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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
9TH. Common people,"

Who are the common people. that they
should not have the best?
Who are the common people, that
they're different from the rest?
Because they are poor and common
and humble and meek and plain.
Why should they not be worthy the best
that there is in brain
And heart and soul and conscience. and
leading and courage and light
Who arc the common people. that they
ahouidn't DO treated right?
Why should the toilers children not
dnd In the toiler's schools
The best ana the highest training? Are
the politicians fools
That they think they can toy and tr!fie
with folk who are poor and plain
And not be caught at their Cannon and
not be scared with the stain.
OF . low and selfish motive and a
erinE,ng to fawn on those
Who are thought to be easily swindled
with q thistle instead OF a rose :?
There Is nothing too good for the peo-
pie: and. indeed. its the conlmo on
folk.
Bearers OF beam and burden. OF chain
and snafle and yoke.
Who should have the best we can give
them, and should feel as their
children grow
That they in the school can follow the
fountains Of good that flow
From the highest and cleanest sources.
and they needn't Worry TO think
They can not send them to collegiate
city has given good drink.
Who are the common people that we
should not give TO them
The city's best and purest. the jewel Of
It's diadem?
They are the ones deserve It, they are
the ones that mead
The high. uplifting spirit to lean on
like reed:
And 20 to the politicians. let the people
themselves return
The blow Of the stainless ballot thai.
their hearts and their cheeks
may burn!
Baltimore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

paFtment. which ID nsdthr appreciaAaa
nor wanted by the people. e 70 done
In spite Of tho fact that tie peor3e
have protested thru their congroeGsnen,
their grangeA. their institutes ana thar
Farm papers against Il. Il 10 done Il
spite OF the fact that congreesmen,
who arc tho only benenciaries. do noS
want 1t, and II 10 done In spite OF the
annual deficits reported In The post.
Office department. which has "a beer
the burden OF the FREQ distributions. %
this seed, and without which there
would probably be little Of no doncae
The people don't want theee ft>o
seeds don't ask for them and doHt
plant them. The original purpose Of
the free seed distribution was to -.
cure the testing Of new ana untried
varieties by farmers In various go.
tons OF the country, and thus detar-
mine their adaptability to our soi10
and climates. but in practice IL has
worked out 40 . donation, by the SOY.
eminent. OF the common. ordinary farm
and garden seads which aSe bought
from seed dealers In carload lots and
distributed at an expense Of seven
months time and thrse-fourthS Of the
clerical help of the entire department.
II the postal department. were r.
lieved from the cost Of distributing
these wholly valueieso free seeds aud
II It were allowed to charge for the
matter carried under the frAnkinI
privilege for other governmental de-
partments and officers. there would
not only be no deficit but an actual
profit and . big one At the end Of each
year.-Kansas Farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

could b sst up against thAs Of III
whole community.
For this reason. after the law VA
passed. the lawyers Of Scott county
held meeting ana voted. BY sscrea
ballot, for Q candidate for Judge. MT.
Donsgan received thirty-dvs votes and
twenty-four votes were scattering. Nj
Letts received only four Of the twenty
four scattering votes. Again the local
opinion concerning Mr.. Let's was reg
istered by his associates In the legal
profession, men competent TO Judge,
surely. Of his ability for the plAce
It happened that the man receiving the
highest number of votes, and more than
a majority, was a democrat. Scott
county lawyers, and a majority Of the
people. believe in a bipartisan bar.
Therefore q committee Of prominent
republican lawyers went to Des Moines
to present to the governor the Scott
county nomination.
BY his appointment the governor has
ignored the principle OF a nom partisan
judiciary: ignored the combined judy
ment of the Scott county bar in regard
to personal and professional qualifica-
tions, ignored the majority faction Of
his party, and set up his own personal
and factional opinions over against all
other considerations. The new judge
ship comes to Mr.. Let's solely as a re-
ward for petty factionai activity and
for no other reason whatsoever.
Here is a governor who has posed ~
being neither standpatter nor a pro-
gressive; who has talked long and loud
about doing his duty for the general
welfare: who has been twice honored
by the party as whole; but who by
every appointment that he has maze
has demonstrated thet his little brain
does not function in any direction ex-
cept thru the microscopic channel OF
standpettism. John Cownie was forced
out Of the hoard OF control and his sue
cessor appointed az result Of the
Same sort of factionnl bias. The gov
ernor has demonstrated that he is alb
solutely incapable of passing judgment
upon any man or Of making selections
for office that will meet the approval
of the communities wherein the APP
pointees are to serve. II Governor Car
roll appointed all the judges OF the
state it is evident that he would alto
setl1er ignore the high calling OF a
fudge ard name favo.i'es FOR the pur-
pose Of buliing up a factioual politi-
cal machine Is Il any wonder that in
Mexico. where a central government
has been naming local officials without
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
The Strawpile

