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The sun., 1917-07-31

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-sir: The
editorial article in your paper entitled
Mortality Among Army Surgeons" and
the difficulty of obtaining a sufficient
number of volunteers OF suitable age for
the medical service. reminds me that
on attempting to enlist at the Academy
OF Medicine some four months ago I
was informed by the recruiting officers
that there woulc be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning sufficient number OF medical
men II II was not for the age limit OF
So years. which would not he waived.
when intact they preferred the medical
recruits to be under 40 years of age.
I blush for the young slackers in my
profession who are unwilling to make
the sacrifice. II sacrifice It Is. To the
writer. whose career is behind him
though like our Teddy he is still full OF
patriotic pep" even death met in that
struggle for world democracy would
appear to be a precious privilege.
ARCHIBALD r. BANNING, NJ D.
MOUNT VERNON, July 20.
The sun., 1917-07-31
FROM A MATURE DOCTOR.
Many Complaints Of the Age Limit
for Medical Volunteers.

To rur rn,rop or Tur suN-sIr. In
rof.r.nc. 20 ,,o,,r .d,,or,ai article in re-
1ard 20 tha nsed of voluntary surgeons
FOR service and the frantic cries OF medi-
oai ,ovrr.is q, .h., rasnoct.
Tbs ara limit FOR service in the Medi-
cal Rsasrve Corn. ia nut NJ from 22 10
hk oaars an ofncs rulinx not a law. I
call4d at General Edwards's headouar-
FAR, hera in Juna ana was told bv a
regular army surreon that ~ man
noases.ed anv .sneciai oualiaoation they
waived the are limit and that they had
taken on6 man nearly seventy wears
NJ ara
7 am af,v..svan In nerfact nhvsical
trim. was nine Years with Uncle sam
as clerk. legal revieuer medical exam-
iner ans snecial agent Of limited States
Pension oa,oe also on sioux Indian Com
mission in 1899 with oovernor Foster
and Maior-General crook Since 1899 I
have been on stan nj BOSTON CITY Hos
pitaI he,ne NOW senior eve surReon. and
bava been IN the bouse OF delegates
Of the American Medical Association as
renreaen,stIve NJ its eve seotIon. as we'll
as on its national legislative council,
Now then; II pronounced O. X. physi-
ealIv and nentalIv one would think I
might he ve,comed for servica. went
TO washington on Julv 2. thinking Il a
mare formalitv 10 get waiver TO that
:. .0a limit Ar,ong NV snon.or, x,era th.
of1eials Of the limited statea Pension
The sun., 1917-07-31
In the Western Eden.

Not for moment would we dis
courage the young women who each
year, with chaperone in the offing,
go back to imitation OF Mother EVE.
One has just now plunged into the
wilderness Of Estes Park in Colorado.
not far from Denver, to live without
boughten food and without those ar
ticles 20 eloquently described in ad-
vertisements Of the white goods sales.
These excursions add to the supplies
Of provender, HoovER be thankful (!
and stimulate the mosquito lotion
industry.
But the thought comes yearly with
the story of these adventures: What
would Eve do II she lived to-day
The wildwood, roots and berries, and
wardrobe? Not for EVE, we fancy,
If any rents were coming from the
81 100000 square miles Of real prop
erty in which, we believe. she never
surrendered her dover rights. Prob
ably she would live in Manhattan,
perhaps the most alluring place that
has been seen since the cherubim be-
haved like city mnrshals. From the
top floor of a tall apartment house
may be seen the Hudson River and
the East River. MS wet as the Tigris
and the Euphrates and much buster.
There would be corps OF servants.
including tutor for CAIN. whose
fits. Of temper would be diagnosed as
an indication Of deficiency; a gym
nastic instructor for ABEL. and a
nurse for little SETH. The chauffeur
would have orders never to let CAIN
take the wheel.
EVE would drive out every morn
ing to her Red Cross sewing class,
have luncheon of three simple
courses, excluding the unsea sonable
apple. and afterward call on the
architect to see the plans for a sum.
mer home at Nod Manor Then she
would buy a simple tub shirtwaist
dress ut say $39.50, visit the hair
dresser and go home, passing through
the reception hall of bdellium and
onyx on her way to the elevator of
Havilah Hall.
What roots she ate at dinner would
be in q beet salad. with endive, and
the berries she took would have
French ice cream m them
There would he no serpent nearer
than Bronx Park: no beast OF the
field but an Alredale; no fowl Of the
mir except a canary. ADAM? All
there the sentence passed in the Gar.
den comes back. Six mornings n
week the man is driven forth from
Eden TO remain until nightfall. II
he came home to luncheon the cook
would quit; and that is barrier
stronger than the flaming sword.
The sun., 1917-07-31
That Good Old .rroIan Horse"

