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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

Tie Junior Leagues competition 10
select poster 10 adorn the programme
lor us annual entertainment 20 bee given
al the Waldorf-Astoria on January l6 and
q was held last Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Charles b. Alexander
whose daughter. Miss Harriet Alexander,
is chairman of the entertainment com
mittee Miss Helen Morgan was chair
man of the poster committee. and many
entries were received J.. y. Rritton was
awarded SIS for the winning poster, and
Mss Marjorie curtis had her poster ac-
lepted for the cover page Of the pro-
gamme The judges were Harry Wat
rols. secretary OF the National Academy
Of Design Grosvenor Atterbury. Miss
Frances Breese and Miss Beatrice Pratt
The entertainment has been named The
Merry Whrl." and II will consist OF
number of fancy dances. At the matinee
Performance there viii be children
dance called French Dolls and Teddy
Beans" in which boys and girls between
the ages Of five and eight will take part.
Miss MARY Alexander is president OF
he league this season; Miss Maude Cos
ter secretary. and Miss Margaret Seton
Porter, treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

4 The Invitations issued by the Consum-
ers League for the soiree dansante which
~ 70 take place at the Plaza next Tues
CAV have been accepted by large num-
oef Of people Among those who nave
sgnihed their intention o. being present
are Mrs Morris W Kellogg. Mrs. Finley
j. Shepard. Mrs John c. Breckenridge
As Albert Lewisohn, Mrs. G. Colgate
An Winfield Scott. Mrs. l.. Mel Luquer'
Mrs seth Low. Mrs. Samuel Cntermyer'
X Fulton Cutting. Mrs ". j. Schiehehn'
LOUIS Il. Hosmer. Mrs. August Belmont
Nrs Oswald c. Thatcher. Mrs. Arthur
Butler Twombly. Mrs Walter Damrosch'
Ns Douglas Robinson. Lewis NiNon'
Mrs Charles ?. Tiffany. the Rev. Percy
Q Grant and Robert T. Booraen
The series OF international dances, which
VIII form one OF the interesting features
oi the dansante. will be performed by the
representatives OF many nationalities.
The Spanish dances are TO be given by the
hstrella Troupe. OF Spain. Estrella her
ser was trained In the royal ballet al
Madrid The original Bohemian dancers
Who gave the dance in The Bartered
NtAN NlfAA hAbA-nh WMN ARNA 49,
ego, Will give that famous dance. The
turkish dances Will be performed By two
men and two women-Turks-one Of the
men playing on an old Turkish instru-
nsni called out" resembling the ancient
nao'boy. Highlanders will give their char
'e'esistic national dance. and three Greek
Urls VIII dance 20 some OF Shubert's very
0a music. The Hungarian Troupe is the
one that won the prize for Czardas dane
ING IN is own country
Maud Powell will give recital for the
cement Of the Union Settlement Music
eohool on Wednesday evening. January
-. a, the women's Cosmopolitan Club.
no tSa East 10th street Tickets. at So
nS Be obtained from Miss Mary Edgar
90 lsf Fest 10Th street. and G. r.
se&fusr. No East asa street. or any OF
Following committee The Misses
Ssesor lockwood. clover Todd. Rather
"a bois Ruth Purvss, Mary schiene-
VisSfna Townsend. Florence col
80 Isabel Foote and Emily Gilbert.
'ses Ne pstsonsssss are Mrs. william
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

The annual series OF lectures offered by
the metropolitan section Of the woman
department Of the National civic Fedora
lion will be IN every way equal in interest
10 the previous courses. which have ~
Guided the series on The Dyhathie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
Passing Of the Holidays
Brings No Diminu-
ton IN the Stream
Of Social Affairs

