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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
A Large Concourse of People Gather
at the Depot to Welcome Them
as They Leave u
the Train.
FLAGS DECORATED THE CITY.
Procession Formed, Headed by Veter-
ans of the G. A. R., March
Through Streets.

The C. & N. w. grounds near the
passenger station were packed with
humanity Friday afternoon when
the special train bearing the boys of
Company c and the Second Regiment
band drew slowly into the city amid
the blowing of whistles and the wav-
ing of flags.
About half the city's population
were at the station long before the
appointed hour and by prearranged
|signal the fire whistle blew as the
special train left Jewell. The streets
were soon filled with happy faced peo-
pie hurrying to the station to well
come the boys who marched away
amid the tears and prayers of the en-
tire population the last week in June.
1916. A vastly different atmosphere
in spite of the present uncertain
war condition-pervaded the multi
tude of human beings which over
flowed the station platform to sur
rounding shed roofs, tops Of cars and
adjacent stairways. From nearly ev-E
|ery vantage point floated flags and
about half the people at the station
carried small flags.
The Grand Army of the Republic,
was first to gree. the boys as they de-
trained at the Seneca street crossing.
Forming in procession, the "Old
Boys" in blue, preceded the Young
Boys" in khaki, as they formed in
parade near the First National Bank.
Following the G. A. r. came the Sec
ond Regiment band which has SO i'm
proved in quality that 1t could hard
ly be recognized as the same band
that marched away last June, They
are now a full fledged military band
and worth hearing. After the band.
came the boys of the company, headed
by Col. n. P. Hyatt, and they were
a magnificent sight. Brown, rugged I
and military in bearing, they swung
along amid the prolonged cheers of
the people who were loath to leave
them, and fell into step behind them
to follow the band"
AS the boys turned the corner from
Seneca into Second street, the sight
that met their eyes must have glad
dened their hearts, for flags hung
from every business house and the
business street was lined with people
enthusiastically.
Arriving at the armory, the COM
pany disbanded and hastened away to
their separate homes where the fat
ted calf" had been killed and cooked
for their honor. The best part of the
going is always the homecoming and
everything was propitious for hear
ty and warm welcome home" for our
khaki clad soldiers from their nine
months service on the border.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
Attends a Record Sale.

c. W. Marvel returned home a few
days ago from sale of pure bred
Angus cattle at Moreley, Iowa. The
state record for price brought by
Angus cattle was broken at this sale
where 65 head of cattle averaged
$60S a head. One third of these
were yearlings or under, and one COW
sold for $4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
-Lotx for Sale.

Two and half lots, residence
property of J. N. Iliff, due west of
Henry Arnold and north of G.. Rob-
bins, east side, Webster City. Ad-
dress J. N. Iliff Box SO, Sta. A. Mar
Iowa. 3-13f3t3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27

among the pioneer settlers Of Hamil-
ton county. having come here in
1868. Mr.. Cottington is veteran of
the Civil war and a member of the G.
A. R., while his wife is member of
the Relief Corps.
Pictures taken of the honored cou-
pie. and of the entire group, will
serve to commemorate the pleasant
gathering.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
SOLDIER BOYS ARRIVE
HOME FROM THE BORDER

"Flowery Fetters" by Willeby, which
was very cleverly interpreted. The
"Bedoin Love Song" by Chadwick,
and "Ininches" by Huhn were especi-
ally well rendered. This is Mr..
brakes first appearance before an
Ames audience and the applause with
which he was received attests to his
ability as an entertainer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27

Mrs. Cheyne, mother of Mrs. H. F.
Jacobs, who has been critically i'll at
the family home on west Bank street
for number of weeks, is we'll on
the way to recovery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
LARGE audience GREATLY
PLEASED With 0PERFTTA

many comments of admiration for the
work of the director, Miss Lee, as
we'll as of the other teachers who so
ably assisted in the laborious work
of preparation, is being heard today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
Need New Flag.

A brand new flag is surely needed
on the flag staff at the court house
and Hamilton county is rich enough
to afford it. Nothing in the world
is more beautiful than a magnificent
flag of the union floating in the
breeze, but is strain on the patrio-
tism to feel any thrill over a ragged
discolored flag which should be re-
placed by new one. The elements
in this locality are hard on flags.
nevertheless we need the flags.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
w. c. Burleson is making a great

Improvement on the large double
house, corner Second and Broadway,
by tearing out the stairway between
the two flats and installing in either
side modern, up-to-date open stair
case. The living rooms are made
larger with the new improvement.
other minor repairs, such as papering
painting, etc, are also under way
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
Officers Elected.

