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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

year was scored In the face of an
adverse FeDoft on the operation OF
the experiment In Illinois. This ~.
port was made by an agent OF the
Russell Sags foundation sent to Chi
cago to investigate the workings OF
the law II that city. The substance
Of this report was that in many cases
the state guardianship was accom-
panied by q corresponding lack OF IN
terest by employers, relatives and
churches. that many OF the probation
officers were incOm petsnt; that one
tenth of the pensioned mothers were
so drunken. immoral or diseased that
the environment was positively de-
moralizing. while ohe-third of the
homes suggested doubt whether the
children would not be better of Ia
we'll kept institution. While this re-
port was distinctly discouraging, 1t LEFT
room for the conclusion that the III
nois fault lay in the administrator
Of the law rather than the principe
back OF it. There also was excuse for
assumption that the Illinois law was
weak in not specifying the conditions
under which pensions should be paio
and thereby guarding against reckless
use of the fund. The Illinois report
while 1t did not stop the disposition
to experiment with the pension plan
did serve to make other states more
careful in prescribing regulations.
Social workers generally agree tna'
rearing children in institutions is tne
lesser Of two evils. the greater. OIL
course, being the rearing of children
in immoral or tnsanitarS homes. FL
ficient administration OF the law
would leave the children in suitahie
homes, while transferring them from
unsuita Bile homes to institutions. lhe
experiment liz not likely to be aoaH-
doned anywhere until the pub'lc mas
had a chance to see what can ne &C
complished by it under efficient aa-
ministration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
JYeY MUST HAVE A CHANCE.

Booth Tucker was recently granted
= British decoration which marks
oeaceful achievement as the Victoria
sneoss distinguishes bravery in battle. 1t
WaS given for his services in the lin
st1ersts OF charity, public morals and
$knmanity in India" thru the work there
~ the Salvation Army
This distinction came, not by multi
kf1Scaticn Of Salvation Army posts. but
Oaasee OF the effects the ar y's assis:
EGoce In making men. 1t was given fol
Es6alIy and true ethical service consist
EG In preparing men for the troubles
80 nAfdsnips OF this world by provid-
TT tA1m with some useful knowledge
II a4t by which they may maintain
eonDeIves In the material struggle fol
1stenee."
~ are coming to the substantial fact
~ the best way to help people is te
- item to help themselves Citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
LIBFTNNG WATERLOO.
Waterloo Courier. !


The Waverly Democrat gravely de-
scribes conditions in Waterloo as fol-
lows:
waterloo may be dry. bu. it is il
name only. and visitor to that cit,
will see more drunken men in evil
dence than when there were open sa =
loons. Eliminating the argument Of
Personal liberty entirely. the fact re-
mains that the closing of saloons is
much worse than properly conduct
ing them. In Waterloo today,
boys and young men secure all the IL
quor they want. and before the So :
looms were closed this privilege was
denied them, and this is well known
to the temperance workers, tho per-
haps they will not admit it,
For our own pert, we had gathered
no such pathetic Impressions of Wa
terloo streets overrun with the Keeling
forms of drunken men and boys as de-
pic:ed thru the more distant vision OF
the Wayerly Journalist. In fact, the
writer. walking thru the business
streets several times a day. has not
seen d stew" in several weeks. II
this be Misrepresentation We resign to
the version of the Waverly newspaper
unless somebody else, who has OBJ
served the conditions Of the city al
closer range than twenty-five miles
also has an opinion to express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
LYON COUNTY's LONE TREE.
IJ,archwood LEADER


Quite a discussion arose Yesterday
among some Of the old settles OF the
county Lyon) as to the kind OF tree
the "lone tree was. some saying IL
was an elm and others calling it var
ious other kinds. The discussion re-
shifted in number of bets, and to real
~ find out the kind of tree II was
Sheriff Wheatley and the deputies az
the ceur. house went out to see the
tree in the evening. The Zone ifee
is known all over this country ana -
located GA ]. p. Slurr's farm no" occu-
pied by George Shurr. about SIX mlies
from town. on the Minnesota line. the
tree setting IN from the ROAD a1oa'
forty eight feet from the bank OF the
Kanaranzi. twenty nine years aS''
Sheriff Wheat,ey first saw the tree ara
since that time has eaten man! Plcnie
dinners under 1t and has always
thought il an elm, and so was quite
sure when he called the bets OF NUM-
be-. of his friends. hut wi1en the she1-
ifr and the deputies arrived they fouho
il 10 he q cotton wood The tree meas
ursd eighteen feet in circumference
an6 the six deputies, taking hold OF
hands we're lust able to reach around
il. 1t is SO near IKE an elm that one
could be easily fooled. the deputies
saying they thought it an elm un.H
they were nearly to it. The age OF ihe
tree can not be guessed. for 1t was
standing and apparently as big as IL
is now twenty mine years ago, wheh
Dir. Wheatley first saw it, and MT.
Shurr, who owns the farm. always re-
ferred 10 1t as the lone tree years
before this The discussion is s9ttiec
and now Ar. whea,ley is going aiSpnd
Ihs .inx his bets. -. ,fe-..,.. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
The ImpstIsnt Chapter.

