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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24

he remembers the way he bumped
himself to keep a six-hole shelter rum
ming full in those merry, merry days
when he arose at 4:S0 and ended the
day with a lantern about $3.50 p. m,
when corn was 20 cents bushel and
wages $3.50 per month. When a BIZ
cycle cost 800 and nobody had more
than 30 cents. He feels sense Of hav-
ing been bunkoed out of something
which should have belonged to him. It
isn't envy but disappointment And
when somebody comes around with a
mouth full of sympathy for the
down -trodden farmer don't blame
him if he breaks out and forgets that
he is church member and should set
an example to the young. He is sore.
Eight dollars a minute. automobiles,
carts behind the drags, carriers for
corn shelters, houses with baths and
heat in the upstairs rooms. mail every
day at the front door, daily news
papers, and as the sale bills say many
other articles too numerous to men
ton Downtrodden! Say you fellows
ought to have been on the farm in the
gentle seventies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
TRAINING GIRLS.

! In Denver the board of education has
instituted a course for girls above the
age of - that is frankly intended to
| fit them for the performance Of house
wifely duties. 1t is an optional course.
A choice of studies is left open to girls
who believe that thay may employ
their school hours IN some other direc-
! ton with greater satisfaction and pro-
fit. The domestic course is designed
for girls who expect some day to pre-
side over homes; and while there is
no attempt at exclusion only such are
regarded by the school authorities as
being wholly desirable in this branch
Of work The instruction agreed up
on may or or may not extend over a
term of several years. Time is recog-
nlZed as an important factor in the
matter. and hence the beginner of -
is at once initiated into the elementary
arts of domestic economy; she may
according TO her aptitude and applica-
ton, and duration of studies. come out
la finished housekeeper or even a
teacher Of housekeeping.
There is need of domestic training
not only in the schools but in the
homes. The fact is that there is
dearth of home training. The tendency
is to get away from the domestic work
The girl who becomes good house
keeper either learns il at home or ac-
quires her skill in tears and sweat af-
ter the duties of housekeeping have
devolved upon her with the dignity of
"ifehood- The fact is that the aver
age girl is not a good l1ousekeeper. that
she knows little or nothing about wife
hood and motherhood until these come
upon her
II is we'll enough 10 teach domestic
science in the schools But there is but
one place where the art is taught final
~ and fully. The mother who fails to
teach and insist upon her daughter
learning the most vital of ali her ed
vocational requirements is guilty of
motherhood
If there is one branch most neg
iected it is that of home making. And
Whatever we may do or however we
may strive it can be taught best only
at home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
THE UNDERWRITERS WELCOME.
burlington Gazette1

While the undertaken, generally
spea king. is the last person any Of US
want to have any dealings with. and as
a matter Of fact always is. the people
of Burlington are mighty glad to well
come to their city the delegates to the
thirty second annual convention Of the
Iowa Funeral Directors Association.
and hope that their visit here will be
lively one. From what the Gazette
has seen of the visitors. it can say
that the city has never entertained a
pleasanter and more hopeful looking
body of men and that it would almost
be real pleasure to be laid away by
one OF them. The Gazette knows that
they will find the town Tive" one, its
people hospitable and all our ceme-
teries up to date. While we can not
wish our guests increased business. we
do wish them a long life and happy
one and express the hope that when
that far distant day comes when they
are gathered to their fathers, they will
be consigned to the grave by the COM
petent and efficient hands Of an Iowa
undertaken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
"B!lL" RICHARDS AND THE RA!kseaReERs

