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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-02
COMMISSIONER ENDS 4
MoEwEN WRITES SsksTlhe
LETTER FRov ,SllN.
State Labor Commissioners Writes En-.
tertalningly Of Foreign Industrial
Conditions.

MlnneapOuS, May Sl!-Attef 0VN
weeks abroad investigating labor con-
litions and collecting data for use by
he Minnesota commission which will
have in hand the drafting of a work,
ngmen,s compensation law to be pre-
sented to the next legislature, William
@. McEwen, labor commissioner, will
sail for New York from England the
middle of this week, and will arrive
home about June 10.
In a letter from Berlin, Mr.. McEwen
writes Interestingly of his trip. He
complained that the weather condi-
lions were unfavorable while he was
IN the German capital. He was in
Berlin at the time of the visit there of
Theodore Roosevelt. and noted that
the American flag was everywhere
lying in honor of the former presi-
lent of the United States. All public
demonstrations were abandoned, how
ever, because of the death of King Ed
ward.
Invited to Meet Roosevelt.
Mr.. McEwen received an invitation
from Ambassador Hill to- attend re-
:eption rendered to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roosevelt, but he was compelled to
Ieave for Vienna before the time set
lor the reception.
Subsequent letters from Mr.. McEw-
en- will tell what the trade unions of
Germany are doing and will describe
The general labor conditions Of that
country as he saw them. Tho system
ef organization among the German
workingmen has proved revelation
10 the labor commissioner Of Mime.
sota, and he writes that he has gath.
cred much information concerning
his phase of the labor question
which may be Of value If applied to OF
adopted by American unions. He ~
presses the belief that American Ia,
Dor organizations might copy from
:heir European brothers many things
which would be Of benefit, and he
hints that when the State Federation
Is in session he may have something
to present along the line Of ideas
gained through his investigations
abroad.
McEWen's Letter.
Mr.. McEwen's Berlin letter follows:
Berlin, May 15.-Our stay IN Bel
Eium, was but Of two days duration.
and had but short time to study
Industrial questions. However, saw
much of interest both to commend and
to criticise. It was my first expert
snce In country where another Ian.
guage than English was spoken, and
had considerable trouble securing
the information I wanted.
"Our commission spent most of ita
time in Antwerp and Brussels, con.
Quoting our investigations among EN-.
ployers' liability companies and gov.
ernment officials. We were accorded
the finest of treatment and secured
more information than we expected.
Louis Wodon, minister Of labor and
industry at Brussels, gave us an ex.
tended audience. He does not talk
English, but through an interpreter
he explained in detail the operation
Of the Belgium workingmen's cempen,
,ation act.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-02
FIND ANCIENT MONASTERY SITE.

Walls Located Below Street In Mexico
City.
Mexico City, May 31.-Walls Of ma
sonry ten feet in thickness and con.
tanning iron-grated windows which are
believed to have been at one time at
least, some feet above the surface,
have been uncovered Is feet below the
street level by exc2-ators. The walls
are believed to be tho remains of the
ancient San Francisco monastery,
which is said to i,sr- required more
than zoe ye1r" n hri'd.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-02
Women Collapse at Mass.

New York, May s1.-Nearly 100 per.
sons. a majority of them women, col
lapsed from heat during the celebra.
ton of the annual memorial mass in
the parade ground of the marine ba:'
racks in the Brooklyn navy yard. Fu'
u $4,000 persons attended the mass
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-02
OLD BOYS MARCH
on MEMORIAL DAY
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE FOR
DECORATION OF GRAVES
AND LONG PROCESSION.
FLOWERS BY THE DRAYLoAD
Wilderness Of Flowers to Be Laid on
the Mounds OF Soldier Dead
Van SAINT Forsees Universal
Brotherhood.

