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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
HANG 1T ON YOUR WALL.

Times-Republican: An Oakland
preacher has formulated a creed for
a young mans recreation" that
should be framed and hung on the
wall of every mans bed chamber and
one that every youth should men,
orize and carry with him as the
decalogue of his amusements and
recreations. Here it is:
First will never patronize an
entertainment that brutalizes man
or shames a woman.
Second-I will always do some
part of my playing in the open air.
Third will not be merely lazy
spectator of sport; 1 will taste for
myself it's zest and thrill.
FOURTH will avoid over-amuse-
ment as I pray that l may be saved
from over-work.
Fifth will choose the amuse-
ments that my wife can share.
SIXTH will not spend Sunday in
caring for my bodily pleasure so
much that | forget my soul and it's
relation to Gods kingdom.
Seventh will never spend on
pleasure money that belongs to 9TH
err aspects Of my life.
Eighth will remember to enjoy
a boys sports again when my boy
needs me as chum.
NINTH will recollect that play
should be for the sake of my mind
as we'll as for my body; hence
shall not shun those forms of enter
tainment that deal with ideas.
Tenth will never let play serve
as the end of existence, but always
it shall be used to make me a bet
ter workman and richer soul.
There is present need Of precise
ly such a creed and necessity for It's
observance. Young men and older
ones need it.. This is not vicious
age but careless one. Young men
care for their mothers and their sis
ters as much as men ever have car
ed for women. Men love their wives
quite as faithfully as other men have
done. But there is a carelessness of
other mems sisters and mothers and
wives that lacks of the best man
hood. No man is fully man in the
best sense of the term who finds
amusement and entertainment in
the shame of women or the bestial-
ity of men.
From beginning to end the Oak
land pastors creed is good one to
observe. 1t will make better and
healthier men mentally, physically
and morally.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
LIKE MIR. MICAWBER.

Why do the American people well
come a democratic revision of the
tariff downward without fear or
trembling? Why is business SO
wholly unconcerned that men have
no interest in an argument as to
the tariff any ?-Marshalltown
Times-Republican.
1t hardly can be urged that the
new tariff law has received a well
come. There is a sense of relief that
the work Of framing the law and
getting it into operation is complet-
ed. The suspense is over with, and
the prospect of a rest from tariff
agitation is inviting. There has been
so much tariff talk during the past
five years that the subject has lost
its charm. Interest in tariff argu-
ment for the time being cannot be
made to answer summons. Business
is determined not to squeal before it
Is hurt, and business is hopeful that
1t may escape injury. At any rate
business is not disposed to make a
fuss and invite disturbance. A good
many things have happened of late
to emphasize the folly Of assault up
on confidence, and business men are
disposed TO take the other tack.
They are disposed to say that the
democrats are doing first rate, that
there is no occasion for alarm, and
that there is every prospect that
prosperity will suffer no interrupt
ton. Business was never more con-
sentative since big business was in
vented than II is now. Reformers of
various degrees and passions feel
that a large measure Of credit be-
longs to them. II the democrats
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

1918, for the hearing Of such ob1ec-
lions and the correcting of errors IN
such assessments and that said coun-
ell will at such meeting after hear
ing such objections make the assess
ments IS shown by said plat ana
SEIZED lie as corrected and approved
as by law required.
Date OF first publication October
g, 1913.
Date for objections expires Octo-
Der 80. 1913.
Published by order of the city
council of the city of Webster City,
Iowa.
e. E. Valentine, Mayor.
t. w. w. Crittenden, City Clerk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
CRITICISlNG BRYAN.

The Shenandoah World says Mr.
Bryan should not have gone Chau.
tauquaing. Like most of the promi,
nent Clark men in Iowa, Billy jam
ieson can't pass up an opportunity
to dig Bryan.-Knoxville Express.
1t is all right for Old Casey to
criticise Mr.. Jameson for criticism G
Mr.. Bryan, but it is not fair to class
all Clark men as opposed to Mr.. Brr-
an, as Casey is trying to do Mr..
Bryan laid himself open to criticism
when he went on the chautauuua
circuit after accepting cue of the
highest diplomatic positions in the
world. Greater newspapers and
greater men than the Shenan doah
World and its editor have criticised
Mr.. Bryan for this, whether they
have been right or not.-Manson
Democrat.
Here are two democratic authori-
ties differing upon the question of
criticising Mr.. Bryan for talking for
pay at Chautauquas. The Express
holds to the theory that to criticise
Mr.. Bryan is evidence of a desire to
dig him. But why shouldn't friend
~ papers criticise him for doing a
thing which they deem improper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
A WORD FOR HUERTA.

