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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
A TOUCH OF HUMAN NATURE.
dubuque Telegraph HERALD


There is a heart 1hroD IN every line
of a news story sent out from Johe1
Ill, a few days ago. 1t told OF the
funeral OF Henry Sims. for years Dep
uty warden of the Illinois state prison
at Joliet. At the grave Warden Allen
placed a wreath bearing the inscrip-
ton: From the Boys Behind the
Bars" on the casket which contained
the remains Of man who died up-
famed and unsung, altho ne was one
OF Gods noblemen. Sims was humane
to the prisoners. He was their TREND
and as one Of the old timers at the
prison wildly expressed: "1f there had
been more like him in the world fe"
of us would be here today
These simple words from convict
was a greater tribute than the most
eloquent clergyman could bestoW. II
vas a splendid epitaph for one who
realized that mans inhumanity to
man" has oft recruited the ranks Of
prison inmates and that kindness is
the medium thru which these unfortu
mates can pc started on the road .
righteousness again. The simple act OF
sending a wreath to the bier Of one
who mad been kind and hrotherly tc
them showed that even tho confined
within prison walls the convicts are
still human and that no matter VIVA,
their oftenses there is still spark OF
goodness left within them.
| Deputy Warden Sims was little
known during the years he served al
the prison. Little attention was given
1 the announcement of his death and
| he was buried without ostentation
| History will hardly recount his life's
work and no marble shaft Will rist
above his grave. but after all 1t doesn't
matter. He had the satisfaction o.
| knowing he was doing some good Il
his unfortunate brothers. As the ole
timer said: IF there had been more
like him in the world few Of US would
| he here TO-DAY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

If the man who drazs the roads could
hear the praise sung 20 him by those
who are travelling by. all roads would
De dragged.
Iowa newspapers should take notice
that when MarshalItown is asked for
$4,000 for a public building in one
week she responds with 100000 and
then adds $4,000 for Few hospital
for good measure
What is more beautiful or more
prosperous looking than a field Of
standing clover this year?
One of the things that will help to
convert the American press to democ-
racy is the efforts being made by the
present postofdce administration to
facilitate the dispatch of newspaper
mail. Never in the history Of the
country has there been so much neglect
of all newspaper mail as during the
past three wears and the recent order OF
the first assistant postmaster general
to dispatch newspaper mali quickly will
be universally approved as a demo-
cratic reform by the publishers Of the
country.
While the Iowa legislature was afraid
to provide for state aid in the building
Of permanent hard surfaced roads. the
people OF Wisconsin are preparing TO
build 1000 miles Of macadam and con-
crete roads this year under their law
whereby the state pays one-third the
cost
With bumper crops in sight. business
booming and buildings going up on al
sides the bankers should cheer up ant
loosen up on their rates. Land mer
! have a few more farms which they
would like to sell.
The Illinois senate has passed house
bill which provides for using the labor
| of state convicts upon the highway
and the same legislature has enacted
another law for state aid in BUILDING
permanent hard surfaced roads, but thu
Iowa legislature was too timid to tack,
anything quite 50 modern.
+,
| With ten more days until the Fourtl
| Of July corn mus, grow InoTe than o1s
inch per day in order to reach STANDARD
/ size but the moisture il Ia the grounl
and What !s lacking by tho Fnnrth vii
more tnan oe xaiI,ed By fts1ss fifteenth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
A Potato Problem.
kansas City Journal.]

