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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
RIVERS AND HARsoRs

Eleven hundred delegates recently
met at Washington in a convention
having for It's object the Improvement
of waterways and asked congress for
an appropriation of s50,000,oO0. This
conventions object is to secure from
congress an annual appropriation OF
this size, an enormous sum If we were
to look forward few decades. 1t is
not likely that congress will look with
favor on so huge an appropriation and
one which promises so little for the
money expended.
River and harbor Improvement has
earned a bad reputation. 1t Is classed
with the greatest kind of pork, simply
because every community with river
large enough to float a scow or q bay
deep enough for schooner has nagged
its congressman into a frenzy by de-
mands for federal money to be spent
where home interests could get a
whack at it. They have very often and
much too often succeeded. It is not
many years since an Illinois congress-
man succeeded in getting a large sum
Of money spent on the Improvement of
LeFever river at Galena. Galena had
long before degenerated into col
lection of back number buildings. and
vacant store rooms. Fever River" was
ditch. There were no fleets plying
the upper river and had there been
come up Fever River" to Galena. But
they spent the money there and the
decrepit lead mine city Of the sixties
took on hectic flush while the work
lasted. And this was simply an Incl
dent In the river and harbor improve
ment' of those days. Let it be remem-
bered that the Iowa was once classed
among navigable rivers.
Still river and harbor improvement
of the legitimate sort should not be
neglected. There is much that may be
done without pledge of fifty millions
year. However 1t is at present use
less to dream that our two greatest
rivers can be made again the arteries
Of a great commerce. Some day per-
haps, when our population swarms like
that along the Hoang Ho, the Missis-
sippi and the Missouri will support it's
thousands that 1--we on and by the river.
Until then the river must wait The
steamboat has been forced to abdicate
and the locomotive occupies the throne.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
CARNEGIE ON The INHERITANCE TAX.

Henry George, If living, would reach
out the glad hand to Andrew Carnegie
whose article contributed to the cur
rent North American Review on cor
poration and Inheritance taxation, in
cludes one of MIR. Georges aXioms. Mr..
Carnegie favors such taxation that
there may be farer acquisition and
fairer distribution of wealth." and part
paying corpora ton can be made the
rigid collector of income tax for the
government" In the course of his ar
ticle Mr.. Carnegie shows that enor-
nous fortunes are dependent upon the
community" that without great and
increasing population. there could be
no great wealth. He goes on to say:
THE census shows that from 1890 20
1900 the value of real estate increased
from s3s,544,544,333 to s52,537.62S, 16t-
an increase of $12,993,0 S3,S31.
",rhe obvious creator of this wealth
is not the individual but the communi-
ty, as we see in the case Of the two
brother farmers. Property may pass
thru many proprietors, each paying
more for it than his predecessor; but
whether each succeeding owner sells to
his successor at profit depends almost
solely upon whether the surrounding
population increases. Let population
remain stationary and so do values Of
property. Let it decline, and values fall
even more rapidly. In other words, in
creased population--the community -
creates the wealth in each successive
generation. Decrease of population
reduces it, and this law holds In the
whole of that vast and greatest field
of wealth. real estate. In no other
field is the making of wealth so great
ly dependent upon the community, so
little upon the owner who may wholly
neglect 1t without injury. Therefore no
other form of wealth should contribute
to the nation so generously"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11

II had epilepsy for three years.
Each fit followed by chill. Would
bite my tongue until the blood ran
out Of my mouth The best physicians
did not help me, but Wheelers Nerve
Vitalizer did and I have not had TT
since began its use" Mrs. NJ. j. ATT
wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
II had epileptic fits SO that ] was
liable to fall anywhere at any time
suffered for 10 years without getting
relief from the doctors, who CHARGED
me over $1,000. At last was cured by
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer have not
had a fit since used the first bottle
Mrs. Joseph Keller. Converse, Ind.
Surely a medicine that will ours
epileptic fits, the most advanced and
fatal form of nervous disease, may be
depended upon to cure all the milder
forms. such as nervous and general de-
bility, nervous prostration, sleepless-
ness, weak heart action, and all kinds
of weakness, which are but the start
ing points. II 1t is sold by all druggists
at 81 per bottle. j. w. Brant Co. Al-t
bion, Mich. i.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
\ SIXTH DISTRICT OPINION,
fBroolklyn Chronicle.

