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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
FIRST OF THE UNION
CHURCH SERVICES

The first Of the union church ser.
vices for. this summer, held Sunday
night at the Methodist church, was
largely attended. The service open
ed with the national hymn. America,
sung by the congregation, led by g
male quartette Byard, Dodge, DE-
Ward Hannah, Ray Hughes and F.
D. Hamilton. This quartette fur
nished some excellent music during
the evening.
Following the prayer by Rev. J.
o. Staples and the singing OF the
Star Spangled Banner, Rev. Arthur
Metcalf prefaced his address by say
ing that he was pleased to have the
opportunity Of speaking at the first
Of the union meetings for this sea-
son and was glad to see SO many fel-
low Christians whom he seldom had
the privilege of addressing; that he
considered it mark of the new time
and the new republic that the
Christian community are becoming
SO at one so united. He also said
that this was distinctly a religious
and patriotic meeting religious
Fourth Of July celebration satur-
day marking the one hundred and
thirty-eighth celebration OF the
birth Of the nation. This celebra-
ton has maintained its popularity
and is celebrated with little change
as the years 60 byalways patriotic
orations, always display Of flags. al
ways firecrackers and fireworks, and
the speaker prophesied that it would
be the same two hundred years
hence. On that day there was born
a new flag, new people, a new
spirit and that spirit of political IN
dependence had gone out to conquer
the whole world and it will event
ually succeed.
che Fourth of July is now cele-
sbrated in nearly all the capitals OF
the old world, and not simply be-
cause few Americans meet to do
honor to their natal day, but be-
cause OF the principle OF national
and personal liberty which is per-
meating ali peoples. Rev. Metcalf
had chosen for his subject, The
part played by religion in the Amer
ican Revolution"
The speaker compared the results
Of the American and French Reyolu-
tions which occurred at about the
same time. The French Revolution
failed because its leaders were men
outside the pale of the church and
when It was over they felt that they
had wiped God and the church on
the face Of the map of France, and
they had truly succeeded in leaving
the French people without God and
I without hope until newer reyolu-
ton restored these to wiser gener--
alton The American revolution
succeeded because religion was at
{ the heart Of 1t and all its leaders
were men Of God who believed in
the church and religion as the one
great essentials it was then and
is today.
In the revolutionary centers there
was a church in every village. In
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Fix the Roads.

The speed limit is not being vio-
lated in the matter of fixing county
roads after concrete culverts have
been put in and the public is get
ting ready to do some kicking. The
culvert between town and the coun-
ty farm has been completed for per-
haps two weeks. but day or two
ago the road had not been leyeled
and the public had to drive around.
going over very dangerous piece of
road in the operation. The Free
man-Tribune doesn't know who is to
blame for this condition of things,
but it does know that the public is
being discommoded more than neces-
sary after the completion Of concrete
work of this character. The roads
ought to be fixed as soon as possible
after the culyerts are put in.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Twenty-Seven Residences.

A Freeman Tribune man took an
automobile drive over the city on
the fourth to ascertain how many
new residences are now in course of
construction and found that twenty
seven are being built. Some of them
are fine ones, but there are not so
many OF the better class OF houses
being erected this year IS there was
last.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
TOTALS ..S4
Score by innings:

Harris E. 20 o o 1 o o 0 0 o-1
White Sox Il go 10 1 s-7
Summary: Two base hits. Corbin
2. Richards. Three basehits, ,Sucher,
Huston. Struck out by Huston. IL;
by Young, z. Bases on balls, off
Huston, 4 :: off Young, 8. Hit by
pitched ball, by Huston. Manbeck 2,
Hyatt; by Young, Ludeman. Double
plays, Huston to Ludeman to Rich
ards. Stolen bases. Boyce, Bebinger,
Ludeman 2.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Real Estate Transfers.

Webster City to Margaret A.
smith-qcd--ally between lots s
and z, blk s, w. C.-$25.00.
Geo. A. Wicks and VT to Isabel
Furman-wd-lot 5. blk SO, w. c..
-$1, 10000.
D. C. vanWinkle and VT to H. S.
Hage-wd-s1s ne 2-s7-a4.-$15.-
10000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
al Spirit Lake.

