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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
CASH BUYING.
dubuque Times Journal.l

Dubuque timeS-JOuIBai-l
Chicago grocers and butchers have
attacked the high cost of living by an
nouncing they will give substantial
discounts to all their customers who
will pay cash and take their goods
home with them. The plan Is one
which should be adopted everywhere
and which should meet with ready re-
Spouse.
II has come to be the custom in
America to run charge accounts and
to insist upon delivery of goods OF
every sort. Foolish fashion has de-
creed that il is not ..genteef to be
seen on the streets with bundles and
many corporations have adopted the
system of paying employees monthly.
These two absurd practices have re-
suited in furthering the ridiculous no.
ton that it is approximating social
eminence to pay bills on the hrst o!
the month and to have all goods de-
livered at the rear.
Every retailer who permits his GUS
toners to purchase goods that are 10
be paid for in thirty days--and. all 100
often. in much longer time-is forced
to protect himself from possible loss
by increasing the prices OF his wares.
Merchandise bought and charged is
exactly equivalent to as much cash
loaned for a similar period. NO one
would expect bank to afford such an
accommodation without charging in
terest, neither is it just to expect the
retailer to do so.
Everyone who accepts the accom-
mediation Of credit must expect to pay
for it, but, in like manner, everyone
who accommodates the retailer by
paying cash should be rewarded by not
being asked to pay the interest charges
assessed against credit accounts Like
wise the purchaser who relieves the
dealer of the expense OF delivering
goods should be relieved of that extra
cost. Just how much a customer can
save the retailer by paying cash ana
taking his goods home it is not pos
sible to estimate off hand, but there is
no doubt but that, in a months time.
the amount should be quite worth say
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
PREPAREDNESS At HOME.

There is preparedness for war Of
which the president breaches. There
is preparedness for death Of which the
minister and the insurance agents
preach and then there is preparedness
for accident and illness which Is being
preached today in the hospital fund
campaign. The example has como to
prove the gospel in this respect and
while the sympathies of a community
60 out to anxious parents who are
waiting at the bedside Of a promising
boy we can all take the lesson home to
ourselves.
Among many donor to the hospital
fund the thought has been why
should give to a hospital? 1 have
never been in a hospital in my life.
Hospitals make the doctors rich.
build my own factory. Let the doctors
build their factory" ..
And then there came the reply that
every citizen owes something to pre-
paredneSS. He takes out lie lnsur-
ance and pays for it at rate based
upon only a few dying each year in a
thousand insured. He does it to guard
against the possibility OF being the one
marked for death himself. Well and
strong, with every mem Der Of his fam
lily apparently in good health d man
may feel far remote from a hospital
but he never knows when his time is to
come No man knows when he Leaves
his home in the morning that he will
return to it alive. No man knows blu,
what a bed is to be prepared in the
nearest hospital for him tomorrow.
And so has it been in this campaign
Last week the man whose fasnllyeol
wife and two sons were tne vsss 70
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
TIE STORY OF The LITTLE ADS"

Who said the classified advertising
columns Of the daily newspapers are IN
interesting? There is food for thought,
amusement and speculation in the
Wanted" For Sale" and other depart
rnents of the newspapers advertising
pages.
For instance. who would have
thought there was market for false
teeth Yet if you have any second
hand molars kicking around the house
you can get as much as s. for fun
SCI. wear and tear overlooked, accord
ing to the offer Of an Illinois firm.
In another place child toy is Of
fered for sale at half price. which may
or may not have a human interest
story back of it.
1t vas supposed fhatath farm hand
had reached the limit Of perfection
when the booze fighter and c!garet
fend were barred by critical employ
ers, but an Iowa farmer has come TO
the front with the edict that the man
who gets the job he has TO offer must
!etrain from swearing. It must De
there are no balky horses or kicking
mich cows on that farm, and the hogs
surely are trained 10 come out Of the
corn anG clover fields when called.
In mother column one man wants
a female ferret-probably in the hope
Of making a half dozen ferrets grow
where but one grew before.
When three different men for weeks
at 9 stretch advertise that they viii.
nau! your rubbish for you, and are
paying their advertising bills regular
y, it indicates that there is a perpetual
Tax on the householder in his endeavor
to keep his premises clean. II the scay-
enger finds it profitable to advertise,
is there any other line of business that
can afford not to advertise?
And by the way, had you noticed
in the wanted column a remarkable
falling off in the demand for girls for
general housework' and a correspond
ing increase in the call for maids
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
Topics of the Times

