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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
A POOR DAYS BUSINESS.

Yesterdays performances in the
Iowa legislature help to confirm the
all too general opinion that the pres
emit legislature ought to adjourn and
60 home, for the senate passed a bill
which ought not to have been passed
3n the form in which it was passed and
the house defeated the only road bill
which has yet appeared in this legisla-
ture that would ever have aided in
building a hard surfaced road.
The Clarkson workman's compensa-
ton act seeks to accomplish a very
worthy purpose and relief of employer
and workman from the ambulance
chasing lawyer in this state should be
accom- plished if it can be. Clarksor
was once coal miner and his bill nat
uraIly favored the employe with greai
danger Of placing disastrous burdens
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
FARMERS ALL IN TOWN.
IWebster City Herald,


Prosperity is driving farm owners "
the city. According to statement
made Yesterday by ]. B. Merri''' DIS
SCISSOR. there are only five or SIX own
ers Of land residing on their lari's ia
Cass township, the scores Oh o',e.
farmers in this prosperous corlniuiii.9
being renters. The farmer OF Ten
wears ago has prospered, moVeu ~
town, and is now leasing his 1arih ~
ouEcer generation, and they likewise
are making their fortunes.
Another condition existing III Sa''
township Is wealth of chlioren'
Ten wears ago, states Mr.. Merritt. IL
was almost necessary TO discontinue
IN. Slcne school house from the iac'
tia, there were only three or -FOUR
nu1,ils attending that school looas
there are thirty-four children aueho-
ing this school house. and this con-
dition is true of other schools IN Cass
township. ~.
The reason for the increase OF 'he
habv crop in Cass township Is uneA-
nlairable. but the explanation Oh Inv
original Cass township farmer !eaV
ing the farm can be placed at ING
door of good fortune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
COMPARE THE CAlAMlTlES,

The first reports from the tornado
and food disaster were horribly bur-
dened with loss OF life. TIE first flash
from Omaha suggested that the death
list might reach 1000. From Ohio and
Indiana the headlines screamed Of 5000
dead. The entire country turned pale
and Mortified toward the scene Of
calamity and waited breathlessly for
the facts to be uncovered as the debris
was piled aside and the waters receded.
When the actual number Of dead had
been told sigh of RELIEF went up in
thankfulness that the toll Of human
life had been SO small in com parison to
the first reports and expectation. The
the general expectation and apprehen-
sion.
Now listen to world wide calamity
wherein the statistics outrun the gem
eral fear and understanding. Listen:
tuberculosis has been responsible for
more human deaths than any other
agency of death. Statistics are that
one person in seven dies Of il. Sta
tiseics show that 100000 persons die of
it annually. Statistics say that there
are 100000 cases of it IN the United
States today and that the expense en-
tailed in these cases reaches perhaps
$500. 900 annually, half the cost Of
the Panama canal. Fifteen thousand
persons die every year Of i, in the state
of New York. Ten thousand die in the
City Of New York
What comparison does II, 900 killed
headline make as against this annual
cataclysm of life and property? The
deaths from tuberculosis in ten years
sweep off the face of the earth 1000
900 human beings, practically the popu-
lation Of the state Of Iowa. The $780,
100000 estimated cost OF care and treat
ment Of tuberculosis cases for one year
would pay the expenses Of the state OF
Iowa fifty years at $4,000 600 q year
The number Of dead would double the
largest standing army the United
States is permitted 10 maintain. The
expenditure would build ten permanent
boulevards across the continent from
New York harbor to the Golden Gate
every year. We're the 200, 600 dead 70
be carried to the grave together, each
with a funeral procession a block long
the head Of that melancholy procession
would be beyond Denver as the last
carriage left New York City.
The greatest calamity the most ter
rible disaster which falls upon the hu-
man race is tuberculosis. But the
troops are not called out and martial
law established on account Of this con-
tinuous calamity. On the contrary ar
ordinance making the testing of mich
cows compulsory fails of support by
statutory enactment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12