T:=> s. being presented in Kansas
City ut the present time rather ex-
treme, yet in essential respects
typical, problem in transportation and
distribution which addresses Itself &c
the trained business oTaiIFs % * aus
trial and economic statesmen
throughout the country. There are
several carloads of potatoes rotting in
the cars on the railroad tracks. They
are rotting because there is no market
for them. There is no market for them
because new potatoes have driven out
the old. and in potatoes n well = Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

City Republican. In towns cut the
weeds when ordered to do 30 by the
city officers, that IL II you are q green
horn from the country. Old timers
laugh and let the weeds stay. Early
cutting Of weeds might reduce the sup
ply"
And now the saloon men ousted un.
der the Moon law in Dubuque threaten
70 make q dry town of Dubuque. That's
more than the most hopeful prohibi-
zionist could do" says the Sioux City
Tribune.
The Brighton Enterprise predicts
that the dairy business will take a
boom in Iowa as son as alfalfa is gen.
orally raised by our farmers.
"Apropos the white slave inquiry
observes the Perry Chief. 1T is po-
tent fact that the girl who stays at
home after o'clock at night usually
fails to so very far wrong"
IF YOU feel your appetite failing
take a twenty-seven mile ride in ru
raj route behind a horse which jogs
along at moderate pace ana then
strike a good farm house about dinner
time" prescribes the Mason City
Globe-Gazette You'll have another
guess coming about appetites."
The Sioux City Journal suggests III
Sioux City would fix up some OF its
dirt roads. to be used in connection
with the property owners paved
streets. the plea assure and safety of mo-
toring would be much increased"
When one starts out to figure on
it," says the Cedar Rapids Gazette. lit
does not take much OF an effort &c
prove that one ought 10 have larger
income. The easiest thing in the world
Is TO show that everyone ought to have
more money. But it is also true still
that most OF US ought to get along with
less than we ought to have and less
than we would like to have. This world
was never made for idealists."
s WORRYING about the Iowa corn CROP
is one Of the most ridiculous iliustra
tons of looking for trouble that we
know Of says the Des Moines Cap
ital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
THE STATE OF BUSINESS.

Weather appears to be the chief fac
tor in wholesale and retail jobbing
trade as we'll as in cereals.
Increased activity in retail distribu-
ton OF seasona BILE merchandise. due to
the favorable weather, is reflected in
q slightly improved demand in whole
sale markets The winter wheat har-
vest Is now under way in most sections
OF the belt and is equalling expectations
Of a heavy production. 1t IS being sold
and shipped to market promptly and
farmers are already repsying their
loans. Further supreme court decisions
in railway rate cases, confirming those
OF a week ago. produced little or no
effect on speculative markets. In iron
and steel a slight increase in activity is
reported, altho demand continues quiet
orders are made by some producers.
Dry goods joboing houses are still oper-
atang conservatiely. Current demand,
however, 10 large. stocks are generally
low and more seasonable weather has
greatly helped retail distribution. Fall
business in footwear is moderate thus
far and is confined chiefly to low and
medium priced lines, but there has
been some Improvement in retail dis
tr3butien. The leather market shows a
stronger tone. a1tho there is, as yet, no
very marked increase in the volume Of
new business.
Pronounced speculative activity de-
Nea0Ded in the grain markets, prices adj
raAces and declines alternating in rapid
vas strongly upward, but subsequently
= setback ensued, owing to improved
crop prospects in the northwest. The
co1rse cereals were a feature in the
early dealings. particularly Gate. which
rise sharply on short covering inspired
~ 4zeafs Of crop damage. Western re-
Aeipts OF 4,O43, 900 bushels Of wheat this
Ieek compared with 1,51S,331 last year
while exports from all ports OF the
Unafed States. Hour included, were g.
-. 80 bushels against 2,369.7s2 in 1912
Fanmey arrivals Of 6.65S, 900 bushels Of
Eaen exceeded tho 4,427,263 bushels re.
SDGg1ol . year ago and Atlantic coas'
I hnf90aaAs were $4,000 Bushels in com
4 O69losa with 1s.eS7 IN the earlier period
Eooeao Nos more active than for some
- paGt and quotations reached &
49, 3va1 11kAD . Ssod deal Of Hreg-
i 1lypssynRel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
Apaos,En Of REAL IMPORTANCE.

