Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-25


republican majority was almost Wipet
out i'm Des Moines that fall" says tn,
Shenandoah Sentinel. but the printed
ballots used in the election contained
MINIS name for representative. How
does the Sentinel account for discern.
ancies between it's statement and the
facts?
Senators may conspire in studied in
suit to LaI'ollette, but the people will
not be turned from him by any such
girls play. Many a senator long in
the service will have to secure an ex-
tension of life to acquire the public
esteem now enjoyed by LaFolette.
The rage for fancy buttons on equal
Nv fancy waistcoats has gone so far
in London that buttons bearing ladies'
portraits are being worn.
so YOU live here with your uncle -
Yes: he's my first fathers brother"
According to a bulletin of the inter-
state commerce commission, issued re-
Gently. many of the casualties to pas
uted to inexperience of employees and
excessive hours of labor, For the three
months ended December 81, the bulletin
shows $50 passengers and employees
killed and 1907 injured. This is an
increase of So killed and 732 injured
over the preceding three months.
800
Paper milk bottles which We're prom
are likely to appear in the market al
most any day. Their great merit is
that they cannot be used a second time.
Hence, neglect to wash them proper
Iy cannot be attended with the con-
sequences which often follow similar
treatment of glass bottles. There is
.alk, too, of manufacturing beer and
soda water bottles from the same ma.
.erial. Whether these would have any
particular sanitary value may, per-
haps, be questioned, but refilling a re-
,eptacle with an imitation of the orig
nal contents would be effectualy pre-
vented.
Congress will do we'll If it completes
he Panama canal at an expenditure
Of two hundred millions within ten
years. The people of San Francisco
will have rebuilt their city at an ex-
penditure of like sum within two
years.
People who read the advertisements
Of agents wanted to sell new book on
San Francisco disaster" are struck
With wonder that a book could be pro-
luced in so short time but a news
paper like the Times-Republican with.
,ut a padded Sunday edition, in one
week has given it's readers for 10 cents
/ 300-page book full of reading mat
er about the terrible disaster. Copy
las been prepared by men on the
ground, telegraphed from the Pacific
coast and edited by experts AT the |
same time in these six days the
Times Republican has found space in
is six issues for three other books
ull of interesting news and editorial
natter. The man who pays Sl.oV for
/ modern book will get just three times
he amount of reading matter for 10
.ents in daily newspaper.
The presidents Recommendation of
he American Red Cross as peculiar
v desirable agency of transmittal vii!
,e we'll received. There is no question
If it's fitness. Since its recent reor-
and under its present d.
'ection that institution is not only
worthy of all confidence, but also it
lives ample assurance OF efficiency In
he work of forwarding, distributing
nd administering aid.
The relief work at San Francisco
will be in charge of former Mar
halltown man. Dir. Edward L. Devine,
ow general secretary OF organized
harities in New York City, but princi-
al of the Marshalltown schools in 81
nd 'SS. DR. Devine's brother, ply
ician now living in Marshalltown, and
lember of the city council may be
allied to assist in the San Francisco
york.
A committee on public buildings and
rounds has recommended to congress
n appropriation for $7,ooo,oo0 build
lg to house the departments OF JUS
ice state and commerce. what a
larvel will the city of Washington be
fly years from now.
Since Steffens is sure the president
,as not hitting at him the president
,ay vet be called upon for blue prints
, direct public sentiment toward the
ight spot.
When the c., B. & @. was fined $780,
90 and costs for disorderly rebate con-
uct, wonder if the editor was asked
. keep it out of the paper?