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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Baby Cut on 200 Phones.

The birth of a baby in the home Of
Matteo Gionotti OF Merlonville. N. J.,
cut OF all telephone service in that
section for the greater part Of the
day, to the rage of 200 subscribers.
The boy arrived at the Gionotti
home shortly after midnight. There
was nobody around to help Matteo
celebrate, so he grabbed his shotgun
and proceeded to blow holes in the
atmosphere.
Mr.. Newton, the phone company's
wire chief, discovered the lines were
useless when he came to work early
in the morning. He searched until
late in the afternoon. Then, opposite
Gionotti's place, he found the broken
wires hanging loose from the pole,
with about a pound OF shot in the
cross-arm. Gionott told all about 1t.
Newton started to swear. changed his
mind. grinned, said Hope the kids
all right" and started repairs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Famous American Roads.

Something over 200 years ago there
was built the first great American
highway. ''the old York road" be-
tween New York and Philadelphia.
The construction Of this famous road
in I'LL was an example that led the
colonists at other points along the At
lantic seaboard to make similar roads
where there were no water routes.
For the most part these roads were
built by chartered companies, and
were called turnpikes or toll roads.
Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New
Jersey had many roads Of this kind.
The first macadamized road in this
country was constructed in 1872 be-
tween Philadelphia and Lancaster. In
1911 there were said to be $500 miles
Of chartered turnpikes in New Eng
land and New York. During the next
20 years the government expended
many millions of dollars in construct
ing great highways, but the panic OF
1887 and the building Of highways
and canals put an end to that branch
Of the government work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
Flower, and Politics.

The election for members Of the
French chamber Of deputies Is over.
The campaign In one district brought
forward a poetic theme. This was in
the great fower-growing district Of
Cannes.Grass. In the polemio out
break Of the opposing candidates were
heard the words "neroli" and petit
grain" Neroli is the commercial des-
ignation of orange flower. It is a SOU
venir Of the Princess Neroli and the
name was chosen by the producers Of
the department Of the Maritime Alps,
for to the princess was credited the
establishing Of the perfume industry
which has since had such . remark
able development in that region. Ne
roll is often sophisticated by the add
ton Of other essences. One Of these
is called "petitgrain." which IL not
Of the flower, but Of the leaf and fruit
Of the orange. This IL why the two
candidates, shouted In the midst Of
the melee the cries 'Neroli!" and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to q
stranger-as were once shouted the
battle cries "Montjoye!" and Saint
Denis!'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
COURAGE OF A HIGH ORDER
Officers and PrIvates Of Regular Army
Risk Almost Certain Death In
Search for comrade.

A story Of daring feats in mountain
climbing by two officers and two en-
listed men OF the First and Second
regiments Of infantry Of the Hawaiian
brigade who sought In vain to learn
ne fate Of a private who wandered
INTO "Hell's Pocket" In the Koolan
mountains, Hawaii, has reached Wash
ington in report of commentator
from their commanding officer. Brig
Gen. Clarence r. Edwards. q. S. A.
The exploits Of the mountain climb
ers are described In the officers report
as the most peril0us ever recorded.
They surrounded cliffs that are al
most inaccessible. dangled thousands
OF feet in midair as they were lowered
down the sides Of precipices and
trailed lodges where a misstep meant
instant death.
The officers commended are Second
Lieutenant Thomas j. Camp, Second
Infantry, and Second Lieutenant M. F.
Nichols, c. A. c. The enlisted men
are Corporal Farmer and Private Mid
kiff of the Second infantry.
The detachment, with 1000 feet of
small rope, took six hours Of hard
climbing to reach the crest of the
range, which is described as virtually
knife edge with sheer cliffs on either
side.
Private Midkitf. Kentucky noun
taineer. was the first to volunteer to
go down on the other side Of the preci-
pice, where the officers believed the
trail led. Gen. Edwards in describing
the work Of the detachment said:
Private Midkin was swung over the
cliff by rope the size of middle
finger, followed by Lieut.. Camp. Later
Lieut.. Nichols followed, and then Cor
poral Farmer. These men for three
days prosecuted the search in q howl.
Ing wind and gale. in driving rain and
enshrouding mists, on lodges Of rotten
stone and vegetation, endangered by
fallen boulders and rocks. A slight
slip when not tied with a rope meant
death.
"They were swung down to vertical
pocket after pocket averaging about
fifty feet. These men knew that II was
impossible that the man unaccounted
for would be alive, and therefore we
have the fine picture of these young
officers putting their lives in jeopardy
several times to rescue the body OF q
private, the kind of work that empha-
sizes the interest taken by the ofncer
in the soldier"
Gen. Edwards also gives particular
praise to the work done by Private
Midkin and Corporal Farmer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
HIS GOOD ADVISER
~ MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD.
RIDGE.

