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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

EDITORS NOTE-The College Ames, Iowa,
Gently thorough test of various kerosene oil and we
of their before which indicates that the Aladdin gives
three times much light about half oil in with the
round wick lamps the market In commenting
quality of the light this The Aladdin Lamps
much nearly white than the Tungsten Lamp maning Tung
stem eectc)' IL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Under the magnetism of friend
ship the modest man becomes bold j;
the shy, confident; the lazy, active;
or the impetuous, prudent and
peaceful.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Passing away" is written on the
world, and all the world contains.
Mrs. Humans.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
In Time of War France
Is Preparing for Peace

introduced at once into the French
parliament.
While the bulk of these proposed
measures have to do largely with
the mere material advantages and
preparations of peace, Brunei has al
so made provision in them for what
may prove the beginning of the reali-
Zation in France of the dreams of
svndicatists the world ovcr-the es-
tablishment of working men on ba-
els where they will sha"e in the prof
its of their own labors.
One of the first problems which
Brunei declares France will face when
the moment of peace comes will he
the rebuilding of the hundreds of cit
les, towns, villages, hamlets and huts
that have been destroyed, not only in
the invaded districts of France, but
of Belgium as well. If that problem
is allowed to go until peace has come,
Brunet declares France will not find
herself in a position to solve it With
the heavy losses of human lives en-
tailed by the war, she will find her
self without the labor necessary for
the actual work and she will find her
self without the material.
"Brunet's first law project, there
fore, provides for the immediate re
opening of all factories and industries
engaged in the production of matera!
for the building trades. Not a brick
yard, he declares, in all France can
afford to be allowed to remain closed
at the present moment. Every lum-
bar mill, he insists, should be working
overtime, while the woodworking mills,
where doors and window frames and
easements are made, have before them
task in supplying the material for
the rebuilding Of the French towns
and villages that will tax them far
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
DOGS ARE WORST
ENEMIES OF SHEEP

Washington, April S.-The number
OF sheep In the 50 farm states. which
do net include any in The Western
divlAon, could be increased by 15C
per cent, 1t Is estimated, without dis.
placing other live stock. Some au-
thorities believe that tic increase
could be even as much as 800 PEI
cent without serious Interference with
the number of other animals. An in
crease of $50 per cent in these -
states would mean in money $144,-
26HOo0o. In new publication of the
Department of Agriculture, Farmers
Bulletin 652, the responsibility for this
loss to the country is laid upon the
sheep-killing dog.
Sheep-killing dogs, it is said. arc
the principal cause OF the marked
decrease IN the number of sheen ~,
American farms. In the 10 wears be
tween 1000 and 1910 the number of
sheep IN the country, exclusive Of tbo
states IN the Western division. de-
creased 100000 head in face of tbe
TACT that during these same years the
market value Of sheep rose so ranid-
~ that the total value of sheen IN
TINS area was $4,000, 600, or annro,,i-
hately % per cent more in 1910 than
IN i9oo. Favorable though the mar.
hec conditions were, they were not ,
sufficient incentive to induce ra,r,o,.-
to risk the heavy losses from stroy
dogs
Inc number Of sheep killed annual
~ by dogs cannot be stated exactlv
SINCE there are many cases which are
not not reported at all. Judging from the
1lgures IN those counties and sta+o-
IN which reasonably complete renort b.
are obtalnable, however, it NAV be
Sald that in the 36 farm states moro
Than 100000 sheep are killed each voac
ny dogs. This, it is true, is less fba,
l per cent Of the total number Of
Sneep In this area, but 1 per cent
loss ON business that is beinp co,.
Quoted on a profit basis of , or 6
per cent cannot be ignored. This es-
innate 1t must be remembered, is also
PROBABLY much lower than the actuaI
1lgures' 1t is certain, too, that NAM
men have been kept out of the sheer
business through fear that in the;r
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
(By a United Press Staff Correspon-
dent)

(By a United Press Staff Correspon-
dent)
Paris. March "a (By mail to New
York)-1n times of war prepare for
peace
This is to be the slogan hereafter
Of a block in the French Chamber of
Deputies headed by Deputy Frederick
Brunet of the Department of the
Scire. Just as France possibly made
q mistake in times of peace in not pre-
pairing more fully for war, so Deputy
Brunei declares she will make even Il
greater mistake now that she has war
il she fails to take advantage of il
fer thorough preparation for peace.
With the certainty of a victorious
peace only a question of time, Brunei
declares France will not only lose a
great portion of the advantage that
will come with it, but will find her
self utterly unable to cope with the
gigantic problems which will then be
presented unless she begins immedi :
ately her preparations. Already Bru-
net has prepared series of proposed
laws to this end and these are to be
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08

Modern tw0-room Housekeeping
apartments, 658 Commercial. Ed
Royce. ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08

I,vuuced Rates on HOltOn lntcrurban

cod
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
YOUTH AND THE TRADES.