for the first time. In one grain show
in southern Iowa in the amateurs class
of about thirty ten ear-samples so per
cent of the entire lot was frozen while
in the breeders class not more than
one-half Of ! per cent was frozen both
in the same show.
A great many men have been won
derfully surprised this year to have
their corn was frozen as they thought
the fall weather was 50 nice that their
seed was all good. Hence left 1t out
In the field till they harvested their
corn, so We have az usual a lot Of
frozen and weak seed. A test Of seed
made at Rockwell City. Iowa. in Janu-
airy helps to understand the conditions
which was as follows:
Seed harvested Sept. % tested 100
ears: First strong germ, 81 per cent:
weak. Is $40 per cent: dead 7-10 Of
I per cent. sf'~ - -
Seed harvested Nov. s. tested 100
ears. strong germ, ~ per cent: weak.
35 per cent: dead. 1s per cent.
Also one test at Lenox, Iowa. as fol-
lows:
Seed harvested last week OF Septem-
Der. 100 ears. strong germs. 81 per
cent: weak. Is per cent: dead 2-3 Of
per cent.
Seed harvested first week OF Novem-
Der. 100 ears. strong germ, 81 per cent:
weak. 20 per cent; dead is per cent.
Hence II can be seen how rapidly
seed loses its vitality by being left out
exposed to the freezing nights Of Oc-
tober. While there has been an in
crease in all lines ana an average at
tendance Of about 200 people at each
institute that would mean that In each
county which held an institute at least
400 farmers did not attend as there
are approximately $500 in each county,
and as at least one-half the counties
In the state had no help at all this year
for lack Of funds and help. II does seem
strange that men will oppose a bill
now pending before the legislature ask
ing for means to supply the needs and
demands Of several places in Iowa that
are asking for help. The amount asked
for, 500. 900, would only mean such a
small amount from the average size
farm, which Is 1S0 acres II only one
bad ear Of seed corn was thrown out
on each farm and good one put in its
place this alone would pay the entire
amount asked for and leave $4,000
in the state treasury besides. or II each
farmer would only produce one more
chicken he could eat half of It ana the
other half would more than pay the
bill or II they would smoke four cigars
less in q year this would more than
pay the bill.
NJ 1AIHaHn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
Topics of the Times

ne Illinois senate has started an
inquiry into LorEner's election. what's
the use?
a former head of the Carnegie trust
COMPANY has been indicted Tnfortu-
na,ely this does not mean that he will
wear stripes
Waterloo is on the baseball map.
The cabinet change III Mexico is her
aided as a harbinger of peace. Lei,
US hope that the rumor is vel founded.
Congressman Good wants the leeis-
lators at Des Moines 20 eIld the dead
lock. Maybe the Good straw will break
the canefs back.
New York democrats made another
futile assault on their senatorial dead
lock Tuesday. They failed but the
government at Washington still lives"
1t is reported that President Taft's
message to congress will be brief and
will include no reference to anything
except reciprocity with Canada. Incl
deatally. however. it will be whispered
about the corridors that the presideHt
thinks there is due little reciprocal
consideration from the democrats.
New York Is aroused to q high pitch
of excitement over the fact that some
think like 200 people lost their lives
in a fire. The period Of mourning will
be over in few days. however The
progress toward better ideals in these
things is slow, devilisf slow.
Iowa City elected as mayor the man
who in the legislature is opposing the
Eve mile limit. Evidently the Iowa
City voters do not intend to leave the
state in doubt as TO their views" on
the liquor question The situation at
Iowa City Is unfortunate from every
point of view. The whole tendency Of
the times Is toward saloon restriction
and elimination. Everywhere it is
generally recognized that there is
much evil and no good in the use OF
intoxicants. A great majority Of the
people Of Iowa believe this to be true.
These same people believe in higher
eduction; they want the state univer-
sity sustained and developed while the
people OF Iowa City persist in main
tanning the saloons. Out of Difference
to the wishes of the people Of the state
and in consideration Of the fact OF the
state wide interests in the university,
it would germ that the Iowa Cityans
should yield the coiltI.,=-.=l T int ii7
this connection without coercion. In
stead Of doing anything in this direc-
ton, they take advantage OF every op-
portunity to emphasize their determi-
nation to ignore the wishes Of the
people in these matters. A strained
condition Is created by this conduct.
And it will remain strained until it is
settled and settled right
Cousins was factor In what Dolii-
yer did in the Wilson German and the
Mckinley and Dingley tariff cam
paigns, and there is nothing surprising
that he should claim that Delivers
greatest public record was then made.
l-vin1on Eagle.
The T..R. freely grants the point
made by the Eagle. It isn't surprising.
A souvenir pamphlet issued By Paul
Olson. showing story City In picture
and prose Is Z great credit 70 the town
ana its publisher. 6t0s5 c.. = - se
congratulated. both on the showing
made and the manner Of showing. The
souvenir would do great credit to Q
| city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
0HlsAAI AND IoRMER.