lDIOVAIyH SLlOiiiSIC.I
There has been surprising lack Of
candor in most Of the discussions as
to reasons why Lacey was defeated.
fractional disturbances had something
to do with 1T; slanderous lies in re-
gard to his making himself million
aire at the expense of the public had
something to do with 1t; the strength
o his opponent locally and as cam
patgler had something to do with 1t;
unfortunate political appointments of
postInasters and other federal officers
had something to do with It; his length
of service and the false assertion that
he amounted to nothing In congress
hs.d something to do with 1t. All of
above causes affected him unfavorably.
but all together they would only have
made the election doubtful. The real
thing which defeated him was the feel
ing prevalent all over the district In
standpat communities as we'll as pro-
gressiye communities that he was a
reactionist and out Of all sympathy
with the reform measures Of the pres
ent Had he vigorously and actively
denounced corporation meddling In poll
tiles he might have saved himself, but
his speeches were along old fashioned
lines, and those who came to hear him
went away with the impression that
there were numerous things which he
feared to discuss. He is to some ex-
tent the victim of political misunder-
standings and mistakes. To much
larger extent he is the victim of his
own failure to grasp the meaning of
the popular political upheavals of the
past few years. There was no con-
spiracy against him. Progressive
Poweshiek treated him badly but not
so badly as did standpat Mahaska or
keokuk. He is a good man, and may
again be power in politics, but his
defeat this year conveys a lesson which
should not be lost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
"seience, St. skinflint and Santa

Science, st. Skinfint and Santa
Claus" is the subject Of William Allen
Whites Christmas talk in the current
number of The American Magazine.
Science is pale and blue nosed,
with pointer in her hand, and
chalk dust in her hair" st. Skinfiint
is "the straight-laced, faced
god of Business" Santa Claus is about
forty 1.-TWO in girth. about thirty-eight
chest measure, about five feet ten,-
maybe Uncle Jimmy, who clerks in the
store on Main street." Following is a
paragraph from the talk:
Santa Claus whom Science cast off
as a myth, and Business sneered at as a
mad man, is the herald of a kingdom
coming. For men have not grown to
their full stature in this world. The
evolution of man still continues. The
spiritual growth men have witnessed
since the dawn of time has not stopped
And the joy that follows giving, which
men know for an hour or a day or a
week or a month, at Christmas time,
some day the whole race must know
for a thousand years and a day. The
desire ito make others happy by self
sacrifice is big in men. When the
Christmas spirit releases it, the desire
runs wild, like an unhoused schoolboy
There must have been a time in the
world when every other good human
instinct was Gagged by custom the year
round and unleashed upon a holiday
There was time when religion meant
piety on Sunday and meanness six
other days. Hence the fanaticism of
the church in the days Of the Inquisi-
ton, hence the mad zeal of the witch
batting Puritans, hence the bigotry Of
defenders of the faith in the middle
ages. There must have been time
when men vaguely felt the call of vir-
tue in their hearts: and then after
many foolish fast days, after centuries
Of excuses of sackcloth and ashes and
after ages of fiagellation, virtue rose
and took real part in human life"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
!: LOOKER.ON IN IOWA !

