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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
SOMEWHAT ReIRl5UIIvE.

The average road booster will find
JOY in the retributive justice that has
come to those who voted the Johnston
Pitt crowd of reactionaries into office
when the township trustees are shorn
OF all power over roads as has been
proposed, but nevertheless it is move
backward instead Of forward TO abol-
ish township jurisdiction over roads.
Every state in the union that has
ever accomplished anything toward
road improvement has been compelled
TO classify its roads, giving the more
important roads 10 one set of officers
and the minor roads to others. In those
states in which all roads were called
county roads the main roads were
designated as state roads and came
directly under state supervisor before
progress could take place and that is
what would happen in Iowa if town
ship roads were abolished altho the
promoters Of the idea do not now real
ize it.
In Ohio there are three classes o.
roads, state roads, main market roads
and market roads but every state has
its main roads and its byroads just
as every town has it's main streets and
its side streets. There are 1000 miles
of rural highway in the average coun-
~ in Iowa which is too much for one
road boss 10 supervise. A previous
legislature required boards OF super
visors to take over Is per cent of our
roads TO be improved first and now
that the federal government has Of
fered TO aid in road improvement it has
been planned to begin that improve
rnent on one third Of this county road
getting organized to start somewhere
when along comes a bunch who know
nothing of the experience of others in
road building and they seek to destroy
our preparedness.
For generations we must have dirt
roads in Iowa. The by-roads of our
checkerboard survey may always be
dirt roads and when it rains dirt road
needs attention at once. Township SUI
pervision is home rule and likewise
quick relief for the purely local road.
1t is only when road rises to the dig
nifty of main road that it ought to
be taken over by county or state au-
thorities. Just now our county boards
have all they can attend to in the
county road system. Altho they have
assumed responsibility for only Is per
cent Of our roads they have less than
one mile. in twenty OF their limited
mileage permanently graded ready for
surfacing and only one mile in seventy
Of their Is per cent actually surfaced.
To ask them now TO take over all the
roads is simply to invite confusion.
II people would seek some short cut
to progress in road ..1S: oSisssiss sss
can be found only in the special road
Improvement district plan. In this way
| the neighberhood, district or township
that wants to improve can do so al
once just as districts are now formed
for drainage works and consolidated
schools and those localities which d.
J not want TO progress 50 fast are moi
rs - z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

burdened by the more forward ones.
Nobody Is held back. Texas, under
such a plan. newer and larger than
Iowa and less developed has neverthe-
less nine times as large per cent OF
all it's roads surfaced for modern We
hicle travel upon total tax burden
several millions lower than we have
been paying in Iowa. 1t has 10000
miles of roads surfaced while we have
only 1000 miles surfaced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Topics of the Times

Opening Of the season for shooting
peace doves.
Seems as tho the senate of the
United States and the cabinet mem
hers would be as safe advisers ana
consultants as Colonel House in a seri-
Gus national emergency. The impress
sion is growing that there is little
too much House.
Sioux City was % below withsa high
wind yesterday but the weatherman
at Sioux City proposes &c s2"e me
wind 60 down and the mercury come
IN. Excellent sort Of wea therman 10
have on the job.
The argument that long closed
season on game birds would cut down
the revenue from gun licenses isn't
very considerable. The gun license
money isn't getting anywhere. II the
purpose is to save the birds and give
them a chance to rear more the only
method that will do it is to shut off
the killing.
When you stop to think about it sl2
hogs are as hard to come by as "
coal. It is jumping from the fire pot
to the frying pan.
Under the New York legalized box
ing law a contestant was killed in the
progress OF a match the other night
and the Sioux City Journal suggests
that the incident will not assist pas
sage of the proposed law in Iowa. And
yet the Journal may be wrong. The
incident may suggest to legislators the
solution Of the problem what shall
we do with our caulifiower contin-
sent?'
Anyhow if nobody leaked somebody
ran over
Doggone the grounding II he is N
any manner to blame for this cold
wave. Doggone the grounding any
way.
A northern Iowa newspaper sug-
gests that saving wood is as heaithfu
exercise as boxing match Blu. wh'
would separate himself from IS 70 SCI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

any two men 60 two cords with buck
saw when the same money would pay
for two six-round prelims and a ten
OF twenty round riot? Don't lets be
foolish.
The Johnston road bill is pretty
nearly ready. While 1t is said to be
extraordinarily long 1t probably isn't
more than twelve feet wide
Funny way We have: we feed a
woman thru hose who doesn't want
to eat and, refuse those who are not
only willing but anxious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
4 SERIOUS COMPLICATION.

