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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
WHAT RURAL ROUTES DID.

George L. Thayer, Il Times Republf-
town whence the first and experimental
free delivery rural routes were inaug-
urated, reports the farming people
waiting patiently and without panic for
the financial furry to blow over. No
one is frightened or panic stricken.
Their money is in the bank, as the
safest place for ii and the farmers are
quietly studying the situation, con-
WINGED that REIMBURSEMENT of prices
is inevitable and necessary.
Much of this is attributable to the
inauguration of mail routes. The farm
err of today is intelligent and ex-
ceptionally well informed of current
happenings and conditions. From one
to three daily newspapers come regular
ly to the farm and are read with juds-
ment and discrimination. The farmer
knows more about the financial situa-
ton than the average city man. He
reads his newspaper more under
standingly, because he reads 1t all. He
does not look over the local news and
drop it. He has become a well in
formed business man. in touch with the
world and world affairs by means of
his datlies and close to home hap
penngs by reason of his telephone con-
nections When panic comes he is
least likely to be affected.
If the unearned increment of the
railroads might be put into figures,
this single item of service in subduing
anxiety and saving the country from
panic that might have cost billions,
would pay the cost of their operation
since their Inauguration and for many
years to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
Iowa Newspapers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STRINGENCY IN MORALS.
Esprit Lake Beacon)

The most sensational Iowa event in
connection with the money shortage
was the suicide Of Frank r. Crocker,
president of the First National bank,
Of Charlton. just as the stringency be-
gan. 1t was naturally assumed by
many. in the absence OF details, that
the two facts were associated 1t de-
velops, however. that the closed bank
had been looted of deposits and credits
amounting to more than half million
dollars for the purpose OF bolstcring
copper and railway stocks carried on
margins by Croker. and that his pri-
vate fortune of nearly as much more
Chasm.
SO 1t was not merely a shortage OF
cash occasioned by the financia! furry
that wrecked the First National bank
Of Charlton. AS a matter Of fact a
mere shortage of cash never wrecked
of bank are sound. whether In cash
or paper. no way has yet been found
to cause 1t more than temporary en-
barrassment. We often hear OF banks
being closed for want Of cash to meet
the demands of depositors but such
institutions never remain closed unless
It has a large section Of rotten paper
listed as assets or rascal Is practice
ing get rich-quick schemes with the
money Of the deposItors and stock
holders
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
the STATE NORMAL SCANDAL.

The State Normal school at Cedar
Falls has been cursed with a private
scand al among it's instructors. A man
and woman past middle age have been
discovered in shameful liason and
sent out to the scorn of the world,
with IL promptitude that commends the
mana cement of the school to all decent
citizens. 1t is simply one OF those
Incidents that may occur anywhere
any time, and that no precaution or
careful selection seems sufficient to
prove 1t is only an incident so
far as the school is concerned. Such
things happen, more's the pity.
1t is different with the principal
persons concerned directly In the
scandal. Here was a man Of 43,
minister by profession, scholar by
educ alton, and of high moral repute;
a woman also of reputable standing, a
musician Of note, and in excellent po-
sition socially, also past 40. They
appe ar to have thrown religion, duty
and even common sense to the winds
to play at romance and end in an
intrigue disreputably base. Both had
brains. Both had knowledge of tho
world and It's temptations. The mar
was married and supposedly happy in
his home relations. Whoever should
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22

The Capital confesses IT, and Is not
much further away from the fact than
I.afe was from that battle in Cuba He
was within sixty miles.
Cashiers checks make a very good
substitute for currency, but nothing
can take the place Of buckwheat cakes.
II you don't like those cashiers
checks perhaps your wife could use
them It's only a few weeks until
Christmas.
There Is no religion In Des
MONIES" says the Mormon elders, now
prosecuting in that city. If the Nor
mons will always stick to plain facts
and pass up the Book of Mormon the
public would begin to sit up and take
notice.
President Eliot OF Harvard, in sln ar
ticle on "The Canadian Act IN the
December McClures, gives an inter-
esting account of the working of the
"rndustrial Disputes and Investigation
Act" which went into effect March ",
1907. This act covers mining prop
erty transportation of every Kind, tel
egraph and telephone systems. electric
lighting, water and power works. BY
the provisions OF this unique and pru-
dent legislation, employer and en-
ployts are protected against sudden
and disastrous strikes. and the hither-
to nnconsidered and long suffering
public is saved untold inconvenience.
Outsiders are also enabled. thru the
report of the minister of labor, to
give sympathy intelligenty. This new
law does not prevent the laborer from
striking, 1t merely provides that he
shall strike decently and in order.
otherwise he becomes penal offender.
President Eliot points out that so far
the workingman has gained much by
the observance of this law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
Topics Of the Times

