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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
CITIZENS COMMITTEE COM.
PLETES INVESTIGATION AND
SUBMITS FINDINGS.
RECOMMENDATIONS BRIEF,
REPORT NOT MADE PUBLIC
Committees Communication Said to
Have "Sone Fight In TITO Be
Given Publicity After Consideration
by Council - counciImen Discuss
Rates With Representative.

The report Of the citizens COM
mittee on the application of the Iowa
Railway and Light Company, for high
er gar rates. today was handed to
Mayor J. J. wilson The report will be
presented to the city council at q called
meeting. probably late today or We'd
nesday. It was said the report will
not be made public until after it has
been considered by the council.
The committee, composed of p. 2.
Mack. chairman, M. J. Boughton and
J. NJ. Whitaker has made an inyesti-
cation, 1t is said, and has reached an
agreement as to its recommendations
1t had been rumored that the mem
bers OF the committee were not fully
agreed as to some features Of the re-
port but today it was said the find
ings OF the committee were unani-
nous.
Report Brief and "'Serappy.r
Chairman Mack. who submitted the
report to Mayor Wilson. would not
say what recommendations were be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
Miss Moninaer Edits Booklet.

An extremely well edited and COM
prehensive little book, THE Isle Of
Palms" is issued by the American
Presbyterian Mission Of the Island Of
Hainan, South China. It's editor is
Miss Margaret Moninger, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Moninger, Of
Marietta township, who has spent
some years in the island as q mis-
sionary and who sends the little
book from her station in Hainan.
The lao pages Of the book cover
tho island, Its people and conditions
there thoroughly and in an interest
ing and comprehensive fashion. It is
profusely illustrated, for its size.
with pictures Of the people and their
activities. -
The publishers secured some ad-
vertisipg which is as interesting In
its way as the letter press. One fail
page advertisement is printed In
Chinese telegraph and is not likely
to attract much business from Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
COUNCIL LETS CONTRACT FOR
FOUR BLOCKS AT $3.50 PER
SQUARE YARD.
ADVANCE OF eak CENTS
OVER 1919 CONTRACTS
Contract Awarded to A. Carlson,
City, the Lowest Bidder-Cost Has
TrebIed Since 1911, When First
Cement Concrete Pavement Was
Laid in This City-To Pave Four
Blocks.

The increased cost of paving ma
terials and labor In the last year is
reflected in the bid of A. Carlson
for the construction Of four blocks of
cement concrete pavement. Carlson's
bid. tho lowest Of two submitted to
the city council Monday, was 1855
per SQUARE yard. compared to s2.741s.
his bid. q years ago. This is an In
crease Of 1914 cents per yard.
Carlson now Is completing work
under last years contract and, will
begin work soon under the new con-
tract at a price nearly 81 above that
received for the 1919 contract. which
may not be completed before work
is begun on the 1920 contract.
The contract. awarded<to Carlson,
is for four blocks OF paving, as fol-
lows: Railroad street. from First to
Second streets; South Third street,
from Nevada to Railroad; North
Eleventh. from Main to State; Sum-
nit street, from Sixth to Seventh.
Only Two Bids Received.
Only two bids Were submitted, one
from the success ful bidder. the other,
from the Shackelton Construction
Company, OF Perry. Carlson's hid
was Tor one course concrete paving,
80 cents per lineal foot for curbing;
$1.15 per cubic yard for extra grad
ing, and cents per 100 feet for over
haul.
The bid of the shackelton company
follows: Paving, $500; curbing.
s1.10; extra grading. s1.20; over haul,
cents.
Carlson's bid In 1919, which includ-
ed the .incompleted work carried over
to this year, was: Paving, s2.74h;
curbing. 60 cents: grading, rs cents:
over haul. 8 cents.
Cost Trebles Since 1911.
The cost of cement concrete paving
in this city has trebled since 1911, the
year the first concrete paving con-
tract was let. At that time the sue
cessful bid was $1.1S-Monday it was
1854.
Mondays letting. however, must
not be accepted characteristic of pre-
yailing paving auotations,( because
Of the small yardage. Had the city
let q contract for 1o0, 900 square yards,
for instance, the price probably
would have been less.
Carlson's bid of $2.743s last year,
it Il, said, would not have covered the
cost OF material and labor this year,
hae. not the contractor received MAJ
terials on contract prices made more
than a year ago. The 1919 wors
was not completed last fall because
Of the failure to receive material.
The work was resumed this summer
and even yet is not finished. It Is
being done, however, at last years
contract price. and Carlson is said to
be receiving his cement and other
material at the 1919 contract proce
Labor has adanced, however, and the
margin OF profit is said to have been
greatly reduced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
AD CLUB MEETING.