| Bill Richards, sentenced for long
term for conspiracy in burglary is out
Of prison after seven years of impris-
on,nert and at his home in 1ndianola
the picture of health" by the grace of
the parole and pardoning powers Of the
state Of Iowa.
The Rainsbarger brothers. old men
who have served a lifetime are still in
are likely to die there despite a very
strong and sincere effort to obtain pa
role for them.
Bill" Richards was a deputy United
States marshal. He had been in the
service of the United States thirteen
years. As an officer of the govern
ment he conspired with thieves and
was convicted OF partnership in most
outrageous and dastardly burglary at
Hamilton. He was sent to prison for
eighteen =ca-s as tho sentence is re-
called. His crime was peculiarly afro
cious by reason Of his office and its
oath OF all men in the penitentiaries
Of iowa il will strike the average per-
son that Richards was one VINO least
Of all deserves clenency. 1t also APP
pears that confinement was not sap
pins his health for we are told that he
was the picture Of health as he
loungcd AZ liberty in the federal court
AT Des Moines ard free of two-thirds
Of the penalty inflicted upon him seven
years ago for betrayal of the laws
he had sworn as federal officer to
uphold, a betrayal which has not its
counterpart of treachery in the history
of the state.
The history Of the Rainsbargers and
their crimes is an open book in this
section of Iowa. They were hard citi-
zens among hard citizenship. OF the
brothers in the penitentiary there has
been of late years very grave doubt
raised regarding their guilt as accused
! their parole on the part Of some con-
cerned in the events which preceded
the killing of Raiasbargers at Eidora
| and the conviction of the others have
! in the minds of many persons accentu-
iated that doubt. They are model
/ prisoners. Richards was a model
prisoner. There seems to be some
doubt as regards the guilt Of the
| Rairsbargers Many believe them vic
tins There appears none as
to the guilt of Richards. One was
sworn officer of the government. The
others were ignorant and criminally
inclined youths in rough neighbor-
hood The one was a watchdog run
ming with the wolves. The others had
always been wolves.
Perhaps there is nothing in the parole
! of Richards which should bring liberty
to the Rainsbargers. Because one
criminal has been improperly freed is
no reason why the gates of the peni-
/ Tertiary should be flung wide. But
! there is something in the denial of pa
/ role to the two quiet old men which
makes Bill Richards, lounging in
solently in a federal court seven years
after a crime like that which earned
| him an eighteen year sentence, carlo
allure of justice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR
nPnjNANCES
5lMll !!IIIIIl|Il

OhGitNFAiSSES'
Notice is hereby given that William
G. Bows, Isaac 3. Smith John a. Reed
and R S. Cook have made application
to the city council of the city of Mar
shalltowr, Iowa. for the passage and
adoption of an ordinance entitled:
IAN ordinance authorizing William
G. Bows, Isaac 3. Smith, John A.
Reed and R. S. Cook, their successors
or assigns within the city of MARSHALL
town. Iowa, to acquire, construct, re-
contruct, maintain and operate a power
Plant or plants for the generation Of
electricity, systems for the transmits
sion, distribution and use Of electricity
and . furnish electric light, electric
power and electric current to the pub
lic,"
And also for the passage and adop-
ton Of an ordinance entitled:
IAN ordinance granting rights and
franchises to William G.. Dows, Isaac
B. Smith, John A. Reed and r. s. Cook,
their successors or assigns, FOR fur
nishing gas for light, heat and fuel to
the city of Marshalltown, Marshall
county, Iowa and the inhabitants
thereof: and for acquiring, erecting
and maintaining a gas plant in said
city therefor,
And also for the passage and adop-
ton of an ordinance entitled:
"An ordinance authorizing William
G. Bows, Isaac b Smith, John A.
Reed and r. S. Cook their successors
or assigns. within the city Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, to acquire, construct,
reconstruct. maintain and operate sys-
TENS of either street or interurban
railway or both. transmission and dis
tribution lines thereof and other con-
struction necessary for the use Of any
motive power. except steam or animal
power, in the operation Of said railway
systems"
And also for the submission OF the
question OF the passage and adoption
Of each of the foregoing ordinances to
the legal voters of the city of Marshall
town, Iowa, at a special election to be
called for that purpose and the city
council of the city OF Marshailtown,
Iowa, have, by resolution. ordered that
the question Of the submission of said
ordinances by the city Of Marshalltown,
lowe shall be submitted to a special
election called for that purpose and
to be held on the 2Sth day of May, A.
D. 1912.
The full text Of said ordinances
appears in the proclamation for said
special election published in the Even
ing Times-Republican to which ref
erence il hereby made and referred to
and incorporated in this notice.
w. H. JONES,
Mayor.
Attest: L. DERBY,
City Clerk.
WILLIAM G. DOWS,
ISAAC B. SMITH,
JOHN A. REED,
r. s. COOK,
Petitioners.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
.ly.h. Observation-Disclosures Hawk

