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The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11

The Washington Post an independ-
ent democratic paper saws that Tom
L. johnson met about as much oppo-
sltion in the Ohio convention as a
man usually does when he is called to
shave a corpse.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11

The fact that anthracite coal is be-
ing imported from Europe by the big
dealers in New York will 90 far TO-
wards settling the strike In this coun-
try and reducing the retail price of
the article
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11
Auction Sale,

By the undersigned at Seed Store in
Plymouth, on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Wagons, buggies, handy wagon
gears, etc. One heavy wagon, just
the thing for logging.
Terms-A credit OF nine months,
with approved security.
FoRBEs' SEED STORE.
2t- -Sep11-1s
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11

Restores vim, vigor, mental and
physical power, fills your body with
warm, tingling life. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35c. :
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11

Nothing half SO fine as Mrs. Aus
tins Flour. Ask your grocer for 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
glmportant Decisions
FIRES BY RAILROAD.

In an action against a railroad COM
pany for damages from fire caused by
sparks emitted from an engine, 1t
would be improper TO instruct the jury
that if the use of anthracite coal les
sened the danger of throwing sparks
from the s1nokestack, it would be neg
1igenee not to use such coal. The
courts have no power of legislation
They can not say that railroads shall
use certain fuel or appliances. AZ
Southeastern Rep. North Carolina.
Judge Douglas) COZ.
STREET RATLWAYS-ASS
Where a passenger on q street car
got into an alteration with the motor
man, and after alighting from the car
and depositing certain bundles which
he carried on the sidewalk, returned
to the car, whereupon the motorman
left the car and assaulted plaintiff in
the street, plaintiff was not entitled
to recover against the company for
such assault; it not being committed
by the motorman while he was acting
within the scope of his employment on
the car. az Southeastern Rep. North
Carolina, Judge Clark 604.
SIGNS IN STREETS.
A city ordinance prohibiting the erec-
ton of any stationary or swinging
signs across the whole or any portion
of the sidewalks is not necessarily in
valid, as being special in it's character
and discriminating in it's effects, be-
cause it is limited in its operation to
a portion of the city only. Where
the city is populous and the territory
thus covered embraces the business
center and the most crowded thorough
fares Of the city, these conditions may
furnish reasonable grounds for such
discrimination, and render it consistent
with the requirements of valid or
dinance. So Atlantic Rep. (New Jer-
sey, Judge Hendickson) 202.
INDUCING MEN TO QUIT WORK.
The right of workmen to combine and
to cease their employment in body
is as absolute as the right of an en-
ployer to discharge any number of
men in his employment.
Union workmen have the right to
strike on the employers refusal to dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
PARKS AND FOUNTAINS.
TSioux CITY Tribune.l

The Political Equality Club has got
hold of right practical idea for i'm
PROVING the town. Mrs. d. L. Pratts
discussion of Public Parks and Fount-
aims" before the club yesterday after
noon opened UP subject that has pos
s,bilities of indefinite development and
unreasonable good to the city.
Private capital provides magnifi-
cent park for Sioux City, at the Sioux
river. The park question has never been
esteemed a capital one here because
the only natural park is cared for by
private enterprise and furnished for en-
ioyment of the people.
Mrs. Pratt suggests that there are
endless possibilities for improving the
anpearance and increasing the attract
iyeness Of the city. and that a fedora
lion of the women's clubs would be a
useful force to improve these opportu-
mites. The suggestion is excellent, and
4. ought to be possible for the public
snirited women of the town to act on It.
1T them organize a federation between
now and spring, and prepare for a
spring campaign of improvement and
identifying.
To say the truth Sioux City at large
presents no inviting aspect. 1t is too
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
TERMS:
vENEz ELIAS DILEMMA.

