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The Detroit times., 1917-03-07
Capital Punishment
~ on. FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1915. By Frank cransl

Capital punishment should have no
place in civilized country. For these
reasons:
l. IL is not practical II defeats the
very purpose for which it is prescribed.
II is supposed to deter people from muir
der. AS matter Of fact, ii increases
the tendency to commit the crime. Man
slaughter is more frequent where capital
punishment is the law than in states
where it is not the law.
e Capital punishment Is presumed To
impress offenders with the sacredness of
life. 1t works just the other way. The
psychological effect Of it Is precisely the
reverse. 1t provokes violence.
8. The opposition to capital punish-
ment is asserted to be purely sentimen-
tai. 1t is not. II 10 severely practical
based on facts, history, and science.
L. 1t is capital punishment itself that
Is pure sentiment-the vicious, morbid,
and dangerous sentiment of vengeance.
5. The death penalty is not justice.
Ii is revenge. retaliation. Crime is not
stopped by retaliation, but by intelligent
restriction and change of environment
6. Capital punishment Is an anachro-
nism. It belongs to the former times
when men were ignorant, and hence
cruel II Is practice that fitted well
with time when il was believed that
men could be made righteous by threat
ening them with burning eternally In lit
eral hell fire. The level of personal
morals is higher and human life safer
now, when the world does not believe
such hideous doctrine. And murder will
be less common when we quit numbering
men legally.
z. Capital punishment is irreparabls.
II IL Is found TO be q mistake In any
case, il the victim is shown to be not
guilty, the error cannot be rectihed- The
processes Of human justice are too
faulty to be considered absolutely GER
tain.
8. Capital punishment debauches the
state. II brutalizes those who must
execute IL and the public who read of Il.
Its influence Is to lower the general e.
TEEN of human life.
8. The state does not give life, IL has
no right to take il away. Liberty and
the pursuit of happiness are due to ths
state, and those II has the right TO 70
strict. God alone gives life: God alone
has the right to take 1t.
10. When we infiict the death penalty
upon a criminal we do not know what
we are doing to him. Perhaps we are
doing him favor. Nobody knows what
death means.
IL. The aim Of the state should never
be to hurt, but to cure; to cure both the
criminal and the tendency of others TO
initiate his crime.
IL. Murder Is an act of horror and
morbidity. Horror cannot be cured by
horror, nor morbidity by morbidity.
Sanity, justice, and humanity are the
curative agencies. Crime Is abnormal
the death penalty is abnormal; one ALB
normality cannot cure another.
Capital punishment, therefore, IL con-
trary to common sense, contrary to
psychology, contrary to reason, contrary
to humanity, contrary to the spirit of
civilization, and contrary to the teach
ings of Christ.
II is a rotten, offensive, ignorant
stupid, and harmful practice, holdover
from barbaism, and ought TO be abolish
ed in every intelligent state.
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The Detroit times., 1917-03-07

Yes I am snorted Grindstone. "Hustiing
doesn't pay. ! gave stxpence each Tor those no
tees. thinking they'd spur my staff on to hard
work
"WeIIr
well the net result IL that they've all acted
on the motto The chief cashier has bolted With
the contents OF the safe. my typist has eioped
with my youngest son. four juniors came In 20
terday 10 ask for raise and the office bog has
found a better Job and gone Off TO H.
A Young couple from the corn country near
Ottawa III, witnessed the Aim production OF
"The Birth OF q Nation" recently while on their
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rect and close re.
lation 10 the brain.
Even q slight In.
jury may premA'
nently impair the
hearing.
Mothers " h o
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07

p p. What h the general opin-
ion AZ 10 smoking producing cancer
OF the mouth or being cause there
of"
Cancer OF the mouth r. more fire.
quent In smokers than in non
smokerA The cause is the mechan-
teal injury from the pipe stem. cigar
holder or cigar, and not the tobacco
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07
From Another Point OF VieD

One thing has been established, any
how: we don't get our fashions for paint
ing ships from Berlin.
C. T. ST you agree With me. | would like
TO suggest that joist s not ioist when IL
Is rotten. NJ X. X
And our old friend Doc, well-known
and popular chiropOdist, wants to know if
that temporary Belle Isle bridge is going
10 be permanent embarrassment.
SIGNS OF SPRING
Place-North End
Time-Eight a..
Man az side Of house. calling 10 woman who
apparently. has not yet deserted the feathers
Man under window. calls-"Oh Clara: do
you remember where We put the rake"
A Seattle man is reported to have
walked 20 blocks in his sleep. They must
have street car service in Seattle that is
as bad as our own.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07
REVERSE ENGLISH.

