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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
HOW DID HARDING HELP?

Had not the saloon in Iowa been
surely but slowly regulated into a po-
sition Of political importance. it is
wholly improbable that prohibition
could be correctly described today as
the settled policy of Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

The Davenport Democrat says: 1.-THE
opposition of some farmers to better
roads could be understood if the farm
ers were not driving autos, and If they
did not need better roads in their bust
ness"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
The AndeIus.

Tho Angelus, a prayer to the Holy
Virgin, was instituted by Urban the
Second. It has three verses, and each
verse ends with the salutation Ave
Maria
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

The Cedar Rapids Republican is
spouting about the money Ed Meredith
will put into the campaign. At least it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

Aluminium is one of the most abun-
dant of metals and ranks third among
the elements which compose the crust
of the earth, being exnAa1ed only ny
oxygen and silicon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
IOWA NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says:
THE road plank in the republican plat
form resembles a good road in one re-
spect. 1t is designed to accommodate
people both going and coming"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

why all this congratulation of Allen
for his announcement of support of
Harding?" inquiries the Waterloo
Times Tribune. 1T isn't going to cost
Joe a cent"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
Iowa Newspapers

THEY KNEW IT ALL THE TIME.
fWaterloo Courier
How does it happen that the demo-
cratic newspapers that were so strong
for Harding before the republican
primary can find so much the matter
with him now?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27

idly OF his Sims. Why do we object
to man beating his horse and yet
allow the letter carrier to be loaded
down until he Is In detected ana
hamstrung condition?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
U. s. HAS GOOD BIRTH RATE.
Census Shows Number 50 Per Cent
More Than That of Deaths.

Those who view with apprehension
the decline of the American birth rate
may take comfort in the fact that the
births in this country are still far in
excess of the deaths, according to a
pamphlet recently issued by Director
Sam L. Rogers of the bureau of the
census. Department of Commerce. The
excess, the report states. is probably a s
great as so per cent, and may be even
more The population of the United
States, it is pointed out. would there
fore show a healthy increase from
decade to decade, If the present birth
and death rates were to remain sub
stantially unchanged, even though i'm
migration should cease entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
DRILL WITH BIG GUNS
AT FORT WASHINGTON
Fifty Men of Coast Artillery Com
pany, District Militia, in
Practice Work.

With fifty men of the Coast Artillery
Company of the District National
Guard on board, the tug Capt. 4. NJ.
Wetherill pulled away from the engineers
wharf at the Army College grounds at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. bound
for Fort Washington. The trip to the
fort was expected to take one hour
and Immediately after their arrival the
men were to take up their final drill
for the season at the big guns of Fort
Washington.
The embarkation was managed by
Capt. w. w. Burns. assisted by First
Lieut.. C. c. Baxter and Second Lieut..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

of Pennsylvania. secretary Of the joint
high commission which grew out of
the n-American conference, appear
ed before the six commissioners-who
have resolved themselves into a per-
manent organization to be known in
the United States as the 'comision de
paz observation-disclosures spoke on
some of the unofficial things which
might be done to promote friendly re-
lationships between the two peoples.
He said in part:
The international service which a
purely unofficial commission can per-
form in developing closer under
standing between the Mexican people
and the people of the United States
is of the very greatest Importance.
What We have long needed is some
agency which will interpret to the
people of this country the real atti-
tude of the Mexican people toward
the United States. and vice versa.
Attitude Would Be Changed
Il feel certain that If the people of
Mexico could be made aware of how
widespread is the desire to help them.
their attitude would be changed. I know
come interpreters of American feeling
toward Mexico and of the Mexican atti-
tude toward the United States than the
inter-American committee.
He went on to suggest that the COM
mittee should promote the establishment
in American colleges and normal schools
of free scholarships. There ought also
to be scholarships in the agricultural
schools for the benefit of Mexican stu
dents who want to fit themselves to
teach agricultural methods. Demonstra-
ton campaigns could be launched in
Mexico. He thought that the new COM
mite G ought to have an Office in Mexico
City and another in New York or Wash
ington.
The commission" will adjourn today
to New York. where a meeting will be
held next Friday and organization plans
worked out. 1t was said that the new.
organization has attracted great 'atten-
ton in Latin America. 1t has sent
special greeting to the newspapers of
Mexico and of South and Central Amer
lea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
PLANS WASHINGTON WARD
IN HOSPITAL IN FRANCE
Committee of Society Women Pro
poses Further Evidence of SYM
patty for Wounded Soldiers.

