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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

Eleven thousand four hundred ~
ish men teachers are serving with
forces and about 1000 have attesS
under the Derby scheme. In additi,
there are 147 serving with the nav
forces. and 33s women acting - nunsel
Teachers have already gained five Vic
toria crosses, while ,232 have tbeel
killed. MS wounded and nine are miss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10
Peril in Strsnhannina.

Physicians have decided that several
forms of nervous diseases, sometimes
dangerously severe, can be caused by
persons standing up and holding straps
while riding in street cars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

Your taste and satisfaction Is proof that
Prince Albert quality is more desirable than
coupons or premiums.
You buy Prince Albert verywhere tobacco
Z sold. in toppy red bags Sc; tidy red tins 10c;
handsome pound and half-pound tin humi-
doris, and in that fine crystal glass humidor
with sponge-moistener top that keeps the
tobacco ii such perfect condition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

feated the Colo high school on the lat
ters field on Saturday. The game was
fast turnout as may readily be seen by
the score which VAST to s. This was
the first time this season that Colo has
been defeated. a FL ta
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

carelessly thrown away. cigar and
cigarette stubs are blamed for 1906
fires in New York city last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10
WATERS IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
MUSCATlNE BEGIN TO RE-
CEDE RAPIDLY.
FACTORIES REsuMING
OPERATION OF PLANTS
Big Dam Erected to Hold Back Waters
Intact and No Additional Damage Is
Looked For-Pumps Being Operated
to Keep Easements Of Business
Buildings .Ciear-Other Iowa News.

Muscatine, May l0.--The flood crisis
pres enred by unprecedented stages in
the Mississippi river is believed to
have passed. With the water falling
at a rapid rate those who have been
prominent in the tight against the
flood believe that no further damage
viii result. An encouraging drop in
the stage vas recorded at this point
when the reading revealed a drop Of
four-,enths of foot. The United
States weather bureau indications IA
vor continued fall.
Water Reaches Crest.
The flood which has inundated the
entire lower part Of Muscatine Island
has now reached its height and no
further extension of its zone of dam
age IS expected. With a falling ten
dency prevailing in the Mississippi it
is expected that the inland lake will
lower slowly.
The huge dam at the railroad cross
ing is absolutely safe, reported Mayor
McNutt after his last inspection of it
Monday afternoon. Extra material has
bSen dumped 10 De uSeQ IN case OF
need. but ne is of the opinion that
there Will be no need to make the dam
higher. A few men were working he
said. but no teams.
Pumps Operating.
Pumps are still being operated in
the Easements of a number of local
office buildings but in several days it
is expected that the water will have
lowered sufficiently to eliminate this
necessity. Property damage within the
city limits has been negligible it wa
reported.
All Of the local plants which were
threatened by the high water are in
full operation again. The Huttig plant,
which was interfered with because O.:
the Mad creek overflow, is again in
complete activity and with the passing
of the critical stage the Roach and
Musser employees who were active in
the flood prevention work have re-
sumed their regular places.
naSaax r>I1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

car Of the armored motor battery OF
the Twenty-second engineers. national
guard of New York, photographed at.
recent tmaneuvers In Van Cortlandt
park, New Y rk City; the other shows
militiamen working with the motor
cycle and the passenger carrying at
tachment. =. - y y. ~ ~ i5s.....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

To show that the national guard Of
the state Of New York is profiting by
the lessons OF the European war and
the expedition into Mexico, the militia
men are spracticing with motorcycles
and armored motorcar batteries. One
Of the ACCOMPANYING pictures shows U
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10
GET READY FOR AUTO JOB BE-
EORE IL Is TOO LATE

FORE 1T IS TOO LATE
Last class Of season starts Monday.
May 29th. Complete 4-week electrical
and Laboratory course with all garage
experience afterwards you want Stu
dents from this school are successful
Write for free book on autos. Allen
Auto School zoos Forest Ave. Des
Moiues.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10
Tonorro,U's Menu