Venezuela's urgent request for arbi-
tration does not yet appeal greatly to
the sympathies of our people, tho it
might prove wise solution of the pres
ent difficulty. Arbitration is the mod
ern and humane method of settling in
terna tional difficulties, but in Venezue-
las case there is wen-grounded feel
ing that President Castro sinned away
his days of grace with Great Britain
and Germany in the failure to settle or
give adequate assurance of settlement
of claims for alleged damage and in
juries to subjects of these governments
during the civil war.
The principal British creditors whose
claims are sought to be enforced by the
ultimatum against Venezuela are rail-
way and harbor improvement ,compa-
mics. Some of these companies COM
plain of defaults of interest guaranteed
by the Venezuelan government, and
another corporation, which took up an
issue of bonds, claims that considera-t
BILE amount of unpaid interest is due it.
There are also claims for damages to
railways and other property from war
losses, and also for unpaid charges for
freight on the governments account.
The British claims in the main are
based on government defaults or negli-
gence, and are not uncollected private
or business debts. The German claims
are larger in amount and more varied
in their nature, and the responsibility
of the Venezuelan government for the
redemption of the obligations is less OBJ
8vious in certain sections of the account.
European nations have been financing
railways and harbor improvement
schemes In South American for half
century, but they have not been accus-
toned to depend on naval demonstra-
tions for the collection of defaulted in
terests,
Whatever may be the result of the
appeal for, arbitration, there will be
general agreement against the taking
of too drastic measures on the part
either of Germany or England for the
collection Of a debt from a weak power
distracted with revolution. The United
States would be unwilling to see any.
thing more than an adequate settlement
OF these debts without loss Of territory
to Venezuela.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
) charge nom union men in his en-

charge non-union men in his en-
ploy.
Employers, where third parties In
terfere with their employees against
the latters' consent, and endeavor by
threats or persuasions to have the en-
1 pioyes under contract to render SER
| vice break their contract and quit the
( service, have a right to an injunction
to restrain such third persons from
SO interfering with their employees.
4 SO Atlantic Rep. (NeW Jersey. Judge
Steyenson) 230.
WILLS-UNDUE INFLUENCE.
/ A son has perfect right to impor-
/ tune his mother to make a will in his
favor, and If the only effect thereof
was to move her affections to her sense
| of duty, such right was properly ex-
ercised; but if these opportunities are
such that the mother has not power
to resist, and yields for the sake of
peace or to escape from serious dis
tress of mind, they constitute undue
influence, rendering the will invalid.
/ So Atlantic Rep. Penna., Judge Dean)
T. 53.
POSTAL REGULATIONS.
The postal laws and regulations Of
1898, prohibiting postmasters from
furnishing information regarding regis
tered mail on penalty of removal, was
authorized by United States statute
providing that the head of each federal
department may prescribe regulations
for the government therefor; and hence
a postmaster could not be compelled
to testify whether plaintiff sent reg
istered letter thru his Office at a GER
tain time. SO Atlantic Rep. vermont.
Judge Rowell)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
PUBLICITY AND PRIVATE RIGHTS.

One OF the much talked-of agencies
for the control of trusts is publicity.
But what is publicity? What interests
is 1t designed to serve? It might be
called the open door thru which the
state could enter to inspect the inner
workings of a business Institution that
had been arraigned as an offensive mo-
nopoly. It would be another form of
the exercise Of centralized power that
has occasionally been developed in the
evolution of our nation to make gov
eminent more effective.
AS to publicity, whether public rights
mooted question. Henry e. Adams,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
ABSURD POLITICAL ATTITUDE.
tube,
[Creston Advertiser.J


