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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-22

his whole time and attention TO the
duties OF his position. A vacancy in
said office shall be filled in the same
manner as is prescribed for original
appointment.
Section 2. The said state highway
commissioner shall 5e provided with
suitable Office rooms al the state cap
itol which shall be kept open at such
times as the business Of said depart
H.ent and the convenience or inter
ests OF the public shall require.
Such Office shall be conveniently
and properly furnished, and shall be
the repository for all the records o.
said state highway department
Section 3. It shall be the duty Of
the said state highway commissioner
to consider all questions relating to
the general policy o. the state high
way department, and the conduct Of
the work in general: to act for the
state highway department in all mat
ters relating 10 recommendations,
estimates and appropriations. to pre-
pare standard Specifications for con-
struction OF roads. 10 employ an as
sistant engineer or engineers and
such clerical force as may be neces-
sary TO properly conduct his depart
ment at an annual expense not 10 eX-
ceed five thousand dollars and to ex-
ercise authority in all matters relat-
ing TO plans for the building ana
maintenance Of improved public high
ways.
Section 4 The state highway COM
missioner shall keep a record OF all
proceedings and orders pertaining to
the business of the office and OF the
department. He shall keep on file
copies OF all plans, specifications and
estimates prepared by the office. He
general highway plan Of the state and
shall collect such information as the
department may require relative to
mileage, character, construction and
condition of the highways and bridges
In the state and shall investigate and
determine the methods OF road con-
struction best adapted to various sec
tions of the state, and shall establish
standards for the construction and
maintenance OF improved in various
counties, giving due regard to the top
ography, natural conditions, charac-
ter and availability of road building
material.
Section 5. The state highway COM
missioner may with the approval OF
the state board OF affairs purchase
for the state all necessary and Of
fee equipment or instruments that
may be needed for the purposes OF
this act.
Section 6. County commissioners or
county engineers of the several coun-
ties of this state, and the officers of
all cities, towns and townships in the
state who now have, or may here
after have by law, authority over the
public highways and bridges, shall,
upon the written request of the state
highway department, furnish said de-
partment with any information rela-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-22
The firm of Thompson G. Patterson

The firm of Thompson e Patterson
who have been engaged in the har
ness and saddlery business for the
past few months has been dissolved
Mr.. Thompson retires from the firm
and desires to thank his many friends
for their patronage and recommends
Mr.. Patterson, who will continue the
business at the same location. The
business that gentleman states has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

horse won his championship Of the
world but Bonner bought the horse as
he bought Longfellow's Hanging Of
the Crane" as an advertisement for
his story paper. He didn't drive the
horse. He patronized speed as he
patroned poesy, without the sincerest
appreciation Of either horsefiesh or
poets. Work and Vanderbilt sought
excitement. They were virile, fierce
men. So they drove their speed mad
trotters in spider wagons with their
own hands for the lust of contest, hun
cry for action Of which they must be n
physical part.
These early vikings of the CONNER
cial seas were men. Their faults were
manly faults. Somewhat they pirated
it was in much the fault of the age
but they took with their own hands at
their own risk. The modern sugar
trust magnate is no more to be COM
pared to them than a porch climber
to Robin Hood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
JUST A STARTER.
dubuque 1,imes-Journal.1

LDoDu4ue I1hcS.JOui NAIL Z
Governor Carroll has signed the bill
taxing moneys and credits half Of one
per cent on actual value and bank and
competing capital the local rate on 20
per cent less than the assessed actual
value Of other property.
This legislation will have to run the
gauntlet Of the courts. Its constitu-
tionality will be attacked by bankers
or others on the ground that it violates
the requirement Of uniformity. AS
Stunning that it survives this attack. 1t
will have to undergo the test oe re-
suits. The theory is that with the tax
reduced to half Of 1 per cent owners
OF moneys and credits viii voluntarily
report them for taxation. This theory
did not work in New York. There
the tax Of half Of per cent year on
mortgages was evaded until reduced
to half Of per cent for the entire life
OF the mortgage.
Banking capital should be taxed on
a basis determined by the average val
uation Of other property. Mortgages
should be subjected to a recording tax
Of half Of per cent All other moneys
and credits should be exempted. Own
ers Of foreign stocks and. bonds will
not voluntarily report them for taxa
ton even when the rate is only halt
Of / per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE TO THE BOY?

