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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
Dr. Francke Seeks To Interpret Teutonic
 Ideals to Americans

Dr. Kuno Francke, curator of the
 Germanic Museum at Harvard, is one
 of the most scholarly and moderate
 of the American citizens of German
 birth who have attempted to interpret
 to their adopted countrymen the
 ideals and "kcltur,' of their European
 just three-score years ago today in
 Kie1, Germany, and was educated at
 the KieI Gymnasium and the Univer
 sity of Munich. His father was at
 one time a judge of the Danish Su-
 preme Court. Prof. Francke has been
 a member of the Harvard faculty for
 more than thirty years, beginning as
 an instructor in German in 1884. Since the war began he has written many magazine and review articles defend ing Germanys course, and some of these have been collected in book form under the title of. "A Gernan-Ameri- cans Confession of Faith. Dr..
 Francke's Justification of the Ameri- can sale of ammunition to the Allies has been bitterly criticised by many German-Americans. While refusing g
 to take part in many of the move ments launched by the Teutons of the United States, pr. Francke insists that Germany is fighting in self defense, and he declares that the Kaiser s enemies are bent lon the ruin of a country which for the last fifty years has exce1led all other countries in
 every kind of public service, social organization, and peaceful enterprise, and which is a shining example of the
 beneficial effects of good government upon the development of civic virtue,
 personal worth, and popular prosper ity.' While thus placing the father
 land above the country of his adop- ton, Br. Francke admits that 4tthe
 arrogance and overbearing of the rnili- tary and bureaucratic class consti- tutes the one grave defect of imperial Germany Dr. Francke+ looks upon the American traffic in arms as a sort of necessary evil. He says: 'tTo change accepted neutrality principles, good or bad intransically, in the midst 1 of war, will necessarily be taken as a
 measure in favor of one or another of the belligerents. The attempt there
 fore, to force our government into declaring an embargo on arms would l either, if unsuccessful, need1essly ern-
 barass the administration, or, if suc-
 cessfu1, plunge the country into a war | which it does not want As to the political prografn of some German
 Americans, pr. Francke cannot think
 of anything more disastrous for Amer 1 ican political life than the possibility of having in Congress numerous fac
 tions held together by racial instincts ] foreign to the interests of the whole l people,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
WEST END THEATRE

Tonight Manager N. c. Lund of the new West. End theatre, State street, near Clinton avenue, presents for the first showing in Bridgeport the Pathe Gold Rooster play, Simon the Jester, in five parts, produced by Edward Jose Of ssA s@ Fool There Was fame from William J. Locke's famous novel, fea- turing Edwin Arden, the great stage star, and Irene Warfield, the dainty screen favorite. Added attraction Betty Harte in 'tNancY~of Stony Isle a Knickerbocker star feature in three parts Tomorrow, Margarita Fischer in f'The Lonesome Heart a Mutual Masterpiece in four parts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE

~ ERNANY SEEMS determined to nothing NJ that will make her submarine views of the United States. For time it of President Wilson not action change perhaps be found
 the displacement of number of admirals. constituted American party the of submarines, without regard this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS
FOR HOME PRODUCT WEEK

FOR HOME PRODUCT WEEK Our window will help sug- gest many things to use about the home. Basin Shoppers Bibb Washers Fuller Balls Feather Edge Washers Tank Balls Bumpers Rubber Elbows Furnace Balls Force Cups Baskets Packing Tubing Electric Lamps Spot Lights Bicycle Lamps Gas Lamps Batteries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

for the coast; and George realizing that his foolishness may cost the lives Of the entire party, volunteers to re- main at the stockade- 65sorge man ages to hold back the natives for a time before he is tkil1edg
 The remainder of the party finally reaches the coast, whence they are ta- ken to England. Here Georges sis ter is delighted to know that in spite of George,s. disgrace at home he proved himself a man and saved his friends from. death. Then another member of the party, Jealous of~the sisters love for Alec, tells her that Alec forced George to stay to save his own life On account of his word of honor given to the dead Brother, Alec is unable to explain his reasons for leaving George behind, and is about to lose the girl when the doctor deliberately breaks his word to George and tells the true state of affairs.
 With the cast supporting MT. Teile gen are such wel1-known artists as James Neill, Dorothy Davenport, H. B. Carpenter, Tom Forman and oth- CTS. The production is made in the usual thorough Lasly manner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
HIGH BALLS AND AUTOMOBILES