Plans are being pushed vigorously in
TINS city by committee of prominent
society women to establish Washing
ton ward in the American Ambulance
Hospital in Neuilly- sur Seine as a
means of further evidence of the sym
pathy of Westinghouse for wounded
French soldiers
The plan proposes the installation of
a ward in the hospital similar to those
already established by many cities
throughout the United States, includ-
ing New York. Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Detroit and ST. Louis. 1t is strongly
felt by those behind the movement that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

II. w. Hodgkins, who will have charge
of the men at the fort Capt Hodg
kins outlined the work which VIII
be done on this trip and during the
rest of the summer as follows:
1--WE will hold classes on fire control
system at the tep-inch guns OF the
fort this evening The routine for to-
morrow, Sunday. will be reveille. S:ie
o clock. assembly. 6:l5 o'clock: break.
fast GAS o'clock. and drill call at >
o'clock. when we will drill until noon
at the guns We will return In the
afternoon on the Volunteer.
The company will go to Fort Howard,
Maryland Wednesday next. Via Bafti-
more. where they will remain in camp
for twenty days at the battery. Fol-
lowing this trip will come a two-week
vacation. after which period the men
will make run down the river every
other week for weekend visits to
Fort Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

the NaIlOndt Sdpltdl OIL the Onlt6Q
States should be represented at the hos
pitai and every effort is being made to
secure the necessary funds.
Suggestion to Mrs. ]. A. Logan.
The suggestion that SUCH ward be
established was originally made to Mrs
John A. Logan by Mrs. Emily c. Heilig,
now in Paris. Mrs. Heilig writes that
Mrs. Lawrence Bennett, formerly of
Washington. whose husband is at the
head of the hospital. has the establish
ment of ward from Washington very
much at heart and has urged that the
matter be laid before the charitably in
clined of Washington. where. she feels,
it will meet with a ready response. Mrs.
Heilig. 1t is learned. was associated
with Mr. and Miss Gassette of Chicago
in the relief work at Paris for a long
time.
1t is urged by those in charge Of the
movement that contributions for a
Washington ward in the American Am
bulance Hospital of Neuilly sur Seine
should be sent in care of George How
ard. National Safe Deposit and Trust
Company. Washington, D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
|NCURS D|SPLEASURE
OF THE MACH|N|STS
Attitude of Representative Fitzger-
aid Toward Labor and Wages
Strongly Censured.

Announcement was made last night
trict branch, No. A, of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, that
word had just been received at his
office from Baltimore that the fifteenth
convention of the International Asso-
citation of Machinists. at present in
session there, has just adopted a reso-
luton condemning in strong terms the
attitude of Representative Fitzgerald
of New York in regard to wages and
conditions of labor in the government
service.
Basis of Grievance.
The convention, Mr. Alias said holds
Mr.. Fitzgerald almost solely RESPONSE
Bile for eliminating from the sundry
civil appropriation bill a clause insert
ed by the Senate authorizing the con-
tinuance of the favorable conditions of
labor on the Panama Canal Zone, and
also for the inclusion in that bill of a
clause, stricken out in the Senate, for
bidding increases in wages in the bu-
reau of engraving and printing, which
is likely greatly to hamper the admin
istration of that bureau and will pre-
vent Justice being done employees in
the matter of wages.
The convention. it is pointed out, con-
demned any policy of economy which
aims to reduce wages of workmen or
prevent legitimate increases being
given. and on the other hand increasing
the national budget by hundreds of
millions in other directions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Vicarious Prevarication.