Moline. ILL.,, May 31.-If the universal
brotherhood of man is ever realized
u will be because the Grand Army
OF the Republic was successful in
saving the union, making all men free
and retaining every star on the ma
TONS nag. However universal broth
srhood cannot come without world
vide peace and the Grand Army of
the Republic can do no greater serv-.
Ice than to lead in movement to Sc
cure such boon to mankind. 1t will
be pleasant duty to aid such
movement. and as commander-in.
chief to present the action of the
department of Minnesota to the ma.
tional encampment. We are now a
united people as can testify after
visiting the Southland. The ex-Union
and ex-Confederate veterans are liv.
ing In harmony. Unitedly since Ap.
pomatox they have labored for their
country's Advancement ana as re.
suit We have this model Republic,
Nineteenth century patriotism gave us
under God new birth Of freedom and
made US a mighty world-power with
our influence everywhere potential.
Let us hope that twentieth century
patriotism, America leading, will give
us universal peace.-Samuel R. Van
SAINT, commander-in-chief of the G. A.
r,
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eeIf-Imposed Martyrdom.
"This is rotten play. like all tn.
rest Of 'em! knew it would be!''
What did you come to see It for?'
Because never miss a first nigm
performance, darn mel" t
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-02

Minneapolis, May 30.-With a will,
derness of flowers in her hands, Min
nespolis is awaiting the hour when
her citizens may gather at the graves
Of the nations soldier dead and do
them honor after the manner of the
last half century. Patriotic music,
martial airs, invocations, benedictiona
and kindly words Of remembrance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
KAISER HITS DRINKING.
Iva sllington County Pressl.

What do you think of this; the Ger
man Kaiser condemns excessive drink
inge Now. we are surprised, for we
have been told about ali they raise and
make. over in the Fatherland is beer,
sauerkraut and wooden shoes. Beer
always comes first. Beer over there is
as essential az water over here. 1t
seems funny that the German kaiser
has become hocuiated with the profli-
bition virus Who would have thou SIT
it? Beer, the German without his
beer. is as grotesque as the mule with
out his he-haw! But then ZACH der
william thinks his country's progress
is being retarded By too much beer.
Well, perhaps they do beer" on rather
hard over there. but we never thought
for one moment, that progress was re-
tarded by their excessive use OF the
beverage, which makes milwaukee as
well as St Louis famous. To tell the
truth a Geruan il like a sponge, 1t is
a dtfficp1t processsto FIJI him up. The
Fritz boy, just over, can show the
anss1H.:ss=s. scc-.s 4vt4Fe To ret on at.
Why, he IL . verttable cistssn. And
who ever heard Of besr iD6uencfng his
capacity. They tell us mt Gefh1Any
10 the most -pFOgfessfve country .on top
Of dirt, with the single exception Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Important Decisions
1.-THE following notes of cases are
from the West Publishing Company
ST Paul Mimi
SURFACE WATER RIGHTS.

SURFACE WATER RIGHTS.
The case OF Anderson vs. Drake, 1913
Northwestern Reporter, 613, holds that
whether we'll is fed by the seepage
OF surface water or by subterranean
springs The water in the one case loses
its character as surface water when il
reaches the we'll, and in either case,
not being surface water, no right exists
10 discharge the same upon the land Of
other parties to their damage No per-
son has right TO convert water which
was not surface water into surface wa
ter. and then claim the right to handle
IL as tho it had been such originally.
Ponds or sloughs of temporary ma
ture, however. may be drained for the
purpose OF husbandry, and waters in
sloughs which would naturally seep
and flow in fixed direction may be
fastened in such direction by running
the same in a ditch, even where by so
doing more water would be discharged
on the servient estate than would have
been without such ditch.
RIGHT TO QUIT BUSINESS.
In the case of East Ohio Gas Co.
against City of Akron, 80 Northeast
ern Reporter. 40, the question arose as
TO the right of the gas company TO
withdraw from business in the city and
remove its mains and plant. II had
been operating under a charter recit-
ing the objects of incorporation as the
maintenance Of pipe lines running
thru certain counties and furnishing
gas to certain towns and cities ''and TO
other cities etc The Akron ordin-
ance granting the right to operate in
the streets gave the company authority
TO repair and remov- its mains, pipes,
etc. The Ohio supreme court held that
the remedy for nonusar of the COM
pany's charter powers was with the
state and not the city, and that its
acceptance of the city ordinance did
not constitute an irrevoca Bile contract:
that, while the city might prescribe
rates for gas furnished after the ex-
piration of an agreement relating
thereto. the company could not be
compelled to accept the new raSe and
might Withdraw to more prom ising
fields to continue its business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
THE o11umwA MAYORS CASE.