The United States is placed in a pc
culiar position by the announcement OF
Germany that the submarine blockade
is to be enforced against ships of all
an announcement to America that the
high seas are to be closed to the COM
merce of the United States. While 1t
Is not a new thing in the history Of
wars that a zone should be barred to
neutral commerce the liberty Of the
ocean lanes is an announced policy of
the United States thru President VIII
son.
The war has reached the state of
complete desperation. England is mis-
tress of the waves but Germany is the
ruler of the undersea- International
law and international usage fail to
consider the new weapon of naval war
fare-the submarine. None the less it
has come to stay and serve the often
sive and defensive purposes of all ma
tons It can not be dismissed as in
considerable. That Germany means
what she says and that vessels within
the forbidden zone will be destroyed
appears to be established beyond argu-
ment And that means that United
States commerce Is denied the freedom.
of the seas And il also means that
will ;,vf tot hat rights nf this
country be respected.
Perhaps Germany seeks to force neu-
trail nations into action leading TO
peace by this move. Perhaps she seeks
to force the British navy TO come out
in the open to defend and preserve the
importations so necessary 10 the allies.
Perhaps she has both in mind.
Secretary Lansing, whose lapse OF
the pen brought him such universal re-
proach seems TO have had the APP
preaching situation we'll in mind when
he spoke of the danger of complica-
tons ahead OF the L. S. The danger
exists and has developed. There car
be no small doubt that Germany has
decided fully on the program mapped
out If the president follows out his
purpose of severing relations with Ger
many the danger becomes most acute.
A conference Of neutral nations 10
suggested. Such conference is GER
tainlr justified when the neutral COM
merce OF the world is barred from the
common roadways of the seas and
such a conference brought about by
such a cause, conducted with sincerity
by the neutral nations as intervenors
in their own behalf and protection OF
their own interests and without preju-
dice against or in favor Of either side OF
the war might make demands that
would be needed. Refusal TO heed
would however be practically certain to
involve the neutrals most seriously
with the nation or nations denying or
ignoring such demands.
The real crux OF the present compa-
cation is the right of neutral commerce
to the seas AS concerns the suoma
rine and the so called merchantmen
armed with six inch guns with orders
against each other honors seem 20 be
easy. The armed vessel is able to de-
stroy the submarine above water. the
sub able TO sink the other from its un-
dersea advantage. The German con-
tention against the armed merchant
man as an auxuilary war vessel has its
points.
But the talking point in the present
controversy and the ground Of action
if there is to be action-is the right OF
neutral commerce to the seas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

across In Noah's ark" All, melancholy
10 the fate Of one who'd be right up to-
date, and have the latest thing in cars!
His spirit soon is scanned with scars.
Those brisk inventors should be can
ned, who spring new schemes to beat
the band, who make the triumph OF to-
day look cheaper than the one boss
shay, 'Twould break John D. Aston
bilt, and send him poorhouseward fuli'
tilt. to own modern car sublime. Tor
more than two weeks at time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Ripping Rhymes
D. WALT asAson
OUT OF DATE

OUT OF DALE
Today I have motor car as fine as
any wagons are. It has all kinds Of
modern traps. invented by long-headed
chaps. I'm all swelled up with pomp
and pride, when ! scoot DER the coun-
tryside. and get the everlasting goats
OF those who own back number boats.
And when in town stop my car. to buy
my face good cigar, the people crowd
around and say. Gee. but that car Is
reshershay," Tomorrow when | drive
around the courthouse and the village
pound. I'll be too grouchy to relate:
my auto will be out OF date. And VIII
hear cheap skates remark. 1T came
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

before him two boiled carrots and
cluster of asparagus tips. The husband
who insists upon four-course dinner
every night in the week. including six
kinds OF meat is greater burden to
devoted helpmate than entertaining
houseful OF distant relatives who may
decide to remain all winter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
Kew 70 the Infinite,

Work touches the keys of endless
activity, opens the intinite, and stands
awestruck before the immensely of
what there Is to do..-Phillips Brooks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
RAAltD0N re L
n &&tnad! { Ram
rHE VEGETARIAN.

evil. When q faithful wife has worked
hard all day on a club paper II Is a.
great relief to he able to prepare sup
per for her husband by merely setting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

