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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-22
FOOD BATTLE
Opened WITH
FIERCE. SHOTS
FROM HOOVER.
Regulator Declares That High
Prices Are Due To Manlpula-
ton BY Spectators and Not
To the Shortage In Supplies
RAPAClTY OF RETAILERS VI,
BLAMED IN NEW YORK

Commissioner Of Weights and
Measures Of Greater City As.
serts That the Warehouse and
Cold Storage Plants Choked
ASSOCIATED Press By U. 8, Naval Com.
. >.a munication service) -
NJ EW YORK, June 20 - The
~ high cost Of living was as
sailed yesterday by officials here
and by Food Commissioner Hoov-
er in Washington, each Of whom
asserted that the prices now be-
ing, charged the public for the
ordinary staples are exorbitant
and the result of manipulation
rather than as any result of any
increased demand or shortage in
supplies. s.s ....&. ~.
The commissioner Of weights
and measures Of New York an
nounces that the prices on food
stun in this city are due to the
rapacity of the retailers, who are
holding back supplies in order to
keep up, the market. Every cold
storage plant in the city today is
full to capacity, says this official,
evidence indisputable that the
supply is plentiful, yet the retail
prices show practically no de-
chnes and in some instances are
actually advancing.
There iseno justification for the
prices being charged, says the
commissioner. The British have
ceased purchasing food stuff in
New York and the people are liv-
ing economically, so there is no
great demand to Justify the retail
costs. The wholesalers, report
the commissioner, agree that the
retailers are attempting to Sc
cure exorbltant profits and are
holding their stocks at prices
that limit consumption.
Appearing before the senate
committee considering the ad-
minlStration's two food control
bills, Food Controller Hoover
made a severe arraiunment OF
the food supply manipuIators OF
the country whom he said are
unIustifiabB holding up prices to
such an extent that they are
monthly fleeing the American
public OF excess profits to the
amount OF fifty million dollars.
these food pirates' said Hoov-
er, have been creating artificial
prices for the past five months, to
such an extent that bread today
in New York City is dearer than
IN starving Belgium, and from.
thirty to forty per cent higher
than in England, supposed to be
suffering from a blockade.
Flour,Whloh today is selling at.
fourteen dollars a barrel could
De sold with a fair profit for nine
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-22
AMERICAN OFFICER
Is in COMMAND
OF BRITISH SHIPS

Signal and. Unusual Honor Paid
vice-AdmiraI Sims Of the Uni
ted States Navy Which May
Have Political. Significance In
ireland :" "'..' II
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-22

ated Press By U. 8. Naval Com
muication Servtce)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
meeting, which was attended BY near
ly 100 representatives from Iowa col
leges and universities.
ADJUSTMENTS.
AZ the Casino.

A dual role is portrayed by Virginia
Pearson, dramatic Fox actress. in her
picture. Sister Against Sister, shown
at the Casino Sunday evening. Miss
Pearson takes the parts Of Katherine
and Anne, sisters, who become parted
when their parents separate. Kath-
crime goes with her father, and grows
up in the underworld of crime and
vice; Anne is reared under the gentler
influence of the mother.
Politics enters the story, when
Katherine gains control over Huxley,
a manufacturer. who in turn attempts
to defeat Dunsmore. candidate for gov
ernor. This plot is frustrated by Anne,
the other sister, who thus becomes ac-
quainted with Dunsmore. Katherine
Kills Huxley, and Anne is accused, be-
u of the resemblance. She is
cleared by Dunsmore, and is married
to him, while Katherine goes to prison.
Miss Pearson. who is n tall and
stately actress, plays the double role
of the two sisters very we'll, changing
from the wicked and hateful person of
the underworld to the demure and
quiet Anne many times. Double en-
posures are used to show the two sis
tiers together several times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
RIVER STILL RISING
Rains In the North Cause Water to
Spread Over Low Ground, Showing
Rise Of Two Feet Since Saturday
10 Rsceding at Marietta.

