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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
LOOK AROUND At HOME.

An Omaha man who had stood sew
eraI minutes waiting for a car in his
home city, and spent the time in IN
expressed or spoken profanity directed
against the transportation company,
in an interview in Des MOines news
pa per says that having seen and SUI
fered the service at Des Moines he is
going back 10 his own town filled with
respect for the service there and re
gret for contuueiy directed al his
home street car service.
There's a lot in that. Most of US
who take quick occasion TO find fault
with things in our own cities, in our
own clubs and our own homes, would
know more if We Went abroad more
satisfied. Often we'd take off our hats
10 our own people and their purposes,
appreciate our own surroundings and
regard ourselves as highly fortunate
by omparison. WHAT most of Us need
is a course Of prodigal son treatment.
When We go TO an outside town we
are always eagerly in search OF signs
of Improvement. Those same signs we
pass by az home without particular
and they are part Of our daily program
OF busisness. Some friend takes US in
his pride Of locality. down to see a
factory in another town. We grow
vastly interested in the processes and
come away knowing ten times as
much of that outside factory than We
do of any manufacturing interest in
our own town. And yet it may be
and often is less interesting smaller
not so completely up-to-d date than the
factory that blows its smoke in our
faces every working day in the year
Man was born TO kick some. IN fact
was born kicking and is very likely 70
pass away in the same manner. We
expect so much from our own town
and ou- own people; We claim it as
our right. 1t S coming 20 Us. we al!
act differently vhen We are company
than we do at home.
II ever. person il town would ;1ia &c
himself familiar with the resources.
the traffic. the manufacturing. the
money In the banks, the building done
last year and the prospects ahead each
would De astonished TO learn how little
he knows about his Own ,onn. Il he
were to check up on What the men in
mis- own town are doing, go over what
they have done. he wouldn't sheer as
often as he does. Familiarity breeds
ignorance as we'll as contempt
Why not look around the home town
as you do when you go away. Why
not seek for the signs Of progress and
prosperity. Why man, the town is full
of them. II you actually get busy
checking UP on your home town you'll
find yourself touching your hat to
home enterprise home people and me
good old town
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
lBy Board of Education. ]

lby bOaf0 or EIOuCatloH.J
In order that the members Of. the
| legislature may have some idea as to
what needless duplication means in
dollars and cents. continued thru the
years, consider these figures relative to
the engineering department at the uni
versity since 1905. the boards conten-
ton being that. inasmuch as the state
| had in 1905 at Anles a college OF en-
gineering which HAD proved itself. AMI
which had a large student body (570)
with distinguished body of alumni
| many of whom had become most emf
nent in their profession. the state 81
Iowa should not have duplicated at The
| university this department of higher
education.
What Il Has Cost.
During the eight years from 1905
| when the school of applied science was
actually established at the university,
! to 1912, inclusive. the total attendance
was 1915. an average of 202 students
per year: and there has been expended
; in salaries alone in the engineering de-
partment at the university the sum OF
| $213, These figures take no &C
count OF anything but the distinctively
| engineering salaries. No charge ts
| made for physics. for mathematics, FOR
English. for chemistry. for modern YAM
guages, or for any OF the other collat-
eral studies. At Arnes during the SAM
! period the total attendance was 4.S@+,
an average of 61S, and the amount ex-
pended for salaries was s3S4.Io1.ss.
Now II 1t had cost Is per cent more 20
take care Of the university's 202 stu
~, 70 q
US this Is a liberal estimate Of what
the increased cost would have been
the state would have saved in salaries
alone the sum of sl5s.6sa.64.
I. would at the same time have saved
the interest on the plant ard equip
meut al the university an average CT
at least $4,000 per year. or $4,000 1ct
the eight years: also the cost OF neat
Ing. janitor service. water and DINER
up-keep charges which would average.
not including light. $4,000 per annum'
or $4,000 more. making q grand tota!
of s27OSS964 an average OF $3.50 per
year.
Shall This Waste Be Perpetusted?
The plans for engineering at the
university. from the beginning, have
been very elaborate. For many years
they have been printing in the cataloes
cut of the main building OF the com
pleted plant, designed to cover the
| major portion Of g. city block near the
business district. The additional
ground alone will cost apr oSsisstets
5000. and conservative estimate OF
| the cost of the proposed plant COM
! pleted and equipped is little short OF
million dollars. When the department
! is so equipped the salary roll VIII no:
| be less than $4,000 per annum. =
The question for legislators to deter
mine is whether they wish to sanction
this sort of thing. Few departments OF
| higher education are more expensive
than engineering. TIE salaries avaraSe
! higher than in other departments. be-
cause engineers fitted to hold faculty
positions can command large fees for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

