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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10

desire for better highways. Il 10 likely
to become q law altho It may meet
with Dtouter opposition In the senate.
The measure IL not without merit
but It ought to have very careful con-
sideration before 1t is adopted. as
ought any measure that involves the
annual expenditure OF many millions
OF dollars. It is estimated the out
lay the first year would be sixteen
million dollars. With an increasing
pension list, the Panama canal only
partly paid for, and pressing demand
for large sums for river and harbor
Improvements (rcluding better lev
ees on the Mississippi river) and for
deep waterways, both inland and coast
wise, to reduce the cost OF transporta-
ton, and with many other deserving
calls for expenditures by the federal
government, 1t will be we'll to careful
~ consider where the proposed annual
expense for common reads will lead
to. -=-r
! It is a significant and yet an I'M
fortunate incident OF the adoption OF
this proposition, that the division on
the vote was between the representa-
tives from the cities and those from
the country. the latter favoring and
the former opposing. In good road pol
icies there ought to be no demarcatfon
between town and country. Both are
directly interested in having good road
ways. If the measure is wise one.
conducive to the general welfare. the
cities ought rot to oppose it. II 1t Is
rot wise public policy. then the
country ought not to favor it. simply
upon the ground OF local advantage.
The matter is one calling for discus
sion and enlightenment before final ac-
ton is taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10

engineered by L r. Alderman, state
superintendent Of schools In Oregon
Will invade the east this fall. Oregon
has applied scientific management to
school gardening to demonstrate what
children can do to develop the econom-
fc resources of the state, and check q
backward and unpromtsing tendency
ture in this growing commonwealth.
Judge Archibald appears to be q very
thrifty man.
Even Smoot denies Richeson
How would 1t do to send McCabe and
Archibald to some desert island and let
them work on each other?
Kansas City has decided that as a
city grows it is very evident that all
traffic on foot as well as on wheels
must be controlled. It believes that the
Jay walker" is a menace to traffic in
a busy city and will not permit him
" StioS GA SNSA s6ISSt cii Nh'@
movement of vehicles ie strictly regu-
lated and so increase the danger of
accidents. nor Will it allow him to cut
corners The Kansas City Star says
of the new ordinance: 81, is not SO
bad for Kansas City to be setting the
pace in such matters. Incidentally, the
police force. which is enforcing the
ordinance with vigor and discretion
deserves large share of the credit for
ushering in the new regime Of orderly
traffic" :.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
A Canadian View.

lECHlOltoIl JOUfiIdi.J
The Hght for the support OF Massa-
chusetts that the Taft and Roosevelt
forces have been waging has ended in
a draw. The bitterness that has arisen
between the two has become intense in
the campaign that they have conduct
ed in the old Bay state. What chance
the party has Of being successful in
November with either as its candidate
is hard to make out.
When Mr. Roosevelt uses the Ian
guage that he has. following the most
scathing attack upon himself by the
manager OF the Taft campaign. Mr.
Mckinley, II is manifestly impossible
for the two to get together to try and
defeat the democrats few months la
ter.
In one OF his speeches the expires
ident quoted letter which Mr.. Taft
rad sent him after the last election. II
read in part:
L can never forget that the power
I now exercise was voluntarily trans
ferred from you to me. and that / am
under obligations TO vou TO see to II
that your judgment in selecting me as
your successor and bringing about the
succession shall be virdicated accord
ing to the standard which you anc
in conversation have always formr-
lated"
Ny. Roosevelt's comment was tina,
1T is a bad trait to bite the hand tina;
feeds you"
Herein we find the explanation o,
the extraordinary vituperation that has
been going on. The ex-president has
regarded his successor in office as his
man" and has acted accordingly. The
position was a very false one for any
chief executive Of such nation to be
placed in and 1t was inevitable that the
rupture should occur. Unless all signs
fail. it will drag the party Gown &c
defeat.
AS a strictly modern version 81 th'
story Of David and Jonathan the drama
being enacted is OF compelling inter
est.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
Looker-On In Iona

