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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17

Representative Cary Of Wisconsin
Argues For National Control and
toperation-citcs Telepost to Prove
That Lower Rates ard Better Serv-
ice Are Possible.
Representative Cary of Wisconsin,
father of the bill providing for govern
ment control of telegraph lines. made
a speech in support Of his measure, In
which he said:
sin the mere matter of Office rental
there would be saving of perhaps
$1,5OO,OOO year, inasmuch as the
telegraph, being part Of the postal
system, would be operated from the
federal buildings in which the post
offices are located. The greatest adj
vantage, however, would be Its free
dom from bonded Indebtedness and
stock issues upon which the telegraph
companies now pay dividends
Take, for example, the Western On
ion, which pays per cent dividend
on $1OO,o0OOoO Of stock and ~ per
cent upon $3s.OoOooO Of bonds 1t
must earn Ior this purpose nearly ST.
100000 a year in excess Of its sinking
fund requirements. In these circum-
stances the government would reduce
the telegraph tolls at least one-nalf be
tween all POINTS and pay its employ
ees 20 if not 80 per cent in excess OF
what they are now receiving and give
at the same time greatly improved
service.
with improved methods Of trans
omission and with proper economy In
constructing its lines the government
could duplicate the Western Union
plant for sum not exceeding $15,00O,-
OOO know one system of rapid teleg
raphy which would require the mini
mum of wire service and which might
be constructed for much less than the
sum ! have mentioned. This system
is known as the Telepost, the invention
Of Patrick Delany. an electrical engi-
neer Of distinction, who served a loLg
apprenticeship as an operator. By this
system 1000 words minute can he
sent over any circuit of reasonable
length. say from New York to Chi
cago. at a minimum price Of % cents
for fifty words.
A Million Words In Sixteen Hours.
"a single wire operating between
these cities would carry from 8 a. IN.
till midnight nearly 100000 words.
If the average telegram contains twen-
ty-five words. including address and
signature. it will be seen that one Tele-
post wire would carry within the linn
its Of commercial and newspaper
day 10000 messages. 1t is a safe as
sertlon that the entire volume Of bust,
ness between New York and Chicago
will not exceed. if it equals. these
figures. To handle 1t would require
twenty wires duplexed or forty If
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
BRYAiNs CHANCES A CIPHER.
Baskerville Enterprise.)

Baskerville Enterprise.)
w. j. Bryan stands about as much
chance being president of the United
States as Estherville has of becoming
the capital Of Iowa One is just about
as absurd as the other. Bryan is a
great orator and in many ways a great
man, but the sanity of the majority OF
Americans is sound as was demon
! strated in 1896. The people don't want
revolution as free silver would be to
our currency, as government owner
ship would be to our business institu-
tions, and as Organism in general
would be to our government. What we
want is safe and sane, steady but GER
tain, progress. We want to see every
lawful business prosperous and grow
ing, every factory at work to its ut
most capacity, every honest toiler pro-
tected in the fruits of his industry, and
every idle man at work. The republt-
cans believe in equal opportunity
for all, capitalist and laborer alike.
Protection is the watchWord. A gov
eminent is established to protect it's
citizens, it's property and its business
enterprises. American labor cannot
compete with cheap foreign labor
without protection. Protecting Amer
lean industries protects American Ia
Dor. The republican party has met the
emergency with proper legislation and
has protected American industries and
labor. The republican party has done
more and checked the unlawful prac-
tees of large corporate interests. Much
profitable legislation has been planned
by the republican party under the
leadership of President-t o-be William
Taft. The democrats might as well
cease their chatter as they cannot dis
turb republican progress and republic
can PROSPERITY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
ADVANTAGE IS WITH TAFT.

