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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-18
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
Other Big Strikes Ar Coming.

In the American Magazine, Ray stan
nard Baker presents report and IN
depreciation OF the Lawrence strike.
"No strike" says air. Baker. that has
ever taken place in America is fraught
with a deeper significant than this"
He goes on:
THE strike at Lawrence. as shall
show more fully later. was far more
than a revolt: 1t was an incipient revo-
luton 1t was revolutionary because 1t
involved demand for fundamentai
changes in the basic organization OF
industry. Thinly yelled behind its de-
mand for higher wages. lay the out
spoken declaration of the leaders for
the abolition Of the entire wage-sys-
TEN, and the suppression OF the private
ownership OF capital. In 80 many words
the organization declares its position:
"Instead Of the conservative motto.
"A fair days wages for fair days
work" we must inscribe on our banner
the revolutionary watch-word, Adolf
ton Of the wage system!'"
I'm short, this Was socialist strike
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
IN. Women and Children Fi-t.-


Woman and children first" This IL
the law Of the sea
But why not make it the rule where
ever a man may be?
Let it become the law where ROSTER
ers quench their thirst:
Enabiazon il over the har-'"The wom-
en- and children nrs,."
The man who Is staggering home. hav-
ing suuande-ed his weekly wage,
May dream of heroic deeds and his
name on the printed page;
He may long for the chance to prove,
where worse has come to the
worst
That he has the strength to say: The
women and children hrst."
But why on the sea alone, or only
when dangers rise?
Why not whare the Lights are bright
why not where temptation lies
Does he who Is boas1ing where he lin
gers to quench his thirst
SEQ, shining over the bar; The women
and children fret? p
The world will have fewer cares and
there will be few that sigh.
And few Will cit in the dark and hope
leeAy wonder why.
Ana few will bemoan their fate or
fancy themselves accurst
When all men obey the law: the
women and children first,
s. =. Kiser in Chicago Record Herald
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
ARcHBAlDs CASE.

The president has sent to congress
the papers in the case of Judge Arch
bald. commerce court judge. who is I'M
der accusation Of having held highly
profitable dealings with railroad
ccmnanv by buying culm banks at
low rate which would net him huge
profits In the selling. It is recon-
mended by the president that these pa
pers be withheld from the house until
the judiciary committee shall have had
opportunity to sift them However,
having been sent they belong TO the
house for its consideration and it is
not unlikely that they will be brought
out from the committee TO be con-
sidered on the floor.
The president did sensible thing in
sending the papers TO the house. He
had Withheld them In order tina, Wick
sfsham could 90 thru them and give
his opinion Wickersham appears TO
have come to the conclusion that the
matter 10 q serious one and 10 be dealt
Will ~ 0SAn810@c.
Il is a serious matter when a Judge.
appointed b. the president over
court directly dealing with corpora
1ions, IS accused of irregular and pro-
fitable dealing with railroad COM
janice, It is altogether too serious to
be play politics about, whether with
in the one party or between the two
great parties. Neither partisanship nor
factionalism has any place in this in
vestigation which should be conducted
on the high plane Of public service and
There should be no technicalities of de-
tense or Of prosecution The party which
sees in the case opportunity to make
political capital or which attempts to
make advantage or disadvantage part
of the conduct Of the investigation
will lose instead Of gain. The demand
will be for complete searching, i'm
partial investigation Of Archbald's con-
nection with the culm banks deal.
1t is unfortunate for both the presi-
dent and the party that Archibald
should be thus accused in time of trou-
BILE and on the verge OF an election, but
it would be still more unfortunate were
any attempt made by the party or the
president except TO assist in every way
toward a complete investigation Of the
charges. II Archibald Is guilty, he is
guilty against every citizen Of the
United States without regard to party
and the investigation should be carried
on simply. sincerely and impartially by
congress as representatives Of the
whole country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
A Fameu. of6e. Boy.

