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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16
SENATOR WORKS
FAVORS DEFENSE
Would Create a Reserve Army Of Two
Hundred Thousand Men.

Washington. Dec. i6.-Senator
Works today spoke in favor Of nation
al defense proposing to create a re-
serve force OF 100000 men as a re-
serve army. He you'd train them as
soldiers two months. and tbe remain
ing ten months OF the year clear up
and settle western homesteads.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16
Serbian King to Italy.

Paris. Dec. liking Peter OF
Serbia will take refuge in Italy. ac.
cording to a Rome dispatch. which
says the king has accepted Italys Of.
fer OF a palace at Caserta. near
Naples.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16
Formed Neutral Zone.

Sofia. Dec. ia neutral zone two
kilometers wide on each side Of the
houndrv has been agreed on between
Greece and Bulgaria. according to Of.
ficial announcement made today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16

First Lord-They SAY the duchess
Is Just wrapped up in her clothes. Sec.
ond Lord-My eye. SIR I must be get
ting blind. williams Purple Cow.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16
IN AUTO
ROB A FARMER
fBy Associated Press.f

Gainesville. Tex. Dec. 1.-two
robbers In an automobile last night
robbed Edgar Jones. farmer. near
here. They got a lot Of merchandise
and small amount OF money.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16

did the play have happy ending"
you bet Il did Some one In the gal.
iery hit the villain square d the face
with . tomato" o."-Houston Post. !
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16

Money is power after its sort. it is
true; but intelligence. public spirit
and moral virtue are powers. too. and
far nobler ones.-Smiles.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-16
TWO TEXAS POST
MASTERS NAMED

Washington. Dec. is.-President
Wilson today nominated as postmas.
ters. II. L. Piner at Denison and vii
liam A. Fields at Hillsboro.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
al, provides "that no person shall be

al, provides that no person shall be
registered as an elector in this state
or be allowed to vote in any election
herein, unless he be able to read and
write any section of the constitution
of the state of Oklahoma, but no per-
son who was on January i, 1866, or
at any time prior thereto, entitled to
vote under any form of government,
or who at that time resided in some
foreign nation, and no lineal des-
cendant of such person, shall be de-
MED the right to register and vote
because of his inability to so read
and write sections of such constitu-
ton" Chief Justice White, south
erner and an ex-Confederate soldier,
announced the courts decision,
which was unanimous. This is very
significant, as the grandfather
clause" has been very popular all
over the south, the people of that
section having no scruples about
multiplying the constitution when the
interests Of the democratic party
were subserved by SO doing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
What encouragement is there to do

WAdI OASOu1 oSO1ASAI - SaSAS ~ -
otherwise?
Some older editor, writing in a
trade journal or speaking at news
paper convention, breaches that
newspaper should be run for the
dollars that it will pay, that the ed
itor is not working for his health,
that the people do not appreciate
fearless and free press.
This is the place where the test
comes. Either the conscience or the
dollar wins. Quite often the dollar
wins and fearless and free press
is gone, and who is to blame more
than the men and women of COM
munity? The newspaper laws are
based almost entirely on the COM
mon law made centuries ago and are
very strict. There is nothing to en-
courage a fearless and free press ex-
cept the support of the men and
women who read it. If they fail,
then the battle is between the con-
science on one side and the dollar
and often bread and butter for wife
and children and the clubs and
brick bats of eviI-doers on the 9TH
er side. Is it any wonder that the
conscience so often loses?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
THAT "GRANDFATHER'S
CLAUSE"

The "Grandfather's Clause" a
scheme devised by southern demo
Gratis to disfranchise certain Ameri-
can citizens, thus defeating the let
ter and spirit of a government OF, by
and for the people, has just received
it's death blow at the hands of the
supreme court of the United States.
The grandfather clause" has been
in successful operation in many
southern states for years and the
democratic party has been greatly
benefited in congress and the cleo
toral college because of that plan to
overthrow constitutional require
ments and guarantees. Not being
able to control elections fairly, dem
ocrats of a number of the states de-
vised the scheme to disfranchise by
state legislation American citizens
to whom the federal government
guaranteed the right of suffrage. In
such states laws were passed that no
citizen could vote at any election in
those states whose paternal ancestor
could not vote under the laws of
such states prior to 1868. These
laws were aimed at the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution and
for many years were enforced with
out being successfully challenged,
although it was in notorious and
fiagrant violation of federal statute
and enabled the dominant demo-
cratic party in those states to return
a solid democratic delegation to
congress and to the electoral college.
The cases which the supreme court
has just decided were from Okla
homa and Maryland and were very
similar. The Oklahoma law, which
the court held to be unconstitNion-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
,endence on foreign middlemen;

