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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15
TRADE IN WAR MATERIALS.

Sioux City Journal: Senator
Hitchcock has introduced a bill pro-
hibiting the sale of munitions OF
war or materials for use In such
munitions during existence Of war,
except upon proof that they are not
to be used against any country with
which the United States is at peace.
The bill probably will not get very
far. If adopted, however, it would
introduce an element of consistency
now sadly lacking in our interpreta-
ton of neutral obligations regarding
the sale of war material.
The other day President Wilson,
acting through Secretary Bryan, in
duced the Bethlehem Steel company
to cancel a contract for submarines
placed with it by one of the belliger-
ent European powers. According to
the contract, the submarines were
not to be assembled in this country.
The parts were to be shipped abroad
and there made into warships and
fitted out for naval use. The ad-
ministration expressed it's belief
that the American end of this trans
action involved a violation of the
spirit of neutrality. While fulfill
ment of the contract probably could
not be prevented under our neutral
ity regulation against "outfitting
warship," Mr.. Schwab's company
voluntarily yielded to the presi-
dents wishes and Cancelled the con-
tract.
If it is violation of the spirit OF
neutrality to help belligerent by
selling it submarine the same prln-
ciple must be involved in the sale OF
torpedoes to be used by the subma-
rine If we draw the line at torpe-
does we could not consistently sell
belligerents rapid fire guns or rifles
or cartridges. If neutral may not
aid a belligerent directly in its de-
structive operations, trade in all
forms of war munitions must be sus-
pended.
The world has not yet deemed it
worth while to shut off trade in war
munitions between neutrals and bel
ligerents except as the belligerent
has the power to confiscate contra
band shipments. The theory was
that in fact such shipments did not
help a belligerent more materially
or more directly than shipments OF
coal, oil, flour or clothing, all of
which are just as essential to naval
or military operations as powder and
shot. The fear is that if we accept
the spirit of neutrality as our guide
and follow it to it's logical destina-
ton we will find ourselves cut OF
from all forms of trade with bel
ligerent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Do your charity work early-also
late. 1t is never out OF date to 40
a kindly thing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

It is said that the shoe dealers of
Iowa City are enthusiastic support
ers Of the five mile limit law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

The democrats are boosting along
the little Taft presidential boOmlet.
They know upon which side their
bread is buttered.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

1t might be said in defense of N.Y.
ron T. Herrick of Ohio that he is
not to blame because Col. Hepburn
is for him for president. OF course
he will have to suffer for it just the
same. That is a part of the politi-
cal game.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Only believe in your idea, and it
will carry you through every diff
Guilty. If you live you will do great
things; if you die, well, how can you
die better?. And your idea will not
die,-Hubert Hervey.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

The Italians propose to have
peace if they have to put an army
Of 100000 men in the field, armed
to the teeth, to maintain it
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

1t is a noticeable fact that the
democratic party in power takes a
very different view of the trusts to
that taken by the democratic party
out of power.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15
1,1yr THE PEOPLE KNOW.

