davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-14
Concrete and Gravel Roads.

Farm and Fireside: A prominent
good-roads advocate belonging to the
American Automobile Association
says, ut is a waste of time TO build
roads OF anything better than gray
el and not so good as concrete" BY
which he means that if the road is
to be anything less than absolutely
permanent, it should be OF gravel or
plain earth. One thing is sure, the
automobiles are putting macadam
roads In the category of thin2~
which will not do. Concrete roads
been kept in repair under country
town conditions at an annual eX-
pense rate of fifteen dollars a mile.
and are still better than any maca-
dam road is likely to be in one tenth
the time in this age of rubber-tircd
vehicles. The ideal road would seem
to be a narrow concrete roadway
with earth or gravel ways at th*
sides. The motor-cars will follow
the concrete, and in ordinary goina
the drivers who consider theil
horses feet will keep on the pleas
anter and softer track at the side. II
bad weather all could Use the mar
row concrete way. The earth o.
gravel road should run alongside ev
cry macadam, brick or concrete way
It keeps teams off the motor patti
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-14
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Seneca Street Paving.

To whom 1t may concern: Notice
is hereby given that the city coun-
ell of Webster City, Iowa, have pre-
pared a plat and schedule showing
the assessments proposed to be made
upon and against abutting property
for and on account OF the cost OF the
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-14
Fire Kills Two.

Ruthven, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Thomas
Marrow and her 3-year-old child
died yesterday from burns received
when fire burned their home.
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-14

and makes pleasanter going for both
horse and horseman. The time will
come when permanency in our roads
will be more highly appreciated and
worked for more generally.
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-14
GETTYSBURG.

IHe LulTQ week III August.
GETTYSBURG.
Dedicated to the blue and the
gray, with compliments to Mrs. Gen.
George c. Pickett and Mrs. Bess
Gearhart Morrison. Written after
hearing them speak in the Chautau-
qua tent at Webster City, Ia.
OF throbbing drums we heard the
sound
And stood to see Old Glory flamo
Above stately southern dame;
A guard of honor on the ground
About the lady formed around;
Escorting her that August day
Were boys in blue who fought the
gray
Upon the field at Gettysburg.
Upon a stage with boughs embarked
She came when one had told the
story
Of why the flag is called Old
Glory;
The boys in blue below were ranked,
No trumpet blared, no saber clanked;
In sombre gown, with solemn
grace
And silvery hair and beauteous
face
She told the tale of Gettysburg.
Within that vast pagoda tent
BY centerpole and ropes upheld,
Whose sunlit curtains swayed and
swelled,
A thousand listeners forward bent,
With ears alert and hearts intent,
To hear the southland lady tell
That tale of glory-and Of hell
The thrilling charge at Gettysburg.
With vivid speech, bat not in ire,
She summoned back from out the
The battle-shock, the cannons'
blast
Where Ger the death-swept plain of
fire,
Since orders stern did so require,
His brave five thousand Pickett
led,
While twice five thousand with
them sped
To storm the ridge at Gettysburg.
And then, with softened words and
eyes,
She showed the gray war-billow
break
And leave a wide smoke-weltering
wake
With means and groans and COM
rades' cries
Ascending to the shuddering skies,
While Pickett back with remnant
came
And tear-stained Lee drank all the
blame
For that dire charge at Gettysburg.
The lady ceased, and bowed goodby,
And reverent silence held the
thrOng
Till burst applause sincere and
long,
For winged words made moments fly
And veterans heard with moistened
eye,
And long suppressed emotion
spoke
When rhythmic hands the silence
broke
For all who fell at Gettysburg.
o we'll for all when, where she may
Fair woman reads to us Old Glory
Or chastens us with wars sad story
To bless the world in woman's WY
And make US love both blue anG
gray,
/ And. Lincoln like, us cOnsecrate
To flag and union good and great
Reminding us of Gettysburg.
There battling brothers minglins
fell.
There shall their dust Comminslec
lie
While march the sIow-paced age
by,
And childrens children there shal
tell
Where once their sires fought loni
and we'll,
And monument and battered wal
Proud tears shall drawn from on
and all
Who see the graves al Gettysburg.
Horace Dumont Herr,
Pastor Congregational church, Hum
boldt, Ia.
Fire Kills Two.
Ruthven, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Thoma
Marrow and her 3-year-old chill
died Yesterday from burns receive
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-14
Poem Written by Listener.

