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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
CONVICT VS.. FREE LABOR.

The report of the United States
commission of labor deals largely and
convincingly with the effect of prison
labor in competition with free labor.
Nhe conclusion to be arrived upon by
q study of the commissioners report is
that prison labor is a serious menace to
the welfare and livelihood of free men
engaged in similar emplovments.
1t is stated authoritatively that the
production of prison made boots and
shoes by eleven states in 1904 was
thirty-nine per cent greater than the
export trade in these articles of the
entire United States in 1905, more than
1-3 million pairs having been pro-
duced by prison labor as against 1-3
million pairs exported. A comparison
of the cost of manufacture shows that
the labor cost of a pair of working
shoes in prison factory was 141@
cents against 81 91O cents by free la
Dor. With this competition to be met
the result as regards free labor is in
evitable. 1t must meet the competition
or quit making shoes.
Prison made furniture has, it is as
serted, compelled manufacturers who
employ free labor to abandon some
Zines entirely. The volume of prison
made scrub brushes and backing
brushes has forced the free manufac-
tiaiza7 &c the entire abandonment of
these grades and to depend on the
finer product The Chicago stockyards
market for wood bound cooperage has
been practically given over to prison
trolls the hollow stone ware product of
three prisons, another of two prisons.
One furniture company controls the
product of seven prisons in five states
and one clothing contractor Of eight in
six states.
OF the total product, goods having a
value of $33,280,940 were produced in
penal institutions, and goods having
. value of s9e5,265 in juvenile reforma-
tories. Thus. Of all goods produced,
ell per cent were produced in penal
institutions and only 80 per cent in
Juvenile reformatories. AS an average
pf 6Ia72.2 convicts were employed dur
ans tho year, the average Waite of pro-
duct per convict was 1910 for the year
SO far a. value Of product is con-
esrased. boots and sheesris the leading
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

l. come is nOSI Qe1lc0lo, mOsC secret
It is net for other ears. 'Tis because
of what would communicate that I
seek private audience"
I remained motionless, looking
straight at him. my teeth clenched on
my cigar, my mind busy with expedi-
ents. If his call had nothing whatever
to do witt my quarrel with Sanchez, it
must be an arrest. Yet why was the
fellow so mysterious? What did he
require Of me in private audience? All!
bride, probably-he desired to learn
first what amount I would give for
an opportunity to escape. 1 arose to
my feet, the whole affair settled with
in my own mind, and cool enough to
take advantage Of every opening thus
presented.
very we'll. senior: lead the way
and will follow"
"Bueno!" He laid one hand upon
my shoulder. his eyes darkening with
delight. you have the courage, senior,
the audacity Of the brave soul. IT'S
in the face, the eye, and gives me
hope Of my mission already. We will
go by the outside stairway, so as to be
unobserved by those within
followed him silently up the steep
iron steps and along the narrow, dim
ly lighted hall. He paused finally, I'M
locking door, and stood politely
aside while 1 entered. A moment he
fingered outside, peering suspiciously
up and down the deserted hallway,
and, stepping within, closed and bolted
the door, even carefully lowering the
transom before turning up the gas
lights. He hastily crossed the room,
shut down the single window, and drew
closer the heavy shade. I watched
these evidences Of excessive caution
with considerable amusement - I'M
doubtedly bribery of the Valparaiso
secret police was considered most
serious affair. A table occupied the
center of the room, and with a wave
Of his rather fat hand my mysterious
companion invited me to occupy a
chair beside 1t. The perplexity exhib-
fled by his troubled face caused me to
smile again.
$50, senior, to you 1t was all fun" he
said, gravely, gesticulating with vigor.
But ! appreciate the danger, the
peril Of discovery. Everywhere Turk
the spies, and what I have to say is
not Tor other ears. SenoT, have ad-
dressed you as the Senior West, for
SO was hidden; but the man 1 really
seek is not in truth Of any such name, -
his voice sinking to the merest whis-
per, as he leaned impressively toward
me across the table. at is Senior
! Este~an."
crossed my legs in apparently care
less Indifference, my fingers resting on
the butt of the revolver in my pocket,
undecided yet whether this was to be
war or peace, but prepared for bold
play In either case.
Il am Jack Stephens; SO you may
proceed, senor.'
"Ah! IT'S as l was told!" his face
frightening instantly, his hands del
wing within an inside pocket of his
coat. This card-see; it is written in
the English-it will tell you II 1 be
trusted, II be all right. You know
the handwriting, senior, the man who
wrote it,"
I accepted the bit Of pasteboard
curiously. It was the business card
OF . well-known sugar nrrn, and ran
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
TAfTs PReplcAMENI.

