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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-29
PEOPLE ANDTHINGS.
Deaf TeIegrnpher.

Peter A. Foley, OF Portland, Me.
performs the regular duties Of a tele-
graph operator. day in and day out,
though totally deaf. II is said that since
he became deaf he has so developed the
senses Of touch and sight that he can
detect without error the finest move
ments of the instrument and interpret
them Mr.. Foley's hearing began 10 fail
him rapidly some eight years ago. at
which time he was considered the best
operator in the Portland Office. Every
thing possible was done 10 aid him. but
II seemed inevitable that failure was his
lot. as no operator In the world had ever
been known 10 work with any success
after losing his hearing As the manager
OF the Office did not wish 10 send Foley
away on account Of his faitnfdiness. he
was given other labors 70 perform at
the same salary he had been receiving
one day he surprised the manager by
announcing that he would soon be able
10 take up his old task Since that time
he has proven thoroughly capable Of
taking care OF himself. end II is said
that at the present time. with his left
torefinger placed lightly on the sounder.
he can take message as accurately
as any man in the Office.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-29

April @ is the date Of the naval battle
between the Peacock and Epervier. IN
1914. 1t is the birthday Of Oliver Ellis
worth, The Cerebrus Of the Treasury
O745): Matthew Vassar, who founded
Vassar College Q7s2); Jacob w Bainey,
THE Father Of Microscopic Research
OdD. Gen. Boulanger. the French sol
der QSS0. and Edward r. Sill. the poet
Gs4D. II is the date on which John Cleve-
land. the poet, died in 1853.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-29
A wonder I'm Geology.

There is located Immediately west Of
Junction City, few miles south OF Dan
vile. Ky. wonderful geological forma-
ton known as Bald Blue Knob" This
Is a member OF the chain that branches
of from the Cumberland Mountains. and
extends along the route Of the Knox
Vile division OF the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railway. From its foot 20 its crest
is about 200 feet, and, except on the
large fat top. with a small knob in its
center, IL IS covered with shrubbery and
vegetation. The top. however. IS abso-
lutely barren. Not a spriE Of any kind
has ever grown upon 70. The soil is as
blue as indigo. and this colorlng has
never been affected by the ravages OF
time. It is believed by many that this
knob was az one time a volcano. and
that the surface Of the crest was belched
forth from the bowels u the earth. The
Bald Blue Knob" has been an object
81 wonder for many generations. and
hundreds of visitors ascend its steep
sides each year 10 view its crown OF
richest azure
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-29

The responsibility Of holding an audi
ence is a heavy and anxious one, said
Percy l. Yates. Of Chicago. Ill. a former
actor. but now a broker OF that city.
who was seen at the Arlington. And Il
Is the facing Of this responsibility that
causes fear or stage fright. But when
once YOU have made the plunge-when
once you are facing the people and have
hold OF them-you pass through one OF
the finest and most magical experiences
that life has 20 offer. You feel a sense
OF supreme power. This audience is yours
to do as YOU will with ii. You play upon
these people as you would upon an in
strument You and they form one being
being that YOU wholly understand and
control. Your vitality burns with a clearer
and brighter flame You feel more than
yourself All these people are you, and
you are all these people. They are OF
your very inner being. You are seized
with a sublime intoxication. Your senses
live with a new and wonderful life. To
hold an audience spellbound is Il thing
worth living for"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
The Courts and the Murder Rate.
E'Boston Herald


The Hon. Andrew d. White, an edu-
Gator and publicist whose words must
always be noted with respect. is, on
the whole. an optimist as TO
present tendencies of our ma
tional life and world evolution.
But he again comes before the
public with warning as to the extra
ordinary growth of crime, especially
murder, in this country The rate,
compared with that of our neighbor
Canada or of Germany or Great Brit
ain. is astoundingly large. and only to
be explained. in his opinion. not by the
great or inherent. brutality OF
our people. bat by our de-
fective judicial procedure. by the ex-
cessive rights of appeal on technical
ties given to the accused in our courts
and by delays and acquittals which fol-
! low therefrom. What should be g
tragedy, with fate moving swiftly Il
bthe doom of the guilty. becomes 6
farce Neither in respect to CELEBRITY ol
severity is there adequate dealing will
those who take life, and consequent,
our percentage of felonious homicide!
ltops the worlds record. In sentiment!
like these Mr.. White only echoes
charges reiterated by President Taft
charges that call for square facing b.
judges and members of the legal pro
fession. and back of them the people
who in the last analysis, determine
what measure Of justice they will exac
thru the courts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
rndEsRErUBI1oAN MARsHAIlTowN, IOWA. JANUARY 81

eggs to the country grocer for his
wares and sold his Critters to the
country butcher who served them di
rect to his customers and threw in the
liver for good measure. So much for
foodstuffs, for most of what we eat
follows the same process before it
reaches our masticators and empties
our pocketbook. Concerning wearables,
a somewhat different condition exists.
The inequitable tariff schedules which
are undeniably built in the interests of
the manufacturers combinations are a
very considerable factor altho even this
does not entirely cover the field. In
fact, we must reconcile ourselves to an
era of high prices and our efforts
should be confined to a practical at
tempt to adjust these prices so that the
burden may be equttably borne. That
being done, it makes little difference
whether eggs cost 10 or ninety cents a
dozen, because we will all have our
share of the money with which to buy
them and our pro rata expense will be
the same in either case. The boycott z?
Tush, and Tut!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
PAVING FOR SMALL TOWNS,

The town of Vinisca in Montgomery
county is in the hands of an organiza-
ton known as the Progressive league
that Is, the destinies of the town are in
the hands OF this league.
The league is model for other Iowa
towns, not only in a general way, but
with particular reference 10 the work
that 1t holds in view for the coming
spring. Ii yillisca's Progressive league
has its way. that town is going to have
some Of its business streets paved as
soon as the spring opens and the
weather will permit.
Paved streets now are far more
common among the smaller cities OF
Iowa than formerly. 1t used to be that
only the larger cities enjoyed this
. luxury Now the county sea, town
that either does not already have It's
square paved, or is talking paving, IS a
rare exception.
The prospect is that We will have in
Iowa this spring the most eloquent
argument i'll favor Of this kind of pub
lie Improvement that we have ever
known. Roads and unpaved streets are
going to be perfect bogs. The heavy
rains early in the winter and the later
heavy blanket OF snow saturated the
ground with water Il will snow more
and rain more before April, and by that
time We will know something OF the
bottom.essness Of ,he roads and I'M
paved streets 81 Iowa.
/ The town that paves its streets not
only lifts itself out Of the mire. hu, ii
sets good example and wields a good
Influence. OFF and on, seasons permit
ting. We will see some good dirt roads
in Iowa for years 70 come. Eventually
how far in the future we will not at
tempt TO say, but eventually-we vii
have in Iowa roads artifciaily bull.
The paved street in town is only al
improved road-a good road. We don
think of arguing that it is possiol,
70 have good roads in town any Other
way. When the town paves is street:
it gives the farmer something 10 thinl
about. II sets before him an objec
lesson. The paved street in town IS {
good roads sample. After all OF tn
cities and towns are paved. the idea 0
filling in from town 70 town will sug
gest itself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
A DEFINITION.

The country IS indebted 70 Senator
Deliver for an excellent definition:
An insurgent is merely a man VINO
wants to have a bill read before 1t is
adopted and who demands protection
against hand me-down legislation"
All Iowa will chuckle when il reads
the senator's definition and understands
that it was given with Mr.. Cannon and
President Taft within few feet of the
senator when it was uttered. The
chuckling will be partly OF satisfaction
as to the pat completeness of its
application 10 Iowa sentiment. part
ly Of surprised satisfaction that
Deliver should thus beard the lions
and in some instances at least
partly over the predicament in which
those VINO lauded Dolliver TO the skies
when he was hammering at Curnmins
in the senatorial campaign now find
themselves.
/ To all appearances the standpatters
have lost Dolliver. And in their loss
Dolliver has found himself. He is in
surgent, this senior senator, who but
q, few months ago was covered with boz
quets of adulatory praise by the stand
pat press of Iowa, which is quite a:
anxious now TO send a similar profusior
of flowers to his political funeral Sen
ator Dolliver has crossed over and il
standing with his colleague, an insurg
ent demanding new deal in legisla
ton and the proper consideration o
bills which are to become law.
Others have followed Dolliver acros:
Standpatisn itself has dragged itsel
part of the way. 1t had to come O
be drowned. Men and politicians VIII
fought at Cummins tooth and nail ar
now occupying the ground Cuinmin
defended. Carroll is saying at Maso
City the same things which Cummir
| said above the standpat shout "crucif
him." The principles Cummins dc
; Tended with his political life in dangs
have become republican ritual
! ! 1t is good to see Dolliver stand fl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
Rids Wanted.

