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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08
Democrats will not shed many

Democrats will not shed many
tears if the plan for the reorganiza.
tion of the republican party fails
They know that with both the re-
publican and progressive parties in
the field they will have another
walk-away in the presidential cleo
ton in 1916. If the republican
party is reorganized on the lines
suggested by progressive republi-
cans nearly all voters who left the
party last year will be back in the
fold, and the party will be in posi-
ton to command respect and win
victories as Of yore. No matter what
course Colonel Roosevelt and the
other progressive party leaders may
take, If the republican party be-
comes really progressive, nine tenths
of those who rebelled at the action
of the national committee and con-
vention last year will be back In
the ranks fighting for republican
supremacy. But if the party fol-
lows such leaders as Barnes, PEN
rose, Cannon and Taft 1t will not
win another national victory in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

1t seems strange In this enlight-
ened age that the legislature has to
pass laws requiring weeds to be cut.
Boone News-Republican.
And 1t also seems strange that not
one officer out of a dozen charged
with the duty of seeing that the
weeds are cut pay any heed to the
law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

When congress positively locates
few lobbyists in Washington what
is going TO happen? If the lobby
lists do not lose their cunning they
are apt to have the committee lob
byized long before the committee is
ready to report.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Mr.. and MIp. Hugh Gillian of Ma
son City have brought action in the
district court to close an automobile
garage that is located near their
home. They alleged that the noises
coming from the garage, as well as
the offensive odors, are very obnox-
ious and constitute a nuisance. A
temporary injunction is asked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Now that Jack Johnson and his
wife are on their way to Europe
the authorities ought to devise some
way, if possible, to keep them out
Of the country. They are what the
colonel describes as undesirable
citizens"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

The small property owner, or the
man who can't afford to pay a tax
in aid of an interurban, will not be
out one cent. ALI such property
owners and taxpayers will be able
to trade their stock certificates for
merchandise. Hundreds of property
owners will thus be relieved OF as
suming any burden whatever. And
they will get the benefit of increas-
ed business and increased property
values.
Sign the petition.-Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
Taxpayers who have had expert
ence with railroad stock given them
for tax money have not always
found it as put by the Cedar Rap.
ids paper. The company issuing the
stock can, and sometimes does, &C
into bankruptcy or is sold under q
mortgage. Then the taxpayer loses
every cent. That was the way it was
worked by the Crooked Greek roat
management many years ago. 1t Ii
what is called "high finance" and
the average taxpayer and voter can
not see into it before his fingers are
burned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

