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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
FARMING WITH TRAMPS.

New York is to institute a state
farm Tor tramps II the bill offered by
an assenblyman and urged by certain
strongly charitable organizations shall
be passed In effect the idea Is to
colonize the tramps under restraint
with tho hope Of making men out OF
those who restrain the elements OF
manhood and segregating other and
hopeless Migrants. No doubt some OF
the abandoned farm lands Of that
state will be selected as the field OF
operations II the bill becomes law.
It would seem pretty hopeless
task to create men out Of the sinking
Migrants who prowl from door to door
snd herd in gangs on the outskirts of
towns. But it would appear to be
harder task to turn the abandoned
lands OF New York mountainsides into
productive and profitable farms with
tramp labor. II tramps are to be re-
1ormed into workers they need the
stimulus of accomplishment To set
man picking stone and carrying dirt
to cover cornhills is not the process
calculated to fill him with an enthus-
iasn of production. The main thing is
to show him how easy it is to accomp-
lisln things There isn't much differ
ence between an abandoned farm in
New York and stonepile in Iowa.
The place for the vagrant is on the
highways at wages. That is where he
belongs. He isn't farmer nor is he
calculated to do farm work. The aver
age tramp works only as he is forced
to work. He belongs on the road work
under pressure. He might there find
out that he can work and taste the
sweetness Of wages earned by the
sweat Of his brow. The hobo is not a
farm hand. He belongs on the grade
''skinntng mules" or holding scraper or
in the shovel gang. He viii work
there for wages. The tramp will work
on the road II he must and in his case
it should be a case Of must. If he finds
that honest labor beats vagrancy he
will reform. If he doesn't then he
should be kept on the highway until
he does or grows too old to work.
Time enough then to send him to the
seclusion and quietude OF a farm"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
SLEEPING IN THE PARKS.

a Baltimore man has started some
thing new. He insists that persons
have the right to sleep in the public
parks il they choose. The park COM
missioner tnclines to the opposite
view but Mr.. Edward Griswold. the
claimant Of public privilege for the
public has had good legal talent look
ing up the law in the matter and pro-
poses to bring 1t to a showdown. He
argues that many are SO situated in
large cities that they can not endure
forrid weather in the quarters they
are able to secure and pay for: that
men, women and children are unable
10 find rest in heated tenenents: that
men rise unrefreshed to labor and
children sink under the heat. He be-
lieves the parks are the peoples to
sleep IN Of hot nights as to sit or
walk or drive in Of hot days and as he
has plenty Of money and conviction he
1roposestto know why they can't.
/. Well, why not? II the park com
uaisstonert1s right and the rules of the
parks deny the right claimed by Mr..
Griswold for weary women and tired
men and little children who wither in
close and torrid chambers ana tene-
ments why not amend the rules. The
parties could he put to no better use and
|Aeder may be maintained there at night
laS readily as in the day by additional
protection II that is necessary. In
lNarshA1ltown last summer several
men pEect1ced leaving their hot rooms
End sleeping on blankets III tbs court
house square. Outside Of an occasional
scuuryang when a sudden shower came
Imp there was no excitement and that
was confined to the blanket s1eepers
Primarily Mr.. Griswold is on firm
1round; the parks do belong to the
peoels ana not to the park commits
;sionefs. They are for public comfort
and pleasure. II they can be made so
Vitally useful as would be indicated by
thsir use as sleeping places for the
pAnting people who swelter in hot
LODGINGS and between brick walls poor
" ventilated and heated like ovens by
Ne s..n make then, free Of night. IN
Dor sufficient supervision to insure
,ecot0Ctlon ana sdecency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
recaut,on due tho public .. as Il au.

