Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-13
Topics Of the Times.

in installing one Of the best presses
in the state in response to the pres
sure OF circulation, the Marshalltown
Times Republican again emphasizes
the enterprise and excellence which
has placed 1t in the very front rank OF
Iowa dailies and given 1t the largest
constituency Of any paper in the United
States In town anywhere near the
size OF Its own. AS newspaper the
| Times Republican is fair and clean and
discriminating and untiring, and edi-
torially It has rare faculty in the selec-
tion and treatment OF pertinent topics
Spirit Lake Beacon.
William Jennings Bryan's income II
is said, will be not less than $125,0o0
this year. That Is being cruci1ed som e.
zone mans meat is another mans
poison. A 2-cent fare IL confiscatory
in Missouri, but does very we'll in Iowa
Sometimes it is good plan to have
had one Of the best lawyers in the
country leading the fight for legisla-
ton. The Iowa law had Governor
Cummins to look over the abstract.
$50
Some experts are considering what
would happen to the Panama canal
were 1t to be assaulted by a fleet Of
dynamite dealing airships. Well, Will
lam TAFT walked all over 1t. jumped
up and down. and never touched II.
Some one Is advising law to label
all revolvers in red letters dangerous,
handle with care" 1T would be an ex-
cellent plan. Label them and imrned-
lately after they are labeled throw
them In the well. With the amends
ment 1t should be hve-saving law.
It does seem that If Roosevelt is will
ing to travel into Africa to kill a lion
or two that he should not insist on
other big game being brought to WASH
ington from New York and Indianap-
oils is tobe punctured. Why not shoot
them at home?
b When It gets so that political scraps
result regularly In libel suits the over
crowding Of the legal profession will
have settled Its own problem. It is
an Ill wind that blows nobody good.
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Il Executive interference in the matter
Of reoreanizing the rules Of congress
is not the kind Of Intervention de-
sired by the masses. The Cannon rules
should go. It congress desires to keep
the cat with his claws cut there will
not be any serious or widespread OBJ
lection. But the claws must be cut or
they are likely to cause scratching
two years hence.
Mr. Armour Is predicting cheap beef.
However, this means that Mr.. Armour
may buy beef cheaper. The consumer
will find there's many a slip be-
tween tho hoof and the block, however.
Even were former Vice President
Fairbanks to be sent as ambassador to
England the British might not see the
joke.
Il is hard to see how Davenport with
only one saloon to each 500 inhabitants
is going to get along on q hot day.
Little by little the personal liberty Of
the Individual Is being wrested from
him. Think. of only one saloon to tho
100 heads Of 100 families.
Thru the organization Of cooperative
livestock breeders associations, the
animal llusbandry department Of the
Wisconsin station has promoted COM
munity effort In the improvement OF
animals. Jefferson county last year sold
100000 worth Of dairy stock Of rec
ognized excellence, and has made for
itself a name as the leading dairy
breeding center Of America. Some six.
teen Of these organizations have been
formed for the development of dairy
cattle, and a movement started for
similar organizations for the improve
ment. Of horses and swine.
1.-THE lid is on in Oskaloosa. Several
of the gambling houses in town were
raided and closed Tuesday evening"
announces the Herald, Of that city. 1t
will be Interesting to note whether the
lid stays on long after the municipal
election.
From various cities and towns Of the
state have come reports that the regu-
lar school elections this week nearly
went by default, people having appar-
emily taken no interest in the matter.
!. pretty effective way to get out the
vote generally is for local banks to
engage in scrap over which shall be
of school funds. This will
stir things UP where educational inter-
ests are ignored, as rule.