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North Park union., 1902-02-21

After the reading of the journal
Monday morning Mr.. Ballinger of Park
arose to n question of personal privl-
lege. The Republican had asserted on
Sunday morning that he had intro
duced n railrond commission bill, know
ing that 1t was unconstitutional and
hoping TO use 1t to wiring fayors from
the corporations for his many relatives
who We're employed by the roads. As
Mr.. Ballinger proceeded 1t was appar.
ent that he was very much affected
II presented the bill in good faith"
he said. II believe the Democracy
owes 1t to the people Of the state to en-.
act 1t. Its constitutlonallty has been
affirmed by the highest court in the
land. One provision of my bill con-
slider Of especial Importance, and 1t
was suggested by the death of my son,
who WIS killed while acting as engl.
neer OIL the South Park, September
21st. 1t provides that the commission
shall inspect the roadbed and equip
ment Of the roads and see that they
are safe. II such law had been on
the statute books my boy might have
been alive, and Its enactment now will
save many lives"
Mr.. Carringer of Jefferson is oppos
ed to the bill making available the ap-
preparation for an exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition. He does not think
that the Legislature can advance the
allowance to the first class of appro-
priations and he believes the measure
Is broader than the governors call.
Senator Taylor introduced resolu-
ton, which passed, calling upon the
attorney general for an opinion as to
the right Of the present session to re-
call or rescind or modify any of the
amendments to the constitution sub
mitted to the people of the Thirteenth
General Assembly at their regular ses-
sion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
THE OLD PRovERB ILLUSTRATED.

of unionism in the anthracite coal re-
gion are considered. The grievances OF
the miners are indicated, but it is also
shown that the temperate and sensible
Anglo Saxon element is often over
whelmed by the reckless Slavic miners,
who in some districts are in the large
majority. Moreover, the miner does not
always remember the interests of the
consumer as he should. In conclusion,
DIR. Roberts INDUCES in reflections on
the Righteousness OF trusts. He believes
that the syndicate now controlling the
hard coal mines will introduce inn
provements which will be advantageous
to the wine workers, and yet give capt.
tai better return. He insists, however.
that n combination can not long pros
per in America unless its ambitions are
tempered by the Teutonic spirit of fair
play, and in this he is right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
Perfect Heanh

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
AN EDUCATIONAL IMMIGRATION TEST.

Following President RooseyeIt,s perti-
nent suggestion in his annual message
to congress in 1901, bills have been in
troduced in that body providing an adj
educational test for the restriction of
undesirable classes of immigrants.
Among other excellent recommends
tons on immigration legislation the
president said:
".The second object OF a proper i'm
migration law ought to be to secure
by careful and not merely perfunctory
educational test some intelligent ca
pacity to appreciate American institu-
lions and act sanely as American citi-
zens."
To these bills and the warnings con-
tanned in the presidents message the
immigration Protective League, an or
ganization with headquarters in New
York city, takes strenuous exceptions
and in a circular sent broadcast to the
German American newspapers accuses
t.A president of enmity to "hyphenateo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
ONE ASSESSORS TROUBLES.
mount Pleasant Journal

Goppock has peculiar assessor. He
is triplets. His name is Sellers and ne
has time and half, and then some.
II Is this way: Coppock was built on
the northwest corner of Henry county,
and is also staked down to Washington
county and jefferson county too, for
the purpose of keeping the three coun-
ties from cracking loose along the
county lines and floating away down
the Skunk river. The town grew and
was recently Incorporated, and of
course 1t was then necessary to put on
city airs and have an assessor like
other towns instead of having a town
ship assessor do the work as before.
But on account of the town being in
three counties, the assessor has to
file his bond in three different counties,
and have three different sets of asses
sor's books. The Henry county part of
the town will be assessed in a separate
book. and sent to County Auditor Bal
ley, and a similar transaction will be
necessary for the other two counties.
Sellers will no doubt feel sold before
his troubles are all over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
VERY SLIGHT PUNISHMENT.

