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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
PROHIBITION ABANDONED.

| A vote of three to one in the New
Hampshire legislature TO substitute a
local option license law for the present
lprohibitory law would indicate that
even among temperance people the APP
plicatfon of a prohibitory law has
proved failure. There is no question
but what the majority OF the people of
the state are temperance people and
would suppress the use of intoxicants
liz possible in fact it would be difficult
to name state in the union in which
the majority of it's electors would not
vote in favor Of temperance IL they
knew just what measure would best
serve their purpose. Ire question OF
method is what puzzles them.
So is it in New Hampshire that a
people who have maintained prohibi-
tory law on their statute books for al
most half century now vote to estab-
lish a legalized saloon under stringent
regulations and in SO voting they are
doing what they think is the best for
the cause of real temperance. Evil
dence before the legislature showed
that federal licenses for the retail sale
of intoxicants had been taken out by
druggists in the state to the number OF
one for every $50 inhabitants. 1t was
apparent that the prohibitory law did
not prohibit the sale and use of liquors
and it was thought best to 1egalize the
sale in saloons that could be watched
and regulated. A majority of both po-
#Iitfcal parties in the legislature favored
the change to local option license law
and according to the votes Of their rep
resentatives 121 cities favored the
change to eight that opposed 1t, and OF
the towns, which correspond to our
counties, ninety-seven favored the
change to seventy-six that opposed.
The new law fixes the closing hour at
IL o'clock, sales to minors are prohib-
tied and cities are given power to pre-
scribe further restrictions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
Phetoaraph. Everywhere

Photographs of real people are seen
in odd situations nowadays.
Photographs of members OF ones
family or friends have long been COM
mon In brooches, watch fobs. neck
charms, and badges, but now they are
set in the most inconseQuent of dress
essentials and toilet appointments.
+ A girl fastens on her hat with pin
that ends off in her sweethearts pic
ture or reflects the features of her baby
sister.
The mother wears her sons likeness
set in one-half of a belt buckle. with
his wife's picture perhaps as a COM
panion piece.
end of deacon's walking cane or show
out in the handle of his umbrella.
The beau has his loves photograph
on his match safe or in ring setting
of bulb-like proportions.
A glimpse at the catalog Of the most
up-to-date Photographic jewellery
shows pencil tops, bracelets. with four
and five bangles cuff links and hair
fasteners all decorated with portraits.
Some are tinted on porcelain and set
in framework of lacquered metal;
others are black and white, chased
gilt and plated silver setting.
The most striking of the hatpins and
dress fasteners are enriched with fire.
eyed or grass-green stones. Others
are set in glittering white brilliants.
When the likeness on the hatpin is of
an elderly man or woman, maybe the
father or mother of the wearer, the
contrast between the sober, common
place features and the gay setting is
interesting.
Not only articles of adornment now
boast the familiar photograph. They
are set in paper-weights and on the
upper left-hand corner Of clocks. are
even mounted in vases and on the backs
of hand mirrors and of brushes of
various sorts. And the visitor to any
one of the popular cemeteries may
discern them set behind glass as the
chief ornament of gravestones
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
A Minnesota View.