Even the ripest fruit does not fall
into ones mouth; we must knock that
it might be opened.-Chinese saying.
BREAKFAST
Baked Apples
Cereal and Cream
Bacon and Eggs
Breakfast Gems Coffee
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER
Baked Beans and Corned Beef
Radishes
Jam Waters
DINNER
Oxtail Soup
Washington Pie
Baked Onions
Buttered Spinach
Green Pepper Salad.
Rhubarb Meringue Pie
Breakfast Gems-Sift together a cup
full and half OF flour, a teaspoonful Of
salt, teaspoonful and half of baking
powder. Pour into this cupful q milk,
add a beaten egg, and beat with large
egg beaten for five minutes. Bake in
hot Muffin pans
Baked Beans and Corned Beethoven
a quart of dried beans with cold water
and let them stand overnight. Put over
the fire in hot water with two pounds
Of corned beef. Boil until the beans be-
gin to split. Drain, put the beans in a
baking dish with the corned beef in the
center. Pour over it a tablespoonful Of
molasses, a little hot water. and one
teaspoonful OF made mustard, all mixed
together. Then add a cupful of boiling
water, and bake slowly until brown and
tender.
Buttered Spinach-Boil spinach until
tender. drain thoroIy. Put in a chop
ping bowl. chop very fine. Put in a
double boiler with a large tablespoon
full Of butter, a little salt and pepper,
and tablespoonful Of cream. Heat
thoroiy and serve. garnished with hard
boiled eggs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10

The correctness of our belief that
smokers do prefer quazity rather than
premiums or coupons is proven by
the enthusiasm with which Prince
Albert pipe and cigarette tobacco has
been received throughout the civil
lized world! Premiums or coupons
haze never been offered as an induce-
zueut to smoke iii ~
The sun., 1916-08-24
Small Matters. Indeed.

The Thomas amendment In the ship
bill authorizing the Treasury De
partment to refuse clearance papers
tOvessels DEFINING to carry American
cargo for any other reason than
lack Of space may be In violation Of
N treaty obligations with foreign
Powers. but that fact Is not likely to
obstruct its passage or to influence
the President In his action on It.
1t Is true that the necessity Of ne
gotiating new treaties will afford op-
portunities for the interested Powers
to revise the existing agreements In
ways favorable to themselves, and cal
culated to improve their situation in
tile period Of commercial competi-
ton that will follow the conclusion
Of peace. 1t is likewise true that the
abrOgation Of the treaties will have a
most disturbing effect on II rela-
tions with Il number Of Powers with
which it Is desirable we should be
III TIIIOIliOuS iuteT0OuT 81, anu WIFI
which the United States at present
is discussing questions Of grave i'm
port. Undeniably. the United States
should avoid unnecessary friction I'M
der the existing circumstances.
But these considerations will avail
little in Washington. The seamen's
law contained provisions in violation
OF our treaty obligations. n fact that
was ignored in It's enactment; the
external and internal effects of that
measure were regarded as of no con
sequence in comparison with the
source Of the demand for Its pas
sage. In the case Of the seamcn's
bill, this was the superior maritime
intelligence of the Hon. ROBERT Ma
RON Ia TOILETTE. the Wisconsin
Pompadour and shall it ever he said
that he exercised a greater influence
than the Hon. WILLIAM GIBBS Nc
ADoo, Secretary OF the Treasury?
The sun., 1916-08-24
"He Kept Us Out Of War;"

II Is affirmed that WOODROW Wn.
son has earned for himself a place
in history beside GEORGE WASHING.
TON and ABRAHAM LINCOLN because,
unlike those heroes Of the past, he
has kept VS. out of war;"
Granting, for the moment, that the
non-partlcipatlon of the United States
in the present war IL to its credit
and to its spiritual advantage, and
that TO Mr.. WILSON, and not to En-
perors, Kings, Cars, Sultans and
statesmen of lesser titles belongs the
credit for our relief from the ma
terial burdens imposed by 1t; grant.
ing, again only for the moment. that
the mere maintenance Of peace must
reflect undying glory on the indi.
vidual who accOmplishes 1t, how con-
tcmptible, how petty, how mean up
pears the record Mr.. WILSON has COM
piled II measured by that Of CoNsrAN.
TINE l., King Of the Hellenes!
This ruler, beset by difficulties such
M tho President OF the United States
has not known. subject to perils men.
The sun., 1916-08-24
Mr.. WILSON'S VARS.
The Absurdity Of His Posing - .
Man Of Peace Pointed Out.

TO THE EDITOR or TINE sbN-Str: "He
has kept us out Of var" How? What
war? Would a determined policy with
Germany and the ~severing Of diplomatic
relations with that empire have pro-
duced war? Certainly not. Germany
has been. and Ia now. too busy to make
war on the United States.
As to Mexico! Was not the capture
Of Vera Cruz war? American marines
and sailors we're killed and many Mexi-
cans. II 1t vas not war. what was 1t?
The subsequent invasion Of Mexico BY
General Pershing resulted in the killing
OF more American soldiers n Of still
more Mexicans. General Pershins Is
still on Mexican soil. II all this isn't
war, what would be war? And yet
some self-styled Republicans announce
their intention Of voting for Wilson
because he has kept us out Of war"
The honor Of the United States has
been dragged In the dust again and
again by Mr.. Wilson. who Ia too p"cud
to fight" until every self-respecting
american citisen must hang his head in
shame at the humiliating spectacle.
Kept US out Of war; What hum
bug! NJ. T. r.
New York, August 90.
The sun., 1916-08-24
CARRY YOUR OWN BAG!
The Lesson Taught by Railroad and
Express Companies.

