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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

How many thing which we cast
upon the ground, when others pick
1t up becomes a gem.--George Mer-
edith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

There is small village near Wat
erloo called Denver. This village
has one very important Institute
to some people. 1t is saloon. The
proprietor pays the town a license
OF $4,000 per year and has been do
ing wonderfully big business since
the saloons closed in Waterloo. 1t
is said the receipts are from $500
to 5000 day and now the coun-
Gil is going to raise the license to
81 200 per year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

DR.. w. N. Merritt of Galesburg,
H., director of the agricultural ex-
pertinent station located at that
place, has made a thorough examin-
alton of the corn crop in Ohio, ILL
nois and Iowa and says the crop in
this state is the best of any of
them This means, of course, that
the Iowa crop is the best Of any state
in the union. Mr.. Merritt is now
on a trip of investigation through
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

The first duty of public officials is
to obey the law themselves.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

level of wages. Wait and see. That
is just what we did twenty-one
years ago when Cleveland was elect
ed. And we did see, sure enough
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

Any Christian spirit working
kindly in it's little sphere, whatev-
er it may be, will find its moral life
too short for it's vast means of use
fulness. -Charles Dickens.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

Secretary McAdoo was evidently
only shooting OF his mouth when
he said Wall street bankers were re-
ducing the value OF government
bonds in order to discredit the adj
ministration's currency bill. Wall
street is a large holder Of these Sc
curities and it does not appear rea-
sonable that the bankers there
would deliberately depreciate the
worth Of their own investment.
Moreover, the bankers have called
upon the secretary to furnish proof
Of his statement or withdraw the
charge. Thus far Mr.. McAdoo has
done neither.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

The state fair this year, now on
In Des Moines, is said to be the best
ever held in Iowa. The attendance
Is good and everybody seems to ne
satisfied with the show.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

Can anyone figure out why the
big newspapers give SO much space
to Harry Thaw? He never did any
thing of consequence and the only
occurrence that brought him into
prominence was the murder of STAN
ford White, New York architect.
There are hundreds OF murderers
like Thaw who do not even get a big
head in the big papers for single
day. Possibly undue publicity is
given him because his father was
rich and had no more sense than to
bequeath Harry large sum. Few
boys having no more stamina or
brains than Harry Thaw could make
good with big fortune to curse
them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

The people Of New York ought to
give Tammany such a licking at the
next election that the Tammany
tiger and Governor Sulzer will go
into oblivion together. Then they
could fight it out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

1t is said that 100000 600
worth of foreign made goods are
held in bond awaiting the enact
ment of the new tariff. OF course
the manufacture OF this vast amount
Of imported stuff did not give dol
lars worth of employment to Amer
lean labor. Increased importations
must make fewer jobs in the Unit
ed States. Possibly that will have
the effect of reducing the high cost
Of living by lowering the general
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

The Marion Register intimates
that city officials who fail to enforce
the law against speed maniacs
ought to be held criminally liable
for accidents. 1t might yet come to
that in cases where due diligence on
htbe part, Of officials would have pre-
vented accidents.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

Some weather prognosticator has
declared that there will be killing
frost this year about the fifteenth OF
next month. He says we will have
a full moon at that time and when
ever the moon gets full in the mid
die of September there is always a
heavy frost. He advises farmers to
do what they can to be in readiness
for the cold snap. Now here is
something to worry about. Corn is
safe so far as moisture is concerned,
but how much Of it will be out Of
the way Of frost by the 18th of Sep
TENDER? ...-......
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

John McGraw, manager Of the
New York Giants, gets $4,000 per
year. No wonder Mr.. Bryan COM
plains of a paltry salary Of only
$4,000 per annum.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

According to the testimony of
nggs, he and Caminetti were led
astray by two designing girls. Just
like old Adam. Lay all the blame
upon the women, but accept credit
for everything when credit is due.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