upon the manufacturing Industries OF
this state which are to furnish the
much needed employment for our peo-
pie. The manufacturers association
erred to the other extreme in its self
ishness and the result was to prevent
been passed.
The Clarkson bill should have been
amended to provide for the state pay
ing indemnities direct and assessing
the Industries upon the mutual plan.
Only in this way can the injured work
man be absolutely guaranteed his in
the overhead expense and private pro-
fits of the casualty insurance COM
panies could compensate the employer
for the increased expense of COM
pensating injured workmen which he
will inevitably suffer. There We're pro-
visions in the Clarkson bill, too, which
European experience has taught will
Work to the detriment of employe and
employer alike.
In the house an attempt to so amend
the present law creating special as
sessment road Improvement districts
ds to cause it TO actually operate was
defeated. Under the present law half
of the land owners in any special dis
trict can petition board of super
Eisors for the privilege of paying so
per cent Of the cost of hard SurfacinS
their roads and the board can levy d
special tax UP to mills with which 10
take care Of the other SO per cent. The
land owners can then elect to pay
but there is no provision permitting
the county to borrow money with
which to carry the Improvement While
The assessments are being paid or to
distribute the county's share of the
expense over period of time. A leg
lslature which is too stupid to provide
is now in force in two-thirds of the
states in this union ought never to
have been elected in the first place and
having been elected ought TO adjourn
and go home so we an consider thS
election of a new body of men capable
Of fairly representing the average in
telligence of this state. Chairman
Brockway, who has been advertised as
a reactionary. proved to be a hero vail
antly struggling to swim while horde
Of reactionary associates were hanging
around his neck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
Christian Use Of Temple Of Heaven.


Not the least astonishing feature of
once stagnant Chinese nation, notes
The Congregationalist. is the remark
able Transformation which has taken
place in the attitude of the authorities
in Picking as to the use Of temples ana
temple grounds, and particularly with
reference to the Temple Of Heaven.
The EDITORS authority for this state
ment is a private letter from A. f.
Sterns. principal Of Phillips Andover
Academy. now travelling in China. He
quotes from the letter this brief pas
SAGE telling of the holding OF christian
services in the famous Temple OF
Heaven:
ITO this temple the emperor came
thrice yearly to pray for the people.
for rain, for good harvests. etc. Re
Gently the government has allowed the
people to use the temple grounds for
a series of fairs. Permission was also
given the missionary societies to hold
christian services here in connection
with the fairs, preaching being done
from a platform erected within the in
ner shrine. Streamers hang at the
back, giving in Chinese characters the
names Of the various speakers and the
days on which they are to speak. one
banner gives the words of familiar
HYMNS. The exercises are conducted
under the direction Of the five mis-
gionary societies at work in the city
four American and the London Mis-
sionary Society-but the speakers are
all Chinese"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12

OF the Church Of England. the Protest.
ant Episcopal and the Methodist Epis-
copal bodies In that coming conference
who shall lead in the disarmament 81
christianity? Who win send their dog
matte guns to the rear and have then,
melted and nodded into plowshares and
pruning hooks for the Lords vine
yard? When the time shall come that,
from all sides. leaders Of christian
churches are gathered to study the
agreements and not the disasreements,
between them in the substantive ele-
ments Of the common faith once de-
livered. representatives Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church will not hesitate
to yield in some dogmatic statements
points that do not make for unity and
peace, and which belonged to bygone
age"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
SAYS 1T Is 'FREAK LAW"
TTama NeWS.1


The Iowa legislature has passed
another freak law in making the
state superintendent of schools APP
pointive instead of elective. we
had just reached point where the
United States senators are to be
elected by popular vote and now
the legislature begNs taking away
offices from the choice of the people
and putting them in the hands OF
the governor. Instead of making
the office nonpartisan the legisla-
ture has fixed it strictly partisan.
For there isn't rational person IN
the state that will expect the repupf-
can governor to appoint demo-
cratic superintendent. The same thlns
holds as to county superlntendehts'
The process Of electing them by d
vote of all the school district presl-
dents in the county is silly. 1t makes
every school election partisan eiec
ton now because 1t gives the schoo'
officers patronage to distribute M
stead of taking the office of superln-
tendent out of politics the law Will put
all school offices in politics. Inc SUI
perintendents politics will depend eA-
actly upon the political complexion OF
the assembled district presidents. For
freak legislation the Iowa general as
sembly for 1913 will get the mccall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
GRUMPY DISGRUNTLED.


