Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-08
Topics Of the Times

Mr.. Carnegie's addition of the coll
| lege professors widow to the number
of his pensions is likely to make old
men look twenty years younger.
President Roosevelt has sent in his
dollar. Have you sent yours?
The only Fifth district republican
newspapers to counsel and welcome a
democratic victory are the Cedar Rap
ids Republican and an obscure sheet
at Central City What makes this
more noticeable is that B. Murphy,
who represents in his own person more
standpat influence than a dozen such
insurgents as the Republican and its
satellite is supporting the ticket with
voice and pen thru his Vinton Eagle.
Maxim Gorky has issued an appeal
ance to free Russia from the parasite
that is sucking it's life blood" Gorky
did more to kill the sympathy of the
common American people for the Rus
sian revolutionist than any other one
cause has done. If Russia is seeking
aid and sympathy in America she
should send different delegates seek
ing it.
In Philadelphia warrants have been
issued for the manufacturers of penny
candies containing poisonous and del
eterious substances, and child poison
ing at cent dose is likely to be-
the city of brotherly love.
May those Russian revolutionists
who hid in a cemtery be said to have
struck for the green graves of their
sires?"
Mr.. Bryan's boom is an overgrowth.
1t is likely to suffer with Indigestion
before 1908.
The Sioux City Journal is pleading
for Congressman Hubabrd. 1t is ar
gued that the congressman did much
to bring abou harmony in the conven-
ton. What effect the Journals algu-
ment will have on the fortunes of the
Eleventh district incumbent remains
to be seen. 1t comes after other 6andi-
dates had declared themselves and af-
ter the fight had been won and lost in
the district and state. Anyway, it is
a matter for the district to settle.
MasS9nhucattS iS inirp n IF
enforcing it's pure food law. In five
months of this year there were 165
convictions under it. A more rigid
state law will go into effect in Sep
TENDER, when a fresh crusade is prom
ised. 1t is said that the Massachu-
sets food adulterators have about
made up their minds that there are TO
further opportunities to do business IN
that state. If they continue in BUSH
ness, they will go to some state which
has a very large population, and where |
the food laws are less strict than those
of Massachusetts. In this way they
may be able for few years longer to
continue operations offering some Of |
their goods. in the interstate state.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has sent circular letter to all |
the railroads in the United States say
ing that no change in the present
until the commission shall prescribe
the forms and books. All must file an
nual reports on or before September
1 Of this and subsequent years.
Freight conductors and brakemen in
the employ of the Southern Pacific
system have prepared a new
pay and working schedule, which has
been UNANIMOUSLY approved by the or
der of railway conductors, and which
will be submitted to officials of the
road, with sixty days in which to con-
slider it. The new arrangement pro-
vides for an eight hour work day to
the ten, twelve and thirteen
hour days now in practice on the
road An advance in wages is also
asked. This class of employees COM
plain that the conditions have been
FAR worse for them since the San
Francisco fire. Business, they say, has
been better than ever before, but the
men have been overworked, without
additional pay.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is trying to employ Professor
Henry C. Adams, of the University of
Michigan, to devise uniform system
If bookkeeping for railroads. He will
lccept the task if he can obtain two
ears leave of absence from the I'M
versity.
Bowman H. McCalla, recently re-
ired as rear admiral in the United 6
states army, was strict discipliniar-
an. In the Spanish-American war
ONE marines from the Marblehead /.
ignalled: Come and take us off; we !,
re getting the worst of it here "The
My kind of marines 1 will take on my
hip will be dead marines" McCalla
answered, and the marines stayed and
1on. !