The following poem appeared
some time ago in the Register and
Leader and was written after hear
ing Mrs. Pickett here in the city
during the Chautauqua season of
the third week in August:
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SENATOR'S DEATH RAISES
QUEER QUESTION OF PAY

had drawn 5000, leaving $400 still
due him from the territory.
If this Interpretation of the statute
holds good, then his successor will
be entitled to an equal amount
S60O-just as though he had been in
his seat every day of the session.
AS a subject for legislation of a
special character it will be brought
up in the near future.
Another feature in connection with
the present situation that offers a
source of speculation is that if the
senate brings up the subject of con-
firming Governor .FreaF's appoint
ments, before the special election on
Hawaii is held, and refuses to con-
firm them, the election cannot take
place. This, for the reason that all the
seventy-two election inspectors who
must preside at the polls are the chief
executives appOintees.
1t is understood however. that this
matter of confirmation will be con-
vrnientlv forgotten by the solons until
after April q, the date set for the
snecial senatorial election in the First
district
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HAWAII Shows
much PROSPERITY

AS complete and definite document
showing the exact condition of the
territorial exchequer, with comparl
son of the last year of the last fiscal
period and the first year of the pres
ent, the biennial report of Territorlal
Treasurer David l.. Conkling is well
worthy of the consideration Of the
legislature. to which it was submitted
this morning. The receipts and eX'
penditures of the various government
al departments are carefully tabu
lated and summarized into a general
statement of, receipts and diskurse'
ments for the fiscal period. Treasur,
er Conkling states in the report that
he has refrained from suggesting leg.
islation of any nature. as that will be
done by the executive. ......-....
Conkling sums up the situation
neatly in the Introduction to his re-
port: ~.=-:- ~. T.. ..-... ..... ..
"The territory completed the year
1912 with a general account net cash
balance amounting to s631,96T73. IN
1908 this amount was but S165 .845.fS.
Since July /, 1908, TO the end OF l9lz,
there hos been an increase in the net
cash balances of all funds from slh".-
604.6S to $1.517 $1,000. Since the, be-
ginning of the present fiscal neriod the
general account net cash balance has
decreased from S660.304.49 TO S5@i,-
J67.73 and the net cash balances In all
current revenue accounts nave IN
creased from sf,GS1 .051.72 TO s1.5f7.-
S90.G3. The expenditures since the be-
ginning of the period have apparently
exceeded the receipts. but this is ac--
counted for by the transfers Of money
from general funds to special funds
where it at. present remains. IN eT-
Tenditure in the books but rot III
reality. " ~..~ -. ...- ..=.-.
Since the real and personal prop
erty tax law of 1911 went into effect
the separation of the finances of the
territory and counties has been man
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ifested in much greater degree than
under the old system Of division of
the taxes and other receipts between
the local and territorial governments.
Since January 1, 1912, the needs OF the
counties have been provided for out of
the taxes collected on the real and
personal property within each coun-
ty, while the territory has been run
on the income tax and a special prop
erty tax on property used in and for
certain purposes, together with in
heritance and insurance taxes and
miscellaneous fees and collections
made by the different territorial de-
partments.
During the two years past the bond
ed debt of the territory has been in
creased by $3,000,000 and decreased
by the payment of 100000 fire
claims bonds. The last two sales of
bonds have netted the territory be-
tween fifty and sixty thousand dollars
above par in premiums, interest on the
money deposited in banks, and interest
and exchange saved in the new man
ner of handling the proceeds of the
sales The outstanding bonded debt
Of the territory today is $6,872, 900,
and in the month of May coming. the
balance of fire claims bonds amount
ing to $4,000 will be paid, leaving
the debt at that time $6,S44,000. I'm
der the present sinking fund act it Is
necessary to set aside from general
fund each year the sum of $4,000,
while the yearly interest with COM
missions and expenses from May on
will amount to s280,O60. The total
outstanding bonds at the present time
are just less than four per cent of the
total assessed value Of the entire ter
ritory."
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big BUSINESS .
WOULDN' Have
TO DIG So DEEP

