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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-30
Editorial Every Evening, March ?, 1911
PLETHORA or DRY" LEGISLATION.
Is It to be always thus ?

PLETHORA OF DRY" LEGISLATION
II is expected that the House OF Representative at
Dover this afternoon. VIII pass the bill requiring
submission Of the question OF license license to
the voters Of Wilmington and rural New Castle coun-
y at a special election to be held next November with
complete new registration for It. It Is said there Is
reasonable probability the bill win pass the Senate
also.
Meanwhile, the bill for resubmisson in rural New
Castle county at the 1918 election Will be passed. in
accord with the requirements OF the Constitution. and
It Is said TO be the dry" program to pass a state
wide prohibitory law before adjournment
Thus It is possible that even with the people Of
Wilmington and New Castle county voting for license
a prohbitory law would be forced upon them. But
why is it necessary TO impose all the proposed ex-
pense upon them-that OF special registration and
special electiong With state prohibition, this expend
ture would be a waste OF money
one finds IL difficult to understand the reason for
such program. It is inconsistent and de-
cdedly foolish. With so many calls for public money
it would be little short Of criminal to waste so much
upon registration and election that would be en-
tirey unnecessary under State Prohibitory law.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-30

Editorial Morning News, March 81, 1919
FORCING A LICENSE ELECTION UPON WILMINGTON
Despite the objections Of a majority Of the Whining
ton members OF the Legislature the Senate has passed
the bin providing for special license election to be
held in rural New Castle and in this city next No
vember A majority Of the members from the rural
part Of the county in regular way in the way pre-
scribed by the constitution asked for resubmssion
As regards Wilmington such was not the case. The
"drys" however, have strong Strip upon the Cen
eral Assembly that they have forced this election
upon Wilmington provided Of course that the Dill -
not reconsdercd and the governor approves H.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-30

Mr.. Voter: Can you support an
issue which would destroy Will
mington'S every hope for Home
Rule?
This election not only means
License or No-LicenSe, but Shall
Wilmington Have Home Rule?'
Are You For Kent and Sussex
or Wilmington?
Prove Your Loyalty
to Wilmington
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
A SANE VIEW OF TOBACCO.
rCedar Rapids Republican,

We are always glad to see men com
ing out on the sane side Of things. In
some quarters there has been so much
said about the tobacco cravings OF men
in the army that one reads with plea
sure something like this. from the Mar
shailtown Times-Republican:
"Of course we shall send those men
the tobacco they ask FOR. II they can
find comfort In a roll OF the weed as
they stand In the mud amid the stencn
OF the trenches surely they shall have
It. II wounded man can find solace
in the pipe between his teeth while he
waits for the ambulance and the
surgeon it shall be Forthcoming.
Lets stop talking OF tobacco. as II
i. were on level with the immoral
joints and drunken dives we have at
tempted to drive off the tanks OF our
armies. The tobacco habit Isn't i'm
moral but merely foolish; and In the
trenches and under tie strain OF war
perhaps It isn't even foolish.
Certainly we shall send the men
afield the tobacco tiey crave. We
shall do all that may be done for the
comfort Of the fighting men"
Some Of the refcrmers had hardly
finished with alcohol than they swung
their battalions Of words against to-
bacco. which they are trying to place
on the same level. Tobacco contains
nicotine and that tley iiken to alcohol.
They take up such names and roll them
around until they seem like veritable
war crys to their excited imaglnations.
Tobacco is merely foolish that Is the
use that the average man makes o. 1t.
1t is just habit and men can get rid
OF It II they wartt to do so and many
do want to do so It Is again a quehtion
OF excuses. Nicotine has it's allied
thing in caffeine which turks In the
coffee berry to which many people are
equally addicted. Tea contains another
cocoa and chocolate another. They all
have something and 1t Is that some
thing that makes them attractive to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
IOWA GOLD MINES.


