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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
PROFIT GRIABBERs DIsARMED.
tDes tMoines Capital.l

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tDes Moines capital.]
Business men Of the grasping type
the kind that take advantage Of wars
or the great catastrophes to rear
profits, were completely disarmed BY
President Wilson's special message to
them on Thursday.
The president appealed to business
to be prepared for the steps that VIII
be taken by the government to FIX
prices for supplies and materials
necessary to the war He very frankly
stated that the proposition is hard
one to deal with justly. He then pro-
ceeded to outline his own views OF the
situation.
Profits and war have been so closely
associated in the last three years that
il is going to be hard to separate them
There is no denial Of the fact that
American business made money while
European nations fought and bied.
Suddenly we are brought to realize
that the sacrifice made by the European
nations is as much our concern as 1t
is theirs. In reality. then, our sacrifice
should be greater than theirs from the
date that we entered the war.
The president has definitely ana
positively banished the word profits
from the official war vocabulary. in
one place he said Patriotism leaves
profits uot Of the question. A little
later in his message he emphasized II
still more as follows: Let US neVer
speak. then. Of profits and Of patriotism
in the same sentence.
In place Of the word profits the
president uses the term Just price.
His definition Of a just price is very
clearly set forth in the following:
by a just price, mean a price
which will sustain the Industries con-
cerned in a high state Of efficiency
provide a living for those who con-
duct them. enable them to pay 5000
wages, and make possible the expan-
sions of their enterprises which Will
from time TO time bees nc necessary
as the stupendous undertakings OF this
great war develop
This statement Of goveTnm M poh@S
is particularly pleasing to the AmeTi-
can people. No one will object to
profits" as reckoned upon such a
basis.
American business ougN also to be
well satisfied. With a few exceptions
II will be- And the exceptions Will
receive very little sympathy when they
try to fly in the face of the presidents
message TO them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

membered that Austria has had way
Of slipping out of difficulties.
Austria Just now is hard pressed
she is having hard time. Austrias
statesmen see the handwriting on the
wall. and so are getting busy. Emperor
Charles the new Hapsburs, has deliv-
cred throne speech which would not
shame socialist But that speech
must not be believed. Always Haps-
burg has gone to the throne uttering
words of love for his people and prom
Uses of democracy. but always the des-
potism continued. II the new emperor
really is democratic, the situation is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
public should be fully informed as to
conditions in the Iowa fields also.

The administration should see to it
1t is easy to write letters back and
forth across corridor in the state
house: easier than to actually take
hand to Strengthening out the muddle'
but it isn't fooling many people. The
demand is for action and not for pea
nutty political correspondence for pub
LEGATION.
Quit bluffing and do something. Find
out something definite and let the peo-
pie know. Then take reasonable steps
to reform conditions and the people
will back them up. If coal is now at
reasonable price the people are willing
to pay it. If they are being robbed
they want the robbery stopped. The
present is no time for weakness or
shifty politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
COAL
Huntington Hawkeys.1


Il is becoming evident that the coal
situation Is not gGing to mend itself
There would be another job for Hoover
and there Is never douh. tl.at he
would prove equal 10 the occasion II
is an indisputable fact that coal has
doubled in price in one year. and there
WAS no reason, no excuse, except that
the ting could be done, and certain
people believed that they were entitled
TO "ail that they could get" The hold
up man has that same theory. But
after all, the hold-up man would PROB
ably object If he were ID De compared
with the fellows who nave been plum
derirc the coal consumer. The man
with the gun might say that ne old
not rob everybody and die no. bear
most heavily Upon those VINO have
little or nothing, that ne was not tax
ing the last pennies from widows ana
orphans. And he might claim that ne
was taking chance Of getting MS
head shot off. While the coal robbers
were not even taking the chance OF
going 10 prison.
Unless some one is put on the JOB.
and it will take a real man fpr that
lob. there will be no improvement IT.
the coal situation, despite the fact mar
a secretary or two have been talking
to the big coal barons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

