Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-02
Topics Of the Times


Observation-Disclosures
Think of the chief of police of a
city like Omaha. being so completely
dominated by a gambler as to swear
on the witness stand to the gamblers
good moral character!
The American Economist now admits
that it is the trust and combines that
MAKE il necessary for the president
to invite foreign bids in the purchase
Of canal supplies. In another year
even the Economist will subscribe to
the Iowa Idea of no shelter to mon
opoly.
Dr. Robert Stuart Macarthur, declar-
ing that Rockefeller is the soul of
honor, and Chief of Police Donahue
testifying that Dennison is a moral
cit zen. may be classed technically as
expert testimony.
Mulcahey-Phwere yez goin' up the
| ladder or was yez coomin' down, whin
yeH fell?
L
Dim not on top Of thot wall oop there,
Oh must how been coomin' down!
A newspaper writer in Washington
| thinks that the railroads have made a
mistake in attempting to rally the sup
port Of commercial clubs in the large
cities against rate control legislation
on the argument that the smaller
! towns will be affected. All the press
bureau literature that comes to the
T.-R. office seems to argue that rate
reform will injure the agricultural in
terests Of Iowa and destroy the small
town. This literature must be classi-
fled by states.
It is said that Equitable policy hold
ers have become resigned to the con-
dition of their insurance affairs, but
to date none of the officials have re-
signed anything.
DR.. McArthur's assertion that Rock
| eeller is the soul of honor Is probably
based on the religious belief that plety
can cleanse ones morals, hence why
| not the money.
To Governor Douglass decision not
to run for reelection the democratic
papers are demanding: Run him any
way. Winning democrats are too scarce
in New England or anywhere else for
that matter"
It's fortunate that Duchess Cecilia
does not have to do her own work for
the Germans are holding wedding
feasts every day this week In honor
of her union with Prince William.
Even the capacities of Dutch matron
would be overtaxed.
Reading current dispatches after ms
AVN fashion an Iowa farmer talking in
), local bank this week asserted that,
Caesar will now have to sue lor
peace" Smile as the bank clerks ana
others did the rustic was etymologl-
callv correct. Car in Russia, kaiser in
GERMANY, tsar in Bulgaria, and cesar
in Seryia are all notifications OF the
word Caesar first given to the empef-
ors of Rome and adopted in the other
countries to denote the chief ruler.
II is calculated that 1000 persons
make a living in London by begging
and that their average income amounts
to about $1,500,000 a year. Last year
/. 925 persons were arrested for beg
ging in the streets, of whom more than
1900 were sentenced to terms of lm-3
prisonment varying from one week TO
three months. Many of these objects
Of charity were found in possession or
sums of money, and even of bank
books, showing very handsome depos-
it's.
Nine. Emma Calve. the famous sing
err. is one of those people who like to
have their tombs ready for them in
case anything should happen. Some
four years ago the great singer and ac-
tress gave instructions to we'll known
French sculpto to prepare design Tor
her monument, and tho at first ne
thought she was in jest, and hesltated
to begin the work, he soon found she
was in earnest He set to work, there
fore. and modelled a sketch.
It is worth recalling to the atten-
ton of any pessimist who chances to
have the floor that a little more than
century ago the feeling we call hui
manity was as unknown in Europe
and America as it still is In portions
of Asia and Africa. In that evil day
men and women were imprisoned for
debt and with criminals were thrust
into prisons almost beyond the mag
ination of this generation. Idiots. de-
fectives of all Sorts lunatics, and de-
mented persons were treated with
cruelty that brings horror to the mod
ern mind.
First Squirrel-Well, what have you
been doing?
Second Squ1rrel-Looking for the