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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
BYERs' REPORT.

The biennial report of H. w. Ryers.
attorney general Of the state, is a re-
sumo Of accomplished enforcement of
law and suggestion Of further and
more complete enforcement.
Mr. Byers reviews the important
cases in which the attorney generals
department has been engaged. the river
bed cases at Council Bluffs in which
the state secured payment of $4,000,
the LATE Young case, which Mr.. Young
settled by paying over to the state
$1,40O which he was adjudged to have
been overpaid when he held the office
of state binder, the payment Of the
claim of the state against the Coun-
Gil Bluffs street railway amounting to
over $4,000, etc, and reports upon
various cases where the state should
and is likely to come by it's own to
the amount Of three quarters Of a
Million
Mr.. Byers goes into the conditions
that existed when certain Iowa cities
had assumed to rise above the state
statutes and wherein the authority of
the state was treated with indifference
and contempt He goes over ground
that is familiar to all who have kept
reasonably up to the march of events
IN gIowa-for the beginning of law en-
forcement under the Byers' regime was
an event--especially as concerns the
liquor traffic in the open saloons Of
the cities referred to, and in minor
towns and miners camps by the illicit
hole In the wall and the bootlegger;
recalls the notable house cleaning at
Council Bluffs, where the most motor
ious gambling dens between Chicago
and the mountains were brought up
with round turn, and suggests a more
effective and stringent fashion Of Grim
inal law enforcement.
Here is where MIR. Byers' report gets
busy with the future. His suggestion
that the force of oil inspectors what
costs the state about $4,000 to see
that regulations of the sale of oil are
not violated with impunity, and the
$4,000 force of pure food inspectors
may be organized into an effective
force for the prevention Of crime,
seems worthy Of the careful consider
alton of the citizen and the legislator
who is presumed to represent the voter.
Byers' Recommendation that the
criminal laws should be revised as
concerns practice and procedure is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
Topics of the Times,

Castro has been successfully oper-
ated upon by French surgeons. The
people whom he robbed at home will
be glad to learn that he has been
skinned abroad.
The attorney who conducted the fam
Gus Standard Oil case says he is going
after a $40, 100000 fine this time. Per-
haps Mr.. Rockefeller will find another
cent or so necessary to the price of a
gallon of oil after the courts have fin
ished with him Groscup can't live for
ever.
MIR. Tillnlan knows now how a mig
ger" feels when his face Is ground in.
to the sand"
A Philadelphia doctor has discovered
another certain specific for tuberculos-
is However do not quit sleeping out
doors while you wait until it is made
public.
1t Is costing the United States a
pretty sum TOR Ile elegant lIlIiG SOIIlS
congresmen are having "denouncing
the president"
The farmer living near Algona who
planted the highways along his farm
with apple trees has taken the lead in
a very good idea and one that should
line the country roads with apple bios
SONS in the spring and make them re-
dolent of ripe fruit in the fall. The far
mer who planted apples trees along his
farm would have pride enough to keep
the roadsides shorn and free from
weeds. There is esthetiscisrn and util-
ity combined In the idea and a combi-
nation Of the practical and artistic is
the finest in the world.
Tillman Is likely to be more COM
mended for his, shrewdness than for his
honesty. There wasn't much In it. Only
seven quarter sections at the outside.
Roosevelt will be bigger man two
years from now than he is at present,
but how about the congressman and
senators who are explaining things and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

We estimate that every year is wasted
$1OO,000,000 on ads that should never
run,
That $125Oo0000 is being spent an
nually to accomplish what $25,000,0O0
should do.
If such ads were put to comparative
test, they would all be discarded. And
each would teach lesson which one new
er could forget.
That is why we pay such remarkable
salaries to members of our Copy Staff.
One of these writers receives $1,000 per
week.
Yet we have known these men to
make, in one month, for one client, more
than all of the writers make in year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
"PRENIp ReNsom,s WAY.

