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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
THERE ARE SIGNS OF FALL.

The ears la-e been bent downward
for many days. Below them the stalk
Is losing It's gyeeD and taking on the
yellow russell Of husking time and here
and there a yellow leaf shows among
the green ops OF the field. The
meadows ara short and sere. Pussy
grass carper:s the grain stubbles.
Black patches Of fall blowing break the
Landscape into chackered squares and
rec-angles The map,es are taking on
The crimson zinge and the bright yellow
% coming fail CLEANS in the branches
Of the elms. The blackbirds gather
into punches and flocks and chatter
noisily as sewing circle at luncheon.
Here and there the pumpkins in he
corn fields shine with glimpses Of
rudy ripeness. When the sun goes
down and we sit upon the po-ches
come premonitoyy gusts Of chilly air
which promise cooler weather and
whisper Of coming storm and snow and
heated furnaces.
There are signs o: fall. The signs
are for another o: those long, mild
Iowa falls rich With the ripeness o.
things and strong as old wine with
frutty soundness and the ,ang OF a full
ripening When the winds blow cool
and the sun shines strong and the days
are bright and warm and the nights
medicinal with the strength Of north
and west breezes. A long mothe-!y
autumn in whose lap Iowa rests con-
tent ard satisfied. Weather that no
Japan current can breed. skies that
Italy can not equal. valley of con-
tented rest peorled with happiness.
Iowa in an Iowa fall. Iowa and her
harvest and her climate and her peo-
pie:
10, l uncover the land
Which l hid OF old time in the west
AS a sculptor uncovers his marbles
When ne has wrought his best
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
SAY. NY SON.

Yes. sen, Gotch won the match.
heard the news about the same time
YOU and everybody else did Sure he IS
a good wrestler Yes, think the Rus
sian had a yellow streak. No don't
believe they VIII w-est!e again. Yes, l
understand that Gotch got $4,000 and
,akeoT on the moving pictures. I
haven't any idea how much he will
make or the picture privilege. I don't
know whether ne could handle any
man IN the world. Il might be that
some angry man Of whom nobody ever
heard outside MS own township would
wipe up the earth with him if he got
mad enough Yes, he has d farm at
Humboldt. Say my son. dry up and let
me ask a question or two.
What do you know about this wrest-
ing game anyway? What kind Of a
hold is this reverse body business?
How did Gotch take hold of the Rus
sian and what did he do and how did
he do it? You don't know? Wei, what is
the scissors lock- Can't teuo What's a
hammer lock and full Nelson? Tell
ne what these terms you repeat so
glibly mean? Say, son. you are pretty
ignorant Of this game YOU are talking
SO much about aren't YOU?
Run along my boy and play baseball
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

matters worse than they are and to
turn good prospects into probable cali
amity they couldn't find q surer pro-
cess than a general strike.
The opening Of postal banks has not
caused any serious run on previously
established institutions. So far nobody
seems hurt and some appear to be
helped.
When you meet farmer with load
of crib lumber complaining of the short
corn crop it is easy to conclude that
he has acquired the habit and can't
quit.
Anyway most people wouldn't know
Mona Lisa if they met her in the road
and if they found her presentment
would surmise that the hired girl had
been having more pictures taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
Taxing the Unsarnsd increment.
MINNEAPOLIS Journal.1