Rains north in the valley of the
Iowa river late last week caused the
river, which had ceased to rise, to
come up steadily Sunday and today.
1t was estimated at the city pumping
station this forenoon that the river had
risen one and one-half to two feet
since Saturday and that it was still
rising. However, at Marietta, this
morning the river had fallen five
inches since 6 o'clock Sunday evening,
so that the highest point here will be
reached today. in all probability.
The river Is now out of its banks and
has spread out over the low ground
northwest of the city, north of the
soldiers home and pumping station,
the city park and Country Club
grounds. During Sunday and last
night the water flooded the low places
in the park, including the lower ground
in the deer paddock. Part of the flood
water that has broken out of the river
channel northwest of the Country Club
grounds is sweeping across the course
from west to east, north of the dixie.
Water has cut around both ends OF
the dam built in Asher creek and a
swift current Of ~loodwater is pouring
thru the channel under the city supply
main. 1t was said the current vas
undermining the north bank Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
COMPANY'S DAMAGE BIG.
Sleet Storm Costs Iowa Tele-
phone COMPANY $4,000.

The damage caused by the sleet and
and eastern Iowa the night Of March
- and the following day cost the
Iowa Telephone Company more than
$4,000. according TO a statement by
| Vice President and General Manager
W. B. Belt, received by Manager
w. C. Bowe.
The sleet storm extended west as
far as Fort Dodge. south 70 Des Moines
and east TO the Mississippi river. In
that territory the telephone company
had more thar 1900 poles snapped off
and over 10000 breaks in its long dis
lance wires.
On the night OF March II the mist
began TO fail and freeze as it struck the
wires. BY the following morning the
circuits were weighted with ice nearly
an inch thick. This load alone broke
many OF the wires, but with the rising
wind the next day and the following
night the poles began to snap off un-
Ill so many circuits were down that il
was almost impossible TO get a long
distance call thru anywhere in the dis
trict covered by the storm.
As soon as II was learned what dam
age the sleet was causing, the tele-
phone company rushed men from
Minnesota, western Iowa and Ne
braska, and within twenty-four hours
hundreds were at work thruout the
storm-swept area repairing the dam
age.
1t was very difficult to set poles in
the frozen ground and 50 temporary
wires we're strung over the snow and
thru the fields. In less than a week
every telephone circuit was repaired
and in use.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
AZ the Strand.

Pretty and dainty Marie Doro and
good-looking Elliott Dexter, her hus-
band of the stage. are co-stars In
Castles For Two" presented Sunday
evening at the Strand. The picture
tells an 1rish-American story, and
combines very we'll romance, fairy
tales. n Irish comedy.
Patricia Calhoun. an American girl
OF Irish descent. goes TO ireland to get
cut of the eternal round of society
She even has her secretary take her
place. and Patricia herself passes as
the maid. She meets a young Irish
lord. who is ignorant of her true posi-
ton, and who also neglects his tenants.
Patricia cleans up things around the
young lords estate. and after having a
good deal of fun with him. makes her
self known, and all ends happily.
Miss Doro makes a charming Irish
girl, especially in n peasant costume.
\ pretty thread of fairy story runs
thru h play, and the scenic effects
costumes are correct in all de-
tails,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
HEAD OF NJ. 4 ST. /. QUITS Be
CAUSE OF slckNEss-ls
NOW IN HOSPITAL.
VICE PRESIDENT RUSSELL
IN CHARGE OF PROPERTY
Announcement Of Retirement Of Presi.
dent E. L. Brown Made in Mime.
apolis-For Several Weeks Has Been
in Rochester Hospital, Where He
Underwent Operation.

President z. L. Brown, of h NJ. 4
st. L., with headquarters in Mime
, apolis. resigned Saturday, according to
announcement made in Minneapolis.
The resignation is due to i'll health
Mr.. Brown has not been we'll for some
time, and has not been in active charge
of the property for several weeks
During that time he has been in a
hospital in Rochester. where he re-
Gently underwent an operation. 1t is
said that his condition is favorable for
recovery. but that he will not be able
to resume his duties.
Mr.. Brown came to the NJ. & st. L.
last September as successor TO New
man Erb.
Mr.. Brown was formerly vice presi-
dent Of the Denver Il Rio Grande.
When the road changed ownership last
summer and Hayden. Stone & Co. OF
Boston came into control, he was Sc
lected to i'll a position that c. W.
Huntington. now president OF the Viz
ginian railway, then was filling with
the title Of vice president.
The Minneapolis & St Louis. in sew
en- years. has been under the direction
successfully Of Edwin Hawley as presi-
dent, l.. F. Day as vice president, NJ. b.
Cutter, vice president. and W. G. Bierd
vice president. who went from here
10 become president of the Chicago Il
Axiom. and Mr.. Huntington.
Vice President James Russell will
De in charge Of Minneapolis * 81. Lofts
affairs. il was Officially announced to-
day. pending the naming of a success
SoT to Nj. Brown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
WAY NOT PAVE MAIN.
Paving West Of Thirteenth May Have
to Wait on Sewer.

