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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
HOW MUCH ARE WE TO BLAME 2

The other day a woman was arrested
in Des Moines charged with the MUIR
der Of her own baby. She has con-
fessed to her crime. She choked the
infant to death by the string of the
neckband of its little shirt as she sat
with it in the park, not knowing where
to go, fearing to go to her parents or
to let them know of her plight. She
had been sinful. living with a man to
whom she was not married and the
baby was the fruitage of her sin. She
had attempted to put the child in an
institution and being unable to swear
to its legitimacy of birth had been
turned away. She sat among the falling
leaves in a public park and strangled
the baby.
One Of the questions we ask first is
9'Is this prospective object &C Cur care
and charity deserving" This woman
was not a deserving one as we count
desert She was scarlet with sin,
ashamed, deserted. She had come to
the hardest hill in the way of the
transgressor. Her sin had found her
out. Shame and starvation leered at
her from behind every tree trunk. In a
whole city full home and friends she
had none. She had not earned friends
or home. She was not deserving
woman. She was not as the rest of us
are. We sat snugly conscious of oul
superiority of morals and desert while
she strangled the baby in the park
And we shuddered over the horror of Il
when we read the story in the news
papers, we good women and we men
1ome of US better than she had beer
and some of us who have not bee,
found out.
Let us dismiss the woman and he
responsibility while w Investigate gu
own souls. Were w 70 blame ana hov
nuch7 It Is hard for NJ to aecept re-
sponsibflity for every girl who soe
wrong. lives In shame and perhaps doe
murder in her last extremity. But !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
The Farmer That Was.


An anxious inquirer wants to know
what has become Of the man that used
to carry cabbage leaf in the crown
of his hat to ward off sunstroke.
We remember him well. He wore
and hat; items, bluejeans trousers,
brown jeans coat, a cotton shirt,
wooden socks and cownide boots, the
last named coming in a wooden box,
big at one end and little at the other,
beginning with number twelves-men's
size-and tapering down to the copper
toes of the small fry. In the winter
time he creased the boots with mutton
talow to render them soft and pliable,
but even then it required the combined
efforts of a bootjack and the entire
family to begin his undressing.
He built his barn ON the crest of the
hill and his house in the valley below,
so as to be near the spring. Tradition
and the almanac governed his farming
methods. He planted his potatoes in
the dark of the moon and his beans in
| the light of the moon, and split his
cows tail to cure her of the "holler
horn" He rose at in the morning, fed
the stock by lantern light, and sat on
the fence waiting for dawn to enable
him to work in the field. His wants
were simple. The farm products sup
piled the table with almost everything
except sugar and coffee These he
traded for at the store" giving in ex-
Change spring chickens at . TO 10 cents
apiece and eggs at 10 to Is cents a
Dozen At hog killing time he
had fresh meat as long as the
sausage and spare ribs lasted
After that he went from bacon
to ham, and then from ham to bacon
with a kit Of salt mackerel added about
twice year. His social diversions
were few. In summer he was too busy
and in winter the roads were too bad
for much travel. in spite OF that he
got to the county seat occasionally and
served on the jury two or three times
Once he went to the "city," as the
nearest metropolis was vaguely desig-
mated. After that event he was won
to shake his head at unexpected mo.
ments and mutter, "Such a rippin' ane
a rarin'."
Readers of a certain class Of maya
zines imagine that his favorite oatl
was "By heck" but this is a mistake
. Il granny and "Plauge take it, wer,
his strongest ex2letives as rule, tn,
, former indicative OF nodded form o
ancestry worship. while the latter bear,
evidence Of a transmitted English cath
It "a turn barking back to the days o
London's psst1eaoA broken but 10
; Enlightened By hog eholsras qusytsrl
interests and annual taxss. Like o. no
the whole thing ended by his gettin,
caught in a cold rainstorm; then cam
: a sudden chill and pneumonia, or, a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
1Ht LCD les.
! MASONIC NOTICES.
~ Visitors always welcome.