At the recent business meeting Of
the Moose, the following officers were
elected: F. l.. Miller, dictator; VIM.
Meekins, vice dictator; Wilson Hell
mick, prelate; II. b. Jobson, secre-
tary: j. A. Boeye, treasurer: j. B.
Little. inner guard: John II. Hall,
outer guard. Roy O'Brien, Frank
Bickford and Wilson Walton were
elected trustees for term of one, two
three years respectively.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-27
Seed Corn for Sale.

Early picked and carefully dried.
Write Follinglo Farm, Tjernagel
Bros, Props, Story City, Ia. 47f11'
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-02-02
TRIES TO LIGHT CIGARET,
 MEETS A HORRIBLE DEATH

DOUGLAS-Jake Ballard, IS years old, died last night at the county hos pital five hours after his gasoline saturated clothes were ignited by a match in Lane Blumenthal's soda shop The young man might possibly have escaped death if assistance could have been given him earlier, but ap- parently frenzied by the flames that covered him from head to foot he wasted time running around inside the store and beat off those who tried to help him.
 The accident which cost young Bal lard his life occurred yesterday after noon shortly before 5 o'clock in Lane Blumenthals Soda Shop on Tenth street Ballard had just washed his clothes in gasoline before leaving the Standard Oil plant. going directly to the soda shop Fellow employees warned him to be careful not to light any matches until the gasoline fumes had evaporated.
 In the ice cream parlOr, Blumenthal uttered the same warning, but flash too late, as Ballard struck match to light a cigaret. The young mans clothing burst into flame and Ballard panic stricken, ran through the store several times. Blumenthal tried to catch him and smother the blaze but Ballard knocked him down, finally plunging into the alley. Then Ashley B. Packard, assistant cashier of the First National bank, Capt. Guy Sites, of the fire department and Deputy Sheriff Percy Bowden closed in on the flaming torch and knocked Bal lard down in order to throw their coats over him and smoher the flames Their coats were destroyed in the operation.
 Dr. Leonard was called, and was as- sisted by a soldier experienced in first aid work. The young mans mother arrived soon afterward.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-02-02

lation of the law, whether from the county jail or any other place.
 6. This goes back to the question of interstate shipments, and the an swer must depend, to great extent, upon the circumstances surrounding each shipment It would be impossi- ble to lay down an iron clad rule for your government in all cases where liquor may be claimed to be in transit from one state to another. It is my opinion that intoxicating liquors, which are shipped from some other state and are in transit to another state, through the State of Arizona, does not come within the Prohibition Amendment, so long as the liquor re- mains in the original package and is in continuous transit. Continuous tran sit, in my opinion, does not mean that the liquor must be moving at all times but so long as it remains absolutely in the hands of the transportation company, or common carrier, and no effort is made to transfer it within this state, it remains under the pro- lection of interstate commerce. The shipment must be bona fide to come within this protection, and shipments made in an unusual and expensive manner should be looked upon with suspicion, for instance, if person should have liquor in an automobile coming from New Mexico through this county, and upon being stopped, should claim that he was transporting it to the State of California, or even into the Republic of Mexico at Douglas or Naco, in my opinion, it would be your duty to arrest him and leave it to the court and jury to say whether his claim was in good faith, and he was entitled to the pro- lection of the federal law, as it is not reasonable that any person would transfer a shipment of liquor from a railroad running to the same point of delivery, into an automobile to be transported at greater cost, loss of time and inconvenience.
 Very respectfully,
 JOHN F. ROSS,
 County Attorney
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-02-02