More or less directly and with more
or less display OF candor the World
now admits that the Weeks Owen
amendment which 1t has previously
been describing as a proposal to create
a "JoInt Committee on the Conduct
of the War" is In fact a proposal to
create a "Joint Committee on Ex-
| pendltures IN the Conduct Of the
War" obviously different thing.
Our neighbor is good enough to say
t, that THE Sun has correctly described
the title of the measure which we
say the Wsrid has been describing
incorrectly, and that we have quoted
; the language Of the amendment de-
hning the purpose of the committee
namely, "to keep itself advised with
. regard to the expenditures Of all ap
The sun., 1917-07-31
OUR WAR.
The Time Has Come 70 Recognize the
Meaning OF Our Struggle.

ToTHE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Your
editorial article Our Defensive War
ought to be carried by another Paul
Revere to every home in this country
There is too much talk of fighting
other peoples battles.
The sooner we all realize that unless
we do our own fighting now on the
other side we shall surely have to do
1t later here, with .all the attendant
horrors and suffering, the better it will
be for all Of us. and a new spirit will
be put into boys who are going
L. NJ TANNING
WHITEsToHE July 40
The sun., 1917-07-31
WHAT. BOYCOTT "SAMMIES", ,
A Name for Soldiers That Crates on
One Patriots Nerves.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Why
don't the papers discontinue the practice
Of calling our soldier boys "Sammies" >
While We all worship our full grown
Uncle Sam" still there is something
about the title Sammy" that CRATES on
our nerves.
There is one sure way to stop the use
OF the nickname, and that is for the
best papers to discourage the printing
Of articles where il is used
ALBANY. July 80. OxALENE CARR.
The sun., 1917-07-31
Tn. Modern Prairie Sod House.
From the Marion Record.

FROM fke hdT1on RecoTd,
Speaking OF the trip which he and his
brother recently made through western
Kansas, eastern Colorado and western Okla
homa, W. A. stAuner says that sod houses
are still very common in that section of
the country-in some places as common
as frame houses. And many OF them are
so we'll finished inside that one would
scarcely know that they were OF sod
plastsred, papersd and good woodwork
He stopped At many OF these places and
found that many OF the people living In
these cod houses hav autos and are quite
we'll to do.
The sun., 1917-07-31

Chancellor MIcHAELrs assures us that
France is a base intriguer. For frank
and honest manipulation of foreign
affairs Herr MIcHAELIs would probably
refer US to ZIMMRMANN, the recent
Foreign Minister OF the Imperial Ger
man Government
The sun., 1917-07-31
Missouri Cloud with . Tin Lining.

From the MorvViIIe DemoerotForum.
All summer long E. Kuster labored with
his tomato plants, hoping against hope
that he would have enough to MI the
many thousand bright new cans he had
bought for marketing the crop The short
crop left him with most OF the cans on
hand. The advancing price OF tin, how
ever. duriI.E the past twelve months has
made him . greater proht on the empty
cans than he had hoped to make on them
dlled With fruit
The sun., 1917-07-31

The Peoples Council has asked the
State Department for permission to
send @ message 10 the Reichstag.
Probably DR.. DAVID STARR JORDAN. who
is high in the directorate OF the Peace
Council. wants 70 tell the German
Government that the French people
are decadent.
The sun., 1917-07-31
NEW YORK, July 50.
Seeking Gain Under the Mask Of
Patriotism.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN---Sir. I
will bet Kiefter pear against a Ben
Davis apple, the stakes TO be kept in
storage at the expense OF the loser. that
the Yankees will be In Berlin before
you can tell time by the City Hall
cupola. RAouL RAFFERTY,.
HoBoKEN, N. j., July 30.
The sun., 1917-07-31

The author OF Uniform Marriage
and Divorce" having been sued for
divorce. will be competent TO write a
supplement to his learned work, Illus
trating his theories by concrete facts
drawn from his own experience.
The sun., 1917-07-31

There is no higher praise that car
be bestowed upon n soldier of the re.
public than 20 say that he served his
country faithfully and trusted in hii
GoD.-Seoretdrv LANSING.
1t is well to keep the powder dry
too.
The sun., 1917-07-31

Tammany mas discovered that twen-
ty-two Of Mayor MrrcHEL's hackers do
not vote in New York city. Later
Tammany will discover a much larger
number OF the Mayors hackers who do
vote here
The sun., 1917-07-31