precaution due the public - It II due
the child.
AS a people we are coming TO an un-
derstanding. or at least an apprehen-
sion Of the bearing OF child welfare on
national and community welfare. The
child welfare exhibit held in New York
was open to the public for q month and
was visited by a quarter Of a million
people, an average Of 5000 per day.
The second child welfare exhibit, Just
held in Chicago, was viewed, during the
first ten days in which it was open,
by over 265.000 people. or about $4,000
per day. This enormous attendance is
attributed by the local papers to the
energy Of the Chicago managers and to
the activity of school teachers and 9TH
ers in spreading the news Of the ex-
htbit thruout the entire city. Yet these
methods would have been futile had it
not been that the public was ready to
take an interest in the subject.
1t isn't sufficient to read and ap-
prove Of child welfare exhibits in New
York or Chicago. 1t is up to every
community to study with horror the
enormous death rate of its own chill
dren; to note it's own deficient chill
dren in the schools and at home; to
seek for the defects which are handi-
Gaping the future citizen at the outset
of his career and it is public duty and
in public protection to, see them
remedied.
The appalling death rate of babes is
attributable directly to ignorance. Few
young mothers are fitted for the most
important function of woman, mother
simple meteorological facts. Innunl-
cradle mothers whose first baby died OF
cholera infantum and who have learned
by later experience that ignorance and
ability caused the loss of new life
have a bitter regret which will live as
long as they do. We need better teach
ing of coming mothers and fathers and
SlflCI Inspection Oh CllllQTel not only III
the schools but everywhere.
1t will come, soon. meteorological
knowledge is of this generation It is
little more than a generation ago since
the dean Of Rush Medical ridiculed
bacteriology and bacteriologicalists AL
len was old and died. Following him
came Moses Gum who caught a
glimpse Of the new discovery. To his
place came Parks and asepsis and to
succeed him that great bactoriologist
Nicholas Sem. 1t has been less than
short lifetime since scientists learned
science. In that time the reading world
has learned more than the earlier
scientist ever knew of the science Of
human welfare
But, mark this; the child is the seed
OF citizenship. 1t is more important to
search for defects in children than to
examine seed corn, TO remedy ccndi-
lions which destroy the development Of
children than to build healthy quarters
for hogs and cattle. The citizen is the
most important factor in the pros
perity and development Of the COM
munity. Let US guard that crop also.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

about thirty feet In height, with walls
twenty feet In thickness.
The monastery In reality consists Of
SIX churches, which are the repositor-
les OF many valuable statues and also
Of precious stones. Upon the walls are
mounted huge guns which in the time
Of the Crimean war were directed
against the British White Sea squad
ron. The monka who inhabited the
monastery at that time marched in pro-
cession on the granite walls while the
shells were Tying over their heads to
indicate what little fear they had Of an
attack by the British fleet.
Thousands Of pilgrims come annually
to Solovetsk from various parts of
Russia to view tho churches and the
relics. They are conveyed in steamers
commanded and manned solely by the
monks-Harper's Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
Topics of the Times

Now that LaFollette is thru telling
about Lorimer the wonder is what the
other fellows can talk about
.
DR.. Grant must take his heresy and
go.
Congressman Pepper wants to issue
rifles and ammunition to high school
boys. What's Pepper got against the
boys? Don't they kill enough at foot
ball?
Col. Pete Hepburn is handing a
package to the non-yoter. Kind Of
passing on the package handed him by
the voters?
Senator Gore indorses Woodrow Will
son. This cuts Harmon on the bias.
Hampton always a progressive town
has taken another step forward by
subscribing $4,000 to build hospital.
Don't rock the boat, eat light, dress
right and swat the fly and you may
live until the hunting season begins in
the fall
The Denison Review says Karl Kue-
hnle has not decided to be candidate
for governor. Perhaps the more Karl
campaign which hasn't much but an
expense account and disappointment
in 1t.
Des Moines will chase auto scorchers
with motorcycles. This looks like
double danger.
Ed Cocoanut is being sued By g
Des Moines lawyer for a consultation
fee. Looking for the meat in the
cocoanut?
When the auto finally drives the
horse out of the traction business one
resort remains. It has been estab-
lished by statistics compiled at the
slaughter houses that the Parisians
really have a diminishing taste for beet
and an increasing appetite for horse
flesh. In 1900 they Slaughtered 1884,
004, 13S-the lowest figure since 1879.
On the other hand, the consumption Of
horsehesh has almost trebled In the
last twelve years. In 1897 5,o%2. 800 kill
ogramnes Of 1t were sold; In 1900 H.
ds3,e1o kilogrammes. The only other
kind Of meat the demand for which has
increased in anything like the same
proportion is pork. The demand for
veal and mutton remains stationary.
a New York woman took her six
children to the Jail where the bread
winner Of the family 10 awaiting trial
and left them there to be supported by
the state. When she was arrested for
abandonment the whole family seemed
to be provided for, but somebody
bailed her out. What IL 70 be done
with woman and six children when
the state works her husband without
paying wagesf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
CITIZEN SEED,

