Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-05

They AAvs refused a. declare ~ hoav
war. ana % prevented Germany 1Fo91a
committing this croWhlng infany.
holy war means the bringing u
fanAtical decentralization 70 white
heat. II means that In India there
would be q second and . more terrible
mutiny. and that thruout the whole
east there would be an attempted
massacre Of christians without dis.
junction OF nationality. The work oS
all these years OF civilization would
vanish in q day. Our American mis-.
sionaries and teachers would share the
fate OF all other christians, and their
great work the result OF years Of sac.
rince. would be lost. Can We bear to
think Of what would happen to Ameri-
can women and children. and to those
little groups Of exiled people in far
away places, out of reach Of any hell?
What q reward for their endless toll
to help the poor and ignorant and on.
pressed! Yet this IL what would have
happened had Germany not failed.
How Motion Pictures HE the Saloon,
Liquor dealers, says the Christian
Work. summarizing circular Of the
national board Of censorship Of motion
pictures. are finding their business 10
noticelY hurt by the popularity of the
movie" that they are taking steps to
interfere with this popular amusement.
and 90 get back some OF their lost
trade. In Warrington Heights, y resi-
denco section Of New York City, later
the establishment Of q motion picture
theater, two saloons went ont 81 bust.
ness and q third has been running at
loss" We have It also from this
authority that in Ithaca, New York,
with its large college and Industrial
population, 1--WE or six bringing places,
hitherto profitable. have closed or arc
about to fail" And newspaper reports
from Washington. Providence, Detroit,
and smaller cities indicate that this
same condition il there evident" Tho
consequence, the Christian Work con-
tinues. Is that: "Tt has been widely re-
ported that the company circulating
Jack London's story. John Barleycorn,'
among motion picture houses In ono
state was offered $4,000 to suppress It
until after election. The liquor men Of
Connecticut are filled with apprehen-
sion as they see their profits dwind-
ling. They are fighting for law COM
pelling motion picture exhibitors to
pay to the state tho same license fee
as the liquor dealers pay for the sale
Of liquor. In the business section OF
most large cities the motion picture
shows are wide open during the noon
hour. They attract a solid audience
Of men who have been too often drawn
into the cafes with the bribe of a free
lunch and q good time
Knocking vodka Out Of Russia.
Thernan who conquered the Musce'
than just plain Michael DeKn.tro-
witch Tehelishefr. This name Is not
so great a handicap In Russia as II
would be IN the western hemisphere.
In fact, in that country it was a quito
unnottceable name. for Tehellsheff's
station in life was humble one. 1t
was only when he set out to defeat
Russia's greatest enemy that he be-
came great Vodka is made from rye
or from potatoes and. tho fiery, it is
seductive to tho Russian taste. Vodka
had truly become the national habit
and was fast making national It's own
vices Of sloth. brutality. and insanity.
In spite Of this, the state capitalized
the widespread thirst for vodka, and
out Of degeneracy Of It's people drew
one Of its great sources Of wealth.
Tho bureaucracy" Frank Crane tells
W, In tho st. Louis Star. was en-
ablsd to buy Its champagne by money
got from vodka consumed by the COM
mons" This was the situation that
Michael Demitrovttch Tehelisheff faced.
Says Mr.. Crane:
TchelisheH was just a man. He was
born Of the class sometimes called
He was a house
painter by trade. But he was the man
who by and by made Russia give up
$500. 900. 900 annual revenue from It's
bestowed booze. And II you think
that an easy task, try to get the sup
posedly Intelligent English government
to shut down its distilleries.
When Abraham Lincoln was q young
man he saw in New Orleans a slave
exposed for sale, and swore that IL
he ever had the chance he would hit
that system hard. He did,
While the Russian house painter was
alderman of the town Of Samara a
drunken man killed his wife. 1t made
such an impression upon Tchelsshen
that he registered q vow similar to
He was shrewd. he made money, he
became member of the legislature.
There he introduced bill prov iding
that any town that so wished might
prohibit vodka, and requiring every
bottle OF the stun to be labeled 'poi-
son." The bill passed. But the fm-
perial council killed 1t. The ahtoc-
racy did not propose to let 90 It's pro-
fits. THE people be damned" aid
they, or words to that effect.
At last Tchelisher got tho ear Of
Gar Nicholas. Under some fAvodabl0
combination Of stars, the cxar} acted
The war broke out. The grand duke In
command OF the army by Some good
fortune had sense. Vodka was prohib-
tied. And now we are informed that
in spite Of the loss OF 3500.000.000 rev.
enne from the prisoners, In spite OF
the paralysis Of all forms OF business
on account Of the war. savings banks
show an increase of deposits !; there 10
a boom in tho sale OF meats. groceries.
clothing. and house furnishings, and
the people are prospecting generally.
It was an arbitrary measure Of an
autocratic government. We believe In
democracy over here, but there arc
times when we would like to borrow
the cZar for a while 49,