Thank q ne eomseet s. - g "a
busy housewife 70 plecs her soIle0
clothing with soap ana water y the
washing machine. turn on the switch,
go about her otnsr duties Tor rev
minutes. then return. turn another
switch ana put tho clean clothes thru
an electrically driven wringer. Il =
windy or stormy day outside. the damp
clothes may be hung up IN . drier and
dried by means Of electrical FANS. A.
these FANS can % readily moved from
one place to anotnef. tney ADA much5
to the comfort OF modern nome me. es-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
Topics of the Times

Professor Smith. Of the University OF
Wisconsin, has pointed out that the
modern automobile actually prolongs
the life Of city pavements as it is less
destructive 20 pavements than horse
drawn vehicles but that i, IS ripping
up macadan reads al a frightful rate.
In a twenty-year period the cost Of
maintaining macadam wherever traffic
is severe viii make the macadam road
more expensive than the pavement.
There isn't any more sense in soaring
at the suggestion Of concrete for good
roads than at heavy joists for a gran
airy floor The thing to do is to fit the
construction to the traffic. A city street
under heavy traffic can't afford to lay
maca6am. If the interurban road takes
on he traffic Of city street i will be
cheapest 10 pave it. If the travel calls
for gravel lay gravel. If it calls for
more dura BILE construction put down
stuff that will stand up.
Supervisors who stand on their dig
ntiv on the good roads question need
not be TOO much as;ocished if they all
stand on their heads before the thing
is all over.
Il isn't every day We need battle
ship but when we do we need 1t bad.
Of course the colleges to which
Father Coffin contributes feel that a
man who shows such good judgment
isn't too old or sufficiently senile to
need a guardian. It's a very natural
view to take OF it.
The county engineer. OF Los Angeles
county. California, where $3.000,G 600 is
70 be spent in permanent roads, has
adopted concrete pavement eighteen
feet wide, Eve inches thick with a
bi,uminous asphal, wearing surface
half an inch thick.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
rnlEsREPUBIIOAN. MARsHAILToWHIowA. TrDRUARY

death, but Mr.. Hart, banker. seems to
have felt his responsibility toward his
family reaching on beyond his own
term upon earth.
1T is my will and DESIRE" devised
Hart. land so direct that as soon a.
may be done without loss to or sacfl7
flee OF my estate. the whole OF the real
estate included in that portion OF my
estate herein devised to my children.
be reduced to cash and by my SAID
executrix invested in first mortgages
onS real estate, United States, high
grade railroad, state of Iowa, county
or municipal bonds, to be by ner neio
in trust for my children until they
shall severally arrive at the age OF 20
years That none Of said trust funos
shall at any time be invested IN IN
dustrial. manufacturing. mining stocks
or bonds Of like character.
Thus did this careful man Of busi-
ness provide that his children must
reach the age Of 25 years before being
entrusted with their inheritance and
he specifies that for absolute security
in preserving for them a patrtmony it
be invested only upon first mortgage
security or in bonds based upon pub
lie taxes. He specifically bars all in
vestments that contain the element OF
hazard in the success or failure OF the
personal management Of industrial en-
terprises altho he does admit railroad
no. harnYna
sentially public institutions as perna-
nently established as the cities whose
very life depends upon the uninter-
ruo,ed operation Of the common car
rier.
MI Hart left all Of his property TO
Nrs Hart 10 administer in trust for
her children. This Is a remarkable
tribute of confidence in Mrs. Harris
business capacity and even suggests
an ante mortem arrangement with he'
as to the selection Of a manager fof
the property but the vast majority OF
women are untitled. both by ineXperl-
ence and inaptitude. 10 administer
large estate successfully and the cry
ing need in Iowa is for the incorpo-
rated and financially strong trust COM
pany to perform this very service. IN
aa- snch laws as prevail in Illinois a
trust company could have been en-
trusted with the estate which MI hart
devised to his children. Mrs. Hart
would have been relieved % The Very
of its care, all risk in a Womans ca
pac;ty to manage investments, with
which she probably had nothing to do
before her bereavement, would have
been lifted over to the trust company.
whose capital stood as guarantee OF
its efficiency and whose conduct OF all
estates would be regularly examined
by the state banking department. Mr..
Hart did the best he could in Iowa
when he specified the kinds OF invest
ment. He might have named expert
enced business men 10 act under bonds
as trustees but he and every man who
seeks to preserve for minor children
the fruits OF his lifetime OF toll should
be provided with an incorporated trust
company. with its invested capital and
state regulation as it's guarantee. to
administer all estates left in trust by
far-seeking testarors. Iowa is behind
the times in the matter OF trust COM
panies largely because there are too
many lawyers In our legislatures who
enjoy trusteeship and guardian fees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
can.erxation Oh Enerox.

