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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
WINNING HER WAY.

Let the suffragists hope. Two
women have been admitted to member
ship in the Des Moines Commercial
club. The young women are publish
| ers Of magazine. the Mid Western
and are the only female commercial
| known.
The business woman Is the hope of
the suffragist When she makes up her
mind to get into commercial clubs, go
into politics, hold public office. etc,
she will not be long getting the ball
lot for her weaker sisters--if she feels
sure they will vote for her.
And this infraction OF the unwritten
commercial club laws which has re-
suited in the partial emancipation of
two Des Moines women makes the
following interesting, at least to
women:
In Colorado, Mrs. Thomas Woodward
was elected city treasurer of Idaho
Springs, on the taxpayers ticket. Her
predecessor, Mrs Margaret Robins, had
been treasurer for ten years.
Miss Alice Hagan was elected city
treasurer in Victor. and Mrs. Amanda
is. Mckee in Montrose. Mrs. Mckee
Is the wife Of a photograp her. She
has served one term so we'll that this
year she was nominated by both repub-
Leans and democrats. Aspen elected
Alice PLAN city treasurer and Alice
Herrick city clerk.
In Kansas Miss Edith Jackson was
chosen city treasurer OF Newton The
press reports say: AN immense vote
was polled, fully third OF the ballots
being cast by women Mrs Ollie May
was elected city treasurer Of Hutchin-
son by majority nearly five times as
great as that Of the successful candi-
date for mayor.
Generally in past years it has been
only the smaller cities that have elected
women as treasurers. but this time
both Kansas City and Salt Lake City
have chosen women to that office. The
women We're elected mainly by mems
votes, as in all these states the men
outnumber the women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
Steam or Electricity for Railroads.

| Will electricity take the place of
steam as the motive power Of the
great railroad systems of the United
States? What effect will the pheno-
| menal growth OF the electric traction
lines have on the great steam trunk
lines? These are two questions which
railroad men are asking and to the
consideration OF which they are giving
much thought.
Among engineers it is now quite
generally recognized that the problem
OF substituting electricity for steam on
the heavy railways Is wholly financial.
1t has been demonstrated that there are
no mechanical or electrical difficulties
in the way. No one seriously looks for
ward to a revolutionary change to cleo
tricity in one day, but the change may
be made on all OF the principal lines
within the next two or three decades.
Steam railroads are electrifying
those sections of their roads which carr
trains. and which present the greatest
number of difficulties in their opera
ton. Terminals and freight yards are
being electrified. tunnels and mountain
grade divisions are following, and
these will inevitably be extended. In
the meantime the inventors are hard at
work and the railroads are keeping a.
weather eye on them. for no one knows
when there will be a new contrivance
which will work revolution in electric
traction science.
The Pennsylvania railroad, for ex-
ample, was thirty years attempting to
solve the problem of getting into New
York city without ferry boat to aid
In the last stage OF the journey. A
bridge was projected, but the expense
and the other difficulties made 1t inn
possible. A tunnel was thought Of, but
the disadvantages Of smoke and noxi-
Gus coal gases made it impracticable.
Then came the notion of using electric
power and the tunnels are now an ac-
complished fact The Pennsylvania
trains will soon quit steam at the New
Jersey shore and go into New York by
electricity. The tunnels are under East
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
REAL PROPERTY CHANGING HANDS.

With the opening of spring the
movement Of realty seems to have TAX
en- on extraordinary activity every
where. 1t is reported from Chicago
that the month of April was one of
the record breakers in the Chicago
real estate market. Transfers OF
property in that city were greater than
In any. month since 1892 when all
Chicago was keen to buy and sell real
estate, consequent to great expectations
Of profits to be reaped when the
Worlds Fair should flood Chicago with
people and money total OF 1924
transfers OF real estate was noted in
April. against a.o37 In the same month
last year and 2.63G in 1906 while the
value OF the properties totaled $15,4a4,-
ia, comparing with $12,46S,746 in the
year before and t12,sS1,614 in 1905.
And it is added that this active condi-
ton OF the real estate market is not
due to any boom but is simply the
result OF the steady growth Of pros
porous conditions.
4 Nearly all cities large and small,
have the same story tos,tell. Real es-
tate transfers are large. One reason
for this is that many investors have
turned from speculative purchase of
western lands to investments nearer
home. More building will be done this
year than for a number of years past.
We have come to the conclusion that
neither material nor labor are likely to
be cheaper soon, we have the money
and are building; and buying with it,
That is about all there is to it.
Best Of all the activity Of this spring
seems entirely healthy, a result Of per-
feet circulation and strong vitality.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
Song of tho Plow.
Snntinnl

