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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-13
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

"Three or four years ago one of the
principal arguments against Cummins
was the charge of boiling" says the
Hardin County Citizen. Since the fell
lows who persistently made the charge
bolted the ticket two years ago, they
are like the boy-nothing to say. There
is where sincerity in politics comes in. .
"Tt is the inalienable right of every
American citizen to vote as his con-
science dictates, but he Is under OBJ
legation to himself, the community
in which he lives, and to his country
to have that conscience enlightened
to the fullest possible extent that he
may vote intelligently and with the
highest motives moralizes the Early
News.
1t is understood that the democrats
have adopted the slogan of "a new
broom sweeps clean" for the coming
campaign, which causes the Parkers-
burg Eclipse to conclude: IF this is
true Bryan will be forced to take a
back seat"
Ialk ABOUT the irony OIL Late, eA-
claims the Madrid Register. For weeks
the Daily Capitol of Des Moines has
been lambasting Cummins for drain
ing the state treasury, and now the
decision Of the courts forces the pub
Usher, LATE Young, to reimburse it by
refunding over $4,000 which he is al
legged to have overchanged while state
binder"
Cora Williams has never been cor
'nered yet. He learned newspapering on
the Sioux City Journal when George
d. Perkins was on earth the first time"
declares the Anes Intelligencer.
The Fonda Times believes 1there
should be no factionalism in this grand
old state after the June primaries. We
believe that Cummns will receive such
a large majority that the 'standpatters'
will have to take off their hat to him
and fall in line. Let us hope that fac
tionalism will receive a proper burial
and fitting tribute at the poles on
June 90
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-13
the POOR lNvALID's CHANCE.

IhE fVUh lNVAltU'S CnANC6.
A chance for the poor man and the
invalid without large means presents
itself in Wisconsin. that part of Wis
consin once pinelands and now covered
with brush and second growth OF diff
as crystal the trout leap in brooks
that have never been tinged with the
dark alluvium of the loamy cornlands.
| the winds blow with balsamic healing
across miles of LEAKAGE and the hills
and rocky buttss convey sense of
the freedom of the mountains.
| Why is 1t a poor mans chance?
Simply because he can summer in a
camp under the lodges Of the hills be-
| side the clear waters and among the
second growth pines and gain money
as he gains health How? Picking
| berries for shipment ito Duluth, the
| Twin Cities, Milwaukee and Chicago.
| The tubercular invalid who must live
out doors can make all his light ex-
penses and put good wages in the
bank if he elects to use his hands while
he fills his weakened lungs full of the
piney air Of northern Wisconsin. Said
native in reply to the question, What
do the working people do in this coun-
try? "Why. every married man know
picks berries in the summer" 1t Is
profitable he asserted. Men make from
$500 to $50 a month during the berry
season. why" said he, my neighbor
and his wife pick berries all the sea-
son nearly three months. At the be-
ginning of the BURBERRY season they
often clean up SIS day. This sea-
son lasts about six weeks and the
buckle berries then come on and are
in quite as much demand" Wild
strawberries abound and bring good
prices with an unfailing demand.
Wagons go about gathering the ber-
ries of individual pickers. The berries
grow on every hillside and are free to
all. 1--WE lived in Fulton, ILL.," con-
cluded the native. "Nine of us in a
family and 1t kept us pretty busy to
pay the grocer and doctor We haven't
had sickness in the five years we
have lived here and we're doing we'll
and paying for the land to keep al
bunch of cows on" The land sells at
q low price. 1t should. 1t is thin above
the sand, rough and lbrushy, but many
a man Is living we'll on the proceeds
o. his herd in the pinelands tract of
Wisconsin. 1t is hard to see how he
could spend his money if he had it.
II is a pretty good place for a poor
mar who wishes to be independent and
work for his own hand. 1t should be
a paradise for the invalid to whom
long and expensive travel is debarred |
He can make his living on the berry |
patches, climb hills, live out doors.
Trout streams abound. Good hunting
is almost everywhere for the man who
Graves a squirrel, pheasant or even
a deer. He is i'll the wilderness when
he gets mile out of the little town
where the available population comes
down twice a day to be present at the
eventful arrival of a passenger train.
If he can interest himself in work and
play and keep good company with
himse his opportunity is there among
the brush and scattered pines, where
a few years ago grew the lumber of
which the cities of the northwest have
been builded
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-13
Topics of the Times

