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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION.

Really, there Is something to it-this
talk Of falling away from the farm to
the city. II anybody has been in doubt.
let the figures of the 1910 census clear
the matter up.
Here's Iowa, a community as purely
agricultural as they make them. In
Iowa We have braced ourselves to hear
it that our state has lost in population.
1t may not be so bad as that, but some
fear that is it, However, If as state
we hold our own. or even gain little,
the matter is still bad. for the larger
cities OF the state are showing SUBJ
stantiai gain, establishing the fact that
the loss on the farm is real and heaS9.
But let Iowa stand as whole. IL
is g. farming community, and 1t mas
been losing population, or, at pest
gaining nothing to speak of. Now, near
the returns from a few cities over the
country Detroit had q population OF
2S5,7O4 in 1900. now the new census
gives 1t 465.766. The percentage OF
gain is 63 Others do not come up
to this rate of gain. but their sno"4AS
is significant New orleans had ISL
104 in 1900 and probably has aoou.
$50. GOO now. San Francisco had o4-'
s02 10 1900 and probably has now ABOUT
425.O0o. Buffalo gained $4,000 between
1890 and 1900 and ought 10 have galheu
about l25, 900 in the last decade. 1hese
are reliable estimates. The comparison
lis borne out by the official returns Tor
other cities where announced.
The cities are gaining IN popula 'i0ii
at a rate that is satisfactory, or alarm
ing. as it may be viewed. Il the rurat
population were on the increase IN me
PROPORTION. the significance OF the
sroy,rh of the cities would be mooaheo'
But the growth of rural population Is
coraparativeiy hating. Whether 'ili@
viii continue to be the case ui''n
hunger gets in its work remains 10 De
sen What we don't know is Whethei
the appeal to the head-that - ''e
ha the-soil lectures-WiA lo'eS' ''''
the need of appeal to the stomach.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
TO TEST SPARK ARREsTER
Of Experiments at Purdue
University.

Purdue university has received from
company large freight locomotive
which will undergo series of I'm
portant tests at the testing laboratory.
The engine has been taken out Of
service on the railroad for two weeks
to permit Of the experiments. It has
just come from the railroad shops in
Chicago equipped with a new device
for arresting sparks, and II the inven-
ton proves q success in the expert
ize the front end construction Of loco
motives.
The invention consists Of q new de-
sign and arrangement for the smoke
box. which catches the sparks and pre-
vents their going out of the stack. The
spark problem is one which the rail-
roads have long been striving to solve.
sparks setting fire to property along
the lines of railroads is heavy and
costs the railroad company many
thousands Of dollars annually. The
new device, which Is the patent Of In
diana men, is said to be a certain sue
cess. Prof. Louis e. Ends!ey Of Pnr-
due will have charge of the tests and
will have a squad OF men upnder him.
The big engine will be mounted on the
oratory and the tests will begin at
once to demonstrate whether the new
device is efficient In arresting sparks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
A National Identification Gard.