Archie Robertson's house bill No.
156, introduced this morning and pro
posing to prohibit campaign contriDu-
tions by corporations already has Gre
ated speculation as to what the Re-
publican majority will do to or with
It. AS Bourbon Representative Rob-
ertson was enabled to introduce the
measure with perfectly good grace.
When it comes out of the printers
hands a few days hence it undoubted-
vi will go to committee. where an un-
sung and ingloTious death may await
ii. -. -. ......
The bill reads as follows: .:.
Section l. That from and after the
passage of this act, it shall be illegal
for any corporation, incorporated un-
der the laws of this territory, or doing
business therein, or any officer or
agent thereof, from corporate funds,
to make or authorize any contribu-
tions directly or indirectly to cam
paign funds or for political purposes,
in any. election or primary election
held in this territory. or for the pur-
pose of influencing the vote, judgment
or action of any officer of this terri
tory, legislative executive or judicial.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
that any corporation or officer thereof,
or any person who shall violate the
provisions of this act shall De deemed
guilty of a felony, and, OH conviction,
shall be punished by fine in the sum
of ten times the amount OF the contri-
button made, but in no event shall said
fine be less than one thousand dollars,
and in addition the officer or officers
making or authorizing such contribu-
ti0n or in anywise connected there
with, shall be punished by imprison-
ment III the penitentiary for not less
than one year nor more than four
years, unless the jury trying the case
shall recommend him to the. mercy
of the court, in which event he shall
pay the aforesaid fine prescribed.
Section 3. Be. it further enacted,
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act be. and the same
are. hereby repealed. ....:.~.
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c. B. POTTER IS
HERE; DENIES
lI BEH Eh EJE1
CHARGES

Charles Bruce Potter. who has ig-
ured prominently in the story of an
alleged MARTA, tGng.e because of a
breach of promise suit brought on the
coast hv Mrs. Sadie Stewart, arrived
from San Francisco this morning on
the LurliTC r.
Mr.. POtter's presence on the boat
was denied by the purser, who said
that MIR. Potter cOuid not make the
steamer. furthermore, the name of
Potter on the passenger list was
marked out and bis alleged absence
further emphasized by the words
stamped in red Not On Board" Nev-
ertheleSs, Mr.. Potter arrived, and~th
afternoon declared to the Star-B Bulletin
that the story Of papers being served
upon him on the coast was false
My wife could not accompany ne
but she will be down later" said Mr.
Potter. and he declared that he re-
sents the sensational stories publish
Cd about himself and his matrimonial
affairs. He was married on March !
TO Miss Rebe NJ Ellingsworth, for
merly a bookkeeper with the Trent
Trust Company, and he says he is
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Man Who Succeeds Hewitt
May Be Able to Draw Full
$500 Salary .........

What compensation will Senator
George G. Hewitt's successor re-
ceive? T. -. - .. e.:
This is a question that promises
some worrirnent to the lawmakers,
to whom it must shortly be put. The
law provides that legislator shall
receive $500 for each regular session
he attends. 1t does not set any rule
for the payment of this money, such
as the date, or whether at certain
rate for each day served. 1t merely
saye he shall be, paid $500 for the
session he attends, otherwise leaving
the question wide open. ~. :......
1t is therefore figured that possible
the late senator's estate is entitled
to the entire $500; that if a member
attends the regular session for only
one day, he has complied with the
statute and is entitled to the full re
companse. Senator Hewitt already
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THAYER PLANNING
SYSTEMATIC
PROBE
Commission of Three Probably
Named and Thorough Ex-
animation of Records
To Be Made

