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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
GETS $4,000 N WILL
FOR A Cup OF COFFEE E! :
Servant In Farmhouse Reward
ed For Handout to Tramp
Who Died Wealthy.

The will Of Marshall McMurran Of
Evansville, Ind, once tramp, leaving
$4,000 to Mrs. Matte Hannum Of IL
Swartzel avenue. Yincennes, Ind, be-
cause when she was servant In q
farmhouse thirty years ago she gave
him cup Of coffee, has been declared
valid by the Indiana supreme court.
Notification of the courts decision
has been received by Arthur P. West,
assistant treasurer Of the National
Surety company of New York city.
The estate, for which Mr.. McMurran's
half brothers and half sisters have been
suing and which consists Of $21 900 In
United States government bonds and
about $4,000 in cash, has been turned
over to Mrs. Hannum. Il,
Mr.. McMurran, after a youth OF wan
dering. died on May 10. 1918. leaving
the following will, which had been
made twenty.f five years before -
do. on this 18th day OF September. 1883.
will to Matte Drain, that poor servant
girl who gave me q good bite to eat and "a
hot cup OF coffee when was weak and
feyerish from hunger and near ready to
drop and the aud man she worked for
was cursing her for giving 1t to me and
ordering me out Of the yard. and do Will
that all have at my death. all the money
or property that have shall be hers.
MARSHALL M'MURRAN.
Witness: Mrs. Emma Grant, Cora Nor
ton.
Matte Drain is now Mrs. Hannum,
having married Harry Hannum.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
TESTS NoNsINKABLE SUIT.
Wearsr, Il 10 Claimed, May Float In
Ocean q Week.

John B. Walker, chairman Of the
Federal Lumber Trade Commission, re-
Gently tested newly invented life saw
ing suit by donning it and leaping into
the swirling current Of the Mississippi
river at New Orleans.
The garment is complete one piece
suit Of rubber, wadded with mate
rial known as ilanasilk, woven fabric
which is more buoyant than cork. In
cased in the suit one floats upright in
the water, the head well above the
surface and the body warm and dry.
Pockets are provided in the suit for a
canteen Of fresh water and for tins of
condensed foods, and it is estimated
the wearer can keep himself alive
though adrift in the ocean for week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
On to Potsdanl

with due apologies to the late Bob
Southey and the late John r. Thompson.l
IA Hamburg newspapers correspondent
who has seen Yankee troops In France
writes that they "look like the sons OF ina-
migrants."]
Pershihg has got e4l ft
An excellent lot
OF immigrants sons in his columns:
They're happy and proud
To be shouting aloud
For Liberty's cause in ! turbulent crowd:
And. with all this bold crew.
Nothing will do e4
While tho fields are so green
And the sky Is so blue
But to push on the columns to Potsdam.
In the camp you may hear
Every lingo in vogue af
The sweet German accent,
The rich Irish brogue. IL
And exiled combiners ~,
For freedom at home:
Berlin's Forty-niners
Have grandsons that come,
And with all this bold crew
Nothing will do
While the fields are 50 green
And the sky so blue
But to push on the columns to Potsdom.
Let Schrecklichkeit tremble.
AS free men assemble
Poles, Irish, Huns. Jews
Their zeal cannot lag;
All one in their views III
And under one flag, - q
For, with all Pershing's crew.
Nothing will do
| " lille the fields are 30 green
And the sky 50 blue
But to push on the columns to Potsdam.
j. A. In Brooklyn Eagle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
OFFER PRIZES FOR BEST
war CANNED VEGETABLES
National Emergency Food Gar
den Commission In Co-opera-
ton With Fairs, Will Give
5000 In Cash.