pendence on foreign middlemen;
and the intangible but great loss
through the lack of good will and
other trade elements that would fol-
low an established traffic on Ameri-
can ships,
The European war has not only
brought home to every section OF
the United States the vital necessity
for the American flag on the seas,
but it has opened up new Vistas OF
commerce and manufacture not con-
templated before the conflict. AS an
example of this, England, Russia
and France have intimated to the
American government that the tex
tile interests of these countries will
enter into long term contracts with
American manufacturers of textile
dyes, a product in which Germany
had a world monopoly before the
war. American manufacturers
have every facility for making these
dyes, but have hesitated to go into
the business on a large scale be.
cause of the competition that would
result from Germany after the war
Long term contracts with England
Russia and France would not only
remove this objection, but create g
new line of American manufactur.
ers, and add new American COM
merce to the seas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

According to the Belmond Herald
the assessed valuation of that town
is $4,000, Eagle Grove $4,000
and Clarion $4,000. Eagle Grove
seems rather poor for a city of A.
600. Possibly the Herald is mixed
in its figures. What explanations
have the Eagle Grove papers to Of
fer?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
TO INCREASE TRADE.

That the government shall act as
"pathtinder" for sea trade routes,
leaving private shipping interests to
take up the trade when the govern
ment has finished an experimental
route and moves on to another, is a
brand new idea that is being talked
of in official circles in connection
with the general discussion of the
need of an American merchant ma
rine, according to information sent
out by P. H. w. Ross, president of
the National Marine League.
1t is pointed out, for example,
that the Department of Agriculture
experiments with the growth of fif-
ty or sixty varieties of potatoes on
particular soil, and when the best
results are found, the information is
made public. The government, how
ever, does not then go into the bust
ness of raising potatoes.
The same principle, the advocates
of the new plan contend, can be ex-
tended to the shipping interests of
the United States. The plan is to
put a fleet of half a dozen govern
ment owned ships on the seas, have
them select a particular trade route,
keep scientific data on the costs and
traffic, make this information public
for private ship lines to use, and
then move on to the pioneering of a
new trade route. In this way,the gov
eminent would not get into the bust
ness of raising potatoes" 1t is be-
lieved further that the traffic de-
veloped would repay the cost to the
government, and that this new
great experiment in world commerce
could be carried on without cost tc
Uncle Sam.
The National Marine League
which is growing to be the domi-
nant force in drawing public atten-
ton to the crying need for Ameri-
can ships, is studying the new plan
from the viewpoint of the American
citizen, although the policy of The
League is simply to arouse public in.
terest in the general subject of an
American Merchant Marine, without
advocating any specific plan. 1t is
pointed out at the headquarters OF
The League in Washington that in
Guiding a direct freight tax of ap-
proximately $4OO,00O,0OO year in
freight charges to foreign shipping
interests the American people are
indirectly taxed approximately ST.
600, 100000 a year on their foreign
trade, and that every dollar of this
tax could be saved to this country.
This tax is made up in part of the
direct tax on freight paid to foreign
shipping interests; the direct tax in
passenger rates: the direct tax in
foreign exchange paid foreign bank
ers connected with the foreign
steamship lines; the direct loss
through the nefarious practice of
foreign shipping and business inter-
ests of examining, copying, and TAX
ing advantage of American shipping
invoices, this practice accounting
for the lack of repeat orders on
American shipments; the direct loss
through rate determinations prac-
ticed by foreign shipping lines
against American goods; the direct
Ia ~ lWod deliveries of Amer
lean go against deliveries OF
goods 6RSfe foreign countries in
terested in the foreign steamship
lines, the direct loss through de-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
Carve your name on hearts and
lot on marble.-Spurgeon
DELIRIUM VACATIONITIS.