Prentice Ransom n retired merchant
who lives at Owasa, has found a field
for his activities and one where he viii
be of extreme value to other people
Ransom has done fairly we'll" and has
"all he needs" but instead of keeping
at the eternal task of piling one cent
upon another he takes time to be road
superintendent for his township and to
be real live superintendent His sys-
tenn of road dragging goes over every
road in his township In three hours
over the phone Ransom calls out the
drags--and they come. They are on
the roads at precisely the right time
to do the most good. The farmers
who drag are paid by the mile: they
drag until they meet on the roads and
return over the ground they came over.
It's quick business effective to the
greatest degree of effectiveness to be
obtained by a drag. The merchant
farmer-highway superintendent Is an
organizer and has the sand to see that
the man who refuses to drag pays the
fellow who does drag.
Ransom wants road superintendent
educated. He has recently issued a
circular from which the following are
extracts:
There has been much discussion in
Iowa for several years about the man
who builds the roads and the general
opinion seems to be that he is incom-
petent and Is wasting the road funds.
That may be true In some cases but
what have the people who critlcise so
severely done to remedy this crying
evil? Are any OF them capable of
teaching the road superintendent the
proper way to build roads? If not why
should they expect him to be profici
ent when they had the same oppor-
tunity to inform themselves he had?
AS a rule road superintendent are
hired by the township trustees and in
nine cases out of ten he admits to
them he has had little, If any expert
ence in road work, but the trustees
know there is not anything better
available so they hire him with. the
childish agreement that he do the best
he can. The consequences are when he
goes out to build roads he is UP in the
air-and the roads too-and people
who. come driving along curse and slur
him because he didn't build a perfect
road.
Is it not about time to call halt all
around? Let the people of Iowa es-
tablish state road school and procure
the best educators that can be OBJ
tanned. Let each county establish a
county road school under the su"ervis-
ion of an engineer from the state
school. Fix it by law SO that men can
not act as township road superintend-
ents without certificate from the
county engineer. Fix by law a reason
able salary per year for road superin-
tendent and in very few years the
roads of Iowa would surpass our mild
est dreams. 1t is all too tue that our
legislature is continually swamped
with new bills, and it does seem that
we already have laws enough to go
around, but will some one point out
what road laws have been made re-
Gently that is of any direct benefit
along the line of educating road super
intendents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
and solicitude will be ever exercised in

and solicitude will be ever exercised in
their behalf.
How 1t must hurt the instincts of these
gentlemen to have been submitted to
such an indignity and his word and
honor so doubted as to have been
locked in his chamber alone at night
with no one to comfort him and cool
his fevered brow until the morrow
dawn, how the ears must have wellel
forth at such treatment.
We would also suggest that the state
board should spend a great part Of
it's time with Landlord Saunders and
his guests that they might gather
ideas of how to control the multitude
who Glamour on the outside these
pearly gates, who know naught of the
pleasures and excesses of life. never
having earned a reward in q place 80
Elyslan.
or course, this costs money, and
our taxes will probably even be in ex-
cess Of what they were last year. which
was a banner year, but we don't want
the fame Of so fair an institution
which Landlord Saunders has inaugur-
ated to lack for funds, but rather have
1t SO when each Of his favored guests
Sudll Qull Ills UGu div bOctlN 40 SAA1I
always sigh with longing for this rest
ing place which was the best that
ere he knew and If he takes a lie or
two in order to again inhabit such
sphere, who shall say him nay. even
tho he violate the character the land
lord has furnished him. These brutal
lawyers and judges that Landlord
Saunders speaks Of. should be sent to
a place Of penal servitude at hard la
Dor, there to stay the rest of their UNI
natural lives. but as we do not hap
pen to have one in this state. let us
hang or deport them, and Danish them
from the society Of all civilized beings.
There may be some doubling Thorn
asses in this great state Of ours. but
II they will but travel to this famous
"hostelry" an view the mild counter.
ances OF Landlord Saunders kinder
garten bell boys, these Sir Galahads
who wait upon bold crew, they would
doubt no further.
Let us have an institution so well
thought Of as expressed by the Italian
who after short stay in the place.
said: "Sandade man, flna de place.
blenty to eat, blenty to sleep. dna de
man." JOHN LUNDI.
Eldora, Jan. .. 1909.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
DRESS REFORM IN PRISON.