The Nevada Representative thinks
President Wilson is crank, but 1t
declares that he is not a crook. He
may run the ship Of state upon the
rocks of freak currency legislation
or by too near an approach to free
trade, but he has not willingly put
into his cabinet any Ballingers for
purposes of corruption. The coun-
try has every confidence in the in
tegrity of the president and will
look upon his mistakes as errors OF
judgment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Mr.. Mulhall jumped over the
heads of many people and landed
squarely in the limelight. He had
q message that caused the country to
cit up and take notice. The Ques-
ton now is, can he make good?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Some of the papers are now dis
Guessing the motives of Col. Mulhall
In making his lobby exposures and
the concensus of opinion is that he
has turned traitor to his former
friends and employers. But the mo-
tives of Mulhall are not what the
country is interested in. Are the
charges true? That is what the
country wants to know. Who cares
whether Mulhall was hired to squeal
or whether he squealed because he
was sore? If big business has
been doing the things he claims,
big business" has been disgracing
itself, and If senators and congress-
men have been guilty of selling
their influence, as he charges, they
are traitors to their country and
ought to be driven from public life.
The personality OF Mulhall amounts
to nothing. He has been the tool
used to corrupt others. 1t doesn't
matter whether he is corrupt or not.
If Mulhall had refused to serve the
business organization some one else
would have been secured The thing
which the people are interested in
Is to know the truth of the rela-
ton Of their representatives with
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Riches take wings, comforts van
ish, hope withers away, but love
stays with us-Love is God.-Lew
Wallace.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Black Hawk county has about one
hundred acres of land devoted to
the production of alfalfa and 1t Is
proving so satisfactory that it is
predicted the acreage will be great
ly increased next year Hamilton
county farmers ought to give alfalfa
q try-out. An acre or two devoted
to that crop by each farmer would
demonstrate what could be done in
this section.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Postmaster General Burleson
seems to be Of the old brand of
spoils politician. Possibly that is
the reason President Wilson put him
in his present position. The post
master general is doing all he can
to get rid of republican postmasters
before their terms expire and has
asked a number of them to resign.
The postmaster at San Francisco re-
fuses to accede to the demands OF
the postmaster general and has
written him a letter, explaining that
his term does not expire until 1916
and challenging him to show that
the San Francisco postoffice is not
conducted as it should be. Burleson
ought to have been postmaster gen.
eral when Andrew Jackson was
president, but he is untitled for the
Job in this enlightened age.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Locomotive engineers are finding
the automobile speed crank SER
ious menace to their happiness and
live in constant fear of fatal acct
dents on account of the carelessne ss
and recklessness of some auto driv-
ers. An engineer told a reporter
the other day that it is an everyday
occurrence to have some crank try
to beat the train to a grade cross
ing. Sometimes the auto can be
seen by the engineer half a mile
away making for the crossing with
all possible dispatch, in some in
stances going forty miles an hour.
The engineer wonders If the driver
will really undertake to cross the
track ahead Of him. Some times the
auto slows down and gives the train
the right-of-way. Sometimes the
auto keeps on it's course and passes
Just ahead of the train. II some
thing happens to the automobile an
accident follows and all because au-
tomobile drivers will not exercise
due care.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

While it may not be desirable to
prohibit the franking privilege, it
most assuredly should be cur
tailed to some extent. 1t is the
abuses of the privilege that is caus-
ing complaint.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Wouldn't it be a strange coinci-
dent If the Wilson administration
should be repudiated three years
from this fall on account Of failing
to make good on its promises to re-
duce the price of living?-Rolfe Ar
row.
The second administration Of
Grover Cleveland succeeded admir-
ably in reducing the cost OF living,
but it was repudiated just the same.
If the Wilson administration can re-
duce the cost of what the people
must buy without reducing the
price of what they sell, it will be en-
dorsed three years hence. But that
is quite a problem and it is doubt
full If even this administration can
accomplish it. President Taft
thought he had the problem solved
by his reciprocity agreement with
Canada. He told the workmen in
the east that they would get butter,
eggs, meat, -four, ETC., cheaper and
then he told the western farmer
that reciprocity would not reduce
the price of their products. OF
course President Taft didn't make
anybody believe what he said and
nobody will believe President Will
son can turn the trick until he
proves it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

twenty years, because it will not de-
serve to. Those men and others like
them wrecked the party and 1t can
never be repaired while they are In
leadership.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

A Chicago paper figures out the
value of a college education as fol-
lows: "The Northwestern univer-
sity recently took a census Of the
graduates of the class Of 1903 and
found that they were earning on the
average Of $500 a year moro than
the average salaried man in Chicago.
This sum multiplied by forty work
ing years gives a total of $26, 400,
and when the cost of a college ed
ucation, $2,400, is deducted there
remains gain of $4,000 for the
college worker. dubuque Times
Journal.
There is another way to figure
this that does not give such profit
on the side Of the college education
as is given by the foregoing. If the
man who expends that $2,4G0 for
his college education would put the
money out at six per cent compound
interest he would have $24,249 In
forty years and II he worked on the
Chicago salary he would really be
ahead, as he could be earning that
salary during the years the college
man was getting his education
However, a college education is q
most desirable thing, but the North
western University does not prove it
by the array of figures in the fore
going quotation
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

who "kidded" him are wondering
who were really the chumps of five
years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08
"big business" If their representa-
tives have sold them out it Is worth
while to have that fact established.

