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The Washington times., 1910-03-29
Of BALL
MORE THAN $4,000
Knights of Columbus Dance
at Willard Attracts Merry
Throng of 800.

The annual ball Of the KniEbts Of Co
lumbus was declared today by many OF
those who attended the affair az the
New Willard last night 20 have been
one Of the most brilliant ever held By
the organization.
With both ballrooms thrown open and
handsomely decorated. the dance pre-
sented a brilliant scene by II O'Clock.
The walls were festooned with South
ern smilax and the gallery was deco
rated with American flags. Beneath the
draping sat the Marine Band, which
played for the dancers from II TO
O'Clock
More than 300 guests attended the
ball. They were received by the execu-
tive committee. Of which Thomas j.
Donovan was chairman. The guests Of
honor were escorted 10 a box, where
they remained through the greater part
OF the evening. Among them were Rep
resontstive and Mrs. RansdeI, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Morris Sheppard,
ano other members OF Congress and
their wives.
II was $50 O'Clock WREN the band
struck up the grand march, which was
led by Mr. and Mrs. Donovan.
William p. NOrmOyle vice chairman Of
the executive committee, was IN general
charge Of the preparations.
As result Of the success OF the
charity ball OF the Knights OF Columbus
several Catholic charitable institutions,
especially those caring for the orphans,
will be benefited 20 the extent Of more
than 5000.
Members Of the executive committee
which conducted the affair. said the sue
cess OF the function went far beyond
their expectations.
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
WIFE VORKSCLAIN,
HUSBAND IS SICK
Mrs. Anna Price Nurses
Spouse While Harvest
ing Farm Crop.

SPOKANE. Mash. March 2s.--Typical
of tho pioneer women Of the Northwes 81
IS Mrs. Anna Price. forp .erly dress
maker AT North Yakima, now living in
the SwaUk district i'm central Washing
ton. who did the annual assessment
work on a quartz claim With her own
hands rather than relinquish her right
in tho mining property. discovered BY
leT husband, who died "A short time ago.
Mrs. Price not only Eurscd her hus-
hsad during his long illness, out also
harvested thC crop on her ranch and
did tho household work. being unable 10
hirr help.
Size drilled blasted and muCked out
her mining claim. and when not minis
1eTinE TO thc comfort of her husband
who was helpless, she tended to the
farm and did other work. Samples Of
ore taken from the claim have been
passed upcn by experts. who report that
Tic property las the making Of a mine
Ev completing the assessment work
Mrs. Price can hold the claim another
year.
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
1T ALL DEPENDS.

no YOU think love goes where IT'S
.-Yeg. II properIv expressed ~
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
TRAVELS 294 MILES
TO CROSS A ROOM

A trip Of 294 miles IS the journey a
piece OF mail must take TO get from one
side Of room in the same building 10
the other If Il is sent from Bcebe Plain.
VT, TO Beebe Plain, p. c., both OF
which are one the international bound
airy line. The plain old-fa shioned store
building contains the postofnce Of the
United States and Canadian govern
mentE.
There are separate entrances to each.
but bOth are in the same room without
even partition, using the same lobby.
II sent by mail from one postOffice 10
the other. a letter must travel sixty
seven miles In Canada and 227 In the
United States I'm order TO be delivered
through the proper channels-Boston
Herald
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
SUICIDE IN BASIN.

SOUTH NORWALK. Conn. March
2S.-William f. Harris drowned himself
in an ordinary basin Of water in this
town He lay on the floor and held
his face in the water until he was dead.
Harris was a veteI an of the civil war
and had lived i'm = )rOtOn. He was sew
enty-three years Old He had the repu-
ration Of having ta ken part in more bat
Ties than any other Connecticut soldier
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
SUGAR PLANTERS COMBINE.

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. March .
The sugar planter Of the island are
organizing for the purpose OF establish
ing an experiment static TO be de-
voted solely to the interests Of sugar
production. It is planned TO defrav the
expense by taxing every ton Of sugar
produced. This Is expected TO yield a
fund OF $4,000 annually.
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
Amount of Increase to Rail
road Employees Only Dis
puted Point Now.
STRIKE DANGER
BELIEVED PASSED
Vote Regarded as Purely Formal
Action Necessary Before
Arbitration.