Ackley Dec. Him round numbers
we have in the state of Iowa $50 banks
and trust companies doing a banking
business. We also have four state
bank examiners, whose duty it is to at
least once year make a thorough ex-
animation Of the books of each bank
and make report of the SINE to the
state auditor Notwithstanding all
this it has been possible for bank to
be bankrupt in fact, for the nominal
assets of a bank may not be worth 20
cents on a dollar, in bills receivable,
bonds. warrants and real estate, which
a bank examiner is forced to report at
the value set upon them by the bank
officials, forced to do so because, he
has no way of actually knowing wheth-
err John Jones' note, signed also by
John Smith for $4,000, is worth face
value.
But the last legislature passed a law
compelling each banking state 1nst1tu-
ton to have an examining committee,
make quarterly examinations, spread
such records on the bank books, and
file the June and December reports
with the auditor of state 1t will be of
interest to many to know just what
these examining committees have to
find out First in tabulated form they
fill out these items: Assets-bills re-
ceivable, United States bonds, other
bonds, municipal warrants, cash, cash
items, due from banks, overdraft, bank
and building lot, other real estate. fur
niture and fixtures, expense, other as
sets. Then comes the liabilities as fol-
lows: Capital stock, individual depos-
its subject to check, demand certifi-
Gates, time certificates, safety deposits
bank deposits, bills payable, re-dis-
counts overdrafts, unpaid dividends.
surplus, undivided profits, due clearing
house.
Then these questions have to be an
swered:
Are the officers or employees bonded?
If So give title of such officers and
employees and amount of bond required
of each.
Kind of bond.
In another table are shown officers
and directors liability.
Names.
Overdrafts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11

q Y &
was accompanied part or rne way 81
Heckenroth, the noted English doctoA
and reached Cape Lopez, on the A.
lantic coast, in October. From Cape
Lopez she went by steamer to Fernan
Vaz and from this village journeyed
to the interior In small bamboo ca
noe, manned by natives. These natives
made the rest Of the trip with her and
constructed the bamboo hut in which
she will live during her stay in the
jungle.
With her Miss Simonton has phono.
graph, and she will study from the rec
ords the words Of the monkeys. AL
ready she has mastered number Of
words. she says, and she believes shS
has made the monkeys understand her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
TO NEW STATE BUILDERS.
A Poem For Oklahoma written by
Freeman T.. Miller of saltwater.

A Poem For Oklahoma Written by
Freeman Il. Miller of saltwater.
Freeman e. Miller, editor of the Peo-
pies Progress at Saltwater, Okla, has
written this poem, "The Builders" ded-
icated to the Oklahoma constitutional
convention. writes Guthrie (Okla)
correspondent of the Kansas City Star:
The people spake out of the silence and
said to the builders of fate:
"Come forth in the glory we give you and
fashion wonderful state:
Come forth for the labor that lasteth and
build for the fetterless ways
The laws OF the tribesmen unconquered
clear down to the ultimate days.
Come forth from the chains and the 81
lence, commissioned with measure
less might,
To order an empire from chaos and make
it a beacon Of light;
To stoop by the fettered and fallen and
crown at the master command
The hopes of a people unfathomed, the
dreams Of miracled land!"
And swift to the call came the builders.
How vagrant the paths of their feeti
Yet, true to the mighty commission, they
journey and mingle and meet,
Each clothed in the garments of wisdom.
hard wrought and hard gathered in
strife,
Stands forth as the master Of seasons to
summon state into life.
o builders. called forth Of the people, not
only for US is your toll!
For tribes that shall follow through shad-
ows the paths of the stars and the
soil.
Through seedtime and harvest forever.
whatever we fashion or frame,
Shall live TIL the land is legend and
time is q meaningless name!
Then prayer for the builders. people!
The God OF our fathers Undue
Tho glories they breathe into being. the
labors they venture and do.
Till all as a blessing unceasing. vision
all perfect, appears
The sword and the shield Of the helpless
through freedoms uncountable years!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
THE CHURCH BROTHERHOOD.

The First Presbyterian church of
Davenport has taken a step that other
churches may follow with profit and a
clear conscience The brotherhood of
the First Presbyterian church." says a
Davenport paper, 'in it's meeting We'd
nesday evening pledged itself to stand
for the non partisan police force, and
for the putting of the city upon a bus
mess basis, regardless of political col
ors mad compilations" In short, the
church or the members of the church,
as a body, served notice that hereafter
it would butt into city politics" for a
square deal all round, irrespective of
party affiliations and without regard to
such toes as might happen to stand in
it's way.
Why not? Church membership in
any city represents an excellent class
Of citizenship The conviction has been
gaining that the man who fails to take
his religion into business falls short of
his duty. City government is a BUSH
ness proposition. 1t is scarcely a par
tisan question. The conduct of city
corporate affairs il question for the
stockholders without regard to political
affiliation. Doubtless an equal number
with greater interests than this
"brotherhood" would be hard to find in
Davenport. The only thing regrettable
about the movement is that it has been
too long delayed.
1t is also very natural movement
The forces that oppose good govern
ment are automatically organized. They
carry city elections, name city council-
men and break the laws of the state
and municipality because they vote as
a unit. The church brotherhood has
learned it's lesson of brotherhood from
the forces of lawlessness and special
privilege.
Welcome the church brotherhood.
Let 1t be sanely differed, reasonable in
its demands and stand for all men
without distinction of class and for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
TERAis:
Boni on the job.

