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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
Iona Newspapers
WHY LYLE FAILED.
TGoldfeld Chronicle.l

Lyle Applegate was in Des Moines
this week where he took an examina-
ton to enter the United States navy.
He failed TO pass the rigid physical ex-
animation owing to an affection of the
lungs and irregular heart action The
examining officer gave his opinion that
the lung affection was merely the re-
suit of a cold, and would disappear, hut
the heart trouble was the direct result
of SIN okirg and would probably always
trouble him. He gave the applicant no
encouragement for a successful exami-
nation in the future and In a letter to
the boys father suggested that he be
established in some vocation that
would give him plenty Of outdoor ex-
ercise. The above should serve as
warning to all young men who acquire
the habit Of smoking. Cut it out, boys,
before it is too late.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

dora are the same being made five
stances. The only difference Is that
Eldora spreads over her concrete base
two inches of very rich concrete made
Of two parts sand to one Of cement and
gets beautiful and durable wearing
surface as clean and sanitary as a
street pavement could be made while
Carroll pays 1925 more for every city
block Of street and gets one layer Of
paving brick on top OF the same con-
crete base for her wearing surface.
Dirt will lodge in her streets and the
brick will have to be replaced long be-
fore the concrete
Not only did Carroll fall for an an
cient street pavement at a long price
considering that good brick paving has
been let in Iowa as low as $3.50 per
yard, but council which will specify
for a patented pavement in these days
should post up on public Improvement
work. The town OF Creston two years
ago on a higher material market dup
Heated bitulithic pavement at s16S
per !ard closely that the patents
sued for infringement and abandoned
their suit when Creston showed fight.
Since then the town of Manchester has
laid almost the same thing for S1.16
per yard, pouring the hot bitumen over
rolled stone in what is known as the
percolating method as distinguished
from the machine mixing of the ce-
ment and aggregate. Manchester
bought a bituminous macadam pave
ment unpatented for s1.174 per city
block less than the bid on a patented
bituminous macadam at Carroll. 1t
is time that city councils in Iowa read
up little on the street paving game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

on examining the nickel found that /
was badly nl1ltilated, ,defaced, AM
cracked. He thereupon refused to &C
cept 1t and asked Tor another. The DO,
informed him that 1t was all the none,
he had, and the conductor put him of
tho car. The case of Cincinnati Nor.
thern Traction Company vs.. Rosnagle
95 Northeastern Reporter, 1884, 10 ar
action to recover $1,000 damages FOL
wrongful ejectment. The supreme court
Of Ohio holds that coin issued by au-
thority of law to circulate as money il
not deprived of it's legal tender quality
merely by being worn in the process OF
circulation, nor when bruised OF
cracked, 30 long as 1t is not appreciably
diminised in weight, and retains the
evidence of Its being genuine coinage,
and the fact that the conductor in good
faith believed the coin not to be legal
tender was immaterial, and in such
case a passenger is not required to
tender other money in payment Judg-
ment for plaintiff was affirmed
FIRE CAUSED by ENGINE.
While it may safely be presumed that
the jury will award damages to one
sueing a railroad, yet it does not follow
that the mere passing Of railroad
engine followed by fire creates the
presumption that the railroad COM
pany was guilty of negligence IN start
Ing the Arc II is making 1t pretty
strong to allow the presumption to 81
that the fire was even started by the
railroad engine, but this rule IL al
lowed. says the supreme court OF Wash
ington. on the ground Of necessity, st
that the ends Of justice may not b.
defeated; but to go further than that
and make the mere fact Of the mr.:
evidence of the railroads negligence, 1.
stretching the old family stocking q
little too far for future use. Presump.
lions must stand on their own legs. anc
not on top of each other. After II MAJ
been proven that the railroad caused
the fire. the burden of proof them anc
not until then. fails on the railroad &c
explain the situation and to clear It's
skirts Of negligence. In the present
case the plant Of a certain roofing COM
pany was located some eighty fee'
from the tracks of the Northern Pa
c:fc Railway Company in the state 81
Washington. About midnight trair
laboring rather hard and throwing
sparks as usual. passed up the grace
by the plant. and three quarters OF ar
hour later the night Waterman dis
covered the platform between two OF
the buildings on fire. There was nc
evidence that the engine caused the
FIRE SO the question Of defendants
negligence was correctly taken from
the Jury Thorgrimson vs. Northern
Pacific Ry Co. III Pacific Reporter
AO6
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
IIMEsREPUBIIoAN 90

