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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
Topics of the Times

The Seattle election proved a point,
There is always more decency than in
decency and avarice in a city where
every interested citizen has a vote and
will use il.
Out Of 100000 inhabitants of Penn
sylvania 100000 are recipients Of public
charity Now is this case Of too much
or too little politics.
At the South Dakota agricultural
school sixteen young men who joined
the domestic science class are receiv-
ing much commentators notice. Bosh'
There ara sixteen girls in that class
who could give a more reasonable
reason for the accession TO the do
rnestic science department than any
Yet offered.
How'd you like to be the British
coal man.
If evidence were lacking that Sena-
tor Kenyon is making good it would be
furnished by the bitterness displayed
against him by the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Funny. isn't il. that no standpat
journal ever had any use for Senator
Stephenson until it came out that he
spent SLOT 900 to secure senatorshlp
The Seattle election is another argu-
meut in favor of woman suffrage.
The golf links will have to hurry in
order to get into the st. Patrich's day
parade.
Senator Proudfoots little boom seems
to be exclusive At any rate 1t isn't
moving except in a very narrow circle.
Secretary Simson seems to nave tax
en- Teddy at his word.
Mr.. Bryan's suggestion Of publicity
for the ownership Of newspapers is not
without merit. Il an interest owns a
newspaper it is important that its read
ers be able to locate Jacobs voice as
we'll as Esaus arms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
Accomplished by the Women's Clubs

Accomplished by the Women's Clubs
By bringing together women from
every state in the union to CONSIDER
common interests, the country has been
unified. This point has not been sur
ficiently stressed.
Women trained to differ amicably in
discussion. to think Goundly and broad
lv. TO work harmoniously.
Art libraries and collections circu-
lated.
Art commissions established.
Public taste cultivated to some eX-
tent
Civil service reform advanced. es-
peciaNy in helping to place under the
merit system all heads and employees
of elemosynary institutions.
Assistance given in every branch OF
conservation. Pure food law. protec-
ton of birds. Niagara and forest
preservation. are good examples.
Intelligent study Of industrial and
social conditions; furnishing trained
leaders for this study.
Untiring work for civic beauty; for
parks and school Fairgrounds, boule-
Yards. tree planting and social centers
Establishment of musical scholar
ships and special effort to elevate pub
lie taste in music Showing ethical
value of highest art and music.
Assistance in securing laws to pro-
.ect the young, the weak and the dis
eased.
Founding directly or indirectly hun
dreds of public and travelling Libraries
Supplying proper aid for thorough
study of literature.
Creation of q special department OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

On Board Steamer Moltke. Feb. %,
1912-Times- Republican: When on
cruise of this kind one remembers a
suggestion TO write Impressions OF the
trip, with a desire to do 1t, but with
reluctance to begin, but We are now
nearing Havana Harbor and II 1t Is to
be done, it is best that it be done
quickly.
We are $50 in number on board the
German steamer, Moltke. OF 1850 tons
fitted in good shape for a cruise of
month. aggregating nearly 1000 miles
Of ocean travel. The experiences Of one
who has taken such g. trip may be OF
some use to others desiring for relaxa :
ton or pleasure to take an ocean trip
! remember will that it was delight
full story of the Alaska trip by the in
side passage from Seattle to skag"as
1000 miles north, which was written
by Mrs. J. F. Meeker that Induced mi
wife and l to take it last summer. and
we never regretted it. 1t Is true there
were a few ocean rollers which Mrs
Carney still remembers with some In
terest but this only gives zest to my
enjoyment Of an ocean trip. / take this
trip as 1 have others as an investmen,
in a longer life. Nothing can equal II
opportunity for relaxation for rest and
for it's tonic effect trip on salt wat
er, for one VINO has no fear OF ses
sickness.
We left New York on the hour se
down in the schedule. 8 o'clock tn
morning Of Feb. "a. Last night W.
passed the Laurentic with capacit!
load of excursionists taking substaH
TALLY the cruise that this steamer Il
taking, and it is astonishing to me t
know the increase of travel In this par
of the world. A few years ago IT,
tseamer Of the size and pretensions
this could make expenses on a trip t
the West Indies and now with . charg
Of from 5000 to $1,000 per passenge1
according to location of cabin. thes
two great steamers, (nefther OF whicl
fs American) find no difficulty In sell
ing every birth. At an average OF $50
each, the line which owns this vesse
has received in cash in advance befor
the lines were cast OF in New Yorh
~ 0s 900. besides the profits on the sid
trips to be taken at the different port
and on turntables and articles for sal
Of various kinds. There is only one re
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
MEN FROM ovERALLs.
[Des Moines News.l


