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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
rSinux CITY Tribune /

AlarmiSt conservatives may call II
socialism, when the president segre-
gates 100000 acres of the most pro-
ductive coal land in the public domain,
but there will be disposition on the
part of the people to applaud his inter-
ference since the primary object is to
protect the country from the coal
monopoly and insure against any
event of strike. 1t is true that the
president has been obliged to antici-
pate the passage of an act of congress
authorizing his action. but the body
can scarcely fail to approve. There is
nothing revolutionary in the presi-
dents proposal. To Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin belongs the credit
for bringing the matter up in the sem
ate in an effort to secure legiSla ton. 1t
is his idea which the president has in
dorsed The coal land embraced in the
recent order is by no means all that
belongs to the public domain, but the
tracts segregated contain enough fuel
to supply the nation for many years.
The order covers the best fields in
Colorado. Wyoming, New Mexico, Ari-
iona and other western states as es-
tablished by the geological survey.
Thru illegal entry and thru various
other unlawful means the great. cor
porate interests of the country We're
rapidly acquiring control of this coal
land. If it We're not necessary to pro-
tect the people from the rapacity of
the coal producing interests. it would
still have been good business for the
president to have taken such step.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03

10 per cent on $500 land. There was
nothing exceptional about the piece of
land on which the wheat was grown
nor was 1t new land. The tract has
been under cultivation for many years.
And yet the average yield OF wheat in
this state In recent years has hardly
been one-third of 55 bushels. and one
fourth of that yield is still more COM
mon There is a corn field near Cedar
Rapids. 40 acres in extent, which will
go 70 bushels to the acre, unless the
hopes of that field are blighted in the
near future Some Of the land is turns
ed over pasture and meadow, and 1T
has been rightly tended to. And yet
the average farmer of the state is glad
to get trine over 80 bushels to the
acre. and many farmers do not get
more than % bushels. There is some
difference in FARMS. OF course, but
there is a still greater difference be-
tween farmers.
These exceptional yields are worth
taking note of in the papers because
they will show what can be done with
Iowa soil. There is no use in wearing
out the soil of state like this for Il
dozen bushels of wheat or two dozen
bushels of corn to the acre. Better
than to get such driblets from the
soil is to let the soil lie fallow for a
few years. Iowa soil can be made to
produce % per cent more of everything
that it produces. And that Is per cent
would be all profit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
LIFE coNvIcT,s STOCK DEAL
How "WaT Streets Dend Man" Dou-
bled His Fortune.

bled His Fortune.
The success OF the stock speculation
of the Dead Man Of Wall Street be-
came known recently In New York
when after years of litigation the safe
ty deposit box in which Alphonse j.
Stephani locked up his worldly posses
slons before his life Imprisonment be-
gan was broken open and it was found
that during the years which he has
been clvilly dead his fortune has almost
doubled, says the New York American.
Fifteen years ago Stephan was coli
victed of the murder of Judge Clinton
g. Reynolds. He entered plea of in.
sanity and was sentenced to life I'M
prisonnent. For years he conducted a
brokerage office III his cell in Sing Sing
and not only made immensely protita-
Bile investments himself, but directed
the investment of his mothers fortune
to such advantage that her wealth was
greatly increased.
Shortly before the murder Of Judge
Reynolds Stephani invested $4,000 IN
stocks, which, with $31 900 in other Se-
curities, he locked up in a box of the
State Safety Deposit company. When
the box was broken open on the order
of the courts 1t was found that with
the accumulated dividends and the
greatly increased valuation of the
stocks. this fortune Of $4,000 had
about doubled.
The agent who carried on his prison
speculation for him was ]. Lynch PEN
dergast. manager of the National Safe
ty Deposit company, who was close
friend OF Stephani. At Stepbani's re-
quest all the stocks which were pur-
chased in this way were sent to Frank
furt, Germany, and locked in safety
deposit boxes Proceedings are to be
carried on in Germany to get posses
sion Of these securities.
When StephaIi was transferred from
Sing Sing to the state hospital at Dan
nemora seven years ago conditions
changed and he no longer had money to
take ..fiiers" in Wall street. The New
York Central and the Pennsylvania
stopped paying the dividends on his
stock holdings. and being ciyilly dead,
he could not bring suit to force them to
pay up. The relatives Of this dead
man were fighting for the management
of his property. With the death Of his
mother two years ago however, this
fight ended, and an uncle, who was the
only remaining contestant, had the
Trust Company of America appointed
guardian of this property.
In this fight for the control Of Ste
phanis wealth the contestants had fig
ured without the dead" man. He held
the key to the safety deposit vault In
which his treasures were stored, and
he refused to give 1t up. The State
Safety Deposit company Also declined
to permit the box to be opened with
out the consent Of Stephani, and it was
only after legal battle lasting two
years that the opening Of the treasure
box was accomplished the other day.
1t was also stated that under the new
arrangement for the management Of
Stephani's estate provision will be
made for the Dead Man of Wall
Street to resume his stock specula-
lions, which have been cut off in recent
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
ONLY TWO KINDS.
rSiouy Citv Io,lrnal1