IN sing you song of the pillow. DeeI
with my tempered share
/ furrow the earth, the rich brown
earth, paving the way for spoil
With joy ] bend to my task, guided
with sturdy care;
From dawn till dusk l follow the
way thru loan and fragrant soil
And l sing as / go on my way,
From dawn TIL the sunsets gold.
And sleep when the world Is gray
Deep In the morris enfold.
come with the lark and thrush, and
my good steel shimmers bright.
Steady l turn my burrows deep, that
fields may grow and wave:
The bread OF the world is mine. reared
by my strength and might
And scatter 1t wide, from land to
land. that all may say gave.
And sing as I so on my way.
From dawn till the sunsets gold,
And I sleep when the world is gray.
Deep in the morris enfold.
Ny share came from the earth, and so
to the earth I cleave,
And I shall cling to It's breast for
e'er. to serve my master, man:
And never shall l forsake, and never
my master leave,
Till the world and Time are old and
gray in this, Gods earthly plan.
But sing as go on my way,
From dawn till the sunsets gold
And sleep when the world Is gray
Deep in the n1orri's enfold
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
(Sioux City JournaD

II Is quite Il common mistake OF
reformers to try to do too much, and
the mistake, II may be suggested
with the hope that no offense may
be given. is not confined to antl-sa-
loon radicals.
No doubt 1t Is true that disposition
Is not deep seated on the part Of
men whose pecuniary interests are in
volved in the liquor traffic to culti-
waite conscientious regard for the let
ter of the law. They would prefer
that there should be no restraint that
is not commorl TO the transaction OF
business. They might. IL they would.
do much to modify public opinion.
but 1t has rather been the case with
them that a clear court docket made
them careless IL not Indifferent.
The liquor laws OF the state are
extremely difficult Of enforcement
thru the binary channels, and
1t lis doubtful whether the efforts OF
sef-appointed instrumentaliiies are
not calculated !. to merely make shift
OF evils. For the time being. how
ever, the law must be dealt with as
1t stands: and 1t must be remem-
bered that rural Iowa. for the most
part. does not see but what every
provision OF the law might be en-
forced by the support Of reasonable
II the cost of a permit We're ma
terially Increased a measure OF i'm
provement might be worked; and yet
conservatism would be necessary to
give promise OF benefit from that ex-
pertinent. The point to be guarded is
legal responsibility on the part Of those
engaged in the traffic. Excessive tax
alton would encourage illicit trade and
tend to make conditions worse rather
than better.
Splendid Record.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills have made
e splendid record by curing headache,
constipation. etc. Csc. Try.
Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
Topics Of the Times

Il J.
The odebolt Chronicle confesses to
20 years Of age. Billy Hamilton
founded the paper and has owned II
ever since He raised it BY hand and
has done a good job. No better edited
and more neatly printed weekly paper
comes to the Times Republican.
Governor Hughes will "get" Kelsey
just the same. Back the governor to
win
China will offer the open door to
that shipment of 100000 In supplies
and money sent to the famine sufferers
last Tuesday.
why asks a Missouri papers, does
Missouri stand at the head in raisirg
mules?"
Because" says another paper, that
is, the only safe place to stand.-Bfs-
mark Tribune.
James j. Hills we'll known fondness
for game of solitaire as diversion
after days work struggling with
railroad problems has not left him
since, non1ina1ly at least, he, gave UP
his duties as president of the Great
Northern railway. He may still be
found at the game if one seeks out the
great railroad president little before
the dinner hour and he may even con-
tinue his game while turning again to
a serious discussion of some important
subject.
Rufus Brown Bullock, ex-governor
of Georgia, who died near Albany, N.
Y, few days ago. was a big and easy
money maker, but he Spent his in
come as fast as he earned it. He was
careful, however, to carry a large life
insurance. His motto was to make
good money and live well, protecting
his family thru insurance. Mr.. Bullock
in his, youth was a telegraph operator
and was among the first to receive
rapidly the Morse code in dots ard
dashes. When he was an operator in
Philadelphia the telegraph business of
the country was done by numerous
small companies. 1t was at his sug-
gestion that these small concerns were
united in one large company and this
was the basis Of the Western Union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
THE WHISKY pEppLER
(Grinnell Register.)