Plans for thorough investigation
of the Hawaii county financial scan
dal have been already worked out by
the attorney-general's office along the
lines of appointing a commission of
three men similar to the Hughes COM
mission that investigated the insurr
ance companies in New York several
years ago. The plans drawn up by
Attorney General w. W. Thayer were
presented this morning to committee
Of the senate and will be presented
to both houses of the legislature at
the earliest possible moment =
According to the scheme worked out
by Mr.. Thayer, the investigating COM
nittee will consist of three men ap-
pointed by the governor. These men
will not be members of the legisla-
ture, but impartial outsiders who will
DE able to act in very much the same
capacity as grand jury. They will
be empowered to subpoena witnesses
and to take their evidence, to search
the pape RS and records bearing upon
the case, to meet any place at any
time In short. the committee will be
given sufficient powers to enable
it to probe to the bottom ,of the
matter and to fix the responsibility
where it belongs. Either the attorney
general or a representative from his
office will be present at the hearings
of the committee, and make up the
case of the government. 1t will prob
ably be several months before COM
mittee such as the one planned could
Sift all evidence and draw final con-
clusions and a considerable sum of
money, in estimates ranging from ten
to twenty thousand dollars, will be
necessary to carry on the work.
Attcrney-Generals w. w. Thayer
said this morning that not stone
would be left unturned in making the
investigation as thorough as can pos
sibly be made County Auditor Ma
guire was expected to arrive from
Hilo this morning but no news had
been received of his presence at the
attorney-generals office at a late
hour this morning. Thayer stated
this morning that representative
from his office will go over to Hilo
tomorrow for the purpose of investi-
eating conditions there. ..
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AT WORK
ON PLANS FOR
CAMPAIGN
Organized Publicity to Be Fea-
ture of Fight for Sugar
Tariff .:

Former Governor George R Carter
selected by the the merchants associ-
etion and chamber of commerce as
in fight for the sugar tariff, is act
lively at work today organizing plans
for lively campaign. -. =.
Both President Bishop of the cham
ber of commerce and President o. C..
Swain of the Merchants Association
are keenly interested in Mr Carter's
plans as outlined to the directors of
the latter organization Yesterday.
AS advised by Mr. Carter AMI an
proved by Messrs.. Bishop and Swain,
heads of the two commercial bodies,
the local campaign is designed in the
first place to be a publicity one. Every
merchant and individual. as we'll as
the commercial bodies as such will
be expected to write their business
and personal acquaintaIces on the
mainland, giving Plain facts relating
to the Importance and the position OF
the sugar industry, with requests to
private individuals to communicate
the information to their acquaintancas
in Washington pubic life. All branch
cs Of business here will be appealed to
to do their part in aidiEg the cam
Taign of information. as all are equal
ly dependent for their prosperity upon
the sugar industry. IT.. .:-.~~s..r
With the launching of such a propa-
sanda there will be arproDriate
committees appointed to manage the
financial end and properly to direct
the agitation. Such printed matter as
may be available, In the form of gov
ernment and plantation reports. news
papers containing facts bearing on
the object, etc.. woud of course ha In
cluand in the publicity feature of the
work. -. " +
When the local campaign has been
fairly inaugurated NAV be considered
as time enough for Mr.. Carter to go
70 Washington to work at that end
This, however, is a question to be dis
oussed at the conference tomorrow
which win be at 8 O'clock In the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce.
In the meantime. it is practically
settled that L. S. Conness, late editor
cf the Hawaii Herald. who left for
Washington tohay to remain there for
some years, will act as correspondent
of the commercial bodies here AM
keep them posted regarding the cur
rent of tariff legislation besides doing
whatever he finds possible to promote
the campaign az the national capital
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DEMOCRATS DONOT
AGREE ON OFFICES
Territorial Central Committees
Endorsements Fail to Meet
Universal Approval +.

