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Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
Colonel Roosevelt and Party Are Enroute to Chicago to Attend Conference of the National Committee in That City.
PLANS FOR THE
 NEXT FOUR YEARS
Committee Hopes to Have In Attendance Every State Chairman and Mem bcrs of the National EX- ecutivc Body.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

CHICAGO. Dec. S-Final prepara- tions for the national conference of the progressive party on Tuesday and Wednesday were completed tonight Accommodation have been reserved for nearly one thousand delegates
 The arrival tomorrow of Colonel Roosevelt will be the occasion of dem onstrations by the progressives who will escort the leaders from the station
 Previous to the arrival Of Colonel Roosevelt, members of the national committee will hold q meeting to dis Cuss a plan of action for the next four years which probably will be laid be- fore the conference for approval On Monday night the members of the Illi nois progressive state central commit tee and progressive members elected to the Illinois legislature will meet to out line q tentative program for the coming session of the general assembly.
 On Wednesday night Colonel Roose- welt will dine at Hull House, the social settlement of which Miss Jane Addams is the head.
 The committee on arrangeents hopes to have in attendance at the confer ence, every state chairman and all members of the national executive committee as well as hundreds of members of the party. including many women. A number Of New England and New Jersey members accompany ing the New York delegation. Others are to join the party at Albany
 Colonel Roosevelt and his party were cheered by a small crowd as he left at l o'clock. Although the colonel had no comment to make on the situation, sev- eral members of the party, particu- larly oscar Strauss and Frank A Nun say declared if the republican party hoped to rejuvinate itself it would have to turn progressive.
 These sentiments were with reference to the decision yesterday of tn re- publican govrnors' conference wishing to wait another year before taking steps to reorganze the party, with the hope expressed that the prOgressives might be brought back into the fold.
 Munsey said those attempting this task had big job on their hands" and added that the only way to achieve d union was for the republicans to accept the progressive platform and policies and come into the party as formed. If they did this he said, the two parties could be united.
 More than score women were in the party. Others were Elon Hooker, national treasurer, Theodore Douglas Robinson. Timothy L. Woodruff and a large number of New York city local i leaders
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
IitanlC Disaster
 SuyUiUOys H0Ue
 LiUes Shortened
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH]

NEW YORK. Dec. S-Many of the Titanic disaster survivors have agreed. according to one of them. that their narrowing experience will have the effect of shortening their lives, F. ". Daniels, a bond sales man. who was one of the last of the men to leap from the deck of the sinking steamer with the late Colonel Archibald Oracle, arrived on the Steamer Cedric today He had an engagement to dine with Colonel Oracle, of whose death he was ig- norant until informed by newspaper men
 He said: All of us who came through the experience felt that our lives would be shortened. l have talked with the survivors of the La bourgognerine Most of those who were brought to shore have been short lived.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
NO CERTIFICATE, NO
 WEDDING SAYS CLERGY
Episcopal District of Nevada Adopts Health Requirement for Weddings.
PRESS DIsPATcHl

RENO, Dec. S.-The Episcopal church of the District of Nevada has adopted resolution pledging the clergymen to require a certificate of health before performing a marriage ceremony in cases where there is a reasonable doubt as to the fitness of either party to the marriage
 The Convocation also advocated the passage of q law by the next leg islature, requiring that such certifi- cate of health shall be presented to the county clerk upon application for a license to marry. It is urged that the coming legislature amend the di- vorce law of Nevada for one years residence in the state.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
ON WAY ID LONDON
All the Balkans, Including Greece, Have Named the Peace Envoys, Who Start for Britain's Capital To- day to Confer.
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1sPArcHI

LONDON, Dec. S.-All the Balkans including Greece have named peace delegates and they will start for London tomorrow.
 President Daneff. of the Bulgarian chamber of deputies will stop at Bucharest in an endeavor to recon cile the Rumanians' territorial and economic aspirations with Bulgaria's interests.
 The Greens have occupied Syrankon St. George, a village near Janina. where the remnants of the Turkish Monastir army are said to have ar rived.
 Tewaink Pasha. Turkish Anibassa- der in London has declined tr act as reace delegate owing to Fl health. N,,bv Bey the Rome Ambassador will probably be named.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
TRADE SHOULD
 BE BASIS FUR
 BANK CURRENCY
Government "Paper Mon ey'' Fails to Respond to Peoples Wants-Checks on Deposit Perform Big Business Each Year.
By J. LAURENCE LAUGHLlN.
Professor of Political Ecnomy in the
 University of Chicago.