In Kansas 1t is a riisdemeanor pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment. to
solicit orders for Intoxicating liquors
within the state. The same should APP
ply here and rid the state OF the trav-
cling booze agent whose personality
and general get UP Ia such that he can
generally be spotted on sight He IL
generally to be located in that part OF
town where most Of the chronic "old
soaks. congregate hobnobbing with
them and taking orders for his cheap and
adulterated wares. He sells men on a
C. O. D. basis who won't support their
families and won't pay their honest
debts. His business demands the use
OF no rating agency; 1t needs no adver.
Using: It fiourishes and raises hell in a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

river as well as North river, and the
Long Island railroad will not only en-
ter New York by electricity, but will
be electrified for its entire length.
Meantime thu. electric traction lines,
the "interurbans," are reaching out in
to all the country that the clumsier
steam railroads do not reach Indi-
ana. Ohio. Illinois and Michigan are
covered with perfect network OF these
electric lines. In Wisconsin and Iowa
there are new ones building every day.
The southern portion Of New England
and the state of New York are inter-
laced with these roads. Kentucky and
Tennessee and Alabama are building
them. The Pacific coast centers of
population are not far behind, and the
northwest section is building traction
lines with that marvellous rapidity
which only The Oregon Washington
dustrial development.
Stops may b. made with much more
frequency by electric motors without
delaying the schedule from terminus to
terminus This Is possible because it
does not take nearly so long for it to
get under heatlway as the steam loco
motives. In 81 race at Schenectady
most exhaustive tests were made be-
tween the highest types OF steam and
electric engines. It required 203 Sec
onds for the steam locomotives to at
tain speedy Of fifty miles an hour.
while the electric engine reached that
rate OF speed in 1877 seconds.
Careful estimates recently made for
the identification of seventy eight
miles of steam railroad indicated that
there would be. a saving Of q per cent
in the operating expenses OF the road.
Lewis B. Still,vell and Henry st. Clair
Putnam, two eminent engineers, have
made exhaustive calculations which
show that taxing the entire 216,974
miles OF steam railroads in the United
States a reduction OF operating ex-
penses to SO per cent Of the present
outlay would he made by identification
Of all the railroads. This would mean
net saving OF 1897 mile in one year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
AN AUTOMOBILE STORY.

StNoItHMoou tAHcHoTJ
Dr. Kern has new 20 horsepower
DR.. Graening 90 horsepower and DR..
Rohlf "a horsepower auto.-Bremer
County Independent.
The above news item reminds us Of
a little story, Some three years ago
Waverly had live automobile sales
man by the name of Irving Dodge.
One day he was talking with Mr.. III.
a prominent business man. The theme
was autos and the business man was
visibly interested. His trade had been
good the past year and his funds need
cd an outlet. All right tomorrow"
he said as Dodge turned to go. The
sale was almost made. But as the
merchant started to go into his store
the sheriff tapped him on the shoulder
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
HERETO HuNGERroRp!