The paving specified for Main stree.
west Of Thirteenth street, may be
eliminated from the list Of streets pro-
posed to be paved, which the city
council was going TO consider at its
regular meeting this forenoon. A san
itary sewer must be laid in the street
before the paving is put down. and
because of the depth at which the
sewer must be put Councilman Austin
thinks il will probably be advisable
to wait a year before attempting TO
lay pavement over the fill in the
trench. In order to get drainage thru the
sewer 1t is going to be necessary to
put Il fourteen feet deep in places. and
It is thought that the fill will not settle
and become firm in less than a year.
This sewer will extend several blocks
west and Conne with the sanitary
sewer system at Main and Thirteenth
streets. The council adjourned until
this afternoon, when it expected to
consider the resolution for paving and
FOR Il storm system in the Third
ward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
ROLAND FIVE DEFEATED.
MarshalItown independents Score Vic
tory Over Title Claimants.

me ROianG Independent basketball
FIVE. claimants Of the central Iowa
championship, strengthened by the
( presence OF Erskine and Bragden. two
Iowa state College stars. in the lineup.
nat defeat Saturday evening or the
Roland high school floor, in a game
with the Marshalltown Independents.
The Roland five had won twelve
! straight games, and to make good it's
! claim 10 the central Iowa title. had re-
inforced it's lineup by pressing into
service the Two ATnes stars.
Narshalltown played a faster and
better game. taking the lead with Two
baskets in the fret minute Of play. and
| maintained the lead TO the final whistle,
Marshalltown led at recess time by a
score ~ "A TO 12.
Excellent guarding by M~arshalltown,
| and the remarkable playing of "Ty"
Smith. permitted the Independents to
gain a lead and hold it. Smith played
q remarkable game, outpointing his
college rival, Erskine. Dribbing the
ball half the length Of the floor and
negotiating A basket was the feature
| play of the game by Smith.
Max Smith and Halyerson played a
| close guarding game thruout, and were
instrumental in holding the Rolandites
in check. Glenn and Hurlburt out
played the Roland forwards. and this
duo, with "Ty" Smith, led in the
matchmaking.
The Narshalltown team played better
basketball than 1t has played at any
time this year, aitho the team has made
an excellent showing tnruoui the sea-
son. The lineup:
| MsrshalItown. Position. Roland.
C1em ....... left forward ..... Bakka
Hurlburt ;. right forward ?. Anderson
j. Smith ...... center 1880. ErShthe
Haiyerson o.. left guard 80. Bragden
VI. Smith . 4. right guard =. Hoversten
Subgtitution-Syce for Halverson
gaskets-Ciem 6. 9Iurlburt 5, J. Smith
Is. Bragden 4. BakJoa .. Anderson .
Erskfne 2. Free throws-Hurlburt, 2
opt Of 2: gragden, 4 Out Of .. Referee
Olson, Roland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
OBITUARY..
EeIice,

Carmona Felice, aged 50, died sun
day afternoon at . o'clock at his home,
500 South Sixth street, of Brights dis
ease, with which he had been suffering
for about six weeks. He was born
when a young man. In 1907 he was
united in marriage with Raffaele Ce-
memo. at Des Moines. who, with four
children, survives him. He has one
sister, whose address is not known.
Funeral services We're held at ,
o'clock this afternoon from St. Mary,s
church, in charge of Rev. j. ]. Fftz-
patrick. Burial was in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
GLEE CLUE IN CONCERT.
Grinnell College Boys Give Program o
Sacred Sonus

