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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
Detective. For ,n.urs.n..
(New York Trjbune)

S%NoW 1OTh lTlDUNSJ.
Private detectives are now q well
recognized and Indispensable feature Of
political life. No movement Of large
proportions can get on without them.
Every one Of the insurgents at Albany
Is said to be constantly under espion-
age. Should one be caught in any
compromising act the Sheehan mana
gers would instantly be made aware Of
it. and the expectation is that he would
speedily become convinced that the
caucus was binding. Similarly. It is
said that detectives hover in the shad-
ows about Mr.. Sheehan and his chief
supporters. both those in the fore
ground and those In the background
Presume bly, the detectives have been
at work. FOR the leader OF the insurR-
ents announced on Monday that when
In the city last Sunday Sheehan spent
some time at the home OF Thomas F..
Ryan. most indiscreet thing for
STEADY Bill to do, IL he did It. which
he denies: for surely II anyone knows
anything about detectives in politics
the Sheehan managers would be likely
to possess such information.
Who pays for the shadowins Of the
insurgents any one can guess II no
VIII. but who hires the detectives to
follow the regulars? The cause Of NOR
atty is usually deficient in the sinews
OF war. and the young men who have
bolted the caucus probably think that
they ale doing enough in taking their
lives. politically speaking. in their
hands without also taking their pocket
books. We begin to feel hopeful Of
the future of this country II the cause
OF virtue is also to be able to hire it's
detectives. But who is especially
thrilled by the discovery Of the detect
ives. il II is true. that Sheehan visits
Ryan's home? Some surprise may be
felt that anything SO clumsy should be
done. but will any one be filed with
horror at the implication Of close re-
lationso Will the caucus adherents,
II this charge is proved. abandon tho
nominee in a body?
On second thought it occurs to US
that In the whole state only the Hon.
"Fingey" Corners. OF Buffalo, will be
adequately moved by such damn.
ing discovery. His papers are full Of
fervid language about the danger to the
state from having a senator represent
ing the interests" We Gull one gen,
from The Buffalo Enquirer" merely to
indicate what it might say Of this de-
tectives' tale could be proved: "The
Sheehan managers have the impudence
not merely Of the Devil but Of all the
devils" We have viewed with anxiety
'Fingey's" drafts upon the English
langua ge for fear he might have moth
ing In reserve adequate to such a great
occasion, as. for example, the catching
OF Steady Bill" with Ryan It would
be melancholy II his papers could not
do Justice to it, for "F,ingey' hates the.
interests" with all hts soul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28

count on fundamental honesty in muni-
cipal government. But honesty alone
will not repair Baltimore. complete IT.
system Of water supply and sewerage.
make its schools adequate and general-
~ keep It abreast of metropolitan re-
quirements. We must have efficiency
as we'll as honesty.
Twenty years ago we might have
compromised on an administration un-
der which the red-hot stoves in the city
hall would have been safe from the
politicians. Today we are obliged to
get down to business. We have under.
taken 30 much relatively to our re-
sources that inattention to our duty to
the municipality would be little short
Of a crime. And our interest must be
enlightened and aggressive. We must
be experts in our citizenship. We have
had a chance in the wars since 1894 to
get training, and we must put that
training to use in the campaign which
will shortly be upon US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
NOT BECAUSE OF AUTOMOBILES

Mr.. Paine, farmer with an automo-
bile living near Eagle Grove, wrote in
terestinglyyesterday opposition to any
plan for permanent hard roads building
in Iowa on the ground of expense. He
unfortunately refers TO S50,000.000 hav-
ing been spent in Pocahontas county
alone for drainage bitches and by land
owners. If Mr.. Paine has studied this
hard road problem deeply he should
catch a different view of it.
The hard road is not proposed as a
luxury which farmers should build for
automobile owners. The hard road
should never be proposed unless IT
would pay a profit on its initial cost.
present drainage laws it would be pos
sible to form a special assessment dis
trict for road building which would in
clude town property as we'll as farm
property and if county bonds were is
sued as drainage district bonds are
now issued concrete pavements could
be laid on county highways at a cost
not to exceed 800 per annum for each
quarter section of land abutting the
pavement and not to exceed the aver
age interurban tax voted volun tarily
upon all property in a city and town
ship if as much as 200 miles of such
pavement were laid in the vicinity OF
town.
Few people realize that this much
could be done and few have ever fig
ured out the cost Any farmer knows,
however, that team can haul on a
pavement twice the load that can be
hauled on the average dirt road, es-
Suppose the increased load were only
80 per cent, the cost Of keeping one
horse would be saved and this alone
would pay for the largest road tax as
sessment on any class of property. viz.
the tax on the quarter section abutting
the paved highway. But figured another
way 500 per annum is s per cent on
$40 per acre increased valuation for a
quarter section Of land when any man
knows that an Iowa farm five miles
from town would easily sell for s25 per
acre advance if concrete pavement
extended from the city pavement past
its front gate.
Hard roads are proposed not for aut-
omobiles but for profit and should not
he oonSidered IJnIesS .hey will nav
Three millions are invested in drain
age bitches solely because it pays. I'm
der the right kind of laws we could put
it to a vote as to whether three millions
should be invested in hard roads and
the voter would ask will it pay?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
THE DIFFERENCE AND WHY.

Judge Marlborough, of the Danville
circuit was a witness before the inquiry
into the vote market in Speaker Can
mons bailiwick the other day. Before
he went over 10 the grand jury room
the judge talked about the situation. In
the interview as given out the judge
said that election workers were always
paid election day and that money was
taken to the precincts; that under the
law vote buying was not a crime out
side OF Danville and that it was not
crime in Danville il eighteen months
passed after the marketing took place
He concluded that the Danville vote
BUYERS are immune under the law.
Perhaps it is little unusual for
fudge to offer an Interview bearing up
before grand jury before which he
mas been summoned and is to appear 10
give evidence but that is not so aston
fishing as the assertion-if it be true
that vote buying is no crime outside Of
sDanville"
Iowa has much material for self
graduation. Those things which fall
artppingly off the tongue Of Judge
Marlborough are crimes in Iowa out
side and inside Des Moines or Mar
,ehalltown. Ever since the Lorimer
stencil began to rise Iowa has had
cause for self satisfaction By compari
Don and smiled while she held her nose
The laws which make Iowa different,
the men who have represented Iowa in
acontradistinction TO Illinois I.orimers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
GETTING ACQUAINTED At HOME.

Sioux City is holding Home Pro
ducts" fair. 1t appears to be mighty
satisfactory sort of fair to Sioux City
and to draw good crowds Of Sioux CITY
people.
A whole lot of ordinarily we'll inform
/ ed persons have little idea of the in
dustrial products of their own town
chimney and know in general way
what the general business of the FAC
tory is. 1t makes one thing or another
Perhaps they never saw one of the pro-
ducts of the factory.
! A Marshalltown young man on a re-
cent trip to Chicago stopped to look at
q magnificent new hotel in process of
erection. He nearly fell over back
ward when he saw notice that the no.
tel would be heated by a Marshalltown
product It was a big job one Of the
biggest and it gave the young man a
new idea of one Marshalltown factory
and the kind of stuff it makes.
A home products fair would be a
pleasing and educative function in
Marshalltown or any other town where
things are produced. There are few
cities of any size wherein such a display
OF products would not be impressive.
Few of the good cities in Iowa fail 10
circle the globe with their products.
Marshalltown is a familiar name in
every part Of the globe where the gen.
dus of Marshalitown inventors and the
skill of Marshalltown workmen make
themselves felt. Orders come in to
more than one Marshallrown factory
from the antipodes simply because the
particular thing made in MARSHALL
town is the best on the market. The
product of Marshalltown brains and
hammers and FORCES and casting boxes
are busy in Calcutta, in Australia, even
in Siam. 1t is true, the clink Of Mar
shalltown hammers is heard around the
world.
Sioux City is showing sense and spir
It when she makes home products
fair and turns out TO get acquainted
with Sioux City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
SELLING STOLEN FURs.
IOttumwa ReyfeNl.