And now the h. c. Of !. is TO lay its
profane hands on the bieachers IN the
ball fields next year. Tut, tut, ye
| league magnates, half if not all, of our
munition factories in the east might be
| idle ere the next ball season begins
and their thousands Of fans will be
rubbing quarters as they question their
check.
Naturally. the trainmen and the rail-
road companies are going TO settle the
differences between them and then tell
congress 10 scrap the Adamson law.
Organized labor has never favored
wage fixing by legislation. And the
brotherhood men have discovered long
ago that this "eight-hour law" is much
OF a gold brick.
At Professor Munsterberg's funeral
yesterday the service had to be spoken
in German. He desired that his body
be cremated and the ashes taken 10
Germany. In this country as a teacher
in Harvard for thirty-four years, ne
will be remembered as an immigrant
| who refused to be fused in the melt
ing pot"
A correspondent asks the T.-R. to
urge an addition to the curriculum n
the state college at Ames in the shape
Of short course for suckers on how
l, 49,, ! ~,
! after trading a good farm for the priv
ilege. We would suggest that the de-
partment Of animal huspandry produce
a serum wherewitl1 human beings can
be innoculated with horse sense
| And It was perhaps best that Lloyd
George was abed, sick and speeches.
Berlin. He is a vocaliy tempestuons
little Welshman. Second thoughts may
again be proven best in this matter
when it is realized that all Germany
asks is sort Of round-table symposi-
UNI on ending the war 1t might re-
suit in stopping the scrap by next
Thanksgiving.
l
| As the need for well trained military
reserves advances Senator Cummins
suggestion Of chain of military col
leges thruout the land takes a new in
| terest. With half of the young men ir
our state colleges working their way
thru school and borrowing for an edu.
cation a military college that woult
| enable young n,en to enlist and receive
q college education as their reward fol
a period of readiness to serve would
perform 4 double duty Of preparing fol
war as we'll as for efficient citizen.
ship.
The farmer who has learned to de.
pend upon his daily newspaper for hi!
market news, his war news and for thu
dry goods news for his wife has also
discovered that the same newspape
can inform them which farm auction hi
wants to attend and his auto enable!
him to attend any one of a dozen ii
several counties.
Editors in this country will scarcel!
be consulted as to terms for peace II
Europe but 1t is very evident at dis
lance that there will be no peace unit
the great Russian nation can have al
outlet to the seas The partition Q
Turkey would be feast for all ma
lions to enjoy 4 ~ ~ s
Mrs Newberaer proprietor Of tn
taestnri Store Sin Chicago. has pur
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
HOPEFUL OF PEACE.
TCouncil Bluffs Nonpareii. j

The entente allies are very properly
taking time to consider the peace prof
fer of the governments Of the centrai
empires. That they will reject the i'm
piled terms tentatively submitted there
is no doubt. But they will do some
diplomatic playing themselves. They
will come back with counter proposals.
To these Germany will give considera-
ton. Ultimately basis Of negotia-
ton may be reached thru this diplo-
matte sparring.
The real nub Of the present situation
is not the geography of Europe but its
future civilization.
Without doubt a large body Of the
people in all the contending nations
earnestly desire permanent peace. But
after the war, which will be in ma
jority in Germany, for illustration, the
paciflsts represented by the social dem
ocrats or the militarists? 4 II but one
nation in Europe persists in its militia
ry preparations others must as mat
ter Of self-protection do likewise. No
nation can be truly independent and
self governing unless it is in position
to successfully resist an overlordship
Of other nations.
National selfshness rather than the
needs Of humanity are still uppernost.
But there is hope. Some time peace
on earth and good will to men will be
the universal rule There is no occa-
sion for despair. No matter how dense
the storm clouds may appear, behind
them the sun is still shining.
3r------
ASKING IT ALL OF THE FARMER
[Cedar Rapids Republican,
President hudson of the Iowa
Grange rather got the best OF the
president in Washington. He says
that Mr. Wilson recently spoke II
some farmers and he told them thai
they must grow bigger crops in order
to reduce the high cost of living. They
must produce wheat enough to force
the price down to a dollar, or less
To do that the farmer must work
harder and longer--that is the nnl,
way in which the farmer can work.
But Mr.. hudson then contrasted this
advice given to the farmers who now
work by NO efs hi hour schedules with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
Iona Newspapers
REASON FOR Optimism.
LOelwein Register. j