(Christian Science Monitor).
In the identity cards which the New
York police department is engaged in
issuing may be seen in germinal form
something that may develop into a
great national convenience. The is
suance of these cards is limited to per-
sons of good character" established to
the satisfaction of the authorities, and
in case of minor infractions Of the reg
ulations the holders are exempt from
arrest. the authorities having the re-
course of serving summons. The card
establishes. upon official authority. the
identity of the holder as citizen in
good standing before the law 1t is
som ewhat similar TO the Identification
card or tag furnished by private or
ganiZa tons. a military pass. and a GER
tificate of registration now used In GER
tain foreign countries. II is capable Of
being developed on a national basis and
made an aid to good citizenship and the
transaction Of business.
In her colonies Spain issued docu-
rlent known as the ''cedula personal"
This was virtually a certificate that
the holder was loyal and law abiding
subject of the crown and had paid his
poll tax. Without it one could not get
a check cashed in a bank. plead in
a court of law. sign any legal document
or embark or a vessel leaving the
country, nor was he safe to travel in
the country. or even to go about his
business in his home town. These re-
strictons We're characteristic of the
| Spa nish colonial regime and were in
tended as a check on insurgency, bril-
gandage and other forms Of resistance
! 10 authority. Nevertheless. shorn of
[ its dra site features and made optional
with the citizen. system OF registry
and Identification has much that would
appeal to hosts Of Americans, espec-
. tally to those who are required to travel
! extensively. A card as complete in de-
scriptiye details as passport and, like
| it, backed by government authority
| would serve the holder as complete and
| convincing means of esta blishing his
! identity for business purposes. whether
| in cashing a check. inquiring for mail
| in a strange town. reserving accommo-
dations in advance, securing goods or
dered from a distance, Strengthening
out tangles resulting from lost tickets
or baggage in travelling, or preventing
any Of the mistakes in identity that
are sometimes ludicrous but often OF
| serious inconvenience.
Government issuance Of the docu-
ments would be q deterrent to their
m !suss as all tho safeguards could be
| thrown around them that protect the
passport. Already the Now York police
| document Is recognized as an excellen,
means sf general Identification. During
the milisayy campaigns Of the United
States In the last decade the Street
| and line pass" for the newspaper cor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
governor who is in sympathy with .

governor who Is In sympathy with
county option law.
The baltic Cor and against county op-
ton will center largely around che
gubernatorial candidate. Both part
les Will skirmish Cor control Of che lag
islature. but the candidates for COVER
nor will be commanding figures. the
leaders in the fight.
They are square men, both Aldrach
and Dalllman. Neither OF them knows
nor wants to know how to trim. The
voters wanted it that way and. now
they have 1t that way. Dahlman Is
widely advertised and known as a man
who glories in the doctrine OF wide
open government. Aldrich is known
more particularly thru the Aldrich
freight rate reduction law, enacted
when he was state senator four years
ago. for his positive inclination toward
positive and effective control Of spec
ial interests.
that Dahlman as governor will not only
hinder with all his might the enactment
of the county option law, but hinder its
enforcement by the wide open" doc
trine that he would announce from the
state house.
The county optionists believe that AL
drich as governor will help to make a
county option law and then help to enc
force 1t.
The voters are now able to choose.
not only between wet and dry but
between law enforcement and lawless-
ness, in the government OF the towns
and cities as wen as OF the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24

We want in Iowa roads that will be
passable thru thick and thin. roads for
commercial purposes, roads that are
there every day in the year for the
haul to the station, and not merely fair
weather roads to answer the purposes
Of Joy riders who may choose their
time OF going.
River-to-river nothing! The railroad
is the only river to-river road we need:
It is surprising that this anachronism
should engage the favorable attention
Of so many persons who, were they to
stop and think. would see 1t for what
it is And what it is more likely to
lead to than anything else is this, that
when Iowa finally enters upon prop
er and sound policy Of road improve
ment, by which we mean the building
Of roads essentially in the way that
we pave our city streets. then will come
this river-to-river organization de-
manding that these Joy routes be given
first place in the program?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
MORE JOY ROUTES.
rcnunoil Rluffs Nonpareil]


