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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

Iowa Falls had expected to vote
upon the proposition of adopting
the commission plan of government
at the spring election, but as there
was mistake in some of the pre-
liminary preparations no vote can be
taken. 1t was generally believed in
the town that the proposition would
carry by a good majority. Quite a
number of towns are looking with
favor upon the plan. It seems to be
an improvement over the present
methods and anything that is better
is what progressive towns want. No
plan, however, is satisfactory unless
honest and capable men are selected
as officers. Reckless extravaganza is
just as costly to the taxpayer as dis
honesty and Incompetence. The only
way that the best can be secured is
for the voters to select the best men
in the community for the admins
traitors of it's affair. Yet many towns
have fallen into a rut and will elect
any old thing that presents itself for
office. Herein is the worst feature
of the present or any other form of
government.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
did you notice that not many

did you NOTICE that nOC many au-
vance notices emanate from the
White House as to what is going to
be done?'" asks the Castana Times.
eve just read in the morning pa
per what has been done, or just be-
gum"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
the tango bids fair to supply the
fountain of youth which Ponce dc
Leon once sought in vain.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

"The young man who thoroughly
qualities himself to do things never
goes out in search of a job" says the
Charles City Intelligencer. "1f he
has the right kind of stuff in him,
the job will always hunt him and Of
fer him good wages for taking it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10


Charles City Intelligencer. "If he
has the right kind of stuff in him,
the Job will always hunt him and Of
fer him good wages for taking it,
The Emmetsburg Reporter says
that Senator Cummins' great fight
this year will not be in the primary,
but in the election.
Rotten city government is due
to rotten people, and the way to re-
form bad government is to keep the
rotten people out of it,, says the
Harlan Republican. "The trouble in
Des Moines quite likely is that the
rotten people Of the city exceed the
good people, and they keep rotten
men in office because that is the kind
the majority wants there"
The Burlington Hawkeye suggests
that the Iowans who have gone to
California to enjoy themselves
should shake the rain off their backs
and come home to see how dear old
Iowa does the weather business.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
the men who would in a. few days re-
make the whole earth are the men
who ought to be avoided as leaders.
"The democrats and the republic
cans make great bowls about
things" says the Charter Oak Times,
but they are all good, true Ameri-
can citizens, all proud of their coun-
try, and ready to do the things that
would be best for their country"
The Des Moines Tribune says that
no one ever heard of a gambler or
king of gamblers who died in riches.
1T is also mighty long stride
from Shelby M. Cullom to Roger Sui
livan for even an Illinois United
States senatorship," says the Des
Moines Capital.
Gov. Clarke seems to be DESTROYS
of forcing the capitol grounds ex-
tension as an issue in the coming
state campaign, says the Pocahontas
nomnrrat
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10
come militant and will be returned
to power under the leadership of the
real friends of the people.

Reports come percolating through
various sources that Wright county
is to have a candidate for state SEN
ator in the person of a Mr.. Birdsall
of Bows. The Freeman-Tribune does
not enjoy the acquaintance of the
gentleman. He is a brother of for
mer Judge Birdsall of Clarion and
is said to be a man Of ability and
high character. There is also ru
NOR that VIM. Weldon of Iowa Falls,
will enter the list of candidates. Of
course Senator Chase will be a can
didate for reelection. He was one
Of the leaders of the senate in the
last session of the legislature and is
regarded as one of the big men of
that body. With three candidates in
the field a merry contest will take
place. It is understood that all three
of the gentlemen named are repubi-
cans.
The people all over. the state are
becoming aroused over increased
taxation and unless all signs fail
there will be lot of house clean
ing on election day. Apparently
levying and assessing bodies are
bent upon getting all the money
possible, whether needed or not.
Generally speaking, there are heavy
increases in taxes all along the line.
The people are getting tired of the
boosting process and are now in
mood to do a little boosting on their
own account-that is, the boosting
of some of the officers out of the Of
fetal pastures. In view of the fact
of higher valuations levies should
be reduced, but instead, levying bod
les have added a mill here and a
mill there, until the aggregate Of
increase is terrific and taxes are out
of all proposition to real necessities.
Here in Webster City the tax payers
are hit pretty hard, compared with
former years, in the state tax, while
the amount of taxes for city pur-
poses are increased in the aggregate
nine thousand dollars, or about 81
per cent. The county and school
levy has been slightly reduced and
Web ter City taxpayers will pay
less this year than usual for school
and county purposes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