another column on this page. No doubt
Iowans and residents Of Clarke county
will be very disagreeably surprised at
Mr.. Johnson's alleged statements. Mr..
Johnson sounds like find for the Des
Moines Capital.
Mrs. Roosevelt has sailed for Pana-
ma. Looks as tho Theodore were get:
ting ready to do something desperate
doesn't It?
"Aldrich is strong for Roosevelt" o,
no, not the Rhode Island but the Ne
braska variety. The difference between
the senator and the governor is greater
than between Providence and Lincoln.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
BUSINESS SITUATION eccD.

A large volume Of business is doing.
but because it does not break previous
records an ddoes not progressively and
steadily increase there is disposition
to describe trade conditions as less
than satisfa Glory: whereas the situa-
ton is. in fact. as good as could rea
sonably be expected in year when a
presidential campaign tends 10 retard
enterprise. Outside Of this quadrennial
influence there is no ground for loud
complaint.
The iron and steel trade Is indeed.
less active. tho several large orders for
have come in.
The dry goods trade in both Of it's
Dissatisfaction and woolen-displays
increased interest. activity and
strength. The milder weather has
benefited the distribution of merchan-
disc.
proved: there is a large surplus Of
labor in some cities but in other places
there is deficiency. A better distri-
button would relieve distress
Agricultural conditions are promising
and a heavy fall Of snow makes for
improvement. Demand for -four is re-
viving. Leather is in fair demand and
firm.
Financial conditions are practically
unchanged. The securities market is
very dull Interest mad dividend dis
bursements in March will amount 10
over s101 100000, but this shows a
moderate decline from a year ago, due
to local causes.
The railroad freight movement is
satisfactory In spite Of the season and
during two weeks of February gross
earnings increased 4.3 per cent.
The speculative depression IS re-
sponsibe for falling off Of IS and 1.5
per cent, respectively in bank clear
ings at New York this week in COM
parison with 1911 and 1910: but out
side OF New York there arc good gains
of 1912 per cent and 80 per cent over
the two preceding years.
Foreign commerce from the port OF
New York, nearly half that of the
country. amounted in the latest week
to s37,391.527. against $50. 437,405 in
1911 mad s27,727,723 in 1910. There was
gain in exports Of about $500 900
over last year and Of s5.5o0,o00 over
1910; but imports also gained and were
for the week ss145,573 in excess of the
exports. The exports Of cotton goods
are noticeably heavy.
Judged by the above resume Of bus
mess conditions, which is based upon
the reports of careful commercial re-
porters from every section and in every
business Of the country the alleged
torpidity Of the business circulation is
mainly hypochondriacal and due to a
lack OF exercise and the mental haz-
ard OF a presidential year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