ICount de Castellane has been offered a
position as head waiter In New York
Press Agent.l
The feet that on the boulevards
Once sauntered hero and there
Kick open now the door that guards
The chef within his lair.
The voice that whispered MA cherie!"
In accents low and sweet
Is lately lifted Justify
With Double on the wheat!'
The perfumed fingers. white and soft.
That idled all the day
Now. spreading, deftly poise aloft
A grooming, steaming tray.
Tho accents that In chansons gay
So smoothly used to run
Now sound aloud: zone milk and hap;
Two eggs asleep; draw one''
The lips that slipped the eau de vie
Where love and laughter lures
Now growl with gloomy brusauerie:
''Come. gents. Speak up. What's
yours?"
And you would never dream unless
You heard stified sob
That this brisk. glittering success
Was Boni on the Job.
AJames ]. Montague In New York Amer
ican
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
Liability as borrowers.
I,tahility nc endorsars

Liability as endorsers.
This examining committee also has to
tell the auditor of state
What amount is loaned to corpora
tons in which any of the directors are
Interested?
Have all loans to officers and direc-
tors been approved as per ection 1853
of the code?
In your opinion are all the notes in
the bills receivable genuine?
Have you made personal inspection
OF the same?
the bills receivable the actual property
of the bank and not such as might be
left for safe keeping or collection
Does the bank preserve all cancelled
drafts and certificates?
Are they filed In numerical order?
What amount of certificates of de-
posit represent mo2ey borrowed?
Name of bank or person to whom
issued
Amount of collateral attached.
What rate of interest paid?
What amount of bills more than
three months past due?
Here is more Of their duty to ex-
anime into and make written re-
port:
List OF doubtful paper which should
be charged off Names of borrowers.
List of doubtful paper which should
be secured. Names Of borrowers.
Loans exceeding the legal limit.
(Overdrafts to be classed as loans).
Names OF borrowers.
Has the management directed these
loans to be reduced to the limit
If not. why not?
Has the management directed the
overdrafts to be taken up and the prac-
tice discontinued?
If not, why not?
What is the actual cash value OF the
banking house?
What is the actual cash value of
furniture and fixtures? AZ
What amount of probable loss on
real estate, other than banking prop
erty?
What amount Of bills payable are
outstanding?
What about Of re-discounts are out-
standing?
In making this report does the ex-
amining committee prove for itseif all
items included in this statement or is
the report by an officer of the bank
signed by the, committee without an
actual knowledge of the existing con-
ditions?
Then before notary public they
sign their names.
We the undersigned, the examining
,o,,,,,,;t+aa for the above named bank.
do solemnly swear the foregoing state
ment is true and correct according to
our best knowledge and belief.
Probably dishonest officials will stu
find some way to cover up their res
cality. but If this law Is inforced, 1t
would seem the only plan left is to
take the actual cash on hand and go
to South America
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
That Made No Difference.

Patrick Murphy, while passing dowi
fremont street, Boston, was hit on
the head by brick which fell from
building in process Of construction.
One of the first things he did after be-
ing taken home and put to bed was ia
send for a lawyer. A few days later
he received word to call as his lawye1
had settled the case. He called and
received Ave new 500 bills.
How much did you get 2" he asked
"Two thousand dollars" answered
the lawyer.
1.-TWO thousand. and you give ND
$500? Say who got hit by that bHck
you or met"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
Holiday Rates to Cuba.

