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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
GRANT WILL CONSOLIDATE.

lNcVdud ftSpfeSeAtdIlSSJ.
The directors of the district town
ship Of Grant at their annual meeting
Saturday passed resolution adopting
for the township the plan OF rural
school consolidation that has been sug-
gested by Superintendent Scott. The
plan Is. in effect, to divide the nine
schools of a township into groups of
three and to transport the pupils Of
the three districts, so that there shall
be only three grades in each school,
the small pupils having the middle
school and the shortest rides. and the
intermediate scholars having the
school at one end and the advanced
pupils that at the other.sF The three
directors in each group are constftut-
ed a sub board for the management Of
their consolidated arrangement. and
they are authorized to make the neces-
sary provision for transportation and
to cooperate in the employment Of
their three teachers. In Grant town
ship it is contemplated that the
schools will be grouped on east and
west lines, the three schools on the
Ames and Nevada road constituting
one group. those two miles south
second, and those on the south side OF
the township the third. The plan
promises much Improvement in the
schools, without requiring the building
OF new school houses or compelling
any OF the pupils to take long and
wearisome rides and there will be
much congratulation to Grant town
ship on it's making the start. The plan
will go into effect there on the open
ing Of the schools in September.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
TRUSTS REALLY ILLEGAL.

Attorney General Wickersham, IN q
speech at Battle Creek, Mich. this
week, proclaims his belief that there
Is nothing in the supreme courts rule
OF reason decision to weaken the anti
trust law. Instead he believes that the
law is no whore deadly in it's effect
upon trusts and monopolies than itever
was.
Explaining he said:
But any contract, combination or
association the direct object and effect
Of which is to control prices, restrict
output, divide territory. refrain from
competition or exclude or prevent
others from competing in any par
ticular field of enterprise. imposes an
undue restraint upon trade and COM
merce and is in violation Of the first
section of the act"
II was for this reason that the
Standard Oil Company was ordered to
dissolve and yet the attorney general
must admit that there is not the slight
est intention evidenced on the part Of
Standard Oil capitalists to resume free
competition in the oil business. The
decision ordering dissolution Of the
holding company actually caused STAN
market and will have about as much
effect as an injunction against sa-
loon keeper who promptly transfers his
business to the name of a new wagon
driver
However. the attorney general insists
that:
size alone does not constitute mo-
nopoly. The attainment of a dominant
position in business acquired by the
result Of honest enterprise and normal
methods of business development, is
not a violation of the law. But unfair
methods Of trade. by destroying and
excluding competitors by means OF
intercorporate stockholders. or by means
Of agreements between actual or poten-
tial competitors. whereby the control
Of commerce among the states or with
foreign countries in any particular line
of industry is secured or threatened.
expose those who are concerned In such
efforts to the penalties prescribed in
the second section of the act. because
they are engaged in monopolizing or
attempting to monopolize such COM
merce."
What the country needs is a law that
will send multimillionaires to jail and
actually enjoin them from continuing
in a business in which they have been
violating the law. The situation is the
same as confronts the effective en-
forcement of speed limit laws in aris-
tocratic sections of our cities. So long
as the rich man could pay a fine and
walk off free he ignored the speed
ordinances but when he was confronted
with Jail sentences he obeyed the law.
Fines and congratulations are no pun
ishment at all for great trusts and their
magnates. The expense is all passed
on to others in the price of oil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
Human lster,.t q wall sersst

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T To the man VINO IoOlgs from wltnouI
upon Wall street It seems place Of
deep and dangerous 1nystery, q region
Of dens and caves and labyrinths full
OF perih which threaten loss and per-
haps ruin to him who enters there. And
such, In too many instances, II has
proved to be. But, nevertheless. there
IL decided human side to Wall street
It 10, perhaps, the most -two faced"
street In the world Here men who oc-
cupy tho highest pinnacle OF financial
In fact, daily brush elbows with office
boys and bank messengers, .Eet-rich-
quick" higliwaymen, silly and pretty
sgirl stenokrapherS. Curb brokers a0d
curb merchants. and sharp tongued and
ready-witted snewsiee"-witfl al the
motley tide that nows into 'sthe street
each morning ana eb6s back again -
night Wall street De said 70 be
tin most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nsths World,
for all Its vast. wealth. There y no
street where . crowd Will gathef moro
quickly than there even upon ne
smallest pretext. Il e; may ~ ~ street.
fektr selling some naW1ana1 led e0y -
man gilalng the - Y ssOn u naGnolS
see feet nm N the suflfoBeeto
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
SHOULD DEVELOP OUR OWN ART.