st. Paul Pioneer 1TeSS.J
AS the leading state of the section
in which interest in tariff revision is
strongest, it was fitting that President
Roosevelt waited until he reached
Minnesota to define his views on that
subject. That his clear, forcible and
conservative statement will have
great influence in settling northwestern
opinion on that subject is not to be
doubted. For while his review of the
situation accorded with the under
standing of a large number of those
who believe in tariff revision, there
are undoubtedly great many others
to whom this tariff revision has meant
a complete overhauling of the sche-
dulles and a general lowering of the du-
ties To these persons the explanation
OF the president will serve as eau
ton. 1t will open their eyes to the
full meaning of their demands and to
the difficulty of granting such de-
mands without causing infinitely great
er evils than any of them thinks of at
tributing to the present tariff schedules.
That the policy of protection is estab-
lished permanently to all intents and
purposes is an article of faith which
has as large proportion OF adher-
ents in the northwest as in any section
of the country, and Presidents Roose-
velt's doctrine that the aim should be
to preserve the protective tariff and
yet to make from time to time such
changes in specific schedules as chang
ing economic conditions In specific in
dustries make necessary, is a terse
statement Of the tariff creed of the
northwest. So concise a statement is
in itself valuable for its clarifying in
ftuence on opinion. But the supple
mentary explanation of the practical
difficulties in the way of giving effect
TO the creed will tend to discourage
unreasonable demands. For the pres
ident emphasized the fact that not
only Is protection important. but that
stability in the schedules is no less Inn
portant. An overhaulng of all the
schedules at one time, even with no
intent hostile to the tariff systems
would involve serious disturbance
of business and would threaten the
prosperity which the country is now
enjoying. And even change in a
specific schedule, though desirable In
itself, may, owing to certain conditions.
be temporarily inadvisable.
In short, the presidents position was
that while it is undoubtedly advantage
eous and necessary to change certain
schedules from time to time, thorough
revision is not to be thought of, and
the expediency OF specific changes is
not to be determined by the interests
OF particular Industries which would
benefit by such changes. but by their
effects on the general business situa-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
the AUDITOR AND muTuALs.

with the growth of insurance bust
ness the multiplicity Of problems defy
ing solution becomes constantly more
lperplexing. 1t has not been long since
the revelations Of special actuaries re-
pardiny the business methods Of gold
bond" insurance companies nave
shocked the people of this state. AT the
ssma time there are hundreds of life
companies doirg clean, fair
business in Iowa and 1t is great cues
| ton whether condemnation OF the bad
lis not going to do more injury to the
business of the good companies and to
all insurance than Its curative results
will compensate.
Likewise there are hundreds of mu-
|tual insurance companies doing an
honest, helpful business turnout the
state In providing indemnities in cases
| OF loss by fire, lightning, storm or ac-
Icidents and among them are many ma
ntpuIated by scalawags who dupe and
bleed the policy holders for enormous
salaries and excessive as well as ficti-
.io,1s expense accounts. 1t is these tares
among the wheat that State Auditor
Carroll seeks to eradicate in his appli-
cation to the attorney general for de-
cision as to his rights in regulating the
management of these concerns. When
the mutual insurance law was passed
great authority was vested in the state
auditor over all such companies and 1t
has appeared to Auditor Carroll that
the intent of the law was to make him
the protector of the public in its rela-
tons with these companies. II so he
does not purpose to tolerate certain
abuses in the way of exrravagant man
agement which he sees are being prac-
t1ced. The people of Iowa will applaud
his efforts to give them the service they
have long expected in vain from this
state Office and it is hoped that the at
itorney general will find the law suft1-
GENTLY fruitful of rights and privileges
| to enable Auditor Carroll to enforce his
demands for honest aud economical
management as the price for the privi-
lleges of state franchise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
OLDEST LIVING IowAN?
TAlbion Union.


John Adams, who lives one mile east
John Adams, who lives nine miles
east of Abba on the Blakesburg road,
was in town Wednesday. In CONVEX
sation with him we learned that he was
SO years old. yet, was born In Iowa.
We feel sure that this establishes his
claims to be the Oldest living native
Iowan. His father, John Adams, be-
longed to the regular army. member
of Captain Rileys command, and was
stationed at Council Bluffs Mrs. Ad-
ans was also with the command. Two
months after the birth of young Adams
his father died. Some time later the
mother moved to Ohio. In 1850 Mr..
Adams, having come to mature man
hood, came out to Blackhawk, Iowa,
and was there married. He moved to
Monroe county in '53, and for the past
fifty years has resided in Monroe and
Wapello counties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07