This 10 primary day, you know, wife, and
may be cut little late tonight { am eandi.
date, you know, and as am bound 10 be defeat.
ed, u will be no more than right for me 20 90
along with the crowd 70 the home CO my sue
eessful opponent and join W giving him three
cheers
Off hand, Phyllis. would say that the
stingiest man we ever knew objected TO
sitting on a jury because he would have
10 give the defendant the benefit Of the
doubt.
G. T. S.-Whats the big idea IN The y T. RS
Weekly Take One" OF pararelng our main
streets? / presume will h,ye 10 keep tab on
the council proceedings 10 SCI what IL an means
Signed one Of Those Who Move Forward In the
Aisle, Please
Perhaps Mr.. Jasnowsh objects to hal
ing that grand jury to the recorders
court on the ground that 1t provides for a
jim Pounding fee.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07

do II now"
But a week later. with tired
fingers and an exhausted air.
be tore them all down.
Hello" said a friend. dash
ing In on the ceremony OF de-
struction. What's up Doesn't
hustling pay7 Going back TO
the ola leiaurely methods
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07

The Beau Brummsil detective
squad to catch South Yonkers, n. Y.
turElars. ~iIl wear dress suits. pa
tent feathers. fancy vests ana carry
canes.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07
The Keep Well
Column
HEAngAlrN
HEARINGl

The ear is one OF the most deli
cately formed organs In the human
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07

"Is Il q new publication" he asked the Gus
toner.
mo. it's old
yes II goes like this: Tramp. tramp. tranp.
The boys are marchingp-
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much impressed by the music.
Next day she entered q mu
sic store.
II want % get that song.
The Three Tramps. he said.
The salesman looked thru
the racks, then searched the
publishers lists, but failed 10
find the song
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07
Laugh With Us

Samuel Grindstone was a hustler OF the mod
ern school He believed In the gospel OF speed
ing up. over every desk in his office be placed
Ia "a nnaAlnn
The Detroit times., 1917-03-07

The lower house of congress took ex-
oDtly The same attitude against the meas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
REAL RED CROSS WORKERS.
Dubuque Organization One Of Busiest to
Be Found In Middle West.

Special to es-Republican.
Dubuque, April 17.-Dubuque has one
of the busiest organizations of Red
Cross workers to be found anywhere in
the middle west. They have ample
quarters in the Bank and Insurance
building and from morning till night
there may be found there a score or
more Of women making hospital sup
plies and other things that are found
necessary by the Red Cross in It's world
work.
One hundred fifty Khaki kits have just
been completed for the members Of the
local militia company. These kits fold
like pocketb0ok and contain scissors,
needles, thread, buttons, etc. things the
boys so frequently need.
Miss Mcknight. who has been in
charge of the Dubuque classes, is now
assigned for part Of her time TO Cor
nell College where a class Of sixty
young women students are taking the
work.
Miss Eleanor Connolly. a Dubuque
lady, has spent considerable time at &C.
dar Rapids recently getting the women
of Cedar Rapids started on the work,
and is now back home digging in early
and late with the other enthusiasts
whose numbers are growing daily.
At Red Cross booster meeting held
at the commercial club last night a
campaign was set on foot for securing
900 men members of the organization.
AT present the men members number
less than a hundrd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
PRESIDENT OF COUNTRY SCHOOL
BOARD NEAR kANAWHA GETS
IN BAD WITH PATRONS.
ORDERS TEACHER IA
TAKE DOWN SCHOOL FLAG
Two Autos Loaded With indignant
Citizens Go From S-lmond to See
That National Emblem Is Restored
County Superintendent Beat Them
and Board President in Hiding.
al n Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Eelmond, April IA German who
had less judgment than he has mean
ness got himself into trouble at Kan
awha Thursday. A Mr.. Eckon who IS
pres fdent Of school board just out
side Kanawha. ordered the teacher TO
take down the American f6s that had
been raised over the school house, ana
said he would see that il stayed down.
4 travelling man brought word OF the
affair to Belmond and two auto soaoS
Of men went from here to put the taS
up again. and see that II stayed up.
However. the county superintendent al
Garner had been notified and when the
Relmond bunch arrived on the scene
the flag was again flying. A dIigent
search failed TO bring Eckon TO light,
he had "strategicaly retreated' in an
unknown direction. The stars and
stripes were nailed 10 his house and
word left that il either Of the tiass
was taken down EckoT would find him
self N trouoie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17