Will Plan For Window Contest
Band Boys to BE Guests.
\ Additional and detailed plans for
the fall window display contest will
be made at the Wednesday night
meeting OF the AID Club to be held at
the Marshalltown Club following
dinner. The boys Of the high school
band will be guests at dinner and b.
j. Roth. OF the club, who arranged
the trip and accompanied the band,
will report on the outing. =. D.
Ewing will preside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24

Ing made, preferring that the text of
the report be made public by the
council. He said, however, that 1t was
brief and to the point with some
night In it," The inference Is that the
committee has found the request of
the company for rate Of 1926 ex-
ceeds reasonable needs. Whether the
committee recommends any advance
was not stated.
The city council met Monday after
noon with Arthur Huntington, rate
specialist for the utilities company,
and the petition Of the company for
an increased rate was discussed. The
council. however, has awaited the re-
port OF the citizens committee be-
fore taking any action. It was said
after the meeting that some action
undoubtedly probably would be taken
On receipt OF the report.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24

tanned by the publicity bureau at the
Savoy Hotel. A concert was given
and the evening was spent at Elec-
trio park, where another concert was
arranged. From Kansas City the
band went to Pueblo. 1t was enter
tanned there by the AID Club and the
Chamber Of Commerce. A trip thru
the huge steel plant, which Is not
open to visitors, was one of the
pleasing features Of the stay at Pue-
bio.
The boys went to Colorado Springs
the afternoon Of the same day. 60
ing to Manitou in the evening. The
weather was cold and rainy but sew
eral OF the boys climbed Pixies Peak,
while others made the trip to the
Garden of the Gods, Cave Of the
Winds, Cheyenne Canyon, the seven
falls and the Broadmoor Hotel. They
were entertained at dinner in Colo
RADIO Springs. by J. w. Atkinson. at
the Acacia Hotel, and played a con-
cert there.
The AID Club Of Denver met them
at the train and the boys made their
headquarters at the K. p. club
rooms, where they gave a concert. In
Omaha, they were met by the Ad
and Sales Club, and Secretary e. e.
Mickelwright. Of the Y. M. G. A.,
who formerly was here. They were
entertained at dinner, at the asso-
citation building and gave a concert.
The boys were then allowed to do
as they wished.
Upon arriving here the band
marched uptown. All the way along
the trip where stops Of five minutes
or moro were made the band played
one or two numbers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24

Mrs. Catherine Smith, of Rhodes, ana
Miss Maybell Wagner, Of this city.
The Home Management Club, of Gill
man, will not be able to send a team
to the state fair but will give demon
STATIONS at the Marshall county fair.
Abel Hankins. supervisor of the
girls and boys poultry club, Of this
city, will take a team to the state
fair TO compete in the judging con-
test. The team will be composed of
Charles Bartlett, John Sieg and
Thomas Stenavag. About 100 birds
will be exhibited by members Of tho
local club. Several members Of the
club. other than those on the judy
ing team, expect to make the trip
with the supervisor, leaving here Ia
ter this week. ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
PLAY FOR LEAGUE TITLE.
Twilight League Championship to Be
Decided Sept. 6.

twilight League Championship to Be
Decided Sept. 6.
Because little change in the stand
irg OF the clubs could result from
playing postponed games, it is doubt
fill IL any Twilight League contests
will be staged this week. This deci-
sion has been reached by some OF the
clubs because the shortening twilight
Will not permit. Of playing even five
inning games after s o'clock in the
evening. Unless the postponed games
are played the Soldiers Home team
will be declared the winner of the
last half Of the league season, it be-
ing possible only for one team to fin-
ish in q tie with the soldiers for
first place II all postponed games
svre played and won.
The league championship will be
decided in one game, to be played
Labor Day, as q part Of the celebra-
ton. Bailey Bros nine, winners Of
the first half. will play the Soldiers.
The game will be played for purse
Of 800. League rules will govern and
both teams will be required to use
only players who have been members
Of the club thruout the league season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
BAND HAS FINE TRIP.