week to which most all work-day af'
fairs are adjusted
"As Americans I'VE commemorate the
publici service Of two great citizens
George Washington and Abraham Lin
coin, on Feb. % and IL, respectively
In addition the legal holiday calendar
includes Memorial Day, May 80; In
dependence Day, July a. Labor Day
the first Monday in September; Colum
bus Day. Oct. ~; Thanksgiving Day in
November.
"But modern industrial conditions
are at variance with the greatest pos
sible benefit which legal holidays might
confer, and in some instances financial
hardships are involved for both EN-
ployer and employee. For instance
where a holiday falls on Tuesday OF
Friday, many business concerns cut
their pay roll by closing down on the
Monday preceding or Saturday follow
ing. then enforcing a two-day holiday
Then again, when such holidays fall in
mid week. the holiday spirit on the day
preceding and following seriously in
terferes with the efficiency Of the
worker and thus involves a hardship
on the employer 1t is generally con-
coded that the afternoon preceding a
holiday and the morning after are not
to be counted upon for normal pro-
duct.
Another difficulty .s that two holt
days fall in February. when outdoor
demonstrations and military ond other
pageants are impossible. Therefore the
| day is Of little benefit but harvest for
the theaters and other expensive indoor
amusements: while no holiday falls
during that long period between July 4
and Sept. 5, when the need Of recrea-
ton presses heavily on many thou
sands to whom summer vacations are
impossible.
"A possible remedy is to rearrange
the calendar OF holiday dates, having
all holidays Except Christmas and
New Years, for obvious reasons) OBJ
served on Mondays following the given
date: Washington Day on the Monday
following the 22d of February; Lin
coin Day transferred to the first Mon
DAY in April: Memorial Day the last
Monday in May: Independence Day the
first Monday in July: and here intro
duce new holiday known as Recrea-
ton Gay. on the first Monday in Aug
ust. This only needs suggesting to
open up a vision of it's possibilities.
Labor Day follows on the first Monday
in September, Columbus Day on the
second Monday In October, Thanks Civ
.fls Day Ct .he last Monday In Novem-
Der.
This order would secure for our in
dustrial army two and one-half DAYS
respite from toll, with loss OF only one
days pay. and would insure for the
employer better weeks product from
five consecutive days labor after a two
and one -half days rest
The last and by no means the least
important feature OF this program is
the coupling Of each holiday with a
Sunday. thus opening UP wide op-
portunity for the church TO introduce
special observances. with appropriate
sermons and patriotic addresses. Sun
day school fetes. public meetings. and
orations OF boundless variety. This 1
believe would prove a strong card in
tanning the flames Of patriotism in
young and old alike. and in attracting
the masses to the church: for it would
help to link church and nation in one
common sympathy and purpose"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
Topics of the Times

Colombia afterward called up and
intimated that if Knox were passing
by she would be pleased to have him
call.
Well, the man followed the hat, and
Theodore Roosevelt is a candidate.
Dr.. Chapel says fall sown grain IL
safe. If the doctor is right that means
another big Iowa wheat yield.
One R. c. Johnson, Of Osceola. Iowa,
is made responsible for a story in the
Sheridan, Wyo.. Post, which alleges
hard times in Iowa, short crops and
much distress among Clarke county
farmers. The article il reproduced Id
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
No P,.o. For w..hi,otor.

Dr. r. ]. Campbell, the English
Christian socialist was condemning, at
luncheon In Philadelphia, certain
type OF modern business man.
This type Of man." he said. sis pre-
cisely opposite to George Washington.
washington got on by telling the truth.
This man gets on by lying.
1T reminds me OF story.
very successful business man
took his son into his employ, and the
youth, after a few days work, entered
his fathers office and said disconso-
lately:
Dad, I'm afraid I shan't make good
mere You see. I'm not used to lying
But the father laughed easily.
oh he said. If you tell the truth
in place like this, eveTybody'ii be-
lieve you're lying anyway"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
Wise Silence.


re has studied by himself, and came
up TOT examination to college with in
adequate prsoaration. He approached
ancient histof. with fear and. doubt,
for he had haaSlit time to stun
himself with tho history OF the
Caesars.
The paper containee mest,on at
which the young man loS led with dis
may.
What can you say about Ssli4,,,a 9'
He did not remember that Se,ie,,la
was the worst Of a long line Oh MAD
and bad Roman emporers.
But witless inspiration came U,
him. of the sort that often saves the
young and the ignorant. He wrote:
THE less said about Caligula, the
better"
He passed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
Fair Play.

While riding on an east-bound
Woodland car a few days ago noticed
an important looking gentleman board
the car and while reaching into his
pocket for change dime accidentally
droppen to the floor and rolled under
the seat opposite. When the conductor
demanded his fare the important
gentleman said: There is your fare
under that seat, if you want It."
The conductor who happened to b
the only Irishman on the line went
over and picked up the dime and de-
posted 4 nickel in It's place, turned ia
the gentleman and said: There is your
change. il you want it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
Important Decision
1.-THE following notes Of cases are
from the West Publishing Company

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL LIBEL
Defendants wrote and published
newspaper article attacking CORE
spondence schools OF education,
headed with the word graft" and
charging that the contracts required by
concerns engaged in such business
were one sided. harsh affairs, which
no business man would care to sign,
and that the victims were unfort-
unateiy boys and ..oun4 men In the
most straitened circumstances. who
were forced because Of hardships OF
the contract to break It, and then IN
their inexperience were quite readily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
II Will ACCEPI--.I.-R.

Il will accept the nomination for
Theodore Roosevelt. his hat is in the
ring and the fight is on. The ex-presi-
dent has thrown to the winds the dan
ger Of losing the nomination and the
greatel danger ot Losing the election.
The risk he runs OF destroying his PER
sonal popularity is his ante. He has
determined to win large or lose all on
this game.
The result will he TO make the COM
ing convention campaign within the
republican party of the nation the most
bitter in many years. The Taft men
have already said that Roosevelt could
not become a candidate without re-
pudiating his own promise and this
statement is a matter of record so it
can not be met by a consignment to
the Annanias Club. Roosevelt at Co
lumbus announced himself a progress
sive Of the ultra radical kind. He out
did LaFollette or Cummins and it was
intended as a contrast TO the stand
pat conservation of Taft. Taft had
been nominated as a progressive, by
the progressives with Roosevelt at their
lead and he turned out to be a stand
patter from Standpatvile, as Major
appointment in Taft with Roosevelt is
one of the human emotions that has
caused him to risk so much and per-
sonal feeling is going to run high as
between them.
But what OF the situation in Iowa >
. Iowa's Senator Cummins is a candi-
Gate. He has never claimed that he
could see a nomination in sight. The
Cum Minis candidacy is a chance oppor-
tunity for Iowa and an Iowa candidate. If
this personal feeling between Taft and
Roosevelt and between Taft men and
Roosevelt men becomes as acute as it
now promises, there may come time
in the convention when the leaders will
realize that neither Taft nor Roose-
Welt can be elected if nominated and
in that contingency lies Cummirs' and
Iowa's chance. Conditions are pro-
phetic OF the possibilities which once
nominated James A. Garfield.
1t will follow as a matter of course
in Iowa that the pure bred progress
sives will be Roosevelt men and that
the pedigreed stardnatters will be Taft
men. A very few Of the standpatters
may support Cummns because of state
| pride but the most of them are un-
compromising in their opposition and
are openly fighting him in all the close
counties. Wherever CtinlIIlins men get
Tor delegations in Iowa they must fight
for the privilege. That much has been
made apparent by the work done in
! Calhoun county while the progressives
were asleep. On the other hand the
| CumTnins and Roosevelt candidates.
are not hostile to one another. Roose-
welt is a progressive and SO is Cum
minis. A Roosevelt man on the Iowa
iutieSdllOL SSdii NC Lux NUiliIilIS anu SUI
save his vote for Roosevelt if the lat
ter actually needs it to be nominated
The Taft men who vote for Cummins
as compliment can not be kept away
from Taft anyway. The thing for
Roosevelt progressives to do is to get
busy for cummins and carry the coun-
ty conventions. If they don't the Taft
men will carry them and Cummins may
or may not get any favors from them
certainly not if they are in the major
ity in the state convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
AFTER ALL, ROOSEVELT.


There are any number of men whom
we would rather see now nominated by
the republican party for president: but
when it is all over and the matter is
summed up Roosevelt is an American.
He believes in the things that are es-
sential to American development along
right lines. He trusts the people. His
material errors have pertained to mat
tiers of method and not of ultimate pur-
pose. He is the foremost man of his
country at this time. The sentiment
that is urging him back into the White
House is that Of disinterested admira-
ton and is as far as anything can be
from that of personal self-seeking such
as would mass against him delegates
who waited upon his word while he
was in power but are now equally sub
servient to the present distributor OF
patronage Roosevelt at Columbus is
perhaps the greatest Roosevelt yet; for
it is Roosevelt out Of power save as he
has power in the minds and hearts OF
the people. and his vindication OF the
power and sense and justice OF the
people is an invitation to faith in
American citizenship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
Rearranes the Hoiidsys.