OF vastly more moment TO the buS1-
ness of the country is the question OF
currency and banking reform than that
of the tariff. The tariff will continue
to dominate political discussion be-
cause 1t always has, but what con-
gress does in the way of a new banking
law will affect every mans business
much more quickly and more directly.
The present banking law Of the
United States was enacted TO create q
market for civil war bonds. Very ma
turally things can grow out OF date
within that time. Government bonds
will sell TO actual investors today with
out compelling banks TO buy them. We
ought to organize our banks as they
have been organized in nearly all first
class nations so that they can issue
currency when needed and put il into
circulation upon the credit OF the BANKS
and insured by guarantee fund con-
trolled by the governne nt- II has
proved TO be absolutely safe and 1t
111OVcS 4Q1SA4S' IL! NoiEAi-S - -AN'''S ~
Gibbs with the tide OF commercial de-
mand. Bond secured currency is near
IL 100 years behind the times and ought
long ago to have been abandoned IN
country where bank drafts or New
York exchange are considered at par
with the governments paper money for
all large tran sactions
And then the United States system
Ia which c-c.y bank ~ the country
stands alone Independent OF every
other bank Is a relic OF the frontier.
when every pioneers home was both
his castle and his fort The country
Is settled up now. One can buy Easo-
lene from a patent tank every fifteen
miles. from coast TO coast. !, IS time
that our banks were drawn together
In q strong association for protection
to one another. When one bank has
more business a, its door than il can
handle with its limited capital and
deposits there should be a head camp
to which to turn for help. II should
be clearing house for all banks in a
wide district just as city banks now
have volunteer clearing houses for
their own convenience within the cit
les I, can be called q reserve as
soeiation. or Q regional bank or a dis
trict central bank. It matters little
what it is called so long as it serves
to solidify the financial strength OF a
great number OF banks and gives TO
them the strength and power to handle
business which the union OF many
banks would make possible
No man who has much business TO
do can fail to see the need OF improve
ment In the banking system Of the
country and all other men are depend
ent more or less for their employment
CT for their business upon the men
who do have business TO do at the
banks. AS compared to the tariff this
question OF reform In our banking laws
is az western mountain alongside q
New England hill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
"uSp ONIONS"
Huntington Hawkeye.l ]


Davenport and Scott county have
ever been famous for their onions. be-
ing a great source of wealth The on
ion crop is handled by cooperative
society. Some 100 acres have been pus
in this spring. and that implies an
enormous amount Of labor. But the
Scott county people have been grow
ing onions many years. They KNOW
about everything about the onion ousi-
ness that is worth knowing. ana IL
means big additions to the immense
sums that the county and the city peo-
ple have on deposit in their banks.
Hence the genuine Scott county man
prefers the odor OF the onion 10 that
OF the honey locust or the wild crab
apple blossom, which are generally
considered the richest. sweetest per-
fumes that nature offers in this sec
ton Of the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
N. 3,c..t About Woman's Beauty

The flashing eye, the elastic step and
the brilliant complexion are never COM
panions of organic troubles; but 1t il
the distressed expression, aches and
pains, faintness, dizziness, that bearing
down feeling, and the blues that are
the tell tale symptoms. Ii such women
would on1y remember that Lydia E.
Pinkhamis Vegetable Compound over
oo7nss s1sA distressing symptoms.
ws:s:a..yy Ae>.rty would be no longer q
secret.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