1t is the opinion of the best informed
legislators in either house that Presi-
dent Taft would have been wiser had
he left unsaid what was contained in
his authorized statement regarding
downward revision" and the principle
of free raw materials" 1t is claimed
by those who have carefully studied
his statement that it proved conclu-
sively that an able and honest man,
a wise jurist and capable administra-
tive officer utterly fails when he at
tempts to deal with questions about
which he is utterly at sea, even as to
where he stands mself-American
Economist.
The best informed legislators are
those Who are closest to Senator AL
drich and Speaker Cannon. They are
with The Economist convinced that an
honest man, a wise jurist and capable
administrative officer is utterly at sea
when he deals With questions like law
which is TO govern business affect
every home, every pair of hands and
feet in the nation and the pros perity
of the individual. Perhaps they are
right. They have wide support in the
assertion that wise and honest men are
likely to find themselves at sea in deal
ing with congress and the important
questions before it.
President Tafts predicament is of
his own making. If he is sincerely
anxious that the promises of the party
and of himself shall be redeemed he
is doomed to deep and unavailing dis
appointment for it is plain to be seen
| that his influence with the Aldrich
crowd is too slight to be considered
Ii the Economist is. TO be trusted To
quote its own crowd Taft is set even
contemptuously aside as unfit to I'M
derstand public questions of import
ance and incapable of knowing where
he does and ought to stand person.
ally. SO far as any pledges he has
made for himself and his party they
are TO be considered as the vaporings
of man who didn't know what he
was talking about. That is about the
size of it as the mouthpiece of the
special interests and best Informed
legislators" bluntly puts the situation
If the president had got busy at the
beginning of the special session to see
! that his pledge and the party's pledge
We're kept it is very likely that both
pledges might have been kept in the
| spirit if not to the letter At any rate
the country at large would have fell
that the president was fulfilling hi:
part of a plain contract and rallied tt
him as its leader President TAT
started on his job too late. He will no
be able to call on the Aldrich gang fol
help. They have the thing cinchee
thru his inactivity.
If the president imagined he coult
trust himself and his pledges to tn,
best Informed legislators" he has hat
a rude awakening. If he desired thu
success of these best informed
he has had more coming from
them than the contemptuous fling tina
he didn't know where he stood last fal
and doesn't know where he stand
now.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
CHAPTER III.