Lloyd Briggs, who went up to
Spirit Lake on the fourth on his
motorcycle, reports . couple Of dis
tressing accidents. Two children
were killed in the streets of tha
town by being run over by automo-
biles. They have had much rain In
that part of the state and he passed
fourteen autoes stuck in the mud
during the last few miles of hil
Journey to the lake.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
INJURY TO mrs.
CHARLES JONES

Sunday evening while Charlie
Jones, residing on East Water street.
was driving,a stake into the ground
to tie his horse to, painful acci-
dent happened to Mrs. Jones. She
was standing in front Of the stake
watching Mr.. Jones drive it when
the sledge he was using flew off the
handle and struck her terrific blow
upon the cheek bone. She was rem
dered unconscious for a few minutes
and for time it was feared her
skull was fractured. A physician
was hastily summoned and it was
found the injury. while very pain
full. was not as serious as at first
thought. The sledge weighs six
pounds and If it had struck an inch
or two higher results might have
been fatal.
Roy Riley is, building fine mod
ern residence on his farm southeast
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Famous Play in Moving Pictures.

s The famous play, east Lynne. :
will be shown at the armory opera
house next Thursday evening in
moving pictures. There will be sew
en- reels giving this great production
in detail. The drama will be acted
by specially selected company and
the beautiful historic scenery of this
notable romance will be reproduced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07

There is no Improvement in the
condition Of Joe Oppenheimer. who
was taken very Ill last week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07

Y a IOtaIS ...7. 50 ID II q To T
Score by innings
Harris e. 20 o o q % o 2 l o. 5
White sox 4 8 2 0 % a O 0 "13
summary: Two base hits. Bebin-
ger, Richards, Sucher. Emerson,
Smith. Home run, Emerson. Struck
out, by Smith. 8; by Anderson. z.
Bases on balls, of Anderson. 3; off
Smith, /. Hit by pitched ball, by
Anderson, /. Sacrifice fly, Corbin.
Wild pitch, Smith, Anderson.
Afternoon game:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Home Baking.

Bread, pies, cakes, beans, cookies
every day. Special cakes, pies,
doughnuts, potato chips. roast
meats, salads, ETC., to order. Mrs
Mary Erickson. sis Bank st. Mar
tin phone 1853. f-n
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07

Roy Riley is building fine mod
ern residence on his farm southeast
OF town.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

COPY editors cigar was tilted near his
left eyebrow; his blue pencil. like a gull
lotine ready to fall upon the guilty word
or paragraph. was suspended In mid-air;
and continually. like a hawk preparing
to strike, the blue pencil swooped and
circled. But page after page fell softly
TO the desk and the blue pencil remained
inactive. As he read. the voice Of Col
Inns rose in muttered calculations; and,
as he continued to read. these explosions
grew louder and more amazed. At last
he could endure no more and. swinging
swiftly in his revolving chair. his glance
swept the ONCE. I'm the name Of Mixer
he shouted. What is this?" '''
What's what?" Sam demanded.
At that moment Elliott, the managing
editor, was passing through the room,
his hands filled with freshly pulled
proofs He swung toward Collins quickly
and snatched up Sans copy. The story
already was late-and It was important
whats WrongT' he demanded.
Over the room there fell a sudden
hush.
The eyes Of the managing editor,
masked by his green paper shade, were
racing over Sans written words. He
thrust the first page back at Collins.
rs 1t all like that"
There's q column Ike that"
Run 1t just as It is" commanded the
managing editor. use It for your in
PRODUCTION and get your story from the
filmsy. And. in your head, cut out Flagg
entirely. Call II The Red Cross Girl
And play It up strong with pictures" 4"
He turned on Sam and eyed him Curl
ously.
It's not news" said he doubtfully:
but it's The kind Of story that made
Frank O'AaIley famous. It's the kind
Of story that drives men out OF this
business into the arms OF what kipling
calls the iIlegitimate sister,"
1t seldom Ii granted to a man on the
same day to give his whole heart to a
girl and to be patted on the back by
his managing editor; and 1t was this
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

