Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-20

! tile and beautiful state of Iowa
. where We never come in con
!. tact with such want and power
lty.
| The course of this army o
hobot 8 lie poverty, crime, drink
incompetency, and emergency
..65 per cent of all our immi
grants stay In the large cities
66 languages being spoken il
New York City. The cure fol-
, this problem is education, leeis
lation and the church The
Salvation Army and the various
Missions have done more fol
these people than any other de
nominations. The church must
begin practicing instead OF
preaching.
DR.. Gray told of the hobo
club of 65 in his church, how
they were given the benefits of
q night school with instruction
from two professors of the civil
service and at the end OF the
term rs Of them passed the
civil service examination and
secured good positions. In the
evening the prelude was given
by the same company as in the
afternoon followed bv an illu
strated lecture on Mexico. by
3. Tennyson Nicely. MIR. Nicely
lived in Mexico and so his mes
sage "as given from experience
The first part of his lecture
was given over to the better
things about Mexico, the pic
lures showing their beautiful
architectural structures, trees.
and relics. He was interested
in the construction of a railroad
across Mexico
He described Villa as the man
who put the Vii in villain, as
the most revengeful man in
Mexico, as he and his followers
are avenging the death of Ma
derO. each one wearing a BADGE
of crepe over his heart in mem
ory of his death.
Pulque, the national drink
and the curse of the people.
is the juice of the cultivated
Maguey plant. Ten per cent of
the natives are unable to read
and write. Give a native a
knife, bribe and a jug of pulqua
and he will commit any crime
YOU desire. This may explain
the mysterious disappearance
of many foreigners.
Cock and bull fights are their
chief amusements.
A cross is placed on every
grave and stone.
The children are taught to
use their hands in making pot
terry and baskets.
The women have formed a
and are fighting for
bread, justice and liberty.
In q short intermission from
pictures, he answered any ques-
lions asked. Stated that the
constitutionalists got their rev
enue to carry on the war by
confiscation, gathering rewards
selling captured cattle, and
many other sources: that the
United States is doing positive
" nothing to protect her people
and their property there; that
we should take Mexico, but
treat the natives as we gre
treating the American Indians
The difference between these
races being that the Indian will
not work while the Mexican will
The second group of pictures
dealt with the war. These
scenes were most gruesome and
terrible, no respect being shown
for sex, age or race. In many
cases piles of bodies Of dead
foreigners being burned. The
largest known grave is in Mex
leo and contains 1000 bodies.
Villa draws up his army,
makes plans and preparations
all day and the attack comes at
night. His ambition is shown In
his toast: % hope to live to eat
the beef that will fatten on the
grass which will grow on the
graves of all of my enemies. :"
Sunday.
The Sunday afternoon pro
gram began with a sacred pre-
Jude by the Riheldaffer- Galley
Concert Company. Madame
Grace Hall Riheldaffer has a
clear soprano voice of great
over which she has re-
markable control. Her selec-