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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

See the st. Patrick's display at The
Camera Shop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

You will find the F. O. Evans Piano
Company at 121 East Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

SCOTS coal office. lit East Main
street. with American Express Com
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Choice country butter at % cents a
pound. and fresh eggs for 22 cents.
ldso's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Hodges employs expert watch re-
oairers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

w. T. Miller, the pioneer jewelr. is
located at 121 East Main,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Wantcd-White dent corn. 1910 crop.
Phone l45 or 7. Western Grocery Com
pany Mills
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

For medium priced coffee Culley's
blend at 35 cents per pound can not
be beat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Scott has Kentucky lump that is
sure to please. Green trading stamps
with cash purchases
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

III. c. Lounsberry and E. N. Farber
spent the day in Pickering on busi-
ncSS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

DR.. Wood, eye, ear, nose, throat. Es-
tabiiShed 1898. Opposite Pilgrim Hotel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

The superb Ansco. The Camera Shop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Rev. Father H. F. Roncy of State
Center" went to st. Anthony Monday
evening to preach the opening sermon
of the thirteen hours devotions"
which began this morning at 10 o'clock
in the Sacred Heart church. of which
Rev. L. D. Tobin is pastor. Rev. w. J.
Convery, of Eldora. gave a temperance
address Monday evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

The meeting Of the Ladies' Cemetery
Aid Society. announced to have been
held Wednesday afternoon with Mes
danes James Skegg and William Ever
list at the Skegg home, has been
postponed for a week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Mr.. Ralph Stotts went to Des Moines
this morning to attend the annual Des
Moines automobile show.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

Miss Bessie w. Parker leaves tonight
for Chicago, where she will remain for
a ten days visit with her sister Mrs.
Frederick Bruegger. before going to
New York, preparatory to sailing from
that port on the 10Th for Europe. In
New York Miss Parker will visit for
few days with Miss Lucy Huffaker and
Mrs. Fred Brazier Miss Parker is to
sail on the Rotterdam, a Holland
American line steamer and will land
at Boulogne. From there she will go
direct to Paris to take up her piano
study with Harold Bauer and Wager
Swayne. Miss Parker also expects to
study French in addition to her must
cal work. She will be gone six months.
Brief funeral services for Mrs. Fran
ziska Deutschmann Lange were held
from the home Of her niece. Mrs. c. r.
Schmidt, 116 North Second street, at
8 o'clock this morning. The services
were conducted by Rev. Karl Rest and
were largely attended. Many beautis
full flowers were sent by neighbors and
friends, and included a rretty piece by
Der Deutsche Undertakings Kreis, OF
which Mrs. Schmidt Is a member. A
mixed quartet sang. The pail bearers
were Messrs. r. p. Pinneo and J. c.
Slaboch, of the Schmidt store, Myron
Bay, and Otto, Ferdinand and Justus
Schmidt, the three latter grandnephews
Of Mrs. Lange. T!.e body was taken to
Davenport this morning for cremation,
accompanied by c. F. Schmidt and son.
Otto Schmidt. The ashes will be
brought back to this city and will later
be inferred in Lee count, the former
home Of Mrs. I1ange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05

The bulk pickle store Is Culley's, east
side of court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
The Rights of Pedestrians

The respective rights of pedestrians
and automobiles at street crossings
are defined in an opinion OF the New
York court OF appeals, handed down
last Tuesday. That court holds that
the footman is not required, as a
matter OF law, to look both ways and
listen before attempting to cross a
street at a street crossing"
AT such street crossings" says the
opinion. both pedestrians and drivers
are required to exercise that degree
OF prudence and care which the con-
ditions demand. II is a fact OF COM
mon knowledge that automobiles ira
verse our city streets at much greater
speed than other vehicles, and yet
they are more easily controlled. In
crowded centers the danger is pro-
portionate to the speed. and there
seems TO be no good reason why the
care should not be measured by the
danger. The rule which fixes the
rights OF drivers OF ordinary vehicles
in the use OF street crossings can not
be relaxed in favor OF automobiles,
Tor while they are instrumentalities
which AFFORD great pleasure, conveu-
ienoe and utility to many, they are
undoubtedly sources of danger TO
many more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
GIRLS SEVERELY FROZEN
IN CROSSING A BRIDGE