At the special elecial in Cedar
Rapids few days ago the PROPOSE
ton to vote tax of 100000 in aid
of an interurban railroad was de-
feated by a vote of 1906 to 4,057.
1t appears that the time has passed
when the people OF Iowa are willing
to vote taxes upon themselves to aid
other people to build railroads. In
the early days the usual thing was
to vote for the railroad. The coun-
try needed them then, but now the
supply is equal to legitimate de-
mand and when there is demand for
a road the ones who own the con-
trolling interest and will have the
management will be required to
furnish most of the money to build
it. There are those in Cedar Rap
ids who will insist that the town
took step backward when it re-
fused to donate 100000 toward the
construction Of this proposed road,
but the chances are Cedar Rapids
will continue to grow and prosper
as before. Moreover, the fact that
kindly to voting taxation money in
to the pockets of men already rich
might induce Others who want to Sc
lect their own investments to make
that city their future home. 1t is
time to let the railroad builders re-
ly upon their own resources.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

Pitchfork TLlman, although
weighted down with years, is yet
full OF fire when occasion demands
He declared the other day that if
Diggs and Caminetti had commit
ted their crimes in his state they
would both be dead now. "They
would have been shot down like
dogs" he said, land the fathers of
the girls they have ruined would
have been acquitted almost without
the jury leaving the box. The un-
written law is the best law to pro-
tect women's virtue that have
heard Of. The more l think about
the Diggs-C aminetti case the more
outraged I grow at the state Of NOR
ais which not only permit such
things but encourage them" At
torney General McReynolds will no
doubt color a bit when he reads
what this distinguished democrat
thinks of the case in which the at
torney general sought delay for the
benefit OF the defense.
H. u "a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

has the courage to offer. it resist
ance.
The senate Of the United States
must make of itself body that can
transact business with reasonable
expedition. Under present rules one
member can obstruct proceedings
and nothing can be done except by
unanimous consent. All this ought
to be overcome and the majority
ought to rule and be held response
bic for results. Senatorial cour-
tesy" should take a back seat when
the business Of the country is suf-
fering.
Now that valuations have been
raised by the state executive COM
mittee, how will local levies be at
fected? Will there be reduction,
or is there still need Of more money?
Burlington Hawk-Eye:
Levies generally in the towns Of
Iowa will not be materially reduc-
ed, but it is likely that township
levies will be much lower than for
merly. Here in Webster City the
levies this year are three mills high
er than last year How do they com
pare in Burlington with former lev
les?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

The attorney general of New York
is also against Sulzer. But the at
torney general is creature of Tam
many. His expressed Judgment upon
matters in which Tammany are vi
tally interested is worthless as re-
Fiction of his real opinion. Sulzer
is only an incident. Tammany is
con tinuous and will be on the boards
in New York for years to come and
it will try to down every man who
has the courage to offer. it resist
ance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

1t Is the wit and policy Of sin to
hate those we have abused.-Dave-
nant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

That man Diggs is to be pitied.
Although married and a father he
was led astray by girl who was
only sixteen years of age, according
to his own statement upon the wit
ness stand. They ought to enact a
law out in California to protect such
fellows from the wiles of children.
But in the absence of such statute,
the parents ought to give them a
spanking when they show evidence
of being led in the wrong direction
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25

damage to property in st. Louis and Its
vicinity amounted to close to SS,O0O,-
600. and the loss of life was estimated
at more than 45O The injured num-
bered twice that many.
During the two weeks preceding the
disaster of st. Louis the southern and
western states had been visited by tor
nadoes which demolished everything
In their path. On May 10 a storm
plowed it's way through northern Tex
as, killing 200 persons and damaging
s1,OOOO0O worth of property. On May
II Kansas and Kentucky were visited
with great property loss. although the
loss of life was small. Nearly every
house In La Fontaine. Kan, was de-
stroyed on May %. and three days
later eleven persons We're killed as a
result of a tornado at Cairo. Ill.
In st. Louis 720 street blocks were a
mass of ruins, and scarcely building
In the path Of the, storm escaped in
jury. In East st. Louis the devasta-
lIOll WIS AZ SItGl az III ~. i<'Nlo PiOl'-
er. Fire added to the destruction. and
as the streets were Uttered with rub
bish the fire department was helpless.
The fire loss alone was more than
$1.OOO.OO0. The dead In st. Louis num-
Sered POP and seventy-four missing.
and in East st. Louis the dead num-
bered 151.
There have been several other visita-
lions nf death dealing tornadoes in the
United States. Tive Of the most fatal
took place In Adams. Miss, on May s.
1910. when 31T persons were killed
and on June 16. 1912. Il storm killed
300. Early in April. 1880. the lower
Missouri towns of Barry. Stone. Web
ster and Christian suffered life and
property loss. Almost a hundred per
sons were killed and 600 injured. and
81 100000 worth Of property was de-
stroyed. Twenty-Five persons were
killed and seventy-two injured on
April % cf the same year in Noxubee
county. Miss. On May % forty were
killed and eighty-three injured in Fam.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25

