Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-01
Topics of the Times

1 oplcS OF the ImeS
! The Chicago Record Herald and
| other papers in recent comment on
General Howard. General Sickles and
General Dodge, have stated that there
are only two civil war army conlman
/, ders now living. This is mistake
! There is one army commander now
| liying-Maj. Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge
| of Council Bluffs. Five corps COM
manders survive. Theye are Maj. Gen.
Daniel E Sickles, New York; Maj
Gen. Julius Stahl. New York: Maj
/ Gen. James H. Wilson, Wilmington
Del: Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, Wash
ington, D. G; Maj. Gen. B. H. Grierson.
Jacksonville. Fla. General lSickles and
| General Stahl We're commanders of in
fantry corps, as was also General
Dodge. General Wilson, General Mer-
ritz and General Grierson We're com
rnanders Of cavalry corps.
Ballinger is 10 take the witness stand
in his own behalf. That usually is the
beginning OF the end with such as Bal
linger.
February looks best retreasing.
As for Belmont marrying an actress,
and as Tor the actress marrying Bel
mont. why. that's their funeral
University OF Chicago professor
declares that the solution of the high
cost Of living problem. is to get used
TO high prices. That used to be sug-
gested as the comfort of the slave and
oondsnan. He was used TO it and didn' |
mind
And Philadelphia is the particular
abode of the spirit Of brotherly love.
President Taft thinks the navy is in
need OF younger adnirals. Now, what
would Young admiral look live. any
wayo Might as well talk about young
grandfathers.
There is talk Of building an $4,000
900 battlesiip. We take this talk as
fresh assurance that was is q very re-
mote thing, now all but impossible.
Well. some of EN- have been elm
mated.
10 meeting of the house rules commit
tee has been held for a month. Per-
maps the rules committee doesn't want
to come under the charge Of melting
to riot.
The number OF Investigations at
Washington into the cost Of living has
been reduced from four TO three by the
house ways and means committee
to understand by this that interest in
the subject is waning?
The upward movement of the bottom
Of the berry box has also added to the
cost of living.
Former Governor Hoch of Kansas
predicts that prohibition will be the
law turnout the entire United States
and Chicago within ten years. Maybe
so as to the United States, but-Chi-
cage?
IT is declared that short weights and
short measures have been driven out
of Chicago. If this be the truth, there
should be more patience with Chicago's
backward tendencies in some other
lines, for surely the city that can put
down this evil has within it the vital
spark of virtue
Among the articles put on the menu
Of cheapened living is carrots. Carrots
might also go on the menu for short
ened living.
The president of France was expect
ed to resign last week, but he did
something perhaps more momentous
instead. He bought a new necktie
a Chicago merchant who claims that
the high price business is dream,
cites brass beds to prove his point He
says that brass bed that cost s35
ten years ago can now be bought for
$40. But what have the common peo-
pie to do with brass beds. or any other
kind Of beds that cost $40?