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undefended door most inviting to an
enemy) there are, between Cape Henry
and Cape Hatteras, twenty-five stations
in stretch of IS miles.
There are few life saving stations along
the greater part of the Florida and Gulf
coasts, because in those waters there is
comparatively little shipping. But in the
nsghborhood of Galveston there are
seven. 1t will be surprise to most
people, by the way, to learn that Gal
weston is the second most important city
in the United States in respect to the
value of its exports, being outranked in
this regard only by New York. 1t is the
port of outlet for the product of the great
est cotton-growing area in the world.
One advantage of the system for war
purposes here outlined, and very i'm
portant one, is that in case of an outbreak
of hostiities with a foreign power the
trained men of the life saving stations
will be already on the ground. They will
not have to be assembled elsewhere, trans
ported to the scene of their expected
activities, and instructed in unfamiliar
duties. Their thorough acquaintance with
the localities in which their work is to be
done will in itself be a most valuable help.
Right here too comes in another inn
portant point. In time of war the life
saving stations will furnish pilots for tor
pedo boats, submarines, and other small
naval craft operating along the coasts.
For such purposes they will possess the
requisite acquaintance with local waters;
they will know every shoal and channel
Our torpedo boats, for instance, might
find it convenient to hide in river mouths
and inlets in circumstances that would
make such knowledge vital to their safety
There are 222 life saving stations along
the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts of
the United States, much scattered in some
places, thickly sprinkled in others. Taken
as a whole, they will compose, as organ
lied for signal purposes, 81 chain of look
outs most valuable in war. In peace time
they will be rendered much more efficient
for the rescue of shipwrecked people by
the system of communicating intelligence
now being developed. This system is be-
ing worked out by the Treasury Depart
ment Ito which the Coast Guard belongs)
in cooperation with the navy. But, under
the new law, the minute war breaks out
the Coast Guard with all its appurte-
nances, including thevessels of what hither-
to has been called the Revenue Cutter
Service, automatically becomes part of
the navy; the peace organization is trans
formed at an hours notice into force
for military employment
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wash out the accumulated mucous secre-
tions and prepare the stomach for the
ordeal of wrestling with mass of nutri-
ment. This was required to be eaten en-
tirely without liquid aid-except as fur
nished by the saliva. Dry diet had one
decided advantage, in that the eXcitable,
hurrying possessor of the recalcitrant
stomach had to chew and thoroughly in
salivate his food in order to avoid choking
when he gulped it down.
In SO far as dry diet" made for a more
thorough trituration of the food particles,
and an increased insalivation of the food,
this was most excellent, and many dys-
peptcs, whose chief sin consisted in "bolt-
ing" were cured.
But we now know, as the result of
painstaking experiments and analyses of
test meals, that a reasonable amount of
fluid with the food serves only to dilute
it and bring it in contact with larger
number of stomach glands than would be
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A SURPRISING number of people are
~ interested in knowing whether or
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~ interested in knowing whether or
not they should drink while eating.
Yet it is not surprising that they should
ask, since even the medical fraternity,
until recent yesterday were divided on
this subject.
Drinking with meals was generally held
to contribute to laziness in chewing
large and indigestible boluses of insutfi-
GENTLY masticated food being washed
down" by copious draughts of tea, coffee
water, beer, or other liquids. These bev-
erages were believed to dilute the gastric
juices to such an extent that the pepsin
and hydrochloric acid were rendered too
weak to carry forward peptic digestion
to convert albumens into peptones.
Consequently, the cure for most of
the manifold digestive ailments affect
ing human beings consisted in "dry diet. !"
Liberal quantities of water were given a
half hour or more before each meal, to
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THE Life Saving Service hitherto has
been civil institution 1t is now
in process of organization as mill
tary establishment for use in case of war.
Every surfman is to have his Krag rifle,
and will be regularly enlisted, instead of