The lmpstlsne Chapter.
Rates Nor1utipe.
This chapter 10 20 dincult to start.
Il deals with . time when life had
become impossible unless one could
jump from here to Wednesday next,
and thence to Monday fortnight. OF
course the book II only meant for
Jesse. for David, for me. and for those
to come who may revere 10 - their
ancestors. Thank goodness, am not
Q novelist!
sent David with his nurse to stay
with Father Jared. 20 mother called
mo . cold.blooded wretch. I abandoned
my part ut the opera to . weird
Yxvening female who can't sing. "a
my manager called me an stheist. Ny
maids had TO pack and run to escape
storage with the furniture ct the
''Pecking and Tootham Emporiums:'
my little homo passed to Q gentleman
with mourning nails, diamonds. and
. LISP; By bits and scraps Of stocl
wese sold and the proceeds banked
with the Hudson's Bay company.
r. -. 49, s:.iss.. e...a snhieh av0s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
THE COUNTRY WEDDING.
JSinnY Civ journal


A country wedding in summer time
tanks among the prettiest of occasions.
The farm house may be large and all
its appointme nts excellent. but there
is always ready disposition to make
use Of the lawn OF some inviting area
beneath the shGSe of trees. Here con-
sregate the neighbors, tho friends Of
the groom and bride, not to speak of
the numerous relatives OF near or re-
mote kinship. Naturally. the bride is
the center CT 81! eyes shy inspecting
or, mayhap, critical ones If she is fair.
and let us hone for the romance of
the gathering that she may be- all ap-
proving glances viii be met by only
the faintest Of bushes. The groom in
the conventional black attire-marS
the word conventional - jests freely
and randonlly. If tent is erected on
the blue grass the charm of the affair
is greatened; if band of musicians is
engaged. as is often the case, the
pleasure is multiplied.
What il some be present in the rusty
and strange garments of other years;
what if there is much aWk wardness on
the part of guests in meeting the re-
quirenlents of the occasion: what if
but fe. Aside with uncertainties. A
country wedding in summer is sun
shine for the heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
MOTHERS PENSIONS.
iSioux City Journal.


Iowa is the thirteenth state to give
effect to law that had hardly been
heard of In this country until two
years ago. This is the so-called
mothers pension or widows pen
sion law that became operative in
this state on the late national holiday.
Illinois was the pioneer in applying
this now popular idea. The Illinois
law became effective Just two years
ago in connection with new juvenile
code California and Colorado were
the next recruits. During the present
year ten more states have joined the
procession. They are Washington.
Utah. South Dakota. Idaho, Mime
sofa. Iowa. Nebraska. Ohio. New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania. Missouri has
authorized Kansas City to try the plan
on her own account. It has been app
piled in q limited way in Wisconsin
and a few other states. II the idea
works out as predicted by It's pro-
jectors there is little doubt it will be
applied in all the states within few
, years.
The mothers pension or widows
pension might more properly be
called a children's pension. 1t is
based on the principle that the home
is the best place for children, and
| that the mother is the person best
fitted to care for them. The law aims
at the conservation Of children, giving
the mother credit for ability to care
for herself. Under the old order the
state cared for the children in institu-
tions while the widow went out to
work to support herself and perhaps
to pay a fraction Of the cost OF caring
| for her children. Under the new
| order the widow will stay at home
and the state will pay her enough "a
support the children until they arrive
at the working age. II il part OF the
theory that this arrangement will not
only be better for mothers and chill
dren. but that ii VIII be more eccnc!.:-
ical for the state. The expectation ID
that the aggregate paid in pensions
| to dependent mothers will be lesl
than the aggregate paid for the care
of children in state institutions under
the old plan.
| SO attractive was the idea and SC
logical the arguments in support Of II
: that the legislative progress made THU
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

money eaSe ms cans 11 - = 1Iiy ~. ~
hslps4 - - esasooe . 2 eeses
order nom tno nuoeone bay ~
In LONDON 70 tnes ssna - -
manages tne'r pssca sa0 ~
couver. One always - tses
happened 70 want ~ y.
OF MUS ase = monks!. ~
potentate wouao 49, 4.
them witnoot the sneses S =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
THE NAMES OF THOSE"
[ George ID. Perkins in Sioux c