Not infrequently it is said in connec- tion with measures for banking reform that it is against public policy to al- low a monopoly of note issues to an institution formed by private capital; and that the control over money all
 ways has been, and always should be. a function of the sovereign state. There has been much vague thinking or this topic, which of all others, due to it's basic importance, demands clearness, penetration and good sense.
 By their very nature, banks are in stitutions for collecting and loaning capital So long as capital is neces- sary to production, banks render an unmistakable service to industry. All production requires capital, as well as labor; and the producer. the jobber and the retailer are constantly in need of capital to hire labor, to help in the rapid exchange of goods, to extend their business. and to meet maturing obligations while collections are com ing in. Therefore, all classes fn the
 industrial world are as directly depen- dent upon banks for loans of capital as the growing crops are dependent on 1ain and sunshine. What kino of 8 banking system we have is, then, of direct concern, not merely to bankers, but to all borrowers, to producers and laborers, and an evil system which en- tails injury always hurts most the man at the bottom who has the least means and the least power of resistance. Banks and business men who borrow are converse terms. The borrowers could not exist without banks any more than banks could exist without borrowers. The two go together.
 Enormous Gains in Bank Deposits. As the race has progressed in all forms of social activity, the operations of banks have responded to this prog
 ress. In the first half of the last cen tury in this country, exchanges of goods were performed either by prim itiVe barter, or by passing some form of money as a medium of exchange from the buyer to the sefler. Checks were little used, and only in the larger cities The uses of credit were very 1 little developed What a contrast with the business ethods of today! Our vast exchanges of goods-valued at billions 1 of dollars-are performed mainly by Continued on Page Ten
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
ENGLAND WELCOMES
 CANADA'S EMPHASIZES
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHl

LONDON. Eng, Dec. 9.-Canada's s naval contribution far overshadowed the war topic this week in England Politicians and newspapers, with very few dissenting voices welcome the Dominion gifts for her own sake as a memorable step toward consoli- dating the empire. An uncertainty exists as to whether the government nroposes to receive Canada's ships as an addition to the minimum fleet considered necessary to maintain England's naval supremacy or as part of that fleet
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
FIVE REPRIEVES ASKED.
Women of Oregon May Decide Question
 of Capita Punishment.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 8.-A IIdSs meeting was held today in an attempt to gain reprives for five condemned murderers who are awaiting execution on riday December 13, until an eXpres- sion can be had on the subject of capl- tai punishment from the recently en- franchised women of the state.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
More Turkish Excesses

CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec S.-Be- cause the Christian villages are held responsible for the cutting of tele- graph wires beyond Gallipoli, mili- 'tary authority has ordered de- tachment of troops to punish the resi- dents Terrible eXcesses have been committed. The troops burned houses massacred those refusing to pay ransom. assaulted the women and carried on wholesale pillage. Six villages were practically destroyed.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
ROBsER GOES
 THROUGH SLEEPER

VANCOUVER. Dec. S.-The po- lice are searching for a masked robber who went through q sleep CT of the Canadian Pacifics east bound Imperial Limited which left here last night and held up the conductor and all the passengers The robber got several hundred dollars in cash and much jeWelry.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
COLONEL STARTS ON
 TRIP TO CHICAGO

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Colonel Roosevelt and one hundred and fifty other progressive leaders and members of the party left tonight for Chicago on special train of ten coaches from the rear of which in electric letters was em- blazoned Bull Moose Special"
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
Turkey May Balk

