Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-18

THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE LAW"
CBurlington IJawkeve1

Huntington Hawkeye.l
reports have come from the river
that the deputy game warden has
warned several duck shooters who
have been hunting from motor launch
es.
NO arrests were made because, as
one hunter said. they we're young
hunters and did not know the law"
II Is the old story OF ignorance OF the
law serving as an excuse for it's vio-
lation. 1t does not serve IN some
cases. In others 1t does. No man
would attempt to operate an automo-
bile without first learning something
about the method of operation. Yet
men frequently attempt to operate cars
without posting themselves on the law
regarding their operation. No man
would attempt to shoot without know
ing something about gun, but entire-
ly too few either study their guns or
the laws made and provided for their
use.
Some day. perhaps. ignorance Of the
law when pleaded will be made to NIT
igate against the offender for It will be
understood that man has no right to
undertake anything that may affect his
fellow men without first learning what
his fellow men have previously agreed
upon as the proper method Of pro-
cedure.
In the meantime game laws and traf-
fic laws will be violated and the &C.
caslonal offender who is punished will
continue to feel aggrieved because he
knows that others have escaped.
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER STOCK.
Davenport Democrat
The movement in favor of pure bred
stock has gained a strong footing in
Iowa. Pure bred sires mean profits on
$500 land where scrub stock means
loss. The department OF agriculture Is
making a special effort right now to
impress this fact on the farmers Of
the country, and Is proposing special
crusade for Better Sires - Better
Stock"
The scrub hog requires a certain
number of bushels of corn to make 200
pounds OF pork. The pure-bred or
high grade hog takes the same number
Of bushels of corn and makes 800
pounds pounds Of pork. The pure bred
or high grade COW makes three gallons
of milk out of the same quantity CT
silage that the scrub COW uses to make
a gallon and half of milk. These
figures are not meant to be scien-
exact, Of course, but merely to
illustrate the principle. The result is
that the farmer gets more pounds OF
salable product out of his feed when
he uses pure bred sires at the head
Of his herds and flocks. He gets more
money and his family lives better. But
else happens. When he
sells more pounds Of better class or
meat or more gallons OF rich milk, he
feeds the city family better than he
did when he kept scrub stock. The
final result of pure bred sires Is that
the farmer makes more money and the
city family gets more and better food,
probably at lower prices.
The crusade, the experts say, event.
ually will tend to result in reducing the
cost Of living to the consumer without
taking the difference out Of the pocket
of the producer. For that reason, they
point out, the city man has definite,
money interest In the better stock
crusade. II he wants better steaks,
more and better butter, milk with
cream on It, it's up to- him to get be-
hind the crop expert, join the federal
farmers and boost the iabetter stock
in any way he can.
ENLARGING SCHOOL PROGRAM.
IMuscatine News Tribune.1
The Muscatine city schools system,
thru an expansion of its program. Is
extending a greater social service than
ever before. The establishment of the
normal training department will exert
an influence in swelling the roster OF
pedagogues and operate to ovefcOHie
the present shortage of teachers. IL
will afford local young people oppor-
tunitles enjoyed in the past in other
but denied those VINO
aspired to this profession here.
A shortage Of one thousand teachers
in Iowa at the present time emphasizes
the Importance Of improving the facil1-
ties for the teaching pedagogy in the
schools Of the state.
The other important extension OF the
local educational system is the estao-
lishment Of the part-time school. Tine
state law demands that children be-
tween the ages of IA and 16 who are