1 The attack by Benjamin Ide Wheeler on vocational
education and the passage by the state senate of law
forbddng placing limits apprentices call attention to
the subject: The right and ability of the youth to
fit themselves for useful occupations.
There is no doubt that thousands of boys barred
from learning trades because of the attitude of trade
unions and thereby they not only deprived of their
rights, but society at large is the loser
For the state to encourage vocational training in the
schools fitting the boys for useful activity is not only for
the good of society," but contributes to the independence
of the individual in that the educated sef-reiant work
man is the strongest and freest of men,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
ACTION OF SINGLE SPOONFUL
SURPRISES MANY

Il Lentro people who bought the
simple mixture of buckthorn bark,
Glycerine. etc, known as Adler-i-ka,
are surprised at the INSTANT effect
cf SINGLE SPOONFUL. This rem
edy is so complete a bowel cleanser
that it is used successfully in appen-
dicitis. Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH up
per and lower bowel and ONE
SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY
CASE of constipation, sour or gassy
stomach. ONE MINUTE after you
take it the gases rumble and pass out.
]. T. Davis. druggist. ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08

own particular cases the loss would
lie much more than | per cent. Any
one who has actually seen sheep
killed, injured or frightened by dogs
is likely to think twice before engag-
ing in the business. In many cases,
while only l or 3 sheep may be ac-
tually bitten by the dogs, the whole
flock is chased until it dies from ex-
haustion.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
Reduced Rates on HoltOn interurban

Effective Wednesday, December %,
fare one way between Ell Centre ana
Holtville will be 35c; round trip, 60c.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on
a good roadbed.
Leave Ell Centre, 1880 a. M, 1900
M. 100, $40 and $50 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and 900 a,
M; 1880, 4:45 and 7:15 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08

beyond their utmost capacity unless
they begin at once.
What applies to these building ma
terial industries, Brunei insists applies
with more or less urgent force to
practically every other producing in
dusty of France. If, when peace
comes, France must wait a year OF
two before the material destroyed by
the war can be replaced in order to
Permit the reassumption Of her nor
NAL industrial and commercial life, the
Seine deputy insists she is going to
lose a goodly portion of the advan-
tages that would come from her dear
ly-bought victories.
In preparing his proposed laws for
government help in the reopening of
these industries, Brunei has another
object in view. With the outbreak
Of the war, France at once put into
force the most extensive measures Of
providing charity to the unemployed.
Vast sums are everywhere being spent
to this end, and especially at Paris
and the other larger cities, and al
though 4 goodlv portion of this is
now coming from private and other
sources, still at least one-third is
coming out of the annual budget.
This money, the Seine deputy in
sists, should go instead to aid the
manufacturers to reopen their fac
tories and provide the employment
that wound render charity unneces-
sary. Frances preparation for reap
ing all of the advantages of the peace
that is to come would thus also be
assured.
Brunet's proposed laws, which are
to come at once before the Chamber of
Deputies, will propose the issuing of
industrial warrants similar to those
already issued for the encouragement
O. agricultural developments. These
will permit the advance out of the
government treasury of sufficient
amounts to enable the manufacturers
to secure both materials and labor and
to carry the stock of finished pro
ducts on hand until the end of the
war creates the market for them thai
is then certain.
Where this material has been cor
nered and is being held by spccula-
tors the government will have the
right to requsition it. 1t is practical
y at this point that Brunei has in
jected also the proposal in which the
syndicatists of France see hopes of
the realization of their dreams. Bru-
ret proposes that these industrial
warrants and government loans 20
not only to establish manufacturers,
hut to groups of skilled workmen who
lack only the capital necessary to be-
GIN production on their own account
This would give the latter their
chance to begin at last TO reap the
full profits Of their own labors. and
as Brunei figures that the end OF
the war in France must mark now
era of development in the worlds pro-
greSs, the attainment of new ideals
along various lines of human endeav-
or Ii should mark also at least the
opportunity for the syndicatists to
demonstrate the practicability of their
own.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08