The attorneys of Waterloo held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and they
decided they would ask the governor
to appoint General Mullan Of Water
loo, to fill the vacancy. This action
is characteristic of Waterloo. 1t is the
Waterloo way to accept the limit and
to demand what is left. Waterloo has
continually been represented with a
judge on the district bench. They nave
a Judge there now and they are ask
ing for two. Give them two and they
will soon want them all.
People stand for hogging methods
just so long. Waterloo had the state
senator for a generation and they acted
as if they had a perpetual mortgage
TO the place. The case was finally TAX
en- to the people and the senator was
taken away from them. That may be
the outcome Of the judgeship matter If
these gobbling methods are persisted in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
PITY THE SALOON TOWN.


Pity the saloon town. 1t is pla &c
Of continual strife, where people make
much ado about nothing. The saloon
belongs to the frontier days. In this
enlightened age it has no visible excuse
for existence. If all the crime, misery
pauperism, debauchery, immortality.
home wrecking and villany it has al
ready caused since the advent of the
first distillery We're gathered together
and made into book II would be 50
tragic as to curdle the blood of the
most despicable degenerate. And il
the good II has done since that time
was in turn summed up the substance
would be so insignificant you wouldn't
be able TO find IL with a microscope
in q thousand centuries. Pity the sa,-
loon town, for it is sadly behind the
times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
For Sunday Reading
Ill Sorts of Obinisns
The Mini.ter and "The syst>,n."


We are familiar with the tragic fall
Of policemen who urge in extenuation
that they are not strong enough to
Withstand 1.-The system" 1t appears
that this menace to freedom IS also felt
elsewhere in other guises. A. Congre-
gational minister writes to his parish
toner's an account Of his reasons for
quitting the ministry for the profess
sion of law, which The Christian Work
publishes. His father and grandfath-
er, he tells us, were Methodist preach
ers. and his natural bent would have
during his seminary days, that the
Methodist Organization" hampered
the freedom which he sought and
later Joined. But here also the "sys-
tenn" INTERVIEWED. We read:
Some of the pastoral tasks came
! natural to me. ! was at my best in
them. Others were anything but nat
ual. and l made 1t my task to exec-
else these that 1 might be an all
around, good minister. Being unmar-
ried, l could live with my work, and
that j truly did. and no one ever
guessed that many times / smiled with
a false enjoyment. But I was learning
slowly that there is a traditional sys-
tenn, S strong as stone wall. and far
more formidable than the Methodist
organism, which gradually forces
minister into certain rut. Uncon-
sciously it walls him in; his vision,
which was large, is stifed, and ne VIII
fight in vain. if he fight at all. for free
dom. And the very people who con-
denim the minister for his narrow life
are the ones who perpetuate the sys-
tenn.
II am not complaining about the re-
Enumeration of my profession. will
leave that for others who have felt the
pinch of poverty more than 1 have.
You have done nobly in financing our
church, and have paid me literally. MY
complaint is against the system which
makes the minister. when publicly
spoken Of, superman: when private
ly spoken of. a weakling. 1 have tried
to believe that this isn't SO. but 1t Is,
and even in this village and In this
church people by their conception OF
the ministry have made the minister a
small man. He has been banQueted
and feasted and people have prayed
that he might be guided Alright, but
seldom has he been considered as the
first creation Of God, man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12

