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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
SCHEME lMPRAcT,cABLE.
Intsrurban Plan Seemed An impossible
Undertaking TO the Enthusiasts.

The afternoon session of the delega
lions of interurban enthusiasts from
towns north of Marshalltown to
Charles City, was spent in discussion
of the proposed plan and finally a spe-
cial sub committee was appointed to
pass on the proposition resulting in no
decision to go ahead with 1t.
Mr.. Hart, of Charles City, president
of the Hart Manufacturing Company,
addressed the meeting in favor OF a
motor car line.
The special committee consisted OF
C. w. Hart and John Sherman, Of
Charles City; c. v. Cave of Greene;
d. b. Downey, of Allison: c. c. Wolfe,
of Parkersburg; Mr.. Beckman, OF
Grundy Center, and L. c. Abbott and
G. w. Lawrence, Of Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Green Mountain Social Affair.

Mrs. Fred Heron and Mrs. Club
Lynch, of Green Mountain, gave
party at the formers home, to about
thirty-dive relatives and friends, for
Mr. and Mrs Riley Parsons who soon
go to New Mexico to make their home.
The only guests from a distance We're
Mrs. Nettie Millholland, of DoWs, and
Miss Nellie Parsons. of Liscomb.
Light refreshments were served by the
5hOsteSSeS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Hopson to Knoxville.

Russell Hopson, colored, charged by
his wife Myrtle with being addicted to
the excessive use Of intoxicating liq-
uors and other narcotic drugs, was up
before Judge j. M. Parker in the dis
trict court this morning and sentenced
to the Knoxville asylum for inebriates
for three years. He waived trial and
consented to the sentence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
CHALLENGES coIored Team

Raymond Dysert, 511 Walnut street,
Des Moines, has written to the Times
Republican in behalf of the Des Moines
White Sox to challenge the colored
amateur ball team or any other anna
teur team in MarshalltoWn to a game.
Dysert is manager of the Des Moines
bunch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
For Combination,

Mr.. ,. H. Farnham, prominent
druggist Of Spirit Lake. Iowa, says:
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly the best thing on
the market for constipation" Give
these tablets a trial. You are certain
to find them agreeable and pleasant in
effect Price, Is cents. Samples free.
For sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
MEETS AT FERGUSON
Fifteenth Annual Meeting Of tho Gen.
trail Iowa Christian Conference Will
Be Held With Ferguson Church on
Thursday, Sept. 8, and Be in ses.
sion Four Days.

The tiftieth session Of the Central
Iowa Christian conference, will con-
vene with the Ferguson church. at
10 a. m. Thursday, September 3. 1908,
and continue over the following Sab
bath.
All ministers and delegates have
been urged to be present during the
entire session and be prompt with
all reports and conference funds. j.
w. Piper, Of LeGrand, is president, and
Manta Farmer, of Montezuma. is Sec
rotary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

Armitage put down his cigar and
bent toward Claiborne, speaking with
quiet directness.
Captain Claiborne. was introduced
to you at Geneva by Mr.. Singleton
You may have observed me several
times previously at Venice, Rome.
Florence, Paris, Berlin. certainly
saw you. shall not deny that in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

tenttouaHy Io'-
lowed you, nor"
John Arnlita sc
s N i ! e d, then
gre W grav e
again - "can !
make any ade-
Iuate apology
for doing So"
Clai b or e
looked at Arnli-
Iuxe WONDERING
ly. The mans
attitudeand tone
wore wholly Sc
rious and COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
.EarIx sart.

(Philadelphta Ledger.)
"How did you conceive the idea Of
going into fiction?"
II knew from boyhood that I would
succeed replied the great author.
"When absent from school I used to
write nv own excuses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
A Ple...nt Surprise

follows the first dose of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills: the painless regulators
that strengthen you. Guaranteed. Csc.
Mcbride 4 Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
MOVE TO MARsHALLTowN.
Newton Family Moves to This City to
Make Home.

