Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-15
Topics Of the Times

President Elect Wilson SENS to be
making sincere effort to avoid Bal
lingerizing the interior department,
despite efforts Of western interests to
inveigle him into 80 doing.
Governor Carroll on tho eve Of his
retirement from office, comes out in
favor Of equal suffrage For . stand
patter that's going some.
To prevent race suicide and improve
the national physique. every child born
hereafter in the United Kingdom to
parents insured under the new national
insurance act, will bring the parents q
bounty of thirty shillings or about $3.50.
Under the new act the mother is also
entitled to sick benefits during the
period of her illness. There are about
100000 births annually in the United
Kingdom and 1t Is estimated that fully
100000 of these will be entitled to
the insurance benefit. One effect Of the
scheme is expected to be an improve
ment in the national type. which is
said to have suffered considerably be-
cause many mothers are denied neces-
stiles and are sometimes obliged to re-
sumo work before fully recovering.
If the democrats succeed in reducing
the tariff without putting several in
dustries out of business and succeed in
reducing the cost Of living without TAX
ing away the job Of the wage Garner,
then we will know whether or not the
result of the November election wac
a democratic victory or merely de-
feat for the republicans and progress
sives.
Bryan confesses that he speak as
one in the ranks of democracy. If so
he's a mighty high private.
Market note from California: De-
mand for heating stoves and smudge
pots exceeds supply, and prices are
steadily advancing. Furnaces are
quoted at premium. Local stocks OF
fur coats and mufflers~are completely
exhausted. and inbound trains bearing
new supply are tied up in the snow
drifts in the mountains. The tide OF
tourists has turned eastward.
The Ohio river is playing an early
food engagement.
President Taft contemo plates a va
cation visit to Georgia after his retire
ment Undoubtedly he appreciates the
fact that he has more friends among
the southern politicians than elsewhere
Washington correspondents have dis
| covered that Mrs. Frances Cleveland is
in love with her fiance. AS Mr.. Preston
is an humble schoolmaster without
wealth, the discovery is unimportant
| 1t was to be taken for granted.
! Of course Senator Penrose wa:
among those who voted against th'
impeachment of Judge Archibald.
| High tariff on luxuries and free entr,
of necessities is declared to be tn
tentative plan Of the democratic tariff
1 reSiSlOnlSlS. i ms -6OuIoS sS1y pew
| but what will the farmer constituent
of some of these democratic Statesmen
say to free meats from Argentina ant
free grains from Canada? The demo
Gratis will find they have tackled BIZ
! job in revising the tariff.
Governor Carroll in his farewell mes
sage to the Iowa lawmakers was abb
10 rise above petty factionalism ant
I! line up on the side of progressive meas
ures From the standpoint Of the gov
errors political followers the docu
ment is somewhat radical.
William S. Kenyon will be Reelected
senator next Wednesday following tn
recess which will be taken by the legis
lature after the inauguration cere
monies. His election will be made Ger
i tain on Tuesday, when in pursuanc
TO the program outlined in the consti
tuition the house and senate ballot sep
arately. The following day the tw
houses will meet in joint session an
take a formal ballot
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.
Mr. Munsey's proposal that tn