nearly every city OF consequences In the
state there have been failures Of such
private institutions which have been
disastrous to the communities not
alone. but which have driven many
losers to suicide, to insane hospitals
and to early graves thru grief. The
state legislature has the power to fix
regulation for institutions receiving de-
posits from the public. 1t will be der
|elict In It's duty II some such law Is not.
written before adjournment day."
The Waterloo Times Tribune notes
that "the fellow who talks so much
about his sleeping porch is the fellow
who kicks the loudest about cold street
cars"
There can be no objection to any
adult taking up with any religion or
school Of healing which he sees fit. but
It is not right to impose fads on chill
dren." declares the Oskaloosa Herald.
They deserve the best and most ac-
cepted treatment that humanity has to
offer
a worthless man never drives a
team without a whip remarks the
Washington. Iowa, Democrat.
To the Davenport Times, 1T begins
to look as II President Wilson will
have enough to do to look after the
particular interests of the United
states during this world confiagration
without trying to tell all the rest of
the world how to put out their own
fires"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Waverly Independent is opposed
TO restoring the circle to the ballot and
says there Is no good excuse for a
change in the ballot in that respect
The voter who can not vote his prefer
ence with the ballot as it is now would
make no better Roadway if the circle
were restored. There were as many or
more spoiled ballots when we had the
circle than we have had since it was
taken off. We don't want the ballot
changed every time the legislature
meets. The circle is dead, and it ought
to rest in peace
From a good roads standpoint un-
der the present conditions, the best
thing that can happen will be stiff
program" says the Mount
Vernon Record. "Once tried 1t will
disgust Iowa to such an extent that a
really progressive good roads program
will be possible
THE state of Iowa should not per-
NIT to be operated within its borders
financial institutions which are not UNI
der the most rigid supervision asserts
the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
From the Railroad Viewpoint

am Conference Co
of Raiways]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02

a worthless man never drives
team without a whip remarks tn
Washington. Iowa, Democrat.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-24

Where a visit to a church on a GER
tain day is required as a condition for
gaining the indulgence, this visit may
be made at any time from noon of the
preceding day until midnight of the
day assigned. If confession IS set
down as a condition to gain an in
diligence on certain feast, this con-
fession may be made at any time with
in the preceding or following eight
days, and Holy Communion, when re.
quired, may be received the previous
day or during the subsequent eight
days. So also to gain the indulgence
granted to those who attend the serv-
ices of a iridium or novena the con-
fession and Communion may be made
at any time within the eight days fol-
lowing the pious exercises. Then, too,
those who are in the habit of going
to confession at least twice month
or receiving Holy Communion practi-
cally every day can gain all indul-
gences without the special confession
that otherwise may be prescribed.
This, however, does not include the
jubilee indulgences.
There are several items of interest
in the legislation on the Sacrament of
marriage. No engagement is valid in
any way, not even in conscience, I'M
less made in writing, signed by the
parties, together with the pastor or
bishop, or at least two witnesses. An
additional witness is required when
one or both of the parties is unable
to write. The baptismal certificate is
required and the parties should have
received the Sacrament of Confrma-
ton.
Moreover, as a general rule, three
days should elapse after the last pub
LEGATION Of the bans before the mar
riage takes place. The minimum age
for marriage is 16 years complete for
males and IA complete for females.
Blood relationship is a bar to marriage
in the collateral line as far as second
cousins, inclusive. Formerly the pro-
hibition extended to third cousins.
The impeachment Of affinity, that is
v. g., between a widow and her de-
ceased husbands blood relations, pre-
vents marriage in the collateral line
only to the second degree, inclusive,
namely to the first cousins of the de-
ceased husband. The impediment
called public honesty" no longer
arises from marriage engagements.
The closed or forbidden times for
the solemnization of marriage have
been somewhat curtailed. Marriage
may be solemnly celebrated from Dec.
26 instead of Jan. Z, and on Easter
Monday in place of the Monday after
Low Sunday. This change went into
effect on Aug. 10 of this year.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-24
MRS. McWHoRTER ON CIRCUIT
TOUR.
National President L. A., A. o. H. Well
Received at Connecticut
Towns.

Mrs. Mary McWhorter, National
President Of the Ladies' Auxiliary to
the A. o. H., has become a great ia
vorite with the members of the order
in her tour of Connecticut. Sunday
afternoon, Nov. the 4th, she addressed
a big gathering in Naugatuck, held
under the auspices Of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary. Mrs. Donahue, the Mother of
the Auxiliary in Connecticut, was
Chairlady of the meeting. Sister Don
ahue was the first president of the La
dies Auxiliary in the State, as Manga
tuck has the distinction of holding the
honor as the place that the first aux
Hilary was organized in Connecticut.
The Reverend Father Cooney, Chap
lain Of the Auxiliary, paid splendid
tribute to the women Of the society.
Father Morrison, his curate, also ad-
dressed the meeting, as did Mrs.
Mooney, State President; Mrs. Foley,
State Treasurer; Major Ed. T. Lyons,
and John 8. Mccarthy, State Score.
tary Of the A. o. H. Mrs. Boyce of
Waterbury rendered several songs in
a charming manner. After the meet
ing banquet was held and Mrs. Nc.
Whorter was presented with beauti-
full cut glass vase. Songs, recitations
and dancing were executed by first
class talent. While in Naugatuck,
Mrs. McWhorter was the guest of her
cousins, the Misses Clancy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-24

country. For his unnumbered labors
in the cause of religion Pope Leo XIII
in 1901 elevated him to the papal rank
of Knight Commander Order of ST.
Gregory the Great. To his religious
and philanthropic labors he gave the
same energetic attention and foresight
which had enabled him to build up a
construction business that at times
employed as high as 10000 men.
To st. Patrick's Cathedral, of which
he was long a parishioner, he present.
ed many works Of art that included
paintings, costly affairs of much aes-
thetic worth and pieces of sculpture.
He enjoyed the close friendship of
distinguished prelates of an older New
York, Archbishops Hughes and Corri-
gan among them, and the friendship
of Cardinal Farley.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-24

