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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
PEARSON MEETS AMEs BOYS.
Former Iowa State College Men Ere.
ouently Seen About Paris.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Ames. Nov. 4-President r. A. Pear
son. OF Iowa State College, who is in
Europe on a special agricultural mis-
sion. writes that on the occasion OF
every visit to the American University
Union in Paris he comes across Iowa
State men who are on furlough. About
two weeks ago he met Lieut.. Leland
Kirkham, son of Prof. J. f. Kirkham.
who was on his way to special service
behind the lines: he had been injured
three times. but was looking well and
eager to be in the game again. Lieut.
r. p. Cordiner. another Ames engineer,
who entered the army as private. is
making maps. Lieut. Howard Eales
an agricultural engineer, is an observer
and operates an aeroplane machine
gun. He has seen much service. Pres
ident Pearson writes. and his machine
has often been hit.
President Pearson is seeing and
learning much Of value to the farmers
of the United States and the commits
sion of which he is a member Is ex-
pected to bring back an important re-
port.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
Roland News Notes.
,ar-Pan,,hliran

Special to mes-RepublIcan.
Roland, Nov. 4.--I4ast Sunday after
services Bergen congregation voted TO
enroll ali it's male members In the
Lutheran Brotherhood Of America.
There are 3S7 confirmed male mem
bers. including the sixty-seven boys In
the army.
Sergeant C. A. Smedal, who has been
stationed at Camp Dodge for severa!
months received an appointment to the
officers training school at Camp Grant
H., and left on Wednesday for that
place.
Milford Britson, who was invaded
home from the service on account Oh
his health, has been Offered a position
by the government after the war. he
may select any certain trade and re-
ceive his college training with $50 pei
month.
Word has been received from the
Roland boys OF the 100 sanitary train
of the sandstone division that they
have arrived safely overseas.
The local canning factory has SOLO
%, 600 cases Of corn to the government
and are now busily engaged preparing
thes for shipment. Fifteen Or sixteen
cars will be needed for the transport
ing Of these cases.
Word has been received from
Thomas Britson that he has arrived
safely overseas.
Nettie Christopherson is reported as
being seriously i'll with pneumonia at
the home of her brother near Garden
City
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04