AZ a theory the Henry George idea
rental value OF land 10 attractive. But
the theory has been overworked in the
direction Of denouncinE the unearned
increment.
Mr.. Georges son, who Is member
OF congress. recently made speech in
the house celebrating the idea that the
man who acquires piece Of land
where city subsequently grows up.
fattens at the expense OF the commu-
nifty without ever having contributed
to its growth. He took the example Of
Manhattan Island sold by the Indians
in the Seventeenth century for TWEEN
ty-four dollars. and valued now for
taxation at three thousand million dol
lars.
Who and what made the difference
in value" he asked. and answered:
Social growth. the birth Of babies; i'm
migration. laying out OF streets, the
making OF great public improvements"
This is true, and II Mr.. George could
imagine the opening Of streets. the
building Of schools and other city i'm
provements without owners of land, he
would prove his case. But he can not
show this from the history OF Amer
lea. The drst settlers in every COM
munity included men with some CAPT.
tai. They took up land. They stimulated
enterprise. They led in the taxation Of
themselves and their neighbors for the
improvement Of the community. They
advanced the money to start the town.
Then they went out and invited in
IN u-ho ho nm No
basis Of the fact that here was a COM
munity started; one that had already
some improvements, schools and in
dustries that would give the new set
tiers something to do and enable them
in time to become property owners and
taxpayers. Thus large part Of the So
called unearned increment is found to
have really been earned, when the facts
are historically examined.
There are many cases Of individuals
who have vegetated on community
and grown wealthy at its expense, but
1t is a mistake to say that they are
the rule. The unearned increment
should certainly be taxed out where 1t
can be reached. but it would be mis-
take to treat all alike in this matter.
What would become Of the small land
owners under the single tax? Wouldn't
they be compelled by the rule Of tax
ing the land its full rental value to
make their lots smaller and smaller,
AMI live closer and closer together, in
stead Of spreading out as health and
good morals in large cities demand?
The single takers appear to have
their eyes fixed on few parasites who
are holding land away from use, and
to have devised their plan largely with
the idea of pulling down these indi-
viduaIs. They don't seem to have
stopped to consider whether they would
not be pulling down somebody else at
the same time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
WHY NOT HERE?
Huntington Hawkeye.l


Des Moines county has no expert
mental farm. Des Moines county has
always had excellent farmers, but even
the best of US is always able to learn
something, and the man to be avoided
is he who believes that he knows 1t all.
Lee county has a fine experimental
station on the state farm. Out in Pot
tawattamie county the state is begin
ming a series of most interesting ex-
periments upon a twenty-three acre
orchard. The intention is to show that
We can produce better apples and bet
ter fruit generally. than is grown else
where. OF course. we can do it.
1t might be good plan. for some Of
the people in Des Moines county to get
together, and set aside an orchard
somewhere, for such experiments. II
that were done, it is safe to assume
that we should be able to get all the
practical aid from the experts at Ames
to make the experiment success and
most valuable one. And in the long
run, it would be worth barrels Of
money to Des Moines county.
We might try something along the
line of raising prairie chickens. quail
and wild turkeys? These things are
going to be done sooner or later. Why
not lead in something,
BY and by. the farmer who has
ponds or creeks on his land is going
to grow fish for the market. just as
his wife grows chickens now. Why
not begin in Des Moines county. and
begin now?
All such things serve a double pur
pose, They keep the home people in
terested and prosperous and in the
front rank. and they advertise the best
county in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

of the state had done as well as east
ern Iowa, there would have been no
necessity o reporting shortage Of the
corn crop this year. The fields here
abouts never looked better and the
farmers are wearing the smile that
won't come off. And they are not wor-
rying about Canadian reciprocity, eth
err.
The Vinton Eagle predicts that
Warden Sanders will come out of the
investigation into the Fort Madison
peritentiary with a clear record. 1t
may be possible he is to tender heart
ed toward the wayward man and GRIM
iral. but he is a good student Of human
nature and will have an insight into
the nature of every man who is placed
under his charge. He is master with
boys. and while strict in his discipline,
he has never had any trouble in mon
aging them whatever in any school he
has taught
president Taft and Champ Clark
having stripped for the bout and en-
tered the squared circle. all other as
prants for the presidential wrestling
match are warned to keep out of the
game" declares the Waterloo Reporter
Senator Cullom has not been we'll
enough to do much work in Washing
ton for a couple OF years. but he feels
equal to withstanding the strain Of an
other campaign for denomination" re-
marks the Sioux City Journal.
The Cedar Falls Record understands
that "a concerted effort will be made
this week to bring Harvey 1ngham
prominently before the state as re-
publican candidate for governor" and
says Mr.. Ingham would make an ideal
candidate"
Perhaps as an evidence OF change
suggests Instead of encouraging ev-
cry popinjay politician. the newspapers
ought to pass them up and devote more
Of their space to better matters. News
papers give too much free advertising
to such fellows 70
The Scranton Journal predicts 1T
won't take many speeches like Mr..
Taft delivered at Hamilton the other
day to make the election Of demo-
crat president a certainty"
The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune says:
There is growing conviction that no
man in the state would make a more
suitable governor than Harvey Ingham,
editor OF the Register and Leader
Without one word of disparagement Of
other excellent men who aspire to the
office, 1t seems to the. Pilot Tribune
that Mr.. 1ngham is cast In exactly the
right mold for the making Of COVER
nor
"Of course" comments the Mason
City Globe-Gazette. III iowa republi-
cans must fight again among them
selves in 1912 they must not complain
If an occasional democrat gets under
the fence or thru the gate"
To the Coon Rapids Enterprise at
begins to look as tho the Register and
Leader is going to as suddenly flop
away from Taft as it Topped for him
recently"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

