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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
GOODS DELIVERED.

The two cent fare bill has passed
both houses OF the legislature unani-
mously. Cunnnins and his friends lave
delivered the goods. Now for the pri-
mary law. What has Cummins had to
do with it? somebody may ask. Cum
Minis aroused public sentiment until
nearly every man came to the legisla-
ture pledged to support it. Curnmins
then put it In his message in such
powerful argument that no legislature
could have escaped it if the members
had so desired. But it is to the credit
of the present legislature that very
few members evidenced any desire to
oppose two cent fare bill. The rail-
roads. by their own admission that
they did not now average more than
two cents per mile per passenger, have
admitted that such rate is not con-
fiscatory and. as Cummins says. they
need not cut under the two cent rate
unless they so desire. The two cent
fare is goods delivered. If Perkins
had been the nominee. with Blythe and
Carroll Wright in the saddle, different
faces might have been seen in the leg
islature as the result of last fairs cleo
ton and different public sentiment
might have existed. Probably would
have existed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

rump convention held in Chicago at the
time of the railroad rate agitation. the
above, innocent tho 1t is in itself, VIII
excite smile. At Chicago 1t was de-
veloped that, the railroads rump con-
vention. aside from few corporation
politicians under obligations to Mr.
Blythe. was composed of line yard
lumber dealers, line elevator men and
line yard coal dealers who enjoyed es-
pecially friendly and advantageous re-
lations with the railroads. They had
already taken up their problems "in an
intelligent and systematic manner in
joint conference with the proper sail-
road officials" and were satisfied. The
farmers elevator, the cooperative
yard and the small independent coal
dealer was doing all the kicking and as
he has made so much noise of late the
politicians should not be blamed for
listening to him. The lumbermen are
right in the thought that the railroad
should have square deal in all things
but even tho they have been successful
in 'ioint conference with the proper
railroad officials legislation which at
tempts to confer the square deal upon
all citizens. great and small, alike,
should not be discredited.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

SUGGESTS TELEPHONE LAW.

Editor Times Republicans:
enclose draft of bill to require
telephone companies to connect their
several switchboards in the same towns
and to- transmit messages over connect
ing lines. have sent a copy to the
representative and the senator from
this, representative and senatorial dis
trict at Des Moines, Hon. William Well
den and Senator c.. F.. Peterson, and
have received courteous replies. / will
give one illustration which is typical
of the widespread Inconvenience suf-
fered by the public in their use of this
now we'll nigh indispensable utility, the
telephone l wished to reach person
at Marietta. Eldora connects with one
system in Marshalltown. 1 was told
that my Marietta party was on the
other lire Nothing was lacking to
give me service, butltwo blocks of tele-
phone wire between the two centra!
offices in Marshalltown, yet / was no
better off than II there were no tele-
phone lines in the state of Iowa. Again
messenger service must frequently be
paid and delay endured because the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
TO THE RAILROADS, RESCUE.

Several active in the conduct of q
lumbermans convention in MARSHALL
town have requested the publication in
full of some whereas resolutions passed
by them regarding the railroad demur-
ge question. The lumbermen, it would
seem, are convinced that the railroads
are being abused. These resolutions
read:
Whereas, Public sentiment is aroused
to a fever pitch of hostility to the rail-
roads of the country, because of an al
legged shortage Of cars and genera
inefficiency of service. and,
Whereas, This sentiment which now
demands national and state Legislation
as a remedy for the situation. Is be-
coming almost fanatical in it's char
acter and therefore in danger of fore
ing rash and hasty action upon the
country, thereby preventing that calm
business-like consideration of the SUBJ
ject which the problem demands. be
it therefore,
Resolved That we believe hostile and
hasty legislation to be inimical to the
best interests of the business of the
country, our own included, and that we
are, much more likely to secure results
beneficial to ourselves, by cooperation
with the railroads in careful. earnest
effort to better the conditions in prac
teal, well-considered ways, than by
the doubtful methods now being
urged principally by over jealous poll
ticianS and he it further
Resolved, That we hereby endorse
the plan of the Northwestern Lumber
mems Association for special service
department of that organization, to
take up these railroad problems in an
Intelligent and systematic manner in
joint conference with the proper rail-
road officials.
To those Of W VINO remember the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

