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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
the 0TTuMWA SALOON CASE.

Ottumwa stays dry. The supreme
elimination of certain names which
were were of issue on the petition is
that they We're secured by man whom
the supreme court decides is not suffi-
GENTLY reputable to conform to the
provision Of the statute.
Anybody and everybody can not go
out soliciting signatures to a saloon
petition. Disrepute is at a disad-
vantage in everything legitimate. A
worthless, degenerated, drunken and
immoral man would never be sent out
seeking names on a petition by any but
an iIlegitimate business or for an IL
legitimate purpose. His appeal is to
his kind. And according to common
sense and the supreme court. that class
C persons ought not to rule cities.
Tut anyone can sign a saloon petit
tic- Nobody who voted at the last
csc on is barred. Disrepute doesn't
prevent the most disreputab from
signing for saloons or voting for
saloons On the contrary the more
disreputable the more certain the vote
and signature.
This brings US to the insistence from
some quarters against the petition
method and in favor of the secret bal
lot The supreme court says a disre-
putable man is unfit to solicit sig
natures for saloon petition. Why
should the disreputable person be put
into a position of activity. He is the
fellow who carries the wad between
the main wad carrier and the pur-
chasable voter He would certainly be
there with the goods and his kind and
crowd be there with the votes. He
would Immediately be a prominent
by the secrecy which would permit GER
tain high grass persons TO cast a vote
one way and lie about the way they
cast it for their decent repute in their
families, their churches and among the
friends they crave, the advantage Of
disrepute in the secre, ballot is plain
TO see.
Why should the disreputable man,
whom the supreme court denies the
right to circulate petition that bears
upon the morality the health, the pros
perity and the general progress Of a
community be given equality with the
man whose life has been upright.
whose efforts have been to the up
building of his community, who has
attained a position where other men
seek his judgment and confde in his
honesty? Why should we hurry 10
elevate disrepute and degrade decency?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
DR.. ELIOT DEFINES GOD.

President Emeritus Charles w. Eliot.
Of Harvard, believes he has discovered
the twentieth century Christianity and
comes forward with his definition Of
God. Nothing SO radical as his defini-
ton Of God has appeared for years:
that is. coming from man OF his in
tellectual eninence, and there can be
no question that what he says will
command widespread attention and
arouse the most intense discussion
among clergy and among laymen.
Sweeping away bible versions OF this
Garden OF Eden. Of the making Of man
out Of dust. OF Moses and the ten COM
mandments. Of Joshua commanding
the sun to stand still. OF Jonah and the
whale. DR. Eliot would drop the word
God and substitute the word father. or
creator. Then he defines his concer-
ton Of the almighty. He says:
The creator is. for modern man. a
sleepless active energy and will. He is
recognized chiefly in the wonderful en-
ergies Of sound. light and electricity"
With all due respect for DR.. Eliot's in
tellect. we desire to differ from him.
The time has not yet come when the
minds Of men Of science. no matter how
great, can direct the religious thought
Of the world in the direction he seems
to believe 1t should be directed.
II God Is to be seen in our day chiefly
in sound and light and electricity, if
God is God chiefly of will and energy.
what has been the advance in $500
years since the age when the Greeks
and the Romans saw the divine light,
In the cloud, in the sea. In the compell-
ing forces Of nature? Jove himself, the
head Of the divinities OF the Greeks and
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thunder and lightning?
Possibly DR. Eliot too far overlooks
the fact that Jesus Christ gave up his
life teaching the world that God is not
energy and will. primarily, not sound
and light and electricity and all these
wonderful forces, but that God is love.
Science in its cold fashion may ques-
ton this, may even deny or decide it.
But 1t is, nevertheless. the living. vital
force in religion which makes Chris
tianity today thing Of meaning, which
tends to infuse the spirit Of brother
hood in men. which gives potency to
the efforts of individuals and govern
ments in behalf Of human welfare
The God Of today Is not to be confused
with the energies Of light and sound
and electricity. Unless all progress Is
worthless and all so called advance
ment a dream and a delusion. then God
is what Christ said God was being
Of love, whose influence is working in
the hearts Of men to make life better.
to draw mankind closer together In
kindness, in charity, in fraternity, in
mutual helpfulness. No other religion
is worth while by comparison with the
religion that teaches this. And the
cold analyses of science cannot sue
cessfully dispute the facts nor sue
coed in driving from the Christian re-
ligion the Inspiration that has made 1t
a tremendous living, growing force
since the days when the Nazarene first
preached to mankind. - Washington
Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
WHERE THE FAULT LIES,

