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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
rpurItputon Hawkeye


The new school law for the selection
Of county superintendent promises TO
be marked improvement upon the old
system. It IL revolutionary in some
degree, but not detrimentally. It takes
another school officer out of politics
and puts the choice in the hands Of the
persons most directly and intimately
interested in the public schools. A
county convention Of the presidents OF
school boards is really more represent
tative Of the people than by vote at a
general election. And for this reason:
the great mass Of citizens, busy with
their own affairs, give very little
thought or attention to the schools.
Even the parents with children in the
schools, seldom visit them. The sue
cess of the school depends upon the
teachers, superin tendents and school
boards. They are actuated not only by
sense Of duty, but they become deep
ly interested in the work. They become
familiar with all the details Of school
work in their own neighborhood. and
are led into the wider field Of vision
thru conferences and conventions.
Surely, it Is this class Of citizens that
is the best qualified to pass upon the
merits of applicants for the county
SUPPLEMENTARY.
The public interest-the develop
ment Of the public school system-wiu
be better served than under the formeI
plan. There will be less party poll
tics and more Of merit, experience and
personal character taken into consider
alton.
That the perogatives Of the voters
at large will not be inpinged Is easily
dem onstrated. II county superintend'
ents were to be chosen at special cleo.
lions called exclusively for that pur'
pose, it is safe to estimate that las 8
rule, not 10 per cent OF the voter:
would go to the polls. If 80 per cen
of the voters would let the election &
by default, we can rest assured the,
will be still more content when theJ
understand the wise provisions Of thu
new law by which the closest friends o
the schools will make the selection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

The sprinstims Plains.

The Springtims Plains.
Heart Of me, are you hearing
The drum of hoofs in the rains?
Over the springtime plains ride
Knee to knee with spring
And glad as the summering sun that
comes
Galloping north thru the zodiac!
Heart of me, lets forget
The plains death-white and still,
When lonely love thru the stiffness
called
Like a smothered stream that sings Of
summer
Under the snow on a winter night.
Now the frost Is blown from the sky
And the plains are living again.
Hark lovers sing on the sunrise trail.
Wild horses call to be out of the moon,
Watching me pass with impish eyes,
Gray coyotes laugh in the quiet dusk
And the plains are glad all day with
me.
Heart of me, all the way
My heart and the hoofS keep time,
And the wide, sweet winds from the
greening world
Shout in my ears glory song,
For nearer, nearer. mile and mile,
Over the quivering rim Of the plains,
IS is valley that spring and love best
And the waiting eyes of you!
Badger Clark in Scribners Magazine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
THE RAlNSBARGERS AGAIN.

1t was a pitiful sight to see the two
Rainsbarger brothers On their way
back to the penitentlary after a
glimpse of the outside world 1t was
the more pitiful because a reasonable
doubt lives in the minds Of many
thoughtful and sincere men who have
given their case attention and consid-
cradle investigation. The doubt runs
from the possibility that they may
have been innocent to such assertion
and belief as this, voiced by the Gin
ton Herald:
The evidence that the Rainsbargers
committed a murder twenty five years
ago was the fact that they were with
in two miles of the scene of the crime
when it was committed. They are be-
ing kept in prison thru the influence
of a gang of half reformed horse
thieves 1t is no credit 10 the state
that they are not turned loose in the
feebleness of old age. They ought to
die in the sunshine.
Between the Heralds blunt opinion
and assertion and the fact that these
men weer convicted Of murder by the
courts a quarter of 4 century ago of
the johnson murder lie various strata
Of opinion and belief. Good men and
true who have lived and still live in the
community where the crime was COM
mitted are convinced that the Rains
bargers who were killed in Jail by the
mob and those who still live in prison
died and have suffered in prison fol-
the crimes of others. The mass Of at.
idavits and testimony gathered by the
friends Of the Rainsbargers and Others
their cases can not fail to raise grave
doubts as to their guilt ind to con-
vince that crime was widespread and
organized in that county and that i,
included those influential in their day
Nevertheless the Rainsbargers may
have been guilty but the doubt exists
and has existed many years.
Their life in the prison has been ex-
cellent. They are model prisoners
Each time an appeal has ben made fol
their release on parole mos
determined and peculiar opposition
has developed. 1t has not beer
any general opposition for i
is 10 be believed from the newspaper
comment on the matter that the gen
eral public would feel that no harm
had been done if these old men wer,
given their liberty on parole.
Let them die in the sunshine,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
SENATE AND GARDNER COWLES.
TDes Mofnes Capital.1