Gold production in the United States
including Alaska, last year totaled $Se.-
600, 900. with twenty one states con
tributing
Iowa was not one Of the twenty lone
and consequently did not contribute to
the $9e,000000. Yet in truth Iowa IL
the greatest gold producing state Of the
union.
Iowas gold production this year, il
frost holds off until October. will
amount to about $500. 900, 900, over three
times that listed by the geological
survey.
Not only that. but Iowa's offering
which is golden corn, Is much more
useful than the mere gold bullion pro-
duced elsewhere. Our golden corn and
products similar to 1t, are what make
gold bullion valuable. All the gold bull
lion in the world would not be enough
to buy the contents Of one granary OF
corn. Il that represented years grain
production for the world. while the
failure to produce an ounce of gold bull
lion anywhere in the world would have
scarcely any effect upon the vslue of
corn.
And then again, Iowa will go on pro-
ductng gold long after all the gold
mines of the world have been worked
to exhaustion. The gold mines Of
Iowa can be renewed from year to year,
az long as we continue 10 have sun
shine and rainfall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
WHEN TINE ARMIES COME BACK

The first contingent Of the new army
went to the cantonmen,s today. 1t is the
beginning of the war for them and the
beginning OF adjustment Of conditions
that are TO change with the departure
Of million or perhaps two million men
from their employments. Those condi-
tons will adjust themselves after one
and another fashion. We shall get
along somehow. But getting along
somehow while the men are gone is 10
be an easier task perhaps than we shall
face when the men come back
Let's begin now to figure on the big
question Of what Is 70 be done when
they return. They are leaving employ
ment now. They are to come back
seeking employment and opportunity
when the war is over
A million or more men will be thrown
on the employment market then. Per-
haps a half million or more munition
workers and others employed in war
manufacturing will have to be provided
for as having lost their jobs and seek
ing others.
The vast public domain beyond the
Mississippi stood wide and free to well
come the returning soldiers Of the civi!
war. They went west" multitudes OF
them and made homes where no homes
had been. But the west has gone.
There Is no west with unlimited acres
Of cheap and good land for the soldiers
Of this war returning to civil life.
The return OF the armies after the
war and the readjustment that must
follow is one Of the mighty problems
this country must consider Let's begin
now 10 work at Il.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
sLUFFihG HAvHsR.

The indictment Of Attorney General
Havner during the progress of the
trial OF murder suspect and upon a
charge Of oppression in a trial which
took place year ago looks Very much
from the outside as an attempt 10 bluff
Havner.
Detective Wilkerson has obtained
employment out Of the Fillisca muir
der case for a long time and has
stirred up such public frenzy in that
part of the state that il would seem
time to take a change of venue in the
interest OF justice and unprejudiced
consideration OF evidence.
Why he or his sympathizers should
attempt 10 prevent a public prosecutor
from trying a suspect for this crime is
mystery. If the prisoner. Kelly. is
not guilty OF the crime which he is
alleged to have confessed. the evidence
in the trial will disclose il. To indict
the states attorney for something al
legged to have been done in another
trial long since passed can be viewed
in no other way than an attempt to
scare Havner.
There has been altogether too much
Wilkerson in the Villisca murder case.
II is high time he were cast aside.
Generally speaking it is well to beware
of a detective who hires hall so as to
try his case before mass meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
As 1oA coneas ssAonAl WAR COMMITTEE.

