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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
A PASSING CONDITION.

Fifty years from now it probably
will be looked back to as a matter of
curiosity that the Latin American re-
publics ever were so dissolute and I'M
reliable in their affairs as they now
are and for some time have been. This
because those countries are possessed
of great natural resources and it is
not going to be a great while until
Yankee industry and Yankee ingenuity
bring them into new state of being.
Opportunity is already reckoning in
that direction.
The corporation Of foreign bondhold-
ers lately held its annual meeting in.
London, and from the proceedings Of
that meeting some facts that distin-
republics are cleaned. The corpora
tons report says: I'm the lowest places
of the worst class of the recalcitrant
stands this year Ecuador. 1t has dis
tinguished itself above all it's COM
petitors in broken pledges and dishon-
est finance" The nearest rival TO the
is perhaps Guatemala. which now has
an outstanding external debt Of
6 1882. 500, and owes 6 652432 in ar
rears of interest. Costa Rica has n
external debt of 100000, and its
debt for arrears of interest is over
C 1,000, eco. Honduras, owing s17,o00,-
list; but the scheme of settlement
which is now being carried thru by
j. P. Morgan & Co, has brought it that
relief for which Costa Rica must still
wait. The bondholders are getting only
three shillfngs in the pound, with ar
rears of interest, but the debt has been
accumulating since 1878, and as the
corporation truly says, "a little cash is
equal to much larger amount in
Honduranean promises" Venzuela is
promoted in the current report of the
corporation to be the head of the
class. Since the settlement of 1905.
bonds TO the amount of e612o0o,
nearly u per cent of the total debt,
have been paid off. 1t was worth
something to that country. or to that
country's creditors to get rid of Castro
But this whole story of debt and Of
near reputation WILL, in all probability,
presently be wiped out and the bal
ance put on the other side of the
ledger for at least some of these re-
publics. 1t might happen sooner if
they weren't republics at all. In any
event, however, Central and South
constitute the coming grea.
field of development.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
The Direct Primary.

CNeW ork Tribune).
There are substantial reasons for
doubling whether the nomination Of
Assem- bly-Inen and Senators at direct
primaries would afford fair test of
the Hinman-Green plan. If 1t is con-
coded, as 1t is conceded by all those
who support such compromise, that
the Finman-Green plan should be test
ed why should there be any hesita
ton in testing it thoroughly and as
a whole? Other states have direct
nominations systems and have tried
them for years and certainly without
any such untoward results as to make
it appear hazardous experiment for
New York to have test. Nothing dire
has happened in those other states.
They are reasonably well governed.
Their people are al least SO we'll salts
fed that they do not purpose to return
to the old system. A commission Of
the New York Legislature, hostile to
the direct system, travelled thru these
states. and while it criticised the sys-
tenn in many respects 1t found no
grave consequences resulting from it
such as would deter another state from
experimenting with it In some states
the commission was even obliged to re-
port that the plan was working well.
The faults which have been found in
direct primaries, even If we concede
them all to be real and unavoidable
faults, do not seem to us so grave that
they should deter any one who con-
cedes that the situation calls for an ex-
pertinent with direct nominations
from voting for fair test OF the whole
system. It is objected by critics that
rich men have an advantage over poor
men in securing nominations at direct
primaries. This charge Is built on
one specific instance Of q nomination
and election to the senate, and It
would be easy to parallel 1t with In
stances of rich men who owned the
same office TO their wealth II ssStes
which had not direct nominations.
Moreover, the misuse of money at pri-
maries is preventab1e.
Direct primaries bring dennagogs
to the front, say those who are pleased
to view with alarm" The dema-
gogs who are pointed to as products
Of the system in almost every instance
rose to power and influence before
| their states adopted the direct system,
| under the old convention plan OF max
| ing nominations. Was demagoE
never nominated for governor by the
democracy of this state, and under the
SS!.ecssses. convention svstem which safe
| guards US against such evils7 The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
Iona Newspapers
A srANDPATTER ON cowN1E.
[Carroll Herald.

