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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
DES MONIES A DOPE CENTER.
LDes Moines Tribune.l

Anti-drug legislation will speedily
take the form of restriction of the
drug dispensing physician, or it will
fail of its purpose thru the gradual
esta olishment of known channels for
the distribution of opiums and cocaine.
which involve no demonstraole viola
ton of the Harrison act.
Federal officers claim to have evil
dence that drugs are being distributed
from Des Moines and are being sup
piled 70 residents of this city thru the
aid of licensed physicians. Where
large amounts OF these drugs are In
VOWED, the evidence has cumulative
value and conviction may result, but
the handling of large amounts thru
one man simply means that the chan
nels of distribution are not perfected.
Very few physicians lend themselves
TO this trade. but the few who do are
capable of causing vast amount OF
harm. They have 1t in their power
10 nullify all efforts at the stamping
out of the drug habit. The fight
against forming drugs will not
be completely successful until it in
c!udes the elimination of moral lepers
from the practice of medicine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
Topics Of the Times

President Wilson also seems to be
married to McAdoo.
The secretary of the Iowa Press AS
ISOLATION is Aue at the ad mems NEE,
in Chicago.
Nobody said the saloon is an issue in
Iowa politics 1t has gone beyound
that The saloon was an issue. 1t has
been disposed Of as a state issue. tho
1t remains one in such towns as Cedar
City. The issue right now is the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law OF
lodging it by excuses of foolish
laws, nonenforcibility, etc. Why insist
that it is the saloon issue?" We're by
that and up to the blind pig and local
self government" issue.
The Cedar Rapids Republican is fill
ed with horrid fears over the wet and
dry question and the primary But ii
will be recalled that the Republican
has Mysteries readily whenever special
agents or other real enforcement meas
ures are mentioned. Old King Cole
himself it will be remembered by early
students of Mother Goose was strong
for dddlers and other forms of revelry.
Joe Aliens is the only one above
water. The others are still using their
periscopes.
Seems like Iowa did enough for the
Panama exposition as it is. Not to
speak of attendance furnished the win
ming agricultural display and Wood
worth Clum.
Des Moines urges that she is more
centrally located for national capital
than Washington. Far as that goes,
Bondurant is more centrally located
than Boston. Let's move Bunker Hill
They got rise out of LATE by per-
sistent mention but Governor Clarke
refuses to open his head.
If we could get permanent roads
without costing cent, every man JACK
would be demanding 6o-foot cement
highway around the farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
FOR ROAD LEGISLATION.

I1dWhCyS.J
Iowa the fifth richest state In the
union, is the twenty seventh IN the
list Of good roads. That is not a cred
table showing and demonstrates the
necessity for maintaining an aggressive
campaign for improved highways.
Mr.. Bernard Murphy Of the Vinton
Eagle, makes timely suggestion that
commission be appointed by the
governor to investigate road leglsia-
ton and road building in other states
and make a report to the next lesls-
lature recommending measures that
will raise Iowa from the twenty-sev-
enth position in the number OF miles
Of improved roads to her rightfud posi-
ton among states. Such q commls-
sion could be very helpful to any
legislature and it's Recommendations
would be supported by actual expert
ence elsewhere. Its plan. says tne
Marshallfown Times-Republican, In
favorable comment, would be q CO.
herent one where no legislature COM
ing together for three months SEES
sion could obtain from members with
no previous information upon the SUD
ject plan carefully prepared with
knowledge of the subject in nanu-
"The present state poaro Oh
education was the result OF the WHIP
pie commissions painstaking invesu-
cation, the board of control came
about in the same way and the feo-
eral reserve association is the result
Of the investigation made 81 tie
Aldrich commission
While Il ss probable the legislature -
the only appointing power, and, indeed
the only body that can create the COM
mission, it would be q most Desirable
step for the governor to take upon
himself the appointment OF special
highway commission to cooperate
with the present state highway com
mission in gathering all the data pos
sible and collaborating in the pre-
sentation of comprehensive report 70
the next general assembly. To do this
| 1t would be necessary to appeal to the
public spirit Of prominent ana COM
petent citizens to serve without com :
pensation, trusting to the general as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
lust SIMPLE SAvAGERY.