A big fireworks factory which has
recently gone broke attributes its fail
ure to the adoption Of sane methods Of
celebrating the Fourth Of July. Cities
are drawing the line closely. The dan
eerous cracker and explosives are
barred in great many towns as are
certain contrivances and combus tibles
with potential probabilities Of fires and
loss. So the market being restricted
the firm fails.
However. few people are sordid
enough to insist that children be sacrt-
iced in thousands annually that the
fireworks manufacturers may prosper.
These dangerous methods must go. If
the manufacturer must go with them
there may BE- regret, but scarcely
protest.
And there isn't an argument against
the unrestricted sale OF dangerous fire.
works that doesn't apply to the retail
LIQUOR traffic and the saloon. Where
the cannon cracker brought agony and
sorrow and cripples into one home the
saloon destroys ten. So many boys every
year are necessary to keep the bust
ness profitable, to buy automobiles for
the saloonist. pay licenses, relieve tax
alton" keep up rents" make business"
etc, ETC., thru the list of saloon argu-
ments.
What's the difference which way you
destroy boy?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

their depositors. Both Of them knew
when they were doing 1t that 1t was
wrong. measured either by the de-
mahds Of the law or OF good banking.
Neither Of them had to do 1t to get
enough, money to live on or to become
q rich man. They simply did it to sat
isfy an overwhelming desire for more
money and thus violated the conn
dence their depositers had reposed In
them as well as the laws Of their land
II the banking business is to remain
upon sound basis. using deposits for
stock gambling must stop. The people
must see to 1t that laws are made more
stringent upon the subject And the
conservative bankers Of the country
should take the lead In every effort to
punish those who squander their In
vestments. 1t seems passing strange
that SO many Of them are now lending
support and sympathy to the efforts
exerted in behalf Of defaulters In
prison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Looker-On In Iowa

Williams. April 3-A1tho Rev. Mr..
Enslow has left this burg his farewell
remarks seem to inger in the minds OF
the citizens here. and the general sub
iect of Enslow and his revival meet
;ngs is still interesting. The writer has
had some experience in writing up"
affairs IF this kind. but never before
has had as hard job to get at facts.
For instance, it was told the writer
that members Of the Methodist church
and some outsiders had proposed to
Mr.. Enslow that he should preach here
for fifty-two Sundays. twice each Sun
day for $1,000. but 1t was in the con-
tract that he should not live here. This
came from a reputable citizen. but an
other equally reputable citizen says
there is nothing in it. The latter, how
ever. said that if Mr.. Enslow had not
left town when he did there was coat
Of tar and feathers being prepared
This is not capable Of proof naturally
and is only given az sample OF what
one hears when trying to get both
sides of story.
Some things Of this "fracas" both
s!aes agree on. 1t seems the Methodist
church invited him here for series OF
meetings his pay to be collection be-
fore he left Some claim the Presby.
terians were invited to Join in union
meetings afterwards. others say they
were in at the beginning. The meet
ings were only fairly well attended al
first, until the public began to find out
what a genius was "in their midst" In
leading the singing, by the way, all
gree he is fine musician. He sat on
the piano in front Of the audience
trousers turned, Ia raining in Lon
dom showing display OF hose nearly
to his knees. Others claim he occas-
ionally also stood on the plano once In
while and 'it IL all scratched up
and no one has offered as yet to pay
for the damage TO a loaned piano. Mr.
Enslow also apologfzed for the SLAMS
and plain language he used. saying II
was necessary to get the crowd out, and
he had to have the crowd before he
could do them any good. It has beer
printed how his Advertising signs were
changed to his assistants being named
"a live wire" "the primA DONNA" and
"get right with Cod" to "get right With
Enslow." Then some niscreanf put q
rope, string or wire across the path and
he had q severe fall. Meanwhile he hAt
mentioned what bad town 81 s: - 8.
was ana things were ready for the eli
max II came with his sermon OF
cards ana dancing. He out. Su1dAyet
Billy Sunday IN plain language and de-
inunciation Of those who Aetl1sA !,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
THE FIRST MIlLIONAlR ES