uptown and they met opposite the ca
thedraL
You're the very man want" said
HoIworthy jOyously-"yOu've got to de-
eide a bet"
He turned and fell into step with Sam.
Its one / made last night with Nita
F1agg. She thinks you didn't know who
she was yesterday. and 1 Gaid that was
ridiculous. OF course you knew. l bet
her a theater party"
To Sam il seemed hardly fair that 50
soon, before his fresh wound had even
been dressed, it should be torn open by
impertinent fingers; but he had no right
TO take Offense. How could the man, or
any one else, know what Sister Anne
had meant to him?
I'm afraid you lose" he said. He halt
ed TO give Holworthy the hint to leave
him, but Holworthy had no such inten-
ton. S"s
And, instead of your foOling her"
exclaimed Holworthy incredulously, she
was having fun with you
With difficulty Sam smiled.
so it would SEEM he said.
She certainly made an awfully funny
story of it, exclaimed HolwOrthy ad-
miringly. Il thought she was making
She said you asked her to take day
of in New York. That isn't so. is it,"
Yes, that's so.''
by Jove"' cried Holworthy-"and that
you invited her to see the moving picture
shows?"
Sam. conscious Of the dearly bought
front row seats in his pocket smiled
pleasantly.
Did she say I said that-or your he
asked.
She did"
We'll, then, I must have said II"
Holworthy roared with amusement.
And that you invited her to feed pea
nuts to the monkeys at the zoo?"
Sam avoided the little mans prying
eyes.
Yes; said that too.
And l thought she was making it
up!' exclaimed Holworthy. I'VE did
laugh! You must see the fun OF it your
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
THE RED GROSS GIRL

ing her tea, or showi.-s In her immedi-
ate SURROUNDINGS any interest whstso-
ever 80 When she had read as far as
a paragraph beginning. when Sister
Anne walked between them those who
suffered raised their eyes to hers as flow
ers lift their faces to the rain." she drop
ped the paper and started for the tele-
phone.
ANY man." cried she. TO the mutual
discomfort OF Helen Page and the serv-
ants, "who thinks I'm like that mustn't
get away! Pm not like that and 1 know
IL; but II he thinks so that's all want.
And maybe 1 might be like that-if any
man would help"
She gave her attention to the telephone
and Information" She demanded to be
instantly put into communication with
the Daily Republic and Mr.. Sam Ward.
She turned again upon Helen Page.
I'm tired Of being called a good
sport" she protested, by men who
aren't half so good sports as am. I'm
tired OF being talked to about money
as though / were a stock broker. This
mans got a head on his shoulders, and
he's got the shoulders too; and he's got
darned good-looking head; and he
thinks I'm a ministering angel and a
saint; and he put me up on a pedestal
and made me dizzy-and I like being
made dizzy: and I'm for him! And I'm
going after him.
Had the Republic been an afternoon
paper Sam might have been at the office
and might have gone TO the telephone.
and things might have happened Diff
ferently; but, as the Republic was a
morning paper, the only person in the
office was the lady who scrubbed the
floors and she refused to go near the
telephone. So Anita Flagg said. "I'n
call him up later" and went happily on
her ride, with her heart warm with love
for all the beautiful world; but later it
was too late.
To keep himself fit, Sam Ward always
walked to the ofice On this particular
morning Hollis Holworthy was walking
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

was terribly sorry for me; and"
One of the tea drinkers was little Hollis
Holworthy, who prided himself on know
ing who's who in New York. He had
met Sam Ward at first nights and prize
fights. He laughed scornfully.
Don't you believe it!' he interrupted.
That man who was talking to you was
Sam Ward. He's the smartest news
paper man in New York; he was just
leading you on. Do you suppose there's
a reporter in America who wouldn't
know you in the dark? Wait until you
see the Sunday paper"
Sister Anne exclaimed Indignantly.
He did not know met" she protested.
TT quite upset him that I should be
wasting my life measuring out medl-
cines apd making beds
There was a shrek of disbelief and
laughter. II told him." continued Sister
Anne. that 1 got $40 a month, and he
said / could make more as a typewriter;
and 1 said 1 preferred to be a mani
curist''
'oh. Anita" protested the admiring
chorus
And he was most indignant He ab-
solutely refused TO allow me to be a
manicurist And he asked me to take
a day on with him and let him show me
New York. And he offered. as attrac-
NAoAAS1 anu . oElNc
on Fifth Avenue bus, and feeding
peanuts to the animals in the park. And
II insisted upon a chaperon / might
bring one Of the nurses. We're to meet
at the soda water fountain in the Grand
Central Station. He said, The day can
not begin too soon""
"Oh, Anita" shrieked the chorus.
Lord Deptford. who as the newspapers
had repeatedly informed the American
public had come to the Flaggs' country
place to try to marry Anita Flags, was
amused.
What an awfully jolly rsgr' he cried.
And what are you going TO do about
it?"
Nothing" said Anita FIagg. The re-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