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 1.-THE most
serious incident resulting from the
cold reported this year occurred Mon
day when two young women, the
Misses Helen and Sadie wray, resid-
ing seven miles on the illinois side of
the bridge. narrowly escaped death by
freezing in attempting TO cross the
high structure on foot. Miss Helen,
the younger OF the two, attends the
Leyerich normal school of this city.
and had spent Sunday at home with
her mother. Mrs. John Wray. Start.
ing back Monday morning with her
sister, in order to reach Muscatine in
time for school, they drove as far as
the bridge, and leaving their horse on
that side. started 10 walk across. The
high and severe wind numbed the ex-
posed parts of their bodies before they
realized their condition. Half vav
across the bridge the younger sister
feil and gave up, and only through the
enduring qualities OF the older girl
were they saved Seeing nobody in
sight. she dragged. half pushed the
younger girl in front Of her and to the
Iowa side. when upon reaching the
toll house. both fell to the ground in
unoonsciousness. DR.. Z. B. FuIliam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
est. Louis Repubhc.)

There can be no doubt that the
action Of the national democratic COM
mittee will give the movement in IA
Vor of direct presidential primaries
great impetus. Probably before the
opening Of another national campaign
this sweeping extension Of the demo
cratic principle will have been &C
cepted by most Of the states.
In Oregon, North Dakota, New Jer-
sey, Nebraska and Wisconsin direct
presidential primaries are already
provided for by law. The people name
the candidates whom they prefer and
the delegates chosen are bound to
support them in convention.
BY the order of the national COM
mittee state committees elsewhere
may hold similar primaries when 1t is
possible to do SO with proper and
sufficient safeguards" In the absence
Of law it is not likely that many
states other than those named above
will make the experiment this year,
but the Endorsement of the idea by
the managing committee of the demo
cratic party Is In striking contrast
with the curt refusal of the standpat
national republican committee to have
anything to do with the reform.
This acceptance by the democratic
committee Of the principle involved
in presidential primaries removes
from the field Of controversy, so far
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
MOVING FORWARD

as one party is concerned a question
that has been very strongly urged
FOR some time. Henceforward it Is a
democratic reform bearing the high
est sanction, and state organizations
Will have to fall into line as speedily
as possible
10 those who regard direct presi-
Dental primaries as an extreme extern.
sion OF the peoples power it may be
said that 1t is not as radical a depart
ure as was the first representative ma
tional convention held in 1882. Up
to that time the people had no voice
in the selection of presidential candi.
dates, who were named as a rule by
caucuses or cabals.
In the beginning also the people
were not even to vote directly for
president. The evolution of the rep
resentative convention has reduced
the elaborate electoral system to a
mere machine for the registration of
the popular will.
A people who can be trusted to
elect their presidents can be trusted
also to nominate them. The direct
primary merely extends the suffrage
to the early stages of a proceeding
that Is finally determined by the same
popular will.
1t is fine thing for a political party
to be on record early and on record
right in a matter of SO much import
ance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
Capital Punishment.

The superintendent OF prisons OF
New York state recommends the abo-
lition Of capital punishment. There
are 81 men under sentence OF death
in three prisons. Governor Dix. who
Is in sympathy with the proposal, de-
clares that putting a fellow being to
death is barbarous, and does not deter
others from committing the same
crime. The governor expressed the
belief that there are "a good many
people who believe that in executing
condemned criminal the state itself
Is cheapening human life. which the
fundamental thought underlying hui
man society holds absolutely sacred.
When a sufficient number OF men
come to the same way Of thinking.
then We shall have a public opinion
which inevitably will lead TO the abo-
htion of the death penalty. | think
the ends Of justice would be better
met by abohshing capital punishment
II in its place We could establish a
penalty OF life Imprisonment from
which there would positively be no
escape"
A great many more people would
approve the abolition Of capital pun
ishment IL they could be assured that
murderers would not be pardoned.
The fact that Thaw is persistent in
his efforts TO gain his freedom, and
that nothing legal stands in the way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
9saLRS with
Our
OTdaNIlEN
8RA1B1E1RS