monla set(in and resulted In her demise.
Her physique was not strong because
OF having Undergone a serious surgical
operation late last summer. However
she fought a good fight
Mrs. Cornell came to Clear Lake, to-
gether with her husband, about hve
years ago, from Mason City, where she
assisted her husband as reporter on the
Mason City Times, OF which he was
editor During their residence here Mr.
Cornell has been on the road while
Mrs. Cornell filed the position OF col
ectCi To- the electro ligEt company
OF this place. She was a woman eS-
ceptionally pleasant to meet and will
be greatly missed by her many friends
In this city.
Mrs, Cornell was about 81 years OF
age. She was member Of the Com
gregational church and of the PythIan
Sisters. On account OF quarantine re-
strictions a public funeral will M be
held. Burial will not take pi..ce m..ll
the arrival OF a sister who has been
en- route from California several havs.
Her former home was Des Moines and
the body may be taken there for inter-
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
FACING MILK FAMINE.
Sioux City Compelled 70 Meet Worst
Shortage in les History.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Sioux City. Nov. 4.-SiouX City is
facing the wprst milk shortage in its
history. not because the milk neces-
sary 10 supply the city is not being
produced in this territory, but because
tho farmers who supply the bulk OF
that used in the city are engaged in
corn picking and will not spare the
time to make deliveries. despite the
fact doalens are paying 81 per hundred
weight. REGARDLESS Of test.
Local wholesalers say the situation
is serious and that to even partially
supply the demand made on them they
are bringing milk here from the
extreme eastern part of the state. from
sections bordering on the Mississippi
river. Grocers assert the shortage OF
fresh milk has caused an abnormal
demand for canned milk that they
are selling double the amount they
usually do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
Eldora News Items.
TO imes-RepubIican.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Nov. AIR. and Mr.. A. z.
Clifford and children left Saturday for
Liscomb for a short visit and from
there go to Hill City. MINI. where they
will spend the winter, Mr.. Clifford hav-
ing business interests with his
brothers.
Earl Rochester left today for Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Va. where he will go
into training in the soldier-govern-
ment service.
Near the close Of the county cam
paign it appears that the contest on
the Offices OF representative and
sheriff and the supervisorhip now held
by c. C. Wiener will be close, with
the probability of the election OF
William Sohmedika, democrat, Tor
representative. The vote on sheriff Will
also be close and IT Is now freely pre-
dicted there is more than a possibility
OF the present incuznSents, Max II
Gehrke and C. G. Wiener. winning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
GREATER INTEREST AROUSED
BECAUSE OF PRESIDENTS
POLITICAL BREAK.
DEMOCRATS HOPE TO
CONTROL LEGISLATURE.
Problem Of Getting Out Normal Rep
ubliean Vote Solved by Wilson's
Aetion-chairman Rawson Declares
Republicans Will Elect Entire State.
Congressional and Assembly Tickets.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 1.-THE eve of the
state election in this year of 1915 finds
an aroused interest in the outcome OF
tomorrow's voting undreamed of two
weeks ago. The average Iowa voter up
to that time was Indifferent and apa-
thetic over political questions and al
most impatient with political discus
sion with the war absorbing their en-
tire attention. That this indifference
changed over night in Iowa is now rec
ognized by men of all parties.
The presidents published letter OF
Friday. Oct. IS, appealing for the cleo
ton of democrats only 10 congress not
only surprised but aroused the repub-
licans. Iowa. with the exception OF the
two terms when Horace Boies was gov
ernor from 1889 10 1898, has been re-
publican since the party first came into
being in this state in 1857. Hence the
presidents statement that only demo-
Gratis should be elected to congres SIS
aroused the majority of the voters OF
Iowa who had not previously recog-
nized the plans of the democrats TO
capture not only national but state
offices.
During the.early weeks OF the fall the
problem of the candidates was TO get
out the vote. There was no issue and
no interest. The partisanship issue was
either not being observed or was being
ignored by many of the voters. This
issue has come TO the foreground since
the presidents appeal was made and
since other literature has been brought
out in the closing days of the cam
paign. Today it is being predicted that
there will be a normal vote cast at the
polls Tuesday and that the voters will
manifest as much interest as in any
previous election.
Democrats Hope For Legislature.
It is now recognized that the parti-
sanship issue is not being confined to
the effort to elect congressman and SEN
ators alone but that the democrats are
working hard TO elect state officers and
members of the legislature.
In the Thirty seventh general as
sembly there were ten democratic SEN
ators out of fifty and fourteen demo-
cratic representatives out of los. 1t is
evident from the list of candidates for
| the legislature 10 be voted on thruout
the state tomorrow the democrats plan
to increase their strength if possible in
the legislature. While they can not
hope TO be any considerable factor ir
1.-THE assembly nevertheless ii is evident
they are not going TO be any more OBJ
scare than possible in the next legis-
Ilature. While they can not hope TO be
lany considerable factor in the assem-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
INFLUENZA Germ
MOST V|RULENT
STATE sAcTERIoLoolsT Elk.
PLAINS SERIOUSNESS OF
IMMUNITY FOR THOSE
IN EXCELLENT HEALTH.
:vshyone, However, to Be Exposed
Many Times in Next Few Years
First TO Fall Prey to Gerr-Epi-
dsnie Most Serious Ever Known.
Special to Tines Republican.

oltSAaA W
Iowa City. Nov. 4.--That everyone
will be exposed to influenza many
times during the next few years is the
opinion OF Dr.. Henry Albert. state
bacteriologist and professor Of n IL
cine at the University OF Iowa,
1t is the great disease producing
power Of the germ which has caused
the influenza TO spread so rapidly thru
whole families and communities. he
declares. However. the tendency is for
the virulence of the germ to he dimin-
ished rapidly after the height Of the
epidemic or after a large number Of
persons have been affected
Because of this fact the rule will hc
that only those persons whose health
Is not up TO standard will De affected.
Germs which have been inhaled after
the present epidemic passes away will
for the mot part be Of low PRODUCING
power.
DR.. Albert explains that while per
sons in good health would ordinarily
be able to resist the disease. during
the present epidemic the germs have
gained a footho!d and produced dis
ease in people regardless Of general
conditions.
Germ Finds Easy Prey.
The virulence Of the germ has
caused ii TO spread rapidly thru the
country and perhaps because OF the
crowded condition due TO military life
it has found easy prey.
The pneumonia germ, DR.. Albert
states. Is likely TO affect all members
in family, when it once gets a start,
unless extreme precautions are taken.
This explains the fact that in certain
families the disease IS very mild and
represents unComplicated influenza
and in others Very severe and result
ing in pneumonia.
THE present seige Of influenza IS
the most serious epidemic in the his
tory of Iowa, not excepting Asiatlc
cholera which occurred soon after the
extensive settlement of the first white
people. Irfantile paralysis and other
more or less serious epidemics Of the
last few years are insignificant beside
this disease" say the bacteriologist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
MRS. ED CORNELL DEAD.

