Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28

themselves over to the enjoyment OF
life and to getting on in the easiest
way.
Iowa is not commonly considered
state of scenic beauty, but that is
because most people have not visit.
ed the upper Mississippi country in
the vicinity of McGregor. If the en-
tire body Of congressman could take
a trip to this spot the movement for
a national park there could be count.
ed as an assured success.-Iowa City
Citizen.
All of which is true, and the soon.
err the government proceeds to buy
the land necessary for park in that
section of the state the better bar.
gain it can make. The country can.
not have too many national parks
and they should be acquired as soon
as possible. No investment the gov.
eminent can make will prove more
profitable. ~ IL
The State Suffrage association has
now more than one thousand loca,
leaders over the state. The number
is increasing daily and these with
the scores of women who are work
ing under their direction together
with the state board and the organ
izers form a splendid organized body
working for victory for equal. suf
frage on June 5. The past months
have been months of foundation
work. Out of the ninety-nine coun
ties of Iowa, there are only about
five that have not full county organ
ization, including county and town
ship chairmen, or an executive com
mittee which is working on complet
ing the organization. The months O.
April and May will see effective
work on the part of this big organi
zation of women.
According to a poll taken by thu
Des Moines Capital, Geo. Cosson ii
the leader in the gubernatorial con
test in Iowa. The Capital sent let
tiers to editors in the ninety-nin,
counties Of the state, asking for in
formation as to the standing of til,
various candidates for governor IL
the communities in which the papers
are published. Two hundred forty
six editors replied. 100 of these de
clared Cosson to to, be the stronges
candidate in their communities, 81
said ALLEN is the stronger, 81 CAV
Harding first place and eigh
thought KuehnIe the choice. Fo
second choice the poll stood: Cossor
60, Allen SIS, Harding as, Kuehnl'
Is. According to the poll it will no
be surprising if none Of the candi
dates get the required thirty-five PEE
cent Of the votes at the primary, IL
which event the nomination will 81
to the convention. &.
1t is very evident that our soldiers
need training in certain directions
and at Fort Sam Houston in Texas
they are drilling the men in the us'
Of the machine gun at night. Thu
machine guns at Columbus during
the Villa raid acted badly because
the soldiers had not practiced will
them in the dark The guns became
chokcd and useless. The command
ers at the fort are now putting thu
men through nightly drills. Thu
aviators, too, evidently need som'
practice. If the skirmish with Will;
does nothing more it will show thu
people of this country that in a mil
itary way we are so far behind thu
European nations that comparison:
are not very fiattering. Did you ev
er hear Of machine gun being op
Grated by French or German soldier:
that became choked because the
men operating it did not know how
to do it in the dark? 1t is all right
for our spread-eagle orators to make