Journal
But really it is wonder that the
world is as good a. it is; and it must
be that it is moving in the direction
Of the fulfilfment of some great plan
the Lord is working out thru the CEN
turies. Judgment runs so largely to
appearance. as presented to the natural
eye. that temptation is all the time
strong to appear well in the sight OF
men. Men are slow to get the proper
peFspe ctive. but in some way, some di-
Vine way it may be believed, the
proper perspective comes to them in
the PROGRESS of time. The names of
many are preserved: but singularly
enough only the names of those who
have served the Lord by serving their
fellow men are embalmed in the love
Of men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
Go Be continued.)
Good, and Goods.

At the approach Of the angel WITH
the flaming sword Adam bent upon
Eve glance Of profound consterna-
ton.
I'VE arc caught" 10 exclaimed.
with the goods ont"
mot dry goods. at ali events! gie
gled the FIRST mother. nervously. -
with a consciousness that II was too
late for bon mot, however clever.
70 save the situation. Puck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
A Hungry Aunaar;an.
tst. Louis GIobe-Democra1

tSt Louis Globe-Democrat.]
A Hungarian aristocrat advertises
for an American bride with from s4.-
600. 900 to s6,00000O. Somehow this
sprig of nobility gives the impression
that he would mark down his price SO
per cent, and even then the girl would
get worse than nothing for her money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

absolute secrecy required. charge
Scotson"
So far the impulse had moved M
to be quick before ! repeated. and
the journey gave time for that Leay
ing the sweet majesty and serene or
der of the English landscape. l made
the usual passage by 8. 8. Charon
across the Styx to New York. where
caught a stuffy train for the transit
OF an untidy continent. And 20. IN
the starry middle OF Q night was
met at Ashcroft.
The civil engineer sent BY tho Hua
sons Bay Company was Mr.. eacrtnce
T. Eure. He stood uncovered. and
while his ears froze. spelled his name
to me, explaining that there were two
syiIables ia "Eure" with accent on the
first. He seemsd TO convey IN o6ss
Of protection, to ciaim my ,fgtend1hjp.
to take charge Of my a6atrs. and with
perfect modesty to let me know that
he was competent.
He presented his assistant. led me
TO the sleigh. showed Billy where to
stow the luggage. tucked mo into some
warm furs. congratulated mo on e.
Gaping the local hotels. then bidding
my man and his own to jump in. took
the reins and asked which way we
were going. l served ~ pilot along .
trail Of poignant memories.
We slept that night at Hat Greek
station, where fearful George proved
most kindly host. He told me Of .
loaded sleigh which had passed last
week on the way to Jesse's ranch. The
teamster was Iron Dale. 30 far had
wondered whether my name was
changing letter By letter from Madame
scotson into Mrs. Grumbie. but now
the scent of the pines brought ease
Of mind, and IN the great calm Of the
wilderness ono 10 ashamed 70 fret.
Our next march brought 10 fathss
late for tho midday dinner 70 Fifty.
Nine Mile House. which marks The
summit Of the long climb from Ash
croft to the edge OF the black pines
We drove on, froszing. and right
glad I was to b. welcomed with all
the rudy warmth ana kindly cheer OF
Eighty Mile House. There We had
tea, and secursl fresA horses for IL
last stage of our journey. l learned
also that the driver Entrusted By the
Hudson's Bay. Company with provt'
sions for Hundred Nile House had
gone OF with the team, leaving his
slsish still loaded u Captain Taylor'G
yard.
The malisn busb ssemsd coved By
sheer immensely OF glittering star
light - We drove On. Only once l ven
tured to speak. asking Mr.. Eure to
look ont for Ninsty-hile House
Horses accustomed TO bait there would
| try TO stop. / did not want 70 stop.
He nodded assent and. crouShsl
down beside him, waited until Z
brave red warmth sAons out across
the snow IRON Ill the lighted win
dows Of Spite House. Mr.. Eure lash
ed his horses, and In moment mofl
\ No had passed into tho night again
Presently No crossed the littls shaky
bridge over Hundred Miis Greek
then swung to the left into Captain
TayloF's yard. While Tom. the -
sistant, stabbed the team. Mr. Eure and
Billy got snow shovels from the barn
and hswed out way to the deeI
drifted door 1t the near end Of tn,
building. Presently the Chinese serv
ant let ~ in, ana I3mads my Va!
through the barroom and dinins-ha
to that far door On the right. How
/ changed Vas the grand old Hundre,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
Iona Newspapers
TAKING NOTE.