b dropped out Of the ranks Of Troop
d Of the First Iowa cavalry BY order
from Gen. Thomas n. Barry oori-
mandins the central department, be-
cause they are married men.
william n johnson, who recently
returned from service on the Mexican
border. was united In marriage to-
Grace Snider. Mt the Methodist par-
sonage by Pastor ]. NJ. Brown Of that
church Both are Grinnell residents.
Mrs. n. r. Kilgore died on Saturday
last at the home OF her daughter. Mrs.
NJ. ]. Powers. lW Sixth avenue. at the
age Of IS years, from cancer. Funeral
services were held from the home yes
terday afternoon with interment In
Haxelwood.
Captain Guile has good reason to
be proud OF the members Of Troop ID.
who passed with high honor the very
keen inspection given them by Colonel
MacNamee and his star, Major LATER,
Captain Love and Lieutenants 6her-
burne and Dreibibiss, Of the first Iowa
cavalry. Captain Guile reports thirty
three new recruits to the troop In ths
past ten days and that but six more
are needed to bring the troop up to war
strength.
The news Of the serious illness OF his
sister called George Milligan to his
homo at North Bend, Neb., where he
plans to spend a week or more.
Rev. Mr.. Kight, Of Des Moines, was
called to the Sonora church In Chester
township, where he formerly held the
passionate. to officiate at the funeral OF
the lad. Charles Russell Hendrickson.
on Saturday afternoon. The exerclses
were unusually impressive and with
the floral offerings and the procession
Of nifty automobiles and the three
young lady friends and three young
men as pail bearers gave indication OF
the loving esteem In which the youth
was held in that community.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon over the body of the infant
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. L. II. Hop
kins, OF Chicago. brought to Grinnell
for interment. DR.. Hopkins Is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hopkins, Of this
city. Mrs. Hopkins was formerly Miss
Bessie Harrington, Of Grinnell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
MAY FORM SECOND BATTERY.
With Battery 3 at War Strength
New Organization Is Considered.

Davenport. pril i1.-With but eight
married men in Battery B whose ap-
pliCations for discharge have not as
vet been sent in and the local unit now
standing at war strength-lS0 men
indications point toward a movement
being launched in the near future
toward organizing another battery in
Davenport. The war department has
announced that under existing law
states nave the right I" form new
guard units. Iowa has already applied
FOR permission IL DO SC. Many local
men highly favor the forming OF an
other unit here
II was announced that twenty FIVE
applications for discharge of married
men have been sent in, leaving but
eight ma FRIED soldiers in the battery.
The 1910 men, which bring the unit TO
war strength. are exclusive Of the
twenty-five applications for discharge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
RESTORE MILITARY TRAINING.
Drilling Of Male Students at State
Teachers College 10 Begun.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, April 17.-Scencs Of the
old state normal school when cadet
companies PaTaiad the campus before
the student body became mostly women,
were re-enacted at Iowa State Teachers
College today with the inception Of
military training for the men students.
n In tbs I'D days cadet companies ma
neuyered and fought sham battles and
filled the school with a martial air. A
sham battle in which one student was
killed because a genuine cartridge got
mixed up with the blank cartridges.
caused the discontinuance of military
training at the school several decades
ago. Thenceforth the men students be-
gan losing ground until today five
stxths OF the student body Is composed
OF women. However. there are about
/ 200 men at the college and they have
been able to restore the old order once
more.
ks Today Lieutenant Carton. OF Fort
Dodge, National Guard officer. detailed
by Adjutant General Logan to give mil
itary instruction here, arrived In the
city and took up his work. The men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
FLAG AsuSEas FINED.
Cedar Rapids Boys Pay Heavy Fines
For Tearing Down Embers.