Frank Work, a millionaire, died in
New York yesterday, aged 90.
A millionaire nowadays is not a spec
tacular parsonage. Millionaires have
become common. The garden variety
Of millionaire excites small attention
and little remarks He IS one of a class.
His automobile passing along Broad
way no more draws curious crowd
than the mechanics overalls.
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rookie
Teller still attract attention, one by his
benefactions and the other from a var
iety Of causes. But an airship, a
champion prize fighter a great Grim
inal or Roosevelt is required to draw
a big crowd and Roosevelt is losing
out. The common, modern millionaire
is never a prize-fighter, rarely an
aviator and his connection with crime
IS not unusually spectacular.
But when Frank Work landed in the
American metropolis with a five dollar
gold piece and ambition, nillionaires
were scarce as hens teeth. The first
Vanderbilt had left his ferryboat and
was founding the colossal fortune which
put him in the ranks OF the richest men
in the world. Jay Gould had grabbed
his sawmill,. quit peddling maps to
hillside farms and was making the
money wherewith his daughters were to
Ill
tsr1 buy place in the British peerage.
IN that environment and amid those
opportunities the five dollar gold piece
grew into twenty millions. It was the
again; the poor boy in rags sur
rounded by wealth. The bells rang to
him as they had to Wilmington. SO he
rot rich, lived to 81, died and was bur-
write biography of the bat and round
the story Of life before rigor mortis
has stiffened the body which held It
found their text, not in that he was a
lionaires and the last OF the frst So
much had times changed.
e It II worth while to note the COM
parison between the first nil1ionaires
and their successors. Frank Work.
CosDaltus Vanderbilt and their ilk
wealthy and looking for relaxation
turned to horses not to chorus girls
.And 1Goute Carlo. Vanderbilt and Work
Weeo peominsnt on the speedways
Nv1ges pola team held the record and
- championship for years. Wander
mt 1oasht the best horses money could
80 ma drove them for his own pleas
80 Bonn1r bought DEXTER when that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
WE ARE A SOBBISH PEOPLE.

The Des Moines Register and Leader
finds serious and justified fault with
alleged snobbisnness in the United
states navy. 1t says:
Read this bit OF news from -Ananap-
OILS and -et your righteous lnusna-
ton boil over and prompt you to Join
In Il demand tor the training OF real
men, not snobs, at the naval academy:
New York, April 1-"Snould a girl
be barred from so-called good society
because she takes an interest in house
hold duty ana acts governess:
The question has been raised today
as the result OF a reprimand given by
an officer OF the United States naval
academy at Annapolis to a cadet De-
cause he brought Miss Katherine Beers
to a dance at the academy. The repri-
mand was given on the ground that she
was an enploye in an officers house
hold Miss Beers is the daughter Of
Prot. Henry A. Beers of Yale Univers-
ity faculty.
In the name of decency and democ-
racy there ought to be a complete in
vestigation, not merely of this partic-
ular affair but of the alleged general
snobbishness of the navy. 1t is be-
coming a more and more unpleasant
place. according to those who know,
for the plain young man of the COM
mon people who wins his way to a
place in the AGA demy and in the navy.
The army long ago opened the way to
a commission to the ambitious and cap
able young man in the ranks; the navy
obdurately keeps the doors closed, and
for social reasons, say those who
know
The navy is the peoples navy. Let
them bestir themselves to keep It so
democratic that it will be mighty I'M
comfortable place for every snob in it..
The Register and Leader is right.
Some writer of repute lately asserted
naval officers are snobs. The item
quoted by the Register and Leader is in
its way corroborative Of the assertion.
1t is we'll enough to condemn snob-
berry in the navy but the genesis Of its
snobbery is not in the academy. re
snobbery there is simply the accenua-
ton OF the general snobbery of Ameri-
can society. There is this much to be
said of the Annapolis incident: the
young woman was Of excellent social
station as daughter Of a Yale profess
scr. The rule was put in force against
a person of more or less powerful con-
nections a it would have been against
some friendless and helpless girl.
There is much snobbery outside the
naval academy. The girl who takes up
domestic service no matter how high in
character and intelligence she may be
puts up the bars. She is limited in
association with her equals in character
an Intelligence by reason Of her en-
ployment. The domestic is the extreme
the gradations arbitrarily imposed. It
works in Des Moines as in Annapolis.
Women of low intelligence and Of gen.
eral low scale find entree where other
women Of finer and better nature are
tabooed. Men of low morals, small in
telligence and general low character are
| welcomed in the place of better men.
! The academy at Annapolis is not
seriously at variance with the tendency
of the American people. Snobbishness
| is our besetting sin, the snobbery Of
money, of education, Of place and posi-
ton and of intellect. We are snob-
bish people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
such amusements. At the close of his
remarks he asked those that were
,ui11}r0 <n vivo nm ,,pNhrfQf ian