There is some discussion in Iowa
upon the square deal business. It
is charged that the Sioux City Jour-
nal has not given Senator Cummins
that sort of a deal. Well, that all
depends upon the viewpoint. The
Journal has been opposed to Cum
Minis for number of years and US
ed the usual methods to defeat him.
The Journal has the undisputed
right to oppose the senator and so
long as it INDUCES in fair warfare
it cannot be accused Of violating
the square deal. Senator Cummins
has opposed many of the things the
Journal advocates and he opposed
and defeated its editor for governor
a few years ago. We are all prone
to think our opponents are not treat
ing us fairly, but probably they are
treating us just as considerably as
we are treating them. There is
more than one side to the square
deal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

One hundred acres of land just
within the city limi is of Boone sold
few days ago to R. Wittig for
$4,000 or $500 per acre. Mr.. Wit
tig, who is a nurseryman, will use
the land for his nursery. This sale
indicates that choice land in central
Iowa is still increasing in value. Mr..
Marsh, one of the big manufacture
ers of Waterloo, recently declared
that in his judgment Iowa land
would be worth $1,000 an acre
when it was farmed intensively, as
it will be some day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

A former member of the city
council of East St. Louis has con-
fessed in sharing in couple of
brides. He testified that in 1912
$4,000 was paid members Of the
council for a franchise granted the
East St. Louis Interurban company
and another $4,000 was paid for the
privilege granted to the Alton &
Southern railroad to cross certain
streets. The public can have no idea
of the number Of cases similar to
this, as it is a most difficult thing
to ferret them out But this man
confessed because he was promised
immunity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

After all, it's just as hot and no
hotter than you think it is.-Wat-
erloo Times-Tribune.
It would be g. joke on the editor
Of the TN if he would get it into
and start a fire in his furnace.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Woodrow Wilson can make the
democrats in congress eat out of his
hand whether they like the things
he offers or not. Never in the his
tory of the country did a president
have his party associates in con-
gress so completely under his thumb
This is not very complimentary to
those democratic congressman who
have been under the impression for
some time that they were leaders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

The newspapers of the country
seem to have a friend in the post
Office department at Washington
and as this is such an unusual thing
in late years the publishers appre-
ciate it. Many of the rulings of late
have indicated that the department
wanted to cause the newspapers all
the Annoyance it could, but
now comes the first assistant post
master general with an order d.
recting postmasters and mail clerks
to use all possible dispatch in the
distribution and delivery of daily
papers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Five years ago man by the
name of VIM. Carroll purchased a
forty acre farm near New Hamp-
ton. paying $50 per acre for it. That
was a very high price for Chicka-
saw county land at that time and
Mr.. Carroll's friends "joshed" him
SO much upon getting soaked" that
he was ashamed to go to town for
several months. However. Mr.. Car
roll has just sold his forty acres at
1926 per acre and now the friends
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Patience is bitter, but its fruit l!
sweet.-Rousseau.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

Mason City is enforcing the speed
ordinance with vengeance and one
day last week nine business men
too fast. The officers caught them
with stop watches. the watches dem
onstrating that they were going
from twenty to twenty-five miles an
hour. These nine men are not pleas
ed over the course of the officers,
but the other 1878 people resid-
ing in Mason City are highly elated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
DEVELOPS CHAMPIONS.
Sidney R. Marvin Gets Much Credit
for Work of Tennis PLAYERS.