The Government has compelled Bat
tic BOB. the pompadoured orator Of
Wisconsin, to keep silent for a day,
thus affording proof not only OF its
despotic disposition but also OF its as
founding power.
The sun., 1917-07-31

The first man called In the draft in
New York city instantly demanded ex-
emption. But an this was instantly
denied We are unable to discover any
omen affecting the whole list.
The sun., 1917-07-31

The Hon. PAcKY McCABE's disserta-
tions on Tammany Hall and its iniqui-
ties acquire added force from the fact
that Mr.. McCABE knows exactly what
he Is talking about.
The sun., 1917-07-31

MITcHEL's hat is in the ring.-TAs
Globe.
He challenges Tammanys Invisible
Wonder.
The sun., 1917-07-31

From the Detroit Free Press.
It's hard TO convince
Either slacksrs OF shirkers
That what they call luck
Always fAvors the worlkOra
The sun., 1917-07-31
DRAFT REFLECTIONS.
On Plttsburg's Figures They Were ?
Ont Of 3, Not 4 Out Of ).

print a despatch from Pittsburg with
the heading -Four Out OF Five Are
Found Physically Unfit" which reads
as follows:
Examinations OF the hrst quota under
the draft, now being held in the Twenty
third ward OF Pittsburg, are showing that
nearly four out Of every hve are physically
disqualified, II was announced to-day by
the exemption board. The examinations
were begun Wednesday, although certified
master lists of numbers had not then
been received.
II was said that out OF hfty-six men
examined Wednesday thtrty-six will prob
ably be exempted. Out OF thirty-two ex.
amined yesterday twenty-five may be
exempted
The sun., 1917-07-31

Unfortunately a peace by under
standing cannot at present be con-
cluded with the weather.
The sun., 1917-07-31
MANY . Hardened Fellow,

Mnhy HhFdoheu FoIIoW,V
Many q hardened fellow,
Morally broke. all WRONG.
Given . BIT to the yellow.
Br&vsly carries along
In the drs. and the hell Of the trenches,
In the snow. and the rain that drsncheA
MID the dirt. and the NTH ana chs
stsnehss-
fis made again straight ana strsasi
JoHN b. THAeMm.
The sun., 1917-07-31

~ our trtends rho favoT ~ ptth Hdes.
seripts and Uluefrottoss for pHbItoattoH ,ctsA
- AaUs rejected articles returned theV nsEsi
- eH cdses send admps for that pVrposs.
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.
The sun., 1917-07-31

THIS man KMuNsxY must have had
experience as q coInmuter.
The sun., 1917-07-31

Boss MURPHI's hunt for a candidate
seems to be hampered by low visi-
biIity.
The sun., 1917-07-31

A depression prevails over the north
ern border.-Wedtker BuredH
II oozed out OF Washington. D. c.
The sun., 1917-07-31

Siam having entered the war.
bangkoks are now at a marked dis
count.
The sun., 1917-07-31

London once, 40-43 Fleet street.
. Paris once, Rue de la Michodiere, Sn
hue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington once, Munsey BUILDING.
Brooklyn once Room 202 Eagle Build
tnRs sos Washington street.
The sun., 1917-07-31

Now IS out Of IS is $50 per cent
This Is less than 2 out Of 8, consider.
ably lower than I out Of ..
HORACE r. BAssFoRD,
EAST ORANGE, y. j., July 80
The sun., 1917-07-31

All checks money orders, &C, to be
made payable to THE Sun.
Published daily, including Sunday, by the
sun Printing and Publishing Association at
100 Nassau street, in the Borough Of Man
hattan. New York. President, Frank n
Munseys 100 Nassau street; Vice-Preeident,
Erwin Wardman, 100 Nassau street; Sec
retary, r. II. Titherington. $50 Nassau
street; Treasurer, VIM. T. pewart i5O Mas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-05