It's not. often tnat there is more
than one political job, fat and within
reach, for one man. .... ......... t.. =:
Still, as il looks today, Represents
tive S. S. Paxson OF Honolulu is like
ly to be either postmaster at Honolulu
or U. S collector of customs for the
territory. And Ed Duisenberg, also
of Honolulu, may be either collector
of customs or postmaster. Also, there
are several other variations for other
Democratic candidates. =. s.....,...
The Democratic territorial central
committee held a lengthy session last
evening, which was the aftermath of
another lengthy session last Saturday.
The session Saturday almost broke up
in a row. the echoes of which have
been lingering since, but last night
the committee put through number
of Endorsements, some of them we'll
agreed upon and others only upon a
majority vote. -~... *... .:..-s::.:. -. =:
The session last night was an ey-
ecutive one, and members of the COM
mittee absolutely declined to go into
details as to the Endorsements made
u,
said to have been so happy about it
that they couldn't help mentioning
the fact to friends. In one way and
another, a good deal of what hap
pened last night was being TAXED
about among the politicians of both
parties this morning. <......
The Endorsements made by the COM
mittee last night contain some real
surprise packages. For instance, there
has been little said of s. S. Paxson
being a candidate for federal office,
and practically nothing about Ed
Duisenberg The committee last night,
it is declared on good authority.
recommended PaXson for postmaster
of Honolulu, to succeed Pratt, and
Duisenberg for collector of customs.
c. ID. Pringle, who was dropped from
the department of internal revenue
here shortly after Collector Cottrill
took hold, has been after Cottrill'S
job for a long time and he was in
dorsed by the committee last night.
1t is no secret that there was a fight
among the committee members over
this, but, the Pringle forces had been
carefully primed for the fray and
forced through the Endorsement by
majority vote. 1t is said that he was
particularly strong among the Hawa-
iian members So Pringle's name
goes to Washington as indorsed by
the committee for revenue collector.
Harry Mossman of Wailuku, Maui,
received the expected Endorsement for
u. S. marshal The committee also
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HILO RUMORS ARE
BIG RING INVOLVED

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, March 10.-Little else than
the Hawaii county fund-juggling and
the implication of Auditor Mcguire, by
his own confession. has been the topic
of conversation. since the first publish
ed reports of the financial scandal
reached here Sunday morning, when
the Saturday Bulletins were re-
ceiyed. r. "... .:.-
For days the town has been ieeming
with rumorS that the names OF county
officials and 4 large sum Of money
We're involved in the report Of the
Audit Company of Hawaii to the sen
ate hold-oyer committee. but there
were few who thought the sum OF
money would amount to more than
twenty or thirty thousand dollars, and
many expected no charges, other than
gross carelessness in the keeping of
the county accounts.
Ever since the audit OF the books
was completed, it has been generally
known that a scandal as 10 the loose
way the books were kept was newt
able, but there were those who would
not believe that there had been defal-
cations. After the first surprise at
the published confession of the county
auditor, there were many who eX-
pressed amazement that ile pecula,
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! -. -. PaNS0D, now one OF TIE Uhnu
representatives, picked by the Demo-
Gratis for either H0nelulH postmaster
or collector Gf customs. -.".
took up, it was earned today, the in
dorSement of other postmasterships as
well as of two circuit COur tjudgeS,
and it was understood today that
Judge w. S. Edings was indOrsed for
the second circuit bench and Ollie
| Shipman of Hawaii for the fourth
circuit. ...... E."
Several members of the committee,
according to report this afternoon,
are not in harmony with the action
of the majority in certain indorse-
ments and will probably send to
Washington Endorsements of their
own Thus it is said that there is al
influential faction which refuses to
stand for Pringle as candidate for
revenue collector and favors instead
Robert w. Cathcart. This same wing
is believed to favor PaXsen for Gus
toms collector instead of for post
master, and Duisenberg for post
master instead of for custom col
lector. Hence it happens that it looks
as if these two lucky ones can't lose
out so far as some kind of good
federal job is concerned. Both have
strong backing and the Democrats de-
clare they have the support of the
businessmen. @:... .
As for Pringle. his Endorsement al
ready threatens to become a bone of
contention. A prominent Democrat,
when he heard this morning of the
action of the committee, declared that
it would result in a dangerous situa-
ton within the party ranks.
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DR.. PEABODY ILL,
DINNER Is CANCELLED

DR. Peabody is suffering from a Sc
we're attack of toHsiitis and has been
ordered by his physician to cancel all
his engagements
SConsequently there will be no meet
ing of the Mems League at dinner this
evening in the parish house, where
the members of the league were to
meet and hear the noted Harvard pro-
feSSOr.
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SUGAR

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 10-Sugar
90 test, 35S cents. Previous quota
ton, 3.54 cents. Beets: S5 analysis
10 S. Parity Ali cents. Previous
quotation, 9s. 11&d,