r-on1 now until Lent. which begins on
vebruary o. the entertaining will be Of
-,ore general nature, and many large
Ssnces fo- ;he older set have been ar
-.,ced for the next six weeks. The
Sssutante Will no longer nonopolize the
attention Of society as she has been
soing since the season opened, but she
.-v,u share with her older sister the gay
.,tlss OF the remainder CT the season.
In addition TO the many large dinners
and dances FOR which dates have been
-, there WILL be several large charitable
entertainments given. in which society is
.,,uoh interested One OF :he most notable
VII be the costume bail next Wednesday
.nlzht al sherry's by the ladies' auxiliary
N the Lying-In Hospital for the benefit
of the hospital feature of the ball
will be a pageant representing periods
rom the time OF Louis XIV to the
present time. and those who take part
vii be grouped according TO each period.
seve,sl dinners have been arranged be-
fore the dance by women prominent in
society. the hostesses taking their guests
Later 20 Sherry's. Among those in charge
NJ the ARRANGEMENTS are Mrs. Austen
Gray Mrs Arthur lselin, Mrs j. Fred
Person. 5r. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson.
NJ. Ernest Iselin. Mrs. oliver Gould Jen-
rlrrs. Mrs vs.. lie Lancev Kountze, Mrs.
Walter f. Maynard. Mrs. Frederick NJ.
Davies Mrs H. Gray Griswold and Mrs.
= Roscoe Mathews.
Applications Tor tickets may be sent TO
M-s Austen Cray. No. % East 10Th street.
Tho cno.i az The Cathedral Of St John
~, Divine VIII give concert next Tues
dav afternoon az the residence Of Mrs.
Whre.aw ro.d. so. 81 Madison avenue
under the auspices of The Diocesan Aux
Warv of the cathedral The proceeds
from the concert will 20 toward the sup
port Of the Italian and colored missions
OF the cathedral on the upper West Side.
Mrs Henry Whitney MunrOe - presi-
dent o. the auxiliary, Mrs. Richard Irwin
Miss Amy Townsend and Mrs James ii.
Adrich. vice. presidents, Mrs. Charles r.
Hoffman. secretary; Mrs. Louis Mansneld
ogden. assistant secretary. Mars. William
NJ g. Holman. treasurer and Mrs. Har-
cd r. Had5en. assistant treasurer. On
the executive board are Mrs. David a.
Greer Mrs Whi,elaw Reid. Mrs. james
~ yauum, Mrs. Haley Fiske, Mrs. John
r Abney Mrs William +. lsein. Mrs.
W BARCLAY Parsons. Mrs. Levi p Nor
ton Mrs Francis G. Huntington. Mrs.
Vernon NJ. Davis. Mrs John :. Rogers
Mr, John Greenough and Mrs.. Frank '.
Burton
Tickets. at s. each. may be obtained
from Mrs. Charles r. Hoffman. No. 90
Fnh avenue. Mrs. Richard Irwin. No. !
West ssth street. or from Mrs. John ;.
Rogers No % West 57th street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

Mrs. Kingsley Ballou gave reception
yesterday afternoon at her home. No. IS
East 10Th street. Charles j. Mooney. barry
tone. sang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

Miss Virginia Scully. one Of the sea-
sons debutantes. was entertained by Mrs.
Charles G. Squler at reception yester-
day afternoon at No 565 Park avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

Mrs Sidney j. Colford jr.. has arrived
in town from Newport and IS at the Ritz
Carlton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

ceremony a small reception will be held
al the home of Mrs. Glover, No. us East
jlth street
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
BASE BALL MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT
Association Pays all Bills for 1914
Meeting to Consider Ball
Matters for 1915.

The Webster City Baseball asso-
citation held meeting yesterday
at ten o'clock at which time money
was received by them from the ath-
letic association with which to pay
all outstanding accounts for the sea-
son of 1914. This places the base
ball association in a position to
start the 1915 season with all bills
paid.
Next Thursday evening at the
city hall, meeting of all the base
ball fans will be held at which mat
ters relating to the coming season
will be taken up. 1t will no doub
be brought up at this meeting as to
when a manager Of the team should
be elected and the election of offic-
ers of the association held. This is
matter of great Importance to
baseball enthusiasts and all should
be present and help the association
get good start. While it is not
known whether the present officers
would be willing to serve the COM
ing year, the fans will have to look
long and carefully to find directors
who were more capable to handle
the associations affairs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
PRINTERS GETTING
into TRUST GAME
Divide up Territory to Avoid Bid.
ding-"Work" County and
City Officers.

According to the Des Moines Trib-
une some Of the printers of the
state who do blank and book print
ing for counties, cities. banks, etc,
held a meeting in Des Moines a few
days ago and divided" up the ter
ritory of the state, just as paving
contractors and others are now sup
posed to do. The work of certain
counties goes to certain printers and
they work the officers for fat
prices. Nine-tenths of the printing
which county officers, city officers,
bankers, merchants, etc, get done
away from home could be done
just as we'll and just as cheaply at
home. AS rule newspapers are
afraid to condemn public officials
who send abroad for their printing
for fear a job or two will be lost
and until the home printer gingers
up he must expect to see good
share of the business that belongs
to him go to the trust In speaking
of the Des Moines meeting of print
ers to parcel out territory the Trib
une says:
The territory" was divided W
among printers who have made {
business of doing the printing wo-l
of counties in Iowa at a meeting
held in Des Moines yesterday, &C
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
OPENING DAY OF
GREATER iowa Week
One Hundred and Forty Meetings
Held Throughout the State
the First Day.