NEW YORK. March 29.-All danger
Of a general strike OF employees OF the
big Eastern trunk lines has practically
been averted.
While some Of the roads now are TAX
Ing a strike vote,' this is said TO
be purely the formal action needed to
make arbitration possible under the
Erdman act. As soon as the vote IS
completed, arbitration will come, ac-
cordinE to those closest to the situation
today
This was made certain by the agree
ment reached by the employees of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
system on a compromise. which will
result in an increase Of the trainmen
and conductors pay rolls fully half
million dollars a year.
This compromise, and the compromise
on the Baltimore and Ohio, it is under
stood, VIII be the basis for all figuring
in settling the question on the other
roads
Some Settlements Made
Some OF the roads have already set
tied with their engine crews. Others
are negotiating while the general man
ayers association OF the Eastern roads
are preparing 10 get down to brass
tacks,' With the enginemen's brother
hood at once
In explaining why the strike vote is
being taken while it is admitted arbi-
tratiOn is TO be used 20 settle all pend
ing questions, interested officials ex-
plained today that IL was necessary 10
show that the railway employees were a
unit IN their demands.
Amount in Dispute.
The New York Central offered an in
crease which approximated half a mill
lion dollars 10 its trainmen and en-
gineers.
This has heen refused. as the revised
demands Of the men call for about one
million. The difference between the es-
Inmates Of the employees and the eSti-
mates Of the officials viii be further con-
Sidered after the strike vote is recorded
II an amicable arrangement cannot be
made, the Erdman act will be invoked
and Labor Mediator Neil will be called
In.
Nell so far has failed but once TO
settle controversy, and that was in the
western ewitchmen'S disagreement
where local conditions inteTfered. This
being so, the men interested in settling
the questions still pending, say the dan
well nigh an impOssibility.
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
KOSHER MEAT SCARCE

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March "a kosher
meat famine Is imminent here because
forty-twO shops have been closed as a
result Of price-cutting war. Only four
shops were running, and those that had
closed yesterday refused 10 listen 10 the
pleas OF the rabbis to reopen
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
ARRESTED FOR CHALLENGE.

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. March 29.-John
G. Hambrick. OF New York. is under
arrest here today, charged with having
sent challenge to fight a duel with
John BegenshOtt. of Guerley. The men
had trouble over a division OF property.
The Washington times., 1910-03-29

Connaught. has given birth TO a
daughter. Her other children are Prince
Gustavas Adolphas. born April q. 1906.
and Prince sigvard. born June Z, 1907.
The Washington times., 1910-03-29
NEW SWEDISH PRINCESS.

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. March q
crown Princess Gustavus Adolpha OF
Sweden, formerly Princess MarKaret Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17

other reasons that might be mentioned.
make a continually increasing demand
for horses. The only possible reason
why breeders and farmers should not
raise horses suitable for draft work
and for general work is the widespread
fear that the motor wagon may soon
take the place of the work horse. In
order to discover whether this fear
was well founded, the Boston Work.
Horse Parade Associat ton has caused
an Investigation to be made and the
results are stated in a long report,
which concludes from data gathered
that the horse is in no danger OF be-
ing driven off the earth by the motor
vehicle.
According to the report, the reverse
is true; except for long hauls with
stops it is alleged that the
motor is more expensive and even
slower than horses The glad news
is sent out to the horse breeder that
he NAV go on raising animals for draft
and delivery purposes without fear of
the motor car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
UNFAIR STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

A table Of death statistics recently
given out by the secretary Of the state
board of health showing the record for
leading cities in Iowa, presents an I'M
fair record for Marshalltown In the
report Marshalltown is credited with
a few more deaths each year than
Muscatine, Keokuk, or Clinton, for in
stance whereas the death record IL
Marshalitown Is actually much lower
than in any Of these cities. The adj
verse figures are due to the reporting
of the deaf this from the Iowa Soldiers
Home as from Marshalltown Here IS
an institution in which the death rate
among 1000 aged veterans must, Of
necessity, be large and when credited
to normal population of a city pro-
duces an unfair and untrue COMPARE
son.
Deducting the death record of the
soldiers home population, the state
board of health figures will show Mar
shalltown with the smallest death rec
ord per thousand of population of any
large town in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
FOOLISH FARMERS.
INIT. Vernon Record.