The cover page of the current issue
of Popular Mechanics shows a strange
creature which resembles prehistoric
animal. The explanation OF the cur
ious and predatory figure is that it is
a modern soldier equipped with the
new gas weapon which generates and
scatters unavoidable death on the
winds No picture of a medieval
knight in armor is more strange to
modern eyes. The impression it gives
is similar to that conveyed by rep
tile.
This animal with it's armored and
venom is the other side of the pomp
and circumstance which attach to
mighty evolutions Of armed millions,
the shock of nations and the nagnifi-
cence of a world in arms 1t is the real
picture, however. the inside of the ma
chine, the barbarism at the bottom, the
poison sacs and fangs beneath the
glittering panoply of scales. the blood
and iron under the silk and roses.
It is a proof Of recurrent avatism to
the savage. But it is no better proSi
than an advertisement quoted in the
same number of the same magazine
where a manufacturer procIains that
he has perfected shell deadlier than
any yet invented and machine by
which he can turn out missile every
nineteen minutes. This shell is ex-
ploded by a more powerful charge, i,
scatters its fragments in inner particles
but the highest appeal Is made upon
the allegation that acids used IN liz
construction poison every fragmen,
and that those even slightly wounded
die within four hours.
The nations at war are the most
! nigniy civilized in Europe, not the .ccs:
barbarous Of African tribes. Let vi
remember that. 1t would be readily
forgotten. italy. mother of literature
and art, Germany home Of science and
research, France cultured, queen Of
social arts, mistress Of literature, CEN
t.r Of thrift England mother of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

/ Miss Mona McAdoo, daughter Of tho
secretary Of the treasury, ID back home
rom France, whittier she vent a. =
nurse. when Miss NcAdoo sailed from
the other side there were stories print
"a 70 the effect that the reason she left
France was because she objected to
scrubbing floors. The story went on
With great detail TO relate that Miss
NcAdoo declared that scrubbing floors
was not part Of the nursing profession.
ON her arrival Id New York Nisg Nc
Adoo Indignantly denied that this was
the reasoh that che returned homs. The
accompanying picture Of Atss NcAdOo
was taken on her arrival In New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
Shun the Easy Chair.

The easy chair has put many man
in his grave before his time. The
United States public health service
says 50. 1t has issued bulletin
against the rocking chair, the "old arm
chair" about which poets have woven
some of their prettiest verse, the Of
fee chair, and any sort Of chair SO
comfortable in form that it invites re-
pose.
Not because germs of a deadly sort
Turk in the easy chair, upholstered or
plain. Not for that reason does the
health service Of our government con-
denim 1t: but because a man with an
easy chair at hand is likely to form
the habit Of sitting in tt when he ought
to be up and around, taking exercise
that he must have If he Is to keep
well.
The easy chair is to blame for much
Of the heart and kidney disease. ap-
pendicitis and indigestion, which al
fiict the business men of our day and
carry so many Of them OF when they
ought to be in the prime of life. Those
diseases were almost unknown gen.
GRAFTON ago when men worked in the
open air. Walking was the thing that
kept them well and strong up to 80
and 80 years Of age.
But now men sit as they ride to and
from work in motor or street cars;
they sit at their work in office or fac
tory: about the only SO called "exer-
cise'' many Of them get is riding in q
motor car. 1t Is a Sitting down" age,
and the government warns of its
dangers.
When the victim OF the sitting habit
begins to feel the bad effects Of it and
goes of for rest and change he sits
out vacation on the veranda Of a
summer hotel, sits in rolling chair
on board walk at the beach. or sits
in steamer chair, or somewhere else.
II need a change" says the tired
man Of business. Walk more" say
the experts Of the health SERVICE
Kansas City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
sembly for reinforcement for neces.

