Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

mobiles. And the secretary's estimate
for next year means that Iowa Is go
ing to be still more prosperous.
FULL PAY FOR TEACHERS.
IDes Moines Capitall
In the epidemic OF colds and Ia
grippe that has been going the rounds
In the last few weeks the teachers in
the Des Moines public schools have
been hard hit. On several days all the
supply teachers were called upon in,
the emergency.
The question arises as to whether
tho men and women should be de-
prived Of their salary during the time
they are forced to remain away from
their duties. Those who are absent
because of their own disability or for
quarantine are allowed half pay for
month. Many OF the teachers belong
to an association which pays So
week for sickness. but this Is insur-
ance and it 10 paid for by the bene7
ficiary ana not by the public.
Teachers are compelled TO Withstand
more than the ordinary exposure. Some
Of the buildings are hard OF access in
the winter. Contact with a room full
OF children Is dangerous at any season
of the year.
The city and state do not dock en-
ployes who are absent on account OF
illness. Many business firms grant fun
pay, some Of them for absences that
extend over several weeks
We believe 1t Is no more than fair
that teachers who are forced to lose
time because Of sickness should have
full wages for q limited time. In sew
erai cities teachers are allowed their
full wages for a week or ten days. A
majority of the cases Of illness are for
a shorter period than a week. Teach
ers receive small enough consideration
for the sacrifices their profession re-
auires. A very small part of the mill
lion dollars spent on education each
year in the Des Moines public schools
would take care Of the extra funds re-
CURED for q FULL pay plan.
GOOD RADIANCE TO MULCT LAW.
[Waterloo Times Tribune. Democratic1
Advice from Manning. Iowa, is that
there viii be no saloon test case in that
district notwithstanding the city coun-
Gil has extended the permit for the sale
Of intoxicating liquors to the liquor
dealer beyond Jan. I.
Attorney General Cosson has in
formed ell county officers 10 accept no
money from liquor dealers. so that. il
his orders are carried out, il makes
little difference whether a city council
grants permit to continue or not, I'M
less the county officer is commanded
by court TO accept the license money
rendered.
The action of the attorney general is
somewhat unusual. Usually attorneys
are not adverse to proceedings which
have for their object the testing OF the
legality Of a law. Attorneys and courts
are always interested in having laws
upon which there is any question OF
legality. tested to the court Of last re-
sort. Il saves attorneys, courts and
people lot OF trouble when such pro-
ceedinxa arc had in the beginning
Liquor dealers in cities that have
mot been closed" since the mulct law
was enacted. are not adverse to test
in the courts, but those IN d city like I
Waterloo. where experience. IN full
measure has been had. are conteut to
close their doors without further ado.
Z It may be agreed that thru techni-
cAliies The saloon. in some judicial dis
trictS, might remain open for time
but experience teaches that they could
remain open only until such time an
the supreme court had opportunity to
pass on the case.
From the beginning. the supreme
court has recognized the mulct law as
simply program Of punishment for
violation Of the prohibitory Law. main
tanning that the prohibitory law was
in force and effect and that the mulct
law offered only bar 10 prosecution
Vsva tho f~r ~
punishment for violation Of the law. "a
The supreme court would. therefore,
hold that the legislature adopted mo-
when it repealed the mulct law, but
simply removed the bar to prosecution.
In other words, simply refused to ac- ]
cept terms Of punishment, in advance,
for the violation Of the prohibitory law
OF the state.
Realizing just how the supreme court
stands on this question. what would be
the use OF testing the law? At best,
the saloons could only be kept open
few month";.
While Mr. Cosson's desire to avoid
test case is unusual, the average per-
SON residing In q community where
there have been court fights galore, IL
satisfied IL Cosson can 50 maneuyer M
TO avoid = test case. The average c;ti-
zen wants no further truck with such
an un-American, cowardly piece Of
legislation as the mulct law proved IT.
self to be. A law that winks at the
violation of another law IL not q good
law for q free people
AMERICAN DUTY.
IDes Moines Register and Leader.l
The effort to make 4 neutral" in
war. IL the neutral happens to be the
United States. into regulator Of
the war. and enforcer in general OF the
so-called rules Of war - extremely In
teresting.
George w. Emalley. the veteran COR
respondent OF the New York Tribune,
writes from London and quotes Sir Ed
ward Carson at great length TO prove to
Americans that they have lodged their
duty and failed miserab'y at the crit
ical point. and Eyerybody's magazine
comes to hand with dozen interviews
more or less. in which distinguished
English men and English women voice
substantially the same sentiment
It would be easy. Of course to cite IN
stances where England and Germany
have been the nentrals. where enor-
nous intustices have been done in other
parts or the world without active In
PREVENTION on their part. In fact we
should not have to 60 further than to
The Balkans and that in very recent