" " IGHBALLS AND automobiles incompatbles. They 1 mix, but the mixture is invariably unsatisfactory Charles Bland testify The result of his ride the death of The ride followed drinking party such rides do Presently it will be to forbid
 forbid the driver motor to drink during the period when he is at the wheel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
BIRTH OF A NATION. SEAT SALE

Seats for ''The Birth of a Nation went on sale at o'clock this morning at the box office of Polls theatre, where the big production will be seen all next week. Reservations may be made now for any of bargain matinees or evening performances. Telephone orders will be accepted and will be held until o'clock for nlatinees and ' o'clock for the evening shows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

item To offset there has been gain taxable values which ought to permit reasonable rate, mitigate extent the effects of government of unprecedented extravaganza.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
THE NEXT BUDGET

gTNHE NEXT BUDGET promises to be Whacker. It
 provide for deficit growing out of appropriation too small to the county 1915. double allowance for the state The interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
vaudeville.

vaudeville.
 e.The spyis Sister and 'tBunks Bunked' will be shown on the picture screen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

SPECIAL BOSTON FERNS
 19c EACH. JOHN RECK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

A bill to complete the organization of the military forces of the Kingdom will be introduced at the opening of the Spanish Parliament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

crowd of 125.ooo persons witnessed a sham battle and maneuvers by the New York city forces of the National Guard at Van Cortlandt Park.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
The Example of Jewell.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Jewell is
a town of perhaps 1900 inhabitants
in Hamilton county. But Jewell is
up and alert and might be able to
show some of the larger cities of the
state something that would interest
them. For instance, the schools are
equipped for manual training and
domestic science, and the latter de-
partment is fitted up with the lat
est styles of electric stoves How
many people there are in larger
towns who have never seen an cleo
trio stove. A modern school like
JEWELS ought to be a source of won
der and delight to many of the older
folk, who recall the school houses of
the early days, that were painfully
primitive. However. the fact should
never be overlooked that excellent
work was done in those early
schools, where most of the pupils
had no books, and of the balance no
two had the same kind of books.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
Home From Wisconsin,

Mrs. James H. Daniels and daugh-
ter Berma, and sister, Miss Coney
Symons, returned Friday from a
two weeks trip to Chell Lake, Wis,
where they visited their aunt, Mrs.
Ludwig. They report their trip a
most enjoyable one, but that that
part of Wisconsin is wild and woolly
in comparison with Iowa. Howev-
er, it is an excellent dairy country.
Timothy this season reached a
height of six feet and red clover
about four feet. The corn crop,
though, will prove an entire failure.
A very heavy frost was experienced
last week which killed practically
all garden stuff. Chell Lake receives
its name from it's shape, that of an
oyster shell, and is one of the many
beautiful lakes for which Wiscon-
sin is noted and is much frequented
by summer tourists.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
Petitions Filed in Court.

Lettie Elliott has filed a petition
in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court asking for a divorce from
her husband, Floyd F. Elliott. The
parties were married in Fayetteville,
Ark, June %, 1906, soon after
which the defendant deserted plain
tiff. Custody of one child ten years
old is also asked.
Pallister Bros. ask judgment
against M. G. Benson for $50 alleg-
ed due on account.
Danl Merrill asks judgment
against E. S. Boudinot for S139.2O
alleged due for rent on house and
on contract for same.
johnson Biscuit company asks
judgment against w. A. Biernatzki
for $155.15 alleged due on account.
c. c. Prouty company asks judg-
ment against Hanson Ettreim COM
pany for $4,000 alleged due for
goods.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
Webster City the Pioneer.