combination. and not the drinks he dis
pensed to the staff in return for its CON
gratulatiOns, that sent Sam home walk
ing on air.
The next morning she would know that
it was she of whom he had written; and
between the lines she would read that
the man who wrote them loved heT. So
he fell asleep. impatient for the morn
ing. in the hotel at which he lived the
Republic was always placed promptly
outside his door; and, after many eX-
cursions into the hall. he at last found
it. On the front page was his story,
THE Red Cross Girl It had the place
of honor-right-hand column: but more
conspicuous than the headlines OF his
own story was one Of Redding's photo
graphs. 1t was the one he had taken
of Sister Anne when first she had ap-
preached them, in her uniform of mercy,
advancing across the lawn, walking
straight into the focus of the camera
There was no mistaking her for any
other living woman; but beneath the
picture, in bald, staring, uncompromis-
ing type, was a strange and grotesque
legend.
Daughter of Millionaire Flag" It
read. ''in a New Role. Miss Anita Flagg
as the Red Cross Girl"
For a long time Sam looked at the
lne paper so
that the picture was hidden, he walked
to the open window. ." A girl he
knew had died, had passed out Of his
life forever-worse than that, had never
existed; and yet the city went on Just
as though that made no difference, or
Just as little difference as IT would have
made had Sister Anne really lived and
really died.
At the same early hour, an hour far
too early for the rest Of the house party,
Anita Flagg and Helen Page. booted
and riding-habited. sat alone at the
breakfast table, their tea before them:
and in the hands of Anita Flagg was
the Daily Republic. Miss Page had
brought the paper to the table and, with
affected Indignation at the impertinence
of the press. had pointed at the front
page photograph; but Miss Flagg was
not looking at the photograph, or drink
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

porters have been making me ridiculous
for the last three years; now / have
got back at one of them! And" she
added. that's all there is to that -" .
Later Helen Page, who came to her
room to ask her about a horse she was
to ride in the morning. found her ready
for bed but standing by the open window
looking out toward the great city to the
south.
When she turned Miss Page saw some
thing in her eyes that caused that young
woman to Shrek with amazement.
Anita she exclaimed. You crying!
What in Heavens name can make you
cry?'
1t was not a kind speech. nor did Miss
Flagg receive it kindly. She turned upon
the tactless intruder.
Suppose cried Anita fiercely, "a man
thought you were worth so a month
honestly didn't know!-honestly believed
you were poor and worked for your liy-
ing, and still said your smile was worth
more than all of old nan FIagg's mil
lions, not knowing they were your mil
lions. Suppose he didn't ask any money
of you. but just TO take care of you. to
slave for you-only wanted to keep your
pretty hands from working, and your
pretty eyes from seeing sickness and
pain. Suppose you met that man among
this rotten lot, what would you do?
What wouldn't you do?'
why, AnitaI" exclaimed Miss Page.
What would you do?" demanded Anita
Flagg. This is what you'd do: You'd
go down on your knees to that man and
say: Take me away Take me away
from them. and pity me. and be sorry
for me. and love me-and love me-and
love mer'
"And why don't your cried Helen
Page.
themr' cried Anita Flag. Because
I'm a coward. And that's why I'm cry
ing. Haven't I the right to cryT''
At the exact moment Miss Flagg was
proclaiming herself a moral coward. in
the local room of the Republic Collins.
the copy editor, was editing Sans story
of the laying of the cornerstone. The
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

At the exact moment Miss Flagg was
proclaiming herself moral coward, in
the local room of the Republic Collins,
the copy editor, was editing Sans story
of the laying Of the cornerstone. The
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

