid of two. they is got to git
mated. Then they makes "a law
which snys t amt legal to drink
licker Now they is the same. way
in this: Folks gifts mated because
they has to an then they wishes they
want. Also, they wants Ticker on
account they CANT have it--so there
yare. S'long as folks is folks there's
gwine be some amt gwine have no
respect fo' ma'iage laws an a heap
mo- which amt gwine pay no 'tention
to laws bouten prohibition"
''That amt what l asst you, Flo'ian.
requested to know was prohibition
a success"
lit depen's on how you looks at it,
Lawyer Chew" returned Mr.. Slappey
thoughtfully. "Reegahdin' it fun the
stan'p'int Of him which owned heap
OF Ticker an was lookin' 70 the es-
Establishment of good boot-leggin'
business prohibition has ben a fine
success"
"lt di'n't aim to do no sech thing
as that"
AN ma'iage di'n't aim to make
mos folks mis'able; but it does jes'
the same"
"How about prohibition preventin'
drinkin'?"
"They's heap on the pro side OF
that an sumthin' on the con side also,
Brother Chew. l thinks that them
which amt never drank don git the
habit so easy-an' them which is used
to drinkin' don git the booze SO easy.
So it comes hahd both ways"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
lS} lIsI!.y2.WIi11KERCE '
,sosseS s,an rsAMSsS LEGO MoNToonsRI

Ferhaps you have known neonle
'iat were so engrossed with their
own small troubles that thew had no
thought for the countless beautiful
'iiiss IN the world about them
never saw the blooming flowers new
CT heard the warble of the feathered
sohestefs' never enjoyed any of the
eouhtiess wondrous things God has
put INTO his world for his chfldren,s
pleasure?
Wen. Billy was not that kind No
sooner had he extricated bim.aIs ,ro,,,
MS predicament OF the duck pond
'han ne cooked up his head. shut ono
eye IN provoking wink. and drank
IN what was as pleasing to his ears
us rare wine to the palate OF the emf
core-the strains Of music from a
merry go round.
II was just coming to a stana.,,,,
as Billy approached and in tho at-
,ehains hustle and excitement OF I'M
loading the youngsters, he managed
10 secrete himself between two pran-
eng tho wooden steeds. In a non,ent
Inc shrill whistle footed its wa rn,,,o
ana last invitation to another proun
TO board. and the children crowded
ing circular platform, Hurridly thew
chose their places. one little fellow
crying: -"
On, let me ride the Billy dote, He
Just IKE the Billy / want at home
favver!" '1oiiiS'
ana there stood our Billy, rigid as
statue. never wiggling so mncb az
enc whisker while the youngster be-
strode his back and clutched at ~.
horns. p'S
Round and round the merry max
ers circled, as dizzy as they were
happy. The piano played, the children
laughed. and the grownups, tho
scarcely 80 bolsterous, enjoyed the
trip ruily as much as the little folks
Whom they accompanied-for OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
BAKERS RED CROSS fxplaHanou

1t has become necessary for Mr..
Baker as secretary OF war to issue
81 statement regarding the sale of
articles contributed for the use of
American troops in war time by
American women. 1t appears that
such articles have been put on sale
trr French who are re-selling at n
profit here army supplies the Baker
administration sold the French gov
eminent at a huge loss Mr.. Baker
explains that the Red Cross sup
plies We're overlooked and sold with
army supplies because they CHANGED
to be in the same warehouse.
Recollection is clear of gift tobacco
sold to the Y. M. C. A. as govern
rnent goods and resold to troops The
~" had no knowledge Of the blunder
until discovery brought undeserved
criticism on the association. Mr..
Eaker's department explained that
also.
Explanations are not excuses.
There is altogether too much to ex-
plain. The women whose prayerful
labor went into the articles Mr..
Bakers department made merchants
disc Of will scarcely be satisfied with
his off hand explanation. To be sure
the explanation exonerates the Red
Cross as the previous one exonerated
the Y. M. G. A. but neither exoner-
atss Baker and the slipshod insuffici-
ency of his department from begin
ming to end OF the war. Perhaps in
time we shall have explanations re-
Guarding non delivery OF mail and Of
pay to soldiers. There is an illimit-
able field for explanation. And ex-
explanation is confession.
1t will be a great relief to the
American public as whole when
Baker leaves public office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
/ Oi'll burroughs.
, s s, N a'e:*