Lay low. Mr.. Gobbler, lay low!
Hereafter all irrigation in Okla
homa will supposedly be applied to
crops When the state came in, sa-
looms went out.
However, it is hard to purchase a
foreign nobleman for ones daughter
with clearing house certificates.
The hog packers appear to be hold
ing for downs" and prices fail to gain.
Lieutenant Governor Garsts an
nouncement that no saloon should be
run except in conformity with the
mulct law, will be a sad blow to PIN
ochle in Carroll.
When milk goes up cent quart
the producer and consumer both profit
when the consumer is a COW owner
The bossy is profitable adjunct to
every family and foe to grocery bills.
1t is about time for the boarded coin
to change socks.
Well, that issue will constitute an
other bond between this country and
Panama,
Now it appears that the wise sug-
gestion of liquor law enforcement or
iginated in the Des Moines Capital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
Decisions

STATE STATUTE PROHIBITING
TRANSPORTATION OF WATER
TO ANOTHER STATE.
Cities located near state boundary
lines often draw their water supply
from the lakes and rivers of the neigh
boring state. Where a city is excep-
tionally large the water supply for do
mestic purposes Of the state from
which the water is taken may be
threatened. TO prevent any such en-
Urgency the state of New Jersey, near
whose boundary lines are located two
Of our largest cities, has enacted law
making 1t unlawful for any one to
transport thru pipes, conduits, etc., the
water of any fresh water lake, pond,
or stream into any other state. The
constitutionality of this statute was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22

upheld by the New Jersey court Of err
rors and appeals in McCarter VS.. Hud-
son County Water Company, SIS At
lantic Reporter, 4s9.
ALIENS RIGHT TO HOLD PROPER
TY.
The Washington supreme court, In
Abrams VS.. State, SO Pacific Reporter,
327. CONSTITUTES the provisions OF the
state constitution, which provides the
ownership of land by aliens, except
where acquired by inheritance, un-
der mortgage in good faith.
or in the ordinary course Of
Justice in the collection of debts, and
provides In general that conveyances
to aliens shall be void. Under this pro-
vision the state may, where lands are
conveyed to an alien, have the same
declared escheated; but IL the state
falls to do this. prior to the aliens
death. the right is lost and the proper
ty descends to the heirs OF the alien.
CARRIERS LIABILITY FOR COM
MUNICATION OF CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE.
In NJ. X. & r. r. Co. vs.. Raney. 80
Southwestern Reporter, 5S9, the Tex
as court Of civil appeals decides that
a railroad company is liable to pas
senger for damages resulting from the
wife of the passenger contracting small
pox from him after he had contracted
1t from the ticket agent Of whom he
purchased his ticket. The court is Of
the opinion that the knowledge OF the
ticket agent that he had the small pox
at the time he sold the ticket consti-
tuted knowledge on the part Of the
railroad company, thus declining to fol-
low the ruling In Long VS.. Railway
(Kansas) % Pacific Reporter. 977, Is L..
r. A. 319, 13 Am. st. Rep. POI.
PARTIES" Where an action is
brought against a railroad company
alone for an alleged violation Of the
interstate commerce act, the corpora
tons officers and agents are not ac-
cording to the United States circuit
in Cassatt " Mitchell, Coal & Coke
Co. $50 Federal Reporter, 80. parties"
within the federal statute Grew. Stat.
section ia, U. s. Comp. Stat. 1901, p.
bS3,) authorizing federal courts on
notice to require parties to produce
books or writings in their possession
or power which contain evidence per-
tinent to the issues. AS supporting
authorities are cited Rose V. King,
Serg. & r. 241, and Ridgley v. Rich
ard, 1870 Federal Reporter. 3S7.
PICkETING. The United States CIR
cult court Of the eastern district Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22

"The impression Mr. Perkins IS Gre
ating in his daily assault upon Cover
nor Cummins is that If he were COVER
nor he would be the hottest prohibf-
zionist of them all-Sawyer, Neal, Ran
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
NOT \ SAFE PRINCIPLE.

"a law that is not obeyed in every
community Il, Iowa with equal prompt
ness and strictness, should be repealed
1t is not q state law"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
ACCESSIBILITY OF CARBON COPY
AS ORIGINAL EVIDENCE.

The supreme court OF Pennsylvania,
in Cole VS.. Elwood Power Co.. 65 At
lantic Reporter, 678, holds that where
an original paper and carbon copy
are made on typewriter at the same
time, signed by the same officers, exc
cuted in the same manner, and in every
respect duplicates, both may be con-
sidered as originals, and either Is adj
MISSILE in evidence without notice to
produce the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22

"The real democratic party will now
settle down to hunt for suitable
man for president" predicts the Bur-
lington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22

kin and the rest of them would all be
faded" remarks the Sioux City TrIb-
une Perhaps he contemplates run
ming for governor as prohibitiontst
next time. But when one thinks that,
he looks over Uncle Georges editorials
and finds him opposed to giving the
governor any more authority and then
he thinks it's al but crucificion Of
Notwithstanding more"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22

| Wisconsin, In Allis- Chalmers Co v.
Iron Moulders' Union No. 1875, upholds
the right Of union laborers out on strike
| to maintain ''peaceable picketing about
the works Of their employer. But the
court remarks that "peaceable picket
| ing" is very much of an illusion. The
action of pickets established by strik-
| ers may amount to coercion and IN
| timidation of workmen Of an employ
err, tho no act Is done which would be
unlawful If done by a single individual,
| where the mere number of pickets
acting together and their persistent fol-
| lowing Of the workmen to and from
their work day after day for months
is in itself constant threat producing
fear and alarm among the workmen.
TRANSPORTING CHILDREN TO
SCHOOL AS PROVIDING SCHOOL
FACILITIES" A statute, requiring
school boards ITO provide suitable IA
cilities and accommodations" does not
require school boards to provide 1or
the transportation Of children living
remote from schoolhouse, according
| to the decision of the New Jersey.
Court Of Errors and Appeals In board OF
education Of Frelinghuyser TIP. v. At
wood, IS Atlantic Reporter, 1913.
LIABILITY OF TEAM OWNER FOR
! COLLISION WITH STREET CAR.
| II a driver Of a wagon permits boy
to handle the lines while the driver
is in the discharge OF the business OF
the owner Of the wagon. and COLI
sion with q street car Is occa.sioned
by the boys negligence, and pass
enger on the car is injured, in the ac-
cident, the owner Of the wagon Is Ia
BILE for the boys negligence, accord
ing to the decision Of the New York
supreme court in Ramberg vs.. 1nterna-
tiopal Ry. Co., 103 New York Supple
ment, 297. The court distinguished
the case at bar from cases in which
1t has been held that no liability at
tached, on the ground that in such
cases the third person actually driv-
ing was not engaged In the owners
business at the time Of the accident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-22
IOWA or MONS AND NOTES.