sembly for reimbursement for neces-
sary expenses.
If such body could agree upon the
recommendations to be made, it would
not only give the legislators valuable
and authoritative information con-
corning road systems in other states,
but 1t would relieve the state highway
commission from the onus Of using
their official positions to promote
some favorite scheme Of their own.
Fairminded people will not conceive
the highway commission susceptible to
prejudices, self interest or narrowness
of vision, but not all people are fair
minded. And even the fair-minded
are subject to honest Judgment based
upon erroneous information.
If some movement of this kind can
be started now, embodying Mr..
Murphy's purpose, there will be hope
of great advance in Iowa road legis-
lation in the next general assembly.
Their report should be in the hands
of the members of the next general
assembly Immediately after their cleo
ton, for careful study before the ses-
sion opens.
GOVERNOR AND LIQUOR ISSUE.
Nevada Representative
The Sioux City Journal thinks 1t Will
be very unfortunate if the republican
party in Iowa shall have wet and dry
fight in the primaries next year, and 1t
wants to know what is to become OF
the party If it's wet elements are to
be denied all consideration in party
affairs. The query is reasonable. and
we do not believe from its general
course that the Sioux City Journal is
In any wise responsible for the fact
that a Sioux City politician is being
put forward as the wet candidate for
governor. At the same time the query,
if it is to be construed as complaint.
does not appear to be particularly Wen
founded. The republican party in Iowa
is essentially dry, and if the minority
of the party has any real sense of the
fitness of things it will recognize that
the nominee for governor at least
should be representative of the party
as a whole and should be a personal
sympathizer in the general cause OF
public morality and enforcement of
law. So much being recognized it
readily follows that the wet candidate
for governor from Sioux City should
be withdrawn from the field. and that
if he be thought worthy of public pre-
ferment at all he be brought forward
for some position the powers and
duties of which are not of a character
to raise the wet and dry issue. Then
the republican party in the state might
look forward to an interesting contrast
between dry candidates. of whom the
one most generally acceptable would
presumably be nominated. and the re-
suits of such nomination would I'M
doubtedly be conducive to the success
of the party and to the best interests
of the state We wish that the Sioux
City Journal would think seriously
about this proposition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

What's the use of talking about
dragging roads when it isn't done any
way," demands the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. The whole system is wrong.
The roads will never be dragged until
it is someone's sole business TO do that
kind of work To expect a farmer to
leave his work TO drag the roads is
futile. The law may &c mandatory and
all that. but what are laws when
they are almost universally neglected?
Who is going to arrest every man who
fails TO do his duty? And what jury
cornposed Of other farmers in large
mart would convict the guilty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
4 Masonic Meetings.
" STATED COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge, No los A F. & A. M,
regular meeting Friday, July 10, s.uO
., m. John w. Wells, secretary; w. H.
Steiner, w. NJ.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. NJ
Regular convocation Monday. ure
at s o'clock p. N. L. 5. i>nooEh' * =
John w. Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. R. & s. NJ. Monuas
after the third Sunday. l. !. fofoeS'
recorder: George Gregory. T. I. NJ.
REGULAR coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
conmandery No. 80. z. T. TUESDAY
June %, at o'clock. Regular business
A.. s. Mcfarland. Rec. George Gregory
E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central CHAP
ter No. 81, O. E. s. WEDNESDAY, u's
a., p. m. Business. Anna pom w "
secretary; Mary Black Collins. w. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
Return 10 Sanity.

