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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
THE PLAY AND THE PICTURES?

Speaking OF a small sized riot In a
college town the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican says:
The Iowa City Republican seems 20
think that there was some excuse FIR
rushing the theater in that city last
Saturday. The show was Jesse
James show. blood curdling play
Of All Old fashioned kind. If the stu
cents had mobbed the actors and
driven hem out of town before they
had 3 chance TO appear Oh the stage
nc harm would have been done That
sort of shows deserve TO be rubbed IF
the map. They do NOS belong 10 civil
5zed communities, not nowadays and
managers ought not to book them.
They belong 10 the days OF dime now
els and other horribles II they appear
al all II ought TO be down in Missouri
and other backwoods places. No such
show has any business in university
town"
The Republican is right. The Jesse
James stunt and similar theatrical Dis
plays ought not 10 be booked by man
ayers or permitted by law Not but
that those students should not be ar
rested and taught decency, but tina,
shows Of this character should be
barred from the public stage as YER
tain pictures are from the public bill
boards.
And while on the matter of
shows the moving picture snow needs
to exercise discrimination. A merchan,
with his young lady daughter dropped
into a moving picture show not long
ago. The films We're a story of torture
in mediaval time Said he: The
pictures We're good as pictures. They
showed the most horrible scenes. stab
bling. killing, torturing. / don't be-
lieve that is a good thing for children
10 watch There is no need 10 elabo-
rate on the merchants conclusion.
The managers Of theaters should ac-
capt the responsibility of decency. II
belongs to them as much as upon the
newspaper editor. Why said one de-
cent man who took his daughter to
a play much bepraised and as much
criticized: Il don't think my girls were
sophisticated enough 10 understand it:
otherwise 1 should be sorry and
ashamed that I took them There is
40 need to elaborate on his conclusions.
A double entendre, a suggestive pic
ture, too graphic account Of a shame
full act throws just resentment upon
a newspaper, a book. or a public speak
er How about the play and ths pic
lures?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
BaIIinser and Alaska Coal Lands.
TCollier's Weekly1


The coal lands of Alaska owned by
the government amount 10 over 100 oGo
acres. They are the future coal supply
of the nation. of almost inestimab,e
value Possession of them by private
individuals means great wealth = a
monopoly Of them would be national
menace.
On November ~, 1906, President
Alaska from public entry: but previous
10 that time there were about 900
claims filed, covering about 100000
acres (nearly the whole of the coal
fields) The law attempts to prevent
monopoly of such claims by limiting
the amount of each claim and provid-
ing that each claimant must take Dip
the land in his own interest and for
his own use. This law has been In
terpreted by the supreme court of the
United States to forbid specializing in
coal lands before entry-either by
dummy entrymen or by previous agree
ments to consolidate claims after entry.
OF these 800 claims to Alaska coal
| lands-among them the so-called Cum
ningham group-the majority are
fraudulent.
AS to the action of the land office
on these claims, I assert that the land
office ordered the Cunningham claims
| to patent without due investigation
when Commissioner Ballinger knew
they were under suspicion; that while
/ in office Commissioner Ballinger urged
congress to pass law which would
validate fraudulent Alaska claims; that
shortly after resigning from Office he
became attorney for the Cunningham
group and other Alaska claims; tina;
soon after he became secretary Of The
interior his office rendered a decision
which would have validated all fraud
ulent Alaska claims. A reversal OF that
decision on every point was obtained
from Attorney-General Wickersham
Had it not been for Mr.. Wickersham's
decision, every fraudulent Alaska claim
would have gone to patent. ] asser,
that in the spring Of 1909 the land Of
fee urged me to an early trial Of these
cases before the investigation was An.
ished, and when Secretary BaHinger, as
the president has stated, knew tina
the Cunningham claims were invalid
When appealed to Secretary Ballingel
Tor postponement, he referred me to hi
subordinates. The department Of agri
culture interviewed. / was superseded
in the charge Of the cases, and the maj
who superseded me endorsed my rec
concentrations, and the postponemen
, was granted. Immediately thereafte
I made my report on the Cunningham
leases to President Taft, and was dis
missed from the service for insubordi
nation.-L. r. CLAWS in Golfers TO
. Nov. Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
Iona Newspapers
BOYS AND TRADES.
EManco~