The Burlington Hawkeye, which is
the veriest old grandmother of a news
paper in all Iowa, is attempting to
brighten somebody with straw man.
1t breathes a yelled threat that if Gov
ernor Cummins does not retract many
Of the utterances he has made, and be-
come of the way of thinking of the
Hawkeye. he will be defeated for the
denomination for governor of this COM
monwealth and that the Hawkeye will
see that he is beaten. and intimates
that the late Dave Henderson will be
the instrument used in his undoing.
Such a thing as Cumnins being beaten
for the nomination might be possible,
altho 1t is extremely improbable, but
when 1t is suggested that Henderson
would be the successful man in the con-
vention the Hawkeye makes itself
ridiculous. After Henderson has lived
in the state long enough to secure a
residence after his voluntary exile of
many years, he will again get close
enough to the sentiment Of the voter to
realize that this thing of losing touch
with his constituents is a dangerous
thing for public servant, and if Dave
Henderson has the common sense
which he is credited with he will call
the Hawkeye off. His recent desertion
is too fresh in the minds of the repub-
leans of the state to be SO lightly for
gotten. but time and a desire to again
become a representative of the state
from which he was elected, instead of
the catspaw of eastern politicians, will
rehabilitate Mr.. Henderson in the eyes
Of the voters of this state, but at the
present time his case is only warn
ing to other politicians who are getting
away from their constituents in the
same way that Mr.. Henderson did.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
HuMILIATlnG ROOSEVELT.

The Marshalltown Times Republican
says of Governor Cummins' Detroit
speech. He rather puts Roosevelt in an
inconsistent attitude on the tariff
question. We do not understand that
4, is the desire of the republicans to
put the president in any such position.
We fail to see why the MarshalltoWn
paper should speak so boastingly of
that matter. Why should the presi-
Gent be Inundated by a republican
paper or even by republican governor
Cedar Rapids Republican.
1t is rather a strained construction
to put upon that language to assume
that the president has been 'humiIi-
atedr by the T.-R. when there has not
been a journal in all this land so bois-
ferrous and vociferous in it's praise and
admiration for President Roosevelt as
has been the T.-R. In this tariff dis
cussion two great men of this nation
have appeared in two great documents
the presidents message and the De-
troit speech. with slightly varying
views upon question that the public
Is disposed to have debated. The one
fights vigorously for Cuban reciprocity
and is certain the tariff should be re-
6uced on anthracite coal but would stop
there for the sake of conservatism The
other says that both are good policy but
that he can net suppress the query that
II any weakening of the tariff to dis
courage a coal monopoly or encourage
Cuban reciprocity is good policy why
would not a reciprocity treaty with
France and Canada and Germany or the
reduction of steel schedule be equally
as meritorious and for the same
reasons. In commenting upon the re-
marks Of one great man regarding the
argument Of the other the T.-R OBJ
served that Governor Cummins' logic
had made the argument of the presi-
dent rather inconsistent" If this is
shumiliating' to the president free dis
eussion is forever barred by presi-
Dental opinion and party fealty pre-
sumes unquestioning worship of an idol
The attempt on the part of the journal
istic faction In Iowa unfriendly to Cum
minis to sheer at him for his recip-
rocity and tariff views because the man,
holding higher public office has eau
toned a greater conservatism on the
same subjects has seemed to us mere
pettyfogging. It must be stated, how
ever, that the Republican has been the
least offender of its class in this re-
spect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
Emnng satrda

scattered and ragged. Yet the most II
needs is some interest and enterprise
to make it highly attractive.
Let the federationc of clubs get 1,0ot
citizens pledged, each one to turf and
carefully maintain the parkings III
front of his home: to plant trees II they
are needed; to use their influence to in.
Guee their neighbors to do the same; to
contribute toward sowing grass on va
cant lots in their neighborhood, where
it will take the place of weeds Get
these 1000 people all started together
early next spring, on this labor of love.
And when June comes everybody will
be agreed that this town never looked
SO we'll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13

