Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-10


of railways into single corpor-
ations is driving the country to it.
When all lines of industry are con-
trolled by single great corporations the
public must look to federal laws and
commissions to defend itself from be-
ing exploited.
II is regarded as probable that the
senate may cut down the amount for
ST. Louis to 100000. This was the
amount agreed upon by the conference
committee and the figures had been
compiled on this basis The senate COM
mittee is strongly opposed to appropri-
ating more than 100000 for this pur-
pose and some of the members of the
house committee feel the same way. 1t
would seem to the average business
man that 100000 is little enough for a
respectable showing, and II Iowa is not
to make decent display at the fair it
is better that no appropriation be made
or anything done. Iowa can scarcely
afford to so to the fair in shabby gen
teel way.
Perhaps the two most notable gifts
for educational purposes ever made are
Cecil Rhodes immense bequest and Mr..
Carnegie's great benefaction to Scot
fish universities. Mr.. Carnegie, how
his money do it's work, and his gift was
given entirely to abstract education.
Mr.. Rhodes legacy to learning was
made as much to politics. In the COM
parison Mr.. Carnegie does not suffer,
and his opportunity still endures to
leave behind him an unexampled gift to
education.
The young Long Island school teach
er who thought an advertised patent
medicine would improve her complex
ion is dead under the operation of the
nostrurn. and her case may afford legal
grounds of action not only against its
patentee and maker, but likewise
against the yender as participator in
the crime of getting the noxious stuff
into circulation and use. 1t is strange
that people will make use of toilet and
medicinal articles of which they know
nothing Of their harmfulness. That
they do the patent medicine sales are
sufficient evidence.
According to reliable Washington in
Formation. President Roosevelt has
been the most active agency in welding
contending elements interested in irri-
cation legislation into unity upon a
single measure. President Roosevelt's
familiarity with the west gives him an
appreciation of the Importance of this
matter to the people in the semi arid
region possessed by few fasteners and
his activity TO promote the success of a
satisfactory irrigation measure proves
his readiness to assist the west in every
legitimate effort to develop it's re-
sources. With the influence of the
president favorable to it, congress may
be expected to give more kindly con-
sideration.
Methuen and his generous release by
the Beers is the acquittal of Command
ant kritzinger, who was captured some
time ago and put on trial by court
martial for murder, train wrecking and
cruelty to prisoners. 1t is possible that
Kritzinger would have been convicted
and shot like Scheepers, had not the
British been shamed out of this course
by the shrewd generosity of Delarey.
Thsi is a good omen for more humane
and generous conduct of the war on
both sides, even If it should not be
brought to a speedy end, as many
hope
If Secretary Shaw succeeds in abol-
ishing the custom house abuses which
have arisen under the provisions of the
Dingley law he will have performed a
great service for a long suffering pub
lie. The attempt to give protection to
a few interested retailers has given rise
to one of the most internal nuisances
that any government could foster.
The reconsideration by the senate of
it's amendment to the war tax repeal
bill retaining the tax on bucket shops"
leaves those speculative establishments
upon the same footing. so far as the
federal legislation is concerned, as the
regular commission houses 1t had
bene hoped by the latter that the dou-s