NEW YORK. August 9.-Developing
lawn tennis champions is a favorite
pastime of Sidney r. Marvin OF San
Francisco, who devotes his time and
money to athletics for boys and young
men. and three of the products Of his
liberality are Maurice F.. Mclaughlin,
the champion of the United States; w.
NJ. Johnston and John Strachan. who
won the national day courts champion
ship at Omaha recently. These three
were developed at the club which he
founded ten years ago. and has MAIN
tanned ever since. Mr.. Marvin's idea was
that if through constant tournament
play great accuracy could be combined
with the speed developed on the asphalt
courts series of champions would be
produced. So he engaged a veteran pro-
fessional to instruct the members and
gave monthly tournaments during the
season for trophies which were sufficient
~ valuable to stimulate interest in the
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
SAILS FOR BERLIN
President Kirby of A. A. U. to At.
tend Big Athletic Congress-

NEW YORK, August 9.-Gustavus T.
Kirby, president of the Amateur Athletic
Union, sailed today for Berlin, where he
is to be one of Americas delegates at the
initial international athletic federation
congress Mr.. Kirby said that in his
opinion the Berlin meeting will be one OF
the most important of its kind ever held
Out OF 1t undoubtedly will grow. he be-
iieves, a strong organization, which will
not only encourage International meets
and safeguard the participation Of the
athletes of one country in sports held by
another country. but will also standard
lze the rules and regulations of track
and field athletic contests.
The federation also will formulate reso-
buttons regarding the following questions
which will be considered at the Olympic
games conference of the international
Olympic committee in Paris in 1914: Are
women to be admitted to take part in the
Olympic games? Minimum age of com.
petitors. Questions of nationality and
naturalization. Amateurism Number OF
entries in each event. Date of entry
Character of the program: that is, ath.
ietics, gymnastics. competitive sports
water polo. water sports, equestrian
sports, pentathlon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
AMERICAN MAY CHALLENGE.
Geer of Boston May Meet Champion
English Oarsman.

NEW YORK. August 9.-Ernest Barry.
the English sculler, who retained his
worlds professional title successfully a
short time ago on the Thames against
Harry Pearce, the Australian challenger,
may be asked to consider a challenge on
behalf of Frank Geer. the Boston pro-
fessional, who claims the American
championship. News from Boston states
that rowing men in that vicinity have
taken kindly to the suggestion made by
Coach William Haines of the Union
Rowing Club Haines thinks that Geer
is one of the best professionals in this
country. and just the man to send tc
England next year to attempt to wrest
the worlds title from Barry. Boston
oarsmen are most anxious to arrange a
meeting between the worlds champion
and an American oarsman, and 1t Is very
likely that a def will be sent to Barry
in the near future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
CORKRAN BEST OF
EKMANOK GOLFERS
Defeats McIIWaine in Finals for
Presidents Cup, 10 Up
and 8 to Play.

MANCHESTER, VT, August 9.-B.
Warren Corkran of Baltimore Country
Club defeated A. G. McIlwaine. the
seventeen-year golfer from the national
course. by 10 up and 8 to play in the
thirty-six-hole final round of the tourna-
ment for the First Presidents cup at the
Ekwanok Country Club today. Cork
ran was up at the end of the morning
round and won the first hole this after
noon. On the second and third, however,
he lost, but was up at the turn. Going
the tenth McIlwaine played poorly and
lost the hole and match.
In the first eighteen holes of the final
for the First Presidents Cup at Ekwanok
Country Club links today, A. G. Nc
Ilwaine, the seventeen-year-old wonder
from the national course, showed dis
tinct loss of power as compared with the
two previous days and finished eight
down to b. w. Corkran of Baltimore.
de-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
Summaries.