Miss B. Lester, State Secretary of
the Ladies' Auxiliary, should feel
proud OF the gathering that greeted
Mrs. McWhorter in Bridgeport, Thurs
day evening, November the 9Th. The
Lyric Theatre Hall was crowded to
listen to the National president. A
large number of the members from
Auxiliary is Of New Haven were pres
ent. Sister Lester presided as Chair
Lady. A fine program was arranged.
Father Milan and Father Sullivan
spoke in glowing terms of the wom-
ems work for Faith and Country. Dan
tel J. o'Connor, County President OF
Fairfield County; Mrs. Mooney, State
President; Mrs. Foley, State Treas
urer, gave short addresses. Mr.. Claby
and Miss Lombard sang several beau
tiful songs. A banquet was held In
the Stratfield Hotel, when Mrs. Mo-
Whorter was presented with a beau
tiful glass piece. The remainder of tho
evening was passed in songs, stories
and speech making.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-24
ASKED TO DIScLAIM POPE'S
PEACE EFFORTS.
British M. P.'s Suspicious About Re
Iigious Conference In Spain.

London.-In the House of Commons
questions have been asked this week
by Mr.. King as to whether the Govern
ment proposed to reply further to the
Pope's peace note, to which, later In
the week, Mr.. Balfour replied that at
the present time there was no good
purpose to be served by anything fur
Their than the acknowledgment which
had already been sent. Colonel Nor
ton Griffiths then wished to know If, in
the interests of religion, the Govern
ment would disclaim all secret efforts
of the Church of Rome, her priests
or agents, to engineer q premature
peace. The Foreign Secretary replied
that no such efforts had been made.
It was then the turn of the Socialists
and Mr.. Ramsey Macdonald rose to
know why passports were granted Tor
Spain to certain Catholic Bishops and
others to attend a congress at Gran
ada, where they met enemy delegates,
and II such passports were granted
under certain conditions which had
not been kept. The reply to this was
that the Spanish episcopate. having in
vited Cardinal Bourne, the Archbishop
Of Westminster, to religious congress
connected with the centenary celebra-
lions of q Jesuit theologian, passports
had been granted to Bishop Butt and
one or two other gentlemen. clerical
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-24
CANON LAW REGULATIONS
.. AFFECTING THE LAIT'

Prescriptions Contained in the Third
Book in Reference to the Sacra-
ments Are of Particular Interest to
Every CathoIic-SeveraI Items Con.
cerned With Marriage.
poq1IoseId Iouugm eul o. 5u!pIooop
dered whether engagements to wed
were valid in conscience when they
were not made formally in writing,
Since the famous marriage legisla-
ton of few years ago was issued,
lay Catholics have frequently WON
by the Church. They are not, says
the new Code Of Canon Law, some of
which is now in force but most of
which will go into effect next spring.
The Rev. Joseph ]. Murray, J. G. D.,
of st. Charles Seminary, Overlook,
through the STANDARD and Times" of
Philadelphia, has been issuing not
able explanation Of the code. His re-
marks about it's direct effect on the
laity are of interest to every Catholic.
In part, he says:
Of more direct interest are several
of the prescriptions contained in the
third book. The general title of this
book is Ecclesiastical Things" name
ly, those external means, spiritual and
temporal which the Church employs
to attain her divinely appointed end
of assisting men to save their souls.
Nearly one-half of this book is occu-
pied with regulations concerning the
sacraments.
In reference to the Sacrament of
Baptism, the present code requires
that under any circumstances the
sponsor shall have reached his four
teenth year. The impeachment Of spir-
itual relationship is no longer con-
tracted by the godparents and min
lister with the parents of the child, but
only with the persons baptized. The
sponsor in Confirmation does not con-
tract any impeachment forbidding him
to marry the person for whom he act
ed as sponsor.
A further extension is made in "a
vor of those who have been sick for
at least month and whose early re-
covery is not expected. These may
receive Holy Communion once or
twice week, even If they have broken
their fast by taking medicine or liquid
food.
The following points may be empha-
sized in regard to indulgences: