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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
Enforce tn. Automobile Laws!
New York Tribune

The arraignment of drunken chaun-
eurs and automobile speed maniacs"
which Mitchell May, Secretary of State
makes is in reality an arraignment of
those who are charged with the duty OF
enforcing the laws. It Is true that
these classes of drivers are responsible
for a very large proportion OF all the
automobile accidents which occur. But
it is not true that there are now no
laws to reach them; and it is not likely,
as Mr.. May seems to believe, that the
setting by law of an absolute instead
of an indefinite speed limit would i'm
prove conditions.
It is now crime, punishable by q
years Imprisonment, for any person to
drive motor car while drunk. Very
recently the newspapers of the state
were full of sensational accident, In
which the victim. young woman who
had been taking 10y ride" with a
young man of this city and came to
grief when the automobile smashed
into the curb. declared that both had
been drinking heavily. No steps were
taken to prosecute the young man on
that score, and he was sent away with
a virtual apology by the magistrate
when the girl withdrew an assault
charge on which he had been arrested.
Numerous cases occur every month
when reckless drivers who ought to go
/ to jail for being drunk get off with
fines for speeding Changes in the laws
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
LET THE FIGHT BE FAIR.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,


SO far as Senator Cummins is con-
cerned, if any republican wants to
contend with him for the senatorship
he should get into the race in the near
future, say after the first of the year,
and stand as a candidate in the pri-
maries which come in June. That is
the place to fight Mr.. Cummins. if any
one wants to do the fighting. We have
no objections to seeing a man enter
the contest before the primaries, if
there is such a man available, and If
he wants to try conclusions. In the
primaries every candidate is assured of
fair held and no favors.
But after the primary. there ought
to be no further fighting We who are
republicans should do our lighting be-
tore the primary results are announced
After that we should fight the other
fellows. AT the present time we have
quite enough to do to handle the other
fellows. without using cur fists or our
mouths on men who get the republican
nominations.
And SO. in our opinion whatever OBJ
lection there is to Mr. Cummins con-
tlnuinS in the senate ought to be stat
ed and ought to be fought to a finish
before the primaries. We have no one
in mind who seems disposed 10 come
out into the open to fight Mr.. Cummins
and SO far as we are concerned we
have little respect or regard for any
man who fights concealed in the
bushes. We like an open and manly
fight, but we despise bushwhacki
and stabbing in the dark, even in
politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
The Keok,lk Po,uer Grab
Huntington Gazette.1

sion of law than this. It does not ~.
pear how.
If this were not enough, the state.
ments Of the company Itself would be
sufficient to show that these eminent
water power grabbers have no inten-
ton of being burdened with maintain
ing any government locks and dry
dock. In Moodys Manual (the blue
book Of finance) for July, 1913. in the
information furnished about the Mis-
sissippi River Power Company, ap-
pears the following significant SEN
tence:
Under an agreement with the United
States government the new lock and
dry dock will upon completion. become
the property of the government. which
will relieve the company from any
liability for their operation and up
keep" This amounts to very plain
statement that not the company, but
the government is liable for the main
tenance and up-keep of the dock and
locks built into the dam.
The power company has already
made contract for 500 years with a
distributing company in st. Louis to
furnish $4,000 horsepower per annum
at contract price Of 100000 per
II.
cial authority for January, 1913, ((the
latest issue) states that the project Is
capitalized at $4,000, 000-sixteen mil
lion command and six million preferred
stock. Without going into the ques-
ton of how much of this may or may
not be water" it is apparent that the
above contract will pay the company
more than per cent per annum on
its investment-if the capitalization
represents real investment.
In the report of the United States
bureau of corporations on water power,
Of March IA, 1912, the statement is
made that this power site is capable
of developing 100000 horsepower per
annum The company itself states that
it can and will develop at least 100000
horsepower. Taking whichever figure
you please, it is apparent that on the
same basis as the st. Louis contract.
the company will earn between II and
25 per cent on it's investment.
The population Of the territory
within $50 miles transmission distance
Of the plant is 100000 persons and
within 200 miles is 100000. These are
the people who will pay tribute to this
company forever-if the company can
fix it that way.
The financial blue books also con-
tain the significant information that
blocks of the stock are held In Great
Britain. Canada, France and Germany.
Foreign, as well as domestic financial
interests, know a good thing when
they have it thrust at them.
What people who have studied the
water power situation want to Know
is th:z: If the government could ap-
prove and supervise this construction
in the first instance and now must pay
TO maintain and operate the locks, why
should not the profit go into the treas
ury instead Of into the pockets OF
private owners?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29