i
with war raging in all parts of
the globe and with foreign compll-
cations near at home, we can hardly
imagine anything more deploraDle
at WASHINGTON than the hard-and-
fast control of the state department
by bureaucrats STEPPED in vicious
tradition. The honor, safety and
prosperity of the American people
are involved in the matter. When
the press is kept in igorance the
people must be in ignorance.
ut has been Mr.. Bryan's fortune
TO come to the state department at
a time when events have made it
easily possible for him to upset
bureaucracy and restore democracy
The grim alternative suggested by
Jefferson need not alright him. NO
body is advocating government by
newspapers. What is needed is more
government by public opinion and
less government by bureaucrats;
more government in the open and
less government under cover; more
government that is frank and truth
full and less government that IS
eyasiye: more government by prin-
cipals and less government by sub
ordinates. New York World.
The World is right. The people
ought to know just what is being
done by their representatives in Of
fetal positions. The suppression OF
facts in the administration OF a peo-
pies government is contrary to free
institutions. This applies with equal
force from the top to the bottom.
From the national administration in
Washington to the city adminlstra-
ton in Webster City. Yet frequent
~ men get into Office who are under
the impression that they own the Of
fees and they refuse to let the peo-
pie whom they are supposed 10
serve know what is going on.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Billy Sunday says the man who
violates the laws of his state is a
criminal and the man who violates
the laws of God is a sinner Nobody
can refute that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Through the efforts OF Senator
Kenyon, Black Hawk, Buchanan,
Dubuque, Linn, Powe-
shiek, Scott, Tama, Muscatine,
Louisa, Washington, Keokuk and
Benton counties have been released
from quarantine, and the shipment
of cattle for immediate slaughter is
now permitted.
The reduction of the tariff on
sugar has not reduced the price of
that article and it is not likely to
for several years to come. The Unit
ed States and all it's possessions will
not produce more than half the
sugar we consume, hence the price is
bound to remain high, tariff or no
tariff.
The bull moosers may go back to
the republican party in 1916, but 1t
will be whole lot like trying to
chew fine cut after getting used to
plug.-Manson Democrat.
You are way off, Jack, this time.
1t will be more like returning to
beeksteak and pumpkin pie after
feeding for a couple of years upon
cookie burs and Canadian thistles.
The Bows Advocate recently re-
ports the sale by l. L. Walls, presl-
dent of the Wright county fair, OF
274 acres west of Clarion to Alfred
Benson for $4,000, a trif1e more
than $135 per acre. Mr.. Walls
makes a nice profit on the place
having paid SIS an acre for it about
three years ago, when he came from
Illinois.
In England incomes of more thar
$3.50 are taxed and the government
finds this tax a source Of much rev
enue, There would be much oppo
sition to taxing such incomes in this
country, as it would hit the major
, ity of the people, but few of us carr
how much taxes the fellows having
an income of $4,000 or $4,000
year have to pay.
If the south would build lot o.
factories to convert her cotton int
goods she would not have to call up
on the government to assist her be
cause of there being no market TO-
her staple product. Moreover, sucl
factories would give employment t.
thousands of hands who in turf
would make a market for farm pro
ducts.
|
The best way to settle the postof
fee squabble at Iowa City wher
there are now ten democratic candi
dates for the postmastership woul'
be the appointment of Dave Brant
David has done more for the demo
cratic party in the past dozen year
than any other man in johnson
county. He should be rewarded b.
the democratic administration.
! Adjutant General Logan says low;
can furnish 100000 soldiers in cas-
of war if all men in the state o
military age would answer the cal
to arms. OF course all men of mill
tary age are not subject to militar,
duty, because of some physical O.
mental defect. If Iowa could ant
would furnish half of 100000 sold
iers in the event of war she Woult
do her part.
| There is now agitation for $50,
600 mill at Boone to manufacture
paper from cornstalks. A few year
ago Congressman Frank p. Wood
promised a plant of this kind SOM
where in the Tenth district. He sait
the government was going to install
the plant as an experiment and h
thought he would be able to get
located among his constituents
How about it, Mr.. Woods?
! According to the Odebolt Chron
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

According to Secretary OF State
Allen there will be forty-seven farm
ers in the next Iowa house of repre-
sentatives. That is very near ma
jority and if the farmer members do
not get what they want it will be
because they do not know how to go
after it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

1t is we'll for one to know more
than he says.-Plautus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

The reduction of the tariff on
sugar has not reduced the price OF
that article and it is not likely to
for several years to come. The Unit
ed States and all it's possessions will
not produce more than half the
sugar we consume, hence the price is
bound to remain high, tariff or no
tariff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Practically everybody will agree
with President Wilson that this
country doesn't need a great stand
ing army and that it doesn't want
one. But we do need and want a
great navy and trained men to oper-
ate it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

A Missouri editor referred t,
President Wilson a few days ago a
a scared rabbit. Possibly the quill
pusher had in mind the way Wilson
ran two years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15