PARIS, Dec. S.-The Temps prints a Constantinople dispatch embody- ing an interview with Grand Vizier, Kamil Pasha with regard to the peace negotiations, the viZier said that Turkey couldn't permit Albania to be divided to enable Servia to reach the Adriatic Sea nor will she give up Adrianople. He refused how ever to indicate what concessions Turkey has made.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
 TO HEAR DEFENDANTS.
ASSOCTATED pRssS DISPATCH l

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, S-About twenty defendants, so far unheard will begin tomorrow their testimony in the dynamite trial These include many executive board members of the Iron Workers union.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
CHILDREN WANT ID
 SEE LIBERTY BELL
Petition Will be Presented to Mayor
 of Philadelphia Today
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

PHILADEILPHIA, Dec. S.-MrS. Emma Doane, representative of the Chosen Children of California to present to Mayor Blankenburg of this city d petition signed by them ask ing that the liberty bell be sent to San Francisco to be exhibited at the Panama Pacific exposition in 1915 arrived here today
 The petition contains more than 5O.O0O signatures and is carried on d reel measuring more than ten feet in diameter. It will be presented to Mayor Blankenburg on Monday
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09

for big storage. It is cold and damp and the rain will not soak in to any great extent.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-09

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24

the president of the police board
would not go forth with social re-
formers to seek information that
would make him more efficient in
his work. From brazen and fearless
contempt Of law the criminal in
New York during the Roosevelt
regime skunk away in fear and
trembling.
Straus is man Of discernment.
His only question is, how may |
best serve my countrymen, regard
less of race, color or creed. He
knows Taft, Wilson and Roosevelt.
He chooses the latter as the best
instrumentality through which to
serve humanity His choice is sig
nificant. And, however shallow or
selfish the reasons may be which in
fluence some men to support Roose-
welt, Straus represents the real no.
bility of purpose which gives the
movement it's real motive force.
Straus represents progressiveism at
it's best.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
Mrs. Close Writes Again.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, is a
summer resort and dispenses the hot
medicinal water at 1877 degrees and
is very saline in quality. 1t is said
| to cure all the ills which flesh is
heir to, but as we had neither men
tai, physical or spiritual ailments,
we did not remain to test its effic-
lency The Grand River valley is
| noted for its fine fruits, which of
course are all produced by irriga-
ton.
The Grand river, as well as the
| Arkansas river, rises at Asben.
twenty miles from Tennessee Pass,
but they flow in opposite directions
and can be stepped across with ease
where the rivulets begin their
| winding courses.
On Bear Creek, near Newcastle
| through which we pass, is located
the hunting camp of Ex-President
Roosevelt. Perhaps this up and
down hill country may have unduly
Influenced the mind of Teddy, the
terrible, and we may in that way
account for the variety of opinions
expressed by the Bull Moose leader
but that appearances are quite rs
deceptive as protestations, we note
that many of the streams in this
neck of the woods seem to flow VI
hill. However, the account Of the
restoration of Roosevelt's, health on
western ranch must prove that
this climate is healthy, as | have
taken notice of but one cemetery sc
far, and l am assured by the resi-.
dents that the occupants Of the ST
lent city were victims of the white
plague who were marked by the
| grim reaper before they came tt
these parts.
The reputation of tho western
bandits in stage coach hold-up:
| StelH III q ldiI way W no P0ipS'u''
ed. though the scene of operation:
has been transferred to the railwa.
lunch counters. One resort schedules
a cup of coffee and triangle of pie
at 40c and | am offering thanks tina
/ have been initiated in the schoo
of fasting--if not prayer. The fac
that we are delayed on account o
the wreck of a train of twenty car
Of fruit does not indicate that tn
high cost of living-especially o
pie--is likely to decrease.
| We Just passed a little station
here in Utah, with u diminutive lol
tavern. The one low story was Gov
! cred with roof boards bent over tn
ridge pole with the ends fastened a
the cornice. This gives but Sigh
, incline and these boards were cover
ed with dirt, but as there is little or n
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
No State Like Iowa.