There Is in the May American Maya
zine an interesting article about the
most famous office boy in the world In
the office Of the Chicago Tribune he
has been universal encyclopedia, direc-
tory and autocrat for eighteen years.
He y also something Of a phrase max
er. His name is James A. Durkin. OF
course. he is called Jim. Following is
an extract from the story Of Jim:
Jim calls the city editor. what is
Blanks telephone number referring
to some city Official. past or present.
lin, never s,ires from his chair. just
chimes out the number and goes on
s,rokiny his hair and chewing gum,
musicaily.
"Or. perhaps, FIRE gong taps NO
rushing to the book fcr Jim.
"A All from Podunk avenue and
Unknown Place sings Jim. He knows
all the numbers and locations no mat
ter how remote from well-known areas.
where's the directory? queries
reporter I'd like to know just where
1878 Posey street is
THAT'S a, the corner OF Blank street
OF a door or two away says Jim anc
the reporter never stops for printed
proof. Jim knows.
"'Get back on your beat he is re-
corded as having called to policemen
wandering from the allotted sections
You're of your trolley
Walking the few steps from the re-
porter's desk to that Of the city editor
Jim frequently spots mistakes IN the
COPY. AS he strols around the copy
desk. gathering up the finished product
supposedly revised. edited. perfected
hi. keen eyes pick out more errors
which he quietly calls to the attention
Of the guilty copy-readers.
Yin is. in fact. tho not in title. an
editor himself The death notices ssn'
in By the advertising department fof
possible news stories are turned over
to him. and he 'stings' some unfortu-
nate reporter with this disagreeaoie as
sixnment every night.
Even tempered and patient. Jim Is
never at a loss for warm words wher
the occasion demands them. A dramatic
critic once came to work on the
Tribune and locked himself in private
office to grind out story which ehoulc
make a good first impression. Time
passed and the door remained locked
Durkin had not been introduced, blu,
a. press time neared he raped on the
door Of the office and remarked loudly:
"sHi ~. Chauncey! In regard tt
that story: we're not printing an al
manack, yknow."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06

paid foreign working people - those
Of Lawrence. it already has well-root.
ed branches of its organixatoin and ONLY
awaits a convenient season to cDer
war. In this strike at Lawrence We
have concrete example Of the rsyolu.
tionary strike already familiar II
France and in other European ceun-
tries.
The great coal strike which u Ae
this moment paral.zing not only the
industries but the very life Of the Brit
ish Isles partakes more or less OF this
revolutionary character; and whaS
Britain and France are meeting today
America will have to meet tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06

as contrasted with the familiar craft or
trade union strike Of the past.
Now, the same revolutionary organ
ization, the Industrial Workers Of the
World, which conducted the Strike at
Lawrence with so much skill. is at this
moment organizing rapidly in other
parts Of the country. It's victory here
will give i. new prestige, mad new
enthusiasm.
"Already it is threatening to move
upon two OF our greatest Industries
the meat-packing establishments OF
Chicago, and the steel mills of the
Pittsburg district. IL both of these To-
calities, among the same sort OF low
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
THE PRINCIPAL OF THE - WARD SCHOOL

The principal of the ward
school was very tired Friday evening
She said so to the girl who called her
up by telephone TO ask if she might
call or her. The girl explained that
she wanted to see her on something
OF Geep importance 10 herself but Of
small importance TO the principal. 1t
was something about teaching for the
girl IS schoolma am herself. She
wanted the benefit Of the principals
advice. The tired principal did not
fail her, The little schoolna'am went
to see her old time teacher. an unfail-
ing help in time of trouble. a tower
Of strength and stimulus to en-
deavor.
The principal Of the -- ward
school has been teaching a long time.
Hundreds of girls have come 10 her.
stayed their probation and gone out
to take their chance in the world. The
suggestion Is that the telephone call
is multiplied innumerably and the de-
mands upon her time increase as the
number Of her girls" grow with each
recurrent year. No wonder she is
tired
1t is a brave, even splendid picture,
this tired woman acknowledging a
universal motherhood and an unend-
ing responsibility to her girls" 1t is
beautiful, the trust and complete con-
fidence these girls repose in her She
must feel well repaid by the deep re-
spect ana sincere tenderness with which
these girls regard her. She has worked
hard and been often tired Of Friday
nights, like reaper at the close OF
day but she has gathered a marvellous
harvest The time has not been her
own She has failed often Of rest after
the days work, but every hour has been
golden with the full corn in the ear.
The principal Of the ward
school: Al, in the blank as you choose.
There are few communities where
there are not names for the spaces.
and loyalty to truth be sealed as
! t-eve!y in the closet az the field" 1t is
not in having life to spend but in
spending 1t unselfshly. Women and
children first" echoes around the
world from the spectacle Of men who
gave life willingly for the weaker: but
none NJ these spent life more nobly or
lesa seldshly than the women who,
like the principal of the -- ward
| school, give all Of their best. freely.
faithfully. nobly in mighty mother
hood, which includes all their girls. =
There is nothing OF the spectacular
about their sacriflce They work III
noticed and pass unnoted but when
some day under the great white light
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
BUSINESS LAST WEEK.

