Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-16
GOVERNOR CLARKE pRocLAlMa
FRIDAY, OCT. g. As DATE ron
OBSERVANCE.
CALLS ATTENTION TO
ENORMOUS LOSS ANNUALLY
Recommends Holding Of Public Meet.
inss For Discussion Of Preventive
Measurss-ssnater cumins Favsrs
lnereasins Tax on High Priced ci-
sars a. Means Of Raising War Tax.
Special to Times Republican.

Special " llulcS-INcRuUllSdIts
Des Moines, Sept 16.-f'ire proven
ton day has been proclaimed. The
governor calls on Iowa people to con-
slider what it means to go on suffer-
| ing the great loss from fire and to
consider what can be done to prevent.
In his proclamation on the subjec.
Governor George w. Clarke says:
The annual loss sustained by the
people on account of fires is enorm-
Gus. These losses are in fact an abso-
, Lutte waste because so many Of them
, are preventable. Wisdom does not lie
in specializing after the loss has been
j sustained upon how 1t could have been
avoided. but in using all possible
means of prevention before the disas-
ter occurs. The fire loss in the state
! can without question be very greatly
reduced if the people will use the care
and diligence which the Importance OF
the subject demands Often great
losses are sustained by many because
of negligence and sometimes even
recklessness of others.
In order that the attention of >the
people may, if possible, be concentrat-
ed upon the great necessity Of prevent
ing the great losses Of property and
life by fires l do hereby proclaim that
Friday, Oct. 8, 1914, DE known as Fire
Prevention day and earnestly recon-
! mend that it be observed by public
meetings for the discussion of hazards
of life and property by fire. and for
emphasizing individual responsibility
for fires and for considering the ques-
| tons of water supply and fire depart
! ment and for a general appeal to the
| people to examine the conditions Of
their premises and to use the greatest
care possible to prevent fires"
| Before the bill gets through, provid-
| ed he is given an opportunity to get
| in a word -edsswise senator Cummlns
plans to offer an amendment to the
bill for raising war tax and revenue
to meet the deficits Of the national
treasury, which will increase the tax
on cigars. 1t would leave the tax on
cheap cigars as at presen: enc cent
| 10 cent cigar. 1t would add more for
cent cigar would pay tax Of 10 cents
| in revenue and all from the people who
smoke high priced and fancy cigars.
| M. H. Calderwood, of Eldredge has
filed with the secretary of state his
withdrawal from the ticket as the pro-
| gressive political party candidate for
the state senate in Scott county. He
was nominated at the primary. Mr..
Calderwood was formerly a member OF
the house from Scott county and is a
strong vote getter.
Colonel Dave Palmer, in his response
to the state welcome to him at the
state house, struck a responsive chord
when he declared that he is with the
president and the national administra-
ton in all that they are doing to make
peace in Europe. II care nothing for
party when matter of peace or war
is at stake he said Il am for all
that can be done to end war and make
peace
1t is probable that before long the
| case of Orman Mcpherson. applicant
for parole, will be acted on. His case
has never been decided by the COVER
nor: but the governor went far enough
into it so that on two occasions Nc
Pherson has been permitted to leave
the prison. The last time he was Civ
en- permission to attend the soldiers
reunion of his regiment at Wapello,
going entirely alone and returning to
nrison again Mcpherson is life