Rev. Edmund A. Neville, rector Of
Christ Protestant Episcopal church
of the City of Mexico, on his arrival
in New York City as delegate from
the City of Mexico to the general
convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal church, said:
81 know Mexico we'll, and l want
to say that the United States made
a huge mistake in not recognizing
the Huerta administration. That ad-
ministration is today the only force
in the Republic that is making for
law and order. Huerta is an able
man, and / know that he is also a
moral man. Furthermore, from evil
dence that l have, 1 do not believe
that Gen. Huerta had any more TO
do with the killing Of Francisco Ma
dero than you or l did. Because of
the non-recognition of the Huerta
Government by the United States,
American prestige and American
business in Mexico has reached the
lowest ebb.
ION the 26th of this month the
election for President will be held,
and the probabilities are that Gam
will hn al IN NJ
the United States will have an ex-
cellent opportunity to change it's
present policy with regard to Mexi-
co. Gamboa is statesman, strong
man, a man of fine education, a
books, and if elected will, in my
opinion, make a splendid President.
But he will have to have strong mil
:tary backing, and the man who will
furnish that backing will be Huerta
81 take no stock at all in the story
that Porfirio Diaz is going to return
to Mexico, and, as for the so-called
rebellion, ii is losing out all along
the line. AS matter of fact it
should not be dignified with the
name of rebellion, for those who are
il, the movement are nothing but
bandits, men who find robbing and
lcoting an easy way to make liv-
ing and who have not in the least
degree the interest of their country
at heart.
also let me say that in Mexico
there is none of the so-called anti
American feeling, and so long as
Americans down there attend to
their own business they are not mo-
Tested and are as safe as they would
be in the United States. AS fer in
tervention, that would be one of the
greatest crimes in history, and I have
said this from my pulpit. What ]
have said will be Endorsed by 80 per
cent Of the Americans now resident
in Mexico"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

If the new tariff law makes good
and the currency law which Pres!-
dent Wilson is going to enact proves
satisfactory it makes little or no diff
ference what republicans do in the
way of reorganization, so far as the
next presidential election is con-
cerned. However, if those enact
ments become unpopular, the repub-
lican party can win next time if its
affairs are wisely managed in the
way the rank and file of the party
want them managed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Some one has figured out that
sixty-one million wagon loads of our
good soil are dumped into the ocean
annually via the river route. This
may explain why so many states
have practically no soil at all. But
what will become of the people when
all the soil is washed into the sea?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

When Mr.. Bryan declared he
could not live decently upon sal
airy of $4,000 per year possibly he
was throwing out hint that a GER
tain office carrying with it compen-
sation $4,000, with extras, would
be very acceptable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

With the high price of land in
Iowa and Illinois and the figures still
advancing, how can any reduction in
the cost of living, especially food pro-
ducts. be expected? There are some
things a democratic tariff can't do
Burlington Hawk-Eye.
Then, under such conditions, the
removal Of the tariff from farm pro-
ducts is not going to injure the pro-
Queer. Is that the view of the
Hawk-Eye? If the Freeman-Trib-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

The latest record was made last
week, when the Volturno burned in
mid ocean, with loss of life of 1876,
521 being rescued by vessels that re-
sponded to- the wireless messages for
help.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
The Des Moines boosters are goip 6

The Des Moines boosters are goip
TO appeal to the courts to force
township officers to see that roads
are dragged according to law. Well
why shouldn't township officers be
made to obey the law, same as the
Standard Oil company, the beef
trust, the railroads and other cor
porations and organizations? Laws
are not made for the fun of the
thing. They are made to serve and
protect the public and must be en-
forced to prove of any value. 1t is
to be hoped that the Des Moines
boosters will succeed in getting the
roads dragged and having the work
performed when it will do the mos
good.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

More helpful than all wisdom is
our draught of simple human pity,
that will not forsake us.-George
Eliot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

A mile of concrete road has just
been completed near Mason City at a
cost of about $1.10 per square yard
It is said to be fine piece of work
and will last many years. But $1.lC
per yard is too much for country
roads. Good gravel roads can be
built for $500 per mile when the
gravel is close enough to the work
and a gravel road is good enough
at least for starter. A concrete
road at $1.1O per yard would cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000 pei
mile, the amount depending upon
the width.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

