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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-28
The Truth. No Matter
Whom II Helps or Hurts.

It's just fight over rate on
meats from Kansas City TO Chicago ;
but it shows condition which is
intolerable.
II should show any sane mind
that the railways of this country
possess powers to make and destroy
industries and communities which
should not be left in private hands.
The government should own the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
GRAVES NOW MADE LEVEL
Radical Change in Cemetery Arrange.
ments Meets With Approval.

Modern cemetery ideas that run
contrary to deep-seated sentiment usu-
ally create dissatisfaction when they
are first introduced. Just now, says
Park and Cemetery, the lot holders in
Cedar Grove cemetery. Brooklyn, n.
Y, are agitated over the rule provid.
ing for the leveling OF all grave
mounds. Many of the lot holders who
are now paying for annual care OF
their lots object to a notice to the eff
feet that mounds on lots for which an.
nual care is not paid would be leveled.
Some resent 1t as "a mean outrage"
Other cemeteries have had similar
experiences. In Lakewood cemetery.
Minneapolis, when new law went in
to effect regarding the lowering OF
grave mounds there were many pro-
tests. but in less than year when
the changed appearance Of the Sec
tons made apparent the marked i'm
provement in the landscape by lower
ing the mounds to an almost imper-
ceptible rise over the graves lot hold
ers began requesting this treatment OF
their lots and within a short period Of
time several thousand grave mounds
had been lowered, the cost Of annual
care materially reduced and the gem
eraS appearance Of the grounds great
ly improved
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
WHERE ANIMALS BEAT MEN.
Many Species Are Incredibly Nice
About Their Food. ;.

Mature taking aside" said the zoo
keeper, mice won't eat oleo. 1t -
fact. Lay pat of oleo and pat o.
butter side by side, and In the morn
ing the butter will be gone. but the
cleo will remain untouched. Oh. yes.
some animals are incredibly nice
about their food. Tho ottcr. when NV.
ing wild. will only eat one piece, ona
mouthful, out OF each fish he catches.
He will land a beautiful trout. but only
one bite Of it, from the back. Just pc
hind the neck, is good enough Tor MIN
The rest he losses aside This epicurS
often kills a dozen fine big trout 20
make one meal. Chimpanzees have
very delicate tastes. A banana or
pineapple that to you seems delicious
to chimpanzee may be revolving. HIS
taste is keener. Grapes grown IN not
houses where sulphur fumes are used
as an insecticide taste all right % 9
man, but a chimpanzee win have nond
of them. The ichneumon loves egSs.
He can tell fresh from stale one
simply by tapping the shell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
HAVE TO FIGHT PREJUDICE.
Salvation Army Unpopular Among
Certain English Classes.

A woman on discovering that she
had become sober while in the care OF
the Salvation army held up her hands
in horror, shrieking, Take me away
from here quick, or I'll lose my repu-
tation-'" This story was told by Gen.
Booth IT'S true story, and IL
illustrates how absurd is some of the
antipathy which exists against u.s.
said Gen. Booth. Some people whose
prejudice we have to overcome look
upon drunkenness as no stain upon
their character, but think their repu-
tations are besmirched If they attend
a Salvation army meeting. can tell
you another story. An old drunken
sot fell into our hands. We looked UP
his record, and found that he had been
drunk so long he didn't remember
much about himself. At last We dis
covered that he had deserted his
wife. after much trouble we located
his wife, who lived in a distant town;
so we sent her this telegram: We
have found your dear husband In q
few hours the answer came back:
You can keep him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
Topics of the Times