There u almost a craze in this
country for the art of the old masters.
Eabulous sums are frequently paid for
more and better work of this kind is
being done right in this day and age
man ever before. The need. therefore,
u not 30 much worshipping Of the
Did masters as 1t is an appreciation and
y stimulation Of the men and women
who are doing things today.
Down in Indiana this subject of art
has been taken up by a number Of cit
les, seven in all, and are exhibits are
arranged annually which pass from one
witty to the other. Larger cities have
Srt Institutes Of their own or are able
TO arrange for exhibits of collections
from time to time on their own plans
and Independent of what other cities
may do. But the cooperation of the
Mndiana cities of moderate size enables
them to secure better results in this
manner than they could possibly get
acting independently.
Among the towns in Indiana where
ithis circuit has been formed are Rich
imond, vincennes, Terre Haute. Fort
Wayne, Muncie and Lafayette. Thirty
smaller towns have formed a circuit
L<nr a smaller exhibit This work is done
thru art associations formed in each
plaza These associations include bus
mess men, educators, lawyers, judges
and ladies from all vocaticns. Splendid
results are being achieved. The work
OF old masters is appreciated and no
4e0Orf 10 made to discredit it. But
there is an effort to stimulate the work
] Of younger men and women. Not only
this but as one critic suggested we
have scenery Of great beauty and his
toric places Of great interest. There is
beauty in our own environment and we
need to cultivate the sense Of appre-
citation. Referring to this subject a
writer IN the Outlook says Of the In
diana artist: HE knows that the
! shadows hang az surely over Brook
vile and Bloomingdale, that the waters
Fof the wabash, the whitewater, and
/. me little Bean Blossom in Brown coun-
4 ~ now BY - ~forevef" az they did In
I that early age when Dido swore that
I her love for Aeneas would remain while
Hfsoasiyss inl snd waters run.
Iospa cfties should organize an art
- ~ a1ion a1oug these lines. we need
-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

hhink Of any reason Why Burlington
gQts only $S0or Meanwhile. local prop
erty valuations are Increased and the
taxpayers carry the Increasing bur-
dens.
"There II trade going on between
3RAa and the United states: be-
4 the president ana his constitu-
CO. insists the Sioux City Tribune.
whether the president believes that
ANY republican can carry the western
states" as has been the rule and that
he need only look to the more uncer-
tain republican eastern states, the fact
Is that his reciprocity agreement has
the appearance Of a purpose to placate
those in the east who live on fixed In
comes at the expense Of the western
producers"
Boone News Republican ito learn from
this man of experience (Smith) that
the high price of hats and gowns is the
chief drawback OF polygamy. 1t had
been our belief that more funda mental
and moral reasons underlie the objec-
lions to that marital monstrosity which
flourished even in this free country for
many years"
THE one. solution Of the trust evil
is to abolish monopoly in private
hands" declares the Dubuque Tele-
graph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