1t is now thought that the New
York police force, members of ILL
nois legislature and of some Iowa
city councils will be subject to the
income tax if a correct inventory of
their incomes can be secured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

The personal bond of Jack john
son, the pugilist, amounting to $780,
900, has been ordered paid by Judge
Carpenter of Chicago. Jack, it is
claimed, has taken out citizenship
papers in France. We got rid of
this undesirable citizen more easily
than expected and got $4,000 in
the bargain.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

The new tariff law has been in ef-
feet over ten days, but up to date the
high cost of living has not taken
much of a tumble. Possibly the new
law will have the effect of reducing
the assessments of the national treas
ury without materially affecting the
price of things we must buy. Time
alone will tell.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Marconi, the man who invented
the apparatus for sending and talk
ing wireless messages, is one OF the
benefactors of the world. Up to
date it is estimated that at least 81
900 lives have been saved in ocean
disasters by means of the wireless.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

une's memory serves it right the
Hawk-Eye was among the papers
that bitterly opposed Taft's reciproc-
ity agreement with Canada, but if
the products of the farm cannot be
reduced in price by a reduction or a
removal of the tariff why did the
Hawk-Eye oppose such removal or
reduction?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

The fact that Senator Aldrich has
denounced the currency bill prepar-
ed by President Wilson will lead the
masses to believe that it is pretty
good measure, after all. The couI-
try has little or no confidence in
Aldrich and if he wants to make the
proposed currency bill popular he is
pursuing the right course by de-
nouncing it. This is one of the un-
fortunate illustrations in our public
life. Senator Aldrich is one of the
ablest men in the country and his
views upon the money question may
be sound, but he is not given an
impartial hearing because the plain
people look upon him as a tool OF
the interests.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Orders have been issued in Water
loo to the effect that the dad" ne
groes must go. More power to Wat
erloo. Everywhere in the land there
is room for the Industrious negro,
who works, saves and tries to get
en-, who attends to his own business
and does not try to break in where
he is not Misunderstanding on
Hawk-Eye.
Of course every town wants to rid
itself of the bad negro and of every
other bad citizen, but where are
they to Ego" when orders to "go'
are issued? Is Waterloo going to
send its undesirable citizens to prey
upon other communities? If so. So
ciety gains nothing. The sore is
merely transferred from one hand to
the other. This bad citizen ques-
tion involves some problems that are
1
not easily settled.
Protectionists have used the tariff
TO fool and despoil the farmer of his
hard-earned gains. Behind the tariff
rate of rs cents on wheat, 10 cents
on corn, II and IL cents on wool,
rates which have never added one
whit price or value to the product,
plutocratic tariff beneficiaries have
persistently plucked the farmer on
ali that he had to buy. He has been
forced to buy all that he needed in
a highly protected market, while he
sold his surplus in competition with
the world.-Congressman Pepper.
And still the democratic party
puts wool on the free list to reduce
the cost of wooden goods. 1t admits
free beef from South America to
make beef cheaper to working men,
1t takes the tariff from wheat, -four,
corn and other farm products to re-
duce the high cost of living If tar
| IFS have never enhanced the price
OF these products the democratic
party is running big bunco game.
Moreover, the democrats declare that
tariff duties should be levied for the
purposes of revenue only, hence if
it makes no difference with the price
OF wool, beef, etc, why not retain
the tariff for the benefit of the treas
ury. The industries of the east are
fairly well taken care of from a pro-
tective standpoint, the rate of duty
on their products being from 25 TO
80 per cent. However, if the new
law works out fayorably, these dis
crepancies and partialities will be
overlooked The test will be made
by real experience.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Many Of the accidents in which
automobiles run down pedestrians
are due TO the carelessness of the pc
destrians. All auto drivers are not
as careful as they should be, but
many people are even more reckless
than drivers. Pedestrians will often
start across the street without look.
ing in either direction to see if dan
ger is threatening and when par
TALLY across will discover an auto
coming. Then they become confus-
ed and are apt to step back or stop
and as a result may get run down,
People ought to take the precaution
to look in both directions before try
ing to cross street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

The opportunity now presents it.
self to some good democratic patriot
who believes in the party redeeming
its pledges, to prepare and father a
bill limiting presidents to one term.
Such a bill as that might not receive
the hearty support of the white
house but it would be very popular
in the Office of the secretary of state
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

w. O. Payne, editor of the Nevada
Representative, is being urged by
some of his friends to enter the con-
gressional contest in the Seventh dis
trict. Mr.. Payne is man of char
acter and ability and he possesses
In marked degree the element of in
dependence so necessary to make an
acceptable representative of the peo-
PIE.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

