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Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
GET AND READ THAT BULLETIN.

Should lunches be provided by the
schools? Shall the open-air class
| room replace the closed room? Should
school janitors be trained sanitarians!
Do we need dental clinics for all school
children? There are few of the many
phases Of health supervision discussed
pro and con in a bulletin on school
hygiene just issued by the United
! States bureau Of education.
The bulletin is a report Of a re-
cent international congress Of school
hygiene, and therefore practically
amounts to q symposium on health
matters by leading physicians and ed
ucators. DR.. Macmillan, Of Chicago,
describes some Of the factors that pre-
vent normal growth in school children !;
DR.. Knopf, Of New York, offers brief
practical suggestions on health; sew
eral well-known school architects
question the need Of the present ex-
pensive ventilation apparatus used in
American school houses; while one
New York architect. deeply Impressed
with the force Of the oren-air prop
aganda. describes a special open-air
school building constructed on much
more elaborate scale than those now in
use. Brief statements on this and 9TH
er phases of school hygiene by fifty
school men and physicians are included
in the bureau bulletin.
The work Of the dental clinics in
Philadelphia, Hartford, Boston, Gin.
cinnati, Cleveland. and ether cities:
how children's eyes can be cared for
during the period Of school attenda nee:
the psychological clinic and the spread
Of the movement for mental classifca-
ton OF children: the effects Of ath-
letics on health: these and many other
features Of the health supervision
movement are discussed in the bul1e-
tin.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
WHAT Rlen1 MAS A cHlLp2

Take this instance: Husband and
wife are separated. There were reasons
enough probably on both sides. At any
rate they separated after a period of
starvation and charity. The children
are part Of the time under care Of the
mother, part Of the time with the old
grandmother. some of the time looked
after by the father after q fashion. All
are very poor. Not to go too deep into
the circumstances the children are little
outcasts dependent upon the caprices
of a man who seems to be failure,
woman quite as much failure, and the
charity of friends.
Now what right have these bright
and pretty children? As things are go
ing they haven't chance in the world.
They are being spoiled in the very be-
ginning. How can any child grow into
knowledge and accountability under
such circumstances and conditions and
arrive at good citizenship and decency
and thrift? What rights have children?
II they were competent to look forward
and able TO ask what demands would
they make? Wouldn't they ask for
fair chance? And haven't they a right
to decent opportunity. to training and
cleanliness and hope7 Isn't there duty
owed by organized society to them?
And what are we doing for them more
than for the rabbits that are born un-
a9e the hedgesf
1Ae sacrsdness Of the family. the
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right Of the parent ere to be deeply
considered and guarded. The right of
parents in their children and the integ.
rity Of . family are very sacred. But
the right OF child to a chance is high
er. When parents have demonstrated
their utter unfitness to care for and keep
children the child has a right that can
not be denied and society the inherent
right to protect itself by taking charge
Of the destinies Of these children.
The state Of Iowa, while it is build
ing institutions for epileptics and
drunkards and the insane and criminal
needs to make a real place where ne.
elected and orphan children may have
their chance. We need q state home
for these children. The industrial
schools. whatever term we may dignity
them with are simply reform schools.
We need in Iowa a place which carries
no stigma with its name whore such
children as those referred to above may
be given the opportunity which is the
birthright OF every child born in Iowa.
There are charitable societies that
are doing the best they can to supply
this lack. The home at Ottumwa and
another at Council Bluffs are doing a
great work. They can not do more than
a fraction Of what Is needed. The state
can not afford to build insane asylums,
increase the capacities Of Its reform
schools and double its prisons. 1t had
much better dam the tide that flows
toward the criminal institutions at the
source by insisting that every Iowa
born babe shall have its chance and
providing it.
Parents who neglect children, vino
by one reason or another are unfit to
care for and command children lose
their rights. And there the right of the
child and the responsibility of society
begin.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
NOPE FOR EXPRESS COMPANIES