Sioux City Journal: Webster City
the first city in Iowa to try out the
city manager plan. The Thirty
sixth general assembly passed a law
empowering cities to substitute the
city manager plan for either the old
aldermanic plan or the commission
plan of municipal government, and
at special election on Monday, by
a vote of two to one, Webster City
decided to employ a city manager.
Under the new plan the council is
to consist of three members, who
will be chosen at an election to be
held in the near future and who will
serve without pay. They will engage
the city manager, who will be the
active head of the affairs of the
municipality. The council will pass
the ordinances, but it will be up to
the city manager to enforce them
and to have general charge of the
affairs of the city. The aldermen
will be the board Of directors, as it
were, of a corporation Of which the
citizens are the stockholders, and
the city manager will be the gener-
al manager or superintendent.
The manager plan is based on the
not unreasonable theory that public
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07

are derived from this product a
we'll as many chemicals used il
medicine. Contracts have been le
for several hundred ovens of thi!
type but it is claimed that before
there can be any extensive invest
ment in the ovens, the manufactur-
ers must be protected by a tariff
Heretofore the larger share of the
coal tar products, including the dyes
and chemicals has been imported
from Germany.
Heavy shipments of gold to boil
ster up the declining European cred
it's and to pay for war materials al
ready purchased. These shipments
are putting this country in a strong
position from monetary stand
point. The tremendous exports are
also having their effect in an i'm
proved general domestic trade.
Steam railroads show a 10 per
SSh] uOSA CoSC Ill SlOo Sdl Mugs Nv
er year ago. There is falling
off in the number of idle cars for
July as compared with the same
month year ago.
Commodity prices for August
show a slight decline as compared
with the month previous.
Steel plants are continuing to pile
up orders they cannot fill. The un-
filled tonnage of the steel corpora
ton for last month was 4,929,00O
tons as compared with a 4,67S,000
tons shortage the month previous.
This is due to the increasing demand
,or steel growing out of the manu-
,acture of war materials and ma
for manufacturing them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
STANH0Pf RESIDENT
Fatally INJURED
H. NJ. Kirscher' Car Turns Turtle
Near Boone and Driver Dies
Soon After.

Stanhope, Sept. Especial to the
Freeman-Tribune: H. NJ. Kirscher
a painter who resided with his wife
and three children in this city, was
fatally injured yesterday afternoon
about 4 o'clock, when his automobile
turned turtle on the main highway
a quarter of a mile north of Boone
The unfortunate man was alone
in his car, a Ford, and was going
down steep hill; at the bottom the
accident occurred and the car turn
ed turtle three times, pinning the
driver under the rear axle.
liver Oleson and Ole Reinson of
Stanhope were directly behind the
man when the accident happened
and picked him up, rushing him at
once to a Boone hospital where he
died an hour later.
Mr.. Kirscher was about So years
of age and a native of Illinois, where
the body will be taken for buriel
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
Home From Chicago.

Judge and Mrs. J. l.. Kamrar re-
turned home Saturday from g
few days visit at Chicago. The judge
yesterday called upon l.. J. Pierson
formerly of this city and a former
law partner of his, and learned OF
the death of our late respected fel.
low citizen, A. N. Boeye. Mr.. Pier
son was associated with Messrs
Kamrar and Boeye while in this
city, the firm name being kamrar,
Pierson G. Boeye. Mr.. Pierson is do
ing well in Chicago. He has a good
practice in his profession and has
served several terms in the state
legislature,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07