diameter. 8s
Section 16-D. Beginning at a man
hole in Boone street and Fourth street:
running thence north to u manhole in
Linn street. The sewer used shall be
thirty six (S6) inches In diameter.
Section 16-B Subj. Beginning at a
manhole in Fourth street and Linn
street: running thence west to manhole
In Fifth street and Linn street. The
sewer used shall be thirty 600 inches
in diameter.
Section 1913. Beginning at n man
hole in Fifth street and Linn street:
running thence north to end of sewer
in Church street, The sewer used shall
be twenty four (2D inches in diameter.
Section ICE. Beginning at man
hole in Fourth street ana Boone street;
running thence west to end Of sewer in
Sixth street. The sewer used shall be
fifteen (15) inches in diameter.
BE it further resolved, that all the
sewers herein provided for shall be
known and estah4 lshed as main sewers,
and the cost of said main sewers shall
be assessed against the privately owned
property abutting upon said streets,
avenues or alleys in which sewers are
built and against adjacent property,
which shall be such property not linn
tied to that abutting any street, ave-
nue. or alley In which sewers are built
but lying wholly or In part within the
above described sewer district No. 16.
and against the real estate and per-
sonal property of any railway or street
railway company whose property is
abutting or adjacent to said streets.
avenues, alleys or privately owned
ground In which sewers are built, all OF
said property being contained within
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purpose OF considering objections % ~
passage OF this resolution and the mak-
ing Of this Improvement, at which
meeting this resolution may he nmend-
ed and passed or passed as proposed.
BE It further resolved. that the city
clerk be and he is hereby instructed to
cause notice OF the pendency OF this
resolution, and the time at which said
resolution will be considered for pass.
age. and the objections heard therstos
to be published in u newspaper Of sen-f
eral circulation published in the city OF
Marshalltown. Iowa, in accordance with
the law governing the same.
Proposed by the city council at q
meeting held on the 9Th day Of March.
1917.
The foregoing resolution being by
motion OF the mayor and city council.
or this notice, you will take due
heed and be governed nccording,y.
Dated this 9Th day or March. 1917.
J. j. WILSON.
City Clerk Of the city OF Marshaiitown,
Iowa.
Published In the Times Republican,
March 5 and 6. 1917.
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said sewer district No. Is. All assess-
ments to be made In proportion to the
benefits conferred upon each lot. tract
or parcel Of ground, and any deficien-
Giles between the cost OF said sewers
and the amount assessable against said
property by law, and one-half Of the
cost of sewers opposite property owned
by the city OF Marshalltown, Iowa, and
the United States government shall be
paid for out OF any funds of the city OF
Marshaltown. Iowa. available by law
for such purposes. and out of n fund to
be created by the levy Of special tax
to be levied against all taxable prop
erty in sewer district No. 16 OF Mar
shalltown, Iowa, in accordance with the
law. All of the above sewers to be
built in accordance with the plans and
specifications for same now on file with
the city clerk and as approved by the
mayor and city council at it's meeting
held on this eth day of March. 1917,
which plans and specifications are by
reference made a part hereof. Bond for
performance under contract and main
tainance for one year to be required OF
the contractor in amount equal to the
full contract price.
The kind OF material to be used shall
be salt glazed vitrified segment blocks.
cast iron manhole covers and street in
lets, and hard burned building brick
manholes and catch basins. as shown
by the plans and specifications on file
an aforesaid, and the method OF con-
struction shall be by contract.
Be 1t further resolved. that the mayor
and city council of the city of Mar
shalltown. Iowa, will meet at 9 o'clock
a. m. on the 21st OF March. 1917. in
the council chamber of said city for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-05

south line OF Main street: running
thence west on. the said south line Of
Main street to the east line Of the alley
west OF Fifth street; thence south
along the said east limo OF alley to the
south line OF Linn street: thence west
along said south line Of Linn street to
the east line Of Seventh street; thence
south along said east line Of Seventh
street to the south line Of Boone street;
thence west along said south line OF
Boone street to the east line of alley
east of Eighth street; thence south
along the said east line Of alley to the
north line of Nevada street; thence
east along said north line OF Nevada
street to the west line of Sixth street;
thence in southeasterly direction to
the south line of Nevada street inter-
secting with the east line Of Sixth
street; thence east along the said south
line of Nevada street to the east line
of alley east of Sixth street; thence
south along said east line of alley to
the north line of alley south of Rail-
road street: thence east along said
north line of alley to the west line Of
alley east Of Second street: thence
north along said west line of alley to
the north side of alley north of Rail-
road street: thence east along said
north line of alley to the west line Of
Center street; thence north along said
west line of Center street to the point
of beginning.
That there be constructed in said
sewer district a system Of storm sewers
located as follows, to-wit:
Section 1911 Subj. Beginning at
the present sewer in Railroad street
and First street; running thence west
to manhole in Second street. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-05