Effective Wednesday, December %
fare one way between Ell Centre and
Holtville will be 35c; round trip, 6Oc
Ride in comfortable motor cars or
a good roadbed.
Leave FL Centre, 1880 a. m, 1900
m, 100 $40 and $50 p. m.
Leave HoItville, 200 and 600 a
M; 1870, 4:45 and 7:15 p. m.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
Don't

Don't do what? Don't fail to see
"The Fortune Hunter at the Opera
House, Saturday night, April 10. Civ
en- by the Junior class of the High
School. Prices, 35 and so cents
Adv. cod
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
Auto Tires.

Eight good secondhand tires; 4
33X4; 4 34x4. See Imperial Valley
Hardware Co.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-08
THE STAY-AT-HOME SUMMER.

I The proposal being widely made Of a stay-at-home
summer has caught hold of many families and promises
to result in general movement throughout the valley
By such a movement haf-million dollars can be
saved and the money used to lay the Tor new
general prosperity in which everybody will share
TO great extent the long summer absence from home
is habit In few it is necessity, but generally
it is not and the valley and the Individual families have
so much to gain by making this general movement for
this season that it believed will prove highly popular
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
HAS WORD FROM GERMANY

Mr.. Ferdinand KOell of Rt. 1,
was a caller at the Leader office
Tuesday. In a letter from a sis
ter in Germany, received last
week, she states that she has seven
sons enlisted in tn war and so far
none of them have been injured.
Mr.. kOett had some literature
from Germany that would make
mighty interesting reading and
was it translated we would like to
use it, but our earlier education
along that line was somewhat ne
elected and it is not possible for
us to put the matter in shape for
the old Mergenthaler, which
knows no German, although its
inventor and founder was of the
good old type of German citi-
zenS.
The sister writes that the Ger
man people there have no fear
but that they will eventually win
in this great struggle for what
they believe to be their rights,
and that when the final call is
made for volunteers millions will
readily enlist. Everything in a
business way is practically nor
NAL and has not been materially
disturbed, which is quite differ
ent from the other warning ma
tons. which are dependent upon
other countries for assistance to
carry on their warfare Film
wood Leader.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
STORE CUT TWENTY
MILLION DOLLAR MELON
A so Per Cent Dividend Was De.
clared by Sears-ROebuck.

Chicago, Jan. 3O.-DirectorS of
Sears, ROebuck & Co. recommend
ed the payment of a 20-milliOn
dollar stock dividend TO holders of
10 million dollars common stock
of the mail order corporation, at
a meeting here today.
The new shares of the 30 per
cent dividend will be issued
against an accumulated surplus
of approximately 23i2 million dol
lars, a large part of which has
been reinveSted in the business.
The resolution adopted by the
directors recommending the divi-
dend provided that the diStribu-
ton should be made April to
stockholders of record March -.
A special meeting of stockholders
was called for February % to ap-
prove the boards recommended
ton and to vote on a plan TO in
crease the authorized amount of
the corporations capital stock
from 40 million dollars TO 10 mil
lion dollars.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
CHAMP CLARK SEES A UTOPIA
Time Coming When Each Will
Get Profit of His Labor,
Speaker Says.

81 am fain to believe that the
crOwning glory of the philosophy,
StateCraft, humanitarianiSm and
religion of The Twentieth Century
will be to devise a scheme where
by every man, and woman too,
shall enjoy the usufruct of his OF
her own labor, and to prevent one
geedy soul from mOnOpOlizing the
toll and sweat of thousands .
Camp Clark, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, said
last week al a banquet of the Chi
cagO Dental Society.
"The signs of the times indicate
that that dream is not too fantaS-
tic for entertainment" Speaker
Clark continued. "That glad era
began when N. O. Nelson of St.
Louis originated the plan of Shar-
ing profits with his employees.
humbly and reverentIy thank God
this day that he is a Missourian.
Several of the great manufac-
turing concerns, railroads and in
Surance companies are establish
ing pension systems for their EN-
plOyeeS, disabled by sickness, ac-
cldent or old age, which put to
blush the liberal pension system
of the federal government for the
soldiers of our various wars.
say blessed be the name of the
man forever, without regard to
politics or religion, who establish
.eS abiding peace between labor
and capital, which should be
friends and not enemies"
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE AT WINFIELD

