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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
the UBIQUITOUS SCHOOL mA,Am.

Is mere man to DE lett with any
vestige Of superiority? The grades
and principalships OF the schools are
mainly controlled by women. One of
the largest cities of the globe boasts
a woman superintendent Of its schools
and touts her as one of the greatest
educators of the earth. And now comes
on Professor Leavitt, Of the university
of Chicago, insisting that women are
the best manual training school teach
ers and hold an edge over men in this
line as in many others. That applies
thru all sorts Of elementary and high
school teaching he asserted. The
women teachers had better success
with teaching boys to work in wood
than the men. An eighth grade class
Of boys and girls fitted up q one story
building as a model fla. in one year
under the direction of a woman. An
other class built 500 worth of furni-
ture in a year under the direction Of a
woman. think one thing is that the
women believe in the boys. One of
the best teachers had was not a good
workman herself, but she could make
the boys work and inspire them to do
good work.
Whittier are we drifting? What has
become of the clinging vine and where
is the oak to head in at If this keeps
on? Let us be thankful that there will
always be rude toll which the female
peril can not accomplish, shoveling and
heavy burdens to be borne which ply
steal incapacity Of women must in the
the occupation and livelihood Of mere
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

the train was speeding the party saw
g woman In corn field with noe
In her hands The president stepped
quickly to the platform and waved
his hat until she Acknowledged the
salute. Returning he said; That
woman will go home and tell her hus-
band II she has one and her children
IL she has children the president OF
the United States recognized work
ing woman in the cornfleld and sa-
luted her from the platform of pal
ace car. No doubt she thinks as others
do that the president Is great man.
But what is a president? Just citi-
zen OF the country exercising little
brief authority" That appealed to US
as It did to the others.
Some time after, In the White House
at Washington we saw him. More
than a score Of senators, congressman
and governors, with others were there
to see him. He treated them all cor
daily. One was dressed in a plain
suit of clothes He wore hickory
shirt. When his time came the presi-
dent said my friend what can l DO
for youo" He was stranger to the
president and all who were in the
TOOTH. ne IOAu IAc phSSiNAoA's ''ANO.
he was from, his name and explained
his business. The president gave him
Ave times the attention he mad given
to any other man present. That APP
pealed to U.S.
Again we saw the chief ruler Of the
world demonstrate his friendship for
those who labor. His whole admins
tration was crowned with similar acts.
The better angels Of his nature were
invariably his prompter. And that's
why the people admire him. why they
want to see him in the White House
again. 1t explains the $4,000 ma
jority in Illinois. the more than 1907
600 majority in Pennsylvania, his pop
ularity whenever the people have had
the opportunity Of expressing their
preference.
The Taft managers call him a be-
trayer, an migrate, falsifier. unsafe.
tyranical and accuse him OF every
thing that is bad. but what they say
is not true.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
WHY FOR GEORGE CLARKE
[Iowa CITY Republican.l

The Register and Leader appears
to be troubled because the Republican
and some other papers are for George
w. Clarke for governor. when they
are allied with faction other than
the one to which Mr.. Clarke is under
stood to belong The other papers
may explain as best they can, but the
Republican has reason that We are
sure will be sufficient to prevent Mr..
Clarke from being embarra ssed by the
Republicans support, even If it does
not prove satisfactory to the Register
and Leader.
The editor of the Republican and
Mr.. Clarke were born on adjoining
farms in Indiana and both came to
Iowa as kids about the same time.
When 10 years old we visited an
uncle in Davis county who lived on the
next farm from Mr.. Clarke's parents
Naturally pleasant visit was made
to the Clarke home. 1t was in August
and in company with Mr.. Clarke and
some other lads We went to creek
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
Fr.. Speech Fight in San Di.se.