The president has written to mem
the plan Of a congressional war COM
mittee. Such a committee would be a
joint body Of representatives and SEN
ators which would expect to be kept
fully informed as 70 conditions and
the progress OF the war and to be con-
suited by the president as representa-
tive Of congress and the people who
elect congressman and presidents.
Such committee. it would seem,
could be Of great assistance to the
president II properly selected. That
the selected committee would favor the
war and favor large powers for the
presidential office Is patent by the
willingness with which congress has
turned over TO President Wilson pow
ers never granted before to any prcsi-
dent under any emergency. It would
appeal to the public as competent
more competent perhaps than the cabi-
net which the president has SURROUND
ed himself 1t would be looked On very
much as an advisory board selected
directly from representatives OF the
people themselves.
There is an evident anwill!ng2ess
which is being made clearer every day
among the people to agree with the
proposal that they should be blind
folded to the progress and policies OF
the war by censorships and the ike
defenses Of bureaucracy and Official
IGN. Not that the people are unwilling
to grant great powers to the president
and the war department, but that they
do not desire to fight this war I'M
sight, unseen"
Perhaps q congressional committed
mi ght hold views different from those
OF the department and the adn1in'stra-
ton. 1t would not do the admin!stra-
ton and the department harm to listen
to the views OF 4 committee Of the
most capable statesmen to be selected
from the legislative branch o. gov
eminent
In this war the president, congress
ana the people need each other ana
must depend on each other. II this IS
to be = long war the necessity Tor
united action and DurDose bstwssn All
il plain ana NOT 70 BE- dismissed care
lessiy. Internal dissensiou - the most
A. nrern,,a sieusGsf nf fhe .say We
Isavs the msn ana the noasy e win
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
Something's going to happen.

L reel IT IN the ar.
But what it Is you soon shall know,
So hold your breath and starr.
You remember in the last story
told you about Billy Bunny's birthday
party and promised to tell you who
found the little gold ring Ia the frosted
cake. Well. just as the little rabbit
said, I've found IT." Daddy Fox sprang
from behind bush and grabbed the
piece Of cake right out Of the little
rabbits paw And then he Jumped
over the Luckymobile and ran OF 10
his den TO give It to Slyboots or Buehy
Tail. his two little sons you know. but
which one got It, can't remember. for
everybody was SO excited that they
forget to ask the naughty old fox be-
fore he got away.
That's too bad" said kind Uncle
Lucky; 'Tll have to get you another
one" so he said good by to everybody
and took Billy Bunny down to the 3
and 10 cents store. where they bought
lovely gold ring with big ruby IN
1t. Wasn't that nice?"
And then they came back to the
woods but everybody had gone home
and there was no more birthday cake
anywhere to be seen, not even little
piece OF candle.
well. what shall we do now?" said
the kind old gentleman rabbit, and he
poured some lettuce oil into tho cabaret
and took out his blue polkadot hand
kerchief and wiped his ear. and then
he busted Off his old wedding stove
nine hat and honked the automobile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
Billy Bunny and His Friends

horn and blew up tire and turned .
cushion upside down to hide q grease
spot And after that he put ON his
goggles and started on again. and b.
and by. not so very long, they came &c
a signpost on which was written:
Which road shall take?"
Goodness gracious mel" exclaimed
the old gentleman rabbit, what's the
matter with my cog giles - and he took
them on and looked at the signpost
again.
Tt says the same old thing" he said
with a sigh. and he took of his old
wedding stovepipe hat and busted the
top. and after he had put Il on his head
again he heard voice saying:
Take the road that leads to the left,
And not the one to the right
For II you don't you viii Got left 4.
And you won't get home tin night"
Who's speaking" said Billy Bunny.
And thesreason he hadn't said anything
before was because he had been SOUND
asleep
And then who should come out from
behind that funny signpost but . great
roaring bull with two horns and about
ton feet long and big red. snorting nos
trils.
Don't let US disturb YOU" which
means bother or something like that,
said Uncle Lucky, and he honked thu
horn with all his might, ana. would
you believe II, the bull was 20 frishten-
ed that he ran away and never stOpp-
ed till he got home and covered him
self with the Grassy quiit in hia old
four-poster bed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
Forty Ways 70 Cut Food Cost
b Il. 3. Barnard.

