Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-13
A RIOT WAS ON
AT T.-R. BUILDING
Continued from Page Five.)

izen will conclude on first thought that
the boys ought to have more money.
1t might be true. If the earnings of
the boys were needed for the support
of dependents even SO per month
would be very low, but be that as it
may, the negotiation made with the
parent has not involved the question
of wage up to this time. The only
desire seemed to be to have the small
boy busy at something useful. And
in his case a majority of the parents
We're willing to have their boys re-
main. some even coming with them.
The T.-la. is now placed in the posi-
tior of not being permitted to settle
the natter with the parents, but must
meet an ultimatum sent up from the
moi in the streets. During the dis
%turbance last evening an intoxicated
mar from the levee district forced his
way into the office with a paper Of
some kind which he claimed was the
ultimatum which must be signed.
The editors employed on h T.-R.
after surveying the class of men who
did the fighting have come to the
conclusion that the disorderly classes
are improving an opportunity to get
even with the T.-R. for its somewhat
rigid views as to law enforcement. The
tT.-R. received a threatening letter
this week from a large brewing house
warning it not to boost the prohi-
bition game" under the threat that the
',brewers in general were receiving
daily reports on this subject" and
they might do something, but little
attention was paid to it. 1t is true
that the wave of law enforcement SEN
timent sweeping over the state is clos
ing down hard on certain classes just
as it a in Davenport. and advan-
tage may have been taken of the t.
RS u~npleasantness to get even.'
Lawyers have advised the T.-R. to-
day to appeal to the sheriff's office for
protection n to win the strug-
gle at any cost. The Tx.
feels. however, that personal safety OF
children can not be made a pawn in
any struggle and prefers to let peo-
pie cool off. If subscribers and citizens
would not congregate in front of the
office to make up a crowd. the toughs
would not dare come out in the open
and the kids would oon lose their
enthusiasm and the T.-R. would re-
sumo it's service by personal arrange
ment with the parents of the boys in
terested or it might have to lengthen
the routes, employ a few men at mems
wages and do business as best it can.
The average street remark made is
that the T.-R. is a gold min and
ought to pay the boys more, which in
sinuates that the T.-R. does not pay
fair wages. There are in its employ
thirty-tWo full time men. Seventeen
are paid from $75 to 500 per month.
ten from $50 to $75. and only five are
under $50 per month, being mostly
young men apprentices. Thirteen OF
these men own their own homes, three
have held their jobs over twenty years,
four over ten years and ten over five
years. Figuring all the items of it's
expense which were paid out in Mar
shalltoWn last veal and it totals 500
900 more than all of it's receipts from
Marshalltown advertising and sub
scriptions combined. This does not
affect the boys wag question. but
should remind one that the T.-R. does
not underpay for its labor where the
question of pay is one of a living wage
with bread winners.