min county. Tex, and twenty killed In
Pottawatomie county. Ia, on June lO
the same year.
On July Is. 1881, 247 buildings were
wrecked at New Ulm, Mimi. and on
Aug. % a cyclone swept from Savan-
nah to Minnesota. killing 400. In the
year 1882 more than 300 persons were
killed in various towns. At McAlester.
Indian Territory, on May 10, 12O were
killed. On June II at Grinnell, Ia, 100
persons were killed, 300 injured and a
property loss Of $1,00O,000 sustained.
On June "a that year at Emmetsburg
100 more were killed.
In 1888 the loss Of life numbered
ninety-three. Fifty-one lost their lives
In Mississippi on April %. and on May
18 sixteen perished at Racine, Wis. In
Dodge and Olmstead counties, Mimi,
twenty-six were killed and eighty in
jured on Aug. 81.
On Feb. 9, 1884, an unparalleled Sc
ries of storms struck eight states ST.
multaneously. Illinois, Kentucky, Mis-
sisSippi, Georgia. Tennessee, Virginia.
North Carolina and South Carolina
were visited by more than sixty lorna,
does. Eight hundred persons lost theil
lives, $500 were injured, and 10000
buildings were destroyed. On Sept. 6
of that year in eastern Minnesota and
western Wisconsin seVenty-fve per-
sons were killed and $4,000,0OO worth
Of property was destroyed.
Coming down to recent times, eight
states were swept by tornado on
April "a. 1908. which left trail of
dead numbering more than 300. Most
of the deaths occurred in the black
belts of Louisiana and Georgia. where
the wind destroyed the cabins, buryine
the occupants in the debris. In Loui
siana the dead numbered SS. and 35C
were injured; in Mississippi 159 dead
GOO injured; Alabama. 81 dead, 113 in
jured. and in Georgia 25 dead, 100 in
jured. or more than 300 in four states
On April 30,' 1909. Tennessee expert
SuCGu Ouc vi Iuc NOlSl LOl AddOCS CfSi
known In that state. Sixty-two per-
sons were killed, and the property loss
was almost S1.OO0,O00. Five other
states were also visited on the same
day, but the loss Of life was small.
On May .. 1912, the village Of Korn
Okla. was wiped out and twenty-one
lives were lost. On June Is Vilagony.
another small! village in Oklahoma, was
wiped out and four were killed. The
following day the tornado tore its wa!
through Bates county and parts o!
Johnson and Henry counties, Kan.
killing twenty-seven persons.
Nearly 100 persons were killed OF.
March IA of this year by the storm
which swept seven states. In Georgia
the storm. was accompanied by earth
shocks. and twenty-nine persons were
killed. The property loss amounted t.
$1,0O0.000 or more. In Tennessee TWEEN
ty-six were killed. Alabama thirteen
and, Mississippi thirteen.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
NOTES FROM THE NEWS.

Twenty-seven quail were found starV'
ed to death in snowdrift at Hokah,
Wis. They had dug their way into the
snow for warmth and were caught hy
the freezing of crust on top.
A Canarste IN. " hen Is the latest
entry in the freak egg contest. She l.
owned by Herman eager and named
Tootsie. Each egg laid by her is plain
ly marked with ST" the initial OF
her name.
Harriet Tuhman Davis. born in slav
cry and who served as scout. nurse
and spy in the Union cause. is dead at
Auburn. N. Y. In home she founded
for aged and INDECENT negroes. Escap
ing slavery. she was runner for the
underground railroad" before the wal
and helped more than 300 slaves Il
Canada. At one time there was !
price of more than $4,000 on her lslf
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
OSLER AGE LIMIT
FOR U. S. JUDGES
McReynoIds Bars Lawyers Over
Sixty For Federal Bench.