If YOU haven't signed somebody
nomination papers do so quick. for
there are only ten days more in which
papers can be circulated.
The friends of Governor Cummtns
should remember that every vote
gained in southern Iowa counts for just
as much as a vote in any other part
of the state and there is more room
down there in which to gain.
Go into Jim Goods home town and
among his neighbors who know him
and YOU will discover nothing but good
words for him. DO the same with the
other man and You will vote for Good.
A correspondent asks where was
our nestor when the Aldrich bill was
passed over the opposition of almost
every bank and commercial body in
the country" Unable to vote but aid
ing 1t by pairing with a democrat. who
was opposed to it is what the records
show.
1t Is reported from Washington that
Col Hepburn has refused to take any
interest in the Allison Cummins fight
for the reason that he has never been
very enthusiastic adnirer Of Ali
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-13
Tot WATER BOILERS

are like the girl with the curl. When
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good, but when they are bad they are
horrid. II yours shows the slightest
sign Of being the worse for wear
YOU NEED US PLUMBERS.
Don't wait until it actually leaks or
blows up. Send for us at once and
have us put in a new one for you. Bet
ter by far pay our moderate bill than
run the risk of being scalded or worse.
Think so?
phone Your Troubles To
BUCHANAN BOUGHTON CO.
20 North Center st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
CONSIDER THE LITIGANT

THE CALL welcomes the disposition of the superior
court judges to consider the rights of itigants 1t is
agreeable change from the spirit which the old rules of
practice invented Those rules drawn chiefly
make litigation difficult costly for poor and in great
amounted denial of They their
inspiration from lawyers in the pay of public service corporations
always the alert advantage These pac-
utone justify their high salaries by the signf-
cant tact that verdict damages for personal injuries inflicted
by public service corporation almost unknown San Francisco
Having ghtened the load that the igant
stances must carry the judges proceeded rather aing way
to take steps in the direction of limiting the laws delay but
this field which rules small avail much
left the discretion of the that
1t unfortunate fact that the
courts this regard has always been vicious The wrong
the The of this usually regarded
the OF lawyers the gants
plea for delay what trivial grounds
always listened by the with avong Such pleas
have been large part of the stock trade
Henry Ach for instance has boasted his skill in defeating
by this kind of tickery.
all right change the rules that supposed
contnuances and of time, but the judges will
change their minds and their point of we'll good
result Consider the tgan how he pays through
courts after ALL organized and maintained for
venence and emouen OF lawyers although that has
theory OF the San Francisco superior in the past
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
BANKS MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES

T7E California bankers association in session last week
Pasadena does appear have hit very satisfactory
remedy for the ills that a the banking system. The
best that they could suggest the creation of another Office
with higher salary than paid bank commissioners,
higher indeed than any salary paid existing officials There
objection to the salary especially would be paid by the
banks but there the objection the system that holds
the proposed official political rather than financial responsibility
The bank controller proposed be created accordance with
this plan would be appointed by the and there
hope that he would differ materially from the class of
selected the banks Within the last week the
edited by the spectacle Of Bank John c. Lynch
spending his energies rake delegates Sacramento for the
organization Nobody expects anything else from Lynch and there
would be to anything better from who
his political debts the expense of bankers The plan
OF the bankers association office with salary of
$4,000 year would simply lenghen the of the political
machine The financial system of the would be sound
there bank commission constituted in the Of the
present body The commission exists being made up cheap
politicians amenabe to all kinds of influence positive public
danger The history Of the Mcdonald 1893 and of
California safe deposit and shows the
severity those failures greatly and intensified by
the negligence OF commissioners whose there much
believe 1t this system which the bankers
citation desires pepeuate with unimportan changes
OF principle Better have state supervision Of banking than
which essentially political In the
protect themselves and there safety any other plan
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21