To II EDITOR OF TpE suN-Sjr,, I
bought a return ticket al Rrick chur>rh
\. /. ON Mopday las, n, 10 o'clock
A NJ and EXPRESSED NV baggage. a
dres. suit case and a small straw case
FOR ,o,,e, ~ar,icIe. m Fishers Isla nd in
tina Sound T xas to,d at the Grand
Central Station that nv return ticket
would take me To the island without
s,r,bsr cos,
The sun., 1916-08-24
Those Montreal Melons.

To III EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Mr..
Richard T.. Reads appreciation OF the
Montreal melon is exquisite. but his
knowledge Of its value imperfect.
Like the choicest Of Havana tobacco.
going only to plutocrats merely begin
ming to burn II up and to princes not
yet on their uppers. the Montreal melon,
IN It's transcendent degree of quality,
with its perfume OF Persia and sweet
ness OF paradise. Is raised by only two
or three humble farmers. who, Ike the
lords Of labor In the railroad business,
fix their own remuneration.
Not In a Montreal hotel. but In a shop
Of st. Catherine street. last August !
coveted one UGH which separated me
from an even Ave dollars. In a hotel
the slices OF that melon might have
SERVED up" all told. to the tune Of $50
and. as I know melons. worth II to
anybody with the price. f. w.
New YORK, August %.
The sun., 1916-08-24
Quarantine AbsuPdlties.

u Is not the purpose Of The Sun to
question the propriety Of a sensible
quarantine, applied in the strict sense
Of the word: that is, isolation of in.
fected persons and persons who have
been exposed to Infection. Our aim in
crlticlsing the methods adopted by
certain municipalities in the present
epidemic Of infantile paralysis is to
protect the public's peace Of mind
against that undesirable and discOm-
fOrting germ, fear. 1t has been proved
in epidemics Of cholera, Of yellow
fever and of other destructive diseases
that %unreasoning fear reduces the re-
sisting capacity of the human Organ-
ism and contributes gravely to fatal
results. Contempt Of danger ia at all
times and under all conditions fool
hardy; this is the antithesis Of the
panic that subverts eason
A responsible correspondent IN
forms US that one hotel proprietor ad-
mitted guests to his house while
health officers were consulting on a
case Of supposed infantile paralysis in
the building. The incident illustrates
the greed Of the landlord and the
negligence of the health officers. who.
having frightened guests by declaring
them to he in quarantine, eventually
permitted them to pass out with the
absurd promise that they would have
their noses disinfected!
A gentleman, prompted by reading
the article on Quarantine H~ysteria,'
called mt THE Sun Office to tell Us
that on returning with two sons
eleven and thirteen, from a tive
weeks vacation, his house was pla.
carded, despite the fact that he
offered to have his children examined
and to bring n certificate showing
that he did not come from an infected
locality. Being II lawyer he lost pa
thence with the ruling Of the Health
Board that "any n who moved tC
the town with children must he quar-
a%ntined.' as he was a resident Of
the town and simply returned after
M absence of two weeks. A suit has
Decn begun to determine whether the
Health Board has exceeded It's au
ihorlty In this ease. One contention
will probably h" that the trnnsmlssi
b'lity from humans In humans nf in
fantile paralysis is not proved. II poin
THE Sun hrs sci forth to bring nlmn
c more sensible guardianship of iii,
The sun., 1916-08-24
THE FETTERS OF SEX.
Can Su6fragists Never Be Regarded
a. Other Than Lovely Women?