sni. case, others begin to prush nm
with whisk broons, ana thes =
brushing him until he gets out on .ns
street. They are in the hails' 'n ~
cioakrooms everywhere, and thefe 10
M osrape from them. In dining room
,hay conduct him to seat, TWO oi
tirse attempt to pull back a chalr ior
him to sit in, and they follow uh1s
mans nerves, get SO on enee nc
;s MOI fit to do business. lie says .ha'
,here must be about a million OF THESE
Iackeys in the New York hoteis' anu
they all want tips. -,,,
He declares that If an Omahan VII.
20 TO New York and conduct hotei
az hotels are conducted here he wouiu
make a fortune, for western men
would all patronize him for the sore
purpose of getting rid Of the s"a'ins
NJ lacEeys. They are not only IN the
hotels, but in the barber shops, lat the
thea tiers. in fact everywhere in count
less numbers, and they make NE
continual misery.
Commercial travellers are so ANNOYED
with them, not only in New YORK nu.
elsewhere, that they are contemplating
some drastic measures, but what can
he done they have not yet decided Let
come pioneer start first class hotel
arst-class in the quality rather thah
quantity of its service-and the pubic
appreciation shown will be such as 10
indicate the solution of the propiefh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29

family circle or matter of general dis
cussion at mixed dinner parties. In
decent stories do not find welcome in
the common home. The guest or friend
of the family who insisted on utter
freedom of speech on matters which
are generally tabooed in the American
home and before it's children and youth
would be dropped from the list Of those
welcome there.
Since those pioneers "Godey's Ladies
Book and "Demarests Monthly the
monthly magazines have been friends
of the family" They We're clean. bright
and appreciate. brought something
not TO be had elsewhere. The maya
zine was esteemed cultural as COM
pared to the newspaper and Justified
the esteem it commanded. Now the
largest circulated magazines are in the
estimation Of the thoughtful unfit to lie
on the library table free TO the family
It is as tho pure and helpful friends
had fallen TO scarlet company and pro-
fession. The parallel is the more COM
plete because the flood of rotten and
salacious stuff that is being circulated
thru, these magazines as literature is
provided to satisfy a demand more or
less vicious of itself and is marketed
for the money there IS III 1t. Ana
great deal of the matter published by
so-called leading magazines is posi-
lively degrading in its suggestion ana
revolving in its evident appeal to de-
based instincts. To be convinced of so
much it is only necessary to scan the
fiction of the magazines OF the class re-
eerred TO. And these magazines nha
places on the tables at home and IN
public libraries whence books OF less
infamous desert are barred.
There are clean magazines. one o.
these takes occasion TO announce IL
self as readysto lose circulation ana
consequent advertising if it must gel
them in the way Of pander. mere
are \ few of the superior magazines
which retain their hold OF cleanliness
and decency. One Of these, Everybody
has never run after saiacieE
and publicly promises that II never
will. If there is advertising fo-
Everybody's in this. then Everybody
is welcome to il.
The warning has been given ana Is
given again: Watch the magazines
YOUR children read as you watch their
associates. Vile and vicious books are
as degenerattve in their way as VIE
and vicious associations are in theirs
Know what the children read and Incl
dentalIy do not set them an example OF
bad habits by showing intense interest
and absorption in the fortunes OF nc
titious Iibertine and a fictitious woman
of weak virtue. Don't bring indecency
home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
The Meaning Of Sabotage"
rN-a.r vnrL Sun