The movement to remove Senator
Lori,ner. Of Illinois. has been branded
- . Chicago Tribune attack for SEN
aotaonAl aud revensaful purposes. But
- comes Il 81. Eohlsaat. publisher
- ~ C13oago Record Herald. making
- DOoattvo statement Of personal
0U5e6Ss Of the use Of 100000 to
SSSs:S. xse election % Le:.1er
1eow Herman Kohlsaat's bare as
ooge9op under oath IL a conclusive
stn9 - men who know him Kohlsaat
knews It or he would not make the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
M%:al<ze
Iona Newspapers
CARROLL APPOINTS ONE MORE.


davenport Times].
The announcement that Governor
Carroll had appointed F. Dickinson
Of the district was greeted in DAven-
port Saturday with expansive smiles.
And while the result was not altogeth
er unexpected. It was hoped that the
governor might for once demonstrate
that he did possess some sense Of the
fitness Of things and some little 1uig.
ment concerning nan al conditions.
Mr.. Let's has been one OF the chief
fs''rss n a dininutive standpat fac
tion in Scott county for several years.
for It IL easier to be leader among 4
few than TO attain leadership in COM
petition with the many strong men al
ways found in larger political groups.
Mr.. Let's political activities became
interesting az a ward caucus factional-
list followed by participation in q rump
county convention the details Of which
were published in the Des Moines Capi-
tai before the attempt was made to
hold the convention In Davenport. He
as one OF those positive few who went
to Dies Moines and told the state CEN
trail committee such q wierd tale Of
regularity that the story was vnbe-
iievable. He bodied up as a candidate
for state senator last year and was
showed under by majority Of 1900
votes. which. by the way showed his
standing IN the community.
On account Of the pressure Of work
In Scott county the lawyers started :
movement to have an extra judss pro.
vided for the district. The law was
drawn IN the usual FORM. gfvine the
governor the power Of fllin1 the place
',.sA the REGULAR election. This form
was followed 81 .eo..-ss s..es ere
has 20 make the appointment. Il was
VSNf VVRo1eSS1eAA thA ae~eA~~A~ ~,a~ss4A a<>Nn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

"Foley's Honey and Tar IL the bsse
cough remedy ever used - It quickly
stopped a severe cough that had long
troubled me-" says J. W. Kuhn.
Princeton, Neb. Just 90 quickly and
surely IL acts in all cases Of coughs,
colds, lagrippe and lung trouble. ~.
luse substitutes Mcbride 4 VIII Drug
Company,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
LIGHT ON AUTOMOBILES PROFITS.
lcsdar Rapids Republican,.