Des Moines has abolished the golden
rule" practice in police affairs. The
reason does not seem to be because the
system of showing a certain amount Of.
leniency toward persons whom II might
benefit and assist to reform was
fault but because Of the character Of
the police force. The system is to give
the man who has taken a drink or two
too much and finds himself in the sta
ton chance to show up on a job that
he might otherwise lose if he were held
to the police court and this considera-
ton included the family of the derelict
who needed the JOB worse than the
man himself; to release the unfortu-
nate with list Of places where they
might find work and to afford those
who had never been arrested before OPP
portunity for repentance and reform
without the disgrace Of public SEN
tence. It doesn't seem TO be an i'm
possible program but we are told that
it failed in Des Moines and IN New
York and has been abolished in both
places big and little TIE reasons Of
fered are alike. It gave opportunity
for grating. Men who had the best
Of reasons for getting out before the
police judge saw them got away early
in the morning thru processes readily
understood. The professional! bondsman
seems to have taken over things. And
SO It failed.
But at that it isn't more complete
failure than the stereotyped police pro-
cedure. It scarcely lends itself to more
graft and 1t certainly delivers quite as
much along the path Of reform; for the
police custom OF grinding the same
grist over one day after another hasn't
really got US anything, even protection
from criminals. What is the difference
whether the crook or the prostitute is
shaken down by the wardman or by the
jaiier? What particular difference is
it where it is paid 80 long as payment
brings freedom from restraint?
The trouble isn't in the system but
in the men who operate it. This theory
that the police force must be recruited
from those who have wide acluaint-
ance with criminals and crime, that po-
licemen and sheriffs should be of that
semi tough type that seems to fall nat
urally into those places, lacks much.
Il lacks so much that the police forces
OF all the great cities and Of many
smaller ones are unreliable barriers be-
tween crime and the community that
pays for their services. Perhaps the
golden rule" system will not work;
but the reason that police and detective
forces are loneycombed with crooked
ness lies in the character of those to
whom police authorities and police
Aufy are intrusted. Perhaps it lies more
IN the character Of the higher police
bowers than among the patrolmen for
army officers and army methods Gre
lte regiments that are practically
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
Topics of the Timse

The problem CT the unemployed in
the state or Oregon has been made a
blessing in disguise by Governor West
who has asked for $50, 600 emergency
appropriation with which to put idle
men to work on the roads.
When a news'boy shouts "all about
the the police scandal" ne is arrested
IN Des Moires. But where was the
EolfaS grocer on the night of Dec. 1?
vo.lmer gets the nomination as dem
oc:atic candidate in the cond. Those
who are strong for personal liberty and
mo sumptuary leg station will please
vote early and often.
If the government takes over the
railroads and the tels phone and tele-
& ,aph lines and The insurance business
and Let OF cthcr things the parcel
post man will have co,npany in his
misery.
Uncle George D. Perkins IS one o:
the appointees on the peace board.
Does it extend to politics in Iowa or
Where there is no peace?
Fred White has decided to run
against Cummins. Couldn't be better.
New Hampton churches couldn't find
a single family in that town that
needed help. Seems lil>. The churches
had called in press agent to do the
seeking. Speaking Of community
Of 5000 persons" anywhere on earth
that hasn't a single pe.s5n who needs
help, why. there isn't any SIGH animal.
But New Hampton certainty has a
booster sending cut correspondence.
The more that Kelley trial is re-
viewed the more ashamed Iowa may be
Of her legal procedure
The more notice you take of other
towns, their scandals z nd their finan-
cial difficulties the bstte- you will like
The goose hangs high
in MarShaiitCWn.
A beautiful state highway down the
coast to Richmond, Cal. will be built
this summer and paved from the pro-
ceeds of a 100000 bond issue recently
voted in Contro Costa county. The
county bonds are III excess Of this
countys pro rata of an $4,000 900 is
sue of state bonds. California has dis
covered that roads in addition to cli-
mate are necessary to hsid the tour
ist and California knows how TO get the
business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
rur uop-ooF THE PARTY.