The farmer who realizes that there
are many things in life worth infinite
ly more than money is the one who will
avoid doctor and hospital bills by in
vesting in labor-saving devices for use
in the home. The actual cost Of the
machines to tighten woman's labor is
low when the welfare Of the home 10
considered. Especially Is this the ease
when an electric light outfit is installed
on the farm.
The power plant can be placed
anywhere that Is dry and clean. at
not too great distance from points
where lights are wanted. and wires
run to where work is to be done. II
placed In a tool house or barn.
small motor. controlled by a switch
on the switchboard. can be installed at
the house to operate the machinery in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
nounced up to date" notes the Bur-
ltngton Gazette.

1.-THE time may come when legislA-
tors will turn their attention to econo-
my OF administration instead OF ways
and means to raise more taxes. 1t -
not popular at present" says the
Boone News Republican. The main
thing now Is to get as big budget ~
possible. There is no question shout
the equality OF the income tax. 1t ID
right in principle. 1t should. however.
be made the means OF relieving the
burden from those who are not so abie
to stand tax"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

now. i Wo0 very
young when my6rst
baby vvas born and
my health wss veTy
bad after that ]
was not regular and
I bod pains IN my
back and wss %
poorly that I could
hardly take eaxo Of
my Two children. I
doctored With ssv-
~Dal 6nfAoRa INT Uok
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

Isn't it proof of insanity if a muir
derer fails to plead insanity" inquiries
the Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

50 POORLY
Could Hardly Care for CHI
dren - Fmds Health IN
>
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound.

Bovins Center, NY" For six years
have NOT had % Rood heath q have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

The Cedar Falls Record says: The
saloon has but a few more years to
live in Iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

The Mason City G!obe-Gazette says:
"A good wet month in March would be
a great boon on the corn and paved
road crop the coming season"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

What's Legislator Brockway Of tile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

good roads committee kicking about 3
inquiries the Waterloo Ttmes-Ttab-
une. VI the newspapers hadn't noticed
him. he'd be ANAL toad in the pad
dle.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

yet we continue to let Oregon and
Washington ship us fancy apples
wrapped in tissue paper which any or
chard in Iowa can double discount Tor
flavor and quality complains tho Ce-
dar Rapids Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Noting that reports from Des Moines
say that there is not likely TO be mucr
opposition to a presidential preference
primary. the Davenport Times ex
claims: 1T would be absurd II there
was much opposition. The people of
Iowa certainly learned their lesson last
summer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

"Altho the Iowa legislature has said
1t Is lawful for whites and blacks to
marry, no engagem ents have been an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT wasTERN
CHICAGO Z NORTHWESTERN