In refusing to confirm the nominal
ton Of Mr. Gardner Cowles, publisher
of the Register and Leader for MEM
Der of the state educational board, the
senate gave an exhibition of intoler-
ance which was unworthy of it.
1t is openly admitted that it was the
aggressive attitude of Mr.. Cowles'
newspaper toward certain highway i'm
provement measures that led senate
members to single out Mr.. Cowles for
punishment.
The Capital has no time for this
kind of factional bigotry even II the
victim thereof does happen to be the
publisher of competitive newspaper
Men who permit their official actions
to reflect the purpose Of personal pro-
scrption cut a sorry figure If attempt
ing to pose as statesmen at the same
time.
Mr.. Cowles has been q useful mem
Der of the state educational board and
Governor Clarke will be justified In
continuing his service by a vacation
appointment as permitted by law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
Quisenberry's Rules.

Director Quisenberry of the National
Egg -Lawing contest, Mountain Grove.
Mo-, gives these rules for breeding
poultry:
Breed only from stock Of high vital
ity which has never been seriously
sick with any disease.
Breed from mature males and fe-
males.
Breed from birds as near ideal IN
shape and color as possible. good
all-round bird is better to use as a
breeder than bird exceptionally good
in one point and exceptionally poor IN
others.
Let the male be exceptionally strong
in points where the female is weakest.
and vice versa
Instead Of buying ten males at one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
IOWA OPINION AND NoTEa.

1.-THE gist Of the advice which friends
are offering George Cosson and Joe
Allen, both Of whom want to be gov
ernor, seems to be that II is better
to get together than to come together"
remarks the Sioux City Journal.
There Is one point which we may all
look upon as matter for profound
congratulation," says the Des Moines
Capital referring to the legislature.
There has been no legislative scandal.
There has been no sensational charges
Of bribery. There has been no costly
investigation necessary concerning the
official conduct Of any member. In
this respect the legislature reflects in
an impressive way the high character
of the people Of the state. It IL pre-
eminence which makes Iowa conspic-
uous in the eyes OF the nation. To hold
this prestige should be the ambition OF
every citizen of the state"
What does Howard Ram. or any
other publisher, for that matter, in a
town the size of Manchester. want OF
/ a postoffice? asks the Storm i.s:1s
Pilot Tribune.
"A state legislature 10 q school," says
J the burlington Hawkeye, "the msmberl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
A QUIET SESSION.
~,

It was one OF the quietest sessions
ever from corporation standpoint.
The railways asked for the right to
increase passenger fares 70 2zs cents
and got a respectful hearing, but no
more. A semi-monthly payment law
is the only one on the adopted list to
which they filed exception.
The only politics visible in the ses-
sion's work related to personal ambi-
ton in 1916. 1t is doubtful II any
substantial gains were scored.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
AS FilMA
Can Be Cured
Rayard. Iowa, Nov. :, 1914.
Hoover Medicine Co.
De- AOinoa. Iowa.

