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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
TIE STRAW VOTE RETURNS.

The Portland Journal has made a poll
of Oregon voters as between Taft and
LaFolIette. The claim Is that the poll
was made in a way which makes 1t q
fair showing Il the general sentiment
cf the state. Senator LaFollette got
sol votes from republican voters re-
spending. and SO from democratic vot-
ers. making 3s2 out OF the 607 who
voted for a republican candidate. Col
onel Roosevelt got 1853 votes, and
President Taft received SO. LaFollette
therefore, Sc: more than hall Of all the
votes cast for a republican candidate:
Roosevelt got less than half as many
and President Taft got only a little
more than one-twelfth Of the total
votes cast. and less han ons-sixth as
many as LaFollette.
A poll which ELECTS but so7 votes
7.hile It may 9 an excellent test oi
public feeling Is not conclusive. Stra "
y, ties only show the direction Of the
wind but 1t Is notable that polls taken
IN the states west Of Ohio agree in
opposition to the presidents renom!n-
alton. In this they simply corrooorate
the news columns and editorial express
sions OF a majority Of newspapers
which speak out.
Another very notable thing is that
IN polls axe to ties, the relative
o ,ngth Of LaFollette and Taft Roose-
welt should cut 80 large a figure. II
It is evidence OF anything IL Is that
Roosevelt Is still in the minds OF tho
people and that a vast majority OF
them would hail an opportunity to vote
for him: that the Roosevelt policies are
still dominant with the voting public
and hat party Will be considered after
and not before principle. The con-
clusion is ,hat the candidate and party
which a~pproache. closes, to public con-
ndence will get the votes and that the
political future may be full Of surpris-
ing developments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

VIII that Brigham Young silver ser.
vice for the Utah be decorated with
the Mountain Meadows Massacre in
relief?
The retention of Gompers as presi-
dent and the political character Of his
Atlanta speech is official notification
that organized labor is ready to take
up the political end Of its issue and
vote as 1t strikes. altogether.
The enjoyment OF keen sharp. brac-
ing weather depends a great deal on
whether or not you have an overcoat.
It's the prime steer which is Jump
ing over the moon in these modern
market days.
Rather than go without, italy is WILL
Ing to take Turkey of a neighbours
fence. The moral would seem to be.
lock up your turkeys.
An agricultural pape offers an arti-
Gle on The individuality OF the Cow"
1t should be followed by a strong essay
IN the individuality Of her butter.
President Taft is busy writing his
message. Perhaps he would have
been nearer the nomination if he had
conducted that western campaign by
correspondence.
Advice from a poultry Journal to
poultry raisers: Don't sell all your old
tens. Do we hear a second from con-
suners?
All the political machines seem to
be having considerable tire trouble.
The latest Des Moines plan OF
dumping a police commissioner VINO is
ter boost than the market house.
s
Every now and then. abroad and To-
cally. the truth Is illustrated Of the
couplet:
No thief e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion OF the law"
II there Is any truth in the political
rumor that Roosevelt Is to replace
both Taft and LaFo!lette as a candi-
date, harmony in Iowa will be as easy
to obtain as hash for breakfast Dec. I,
1911.
A crowd at Patton tried to lynch a
mar caught in unnoral conduct. Be-
cause he was IMMORAL or because he
got caught?
Missouri ousted the harvester trust
but nobody is blowing up winter
wheat on that account
There is growing resignation thruout
the country to the possibility tina, Sec
rotary Wilson may hand his in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
"eRM cLr-Fisr,oksD scHccLpprs."

W"
The Did fashioned schoo.ma'am is
gone says an interviewed to the inter-
viwer in a De- Moines newspaper. The
old fashioned grim schoolma'am has
passed" says he. Her place has been
taken by young women who are grad
yates Of normal schools and the school
teacher OF today whether man or won-
an is a normal human being"
This man has permitted the cartoon
list to spoil his memory. The grim old
fashioned schoolma'am" whom he pro-
fesses to recollect never existed. II
she did she exists now for women are
as ~r l. like women were forty years
ago as men are like the men Of forty
years ago. Human nature and climate
do not change. The schoolma'am of
those days was young and sweet ana
blooming as the schoolna'am is today.
her daughter is now She worked hard
then as the little schoolma'am does to-
day. She wasn't old-fashioned then.
The only thing she has changed is her
the cut Of gown and some methods Of
teaching.
L breathes a man who can not re-
call schoolma'ams back in the old dis
trict school whose influence has fol-
lowed him all his life to his bet;ermens
both his youth and his old age have
been III spent or misfortune marked
him early and followed him long. II
he can not recall a very little boy who
strove to please a soft voiced and
sweet-faced woman from 9 to be-
cause he loved her his childhood lost
q very perfect and wholesome oppor-
tuuity. II In his mind there is no mem
ory Of gentle appeal to the best In a
shamefaced youth and oc quiet adnon-
ition tempered by a tear his boyhood
lost something priceless.
Bosh! Grim old fashioned school
ma'ams!" They never existed. The
man talks like a wienerwursti
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
IADYLIKE %COEEEUskINe