4 The advantage that Mr.. Taft has IN
this campaign is that the people nave
great deal yet to learn about him
and that his record has been such that
Inc will grow stronger and stronger up
l9Ito the very day Of election under the
l.ublicity Of the campaign.
4 Mr.. BRYAN, on the other hand, has
sbeen candidate for so many years
ithat he is as well known today as he
iever will he and can not hope to add
very much strength during the next
seew months.
Looking at the contest from the
Iytandpoint Of practical politics things
fare not in very good shape within one
democratic panty. AS Alex Miller, OF
1.-THE Washington Democrat expresses
hi. New York and Connecticut do not
SAalk right. Democrats, themselves, do
Snot hope to carry important eastern
states and all their estim ates OF pros
meets include victories in such hope
afess localities as Iowa and Wisconsin.
The advantages at the outset are
with Taft altho the superficial view at
the present time pits a full fund OIL
dnform alton as to Bryan's strength
against the untried and unknown
iatrength of Taft and comes out
ALARMED. Taft has four months yet IN
(which to show how big man he really
Its. He win win.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
AFREAk NOMINATION.

me classes of discomfort are very
loften doing queer things and the NOM
;iination fol-. president by the socialist
labor party Of man In prison on d
iynurder charge is an evidence of char
ineteristic eccentricity. The nominee
martin r, preston, Of Idaho, is serving
sentence of twenty-five years In a
Nevada prison, having been convicted
4 81 the murder of a restaurant keeper.
we are told that Preston was
I,tr,l,e pickst and that he shot his VIC
Ikim in the line Of his duty to his lapor
fnrranization, and that he feels that ne
Iis innocent Of any crime. He Is using
every legal avenue to get another trial.
hoping that in case OF q review OF ms
lcase he may be acquitted. incidentally
HE has said he will not accept the
nomination, and the party Is CONFRONT
Ied with the alternative Of nominating
lsome one else or having practically no
candidate at all. In fact, they would be
without a candidate, to all intent and
purpose, If Preston did accept the
Inomination. provided he failed to get
4 tree from his prison cell.
The socialist labor party evidently
matters itself that 1t is recognizing q
martyr and trying to honor him as
such by rendering him the first place
ION its national ticket, but its action
imere,v feeds the fears that orderly So
ssiety has of the radical and eccentric
snreachers Of discomfort. President
Il Mover. Of the Western Federation OF
miners, goes so far as to say that in
dustrial uraionism is not wanted by
THE working classes. This is nuts for
1.-The capitalistic critic for 1t can be read
as an admission that the present con-
Gduct of unions in the vicinity OF Moy-
ier's5 experience has failed to win the
support of the very wage working
Gclasses for whom the union is intend
Ted. Meyer ought to see that the life
iof this whole government rests upon
/ our public conception of orderly pro-
scedure in all our affairs. Among a
people whose standards disqualify a
preacher fer the honor Of Methodist
\ bishop when he has divorced wife,
lit is rather senseless politics to give a
nomination for the highest executive
office in the land to man awaiting
trial upon a charge Of murder. The
most righteous cause on earth could
not withstand such mismanagement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17

'sBy the adoption Of some such sys-
tenn of rapid telegraphy it will be seen
that comparatively few wires would
carry all the business between the
large cities. To cover all towns and
Villages where postoff1ces are estab-
llsheGl would Of course require greater
expansion Of wire service. but under
less than one-iifth the size of the West
ern Union. The enormous saving thus
effected. both in cost Of construction
and Of subsequent maintenance, will
be plain to any gentleman upon this
floor. With no dividends to pay, with
a tremendous saving in rental. fuel
and repairs my contention that the
tolls can be materially decreased and
the employees better paid seems to be
we'll supported More than this. there
will be. as I have pointed out. greater
efficiency of service and practically alb
solute secrecy.
Newspapers Would Benefit.
IT must admit in all fairness that the
telegraph tolls for news dispatches are
fairly reasonable. quite as reasonable
as companies paying dividends on
enormous quantities Of watered stock
can make. But government tele-
graph operating rapid automatic sys-
TEN such as the Telepost could reduce
rates to so low a cost that newspa-
pers. even in cities of the third and
fourth class. could afford a special tele-
graphic service from Washington
which is the source Of more interest to
the general public than all other cities
combined"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
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progressive than at present, and IN
fact as progressive as would be wise
SO let's see that the majority is rolled
up first, and then get to work and see
that the right things are done.
Judge Parker, late democratic NOM
inee for president, seems to have
stirred up the animals a bit at Den
ver,'' the Keosauqua Republican as
serts And he did it SO innocently and
easy like, that one would scarcely
catch his yelled intention. He accom-
promulgated the Cleveland resolu-
tions, for he never expected the Den
yer convention to adopt them. He got
in his thrust at Bryan"
Bro. Rinehart says that Iowa can no
longer be classed as a doubtful state
that all of the progressives are going
to vote for Bryan and that makes the
state safely democratic, and the New
ton Record observes, I'VE thought that
Mr. Rinehart had better judgment than
to believe everything that he sees in
the Capital. We know of several pro-
gressives who do not expect to vote for
Bryan"
Says tho Burlington Hawkeye:
Money is abundant and apparently
the interest rate ought to be lower. A
per cent real estate loan was made
in Chicago last Monday, the first at
that figure in eighteen months. There
had previously been some renewals at
that rate"
CAL the candidates for president will
be elected several times between now
and the LIST of November; but such
elections count for nothing, and ought
not to fool anyone. The score is not
made up until after the game is fin
ished," says the Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17