sabotage" in French is not only
word to designate the manufacture OF
"sabots," wooden shoes. it is also the
word for an operation consisting IN
eashing obliquely the wood traVerses
of the railroads to fix in them the
chairs for the rails.
This settled, let me add that some
years ago. not far from Paris and IN
the time Of strike. few men had
worked to the repair Of railroad when
an inspector discovered that most OF
the chairs were fixed in such way
that infallibiy a train that was coming
would be overturned in the trenches.
"Quel sabotage! (What sabotaseo
was the exclamation of the Inspector
who. running ahead Of the train, nag
in hand. managed to stop it.
To the justice the gendarmes, re-
porters; in fact, everyone who after
wards questioned him, the inspector.
throwing his arms above his head
was first answering: "Quel sabotage!
Duel sabotage" and the next day the
French press adopted the word "sabot-
age" as the meaning Of mischieVous
and criminal act.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
WHAT IS A LADY"
Waterloo Repoarter.1


Perhaps you have noticed that the
term "lady'' is seldom used in the col
umns of the Reporter. It's use has be-
come so common and its meaning so
perverted that the word woman" is
far more dignifed and expressive OF
respect and honor. We hear in com
mon street talk Of all sorts of ladies"
"salesladies," wash ladies'" scrub
ladies'" vaudeville ladies" and "ladies
Of the underworld" And so the term
has gone out of general use in the
writings of the best journalists.
But what is a LADY? We all know
in a general way that it is q title be-
slowed in England to the women OF
the nobility. Fewer know that its de.
rivation is from combination Of the
words loaf and lord" and had its
earliest application to gentlewomen
who distributed bread to the, poor in
the name OF the lord. 1t is this deh-
milton that we are moved to call at
tention to now, because at the be-
ginning of winter the call for sym
pathy and assistance to the poor has
already come from Poormaster J. F.
Klingaman. If we want to get back to
the use Of the title OF LADY" which
after all is filed with an expression
OF gentlssess and tenderness. let 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
EXTREMELY WlLSoHIAN.

Wilson did something the other lav
that should please us all. When .
West Point cadet had been funked by
the examining board somebody brought
up a special bill in congress for the
young mans benefit. The idea was TO
relieve the young man of the penaltv
imposed by the board and railroad him
along with those Of the class who had
done their work and earned their step.
1t was after the idea Of the rich father
who when told by the Instructors that
his daughter lacked capacity, insisted
that one should be bought for her Al
any cost. The president nipped it in
the bud. He assumed that the exam
ming board knew its business and re-
fused to permit congress to pass a
capacity bill for the benefit of a
youth who had not done his work.
1t doesn't take a great deal to make
a man liked. There isn't much to this
act Of the president. 1t isn't States
manship," it wasn't politics, but it was
even justice and good discipline and
hard common sense. Not a big thing
in any way 1t was a glimpse of char
acter and makes a general appeal as
an incident in the general square
DEAL" So much has been done by
congress in the line of special fayors
for special persons that the public is
pleased with the presidents action.
Straws show which way the wind
blows. If 1t were a small thing to
attract the notice Of president 1t was
q much smaller thing for a. United
States congress to stop amid the dis
cussion of weighty problems to over
rule an examining board at the request
OF some congressman who knew and
depended upon the boys father and
friends.
Every now and then Wilson does
something that brings him close to the
common man and makes the common
like him whether or no.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
SCHOOL HOUSE FL AGS.
A., IWaterloo Reporter.l