Prohibition Of street speaking N
restricted area in San Diego. Cal. haa
produced q situation Of such tension
involving fundamental issues OF per
sonal rights that conflicting Reports
have been the order OF the day Mary
Anderson Hill. formerly q leader IN
civic movements in New York. gives
in The survey an exceedingly fair and
unbiased statement Of what has oc-
Cured.
"As to the causes and meaning OF
these events" she says. every shade
of opinion exists 1t 10 claimed that
a time had come in the growth OF San
Diego when customary uses OF the
streets had become nuisances. but It Is
difficult 10 and people who were actu-
ally Inconvenience by the street gath
erings. The Free Speech League claim
that they resisted the ordinance be
cause they know it to be aimed at free
speech on the part OF labor in San
Diego. A policeman refused to let me
go thru the county jail because he
said, the language of the prisoners was
too vile, member Of the Free Speech
League hesitated to quote TO mo the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

ssui sDsshas = ~ ps,aes $500 1As
p9liee o1nosgo anl many oiti1oas s09of.
~ ~ nsouDles ~ ~ 11oo 0Deooh
1sague - onarclt0tA 0no bcal JaDer
claims that the e1Gissn v1G1lanlep Afo
within the rights 81. peUDsety against
men who insult the oountry'g NAG. TIE
Free speech Lsagus ~ that ~ 80
oct OF violence has been loas ~ t1esn.
white they must thsn,selvss 80 u1airned
ana In such risk OF personal attack
that no ono Of them dafGO % Nome
alone at night.
meanwhile. there ere soms things
anyone who viii can -: Two 3s5ls
90 crowded. that str men aFo whseo
four should b 3ustioe - SLOWLY ad-
ministssed, that only two tfAa1s : wax
as> hold; seatemsnts in the pess0 on
the face of them Dssjudiced. thconsast-
ent and e1aggsfatsd, amoag ths sfeat
majority outside the 'aSht' ignorance
OF social questions, indifference 70 the
lives and ideas Of others. fear Of loss
u the real estate and other markets,
paralysis Of personal fsspOnaioality;;
ana On both sides within the h9ht.
intense expenditure OF body, mind.
ana heart in = cause which, while II
soona0 now more and moro identihed
with haes, may force us ON to 'fsatefn-
ity and hope.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
Topics of the Times

Direct elections Of senator's will be
favored by mighty few Lorimerites.
That's one of the attractive features
Of the proposed measure.
The state Of Iowa could accept no
more reasonable responsibility than to
pass a law embodying a plan Of state
aid for widows left with children to
support and educate. It is an abs o.
lutte need and in the line of Iowa adj
vancemen1.
Is the man who can tell you the bat
ting average Of every big league play
er a ''batty" person?
The suffragists Will make personal
campaigns in every state. Keep your
eye on those suffragists. Lots OF 'em
are worth looking at.
Those seem to have been perfectly
good primaries at that
Politics. business. anything you
please, but the real heart interest Of
the populace Is in baseball.
The federal Office holder as a polit-
ica asset appears to be passing his
dividends.
That hound dog feature Is likely to
make the convention resemble q dog
fight more than ever
Moreover, Burlington is no place for
tame rabbits during the convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
THE ENoCH ARDEN INDUSTRY


The woods seem to be full of return
ing husbands who long years ago dis
appeared from wives and children to
be considered dead until they DOB I'D in
the sere and yellow leaf looking for
relatives. The Enoch Arden headline
Is being overWorked nowadays. AS
regards that Enoch business it gets in
to the big black letters because it
looks good to the man who makes the
headlines. Any old dub who ran away
from his family years ago is a good
enough newspaper Enech Arden. Some
fellow down about Hannibal, Mo-, has
just come back to find his wife mar
ried to another man and his son seek
ing to have him declared legally dead.
He ran away from them in his youth
and strength and has had a pretty
good time until he began to get stiff
in the joints. Now he is back in Han
ntbal looking for liniment and she'd
ding tears over his desolate state. He
is one Of those whom the headliner
drags into the Arden competition by
the nape Of the neck who never was an
Arden in any way but the Incidental
remarriage OF a wife who considered
him dead.
Now the actual Enoch Is
properly an object OF common
sympathy. He was off earning
a living and unfortunate enough to
be cast away on desert island OF
something or other that he couldn't
get away from. He got hack as soon
| as the Lord would let him. They had
mourned him at home. The folks act
! i1a,,y thought he was dead. Arden was
all right and his is hard luck case
all right enough. This II11:a::2-.h::!! iynt-
tation deserted his folks and left the
] woman to shift for herself and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