swan feathers, fastened on the cloth
one by one. a long piece OF work In
truth. but they accounted their pains
and time as nothing when they wanted
to satisfy themselves.
The Natchez were just as great
gamblers as the oth.o tribes OF their
race A bowl game was played. In
which a rolling bowl was sent spinning
across u hard. smooth piece OF ground
specially prepared for the game, the
gamblers throwing poles fifteen or six
teen feet long after it. When the bowl
ceased rolling the Indian whose stick
was nearest to 1t was the winner. After
all it was really an embryo roulette
game.
Marriage was serious matter for
the byideGroom.aHe had to make aereg-
ular Christmast5de procession OF gifts
to the relatives OF the bride. even to the
sisters. cousins and aunts. But he be-
came the .possessor OF the. bride, domi-
mated and controlled her body and soul.
The wisdom Of the Matches was fur
Their Illustrated in the recognition Of
the mother. Who was 1T once released
from the hardest OF toll. Additions to
the household in the way of wives sim
ply depended on the ability OF the hus-
h'1AAA W P0y "Al0 pA1~S SA1kO ING AuIUD0I
Of relatives possessed by the BRIDE
to-be.
The chief OF the nation was known a.
the Great Sun, and his relatives as
Little Suns. The Great Sun was as alb
solute as a king His people did not
come near him thru respect.
Ceres onies attending tho funeral Of
Sun were 80 numerous, SO stfilnng
and 50 sanguinary that nearly an OF the
authorities have confined their descrip-
tons to them. leaving much In the dark
regarding the disposition Of the bodies
OF the common people. Instances are
reported where the death of a chief
cost In sacrifice the lives OF more than
a hundred persons.
The Matches held their temple In
great respect The men who passed
before 1t would lay down what they
carried and extend their arms toward
the temple with. loud howlinEs. If they
had small children they would take
them UP In their arms. and turning
toward the. temple. make them touch
the ground three times with the fore
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
Iona Newspapers
TRYING TO SUIT.
Fairfield Ledgerl.

IFaTlGIu LeUSerJ
The Ledger doesn't believe that
President Taft went into the White
House even tinctured with free trade,
much as he may he committed to the
proposition at this time. He has noted
the trend OF events, however. has seen
his party in congress divided on the
tariff issue, has seen conservatism dis
pla ced by radicalsm. Now he Is trying
to give the people what they are ask
ing for. What they want may not be
what they need. but they will have a
chance later to prove that. In the
meantime almost any change the pres
ident may bring about would be pre-
fera BILE to what the democrats would
give us did they have the chance. That
may be poor consolation, but It's some.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
Topics of the Times

While we are rejoicing over the fine
conditions of Iowa roads just now, let
us not forget that this has always
been true in dry weather. The prob
lem is, how can we have good roads in
wet weather.
President Taft is going to recon-
mend parcels post, but SO long as
the same men own the railroads who
own the express companies, how can
the president secure carrying contracts
with the railroads that will bring re-
lief to the country?
Even tho the rule of the road law
failed by veto. turn out anyway and
be a gentleman. The fast moving auto
is entitled to the right to pass other
vehicles, but it is not entitled to the
privilege of brushing others of the
road.
The Montana good roads congress at
Missoula in session this week adopt
ed resolutions recommending legisla-
ton which will provide for county
bond issues for road improvement.
This is the law in Texas now and the
Improvement in Iowa.
The Davenport Democrat announces
that Congressman Pepper, Of Iowa, is
going to make a speech in congress.
Who is Pepper, anyway?
Greater New York now has APO, 900
more people than all the rest of the
great state of New York. and yet the
empire state is the second largest in
area in the union.
Several European nations are just
now engaged in a controversy over
their respective interests in Morocco.
Nonresident ownership Of land has
it's difficulties with nations as well as
with individuals.
The postal savings bank at Red Oak
furnished the local bankers with all
the advertising they will need for a
long time and furnished it without
cost to them, too.
A northern Iowa editor IN announc-
ing the sale of a half-section farm
makes his news item state that the
amount involved represented forty odd
thousand dollars" Evidently few
thousand dollars more or less is moth
| ing these days on the price of q Har-
din county farm.
A British scientist looks for warmer
winters than past ones have been. II
the B. 8. lives ten years more he will
see what he IL looking for. also some
colder ones scattered along at varying
Intervals
:.:a:sssssss:., 3Eae,en&ef the NeW%YorA
state college Of agriculture brands thu
tabandoned fas ssefy. A. 4 kAks. Wh4r
asked '.where are the abanAonet
farms1v ne replied, they ~ ehieAJ
ii the magas5ned ana neWspaDof1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

for soon she * lost 4rom rtsw In
tanxiss of ticker-txpa tossed n roea1
from the nearby office Windows. 8
fayorite sport among the brokerage
house clerks. This sort Of thing usar
ally takes place durtn1 tie noon hoan.
and at that timsSail work - auspenAS&
at the first sound OF a hand Ia the dis
lance. Everybody files to ,the curb.
business can wait In this busiest Of
streets for most anything before :
o'clock when the chimes Of Trinity
sound the afternoon session ana Htho
street" settles down to Its serious Sbssi-
ness Of making financial history. Such
is the everyday. outside little crook<
ed street. with the river ut one send
and a cemetery, at rhe other which
has sent scores upon scoresSto ons,sof
the other-the street with q sSiestfn-
Strand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
The FIsehsad indians.