To THE Epiror OF TIL SuN-Sir; The
most p%uissant enemy Of woman suffrage
is not the polemic but the patronage of
man. That large. gently ironic surprise
Of the male hank OF society when
women score. that pat the sweet little
prodigy on the head attitude. part!cu-
larly that half amused tolerance which
bases on sex and its insinuations, wreRk
more damage to the cause than all the
caustic ever mined.
Some time ago there was a big demon
strative parade for suffrage In New
York. II was a very ser.ou effort, But
the frivolous reporter who wrote 1t up
for THE Sun, brand!sh!ng his steel with
blissful Inconsistencies. dealt this blow {:
Miss ~ was down on the programme
as a herald. She was nothing Of the
kind. Miss NJ was a peach"
All, pathetic deletion OF moral dignity.
deadly penetration Of a naughty and
sober cause! Men who read that would
lose the issue in the rex. and the women
also would be diverted through the
poison OF an acute even II desultory
envy.
Chesterfield would never have been
bothered by this issue.
STANLEY X. WILSON,
SwARrHMoRE, Pa, August %,
The sun., 1916-08-24

The first test Of Mr.. WILSON'S Mt
ness for the Office he holds came In
Mexico. As MFR. HUoHEs says, our
only concern with HUERTA was his
ability to protect American lives and
property. This single requirement
which should have determined our
recognition Of HuERTA was ignored BY
WOODROW WILSON.
The price in American lives Of Mr.
WILSON'S blunder Is still being paid.
Then came the issue of subma rine
warfare. After assuming the cor.
rect position Of ''strict accountability"
Mr.. WILSON wavered. When the
Lusitania was sunk the President Of
the United States was reduced to the
state Of being too proud to fight"
He wrote note after note to Germany,
but as yet he has achieved no salts.
factory settlement.
The third ordeal Is In progress.
Four hundred thousand men threaten
to strike and cripple the country. They
will not hear Of arbitration. although
the other side asks only that. Mr..
WILSON knifes the principle Of arbi-
tratlon, adopts q course likely to cap
ture the tr9inmen's votes. and find
ing that he cannot readily force his
programme upon the railways, offers
them political bargains.
The railways naturally do the best
they ear In a hopeless situation.
Mr.. WILSON has been tested once.
twice, thrice.
The sun., 1916-08-24
Saving the Game Birds.

In its decision not to recommend
an open spring season for wild duck
In Illinois. Iowa. Missouri. Nebraska
and Kansas the advisory committee
81 the Department Of Agriculture has
followed the counsel Of recognized au-
thorities or the habits Of migratory
birds. Originally It vas proposed to
allow shooting in these five States
in the fall and spring. while only fall
seasons were established for the other
States. But the weight Of informed
opinion Is against the spring shooting,
and the gain In efficiency from the
abolition Of special privileges In any
State Is obvious.
The development of bird cOnserva.
ton under Federal regulation must
necessarily be slow, and the whole
plan may he upset by the decision
AZ to the Governments power In the
premises IN the case now before the
Supreme Court. In the four years
that have passed since the statute
under which the present action was
taken was put Oh the books It has
been shown that better results may
he obtained from the exercise Of a
central authority than from indie
pendent action by the States. 1t is
doubtful, indeed, whether the preser-
walton Of game could be accomplished
by State laws, while II Is safe to
say that under the protection Of the
United States wild creatures not only
can be saved from extinction but re-
stored to the numbers they attained
before pot hunters began their process
of determinations
The treaty under which Canada
and the United States are to cooperate
to this end will soon be put before
the Senate, and II it Is accepted It
will strengthen materially the game
conservation movement.
The sun., 1916-08-24

public than the hysterical quarantine
measures now In force provide.
1t IL gratifying that the recent ron.
ference Of health officers at Wash.
ington disapproved municipal and in
terstate guarantees, and agreed with
THE Sun In Its recommendation'th that
certificates Of private physicians will
not alone he sufficient basis for the
issuance Of permits to travel. Per.
mits for Interstate travel will he
based on medical inspection"
Unless the outbreak upsets the OBJ
servatiOns Of all former epidemics,
the transmissibility Of the disease
from humans to humans must remain
doubtful. and all quarantine regula-
tions based upon this theory will be
u%nwarranted by facts.
The sun., 1916-08-24

aclng his dynasty, torn BY domestic
and political alliances Of the most in
innate nature. his country invaded
by hereditary enemies and hereditary
friends, his authority set at naught,
his life and the future Of his people
endangered from every side, has kept
his country out Of war, under con.
ditiOns Of a kind that Mr.. WILSON
should thank heaven have not been
forced upon him.
If what Mr.. WILSON has done en-
titles him to the exalted hOnOrs 1t IL
asserted are his, with what words
shall the glorious triumphs OF Con.
srANrINE he inscribed or the pnges
Of history?
The sun., 1916-08-24
The Croker Land Expedition.