Great Britain's plan to starve out the
civilian population OF Germany II
worse than crime-it is a blunder.
The British plan has been more
injurious to Great Britain than to Ger
many.
The German people have not been
starved, but Germany, stung into a
policy of retaliation, has made it I'M
safe for any British vessel to enter or
leave a British port. The toll taken
by German submarines has been enor-
nous in the aggregate, and the oper-
atoms of these death-dealing agents
are on q more extended scale than
ever. The British navy is powerless.
BY ruthlessly destroying innocent
American commerce in its effort to
throttle Germany, Great Britain has
alienated sympathy in the United
States and brought about q situation
that is uncomfortable. The continuance
OF peace and friendship between the
United States and Great Britain de-
ponds upon the abandonment Of the
British policy.
In her own interest and in the inter-
est of peace with the United States it
is incumbent upon Great Britain to
reverse its policy without delay.
The United States does not insist
upon sending foodstuffs and other
Inoncontraband goods to Germany be-
cause Of sympathy, but because this
is lawful commerce, in which its citi.
zens gain Z livelihood. This nation
cannot permit its citizen: &c be robbed
and ruined merely because Great Brit
ain deems It to her advantage to sac
rifice them.
II the damage were trifling and an
unavoidable incident OF war, the
United States a. neutral might very
properly put up with the loss and In
convenience. But when the Britfsh
policy involves the complete destr,lc-
ton Of American commerce - set
tied, cold FLOODED plan, the United
States must call . halt or acknoWledge
that It has not the self-fsspect or the
power to assert IL rights
| There are rumors that the most en-
llightened British statssmen are In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
THE VANISHING WHISPERS.
rSforx City Ionrnal1

Once in while a few Mennonites
come to town and cause us to remem-
berwhat q beard looks like, for 1t Is
quite true that fashions mandate Of
today does not cali for whiskers, even
to the extent Of such as adorn the up
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
Iona Newspapers
srDEsTEPs JOE ALLEN.
ITraer Star-Clipper.]

[Traer Star CIipper.J
Senator Allen Of pocahontas writes
US that he is a candidate for governor.
II is understood that George Cosson is
in the ring, while many are talking
Late Young. Either Of the last two
would suit US fine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
THAT'S THE BLAZING QUESTION
ISiouX City Journal

The Marshalltown Times Republican
says the burning question in Iowa at
the present moment is how to get an
auto plate. Begging the pardon OF the
esteemed es-Republican, the burn
ing question with all but 10000 1ouacs
is how to get an auto.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
A CITY OF CERTA1NT1ES.
IParrv Chief

Judging from the way a number Of
Dies Moines people fell for the Sir
Francis Drake bunko game, the conf
dence men have also arrived at the
conclusion that it is a city of certain
ties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

Senator Joseph H. Allen may be
formidable candidate for the republican
nomination for governor because OF the
votes he may get from people who
think they are voting for Secretary OF
State William S. Allen" suggests the
Fairfield Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
chioaers Or H.rv... m;t..


The most up-to-date information on
chiggers is contained In Farmers Bull
letin GIL, Just issued This pest as
most OF our readers know, IL an ex-
tremely small mite which turks in
berry bushes, shrubbery. grass and
weeds. It apparently troubles the
plants very little. In fact. 1t is prob
ably beneficial, for the adult mite
lives on plant lice and the eggs and
larvae of insects. Unfortunately. how
ever, the harvest mites have the dis
agreeable habit OF burrowlng into the
skin OF people, and causing q raised
red spot. Some people seem to be i'm
mune, but others are made allnos. wild
by these little pests. A doctor. who
has studied the action OF the mites on
human beings, says that they burrow
down the larger sweat tubes. Arpar-
entity in their progresa they gorge
themselves with human blood. A cur
ious thing about the habit Of the mite
attacking human beings IL that II
brings about the death OF the mite.
To prevent trouble from mites, the
best scheme Is for susceptible persons
to stay away from blackberry bushes.
shrubbery, grass, etc, where IL Is
known that the mites are lurking. It
is especially inadvisable to sit or lie
down in locations where the mites are
known to be. If, however, the mites
have got on person. It is possible to
get rid OF moot of them by taking q
bath in hot water and Ising plenty cf
soap. Those which can not be got rid
Of in this way can be handled by APP
plying a fairly strong -olu!ion Of am
monia.
If the susceptible pe-son, has to
work where the mites IRE bad, it is q
good scheme to shake sulphU. /, tho
shoes and stockings. and rub 1t over
the legs and ankles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
The shelby Republican advis.