such amusements At the close of his
remarks he asked those that were
willing to give up such unchristian
amusements to rise. And to his sur
prise, several church members failed to
get up, the choir Of young ladies SEEM
ingly not anxious to stand. Discussing
the meeting he asked the choir what it
meant, and was informed when they
Joined the Presbyterian church, In
diligence in cards. ana dancing were left
to the conscience Of each one. After
this the Presbyterians failed to attend.
1t would seem that Rev Mr.. Enslow
sometimes speaks without due reflec-
swear to It, but he was told after this
secession Of the Presbyterians this
evangelist referred to his brother Of the
Presbyterian church as !ong-legged
Jack rabbit preacher Another remark
he Is credited with is che must have
hft something when he bagged D. D"
the Presbyterian minister being Doc
tor Of Divinity. The Roman Catholics
were told that their highest church au-
thorities. condemning cards and dane
ing. In his farewell sermon he used
plain English: said he had been re-
vivalist for fifteen years but never had
been treated this way before: that Will
liams was the worst town in his exper-
fence. His collection for his four
weeks work was about 5000.
AS an outsider talking with all
classes. some Of them standing UP for
Enslow. It can be said the situation
here is very much to be deplored. Be
fore this revival these churches all
worked together and now It will be a
long time before they get together. The
outsiders say it served them right.
They have 1t in for Enslow because he
classed the moral men Of the town as
worse than drrnkards the Presbyter-
ians because their mon, hers wf,o PLAYED
cards and danced feel ins,,lted because
of his remarks. The business men say
he has given the town Of Williams a
black eve. which they don't deserve. az
In matter Of rnorsItv sobrietv. Sabbath
observance. freedom from saloons AMI
general good citizenship. they invite
comnarieon with any town OF its size
in the state After visiting the town of
, Williams for over twenty years this
scribe is glad TO say many towns in
Iowa would suffer in such a compari-
son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
MONEY SAVING ADVICE.
rCedar Falls Record.1

The grocers of Cedar Falls ought to
get together and let the delivery bus
iness out by contract. Then there
would be some system to the delivery
business. It Is a needless expense to
keep up the present system. II the
grocer met the expense thereof the
public would not be especially inter-
ested but he does not. The patrons
of the establishment foot the ex-
pense account. Delivery could be made
at least so per cent cheaper than at
present. AS it is now If housewife
wants to invest a nickel in something
she simply telephones the grocer and
he sends a delivery rig promptly to de-
liver the small purchase. Under the
contract system deliveries are made
on scheduled time and those ordering
goods can get them only when the de-
livery is due. This relieves the grocer
Of all embarrassment and it makes the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

The Anamosa Eureka under its new
management is becoming an excellent
newspaper and worthy of its oppor-
tunity.
At any rate everybody knows how
O'Gorman got his seat. There's MOTH
ing even like suspicion of the methods
employed
P. P. c. on farmers card means
blowing pretty soon for corn.
Mere mention of schedule K sets
every wool grower bleating as tho he
saw wolf.
OF course everything may have been
smell boiled cabbage in the front room
you naturally conclude that it was
cooked in the kitchen.
April 1 is a suggestive time to start
saloon petition Of consent.
Whether or not a senator is elected
LATE Is a goner, lock, stock and Beryl.
With all this contention there are
two sides to the f,arern skirt.
Representative Shankiand was disap-
pointed over the failure OF his bill The
state wasn't.
Boston babies wear tag Don't kiss
me, / 0onr like it." Later. perhaps. 1t
will be revised to read differently.
After snow, drag the roads.
Just when the Kenyon booA seems
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Sticky Sweating
Palms