Clinton, Nov. 16-This, the first
day of Greater Iowa Week, has been
success. The local headquarters of
the Greater Iowa Association, has
record of one hundred and fOrty-sev-
en- meetings being held today. Some
of these meetings will be held at
noon, some in the afternoon and
some in the evening-most of them
in the evening.
And yesterday was a great day,
too. More than nine hundred clergy
men have reported to the state head
quarters of the Greater Iowa Assocl-
alton, that they included discus
sion of Greater Iowa in their Sunday
morning services or turned the en-
tire Sunday evening service over to
a discussion of this new civic move
ment which is sweeping over the
state with such wonderful rapidity.
Probably the most remarkable OBJ
seryance was at Waterloo where
most all of the leading churches
turned their pulpits over to laymen
Sunday night in order that Greater
Iowa addresses might be deliV Vered
by those who had given the subject
special study.
More than thirty women's clubs
throughout Iowa are holding meet
ings today. From present indications
there will be held approximately
one hundred of these women's club
meetings throughout the week. In
several cities and smaller towns
Joint meetings are being held, the
commercial clubs and the women's
clubs getting together to discuss
Greater Iowa.
Some of the churches got out
special programs for both morning
and evening services. For instance
the Methodist Episcopal church OF
Rockwell City, of which Charles E.
Chapter is pastor, published spec
| lal program NulCu vas oCll Oh o'Si
the city. The morning service in
cluded sermon by the pastor on
THE Ideal State and Citizen" The
evening service included "A Short
History of Iowa." by ]. F. Lavender;
solo, Iowa Beautiful Land" by Miss
Kennedy 'Iowa's Great Men and
Women" by E. C. Stevenson;
"Iowas Resources and Achieve
ments," by P. C. Holdoegel; selec-
ton, Iowa" by male quartet;
"Iowas Authors and Artists" by
jeanette Lewis; and "1owa's Relig-
ious Activities" by the pastor. This
is merely typical of the manner in
which the Greater Iowa Idea was
presented throughout the state yes
terday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
TAXPAYERS NOT
0bEY|NC THE Law
Louis Murphy, Collector of This Dis.
trict, Writes to the Freeman
Tribune.

According to Louis Murphy, col
lector of internal revenue for Iowa
some 10000 Iowans are affected by
the special taxes imposed by the
new war revenue emergency act. Mr.,
Murphy has sent the following let
ter to the Freeman-Tribune:
"All dealers in tobacco Except
manufacturers of tobacco, of cigars
and dealers in leaf tobacco, who are
otherwise specially provided for
whose annual receipts from the sale
of tobacco exceed $500, must pay
$500 for each store, shop or other
place in which tobacco in any form
is sold. There are 5000 grocery
stores in cities and towns Of over
500 population; there are LOO
druggists in the state; there are
$500 retail liquor dealers, and all
of these sell tobacco in some form
There are besides a few hundred eX.
elusive tobacco shops and many bar
Der shops and confectionery stores
handling over $500 worth of cigars
and tobacco year. Notwithstand
ing the special tax on these dealer:
became effective on Nov. 1st, anC
that if the tax is unpaid on Dec. 1st
a penalty of so per cent will alst
have to be paid, not hundred o
them have sent in their $500, tn,
collector says.
However, dealers in cigars ant
tobacco are not alone affected b!
special taxes and are not the onl.
ones derelict in paying the tax
There are brokers handling invest
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Iowa alone, without expense to any
county. 1t has no endowment and
no agents, but depends entirely on
the voluntary contributions of char
liable people.
most worthy cause. Let us send part
of the good things we have received
during the year to the little father
less and motherless boys and girls
at the Orphanage. A letter contain
ing your contribution addressed to
the Christian Home Orphanage,
Council Bluffs, Iowa, will reach
them promptly and will be thank
fully received and acknowledged.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Second Team Defeated.

