Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-10
COMPROMISES IN CONTROVERSY
OVER FIRST PLACE IN Lib
ERTY Loan DRIVE.
STATES ARE ENROLLED.
~ ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Photographs Of Roll to Be Presented to
Each state--Govsrnment Officials Shy
at Mass Of Evidence Produced by
Iowa and Oregon to Prove Claims
20 Being First "over the Top"
by e. G. Dougherty.l

Washington. July 10.-loWas name
will not appear AZ the top of the liberty
loan roll of honor that is now being pre-
pared by the United states treasury as
. memorial to the state that went
FOYER he top in the last loan. me
. Hawkeye state, however, VIII top
Oregon, the second state to comple'e
. its quota for the liberty loan' as the
names will be placed on the roll IN
alpha betical order by states
The decision of the treasury to MAKE
the roll alphabetically came when the
federal liberty loan committee was un-
able to determine just the precise
minute that Iowa and Oregon, the Two
first states, completed their quota In
order that no injustice be done either
state by a definite decision as to when
one would have it's name at the top OF
the list, a compromise was reached o9
which the states that went over the
top" would have their names appear
alphabetically. =,
Photographs Of the roll of honor will
be presented to tht state authorities OF
Iowa who had charge Of the liberty
loan campaign, and efforts will be mace
to furnish the Hawkeye boosters with
reprints of the engraved roll Of honor
for presentation to the men who en-
gineered the successful campaign.
The evidence presented by the Iowa
and Oregon boosters in support OF their
: claim that they deserved the honor OF
being first over the top in the last loan
campaign was so voluminous and In
volved that treasury officials gave up
hope OF making a decision that wouia
be eu. ,able, and the promise OF making
the roll of honor alphabetical was
happy conclusion Of the vexous prob
lem Treasury officials believe their
judgment will be accepted by the patri-
otto Iowa campaigners for war FUNDS
because the experience of government
in the Iowans heAtating about any
criticism which would detract from the
wholesome patriotism and public-spir-
itedness Of her citizens.
Ingenuity Runs Wild.
An Iowa invention, the creation OF
Cedar Falls wizard. has been referred
to the government by Senator Kenyon
for employment II found practicable.
The best explanation of the invention
is furnished by the Cedar Falls genius.
who wrote Senator Kenyon as follows:
Having completed in drawing one OF
the most useful air machines ever in
vented, am taking the liberty to send
you a lead pencil sketch of the same.
Hope to secure some government AID
in perfecting my invention.
- "It can accomplish more in one, day
than all the combined armies in the
world can do In the same length Of
time. It flies above all danger. there
fore has the drop on everything. 1t
J. is run by electricity and supplies itself
by manufacturing it. 1t can fly around
the globe without stopping if necessary.
Its speed is unlimited.
"The ammunition is gravel stones
about the size Of eggs, with few
ten to rs pounds for destroying sub
marines. battleships and forts Its
shots are forced by air pressure from
the gun, ten times greater than powder
can do it. In fact it can destroy any
thing within radius Of 100 miles Of 1t.
1t also can be used for carrying mail.
pleasure riding or travelling with all
safety"
The sketches were referred to the
invention section of the army and navy
by Senator Kenyon for disposition.
Binder Irvine Assured.
Iowa farmers are assured by the