Drastic. far-reaching laws often
times are aimed so high that they miss
the mark entirely. The recent enact
ment of the Iowa Legislature requiring
the United States flag TO fly from every
school house and court house is likely
to be one OF these. Not that the idea
is not a good one. nor that the children
and citizens generally might not be
taught patriotism thru the constant
sight of the glorious stars and stripes,
emblem of the greatest nation on earth.
The trouble is that having complied
with the law by purchasing a flag and
raising II to the flag staff, the board
OF directors or county authorities con-
slider they have performed their duty.
and promptly forget all about the flag
and it's mission.
For a few days the flag inspires all
beholders as its beauty and bright
colors are unfurled in the breeze. But
being LEFT to the elements of rain and
storm 1t soon loses it's freshness and
becomes hedragglc and torn. In this
condition it ceases to be an inspira-
ton. or an ornament to any building.
Il loses its power to thrill or stir the
patriotic impulse Instead of accom-
plishing the intent Of the law, the tat
tered flag from the school house or
court house is apt to occasion a feel
Ing Of contempt or derision.
In Waterloo a number Of flags have
been allowed to hang from the flag
staff until worn out and the one at
the court house raised only few
DAYS ago is already beginning to look
faded and worn: in a few more DAYS
or weeks. If allowed 20 stay out day
~, Ill ly;r nf thor II
will be tattered and torn.
Why not take care of the flag as we
would nice garment? It will last
for years If raised only to fair skies
in the day time. The army furnishes
an example that should be followed
by all civilians. At sunrise the fag Is
raised: at sunset 1t is lowered. and
the ceremony accompanying 1t is the
most important and impressive in the
! military code. The colors are the most
sacred property that regiment has
| and when the storm comes they are
carefully encased in water PROOF COW
erings. The flag that is proudly car
ried at the head of the troops always
| looks as if it were just brought OUT
from the makers, bright. crisp and
beautiful.
An example Of this care OF the flags
of the nation can be found at the state
capitol at Des Moines. There, In cases
along side of some battle flags, TORI
! by shot and shell and stained WIFE
blood. are seen other flags. half CEN
fury old, still as beautiful as wher
presented to the regiments that carried
them for months in the field. The regi'
mental colors of the four regiments
that took part in the Spanish war arr
also there. after being carried to cuba
and the Philippines for months, ane
behind their glass cases look as tht
they had never seen a days service.
Such flags are an inspiration to tn
rising generation, patriotic incentive
to young and old, dirty, discolored, tat
tered flags hanging dejectedly IRON
court house, school or private building
are not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29

The big power grabbers, have filed a
demurrer. The story Of the Mississippi
River Power Company grab at Keokuk
has got under the skin.
Representative c. A. Kennedy, whose
! home district includes Keokuk, Iowa,
denies Indignantly that the govern
ment will be compelled to pay for or
furnish power to operate the locks in
the mississippi at that point. Major
NJ. Meigs. the army engineer who has
supervised the work for the war de-
partment, joins in the denial.
AS this charge was never made, the
denial is not significant. The charge
that was made and which stands un-
controyerted, Is that congress on FEB.
Is, 1905, granted a perpetual FRANCHISE
to this power company to construct
dam across the Mississippi, with no
restrictions of consequence, ex-
cept a proviso that locks should
be constructed to keep open
navigation and that these locks
and their appurtenances, when COM
pleted, should become the property or
the government. The joker came IN
the provision concerning operation OF
the locks after completion. 1t was
nointed out that the United States gov
eminent would have to pay for the OPP
Grafton and maintenance of these locks
and their accessories forever. In 9TH
er words, congress grants away In per-
petuity a franchise worth millions OF
dollars to the Stone Webster water
power interests, and then the federai
government must pay to keep open
navigation INSTRUCTED by this private
dam.
The question of whether the COM
pany furnishes power to operate tte
locks is not material. The 1act .s
that the company is not compelled 20
furnish any such power, and II IS
safe assumption that this corporation
viii not give away something for noth-
ing for any very extended perioo.
The act of Feb. 5, 1905. provides
chat when the said dam, lock, cry
dock and appurtement works shaii
have been completed to the satlslac-
ton OF the secretary Of war, the Unit
ed States shall have the ownership
and control of the said lock. ors ooeh
and their appurtenances. ana opela'e
and maintain the same" Here is
specific provision in the act MiiioA
cornnels the government to pay for op-
GRAFTON and maintenance OF .lie
works which is has allowed private
corporation to place in the way OF nav
igation.
Further than that. another provision
of tire ac+ reads: provided, That the
United States shall bear the cost OF .iie
supervision of the work by an ensih-
Ger officer of the army as provldeo ~.
in section one of this act, and also ,he
cost of maintaining and operating lhe
lock and dry dock with their aPpu
tenances after their completion ahu
due acceptance by the secretary 0. wa
on behalf OF the United states
these could be any more PLAIN prov
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29

