Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-24
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

With the mercury at zero TINS was llie
coolest morning of the new year.
Speaking of given names 1t is OF m
terest to learn that there are SIN
George Washingtons in the mouse.
Illinois and Indiana send two each ana
Alabama and New York one each.
The next given in favor is Henry cay
of which there are three; there are
two Benjamin Franklins ana TWO
Thomas Jeffersons.
Navy officials do not believe the Mar
conf wireless telegraphy system suitaoie
for use in time of war; but war Is an
abnormal state of affairs that ought not
10 interfere with it's general success IN
other directions.
Ell Minch, known as the iearheo
farmer" of Bridgeton, N. j., VINO uled
the other day. recently made the loi-
lowing confession: Il have never been
married or in love. never smoked,
chewed. or touched a drop of beer or
other intoxicants: never played DOM
mos, checkers or cards of any KIND
and can not tell one card from announcer.
i have never been to play, even III
church. or a circus. never saw the IN
side of theater, have never skated
with a girl on the ice, altho l was
when boy considered quite skater,
and I think few men experienced the
pleasure that / did when a young
man."
Senator Frye his introduced his ship
subsidy bill and is now anxious to see
how well 1t will float in the troubled
waters (spirits) of congress.
Heavy rains and SHOWS and serious
floods from overlooking rivers nave
been features of weather In the eastern
states. Twenty-Five inches of snow IN
twenty-four hours fell in some portions
of New York state and trains were de-
layed.
Congressman Cummings, OF New
York. is a public-spirited democrat. who,
when test vote was made in the house
on an appropriation for the benefit OF the
American soldiers In Manila, turned an
rrily on his democratic brethren, with
clenched fist in their faces. crying out
that he hoped he might be paralyzed
when he refused to vote to protect an
American soldier. Despite this 100 DEM
ccrats voted the other way.
In the national house the committee
on territories will, ii Is understood, make
a prompt report upon all of the state
hood bills as soon as the public hear
ings have been concluded. The sentiment
OF the committee is almost unanimously
in favor of statehood for Oklahoma and
New Mexico. with majority Of the
committee in favor of the admission OF
Arizona. Delegates from the three ter
ritories, and citizens who have been
working for statehood legislation, have
satisfied themselves that there will be
no strong opposition to the measures in
by that body is practically assured.
Delegate Flynn stated the other day
that he had every assurance that the
senate would act favorably upon Okla
homa's claim for admission. The SEN
ates attitude toward the other aspirants
for statehood has not been fully dis
closed.
st. Louis proposes to stick to 1903 for
the Louisiana purchase exposition.
A significant vote has been taken in
congress on a question pertaining to
rural free delivery. Some one moved to
tack an amendment to the urgent de-
ficiency bill raising the pay of rural car
riers from $500 to $500 per annum 1t
was entirely out of place and the wrong
method of accomplishing the purpose
but the news dispatches state "the mem
bers with rural constituents supported
1t is announced that the states evil