An audience that filled the Congre-
s%ational church greeted the Grinnell
College Mems Giee Club, which gave
a sacred concert at the church at the
vesper hour Sunday evening. Among
the slee numbers was Dudley Bucks
arrangement Of Lead kindly Light"
and an arrangement of the twelfth
chapter Of Ecclesiastes. A quartet sans
one number. Silent Night J. l..
Carney, an aiurnnus OF the college and
president OF the local Grinnell College
Alumni Association, spoke briefly.
The glee club is on It's annual
spring concert tour during the spring
vacation. Ii gave a concert at Rhodes
Saturday night and Went this forenoon
to Boone, where it sings tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
At b Qdcnn

The Flora DeVoss Company played
a one nights nj the Odeon
Sunday to a cood-sized audience. pre-
Sentlng Wyoming" q western comedy
drama. The plot of the story is similar
to The Firsinian." and has to do with
an eastern girl who teaches school in
Wyoming. Her adventures with the
cowboys are amusing and dramatic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
e...in Head. colI.s. Editors.

John gattin. a student at Coe Col
isze, and the scn Of d. and Mrs. }. +.
Battin, 100 South Ninth street, wa
elected president OF the lows College
PRESS Association at Q meeting Of col
lese paper editors and representatives.
held al c,oifax Saturdsy. The press
as~1ociatfop was ~ofganixed ~ this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
Local Weather Record.

The range of temperature sunday
was 60 and 40, compared with "a and
80 saturday. and So and "a a year
ago Sunday. At : this morning the
temperature IA So, compared with 40
at the corresponding hour Sunday
morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26

channel, where the supply main en-
tiers it, and might threaten the main.
City employees are watching the action
of the water in the channel to prevent
damage being done the pipe, IL pos
sible. Additional piling has been put
in to protect the pipe, Councilman
Aust.n said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26

has fled suit against Harry Early, Of
Hardin county, for $3,1ss.06 to recover
on a check drawn against the plaintiff
bank. Morgan & Korf. Of Newton, the
First National Bank of Newton, and
the Iowa National Bank OF Des
Moines. thru whom the check passed,
are also named as defendants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
HELD FOR FORGERY.
c. w. 5oydston, Arrested Here, Want.
ed at Cherokee.

G. w. Boydston, a travelling agent,
was arrested at the Evans hotel Sun
day night by Officer Delahoydc and
Merchant Police Marley on instruc-
tons from w. F. Huber. sheriff at
Cherokee, who telegraphed that he
wants Boydston for forgery. The sher-
if is expected to come here tonight for
iBoydston. According to the police
Boydston has been selling a patented
article in his territory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
Raid Hou.,;tArr..t Five.

Two men and three were ar
rested by Officers Campbell and Wer-
tenberger Sunday afternoon about 2:30,
when they raided the house at 405 An
son street. Those arrested for alleged
d~isorderly conduct gave the names OF
Clara Kersey, May Nelson, Elma How
ard. Russell Mack. and Elmer Albright.
Mack was released after posting a bond
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26

for his appearance, and the others
were being held In jail while arrange
ments were being made to arraign
them before Justice Burritt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
Applies For Citizenship.

Wilhelm Salow, a German. aged As,
living at sos West Boone street. has
filed a declaration of intent to become
naturalizeS. Salow is a foreman of
machiniSts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
on.r Hou.e ~ club Tonioht.

The Marshalltown Club will hold
open house tonight at the rooms. A
smoker will be held, and election re-
turns received. Members and their
friends will be welcomed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Young, Of Mon-
treal, Que, arrived in the city this
morning from Chicago for a visit with
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Balch,
and Mrs. Nellie w. Balch. MI. and
Mrs. Young were married in Montreal
last Thursday and are on their way to
on their wedding trip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26

been vaccinAted. but Il can not beSstel6
yet whether the disease has bsen
checked. There 10 no means Of know
ing how the contagion got into this
herd. 8t A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
cholor, In Home Herd.