Washington.-No lawyer of more
than sixty years Of age and 10 lawyers
with large corporation and railroad
connections need apply. for appoint
ment on the federal bench.
This announcement was made by
Attorney General McReynolds. who re-
ceived delegations from Virginia and
Maryland in behalf Of lawyers Of those
states now being urged for the va
cancy in the Fourth circuit court of
the United States, composed of the
states of North and South Carolina.
Virginia. Maryland and West Virginia.
By this announcement Mr.. Mercy
nolds eliminates almost the entire field
of aspirants from Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The half dozen lawyers from
Virginia who are advanced for ju-
dicial honors are either more than
sixty years of age or have large corpo-
ration connections. The lone Mary
lander, E. c. Devecmon. was eliminat-
ed because he has had no previous ex-
perience on the bench and has had no
practice in admiralty courts.
The Virginia delegation was stunned
by the announcement. The men elm
mated include Charles V. Meredith OF
Richmond. who is sixty-two years old:
Lucien B. Cooke Of Roanoke. who is
division counsel for the Norfolk and
Western railroad; Walter Fl. Taylor OF
Norfolk. who is counsel for the late H.
Fl. Rogers Virginia railroad; W. Leigh
Williams of Norfolk. who Is counsel
for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
and A. w. Patterson and 81. r. Pol
lard, barred on account OF the age
limit. DR.. Minor Lyle. dean Of the Law
School of the University Of Virginia. Is
the only aspirant now in the field from
Virginia who comes within the Mcltey.
nolds rule.
There are half dozen judgeship ap-
pointments which the president has to
make. Most Of them are carried over
from the Taft administration and
were tied up In the senate tilibuster
against aI-the civil appointments made
by Mr.. Taft after his election.
1t Ia taken here that the rule laid
down by the attorney general applies
to all Judiciary appointments that Will
come up during the coming four years.
1t will apply equally to the United
States supreme court MS to the district
courts
Just now there is pressing demand
upon the president to appoint chief
Justice of the United States court or
claims. The work Of this tribunal has
been retarded since the retirement OF
Chief Justice Peel and the refusal Oh
the senate to confirm the promotion OF
Associate Justice Booth for this place.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25

France, which was based solely on the
ground that he could not afford to take
the place.
Mr.. McCombs' refusal followed that
Of Richard Olney and Charles w. Eliot,
former president of Harvard. to both
of whom the ambasSadorShip to the
court Of st. james wus offered. Nei"
thcr could afford to take the place.
Whitelaw Reid. the former ambassa
dor. maintained an establishment that
cost him $1c0.00O II year. Ambassador
Herrirl. now holding the post refused
by Mr. McCombS. is said to he spend:
ing more than $10O.G00 Il year in keep
ing up the embassy.
1t Is known that Norman L. Mack.
has been hpsitating about going rs am
bassador tp Vienna because lie fears it
would cost too much. ard it is said that
n. b. Fine. dean of the faculty mt
Princeton. cannot make up his mind to
be ambassador to Berlin. being poor
man.
Representative Nicholas LongwortE
not long ago made II report on the sub.
ject and introduced Il bill appropriate
ing money to build eml,aSSies. ltfailed.
The salary of IN ambassador is $lI,-
500 a year and IN expert opininn given
here today by John Barrett. who has
been in the diplomatic service rs min
lister s,ld is now director of the Pam
American union. is that $25.O0O is tho
least that cne can spend and maintain
the dignity of an embassy. Even at
that figure it costs an ambassador or
minister $4,000 year more than his
salary.
The following table shows what 1t
costs TO maintain an embassy ut the
eight posts Of the ambaSSadorial rank:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25

WANTED so select young men to
study Greg's Shorthand and con,
tract for stenographic positions up
on graduation paying salary OF
$500 to 5000.
WANTED so high-school and
college graduates to take our speci-
al course in Banking and contract
for banking positions upon gradu-
alton paving a guaranteed salary
of $500 to, 5000.
WANTED-Fifty educated
ladies to qualify for high salaried
law office positions. Send postal
for Special Card Proposition.
Sam Jack Musick, Mgr,
Piedmont Business College, Inc.
Lynchburg, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
GAS BOMBS FOR CRIMINALS.
Paris Police Use Them In Capturing 8
Homicidal Lunatic.