"Blunderheadl" angrily expostulated
the bookkeeper Of Ransom & Co.
Look before you leap, Danny" In
sweet solacing contrast followed the
tones Of the Office stenographer. Nellie
Deane.
Wish I could Guess I'll 60 STUN
bling through life just this Same old
way!y groaned Danny Skiles. wish
yon was my sister. I'd get out Of here
II It wasn't for you-yes, l would"
The electric button on the desk Of
the stenographer sounded an appeal
Just then. It was from Mr.. Ransom's
ONCE Hastily Nellie swept into a
drawer-or rather fancied she swept
into it-several pages Of q letter she
had been writing to her sister. One
OF the sheets, however, had slipped UNI
noticed over the edge Of the desk and
had fallen among q vast litter on the
door beside it.
Danny had precipitated the over.
now Of the waste paper basket only q
few seconds previously. He had Stun
Z OAS1 WEI ~ III sIAS CAcICAD0 VI Iu0S
extraordinary ability Of his to deserve
the common nickname Of "Blunder-
head" Danny was simply chemically
irremediably clumsy. When he raised
q window he generally smashed It.
When he moved a chair he usually tip
ped It over. When he ran to attend
to some urgent ONCE call he stumbled
over . rug or the hnoleum.f
Drat that bookkeeper!" muttered
Danny with daggers look at crusty
old Collins. AZ to Sweetie that's
what ! call her and that's just what
she is-if ever amount to anything
It will be her kind ways to me that did
II She's pretty a. . picture and good
- gold. Yes, and I'll bet the boss
knows it!' chuckled Danny wisely.
II "the boss" young Alden Ransom,
knew it. however, he had spoken NO
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
WHO DID WRITE SHAKESPEARE
Not Shakespeare or Bacon, but John
Trusseli, 10 the Latest Theory
Put Forth.

Another theory as to the identity
Of the ideal personality around which
Shakespeare wrote many Of his SON
nets Is advanced in q volume in which
nobody would expect to find II. The
volume is cheap reprint OF a six
teenth century devotional work. 1.-THE
Triumph Over DEATH" by the Veneer
able Robert Southwell, Jesuit priest.
The editor, ]. w. Trotman, pro
pounds the startling theory that
Southwell Is the friend celebrated in
Shakespeare. The beautiful youth
Of the sonnets was Jesuit. tortured
by TopclifYe. imprisoned in the Tower
for three years and finally dragged on
hurdle to Tyburn and hanged.
But neither Shakespeare nor Ba.
con, Mr.. Trotman holds, wrote the i'm.
mortal sonnets and plays. According
to him they are the work Of John
Trussell. member Of = family resi-
dent for centuries at Billesley. near
Stratford-on-Avon, and mayor Of Win.
chester, where he made such charm
ing speech to Queen Henrietta Marie
after her marriage there with Charles
I that she declared she was 40 pleased
- II he had given her 10000 crowns.
His poem. THE First Rape OF Fair
Helen" his champion says. Ii no less
Shakespearian than ''Venus and
Adonis. Az only one copy Of its ex-
lists, and one has not had access to
the private library In which It II pre-
served, one IL unable to express an
opinion on the point. II in evident
that MI. Trotman has prepared agree
able exercise for the wits Of the
critics.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
svvhilllkens! she's In Love With IRE
0oesln

word 70 convey the Impression to his
really competent stenographer. 1t was
true that many times, even % Just
now, when Nellie sat IN his private
once taxing dictation. It mad been z
relief from business cares ana posi.
tive pleasure to look ct the delicate
expressive race OF tue young eirl ana
appreciate ner oaoyant accommodat.
ING ways ana quick intelngence. II
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07
rhe Rea.en He poes No..

II am quite sure that ! can stop
drinking when I have had enough"
But you never seem to do It"
Il know 1t. You see, the trouble 10
that when have had enough don't
know IT,"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07

Bride oh, dear, Hugo's leave 10 up
tomorrow, and We haven't half Nm.
ished our honeymoon. -Fliegende Blat
ter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-07

Mrs. William B. Leeds Grosvenor
Square town house is being put in
readiness for the most lavish enter
tainments which London has wit
messed. The widow Of the millionaire
tin-plate king has forsaken America
in order to bring up her son rs an
English gentleman.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
SPORT.

