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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
The PATH TO POWER.
The congress that will gather t

The congress that will gather today
spirit to do it There are many things
to be adjusted much to be corrected
and somewhat to make new. The cur
rency question is vital one and
should be given immediate attention
1t will probably be a short session. 1t
should be a busy one.
1t is the last congress to convene
before the coming presidential election.
1t is a republican congress and its
stand on important matters will large
ly Influence the vote Of next November.
It's session should not be directed to-
ward the campaign except as to it's will
ingness to meet and deal with living is
sues. The best way to play politics
to meet their demands openly, consider
imperative questions with candor and
do something.
The ancient fashion is dangerous.
The old has changed and given way
to new order. 1t is hard to fool a
people whose desire to know Is only
equalled by the opportunity of public
ity. Time was when voters of the "rur-
al districts" waited for the congress-
man to come home and. tell them what
had been done in the last session. Now
they read the doings of congress in the
daily newspapers brought to their
doors before dinner by the Carrier
They know what they want done and
whether it is doing. 1t is hard au-
dence to side step.
The new politician to be successful
must be open with the people. The
strong undertow that is likely to sweep
Roosevelt back to the presidential Of
fee in the face Of precedent, is a man
Hesitation of the current of public
thought and demand. The day of tricky
political professional is over. The men
and parties that act openly and sin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
HUNTING FOR PEARLS.
Features of an Industry That is to Be
Safeuuarded

Features Of an Industry That is to Be
Safeguarded.
Pearl dealers of the Maiden lane dis
trjct In New York have started
movement to save the western pearl
fisheries from the destruction that Is
threatened because there Is now no
restriction on the work Of the fishermen
who are taking from the rivers tons
of mussels from which only a Few
pearls are obtained. 1t is also pro
posed to restock some of the rivers,
eastern and western, from which the
mussels have been exterminated. a
petition was recently sent to Washing
ton asking for an investigation OF
present conditions affecting the mus
sells in the western rivers and the fea-
siDility of establishing hatcheries In
which the fish may be propagated, as
in the case of various kinds of food
fish.
In view Of this movement the fol-
lowing article on pearl hunting In
Indiana is of timely interest:
Scenes along the Wabash river dur
ing the last summer rivaled the SEN
sfitional days when men Journeyed
to the west by the hundreds to gain
great wealth i'll the gold mines. This
summer along the Wabash small for
tunes have been made In a single
day, and number OF mussel dlggers
have picked up pearls worth $500 or
$500, says the indianapolis Star
Encouraged by this success, pearl
hunting has come to be one of the
most favored industries along the In
diana water course. The most success
full find perhaps made so far during
the season was that Of Vincennes
factory employee. He started out one
day to enjoy a two weeks vacation.
When he returned he carried pearl
which is worth $500 and perhaps ST.
OOO.
During the last four or five years
Vincennes has been the center of
fourishing pearl industry. The amount
of pearl money circulating now will
run about $4,000 month. When the
Wabash field first attracted the atten-
ton of the mussel diggers it was
thought to be only a poor one. tx
rerts making their examination about
five years ago said that the mussels
would be good for the pearl button
factories only, and for awhile the ac-
tivity was but slight. A few months
had passed when experts decided to
make closer examinations, and these
revealed hidden treasures. The news
spread rapidly, and mussel men focked
there from all parts of the country.
Vincennes is the center Of the Wa
bash district, and while the industry
has died out in the southern portions it
is still prospecting at Vincennes. Now
there are perhaps hundred diggers
trying their luck in hunting for pearls
within the immediate vicinity. Some
twenty-five camps are to be found
along the banks of the picturesque
river, while the number Of "cockcuts'
will perhaps reach a total Of fifty. The
men are busy. and the scenes are most
interesting, as each digger is anxious
to improve every minute lest his
neighboring hunter may make the finds
Of value.
Whilc - t'i~~~~-- 1n,end largely on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

The pearls In White river are not Quite
80 plentiful as they are in the Wabash,
but those that are there are Of greater
value. The pearls in White river are
almost twice as valuable as those found
in the Wabash. Mussel shells are mi
gratory and are continually on the
move to find food and the proper kind
of river bottom In which to thrive.
Great shoals Of them are often de-
stroyed by some change in the course
Of river Portions OF the river where
there Is a great quantity Of gravel are
always sought by the musseis while
they avoid the mud bottoms. Just be.
covers two ceres.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
Topics Of the Times