Turnout the northern part OF the
United States just at this time thieves
have turned to another field to pursue
their vocation. They have found It
very profitable to steal furs and dis
pose OF them to itinerant peddlers or
sell them themselves. Every day or so
bulletin Is received at the police sta
ton notifying the department OF the
theft Of some valuable fur. Some are
taken while in transit ana others stolen
from retail stores. Others disappear
thru the efforts Of the lady shoplifter
It 10 . hard matter to diecovsr these
stolen furs for various reasons. AMONG
the foremost il this: These pe0Mefs
20 thru the country ana the e0buy0s q
! city and dispose of mutt. collar
cite or . coat to some lady for q ride
ulously low price. considering the value
Of the goods. This lady thru her love
for the furs and for fear that they Will
be taken from her II the police get on
to the peddler's TRAIL conceal the fact
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28

and Cannons stand In high relief above
the corrupt practices OF the state across
the Mississippi and the men who make
decency in illinois ashamed Of Illinois
representation.
1t is worth while to study the situa
the difference between Illinois and
Iowa 1t is especially true at this
time. Iowa has had the benefit Of a
fearless leadership for the last decade,
leadership which based the success
of personal ambition upon righteous
ness between one man and the other,
and staked political existence upon the
triumph of right between man and
man. While Illinois has been following
the Cannons and tolerating the Lori
mers and the Hopkins and avoiding
party dissension by submission, Iowa
has taken the opposite course. She has
progressed away from Illinois and her
political progression has been led by
Cummins. and the progressive element.
Dolliver came to join it actively in the
later years of his service those years
which are the crown and glory of his
entire career. The principles and poll
cies enunciated by Cummins about
which progressive republication grew
up and lourished in Iowa have long
ago become perforce part of the re-
publican faith. The Cedar Rapids
shelter plank is fundamental republic
canism. Even Canadian reciprocity is
the policy of the president about whose
name the opposition to progressive re-
publicaniSm organized itself in the lat
est Iowa campaign. In fact the virility
of present day republicanism is in the
progressive policies put forth by Cum
Minis, supported by Iowa and enunciat-
ed in large part by Roosevelt. The diff
ference in political decency between IL
linois and Iowa is a matter of growth
Illinois has stood still while Iowa has
marched on
Iowa is ., choice of a senator
The logic of history is all in favor OF a
man who has marched in the van all
these years of struggle. about whom
there is no variableness or shadow Of
turning.
1t is a good time to consider causes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
THE CUNNINGHAM ROAD BILL.


| Representative Cunningham Of Buena
Vista county has introduced a bill into
the legislature which. If it becomes a
law. will to a large extent put an end
to the often senseless and ceaseless
good road agitation.
Mr.. Cunningham's BIZ. provides for
the dragging OF all roads and fixes a
penalty for failure to do So The roads
OF a township are to be divided into
districts Of a mile each and let by con-
tract to farmers at so cents per mile
for each time dragged.
The present law provides for the use
on the public road for dragging pur-
poses OF not more than 40 per cent Of
the road fund and the township trus-
tees are supposed to drag the roads at
such time az their judgment is most
beneficial" Their Judgment usually
leads them to believe that the most
beneficial time is when they have
nothing else to do.
Mr.. Cunning am's measure will to a
large extent settle the public road ques-
ton. No one doubts the benefits OF the
King drag. the trouble has been to get
1t used. Mr. Cunningham in his meas
ure has not only provided for it's use
but fixes penalty Cor not using it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28