intermediate singles SOULS; first heat; FIVE
starters; one and one-quarter miles. with turn
Boston second, J. Holland. A. G. Rowing Club.
Halifax: third, III. .. Pike, Atlanta Boat Club,
Springfield. Time. S.i9 20.
Senior Association single sculls. four starters
Won by r. Dibble. Don Rowing Club OF Toronto;
second, t. J. Rooney; Ravenswood Boat Club of
Brooklyn, y. Y, third, q. w. Smith Of New
York Athletic Club.
intermediate single sculls. second heat; one and
Wan Sa sr Sew YORK tbcsie clab sso
Boston. Time, 9.2I.
miles. with turn: four starters-Won by Duluth
Boat Club Duluth; second, Vesper Boat Club OF
Philadelphia; third. Argonaut Rowing Club OF
Toronto Time IN
Senior double SOULS, and one-quarter miles,
with turn; six starters-Won by Don Rowing
Club of Toronto; second. Union Boat Club OF
Boston, third, Riverside Boat Club of Cam
bridge. Time 7.45 20.
Intermediate single sculls. final: one and one
quarter miles, with turn four starters-Won By
w. j. Gardner, Union Boat Club. Boston:
ond. J. Holland. 4. g. of H. Rowing Club Of
Club Time, s.35 2-5
Senior eight toured shells: and one-quarter
luth Boat Club intermediate eight. Dui .th:
second, Duluth Boat Club tsenior eight, D;n III:
third. New York Athletic Club. Time. 6.5s
Twelve -oared navy racing cutters, and
seyen-eighths. stra ghtaway; two starters-Won
by United States battieship Virginia crew; sec-
end United States battleship Nebraska crew.
Championship senior single SOULS. one and
one-fourth miles. with turn; four starters-won
by r. DIbble. Don r. G. Toronto: second. +.
b. Butler. Argonaut, Toronto; third. r. II.
SheppaSSd :, Harlem Rowing Club. New York.
War canoes. fve-eighths mile straightaway;
two starters-Won 10y Cocheco Canoe Club, Boz
No time.
Senior octuple SOULS. one and one-ouarter
miles; stFaightaway four startersmWon by Bos-
York crew. Time, 1.55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
CUBS LET OUT RICHIE.
"Giant Killer" Pitcher Released to
the Kansas City Club.

CHICAGO, August 9.-Pitcher Lew
Richie. known in former years as the
"Giant killer because of his ability to
beat the National League champions,
was traded today to the Kansas City
club. of the American Association by
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals.
Richie is the second of the old Cubs
pitching stars to be released to the
minors this week, Orvall Overall having
been sold to the San Francisco club of
the Pacific Coast League. In exchange
for Richie the Chicago team gets Pitcher
Vaughn, who is to report Immediately,
and another player. to be delivered at
the end Of the association season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
NEEDS ASSISTANT COACH.
Michigan Has No Man to Handl,
Freshman Teams.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, August 9.-Michi-
gan is looking for good freshman foot
ball coach. The Wolverines are at pres
ent shy of coaching material for the
coming season, not only in foot ball, but
also in base ball
Prentice Douglass was the general as
sistant coach last year, but has gone into
the real estate game in Detroit, and 1t
is doubtful if he can be induced to take
the job again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
A Drop of Contradiction.
From CasselI's SATURDAY Journal.

From Cassells Saturday Journal.
An Englishman met Frenchman 1t
a hotel in London. and asked him what
he would have to drink.
IT will take a drop of contradiction,
said the Frenchman.
Contradiction? What on earth do you
mean questioned the Englishman.
well, you put i'm re whisky TO make IL
strong re water to make II weak, ze
lemon to make it sour, re sugar to make
IT sweet; then you say, Here's to you
and you drink 1t yourself!" was the quaint
reply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
VICTORY FOR MATT WELLS.
Outpoints Australian Champion
Michigan in 20-Round Scrap.

SYDNEY. n. S. w. August 9.-Matt
Wells, the English lightweight pugf-
list. defeated Hughie Michigan, the
Australian champion, here today in q
twenty-round contest on points. Wells
had the better of the outhghting, but
he appeared to have received the great
er amount of punishment The deci-
sion was given a mixed reception by
the 1900 spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
HEDGEPETH ALSO WINS.
Allows Nine Hits and Petersburg
Beats Portsmouth Twice.
,,ec;al Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The star
PORTSMOUTH, Va. August 9-Peters-
burg won both ends of the double-header
from the locals today, g to and TO Z.
Laughlin. Tenant and Hedgepeth fea-
tured in the batting and Boyd In the
fielding. Brooks was outpitched by Har-
din in the second game, but famed SIX
teen. The scores: