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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
ONE MAN CHOICE.

He was a farmer and a politician. a
reader and a student of public affairs,
! man of ideas and of great interest in
the course of public events. He called
on the newspaper man to protest that
| you are missing the most important
| point in this senatorial controversy"
We'll, what is it," was inquired, and
he made reply: why, what did we
adopt primary law for? Was it not
done to give the people a chance to
vote in selecting their United States
senators, and if we re-elect Allison, we
are going to leave the selection of the
next United States senator in one
mans hands,
Don't you see?" he said why we
all know that a man at so years old
and sick can't live out a term of six
years, and we are fixing to let some
senator in spite of our primary law.
Well get a senator which pleases some
one man in the governors office, and
not one that we have all had a chance
to choose at the primary"
OF course, it was admitted that this
was hard farm sense. The only OPP
portunity the people of Iowa will get
to select a senator will be at this pri
mary. If a majority vote for Cummins
his expectancy would promise a liv-
/ ing senator for at least two terms, and
the election of a successor would come
before future primary If Allison
should be reelected, he would under
all human probability not live his
term out, and the governor of the state
could appoint for the remainder of the
,1nexpired term The real choice. then
before the primaries in June is between
C'ummins and some unknown mar
whom the governor might appoint. II
is C,u1nmins or a draw from blind
bag.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
Harvard's Oldest Living Graduate.

(bOSlOu f1eTdlu)
Samuel d. Parker, Bostons new fire
commissioner, has the further distnc-
ton of being the son of the Oldest liv-
ing graduate of Harvard College.
Charles Henry Parker, 80 years old III
May, and living on Chestnut street, on
the west side of Beacon Hill. was
member and secretary of class OF
seven that graduated from Harvard IN
1883. He has lived all his life in Bos-
ton. where he was born.
Some OF the changes that have come
over the college and community since
he was an Undergraduate, are reflected
in a letter which Mr.. Parker recently
wrote to The Harvard Bulletin
In those days the college catalog was
a pamphlet of thirty-two pages, and
there were 200 students in the under
graduate department.. The college fac
Hon. Josiah Quincy. president; the
Rev. Henry Ware, the Rev. John 5.
Popkia, John Farrar, Edward L. Chan
ming, Charles Follen, Charles Eeck,
Cornelius C. FELTON,, Benjamin PIERCE,
tutor to seniors; Joel Giles, tutor to
sophomores; Henry S. Mexican, tutor
to juniors, and Andrew Preston Pea
body, tutor to freshmen. DIR. Peabody
continued in the service of the uni
versity much later than any OF the
others, and he died in 1898.
Charles Henry Parker comes of
long lived family. His father. of whom
the fire commissioner is name;ake.
Samuel Dunn Parker, died in 1873 at
the age Of SO, being member OF. the
class of 1899 in Harvard.
Mr.. Parker is in excellent health,
reads without glasses and has the use
of all his faculties unimpaired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
MOuSING AROUND.

When the country resident goes
citvward he usually sees enough
strange things to make him pretty
we'll satisfied with the root cellar on
the old farm. Just now the resident of
a small city within the good old corn
belt sees enough when he goes into the
hig cities to start thrill of thought
fitness over conditions at home. one
of the things that he sees is real sui
ferins among the discharged or de-
serted soldiers of the armies of indus
try: for the name of the unemployed Is
legion in our greater cities.
80
LET the man with a good job court
il assiduously, and he that has work
for wages be thankful; the day of the
SOM house and of crowds clamoring
for bread has come again to the
crowded meropoli In Chicago one OF
the editors of the T.-R. last week saw
monstrous crowd of men, women and
children that filled a street and blocked
traffic, alongside of q great bakery.
They were waiting while their number
grew-waiting for the daily dlstrlou-
ton of stale bread and scraps. Six
months ago. beyond a dozen children
and a thrifty Pollock woman or two,
such a distribution would have been
totally ignored. Now people who called
for the bakers best then are waiting
in the cold and freezing slush for a
loaf or a half dozen last weeks buns.
rbero 10 hunger at home and neither
money nor the opportunity to earn
money.
Milwaukee furnishes the greater
number Of thrills to the countryman.
Here in city where more personal
liberty is permitted by police regula-
tions and police officers than in any
other. the decent man or woman from
hungry home is oftener permitted to
apnroach strangers with plea for aid
Conditions are most pressing there
The army Of unemployed grows. Hun
ger is rife. To be stopped half dozen
times in Textbook walk by men and
women of respectable appearance. and
with the unmistakable air of people
who are more used to work than to
beg, is a common occurrence. Said
nlain old woman Of the foreign peas
ant TYNE: "Mein dear sir, can you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
A WEAPON OF ANARCHY.

Coincident with an effort being mace
in Chicago and elsewhere to restrict
revolver crimes comes the announce
ment that Hiram Maxim, son of the
inventor of the machine gun, has de-
yised a tirearm noiSeleSs in its dis
charge. For the sake of mankind the
manufacture of this weapon ought TO
be prevented by statute, Its posslblii-
are appalling.
The weapon is declared by Maxim to
vent any notice or alarm when 1t Is
discharged, and he admits that its pos
gallows and the electric chair are the
greatest deterrents of crime among the
noiseless revolver has terrifying pos
sibilities in its adaptability to assas-
sination, by reason of the protection
from discovery 1t would afford the as
sassn BY lessening the risk to the
worthless neck of the anarchist, as
sassnation would multiply many
times. In the hands of Czolgosz, the
president of republic or the ruler of
a monarchy would not be free to ap-
pear in public, and would not be safe
in the privacy of his home. Bomb.
throwers would be encouraged to
change their practices and seek safety
to themselves by adopting Maxim
noiseless gun. Their toll of human
life would double, and none would
know from whence the deadly missile
came nor whose finger touched the
mechanism that sent it on its mission
OF death.
Mr.. Maxim himself appreciates the
dangerous possibilities OF his lnVen-
ton and his conscience troubles him.
1T would be a good idea Mr. Maxim
said. for congress to amend the laws
so that no patents could be granted for
inventions against which mankind has
no protection, and l freely admit to you
that there is no protection against TINS
gun of mine. Or, if such law as that
is not desirable. some provision might
he made that when an affair like this
is invented. it should become the en-
elusive property of the government
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
The Little Boy.
minneapolis Journal.)

Little boy. little boy. stay here awhile;
Well talk of bears and things.
OF Injun fights and tops and kites.
And why don't mice have wings,
OF all you learned at play today
Come, little boy, why can't you stay?"
But mama said, cts time for bed;
The little boy can't stay.
Little boy, little boy, stay here aWhile;
Well talk-this papers tame
OF home-run sWats on corner lots
Dad used to play the game.
Who did the millers beat today?
Come, little boy, why can't you stay?'
He's got to get his 'rithmetic-
The little boy can't stay.
Little boy, little boy, stay here awhlle;,
Tell pa about the girls;
Is it Miss Sue? Now tell me true,
You scamp! Yes, I like curls,
saw you walking home today
Come, little boy, why can't you stay?"
A party down at Smiths tonight
The little boy can't stay.
Little boy, little boy, stay here awhile:
(This book Is mighty poor)
You're growing tall, you say this fall
You'll make the 'leven sure;
Dads had the blues this blessed day
Come, little boy, why can't you stay?"
He's got to pack his trunk tonight
The little boy can't stay.
Little boy. little boy. stay here awhile;
And talk to your old dad:
1t seems so strange, heard on change,
Today, that you, my lad,
Had formed a partnership with Van
Come, little boy, stay If you cant
You've got to earn your living now?
My little boys man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
n~ ~ 0,74|~
A New Southwest.
Ico1liar'SN

The annual report of the secretary
of the interior puts the condition and
prospects of New Mexico in an en-
tirely new light.
The secretary of the interior reports
some pretty solid evidences of SUBJ
stantial growth In the past year there
we're more than 10000 homestead fill
ings, covering over two and a hall mil
lion acres of land. The new @arms
taken up in New Mexico IN single
year by homestead entry alone. mol
counting those occupied in other ways
exceeded the combined total areas OF
Rhode Island and Delaware, two OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

please spare two nickels or a dime?
We are oudt of work. and have nos
sing" And she was one of four in one
morning You spare it, The kindly
pathetic, scanned old face would other
wise haunt YOU. 1t does anyway, but
when YOU know that If she went hun
CRY 1t won't be your fault, 1t isn't ac-
cusing And when the fellow with the
nose like the tip of Il lighted cigar
comes criuging up later down by the
riverside or the lake front. YOU turn
him down with a sense Of duty twice
performed. Newspaper men say con-
ditions are serious in Milwaukee. They
are serious in Chicago Men are out
of employment and children are hun
CRY in Cincinnati and Indianapolis and
omaha But matters are not so bad
west of the mississippi
The closer to the farms the farther
from hunger. Mark that II is some
thing every man who works with his
hands for livelihood should know
and understand. one hundred thou
sand families are crowdins for char
ity in the cities. and children are vast
ing in tenements who should be full
houses on Iowa farms. | saw a man
come forward and crawl under car
of a Big Four train. tapping at the
wheels. A railroad engineer sat beside
me. What does he get out of that
| asked. 20. $50 a month" responded
the railroader. Fifty a month! He
couldn't live in 4 or broom fiat in
Chicago for less than SIS to SIS a
month and then he couldn't choose his
neighborhood His carfare would spoil
a 50 bill. His other expenses must
come within the remainder He was
haps he got the can" next day, for the
railroads are laying off men. Possibly
| mis- children will be down at the bak-
er's distribution next week And some
are working for sl.25 day. l thought
| of hundred neat little houses with a
| lawn in front and garden spot be-
hind, vacant out on Iowa farms for
| lack of man willing to work for $50
a month, house rent, a fat hog, use of
COW, and chance to keep hens. etc.
Outdoors in Gods country, where fad
| ed children would find in their cheeks
and where men lose the CRIME and pail
| lor of the city between long rows of
corn and in yellow harvest fields. And
wondered how men who knew of this
could crawl in and out like black ants
in a Jungle, content to stife thru a life
of toll in order to keep the reek and
faint of the city in their nostrils.
| The trouble is that thousands of
them don't know. and couldn't get
away if they did. 1t is easy to say,
Why don't they get OUT 1t isn't
an easy thing for the man who can't
find 90 cents after his weekly bills are
paid He is like steer in milling
herd He can't get out, and must keep
going round and round until exhaust
ed.
| The south is importing foreign farm
labor The north is short of help on
the farms. The southern states have
agents busy attracting farm workers
to the farms. Perhaps the farmer of
the corn belt might find it profitable
| to send commission into the cities
and show American labor the way back
| to the soil a movement of city labor
ers toward the farms would mean
much sociologically, and it is one o.
the factors that must be used before
| the problem of the unemployed is
| finally answered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
Getting There.

The press agent of the circus and
menagerie had lost his job, but had
not lost heart.
I'll succeed yet" he said. "All
want is a fair show
Struck by the idea, he proceeded at
once to organize a Worlds Congress
of Circassian Beauties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

OF the candidacy for the Legislature
presented in the person of the editor OF
the Manson Journal the Manson Dem
ocrat saws: 1T is only reasonable t.
snnnose that this newspaper will OPP
pose his candidacy with all the
strength it can muster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
eroundIessIy Scared.
lHo1,ston Post.

(dOuSlOH fUSe.I
"Mr. Richly, have a very great
boon to ask of you"
'Now, look here, young man, before
YOU go any further I'd like you 10 I'M
derstand 1 don't know you well enough
to lend you money if did, and"
"But | wish to marry your daugh-
ter
ooh, why didn't you say so? Take
her and be happy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

senate committee on commerce. This
time 1t takes the form of postal sub
sides. but What ii will be amended to
before 1t is finally passed only the re-
publican managers can tell. Anyhow,
the people will have to pay the bin
every year and it will not be small ones
| either"
The Odebolt Chronicle thinks that
1.-The OnaWa Democrat ought to change
its name to the OnaWa Standpat Its
editorial page is devoted To criticism OF
Cummins and praise of Allison. The
alliance of democrats and standpatters
two years ago has evidently been re-
newed. for one can't tell democratic
paper from a standpat organ in these
days"
| The Baskerville Republican admits
| that newspapers do not always eX-
press the sentiment of the. people Of
the community in which they are pub
| lshed. If the editor has any indiNid-
uality he may or may not voice the
sentiments Of the readers of his pa
I per, but as we take 1t. he may honest
/ ly believe one thing and the majority
of his patrons may be just as honest
In thinking differently"
The ClarksvIle Star notwithstand-
ing it's standpatness believes that
SHAW ought to start show. He would
get plenty of free advertising from
those who hate to see people actually
do something"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

Employs No Collector.
"The beauty about my surgical prac-
tice," hummed the mosquito, lis that I
always put in my bill at the time OF
the operation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

mo congressman from this district
has ever served the interests OF KOS
suth county as has Mr. Conner, de-
clares the Algona Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
80. ~ Marerlv Indenendent:

Saws the Waverly independents i
is not insisted in any quarter That IN
mere fact that one holds federal or
flee debarS him from holding and ex
pressing opinions on political matters
hut that scheming. combining and 9th
er pernicious activities designed U
control the disposition of offices, or L
dictate who shall aspire thereto. VII
not be permitted by the public ad
mits of no doubt"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

The average standpat view is thus
expressed by the Indianola Herald:
while the Herald is not of the opin-
ion that Secretary Taft is the strong
est man for the republicans to nomi-
nate for the presidency, it can give
him very cordial support if he should
be chosen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
Iona Newspapers
SHAW's CANDIDATE SKINNED.
(Albia Union.)

If a woman could fill the nations
chief office, Hetty Green would more
nearly fill the chair than anybody so
far as business sagacity is concerned.
Hetty refused to give, the Nanderbiits
a loan on their valuable jewels during
the financial furry, and any woman
that can pass up such temptation 10
have diamonds and gold for her per-
soma, adornment ought to be recog-
nizeti as being as strong as any man IN
America, and fit for the presidency.
She could defeat Pierpont Morgan at
the polls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
DEFENDING LUMBER THIEVES.
lRnrlin ton HaWkeYe.O

1t is unfortunate. to be sure. that the
lumber supply is running short; but
there would be no shortage We're 1t not
for the legitimate demand of the build
ers. No one has right to say that
man may not build a home for his
family, or an office in which to earn
his living. Nor can anyone rightfully
attempt to prevent the lumbermen
from cutting trees to provide this man
with building material. Nor is there
any sense in charging the lumbermen
with Vandalism" because in attempt
ing to supply the demand for such
building material he is compelled t.
cut down the forests Of the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

The Montezuma Palladium says:
The revised idea of the ship subsidy
bill has been reported favorably by the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
NOMINATIONS ALL IMPORTANT
Davenport Times.)


The purpose of representative gov
eminent is to secure an expression of
the will of the largest number of
voters. Nominations are fully as i'm
portant as elections. A voter has not
done his whole duty when he allows
some one else to select the nominees
from which he must make choice
The primary secures an expression OF
the will of larger number of voters
in regard to who shall be the nomi-
nees than does the caucus system. as
has Just been proved, and, therefore
whether it pleases those who have
found the caucus easy to manipulate
it is much better than the caucus sys-
tenn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
DO Y ~ GET Up
WITH A LAME BACK?

AluNCy ITVWVlS WIhCS IVu HisSf"0RS'
Almost everybody who reads the news
,oapels is sure to lNnow of the wonderful
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03

cures made by l)f.
killner's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century !;
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilnler, the
eminent kidney and
l =. ~.>,,E3arf,,11v
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-12
CALL BLACKMAILER MAD
ONLY EXPLANATION OF THE
. a.'@. QUEER DENVER CASE. .s.
Woman Who Threatened Mrs. Phipps
ls Druggists Wife and Helress
of Millionaire.

Denver, Col, Nov. 11.-Further de-
velopments as to the identity of the
woman who Monday threatened Mrs.
Geneyieye Chandler. Phipps with
death unless she delivered over $780,
600 within an hour, show that it was
not the need of money that influenced
Ter to attempt blackmail but must
have been the suggestion of diseased
mind srJ g .Er
After learning that the woman was
the wife of Allen Reed, druggist of
this city, the police investigated
further and discovered that Mrs. Reed
is one of two daughters of a Spring
field, Mass, millionaire wooden manu-
facturer named Campbell, who died
recently. leaving a large estate to his
daughters. Mrs. Reeds income from
her share is more than $4,000 a
month Her sister is Miss Jessie
Campbell, a teacher of languages in
Fassar college. The police are con-
WINGED that Mrs Reed is insane, per.
haps from the use of drugs, and late
uSStds IHSy luIuCu uCi ONSA " lllS
care of her husband, who arrived from
Buffalo Park, Col, as soon as he
learned that she was in trouble.
Although Mrs. Reed displayed bet
ter mental control toward the last of
her interviews. with Chief of Police
Armstrong, she is unable to explain
her attempt to coerce Mrs. Phipps into
giving her a Nrge sum of money and
cannot remember where she procured
the dynamite with which she threat
ened the life of Mrs. Phipps and her
daughter Helen. One theory is that
Mrs. Reed was returning from Pitts
field to Buffalo Pare, where she was
to join her husband at their country
home, and while stopping OF here be-
tween trains. she was struck with the
idea of extorting money from Mrs.
Phipps. It is evident that she intend
ed to go on 10 Buffalo Park at first,
for all her trunks and baggage had
been checked for that station.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-12
MOURN CARMACk'S DEATH
w. c. T. Y. MEMBERS SING AS THE
BODY IS PUT ON TRAIN.
Funeral Of Slain Tennessee Editor
Held at Columbia--NashviI
Police Trace Run1ors.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 1.-THE body
of former Senator e. w. Carmack,
who was killed here Monday in a
street duel with Robin ]. Cooper, was
sent to Columbia Tuesday afternoon.
Impressive scenes at the union station
marked the departure.
Members of the W. C. T. u, whose
cause Mr.. Carmack had ably cham
pioned, gathered at the station in
numbers, and as the casket was borne
in joined in singing Lead, Kindly
Light" and Stand for Jesus" A brief
address was delivered by Rev. Ira
Landrith. Mrs. Carmack and a few of
her closest friends were on the special
car which conveyed the body, and the
profusion of flowers was but another
of the many testimonials of grief from
hosts of friends and sympathizers. All
during the morning hours a stream of
callers had entered the home of Frank
Lander, where the body lay.
The funeral party reached Columbia
about four o'clock in the afternoon,
and were met by a large concourse of
friends. The body was at once taken
to the Carmack home. where the flu.
neral services were held Wednesday
morning at II o'clock.
The police are investigating numer,
Gus stories which gained circulation
among Carmack's friends and were
cited by them as tending to show thas
the Coopers had previously determined
to attack the former senator and were
searching for him when the tragedy
occurred. The police are at work on
reports that Col. Cooper had sent writ.
ten as we'll as verbal messages to MI
Carmack warning him to refrain, on
pain of death, from using Cooper's
name in future editorials. The efforts
Of the police are directed toward a ru,
NOR that Col. Cooper had told his mar,
RED daughter of his intention to kill
Carmack, whereupon she is alleged to
have called up the governor by tele,
phone and asked him to use his good
offices with her father.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-12
HITCHCOCK VISITS TAFT.
President-Eleet and Chairman Chat
About the Campaign.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. 11.-Presi,
dent-elect Taft aud his national chair.
man, Frank H. Hitchcock, had long
and pleasant chat Tuesday over the
many phases of the campaign. 1t was
the arst opportunity for such an ex.
tended and cordial exchange of views,
ard at it's conclusion both expressed
their pleasure in the interview.
Mr.. Taft was told about the cam
paign fund, which Mr. Hitchcock is
to make public in detail in few days
The national chairman said that this
fund was smaller in its aggregate than
any similar fund since the record oil
such funds had been kept and that il
was collected from every state in the
union and represented wider distri
button of support than ever before.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-12
NORTH DAKOTA LAUNCHED.
Miss Benton Of Fargo christens tn,
Mighty 5attIeship. .

Quincy, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE most
powerful addition which the navy Of
the United States has ever received
and Americas first all-around big-gur
battleship, the North Dakota, was sue
cessfully launched Tuesday from the
yard of the Fore River Shipbuilding
Company. With the foam of the chris
tening wine streaming down her bow
plates from the bottle smashed by
Miss Mary Benton of Fargo, N. d.
and under the watchful eye of Gov
John Burke of the state for which she
is named, the North Dakota fioated of
in to the basin about so per cent com
pleted. Some time next summer she
will be turned over to the government
for acceptance and If she fulfills the
test, will go into commission nexi
September. ........