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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

companion in the home. There is
no good reason to believe that peo-
pie desire to read pages of gush and
slop or that the reading public has a
thirst for dishwater. And leaving
the question of snobbishness and
the weddings out of the argument
there are plenty Of things to print
that people will read that never
should be printed in a reputable
family Observation-Disclosures the as
ISOLATED press report Of the Thaw
case much of which the Times-Re-
publican eliminated because it was
shameful to go into homes and unfit
for decent people to read. The T.
R. had a demand for the stuff but
it preferred to let the readers who
demanded it find it somewhere else
and if that meant loss of their pat
ronage to take the loss rather than
to entertain the knowledge that it
had betrayed the homes where the
newspaper belongs to the school
children as to their elders.
So the argument is with both
sides. Both are right as far as they
go. It still remains for the editor
of news as of other departments OF
the paper from the ad mans desk
to the "sanctum" to use judgment
and feel responsibility. The entire
responsibility of what is news and
what should be printed as news can
not be left to be decided by a de-
mand more or less uncertain and
hard to analyze.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

President Wilson is certainly on
the popular side in his campaign for
preparedness and the people of this
country will endorse all reasonable
expenditures for that purpose that
may be made. The great war in
Europe has convinced thinking men
of all neutral nations that in the
ability to take care of themselves lies
the only safety they can hope for.
The United States is the richest coun-
try in the world and compared to its
size and Importance is the most lily
prepared to defend itself. 1t has the
men and the resources, and the ex-
ercise of discretion must lead this
great people to make preparations
that will insure the continued integ-
rity of our national territory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26
FIVE DODGED.

Des Moines Capital: On Saturday
The Capital published the results OF
a poll of Iowa congressman on the
question of more adequate prepared
ness of our army and navy. Four
out of the eleven representatives
who answered declared themselves
in favor of preparedness. Two are
out of the state and may be expected
to answer later. Five made no re-
ply.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26
WATERFOWLS INCREASING.

Sioux City Journal: According to
bulletin recently issued by the de-
partment of agriculture, there has
been an extraordinary increase in
the waterfowl population of the
United States during the past two
years, and this increase, the govern
ment officials assert, is due almost
entirely to the passage by congress
of the socalled migratory bird law,
of which Senators John w. Weeks OF
Massachusetts and George P. Nc
Lean of Connecticut, were the joint
authors. But even with this encour-
aging increase in the depleted ranks
of the mallard, the blue-winged teal,
the canvasback and the swan, the
gross number of waterfowl to be
found in the various states is not
more than 10 per cent of those that
existed before the recent extraordin-
airy increase in rapid transportation
I1aClllI1eS, anu d COuSSl ICu AhoNSihSAs
has been put on foot by organiza-
lions representing sportsmen, farm
ers, conservationists and stock
breeders to have the provisions Of
the migratory bird law extended in
every possible way. Just at present
they are giving their support to an
appeal to the supreme court OF the
United States from the decision OF a
federal court in Arkansas declaring
the law unconstitutional.
ct required a lot Of hard work
and much debate and argument up
on the part of those interested In
the preservation Of the nations wild
game supply before congress could
be convinced of the pressing import
ance for early action" said Senator
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

The east is about fifty years be-
hind the west in the matter OF uni
versal suffrage. Practically every
state west of the Missouri river per-
mits women to vote, but the recent
vote in New Jersey demonstrates
that the east will hardly accept uni
versal suffrage for at least twenty
five years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Apparently the voters Of New
Jersey are not Influenced to any
great extent by the views Of Presi-
dent Wilson. At the election Tues
day the proposition to give the wo-
men the ballot in that state was de-
fcated by 10000 majority, despite
the fact that the president voted
for 1t and let it be known that he
was in favor of universal suffrage
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

The public is very considerate of
the man who pulls a loaded shot
gun through a wire fence with the
muzzle towards him. His funeral,
a couple of days later, is usually
well attended.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