Corn husking nowadays isn't what
1t used TO be. A Mr.. c. e. Wilson,
who writes entertainingly Of Iowa
farms and farm operations mentions
corn elevators as frequently as he
might have spoken of scoop shovels a
few years ago. Weekly newspapers
casually mention I cents a bushel as
common payment for huskinz-per-
haps, however. the 4 cents should be
referred TO as an "honorarium"-at any
rate II differs materially from the s1.c5
q day your husky husking youth con-
kidered sudden wealth.
1t 10 good 10 remember things and
tell the boys about them. A days work
corr husking in that haiycon time re-
ferred TO began with a 5 o'clock break
fast on q November morning. 1t end
ed when It grew too dark to see the
wagon. Two men each husked a row
on either side and one ZEN his bach
over the down row. Another man
"shoveled or at the cribs. Twelve
twenty-five bushel loads a day for six
mon was . fair days work"
The gang slept two and three in a
bod as lie accommodation: 9. :he
house made requisite. 1t was mainly
ws9kinS and sleeping with few
minutes By lam plight after supper
drpppins hot shoemaker's wax into
Grocesd hands. Generally, the last ter
aesO were picked In the enow.
Later same Peafy among corn husk-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
es s,so.Ooo,ooe.

The wonder 10 that such writer's fail
entirely 70 see the other eide Of al
this so-called extravaEance. they
mention that the flowers used at the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wedding cost
$4,000. They are told that yer 3l.-
100000 Of toys, children'0 Christmas
toys, are sold In New York City alone
each year. And. they add. the value OF
Christmas present, half Of them are ut
terly %valueless. that 10 for practical
use. Extravagancs. public and private.
IL 10 this class Of an sxpsn-
diture OF money for something we
could do without. Burning up $1,000
u once 10 the object lesson. Now
destroyed. spoiled and rendered use
less. Well. 1t IL easy TO figure. we
have used VI 5000 worth OF labor n
say 500 worth OF material. Some one.
many men worked days and hours to
produce that powder. They were paid
for their labor and they IN turn dis
tributed their wage money to others
that produced for them food. shelter
and clothing. The latter cheerfully Al
lowed themselves to be taxed for $1,000
TO be burned up In on discharge OF the
big gun. knowing that every cent OF
this $1,000 would directly and tndi-
rectly be returned TO them. the said
taxpayers.
And there's the whole story Of this
so-called extravaganza. English shop
keepers are better philosophers. They
grumble at the high taxes but more
and louder IL the titled ones OF Eng
land DO not give big parties. enter
tain much, in other words do not spend
money freely. c. to express 1t better.
are not extravag ant. Ten thousand
dollars worth OF flowers at a wedding
means food. heat, light. clothing. COM
fort and enjoyment TO many girls.
many boys. and more men and women
who raised n marketed the flowers.
The candy. the soda water. the chewing
gum bills are awful. terrible. outrag-
eous. alarming and no~rsensical. So?
Well. who gets the nickel srent for
chewing gum? Twenty-Five million for
chewing gum. At the end OF the year
gets the money? Have the manu-
facturers OF gum put Il all In the ban
or have they pail out for labor four
ffths OF it? Perhaps a more timely
illustration can be used. Many b"si-
ness men are sure a circus that comes
TO town Is a positive loss 70 the COM
munity wherein the show IL held. And
yet the book accounts OF these big cir
Gus agg%resat!ons show at the end OF
the season only a small rer cent OF
money le.. for the stockholders. Your
5o-cent piece Is divided into forty
nve pennies for expenses. Why IL II
the rsse- in any community Is cons'd-
cred an urdesi-ahl BILE citizen? Simply
because he rever spends money FOR
fowe-s. WHY te II the term. tight
wad," ie the very expression our rich
men His'"-a the most when APPLIED 10
The srer6th-ift has ALWAYS the
hest Of he argument, IIe SAYS. claims
and -ertioes Whit he breaches. money
is no good until II is spread around"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
M~<>aLuze
BRANT VS.. CARROLL
AND PAROLE BOARD

ton Of the old ice box" were not true.
ct tho neE refrigerator box had been
completed only 1--WE days when the
board OF health visited the prison and
the junk from the old rotten ice box
was then pied Up near the barn Oh the
farm.
Yet notwithstanding all this making
OF improvements an6 cleaning up. Coy
ernor Carroll has all the time denied
:nat there was anything wrong at Fort
Madison.
Last May the Republican charged:
That :he wooden pals were nlthr
They had been in use to- many years
and were Al'h soaked. The men had
TO use these rotten pals in their cells
and end"re the stencil.
The wooden polls have all been TAX
en- out and are replaced with iron
bucke's.
were closets in the dining hall. where
they could be srelled and heard in use
when the men were eating.
The closets have been removed and
new ones constructed outside Of the
rooms.
TIE Republican charged ha: there
was something u%nsanitary e the
titchen, which produced a stencil. This
vas torn out and the place cemented
over 50 that the stencil was removed.
The Republican charged that the tee
box in use was unNe for the are Of
meats and other provisions.
This was torn out and a new. up-to.
date refrigerator hose built which
rrovi'ed all that Is necessary in car
ing for the provisions.
All summer a large force Of men
have been working on the new cell
house. Altho Governor Carroll insist
ed everything was all right, yet he
called up the prison by phone and d.
recteh that the cell house should be
-rsned.
The Reprh1icnn charged that men
had been kept In solitary longer than
any consideration for human beings
would warrant, the original records
showing such punishnents were buru-
ed when the Investigation was ordered,
1t il reported by orders Of others above
the warden.
So far as the personal charges
,gairst the warden are concerned, me
Republican cares little. They were
made by q prisoner. L. w. Haley. AS
soon as he made them he was put into
a cell, the door covered with a wire
screen and for sixtv DAYS and more
he was never allowed any liberty.
He still is in the second cell, but il
.kea CT c"ch dav ard permitted 70
walk ahout the cell halls.
Old Tom Watson, the man Carroll
promised a special consideration OF his
case. an9 later breaking hi. word rela-
tive to the same, IL now unable to get
of his wheel chair. The governor de-
clared he was in improving health. but
in ten DAYS rom the time the governor
gave out this false statement. old Tom
was sent to h e %hospttal. Ne has been
there ever since. 4 short time ago one
Of his legs bursted, y great wat the
swelling.
The Republican proved the COVER
nor's error by reproducing photo
graph showing his swollen limbs. Later
the ~scvernc's .ss r>ro.s
board, reported that watson vas In a
serious condition, but they charged
that the photograph and cut were
faxes. IN saying this the members
erred. The photograph was taken with
official permission. The picture was
sold in the prison ~ ; postsl card asd
the Republican car produces the crigi-
nal negative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

order houses and tie parcels post must
80. In looking owe the list OF eminent
retailers from . numbsr Of the good
cities Of Iowa We md Just two who are
advertisers. B. jackson, Of Clinton, and
Paul Davis. Of Waterloo. The names
OF the officers are not known % Tar -
the newspapers Of their towns are COM
cerned. II the Iowa retailer wiz gsk
over his stinginess and let the world,
know what he 10 doing with the same
energy the mail order houses get pub.
lcity. he will not be troubled with out.
side competition. In addition to Dc.
handing help from the newspapers
the Dubuque convention referred to tho
newspapers a. being subsidised. Out.
side of clothing and dry goods there u
not enough general Advertising In most
of the cities OF Iowa to subsidi1s .
country cross roads weekly. The iowa
dealers should buy and pay Tor their
publicity and quit their whining. II
they can not meet competition, then
let them get out Of business. The
newspapers should quit their INSECT
laneous boosting and let the men Wild
get the advantage Of boosting. buy
their space and do their own boosting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

sss~ wv.
en- place 10 the governors library. was
told him what had been aaid. A tue
governor listened lines Of suffering
came into his tine face.
''It IL the only thing. Of cour.e." be
said In a discouraged tone. THE tri, Z
worked But II II shameful-shamer
fui to barter away the peoples rights
for a petty office. Why wouldn't II
he better TO pass the bills. push the
investigation through and accept the
defeat?"
Because. John Dunmeade." Muir.
chell said quietly. II promised vour
wife to place you where you can reap
the reward Of your sacrifice. and wa
haven't reached thar point yet. ia.
thence. man." His voice changed to a
grun tenderness. and he pnf his hand
on the other's shoulder aYprtfonnfpiy.
ut isn't like you to lose courage. The
fight is Just opening. Wait"
When the convrnfinn met at the cap
ital the lower house was still dehat.
iifE the bills. rs. -"re the final votes
taken until Dunmeade was nominated.
Then the bills were quietly amended
30 az to render them wholly ine1rpc.
tive Dunmeade vas subsequently re.
elected.
In n full session Of the lower horse,
whose galleries were packed with del.
egates and visitors to the convention
who had stayed over for the p~ro.pei.
tn-s. Remington mndp the last speech
In the debate. II was the greatest
speech he had VET mnde. When In y
magnificent climax denling With cor.
porafe influence in politics he drnmat.
icalIy charged the railway otfiria,a
with having consrired to defeat Dun.
nende the speaker was Obliged ~
pound hts desk for several minutes
before the enthusiastic applause died
down.
When Remington mnde his dramatic
charge against the raiIrnnd Rob. who
ant in the gallery. frowned. He had
not known II was 10 I've In the speech.
However. Though mnrh disturbed over
the rash words. he never rphnkrd
Tan! Rob foresaw the results of the
speech and t,"gan Mt once to make
sundry preparations.
The convention was in May. Early
in the following August. MACPHERSON
q 10 Pnb's office In the city hall
about this young Remington" Mac.
rhorson observed after the preliminary
fen"ing. II think we'd better not let
him 20 back to the legislature this
fall Sackeft's sore on him He's been
bceftnC II right along with his reform
plays. and that speech on the railroad
bills was the last straw Sacketf told
me Remington must go" Sacketi was
the president Of the railrond and the
gentleman who Ind called upon Murrh.
ell at the capital
We'll. what OF It? Remington hap.
pens to hp one Of the people Sackpit
doesn't own"
Come" MACPHERSON laughed un
PLEASANTLY. you and I know he owns
rs all"
Bob looked MACPHERSON stea Ally in
the eyes. II have no doubt" he snid
harshly. that Sa"ket! owns you. Mac.
body and soul But b. doesn't own
me. and ! hapr~n to have a bigger say
In the Sixth than he has. say that
Remington goes back to the iegisla,
ure."
THAT'S f1nai"
"Final"
beware Of the hind leg Of the mule"
wns MacPherSon's parting shot.
For an hour Bob smoked Thought.
fully. then he wired to Remington.
who was away on his summer vacn-
tlon the following message: Come
bnck At once. You 20 to the sennte this
TALL"
ITO lie C%ontinued.D
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES..

The Clarinda Herald declares What
the country is needing IL just such men
Of unquestionable integrity and cour-
age in congress. n If General
Weaver should decide to enter the con-
test he should be elected regardless OF
political ~partisanship."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

Fate's Grim Aumoe.
A pauper murderer In . 0ermaD
prtson has Just fallen heir 10 15.01o..
n Z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

the Grundy paper that 1t 10 the sort
OF fre~akishness that will have the APP
prevail OF the majority Of the people Of
iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

Those who are talking about the
passing OF Champ Clark may be
standing around while he is passing up
10 the White House," rays the Water
loo Times-Tribune (dem.).
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

II Maryland is to be a doubtful state
next year. isn't that all the more ca
son why the democrats should hold
their national convention there?-
Washington Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

Next winter a lot Of the fellows
who are now refusing to husk corn at
4 ,ents a busheI will be or the town."
safei. predicts the Webster City Free
man-Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

Tough on Penrose! Even when he
wants to be good the people won't let
him.-Philadelphia North American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

Prof. P. G. Holden, the apostle Of
intensive farming In Iowa. is thinking
OF running for governor. His slogan
Will probably be make two votes grow
where but ore grew before
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

IF Sunday is worth having. make It
a real S tndav," says the Burlington
Hawkeye. For a definition OF II,
search the scriptures and human ex-
p%erience."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
INJURED

ANooAAo
The fight between the men and 70.
men members Of the Iowa state Teach.
ers' Association yer the election Of Of.
hcers IL unfortunate In that Il III be-
comes them to make politics the most
prominent part OF their state conven-
tion. At the meeting at Des Moines
during the week the women teachers
held q meeting and demanded their
share Of the offices. They did not ask
for more than was due them, but the
methods they later employed when the
teachers were 30 u%nchivalrous AZ
to refuse their request bordered On
militant suffragism. Dispatches from
Des Moines Friday stated that the
meeting took on the appearance Of the
wheat pit when the report Of the nomi.
committee vas brought In. The
unfortunate part of the convention
fight is the effect 1t will have on stu
dents thruout h state. II teachers
not agree amor themselves how
can they expect students to accept
their advice? It would have been bet
ter had the state convention been call.
ed off than to have factionalism In the
ranks OF the association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

The corrected returns show that
Maine will continue dry in customary
places.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
Iona Newspapers

"MOOcHING" ADVERTISING.
[1owa City Republican,.
A number OF retailers met at Cedar
Rapids the other day and organized.
They were directors Of a state organi-
aation perfected at Dubuque last week.
They have resolved that everybody
shall trade with them and that mail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
THAT MONEY.
burlington Hawkeye1.

HI o,UUV. feTHapS tney uBureO DIX 100
high. And perhaps they did not reach
the total in their estimates. Six thou-
sand teachers at a meeting Of the state
association. That indicates Interest ~
their profession. That surely indicates
Interest In their association. At . low
estimate It costs $50 to attend the state
meeting at Des Moines. Now. could
the association do better than 100000
per annum. than holding a big meeting
at Dies Moines. Some OF the very big
abandon these big meetings and are
going to have all the members pass
unnn All business Of jmport.nce. and
In the excitement and rush Of a big
convention. With aaoo. 900 per annpui
the association could carry the best
lecturers 70 every county and to evesy
school district In the state. and a lot
OF other things couii be done. With
an Income Of $4,000 per nnnum the
essorjation rieht take practical ster0
toward es+.hNsrine fhaF pert'on syAa.
ten. which has been talked Of ~ lnn4
ana which seems to be progressing
With INFINITE siowneas. with an iu1
CORE OF s20o 600 pc. annum the asao.
citation ought TO be shle to do much
verv mnrh mo-e for its member thai
st-nrlv tanning together for Few
"avs once . wear. In 4 big convention.
Tho association could.'he on the lob
all the time. and cold he hrsv helnsnS
the teachers and elevating the profess
sion every dav 81 he year and In an
sections Of the state.
SOvE LINN COUNTY CORN.
rredar Rani1s cazette1.
Mr.. Iohn F%7aherty. Of the n
te-rrisirs farmers Of the Fairfax
neighhorhood. brought to the Gazette
offire Yesterday samples Of corn raises
on his farm. The samples showed what
con be dore on Linn county land In q )
so-called Door year. The corn II Of ex-
certionally good Quality. and the Yield
is close to eighty bushels per acre. The
government crop export gives the ave-
erage yield Of corn In Iowa this wear
at about thirt--one bushels. les thai
half the Weld reported by Mr.. F1aherty.
And the Fairfax farmers yield - du.
plicated by hundreds Of other Linn
county farmers. a: we'll AS armera IN
other parts Of the state. II the aver
age yield Of Iowa corn is only about
thi-ty-one bushels, n Thousands OK
farmers report such q yield ~. does NJ.
T1ahertv. II means that there are Other
thousands OF farms whore h Yield %
rtdiculously small. The drouth ana
other causes undoubtedly cut down tho
average Weld this year. but we WIN
wager that even In a year k 1911 the
average Yield per acre could be raised
to over forty bushels without great
difficulty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
Dangerous Surgery

Dangerous Surgery
IN the abdominal region IL prevented
by the use of Dr.. Kings New LttQ
pills. the painless purifiers &c. Nc.
Bride & viii Drug Co. Y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

The Grundy Democrat seems 10
think Attorney General Cosson Is a
freak because he insists on enforcing
the law against candy a tiles and other
forms Of gambling" observes the
Cedar Rapids Gazette. and explains to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15

President Taft says he Is not a
politician. Granted" say the Iowa
Falls Sentinel. and suggests "if the
president really wants reliable infor-
nation along the lines OF politics let
him read Senator LaFollette's autobi-
graphy. The senator is some politician
as well az statesman"