ana went IN swimmins. Very ukeay
Il was 6oap creek A man who wM
70 back on = boy with whom he -
gone swimming, even when factions
are bitter, Is no man at all. There 10
something about SWIMMING hole that
draws boys together and the boys
who have been In the same swine
ming hofe are friends for life. Con"
pied with this 10 the realisation that
in every test George Clarke had bssn
found all right It's quite step from
the swimming hole to the governors
office, but we hope that Clarke VIII
make It,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The reason the Iowa Falls Sentinel
favors Cummins for president is that
che stands for 80 many things in
which the people believe and is rec
ognized az man OF courage and force.
What is the difference whether you
like him personally or not II his cleo
ton means the adoption OF public pol
icies in which you believe and which
you think would be beneficial to the
country"
"Of course the regular medical men
do not advertise, but they are adept
in the art Of protesting when their
state convention is not fully reported
in the newspapers" remarks the DAY.
export Times. Consistency would re-
quire them to meet in the dark Of the
moon behind closed doors with all
members sworn to secrecy for fear that
something not ethical might leak out.
But they are all good fellows and dc
not care to be too consistent at all
tines"
"Se1f preservation is the first law
Of nature. In saving it's own life
the republican party can afford to dis
regard precedent, ignore custom, leave
merit unrewarded if necessary. It Is
time to politely inform the two can
didates who are making 50 much trou-
BILE that, as they can not adjust their
own differences the party is not In 8
position to form itself into court Of
appeals" argues the Grinnell Register
The case must be deferred for more
convenient season.;
IF Taft is nominated for president
why not nominate Col. Young for vice
PRESIDENT" suggests the Webster City
Freeman Tribune. '-The colonel said
in his speech here at the court house
that there are some people who would
like to fix the date OF his funeral. Ol
course. he meant his political funeral
Then why not accommodate Thorn by
officiating in the second place?"
Hasn't Burlington made . mistake
IN entertaining the !!c--:: 1ectnrs be-
fore the democratic convention in
Quires the Boone News Republican ''rl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
Iona Newspapers
THE ANNUAL MIRACLE.
rDes Mofnes News.7

Funny thing about miracles. None
Of them ever happens in our time. They
all occurred in biblical days. observes
the agnostic.
But is he quite right? Are not mir
acles happening all the time? Let's
take a look about us right now in this
bright May weather.
Come" says Spring. talking to the
little blind roots smuggling down in the
brown earth. "Come. wake up, sleepy
heads! Get to work."
But we are cold" say the roots.
TN send you my golden sunshine "
says Spring.
But we are thirsty" objects the
roots.
It'll send you my silver rains" Gays
the gentle taskmistress.
And what with the warmth and the
moisture and the balmy airs, the mir
acle is wrought. Down there under the
earth those wonderful alchemists. the
roots begin work. Laboring with the
same materials. each picks and chooses
those things that 1t needs. And one
accomplishes the miracle OF a violet
blue And another the sweet miracle
Of roses grace and flush and frag-
rance. And another the jaunty yellow
Of a tonquil.
watts are we achieving such colors? In
what laboratories are we creating such
wonderful perfumes? There are mir
acles all the time If we but have eyes
to see and hearts to understand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

=. Il Sss..s..He,... SCI ". Min H., WI
mona, Nina, Was cured Of : severe sase
Of kidney trouble and says: my kid
ney action vas too lSequsak yAoA ! lost
much slssp ~ It. i coasll Mt even
carry . small load. ! took y0ssy xiG-
nsy PnlS and they drst gave grea4 -
lief and then oursd me- &1ad1y re-
ommand them Ter what they did 1er
me- deBrsae q WA Drug C0oeAny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
strikes " that these coalitions J
have been rsvsrsed." 4

Incidentally. In no state the Colonel
has won has he secured anything like
q majority Of the fun republican vote, y
says the Sioux City Journal. HE has
succeeded in winning in various, states
by a majority Of the excitable vote
the vote that can be so worked up by
spellbinding as to come out and take
part In the preliminaries. 1t is argued,
with some reason, that the vote 20
secured is practically the full Roose-
welt strength. But suppose the colonel
should win the much sought nomina-
ton, what Of the silent. reticent ma
jority that stayed away from the pr1-
maries? Will the coloners magic be
more successful in winning this vote
on election day?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

ROOSEVELT, THE COMMONER.
Marion Register.1
When he was president he was
travelling, across Iowa in special
train. His car was on the rear. With
him were Ave Iowans. The editor Of
the Register was one OF the five. AS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

1.-The presidential imbroglio." says
the Burlington Hawkeye. us going to
make 1t delicate task for the trainers
Of the next republican national plat
form. They may well view with
alarm but how are they going to
point with pride?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

Hasn't Burlington made . mistake
IN entertaining the !!c--s: 1ectnrs be-
fore the democratic conventions" in
Quires the Boone News Republican ''rs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
HinsdaIe Veterans In Florida.