tees of the Iowa legislature will take
up certain matter after the sena-
| torial business is out of the way" Evil
IDENTIFY the matter is one about which
| there is no hurry.
Meanwhile. what has become of all
the military capes?
Senator Brown Of Nebraska, on lNo-
ing accused Of writing a letter favor
able to the denomination = Taft, de-
MES it. Wouldn't You think the SEN
ator would have been content to let j,
go at that?
AS bit Of convincing evidence that
Senator Young's neighbors are with
him in his demand for a special pri-
mary. we call attention to the fact that
a petition to that end has been filed
with the senate. bearing the sigma lures
OF no less than twelve citizens of Des
Moines. This is perfectly overwhelm-
ing.
An Illinois judge says that vote buy
ing in that state is not a crime. He
must have been following the Incl
dents of the Lorimer case.
The vote buying inquiry at Danville,
Ill, is resented there in the name of
the fourteenth amendment to the fed
eral consti tuition. which grants equal
rights to all under the law. This is
Illuminating.
1t is announced that France will
honor Peary as soon as convinced that
he reached the pole. Is this a sar-
castle thrust at Denmark?
One hun dred twenty railway mail
clerks met in Omaha and asked for 125
promitions. This seems little strong.
but we are Of the opinion that it could
be shown to be all right. At any rate,
the clerks are right and the postoffice
department wrong on this whole trou-
BILE. The card index genius now at the
head Of the postal service will come to
the end Of his string pretty soon. And
this, be it known. this overworking of
postal employees, this cheeseparing, is
what they call efficiency.
1t is stated that there are 1000 COM
munities in the United States without
churches Are Danville, ILL.,. and
Adams county, Ohio, among them!
For catalog of milloinaires in
Montana secure a list Of the senatorial
candidates in that state.
Among the candidates for senator at
Des Moines are some capable OF taking
defeat philosophically. Lafe Young is
not among them. If he is defeated he
will be for raising the very Old Harry
with everybody and everything. And,
oddly enough, he is the one best bet
on the defeat proposition.
The democrats talk OF starting
wholesale Investigations Of the govern
ment departments at Washington as
soon as they get control OF the lower
house of congress. If they begin with
the postoffice department. we may
look for the railway mail clerks to go
democratic.
Eugene Debs returns TO the public
notice to make few pessimistic pre-
dictions. If Debs really wants to
"come back" he ought to turn opti-
mist. That would give them a new SEN
Sation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
An4oiniSm.


Some mention was made recently ir
The Sun OF Antoinism, the new relig-
ion founded In Belgium by an examiner
named Antoine
Antoine. the Good Father or the
Parent One" as his followers call him
Is a man Of SIS, with flowing white locks
and a patriarchal beard. His followers
now number 100000. OF whom 300. in
Guiding his wife, "the Good Mother
are adopts.
Antoine's home is at Tenn eppe -lez-
Lfege. Hidden in block OF similar
small houses. the prophets dwelling is
only conspicuous by the spire of his
church, which adjoins It,. The door OF
the church Is also the door Of the
house. and bears a notice, Ring bell
at night for NJ. Antoine"
For three years Antoine has not left
his house or garden. He lives entirely
on vegetables, which he prepares 11im-
self He sleeps little. resting only TO,
two hours during the night, the great
er part Of which he spends walking in
his little garden, which has electric
lamps fitted up all around the walls
He never reads anything. he will no,
see newspaper men, and only holds
communication with the outside world
by means of the telephone.
He confines his healing to ceremon-
les in the church. where the services
are OF the simplest description. They
take place at 10 o'clock a. m. on Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
Gay. At 9 o'clock a. m. the congrega-
ton assem- les. and an adept. NJ. De-
iregnancourt, the publisher OF the sect's
literature, takes his place at desk un-
der raised platform. There is COM
plete silence for half an hour. then NJ
Deregnancourt announces that opera
tons will take place at certain hours
on certain days and that all who wish
to be cured must have perfect faith
He then continues sitting perfectly
still, not a muscle moving and his wat
cry blue eyes fixed in an unblinking
stare straight before him. At the stroke
Of 10 every one rises and the Parent
One" enters by side door and slowly
walks up the steps to the rostrum.
Wearing a black cassock and with
his gray hair falling around his
shoulders, Antoine faces the congre-
cation for full minute without NOV
ing or uttering sound. He then lift.
his right hand toward them and holds
it thus extended for another minute
That is all. Those two minutes make
the service The Good Father walks
slowly out the adept remarks every
one whose faith Is strong enough must
be cured" and the church empties ST.
llently. No collection is made. but sub
scriptions are taken for the mainte-
nance Of the church, which Antoine
built himself with a legacy OF $4,000
For six months Antoine has not
spoken q word to any one. People come
at all hours, with all sorts OF ailments
and appeals. Antoine effects his cures
now by deputy. His wife or some 9TH
er adept stands in front OF the appli-
cant, and turning her eyes upward
slowly waves her hand in the air
which means that she is invoking An
tome 1.-THE Healer"
The patient or the patients deputy
then departs The curse Is effected, OF
| II it is not. then there has been a lack
Of faith. There is nothing to pay. The
badge Of the sect is 'the tree Of the
knowledge Of the sight of evil" repre-
sented by white tree on black back
ground,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
ii. staying and there is srouel. In the

