Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-04
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TO CLEAN HOUSE
IOWA TOWN TAKES oTEPS TO
SHOW NATION IT IS NO LONG,
Err cLAssEo DisLoyAL.
PRO. GERMAN couNciLmEN
FORCED TO RESIGN
Citizens Attend Meeting Of City Gov.
eminent end Demand Change in Ad'
\ ministration Following Resignation
Of Mayor After Beating Administer.
ed by Returned Soldier.

Lowi II, June "A Black Hand let
| ter has been added to the checkered
career OF LowGen. 1t was received %!
ID. d. McGillivray, one of the loyal
Americans. 1t was mailed here ana
the address on the envelope was clip
ped from Mr.. McGillivrays business
, card in the local paper, apparently.
The letter itself was printed In such
large letters as a 6-year-oId would use
1t was signed lone of the Twenty-Five
Soldiers" Mr.. Gillivray would not
give out it's contents.
The finger Of suspicion points at a
returned soldier. who. II Is said made
q threat in Des Moincs just about the
time he was discharged that he would
get McGillivray. An Investigation is
being made. Rough handling is limited
for the man if it can be proved that he
sent the letter.
Mr. McGill:vray sprung the letter at
council meeting in which Hugo Pan
cratz, a loyalist choice. was elected
mayor to succeed Fred Hartwig, who
resigned last week following his whip
ping by William Struck, returned
soldier, and fighter from the ground
up.
Clean Up Town.
No sooner had the envelope been
shown than the meeting became buzz
ing punches of conversation. Before
speeches had been made about how
Lowden should be cleaned up, how
something should be done to clear the
village of the reputation it has gained
all over the United States ana as far
away as France. how the alleged pros
and the loyalists should get together
settle differences and become as they
were before the war.
The town will also have new mar
shall. William Fehling resigned last
evening when it was demanded of him
by the ,oyalists and Herman Deke was
to be appointed in his place.
From speeches made at the council
meeting at which. ny the way, there
loyaIists are ready to forgive and for
getif the men who have been anti
American come to them. But the 10y
alists do not propose to make all the
proposals for peace in the community.
And. according to practically every
one, the pros have not attended.
For instance. the crowd of fifty in
the council room was composed OF 10y
alists who had come to see that the
village council elected loyal mayor
II was done.
Mayor to Be "strict."
I When Mr.. Pancratz. or Stout" as
nearly everyone calls him, was brought
into the council room. he said he would
take the office and that It was to be
understood that he would be strict"
His entry brought round Of applause
from his hackers.
Then the council settled down TO
routine business. But few minutes
later the spokesman Of the loyalists
asked il he might not speak. The new
mayors reply was affirmative.
Then" said the loyalist spokesman.
1T is the belief of the loyal Americans
of this community that there are on
the town board councilmen who by
their actions, have shown that they
do not support the best interests of our
country and 1t is the belief of the citi-
zens that these men should resign from
the most loyal on our town board"
When the names of these men were
asked for William Koch and H. r.
Griespach were mentioned.
Tn satisfied" said Koch, which
might be interpreted either way. $50
am l." said Griespach. He is the JUS
tice of peace who fined Henry Albert
IS and costs for carrying a concealed