From the Boston Transcript.
Mistress Il hope you are habitually
truthful, Norah.
New Girl am on me own account.
mum. 1 only tells lies to the callers
for the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

Spain in 1915 imported 100000 tons of
coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
WEST POINT EXPANSION
PROVIDED FOR IN BILL
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Increases House Total From
$1,21s,oo0 to $2,237, 600.

In connection with the preparedness
program the Senate military affairs COM
mittee yesterday completed the West
Point Military Academy appropriation
bill, increasing the House bill of s1.21s,-
900 to a total of s2.o37,O00. OF the in
crease 100000 recommended by the
Senate committee is for construction of
new buildings at West Point to provide
for increase in the cadet corps up to
1900
The 81, 100000 for additional buildings
and grounds would provide for begin
ming work during the ensuing year. The
ultimate cost of the additional facilities
would be $3,192,933, as recommended by
the army war college. Gen. Townsley.
former commandant at West Point
urged the immediate beginning of work.
Expect 1900 Enrolment.
1t is estimated that the 1917 enroll
ment at West Point will be TO cadets.
With the additional cadets authorized by
Congress an enrolment to the full ca
pacity of 1000 is expected by the time
the new barracks and other buildings are
The building program for which the
initial appropriation was made by the
Senate committee includes mess hall
costing s735,000. two new cadet bar
racks costing s530,o00 and s25s,000, re-
spectively; twenty-four sets of on
GERS quarters costing sesS.000.' hos
pitaI, laundry and enlarged quarters
for detailed enlisted men. Enlarge
ment of grounds is also proposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Invited to Tour Country.

DR. Att, Senior Luis Manuel Rojas and
Senior Modesto c. ROLAND, the three
Mexican delegates. were invited by the
organization to make a tour OF the
country. touching especially those
citiec in which the union has branches,
to explain to the American people the
facts regarding the Mexican revolu-
tion anG the border conditions.
The Mexican delegates accepted the
Invitation. stipula,iDg. however. that
they should be permitted to PAY their
own travelling expenses. Senior Roll
land speaks English, hut the two
other delegates. it is said, can make
speeches which are effective even when
translated. They will be given an in
terpreter and in addition DR.. John
Willis Slaughter of Philadelphia. for
nneriy Of the University of Michigan
and a student of Mexican conditions.
wifi accompany the guests and help
them to make themselves understood.
individually and collectively"
RgeG Leo 8. Rowe Of the University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Right to Be Re-Examined.

Another amendment adopted by the
Senate committee would give cadets
who fail to pass examination in not
more than two subjects the right to be
re-examined within a year, without
penalty for failure to pass the orig
inal examination if successful at the
second attempt.
The Senate also increased from one
to two the number of professional CT
ming and athletics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Matter of Rent in Canal Zone.

The attitude of the employees on the
Canal Zone with reference to the gov
eminent charging them rent for quar-
tiers built exclusively for the use of
employees. and which they have hereto
fore been given free. is stated to be
that they are not going to pay this
rent, but will, If required to do SO, leave
for the states.
Mr.. Alias states that his Office is
daily receiving inquiries from ma
chinists inquiring as to whether this
dispute has been settled, so that they
can apply for work on the Canal Zone
Spain in 1915 imported 100000 tons of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
War and the Horse.