Powder and Bali.
The amount Of powder required to
propel cannon projectiles IL about halt
II. Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
THE PARCELS POST PROGRAM.
Davenport Times1.

Davenport Times].
The parcels post plan as outlined by
Hitchcock is likely to meet with stub
born resistance from those who are
fearful that a general parcels post
would be immensely in favor OF the
mail order houses OF the larger cities.
This statement Is based upon the re-
ports from Washington to the effect
that the postmaster general will rec
ommend in his annual report the es-
tablishing Of rural route parcels post
service. to be followed later by an ur-
ban parcels post service. ard these two
to be extended by adding railway
transportation as a part OF the general
plan. That the rural route postal ser
vice was to be an opening wedge for
general system has long been asserted
by opponents Of general parcels de-.
livery system: and now 1t will be
contended that suspicious have been
verified IL the report from Washington
is correct.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
IOWA; SEPTEMBER 1911

those more competent to discuss such
matters. The habit Of going to church
10 one that Is easily lost and whom
1t has been lost 1t is hard to regain
1t. But in spite Of such lack Of church
attendance, we believe there was never
q time when there was stronger faith
In the things that churches stand for
than there Is today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

president Taft and Champ Clark
having stripped for the bout and en-
tered the squared circle. all other as
prants for the presidential wrestling
match are warned to keep out of the
game" declares the Waterloo Reporter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

To the Coon Rapids Enterprise at
begins to look as tho the Register and
Leader is going to as suddenly flop
away from Taft as it Topped for him
recently"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

Senator Cullom has not been well
enough to do much work in Washing
ton for couple Of years. but he feels
equal to wi1hstanding the strain Of an
other campaign for denomination" re-
marks the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

The Cedar Falls Record understands
that "a concerted effort Will be made
this week to bring Harvey Ingham
prominently before the state as re-
publican candidate for governor" and
says "Mr. 1ngham would make an ideal
candidate"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

Perhaps as an evidence OF change
OF heart the Cedar Rapids Republican
suggests Instead Of encouraging ev-
cry popinJay politician, the newspapers
ought to pass them up and devote more
of their space to better matters. News
papers give too much free advertising
to such fellows" 70
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

"Of course" comments the Mason
City Globe-Gazette. III iowa republi-
cans must fight again among them
selves in 1912 they must not complain
If an occasional democrat gets under
the fence or thru the gate"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05

The Scranton Journal predicts 1T
won't take many speeches like Mr..
Taft delivered at Hamilton the other
day to make the election Of a demo-
crat president a certainty"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
ALTMAN DIES
FROM HIS WOUNDS
Shooting Was Result Of Labor Feud
and One suspcst is Beng
Held.

CHIC AGO. March q Vincent Ait
man. union labor slugger who was
shot while standing at the Briggs
House bar Wednesday afternoon, died
Yesterday at the county hospital and
Maurice Enright hus.n agent of
the newly organized local of the
United Association Of Steam Filters,
is being held by the police on sus-
picion of having fired the fatal shot
Inspector LAWN, who took personal
charge OF the case, is satisfied that the
shooting was the result Of labor
feud. bur said that on account OF the
well known aversion OF union officials
to talk to the police it was difficult 10
obtain definite information. He said.
however, that he believed he had the
right man in custody.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
Adjutant General Logan Authorized
to Select Three Company Off
GERS to go soutf,
Apri S.
MORE ON NEXT CALL
Rumors in Texas That Taft VIII In
tervene in Mexico on May and
Then There Will be More
News.

