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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
EXPERTS DISCUSS PROBLEMS OF
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Z
AT IOWA CITY.
ATTENDANCE SMALL
BUT INTEREST GREAT
Charles z. Merriam. of Chicago, Prin-
cipai Speaker at Morning Session
Educator Discusses 1.-THE RehabiIita-
ton Of City Government"-Dayte
Plan Explained.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City March e9.-Coming i'm
mediate.y after the city elections the
municipal day meeting here today OF
Ci.y officials and others interested in
city affairs had an attendance not
heavy, but tha, did not detract from
the interest taken in the discussion by
experts Of the problems OF municipal
government
Charles E. Merriam. of Chicago,
councilman. and professor in Chicago
university, spoke in the morning on
The Rehabilitation Of City Govern
ment" After tracing the steps by
which city government has progressed.
Mr.. Merriam pointed out defects which
he said. are escaping notice. Among
these he named Unemployment poor
housing conditions, and improper
treatment of immigrants.
Our cities need simpler devices OF
government in which power and re-
sponsihility are more definitely To-
Gated" Mr. Merriam declared They
need forms of election machinery as
nearly proof as possible against the
national party and the local boss
They need broader powers OF local
self government over affairs that are
primarily local. They need 70 reshape
the rights Of man to modern city con-
dtrians 80 that they may irhsse the
right to light. air. and sunshine. the
right 70 labor and live under clean and
wholesome surroundings: the chill
dren's right TO play and the adults
right TO recreation: the right OF the
stranger TO cordial reception in the
community he has crossed the sea to
find, the RICH, Of and place for
neighhors TO assemble and discuss the
problems of their common life.
Spirit Of Civic Sacrifice.
More than AL this We need spirit
of civic sacrifice and devotion akin
to what We call patriotism in the ma
tional field cities like nations are not
built upon selfish. economic interests
alone They arise upon the ruins Of
lives surrendered for the greater
cause Nations summon the2r hosts
to tire dramatic sacrifice of war Cit
les are built by the silent daily offer
ings unheralded and unknown. from
whose total effort rises the structure
of the community. In the tumult OF
the struggle We must not lose sight
Of the goal"
In the afternoon. J. N Switzer,
councilman OF Dayton, o., delivered an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29

address which was freely Illustrated
with stereopticon slides on the accom-
pllshments of Dayton in two years un-
dor the commission -manager plan
The lecture proved remarkable to the
visitors in Its showing Of dalnite re-
suits. For. Instance. the councilman
showed how EXPENSES had been re-
duced.. old debts swept away. imports
ant improvements begun, 4 prison
farm established. the red light" dis
trict abolished. and many other re
forms achieveds aE
Home Ruis For Cities e
The final address. delivered by, Prof.
A. r. Haitian, Of Western Reserve Uni
versity. Cleveland explained the the
DRY. history. and practical working Of
home rule for, cities, Professor Hat
ton is generally credited with having
secured home rule in its most ad-
vanced form for the Ohio cities. -.
The results OF the home rule move
ment are. according to Professor Hat
tons view, that state legislatures
have been saved from constant appeals
of cities for additional power and diff
ferent schemes of government, a temp
tation to corruption has been removed
from state legislators. many cities
have been able to work out plan
suited to their local needs, these Cit
les are able to solve their local prob
lens as these arise, and the process Of
charters has caused the people
10 understand the government, to feel
a pride and interest in it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29