The board of supervisors OF Marshall
county, Iowa, will receive sealed pro-
posals until noon of Feb. s, 1910, for
the installation of pipes, ETC., for the
heating and plumbing in building
for insane proposed to be constructed
lat the county farm.
A certified check in a sum equal to
is per cent of the amount of the bid ia
required, which shall be forfeited ia
the county in case the successful bid
der should fail, within ten days after
the awarding of the contract, to prop-
erly execute a contract. give the re-
quisite bond, ETC.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Plans and specifications may be had
at the office OF the auditor Of Mar
shall county. or at the Office of the arr
chitect, r. r. Mayberry, Cedar Rapids.
Iowa. ERAgTuS CORNELL,
! Auditor Of Marshall county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
Bids Wanted.

The board of supervisors of Marshall
county. Iowa, will receive sealed pro-
posals until noon of Feb. S, 1910. for
the construction of fireproof build
ing for use Of the insane, at the coun-
ty farm, bids for the heating and
plumbing system are asked for sepa-
rately from that of the building
A certified check in a sum equal to
per cent of the amount of the bid
is required, which shall be forfeited to
the county in case the successful bid
der should fail, within ten days after
the awarding Of the contract, to prop
erly execute contract. give the
requisite bond. etc.
The board reserves the right to re-
lect any or all bids.
q plans and specifications may be hai
at the office of the auditor of Marshal
county, or at the office OF the architect
& II. Mayberry Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
ERASTUS CORNELL,
Auditor of Marshall County
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
Important Decisions
1.-THE following notes Of cases are
from the West Publishing Company.
ST Paul Mimi

st. Paul, Mimi
SURETY OF POLICEMAN'S BOND.
Are the sureties on the BOND OF a
policeman liable for an assault COM
1nitted by him? This was the questloh
discussed by the Texas Court OF Civil
Appeals in United States Fidelity q
Guaranty Company V Jasper. l-o
Southwestern Reporter, 1l4o. Juogmeh.
by default for the amount OF the poho
was rendered in the court below. AAe.S
was no allegation or proof OF any oFui-
nance of the city authorizing SUITS 10y
individuals upon such bonds, ana no
showing that the bond was executed
for the benefit of individuals injured
The appellate court held that m view
of these facts, no liability on tue pay :.
of the surety company was shown aha
the judgment against it was reversed
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
A very important decision on the
authority OF the interstate commerce
commission was handed down recently
by the United States circuit court lot
the northern district of Illinois in the
case of Chicago, r. I. & p. Railway
COMPANY vs. Interstate Commerce
Commission and Chicago. B. & q. Kali
way Company VS.. same. Ill Feoerai
Reporter. $50 The bill in one case was
to restrain the enforcement of certain
rates prescribed by the commerce COM
mission on freight from the Atlantic
seaboard TO Missouri river points, ahc
the other involved rates from chicago
and ST. Louis to Denver. AT the tins
of the orders complained of. the thru
rate from the Atlantic coast to MIS-
souri, river points was Sl.4' per nun
dred pounds; the rate from the sea
board TO the Mississippi river being .
cents per hundred pounds, and IRON
the Mississippi river 10 the Mls7ou'
river 60 cents per hundred poupos' thuH
making an aggregate equal to the thr'
ra+e from the seaboard. The rate pre-
scr;hed by the order of the commerce
commission was sl.SS per hundred
mounds from the seaboard 20 missouri
r;var points. while the intermedla.
rates from the seaboard TO the MIS-
| s;ssinni river points. and iron
.bera on to the Missouri river
vare left the same as before existing
| The tendency of this readlustmeh
world he. of course, TO benefit manu-
facturers along the Atlantic coast an
those a. the Missouri river points
the expense Of others established
Intermediate places, who. if compete
TO transport their raw material lro'
the sea coast and then ship their I'M
ished product on west, would be com
PEELED TO pay the sum Of the two rate
of sl.4. per hnudredweight. as agains
the sl.Ss exacted of their competitor
having their establishments al IN
termini to which the thru rate OF SD
per hundred would apply The coui
SAYS. in substance. that the eXercis
of such power by the commerce com
mission would place it in positio
where it could thus establish zones
trade tributary to certain centers an
not tributary 10 others. and holds thi
no such power exists, and that tn
order complained of is invalid. TT
legal question involved in regard to TT
rates from Chicago and st. Louis
Denver were identical with those in II
other case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
ANOTHER FACTOR IN THE COST,