person you wish to call UP SIS not on
our line
Telephone companies are public
utilities. They possess the right of
eminent domain over private lands.
They are common carriers of messages
for hire. They are subject to control
by law as common carriers. Railway
companies have long been required by
law to transmit consignments of freight
and express over competing connecting
lines. To require telephone companies
to render the same service would not
involve anything novel in principle or
in practice. The only wonder is that
it has not been required long before.
1t would much increase the use OF the
telephone itself by enlarging it's USE
fullless.
The reason upon the part of the COM
panies themselves based ON want of
uniformity in method and apparatus
seems to have largely disappeared in
recent years by the adoption of similar
equipments. Objections based upon
competitive consideration by compan-
les seeking to maintain or secure local
monopolies of business are unimportant
compared with the public convenience
to be served. The coordination Of all
the lines in the state into a great sys-
tenn by the aid afforded by such a law
would probably be a benefit TO the pub
lie and the companies alike, as has
been true in the case of the railways.
Amendment offered to Section 2162,
code.
Any person, firm or corporation en-
gagged in transmitting telegraph or
telephone messages for hire within this
state, or partly within and partly, with
out the state, shall provide suitable
connecting wires between their offices
or between their exchanges when with
in the same city or town, or whenever
such offices or exchanges shall be To-
Gated within one mile of each other.
and shall maintain suitable switching
appliances and facilities; and shall
forward and transmit all messages Of
fered for purpose of thru delivery over
their several lines upon the payment
by the sender or receiver of the proper
and usual toll and messenger charges
for such service Each wilful failure
to sc, forward such messages shall rem
der the person, firm or corporation
guilty thereof liable for the damages
caused thereby, and shall be a misde-
meafior."
Yours very truly,
G. L. HAYS.
Eldora, Ia, Feb. ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

Feb. 27.-Since the days of the cele-
brated Beecher-Tilton case, no public
trial has attracted such public atten-
| ton as the present Thaw case. We read
of legislatures adjourning to read the
daily report. President Roosevelt has
| tried his hand at stopping Indecent re-
ports of it going thru the mails. At
least two legislatures have bills be-
fore them regulating reports Of similar
cases Ministers Of tho gospel are
preaching on the Thaw trial, newspa-
pers are filled with reports and COM
ments, and last but not least, the gem
eral public, whether its cause or effect
find this trial universally interesting
subject of conversation. And the Curl
Gus thing is that said public Including
all of the aforementioned professions
and public officials, with the same fund
of information to draw from are arriv-
| ing at so different conclusions, are taxi
ing such opposite positions.
What follows illustrates this point at
South Bend, Ind. Tn a sermon re-
markable for its fearlessness, Harry K.
Thaw was upheld as the rescuer of a
girl from slavery for worse than At
rican slavery ever was, and Stanford
White was condemned as the blacklist
man in the annals of American history.
The sermon was delivered by Dr. Henry
Webb Johnson Of the First Presbyter-
ian church.
TN my judgment the name of White
is the blacklist in our American an
nails" said the preacher. Il associate
him with the vile Nero of the Roman
world. His touch would defile every
pure stream Of social life. Fortunate
for the young girls Of New York CITY
if he had died fifty years ago.
teThis must be said to the credit Of
Mr.. Thaw, that he emnncipated a poor
girl from a slavery more terrible than
African slavery ever was. Such a sad
chapter written by this bad man should
make every father guardian to the
young. But what has the future In
store for such man the testament
answers in these words: The wages of
sin is DEATH"
Now much of that is "gush." Why
not omit "bathos" when "pathos' is in
tended Stanford White was a bad
man, but by no means "the blacklist
man in the annals Of American his
tory" There's a thousand Nero's Of
his kind in New York city today These
men hold out the illducement of money
to girls and women by hundreds. Many
of these girls and women deliberately
accept such money, preferring to sell
themselves, rather than go without
the luxuries in the way of food, raiment
and shelter this money gives them
And the next paragraph is the veriest
nonsense. "This much must be said to
the credit of Mr.. Thaw," che emanci-
pated this poor girl from a slavery
worse than DEATH" Did he? Rev.
Henry Webb Johnson should post up,
read more Evelyn Nesbit was first
the mistress of White. Then for sew
eral months the mistress of Thaw. So
notorious were their relations that they
were turned out of as well as refused
admittance to many New York hotels.
The papers contained full accounts of
it at the time Finally Thaw married
her Did the rescue" commence then {?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
SIZE Of MlnoRlrlrs COMPARED.