aliquor, 1st Woolen & Thorntn on in- toXicating Liquor, Sec. 249.
 On examination of the authorities it is my opinion that in construing the word transport as used in the Pro- hibition Amendment, one should be governed more by the place and the manner of transporting than by mere distance, for instance, if person were upon highway with liquor in his pos session, that fact alone would be sui icient, no matter how short a distance the removal; while a man might con tinuouSly carry a bottle of liquor in his pocket in his own dwelling house, and not in violation of the law, on the other hand, should he carry the same bottle from his residence to his place of business, a short distance away, the act would come within the Prohibition Amendment.
 B. Upon careful reading of the Amendment it is my opinion that it was the intention of the people in adopting it to prohibit the transport ing of intoxicating liquors within the State and the prohibition applies to all intoxicating liquors within the State, no matter when brought in even though the liquor were possessed prior to January 1, 1915, when the original Amendment went into effect
 A. Your 4th question is practically disposed of in my answer to the first one. The law prohibits the transpor- tation of intoxicating liquor, regard less of quantiay and any quantity would be a violation of the law.
 5. In all cases where the liquor is simply in possession of the holder, and no evidence of sale or transportation, for the protection of yourself and your office I would say the wisest course for you to pursue would be to give the persons having liquor the benefit of the doubt and take no action, ex- cept in suspicious cases to be vigilant for violation of the law. In the last part of question No. 5, presume you refer to liquor in your possession, which has been returned to the owner by order of the Court. In that case any removal of same would be a vio-
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-02-02
Finding that the governor is very

Finding that the governor is very much alive and very much on the job, the Bisbee democrats decided to give in and rendered the copper camel to the governor as peace offering. Governor Campbell grasped the cop per camel in his left hand all during the evening last night during the re- ception at the Adams.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-02-02
cAMPRELC's CAMEL ALIVE

PHOENIX, Jan. 29-Bisbee Demo crats, the widest adherents of form CT Governor Hunt, have capitulated. Last night Governor Campbell receiv- ed a camel molded out of copper slag, made by miners at Bisbee, with the avowed intent of burying it when Governor Campbell was defeated.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
MAUI FAvoRS THE
TRIANGULAR SERVICE

According to the Maui News, the
Maui Chamber of Commerce is also
using its influence in an endeavor to
secure the Matson eOmpany's direct
service between Seattle and Hawaii.
This action is the outcome of mes
sage received from the Seattle Cham,
Der of Commerce and Commercial Club
The Maui chamber held a meeting
March 20 when on motion of +.
Baldwin it was decided to address a
Communication to Castle & Cooke, Is,
land agents of the Matson Steamship
Company, asking that the Honolulu,
Seattle service be reestablished as
soon as possible. 1t was also decided
to advise the Seattle Chamber of Com,
merce of the action taken.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
MAUI SAILS THREE
DAYSLATE IS NEWS
Maui People Want Vessel To Call
At kahuIui To Receive @
Y Silver Service

The new Matson liner Maui,
which will commence her maiden
trip to the Islands next week, will
leave San Francisco on Saturday,
April z. This news was contained
in wireless message to Castle 4
Cooke, local agents Of the Matson
Navigation Company, sent by E. D.
Tenney, president and manager
Of the company, who is in San Fran.
cisco at present to make the voyage
with the vessel. A..
According to the wireless, Cap.
tain Matson, head of the company,
is recovering his health following a
late stroke, and will spend longer
time in the Islands than usual in or.
der to recuperate. Mr.. Tenney s
messnge was as follows. '."
"Captain Matson making favor.
able progress, still quite i'll. Will
make trip on Maui and spend four
weeks in Islands. Maui sails Sat
urday, April Z, and arrives Honolulu
on April IL. Unable to tell about
passengers at present time. Many
withdrawing on account of war sit
uation. .'. 49,. a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
OAKLAND GETS
UNION iron WORKS
Branch Of Big Plant To Build
and To Become Biggest
On the Coast
(Associatsd Press BIZ red.fai wirslsss.J

Z OAKLAND, California, April / -
Plans for the erection of local plant
Of the Union Iron Works, of San Fran.
cisco, which will be the largest ship
building plant on the Pacific Coast,
we're revealed yesterday in the transfer
Of big tract Of valuable factory land.
II is stated that total of $5,000,O0O
Win pfobabIy be spent in the construc.
ton Of the plant.
The Union Iron Works plant in San
Francisco is by far the biggest ship
building plant on the Coast, but it is
already choked with food Of orders
for commercial and naval vessels and
is incapable of handling more than n
fraction Of the huge volume of bust
ness offered. The directors have, there
fore, decided TO erect branch plant on
the east side of the bay which, it is
planned, will help take care of the
contracts offered by private firms and
by the government. f,>s... %,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
MOTOR BUS LINE
PROPOSED IN BILL
Regular Service Connecting Army
Posts-License Asked From
r." the Legislature u