Suppose two hog buyers should visit
YOU and one offer you two cents hun
dred more than the other. You would
not hesitate as to which offer you
would take, would you?
Suppose two stock buyers should Wis
it YOU and one offer a cent more a
hundred than the other. He would get
your stock, and your thanks, wouldn't
he?
Yet Clifford Thorne put two cents a
hundred in your pocket on all the hoss
you will sell this year. and next as Well
and one cent pound on cattle.
And you didn't give him single
solitary vote for railroad commission
er in the primary last week.
He put this 7noney in your pocket by
securing a reduction of two cents on
hogs and one cent on cattle In freight
rates His work. for your interest
earned your support The fact that he
didn't get it explains clearly why most
men of ability prefer to work for the
corporations instead of the people Had
Mr. Thorne done as much for the rail-
road companies as he did for the far
mers they would have willingly spent
twenty thousand dollars to secure his
nomination.
This is the discouraging phase in
working in the interest Of the people. 1t
Is a phase the people will have to
change if they are going to receive fair
treatrn ent at the hands Of public Off
Gals for the corporations are always
ready to support their friends if the
people are not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
HORSES AND MOTOR VEHICLES.

The Boston Work Horse Parade AS
sociation was organized in 1902, and is
the pioneer in holding Work Horse Pa
rades in this country 1t is purely
charitable corporation, and its sole OBJ
tect is to improve the condition and
treatment Of work horses.
The directors have been impressed
by the scarcity Of work horses and the
high prices which they bring, and es-
pecially by the high price of second
hand horses, so-called. The govern
ment estimates place the average value
of horses in the United States this year
as greater than last year by the
amount of $l355 The price OF q fine
big draft horse in Ne WORK is now
$500. and it Is not much less in Bos-
ton One hundred horses were lately
sold at this price to a New York con-
tractor, and another hundred to a
brewery corporation. It Is hardly pos
Gibls now to buy in any eastern city for
less than $75 horse that can be work.
"a without violating the laws against
cruelty to animals.
The increase in population Of the
county, sLs movement of jewellers in
the city to homes in the suburbs, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
AUTOS AND THE DEVIL.
Manson Democrat


The automobile has raised the devil
in Manson That Is, it has raised
him if he really is the party who Is
responsible for Sunday ball games and
other Sunday amusements. He has
been raised to a point where he sane
lions Sunday automobiling in all Of it's
various phases. He sits complacently
on the job and chuckles in devilish glee
when he sees the people who used to
abuse him for putting the boys up to
Sunday bali games, Sunday fishing,
Sunday visiting and other Sunday
amlsements now vieing with each
other to see how much gasoline they
can burn and how much OF a stink they
can kick up with their speeding. snort
ing autos every Sunday that the roads
are fit. The ministers and their i'm
mediate families eeem to be the only
people in Manson whom the devil has
not coaxed into an automobile for a
Sunday joy ride. The young people.
the married people, the halt, the lame
and the blind, the deaf and the decrep-
it, have all listened to his blandish-
ments and hit the leather cushions for
a Sunday afternoon spin. sin or no SIN,
right or wrons, noise g. no nnfse The
people whose delicate ears used to be
so painfully Jared by the swat Of the
bat OF baseball and the general root
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
SCATTERED RESPONSIBILITY.