has tried eli the regular practioss--
the starry emblem incubation. liberal
doses Of the spirit Of ~. your coun-
try needs you" nostrums and various
other weli-known brands OF patriotic
tonios. but the patient refuses to re-
spond But he has great hopes for
the not untried draft treatment. altho
reluctant to administer 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

unchanged. He win give his people.
nothing. for Austria is a system found
ed on despotism and maintained onl
despotism. The men in power around
the throne will see to it that the new&
emperors ideas of democracy do not
go beyond promises and speeches. The.
system must be destroyed. The time(
to do it is when the present war comes
to an end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

The Burlington Gazette believes that
the only grounds compatible for peace
Will be the surrender Of the kaiser and
his murded ring to world authorities
10 be duly tried and punished for the
most appalling list of capital offenses
the world has ever known"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

Constitutional government Vs. par
excellence. government Of law
woodrow Wilson
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

The killdeer is long -legged and long.
winged; runs on ground. flies high and
swiftly, and calls dee, dee, dee; is larg.
r than robin. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

cenSoring than our allies ever dreamed
of, Americans may yet prove that their
reputation for inventiveness is well
deserved" says the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

1T is not time for the I. w. ". to
operate in this country" says the Wa
terloo Times Tribune, The whole out
fit is out of tune with the time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
m course.

Of Course.
sYou can fool all Of the people some
u the time" began the man who
nkes 70 quote the sayings Of the great.
sTha4s enough" said the other chap.
Tea want q vacation occasionally"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

The Sioux City Tribune suggests
that Iowa should unite in an effort
to institute one corn meal day a week.
What's the matter with adding one
seventh to the wheat crop by eating
corn cakes and syrup for breakfast
corn mullins for dinner and Johnny
cake for supper"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

"Autoists who hesitate to provide
their cars with DINNERS on account OF
the inconvenience TO them to do so
are curse to the highways which
should be safe, and when their bright
lights cause some innocent parties
dread misfortune that can never be
mended, someone has sinned deeply
and crimina,ly." declares the Denison
Bulletin. Think 1t over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
IOWA OPINION ANoaNorEs.

The Webster City Freeman Tribune
says There is no question but that the
counties could collect the tax. and it
the state government'is so weak or in
efficient that 1t cannot collect this
auto license money. the legislature
ought to turn the job over to the coun-
ties
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

The militiamen will get two months
training before being sent to France.
Be good to the boys while they stay.
Incidentally see that they have clothes
to cover them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

II you meet up with a crowd OF eager
faced, hard working, perspiring men at
a cross roads it isn't a revolt or a riot
but just a section Of the new Iowa
highway patrol service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

old b. rncle gam !. ru.zlea. He
Evening star., 1917-05-06
BUILDING DIRT ROADS
REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE
Minnesota State Engineer Offers Ad.
vice Which Will Mean More
Lasting Qualities.

Fully per cent of the roads of the
United States must of necessity be dirt
road for some time to come" is the
opinion of John H. Mullen. deputy en-
gineer of Minnesota. They should re-
main earth roads. because the traffic
does not warrant an expensive surface.
but let US see that they are built as
substantially as the other earth roads
which will be surfaced later. This is
not merely because such work is the
only really permanent part of high
way and will afford a foundation for
subsequent Improvement of the sur
face. but, what is more important. be-
cause it will improve the thousands of
miles of feeders which are now the
limiting factors in hauling our great
annual tonnage of farm produce
The first point to be considered in
planning a system of roads is location.
The poor location of many important
roads is due in some cases to the ten
dency to keep to old trails, but usu-
ally to following the subdivision lines.
In gently rolling. well drained country
it is probably better to follow the sec
ton lines, but where heavy grades are
encountered or other bad typographical
conditions exist a location should be
adopted which will provide the most
economical and satisfactory road for
Evening star., 1917-05-06
MOTOR EXPERTS COMING HERE.
Engineer Society Curtails Summer
Meeting Because Of War.