KID Mccoy and Anton Lagravs
both Of San Francisco. fought four.
round draw at Reno. Nav.
The directors of the Pacific Coast
baseball league decided at San Fran.
cisco to take Salt Lake City into the
league In place OF Sacramento.
The Wisconsin Boxing Commissiou
ruled against the granting Of . psr.
init to a Milwaukee boxing club for q
proposed bout between Sam Langford
and Sam Mcvey, negro heavyweishts.
early in January.
Antonio Sarreor Of Grand Junctioa,
Colo, hero Of the JHarex bull-ring and
at one time the most popular matados
In Spain, has turned his back On truck
farming and returned to the fierce tri
unphs Of bullfighting.
The annual meeting Of the Santa
Fe Racing Association. which con.
trolls the racing circuit in the Arkan.
sas valley and the southern part o(
Colorado. will be held in Rocky Ford
Tuesday, Jan. IL, at which time Off.
GERS will be chosen. the dates for thu
circuit Of 1915 arranged and othss
business transacted.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

CBy c. ?. GlLLETTE. Cesesa1s uHUsss4
.msat 1tatioA)
Perhaps Ne worst Dsst 70 ~ CO.
rant and gUossbsrSy b ~ nAGUse
that gets Into he fruit before ~ 49,
ries arc ripe. causing then - t1sn,
red and drop. The adult insect = . ~
about the siss OF IN ordinary Aeaso
ay. bot . hight yellowisA brown -
color with dusky bands crossing III
wings. TAis ~ deposits IT, eggs. 90
IN . place, just beneath the skin q
the currant and gpossbsrries. whieA
upon Matching develop into the mag
got. The fruit drops TO the groun1
and the massot escapes and burrows
. little beneath the surface Of the
soil and remains until the nsxt spring.
We do not know any remedy astds'
from that Of allowing chickens to ran
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
SAYINGS or PROF. Hepalcs
Careful Account ksVs - csse - oses,
leo Applss swe ~ preNts Ua1os
latslllosat Management

Professor Hedrick of ~ New Yesh
state experiment ststioa q 0essvA
has kept careful account q ~ 80
Of growing apples. ard q he Dsoo1b
under Intelligent management. Tho
net income fron the orchard averaged
during The ten year tsst Dss1e1 oo41e
~ scse. equal - isk ~ eeae - .
eSeo investmsnt He szpests ~ -.
chasd % 20 % ven - bsttee lnglng
the nsxt tventy yeass.
II aussetea q t11laoe vessoo -
mulch h orchards be- bees eelsa 80
hsats1ly discussed. pseessese ~
rich states that Tor svesy 1eooog -
has tsksa oct q ths - ~ - ~
test orchar1 ~ has tahea ol.el - =
tha ttl1sl half.
ADDIss are fesn1 usee hlGn1y -.
srs6 o. 81 thaa - G11o1 ogooa ~
oss 80 easiiss - GB1oe ~ ~
frula 70 abous I've weeao 1nooG. 1eqc1
bsttss sa1 b g hiUAas ena1l1y. -
t1o1e1 syoae ~ ~ - oooooo =
goaesa1 spoeasanee.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
~ yglgoaApHic RepoNro
tplAT COVER the wgsx's
GvgMTs.
kposT INTEREST
to the RGAoEA PooTgp
- Aosr ,MPoRrANr
vaasNr rop,cs.
western ned spspsr Union New. Service.
AeoUr THE WAR.

During the week ended Dec. Z, nine
ty.two British officers were killed In
France, 1853 were wounded and TWEEN.
ty were reported missing.
British asserted Saturday that Teu-
ton claim Of complete -out in Poland
n exaggerated, and the official Petro-
grad statement calls clashes nothing
more than OUTPOST affairs.
A dispatchto the Exchange Tele-
graph Comtny from Amsterdam
says. "The3ermans have evacuated
Dtxmude, br the report that the allies
have ,takerA iddleksrke 10 untrue"
A dispaa Of the goth from the
sluis, NAkrlands, says: Violent
fighting ntinues on the User. The
fleets ~ are playing havoc In the
German INKS. Trains filled with
wound gre entering Bruges."
Aftssome flares Of excitement
durip hst week, the situation In
Eurc LAS relapsed into very much
the Ne condition from which 1t
am before the raid on the Brit.
,.,Ast by the German vessels and
M the victory" OF the Kaiser's
rever the Russians In Poland.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
PLANTING the WALNUT THEE
prspsrs os,l Carefully sae psaae eeses
Three eess Apart In evsvsss--
Carefully csNssess Aee,sesee.

