Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-18
MUTILATioN OF HONOR ROLL
At wooDBiNE WORK OF
SOLDIER BOYS.
DID lT As PROTEST
AGAINST ELECTION
Voters Refused 70 Include Memorial
With City Hall Plans and Veterans
Took StspssHo Make Protest vigor-
Gus and Deoisivs--Legion Post ls-
sues Letter Explaining Act.
to Times REPUBLICAN.

Special to Times Republican.
woodbine, June 1s.-Indignation in
woodbine over the incident of the
plotting out OF names from the honor
roll OF service men Is OF different
kind altogether than was reported a
few hours after the discovery was
made.
The alleged "vanaals" who mutt
lated the honor roll were service men
and they glory in it and instead or
the authorities making airy effort TO
learn the identity Of the so-called
"vandaIs," the service men are out
spoken In the matter and say they
are anxious to have the public knpw
who did It.
The whole matter was protest
against the defeat OF the proposition
to vote small sum of money to in
clude memorial in the city hall
which is being rebuilt. The follow
ing caustic and explanatory letter
has been sent to the press by the
American Legion post OF Woodbine:
THE result OF the election was 221
to 241 against the bonds. The Ameri-
can Legion backed this proposition
to the limit. 1t was called thru the
initiative OF the post. which prior to
the election had issued a circular
containing this appeal Woodbine
needs a community center; the
American Legion needs home
where It can meet to talk over the
world war and the issues OF the day.
Here's q chance to boost Woodbine.
to show little appreciation of what
the boys did. and last, but not least.
to erect q memorial to those who
died"
Boys Are Bitter.
What made the defeat bitter was
the fact that some or the very active
opposition were those that In days
when the boys were. in the trenches.
had to be forced to buy liberty bonds
and contribute to the Red Cross and
other welfare organization drives.
Naturally the ex-service men are not
In a CHEEKY mood. They feel that the
memorial could have been erected
without much hardship upon any. in
dividual They have come to the COM
clusion that majority of the people
in woodbine think that the boys are
the very hest TIN they hit their
pocketbooks' LIP patriotism seems
to be all right as evidenced by those
241. comprising the majority who
voted no.
Hence your readers will not be
surprised to learn that the So called
'vandafss are all ex-service mon, the
majority OF whom have seen active
service at the front. From the honor
roll which It was reported had only
fifty namee-having as matter Of
fact $50 names--twenty-si names
have been erased and individually by
the men themselves. Others are even
now being effaced at this writing.
Many OF the people here approve OF
this action. According to sentiment
now being expressed the entire honor
roll Is due for speedy removal, as
the soldier boys ioo6 upon 1t AS an
advertisement Understanding the
true feeling Of Woodpine Instead the
service mon are contemplating tho
erection Of q memorial in the local
cemetery, The boys who did the
erasing are known-want to be
known-are not ashamed OF what
they did"
'sWeiss Post. No. i4a. American
Legion BY p. l. vining, post
commander: P. N. McDermott,
chaplain"