oThe plurality primary will be
dangerous thing says the Cedar Rap
1 ids Republican.
.In some counties there may be nv
| candidates and only 1000 votes cast II
| which case the machine need cast onl!
col votes to win"
| Gin the state candidate need NO
bet a majority but the state machine
will be composed Of the county bosses
land the machine vote will be coinpac
while the rest Of the vote will be scat.
tered among favorite sons
The picture is a dark one and might
receive some consideration If we were
expecting ideal government to follow
hut let's confront d condition, as Grow
er cleveland used to say, and compare
the plurality primary with what we
have now. Under the caucus system
how are nominations made? A con-
ference is held in Des Moines or in
Chicago; sometimes in Burlington. The
district leaders go home agreed. They
write or telephone the county captains.
Anywhere from ten to twenty-five men
meet in precinct caucus and name
list OF delegates to county conven-
ton. The county conventions send
d select few OF the same delegates to a
state convention. Ninety five out Of
every 100 who go to a state conven-
ton might as well have staid at home.
Weeks before the convention the same
men who met in Chicago, or Des
Moines or Burlington. meet again and
map out the program. In the case Of
Cummins, fight which has been
threshed out in every county as pub
-licly as a primary, perhaps. the dele
gates. have some influence but in the
case of an average convention the dele-
gates are at sea and the manipulators
do the business. The plurality, which
seems SO dangerous In a primary, is re-
duced to a circle who can be comfort
ably seated in one room on the third
floor at me end of the hall; sls it was
at Cedar Rapids when Shaw was NOM
mated.
The candidate who can win even a
plurality Of all the votes cast in Iowa
certainly has made better showing
for his place on the ticket than the one
selected in the private conference. To
decry the plurality and demand a MAJ
jority is intended to throw the nom
ination into a convention and as near
the back room on the third floor as
possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Marlborough Mixed With Vanderbilt.
(Froln Herbert Paups recent book on
Queen Anne. of England)

He was not truthful. He was not
straightforward. He was not honest.
In his love of money and his capac-
ity for boarding 1t he rivaled those
wretched misers who have done no
more than contemplate their gains. And
yet such are the strange freaks in
which nature INDUCES this mean and
selfish intriguer was endowed with per-
feet courage with temper which even
his wife failed to disturb with a brain
that no sophistry could obscure and
withJa military genius before which
criticism is 1lumbly silent.
He was treacherous even in treach-.
erous age Wholly devoid Of cruelty,
and by nature humane he is said never
to have sacrificed an unnecessary, life.
He used his fellow creatures for his
own purposes and when he had no
further use for them he forgot their
existence. He made his plants and car
ried them out with the absolute eff
ficiency of sheer intelligence and the
serene applicability Of impersonal fate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Tho Joke on = Hunter.