Columbus Junction.
Columbus Junction IS becoming the
center of buying Of horses for the east
tern markets. Willie N Sink is ship
ping from 5000 to $4,000 worth ol
horses every few weeks.
Shenandoah.
resolution Was passed by the City
council at its regular meeting Wednes-
day night recommending that the su
I perior court which has been 4 judicial
body In Shenandoah for the last twelve
years De eliminated.
Red Oak.
, Word was received here that the S.
P Wallace show. which left here Mon
day morning on its 1916 season tour.
! was robbed OF $50 at Coburg, someone
having entered the ticket wagon while
il was temporarily unguarded. The
show is a combined motion picture ard
animal show and has been in winter
quarters at the home of Mr.. Wallace
here during the past winter months.
Knoxville.
perfectly formed egg within an
egg was found by Mrs. John Lowden.
! North Third street. this city. Thursday.
! The inner egg was covered with a
normal shell and was an average size.
The outer egg was unusually large,
| measuring 3A inches in length and
~ inches in circumference. The
larger egg contained also a perfectly
formed yolk and more than the average
amount OF a.bumen.
Shenandoah.
special train was run between
Nebraska City and Shenandoah Satur-
dav morning to accommodate the
! mourners at the funeral of A. w.
| Goldberg who died Tuesday. Mr.. Gold
! berg had been prominent in business,
-; fraternal and social circles here for
, number OF years. The funeral was
! held in Nebraska City and was in
| charge Of the Masonic lodges of Shen-
andoah. Hamburg and Nebraska City.
/ keokuk.
| Albert B. Pike. an employee Of the
; Mississippi River Power Company. was
run down and instantly killed by a
| Burlington train while walking on the
| company's right of way in this city
Thursday. He was Fastening to the
depot to catch = train and did not
| heed the engines warning till too late.
| Pixies body was dragged some distance
| and was terribly cut up and mangled.
He had been working in Keokuk for
three months. and lis said to have come
| here from Burlington.
| Milton.
| A very distressing accident hap
! pened here Thursday morning The
| little 3-year- old daughter Of J. b. Tut
! tie. station agent here, got a strych-
| nine tablet which she swallowed. She
| was soon in commissions. A physician
was summoned at once and all was
done that was possible to be done to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
DAWlEY WILL RETIRE.
Will Not Seek Appointment as City
Attorney Of Cedar Rapids.

Will Not Seek Appointment as City
Attorney Of Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, March 29.-The city
will have a new chief counsel for the
ensuing two years and there is likely
to be red hot scramble for the office.
F. F. Dawiey. who has been city So
licitor for the last two years. created
something akin to a sensation at the
city hall Tuesday when he informed
Mayor Roth that he did not wish his
name to be considered when the time
arrived for the appointment Of city
solicitor. Mr.. Dawley said he had been
forced to neglect his private practice
in order TO handle the eitv's business
and he thought he should devote more
OF his time to his own affairs than ha
had been able to co during the last two
years. and therefore requested the
mayor not even 10 consider his name
when the appointment came before tha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
H! "! COLOR! N Yo!n!R!! CHEEKS CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin IS yeIlcw-compiexton
nallid-tongue coated - appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth-a
lazy. no-sood feelins-you should take
Olive TahletA
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets sub
stttuts for calonel-were prepared by
DR.. Edwards after IT years OF study
with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a pure
" vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil. You will know them by their olive
color.
II you want a clear. pink skin, bright
eyes, no pimples a feeling OF buoyancy
like childhood days. you mus, get at the
cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act On the
liver and bowels Ike calonel-yet have no
dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
Etipation. That's Why millions of boxes
are sold annually at 1oc and CSC per box
All drugKistA
Take one or two nightly and note the
pleasing resultS
The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus. O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
OUR YOUNG WOMEN

are Sc S1tc::: s::5jecctt g headache zzITcc
languid, pale and nervous-because
their bloodis thin or insufficient. They
are not really sick and hesitate to com
plain, but they lack that ambition and
vivacity which isfheirbinhright. They
donotneeddrugs- but doneedthetonic
and nourishment in Scots Emulsion
that makes richer blood, fills hollow
cheeks, suppresses nervousness andes
tablishes strength. Nourishmentalone
makesbloodand Scott Emulsion Is the
essence Of concentrated noaristment,
free from wines, aicohois or opisses.
! If mother or daughter Is frsil, pale
OF nervous, give ncr SCOTS Tor one
month and see LII! Iii. 5sss...eTss;stt It mas
a wholesome. ssnuffv1 Aapns ASnid
substitutes. AZ any drug store.
6cotf . DSses. lsensakAid- M, 1874
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
I DR.. JAMES MuLNix DEAD.