being hired for the season, as heretofore.
Each life saving station will be provided
with one machine gun, and the keeper
will hold rank as captain.
Rifle practice, and plenty of it, will be
in peace time part of the routine busl-
ness of every station, in order that the
men may become expert sharpshooters.
They will dig trenches in the sand of the
beach, and with machine gun and krags
will defend the shore line against attack
by landing parties of an imaginary enemy.
Immediately upon the outbreak of war
the service (now renamed the Coast Guard)
will automatically become an adjunct of
the navy, and as such it will have assigned
to it the important duty of protecting the
naval wireless plants strung all along our
coasts at intervals of 200 miles. The first
thing likely to be attempted by an enemy
is to capture and disable these outfits for
distributing intelligence.
Each wireless plant will be in commune
cation by telephone and telegraph with
all the life saving stations for a distance
of hundreds of miles; and, under the sys-
TEN now being organized, an emergency
summons will call out from each station
a sea-going power boat carrying machine
gun and dozen or more armed men.
Thus, within surprisingly short time.
formidable body of defenders will be as
sembled, trained for the kind of fighting
that is expected of them. Hastily throw
ing up intrenchments along the beach, -
the best fortifcation in the world is
bank of sand, they will be able to offer
dangerous opposition to an invader
Every Lighthouse Signal Station
EVERY lighthouse from this time forth
~ is to be equipped as a signal station, and
similarly provided with telephone and tele
graph By the same means Of commune
cation the life saving stations will be con-
nected together as in a continuous chain
all along the coasts. No hostile fleet can
approach within sight of shore and escape
the attention of the surfmen and light
house keepers, who, in their ordinary busi-
ness, are trained to see everything that
floats in range of human vision.
The lighthouses will serve admirably
as signal towers. Their equipment, as
we'll as that of the life saving stations,
will include powerful telescopes and binoc-
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ulars, wigwag flags, navy numeral flags,
pistols that shoot fire balls of different
colors, and acetylene lamps for signaling
at night In time of war special signal
book will be furnished by the Navy De-
partment, the international code being of no
value of course, where secrecy is desired.
AT short intervals along the beach are
telephone boxes, like those used by police
men in cities. The surfman out on patrol
is never more than a mile or two from
such a box Suppose that in time of war
he catches sight of a squadron of hostile
warships. He runs to the nearest box and
telephones to the station. The station
keeper telephones or telegraphs to the
naval wireless plant-fifty miles away,
perhaps The wireless outfit sends the
news to the great long-distance wireless
towers at Arlington, across the Potomac
from Washington. Arlington calls up the
Navy Department, which issues corre-
feet and to the coast forts.
Wartime Regulations
IN case of sudden and serious emergency
the coast wireless plant would send the
news direct to the feet and to the forts
and batteries. Even when nothing in
particular is doing" in war time daily
telegram will be despatched from each
life saving station to the headquarters of
its own district Gnland) using a cipher
word to indicate that all hands are well
and the equipment in good order.
All such messages in time of war will
have right of way over the wires which
when necessary will be cleared of every
other kind of business. The efficiency of
such system was tested in more or
less experimental way during the Spanish
War, when it proved highly satisfactory.
A striking illustration of its merits was
afforded when the battleship Oregon, after
circumnavigating South America, arrived
at Jupiter Inlet. Captain Clark sent a
boat ashore to the life saving station, and
inside of ten minutes the Navy Depart
ment at Washington had his message.
The places most likely to be attacked
by hostile fleet are in the neighborhood
of harbors. and wherever there is greatest
congestion of shipping. Fortunately it is
along these parts of the coast that life
saving stations are most thickly sprinkled
Thus, for example, on the south shore
of Long Island there are twenty-nine
stations within distance of $50 miles,
tions in ITO miles. Again, south of the
entrance to Chesapeake Bay ian open and
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Shall | Drink With My Meals?
By EDWIN F. BOWERS, MD.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
DIVORCED COUPLE REMARRIEs.
Charles n. Hicks and Mrs. Hicks Are
Nodded Second Time.