WASHINGTON, March BY the
orders issued at the war department
go guard officers will report on April
9TH to the commander OF the maneuv
er division on the Texas border as
observers. Two hundred Of them
come from states east OF the Rocky
Mountains and thirty from the Pacific.
Later a second batch and possibly a
third will be sent to Texas under the
same conditions. BY the orders the
officers are to spend two weeks with
troops exclusive of the time which 1t
takes TO make the trip.
Adjutant General Logan of Iowa
will be authorized to select officers
from the state to go with the party.
He is asked TO send from the infantry
not to exceed one field officer. three
company officers, and from the medi-
cal corps, one officer above the rank
of major With the next party Iowa
i will be allotted larger number of Of
4 ficers, whose expenses are paid eth
er out of the additional appropriation
at the extra session of congress or by
the states from which they, the Off
GERS are detailed to come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
PRIVATE WIRELESS
STATIONS INTERFERE
Government Could Not Get Message
Through Seventy Miles of
the Air

WASHINGTON, March 24.--Ihe eX
Deriance of Admiral Schroeder's bat
tleship feet TUESDAY In trying to com
municate to the navy department the
results OF the firing by the S.ew Hamp-
shire upon the San Marcos, as the
test progressed, may have the effect
to renew the efforts of the army and
navy officers to secure legislation by
congress to regulate the use OF the
wireless system of telegraphy
Not message could be got through
to Washington by Admiral Schroeder
although the ain line distance from
his feet to the navy yard wireless
receiving plant here is only about
co or 20 miles This was principally
Que to the interference" of the many
private wireless outfits being operated
by individuals in this vicinity
The incident demonstrates clearly
TO the minds of the naval experts the
necessity for absolute control over
all such plants in time of war for they
can easily conceive Of a naval battle
being fought in Chesapeaie bay OF
which the nav department should be
advised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
MRS. sOMERVILLE
SPRAINED ANKLE
Fell on street and is Confined to Hc'
Bed as Result of the
Accident.

QUINCY. H.. March 24.-Mrs. VIII
liam somervile. widow of the former
snperintendeut Of the Soldiers Home,
is confined to her bed as the result
OF an accident she met at Eleventh
and Maine.
Mrs. somerville stepped off the
sidewalk without calculating the gut
ter. which is quite deep at that point
and fell. She suffered a bruised and
sprained ankle and received ner'
vous shock. f, A. Fvert happened to
be near and assisted in the care OF
the injured lady until her carriage
could he summoned, when he accomp
anied her to her home. where Or Q
r. Ehle. assistant SURGEON Of the SOL
diers' Home, dressed her injury ano
made her comfortable.
The injury. while quite painful !;
not serious, and Mrs. Somervllle VII
probably be able to be out again II
a couple of weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
440 OF THEM
IN NEW YORK CITY
moving Picture Theatres Are Thick
and Many of Them Are Fire
Traps.

NEW YORK, March 24.-As re-
su't OF an investigation by Mayor Gay
hor of the moving picture shows in
new York. new system of municipal
regulation for such amusements re-
s2Fts has been recommended. The
,eport of the mayors inspectors al
ieses that many of the 44o picture
SHOWS In the city arc menace to
pubic health and safety
one OF the discoveries was that at
iehdants in some places are provided
WIN atomizers to spray perfume
through the air to allay foul odors'
"any OF the auditoriums had nc
seans of ventilation except the front
uoofs. A large proportion of the
piaces visited We're crowded to the
uahger point and 20 per cent were IN
auequately protected against fire ol
panic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
PRISON TERN
FOR NAF' ziER
Banker Who Handled Stolen Postage
Stamps is Sentenced to Fifteen
Months in Federal
Penltentiary.
ALSO FINED $4,000
Ex.Chief Of Police Also Got Fifteer
Months While Two Robbers Re.
ceIved Five Years
Each.
so FINED