Editor Times Republican,:
An upstate farmer writes re-
garding Warden Saunders reforms.
which appeared in a recent issue of
the Times Republican.
After reading the views Of the land
lord" who runs the "big hotel" for
merly called the penitentiary. but now
styled Waldorf Astoria but why the
latter name. we farmers don't know.
we were favorably impressed with
SO many Of his thoughts that thought
would write and express the admir-
alton we farmers in our section OF
the grand state feel regarding these
proposed changes, many OF which have
been already established.
We very heartily agree with Land
lord Saunders that stiff bosom white
shirts and tailored trousers (properly
creased), should be furnished his
guests by all means. OF course, we
farmers don't know much about such
things as these, never having had
much opportunity to wear the same;
in fact, our station In life where we
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13


pose. Bryan and many republicans
favor and are working for a guaran-
teed bank deposcit system. Oklahoma
was the progressive in this case, but
even now at this early stage, the Ok
lahoma plan is admitted by it's spon-
sors to be full Of defects and need Of
immediate amendments. This does not
prove the theory OF guaranteed bank
deposits is wrong. 1t does prove the
first tried plan is a failure. just the
same, plan, some plan, will be pre-
scented and adopted that contains the
principle involved. and thus the pro-
gressive finally wins out. SO let us
agree, we need such men as Bryan
and Roosevelt. while probably such
men as Cannon and Aldrich have also
their place in the needed complex make
up Of those that make our laws.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
Cancer Cured or No Pay

Providing your case is not advanced
to the incurable stage. We have had
over 80 years constant practice. we
know all Of the old escharotio and
plaster methods Of treatment. Our
new, improved, painless methods are
away ahead OF them all. two to four
weeks cures the worst Of cases We
fully explain our numerous methods
to the patient and then let them choose
the one they prefer. Send today for
our free literature.
DR.. c. o. SEAMAN q SON,
402 Magnetic Ave,
cherokee, lows.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
JUST AN INCIDENT.
LColo Observer.


One evening recently the writer no.
ticed an incident in the depot waiting
room, that was disgusting. A strong
woman aud daughter, little tot not
over six years of age, were waiting for
a train The little girl had very bad
cough that sounded decidedly "croupy."
The mother was continually berating
the child and finally for some trivia!
offense, grabbed her and pushing her
against the wall, slapped and pinched
the child who was almost too sick to
sit alone 1t made the spectators blood
boil to witness the outrage. A parent
who will so cruelty punish child, es-
pecially in public, Is unfit for the du-
ties of motherhood and ought to be
treated to coat of tar and feathers.
II we knew who the party was, we
would send them marked copy or this
paper to be sure they knew how 1t
looked to those witnessing the abusive
treatment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
WRONG IDENTITY.

scranton
Frank F. ClarlSson Of the Ida Grove
Pioneer, in recent issue of his paper,
jumps ON the state board of parole
with both feet. He said one Young
brutally murdered a man in Sioux
City gambling house in 1902 and was
given a life sentence. He says the
board turned him loose and that he
went to Sioux City and kicked in a
glass front, etc. Then he pays his
compliments to the board as follows:
1T looks like another plain case of
the parole board making a fool Of it
self"
Now the facts are, Young was COM
mitted to prison Feb 20, 1897.
and on the cath day of April, 1902,
Young was paroled by the 29th gen
erai assembly. and the state board of
parole has never at any time had any
thing whatever to do with this case.
Such inexcusable laundering puts the
board In bad light and exposes the
press to justifiable criticism. A son
of the ever truthful should be more
careful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
THE PRIMARY WILL STAY.
p.i1.