Early last spring Mrs Rebecca E.
Hicks was granted a divorce from her
husband, Charles Fl. Hicks. farmer
well known in the neighborhood about
three miles northeast of tho city. Two
weeks ago Sunday forenoon Mr. and
Mrs. Hicks were remarked by Rev.
Mr.. Hilleman in his study Of the First
Methodist church, Des Moines. To-Day
Mr.. Hicks made the fact public.
The two children, watch Mrs. Hicks
had with her. correspondence regard
ing them, and remittances of alimony
We're the means of communication that
led to reconciliation. Also in The
intervening months both Mr.. and Mrs
Hicks had had time to reflect aud re-
pent.
Early In the summer Mrs. Hicks
took the children with her and went
to near Hampton. where she was keep
ing house for q farmer. For the chill
dren she wrote letters to their father
The latter sent notes to them with his
remittances of alimony. Thus link
of interest was maintained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
II, X. DENMEAp CAR TAKEN
EARLY IN EVENING, AND NO
TRACE IS FOUND.
PROFESSIONAL THIEVES
SUSPECTED OF CRIME
First Supposed That "Joyridsrs" Had
Taken Car, and That Il Would Be
Found Abandoned in Short Time,
But Thorough Search Proves Fruit
Iess-Deseription Of Car.

Automobile thieves Friday evening
stole the big seven passenger kissel
belonging to Cashier H. K. Denmead
of the First National Bank, which had
been left standing in South Second
avenue, just east Of the New England
Store. The car was taken sometime
between 1910 and $40 o'clock, while
Mr.. and Mrs Denmead were at the
Casino. 1t was at first believed JOY
riders" had taken the car, but thor
, ough search of the city and roads lead
ing into town failed to give the officers
any clue.
Today Mr.. Denmead was inclined
to the beliei that the theft was COM
mitted by automobile thieves, owing to
| the fact that no trace Of the missing
car had been found.
The car is a Kissel- sos, 1914 model
and cost $500 new. The factory num-
Der is 4,677, and the registry number
1871 Iowa. Mr.. Denmead had Good
year corded tires on the rear wheels
and these would show little wear. The
front tires were Goodrich smooth
tread, and these were fairly we'll worn.
Car Easily Identified.
The Denmead car would be easy OF
identification unless the wind shield is
removed The shield is split close to
the bottom, and on the left hand side
of the lower section a portion of the
glass had been broken out At the
lower center OF the upper section there
| is bubble in the glass, about the
size Of q 25-cent piece, which Is easily
distinguishahle.
Many cars were parked in Main
street, between Second and Third ave-
nues, at the hour when the Denmead
car was taken, but few cars were
standing in South Second avenue. Mr..
Denmead reported his loss to the police
Immediately upon the discovery that
the car was missing. search OF the
city was begun, on the supposition that
joyriders had taken the car and would
soon abandon it. The city was thor
oughly searched, and roads leading
from the city were then searched. The
Lincoln highway to the east Of the city
was followed for some distance. This
search was continued until o'clock
this morning without the officers or
Mr.. Denmead obtaining a clue.
Today a description Of the car was
sent to other cities in the hope that it
might be located.
Believed Seen at Leorand.
Word to the sheriff's office this
morning was to the effect that an
automobile answering the description
of the Denmead car was seen to pass
thru LeGran6 at about $3.50 Friday
night, headed east. No one who saw
the car got good glimpse Of it's oc-
cupants. and no description Of them
was obtainable.
Sheriff Edgar left for the east over
the Lincoln highway in an effort to
get further information in towns thru
which the car seen at LeGrand may
have passed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
FORMER RESIDENT INvENrs Tov.
"San" sieseI Has Educational Must.
cal Menaqerie For Children.

cal Menaserie For Children.
A device which it is claimed will en1
able children 4 or years Of age to
play tunes on a piano with only a lit
tie practice has been invented by
Sam" Siegei. formerly Of Marshall
town, according to letter received to-
day by T. Nelson Downs, an old
vaudeville partner of Mr.. Slegel. Siegel
for many years was mandolinist OF
exceptional capabilities.
The toy is called the Musical
Menagerie' and consists of a toy piano
and chart with various animals on It.,
each amino! representing a note, or
tone. Pictures Of the animals are
pasted on the front of the music rack
and additional tunes printed on heavy
cardboard come with the toy piano.
The child touches the key on which a
certain animal is represented, and a
certain tone results. The words are
printed below. In simple tune sent
out by MIR. S.ese!. the .une God Save
the King" is shown, ready for Can
adian distribution. Here the first tone
is represented by deer. There are
also dogs, cats, monkeys. rabbits, cows
and other animals. Mr. Siegel is the
proprietor OF the Sam siegel Toy Com
.pany at Brooklyn, N. Y. He says he
has received many orders from Wanna
makers, Mscey's and other large
stores,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23