es-Republican: The vacation
excitement is on. Vacationitis is a
disease recurrent with each succeed
ing summer. 1t is contagious to the
last degree. The victim may be sit
ting comfortably and happily at his
desk or if of the other sex pleasant
ly ensconced with her associates at
an all day sew. Somebody comes in
to shake hands with impressment.
He is just starting. Be gone best
part of a month. Doesn't know how
long. Depends. But he is going to
the Thousand Isles--of which he
has heard some one tell-or on an
auto trip to Somewhere via Some
wherelse and Someplace and stop
ping at Somehow and Someother.
Or the lady opposite mentions that
1--WE are going east" Down the Po-
tomac to Mt. Vernon and around by
Baltimore and SO on and so forth.
Yes, will be gone some time. John
has worked so hard and needs it.
Right there the germ crosses over
and the infection takes place. In
fammation sets up. Delirium en-
sues and the stuff is off. AS the sum-
mer draws on the epidemic in
creases in virulence. And there you
are.
The wise guy waits and watches.
He sees them come back, stringing
along home on a fiat tire. Most Of
them are rim cut. Pocketbooks
punctured. If they went forth with
smiles of anticipation they return
with eagerness. When the porter
mumbles something about next sta
ton stop Marshalltown," his utter
ances are tidings of great joy and
his voice sweeter than Caruso's.
Once inside the old house in the
comfortable old chair with the rag
ged old slippers on foot and-O,
well, what's the use. Everybody
knows all about it. They just for
get in that midsummer madness,
that locoed interim that folks term
vacation time.
Funny isn't it? A man will leave
a happy home in midwinter VIII
the furnace is working nne -
nrf Of n
miles and sleep with hot brick. He
will quit his own quiet and peace
full cottage where the vine wanders
over the door and the thrushes here
and there, pay exorbitant prices for
"a room under the caves of some
shadeless barrack on the edge of
mosquito infested lake, burn his
back black in the sun drowning de-
fenceless minnows to no avail, ride
days and days in dusty cars, sleep
O. hot nights in those bake ovens
known as Pullman berths, urged on
by delirium vacationitis. They all
do it. It's a disease like drink and
paresis.
Surcease of toll, a little golf, a
book of verses underneath the
bough, green corn and raspberry
shortcake in their season, a pleasant
companion or so with whom to loaf
and invite the soul, the faces of old
friends, laziness and the knowledge
of freedom, the local paper with it's
round up of home folks and its far
ing headlines of battle and business.
the bed by the breezy window
try the treatment.
Comparison more than reality
makes men happy and can make
thayn v-ratch a6 -Fe1thap1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

If England has not had an eXper-
fence in the present war that arouses
her to a realization of the serious
ness of the conflict it would be inter-
esting to know just what is required
to arouse that country. The leaders
in English affairs are complaining
that the people do not seem to COM
prehend conditions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

People who are opposed to the
nomination of w. L. Harding for
governor are only aiding his chances
by abusing him. Mr.. Harding may
have views upon the liquor question
not in harmony with the dominant
sentiment Of the state, but he is a
fairly good man and is entitled to
honorable treatment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Those fellows at Des Moines who
bought stock in the Sir Francis
Drake estate are certainly game.
They insist that they are satisfied
with their "bargain," in spite of
disclosures that indicate they are
dupes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

The Great Western ticket agent
at Lehigh has disappeared and the
company finds shortage of $500
in his accounts. The poor simple
ton! He will be bounded to the foul
corners Of the globe and captured iU
the end.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

The automobile manufacturers
and the railroads are running a
neck and" neck race in the contest to
see who can deadbeat the largest
amount of advertising in the news
papers, and the big daily newspa-
pers are paying the bills.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

If the car of Russia had the
grasp Of things, the broad percep-
ton to see into the future, the acu-
men to direct in time of peace and
war in the degree that those quail
fications are possessed by the emper-
or of Germany the great European
~r would now be over. That is, if
it had begun on the first of August
of last year. It is possible, howev-
cr, had the kaiser been confronted
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

The French 75-centimeter field
cannon, which is in general use in
the armies of the allies, is the in
vention of a Swede, Major Bergman.
chief of the First artillery regiment
of Stockholm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Iowa's annual apple crop is worth
more than that of any of the Pacific
Coast or mountain states. loWa's
apple crop is exceeded in value only
BY the states of New York, Pennsyl-
yania, Michigan and Missouri.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Robert Lansing, who has been
acting secretary of state since the
resignation of W. ]. Bryan, has been
named by the president as Mr.. Bry-
ans successor. Mr.. Lansing has
been in the service of the govern
ment for the past twenty-five years
and has made good in the diploma
tic department. He is in no sense a
politician and won recognition
wholly upon merit. That being the
Sinn, the country will expect
much Of him. Politicians, as rule,
devote too much time to party az
fairs-to rewarding the faithful,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Judge Lands believes in very
large judgments in certain cases and
very small ones in other instances.
It was he who assessed fine Of
s29,0O0,0o0 against the Standard
Oil company a few years ago. The
other day he fined a farmer two
cents who had been convicted of re-
sisting an officer who was attempt
ing to enforce the quarantine laws
against the foot and mouth disease.
The judge said that in reaching a
decision the manner of man accus-
ed must be taken into consideration.
Evidently the judge thinks the
Standard Oil company should get the
limit on general principles and that
the farmer should be let off very
easy as a matter Of justice. In as
sessing the two cent fine the judge
said the costs of the case were not
to be assessed against the defend
ant
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Col. Young has issued a signed
statement to the effect that he is
not and will not be a candidate for
governor of Iowa. The colonel
must be given credit for possessing
a large bunch of common sense.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Officers of the red cross associa-
tion estimate the total losses in the
European war to date at over s.
100000, including the killed,
wounded and prisoners. OF this loss
the German-Austria-T forces
lose 100000 and the allies-Rus-
sia, Belgium, Servia, France and
England-5,O 900, 900.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Gov. Slaton of Georgia, is certain
ly a man of courage. In face of the
fact that public sentiment in his
state demanded the hanging of Leo
Frank the governor committed his
sentence to life imprisonment. The
has not followed
the Frank case, but it knows that
the Judgment of those who followed
it is divided and that there must be
some doubt of his guilt. The COVER
nor takes the view that Franks
guilt has not been proven beyond
question, and being man of con-
viction refuses to be a party to
hanging an accused fellow being
who may be innocent of the crime
charged. The people of Georgia de-
mand a victim and the governor is
being maliciously assailed and even
personal violence is feared. The
power of pardon vested in a COVER
nor is one to be used with utmost
care and the general public has no
right to condemn the chief execu-
tive, as a rule, when his judgment
is in conflict with theirs. If there
could be no doubt of Franks guilt
the situation would be different. But
it is an awful thing to hang an in
nocent man, and the damage can
never be repaired. With a life SEN
tence restitution can be made, in a
measure, if future developments re-
veal that there has been a miscar-
riage of justice. Gov. Slaton is en-
titled to the confidence and respect
of those who disagree with him in
the Frank case.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

