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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
GOVERNOR vii SON IN IOWA.

Woodrow Wilson was in Des Moines
yesterday. He packed the main floor
OF the Coliseum building and spoke to
between 1000 and 5000 people. 1t was
as they say on the street some meet
ing" Leading democrats came from
the far ends Of the state to greet the
distinguished standard bearer Of dem
ocratic possibilities. 1t was democ-
racy's first big time in the campaign
in Iowa.
Governor Wilson did not make
speech to stir enthusiasm but there is
no need Of that. Democrats in Iowa
are sufficiently enthusiastic. At such
preliminary meetings as this they af-
ford evidence of cohesion. But neither
Wilson's speech nor the gathering
which greeted him is indicative that
Iowa democracy will be for Wilson in
it's convention.
When that convention meets the old
question will divide 1.-THE booze ques-
ton. The pro liquor democrats con-
lions and are likely to control the one
forthcoming. That is the rock which
lies in wait for Wilson's ship. He is
rot typical of the booze element in
the democratic party. He can not or at
least will not, enthuse on the rights
Of the saloonist to saloon on every
corner and the personal liberty Of the
citizen to have saloon in the same
block with his residence.
The dominant element in democratic
conventions in Iowa is opposed to Will
son and that opposition seems to put
an insurmountable barrier across the
convention hall.
Still Wilson represents the oppor-
tunity of the democracy. He is Of
kind which would elevate its standing.
He is type of the American democ-
racy as distinguished from the party
democracy which is not a democracy
but an oligarchy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
SUMMING UP ROOSEVELT.

The national Roosevelt committee
sums up Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity and
the general demand for his candidacy
by various polls taken in the west. The
summary makes q very strong show
ing for the ex-president as the favorite
candidate Of the west and middle west
and affords foundation for the claim
that the result Of polls taken in vari-
ous parts Of the country shows con-
clusfvely that Colonel Roosevelt is the
choice Of the people for the republican
nomination for the presidency. In
every instance the balloting has given
the former president big lead over
the present occupant Of the White
House. and in many cases the socialist
ticket and the democratic nominee have
run ahead Of Mr.. Taft.
The poll OF Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and
Montana, taken by the st. Paul Dis
patch, shows e,223 for Roosevelt, 1856
for LAFollette, Eugene Debs, socialist,
1,3l3, Bryan 1885 and Taft 7s1.
The poll Of Philadelphia, taken by
4he A,e irz,,an Of the Keystone party
shows. 1855 for Roosevelt and 1883 for
4r. Taft In several counties in Penn
ey1vania where polls have been taken
- oeat1meut = shown to be over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
THE POOR TEACHERS.


There have been some 11,347 differ
ent reasons given for the trend OF pop
ulation from the country to the cities.
Some Of them are silly; others are
worse. And now come DR.. Fred
Mutschler and W. J. Craig. two mem
bers Of the staff Of the Western Ken
lucky State Normal School. These
two gentlemen were at Mason City re-
Gently and there produced reason num-
Der 1898, which seems the silliest and
the worst Of them all. They claimed
that the rural school teachers are an
active force in the depopulation Of the
country districts. They argued that
these teachers "set the faces Of the
country boys and girls toward the CEN
tiers Of population, thus often depriving
the country village of its best citf-
zens." How much easier and how
much fairer It would have been. II
these wise men from Kentucky had
simply admitted that they knew Moth
ing about 1t, and that in all likelihood
nobody else knew. They have thrown
themselves open to the suspicion that
they have been dallying with the
moonshine gathering on the hillsides Of
their native state-gathered In Jugs.
The complaint is worldwide. In
Germany the government has ben try
ing for many years to keep the people
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
in favor of Colonel Roose.