For Ysars Prominent Practitioner Of
Bows and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republiean.
Iowa Falls, March = 29.--News has
been received here of the death in
Cedar Rapids Oh Sunday of DIR. James
A. Mulnix. DR.. Mulnix was for many
years q prominent practictng phys
ician in Dows and vicinity and only
few weeks ago retired from active
practice and sold his interest in the
drug store Of Mulnix brothers to his
brother The doctor proposed to take
we'll earned rest and had gone to the
home Of his daughter in Cedar Rapids
for a visit He was 63 years of age
and is survived by his widow and one
daughter. Mrs. Walter Grissell. Of Ce-
dar Rapids. Interment was made at
Cedar Rapids, yesterday. ''.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
Cosson Tours Eleventh District.
recisI 70 Times Repnhlican

Special 70 I lInes- KepNbIIcAh.
Crs MuiItts. March SS-AttoTneS Gen
eral George Cosson has returned from
a trip in the Eleventh congressional
district IN the interest of his candidacy
for governor. He made addresses AT
Neville and Kingsley. He also visited
Sac City and Sioux City but made no
speeches al these cities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29

tor his Jewelry store,
e. e. Hix and wife. OF Nevada, IT.
tended the funeral or Mrs. Castle here
on Tuesday
x Mrs. Anna G. Shaw returned home
Saturday from California.
Rev.SslA. "a. Couser. OF Des Moines,
spent the first Of the week at the ]. p.
Couser and j. e. Craft homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29

Special to- Times Repubiican-
Gearing. March 2a.-The following
officers were elected ON Monday:
Mayor. H. 6. Martin: treashrer,. ". A.
Pollock: assessor, HarryA Lghtfoot;
co.ncilmen.7 K. w. Miller, r. J. Pulley
A. H. Ruxten, z. J. Tisdale and r. n
Liehtfoot: park commissioners. B. A
armstrong and William Albright.
The funeral Of Mrs. Eber Castle was
held here Tuesday afternoon from the
Christian church. - r.
Charles Harrington has rented the
lower room in the n. r. Gift building
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
Prove What Swamp. Root Will Do for You

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.
Binghamton. N. Y. for a sample size
bottle. 1t win convince anyone. You
will Also receive a booklet OF valuable
information. telling about the kidneys
and bladder When writing. be sure and
mention the Marshalltown Daily Times
Republican. Regular fifty-cent and
enc dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET.

Announcement just Made Of Wedding
I. Last December.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. March 29.-George Howe.
q well known Rock Island conductor
and Miss Mary Nelson. of this city,
kept well their secret, for it is now
reported that this couple were married
on the 10th of last December. Mr..
Hows's home is in Baskerville, where
he Was known as a jolly good bachelor.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Nelson. of this city. and has
been In the employ of the Kennedy,
Gardner & Co. department store for
some time. ...
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
STATE EXPLANATORY CONTEST.
VIII % Held in Iowa City During First
p Ws~k in Nav.

Special to Times Republican.,
Iowa City. March 2s.tThe iowa state
high school declamatory contest will be
held in Iowa City during the first week
in May Several sectional coatestS
turnout the state will be held In April
at which will be chosen the contestants
to participate In this CITY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
News Of Hubbard,

Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard. March % Charley
Schrader. of old Georgetown is in
town visiting relatives T. His hcuse
burned last Saturday with no insur-
ance-
=. the tow election yesterday W
n. Hoelscher was elected mayor. D. T.
Byam treasurer. W. v. Knowles as
SCISSOR, and for councilman Angus,
Booker. S. II. Boecke, J. J. Helm. H. s.
Booker and ". C. Hoelcher
A. l. Heinness moved TO Webster
City today,
Miss Eess Stewart. accompanied her
aunt Hiss Dorrha Vauthrin, home 20
Rhodes Monday for a visit.
Art Eller.. OF Sherman. and Miss
Orlyle Granner were married at Des
Moines Thursday and will make their
home on farm near Radcliffe
Dr. Rahe. Of Ackiey. was In town
Tr1esday. .,E%,s
H. 4. Hoelscher was at Po hester,
Minn,s this, week. consulting, physi-
Clans d,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
Throw on Colds and Prevent Grip.