The Orlando, Florida Daily Reporter,
under the date of Dec. g. gives the fol-
lowing item regarding our Hinsdale resi-
dents who are spending the winter there:
Senator l.. 2. Liscom and brother,
Samuel Liscom, accompanied by George
w. Lewis, all old members of the 14tn
New Hampshire Volunteers, went out to
Pine Castle yesterday and took Christ
mas dinner with Clinton c. Hall, of the
same company, Capt. c. p, Hall,
cousin. also being on hand and six 9TH
ers, five of whom We're from the same
company, making ten as lively veterans
as have met for a long time After
splendid dinner old times were gone
over incidents of those stirring times re-
called and an altogether enjoyable re-
union had Many of these veterans are
in this section and heartily enjoy such
gatherings which could be had more
often If a systematic campaign was inaug
urated Senator and Samuel Liscom and
Mr.. Lewis who are from Hinsdale, N
H., are staying al Is Concord avenue, and
are always delighted to have old COM
rades look them up"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05

been in the sewing machine business for
some time and in connection with this
has several teams which gather sugar
beets in the section where he Is located.
The first dance of the New Year will
be given by the Junior order of Ameri-
can Mechanics on Wednesday evening,
Jan. 10, when Wales's orchestra of four
pieces of Brattleboro will furnish the
music George Thwing will be floor man
ager, with Frank Howard and Frank
Young as aids. Refreshments will be
served in the lower hall
DR.. w. A. Chamberlin of Waseca,
MINI, was in town Wednesday. He was
visiting in Dummerston and came here
to see the place where he was born,
which is now occupied by Foster Mack.
Although DR.. Chamberlin left here when
six years old he remembered the place.
Sylvenus Kelley of Dummerston, who
accompanied him, did not tell him where
the place was, but he recognized ii as
they approached. DR.. Chamberlin re-
members large pine trees standing back
of the house, but they have disappeared.
In the annual meeting of the Con-
grega tional society Tuesday afternoon
II. A. Blood was chosen modera-
tor and the following officers and
committees were elected: Clerk and
treasurer Mrs Annie b. H. Harris;
prudential COM, Mrs. Washburn, Miss
Crawford, George T. Apln, Miss Bessie
f. Braley, Herbert A. Blood, Miss Olive
NJ. Blood; soliciting COM, Mrs. Addie ID.
Johnson. Mrs. b. r. Lewis, Miss Olive NJ.
Blood, Miss Mary Jane Miles; music
com, Herbert l.. Bailey, Miss Alice NJ.
Locke Miss Sylvia Derry, Mrs. A. j.
Aver; improvement and material COM,
Herbert L. Bailey, Mrs. A. b. II. Harris,
Miss E. NJ. Crawford, Miss Olive NJ.
Blood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
HINSDALE, N. H.
Death Of Mrs. Jane Dix.

Mrs. Jane Dix widow of Thomas F.
Dix, died Friday afternoon at the age Of
"a, in the home of her son, Frank Will
liams, on Canal street. Mrs. Dix was
born in Chesterfield, Mass, Aug. H. 1884,
and was the last of seven children. Her
early life was spent in Chesterfield. In
1858 she was married to Louis Williams
Twelve children were born to them, Of
whom seven are living. After the death
of Mr.. williams in 1882, she went to
Whately, where she lived until 1891
when she was married to Thomas +. Dix
and moved to Hnsdale. She made this
her home until eight years ago. when
they returned to Whately. Mr.. Dix died
few years ago, and she returned to
Hinsdale last fall to spend the winter
with her son. The children who sur
vive are Clarence Williams of Florence,
Mass, Mrs. Fred Allen and John Will
liams of Holyoke, Mrs. Fred Scott of
Whately Henry Williams Of Holyoke,
Frank l.. Williams of Hinsdale and Mrs.
Lillian Truesdale of Greenfield. Prayer
was offered in the home Sunday at 3 p.
m Rev. A. L. Hill officiating, and the
funeral was held in Whately Monday at
D. m Mrs. Dix was active and we'll
less than a week before her death, when
acute indigestion accompanied by heart
trouble developed, followed by pneumonia.
Mrs. Dix was a quiet woman who had
devoted her life to her home and the
bringing up of her large family and was
always dutiful wife and mother.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
DUN M ERSTON.

