Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
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The supreme court OF Idaho has de-
clared the state depository law uncon-
stitutiorai and the state treasurer VII.
hereafter get a whack at the interest
on the public money.
The first number of Thrift" month";
" magazine TO he published at Cedar
Rapids, made It's appearance with the
new year. Will l.. Hoff and Mrs. r.
NJ, Howard are the editors. 1t viii
iced radical Improvement If ii is to
make good the promises of It's pro-
spectus and become literary and ed
ucationaa magazine" in the complete
sense Of the words. The January num-
Der contains no striking features.
The Charles City Daily Press. which
is estering on It's eighth year. frankly
confesses that its task is hard one
and that dts life were TO be lived over
it wouldn't live 1t. The Press thinks
daiiv journalism in a town of less than
10000 population too strenuous
proposition.
The French admiralty has just or
,;eraI some remarkable experiments in
naval gunnery. They are to be con-
Quoted by The warship Condo, from the
ocean which borders the great gun
ranges near Torrent, to an armored
harbette turret 6ismounted from the
ship to the ranges. The distinguishing
feature of these tests is that the turret
will be occupied by the usual lighting
complement of officers and men while
und4r fire. The shell of six and
three quarters inch quick-firinS gun
will be used. The tests will supple
ment those recently conducted on board
the Suffren. when sheep We're in the
turret. THE latter tested the indirect
effects of modern shells upon living or
ganisms. Those of the Condo will test
the effects of conclusions on the turret
itself and on human beings.
There were. 5l4 cases of pneumonia
in Chicago last week. of which 1Ss
were fatal. This Is greater percent
age of fatalities than in any other De-
cember week, and the alarming In
crease of the disc ase has caused the
health department to Issue a vigorous
warning and recommend that immedt-
ate steps be taken to stamp out the
epidemic.
Secretary White, of the United Gar
ment Cutters declares he can sac ull-
mistakahle signs of revulsion of pub
lie sentiment regarding the labor
movement. This he attributes to
causeless strikes and abuses in the
name of unionism which have inspired
a dread of the future. Typographical
Union No. is of Chicago he's reconsid-
cred its intention to build 2 temple for
the use of the Typographical Union.
The .awlessness and unbrid'ed license
of the years medley of strikes in Chi
cago have made sentiment SO unfavor-
able to unionism that conservatism is
the rule among the respectable and in
telligeit unionists. What the fedora
ton needs is a complete housekeeping
and a new start
The Utah mine workers have placed
Mormonism on the unfair list and will
do all they can to assist in the unseating
Of Senator Reed Smoot. This is an in
teresting clash between two one-ideaed
organizations. The unions want all
the work and the Mormons want all
the women.
Suitable TeXt.-'Dr. Thirdly is GER
=tainls an up-to-date Clergyman" said
Fosdick.
"So?' said Keedick.
Eyes. sir. One of his parishioners
was killed by the explosion of his au
tomobile. and the doctor took for the
text of his funeral sermon the Biblica.
account of Elijah going TO heaven in
chariot of fire Smart Set.
The Lone Tree Reporter is authority
for the statement that in spite of the
fact that her husband IS serving life
sentence in states prison, Mrs. Charles
Holada still loves him TO such an ex-
tent that she sends him reading mat
ter for his comfort while alone in the
prison cell. But If M. Holada's af-
isctions are to be measured By her lit