Former Mason City Newspaper Woman
Victim, Of Influenza.
Special to Times-Republican.
Clear Lake, Nov. 4.-Mrs. Ed Cornell
passed away at her home IN this city,
Saturday morning. She was taken to
her bed about ten days ago with the
prevalent disease. influenza. Penou
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
FRENCH MILITARY
BAND COMING HERE
All Members Have Been Wounded or
Otherwise Observation-Disclosures
of y. NJ &. A.

There viii he a grand concert Of
the MUsique Miitaire Franchise, the
famous French military band, under
the direction OF Monsieur Gabriel
Pares. who was conductor of the
French military band which played at
the st. Louis worlds fair and at the
San Francisco exposition In Richmond
on Wednesday night. July 10.
This hand OF sixty members IS com
posed of French soldiers, wounded or
otherwise disabled for Immediate mil
itary service, who are on furlough for
rest and recuperAtion. and are In
America by authority of the French
government, and at the expressed 30
ucitaton Of Newton d. Baker. sec
rotary Of war, and the high commits
sioEer of the French republic. the Ma
tIoual War w ork Council Of the Y NJ
C a has assumed entire charge Of
This band while in America tor a
series of concerts in the military
camps
The band appeared in Washington
last Tuesday afternoon under the pa
tronaee of MeSdames Woodrow Will
son Robert Lansing Josephus
Daniels. Franklin Is. Lane. Marshall
Field, Mime Josserand. the Countess of
Reading ana other noted women. 1t
viii be privilege to have them hero.
Tickets can he secured at the as
ISOLATION building, Grace and Seventh
streets.
At the request of the national war
work council, General Secretary Nc
kee. of the Richmond association, is
managing the concert in Richmond,
and the entire proceeds will 20 TO the
benefit Of the Foyer du Soldat--the
soldier rest hut in France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
CAN COMMUNITY SINGS
NOW AFFORD TO FA|L?.
It's Far Reaching Benefits Make IL
Necessity for Every Conmu-
nifty to Have.

The present war has given 10
America an impulse to sing. says
Andrew Simpson Haines, the We'll
known writer in n recent issue OF the
Etude. Stimulated by government
encourage ment, thousands OF boys IN
the training camps are heartily voic-
ing "A variety OF patriotic and home
tie sentiment; In the large cities
hundreds of people are awakening
to the beauty of our well-known but
too frequently neglected folk songs
and national melodies. and are sing
ing them with all the enthusiasm
that any new fashion in America
generates Smaller towns in the
Middle West are frankly competing
in the effort to show the greatest at
tendance at community sings
IAN America is coming TO know
the satisfaction that results from On
towing that forgetfulness of trouble
and losing of self in whole souled,
earnest singing And It's healthy
practice-the expression of a vaiu-
able, democratic, Matchmaking force
"a practice which will undoubtedly
develop In America, after the war.
il not during the war; heretofore
unknown appreciation and love of
music. For If million men are
singing today. and later find their
souls vibrating to the best in life
when singing their home songs in a
foreign land. those who return will
| remember tho Joy and solace Of song
when the war ends. Singing as y
medium for letting go of pent-up
| emotion will have become such pleas
| ant recreation that each man will lie
ready to further the practice in his
/ own community.
Provides the Self Expression,
Because of its far-rea@ ching value
/ II becomes imperative that commune
/ ty singing never fail. Since its CON
! tinued success depends upon the en-
| joyment of those participating, any
1 thing that detracts from that enjoy
ment binders rather than helps the
extension of the movement A
present among the men and womer
, Interested in making the practice
more widespread, there are a few
youthful leaders. whose choice o
time, place or method often tends
to defeat the purpose for which th'
/ singing ia designed. During the pas
winter in many places thronGs o
people have stood outdoors with thi
thermometer lowering about the zer'
mark, straining at unaccustomet
vocal chords with all the strength o
their lungs. Although the physica
harm that resulted could perhap
not be measured in epidemics o
bronchitis of pneumonia, the wisdom
of singing under such conditions i
at least questionable.
Tact Important as Advertising.
Another error OF judgment shown
by some am httious directors In du
to the mistaken notion that all tina
in necessary to make a song success
full is to advertise 1t. believing that
placard or newspaper parasrap
will bring the people, and that ono
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07