z II the child IL father OF the man
,sic1kly, neglected and deficient children
,afe the Seneses Of all defective citizen
eh1p
a Marah4lltown physician is doing
azcelleut public service when he urges
usedscaa examination Of school children
and grading by capacity rather than
arbitrarily by age. He 10 not far In
advance OF his decade. The need is so
plainly evident that within ten years
epert inspection OF school children will
- universally demanded as a common
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
The inootor'a Haiti.

The late Justice Brewer was presid-
Ing. years aSo. over civil case In
which one Of the important witnesses
was horse doctor named williams.
The doctor was a small man, with 4
weak little voice, ana the counsel on
both sides, % we'll as the court and
jury. had great difficulty in. hearing hts
testimony.
During cross-examination the coun-
sci for the plaintiff became xasperated
and began to prod and harry the little
man.
..Dr. Williams" he shouted, "if We
ars ever going to get anywhere with
this case you must speak up 40 the
court Will hear you. Speak up loud and
strong. sir!"
The small-sixed veterinary tried, but
1t was evidently no use. Whether from
ambafrassrnsnt or inability the SOUND
would not come. q. 49, g. 3,
e Wei, your honor s.ssssss tsg Nj the
eouTssel indi9nantiy. when Judge Bf6w-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

may b es,ccessful In huncoinG the
people iu&a SlsvSsing them to the

may b. sssoesssful, IN huncoing the
people iusa Slsvaelas them to the
bench. fI AN
The rsoait for mayors IL reasonable
and has many inAsAts. II would not be
% dangerous for any legislative or
executive o6ieer. ~ for the Judiciary.
For tha latter It 10 An entirely differ
ent proposition. Laws are made by
Legislators. They must be interpreted
according to their absolute merits and
meaning by the judiciary. whether
such Interpretation is popular or not.
The value Of judicial Interpretation
ana the strength OF government are
dependent on the very fact that de-
cisions may and should be made with
perfect oblivion either for popular or
capttalistic demand. ~.
In the judiciary rests almost the en-
tire hope OF government without NOM
archy. BY one fell swoop the people Of
Arizona. If not curbed by congress,
could set up government by mob In
that state which would need no more
than the recall Of judges to suaran-
tee its quality Of anarchy The inertia
Of congress vexing as 1t may be at
times. is sometimes gracious re-
deemer Of sanity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
piax and His Work.


In a permanent and important sense
1t may be said Of Porfrio Diax and his
career that the end crowns the work.
From one point Of view. indeed, many
viii! regret that the close of his pres
idential service has come under the
compulsion Of a successful rebellion,
and that point Of view and that regret
are legitimate. But 1t is no less legiti-
mate to look upon his act Of restgna-
ton as demonstration Of high and
benefcient patriotism. We said sew
eral days ago when his resignation
seemed inevitable that he had held his
office for the sake of his countrys well
fare and that he would relinquish It
from the same motive whenever he
became convinced that Mexico's well
fare demanded it's REIMBURSEMENT. Tina;
is precisely what he is now about
to do.
In this final step the great Mexican
will confirm the tributes which his
friends have paid to him and Will vim
dictate himself against the harshest i'm
putations which have been made by
his opponents. This latter fact Is al
ready recognized by Mr.. Madero him
self In the appreciative words which
he has used concerning General Diaz.
It ia true that the president resigns
under compulsion. But were ne less
patriotic he might resist that compui-
sion at least for considerable period.
He does not take that course because
Of the burdens and losses which IT
would entail upon the country that ne
loves and has 50 greatly served. Con-
WINGED that considerable part OF the
nation desires his retirement. that his
persistence in office would mean con-
ttnued warfare, and that his resisna-
ton will not mean chaos, but that the
succession will be efficiently provideo
for, he offers his resignation with the
same high and unseMsh motives which
prompted his assumption and long re-
tention Of office.
Much will be said now and hereafter
concerning his career, which has been
unique In the history Of republics The
dominant fact IL recorded in q mannes
beyond all dispute or danger OF oonter-
alton. It consists of the map. of Mexico
That his country II still = country,
nation. an organised. stable. senlighten-
ed power among the. powers OF the
the world, instead Of what Metternich
called italy, "a geographical express
sion,' ,is due to Porfirto Dtas. And n
the nsomentoua changes which are now
occurring that fact win not be forgot
ten.-New York Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
IOWA OPINION AND hoTgs.