If the people of Georgia undertake
to ostracize Gov. Slaton because the
governor committed the death SEN
tence of Leo Frank, it would be a
gracious thing for President Wilson
to honor the governor with some
appointment creditable to the man.
Mr.. Slaton has shown himself to be
a man of exceptional courage in the
discharge of a public duty, just the
kind of character needed in posi-
tions of large power and great re-
sponsibilities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

etc.-when in positions of large re-
sponsibility. That was one OF the
shortcomings of Secretary Bryan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Minds that have little to confer
Find little to perceive.
Wordsworth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

France makes an air raid on
Karlsruhe, and Germany is as indig-
nant as if she had never even heard
of Scarborough.-Chicago Post.
1t is very likely that the common
people of Germany have never heard
of the German airship raids on
Scarborough, Paris and other Eng
lish and French towns, as the Ger
man newspapers dare not publish
anything the military government
does not want published. Hence
when a raid of that kind is made
upon a German town the people of
Germany feel that it is unjust and
contrary to civilized warfare. And
they are right about it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Waterloo has an attraction in the
form of a truck farm of some thirty
acres, which is operated by five Bull
garians. They have made their own
tools, and their own baskets, in
which they will carry their truck to
market and in order that they may
be entirely independent of the
weather man, they have installed
their own irrigation plant. They
will probably make considerable
money out of their venture.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

The National Liquor Dealers pub
LEGATIONS are after Bryan with a
sharp stick. They call him ''the de-
serter." They are sore because Mr..
Bryan is a foe to the liquor traffic.
The commoner may be wrong upon
some problems, but he is everlast-
ingly right upon the liquor question
and is one of the few big politicians
of the country who has the courage
to speak his sentiments upon that
issue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Comparison more than reality
makes men happy and can make
them retched.-Feltham.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
~ such a foe he would have hest

by such a foe he would have hest
tated about declaring war on Rus
STA. The Russian empire, had the
car been of the towering genius of
Emperor William, would have been
fully prepared and the superior
numbers of the Russian hosts must
have been effective before this. But
Russia was unprepared in the sense
that Germany was prepared. Russia
is now, according to the opinion of
military critics, short on ammuni-
ton and other equipment. She
lacks arms, transportation facilities,
officers and clothing. All this is
due to the governments failure to
see and comprehend the gigantic
struggle that was coming. Possibly
Russia did not realize that the war
was coming so soon, but it should
have realized it. The preparations
of Germany were ample notice that
the conflict was not far off. The
fact of the matter is that none of
the kings and rulers pitted against
the Kaiser compare with him in the
elements that make great leaders in
time OF peace or war for country
that is warlike in the degree of the
FurODean nations.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Springfield, Mass, has recalled
the invitation sent to Bryan to be
it's Fourth of July orator.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

That is strange. Had it happened
in Beersford, Porterville, Alesburs
or Wineboro it would be fully under
stood.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29

Almost every day brings back to
Iowa, former Iowans, who have been
spending some time on the Pacific
coast. They have words of praise
for the west, but note that times are
hard there, have been so for some
time, with no signs or promise OF
improvement. 1t has been apparent
to many observers that the time was
about at hand when the wanderers
would begin to return.