Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-30
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state convention has q delicate matter
to deal with In the liquor question. but
the circumstance doesn't seem to give
him much pain.
Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee
knows that Bryan wasn't the only one
In Nebraska to get stung last Tuesday.
Scientists now have it that the earth
is between 100000 and 100000
years old. They seemingly don't care
to take chances by trying to, make too
close an estimate
To be successful aeronaut a man
need not be heavy.
1t was an excess of humidity, and not
a lack of it. that kept Bryan from
flying in Nebraska. it seems.
When Governor Carroll assailed John
Cownie he put on political hobble
skirt.
Among other things well able to
come back" is the liquor issue in
Iowa
Roosevelt's estate at Oyster Bay con-
sist OF 100 acres. OF this seventy
acres is in virgin forest. That leaves
the colonel thirty acres for farming op-
erations- The owner of an Iowa sec
ton would hardly care to trade.
Minnesota know that it takes two to
make bargain.
Clifford Pnchot will be at Dies Moines
next week and may address the repub-
Ncan state convention. Not a bad idea
If there is any doubt left as to who's
who in Iowa.
Bryan is to act as free lance. But
that's nothing now, think lot of dem
ocratS.
There nearly always is a fly in the
ointment. Guthrie gets back the capital
of Oklahoma, but Haskell goes with it.
1t is reported that Billy Sunday is to
quit the evangelistic field and settle on
a $4,000 farm in Washington Farm
ing in Washington must be on a decid-
eddy attractive basis
Indeed the only compensation in the
election Of Lorimer to the senate, was
the fact that Hopkins was left at
home
Notable Men in Chicago and Their
City" a book intended 10 be the ready
reference OF the newspaper artist and
biographer. has Just been issued by the
Chicago Daily journal 1t contains
half tone enGravings Of Chicagos most
prominent citizens together with brief
biogra phical notes. The Journal is to
be highly commended on this enter
prising work, which is handsomely got
ten up and which will prove of great
service to the newspaper men of the
west, as well as serve an advertising
purpose for the city OF Chicago. The
engravings are such that reproductions
can be made from them, and the bio
graphical data is Of great value, having
been furnished in most cases by the
subjects themselves.
Show me the standpat newspaper in
Iowa that has not felt the necessity of
publishing a certificate Of character for
Governor Carroll. Why not rush the
case to trial and let out the facts? A
great political party's candidate for
governor being under grand jury in
dictment on the very eve of election is
too serious situation to explain away.
Let us know what he did to John Cow
ME and get il straight from the evil
dence.
Two years ago when Taft was run
ming for a nomination the Ohio re-
publican convention was compelled TO
adopt a ringing platform for tariff re-
vision modelled upon the principles laid
down by the progressives Of Iowa in
their so-called Iowa idea which declar
forded shelter for monopoly. This year
the regular machine in Ohio adopted a
tariff plank Of its own liking and norni-
mated Foraker machine man for gov
ernor
When the Mount Vernon Record
caught Linn county reactionaries
adopting resolutions identical in Ian
guage paragraph by paragraph with
the resolutions adopted by the reac-
tionaries in convention in Bremen
county the only defense to Des Moines
made resolutions attempted by the Ce-
dar Rapids Republican is that the pot
should not call the kettle black.
There is this advantage about dry
year. it solves the good roads problem.
Look out for a chilly August. Dry,
hot weather in June and July followed
by rains and colder Is normal sum
mer. Anything else is a wet year and
abnormal.
The gross earnings of the railroads
of the country have increased this year
IA per cent over last year and the av
erage dividends to stockholders in
Guiding some roads which have paid
nothing has been 6 per cent.
Attic the ottumwa platform makers