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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
IN THE OLD DAYS.

Kansas City Star: What has be-
come of the old fashioned folks who
would walk into the homes of their
neighbors without knocking at the
door?
In the small towns the formality
OF knocking at the door and wait
ing for an invitation to come i'm
was custom that was not enforced.
Neighboring women would come to
the back door, If they were on
good terms" and walk into the
kitchen with the freedom exercised
at their own homes, because they
did not want to bother" house
wives in their work by forcing them
to answer the door,
The city life has abolished that
feature of sociabiIity, of course, not
only because the ''city folks" live by
less flexible rules of social inter-
course. but because the fear Of
housebreakers demands that doors
be kept locked during the day as
well as by night
But is the old familiar custom
still practiced in the small towns?
In the good old days no one ever
thought of locking doors either by
day or by night. There was gem
eral understanding that at certain
times of the year, when the family
meat was stored in the smokehouse,
that those buildings were secured by
the old fashioned padlocks, and the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
equally hated in that country.
Gov. Blease Of South Carolina, the

Gov. Blease of South Carolina, the
fellow who said to hell with the
constitution, wants law mulcting
newspapers that misquote public
men. The Freeman-Tribune is with
him on that proposition. if the law
will also penalize public men and
others who misquote the newspa-
pers However, this misquoting of
public men is not so frequent as
some would have us believe. Public
men often make statements that
they do not like to see in print.
Then they deny making them, de-
claring the newspapers misrepresent
them. The publishers of the Free
man-Tribune would like to run a
newspaper that made no mistakes;
that never was in error; that told
only the exact facts and all the facts
| of public interest. But it is impos-
sible. The editor sometimes is mis-
informed and is sometimes mistak-
en-. We believe nine-tenths of the
newspapers want to have reputa-
ton for reliability, but they are
made the victim of others through
transformation. Moreover, people
cannot see things alike. Two men
will see an accident. One will see
something the other failed to see
The editor is like other people, and
liable to the same sort of errors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

The Illinois State Highway Com
mission erected last year a mile of
concrete road at DeKalb. 1t was a
one-course mixture six and half
inches thick. The concrete was
made of one part cement, two parts
sand and three and one-half parts
screened gravel. For little over
half of the work the expansion
joints were protected by Baker met
al plates and for the remainder ere
osoted paving block joints We're us
ed. The cost of this mile of con-
crete work was $70s9, or $1.l0 per
square yard. The gravel cost 81 per
cubic yard, sand 67k cents and ce-
ment 81 per barrel, on cars half
mile from the work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
GETTING CUMMINS."

Knoxville Journal: If those "pro-
gressives' who have started out to
get Cummins will cast their eyes
backward for a moment over a doz-
en- years of Iowa history they will
view the wrecks of many promising
careers whose owners engaged en-
Enthusiastically in the work of get
ting Cummins." Among those that
might be mentioned, let us suggest
Shaw, Shaw of Iowa." Hubbard,
Blythe, Cousins. Hepburn, Lacey,
Hull, LATE Young, Uncle George
Perkins, to say nothing of Sid Fos-
ter, Jim Berryhill, Bernard Murphy
and Governor Jackson In fact get
ting Cummins" has been all the
rage in Iowa political circles for a
round dozen years. 1t has been a
little hazardous for the players but
must be confessed that the game has
been lively and interesting. Mean
while Cummins is serenely holding
down the Office of senator and every
day growing stronger in the affec-
ton and regard of the people of
both state and nation. The Journal
has no doubt but that Senator Cum
Minis will succeed himself in the
United States senate If he so desires.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
Notice of Appointment Of Admin
istrator.

In the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton coun-
ty, in probate.
In the matter OF the estate of May
Fl. Evans. deceased.
To whom it may concern: Notice
is hereby given, that the undersign-
ed has been appointed and has quail
flied as administrator Of the estate
of May II. Evans, late of Hamilton
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or her estate will make pay
ment TO the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or her estate will present them in
manner and form as by law reuuir-
ed. for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day Of February,
A. d. 1918
Frank W. Evans,
Administrator of said estate.
4OF3 Wesley Martin. Atty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
SEEING THE. LIGHT.