The dog days account for a good
many arrangements of the human in
%tellect. but for n long time nothing
more absurd has emanated from
Washington than the story that be-
cause Ensign FITzHUGH GREEN of the
navy has arrived at Copenhagen
without saying anything about the
existence of Croker Land an at
tempt will be made In Congress to
deprive Robert PEARY of the rank Of
Admiral and cancel his pension.
1t has been known for more than
n year that Croker Land was a
mirage which on June "a, 1906,
PEARy saw from Cape Thomas Hub
bard. To attain and explore this un-
known land DONALD b. MACMILLAN,
I'm old lieutenant of PEARY, headed
an expedition In 1913 under the
auspices Of the American Museum Of
Natural History. Ensign FIrzHUGH
GREEN accompanied MACMILLAN as a
representative of the United States
Government. MAcMrn AN and GREEN
with two Eskimos made a dash
from the northern end Of Axel Hell
berg Land in April, 1914. They
reached 1.-THE supposed site of Croker
Land" to quote MACMILLAN. on April
%, and were %cOnfoundcd when only
II wilderness Of frozen sea and ice
ridges met their gaze. There was no
land, no new continent. They. like
PEARy, had been deceived; for. to
quote MACMILLAN again: ITO MS,
standing on the heights of Cape
Thomas Hubbard, and for several
days on the polar sen, there was
every appearance Of an immense
tract of land extending along 100 dc.
greos Of the horizon. hills. valleys
and snow capped peaks" MACMILLAN
aud GREEN went forward with high
hopes, only to meet with dishenrten.
ing failure,
But these two intrepid explorers
soon rallied from their depression
The sun., 1916-08-24
The Bargain.

II the railways r reluctant to
make with WOODROW WILSON the po-
litical bargain that he wishes they
have good reasons for hesitation
What can the President promise
them that is worth n straw?
Can he compel the Interstate Com
merce Commission to grant the neces-
sary increases in freight rates?
Can he compel Congress to pass a
compulsory arbitration law?
Just how much would a compulsory
arbitration law be worth II enacted?
Would the Supreme Court Of the
United States compel men to work
against their will?
The sun., 1916-08-24
EXEMPTING A CLASS.
Was DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler Pro
phetlc in His C%tterance?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: At
the Grant birthday dinner before the
Middlesex Club in 1913. DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler. in the course OF an ad-
dress. and referring to certain notable
political tendencies at that time. said
Great Issues. going to the very founda-
ton Of free government. have been raised.
The right of the individual to the pursuit
Of those activities and to the possession
OF those Just gains which are signined
b. the terms civil liberty" and private
property Is challenged. Open attempts
are making to free certain classes and
certain occupations because OF their NUM-
bsrs and their supposed influence from
the Just operation Of the laws. even of the
criminal laws. Class legislation. class In
terest.. class privilege are being exalted
on every hand. provided only the class Is
large enough and the privileged persons
numerous enough to make 1t politically
worth while.
Il there anything going on al the
White House Just now to recall the last
sentence Of the above? READER.
GREENsBURo Pa. August 90.
The sun., 1916-08-24
what Il to Happen to the Man Whose
Earnings Are In the Balance?

To ~ EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr. Thanks
for your editorials on the railroad strike
situation. You speak of three parties
interested in the result.
There is a fourth. the small investor.
o. whom you have said nothing. the per-
son who after years Of work has put his
saving. in railroad securities. expecting
from them an income for the remainder
Of his days. Are we to he considered Of
no ccount: SMALL INVESTORS.
PLAINrIELp. y. J., August 81.
The sun., 1916-08-24
The Mexican Commission.

President WILSON has apparently
made IA good choice Of Mexican COM
missIoners. The ability Of FRANKLIN
X. LANE Is now generally known; 1t
IL coupled with an Imaginative gift
that may be Of value In the negotia-
tions to be begun. Judge GEORGE
GRAY IL highly qualified by his SER
vices at the making Of peace with
Spain in 1893, on the anthracite board
In 1902 and rs a member Of the
peace court at The HaguA JOHN r.
Mort Is a tireless worker who has
the respect of all who know him.
But what are these men to do?
Every one knows now that we shall
have to withdraw u troops from
Mexico very soon Can we withdraw
thema from the border entirely? 1t is
not likely that to do so will be safe
for a long time yet.
Are we to lend money to Can.
RANzA? Probably, since he can get It
nowhere else. He may guarantee the
protection Of American lives and prop
erty. but the guarantee is plainly
worthless.
It Is not apparent that the confer
cncc can accomplish anything except
the withdrawal Of soldiers and
the negotiation Of n small loan. 1t
win drag along until after election.
while our guardsmen remain Mt the
border and Mr.. WILSON tries to draw
attention to something north, east or
west, or In the sky.