Women are as keenly intersstod II
winning the war az their husbands and
many OF them are doing far moro ef-
fective work in putting the country In
lighting trim. Winifred s. Gibbs, pres
ident Of the Home Economics associa-
ton and member Of the standing
committee on food, committees
of women on national defense, has
listed forty ways in which the house.
wife may reduce the expense Of feed
ing her family. Most women are al
ready following many Of her sugEe-
tons. The whole list IL so good thai
1t is given in full. Read 1t with .
red pencil in your hand. Check on
every saving you are already making
and then go over the list to sec whether
or not you can not adopt some Of the
unchecked economic measures.
/. Estimate food needs OF family,
both children and adults from stand
ard tables printed in book on food.
g. Estimate present food costs;
compare with market costs Of stand
ards noted above.
3. Analyze results (a) as to pos.
sible waste. (b) as to plan for IL.
povement.
itemized food budget
8. Learn when SO called inferior
quality in food ia allowable without in
jury to health. Example: In inexpen-
i've grades Of any food that can be
made palatable by proper prepare
ton.
6. Keep table of weights and meas
ures posted in convenient place.
a. Post copies Of laws relating to
containers for food.
s. Demand standards from dealers.
Example: Always ask for a definite
quantity either by weight or measure
and insist that dealer check this UP and
not sell by the basket or 10 Cents
worth.
.. Ask for all trimmings Of meat
purchased.
10. Enlist the cooperation Of the
family in sticking to a reasonable
standard Of food.
II. Use skim milk In cooking.
IL. Buy IN reasonable quantities, but
in the present crisis be careful not to
lay in a large enough stock to affect
the market
Is. Learn the apparent cost and the
actual cost OF different cuts OF meat
IA. Buy foods in bulk instead OF in
fancy packages.
l5.-Ask individual cooperation from
different members of the family In
taking small portions of food with
more frequent servings 10 az not to
waste food on plates.
Is. Take inventory Of food in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MAOoN :,
UNCERTAIN TIMES.

In times OF war no prophet tells just
what will chance tomorrow; 1t may De
you'll be wearing bells, or plunged
neck deep in sorrow. Perhaps the boss
will on you smile, and say, Boy, ad-
mire YOU" perhaps he'll say trades go
vile ne fears he'll have to fire you. we
are at war with sword and gun, and as
the trouble wakes, our Uncle Sam may
need much mon, and load US down
with takes From big expense there's
no escape, when nations get to scrap
pin':i so let us get ourselves In shape
to meet whate'er may happen. Let's
purchase small tin savings BANKS
with red and yellow painted, and in
them pu, the marks and francs, ano
other coin untsinted. In time Of war
prepare for peace, that peace OF mind
uneuding, which comes to prudent FOLK
who cease all vain and useless spend J.
ing: who have package put away
should evil days come nigh them,
who'll do without their pies today, II
they lack coin to buy them. Keep out
cf debt. for debts a curse when times
are calm and cheerful, and now thai
war Is here it's worse--its something
dread and fearful. BE prudent now
before the stress Of war has made Us
humble. and when the crisis comes
you'll! bless the day you took tumble
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
Topics of the Times

Speaking OF arrogance and imperia!-
ism let's keep away from arrogant and
imperialistic suppression Of news that
belongs of right to the American
people
In taxing industries the burden
should be so adjusted that the animal
can carry the load and keep going.
A broken backed pack horse is dead
loss to everybody The main thing is
to find out what it can carry and give
every one a pack.
Whenever g peoples councillor a
soap box and a bunch OF idlers get to-
gether somebody ought to be willing to
take time enough TO kick over the box.
Perhaps the car is congratulating
himself as well out of it.
Ii Is easy enough to understand the
idiocy of .Thompson's colt" that swan
river to get a drink of water-if the
colt belonged TO W. H. Thompson of
Chicago, Ill.
Kenyon is right. The average man
can see no reason for the exemption
OF war profits and is likely to resent
such exemption.
The orange groves in California will
probably not run over 50 per cent of
fall crop but that will not make
much difference to Californians If the
frost holds off in Iowa
The newspapers practically without
exception are advising voters to carry
the prohibitory amendment and thus
put booze out OF business and politics
Not that the saloon is likely to come
back right away II 1t fails to carry but
simply to finish the fighting and go
home to NOW the Iowa lawn and fix
the Iowa fences and generally brig hten
up the place.
The Prussian idea is that the people
themselves shall be kept in ignorance
Of facts and deceived by official bulle-
tins made in Germany" 1t may be an
excellent system Off the kaiser but that
sor OF Bureaucracy doesn't belong in
America.
The Sioux City journal notes that
a Carroll county farmer threshed 203
bushels of wheat from two and one
half acres. At $500 per bushel-but
wait that was chronicled in the Forty
Years Ago department of the Sioux
City paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
uSsf when beginning dietary stusssar
~. Check weights OF srocsry pack. 4