Mr. and Mrs w. s. Powers have
moved to this city from Newton to
make Marshalltown their home. Mr..
Powers enters the employ Of the Mar
shall Ice Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Moneys coming out Of hiding
from everysvheye
Businsss confidence is in the

Your confidence will not be misplaced
when you buy the cigars sold by us.
If you are particular smoker you
will be pleased with Cooks IMPERIAL
cigars. We have them both mild and
strong at &c each, for Csc or box
of SO for $500.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
KILLED AND WOUNDED

A LONG list of accidents again
IA marked the close of the celebra-
"A ton of Independence day. Again
It is proved that gunpowder celebration
is one that celebrates not wisely, but
too well. Patriotism without RESPONSE
bility may be celebrated" in a lunatic
fashion, but If the fact is to be empha-
sized that this is great, responsible
nation, deserving the liberty 1t enjoys,
then the present idiotic manner OF
celebrating Independence day must
give place to sane, orderly. peaceful
and bloodless celebration.
Again the list OF the Fourth's killed
and wounded reads like the casualty
list OF battle. But there is nothing
heroic about this kind of battle" On
the contrary, there is much that is de-
plorable, because 1t shows lack of
common sense, as well as the common
est sense of self preservation which is
one Of the signs OF complete sanity.
The avoidable accidents Of the Fourth,
which is to say, practically all of the
celebration" accidents, have little to
suggest GLORIOUS" and much to sug-
gest an "inglorious" Fourth. Let us
hope that no more lessons will be
needed, that no more killed and
wounded will be sacrificed to establish
the proposition that a really patriotic
and sane celebration Of Independence
day should be a SAFE celebration.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
GOOD ROADS

MEMBERS of Los Angeles Realty
wi board are among the workers for
A'A the success of the $S,500,0O0 good
roads bonds issue. They have adopted
a resolution pledging themselves to
support the bonds. One reason why
the good roads movement appeals with
especial force to the foresighted and
longheaded is they are able to discern
and understand that the construction
of good roads has 81 distinct and de-
cided relation to harbor improvements
1t will facilitate transportation between
San Pedro and the various cities and
towns in the county. 1t is said on good
authority that careful estimates made
by large bond house show the eddi-
tional burden imposed on the taxpay-
ers by the proposed bond issue will not
exceed rs cents for each $1,000 of assessed
valuation in any year before the re-
demption period of the bonds begins
After that, according to these esti-
mates, the cost will not exceed 80 cents
Real estate men are enthusiastically IN
favor of the bond issue because they
realize the value of good roads to
adjoining property. Good roads have a
wonderful influence on the country they
serve. They produce prosperity, estab-
lish a higher standard Of civilization,
and improve not only a country. but
the population Of a country.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
A MYSTERY SOLVED

what is the navy sailing for?" quoth to
Captain Binks.
Bob Evans wants to teach the Japs the game
of tiddledywinks."
I put. the question next unto our doughty ad-
~ do not know" said he. 'and II did I
wouldn't tell"
I thought he muttered something else that
babe me go TO thunder.
The secretary next sought. 20 mister sec.."
..vvby is the navy sailing west" He straight
way made reply:
.rsecause 1t isn't sailing east."-and shook my
hand good by.
I went to Loeb. 20 William Loeb. pray can
lust Why the navy's going west to the Pacific
why Wis IS the navy going west2 VIII otold you
so?' he said.
Al last asked the president, please tell me
why you risk
The navy sailing around the HornT' He an
swered sharp and brisk:
'sBecause the sailing is SO bad from Omaha TO
Carlyle Smith in Harper's Weekly.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
FEDERATION

