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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27
What a Home Comfort a
Piano Is

How a PIANO adds to the happi-
ness-the home likeness of the home
every member feels the need of a
iPIANO-while you feel the need of
one-you want a good one-these two
-ar loads are good ones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27

Lake Aahawa, and win 60 on TO KAN
sas City, leaving the latter place Tor
Dallas and Houston, Tex. The groom
is called to Texas and other points on
business. and with his bride will be In
the south until the nrst OF the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey will return to
Grinnell to reside.
The bride was reared and Is very
well known in this city. She graduated
from the Marshalltown high school with
the class Of 1910. Her father 10 .
widely-known wholesale and retail
fruit dealer. Mr. Bailey is the second
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. 8. Bailey. OF
Grinnell, and Is secretary of the Bailey
Buggy Company, Of which his father
is president. He was reared in Grim
nell. and was . student for two years
at Grinnell College.
Guests present from out Of town.
aside from those who took part In the
ceremony, were Mr. and Mrs. J. d.
Robinson. schaller; Mr.. and Mrs. D. 8.
Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Foster.
uncle and aunt Of the groom, Mr.. and
Mrs. g. H. Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Lam
phere. Mr.. and Mrs. Rinefort, Mr.. E.
B. Erande, Mr. and Mrs. Westlake. Mr..
and Mrs. John Goodfellow. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cessna, Messrs. T. ]. Bray,
Claire Manatt and Harry Spooner, Mr..
and Mrs. McMurray and Miss Beebe all
of Grinnell; Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Price,
of Council Bluffs: Miss Gladys Mauch,
Webster City; Miss Viola Knittle, Mr..
and Mrs Louise Knittle. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Vale. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoxie. and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stewart. all Of
Waterloo: Mrs. Shoemaker and Mr. and
Mrs s. W. Jameson, Oskaloosa; Mr..
Ward Yount. and Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Place. also cousins Of the bride,
all of Freeport. fll.; and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Bort. uncle and aunt Of the
groom, of Wichita, Kan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27

New England points. Tickets on sale
daily until Sept. 30. Long return limit.
Liberal stop. ovGIs .privile9esi Consult
nearest ticket agent for particulars, or
address w. A. Preston, T. r. A.. or
b. N. Austin, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27
Two Car Loads Of
Pianos Are Way
DoWn--A Low Price
For a High Grade
Piano Is On.
Piano Is On.

Your attention is directed to this I'M
usual sale Of PIANOS-an Iowa deal
er is going out Of business-we sold
him these goods-now we buy them
back and sell them to you at less than
he paid US for them-at wholesale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27
You Feel The Need Of a
Piano..Have Felt II

We have the Piano for you've can
get together on the price surely at this
time-we can also meet you on terms
by buying one Of these PIANOS at this
time, at the price named, and on terms
TO suit you, is all there is to be done.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Low fare summer tours via Washing
ton to Atlantic City and other sea-
shore resorts. New York. Boston and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
A NATIONAL EXPRESS.

Representative Lewis of Maryland, a Democrat with vision says that government ownership of express com panes is imperative necessity under the ruling of the interstate commerce commission
 He by this statement that the country ought do it's express business and that the express monop oly will not fight hard to prevent government ownership
 With the first half of Representative Lewis remarks there is here disagreement.
 With the second clause agreement is not so easy.
 The commission has reduced express rates and has made generous reduction generous to the public
 It has simpliied rates by establishing zone system, and has established means by which customers will longer pay twice upon parcel Moreover the reductions made to apply mainly to small parcels.
 The express companies perhaps believe to-day that they have been deprived of large profits Not They will make more money than ever
 The effect of the rates with the zone system and protection against extoron will be to enormously in crease the use of the express service
 This use will make profits for the companies than they have made beore It will be necessary for the interstate commission to reduce express rates again in few years.
 time may when the express companies will deem it imperative to sell to the government.
 This will be when the government establishes uni versa parcels post, it shows symptoms of doing.
 The express companies would fear competition with the government and would probably be ready and willing to sell under those conditions
 If the country should buy the express monopoly it ought not to pay large price, and it should of course wodnake rule that there should be- thereaf ter, more private carriage of express
 The government would then be the only express rer in the nation just it has been for many years the sole carrier of maiL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16