Black walnut sseds are 10 b GAtA-
cred In the fall. and the nuts casU-
fully stratifed The nuts are not -
b hulled even whsa The sssd y
planted. ~ the hull intsrferss In -
way with the gsrmination. ana Il nay
prevent the nut from drying ont.
Gather the NUTS. and altesnats .
layer Of thsm with . layer of san1
aad leaves. Aoistsn the pie. an1
allow Il TO fresss. Let II remain noise
and fruzen all Of the winter.
Plant the seed next spring - soea
- the ground h In . workable eoa1A-
ton. Black walnut trsss viii -
make good growth unless ths sroanl
p rich. and thsy ought noe - -
planted on any other kind. PreDase
the land carefully and plant The nues
three fest apart n burrows tn ssse
apart Plant the mats foar insAas
dssp. A. The black valnst y ven 80
sitivs 70 dry. parched cos1itioas. u =
necessary 70 give the tssss opo1 -.
tivstion, and carefully CONSERVE ~
moisture.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
GENE RAJ.

Otto Eisenlohr. . widely known
cigar manufacturer. died at his homo
In Philadelphia. He was seventy.
three years old.
Princeton university may have Q
course Of military instruction during
the second term. II the plans now un-
der way take definite shape.
A new effort to save the life Of Leo
N. Frank, sentenced to be hanged Jan.
22 for the murder Of Mary Phagan,
was begun In Federal District Court
at Atlanta, Ga.
Compulsory military education for
students WAS condemned 1t Madison,
Wis.,, In the report Of the University
OF Wisconsin survey, conducted BIZ
william II. Allen Of New York.
Kansas City 10 In the league to
stay; there will be no changes In the
circuit" declared President James A.
Gilmore during . meeting Of the Fed.
eral League executive committee at
Chicago.
Francis T. A. Junkin. for twenty
years general counsel for the Atcht
son. Topeka 4 Santa I'd railroad, ~
signed ut Chicago In order, he ex.
planned. to devote more time to travel
and to special work.
Six trained lions escaped from their
cage on the stage Of an East Eishty.
sixth street vaudeville theater In New
York. and bounding into the audiences,
consisting principally of women and
children. created . panic.
Portland ID 1t present the highest
primary wheat market In the world.
For bluestem ei.22h was offered and
refused. the holders demanding u rs.
This 10 for immediate delivery. roe
@ay the asking price ID $50.
Eugene Zimmermsa. former prssi.
dent OF the cincinnati. Hamilton ,Nd
Dayton railroad and wealthy financser
q Cincinnati. died suddenly from
hemorrhage OF the lungs. Zimmermaa
was the father II the duchess Of Ma.
chester
"Tne initiative, the rsferendun snd
the recall are . complsts nssatioa q
the representative system established
by the Pilgrims and Puritans." -
elared former President william n.
Taft In ~ address q the aanual dio-
nsr q H. Nsv HAgianl Society q ~
trslt
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

Dir John Darker. the uillionaaro =,
partment store owner. died IN Loo1eo.
ne was ~ years Old.
Germany II sending large numbsgs
q Russian prisoners to Schlesw1g-
Hclstein to work In the reciamatiea
and cultivation Of marsh land.
The German Emperor has compaeta.
" recovered and returned to ~
front, according "a an announcement
from the Berlin main headouarters
transmitted through Amsterdam %
Reuters Telegram Company.
II Ia officially announced in London
that Prince Hussein Renal has besn
appointed to succeed the Khedive a
Egypt. Abbas Hiimi. Prince Hussein
Renal will take the title Of Sultan.
The new Sultan ID IN uncle q Abbas
Hilmi.
Sunday was Belgium Day" In Paris
and 5000, 900 miniature Belgian flagl
decorated the coats Of the population.
All persons received the emblem a.
ter they had made contributions "a
tho collection boxes carried through
the streets BY ten thousand Girls.
r,. p-,.... ....-.. r-,..,,. .. -.
D.,.,s..., A.. $50, . 49, ~ -.
no-.h $50. =, 5000 o..n-a.v -.
IN, ana 20 hs,,avsd ~ have so,,,S.,s6
.ccord,n. ,o M s,r,,n.sman, m.ds
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
WESTERN.