In Which Opportunity comea
A period Of decided depression fol
lowed. the earlier vision of youth fa.
ding swiftly as / realized what the
message of this card plainly meant
and contemplated the social gull
yawning between myself and this
woman of the English aristocracy. A
cat may look at king, and South
American adyenturer might venture to
gaze admiringly upon this beautiful
gentlewoman. yet vaulting ambition
should have care lest It o'eTleap
itself. Oh, we'll, 1t was not much had
to overcome-merely an impression. a
fugitive admiration which would early
perish. for it was hardly probable We
should ever meet again, in spite Of his
lordships stiff invitation, and her ex.
ceeding warm glance secretly sec,
onding it.
smiled grimly at thought Of so in,
sane dream Of love at such a time
and place. Hero was /, alone, unable
to change my environment, every
movement bringing new danger, al
most certain Of early detection, the
result imprisonment or death; yet
turning aside to quarrel with one only
too glad to denounee me should he dis.
cover the truth. and totally forgetting
every caution in sudden admiration foI
a girl never seen before, probably
never to be seen again. But a smile
can leave q deeper wound than Z
sword, and my mind would recur, Ia
spite Of other Intervening thoughts,
to the pleasant mystery behind her
gracious words and action. was thus
lingering over the nuts and wine.
dreaming FOOLS dream, and idly won
dering at the cause Of that endless
racket in the streets below, with the
chorus Of vivas arising from the
crowded plaza, when the open win
dow facing my table became suddenly
darkened by burly figure. Before
could push back my chair, the unwel
come intruder on my privacy was po-
litely bowling before me. one hand
pressed upon his heart.
Pardon, senior, my so abrupt ap-
pearance''-and 1 gazed curiously into
a round, bronzed face, guarded by
closely clipped side-whiskers, and IL.
lumined by steady black eyes-"but
the waiter said ! should certainly find
you alone here, and my need was most
urgent. address the Senior West?"
1t was the name had assumed, and,
with closely pressed lips, l bowed In
silent acknowledgment Of my identity,
feeling little doubt about the mans
mission. The round, rather compla-
cent face broke into genial smile Of
relife.
Must fortunate I am thus to dis.
cover you with such facility" he con-
tinued fuently. using both hands in
gesticulation. "Senor, 1t is now a
great favor would ask. Could you
yield me the honor OF private inter-
view in my own room?" pointing up
ward impressively. ut Is upon the
floor above"
III your mission is in regard to the
Sanchez affair, senor," returned
somewhat coldly, privacy IL hardly
necessary. The preliminary details
can all be arranged here"
He gazed at me in surprise, rub.
bing his hands together swiftly.
The Sanchez affair! ! know not az
that genor.. The matter on which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
ARE WE BEING FOOLED?
[Catholic Western World. ]

lSdtLOilC w SSlSIll WOTlU.l
How are the people in general to
know? Senator LaFollette asserts that
the tariff bill. Goes not revise down.
wards, while Aldrich and others
claim it is being so revised. Both
Tarties are torn up over the measure
Meantime the orators and news
Eapers are quoting what Taft said
during his campaign. Here is what
he said at Milwaukee: ut is my judg-
ment that a revision Of the tariff IL
accordance with the republican plat
form will be. on the whole, sub
s,antial revision downward, the
there probably will be few excep-
ions in this regard. AS the temper
airy leader Of the party. / do not hes
dtste to say, with all the emphasis Of
which am capable, that if the part,
lis given the mandate OF power in No
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
GOT OLD ENOUGH QUICKLY.
[Grinnell Register.7

We had an example of what some
people have seen fit to call stick
tottiveness, brought to our door the
other day. Not so very long ago a
little boy came into our office aad
inquired for work. Upon being tol5
that there was no work for hoy
under fourteen, he left, and we did
not hear from him till Tuesday when
he returned with the same request
The same question was asked. His
answer, given promptly, and with a
touch Of pride in his voice was, -Four
teen yesterday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Teeth Were Against Him.

Senator Curtis of Kansas, has
dentist constituent who wished to en-.
ter the dental corps of the navy. The
senator went to the navy department
and secured a permit for the man ia
take the examination, which he did
and came through with flying colors,
Then he was called up for physical
of the poor condition of his teeth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Help for Those Who Have Stomach
IrouhlA.

After doctoring for about twelve
years for bad stomach trouble. and
spending nearly five hundred dollars
for medicine and doctors fees, I pur-
chased my wife one box of Chambers
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
which did her so much good that she
continued to use them and they have
done her more good than all Of the
medicine I bought before-sAMUEL
BOYER. Folsom, Iowa. This medicine
is for sale by all druggists. Samples
free
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
THOSE WHO HAVE NO CHANCE.

