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The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-30

fore having her placed in the open boat. Instinctively her hands flew to her bosom. the harsh feel of the ruby necklace which she had taken from the underground cavern with her meet. ing her clutch. Rubies of untold. of fabulous value she had. and the thought of power. of money-should she ever come safely out of this-gave her sweeping sensation of elation.
 Captain Wetherell took the papers," she answered quietly. studying the spy's face to see what effect the an nouncement made. Again came un- willing admiration for the mans i'm
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
Notice Of Appointment of Admins
tratrix,

In the district court Of the State
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton coun-
ty, in probate.
In the matter of the estate OF
Caleb Hartshorn, deceased.
To whom it may concern: Notice
is hereby given, that the undersign-
ed has been appointed and has quail
flied as Administrative of the estate
of Caleb Hartshorn, late of Hamilton
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law requir-
ed, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 9Th day of July A. D.,
1914.
Phoebe Hartshorn,
Administrative of said estate.
11F3 A. N. Boeye, Atty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Of getting the candidate who stands
for the interest of the people, while
under the old way it was an &C
cident when the bosses let a candi-
date slip through who could not
be controlled by them. The pri-
mary principle is all right and it is
here to stay. In fact it ought to be
broadened and include candidates
for president Of the United States.
1t is evident from the report of the
committee in the case of Judge
Speer that there is need of change
in the law giving United States
district judges a life tenure, unless
impeached. The committee decided
in substance that the judge is too
bad for blessing and too good for
curse. 1t says that "if his judicial
acts are marked in the future as in
the past, the charges hang as a
perilous cloud over his court, i'm
pairing his usefulness, impeding the
administration of justice and endan-
gering the integrity of American in
stitutions." Such consequences
should not be permitted to hang
upon an eff" If 1.-The future" of
Judge Speer's court rulings is veer-
ed either way, the change will be re-
garded with suspicion. In truth the
committee, while stopping short of
recommending his impeachment,
found him guilty of acts that are
not only derogatory and unbecom-
ing, but which place him under a
cloud of distrust. The case sug-
cests the need of an amendment to
the lava provision providing for
judges "recall," by congress-, or his
retirement, upon just terms, upon
conviction of offenses that, while
fatally discrediting him. do not
merit impeachment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
e. Why this difference?

stone Why this difference?
Iowa stands third in the forty
eight states in the number of miles
of roadway within her borders. She
stands tweny-seventh in the list in
number of miles of improved road
! way. Out of ten states spending
sums of money equal to Iowa, the
average amount of improved road
way is four times greater than it
is in this state. In some states the
improved roads are ten times great
er in mileage than in Iowa. Why
is this so?
The trouble with Iowa in this re-
spect is not one for which the peo-
pie are fairly censurable, unless in
the face of evidence of the unwis-
dom of the policy we should persist
in continuing along the same lines.
We have been trying to keep out Of
debt in this road and bridge bust
ness. We are insisting on the pay
as you enter policy adopted on most
street car lines. If this policy were
applied to other public improve
ments like court and school houses
the splendid buildings which are
now in use for these purposes in
the state would not be in existence.
Substantially every one of these
buildings is being paid for on the in
stallment plan, each generation con-
tributing very properly in part. 1t
is fair that one generation shall in
no wise cripple future one with a
debt for which that generation gets
no benefit. But there is no reason
why the cost of bridge which is
going to stand a hundred years
should not be distributed over a
period of thirty years.
In Iowa we have been pursuing a
hand to mouth policy in the BUSH
ness of road and bridge building.
We have insisted on putting in
wood and lightly constructed iron or
steel bridges where we should have
used concrete and stone. Two-thirds
of the bridge tax which is now be-
ing levied in many of the counties in
Iowa would, if used in an intelli-
gent manner, in thirty years pay
for cement bridges and culverts in
place of wood and this bridge tax
could then be almost wholly dis
continued. Under the policy that
has heretofore been practiced, we
shall be paying an even heavier
bridge tax thirty years hence than
we are paying now. This is equal
ly true of hard surfaced roads.
The people of Iowa need light on
this question. They need to know
what other states and older coun-
tries are doing on this line. Joe
Longs "The Road Maker" publish
ed in Des Moines, is giving valu-
able information on this subject. It
should be widely read by Iowa peo-
pie.
In the meantime, let the fact be
known that good roads boosters are
not asking increased taxes; they are
simply asking that the money now
being raised through the auto Ii
censes and millage taxes be more
wisely extended
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Going Eas st.