his staying and there IL trouble In the
church.
One can always sell an old horse to
the Russian tunkman who wants q
cheap outfit--but what to do with the
old preachers is a problem. Thirty
years Rev. Bird served the South Chi
cago First Congregational church-and
there is no way to dispose Of him now
that he lacks class" OF course he
might be better off out of the tower but
with that unreasonable sentimental
weakness of old persons who seem to
take root and fear change he wants to
stay and die there.
Isn't it pity that the junk man has
no use for Old preachers as for old
horses?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
Keeping Mother o" Country Roads.
~

TSubn1ftted by w. a. Fafne.!
Kansas boasts Of one automobile to
every seven families. in the country
as well as in the city. It Is claimed
that the automobile is doing q great
deal to improve the social life Of the
country, and especially to take away
the isolation Of the farmers wife. No
doubt It does widen the outlook Of the
woman who belongs to the fortunate
family. The other six remain at home
more closely than ever. Since the i'd.
vent Of the automobile they are afraid
to venture on to the road unless one
OF the men goes along to drive. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
A Mean Question.

$50 you want to marry my daughter
ehT
Yes. sir. We are sure we can get
along together"
Eyes. but are you sure you can got
along with her mother?'
He Knew.
The teacher in physiology was try.
ing to teach her class the meaning Of
cuticle.
What are my face and hands GOV.
cred with?" she asked.
Polly Peters knew the answer.
"Freckles, Miss"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
A R.Ii.bI. Couch M.d;e;,.

Is valuable family friend. FoleA
Honey and Tar fulfills this conditio1
exactly. Mrs. Charles Kline. N. Sth St,
Easton. Pa, states: Several members
Of my family have been cured OF bad
coughs and colds by the use Of Foley's
Honey and Tar and am never with
out a bottle in the house. It soothe.
and relieves the irritation in the throat
and loosens up the cold. have always
found 1t a reliable cough cure" Me.
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28

Standard (Daptsst ChioaSo). on the
very Afternoon OF suoh visit, aid this
visitor propose ITO make billboard Of
my parior. and b sort oE auxiliary adj
vertasinS manager Coz his CONCERN Of
myself" While, Of course. this attempt
failed. the writer feels moved to add
that experience has taught him that
the runners Of such errands have been
succeeding only too we'll among his
brother pastors:
MY conviction that ne and his kind
are succeeding too well elsewhere Is
ono that has taken shape from my own
experience. His Is by no means the in
itial attempt to profit commercially by
my calling and position. Almost every
week brings to my study either some
agent, or some piece of mail. offering
mo q blessing to some enterprising in
dividual or company deftly disguised
as . benefit to myself. For instance,
hare but lately received the offer Of a
choice lot on Long Island. All that
was under Obligation Of doing was
merely to mail my acceptance Of the
offer. and permit the proposed donor to
let It be known that I. a clergyman Of
reputable standing was property
owner in the community in question.
Another proposition reached me recent
~ from a life insurance company. The
commission rendered was one easily
within an active minister's busy life. It
was but to put the company's agent
in possession OF the names Of men in
my church and community who were
interested in life insurance. The agent
would do most Of the rest-all, in
fact. excepting to speak the good word
which I was to drop in the most casual
sort Of way as pastor Of the various
prospects Another concern, this time
publishing house, has offered me, in
company with other prominent profess
sional men, a certain set of books
merely for an Endorsement over my
signature. A tailor once offered to mako
my clothes at cost provided only that
would be his sandwich man. OF
course that was not the way in which
the offer was put. But it amounted to
that was to parade about my par
ish in clothes which he was to have
the privilege of pointing out as having
been made by him. am being con-
stantly besieged by agents OF divers
sorts, and OF divers degrees Of persist
ency. for Endorsements Of patent mops,
OF Wholesome plays Of current peri
odicals, Of so-called religious books, of
helps almost innumerable for church
workers, and Of scores of other things
which time has charitably carried out
OF memory"