Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-24
Topics Of the Times

cles Of Washington is the widow of
Rey. T. De Witt Talmage, the cele-
brated Brooklyn preacher. Since the
death OF her husband Mrs. Talmage
has spent much of her time in the cap
iital She writes for magazines and
newspapers, generally verses, but all
ways under a nom de plume.
DR.. Theadore Barth, leader Of one
OF the radical parties in the German
reichstag. is on his way to this coun-
try to make study of the most re-
cent developments of American poll
tics and social life, with special ref
erence to the relations between the
great capitalists and politics. He also
will study the immigration problem, In
curing hiw far the United States is
succeeding in absorbing east European
immigrants.
OF the congressman who have
served since the foundation of this gov
eminent more than 1900 individuals,
only thirty-fou have served twenty
wears or more. The longest service
was that of John H. Ketcham of New
York, who served thirty-three years
and was a member when he died. Mr..
Cannon, who comes next, has served
thirty-two years Since he is elected
10 the next congress he will, if he lives
to the end of his term, take the first
place in the list Of veterans.
A novelty which has been submitted
to the police prefecture of Berlin for
approval is an automobile hearse. 1t
is of the approved type, differing only
from the ordinary vehicle in not being
horse-drawn The new hearse created
much curiosity as it made its test pill
grimage thru theecity.
First Farmer Gas large, touring car
goes by)-Powerful machine, that.
Second Farmer (sniffingly)-Yep.
Must be all NV sixty skunk power. -
Judge.
Whatever may be the fate of Russia 8
reigning family when the revolution
lists get thru with that country, one
member of it will be beyond the reach
Of want. She is the Grand Duchess
Olga, eldest of the cars daughters.
Attic still child. she has a fortune
estimated at s10,OOO,Oe0 in her own
right Moreover, her millions are in
vested abroad. where the terrorists
can't get them.
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. of Massachusetts, has given up
his trip to Europe and will spend the
summer at Nahant. He intended to
sail last week, but the sickness Of Mrs.
John cambridge Henry Luce, who is
a sister of Mrs. Lodge, caused change
in his plans.
University of Virginia, author of life
of Edgar Allan Poe, is urging per-
manent memorial to the poet in Balti-
more He suggests lectureship at
Johns Hopkins University on the lines
Of the Turnbull foundation, or some
thing of that kind.
1t is reported that new records for
slow business on the New York stock
exchange are being established and
that while there has been activity in
preferred stocks and interest bearing
bonds, the commissions do not run up
fast enough to pay interest on the in
vestment of $4,000 which each brok-
er's membership in the stock exchange
is now worth. There is actually hard
times among the brokers.
The Nebraska attorney general holds
regarding the anti-pass law that when
a local attorney or surgeon for a rail-
road is called upon to travel on a rail-
road in actual performance OF a service
tar the x2a9 be Is entitled 10 Sada fSas