"Whils Taft stock has been picking
up . bit Of late a. 4 result Of q. com.
mendAhls exhibition. Of backbone and
wisdom shown In the Appointnent Of
Fisher and Stimson, respectively ~
heads OF tho interior and war depart
ments, tho fact remains that the man
ayers of the party would do we'll to
have another stesd pretty we'll groom
ed and fed, to 80 on the track IN case
tho one picked to make race goes lame
of a sudden" suggests the Rockford
Register.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette ad-
mits that III Senator Cumnlins wants
to be vice president or would consent
to be a candidate 1t ought to be made
unanimous, but 1t is doubtful with the
assurance of seat In the senate as
long as he lives If he will consent to
such a program unless he Ia convinced
1t Is the only means of republican
success in 1912"
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
! agrees with the contention that the
recall of judges Is carrying the recall
business entirely too far. Judges must
be unhampered to exercise their judg-
ments free from the threat of pre-
carious tenure OF office. The judiciary
should not be Influenced by popular
clamor."
1.-THE lumber interests are very much
opposed to reciprocity with Canada or
any other move that contemplates a
reduction or removal Of the duty on
the material of which homes are
built" says the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
AT the same time the governmen Is
attacking the trust-the protected
trust-as a conbina ton in restraint Of
trade. It looks as tho there is a very
simple way for the government to
help itself in the prosecution OF the
trust-.and that by cutting off some OF
the trusts protection"
"Why should the state be mulcted
for the fact that Muscatine could not
keep the peace within it's own Dor
ders?" asks the Cedar Rapids Republi-
can "The law ought to be changed
and the city or county that can not
keep the peace ought to be made to
pay the bills, when the state is called
upon to step in"
UNLESS all signs fail, the mamma
ton Of Woodrow Wilson by the demo-
Gratis would cause stampede from
republican ranks which would make
the 'mugwump" movement OF "a look
like 80 cents" declares the Ida Grove
Record-Fra.
The farmers. while not constituting
a majority Of the voting population,
still do constitute the largest individ-
ual element thereof. and their votes
will 80 against the party that free
lists their products and continues the
high tariff on what thew must buy"
insists the Sioux City Tribune.
"The democrats may explain conf
dentially that the wool bill isn't going
to be passed. anyway" observes the
Sioux City Journal.
I'VE restrict the sale Of poisons. but
the sale OF high explosives and Of dan
gerous firearms ia practically unrs-
strained" complain. the Ida Grove
Pioneer ut is q mistake and one that
should be rectined before additional
lives are secridced."
TT seems that that wasn't .MuscA-
tines strike after all, but 1owa's
strike" says the Ottumwa Courier.
"At any rate. Iowa will have bill OF
$4,000 to pay for the militia service
during the trouble"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
DIDN'T ASK CREDIT.
rRnlanA RAoord1

Mr.. and Mrs. p H. Haylard, living
about six miles northeast Of here. were
in town one day last week to do some
trading, and incidentally brought in a
few dozen eggs with which to pay the
grocery bill. The eggs were brought to
the L. Schlanbusch store and Ben
Knudtson counted them. The total
number amounted to only 202 dozen
and at Is cents per dozen brought the
neat sum OF $2s26. 1t paid the grocery
bill and left some to the good for an
other time. Iowa hens are Just the
thing nowadays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
THE JUDICIARY RECALL.
fwaterloO Courier.