The Lincoln high school second
football team met defeat at the
north side park Saturday afternoon
when they were beaten by the Ne
vada high school first team by a
score of thirty to six. The local
boys played under a big handicap,
as the visitors outweighed them
from twenty to thirty pounds man,
but the contest was we'll played and
the home team displayed dogged re-
sistance, fighting the visiting team
at every stage of the game.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
MUST REPORT ALL
ACCIDENTS AT ONCE
Webster City Employers Should not
Be Lax in Letting Authori-
ties Know.

Word is sent out from Des Moines
to the effect that employers are neg
ligent in reporting promptly to the
authorities accidents to their en-
ployees, as required by statute. If
there are any such in Webster City
it would be we'll for them to obey
the law. Each employer is required
to make a report on each accident
as soon it occurs, but very small
percentage of employers are comply
ing with the law in this respect.
Failure to make such reports is pun
ishable by heavy fines.
The railroad companies seem to be
about the worst offenders in this
line. They make reports to the rail
road commission under the old law,
and then refuse to make reports to
the industrial commissioner. Only a
very small proportion of the acci-
dents on the railroads are being re-
ported to the industrial commission
er. Evidently the victims of the ac-
cidents are not receiving any COM
pensation either under state or fed
eral laws. But this will not relieve
the companies in case it is decided
to prosecute for failure to make the
reports.
The number of accidents reported
in all industries is distressingly
small and the number of settlement:
is entirely below that which the Law
contemplates. Steps are being TAX
en- to better the condition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

cording to Well-defined rumol
which gained circulation today
None of the persons said to be in
terested in yesterdays meeting coult
be found who would confirm the ru.
NOR.
There are perhaps less than doz.
en- printing firms, located in differ
ent cities of the state, who do a
great business in selling the neces-
sary blanks and forms used in coun-
ty offices of the state, and it is un-
derstood that yesterdays meeting
was for the purpose of reaching an
understanding that would eliminate
any unnecessary competition in bid
ding on the work.
1t is understood representatives
were present at least from Fort
Dodge, Davenport, Waterloo and Ma
son City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
THE PASSING OF
JOHN ". HURST
Has Been Ill for Long Time With
That Dread Disease Cancer
An Old Resident.

| j. w. Hurst passed away Sun
day morning at 4:25 O'Clock follow
ing an extended illness with cance
of the stomach. He had been i'll TO-
two years and underwent an opera
tion at Mercy hospital last April
Since then he had been very i'll mos
of the time, but was not confined tt
his bed until seven weeks ago.
John w. Hurst was born April IA
1850, in England, and came to this
country with his parents when but
one year old. He was Ga years ole
at the time of his death. The fam.
lily settled in New York and nine
years later removed to DeKalb coun.
ty, Illinois, where on September l.
1874, Mr.. Hurst and Miss Eva Wig.
ton were united in marriage. Mr.,
and Mrs. Hurst came to Iowa thirty.
three years ago and settled on a
farm north of Highview, where the
family resided until moving to this
city twelve years ago. The deceased
was superintendent of the union
Sunday school in Highview for nine
years during his residence there.
Nine children have been born to Mr..
and Mrs. Hurst and all, with Mrs.
Hurst, survive the father and hus-
band. They are Mrs. Sadie Cole,
Miller, S. d.; Mrs. Radie Cole,
Hinckley, Mimi; Levi and Oscar
Hurst, Dupree, S. D., Mrs. R. J.
Waters, Miller, S. D., Mrs. A. A. Nc
Taggart, Campbell, Minn., Ethel
Hurst, this city, Johnnie B. Hurst,
Stilson, Ia, Eva Hurst, this city.
Levi, Ethel, and Eva Hurst, togeth-
er with their mother, were at their
fathers bedside at the time of his
passing. George and Henry Hurst,
Alden, Mrs. Will Lounsbury, Aurora,
Nebraska, Mrs. C. R. Dodd, Gilmore
City, Mrs. Anna Simpson and Mrs.
Lily Colby, both of Shabona, Ill.,, are
the brothers and sisters of the de-
ceased.
The funeral services will be held
from the family home on south Sen
eca street this afternoon at
1870 o'clock and in the Methodist
church at two o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Odd Fellows, of which
the deceased was an old member.
The funeral will be conducted by
Rev. c. H. Kamphoefner of the
Methodist church and Rev. c. V.
Pence of the Christian church. The
members of the Rebekah lodges will
also attend the funeral in body.
Mrs. Hurst being member of this
order. Burial will be made in Grace
land cemetery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
ments who must pay $33.34, and
commercial brokers, 1894.