ICHTTUII TfeTdIu.1
The Baskerville Enterprise is free
lance. In its last issue it takes fail
out of Congressman Cousins that per-
sons acquainted with the situation are
inclined to approve. 1t suggests that
the time has arrived for the "lethargic
congressman" to wake up and make a
characteristic speech. II he neglects to
heed the warning 1t is intimated that
the postrnasters and other federal Of
ficers may not be able to avert disaster.
If half that is told OF the "lethargic''
congressman by his own political
friends be true the T'eople of the Fifth
district ought to wake up and have
it out with the postnasters and other
federal officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

community otherwise decent and makes
inadequate two city marshals where
one would otherwise be enough; 1t is
a home and life wrecler, IL despoller OF
children's birthrights and at the bot
tom of more general cussedness than
any other line of business on the face
Of this green earth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
Iowa Newspapers
THINGS 70 DO.
(Northxvond An1chnr

Des Moines does things. Two years
ago Frank Brothers. Il drunken saloon
keeper who had turned detective shot
a little boy. Gripping; him for life. He
Is still at large. A man named Dick
inson ruined irene Blydenburgh and
then In an attempt to hide his crime
took her life. Months have elapsed
but no trial has been held Mean
while the bones of the little Peterson
children who were murdered on their
way home from church lie unavenged.
Dies Moines does things but they are
not along the line Of justice to the
common people
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

because l advertise
my preparations I
claim they will cure
anythinS and every
thing. Well, l don't.
The other day ]
lot Q letter from q
wonan who said
her husband had
been in bed eighteen
years with paraly-
Die. She had bought
seven bottles OF the
Cooper nsdicines
and her husband
WA still In he'd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

| SolfiCs
Cheer up" encoursginSly says tht
Sioux City Journal April didn't. bu
May may
The Nevada Representative thinks
| Fairbanks la the man who really
ought to be the republican nominee.
THE consensus of opinion seems tc
be that Fairbanks is fine man per-
sonally. but that 1t is not necessary
that he be elected to the presidency
concludes the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
May 1, at Clinton, according to the
Herald, the ''queen OF the May was
out this morning wearing overshoes and
heavy wraps
Funny things happen" remarks the
Cedar Rapids Republican. Now the
Dubuque papers contain long editorials
on Enforcing the mulct law Who
would have thought that they would
ever discuss such question in the
state OF Dubuque"
The Manchester Press says 1t takes
no stock in the report that Governor
Cummins aspires to the vice presidency.
.He wants to go to the senate, has al
ways wanted to and Will not stop short
of membership In tina. body" continues
the Press, AT the same time" asserts
the Press. che hats no idea OF contest
ing Senator Allison's seat, realizing
how thoroughly the Ieople of the state
appreciate the value of the senior sem.
ator's services"
70 the Sioux City Tribune the
practice OF examining banks seems to
assure only that dishonest bankers
must be deceitful as we'll to appropri-
ate trust funds"
Anybody who takes shot at the
stork has no difficulty In brewing the
fire of President Roosevelt" observes
the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

IF Kansas persists in driving the
breweries from the state" the Keokuk
Gate City fears cit will not be long un-
til we will be hearing of drought
stricken Kansas again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

"a city cannot be made. clean by
sweeping the streets, embarrassing the
fences, and emptying the garbage bar
rels." declares the Davenport Demo-
:crat. cot course these outward of
lenses to the eye should be removed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
SHORT TALKS BY
L. T. COOPER.
MEDICINE.

It's curious what some people believe q
medicine will do. They seem to think
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
The Sure Kind of Flo,

Youcan gather from hstles- 1
bread
result of Quality Food Vaue
andL oaf production. 55as f@4s
quality
the soil that needhe Gluten g
Muscle and make bread
the itself doesn't them
; 5S
growth that certain eleen
areob a of
will be properly balancedt contain too much
-four will be
Flour be crown IN the cool
black soil of Minnesota Dakota
you made from Minnesota ard
Dako Whest that you buy sse5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

The Nevada Representative thinks
Fairbanks is the man who really
ought to be the republican nominee"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

Cheer up" encoursginSly says the
Sioux City Journal April didn't. but
May may
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

but that is only a fractional part OF
making town decent and whole
some"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

THE consensus of opinion seems tc
be that Fairbanks is fine man per-
sonally, but that 1t is not necessary
that he be elected to the presidency
concludes the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03

