Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-23
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gambling privileges.
Once, only a few years ago forty
bushels of corn was Il good yield II
more corn was wanted more acres We're
planted and scratched over Now the
slogan is more corn to the acre Ii
is significant of a change IN conditions
and in people. We have been forced TO
see that the corn lana in practically
all under cultivation and that the evo-
luton of the survival of the flttes IS
apparent on the farms The day of the
numskuH farmer is past and gone.
What's the use of the voters insisting
on Bertllon measurements for the
trusts ana keeping the trusts hired
men in office?
No matter whether 800 men are
"hunkes" it seems that the common
decency of government should force
proper precautions against Wholesale
destruction from the mine owners and
operators Is it necessary to await
calamity in order that common sense
precaution shall be made mandatory!
change in the custom that seems
to have obtained in the New York
custom house will be much appreciated
ANY man who takes money wages
from vice cuts a poor figure when ne
counsels virtue
There is coming another confic. over
the tax on oleomargarne The present
tax is universally considered onerous
and unjust to the sl.5o day man
whose day wages buy four pounds of
dairy butter and leave two short weight
1 loaves of bread for the change he gets
back.
4 The Wels-Fargo Express Company
it is stated will distribute a 300 per
cent dividend Who wouldn't hate TO be
prosecuted with efforts al corporate IN
regulation when the public be damned
policy brings 500 per cent,
The Cairo sheriff who permitted g
mob to wreak it's vengeance on his
prisoners has veen thrown out of office
Perhaps the time approaches when
every official Will be expected to do
some part of his duty or be thrown out
OF office
1t is only about two weeks before the
assembling Of congress. But lets De
thankful and devout next Thursday in
spite of that.
Free board and lodging is likely TO
accompany free speech in the case of
Mr. Gonnpers
Billy sunday has attained peculiar
distinction outside of evangelism He
is the only thing on earth the Cedar
Rapids dailes can agree on.
r over in Maryland a prohibition
candidate asserts that he only spent
. cents in his campaign. That gave
him two clean collars In Iowa a candi-
date on thai ticket for a high office is
suspected of having stumped the state
without changing linen or using a
| clothesbrush That's cheaper yet.
F,verybody's Magazine is especially
: interesting in its current number
\ Judge Lindsey's third article appears
!. and the insurgent leaders are giver
considerable space in a very interest
ing article which includes the Iowa
senators.
u
A
d the Cook -iPeary class as a nine da!
r notoriety.
Two weeks and two days to the be
!, ginning of the session of congress
Well let's have cheerful and devou
Thanksgiving anyway. No use TO Dor
~ row trouble.
lie In Mr.. Gompers' case free board fol
or lows free speech.
= A prohibition candidate in Marylan
says he spent but cents in his cam
paign. That's cheap but it gave Iir
one fresh collar. In an Iowa case tn
:" candidates is suspected Of havin
without changing collars or using
ue clothes brush
e. Billy Sunday has won marvellous dis
NJ tinction outside of his prominence as a
a evangelist. He is the one thing o
earth whereupon Cedar Rapids dailie
agree.
re. Perhaps the Standard will have 1
n? apply a little more oil to get over tn
to rough places.
80 John d. Rockefeller declined to di.
cMss the Standard Oil decision. becaus
as he said, he is no longer connecte
&C. with the management of the compan
we but he was willing to say to the T,
porters that he WAS in good Spirits b
me cause Mrs. Rockefeller is cenyalesce,