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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
LOOK FOR IOWA At THE HEAD.

Without Iowa." says reporter 1t
the international Fat Stock Show, "the
show would have been seriously Grip
{ pied in the car lot exhibits" Iowa fur
nished more car loads for exhibition
than any other state and her contribu-
tons were pre- eminent in quality. Last
year Iowa sent the champion steer to
Chicago. OF steers as of most else,
iowa affords the best" and people are
beginning to realize that this lis no brag
but an automatic statement Breathes
there an Iowan with soul so dead that
the triumphal march of his state to the
van of progress falls to bring: a proud
satisfaction that this is his own, his
native land? If such there be, go mark
him WELL say for some point in the
ozarks, and prepay the express.
It is notable confession when COM
plant is made against the competition
OF colleges in the fat and carcass class
es. 1t Is an acknowledgement by
5 breeders and feeders that the book
learned farmer and feeder has passed
the man who feeds only las father used
T to- When the agricultural schools
year after year win against the best
OF the feeders the school has. come to
its own. 1t may be justly argued that
the ordinary feder can not fatten show
cattle at profit The point still stands
that the college people meet the feed
er who is willing to spend money ana
time to win the honor of showing the
winner and beat him at his own game
Its methods are scientific. Applied with
common sense and judgment to ordin-
airy conditions they win there rs at the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

fat stock show The college should not
be barred. The show is an educator
and the thousands of feeders and
farmers who make an annual pilgrim
age to the International are attending
school.
1t is good to live in a state whose
representatives abroad bring home the
goods" Whether it is car load of
steers or a congressional delegation, a
champion of the fat stock show or a
champion Of rate legislation, look fol
Iowa up at the head.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
WHO GETS TILE PROFITS?,
rRriff Trihuna

Coal brings little il any more ct the
mines than 1t did ten years ago.
Freights are much less than they were
ten years ago and wages are not a
great deal higher. The price Of coal in
all grades Of soft coal are at least so
per cent higher. Who gets the steal?
Some say. the railroads, but that is not
true; others say the mine owners, but
that is not true; who Is it? The trust
that handles every pound of coal that
is burned in the stoves Of Iowa and
sets the prices on every car gets the
profits that are absolutely stolen from
the pockets Of the people, that is where
the steal is. How long will an outs
ragged public stand this without re-
bellfng?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

interested and expected to see the
young people strike up conversation
without delay. But they did not gush.
They did not even speak, and when the
conductor came around, the man dived
down into his pocket for a nickel and
the woman dug around in her purse
and brought up another, and they paid
their fares independently. An audible
sigh went up from the rest of the pas
sengers. The man with the chivalric
spirit felt worse than anybody else. UNI
less 1t was the young people them
selves, both of whom understood the
situation and blushed furiously.
well, 1 don't care" growled the gal
liant man finally. II did my duty, any
how, and he has had the pleasure II
sitting beside her even if he doesn't
know her"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
washington. Iowa. Press.1

The general public blames politicians
with being tricky, deceitful. double
dealing. The politicians have good
deal to put UP whit is wonder
every one of them doesn't turn into a
wolf. People lie to them and lie abou.
them. Men tell candidates they are for
them when talking to their face, and
when they are out Of sight they jab
their snickersnee into them at least
foot. Somehow lot OF people have
1t in their heads that politics is q dirty
business anyway, and II they dabble in
the game they have to be mean or else
they are not rightly In the play. In a
horse trade, and politics most any mans
conscience will stretch like rubber
garter to suit the demands Of the oc-
casion. With such an environment it is
a wonder that men who run for Office
do not turn out to be human hyenas -
some Of them do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
Topics Of the Times

| One grocery firm in Oskaloosa is
credited with having sold $500 bars o
! soap in two days. Cleanliness being al
| ways next to Goodness. the circum-
stance would tend to prove that tn,
lamp still holds out to burn for Oska
loosa.
Seth Low, eX-mayor of the city OF
New York, has paid $27.S97.26 taxes or
mortgage which he had been led to
believe was exempt from taxation.
When he discovered its liability he i'm
mediately drew his check for the
amount he had 'unintentionally avaded.
This is not the introduction to a fairy
tale or Sunday school book, but an
actual occurrence of recent date.
Burlington is organizing local
branch of the Red Cross Society. At
torneys for the Anti-Saloon League
please take notice
If opportunity made goo-goo. eyes
and carried handkerchief in her hand,
fewer men would fail to notice her.
The curtain rose yesterday on d
number of farewell appearances on the
congressional stage.
Or zodiacal sign which can control
The God in US! If we bring that TO
bear
Upon events, we mold them to our
wish:
IT'S when the infinite meath the finite
gropes
That men are governed by their horo-
scopes. Wilcox,
New National Forces and the Old
Law is the title of vigorous and
most timely article in the December
Atlantic by Melville M. Bigelow, Dean
of the Boston University Law School.
In economic concentration" he dis
covers the greatest Of these new
forces-we meet it today in our unpre
cedented combinations both Of capital
and labor;-a the old common law,
historic and venerable, framed in 9TH
er centuries to meet other conditions,
proves utterly incapable Of coping with
it. IF we are to prevent this force
form working us evil says Dean Bige-
low, at must be by bending all our en-
ergy and skill toward making legal and
political progress keep up to the pace
set by social and economic advance.
The former must prove able to harness
the latter-if we are to avoid anarchy"
Somehow or other new weapon must
be forged; the old law has failed. This
is sound doctrine certainly, and one
which thoughtful and patriotic men
must give ear to.
A friend of Senator Lodge says that
the Massachusetts, statesman for years
has received an income from his lit
erary efforts far in excess of his salary
as a senator. He has written on more
phases of American history than any
other man in public life. His latest
work is book of essays including
some account of Greenfield, Mass. It
was the scene of numerous bloody bat
ties with Indians and was for years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
THE SHIP SUBSIDY MEASURE,