The language, customs and manners
of the Indian tribes OF the lower Mis-
sissippi valley and adjacent coast Of
the Gulf OF Mexico are graphically de-
scribed in bulletin just issued by the
Bureau Of American F:thnology Of the
Smithsonian Institution which was
compiled and edited by DIR. John R.
Swanton.
The work is a classic on the Natchez
tribe. one Of the largest on the Lower
Mississippi The Natchez cut their
hair SO as to leave a crown, after
the style affected by the Capuchins,
with only enough long hairs to permit
the making of twisted tress that hung
like an ornament over the left ear. In
the middle Of this crown they left about
two dozen hairs for the attachment Of
feathers.
Altho head flattening is mentioned by
all writers, DR. Swanton points out
that the only good description OF the
method by which it is brought about in
this particular region Is the following.
from the Luxembourg memoir:
'... They .,;aTs s..1e :.ss1. cc!nted and al
most OF the shape Of a mitre. They
were not born so; It Is charm w11fch
is given them in early years. What q
mother does to the head OF an infant In
order to force its tender bones to as-
sumo this shape is almost beyond be-
lief. She lays the infant on the end
OF a board on which is spread the skin
of an animal One extremity OF this
board has q hole where the head Is
placed, and it IS lower than the rest.
The infant being laid down naked, she
pushes back It's head into this hole and
applies to 1t on the forehead and I'M
der the head mass Of clay. which she
binds with all her strength betNeen
the two little boards. The infant cries
and turns completely black, and the
strain 1t 10 made to suffer IS such that
= white fluid IL seen to come from ats
nose and ears at the time when the
mother presses on its forehead. II
sleeps this way every night until ats
skuil has taken on the shape which
custom wishes 4 to receive. .;3.s
The Matches made their knives Ofdi-
uaraly, Of ! rather small variety OF cane.
This was split into four DSeces. each
|of which formed q knife t31et out very
yell fcf, : little while. 81
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

70 make history. 10 have bsauttful
scenery. More than this We have paint
era. amateur Of course but capable OF
great Development. Our schools are
doing creditable work In this line. We
need all these things because We need
to develop the artistic sense in order to
appreciate the things about u.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
cujnea-P;se Fer iavvsa.

GuthoA-eiSo Fer EAvvno,
A very curious and most succasd
experiment Is being ln11e sonss q sn4smsr
of private lawns In sKsne An1lD a1laut
to be tried by eok club In the nAigh-
borhood Of GreenhithA., The idsA IL
the novel one OF suhsf1tut1ng no
guines-pig fr tho moving naohlns
and the weed killer.
Round the lawn - arTnngel4 allow
wire barrier. and into theedc1nDuEosare
turned number Of 4uinsa-piG0: or
better. . passage Is madD stfrsm thoR
hutch to the lawn. The 4oninnah at
once attack al the WORT wGede-ehe
plantains frst then the daf1deiionStand
daisies. These broad-8eaved tp1antas
which no moving machine win toocAs
are killed by the persistent cutting e
the guinea.pig.s teeth. e.
When they have finished the woedc.
which are broad-Ieaved ana succul1nk
they proceed to the grass. In & yeEt
they proceed to the gross. IN AsN9ey
short time the lawn looks - rs IT hAA
been cut by the very oloSest u
No harm Is done to the 1f9aA ~
I saw one lawn whtch had s0ee0 g.
mas OF weeds growing no4hin8 but the
Amer grasses. A saw another wldch
was still under process q. toatment.
Half Of 1t, Wbsre thu 8satnsa-pt1D had
been hrDt set 70 work. $500 cat ante
evenly and very closA Eo0k plaSdA8 e
was ~ fast again ~ tshsA bssD undeg
the standardization OF tn moNtnd -
chime, and net . we'd wA0 vi1lb1e- 4elo
1.Ss. A.ls vkAse the aAaashad 1u6t
been turned loose 49, : nass 8 dallll-.
elton. II gzSSss IS = y = :sss q T
In this NET hborhood 4. 49, 1Gu1a
that the guinea-p1gs did M, lIesae
all by being left TO the ytcsk IN ss11eo.f
asdwsss - IN summer. Gnde3 IT, NSf "a!
healthier than under &.
naent Of those. who keeN tAsna - S(1.
An astonishing demand Tor tlao asa,a1lD
has grown up In tho Snsieghh0Eh oees
and II tho inland golf clybes Wt1caG -
great difficulties with sp1A1at
to the new method the 1ulnea-pt19p-
ulation IL likely to 60 up In
that the natural fertility OF t1,s 49, -
sngYAsts. 81 : ~ g I; ~ 4 ID
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
FLY-nY-NIGHr MERCHANTS.
[ Burlington Hawkeyel.