per mile. About 5000 persons will en-
joy this rate. The same railroads have
denied rate of 1.50 cents to the 100000
or more Iowans who desire to visit the
Iowa state fair in August.
What grudge are the railroads hold
ing against the state fair? What
grudge can the railroads hold against
the farmers of Iowa? 1t is easy to be
seen that in the above excursions at
least ninety-five per cent of those who
attend live in towns and cities, while
the state fair visitors are about that
percentage of farmers who attend.
The discrimination does not seem to be
against Iowa, but against Iowa farm
ers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
RAILROADS AND THE STATE FAIR

(Register and Farmer.)
We get heartily tired and extremely
indignant at the way the railroads dis
criminate against the Iowa farmers
when they come to the Iowa State Fair
If the railroads were pursuing
a consistent course of not granting ex-
cursion rates there would be some JUS
LITIGATION for refusing to bring visitors
to the state fair on the terms that for
merly prevailed. But here are three
special excursion privileges granted
within the month concerning which
some comparisons have been made by
the Commercial club:
In June, 1908, the railroads granted a
round trip rate of $1,000 from Des
Noines to Chicago and return. The
mileage is TIC miles. making the charge
for the service LAG cents per mile.
Probably 1000 1owans took advantage
of the rate. The same railroads have
refused to make rate of 1.5O cents
per mile-the rate granted prior to 1907
to the 100000 or more Iowans who
will attend the Iowa state fair in Au-
gust.
June 1s, one of the railroads quoted
a round trip of So for the trip from Des
Moines to Iowa Falls and return. The
round trip distance is $50 miles, making
the charge for the service 1.33 cents
per mile. About 800 persons benefited
by this rate. The 100000 or more
1owans who will visit the state fair in
August have been refused rate of
1.50 cents per mile by the railroads that
granted this rate to them prior to
1907.
The railroads announce round trip
rate of $3.50 from Des Moines to ST.
Paul July 10, II and IL. with a ten day
return limit account of a Shrner meet
ing. The distance is 61S miles making
thu nha r9A far iha sArEiaa ~ nAnts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
Iona Newspapers
MORE STARS FOR OLD GLORY.

From this time on all flags made for
the use of the government will contain
forty-six stars in the field or union, to
conform in number to the states. The
additional star follows the admission
of Oklahoma to the family of states, an
act Of congress in the early part of the
eighteenth century requiring that on
the admission of new state, one star
is to be added to the union of the
flag, to take effect on the 4th of July
next succeeding such admission. Okla
homa came into the union Nov. is last.
A great many American flags now
flying from public buildings will have
to be altered to meet the new condi-
lions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
The President and Peary.
hlnlxlun rNi.,onN

Rosevelts interest in Pearys ship is
natural. 1t Is this characteristic of in
tense interest in all the things of life
and in It's varied undertakings that
makes the president SO near to the
healthy American heart He is thoro
spirit. He is old enough to be wise and
sseunx suauasA 10 ~ ASkhusiassiA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17

Now look here boys, the doings Of
the republican party may not suit you
entirely, and we will confess that they
don't suit us, but what is the use of
bowling" says the Mt Vernon Record
Lets get busy and roll up good
majority this fall, and then tighten UP
our belts and see that the party does
carry out the Roosevelt ideas of reform
The republican party, as long as 1t re-
mains in power can not become the
radical marty, for it is always easier
10 talk than 10 perform, but with con-
.i...i.a 4.ri4a:inn e hAnnrre ~,o"e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
NEW YORK TALKS WRONG.