Going East.
No. SO. Fl. Dodge to Water
loo Express---------------7:3S a. M.
No. l6, Sioux City to Chica-
go Express p. IN.
No. IA, Omaha TO Chicago
Express pm.
No. II, Omaha & Sioux City
to Chicago Limited----- l0:l2 p. m.
Going West.
No. II, Chicago to Omaha &
Sioux City, Limited------2:52 a. m.
No. -, Chicago. to Omaha
Express zoos a. N.
No. - Chicago to Sioux City,
Fast Mail % a. N.
No. 30, Chicago to Fort
Dodge EXpress------------6.52 p. m.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
Going South and East.
No. II. Des Moines Pass-SO5 3. M
No. 4, Chicago Express p. m.
No. "a, la. & Oak. Elk. 1910 p. IN.
No. 80 Way Freight-----10:00 a. m.
Going North and West.
No. 25, la. s. Oak. Ex------7:05 a. m.
No. 3, la. & Oak. Pass n:20 a. m.
No. l3, Eagle Grove Pass $3.50 p. m.
No.13, Way Freight p. m
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
Is THIS THE TEST?

While COL Roosevelt is telling the
farmer how bad is his lot under the
administration tariff, we reach such
items as this in Iowa Republican pa
pers:
Speaking of land, Jones county
farm sold for $275 an acre the 9TH
er day. Ditto farm in Benton
county. Beats all how Iowa land
shakes it's fist in the face of the
Democratic party. Seems like moth
ing could stop it,"
OF course if the tariff was ruin
ing the farmer his inability to earn
interest on the Investment would de-
preciate the price of land. The lat
ter ever rising, proof could not be
stronger that the farmer is helped,
not hurt, by the tariff.-Dubuque
Telegraph Herald.
If the advance in the price of
farm lands is to be the test of the
wisdom of tariff legislation no time
should be lost in getting back to
the famous Payne-Aldrich law. Dur
ing the few years that law was up
on the statute books the percentage
Of increase of farm land values all
over the United States was greater
than ever before or since. 1t is not
plain just how the new tariff will
help the farmer when it takes the
impost duty from the things which
he has to sell and has not reduced
the price of the things he must buy.
If it results in cheapening what he
buys without cheapening what he
sells the trick will be turned, but
until that comes to pass the demo-
cratic party can claim no benefits to
the farmer from it's tariff legislation.
IOWA'S ROAD PROBLEM.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
real problem of getting good roads
in Iowa is now largely a matter of
education. Our people are conserv-
ative. They are also afraid of taxes
and of schemes to defraud and to
waste money. When actual facts
are placed before them in an intel
ligent manner, they will approve
well matured plans for road con-
struction.
First, and foremost, the fact
should be emphasized that it is pos
sible for Iowa to get hard surfaced
roadways without increasing taxes.
The thoughtless critic who notes
this statement will Immediately de-
clare that this is impossible. But if
he will take time to go into the
subject he will find that it is true.
Another important fact to be kept
in mind in this connection is that
so per cent of highway travel is
over 10 per cent of the roads. 1t
is proposed to hard surface only
these trunk lines.
Iowa is spending ten million dol
lars per year on her roads and
bridges. We have scarcely a mile
of paved roadway Ohio with an al
most identical expenditure for road
purposes has substantially all her
main Travelled roadways paved or
hard surfaced with either gravel or
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Senator Penrose, in the hope of
proving that Col. Roosevelt some
times gets into bad company, pub
fishes an endorsement the colonel
gave him while the colonel was in
the white house. If Mr.. Roosevelt
can live that down he is certainly a
most remarkable individual. An en-
dorsement of Penrose is about the
limit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

When Secretary Bryan comes to
Iowa some one may ask him when
that new tariff law is going to re-
duce the high cost of living and
how it is going to do it without re-
ducing the price of what the pro-
ducers of this state have to sell.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Advocates of national prohibition
are getting little comfort from Pres
ident Wilson and the democratic
party, but that will not deter them
from giving aid to democracy in
such states as Iowa by trying to de-
feat republican candidates who do
not happen to answer their list of
questions satisfactorily. Recently a
body of seven hundred women called
upon the president to sound him up
on the question of national prohibit
ton. The president told hem that
prohibition was question for the
state, and reports have it that the
president then turned upon his heel
and left the women gazing after him
in establishment. 1t is hard for the
democratic party to get away from
the states rights doctrine and it is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

If the large importations Of beef
and corn from South America do not
have some effect upon prices to pro-
ducers in this country the law OF
regulation by supply and demand
will be reversed Even though
prices are not reduced, importations
must have some effect in preventing
increases.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Speaker Clarke says the question
of universal suffrage is growing and
that it is only matter of time I'M
til it will be adopted in this coun-
try. Moreover, Clarke says he is for
it and is ready to vote for it. He
is not like some big democrats that
we know of who are afraid to tell
Just where they stand upon that is
she
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