professor of political economy in the
University of Michigan, in an article in
the December number Of the North
American Review, claims that publicity
has ample legal justification. He de-
clares it would be mistake to reach
the conclusion that English jurispru-
dence has ever given sanction to the
doctrine that the rights of private
of public welfare. He goes on TO say:
1.-THE courts upheld the claim of Sc
crecy in business affairs because they
assumed the efficacy of competition;
and it must be admitted that, while in
dustries were small, markets local, and
the relations between producer and
consumer continued to be personal re-
lations, this assumption of the courts
was reasonable. Wherever healthful
ground for suspeteing a tyrannous use
of commercial power and, consequent
ly, no demand for publicity But in
dustrial conditions have changed. IN
dustries are becoming colossal. The To-
cal market is a thing of the past. The
personal relation between producer and
consumer, which for generations exer-
cised a powerful moral restraint upon
business conduct no longer exists. The
"a Il
artificial restraints have, in conse-
quence, become a necessity. Neither
the assumption of publicity for indus
tries superior to the satisfactory con-
troll of competition, nor the assumption
of secrecy for indus ries subject to such
control, may be said to possess inher-
ent vitality; they are merely working
hypothesis for the administration of
justice and for the organization of the
state. Secrecy against competitor is,
doubtless. a right carried by the insti-
tuition of private property; secrecy
against the state is a privilege which
the state sees fit to grant, but which
can be recalled if necessary to allay the
suspicion that the privilege conferred
endangers the public welfare"
1t will be the aim of congress to em-
body in its antitrust legislation the
feature of publicity, but how wide its
scope may be, is yet to be determined
when the measure comes UP for debate
or amendment. It may be assumed that
conservatives will oppose it as an in
fringement on private rights, altho
public sentiment will largely favor it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
Saved al Graves Brink.

II know / would long ago have beer
in my grave" writes Mrs. S. II. New
som, of Decatur, Ala, IF it had moi
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years / suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of Indigestion, Water
brash, Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia
But this excellent medicine did me a
world of good. Since using 1t can
eat heartily and have gained S.
pounds" For Indigestion, Loss of APP
petite, Stomach, Liver and Kidney
troubles Electric Bitters are a positive
guaranteed cure. Only SO cents al
George P. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
PERSONAL ENEMIES AND INSANITY.

One of the most common forms OF in
sanity is that of the delusion that per-
sonal enemies are seeking to injure the
victim. Many cases of this kind come
to the surface in Iowa. On reelection.
tho 1t may seem a singular antithesis,
this is one of the most rational forms of
irrationalisIil that develops in the hui
man mind, because there is so much for
lit to build upon. Hosts of people hug
this delusion about personal enemies,
and brood over troubles of this kind,
real or faneiful, much to the injury OF
their peace and the raeking of their
minds. The only way in which such
people are differentiated from one pro-
nounced insane is that in the latter case
the delusion takes complete possession
of the mind and controls the action to
the detriment of companions and soci-
ETY..
There is no doubt that personal en-
mites absorb large share of the time
and thought of many people. These are
real, for the most part. but they are
magnified thousand fold. and it is the
unreal part of 1t that creates most en-
rest.
There is certain type of citizen that
has the unhappy faculty of making
enemies and viilifying them. You meet
men of this type every day. A large
part of their conversation may. turn on
these enemies. The finger of suspicion
is pointed at them, their motives are
impugned and their acts distorted. 1t
breeds distrust In the human mind. Is
1t strange, then, that certain weak
characters, meeting this phase of life
on every hand, should brood over their
own fancied grievances until they are
fit only for the mad house.
There is need of broader charity, need
to remember that more than half as
seribed to a personal enemy may be
only a fignlent of the Imagination, need
to exercise greater goodwill and for
bearance to fellow members of society,
and need, also, to remember the admo-
milton of the Divine Master about for
giving enemies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13