Splendid Record.
DR. Kings New Life Pills have made
& splendid record by curing headache.
bilionsness, constipation. etc. Csc. Try.
Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

The Farber inurance bill, leaving
the insurance department under the
direction of the auditor of state and
giving the Governor no power what
ever in the appointment of officials
of the department, was passed in the
Senate Thursday afternoon by vote
of As to /. Senator Bowser being the
only member who dissented.
Senator Stephenson introduced the
amendment which made the state au-
ditor ex officio head of the depart
ment. There was no debate on the
question, as it had been shown on
the previous day that majority OF
the Senate opposed the appointment
of a commissioner by the Governor.
Senator Farber, however, called for
the yeas" and noes OIL the amend
ment, and the result was 80 to IA.
Twenty Republicans voted in favor
of the amendment.
During the roll call on the passage
of the bill nearly every senator who
had taken any part in the discussion
on Wednesday declared that the
measure was a good one and that it
would be thoroughly effective in reg
ulating the insurance companies do
ing business in the State.
Senator Bowser was the only SEN
ator who refused to vote for the bill.
His name comes early on the roll call
and he was the first to explain his
vote. He called the Senate to task
severely for failing to give the Gov
ernor power to appoint the insur-
ance commissioner and declared that
the bill as amended would prove in
effective
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

The Mattingly 81 900 liquor license
bill, which had been holding the CEN
ter of the legislative stage for the
past several weeks, was indefinitely
postponed in the house late Friday
afternoon.
: Representative Sweeney (Dem.) of
Tell City, offered a motion to indeh-
nitely postpone the measure. This
was carried by a vote of 81 to AZ.
Two members did not vote. Thirty
nine Democrats and twelve Republic
cans voted to indefinitely postpone;
eight Democrats and thirty-nine Re-
publicans vot 1 for the bill.
Representative Greiger, of Porter
and Laporte counties, was brief in his
explanation. 81 have two brothers in
the saloon business" he said, "and |
cannot conscientiously vote to put
them out of business"
Greiger is Republican and his
declaration that he will vote for his
own interests and the interests of his
relatives regardless of the interests
of the public brands him as unfit tc'
hold any public Office.
Two Republicans, Bellingsley of
Marion county and Holloway of Gin
ton county did not vote.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Indiana's Pure Food Law.

With only two amendments the
pure food bill by Representative
Downey was passed in the senate
by vote of AZ to 0. By an amend
ment by Senator Beardsley it is made
unlawful for any dealer to purchase
impure foods or drugs after the act
goes into effect but dealers are given
until March /, 1908, to dispose of any
impure products which were purchas-
ed before the act takes effect The
bill will become law as soon as the
senate amendments are concurred in
by the house and it is signed by the
governor, as it carries an emergency
clause.
Another amendment by Senator
Stephenson making it unlawful to
sell for food eggs which have been
placed in an incubator or eggs in a
decaying condition was adopted.
The bill makes it unlawful to man
ufacture for sale or to sell or offer to
sell any drug or article of food which
is adulterated or misbranded For
the enforcement of the law $20, 900 is
appropriated for the use of the state
board of health. This provision has
been stricken out in the house. This
bill fixes the salary of the state food
or drug commissioner, who is also
chemist to the state board of health,
at $4,000 a year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Improved Roads in Indiana.

A bulletin issued by the Agricult-
ural Department shows that there
are 6s,3O6 miles of public roads in
the state. OF this mileage 20,5s6
miles are surfaced with gravel and
3,295 miles with stone, making in all
23,s27 miles of improved roads.
There is one mile of road for every
thirty-six inhabitants and one mile
of improved road for every 1o5 in
habhants. The amount derived from
the property tax in the various coun-
ties and townships and expended in
cash or labor on the roads is given
as s2,O95,97O. The estimated value
of the labor tax was $s96,71s and the
amount expended from bond issues
for the year $1,342,41s, making to-
tai annual expenditure on the roads
of 4,335,1Os 1t is noted that within
the last ten years $11,0S6,9s3 has
been expended on the public roads of
the state from bond issues alone.