washington Qa.) Democracy
Nobody can tell what the result OF
the voting in November will be. But
personally. I am afraid of New York
and Connecticut. They do not act
right nor talk right. o, they will say,
New York will go for Bryan. but their
actions do not look as if they be-
lieved it, Martin w. Littleton, the bril-
liant Irish lawyer, said New York will
stand shoulder to shoulder on election
day, and the convention hall rang with
a mighty cheer, but that did not spell
anything. They may stand shoulder to
shoulder for the purpose of knitting
Bryan / do not have much faith in
New York just yet. And if New York
is off color, what about Connecticut,
New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware?
The future will disclose, but mortal
man does not know at this time. I hope
/ am wrong and, later, may so see
it that Bryan will carry the east. in
which event we will all rejoice with
an exceeding great joy. / mean the
democrats, and 1 do not include The
Register and Leader
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
AS TO TRIBUTES TO CLEVELAND
CTama Herald)


The Toledo Democrat criticizes the
Cedar Rapids Republican for waiting
until after Grover Cleveland was dead
before it gave him credit for saving
the nation from disgrace by his con.
duct during the panic of 1898. The
Democrat thinks at would be better
citizenship to give credit to the living,
but better to come at the grave than
not come at all" Certainly this is
true but did the Democrat toss a soli-
tary editorial bouquet in the direction
of Grover Cleveland from 1898 until
the day of his death? Was not it's
every campaign from 1896 to 1904 in
favor of Bryan and Organism based
on opposition to Grover Cleveland
and the conservatism in national af-
fairs for which he stood? Did not
William Jennings Bryan in speech at
Urbana, O., in 1896, brand Grover
Cleveland as "bunco steerer?" Did
not Mr.. Bryan in other speeches ac-
cuse Grover Cleveland of having
bought his nomination with corpora
ton money? 1t takes nerve for a
newspaper like the Democrat enlisted
under the banner of a man like Bryan,
to take exceptions to anything any re-
publican newspaper ever said or failed
to say concerning Grover Cleveland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17


~ And stood, all naked. in the judg-
"Alas," she cried. $50 pressed with life
was
''IJnsl1riven came. was 30 full OF care
No time had for penance or for prayer.
II dwelt where men were In such evil
case,
Their woeful eyes still held me to my
place.
''Nor did l heed my garments fret and
strain
II SO might little ease their pain.
"And scarce my thought from haunting
care could stay
To say at morn, 'Ah, Lord. another day!'
"But, flying still and followed hard by
1 loved and toiled and walked to find me
fere."
Then round the naked soul the judgment
Grew. ike lily's bloom, to garments
white,
And new dawn Of rapture and surprise
Shone through the doubt and sorrow OF
her eyes.
AS voice whispered, "since thou didst
not fear
To drink my cup on earth, come share it
here"
And, gazing on face unknown till now,
She cried. exulting, Master. is 1t thou?"
New York Independent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"The tendency of the times Is to
force corporations out of politics and
not allow their interference in any
manner" the Maxwell Tribune asserts.
1.-THE sooner this is accomplished the
earlier will the era of politics be in
troduced."
The Knoxville Journal says: IF
President Roosevelt is not Disguised
with the dog-in- the-rnanger attitude
of the Iowa standpat leaders, he is not
the man we think him to be."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
IN HIS KINGDOM.

4 SOUL set free came trembling
~ through the night
~ And stood. all naked. in the judg-
4 - ment light
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
TELEGRAPH LINES URGED.