Icouncil Bluffs Nonpareill
When. after Roosevelt had carried an
the big republican states in the psi-
maries Of 1912, he was turned down by
the leaders Of the party in the Chicago
convention in that year, there was just
one string by which the grand oiu
party hung to its moorings, and that
was the refusal of such men as cum :
MINIS. Borah, Hadley. LaFollette. ana
others of the same type to go into the
new progressive party. And the nope
of the republican party right now LOT
reilvenation lies in such progressives
as Cummins, Kenyon. Bristow, Craw-
ford and Norris In view Of these self
evident facts there are thousands OF
standpatters in Iowa who have been
as generally aligned against Cummins
as have been the men who gathered in
Des Moines in this conference. but
whose judgment tells them that OPP
position to the senator at this time IN
his own party is the height OF abb
surdity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
CHARITY.
IDuiunua Tele graph Herald.

dubuque Tele graph H erald.]
Banker Dawes, Of Chicago, has
opened a lodging house where the
homeless can get bath and clean
cot for cents. and food at next to
nothing The night it was opened 200
applicants were turned away.
It's fine of Banker Dawes, having
plenty himself, to use his money to-
ward alienation of human suffering.
and to provide pillow on which weary
and homeless men may rest their hea DIS.
But his provision for Chicago's
homeless is not going to reduce the
number Of homeless by one. Next
year there will be more than this
year. and the year after still more.
While what Mr.. Dawes has done is
fine thing in it's way. how much
more encouraging 1t would be If we
could feel that the conditions which
make these men homeless would be
abolished and that the need of homes
for homeless men would decline
rather than increase.
We are very much in the attitude
of stationing an ambulance at grade
crossing. sure that people are going
to be run down and fatally wounded.
1t would be vastly better from every
standpoint to abolish the grade cross
ing. And by the same rule, it would
be better to abolish poverty than to
continue conditions which I'LL charity
homes with the poverty stricken.
JUST A FOUNDER.
Davenport Democrat
1t seems that it was was merely an
indulgence in journalistic license. re-
ferring to the man arrested in Mobile
for violation of the Mann act as the
millionaire poultryman." This man
Foster is the manager Of an immense
poultry plant at Browns Mills, n. j.,
and as corollary to the price and
the scarcity of eggs it was natural fol-
the newspaper men to refer to him
as millionaire poultryman." He isn't
but he is wealthy; and his father. too,
has a lot Of money that is to be used
in getting him out OF the clutches OF
the law.
He proposes to demonstrate that the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
MEN TO HOGS AS ONE TO SEVEN.
Appropriations Than % Neg Cholera.