business ought to be conducted on
business principles-that the citf-
zens of municipality have just as
much right to look to their officers
for results in the way of service and
Improvements as have the stock
holders of some large corporation to
look for results in the way Of divi-
dends. In the government of most
American cities efficiency has been
sacrificed to politics-merit often
times has been unable to cope with
influence-the interests of the many
have been subordinated to the inter-
ests of the few. The commission
plan in it's ideal state does away
with some of the weaknesses of the
old aldermanic plan. The city man
ager plan undertakes to go even fur
Their by centralizing not only auth
GRITTY, but responsibility as we'll, and
giving over the conduct Of municip-
al affairs to recognized expert in
city government, just as the man
agement of steel mill would be en-
trusted to an expert in the manu-
facture of steel or the task of dig
ging canal would be assigned to
someone who had had special train
ing to fit him for such an undertake
ing.
1t will make no difference wheth-
err man who aspires to be city man
ager in Webster City is republican
or democrat, or whether he is an
Iowan or a Californian-the only
question will be: Can he deliver the
goods?
The city manager plan was born
in Ohio in 1913 and first adopted by
Dayton, when that city found itself
in unenviable shape after destruct-
i've floods. Heroic measures were
necessary to get the city back on its
feet, and it was decided to put the
affairs Of the municipality in the
hands of one competent man, by him
to be worked out to the best posi-
de advantage. The scheme worked
30 we'll in Dayton that many other
esser cities adopted it, and, as far
as reports indicate, it is working
,ut nicely in Ohio.
The eyes of all Iowa will now turn
% Webster City, as few years ago
hey turned to Des Moines after it
lad adopted the commission plan Of
in emulation of Calves
on, Tex, which invented the COM
mission plan as a means of righting
itself after the great storm in 1900.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
ASSOCIATION Will
MEET IN THIS CITY
The Baptist Church Will Entertain
Big Meeting on Oct. 5,
6 and Z.

AT the business meeting of the
Baptist church held Thursday even
ing, arrangements were made for
the entertainment Of the Northern
Association of Baptist Churches,
which is to meet in this city on o.
tober 5, and 7.
1t was also decided that if plans
are not made to secure an evange-
list for series of union revival
meetings, the church will proceed
to call an evangelist and hold evan
gelistic services in their own house
of worship
The Northern Baptist Association
comprises the churches in the fol-
lowing counties: Emmett, Kossuth,
Winnebago, Palo Alto, Hancock, Po-
cahontas, Humboldt, Wright and
Hamilton. Among the speakers OF
Importance who will appear upon
the program are Rev. S. E. Wilcox,
D. D., of Des Moines; Miss Emma
Anderson of Michigan, missionary
to the Hopi Indians Of Arizona; Miss
Anna Burton, a missionary worker
of Chicago; Wilbur L. Clapp Of
Waterloo, B. Y. P. U. transportation
leader for Iowa, and Miss Mate
Goodell of Des Moines.
The address of welcome will be
given by Revs7L. N. Call of this city,
who has been in the ministry since
1867.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07

Prairie Mound, Clara Christensen
Stanhope.
Superior, Ruby Daniels, Kamrar.
Saratoga, Bessie Swain, Stanhope
Union, Irene Mabbott, Webster
City.
Woodleaf, Hattie Adams, Webster
City.
Homer, Lillian L. Crosley, Web
ster City.
The town school in Randall will
have for it's principal this year Lee
Campbell. The lower room in the
Randall school will be taught by
Miss Harriet Amundson of Jewell.
The Kamrar town school has the
following corp of teachers: Bess
Bickford, principal; Vivian Smith,
Hazel and Airline Sparks, all of this
city.
The Stanhope school teachers for
the year are R. M. Undem, principal;
Frances George, Carrie Sandahl,
Ruth Kent and Belle Iverson.
harrisburg teachers: Gladys Bon
ner, Jewell, superintendent and
teacher of domestic science and man
ual training; Mrs. F. M. Talcott,
Webster City, principal, Edith Lind
quist, Ruth Bum, Lydia Rienke,
Miss O'Connor.
Williams school: A. r. Petit,
principal; A. NJ. Gurtner, asst prin-
cipal, Ada Gerber, Williams, IS,
Madaline Petit, Sc, Angie Crab
tree, Williams, ga, Edith CHILL
land, IL.
During the last school year the
school system has been
the order in harrisburg and ELS
worth. 1t is very popular and will
10 doubt become more so within
'ew years. The school attendance
n the harrisburg consolidated dis
riot year before last, or before the
lC" oSuOCl SyoISIl was
vas IT., while last year the atten-
lance mark was 157, an increase
veil worth the effort. In Ellsworth's
district the figures read
Is to 200.
In Hamilton county last year the
Lverage salaries paid men teachers
vas $91.12; the average salaries
,aid women teachers was $57.44.
The average cost of tuition in the
ounty during the year was $3.50.
'he number of children enrolled in
hamilton county schools during the
asst school year was 4,616. The I
ear before there were 1855, de-
rease of 249 children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
fund FOR CROP MOVE:
NENT BIG THIS YEAR
Homer A. Miller Says the Bank Re.
serve at Present is Largest
in Many Years.

Last year the surplus reserve OF
the banks was 100000. This
year the banks have $73O,O0O,00O in
surplus reserves available for crop
moving purposes, according to the
monthly review of the business sit
uation by Homer A. Miller, formerly
of this city and now president of the
Iowa National Bank at Des Moines.
The purchasing power of the peo-
pie is greater than ever before and
for the next few months this will
steadily increase. In quantity and
quality farm productions will ex-
coed all former records, but there
will be ample funds for all legiti-
mate purposes while the crops are
being moved, according to the re-
view.
One of the impressive features in
view Of the tremendous output of
war material for the allied armies
is the burning coke ovens of the
east. In the Connellsville district
2S,096 ovens are in operation. Ten
thousand cars of coke is being ship
ped weekly. Coke is used in the
steel manufacturing centers and a
share of the increased production is
due at this time to the foreign de-
mand for ammunition.
There is also talk of the erection
of by-product ovens for the manu-
facture of coal tar. Aniline dyes
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
Three GIRLS HAVE
A VERY CLOSE CALL
All Might Have Drowned if Help
Three Boy Scouts, Had Not
Been Near.

Three young girls, Ramona Hud
dlestun, LizBeth Brown and Eliza
beth Hoyt of Des Moines came near
drowning Friday afternoon about
5 o'clock in the river near Nokomis
park when they attempted to wade
across the river. The bottom of the
stream near this point is very
treacherous and is so regarded by
the swimmers of the city. The girls
had been across the river once and
started to wade back, choosing a
slightly different route, when all at
once they went in up to their necks
in deep water. They screamed for
assistance and three boy scouts who
were sitting on the banks watching
the girls, jumped in with their
clothes on and pulled tho girls out.
The boys were Harold Mills, Har-
old Clifton and Floyd Bissell and
each is a swimmer. The girls were
not in water over their heads, but
were in so deeply that they were
badly frightened and unable to find
their way out. They were in COM
oany with several other girls hav-
ng a picnic in Nokomis park and
he other girls who were wading in
he river were either too badly
or too much afraid to go
20 the rescue of their companions.
The affair was very lucky one for
he girls and puts another star on
he honor roll Of the boy scouts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
A Narrow Escape.

What might have proved a very
serious accident and which FORUM
ately served only to badly brighten
the principals and horrify the on
lockers occurred Friday afternoon
on the C. & N. w. railway bridge
northwest of the city, near Nokomis
park, when Thomas Desmond and
Keith Clifton started to walk across
the bridge. The lads had progress
ed some distance with Thomas in
advance when they heard a train
coming. OF course the boys started
to run back in the direction in
which they had come and succeeded
in safely reaching the end of the
bridge but by only a margin of two
or three feet, which distance seems
like so many inches when in front
of a moving train.
Walking railroad bridge is
dangerous pastime for children, or
grown folks either, for that matter.
Memory is the treasure-house OF
the mind.-FuiIer-