There is no doubt that Davenp ort
needs reform, but it is also evident
that Daveport's large and growing
iobting and Wholesale trade is viewed
askance by Greater Des Moines."
Tom Lawson's communications 10
the press run a close second. to presi-
dental messages-in length.
Put away the turkey joke in tinfoil
and start the good old paragraph on
the expense of Christmas time.
A burnt child breads the fire. There
viii be less Iowa money loaned by New
York bankers to spectators from now
on.
Mrs Bradley may not be insane but
the common verdict will be that she
and the man she killed should have
been shut up away from decent peo-
pie long ago.
Senator Allison could have great
effect on the Scott county situation
by stating his life time adherence OF
alcoholic liquors and referring to his
bold stand for strict law enforcement
in Dubuque That Dubuque has been
an example of unWavering observance
of the liquor laws may have been due
to the senator's influence in his home
town.
Senator Deliver at Council Bluffs
drew like a prize fight in Davenport.
And that's putting it pretty strongly.
Sioux City Journal.
Dropping into stanapGt pAfaseoto.
eight one ask: Did the senato4
his hand?
The esteemed Register and Leader
is now talking thru its chest over Its
telephones. The new method has it's
Inconvenience but offers a pleasant
change from talking thru its hat.
If fall Of SO hundred on live hogs
results in no perceptible change in the
price of pork how long will the drop
of cent bushel for wheat require
to make itself felt in the flour line ?
Use algebra.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

their finding 81 Pearls for theft "for-
tune" they also receive neat sums for
the shells. In the course of year
thousands Of cars Of these shells are
shipped out of Vincennes. They are
used In the button industry. While
diggers receive not a little money for
these. shells, they regard that as only
secondary business and are of course
most anxious to make the finds that
have given SO many comfortable for
tunes In the four or five years that
Vincennes has enjoyed the pearl boom
many valuable finds have been made,
and not a few Of the most valuable
pearls have been placed in foreign
markets.
Since the industry first opened at
Vineenn quite few laborers have
realized small fortunes by lucky finds,
and the one man to make this seasons
biggest is Leon Bouchner He had
been employed at a glass factory, and
when the plant closed down some few
weeks ago he decided to spend his va
cation in digging mussels. Luck seem
ed t. be with him, and few days ago
he made the biggest find of the season
when he discovered gem that Is worth
$3.50 ut least and possibly $1,000.
He will not place the beautiful pearl
on the Vincennes market, but will take
it ont of the city, where he hopes to
realize the $1,000 II possible. His pearl
weighs over forty grains and is about
an inch in circumference. 1t was found
Just below Vincennes in what Is known
as q three ridge mussel, which he had
been cooking with bunch which he
regarded as valueless.
White river has also been good field
for the pearl industry, and number
Of good finds have been reported from
different places alon- this water course.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
MUST AND WILL BIZ SUPPRESSED.

If anyone has suspected that Gov
ernor Cummins' heart was not In this
law enforcement issue as applied 10
the mulct saloon he should have fol-
lowed him to Davenport or he should
at least be fair enough to read what
THE governor said to the people OF the
insurrection district "rhe illegal sa-
loon must and will be suppressed,
said the governor to the people or oaV-
EXPORT, In effect he told them that IT
they did not become law abiding OF
their own yolition the Jurisdiction of
law enforcement would be taken away
from the locality and be lodged some
where else and that he, Governor
Cummins, would urge the legislature
to do 1t.
The facts are that Governor Cum
MINIS did urge this upon the last leg
islature, but. as he explained to Dav-
export, public sentiment had not been
aroused then and no attention was paid
to him. The trouble is that the gov
ernor has no legal authority to close
saloons except to talk and to urge
that the local officers do it. The at
torney general does have the power
under the law to appear in any state
case brought in any local court, but
the case must first be started by the
local officers, and Governor Cummins
tells the people of lows over the heads
of Davenport, that if they will bring
a case against an Illegal saloon he and
ATTORNEY General Byers have agreed
that a lawyer from the state house
shall appear This was said broad
enough to constitute an invitation.
If the people of IOWA could have a
personal conference with Governor
Cummins they would soon discover
that he is about the most extreme
law enforcement advocate of the whole
crowd. He actually yearns for the au-
thortty but without converting spec
until legislature has given the state
executive power to act over the heads
of local authorities. His plan as pro-
posed was to make it possible by
statute to remove saloon cases upon
request, from the preiudiced local jur-
isdiction to some tribunal where the
facts would be honestly found and de-
crees entered free from the local polit-
ical intimidation Then he would en-
power the governor to remove from Of
flee the local official who failed to
enforce the law. The governors OBJ
that 1t failed to remove the trial Of
the saloon case from the prejudiced
locality and would either have failed
utterly in its purpose or would have
meant troops in it's tinality which
would have been hysterical in its
craftsmanship.
The last legislature turned deaf
ear to his suggest tons, but the next
one will likely listen to him and go a
step or two farther. The saloon in
terests of Iowa, II they would save
their lives, had better see to the sup
preston of their illegal saloons before
the legislature meets. In the meantime
the people of Iowa should look upon
Governor Cummins as an honest man
and judge him by what he says rather
than by what his political enemies say
about him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
Took Some Counting.
cleveland Plain Dealer.l