mail, per year .$4.OO
Delivered In city, per year.. $500 -'0'
.. L. Hunter. Business Mgr. nov
W. F. Hunter ............. Editor ,
o,,,, ho1;ovo IN vo,r lido, and il sug
will carry you through every diff ina
Guilty. If you live you will do great for
things; if you die, well, how can you ed
die better? And your idea will not MT
die.-Hubert Hervey.
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Do your charity work early-also ho,
late 1t is never out of date to do 49,.
a kindly thing.
II is SAID tnat Tue snoe uea4eIs VI the
Iowa City are enthusiastic support will
ers of the five mile limit law. che
---- plu
The democrats are boosting along
the little Taft presidential boomlet.
They know upon which side their
bread is buttered.
A California man who has reach mn
ed the century mark declares that
his long life is due to the fact that
he never married.
del
President Wilson is taking more On
interest in the economical admins ~
tration of the country than he did 49,,
prior to the election.
The Italians propose to have ha
peace if they have to put an army TIL,
Of 100000 men in the field, armed hi
to the teeth, to maintain it
1t might be said in defense of N.Y. 81
ron T. Herrick of Ohio that he is fin
not to blame because Col. Hepburn en-
is for him for president. OF course sit
he will have to suffer for it just the co,
same. That is a part of the politi- ity
cal game. no
1t is a noticeable fact that the an
democratic party in power takes ye
very different view of the trusts to
that taken by the democratic party ia,
out of power 90
Billy Sunday says the man who on
violates the laws of his state is ca
criminal and the man who violates he
the laws of God is sinner. Nobody fa
can refute that tn
A Missouri editor referred to We
President Wilson few days ago as du
a scared rabbit. Possibly the quill
pusher had in mind the way Wilson tic
ran two years ago. tn
The Tribune is going to da
make a guess that Roosevelt will De
not be a candidate for president in La
1916 on the bull moose or any other CT
ticket. Even the colonel doesn't th
like the sensation of being licked. co
Practically everybody will agree
with President Wilson that this
country doesn't need a great stand I'd
ing army and that it doesn't want Oh
one. But we do need and want Ill
great navy and trained men to oper 10
ate it. v"
According to Secretary of State
l, f,r for 49,
ers in the next Iowa house of repre-
sentatives. That is very near ma
do
jority and if the farmer members do
not get what they want it will be
because they do not know how to go w
after it, pa
1t is now said that President Taft 20
is reducing his weight and it has -
been suggested that he is doing it
80 he can run better in 1916 than
he did in 1912. But there is moth
ing to show that he ran any in 1912.
All the evidence seems to prove that
he only walked.
Billy Sunday has stirred up the
animals terribly in Des Moines and '''
next month the people of the CAPT III
tai city are going to vote upon the ao
proposition of revoking saloon per- pc
mits. 1t is likely the drys will win, Ia
as Billy's sermons on booze leave the III
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Pennsylvania and the people Of one
state are Just as much interested in
results as the people of another
state. The same is true in the case
of CONGRESSMAN Cannon. The Hawk
Eye might argue with equal force
that people who do not like the cleo
ton of a democratic congress and
the subsequent enactment of a low
tariff measure, ought not protest,
but should instead move to a demo-
cratic district and help elect a re-
publican. Under our scheme of gov
eminent the people of Iowa are vi
tally interested as to what sort OF
men shall be sent to congress from
Illinois and Pennsylvania and they
have a perfect right to protest when
those whose past records stamp
them as friends of privilege are
elected to positions in law making
bodies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

The Freeman-Tribune is going to
make a guess that Roosevelt will
not be a candidate for president in
1916 on the bull moose or any other
ticket. Even the colonel doesn't
like the sensation of being licked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

1t is now said that President Taft
is reducing his weight and it has
been suggested that he is doing it
80 he can run better in 1916 than
he did in 1912. But there is moth
ing to show that he ran any in 1912.
All the evidence seems to prove that
he only walked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

According to the Odebolt Chron-
icle a Carroll county land owner by
the name of A E. Cook sold 5O7
acres of land in that county at $3.50
per acre, all in one body. The big
farm is said to be one of the finest
in the state 1t was bought by a
Carroll county farmer who is going
to run it himself, with the help Of
his sons That is some price for
land, considering that the farm con-
tains nearly a section.
Billy Sunday in the course of one
of his prayers in Des Moines recent
Iy said: God bless Lafe God bless
Harvey" LATE and Harvey have
been helping Billy in his meetings.
They have boosted from start to fin
ish and have published daily the SER
mons of the great evangelist. They
have performed a good work. Many
people do not like Sundays meth
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Even new-fangled laws will not
keep the dishonest man from beng
dishonest. Getting down to the fin
al analysis an honest administration
of public affairs depends upon men
honest in their makeup. The voters
do not always take this into consid-
Grafton. Eureka.
Honesty in the officer is of course
a necessary requisite for an honest
administration of public affairs, but
it is not the only requirement. The
officer must have ability to detect
attempts to loot the treasury by var
ious kinds of jobs and deals. An
officer may be strictly honest him.
self. but if he permits others to put
it over" the people and get their
hooks too far into the public treas
ury the result to the taxpayers IS
the same as they would be If the or
ficer were dishonest himself. The
average public official is on the
SQUARE. but too often he is easily de-
ceived. The gang that has schemes
to work like that kind of an offic-
ial, His standing and the confl-
dence the people have in his integ-
rity disarms suspicion and makes
the conquest of the CRATER easy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

A demand for an adequate Unit
ed States navy is not jingoism by
any means. 1t is simply the proof
of a little foresight into the posi-
BILE future needs of the country. By
an adequate navy is meant navy
as strong as that Of any other ma
ton. A few years ago we occupied
second place, but Germany has pass
ed US and we are now third and
some authorities declare we are
fourth. Yet the United States is by
all means the richest nation in the
world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

The bull moosers may go back to
the republican party in 1916, but 1t
will be whole lot like trying to
chew fine cut after getting used to
plug.-Manson Democrat.
You are way off, Jack, this time.
It will be more like returning to
beeksteak and pumpkin pie after
feeding for a couple of years upon
cookie burs and Canadian thistles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

Billy Sunday has stirred up the
animals terribly in Des Moines and
next month the people of the CAPT.
tai city are going to vote upon the
proposition of revoking saloon per-
mits. 1t is likely the drys will win,
as Billy's sermons on booze leave the
opposition without an answer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-17
Reforms" Imperative