The Jelfersoa Bee has little patience
with the newspapers which are n>W
Boosting that the banks in their town
did not restrict The Withdrawals of cur
rency during the recent finaclal dis
turbance. IL they did not do 1t. they
ought to have done it, asserts the
Bee. Everybody who knows anything
about the banking business is perfect
| ~ well aware that there was not a
bank in Iowa which. under the circum-
stances then existing. could have con-
tnued to pay out cash for single day
If their depositors generally had come
in and demanded their money. No
bank has any grounds for boasting
over any other bank in this matter,
and It strikes us as being poor taste
to indulge in this sort OF vainglory."
"The real democratic party will now
settle down to hunt for suitable
man for president" predicts the Bur-
Ilington Hawkeye.
THE Cortelyou presidential boom
may result only In tender OF the
presidency of big trust company, but
| It Is safe to say Mr.. Cortelyo,l will not
have to work for yearly salary OF
49, 900 any longer than he wants to-
says the Sioux City Journal.
COZ course the saloon may do as 1t
pleases about it, but it is apparent that
] IL it doesn't go 1t will be kicked OUT
! says the Waterloo Courier.
Every move the standpat crowd
makes against Governor Cummins
adds to his popularity" declares the
Waterloo Courier. "rhis attempt to
saddle upon him responsibility for the
lax enforcement Of the mulct law in
| the river cities has made him even
stronger with right thinking people
The spectacular appearance of the
good DIR. Crafts and his crafty attempt
to put the governor. in false light has
had no other effect than to reveal that
the doctor came, knowingly or UNI
knowingly, to serve purpose of the
governors political enemies, and the
people are resenting the employing OF
such tactics by giving the governor re-
newed evidenuce of their confidence in
him"
The Iowa City Republican warns
the papers that berate Davenport SO
much, that they should take notice that
Occasionally Davenport obituary
makes mention that the subject lived
a. christian life. 1t would be a huge
! joke on a Des Moines minister to
have to greet some burly German
from Scott on passing the gate pre-
sided over by st. Peter"
"After those cashiers checks have all
been Withdrawn and folks are showing
! nothing but the old, filthy lucre at you
you may regret having turned up your
nose at the nice, clean emergency cur
rency that bought just as much
groceries as the dirtier variety sug-
gests the Sioux City Journal.
"The impression Mr.. Perkins IS Gre
ating in his daily assault upon Cover
nor Cummins is that If he were COVER
nor he would be the hottest prohibf-
! zionist of them all-SaWyer, Neal, Ran
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-05

ceived credentials from more than 100
different labor unions in Kansas who
have elected their delegates and ex-
pect the convention to be the largest
gathering of union men ever held in
this state.
During the past three months the
organizers of the American Federation
of Labor have organized 20 different
labor unions and three central labor
unions in Kansas, and the work is go
ing right along with renewed activity
and interest all the time.
Next Monday the American Fed
Grafton of Labor is placing two more
organizers to work in Kansas on sal
airy and one of the men is Mr.. Sim. A.
Bramlette of West Mineral who is a
member of the United Mine Workers
of America.
while 1 was in Kansas City met
with the executive board of the Mis-
souri, Federation of Labor, who are
much interested in the movement to
organize the Kansas State Federation
of. Labor, for the reason that it is the
same kind of an organization that has
proven so beneficial to the union peo-
pie of Missouri"
Mr. Walker is now planning a trip
to Horton, Atchison, Leavenworth
and other points in the near future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-05
oNLAHONIA-MIs LINE
Charter Has Been Granted for a New
Road.

Guthrie, Okla, July "a territor-
ial charter has been granted to the
Oklahoma and Golden City Railway
COMPANY, with headquarters at Paw
huska, okla, and jefferson City. Mo-
and with $12, 100000 capital stock to
build a line 270 miles northeast from
Pawhuska through the Usage, Chero-
kee. Peoria and Quapaw Indian ma
lions, ana through the Missouri coun-
ties of Newton. Jasper Barton, Dade'
Cedar. Polk Hickory, Camden, Nor
with a branch line of seventy-five
miles from Jefferson City through the
Missouri counties of Hickory, Polk,
Dallas and Greene to Springfield, MO
The incorporates include: Q. E.
Wheelock and W. K. Palmer. Kansas
CITY: A. L. Bauer. L. c. Lehman, c.
I. Miller and Winfield S. Pope, Jeffer-
son City; John A. Greisel and William
II. Reed, Golden City; E. NJ. Dempsey
+ d. Scarborough, John A. Wimberly
and E. E. Grinstead, Pawhuska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-05

