Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-25
GOVERNOR CLARKE ISSUES CALL
FOR IOWA TO AID WAR
SUFFERERS.
THURSDAY, JAN. 81,
JEWISH RELIEF DAY
Suggests That Banks Wou!a pc Willing
to Receive Funds-Appea Made by
Governor as President Of Iowa Board
of Red Cross Socie.y-Several Addi-
tionai Candidates.
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! Des Mones. Jan. Ex-Governor
] Clarke Yesterday issued an appeal to
the people of Iowa to help the people
; of Poland and the Jewish people who
are undergoing terrible suffering ana
privation because OF the war He
called attention 10 the fact that Presi-
dent Wilson has proclaimed Thursday,
Jan. -. as Jewish relief day and urged
the people of Iowa to not only give on
that day but at all other times TO the
relief OF these innocent sufferers. His
appeal follows
To the people OF Iowa: Appeals are
constantly coming TO me in behalf Of
the people OF Poland and of the Jewish
people in general, all of whom are sut-
tering the greatest deStitution possible
on account OF the war. The president
has proclaimed Thursday Jan. - as
Jewish relief day. May l not. as gov
ernor of the state and president OF the
Iowa State Board of American Red
Cross, appeal 10 the people of the state
to give. out of their abundance. not
only on that day but at any time 20 al
leviate as much as possible the sui
ferings OF the millions of homeless.
destitute, starving men, women and
children in the war-desolated regions"
Contributions should be solicited in all
Of the churches and fraternaI organi-
zations of the state I doubt not that
the banks of the state would gladly re-
ceive and forward contributions of
money.
The following additional named
persons constitute the Iowa State
Board OF the American Red Cross:
Hon. Lafayette Young. Des Moines.
Vice president: J. X. Doming. Second
National Bank. Dubuque. treasurer; A.
e. GustatSon. Des Moines, secretary;
Hon. j P Conner, Denison; Robert
Healy, Fort Dodge; Bernard Murphy.
Ninlon. J. J. Richardson. Davenport;
Samue! Snyder. Council Bluffs; ]. B.
Weaver. Des Moines, members.
Il take the liberty OF saying that
any one of these would willingly re-
ceive and properly forward coarribu-
tions. \ better agency. 1t seems TO
ME, could not be found thru which 10
make donations than the American
Red Cross. Anyone desiring to do SO
could suggest where his money should
be applied May the response of the
people be- Try prompt and very liberal.
Ct w. Clarke Governor
More Candidates Appear.
More asprants for state office are
writing in to the secretary OF state for
nomination papers. Senator James NJ.
Wilson. of CenterviiIe senator from
Appanoose and Davis county in the
Thirtyffth and Thirtysix general as
sembly. wrote for papers yesterday.
SAINT kirkpatrick, of Ottumwa. con-
gresham from the Sixth district in
the SjXty-third congress, who was de-
feated by G. W. Ramseyer, of Bloom
field for the second term. will run
again for congressman on the demo-
cratic ticket +. f. Shortness, of
Traer, representative from Tama coun-
ty in the last general assembly, will
run again Former Representative
Herbert C. Ring, of Cedar Rapids, will
run for the senate this time. Alvin
Thurston, of Forest City. and Z. n.
knickerbocher. of Fairfield, are two
new aspirants for representative IF; m
their respective counties.