ments who must pay $33.34, and
commercial brokers, $1334.
Then there are theaters, muse
ums and concert halls, the tax on
which is graded according to the
seating capacity of the house, as fol-
lows: ESQ seats and under $16.67 ;
25O to 500 seats 1894; 500 to 500
seats, $4,000; more than 500 seats
$66.67.
Next there are the proprietors of
bowling alleys and billiard rooms
who must pay 1894 for each table
and alley. There are the commission
merchants who receive goods, wares
or merchandise to sell on commits
sion and who must pay $13.34.
The amount of tax as l have CIV
en- it in each case is correct. 1t is
eight-twelfths of the annual tax,
due to the fact that four months of
the governments fiscal year had
elapsed when the tax became effect
i've on Nov. 1st.
Banks, private and incorporated.
are taxed on the capital used or en-
ployed during the governments fis-
cal year, ending June 80, 1914. In
estimating capital, surplus and un-
divided profits must be included.
The banker will compute this
amount for the year and then take
eight-twelfths of the total, paying
the tax on this at the rate of 81 on
each $1,000 of capital. For illustra-
ton, let it be assumed a bank on
June 80, 1914, had 100000 CAPT
tai, $4,000 surplus and $4,000 un-
divided profits. The total is $175,-
900. Eight-twelfths of this amount
is $116,666.67. The tax on this
would be $116.67.
Bankers must, under pain OF
penalty, send form filled out before
December 1st.
Special taxpayers covered by this
law should at once write the collect
or at Dubuque, stating what their
business is and asking for form on
which to make return. They should
then send the form, filled out, to-
gether with the amount of the tax,
to the collector. The whole trans
action must be completed by Decem-
ber 1st to avoid penalty.
Some taxpayers are under the
impression that they need not pay
the tax until demand for it is made,
and that they are not supposed to
know the law until an officer has
called and explained their obliga-
tions. In this they are sadly in er-
ror. They are required, under pen
atty, to go to the government, not
the government to them"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Orphanage Receives Many Inmates

From Sept. l to Nov. /, 1914, the
Christian Home Orphanage at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, received 100 inmates and
placed in private families, 10S. The
remaining population at the Orph-
anage on Nov. was 264, and the
management expects that this num-
ber will be greatly increased as the
winter approaches.
The past year has been hard one
on the work, financially, and heroic
efforts are being made to raise suf-
fcient funds at Thanksgiving to pay
off all debts and make it possible for
the Home to vigorously prosecute its
work during the winter, when ap-
peals for help are most urgent and
numerous. -....a..... ..., .,.
The Orphanage receives more
than ESQ children annually from
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
To Consult Drs. Mayo.

S. Amundson and daughters.
Misses Emma and Lena, left at noon
Yesterday for Rochester, Minnesota.
where they will consult the Drs.
Mayo in regard to Miss Lena's con-
dition. She has been suffering for
several months with a severe case Of
ueuritis in one of her arms.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

SERVICES BEGUN
Special Series Of Meetings are Open
ed at the United Brethren
Church.

The special series of evangelistiC
services under the direction of Rev
c. H. Berry and Prof. D. Davidson
were opened in the United Brethren
church Sunday morning. Rev
Berry's sermon was an especial ap.
peal to arouse the people to the i'm.
portance of the work. In the after.
noon at 3 o'clock another service
was held which was in the nature
of a formal talk to workers. Follow.
ing this meeting Prof. Davidson con.
Quoted a rehearsal and drilled the
choir for some time. In the evening
Rev. Berry spoke on the subject
"The Gospel in Three Words, y
which proved to be an interesting
talk on the law, sin and grace. Prof
Davidson sang solos at each meet
ing which were much appreciated.
The attendance at the services
Sunday was very good, consider
ing it was the opening day, and
those present were very favorably
impressed with the gentlemen in
charge of the meetings.
J. E. Quackenbush has been i'll at
his home on south Wilson avenue
for the past six days, being threat
ened with typhoid fever.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
A Slight Operation.

Cary H. Brown underwent a
slight operation Saturday at Mercy
hospital for the removal of tumors
at the back Of the neck. He return
ed to his home on west Division
street yesterday and is getting along
very nicely.