son, is a man who lives in Alliance,
Ohio. He has no difficulty in keeping
warm, and he doesn't need Carnegie
income to do 1t.
In the cellar of this fortunate man
is a surface vein of coal. When he
wants to stoke the furnace, all he
needs TO do is to dig.
The rest Of US dig up" for fuel, it's
true, but its not nearly SO healthy an
exercise as the kind in which the Alli-
ance man INDUCES.
A few weeks ago the English suffra-
gist leader, Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst,
was forbidden to speak from a Har-
ward platform, and the undergradu-
ates hired public hall to which they
invited her and where she addressed
them.
Now the Harvard corporation has
voted to bar all women from the uni
versity's platforms unless the corpora
ton itself extends the invitation.
1t does look as if the women had
even old Harvard on the run. Is the
old fogy board afraid Of modern prog
ress in the form of the modern wom-
an?
Somebody's scared of something,
that's sure. or such decided action
would not have been taken.
Yet 1t seems that Of all institutions
a university should be the most will
ing to listen to women and weigh
their claims and abilities. And in
time Harvard will be forced to do
this.
John D. Rockefeller rides in an auto
mobile and smiles because he keeps
warm wearing a paper vest.
A good many of us would smile If
We could ride in automobiles even
without paper vests. But, in this in
stance, the point is the paper vest.
It's true that paper holds in warmth
almost better than anything else ex-
cept the skin Of an animal. II you
don't believe it, ask the man in the
Spring overcoat on cold winter day.
when he has a newspaper tucked un-
der his coat fore and aft.
We could keep warmer in bed, too,
without so many heavy coverings, if
We used a paper quilt on top of the
other covering.
Anybody can make such a quilt by
spreading out several thicknesses of
newspaper, fastening them together
irto the size of the quilt, then cover
ing them with cheesecloth or any kind
Of thin cloth, and finishing exactly
as quilt is finished.
Many people arise tired these cold
mornings, simply because the bed
covering is too heavy. Try the paper
quilt and see if you don't rest better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17

he isn't here, believe I'll nose around
and have look at that place Clintock
was telling me about"
With a last glance along the trail
ahead Roger turned to the right and
followed directions he had received
from the boss of the Lone Bull. In an
hour he had found the ranch he was
looking for, had a long talk with its
owner and taken hasty survey of the
premises. He was favorably impress
ed with the place and believed it would
make good opening for him; Also it
was well within the limit he had set
for expenditure. He decided to talk it
over with Clintock before closing a
deal
He was halfway back to the south
entrance to Black pass before he re-
membered Belford's kid. He glanced
around at the gray plain fast losing its
outlines in the gathering dusk and
smote his thigh sharply.
Great horn! If 1 haven't forgotten
the kid! | wonder He spurred
Buckskin into a run without complet-
ing his sentence.
Long before he reached the pass he
was straining his eyes for a glimpse of
horse and rider waiting for him. But
he saw nothing, and when he finally
pulled to a breathless standstill there
he appeared to be all alone in the
gloom.
Il don't believe he's arrived yet" he
said uneasily. IF he was afraid Of
the pass he would be sure to wait for
me-"
Roger waited anxiously, listening for
the faintest sound that might presage
the approach of Teddy Bedford He
rebuked himself bitterly for his neglect
of duty-for running off to attend to
his own affairs when he had assured
Mr.. Clintock that he would safely es-
cord Teddy through Black pass to the
Lone Bull ranch. All at once dark
ness fell completely, and there were
only the distant stars winking down
out of dim blue sky.
Roger swore softly and turned Buck
skin into the pass He rode until he
came to the middle Of the pit Of velvet
blackness and listened. Far ahead of
him he thought he heard faint sound.
Again 1t came-a broken whistle. He
urged Buckskin forward until he heard
plainly the TREMENDOUSLY whistled notes
of I'm Afraid to Go Home In the
Dark"
'The doggoned. plucky little kid"
calculated Roger thankfully, and then
ne let out his voice until the pass re-
choed.
Hello there! That you, Teddy Bel
ford?"
Yes" came back shaking voice.
wait for me. Teddy. III be there
In minute"
In a few seconds he brought Buck
skin TO scrambling halt. Where are
you, Teddyf" he asked.
fright here" was a low toned reply
close beside him. THAT isn't Mr..
Clintock, is itY'
mo. I'm Roger Webb. Mr.. Clin-
took was called to North Fork and
sent me instead. / was to wait on the
other side of the pass for you, but |
thought there was time enough to look
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
Japan's Burden of Debt.