The Iowa Central railway will make
a holiday rate of one fare for the round
trip to Havana, Cuba, on December
IS, 10 and TO- return limit January 8.
Passengers will be taken via New Or
leans in connection with the Southern
Pacific Company's steamers. The trip
will be a delightful one, and with the
cheap rates offered for the holiday
season, is particularly desirable at this
time. For information as to rates, etc.,
address A. B. Cults, G. p. & T. A..
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
~ MeDz~A
Could Take His Choice.
! ISuccess


At a recent inquest in q Pennsylvania
town one of the jurors, after the usual
swearing in, arose and with much dig
nity protested against service, alleging
that he was the general manager of
an important concern and was wasting
valuable time by sitting as a juror at
an inquest.
The coroner, turning to his clerk,
said: "Mr. Morgan kindly hand me
.Jervis' (the authority on jurfes).'
Then, after consulting the book, the
coroner observed to the unwilling
juror:
"Upon reference to 'Jervis find, sir,
that no persons are exempt from ser
vice as jurors except idiots. imbeciles
and lunatics. Now, under which head
ing do you claim exemption
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
IOWA Lllk.ons AM NOTES,

The Brooklyn Chronicle saws the
Times Republican is mistaken IN say
ing that the Chronicle is opposed to a
state primary law. 1t considers that
when both political parties declared in
their conventions for state primari IS
the matter was settled, both as to the
TACT that primary law will be passed
and the general nature of that law In
what we have recently said we have
merely pointed out some of the defects
IN primary laws which should as far
as possible be remeded in the new
Iowa statute. The necessary expense
to primary candidates for state office
should be made as small as possible,
and the purchase and sale of news
paper support should be made a Grim
inal offense. If these things are not
done the state offices Will be turned
over to those candidates whom cor
poration money backs the most heav-
ily.''
The objection remains that the re-
moval OF the circle from the ballo.
lessons the vote on the contests of
minor interest" objects the Eldora
Ledger. TT is only BY restoring the
circle that a full vote on these con-
tests can be obtained"
I'VE should not assume that sub
sides will at once give us a merchant
marine" says the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. 1T has not been accomplish
ed in the case of France. which has
heavily subsidized its shipping. To
have American shipping Ike must have
American seamen, and Americans do
not take extravagantly to the sea. The
United States, which pays good wages,
is hardly able to get enough men to
go to sea to man its battleships."
The Nevada Representative thinks
the proposal for constitutional con-
vention is an expression OF reckless
ness"
"Cummins would do fairly we'll for
president, and SO would Shaw, bu.
that man named Roosevelt is good
enough for u.s." enthusiastically asserts
the Humboldt Republican.
1.-THE prestige lost by unions never
will be recovered until they have. had
a house cleaning and have eliminated
the forces which have furnished their
banner" declares the Dubuque Tele-
graph.
The Davenport Democrat expects
"the country will hardly be overwhelm-
ed with the denunciatory resolutions
that union labor will hurl at Shea" but
suggests that organization has never
had better chance to win repute by
branding villain"
The Sioux City Journal has noticed
that when a person gets busy making
his mouth go he is liable to forget the
rest of his machinery.
"Big fortunes are becoming the most
unpopular possessions a man can
have" says the Council Bluffs Nonpar-
ell. "In the first place it is big job
to secure them. It's nuisance to
maintain them and in bequeathing
them they become a source of worry
and embarrassment to the conscien-
tious recipients who may be required
to live up to the proposed inheritance
tax, 1t begins to look as if virtue
and poverty were the only things worth
having"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
Iowa Newspapers
Observation-Disclosures
THE UNIVERSAL CRY.
[sioux city Journal.l

The garden Of Gethsemane is not a
novelty in any land. People have
their struggles there. They cry out,
20 my Father If it be possible, let
this cup pass from me-" hut they are
not so quick to add: 'If this cup
may not pass away from me. except l
drink it. thy will be done" Before
they get, to the point of submission
they take refuge in flight to see what
they may do for themselves. They
do not escape from their enemies;
they fall into the pit that has been
dug for them. and the burden upon
them is greater than the burden Of
the cross.