1t is harder to get an Office with
out a party than it is with one
Sioux City Journal.
For full particulars write to one
W. H. Taft, who has the distinction
of having lost the biggest and
strongest party ever in existence in
this country. When last heard from
remnants of the party were visible
In Vermont and Utah and invisible
in every other state in the union.
So long as Boss Murphy exercises
more brains than the voters of New
York he can lead them around by
the nose. 1t is not the quantity nor
the quality of the Murphy brains
that make the man invincible. 1t
is the activity of the man and the
activity Of his henchmen in getting
jobs for the faithful who haven't
brains of their own to get other jobs
just as good.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Richmond P. Hobson and Oscar
Underwood, democratic lights in the
national house of representatives,
had a little tilt the other day and
Hobson charged that Underwood was
tool of Wall street and the whisky
interests. In reply to a statement
that Hobson had supported Under
wood for president last year, Mr..
Hobson said that was before he knew
that Thomas Fortune Ryan had con-
tributed $4,000 to the Underwood
campaign fund. Both gentlemen are
candidates for United States senator
from Alabama and seem to think the
way to win is to discredit each other.
There are Iowa papers which con-
tain beautiful eulogies of the late
Major Lacey which are strangely out
of tune with things said when the
gallant soldier and statesman was
alive. 1t is a pity that the broader
view cannot be taken when men are
alive to appreciate the words.-Des
Moines Capital.
Now is a good time for the Cap
ital to give us a few illustrations of
it's broader view" ideas in reference
to Senator Cummins, Senator Ken
yon, Theodore Roosevelt, Senator
Beveridge, Clifford Pinchot, Hiram
Johnson, Judge Lands and several
thousand other repu blicans who re-
fuse to bow to special privilege.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Two jurymen in Judge Wright's
court at Boone last week became in
toxicated and the case had TO he
postponed for short time. When
the men "came to-" the judge gave
them a good lecture and assessed "a
fine of SO against one and $50
against the other. The charge
against them was contempt of
court. The judge served them right.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-21
Missouri Wins Final
Victory in Fight for
Two-Cent Fare Law

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec 9-The
state OF Missouri won n final victory In
the 2-cent railroad passenger and maxi
mum freight rate cases today when
Judge Smith Mcpherson OF Red Oak, Ia,
following the mandate OF the United
States supreme court dismissed without
prejudice'' the case filed by thirteen rail-
roads enjoining the state from enforcing
the rate laws. The higher court sustained
the validity of both laws and ordered
the cases dismissed.
Judge Mcpherson also refused to retain
Jurisdiction in the federal courts. as
asked by the roads. As result ship
pers and travellers may bring suit TO
cover excess rates paid during the time
the injunctions were In force. These
charges are estimated TO be in excess of
SO, 600
Judge Mcpherson ordered costs ae-
gregating $4,000 assessed against the
railroads.
JBFFERsoN CITY. Mo-. Dec eo.-At-
torney General Badker, announced that
he would bring suit against all the rail.
roads OF the state TO recover excess
passenger and freight payments.
After making the announcement At.
torney General Barker filed suit In the
circuit court here against the Missouri
Pacific railroad. asking an accounting
from that road, which he alleged owes
the people OF Missouri over 100000 The
petition asks that the railroad be com,
PEELED to pay into court this money for
the benefit OF those who have paid excess
fares.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-21
Wilson Will Spend
Holiday Vacation
at Pass Christian

WASHINGTON. Dec, 2O.--President VIII
son probably will leave here Tuesday for
Pass Christian, Miss, about fifty-seven
miles from New Orleans, for his three
weeks vacation. He expects to sign the
currency bill Monday night
Senator Vardaman. an early White
house caller today. said the people of his
state would not hamper the presidents 8
efforts TO get a complete rest
The president was in good health today,
but stayed In his study working on many
things that he hopes to clear up before
going on his vacation. He expects to an
nounce the appointment of three Inter-
state Commerce commissioners soon.
Later today IL was officials announced
at the executive offices that the presl-
dent would go to Pass Christian for his
vacation ana that he would try to leave
here early Tuesday.
Mr., Wilson was at work most OF the
morning with Secretary Tlmulty cleaning
up details. The president wrote on his
own typewriter a statement about the
Carsboa dinner, which, IL was said will
be made public later.