Secretary Wilson'S statement at
Philadelphia 70 the effect that much OF
the high cost Of living may be attrib-
uced 10 the fixing of prices 10 the con-
sumner at Will by wholesalers. manu-
facturers and retailers III combination"
There is something in il, indeed
grea, deal in it. The retailer Is forced
by a demand created by wide adver.:s
ing and excellent quality Of goods TO
keep and sell certain articles of food
and raiment. In order 70 get them
from the wholesaler the retailers must
pledge themselves 10 sell at the regu-
lated price given out from the factory
The price is fixed by the maker and
the retailer must sell il or go without
the goods.
This is little hard on the retailer.
He Is simply anxious for his profit. He
doesn't care particularly as 10 The
brand but the consumer does The
consumer insists or il This con5ina-
ton thus appears 70 be one which in
cludes the consumer with the whole
saler ard the retailer as parties to the
Combination"
Another factor in the high cos- Of
living is the hand to mouth fashion
which has developed from accessibility
to the base OF supplies. We buy our
beans baked nowadays. Il is handy
for the grocer and the consumer. We
get oatmeal in package We order a
few pounds of sugar and a nickels
worth of something else We are do
ing precisely what the extremely poor
in Inc large cities are forced TO dc
when they buy coal by the scuttle full
instead of he ION.
Prices are high, outrageously high
but that IS an added reason for buying
carefully. Years ago when oats were
/ selling az Is cents bushel a boy va
helping a neighbor in harvest. tn
grain was down and had 70 be "cut on
way 4 large amount Of seattle
ings" We're being left by the binder
who we're binding the grain on tn
ground. The wealthy and grim Of,
grands:re who had made the farm am
accumulated bank stock came on
leaning on his cane. He said 10 nj
son, the owner Of the grain, VIVA
are V le.cin' them fellows leave s
much or the ground for?' Wall re
piled the son, che stuff isn't wort
anything on the market anyhow" tn
old man turned white with anger: .Yo
cussed fool" ne ragged. don't ye knoy
we've got TO save every straw whe
grain is cheap? Ye can afford TO sca-te
a little when It is high
There IS more in that theory IN tn
old farmers dictum. When prices ar
nigh to buy the smalles. quantity q
the least expenditure Is the poores
economy. His theory works bot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
Iona Newspapers
BUT WEREN'T THEY DEAR
tDes Moines Register and Leader.l

tDes ,Moines Register and Leader.l
Quite Illuminating at this time when
everybody is protesting against the ex-
cess.ve cost Of living" said Samuel
Later. is an incident that came under
my personal observation several weeks
ago. The conclusion it be drawn from
the facts is that it is neither the office
cat. the packers nor the manufacturer
of clothing who Is soaking up our sub
stance. but that the retailer, with his
associations" and secret combinations
i is the fellow who Is pluckfng our pock-
I cts. The incident / call attention to is
this: Several weeks ago one of the
express companies was called upon to
| pay for two suits Of women's ready-to-
wear garments which had been dam
aged in transit. The claim was for s36
! for the two suits. The express com
pany refused TO settle upon the basis
Of the profit the dealer might have
made, and insisted upon paying him
the original cost of the goods. The
dealer rejected the proposition and in
sisted upon the company paying him
s3s. The company declined and wrote
its agent al the town in Illinois, where
the shipment had originated, to inyesti-
gate ana ascertain Inc purchase price
paid by Des Moines dealer to the
jobber or manufacturer. The agent
did SO and what do you imagine the
Investigation disclosed? It revealed
that the Des Moines dealer had paid
less than IS for the two suits for which
he had asked the express company tc
pay him s3s. In other words. if the
suits had gotten thru in condition ant
been sold at retail for the price the re-
taller asked the company he would
have made the tidy profit of s2S. Maybe
that isn't going some. Eh?''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31

Iowa and Iowa ideas. 1t is good to
look back over ten years of political
struggles and factional foray in Iowa
and see that progressive republicanism.
boldly asserted and steadfastly support
ed by its believers has shown neither
variableness nor shadow OF turning. 1t
will be better when ten years hence
Iowa can proudly claim precedence OF
leadership in movement which will
have changed public service into serv-
ing the public, abolished wrong sys-
tenn to establish better, and relegated
to the limbo Of the useless and I'M
worthy the Cannon type of political
leadership
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
Topics of the Times
gest itself.