tCarrOll Herald.
No one can take any serious stock in
the report of the investigators of the
girls school riot charg-
ing the responsibility of that unfor-
tunate occurrence to John CoWnie, late
chairman of the board of control.
The school with its lady superintend-
ent seems to have fallen upon evil
days and the riot was no doubt the re-
suit of penalties enforced. privileges
denied and discipline inflicted by the
authorities now in charge. Mr.. Cownie
very sensibly took issue with policy
the proved results of which were ini-
mical to the smooth working of the in
stftution and destructive of the pur-
poses which it is intended to serve.
The female despot at the head Of Nit
cheIlvi11e may be an educator Of the
highest type a club woman, refined
lady and the possessor of every cred
liable virtue, but she evidently does
not know how to handle the inmates of
the reform school in order to preserve
peace and quiet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
Some curIou. Relics.

The museum Of the Royal College
of Surgeons at Edinburgh can boast
some curious relics. They include the
body of the wife of one Van ButcheN
which was embalmed by DR.. Cruik
shank and William Hunter in 1875;
the mummif1ed body of boy who
died from plague in 1865: the skin Of
the heads of three Macas Indians
from Ecuador. curiously preserved SO
as to contract to the size of dolls
head and at the same time to retain
the features of living individually:
a collection of boots. shoes and
gloves worn by the Irish giant.
O'Brien; pieces Of human skin which
had formerly been found nailed to the
doors of Worcester cathedral and the
churches of Hadstock and Copford, in
Essex, and cast Of the head of Deem
ing, the murderer, who was hanged
at Old Newgate in May. 1892.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
TIMEs-KEPUBLlCAry, AfARsHALLTOwN IOWA, 1910

substance exercise baleful influence
on the operative who is exposed to
them has been known for half a CEN
fury. At least two harmless substi-
Ftutes have been found, and the fac.
has been held to justify the prohibi-
ton by the principal nations of Europe
of the production, importation and sale
of white phosphorus matches. An
agreement to this effect was concluded
in 1906 by the governments of con-
tinental countries, and England fol-
lowed suit last year.
Jacobs-Tuwed's second wife started
going in for spiritualism, but he soon
cure her.
Jackson-How?
Jacobs-He went with her and start
ed receiving messages from his first
wife.-Tit- Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
DRAGGING IN SOUTHERN IOWA
rKaosarcua Renuhlican1.

heOSduuQd
George v. Leffler, president of the
Van Buren, County Farmers Institute
has written letters TO all the township
clerks of this county, asking for infor-
nation on the progress being made in
each township in the way of road drag
ging. He has summarized the data
collected and sent it to US with the
following showing. the first figures CIV
ing the number of miles of road in
zach townships: Bonaparte township,
SO; with 33 miles contracted. Che-
quest. As: contracted none. Most of
the roads will be dragged under oral
agreement Cedar. no report. From
Information at hand think about 50
to 40 per cent of the roads are con-
tracted for dragging Des Moines, 6k
miles contracted Pennington, 54;
contracted 10. Harrisburg. 80; con-
tracted 16. Other contracts being ar
ranged. Henry, So; contracted IS.
Jackson. none contracted on account OF
lack of funds Lick Creek. none con-
tracted for trustees opposed to drag;
Union. 10: contracted for, 5. Villa e.
Is miles contracted for. Vernon, 50;
few miles contracted for on account
of funds. Van Buren,, 75 40 miles
contra eted and others dragging free.
Washington, none contracted for lack
of funds.
Mr.. LETTER adds: The contracts av-
erage about one mile per man. The
Longest was II miles, next longest 4
miles. The efficiency of the drag is
admitted by practically everybody.
Most Of the difficulties encountered
seem to be because Of misunderstood
ings Many miles are being dragged
free and without contracts. Some OF
our wide graded and most important
roads are not being dragged because
higher pay was not offered for this
class of roads. About 20 per cent OF
the roads are contracted for dragging.
About one third will be dragged to
some extent The executive commit
tee of the Farmers Institute has de-
cided to follow up the subject in the
meetings to be held this coming win
ter. A more thorough solution is de-
sired"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
THE COMMON LARoRER."

I'D ,Moines Register and LeaderI.
'.Altho common laborers are always
looking for work. they are the hardest
people on earth to keep on a job when
they have one" said j. ]. Jones, local
mana ger for the Bryant Ford-iMcL
lin Asphalt Paving Company. If you
have 100 men at work one day, you
are just likely as not to have only
forty or fifty the next. In public work
q great deal of common labor is requir-
ed, and unless the contractor has good
bosses, he is going to lose on that ex-
pensive commodi . 1t is wonderful
how much more work gang of men
will do under one boss than another.
For instance. a good gang Of men can
put in about 600 feet of concrete curb
ing in a day. The other day our fore
man put key of beer at the end of an
500 foot stretch that was to be put in
and told the men when they finished
the Job they could have it. / Judged
on them and moved it up 102 feet
more, so they really had an extra half
days work to do. By 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon they had in the 9O2 feet.
They surely worked"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
THREE MYSTERIOUS LETTERS.

Abba recently had the honor and
light of entertaing a mysterious
rder. a secret society SO deep, dark
nd utterly shrouded in such impreg-
able secrecy that not only its obiect,
\ 1T its appellation is hidden beneath
airt waists of its members. Three
aystic characters, standing for who
rnows what are the only cue. "P. z.
j." says you, What does that stand
sor?" A superior smile, an air of
deep mystery is the only answer
by her of the inner circle.
Tho she may be the wife of your bosom
md bound by every human consider
stion to tell you all she knows. It is
ne secret women have been able to
xeep. What the "P E. o." is, what it's
objects and designs, how it works,
nothing is known to man except the
tantalizing knowledge afforded by
those letters which in brazen eff
frontery proclaim that she knows one
hing which she will not tell.
4 Masculine ingenuity is at loss.
price Every article" IS elm mated by
photography. 'Pocketbooks Emptied,''
seems to be shrewd start but the
30" gets in the way. 'Pantaloons and
Equality or Death" introduces another
word and suggests another initial. It
- mysterious. hidden. perplexing, per-
hans dangerous. ''P. e. O." is the Pigs
" Clover puzzle Of the century.
Twenty-three years this order has
Aistod, dourished, and kept its secret.
Hhank of it, continuous concealment by
.~eaAa for period of twenty-three
Aors! What horrors must be woven
Ito the oaths, what soul soaring and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13

didn't get up very early. thought we
would run up here for breakfast" M-
dora Is only thirty miles away. SCOT a
farm out near Alexander want to see
about this morning" Alexander only
fourteen miles from Hampton. Want
to go up to Albert Lea this afternoon.
where own another farm" Albert
Lea is only IS miles from Alexander.
May not go home tonight may stay
at Albert Lea farm but if get thru
think will go back to Eldora tonight.
Roads are good and there will be q
good moon" Albert Lea to Eldora
is only 81 miles. This is the report
of an actual conversation, and of a
few days trip the Eldora man possibly
made.
Speaking Of Eldora. it comes to the
writer, that the receipts Of the Eldora
postoffice are almost enough to entitle
that stirring county seat to free de-
livery system. 1t will be remembered
Hardin county was one of the first to
have the rural free delivery system
If the writer's memory is good, Mr..
Providence was the first system. to be
established in Iowa, and without fig
ures to verify the statement it is safe
one, no other county of like population
has now as many routes Of rural free
delivery.
The story of The wandering Jew IS
as old as this world of ours. The Won
der is some one has not written up the
story of the man that can not lie abed
mornings. Equally with the wander
ing Jew this man deserves our SYM
pathy ond comnensuration. He lives
In every town and as rule is well to-
do. He is well along in life has
nothing under God heavens to make!
him get out of bed at such early hours,
but he simply can't sleep Admits he
goes TO bed at eight or nine O'Clock in
the eve ming, but winter or summer, hot
or cold, wet or dry. he gets up at four
or five in the morning. The Lord helpl
him. he wakes UP everybody else in the
house wants breakfast at six, gets
down town to loaf before the stores are
open, even has to wait an hour or more
to get the mail The croquet players
are not on the grounds on that vacant
lot. and there is no one to talk to on
the corner Still he gets there just the
same. If the reader gets up tomor-
row morning to see the comet, he will
also see this to be pitied. cant lie
abs d in the morning individual, taking
it as an every day occurrence. He's
seen it every morning in the past week.
q. % mvA4~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
Golden Rule Discipline.