There are practically no young men
learning trades in Manson today. The
same is true of every other town and
nearly every city. Such condition of
affairs has developed only in the past
few years. Nobody seems to know or
to be able to understand why young
men do not wish to learn trades as they
used to up to a few years ago. Trades
men and skilled mechanics in every line
command high wages and there are
few to be had even at the highest
wages. Plumbers, printers, bricklayers,
wood workers and masons are in fine
demand everywhere. but they can not
be found and building operations md
other lines of business are stagnated
because men can not be found to carry
on the work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
WHICH HALFo
Victor Record.]


Half the folks in the church should
be turned out Thus spoke a supposed
good sister in the seat in front of us
al meeting the other night Perhaps,
but who is to say which half is to be
fired? Would you make everyone who
does not think and act just like you do
walk the plank? Should the vain,
naughty and proud be included in the
halfo Should the liars and gossipers
and scandal mongers herd outside with
the hypocrites and tax dodgers ana
backbters? Would you put out the gay
and giddy with the soured old cranks
who think it sin to be happy? Who Is
to say which half9 Who is to separate
the sheep from the goats? Here is one
who thinks dancing is excluding sin,
another blaeklists every lying old gos-
sip; others have this, that and the
other test of fellowship. We wonder II
the church doesn't need little more
of the milk of human kindness and
christian forbearance just about as bad
as il needs to turn one half or the 9TH
err out?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
primitive forces OF nature" mo
worship exprest or implied Of dead an

primitive forces OF nature" mo
worship exprest or implied OF dead an
cestors,' mo identification of
any human beign, however majestic in
character, with the eternal deity The
new religion will not deal chiefly with
sorrow and. death, but with Joy and
life" it will believe neither in
Satan nor in witches -. twill not
rely on either sudden conversion in
this world or a sudden paradise in the
next" The new religion rejects the
entire conception Of man as fallen be-
ing" God will be so immanent that
no intermediary will be needed The
new religion Guilds on the actual ex-
perience of men and women and of
human society as whole" 1t will be
sin harmony with the great secular
movements-democra individualism,
social idealisn, and zeal for education,
the spirit of research, the modern ten
dency to welcome the new, the fresh
powers of preventive medicine, and the
recent advances in business and indus
trial ethics-but also in essential agree
ment with the direct personal teachings
of Jesus, as they are reported in the
gospels"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
GRUNDYs POTATOES.
IGrundy Den,ocrat.l

The potato crop has not paid we'll
this year That shouldn't discourage
the potato raisers from putting in a
normal acreage in potatoes next year.
we have had poor corn and hog years
in this county but farmers have kept
on raising corn and hogs just the same
and the years have averaged UP we'll
1t is the average that counts. If the
potato raisers consider what their po-
tato crop has brought them on an aver
age each year the past four years they
would be surprised TO find that they
had nothing to kick about. If a farmer
has only played even or lost a little
money on potatoes this Year the thing
for him to do is to make next years
potato crop make good the shortage.
The chances are at least four to one
that it will do it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
eoston,s Multiple Religions.

Boston, seeking something as sub
stitute for her lost literary leadership
and pre-eminence, seems to find as a
base for her present repute the multip-
Heity and variety of her religious cults.
So at least says w. B. Conant, in writ
ing of a tour of investigation he made
not long since among the services Of
freak religions" to be found in the
Hub: Huntington avenue, he says in
the Chicago Interior, furnishes paral-
lei to the Mars Hill of the ancient
Grecian city At one end of the street
is a building called Huntington Cham
bers, which shelters no less than six
teen diverse sects and cults on Sun
days" Boston is further represented
as like the ancient Athens "in that here
also Is the same eagerness to see and
hear some new thing" Saws the
writer:
The stranger who enters Huntington
Chambers on a Sunday afternoon is be-
wiidered by the arrays of placards set
up on either side of the entrance Here
is one that allures to the study Of How
to live forever (physically), with the
added attractions Of solos by an accom-
plished vocalist. Another placard In
vites to the contemplation of the ego
and Its infinite possibilities. Another
adyertises the First Temple of Divine
Wisdom of Eternity Room 1853: take
the elevator),' of which reverend
woman is named as high priestess.'
Another parlor invites to the venera-
ton of Emerson. with music Social
lists and card-readers, Theosophists and
Christadelphians, New Thoughtists and
phrenologists vie with one another In en-
ticing the stranger within this religious
Babel. The visitor hesitates at the ap-
paling array. II he were to go the
| rounds there is no knowing what
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
THE LORDS SHOULD PONDER.