Winfield, KanS., Feb. 1.-HOl.
stein cows shipped two weeks age
from Wisconsin TO n. w. Wheeler
of Mulvane and to J. c. Delaney
a Winfield farmer, have develop.
ed foot and mouth disease.
A quarantine district of six by
twelve miles, including the locaI
stock yards, was declared today
The HolSteinS were bought fOr
milking purposes and are valued
at 800 each. There are eighteen
cases of the disease near Win
field on the Delaney farm.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
MRS. UNRUH IS IMPROVING

1t will be good news to the
friends of the Ben H. Unruh fam
lily to learn that Mrs. Unruh was
not burned as severely as was at
first supposed. While her burns
are severe and quite painful they
are not as serious as it was at
first believed and with the good
care she is receiving at the hOSpi-
tai it will be but a few weeks be-
fore she will be back home again.
Mr.. Unruh was a caller at the
Herald office Monday and re-
ported the baby'S burns to be but
slight, the back. Of its hands be-
ing burned until bliSterd, but moi
deep. The child was asleep in
the burning room and the mother
fought her way through the
flames and smoke until she reach.
ed and brought it out to safety
Pawnee Rock Herald.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

Daniel Bird, of Clarence town.
ship, came into the office Monday
morning and ordered The Daily
Democrat sent to his address for
the coming year and also ordered
copy sent to the old home in
Virginia. Mr.. Bird reported that
last week he sold some of his
wheat for the highest price he
has ever received in this country.
He took load to Pawnee Rock
on Wednesday, the market at that
time being $1.33 per bushel, but
it is considerably higher at the
present time. While in Virginia
shortly after the close of the Civil
War. Mr.. Bird and his father mar
keted some wheat for $3.50 per
buShel, and he is moi going TO wait
for the price to go that high this
time. He and his sons have over
thirteen thousand bushels yet on
hand, which they will not con-
tract, but will sell just as they
haul it to market. As he had a
couple of cars of stock on the
Kansas City markets last week,
he figures that he will have
enough spending money for the
time being so is not in a hurry to
market his grain.
Alton Dale, who has been farm
ing the |. PelSor farm, west of
town. for several years, has about
decided to sell out his interests
here and move to Stafford county.
He owns a farm in the Hudson
neighbOrhoOd and believes that he
can do better by farming his own
land than that belonging to some
one else. Two of the Dale boys,
Elmer and George, are among the
big farmers of the Hudson neigh
bOrhOOd, and Joe is farming a
few miles from Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Carson have
sold their property at the corner
of Eleventh and Stone streets to
MIR. and Mrs. w. B. King, who
moved in the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Carson are looking
for another home and in the mean
time have stored their goods and
are staying at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. ]. Sans.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
1T REALLY DOES RELIEVE
RHEUMATISM.

Everybody who is afflicted with
Rheumatism in any form should
by all means keep a bottle of
Sloan'S Liniment on hand. The
minute you feel pain or soreness
in joint or muscle, battle it with
Sloan'S Liniment. DO not rub it.
Sloan'S penetraleS almost immedi-
ateIy digit to the seat of pain, re-
llevln9 the hot, tender, swollen
feeling and making the part easy
and comfortable. Get a bottle of
Sloan'S Linimenl for % cents of
any druggist and have ii in the
houSe-againSt Colds, Sore and
Swollen joints, Lumbago, Sciatica,
and like ailments. Your money
back if not satisfied, but it does
give almost instant relief. Buy a
bottle today.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
A GROWING BUSINESS

The Democrat office asknow.
ledgeS receipt of the 1915 cataIoQ
from the HoiSingtOn Seed Co.. of
HolSlngtOn, Kansas. The HoisinR-
Ion Seed Co. is a part of the bust
ness conducted by the Ochs Grain
Co., OF that city, and is one of
the coming concerns of this part
OF the state. About three years
ago the business was started in a
small way and has already grown
to such dimensions that il is one
OF the largest enterprises of its
kind in the central west. They
handle every kind of field, gar
den and flower seed Imaginable.
and guarantee all of them TO be
fresh and pure, and we can re-
commend them TO any of our
readers who are going to need
anything in their line. The cata-
log which they have just issued
is handsome 100 page book,
printed by the Hoisington Dis
patch, and is a piece OF work
which is a credit to both the Oehs
Bros. and the Dispatch office.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
THE K. N. G.