A recent newspaper writer observes
that the express companies are in a
fair way to be ground between two
mlllstones, the parcel post on one side,
and the fast freight on the other. The
tate of the express companies at this
time OF the year becomes a matter of
every day gossip What will the poor
express companies do. anyway?
The Times s-Republican is an optimist.
When it rains we prepare for sunshine
Tor the sun is sure to shine. It always
has. When the auto appeared the
horse did not disappear. Likewise the
parcels post has disturbed a sleeping
monster with its rates and its service
but the monster can reform.
The express companies must survey
the new situation and meet it, There is
today a vast amount Of commodities
going by freight which the express
companies could carry without much
reduction in rates considering the de-
livery charges at both ends A few
people have already discovered that
the parcels post does not best the ex-
press company in all things Beyond
the first zone the express company can
still do business in many things and
render safer carriage. The trouble
is that people just now do not know
1t.
Grim necessity will force the express
companies to adjust their rates so as
to command a zone Of their own mid
way between the parcels post and the
fast freight and then go into the news
papers as the railways have done with
national advertising campaigns to get
the business to which they are entitled
Their monopoly has been destroyed, to
;be sure. There is competition in the
carrying OF small things but there is
still room for the express companies,
at least for some Of them. We do not
need three express offices where one
post office can serve a town and the
Hess we are taxed for two locals so as
no grow two melons where there
there should be only one. the better for
the public and for the express business
as well. But all is not lost. The ex-
press companies can still save them
selves for they can advertise.
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Topics of the Times

Judge Van Wagenen need not expect
sympathy from the democratic Office
holder or office seeker who seems to
nave a chance. In the rush for the pie
counter nobody takes note Of the 9TH
er mans corns. Anyway what chance
has man with a Dutch name in a
crowd of Mes and Murphys?
Claude Porter finds himself several
notches farther along toward the nom
1nation for democratic senatorial can
ddate. Claude has always had the fac
uity OF being In the right place at the
right time to be stepped on.
Next to the parcel post the New Yesr
resolution will be doing the most bus-
mess Jan. !, 1914.
1t took an American newspaper re.
porter to get the moving pictures of
the molten depths Of the crater OF Mt,
Vesuvius. Some day some enterprisirg
reporter may come back with a Aim
that shall put Dores drawings Of infer
no into the back number class.
Pass Christian seems to be a quiet
place, much quietor than Oyster Bay
was won't to be, quieter even than the
southern golf to which Taft used to HE
himself. Pass Christian seems to be
just quiet place where a tired man
may rest and think up more trouble
for original Clark men.
A radium treatment is reported as
having beneficial effect in the treat
ment OF a Maryland congressman af-
ficted with cancer. One hundred thou
sand dollars worth of the salt, mineral.
or metal which ever 1t may be, is being
used in the experiments which leads
to the question, how, If the radium
treatment proves cure, shall the ordi-
nary sufferer from the disease procure
treatment.
Pass Christian reminds somehow of
Pilgrims Progress and Pilgrims Pro-
gress no doubt reminds Judge Van
Wagenen Of the party who was beoten
with "grievious crabtree cudgel."
In the vicinity Of Detroit where many
OF the main travelled country roads are
paved with concrete in the center the
mix producers who do not i've on the
pavements use FIVE horses to hau their
csas to the pavement where two horses
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
HEIGHTS SEND RowLEY.
INeyada. RenreaentatiYe.1

John W. Rowley. the Keosauqua edi-
tor whose title to fame Is that he has
been fighting in the courts the law Tor
the purchase Of additional grounds Tor
tho state capitol. has announced him.
self a candidate for the republican no
mination for governor. His confessed
purpose IL to try out before the people
the question OF extending the state
capitol grounds, and SO far as the mat
ter has yet come to our attention. TINS
is the only issue that he proposes TO
raise against Governor Clarke's admin
istration. It is conceivable, however.
that as the campaign goes along the
man who puts such emphasis on q sim
gle matter OF public expenditure may
find occasion to enter his objection to
other matters Of public expenditure; SO
the inference is that as far as Mr.. Row
ley can get, 80 far. Will practically all
plans and proposals to spend any con-
siderable amounts of money on the
various state institutions be challenged.
Mr. Rowley in his general conduct rep
resents fairly the principle, OF indis-
criminate and unreasoningr opposition
to the expenditure Of public money 1t
Is not often that any one cares to
go to the people in political fght upon
Just that principle; but whenever any
one actually does SO the results gener-
ally show that he has sympathizers.
So 1t is to be supposed that Mr.. Rowley
will have support In his candidacy. AT
the same time 1t hardly appears that
there should be any question concern
ing the denomination OF Governor
Clarke Any man who undertakes the
duties OF the Governors office IS bound
to subject himself to criticism. and GER
tainly 1t is fact that Governor Clarke
has had criticism; but he is man OF
good judgment, active conscience ana
absolute incorruptibility. and his ad-
ministration Is entitled to be weighed
by its general good character and re-
pute and not by single matter OF
wholly discretionary conduct as to
which no imputation Of unworthy mo-
tive could for a moment be sustained.
OF course, in our system Of government
the only title to any elective office is
that to be derived from an actual ex-
preston Of the largest number OF vot-
ters and Mr.. Rowley Is entitled to
challenge Governor Clarke for the lat
ter's second term. II that is the way in
which Mr.. Rowley feels about It: but
there is a faith in the fairness OF hu-
man nature that leads one to believe
that public opinion will protect the
governor against this sort of chal-
lengc.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30