sewer used shall be forty-eight (4s)
inches In diameter. ~
Section 1s-K. Beginning at the man
hole in Second street and Railroad
street; running thence west to man
hole In Third street. The sewer used
shall be eighteen (1S) inches in d.
ameter.
Section 1871. Beginning at man
hole in Third street and Railroad
street; running thence north to end of
sewer in Nevada street. The sewer
used shall be fifteen (15) inches in d.
ameter. '7
Section 1871. Beginning at a man
hole in Third street and Railroad
street; running thence west to end Of
sewer In Fifth street. The sewer used
shall be fifteen (15) inches in diameter.
Section 16-H. Beginning at a man
hole in Second street and Railroad
street; running thence north to a man
hole in Boone street. The sewer used
shall be forty-flve (45) inches in d.
ameter.
Section. 16-F Subj. Beginning at a
manhole In Boone street at the alley
west OF First street; running thence
east to end of sewer in Center street.
The sewer used shall be eighteen (1S)
inches in diameter.
Section 1876. Beginning at a man
hole in Boone street at alley west Of
First street: running thence north to
end of sewer in Church street. The
sewer used shall be twenty COO inches
in diameter.
Section 16-F. Beginning at a man
hole in Boone street at alley west of
First street; running thence west to
manhole in Fourth street. The sewer
used shall be thirty-siX (36) inches in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-05
A Tale Of Trieste.

The Italians are fighting to get back
Trieste. How some of the inhabitants
of that city feel toward their Austrian
masters Is shown by the following
story: A traveller went into church
there and noticed among large num-
Der of votive offerings u silver mouse.
This, he was told. was presented by a
lady whose house had been overrun
by these little pests. After her gift to
the Madonna the mice entirely disap-
peared from her place.
you don't believe that yarn?" re-
marked the skeptical traveller.
"Of course not" replied the sacristan.
"Or we should have made silver Aus
trian long ago."-Boston Transcript.
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Toward Thorn Came the Two Figures
view-"you, Doc, and the Flopper!
What were you doing behind that trel-
lis?"
keeping out of Thornton's road"
said Madison. $50 he's going away.
Ell? What for?"
Business" replied Helena. HAS to
60 to some meeting in Chicago. He's
leaving his wife and the private car
here. What did you come at this
hour for?'
Lines for the next act" said Madi-
son, "but the Flopper's got It all, and
he'll put you on" He stepped toward
Helena and slipped his arm around
her waist. "Come on; it's early yet.
Let's go for little walk. The Flop
per II excuse US, and r.
II thought you said" Helena inter-
rupted, disengaging herself quietly,
that we had to play the game to the
limit and take no chances"
"Well, so l did," admitted Madison,
and his arm crept around her again,
"but guess we've earned little holi-
day, and
Nix on that think was what
you said," and Helena, with q queer
little laugh, drew away again. And
really think you were. right, Doc
we ought to play the game without
breaking the rules, and so-good night"
She turned and ran from him into the
cottage.
Madison stared after her In sort Of
helpless state OF chagrin.
"Mabbe," said tho Flopper-"mabbe
she's lonely"
(To Be Continued)
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Copyright, 1915. BY Frank I. Packard.

moment only murmur reached
Madison, and then with another Good
night, Miss Vail" Thornton started
back across the lawn.
Madison could hear Helena fumbling
with the door latch. and by the time
she had succeeded in opening the door
the retreating figure OF Thornton was
a safe distance away Madison called
in a whisper:
Here, Helena! Wait minute"
There was quick, startled little ex-
clamatlon from the doorway, and Hell
ena came out hurriedly from the porch.
who's there" she cried in a low
voice "Oh"-as they stepped into
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Preliminary Notice OF Resolution of
Necessity for Storm Sewer to Be
Constructed as Sewer District No.
is Of the City Of Marshaiitown, Iowa.

is Of the City Of Marshailtown, Iowa.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the mayor and city council
of the city Marshalitown. Iowa, held on
the 9Th day of March, 1917, there was
introduced resolution hereinafter set
forth for the construction of a storm
sewer, and the establishing Of a sewer
district, which resolution will be con-
sidered for passage by the mayor and
city council at meeting to be held in
the council chamber at o'clock a. m.
on the 21st day of March, 1917, at
which time the owners of the property
subject to assessment for the cost of
such sewer may appear and make OBJ
jections. if any they have, to the con-
teifipiatea improvement, and the con
struction of said sewer and the passage
Of said proposed resolution, and that at
such meeting the resolution may be
amended and passed or passed as pro-
posed. Said resolution being as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Be 1t resolved by the mayor and city
council of the city Of Marshalltown.
Iowa, that it is deemed advisable and
necessary to pass this resolution and
make the following described improve
ments within and for sewer district
No 16 OF the city of Marshalltown,
Iowa.
That the portion OF the city of Mar
'shalltown, Iowa, as described herein
has been created into a sewer district
known as sewer district NO. is, the
limits and boundaries Of which are as
follows. to-wit:
Commencing at the 4intersocting of
the west line Of Center street with the