Ooo AOlno0s IOWA.
Gentlemen: take this means Of
expressing my gratitude TO you for the
help have had from your medicine
AS-NO-M NOR. had been sufferer
from asthma for % years and tried 20
many different remedies, but found
nothing to help me. until year ago u
took As-NO-MOR tell asthma suf-
ferers about II wherever 90. for I am
now enjoying want others to know OF
your wonderful medicine. Use my
name ana this letter II you care 70.
Gratefully yours,
Mrs. Fred p. Moraine.
We have proved by hundreds Of CAGES
asthma can be cured. Why suffer and
choke with that terrible asthma when
2 few doses Of AS-NO-MOR will quick
ly relieve your suffering and Q. few
bottles will effect permanent cure? Do
not confuse AS-NO-MOR with the
many quick relief remedies which are
only intended to relieve your suffering
for . short time and leave you in the
same condition you were before using.
AS-NO-MOR cures by healing and
removing the Inflammation and irrita-
ton from tho bronchial mucosa and
restoring 1t to q normal healthy condi-
ton. Once the bronchial mucosa II
restored to its normal healthy condi-
ton. changes in the weather, getting In
q dusty place, taking cold. ETC., will
have no more effect on you than on a
person who never heard Of asthma.
Every bottle sold on q positive guar
an<ee. IL you are not satisfied with
results from part of bottle, return the
balance and your money will be cheer
fully refunded. Sold in Marshalltown.
only by Peter Mayer & Son, druggists.
Sent prepaid any place In the u. s. for
81: sample bottle for IL cents by
Hoover Medicine Co., Des Moines. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
Masonic Meetings.

!" SPECIAL COMMUNAL 'oN
Marshall Lodge, No. 10S f. & "A. M;
Work in third degree Friday, Aprn
"a 7.3o o. m. John w. Wells, secre-
tary; w. H. Steiner, w. M.
slGNET CHAPTER, No. 50, r. A. M
Regular convocation Monday, April 10
L. s. Kilborn, H. P; John w. Weiis'
Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No. 90, R. & S. M. MohuaS
after the third Sunday. /. I. Foroes'
recorder; George Gregory, t. l. NJ.
REGULAR coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80. K T.. Iuesoay'
April 90 at 1880 o'clock. Kesuiar
ness. George Gregory. E. c.: M. s.
Mcfarland, Rec.
SPECIAL MEETING Central CHAP,
ter No. 81, Q. E. S., "Wednesday apr.
%, p. m. Initiation. Anna boMLii,s
secretary; Mary Black Collins W. u"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
Iona Newspapers
TOO EARLY.

CIowa City Republican,
There does not seem to be mucn
speculation as to who will succeed
Cummins in the senate when he be-
comes president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

The Anamosa Eureka suggests that
"if ever an election takes place IN
which Frank Shankland is not candi-
date for something, it might be well
for republicans to stop the campaign
long enough to find out what ails him. >
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
Tho Corn Planter.

It should he all ready to start now.
Does 1t drop tho same number OF
kernels every time? It should pretty
nearly do so. The yield next fall re-
quires 1t.
Does 1t miss hills? It should not. II
it misses per cent Of the hills, 1t viii
lower the yield on a hundred acres
enough to lose you the price OF new
planter in one season. II 1t misses one
hill in 500, 1t will pay to borrow the
money at per cent to buy a new
planted-if you can set one that VILE
drop accurately.
Whatever is wrong should be cured.
No planter will or can drop accurately
both the small kernels at the tips and
the clumsy, bulky ones at the butt OF
the ear. II they are IN the seed it is the
farmers fault, not the planters. Maybe
the machine has had some hard usage
which has loosened it's Joints. and
pulled its frame out Of line. If 1t has
stood in a moist place or out In the
weather, the little springs Of the drop
mechanism may be rusted and weak.
instead Of keenly on the job.
In any case, 1t doesn't pay to use the
machine at all unless 1t IL doing sood
work.
The corn can't grow risht unless It is
planted right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

Gust wait till potato planting Is ovel
before rushing this next governorshiI
business" requests the Iowa City Re-
publican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

whence Bryan dragged II into power
ana responsibility when he nominated
Wilson and defeated Clark at Balu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
80. az n.ilx Lie.