[Muscatine Journall
There are in this country thousands
of boys and girls, who are being OF
nave been robbed of their chance; THEN
poor wasted bodies and warped minds
are no more fit for the struggles of life
than man in the last stages of con-
sumption is fit for the rigors of the
prize ring. They are of the unfit,
doomed from long before maturity to
lives of failure, if not of crime.
For the most of US, however, for the
great mass of the rank and file of the
people of this land, there are oppor-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

Man Does Not Know How to Live.
Modern life so depends upon med.
ical science that, whether humanity
is willing or unwilling, the profession
is indispensable to progress. Because
mans life is SO artificial he is the
only animal that does not know how
to live, and must be assisted on every
hand by the science and imitation Of
nature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

tunities today never before eQualled.
not opportunities to achieve a paltry,
empty, material success, but oppor-
tuntties to offer real service to ones
fellow men, chances to aid in the up
lifting of a race.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
Iona Newspapers
[Sioux CITY Journal. ]

TSTUU6 N-Ily JDuTndI.J
Col. Lafe Young is on the reception
committee for the Cummins home
coming. The names of the distin-
guished citizens on the committee are
printed in alphabetical order, and by
this device = no doubt suggested by
the primary law-the colonel's name
is RELOCATED to the bottom. But a
good man can not be kept down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

1t Is casually mentioned by the Sioux
City Tribune that The privilege of
going to Ldncoln, Neb., at personal ex-
pense to manufacture party platform,
has not yet occasioned any general up
rising among the patriot 'cornhusk-
ers"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
A WORD FOR TILE cHAurAuouA.
Make City News.l

ChautauQuas and other summer as
semblies are now in full swing. Es-
sentially American in their inception
and character the idea has spread to
some extent in other lands, but it is
here they have reached their greatest
success. They do not aim to do the
work which a summer institute or
training school is organized to per-
form. But in a very happy and salts
factory way they combine the educa-
tional with the recreative, and so to
many thousands of people they afford a
certain inspiration and a most pleasant
break in the yearly routine Of life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

ve:nber 1t will perform its promises
in good faitn.' Mr.. Taft is honest.
nest of US believe, but i. does not
follow that those who are bossing the
tariff job are honest and disinterested.
Are they honest7 Is the country really
being fooled" as so many who should
khow are saying just now?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
WHEELER A SHINING EXAMPLE.


The Greater Iowa committee has
made text out of the experience, of
Hiram G. Wheeler, who once upon a
time was a republican candidate for
governor of Iowa He sold his mag
nificent farm in northwestern Iowa for
$40 an acre, believing that was as high
as Iowa lands could go. But the land
he sold is now worth over 500 an acre,
or 100000 more than ne sold it for and
it has returned a good rate during all
the years. Wheeler put his money into
Texas farm and in due time he lost
all that he put into that state. He had
winds and drouths and other things to
contend with and he never saw blue
sky over his financial head while he
was down there. Sure the experience
of this one man is a good text for a
sermon on the wisdom of sticking it
out in dear old Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
The ottumwa Courier thi,

The ottumwa Courier thinks There's
a chance yet for some energetic Iowan
to become a member of Taft's golf
cabinet. 1t is reported that the presi-
dent will be induced to take a try at
the Des Moines links while visiting
Iowa this fall"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