I. What makes dogs sense. OF
smell keen?
.. Should wall be of uniform
height?
3, Is the Canadian white throated
sparrow musical while migrating?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1. Do skunks rob henhouses?
The skunk renders himself obnox-
tous to the farmer by his Partially
for hens eggs and young poultry. He
is confirmed epieure, and at
plundering henroosts an expert. Not
the full grown fowls are his victims.
but the youngest and most tender
The birds. especially the ground
builders. suffer in like manner from
his piundering propensities.
2. How do rays Of light, shining
thru an opening In the clouds. APP
pear2
There is popularity about the
rays Of light one often sees diverginy
from an opening. or a series OF open
ings. in the clouds. namely that they
are like spokes in IA wheel, the hub,
or center OF which appears to be just
there in the vapory masses, instead
of being, as is really the case. nearly
ninety three millions of miles beyond.
8. Are woodpeckers songless?
A trait that our woodpeckers have
that endears them to me, and that
has never been pointedly noticed by
our ornithologists, is their habit of
drumming in the spring. They are
songless birds. and yet all are
musicians: they make the dry limos
eloquent Of the coming change.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18

and my greed has made me poorer,
Ii not poor" This man confessed
that large share Of the wealth nc
bought he had laid away has been
swept out OF existence.
There are farmers who did the
same thing. farmers who have last
~. uof,t Ia tneir bins because they
refused to sell for dollar and a half
and more hoping to get the coveted
two dollars. Il was foolish" one OF
them confessed the other day, but
which OF us is not foolish at some
IL life2" He is going to take
his medicine, and he will lose what
nase made, but if he had
sold he would have unloaded the
ourden on The other man.
Let us take wide survey OF
things, and not harrow one. Many
of us are hard hit--the writer is one
of them who might have sold some
things for higher prices than he can
get for them now. or than he ex-
poets TO get for them within the time
that such things have to be sold
We all have to take our medicine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18

course they had to go along. Wouldn't
1t be too dreadful if the boys and
girls should tumble off their steeds?
presently the merry go round
stopped, and as the children poured
fourth to make room for the next re-
lay, Billy cautiously watched his OPP
portunlty to escape. dizzy and very
weak OF leg from the rapid circiins
OF the merry go-round AS he made
or, he skuiked behind this building
and that, fearful that someone who
had witnessed the havoc he had Gre
ated In the fancy-work department
might still be on his trail /.
Now. Billy Whiskers, this is much
like your experience in the early
summer at the circus, and you know
tuii well what dire consequences fol-
lowed then" scolded the goat. for one
OF Billy's favorite pastimes was to
TAX TO himself as tho he were two
goats, Billy. the good reproving Billy
the mischief-maker; Billy the first
administering Billy the second for his
escapades and bewailins his abnor-
maj capacity for evil doing.
II 10 hisn tima that you decide to
keep out OF harms way" he contin-
ued with wag of the head. for if
you don't, someone with a blue coat
and shiny piece Of metal on his
breast VIII catch you and then
there'n be the end of all fun and the
beginning OF most dreary time in
captivity"
wen, We'll" impatiently agreed the
fun-ioying goat, you're in the right.
rs always wise William, and we'll
reform-for today. Wen see all there
is 10 De seen at this fair in becom-
ing manner tho fear me it will be /,
trifle duh and prosy-like spice cake
minus the spice"
lBut he did not keep his good reso-
luton iong.l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
Repro i,a,,
Pnhib tel.

Strikes me It's made a heap mo.
crooks than they ever was befo'."
"Yeh-but it's like ypIatin, the
speed laws. Ev'ybody does it an, 1t
amt counted such a disgrace. An,
s'long's folks think that they amt
nothin' pretickerly wrong in buyin'
yo' hootch fun. a bootlegger, then
they amt gwine think that bootleg
gin is SO turrible. An the profits
fun same. Lawyer Chew, is sumthin'
immense"
Huh! knows that already. Only
yestiddy had to pay me out eighteen
dollars TO g th'ee.doliar quart OF
Whisky" s. aA1t5
THAT soft Of thing amt gwine last
fo'ever, Lawyer Chew
You think them prices is gwine
drop?"
"Nossuh. A mile amt on'y so long
Ian they amt only jes' SO much red
ticker to be had-with not so ve'y
much to be impawted. An when that
has went it Is gwine went completely
an entirely. Come that time to be
folks is gwine have to cut their drink
in eyeteeth on corn licker-an' rises
to reemahk, Lawyer Chew-that when
man is got to learn on corn, they
|afn't gwine be SO many learnfn' as
what they used to was"
Then you think prohibition is
success, Flo'ian?"
.'ussoniy. Lawyer G ew-while not
havin' no ticker amt prezacry the
fondes' thing I is Oft strikes me
that i'm prohibition was good thing
to staht with, its gwine git where it
stahted TO-. An they's jes' one dis
advantage to the whole thing"
.Meanin' which,"
at gifts back to that talk was
maxim bout maiage. 1t used to be
a heap easier TO gal to git a man
when he knowed that on his weddin'
might they was gwine be heap of
red ticker floatin' 'roun."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
HEY kEPI The FAITH.