Representative Cary of Wisconsin
Argues For National Control and
operation-citcs Telepost to Prove
That Lower Rates ard Better Serv-
ieA Ara Hoesibla
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

Voting is now on again in dead earn
est many contestants making gooa
gains in today's count, Scarcely three
weeks remain in which to get TO tne
lead and stay there, and each ana every
one should try for that place OF ho,lo,'
In dropping vote coupons in the bal
lot box, and in sending them in by mali,
be sure that the name of the contestant
for whom they are intended is plainly
written on at least one of them, anu
that they are fastened together IN soille
way. There are several bunches OF
these coupons which have come IN anu
thew are being held at The Herald once
for Identification. as there was no name
to show for whom they were intended
or by whom they were sent in.
This is the time to make the SUD
scription count on two prizes instead OF
one. ,,.-..
IN this week and next week will count
as one point on the extra premium
also the regular 1909 votes. A year
subscription counts as two points-also
the regular 5000 votes.
Subscriptions to count on this extra
premium offer do not mean the ones
that have come in during the ehlIre
contest, but just the ones that come
in from last Wednesday until Saturday
night, June 13.
Extra premiums outlined:
The young woman in the city of Los
Angeles who receives the most points
by two weeks from last Saturday nlghe
will be awarded the extra premium for
that section of the contest, which is
fwo trips to San Francisco with motel
expenses at the St. Francis hotel Tor
ten days.
The young woman who receives the
largest number of points outside OF the
city of Los Angeles will be AWARDED
two trips to Lake Tahoe with motel
expenses ten days while there.
The married woman who receives the
most points during these two weeks
will be awarded the $S5 sewing machine
besides having the votes on each suo-
scription which she turned in.
The young man or boy who turns IN
the most points by Saturday night
J1lne 13, will be awarded the phono-
granh with a large number of Uecords
The votes which he also receives on
these subscriptions will go great way
toward making of him one of the VIM
ners of one of the fifteen valuable pre-
miums. -,-,,,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
CONTEST NO. 2
Fraternal Lodges
MRS. p. w. AHLBoRN

Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Hancock council No. 20 "A $50
NJ w A. Golden state camp, No no.. AZ 469
Monrovia Temple No .0S Pythian Sisters H. 066
order Owls, nest No. 1855. 10 144
Ccahuilla tribe. 1. o. r. NJ. No. 102 San
Barnardino ............ ....................H69 SOL
p a Y Ivanhoe Homestead, No. 141S .12, $50
w. o. w. No. SO. La Fiesta camp .......12,5Ol
Isnrela Rebekah lodge, East Side. .12. 900
Zen Hur tribe Court No. ...............u,7 746
NJ N Reserve. L. A. council No. 30...... S.479
Vernon camp, No 1915, NJ. w. A.......... S,l0O
l. O. F. court Los Angeles, No. 422. ..... S'oS5
Fraternal Aid Assn. No. ia. Whittier. '42S
x T. of s No 1877 L. A. council. ....... 1868
NJ W. A. Cal camp No. II, 1,19S........:. $40
NJ w A. No 725, Whittier ............... ,655
Pacifc camp M. w. A.................. $50
Fraternal Aid Assn. No 72o, Florence :. 250
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
FUNERAL NOTICES

ppansHAw-At Whittier, cal May 81 1908.
Rev. William Burton Bradshaw. Ph. D.. be-
loved husband of Mrs. May. and father or
blanche, Frank and Alexander Bradshaw,
native OF Nova Scotia aged 81 years. Fun
eral services Thursday, June 4. at 2:S0 p. m.
at whittier Baptist church. 6-2-3
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
DI ED

pRADsHAW-Rev. William Burton Bradshaw,
a. years at Whittier, CAL, native OF Nova
scotia; cancer of stomach. Funeral an
later.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
,HlRoPopIsTsAND MANIcuRIsTs

FEET TREATED; SATISFACTION GUARAN-
teed MRS. M. f. WILBUR, suite %, 4Sa1s
s spring. Tel. FgOl6. s-2-m
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
Weather Conditions

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-The pressure
has fallen rapidly over Nevada and Eastern
California. No rain has as yet fallen IN tne
state but conditions favorable Tor
showery weather In the foothill region Iues-
day.
Forecast
For Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Tues
day; fresh west winds.
For San Francisco and vicinity-cionoy
Tuesday: brisk west winds
For Santa Clara valley-Fafr Tuesuay'
fresh north winds.
For Sacramento valley-Cloudy, unsettled
weather; possibly showers in foothills tues
day; fresh southwest winds.
For San Joaquin valley-Cloudy TUESDAY
possibly showers in the foothills; fresh
southwest winds.