Here you are, war gardeners! Now
for the $1,000 in prizes for the best
canned vegetables and national certifi-
cate of merit offered by the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission.
p. s. Ridsdale, the secretary Of the
commission, made public the plan OF
awarding the prizes in cooperation
with state, county and war garden
fairs that will be held throughout the
country during September and October.
Read these rules carefully and then
write to the commission at 210 Mary
land building, Washington, inclosing a
two cent stamp for postage, and get the
canning and drying manuals it is Civ
ing free in order to aid you in saving
the food of the country and to exhibit
your best work.
'aThe prizes will be given for award
at any state, county, city, town or COM
munity fair, display or exhibit at
which prizes are offered.
1.-THE officials in charge OF any such
fairs, displays or exhibits may deter
mine whether the prizes shall be given
10 other prize winners or shall be Of
fered IS separate prizes. Tho Nation
TIT Emergency Food Garden Commits
sion will be governed in presenting the
prizes by the local officials decision in
this matter.
1.-THE selection of prize winners shall
be made by the local officials Of fairs.
displays and exhibits or by committees
appointed by them, and every person
exhibiting canned vegetables grown in
city, town or village garden shall be
permitted to compete.
'The officials of any fair, display or
exhibit held during the months Of Sep
TENDER and October may make formal
application on attached form for one
Of the prizes.
prizes will be awarded by the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission only through the officials OF
fairs, displays or exhibits, who shall
select the prize winners according to
their own and the commissions condi-
lions, and entries shall be made only
with said local officials"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
WRITIN's WUss DEN FlGHTlN'.
Negro Sought Exemption; Later De-
cidss 70 Join Army.

William Rigging, negro, passed the
draft examination IN Trenton, N. j..
and loudly declared he wanted to claim
exemption on every possible ground.
The physicians of Trenton board No. 8
gave him q mass Of blanks, and Will
liam scratched his head obviously.
us I gotta sign all that junkT' he
asked.
They told him yes. So William re-
tired to a corner with his troubles.
After he had labored for five minutes
he succeeded in signing one. Then he
sighed. looked at the others and sud-
denly dumped them on the floor.
by golly," said William, before I'll
20 to de trouble Of signin' dem damn
things I'll go to war!"
He was certified for the army.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
CRIPPLE WINS EDUCATION.
Struggle For Learning Of Girl Unable
70 Go 70 School.

Pluck and determination are making
an education possible. for Margaret Col
Inns of the Plum Greek district of Kan.
sas under conditions that would have
discouraged most children.
More than year ago Margaret fell
on the ice and has not been able to ut.
tend school since the accident.
The teacher in this district. Fred
Brayer. boarded at her home. Marsa.
ret studied during tue days and recited
at night. She passed all of the exam
nations, received county diploma
and Is planning to go on with her edli
cation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
WAR EXCHANGE THREATENED
Germany and british Can't Agree on
Port to Be Used.

A breakdown is threatened in the
plan for the exchange of prisoners OF
war between Great Britain and Ger
many. The cause Is 1Germany's In
sistence upon southwold as the port Of
embarkation Of German. prisoners
while the British, authorities want
Hull used.
Lord Newton suggested in the house
of lords that the reason for the Ger
man attitude is a desire to. keep up the
pretense that the Southwold route is
the only one open to traffic.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
Draft Hurts Farmers.

Delegates to the middle western re.
gional wheat and rye conference re-
port a serious shortage of farm labor,
due to the draft. They will recon-
mend to Secretary Houston of the de-
partment OF agriculture. at whose sug-
gestion the conference was held, that
the government devise some method Of
drafting unemployed labor for work
upon the farms.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
The Latest In London.