Could you make man out Of pair
Of dirty, ragged overalls and an equal
ly disreputable shirt? Well. that's
what they're trying to do out in San
Diego. Cal, and they're having mighty
good success so far. too.
The overalls and the dirty shirt rep
resent the "bo" class. few are Of the
genus tramp. Others went to the
southland looking for steady Jobs SO
that the wife, with her worrying little
cough, and the kiddies could live on. A
few have been run in for vagrancy and
drunkenness. Others are taken under
the wing Of charitable agencies. Not
one had a cent in his pocket
For these men the city established
an experimental camp on its 7.0o0-acre
pueblo lands about fifteen miles out
City Forester Max Watson, % years OF
age, has fun charge Of the camp
which hhotases aSSout tth.s:.:::, n.en at
time, varying from 19 to IS years Of
age. The men work hard, clearins
brush, planting trees, working In tht
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
ROAD TAXATION.
Rllrlin zion EaNkaVe


II is announced from Des Moines.
that there is s250,ooo for distribution
among the counties a Des Moines This
is largely uto-iicense money. and it
is supposed that ii will be used for
the Improvement of the rural roads.
Yes. ii looks like lot of money. 4
quarter of a million of dollars. And yet,
when that money is divided among the
ninety-nine co lr:ies of the state. some
will get little more and some little
less but the average will be just
trife more than $4,000 per county. And
there will be prccious little permanent
road built with lat amount Perhaps.
il would be be.--r if the state kept that
money intact, ana then added the pro-
ceeds of 2 small tax and finally began
q system of improved main roads. that
would cross the state in all directions.
and would eventually give each county
about her share Of the total. In that
way. something might be done. But if
the money is divided among the coun-
ties. or rather, as long as the
money is divided among all the coun-
ties. it win be FILTERED away, in the
great majority of cases, upon tempo
rary Improvements that are washed
away by the first real rain.
That $3.50, 600 looks big. SO does the
total that the hunters pay into the
state treasury IN return for hunters
licenses. And that big sum is frittered
away in the ninety nine counties, and
when the year is gone, the money has
been expended and there is practically
nothing 10 show for il.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
ROOSEVELT LEFT LooPHoLE.
Publishe. Early Letter Showing He
Mjoht Sc a Candidate.

OYSTER Bay. y. Y. March 6.-Reports
that the Roosevelt movement was max
ing steady progress We're brought to
Colonel Roosevelt yesterday.
In addition TO hearing the situation
in various sections described by his
visitors Colonel Roosevelt made long
contribution to the campaign literature
of the day He gave out letter which
he wrote last January to Frank a.
Munsey. the publisher, in which he
said that while he would not be a
candidate for the nomination in 1912.
he would not make statement which
would make it difficult for him to &C
cept the nomination. Colonel Roose-
Welt expressed the hope that this would
go a long way toward settling the
question whether he had broken his
word by saying last week that he
would accept the nomination If 1t were
offered to him.
The point to which the colonel called
attention was that while he had said
he would not be a candidate for the
nomination he was saying at the time
that he would not withdraw himself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
A Cruise to Panama
TBy ]. L. Carney.l