business it will be impossible for them
to be thoritatively represented at
CharIevoix." Accordingly, the meeting
will be held in Chicago. 1t will be
devoted almost entirely to the consid-
Grafton of rate questions growing out
of the 2 per cent fare legislation of
western states. One thing to be de-
cided is whether the 1000 mile inter-
changeable mileage ticket for Trans
missouri river territory sold at $50,
or u cents per mile. shall be abolish
ed or the price reduced to $40. This
ticket is now good in several states
where maximum rate of cents per
mile is permitted, and some of the
roads favor abolishing the ticket rather
than establishing a cent fare where
they do not have to do SO.
Because the present interchangeab
mileage tickets of the Central and
Western Passenger associations. are
sold on the basis of 2 X cents per mile.
the roads can not legally continue
their sale or permit their use locally
| in states where 2 cents is the maximum
legal rate. The mileage bureaus Of the
associations. are therefore doomed 10
dissolution i'll the near future unless
| all the cent fare laws are declared
| invalid by the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-05
RAILROAD NEWS.
Western Lines to Try Cheap
Rates for 80 Days.
Agree to Maintain 2 Cent Fare
for That Period.
TO STOP EXCURSIONS.
Privileges to Clergymen Will
Also Be Cut Off.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.
TO STOP EXCURSIONS.

Chicago, July 5.-With a view to
showing in the courts that there is
not a reasonable profit in a passen-
ger rate of 2 cents per mile, the west
ern railroads have agreed not to make
a lower rate on any traffic in, to, FROM
or through the states of Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Minnesota, and Nebraska for
80 days.
One result of this agreement will be
the abolition on July of reduced
rates in the states named for clergy
men, disabled soldiers, and all those
who have been given half rates for
years because engaged exclusively in
religious or charitable work
Another result of the agreement
which. will have a much greater erect
on the passenger revenues or the. ran
roads, Will be the cessation of all ex-
roads these excursions have been touno
exceedingly profitable. At a. recent
meeting in St. Louis of passenger Of
ficials of Illinois and Missouri railroads
it was officially stated that the earn
ings of the Alton road last year from
such excursions were more than $780,
600, and that the Wabash earnings eX-
ceeded $500 900.
By abolishing these excursions nearly
every road in Illinois will show large
deficit in interstate traffic in COMPARE
son with the earnings during the same
period of last year, and the loss VIII
be ascribed to the cent fare law.
The railroads have been making vol
unfairly a rate as low as cent
mile for such excursions, and have
claimed that this rate created business
without interfering to a noticeable ex-
tent with regular traffic.
The fact is that the passenger ofh-
Gals are strongly opposed to abolish
ing cheap excursions, but the order to
do so came from the presidents OF the
roads, on the recommendation of the
attorneys. The passenger officials say
that if it is shown in court that the
roads have earned less money on in
terstate traffic since the z cent rare
law went into effect, the attorney gen
eraI undoubtedly will point out that
the earnings are not fairly to be COM
pared with those of the same period
of the previous year because of the re-
duction of interstate traffic to mini
mum. through. the abolition of excur-
sions and of half rates for clergymen
and others.
In the territory west of -BuHalo ana
Pittsburg about $4,000 clergymen nave
been given annual certificates emitting
them to half rate tickets. The central
Passenger association has issued 4O,OUV
clergy certificates, the Western Pas
senger association 10000, the Transcon-
tinental Passenger association" 1a,O0O'
and the Southwestern Passenger bu-
reau 1900. After this week none or
these certificates will be honored for
! trips in, to- or from any state which
has a cent fare law in force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-05
ITCHING TORTURE
Of LITTLE BABY
Head and Face Covered With Awful
Itching Sores and Scabs Would
Scratch Until Blood Came
Mother in Despair for Treatment
Did No Good-Dread Disease
YIELDED TO CUTICURA
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY

'I was in despair about my baby.
When he was about two months old his
face and head were full of scabs and
very itching sores with terrible running
matter. / had to tie his little hands in
bags for he used to make his face and
head bleed. / had two or three doctors
but they did not do any good / was
told to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment and can say that they
stopped the running matter Immediately
and soon after had washed him twice
he looked almost well, but l used about
three cakes of 'Cuticura Soap and four
or five boxes of Cuticura Ointment, con-
tinuing the treatment for two or three
months. l also used Cuticura RENE
dies for my other children and took
Cuticura Resolvent myself to purify my
milk for my baby whom nursed while
he suffered with that terrible itching
and sores he had. Now l always have
Cuticura Soap and Ointment in the
house handy. / shall be glad if you
want to publish this letter SO that other
sufferers will come to know what good
the Cuticura Remedies can do. Mrs.
Frances Rizzo, 1905 Dickinson St., Phila-
delphia, Penn, Nov. s and is, 1906