Farm and Fireside quotes American
horsemen high in authority as saying
that about 100000 OF our horses have
been sold on war orders for about
500, 900, 900 since the outbreak OF the
war.
Fully 80 per cent OF the artillery
horses purchased were sired by draft
stations and were out of small mares.
The same horse authorities claim that
the Belgian breed in Europe has been
practically destroyed and Percheron
breeding stock has also been heavily
sacrificed for war use.
A representative OF one OF Amert
cas- greatest horse importers says it
would not be possible to find 200
draft stations suitable for export to
America, even were expectation al
lowed.
The crux OF the matter clearly indi-
Gates that American horse users must
depend on the produce OF American
studs for draft sires for many years to
come.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
PRACTICAL "DON'TS"
FOR BEST SPRAYING
0rchardist Must Not Expect
Profitable Results II Work Is
Not Thoroughly Done.

Don't expect results II the WORK Ia
not thoroughly done.
Don't think q week earlier or later
than the date recommended Is just az
good.
Don't oyerspray. A continuous even
coating should be left on the fruit and
foliage. any material which runs OF
does no good.
Don't think that lime-sulphur win
control apple blotch' a. well % Dor
deaux mixture.
Don't apply bordeaux mixture dur
ing wet weather: 1t 10 liable TO russell
the fruit.
Don't try to get along with ma.
chine which liz worn out or too small
to do good work; IL the work Ii worth
doing 1t Ia worth doing well.
Don't fail to clean the machine
thoroughly after each spraying: It
saves much trouble when the time
comes for the next application.
Don't think that spraying alone will
insure good fruit; pruning and cult
walton are equally essential.
Don't think that spraying will pap
unless the fruit liz well marketed;
spraying is only part OF the battle.
Don't fall to apply to your state ex-
pertinent station when In sprayins
troubles
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24

reached from the ground. and leaving
the tree looking like large feather
buster. Begin at the top and thin out
branches which shade the center Of
the tree too much. II the tops are too
high, lower them moderately and grad
ually 30 az not to disturb the balance
between top and roots. II the root
system has been developed To take
care OF q large top and much Of this
is suddenly removed. the roots will
send up so much more material than
the remaining top can use that there
will be big growth OF water sprouts.
Most people remove too little instead
Of too much OF the top, but II 10 often
necessary to distribute the work over
two years and sometimes over three
years.
Trees planted too thickly my need
thinning, but II the branches OF neigh
boring trees overlap, the level ones
may be cut back to some upright
branch. Always prune close to the
trunk or main branch, and never leave
stub to carry decay into the tree.
Paint all cut surfaces with white lead
and raw oil. Cut out blister canker
completely, and disinfect the pruning
tools In q mixture of corrosive subii
mate In thousand parts of water, OF
disease may be carried from tree "a
tree throughout the orchard.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
EXPERIMENTS WITH WHITE RATS

Philadelphians were perturbed re-
Gently over the publication of the re-
suits of q series of experiments with
white rats which are being made by
Helen Dean King at the Wistar In
stitute of Anatomy and Biology OF
the University of Pennsylvania.
Shorn of its sensationalism and
hak truths, the story OF the expert
ments with white rats now going on
at the institute is still interesting. BY
means of careful selection and mating
OF brother and sister rats from the
same filters, which is 'the closest form
of inbreeding possible" there is being
developed race bigger, heavier and
better In every way than the ordinary
rat. ... ...
And" says Doctor King, "theo-
retically what can be done with rats
can be done with other animals. Give
me ten years longer and / may have
found out something" By following
out her experiments II might be DOS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24

The apple crop 10 making faore
money than any other farm crop II
properly grown and marketed. ac.,ord.
Ing to J. c. Written OF the Missouri
College Of Agriculture. Many meu are
making little or nothing out Of II be-
cause OF their failure to prune. spray
and care for their trees. Such men
have been complaining that they could
not sell their apples, and enormous
quantities certainly were wasted In
Missouri orchards last fall. AT the
same time, the growers who had prop
erly managed their orchards, graded
their fruit and put Il into cold storage
for higher prices later In the winter
are making money out OF their crops.
II the orchards are not well managed
SO much of the fruit Ia small, scabby.
wormy or otherwise 30 unfit for stor-
age that q satisfactory price cannot be
secured for II: 80 It ID dumped on the
market in poor shape for immediate
use and In worse shape for storage.
Such fruit spoils the market temporar-
lily, but Is quickly consumed or lost.
and even this soon after Christmas
we are paying high prices again for
good apples.
The value of careful spraying II well
shown by test In which the college
co-operated with rs orchardists and
sprayed each orchard four times q
year at cost of $2226 an acre. The
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
judicial Hearing.