ply to the inquiry, why is travel being
diverted to this par: Of the world? 1t
is the approaching opening Of the
Panama Canal. 1t is predicted that a
car load Of lumber which now costs in
freight nearly $500 to transport from
west Of the Rocky mountains to the
east will, when the canal is opened, be
laid down in our great eastern ports
for s1s5, freight expense and all other
classes Of freight in proportion. That it
will be a wonderful transition period
there is no doubt and why should not
our o!rn country begin to Waken and
b., increase Of her merchant marine
begin to prepare to share in the golden
harvest? am aware that many Of the
conxressn1en from the middle western
tsates rejecting the feelings and de-
sire Of their constituents resolutely OPP
pose any suggestion Of a subsidy to aid
in such purpose and while we may in
that respect let by cones be y-gones
we should turn to the future. resolved
that our country shall no longer bt
without a merchant marine.
Last evening we passed in full view
the immense hotel located at Palm
Beach, Florida, the lights cleaning
across the water, making 1t resemble
q great castle on a European coast.
/ have had a great desire to see the
canal in actual process Of construc-
ton, and Senator Cummins has yer.
kindly given me letters Of introduc.
ton to the chief officers in charge o
the work, so that will have an oppor'
tunity to learn and observe as much
as is possible in the time that WI
| spend there.
The after deck of the steamer hat
been fitted UP with awnings. electric
lights and flags into very attractive
| ball room and to the strains Of music
from a very good band Of musicians
many OF the younger passengers II
| evening dress daEced the hours away
The sea has hecn like a mill pond sine
we started, but no one can predic
what old Boreads has IN store for us
| The STOW. sleet and ice Of our nor
| thern states. are now but a memory
ana the passengers are dressing Il
light summer costume, the steward
i ana walters in white DUCK suits
the 1000 miles has indeed brought Z
, to the middle Of summer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

definitely from the field. He takes the
ground that it evolved no change OF
position therefore for him to announce
his readiness to accept the nomination
The colonel. was asked whether he
was going to the Chicago convention
to fight it out.
why. no. he responded. II haven't
even thought of it. OF course not"
He said, too. that he had no intention
OF attending the New York state con-
vention at Rochester.
William Allen White. the Kansas edi-
tor. was perhaps the most enthusiastic
Roosevelt boomer who visited the
colonel yesterday. He said that Kan
sas had been for LaFollette until his
candidacy became impossible" but
added that it was for Roosevelt now
He thought that the colonel already
had two-ffths of the delegates of the
entire country.
In the morning Colonel Roosevelt is
going to Mineola. the county seat. tc
serve as a juror.
Parts of the letter to Mr.. Munsey
follow:
You say that my keeping silence
leads to misconstruction and gives op-
portunity for my enemies to make every
kind Of false statement about me anG
creates in the minds of the people q
false impression of me, some good peo'
pie being led by my silence into the
belief that it is useless to try to nom
mate me. because I would certainly re
fuse and others being misled into the
belief that / am Fundamentally intrigu-
ing for what dare not openly ask
so that the impression on the pubic
is detrimental to me.
"My dear sir, 7 entirely agree witf
you as to the fact that my silence is
deliberately misrepresented by my en-
emies. with the purpose Of confusing
good people and getting them to get
wrong view, moreover, I entirely agree
with you that the purpose is at least
partly accepted. The trouble is that, az
so often happens, this is case where
any course pursued would lead to just
such Misrepresentation. Just such
misiudg1nent, just such puzzling of the
minds Of good people. Personally,
think that any other course than the
one am adopting would at present
lead to even more misrepresentation
and misjudgment than actually exist
AS I have again and again said, l an
delighted to state my position fully anc
frankly, not only to any sincere anc
! honest supporter, but to any sincere
and honest opponent
TN other words, as far as in me lies
am endeavoring to look at this mat
ter purely from the standpoint OF TN
public interest, Of the interest OF the
| people as a whole and not IN the ieas
! from, nv own standpoint.
eft 1 should consult only my owl
pleasure and interest I should mos
eqnphatically and Immediately an
nounce that I would not run l hav'
had all the 11onors that any man cal
have from holding the office OF presl
dent. From every personal standpoln
there is nothing for me to gain eithe
in running for the office or in holding
the office any more, and there 10 ver1
much to lose.
"Under such circumstances. II
consulted only my own interest, tn
obvious thing to do would be to an
nounce that would not obey any pop
uiar mandate: that would not run !
nominated. shall not follow TIL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
Iona Newspapers
CENSORSHIP OF PosToFF1CEs.

CENSORSHIP OF POSTOFFTCES.
Webster City Freeman Tribune.l
The claim that because Postmaster
Clark is supporting Kenyon for SEN
ator is proof that Kenyon is RESPONSE
bic for the holding up of the appoint
ment of Fred Cash for postmaster of
Webster City is far-fetched. The con-
trary is just as surely proven by the
fact that Mr. Cash is supporting Ken
yoii. Il is established beyond pecaa :
venture that Colonel Young is the gen.
tleman who took the initiative in the
holdup, hence but for the interference
of the colonel in a matter that was
none Of his concern Mr. Cash would
now be postmaster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
No Freedom for Him.