A clerk in the Office of the St.
Paul city railway company has made
a fortune during this season in
specializing. He followed Bethle.
hem steel, and on an original capital
Of less than a thousand dollars
comes out with $4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Politicians who have had their
ears to the ground in the Tenth dis
trict the past month are Of the opin-
ion that Senator Allen, candidate
for governor, will get the district by
at least a two to one vote at the
June primaries. The senator is
very popular and il on the right
side of the liquor question so far as
sentiment in this district is con-
cerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Once in a while, very long while
you find an editor like w. J. Bryan
who is so in love with his own sigma
ture that he insists upon signing ev-
erything he writes for his newspa-
per.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Tom Taggart, the big Indiana boss,
got out of the clutches of the law in
time to lead in the democratic cam
paign for reform in his state. Tom
is a great leader for reform, but re-
form had to suffer while he was in
the tolls.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Notwithstanding the fact that the
voters of New Jersey turned down
universal suffrage by a majority of
from 10000 to $4,000, the suffra-
gists of Iowa expect to win in this
state next year. Their optimistic
views are reassuring and encourage
inc
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Perhaps if Italy had teetered
upon the spring-board a little longer
she would not have jumped at all.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26
REAT, HEROES.

Des Moines Capital: If Mr.. Car
negie is looking for real heroes, he
ought to take squint at the Oregon
man who recently married a widow
with eighteen children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

thing of the kind ever being at
tempted. That dispatch was evident
ly sent out in the hope of frighten-
ing some one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Next thing we'll hear Of some
self appointed party harmonizer sug-
costing that the names of the guber-
material candidates be placed in a
hat and that the first drawn out by a
blind-folded girl be declared the
nominee for governor.-Dubuque
Times-Journal.
It is not sure that blind girl
couldn't do as we'll as the blind vo-
tiers do sometimes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Despite the unfavorable season
and the comparatively few land sales
being made, farms in northwestern
Iowa are still steadily advancing in
price. Up in Buena Vista county a
farm sold the other day at $167.5O
per acre which sold two years ago at
$3.50 per acre, and not a dollar was
expended upon it in improvements
since the previous sale.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

eff Maj. Rathbun hadn't been
such a bad political prognosticator
in 1872" remarks the Waterloo
Times-Tribune, more fellows would
be ready to invest in his political
stock this season."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26
IOWA WAR COMMENT.

Algona Upper Des Moines Repub'
lican: President Wilson is without
doubt one of the weakest men that
ever sat in the presidential chair OF
this nation, and If we do not meet
with some great catastrophe through
his plumbers it will be miracle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Even the man who tries the cleo
trio fan with his finger has good in
tentions. His intention is the &C
QUESTION of Observation-Disclosures
lis Journal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

The Marcus News declares that IL
the taxpayers Of Iowa stand idly by
and permit the general assembly Ia
make the state fair free fair. they
are "a set Of chumps."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Why, of course, Indian summer
is very appropriate season for de-
scendant of Pocahontas to get mix
ed up in a love affair.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

"Let us all agree to push for the
best possible roads consistent with
the conditions existing in each COM
munity," urges the Spencer News.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Prosperity is the blessing of the
Old Testament; adversely is the
blessing of the New.-Bacon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

"Cosson is not broad enough
man to be chosen for governor" is
the opinion of the Pomeroy Herald.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

What the state fair needs and
has needed for some years is COM
petent business administration" de-
clares the Washington Press.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

"The idea seems to be not to use
two corking good pitchers like Cos
son and Allen in one game" remarks
the Marshalltown Times-Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Oelwein Register: Under the lead
ership of President Wilson we may
expect to witness the astounding
spectacle of democratic congressman
from the central west voting for a
bigger navy. "Mirabile dictu" OF
words to that effect.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Prayer was never meant to be
substituted for labor.-Anon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Knoxville Express, Dem.: Graft
everywhere, it sometimes seems, and
ALWAYS somebody with an axe to
grind If the rest of us will turn the
grindstone. A Des Moines man who
returned from the much-touted "pre-
paredness meeting" in Davenport
saws 1.-THE meeting was the result,
nart1y. of the movement for prepar-
edness throughout the country, and
partly because of the interest the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Confidence is the secret of
siren th.-Monad.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

One-sixth of the land surface OF
the globe is occupied by the Rus
sian empire.-Des Moines News.
And how much of the Russian
empire is occupied by Germany and
Austrian armies and how long are
they going to occupy it?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