McGaw and certain businessmen
appeal to the of King county begging keep
tica pledges which they consider morally binding Naturally
the people of Seattle the mpuaon that they bound
political which they parties terms
have not been fully disclosed This is way looks Tacoma
Ledger:
King back of this
dig of
of the
odor offensive citizenship of the friends of
AS last hope evidently has been dinterred At the September
people Washington will
deep that they will be heard OF again the politics Of this state
the all the and
don of the The people will demand know all the eond-
deal which
franchises and deliver the Offices back conference The
1906 and
of law traficking
Offices that had dgraced the
Ankeny described the rreducble minimum of the
He product Of the old that
made all politics matter of secret bargain bosses The
thing anybody should have ask the
electors raiy deal of that but that species Of politics has
become much habit that those who ought know bet
have persuaded themselves that right and laudab
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
Personal Mention

Walter Abbott of Boston is at the
Fairmont.
j. R. Reynolds of Spokane is at the
Won Dorm.
V. d. Williamson of New York is a
guest at the Fairmont.
Lieutenant Governor Warren r. Por-
ter is at the Fairmont
Sanford Hfrsch, merchant of Port
land, is staying at the ST. Francis.
f. E. Brumley, a New York stock
broker, is a guest at the ST. Francis.
A. G. Stearns, a Iumberman of Wend-
ling, Colo, is a guest at the st. Francis
James Rafael of Santa Rosa and w
III. Pennington of Reno are at the
Blair.
NJ Foran of Goldfeld and M. B.
Coombs and wife of Mendocino are at
the Dale.
c. w. Hilton of Sacramento and DR.
H. warren OF Jenner. Cal, are at the
Audubon.
Among the arrivals at the New Lick
house yesterday are d. Hanley OF
Butte, Mont, and j. II. Nunint of Java
Walter B. Honeyman and wife OF
Portland, Ore, who have been making
a trip to Honolulu, are at the Fair
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Kane, accompanies
by Mrs. NJ. o. O'Connor, have arrived
from the south in their private car
and taken apartments at the Fairmont
The party is registered from New York
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Cheny Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Chanslor, Mr. and Mrs. F. +
Griffith and Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. slim.
son made up a party that automobiles
from Los Angeles to this city. They
are staying at the st. Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
A SIGNIFICANT EXCURSION

early and encouraging manifestation of the
cisco spirit the excursion the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys arranged by the chamber of commerce Los
Angeles watChu Of her commercial with all
rtory that business may be made
learned long that this the effective
OF the larger kind OF promotion Many such
made by the business the southern they
contributed little share of the prinacy which
Angeles enjoys the country below the Tehachap for
San Francisco to do the thing in the same way.
The of the excursion which leaves Friday afternoon
Tor Stockton Sacramento Marysv Chico and Oovi
the business OF the valleys closer with
business of the meopos-o better ACQUAINTED
with the country and the country better acquainted city
1t undertaken upon the theory no pros
nsaab ntedpendent and that order reach their highest
and fullest development the city and the country behind must
pull together And before there be intelligent and
cooperation there be intimate understanding by
the others and needs which
as getting together and talking over
Getting together and talking over with the
the interior the chief of the San
Francisco this day excursion Six the
sentative constitute this friendly capi-
tasts merchants lawyers and editors Many of them
person for the business men with whom
they have long had extensive commercial relations them
viii bring back information that will be helpful
privately well useful to the they advantage
of first hand knowledge Of their clients patrons
OF their views and
The trip has been shrewdy planned include journey by
boat along parts of the San Joaquin and which
few the have observation
the possibilities and the requirements OF the wide lands
waiting there to be added the productive capacity
will fail make the visitors advocates the two great
waterways and their improvement
Quite properly the requested to leave
their evening clothes no occasion for windy
wordy speeches for ceremony affair straight plain
talk the glad hand the seeing the hearing nqurne
mind The excursonists known by their
brother business of the get together and let's
pull together is their motto and their is the
of the San Francisco. spirit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21