CHICAGO Z NoRTAWGoTERN
Elective Jan. 5. 1913. noon.
GOING WEST.
No. l1-Denver Special -. 1885 Z. a.
No. LOS Angeles Lamited see Z. n
No. 3-China and Japan y
Express $500. .......... s:l1 Z. a.
No. 21-Ames FaS0enEsf .. S:1J Q. n.
No. 1S-Fast Mall ....... S;oS Q. -,
No. 17-Des Moine0 Passen.
ger .......... 1890. s:ss , =
No. 13-Centsnnial etate
special 80. ........... 500 ,. =.
No. ls-Local Freight :...11:3e .. =.
GOING East.
No. 2-Overiand Limited 80, 1857 q. ..
No. 1-IIos Angeles Limited $3.50 q. n.
No. 14-Centsnnial Sta40
special $500. .....v.... e:2e q q.
No. 1S-DeS NolneD Pasosn.
or .....- ............... S:3s q. y.
No. 13-Denver Special %. 1:ll p u. !,
No. 3o-Clinton Passengsf.. ssh ,. n.
No. s-Atlant1c Express .. Sis ,. q. !,
No. a7-Chieago Special ...1l:S7 ,. n:
No. lo-Eastefn Express ...13:lo Q. n. !.
No. l1-IIoeal yssaght 80. 1850 = ~,
Nos. II. q. 10 ana - dairy sxospt :.
Sunday. No. 80 daily 70 csdar Rapi6G
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-22
Election officers Are Indics Ted.

Seventeen men were indicted in five
true bills returned by the special
grand jury investigating alleged cleo
ton frauds before Judge Cooper in
Chicago
All the indicted men are precinct
election officials, representing either
the Democratic or Republican party,
in the Twelfth and Nineteenth
wards. Among them are officials OF
the sixth precinct of the Twelfth
ward, in which Special States Attor-
ney Northrup asserts that ballots were
double for States Attorney
Herins, Democrat and that the tally
sheets were falsifed so that Herine
was credited with "a more votes than
he received legally.
Eleven Democrats are accused and
half as many Republicans. Among
the II, three were election clerks,
one a committeeman and the rest
election judges.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-22
U. s. OFFERS JAPAN DAMAGES
IL Is Reported In Toxic That Pro
posaIs Will Not Be Accepted
BY Government.

1t was announced in Toxic that the
U. S. has iutimated readiness to favor
the payment of an indemnity to Japan
subjects who have been affected by
the Californian alien land ownership
legislation. The u. S. has also recog-
nized the right of Japan to adopt a
measure similar to the California
bill.
From limitations given in official
circles it appears unlikely that Japan
will adopt either idea. What Japan
desires Is permanent friendly rela.
tons with the United States, and
therefore she seeks fundamental So
luton of the difficulty. II the United
States has no solution to offer, it is
stated, japan will probably allow the
matter TO remain as a grievance.
The public feeling of humiliation in
this connection continues to be famed
by inflammatory comments in the
newspapers. The Hochi Shimbun,
which is often sensational, urges as
an object lesson TO the United States
the expulsion of American missionar-
les from Korea on that the ground
that they are undesirable aliens.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-22
Harry Thaw Escapes Asylum.

Harry X. Thaw, the slayer of Stan
ford White, escaped from the Hospi-
tai for the Criminal Insane at Mat
teawan.
A dart for liberty through an open
gate, dash into the open door of a
powerful automobile that stood quiv-
ering outside, and flight like a. rock
ct for the Connecticut state line, 80
miles away, accomplished his es-
cape.
Once beyond the boundaries, of the
state, Thaw was free. Only months,
perhaps years, of litigation can bring
him back to Mattewan and then only
in one event-that he be adjudged in
sane in the state to which he had
fed.
Five confederates manned the car
in which Thaw escaped, and big
black lomousine which trailed it past
the asylum gate. The police have
t~eir descriptions and the names
which they registered at local no.
tel, and are seeking them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-22

A two-yearold son OF V. Fay, res'd.
ing on a farm three miles from Bat
tie Creek, was drowned when he fell
in an earthen crock containing three
feet of water.
Fearing electrocution when there
was a sudden fash as wires crossed,
Lester Johnson, lineman, at Sagi'
nav, jumped IS feet to the ground,
escaping burns but sustaining bro
ken ankle.
A broken arm carried in splints did
not prevent Miss Mildred Hyatt from
plunging into the Huron river and
rescuing little Marjorie Slack, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Slack, OF
Ann Arbor, from drowning.
At meeting of the state board OF
agrtt ulture, it was decided to ignore
the legislature and to continue the
engineering department of the Michi.
gan Agricultural college; also to en-
large It as much as 1t will legitimate
ly grow in the future.
The Kalamazoo council has passed
an ordinance which prohibits anyone
under Is years OF age from driving
vehicle OF any kind in the streets
The council took this action following
series OF automobile accidents, all
Of which were caused by boys driving
Automobiles.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-22
TO PROSECUTE
DEPUTY SKER|FFS
KILLING OF STRIKERS IN THE
COPPER COUNTRY WILL BE
PROBED.
RESTRAINING ORDER ASKED BY
UNION.
Prosecuting Attorney Asks for Arrest
of Six Deputies and Will Appeal
to Governor II Warrants Are
Not Served BY Sheriff.

