Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-06
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FARMDRs RoUGHT BONDS.


Next to the aggregate number OF
Subscribers perhaps the most striking
feature Of the third liberty loan was
the support given it by the farming
and rural population of the country.
Not only did the farmers purchase
literally Of the bonds. but the rural
communities as rule were more
prompt g completing their quotas OF
the loan than the larger cities. More
than 10000 communities in the United
States subscribed or oversubscrioed
their quotas. many of them on the
first day Of the campaign. The ma
jority Of these were not cities but
country districts.
Iowa, a typical agricultural state
was the first to subscribe Its quota
and was followed by Oregon, Arkansas
Kentucky, and other states in which
agriculture is the leading industry.
II Is impossible to give accurate
figures, but It is estimated that while
only per cent of the farming popt.Sa-
ton Of the United states subscribed
to the first and second loans, probably
ten times as many subscribed to the
third. The significance Is increased by
the facts that the heavy subscription
was made at season when the far-
mers are ordinarily on the borrowins
and not on the lending and investing
side OF the market, and when the
farms of the country are speeded UP
to the limit.
The wide distribution Of the third
loan among the whole people shows
that the body of the nation has become
around and gone into action-that the
sense OF duty and necessity Tor
individual support Of the country has
permeated the whole people. Secretary
McAdoo may justly be enthused over
the result and call II the soundest
national financing in the world. Every
liberty bond holder IS an active force
backing the government
STATE OF DAVENPORT CHANGED.
Davenport Democrat
The city Of Davenport has levee on
which It Is spending hundreds OF thous-
ands of dollars, for the joint cs
itself and the river interests of the
Mississippi valley.
1t made this fine Improvement be-
cause it believes that a citys front
yard should be clearly and beautiful
like the well-kept front yards OF its
thousands Of homes. 1t also was taxi
ing a leading part among the cities
along the river in preparing for the
Of legitimate river commerce
which 1t believes will come in the not
distant future.
To this harbor and landing provided
for the steamboats,. and to this front
door OF the city Of Davenport. comes
a big excursion steamer It uses the
privileges we have provided for river
u I'll 1rrriio, and for what purpose?
If the state agents who arrested the
boats officers Saturday night have the
evidence to support their action. this
boat used the hospitality Of tho city Of
for, the purpose Of breaking
the laws Of the state and nation.
It came here 70 Offset and upset the
plans that national, state and city Of
fciais are making for protecting the
morals Of the community surrounding
a government arsenal and training
camp.
In other words, 1t was a booze boat.
The time has come for the city OF
davenport " say, III s1Sh 0ctaAASo
terms that it can not be misunderstood,
that it's new levee is not a place for
booze boats to tie up and blow their
whistles and summon a crowd to go
out for a debauch on the river
This declaration might be made In
words, but that will not be sufficient.
1t should be translated into definite or
ders to the police not only to support
the state and federal agents In every
measure they take, but to take the In
it.ative in preventing or Furnishing any
such attempt to evade the liquor laws
of this section.
Booze no longer has any standing In
or Iowa. It Is an outlaw.
When the booze boat comes to the
levee and seeks to ply an Illicit traffic
under the guise Of a moonlight excur-
sion, Il Is much more an offender