It was his first visit to this country.
and he was anxious to see as much Of
it as possible in a short time. In a
brief visit to the south he met an
aged negro who had been a slave.
How interesting" no remarked. "And
after the war you had your freedom -
The old man looked at him half sadly,
half sheepishly, shook his woolly head
and said: mo. sab. All didn't git
no freedom-Ah done wus married"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

nuh,;c health that is a revelation to
many housekeepers.
Setting high educational Ideals ana
training the mothers OF America no"
to Approximate these ideals.
What has been done is but oeg'n-
ming compared TO what needs TO De
done. The endowment VIII help 10
realize dreams that have been IN the
minds of the workers from the begin
ming
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
aackaeh. Almost unbsarable

Is an almost certain result Of kidney
trouble. d. Toomey, 800 e. Olive ST.,
Bloomington, ILL.,, says: suffered
with backache and pains in my kid
news which were almost unbearable.
gave Foley Kidney Pills good trial.
and they did wonders for me. Today
can do hard days work and not feel
the effects Mcbride & VIII Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
charge Of demagogue? inquiries the
Webster City Freeman Tribune.

ut is not only settled that It would
be urspeakable to teach sociology In
the public schools, but it Is also time
to quit discussing sociology in the news
papers," says the Boone News-Repub-
lican in shocked voice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinins
Tablets. Druggists refund money
|, II fails to cure. e. w. GROVES sIS-
nature is on each box. &c.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
Values Of Ancient Coinage.

The value Of a shekel Of silvel
would be approximately 50 cents: that
of a gold sheckel SO. A talent Of sill
yer would be worth about $4,000 and
a talent of gold approximately $50, 900.
A piece of silver was worth about 10
cents, while mite was small frao
ton Of o cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
"senator Van Law, of Marshalltow

"Senator Van Law, Of Marshalltown'
has made a formal announcement OF
his candidacy for lieutenant governor,
observes the Cedar Falls Record and
saws: The senator was one OF the
notable figures in the upper house last
winter and gave much evidence OF his
a bility both as legislator and as an
attorney. He bases his candidacy on
an equitable adjustment OF taxation
+he efficient control of public utilities
and the development of Iowa's indus
trial possibilities. Van Law looks like
a formidable candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

holIer Than Thou. 4
Some men expect their neighbofs 70
be a little better than their neighbour
neighbor. ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

The Burlington Hawkeye says IF
the business world were to conduct us
affairs upon the ethical STANDARD OIL
Sycamore Hill. there would arse gen
eral distrust followed by bankruptcy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

nursery. cleaning stables and carins
for the horses. blowing and cultivatins
working all day. outdoors.
In the evenings, after they have
cleaned up, the men read. smoke, play
games, etc. The camp has rigid rules
regarding sanitation. and personal
cleanliness Is enforced. Each man Is
given food and lodging and 50 cents per
day.
I'VE have never had the slightest
trouble Of any Sort" says young Wat
son. The men appreciate what Is be-
ing done for them and work hard. The
city is getting the best OF it in two
ways. The work on the tract 10 being
done far more rapidly than the city
could have afforded at the regular day
laborer's wages. And. even more I'M
portant, she is saving herself many
dollars in jail-keep, for these men are
started on the upward trail"
Each man is allowed to work at the
camp only ten days. but at the end OF
that time he can leave with a fair suit
Of clothes on his back. $ In his pocket
and the feeling in his heart that city
cared enough about him to give him an
upward push.
What they are doing in San Diego
they can and will do in Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"The mortgage beshackled' North
Dakota farmer should have remained
in Iowa" is the cold comfort dealt out
by the Burlington Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

did ever a man who was real and
fearless friend Of the people escape the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

Admitting that March is not usually
a very pleasant month the waterloo
Reporter points out there is one thing
in its favor, It has five pay days on
the calendar"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

"Au in favor Of the excise tax on the
IS. 900 income say aye-unanlmous' al
leges the Waterloo Times-Tr1oune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07
THE AMERICAN" WORKINGMAN.
ISioux City Trihune.]