The senate of the nation decided that
1t could only muster votes enough to
punish the two senators from South
Carolina by adopting resolution OF
censure. This in itself is great re-
buke, q lasting stigma of the record but
it will not satisfy the people. The SEN
ators were averse to suspending them
because 1t would leave the. state with
out representation, or at least many
chose to urge that plea, and they We're
unwilling to make any difference IN the
punishment administered to the two Of
tenders. The people would have been
better pleased if Tillman had been sus-
pended and McLaurin censured. Till
man was the chief offender. His con-
duct was no better than human brute
in the lowest criminal circle maddened
by uoour. He has been a disgrace
to the United States senate for years
and has been the standing butt of all
maleyolence He deserved to be expelled
Dut IN THIS eTd NtSll SilOA ~ 60 49,
in the direction of allaying sectional
strife it would have given Southern
hot heads, of which a few remain In
conspicuous places, chance to renew
the old feeling
In a nation where the leaven OF
Christianity is working to place the
people upon more peaceful and fratern-
al plane the senate chose the least offen-
siye method of expressing Its disap-
prevail of the gross breach OF decorum.
II might have done more In retail
iatory and vindictive spirit: 1t could not
have done less and maintained its SELF
respect. The time has not yet arrived
for a worldly body like the senate to
.turn the other cheek" or to merely &C
oept repentance and confession as am
pie reparation and sufficient atonement
for such sin. Will 1T come in time!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01

ments will sell readily at 500 per acre.
In commenting on this letter the t.
r. cautions us not to forget that a Wig
orous land boom is in full progress at
this time and mems Judgment is apt
to be influenced by comparison with
large values on all sides of them
Here in Cerro Gordo county, as in
the rest of the state, we see and have
seen the land boom in all its vigor. 1t
is IN interesting question how long
and how far it will continue. The
boomer points to the fact that we have
just so much land in the country, that
it can not increase as herds of cattle
and sheep do. and that with the in
crease in population there Will come
an increased demand which viii set
prices way UP in the air.
1t will do no harm to present the
other side of the question and it is
coincidence that we find it in paper
published in the same county of But
Ter. 1t is the Parkersburg Eclipse
which notes that conservative people
are beginning to ask, when and where
will the boom cease? Land. says
the Eclipse, that a few years ago was
going begging at $40 or less per acre
now commands $50, $50, $40 and even
$50 per acre. Not alone in Iowa has
land increased in value, but in Min
nesota, the Dakotas, eastern Nebras-
ka, Kansas, oklahoma and even the
south has shared in the general pros
perity now prevailing over the entire
country The Eclipse does rot pre-
tend to be a prophet, but it seems to us
that this wild speculation in land can
have but one ending, the ruination OF
thousands of men. The man who has
the money to pay for his land Will not
be injured in the least, but the one
who pays but a small sum down, the
accumulated savings of years perhaps
will suffer in crush that will come
sooner or later. The Eclipse is not
and never has been calamity howler
and in uttering this warning 1t does
not wish to be classed with them, put
this bidding up of land far beyond It's
intrinsic worth as dividend paying
property is sure to result in hardship
and loss to many people, and they the
ones who can i'll afford to stand them.
The time has now come to exercise
caution and prudence"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01

