Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-24
PECK ON PARIS SHOW
Believes United States Exhibit
Was Conducted With Credit
and Economy.
He Declines to Talk About the
Criticisms Of His Ex-
penditures.
Admits Some OF the Items We're
Disallowed by the Gov.
eminent.

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family, returned1 on the st. Louis Satur-
day MIR. Peck said the sex position wa .
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/ pay " ehe e3nltea states was ne
/ most prominent OF the foreign nations
! Benjamin ID. Woodward assis,ant
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/ i'Vsl.lol. s'ipped on ;ne deck OF the ship
oii Monday a fterno9n and broke his leg
/ He was taken from the ship in an am :
/ bulance TO his home at 462 West Twen-
second street.
MIR. Peck was not inclined TO answer
the many CUES tio4s lowered upon him
i by the Reporters as 10 the criticisms in
isthis country res peSting the heavy ex-
position expenditures incurred by him.
/ He was told that some of the items Of
expenditure had besn disallows-d by the
government and was asked about the
matter
1T is true some of the items Of ex-
\ pense We're stricken OUT said Mr..
/ Peck. tbilt they We're insignificant in
amount and are not worth mentioning
4 These 4 paid out of my own pocket, but
4 they We're so small is to not be worth
4 talking about.
1 has been reported that the ex-
penses OF the American bar a the expo
1 sition exceeded the receipts and that
You made up the deficit cut Of your own
pocket. Is that true WAS asked
II is not. This is the first time j.
4 knew there wa an American bar in the
sexIpesition, said Mr. Peck. laughing.
MI, Peck ALSO was reticent with ref
eIense to the alleged differences be-
tween Mrs. Polite, Palmer and Mrs
Daniel Manning. He said he had in
terested himself in getting the iecora-
/ tisi Of the Legion of Honor for the Two
Women. but when he learned that Mrs.
Pa liner would not accept the decoration
4 given he ceased his efforts in that d..
FRICTION
Mr. Peck said that thcre was still
work 10 be done BY the
commission in connection VIII, closng
up he many details incident Il. the ex-
position. Major Bruckett he said u. i
remain for some time j n PARIS. The
lsfinal report for congress is Vet 10 be
prepared, and this. he said viii Be ex-
nsive and of considerable practical
value. He continued
We have received every courtesy
and consideration from the French gov
eminent, and also from the representa-
tives of other countries. but With it ali
we are glad 10 be once more In our ma
| tive land. Recognition of the great
ness of our nation was manifest on ev-5
| cry occasion, and the American fias
which adorned all our exhibits. Was
! nailed with marked respect by all
CLASSES and all peoples
The United States was The most
| prominent Of the foreign nations. Out
| sidt- of France We occupied a greater
area and had more exhibitors. our
We rnlnent has expended less than any
! other of the great nations. notwith-
! Standing our distance across the sea
and our greater territory.
The total expenditure. Of Germany
Russia, and the United States vary but
little
The real test Of the rela, tive position
i taken by the exhibitors of the United
/ States IN tine exposition lies in the fact
that they have received "A much larger
number of rewards than those Of Ger
many. Russia. Great Britain. Austria.
or any other nation foreign 10 France
4 We feel that the commercial irteres is
sof our nation have been enhanced. our