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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

orphans brought to ConstantinOple
by friendly Turkish officers, the need
of prompt aid would be fully realiz-
ed. There were two children shall
never forget who had lost their par
ents, and nearly dead, were mere
skeletons covered over by skin
There were women who came into
Constant1nople whose condition ]
cannot describe, women who had tc
become Moslems in order to save
their lives and reach the city. If ]
dared repeatfthe tales I have heard
sworn to and signed, they would
make men and women weep and ev.
cry one would see the need of sym
patty and help. I wish l had the
power to picture an Armenian refu.
gee encampment, and to tell how al
American missionary hospital fec
from it's back door a thousand starv.
ing persons day on an average OF
three cents a person with the thirty
dollars day we gave them.
There Is no use of accusing any.
body or finding fault with any one
What this great country should dc
to show it's appreciation of the won.
derful blessings that have been
showered upon us, is for each one OF
us to make up his mind to do his
share. Picture that you are person.
ally responsible for the starvation Of
one or two persons, if you do not
give funds to save, them. Twenty
five dollars will enable an Armen.
ian family to be established in com.
parative comfort. believe every
person would be happier to sacrifice
something and give SIS for the Ar
menians. RI
"The money we have SO far receiv-
ed has not been sufficient to help
many people, and up to now we
have not been in position to render
very effective help. We were not per-
mitted to do it. Now the Turkish
government is consenting to our, re-
lieving the distress and suffering. 1t
may be little indiscreet to say this,
but l want to say that unless heap
is given to the suffering Armenians
as we'll as to the destitute Moslems
in Turkey, there will be "a fearful
amount of starvation next winter.
They have not sufficient seed to
plant their crops or animals to pillow
their SOIL There is less than ten
per cent of the arabic land under
cultivation. ..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