Twice in the course Of the year the
holidays all but tread on each others
heels-at Christmas tide and again IN
ratr,,arv. Other seasons. months 30
by without break in the steady ROUND
OF six days on and one day OF. Not
only do the holidays thus fall frregu-
larry, but with two exceptions they pay
no heed at all to the scheme OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
rIoyra Falls C;tjzenl

Iowa FANS lillZeH.i
There are now three candidates for
governor in Iowa so far as the republi
can side of the game is concerned,
Clarke, Holden, and Proudfoot. The In
spring force behind the Proudfoot
candidacy seems to be Governor Car
roll and Lafayette Young. Their idea
apparently is that the progressive re-
publican vote will be divided between
Clarke and Holden and that Proud
foot. the standpatter. will win. Their
idea is to line up the reactionary vote
behind Proudfoot II is to be regretted
that they did not or could not put forth
a larger man. This idea Of seeking to
burden the office Of governor with a
man who IS scarcely known outside or
his home county and man whose
ability has attracted no particular at
tention in the state. There are fifty
men in any county in Iowa who would
do about as good job in the guber-
material chair as Proudfoot.
The situation is to be regretted from
another standpoint. It virtually forces
the progressive republicans to support
Clarke, and closes the door to Holden.
The Holden candidacy has some com
mendable things about it. It furnishes
road to escape factionalism. 1t fur
nishes an opportunity to nominate and
elect a governor not dominated by poll
ties and politicians. 1t provides way
to inject 2 new style Of man into the
chief office Of the state. Such q change
might be for the better.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

Here is a message Of hope and GOOD
Cheer from Mrs. c. ]. Martin, Boone
MIN, Va, who is the mother Of eighteen
chiloren. Mrs. Martin was cured of
stomach trouble and constipation by
Chamberlain's Tablets after Ave years
~ suffering ana now recommends
.aese tablets to the public Sold by
ah dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

"The nearer the time comes to the
convention day the more probable 1t
seems that Theodore Roosevelt will be
candidate for the presidency" SAYS
the Clarion Clipper "It is nothing
short of wonderful the hold this man
has obtained uron the hearts and
minds Of the American people and
there is no doubt that the minute he
states his determination to become a
candidate there will be greater
scram be than ever for the Roosevelt
camp"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

In fact. SO many OF the foreignert .in-
wade the country roads on quiet sum
mer Sundays that "the pleasure Of
walking is quite marred by the hordes
Of aliens"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

LATE Young is concededly the
stron gest candidate the standpatters
can produce for senator. SO if Sena-
tor Kenyon has weakened himself so
dreadfully by announcing that he will
support Senator Cunmins for the
presidency. let LATE go at it. The re-
turns next June may convince even the
most doubtful that Senator Kenyon has
the RICH. side in the estimation OF
about four persons out of five" argues
the Mount Vernon Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Observing that Colonel Roosevelt has
been drawn on the jury in his home
county in New York, the oelwein Reg
lister exclaims Gee whiz, but wouldn't
ne make a hum dinger Of a foreman
on jury"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

"Any one familiar with the Iowa City
Republicans past, present or future,
here and in the world to come, can
easily account for it's opposition to
Senator Proudfoot'' observes the
standpat Indianola Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
coun+erf.i. Dollar.

buy trouble. but genuine quarter
buys DR.. Kings New Life Pills; for
con stipation, malaria and jaundice.
Mcbride & VIII Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

"Cc!ccoI Roosevelt is making it clear
enough that he cares nothing about the
ira ii.iors or the future of the re-
publican party" says the Sioux City
Journal. He is retroactive, for he
started out that way in his political
career"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

The Scranton Journal notices that
"son7e people make reputation for
honesty by their professions. Others
profess little and achieve the same end
by simply being honest