The copper miners of Michigan,
have turned the tables on officialdom
and instituted prosecution against
deputy sheriffs and detectives as re-
sponsible for the worst outlawry OF
the strike region.
They have secured the assistance
of Prosecuting Attorney Lucas in the
prosecution of six deputies for killing
strikers while attempting arrests and
asked Judge Patrick H. O'Brien for
an injunction against the use OF for
eign detectives as deputies.
Angus Kerr, chief counsel in the
copper country for the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, has filed with Coun-
~ Clerk Kaiser of Houghton county a
bill for an injunction, asking Judge
u Brien of the Houghton county cir
cult court to issue restraining order
against Sheriff Cruise and the Wad.
dell-Mahon corporation. The order
asked is to prevent the sheriff's en-
ploying the Waddell-Mahon detectives.
Coroner Charles r. Little, as the
only official in the county empowered
to serve papers on the sheriff, re-
ceived the affidavits from the county
clerk and served copies on the sheriff
and on ]. w. Waddell, president of
the Waddell-Mahon corporation, who
is in personal charge of the imported
deputies.
Prosecuting Attorney Lucas has or
dered Sheriff Cruise to arrest six depu-
ties who took part in the figh. with
miners at Painesdale that resulted In
the death of two strikers.
Prosecutor Lucas says II the sher-
If doesn't act, he'll ask Gov. Ferris
to order the arrests. Two OF the six,
Polkinghorne and James, are on
Cruse's staff regularly. the other four
are Waddell men. Polkinghorne Is
said to have done most Of the firing
during the fight growing out OF the
attempt to arrest miner for alleged
intimidation OF a deputy guarding. e
shaft of Champion mine. The shooting
occurred after party Of miners fed
inside a boarding house (No. y at
Seeberville settlement.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-22
MEXICAN OUTLOOK
MORE HOPEFUL
John LIND DISPLAYS GREAT
SKILL IN CARRYING OUT
WILSON'S PLANS.
1T is BELIEVED THAT HUERTA
MAY BE ELIMINATED.
Presidential Election will Probably Be
Called for October 26 and II 10
Hoped That Huerta VIII
Not Be a Candidate.

Optimism over the outlook for the
contamination of the presidents plans
for bringing peace to Mexico are be-
coming stronger.
The Official dispatches from Mexico
City gave the president and Secretary
Bryan further ground for hoping for
the success of John Lind's mission.
The presidents views, which Next
co City announces were communicated
to Foreign Minister Gambao at a con-
ference with Special representative
John Lind, has as basis the elimina-
ton of General Huerta from the pro-
vis.onal presidency and the holding of
a constitutional election either at the
regular date, October 2G, or earlier.
The unofficial intimations from
the south that Huerta was consider
ing resigning the provisional presi-
dency almost Immediately so as to
comply with the constitutional re-
quirement for participation in the
election for the president, were re-
garded here as of great significance.
1t was interpreted in some quarters
40 ihuiSolihS lhoJ lhC PiSoiuShS pan
does not only include a suggestion
that Huerta eliminate himself COM
pletely from the situation by resign
ing now, but by consenting not to be-
come candidate at the regular eiec-
ton.
1t is the opinion in Washington that
John Lind has done skillful work in
presenting the presidents plan to the
Huerta government. Mr.. Lind is be-
lieved to have given convincing de-
scription of the unselfishness of the
United States and of her friendly at
titude toward the southern republic
and to have removed from the mind Of
Huertas advisers the lurking susp!c-
ion that the Washington administra-
ton had allowed itself to be preju-
diced in favor of any faction or indi-
vidual in Mexican politics.
Two names have been mentioned as
the men in whose favor Huerta might
resign the provisional presidency
pending the elections. They are For
eign Minister Gambao and for.
mer Ambassador to the United States
Calero.