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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

either in the enjoyment OF exhorbitant
earnings or in the ability to hold the
city up for frightful price in the
event that the city tries to buy the pri.
vate plant for its freedom.
The Importance OF the issues in
volved are tremendous to cities. For
instance a private monopoly 10 taxing
the people OF Marshalltown today $685..
900 per annum for electric light. power,
gas and street railway service at rates
OF from 10 TO I cents for power and
$3.50 for gas when municipal plant in
Henderson, Ky. for instance sells the
same power for As cents and gas at
81 and when the municipal plant in
Richmond. Ind. sells power at cents.
1t is little wonder that there is ire
mendous lobby a. Des Moines Just now.
And Yet what does the Van Law bill;
propose? Nothing but a square deal
The statute now provides that city
proposes tina. they shall also have
power to obtain information as to a
public service corporations business so
as TO be able to fix an equitable rate.
AS it has been city council has had
to guess at rate. then i,s ordinance
mas always been promptly enjoined and
after several years OF delay the trial
court would order the books Of the
company into review to show what rate
would be fair and equta bic. Van Law
proposes 20 bring the books in before
The law suit starts and ii public serv.
ice corporation were looking for moth.
ing more than a square deal it would
not object. Instead, however. a power
full lobby is maintained 10 beat the Van
Law bill with public utilities COM
mission bill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
Topics of the Times

A scientist declares that because of
mans prediction for light hai- a
blonde type is being developed among
women. Probably by the peroxide
process!
II Frank Jones. Of Vermilion county.
gets into trouble by spending IS 900 for
a 800 month office how much ought
a candidate TO spend in Iowa 10 hold on
The obituary of a man named Late
Dudgeon occupies prominent place in
an Iowa newspaper At first glance
the reader might be excused for jump
ing to the conclusion that the headline
preceded a plain expression of feeling
over the detection of certain corpora
ton counsel
Judging from present appearances II
the Iowa assembly would start to elect
senator when he was 81 it would
accomplish it's object about the time
the candidate arrived at the constitu-
tional age.
The postal trade and the undertaking
profession have their point OF contact
II half the charges Of bribery arr
true there was good reason for thu
scarcity Of money = few months ago
Lorimer will stick. He says h,
never gives up. However. certain ties.
timony and confessions seem to indicat,
that he once had the habit.
Phillips body had twelve holes In i
where the bullets OF IN automatic
pistol in the hands OF Q crank tor,
thre. But any crank can buy an auto
matte pistol-and carry 1t withou
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
DRAGGING COUNTRY ROADS.

Editor Times-Repubhcan In your
paper OF the Goth, you discuss the road
problem under the heading Of. "rhe
Bill Means Business"
You say II the CUNNINGHAM bill is
enacted 1t will make every mile of
highway q good dirt road. Now don't
believe word Of It. I have never been
township trustee, but I know Of some
OF the trouble they have been to, try
ing to get farmers to drag the roads.
also know what II IL to DRAG roads
having dragged the mile along my
place for six years believe. or at any
rate. ever since II became known In
Iowa that that was the best way to
work earth roads. The road is good,
and has been. nearly all the time, A.
We have made 1t point that the drag
Sin4 should be done even II other worl.
was crowding Three years ago our
trustees. (of Jasper township). offered
80 cents for each mile Travelled. ~ we
always 90 twice around, the OTTER was
10 dollar . mile. But very few Of ths
farmers will leave their work, even for
that A. ] said before We drag . mile
but seldom ride over more than forty
roads Of II. and have urged our trus-
tees TO have the balance of three miles
Ibetween my place and town draeged.
Last spring was 30 insistent that they
asked me to do It for time or two,
Ianl they would get farmers Twins
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
Looker-On In Iona

Hampton, Jan. ia case very
much out Of the ordinary 10 In pro.
gress in this county seat. and outside
OF local interest is one other county
officials will follow till some settle
ment is reached. At the last election
Mr.. F. McSpaden was made county
auditor. His opponent was Mr.. Luke.
at that time seeking reelection. The
whole issue was that that Lukes had
held office long enough" and pass ia
vors around. During the compAiGn not
a word was said against Mr.. Luke. pee-
sonally. Or concerning his ability to
transact the affairs Of the Office. In
this present coneTove1sy the sama
state Of Affairs exists. Before the audi.
tor elect entered upon the duties 81
HE efRies h. Wa tol1 b. tho beasd Of
0upeTvi0ofs that tAey uAAofStood -
intOdsd 70 appoint NJ. c. NassAAll
- deputy. ana shsy wished him 70 ap-
point Mr. Luke - deputy on accounl
Of his familiarity with the duties 81
! the Office. especially 1Ae drainage bug
mess Of which the county IL extensive
~ engaged IN, both In Franklin and
with adjoining countieA The audat0l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES.