II INDEPENDENCE DAY is a big
white milestone In the march of
l. the English-speal1ing nations. They
are all beginning to celebrate it. and
well they may. because although it is
the peculiar property and pride of the
United States it is the common pos
session of all. The great days in the
history of the race are Magma Charta
day, when monarchial absolutism re-
ceived a blow from which it never re-
covered; Bannockburn day, when Scot
land asserted its national independence
which, In spite of d delusion which
seems to possess some American writ
ers, it still enjoys as an equal and In
dependent partner in the United King
dom and British empire, and the
Fourth of July. In each case tyranny
was checked and in each case the
tyranny was English tyranny. Some Of
the best people in the world are Eng
lish, which makes it all the more sur
prising that their ancestors should
have been so thick-headed, preJudiced
and obstinate England today is only
one of a great family group of related
nations and is no longer the biggest,
even in population. If there is to be
a federation of the countries which use
the American or English language
and many people believe this will be
the logical result OF the democratiza-
ton Of Britain. and the decline of the
prestige OF the crown--the United
states and not Britain will be the CEN
ter of the group and the capital of the
federation will be at Washington. The
annexation" of Canada will be ac-
complished amicably because that huge
country will be divided into states and
each will be admitted to the Union.
Impressed by the success of American
ism in Canada the other colonial coun-
tries will begin to recognize the CEN
trality Of America. The states of Scot
land. ireland, England and Wales. Sc
cured against the menace of predatory
Europe by the strength derived from
federation, will take a new lease of
life. and the American who knows in
his heart that Columbia's shores will
never be invaded successfully is equally
certain the day will never dawn when
hostile army will effect landing on
the English coast and march on Lon
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
PRESIDENT GRANT

an INDEPENDENCE DAY patriots
remember gratefully the men who
~ saved the Union and made possi-
BILE united national celebration of
the Fourth OF July. History gives
first place to General Grant, who was
not only great military commander.
but Illustrated in his own life and
habits the discipline and self denial
on which he insisted in others. He was
quiet man both in.speech and in man
ner; reticent conservative, calm; abb
stemious: not given to excess either in
eating or drinking.
Major Mckinley was acquainted with
Grant, not only during the Civil War.
but after Grant went into political life.
Here is McKinley's testimony as to
Grant and Lincoln: President Lin
coin assigned General Grant to the
command of all the armies of the
Union. He was now endowed with the
military rank previously given to
George Washington alone, but to no
other American soldier. Grant and
Lincoln never crossed hands nor looked
into each others earnest faces until
March 9. 1864, when, in the cabinet
room of the president, in the pres
ence of his great constitutional advis-
ers. the one placed in the hands Of the
other the high commission which the
father Of his country had surrendered
back to the government eighty-one
= L. 4y,fn 81,
note what the earnest and confding
Lincoln thought of the man who
henceforth was to sway such mighty
power. The president was asked by
a visitor and friend, How about
Grants generalship? Is he going to be
the mann To which he replied, with
great emphasis of tone and gesture:
Grant is the first general I've had. He
is a general How do you mean, Mr..
Lincoln?' his visitor asked. We'll,
coin. You know how it's been with
all the rest. AS soon as put a man In
command OF the army he'd come to me
with the plan of campaign and about
as much as say, Now I don't believe
can do 1t, but If you say SO I'll try
1t on" and so put the responsibility
of success or failure on me. Now, 1t
isn't so with Grant. He hasn't told
me what his plans are. 1 don't know
them, and 1 don't want to know. 1
am glad to find man who can go
ahead without me and do something
Grants private life was beautiful
in its purity and simplicity. No irrev-
erent oath passed his lips and his con-
versation was as chaste and unaffected
as that of simple childhood"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
THINKS ALL WILL BE WELL
DIRECTLY AFTER ELECTION

LOS ANGELES, July 2.-IEditor
Herald: Thank goodness there is
somebody who is sensible enough to
take cheerful view, and that we have
one paper bold enough to say bluntly
that 1T is time optimism was again the
ruling ism in the affairs of the United
States"
Why should we not be optimistic?
Is it not universally recognized that
we have the most intelligent population
on the face of the globe, and is not that
the fullest chance of setting right any
thing that Is wrong?
I cannot see why these gloomy views
should be taken. On every hand
hear of the influence that labor Is
likely to exercise at the coming cleo
tien, and surely labor, us the one that
Is so directly interested, may be trust
ed to set right whatever is wrong, US
ing its all-powerful weapon of the ball
lot.
1t is only today that 1 was reading
in one of the magazines that Samuel
Gompers takes the most sanguine view
of the part the body of organized Ia
Dor of which he Is the head will play
at this presidential election; that 1t
represents directly 100000 votes, and
indirectly many more, and that 1t Will
be able to bring pressure to bear on
the politicians of both parties that VIII
insure the carrying out of everything
that the American Federation of La
Dor wants.
If this is really so, 1t seems to me
that all we have to do is to walt pa
tiently for the few months that have
now to elapse before election.
H, B, CARRIERS.
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ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER.
DECLARES DEMOCRACY WANTS
TO GET THINGS FOR NOTHING

