Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-09
LOOKER.ON in IOWA


Pocahontas, March 9.--The news of
the failure to indict Soule the Iowa
Falls bank embezzler, brings out again
storm of protest against legal pro-
cedure that makes such result pos
sibe. AS one many said today: "Soule
stole $4,000, he received eighteen
months punishment, less good behav
Tor marks. Then when an attempt
was made to still further punish him
for other attractions of the law. the
county attorney is obliged to drop the
case because his attorneys We're sharp
enough to find q legal loophole.D And
yet the legal fraternity of this and
other states wonder that the people
occasionally take the law into their
own hands.
III. w. Shove, who conducts a travel
ing mans column in the T.-R., has
precipitated quite discussion con-
corning the use of bulletin boards in
our railroad depots. He and others
will be interested in what follows on
the same subject down in Yankeedom.
The Hartford Courant of February 26
published the following from Willim-
antic:
TRAINS on the New London Northern
road are now bulletined at this sta
ton when they are as much as ten
minutes late This is of passing in
terest in itself, but the reason for 1t
is still more interesting. They are
telling on the quiet astory here that
is worth printing. 1t seems that Rail-
road Commissioner Andrew f. Gates
had an appointment out here whiie
ago with q man who was to come up
from New London and meet him al
the station. Mr.. Gates arrived in good
time, but the New London train did
not show up. He inquired about 1t
and was told it was ten minutes late.
Ten minutes went by and ten more,
and by and by somebody said pass
enger had come up by sleigh but the
train was broken down about two miles
below the station.
Then Mr.. Gates got anxious. Looking
up the agent Of the New London
Northern, he found him gathered
round stove with number of other.
EMPLOYEES. and asked him when the
train would be along. Right away,
was the CHEEKY answer He Walteo
another half hour and asked again.
Right away" was the reply MI.
Gates asked If it was not the fact that
the train was broken down and stalled.
The agent said 1t had been but would
be right along. Still later he admitted
that he did not know when 1t would
arrive. Commissioner Gates by THIS
time had his mad up and he asked the
agent. who was sitting with his legs
stretched out why he DID
not bulletin the fact when tram
was late. We've got something else
to do beside bulletining trains was
the reassuring reply
Mr.. Gates left the station and went
ia Mayor Dunn's store and showed him
the statute authorizing the railroad
to order bulletins I'M
cities where the mayor asks for the
same. Mayor Dunn wrote out an APP
plication for such bulletins and the
next time the commissioners met they
passed the vote and there are pulle-
tins now. Possibly some day the agent
will recognize Mr., Gates.
Secretary Shaw's presidency Of al
New York trust company, and his few
remarks" concerning his political fu-
ture, again brings out much comment.
One bank cashier remarked to this
scribe "It is strange Shaw has not the
gift to see himself as others see him.
If shaw had the ghost of a chance be-
fore of receiving the presidential nom
nation, he has even destroyed that
chance by becoming the president Of |
trust company. At a time when the
people of this country are fighting cor
trusts and combines, he de-
liberately puts thousands of dollars in
to a trust company and is elected
president of it. 1t makes no differ