The expansion In bank credits, espe-
cially In the west, the large output OF
new securities in April and the num-
Der OF new incorporations-both great
~ in excess OF last year-the notable
demand for steel products and cotton
3of traffic and clearings, all reflect a
growth in business. Bank exchanges
outside OF New York last week gained
- Per cent over 1911 and 6.5 per cent
over 1910. In New York there was a
rain % 81 peR cent over the CORE
,sponGing wsek In 1911, but loss Of
13.A - compared with 1910. The gain
for the whole country during the
month % April was 21.2 per cent ev-
cry section Of the country participating
IN IL heesaSs. Railroad earnings dur
M HAreo weeks Of April increased SIS
- eoni
110ogtS from the leading trade CEN
- reveal improving conditions. ex-
nGe = tAnss cities, chiefly in the east
uvbHO tbo wssther was unfaverable
- aeeivo railroad demand for rails
- AaeD continues and the demand FOL
|Uot1snl mats1iAl0 IL strong. with
now not far from capacity
80 1aeyo t1ads In cotton good maleea
- otsaGs1inATy contrast with tho de-
f61sA TIT sxistsd last year. Bust
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06

the whole situation is one Of progress
sive activity and strength.
The millinery market enjoys q fair
prosperity. Building operations are
larger. Leather continues very firm
and hides and skins are exceedingly
strong. The cotton market has broken
sharply, and altho the crop season is
backward, conditions have been i'm
proved by better weather. Wheat crop
conditions in the middle west were i'm
prived by heavy rains Exports from
New York during the most recent week
were s15.A43,024, a 100000 increase
over 1911 and s4.ooo,ooos over 1910
There was also heavy gain in i'm
ports, and the total commerce of the
port for the week was $37.176.22s
againet s2s.2o1,5sl in 1911 and $751;
2e0,e1S in 1910.
Adverse weather conditions in the
early part of the week checked house
trade with dry goods jobbers and re-
tailers, and the distribution of sea-
sonable cottons has been necessarily
SLOW. Domestlcs ana converIioies COLI
tinue very firm. despite seasonably
quiet period in primary markets. The
size Of the cotton goods exports is I'M
usual, running so per cent ahead OF
year ago, and shipments from the port
OF New York last week reached over
$4,000 bales. Standard drills have been
sold for shipment TO India at cents
for August delivery and about $500
for delivery forward from June.
Worsted yarn markets are buoyant and
repeat orders on overcoatings and
cloakings are frequent Leading mems
wear and dress goods mills are busy.
Business in footwear for fall delivery
is good, but as most manufacturers
have not started TO produce these
goods the factories are not generally
actively employed Inclement weather
last week has somewhat retarded retail
trade. In sole leather, tanners are re-
fusing to accept large orders. and,
where buyers have wanted TO purchase
certain quantities, in numerous in
stances more than one quarter TO one
half the amounts desired have been re-
fused
AS q general thing reports of the
public utility companies show much
e
the industrials or the railroads. The
vicissitudes thru hich the railroad
companies have come have taxed the
earnings of the companies and the
patience OF the Arrangements. Just
now the outlook for the various indus
tries OF the United States. altho some
what beclouded, is promising enough.
If business could successfully encoun-
ter the trials and disturbances it re-
Gently has experienced. there is good
reason TO believe that the future con-
tains nothing that could seriously i'm
pair or more than temporarily retard
its progress.
Liza abilities Of com uerciaI failures re-
ported for April amount to sle.s14,727.
Of which s7,0o0,sl2 were in manufac-
turing. s7.sss,sss in trading and So
1919 in other commercial lines. Fail
ures last week numbered 315 in the
United States against 244 last year.
and 2S in Canada compared with 81
year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
Topics of the Times

Magdalena Bay seems to have been
named for the scriptural lady who was
afflicted with seven devils.
HOW much will 12-cent parcels
pound rate cut the express rates?
Champ Clark's sister is to be dele
gate from Colorado and his son to be
yell master at the Burlington conven-
ton. Everybody seems to work but
father in the Clark family.
Charles Francis Adams, one of the
most prominent of the American bar
favored judicial recall before the Chi
cago lawyers in a recent address. Now
what are we going to do with c. F. A.?
dent?
Mississippi foods and Chinese fam
ines are recurrent Gala mities which
modern methods of prevention should
avert.
Maryland now enjoys the spectacle
of a president and an expresident on
the stump and on the rampage.
When single fleece from Marshall
county sheep nets between Sc and 81
the wonder is that Marshall county
hasn't more sheep.
The grinding OF knives and teeth
grows louder in the standpat camp
whenever Kenyon's name is mentioned,
but they were wiaettirg the dirks down
cellar all the time.
There isn't much accession to grow
excited over the flag trampling Incl
dent in New York. II was done by the
ignorant and passionate. In fact it
isn't worth nearly as much notice or
anywhere near as dangerous or insult
ing to the American nation as that at
fair OF the culn banks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
LIKES VAN LAW.
THawarden Independen

The Independent Is in receipts OF a
handsome poster bearing the likeeess
OF Hon. c. H. Van Law. Of Marshall
town. candidate for the republican
nomination for lieutenant governor OF
Iowa. Mr.. Van Law is a republican OF
the progressive stripe. a lawyer of
ability and eloquence. who has always
been aggresively active In the further
ance Of bills in the senate calculated
to advance the interests Of the COM
mon people Of the state. He rs man
large enough to grace the position of
presiding officer of the senate and
eminently fitted for the place to which
he aspires. A vote for him will not be
misplaced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
HOLDEN AND COwNIE.
TVinfon Fla gle