In ten years the per capita debt of
Japan has increased over FIVE fold,
from about s5.12 to $2575. This is
one of the penalties of the Russo
Japanese war. Before this conflict
the national Indebtedness Of japan
was $206,626,500, and in 1907, when
all the war bills had been presented.
the total had climbed to 81, los, 1851 500.
Following the peace of Portsmouth
there was widespread expression of
surprise that Japan acceded to the
terms and conditions insisted upon BY
Count Witte, representing Russia.
White better knew than anyone else
the tremendous hardship imposed I'D
on Japan by the war and the limit ND
on its resources. He concluded that
If the war was prolonged Japan must
In the end be the loser and that II
could not withstand the drain upon
Its blood and treasure. Japan's &C
quiescence in the conditions OF peace
supported the deductions of the emil
nent Russian.
In the figures Of debt and IN other
statistics rejecting Japanese condi-
tons is proof conclusive that Count
Wttte knew the condition of affairs
In japan. Today Japan has a greater
number OF paupers than ever before.
The Japanese balk at begging-they
prefer suicide. In the past year TO-
900 persons killed themselves, most
OF them on account Of poverty. There
are 10000 in prison, the largest Grim
inal record in the country's history.
The price Of rice, the common food
OF the people, is higher than ever
before and the poor, compelled to take
barley as substitute, feel themselves
disgraced on that account.
Everywhere in Japan there Is COM
plant OF over taxation and the num-
Der delinquent from their inability to
pay increases from year to year. On
top Of all this there is the depression
which inevitably follows reckless ex-
tension OF business enterprise and
speculation during war periods. Fail
ures in business are more numerous
than ever. q
The cost OF war upon any nation.
however strong financially, imposes a
terrific burden. England still is tot
tering under the burden Of debt piled
up by the war against the Beers. The
United States with a pension roll from
the civil war aggregating s167 ,0O0, 900
year is asked to increase it to
dollar a day for every survivor of the
conflict who fought on the union side.
The hope Of the future Is q peace
basis which shall save men to crea-
tive industries and prevent the terrific
waste OF war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
OF his pardon, strengthens Governor
Dix's suggestion that a life sentence
can only be abrogated by death.
Need for Work Just the Same.

Need Tor work Just the Same.
The New York World sensibly
points out that the bright democratic
prospects should not blind the party
to the fact that no easy victory awaits
it in 1912. Mr.. Taft had a popular
plurality Of 1,26s,S0O in the election
of 1908. The World says that this
plurality will have to be overcome IL
a democratic president is elected next
fall. 1t means a change OF more than
soc, 900 votes.
The democrats had 1872 votes in the
electoral college Of 1908. They must
have 266 votes in the next electoral
college in order to win.
The stereotyped reply to these sta.
tistics will be that Mr.. Bryan was a
weak candidate, but Mr.. Bryan polled
6,4o9, 104 votes. This was 1906, 900
more than Judge Parker polled in
1904. 1t was S52,1s6 more than the
Cleveland vote in 1892. It has been
exceeded only by the vote for Mr..
Bryan himself in 1895.
Democrats who talk as II the next
election would be a walkover do not
realize the size of the republican ma
jorities that must be overcome.
Roosevelt's popular plurality in 1904
was 2,545,515. McKinley's popular
plurality in 1900 was SAG, 79O, and in
1896 1t was Sol 1854 In 1892, the great
democratic landslide year, Cleveland's
popular plurality was only 3sO,s1O,
and yet he had a popular plurality Of
only 9S,017 to overcome from the pre-
vious election.
In four successive presidential cleo
tions the republican candidate for
president has polled more than 7,OOO,-
900 votes. Mr. Taft was by no means
strong candidate in 1908, yet he
polled more votes than Roosevelt re-
ceived in 1904, and the brute force
Of these recurring republican MAORI
ties constitutes a tremendous handi-
cap upon any democratic candidate.
II the democrats think the next
election Is as good as won they are
sadly mistaken.
They have a fight on their hands,
whether or not Mr.. Taft Is nominated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
6Y,EpNAKM-60X