of living long is to work. 1 am 81 and
happy and healthy as a boy. l notice
that all of my neighbors who got rich
and retired are dead. / never got rich
and / never retired. / tell you, young
man, the most fatal disease I know of is
to quit work and retire. 1t kills every
time. Keep working and you'll keep
alive
The Fifth Christian Science church is
about to be established in Chicago, from
which it would seem that missionaries
have been at work.
wise philosopher says: "Only a
letters difference-sp speculation and pee
ulation; pluck and auckland in each
case one usually leads to the other"
There were strict orders in the Phil
ippines regarding looting. and one day
lieutenant's suspicious We're aroused
by private whom he saw peering ca
gerly under the piazza of house on the
outskirts of Manila.
What are you doing there?" he de-
manded, in his gruff tones.
why, sir" said the soldier, saluting,
I'm only trying to catch a chicken
which I've just bought"
Lieutenant *. stopped and caught
sight of fine pair of fowls.
There are two chickens under there"
he exclaimed, excitedly; Il bought the
other one. Catch EN- both!"
Dixie Wolcott in Harper's.
A bill has been passed by the Mexi-
can congress making it a crime to in
suit or defame the army. "The hard
ship of this law is not fully appreciated
unless you have seen the Mexican
army" says posted observer.
Christmas, Rebecca?
Sister Rebecca-O, no, Susan; don't
you remember? It's your turn to have
us? Detroit Free Press.
What kind of coal do you use?"
Egg"
How do you buy it?"
"By the Dozen.
Indianapolis News.
A New Jersey justice has given his
opinion, officially, that there is no law
to stop a woman talking in her own
home.
4
She's unusually conscientious, you
say?"
Eyes. indeed; even in the smallest de-
tails of life.'
able to resist any sort of a tenpta-
tion?"
"Unquestionably."
Has she ever been to Europe?"
The champion of woman looked star
tied.
ooh, WELL" he said, "of course If she
had a chance to smuggle a few gowns
into the country, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
different matter."-Chicago Evening
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
az wa1>4A<
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
NEW ROAD Law.
Hampton Recorder.1

The new road law goes into effect or
the first of January, 1903. Few, per-
haps, noticed that there We're no road
supervisors elected at the November
voting, or had in mind that next year
the entire system of working the
roads," which has been in vogue for
half a century, will undergo a complete
and sweeping change. Instead of road
supervisors for number of districts,
the township system is made the unit,
and the work is to be under charge of
the township superintendent of roads. =
The change is radical and it will take
some time for the farmers to accustom
themselves to the new system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
California

Fully described and illustrated in an
artistically arranged and beautifully
printed book of sixty pages, just issued
by the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way; also portraying the scenic beau
ties, commercial, industrial and trans
portation advantages of this wonderful
state; of particular interest to those
contemplating a trip to the Pacific
coast. Copy forwarded to any address
on receipt of cents in stamps by w.
B. Kniskern, passenger traffic manager,
Chicago,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
Deaths from Escaping Gas.
Ist. Paul Pioneer Press.l

In both New York and San Francisco
the reports of asphyxiation arising from
the practice of consumers of turning
the lights low on retiring and of the
gas company of reducing the pressure
have been very numerous of late. Such
accidents are likely to occur in any city
where the pressure is changed. They
could be largely guarded against If the
companies would frequently warn con-
sumers that the pressure would be re-
duced at a certain hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
Favoring Tariff Reform.

New York Tribune.
Public sentiment that duties on an
thracite and on art need readjusting
If not abolishing altogether seems to
be gaining ground. There is a duty on
hard coal under the carbon percentage
Of the prevailing tariff, and paintings
and statues do not come in free except
under certain schedules, Of the law.
Let us have reform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13

. .-.,-- .,.,. -
- - iot e1Ns'e'is 'Ae soi " inns 'iis
president means "heh ne 'a'hs apou'
the trusts.
AS to the counterfeit silver dollar IN
circulation, the clinton Herald says:
This does not matter much, as silver Is
so cheap the counterfeit is about as
AS the Davenport Republican puts it,
"Uncle Sam has kindly said to Great
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
EoiIs a Deadly Attack.

my wife was SO i'll that good physic-
ians were unable to help her." writes
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind, "but
was completely cured by Dr. Kings
New Life Pills" They work wonders
In stomach and liver troubles. Cure
constipation, sick headache. rs cents
at George p. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
ATimely SUGGESTION.

This is the season of the year when
the prudent and careful housewife re-
plenishes her supply Of Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy. 1t is certain to be
needed before the winter is over. and
results are much more prompt and sat-
isfactory when it is kept at hand and
given as soon as the cold is contracted
and before it has settled in the system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-13
War Cloud in Maine.

With five boys born within twenty
four hours, last week, Gardiner was
making satisfactory gain in popu-
lation while it lasted. 1t means war
according to the old saying.