of vistas OF purple miles and misty
distances, of valley. lake, mountain.
volcano and river, actual scenic re-
productions of the most beautiful
scenery in Mexico: and gorgeous cos
tunes Of the old days Of Maximillion.
when Mexico was in her glory; the
smouldering, passionate natures of
those Children of the SUM-" and, domi-
nant over all, the royal, lion-like
character of old Aguila. the last
descendent of the ancient Aztec kings,
the Montezumas and, in sharp contrast,
to the dreamy air Of romance of the
Land of Manana," the sharp, bright,
busy. witty, practical newspaper man.
Jones. from the land where people do
things and do them today. These are
the reasons that this great play is
ever new and always a favorite
Mr.. Bubb is staging the production
this season, with beautiful new scenery
and costumes and a splendid cast of
the best dramatic artists, and intends
that it shall be the biggest season yet,
if excellence of production and COM
pany can make it so. Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23

In August MIS-. Hicks left the place
near Hampton and went TO near In
dianola to keep house on farm. She
changed cars here On her way, and by
a coincidence Mr.. Hicks took the same
train to Des Moines on business Ho
came across Mrs. Hicks and the chill
dren, who were tick:cd to see their
father. and the family rode to Des
,Moines together.
That meeting led to more frequent
correspondence. The result OF 1t was
that three weeks ago Mr.. Hicks went
to near 1ndianola to visit Mrs Hicks
and the children. There reconciliation
was effected. Husband and wife for
gave and were forgiven, and for each
others sake, and the sake Of the two
children. they made their plans to be
married again the following Sunday.
Saturday Mr.. Hicks went to Des
Mones. He met Mrs. Hicks and the
children there the next day, and that
afternoon they all returned here and
went to their home IN Marion town
ship. again happy to be united.
Contractors Take Notice.
The Farmers and Merchants Brick
and Tile Company has on hand =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
LOCAL COMMENT

new bank at yancleve and a new
theater on Main street will furnish adj
ditional places for the thrifty to de-
post their money and for others to
spend theirs in amusement. The wants
of growing population must be pro-
vided for. Business optimism pre-
walls regardless of the corn crop.
When south side park and play
ground is in operation the efforts OF
the Marshalltown Clubs park commits
tee can be said to have accomplished
results. In the way of suggestion the
other sites which need attention are at
the corner Of North Third avenue and
Marion streets for the First ward,
North Third street opposite Park street
for the Second ward, the grounds
around the Franklin school for west
Marshall and Sixth and Doty streets
for the Third ward. square block
of ground should be leased of Mr..
Bnford for Fairgrounds which eventu-
ally should become site for a ward
school On North Third street it might
be possible to secure the dedication of
a playground site as a memorial to
Mrs. Nettie Chaplin, a remarkably bril-
liant woman among the pioneers of this
city. At the Franklin school grounds
small stream should be diverted to
the extreme north boundary of the
grounds, a ravine tiled and $1,000 spent
for grading and filing. then a ball park
within one block of the street car line
could be provided. Farm land lying
alongside the NJ & ST. l.. railway Is
available at Sixth and Doty streets and
should be secured before someone
starts to plat it. II we are going to add
1000 people to this town in five years
which is the minimum estimate, that
means that we must absorb two or
binary county seat towns within our
community and that is going to extend
the town plat.
The public generally will commend
the action of the school board in put
ting the Rogers school in a healthful
condition and the universal hope now
is that this is the beginning of a gen.
eral Improvement of all the buildings
which are not properly ventilated. We
can not have the out-of- doors schools
in this climate which are in vogue in
California but we can supply our build
ings with fresh air from outside tenn
pered by a heating plant to Cali
fornia temperature.
&
The fellowship committee Of the
Marshalltown club gave good service
in connection with reunion of the Sec
ond cavalry. Few, If any business
places lacked some touch of the colors
that the soldiers followed and the auto
ride was much appreciated by the vet
Grams. Most of all, however was the
flags that everywhere told the visitors
that Marshalltown remembered them
and welcomed them as her guests. A
committee such as the fellowship COM
mittee which will work is needed. Keep
it working.
Speaking of flags and patriotic decor
ations this middle west of ours while
perhaps the most patriotic of any sec
ton of the country when desperate
need calls, is most negligent of dem
onstration ordinarily We sit tight
when the Star Spangled Banner is
played or sung, we keep on our hats
to the flag, and when America is sung
it is sometimes necessary for the leader
to indicate that the audience should
stand. We ought to learn some Of the
courtesies of patriotism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
IeGrand News.