Eye. E -a5.l5,
OF what avail is it to talk OF bar
mony in the ranks of Iowa repub-
licanism when there remain at the
head of one faction men Of publica-
ton 50 utterly blind to the real
meaning Of the progressive move
ment and insurgency as to be respon-
sible for an utterance like the above.
We do not question the honesty
nor sincerity of the utterance; If we
could there might be some hope OF
an ultimate adjustment Of differ
ences. There are potent in the af-
fairs of Iowa republicanism two fac
tors guided by Numerically opposed
PHILOSOPHERS and no matter what the
fate OF any individual leaders. one
philosophy or the other must estab-
lish it's unquestioned sway in party
affairs before there can be peace.
For how can there be peace in a
party largely composed of progress
sive republicans when one Of the
leading mouthpieces of the opposing
faction gives utterance to the state
ment that tho practices of American
politics would be much higher If all
men in political life We're to adopt
the Blythe standard.
We have no desire to fall into the
errors the Hawkeye alleges as one
Of the discreditable phases of Iowa
factionalism. We are willing to ad-
NIT that Mr.. Blythe personally and
politically was a man OF honor, in
tegrity and uprightness. There have
been intimations that he was not but
whether or no does not affect the
principle involved. 1t was not what
Mr. Blythe was in politics that made
him a shining target for insurgency.
but what he represented
1t is perhaps not fair to take the
Hawkeye's defense Of Blythe. for
whom living or dead that paper al
ways felt and expressed the highest
admiration as typical of the stand
pat attitude, but the state of mind
portrayed in the above editorial Is
typically stand-pat. 1t sets up the
fire-side virtues as the measure of a
public man. 1t is the same phil
osophy as that which advances in de-
Tense of Lorimer and in reply to his
detractors that the Illinois senator
lives one of the most blameless OF
private lives. that despite the rough
uncouth surroundings Of his youth.
he neither smokes nor chews nor
swears nor drinks. and besides that
he makes his home in Washington at
the Y. NJ. c. A.
insurgency as much as anything
else Is a rebellion against this stand
ard Of measurement for public men,
1t cares not one whit for the public
mans private failings so long as IN
public life he represents the interests
Of the public. On the other hand 1t
feels a sublime contempt for the man
who practices the individual virtues
and fails in his duty to the mass Of his
fellows
Mr. Blythe represented not the pub
lie in politics. but certain, well defined,
special interests. In that and in that
alone was his great offending. 1nsur-
gency. the progressive movement is
peaceful rebellion against the exercise
Of any undue authority or power by
men who do not strive to represent and
serve the whole public but instead are
in public life for the benefit OF special
or private interests. There can be no
end or truce in fight for such a prinf
ciple until it is established and main
tanned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
AN IOWAN IN DAKOTA.
LSioux City Trihune.l

If as it charged, some, Irish voters
IN South Dakota are being led into
support of George W. Egan on the
theory that he is an Irishman being
prosecuted. they should stop and con-
slider, 1t was the helpless old wife Of
an Irishman. Mrs O'Grady, whom Mr..
Egan took advantage of in South Da
kota that caused his disbarment there
Mr.. Egan has always undertaken to
hide this by talking about the Kauf-
mann case. As a matter of fact the
Kaufman case had nothing to do with
his disbarment except as he used it to
eNculpate himself. Mr.. Egan got con-
tract from Mrs O'Grady to give him.
for acting as her attorney, all she had
in the world. The demented woman
was led to believe that she would be
hanged If Egan did not defend her.
Then when insanity proceedings were
started in her case Mr.. Egan opposed
them. knowing that it would invalidate
his $4,000 contract with her if she
were shown to be insane. Her insanity,
Of course. was the only thing that
could aequit the woman and in oppos-
ing the proceedings Mr.. Egan tried to
take away her one sure defense.
The supreme court made this very
clear in it's opinion disbarring Mr..
Egan from practice 1t was on that
point that he was disbarred. The po-
ceedings went on. however, and Mr.
O'Grady was found to be insane She
died shortly after. hopeless maniac
Meanwhile MIR. Egan is no martyr
He has never been punished except in
the short period he was prevented
from practicing law in South Dakota
The people of the state are not called
upon to vindicate him. Irishmen in
good reputation are not called upon tc
involve themselves with him. He lie
not being prosecuted. He insists on
! going before the public and demanding
the highest office in the state. Op-
position to him is not because his name
is Egan not yet because he makes sug-
sestive appeal for support Of Catholics
The basis of the opposition il his own
lack Of character and over abundance
OF bad reputation. and, further, that he
has never done the remotest thing tc
entitle him to the important office OF
governor Of South Dakota
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
EIGHT DOLLARS A MINlI1F.