w. F. Walker is on the sick list.
S. Kelley has been visiting in West
Brattleboro.
Miss Mildred Halliday returned to
Brattleboro Tuesday.
Miss Ella Jennison visited Miss Flor
ence Miller Wednesday,
John Sheldon of Greenfield visited at
James A. Reeds last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry have
moved into NJ. f. buttons house.
Harley Upton has sold his farm to
Herbert Clark of West Brattleboro.
Mrs. NJ. E. Brown and Arthur L.
Brown visited in West Chesterfield last
week.
George Richardson, recently employed
by H. p. Smead, has gone to Greenfield
to work this winter.
Mrs. NJ. f. Brown and Mrs. Abbie
Patch attended the installation of officers
of Putney Grange New Years eve.
Ross Eddy returned to Alonzo Bradley's
Tuesday after visiting relatives in
Springfield, Mass, during the holidays
There was a New Years gathering at
the hospitable home of F. o. Downs, 16
friends and relatives being present. The
dinner was a triumph of culinary art and
was followed by games and a general
good time.
The parable of the barren fig tree fur
nished the text for our pastors last SER
vice in the past year-Luke 10: I, Be
hold, these three years l come seeking
fruit on this fig tree, and find none"" The
same parable will provide a text for the
first Sunday service of this year-verse
s, Lord, let it alone this year also!'
There will be communion service. Per-
haps it is not altogether too late to say
that our chidrens exercises on Christ
mas eve were remarkably good and that
the whole affair was very enjoyable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
Fire Insurance In Vermont.

The Insurance Age prints tables of fire
insurance rates and loss ratios by states,
in all of the United States showing the
amount of business written, premiums,
rates, losses and percentage, loss rates
for each 80 years, beginning so far as
Vermont is concerned in 1876 and ending
with the year 1910. The totals for this
state are as follows:
Amount of insurance written, S,74S,-
POI, us; premiums received, $25, lS1, $685.
average rate, LA per cent; total losses
sustained sl6,0l5.24S; average annual
loss ratio, $3.50 per cent.
The highest amount of losses sustained
by all fire insurance companies any one
of these 80 years was in the year 1909,
which showed a total loss of 1862 ,S13.
The highest loss ratio of any one of these
years was in 1873, when it was 124 per
cent, the premiums received being $780,
1856, and the losses paid 1871, 734. The
lowest loss ratio was in the year 1871,
when it was 80 per cent, the premiums
received being $29S, $40, and losses paid
s116,2S9. A fair estimate of the cost of
writing this insurance by all companies
including the taxes state license, agents
commissions, office expenses, ETC., is 80
per cent which leaves only margin OF
/, 40 per cent average annual profit on the
entire business in the state by all COM
panies
A short study of these figures will in
terest those not engaged in the insurance
business, who may mistakenly criticize
the insurance companies and agents for
charging exorbitant rates.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Putney Grange.

Putney Grange held it's special install
iatlon meeting Jan. /, when the young
est corps of officers in its history came
INTO power. The installation was in
charge of General Deputy H. w. Sargent
OF Brattleboro, assisted by Mrs Sargent,
and by Mrs Patch of Evening Star
Grange, Dummerston. The ceremony
over, after a short recess, everybody did
Justice to the oyster supper, returning to
the assembly hall to enjoy a short liter
airy program. Miss Elizabeth Braley gave
humorous reading, followed by vocal
solo by Mrs Poland. Miss Bessie Bra
ley's dressmaker's monologue was great
ly appreciated. The program closed with
second solo by Mrs. Poland. The fol-
lowing standing committees were an
nounced for 1912: Executive, G.. d.
Aiken, p f. O'Connor, l.. ID. Ingalls,, Mrs
ID. c. Vass, Miss Bessie Braley; finance
H. A. Blood, DR. l.. II. Bugbee, Austin
Kerr; entertainment, Miss Gladys Leigh
ton, Othniel Kilburn, Earl DAWSON
Miss Eleanor O'Connor, Miss Clara Kath-
an; music, Mrs. L. II. Bugbee, Mrs. c.
A. Poland, Frank E. Page; relief, George
d. Gassett Miss Elizabeth Braley, Mrs
Dana Angler. The list of regular officers
was published in The Phoenix last week
The lecturer has promised an excellent
program for the first regular meeting,
Jan. 70.