In these days of marital troubles
aired in the courts, it's rather refresh
ing to hear Of a man who is so fond
OF his wife that he won't give her up
when a fortune is willed to him on
that condition.
He's Pittsburgh man, too, which
makes the instance all the more re-
markable.
1t was an elderly spinster who
made the will. leaving her valuable
estate to the man, provided that he
be separated from his wife, either by
law or by death, otherwise he should
get nothing.
1t seems that the spinster didn't
like the wife and used this way to
make her suffer. But she failed to
reckon with the loyalty of the hus-
band. He refused to separate from
his wife, preferring to lose the be-
quest.
Here is at least one Pittsburgh man
whom We can honor. Long life, to
him,
jury. women are beginning to learn
what they are up against.
So far there has not been as much
difficulty getting women to sit on a
jury as has usually been the case with
men. Even babies and bread in the
oven" have failed to keep women
from qualifying.
But a bit of news from Seattle,
Wash, will perhaps do more than
anything else to dampen feminine
ardor in this respect.
The law Is that in a murder case
the jury must be held together, night
and day, until a decision is made.
The members are closely guarded and
kept herded, eating and sleeping to-
gether, and not permitted to commu-
nicate with outsiders or in any way
come in contact with the outside
world.
Consider these conditions and then
consider that in Seattle murder jury
is one womani
The Judge held that her bed might
be screened, and that she might have
the services of woman bailiff,
though she must remain in the same
room with the IL men jurors. The
attorney for the defense, however,
claims that even the screen violates
the law.
And there you are, ladies of the
Jury.
The most envied individual in the
middle states, in this cold wave sea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17

In Sweden a cooperative association
OF dairymen increased the butter out
put OF the cows belonging to members
exactly 100 per cent in 20 years. The
association hired inspectors. for in
stance, who tested the animals In the
herds 30 that Improbable ones could
be got rid Of In this and other ways
the output was increased until II had
doubled. This application Of scien-
tihc management to farm work which
all the agricultural colleges are urg-
ing. is one OF the ways in which the
farming industry in the United States
iG going TO be made increasingly prof
table in the next few years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-17
The Argus Daily Story
Belford's Kid-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

Roger Webb was the last to'finist his
dinner, and he was just leaving the
mess house when Boss Clirtock gal
Hoped up to the door and intercepted
him.
Say, Webb, have the others goneT'
Eyes; they are just rounding the last
gate" said Roger. pointing to a half
dozen rapidly diminishing horsemen-
Anything can do?'
Moves, of course you can. I've
been called up to North Fork to iden-
tify a bunch Of cattle, and I've just
had a phone from Belford that his
kids coming over for visit It's thir-
ty miles from Belford's place over here
and a tiresome ride. He wants me to
meet Teddy on the other side Of Black
pass or send trusty man. I'll have to
send you"
Very WELL" returned Roger. "Shall
start now"
You better go right of and be sure
and get on the other side Of the pass,
for the kids afraid to come through In
the dark"
'I'll be there" assured Roger, and
he went away to saddle his horse
Roger whistled and Buckskin pound.
ed the turf lightly as they covered mile
after mile Of the twenty that lay be-
tween the Lone Bull ranch and the far.
Their entrance to Black pass.
Now, when Roger and Buckskin
threaded their way down its narrow
winding trail the sun had passed over
the rocky SUBMITS of the pass, and a
deep twilight was drawing down. As
he went out at the other end he looked
expectantly around the sunlit plain
for glimpse of Teddy Belford, but
the lad was nowhere in sight.
81 suppose his dad has told him to
wait here at the pass for me, and, as