-~o persons we're killed and a num-
b injured. three Of them seriously.
4. 4 fire which destroyed a large
'focming house in Terre Haute. Ind.
II you are looking for a Job, don't
qowe to California" This warning
" Issued at Sacramento by the Cali
foS commission on immigration and
A be possum, scarcely larger than
a kilt and equally as playful, Ia now
the hdsehold pet OF Police Lieut.. r.
l.. Dol - of the Mobile. Ala. police
dspar ent.
Tn hirty-eight unemployed men
who Fe arrested At Seattle, Wash.
for n Ing a lunch room and a public
MARI we're charged with riot In war
rants 6ned BY the prosecuting attor-
nsy's re.
Josep J. Smith. president Of the
Aormo4 hnrch. became the real head
OF the q (tire sugar beet industry OF
Utah and adjoining state when he was
elected president OF the Amalgamated
Sugar Company at Salt Lake City.
Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief Of
stan. U. 8. A.. is making mis- hurried
trip to Naco TO ask the gentlemen In
Mexico to move their war little far.
Their south. SO It will not annoy the
Americans there"
Directing that his body be burned
and the ashes spread upon the
greenswtA from whence they came"
the will a late Prof. Samuel Bene-
diet Chris he University OF Cali
fornia VIII Nov. 50 was filed at
A grand Jury At Roseburg. Ore. re-
turned an indictment charging Roy
Fsrnum with statutory crime against
Edna Morgan. fifteen years old. Far.
mum was charged by q coroner's jury
last week with having murdered the
girl and burned her body.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
LAND VALUE INCREASES
TAX MMloo IONS AgpoNr
snows GAIN o. ssy~@'si.
Advantages Of Fv,, Cash oysesm Az
Prevsa ~ Tar oalNs. esys
commlosieNee.

Western Newspaper Talon News Service.
Denver.-A saving os e7a3.o0o N.
nualiy to taxpayers ~ the result q
new values Discovered under the full
cash valuation system and because q
. heavy decrease In the amount a
taxes related. 10 among the good ~
sults Of the new method Of tAxatica.
according to . statement issued BY
Chairman J. Frank Adams In cunnec.
ton with the annual report Of the
Colorado Tax Communication. TIE re
port places the total assessed valvar
ton Of Colorado for 1914 at $780,.
b5s.205.
The report shows that since the full
cash value system went into effect In
1919 the value Of agricultural land im-
provements increased from 2i.27 per
cent Of the total to $500 per cent In
1914. The valuation Of town and city
lots In the same period has declined
from 40 per cent to 34.s9 per cent. and
the valuation Of corporations has In
creased from l+.a4 per cent to 20.O2
per cent.
The number Of automobiles In Colo
RADIO has increased from 9.565 in 1918
to i2.772 In 1914. with = valuation of
S5.662.537.
The Increase In total valuation since
1911, under the new Law. Is sal $50. 625.
and the annual gain In taxes. paid on
increased valuation, Is 3437.19l.06.
The total assessed valuation OF the
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
WASHINGTON.

IN Nv virtually q unanimous vote the
inmate rejected the nomination of W.
III Collins 10 be1bost master at Kansas
! CITY. Mo = -. ,.
MT "a, cn.-,.. uo.,o, r.
rs,,rsS died At a washinr,on ho.ni.
IN, after n brief Illness. of pneumonia,
He was 80 years old.
pr.s,d.nr wilso, noniu.,ed o,,o r
ua,a. T.b,,n, u.vaii. Henry r
p,.mer Woislua. Hawaii, and Hush
A. Nolan. Everett. Wash. as post.
masters.
r,,-. .rs ,or,v.sour nerson. IN tho
ra,,.a States Win A net Income NJ .
Sn,,aa aa,,,r. : ven, or mora accord.
an. ,o n complete compilation Of IN.
come ,ax returns In the annual report
~ ,hs com missioner of internal reye.
~. Tho rcnort shows -,s7hes ,nd,.
vidu.,s Inv. Maid taxes axrresntinx
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
Report on Minimum Wsoss.

Denver.--The report OF the Stats
Board appointed to investigate mini.
mum wages for women shows that 81
per cent Of the ASA women In Den.
yer upon whom the board has com.
piled data earn less than - . week.
which has been fixed by some eastern
states ~ the lowest wage upon which
women workers can live. The report
OF the board has been submitted 10
the governor by Mrs. Catherine b.
Van Deusen. the secretary. II shows
that. Of the women employees lnvesti-
gated. 20 per cent receive less than
IS . week and 1859. or "a per cent.
receive less than Is . week.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

Denver.--An increase OF more than
IS per cent In the number Of automo'
bile owners In the state this year 10
shown in the report Of the clerks Of
Colorado counties filed with the secre-
tary Of state. During the first eleven
months Of 1914. 1888 persons owned
cars In Colorado. ~ against 1854 In
1919. The number Of automobile
dealers In the state jumped from as
In 1918 to GIT this year. There were
$50 more MOTORCYCLES In Colorado this
year than last. the totals being 5.sss
and 2753.