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The guest looked angrily.
waiter" he sharply said. didn't
you hear me ask you to bring my
check?"
Yes, sir in moment, sir" the
waiter replied meekly.
"Why not now"
"rhe cashier is figuring it out, sir"
Figuring it out? Why, all I've had
was a plate of hash.'
The waiter nodded.
Eyes, sir but there was seven kinds
of meat in the hash, sir, and five of
them advanced in price this morning,
sir, and so the cashier is trying to
eauaize the cost of your hash, sir.
There, he's reckoning to me now,
sir"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

or less Indifference. If every man
and every woman in Iowa who are
consumed with righteous Indignation
at the outlawry Of Scott county will
put in just one week in vigorous
and courageous effort to enforce all
laws applicable to their own town or
township there will be no necessity
of calling out the troops to maintain
order. We sometimes get so ac-
customed to viewing events thru a
field glass that we, take no note OF
things near Mt hand but see only the
dangers forming afar off. And be-
sides it is so much easier to fire on
the devil at long range than to engage
in hand to hand encounter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
Piles! Piles! Piles!

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81. Williams Manufacturing Company,
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by B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
Iowa Newspapers
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
lSinnN CITY Tribune

Senator Dolliver Is, a prohibitionist
who is not teetotaler, but he did not
in his long panegyric of Senator Alii-
son, say whether the senator is or is
not prohbitionist. 1t is too bad that
in all the years he has been filling leg
islative position he has never once
voted so his colleagues could tell which
side of this question his is on.
Bythe's Burlington Hawk-Eye Is
playing the game, too. Now that the
governor has repeated his well known
contention that the saloons should
comply strictly with the laws, the
Hawk Eye rises to protest in behalf
of the poor, abused saloon. All such
papers need is rope enough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
IOWA 0PllNuNs AND NOTES.

HAS the Iowa statute brought peace
to Iowa.? inquiries the Dubuque Times.
Ask Davenport or Governor Cumnins.
Everywhere the law has been enforced
by the local authorities to the degree
demanded by local public sentiment
and no more. Further enforcement has
depended on private prosecution,
which is seriously Objectionable. En-
forcement without the aid of the state
authorities or Of private prosecutors
will require an amendment to the law
providing for the collection in advance
of the penalty prescribed for its vio-
lation and the remission Of this pen
atty to dealers proving that they have
observed the conditions of their Ii
cense during the past year or quarter
year"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
Burlington

Burlington.
AS the result Of falling under the
wheels of a lumber wagon, the other
evening, John Trimble, residing on the
Irish Ridge road north OF Burlington,
is lying at Mercy hospital with COM
pound fracture of the left leg The
injury is very serious and recovery
will be slow. The bones are badly
mashed and protruded thru the flesh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

cerely in the sight of the voters Will
be exalted. From now on it will pay
resentatives generally to be active and
honest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
To Dissolve the Union

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
judicial
Bonds

When called upon to give bonds in
Judicial Proceedings, apply to the
American Surety Company Of New
York.
Should you require Probate Bonds,
or Bonds in Insolvency Proceed
ings, We will provide them on the
shortest notice. and without red
tape.
We also issue the various Court
Bonds used in the collection of
debts and the recovery of damages,
and, through our agents. will fur.
nish them quickly to responsible
parties at any point in the United
States.
The fact that many Of these bonds
involve great risk forms a strong
argument against their being
assumed by personal sureties.
Whatever form of suretyship you
desire, apply to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

vious cancellations have been rein
stated. Collections arc light but mon
etary affairs are improving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

"There is a promse-mind you, only
promise that If the present de-
cline in the price Of meat continues
long enough, and goes far enough,
the retail price of chops and the con-
sumner get some of the benefit of it,"
contides the Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