The ship subsidy measure Whlch VIII
be pushed by its advocates before this
| session of congress and has gained
the approval of the president and
Secretary Root provides for the fol-
lowing expenditures of public money
as direct subsidy for the transporta-
ton interests:
From a port on the Atlantic coast
in the United States to Brazil, monthly
service not less than IA knots speed,
$150,00O year; from a port on the
Atlantic coast in the United States
to Uruguay and Argentina, monthly
service, s1S7500 year; from a port
on the Atlantic coast to South Africa,
speed IL knots or over, monty serv
ice, $4,000; from a port in the United
States on the Gulf of Mexico to Bra
I'll, monthly service, $1S7,500; from a
port in the United States on the At
lantic coast, south Of Cape Hatteras.
and from a port on the Gulf of Mexico
to Cuba, IA knot steamers, weekly
service, $4,000 a year; from each OF
two ports of the United States on the
Gulf Of Mexico, and from New Orleans
to Central America, and to the port of
Christobal, on the isthmus of Panama
IL knot steamers, weekly service, 49,
600 a year; from a port of the United
States on the Gulf of Mexico to Mex
leo, II knot steamers, $4,000 year;
from port on the Pacific coast of the
United States via Hawaii to Japan,
China and the Philippines, monthly 16
knot steamers, 100000 a year; from
each of two ports, namely Puget sound
and the Columbia river of the North
Pacific coast Of the United States to
Japan, China and the Philippines,
monthly Is knot steamers, $4,000 a
year; from a port on the Pacific coast
in the United States via Hawaii and
the Samoan islands to Australasia, l6
knot steamers running every three
weeks, $4,000, plus the present mail
subsidy, and from port of the Pa
cific coast of the United States to Mex
leo. Central America, Port La Boca on
the isthmus Of Panama fortnightly 10
knot steamers, $4,000 a year.
In addition it is provided that, in the
above cases, the service and subsidy
may be doubled. If all these lines
We're established, and the maximum
subsidies paid, the total Of the subsid-
les, for the minimum service, would be
$1,70S,O00. If the service We're made
twice as frequent the subsidies would
come to s3,416,0oo.
In addition to the above, the bill
provides general bounties for freight
vessels engaged in trade between the
United States and foreign ports, these
bounties to be based on the gross ton
mage of the vessel. Thus the law
would substitute steam vessels of more
than 1000 gross tons, or a sail vessel
of over 200 gross tons, or fishing yes
sci Of over 20 gross tons. of American
register.
In addition the same bill provides for
the enrolment Of naval reserve, con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

sisting of officers and men now en-
ployed in the merchant marine and
fisheries Of the United States, on the
ocean and the great lakes, such Off
GERS and men to be under pay from
the federal government and subject
to call in the event of war. Subsidy
boats could be impressed for transports
in case of war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
.M5>,ae.ze
Well Meant.

Into a Broadway car stepped a man
and woman, both young. we'll groom
ed. and good looking, says a writer In
the New York Evening Mail. There
were only two vacant seats and they
were on opposite sides of the car, Sd,
instead of sitting, side by side, they
We're divided by half the length of the
car. Presently the man at the girls
right hand CALAMITY arose and STUN
bled over the unfortunate young man
II will exchange seats with you, sir,
he said.
The young man hesitated, blushed
but accepted the offer Everybody was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