And again il Is suggested that II
some OF US may be thinking along pes
simistic lines it might be well TO take
a mental glance across the water to
England. France, germany. Austris.
ana other nations engaged III the
greatest war that was ever staged sircs
the morning stars sang together. the
great majority of US are in comfort
able circumstances. We have not lest
members OF our families in the car
mage of battle. We have comfortable
homes and enough 10 eat and to wear.
In this city there Is no extra amount
OF poverty-and the same is true
turnout the state and the central
west. Let optimism rule and les US
rejoice in the holiday season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

simpler, exercise less strenuous but
more systematic and recreative, and all
habits observed that look toward ven
tilation and purifaction Of the body.
The psychological attitude is impor-
tant too. Unless there Is found some
new center around which later life re-
constructs itself. unless some old love
or present enthusiasm. or new hope
springs up, the usual outcome Of Old
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

age will be total decline Of body and
mind. Old persons should cultivate en-
thusiasms for things that reach beyond
themselves, Professor Starbuck says.
These enthusiasms may be passions for
national politics like those of Gladstone,
for art like Michael Angeles, for sci
ence like Wundt's. or for anything else
that draws from the fresh fountains OF
life. s;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
POSSIBLE TO GROW YOUNG.
Psychologist Explains How Human Be.
inu Can Reconstruct Lite.

ING Can HecoHstruCe IHe'
Would you live to ripe Old age
retaining physical and mental Vigor ana
enjoying serenity Of spirit?
It is possible FOR the human being 10
grow young again in the period OF OLD
are, to have rebirth upon higher lev
els Of mentality declares Prof. f. y.
starbuck, psychologist at the Univer-
sity Of Iowa.
But he must begin preparation early.
A normal childhood and healthy mind
ed youth will furnish a sound core for
the personality that will resist tenden-
cies late in life toward a breaking down.
In advanced years the diet should be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
crawIsd under the bed and allowed his
wife to capture the intruder
single. handed.

no greater mistake than to try to im-
pose upon a fragile, eighty pound wife
whose spinal column constitutes 30 per
cent Of her net weight. This accounts
for the large number Of husbands who
drag themselves into court every day,
looking as II they had. been pushed thru
a corn shredder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Prompted by the passage in congress
of the immigration bill with its liter
AIRY test, the Dubuque Times journal
it curious to note that While
popular opinion appears to be against
the literary test congressman a1a SEN
ators favor it. To Keep honest immi-
grants out because they are not ehn-
Gated and let criminals in because they
can read and write is curious iegisla-
ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

the iron age. This will be attested to
by every husband who has tried to-
subdue the Aforesaid backbone and re-.
tired from the ring to consult a grad
uate bonesetter. A husband can make
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

zone of the best methods OF helping
employees to help themselves, is to
get them to save some par. OF their
wages, and make it easy for hem &c
start a bank account" says the Mason
City Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

About the only Institution which
seems to take the peace talk real seri-
ously is the stock market Quoth tae
Boone News-Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

year after year. why worr.f about
Iowa." asks the Fort Dodge Chron, y.
The people who leave sucn rich pick
ings' for other lands are the sta.e's oest
advertisers after they have had an
opportunity to make fair comparisons
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

World peace is as surely wish OF
the American people as is the present
safety and honor of the nation, To say
that the one absolutely precludes the
other is" in the view of the Des Moines
Capital. so disregard history aud
logic"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19

steps nave beer taken in Scott
county TO procure markers Tor the
graves OF 1876 soldiers who sleep in sse
cemeteries of that comfy. Il is the
proper thing TO DO, ana perhaps pre-
ferable TO erecting bIs monument
somewhere says the Burlington
.Hawkaye
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
DEMOCRATS talk OF Slate
With HUGHES As Governor