- MASONIC NOTICES.
~ Visitors always welcome.
IN iall over 1867. West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1oS A. F. q A
M-Work on LIST degree Friday even.
ing, Oct. /, 1880 p. m.
H. g. Hoeck. w. n.
H. s. Lawrence. Sec'y.
slGNET CHAPTER NO. as. R. A. NJ
Stated convocation Monday, Oct. 1S,
1880 p. m. q. II. Bogie, q. p.
a4iiard, secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL R. q q
M.-Stated assembly Monday, Oct. Is
1880 p. m.
A. D. Mesker. T. I. N
l. T. Forbes. Rec.
30 K. T.-stated conclave Tuesda,
evening, October 10, at 8 o'clock sharp
F. NJ. Wilbur. q. c.
Fred Wallace, Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o :.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday. Oct
IS, at p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing. ". n
Edna c. Fularton. eecS. &
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
Iona Newspapers
LAND NEAR DYsART.
[Dysart Reporter.l

Theo Schroeder, agent, sold the
Frank Sanders farm, purchased by
Martin Kerner last spring, at 800 per
acre, to Richard Hark this week for a
consideration of $125 per acre. The
farm consists of III acres. fair i'm
provements only, but is in high state
of fertility. Mr. Kerner clears up "a
275 on the deal. less commission, with
never dollar expended on the place.
Within the past two years Mr.. Kerner
has cleared on the raise in land values
alone nearly $4,000, on the purchase
and sale of two farnls--the Joe Bell
and Frank Sanders places-besides Sc
curing two good crops off the Joe Bell
farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
Valuable Woods Of papva.

Seventy-nine new woods, all val.
liable, have just been discovered in
Papua British New Guinea) by q
Queensland government expert.
Woods for cabinet.making and orna.
ment, for boats, piles, railway car.
rfages, Orders and many other uses
are among those found. The best lie
along the banks of the enormous Pa
puan rivers. The government at Port
Moresby has decided to make a
small charge for rent instead of leas-
ing free, as in the case Of agricultural
lands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
DOWN WITH THE OXFORD"
rManson Democrat

l
One of the greatest battles of our
life has been the fight against preju-
dice within ourself. We have al
ways striven to feel that we are not
on any subject or against
any object. Perhaps we have not sue
ceeded-there are many things we
have battled against we have not yet
conquered-but we are trying all the
time, just the same. No, we did not
start in to preach sermon in this
article-far from it. What We want
to do is to tell the women and girls
that we have fought, struggled,
argued and battled with ourself try
ing to discourage any personal pre-
JUDGE against the oxford shoe for
women for long time and we are al
most on the point of giving up and
declaring the battle lost. 1t was the
recent fair that did it--and the women
and girls themselves. So many of
them wore oxfords and SO many IF
them wore their oxfords so slovenly
that-well. it is pretty nearly a hope
less case. The oxford is in itself not
so bad, but when it Is worn by a
woman whose ankles are not stif
enough to keep 1t straight, then it
becomes decidedly slouchy and alto
gether disreputable looking. And
when /. !s Hera with stockings that
have holes in the heels, or displayed
by a pigeon -toed woman, then 1t is
awful! simply awful. An oxford looks
as neat as a new pin when it is worn
square-toed and straight and is polish
ed, but it is the elimination of bad
taste when worn otherwise. The high
shoe hides multitude of discrepan-
cies and a world Of slouchiness-may-
be--while the oxford exposes it oil
We are glad OF one thing-the cold
weather will soon put the oxford or
the shelf for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

alGTL b S6t VI uucA
as can be found in any line of employ
ment.
There is no going .'asleep at the
switch" with them. They are re-
uuired to know to the smallest detail
every foot of the terminal tracks and
as they work at a long switchboard
arrangement they see suspended above
their heads, hanging from the ceiling
and tilted at an angle, diagram OF
large dimensions showing the tracks
and the many signals which dot the
terminal grounds. There are no great
pumpnandie levers TO be swung. In
stead, the levers are only few inches
long, giving the idea Of keyboard.
But they do their work so cleverly
hat not even a small lump Of coal or
silver no larger than the end OF a
cad pencil can lodge between the
rails at a signal point without the
knowledge of the operators in the
towers.
There are three levermen and two
rain directors assigned to the tower
IN the north side of the tracks, east Of
The lift bridge over the river in the
rards Of the Wells street station. The
evermen work in eight-hour shifts
ind the directors are always on hand
before and after the rush hours Of the
morning and evening.
1t is their business to look after the
,afe movement Of 376 scheduled pas
,enger trains day. Under the work
ng floor of the tower in which the
nterlocking apparatus 10 located are
The electric dynamos and near by Is
he board from which the repairman
axes his orders n the event Of mis-
zap 70 the switches. This seldom hap
pens ct any Of the 1s tracks ct which
rains arrive and depart. When the
aew station 10 in use the trains will
snter the sheds over iour.track con.
crete yiaduct which = under construc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
De.isned By Albert D.vis. the Bron.. New Yort.