WNelmlNSly III ldVOr Oh COiOuSI ktOOSe-
Welt.
The poll of the state of Indiana TAX
en- by the Indianapolis Star resulted
as follows: Roosevelt, 1888; Taft, g.
702; Albert j. Beveridge, 4,426; j.
Frank Hanley, 1888; LaFollette. 1913,
and number Of scattering votes.
Colonel Roosevelt is given $4,000 in
the poll taken by the Kansas City
Star. Champ Clark is next with 16,707;
Bryan, 1886; LaFollette. 9,e41; Taft,
1926; Wilson, S,S61, and several thous-
and scattering votes.
From Topeka, Kan. come dispatches
giving the result Of the poll taken by
the Topeka Capital, which gives
Roosevelt, 5,119; LaFollette, 2.704:
Taft, $50, and less than one hundred
scattering votes Champ Clark. leads
in the democratic race with 1888.
That Roosevelt sentiment is ram
pant and that opposition to President
Taft's denomination has not abated is
common street observation in all west
ern cities and towns and country sides.
Ten minutes of butttonhole questionin g
en- any street corner will furnish con-
vincing proof of the statement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02

duty in China. Not much is known of
cur more than 5000 islands in the Phil
ippine group. Hawaii is region of
pictorial interest, and so are Porto
Rico and Guantanamo. The over sea
railroad to Key West is unique. Irri-
cation projects and the Panama canal
always invite the camera. The ,Mexi-
can border is stirring place. Current
public events are an inexhaustible sub
ject for Illustration.
Scurrying cowboys and dime 'novel
sertinentalism have had more than q
fair share Of attention in picture
shows. AS for scenes with q political
it will be necessary. if
audiences are to be pleased to steer
clear Of the buncombe Of deInagogs.
The United States is an infinitely big
ger proposition than ever man is or
can ever be unless its form of govern
mcnt suffers fatal change. SO if
politics is to be introduced on the
screens let it be in views that accord
with the greatness Of people them
selves, their sovereign powers, ard
their country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
MILKING WINTER COWS.
IGrundY Democrat.

One Of tho speakers on the dairy
special urged that farmers should have
their cows come fresh in the fall in
stead Of in the spring. It is one of the
many suggestions that after one hears
1t and secs in It good sound logic ce
wonders why the suggestion has not
been made or tried out before. There
arc q few farmers that have tried it out
and they know that there is money in
IT, With modern housing for livestock
on the farm and proper feed a dairy
COW will give as much butter fat in
January as she will in July. There is
this difference: Twenty pounds Of
January butter is worth as much as
thirty pounds of butter made in July.
There is another difference. Help to
milk cows in January costs not more
than half as much as II does in July.
The difference is all in favor of the
plan Of winter dairying and yet winter
dairying in Iowa is carried on a much
smaller scale than it is in the summer
time.
4 farmer sells his oats and his corn
during the time of the year when he
thinks the market is the highest. The
same farmer has for years been SELL
irg the bulk Of his product from his
milk cows at time of the year when
the market is the lowest. If there IL
more money in raising oats at 40 cents
q bushel than there is in raising 1t at
80 cents, there is more money IN milk
ing cows when butter is 30 cents a
pound than there is when the price OF
butter is but 20 cents a pound. 1t OF
course costs more TO feed dairy COWS
in the winter time than it does to feed
them in the summer but COWS have to
be wintered anyway whether they are
fresh or threefourths dried up. 1t
likely requires no more feed to get
three gallons of milk out Of fresh COW
in the winter than it does to get three
quarts out Of partly dry COW coming
fresh in April or May.
Milking COWS in the winter time will
give work the year round for the hired
man. In the winter he will have time
to learn to like the milking end of his
Job and there will be less danger of
his running away from it in the sum-
mer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
VII EYs VS.. M,CARES.