and saw one of my men Snatched up In
the lake devils jaws and hurled into
the air. Then / swan faster, not look
ing back. And three times more
heard a scream, and I knew that all
my men were dead. But did not look
around until my feet touched the bot
TOM Then saw that the lake devil
was swimming after me. His swimming
was as the rush of one of the steamers
that travel over the great water.
IT ran thru the shallow water and
lin the steep bank. But the lake devil
swan faster, and reached the shore and
chased after me- l heard the kissing
of his breath and felt the wind OF 1t on
my cheek. And as ran drew my re-
volver and fired backwards as swiftly
as l could pull the trigger, but with
out looking around or csasing to run.
Perhaps one of my shots hit him in tho
eye, or he may have wished to return
to the lake and devour the bodies OF my
comrades. Whatever the reason, he
stopped his pursuit. Bit ran on and
on, without stopping, up the steep bank
and thru the forest and down the side
of the mountain. For had seen the
lake devil and I, Lasca, who have faced
death many times, was afraid so that I
tremb1ed like scared child and my
bones seemed to melt within me. And
I ran on until darkness came and then
I fell to the ground and slept. For
had seen the devil and still lived"
Lasca drew long breath and seated
himself YEARLY on the ground. Captain
jackson was greatly puzzled over the
matter. Had it been an; other Of the
~, 1,o would foan
inclined to laugh at the tale. But Las
ca, the fierce old Arab. who all his life
had seen battle and sudden death in all
the various forms they are to be met
with in Central Africa,--it must have
been some real and terrible danger 20
utterly to unman him. Captain jack
sons sporting blood was aroused ana ne
determined to follow up the adventure.
We'll, Lasca," he replied, there's
only one thing to do, and that is to find
out more about this creature you call
the lake devil. Tho what kind Of an
animal he may be can't imagine from
your description"
II know every kind Of animal in Af-
RIGA" said Lasca decidedly. He is no
animal, but a devil that came up from
the center of the earth. Bullets will not
pierce his skin, and 1t is death to go on
the lake Even a devil can not Tight
against fate, and 1t was not kismet that
1 should die. But to go on the lake
second time would be to laugh at fate
which none can do and live"
..Devil or not" answered Captain
Jackson. "we'll organize hunting par-
ty and find out about your monster. His
skin may be too thick for bullets. but
IL he's flesh and blood dynamite will
get him."
The next day the hunting party
T(,.,.;,,,,ad an Fifth pa~pN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07

the lines and Let it down, but it did not
touch the bottom. l tied the second one
to the first, but that cd not touch.
Then [ fastened on the third line, but
then the stone sank down the length of
the three lines, nearly two miles. So l
gave the order to haul W the line. My
men were busy drawing 1T up and l
was idly watching the LAKE, when saw
something dark coming up thru the
deep water.
cit is the big crocodile the natives
think is the DEVIL / said to my men.
I will show him what rifle can do
But as I prepared my gun the thing
drew nearer, and thru the clear water
of the lake l could see that was no
crocodile. called to my men to drop
the line and get their rifles ready. Even
then thought it was only a water SER
pent that had grown to an unusual size.
But before l could get a clear view of
the creature, so swiftly was 1t swim
ming toward the top, there was little
uprising of the water at the side of the
raft and the thing broke thru to the
surface. And then knew that the ma
tives had not lied, and that there was
devil in the lake.
First came up heal, larger by far
than that of any elephant, with grin
ming jaws and big teeth. Then came
the neck like that Of snake, but ris-
ing fully forty feet from the body. The
body resembled huge turtle, but larg-
er than six hippopotami together. 1t
had fins and long, heavy tail that
dashed the water to foam. From the
grinning jaws to the tail must have
been nearly hundred feet, tho 1t
seemed much farther.
1.-THE lake devil lifted his head far
into the, air above us and opened his
jaws. A tall man could have stood up
right in them and his head would
scarcely have reached the upper jaw.
AS we saw the head above us all
thought we were dead. My men fired
wildly and leaped into the lake. But I
thought, devil or not, would hit him
with at least one bullet. Taking aim
at the waving neck. fired. The bullet
was from a Lee-Metford and struck
him fairly in the neck, but made no
more impression than a pebble thrown
by child. The lake devil struck down.
ward with his head and the heavy logs
of the raft were splintered is they had
been rotten twigs. Each man swan
towards the shore as quickly as posi-
BILE. / had dived deep md swan I'M
der water when left the raft. When
I rose to the surface heard a scream
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07