Cedar Rapids. April 1,-Because they
tore down flags. flying from various
porcfles in the central part OF the resi-
dence district while out joy riding,
Lester Van Alst. Edward Bachman ana
Harold Walton We're each fined 500
and costs in police court and Robert
Bachman. Victor MerYauX. William
Bachman and Roy Seyertson were fined
s25 each and costs, Deputy United
States Marshal Healy, likely Will push
the case further and will insist thai
those OF the offenders who are old
enough must enlist al once or suffer
serious consequences. Young Van Alst
was assessed an extra $40 on the ad-
ditional charge of amortization and OPP
Grating an automobile at an excessive
speed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
May Raise New Regiments.

Des Moines April II. While Ad-
Jutant General Logan has as yet re-
ceived no formal authorization from
the government to raise additional.
units Of national guard he is watching
the reports from Washington that the
states are to Re granted permission to
raise the full war quota Of militia with
great interest.
Several states have beer authorized
to raise new regiments, II is reported
from Washington, and 1t Is probable
that Iowa will soon attempt to bring
its force up TO the full 1000 maximum
strength under the Hay bill.
In the meanwhile every effort is be-
ing made 10 bring all Of the companies
now organized up TO maximum
strength.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
GrinnsII and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. April 17-Mr. Nash plumb
ing contractor on the Iowa Power
plant is. authority for the statement
that the laborers strike of yesterday
in this city, demanding raise from
% cents an hour to 35 cents, was
settled last evening by an agreement
to make it 80 So cents an hour for a
nine hour day with time and half
pay for week day overtime and double
pay for Sunday. There seemed to be
no i'll feeling between lahorers and
contractors and some of the contrac-
tors retained the services of the men
right along by agreeing TO pay them
whatever price the conference of men
and contractors should agree upon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17

About 125 laborers were concerned In
the strike but President Highfleld, Of
the laborers' union, made the state
ment that, IL the strike demands were
not met promptly. the other trades
unions would quit work and join in q
sympathetic strike. thus tying up all
building operations in the city All
breathe more freely over the speedy
solution, of the problem and work will
be crowded on all the buildings now
under way.
Funeral services were held this
morning at 10 o'clock at the family
home, 61s Fifth avenue, of Joshua n.
Knight, who died on Saturday evening.
Mr.. knight was II years Of age and
had lived in Grinnell nearly twenty
five years. Some two years ago he
suffered a stroke Of apoplexy but had
recovered so as to be about town and
attending to business. He was Ill but
a short time. His only son, Frank =.
Knight, lives here in a homo adjacent
to that of the father. A daughter
Mrs. Anna A. Hastings, lives in Ogden,
Utah, but was not able to come to the
funeral because OF illness in her
family Rev. ]. B. Adkins, formerly Of
this city but now pastor OF the Con-
gregational church at Eldon. a special
friend of the family. conducted the
services. Interment was in Hazel
wood. The pail bearers were old
George Woodward, B. +.
Sharer. William Pringley. II. NJ. Cove,
and Frank w. Thackery.
Her many friends are congratulate
ing Mrs. p. c. Brannian on her ap-
parent recovery from violent attack
on Sunday afternoon from what
seemed to be ptomaine poisoning. She
was very i'll for a time but is reported
now as out of all danger from that
source.
Nine men from this vicinity are to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
TWO BOYS sMoTHERED.
Missouri Valley Lads Caught Under
Several Feet Of Earth.