You have noticed, haven't you,
that the original supporters of Maui
rice Connolly for United States SEN
ator are not now questioning the ST.
mon pure democracy of E. T. Mere
dith? Ed is good enough to hold
the sack while Maurie picks up the
persimmons.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Considering the fact that there
seems to be continuous session of
congress now on in this country,
times are surprisingly prosperous,
Col. Roosevelt to the contrary not
withstanding.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

The state had some 1000 fires
during the past year, in which thir-
ty people lost their lives and prop
erty to the value of 100000 was
destroyed. The more general use of
gasoline and the numerous garages
are said to be in part responsible for
the large number of fires.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

There ought to be some way to
get rid of undesirable United States
Judges by other methods than i'm
parchment proceedings. That is SO
harsh that congress hesitates in ap-
plying the remedy. The present Sit
uation is making votes for the re-
call.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Amos Pinchot is keeping rather
quiet since Col. Roosevelt returned
from Europe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Upon the heels of the announce
ment of campaign to keep our
tourists at home, Paris announces
skin-tight bathing suits.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

close editorial relations of the recent
past have been severed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

But Mr.. Perkins money has not
yet talked loud enough to get its
owner invited to the white house.
That is where J. P. Morgan has it
on Geo. w.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

O tolling bands OF mortals! y
wearied feet, travelling We know not
whittier! Little do We know your
own blessedness; for to travel hope
fully is a better thing than to arrive
and the true success is to labor
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Thieves recently stole all the fur
niture from pest house at Clinton
and sold it to people who did not
know where it came from. That is
about the limit of meanness. The
scoundrels, in the hope Of getting a
little dishonest money, are willing
to expose innocent people to all the
terrors of the worst kinds of contag-
ious diseases. Hanging is too good
for such outlaws.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

unlikely that national prohibition
will make much Roadway as long as
the democratic party is in power.
The high cost of living Is some
what of a farce. We cut down our
expenses for one day to actual neces-
stiles and found that the cost of liv-
ing was not high. No auto ride, no
ball game, no cigars, no ice cream,
no electric lights, no city water, nc
chipping in on buying something
for someone else and the living is
not gh."-Uncle Falstaff.
But you don't call that living, dc
you, Uucle? Why, you were dead
that day, but didn't know it. How
ever, had you undertaken to pay
your own funeral expenses you
would have found the day about as
expensive as Lue average.
The non-partisan method of nom
mating judges in this state is not
being enthusiastically endorsed by
the republican press. The demo
cratic press like it because indica-
lions are that they will be able to
land a democrat upon the bench. The
democrats like non-partisan cleo
ton that enables them to elect DEM
ocrats. 1t is a matter of record,
however, that democratic states are
not conspicuous because of laws of
that kind. 1t is only in republican
states that he average democrat is
an enthusiastic advocate Of anything
non-partisan.
The Freeman-Tribune is not an
admirer of the political methods OF
Geo. w. Perkins, but it is free to
confess that he is better than the
average man of great wealth. That
he is drag to the progressive party
there can be no doubt. Col. Roose-
Welt demonstrated anew the stuff of
which he is made when he came Wig
orously to the defense of Perkins.
The colonel doesn't propose to &C
cept help when fight is on and
then throw the men overheard who
helped in that fight merely because
they may become ballast in time of
peace. The colonel is square fight
er and never asks quarter.
The Des Moines Capital has en-
tered upon a campaign to procure
funds by public contribution to
purchase an elephant for one Of the
city parks of Des Moines. Or it is
rather investigating to ascertain if
the people want an elephant, but it
is discouraged over the outlook, as
responses are not liberal. The Cap
ital better wait a little while.
When the legislature meets again
it will be an easy matter to induce
Gov. Clarke to tell that august body
that Des Moines needs an elephant
and the legislature can be depended
upon to do the rest. Then the peo-
pie of Iowa will pat the governor on
the back and tell him he's great
stuff.
West Virginia is now among the
states where the saloon is outlawed.
BY $4,000 majority that common
wealth voted TO GUST the Saloon anu
the new law went into effect on the
first of July. There are now nine
states in the union where statewide
prohibition is the law. They are
Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Tennessee and West Virginia.
The new law will close up 1900 sa-
looms. Thus the movement is march
ing on and it will not be many
years until there will be no legaliz-
ed saloon in the United States and 1t
is onIv a matter of time when in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

And this reminds us that Col.
keltz has not announced himself a
candidate for any office for more
than two months.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

If Roosevelt can't talk perhaps
Perkins money will.-Canton, S. D.,
Leader.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

No sooner had the fact that Col
onel Roosevelt had severed his con-
nections with the Outlook, as con-
tributing editor, become known than
his enemies broadcasted the report
that he had been asked to do so, i'm
plying that the Outlook manage
ment was disguised with the colon
els political tactics. Even if that
is true what does it amount to? The
colonel is able to take care of himself,
and so is the Outlook and it lis no
concern to the country why their
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