Grundy Center. May 1e.-Sore one
tells the story that well known man
ufacturirg automobile company re-
Gently made contract for 100000
wheels and that the same concern IS
selling 900 cars a day and is 1000 cars
behind on orders. All of which must
be true II the other states Of the union
have gone crazy on machines TO the
exren, Iowa has Any burg large
enough to be called a town now has
garage Towns Of this size have two
or three we'll equipped for storage and
repairs Many small towns in Iowa
have garages TIN. cost 5000 10 $4,000.
generally made c cement blocks with
cement floors, Office rooms, etc. And
one hears every where, in the depots,
on the trains, IN the hotels and in all
social gatherings automobile talk. And
on the streets Immediately after sup
per literally scores OF machines are in
motion, this in al! towns. many much
smaller than G-undy Center. 1t may
be we see the same machine several
times passing the hotel. but forty
automobiles have been counted in an
hour III town Of 400 people. Another
noticeable thing is the number OF sec
ond-hand machines now on the streets
and roads. These machines are now
so cheap and so many are for sale that
1906 viii, buy a car that cost new
80 2so. Whether the man that gets one
OF these second hand machines can az
ford the repair bill is another thing.
AZ public sales along with other ma
chin.ry one sees advertised an auto
mobile SO many horsepower will be
l. ;rrI 4
weeks ago the writer saw a five eat
car, thirty horsepower that the owner
bought for s112. He fixed it UP little
and Sunday afternoon takes the ~hole
family out riding Being a good oiack.
smith ard always having a fun Kit OF
tools along, il anything goes wrong ne
repairs it then and there. says mas
! never get been hauled in
80
And the moving picture business
like the automobile business. mas come
To stay. In towns OF 200 TO .ooo IN
habitants there's a show every night
generally two, 1870 to $3.50 ana 'he
second $50 to 9:30 New films once
week, sometimes twice. and In some
| towns of say 1000 people vaudevih<
program with one to three performers
everybody know this, but everybody
does not know, moving picture show!
are so common in Iowa towns that
common question at the hotel desk Is
Got a good picture show in town to-
nieh.? Some travelling men go to th'
picture show on an average four to five
timbes a week, and whole families II
| some Of these towns see every chang'
Of program.
! There's another noticeable thing II
Iowa and this in the smaller towns
Very few new houses are built without
they are modern" This means batl
room, electric light Or gas. and furnace
All these things are considered neces
sites not Injuries. Houses not mod
ern are vacated and the extra rem
for the modern houses paid by mel
with very small incomes. 1t IL by n
means uncommon for waxe earneTs &
pay out one third Of all they earn TO
house rent How men with families
learning 500 to $500 year can pay -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
4 GGcD PUBLICITY SCHEME.

A rather peculiar campaign is on in
New York. An ordinance introduced
before the aldernanic board OF the
city provides that every building in
New York shall have displayed con-
spicuously upon it a brass plate bear
ing the name OF the owner Of the build
ing. It is being bitterly opposed, in
deed with such bitterness and by such
methods that 1t is gaining ground by
the attention it attracts.
There is sense in ii, good sense and
complement OF decency. There is no
good reason to be given why the
ownership Of every building should not
be publicly stated on its front that
he who runs may read. There are
many good and sufficient reasons why
the public should know who owns
buildings devoted TO activities in which
the public has interest moral or other
wi-e. The New York ordinance is d.
rectly aimed TO reveal the ownership Q!
ursanitary buildings, low saloons dives
houses Of prostitution and similar lan
defying activities and to enable the op-
ponents Of these to FIX the persona
responsibility.
It's greatest effect would come thru
the publicity it affords. A g-ea,
many who pose as ultra respect
able are drawing large revenues
from buildings devoted to vice an6
filthy living. They will continue tt
do 50 as long as It can BE- done in Sc.
cret but the name on the plate on the
front Of the building and the public
Acknowledgement to partnership with
crime and vice would make the bargain
too hard. Hundreds Of men who are
willing to sell their souls absolutel,
refuse to put them up at public auc
tion. The last thing a man sells is the
opinion Of other men.
The owner OF good building In use
for proper purposes is neve- averse
to publicity and a brass plate The
other who hypocritically coins the
sweet ce !a4ec>ncy IN corcea!,aen,
needs the publicity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
ARCHIBALD AND THE COMMERCE COURT.