ward. The sooner full responsibility
may be placed upon the unions the
better he believes for employer and
employe. The union must cease to OPP
pose new methods and must lay aside
the criminal boycott and the sympa-
thetic strike. Shorter hours and the
consequent employment of more men is
part of the bishops platform. In the
ultimate coalition of capital and labor
he sees a danger from which the pub
lie may in time need protection for
itself
Our fierce competitive system he
charges with most of the industrial
evils that afflict us. AS nation we
desire riches above all else. We are
a nation without ideals and our faith
in education is based on it's ability
to enable us to get money. These are
some of the charges the bishop makes
against the competitive system and the
American people.
These are bitter words, more bitter
because they carry with them the sting
of truth; but not entire truth. There
bishop in his conclusions both as to the
competitive system and the national
lack of ideals. II our faith In educa-
ton is based upon it's value as an
assistant to money getting it has made
the common people Of the United
States the best educated in the world.
country that spent billions in money
and millions in lives to accomplish the
abolition Of slavery may scarcely be
charged with an entire lack of ideality
or sincerity. If our competitive sys-
TEN carries evil in it's train it as we'll
holds infinite possibilities Of good. 1t
has placed this country in the van Of
industrial nations and today industry
lis merely another term for civilization.
It has made the American workman
the highest type of his kind. II it
destroys it also creates. 1t is natures
plan of evolution seemingly savage and
cruel-but it ends in the higher type.
Under the present system the chance
for the poor to become rich, the ignor-
ant educated and the obscure to gain
prominence is certain as sunrise. Eff
fort dies with competition and our pres
ent system OF competition, fierce as it
is, is the apotheosis of opportunity. 1t
lis question whether to drag all man
kind down to level of mediocrity
We're better than to retain system
where a few climb to success by right
of natural force over those weaker
than themselves. What Bishop Spauld-
ing would substitute for the competi-
tive system is not SO clearly defined.
Not socialism with its dead levels but
possibly some compromise between So
cialism and the system which calls for
the survival of the fittest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure,
unadulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thou
sands of cases OF piles that would not
yield to any other treatment, and this
fact has brought out many worthless
counterfeits. Those persons who get
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
are never disappointed, because 1t
cures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
Eurip Tires- 5asralnr ana 4urdag pri1 1903

board!" A hush of horror followed this
gravely delivered speech, for most OF
those in the audience were connected
by close family ties with the navy.
What was the name OF the vessel?"
came voice from the rear of the hall.
"The submarine boat Holland replied
the instructor. as he lodged and made
.. hasfu exit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
Home seekers Excursions.

Homeseekers' rates to nearly all
points on sale at low rates by the Chi
cago Great Western railway on the
f1rst and third Tuesdays Of each month.
November to April inclusive. Availa-
BILE in the thru tourist sleeping cars.
For particulars apply to ]. A. Ellis.
ticket agent. Marshalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
Makes a Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly. OF all the salves you ever
hard Of Bucklin's Arnica Salve is the
best. 1t sweeps away and cures Burns.
Sores Bruises. Cuts. Boils, Ulcers.
Skin Eruptions, and Piles. It's only
rs cents and guaranteed to give salts
faction by George p. Powers, drug
Oh st
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Discussing Roosevelt's tariff views
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil says: ITO
some the presidents speech may be dis
appointing because it does not go so far
in determining the present need of re-
vision as they would have him go. but
lie he erred in not going this far he
erred on the side of a wise conserva-
tism. Revisionists may still stand on
the presidents platform
"Adhering to the belief that the pen
is mightier than the sword" the Cedar
Rapids Gazette advises that 1.-The en-
ragged Germans should keep on writ
ing
The Cedar Rapids Republican thinks
IAN occasional paper will print the Hon.
A. Van Wagenen's speach, but nobody
outside the proof reader will read It,"
The Republican says the judge is
talking about what everybody knows to
be nonsense, and just now everybody is
busy"
The Dubuque Times finds "a most
serious objection to government owner
ship is that our civil service rests on a
spoils basis. Government ownership
would place one million places in the
railway service at the disposal Of the
successful party. The party controlling
such immense patronage would control
the elections, even tho it had given a
corrupt or unwise administration"
"a few more banquets such as was
held in Des Moines or April 2 will
make Roosevelt's election practically
unanimous" remarks the Clinton Her.
aid.
There isn't going to be split in the
republican party" avers the Boone
News, "but some Of the newspapers are
going to have the undermining pulled
out of their foundation this summer"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
RAILWAY TIME TABLES
IOWA GENITAL RAlLwAY.

