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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
ROOT AS BROWBEATER

The developments in the hearing be-
fore the special committee investigat-
ing the Ballinger- Pinchot controversy
today overshadowed everything else.
They We're most important and coming
on the heels of such matters as the pre-
dating of the Wickersham summary
and the revelation of the fact that Os-
car LAWYER, assistant attorney general
for the interior department.. Ballinger
partisan, prepared letter for the pres
ident to sign generating Balhnger.
having strengthened the case for Pin
chot and Claws
Frederick NJ. Kerby was on the stand
much of the day and told his story in
straightforward and manly way that
commanded confidence. Browbeaten
by Senator Root, who vainly sought to
intimidate him and who made use Of
strange tactics for a senator of the
United States, who Is investigating a
case, Kerby proved more than a match
for the New York senator. He made
it clear that he regarded himself as a
confidential clerk for the government
of the United States and not Of Sec
rotary Bailinger and that his first duty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
The Jokes OF, You
in American Magazine.l

had announced his intention Of speak
ing on the amendment, which was fair
warning that he would make it quite
clear to the public what a vote against
the amendment meant, in purpose and
inspiration. Therefore, the clause must
be withdrawn With the aid of fellow
humorists in the lower house of con-
gress, Senator Aldrich worked out a.
parliamentary scheme sort of sec
ondary Extraordinarily the offensive
valuation measure was joked and jock
eyed TO silent death.
First, he withdrew the bond feature
of the bill. The LaFollette amend
ment, of course, disappeared with it,
The senate passed the bill, all disem-
bodied as it was. In this form it was
useless to the Aldrich scheme; but that
didn't matter. 1t was only a bill Of
straw. set up to be knocked down, any
way.
The house of representatives prompt
~ knocked it down, They rejected it.
as had been strategically arranged,a and
passed the Vreeland Currency Bill as a
substitute. In its turn, the senate re-
1ected this with enthusiasm and dis
patch. That threw the whole thing in
to conference. The conferees, repre-
senting senate and house. duly met and
gravely decided that they could not
agree. All the newspapers announced
the abandonment Of the measure. They
were fooled. Meantime, the Hon
Nelson Aldrich was enjoying some
laughter in his sleeve.
In the last hours of the session there
appeared, With jack in the-box alb
ruptness, an Emergency Currency Bill
1t was not the original Aldrich bill 1t
was changeling, a ludicrous travesty
of high finance. It went immeasure-
ably farther than the original measure
had gone. in providing that emergency
currency might be issued upon "any
security upon which a national bank
loans money" That is. not only rail-
road bonds, but railroad stock would
not be made available. Almost any
kind of certificated junk could be made
the basis for pulling the leg Of Uncle
Sam" To such a proposition, Of
course, Senator LaFollette's plans of
valuation would be a doubly essential
corollary The most hardened rail-
road senator would hardly have dared
to oppose It. Thanks to the Aldrich
Jugglery, there was no necessity Of
OPPoS1A6. fOi, Tie new Dill was
brought in as a conference report A
conference-report cannot be amended.
Also it had the right Of way. This
extraordinary measure was damned
thru in the last hours Of the session,
despite Senator LaFollettes attempt to
talk it to death in az nineteen-hour
speech; and it Is today the law Of the
land.
Consequently, the national Treasury
is now in a position Of being held ready
to guarantee paper which may be
worth little or nothing; the smcller
banks of the country are encouraged to
lay In a supply Of the truck which
Wall street had been holding ready to
sell, as basis for currency in case OF
panic; and you, whose banked Iun6s
may be used for this ingenious species
Of governmentally-ba backed wildcatting.
aren't allowed even to know the real
value Of the securities for which your
moEiey u going. The Jokes on you! !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
rsamuel Hopkins Adams
Some Railroad Humor.