vocabulary so that lie can present all his arguments to the Traction Board of Directors without wearing out his vocal organs.
 And this line of conversation will accomplish just the same result as though he had wasted tons of dyna- mic energy in oral suasion
 And lastly, when he has suffered long enough, and his wife and daugh- ters have experienced sufficient shame and humiliation from the disgusting proximity of lascivious perverts, he may make up hs mind to follow the example of Edinburgh, Glasgow and the civilized cities of New Zealand, Australia. and Europe where the mu- nicipality owns and operates it's own traction lines-and retains the goodly profits therefrom-and come to the conclusion that the only way to run another mans business is to acquire that business and run it himself without petitioning the Public Flu tilities Commfssiofi-or anybody else.
 Then, and then only, will he get "An Honest Ride for an Honest Nick eI'
 DIR. EDWIN F. BOWERS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
"Tainted" Teddy.
Waterbury American.)

The tainted Roosevelt is the theme, not of some Taft supporter nor of some exhilarated Prohibitionist, but of Senator LaFollette. In his magazine, he takes up the question, which has been. so often discussed, of the con- tests at Chicago and says:
 If he had the evidence to prove that Taft could not be honestly and fairly nominated, why did he not direct his lieutenants to present that evidence to the National Committee, and then to the convention and the country so clearly that the convention would not have dared to nominate Taft, and that Taft could not, in honor, have accept ed the nomination if made? The req son is obvious.
 He could not enter upon such andy sis of the evidence as would prove Taft's regularly elected delegates in the minority without inevitably sub jecting his own spuriously credentlal- led delegates to an examination SC critical as would expose the falsity of his own contention that he had an honestly elected majority of the dele gates to claim everything, to cry fraud, to bully the National Commit tee and the convention, and having thus created a condition which would make impossible a calm investigation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
MT. Blakeslee's Candidacy.
CNew Haven Journal Courier.)

CNew Haven Journal Courier)
 Speaking purely as a philosopher in a comfortable position as the events of the day troop by to our edificatiOn or amusement as the case may be, 1t oc- CUTS to us that Lieutenant Governor Dennis Blakeslee, of this historic town shows more courage of the admirable sort in declaring his intention to re- main in the race for the Republican nomination for governor than some of the leaders of that party show judg- ment in seeking another to nominate tradition with the Republican party in this state that the nominee for lieutenant governor, if successful with the rest of the, ticket, should two years later automatically advance to the first place An unsuccessful attempt to break this tradition was made in 1890, when it was General Samuel place. Morgan G. Bukeley wanted a renomination, which was denied him. But things had advanced pretty far by the time in 1908 when Lieutenant Governor Everett Lake thought he should go higher. Tn that contest the tradition went by the boards and it is not in order now for MT. Blakeslee to appeal to it. If he secures the nom ination it will not be cause he holds to-day second place, but because he holds the strings to the situation and has the courage to keep his hat shied in the ring. The reason we question the Judgment of those who insist upon seeking another to nominate in his place is that. it involves a waste of nerve tissue and possibly good mon- ey. If" he lives Governor Baldwin will be renominated' by his party and elected. No other outcome is conceiv- able. He has been a splendid gover- nor and the office is a much more dig nified one for his having occupied it. Controversies, therefore, between Re publican aspirants are more diYerting than convincing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
REVIEWS
 @ FROM " Our Exchanges
Extracts from "Joe" Mul,
 lins' Political Letter.
(Hartford Times.)