0usds foe Daily LIE.
~ sasxszv what yss want tn do. hold
- tAcught FIRMLY, and do every day
Whae ahcnld b done, and every sun
j - wUAee you tAat much nearer the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

dollar each ana thns :esttinS vesy -
binary males to head yopf A0ok. u -
much better 70 get ono51ood male -
$40 and mate him In Q separate pen 10
ten or twelve Of your very choAcsst -
males.
The condition Of the parent stock -
largely. In fact almost wholly. responsi-
BILE for the condition Of the baby chicks.
A chick well born 10 half raised.
Good strong, vigorous males ana fe-
males, properly mated, will store 20
much vitality In the eggs that the em-
bryo can stand a lot Of abuse In incu-
baton and the baby chick will over
come and outlive many Of our mis-
takes in faulty breeding and improper
feeding.
Blackberry Blight.
For the orange rust Of the blackberry
no cure Is known at this time except
the heroic one of pulling or digging up
the diseased plants and burning them
But II this cure - applied promptly
the plantation may be kept fairly clean
and perhaps serviceable for years.
The bush should be eradicated at the
first indication Of the disease manifest
ed by two later eprayings (before the
fruit leaves. II you wait until the leaves
are covered with the yellow powder
(spores), many other plants close by
may have become infected. Spraying
dormant raspberry canes with a strong
solution of iron sulphate (green cop
peras), followed by two later sprayinss
(before the fruit sets) with Bordeaux
mixture, has been founda promising
preventive Of raspberry blight.
In experience spraying dormant
grapevines with the strong solution OF
iron sulphate has been effective IN pre-
venting certain grape diseases, and as
important as later sprayings with our
standard fungioide. 1t is not Impossible
that such spray applied on dormant
blackberry bushes may help to keep the
vines free from orange rust.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

1.-THE Iowa general assembly MAJ
closed its sessions. No flags at nal
mast are being displayed around here,
AYERS the Burlington Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

"Shankland would have to be pitted
against some very weak candidates II
he made much of showing IN north
ern Iowa." declares the Britt News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22

"A state legislature IL q school," says
the Burlington Hawkeye, "t1e members
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02
PROMINENT GERMANS
 ARE INDICTED
ONE WAS FORMER CONSUL GEN ERAL AT NEW YORK FOR
 TEN YEARS.

Now York. N. Y March 1-The Hamburg American line and five men. one of whom formerly held high off ces under the German government were indicted by the federal grand
 jury here today on charges of having conspired to defraud the United States government through false
 statements false c'eaances of yes eels from American ports and false mauitests of cargoes, with the intent of having the vessels proceed t9 places other than those mentioned in i the clearance papers and there de- | Ever upphes to ships belonging to a 1 foreign government.
 Two indictments were returned l each of which names as defendants 1 the Ilamburg-American line and the
 five individuals. The latter are Carl ! Buenz. director in charge of the New l York office of the HamburgAmerican 1 line and former German consu. gen eral at New York, George Kotter. su- 1 erintendent here of the Hamburg American line Felix Seffer, super cargo of the American steamship l.O- renzo, which was surprised and cap. tured by a British cruiser while coal ns the German cruiser Karlsruhe; J, Pappinghaus, otherwise known as Walter Poppenlouse, supercargo of
 the American steamer Berwind which cleared for Buenos Aires but arrived
 af
 and Adolph HachmeisterA The indict- ments state also that the alleged con
 sTiracy included other persons uu- known 10 the grand jury. Al five of the individuals named will be ar
 r3isned for pleading in the United States district court here tomorrow.
 The first indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to de
 fraud the United States in and by causing collectors of customs by means of false statements to make
 record and transmit untrue and inac- curate records" The second charges Conspiracy to defraud the United
 States in and by obtaining clearance
 papers by means of false manifests." "
 MT Buenz named in the indict- ment became German consul at Chi cago in 1892 after being consul at
 Port an Prince, Haiti. Seven years
 ater he was appointed German con sul general at New York, which post
 he held for about ten years. Then he became German minister to Mexico and later he served at Constantinopie as German representative on the
 board of administration of the Turk
 ish national debt. He became Ameri- can representative of the HamDurg- American line in 1919
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02