Americans" and urges German Ameri-
cans to keep an eye on their represent
atives. 1t warns them that 1t is thought
ito press thru the United States con-
gress some bill to forbid immigration
wholly. or to limit it to such an extent
that the coming of your brothers and
or wholly cease
This statement is grossly misleading.
as the immigration figures of 1901 will
show. OF the total immigration in that
year of 4S7,91S but 34742 were Ger
mans and of these only Al per cent
were illiterate; in 1896 thre was but LIS
per cent of illiteracy among the Ger
man immigrants, these figures showing
conclusively the fallacy of the charges
made by the circular referred to. I'M
migration from the north of Europe had
in 1901 an average of illiteracy of but
Sc per cent or on other words 9o per
cent of the immigration of that year
from Germany, the Scandinavian pc
ninsula, Denmark, Switzerland, France,
Great Britain, Ireland and Finland
would have bsen admissible unaer &
stringent educational test.
Immigrants from Russia, Austria
Hungary, Southern Italy, Greece. Port
ugal. Asiatic Turkey. ETC., furnished
percentage of illiteracy over 46 per cent
Twenty years ago these countries fur
nished less than e-tenth of the total
immigration to this country. Now they
furnish more than so per cent, sig
nificant proportion.
The immigrants of northern Europe
are largely a desirable class. The
Scandinavian is a ready made Ameri-
can citizen With the German, Dane
and their compeers he has been q
large factor in the development of the
farms and resources of the middle
west They are Industrious and am
bilious. Schools and colleges grow
naturally and steadily in their COM
munities. No better site for CONNER
cial operations is obtainable than
among these Americanized farmers
from northern Europe. Anarchy fails
to find root there, lacking the vicious
environment and ignorance necessary
to its growth.
immigration from southeastern
Europe, however, does not go to the
slums of the greater cities, especiall.
those of the Atlantic seaboard, where
it contributes the largest proportion tc
the criminal and dependent classes anc
aids to crowd the penal institution:
and the poor houses. Census reports
locate more than three-fourths of th'
Russians, Poles and Italians east O
the eastern boundaries of Iowa. Th'
mode of life, the early training and th'
acquired impulses of this class of i'm
| migrants tend toward a disregard o.
law and the obligations of society
There is certainly need for some test
educational or otherwise. which vii
exclude that class of Immigrant
which, instead of making for the in.
dustrial and social prosperity of tn
country. increase its burden of Grim
and poverty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
GREAT HOSPITALITY TO HENRY.

Alexander the Great, whose ampi-
tions were as wide as the world, is
quoted as saying, "1f were not Alex
ander would prefer to be Dfogenes,
man with nothing who was contented
with his lot. Prince Henry of Germany
might well adapt this thought, and re-
verse the characters involved, by say
ing. .If were not Emperor William
world prefer to be Prince Henry with
everything in America lavished III my
entertainment. He has certainly been
accorded the greatest reception ever
rendered man of SO low rank or
standing In the world. His greeting III
Washington, as the representative OF
1reaf nation. was all that could have
been desired. But it is in New YORK
where he has commanded the greatest
attention Brilliant receptions and
magnificent dinners. and entertainment
at an opera where all the ablest artists
contributed to the program. and where
such an audience has never been seen
before. All the men in the vast audi
ence. including those in the Galleries.
were in evening dress. and the ladies
were glittering with diamonds. Great
est of the civic honors was the confer
ring of the freedom of the city on the
prince. The Tribune says of this act
.sThe city could pay him no higher COM
piiment than to enroll him by the side
of Washington and Hamilton, of Jay
and Lafayette and that "As an ex-
preston of popular esteem, and in it's
association of the recipient with illus
trious freemen of the past, it is no.
where surpassed One of the secrets
the Tribune, is that New York City rs
one of the three or four greatest Ger
man cities Of the world Prince Henry.
q man of democratic tastes, Is thus re-
cefved in spirit of fraternity by hosts
of German-American citizens who are
true to our flag and traditions. and they
dic Aot sui pdsSeu ny olilefS WHO nave
no such ties. 1t is certain that Prince
Henry. and the emperor of Germany
end his people. could wish no greater
expressions of good will and courtesy
AS New York has fairly surpassed
herself, what can Chicago and the west
do? They will not be wanting in eff
forts to make his stay pleasant; and
1 yet it to be hoped that Chicago will no,
&c to extremes in entertaining he,
guest, in spirit that will attempt to
surpass New York. AS a guest of the
nation. and as the representative of q
great country, he is entitled to a gener.
Gus reception, but beyond that our PEG
pie should not go.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
THE MINING OF HARD COAL.

