Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-13
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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City ownership of public utilities af-
fords the best scope for action in Iowa
at present.
President Roosevelts book, "The
Strenuous Life" has been translated
into French under the title, Ella Vie In
tense and is attracting much interest
| in Paris, where he has many admir-
/ ers.
The returns" will not all be in until
the farmer cribs his corn.
! 1t is now considered probable that the
United States will after all buy the
Danish West Indies.
The New Orleans Jim Grow" car law
went into effect last week. The cars are
i divided by screen into two sections.
The seatso f the forward compartments
are for whites and those Of the rear
compartment for negroes. The practi-
! cal effect was that on many cars the
compartment for whites was damned,
while the seats reserved for negroes
| were vacant. Some of the conductors
| would not allow the whites to enter the
Jim Grow seats, while others let them
do so, but insisted on their vacating the
seats in case negroes entered requiring
| the room. which latter movement would
be very hu1niliating to a proud white
man.
According to Premier Balfour. Eng
land dearly loves peace. With the
Irish on one side and an African cloud
on the other, and wreckage behind, the
British lion would like little rest.
4 The Montezuma Democrat begins IFS
a, of democratic politics again by
printing a big rooster to celebrate
Judge Wade's victory.
Billy Mason's friends in Chicago
have thrown up the sponge.
| Il shall go out to Wisconsin this
| week." said Representative Babcock in
| Washington the other night. Il expect
| to meet the delegation from my state
| in Milwaukee on Saturday. / shall not
| formally decide to become a candidate
| for1the speakership until after l have
had an opportunity to confer with my
colleagues from Wisconsin, My candi-
dacy will not be in the interest of Mr..
DalzelI, Mr.. Cannon, or anybody except
myself The east has the president of
the United States and the president of
the senate. The west has majority
of the republican votes in the house of
representatives, and is, believe, fairly
entitled to the speakership. If did not
believe this would not be candidate"
1t is remarkable what results can be
obtained from small lucent For
Sale or Want lad" in the Times
Republican. Expert advertisers esti-
mate that $4,000 people read a single
edition of a newspaper with a circula-
ton like the IRIS. and out of that
great number some one is always sure
to appear who wants the goods adver-
tised or can supply the want pub
lished.
Chicago school teachers have voted
to affiliate with the Federation of La
Dor, believing they will thus increase
their power and influence.
Vice Governor Luke E. Wright, of the
Philippine islands, in a recent inter-
view, declared. There is degree of
peace and safety in the Philippines
now that was never reached under the
Spanish rule. The Spaniards used to-
pay the brigands to keep peace, but we
have refused to continue this system.
After the passage of the Philippines
bill last year we established the insular
constabulary and we now have 5000
men enrolled. We find that they are
the best men for the business and they
have cleared the province of law
breakers with great activity. The serv-
ice is one which appeals to the natives,
for the police are chosen from the
tribes among whom they must serve.
The future of the islands will be great
one, but railroads are badly needed and
may be built soon by American CAPT.
tal@ This shows how desirable Ameri-
can occupation is to the island.
Governor Elect Bailey Of Kansas, to
fulfill an election agreement, is
looking for q wife to preside over the
new executive mansion. He will prob
ably find the task an easy one.
"True 1t costs more to live than 1t
used to, but it is worth something to
be alive these days." remarks the Chi
cago Tribune.
In few years white oranges may
grace the American dinner table or the
Italians fruit wagon. One of the ex
plorers of the agricultural department
discovered this freak of nature in his
rambles along the shores of the Medit-
erranean some months ago, and
brought some cuttings from the tree to
the United States. These We're careful
ly grated on an ordinary stock at the
department grounds, and are now three
feet high. A cutting of this plant was
sent to Santa Ana, Cal, to be tried in
that climate. A couple of years will see
the first fruit. If it proves of fine fla
vor cuttings will be widely scattered,
and In time the white orange may be as