Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-28
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aswA. W.. RlcKER ADDRESSES
g SMALL CROWD.
Effort Made lsts Tuesday In Court 70
osmpsi ubrary Trustee to opsr
Building - Committee Of Forty.
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Republican In Address.

A. W. Kicker. organizer in iowa for
the committee Of forty-eight, camo to
tho city Tuesday night 70 discuss meth
DDS Of reducing the high cost Of living.
Altho he spoke more than. thirty min
utcs to crowd Of seventy-flve or
eighty persons at tho east court room
heNdid not ~ much as mention his sub
ject, but devoted his time to denying
statements made by the Times -Nspub-
ltcan and In explaining the purpose of
the organisation known asSthe commit
tee OF forey eight
Thwarted In his effort to gain hear
Ing in tho lecture room OF the public
library, Kicker made a last attempt to
force the library board to accede to His
wishes thru q mandatory order Of the
district court. He came to the city ac-
comparied by an attorney. Mr.. Dun
shee. who took steps on his arrival to
secure mandatory order OF the court
compelling the use Of the library for
the meeting. In looking after the
library building and property, however.
| the board OF trustees Is clothed with
Its own discretion and In filing o. peti-
ton against srI municipal body 1t Is nec-
essary TO give that body time'to pre-
pare an answer 10 . IN M
| EssE. Northrupy appeared for the city
and Mr.. Dunshee. for Mr.. Kicker be-
fore Judge Cummings at, a hearing late
Tuesday afternoon, Finding that no.
| tlce of their action was necessary,
Messrs. Kicker and Dunshee decided
not to, file their, petition.
I 4 Meeting Proves a Failure.
| The Rev. Mr.. Kicker desired to speak
to 500 representative citizens in the best
meeting place in the city. He expressed
disappointment that he could not APP
pear before, the select 500 and Judged
from the tone of-!nis remarks he did
not consider the court house the most
desira BILE building in the city in which
ito speak. At any rate it was evident
that he was badly disappointed. =
Kicker wanted to talk on the COM
mittee Of forty-eight. That was his
purpose In asking Mrs. Flora Stone, Of
this city, to secure a hall for him. The
action Of the library board and the
publicity it received made such a meet
ing impossible. Mrs. Stone and DR..
Pauline I. M. Hanson. however, went
thru with the local end OF the programs
Appeal was made to the county board
and, pledge WAS given that the meeting
was fer the sole purpose of discussing
q. remedy for the e:highscosts Of living
Finding that the committee Sof forty
eight was not the proper password the
arrahg cement sefn,nittee changed spon-,
sors,te suit the Iocea sion and agreed to
hold the meeting hnder ,tiis auspices Of
the ynational women political pagty..
HI Under the d8fcufns Stances Mr.. Flicker
said, hef felt that he must come. even
tho HIS original plans Fad failed, to,
take the burden off the shoulders of thu
ladies who had worked 50 earnestly to
arrange the meeting 4
Must Have Goat.
Seeing the plan to spread the COM
mittee OF forty eight propaganda filter
out, Kicker faced the necessity Of find
ing goat to which he might attach
the blame. He chose the Times Re-
publican. He charged this paper with
baking his efforts and devoted three--
fourths Of his time to terating it for
giving him so much unsolicited free
Kicker received a copy Of Mondays
paper ife= said, by special delivery.
There. was just enough fact in the
story, he said. ITO give it the sem
blance Of truth LIDO not believe the
editor or publisher misstated facts, but
rather believe he thought he was
speaking the truth" $50
Explains Ellsworth Affair.
Kicker was not kicked out Of his pas
torate at Ellsworth, he said, because
Of radical preachings. Il have never
been radical" hetadded "rhe super
Of my Sunday school and
deacon in my church" he continued.
was the proprietor, Of the drug store.
and the drug store hada liquor license.
I found my: deacon was the local pur-
veyor o. bug juice. headed a move-
ment which took his permit away. So
wassthe proprietor that he at
tempted TO drive mo from the town.
He was. q tighter7-and lwouldn't 60"
The result, Kicker said. was O bitter
fight. The druggist did everything
he said, to cause him to
leave. Both the druggist and Kicker
were members Of the same lodge and
the same.xchurch, and the lodge ana
sdfd all possible to cause the