Two years ago number of our leg
ter comedian, Senator Aldrich, conceiv-
ed the side-spltting notion OF unload
ing deprecated railroad bonds by get
ting the National Treasury to stand
guarantor for them. Panic had reduc-
ed certain classes Of railroad paper al
most to scrap basket level. Wall
street was full of magnificent speci-
mems Of the engraver's technique, origi-
nally intended for commerce rather
than art. These were drugs on the
market. How to get them out, and
real money in, was the question. The
Emergency Currency Bill was manipu-
lated to meet the situation.
Into the bill, Mr.. Aldrich introduced
a clause making railroad bonds avail
able as a basis for the issuance of cur
rency by the U. S. Treasury, in finan-
cial emergencies Almost any old bond
would do, just so it had a few miles Of
track under it, and a locomotive or two
to give it a local color. Senator AL
drich wasn't particular. His object
was simple and festive: to make this
class Of securities look good to invest
ing banks at time when the average
banks one notion about railroad fl
nance was summed up in the following
warning stop! Look! Listen! Danger
ahead"
All was not easy going for the AL
drich enterprise. Senator LaF'ollette
got out on the track with q red flag.
If the government proposed to loan
money on railroad bonds, he said, it
ought to know something about the
value Of the security. That was busi-
ness. And the way TO ascertain the
value of said bonds was to have a ply
sicalr valuation Of railroad properties
made. Hence, he offered an amend
ment to that effect.
CONSERVATION in the senate! Mr..
LaFollette's amendment took all OF the
laugh out of the Aldrfch joker, for, OF
course, the proposition to have the
Treasury underwrite paper of indeter-
inmate value was a Joker, and one Of
the liveliest sort. Moreover, this
scheme Of the Wisconsin senator was
an old and dreaded one. Time after
time he had brought it out, only to
have it smothered in committee by
such senators as have the interests
of commerce" close at heart. Strange
as it may seem, the railroads wish to
sell their securities Oh faith. not on
the basis Of valuation carefully made
by experts. Men Of destructive minds,
mired in the muck Of their own rak-
ing, have suggested that II ever val
uation were ever computed, the amount
Of water disclosed in the stock would
create widespread wonder that many OF
the roads run on rails instead OF keels.
And now behold this pernicious val
uation scheme firmly fastened upon
Mr.. Aldrich's helpless joker, like a fer
ret on rat.
The safe and sane" aolons got to-
gether in hurried caucus. upon the
ana. nf tie senate then and there.
They could not, they realised well at
ford to oppose 50 fair minded and bust-
ness like a proposition. Il Il ever came
to vote. And, come to Q vote II
must, il the Aldrich bond clause were
pressed. Worse, Senator IAFolleet'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
OFFICE ROUTINE NOT ALL.

AS Carroll sees it the governor has
certain office routine duties to perform
and that is all. There are few who
have not heard high school commence
ment orators point out the need of ad-
ditional legislation, just as the governor
said he did in his inaugural address.
Every one knows that while one type
of man can criticise and point out the
need of change. it requires quite an
other type Of man to be able not only
to discover the need of change but also
to arouse a public opinion that will
compel legislatures to make the need
ed changes. Mr. Carroll admits that
he pointed out the need Of additional
legislation, but the laws he suggested
have not been enacted.
The governor not only must be an
effective leader of a majority opinion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

in his own state, but, whether he
knows it or not, he stands in the eyes
of the whole country, as the ensbodt-
ment Of the dominant thought of the
people of his state. He has leader
ship thrust upon him at home and
beyond the boundaries of his state,
and if he is not willing to grasp the
opportunity, if he is not willing TO
crystalize the thought of his state. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
Topics of the Times

Senator Dolliver referred to the pres
ident as a good man entirely sur
rounded by men who know exactly
what. they want.
And now a few of Iowas insurgent
congressman are going to telegraph ex-
pressions of hope and cheer to Web
Byers in the Ninth. Think of the
nerve OF these Washington bosses!
Go back fifteen years in Governor
Garst's record TO the time of the board
of control fight and you will find Sen
ator Garst foremost for that reform
alongside of Funk, and Healy and
Smith and Cheshire. When Shaw was
about to appoint politicians to the
board Garst stood at Tom Healys side
when the fighting Irishman told the
governor who the senate would confirm
and who it would not confirm 1t re-
manned for Governor Carroll to seek TO
displace John Cownie with a politi-
clan and defeated congressman like
Judge Conner,
Iowa is not represented at the con-
ference of business interests gathered
10 organize a protest against general
freight rate increases. Iowa will sub
nit 10 terrific taxation without rep
resentation but if Iowa had Clifford
Thorne on the board of railroad COM
missioners she would have a voice
raised in protest and that voice would
be backed by knowledge of the in
tricacies of the rates which would
strike terror to the hearts of railway
experts.
Nobody, not even the politicians
know who ought to be nominated for
clerk of the supreme court, reporter
for same or superintendent of public
instruction. 1t was the same with state
conventions of delegates. These Off
Gals ought TO be appointed by the SUI
preme court and 10y the executive
council or board of education.
Whenever Aldrich gets into a tight
place he can always buy enough spe-
cial interest democrats with favors to
ISIp ItIIl OQl. ldl IL DCI15 COllS "
day.
Iowa cities which have not yet let
their paving contracts will find the
price of cement going up and contrac-
tors reasonably busy. The time 10 let
paving contracts is in the winter
months when contractors are hungry
for work.
Warmer weather is coming says the
weather bureau. But everybody knew
ii anyway.
The only grain of comfort obtained
by the Des Moines Capital from the
fact that Senator Cummins spoke to an
audience of 10000 people in Des
Moines is the moral lesson in concen-
tration of advertising. The Capital be-
lieves that it pays to advertise.
Dolliver and Cumrnins who were
omitted from the presidents comet
party can obtain consolation in the
knowledge that Queen Mary, of Eng
land, too is going to omit Americans
from her social functions. None but
royalty need expect to attend
Several standpat congressman were
saved for denomination in the Ohio
primaries by taking a pledge to vote
against Cannon and Cannonism but the
chances are that they are standpatters
still. The joke is on the voters.
as*
Having proved that Ballinger and his
son were both social favorites and
proteges of the Morgan multimil-
lionaire partners does not increase the
country's confidence in Ballinger's
willingness to prevent MorganGug-
genheimer syndicates from stealing
Alaska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

KING SOLOMON COUNCIL, No
20, r. & s., M.-Stated assembly Mon-
y day, June 20. s. p. m.
A. d. MEEKER, T. I u.
/. T. FORBES. Rec.
ST. ALDEAIAR COMMANDERY, No.
80 K. T., stated conclave Tuesday even
ing, June p, 1910, at s o'clock sharp.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
Fred M. Wilbur. 3. G.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, Nc. 81, O. p.
s.-Regula- meeting Wednesday even
ing, June Is, s. p. m.
Mrs. George Downing, w. N.
Edna c. Fularto Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Under the circumstances, therefore"
says the Sioux City Tribune, "a vote
for Carroll is vote indorsing the
Cannon-Aldrich regime in congress;
vote for Garst is a vote to uphold the
Iowa senators, the Roosevelt policies,
which they have championed and the
republican national platform Of 1908,
which they have insisted should be
carried OUT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

The Manson Journal remembers that
there was time when the insurgents
elected men to congress who We're in
surgents at home, but regulars at
Washington; that time has gone by.
and therefore the commotion at the
capital"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

"The more we see and hear and
read on the subject of railroad control
in Iowa." says the Marengo Republic
can. 1.-THE more we favor the candidacy
of Clifford Thorne, of Washington, In
stead of Col D. j. Palmer. The facI
that the railroad managers are anxi-
Gus to retain Col. Palmer is reason
enough for a change. We presume he
has been reasonably fair in that office
but his prejudices are with the corpor-
alton ITO begin with in almost any case"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

he is not willing to stand for some.
thing definite, then it is time .soms
one else was placed in the governors
chair S s9rat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

ut seems to be the general opinion
that the reason for the tightness of
the money market in Iowa just now is
mostly due to the fact, that so much
money is being sent out Of the state
for investment in lands in other places
The people have been warned manN
times that no state could always STAND
such a drain as Iowa has been Gale"
upon to undergo for the past decade.
We have financed the improvement OF
a dozen other states" remarks tho
Newton Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

The Spencer Reporters objection to
Carroll is the fact that HE selected
Frank Jackson's club and Jackson's
assistance, and allowed himself to be
lined up with the so-called Taft organ
ization, whose only purpose Of exist
ence is to try and control the sra.e
convention and discredit Senators Dol
liver and Cummins."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

A cruel thrust is thus INDUCED by
the Burlington Hawkeye: Apparently
the chief objection which the progress
sive leaders have to CAROLS renomin-
alton ia the fact that he is not what
Senator Dolliver used to call politi-
cal fakir."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
A Bloody Affair.

A Bloody Affair.
is lung hemorrhage. stop it: and curA
weak lungs, coughs and colds with.Dr.
Kings New Discovery. SO cents and 81.
Mcbride s. VIII Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
THE LODGES.

"A MASONIC NOTICES.
N&Hall over 105-107 West Main.
/V\Visitors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. 10S, A.. +. &
A. NJ. Work on first degree Friday,
May 20, at 1880 p. m.
r. w. Chamberlain, w. M.
H. S. Lawrence, Secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER No. 38, r. A. M.
Regular meeting, Monday evening"
May 16, o'clock.
George H. Boggie, E. H. P.
I. S. Willard, Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

alton is too narrow and Insignificant to
attract serious consideration of intel
ligent voters"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

Says the Carroll Herald, 1.-THE scope
of gubernatorial activity as outlined by
the governor in his plea for renomin-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

The Baxter New-Era notes that
Iowa has been placed upon the map OF
the United States thru the efforts of
Senators Dolliver and Cummins. Even
the people Of little Rhode island know
it now''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20

IF guilty Of bribing legislators.
democrat Lee O'Nsil Browne should
be promptly marched to the Joliet pen
itenfiary, but right ahead of him
should march republican Senator Lori
mer and behind HI mshould follow all
the bride takers and givers." declares
the Fl. Madison Democrat.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
DEPARTING DELEGATES
 THOSE WHO REMAIN
By the Middle of the Week All Will
 Be Gone.

The members of the constitutional convention are getting out of town with regret at leaving this magnifi- cent climate. somewhat offset by sat isfaction at returning to their homes after a prolonged absence.
 President Hunt left last night for Globe. accompanied by Mir Cohn. the presidents secretary and the Asso- ciated Press representative in the convention. Mir. Scott of Navajo. left this morning for Pinedale accom- panied by Mrs Scott and Miss Scott.
 Mir. Short left for Bouse in the afternoon. Among those who are in the city are Mir. Cunniff. Mir Vein berger and Mir. Winsor. The latter vii leave for Yuma tomorrow. Mir. Golfer of Apache will also start home tomorrow
 Messrs Sims and Bolan. belated members of the COchise delegation went out last night.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
THE DECKS CLEARING
 FOR TAFTS PROGRAM MUCH EXPECTED TO BE AC-
 COMPLiSHED Hurrying the Great Supply Bills
 Out of the Way

Washington, Dec. 1.-The first week of congress has not cleared the atmosphere as shown whether there will be serious effort made at tariff tinkering
 ' The passage by the house of two large appropriation bills was an un- heard of thing in the history of con- gress, especially when they were the Indian, and. the rivers and harbors bills, both of which have precipitated long debates heretofore.
 Chairman Tawney of the appropria- ton committee. has promised to re- port the other big supply bills as rapidly as the house can handle them. The rush of these measures through, will open the field for the presidents legislative program which promises to break all records.
 Much opposition is developing against the passage of a bill for re- apportionment based upon the 18th census.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
DIAz HAS THEM PUNCHED

Douglas, AriZ, Dec. 11.-To the rebels it now is evident that the government is preparing for an ac- tive campaign against them. It is believed that Diaz has purposely de- ferred active steps in order to per init the enemy to gather in one place where they may be surrounded and destroyed.
 In the impending hostilities. while the insurgents have mounted caval- ry force of more than 5000 men they are sadly handicapped. by a lack of machine guns. while the government forces have the disadvantage of ope- rating in a mountainous country as difficult as that which protracted the campaign against a far smaller umber of Yaquis for many years. In the encounters to date the federal troops have permitted themselves to be sur prised three times.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
MONDAY MORNING DECEMBER 12 1910.

will never become popular as a means of locOmotion until they can go fast CT than automobiles or railroad trains.
 "Aeroplanes are designed for scout work" he replied. They will not be used for passenger carrying for a great many years But in war the aeroplane is today indispensable, not as a fighting machine but for scout work. It is now possible to launch a machine from the deck of a battle ship and alight at the starting point. From a height of a few hundred feet the ocean for hundreds of miles around can be swept with a pair of glasses. A fleet of battleships fifty or sixty miles away is quite plain but of course no one with the fleet can see a little aerOplane at that dis tance When Cervera's fleet was bot tied up in Santiago harbOr and the Americans did not know where the Spanish ships were. they could have been seen by anyone in an aerOplane at a height of 300 feet
 Mars says that it is much safer to fly at a height of two or three thou sand feet than near the ground. If an aviator loses control of his machine at a high altitude he has some chance to regain control before he strikes the earth, while if he is flying low he has a much shorter time in which to angle for control. Another ad- vantage is that he can coast a long distance if flying high and stands more chance to pick out a favorable landing place.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
LOCAL SEWER QUESTION
 WORRIES UNCLE SAMUEL
But the Old Gentleman Hasn't Any Cause to Get Excited About It.

The Phoenix sewer problem has reached the nations capital. but it is in a different form from the one that is worrying the Young Mems Phoenix club. the board of trade. City club and various private citizens, to say nothing of the city council
 Uncle Sam owns a building site in Phoenix. This will surprise no one. But it is not so well known that one of the mains of the Phoenix Sewer & Drainage company crosses the site, about six feet under the surface. That sewer main is going to be in the way when the foundations of the building are laid.
 Some time ago the treasury depart ment wrote to Postmaster McClintOck. custodian of the site, asking him to see the sewer company and persuade it to allow the main to be laid around the building. so that it would not in- terfere with the foundations. The postmaster saw F. A. Lack. principal owner of the sewer system. who of fered no objection. In fact Mir. Lack wrote to the department that he would permit Uncle Sam to make a curve in his main.
 But two or three days ago Mir Lack received an urgent telegram begging him, implOring him to allow that sewer main to be taken up and laid around the spot upon which the federal build ing will stand.
 Washington hasn't half as much cause to be worried over the sewer problem as has Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
AERIAL TRANSFORMATION
 IS FAR IN THE FUTURE
Mars Says Investors All Over World Are Bound to Lose Their
 Money

People all over the world are now investing in aerial transportation companies and they're all being bun coed" declared J. C. Mars. the avi- ator who flew at the fair grounds Friday and Saturday afternoons. just before his departure for Fresno.
 "Aeroplanes will never be>used to carry freight except to points inac- cessible to railroads" continued Mars. There's nothing to this talk about the aeroplane displacing railroads They can't do it. and they won't-at least not until you and I and every one else now living are dead. I don't think it will ever come even then.
 Tt is true that aeroplanes can be used to great advantage in reaching mountain peaks and other places that can't be reached in the ordinary ways. It will even be possible to carry light pieces of machinery and in this way the aeroplane may become useful to mining companies. But for all ordi- nary purposes of freighting the aero plane is practically worthless"
 Mars was asked his opinion of the statement made by an aviator in the east a few days ago that aeroplanes
Arizona republican., 1910-12-12
REVENGE THE MOTIVE
 FOR BERNHARD MURDER
The Authorities Will Try to Find Man to Fit Bloody Finger
 Prints

Kansas City. Dec. 11.-Revenge not robbery is believed to have been the motive for the murder of four per sons on the Bernhard farm on Sat urday.
 The bodies were examined closely today and it was found that Emilene Bernhard and her son, George, had been terribly beaten about the head.
 Steps are being taken to locate men recently at work on the Bernhard farm. When they are found the i'm prints of their left hands will be compared with the bloody finger prints found on the wall of a closet in which Mrs. Bernhard is believed to have been murdered.
 In a strong box a deed conveying all of Mrs. Bernhard's property to George was found. Officers believe that she intended to cut off her other children. The deed had never been filed.