When YOU feel a cold coming on. take
Laxative Brouo Quinine- 1t removes
carse of colds and grip. Only one
promo Quinine." E W Groves sig
nature on box. IS cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILToWN IoWAs MARCH ~ lsIs

tendant "A church. So far as knoNtn,
she ID the only close relative OF Pres-
iden4 LAnccln now living.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29
Radcliffe News Notes.

Special to Times-Republican..
Radcliffe. March 2s.-Nine cars Of
ST ock. were shipped out of Radcliffe
Sunday mnrning. for Chicago.
4 1eAntata. Il Day in the Woods,
will be giren by the first and second
primary grades of the Radcliffe schoo
Friday evening. -.
The body; OF Mrs. F. B. Fetter was
brought here from Tracy. Mimi, fol
burial in the cemetery south OF town
Funeral services were held Monday af-
ternoon. The family formerly resided
here. -
At the town election Monday NJ. l.
Hatiextad was elected Mayor. c. n
CammAck. assessor. E. T. Rorem. H. A.
Drake. II. Stukenberg and G. B.
Tweet, councilmen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29

Pionser Of Crawford County Dies.
Special to Times Republican.
E Denison, March 2S.---John Guy Vas,
sar, one of the Oldest residents of LII
county. dropped dead at his home. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-29

was IS years old: He came to this
county Immediately after the civil
war. In which he was q union soldier.
In later years he was a well known WI,
character about the postofrice lobby.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

The chief characters are Ethel Will
1oughby, Henry Streetman and Capt.
Larry Redmond. The minor characters
are Sir George Wagstaff of the British
admiralty and Charles Brown, a New
York newspaper correspondent. Ethel,
resr1ent or Sir s Geotges hoGsen0ld,
spy, though she did not know him as
such. Captain Redmond, her old lover,
returns to England after long absence.
From him she learns the truth about
StretmaD: Furthermore. that he has
betrayed her simply to learn naval Sc
crets. Tho European war breaks out.
Ethel prepares to accompany Streetman
to Brussels as German spy In order to
get revenge and serve England.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-20
Baseball in All Seasons.

A novel patented game, conducted
somewhat after the manner of the IA
miliar cane ringing stands and afford
ing a patron all the zest OF sharing
actively In baseball game is describ-
cd in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Special devices are used in connection
with presenting q motion picture of
ball game. Upon what appears to be
q regular motion picture screen a pro.
jecting machine, about % feet distant.
throws picture of a batter stepping
up to the plate in front of catcher,
both facing the spectator. When the
batter arrives ut the plate the picture
becomes stationary until some patron
steps up to the counter, set at the
proper distance, and throws n ball to-
ward the pictured batter. II the throw
is accurate enough to be called strike
its impact against the screen automati.
cally starts the protector, which shows
the batter striking and running toward
"firss."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-20

ing here in Courvoisier?" little Jeanne
asked her father. 1t was not quite the
usual thing for foreigner any other
lady to stay In an inn without an es-
cort
THAT l do not know-nor do care,
ma petite" Henri Christophe said.
''She is not French as she says. One
may tell from her accent" the girl re-
marked. 1t was patent that her won.-
ans curiosity had been aroused by
their feminine guest.
''But she pays, my little one-and
she minds her own business" her ia
Their responded. LET us do likewise.
Wipe off the table yonder!" he
directed Jeanne, as If he would give
her something to think of that would
take her mind off such idle thoughts.
Little Jeanne took the cloth from n
nearby hook and proceeded to polish
the table top at which the two peas
ants had lately sat. And while she
was thus engaged their too frugal
French guest folded up his paper, rose.
and left them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-20
CRAB WAS FIRST VEGETARIAN
Eccentric EngIishman Met With Much
Opposition When He Started to
Spread His Ideas.