Carry the radiance of your soul In
your face; let the world have the
benefit of it.-Fox.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

Yes, the Freeman-Tribune did say
it while he was living. 1t told Geo.
D. Perkins upon several occasions
that he was the greatest editor in
the state and that he owned and
published the best paper in Iowa. 1t
also told him that no newspaper in
the United States put out a superior
editorial page to that put out by the
Sioux City Journal. The Freeman
Tribune seldom agreed with the
Journal in political matters during
the past ten years, but it always ad-
mired the ability and sincerity dis
played in it's columns.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

Gov. Clarke seems to be DESTROYS
of forcing the capitol grounds ex-
tension as an issue in the coming
state campaign, says the Pocahontas
Democrat,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

The Emmetsburg Reporter says
that Senator Cummins' great fight
this year will not be in the primary
but in the election.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

1T is also a mighty long stride
from Shelby M. Cullom to Roger Sui
livan for even an Illinois United
States senatorship," says the Des
Moines Capital.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

The law against the adulteration
of food products is doing some good.
Nearly 500 cases of canned goods
were destroyed a few days ago at
Augusta and Savannah, Ga, the
courts having declared the products
unfit for use. Those goods represent
ed in value quite sum, but that
amounts to nothing as compared to
the health of the people. The pure
food law is one of the best upon the
statute books and it ought to be en-
forced to the letter and without
prejudice or partiality.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

The Des Moines Tribune says that
no one ever heard of a gambler or
king of gamblers who died in riches.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
LEOPOLD STEINER PASSES
AT HIS HOME IN SPARKS

Another aged resident Of Nevada
passed away yesterday morning when
Leopold Steiner died at the advanced
age of 81 years at his home in
Sparks.
Most of his life he had lived in
this state, coming to Nevada in 1854.
He engaged in stock raising in Aus
tin. and sold his interests in Austin
in 1906, transferring his business in
terests to Sparks.
He was the father OF George Stein.
er, partner OF Mayor AL. Blundell in
the Toggery company al sparks He
was also father OF Mrs. Alice Steiner
Binckley: G. /. Steiner. Of Kings
county. CAL w J Steiner. OF Aus
tin. H. Steiner and Mrs George $.
spencer both Of Sparks. and Mrs A.
Maestretti. OF Austin.
lie Was a member Of the Masonic
lodge OF Austin
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
FLORIDA RANKS FIRST IN
PRODUCING FuLLER's EARTH

A report on Fuller's earth, by JEFF.
ferson Middleton, of the United
States geological survey. has been
published as a chapter from Mineral
Resources" for 1918, and copies will
be sent to interested persons free, on
application to the director of the sur
vey at Washington. D. G. The value
of the Fuller's earth mined in 1913 in
the United States was 1868, $50,
against s3O5,522 in 1912, an increase
of $64,22s. The production in 1913
was but sl3,374 less than that of
1911. the year of maximum produc-
tion. In quantity and value of pro
duction Florida was the leading state
in 1913. Georgia was second. Arkan-
sas was third, and Massachusetts
fourth Florida and Georgia together
contributed over 81 per cent of the
quantity and value of the Fnller's
earth marketed in 1919
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23