Marshalltown is a live one. The
Y. NJ. C. A. started out to raise SIS, 900
for a new building and the citizens
made it 100000, and then turned
around the same week and raised s16, :
900 for a hospital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
WHO KILLED HER?

mason City Times
A woman who had become very dear
To hundreds OF Mason City people by
her womanly virtues, her happy dis
position, her accommodating ways. and
her kindly manner to those Ia distress
or those needing q friend, has passed
to her reward after. intense suffering.
The pistol shots Of Sunday. June 1.
proved fatal. and yesterday the last
spark of life departed from the BODY.
Anxious friends had watched the daily
reports hoping for the best, yet fear
ing the worst
During the long days OF intense SUI
fering she never complained.
In the county Jail the man who
caused all this agony, the man who
WAS prompted by liquor and insane
jealousy to commit this awful crime
has maintained disinterested silence
While he has made confession. he
has shown no sorrow for the deed.
The court and jury must pass on
the penalty for the crime.
Public opinion would make quick
work Of him.
Yet the real murderers are the peo-
pie Of criminal instinct who have IL
legally provided the man with the
liquor which has dethroned his reason
and has made him the destroyer OF &
once happy and contented home.
1t 10 time the low-liyed bootleggeri
were given their deserts.
! AT occasional raid IN = summer re-
sort has it's spectacular features, but
1t does not reduce the number of bot
tie peddiers who are with us every day
dethroning the reason OF confirmed
drunkards and creating appetites FOL
liquor in the children OF t:ss cc..sn..-
| ity.
! A bootlegger il the real murderer Of
Mrs. Cora Prescott. a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

1T is a grand country, to be sure.
but when a little nation like Japan
raises a question, the grandeur takes
on significance about the size of the
navy no more and no less says the
Davenport Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

shall not the sAuten0hilA and motor
cycle men respond with like COM
pliance to the new iaw!" inquiries the
Cedar Rapids Republican. ''L.et us get
into the law obeyines habit more, and
then we will all be bitter for 1t. The
men who are rich endSgh to own such
vehicles ought to be suberior men in a
community and they ought TO set the
example Of obeying allthe laws made
for them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

The Mason City Times notes that
ma act Of the Texas legislature makes
it unlawful for any person to get
drunk ia any place except in his own
home" and says there will be lots OF
buns so sore because Of this law they
will go on the water wagon. What is
the enjoyment for the average drinker
il ne is not permitted to make a spec
tacle of himself on the street?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

1T says for a town. lust az It does
for a department store 70 keep some
thing going on" says the Sioux City
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
ONE SossEttss pouRrH.


Dsyenport approximated a po&eiess
Fourth more closely this morning, Prod
ably. than on any other independence
Gay in its history Not that there was
no explosion OF firearms or firecrackeTs'
but VIVA compared with previous &C.
casiors of the kind. it was mid greet
ing which the day received. al 'nia
night there were a few scattered @hots'
when the celebrants evidently retifeu'
Along about morning there was eNi'
dence Of a few youngsters arising ea.i
to greet the dawn with Re" hrec-acA-
ers. And all thru the day there was az
occasional explosion.
But the terrific din. the pandemonluH'
of noise, with which the day was ceie-
hrated half d decade ago was atseht
The rule of sanity and reason seemed
RI have gained a headway which prom
ises in another few years 10 GUST alto
Rether the terrible noises. which nave
made hundreds Of women and chilofen
come to dread the approach OF ths
Fourth.
And il is probable that the chlldfen
had lust as much fun. The significance
of the day, the Lesson of patriotism anc
the love of country can be tausht -
the new generation more forcipiy ~
other means than by laying them hapit
to loss Of life or limb
The celebration at Wander See'
park today is step in the right direc'
ton. The boys and girls will have more
respect for the flag when taught lts
true meaning than in being allowed II
believe that some special license at
taches to the day to do things whlci
would ie considered nisdemeanors =
not crimes at other times OF the year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