hou0o' when beginning dietary etuU1mr
~. Check weights Of srocery pack.
ages.
IS. Provide fireless cooker
10 Provide m iceless cooler.
20. study causes and make defnita
concerted neighborhood appeal fol
reasonable prices.
n. Find stores that sell .cheaply be.
cause Of lack Of delivery system. unles.
| It 10 necessary to spend car fare thai
will offset the money saved.
%. Study methods Of serving n
may be possible to have dainty In.
dividual pitchers Of milk or cream that
will hold Just the required amount.
-. Learn to use Z cook book, that
Is. revised recipes, keeping up food
value and attractivensss and cutting
down cost.
-. Use butter substitutes.
as. Learn T. make variety OF meat
substitutes.
~. Make study Of navorins %
that inexpensive food viii b sttyao.
tive
~. 0sep stock pot. Add any
spoonful Of cooked vegetables or CO.
reals ~ well as fresh bits Of meat
that may be left over.
49, Dry AL stale bread in the oven.
roll with rolling pin and put away
in clean glass jars. This may be used
in all recipes calling for crumbs.
20. Learn to cook tough cuts Of
meat.
80. Study methods Of using small
quantity of meat to favor cereal
dishes or other cheap dishes.
81 Master all the principles OF good
cookery. 20 that Ill food WIN be at
tractive and healthful.
90. Study the preservation OF fruits
and vegetables % that advantage may
be taken OF low prices.
81 Make q list Of all foods that have
advanced most In price and learn their
equivalents In food value, % that pos
sible substitution may be made.
a. Do not buy cooked food.
IS. Keep window box for growing
plants for navorins and garnishing.
SO. Join with . group OF families
and buy in quantities to get me beneft
Of wholesale prices.
81. Buy foods that arc grown near
your own home, 20 that you need not
pay cost Of transportation.
80. Weigh food waste and calculate
the percentage on total amount Of food.
This will probably induce an mem-
bers Of the family TO be moro careful.
80. Do not order perishabls food BY
telephone. Select It yourself
40. Buy such conveniences a. Z
meat chopper and any other that will
help to make housekeeping easier ana
more exact.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
GERMAN PAPERs m AMHRucA.
rCedar Rapids Republican,

A German Language paper u not In
terested in the Americanization OF its
readers. On the contrary, 1t Is inter-
ested in resisting such AmericaniZa-
ton. THE result is just as Mr.. Bier
man says. the creation OF cliques and
foreign communities scattered thru the
land
we, however. would hesitate to sup
press such papers by law, except
where they can be shown to be dis
loyal in their teachings. When they
are so disloyal. even by insinuations,
they ought to he suppressed, especial
ly in time like this. But we believe
that a greater influence is at work
than any law could exert. Public
sentiment has been aroused and We
believe that the AmericaniZation OF
many foreign elements will be FASTENED
il for no other reason than that those
who refuse to be Americanized will be
suspected and denied the privileges
that belong to Americans. And as
AmericaniZation proceeds the foreign
language newspapers will die from
sheer lack Of support as some have al
ready done.
We should use judgment and even
moderation in all such matters. There
are many people in this country who
can not read papers printed in the
English language, and we should not
by law deny them access to the news
or intelligence because Of such inabil-
ity. The condemnation should be on
such papers as make their foreign
language a cloak of insidious disloy-
atty. or that seek in ordinary times to
keep their readers bound to foreign
speech and customs when the welfare
of their adopted country as well as
their own welfare demands that they
submit themselves to American infu-
ences.