Paris.-A weapon for the firing OF
asphyxiating bombs. devised after the
recent siege of the automobile bandits
In their strongholds. was used for the
first time In the capture Of a negro
who had become suddenly mad in the
Auteuil quarter. threatening every one
with loaded revolver.
Detectives chased the man from room
to room in a house where he had taken
refuge. firing gas bombs rs they went
The fugitive was finally cornered on
the roof of the house In state Of
semiasphyxiation. He was quite pow
eriess and was transferred to hos
vital
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25

New York.-Tornadoes and destruc-
tive high winds have been Of frequent
occurrence in the United States in the
last few years. Although these winds
are commonly called cyclones" scien-
lists distinguish between the cyclone
and the tornado. The cyclone is a
widespread "low area storm moving
in an elliptical path. The tornado
drops with a single burst of violence.
Of these the most destructive to life
and property was the st. Louis lorna
do, which took place on May q. 1896,
Just before the time set for the ma
tional Republican convention. The
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
New Suffraqan Bishop.

Rev. Samuel G. Babcock, of Boston
archdeacon of the Protestant Episcc
pal diocese of Massachusetts, ha
been elected suffragan bishop by th'
diocesan convention in session in Bos
ton. The other candidate was DR.. Her
man Page, rector of st. Paul's church
Chicago The vote was: Babcock, lC:
clerical and 63 lay delegates; Page
81 clerical and 80 lay delegates.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25

A circular sent out by the board says
Of its thousands of supporters:
ALLOWING for the necessity and III
deed desirable proportion Of criticism
and dout which always accompanies
new proposals. we may say that thi'
great body of educated men and WON
en-. no matter in what degree they use
the simpiied spellings themselves. vii
hereafter advise teachers to teach and
children to use these new spellings.'
The reader Is urged not to be 'to'
much influnst by the cd appearance OF
the word Any change must look cd al
first"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
HIGHER PAY FOR
OUR DIPLOMATS
We Ask Too Great a Sacrifice,
Says President.
"THESERvICE is HAfHF Erred"

Mr.. Wilson Declares 1t Is Impossible
For Him to Get the Men t'e Wants.
Troubled by Repeated Refus2is-ex-
pert Says Salaries Should Ee at Least
$25,GC0 Year.
Washington.-Pr Wilson is Sc
riously troubled by the repeated refus-
ais of prominent Democrats to accept
high diplomatic appointments on ac-
count Of financial inability to maintain
the positions. and he has practically
appealed to the country to support him
In request that congress pay ambas-
sadors and ministers enough to enable
poor men to represent this country
abroad.
This appeal was made in statement
concerning the refusal by William Nc
Combs of the ambassadorship to
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
IN BED FOR FIFTY-NINE YEARS
Woman Holder Of All Hospital Time
Pooorle EeIabr,Lae Her Rirthday,

Woman Holder Of All Hospital Time
Records Celebrates Her Birthday.
Philadelphia i'll with typhoid
fever Mt twenty-one years Of age and
still in bed mt eighty is the experience
Of Miss Sybilla Schnatz. who. after
fifty-nine years. has Just celebrated
her birthday IN st. Joseph's hospital.
She holds all hospital time records.
Since her typhoid attack Miss
Schnatz has been unable to move with
out assistance. She has been an ar
dent student Of scientific subjects. She
has telephone Mt her bedside and has
seen trolleys and automobiles from the
window. but her greatest ambition is
10 see an aeroplane.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-25
Arrested For Alleged Arson.

What is said to have been an In
cendiary attempt was made to burn
the hotel at Lumberton, near Mount
Holly, N. j., owned by William H. Jen'
nings. Part of the building had been
spread with oil and the blaze was
started by applying match to pile
of straw. Cracking Of the flames
awoke Mrs. Jennings, who aroused the
guests, and all escaped in scant al
tire. Joseph Rogers was arrested and
charged with the crime.