The latest thing in London is to see
signs over basement entrances read
Ing:
Women and Children Are Welcome
to Our Cellar"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28

. #
| the French base hospitals.
Usually in gas attacks warning is
! given by shrill blasts of horn. Shell
lodging comes as a matter Of course.
Those used to the song, of the shells
can tell almost within few feet Of
where they will fall. The size Of the
shell can also be determined BY its
shrek.
II must say 4 kind word for the
French officers. No matter what the
surrounding conditions may be, they
are always the perfection Of courtesy.
There seems to be spirit Of common
brotherhood between the French officer
and his men.
Danger Turks Everywhere.
at seems that not even the dead are
to be permitted to rest in their graves
in this awful war. Not far from st.
Quentin cemetery was within range
Of cross fire between Canadian con-
tingent and the German lines. The
shells tore up the graves and scattered
the bones in every direction.
at is dangerous to touch anything
found OH the ground from which the
Germans have retreated. To move a
simple looking stick in the ground may
mean the exploding Of mine. know
Of soldier who picked up wrist
watch lying alongside wall. The act
exploded bomb on the other side Of
the wall, and the man lost both eyes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28

Several Russian officers from our
train became so indignant at the third
br fourth repetition OF this remark that
they shouldered into the anarchistic
audience, crying "Shame! Shame!'
The soldiers turned on them angrily,
and It looked as IL the officers were In
for a bad beating when there was a
diversion.
.sFire! Firew some one cried. the
bolsheviki (anarchists) have set the
town on frer'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14

see what was the trouble.
Il followed directions just as close
ly as I could! I couldn't have made a
mistake, surely. but that mean old
bread just won't budget"
Never mind, dearie. just as soon as
my bread IS done and out of the oven
I'll go down with you. Dry your tears
and you shall have fresh loaf to
have for Alexis supper. Yes. and
some of those cookies he likes so well.
I'll teach you TO make them. too. dear.
If you wish"
Edith looked her thanks, and soon
they were both on their way TO the
scene of Edith's defeat. a beautiful
loaf of excellent bread and a gener-
Gus bag of delectabie cookies in her
arms.
Aunt Agnes looked at the bread,
smiled tiny little smile. then kindly
turned to Edith and suggested that
she go and freshen up before Aleck
came home. At the very first glance
Aunt Agnes had seen why the bread
had refused 10 raise.
Nesting cosy and snis. in the center
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14

little lights in her eyes as she thought
of Alexis pleased surprise when ne
saw her lovely rolls and, later. ioaves
of bread made by her own hands, and
realized how much she really loved
him and strived to please him in all
things.
Time and time again she peeped I'M
der the coverings. Was it imagina-
ton or wasn't the bread raising? Apx-
iously she looked at it again. then de-
termined 10 take her usual walk 30 as
to feel bright and fresh when Aieck
arrived from work.
But. after being away all the after
noon till nearly 4. that bread looked.
TO her. Just the same. II wouldn't
budget
The tears threatened another show
err, but bravely she turned from the
bread ami started TO hum little tune
Then she cought up her hat and off
she went to Aunt Agnes house. two
or three STREETS away.
Sobbing out her troubles on the dear
motheriy breast, she impiored Aunt
Agnes to come down right away and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
GERMAN PAPERS
EXCORIATE WILSON

Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-Amid the
torrents of personal abuse of Presi-
dent Wilson in the German newspa-
pers, the moderation of the Zeitung
of Hildesheim province of Hanover,
stands out strikingly. The Zeitung
says:
1.-The German people should not
permit themselves to be goaded into
blind anti Wilsonian rage; which
is as unjustified as it is senseless.
After all President Wilson deserves
to be termed as the most honest Of
all our present enemies"
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung, of
Berlin, prints the above excerpt mere
ly for the purpose of pouring out
upon it walls of editorial wrath.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14

own bread. Happy thought! Catching
down the telephone receiver she rang
up Aunt Agnes.
oh. Aunt Agnes. dear. please help
me out!, How in the world do you
make bread ?"
The answer. triae indfstinct. quick
Iy came back: Why. dearie. | Just
take three quarts of bread -four, put
IN some salt, sugar and pinch of So
da. Use milk or water and put the
yeast cake in. / always make a hole
In the center and stir yeas, cake in
there. Sure you got it straight now
Edith"
Yes. thank you. Auntie. I am going
to try TO make some today. Good by
hanging UP the receiver she few 10
the Kitchen. radiantly sure now that
she could follow directions.
The things ordered came soon. and
before long her first effort was under
way.
In a remarkably short time II was
III the biggest pan she owned covered
and wrapped with a large white cloth
She got her own little lunch. happy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
By Elsie Endicott