after taking salts or csthartio
waters-did you ever NOTES tha1
weary all go,,S fesling-the palms
of your hands sWea&-and rotten
taste in your mouth - CatharHcs
only move BY sweatin4 your bowals
DO q lot OF hurt5Try . CAsCA.
RET and see how much easier tho
Job 10 done - how much beetor
you feel.
cAscARRrs roc q boz for Q weeks
treatment, all druE9asts: Daageee selis1
a the wefld. AiI1lon box60 0o0tk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES,

Mr.. Cousins may have injected par
! tisan politics into his memorial ad-
dress on Deliver If he did he used
bishty poor judgment" says the Ana
mosa Eureka. However, there is no
reason why the republicans Of the state
should wrangle over his mistake. The
matter can not well be discussed as it
Is beins discussed, without rejecting
in a measure upon one who is not now
here to defend himself Thes sooner
the Cousins incident is forgotten the
better. Senator Delivers life was IL
lustrious enough to leave it's own
mark"
rs there any sense in appointing so
many lame ducks to public Officer
inquiries the Thompson Courier. after
the people have turned man down in
the general election it would appear
more consistent for the president to
wait a while and let the man get an
other reputation
When the Burlington Gazette reads
of the death, disease ard what not oc-
casioned by the fly, this and that germ
and the public drinking cup, it can not
understand how it is that any of US
are living today.
Ideal tax laws would do more
toward populating Iowa than an ideal
climate" says the Sioux City Journal.
TT is not likely that we will have an
ideal tax system in the immediate flu
ture, but with a little study and work
we can come good deal closer to ap-
proximating it than we now do"
March came in like q lamb and
went out like a gentleman says the
Keokuk Gate City.
"The Iowa legislature has passed a
CONNIE ndable bill, reducing the tax
on monies and credits to a fiat as
sessment of five mills, no matter
what the levy is where his residence
is says the Traer star Clipper This
will result in the giving of much more
money, make money plentier and cas-
Ter in Iowa and eventually lower in
terest rates. 1t will be great relief
to the widows who have a few thou
sand dollars out at interest and who
have had to heretofore surrender half
their income to the tax collector or
perjure themselves. Iowa has Tor
years been driving money into other
states She sees her error and is at
tmpting to overcome it."
The Dubuque Times favors the vo-
cational school and says: The voca-
tional school imparts knowledge that
is useful in making a living and es-
pecially useful to those who are to en-
gage in productive or technical en-
Payments. 1t is a practical applica-
ton of the suggestion that opportun-
ity may be gained by learning to DO
something we'll"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Iona Newspapers
CONGEN1AL CRIPPLEs.

The possibilities Of heredity are but
too clearly illustrated by couple In
town. who have FIVE children and all
Of them physically imperfect. There
is something crininally negligent,
horribly un-christian like about two
people who will bring children into
the world when they know they are
only bringing them to a life Of deform-
ity and suffering; and something un-
civilized about laws that allow them
to do so. 1t is infinitely worse than
murder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Gambling With Bank Deposits.
IONA ha pao I y II

Nearly all, II not all, the great
bank failures OF late years have been
caused by bankers gambling on the
stock market with tho depositors'
money. The gigantic wreckAge pre-
cipitated BY Robin in New York - At
tr1buted directly to this criminAt prac-
tiee. 40 IL the failure Of tho Carnegie
Trust Company. It 10 such expsrtenotl
- these that restrain some people
frem giving way to thA emotional IT
tenpts being made to secure the tree
dom Of two former bankers now 1erv-
ing sentences in federal prisons. Both
of them were guilty Of this vsvy, thing
both u them plunged rsckleGsly iiitn
stock sDeculatiOns On the money a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

housewife more cautious in sending
her order. What works saving in ex-
pense to the grocer must mean re-
duction in the price Of groceries. The
contract: system is working fine In
Grinnell, Muscatine. Hampton and 9th
er place. Why not put 1t into effect
here?