discrimination clauses of the second
and third sections 1t follows that in
substance the amendment intrinsical-
~ states no new rule or principle but
simply shifts the powers conferred
by the section as it originally stood
that is, II takes from the carriers
the deposit OF public power previous.
ly lodged in them and bests It in the
commission as primary instead of
reviewing function.
In other words, the elements OF
Judgment. or 80 20 speak, the system
of law. by which Judgment is to be
controlled. remains unchanged. but a
different tribunal is created for the
enforcement OF the existing law.
This being true, as we think It
plainly is, the situation under the
amendment is
Power in the carrier, primarily to
meet competitive conditions In any
point Of view by charging lesser
rate for longer than for, a shorter
haul. has ceased to exist because to
do so, in the absence of some author
ity, would not only be inimical to the
provision of the fourth section, but
would be In conflict with the prefer.
ence and discrimination clauses OF
the second and third sections.
But while the public power, so to
speak. previously lodged in the car
rier is thus withdrawn and reposed
In the commission. the right of car
riers to seek and obtain, under au-
thorized circumstances. the sanction
Of the commission to charge a higher
rate for a longer than for a shorter
haul because Of competition or for
other adequate reasons, is expressly
preserved and. If not, is in any event
by necessary implication, granted.
And as correlative the authority
OF the commission to grant on re.
quest the right sought, is made by
the statute to depend on the facts
established and the Judgment of that
body in the exercise of sound legal
discretion as to whether the request
should be granted, compatibly with a
due consideration of the private and
public interests concerned, and in
view of the preference and discrimin-
alton clauses OF the second and third
sections"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
CRISIS IN IRISH
HISTORY YFORCED
!. BY A NEW
d. BILL
LIBERAL LEADER TRIES TO NuL.
LlFY THE HOME RULE
LAW.
,By Associated Pre.-o


I LONDON, June 23.--A crisis in
connection with granting home rule
to Ireland entered another stage
when the Marquis OF Crewe, Liberal
leader in the house of lords. intro
duced bill to amend the Irish home
rule bill. The terms amending the
bill are identical with those offered
in March by Premier Asquith and
contemptuously refused by Sir Ed
ward Carson, the Irish Unionist lead
er, who described the premier's pro-
posal as "hypocritical shame"
BY the new bill parliamentary cleo
tors in each county OF Ulster will be
allowed to decide by vote whether
the county will be excluded from the
provisions of the home rule bill for
six years from the first meeting Of
the new Irish parliament The situa-
tion has never been paralleled in
parliamentary procedure in the Brit
ish isles. Never has a bill been pre-
sented to parliament to amend a
measure not yet on the statute books.
This, however, only means over
coming the deadlock, as the house
OF lords refused to consider the main
bill until the full proposals OF the
government are before it.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
AVERAGE Of LIFE
INCREASED BY
FIFTEEN
YEARS
sTArEMf Mt OF MEDICAL PREsl.
DENT ABOUT SCIENTIFIC
ADVANCES.
(ny Associated Pren..l


ATLANTIC CITY, June 2s.-"In the
last century the average OF human
life has been increased by. fifteen
years. This increase could be du-
plicated the next twenty years If the
facts we now possess were effective
ly employed" said DIR. Victor Vaughn,
president OF the American Medical
association, at the annual convention
today. I'VE boast Of great civiIi-
zation, but this boast is justified only
within certain limits. The historian
Of the future will have no difficulty
in convincing readers that those who
lived in the beginning of the twen-
tieth century were but slightly re-
moved from barbarism, as he will tell
that the saloon and school fourished
In proximity, that capitalists worked
their employees under conditions
which precluded soundness of body;
that the labor man dynamited build
ings, while we sent missionaries to
convert Moslems and Buddhists; that
ten thousand murders were commit
ted annually in our midst, and that
large percentage of our mortality
was due to preventable diseases"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
LEAPSFROihL LEVEL
TO MOVING CAGE
AND IS CRUSHED
MINER INJURED WHEN He
JUMPS TO A MOVING CAGE
AT AURORA.