DR.. Wiley is threatening to resign
from the AGRICULTURAL department. DR..
Wiley is good man and one approved
by the country at large.
1t doesn't matter much who resigns
from any department. There is no
business on earth that depends on any
one man. But it does make much diff
ference why he resigns. Not the res
ignation but the causes of the resigna-
ton matter.
If DR.. Wiley is threatening to go
because his work is being hampered
and as it had been previous to that
investigation, being involved with pr!-
vate interests after the fashion which
was made fairly clear in that notable
trial it matters much. If efforts TO
suspend federal law are still operating
in federal department, if the Nc
Cabes and DunMaps and others Of that
Xix are still annoying Wiley and neu-
Trailing his work it makes great diff
ference to the country whether he re-
signs or whether he or some other like
hin. remains in charge of the executive
of the pure food law.
Resigna tions and dismissals and in
vestigation Of the causes of these have
not been fortunate The Ballinger case
left bad taste in the mouth. The
Wiley investigation was to the credit
of Wiley and very much to the dis
credit of those who attempted to arbi-
trarily rid themselves of him and his
theory that national statues are not
subject to suspension by any executive
department of government. Altogether
the confidence Of the country has been
shaken
A general cleaning out Of the Nc
Cabes mad other allies Of those who are
fighting the pure food law would be a
bid for popularity and public conf
dence. If Wiley leaves because that
other outfit remains and continues
powerful in the operation Of the agri-
cultural department he will carry an
other large installment of public con-
fidence in the department away with
him when he goes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02

trates court in New York, who, but for
the probation officer, Miss Alice Z.
Smith, might be numbered among
those Of the lost. They are girls who
had departed by one step, and per-
haps by many, from the narrow way;
but they were in sore need of being
'mothered," and Miss Smith was the
mother into whose keeping they were
committed This is the ten-years rec
ord of the woman who has earned the
picturesque titles Of The Angel Po-
liceman," The Friend of the Fallen,
The Torchlight Of Jefferson Market
Cavern" The lattre title locates the
field of her activities The Jefferson
Market court, says Miss Ada Patter-
son, in The Continent (Chicago), is
the one spot in the world where only
women's offenses are considered and
where the sessions are held at night"
Many who come before the bar are not
old. but first offenders. Most of the
accused are yolng-many scarcely over
school age THE woman who stands
always within hearing Of every word
uttered in the case by the covering ac-
cused, by the witnesses, and by his
honor, is tail, soft-eye and fresh
cneehGQ, ueE SllNeI lldli WIN ia
ripping bands above a full forehead as
free Of lines as her thoughts are free
Of self" Her appointment was due to
one of our millionaire philanthropists,
as the writer tells the story:
Every great builder knows the val
ue of hope as the cornerstone OF an
edifice, whether it be Of character.
of fortune or an empire. John D.
Rockefeller. builder after his own fash
ion, knew this value. He recognized 1t
in the stately woman with the serene
face who sat every Sunday in rear
pew OF the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church, and who was a settlement
worker of the West Side Neighborhood
House at Fiftieth street and Tenth
avenue, which was built by Mr.. Rookie
teller. Ten years ago, when probation
officers became a feature of the police
courts of New York. and their salaries
were problematic, Mr. Rockefeller
wrote the police department, saying:
"In view of her admirable qualifica-
tions for the work of probation officer,
gladly make myself responsible for
the salary Of Miss Alice c. Smith,
Miss Smith was appointed, and I'M
til the city had definitely arranged for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
The Good Come High.

Thomas Mott Osborne, one of the
leaders of the State Democratic League
of New York, was talking to a political
reporter about political organization.
Good men," he said, "are rare.
They come high. There is a tendency
to accept as workers all and sundry
who volunteer, but this tendency. Is az
foolish as the logic. of the smokers
wife.
Hereafter said smoker. Il pre-.
fer to buy my own cigars. darling. You
are very good to volunteer to do my
buying, but, really. this bag at twelve
for a quarter is a little too cheap.
"I know twelve for quarter 10
cheap his wife answered, but ]
thought there'd be one or two good
ones in the twelve.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
GET YOUR GUNS. LADIES.