Gen. Carranza was unable to say
whether the negotiations would be
conducted through the A. b. c. media
tors Of direct with the Federals. I'm
conditional surrender, however, will
be the only condition on which the ne
gotiations will be successful. Gen.
Carranza made that plain to newspaper
men who talked with him today. He
declared that the reforms for which
the Constitutionalists fought must be
obtained at whatever cost"
Because of the effort to make the in
stailation of the Constitutional govern
ment peaceful Gen. Carranza said he
expected month to elapse before he en-
tered Mexico City. He stated that he did
not believe Carbajal was strong enough
to handle effectively the reins of power
passed over to him.
Carranza said he thought Carbajal or
any man in civil life would find the sit
uation most difficult and he expected
that the new President would open me-
gotations with him at once. Telegraph
service with Mexico City will be resumed
Immediately, he announced.
In view of the situation facing Carba-
jail, Gen. Carranza declared II might be
necessary to send Constitutionalist
troops to Mexico City to preserve order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-17
MRS. CARAVANS STORY not
HEARD BY The GRAND JURY
Conclude Investigation of Freeport, L. l., Muir
der Case-Finding to Be AN
nounced Today

Florence ConkliH carman. wife of the
physician now Under arrest in connec-
ton with the crime, an opportunity to
tell her story.
Mineola officials expect an indictment
in the case tomorrow. 1t was late in
the day when the grand jury, after
celebrating for more than two hours,
announced it had completed its con-
sideration of the case and would take
an adjournment until l o'clock tomor-
row afternoon when it would hand up
its finding.
Expectation of an Indictment also
was based upon the reports that We're
persistent in the court house after the
grand jury adjourned.
An indictment, if one were found, 1t
was said, would be likely to charge
Mrs. Carman, not with murder, but
with manslaughter in the first degree.
Various other reports with regard to
the grand jurys probable action were in
circulation after that bodys adjourn
ment District Attorney Smith declined
to deny one of these, to the effect that no
indictment whatever had been found. 1t
deyeloped later that this refusal was in
line with the official reticence determined
upon in the circumstances, all those con-
neeted with the case having been pledg-
ed to secrecy.
Mrs. Carman, dressed for the occasion,
spent the day anxiously awaiting sum-
mons that would bring her through the
underground passage from the jail to the
court house, but none came. DR. Car
man spent the day sitting in a corridor
of the court house hoping that the grand
Jury would grant his wife's request to
hear her.
I'm case an Indictment charging Mrs.
Continued on Page 10-Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-17
With Banquet Probab-
ly Will Reach the
Coast Early in
Morning
Train Moving Slowly and His
Family Much WOrried-His
Plans for Leaving Country
Are Not Known Even by
Most Intimate Friends at Des-
misunderstanding May Be
Used

Puerto Mexico, July 16.-His family
and others dear to him already out of
the zone of possible danger, ex-Presi-
dent Huerta is moving toward this
port tonight in a special train that
should land him here early tomorrow
morning. The train is moving leisure
ly, making a number of stops and the
incident thereby Is robbed of much
that otherwise might characterize Gen
eral Huerta's departure from the cap
ital as a flight Huerta's friends here
point to the manner in which he stood
back, urging those whom he cared for
to leave before him and refer to him
as The officer who commands the rear
guard movement"
Gen, Camerana, in command of the
special guard, has not been informed,
nor does Gen. Luis Fuentes, Huerta' S
son-in-la law, know. I'VE are waiting
for the general to tell U.S." both said.
Some of the residents desire to meet
the retiring President and for this
purpose they are talking about or
ganizing a reception committee but
Federal officers and members of his
family doubt whether Huerta will give
them the opportunity, on account of
his desire not to embarrass any of the
fl iends whom he is leaving.
Continued on Page 1o-Column d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-17
END OF FIGHTING
BY REBEL FORCES
Announcement of Cessation of the Active
Hostilities by Carranza=-
Makes Conditions

Monterey, Mex, July 16.-Fighting
by Constitutionalists is over in Mexico,
ii plans here today by Venustiano Car
rama go into effect.
General Carranza declared his main
object would now be to conduct nego-
tiations for the Constituencies to
enter Mexico City and establish their
government without further bloodshed
or danger to property.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-17
CARRANzA WILL
NOT RECOGNIZE
The VALIDITY OF
HUERTA DEBTS

Monterey, July 16.-.General Carran-
"a will not recognize the validity OF
the debts of Huerta after he enters
Mexico City and establishes a consti-
tutional government there" was the
statement made here today by high
constitutionalist officials.
1t was in answer to questions con-
corning a statement said to have been
published in the United States that
foreign nations had made a demand
through Washington that Carranza
agree to recognize the legality of the
debts of Huerta and grant amnesty to
all political prisoners.