Help to keep the Knockers batting
average down. Be booster-not luke
warm. but a live one" urges the Sioux
City News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

ut is announced that the intention of
bitter old uncle Joe is to punish the
Iowa insurgents by giving them the
cold shoulder to all committee appoint
ments. A tooth for a tooth and an eye
for an eye works we'll for while, but
tho the political mills grind slowly they
grind exceeding small. Every snub
from Uncle Joe makes an insurgent
congressman stronger at home 1t
proves conclusively that there are no
tacit or other alliances with the I'M
popular czar,' asserts the Waterloo
Courier
1.-THE poor country boy! The last leg
islature passed a law that boys in the
towns under IA years of age could not
work, but added shat the country boys
could help about the farm. Now, isn't
that just the limit?" asks the Des
Moines Capital
common it will soon be impossible for
even bridal party to have one on a
trip without arousing SUSPICION asys
/ the Waterloo Reporter.
| he w dleTlOO 'lllDeS-lrlDune says
about all they have found out about
i Sutton, the cadet. is that he Is dead
Whenever the game of politics lags
/ in Iowa the Knights of Pytaias jumr
into the breech for diversion and fur
uish campaign for grand chancellor
Ben Sallinger seems to be the storm
center as usual" observes the Mason
City Globe Gazette.
Municipal Improvement is the order
of the day in Iowa towns. Even In
! dianola is talking about putting in q
sewer system" notes the Knoxville
/ Journal.
STORY City is no doubt figuring on q
whopping big celebration for mex
Fourth" says the Ames Times. "They
have already appointed a committee Of
arrangem ents for the celebrating of the
nations birthday in 1910.
THE coal bill is still only dreamed
apparition on the horizon of serene an6
cloudless days." muses. the Grnnel
Register.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
observes that ''The walking craze doe.
not seem to be taking many able.
bodied men out into the country wher.
farm hands are needed"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
soaIded BY Steam

Scalded BY Steam
os scorched by fire; apply Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. Cures Piles too, and the
worst sores. Guaranteed Csc. Mcbride
& Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

The Des Moines Register and Leader
observes that ''The walking craze does
not seem to be taking many able
bodied men out into the country where
farm hands are needed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

"The coal bill is still only dreamed
apparition on the horizon of serene and
cloudless days" muses. the Grinnell
Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

Entered at the pOstotfice at MARSHALL
town as second class mail matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

Trunk mysteries are becoming so
common it will soon be impossible for
even a bridal party to have one on a
trip without arousing suspicion" asys
the Waterloo Reporter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26

The Waterloo Times-T Tribune says:
about all they have found out about
Sutton the cadet. is that he Is dead
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

CcOnunuee on Fourth PassJ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08
CITY SoIons Ask That State
Constitution be Amended.
FINE FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
L over Branch Adopts Resolution De-
elarine IL to Be Senses Of Body
That City Fathers Should Reeeive
Salaries for Their service.

Without division the common
council last night adopted a resoln-
ton declaring It be the sense Of the
body that the city councilmen should
receive pay for their service as such
end calling upon the Newport News
representatives in the State senate
and house OF delegates TO take up
at the next meeting OF the general
assembly In January the matter or
amending the constitution OF the
State so that the cities may pay the
members Of the council O nominal
salary.
A resolution similar TO this one has
been pending before the council sew
eral months and 1t came up last night
with the recommendation of the COM
mittee on ordinance and police. II
set forth that couDcilmen should re-
ceive q salary of 500 per annum. 10
De paid monthly, and that they should
be fired 81 every time they absented
themselves from q meeting without
Being able to give q good excuse.
After the resolution had been read
as recommended by the committee.
MIR. w. T.. Jones Siiu tiLhi nv "N'
onposed 10 the resolution He de-
cInred that when he was elected ne
knew he would receive no pay for
his services and that he did not pro-
nose TO vote himself a salary.
President Jones was opposed TO the
salary feature of the measure. but
favored the Sc fine for absentees. He
said that this would make the council
men more anxious to attend the
meetings both OF the council and the
committees than they appear 10 be al
present
Mr. Ford said that In order for the
councilmen to receive any pay from
the city the State constitution would
have to be amended and he offered as
q substitute resolution that 1t be the
sense OF the body that the councilmeu
should receive salaries and that the
in the State legislature
from this city be requested 10 take
the matter up at the meeting OF the
assembly in January.
After 4 brief discussion. the substl-
tute resolution was adopted without
division.