In sullivan county there Is a man
who spent whole day hunting and at
nightfall he was returning homeward
empty handed when he found rabbit
in snare and still kicking. He re-
leased it and was about to dispatch it
with the back of his hand when it oc-
Cured to him that he could not say he
shot it, as no shot marks would be
found to corroborate his story. So he
tied a. string to one Of the hind legs
of the rabbit, tied the other end to the
fence, backed away about twenty yards
and fired. The shot cut the string and
bunny ran away. Such q good joke on
himself was too good to keep, and he
told it at the village grocery, little
thinking that it would be handed about,
until now If you want to anger him the
mere mention Of the yarn opens the old
sore.
Marrow Escape.
from poisoning, caused by constipation
had Mrs. Young, Clay City, N. 7. DR..
Kings New Life Pills cured her. Csc.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

will sing not less than so times. The
new contract will run for that season
and during the second year the tenor Is
to receive $4,000 for the same number
of representations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

Piles Cured in 8 TO ~ Days.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case Of Itching, Blind, Bleed
Ing or Protruding Piles in to IA days
or money refunded. soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

The newspapers. and ministers also
who insist on the moral lessons to be
deducted from the Thaw trial. after all
can not take themselves seriously" is
the point of view taken by the Cedar
Rapids Republican. There are really
no moral lessons to be drawn from it,
The moral pretext is only an excuse
for catering to public craving for
spicy things. That is, honestly, all
there is to the matter. Every news
paper editor in the land knows within
his own heart that he is not thinking
details of the trial. Let US be honest
with the public as we'll as with our
selves"
Were there more Harry Thaws to
rid the world of the Stanford Whites,
society would be better off," insists the
Rock Valley Bee.
Interstate commerce laws do not
regulate ocean rates. points out the
Davenport Democrat. Aud legislatures
cannot touch Them
Remembering that the jury in the
Shea case Is to be dined by the de-
PENDANTS. the Dubuque Timese adds it's
note Of communication. This is prop
err it says. Birds of feather should
flock together
"Come back. dear people. to the land
of plenty, where the cattle and horses
Craze on the hills and the corn waves
~,
In the pens" calls the Woodbine
Chronicle to the frozen and expatriated
Iowans in the northwest.
"All the way from the rotten levels
OF rich scoundrels of the cities down
to the boys and girls in our small
communities the serpent's trail ap-
pears here and there says the Ana
mosa Eureka, land moral poison is
dripping from the stills of damnation
into the thought and life of our young
people. Fathers and mothers, listen:
Do you know where your sons spend
their evenings and in what kind of
company they associate? Fathers and
mothers, do you know where your
daughters are nights and with whom
they associate In shady hooks and
corners on the streets at night?"
The Harlan Tribune. observing that
a bill has been introduced in the Iowa
legislature to provide a pension for
aged teachers, says: IF you called the
author of the bill a socialist. very like
ly he would be offended, and yet all
measures of this sort promote social
list views. There is no more reason
why the state should pension aged
school teachers than aged black
Smiths"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27

"One of the greatest of legislative
virtues is elaboration and wisdom in
action" argues the Nevada Represent
tative. Mere good intentions do not
meet the requirements of the situation.
There is a famous road that is paved
with such Intentions"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
Picked wai,vss.

The picking Of ~aiau,s is one Of tho
oid.timc bits Of housr-ifcsy that has
almost passed into disusc. Here Is an
excellent recipe:
Cover with very strong brine and
keep the nuts in this foF three days:
drain and recover with brine. At tho
end Of three days drain again and
leave In ffcsh cold water for six hours.
bring 10 boil a gallon Of vinegar. In
which you have stirred capfui Of su.
sar. two tabicspoonsuls each OF whole
cloves and pcppcTcurns. a tablespoon.
fui Of alispicc and eight blades Of
mace. tioii for ten minutes. pack tho
nuts In crock and pour the sealdins
vinegar. over them. At the end Of
three days drain on the vinegar. bring
II to the boil and pour u again over
the nuts Cover and set aside for six
weeks before eating.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