This
root combination hips projecting gables
its
nuea colonial pasers the angles and panels the windows
half
brick 70 shades laid white
the stairs Pao
windows have venetian blinds outside blinds
bells and burglar he1ng
PSI DAVIS Archick
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
snt inemciency.

emit inefficiency.
Everywhere state operation Is criti.
cized and every year proves It In
creasingly unsatisfactory to every.
body except the politicians and the
functionaries. Thus in Belgium the
financial situation has grown so bad
that the railroad administration is
now contemplating what is practical
ly impossible-a substantial increase
both in freight and passenger rates.
1t is that or bankruptcy for the
scheme.-Moody's Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
THE USE OF ENERGY.
IHardin County Citizen.l

l1arQln County CltlZeH.J
Each person has a certain energetic
capacity. They can increase this by
proper conservation, which means reg
ular and proper amount OF sleep,
wholesome and nutritious food, and
abstinence from drink and enervating
habits.
The use to which we put this energy
constitutes the degree Of success or
failure that we make of life.
An old man sat IN the shade OF . tree
amid dilapidated surroundings while
the sun beat down fsOsa the heavens.
tugginS away At,ia bofty9 herss power
piDs, SUCKING hiS NE ak1y. HIS snsggy
had beeu w1Sted ~ tho oends cS dmo
aud the night Of life len . grsasy good
for nothing record.
A young man ID spending his energy
boozing. Life quickly passes and along
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
State Roads il Bad Shane.

sS ''Su0S III 0dU 0TVdPSs
Government railroads are having
rather hard time of it in Europe.
The experiment of ownership and OBJ.
Grafton by the state, as far as it has
been attempted, not only in Europe
but elsewhere. seems to have failed
and time and trial more and more
demonstrate it's inevitable and inner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

THE republicans OF Iowa" declares
the Webster City Freeman Tribune,
dc not take marching orders from
Taft or any other man. They are
capable of choosing their own prin-
ciples and pursuing their own course
They are also capable of sticking 20 a
principle. They will not advocate a
downward revision of the tariff to get
votes and then turn turtle and throw
the people down"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

Western republicans frankly and
freely concede that they have been
buncoed." says the Orange City Her
aid, commenting on the presidents
Winona speech. They admit the fact
and confess that the job was cleverly
done, but they will not avow, even at
the dictation of president, that the
vinegarish potion preferred their lips
by New York and Rhode Island tastes
anything like molasses"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
Life q. q Duty.

II would pay pleasure seekers to Try
the old plan Of looking on life as
duty. where pleasures came by acct.
dent or kindness, and were heartily.
gratefully enjoyed. 1t stands to rea-
son that If you are deliberately ar
ranging to get pleasure, and plenty
of it. you can not enjoy it as much as
il your life consisted of duties. and
your pleasures came by the way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