| opportunity to quit saying unpleasant
things about each other" suggests the
Burlington Hawkeye.
IF the government undertakes to
| make the whole Mississippi river a
| good highway for shipping, wonder If
| 1t can not be induced to do something
to make the Cedar navigable at least
as far as Vinton?' inquiries the Cedar
| Rapids Republican
"The talk about replacing the circle
| on the ballot is argument for retro
grade movement" says the Castana
| Times. The thing to do is to adopt
| the. use of voting machines. Iowa can
easily afford the expense, but she can
not afford to either go back to the cir
Gle or to keep the ballot in its present
FORM
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
believes the talk of Cummins to de-
feat Dollver is INDUCED in only to in
jure both men. while the ultra stand
pat leaders of Iowa are disguised with
Dolliver," it adds. they have less love
lDT SuJuUulls, anu ~ 10 looiiSi w W.
lieve they would prefer the latter to
the former in the United States sem
ate
THE legislature will not restore the
circle to the ballot. That is gone for
good" says the Cedar Rapids Republic
can. But it does not make much diff
ference, for 1t is question of only
short time until the voting machines
will be in almost universal use"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
Britt Dec 8
PREACHERS AND OTHERS.
[OelWein Register1

iowa pastors son in Jail" was the
scare head in an Iowa daily Saturday
morning. Well. what Of it? Why
should the sins Of the children be Wis
tied upon the fathers in case the pater
happens to be preacher? II the
young man had been a lawyers son,
the paper would not have gone into
spasms with scare head-"Iowa law
yer's son in jair'-not on your life 1t
wouldn't. But IL preachers son goes
wrong, the fact must be emblazoned
In the biggest head-letter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

are repaying 1t rapidly in spite OF too
much rain. And even tho deposits
shrank In the banks by the hundreds OF
| thousands as well as the unprecedent-
| ed borrowing which followed, the
country is in better shape than ever
before, and this satisfactory condition
must be attributed to the steady pros
perity Of the farmer. Many Of the Iowa
purchases were made by Illinois farm
ers, and many Of the northern specu-
lations were made by both Illinois and
Iowa men. Those who bought Iowa
land are doing well, but those who
bought northern land and borrowed the
money are truly carrying burden.
The investment may turn out alright.
but it would have been much better to
have left it alone. AS above stated.
there were but few in this county who
bought northern land, consequently no
bad results are noticeable. The ending
of that land boom must be regarded by
all as good thing, for so intense was
the desire for a piece of northern land
and the ability to pay for it SO utterly
disregarded, that had no damper been
put upon the frenzied speculation, 1t
would be hard telling where 1t would
have ended. Furthermore any boom
that tends to attract people from q
good country where they have, by hard
work, made comfortable home. to one
that is new and untried, should be
cassed with such uncertain ventures as
the Texas oil boom and the present
mushroom mining schemes being SO
widely advertised, and other Like enter,
prises in which glowing promises OF
fabulous wealth are always given.
The prospectuses of these schemes
read Hike a fairy tale, ana to the un-
initiated it looks like the promised land
overlooking with milk and honey. Hap
ply Is the man who is content to farm
his Iowa quarter section, for he ds THE
most Independent Of men and tIhe very
salt of the earth.
EDWARD F. LARSON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

There are things needing criticism
today, but only because ideals are
higher now than they ever have been
before" declares the Davenport Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

Because the democrats were defeated
and a minister elected governor the
Clinton Herald thinks colorado seems
to have struck a mighty pious gait
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Journal predicts that
the present session of congress will
thresh over old straw" and thinks 1T
is a safe prediction that the talk will
be of politics."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

with the reassembling of congress
the attention of the people will be di
verted toward Washington, and this
will give irritated Iowans favorable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

Good old times!" exclaims the De.
Moines News. To-day is the best da,
the world ever saw, and tomorrow will
be better"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

opportunity to quit saying unpleasant
things about each other" suggests the
Burlington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05

And speaking of country and city,
how shall we explain the inability Of
the country man to tradt quickly, l. e.,
to decide at once on financial matters.
The farmer is VIGOROUSLY slow I'M bar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-25
OPENS PURSE
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER GIVES
s1,45o,ooo TO THE CHICAGO
UNIVERSITY

Chicago, Jan. 23.-John D. Rookie
feller has again opened his purse
strings to the University of Chicago.
The latest of the benefactions which
the oil king has bestowed on the Mid
way university in the seventeen years
he has upheld Its financial welfare, is
a gift of $1,450,000. This donation
was announced yesterday at special
meeting OF the university board Of
trustees.
The sum given to the university by
Mr.. Rockefeller includes $1,000, 900 for
the permanent endowment, $350,000 to
cover the current expenditures or def
cit Of the various departments Of the
university up to July /, 1907, and
100000, the interest Of which is to
go to Mrs. William Rainey Harper d.,
ing her lifetime.
This brings the total of Mr.. Rookie.
feller's donations to the university to
$16,399,922.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-25
RETAILERS FIGHT MAIL ORDERS
State Meeting Opens at the savery--
Will Organize all States.