: A. . = s . E. n
Aonors of the primary. 1t has
looked that way to. the, Freeman
Tribune, too, for several days. Mr..
Harding seems to be gaining and If
his opponents are divided on primary
Fday the chances are he will be nomi-
mated.
The Cosson supporters, of course,
try to make it appear that they be-
llieve Cosson is a sure winner. That
is part of the game. Where would
Cosson be if they admitted they he
|lieved he would be defeated. The
same is true of the supporters Of
senator Allen. They hope he will
be nominated, but they fear Harding
will win.
1t may be impossible at this late
day to get these two candidates
Allen and Cosson-to agree to any
thing that will result in clearing
the field. Either one Of them can
win over Harding; but it is seldom
that a candidate can be induced to
retire from the contest as the day
|of accounting draws near. Mr..
Brockway, we believe, has the right
idea, but it is doubtful if anything
will come from his efforts to secure
harmony among the republicans
who are supporting Cosson or Allen
and thus insure the nomination and
the election of one Of chem.
The present situation is very sat
|isfying to the democrats and to the
friends of Mr.. Harding. The for
mcr believe, apparently, that the
nomination of Harding means a
democratic victory at the polls. In
this we believe they are mistaken.
True, thousands of republicans will
vote for Meredith, the democratic
candidate for governor in the event
of Harding'S nomination, but this
large vote will be largely offset by
thousands of democrats voting for
Harding. There are many demo-
|crats who look with suspicion upon
Mr.. Meredith and they do not like
the idea of the great democratic
party of Iowa turning tail upon the
liquor question. They remember the
party was teaching a few years ago
that the best interests of temperance
were conserved by carefully guard
ed high license law. 1t is not going
to be an easy matter for Mr.. Mere
dith and other temperance leaders
who have gained control of the par
ty this year to overcome the infu-
ence of the teaching of the party
during the past thirty or forty years.
Hence, the Freeman-Tribune believes
publican party at the polls on cleo
ton day is concerned it will have
just as good a vote getter in Mp.
Harding as it will have in either
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Mr.. Cosson or Mr.. Allen. This may
be mistaken view, but the Free
man-Tribune knows it is the opin-
ion Of many of the best informed
politicians of the state among those
who are opposed to Mr.. Harding.
In the course Of his letter to Cos
son and Allen Mr.. Brockway says:
cas- the situation stands the race
lis Harding's, hands down. Neither
|of you gentlemen have any more
chance of being nominated in the
coming primary than Taft or eRoose-
welt had of being elected four years
ago, you are both fighting an abso-
lutely forlorn hope. The men who
vote for you, either of you, are sim
ply stepping aside to give Mr.. Hard
ing his opportunity.
"Mr. Harding is a better polite
ian than either of you. He has been
clever enough to combine in his
ranks, the vets, the bad roads peo-
pie, and those dissatisfied with state
commissions and high taxes. He is
gaining votes faster than either of
you. In the last week l have seen
him follow. both of you in territory
that you have campaigned and take
that same territory absolutely away
from you. He is able to make an
appeal to the common voter that
certainly takes.
Those of us who know Mr.. Hard
ing are not nearly SO concerned
which of you gentlemen should be
nominated as we are that Mr.. Hard
ing be, defeated.
''The NGood Of Iowa and the good
of the republican party in Iowa, de-
mands that one of you drop out Of
the race. / believe that either Of
you are big enough, broad enough
and self-sacrificing enough to do this
if you saw things as your friends
can see them. Things always look
good to candidate. That's the rea-
son he is candidate, and it, is; pos
sible that you do not see things as
some of your mutual friends see
them.
THAT either of you should by his
own volition withdraw is little
more than is to be expected in the
heat of the present campaign. Why
do not this Each of you choose
three, five, seven or twenty-five. any
number that you can agree upon,
men whom you can absolutely trustJ
LET these choose and agree upon
the same number and let this body
of men decide which one of you is to
withdraw and both of you agree to
stand by the decision.
Personally l would feel that it
would be much more honorable to
withdraw than to contribute to Mr..
Harding's nomination. All the great
men in history have not been presi-
dents. 1t is what man does, not
the offices that honor him that
causes him to be remembered. The
Fremonts, the Blaines. the Henry
Clays Of history will be remembered
long after the Tafts and Woodrow |,
Wilson's have been forgotten. Eth.
er Of you will be a bigger man inS
the event of an amicable agreements
than you will be in private life With
Mr.. Harding in the governors chair.{
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.


staunch republicans in Sheldon that
If Harding secures the nomination
they will cross over to the democratic
ticket and vote for Meredith. What's
true here is true elsewhere in Iowa.
The wet and dry issue after all will
be paramount in the coming election.
Republicans had better watch out.
The hand writing on the wall is un-
plain. Unless the fact
is borne in mind and republicans sep
arate the dry from the wet, they will
lose out entirely ON the head of the
Sun.
The foregoing was reproduced in
the Register and Leader of q few
days ago and given position of first
in black faced type, at
the head of the editorial page.
The situation is indeed critical,
but the Freeman-Tribune doesn't be-
lieve it helps any for republican
newspapers to be dealing in yelled
threats. Boiling ia game that two
can play and it is best not to brag
about it even though one is disposed
to bolt when the time comes. A re-
publican from Des Moines was in
Webster City few days ago and told
the Freeman Tribune that in the
event Of the nomination of Mr.. Hard
ling for governor on the republican
ticket and Mr.. Meredith on the dem
ocratic ticket there were hundreds
of, democrats in Des ,Moines who
would vote for Harding; In his
Judgment Harding would be the cas-
lest man to elect the republicans
could nominate. He thought Allen
would be much stronger at the cleo
ton than Cosson. Cosson, he said,
had been too offensive in dealing
with the saloon question. His rec
ord was no better for temperance
than Aliens, but Alien had not
shown the intolerant attitude ex-
hibited by Cosson and the immediate
hackers of Cosson. He felt that the
nomination of Cosson would be a
serious blunder under existing cir
|cumstances. Cosson leaders at Des
Moines ought to be cognizant of this
situation if it exists there and if 1t
exists in Des Mones it is likely to
prevail >elsewhere.
The situation is indeed annoying
to republicans who are very anxious
to have republican governor elect
ed this fall and this condition would
not now exist had Mr.. Cosson and
his friends listened. to the. PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Allen to compose their
differences and one of them leave the
field.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30
THE HANDWRITING.

James M. Brockway, a forme,
member of the legislature from
Louisa county, is out in letter tt
Hon. Joseph II. Allen and Attorney
General Cosson asking those gent,
lemen to get together, compose their
differences and make it possible fol-
one of them to be nominated and
elected governor. Mr.. Brockway
holds that under present conditions
neither Allen or Cosson stands any
better chance of winning than
Roosevelt or Taft did in 1912. Their
supporters are helplessly divided
and. as a result the Hon. w. L.
Harding is going to carry off the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

s.
step in the direction of progress and
the democratic party is the slowest
traveller in that direction of any par
ty that ever existed in this country.
I"What was good enough for the
fathers of seventy-five years ago is
good enough for the sons Of today, ;"
and so the party hangs onto states
rights, tariff for revenue only, the
thirds rule and other relics Of
the dim and distant past.
4 -----------------
Whenever the United States of
America cannot find a suitable man
for president without rendering the
place to man who has served two
terms in it, it will be time for the
United States of America to go out
OF business as republic.-SiOuX
City Journal. >ns u.5
If the people OF the United States
are ever confronted with a situation
that promises best results by elect
ing a man president who has served
in that capacity one, two, three,
four, five, six or dozen terms they
should not permit silly prejudice
of 1875 years standing to blind them
to their duty to their country. Each
generation of a progressive people
must determine such problems for
themselves. What George Washing
ton did under the circumstances of
more than century ago should have
absolutely no weight under the
changed circumstances of today.
George Washington, it will be re-
called, was slave owner, yet we
have dared to elect abolitionists to
the presidency, thanks to the great
good sense of the American people,
since the days of Washington. There
are at present other men besides
Roosevelt who can fill the presi-
Dental chair, but if the American
people have no better reason for OPP,
posing him than that he was presi-
dent for seven years, and the best
president at that the country ever
had expect Washington and Lincoln,
they are tbasing their opposition up
on very flimsy and senseless rea-
son. There may be some cause toy
OPPOSE man for a third consecutive
term, but there is absolutely no rea-
son based in sense to oppose him for
a third term merely because it is a
third term, after he has been, out Of
Office four, eight or twelve years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

- Promises of candidates must al
ways be accepted for what they are
worth, and they are worth just as
much as the character Of the man
making them makes them worth land
no more. .-.- -.r.EN. y.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

There must be two men by the
name of W l.. Harding out in Sioux
City. One of them is very nice
fellow, as we CLEAN from the Jour
nal, and according to the Tribune
the other one is a scamp.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

"The late Robert Healy' of Fort
Dodge is the way the boys are now
writing it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Cummins is going to have better
than 100 instructed delegates in the
republican national convention
That is more than any other can
didate will have. ,<+ F..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Well, if the primary is "the great
American humbug' the old caucus
plan is the great American humbug-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Millions for defense, but not Il
penny for tribute.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

South Dakota, too, has Joined the
Cummins column. ..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

The Freeman-Tribune believes
that Justice Hughes would be the
easiest elected president of any man
whom the republicans can nomin-
ate. But is the great republican par
ty looking for the easy way? 1t
ought to have the courage to nom
mate man who stands for aggres-
sive Americani5m and who Vas pub
licly declared himself upon the var
ious public issues arising during the
past few years. Who knows what
Justice Hughes thinks of prepared
ness, rural credits, the Mexican sit
uation, governmental ownership of
munition plants, etc? If the great
republican party wants "a pig in a
poke" it can get it by nominating
Hughes. If nominated, will he have
the courage to stand four-square for
American ideas, without lodging or
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