e DwARD HARTMAN did more
Z than deprive stuytcsan, Fish Of
an income when he dcposrd that gen,
iicman from the presidency of the III.
nols Ccn,rai railroad. lie dealt q body
blow q, the social supremacy Of Mrs.
stuyscsant Fish. from which she has
been dcsotias all her talents 10 Fccov.
or herself.
What IL said TO have been tho con.
elusive test OF Mrs. ftsh's standing in
tho smart set came the other night.
when sho gave a dinner. sixty per.
sons werr present. but no, an Astor.
not Vanderbilt. not Goclcs. not
Rsinciandcr. not a sehcrmcrhofn. not
a Wilson. All of these stand In the
frsat rank of New York's smart set.
but they were no, among the guests.
Edward u. Hartman himself Is no,
socially aspiring. Hut he is Intensely
Interested In having his daughters
break into the ZOO I, was a sim
pls enough matter. s,uyScsans fish
was prcsiden, Of the Illinois Central.
In which Hartman was director.
Mrs. Fish vas an unioubtcd leader in
society. wha, more easy than To have
Mrs. Fish take the Misses Hartman
under her wing and bring them within
the charmed circieT
hut. Mrs. Fish fla,iy refused. She
pu, her foo, down hard and said that
the Misses Hartman must stay out
side. so Hartman gave up the attempt
in behalf Of his daughters and bidcd
his time. That came In November
when he dcposed Fish as president Of
the Illinois Central.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

q red coal. then all was dark again.
Save your Matches" said tho
giant. for we must find way out OF
this cavern, or we will slowly starve
TO death. It would have been as well
to have died with our brothers"
There is no passage from this
tomb. save one" said Vaidermere.
land that Is filled with water"
"Wiil not this river ind an outlet?'
asked Gideon.
Possibly. hut we cannot take such
chances, and we must either brave the
waters below. or linger here to die OF
starvation"
"DId you feel that draught Of air?
Where can II have come from?" and
at this moment q light breeze extin'
guished the secondAmatch ] held In
my hand.
THAT breeze certainly does not
come from the tunnel" said Valdez
mere. "but from whence? canno;
account for it, fs
We now walked hurriediy forward
until We came near the end OF the
passage.
"what does this meant" shouted
the giant. pointing TO a large hole In
the floor.
A close examination was made. and
We discovered to our surprise that
the huge statue Of the chief had fal
len down and the piastcr.like sub
stance around his feet had been toru
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
THE RELATION Of HIGH
FINANCE AND SOCIETY

In tho Illinois Central directorate
ar- some men socially powerful In 80.
eir,y here. They arc Cornelius Van.
dcrbiii. John Jacob As,nr aud Robert
Walton Goric'. Il ~as through Mrs-
fish's influence iha; these three mcn
were placed on the Illinois ccnirai
board. Mrs. Fish rightly concluded
tina, they would be helpful TO her So
ciaiiy.
When the iish, in III. Illinois Ccn.
trail came In November OF las, year
and Hartman decided tha, Fish must
go. how did these friends Of Mrs. Fish
line up'
The three voted against Fish and
for iiarahan. Hartman had go; his
revenge and Mrs. fIsh's social suprc.
macy began to vanc. Since then her
stock has declined steadily.
Mrs. fish's one great ambition. u is
said. has been TO succeed Mrs. Astor
as the leader Of the 100"
The one thing that Mrs. Fish lacked
was tact. Diplomacy Ia not one Of her
accomplishments. When she became
confronted with the task Of taking up
the daughters Of Hartman. who held
her husbands fate In his hands. shc
blunderpd..
The Harrimans have been very &C.
tive socially this season. Persons high
In society have been hidden TO tho
Hartman affairs and society has re-
spondcd. At some of the recent af'
fairs which were especially notable
for the number of society leaders In
attendance the name Of Mrs. Fish was
not included.