4 MASONIC NoTlcGo.
xpHall in New Masonic Temple
~\Visitors always welcoms.
MARSHALL LODGE. 400. A. =. =
A. NJ. Friday. Feb. 3. 1880 p. m. Work
on second degrso.
r. w. Chamberlain, w. u:
John w. Wells, Secretary.
SIoNET CHAPTER No. %. n. A. II.
tasted convocation Monday. Feb. 20.
z: 80 p. M. In the new temple.
Fred wallace. e. II. p.
]. 8. Aillard. Secretary.
KING SOLOMON Council, No. 20. n.
Z 8. NJ. Stated assembly. Monday.
Feb. 20. 1850 p. m.
l. T. Forbes. Recorder.
A. D. Aseksr, T. I. NJ.
Special conclavs Of oT. ALDEMAR
CoMMANDERY. No. 20. K. T., Tues
day, Jan. 81, 1911. at 1850 p. m. sharp.
for work. Order Of the, temple.
I. +. Forbes. u. G.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. q. o. =.
S.-Resular meeting Wednesday SVEN
ing. Feb. Is. at 1880 p. m.
Edna C. Fularton. W. u.
Lillian Norton. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
u, in the Morning.

Up in the Morning.
Up in the morning and laugh 1t away
The care and the worry that shadow
the day.
Up in the morning and out with the
light
To do the sweet deed. OF the dream OF
the night.
Up in the morning
Along the whole lire:
This day" singing sweetly,
'"This day shall be mineI"
Up in the morning with courage and
steam
To take the sweet toll in the world OF
sweet dream.
Cp In the morning with laughter 10
The weight OF the burden, the cloud OF
the care.
Up in the morning
Each man TO his rrls-.
With JOY for the climbing
That lea DIS from the dust.
Up In the morning DER doubt 20 prevail.
To fling every banner abroad TO the
gale.
Up in the morning with prayer in the
heart
Like dews OF refreshrn ent 70 give you a
start.
Up IN the morning.
seA aul no susV nv
To sweet deeds OF service
And then 10 sweet play.
Up in the morning to face the old hght.
With strength from the spiritual peace
Of the night.
Up in the morning and our with he
throng
To turn the great weeping OF lie to a
song.
Up in the morning
With heart lifted high
A smile in the spirit.
A dream in the eye,
Baltimore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
A HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THREE,

DR.. Eiker. of Leon. a mem her % the
state health board, is author Of bill
introduced by the senator from his dis.
ten and placing the health affairs of the
state in the hands Of a commission OF
three. The bill Is being opposed by
present members Of the board.
However, DR.. Eiker's argument. that
the proposed change would substitute
a good working commission for an un-
wieldy body Of ten has not been
answered by any of the objectors. DR..
1t would be mistake 10 abolish it in
its present form and that che health
board has been on the JOB all the
time. Secretary Sumner 1hrea tens to
bin passes But that is about all that
has been offered On the face of the
contention DR.. Eiker has offered argu-
ment The others have offered opposi-
ton only.
Eikers statement sounds good
Three qualified men are a much more
workable commission or board than ten
men. It can get together on emergency
and decide while the other body is wait
Ing for a quorum. With its duties and
powers fully defined by law commits
sion Of three earnest and efficient men
seems to be just what Iowa is looking
Tor and has long needed.
A health commission Of three salaried
commissioners on fair salaries, salaries
which win pay good men for their
time, appears to be an excellent and
businesslike solution Of the Iowa health
muddle. It should be given large pow
ers to deal with epidemics, and i, should
be carefully limited as to it's power to
diHerentiate between schools Of medi-
cine
We shall have a recurrence Of in
fantile paralysis next August. The
summer should not come and find Iowa
communities helpless without sufficient
quarantine law and with a health board
emasculated OF authority.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
TRAVELLING coUKlI,S scHccLs.