other things youth win DO served"
At least young potatoes will be served
in preference TO old ones. The pota-
toes thus left on the hands OF the rail
road men could be sold Tor somsthfng
like penny a peck and realize the
freight charges. But the roads Will
sell In only CARROTS and -ihe average
housewife Is not In position to take
care OF such copious supply. The
commission men and the hucksters
do not care to bother" with car
load. with the new potatoes on their
hands. IN various parts Of the city
are touseholders who would gladly
buy the potatoes at 20 cents bush
el. which Is six times tbs freight
charges Yet the honseholders cannot
buy even old potatoes for less than
twice or three times this stx-stmss n
cure.
Here are carloads Of potatoes spoil
ing on the tracks; here are thou
sands of potato Users who would BUY
them at 25 cents or 50 cents busheii
and here are the roads selling 900
bushels for 325, or cents per btshd.
OF course the potato owners VINO
dumped their stock upon the g1utted
market get lost in this particular
shuttle but their fate only serves 70
make the situation an extreme ons; II
is presented in less violent form every
day in the year, when an abundant
supply and large demand are null
fed and neutralized by the stupid dis
tributton methods that prevail.
Cannot the mighty American intel
lect be trained on this situation and
some sane system be evolved that VIII
not make business methods g laugh
ing stock and absurdity2 1t has peen
proven time and again that the rail-
roads do not get the lions share OF
the cost OF transportation and distri-
| button. as is SO gHbly charged IN some
| quarters But that there arc giaTine
| weak spots as several points between
the producer and the consumer Ifs
self evident. In this particular case
| II would seeu1 stupid ts Jet so"d nota-
toes rot rather than to let them In small
quantities, though on the other hand
railroads cannot reasonably be expect
| ed to turn truck huskstaTs. But
special conditiep dsmands special treat
ment which an elastic policy would
| provide. Hueksters could make
| good profit buying at say 10 cents
| twice the freight charges, selling ior
% cents, which would appear to be
| profitable return tor the labor and ex-
| pense of distribution, while needy con-
sumers would pc enableA to by the 20
tatoes at an attractive figure.
| The Housewiyes' League is reported
to contemplate some such solution OF
this particular psohlefp. But 1t Is
small credit to the AcnpHa OF Aneri-
can business men that the women have
to come to tho front every time
knotty economic problem such as this
presents iIseii. iie wuil1el S2ss. e
be left to take advantage Of oppor-
tunities provided by the brains Of the
business sex, not create those oppor-
! tunities themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
Iona Newspapers
IOWA NEXT.
[Des Moines Register and Leader.

TDeS MONIES Register and Leacer.
The Illinois legislature has done
what the Iowa legislature was urged
to do-gone 10 e-supervised. state
aided permanent roads.
Just what argumen: prevailed with
the Illinois lawmakers has not been
singled out by the newspapers. but
the argument. whatever il was. must
have been very familiar 20 the Iowa
lawmakers during the winter.
Illinois has already many miles OF
permanen; roads, but under the new
law great impetus will be given to
road building.
Without any question the next leg
islature will put Iowa in line with
neigaboring states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
COMMERCIAL CLUBS AGREEMENT
ISioux City Trfbiuel

While the senate committee IL in
vestigating the "insidious lobby at
Washington, the Nebraska railroads
are reporting to the secretary OF state
at Lincoln their expenditures for lobby
work in the last legislature.
Two Of the railroad corporations re-
port their expenditures at about $1,000
each II other roads spent money in
the same proportion, their reports viii
bring the total expenditure for lobby
work up to about 100000.
Al this rate. the railroads spent 1898
q cay fey the sixty day session, and
this in the face Of the implied agree
ment with the commercial clubs Of the
state that the legislature was to be let
alone and that everything pertaining
to the railroads was to be left to the
railway commission.
The commercial clubs. at the behest
o. the railroad officials, petitioned the
legislature to leave every thing to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

These pictures illustrate one Of the
most unusual scenes that ever followed
a disastrous railroad wreck in the
history OF the United States. They
were taken when the train that crashed
into the first section OF the Boston
10 New York express on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

Stamford. Conn. was run over the
scene of the accident several times in
order to test the efficiency Of the air
brakes At top corner Phelan, who
conducted the inquest at Stanford. Is
shown talking with General Superin-
terdent c. y. Woodward Of the rail-
road regarding the tests. Coroner
Phelan insisted that several tests be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