Il: is announced by Chairman Payne
OF the campaign In support Of the
Gl'innell movement that Grinneli coll
le:,s college faculty have subscribed
over $4,000. The largest gift was
s15. 600 and the average pledge over
$500.
The average subscription when
compared with the average college
professors salary must be considered
extraordinary, perhaps not SO ex-
traordinary comparing college facul-
ties, one against the other. but GER
tafnly extraordinary under the gen.
eral point of view. II is rare indeed
that any of us engaged in the more
selfish pursuits Of commerce and pro-
fessions part with so great a. percens
tage of income.
II is scarcely a fair comparison to
set the eighty one college professors
and the sums they pledge TO the fur
lISI QSNelOpIneIlC Oh the SCnOOt
against what the same number Of
commercial employees would sub
scribe to the development of a corr
poration, but 1t is worth considera-
ton nevertheless. For the faculty OF
the college is an employed body and
1t can not look forward to, any large
individual profit thru their subscrip-
tions. 1t was the educators pledge to
his own faith in education, the coll
lege mans understanding Of the need
of college training and its value to
the individual and the general well
fare, And compared to our own
faith in movements toward public
welfare and considering the incomes
upon which we base our estimates OF
what one and another man should
contribute the gift of the Grinnell
faculty is nothing less than extra
ordinary.
The Grinnell movement will sue
coed. It can scarcely fail when led
in a, manner 50 faithful and courage
Gus,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
An Old Fashioned Girl.

No, she doesn't dress all out of style,
but her mother tells US it never wor-
ries her when the style changes and
she has clothes too good to throw
away. It's In other ways she's old
Enthusiastically SO.
She really says please" and
Think you" instead of the snappier
equivalents that show one is up to
date. Her tongue runs on merrily
enough. but she stops oddly when
her father or her mother speaks, as
tho they might say something she
cared to hear.
When she is asked to go somewhere
she doesn't answer with a Zinc" OF
teasing, but says Yes" as tho
she were glad. Sometimes she even
says No, instead of making up her
mind to tell all the other girls after
ward how she took pity on the man
who asked her.
The young swain arriving early is
likely to find her doing dishes and be
invited to help. And when she is
starting she doesn't wig-wag to
mother, Don't wait up for me. Ia.
Tat Her mother already knows all
about the engagement, but this ola
fashioned girl comes and kisses her
fGoodby ard tells her just when she'll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
Ripping Rhymes
Fv WALT MASON
ANOTHER vow.


Toed ana eagerly blew
now approaches New
drifts
or doodd
foolish
denial
cornngstart it right
other would
we'd The old
Ney coming,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
CORN MEAL End STARVATION.

The Austrian bread ration con-
tains 90 per cent wheat flour, 80 Der
cent rye and so per cent corn meal or
corn flour. THE best that can be
said OF it, says news dispatch, "is
that 8. very hungry person can eat
little of it."
Still during the war a patriotic
American public ate great deal OF
corn meal and rye and many a fam
lily came very close to the 20 per
cent mark on use Of wheat flour
Corn meal was standard food in
Marshall county among the patriotic
families who Were doing their part
in winning the war. And nobody
showed signs Of serious emaciation
because Of its use.
Corn meal is a long way from be-
ing poor food or food that very
hungry person will despise Europe
has never learned the value of corn
as food. A prejudice exists and has
existed against it. When Tama Jim
Wilson was secretary of agriculture
he spent much energy and money
striving to introduce corn products
into general use in Europe and with
out any very satisfactory result
Those hungry Austrians should learn
to prepare and eat corn products.
There are many ways of preparing
corn rneal into appetizing food. Most
of us fail to get as much corn bread,
johnny cake, corn meal pudding, and
cakes and fried mush as we desire.
At home or at eating places those
find gleedy acceptance here.
PSrhdpS Euro De will learn to IlSe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18

and like corn products before her
hunger period has passed. There Is
vast corn crop in America ready
to be sold to the hungry hordes of
Europe at one third the cost of
wheat. Many a pioneer family has
kept strength and health for months
on corn bread, corn cakes, mush,
samp and the variety of nutritious
and tasty dishes that may be made
from corn.
II Austria can get plenty of corn
meal there is small danger of famine
and starvation among adults. but
children must have milk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
THE WEEPING OF THE CHILDREN.

