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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
pei labor to economic.

pei labor to economize.
Incidentally, it is pointed out that
increased taxation will enable Eng
land to meet more of it's war bills
as it goes along, instead Of saddling
them onto posterity. A heavy tariff
on the necessaries of life is the thing
most generally urged. It has been
noticed that, rather oddly, this pro-
grams supporters are mostly of the
aristocratic, capitalistic, conserva-
tive class. From this fact the fol-
lowing conclusion has been drawn
and freely expressed by many Eng
lishmen:
Workingmen are making so much
money at present that their stand
ard of living is much higher than be-
fore the war. After the war there
will be return to old conditions.
This will result in bitter discomfort
and the workers will object to re-
turn to the old standard. If the cap
italists can make the workingman's
taxes so heavy now that his higher
pay will do him no good, he will not
find fault with subsequent slump,
correspondingly, to lower wages and
lower prices. =.
AS for the other argument, these
same radicals reason that all the war
bills the workers are forced to pay
for now will be, by just that much,
a lighter burden on the capitalists
in the future. Whether this is a So
cialist argument or not, it is much
heard in England at present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
MUNITIONS PLANTS
WORKING ON RUSH
Orders FOR j. S.
Four Big Pennsylvania Concerns Are
Turning Out Rifles and Shells.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 49,
Four of the largest munitions plants
in this section are working on rush
orders for steel shells and rifles for
the United States government, ac-
cording to statements made here last
night by officials of these compan-
les, who added that they are in a
position to supply the further needs
of this country without Interfering
with their foreign orders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
TWO AMERICANS
ARE MURDERED
Men Executed and Woman Made a
Prisoner.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 11.-Edward
John Wright and Frank Hayden,
Americans, were executed by Villa
bandits March 2, according,to dis
patch from Pearson to railroad offic-
ials here last night These advices
also stated that the babe, whom Mrs.
Maud Hawk Wright was forced to
give to Mexican family when she
was taken prisoner by Villa, had
been brought into Pearson.
Mrs. Wright was released early
yesterday by Villa. Her husband
was one Of those slain March Q.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
MOVIE TROUBLE
FINALLY SETTLED
Charles City Feud Over Shows Oh,
Sabbath Now Believed Closed.

Charles City, Ia. March 13.-The
Hildreth moving picture theater,
closed by the sheriff the last two
Sundays, was not molested>yester-
day. Governor Clarke advised the
sheriff over long distance telephone
not to serve warrant if he received
one. 1t is believed the feud here ov-
er the Sunday shows is now at an
end.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
How Now?

st. Paul, Mimi, March 1.-THE
daughter OF Mrs. c. p. How married
the son Of c. F. How here The bride
was Miss Francis Tillotson, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Tillotson How The
groom is the son of the brides
mothers second husband. How's
that?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
THE BABIES OF
THE BRITISH NAVY
Some New Boats for Fighting Pur-
poses That Have Just Been
Launched.

Aboard H. M. S. Torpedo Boat in
North Sea, March Is. Visible proof
that British ship yards have not
been idle since this war began was
seen from the deck of this little
craft today.
Steaming slowly past long
double line of warships, observers
aboard were able to look upon new
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Slot Machine Kills Man.

Chicago, March 11.-Dr. Ray
mond j. Nate, a South Side physi-
clan, was fatally injured last night
when penny slot weighing ma
chine toppled over on him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
For Sale.

Selected seed corn from crib of old
corn. Tests about 95 per cent; price
So per bushel. Call at Webster City
Savings bank or phone Martin 1912.
S. w. Barnett. 3-1dSeodf2t2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
new HEAT REC ...
ORD.|h ARIZONA
Temperature Of 100 Degrees Regis.
tered in Yuma.

Yuma, Ariz., March ia tenn
perature of 100 degrees was regis
tered here yesterday, marking, ac-
cording to the weather bureau, the
hottest day in March in this local
ity in thirty-seven years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

FOR SALE-Fufe Bred Yellow Dent
seed corn. Also Swedish select
oats. Martin phone 1873. w. o.
Mcconnell. d-f-toApr1s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

FOR SALE good 4 year old Ncolt,
sound. Phone 1928 for informa-
ton. 10d6t1f1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

WANTED-a we'll broken young
mare, weight about 1900. j. @. A.
Miller. Phone 1919. 14d1f1"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

Try our want ad column.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

Fine job work at this ONCE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20
= CHAPTER Xxx.