The Iowa pure food law is likely to
work a terrible slump in the price of
rotten eggs According to custom,
eggs are graded in four or five grades.
Warranted fresh eggs are supposed to
be little better than simply fresh
eggs. Fresh eggs are represented as
being better than just eggs. A man Of
ten pays for warranted fresh eggs and
finds afterwards that he really got just
eggs. The new law will have some-
thing to say about the egg business.
Under it's provisions there are only
two sorts of eggs recognized-good
eggs and bad eggs. A man who sells
the latter will be liable to prosecution
for disposing of adulterated food. The
law does not require the date the
package was put up stamped upon
each egg, but it does require dealers
to see to it that time has not been all
lowed to impair the original quality
The familiar story of having Just got
them in" will not longer fill the bill.
Eggs must be good. or they will be
stamped good for nothing by the pure
food inspector, and the merchant must
stand the loss, or get it out of the
farmer who failed to watch the nests
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
Topics Of the Times

A Pittsburg millionaire has paid
$4,000 to prevent breach Of promise
suit and certain revelations inevitable
in case of trial. Few neighborhoods
are without instances Of what men will
do to escape trials of this character
but this is the first time a Pittsburg
millionaire has refused notoriety. 1t is
possible that the steel magnate Of the
future will have evolved into type
Of respectability.
Mr.. Bryan's fashion of disposing of
national committeeman who do not
happen to suit him indicates that he
didn't spend all his time in Russia
with social democrats but picked up
few pointers from the car.
The curfew law is not needed
where all parents have common sense
interest in their children. One de-
termined father or mother with a big
stick can do more toward abolishing
nightbirds than any amount of unen-
forced city and village legislation.
The Burlington Hawkeye is sulking
in it's tepee crushed by defeat and
cursing Cunmins 1t is a reflection
of Mr.. Blythe's feelings and in the
general approval of the. work of the
convention will not attract enough at
.tention to mar the festivities to any
marked degree. However, the Hawk
eye missed an opportunity
The nterparliamentary union having
accepted Bryan's peace plank he may
now begin to worry over the recep-
ton Of similar plank by the demo-
cratic convention OF 1908.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil may
now turn the switch back to the advo-
cacy of primary law and other re-
forms.
And republicans are all good In
dams" now.
If. as the Des Moines Capital charges,
Secretary Shaw was roundly Kissed by
his own district before republican
convention, he should inquire into the
cause No finer body of men sat in
that hall than the delegation from the
Tenth, no delegation from any district
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03

That bill Is also the result Of the eff
forts Of Commissioner Koiner.
The commissioner believes that with
the appropriation the plan he has for
INFLATED will bring ut least 10000 or
10000 ablebodied men from the slums
OF London to the farms Of Virginia.
The agents to be sent abroad will Sc
lect only the best laborers available
Where 1t is necessary the men will be
given steamship and railway tickets
the cost Of which will be collected from
them after they have settled in Vir
ginfn.
The commissioner proposes to estab
fish a bureau In his department which
will act as an employment agency be-
tween the farmers in need Of hands and
the immigrants.
Mr. lSoiner has submitted his plans
to the lord mayor CT London and that
official has written to +. A. S. Brine,
British vice consul ut Richmond, on the
subject Commissioner Koiner hopes
to secure the cooperation Of foreign
officials In the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
SECOND HAND GOODS.
MASON City Times Herald.

Il
There is always a pathos about the
sale of second hand goods. They
have been interviewer with some ones
home life There are heart-stains up
on the wood and into the chairs and
tables and wardrobes have been WOW
en- the thoughts and aspirations OF
the home of which 1t formed part.
Several times day the Times-H Her
aid editor passes window on Main
street where are displayed for sale
second hand clothing, and there always
comes trouping along in a mental pro-
cession the possible previous owners
of the garments. A groteSque yet
pathetic procession it always proves to
be- What fortunate thing there is
some place we can send our cast OIL
garments and discarded furnishings.
The mind, too, has it's outgrown
furniture that should so to the JUNK
shop. We cling to opinions we have
outgrown to views whose soundness
we can not prove and indeed deny our
selves. to customs absurd and harm
full simply because they are the furni-
ture of our earlier lives.
Other people have minds like Sec
Ond mana SHOP. IHlO ~ is QuiiipSu an
the cast off theories and misbeliefs
OF the passers by They trail behind
the world in religion. in business, N
social fashion They trade at the sec
ond hand counter. The furniture of
that mind is colonial-not severely
simple, but second hand IT is pa
thetic. too. to watch the mental opera
tons of such persons. 1t resembles
sale of second hand furniture when
they expose their mental woes.
The human mind outgrows the FUR
niture and the garments of the past
and 1t accomplishes most when II
recognizes the growth and profits by
it, The crib and the cradle are not
suited to the grown up man. The
high chair and the tin RATHER are not
for the adult. So with a mans mind
furnishing. What has suited for the
world yesterday will not do for tomor-
row.
An old man, enfeebled by years.
with tottering mind, talked incoher-
emily Another said: His spirit has
gone to his new home. Ills the worn
out furniture left behind which speaks
To rs and here"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
sHAws PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.