Mayor Phillips, of Ottumwa, must
face removal proceedings. number
of citizens of that city are ready to
swear that he is drunken and at times
so much under the influence of drink
that he appears to be unfit for BUSH
reports from Des Moines where the
attorney generals office has been ap-
pealed to to Gust Phillips.
Whatever may be proved on Mayor
Phillips and however the case may
come out il is safe 10 say that the de-
cent and law abiding citizenry of no
town wants a drunken or disreputable
man at the head Of its civic corpora
ton. None of the actually decent citi-
zenship want q chief of police like the
one recently removed from his office in
Council Bluffs.
And il is question whether or
not indecency is entitled to repre-
sentation. At any rate decency should
always have a chance TO be supreme by
bestirring itself. The removal laws
certainty afford such chance. Mayor
Phillips case is not TO be tried IN ad-
vance but the chances seem to be that
when the evidence is all in that Ottum-
wa viii have vacancy.
Here again the cry of factional con-
spiracy; but that is a weak plea. The
law says the mayor of a city shall keep
at least outwardly decent or be incon-
tinenIy ousted on the demand of five
citizens supported by evidence. That is
the law. Mayors. chiefs of police and all
other Officials who come under the pro-
visions of the removal law know its
menace. When they get drunk and dis
grace the city they represent. when
they ally themselves with vice and
partner with crooks they take the
chances. In TWO cases tried under the
Cosson laws the chances took them.
Perhaps Mayor Phillips will be able
10 show himself temperate and decent.
1t is always in order to hope for the
best and hold every man innocent IN
der the law until he has been proved
guilty. Let US hope thus in Mayor
Phillips case. But let none offer
maudlin and indecent sympathy for the
official who dissraces his city ard when
caught al il is unceremoniously bundled
out OF office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
REFUGE in Parliament.

In modern times when the British
parliament is dissolved it means that
the members must look to their bank
books for election expenses. Former
" it spurred them to desperate shifts
to avoid bankruptcy and arrest for
debt, for with the dissolution of par
lament went the members priced
privilege of immunity from his cred
itors. Down to 60 years ago no civil
action for the recovery of debt could
be directed against members OF par
lament. SO that a seat in parliament
was the spendthrift's invulnerable de-
Tense. Or, as Disraeli wrote, the only
way to keep some men "out OF the
house of correction was to get them
into the house of commons"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
SENATE SEATS AND BRIBERY.
dubuque Telegra PHI HERALD.


States Attorney Waynlan, of Cook
county. having secured confession Of
bribe- taking from Representative
Beckemeyer bearing out in every par
ticular the story of White, who was
first 10 confess, encourages the hope
that the bottom Of the sinking mess
will be reached.
Former United States Senator Ma
per cent Of the seats in the United
purchased" may be conscientiously
made. but for the sake of our institu-
lions the hope will be INDUCED that it
is an overstatement. Doubtless there
are many men in the senate who would
not be there but for the support OF
their candidacy by great corporations
allied with politics. These practically
purchased their election. Such a state
ment would not apply in the case OF
Dolliver or Cummins of Iowa, nor La
Toilette of Wisconsin. for instance.
Ike Stephenson of Wisconsin. on the
other hand literally-not practically
bought his way TO the senate, expend-
ing in excess of 800, 0eo-
Doubtless the growing tendency in
to use money to secure elections. IL
would be hopeless for a poor man TO
undertake a contest for the senate in
most of the states. Nevertheless
measured by and large, the senate of
The United States compares favorably
with any other legislative body in the
world This on its face is an eulogy,
but in its last analysis may be doubt
full compliment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16