MT Rockefeller ard his contempo-
rary multimilionaires accum,,Ia+e
wagon load of gold dollars every time
| lheE breathe but if any person lies ur-
der the mistaken idea that the Rookie
fellers and Morgans, ct AL. are the
! only persons who have wagon loads of
money let that ignorant Individual spend
lew minutes alongside an Iowa corn
sheNer TO the disabuse of his nrecon-
ceived ana wrongful Impressions. A
1uil corn crib nowadays is an actual
gold mine and power shelter the next
best thing TO a little United States
mint
A farmer near Conrad was Smelling
corn yesterday. A wagon load Of that
corn brought $40 at the elevator
mile or so away. ana the shelter loaded
wagon every five minutes. For every
| bushel which spilled in golden stream
from the delivery spout the farmer
pocketed seven-tenths of a gold dollar
Incidentally he offered the information
that he had to shell corn in orde, to
buy gasolene.'
| Those ''down-trodden" farmers
known to our hoyhood and the agr-
! cultural orators OF generation
ago have passed with the buffalo and
Senator Aldrich. Anyway they're gone
They shell corn at IS a minute. rub the
seats Of the overalls on $4,000 auto
mobiles when they make hurried trips
TO town i've in houses that cost from
! s., 600 to $4,000, and have every mod
e-n convenience. The girls wear
starchy summer dresses. the lawns are
moved, the whole countryside is an
idyll.
The hard work. great deal Of il
at least, has been eliminated. Those
fellows who We're doing the shoveling
to the shelter watched mechanical
carrier do the work yesterday. They
| took a board or two off the side of the
crib and let the big engine do the
work. A few years ago the unfortunate
corn thirty feet in big scoop and
earning his bread in the literal sweat
of his brow. Yesterday he knocked off
a board and smiled in sweet content
until a thousand bushels Of corn had
run thru the shelter before he fairly
turned a hand. Just sat there in his
down. trodden way until it became in
cumbent upon him to shove a little
corn toward the carrier.
Out in the forty acre cornfield where
you and I followed a nine-foot A drag
with orders more or less faithfully
obeyed to LAP half a man was drag
ging over" corn behind the planter His
harrow cut a wide magnificent sweep
He rode in state on a two-wheeled
cart behind IT. Across the fence an
other down-trodden person rode in
state upon a corn cultivator. Crushed
hopeless, the farmer of 1912 pursued
his thanAess toll.
There is something about It ali which
stirs to rage the niddle-aged mar
whose bovhood was passed on farm
OF the elder type. He recalls the leg
iweariness Of old days when he sees the
gentleman on the two-wheeled cart
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
A QUESTION OF CONTRACTS.
TWayerlv InGependentl

The government has notified US
to send them a list of our subscrib-
ers, and we presume that in few
days we shall be notified to cut from
our list all persons owing us for
over one years subscription. If they
GO this. we viii comply with the de-
mand because we do not want to get
into a controversy with Uncle Sam. He
holds the whip hand and we might
get the worst OF it. Now. If YOU owe
ns for more than one wears subscrip-
ton, YOU had better call and straighten
up the account. We have always felt
abundantly able to decide for ourselves
to whom we should extend credit and
to whom we should not. and we are
pretty porud of our list of subscribers.
The number OF those in arrears is so
small that we feel the government
should be glad to see such list. but
we are not denying the fact that we
have some in arrears-some pretty
badly back-yet we believe every one
of them is good or they wouldn't be
getting The Independent. We don't
like to dun people thru the columns
Of our paper but we have been very
busy the past few weeks, and pros
poets are that we will be the next
month. and for that reason we are ap-
pealing to our delinquents in this man
ner. II you owe, come in and see us.
We can arrange q, settlement better
before We get word from the govern
ment to cut you off than afterward. In
that case we shall have to call on the
law to help collect the accounts. as
Uncle Sam surely would not appoint
himself our guardian unless he in
tended to help us collect our just dues.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
iona Newspapers
OWNERS or NEWSPAPERS.