Hon nstsoa4 and one,hak to the -
maining tkity-nino millions Of the
populsAaoa.
ons-vhlvd se Land ~ Pleasure.
Excluding Scotland and Ireland,
at $s.7o6, 900. this income is divided
one-half TO ave and ouehalf million
persons and one-half to the remaining
live in houses with only one bedroom.
Estimating the total national income
where the condition u worss. In Eng
land and Wales ons-4hiSd OF all the
land 10 unused for agriculture. indus
try or housing. In The striking phrase
Of the late Str Henry CampbellBan-
herman. II 10 "mors Of . pleasure
ground for the rich than . treasure
house for tho nation" -Four hundred
peers and pseressss, to use Mr.. L. q.
Chioxsa Moneys carefully prepared
figures. own $4,000 acres: l.300
great landowners own S.6o0. 900 asfes;
$500 squires own 4,320,oo0: $500
greater yeonen own 4.7So.ooo; 3A4oo
lesser yeomsn own 4.140.0oo: $4,000
small propristors own 1000. 80: 1oe..
600 cottagen own 10000; while Of
the remaining 100000 acres hal3 -
owned BY public bodies and half Mes
waste. II the Ownership be averaged.
It will bs found that pser holds IN
average Of 14.31b acres; . great land
owner. s.53s: . squire. 1851: srsatss
ysoman. 400; . lesser ysoman. ITO: .
small proprietor, 10, and cottagor.
less than half an acre.
100000 Leavs Farms In Decade.
What IL the effect Of this concen.
tration OF land In the hands Of the
feW3
Land II tho mother and labor the
father Of wealth. . distinguished
economist has written. Land concen-
trated in Q few hands increases the
problem Of poverty. which Mr.. Horace
B. Samuel defines - ''tho economic
discomfort occasisned to vast masses
Of the population By the unequal dis-
tzibution Of wealth" The use Of he
land 10 necessary for economic produc-
tion, whether agricultural or indus
trial, and for housing. whether IN city
or country. The whole trend of civil.
zation just now 10 away from aSricul.
ture and toward iadustrialism. In
England this tendency 10 most marked.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
lcopyrisht 1918 Joseph B. Bowlss.l

London. Eng
land.-Nore than
onorhalf the land
q England and
Wales u owned
BY l.300 persons.
Nearly 30, 900
-or two-thirds Of
the entire popu-
lation-aFo And-
less. Eight per
cent OF the pop
OASSkAOu On 0IO9St
BritaiA live in
houses with only
one bedroom. No
umating the to-
tal natioasl In
come q W.3oS.-
QN. 900. this in
como u divided
ons-half to hve
and ono-hAlf mil.
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GOOD CAUSE: BAD METHODS.
fSioux City Journal.1


Without recalling the tendency to
sympathize with Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young in the personal phases Of the
Chicago school row. it is possible to
dissent from the method used to bring
about the reelection of the deposed
superintendent. II should be possible,
incidentally, for Mrs. Youngs best
friends to advise her against accepting
tho reelection which her Official sup
po.tecs have taken such pains to bring
about.
The original majority against Mrs.
Young was transformed into q major
ity in her favor only after Mayor Har-
rison had reorganised the school
board in q way that probably will DO
disapproved as illegal. The Chicago
school board 10 appointive. the ap-
pointing power resting with the
mayor. When Mayor Harrison made
his first appointments to the board he
insisted that before receiving their
commissions the appointees should file
resignation with the mayor, to be ac-
cepted whenever the mayor might feel
warranted in taking that course.
When q majority Of the board voted
for q new superintendent Mayor Har-.
rison went to his letter file. took out
the designations Of four members Of
the board. accepted them and ap-
pointed four new members to take
their place. The four ousted members
denied the right Of the mayor to oust
them by the method adopted. They
still claim membership on the board
and viii test their rights In court. Their
technical contention II that resigna.
tions nisa before appointments are
issued are Of no legal effect. It IL not
improbable the courts will uphold this
view.
Whatever may be the legai aspect
Of the case. Mayor Harrison was go
ing contrary TO sound public policy
IN insisting that his appointees must
sign advance resignations placing their
every official act subject to his veto.
II It were intended that the mayor
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
Land Monopoly ~ Great Byjto,.
Fsw-Dy Waiter williams - q,
soui