Advocates of the teaching OF agri-
culture and domestic science in the
public schools will find something TO
their interest and encouragement in a
recent consular report from Coburg.
giving al account of the ltaest educa-
rional cooking school. The government,
of the Duchy of Sake Meiningen is ex-
perimenting with these schools as a
means OF imparting knowledge of the
culinary art to girls in small country
villages. Consul General Dillingham;
states thar at the present time there
are three women teachers in the en-
ploy of the government, each one OF
whom has a prescribed district. that
the course in cooking in village lasts
six weeks, and each tea cher visits sew
en- villages, thus keeping her employed
forty-two weeks in the year, the re-
naming ten weeks being her vacation;
that each teacher receives the equiv
alent of s27.s4 for each course, or
1851 50 per year: tina, each pupil pays
As cents per week, and is allowed to
eat what is cooked at the school and
that TO school is opened in a village
unless at least twelve pupils are guar
anteed in advance. because less than
that number would not warrant the
expense of starting IT,
The consul general supplies an inter-
these schools. The teacher had just
given the pupils the list of dishes that
they were to cook that day for din
ner. and was questioning them as to
the market price of the articles needed.
The cost Of each ingredient used was
reckoned. assuming that enough was
70 be made for family OF four The
dinner was to consist Of soup, meat,
rice, ard desert, the cost of which was
reckoned a q cents for four people,
or cents for each person. Everything
was taken into account. including salt.
spices. etc, as we'll as the cost Of the
fuel used
It is all Immensely practical, all de-
cideedly compatible with the German
genius for economy and order. We
don't know that the travelling school
Is exactly what We need. OF that it
isn't What We do know, and what
everybody else knows. is that the pur-
pose in view is desirable. Teaching
the girls to cook is not the whole
story. The Importance given to the
detail Of economy and thought for the
little items Of expense is every bit
justified.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
AutemobiI. Shows.

81. Louis GLOBE Democrat
Nobody will be surprised at the CIR
cumstance that automobile shows are
a feature OF the social life Of all the
large cities. New York has two or
three OF these exhibitions under way
week or two ago. st. Louis will have
one in February. These exhibitions last
for several days. and in some cities for
several weeks One Of those which Is
In progress in New York now has
vehicles ranging in price from $500 to
$4,000, the average being about 1880.
While in speed. endurance and general
serviceability these machines are i'm
proving steadily, their price IL grad
ually lowering. Unlike the bicycle Of
a dozen years ago. the auto Is not a
fad. 1t has as well recognized place
in the social order as the locomotive,
the telegraph and the telephone. and.
like them it will persist. It's use among
farmers, merchants. manufacturers and
professional men for business purposes
is increasing, and must continue to in
crease for many years. To some extent
1t is displacing horses. and as. con-
sidering its speed and power. 1t is
cheaper than horse service; 1T is Great
ing large field for itself As there
are d,VVV'VVV hOI1SUEdWH teulCteS III
use in the United States, the field for
Its extension is practically limited. es-
pecially as population grows at the rate
OF 20 per cent every ten years, and
trade expands several times as rapidly
Nevertheless. altho the auto has, in the
past few years. liberated vast numbers
Of horses as burden bearers the price
Of good horses tends upward instead Of
downward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

