Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

saving due to treatment Is %? cents u
wear. Assuming that there are 200
posts per mile, there is saving each
wear for every mile of fence OF a sum
equivalent to the interest on $2l9.60.
I'm the choice of colors for the spring
Of 1908 fashion seems less caprlclouS
and more utlitarian than for many a
long time" says Grace Margaret Gould
in her fashion talk in the March num-
Der of the Womans Home Companion.
1T was blue last fall, and it's to be
blue again this spring-blue. however.
in many fascinating shades, such as
very lovely. delicate shade. Copenhagen
blue continues in Fashionable favor,
and navy blue and royal blue for every
day wear are looked upon as reliable,
good STYLE colors. Next to the blues
come the browns. beaver shade of
brown is very fashionable. and so are
the rtissets and citron shade. Cham
DIS color will be used more than ever,
and the bread and biscuit tints. Tan
is a good color to choose for Il gown
from the fashion standpoint, ana
cream is also the mode. number OF
shades OFF green will be worn, and a
few grays on the mole order.
Automobile transportation seems 10
have scared away the deposits from at
least one village bank our rural
towns may be small but the ruralites
in the vicinity are not necessarily I'M
sophisticated.
REPRESENTATIVE Littlefield believes
tlat the house committee on judiciary
will report favorably the bill to per-
nit seizure of liquors imported by IN
terstate commerce into states whlcn
have prohibitory laws. If the constltu-
ton will not prevent the delegation
OF this much of control over interstate
commerce to several states the Din
ought to pass.
The letter which the president has
addressed to the interstate commerce
directing that data be
which will throw abunuani
light on the merits of any controVer-
sizes which may arise between inter-
state carriers and their employees, WILL
in the opinion of experts in Washins-
ton, prove an ample deterrent 10 amy
disposition which certain railway mail
ayers might entertain materially 10
curtai, wages The presidents letter,
IT is asserted. will serve as a Sentle
reminder to railroad managers that
the light of publicity may so easily De
applied to their balance sheets tnat II
will he the part of wisdom to CONSIDER
carefully before making sweeping re-
auctions of wages with the expecta-
tion that any considerable part OF the
public will he misled regarding the
cause.
The reason why women have not yet
the right to vote was again
made very plain in the New YORK STATE
house when a delegation of women
to talk and protest against
an equal suffrage bill in the legislature
When the little ones come nome
from school with their first visions OF
the great things George Washington
did the parent behind his newspaper
catches a glimpse of the value to MS
in this reverence for our ma
TONS heroes.
The New York World in its CAM
paign against Bryan comments that
every good republican paper believes
Mr.. Bryan ought to be the next DEM
ocratic candidate. This is very true
but not from the sinister motives
which the World suspects.
Should Secretary Taft be nominated
FOR the presidency by the republican
national convention it is altogether
probable that Frank H. Hitchcock Will
direct his campaign as chairman OF the
republican national committee. Hitch
cock has resigned as first assistant
postmaster general to assist the Taft
campaign for delegates in the south.
Hitchcock was first lieutenant to
George B. Cortelyou, who was chair
nan of the republican committee dur
ng the Roosevelt campaign, and the
made in that capacity
,as been extended greatly during his
term with the postoffice department.
In the latter capacity he had direct
charge of the fourth-class postmas-
.ers.
Yes, George w. has been known as
he father of his country, and Roose-
,elt has done the best he could to be-
come the father of an unusual part OF
t. but there are many other charac-
.eristics in which our first and last
presidents bear a more striking re-
;emblance.
Who would have thought that people
could be expecting so many letters
postoffice? Such thing
8 seldom seen outside of a college
own
In the Methodist church and in the
United States army and navy men
ire forced to retire in the sixties while |
.ustom has enforced retirement of our
judiciary even tho appointed for life.
ret the people of Iowa are asked to
e-elect man to the United States
senate at eighty.