 Senator Bryan F. Mahan, Of New London, was a visitor to Hartford this week and a. happy visitor he was too. He had reason to be. He has secured for his native city, over whose government he presides as may or, the appropriation of $1 ,000, 900 for the improvement of the harbor. But it was not as the financing genius of his municipality that Times report CT was interested in the senator. The reporters interest was entirely a po- litical one A statement had appear ed in some of the papers to the effect that it was the intention of the sem ator to run for the nomination for lieutenant governor instead of for that of congressman from the Second dis trict. The reporter questioned the senator about the statement in the newspapers. Senator Mahan said there was not word of truth in the state ment that he was a candidate for the nomination for lieutenant governor. Such an office did not appeal to him. He had no ambition to be the occu- pant of the charter oak chair, keeping the dignified senators in order and declaring the fate of motions. He wanted to be in a position where there was more active service required and where he would be afforded more op- portunities to be of use to his con- stftuents. From the senator's state ment in regard to his political ideals it naturally occurred to the reporter to ask him if he was in the field for the nomination for congress. The question was parried by the senator but not very successfully. It was his modesty and not. his ambition that suggested his unwillingness to contin- ue the conversation on the congress sional question. The reporter spared him the annoyance of further quiz Zing. But it can be said that Senator Mahan will be a candidate for the democratic nomination in the district and if he is nominated his election is probable. There are some people. among whom are republican leaders, who go further and say that the sen ator's election to congress from the Second district is certain if he is nom mated.
 The political quid nuncs of Bridge port had it all fixed up. They an nounced that they had made up a democratic slate which would win and that nothing was needed but the rat ification by the convention, a proceed ing which, they regretfully admitted, ance that all the gentlemen whose names were on the slate had promised to accept the places assigned them. They did not pretend to. take the rest of the state into their confidence, but let that pass; the oversight was inn material Everything looked rosy for the plans of the coterie of slate-mak- CTS in Bridgeport until one of the gentlemen who had been assigned the position, through the grace of Bridge port, of ,1ieutenant-governor, George P Ingersoll of Ridgeheld, was asked by a friend if he intended to take the-dem- ocratic nomination for the office. MT | &J,n first he had heard of the matter and that in any event he would. not ac- cept the nomination. The Bridgeport slate was completely smashed by the
 answer of MT. Ingersoll and the slate makers have suspended business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
TAKING THE RISK

There should be the fullest public lty of campaign expenses, before and after election. Such reports, plus statutes limiting theeamount of mon- ey that may be expended upon an election, and defining the purposes for which money may be used, will pretty thoroughly stop the election debauchery which is general in many states. including this one.
 There are now laws against buying votes, but the offense is difficult to prove, the practice is a custom, and not a few well meaning men win at 1t on this account
 The man who sells his vote and the man who buys it are criminals in the same offense and each has a strong motive to be silent.
 But where the law limits the amount of money that may be ex- pended. makes it an offense to make a campaign contribution in false name. and limits and names the ob-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16

jects for which money may be used, it makes the violator of those precepts criminal by this sole act, and those who have knowledge of his law break ing will frequently be entirely free of danger of punishment themselves and at liberty to disclose the offense
 During the last session of the Gen. eral Assembly the body adopted a law limiting the amount that candidate for office may expend. This law is the most effective statute for the prevention of corruption that Connec- ticut has made. s17
 A candidate may spend more.s Some candidates perhaps will spend more. But the crime will be at perpetrators risk. Most will prefer not to take the risk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
A Reply to The "Call. J
(New York Times.)

(NeW York T1meS)
 Mr. Charles H. Betts, for many years editor of The Republican of Lyons in this State. and an alert, member of the Republican Party, who has not hitherto been unfriendly to the ex-President, sent by telegraph to the Colonel at Oyster Bay this week a response to the call for thirdparty convention. This reply may be taken to indicate the present political feel ing of many Republicans of Mir. lBetts environment and, . indeed, throughout the State. It is also apt. pointed and thoroughly relevant, and will doubtless exactly meet the views of many readers of The New York Times:
 Lyons, N. 4Y..- July, 8, 1912. Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
 Oyster Bay, N. Y.
 My Dear Colonel: notice in the newspapers that you are looking for a paramount issue for your third party of treason, and that you are consider ing the High Cost of Living"
 Permit me to suggest that it would be more appropriate for you to adopt as your paramount issue "The High Cost of Presidential Primaries, ,', in which your millionaire friends and the Steel Trust, the Harvester Trust, and several other trust magnatess indlct- ed by Taft Administration, are re- ported to have squandered 5000, GOO in a vain effort to buy for you the Pres dential nomination on/ the Republican ticket
 You could, with your matchless ver- satility, easily explain to the, public how all this. trust-tained money was honestly expended to debauch the elec- torate, just to give emphasis to the cause of Reform and to vindicate the Rule of the People Yours truly, ft Charles H. Betts.
 The Colonel, however, having pro- vided for good crops this year, expell- ed Lorimer from the Senate, and won 12O points in the Olympic games, to say nothing of breaking the hot spell with yesterdays refreshing showers, will not heed the gross ingratitude and perfldy of MT. Betts, and will con tinue his efforts to save the State, which is himself in his accustomed -T01aa n nY1n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
Reilly vs. Hill.
(New Haven Union.)