THE good roads movement should
not be pushed too far ahead OF the
tax collector" urges the Charles
City Press.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

eff the democrats want business
man for governor and not an ambi-
tious and facilitating politician, they
will center on Wilbur Marsh as their
candidate, insists the Manson DEM
ocrat.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

tri-cities have in the activity Of the
government arsenal at Rock Island
And, it may be added, it's pretty
hard to draw line between the
"business men" of the tri-cities who
agitate preparedness in order to
boost the arsenal's activity for their
own gain and the Krupps IN Ger
many who foment war in order 20
sell guns. Their moral baseness diff
fers only in degree from the deprav-
ity of a man who would throw pois-
on into the wells in order to sell cof-
fins.
Grinnell Herald: Any Iowa con-
gresham will do well"to think twice
before promising to vote $40O,0OO,-
600 for war supplies. Who is this
country getting ready to fight, any
how?
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Secretary
Daniels inclines to the belief that
the wars Of the future may be
fought chiefly with gases, asphyxi-
ating bombs and acids. That would
certainly mark great improvement,
provided men can be kept in the
background. Possibly something at
ter the fashion of a soda fountain for
spraying blue vitriol, carbolic, sui
phuric and prussic acids will be add
ed to the ordnance department. Per-
haps, also it will be possible to pipe
ammunition to the battle fields
which would be more expeditions
than transporting it by wagon train.
Sioux City Journal: Wasn't 1t
Bryan that used to complain that
Roosevelt persisted in stealing his
thunder? And now has not Roose-
welt a similar cause of complaint
against Wilson?
Sioux City Journal: There is a
good deal of politics in the present
preparations for greater military ef-
ifectiveness. Four or five months
ago nobody connected with the ad-
ministration could be found to say
good word for the preparedness
propaganda, while Secretary Bryan
never missed an opportunity to de-
clare his opposition to it. That was
how the issue got into politics. OPP
ponents of the administration, under
the virile leadership of Colone.
Roosevelt, began tilling the ground
and sowing the preparedness seed IN
confidence of an abundant harvest OF
votes "agin'" the administration
There was no mistake about the pa
triotic appeal of the new issue. The
popular response from all parts OF
the country and all parties was SUI.
ficiently emphatic to convince Pres.
ident Wilson and his advisers that
the opposition had found a live is
sue. The retirement of Secretary
Bryan from the cabinet made it pos
sible for the administration to take
over the policy for which its oppon'
ents had done all the promotion
work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Mrs. E. F. Feicker, president of the
woman's state suffrage association,
declares that the fight in New Jer-
scy will not be abandoned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

"We're for the Judge who soaks
the bootlegger good and hard" ex-
claims the Logan Observer. 1.-THE
trouble with the whiskey element
would have terminated long ago If
courts and police officers had done
their duty"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

The head of one of the big indus
trial institutions recently took as
his text the words that William Van
derbilt was credited with using
more than twenty years ago. 1.-THE
Public be Damned" Well, Mr.. Van
derbilt denied making any such a
remark and it is very unlikely that
he ever said it. No doubt he thought
it, but he was a very wise man. Too
wise, we believe, to make such an
observation. Yet twenty years after
he was charged with having coined
such distasteful expression the in
cident is recalled by another leader
of big business and used as text
for a lengthy sermon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

The Algona Upper Des Moines-Re-
publican predicts that in case OF
Cummins' success in the national
convention some Of the editors who
now are opposing Cummins will
boast of how they helped him secure
the nomination.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

when the people really wake up
there will be about five paved roads
through Iowa east and west and
about as many north and south, and
the roads naturally leading to them
will be graveled," states the Mason
City Globe-Gazette.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

"The republican party will make
the platforms for republican candi-
dates" declares the Cedar Rapids
Republican. docs anyone suppose
that it will indorse nullification?"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Sioux City Journal: Wasn't IT
Bryan that used to complain that
Roosevelt persisted in stealing his
thunder? And now has not Roose-
welt similar cause OF complaint
against Wilson?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26


scy will not be abandoned.
The newspaper that handles the
news from a nonpartisan standpoint
and does not hesitate to criticise its
own party when criticism is justified
is the one that retains a desirable
clientele. The people no longer want
paper that colors what it publishes
They want the facts and are just as
quick to note uncalled for praise as
uncalled for denunciation.
If the faculties at the Iowa state
institutions of learning cannot stop
hazing it would be a good thing tc
change the faculties. 1t is time that
that relic of barbarism were carried
to the scrap heap. Some of the con-
duct of the hazers a disgrace te
the school, and a reflection upon the
qualifications of the management
A college corps that cannot discipline
the pupils is too weak for the place
The G. O. P. of Louisiana met a
few days ago in hotel in New Or
leans and selected a state committee
to serve four years, and every man
selected is white. Ut is surmlsec
that this will raise the race issue in
Louisiana and that the republican
party will not carry the state next
year. Well, Louisiana has not gone
republican in forty years, or since
Hayes carried it in 1876, and the
democrats have always claimed that
Hayes didn't carry it at all. That he
stole it, and the democrats have
been stealing it ever since to gel
even.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

