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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
STEALS S1oooooo WORTH y
OF WHEAT TO AID
STARVING eEIGlAN9 |

New York.-The committee for re-
lief In Belgium. which has sent sup
plies values at more than $4,000. 900
to Belgium since the European war be-
gan. has issued statement In which
the admission was frankly made that
in November Of last year Capt. J. +.
Lucey. former officer OF the United
States army. nov q leading New York
business man, had stolen several ship
loads OF wheat, valued at about S1.000,-
600. Among those who were con-
cerned, altho unwittingly, with Capt.
Lucey in the stealing Of this huge
amount OF food for the Belgians were
the American. German and French
ministers at The Hague and the con-
suls OF various nations in Holland
1T was Capt. Lucey. the statement
said, who engineered the plan to steal
81 900. 900 worth of wheat and who sue
cessfully put the plan thru. receiving
the unwitting aid Of no less person
ages than the minister OF state in Hol-
land, the American. German. anu
French ministers to Holland. and the
consuls Of various nations.
THE story II one the details OF
which have long been known to the Of
ficials OF the commission. who ap-
proved his action, and as for Captain
Lucey himself. he simply says: had
never stolen anything before and hope
that I will never have to steal again.
but II the same circumstances as con-
fronted me then arose. I'd do 1t again.
TT was IN November, 1914. when
committee from Liege came to Captain
Lucey with q report that only three
days. food supply ;"sas left IN the city
Of Liege, and unless the commission
could get food to that once prosperous
city its entire population OF 500. 600
men, women. and children would d1e
Of starvation.
The official statement then gives
CAPTAIN Lacey. account Of the Incl
dent az follows:
Il took the appeal OF these Belsians
to DR.. Van Dyke, our minister to The
Hague. DR.. Van Dyke prepared q Pc
tition to the Dutch government. asking
for $500 tons Of grain. and took this
petition to Mr.. Louden. the Dutch for
eign minister and former minister from
Holland to the United States. Mr.. LOU
don was In sympathy with US, but
said 1t would be necessary to get
opinions from France and England. I
FASTENED 10 the legations OF these two
countries.
@The English minister was out and
at the French legation we were told
that the proposition would have to be
referred 10 General Jolkre. the COM
n ander IN chief Of the French army.
General JoMre probaS:5 Hal: has = See, scs
/ did not trouble to And out anything
further about 4.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
Fssds sankro,I to Horse.

{ Northumberland, Pa.-Is a $3.50 horse
that swallowed $3.50 roll Of bills worth
$500?
This IL the question William b.
Miller. a local merchant, Is asking the
modern King solomohs in this terri
tory to answer. He has an offer. Of sale
for the animal at the first price and 10
trying to determine whether or not he
shall double its value. he says
2ecently he missed the money from
his pocket. and now he has found bits
of it in the feedbox. He remembers
that he threw hay down the manager
after dark and thinks that his money
fell in It, the horse eating II with it,
night ratiCns. The remnants have
been carefully preserved In the hope
that Uncle Sans treasury might re-
deem them. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
PRAISES OILED ROAD.
;cs oiS! ns-a-I

The highway between Cedar and
Fremont in Mahaska county, four and
half miles in length, has been treated
with oil the past season, and is one OF
the finest highways in Iowa The
work cost about 1924 per mile People
who travel this highway unite In the
opinion that it was money well spent.
That is the kind of improved road that
Is within the reach Of every commun-
ity in Iowa. Is e ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
Topics of the Times

First a cold snap, then the report OF
fire disasters. When the thermometer
falls watch the fire traps. Common
caution will pervent nine-tenths OF the
fire losses.
The way Sam Blythe talks of Cum
Minis arouses the ssupicion that Sam
may have relapsed into an old and
unfortunate habit.
The British forces seem to have got
into Serbia :cc late ard +" have come
away early.
Cummins seems to be hitting the
old time gait; the farther he goes the
faster.
The idea is to frown upon odleing
as a permanent practice and profess
sion.
The reason for bonding for roads Is
like the reason the man built the new
house and barn; so he could enjoy
them while he was still living.
The Muscatine Journal issued dia-
mand jubilee edition the other day
celebrating its 10th birthday. That edi-
ton itself should put the ban on the
assertion that 70 Is too old for useful
ness.
Listening to the presidents program
of taxation 1t would seem that the
United States is in the midst Of a
disa strous war. He seems to be able
to find more taxable things than the
administration that carried on the civil
war.
The Interstate commerce commission
| has decreed that when business is poor
| for the railroads in hard times the
people should be taxed by an increase
of rs per cent in their railroad fares.
It's hard on the grocery business that
we have no interstate food commission
| to boost the price OF groceries when
business is dull.
The commissioner OF internal rev.
enue for the United States attributes
the loss of s25.OO0.o 900 in revenue from
taxes on liquors to the fact that com
sumption has declined In prohibition
states. What about that old claim tina,
more liquor is always consumed under
prohibition than when saloons are
open?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

ity to get tho grain on behalf Of tho.
Belgian government. which claimed i,
and concluded 1t had ~ much right
to tho grain AZ the German or Dutch
governments. ] got the mem beSs Of
the Belgian committee to sign this
statement, took $1,000 francs. and went
to Hansweert. There ware three grain
ships there, hut the captains refused
to recognize me or my authority, but
said that they would recognise the au-
thority Of any Belgian consul In Hol-
land
Il went to the Belgian consnls.. but
all refused, saying they did not want
to involve Belgium with Holland. The
Belgian minister at Tho Hague also
refused on the same ground. A Mr..
LYMAN OF the Belgian cabinet arrived.
and with the influence OF the member
OF the committee he was induced to
sign the papers authorizing me to take
the grain in the name Of the Belgian
government.
Z could not send the grain In the
original ships. as they would be recog-
nfzed, 80 I had the grain Transferred
to other ships It took 500 stevedores
to do this work, and we broke all rec
ords in doing It. Then the problem OF
clearance came up There was no time
to bother with red tape, and we issued
clearance papers ourselves. They werD
not forgeries: we merely assumed the
authority OF issuing Thorn. and the
ships left Tor Antwerp"
A special train from Rotterdam, Cap
tain Lucey continues rushed 500 tons
OF the grain to Liege, where the sup
ply of food was now exhausted. This
was the first train into Belgium after
the war started. The truth as to the
origin OF the grain came out . few
days later and Ambassador Page ana
DR.. Van Dyke protested vigorously,
Captain Lucey then continues his spir-
tied account Of the incident al fol-
lows: a 55 VI.
During this time was stealing the
1900 tons Of eRain ut Teneuzon and
got away with 5000 tons Of It before I,
was caught The Germans found out
what I was doing and protested to the
Dutch government. which stopped u
from taking tho 0tt.s.e:: 2 500 tons, which
are. think. still being held BY Hol-
land.
4 frankly admitted that had taken
the grain. but said was willing 70
pay what II was worth. $1,000. go, Il
they would bring proof Of ownership.
That stopped further protest; none q
the claimants could prove It was their
grain to the exclusion Of the claims OF
the others. I explained that Belgium.
claiming the grain. had authorized mo
to get It and that / had done 20. I
asked them what they were going TO
do shout it They did nothing
they could not 40 anything. but the
day was won for Belgium. The owns
ership OF the grain win probably re-.
solve itself into = matter Of internA-.
tional arbitrator.
NOW, InaI ~ now oSsssW A.VVy.vs'v
worth Of grain when the Belsians
thought It would be impossible 70 get
It" iss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
DODGING SUNDAY SHAFTS.
fDes Moines CanifaI1


The Chicago board OF education re-
from Billy Sunday urging an increase
in the salaries OF ministers and teach
ers at q recent meeting. The secretary
got as far as the sentence, 1T il radi-
cally wrong that a prize fighter in if
teen minutes can earn more than q
country parson does in fifteen years.
when a member Of the board Inn
patiently inquired what the meeting
had to do with prize fighters" and
moved that the communication be laid
on the table. The board members
chose to ignore the part of the COM
munication which said 1.-THE school
teacher who has given the best years
Of his life for the sake OF the coming
generation should not be allowed to
go hungry and poorly clad when the
years Of usefulness have ended"
The incident is typical Of all the OPP
position to the famous baseball evan
geiist. Mr.. Sunday gets under the hide
Of people in a most Irritating manner.
He hurls broadsides of truths with
such force and precision that in sheer
desperation his critics seize upon a
radical utterance Einean effort to hide
their shortcomingA.Ei-.s
The Chicago school board put itself
in foolish light when IL SHE'D at the
reference to prize fighters. II was .
poor excuse for deliberately ignoring
the vital question k salaries for teach
Eers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
NARROW GACGE?

INVIsiT fSftpIlIS fNcpU UIINdEI.
The president has been. character
lied as a man with single track mind
only one thing at time can run In
it Just now it is preparedness. And
year ago, 1t may be recalled. in his
message. he warned the people Of the
country against losing their laenta!
balance" over the var in Europe.
Then ne said that all we had to do was
to go ahead and mind our own bust
ness. Now he is nearly scared to death
over the coming of the Uhlans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
PERSONAL INTEREST.

ICIUuX NlI! JOURNAL
Representative Tom Steele is op-
posed to the proposed taxes on gaso-
line and automobiles. Evidently Mr..
Steele expects to be a candidate for
a second term and to make generous
use again of that flying squadron Of
automobiles which did such fine ex-
ecution in his interest in 1914.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
AS THE FACTS ARE.

The Shelby County Republican finds
fault with the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
for giving Albert B. Cummins as gov
ernor credit along with "A. W. Byers as
attorney general for activities on the
part of the state toward the enforce
ment of law and recalls that before
Mr.. Byers announced his purpose to
take mart in state endorsement Cover
nor Cummins made An address In Dav-
export in which he said he was power
less to stop violations under the Law as
it was. The Republican overlooks a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
IF ODLE-
ESioux City TIibune-l

'tSioux City TIibune.1
II Attorney Odle is devoted to the
temperance cause, as he Processes 10
be. there is no logical explanation for
his display of antagonism TO Attorney
that he Is trying to pull! chestnuts ont
Of the fire for some opposing interests
or candidates. Any such action in in
violation of the alleged wishes Of the
league, which processes to hold a neu-
trail attitude as between Cosson and
Allen. classed as the two temperance
candidates among the four provisional
aspirants for the republican guberna-
torial nomination.
At the time when Iowa is going to
have its hands full in preventing illegal
liquor sales turnout the state-and
with the necessity of establishing re-
spect for the temperance conditions in
order to secure a favorable vote on the
pending prohibitory amendment-prac-
teal opponents of moral reform will
refrain from taking on any extra
burdens that will endanger the main
issue
There are several thousand people in
Iowa willing to take alignment against
the saloons. and yet inclined to hold
out for considerable personal liberty in
regard to Sunday observance. The
two issues are not directly related and
any attempt to unite them will result
in confusion and injury to the tenn
perance cause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
THE DEBATING SOCIETY.
FC1~. w., 1N~,t,,,r~. \ 3 i

An editorial writer on the MARSHALL
town Times Republican has fond
ness for pulling old time stun and his
discourses after the manner of one who
has been thru the mill. Calling the
AlRona Advance TO account for re-
ferring to the organization of a town
ship literary society as new ven
ture. the Times Republican says:
Don't attempt to foist this thing as
new upon those ancient warehouses; OF
debate who have met upon the forensic
arena every shape of man who dare
assert that the suffering and injustice
of the American negro exceed those
of the American Indian, or to aver that
the pleasures of anticipation exceed
those of participation. Don't spring
that stuff on those who fifty years ago
spoke "Rienzi's Address to the
Romans" right after the recess" which
took place before the debaters mingled
in verbal ARRAY. Don't try to work 1t
OF on those who furnished and wrote
and read to loud applause the Liter
airy Album" with its personal refer
ences and gags that went more by
reason Of their application than by any
wit on the part OF the editors. Stop
calling IL new" Somebody who re-
cited over the Hills TO the foornouse,
or "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight"
will catch you at It. Why, your grand
father may have and probably did ask
your grandmother to marry him on the
way home from the debate or literary.
And so II there had been no debates
or literaries In those days where would
you be, let us ask?
There is every reason to expect that
the foregoing references will stir fond
memories within the bosoms Of Edi-
tors Bernard Murphy and Cyrenus
Cole. who recently INDUCED some In
teresting "reminiscences on the subject
Ok individual. accomplishments IL early
day farming.
AS Editor Cole never could muster
enough courage to ask any woman to
marry him 1t il doubtful whether he
was much given to debating or speak
ing pieces" but the chances are that
Ea!.c: Murphy was regular "slicker''
at both games. He does enjoy having
his say about things.
In referring back to the debating
societies OF fifty years ago 1t will be
discovered that many Of the popular
questions OF that day still are subjects
of legitimate argument, including the
two favorites mentioned in the Times
Republican comment. Here are few
others: Resolved. that fire is more
destructive than water" Resolved.
that whatever is, is right" "Resolver,
that country life III more pleasant than
city life
BY all means give us general re-
| viyal OF the rural debating societies
1t is one OF the incidents to the social
center that is needed in every rural
community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

Wilson is not responsible for the
rural mixup over the country" says the
Charles City Press, "but the only way
the rural patrons can get at the post
master general Is thru the chief. unless
the president makes a housecleaning
before the next election day."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

Dancing masters from al around the
country are assembled in Chicago
showing their winter stock Of goods.
The principal novelty in terpsichorean
eyt |. .The Equal Hights Of Suffrage
''humdinger," inasmuch az 1t makes the
sfene backward an even fifty-fffty
split.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
Masonic Meetings.

~ STATED COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. NJ
Regular meeting, election of officers
Friday, Dec. IT, 1880 p. m. John w.
Wells, secretary; w. H. Steiner, w. M.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. So. r. A; N.
Special convocatiou Monday evenlhs'
Dec IS. for work in Royal Arcn oesree
L. S. Kilborn, H. P, John W. "eAs'
Rec.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Ihursuas'
Dec. Is. Work in S. NJ: come. l. j.
Forbes. recorder: George Gregory L. M
STATED coNcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X T.. TUESDAY.
Dec. q, 1880 o'clock. Business ana
election of officers. NJ. S. Mcfarland
Rec: George Gregory, E. {.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, Q. E. s, "Wednesday. Dec.
Is, 1880 D. m Business and election o.
officers. Anna Downing. secretary
Mary Black Collins, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

The railroads are tickled to pieces
to sell one transcontinental coupon
ticket good for almost everything at
about a cent mile but Of course that
seems to make no difference" says the
Cedar Falls Record iowa and the
middle west is mulcted for the benefit
Of western motel keepers and blue sky
syndicate"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
Iona Newspapers

MUSKRAT DRIVE CONTINUES.
mason City Times.]
Owing to the extensive rayages of
the muskrats In this vicinity poultry
men report shortage in the supply
Of Christmas turkeys
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

Noting that there is one grocery
store to every 800 of people in the
United States, the Mason City Globe
Gazette suggests Maybe, that is one
of the reasons of the high cost of liv-
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

ALREADY there Is a good sized rue
ton on board the Ford peace ship,
which tesufies to the absurdity Of the
escapade."gs remarks the Sioux City
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
BE A FRIEND OF THE BIRDS.
IDayenport Democratl

Up in northwest Davenport, on Clay
street, there is a modest home nesting
in q yard that in the summer Is at once
beauty spot, ideal garden and bird
preserve-the home of J. H. Paar-
mann, curator Of the Davenport Acad-
envy of Sciences Here and on the
property of DR.. kuno Struck, a neigh
Dor Of similar taste and love for the
BIRDS the trees and shrubs are full of
birdhouses, and the response OF their
feathered friends to this and other ad-
vances is by no means confined to the
summer.
Many Of the birdhouses are being
tenanted by winter visitors. who have
taken possession after dumping out the
nests and litter Of the summer birds.
which would never have been used by
them again, anyway. Thus their houses
are furnishing year-round shelter to
the birds. A pair OF tufted titmice,
rather rare In this locality. are in the
colony, and it is hoped TO have them
for permanent residents. There are
cttckadeee nuthatches downy wood
peckers. hairy woodpeckers, redheiiied
woodpeckers. bluejays. redbtrds and
SNOW 6ir1s, d few fiiIksTs, and L: the
trees. brown creepers.
Four things, their entertainers con-
clude, hold these winter visitors to
that locality. First the birdhouses af-
ford the needed shelter. Second, food
ia put out-seeds, grain and suet-for
the winter birds need hot OF fat
Third. dishes of warm water are set
out on the lawn for them every morn
ing, Feeding and watering are done
at stated times, which the birds soon
learn. Fourthly and finally, the Eng
lish sparrow has been discouraged
there has been no welcome for him
and there are few sparrows in the
neighborhood-
Interest and kindlines and these
four elements OF friendly program
for the birds viii bring them to any
ones door or window. More OF ms
ought to be trying Ii.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

Whats the use in trying to con-
vince people that they should buy at
home, when body like the state board
sets such horrible examplef" de-
mands the Fairfield Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

Minnesota Is getting most OF the
Immigrants who head for the west
Nowadays. the October consignments
81 449 cars OF immigrant movabies be-
Ing distributed, 199 to Minnesota,
North Dakota So, Wisconsin 81. Mon
Iana 81, Illinois Il, South Dakota il,
and Canada 9. Minnesota is seemingly
not averse, for the immigration COM
IuFssIonPr cails the SHOWING very cviIi
Hlerldabie."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

numerous enough to answer AL pur-
poses
There = = suspicion that tho short
skirt was introduced at the behest OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

few facts however. II - true that ME-.
.Cunsmins made such speech and very
shortly afterwaId the attorney general
discovered an obscure clause in the
law pertaining to the duties OF his
Office which he construed to confer
more power upon the office than hith-
,erto had been exercised, provided the
governor would consent to the use of
such power. The Republican should
note that at this point Governor Cum
minis could have prevented any move
ment toward state enforcement with
out new legislation. but he empowered
Attorney General Byers to proceed and
1t was while acting under this obscure
provision of the statute that the attor-
ney general demonstrated the advis-
ability OF the changes in the legal de-
partment Of the state afterward per-
fected under the leadership of his as
sistant, George Cosson. who became q
state senator and later attorney gem
eral. 1t must be kept In mind that At
torney General Byers could not have
proceeded toward state enforcement
without the approval and backing OF
the governor. AS the originator OF the
plan Of making officers elected for
such purpose responsible for law en-
forcement no public man has ever rem,
dered the state greater service than
Mr.. Byers. 1t Is not necessary, how
ever, to take the credit from others
who were associated with him and as
sisted in working out the plan. There Is
honor enough to 80 around.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Tho Centerville Journal suggests
that .Peace. prohibition. progress and
prosperity wouldn't be q bad allitera-
ton for campaign slogan"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-13
TWO DISTRICTS TO
VOTE SCHOOL TAX
School Board Election Held IN
Eunice and Opelousas.
MAINTENANCE FUND
ENTIRELY DEPLETED.
The Two municipalities Garry
School for Three Months Each
Year.

The parish school board, at
meeting held in this city during
the first part of the week, ordered
an election held in the Opelousas
and Eunice school districts. for the
purpose of finding the sense of the
people on th subject OF a mainfe-
nance tax, in order that the high
schools in the two most Important
towns IN st. Landry can be operat-
ed the full nine months term each
year without being dependent upon
the municipalities.
For the past several years Eu-
nice and Opelousas, as well as 9th
er localities, on account OF the non
existence of a school maintenance
taxx, have been compelled to car
~ their respective high schools out
of the revenues of the municinal-.
ity thereby greatly reducing the
funds, which should be used for the
betterment and Improvement of the
respective towns.
1t is understood that the people of
Eunlce are willing to tax them
selves on his subject and it is NOT
expected that any serious obstacle
will be met by those favoring the
proposition. The Opelonsas dis
trict, which is asked to vote on 4
three mill tax for ten years voted
q tax three years ago for the pur-
pose OF erecting the beautiful
building, which is an ornament to
the town and an honor to the pro
gressive citizens Of opelousas.
It is evident that something mnst
be done for the local school a. The
city itself has improvements dur
ing the past two or three years
that it will be hard matter in
the future to srcape sufficient
money to operate the schools three
months each year.