Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-10
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risk after notification OF the defect. II
the courts construe the law broadly 1t
will be Of great Importance in all per.
sonal damage litigation.
The legislative committee will again
report defeat for the wage exemption
bill, which has been coming up regu-
larly for many years, and to which
all wage earners are opposed.
The bill limiting hours of continu-
Gus employment for railroad men is
regarded as OF great benefit not only
to railroad men but to the travelling
public. The railroad conductors OPP
posed the 2-cent fare bill because they
feared there would be reduction In the
number4gof trains in retaliation, but
in regard to all other railroad bills the
train men are well pleased. A bill
requiring the reporting and investiga-
ton of all railroad accidents was es-
pecially desired.
The laboring men were also inter-
ested in, Increased appropriations for
the tuberculosis hospital, the street car
yestibule bill, the bill to prevent string
ing wires low over tracks, a bill to
give the county superintendent author
ity to enforce the compulsory school
law, a bill to forbid carrying explosives
into mine while men are at work,
az bill requiring labor employment Of
Aces to make reports, bill increas-
ing the pay nf state mine inspectors,
the primary election bill and the for
bidding Of convict contract labor. They
opposed the contemplated change in
the law as to state printer and binder,
the Sunday amusement bill and others.
They recognize that never before
have the labor committees of the two
houses of the, legislature been made up
SO we'll and so entirely satisfactory
to the wage earners Of the state. me
legislative report is therefore likely to
be an interesting one to all wage earn
err. s -, aAt&;i \
At the natatorium at the end OF
Franklin avenue the Adventists bap-
tized flfty-f1 persons yesterday morn
ing. Two elders, N. c. Bergesen and
~. c. Clemens, were occupied for about
an hour by the ceremony, which was
witnessed by about two hundred peo-,
pie. mostly of the Adventist faith.
Young and old, gray haired women
and small boys entered the cold water
without flinching. It was a remark
able sight to witness these intensely
religious people walk boldly into the
cold muddy stream and elbow them
selves to be dipped backward below the
surface Of the water. More than one
came up suffering and choking, but
not one uttered a complaint, but calm
ly walked out of the water and into
the bath house. Among the list Of
those immersed there must have been
at least ten who had passed the half
century mark; however, the majority
of those baptized were between the
ages of 20 and 40. At the conclusion
Of the baptismal service the audience
sang with great fervor 1--WE Will Gath
er at the River
The last meetings Of the Adventists
at Good park were held yesterday.
The speakers of the day were Mrs.
Minnie Syp. L. &. Starr and E. ]. Oh
sen. All spoke Of the fine character
Of the meetings held during the last
two weeks, and declared the series to
be the best ever held in the state. The
work of dismantling the tents will be-
gin this morning, II the weather per-
mits. It is expected that most of those
who have been in attendance will be
gone by that time. It is estimated by
Elder w. E. Perrin, who has kept
close tab, that about 5000 people were
on the grounds during the meetings.
I'VE have finished the greatest camp
meeting in the history of the Advent
lists in Iowa." said w. E. Perrin, in
charge of the work OF that church in
this city. The weather has not in
terfered in the least with the Interest
and success Of the meetings. We have
had a larger attendance than last
year; we have raised more money than
ever before; we feel greatly encour-
aged in looking toward the work for
the next year; however, there is one
thing that we all feel very glad about.
BY noon tomorrow practically every
one on the grounds now will be
gone"
Between 300 and 400 Iowa insurance
men are expected to assemble in Des
Moines tonight and tomorrow for the
first convention of the proposed Iowa
branch of the National Association of
Local Fire Insurance Agents, which
will open tomorrow. Today a. meeting
OF the blue Goose the association Of
the state or field agents OF the fire in
suranee companies. will be held, and
it is expected that the ma jority Of the
members will remain during the meet
ing of the local agents and assist in
entertaining them.
B. F. Kaufman, president of the