1t is quite evident that the reac.
tionary element of the republican
party is seeing the light and is get
ting ready to grant some of the re.
forms insisted upon by progressives
of the Cummins, LaFollette, Hadley
and Borah stripe. The plan for a
national convention for the re-or-
ganization of the party, first sug-
gested by Senator Cummins, is re-
ceiving the respectful consideration
of the standpat faction and it is
likely such convention will be
held Here is what Sumner Curtis,
Washington correspondent of the
standpat Chicago Record-Herald,
says in a recent issue of that paper:
1t will not be surprising If some
statement of an authoritative char
acter regarding plans for a Repnbli-
can national convention this year is
made before many days. A lot of
quiet, under-the-surface comforting
is going on among the leaders of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
both Republican factions. T

both Republican factions. There
are indications that the scheme, ten
tative announcement of which was
made few dayslago, has reached al
stage where it has been practically
decided to have the national COM
mittee called in extraordinary ses-
sion here early in the spring.
If national convention is called
to meet in Chicago or some other
middle western city during the sum
tmer or fall, two subjects, aside from
any platform that may be drawn,
will have special attention. These
are:
1. Curtailment of southern repre-
sentation, to take effect in 1915,
when the next presidential ticket is
to be nominated.
2. The proposition of providing
for uniformity in the election of ma
tional delegates through the agency
of direct primaries in all the states.
1t is possible, in fact probable,
that the national committee, prior
to issuing a call for the contemplate
ed national convention, will take &C
ton designed to obviate the unfort-
innate conflicts between state con-
ventions and primaries that were
features of the last pre-convention
campaign.
While the special national con-
vention idea first was voiced by Sen
ator Cummrns, Governor Hadley and
others of the ultra progressive type,
it is deeply significant that it is re-
ceiving now the earnest attention
of conservative leaders like Senator
Crane of Massachusetts, and Senator
Smoot of Utah.
William Barnes Jr. of New York
has paid mysterious visit or two to
the capital recently and is expected
again this week. 1t Is believed that
he is working with the aforetime
Taft supporters to bring about the
scheme of reorganization that in
wolves the meeting of the national
committee and the probable call for
a national convention.
AS now viewed the recent agree
ment regarding a legislative plan
entered into between the Republic
can senators. was nothing more than
a preliminary to the reorganization
plan that seems likely to have its
foundation in a regular party con-
vention in the "offest" kind of of
year. Although the chance for ac-
ton at this session on the progress
sive measures proposed by Senator
LaFollette and adopted by the Re-
publicans as a whole is slim, the
agreement on the programme has
done heaps in the matter of bring
| ing about better feeling between
the factions
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Compared to its actual value city
real estate pays at least twice as
much taxes as farms, yet some farm
ers are holding that the cities are
trying to impose upon the farmers
by getting through the legislature a
one mill state road tax law. Good
roads are Of just as much value to
the farmer as to the man in town
and the great majority of farmers
are willing to pay their share for
them. What we all want to know
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

key was kept hanging in the kitchen
where it would be handy"
But while people locked up the
smoked ham and bacon to secure
them against the "shiftless" in the
community. they had no fear that
their homes ever would be disturbed.
1t was understood, also, in those
old fashioned days, and among those
old fashioned people, that if neigh
Dor desired to borrow anything
about the house he could go in and
get it even If there happened to be
no one at home. For the families
We're upon such intimate terms that
everybody knew where the neigh
bors kept their things"
That was a community interest
which the expert municipal builders
never have been able to create in
the big cities. But are there any OF
these old fashioned communities left
anywhere?
For in those piping times of peace
there were no such rules of order
governing society as the return
of a call, the use of visiting cards
or certain days Eat home" There
was just one hard and fast rule thai
governed the social relation. an6
that was
You'll always find the latch.
string on the outside
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

A short time ago a mob in Hous-
ton, Miss, hung mulatto, named
Andrew Williams, charged with kill
ing a woman. Later it was discov-
cred that another man, David Buck
err, a negro, was the guilty one. He
was burned at the stake. Thus an
innocent man was sacrificed to ap-
pease the wrath of some of the "best
people" of Houston. How long will
such brutal practices be tolerated in
this country, where the constitution
guarantees every man a fair trial?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Kansas has just passed law
known as the anti-beer party stat
ute. 1t provides for Jail sentences
and a fine for those who "chip in"
buy keg and meet in some seclud-
ed spot to devour it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

1t has been suggested that if Pres
ident Wilson wants to have really
quiet inaugural let him have 1t on
the day of the opening of the base
ball season in Washington.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Even the Washington correspond
ents seem disguised at the task Of
selecting President wilson's cabinet.
No new timber has been chosen for
several days now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Something New.
Running fcr ONCE, see."
Yep"
Forced into 1t by yoer friends, chr
Nope"
Answered the party call, them
Nix I'm after the office solely for
the salary attached. and If I'm elected
III try to get all my relations jobs
We'll, on the frankness of that
statement propose to vote for YOU"
Try an ad in the Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

You wonder how the Illinois leg
islature can have SO many deadlocks
If there are so many crooks with
skeleton keys in the concern as
claimed Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
But those skeleton keys are never
used except when the owners are
well paid. The deadlocks must con-
tinue for time to prove the value
of unlocking them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

The mayor of Los Angeles did not
like the idea of having pictures TAX
en- OF the frozen fountains about the
city during the recent freeze in
southern California Word comes
from California that the mayor Of
Los Angeles and other officials and
the people generally tried to keep
tourists and others from taking
pictures of the fountains and pools
when in glacial sarb. Oranges and
lemons may freeze in California
without wrecking the prosperity of
the state, but il the crop of tourists
is destroyed prosperity is gone.
and zero weather are
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

is that the money is going to be
economically expended and the as
surance that dollar will buy a dol
lars worth of roads.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

All actual heroes are essential
men, and all men possible heroes
Browning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

If the new government in Mex
leo can hold down the throne for a
few days President Taft will be re-
lieved of a perplexing problem. 1t
will then be up to President Wilson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

1t remains to be seen whether the
convicted officers of the National
Cash Register company, found gull
ty of violating federal laws and CIV
en- jail sentence, will ever really see
the inside of prison. 1t is quite
feat to get q millionaire behind
the bars.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

People who have business at the
state house and come in contact
with Hon. Geo. w. Clark come away
with the feeling that Iowa has a
strong man in the governors chair.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Yes, everybody wants good roads,
but some want the other fellow to
pay for them. Yet out Of this dis
cussion will be evolved a solution Of
the problem and in due time Iowa
will have good roads and the bur-
den Of building and maintenance
will be fairly distributed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

To work and not to genius, / owe
nv success. -Daniel Webster.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

No one is a real man after he has
lost out all the boy.-Beecher.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Children seldom borrow trouble.
That is where they are wiser than
grown-ups"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Senator Kenyons curiosity as to
the amount of money invested by
Uncle Sam in free garden seeds, to-
gether with the cost of their free
distribution through the mails, is to
be gratified. Some day somebody is
going to get credit for stopping the
garden seed graft. Why should not
the day come soon? And why should
not the Junior senator from Iowa
get the credit?-Sioux City Jour-
nal.
The distribution of these seeds
costs the government millions upon
millions Of dollars every year and it
is doubtful whether or not one per-
son out of hundred getting them
makes use of them While the gov
eminent is looking for ways and
means to 'economize 1t ought to cut
out this fad, no matter who gets the
credit for it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Recently gas rates in Des Moines
were reduced by order of the court
and now it is said there is more
kicking than ever, because the gas
company is furnishing an inferior
quality of gas. All gas franchises
should require that consumers be
supplied with a gas of a certain
test and then city officials should see
to it that the requirements of the
franchise are fulfilled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Sugar is the cheapest it has been
in many years and the tariff is still
unchanged. Possibly the big fellows
are unloading it in anticipation of a
cut in the impost duties. But their
fears are unfounded. The democrats
of Louisiana and Texas will see to
it. that sugar does not suffer at the
hands of democratic tariff. Wheat,
oats, corn and cattle may feel the
probe, but not sugar.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Senator Kenyon will introduce a
bill in the senate, according to
Washington advices, providing for
an eight hour law for women and
girls to apply to industries in inter-
state commerce. Eight hours a day
is enough for the average worker
and it is to be hoped that Senator
Kenyon's idea in this matter will
prevail.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

When old Porfrio Diaz was pres
ident of Mexico our people generally
believed he was too harsh in his
methods, but it is now evident that
the old genefal knew what he was
doing and how to do it. Mexico
must be ruled by an iron hand or
she will not be ruled at all. Diaz
was president for thirty years and
under his administration the coun-
try advanced as never before. He
held the refractory element in check
through fear. In the days of his
strength, before old age weakened
his constitution and destroyed his
determination, he put down insur-
rection with the sword and was ap-
parently heartless in his harshness.
But that is the only way to rule
Mexico and anarchy will exist until
another Diaz of his courage and
strength takes leadership.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

President Taft is right in not get
ting excited over the Mexican situa-
ton. This country should approach
such questions with moderation and
firmness and that is just what the
president is doing. If it becomes
necessary to interfere the people
will heartily back the government,
but nobody is looking for trouble
with Mexico or any other country.
The fact that the United States is so
much more powerful than Mexico
should not enter into the equation.
This government must be sure it Is
right and it cannot be that without
deliberation and Investigation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
Something New.

Try an ad in the Freeman-Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25

Ofcial Paper Of City and County
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-22
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

17l9-Andrew S. Bradford established
the American Weekly Mercury
in Philadelphia, the first news
paper in America outside OF
Boston.
lS52-First public exhibition of pho
Biography opened in London.
lSSO-Marian Evans George Eliot")
famous English novelist, died
Born November 22, 1919.
lSs4-Captain Dreyfus found guilty
and sentenced to DEVILS Island
for life.
l9o4-Eight Russian torpedo boats re-
ported to have escaped from
Port Arthur; Kanura with a
powerful squadron, passe d
through Singapore Straits, on
way to meet Baltic fleet.
rumors name John
Hays Hammond as successor of
late Whitelaw Reid as United
States Ambassador to England
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-22

BILE men and dozens OF negroes. no
body knows how many. and the condl
lions are appalling"
L. M. Hewitt. secretary of the Com
mercial Club at Bryan, presented 6
census Of the damage that has been
done in the upper Brazos, Burleson
County. and in the lower Brazos
where a total of $500 acres have
been inundated. The figures of the
loss in this district are placed at a
total Of $655,254. with $4,000 damage
to the interurban and 100000 dam
age to the balance OF the roads. Sew.
enteen hundred families have been
given relief In this community and
between 1900 and $500 families are
affected.
II believe our conservative figures
Of the losses could be multiplied by
two and we would still be within the
mark" said Mr.. Hewitt.
He said that of the $500 acres af-
fected in this community 55 per cent
are operated by small farmers and 45
per cent by large land owners. The
small farmers must have relief or no
crop will be put in during the spring.
Italian Farmers Suffer.
j. X. Astin of Bryan declared that |
Of 1880 acres in cultivation in the |
territory with which he is
all had been inundated |
Much Of this, he said, is owned by |
small Italian farmers who have not
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-22
NO CHRISTMAS PARDoNs.
Without Such Rule All the Time of
the President Would Be Taken
With Tales Of Woe.

Washington. Dec. %. - Although
President Wilson has made a practi
cal Christmas present to one convict
In the form of release today, he has
announced that there will be no re.
leases just because it is Christmas
PARDON Attorney Finch of the Depart.
ment Of Justice explains that without
such rule the President and himself
would be swamped with a deluge of
pitiful petitions for freedom on the
holiday for no other reason than that
the season of Peace on earth, good
VIII to men" was at hand.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-22

paid out on their property. He de
clared their immediate need. as tn,
need of the entire territory, is feet
and seed. He appealed for aid fol
this district.
"How could such aid be systemati
cally dlstributed?" he was asked,
Those of us who live there know
about the condition of each family
he said. Send us seed for these poor
tenants up on the switches and we
will see to it that II goes to the places
where It will do the most good"
]. X. Parker of the Burleson County
district estimated that $4,000 tons of
cotton seed have been lost and ap.
proximately $4,000 bushels of corn.
A total Of ass houses, with all house.
hold furniture, were washed away and
many OF the tenant farmers are with
out beds"
Summary Of Bryan District Losses.
Probably the most practical report
submitted was that given by the dele
gates from Brazos County, as 1t was
tabulated, and presented exactly the
facts upon which could be based an
estimate of what their districts re.
quired. At the same time it showed
that the losses sustained in that sec.
ton were enormous. The report COW
cred the Bryan territory from Mum.
ford to Grimes and Washington Coun- |
ties lines.
II showed a total money loss of |
$6o5'245, covering houses, cattle, |
household goods, corn, seed, imple. |
ments, horses. mules and other prop.
erty The total number of bushels of |
corn lost was 10000, valued at s126..
BOO. Nine hundred and twenty-one
houses were lost, valued at s194.O5O.
me total area covered by the flood
was $500 acres, affecting 1900 fami.
lies and $4,000 persons. A total of
2,345 tons of cotton seed was lost
In connection with this report the
delegates had map of the flooded
section prepared showing exactly the
extent and boundary of that section.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-22
FURTHER RELIEF WORK
FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS
Continued from Page u


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ton for the purchase Of planting seet
Of all kinds. corn, cotton. potatoes ant
all other crops grown in the Braaos
bottoms. The amount OF the appro
priation to be based on the actual
needs as determined by the committee
after careful inspection and survey
OF the flooded sections.
Relief will also be sought for a
sanitation campaign to prevent an out.
break Of sickness. The wells In the
Hooded districts have all been polluted
by the food waters. thousands OF dead
carcasses cover the country and the
danger Is imminent. II is intended to
have an expert from the Red Cross
Society to take the lead and manage
the sanitary campaign.
District That Suffered.
l.. l.. McInnis of Bryan. with L. NJ.
Hewitt, j. e. Astin and John X. Park.
or, represented at the conference a
district that was perhaps the hardest
hit OF all. Our damage extended up
and down the river for fifty miles,"
said Mr.. Mclnnis. I'VE lost three no.