The first preacher of vegetarianism
to gain any wide fame was Roger Crab,
an eccentric Englishman, who died 236
years ago. He fought in the parlia-
mentary army under Cromwell, and re-
ceived wound in the head, which may
have accounted for some of his later
vagaries. After the close of the Civil
war he sold all his goods and distrib-
uted the proceeds among the poor, then
took up his residence in a hut near
Ickenham, where he was said to have
lived on three farthings a week. Hav-
ing decided that it was sinful to eat
any kind of animal food, he subsisted
on diet of bran, dock leaves, mallows
and grass.
For dessert he had pudding made
of bran and turnip tops chopped to-
gether When he attempted to spread
his ideas he met with much popular
opposition. He then denounced his OPP
ponents in most lurid terms, and was
on various occasions cudgeled and put
in the stocks. Four times he was ar
rested on suspicion Of being wizard,
and was sent from prison to prison.
He persisted in his course in spite Of
all persecution, refusing to eat any
animal food while in Jail. He wrote
two pamphlets, entitled "The English
Hermit. or The Wonder of the Age"
and 'Dagon's Downfall or The Great
Idol Digged Up Root and Branch; 1.-THE
English Hermit's Spade at the Ground
and Root of Idolatry." Crab lived to
ripe old age, but made few converts to
his MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-20
TRAINING TODAYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
How the Infant May Be Started in
the Ways of Culture.
ART, LITERATURE AND MUSIC
Let the Child Know All He Can Of
These II You Would Refine His
Appreciation and Discover
His Capacity.
BY sIDoNIE M. GUTENBERG.

COME time during the last century
~ parents with solicitude for the high
err life of their children, and with the
portunities, discovered that training
in the "arts" would add both to the en-
joyment of life and to the esteem of
their fellows. But in providing the in
struction in music or painting they had
resort to musicians and painters. And
these specialists in art taught the chill
dren from the point of view of training
specialized performers, which most of
the children were never going to be-
come. The result was in most cases
a rather superficial accomplishment,
which had, indeed, its social value, but
which meant very little either as per-
Torrance or as enrichment Of life.
Several things have happened to
make us change our attitude in these
matters. With all the bad performing,
extending to ever larger circles of our
population, there came more critical
recognition of the real quality of our
vulgarized playing and painting. There
came also, quite incidentally as 1t
were, growing appreciation of the
arts-the mechanical reproduction of
good music and of good pictures being
very largely responsible for this, in
making accessible to almost every per-
son the opportunity to hear and see the
best as well as the tawdry. Moreover,
our thinking about the development of
the mental and emotional life, as prob
lens in education and training, has
brought us to realization of the more
valuable part of the child's contact
with art forms.
We are thus in a position to look
upon the arts in the life of the child
in terms of enlarging the child's life,
and not in terms of perform
ing for the approval or admiration
Of others. And we are in a position to
think of the training from the profess
sional side. If then we still place be-
fore the child the clay or the paint
brush, the piano or the violin, it is not
so much in the hope of making a name
for the family. Rather is it in the eX-
pectation that the child may thus be
enabled to find himself. that he may
acquire further means Of expression,
that he may add to his enjoyment OF
life through acquaintance with the
emotional resources of the various
arts. For most children, that is, the
study of music and drawing should be
not primarily for the purpose of cult
waiting technical proficiency, but for
the purpose of cultivating deeper APP
precautions through an understanding
Of form, design, etc. This is quite the
same as our teaching Of literature to
children. Some of them may become
creative artists-and this often in spite
of the schooling-but for most children
we hope merely to increase and to re-
fine the appreciation of good litera-
ture.
Both for the purpose of refining the
appreciation and for the purpose of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-20

frame. Let us remember that the
younger children are likely to see very
little in black-and-white picture I'M
til after colored pictures have made
them familiar with seeing the world
in a fiat surface.
We must do what we can to expand
the child's horizon by visits to the
museums, by providing opportunities
to see and hear the best that the hui
man spirit has brought forth. But we
must not overlook the fact that the
most continuous and the most impress
sive molders of his tastes lie in the
immediate surroundings-his clothes
and his furniture-his books and his
conversation, and his opportunities to
express himself through his own ac-
tivities.