Because the scene is beyond the
ocean, far away on the map, in another
country, the political dispute raging in
England may seem TO many Americans
to be something quite beyond their ken
something difficult to understand
There is, in truth, nothing abstruse
about 1t. At bottom. it is immense
iy human. Here is the genesis Of It
Official reports show that in England
and Wales 959.S48 persons receive pub
lie assistance TO secure means Of liv-
ing. One in every thirty-seven is a
pauper; the other thirty-six must sun
port him. In London, boosted rnetrop-
oils Of the world, one person out Of
every thirty-two is recipient Of pub
lie charity.
That is Simple story. Anybody can
understand that The controversy is
over the remedy, how to improve the
condition of the empire. now TO get at
a more equitable distribution Of life's
burdens and blessings, for, you must
know, England as whole Is far from
pauper, and wealth ease and luxury
abound side by side. with gaunt want
and public charity.
English protectionists," explains the
Chicago Journal, blame free trade for
the increase of poverty, and demand a
tariff on imports as panacea for all
Ais. Perhaps they should not be
blamed. The house of lords owns
three-fourths of the soil of Great
Britain. It's members and the million
aire manufacturers constitute the pro-
teciionist party. Together they have
kept the British workingrnan in sub
lection ever since the Norman con.
quest At first they denied his chill
dren education. Latterly they have beer
forced to some surrender. The worker:
have learned their strength and occas.
1onaliy show it,
The liberal party. by land taxes am
the like. would have these rich mer
bear their fair share of the burden
There never has been direct tax OF
land in England. The landlords would
of course, rather see the burden q
elsewhere, even to the shoulders of thu
masses in the form of tax on imports
1t is breadstuffs that England imports
1t is breadstuffs that the masses mus
have. 1t looks very much as If tn.
lords were bent on planting mine un
derneath their own hull, for how man.
moro can be added &c that million 9
paupers. and how much more can b
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
A Relisiou. Author. Statement.

Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Salisbury,
N. c.. who is the author Of several
books. writes: For several years I
was afflicted with kidney trouble and
last winter I was suddenly stricken
with severe pain in my kidneys and
was confined to my bed eight days I'M
able to get up without assistance. MY
urine contained a thick white sediment
and passed same frequently day and
night. commenced taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy. and the. pain gradual
ly ceased and my urine became normal.
cheerfully recommend Foieys Kidney
Remedy" Mcbride & VIII Drug Com.
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
Christian Science and Mrs. stetson

To the Editor. Dear Sir.
Recent experiences among the mem
bership of Christian Science church
in New York City in which a teacher
and practitioner of Christian science
has been debarred from practice and
had her license 10 teach Christian sci
ence cancelled because Of alleged err
roneous teachings and practices have
given rise in the Press TO considerable
comment concerning the nature and
character of what is known in Chris
tan science as animal magnetism"
1t has been stated that certain persons
in said church held TO the belief that
thru animal magnetism the so-called
power of mortal thought could be used
for the purpose of producing i'll effects
even TO the extremity of death upon
those persons who had incurred the
displeasure of certain mall pra clifton
ers.
AS matter of justice to Christian
science l desire to state emphatically
that this is not in accordance with
Christian science teachings. To the
Christian scientist animal magnetism
means merely the specific term for
error (Science and Health Page 1893.
1t is a technical term including all
there is of evil. 1t is clearly recog-
nized in Christian science that all evil
is necessarily mental and must there
fore be overcome thru a right thought
process. Mrs. Eddy states ns Science
and Health: In Christian science
man can do no harm, for scientific
thoughts are true thoughts passing
from God to man And again; You
will also learn that in science there
is no transfer OF evil suggestions from
one mortal to another, for there is but
one mind, and this everpresent ON
nipotent mind is reelected by man and
governs the entire universe
! From the above quotations 1t is
readily seen that Christian science de-
MES the possibility of transference of
evil thought in such a way as TO injure
another, in fact the Christian scien-
fists protection consists in knowing
for himself and for ali mankind that
these phases Of erroneous mortal be-
lief have no elements of truth in them
and. consequently no intelligence OF
power to operate in any way what
soever
1t is the earnest. steadfast, consistent
endeavor of every Christian scientist to
Overcome evil with good" and 70 prac-
tice in its conn leleness all the golden
rule includes and implies. TO deal
justly and righteously with his fellow
man. Respectfully. First Church of
/ Christ Scientist, of Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
THE LODGES.


80
XXVisitors always welcome.
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MARSHALL LODGE 1os A. F. g. A.
M.-Reguiar communication Friday evs
enins. Nov. 10. 1909. 7:30 p. m.
II. q. Hoeck. w. NJ.
H. 8. Lawrence, Sec'y.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. SO. R. A. M.
Stated convocation Of Signet Chapter
Monday evening. Nov. 81. Election Of
George H. Boggie, =. H r.
!. s. Millard secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL RAa
M.-Stated assembly Monday. Nov. a.
1880 p. m.
4. D. Xeeker. T. / N.
4. T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR coMMANDERY NO.
80 <. T. stated oonclave Nov. - 1t Z: 30
sharp. Election Of officers for ensuing
year.
r. N. Wilbur, d. c.
Fred Wallace, Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. AZ. o :.
S.-Meets in regular session wednes-
day evening. Dec. IL, at 1880 Election
Of officers.
Mr.. Geo. Downing. ". y
EDNA G. Fularton. ae1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
Reviewing Or. eliot.

The publication of DR.. Eliots address
on the Religion of the Future" in The
Harvard Theological Review removes
all grounds for further misconception.
1t has been charged that In newspaper
accounts of his address before the Har-
ward Summer School OF Theology last
July his ideas were misrepresented. But
we find no disparity between our ac-
count of July 81 taken from the New
York Tribune and the full text of the
address save that ideas merely sug-
gested are in the full report greatly
amplifed.
The New Religion, as DR.. Eliot con-
ceives 1t, will not be based upon au-
thority, either spiritual or temporal
"There will be no personiications OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
What "Erotie" Means.

[Rev. Frederick E. Hopkins.]
A good many folks do not know what
erotic means, but those who do under
stand 1t to be an effort to cover either
sex with an embroidered blanket, whose
habits are like those of yellow dog.
What is given as lncompatibility, and
desertion, by men and women who want
to be divorced, called by it's right name
would be sin as plain as Samson's. in
ninety-nine cases out of hundred. In
this category also put the word affinity.
It simply means lust.
"A man may not be rich, nor brilliant,
nor especially successful, but if he is
doing his best there is not meaner
woman on earth than one who will in
her heart despise him. Poor fool, she
tries to make herself think she under
stands a lot Of CAB from the platform
of her club, about the larger and fuller
life, and her sphere. About such a
time along happens knave. Together
they begin to think and talk about how
they understand each other. They look
a long time at each other in silence
and breathe deep like an old setting
hen. What wonderful things they dis
cover together, and how different the
world looks thru each others eyes, and
thus they proceed thru weeks and
| months of slush, until one day there is
splash. and both have tumbled into
the same old hog pen, where thousands
have tumbled before them.
A woman may not be a Venus of
Milo to look at. Nor as brilliant as
Hypatia in mind. But she can make
biscuit that will melt in your mouth
/ like a snow flake. And her clear-eyed,
clean minded children are a finer prod
uct than that OF any other great ar
! fist, excepting only that of millions of
| others just like her who are building
| up the kingdom of heaven in the
home. And she loves her husband And
| she can make hat and dress and shoes
and everything else last wonderfully
| to help him in his business. And so he
does get started, and he gets rich, but
| she made the wealth as much as any,
body. But now listen to him as he be-
| gins to talk about his wife's looks
Watch him as he begins to trot around
pup-like to the kennel Of some French,
| or English, or German poodle. And for
a woman made by milliners, dressmak-
ers, dancing academies, hairdressers
and the devil, he wants to exchange
his wife, his helper, the architect Of his
fortune, whose hands were taught their
skill by heaven sent love. He wants
to exchange for what he calls an af-
fifty, glorious woman made in the
image of God If you have gone down
snte the refrigerator room of a big
packing house and looked at that row
of pigs faces hanging on their hooks,
you have seen perfect picture of af-
| finity fools unmasked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
Topics of the Times

