Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-03
WATERLOO BUSINESS MEN HOLD
TEMPERANCE EXPERIENCE
MEETING.
cERMAN.AMERIcAN SHOWS
CHANGE OF ATTITUDE
Declares Sentiment u German Resi-.
dents u, Now Towards Total Ahsti.
nsnes-Laborins Man Who Cut Out
eeezs and 10 Now Clothing His Own
Instead Of saieenist's Family.


periences bearing on the liquor problem
were related by speakers at the Bust
ness Mems Temperance Association
meeting in the Calvary Evangelical
church. The meeting was well adver-
tised and attended by crowd Of peo-
pie occupying every seat in the church
auditorium. The speakers were e. C.
Crandall, John BliM. J. w. Arbuckle
ana w. r. Jameson. w. H. Brunn. who
was on the program to tell Of the fin
ancial advancement made by Water
loo loan associations during the year.
was not present having been sum-
moned from the city.
"As three-fourths of the LIQUOR and
breWerymen Of the country are Ger
mans" said John Blim, himself Of Teu-
tonic ancestry. Il will devote myself
to explaining the changing viewpoint
Of the. German people about liquor"
He read q number Of magazine and
newspaper clippings substantiating the
statement that the Germans are rapid
ly coming to recognize the evil Of
drink. One told Of a proclamation is
sued some time ago by the minister
Of education warning parents of allow
ing growing children to touch alco-
holic poisons. Another was a state
ment attributed to Kaiser Wilhelm that
he had become a total abstainer.
Mr.. Blim, who conducts a grocery
store at Jefferson street and Mullan
avenue, said that the saloon situation
in Waterloo was of financial interest
to him. He would make more money
II there were no saloons for then his
customers would have more money
for fancy groceries which he sold at
a higher profit than staples such as
sugar, lard. bread, etc. He also re-
counted visit made some time ago
to Eugene, Ore, where saloons We're
voted out. The town increased in
population In nine years from 5000 to
5000 and all lines Of business were re-
ported thriving.
J. w. Arbuckle said, as president
Of the East Waterloo board Of educa-
ton, that he probably spent more
money contributed by the people Of
Waterloo than any other person in
the city He claimed the saloon Is
the direct foe Of the school and that
where allowed TO flourish it Injuries
the school by increasing the absent
list Of scholars and causes general
decentralization. The saloon. first of
all. he said, Is a foe to the home, sec
ond, to the school and third to the
church.
E. G. Crandall metal worker, dis
cussed the liquor problem from the
standpoint Of the wage Garner. He
argued that the workingmen too long
had been pointed to as supporters Of
the saloon and that it was time for
them to rebuke this opprobrium.
II have spent several thousands Of
dollars over the bar in my time" said
the speaker. II have bought broad
cloth clothes for the saloon owner and
silk dresses for his wife. About three
years ago, awakening to the foolishness
of my weakness, cut out drink and
for three years have not touched a
drop. made up my mind that II I
had to buy clothes for anybody it would
be for myself and Mrs. Crandall."
Numbers by the boys orchestra Of
the Walnut Street Baptist church and
solos by Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Crandall
composed the musical program Of the
meeting.