assembled, the peculiar enthusiasm
of numbers will do the rest, The ut
most tact has at times to be employ
ed, particularly in smaller communi-
ties, to overcome the petty tealousies
that conflict with united musical eff
fort Many community sing has
failed because the leader has been
impractical in organization. And
some OF the best organizers seem to
ignore the fact that the American
public is not unlike the proverbial
rnule-passive and proud of 1t. Sim
ply to ask a few hundred or thou
sand to do something unusual isn't
a perfect guarantee that they'll do 1t.
They must be flattered. amused.
cajoled, instructed and won over, and
all so skillfully, that the singing
seems 20 come as a spontaneous ex-
preston of pleasure.
IF music in America is to become
as helpful and stimulating as it can
and should be, the seeds sown by
community singing must be carefully
nurtured. There Is so much of good
involved in community singing that
1t cannot afford to fail"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07

their sentiment and feeling have
come to the fore with a new and
stronger grip. There's Long
Trial A'Winding," over There"
Pack Up Your Trouble in Your Old
Kit Bag" Keep the Home Fires
Burning these and numberless
others are the things now heard
everywhere. There is a virility and
strength and firmness of purpose in
these that was entirely lacking in the
other contributions to our musical
store. And the reason? The war.
1t is an old truism that the songs
OF nation are expressive of the
strength of a nation. The old light
ness and inertia and ireffecrua lism
OF the pre-war period is gone. In its
stead we have strength, action and
power. The man on the street feels
1t, the girl in his office feels it the
boy who runs his errands feels 1t; the
nation as whole is in the grip of IT..
we have taken step forward in our
musical lore. What will come next
will necessarily have to be better and
finer and more beautiful
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
DEMoCRATIC PARTY HAS
ONE IDEA--"ySTN WAR"

Chicago. July 6.--W. d. Jameson,
acting chairman of the Democratic
national committee. who with Repre-
sentative Scott Ferris. Oklahoma chair
man of the Democratic national cam
paign committee. was in Chicago yes
terday to confer with the, Illinois
leaders Of the party, announced that
the Democratic party had only one
aim and that was
ITO not totally eradicate party pol
itics, but subordinate it to the one
fact of war winning"
We have only one message" said
Mr. Jameson, and that is, win the
war Everything else should be subor-
dinated to that. We don't wish to be
understood as advocating non par
tisanism in the coming elections. how
ever, The Republicans have assumed
an intensely partisan stand and II
would be wholly impracticahle to put
non partisanism in practice"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
GOOD BALL MATERIAL is
DEVELOPED IN CAMPS

New York. July 5~-MiRhty good
material fos star performers In ma
5or league baseball teams is being
developed at Camp Upton and the
other army training cantonments ac-
cordlng TO word received today from
Johnny Evers. the noted diamond star.
1T would be good plan" said
Evers. for baseball scouts to recon-
mend that their employers sign some
of these men. OF course, there Is no
telling Just when they may be able
to use the men. but as soon ms the
war is over they would be mighty
good material for the clubs. The best
part of II is that 1t would not cost
q penny to try any OF them out.
.'Some of the best plays I've ever
witnessed on the diamond / have seen
pulled by these soldier players"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
URGE THE NATION TO
MAKE MORE MUSIC"
SAYS 7. 4. EDISON
Great Inventor Believes Music to BE
Minds Grea test SolaCc and
Inspiration.

