Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-17

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tAksa:
.Does Grinneu want her sons and
daughters to see these kind OF plays IN
mixed assemblies? A community can
have what 1t wants. There are several
more Of the same kind already ana
more can be written II they prove
profitable. The verdict of Grinneli'
written Tuesday night in empty seats
was that she does not.
"Who Is responsible for objection
able shows coming to Grinnell? First
unquestionably, the owners OF the
opera house. Any man Is responsible
for what goes on in his own building.
They have the tin plate" law IN Ore
gon, requiring that the name Of the
owner Of building should be shown
on the building. Then the manager OF
the building and the newspapers who
advertise the plays. These three are
in the same boat and give the same
excuse. Each pleads the law of self
preservation. "A man is Obliged to DO
things which are repugnant to his con-
science or get out of the business.
It's difficult to get facts on the size
OF the audience. One authority states
there were only five women and TWEEN
ty or forty men on the ground floor,
while others say $50 tickets were sold
at the drug store, besides those at the
ticket office. Perhaps as suggestive
remark as any of the talk on the
street was that of a young man, clerk
in one of the stores: I'm glad l did
not take my best girl to this show
One thing is sure this show and its Xix
will be subject Of much debate in rGin-
nell for several moons.
They had school election here last
week. They voted on the question OF
a mill tux for public play grounds.
The women voted, and by small ma
jority voted 1t down. So did the men.
And this has again brought to the
front the question of woman suffrage,
and its effect on public questions. The
small number of women voters, about
240, is claimed by some as proof that
the women themselves do not want the
ballot. Again some claim that on such
a question as public play grounds the
women would vote largely In favor of
such measure, while the facts show
that the men and women interested
enough to get out and vote, divided in
about the same percentage. AS one
man put it, the husbands and wives
voted the same ticket with few eXcep-
tons. All of which proves nothing,
excepting the fact a large number of
women voters in Grinnell for some
reason did not vote at the late school
election.
One Of the judges Of election told
the writer that lit was the incest cleo
ton he ever saw" ana he has served
many times. When the women voters
came In, nearly all the men took off
their hats. and those smoking. quit
while women were present. But here
again is conflicting evidence like that
of the size of the audience when the
Objectionable play was given. One
BUSINESS man says when he voted he
didn't take off his hat and everybody
in the room had their hats on and some
were smoEiEg. Perhaps 1t is unneces-
sary to add to this. this business man
does not believe in woman suffrage
and also objects to Grinnell being
called Saints Rest" He says Grin
nell is no better nor worse than other
5000 population towns Of Iowa. And
while the writer entered into no argu-
ment with him on the woman suffrage
question. ne did try and convince the
crowd there is no more moral town, no
better town to live in. than Grinnell.