ksss enAA aiAs -. 60 u ~ y
lAtion q DnS1aA6 asO n1W 100AOG r
agrioalt1r0. Sooyooe haviAg q 6oG1
tAs farm n ~ last - yal "
many lsavfAg ~ tafm = :
decade - the sntirs nunbes . l
owners In the stats o. NiDso1sE 3
the United States ono pseDoa - lAaoo
10 sogaSed II agriculture T. ooo
form; In all Great BSitai1 anl Ige1a1
only one IN ton \; % SneAgsl. - -
proportion u growing TaDlGy -
The general tendency Ct The 0to1a41on.
to quote the significant end meo
words Of Mr.. Asquith, ths 1E1l1A
prime minister. 10 = presses q 1sDlG
ton at one end and ooagsstloa a1 ~
other. By which svsey yeaf ls1ahsol0,
ditions Of recruits ars balng -
the ranks q ~ casual - Wo1
ploysd.' ss5
Land HeesIns spsssWs 0ssae 9yoOA
kasd ooocsntration n 0ssat Dt1enja
hes promsesl agricultural
low wagss. unsmploymsnt ma - ~
tent 1T IL notorious,, ~ : otlSNiiiI
London baTFistsr, that Jas0o asea11G
land which might bs Win aAvaa1a6o
fazmed By dssisable tGanAts will1n1 -
pay . fair msSlEst rsat aro hspk baae
BY owners, who either slt u ~ 80
sTty n the hope Of bstng sv16t1i1
able 70 hatch higher pstsA - -
serve It for The purpose 6 Hns -
ornament for reasons Of social Dese
tigo or sheer sporting tnsttaGk Tho
exteot Of this retention Of iaaA = CO.
clusively evidenced by the numsroaA
applications that dow h for svssy
farm that 10 thrown npon- the maEk1t
and By the frequent abostivo enAeav.
oFs by actual or woullbe s1paa 1aknrr
ers TO obtain at current maSlEge SAAo
asw o. additional lard ~ assisalG1s.
al parDoses." The svte .se this sGaso
Of Affairs ass manifest NseTeniyS ~
many pessoos thus aeDe1vsl q -
snpaoymsat Which oeAsRvloo tksy
would b sajoying. but this swelling Q
ths raaks Of Tie unsmpjsys4 seens e
whom fe1aaa b The seeatsy NJ Gsono
90 70 the stGies. tsuds b din1lilA
wages. and, % fAR = tasml 0god6Gln
are eoooesned. % lncsoaoo peSooo.
EOV0SVs S118S1Oos OU11C0AS0SO, OW00s
ploymsnt, hoasiag, The wAole osonoev
OF the social system, - a1aatel ~
NE hand problem.
vesy soost~ ~ esoblo oujeo
The unnecessary burdsa which mn
upon industry BY landlosd1so IN -
form Of mining royalties = apoeA1r
evil result. Mr.. Lloyd George, the ~
eral chancellor. estimated Il q 1le.-
Oo0. 900 Q year. The average a1ount
Of royalty on iron ore 10 50 esnts .
ton on svsey ton brought to ~ sul1-
ace and IL cents O. coal. This q pe1&
to landlords for unt1tng royaltiss =
addition to ordinary leases or .ds1A
rents" In British phrase. OF ~ oo1l
mines visited one szample vl1 -
nee. A coal mine oDssating eo0Da1v
fourteen years ego sank ~ Asne pt
an expense Of q. 900. and, altAsslA
~ yet NO eoal has boea 4tAken cot H.
company has paid IN unining yuyAl1a
TO the duke Of NsUuas11o 1sso -
l6oo. 600. Nearby r q QuAxzy Ae1n
which the landlord d1UW t1y1oo ~
The olav s>xtra0tnA tssssss rs n
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are the n used for the remainder oe the
trip to town. Farmers living on the
pavements are using one horse waSons
in many instances whore team was
used before.
It's only about sixty days to marbles.
100 days to baseball. ana little less
than that to golf. And 1t might be noted
in passing that springs work is sup
posed to begin along the last of March
or the first Of April.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
Iona Newspapers
DoMIN1CK's FINE BUSINESS.
[Manchester Press.1