Because of war conditions, the sum-
mer meeting of the Society of Auto
motive Engineers. scheduled to be held
the last week in June at Ottawa Beach.
Lake Michigan, was called off by the
council of the society at a meeting
held a few days ago in Chicago.
An extensive canvass of many con-
nected closely with the activities of
the society showed a general feeling
that few of the members could afford
the time to spend four days on the
east shore of Lake Michigan or at any
other place. Each day finds the en-
gineers more and more engrossed in
war activities. and correspondingly
fewer of the members with spare time
for such a meeting.
Instead of four days at Ottawa Beach
it was voted to spend one day on the
summer meeting and hold it in this
city on Monday. June IS. Washington
was selected because many govern
ment departments are closely asso-
ciated with the work of the society
With one day for summer meeting,
instead of three or four, as has been
the custom since the start of the So
ciety. the broad program of former
years will not be attempted.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
VARIED PROGRAM OFFERED
FOR CINCINNATI RACES
Decoration Day Events Include
Many Contests for Motor
Driven Machines.

Decoration day at the Cincinnati
speedway promises to offer varied and
exciting program of contests for motor
driven machines. While the chief
event of the day will be the sec
ond annual international sweepstakes
race at $50 miles, with purse of
$4,000, additional attractions have
been provided to furnish thrills and
excitement from morning until the end
ing of the big race.
Among the special features already
arranged for are series of aviation
exhibitions with Ruth Law Katherine
Stinson. Baxter Adams and others.
Arrangements also are progressing
teurs. to be decided previous to the
250-mile race. These contests will be
limited to local owners, driving their
own stock cars, and who have never
taken part in professional races and
are not in any way connected with any
branch of the automobile industry. The
arrangement of these races is as fol-
10 miles; race for cars listed UP to
s1,375. 10 miles; free-for-all. 25 miles.
Division of the Neutrality-suspicious.
dollar prize money for the 250-mile
race has been arranged as follows:
First 10000; second. $4,000; third.
$4,000; fourth. s1.75O; fifth. $500;
sixth. s1.100; seventh. $500; eighth.
$500; ninth. $3.50: tenth, $500. Several
Cincinnati firms have signified their in
tentions of donating extra prizes for
special performances during the race,
so that drivers will have other induce
ments. in addition to the cash prizes, to
strive for.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
WASHINGTONIAN GOES UP.
W. J. Foss Second Vice President of
Pierce e-ArroW Company.

At the annual election of officers OF
the board of directors of the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company, Buffalo, N
Y, last week, the following officers
were elected: President, Charles j. Cliff
ton; vice president, Henry May; second
vice president, W. ]. Foss; secretary,
L. II. Gardner, and treasurer, w. c.
Wrye
This list Of officials maintains the
present personnel except for the cleo
tion of w. j. Foss as second vice presi-
dent. Mr.. Foss is a Washingtonian,
having engaged in the early days in the
automobile field and worked his way
up the line.
Mr.. Foss was appointed commercial
manager of the Pierce-Arrow Motor
Car Company in October. 1915. A few
months later he was elected to the
board of directors. His active partci-
patton in all the progressive movements
that have led to the continued success
and expansion of the company's busi-
ness makes his promotion a logical out
come. He VIII continue to have full
charge of all the company's selling ac-
tivities. Mr.. F'oss is member of the
local Pierce-Arrow branch, under the
name of the Foss- Hughes Company,
1141 Connecticut avenue. This same
company has a large branch in Phila- :
delphia, with still others at Providence.
K. l.; Boston and Richmond.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS
TO OPEN OFFICE HERE
Society Plans Closer Cooperation
With Departments Of Fed
era1 Government.