LONG BEACH, July 2.-IE@itor Her
add; While l enjoy reading your Let
ter Box correspondence, which follows
most useful fashion set by the papers
Of my own country, it seems to me
that the communications lack ginger
and that there is not enough good old
fashioned blunt speaking.
What is all this hue and cry about
graft in the public schools and all
the other things that the writer's COM
plain of? 1t simply amounts to this
that your democracy is everlastingly
trying to get something for nothing.
That comes of your craze for money,
and, as invariably happens, the cheap
is the nasty. What you don't pay for
is never worth having. That is the
experience of all the world in every
age but the Americans are squirming
to get away from 1t.
Our modern democracy is insane
with the idea that 1t can get education
for nothing-a thing which nobody ever
succeeded In doing. VIII 1t go to first
rate lecturers, who have something
well worth hearing and charge for II?
No, 1t will not; but 1t will go by the
thousands to hear political windbags
who are only too glad to talk for
nothing, and a precious education 1t is
getting that way.
Here in Long Beach we have been
trying to support a band-an institu-
ton that every poky little European
town has as matter of course. Last
Thursday special appeal was made
for funds, 1t being stated plainly that
they must be forthcoming or the music
would be a thing of the past. There Is
an average attendance at thu concerts
here of one thousand, who get their
enjoyment for nothing. When they
were asked to pay. how much did they
fork out? Just exactly the magnificent
sum of $3.20l JOHN BULL.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
THAT BoNAPARTE TELEGRAM
AND PROMISED SQUARE DEAL

LOS ANGELES, July 5.-[Editor
Herald: The letter of your correspon-
dent. Bascom A. Stephens, on the per-
secution of Mexicans (reformers) in
free America is well to the point. But
what most utterly confounds and ex-
asperates the man whose soul harbors
one spark of the divine aspersion after
liberty-for others as we'll as himself
Is that the liberties and rights of these
Mexican 'revolutionists," so called, can
he ''nonkeyed with" through long
months In the trumping-up of a series
of untenable bogus" charges, brought
one after another, just as an excuse
for OBTAINING these men, while Mexican
mercenaries, aided by United States
detectives, move heaven and earth try
ing to Ak up soma charge that can be
made to "stick." And all this under
the glorious Stars and Stripes in the
land where everyone has been guaran-
teed a square DEAL" I think that
telegram of United States Attorney
General Bonaparte, saying Hold these
men: they are wanted in Mexico" Is
a plain (and disgracefuD give away"
It can only mean, Hold them Con some
or any pretext), though present charges
fall" since it stands to reason they
would be held If proved guilty, without
any attorney generals interference.
I marvel that the free American peo-
nile nut up with such a blazing outrage.
II will chit home" some day when their
aoathy encourages entrenched authority
To similar tactics against American
labor leaders or other peoples cham
Mons. VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
MoRGAN's WAY7

TN THE WORLDS WORK, a reli-
able periodical publication, APP
n pears the following extraordinary
story about ]. Pierpont Morgan: A
bank refused to renew the notes Of
manufacturer. On the advice of a
friend, he went to Mr.. Morgan and
asked his help. Mr.. Morgan received
him courteously and listened to his
statement. Then he turned to his
phone and rang up the bank. "Mr. So
and-So is in my Office" he said, land
tells me you have declined to grant
him an extension Of his notes. 1t is
just such people as you who are maxi
notes are renewed shall make it my
business to ruin you" This bears a
faint resemblance to a hero story, re-
fecting credit on Mr.. Morgan, until it
is looked at closely, and then 1t be-
comes a mere case of buIlyragging,
illustrating the possible danger to So
ciety In the concentration of financial
power in the hands of such men as
Morgan. This Wall street "magnate,"
when he was making threats to a dis
oblfging minor bank, was not merely
announcing an intention of destroying
the bank unless it complied with his
friends request Onto the merits of
which we cannot enter), hut for the
sake Of this one man who had his
ear was threatening to involve great
many innocent people in the catas-
trophe of the bank Mr.. Morgan may
have been chivalrous as far as his
friend was concerned (although he was
not chivalrous If his friend owed him
money!. but he was merely a tyran-
meal bully as far as the public inter
est in the affairs Of the bank was
concerned. What he said. practically.
was what Vanderbilt said actually:
sThe public be-blessedI"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
CLEAR CRISP AND CLEAN
PROSPERITY

