Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
STATE DEPARTMENT or EDucA
TON WANTS "srAR sPANeLep
BANNER" HoNoREp.
EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL IN !.
STATE ASKED TO COMPLY
Dss Moinss Mans Father One Of De-
Tenders Of Fort MeHsnry, Dsfsnss
Of Which Inspired Writing Of Song
Democrats Anticipating Big Time
in Des Moines Monday. y
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Sept. 12-The depart
ment of public instruction is sending
out to county superintendent sug-
gestion that in the schools of the state
the centennial anniversary of the writ
ing OF the Star Spangled Banner be
celebrat ted at least by having this ma
tiohal song sung in each and every
school. This will be on Monday.
A request to that effect came from
Com missioner Claxton of the federal
department of education.
There will be much skurrying around
to find copies of the song and to get
it ready for the singing as i. is not
the commonest music in American
homes. The big celebration Of the
event will be in Baltimore.
Des Moines has one resident who
can tell the story Of the writing Of the
song without referring to the books.
This Is Tao Hussey, the veteran writer
OF songs himself and lover of all that
is good in American history. Mr.. Hus-
sey's father was a lieutenant in the
American army and one of the defend
ers OF Fort .McHenry at the time OF the
famous bombardment which was the
occasion for the writing of the song.
Tao recalls very we'll the story as told
to him by his father many years ago.
Mr. Kew had been appointed by the
president to rescue a certain DR.. Blaine
who had been carried off by the Brit
ish, and he did so but later was made
prisoner on British ship which par
ticipated in the bombardment. SO MT
Kew witnessed the bombardment from
"A British ship and after the firing had
ceased was much disturbed because ne
could not tell who had won 1t was
when the "dawp's early light" disclosed
the American flag still flying over Fort
McHenry at Baltimore that he knew
the fort had not been taken.
II has not yet been determined just
what is to be the attitude of the Iowa
railroad commission In the matter or
the controversy over the Nebraska
-ates. 1t Is in reality a controversy as
between the interstate commerce COM
mission and state commission. The
Iowa commission cannot very well ar
ford to get into quarrel with the
com mission of another state and yet
the situation as 1t affects the business
of the river cities in Iowa and Mis-
souri, is such as to call for some effort
to even matters up. The representa-
tives OF the jobbing interests in those
cities will bring suit before the inter-
state commerce commission to secure
revision of rates into Nebraska to meet
the lower rates of the Nebra ska COM
mission. AS these Nebraska rates were
made after full investigation and ar
ter a physical valuation OF the prop
critics it will be rather difficult to deny
that they are right and proper. The
commission will be asked to permit
meeting the rates in the Interstate
com retitive business. But it is rath-
err delicate situation.
Senator Cummins AMI Governor
Clarke We're in northern Iowa TINS
week where they spoke at sundrS
meetings. Next week the senator has
speaking dates at Sigourney and Lori
mer, provided the powers that be at
Washington will permit MIN to make
few remarks to the people. The gov
erpor has speaking dates at Boone.
'Melrose, Columbia and New Virginia
The Boone meeting Tuesday evening
is commercial club affair
Chairman Charles A. RawsOn will
continue his district meetings of the
republican party workers. On Mon
day he is at Cedar Rapids. on Tuesday
at Oskaloosa. Wednesday art Creston
and Thursday at Council Bluffs. The
following week he holds the confer
ences for the Tenth, Eleventh and Sew
enth districts.
The democrats are anticipating big
time at the political rally in Des
Moines next Monday. They are ar
ranging to entertain big crowds from
outside the city. The speaker of the
occasion will be John 4. Hamilton. of
Cedar Rapids. but others on the state
ticket and on district tickets will be
present to speak. 1t is announced that
John Lind, former governor of Min
nesota, is to be one Of the speakers.
The progressive party men are
whooping it up for Roosevelt and plan
to give him big reception on the 23d
when he speaks here.
Frank D. Joseph. assistant superin-
tendent public instruction. attended
trial at Charlton this week involving
questions. 1t was prosecu-
ton of citizen for refusal to send
child to school. The claim was that
the child was receiving instruction the
of that in school. Unfort-
unate1y the jury disagreed so that it
will not be possible to have an appeal
and some Of the questions settled.
The state took the position that the
Of school instruction must
be by certified teacher Or one show
ing competency. In this ease instruc-
ton was given at home by an older
sister, the whole being outcome Of
school row of some kind.
The main question Is as to the in
Of the compulsory attend
ance law, whether 1t can be evaded en-
tirely in this way or whether 1t is any
good to accomplish the purpose in
tended II the position OF the defend
ant is finally upheld and equivalent
instruction may be given by one not
certified, then it will follow that the
law will have to be. strengthened to
every teacher, whether in pri-
vate school or not, to pass examina-
ton and get certificate.
Mason City Policeman Assaulted.
Mason City, Sept. 12.-Policeman
Alex Karl and Blaand Fulton, stool
pigeon, were enticed into an unfre- ,
qusnteti place III the brick yard neigh
horhood by foreigners and severely