II plants being worked out by some
Democrats do not fail, Judge George
Gray probably will be the next Demo
cratic nominee for United States SEN
ator from Delaware. James II.
Hughes, former Secretary OF State
and Dover lawyer. II is understood,
viii be the nominee of the party for
Governor The nomination for Con-
gress will go to Sussex county, and
probably TO Andrew j. Lynch. whose
friends also are now urging him for
Senator.
Democrats in Kent county say at
least fifty out Of the sixty delegates
will be for Judge Gray despite the
fact that H. Irving Handy and Rich
ard r. Kenney are both supposed TO
be candidates. IL is said that while
the majority OF the Sussex delegates
will give their votes to Lynch on the
first ballot. Lynch probably will drop
out of the contest and allow the place
to go to Judge Gray.
Tho Sussex Democrats are said to
be willing to send Lynch TO congress
Some Democrats are said 20 be anX-
ious to have Attorney General Josiah
o. Wolcott become candidate for
the Senate. but he is said to be for
Judge Gray for the' Senatorial nomi-
nation
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
He URGES YOUNG SINGERS
TO JOIN Church CHOIRS

Charles T. Edwards, musical direc-
tor Of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church choir. voices the expression
that number of young people gifted
with good voices make a mistake by
singing too much of the so-called pop
ular songs Mr.. Edwards is OF the
opinion that if these. same young
singers would apply themselves to
choir work, the kind of music to
which their voices are best suited,
they would have the pleasure OF
bringing themselves to the front in a
musical way in a short while. He
suggests that it would be much in
their favor to join a church choir, as
some of the best worlds singers got
their start in this way. Mr. Edwards
has charge Of a mixed choir, also a
male chorus choir at Delaware Ave
nue. Baptist Church, and he says he
would be pleased to hear from any
one who can sing and would like to
take up choir work.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
MRS. WARY NJ. LEANRY DEAD.

Mrs. Mary Marshall Leanby died at
the residence of her son. Charles W.
Leanby. No. 1903 West Eighth street.
yesterday morning. She is survived
by two sons and a sister. Mrs. Joseph
inc Meekam. Mrs. Leanby was a men,
ber OF the Shepherds Of Bethlehem
and Camp No. 4. p. o. OF A. The fun
eral services will be held on We'd
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
Rev. George White Dawson. pastor OF
Asbury NJ. r. Church. will omciate. In
terment will be made in Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
DOVER ABANDONS THE
UNION SERVICE mEA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Feb. 21.-Because Of
a failure to arrange for a union SER
vice of all the Protestant denomina-
tions Of Dover in the State Armory
here for yesterday and all this week.
the project has been abandoned. The
mems meeting advertised for the
State Armory for yesterday afternoon
was held in the Dover Opera House,
at which a large number Of men were
present Evangelist Cunningham. who
is conducting a series of services at
the First Baptist Church. was the
speaker Four evils OF the present
day-profanity, gambling. intemper-
ance and impurity-were denounced.
His subject was winds and Whirl-
Winds"
Services will be continued each
evening this week in the Baptist
! Church
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Seigmund last evening
gave birthday party at their home
No GOO Union street in honor of tn,
fifth anniversary Of the birth of thcI
son, Morris A. Weiss.
Among tine guests were Harry Fo.
and y. Friichter of New York; Mr.. an,
Mrs. II. Pollak. Mr.. and AIRS. a. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Klein. Miss Pear
Klein, Clara Klein, Joseph Weiss, Phil,
Weiss and Charles Klein, all OF Phila
delphia, and the following Wilmington
ians Mr. and Mrs. >. y. Klein, Mr.. an'
Mrs. Harry Orenstein, Mr. and Mrs. j
Berman. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eisenman
Mr.. and Mrs B. Miller Mr.. and Mrs
Barney Rich. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Kakn, Mr.
and Mrs. 4. Sklut. Mr. and Mrs. J
Budin. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Matt, Mr.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
H,NN B,RITH INITIATION.