A dispatch from Northwood, Iowa,
says: One day last week local
real estate firm had five automobiles
out with parties looking for farms.
Three other agencies are established
here, all of them more or less active
in finding a farm for the man who
wants to buy. Each morning and
evening little groups of men, evil.
IDENTIFY strangers to this locality, may
be noticed on the hotel porch or on
street corners and their conversation
fall dozens of farms were sold to
buyers from Illinois, central and
southern Iowa and this fall the same
activity is already apparent. Dealers
claim that prices have risen $40 per
acre in the last two years and are
steadily going higher. For a time
there was noticeable difference in
prices asked for places north and
south of the state line, which runs
through only four miles north Of this
town, but at present this has been
greatly diminished until there is
now practically no difference in es-
timated values of farms on opposite
sides of the road that separates
Iowa from Minnesota. s.,
Real estate statesmen tell of Incl
dents that illustrate buyers preju-
dices in the matter of location. Some
time ago a land seeker was shown
many farms that were on the mar
ket until finally he examined one
that was entirely satisfactory, price
and all. At last he inquired: Where
is the state line?" The land agent
said: 1.-THE road here is the line, we
are just in the edge of Minnesota"
Within a minute the deal was de-
clared off and the near-purchaser
was congratulating himself over and
over that he had thought Of asking
the question, as under no circum-
stances would he consider for one
moment buying a farm anywhere ex-
cept in Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
CAP AND BOX SOCIAL.

The young people of the United
Brethren church held cap and box
social at the Charles Quinn home
Friday evening. H. E. Pringle with
his usual good humor made most
entertaining and efficient auctioneer
and the boxes and caps brought the
neat sum Of ten dollars to the So
ciety, the highest price paid for a
single box being s1.15. A depart
ure from the old time custom was
made in the making Of dainty night
caps which correspondent to some box
and the caps We're bid for instead of
the boxes. The caps were of all sizes
and hues and furnished the scource
of much amusement during the ey-
ening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
"IJNDER WHICH FLAGT

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: One
among the chief events OF the pres
emit political campaign is the nom
ination of Oscar Solomon Straus as
the progressive candidate for COVER
nor of New York. Straus is one OF
the notable men of this country and
Of this age. Politically, he is indie
pendent. In the days Of Cleveland
he was a democrat. He was ap-
oointed by Cleveland as minister to
Turkey. He was reappointed by Nc
Kinley to the same Office. Taft gave
him a third appointment to the
same station. Roosevelt made him
a member of his cabinet, giving him
the department of commerce and
labor. In all these stations ne more
than made good
Straus is Jew. He is one OF the
noblest representatives of that
splendid race. He is lawyer by
profession, philanthropist by ma
iture and above and beyond all this
a lover of his fellowmen. Coming
from race and family that has
suffered persecution for two thous.
and years. his sympathies for op-
pressed humanity are broad and
deep. A man OF large mental mould
Ais energies everywhere and always
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
advertisement
TRUTHFUL REPORTS.
Webster City Reads Them With I'm
common Interest.

A Webster City citizen tells his ex-
perience In the following statement.
No better evidence than this can be
had. The truthful reports of friends
and neighbors is the best proof in
the world. Read and be convinced.
Elmer Woodruff, 1929 Superior
st. Webster City, Iowa, says: "A
cold which settled on my kidneys,
caused my back to ache and I was
obliged to lay off from work eight or
ten days. | had to walk about all
crippled up and I couldn't stoop.
could not rest well. One Of my
neighbors brought me in a box OF
Doan's Kidney Pills and insisted on
my taking them. More to please hel
than anything else. began theil
use and felt relief right away. In
about four days was entirely reliev'
ed and again resumed my work.
have never been troubled to any ex'
tent since. know OF other people
In this town who have taken Doan''
Pills with good results.
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take NO other. a-f-U
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
Reform in the Theater.