Grinnell Herald: Any Iowa con-
gresham will do well"to think twice
before promising to vote $400,0OO,'
600 for war supplies. Who is this
country getting ready to fight, any
how?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-26

ed to the returns from migratory
waterfowl, and Oregon values its
waterfowl at one million dollars an
nually.
Prosperity is the blessing of the
Old Testament; adversely is the
blessing of the New.-Bacon.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
"The idea seems to be not to use
two corking good pitchers like Cos
son and Allen in one game" remarks
the Marshalltown Times-Republican.
"Cosson is not broad enough
man to be chosen for governor" Is
the opinion Of the Pomeroy Herald.
eff Maj Rathbun hadn't been
such a bad political prognosticator
in 1872" remarks the Waterloo
Times-Tribune, more fellows would
be ready to invest in his political
stock this season."
"Let us all agree to push for the
best possible roads consistent with
the conditions existing in each COM
munity," urges the Spencer News.
what the state fair needs and
has needed for some years is COM
petent business administration" de-
clares the Washington Press.
eff the democrats want a business
man for governor and not an ambi-
tious and vacillating politician, they
will center on Wilbur Marsh as their
candidate, insists the Manson DEM
ocrat.
"We're for the judge who soaks
the bootlegger good and hard" ex-
claims the Logan Observer. THE
trouble with the whiskey element
would have terminated long ago IL
courts and police officers had done
their duty"
when the people really wake up
there will be about five paved roads
through Iowa east and west and
about as many north and south, and
the roads naturally leading to them
will be graveled," states the Mason
City Globe-Gazette.
The Algona Upper Des Moines-Re-
publican predicts that in case OF
Cummins' success in the national
convention some Of the editors who
now are opposing Cummins will
boast of how they helped him secure
the nomination.
"The republican party will make
the platforms for republican candi-
dates" declares the Cedar Rapids
Republican. docs anyone suppose
that it will indorse nullification?"
THE good roads movement should
not be pushed too far ahead OF the
tax collector" urges the Charles
City Press.
The Marcus News declares that IL
the taxpayers of Iowa stand idly by
and permit the general assembly Ia
make the state fair free fair. they
are "a set Of chumps."
Prayer was never meant to be
substituted for labor.-Anon.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
COUNTY CHAMBER
DIRECTORS TO MEET

To conduct routine business and for
the purpose of appointing committees
on matters of importance to the vari
Gus towns in the county, the directors
of the Imperial Valley Chamber of
Commerce will meet in this city to
right. According to Secretary Place
the committees to be appointed will
be comprised of representatives from
each valley town. The appointments
i is expected, will be made at the
meeting tonight.
With the exception ofa director from
Calipatria, whose name has not been
learned, and the appointment of R.
l.. Rumsey to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of w. E. Wilsie.
the directorate will remain unchanged.
Following are the directors: l.. M.
Head, INLAND; S. r. Tyler, Calexico;
Phil Brooks, Holtville; O. S. Nors-
worthy, Seeley; l.. j. Thomas, Impe
rial; R. l.. Rumsey, Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Nationwide Suffrage
Is In the House Today

Washington, Jan. 12.-Without a
roll call the House today adopted by
vote of 209 to 81 the special rule
called up by Mondell on the woman
suffrage resolution for debate and will
take the final vote tonight. This vote
i; not indicative of the lineup on the
suffrage issue itself, as scores of
members opposed to the Mondell res
olution voted for the special rule to
give it privileged status.
Washington, Jan. ia battle for
nation wide suffrage for women is
being fought in the House today.
Cheered on by hundreds of fair sup
porters who crowded the gallery
chambers, advocates and foes of the
proposed giving of the vote to women
through constitutional amendment
hurled verbal projectiles at each
others lines. 1t was gala day for
the suffrage hosts. After years OF
effort, they had forced Congress to
consider their cause. The anti-suffra