does seem thai some responsibility
rests upon us when by reason Of q So
cial condition mother described as
bearing evidences of refinement, MUIR
ders her little baby in a public place.
We felt it when we read the story.
Somehow none of us could escape the
feeling that something is radically
wrong when such things can occur.
When such desperation can exist in
the heart and brain of a young woman
surely there is somewhat wrong and
that may be amended.
Perhaps we talk too much about 'the
deserving" Possibly we harp too much
on the individual responsibility of the
woman. The murder was no more I'M
pardonable in the eyes of our social
conditions than the sin she had COM
mitted. This woman appears not to
have been all bad. No city in the world
exists where she might not have Sc
cured food and shelter at the price Of
decency as she had left AS she sat in
the park she knew how to get the
price of meal and lodging. Every wom-
an knows it. Every woman with a
shred of human feeling shudders at
the price Imag CINE the colloquy be-
tween the woman and her soul as she
sat on the bench in the park. She was
naeserv;a-. She krew 1t. She had a
,by 70 rs sim her. She was de-
erted deSp NJ outcast.
There is a pl here argument fees
and humanity comes in. Most of us
have a recollection of the meeting of
the Christ with a woman of the streets
but most of us forget the outcome OF
the human help and divine sympathy
she met. There comes a time when
desert is not 10 be considered and
human need is the only thing in sight
We are and must be to some degree re-
sponsible for the awful tragedy in g
Dss Moines park on that September
afternoon when thousands of husband:
ere hurrying to happy homes ant
,glere good women and little children
sera " .i;ing in comfort.
When we question ourselves We cal
not get away from it. We do not I'm
derstand just why and how much W
are TO blame but we know.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

Democrats are telling about The
frost President Taft has been given in
the west. but he can not see it that
way at ALL" says the Charter Oak
Times He is not a. noise maker like
Mr. Roosevelt, and so did not create
the Juror that the latter gentleman al
ways did His reception was quiet
one. purely after the Taft nature 1t
was full and complete"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

1--WE admire his courage, indorse
most of his conclusions, and commend
his manly frankness," says the Glidden
Graphic, speaking of the president. He
is no trimmer, but on the contrary is a
strong and we'll balanced executive.
We still believe in Insurgency
and shall unite with other republicans
in the state in indorsing the work Of
the senators from this state in the ses-
sion of congress which made the Payne
tariff bill. Mr. Taft has power to DO
things. but among the number is not
included that of saying who are re-
pubicans and who are not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
IOWA oplssoNs IND NOTES.

How devious are the ways of mere
politics" Philosophers the Sioux City
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
DUTY OF TOWERMEN
BRANCH OF RAILRoApING THAT
is MOST IMPORTANT.
Day Of Operating Switches by Hand
Has Gone, suppianted by Inter.
locking Machines-Men Are
Especially Trained.

The days of the old switchtender
are over, for the reason that no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

switches are thrown
on the surface by
hand, men at the in
terlocking machines
in the towers hav-
ing supplanted them.
These tower men.
classed as train d.
rectors and lever
men, are about as
,1erk q eot nf mon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
..svw Wx~ &SaStss

Entered at the p,srotfice at Marshall
town as second class mail matter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-07

The President Believes Annual Trips
to Canal Will Have Wholesome Ef.
feet on Working Force - DolliVer
Has Bill to Prevent Watering Of
Stocks.
Sacramento. Cal. Oct with a
large part of the present l3,OOO-mile
trip still ahead OF him. President Tart
is figuring on the possibility OF run
down to the isthmus OF Panama and
back during the three weeks Christ
mas recess OF congress. The president
is making plans, too. for a trip to
Alaska next summer.
The trip TO Panama will depend al
together on Mrs. Tafts health. Re
ports from Beverly OF her steady i'm
provement have delighted the presi-
dent, and he Is looking forward TO the
sea voyage to the isthmus with her.
The president intended to have Mrs.
Taft accompany him on his present
western trip. but her health would not
permit
When ne visited Panama last spring
he announced that 1t would be his pol
icy to make a trip TO the isthmus once
a year. He added that he wanted first
hand information on the progress OF
events there. and that he believed a
visit by the executive to have a most
wholesome effect upon the canals
working force.
lie had originally Included Alaska In
his present jaunt. but the late adjourn
ment OF congress forced him 10 cut ii
out. lie wishes to see the territory
with his own eyes before recommend.
ing legislation in regard to It's govern
ment. Next to the presidents tarifi
speech. his Alaska program has prob
ably aroused the most antagonism OF
anything on his trip.
Many persons in the Pacific coast
states have business interests in
Alaska. and many more have relatives
who have settled In that country. The
latter are rufEled at the presidents
Characterization OF Alaska's population
as nomadic and unfit for selfgoyern'
ment. They argue that the miningtown
populations In Alaska are no more
lacking In the qualifications necessary
for self-government than were the
miners OF California and other mineral
sections OF the west that have deyel-
oped into great commonwealth.
The Pacific coast people who are op-
posed to the presidents proposed gov
ernment by commission In Alaska say
that is the form which the wealthy
men of the territory want. All of the
common people Of Alaska, II is assert
ed are demanding self-goyernment.
The presidents friends are looking
with some concern TO his stay in San
Francisco. The Republican party Is
badly broken up there over the fight
against graft, and the chances are
that each of these factions will try to
make hay from Taft's visit.
II was learned that United States
Senator Dolliver, OF Iowa. has drawn
a bill aiming to prevent the watering
Of stocks by railroads which he viii
introduce in the coming session oi
congress The president has already
announced that he not only will recon-
mend such legislation in congress. but
will also urge that no railroad be al
lowed after a certain period to own
stock in any Other road.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-07
lAsoRtRs PUT UP s. EACH
Strangers offered to Give Them "oFk'
Said They Would Erect Zig Plant


VIM. Soaring and w. s. Goodman
arrived here Saturds >nd feR1sterSo
at the Central Hotel, from Philsa<ipuas
They soon sought Messre. Lee J. Graves
and N. b. Kinsey and stated 70 Mr..
Graves that they were looking fQr
site for a large factory and that tnt?
represented the American Press Steel
Rail Co. of Philadelphia Messfs.
Graves and Kinsey drove them 20 the
free sites on Mr.. Warden's property
and they expressed themselves as mus.i
pleased. They said they would en-
ploy 800 hands and start 70 buiid tnc
plant at once. They drove back ano
commenced TO arrange with laborefs 70
start Monday on the foundation they
cot a number Of woFkmen here 10 put
M one dollar and gave them receipt
for same TO insure their being on the
lob Monday, and a guarantee that the
tools they were furnished with would
be.taken. care Of.
Saturday night the plans for the fac
tory were drawn and Sunday night
thew left the Central Hotel about Z
O'Clock and told the proprietor that
gentleman would be down Monday to
pay their board. They have not been
seen since.
Il is thought they are crooks and that
they make practice Of this sort Of
swindle.
Soaring is the man that two doctors
here met on arrival Of q north bound
train from Richmond some time ago.
He was sick on the train and was taken
TO the Mary Washington Hospital.
where he spent the night and left for
Washington next morning.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-07
POLITICAL

Royal z. Cabell, commissioner OF
internal revenue, will be unable to NIL
his engagements to make speeches ior
the Republican ticket in Virginia: he
saws his time would be taken up in the
preparation Of regulations for collec-
ton of the corporation tax.
Congressman Carter Glass addressed
Democrats at Charlottesville Monday
and at the same hour Capt. P: n. Me
Caull, of Lynchburg, spoke to Republi-
cans from stand in the courtyard.
Capt McCaull, it is alleged, said Mr..
Glass was afraid to meet him in de-
bate. Upon hearing this Congressman
Glass went after the Captain and re-
minded him that he had met him IN de-
bate once at Halifax c. H., and that
Capt. McCaull had declined another de-
bate a week later. Capt. McCaull re-
sponded that he would debate with Mr..
Glass at some other time and place.
VERY well, said Mr.. Glass; my next
appointment is at Amherst."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-07
SUICIDE IN BALTIMORE

Henry Berman committed suicide
Saturday by inhaling Illuminating gas
in the workshop in the rear Of his home
in Baltimore.
Berman was found by his wife, who,
awakened about 2 O'Clock by the odOr
of gas, traced il to the workshop Of her
husband. Forcing the lock on the door
she found Berman lying on the press
ing table Of his tailoring shop with one
end of gas hose in his mouth, the
other end attached to the gas jet. lie
had been dead for some hours.
Mrs. Berman summoned neighbors
and DR.. Winner. Coroner Sudler gave
certificate of death by suicide.
Berman went 10 Baltimore about six
months ago from Fredericksburg. He
was employed at the pants fectory dur
ing his residence here.
Besides his widow, he is survived by
five children, the oldest of whom is q
years and the youngest three months
old.
Failure in BUSINESS is said to be cause
of the suicide.