l-HE marriage of Miss Helen Cor
bet and Aleck Curlett will take
place ON Wednesday, June 3, IN
the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke Corbet, in Scout
street. The wedding is to be very
quiet one, and witnessed by only
few relatives and intimate friends, put
it will be perfect in every detail, the
bride wearing the conventional white
gown and tulle veil. and both bride
groom and bride being attended. Miss
Corbet's engagement to Mr.. Curlett
was announced in February, since when
they have been much feted.
Mrs. L. L. Baker and her daughters
and sons have moved to Sausalito, where
they will spend the summer months.
The Bakers occupied their city home
in Broadway during the winter. and
are now in the Henry Campbell home
in Sausalito. Miss Dorothy Baker,
who is at school in Santa Barbara, will
join her family when the term ends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkham Wright ana
their daughters, Jeanette and Marian.
weeks, have returned to their own nome
in Scott street in this city.
The vaudeville show to be given by
society's amateurs at the Princess thea
ter this afternoon will be the largest
social event of the week, and promises
to eclipse the three previous perform
ances of this nature that have taken
place this winter. Several large par
ties have been made up by various
matrons of the smart set, and the big
| /. hxra ant hTrc cf &
tic audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Dean. who
have been travelling leisurely through
some of the southern cities of the At
lantic coast, are now in Washington,
where they will spend fortnight. They
plan a trip to New York and Boston in
June en- route for their own home here.
Mrs James A Garfield, whose hus-
band was President Garfield. has closed
her Pasadena home for month or two,
and is visiting the Yosemite valley with
a party of friends from the east. Mrs.
Garfield will spend some time in this
city before returning to Pasadena
One of the weeks prettiest bridge
parties was given by Mrs. Foster, the
charming sister Of Mrs. Frank Win
chester, in the Winchester home yes
terday A score of prominent society
matrons enjoyed the game and the in
formal cup of tea that followed.
Mrs. Charles Lyman Bent is visiting g
her mother in Alameda. where she will
shortly be hostess at bridge party.
Mrs. Bent's guests of honor will be
several navy women, who are awaiting
the return of the fleet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Fraser Doug
| las will leave town on Saturday for
Burlingame. where they will spend a
week as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Joseph Coryen.
Mrs. Marvin Higgins gave a large
| luncheon on Saturday last to 16 of So
cietys prominent women. The after
noon was spent at bridge and ended
with an elaborate tea.
Miss Georgia Harmon will be hostess
at luncheon today in honor of Miss
Bessie Bates, whose marriage is to be
one of the events of the coming fort
night. Miss Harmon is one of the
most charming girls in the younger
set and returned from Europe only a
short time ago. She will take promi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
Gossip Of Railwaymen

the Western Pacific was first started
it was stated that its general Offices
We're to be in this city, and that the
new Gould road would be operated
practically as a California corporation,
having all it's head officials in San Fran
cisco. However, there has been
change in this policy and from whe
is now being said it does not appes
likely that there will be any trat
official on this coast higher than an as
sistant general freight agent and
assistant general passenger agent. Som
are inclined to believe that there will
be a general manager on the coast
and that B. A. WOrthington Is to be
the man. but this has been denied. The
Western Pacific viii, in fact, be op-
Grated by Edward T. Jeffery. president
of the Denver and Rio Grande and
A. S.>Hughes. its freight traffic man
ager.
Gould plans to merge the Denver
and Rio Grande and the Rio Grande
Western under the general name Of
the Denver and Rio Grande system
taking in the Western Pacific Up to
now the Denver and Rio Grande has
controlled the Rio Grande Western
through stock ownership.
Edwin Gould. president Of the coz
ton Belt route, arrived in Los Aneele
yesterday and will leave for this cit,
tonight. he VIII spend Friday in Sar
Francisco. He is not interested witt
his brothers in other railroads.
F. S. Hildreth of the firm of engineer
who represent the bond holders Of III
Western Pacific is on his annual tn,
of inspection of the road
Fl. a. Jones, freight traffic manaee
of the Southern Pacific, will arrive 4
night from Chicago, where he has bea
attending some special meetings.
p. A. Welch, chief clerk to the supar
intendent Of terminals of the Chicage
Milwaukee and St. Paul. is on a visi
to the coast
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21