Judging from the reports which have come to this desk, Congressman Hill came off bad second best in his con- troversy, with Congressman Reilly in the House this week Brother Hill is an able debater. We do not in fact know anybody on the Republican side of the House who is better able than he to defend the cause of high pro- tection
 In Thomas L. Reilly of Meriden, however, he has met his match. MT. Reilly does not make statements un- less they are backed up by facts. He has been engaged too long in the news paper business not to realize that, one who says things must be ready to support them with uncontrovertible evidence.
 MT. Hill can have all the fun that he likes with Governor Wilson. He can sheer at the attitude of the Dem ocratic candidate for President, on the tariff, the labor and other questions; i; but he is certain to strike a snag when he accuses MT. Reilly of mak- ing statements which are not true.
 MT. Reilly intimated that MT. Hill at a certain postmasters' banquet, had tried to influence these federal off, cials to vote for Taft. In reply to this MT. Hill says:
 "Mr Reilly would have it appear that I, a representative of the ad- nlinistration, told postmasters to work for Taft I did no such thing. I could have had no influence with post masters from outside my district any how. The crowd was having a good time singing a song to the effect that We're Here Because We're Here. Speaking offhand I told them that they were not here, because they were
 here but because they were Republi- cans. gave them a good hot speech, but I deny telling them to get busy for Taft I said that l was for Taft but distinctly remember telling them that they could vote for whom they pleased
 We must confess that MT. Hill is shaving this matter of influencing the postmasters pretty fine. AS an in- f1uential member of Congress his re- marks to the masters whether in or outside his district. were statements clearly of a. kind which can be char acterized in no other way than MT. Reilly has seen fit to characterize them
 But coming back to Mir. Hills fling at Governor Wilson on the tariff ques- tion- it naaGht be just as well to re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
DANGEROUS MARATHON

Lazaro,. the Portuguese Marathon
 runrer. ts dead of exhaustion, fol-
 lowing the terrible grill of nine. teen mile run. Another runner is said to be in a serious condition. as a result of the strain. Thus does his tory repeat itself. The race. is re- vbTal of the ancient Greek race, and hes who gave it the name died at the end of his journey. But the Greek runner was upon mission of pa- triotisrn. There was purpose in the ordeal to which he subjected himself. His death does not justify series of other deaths, just to show who is best man. The marathon should be abandoned as an Olympic feature. or so controlled as to make it sslfe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
"WANTED AN HONEST RIDE
 FOR AN HONEST NlCKLE"