In the early days Of western rail
reading some of the Indians on the
plains, noting the putting locomotive
for the first time, did not realize the
power and strength. OF the iron
horses, SO they undertook to capture
one of them. A brawny chief secur-
ed lasso and as the train went
spinning by threw the lasso over
the smokestack, after fastening the
other end to his own body. OF
course the result was disastrous to
the Indian. His lasso made abso-
lutely no impression upon the move
ment of the cars, but he himself was
somewhat demoralized from the ex-
perience and after his companions
had gathered him up and nursed him
back to health he resolved to never
again tackle such a critter. The ex-
perience of that Indian reminds us
of the experience of Bob Healy at
the republican state convention. Bob
thought he might be able to stop
the onward march of Cummins pres
idential sentiment, which is sweep
ing over the west with considerable
force. The only effect, however, OF
Roberts rash act is visible upon
himself and if his friends ever sue
coed in getting him gathered togeth-
er again he will be a wiser and more
cautious man. Here's hoping that
Bobs experience may be as profit
able to Bob as the Indians was to
the Indian.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

No matter whom the republicans
nominate for president, the platform
they adopt must ring true to pre-
paredness, ample preparedness, not
the kind that means nothing. A
navy second only to that of Great
Britain would be good starter II
will cost many millions of dollars
but it will insure peace, which is
the first consideration of the Amer
lean people. Where would France be
today If she had been no better pre-
pared than we are? Where would
Russia be? Both of them would be
in the kaiser's game bag. England
would be there, too, but for the
British navy. ..-.-. ..,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

But the trail Of the serpent is oV-
er them all.-Thomas Moore. a..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Voters of Hamilton county who
have in the past been sticklers for
the two term rule ought to vote for
Hon. RUDE McFerren this year. He
is candidate for a second term in
the legislature. Vote for RUDE this
year. You can vote for Joe two
years hence, or any other old time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Somebody has given the following
as certain way to, kill dandeliOn
Dig up the root, lay it carefully. up
on an anvil and hit it sixteen blows
with sledge hammer, put it into
the forge fire for three hours, soak
it in water two hours, dry it in the
sun for two days then bury it in q
well 81 feet deep and fiji the well
with concrete. This treatment is
guaranteed to kill the ordinary dan
delion SO dead that it will not come
to life again, at least during the
year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

If the report to the effect that Won
Buelow is going to succeed Berns-
torff as German ambassador at
Washington is true it will help re-
store the strained relations between
Germany and the United States. Mr..
Bernstorff is man of ability and
character, but he has made some
mistakes and many enemies in this
country and man of the attain
ments and prominence Of Won Bue-
low will have great influence where
Bernstorff has none.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

able prosperity at this time, it may
be quite forgotten that only three
months ago the liquor interests were
asserting that the city would be
ruined store rooms would be vacant
and begging for tenants if saloons
were not allowed to continue their
trade.-Sioux City Tribune.
The argument that the saloon is
necessary for the business success OF
a town has been shot SO full of holes
upon innumerable occasions that il
is remarkable that any one would re;
sort to it in this day and age. II
doesn't help the butcher or the bak-
er or the candlestick maker to have
their customers throw away their
wages over a saloon bar. The ,wip-
ing out of the grog shop might
cause a temporary paralysis in rent
ais or city treasures, but after con-
ditions have adjusted themselves ev-
cry town will be better off without
saloons. Webster City has not had
a saloon in thirty-two years and
Webster City is recognized all over
the state as one of the best 5000
population towns; in Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