A Washington Office Of the Society of
Automobile Engineers will be opened In
this city in connection with the council
Of national defense as soon as arrange
ments can be completed. This action
was decided upon at a meeting Of the
council OF the society and was brought
about by the closer cooperation of
the society with the various govern
ment departments. which work is in
creasing every day.
The society is gratif1ed with the re-
suits of it's cooperation with the quar-
termaster's department as shown by the
specifications of the l " and 3 ton mill
tary trucks given out last week. The
truck standards division of the stand
ards committee has assisted the quar-
termaster's staff in revising these
specifications. Other work, and a great
deal of. it, remains to be done. 1t is
possible the society will assist in avia-
ton Standardization work, and also in
the training of mechanics for aviators
as well as in training and supplying
mechanics for many other parts Of war
service.
The council of national defense has
expressed willingness for closer CO.
operation by the Society Of Automobile
Engineers and the Washington Office in
this light becomes a necessity. Cen
eral Manager Coker F. Clarkson or
his assistant. Herbert Chase. will prob
ably represent the society almost con-
tinuousiy in the Washington office.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
REPAIRING PLEASURE CRAFT.
River Boats Being Put in Service
for Summer Season.

At all the lighthouses about this city
and at Alexandria where pleasure
craft are taken from the water and
laid up ashore during the winter
months the work of overhauling and
painting the craft is in progress and
daily numbers Of them are put over
board Many of the launches and other
boats of the pleasure fleet that were
left overheard are also being cleaned
and painted. and are receiving machin-
cry repairs. Most of them will be ready
for service within the next two or three
weeks. On pleasant evenings numbers
of boats that already have gone into
service are out with their owners
aboard for short spins on the river.
AS general thing Memorial day
marks the opening of the boating sea-
son on the river and most of the own
ers have their craft out for long or
short trips at that time. Owing to the
war and the fact that many pleasure
craft owners are entering government
service, it is expected that boating ac-
tivities on the river will be much cur
tailed this summer
Evening star., 1917-05-06
STEAMER SAVES FISHERIES.
Castle Returns From Successful
Work in Curbing Trap Nets.

Having completed her tour of duty in
specting the nets in the lower part of
the Potomac and along the western
shore of Chesapeake bay. to see that
they did not encroach on navigable
waters, the United States engineer
service steamer Castle yesterday re-
turned to her headquarters here. 1ne
work done by the Castle in keeping
trap nets back out of the deep water
of the channels allowed the shad and
herring to come up the Potomac.
Those who know say that there are
more of the fish in the fresh waters
about this city, their spawning grounds.
than there have been for several years
Prior to the Castle being put on the
trap net inspection work last year, few
shad and herring were able to come
up the Potomac and the fish were
threatened with extinction. 1t is stated
the inspection work will be taken up
again next year.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
CHAUFFEURs HOLD MEETING.
J. E. Connolly Honor Guest Of the
Professionals Association.

A special meeting of the Professional
Chauffeurs' Association was held
Thursday evening at the clubrooms,
1107 14th street northwest, In honor of
]. e. Connolly, late manager of the Du-
pont Garage, who has retired on ac-
count of i'll health. During the course
Of the evening Mr.. Connolly made a
brief address on the good work the as
sociation is accomplishing and the
bright future which it had. He was
followed by r. E. Clements, his sue
cessor as manager of the garage. who
spoke along similar lines.
j. w. Sullivan. service manager for
the Luttrel Company, spoke on the CO.
operation between dealers and chauf-
feurs Four new members were ad-
mitted to membership during the even
ing, which was the largest one this
year. Milton d. Smith presided.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
TELLS OF FREIGHT TIE-UP.
D. B. Gish Describes Conditions il
Middle West.