Paris, April 12.-Dispatches received
here indicate that old King Nicholas
of Montenegro is determined to defy
the powers to the end. He will not
lift the siege of Scutari. He is at pres
ent the central figure in Europe's
game of politics.
A dispatch from Cetinje to the
Temps says King Nicholas Of Monte
negro told the powers that he would
abdicate if the attack on Scutari was
stopped by force. He added that In
such an event Servia would probably
annex Montenegro.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
TIMES REPUBLICAN,, MARsHALLTowN, IOWA, APRIL y

preachers in the middle west. - we'll
al the best talent in singing. In fact.
our people arc 81. interested in good
works, and all OF this has doubtless
resulted from the lessons and teach
ings Of Billy Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
n,e,e H,sa cD,iI6sa Araa1,A

The. young 80 g - $500 -
anhozxa there II. s4aelSaAs . $780,
urs OF The ssuDes = coMzE4kl1ng IN,
It u inevitably followed ~ rsnlorss
ana punishme1t Crime. ro0orDos
punishmeut form N inseDarahle trio.
On the other hand. while It 10 oftss'
hard to do right. the sense Of saGis.
f.c4ion. sslf.reepect and self.con4sol
that follows right action IL worth ~
The effort naAe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
CALLS IT GOOD ACT
DOSAGE News. ]


one good act of the Legislature was
the massage of the bill taking the ONCE
of state superintendent out OF the halios
of the general public and making II an
appointive office. There are lie" Oh
fees that so demand nan OF sooo
Qualifications as that of state superlh
tendent. The average citizen does nov
keen in touch with the school men VINO
are usually candidates for the ONCE
and are consequently hardly able 10
Judge of a candidates fitness Tor 'he
position. With the position mace APP
poiptive the various aspirants ior the
lob will be given enough puohclt! 10
fully acuuaint the public with the'f
merits Similar action has oeen taken
with the office OF county superintehd-
ent. Hereafter that officer VIII be eject
ed at convention OF the presidents oil
the several school boards of the county
Each school township. independent
school district and town school district
shall have one vote, and the superih- :
tendent shall be chosen for term OF
three years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
RrLIY SUNDAY AT MARSHALL.
IN. S. ketchum in Des Moines Regis


no.ice that Des Moines people are
very much concerned over proposed
visit from Billy Sunday. the evangelist.
A good many people are merely
theoriz!ng or the subject. But BlilF
sunday was in Marshalltown in the
fall of 1908. and l have some very
vivid recollections OF what occurred d.
that time. When the committee ana
Sunday agreed on the time ne was 10
come to Marshalltown they asked him
about what funds he would neeo. ne
repiied he wanted no funds. All ne
asked was that the churches uhahl-
mously call him and that tabor nacle
seating 5000 people be provided. he
told them how to make the arrange
ments to return the lumber: thal ne
would deposit $4,000 in the bank, IL
necessary, to cover any loss TO the
lumber " lille being used for tabernacle
purposes.
Billy SUNDAY came, and the people
gladly contributed more than enough
m nav all expenses and for the small
army Of workers that he brought with
him.
He did wonderful work for Mar
shalltown in q religious way. For IN
stance. we had a Baptist church large
enough for its congregation, and with
nIenty of room, TO spare. After the Billy
SUNDAY meeting. that denomination
found it necessary to build new
church of greatly enlarged seating ca
pacity; they sold their old church Tor
about $4,000 and built splendid
large new one. costing between $4,000
and $4,000. and this church is also
full of people twice a Sunday: the
PRESBYTERIAN church was in about the
same condition, but after Mr. Sunday
broke into that congregation ana
showed them where they stood. they
tore down the old church and rebuilt
with greatly enlarged capacity; the
Methodist church, the largest one in
town, found it necessary to enlarge
their church. and installed one OF the
largest and most beautiful organs in
the middle west: the Christian church
found their good old building too small
to hold the people thronging to that
denomination after the Sunday meet
ings, and they were compelled to aban-
don the old church and build new
one, Which they did at cost of $780,
900. The Congregational people are
now clearing away one OF the most
beautiful locations and planning for a
large new building to cost $4,000 to
s75, 900: the Episcopalian church also
found it necessary to enlarge to hold
their growing congregation.
Why this change? In my Judgment
it was because Billy. Sunday aroused
the people to a better and more re-
ligious turn of mind and more
thoughtful interest in well-governed
community.
Being a Baptist myself, I feel that
Billy Sunday did me mighty good
turn. If anybody has any doubts about
Marshalltown, go there on Sunday
morning and attend any church. and
you will find them well filled, for near
| Iy ali OF The people Of the town go to
church. We have the best array OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
"DTMPED 1T"