Mrs. Aletha Rush, who shot and
! killed her husband at Sheffield last
fall and was later freed by sickly.
sentimental soh-souad of soft-headed
jurors, has been paid $1,000 life in
surance held by her husband in the
Woodmen order.
The Rush killing, in the opinion Of
The Anchor editor, was a premeditated.
cold blooded murder, done by a woman
who was jealous because her husband
was indiscreet in his attentions to a
telephone operator. there not being any
circumstantial evidence indicating
other than innocent "joshing" between
Rush and the girl.
This seems to open up a new indus
try for the ladies of the country. How
easy to insure the life Of ones hus
band for considerable sum, spy on
him until in some unguarded moment
he says Hello, Kid" to a girl Of his
acquaintance, and then shoot two TO
six large round holes in him with a big
revolver. 1t would be only a matter Of
q few months until a feeble minded
jury with brains of the size that rattle
in a pea called it square and then the
adjuster for the Insurance company
would step in with deferential air and
pay the price. :.
The editor Of The Anchor knew Will
lard Rush when he was little boy in
short trousers; he knew him when as
boy of fourteen he was working to
learn a profession while other boys Of
his age played on the village green: he
knew him later as a trusted employee Of
railroad and express company and he
knew him always as good-hearted
chap who would go two miles ont of
his way on dark night to do friend
2 favor
We read the evidence, We read with
extreme disgust the viilification by
certain northern Iowa newspapers Of
a dead man who could not rise and de-
fend ilimself-and we said not word
in print-but when the murderess. In
addition to getting a clean coat Of
whitewash in the courts of this com
n7onwealth. is paid $1,000 in blood
money besides, we arise to protest
If these things are to be. why not
throw it wide open and give all the
women a chance to act as judge, jury
and executioner every time they suffer
fancied slight from a husband. and
then pay them for taking the job off
TIE hands of the state? If a man had
been guilty of the crime committed by
Mrs. Aletha Rush. he would either by
this time have been hung by a mob or
doing q, life stretch in the penitentiary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
Iona Newspapers
CONSIDER THE IOWA COW.
baskerville Democrat

G. E. Moore was up from his farm
in High Lake township Friday and in
conversation with Democrat report
er informed us that he had been milk
ing eighty cows all winter and during
the month of January sold 1850 pounds
of butter at 40 cents a pound, making
a total of S7S2.40, or an average Of
S9.7S a COW for the month. Mr.. Moore
is probably one of the largest dairy
men in Iowa. He has been milking
from sixty to 100 COWS for the past
three years and is making more money
than any farmer in the country. He
has the dairy business down to a sys
tenn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
For Sunday Reading
M Sorts of Ob;1;out
Two Views Of China.
New York Sunni

DR.. Chen Huan- Chang, in his re-
cent work upon Confucius and his
school, says that the Chinese would
appreciate christianity only from an
ethical standpoint and that not only
are all the good points Of christianity
found in Confuciansm. but even more;
and that from q philosophical view
point christianity is not so deep or
rich as Confucianism or as Buddhism
and Taoism. Hence, he says, it would
be extremely difficult to convince a
Chinese scholar to become christian.
With the common people 1t would be
still worse, because it is antagonistic
to their ancestor worship and has been
introduced by arms, protected by
treaties and extra territorialtiy. cit has
cost China he says, many miles of
land and many millions Of dollars" He
believes that christianity can not sup
plant the ancient religion Of the
people.
In opposition to this Mr. Barton says
that the American missions occupy
strategic positions in five provinces Of
the empire. He estimates that there
are 1929 foreign missionaries in China,
1861 Chinese ministers and teachers.
3,4s5 places at which missionaries con-
duct christian institutions, and 2,341
organized churches with total MEM
bership Of 27s,62s, owning mission
property worth several million dol
lars.
He says also that sinxe the Boxer
uprising great advance has been made
in planting the church and christian
schools, hospitals and printing presses
in China. During this brief period
China has shown q desire to know
about christianity and "a determined
purpose to adopt western learning and
the fundamental principals Of christian
civilization"
Speaking Of a recent attack upon one
of the cities, Mr.. Barton mentions the
fact that the people Of all classes and
Of high rank turned not against but
to christian missionaries for comfort
and counsel, and that Chinese and
Manchus Of wealth and rank begged
the missionaries to take their estates
and houses as homes of refuge, freely
offering them for the purpose. He says
| that the christian missionary is nc
longer "a foreign devil" that he has
no longer any trouble about getting in
| to China. I'VE are there to the JOY
| and satisfaction Of the people them
i selves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
On. Les. to Feed.