Judge T. J. Moll Of the superior
court, room s, has the reputation of
being accommodating to those attor-
neys who have cases pending in his
court. Recently a relative Of local
attorney suffered an accident which
made him almost deaf. The attorney
was telling another lawyer Of the acct
dent, and In the course OF this said a
specialist, who had been consulted.
gave no encouragement OF restoring
hearing. After listening to the nara
tive, the second lawyer asked his
friend:
why don't you take IL to Judge
Moll? He'll give your relative his
hearing at an early date.
lis News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
"SUB" FOR KING VICTOR

The duke of Genoa, who subs" as
king at the Quirinal while his nephew.
Victor Emmanuel, is at the front,
is fast proving himself formidable
rival of the latter for the affections Of
the Italian people.
King Victor has ever been known
as the most democratic sovereign in
Europe. His sub" has gone him one
better for democracy and won for him
self the sobriquet Of the civilian king.
The nearest the duke OF Genoa
comes to accepting any Of the kingly
perquisites that 60 with his job is at
four o'clock each day, when he goes
for his drive in the country. Four
cavalrymen surround his carriage and
q corps of bicycle guards follow. The
police won't let him drive unless he
accepts this escort.
In the evening he makes up for 1t
by walking about the streets of Rome
in civilian clothes, accompanied only
by his chief aid de camp. 1t was while
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
PREvENTIvES SAVE
MANY FRUIT TREES
Number Of Schemes Have Been
Tested Out by Experiment
Stations and Growers.

(By G. G. VINCENT, Idaho Experimental
Gtatton.)
The damage caused by rabbits each
year during the past few years has be-
come more and more pronounced. In
most OF our highly developed fruit sec.
tons the growers have found that II is
a very easy matter to prevent rabbits
from injuring the trees. In most all
cases the damage is due to neglect
rather than lack OF efficient remedy.
A number OF preventives that have
been tried out by practical growers
and experiment stations are given be.
low:
Poisoned bait has been used very
effectively in many sections by placing
1t where the rabbits can get 1t. A for
mula consisting of one part strychnine.
one-third part borax, one part white
strip. ten parts water. recommended
by the Ohio experiment station, has
given good satisfaction. This mixture
Ia applied to the tender twigs which
are distributed around the base OF the
tree.
Tree protectors are also used 0y
many growers. Stripe OF wire window
screening IS to "a inches long and
o to IL inches wide are used frequent.
Iy. These strips are wrapped around
the base OF the tree In the form OF
tubes with the lower end pressed into
the ground.
A woven wire fence fs desirable
where the planting liz large enough TO
Justify the expense. Wooden veneer
strips, having about the same dimen-
sions as the wiring screening, have
also been recommended.
Washes Of various kinds are also
used quite extensively by our growers.
Heavy rains, however, wash them on
occasionally. which makes 1t necessary
to rereat the application. A faint Oh
any Kind on the trunk OF the tree will
keep tns ~abbits from iniuring 1t. Hog
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
Rats Recovered Liberty.

The official ratcatcher of the British
Western Railroad company died a few
days ago. For over forty years this
mans family have been the official
ratcatchers of the company. His meth
cd was to take the rats alive when
ever possible. On one occasion he
secured over ninety live rats, which
he imprisoned in cage. Coming
home in the train he transferred TWEEN
ty of the rats from the cage to sack.
He then fell asleep, but was aroused
by the rats, which had eaten kaie
In the sack, running about the com
partment, one being actually up his
sleeve.