The cry of the starving children in
Rrowning's verse:
Do you hear the children weeping, o
my brothers
Ere their sorrow comes with
years?
They are leaning their young heads
against their mothers
|. And even that can not stop their
tears.
pitable as hungry. helpless little
child, no agony in all the gamut of
human suffering that so universally
appeals to the hearts OF men and
women. The most hardened criminal
feels that pang thru the induration
Of soul sin stepped and cruel. The
very helplessness OF a broken or
starving babe is key to unlock the
thrice barred doors of misers
hoard.
We are neither misers nor crimi-
nails. But we are a careless people.
We seem oftentimes to need the i'm
pulse that the actual sight OF suf-
fering gives to charity. For We are
all charitable, all willing when the
need Is brought thus directly home TO
us. We are not illiberal or stingy.
Our very prosperity and general
comfort render US. perhaps not en-
tirely careless but neslectfui.
Yet the voices Of the the little chill
dren arc crying out for food. the
hungry little children who lean their
heads against the dry bosoms OF
mothers who can not comfort or re-
lieve for the mothers are also hungry
and cold and despairing. Their voices
should and must reach across the
miles to the warm hearths of Am
erican homes. The mothers whose
babies thrive and laugh must hear
the feeble walls OF the children OF
other mothers whose babies starye
in their arms.
1t is a very little thing. this can
for a few millions made upon US
compared with the relief that the
funds will give and the lives that our
:, ,,.;,+n~oa shall save
Let us turn then from our own
happy and well fed children to the
spectacle of starving innocence, to
the picture of desperate and helpless
who watch their little ones
die.
Listen: Hank, above the Christmas
carols and the bells that ring in
Happy New Year for America comes
the cry of starving children and the
weeping of the mothers that bore
them.
When your children or srandchil
dren climb upon your knee they
make silent interrogation OF you. All
their very presence asks
What have you done to save the
children who pine and suffer across
the seas?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
HANDY DIRECTORY
--oF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always wslcoms.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. los, A.
+. a. NJ. Wednesday,, Dec. %. 700 p.
sharp. First degree. c. c. Jennings,
w. M: John w. Wells, Secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER NO. 3s, r. A.
M. Monday, Dec. 90. 1880. Business
and election of officers. Frank t.
Nokes. II. p, John w. Wells, Sec
cretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20, stated assembly: Monday, Dec. 20.
Business meeting. Carl Shaffner. w.
NJ. John w. Wells. recorder.
coNCLAvE ST. ALDEMAR COM
MANDERY NO. 80. TUESDAY, Dec.
II, 1880 o'clock. Business meeting and
election OF officers. Clyde II. Ste
wart, Commander, John W. Weiis'
recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 O.
e. S. Special meeting for Initiation
"Wednesday evening, Dec. % at 7:So
o'clock. Mrs. O. B. Waters A. M; Mrs.
Archer Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
lrely be ho,ne-and she Is.

surely be horle--and she Is.
And when she's had a good time
she isn't afraid to say Thank you"
even il 1t means a little trouble The
hostess she will not see very soon
agar, receives n delightful little note.
And the escort who has tried to make
her evening pleasant gets the same
usury.
These are a very few of the things
that make her old fashioned, hut you
can see she Is. One would think she
wouldn't get much attention from
up to date youths, but did you ever
see anyone refuse genuine honey be-
cause 1t WAS old fashioned ?-Milwau-
kee Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
Houston,s Tax prona..l

The amendments and sub.,itutes
proposed by Mr., Houston will not,
sc are confident. commend them
selves to the judgment Of business
men or of students well grounded
seur4 theories of taxation. There
is universal public demand for
piA!sat,on OF the tax laws: his
proposals would add new complex
ittes. Moreover, 1t would appear
that he has not entirely freed his
mind from theA kitchin theory that