= u IN 8 e0l' 70 '. 'Se.
Iowa City has $500 license for
reddlers The local court has upheld
the license. and now the case is to be
carried to the supreme court Of the
state There is much to be said on or
for both sides of the case. and while
the decision of the supreme court will
probs bly, decide. i. will never satisfy
those who hold q different view. There
is just complaint on the part of regu-
lar dealers. who object to fiy-by- night
concerns, and yet where the regular
dealers are granted all the protection
they demand. there have been cases
where the protection seems to have
been carried to point where 1t be-
came an injustice to good citizens who
also desired the right and the oppor-
tunity to earn living.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

':Just about the time the Iowa saloon
man gets acquainted with the Noon
law, the Iowa Legislature will have
met and given him something else to
worry about" predicts the Waterloo
Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

Every section line road should be
an automobile pike" asserts the Rock
well Phonagraph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
rHedar Ranids Gazette1

There is substantial basis for the be-
lief that as nation we are returning
to a sane and safe observance OF the
nations birthday Returning" is the
proper word to use, for In the not so
very long ago. as many Of us well re-
member the independence day cele-
bra lions were real exhibitions OF real
patriotism. That was before the day
was monopolized by the noise fiends.
and when sports were not so CONNER
cialiZed as they are today. Then came
the inventions that produced noise and
death or injury and then came also the
abnormal appetite for sportsrsome OF
them developed to the point Of crazf-
ness-and the nation was fors more
than decade given over to barbarity.
The slaughter of men. women, and
children became so terrific. the noise
40 deafening, the sport 50 insane, that
the sober sense of the American people
began to assert itself. LAWS. backed
by public sentiment. were created and
are being enforced; programs that are
models OF sanity and attracttveness
are succeeding the senselesB doings
which are perpetrated in.-the name of
liberty.
! There is still plenty Of room for Inn
provement; tomorrow there Will be
Killing or manning Of people: there
will be many fires caused by the care
lessness Of the smart aleck; the blank
cartridge idiot and the giant fire-
cracker f1end will still be IN evidence;
there will be fools who will rock the
boat. etc, etc. But there - such a
change for the better that. the Ameri-
can people have cause for self-con-
graduation. and for ciaimfng that they
have real appreciation OF the libertiea
for which their forefathers made such
heroic sacrifices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

1.-THE country may prepare for virtual
free trade with Canada, which will be
extended in some measure to other
countries in the near future whether
the democrats or republicans carry the
coming national election says the
Coon Rapids Enterprise. Maybe such
legislation will be a bad thing for this
country so far at least as relates to
agricultural interests, but it's coming"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

Interested parties have scared the
country merchant to death about what
the parcels post would do to him and
that is mostly plain scare. started by
the express companies or interested
parties for them" asserts the Logan
Observer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

While we are rejoicing over the fine
conditions of Iowa roads just now, let
us not forget that this has always
been true in dry weather. The prob
lem is, how can we have good roads in
wet weather
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