Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-01

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Definite action has not yet been
taken by the coach to prosecute young
business men of the city who were in
strumental in having the fake tickets
printed. Police officials are working
on the case and at least one arrest Is
expected within a few days, it was as
serted last night.
With the announcement Of the ticket
scandal and subsequent disclosure that
number of high school students were
implicated in the affair it has become
dangerous for students to appear at
the school with any article of new
clothing. Groups Of suspicious stu
dents gather and question the sus.
pect as to how much money he re-
ceived as his share of the ticket graft.
Even students of the best reputation
among the high school pupils have
been accused of being ''in on the
steal as a result Of their sartorial
displays.
superintendent NJ. G. Clark stated
that the Investigation being made into
the ticket scandal that followed the
high schools Thanksgiving day pro-
gram had developed information that
eventually must be placed before the
board Of education with a view to de-
termining whether three young busi-
ness men who were responsible for the
activity of the boys. should be prose-
cuteds +rfg
In the superintendent's opinion those
named in testimony given by boys at
private hearings were directly respon-
sible for the plot to rob the high school
Athletic Association Of legitimate re-
turns on tickets and the boys acted
under the initiative of these men. It
was the superintondents thought that
eventually punishment should reach
these men, but the policy will be de-
termined by the board he indicated.
The investigation disclosed that hpsi-
ness men had been grated in former
years by one of the older members of
the ticket selling clique, Superintend-
ent Clark said.-
Only three boys are criminally in
volved in the ticket scandal. according
to Superintendent Clark. These boys.
directed by older persons, are held re-
sponsible for passing along tip to
pool halls not to buy tickets until the
crowd began gathering for the big
game. When the first few hundred
filtered thru the gates, the holdout
tickets were sent to the pool halls with
boys working on the outside and were
sold for half price, according to in
formation obtained by the superin-
tendent The outside workers also
We're active in the crowds advancing
on the gates in the receipts on sales
Of once used tickets with the gate
operators, it is claimed.
superintendent Clark stated that one
OF the youths nabbed in the search for
information, while at first blaming
high school professors for the trouble,
later recanted. The superintendent
said that the only blame that might
rest on the professors was that they
had relied on the boys honor in hand
ling the business. and even in such an
instance the degree of fault could
hardly be termed blame"
The theory that the boys had OBJ
tanned tickets by theft or by repro
ducing tickets on presses other than
those of the high school has been dis
PEELED to a large degree by the in
vestigation. Superintendent Clark said
one instance Of illegitimate ticket sales
had been charged up to taking of the
tickets but that the case had not been
rundown to determine the accuracy Of
the charge