Il0aT ON AOIO0Oo&A0 SSsSS - 49,
lCsdar Rapids Republican,.
An automobile consolidation which 70
advertising stock for sale % holding
out very rosy promises In the shape OF
profits. To induce mon with money
and savings to invest IN their plant,
they state few facts, ~ they can
them. from the inside. Here u part
Of their statement:
'sEvery well-managed automobile
company is making big money. You
can not buy any OF their stock.
1T IL q matter Of public Information
that the Chalmers Motor Company de-
clared a cash dividend in 1910 Of 30
per cent and a corporate stock dividend
Of 1000 per cent. The REQ Motor Car
Company. 90 per cent per annum for
the last five years and that Walter r.
5000, 900. sold out in twenty months for
36,000,O 900, realixing q profit Of nearly
5000 per cent"
Thirty per cent and 1000 per cent on
top Of that exceeds all dreams Of ava
rice that have been told before. Un-
doubtedly large profits have been
made out Of this business. which 10
equivalent to saying that some time or
other prices will come down, as they
did in the case Of bicycles. Ninety per
cent profit. and that on heavy capitali-
cations. Is more than will be lasting.
Capital is bound to go into a field
where such profits can be made ana
when the manufacturers are satisfied
with the average Of 10 per cent, cars
will be selling for much less than they
are bringing now.
The automobile men in their anxiety
to sell stock. are throwing some light
on the business But here il another
query. II there is really so much pro-
At IN the automobile business, why IL
it necessary to do so much advertising
to sell stock? Is 1t because money
men are Of the opinion there will be a
collapse, sooner or later? When stock
begins to be sold in that way It always
looks a. il somebody were getting
ready to unload on somebody else.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
Moro Free eeeda.

ConGreSs will appropriate $3.50. $50
this year for q continuation OF the
free seed graft. This 10 done in the
face Of the fact that the secretary Of
agriculture has protested against It rs
an unnecessary burden upon his de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
s,rd and ,n..et pellesmsn.

Bro 0ho Jn00et poIte0Vh06,
There are bird and insect polIoom0o
which kill the rogues among. fhsif
kindred. Ladybirds, for instance, keep
the green dies Oh roses. and tAs Fed.
dish-brown ant patrols The cotton Aeldo
and keeps them clear Of the deoeeue.
tive cotton boll.WDevil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

Never forget you are part OF the
town. and that your own department
helps to make up the strangers esti-
mate Of the place." says the Rockwell
Photograph. Sell all you can and buy
all you can at home. Every dollar that
is carried away from home makes the
town that much poorer"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
IOWA OPINIONS AND MOTIFS.

So far az the vinton Eagle u con.
cerned It has no tears to shed II the
legislature fails to elect The republi-
cans OF Iowa could not be better rep
resented than by the continuance q
Senator Young"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

The Indianola Herald predicts 'if
Kenyon or Deemer either one 10 elected
United States senator by the present
legislature the contest in 1912 for that
office will not be very exciting for the
people will give him a chance to make
good And then neither one has been
radical in his views and ought to help
harmonic the two factions in the re-
publican party. Neither faction can
have any good reason for complaint"
Some time in the years to come
men will look back upon these present
days OF ours and marvel that we ever
believed that we dealt justly and up
rightly with one another" says the
Des Moines Register and Leader.
The Grinnell Register argues that Gin
a sense the standpatters hold the key
TO the situation. While they are sat
isfed that they can not elect one Of
their number to the United States SEN
ate they are able to dictate which pro-
eressive candidates shall have the
honor. They have declared for Deemer
and indicated that that decision is I'M
alterable. If they persist in this it will
force Judge Deemer's election. No
progressive members Of the legislature
would dare go home and ten his con-
stituents that he had chance to elect
as good progressive as Judge Deemer
to the senate and instead. he chose to
let Iowa get along with one senatorial
vote in the next congress. That would
he political suicide. Kenvon's followers
might az we'll make up their mind 70
the inevitable. wind this thing up and
go ahead with other business"
If Kenyon is disposed to insist on
himself as senator or nobody. why
should not the same privilege be given
TO Young or Deener?" asks the Water
loo Times Tribune. and the Sioux City
Journal replies. TO be sure; and por-
Ter. 1, is a free country-or was at
last reports.
The fools in the legislature are the
democrats" says the Charter Oak
Times. Had they. when they saw thev
could not win swung over 20 either Of
The factions of the republicans then as
long as that mar was In Washington
they would have had a cudgel over his
head. which might have core handy
AS it is. they have nothing to lose"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

regard 10 local ssntimsat insurrsctos
have started EsbsllioAf 1o!tunaealy
the people, not 0overnor Carroll. Wan
have somsthinS q eAy about wno VIZ
b tho additional judge on ne Seventn
Alstrict hench when the next election
tine arriyes. Let Governor Carroll look
ON ana ses what Scott county thinks Of
his appointse. t.e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