A great nation shook of the old me.
chanical imperial rule of the. ages and
secured for greater nation freedom
and election-a freedom in too many
cases pregnant with almost total loss
Of self-restraint and noble personal dis
cipline Of the golden rule, if it means
anything. 1t means that your freedom
should be at harmony and unit with
all brother men. No stupid mechanical
rule Of one man, but an alert steadi
ness and smoothness as If the whole
nation were one great choir, with nc
FOOLS or scoundrels to make discord
No easy job. my masters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES.

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wv Hall over 105-107 West Main.
"\Visitors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. 10s. A. F. Z
A. M-Stated communication Friday,
May Is at s p. m.
r. W. Chamberlain, w. N.
r. S. Lawrence, Secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER No. 49, r. A. NJ.
Regular meeting, Monday evening,
May 16, o'clock.
George H. Boggie, e. II. =.
I. S. Willard, Secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL. No.
20. r. & S. M-Stated assembly Mon
day, May Is, s p. m.
A. D. MEEKER, T. I. n.
/. T. FORBES, Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMMANDERY, No.
80 K. Il. Stated conclave Tuesday eve
ming, May II. 1910, at o'clock sharp.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
Fred M. Wilbur, e. G.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, o. p.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even-
ing, June Is, s. p. m.
Mrs George Downing, w. y.
Edna c. Fularton. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
Looker-On In Iona

BOWS May Pin an Iowa town re-
Gently the writer heard of a profession
al man that met with an accident, Sc
we're enough to have caused the ordi-
nary individual to lie down and quit
for a while. This man was entitled
TO s425 a week accident insurance in
several companies. Was he getting it?
No He preferred to continue the prac-
tice Of his profession rather than go
home and lie abed for s425 week. All
of which suggests these accident in
surance companies are fortunate in
having at least one such member.
A story comes to the writer appar-
entity true. that in one Iowa town a
"bucker" of the board of trade, not
long ago was $40 900 ahead on lard"
This is bucket shop. a branch Of a
well-known Chicago concern. The first
question was, has he really got the
clear cash, has he got the $4,000 has
he drawn it out of the bucket shop and
deposited it in the bank"
well, no, he's still dealing"
Did somebody say something?
Toledo is one of the greatest educa-
tional centers in Iowa. This referring
not only to the prosperous college in
that town but otherwise, politicalwise
as it were In Toledo are several of
the best posted republicans in Iowa.
That they are standpatters of the rank
est kind detracts nothing from the
original statement To hear them tell
it, Cummins is half democrat and Dol
liver man that has deserted his prin-
ciples Our Iowa delegation in the
house. excepting Smith and Dawson
are also democrats in all but name.
The Register and Leader, not to men
ton other progressive dailies in Iowa
are democratic sheets. The only Simon
pure republican paper in Iowa is the
Sioux City Journal. And the only
republicans in Toledo are themselves
and a few others that think as they DO
And to prove their argument they OPP
emily state that if Garst is nominated
for governor, they will vote the demo-
cratic ticket next November. OF
course some Of the small boys standing
around in the corner grocery or in the
professional offices and hearing poll
tics talked, fail to see the point but
any adult ought to appreciate the argu-
ment.
The probabilities Of the automobile
were illustrated the other day al
Hampton, when a well-known citizen
Of Eldora re1nle into TIC TIC hotel at
Hampton for breakfast. ooh no. ]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
Topics of the Times

II the Sioux City Journal is exer-
cised to the extent it indicates over
the possibilities of democratic tar
iff" why not favor redemption of the
pledges made by the republican party
and Candidate Taft?
No, Governor Carroll was not on the
platform at the Des Moines rally.
Perhaps he and Frank jackson and
a few others were too busy. But Lafe
was there and sat in front.
Mr.. Lacey, we are told. was in WASH
ngton while the senators were away
Why not? Mr.. Lacey went to WASH
ington. 1t will be recalled that he was
not sent there.
The Shenandoah sentinel-Post is
tired Of fighting" Are things so badly
off with Towner as all that?
Whether or not Deliver has gained
the friendship of all progressives he
has Incurred the white hot enmity Of
all standpa.tters. Even Uncle George
Perkins. is disappointed in Dolliver. Is
it possible that Uncle George forgets
how hard Dolltver tried to nominate
him for governor!
The thing that grinds the standpat-
ters most is that DolliYer is actually
! big enough 20 set away from them and
strong enough to defy them. The
practical certainty that the progress
sives win not attack his seat and that
the standpatters couldn't touch him
if they We're to try, is what hurts
Vengeance desired, but understandable
is a blind passion.
Forty three automobile accidents
were reported to the police Of Chicago
in the last two weeks. according to
figures gathered by Chief Of Police
Steward The mishaps resulted in
thirty eight persons being injured
Thirty of the accidents were collisions
between automobiles. This, Chief
Steward asserts, shows the careless
ness of chaffeurs and the need of bet
ter legislation to regulate them. "The
automomible problem is serious one"
said Chief Steward Most of the ac-
cidents either are caused by negligence
or careless driving. There is need Of
better legislation to regulate the auto
mobile and the ohaffeur."
AS a specimen Of how practical the
/ Japanese are with their knowledge of
western science and determination t,
deal with diseaGe, 1.-The Java Times
says they have levied a tax on every
household Of two rats every month
A fine is imposed if the rats are not
lcaught and shown at the time of IN
spection. All rats are examined, and
if found to be plague infected the
house from which they come has to be
thoroughly disinfected. Twice a year
every house and shop has to disgorge
all it's effects and be completely
cleaned. The things go back only after
sanitary inspection.
| From bulletin Just issued by the
| department Of commerce and labor II
appears that the United States is thu
only country of commercial Importance
which does not forbid the use OF white
phosphorus in the manufacture OF
matches. That the fumes from this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"Mr. Jackson and the small crowd
Of place hunters who assume to be
the republican party of Iowa" are the
people who have always fought any
kind of progressive legislation fo1
Iowans.' points out the Baxter New
Era. "They fought the 2-cent fare
proposition, whereby now a poor man
can ride as cheaply as a rich man:
they fought the primary law which
now gives the people a chance to Sc
lect their own candidates for office:
they fought the proposition that rail
ways should pay a fair and just tax:
they went around the state decrving
and abusing every man who failed 20
feed out of their hands; and they tried
to elect a democratic governor with
railroad money? In the light of these
things the Jackson COMMITTEE" should
get completely off the earth and keep
NUM-"
"Dolliver and Cummins have spoken
their little pieces. Now let them run
back to Washington" says the Esther
vile Republican.
IF Senator Aldrich were to remain
in the senate a thousand years it is a
safe guess that never again would he
refuse Sena tor Cummins a chance to
present his amendments on any pend
ing measure TO the committee instead
of TO the senate and the people" con-
cludes the Mt. Vernon Record.
The Carroll Herald says, whether
woman is the proper person to deal
with hayward girls is a question
which this Mitchellville experience
serves further TO confuse. 1t is a
fact known to all observers that wo-
men as a class are not considerate of
the frailties of their sisters. Their
charity for the fallen and hayward is
not large. A superintendent to be a
success must be one of some sympathy
and of some degree of benevolence and
tact A woman does not always show
this spirit to the fallen members of
her sex, and upon the whole this is
probably what is the matter at Mitch
ellville.'
so fare as this paper is concerned,
while we prefer Governor CAROLS re-
nomination. yet we shall abide by the
result of the primary, and be enthus-
iastically for the nominee" says the
Marengo Republican.
How many miles of road in Linn
county had a King drag applied to
them last year," demands the Cedar
Rapids Republican Yet that is the
law of the state. What are laws made
for? To be laughed at?"
at is worth while to stop moment
and consider what it means that so
many Of the brilliant younger men OF
the Roosevelt generation are planting
themselves without hesitation and
without equivocation for real and not
a sham democracy, for a real and not
a sham equality of opportunity" sug-
gests the Des Moines Register and
Leader
mo president, least of all Mr.. Taft.
expects to get all he asks Of congress.
1t is significant of his strength as an
executive that amid all of the sound
and fury of the past winter SO much
progress has been made in the direc-
ton of his desires" cautiously OBJ
serves the Iowa City Citizen.