Topeka Capital: Il have request
ed my people," says the Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon, "if they attend any play
at public theater, to get up and
leave at once If anything OF a vulgar
and suggestive character appears
The Rev. Mr.. Sheldon's advice Is
good, but 1t will not be generally
followed.
A few--a very few--people gel
up and leave the theater at the in
trusion OF anything vulgar and sug
gestive. But most of them SIT Il
out--and like 1t.
Reform in the theater usually be
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24

gins at the wrong end. 1t starts
with play and players, whereas it
should begin with the audience.
When a manager places anything
vulgar or suggestive on the stage it
is because his clientele wants that
sort of thing. If the audience could
be reformed the stage speedily would
become above reproach.
The American theater audience
not only needs refining, but it needs
educating. So long as it prefers
vulgarity to decency, it will get it,
So long as it prefers pifile to dra-
matte literature, pifIle will be ex-
plotted from the stage. "
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24

rain here the earth covered roof re-
mains intact until blown away by
the desert winds. This inn is called
"The Cisco" which may or may not
mean that it is bringing up the rear
of the California metropolis. Log
cabins in Utah are quite numerous
and they look good to me. probably
because of youthful association.
We have descended the mountains
about 5000 feet, have parted COM
pany with the hills as hand to hand
companions. and are in the midst of
the sage-brush district, which is
practically a desert. The clumps of
grey brush resemble boulders strewn
plentifully over the alkali flats, the
surface of which resembles sun bak-
ed and cracked clay but it is a
bountiful producer when irrigated.
We are passing through Thomp-
son, Utah, where our neighbor, Rob-
ert Fullerton, was formerly interest
ed in the sheep business.
Green river is the lowest altitude
(4050 feet) between Denver and
Salt Lake. For miles and miles We
have traversed this desert and the
condition continues on this line
through the state and then some. 1t
is just possible that in this condi-
ton lies the reason for the fascina-
ton of so many people for Califor-
MIA. since the change from desert
barrenness to greenness and fertil-
ity is great and most pleasing. We
are again climbing the mountain
with three engines ahead and one in
the rear, and have passed Castle
Gate, an immense rock, 500 feet
high. Hereabout are many coal
mines and coke ovens. The train is
creeping forward at a snail's pace,
being already hours late. Howev-
err, we do not contemplate damage
suit against the railway company
for delay, though were we Texans
such a proceeding would be possible.
as the Lone Star legislature has
passed law making it a misde-
meanor not to run trains on sched-
ule time.
Arriving in Salt Lake City, We
were met by relatives and escorted
to their hotel, and the following day
we were shown the sights and re-
viewed the most interesting history
of the Salt Lake valley settlement
by the Mormons. of which more lat
err. Mrs. H. M. Closz.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
CHOIR PARTY.

The members Of the Congregation
al evening choir and the ushers
spent a very pleasant social time at
the George w. Lee home on First
street Friday evening, after the reg
ular weekly choir practice. Music
and games furnished the evenings
entertainment, Misses Lennie Gill
lam, the choir leader, and Ella Will
bur of Iowa Falls favoring the COM
pany with several instrumental so
los. Light refreshments were served
by the ladies aid society of the
church. -n@
It was decided at this gathering
that IL would be good plan for the
choir to organize and the following
officers were chosen: President,
Dennis Kelly; vice president, Ehnice
Lee: secretary-treasurer Katherine
Kelly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
house. September &c

w. kearns home in this city. Mrs.
J. V. Kearns and Mrs. T. B. Kearns
accompanied her as far as Eagle
Grove.
Mrs. Newberry of Fort Dodge
and Mrs. Gorwood of Pennsylvania
returned to Fort Dodge today after
a visit in this city at the home of
Mrs. De Elite Little and Mrs. VIM.
Warren. ..r..r
Miss Ellen Housken returned
this morning from Chicago. where
she has been attending a national
dressmakers convention.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-24
SIX-THIRTY DINNER.

Mrs A. O. Barnett was hostess to
small company OF friends at her
home Friday night After the four
course dinner served upon tables
prettily decorated with nasturtiun1s,
the guests were called upon to give
program of stunts. All entered
heartily into the plan and the result
was an evening of laughter and fun
created by the various amateur ora
torical and musical selections.