Wilmington Lodge. No. 470. lndepen'
dent Order of B'nai Birth. will hold
an open initiation under the auspices
of the Young Mems Hebrew Associa
ton in the Y. NJ. II. A. Hall on Sunday
evening. February % The Hon. Jo
seph l.. Kuhn. deputy attorney general
OF Pennsylvania. will act as chairman
of the degree team conducting the
initiation. and Dr. lsadore Rosenthal
Of Lancaster. Pa, former president OF
the District Grand Lodge No. 3. OF
which the Wilmington Lodges are a
part. will also address the meeting
The public is invited TO attend the in
itiation. MIR. Kuhn recently installed
the newly-elected officers of Whining
ton Lodge.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World


ter of Bishop Waugh Of Baltimore
Members of the Cynthia Helpers
Branch Of the International Sunshine
Society will give a Martha Washington
luncheon and tea at No. 906 King
street from II until s o'clock, on
Wednesday next.
Miss Elinor Vandegrift and Miss
Garrett. both of this city, were among
the guests at the George Washington
birthday dance given at the Tome
School, Port Deposit Md, on Friday.
COOK-ATTIX.
in Downs Chapel, in the town Of
Downs Chapel, Delaware, at high noon
on saturday, Miss Elva NJ. Cook and
Eugene C.. Attix were married by tn,
Rev. T. G.. Baxter, of Sunnyburn. Pa.
The best man was William Cook
brother of the bride. and the bridesmaid
Miss Edith AttiX, sister Of the bride
groom.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Elsie Cantwell, OF Cheswold III,
ushers We're Messrs William Cantwell
OF Chesvold; Earl Carter and Edward
! Attix. of Downs Chapel and Arthur
Scholl, of Wilmington.
Among tl.e out-of-town guests were
Mrs. W. d. aemley. of Wilmington; Mr.
and Mrs ". s. Cantwell and family, OF
Cheswold; Mrs. w. II. Dewitt, of Dover
Mrs. Ella Lauf', of Greensboro, Nd.
and Mr.. aud Mrs w. II. Kenton, OIL
Farmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
CAPTAIN OUTLINES ICY BATH

CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 21.-The gang
plank oyerturning. Captain John H.
Prown, the 70-year-old commander Of
the freight steamer Tinicum. Of the
Chester Shipping Company's fleet, was
dropped into the Delaware river, be-
tween Market street wharf and the
boat, striking the side Of the dock in
his descent
Dazed by injuries to his head and
shoulder, and almost frozen, Brown
managed to grasp a projection in the
wharf and cry for help. He was res
cued by Mate William d. Valentine
and members of the crew as he was
about to release his grasp and sink
tc his death.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
FIRE DESTROYS BARNS
ON FARM near SEAFORD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD. Del. Feb. 21.-With a
heavy wind blowing, fire broke out
in the barns Of F. L. Todd. near here,
last night and before the flames were
gotten under control two barns. three
large straw ricks, outbuildings, sew
eral hundred bushels Of wheat and
much farming machinery and imple-
ments were burned at a loss around
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
ACCrSE R0Ys OLE THEFT.

Victor Cole and Francis Mahoney,
aged Is years. of this city, are under
arrest in Philadelphia on the charge
of highway robbery. The youths we're
arrested while endeayOring to pass a
check for sos which it is alleged was
stolen from William E. Conway, Of
Kent county.
According to Conway he was rob-
bed by the youths in this city last
Thursday evening of a gold watch. 81
in money and check for S9S. Requisi-
ton will be sent for the youths.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Lucas, Of No
1903 Union street, celebrated their thir-
tieth wedding anniversary on Friday
night.
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs
George S Lucas. the Misses Marian
AIadalme and Gertrude Lucas. George NJ
Lucas, William and Egbert Lucas. Eel
lah and Dorothy Alichener, Mrs. Sarah
Houser. Mrs. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Bradfeld and son, Merwin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert James and daughter. Ruth
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
atlas MAKES another
five PER Cent. Dividend

Directors OF the Atlas Powder Com
pany at a special meeting on Satur-
day declared a regular dividend Of .
per cent. on the common stock and,
in addition an extra dividend of 3
Pc cent on the common stock. both
payable March 10, to stockholders of
record at the close of business on
February 20.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
POLE FALLS ON nIm

Howard e. Davis of Smyrna. was
admitted TO the Homeopathic Hospi-
tai on Saturday while at work as line
man for the Diamond State Telephone
Company. near West Chester. lie
was severely injured by pole falling
on him.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
ALMOST HURT N An rIvv ,ron

Police Commissioner William b Me.
gear had narrow escape from sori.
Gus injury In an Office building whom
ne was caught in an elevator door
after the elevator had started To move
ne was waiting TO step into the car
as the conductor closed the door
Dat other passengers on the car shout
ed and the conductor stopped I'm time