We have recently received six or
eight columns Of plate from the Good
Citizens CO League with their compli-
ments While they do furnish this
junk free and prepay the express, we
have taken the liberty to dump the
whole mess instead of printing it as
they hoped it would be. The main
fault with these people. whoever they
are that furnish il, is that the name
is q nisnomer If il was changed TO
anti prohibition league or the anti
suffrage league il would come nearer
the truth of the matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12

Rheumatism as a result Of kidney
trouble, stiff and aching. joints. back
ache and sore kidneys will all yield to
the use of Foley Kidney Pills. They
are tonic in action, quick in results,
curative always. w. 8. Shelton, Stan
ley, Ind, says: II would not take 800
for the relief from kidney trouble
received from one single box Of Foley
Kidney Pills" Mcbride & Will Drug
CnmnanY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
NO CHANCE on THE COAST.

An Iowa man who has been in San
Francisco and seen the bread and bed
lines, advises people to stay away from
the coast, whether il is at San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles. unless they go
there merely to spend the money they
have made. San Francisco is already
over-run with the hordes who expect
10 get work putting up the exposition
buildings and the authorities hardly
know what to do with the homeless
men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
Topics of the Times

Those English suffragettes so ia
vored by leading Iowa suffragist are
now blowing up railway stations in
male anarchist touched off a stick or
SO of dynamite under the railway sta
ton at Boone. what would the nature
Of the interview be then?
After a week of gloom it was easy
to understand this morning why
ancient people worshipped the sun.
The fact that Lloyd George sold his
$4,000 four days after he had bought
them isn't corroborrating his assertion
that he bought them as an investment.
When an Englishman makes an In
vesrment he figures on leaving it to his
son.
The ambassadorship 20 Great Brit
had been out in the rain for twenty
years. An ambassador is expected 10
spend money. What they want is a
chance TO make hay before it begins
raining again.
Mr.. Bannister slid down himself
from the board of control.
AS !lIustrat ting the difference be-
dence the grass was growing green and
the birds caroIing their spring rounde-
lay in Marshalltown while Sioux City
was wading knee deep in the heaviest
snow of the season. Travelling men
Will please take notice.
OF course the ultimate consume r
Should understand that legislation on
free sugar does not include the
corner grocery.
The saloons smiled when the two
hours We're taken off the morning
opening but they squirmed when the
tip Of the tail was severed. The ami
nal looks better with the tip off. II
would look still better with a few
inches more of shortening and best
Ol diI NIlii tilt II 10 JuSl
back Of the ears.
If Iowa desires TO retain and advance
population the sooner the suffrage bill
passes the better, lest the lady who
wants 10 vote will take her husband
and seek more congenal states Don't
mistake her power. She can take him
all right.
The highway legislation of this ses-
sion recalls the old fashioned method
of road work when the crowd got to-
gether in the middle of the forenoon,
visited hard until O'Clock and left the
road no worse than it was.
Dave Brants withdrawal from the
republican party sets Dave off by HIM
self Dave always was peculiar
party.
1t is notable fact that a grating
politician always want to curb the
power of the newspaper. = Hampton
, Chronicle
Unless he can own the editor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
Iona Newspapers
CHOOSES BILLY SUNDAY.

IGrunCy RepuDIlcan.
"Des Moines Does Things Sure.
and the denizens of Certaintyvile are
promised both Billy" Sunday and an
adjourned session of the legislature
some time next fall. 1t would he safe
ODDS that Billy" will come nearer Civ
ing the people down there their moneys
worth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12

les. When the initiative and referen-
dunn becomes operative and the women
are given the ballot there viii Do .
shaking up Of the dry bones Of legis-
lation that will show the temper OF tho
people.