ZINE table Ut Marshalltown. effective Feb
Il, 1909.
GOING NORTH
@,yrfvs Depars
SIS d, No. i st, Paul Mail $50 u m
n 81 q M. No. s, st. Paul Express. 1859 a m
I.66p "a No. 4 Mason City Nall -. 5.Sl p m
49,. No. A. Local Freight. q. IS = %
ECO m. No. II. Way EreigE....
GOING SOUTH
oEbp N No. z st. Louis g. Kansas.
-. -. City Mail ..ss pm
kt5a IA. No 1. Peoria Mall ..... els . m
3Lb . m. No. 49, Local Freight.
No, IL Local Freight. a. 80 q m
Nos !, :, S and daily. ALI other trains
lAily except Sunday.
Story City Brunch.
FROM STORY CITY.
1855 p. No; Is. Mail
;l5n. n. No. is. Mixed .........
TO STORY CIYY.
No. 27. Mail .ll:40l m
49, No. s., WAY Freight. ...6:25 a. m
No. 81. Mixed .6:1oD. IN.
AN trains on Story City Branch daily ex-
g. ss T1TTyEMoRE, = & &: T. 8 i: 4.
Traffic Manag or minneapolis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
ca N. W. RAILWAY.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN nv.
Maple Leaf Route.

TRAINS SOUTH
M D. M. Xxx 6. Limited. -. SOFA m
M u. NJ. st. j, & X O. Express g.30 m
No. Southwestern Express. 5..... 6.l9 p M
TRAINS NORTH & EAST
No. Twin City & Chicago specl. 400 m
M. / ST. Paul X Chicago Exp -. 1880 m
No. Twin City Chicago Linz. 10. 80 p m
All trains daily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
BEWARE OF QUlNINE
PREPARATIONS

They'll make you deaf. Bromo-Lax
the new cold cure contains no quinine.
Cures colds and headaches quickly.
Contains mild and soothing laxative.
All druggists sell it, 25c per box.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07

CONTINUED on Fifth Pase.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07

"a few more banquets such as was
held in Des Moines or April 2 will
make Roosevelt's election practically
unanimous" remarks the Clinton Her.
MID
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07

At an amateur dramatic performance
in the naval academy on April one
of the instructors played a new April
fool joke. The audience had assembled
and everything was in readiness for
the curtain to be rung up. when one of
the instructors made his appearance
carrying in his hand telegram. II
wish to make an announcements very
sad announcement" he said in funereal
tones. "Under the circumstances it
scarcely seems fitting that the enter
tainment should proceed. Word has
just been received that one of the ma
WIS vessels has gone down with all on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-18
HEARST AND TAMMANY.

There is every reason TO believe
that William Randolph Hearst will
have to be- considered at the next
national Democratic convention. His
campaign for the presidential nomina
tIOn Is no longer considered as merely
an ambition nursed by Hearst and
a few friends Considering that nc
man in American politics today ms
o stronger mold on the labor vote than
MIR. Hearst. recent manipulationg III
the checker board make him for.
midablo factor in Democratic circles.
Bryan Is no longer a candidate. rom
Johnson is out OF the question, German
is stronger by the Maryland election
returns, but then New York mus; w.
reckoned with.
Charles A. Edwards Of Wesh,n0ton
City refers 10 the recent election and
its aftermath as follows:
William Randolph Hearst, whose
papers were the only ones in New
York City that stood Loyalty to the
Democratic ticket and which under his
able management, put fire and ginger
nd red hot fight into the campaign will
have the gratitude Of Tammany for
the good work In the interests OF his
party and OF It's ticket That means
that Mr.. Hearst will be the New York
candidate for the presidency and If
50 that means he will be the next
nominee. The result in Ohio, from
a Democratic standpoint, means that
Tom L. Johnson is eliminated from
the presidential equation and the re
German still has hopes Capital