The commerce court and Judge Arch
nalA hoth seem to be in the way Of
abolishment. The house has voted by
a strong majority to abolish the court
and from the evidence being produced
before the judiciary committee the out
look for Archba1ds long continuance in
office IL not cheering to that alleged
Spectator.
The testimony Of Archbald's active
partner In the culn deal together with
Photographic copies of letters produced
are sufficient to convince even un-
Suspicious persons that the sooner
Archibald is kicked out Of the commerce
court and all other courts the better
~ the case develops the question forces
itself, how did Archibald ever succeed
or how did those behind him ever sue
coed in getting him an appointment so
important
The commerce court is a failure 1t
should DO abolished. It should never
have been inaugurated. Congressman
Goods concise summing up of the COM
msrce court and its tendencies in his
speech In favor Of its abolition pointed
out tia. E!xty-six cases had come be-
fore Il and that in thirty the railroads
hAA sought to enjoin orders Of the
= 1ntafstate commerce commission and
&hat twenty-five Of these had beer
2lnatod by the court, while only eight
wWO refused. He said the doctrine
Ahax experts on railroad matter should
decide questions Of railroad law would
1eAd 20 packing the court with railroad
1s1y9S and called attention Of con.
grooo 20 the fact that the people hav'
- much confidence In the interstate
co0merce commission as tho supI esis;
c0wt aQd tAat Y uniformity Of de.
~ 80 - - ~. - Z - \
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
Bryan AZ Baltimore.
Isl PAIL Disnatch /

That Bryan still rules the democratic
roost is view of the situation in his
party which the developments of the
week support.
The most active candidates are Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson is
understood to have enjoyed Mr.. Bry-
ans favor more than any other aspir-
ant for democratic honors, but it takes
two-thirds majority to nominate a
presidential candidate in democratic
national convention. Mr.. Wilson is a
rather poor second in the race. and the
serious question as to whether he
| would ever be able to win enough
delegates to nominate him has seemed
to lessen his chances to win.
Nor does it appear that Mr.. Clark
| would be able to approach anywhere
near the two thirds number at the
outset.
This is going to throw the nomina-
ton into the convention to be settled
by some kind OF a compromise, with
the probability that both OF the leading
candidates will be eliminated.
In that process Of elimination Mr..
Bryan Is sure to figure strongly. No
enc who observed his influence in the
| councils Of the party at the time Of
the national committee meeting In
/ January. and nobody vino rightly esti
| mates his standing with the rank and
file will regard him as a negligible
quantity in the Baltimore convention.
I. He will be there in spirit II not In
person, exerting more influence on the
outcome than any other man in his
party. And while he is not candi-
date. and has very adroitly kept him
self out OF the pre-convention contest.
except as he has declared his unal-
tefable opposition to the Harmon ele-
| ment. he VIII be In position to ac-
cept nomination rendered to him as a
com promise among radical and middle
road elements which probably viii DE
able to muster q two thirds majority.
Il sSS.ss -.As@s,eA. ~ ,,o,,tpa1ft,,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10

n not to be taken. however. - IN ssa.
tirely disinterested attitude. PROBE
ably no ono thinks Of him - Without
the hope that the nomination may
como to him again. because. while he
could not in any degree Of propriety
become an aggressive candidate. 1t 70
generally conceded, we think. that his
chances for election would be bstter
next fall than they have ever been BE-
fore. at least since his nrst nominA-
tion, and that he is probably after al
the strongest man his party coul0
nominate. In fact, he would be . very
formidable candidate and the chances
for his nomination are not growing
less AZ the date OF the convention
draws near.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10

cisions was wanted. appeal could b.
taken direct to the supreme court.
II looks as to tho the commerce court
was created for the Archbalds and the
Archbalds for the commerce court and
that adjustment Of both can not come
about too soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
A Mean Man.

A Mean Man.
4 popular local belle and her beso
had quarrel.
Kindly return my lock Of hair"
"All right. Do you mean the darn
lock or the enc you gave me when
you were biouie:'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10

There never was time when people
appreciated the real merits OF Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy more than
now This Is shown by the increaS6 In
sales and voluntary testimonials from
persons who have been cured by II. II
you or your children are troubled with
a cough or cold give /. q trial and bee
come acquainted with its good quali-.
,les. For sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
Ain't Il Good7

Amt II splendid to be Twin, long about
this time O year,
With the green things peepin' upward
and the mornings crisp and clear:
With the children's cheeks a-slowin'
and the future lookin' bright.
And the eladdened roosters CROWN
lust for fun with all their might?
Amt It cheerful, amt 1t spiendlo' %
get out and Whit the air
When the winter time is ended and
there's beauty everywhere.
When the buds are busy swell!n' ana
the colts kick up their heels
And the lambs quit friskin hardly long
enough to get their meals?
Amt 1t fine to hear the cacsie Of the
hen whose heart is light.
And TO have the will 10 tackle any job
there is in sight?
Amt it fine to see things CROWN just
the way they used TO grow.
And to feel the warm wind BLOWN
Just the way il used to blow
Amt II good to start the furrow and
to smell the new plowed earth.
And to hear the blackbirdS chatter.
huntin' worms for all they're worth
Amt Il good 10 hear the ringin' Of the
distant dinner bell,
And to hear the robin singin' just to
show that all is welIo
Amt It lucky TO be Twin when the
blossoms brighten things
And you're waitin for the summer
with the gladness that il brings
Amt n good to see the gleamin' the
old boyhood dreams again?
s.. E kiser, In the Chicago Record
Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
Iona Newspapers
a~ ~~1-AA
HARVESTING HIS CROP.
Shena ndnah World !

Every day we see a man hobbling
around the street on a cane, all Grip
pied up. incapable OF work. suffering
continual pain. a derelict. only half a
man for the rest Of his life He is reap
ing the crop OF wild oats he sowed as
young man, only few years ago.
Every time we see him we wish some
OF the wild oats enthusiastics among
the young folks around town could
haVe watched him the last fev years
as Sideiights has, and could appreci-
ate his condition and the cause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
Too Shabby for : servant.

Coleridge was one day riding In Re.
gents park In an unusually strange,
shabby dress. when number Of his
friends rode up and met him. Cole.
ridge offered to fall behind ana pass
as ono of the party's servants. mo-
one Of them said, Il am proud OF you
as friend: but, must say, should
be ashamed OF you 40 servant"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
TO as : month house rent u conun-
drum.

49,
An observing man on the hotel porch
while this subject was under debate,
said the average man working for
wages doesn't lay up q cent. He car
ries some life insurance. keeps 1t paid
up al he does his house rent and then
spends all he earns. Instead OF saw
ing for q rainy day he figures his In :
surance will take care Of the family for
awhile II anything happens to him, and
so does not scrimp and save a. his par
ents before him made a life long prac-
tice Of doing" It can be assured Iowa
is no different from other states TN
the union, all are going the gait Auto
mobiles, picture shows and modern
houses It'll be kinder tough II
General Prosperity moves out Of Iowa.
10~A~A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Eidora claims the youngest mayor
in Iowa Another town is proud 10
have the oldest mayor. But neither is
entitled 20 any credit for the number
Of his years Let the Iowa city with
the best mayor step forward with the
proof of its distinction" suggests the
Davenport Deinocrat
The Iowa City Repu blican says. Pro
fessor Hoiden's ability or lack of abil-
ity as seed corn expert is Of no more
Importance in filing the Office of GOV :
ernor than the degree Of skill exercised
by Governor Carroll in milking his
COW"
Abraham Lincoln never whimperec
about What MS political opponents were
doing to him" remarks the Sioux City
Tribune
You read q good deal about stam-
peding conventions. hut yoa Go not re-
call many tina, Were actually STAN
pe6ed? ?" asks the Sioux City Journal
AT the Taft headquarters" says the
Dies Noines Tribune the ten Cur2mins
delegates from Iowa are counted part
of the body that will prevent Mr..
Roosevelt from controlling the convsn-
ton At The Roosevelt headquarters
they are counted part OF the Roosevelt
backing II is going to be entirely pos
s:ble that the Curlmins delegates. La
Toilette delegates. and uninstructed
will be the controlling factor IN the
convention In that event they can
force the nomination Of a new man
The only reason" gays me Cedar
Falls Record that Kenyon will no.
receive the unanimous support Of the
republicans Of Iowa is because about
70 per cent Of the voters have never
come in contact with him. To know
r. Ill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
se.,d.d By ste.u,

os scorched by a IRE: apply Bucklen.ss
Arnica Salve Cures Piles too, and tho<
worst sores. Guaranteed CSC. NcBrides
& Will Drug Company. - 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
JUHIEs AND NEWSPAPERS.

Lawyers Who prosecute newspapers
for libel invariably describe the kind
Of newspaper a publisher should run.
The LAWYERS ma not know Il. but the
kind Of papers they describe would be
dead ores. They would not contain any
news and nobody would want them.
The Court Gazette, of China, before
the establishment Of the republic.
would be model of the publication
lawyer describes when he is assaulting
q jury's ears for libel verdict It is
40; often a jury can be obtained to
approve that kind Of journal. If 3uries
did approve them by giving verdicts
against publishers, real newspapers
would soon go out Of business and the
freedom Of speech and OF the press.
the basic idea in government Of this
and every other free country, would be
a thing OF the past. JurymeE want a
newspaper 20 be honestly conducted
but they want 1t free enough and cour-
agenus enough to tell the truth. They
want to know what's going on and they
can trust themselves not to do injus-
tice when they know the facts. And in
this juries reflect the Judgment Of all
who love liberty. respect truth and ad-
I1ire justice.
CLASSIFYING THE CANDIDATES.
[Sioux City Tribune.]
The hearty backing which Wall
street has given Taft: the support OF
Ballinger and Lorimer and the heads
OF all the great trusts and corporations,
Classics him without q doubt. II II
does not he has classified himself by
his speeches against popular rule. Over
against all this they set up the per-
sonal friendship Of one former partner
OF ]. Pierront Morgan for Theodore
Roosevelt and expect to make the
American people believe that the latter
is therefore culpable.
A thousand magnates. representa-
tives Of big interests. stock manipula-
tors, corrupt political bosses. senator's
who bought their seats, the sugar
trust, the tobacco trust, the packers
trust the Standard OH trust and the
whole long list OF predatory wealth are
trying to beat Roosevelt and campaign
money is flowing like water in the de-
termination to destroy the man whom
they all fear because they fear the law
honestly administered. One personal
friend stands out from his fellows. and
sticks to Roosevelt. For this reason.
the whole corrupt gang ask the people
| to take ttetr candidate instead of
Roosevelt. I. requires colossal nerve
70 make a campaign like that and It
| would never be attempted II the trusts
did not believe that the people can be
| fooled as they have been in the past.
1t is UP to the people to show that
they can not be fooled.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY SUBSIDIES
| burlington Hawkeye.1
The provision in the post office ap-
preparation bill granting subsidies to
help maintain good highways on ali
rural mail routes is q compromise up
oTl twenty .s:::::e good road kills that had
been introduced in the h1use. As II
| was adopted by very large majority
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
THE BIZ SIDE SHOW.
IA1arSnr, norr,nraf

Positively the greatest. gra1iest.
most stupendous. gorgeous, glitter
ing. sun dazzling. colossal and awe
Inspiring political convention of this
or any other age. will bt staged at
Burlington a week from tom orrow,
when the cohorts OF the Iowa demo-
cracy will be gathered there 10 do or
die for their favorities il the presi-
dental race. II will outshine any pre-
Nicus democratic Or republican state
convention III size. uagri.icence and
attendance. band music, Gecora tons.
parades and oratorieal pyrotechnics.
Come one. come all. to the great show.
tho only show. the worlds most daring
and fearless political exposition on
Thursday. May il. for one grand con-
tinuous performance Only.