The house Of representatives has
passed q resolution granting statehood
TO Arizona but requiring It 70 vote
again on the recall Of the judiciary
The condition thus imposed by the
house was wisely made. The recall Of
clause OF It's constitution.
the judiciary would be bad enough in
q common statute but to have It In q
state constitution would BE- calamity.
There can hardly be any reasonable
argument for this widest OF the wild
schemes Of ignorant radicals. There
may be Judges on the bench at times
who have no business to be there. but
a recall law would be far more danger
Gus than the few malicious judges who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

er stopped him with gesture. Lean
ing over the bench. he said In his, kind
ly tone: IN
"Mr. Attorney, you muDt be patient
with the doctor. He can not help II
Years spent in tho sick room have APP
parantly made speaking low, second
nature with him."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
Iona Newspapers
TRIBUTE TO A TEACHER.
lCedar Rapids Gazettel.

No estimate can be placed upon the
value to the community of such a life
as passed from this world last Sab
bath afternoon. Mrs. Anna Fisher had
been connected with the schools Of
Cedar Rapids for twenty-six years.
and twenty-thr Of those years she
had taught in the high school. Her
influence for good has had an effect
upon this community, the value Of
which is beyond human power to esti-
mate. Twenty six years devoted to
building character and knowledge.
manhood and womanhood, into tho
lives Of hundreds Of thousands Of boys
and girls. What blessed work? And
how the community should revere the
memory Of such O noble woman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

If the fishing is any good in June
we may deciAe not to attend the coro-
nat!on.-Toledo Blade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

Mr.. Morgan is advocating the sim
pie life. That's what they all say,
when they've had too much OF the
other.-Atlanta Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

Mantell Is q quick thinker, In .
performances Of Richard mr. a, ss3An-
gor, Maine, last year he had packed
the theater. waenat came TO the point
where his lines read,
"A horse, horse! Mytkingdom 4for
a horse!" . wss In ;tha sallerH shout
cd;
wouldn't asdonlsy do youlS and In
q fash Mantell safd.
eyes. come around to tho stage
door,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

AS to a summer White House. the
Guggenheims. II properly approached,
might consent to Its being located In
Alaska.-New York World
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

spiritual NE ard xeasivs IT. rswards
here ana hAreakt&ris Of, ~ may w1olafs
them ana Auffsr ~ apepaaty. beth 9or
tima and SlernttX
"Man ID banlshsd s<fom God and
heaven, not Ny foroet of IAN fannsd DO
lice. but ny the silent irrssistihle
workings Of unchanginx law. The
meanssaopotnts1s ~ s0sds6 nr osrr Aap.
piness. when psrvertod. produce -pur
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

There is one thing about 1t. now that
the college conmencements are at
hand-we won't have to wait very long
before we know what that Standard
OIL decision really mcans.-Phiiadel-
phia Inquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

Let 'em go ahead and get a summer
capital-we'll keep him here II we have
to give a banquet every day.-Wash'
tngton Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

There is no very ardent loyalty to
President Taft In the actions Of Sena-
tors Root and Lodge in seeking TO
have the reciprocity agreement amend
ed Only democrats appear to be
thoroughly devoted to the republican
president.-Springf1 Republican.
Stop wasting water The water fam
inc will catch you If you don't look
out-NeW York Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

But IS Loriner our only pay-as-you- :
enter sena Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

UNLESS all signs fail the mamma
ton of Woodrow Wilson by the dem o.
Gratis would cause q stampede from
republican ranks which would make
the 'mugwump" movement Of "a look
like 80 cents" declares the Ida Grove
Record Era.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

I'VE restrict the sale Of poisons. but
the sale OF high explosives and Of dan
gerous firearms ia practically unrs-
strained" complain. the Ida Grove
Pioneer. "1t is a mistake and one that
should be rectined before additional
lives are secrificed"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27

TT seems that that wasn't .MuscA-
tines strike after all, but 1owA,s
strike" says the Ottumwa Courier.
"At any rate. Iowa will have bill OF
$4,000 to pay for the militia service
during the trouble"