The Shelby Republican advises that
"Messrs. Allen, Cosson, ct al, and their
party friends had best get together
and. by some sort of agreeable method
eliminate all candidates but one. 1t
must be either this or Harding This
fact must be quite as apparent to
Senator Allen as TO other fairly intelli-
gent men acquainted with republican
state politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
The Farmer,s Barometer.

Every New England farmer knew
that cattle and sheep were trustworthy
harometers. better in many Instances
than weather bureaus. The story il
told of party Of scientists who were
engaged in making observations on a
knoll near which was sailing flock
of sheep They settled a great many
questions relating to natural science
to their own supreme satisfaction. As
they wished to make another trip the
next day. the weather became . mat
ter of interest to these professors Ono
of their number studied the barometer,
took observations. made nice mathe-
NAUTICAL calculations. and announced
to the waiting group that tomorrow's
weather would be fine.
The old farmer, who was within ear
shot, removing his pipe from his
mouth. remarked with a genuine
Yankee drawl:
u dunno as haow you fellers air so
cocksure about the weather for tomor-
rer, but If that old ram yonder keeps
his rump to the windard, It's Jest
bound ter rain
And rain 1t did. much to the discom-
future OF the Observation-Disclosures
Woodward in The Countryside Maya
zine for June
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

"Mr. Bryan has split the democratic
party. chortle some of our republican
contemporaries, remarks the Sibley
Tribune and explains that he has.
In one body is Mr.. Bryan, and in the
other the rest of US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

healthy condition 1t calving time he
Kansas station recommends that The
two be separated before the calf Aas
even nursed. Otherwise II 10 suggested
that the calf be allowed to take its
milk according to natures way for
ten days or two weeks. An objection
to this latter method is that it 10
harder to teach the calf to drink from
pail after 1t has been with its mother
Tor several days. Another objection
is that the COW Is more upset when the
calf is taken away at the end Of ten
days than when the separation Is made
at once. 1t is essential that the young
calf have the first or colostrum milk
from the udder, whether it nurses or
drinks it from a pail.
After ten days or two weeks, the
station recommends O gradual shift
from whole to skim-milk. The calf.
during this time, should be fed warm
milk twice or three times daily, care
being taken not to overfeed. Consid-
cradle Judgment must be exercised as
to the exact amount to feed. While
enough should be given to keep 1t
growing rapidly, the calf should be
Kept slightly hungry. Average calves,
says the author Of the bulletin, should
De Ieo ABOUT ten pounds OF milk daily
for the first 100 pounds OF gain. An
additional five pounds Of milk may be
added for the next 100 pounds Of GAIN
and an additional IN pounds for the
next 100 pounds Of gain.
Grain must be included in the ration
to take place Of the fat removed from
the milk. This should be started when
1.-THE shift is made to skim-milk. BY
placing a small quantity in the bottom
of the pail after the milk has been
drunk, the calf soon learns to eat It.
Under no circumstances should 1t be
mixed with the milk, on account Of
digestive troubles which would be
caused by such a practice. The station
recommends about half pound daily
for the first two months, and about
pound daily from the time the calf is
two months old until six months Of
age, the exact amount depending on
the calf and the grain fed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

Does anybody doubt that it was
Britain's naval preparedness, Ger
riany's military preparedness and RUS
sia's strenuous efforts TO attain mill
tary preparedness that rendered the
present war inevitable?" inquiries the
Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

The Oelwein Register says: Politics
is a great game but it does not tend
to happiness by a long shot"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

The Manson Democrat tells the
farmers up Lizard way that Hired
Man Bryan quit with the hay all down
and a big rain storm coming"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

The Pomeroy Herald says: THE re-
sponse to the announcement of the
candidacy of Senator Allen for the
governorship has been rather nom
committal but certainly not uncompli-
mentary."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

President Wilson also seems to be
married to McAdoo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22

If we could get permanent roads
without costing cent, every man Jack
would be demanding 6o-foot cement
highway around the farm.