When the Perry Chief remarks II is
inclined to believe that the arguments
Of the Hon. John Cownie as to the
raising Of seed corn are sound and that
ngurativeIy sp-aninx n- ia. the the-
oretical Holden over a barrel in the
argument It is simply because its
mind runs against Holden. The fact
is that whatever Holden or Cownie
says about the saving of seed corn
is largely cautionary. Every farmer
knows how and when to save seed
corn. The trouble is he don't DO II.
Men like Cownie and Holden must per-
petually put him In mind Of 1t. They
must also tell him to take care of it
after K Is gathered. The fact that
Cownie has one method and Holden
another reflects aseinst the judgment
Of neither. 1t was simply q case Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
FUN AT THE CIRCUS.

IMOnliCello Express.
Circus day came early this year. II
came with the first tender shoots Of
grass: when the suits OF the oand boys
were bright and the spangles on the
riding habits of the equestriennes glis-
tened in the sun without the tarnish
Of age: when Polly of the Circus" was
in high glee; when the clowns had
new jokes fresh from the vaudeville
halls; and when the people were crazy
TO hear the lion roar and see the ele-
plant walk around
The Yankee Robinson circus came
in late. last Saturday morning after a
long run from Boone. Being Saturday.
the school boy was his own master.
He had been perched upon the depot
platform from early morn. but what
was four hour wait to him COM
pared with the pleasure Of realized
anticipation. first announced in the
shrill whistle of the engine as the
special train came into sight around
the bendo The girls in white aprons
and new hair bows were all there to
sec the cars unloaded. but Q pshaw!
they could not look from the vantage
points Of freight car tops and coal
shed roofs Being girls they just
stood away back where the elephants
could not poke them with their trunks
or the clowns fuss" them with GOO
goo eyes.
Out on First street a sandy cuss
with eyes like a snake charmer and
voice like the purr of a fat tom cat
SOLD big watch chains Of solid brass
for dollar apiece ard hypnotized
the suckers into taking four or five
of them. each. The snake charmers
caught the attention and the dimes
Of the crrions and in the side shows
the freaks shook their frizzled locks
and strutte6 about their pine rostrums
with circus pride while young men
wearing pale blue neckties and maid
ers coy with looks OF wonder gazed
thereon, and spake rot a word.
II the big show everybody could be
found. deacons who fed the elephants
peanuts and spruce gum elbowed with
the alley toughs for seats that gave
them the most show for their money.
Maidens in narrow skirts resented the
attentions Of the clown who insisted
upon escortiEg them TO their seats;
and bashful fellows who are afraid
OF the girls at home ran in precipitate
haste from the al shap and brazenly
painted woman who persisted in
knowing them as they swept down the
broad arena to narrow and unca-peted
seats.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
Iona Newspapers
NOT ENOUGH CROW.
fPe5 Ooh Cav

One republican exchange desisnates
Colonel Roosevelts campaign as ..un-
paralleled demagogy." another mentions
nim as political charlatan," and still
another considers him an "audacious
swashbuckler." The danger in such in
1udicious ante-convention utterances is
that if the doings in Illinois and Penn
sElvania should be repeated in a few
more states there wouldn't be enough
crow to go around.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Hampton Chronicle says "A
woman can sweep the dust under the
bed stack up the dishes on the kitchen
table and go out for time in the at
.ernoon. while a man has TO lie like a
pirate TO get off in time to go TO the
bail game
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
THE COST OF PRIMARIES.


The Marshalltown Times Republican
mas nailed one argument effectually
used By the opponents of a presidential
primary law. 1t has been argued many
times that presidential primary
would be too expensive, but as the Mar
shalltown paper points out. the 5000
men visiting Cedar Rapids last week TO
attend the state convention as dele
gates and visitors. undoubtedly spent
$4,000. This would have paid. twice
over the expenses incurred by presi-
Dental primary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
SHOOTING THRU PENSION BILL.

by the way. how could Uncle George
PERKINS, veteran civil war soldier, as
sist consistently to turn down resolu-
tons favoring pension legislation? Yet
this was the program Of the conven-
ton forces which made Perkins dele
gate-at-large for Taft. Why not vote
as you shot.-Marshaltown Times Re-
publican.
Well we reckon that Uncle George
did vote the way he has been shooting
During the past few years he has re-
peated4y taken shots at one A. B.
Cummins and he certainly was entirely
consistent in voting against him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06

THIS
easily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06

cause Of decency. ne ought to be al
lowed to g TO the senate and nal.e It
back According to standpat proverbs.
virtue Is not its own reward.