AURORA, June 23-Joe Donatelli,
aged 26, of the Aurora Consolidated
Mines company. working in the Hum
boldt mine, was seriously injured last
week. He was at the 200-foot sta
tion waiting for the cage. He sig
naled the engineer 10 stop at this
station.
At the time he gave the signal, the
cage was below at the 400-foot level.
and Frank Spaulding, shift boss, al
ready on cage, had previously given
signal to the engineer to hoist to
the 100-foot level.
The cage not stopping at the 200
foot level, Donatelli proceeded to
jump upon the moving cage, although
cautioned not to do So When he
jumped upon the cage his head did
not clear the shaft and was caught
between the wall plate and the cage.
His head was badly crushed, and the
right jaw broken in two places. The
shift boss gave a signal to stop as
quickly as possible after realizing the
situation. The cage was stopped and
then lowered in order to release the
body.
Donatelli was taken to the engine
room where DR.. Edwards, the COM
pany physician, dressed the wounds,
and he was then put in an auto and
sent to the hospital at Mason. From
reports received from Mason Dona-
tell has slight chance for recovery.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
ORGANIZED WORK
AND FEDERAL
OWNERSHIP
|NDORSED
JOHN WANAMAkER EXPRESSES
HIMSELF FRANKLY ON IN.
ousTRlAL LIFE.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2S.-It's
an insane thing not to recognize or
ganizations of labor" said John Wan
amaker, before the United States
commission on Industrial relations.
He said he believed labcE hsd asuf-
fered dreadfully." partly because OF
poor leaders,
In discussing public ownership as
means of reducing industrial strife.
Wanamaker said he absolutely be-
lieved" in government ownership OF
public utilities. 81 believe the gov
ernment should own the railroads,
which would bring one cent postage.
He painted a rosy future for the
workingman. Men and women on
a rising market are being better edu-
Gated. have more sanitary surround.
ings and no longer are mats for the
rich man to wipe his feet"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
VENERABLE PIONEERS
REMAINS ARRIVE
TAKEN TO HOME OF DAUGHTER
TO AWAIT THE FUNERAL
TOMORROW.

The body of the late Mrs W. C.
Humphrey arrived this morning from
Carson City aud was removed to the
home of her daughter Mrs. Gilbert,
until tomorrow aflernoCn, when the
funeral service will be conducted at
Masonic hall at 2:30 o'clock under
the auspices of the Eastern Star, of
which deceased was member. Mr.
W G. Humphrey. who died April 3.
1910. had the distinction of being the
Oldest Mason in Nevada. as he had
been a member of the order for 60
years. but he and his wife we're com
paratiyely recent members OF the
Eastern Star. The body was re-
eeived by committee of the East.
ern star. who accompanied the re-
mains to Mrs. Gilbert's home.
Mrs Humphrey, before her mar
riage in 1864, was known as Annie
Butler and closer study of her life
shows she was born in Indiana in
stead Of Illinois. October 2. 1888. She
removed to Illinois as a child and
came across the plains to Austin.
Nevada. Death was indirectly due
to a cataract for which she left her
home in Manhattan to be treated.
the shock of the operation proving
fatal Al various times Mrs. Humph
rey lived at Austin. belmont. Grants
vile and sodaville and for the past
eight years has been resident OF
Manhattan and beloved by every per
son Ia that camp
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
COURT DECISION
ON THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL

In the supreme courts reversal OF
the commerce court and upholding
the intermountaln rate order of the
Interstate commerce commission Jus
tice White decided that the long and
short hault clause was constitutional
The commerce court had held that
the commission could not make blan.
ket or zone rates. That is the con
tention OF those who are opposed to
the five per cent increase in freight
rates now being asked by the eastern
railroads
The chief justice next upheld the
making OF rates by the commission
by zones.
THE zones selected by the com
mission were in substance the same
as those previously fixed by the car
riers. as the basis of the rate making
which was included in the tariffs
which were under investigation and
therefore we may put that subject
out OF view," said he.
Indeed. except as 10 questions Of
power there Is no contention in the
argument as to the percentages or
as 10 any undue preference or dis
crimination resulting from the action
being taken
BE this as II may. in view of
the findings of the commission as to
the system of rates prevailing in the
tariffs which were before II of the
inequalities and burdens engendered
by such system, Of the possible ag-
grandizement unnaturally beyond the
limits produced by competition in ia
vor of the competitive points and
against other points by the tariff in
question. facts which we accept and
which indeed are unchallenged. we
see no ground for. saying that the
order was not sustained by the facts
on which II was based, or that II ex-
ceeded the powers which the statute
conferred or transcribed the limits
OF the sound legal discretion which il
lodged in the commission when act
ing on.the subject. before 1t"
On the constitutonality of the lorR
and short haul. Chief Justice White
said:
''It is certain that the fundamental
charge which II makes is the omis.
sion OF the substantially similar cir
cumstances and conditions clause
thereby leaving the long and short
haul clause In sense unqualified, ex
cept insofar as the section gives the
right TO the carrier to apply to the
commission for authority to charge
less for longer than for shorter dis
tanees for the transportation of per
sons or property and gives the com
mission the authority from time e
time 20 prescribe the extent TO which
sneh designated common carrier may
be relieved from the operation Of thi,
section.
From the failure 10 insert am
word In the amendment tending /,
exclude the operation Of competition
as adequate under proper circum
stances to Justify the awarding O
short haul clause and there belni
noshlng which minimIaea or charge
TIE application Of the preference an
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23