OF all the men who carried Il bur-
den of deep disappointment away from
the state convention none took with
him heavier load than Secretary
Leslie NJ. Shaw His presidential as
pirations were builded ON the prospect
of standpat success in the Iowa con-
vention. He staked and lost, not alone
in Iowa. but in the nation. The hiss
of the Tenth district at the persistent
effort to force al, ovation for Shaw
swept across the country, the loudest
hiss ever uttered in Iowa.
Leaving the ethics and etiquette of
that demonstration for the Tenth dis
trict to take care of. something 1t
seems entirely competent to do, and
considering only the refusal of the
convention to accord Mr.. Shaw the
greeting enthusiastically and spontan-
eously given Dolliver and others, and
to the mention OF Allison's name, it
puts Mr.. ,Shaw's presidential boom on
dH extremely Sllhhy lOuIddlIoII. II
seems to furnish conclusive evidence
that he could not against ordinary OPP
position secure the Endorsement Of his
own district, not to speak of the state
as a whole. When it is considered
that his own county divided it's delega-
ton in defiance of his wish and the
desperate efforts of his lieutenants,
that the district was solid against his
candidate with this exception, and that
the congressman from that district fav-
ored a solid district vote in convention
for the opposing candidate, the Shaw
boom is conspicuous only by its weak
ness. Like Casabianca he was faith
full and hard to find after the ex-
plosion.
Eastern newspapers generally are
commenting Shaw's boom to death.
The convention incident brought out
the simple truth that it has been dead
at the roots for months in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03

was more representative of Iowa citi-
zenship When men like these hiss II
cabinet officer from their own district
1t is reasonable to believe they are
convinced their provocation has been
great. Dolliver, Conner and other ma
tional figures from the Tenth We're
not met with Kisses
IF ii wasn't for the fun of holding
that Waterloo convention what would
be the use?
If any other state can assemble a
gathering of 1.640 men better looking
or more representative of splendid cit
izenship than was brought together at
Des Mones, that's a good state to
move into.
Iowa to Nebraska: We've done it.
Now it's up to you.
The Cedar Rapids Republican con-
siders it safe to say" that the rank
and file of voters in the city of Ce-
dar Rapids would rather have had
two tickets in the field" *%* with an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03

quate and partly because some classes
the use of the hospitals provided.
The number of insane admitted to
hospitals during 1904 added to the
number on December 81, 1908. makes
total of 1878 insane persons present
in hospitals during the whole or a part
of the year 1904. OF this number Az
622. or 24.S per cent were admitted
during the year: 22.S24. or lib per
cent, were discharged; 14,434. of ~
per cent, died; and Ats. or "a per
cent. were transferred to other insti-
tutions or the discharged. as per
cent were classed as improved
In assimilating these figures. which
cover period of thirteen years. Ger
tain facts and circumstances with a
direct bearing on the increase recorded
should not be neglected. In this thir-
teen-year period we have made great
advances in our methods and equip
ment for caring for the mentally den
cient and the insane of all classes. we
have built great asylums and introduce
ed scientific and humane innovations.
The public at large has become ac-
quainted with the value of state hos
pitfalls and the old prejudice against
them has practically died out Much
of the increase in the hospital housed
insane comes from the growing conf
dence of the public in state institutions
for the insane and the certainty that
scientific and humane treatment viii
there be accorded patients. When
striking balance the fact that hun
dreds of patients who thirteen years
ago would have been cared for at home
or in private institutions are now in
mates of public hospitals should not
he f0rRptten
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03

whatever the legal phases of the prob
lem may be. There Is no reason why
the nation should continue to give
away It's vast natural wealth. owner
ship of coal lands does not need to in
volve socialism. The time is not far
distant when the government can
lease the lands under proper restrlc-
lions and receive a large net income.
The business of providing fuel for the
public, a business which affects all
citizens, is certainly of such import
ance to the national welfare that ma
tional operation of the mines might be
justified, IL necessary. Other govern
ments which are not considered so
cialistic operate Industrial undertake
ings largely as source of revenue,
while the United States would have
additional justification in conserving
the public veal. However. 1t is not
likely that any such action VIII be
needed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
IS INSANITY INcREAsING7

