Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
Topics Of the Times

A Pennsylvania Judge. in rendering
a decision in a suit tried before him,
decides that girls 10 years of age are
not too old to be spanked when there
the limit of the spankable age will
next be in order.
President Stickney of the Chicago
Great Western denies he has been Of
fered a place on the enlarged inter-
state commerce commission. Roose
welt may do much worse in making a
choice. AS railway president Stock
ney is In class by himself and has
accomplished as much in preventing
discrimination in rates and the giving
of rebates as a half dozen railway.
commissions.
1t is customary for state central
committees to recommend a temporary
chairman to conventions but the con-
ventlon can elect one of its own If the
Recommendation is not satisfactory.
What has been Major Rathbun's
record in office? Will some Linn coun-
ty man or newspaper, please answer.
His candidacy has been compelled TO
travel along the side OF the road as
long that we have forgotten to look
into his qualifications for the high Of
flee to which he aspires.
Those who receive letters designed
for others and fail.to promptly return
them to the postoffice are liable to
liable to a heavy fine. On account OF
complaints of mail going astray, the
postoffice department has authorized
postmasters to call the attention OF
their patrons to he law in regard TO
persons receiving mail other than their
own. Attention is called to a federal
law which provides a penalty for will
fully withholding or destroying mail
addressed to others. This law pro-
vides that those who receive mail at
postoffices shall inspect the address
before leaving the office. The penalty
=
mistake is fine of 5000.
Russell Sage before his death made
plans for having his body as securely
cared for as was his wealth during his
lifetime.
If a defeated minority insist upon a
program Of fake contests for the pur-
pose of overthrowing a majority
should the majority accept a partisan
chairman when recommended by a
partisan central committee?
How does it happen that there is an
anti railroad fight going on In the re-
publican caucuses of Nebraska at this
time? Cummins does not live In Ne
braska. The presence Of an issue may
have somthing to do with it.
William J. Bryan has been hobnob-
bling with King Edward and the con-
versation is said to have turned large
ly towards the peace movement. III
Bryan succeeds in bringing harmony
among the followers of democracy he
will be entitled to be numbered among
the great peacemakers, along with
Theodore Roosevelt
The United States district court has
decided that Zion City does not belong
to Dowie. Next week the republicans
of Iowa will render a decision to the
effect that Iowa 10 not owned by the
railroads.
At last reports the car was still
holding his job.
Kipling has joined the reformers and
has put out poem In which England
policy in South Africa is attacked. AS
an instrument of governmental reform
the poem is something new.
George Carter, an inscriptions cor
respondent employed by the Hunter
committee, has presented the story of
how Cherokee county was carried for
Cummins by democrats and as the
result Of his visit to hat county a
protest has been signed by three
mon. This Is the first time we have
heard if there being any doubt about
the convention result in Cherokee
county.
Next to the illness Of Senator Alli-
son in the minds of southern Iowa
readers is their apprehension at the
rumor of Mr.. Blythe's indisposition.
The Hawkeye, however, Gains an agi-
tated public mind by the charge that
such rumors have been greatly exag-
gerated and the Hawkeye gives the as
surance that Mr. Blythe will attend the
convention. What would the reserva-
ton delegates do without him?
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
1.-THE only way Cummins can be de-
fe ated is by sharp tactics, unfair adj
vantages and manipulation of the con-