G n Thomas OF Kent, Union coun-
" writes to the Nonpareil noting the
nronosal Of the second river to-river
road from Davenport to Council Bluffs
by a different route. and suggesting
stiu another such road. with Burlington
the eastern terminus and Council
R,uffs the western. Mr. Thomas would
have the roads touch the county seats
~ the second tier of counties from the
south line of the state, and would call
!. .vrhe blue Grass Way" or some
thing of the sort reminiscent of the old
blue grass palace at Creston twenty
wears ago. and in recognition OF the
,erits of the country traversed as a
blue grass region.
II Mr. Thomas were a reader OF the
Ncnpareil he would know that this
newspaper takes very little stock IN
this riyer-to-river business. The hope
expressed by Mr.. Thomas that these
main routes across the state will lead
to special dragged roads north ana
south. connecting them, covering the
state eventually with a network OF
dragged and drained roads," puts the
matter in the best light we have yet
seen it. Yet it is far from convincing.
me WHoIe lHlilS Is d pasSiiie
II lacks the vital element OF utility II
is calculated for holiday purposes. 1t
isn't across the state we want, II rs
roads from farm to station. 1t isn't
merely dragged and drained roads we
want. These or any other routes across
the state or up and down the state, VIII
be good or bad, passable or fnpassible.
largely according to the weather. The
road drag is not the final word in the
road problem in Iowa. The harm or
this river to- river business is chat we
will be led into the mistake Of thinking
that dragged road IS Of itse!f per-
manently good and reliable road. when
this can't possibly be So The road
drag is good. but it is only good as a
temporary expedient. It must be sup
erseded by a more advanced process.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
REFORMING WOMEN.
[sioux City Tribune].

While the women reformers. we'll
meaning perhaps, are advertising ana
trying to discipline certain prominent
members of their sex for their use OF
cigarets. whether they are really using
them or not, wouldn't it be well enough
for them to include also in their sharp
rebukes. the already over married and
want to married again women who
parade the advertisement OF their mat
rimonial ventures along with their pic
lures in the press?
If the cigaret habit is bad, and it is.
in women perhaps more than men, the
over marrying habit is many times
more hurtful In it's effects upon society.
While the men bosses Of politics are
perverting government and corrupting
public affairs, the women bosses OF So
ciety in the larger cities are corrupt
ing the social and home life at the top
of society where civilization should
show it's best.
The women reformers who are trying
and doing much to save the boys and
men, could give more attention than
they do to the saving Of girls and wom-
en-, not alone from the smoking habit
and the drinking habit that may be
growing among women of the smart
sets. but of the deeper and more deadly
immortality that is in the oyer-marry-
ing habit.
Too much advertisement. too many
pictures of the over married and want
to- be married gain women. If the
newspapers are ovsr-ready to publish
the sensational stosies and still more
sensational pictures of the sensational
women, so much the more appears to
be the need of some sharp and effective
rebuke from the women reformers. who
are giving not too much attention to
needed reforms among men and boys.
but too httle attention TO women and
girls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
THE NEBRASKA SITUATION.


With Aldrich enthusiastically for and
cady against, but promising to sign a
county option law, the republican vot-
ers of Nebraska chose Aldrich.
With Dahlman vehemently and spec
tacularly against and Shallenberger
posing in the Cady attitude, the demo-
Gratis chose Dahlman to oppose AL
drich.
BY their stat. platforms and the re-
suits of their primaries, the two part
les are now committed and pitted
souarely against each other. the one
boldly attacking and the other still
more boldly defending the saloon sys-
tenn.
TIC democratic campa:gners will
charge that county option means ulti-
mate prohibition. The republicans will
not DENY this. The republicans will
say. the organized liquor interest is
an obstruction to clean government, an
enemy to society and we are moving
against it with county option now with
out promising how far we will 60"
The brewers organization, that is be-
hind Dahlman as it's special champ
ion. in practical control now OF the
democratic party and it's campaign,
seems to nave rechoueu oil eiiiS oi'i
mate result from county option, state
wide prohibition, and to have determin-
ed to make their fight now as II 1t was
their last opportunity.
The brewers believe because they de-
feated the anti-liquor sentiment TWEEN
ty years ago in Nebraska, they can do
It now. The anti-saloon element be-
lieves their cause has grown in these
twenty years and that they can now
elect a county option legislature and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
Origin Of dope"
kansas CITY Star.

