Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-09
EXACT NUMBER NOT KNOWN De.
CAUSE MANY PETITIONS ARE
STILL OUT.
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
AGAIN IN FRY BLOCK
Petitions Will Be Kept There for
sisners From All Wards - Secretary
Barber, of Anti Saloon League.
Speaks at Tabernacle = Soldiers
Home Adds Support to Movement.

With about $50 petitions out, from a
large majority of which no returns
have been received. the leaders in the
movement to close the saloons were
unable today to more than approxi-
mate the number of signers who added
their names to the petitions Tuesday.
Conservatively estimated they place
the number at total of about 900 for
the two days ending Tuesday night.
A very few of the petitions were
brought to the tabernacle meeting
Monday night, SO that the count and
check which was expected to be made
at that time was not possible.
Still Being Circulated.
| Today the petitions are still being
circulated, and in certain industrial
centers the petitions have been signed
almost to man. In two we'll known
factories of the city every male en-
ploye who voted at the last general
election, with the exception of three.
signed.
| In addition to the signatures the
committee has cards, which have been
sent them by about 100 voters. who
say they will sign when the petition is
presented. 1t has not been possible as
yet to see these, so they are not in
Guided in approXimating the sigma
lures.
Will Open Headquarters.
Beginning with Thursday headquar-
will be opened in the Fry building, cor
ner of Main and First streets. Petit
tions and poll lists will be kept there
for the entire city. and the head
quarters will be kept open as long as
the campaign lasts.
The headquarters will be kept open
from in the morning to Z at night.
Secretary Barber Speaks.
Bad weather, and the continuous
holding of meetings for six weeks cut
down the attendance at the anti-sa-
loon meeting at the tabernacle Tues
day night, when Secretary w. G. Bar
Der, of the State Anti-Saloon League
spoke. He had an audience of about
700. The speaker succeeded in Great
ing much enthusiasm among his audi
ence. With official figures and au-
thentic facts he met all objection to
the remonstrance petition. in their or
der. He citedi; statistics showing
greatly improved conditions, financial
ly, industrially and morally at Kansas
City, Kan, Preston, Atlantic, and Mus
catine, and declared he had authority
for the statement that not per cent OF
the Kansas City business men favor
going back to the saloon regime and
that large majority in Muscatne OPP
pose it. The feature of the address
was the unanswerable array of figures
produced. Literature helpful to the
anti saloon crusade being waged here
was distributed at the close.
Soldiers Homo Favors Movement.
| A majority OF the soldiers home
home are in sympathy with the move
ment to close the saloons. This is
evidenced by the poll of the member
| ship, which was taken, and which re.
suited in So per cent expressing IN ia
yor of no saloons. The support the
Hume gives the movement is expressed
in the following sent to the T.-R. from
the home:
ITO the Citizens and Voters of Mar
misunderstanding:
We the undersigned members OF
the Iowa Soldiers Home respectfully
represent to you that we most heart
lily approve the course you are taking
to rid your city of the saloons.
1--WE wish you complete success II
your effort, and take pleasure in thi:
way to lend you our approval an(
moral support in your laudable under
taking"
(The above sentiment has been sub
scribed to by 81 per cent of the mem
| bers presently