The Kansas National Guards
are putting in three nights each
week drilling, with two extra
nights for The nOn-commiSSiOned
officers, Sergeant Lyons is at
Minneapolis this week to work
with the new company organized
at that point and expects to di-
vide his attention during the COM
ing six months between that COM
pany and the Great Bend COM
pany. During his absence from
the Bend The local company is put
through the PAGES by Captain
COlegrOve and the other officers
OF the company. The Captain is
feeling pretty good over the way
the boys take hold. They turn
out in spite of the bad weather
and are enthusiastic over the
work.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
DRY WEATHER INSURANCE.

Dave Campbell, of Route 2, was
in the city Saturday and like al
most everyone else in town that
day, called at the Democrat Of
flee to order the new daily sent
to his address the coming year.
Dave reports that crop conditions
out that way seem to be all right
and he is of the opinion that we
are going to get another big wheat
crop the coming year for he is
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
RAID INTO IRISH SEA.
England AstOunded by German
Submarines Activity Near
Liverpool.

London, Jan. 30.-The German
submarines are on the west coast
of England.
Three British merchantmen,
one of them the Ben Cruachen,
have been torpedoed and sunk by
the German submarine U-21 off
Fleetwood in the Irish Sea. Their
crews, compelled to take to the
boats, were rescued by trawlerS.
News of this latest drive by the
German navy, reaching London
tonight is accepted as meaning
that from now on the British ship
ping will be in great danger. So
serious is the situation considered
that the admiralty has already
taken steps to guard all incoming
Transatlantic liners.
One OF the other steamers sunk
was the Linda Blanche.
One Outran the Plunger.
The steamer Graphic, reaching
the MerSey tonight, reported that
she had been chased by a German
submarine, but that, owing to Su-
perior speed, had escaped. Her
passengers and crew were panic
stricken. Realizing that capture
meant taking to the boats and
The destruction of the vessel, the
captain of the Graphic ordered
his lifeboaS ready and had the
lifebeltS passed out. The Subma-
rine gave up the chase when the
mouth of the MerSey was reached.
The crew of the Ben Cruachen
were able to save anly a small part
Of their belongings. The Linda
Blanche'S complement were more
fortunate. They were permitted
to get all of their personal effects
and to carry them with them into
the boats.
Polite to Captives.
He reported that the Germans
were very kind, supplied them
with cigarettes and explained that
they had no choice except to Sinh
their vessel. They also furnished
the men with chocolate, as their
boats were not supplied with
food
The appearance of the German
submarine as far north as Liver
pool has created a profound SEN
satiOn in shipping circles, follow
ing the sinking of steamers off the
frencn ana belgian coasts by SIM
liar craft.
Supposed West Coast Safe.
These raids on commerce are
regarded here as demonstrating
that Germany is attempting to car
ry out the reported threat of Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz to prey on all
shipping entering British ports by
the use of submarines.
The U-21 is one of the largest
German submarines, but it was
not believed its cruising radius
was sufficient to enable it to reach
a point so far from their base.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

sure we are going TO have plenty
of moisture. One reason he has
for this opinion is that he is max.
ing arrangements for the pur-
chase OF gasoline engine and
small pumping plant and is 60
ing to put out considerable gar
den this year, and he believes that
II he has an irrigating plant on
the place that there will surely
be plenty of rain. He will mount
his gasoline engine on trucks and
will also use it to run the washing
machine, pump wafer for the
stock and do other work and will
no doubt find that it will be a
profitable investment. He ex-
poets to have at least one acre of
garden truck and will also plant
considerable sweet potatoes, po-
tatoeS and other such stuff, and
unless he has some very bad luck
he will find that this patch of
ground will be by far the most
profitable of any on the farm.
Editor Jas. TOwnSley and Will
Gault, of the Ellinwood Leader,
were here TO spend Sunday with
relatives and friends.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

Farmers, mechanics, railrOaderS
labOrerS, rely on DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil. Fine for cuts, burns,
bruises. Should be kept in every
home. 25c. and SOC.