Cholera has broken out in the herd
Of Chester White hogs at the soldiers
home, and thirteen Of the herd OF
seventy Ave have died. The herd has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26

In the District Court.
The state Savings Bank OF Liscomo
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-31

operaffveIy TO improve sanitary condi-
tions, housing, water and milk sup
plies. win surely improve public health
and win prove blessing to the nation
Education must provide for the
training of the whole mass aud for
every man, woman and child who
needs to meet the economic and social
demands of the present day. Educa-
tion must be carried to the people
when for any reason people do not
seek education. Education provides
leaders, and without leaders the people
must suffer needlessly, and finally edu-
cation must bring to every man and
woman definite responsibility for help
ing disadvantaged individuals and
groups, those engaged In business and
otherwise.
Educational institutions should give
all their students the essentials Of psy-
chology, economics, sociology and
modern business methods so that flu
ture leaders already trained In scien-
tific method of study may be able TO
attack with intelligence their perplex-
ing, complex, recurring problems. They
should train men and women to use
initiative, persistence and vision in
solving problems and should lay stress
upon developing independent, broad
minded thinkers. Cooperation of col
ored men with white men and cooper
alton of eolored women with white We
men to secure welfare improvements
have proved to be lines of the least
friction. Throughout the country there
are evidences, in spite of the proverblal
newspaper reports, that racial eo-opera-
ton is slowly, steadily growing.
When men and women of economic
and social standing In the community
oppose unjust determinations and pre-
sent these facts brayely before those
who are in authority there are many
cases in which favorable action is
taken. Amid the numerous disappoint-
ments which come to patient, loyal
eolored citizens on account of the white
mans failure to understand or even
consider (when he does understand
the colored mans thoughts and feel
ings on the common problems of life
there is In the attitude of some strong
southern white men who are leaders
ray of hope that in time justice will
prevail and race prejudice will disap
pear with the advent of education for
all the white people.
Women are invaluable to society not
only as makers of Christian homes.
but also as pioneers and developing
forces In all movements for the relief
of poverty and pain, the Improvement
of the handicapped, the advancement
of the ambitious and the development
of all welfare enterprises. The social
service work done by women through
out the nation commands the highest
respect of everybody, for 1t is of high
order of excellence and has been done
patiently, quietly and In spite of MANY
hardships. The work of women to
raise all classes TO a higher level Of
civilization has made men realize
anew the great importance of teaching
all classes aud races that any progress
is conditioned by the respect which Is
commonly paid to womaahood.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-31

Women as Pioneers In Racial Effort.
Washington.-The Howard univer-
sity sociological conference ON Fifty
Years of Progress by the American
Negro which was held at the univer-
sity In March, brought together from
all parts of the country several hun
bred men and women who are work
ing intellfgently and In a Christian
spirit to promote racial good will and
national prosperity. Some of the big
constructive ideas of the conference
are:
Christian character, intelligence, CO.
operation, respect for womanhood,
thrift-these are the foundation stones
upon which all progress is built. To
the degree that individuals and groups
secure these precious possessions there
come national prosperity and racial
good will.
The sociological conference serves as
an excellent and effective clearing
house for the exchange of ideas and
the comparison of methods which deal
HAeh fAteeA PACbAthAH EuNA as Itditns
education, enforcement of law and or
der, Industrial opportunity, home MAX
Ing, community Improvement and
character building. 1t brings together
representative leaders who are seek
ing the truth as guide to the building
of a constructive program of social
progress, In spite of legal restrictions
and determinations.
1t also brings the university into
helpful touch with those who are lead
ing the masses toward the better
things of life. 1t gives the leaders
chance to discover how much of serv-
Ice the university can render and
stands ready to render to them If only
they win make known their needs and
wants.
How a sociological conference can
most effectively deliver Its message to
the public Is still a serious problem.
Health is an individual and public
problem. It is definitely correlated
with morality. Whatever the individ-
ual win do to regulate bis or her life
according to the teachings of the Bible
aud whatever the public Will do CO.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-31
BROAD VIEW or
SOCIAL SERVICE
Howard University Seeks Firm
Basis For Cooperation.
PROBLEMS FOR SOLUTION

fiftieth Anniversary Sociological Con-
ference Held at Noted Institution In
Washington Emphasizes Need of Ed
ucation For the Masses of Both Races.
Women as Pioneers In Racial Effort.