All things work together for the ad-
vancement of the right. The principle
of concentrated authority and def
initely located responsibility in mu-
nicipal management, so well realized
in the commission plan of government,
gains fresh vindication and support
from the inglorious failure of an eX-
pertinent made along directly opposite
lines at indianapolis.
Mayor Shank of that city created an
advisory commission OF thirty leading
citizens to help guide his administra-
ton. He made the commission repre-
sentative: itas mem bership including
preachers and brewers. wage earners
and manufacturers, doctors. lawyers,
merchants.
We find this description Of the re-
suit: But these elements as might
have been anticipated proved dis
cordant. The mayors doctors could
not agree. Interest tagged, and the
meetings of the commission were often
without Quorum ONSi, A'"StN
lions of advice We're often tabled upon
the suggestion that they seemed pre-
sunptuous; evidently a. board note
worthy for modesty. Conversely, when
an issue arose as to certain appropria-
tons, the mayor tartly told his semi
official advisers TO mind their own
business Inevitably, the brewers and
the ministers fell out as to the location
of saloons"
It is not the first time the same ex-
pertinent has been made with the same
result. Philadelphia had like ex-
perience a few years ago. But it is
not necessary to rely on theses pecial
Instances to find the fatality of scat
tered and uncertain responsibility in
city administration. 1t is exactly at
this point that the old plan Of rnu-
nicipal government breaks down, even
where no frills such as those put on
by the Indianapolis mayor, are es-
saved. And 1t is exactly at this point
that the commission plan is such a
marked Improvement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
THE PRIMARY A SUCCESS.
mt Vernon Record1.


The second primary cannot be de-
far as the republican party is concern
ed. Within five or six thousand as
many votes for governor were cast for
the same office two years ago. In Linn
county the total vote is considerably
more than two-thirds that OF the Taft
vote Here in Mount Vernon the to-
tai republican vote is substantially the
same as the Taft vote.
But even were there no more voted
In the primary than in the caucus, the
advantage is apparent. In the pri-
mary each man has the same influence
on the total result as every other man.
In the convention delegations can be
so manipulated that the representa-
tives of one-ttlird the voters can over
ride the representatives Of the other
two-thirds.
In the primary every man is selected
by the voters, with the result that some
are OF one faction and some of another
In tbs invention system the delegates
are selected with reference to some one
issue Thus. in this primary, on the
contested offices. a stand patter was
selected for governor, one standpatter
and one progressive for railroad COM
missioner, and a progressive for clerk
Of the supreme court.
No the primary made good in this
election, and as the voters become more
familiar with it It will become even
more satisfactory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Congressman Hull, of Iowa, stand
patter, may still stand pat, and for re-
election also, if he will accept the pro-
hibition nomination automatically ten
dered to him at the recent primaries
when he received two votes under the
prohibition label. 1t was the heaviest
wet vote cast that day.-Springaeld
Mass, Republican.
Members of the Illinois Legislature
ar, in some instances not only resent
full of a disposition to tamper with
their consciences, but suspicious of a
discrimination in rates.-Washingto
Star
For a fence mending and baby-kiss-
ing campaign on the scale the situation
calls for the business suit is obviously
more dependable than full dress out
fft-Washington Post.
Boston "a g11len are having their volc-
es cultivated by wealthy resident of
that city. Should be an easy matter
to teach them rag time because they
are familiar with the scales.-New
York Herald.
Perhaps it would not be quite so
funny We're Mr. Henry Thurston Peck
not such a benevolent looking old gen
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Yale has President Taft to take part
in all It's exercises now: Harvard had
Mr.. Roosevelt before; what college will
have the next turn New York Press
When the Pinchots and the Garfields
predict what they would do for the
country under a new Roosevelt regime
the injunction recurs: Beware OF the
false prophets.-Philadelp Record
Wellesley College girls insist that
alumnae returning to the alma mater
shall not bring their babies. Roose-
vers attention will be called TO this
Immediately upon his arrival.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Says the Charleston News and Cour-
Ter: People may think that Mr.. Taft
is UP a tree. but the thing seems Inn
possible" Still. a first-class political
cyclone can work wonders.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
The Law and the jov-Rider,

In a Brooklyn court this week Rich
ard Sage. a chauffeur, II years old. was
convicted Of granddaughter in the Sec
ond degree, and sentenced to fifteen
years In the Elmfra Reformatory.
Judge Dixie IN sentencing the hauffeur
to the reformatory, gave notice that he
would send the next joy-rider convict
ed In this court to the penitentiary.
Sage took a party Of friends on a Joy
ride" a few weeks ago, drove his car
thru the streets Of Brooklyn at terri.
f1c speed and ran down and fatally In
5ured woman. ut seems to me"
said Judge Dixie, that the state OF
New York is itself guilty In permitting
sucn a JJ-Sc..th TO drive an automobile in
our public thoroughfares." This IS
just and timely rebuke Of officials who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
MONEY GETTING EasIER.

George w. Reynolds, president of the
gigantic bank consolidation, recently
perfected In Chicago told the state
bankers convention in Des Moines
Thursday that money was easing up
and he was confirmed by the remarks
Of the retiring president of the state
association who said the same thing.
They stated that the tightness which
had existed ever since fall would not
be entirely relieved Immediately but
that a perceptible easing up had al
ready been felt and that, in their judg-
nent, conditions would continue TO
ease as the crop season progresses.
They brought good news to Iowa.
Bankers have been experiencing chills
for the past six months or more. The
village banks thruout the state have in
many cases been borrowers Of the
larger city banks when formerly they
have been depositors with them The
result has bee that merchants. man
ufacturers ar real estate men who
have been acc toned to bank accom-
modations ir inancing their business
have been CO oned to go slow. Bank
ers have be. compelled to discourage
new land Z hases and business ex-
pansion.
Under these conditions there has
been a preference shown toward Dor
rowers. 1t is always so when money
gets tight. The business man whose
credit stands the highest Is favored and
the fellow who has been spread out a
little too thin is turned down and in
evitably a few go to the wall. SO we
have the failure of big dry goods
house in Kansas City and of shoe
factory in Minneap polls occupying front
page position in the newspapers. The
weaker banks are first TO sink in a
squall.
But money in getting easier and 1t
It a good thing. Banks can now take
care Of the enterprises that are already
running and can finance the deals that
have already been made and if they are
compelled to turn down the new deals
and the plans for expansion no great
harm will be done. country which
has been going forward at such a ter
rife speed can well afford to coast for
time while the cylinders are allowed
to cool. Money is getting easier. That
means that no panic Is necessary. Bus
mess should give the banks time in
which to catch up with their orders:
few months in which to move the
freight congestion which has already
been offered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-17
Topics of the Times

Note the consistent and unanimous
standpat attack on the state wide pri-
mary? Corporations get so much more
for their money under the old system
Vice President Sherman says the in
surgent movement Is waning. Jim was
always of an optimistic disposition.
If congress adjourns June 30 all will
not have been lost. There will still
remain nearly eight weeks Of chautau-
qua weather.
Aren't you glad you tested the seed
Mr. Advanced Farmer?
Say, there's money in sunshine!
One serious effect of the Lorimer
Sensational bribery case is that it viii
likely boost the price Of legislators up
to the cost of living.
Doiliver says he positively will not
leave the party. This seems to settle
it; for there are not enough standpat-
ters this side the site Of the final
standpat convention TO throw him out
When the aviation lines have been
established the aeroplane dispatcher
will work over the wireless and the in
competent and sleep loving operator
will be somewhere else.
Governor CARROTS chance to prove
the charges against Cownie seems to
be wide open.
Uncle George is concerned as to
what the progressives intend to do with
the convention. Probably not what
Uncle George desired II do with the
notable Des Moines convention.
"Bilr' Holmes, for many years the
indefati gable and efficient city editor
of the Cedar Rapids Gazette is the new
secretary of the Sioux City CONNER
cial Club, Neither the Gazette nor
the newspaperdng can afford to lose
Holmes, but the commercial club Of
Sioux City is to be congratulated.
The democrats of the district are
without candidate distinctiveIy repre-
sentative of their own party. One
reason for this is that so many demo-
Gratis have become affiliated with "the
Cummins party."-Sioux City journal.
But the main reason that neither
sta ndpatters nor democrats care not to
put up candidate Is Hubbard. He is
entirely satisfactory to the voters of
the Eleventh
Judge Prouty's victory presents sim
ply the business end Of politics-the
hiring OF men TO do certain things to
carry the election.-Cedar Rapids Re-
publican.
OF course 1t isn't % but II It were
| what has the fepupTican always reo-
resented but the hired man" in poll
tics? The string Of possonices, appoint
ments to various boards, that Chair OF