A. c. Dinkey, of Chicago, at this
tenth annual meeting Of the Carnegie
veteren Association at Mr.. Carnegie's
residence in New York, said to re-
porter, apropos of an unjust law: y
such law as that drains the life
blood out Of business. Removed, 1t
would put business in the position OF
Mrs. Calhoun Clay.
"A lady said of Mrs. Calhoun Clay:
".How can a washerwoman like her
afford to dress SO we'll? She didn't use
to-
".No, know she didn't use to-
another lady explained, but, you see.
her husband has left her."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
Topics of the Tim es

Senator LaFollette intends to stick"
He wouldn't be LaFolette if he didn't
see the thing thru to the last ditch. He
is fighting man. good man and enc
to whom neither defeat nor victory is
a stranger.
Dr. Chappell. weather expert for
Iowa. announces that February wealth
er was unusual The doctor is like the
weather prophets son whose father
could foretell twenty four hours ahead
but who himself waited until twenty
four hours after to issue his announce
ment. The rest of Us are like his father.
We knew it when it occurred
Have you torn the leaf off the cal
endar?
The Chicago Inter Ocean says that If
Mr.. Taft is TO run as 2 popular and
direct candidate, is to put his party
coat off and on according to the po-
lttcal climate and weather. is to dis
regard the very life. essence and or
ganization Of party. and to go ahead
higgledy- piggledy as does his ch!et
rival for the nomination--if that is
the program. then Mr.. Taft may as we'll
fold up his tent and silently steal away.
His only strength is as party man.
Without that strength he is nothing
and Roosevelt is everything.'
March has kicked over the beans.
CONGRESSMAN Pepper would give the
surplus seeds allowed by the govern
ment for free distribution to school
children and teachers. Mr.. Peppers
suggestion has the ginger in it.
The story OF the Iowa girl held pris-
oner in an Omaha hote! is another in
cident in the course of the wide oper
town. and the business the vide open
policy brings Wide open towns are
lively"
Representative Longworth is doing
the best thing for his faction as for his
family in refusing to figh, mis- father
in law Longworth fighting Roosevelt
would be prime campaign material for
ttse Roosevelt propaganda
If an interview may be manufactured
in a newspaper office out of whole
cloth. what's the difficulty in making
poll on presidential preferences come
out right"
The Roosevelt boom seems to thrive
on the talk of third term" The
general impression seems to be better
the three terms" Of Roosevelt than
another term of Taft.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
Motion Picture, n poIitie..
est. Louis Globe Democracy

VoV. LOUIS N5IUDG-DEInOCTdCI
If kept free from claptrap the film
shows can make hit this year in ma
tional affairs. This Is a big country.
with territory nearly half way around
the world. It covers many climates
and races, with the American type
highly. predominant. Why rot sculti-
vate motion pictures In which the in
telligent advancement OF all the people
Is the aim? We have troops on police
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02

the remuneration Of its probation off,
GERS, their work having passed from
the experimental stage into that Of as
sured success, Mr.. Rockefeller's month
ly checks for Miss Smiths salary were
handed her by w. S. Richardson.
teacher of a bible class in the Eth
Avenue Baptist church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

iowa ought to send a solid Cumnins
delegation to the republican national
convention" says the Waverly indie
rendent. "Cummins' chances to win
are improved by the announcement
that Roosevelt is a candidate for a
third term.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
How Cold Cause. kidney pissas.

Partly by df1Vlhg b1OOu TONI tHO
surface and congesting the kidneys.
and partly by throwing too much work
upon them. Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen the kidneys, give tone to
the urinary organs and restore tho
normal action of the bladder. They
are tonic in action, quick in results.
Try them. Mcbride & Will Drug Com
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02

that 1t is not 80 until the proof 10.
forthcoming-and don't hunt around
for the proof" advises the Tama News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02

Never before in the history of the
country-at least not since the forna-
ton period of the republican party,
which is beyond the recollection Of the
great majority of us, has there been
such a breakup of party alignment
among the voters" says the Oelwein
Register. There are progressive and
standpat republicans and democrats
ond just plain republicans and demo-
Gratis. And in some cases there is
more sympathy among men Of kindred
wings of opposite parties than between
factions Of the same party"