.You ask me If music is a human
essential" said Thomas a. Edison,
when interviewed by the Etude re-
Gently. To the Eskimo, or South
Sea Islander. no. To the American.
FrenchmaE, Englishman, Italian
yes Mere existence demands Moth
ing but food, drink. clothing and
shelter. But when you attempt to
raise existence to a higher plane, you
have to nourisb the brain as well as
the body / don't think there ia any
sane person who would say that books
are unessential 10 the maintenance
OF our civilization IN America Yet
after its school days. probably less
than one-fourth OF our population
reads with serious purpose Music
IL more essential than literature. for
the very sim pie reason that music IS
capable Of releasing in practically
every human mind enlichtening and
ennobling thoughts that literature
evokes In only the most erudito
minds
'sMarscillaise" Worth a Million Men.
Music. next 10 religion. is the
minds greatest Solacy, and also its
greatest inspiration The history or
the world shows that lofty aspira-
tions find vent In music. and that mu-
sic in turn. helps so inspire such as
pirations in others Military men
agree that music is essential TO sol
diers both in camp and in action The
'tMarseillaise" is worth million men
10 France. Music is not less essen
tial to those the soldiers leave behind
them Instead of decryinE music
the ,dernagogues and others, whose
hysterta or eef~eonsciousnesS has
- s-xx a a g..
their brains. should urge the nation
TO make more music. TO hold more
concerts. to have more community
singinE-~in short, TO do everything
that reasonably can be done to make
America a singing nation during the
war. when the casualty lists begin
to I'LL the pages of our newspapers
we shall need music 10 sustain ouI
national spirit The man who dis
parages music as luxury and non
essential Is doing the nation an In,
jury"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
LOIS LOST SO OFFN THE
POLICE GALL HER HOST

Seattle. Wash. July 6.-'Iost"
Davis is the name the police have
given Lois Davis, aged four years. The
police have picked her up ten times
in tho last few weeks after the girls
parents had reported her lost The
last time she was lott she had been
giVn five cents TO purchase milk at
on a street car ride to a bathing
beach. when asked by policeman
how she expected TO get back. she
said:
ooh, the police always take mo
home in an auto"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
OUR POPULAR MUSIC
AND THE WORLD WAR

One OF the questions of the day is
What will the war do to the music
of the nation 2" We might better ask
what the war has already done to mu
sic. Let us bring the question right
down To our own cities. AS yet
Americans cannot boast of very many
creative masters in the art They
are still in the adolescent stage. But,
that does not mean to say that Ameri-
cans as a people are not musical
They are, intensely so. Only their
music is young and bears the marks
of the new world. To the average
American, music means so-called
popular music: popular music being
to him the kind held dear to the
heart of the tired business man
II Is the music that one hears
whiatied on the streets. 1t is the
music that finds its origin in the
umberless musical plays that make
no a season on Broadway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
REPORT KANSAS CONVENTION
AT ROTARY CLUE TUESDAY

At the meeting OF tho Rotary club
Tuesday evening Of this week at G:15
@ clock in the business Mems club,
delegates to the Kansas City conyen~
ton VIII give their reports. President
Hioomberg promises to bring some
live wire subjects before the meet
ing for discussion al this time There
will be music and refreshments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
Gnrnrn Rnles Save Fuel.

Albany, n. =, July auto SER
vice at night and on Sundays will be
eliminated during the war by Albany
garages Suggestions made by the
government with view TO releasing
mechanics for war service have been
approved by local garage owners,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
Mrs. VI. r. Faufree.

Mrs. NJ r. Faudree, eighty
years old, died in her home. 10 South
Harrison street. Wednesday after
noon. She leaves four children. w C.
and w, j. Faudree. Mrs. c. w. Wal
ton and Mrs. NJ. c. Wood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
Navy Bean Iauded.

Chicago. July 6.--The navy bean,
besides being plentiful in that branch
of the war service which bears its
name. is also well-stocked in the
army. 1t follows the flag to the front
and Chicago food administrators say
1t should be used literally at home to
save other foods for the soldier boys.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
ALBANY, n. ", YOUNG MEN
RIIlEASE.D EOTs Frptt, ~

Albany. n. y, IuIy -. -''.
restaurants and clubs in Albany are
releasing young men employees for
war service. Older men will be put
in their places. Wherever possible
women will be substituted