r. o. J. G. Boys Home From Happy
Vacation in Colorado.
Boys Of the R. O. T. C. band, tired
but happy to set home came this
morning after weeks trip to Colo
RADIO Springs, including six stops on
the way there and return. Kansas
City, Pueblo, Manitou, Colorado
Springs, Denver and Omaha, were
the cities where long stops were
made, and the boys were entertain
ed in each city. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
j. Roth and Mrs. j. Lee Williams ac-
companied the boys.
The first stop was made at Kansas
City, where the party was enter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
COUNTY EXHIBIT BIG
Twenty Baby Beeves, Fed by
Country Boys and Girls Shipped to
State Fair--Exhibit is Largest En-
tered by Any Ono County at State
Fair

tered by Any Ono County at State
Fair.
Marshall county will have the larg-
est exhibit of baby beeves at the
state fair this week of any county Of
Iowa. Thirty calves, fed and con-
ditioned by twenty-one boys and two
girls, have been picked from seventy
seven head that were being fed, and
were shipped Monday to Des Moines.
These baby beeves from all parts of
the county have been fed regularly
and according to the standard for
prize winners and only after careful
elimination, has County Agent w. A.
Buchanan picked what he judges to
be the very best calves to take to the
state fair.
The county farm bureau bought
leather halters for each of the calves,
in order that the animals will APP
pear uniform. Bert Binford, OF Lis
comb, had charge of the load ding of
the stock Monday, and had charge of
the beeves enroute.
The boys pig club of the county
has entered twelve Durocs, four Po-
lands and four Hampshires for exhi-
bit, and these animals We're shipped
Monday to Des Moines. Those entered
in the pig club are Myron and Mylo
Twedt, and Charles Hibbs, LeGrand;
Cecil Waltemeyer. Melbourne. and
Fay Perry, Gilman.
The two girls whose calves were
picked for the state exhibit are, Miss
Hazel Shipton, Green Mountain and
Marie Fricke. State Center. The boys.
and their addresses and number of
calves each has entered are; John
Holmquist. three; Earnest Holmquist,
Lynn Brennecke, Norris Butler, and
Joseph Caputa, two each, and Frank
Moninger. Lester Plummer, and Ed
Niederhauser, all of this city, one
each; Willie Friend, and Horace
Wendt. Green Mountain, one each;
Harry Haddock. Rhodes, two; Ralph
Beane and Leo Pipe, LeGrand, one
each; Robert Collins, Liscomb, three:
Roy Meyers, Lamoille, one; Willard
Hauser. Albion, one; and Cecil Wall
temeyer. Melbourne. two.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
TREASURE HUNT WEDNEsDA,
Boys Department. Of Y. M. G. A. Ar.
ranges Annual Event,

1SyS DSPdFtWent OF =. M. -. A. Ar.
ranges Annual Event.
The annual treasure hunt, ar
ranged by the boys department Of
the 7. M. q. A., will be Wednesday
morning under the direction Of L. D.
Crinklaw. The hunt will start from
the association building, at 9 O'Clock
and is open to all boys under Is years
Of age, regardless Of whether they
are members Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
This year the hunt will be thru the
east part Of the city. Each boy re-
porting at the 'Y" will receive a
chart with the directions marked on
1T, showing where the treasure can
be found. In some secluded spot in
the east part Of town, at the end Of
the trail, will be found an envelope
containing years membership in
the association. If it is found that
there is enough interest shown in the
hunt by the boys another will be ar
ranged later for the west part of the
city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
CLUB GIRLS AT FAIR.
Teams to Represent Marshall
M

|wo Teams to Represent Marshall
County at Des Moines.
Two teams of club girls will rep
sent Marshall county at the Iowa
ate fair this year. The two clubs
y the Rhodes Canning Club. very
Ppropriately named the Daughters
Elden," and the girls club of this
Nv, which will send a meal planning
km The Rhodes club team will be
imposed of Mildred Chenille, cap
IN, Amelia Bently and Ida Molloy.
be team from this city Is to be
imposed of Vera Harrington, cap
pn. Cecil Nodland and Alice Wad-
pl- The girls will be accompanied
pes Moines, later in the week, by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
Victory Medal Blanks Hero.

Application blanks to be filled out
and sent to headquarters in order to
receive a victory modal. are to be
had at the American Legion Club
rooms now. Headquarters N Wash
ington is urging post commanders all
over the country to get the men to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24
CHILD WELFARE EXHIBIT.
Special Program for County Fair
Week Beinu Prapared

a WYNN BETTY FToPared.
Thru the combined efforts of the
League OF Women Voters and the
Woman's division of the Marshall
county farm bureau. a child welfare
exhibit and demonstration will be ar
ranged for the county fair. Prom
inent speakers will be secured and a
program will be fare work. The
sponsors for the exhibit and demon
stration will be assisted by nurses of
the county. including the city and
county school nurses. The program
probably will be arranged for Sept. Is
and Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-24

Mrs. Theodore Boylan, OF Ames,
visited in the city Sunday with Mrs.
Howaord Miller and Mrs. George
Varney.
The New York herald., 1920-12-26
Philip Gibbs's Portrait of Uncle Sam

passion or by ignorance take the
wrong way. To those whom
/ call the People of Destiny i humbly
write the words: Let the world have
peace"
While this wholehearted friendship
for America and longing to see her
lead the world to peace and civiliza-
ton. form the central theme of the
book, there are several chapters of
mere friendly gossip in which our dis
tinguished visitor expresses to Ameri-
cans his appreciation of the reception
he was accorded here, and to his own
countrymen his opinion that Ameri-
cans are fine sort Of folks. To all Of
which we can modestly say only that
every one who reads Philip Gibbs's
account of his visit here will wish that
1t had been his own privilege to have
that delightful gentleman to dinner
and to long confab thereafter before
an open fire. Next best is to read his
book, and to wish that we really de-
served his tactful and affectionate
praise, and that we may measure up
to his hopes for our future.
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

taken up with a discussion of Japan's
share in the conference and Of the
potentialities in the future relations
of this country and Japan. Like China.
Japan suffered a defeat at the confer
ence; in the case of Japan IL was her
plea for racial equality that fell upon
deaf ears. In the matter of Shantung,
Of course, Japan won success, but IL
was not the vicious and brutal sue
cess Mr. Gallagher points out, that
the anti-Japanese propagandists Of
this country would have us believe
We suspect that the same feature
which made Keynes's book best
seller will insure popularity for this
book; IL is i'm the personalities behind
the conference. and particularly in
that of Mr.. Wilson. that the American
people will be interested when they
have lost all concern in the justice OF
the award OF Shantung to Japan. The
pen pictures of the members of the
Japanese and Chinese delegations, OF
Lloyd George and Clcmenceau are in
teresting in themselves, but II is to
the last chapter i'm the book, entitled
"'The Lonely one" that Americans will
turn for the portrait of Mr.. Wilson.
drawn by more or less disillusioncd
admirer, as a Michael stripped ~ his
power when he came TO love II too
much Mr.. Gallagher laments what
be counts the initial error Of the Presi- =
dent IN going to Paris and regrets his
intellectual loneliness orice there.
The New York herald., 1920-12-26
Reviewed by
EDWIN II. BLANCHARD.

Whatever may be thought in gen.
eral of the wisdom of writing biog-
raphies while the subjects are yet
alive, of particular volume, "a Life
of Arthur James Balfour." 1t may be
said that the author makes up in
interest for what he may lack in wis
dom. To go no deeper. when Mr.. Bal
four is described as IAN island, com.
pletely surrounded by urbanity," one
reader, at least, felt well rewarded.
There are many books with not even
a brilliant definition to their credit.
This biography seems, first Of all, to
deserve classification by reason of the
method Of its author. He is primarily
interested in the character of his sit
ter, and Is only secondarily interested
in listing the achievements that do not
tend directly to throw light on the
character. 1t Is a study Of motives
rather than of results. That is not to
say that any part of Mr.. Balfour's
public career has been passed over
summarily,- but it is to say that en-
phasis has been given to certain Pc
riods. Most distinct as an individ-
ual, Mr.. Arthur James Balfour belongs
to an easily recognizable type, repre-
sented both in England and France by
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

, by what he had done. but by some
quite imaginary standard of what he
might have done had he felt like it,
To some extent Mr. Balfours case is
similar. He has always been credited
with an indefinable superiority over
his performances. They nave been
notable; but it is vaguely felt that the
man is more notable STILL in the midst
Of his greatest failures he was more
interesting than other men in their
most triumphant success With others
the might-have-b been is a repreach:
with men like Mr.. Balfour it is a
tribute; they please in Disappointing
But the record of performances is
complete. 1t takes Mr.. Balfour from
his birth in 1S4S at Whittinghame, to
his present hour. 1t shows him as
Secretary of State for Ireland GSS7-
1870, as leader of the House of Com
mons, as Prime Minister 1902-1905).
as First Lord of the Admiralty G915-
1870, as Foreign Secretary 1916-
1920, as a member of the British
peace delegation. This skeleton is
clothed with an interpretative account
of Mr. Balfour's main activities. Mr.
Raymond seeks to discover and lay
bare the motives, for example. be-
hind Mr.. Balfour's course in Ireland
or behind his handling of tariff reform
during his years as leader of the House
of Commons. So that the specific per-
formance is always subordinated to the
character behind the performance.
However just such biographical
method may be, certainly it is not
lacking in interest. And that is the
blanket recommendation that one feels
forced to give; this book is an interest
ing biography, in both content and
manner
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

adequate way, and also our taking the
credit for Mr.. Hoover's work during
the war, most Of the funds for which
were furnished by England and
France.
With eall this criticism of America
Philip Gibbs finds himself in disagree
ment, for he prefers to see our virtues
and to view our shortcomings with
charity. When, however, he turns from
the anti-Americans to our friends the
intellectual and liberal Englishmen he
finds them regarding us with an un-
easiness which we should seriously
consider. They are uneasy at the slow
recovery Of our liberty of thought.
'It is, think, true that as soon as
America entered the war there was no
liberty of opinion allowed in the United
States. There was no tolerance Of
conscientious objectors. Peo-
pie who did not subscribe to the Red
Cross funds were ruined. In
spite, also, of the severity of the CEN
sorship lin Englandl, there was, /
believe. greater freedom of criticism
allowed to the press than would have
been tolerated in America :.
vanced wing of English political
thought more than all that is the ruth
less way in which the United States
Government has dealt with labor dis
putes and labor leaders since the war.
The wholesale arrests and deporta-
tions of men accused of revolutionary
propaganda seem to these sympa-
thizers with revolutionary ideals
as gross in their violation OF lib
erty as the British coercion of Ire
land. Although disagreeing
to some extent with those who criti-
else the. American sense of liberty,
do believe there is a danger in the
United States of an access of popular
intolerance and sudden gusts of popu-
lar passion which may sweep the
country and lead to grave trouble.
The essential weakness Of
democracy is due to the unsteadiness
and feverishness of public opinion"
There are, it seems, among English
men who have studied American life.
pessimists who forecast two possible
ways of development in our future.
Neither of them is pleasant to con-
| template, and / do hope that neither
is true; but I think there is n shade
of truth In them. and that they are
sufficiently possible to he considered
dangers ahead. The first is a social
revolution on Bolshevistic lines, lead
| ing through strife between the wage
earning classes and the profit holding
classes to anarchy as fierce, as wild
and as bloody as that in Russia.
Let me say that I do not pose
as prophet nor believe this particu-
lar prophecy. But ! do be-
lieve there may be considerable social
strife in the United states for various
| reasons.
"One reason which stares one in the
face is the immense, Haunting and
dangerous luxury Of the wealthy
classes in cities like New York. 1t is
provocative and challenging to wage
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

peace conference than a summary of
the subtle diplomatic jockeying that
led to the defeat of the Celestial King
dom.
At that time DR.. Wang said: Here
we have been telling our people Fol
low the example and advice of the
friendly Western Powersl Look to
the friendly West for help. Can you
blame those Of our people who may
say, We'll, we took your advice and we
followed your leadership, and see what
the friendly West" has done for us. ;
The hopes of the Chinese people for n
new world order have received a
shocking rebuff"
Those words of DR. Wang suggest
the enormous influence that the an
nounced aims of President Wilson
had upon the aspirations of Asia, par
ticularly Of China. Mr.. Gallagher be-
lieves that the motives which inspired
President Wilson at the conference
were high and sincere but that the
American peace delegation lacked
nearly all the information necessary
20 their purpose. The domination of
the Presidents personality over his
own delegation, and indeed over Lloyd
George and Clemenceau. was fact.
says the author as were also the se-
cret treaties and agreements made be-
tween the various Allies. upon which
this dominant personality could cast
no spell.
An important part Of his volume is