Missouri Valley. April II. - The
funeral Of Philip Moriarity, aged 8. was
held Sunday and the burial Of Leslie
Jones, aged L was held Monday after
noon, both burials being unusually
sad. The bodies Of the two lads were
found late Saturday buried beneath
several feet of earth under which they
had been smothered to death. The lads
were playing at the foot of an en-
bankment and probably had been en-
gagged In digging a cave when the dirt
caved in on them. Philip Moriarity
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ.
Moriarity and the Jones lad was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
Wilson Thanks Logan Veterans.

Special TO Times Republican.
Logan. April 17.--Pres.dent Wilson
wrote highly complimentary letter to
the members OF the G. A. r. post OF
Logan. in response to the veterans
rendering their services to defend the
nation. The letter was received by
Sidney Pitt, ST., and will DE read along
with Congressman Greene's letter COM
mending the position Of the members
Of Fuller Post Of Logan in recent res
olUt!ons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
took ;, the drill, with much zest

But military training sounds the
death knell of the physical training ie-
partment SO far as men are concerned.
The, men students petitioned the state
board of education that military train
ing take the place of the present ply
steal training now in vogue. This train
ing for men will be discontinued by next
fall.
Women students are showing their
patriotism. too Some $50 women have
formed a Red Cross unit and are giving
much time to work and study in Red
Cross work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
LEAVES PULPIT FOR WAR.
Webster City Pastor Resigns to Be-
come Chaplain Of Guard Regiment.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City. April l7.--Rev. Harry
F. Shook. pastor of the tniversalIst
church in this city. has resigned his
pastorate to accept the Chaplaincy Of
the Second Iowa infantry. The resig-
nation will take effect upon the call for
this regiment.
Rev. Mr. Shook Will succeed Rev. T..
s. Johnson. Of Sioux City. who resigned
the place when he was recently elevat-
ed to Il bishops place in the Methodist
church and assigned to Africa. Rev.
Mr.. Johnson is also Il former Webster
City pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Shook is unusually popular
both with his congregation and the
people generally of the city. In fact, so
we'll is he liked by his congregation that
they have accepted his resignation only
upon the condition that he return to
this charge upon the termination of his
duties with the regiment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
Aliens Must Surrender Guns.

Davenport, April 17-Chief Boettcher
has received orders from Washington
70 arrest all aliens (unnaturalized citi-
zens) who do not turn in all reviewers
and other weapons 10 him within
twenty-four hours.
All aliens are listed at headquarters,
and It will be simple matter TO APP
prehend those who do not comply
with the order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
RECRUITING is ACTIVE.
EnIistments For Eagle Grove Machine
Gun COMPANY Satisfactory.

Eagle Grove, April 1.-THE local
machine gun company is practically
recruited to war strength which Is
seventy -four members. Orders from
Des Moines to recruit to full war
strength have been received and Cap
tain Dunn states he will have no diff
Guilty in getting the required number
from the way the applications have
been coming in.
The following have been accepted 20
membership in the company during the
past week: Laurel Rogers, Lu Verne;
Harr.. Flemming. Lu Verne: Harry
Shoemaker Hampton: Albert Bull. Da-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
Ready For the Traitors.

Fort Madison, April i7.-When the
employees OF the local gas plant arrived
at their work Saturday morning to re-
lieve the night shift, they found tackled
to the building below the flag pole an
anonymous warning, that the flag
better be down that evening or it
would be torn down" All the en-
ployes put up another note alongside
the first one. telling the unknown
writers ii they wanted the flag down,
suppose they come ahead and take it
down. sl a--
Meanwhile the employees have pre-
pared for contingencies. ..'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
HUNGERFoRD TO FRANCE.
Carroll Boy to Serve With American
Ambulance Corps.

Special 10 Times-Republican.
Iowa City, April 17.-John Hunger
ford Jr., Of Carroll, will sail from New
York on May 8. to join the American
ambulance corps in Paris. He is to sail
on the Montevideo, Spanish steamer,
and land at Cadiz, Spain. He is to re
port in Paris June !. Hungerford is a
former University of Iowa man.
The board Of education at Carroll will
graduate two other Carrollians early in
order that they may accompany him.
= Hungerford will devote three months
to ambulance driving between railroad
stations and the American hospital at
Neuiliy, where DR.. j. w. Cogswell,
health officer Of Iowa City, formerly
seryed.