Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-25
'kA,sER'S FRIENDS IN BENTON
COUNTY FORCED TO BUY
LIBERTY soNos.
SOME SUBSCRIBE ONLY
AFTER COMO TO JAIL.
Three Cases Call For Drastic Action
And Spectators At Hearing Threaten
Violence Against One Defendant
DsIinqusnts Also Made to Contribute
to Red Cross Fund.

Vinton. Oct. 25.--Benton county Is
now 100 per cent pure in the fulfillment
of subscriptions. according to the
quotas assigned for the fourth liberty
loan. Tuesday was busy day for
the war court, Judge Clarence Nichols,
county chairman of the liberty loan
committee. acting as prosecutor; United
States Deputy Marshal Mike Healy. of
Cedar Rapids. assisted by welding the
big stick where necessary, and with T.
F.. Tobin, DR.. +. A. Buxton and At
torney Hugh Mossman> and Sam Cros-
ley, of Garrison, sitting as members Of
the court.
1t was a case of MANY were called
but few were chosen" for the majority
of the cases the delinquents had made
subscriptions before the sitting of the
court.
Many Of those who were called OBJ
jected to taking the loan because they
said they could not afford it, or that
they felt that they had taken all they
should. or that they did not desire to
borrow the money and many of these
after a short explanation willingly COM
pleted their subscriptions.
The first case heard was that of A..
n. Harbert. of Shellsburg. who had
failed to subscribe his quota thru a
misunderstanding with the solicitors
and he claimed that he acted on what
they told him was required. and under
stood that that was final, but on ex-
PLANTATION his case was satisfactorily
disposed of by him completing his
quota.
The next cases were Claus Behrens.
Of Eden township; John H. Biershenk,
of Eden township. and Tobias Schueler,
of Big Grove township.
Behrens Obstinate.
Behren's quota was $400 and he and
his wife had each taken a $50 bond
and he refused to make further sub
scription. He refused to make a state
ment to the property committee and
then his property card was first made
up. This showed that his net worth in
money and property was $4,000. For
two hours he displayed stubborn
ness that would have put Missouri
mule to shame. and during this time,
after suggestions from Judge Nichols,
as to how he could get this money he
still refused and received the most
scathing denunciations that could have
possibly been heaped on him, including
that of Marshal Healy, threatening to
take him to Cedar Rapids before the
United States court to answer a charge
Of espionage and Interference with war
work unless he complied. which he
finally consented to try and was given
a half hour to do this. He returned in
the allotted time and gave check for
5000. only to find that it was necessary
to give an additional check for SO to
the Red Cross in order to satisfy the
court. This he did under great protest
saying that he was doing it because he
was forced to and on account of his
wife and family
Tobias Schueler/is 90 years of age
and has lived in this country twenty
eight years, and his property state
ment shows that he has property
valued at $4,000. after deducting his
debts. He has taken 5000 on a previous
loan and had taken 5000 on the, fourth
loan and said that he was willing to
take $500 more but refused to make up
his full quota of 5000 with an additional
subscription, and his attitude in the
proceedings was far from favorable.
Denunci.tions Without Effect.
The denunciation and threats heaped
on Schueler would have withered the
ordinary man. but even the statement
&, Marshal Healy that he would take
him before the United States court at
Cedar Rapids seemed to have no effect
whatever, and after spending all the
time they were willing to, the court
turned him over to Marshal Healy who
later took him to the county Jail to
await the trip to Cedar Rapids. This
waiting experience was evidently good
for Schueler, for at the evening session
he notified. the marshal that he wished
to appear before the court and he told
Judge Nichols that he was not only
ready but willing to make his full sub.
scription: but was told by the judge
that other things were necessary
among them contribution to the Red
Cross of $25, that he salute the Amer
lean flag and that he tell the court and
audience that he had made q mistake
nd in the future he would loyalty sup
| port all war work and measures.
He signed check for the 5000 for
the loan ana one Of $25 for the Red
Cross and marched to the bench with
y uOE6 ~SlCEO;s5 tI1u 'oSAoAS wy
flag saluted 1t and then because ne
could not speak English well ne as
scented to the statement Of loyalty
made for him by Judge Nichols
The affect of this demonstration
both on Mr.. Schueler and the COM
nunity thru the audience assembled
was more far reaching than any other
procedure could possibly have been.
RACES in German Tongue.
The third case was that Of Mr. Bier
schenk. He is 80 years Of age and
from all appearances and from the
evidence had lived in this country
fifty years. He evidently had good
understanding as to why he was be-
fore the court, because the proceed
ings in his case had hardly started
when he commenced flow of Ger