When Mr.. Roosevelt dug from the
ash heap OF provincialism the word
fragile and applied it in an observa-
ton that soon became a verified pre-
diction, he attracted the attention If
| scholars ami was hailed as kind of
benefactor. When a score OF years
| ago. q northwest Missourian pulled
the word dope" from it's isolated
| moorings and placed it where 1t has
been equipped with more different
| meanings, perhaps, THAN any other
word in 'the language he became
equally benefactor. but has ever re-
manned unknown, "unhonored and I'M
sung"
The word dope is the name that
wa soriginally applied to axle grease
| it was probbaly coined by some In
dividual who regarded IL an outrage
that the new lubricant should have a
longer name than the tar" which II
supplanted. Possibly, too doping
also came into use in describing the
act of applying thu article. Indeed ex-
cessive applications of anything might
have thus been designated. These.
however, were certainly the only def
milton and derivatives OF the word
known until it's Introduction into other
mentioned.
The circumstances under which the
word was rezninted no doubt account
TO some extent. at least. for the fact
that it's author has remained unknown,
while his fame is Sill unsung. 1t was
at a sana.oriun that the word was
given a new meaning. to whica con-
slant additions ere still being made. A
bottle of medicine used bore simply the
information that "a teaspoonful must
be taken every two hours when
awake" and it was While discussing
fidelity to these directions" that the
lack of a name for the remedy was
noticed Then it occurred to the Mis-
sourian to refer to it as dope.
word which he had IL card a typical
backw oodsman use N the sense above
mentioned. The name became popular
at once. and when new patients came
they took 1t up and innocently be-
trayed Il TO the faculty. An effort was
made to find the culprit and the use
of the name was forbidden under the
penalty of dismissal. II stuck how
ever. and was soon carried ,hruout the
country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
FREE SALOON "PLATE."

"The Law Enforcement League" is
an organization OF the liquor dealers
and manufacturers organized as its
oppose statewide constitutional pro-
hibition: and favor rigid enforcem ent
of the evisting laws. To those with
reasonable knowledge of the purpose Of
that all it's purposes are not set forth
on the letter head and that its deterni-
nation TO enforce rigidly existing laws
exists only in assertion. This league IS
addressing a personal letter TO ed
itors in Iowa, offering page Of
type plate free. The plate matter is
along the pines of the actual purposes
Of the League" which is of course de-
tense of the open saloon and a rehash
of the argument that saloons make
business" Publishers who desire the
free matter are informed that it
will be supplied to you on application
to the American Press Association on
the card enclosed for your convenience
arrangements having been made with
the association so that you can be
supplied free of charge, expressage
prepaid"
The letter continues thus:
1--WE believe in the open sale of IL
uuors, but in the absolute control of
their sale and the enforcement of the
present laws. and IL you use this page
we believe you will agree with US that
the vast majority Of the citizens of the
state of Iowa are IN full accord. FnlI
out the enclosed card and send 1t in.
Yours very truly,
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEAGUE
Perhaps 1t would be in line with
tho purpose of those who are opposed
to the saloon to keep a watchful eye
out for this free page and note what
newspapers in Iowa are willing to lend
themselves to the purposes of this
~leaSue" for q gift totaling 25 cents
Der column and expressage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
Topics of the Times


The New York Tribune suggests that
man of the New York republican con-
vention would be step toward party
harmony. But elimination should not
SION there. There are number OF
interests of harmony There will be
M -Aa1 barnonv until certain prin-
ciples are recognized and put into prac-
,ar,b,a
-.
VII, s,, the nrosnec- of big fees
.ba-a scans 70 he no exodus of LAWYERS
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po, IT WASHINGTON Is in Europe
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
RAILROADS OF THE FUTURE
Electricity VIII Do Motive Power. .ps.
cIares q Vanderbilt Of Famevs
Central" Limos.