lDavenports Democrat.1
The appropriation bill which the
house has passed by an almost unani-
nous vote, contains a large lump OF
money for good roads; another for
parcels post; and third provision re-
quiring newspapers and magazines to
print the names Of their actual owners.
whether partners, stockholders or
otherwise. To many readers it will be
a revelation to know who own the
newspapers they subscribe for. But this
disclosure will account for some of the
policies and candidates advocated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
Meat inspection and Tuberculosis.

The government meat Inspection
service has been criticised for passing
for food purposes the meat of animals
that are slightly affected with local
lied tuberculosis. 1t is sometimes
charged that diseased meat is passed
for food.
THE only foundation for such state
ments," says Dr. Melvin. chief Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
THE BLYTHE STANDARD. +"

liMuScdtlno Journal
The Council Bluffs NonpaPeil il
still using Blythe as a horrible ex-
ample" 1t might be remarked I'm
cidentally that Blythe was dead
Vinton Eagle.
That does not count. Pursue a
man to his grave. Continue to attack
him. That Is one Of the discreditable
phases Of Iowa factionalism.
But Mr.. Rlythe's nobility Of char
acter survives his detractors. He was
honest. He vas a man Of his word.
He was candid and honorable. People
could always know where he stood.
He was a good fighter. but always
fair and just. He won the re-
spect Of his political foes and he had
the undying confidence and loyalty OF
his friends. because he was always
true to them.
Had Mr.. Blythe been In Theodore
Roosevelt's place. pledged not to be
candidate for third term, nothing
could have swerved him from fidelity
to his word. He valued his word al
his soul and had no use for man
who would violate his promises.
How much higher the practices OF
American politics would be u all mel
in political life we're to adopt tht
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The possibilities OF the fire eating
Roosevelt being nominated at Chicago
are growing greater says the horr1-
fed Davenport Democrat. will the
sane sense Of the republican party
come to the rescue or will it be left to
the people III November to put their
seal of disapproval On the whole af-
fair? If sober sense and patriotism
have not taken fight, we believe that
the people will be heard from at that
time"
The Sheldon Sun observes that Sen
ator Cumnlins is plugging away in
Washington. just as if nothing had
happened in Iowa. Few harder work
ing men ever held seats in the SEN
ate
Let Roosevelt do it," What's the
use for the average man to interest
himself III the government, exciains
the discouraged Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican.
THE people Of Iowa can afford to
take Senator Kenyon on faith. He has
the qualities they want in United
States senator, and he has the youth
and mbition necessary to develop
them to high degree says the Iowa
City Citizen.
1.-THE Iowa republican headquarters
at Chicago will be close to the Taft
| headquarters. Which is as it should be.
The hearts Of the people are close to
Taft" is the astonishing assertion Of
the Burlington Hawkeye.
| The Algona Republican looks toward
Bryan as still the best man the dem
ocrats have. Stranger things have
happened than that Roosevelt and
Bryan should again oppose each other
as candidates for president" argues
the Republican
Arizona republican., 1912-01-22
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
More Than Five Thousand Houses
 Burn m Osaka, Japan.

TOXIC. Jan. 2l.-A series Of fires m South OSaka have destroyed 5.26S houses and left more than 3O.UO0 per sons homeless The conflagration k one of the most disastrous in the his tory of the empire.
 Osa ka. the Venice of the East" has al population of about l,OO0.00o and is rated one of the most important man ufactIring and commercial cities of Ja- pan. IL is located on the Island ot HonJo. on .he two banks of the river Yodo. and k visited by travelers for it's Buddhist temple and it's picturesque canals. Spanned by l.3n0 stone and bamboo bridges.
 It has been the scene of frequent conflagrations. mainly because it's buildings are mostly flimSy bamboo or wooden structures. built close to each other and very inilammablc. An off cial report oc the damage in the city's great fire of August 1, 1909. gave the number of buildings destroyed as 11.36S The loss of life was limited to single person. but the property loss ran into millions.