The most ambitious jitney bus serv
ice yet proposed in the Territory is re
vealed in bill introduced yesterday
by Senator Makekau, who said he
hadn t read it carefully, but that il
had been given him "by an American
Citizen Ns|. , F.tI atE SRA ~
W. b. Lymer and A. w. Mather ash
the legislature that license good foI
ten years be given them, their assign
Or successors, to run motor DRYER
buses between Schofield Barracks and
Fort Shafter, Puuloa and Shafter, anc
from Shafter to Fort Ruger, by way OF
King Street, Kalakaua Avenue am
Diamond Head Road. 1t is stipulated
however, that the Territory ut all times
reserves the right to grant similar
license to any other person or corpora
ton. .'raiN "..#aa
The bill specifies that the buses will
have covered tops and that the seat,
will be arranged parallel with the body
Of the machine after the fashion of thu
Kalihi buses.
Ten minute Roadway from Shafter Il
Ruger between six in the morning anC
eight at night and twenty minute head
way from eight at night until midnight
is proposed. Fare: ten cents from
5hafter- to Kapiolani Park, five cent
from Kapiolani Park to Ruger.
From Schofeld to Shafter and be
sween Puuloa and Shafter, two hol
Roadway from eight in the morning
until ten at night. Fare: Schofeld
Shafter, seventy five cents; Puuloa
Shafter, fifty cents.
School children attending school will
be carried at half fare. The applicant
promise to begin service or forfeit thei
license within four months.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
BIG ISLANDERS
. Cannot AGREE
So Report and Standing Ioke Of
the Senate Becomes a
Thing Of the Past

BY action Of the select committee of
Hawaii senators, the senate was de-
prived yesterday of its standing joke.
Every day for fortnight past
President Chillingwprth would asks the
committee for its report, and as fegu.
larry Senator Kamauoha, looking a
little sheepish, would beg for more
time. Whereupon the presiding officer
would chide the committee amiahIy
and grant the request. Then all the
other senators would chuckle.
For they knew there has been n feud
in the committee. Every few days
it would fare up in recess and there
would be an eruption of incandescent
Hawaiian vocables. The four sena
tors from Hawaii had been entrusted
with 3. b. ~, which proposed an In
crease in the pay Of all county officials
and deputy sheriffs of the Big Island
Even an amateur in politics can Sc,
how big with possibilities such trust
as that is. Moreover Makekau and
Desha, besides being Of opposite par
ties are not on the best of terms per
sonally.
SO, at the last, the committee re-
ported that, unable to agree upoL
the various salaries, as set forth in
this bill and also finding that there il
before the house of representatives {
bill of like nature, the committee
therefore recommends that the bill be
tabled" e..
1t was, but Makekau stuck out IL
opposition to the end. He refused II
concur in the report and he voted
against accepting it.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
MEXICAN IS ADDED
TOFLEET RESERVE
American-HaWailan Vessel Pre-
pared To Enter Naval Service
Under Own Officers

The third ship, so far as known, to
be added to the feet reserve of the
navy in the Pacific waters is the Amer
lean. Hawaiian vessel Mexican which
left Honolulu Friday night for Island
ports en- route for San Francisco.
Her officers have been commissioned
in the reserve forces of the navy and
the vessel herself enrolled in the feet
reserve, the only other two vessels en-,
rolled, according to men who have seen
the navy lists, being the Great North
ern and her sister ship, the Northern
Pacific. ,.s.. tg.E .,.
On the Atlantic Coast, it is said that
hundreds of vessels have been entered
in the reserve and prepared for naval
service by the enlistment of their men
and officers and in other ways so far as
possible while still continuing in their
peaceful pursuits. w" r.,
Officers of the Mexican held consulta-
tions with Capt. George r, Clark, com.
mandant of the Pearl Harbor naval sta,
ton, while the vessel was in harbor
there discharging coal for the navy,
Their commissions in the naval reserve
were shortly afterwards given them, ii
is understood. rfA- ~.
Lieutenant Tilly, aide to Captain
Clark and enrolment officer for the 10
cal station, was in Honolulu during the
past week and practically every Ii
censed navigator in Honolulu consulted
with him concerning the naval reserve
He explained the requirements and
needs of the service and what it ac
tually was, and number of expert
enced men volunteered their services NJ
needed. Some Of the commanders oil
the smaller vessels In the harbor hav,
already been commissioned in IN,
service. -. 5. .", slilt f.tts.a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
HI Gill VICTIM
Of A FRAME-UP
SO Seattle Jury Decides In Trial
Of Mayor Accused Of
Conspiracy 8ii
tAs.oeIatsd Pres, ~ Federal wireless,