A few Iowa papers have given 1t as
their judgment that the coming legis-
lature ought to repeal the primary law:
they would like to see it repealed, and
in that position they have the sup
port OF a large number OF politicians,
and also Of not a few Of the rank and
file who. have failed to grasp the i'm
portance OF the reform. However. 1t
is improbable that an. attempt will be
made to repeal the primary law, or at
least that it will be repealed. The
legislature will not vote for repeal; it
is not built that way.
Besides the people of Iowa would
not tolerate repeal. Public sentiment
Is overwhelmingly in favor of the re-
tention Of the law And public sentf-
ment in Iowa is not unlike public SEN
timent elsewhere. The primary idea
is growing. 1t has been Incorporated
into the statutes of large number Of
states, and this winter will see enact
mer,ts in other states, or strenuous eff
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
Why We Succeed

Then these men in conference work
out the campaigns of our clients. Meth
DDS, plans and copy-all the problems OF
selling and advertising-are all decided
here.
Each brings to bear a wealth OF exper-
fence. Each one contributes ideas. And
they do not finish until the campaign APP
pears to be irresistible.
That is why we succeed. That is why
we have grown, through the growth OF
our clients, to our present enormous pro-
portions.
Thus we make one dollar, often, do
the work of ten. Thus we develop, for
every client, all of his possibilities.
Back of these men we employ more
than 200 people, each one of them skilled
in some department of advertising.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

eat our grub in our shirt sleeves
would hardly warrant such, nor car
we always get a shave twice week
but we don't doubt that in a fashion
able hotel they are necessities, and
we try to be liberal even IL our sta
ton in life is lowly and are glad to
see these gentlemen Of leisure have
enjoyment as BELTS their station in
life, and would favor the organization
OF clubs Of various sorts not the time
honored club which Landlord Saund-
ers has abolished), but social clubs.
Washington, Hamilton clubs, etc, ETC..
as we'll as basket ball games, with
pool and billiard tables and bar at
tached to make his guests feel at home
and with which they could while
away the gladstone hours. Also ex-
cursions upon the river when the
weather Is fair, would be in order, it
would seem to us. We could not be
expected to furnish automobiles for
their use, when the Landlord" could
take his guests out upon the smooth
waters of the Mississippi for an aft
ernoon's entertainment or moonlight
excursion.
Balls and parties and various other
social functions should be given for
their benefit that they may be able 10
take their place at the head Of the 400
when the time comes that they must
tear themselves away from the pleas
ures they now enjoy and at the time
when their term of office Is ended the
state should furnish to each gentleman
dozen of the above mentioned stiff
bosom white shirts duly Numbered and
at least one-quarter dozen of the ar
tistically prepared trousers together
with diamonds to adorn the bosoms OF
the same stiff bosom shirts, as many
not feel at home On this cold, cold
world without supply of the spark
lers In his possession. az in some cases
it was this same greed that led him to
partake Of Landlord Saunders sump-
tuous repast, so why not fit him out as
BELTS man in his station In life and
remove temptation altogether.
Landlord Saunders course in the
running Of his famous hotel is to be
especially commended as It Is but
etiquette that in case of any contro-
versy arising between his guests and
the bell boys, (his guests) word Is
treated as gospel ESQ ought 1t to be OF
all honorable men and these bell boys
Imported from Iowa City and else
where) must be very careful In their
treatment Of his favored crew.
We also agree with Landlord Saun-
ders that he should do all in his power
to make them his guests, forget as to
why they became patrons OF this hos
telry, no matter II they were robbers.
thieves, rapists or murderers. Let it be
shown them that we can appreciate
their innermost feelings and fine sus-
capabilities and not refer to the past
and gone and let their guidance De
Sufficient to the day is the fruit
thereof" for. why cause them to re-
member this cruel world they left be-
hind when they entered those pearly
gates.
The penal servitude, when they USED
to be compelled to labor for eight to
ten hours per day to part pay the cost
OF their board and lodging, when the
arch villain N. Jones was in absolute
control, must have been CALLING in the
extreme, but now gone are those days
OF sorrow and tribulation: gone are the
days Of grief and pain for now care
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
No Extra Charge