Paid advertisements in some Of the
magazines last year defended the
American wooden trust. If schedule
were touched with profane hand the
effect would be to reduce wages. whose
reaction would be to reduce the pur-
chasing power of the laborers. thus
re acting in turn upon the purVeSoss OF
food. clothing and fuel. the ramifica-
lions expanding and affecting all IN
dustries But the plaintive. palmetto
part was the appeal to MAINTAIN the
high position of the American working
man.
Disclosures in the Lawrence strike
throw light upon both the wages ana
the AInericanism of the working peo-
pie. The average wage is under Saoo
year This. the trust proposed 70 Iur
Their reduce. to meet the reduction In
hours of labor per day commanded by
the legislature of Massachusetts The
average weekly wage Of male OPP
era,ives is s1O59: of females. Ss.1s. The
average annual earnings of male op-
ratives. heads OF families. over Is
years are only s4o0. those OF all males
over IS. are only S346
But it is the revelation regarding
The Americanism of the employees that
throws lurid light upon and discloses
the sham OF all this talk about the
American working man OF the So
600 inhabitants of Lawrence only T.
900 are native Americans. OF the en-
ployes in the wooden mills one -elshth
are natives. Tlree-f!fths are foreign
born recen. arrivals from foreign
countries. The remainder are children
of foreign born parents. Thirty-one
different foreign nationalities are rep
resented in the body Of strikers
Great is humbug.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-07

The Seattle election proved a point
There is always more decency than in
decency and avarice in a city where
every interested citizen has a vote and
will use il.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-08
De Mayaguez

Mas de 40 veteranOs del cuerpo de
bomberos, que estan seDarados de dicho
cuerpo por no aceptar la superioridad
de asunos jefes que ellos Green in1apa-
citados para sus cargos rcspertiyos, han
dirigldo un eScrito al AI39lje, dcsdc
las columnas de un peri5dico lo"aI pi-
ii6ndole cl cumplmiento Je un ofrccj-
niento que este les hiriera haoe cuatro
cinco scmanaS en- una reunion Scgun
decir DE- los referidos bombcros. q Al
calde les habia ofrealdo reorganiz2r ell
Cuerpo Y Sastituir Hor otroS los jefeS
actuales, pal2 cl Alcalde Sc ha olyidado
del ofrccimientO y continue ell cuerpo
sin organization y los jefes actuales fra
casando en- los incendios
Di.cn los veteranos de referenoia, que
81 cl AlcaIde los complaoiera en- 81 pc
tici6n, ingresarian al cuerpo 90 bombe-
roS PRACTICES, entendidos en- el mancjo
he los 0tiles del parque que han en-
caneaido apagando fuego en- Mayaguez
Bucno fucea. que ol Alaal1c tuyiera
IN cueuta este dc los 80 bemberos, por-
que aqui Sc necesita con urgcncia es"
elcmcnto.
No dele ir esa fuerza, senor AleaIde,
mire usted que Ia casualidad' gusta De
sorpresaS y puede que Sc manifesto dc
nueyo y haya necesidad de esos $50 bra
zo> dcsplegando aus actiyidades
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-08
E. SANCHEZ Lorez

Aver manana hcmos recibido la trista
asquela que transcribimos:
Senor Director del BOLETIN MER-
1ANTIb.
San Juan Puerto Rico.
EstImad0 seHor:-
Embellishments le colnunioo el IA
.'e,jmiento dc nucstro camarada Fuge-
no Sanchez Lopez Organizador General
le las Uniones de Tabaquero> de u Isla
lie Puerto Rico, Caurrido en- la ranaaa
de este dis.
Este sensible falIccimicnto ha sido CO.
nunicado por tel5grafo a los cuerpos
pfliadcs al movimiento obrero de Ia Fe-
deraci6n Libre, establecidos en- Ia Isla
Y las Uni0ncs Obrcras dc San Juan
I'm esta misma fccha ha de circular
ina hoja de inVitaci6n dirinda al pue-
bio de San Juan miembros de las
nlones Obreras, a fin de que concurran
: los funeraIes de nuestro amigo falIe-
lido
RogamosIe haga publican esta noticia
IN su ilustrado pcriodico.
Esperanto ser compiacidos, permane-
.emos De ustcd
RospetuoSamente
RG}Get AionSo.
'resldente de Ia Union Obrera Central
CompIacemos en- su triste encaroo Al
senior Rafael Alfonso, J enviamos nuestro
'entldo pf~ame a los deudos del di5tia-
,aido orador obrero faliecido.