tAasociated Press ~ .Federh Wneie4O
SEATTLE, March 31--Mayor II. G.
Gill and the other defendants In the
bribery cases were found not guilty
after the jury had been out sixteen
hours. -.--A--4lss
Mayor Gill, Chief Of Police Charles
L. Buckingham, former Sheriff Robert
r. Hodge, City Detectives Meyer Nj.
Pevser, John Poolman, James Doom
and Dan J. McLennan, Edward p.
lWeidnan, assistant freight shed fore
man Of the Oregon Washington Rail
road 8 Navigation Company; Logan
Billingsley, Fed Billingsley, w. II. Pie.
low and VIM. Frazier, officers of trans
fer companies, and Edward p. Baker,
manager of the Jesse Moore Hunt
Company, liquor dealers Of San Fran
cisco, were indicted by federal grand
Jury here January 81, 1917, on con.
spiracy charge. There are three counts
in the Indictment against each defend.
ant, two counts charging conspiracy TO
violate Section 23S of the United States
penal code, and the other with plotting
to violate the Interstate commerce law
Gill, Rockingham and Hodge are al.
legged in the indictments to have con.
spired With the Billingsleys 70 shiT
large quantities Of alcoholic liquor into
Seattle in violation of the federal laws
They are also accused Of providing the
Billingsleys and their employees with Of.
fetal and police protection for theiI
liquor shipments and with accepting
large sums of money from the Billings
legs in payment for this alleged pro
lection.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
SPAIN OFFERS TO
CARRY RELIEF SUPPLIES

n Associated Press BY Federal wirelessl
WASHINGTON, March 81 ~ The
offer Of King Alfonso Of Spain 10 have
spanish ships carry relief supplies for
Armenians and others, to release the
American naval vessels, Caesar and
Des Moines, war-bound at Alexandria
with supplies, has been accepted. d
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03

III the desires Of the Maui people are
thu now Matson Inar
49,. e" - 80 ~,
whicn 40 named aIter ShelI >lSianu' inc
Maui, will call at Kahului during her
first voyage to the Territory, says Cap
to;n parLer borbormoster NJ KabuIui
- n.....s,..,'''D"
VINO Is IN h ,,'L .a... - NJ.
-. Ine Gnalo W. ~ eo H,neao - s.n
l - 1920 $3.50. ~ y a IT, .l n 20
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03

Pills, This safe, reliable remedy acts
directly on the kidneys 1t is recon.
mended by thousands of people who
have had relief from Just such troubles
"When Your Back is Lame - Re
member the Name. " Don't simply ask
for kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
Doan's Baclkache Kidney Pills and
take no other. Doan's Backache Kid.
ney Pills are sold by all druggists and
store-keepers at SOC a box, (six boxes
$500 or will be mailed on receipt of
price by the HOLSTER Drug CO., or
Benson, Smith q Co., agents for the
Hawaiian Islands. Advertisement b
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
PRISONERS or WAR

COPENHAGEN, April More than
forty Americans who were captured on
various vessels taken or sunk by the
German commerce raider Moewe are
now in German ports, according to a
statement by an American seaman who
has just arrived here. He states that
the Americans are being held by Ger.
many as prisoners of war.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-03
MUST WEAR FLAG
HE TRAMPLED ON
tAsOsiatsd Press By FEDERAL wireless,

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirslsss)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April l.
Joseph tGiabasnia, a local tailor and
pro-German, who seized an American
dag AID trampled on it, was yesterday
convicted of an offense against the
Jolors and fined twenty-five dollars and
costs. The sentence also included an
order from the police Judge that Ola.
lasnia wear the American national en-.
lem on his coat until peace in Europe
has been signed, M, =.