The Dubuque telegraph Herald
says Those Arkansas bible students
who decided there is no hell never
lived in Iowa in good corn weather"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

TT is seldom that baseball game
is postponed on account OF the heat,
observes the Des Moines Capftai.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

mo matter what course Colonel
Roosevelt and the other progressive
party leaders may take" says the
Webster City Freeman-Tribune, III
tine republican party becomes really
progressive, nine-tenths OF those who
rebeiied at the action Of the national
committee and convention last year
Will be back in the rnaks lighting for
republican supremacy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

'eThe liquor men are obeying the
new laws made for them. They are
opening at : and closing 1t >. Why
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
Topics of the Times

Just a little rain to lay the dust
would assist very materially seeing
Iowa by daylight" both as to sight and
comfort.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14

Mr.. Rose appealed to vice-Presideut
Marshall. but the latter was obdurate,
Pitching his voice SO It reached for out.
side the senate chamber and with an
agonized expression on his face. Mr..
Rose called of the various items.
"Toluidine. xylidin. cumidin. bini-
trotoluoi." he chanted. "Binitrobenzol.
benzidin. tolidin. dianisidin, naphty-
lamin. diphenylamin. benzaldehyde.
benxyl chloride. nitrobenzol and nitro
toluol. Observation-Disclosures"
At this point the gravity Of the sen
ate gave way and members Joined the
galleries in a burst OF laughter.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
ATTORNEY GENERAL CLAIMS
$646,452 DUE GUARANTY FUND.
From Former State Banks Which
Have Since Became Ma
tlonal Institutions.

Attorney General Charles West filed
in distriot court of Oklahoma county,
suit against 112 national banks in the
state of Oklahoma in an endeavo.. to
collect total sum of s646. 6.45214, due
the state Of Oklahoma on assessments
made when the banks were operating
as state banks.
With the adoption Of the bank guar
anty law Of Oklahoma the state banks
became obligated by law to pay the
assessments levied by the banking
board upon the average daily deposits
carried The funds raised by these
levies went toward the creation OF the
bank guaranty fund.
The state banks surrendered their
charters, in most instances and took
out charters under the national bank
Ing law In order to evade paying the
levy. Numerous suits were instituted
over the state by the banking depart
ment against the banks that sought
to evade paying the tax by surrender.
ing their charters and Matchmaking,
and some of these suits were appealed
to the federal courts and there sus-
tanned.
All of the banks sued that are do
ing active business are unquestionably
solvent and the only point at issue In
the suits is their liability for the as
sessments made while they operated
as state banks:
First National. Addington. s1,s0270;
First National, Alton, $3.i66 OF; state
tionai. Ayiesworth, siS2. .3S; Bartlesviie
National, s14. s5s. OIL: Bennington National,
sl.429,5e; First National, Bokchito. So
06297 First National, Braman. s4,61i.s7;
Bristow National, si.50026 Citizens Ma
tional. Broken Arrow, s2.270.3i: Security
National. Caddo. si7l27; Calvin National.
sis5iS7;. Carmen National, .s,ss5ls;
Commercial National, Checotah.. ss,357 70;
Oklahoma National. Chickasha, sl4.-
ess. 90: Na"on1i. Claremo.e. s7.5i2 s2
Oklahoma state National. clinton.
S4717.66; Trst National, Colbert. ST.
0s1. 90: Fir. National Collinsvlle. s3,
sS6.S7; Co.lnsyile Natior1l. s2.bS2 SG
Cordel National, s7,s21.s4: Farmers Ma
tional, Cordell. ss,lSi,27: state Natlon'l.
.sns 6asShs fssIS Psdps Fs5%srs STATE Ns
National Custer city. sa2si II; First Ma
tional. Duncan, si.sso.4s; First National.
Dursnt. sl,727.67: City National, Ed
mond. 81 1.s2s5S: First National, Eldorado.
Sb945.75: First National, Elk City. $780,
Ss0 %; Enid National. sls9s4.s9: First
National Enid. s18.b50.S9; State National,
Eufaula. s2,253.6l; Farmers and Merch-