Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24
SELLS PONY AND CART TO SECURE
MONEY WITH WHICH TO BUY
LIBERTY BOND.
ALSO OFFERS GOVERNMENT
WALNUT TREE FROM YARD
Jacob Whorley II Year Old Lad Of
Hawkeye, Writes Personal Letter to
Prssd Wilson and Says That
After the War He Hopes to Have
Gun-Draft for Farm Instructors.
by e. G. Dougherty.l

Washington, May 24.-What the
White House regards as one of the
most patriotic war offers it has re-
ceived came from Jacob Whorley, !
12-year- old lad IN Hawkeye, Iowa
Young Jacob wrote letter to the
president to say that he had sold A.e
pony outfit to buy liberty bond. bu;
he wanted TO do more than this and
offered to let the government cut down
a black walnut tree in his back yard
a tree that bore four bushels last year
Il the government could use the wood
Tor shipDuilding.
The letter was referred by the White
House to the lumber committee Of the
war Industries board With this lndOrse-
menE;
Respectfully referred for acknowl
edgement and consideration. J. p.
Tumultg, secretary 70 the president"
Jacobs letter, prost1narked Hawkeye,
Iowa, May 5, and addressed to Mr..
Wilson was typical boys letter. 1t
read
Dear President: l see by the paper
you want the Boy Scouts to get all the
black walnut trees they can for our
gov. 1 am a Scout, have just joined
this year. l play the bugle and am II
years old. If was old enough l would
be q soldier.
Il sold my pony outfit and bought a
liberty bond, OF the tirst issue, and
since my father invested all my money
for me in bond, Mother knits and sews
for ID We oil hell C,
and are trying to do our bit.
Il will try to get all the trees I can,
and to start out we have a fine one in
our back yard. Mother said we would
not part with it only to the govern
ment. So my parents say l may have
this tree and can give it TO the Gov.
free of cost.
But if it could be possible after this
war l would like gun. The last words
Of the sentence were underscored.l
This tree had four bushels Of wal
nuts on last year. But we don't care.
We must win this war and We will.
Please tell me what to do. Papa
will help me cut 1t and trim it up. Some
Of the limbs are SO large and straight.
think you would want them all. And
the tree is tall and straight about as
large as the large size telephone poles
and straight like them. We know of
more good trees and will look after
them.
Hoping to hear just what to do I
am Yours truly. Jacob Whorley"
Unless Jacob has received a reply
by this time from the war industries
board committee he may expect one
soon.
The adoption of an amendment 70 the
emergency appropriation bill, which
forbids the use of any of the funds ap-
propriated for the payment Of salaries
10 men liable to military service. de-
veloped a unusual condition. which
legislators from the farming states
characterized as discriminatory 10 the
rank and file Of the farmers Of the
country when the measure was under
discussion In the house.
While hundreds Of actual farmers
have been forced TO abandon their
crops to answer the nations call to
arms under the selective service act.
other hundreds Of young men Of draft
age-two thousand in round numbers
have been permitted by the expressed
wish of Secretary Of Agriculture Hous-
ton to remain behind and give advice
to farmers along technical lines. ac-
cording to the statement Of several
speakers faworing the amendment.
Defending the action Of the agricul
tural department. administration con-
gressrnen asserted that the men
placed in deferred classification by Mr..
Houston "are scientists and are doing
a necessary work
why exempt the man who talks
about raising crops and at the same
time take the practical farmer from
his growing crops:" asked Congress