! elect declined to do this giving a. hia
reasons. that he would stultify the &C
ton OF the voters Il Mr.. Luke was con-
| tinued In the employ Of the county. and
sent q written communication 20 tho
board to that eRsct. He appointed Mr.
Marshall - deputy soon after he took
the office. The salary Of the auditor
is $500 per year ana the dep
uty $50. but the writer is told
by reason of extra work. bills for
which were allowed amount
ed to about $4,000 last year.
Hilituucearecor- that Of mreh \
At the first meeting Of the board Of
supervisors for 1911 they confirmed the
appointment Of all other deputies, but
refused 10 recognise the appointment OF
Mr.. Marshall and also reduced the SAL
airy OF the deputy auditor to $500 per
year. Then the whittier il told the
board proposed to tho auditor that he
employ Mr. Luke az q special clerk at
$50 per month to have exclusive charge
of the drainage work. and also hire
some deputy at the price they allowed
$500 per year. This the auditor de-
clined to do. giving as his reasons he
felt capable OF doing the work. After
the refusal Of the board to recognize
Mr.. Marshall as deputy, the auditor en-
gagged his services. as help in the ONCE
he needs, the statute plainly giving
him such a right to do So This the
condition OF affairs today. The fun
will commence when Mr. Marshall
wants his pay for services rendered.
II the board refuses to pay him. sew
eral attorneys have offered their ser
vices free in the suit which will be
commenced. The case Is unprecedented
in Franklin county. and old exper-
fenced lawyers say they have never
heard OF a similar case in Iowa.
While the foregoing is plain state
ment of facts as obtained from several
sources. there's a lot of unconfirmed
rum ors that are full as interesting to
the citizens and voters here as the facts
themselves. The old cry of court
house ring" has been started. State
ments are freely made that the Lukes,
the board Of supervisors and Purcell OF
the Chronicle. have been increasing the
printing bills to an extraordinary size.
The printing going by favor has nearly
all gone to the Chronicle office. with
out bids or estimates being asked for
The writer called on Mr.. Purcell and
plainly asked him a few questions.
Purcell being newspaper man had no
objection to being interviewed" His
reply was, Come around 10 my office
and see my books. They are open to
YOU or any OF the voters OF this coun-
try. I do not think any extra amount
CT printing for the county has been
done excepting what comes to any
county engaged in extensive drainage
operations are We are"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

operation by reducing the pay and In
creasing the hours OF railway mail
clerks does not meet with. the approval
Of tho public. any moro than It makes
hit with the government employees di.
rectly concerned.
The public Is concerned chiefly with
the efficiency, or lack Of efficiency Of
the railway mail service. It doesn't caro-
80 much about the expense Of conduct
ing the service. IL It IL satisfactory-ef-
dcient.
The work Of a railway mail clerk is
strenuous. 1t requires good health.
vigor. an active brain. q good memory.
a quick eye and hand. Manifestly. a
! man who Is kept at the sort OF work re-
quired in the service longer than a rea-
dition to do hrst-class work. Neither
can he handle more than q certain
number Of pieces Of mail in q given
length OF time, however capable he
may be.
Therefore, II the service Is curtailed.
and two men are required to do three
mems work, the business interests OF
the country which are dependent to a
large extent upon tho efficiency Of the
postal service. are bound to suffer.
What the public demands. and will in
sist upon having is efficient service. It
can not secure that with lot Of tired.
overworked men on the job. There
must be enough men in the railway
mail service to do the work properly
and promptly.
The News knows Of instances where
the men on one mail route were unable
to handle the matter accommodating on
their run. and were compelled to leave
so much OF it untouched that the man
en- the next run was occupied on his
entire route in clearing up the left over
work, leaving his own mail entirely
untouched. The department at WASH
ington possibly was congratulating
itself upon the economy it had Effected
but the business men along the route
mentioned were put TO untold incon.
venience in order that the government
at Washington might be saved the
wages of the extra men needed to han
die the mail promptly.
There can be but little doubt that
the railway mail clerks in South Da-
kota who are endeavoring to show the
department the error Of its way have a
Just grievance. a grievance which il
shared by the comrpercial terfttorA az
fected. The postoffice department
should come out of the dream OF econ
omy with which 1t is at present afflict-
ed, and strive for efficiency instead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
THE POSTOFFTCE AND EXPRESS.
[Des Moines Register and LEADER.