Miss Florence Manship, who has
been visiting relatives in Missouri for
few weeks, returned Wednesday eve
ming. Her sister, Mrs ]. B. Wilson,
and son Rex accompanied her and will
visit while at the home Of her
brother, ]. r. Manship and family.
Prof. John Cogswell spent Saturday
and Sunday at his home at Rockwell.
where he was called on account OF the
sickness of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Krugel spent this
week at the home Of their daughter.
Mrs. E. C. Groves, and family. at
Urbana
Mr., and Mrs. c. 1. Twedt and Miss
Reba Ferguson visited Saturday and
Sunday with relatives at Cedar Rap
ids.
The Ladies' Literary and Musical
Club met Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Maude Gaunt. Roll call was re-
sponded to by naming favorite books.
A book review on THE Shepherd Of
the Hills was given by Mrs. Gaunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Adair enjoyed
two days visit the latter part of last
week with their nieces. Mrs. Edna
Tilly and daughter. Marguerite and
Miss McArtor, of Salem. o.
Mrs. A. A. Shellenbarger Mrs. c. B.
| Adair and Alpheus Shellenbarger at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. Christen-
son at Garwin, Thursday afternoon.
| Five members Of the ladies' aid OF
| the Christian church served a chicken
dinner at the home of Mrs Joseph
Richards, Thursday. An all-day meet
ing was enjoyed by the members.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Newell and son
Ovon and Dr. and Mrs H. A. Newell
OF Marshalltown, were guests Tuesday
of Mr.. and Mrs, A. A. Richards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
"a ROYAL SLAVE" SUNDAY.

odson Has Dramatic Attraction Sum
day Evening Splendid Cast.
A play that stands the test Of time
and grows more and more popular, as
each season succeeds, must have
something in 1t. that is more true, vital
and human and that appeals to our
love of the beautiful, the picturesque,
the systematic and humorous. In short
1t must have in it all that the eye.
the ear, the heart and the keen sense
OF fun demand.
This 10 the secret Of the unceasing
SUCCESS Of "a Royal Slave" which
comes 20 the sOdeon tomorrow evening.
lts setting Of palm trees and flowers,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
WHAT 90 you "mAkE"7
Wages, Salary or Profits, Nobody
makes" More Than He Saves-Op-
portunity Is No Friend to the Penni-
less or Unthrifty-What's Your Idea
Of "Savina?"

A man makes" just what he saves
and invests. No more. That is what
saving means. 1t isn't big wages or
salaries that count. It's the dollars
laid aside out Of the wages and set
working for you. This talk of saving
up for Christmas isn't saving talk. It's
proposition to gather a roll and use
it in one big debauch of spending
Saving means that it isn't to be spent
but invested, kept working for it's
owner. Every now and then a chance
comes. 1t always comes to all men.
It's a chance to buy into the business.
It's one thing or another that means adj
vancement and share Of the divi
dends. 1t takes money. Then the
steady savings of years do the bust
ness. But it was steady saving that
did it. This thing of opportunity
means just this: There isn't any OPP
portunity to the man who doesn't get
ready for it. Somebody tells him of a
chance he had to buy a farm now
worth $500 an acre for $50 an acre but
hadn't the money. Well. somebody had
the money. He'd saved it. He's on
the farm.
Things happen. No matter how
healthy a man is ishe. gets sick
sometime sooner or later. He ought to
have an anchor to windward. Saving
does it. Somebody wants to sell, must
get away, the home is offered at
ridiculously low price. That savings
account furnishes the initial payment.
Somebody gets the place. If some
man who needs it doesn't buy it with
his savings then the capitalist does who
takes it as speculation and makes"
years wages for workingman in
the few minutes it takes to write a
deed. You can do tiff you have the
money. You can. save it.,
f.. Want to try? The Security Savings
Bank pays per cent on savings. It's
handy to the factory district and car
ries many workmen's accounts. It's
management. will be glad to talk with
you about saving. Security Savings
Bank.