Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

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for their advertising. The spread o.
cults ana healers OF various types. the
report continues, has been attributed
by many to "the fact that they have
kept the public informed Of their many
activities"
County medical societies have begun
to use the advertising columns OF the
newspapers in obtaining publicity in
matters of importance to the people
and to the societies and one academy
of medicine in the state of Ohio Is con-
sidering a proposal to make use OF
paid newspaper space in disseminating
authoritative information to the laity'
and establishing definite recognition oy
the laity OF the organized effort on the
part Of the medical profession in their
behalf the report points out
We do not believe that the cure ali
advertisements of quacks in the news
papers are a public benefit but we see
no reason why legitimate doctors
should not use advertising to acquaint
the people with the nature and powers
of their profession. 1t is probably
fact that euack advertising scared the
more sedate practitioners out OF the
newspapers for formerly the legitimate
doctors were copious advertisers In the
newspapers.
II would be much more satisfactory
10 the newspapers il the legitimate
doctors would advertise and the qnacks
stay out.
SUNDAY AND THE LEGISLATURE
ISenator Ed Smith in Winterset Madi-
sonian.1
How many cases can you cite in your
neighborhood where people have been
either prosecuted or prosecuted under
this statute? The truth of the matter is,
the larger cities of Iowa want 10 com
merciaIize the Sabbath day for the
money there is in it, and certain infiu-
ences are at work to put the law in bad
repute in communities like Winterset,
in order to create sentiment for its re-
peal Sunday is the big day OF the week
for city amusement parks for league
baseball and for the theaters and the
movies. With these places open on Sun
day. Des Moines can garner in several
thousand dollars per week from every
county within three hours auto drive of
that city Some people have the notion
that the legislature passed new Sun
day law last winter They did nothing
of the kind. and the Sunday law today
is the old law that has been in the code
since the state was organized. An at
tempt to repeal the law was made and
the law proposed would have left the
of what was permissible on
Sunday to a vote Of the people in every
town of 500 or over, and the question of
Sabbath day observance would have
been a municipal campaign issue IN
every town 81 500 or over. every two
years. There may be features of the
present law that will be difficult to adj
just to The satisfaction of everybody,
but II is surely no worse than the REM
edy proposed. The bill passed the senate
and was killed in the house.
Il is we'll 10 hear in mind that the
Sunday law is not on the statute books
for the purpose Of making people re-
ligious By process of law, but with the
very proper idea that the majority of
the people OF Iowa prefer 10 have one
day of rest in seven. Those who believe
that the setting apart of one day in
seven for the purpose Of rest and for
the purpose of religious worship, have
generally conceded TO those who held
q different opinion. the right to spend
Sunday as their conscience dictated. pro-
vided they did not interfere with the
rights OF others.
II the people OF Iowa have made up
their minds that the ten command
ments are a back number and that this
country is now ready TO follow the
customs of Southern Europe. as
an improvement over the Divine
TO keep the Sab
bath day, the legislature Will sure
ly give them what they want This talk
about modifying the Sunday law toll
conform TO new habits and customs
sounds very good. but IL isn't so easy
to apply it. In our humble opinion, Ii
ground to stand upon. We can keep
the present law and use a little horse
sense in its Interpretation, or we can
repeal il altogether. Either plan would
be preferable to the remedy proposed
in the legislature. viz: 10 make the
question of Sunday observance a CAM
paign issue every two years.
This talk of Attorney General Hav-
ner's about enforcing the law because
the legislature didn't repeal it is going
to have a back kick 10 it. In the first
place. il isn't an indication of good
sense or good craftsmanship TO single
out one particular law in order TO make
a horrible example Of lis enforcement.
There are the school truancy laws. the
child labor laws and scores OF others
that might he named, that arc al H.:
ignored IN communities like this. Why
not start campaigu To reneal cr an
force them to the last letter, as well as
the Sunday law