Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-15

signed to accept MS present pOSltlOH DIS
associate justice of the supreme court
of the Philippine Islands. Judge Smith
is prominent Roman Catholic. 1t
will be recalled that he accompanied
Governor Taft on his recent visit to the
vatican, in Rome. returning with Gov
ernor Taft to resume his duties on the
supreme bench. He is a lawyer of
prominence in San Francisco and under
President Cleveland's administration
was deputy collector of the port of San
Francisco He is much respected by
the Filipinos and a great believer in
their future under proper educational
and industrial opportunities, which will
be under charge Of the commission OF
which he will be member.
Fifty thousand tons Of Welsh coal
are now on their way to this country.
Delay has occurred on account of scar
city of vessels to transport 1t.
Democrats are we'll enough pleased
with prosperous conditions as to make
objections in a merely formal way.
A police captain of New York city
who was dismissed from the force q
few days ago was responsible for many
amusing stories based on his use-or
misuse-of words. Once he asserted
that he never paid any attention to
unanimous letters" On another occas-
ion he is said to have referred to his
possession of a "veracious" appetite.
runs paralyzed to Lexington avenue
At another time, one story goes, he
was reading to an outgoing platoon a
list of clothing that had been reported
stolen. One item was n kersey coat.
Next on the list, men, he announced,
in his rich brogue, lis a kerosene coat"
1t was this captain who directed a pa
trolman to open window in the sta
ton house and "putrefy the air" 1t was
not this captain, but a sergeant now
dead who while testifying in a trial at
police headquarters, asked permission
of the commissioner to correct his tes-
timony, saying: MIR. Commissioner, I
wish to retract the veracity of my for
mer statement"
Only half month more to work up
political interest into the semblance of
earnestneSs.
Senator Spooner. of Wisconsin, one
of the ablest of our public men, in
opening the campaign at Milwaukee.
touched upon various topics of political
interest. He declared that the trusts
are the inevitable outgrowth of modern
progress. that they are servants of
the law and Of the people. AS servants
they are inexpressly useful. AS mon
sters in any field of industry they are
not to be tolerated at ALL for the Amer
lean people will have no masters, either
in politics or In business" These trusts
are not due to the tariff, for we have
had tariff for sixty years, and these
combinations on the main have only
come within the last ten years in pros
atected industry. AS to tariff revision,
he said: Conditions are constantly
changing. Duties of year ago may be
too low or too high. So fast as it can
be done without disturbing the indus
tries of the country, paralyzing by Its
uncertainty our commerce or our mani
ufacturesi the tariff may safely and
wisely be revised, but when it is re-
vised it ought to be revised by its
friends"
Down in Missouri Moberly has fad
called the rest" treatment. People
who use the treatment sit out in the
sun and do nothing but rest. 1t is be-
coming alarnningly popular. according
to local paper.