before than when the washing is in
process. Soak soilsd clothes. See that
tubs and other things are ready for an
early start; also be sure that soap,
buing and other supplies are on hand.
Tuesday.-The special work for this
day will be the washing. but it should
not be carried on to the complete dis
arrangement of the family life. Good,
substantial meals should be served
promptly. as on other days. and the
wife and mother should not be so en-
shaved by the washtub and wringer
that she has no thought or attention
for husband and children. There is no
reason why she should be If the wash
ing has not beyond all reason piled up
her work so that it requires almost
superhuman effort to accomplish It.
While preparing breakfast the laundry
fire may be started and the water
heated. After breakfast and after the
dining table has been cleared the
washing can be commenced, and II 1t
is performed in an intelligent way
from start 10 finish it ought not to in
terfere to any great extent with the
ordinary comforts Of the day. The
clothes were sorted and some OF them
put to soak the day before. That
means a long stride toward an early
completion.
The Order of the Wash.
One reason why there are so many
Indifferent laundresses and SO much
inferior laundry work is because little
or no attention has been given to diff
ference in fabrics Cotton. linen, silk
and WOO! are practically treated in
the same way The same kind Of soap
is used for all. They are washed in
water of the same temperature. Some
times they are washed in the same
water. They are given the same
amount of rubbing and equally indif
ferent rinsing.
In sorting the clothes arrange them
in five piles as follows:
Table linen and fne muslins.
Bed linen. towels and handkerchiefs
previously soaked in ammonia and
water il used for cold).
Flannels.
Colored cottens and stockings.
Sniled towels and cloths
No one questions that soaking the
clothes 1oosens the dirt and makes the
washing easier, but only white clothes
or fast colors can be treated in this
way. and 1t is not well to soak all
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Course
In Domestic
= Science
XIII. Washing Day
Made Easy.
Bv EDITH G. CHARLTON,
In Cnasss Of Domestic Economy. lows
State College.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press :.
Association.

"DLUE Monday might lose some
X Of its terror for the average
family If the weekly washing
were changed TO some other
day, Steam ladened rooms, odor OF
boiling suds, an untidy house from
kitchen to attic and pickup" meals
all day. combined with the accumula-
ton Of duties and cares since Satur-
day. make Monday disagreeable day
for every one. Whoever established
the custom of setting Monday aside
for wash day" made life just lit
tie harder than necessary in scores OF
homes. And yet SO firmly established
has the custom become that it takes
genuine courage to break away from
it and wash on Tuesday instead.
When you think about it, how much
more suitable Tuesday is for the work
than Monday, which, following day
Of rest, finds the whole house more or
less disarraDged.
1t is rarely possible and sometimes
quite unwise to attempt to outline any
housekeepers work for her. One must
know conditions and be familiar with
the life Of the family before being
really competent to arrange the rou-
tine of domestic affairs. But for the
benefit Of the woman who has every
thing to do for her family and who
perhaps is not wholly satisfied with
her present plan let me present this
program for at least Monday and
Tuesday:
Monday.-Put the house in order.
Plan the meals for Tuesday and do
extra baking for that day. Get the
laundry ready for washing. That
means look over the soiled clothing
and do the necessary mending. Tears
and broken seams increase in wash
ing. Take out stains. 1t is much cas-
Ter to do this before washing than
after. and there is more time the day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Newspapers and the People.

Whatever we may say OF the mod.
ern press on its less commendable
side, we are bound to admit that
newspapers, like governments, fairly
reflect the people they serve, writes
Francis E. Leupp in the Atlantic.
Charles Dudley Warner once went so
far as to say that no matter how OBJ.
jectionable the character of paper
may be, it is always a trif'e better
than the patrons ON which it relies for
its support l suspect that MIR. War
ner's comparison rested on the greater
frankness Of the bad paper, which.
by very virtue of it's mode of appeal.
is bound to make a brave parade Of
it's worst qualities; whereas the read
er who is loudest in proclaiming in
public his repugnance for horrors, and
his detestation of scandals, may in
private be buying the sheet which
peddles both most shamelessly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Topics of the Times

PlttshurS is claiming seventh place
in population under the new census.
She might claim first place in certain
other respects and not be disputed. say
chorus girl milHonaires and crooked
councilmen
An awful thought obtrudes: Sup
pose Teddy should by association, i'm
bibe the notion of an American abso-
lutte monarchy
Next time the United states starts
Oh, TO take a census it should arrange
70 pay decent wages to the men who
do the work.
II. H. Schwartz, one OF Baillinger's
assistants takes upon himself full
blame for the clear listing of the
Alaska coal claims However, in this
war there is no provision for substi-
tutes.
The great exodus of Americans into
Canda ought TO assist the new standpat
policy OF Canadian reciprocity.
Speaker Cannon says that com
mon school education is about all the
average man will utilize" Mr. Can
non isn't always wrong.
The presidential office is a busy one,
but Ballinger's seems 10 have opened
earlier and stayed up later.
Why doesn't some wealthy person
offer a $4,000 prize for all airship
flight from. Chicago to Omaha via
Marshalltown?
could live the year around without
using anything put good package food
What is needed, ne says. is to carry
that a step further and devise auto
matte stores where the distributing
cost is brought down TO minimum
on every article handled. A few cleo
tro- agnets controlling chutes and
hoppers and the thing is done Mr.
Edison suggests an elysium for the
bridge whist woman.
The city council Of Morrison, H.
has passed stringent ordinance for
bidding the saloonkeepers of the town
TO eject intoxicated persons from the
saloons into the streets. The saloon
keeper is compelled by this ordinance
10 take good care of the drunk until
he is perfectly sober.
Honey, the boys have signed a
round robin asking he to come to the
poker party tonight"
Not tonight, love. No one but an
easy mark is that popular with the
poker !ayers.'-Houston Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
WAS BASHoR A PREACnER7