Answering the question "Is insanity
3 Increasing" the report just issued
from the government census bureau
complains that the statistics collected
by the department cannot afford a
conclusive answer by reason of their
restriction to the insane in hospitals
and are not inclusive of cases of in
sanity cared for privately. Conse-
quently the figures do not reveal the
full extent Of insanity in the entire
community.
But the statistics gathered do reveal
a remarkable increase in the class OF
insane to which they specifically re-
4 late. During the thirteen years which
B have elapsed since the last census OF
the insane the number of hospitals for
! the care of the insane has more than
doubled the total number being I62
S in 1890 and 32S on December 81, 1903.
The increase in the number of hosplt-
ais was accompanied by a similar in
crease in the number of inmates, the
total being 74,02S in 1890 and 150,15l
ON December 81. 1903 In 1880 the
number of insane in hospitals was
only 1882 The number of insane in
hospitals per 100, 900 of population in
creased from S1.6 in 1880 to 1882 in
1890, and 1862 on December 81, 1903.
Undoubtedly a large part of this in
crease in ratios is due to an Increased
use of hospitals by those who in the
past had deep-rooted prejudice
against them, and to a more complete
enumeration, particularly at the last
census. Nevertheless these figures
point to an increase in the extent of
insanity in the country as a whole.
This view is emphasized by the fact
that in proportion to the population
of the country the number Of insane
in hospitals in 1908 was larger than
the total number of insane, including
those not in hospitals. enumerated in
1880; the ratios here compared being
1862 per 100000 of population in 1903,
and 1888 in 1880.
The increase in the number of insane
in hospitals per 100000 of population
is not confined to any particular sec
ton of the country, for between 1890
and 1908 there was an increase in the
ratio in each state and territory. In
many states, particularly the southern
states, the ratio is still small, partly
because hospital facilities are made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
TERMs:
Is YOU WANT "sTRAlGHT OF IT."

The campaign which ended in We'd
nesday's convention has not been WIN
out heat and partisansllip. There mas
been plenty Of temptation for newspa-
pers to exaggerate or underestimate
the facts hence it is pardonaple at ehis
time for the Times Republican to re-
mind it's readers that its preconNentloh
estimate Of how the delegates would
line-up tailed exactly with the roll
call on every one OF the nlnety-nane
counties with the single exception OF
one vote out Of twenty-one in Musca-
tine county, which unexpectedly went
ia Cummins. A variation Of one vote
out of 1910 is the record. The Times
Republican predicted weeks before the
convention that Rathbun would get the
104 votes Of Linn, Benton Jones, Ce-
dar and Henry counties and no more.
He got them all and he got no others.
The Times -Republican has been
partisan for Cummins it is true, but 1t
has been a newspaper first. 1t predict
ed long before the convention that he
would get SS5 votes from fifty-f1ve
counties and that he was justly entitl-
ed to the twenty-sx votes from Wapel-
10 and the twenty one from Jasper.
The convention gave him everyone of
these very same votes county by coun-
-; to, nd
none other except the one from Musca-
tine
There were partisans on the Cum
minis side who claimed delegations
from Des Moines, Chickasaw and JEFF
ferson counties, but the Times-Repub-
lican asserted from the first that Des
MONIES and Chickasaw both belonged
to the opposition. and that there was
grave doubts Of any Cummins claim
to Jefferson. In the convention no pro-
test was even heard against the Blythe
men in Des Moines and Chickasaw
counties, and two Of the Cummins
members of the credentials committee
voted with the Blythe members to
seat the Blythe delegation from JEFF
ferson.
In striking contrast with news
record of this kind, the Sioux City
Journal insisted up to the very last
day of the campaign that Perkins
would get 1873 votes on his own account
plus ninety instructed for Rathbun. He
actually did get sos in all, and no more.
Such fake contests as Carroll, Allama-
kee and Scott supported by the Jour
nal, were thrown out even by a state
central committee In abject obedience
to Mr.. Blythe.
1t was the same five years ago in
the Cedar Rapids convention fight. Out
OF 721 votes predicted by the Times
Republican only nineteen were changed
on the final roll call, and the necessary
increase for nomination came finally
from the very same sources from which
this newspaper had predicted that it
would come, viz: from Mr.. Herriott's
delegates. Read the es-Republican
IL you want the straight of it."