Some interesting facts IN regard 10 tHe
hard coal industry are given in BOOK
lust published by DR.. Peter Roberts,
Who calls his work THE Anthracite
Coal Industry; A Study of the Econo-
mic Conditions and Relations OF the Co
lucrative Forces in It's Development"
The hard coal industry of the United
states is a natural monopoly, because
IF the limited. area in which it is found
in northwestern Pennsylvania. whereas
good bituninous coal is found in six or
eight states east of the Mississippi riv-
err and in a number west of it.
AT present the output of hard coal is
nearly 55.oOo,o0o tons year, while that
of soft coal is four times as large. Cen
orally speaking, hard coal is valued at
over $3.50 a ton at the mouth of the
mine, while the latter is worth scarce
Nv more than ST. Owing to the wasteful
methods of mining now in vogue, three
tons of coal are removed from the earth
for every one sent to market. Unless
there is an Improvement in this respect.
the anthracite deposits will last scarce
ly more than sixty or seventy years. Ii.
tho. one ton could be saved out of every
| two which are mined, and if the pro-
duction could be kept down to 6o.000,0o0
or 10000. 600 tons annually, the supply
might not give out for a century,
The depth to which shafts so down in
the coal measures varies from 200 to
| 1000 feet. A fair average is about 400.
Different methods of timbering and
working the mines prevail in different
districts. Generally, the operator or les
| see of the property maintains the rail-
way, timbering and ventilation, and
bears the expense OF hosting. He deals
| with the skilled miner, who usually has
miner, when busy, can get from $50 to
/ 500 a month. The laborer rarely earns
over 50 day. But mining does not go
on continuously. and u man may be
employed not more than 100 or 200 days
out of the $685. 1t has been estimated
/ that the railroad companies get 374a
/ per cent of the money which the coal
brings, labor 2212, the operator Cor en-
ployer) 20, and Is per cent is consumed
by insurance and royalties.
| DR.. Roberts is convinced that, while
abuses exist under the present system
of ownership, the condition of the
workman would be worse if the state
controlled the property. The company
store, at which the laborer is Otter
Obliged to pay considerably more thar
he would elsewhere. nevertheless has
it's advantages. A wife can thereby gei
the benefit of her husbands earnings II
he is a drunken fellow and is likely tt
sauander his wages recklessly. Still
DR.. Roberts pronounces this institution
I'M American, and points out that tint
agitator finds 1T powerful weapon
/ Both the advantages and disadvantage!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
NIGHT Was Her Terror.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
Distressing Stomach Diseases

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
The First Meeting of Creditors.

In the District Court of the United
statas for the Southern District OF
~ " tho Matter of Ernest E. Harlan. IL
Bankruptcy, Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of Ernest r. Harlan
Marshalltown, in the County of Mars
shall and District Aforesaid, q Bank.
rupt:
Notice is hereby given on the 22d day
of February, A. D. 1902, the said Ernest
Il. Harlan was duly adjudicated bank
rupt and that the first meeting Of
his creditors will be held at my Office II
Marshalltown, Iowa, on the 14th dag Of
March, A. d. 1902, at o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time the said credi-
tors may attend. prove their claims, ap.
point trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business al
may properly come before said meets
ing. GRAHAM w. LAWRENCE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Marshalltown. Iowa. Feb. 2S, 1909.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
Marshalltown. Iowa, Feb. 2s, 1909.
One Wav Settlers Rates.

Will be in effect from all points on the
Iowa Central road to points in Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota on
March 4, II, Is and rs and April ana
8. 1902, at very low rates. If you con-
template making trip 1T will pay you
to consult the nearest local agent OF
the Iowa Central road, or address Geo.
S. Batty, g. P. and T. A., Marshals
town. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
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Iowa Land at 500.
IClear Lake Mirror.


A gentleman from Bristow. Butler
county, who writes to the MARSHALL
town Times Republican on the value of
lowe land. thinks that it is not too
high, Ii, fact 1t is not high enough,
and he predicts that In less than three
years Iowa farms with fair improve
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
Home.eekers' Excursions.

Tickets to nearly all points in the
United States on sale at all ticket OF
fces of the Chicago Great Western
Railway, on the first and third Tues
days of january and February at the
low rate of one fare plus 81 for the
round trip. Good to return in 81 days
from date of sale. For detailed In
formation address ]. A. Ellis. ticket
arent MarshalltoWn Iowa.