waters the attack can only be deliy- cred by submarine agency.
 The responsibility of discriminat- ing between neutral and enemy yes- sels and between neutral and enemy cateoes obviously rests with the att lackiug ship. whose duty it is to verify the status of the yes sel and cargo and to preserve all papers sink. ing or capturing the ship So also the humane duty to provide for the safety of crews Of merchant vessels, whether neutra or enemy is an obligation on every belligereut
 "lt is upon this basis that all pre- yiou~ discussions of law for regulat- ing warfare have proceeded. The German submarine fulfils none of these obligations.
 The German declaration substi- tutes indiscriminate destruction for regulated captures Germany has adopted this method against the neacefu' trader and the non-combat- ant with the ayowed object of pre- venting commodities of al kinds, ia- cluding food for the civilian popua. ton, from reaching or leaving the | British Isles or northern France
 Her opponents are therefore driven to frame retaliatory measures in or der in their turn to prevent commodi- ties of any kind from reaching or leaving Germany
 "These measures will. however. be enforced by the British and French governments without risk to neutral ships or neutral or non-combatant lives and in strict observation of the dictates of humanity. The British and French governments will there fore hold themselves free to detain and take into port ships carrying goods of presumed enemy destination or origin
 Tt is not intended 10 confscate such vessels or cargoes unless they would otherwise be liable to coafisca- ton. Vessels with cargoes which ,4iled before this date will not be af- fected.
 That Is our reply
 The reading of the statement was interrupted frequently with oud cheers.
 Admir2l Lord Charles Bereslorj iu- yited the premier to state whether Germans who engaged in submarine attacks or raids on unfortired towns and were captured would be tried for murder Mr. Asquith declined to give any definite assurance but he said:
 No doubt the government will take into serious consideration what is the status under international law of per sens engaged in this campaign'
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02

was reported. declined to admit the petition; anotler in which it was cir. culated failed to get any signatures, and the effort fall decidedly flat Friends of the racing bill heard that the Hot Springs Ministerial Associd. ton would lombard the bill at their session there Monday. but word was received that thoueh this body me- the racing bill was not considered and that no further action would b. taken by that body against it.
 The fight for this bin mas made Hot Springs more friends than rhat resort has ever had in Arkansas before in its history. The very best men in 1hc state have come 10 Little Rock and spent their time and money in an et fort to make representatives see that it would be to the interest of Arkan- sas generally and the State Fair and in particular to get this bill passed and the support this measure las re- ceived has been a revelation 10 old timers who have been on duty in l-2- islatiye halls here for years
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02
sULPHURic ACID DESTROYED.

Woburn Mass. Marcr 1.-Teu thousand gallons of sulphuric ac,j was released during a fire which de- stroyed the sulphuric acid house of the Merrimac Chemical company's plant tonight
 boy fell into a pool of acid and suffered burns which may prove fatal Several firemen were disabled by acid burns.
 The acid was stored in vats ready. according to company officials for shipment to Europe tobe used in the manufacture of high explosives The loss is $i5o.U0U
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02

when the question is argued in further diplomatic correspondence.
 Just when the United States gov. erument will act on the latest note is dependent to some extent on when the replies are received from the allies and Germany 10 the informa. communication looking to an abolition CT submarine warfare on merchant ships and the shipment of foodstuffs to the civil population of belligerents.
 Germanys answer Is said to be on its way and officials expect that if will be practically an acquiescence in the principle of the American pro posa s From Great Britain not a word has come in several days until todays statement that the matter was under consideration.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02
GRAND OPERA FAILURE.

Chicago March 1.-The Chicago Grand Opera Company filed vohin- tary petition in bankruptcy today scheduling liabilities of $2G4400 and assets of $61 500.
 The petition included ten typewrit ten pages of names of singers to whom the company was indebted in various amounts, They include the highest priced grand opera stars in the world, among them Titta Ruffo, whose contract is said to call for $2,000 a night; Maria Barienzs and Maria Kouszeuoff, $1,500 each. Ernes- stne Schumann-Heink, si200 and Alice Zepilli, $1,000