, neither are advanced cases received at
this time.
1t would seem thru the wide dissem-
ination OF knowledge concerning
tuberculosis that the public ought to
begin to realize that this disease is one
Of the greatest scourges OF humanity;
that the means to cope with 1t have
been heretofore wholly inadequate.
This state Of affairs seemed to only
partially filter thru the dense legislative
halls at Des Moines as one must judge
from action taken.
The best and most efficient methoos
for the care of tubercular persons is
by reason of the expense out of reach
of the poor who usually are the great
est sufferers. The lack Of sanatorium
and hospital care for the dependent and
the aged consumptives allows them to
remain as menace to others, creating
new channels of infection and further
spreading Of the disease. There Is no
dispute these days regarding the fact
that tuberculosis is not inherited. but
that 1t is communicable by reason OF
neglect and by contact.
The last legislature passed the FOL-
lowing enactment: Chap. 23S, Sec. l.
Be it enacted that department for
persons afflicted with pulmonary tu-
berculosis Consumption of the lungs)
in advanced stages is hereby estab-
lished at the state sanatoriun. Sec. 3.
For the purpose of constructing anu
equipping the necessary buildings,
making connections and improving the
grounds for the department OF ad-
vanced cases, there is hereby appro-
priated the sum Of five thousand dol
lars"
From this state of affairs now exist
ing this appropriation of the state is
so obviously inadequate ii suggests of
parsimony where great things are to
be considered. Constructing and
equipping the necessary buildings.
making connections and improving
grounds" the state of Iowa appropri-
ates $1,000 in the face Of the facts as
shown by the superintendent report
at Oakdale. that more than 600 ad-
vanced cases annually are turned bac'.
to spread infection about. This same
legislature appropriated $3.50 for the
establishment of hog cholera labora-
tory. Even Representative Miller, Of
doctors trust fame. certainly could
see no doctors trust in the former ap-
preparation. / warrant.
Appears LOT Nelp COMES lIoHl many
quarters. Just this week / made APP
plication at Oakdale for admission OF
patient suffering from advance
tuberculosis, whose wife is teaching
a country school and trying to support
herself. two children and an Invalid
husband. in the belief that the state
had made provisions for the care OF
such cases at Oakdale: but was in
formed. however, that at the present
time there was no building or room as
yet for these cases. l wonder whether.
when the legislature is again in ses-
sion, a public sense of justice to the
thousands Of nnfortunates will not be
sufficiently active and strong to arouse
some sympathy for humanity. Not that
do not believe in the protection OF
domestic animals. but that I believe
more in the care and protection OF hu-
man beings.
I'll fares the land to Fastening ills a
prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men
w 8. DEvINE.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
Iona Newspapers
GOING AND COMING.
CCrippe1l Poofster

The owners of the Register have ar
ranged a tentative plan Of looking after
the editorial department. The senior
editor will be responsible for Monday
editorials and the junior editor will
write editorials for Thursdays paper.
This statement is made SO that the
irate reader will know just who to
jump On. Also the writer does not
wish to be responsible for having any
thing to do with Editor Rowley's cam
didacy for governor. or any attempt
to criticize Governor Clarke for his
signing the bill for the extension of the
capitol grounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
BASHOR FOR GOVERNOR?
TAckley World.1

1t appears that Stephen H. Bashor
played no inconsiderate role in the pro-
gressive republican convention at Des
Moines and it is altogether probable
that he will be that organizations can
didate for governor. Our friend Bashor
has run the gauntlet OF most Of the
political organizations during the past
twenty years, barring only the pro-
hibitionist and the socialist; as bull
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
ever spent in Des Moines.

ever spent in Des Moines.
The Telegraph Herald might as we'll
accept the challenge contained in these
offers, for before this debate is over
it will be forced to admit that Des
Moines has had less state money than
any other western capital. or it will
be crowded into confession of silence
II Des Moines has been a hog" az
state capital. let the record be pro-
duceG. II it exists it Is written in
large letters in the annual appropria.
ton rolls that are accessible to every
body.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

discipline when the church and the
family and the community Joined to i
gether to discourage that dangerous
"infidelity" that prefers q book or
golf stick or fishing rod or pair Of
skates to a pew of a Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