Sir Thomas Upton might race for
the cup again in 1911. If Sir Thomas
Yacht could start now perhaps she
might have a look in at the prize.
Jim Hill is kicking on the "extrava-
gance" of the average American. How
ever Mr.. Hills section men are not
living extravaga and for matter of
that what is greater extravaganza than
buying all the railroads in sight?
A dem ocratic candidate for state
Office in Maryland lists expenses OF
1925 And this in an apple brandy and
oyster state.
A Wisconsin man claims to have dis
covered a mysterious force rushing
thru the atmosphere and proposes tc
apply it to running machinery. He has
probably struck one Of the hot air cur
rents that keep the political machines
going.
the trea sury is going to marry youns
widow. Tell the city editor to send &
few shorthand men and the star re.
porter down to the divorce court.
The Sioux City Journal when speak
ing Of insurgents quotes equally from
Joe Cannon and the bible.
| Des Moines with it's Coliseum an,
Y NJ c. A building among recen
evidences of public enterprise may b
excused for its motto. The capital cit,
is doing things.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
the AUTO WILL STAY.

Newspapers are finding fault with
automobile drivers and automobiles by
reason of the increasing number of &C.
cidents and loss of life. The complaint
Is general. 1t comes from the big me-
tropolfs and from the little one man
weekly OF the one horse town.
Now the automobile has come to
stay. 1t is a necessity. II and its quick
transit belong 10 the age. There isn't
a particle of use or sense in knock
ing the automobile. II has come to stay
and multiply and be generally used for
business and pleasure from the linou-
sine TO the freight truck
But it has not come to stay at sixty
miles an hour nor anywhere near it.
1t must forget its capacity for speed
or have that capacity taken from ii.
Unless the auto driver sets limit to
his own mania it is quite likely that
the laws will yet limit the possibilities
Of machines 10 a reasonable number of
miles per hour, say fifteen or twenty.
Notice that the men who sell auto
mobiles al retail have already come TO
this conclusion. The last man to be
seen driving furiously thru the street
in the sensible man from the garage.
The fellow who races thru the crowd
is he who has bought a playshing in
stead of vehicle and who is anxious
10 draw attention, even unenviable at
tension.
The automobile Is a necessity. It
vii be regulated and If necessary taxi
en- away from the speed maniac and
the fool but il is to stay because it is
practical safe, when in safe hands and
i modern convenience which has be-
come Indispensable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
Making Himself heard.

Samuel Rogers, the poet, is no
doubt great wit, but he has turn
for malice and even brutality. Some
one once asked him why he never
opened his mouth except to speak evil
OF his neighbors. He replied: 81 have
a very weak voice. and If l did not
say malicious things l should never
be Embellishments OF the Duchess
Of Dino.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
Edwin. Explanation.

Edwin, aged three, who fondled his
small cat overmuch and unwiaely, APP
ppeaaTre11 before HE mother one day.
his little face guilty. panied and 2
scratch upon his hand.
what happened?" she asked.
T bent the kitty little ne said,
bTisfy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20

Looking forward to a life of I'M
mixed happiness Is an easy job for any
girl. The rub comes when they try to
realize it." says the Williams Wasp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20

eff some men would spend as much
time looking after their own business
as they do loking after politics and
work as faithfully they would be
financially fore-handed." asserts the
Scranton Journal