Yes. 1 fired him." said the old rail-
road boss. Il admit he was good
man and knew a whole lot. That was
just where he was a fool"
How do you make that out?'
ITS easy to see you amt much of
railroadman," he replied What
right has man under you to know
is the first law of nature. and whenever
find man who knows more than
do 1 gets up and fires him. That S
the only way to hold down a job
You must have fired a good many
men in your time. then" replied the
young railroadman. hippantly.
That chap" said the <old railroad
the railroad business. He don't know
enough to agree to everything a man
higher up than he has to say"
B. NJ. Flippin. freight traffic manager
of the Missouri Pacific; c. l. Stone.
passenger traffic manager, and ]. w.
Higgins, assistant general manager.
have addressed a circular letter to ali
agents calling their attention to the eff
forts of the National Prosperity asso-
citation of st. Louis. The object of
the association is to talk good times.
and in their publications il SAYS that
the country is prosperous and every
body will be rich because all the crops
are large.
The association further declares that
all the men that were let out of the
lumber mills. mines, railroads and other
industrial hives went into the tflIage
of the soil. and consequently the land
will yield more. Talk happy times"
is the motto and railroad managers are
urged to teach this doctrine through
the length and the breadth of the land.
The recent financial deal by which
Gould will obtain funds to complete
the Western Pacific has revived Interest
as to its future rnanagement 49,
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
:: The Calls lester ::

Habeas--How did the jury stand?
Corpus--They didn't stand. A con-
fdential agent of the defendant reached
them and they unanimously laid down.
Waiter-That's choice dish of
Strawberries, sir.
Fan (ruefully surveying their num-
ber}-Yes, they seem to be a picked
nine.
interviewer suppose that in your
business you have to let liquor severely
alone.
Aeronaut (eying his parachute)-
Not at all. I am forced to take a
drop every now and then.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
SOME QUEER POLITICS

ONE queer politics is afoo in the Washington part
of Levi Ankeny campaign for reelection senate An
kenys friends insist that he entitled the support King
county, which contains Seattle certain pot
the legislature enabled
of bargain that the Seattle support would be Ankny
this year that time Washington direct primary
law which practically the choice of
binds legislature follow the popular
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
lmpertinent Question No. 81
What's fhe Cheapest Thing in California;

WHdI me InedPeSf ThIng IN California?
For the original or wittes answer to This oue.or
the bnefer the better-The Call will pay FIVE Doll APPS
For the next five The Call will pay ONE Dol
LAR EACH Prize winning answers will be printed ~,
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once MI
your answer short and address it to
EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
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I'm mine orphan
prize o E Point Cal
Fear IS souvenir OF the jungle were always afraid
OF the myseHous-and wives are bundles Of rnvs,erv
That's why - "'''0iS'
K nton Govest
Because II makes her happy doesn't hure him
81 prize !" g. Robinson 1912 Clinton Alameda
Say, are you joshing do Won realty th;.t t IL, ,.,
. - man "a Sc diplomacy only to let the poor things think
Since when?
81 H. A. askow.1
Man is a counterfeit, woman better ~ba,fs
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-21
NOTE AND COMMENT

The geography has Pittsburg on the
bank of the Allegheny, but just now
the Allegheny bank seems to have it
on Pittsburg.
The gas company may try to falsify
It's operation expenses, but it cannot
conceal the water in the stock which
it supplies to the public.
Admiral Sperry, no doubt, is fine
gentleman and an able seaman; but
how can we become enthusiastic over
a commander for whom we have no
pet name?
The lawyer who was beaten by a
woman when he demanded payment
seems to have been successful in his
quest. He struck her for a fee and
she handed him one.
The British museum attaches who
are hunting a live pterodactyl near
Los Angeles may be doomed to dis
appointment. However, a quest for
fossils in that region would bespeak
success from the start.