Mt. Vernon Record: S. H. Bashor.
of WatesIoo oneoof the dem ocratic can
didates for governor, is reported as
denying that he is prohibitionist or
fhat.ne is preacher. He says he was
never ordained. If Mr. Bashor his
ever made any such statement he is
worthy of no vote in the primary. Mr..
Bashor preached for years for the Pro-
gresstve Brethren, a branch Of the
Dunkard church, in a. locality where
this writer once lived. Whether or
dained or not he performed many mar
riage cerem onies. He was good
preacher before he got the political bee
in his bonnet. lie was supposed TO
be strongly for prohibition. Since
those days, of which Mr.. Bashor has
less o'be ashamed than of the present
days, If these statements about him
are correct, he. has been a populist, and
Of late a democrat.
There. Is probably some mistake as
regards the alleged denial. Mr.. Bashor
it is not likely would deny a fact so
well established For a number of
years Mr. Baslfor served the Progress
sive Dunkers at Milledgeville. H., and
Oh lilxdt e1r' AcStici ke19Noi. liz
was a preacher then, a popular preach
err in a church which held 10 the main
tenets OF the Dunkers and took its pro-
sressive name from the refusal of its
members to wear plain" clothes of pc
cnliar cut, the bonnets. etc, which are
worn by the older cult. Baptism is a
avsus ordnance in that church and its
preacher would scarcely fail to accept
Ne vital pronouncements of the creed.
=. Bashor preached. He was then
populist in politics and later the
sion candidate Of populists and dem
fnts and greenbackers and the cof-
s.coolers of. all parties against r. r.
ut for congress. Mr.. Bashor made
speaking canvass of the district and
1od an astonishingly large vote.
- still, he was made travelling
lnge3lst for the Progressive Dun
Sill later he went into in
1moa In the days when he preach
60 the nliaois congregation he
beed prohibition.
1sHBis-i is history. Perhaps tits a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
THE 8 !. LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES.

4 MASONIC NOTICES.
@Hall over 1o5-1o7 West Main. 3
"Nvisttors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. 1os. A. F. q
a. NJ. Work on first degree Friday.
May 20, at 1880 p. m.
3 w. Chamberlain, w. NJ.
H. S. Lawrence, Secretary.
sIGNHr CHAPTER No. 80. r. A. NJ
Regular meeting. Monday evening.
May 16, s o'clock.
George H. Boggie. q. II. ?.
I. S. Willard, Secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL, No.
20, R. & S. M.-Stated assembly Nom
day, May Is, 8 p. m. !.
A. D. MEEKER, r. I. n.
I. T. FORBES, Rec.
ST. ALDHMAR CoMMANDERY, No.
80 K. T. Stated conclave Tuesday eve
ming. May II, 1910, at o'clock sharp.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
Fred M. Wilbur, e. G.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81, o. ID
s.-ReEular meeting "Wednesday even->
ing, June Is, s. p. m. !;
Mrs. George Downing. W. y
Edna c. FuIarton. Secretary.
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GuMsHoEtSG OUT OF DATE.

We have no doubt that Governor
Carroll looks upon it as a mark of sa-
gacity that he avoids committing him
self on the issues. II has not been so
many years since that was regarded as
the acme of political wisdom.
But these are new times in politics
and new customs have come upon US.
better customs many are led to believe.
when public men do not fear to stand
for something and when gumshoeing
is not so very productive of results.
With how much pride can any Iowa
republican look upon a canvass which
consists of shaking hands, keeping
still about everything the people want
to hear about. and being rigidly nom
committal While great issues are being
debated and settled?