Under the above caption, my es- teemed friend, the Editor of the Bridgeport Farmer, has written a scathing criticism of the devious Emethods pursued by the Bridgeport Trolley Co.,, which, by the by, applies with equal force to all corporately owned trolley companies
 He inveighs agaj1st the time-hon- ored custom of s:Crowding them in'' and suggests that
 First: Conductors and passengers should insist that the running boards be kept clear.
 Second: Passengers should resent having persons between the seats
 Third: Passengers should refuse to board crowded cars, and should make complaint to the Public Utili- ties Commission.
 Now, as modern Abu Ben Adam one who loves his fellow-men, partic- ularly traction magnates-I beg leaves to take exception to such dras- tic and iconoclastic diatribes. First, because-as is we'll known and universally admitted-humanits thinks best on it's feet.' It devel- ops patience, resignation, clear think ing, humility and humanitarian for one to stand on his own-or others feet for two or three hours out of twenty four.
 Second, the tendency toward pro- fanity is repressed because of its ob- vious uselessness. This makes for ethical and moral progress. Third, why should we presume to | demand of already impoverished trac- tion company. service which we haven't earned, and to which we are not entitled? If we haven't suffi- | cient brains to own and operate the trolley system ourselves, why should we have the supreme effrontery tc find fault with those who have the ] brains to "gobble up" these invaluable franchises, and operate them-fol | their. own profit?
 | Fourth, if gentleman can stand
 on one foot for forty minutes, without | changing, while the car is tearine
 around curves through clouds o1 blinding dust. he has demonstrated
 beyond a particle of doubt-that he
 has no visible evidences of locomotol
 ataxia. This should be a great com.
 fort and relief to him and his fam | fly.
 l Fifth. if, instead of complaining about poor service, the traveller vii balance his bundles on his manly
 chest with one hand, and repeat "een
 ey, meeney, miney, mo" in the dea.
 and dumb alphabet with the othel hand, he would be provided with al
 amusement which will rest his wear,
 brain--or brains and he we'll devel .op sufficient proficiency in digita'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
INFORMAL MOOSE

One of the advantages that inheres in a brand new political party is the delightfully."- informal way in which its affairs may be managed by it's originators. With the Bull Moose or ganization there is no waiting for calls for caucuses, conventions, or primaries.
 Somebody close to MT. Roosevelt appoints Senator Alsop to organize Connecticut. He tells former Sem atgr Butterworth to organize New Haven and Bridgeport. Senator But terworth passes the word along 10 Mir. Stoddard and he names a com mittee to represent Bridgeport in the meeting that will talk turkey for Connecticut, in the preparations for the Bull Moose convention in Chi cago. The method makes for speed, but it would scarcely serve the pur- pose of an older political organization, Is adopted to reach the strongest moose in the herd.
 However, it's up to Senator Alsop and the rest. They will doubtless make a substantial showing in this state and shake up some dry bones that have needed jostling for a long, long time.
 After all. what does it matter? Does not Mir. Roraback say that there is no division of opinion among Repub- iicans in Connecticut and that MT. Taft is sure. to get Connecticut's elec- toral vote?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
PAINFUL SUICIDE

There is a singular absence of ver- satility fn those who die by their own hands. The rope. poison, the razor are the usual methods. Singularly enough, among poisons the corrosives are most frequently chosen, as if the seHf-immoiated victims desired to suf- ferta time befpre release. The most confirmed hater of life could scarcely selecE a method more calculated to hringi life's possibilities of bitterness homo to him, than drink of sul- phuriclacid. Deep must have been the anguish of the youth now in St. Vim cents hospital. who selected that plan to die by.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
CLEARANCE SALE OF WAISTS. PLAIN AND FANCY, SILKS, CEIFFONS, LACES, A r exsrxz1 rrc [ =

ALL STYLES, ALL SIZES. Not often invited to such wheming break in Waist values as this. Black and Colored Silk Waists, Chiffon Waists,
 Lace Nets in varied models, at $2.OO, $2.5O up to $500. Fancy Waists, exclusive styles that were from $I3.5o to $T8.oo,
 at $1O.OO to close out quickly. Lingerie Waists, short or long sleeves open front back in sizes 4o AZ, and A, that originally $2.25, at $1.5O.
 Dainty Waists tucked, and embroidery trimmed, sizes 3o, 38, AZ and A. that were $3.oo
 $1.S9. A very few Waists trimmed with Irish Crochet, sizes 38 and 4, were $75o
 at $4.OO. ~ .< Waists that from $3.5o to. $4a5o sizes 36 38, 4o AZ and A,
 now $225 and $2.5O. One special lot of Waists, all sizes values $I.5o and $I75, S9 cts A good assortment in sizes 40, 42 and A,
 at 50 cts.
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