Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-21

certain radical railroad bills. but last
week he told them that the time had
come to stop. AS a result or MS ad-
| vice-and he has been the whole legis-
lature this year-eighteen radical rail-
road bills were killed by the commit
! tees in Al single day."-Cedar Rapids
Republican.
Yes. they were nearly all 2-cent fare
bills which had been superseded by
the enactment of one into law and We're
put aside by unanimous consent
Records were broken last month In
the imports OF various raw materials
for use In the manufacture of steel.
Thru New York and other eastern sea-
board points, 170,sS7 tons of iron ore.
pig iron, manganese. etc, arrived from
various foreign countries for con-
sumption In furnaces in the Middle
states. as we'll as In some OF the prn-
cipal eastern iron and steel plants.
The standpat Dubuque Times in
quires why not nominate In conven-
tons by plurality IL the plurality Is the
thing for primaries? Plausible but
specious Will the Times consent to
requiring majority on first ballot in
conventions with the alternative OF
throwing the nomination to a straight
plurality primary wherever the major
ity is lacking on first ballot? Come
now.
Anybody who has hundred million
pose OF in charitable bequests. or who
Is interested in the disposition of mil
lions by others, Will do we'll to read a
paper in the March Atlantic upon Eff
flciency in Making Requests. by Will
liam II. Allen. Mr.. Allen, who Is agent
Of the New York Society for the Inn
provement of the Condition OF the
Poor, Is an authority in his field. He
has seen requests 90 astray from the
purpose OF the donor, and he has seen
them fulfill the purpose OF the donor
and yet fail to be OF real service In the
world His discussion OF the means for
making charity hit the mark, for maxi
Ing benevolence a blessing rather than
burden to those upon whom it Is be-
slowed, Is a magazine paper OF great
1 timeliness. 1t is as interesting as It is
Instructive
The trial of DIR. Gadd and Herbert
Dickinson for the murder OF Irene
Blydenburgh, will go over until the
May term of court. Procrastination is
also the embezzler Of Justice.
When a man reads the Wall street
news nowadays he rubs his eyes to
make sure he has not been listening
to railroad attorneys argument be-
fore the assessment commission.
The sale OF oil paintings and water
colors which was held at Mendelssohn
Hall, under the auspices OF the Amer
lean Art Association, netted $1S4,165,
the highest price paid for any single
picture being $4,000 for Turner
The Battle OF the Nile and Blowing
Up OF L'Orient." This painting was
purchased by T. J. Blakeslee after spir-
tied bidding, which started at $4,000
The next highest price was paid by
Tooth & Sons, dealers, who bought the
painting "Thermae Antoniniane" ("The
Baths OF Caracalla," by Sir Laurence
Alma Tadema, for $4,000 Warner
Van Norden, was the purchaser Of sew
eral pictures, one by Sir William
Beechy, portrait Of the Duchess of
Buckingham" for which he paid $500;
one by Adolf Schreyer. called THE
Raiders" for $4,000, and another, "The
Edge of the Garden by Daniel Ridge
way Knight, for $4,000. Pictures by
English artists brought good prices. a
Hoppner "a Portrait OF Lady," go
ing to Tooth & Sons for $4,000, white
one by John Crome, "rhe Old Wind
mill" was sold to 7. J. Blakeslee foc
$500.