Dominick Spielman 10 to be Dyers-
ville's lone saloonkeeper, the council
granting him q license at $4,000 a year.
Domintck can well afford to pay that
$4,000 and then some, for the privilege
of running the only saloon IN a town
that formerly required from eleven to
sixteen. The Dyersville council. how
ever. overlooked a bet in Dominick's 3
case. In Cascade the lone saloon in
town has to come across with a license
of $s.025. This shows that Cascade has
a truly progressive spirit while Dyers-
Vile savors Of standpatism.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30

should dictate every item OF school
policy. either the appointment of :
board would have bssn dispensed with
Or the mayor would have been given
direct veto power. For the mayor
to take to himself IN indirect veto
power involved violation Of at least
the spirit OF the law. 1t will be sur
prisins II such arbitrary assumption
OF power 10 approved by either the
courts or q cool minded public.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30

told, ~ postofacs smploye has "ts
lick the stamps" Or may do %. if r.
Qusstsd. Formerly the ltcktng hsd 20
be doas by the stamp purchaser. Tsssa
too. the rates by parcsls post have
tremendously increased the Christmas
home town trade. At Liscomb the
writer saw big lightweight package
sent by parcels post to California. at
exactly one-third the price paid to the
express company last year for an
identical package.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
CONCERNING MlIr.

'Miit ,McCord may not now have
that itching sensation akin to Office
seeking, but friends in the vicinity Of
Ottumwa are desirous Of injecting him.
Colfax Tribune.
It Is to be hoped that they succeed.
1t somehow gives an old timesy flavor
to a campaign to have Milt as one Of
the candidates. We feel towards Nc
Cord as the Arkansas democrats do
towards Andrew Jackson. always ready
to give him a hurrah, II he does belong
to the generation before the last. Still.
for the sake of the newspapers. we
ought to prefer Allfree as the congress
sional candidate. Talk about spenders!
He was the midsummer Santa Claus
for nearly every republican paper in
the Sixth district before the last pri-
mary election and cheered the heart Of
many a struggling editor. We have
seen nothing like it since Pat McKillip
ran for congress- in the Nebraska Third
before financial calamity came upon
him Between the two Newton is clear
ly entitled to the honor OF putting up
some standpatter to be butchered to
make q democratic holiday.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
psliss ass,u,sail.

poltto Oao0ouseott.
He was always boastine aAoot III
ancestors. and one day sanploySd Z
genealogist to hunt them up. n due
time the connoisseur Of pedlgose Re
turned and was cordially rscetvoA by
his patron.
$50 you have succeeded in traoins
back my ancestors? What = yonr
fee?" s..g
1.-TWO hundred dollars"
Isn't that high objected the pa
tron. Whats It forf'' 81.
Principally responded the Soen-
ealoEist. ''for keeping quiet about
Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-30
Looker-On In Iona

Northwood. Dec. s1.-worth county
mas walked up on the good roads cues.
ton. The business men and others
here subscribed $1,000, which was
given to the county on condition the
county spend three times as much for
good roads in and out OF this town
! Result. $4,000 has been or will be spent
in putting gravel on the north and
south road from the south to the north
county lines. and on thirteen miles Of
the east and west road. The county
Is furtunate in having an inexhaustible
supply OF good gravel and more fortu-
nate IN having public spirited citizens
who see the advantages to town and
country OF having good roads.
The open winter has been a great
thing for Iowa 80 far. The grading Of
these country roads in the middle Of
winter has furnished employment for
many men and teams ordinarily idle at
this time of year. It is Just as true Of
all building work. Carpenters and
masons are still putting in full days
at work and many private and public
buildings have been enclosed. thus
furnishing all winter work to many
| IA'ASSiAoAASSs ovHS ~Wh Ill MANY
towns Is being finished. which was
thought to be impossible month ago.
| Farmers everywhere have saved many
dollars worth Of feed by keeping stock
| OF all kinds in the pastures and corn
fields. Corn stacks and unhusked
fields have been twice the usual value
because up to Christmas the fields have
been "as dry as a bone" Poor people
especially those using stoves. have not
burned half Of the coal they usually
do up to Jan. 1. This feature Of an
open winter Is 50 pronounced that the
railroad companies are doing a very
small business In handling coal trains.
go
Reports Of the Christmas trade this
year show an unusual amount Of the
higher priced gifts as well as increased
number Of gifts not scheduled a. use
full. Unquestionably the Christmas
trade is going to the larger towns.
Automobiles. good roads. 2-cent rail-
| road fare and cash on hand has pro-
duced 1t. The merchant In the small
town each year has a lessened Christ
mas trade. prepares for and expects II.
Another noticeable thing one mer.
chant thinks II q fact, that the mail
order houses Of Chicago do not get
large Christmas trade. Men that trade
with them a. q regular thing. buy their
Christmas gifts in the iowa towns.
Said he: Small favors thankfully ap-
preciated."
The parcels post system may have
something to do with this feature Of
Christmas trade. The buyer has the
, Christmas gift properly done up where
/ 1t in purchased. It 10 frequently a.
rected in such store and from there
taken direct to the post Office. where
under a late ruling, SO the writer 10