Old Ben Tillman is never SO hap
py as when welding his trusty old
pitchfork and he entered the debate
against the pork barrel the other
day welding aloof his beloved weap-
on. ct is disgrace" he snorted,
"for congress to appropriate $43,-
100000 for the pork barrel when the
country needs to expend so much
money for preparedness. We need a
navy, the second in the world" He
said the policy that sought to ex-
pend so much money on rivers and
creeks was wild and crazy and he for
one was dead against it. Ben is an
erratic old fellow, but he has cour-
age and never fails to stand up and
be counted against special privilege
and the useless expenditure of public
money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-30

sidestepping, and if elected will he
guide the ship of state with courage
regardless of what former citizens
of Great Britain, Austria, Italy, Ger
many, Russia or any other country
now at war may think or say? The
United States must stand for the
United States all the time.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-12
COMPLETE SURVEY WILL
BE MADE OF SANITARIUM

Atlanta, Ga, July Sit is an
nounced that a complete and
thorough survey of Georgia's
State Sanitarium for the Insane
at Milledgeville will be made by
the National Committee for Men
tai Hygiene, which will be similar
III character to surveys of insane
asylums already made by the
committee in other states.
The committees investigation
will apply to the medical depart
ment of the institution, the psy-
chlatric work, treatment of patti
ents, equipment, overcrowding of
buildings, condition of buildings
and need of further rooms, the
presence in the sanitarium of
classes who should not be admit
ted to a hospital for the insane,
and the laws of tie state govern
ing the insane and their commit
ment to the institution. The in
vestlgatlon will also deal with
eplleptics and feeble-minded per-
sons confined at the sanitaritlm.
and will include a special report
on this subject.
1t is perhaps unfortunate that
this survey has not already been
made by this entirely impartial
and trustworthy organization, so
that it could not be before the
legislature, which has the needs
of the institution rnder careful
consideration.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-12
MOTHER JONES, FAMOUS
LABOR AGITATOR, IS IN
ATLANTA THIS WEEK

Atlanta, Ga, July 12.-Mother
Jones, one of the most famous
labor agitators in the United
States, arrived in Atlanta today
and was met by delegation-of
labor leaders headed by Jerome
Jones, editor of The Journal of
Labor, of Atlanta.
1t is understood that Mother
Jones mission here is connected
with pending labor Legislation in
the Georgia legislature and with
the vote which is now being tax
en- by the members of the four
railroad brotherhoods on the
Question of a countrywide rail
road strike to enforce their de-
nnands, which consist of an eight
hour work day and time plus half
time for all work over eight hours
a day.
Mother Jones has been fighting
the battles Of labor for fifty years
or more, and her influence has
been felt in every section of the
country.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-12
DEATH RATE ONE PER
HOUR IN NEW YORK
Especial TO Leader-E nterprise).

NEW YORK, July 12.-Fol-
lowing closely the discouraging
news that one hundred and sixty
four new cases of infantile para
lysis had developed here within
the last twenty-four hours came
the welcome and unexpected an
nouncement from health authori-
ties that the germ which caused
the disease has been isolated. It
had been sought for without sue
cess for several years.
The discovery Of the germ is
expected to lead to the discovery
OF preventative or cure for the
dreadful disease. There are now
fifteen hundred cases here and
the death rate is one per hour.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-12
TO COLLECT TAXES ON
NEGOTIABLE PAPERS

Atlanta, Ga, July 12.-Negoti-
able instruments on which taxes
have not been paid will not be col
lectable, if the general assembly
enacts the bill of Senator Ogden
Persons, president Of the senate.
The intent and purpose of the
bill IS to compel the return of ne
gotlable instruments, such as
notes, mortgages, stocks, corpora
ton bonds, etc, for taxation.
The bill provides that no instru-
ment included within its provis-
ions shall be of any value or col
lectible unless the same shall bear
the stamp of the tax receiver
showing it has been returned for
taxation and the stamp of the tax
collector showing that taxes have
been paid.
Gentlemen of the senate having
money to loan, threw variety of
fits when the bill came up in that
Eody yesterday. They declared it
would throw the whole business
OF banking, loans and mortgages
into condition of chaos.
Geraldine Farrar-Grand-next
week