THE freight situation at the present
time is worse than ever before" said
d. Bradley Gish, local motorist, who
has Just returned from a trip through
the middle west.
"Embargoes have been placed on large
cities, such as Detroit, Toledo and 9TH
ers, making it impossible to get ship
ments from those cities. The embargo
is placed against incoming shipments.
which means no material can be trans
ported into manufacturing centers with
the exception of ammunition supplies,
and under rtheseconditions it is. OF course,
impossible to manufacture automobiles
when not having sufficient material to
work on. Also the government is
rightly doing all in it's power to con-
vert the manufacturing interest to it's
own use in order to shorten the war as
much as possible, and in this way stop
enormous waste and expense incident
to war. 1t is taking over portions
of factories to use for munition work,
taking some complete outputs for di
rect manufacture and pleasure cars in
order to ship these direct to the front.
1t is at the same time using the
freight cars available to carry these
supplies and material.
Public spirited men, such as Henry
Ford. have come forward with offers
of their entire factories for govern
ment use in manufacturing munitions,
submarines, etc This is a fine spirit,
but it means that in very short time
from now automobile dealersi will not
be able to get cars to sell. Dealers
have experienced in the last two months
great nardships in getting cars through
and the situation is becoming more
acute each day.
.The financial condition of the coun-
try, we believe. will be more prosper
Gus than ever before. Seven billion dol
lars on war loans will be Immediately
thrown in on war industries and busi-
ness should really be more prosperous
during this period than ever before. but
1t is going to mean an absolute short
age of cars and we wish to advise early
purchasing-in other words, first come,
first served
Evening star., 1917-05-06
MOTOR RACES AT BENNING.
Middle Atlantic Association to Hold
Meet Decoration Day.

Announcement is made that the open
ing race meet of the Middle Atlantic
Motor Association will be held at the
Benning track Decoration day, with
several automobile races on the pro-
gram. In addition to the local motor
lists who will participate there will be
number of speed kings from other
sections of the country.
Tho association has completed ar
rangements for resurfacing the track.
the work to be finished at least week
before the opening of the meet, in or
der that the contestants may partici-
pate in trial spins The lower turn.
which in the past has caused consid
erable Inconvenience to the driters of
racing cars. will be given special at
tention and the rutty features elm
mated.
Last year. the association held two
race meets in the spring and fall, with
fast machines on the program. With
the Improvement of the track this year
there is every expectation that fast
time will be made and several records
go by the boards. Irwin T. Donohoe
and Frank G. Stewart will have the
direct management Of the meet this
year.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
all times. without regard to property
lines.
Road Must Be Drained.

ITO have any degree Of success with
an earth road IL must be completely
drained. which means wide. deep bitches
and offtakes. the location and grades
of which must be determined by SURVEY,
for the eye cannot be trusted in laying
out this work. A common source of
trouble is found where roadbeds arc
built by takirg materials from the
sides with blade graders. In such cases
the profile of the ditch conforms with
that of the ground and depressions are
left where water collects and saturates
the roadbed. After few years expe-
rience in maintaining such roads. an
engineer will always insist upon heavy.
substantial earth construction. for the
first work laid out has to be rebuilt be-
cause ii is too light.
I'VE have all agreed that dragging
is the principal feature of earth road
maintenance. II is the management OF
dragging which makes or breakS the
effectiveness OF the work. The super
intendent must contract with residents
along the road to drag certain definite
sections after each rain and when
ever ordered by him. These sections
may vary from one to three miles. for
team haul and UP to ten miles or more
with tractor. a price per mile for
dragging and per hour for extra work.
like clearing bitches. is agreed upon. It
is stipulated that the price of the first
few draggings be retained until the end
of the season, and any neglect to drag
when necessary shall be compensated
for by Il deduction from this retained
sum. 1t is impossible to check this
work closely. but by reporting by posi-
card after each dragging and using
these reports as the basis for monthly
payments. few errors occur. The super
intendent is generally given consider
able voluntary assistance by those using
the roads"
Evening star., 1917-05-06
BILL TO AUTHORIZE DEED.
Measure introduced by Senator
Pomerene to Settle Old Title.

Senator Pomerene has introduced a
bill in the Senate authorizing the Sec
retary of the Interior. in his discretion,
to issue to Otto L. Wolfsteiner and
Lille NJ Thomson. a deed to lot 80 of
reservation 10, on the west side of Sd
street north of Pennsylvania avenue,
which lot was sold to Judge Thurston
in 1922 under an act of Congress, but
for which no deed was ever made.