And now the town Of Bitumen be-
came, as one paper put it, the center
of new world.
Kehr had assented grimly to the
settlement Of the stike on Celestia' S
terms. He had come out for Celes-
tia's policies. And because of his
very grimness and stubbornness his
late enemies began to see that he
would be a tower of strength to any
cause which he should espouse. In
that town, where a week ago his life
would not have been worth a mo-
ment's purchase, he was already be-
ing talked of as the next United States
senator from Pennsylvania.
: Special correspondents had begun
to flock into Bitumen. Many who came
to jeer stayed in a state of great won
derment, and began presently to num-
Der themselves among the faithful.
Stop for a moment and try to realize
the power for good or evil, the collec-
tive power, of the newspapers of Amer
lea. If they are not the whole voice
OF the people, they are alone that part
of 1t which can make itself heard
II we have any wisdom as a nation, we
owe it to the newspapers. Likewise
we owe it to them that we are not al
ways wise or on the side Of righteous
ness.
Celestia then began to develop
strength in the newspapers. She was
to develop so much before her course
was run as is hardly believable. AL
ready the idea OF changing our gov
ernment was no longer a news head.
line, but a definite and by no means
uncomfortable thought in the minds of
men. Some newspapers detested the
thought because 1t was new; others
welcomed and embraced it because It
was new. Still others, and in the end
these became her most powerful sup
rorters, took some such attitude as
this:
You may argue for the new gospel;
you may argue against it. You may
call It treason; you may call it prog
ress; but when all is said and done,
certain facts will shine out clear as
crystal.
"As a people we ought to be happy;
we are not. Millions who ought to be
clean and healthy are dirty and sick.
There is enough money for everybody.
A very small portion of this is in the
hands of the efficient few; the rest is
nowhere. being lost, wasted, thrown
overheard.
in those whom we elect to high of
fee two qualities only seem necessary
-ineficiency and selfishness
"What are we going to do about it,"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20

promises of efficiency, and elect only
men with records of efficiency We
must be a nation, and no longer a
collection Of states pulling the gov
ernment every which way for local In
terests. We must see to it that the
country is run like trust bank or
a great industry"
And he showed them how he be-
lieved that Celestia's system in ques'
tion would wipe discomfort from the
face of the country.
Celestial" he said, has been en-
powered to settle this strike. In her
judgment you are entitled to what
you have asked for, and you will get
it. But labor will find no permanent
content under present conditions.
look to your individual and collective
support for the new constitution.
believe that as a platform it will
sweep the country in November, for
its advantages to both labor and cap
ital are so obvious that these two
will be on the same side for once and
henceforth, and when they are on the
same side there is no resisting them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20
CHAPTER XIX.

Only Tommy and Mrs. Gunsdorf
neld out against Celestia's influence.
Tommy had never been affected by
her hypnotic sway, and Mrs. Gunsdorf
had devised trick to thwart it. Hay-
ing learned that there was some
thing in Celestia's eye, some power
which she could neither fathom nor
resist, Mrs. Gunsdorf maintained her
own independence in thought and ac-
tion by the simple eXpedient of never
meeting Celestia's eye.
Mrs. Gunsdorf was violently op-'
posed to Celestia's theories. This op-
position was not arrived at by elabo-
rate mental process. The two wom-
en- loved the same man. And the man
very obviously loved Celestia (for
when he wasn't with her he was try
ing his best to be with herr. This
was enough to place Mrs. Gunsdorf
on any side of any question If only
it was the opposite to Celestia's. Twice,
when Celestia was addressing meet
ings of strikers lin interest OF peace
and progress), Mrs. Gunsdorf succeed,
ed in creating such violent disturb,
ance that she had to be removed for
Cibly from the room.
The strikers favorite place for.
meeting was large, shabby dance
hall, in the meanest and most squalid
section of Bitumen. Having been
elected from this hall, Mrs. Gunsdorf
stood upon the outer steps, a picture
of impotent and jealous rage.
A young woman, who, from her
plain, neat costume rather suggested
that she might be lady's maid, and
whose features were not distinctly Wis
ible owing to thick veil, turned from
perusing bill poster which an
nounced to the passerby the purpose
of the meeting, at that moment IN
progress, to look at Mrs. Gunsdorf.
Mrs. Gunsdorf In turn eyed the
stranger. and her rage gave place
gradually to curiosity. Neatly and
smartly dressed young women were
very rare in Bitumen.
rs the meeting over?' asked the
stranger presently.
Mrs. Gunsdorf shook her head.
Nor likely to be as long as there's
fool left to listen. When she gets
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20
CHAPTER XXI.

A certain scientific gentleman (ot
fiction), having constructed a very
large monster, in the image of man,
brought IT TO life-and 1t got away
from him and raised all kinds of Cain
Celestia was no Frankenstein; but
Professor Stilliter no longer found in
her the apt and docile pupil of earlier
days. He found it harder and harder
to control her. More and more she.
thought for herself. II Stilliter could
have been entirely eliminated from
her life, her life at least for a time.
must have gone on very much as it
was going on. She believed firmly In
what she preached. She believed that
she came from heaven. and that she
had come to make the world better,
safer to live in, cleaner and happier.
Tommy argued with her so inces-
sanity and often so intolerantly that
II she hadn't been in love with the
mere sound OF his voice she couldn't
have stood It.
Late one afternoon she came home
to her little city OF tents. very tired.
and lay down In q hammock under q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20

consequences, he was exerting all the
powers of his will to subdue hers.
Presently her eyes faltered and half
closed; her head dropped. An equally
extraordinary change came into Still
tiers voice. 1t became at once greas-
lily soft, caressing and triumphant.
Come to me. Come close"
1t was now very dark in the tent.
kiss me! Kiss mel"
At that moment from far off there
sounded the whistle of a departing
train. On one of the platforms stood
a young woman, thickly yelled, who
might have been mistaken for a lady's
maid. She was waving Que hand to
a friend, who waved back, with the
other she appeared to be somewhat
significantly tapping the neck of her
dress.
The friend on the platform looked
surprisingly like Mrs. Gunsdorf.
CTo BE CONTINUED
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20

Blackstone, "and still I'd rather be
rich and heart broken than poor and
heart-broken, wouldn't you?"
YES" said Mrs. Gunsdorf, thought
fully, 81 would"
Miss Blackstone rose, her hand at
her throat where the pearls lay.
81 hope" she said, that shall have
the pleasure of seeing you again
soon. What do you Think"
"Oh," said Mrs. Gunsdorf, 81 should
MT wonder.
And she, too, rose from the table,
with a look in her eyes at once trou.
bled and resolved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20

| "Ch ! know the rest that is coming.
| You think you see clear, but you don't.
You're blind as bat. But some day
you'll see-youll see when your own
chance Of happiness is gone forever
and your theories have brought more
evil on mankind than it endures now"
Tommy" said Celestia with shud-
der and great seriousness, "how can
sou love me and think me evil?"
"You evil. You precious lamb!"
She waved aside the arms that had
gone impulsvely out to her.
'If in your judgment I am going to
bring more misery into the world then
] am evil in your judgment How can
you reconcile that with loving me?"
"Celestia," said Tommy, "if you Sc
lect such a man as my father (much
as love him) president, give the pow
er of making the laws to such men as
Kehr, whom you are talking of for
senator-why, he's placarded all over
town-why, you'h have an efficient
government, | don't deny that, but
mark me, 1t will be an efficiency that
will begin at home! Those who are
rich now will be richer, and there will
be more of them; those who are poor
now will be poorer and more
wretched"
"You assert and assert and assert,
but you don't reason"
81 don't reason! Well. like that"
"Give me just reason then for think,
ing that too much efficiency is a dam
gerous thing"
That's a challenge" said Tommy,
81 accept it, and here's one good rea-
son. The first thing a government
that was too efficient would do would
be to muzzle the press, so that nobody
could complain of its efficiency.
When you muzzle the press you ex-
tinguish liberty. And l tell you that
man rather would be poor, filthy and
free than a rich slave. There's only
one real difference between an aris-
tocracy and republic. The news
papers of republic print the news
and the newspapers of an aristocracy
don't"
According to you I'm not fit to
live"
"Oh, Celestia."
IF you even own that was going
to ruin the world and that my death
would leave the world as it is, would
you wish me dead?"
What an awful thought, Celestial"
"Would you?"
81 would wish you somewhere
where you could do no harm.
would keep you always in my arms
and never let you co.
Tommy, dear, you're so tiresome
sometimes"
1t was almost dark when Tommy
tore himself away and went back to
the town. Celestia would have liked
to have sat on and on in the darkness,
thinking long thoughts. But her rev.
erie was Interrupted by voice, which
its owner, without great effect was
evidently striving to make agree-
able.
Are you ready to talk little bust
ness now? May l come in?"
yes, come in"
There was a reluctance and petu-
lance in Celestia's voice which did
not help to assuage the jealous frenzy
which possessed Professor Stilliter.
Celestial" he said, look at me and
listen to me-"
She looked and listened.
This folly of yours, this weakness.
is going to imperil the cause"
The words meant nothing to her,
He was trembling with a passion
growing more and more careless Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-20

Mary Touched the Neck OF Her Dress
through speaking they yell for her un-
Ill she has to speak again. Ever hear
her."
Mrs. Gunsdorf shrugged her vigor-
Gus shoulders with contempt.
81 never have said the stranger.
81 think | don't want to-"
Then what brings you to Bitumen?
People are pouring in from all around
to hear what she says. There don't
seem to be any reason fer coming to
Bitumen."
But she doesn't seem to have i'm
pressed you favorably?"
Mel Hush, l didn't says shc
hasn't got good looks OF a kind, but
what a man can see in namby PAM
h., goody soody like her gets me.
Well. Pm going to move on. So
longi"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15

Of the rank and file of the Progress
sives. for my fellow citizens no more
earnest and sincere body OF men were
ever assembled than assembled in
those two Progressive conventions In
Chicago. And no sincere and earnest
men were ever more beautifully de-
ceived and betrayed. For after all 1t
turned out that the object was not to
lead the nation. but to control the Re-
publican party and any sort of abject
surrender was offered by those who
spoke, though they spoke without au-
thority for them, If they might be ad-
mitted to control that machinery. And
now, after the smoke has cleared away,
after the atmosphere has yielded to
the influence of time, we see standing
out before that familiar old guard that
has never for a moment been disturbed
in its possession of power nor turned
aside in the exercise of control which
1t has used. And what want to call
your attention to, is that 1t is not
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15

whom they do not even pretend to
trust with power. These vocal ele-
ments are interesting In this: that If
L may venture to quote an old Latin
phrase, 1t is case of vox ad praeteria
nihil, a voice and nothing more; be-
cause every time this voice element
has uttered its purposes, 1t has failed
of carrying them out, and in the end
has either surrendered to the machine
or quit the field. Therefore those Of
us who are indicted into the secrets
of the craft know that the talk is in
vain and that the real counsels of the
party are in that other element, which
is in absolute control of the organi-
cations of the party in congress and
out of it, and whose control has never
for a moment been disturbed, never
been shaken.
The contest at Chicago four years
ago and the contest at Chicago this
year were for the control of the ma
chinery of the party. l don't mean part
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15
LEGAL NOTICE.

Notice for Publication of Time APP
pointed for Proving Will.
In the Probate Court of the County
of Ada. State OF Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Will
liam M. Briggs. deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said Court
made on the 18th day of October, 1916.
notice is hereby given that Monday,
the 23rd day of October. 1915. at 10
o'clock a. m, of said day at the Court
Room of said Court, at the Court
House in the City of Boise, In said
Ada County, State Of Idaho. has been
appointed as the time and place for
proving the win of said William M.
Briggs, deceased and for hearing the
application of w. w. Briggs for the is
suance to him of letters testamentary,
when and where any person interested
may appear and contest the same.
Dated oct. IL, 1915.
(SEAL) r. II. DUNLAP,
Clerk.
ADV. o.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15
SOCIALIST LEADER IS
GUEST AT RECEPTION

San Francisco, Oct. 14.--Allen L..
Benson, Socialist candidate for presi-
dent, forgot the issues of the cam
paign for eight hours tonight while
he met newspapermen of San Francis
co and recalled the days when he too,
was a San Francisco reporter Ben
son was the guest at a reception by
the Newspapersmen. an organization of
working newspapermen of the city
Although he had no public meetings
here today, Benson was busy all day
with campaign work and with prep
arations for his meeting Sunday night
in Oakland.
In statement tonight he referred
to the increasing cost OF living and
declared there is no real issue between
Hughes and Wilson.
IF Mr.. Hughes felt so disposed" he
said, "he might call attention to the
fact that it is little less than monstrous
that this government at a time when
unbearable should permit the contin-
ued expectation of food. But Mr..
Hughes cannot make an issue of this
because he too represents classes which
demand the right to make every dol
lar they can regardless OF what the
people may be compelled to pay for
their living In a time Of alleged pros
perity in this country the standard OF
living is decreasing"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15
merely a presidential campaign.

merely presidential campaign.
There is something quite as i'm
portant as the choice of chief execu-
tive. 1 want you to remember that the
real sources of action and the real
machinery of obstruction Is in con-
gress. not in the presidency. Do you
suppose that anything could have been
accomplished in the last three and a
half years II there had not been a de-
termined and willing majority in the
congress. I have not led these gem
tlemen; have gone forward with
them. I call your attention to the
fact that there is nowhere recorded
single Wilson policy. Everything that
l have asked that congress to do was
written in the pledges of the party It,
self. And the only power have exer-
cised Is the power of Justice and that
Is the power that all men exercise
when insisting upon the obvious duties
of a great hour and men take heart to
do a great thing"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15
COL. ROOSEVELT MAKES
CHARGES

Continued from First Page)
he eliminated the one paragraph in
which he mentioned Governor Hughes.
referred frequently to President Will
son as the man with the single track
mind-with uneXampled switching ia -
cilities'-in noting what he declared
were changes of attitude by Mr.sWil-
son between the time he was not run
ming for office and when he is now a
candidate"
Characterizing the Adamson eight
hour law, passed at the close of con-
gress to avert nation wide strike.
''subornation of duty to political prof
1t" and as deeply prejudicial to the
real and permanent interests of the la
boring men," Colonel Roosevelt to-
night made his third campaign speech
favoring election of Republican can
didate Hughes.
TRIP FROM NEW YORK.
Roosevelts trip here from New York
this afternoon was Rooseveltian in
every minute detail. He started shak-
ing hands when he reached the Tween :
ty-Third street ferry, where he met
two nuns, half a dozen truck drivers,
several ticket choppers and all the
uniformed employees of the place and
kept it VI all the way At Newark
he got his first big hand. crowd of
several hundred crowded about to give
him hurrah and hand clasp. There
WIRE 50 many he could not greet everv
one and several bemoaned the fact AZ
the train pulled out. This is the time
Tn CORY I'm not ar octopus" he yell
led. There was more of the same stuff
at Easton. The crowd there was UNI
usually demonstrative
Tear 'em up Teddy" was the yell
that arc Sc.
'"rhat's what I'm going to Wilkes
barre for" the colonel shouted, and
I'll do it In straight United States"
SIMMONS BECOMES FAMOUS.
At Easton Ed Simmons, whoever he
is, became famous. He crowded to the
platform and said, MY name is Sim
mons. Don't you remember me?'
Roosevelt took a chance and re-
piled: Sure remember you. Ed Sim
MONS" and the man went away say
ing what wonderful man the col
onel was.
Roosevelt got a big laugh at Allen
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-15
PARDONED MAN JOINS
THE NATIONAL GUARD

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 14.-Tonight
Albert James is a member of the Ma
tional Guard of Arkansas. Until this
morning he was convict In the state
penitentiary. Governor Hayes pardoned
a guardsman.
James had served but a small part
of a two years sentence for an offense
against a young girl. The governors
pardoning statement said the girls
father had asked for the pardon. pro-
viding James Joined the guards. He
was mustered into service late today.