This Incompatible service costs the,
price Of the commonplace. We handle
advertising on the usual agents COM,
mission.
We multiply results to multiply adver-
Using. We create successes because sue
cesses expand. And our revenue comes
through expansion.
We spend on copy what other great
agencies spend on soliciting, and we con-
slider it better spent.
Before we had Advisory Boards. too.
many campaigns failed to bring back
their cost Other agents have the same
experience still. s s4
Now Our failures are so rare, and Our
successes so great, that our business has
multiplied many times over. q
So we need to charge nothing extra.
We can better afford to keep accounts than
to kill them.
The service which pays our clients best
is the service that best pays US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
accusing the president Of revengefu
motives?

accusing the president OF revengeful
motives?
The secret service is not frightening
those who have no secrets.
Chicago is to pasteurize all the milk
used in the city And it is a harder job
in Chicago than in Marshalltown.
4 There was common sense and self
respect in the Negro Teachers associ-
alton at San Antonio, which Endorsed
the law providing for separate cars for
colored and white passengers. both on
street car lines and on the steam and
interurhan railroads. but on the condi-
ton that the law be enforced as rigid
ly against the whites as against the
blacks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
$1OO,OOO,OOO Wasted
On Ads That Never Pay

Our two Boards-in New York and
Chicago consist of twenty-eight men.
Each has record Of unusual success.
Each is master of advertising.
And all Of them are learning, all the
time, from scores Of new undertakings
This body OF men forms the ablest adj
vertising corps ever brought into exist
ence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

One duty Of these Boards is to pass
judgment on advertising problems sub
mitted. They are glad to consider, with
out charge or obligation, any question
you desire to submit
They will tell you what is possible and
what is impossible so far as men can
know.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
The Many-Man Power

We employ on our Copy Staff the ablest
men we know. We have picked them
out, in the course Of years, by the bril-
liant results we have seen them accom-
plish.
No one else pays for such talent what
we pay. So we attract here the very best
in the field.
Then, in this vortex of advertising
this school of myriad experiences
these men multiply their powers.
Yet we never permit any one of these
men to work out campaign alone. There
is too much at stake.
One man can't know all the pitfalls.
One man has limited knowledge, limited
ideas and experience. And no one man
can average human nature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

We have written book about this
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sal. The book itself is a brilliant example
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

AS the Scranton Journal plainly puts
it: There can no good come from
holding up santimonious hands and
bowling at President oRosevelt be-
cause he criticised Congressman Wal
ter I. Smith regarding his attitude on
the secret service branch of the gov
eminent. The president quotes from
the Congressional Record, which Is
considered good authority. and no
amount Of bowling that Smiths Coun-
ell Bluffs friends can do will change
the facts or relieve the situation. IT
is but a repetition of the bowling that
was done when Hearst brought Sena-
tor Foraker before the footlights. Con-
gresham Smith will stand or fall on
the record he has made and not on
the noise his fool friends are MAX
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

f s t tsS 81 without w tn.
direct primary viii q the exception
and a lonesome exception at that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

The Des Molnes Register and Leader
doubts IF there is any concensus of
opinion in favor of statewide prohibi-
ton either with or without constitu
tional amendment We doubt II the
legislature will decide to resubmit the
prohibitory amendment. A great deal
of energy can be spent in struggle
that is not directed to tangible ends"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

The Scranton journal thinks 1t ut
enough to make a horse laugh to read
the many interpretations Of the cause
OF the earthquake in Italy. Some lay
it to God and others say God had no
hand In the mixup. The Journal knows
of no worse SANDER that could be said
at the door of the Almighty than to
accuse him of such a crime as that
would be-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13

Entered at the posroIfice At Marshall-
town as second class mail matter.