A CTIVITY in construction work In
"a Los Angeles is indicated by re-
Ia ports of manufacturers and deal
ers in materials. There is a better
demand for all kinds of building ma
teriaI, and it cannot be doubted that
the dullness resulting from the money
stringency is over and gone, and the
time of the restoration Of complete
prosperity has arrived.
Truth to tell, we have much to be
thankful for in sunny California. In
times of financial storm or stress this
part of the country suffers least. Dur
ing the late unpleasantness, which
Republican apologists have not yet
managed to explain satisfactorily, Los
Angeles was disturbed far less than
any other big city of the United States.
The current of business moved along
almost without interruption, and while
other parts of the country were still
mourning Southern California was pre-
pairing for a Harbor day celebration
in order to advertise the fact she is
making preparations for the greatest
period of manufacturing and CONNER
cial prosperity in her history. The
future of Southern California is
brighter and more promising than that
of any other part Of the United States.
Her resources are as yet developed I'M
perfectly, because for long time they
were imperfectly understood. Com
MERGE and manufacturing, and all kinds
of Industrial activity, in spite Of re-
markable progress and remarkable
results achieved, are still in an early
stage, ana as with their development
real estate values will be increased, In
some instances and In some localities
TO an almost phenomenal extent, 1t may
be seen that even the real estate BUSH
ness, in spite of its history of achieve
ment and success, has as yet given only
an indication of what its future posi-
bilities may be.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
TAKES EXCEPTION TO THE
LOGIC OF BLATcHFoRD-sToNE

LOS ANGELES, July S.-TEditor
Herald: The following is an extract
from Frank f. Stones review of Robert
BIatchford's "Not Guilty" In your issue
of july Q: "Whatl not blame or punish
the ruffian, the libertine and the knave
for their vile and cruel acts Is that
what you mean? asks the average man.
And Mr.. Blatchford replied: Yes. that
Is what mean. etc"
Heredity and environment undoubt-
edly are the principal factors that enter
into the formation OF character. but is
a criminal punished because of these
conditions? What does the law forbid?
Acts. What kind of acts? Acts either
nahum prohibitum or NAHUM in Sc. If
the former ignorance may extenuate
If the latter, there is no such thing as
a conscious ignorance, except in the
case Of insanity, which precludes the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
APPROVES OF SUGGESTION
TO ExTERMINATE CITY DOGS

SAN GABRIEL. July 2.-[Editor
Herald: I wish to come to the sup
port of your Fenner correspondent,
who, in expressing his sentiments in
the Letter Box" on the dog question,
in your Public Letter Box" says that
TO be humane is Ito protect the hui
man race and lessen the dangers that
imperil the lives of mankind" 1 also
prefer mankind to dogs and believe
man would be the gamer If dogs were
exterminated. We certainly would
have less hydrophobia and less tape
worm If there were no dogs.
There are many others who consider
dogs an unmitigated nuisance, but
who do not speak because they think
they are in hopeless minority In this
idea. 1 believe they are mistaken.
Two dogs In a neighborhood of a dozen
families will make so much commotion
that casual observer would imagine
the dogs to be in the majority. 1t
would be interesting IL vote Of your
subscribers could be obtained for or
against dogs.
ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06

A man disappeared from the midst of
his old associations, and from sight of
his sorrowing relatives. They looked
for him high and low, but, finding no
trace of him, concluded he had COM
mitted suicide, as he had said he
would. When hope was dead, and the
mourning was ordered, and the folks
were beginning to talk of the virtues
of the deceased, somebody found him
on the Los Angeles chain gang. oh,
what a falling off in romantic sympa-
thy was there, my countrymen