The Traer Star-Clipper "does not
stand far from the American Recipro-
cal Tariff League which advocates ad-
equate protection to all our industries,
believes that the time has come for the
trading off of duties no longer needed
in exchange for valuable trading priv
ileges to be granted us abroad. 1t de-
siresthe whole question thoroughly and
mpartially examined, and urges the
creation of a permanent non-partisan
tariff commission. The day.is near at
hand when we shall need all the out
let's we can obtain"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

Noting that Massachusetts judge
thinks a man is entitled to a divorce
if his wife reaches his pockets, the
Waverly Independent says: "a wom-
an reduced to this extrimity seldom
finds anything of value, so the pun
ishment fits the crime without judi
cial interference"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

The Sioux City Tribune recalls that
Nobody asked the governor to call out
the militia when the standpatters tried
to break up the republican county con-
Jention at Davenport year ago. That
was a real riot"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

mo wonder the devil had so much
time to devote to Davenport with
those two pals looking after his in
terests at Cedar Falls" observes the
Belle PLANE Union.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
THE PALMETTO FLAG.

ing materials, coils or rope, derricks,
guns, carriages, shot, shell, timber, lum-
Der and firewood. A recent shipload
of granite slabs for paving was much
in evidence on the parade. The
fort was planned for three tiers CT
ond tier were incomplete and could not
be used. Only few of the guns were
mounted. and these in the first tier.
The first few days were devoted 20
mounting guns in the first tier to reply
to the batteries which It could be seen
the enemy were erecting. After mount
ing all that the limited force could
work, many embrasures were left un-
filled, and these were closed by brick
ing them up, piling the flag stones in
them, or by timbers strongly braced.
The men worked at this with will.
They had become very tired of pas
sivity amid all the noisy activity d.
rected against them, and the prospect
of a chance to talk back greatly in
spirited them.
The workingmen from Baltimore did
not. as a whole, turn out as satisfac-
torily as Capt. Foster had expected.
Before the arrival of the garrison they
had agreed among themselves that
they would fight a mob, but not the
State troops. Many Of them resented
the coming of the garrison, and left for
Charleston. Others staid and helped
put the fort in shape, but drifted away
one by one, or in couples, as the work
progressed. Still, number proved to
be thoroIy loyal. stayed with the garri-
son to the end, and gave gallant assist
ance of the greatest value. One of
them, John Swearer. was severely
wounded. They endured the hardships
and privations of the siege just as
bravely and uncomplainingly as the SOL
diers, and We're in reality the first vol
unteers for the Union.
ArminE the Fort.
In the lower tier AZ and 32 pound
guns were mounted. After great deal
of labor two 10-inch Columbiads were
hoisted to the top of the fort and
mounted. These threw a shot weigh
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

she saw the flag hauled down and the
palmetto banner raised in its place.
One of the Confederate officers assured
her that no harm would befail her. but
she replied, II am not crying because
am afraid; I am crying because you
have put that miserable rag up there"
Later in the day Lieut.-Col. w. G. De
Saussure went down to Sullivan's
Island with battery of artillery an1
cautiously approached Fort Moultrie,
for his men had much dread of the tor
pedoes of which the officers had said
so much. They were much enraged to
find the flagstaff cut down, for they
had hoped to run up their own flag on
the staff. They also found that the
carriages had been effectually burned
away, with the guns resting their
breeches on the platform, and the muZ-
zles leaning against the walls. Out Of
the mouth of each hung a small, white
string Capt. Doubleday had had these
strings tied to the cartridges In order
that they might be pulled out from
time to time and dried. but De Saus-
sere's men felt that this was some
Yankee contrivance to blow the guns
up if they dared pull the strings On
Dec. 80, Col. Cunningham, under or
! ders of Gov. Pickens, went to the ar
senal with a part of the 18th s. c., and
demanded of Capt. Humphreys the keys
Humphreys made a written protest, in
which he said that he yielded only to
force. and demanded the right to salute
his flag and to retain quarters for his
men until he could hear from his Gov
ernment. This was allowed him. The
stores, valued at 100000. were taken
possession of. and distribution COM
menced to the South Carolina military
organizations. Fort johnson and the
adjacent grounds were occupied the
same day, and the Governor ordered
his Chief Engineer to begin the erec-
ton of batteries on Sullivan and Morris
Islands. to guard the harbor and pre-
vent reinforcements to the garrison.
Putting the Fort in Shape.
The dawn showed the interior of Fort
Sumter to be even in worse shape than
the soldiers imagined while stumbling
around it in the darkness of the night.
1t was cluttered up with piles of build