What has become of Wilbur
Marsh? Nobody has mentioned him
for governor or president or official
eminence of any kind or class for
more than six weeks.-Times-Repub-
lican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

Progressive party politicians who
point the finger of scorn at republic
cans because of Penrose, Foraker
and Cannon have nothing to say to
the retort that they are preferable
to Perkins, Mccormick and Finn.
While Penrose, Foraker and Cannon
are a dead weight to the republican
party, they are not in the leadership
and never will be. On the other
hand, aside from Col. Roosevelt, Per-
kins, Mccormick and Finn consti-
tute the backbone Of the progressive
party. Mccormick even dictated to
Iowa progressives that they must
have a candidate in the field against
Senator Cummins. The progressives
ought to do a little housekeeping
on their own account before they
bear down so heavily upon republic
cans who refuse to leave the party
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

BY a recent ruling of the supreme
court of Iowa it was declared that
city councils have no power to re-
uuire licenses for electric wiring,
plumbing, etc. Webster City has
such ordinances, but of course this
ruling renders them void. There
has been more or less friction here
over this matter for some time and
it is we'll that it has finally been
settled. In some places the license
was put so high as to be prohibitory
except to those having plenty of
money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

The democrats have presented a
pork barrel bill that out-porks any
thing in that line for some time. And
it is going to pass congress, too, and
be approved by the president. Only
another proof that Roosevelt told the
truth in Pennsylvania the other day
when he declared that the demo-
cratic party was going back on its
pledges. 1t has redeemed some of
them, of course, but it has repudiat-
ed others and will repudiate more.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14

1t is a mean fight that the Regis
ter and Leader is making on John
F. Ford of Fort Dodge, candidate
for state auditor. The Register and
Leader a short time ago charged
that contractors in Des Moines were
supporting Mr.. Ford because of con-
tracts they secured from Fort Dodge
while Mr.. Ford was mayor. If these
charges were true they would be
serious, but the Tribune
has made some inquiries and finds
that the statements of the Register
ard Leader are gross exaggerations.
1t has been discovered by the fail
ure of the LaSalle bank that the in
stitution paid considerable interest
for money belonging to the city of
Chicago, but the records of the city
do not disclose who got the interest
money. Members of the council ap-
pear in ignorance. Some have
pointed the finger of suspicion at
Bathhouse John, but John will
square the whole business by giving
another of his famous turkey din
ners. There is nothing so fascinat-
ing as a turkey dinner-in Chicago.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald is
weaving some mysterious arguments
by which it hopes to convince pro-
gressives that Cummins should be
defeated in the interest of Roosevelt
and the standpatters that he should
be defeated in the interest of the
republican party. Of course back
of all the efforts of the Telegraph
Herald in this connection is Maui
rice Connolly, in whose interest
alone the TIL is laboring. It's So
licitation for the progressive and re-
publican parties, while appearing
pathetic, is really based upon sell
fshness.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Bic ME:|NP
MEN FIGURE:
IN FAILURE:
Grand Jury Probes Shortage That
Passes Million Mark-Con-
fesSed DefauIter Jailed.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Feb. 1O-With
the Mercantile Bank of Memphis
closed ard Hunter Raine, its presi-
dent. in Jail. a confessed defaulter to
the extent of more than $1,100000, the
Shelby County Grand Jury oday was
investigating the condition of the
banks accounts, with view to re-
turning indictments against Raine,
charging embezzlement and fraudu-
lent breach of trust. Other indict-
ments were said to be considered to-
day by the Grand Jurors against the
other officers and directors of the
bank.
The officials of the bank, all of
them prominent iii financial and so
cial circles of the South, include Vice
President ]. NJ. FowlIles, Second Vice
President Luke f. Wright, Cashier
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Members Of Jury
Probing Convict Abuses.

Following are the names and occu-
pations of the members of the Fulton
County Grand jury now investigating
further the revolving conditions in
Fulton County CONVICT camps, upon
which already have been based sew
eral indictments of convict officials
Foreman Alfred c. Newell, insur-
ance and real estate man, prominent
ly connected with many projects for
Atlanta's progress. !.
Martin l.. Thrower. capitalist and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Otis Is Defended on
Property Charges

The Whitehall Street Improvement
Committee has declared false the
charge against Chairman Robert r.
Otis that he held speculative options
on property along Whitehall His in
terest is that of an ordinary property
owner the committee says. He so has
informed the various official bodies
that have to pass upon the matter.
In its latest public statement the
committee urges that their improve
ment project will increase tax returns
more than any other contemplated
Improvement.