Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

David B Hill is in favor of makir 6
ex- presidents United States senators
for life. This is a matter of pure aitru-
ism on Mr.. Hills part. He would never
profit by the adoption of his plan.
Representative Kehoe of Kentucky
has introduced bill for shorter ses-
sions of congress. His bill would allow
from forty-two to forty-nine working
days before March i, as it provides for
the session to begin on the second Mon
day in January. Members who under
stand the situation are wondering why
Mr.. Kehoe wishes to shorten the ses-
sions, which are already too short for
the amount of business to be transact
ec.
1t is suggested that the Bulgarian
brigands should buy aSarge part of the
house for Miss Stones fist lecture, just
to encourage the industry.
The death of Francis Varga at Leon
brings UP the history of notable man,
whose quiet life in the little city where
he had his residence attracted small
attention varga was judge advocate
general of the provisional Hungarian
government under Kossuth, and was
forced to flight by the disastrous ending
of the revolution In which he bore so
great part. He came to Decatur coun-
ty in this state, where he had resided
for more than fifty years preceding his
demise. He was a high-lninded gentle
ma and a type of the best citizenship of
the state. Meeting the gray, kindly
old man, full of his old world courtesy,
it was hard to imagine that he had
stood like a rock in the center of that
savage Hungarian revolution and sent
men to the headsman with wave Of
his hand.
The government revenue stamps re-
CURED on bucket-shop transactions are
a good thing. If congress makes any
change 1t should be to increase the tax
in order to discourage peculiarly de-
moralizing form of gambling.
American methods are illustrated by
the fact that while 10 tons is a load for
an English freight train, an average
load on one Of our railroads last year
was $40 TONS On two British railroads
1t costs from 4S1a cents to Sl.3S to move
ton of freight one mile, while the cost
on a leading New York road is 231s
cents q mile. No wonder the European
world is waking up to these marked
differences
Dun's review shows by statistics that
living is becoming cheaper. The sta
tistics given show that nearly all of the
advance in prices is in food products =
ali of which. except meats, decreased in
value during the past month. The in
dex number is now lower than at the
beginning of 1888.
A scheme that might commend it
self to Col Sellers thru its wide scope
and magnificent possibilities has been
evolved in Chicago, the home of big
things E. w. Chain, superintendent
of the Washington home in that city,
has started movement for a temper.
ance crusade. The plan is to secure 500
of the best temperance organizers in
the world and have them In Chicago for
all of next November, holding meetings
daily in every available hall and church
in the city. The hope is to get enough
pledges of total abstinence secured to
drive a goodly portion of the saloons
out of business. But 1t is to be feared
that the saloons would begin business
again when the workers went away.
Should the prince of Wales, himself
a sailor, make his proposed visit, it will
give the naval officers an opportunity
to air the graces and social accomplish
inents considered by Admiral Sampson
as part of the prime requisites of an of
ficer in the navy. Gunners who had by
force of character and tenacity of pur-
pose crowded themselves into commits
sions would be entirely useless in case
of the royal visit. II the prince We're to