Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-11
Topics of the Times

Automobile time passes at terrific
speed 1t was o My ten years ago that
the first car appeared on the streets of
New York.
Senator Alisons Dubuque Times
still continues to sheer at the state
wide primary law. Wonder why?
The Chinese government intends to
purchase. Immediately, forty torpedo
boats and four gunboats For the re-
organization of the navy and the pur-
chase of new ships and guns various
nations actively competed and the re-
port states that the orders will proba-
bly, be divided between representa-
tives from Great Britain, Germany
and Japan.
The New York court of special SEES
ment for bigamists which ought to ac-
complish wonders in suppressing the
practice. Instead of committing the
convicted bigamist to prison, and his
two wives with their two families to
public charity, the court awards wife
No. 1 81 per week, and wife No. 2 So
per week of the bigamist's earnings.
When men understand that the courts
will make them support all their wives
they will hesitate at more than one.
As*
The Des Moines bankers are resolv
ing against the Aldrich bill, but Sena-
tor Allison sat supinely by while it
passed the senate.
The excuse the Nonpareil gives for
not promising to abide by the result
of the primary is that Cummins will
carry the fight to the legislature if he
can. Cummins and Allison have said
that they intend to abide by the pri-
mary. Will the Nonpareil agree to quit
fighting Cummins if he wins at the
primary, provided Allison withdraws?
Sorry, sir" telephoned the butcher
but we are out of sirloin. Why don't
your wife order you round?"
whats that?" exploded Harker at
the other end of he line.
II say, why don't your wife order
you a round?"
"Why don't my wife order me
around? Man, that is all she does
from morning until night! If you We're
nearer, I'd" But the startled butch
err had hung up the receiver.-Chil-
drens Visitor.
"The Marshalltown Times Republic
can announces that the papers have
come to the conclusion not to discuss
the deficit in the state treasury, for
they all have to recognize that the
legislature, and not the governor, was
responsible for the extravagances
which have dissipated million dollar
fund and left nothing but hole in
the state vaults where the moneys are
kept."-Cedar Rapids Republican.
Tut. Tut. The Marshalltown Times
Republican has accepted State Treas
urer Morrow's word for it that there
is no deficit, and since Morrow has
been a standpatter, his word ought to
go in Cedar Rapids. The million dol
lar balance was once on deposit in
Des Moines banks without interest.
Since then the legislatures have APP
propriated it TO public institutions
where it belonged Will the Republic
can point out an expenditure that it
| would recall.
Tho Senator Allison did not vote on
the Aldrich finance bill, he did vote on
an amendment to it. The amendment
| was offered by Senator Knute Nelson,
the grand old man of Minnesota, whose
name Is especially dear to the Scandi-
navians everywhere. Senator Nelson
proposed to guarantee the depositors in
banks against the loss of their money
by bank failures. Iowa depositors
have about s4oO,OoO,0o0 on deposit in
the banks, a third Of it in national
| banks.
| A Keokuk newspaper heads an cleo
| ton news story: Hamilton Dry and
We Are Wet" Hamilton citizens
probably Will hasten to accept the inn
piled invitation to cross the river and
take q drink.