apply It only to those who merit the
application under the old dennition'
An incident related in the Christian
Herald brings out the thought so OBJ
viously that we repeat 1t here:
A kind woman heard OF a mother
and children, who were living IN
a garnet. She assembled three flights
OF stairs to reach the place. Her
knock at the door brought wretched-
looking woman in rags. She said she
had come to make her visit, but she
was not invited in, the woman stand
ing guard against the door with the
door knob in her hand. The visitor
entreated her to let her enter, which
she did after much persuasion. There
was actually nothing in the room save
a wooden box, around which sat three
naked children, and they were MUNICH
some crusts of bread. But where do
YOU sleep?" asked the visitor, and the
woman led her into another room
where there was nothing but pile or
straw. She pointed to it and said:
Ihere!" The visitor hurried away and
went TO a store, where she selected two
beds, comfortable mattresses, sheets,
blankets. pillows. etc, and when she
told the manager of the store whcm
they Were for and asked for bill, he
replied, Madam, there is no bill" The
visitor then went 10 provision store
and purchased a lot of food, and she
also secured clothing.
The next day she called again upon
the poor woman and had the JOY of
seeing her and her children under
their improved conditions. ut was al
most the happiest hour Of my life
tel 20
the incident.
Lady ana "loaf- giver" used to be
synonymous because the lady In a
castle was accustomed to go to her
door at a certain time and give loaves
OF bread to the poor who would come
TO the castle gate. To help the poor is
sGI the gentlest work real lady can
DO. she proves her right to the title
by doing 1t. She can not be a true
LADY if she is not a friend Of the
poor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
TWO HER0iNES

A girl 10 years old slew a panther
away up in the Canadian backwoods
not long ago and her picture and that
Of the panther have been running thru
the newspapers ever since. 1t was big
thing for modern girl to do. 1t takes
nerve to face a panther alone and
come out of the meeting victorious.
There is another girl who never has
had her picture in the paper whose
nerve and whose victory deserve rec
ignition even more than the Canadian.
She has defended herself successfully
thru even greater danger and against
animals quite as cruel and cunning and
bloodthirsty as any panther that ever
prowled the woods of Canada She had
her own living to make and made il.
Without protection she started thru a
Grey wolves and panthers tratled her.
She saw eyes glazing from every side.
Motherless and worse than fatherless
she held her way and won. She WORKED
hC QOmeSllC service among the pan
theirs. did Office work among the
wolves, and she won thru safe and
sound. Her trail ran th-,. the streets
of a city but it was more dangerous
and called for greater courage anG
steadfastness than the long trails Of
the northern woods.
There are thousands Of girls whose
pictures never adorn the front pages
Of the newspapers whose bravery and
nnfiinching purpose deserve the high
EST recognition. Thousands of these
girls who have successfully defended
themselves against wild beasts Of
whom neither pictures of the beasts
or the heroines have been printed.
Courage and fortitude are not confined
to the wildernesses Of Canada nor are
all the dangerous and predatory beasts
denizens Of the big woods.
The girl who defends herself is a
heroine wherever her fight is made
and won.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
Mr.. Bryan's Sixth Sense.
New York Tribune.l

1.-The sense of propriety may be
called the sixth sense" oplnes Mr.. Bry-
an. defending at length his liking for
the tent, the cheering throng and those
delightful Tyrolean yodelers. Only
aristocrats, toadies and sycophants
Eyes, they 'fawned' in Mr.. Bryan's ut
terance, could possibly object to his
'mingling with the multitude.
Unfortunately, with all his alert
senses. Mr.. Bryan misses the point OF
the criticism. The prime objection was
not his mingling with anybody. but to
his cashing in as a sideshow while
drawing a salary from the United
States of America.
The criticism accuses Mr.. Bryan not
so much of lacking sense Of propriety
as Of possessing an oyerweening sixth
sense for the nimble dollar.