, made. The first six demonstrated chat
the train could stop 10 time to pre-
vent the accident. On the ssventhsthe
engines brakes did not work properly.
and the train passed Beyond the point
where the rear Pullman, OF The drst
section stood on the dayof the smash
up. The bottom picture shows The
train ON. one Of the trtAa hAafs. 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

ut il poor policy to cut weeds till
the seeds ere ripe. ana then the weeds
should be allowed to lie upon the
ground till the sseds have been hulled
and are safely ON the sround," advises
TIE asricn9enxl1 .expes4 - the 4swa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

much enthusiasm on behalf Of its
wares. II was suggested, however,
that if there was inserted in the ad-
verrisements an offer 10 refund the
purchase price IN case the purchaser
should not or satisfied. IL would be
considered that such offer would neu-
,ralize any NJ effect of the over puff
ing" and in that way prevent any
harm by fraud thru the mails, but the
question afterward arose whether the
manufa cturer was bona fide IN his Of
fers 10 refund, and II there was not
fraudulent intent present in these o.
fers II appears that numerous dila-
tory schemes were employed by which
II was sought TO stave off or TO cause
persons demanding these refunds to
cease asking for them. which method
tended TO prove such fraudulent intent.
The Circuit, court Of appeals was not
satisfied with the evidence OF intent
and the Judgment Of the district court
was reversed, and the case remanded
for new trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
Not TO CONCEAL CANDIDACY.


Superstitious persons who regard the
number 10 as unlucky may find support
for their beliefs in a somewhat unusual
case entitled State vs. Superior Court
1913 Pacific Reporter. 1854. There one
Samusou seeks a writ of mandate re-
curing the county auditor TO issue 10
him a certificate Of election to the Of
fee Of Judge of the superior court IN
Washington. The facts are: AT the
last general election nine judges were
elected for a full term commencing
Ian. 10. 10. Four judges were then
serving by executive appointment ana
were filing vacancies created py res
iRnation and death. Relator, hoiolhs
the opinion that, under the state con
stitution providing that In case OF
vacancy IN the office of Judge, the gov
ernor' shall appoint person to hoId
the office until the election and quailh-
cation of a judge to fill the vacancy
which election shall be at the next sue
ceeding general election. the term Oh
these appointed judges expiring at the
next general election on Nov. 8, caused
stickers to be printed ana d.str.nnte"
among his friends, containing his name
and a statement that he vas q candl-
date for Judge. He filed no declaration
of his candidacy prior to the primaries,
nor did he attempt to have any notice
Of his candidacy given, but sought the
utmost secrecy, and devoted his efforts
to concealing rather than giving his
prblicity to his candidacy. Out of ap-
proximately $4,000 judicial ballots cast
for tudges. relator received thirteen
votes by means of the sttckers he had
distributed The supreme court Of
Washington holds that under the stat
ute in force providing that at least nj
teen days notice shall be given OF any
special election the special election In
question. tho held at the same time as
the general election. is Invalid. Tor no
notice whatever was given. and relator
tho he received a majority of the votes
cast for the office Of Judge, because OF
this irregularity. is not elected; there
being no such expression Of popular
win az 70 warrant the court in applying
! the principle that mere irregularities
shall not Override popular will.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23

$ WORRYING about the Iowa corn crop
is one Of the most ridiculous i'iustra-
tons of looking for trouble that we
know Of" says the Des Moines Cap
ital
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
Topics of the Times

If the man who drags the roads could
hear the praise sung 20 him by those
who are travelling by. all roads would
be dragged
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20

has the appearance of a gentleman,
do not count with her What she
wants to know is whether he is in
telligent, and strong; whether he
knows how to talk and entertain
her. and particularly what he has
achieved. whether he has made
something out of his life, or is one
of the also rams"
OF course, beauty is a gift of the
gods, and if a man can have that
in addition to all the other desira-
bic qualifications he is just that
much to the good A woman would
naturally rather contemplate an
Adonis than otherwise. but a mans
looks cut a very small figure in her
estimate of him. Let him be
charming in manners. glib in
speech. a good dancer, and espe-
cially know how to take care of
woman, and do the little things
just right and the man with car
rOty hair no eyebrows. suub
nose and a stumpy figure can back
the classical featured SiN-foot tai
lor'S dummy off of the board any
day.
In proof OF this observe the OBJ