Mark Twain died worth the best part
of million but everyone knows where
he got it and is glad he had it.
OF course April can't take away the
beautiful weather of March but its de-
struction of the fruit crop makes US
wish the switch had been turned and
April had come first.
1t was big setback to garden truck
and house flies.
The free seed graft costs 5000, 900 and
looks like 80 cents.
That conspiracy" TO get rid OF Bal
Hnger appears to include most Of the
common people.
If the spirits of departed statesmen
wander about thru the universe the
fuss over the Marian canals seems to
indicate that Senator Morgan has got
around to Mars.
The Spirit Lake Beacon says the
woman suffrage movement will not be
assisted by bitterness Of speech and
extravaganza Of statement And Funk
has been married all these years!
$50
Ambassador Bryce now sees what he
missed by waiting so long.
Why is It that the man who wouldn't
pull road drag over a mile Of home
road once a year gets SO wildly excited
over the prospect of dragged highway
from river to river?
The shrewdest politicians retire; the
next shrewdest resign and the oullhead
waits until he is carried out and dump
ed off the back porch.
Nj. Bryan telegraphs ahead request
| ing that no reception be held upon his
home coming What, has Mr.. Bryan
been away?
| OF course the freeze hurt some OF
| the early fruit but according to news
dispatches and items In county papers
love- has been digging potatoes out OF
her gardens ever since the frost went
| out.
/ Democrats and standpatters should
listen to Governor Folks suggestion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
Sometimes

them. They do worse. Sometimes
they build up a harem as did Schw elm
furth, once in a while monumental
CRATER like Dowie creates a con
mans autocracy and builds a city out
of the proceeds of delusion. A mad
Mulfah can always raise an army but
he doesn't get action any quicker
among the Fuzzy Wuzzies than a half
baked, cunning and crooked fake pro-
phet does in the center Of American
civilization ard intelligence.
The credulity which met DR.. Cook
isn't a patch on the enthusiasm which
greets the explorer who wires in al
legged discovery of new religion
An old-fashioned protracted meeting
made considerable noise and a lively
camprneeting sometimes sounded like a
horse race when heard from distance;
the doctrine promulgated Included
some promise of birthstone and acute
discomfort in the future of the wicked
and cut off certain present perQuisltes
of the dereiict but they We're moral
manstays. They made communities
strong and clean. The new religions,
mos, of them. are either rotten or idlotlc'
a shelter for pruriency or bats for the
neurotic and weak minded. Perhaps
there are one or two notable exceptions
but the rule holds that the 'Bahaist
and his ilk lack sense and intelligence.
If they were not pitiful they would
constitute a huge joke; sorry delu-
sion worked upon by graft has less
fun than pa,hos in it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
The COCAINE EVIL.

Jus1 what form national legislation
should take for the restriction Of the
traffic in and use of cocaine remains
to be seen, but there can be no differ
ence of opinion among patriotic per-
sons that the preservation Of good
citizenship requires action along this
line.
On the tenth Of next month the COM
rnttree on the revision of the United
States pharmacopoeia will convene at
washington. The chairman OF the
body, DR.. Joseph P. Remington, Of
Phila delphia, not long ago called at
the White House and informed Presi-
detn Taft that the Illicit sale Of CO.
caine in this country seriously threat
ems future citizenship DR.. Remington
showed the president the forms in
which the drug is prepared for sale,
and told him that IN Philadelphia as
we'll as in other cities school children
have been debauched by its use Local
restrictive laws against the cocaine
LrdIlC are 1HSlLCSIue1i, NC So~-OA wv
serts, for this reason that even when
they are rigidly enforced supplies of
cocaine can be procured by mail He
IS convinced that the only way in
which the menace of cocaine can be
met is by national legislation. Presi-
dent Taft is said TO be Of the same
opinion and ready to aid in any way
10 place obstacles in the path Of those
who would procure cocaine for any
other purpose than that Of using it as
an anesthetic.
The subject is one which readily
suggests itself for regulation under
state and local police powers, bat aside
from the difficulty presented by the
mails, it is notorious that the police
power is seldom applied in an effective
way IN such matters. From more than
one angle, therefore, it appears that
wises tep would be to close the mails
to this traffic.
To be addicted to the drug means to
me undermined, morally, mentally and
physically Therefore, the subject is
proper one for governmental attention.
Such solicitude for its citizens is a
proper function of a nation. 1t IS TO be
hoped that the presetn agitation will
yield results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
THE SPIRITUAL GRAFT.

One OF the easiest gratis OF this day
of easy marks is the spiritual graft.
SO many semi idiotic men and women
are running about looking for some
thing different in religion, automobiles,
social forms, anything new and strange
which brings a new sensation. Some
crank or CRATER has pipe dream and
calls on others of the grating or
gullible stamp TO look at the new
faith which he has found and he
never lacks fools to follow or grafters
to aid him in plucking the fools.
One H. c. Thompson. Bahaist,
whatever that is, sprung a surprise on
the "Bahaist" convention recently held
in Chicago. He had commission
from "Zon Zhoum' an oriental spirit
ual boss of whom none of the other
"Bahaists' had ever heard This z.
Zhoum. according TO Mr.. Thompson,
was the same promoter who had
brought out Moses and Molaammed and
made a marvellous success of his cli-
ents He had come back in a vision
to one "Estelle" who was strong in the
vision business and wise to the old
promoters. What Zon had most in
sisted upon was that Thompson should
be the leader. Mr.. Zhou7n had in
sisted that Thompson was one Of the
best prospects & prophets he had ever
run across in the course Of several
hundred generations in the prophet
business and strongly advised that
Thomp be made mana aging editor Of the
Bahaist organization. 1t raised con-
siderable Of a rumpus for there were
other candidates for the best job and
the perquisites of prophecy.
They were wrangling over It when
Estelle got into the game. 1t appears
she had been having fun. She had
cooked up the whole thing and was
making monkey out Of Thompson.
One day when she was busy baking
pies in the kitchen she worked up the
whole graft, sprung it on Thompson
and grinned to see it work.
And the whole bunch Of Bahaists had
been rag chewing over woman's joke.
Estelle wasn't a Bahaist. She was a
tollier of the grand lodge Of jokers. She
had been stringing Thompson
1t was no more joke than the whole
caboodie Of Bahaists. Any crank who
{, crazy enough, almost any fool who
Is fool enough and any shrewd SCAMP
who can keep his face straight car
and following. They skin them alive
They.4ake the easy money away from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
suoulpu BEa LEGAL NulsANcE7

He stood on the rear platform OF
Main street car; that is ne was prop
ned partially upright by pair OF weak
legs with his back against the wall o.
the vestibule. His face looked IKE
that OF a man of so who had been SICK
from overwork except that 1t Lacked
the lines OF yirility and the expression
of purpose. 1t was not essentially
weak face. He might have been gooo
looking. bright appearing young iello"'
AS il was he looked wreck, a GOOD
prospect spoiled. a plant which had
started green. thrifty and symmetrical
and had turned yellow. dropped, and
had begun 10 decay. A c-garet butt
dangled hanging TO the lower lip Of
faced mouth Two fingers OF his right
hand we're yellow. He stunk abouin-
ably.
The cigaret explained it all. When
he got of the car and walked slowly
down the street his dragging feet and
crooked trail spoke of supplied nerves
and a lack of coordination between
mind and muscle. Half way down the
block he stopped, leaned against a
railing, got out the markings" and
deftly rolled another cigaret- II ex-
planned il all. He hasn't been sick, but
lust a cigaret fiend. II explained why
one of the kennest little chaps a kinder
garrner ever delighted in and the pride
and pet of teachers up 10 the sixth or
seventh grades failed; how ne came to
be fiunked again and again; why he
left school; why his father never
speaks of him among his friends down
town II told the history of a tragedy.
For II is a tragedy when possibilities
perish, when son degenerates and
parents are made ashamed.
A merchant on Main street the other
day walked up to young man who
was waiting in his store holding a
cigaret while waiting and invited him
to walk outside. Cigars, even pipes
go with that merchant but the cigaret
and the man who uses it must stay
outside. And he is no crank; he doesn't
propose TO carry that kind of an adj
vertisement. 1t doesn't pay.
Perhaps the prohibitionists are right
and cigarets should be included among
the nuisances forbidden by law. Pos
sibly it might be proper to include the
cigaret smoker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

that the public mind is not turning SO
much TO democracy as to the things
democracy ought to stand for. Cover
nor Folk is right. Partyisn is fading
in the intense desire of the country for
the right things irrespective of party.
The Cedar Rapids Republican draws
the line at Chauncey Depew and would
wipe him off the senatorial slate.
Chauncey hasn't been able to deliver
the goods ever since the insurance
scandal. Senator Aldrich has never
failed TO bring home the swag. Hence
the variety of attitudes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

KING SOLOMON COUNCIL. No.
20. r. & 8. M.-Stated assembly Mon-
day. May IS, p. m.
A. D. MEEKER, T. !. n.
I. T. FORBES. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR CoMMANDERY, No.
80 K. T. Stated conclave Tuesday eve-
ming, May II. 1910, at O'clock sharp.
Fred Wallace. Recorder
Fred NJ. Wilbur, e. G.
\ CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, o. d.
S.-Regular meeting "Wednesday even-
ing, May IL, p. m.
Mrs. George Downing. W. -.
Edna c. Fularton, Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
A WON an. Right.

Whether the right to go through q
usband's pockets is guaranteed by q
sife's marital endowment Of all his
Worldly goods, or whether 1t is con-
stitutional right in the pursuit OF hap
,iuess, or whether :: &. IS Just Jus. because
he needs the money and will have 1t,
light or no right. law or no law. this
.ssentially feminine privilege has long
3een accepted as one Of the necessary
evils Of married life. says a writer In
the Baltimore American. Few men
would take the matter into court even
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
REJECTED STONES.

Come June it will be six years since
a republican national convention met
in Chicago. To it came two sets OF
delegates from Wisconsin. Senator
John c. Spooner led one; Robert Ma
rion LaFollette the other. The one
represented what was called in that
state the stalwart element: the other
the progressive element. The latter
after q long contest, had won and La
Toilette was governor. The committee
on credentials made short work of the
LaFollette delegation. The convention
ratified the committees decision that
LaFollette and his delegation were not
entitled to seats
Come June it will be two years since
another republican national convention
met in Chicago. To it came deiesa-
ton from Wisconsin with LaFoiiette
at its head. There was no contesting
delegation this time. Spooner had re-
tired from public life. LaFollette sat
IN the senate of the United States. the
stalwarts were hopelessly overthrown.
The delegation presented the name or
"a toilette as its choice for the presi-
dency. He received 20 votes. Law
got 702.
committee on platform was ap-
nointed. TO it LaFollette submitted
three blanks One called for publicity
of receipts and expenditures OF party
campaign committees. Another de-
manded the election Of senators by
popular vote. The third demanded the
physical valuation of railways. the
| comm ittee threw them in the waste
basket. When it reported. the rejected
planks were offered as amendments.
A call Of the roll on them was FORCED.
The convention, by larger majority
than Taft got. rejected them.
Two wears have elapsed. Where are
the stones which the builders OF the
/ platform rejected? The Mccall bill for
publicity of campaign funds passed the
/ house last week with but one d1ssenl-
| ing vote, that OF Mann, OF illinois. Ola
Burrows has reluctantly agreed 10 re-
| port out a like bill in the senate tart
asked congress to enact such law
/ Forty-four senators, north and SOUTH
| now hold their seats by what Is VIZ
tualIv a popular election. Despairins
of getting from the senate opportunity
TO eneraft this upon the constitution
states are evading the constitution by
nroviding for an expression Of popular
preference and legislatures are obeylns
the will Of the voters.
PHYSICAL valuation OF railways pit-
terly resisted by them and their aiiies
in congress, is still one OF the re1ecteo
stones sure, in time. to become the
| corner of the temple. So elene9tai Is
the proposition that no STANDARD by
which to measure the reasonaDienees "a
charge is SO logical as is the actual IN
yegtment. that its adoption is but
mater Of time. Such a proposition IS
pending right now in the senate 80
we see so rapid has been the move
/ ment that two progressive pianks
scornfully rejected by the nat,ona
oonvsnt;on two years ago, have beer
accented by a republican congress ano
this or the next one will accept the
third. who says the world does moi
move, who says progressives ougn'
not to be installed in high places? Wne
saws the people have not been VS.
and better than the delegates ~ ~ ~.
naaionaI conventions that made the
t.>~or6 J,~re cited?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
Pennsylvania Highways.

The highways of Pennsylvania have
a length Of 99,777 miles, according to
figures collected by the office Of public
roads Nine miles have been sur.
faced with stone under the direction
Of the state highway department,
1,051 miles have been SO surfaced by
various counties and townships, and
1,l01 miles have been more or less
improved with stone or gravel by
turnpike companies. There are 2.21
miles Of road per square mile and one
mile of road for every IS Inhabitants
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Political sharps tell us the hog is
worth more in Iowa than an alderman
in Philadelphia. So far as that goes.
Iowa values her hogs as high as some
of her aldermen" says the Humboldt
Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

A throat specialist In Bethany. -
cording to the Clipper, used lafyn.
goscope on a nervous woman patient
and remarked: You would D eoE-
prised now how far No can -
with this instrument" A. ne W
about to place the instrument 10 nef
throat she apologized for a hole In lee
observation-disclosures Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

with a cnance OF success, because the
pocket graft is much cheaper in the
end than alimony, and few courts with
proper regard for their own dignity
would prohibit wives from goins
through their husbands pockets,
since there is no earthly way Of pre-.
venting them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICE,

r MASONIC NOTICES.
x&Hall over 105-107 West Main.
V\Visitors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. 1oS. A. F. &
A. M.-Stated communication Friday.
May Is at s p. m.
r. w. Chamberlain, w. NJ
II. S. Lawrence, Secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER No. 80. r. A. NJ.
meeting Friday. April 49, at
S O'clock. Work in past and most ex-
cellent degrees.
George H. Boggie, e. H. P.
l. s. Willard, Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
Romance Of Modern Trade.

The fact that man to-day can sit
down in restaurant overlooking the
Thames embankment, or 1t table
under the trees at the edge Of the
Thiergartan and dine ON fresh salmon
brought from the waters Of California,
Oregon and Alaska shows graphically
how industrial emciency has given TO
nance to modern trade. remarks .
London paper
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
THE SENATORS THE ISSUE
Esprit Lake BeaconJ

Esprit Lake beacou.J
In the pending campaign both our
able senators are enlisted to the limit,
for it is to save them from defeat At
home and humiliation before the ma
ton that a progressive candidate tor
governor is in the field to anord a de-
cisiye registry Of party sentiment In
former factiona1 campaigns, It may be
admitted. the. issues were largely per
sonal, while now tney are wholly and
distinctiveiy founded in principle and
public policy It il not now matter
If snreferine Garst over Carroll on per-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

"a professional trimmer" would also
refuse to align himself decidedly with
either faction in Iowa politics, but in
the present case the standpatters are
granted all the favors,'' says the Sioux
City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

The Hull Index asks: LAS the repub-
lican electors of Iowa are stauneh
supporters of Messrs. Dolliver. Cum
minis, Hubbard, Haugen. Wood and
others Of our national representatives,
by very large majority, is it not a
foregone conclusion that Warren Garst
will receive the support of that ma
jority?H
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

One feature in favor Of the bungalow
is that all rooms are on one floor, thus,
making it easier to take care Of the,
house. This design has a large vesti-l
bule and coat closet. The reception,
room connects with the living room byi
a cased opening. It Il really Ike one,
large room across the entire front.
There are two bedrooms and ample.
closet space. also large dining room.
and a well arranged kitchen having
built in cupboards. There Is q small
basement under rear portion Of house..
Birch floors throughout. Washington
fir or Georgia pine finish for entire
house. Size twenty-six feet wide and
forty-three feet six inches deep. Cost
to build. exclusive Of heating and
plumbing, $500.
By special arrangement with mo the
editor Of this paper will furnish onel
complete set Of plans and specinca-.
tons of design No. s36 for $13.
GLENN L. 6AXTON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Bryan won't run for the senate Ala
rich won't; Hale won't And now Gov
ernor Marshall of Indiana, who hasn't
been asked, says he won't. But there
are others who will; SO cheer up
Washington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

"a vote for Warren Garst is
vote against President Taft" insists
the Sioux City Journal Then by the
same reasoning" replies the Webster
City Freeman Tribune. lit may be con-
sidered that a vote for B. F. Carroll
is a vote against our Cnited States
senator's and every members Of the
lower house who stands with them
Take your choice"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

In his ambition to be reelected, Gov
ernor Patterson, of Tennessee, has the
undivided support of the Coopers, faith
er and son.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

ffsth In NoW Prososos
wheu hot air comes in the door p
,..,,ce aits out Of the windss-bostoa
Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-27

In the sad straits into which the re-
publican party has fallen the only hope
of rescue appears TO be in the African
hunter-Philadelphi Record.