to be training in style that will en-
able them TO carry of first money
unless the local teams show better
speed than they have been display.
ing The Manhattan men are right
up in the collar and get off with a
speed that calls for pretty quick
work if the Tonopah teams are going
to capture the prize.
G. T. Lawrence, secretary of the
Manhattan Volunteer Fire depart
ment, has written Poke Kelly, chair
man of the race committee, asking
for information as to whether the
boys run in harness or not, distance
to be- covered, weight OF carts and
all other data which may prove help
full to the contestants from the
north. Replying to this inquiry
Chairman Kelly wrote:
Replying will say the conditions
are as follows: Run 100 yards, lay
$50 feet of hose, break, connect noz-
zle and get water All teams will
run with the same cart. carrying 900
feet of hose. Run to be made with
out harness. Purse of $3.50, winner
take ALL"
The Goddess of Liberty contest be-
gins today and everybody is invited
to take part in selecting a represen-
tative young lady to officiate ON the
memorable day as the guest OF the
executive committee. The choice
must be made known on June 30th,
as the committee has to arrange for
robing the candidate in a garb be-
fitting the occasion and must have a
few days for the dressmaker to at
tend to the wants of the successful
girl. A coupon appears in this issue
of the Bonanza which should be filled
out with the name of yourself and
the person you would like to see in
the role iof Goddess Of Liberty and
dropped in one of the boxes distrib-
uted around town. The names of
w. II Weishar. Poke Kelly and Scott
Mullen We're added to the committee.
The finance committee has met
with cordial reception on all sides
and funds at the disposal of Chair.
man Wittenberg now aggregate $4.l65
with every prospect of increasing the
total to $4,000. as the executive com
mittee will need that amount to en-
able il to carry its plans through to
satisfactory conclusion.
Chairman Lee, of the fireworks
committee, reported that after care
ful examination a the surrounding
elevations he was of the opinion that
the best place for a display would be
from Green mountain, south Of the
courthouse, where the pyrotechnics
would be visible to persons situated
in any part of camp. The choice was
approved and voucher for the big
gest consignment of fireworks seen
in the district was ordered issued to
Mr. Lee. This committee will also
see that a salute Is fired from the
top OF Mount Oddie at daybreak of
the holiday. The meeting. after an
informal conference of chairmen, ad.
iourned to Thursday night at the
same place.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
TREAS. FRANKLIN APPOINTS
FORMER DEPUTY TREASURER

N X Franklin. the new county
treasurer. has taken possession Of
his office at the courthouse and has
given a temporary cash bond for
100000 through the Tonopah Banking
corporation The first official act Of
the incumbent was 10 reappoint Mrs
Gilbert deputy. The new bond Is TO
protect the county until the surety
company completes checking up the
office
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
MINER BLOWS SELF TO
ATOMS WITH DYNAMITE

SILVER CREEK. June 2S.--Sick
and without means. Peter Regoni. a
miner 40 years old. committed suicide
here by exploding two sticks of dy-
Mantle under his breast in the mid
die of the main street of the town.
Regoni was suffering from miners
consnmptiOn.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-23
BoRES THROUGH f25 FEET
OF WOOD SINKING WELL

LOYALTON. June 2s Fred Turner
is specializing as to whether there is
a buried forest under his farm. Tur-
ner. in driving well on his farm,
struck wood at ninety feet He con
tinued sinking and passed through in
all 1875 feet of decomposed wood He
thinks he bit buried tree.