The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-08-29
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2s, 1912.
longs to the old fighting stock OF Vir

longs to the old fighting stock OF yir
gil ia
Governor Marshall is not a dodger
ile has his opinions, and he lets then,
be Known. While he is an organization
man. he knows that organizations are
rot ierfect--t'lst they can max. mis-
takss If they make mistakes ha
thinks it is his d3tJ to say so and get
the saving over at toe FIRST possible
moment
Mrs. Marshall is not satisfied with
her domestic duties alone She wants
TO do her share in problems Of the po-
Htlcal and business world Mrs. Mar
snail IS said 20 have discussed in de-
tail with her husband his actions on
the Baltimore convention, and when it
was seen that Marshall was the man
who was going TO go on the ticket
with Wilson he wanted to know what
his wife thought about it.
1T won't be any harder than being
Governor of Indiana, and il the party
thinks you are the man il Cniy agrees
with my opinion" she said, and that
settled the matter with Governor Mar
shall
Mrs. Marshall had the honor Of be-
Ing the first woman in Indiana to hold
an office. She was appointed county
clerk Of Steuben county by her father
and held that Office for number Of
years.
When Governor Marshall and his
wife were about tc be married she de-
cidei that her last official act of the
office would be to make out the mar
r:age license. Governor Marshall ac-
companied his wife 10 the county
clerks office and watched her with
care as she noted the records in the
big book and filed cut the license and
watched her as she carefully signed
her fathers name, with her own as
deputy.
Mrs. Marshall, having blotted the
INK, said, Now we can co.
Not yet" laughed Governor Mar
shall
why, We are ail fxed,' explained
Mrs. Marshall, pointing to the license.
Yes, but | have to pay for it, re-
Piled the governor It's all right for
you 10 make it ouf, but it's up to me
to pay the fee And ne did
Mrs, Marshall i3 a keen student,
and, having established the practice OF
going with her husband On all his
trips, be they short or long, they make
It a point TO carry along some book.
Mrs. Marshall is as muoi1 of :lu-
naanitariar as the governor. A glance
at some of the bills that have been
passed by the 1911 Indiana legislature
gives an insight into the governor:
TO curtail child labor.
To regulate sale of cold storage pro
ducts
To require ny enic schoolhousas
and medical examination CT children.
To prevent blindness at birth
To regulate sale of cocaine and 9TH
er drugs
To provide free treatment for hy-
dropbobia
To establish public Fairgrounds.
To improve pure food laws.
To protect against loan sharks.
To provide police court matrons
To prevent traffic in white slaves.
To permit night schools.
To require medical supplies as part
of & train equipment.
Governor Marshall has also played
an active part in providing for protec-
ticn Of labor, as is exampled by the
following acts:
To create a bureau of inspection
for workshops, factories, mines and
boilers.
To establish free employment agen-
cies.
To require full train crews.
TO require safety devices on switch
engines.
To require efficient headlights On
engines.
To REQUIRE standard cabooses.
To provide weekly wage, etc.
And Governor Marshall has con-
suited with his partner on all these
bills. He is quoted as saying a man
can't go far wrong in taking the ad
vice of vife-if she is his partner as
well IS his wife.