After that Chicago investigation
which never touched him Tom Taggart
need not bother over a charge of bird
sho. from fowling piece
A Los Angeles woman faces the curl
Gus charge of having assembled four
fourdlings in order to achieve the ce-
labri-y of being a mother of quadrup-
lets. Not only that, but it is alleged
that on previous occasions she vent
thru the same proceedings with twins
than triplets. VIVA. is it about this
performance of hers which irresistably
turns the mind to Governor CARROTS
frantic efforts 10 bear twins which shall
divide the funds Of paternity between
| both republican factions?
Nothing is 10 be gained along the
lime Of postoffce reform thru calling
dissenting publishers anarchists and
charging graft and conspiracy upon
the congress. The thing for publishers
and congressman 10 do is 70 ipvesti-
/ gate, not quarrel The difficulty in
most investigations seems 70 be that
the congressional committee seems to
assume that it is special counsel for
the congressional defense.
/ Governor Carroll is between the devil
land the deep sea. The rank stand
patters are now after him with SHARP
stick insisting that ne assist the at
tempt to burn the Cunamins and Dol
liver barns, and put the knife to tbs
throat of progressive candidates. 1t is
not pleasant situation for the gov
ernor
If Capt. Hull lived in Marshalltow1
we would have a line Of subsidized
steamers plying up Asher creek inside
of six weeks after the ice goes out il
the spring. Think Of the cucumbe
trade which would might develop OF
the sand ridges.
The Denison Review as managed b,
Congressman Conner and as conducte
By Editor Conner is showing narke
differences.
Any male person OF legal age VIII
: can present plan whereby live hog
3 may sell at SO a cwt. and pork chop
i at cents pound, may pick out tn
official place ne most Graves and NOV
!, in amid wild acclaim by the popu
lace"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
SAC COUNTY SOIL.
rSac Sun.1

lSaC sum-
The Sun believes that the time is not
far distant when nearly all the land
in Sac county will bring 5000 per acre.
Some years ago when those who could
foresee the advancement in the price
of Iowa land, estimated that the price
would go TO 500. people wondered if
it ever would. Sac county land has
already sold for S115 an acre. and the
bulk of it will bring that price before
many Years. Illinois has already
reached 5000 and over, and Iowa can
outclass Illinois any time when it
comes to soil production. The Sun clips
the following from a newspaper pub
lished in Livingston county, Illinois.
which indicates that land there is still
advancing: Saturday afternoon at the
bank of Dwight. in Dwight, Master OF
! Chancery n L. Torrance sold to the
highest bidder Il tract of $50 acres OF
! farm land, being the southwest quarter
Of section fifteen III Dwight township
10 the Lafayette Tanner es-
tate. The price paid was SPAS per
acre. The land has previously been APP
praised by the commissioners at S1SC
per acre. This is the highest price paid
for farm land at a masters sale in
Livingston county and there are very
| few instances where land sold for any
thing higher at private sale
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES.


w Visitors always welcome.
V\Hall over 105-107 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE. 1903, A. F. s.
A. M.--Work on third degree, Friday,
Feb 4, at 1880 p. m.
R. w. Chamberlain W. n.
II. S. Lawrence, Secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER No. 80, r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation Monday, Feb. 81.
1880.
George H. Bosgis, e. H. p.
I. S. Willard, Secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL, r. & 8.
M.-Stated assembly Monday, Feb. 81.
1880 p. nj.
A. D. Meeker. T. / u.
II T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMMANDERY No.
80. X. T.-stated conclave Tuesday ev-
ening, Feb. %, 1910. Visiting Sir
knights always welcome.
F. NJ. Wilbur, n G.
Fred Wallace, Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No 81, o. D.
SHEETS in regular session Wednes-
day evening, Feb. 16, at 1880.
Mrs. George Downing, w. NJ.
Edna c. Fularton, Secretary.