Some time in the years to come
men will look back upon these presen,
days OF ours and marvel that we evel
believed that we dealt justly and up
rightly with one another" says the
Des Moines Register and Leader
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

has 20 make the appointment. II was
NOT presumed the governor would con.
strue it to mean that his Judgment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30

The Illinois senate has started an
inquiry into Lorxner's election. What's
the use?
a former head of the Carnegie trust
company has been indicted. Unfortu-
naseiy this does not mean that he will
wear stripes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-13

After the public had had q demonstra-
tion OF what an administrative board
could do, no was not adverse to al
lowing the people to say whethor that
method of government should DO con-
ttnued.
% amendment was rejected Q to To-.
| as follows:
Ayes--MesBrs. Adams. Atkinson. Co.
wardin. Donahoe. Grimes. Melton. Mel.
sen. Patram. Powers--9.
NoeB-Messrs. Bennett. Bliley, Butler.
Don Leavy. Gilman, Grumpy. Gunst,
Hobson. Kain. Mitchell. Moncure,
Moore, Perdue, Remodel, WHITFIELD
Powers Against Board
MIR. Powers spoke ut some length
against the creation OF an adminiHtru-
tive board, being tho only member to
speak against the general proposition
He thought 1t dangerous and unsafe
to place the government In the hands
of so few mon; that they could under 1t
build up most gigantic political or
Eanization through patronage and con-
tracts. asserting that he did not wish
to 500 tho gates opened in Richmond
for political conditions such as are
said to exist In Norfolk. An election
would merely select tho Ave most pop
ular men in the city, regardless of
their fitness or business ability, wheth-
er competent or incompetent, and the
whole movement for q doubtful exper-
iment would place on the taxpayers
burden OF from $4,000 TO 100000
annual expenditure. He thought 1t alb
surd to pay men only $4,000 to have the
entire expenditure and supervision OF
an annual outlay of S3o00.00O, and sug-
gested as a possible weakness that
while these commissioners could not
sell the Gas Works, they might lease
II to some persons who would make
enormous profits out OF what should
be public enterprise
The Final Vote.
Mr.. Don Leavy answered his arGu-
ment point by point, after which the
roll was called and the resolution
adopted as amended, tho Board of AL
dermcn going on record as favoring
an administrative board just as pro-
posed by the special committee by Il
vote of 10 to 8, rs follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Adams. Bennett. Bii.
ley. Butler, Cowardln, Don Leavy. GH-
man. Grundy. Gunst Hobson, Kahn.
Melton, Mitchell. Moncure. Moore. Pa
tram. Perdue, Rennolds. Whittet-19.
Noes-Messrs. Atkinson, Donahoe.
Crimes, Nielsen, Powers-6.
or tho fifteen Aldermen who voted
for the FORWARD plan of redistrlcting
on the final roll CALL when the paper
was concurred in and sont to tbs
Mayor. the following practically vots
themselves out OF office through the
fact that there Is no election in thsi,
wards next spring for the Board OF
Aldermen. tho holdover Aldermen con-
tinuing to serve: Messrs. Bennett, But
Ter, Cowardin. Hobson, Kahn, Mopcure
Moore and Rennolds. y large number
OF well-known business men gathered
around Alderman John Moore after tho
meeting to congratulate him on the
stand he took for the welfare OF the
entire city and in opposition to the
Democratic club of his own ward In
its eleventh hour effort to control his
vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-13

prominent resident OF the North Gar.
den ncighborhood and "a noted foN
| hunter died last night aftcr an Ill
ness OF only few hours The funeral
VIII take place ut O'Clock to- morrow
afternoon and the burial will be at the
family buryinS ground. Mr.. Durrct,
was tho son OF the late Captain Marcus
Dnrrct. ono OF the largest landowners
IN Albcmnrle county, and his mothc,
before marriage was Miss Snlly Moore
OF the south side OF the county. II
TOOK q prominent part In public ant
county matters. ana was member o.
the county electoral board lie was
never nnrried.