"The difference between the post
office ard the express companies" said
L. ]. Kasson. sis exemplified more than
in any other manner by the radical diff
ference in the compensation received
by the railway postoffice clerks and that
paid to its messengers by the express
companies. am informed by reliable
authority that the railway postoffice
clerks are paid an average Of $1,000 a
year with every third week of duty.
while the express messengers. who
work almost every day In the year and
run the same distances as do the pos
tai clerks. receive the beggarly salary
of SIS to $50 per month. The same ap-
plies to the drivers and clerks in the
city offices of the express companies.
Recently in New York City, where the
cost OF living, including rents. is the
dearest in America. the express COM
pariies are paying their wagon drivers
$50 and sos per month. When the
drivers recently struck for living
wage, the express magnates thrust
their thumbs into their vast armholes.
sat back and in q lordly way declared
they would not give another farthing-
But look at the salaries paid the presi-
dent Of the United States Express
Company. II was current report thAl
the late Senator Tom Plat. OF New
York. president Of the States drew a
salary of $4,000 a year from the ex-
press company. $4,000 more than is
paid to the postmaster general OF the
United States. And, 1t is more than
suspected that Senator Plat was
great deal more loyal to the United
States Express Company than he was
to his sworn fealty to the government.
However. it Is notorious that as sena-
tor he managed to secure a monopoly
for the United States Express Com
pany for transporting thruout the
country all shipments OF money by the
government. This monopoly the com :
pany still holds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

Constipation is the cause Of many all
ments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain's stom.
ach and Liver Tablets. keep your bow
els regular and you will avoid these
diseases For sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

He Was On Ellis Guard.

Teacher ito new pupil: why ala
Hannibal cross tho Alps. my little
man?"
My Little Man: ''For the same rea-
SON as the hen crossed the road. You
don't catch mo with no pusslos."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

Altho the democratic Landslide" is
not yet three months old. there is all
ready movement to make scrapple the
chief article OF diet.-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

Emalne Sylvia Pankhurst is in Chi
cago. Let us hope Chief Steward will
be able to cope with her without the
aid of the militia.-Milwaukee Senti-
mel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

The eclipse OF Roosevelt has become
so nearly total as to be almost pitiful.-
Buffalo Courier
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

In the judgment OF the Sioux City
Journal the time is not ripe for fur
Their strikes or designations by rail-
way mail clerks. On the contrary, II
is the wrong time for clerks to 'get in
bad" with the department. Public at
tention has been directed TO the need
! for fair treatment of the clerks. Pub
lie sympathy Will be with them in de-
manding the correction of any just
grievance whether it relates to working
conditions or pay. In such a situation
it is only question Of time until con-
ditions In the railway mail division
Will be readjusted upon fair. as well
as an economical basis. Meanwhile
the railway mail clerks should stick 20
their jobs. and do their best"
The Cedar Rapids Republican points
ont that Paul Morton worked hard in
his life, to ar,ass fortune. and to be
one Of the hig financial men Of the
county. But that Is all II was worth.
Death called him in the midst OF his
iabors"
The Oregon primary plan is prob
bly, all right but the politics of Iowa
al present do not exactly suit the Ore
son primary" says the Ogden Report
er.
There is one thing certain, and that
is that none of the boys in Iowa who
are candidates for the senate, have
enough money to do much vote buying
even if they were so disposed. and
what is more, we do not believe they
are of that stripe" says the Manson
Journal.
The Carroll Herald concludes that "it
is certainly bad state Of affairs when
the poor congressman is asked TO make
the selection OF man for a respon-
sible position, and finds that. perhaps
inadvertently, more than one candidate
i recommended by the same person.
It is asking too much to expect q man
endowed with only the necessary abil-
i,y TO be elected to Office and to vote
regularly with the irregulars. to go be-
You'd the returns and find who Is the
real choice of the people"
The farmer bends the kee to none,
and is less disturbed by the world
wide reign OF graft and greed than any
of his fellows" says the Hampton Re
corder. May he live long and prosper.
this son of the soil, who IS the balance
wheel of the universe"
The O:tunwa Review says instead
OF squandering the peoples money on
the army we would rather see millions
given out TO the soldiers who have seen
service and such reward OF the vets
would inspire such patriotic resolves in
the young man that this preparedness
would take care OF itself in short order,
when the necessity should arise"
at lie up to Senator Young and
others who believe as Young has talk
ed. either TO eat their words as to
Canadian reciprocity or to repudiate
the political leadership that 80 invites
them to eat their words" asserts the
Nevada Representative referring to
Taft's Canadian reciprocity plan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

When the steel trust cuts the salary
OF its president to $4,000 a year It must
be fearful OF curtailment of its tariff
graft-Columbia IS. c. State
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

Entered At the pos1office at Marshall
town ~ second class mail matter.