Des Moines, Jan. 28.-W. n. Gcntner
of Pennington, one Sof the leaders IN
the movement to organize the retail
merchants into one big association
which is eventually toy envolve some
system to meet the competition OF the
mail order houses, reaches the city
yesterday and completed all y4Ihe ar
opens today. He said last eveSsAAg ne
Cid not know how many would ATTEND
but b he anticipated, a number OF
merchants from all over the state.
The convention convened at 1920
o'clock this morning at the Slavery and
will be called to order by Mr. Gentner.
He will outline the object Of the meet
ing and then a chairman will be select
ed. At 1880 the convention will be
on "The Situation and the Solution"
In the afternoon Gov. A. B. Cum
minis will address the meeting on
"Organizing the Retailers" Harry
Sawyers Of Pennington will speak on
the subject, I'VE Should Organize" G,
B. Elsen of Mammen, Ia. will speak
on "Organizing." Wednesday, will be
devoted to perfecting the organization
Organize Ten States.
1.-THE plan have in mind, in case
the organization meets with success
Is to organize ten statesAin radius
Of Chicago" said w. H. eentner Lost
evening. "The membership fee is to
be IS. Then offer shares of stock at
800 per share, each member being ex-
pected to take two shares. With the
working capital thus acquired, open a
sort of a wholesale and transfer louise
in Chicago where general stock OF
goods should be kept, but buy In large
quantities direct from the manufac-
turer. II we can go to the sugar trust
and say, we want 100 carloads OF
sugar we get a price. We could con-
troll the output Of many big factories
In this way we could get prices which
would give US the advantage in every
market.
Iowa has suffered especially from
the mail order houses" continued Mr.,
Gcntner. They see In the prosperous
Iowa farmer good customer and
they seem to work Iowa harder thar
any other state. AS a consequence the
merchants in the smaller Iowa towns
have lost considerable business. be-
lieve 1t is sort Of fad, this buying
of mail order houses, and that 1t will
prove SO unsatisfactory in time that
the houses will not be able to hold
their trade"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-25

the bay frequently. It supplied itself
wife coal and provisions by confistat-
ing cargoes of Brazilian merchant
ships
Bumps Against Uncle Sam.
Finally Mello became so arrogant
that he deAed all other nations. He
forbid any merchant ship of any ma
ton to pass between his fleet and the
shore on the pretense that such ships
might get in the line Of fire.
= The squadrons Of every nation rep
resented in the harbor submitted to
Mello's dtctation except the United
States, all having remained strictly
neutral as between Peixoto and Mello.
The United Stakes, however, was not
SO timorous. Rear Admiral Benham,
in command of the United States
squadron, promptly notified Mello that
II the American merchant ships were
interferad with the rebel fleet would
be sunk Then Benham stood by while
an American merchant ship entered
the prescribed limits and began dis
charging its cargo on lighters.
.Mello and the Aquibadan promptly
attacked the American vessel. Rear
Admiral Benham promptly cleared his
squadron for action and swung his
flagship, the San Francisco, between
the Aquibadan and the merchant ship.
Firing one blank charge to .leeward as
a warning the San Francisco followed
1T with a solid shot which passed
through the stern Of the rebel cruiser.
The Aquibadan Immediately withdrew
and from that moment Mello. made no
attempt to interfere with merchant
shipping. The United States by a
single shot had made the Rio Janeiro
harbor safe for the shipping of every
maritime nation ip the world.
President Peixoto bought ships in
the United States. armed them with
American guns, manned them with
American crews, and waged vigorous
war against Mello during the months
of November and December, 1893, and
January and February, 1904. On
March 10, the Brazilian army and navy
by combined attack captured all Of
Mello's forts and destroyed or cap
tured many of his ships. Mello es-
capped with the Aquibadan and few
of his cruisers to Rio Grande, where
he was again attacked by the Brazil
ian fleet on April 15.
Torpedoed and Sunk.
1t was in this action that the Aqufba-
dan was torDedoed and sunk. The
Brazilian torpedo boat Gustavo Sam
paio approached within 200 yards of
the Aquibadan during the engagement
and launched two Whitehead torpe-
does. The first missed the mark, but
the second struck the Aquibadan under
the forward turret. The cruiser began
to settle by the bow. which finally
rested on the bottom in shallow water
The Gustavo Sampaio then ap
preached still nearer and launched o
third torredo, which struck the Aqui
badan abaft of the stern, lifting the
bow out Of the water and tearing 9
great mole in the hull.
Tho Aquibadan went down in a few
minutes, the guns of it's secondary bat
| terry firing to the last.
| The sinking of the Aquibadan ended
Iello's rebellion. The other ships sur
rendered.
h After the war the Aquibadan, which
sunk in shallow water, was raised b.
the Brazilian government, lowed tt
England, and rebuilt. 1t rejoined the
Brazilian navy under the name O.
1 Vinte Quarto de Maio.s Subsequently
however, the new name was discarded
and the cruiser renamed the Aquiba
dan.