Mann &C, was aimed simply to restrict
"commercialized vice, and not IN
tendeded to apply to men who lease
their wives and children for a little
vacation trip into another state with
17-year- old stenographer. Whatever
congress may have meant when IL
adoped the act. it is evidently not be-
ing put to bad purpose when II Is
used to check such joyful anairs as
that which Mr.. Foster had planned
and which was interrupted by his ar
rtEt in Mobile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

moose" in which the head OF the nero
allowed the existence Of gentlemen
cellars" and h:s ayowed an'agon'sm 10
the latter cult, it is not likely that ne
will ever land in either, but his evoiu-
tons have been so easy, it would De no
great surprise to hear OF his playing
a leading role under any banner on
any niatfprm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

Cumberland. Md.-Allen L. Luke,
general superintendent IF the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
and one of the owners, returned from
a visit to the Stony river dam. which
broke and destroyed a large amount
of property. Mr.. Luke says that onl.
six tiers of the dam went cut. or abou
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

have no say in the game But they
like to see fair play. They like square
deal. and therefore they are not gem
orally sympathizing with the fight
precipitated upon Mr.. Hogan. Nine
out Of every ten democrats in the county
are with him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
oiddap.

"You will find this fellow tough
proposition" warned the merchant.
"Only one man has ever been able 10
collect from him.
Don't worry" replied the bill co.,
lector, with grin. Anything that has
been dun can be dun again. &C incin
natl Enquirer. go
Professional Rule.
Ex-Patient-Your bill Of $50. doctor,
is altogether TOO much. Why, 1t was
only headache ! had
Doctor Quite go: but my dear sir.
I diagnosed the case % incipient brain
fever and my bill IL, made out accord.
ingly.B Boston Transcript
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

ninety feet. The foundation remained
intact. Mr.. Luke says the trouble came
from the dam being undermined, and
this is hard to explain, for, the founda-
ton is as deep as sixty feet at most
points on solid rock. The total dam
ge, including that to the dam and the
Western Maryland railway, Is placed at
bout a half million dollars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

The Follmer enthusiasm in the sec
end district IS said TO be increasing in
volume, remarks the Des Moines
Capital and ads The Eollmer name
has been quite intimately associated
With things democratic in this state for
a good many years"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

What do the critics of Gov. Clarke
want him TO do?-jump up and crack
his heels together and whoop 'er up for
Clarke" asks the Charter Oak Times.
We do not see wherein he is not all
all right
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

If the republican party is to be
saved" the Davenport Times concludes
and the bull moose movement is 10 he
turned TO the support of the repub,i-
cans instead of against them the re-
publican party as a party must be
progressive in organization, platform
and nominees"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

President Wilson at least pleases
most of US by keeping still most Of the
time says the Cedar Rapids Republi-
can. He is not forever saying what he
is going to do and he has no habit Of
Boosting OF what he has done. Both of
these are most admirable traits in a
president. They mark a man of mental
poise, as we'll as strength"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

"FoIlmeris attitude on the LIQUOR
question will win him strong support
in Scott county, but it will have an
opposite effect in some Of the other
Counties says the Dubuque Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

The s!oux City Journal says: The
question in the Second district is
whether to fuse or refuse"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

The Charlton Leader points out that
last year Editor Rowley Of Keosauqua
scoffed al Theodore Roosevelt's idea of
the recall of judicial decisions and yet
is now running for governor on prac-
tically the same platform when he at
tacks the supreme court in its de-
csion over the state capitol grounds
extension. In this matter he is no
longer standpatter."
The Burlington Hawkeye declared
that: Adam was the first man who
kicked against the extension Of the
capitol grounds"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21

The more notice you take of other
towns, their scandals and their finan-
ciai difficulties the better you will like
Marshalsown. The goose hangs high
in Marshalltcwn.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
The first of last week City Mar

The first of last week City Mar
shal George Straub emptied the
rubbish cans over the city. On
"Wednesday of thi week performed
the same duty and on this last oc-
casion he hauled away two large
wagon loads of paper and rubbish
This is an indication of the large
amount Of stuff that otherwise to
a large extent be blowing over the
streets and shows that people are
exercising care in depositing the
waste matter in the cans. 1t is
hoped this careful attention will
continue and improve and thus
keep our streets entirely free from
papers and rubbish.