Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-21

WltROuL f0YoFa 10 lES GehOtOaU cHOs.
aeter. eueh use WaAld 10 inconsistent
with Its true character ana the fevef-
etice iii which the scriptures are held
and should be beld. II any parts are
to be selected for use ~ being free
from sectarian differences Of opinion,
who will select them? All Sects. relig-
ious or even anti. religious. stafsd on IN
equal footing. The public school p sup
ported by the taxes which each cfison,
regardless OF his religion or his lack OF
1t, Is compelled to pay. The school. like
the government, IL simply a civil instl-
tuition. 1t is secular, and not religious,
in its purposes. The truths OF the bible
are the truths Of religion, which do NOT
come within the province OF the pubic
school. The Punishment of religious
instruction from the public schools 1s
done. not from any hostility to rehGfon,
but because it is no part OF the duty
OF the state to teach religion-to 1ake
the money Of all, and apply 1t TO teach
ing the children OF all the religion of
a part only"
wOMEN'S LODGES.
A grass widow named Mrs. Robert
son had an intimate Acquaintance with
one Foster, q young married man. EOS
ter told her that II she would pay him
800 he would cause her to be initiated
into a lodge. and she would there re-
ceiye $500 in counterfeit money. They
were to go to another town, where the
initiation was to take place. She met
him privately at the depot, ana gave
him $40 to purchase ticket He did
so for 1915, and kept the change. Later
book, and he again did likewise. Ar
ri wi fhnS ahn
him 500 with which he went to get the
$500 i'll spurious currency. He didn't
come back. She was left penniless and
alone In strange land. She borrowed
enough money from a policeman to set
back home, and caused prosecution to
be brought against Foster for cheating
and swindling. In Foster vs.. state. 50
Southeastern Reporter, 739, the Georgia
court Of appeals held that since coun-
terfett money is not a thing Of value.
because its possession IL criminal and a
violation Of the law to make, own, or
use 1t, she could not be swindled. The
court said: However communicate the
DEFENDANTS knavery may appear. how
ever pitiable Is the plight Of the prose
c3:-!s, ne are constrained "a hold that
defendant can not be convicted, for
When lovely woman stoops to folly
And finds too late that men betray.
What charm can soothe her melan-
choly?
What art can wash her guilt away"
JUDGMENT AGAINST BANKRUPT.
A school teacher WAS ad5uA4ed q
bankrupt. and before she was dis
charged the sheriff took her into GUS
tody on execution under judgment
against her before her voluntary pett-
ton in bankruptcy was hled. On her
petition for habeas corpus. she was
Temporarily released from custody
pending her application for discharge
IN bankruptcy. The discharge In bank
ruptcy was granted and the court, on
considering her petition for writ of
habeas corpus. discharged her from the
custody OF the sheriff The circuit
court of appeals IN Peters Va. United
States ex rel. Kelley, III Federal Re
porter, SS5, rever0es the judgment and
bankrupt. having been rendered on
declaration containing . count for
trespass, alleging that she overstepped
her authority as school teacher In
administering corporal punishment, II
would be assumed, under the full faith
and credit clause OF the federal consti-
tuition. that the verdict rendered in the
state court, on which the Judgment was
based, was sustained by sufficient evil
dence and was rendered under proper
instructions. and hence that the judg-
ment was for q willful and malicious
injury, from which u discharge III
bankruptcy would not relieve. under
the rule that judgment for damages
under a count for trespass can not law
fully be rendered. except on proof Of a
wiliful and malicious injury.
JUDICIAL NOTICE
Certain Jacks were shipped from Co
lumb ia. Tenn. to Kansas City, Mo. The
shipment passed into the control OF
several carriers, and 1t was claimed
that by reason of the combined and
joint negligence of the carriers the ami
mails were permitted to contract disease
from which number of them died In
reviewing the evidence. the court of ap-
peals of Missouri in Gillespie VS.. Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Company.
1923 Southwestern Reporter, 277, found
that there was no evidence tending
TO prove how long it took jack to con-
tract pneumonia after his exposure,
and there was ~ testimony showing
at what time the infection was COM
municated to the deceased animals. II
is known from common experience that
some diseases develop within 4 certain
period, and that the time Is not the