After she left Sam. Sister Anne passed
hurriedly through the hospital to the
matron's room and, wrapping herself in
a raccoon coat. made her way to a wait
ing motorcar and said 'Home!" to the
chauffeur. He drove her to the Flagg
family vault, as Flagg's envious million
aire neighbors called the pile of white
marble that topped the highest hill above
Greenwich, and which for years had
served as landfall to mariners on the
Sound
There were a number Of people at tea
when she arrived and they greeted her
noisily.
Il have had n most splendid adven-
ture" said Sister Anne. There were
six Of US. you know. dressed up as Red
Cross nurses, and we gave away pro-
grams. Well, one of the New York re-
porters thought was a real nurse and
interviewed me about the Home. OF
course knew enough about II to keep
IT up. and / kept 1t up so well that he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-09

are capable of mind love-" which
would begin and end in things of the
spirit and the intellect.
But have yet to meet the man en-
dowed with similar simplicity of pur-
pose. 1t doesn't make any difference
where he starts-Whether it's with
quadratic equations of the Mexican
policy or the becomingness of the
dyed wigs-his mind works around
inevitably to the same old thing-if
the woman is under eighty-fiVe.
And we can't blame him so very
much for his point of view.
After all, women cannot afford to
forget that it is only in the last cen
fury or so that man has forced him
self to think of us as intelligent be-
ings. No longer ago than the Middle
Ages a learned religious conference
debated solemnly as to whether or
not women possess souls the
gallant Ayes had it by one vote!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-09
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ASKED
BY STRIKERS ATTY. KILLED

Edgar L. Masters, lawyer for the
mattresses union, asked important
questions of Manager Collins of Hen
rici's on the witness stand on Satur-
day. The three chancellors, Judges
McGoorty, Baldwin and Windes, bar
red out these questions when Willard
McEwen, lawyer for the Restaurant
Keepers Assn, said he didn't want
them answered. These are some of
the questions:
"Did you have the headquarters of
the Mattresses union watched by de-
tectiVes from Nick Hunts agency?"
"When you met Hull House COM
mittee, what answer did you make
when they asked you whether organ
izers from the mattresses union had
the privilege of coming into your res
taurant and talking organization to
the waitresses?"
what were the hours of the girls
and women in your employ before the
state 10-hour law went into effect?"
At the start of the hearing, Nc
Even filed an amendment to his bill
for an Injunction. He denied that "a
large number of paid private detec-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-09

tives had been employed. The only
time he actually quoted figure was
when he said that two detectives had
been hired to stay inside and protect
property.
Collins testified, when the boycott
began we had two men inside, two
outside, two in the alley, and two on
duty nights, all of them Nick Hunt
men,"
Collins said he never belonged to
the R. K. A. till the late trouble start
ed; membership is $3.50 a month; it
has about 40 members, and he recall
ed delegates from the Bismarck,
Edelweiss, Natalby's, Weiss, Vogel-
sang's, KunZ, Union restaurant, Rec
tors. The R. K. A. paid 1884 for
one days advertising in all the large
dailies that take money for advertis-
ing. Henrici's on Randolph has about
5000 or 1000 permanent customers
and of these about 1000 day used
to eat there. The February average
in 1913 was 1900; this was cut to
1,648 in February, 1914 The average
fall-off is $50 day.
AS part of the conspiracy alleged
by the unions, Atty Masters tried to
find out whether Collins and the r.
K. A. held any conferences with State
street department store managers.
McEwen raised the howl that this
point was mot material" The chan
cellors (whatever a chancellor isl,
put their three heads together and
Judge McGoorty in cool, passion
less, non-committal voice announced
that the objection was sustained and
Collins didn't have to tell what John
T. Pirie and julius Basch and Eddie
Hillman and the other State street
merchants were doing in co-opera-
ton with the R. K. A.
YOUNG GIRL SUICIDES
Rosie Asorowsky, a young Rus
sian girl, committed suicide by turn
ing on the gas in her room at 1906
w. Polk street. In a letter found bV
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-09

hUSIe ASOIOWSKy, a young rus
sian girl, committed suicide by turn
ing on the gas in her room at 1906
W. Polk street. In letter found by
her side, she told the story of her
hopeless life-of the life spent in the
sweatshops. There was also man
to whom she gave part of her Sc
weekly salary.