Electricity win unquestionahly be
the motive power Of tomorrow" de-
clares william K Vanderbilt. Jr.. who
has become assistant to President w.
c. Brown OF the New York Central
lines, In preparation for the presidency
itself. IT'S o good deal Of an old
story, even now. but 1t To- only ques-
ton OF time. and not a long time.
either. before all eastern roads. at any
rate, will use 1t wholly. They Will for
passenger service. anyhow. 1t may be
that steam viii never be supplanted
for moving freight. or for handling It in
yards.
Take the New York Central. for ex-
ample. At ideal places along It are
Niagara falls. the falls of the Genesee
at Rochester, Massenn falls along the
st. Lawrence and the falls Of the Hud-
son. to give us generating power.
There need be no loss in transmission.
even II our present carriers are never
improved upon, AZ they must be.
Wherever we need power We can have
it.
And when we have that We may
also have the greater comfort in travel
that is about all we have to ask for.
There will be no smoke or dirt to all
the coaches. There win be quicker
Roadway. which will mean more even
travel There will be the fascination
OF travelling by electricity.
THAT appeals wond erfully to the
romance in people. do you know it,
Steam was an extraordinary thing
when we applied 1t to locomotion. but
think we never got away from the
conception Of It as drudge. Electr+
city Is like slave Of the lamp-mys-
FERROUS. swift. all-powerful.
TITS a surprising thing to see the
development that has come In the
trolley. They go every place. at 10. 50
and even more miles an hour than
that. and everybody rides on them.
They ride on them when the railroad
would be more convenient and more
comfortable. but they choose the troll
ley. The fact that 1t is cheaper doesn't
have any weight with them: it's the
appeal of electricity.
$50 I believe that when We have
electrified our railroads more people
will ride on them than have ever rid
den before. l doubt whether they'll
ride more swiftly. We have reached
the maximum Of sustained speed. I
think. There IS no need for greater
speed, for one thing. aud hardly think
that people want it. But people will
flock to the railroads when they are
electrified. as they now flock to the
trolleyss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
THE PUBLIC TRUST"
Times-Tribunel

Both the ASA ssin who killed Daniel
Cummns in Chicago and the man who
attempted to kill Mayor Gaynor in New
York, believed "to the victor belongs
the spoils" Both classed themselves
with the victors. Both believed they
were entitled to an easy living and to a
certain proportion of the money gather
ed for the purpose of running the city.
It rnattered not to them whether they
were needed in the service or whether
or not they would have performed an
honest dya's work for an honest day
pay-what they wanted was the job
and what they felt they were entitled TO
was the Job. They were ready to kill
the men standing in the way OF that
coveted place which would bring them
good pay and nothing much to do.
The trouble is we lack ideals. Pub
lie office as public trust is not known
in our great centers OF population.
Mayor Gaynor in his short official life.
has done much to convert people to the
idea that public service should be hon
est service and hard work. He has re-
lieved hundreds Of men from office.
men who were drawing pay and doing
nothing-other than look after the or
canizati tons interests If they were
necessary as a working force Of the
municipality and If they performed in
accordance with the rules and regula-
tons they were retained on the pay
rolls. If they were unnecessary and I'M
worthy, they were relieved of duty. For
this great service TO the public, Mayor
Gaynor nearly lost his life.
Men have been brought up in the
great cities to look upon politics as a
graft game and the public as legitimate
prey of those who contributed to sue
cess at the polls. The system belongs
to no political party and altho both
have been compelled thru force of pub
lie opinion to adopt the civil service, 1t
has only been used as the means of
a winning issue at the polls. Like all
other measures Of the kind there are
ways around 1t,
Right thinking always prevails in the
end. The time will come when public
office will not only be recognized as
"A public trust but when it will be an
honor to perform honest service for
ones fellow men: when reward will
come from competency, honesty and in
tegrity; when merit and qualification
will win and not political pull"
We hope it will not be long delay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
Tho Shadows of the DAYS.


Each day has Its shadows, but loves in
the night,
With smile that shines down thru the
mists with its light.
Each day has Its shadows, but tender
and still
Loves glory comes flooding Ger valley
and hill.
Each day has Its shadows; we walk in
our care
With cloud on our brows and sob of
despair:
But, here a sweet blossom, ard there a
bright face.
And the cloudy day lies in the suns
golden grace
Each day has its shadows its loss and
its pain,
But love leads the way where the red
roses rain
And Just when were weariest, just
when were worn
Life hands fresh smile from the
dreams of the morn,
-Baltirn ore Sun.