WICHITA, Kan, March PA dra-
matte scene was enacted in the Unit
ed States court when Judge John G.
Pollock pronounced sentence upon
Levi S. Naftzger, millionaire and
former president of national bank;
Frank S. Burt. ex-chief CT police OF
Wichita; John Callahan, Edward Earl
and Roy Templeton, the latter two
found guilty of robbing the post office
at Hope and Burdick, Kan. Natfzger
was given fifteen months in the peni-
Tertiary and fined $4,000 Burt got
/ fifteen months and a fine Of $1,000.
Callahan and the other two got five
! years each and heavy fines,
/ Naftzger was surrounded by rela-
/ tives and friends when ordered to
4 stand before the bar and receive sent
ence. Amidst the means of his rel
atives, Judge Pollock addressed
4 Naftzger and said:
Il will order you TO pay fine OF
$4,000 but that is not punishment
for man in your financial position
1t is therefore the sentence of this
court that you serve one year ant
three months in the penitentiary a
Leayenworth, Kan
Naftzger was convicted of acting a!
a fence" for post Office robbers. Burt
while chief OF police, is alleged t.
have bought stolen stamps from Gala
han and sold them to Naftzger
Naftzger and Callahan gave motto
/ of appeal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
EXPREssMEN's S STRIKE
DECLARED OFF
Strikers Hold Meeting and Decide
There is no Use in Keep
ing it up.

NEW YORK March - The
strike against The Adams Express
company. and the United states E1-
press company which directly affected
Wells Fargo 3 Co. was declared off
at meeting OF the strikers
Before declaring the strike off a
committee OF the Adams company men
called on the genera agent Of the
company and asked what terms would
be given the men if they returned 20
work They were Informed that the
COMPANY would treat with the men
as individuals when they applied For
employment, but would not deal with
the union
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
SHOOTING SEASON
Il, KENTUCKY
mountaineers Hide en- the Hills and
Shoot Train Crews on the
Queen and Crescent
Railway.
FIREMAN is MURDERED
Over One Hundred Shots Were Fired
at One Train as it Rumbled
Along the
Line.

SOMERSET X T., March 24.-Moun- !
tain marksmen are no longer shooting
Queen and Crescent trains under
cover of darkness, but are bold enough
to shoot from the moun'ain top in
daytime. Carl Streat, fireman on
south bound freight No. 55, was SHOT
at Robbins. Tenn, sixty miles south
of Somerset, and died on the way to
sanitarium.
The train was running about TWEEN
ty miles an hour. and was in cut
short distance from Robbins, when
the shot was fired from the mountain
top. The guard on the train with
Streat is reported to have been killed
also. The guard on the passenger
train that brought the body of Streat
to Somerset. got off. bought ticket
and told the engineer good-by. He
said all the money the railroad com
pany had could not hire him to make
another trip.
With the exception of the Streat
killing, most of the violence has been
transferred from the mountain section
to the bluegrass. A passenger con-
ductor who came in last night said
that over hundred shots We're fired
at his train at Erlanger and Hinton
and other points. He said the engine
| crew hid in the tender of the engine
and saved their lives. He told oi
I violence north of Danyille
4 Vaughan, who was arrested by De
| tective Morrow for shooting into {
\ freight train, waived preliminary ex
animation. He has refused to make
/ statement
Several engines today show signs o
bullet marks. The armor plate il
still being used. Reports of firemeI
and guards quitting their places at al
points along the road are being receiv
ed Vice President Phillips of th'
brotherhood OF Locomotive Fireme1
and Enginemen spoke last night to ;
fair-sized crowd He said that III
firemen would win the fight within tn
next six days. kilograms from busl
moss organizations in Lexington, Dan
VILE. Somerset, Oakdale and Chat
tanooga have been sent to Presiden
Finley urging him to take steps t
end the fight,
Freight trains are running wit
about one-half tonnage. Passenge
trains are running on time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
HOMER DAVENPORT
WANTS DIVORCE
cartoonlst Files Charges OF Inhuman
Treatment Against His Bet
ter Hall

SALEM. oregon. March "a Home
Davenport, cartoonist, has fled suit
for divorce from Mrs. Daisy + Day
enport.
Davenport charges that Mrs. Eaven.
port treated him in a cruel and in
human manner and makes other al
legations in his complaint
The couple were married al Silver
ton, Ore. and four children were the
issue of the marriage. Some time ago
a decree of separation was granted in
the New Jersey courts.
1t is stated by friends that Mrs.
Davenport will contest the suit