of the bread dough. right on top, in
plain sight. still clothed in its silvery
dress. lay the yeast-cake!
Poor Aunt Agnes, She didn't want
to hurt poor Edith's feelings. DO she
nearly burst. trying to keep in the
laughter.
How she ever got through with the
remixing she never could tell after
wards, but she managed II somehow.
Hurrying away to get her own hus-
bands supper. she babe her neice
goodby, assuring her that she would
be over early the next morning to IN
ish the bread.
Arriving home. she and Uncle John
had q great laugh at Edith's expense
but the kindly lady, next morning. in
structed the little housekeeper in ALI
the mysteries of bread making Aftar
all it had gone through the bread turr-
ed out fine. considering.
Now. after five years of bread-m.%
ing, Edith can hold her own wi..,
many an older housekeeper and os,sn
she and Aunt Agnes laugh fopeth..
over her first attempt "ss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14

man in his early forties. He is the
eldest son of former President Gar
field Although lawyer by profess
sion, he has spent most of his life as
an educator. He has been professor
of law and politics in Western Re-
serve and Princeton universities. re-
spectivelv. and president of Williams
college since 1908.
Walking and tennis are his two
chief recreations, and he sets a fast
pace in both.
During the day, while at work, Gar
field never smokes. After dinner
at night, when he relaxes, he does lit
tie else. He smokes highly vegeta
nan brand of cigar, guaranteed not to
affect the nerves, and burns one after
another from dinnertime to bedtime.
In Washington, Garfield is living
as one of the official family of Her
bert Hoover at Hoover's residence on
Sixteenth street. Hoover is a connoi-
seur in cigars. For several weeks he
lodged sampling any of Garfield's
cigars, urged upon him almost night
ly. Finally, he consented to try one.
"They won't do you any HARM"
Garfield urged.
mo; and l doubt they'll do me any
good" Hoover said.
He lighted one, tosk few puffs
and silently withdrew. When he re-
turned he had dropped Garfield's CT
gar overheard.
Garfield's experience as a lawyer
and as the administrative head of a
big college has given him practical
az we'll as theoretical insight into af-
fairs. The coal problem will be
largely economic, and economics have
been his speciality.
President Wilson has demonstrated
that a college head NAV be man of
action as well as of theories. and Car
field has much the same type of mind.
AS coal administrator he will work
in close touch with the Federal Trade
Commission to give the consumer re-
lief. That is the only program. 1t is
general. The thousand complicated
details will be worked out as thew are
reached
Judge Lovett's priority board order
that all coal in the Ohio and adjacent
fields be given right-of-way to the
lake ports and up the lakes is an ex-
ample of the methods to be employed.
A lot of people who expect the
price on their stove coal to drop from
SO to 50, and7 even business men
who buy in large quantities, will be
disappointed in the immediate effects.
The law will not affect coal for
which contracts have been made, and
certainly more than half the coal
mined and consumed is subject to
contracts running from one month to
FIVE years ahead.
The 50 price is intended to affect
the floating coal and, by eliminating
undue speculation, make it possible
for thosN who have not contracted and
ouv in small quantities to meet their
needs without being bled.
The two-dollar mine price will not
necessarily affect the retailer Many
retailers are merely subsidiary corpor-
atoms controlled by larger CORPORA
tons which own the mines. The rail-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
At the First ATTEMPT

Just outside the window a robin
burst into glorious song. his little body
all quivering with the very joy of
spring.
Edith couldn't help feeling happy.
all nature was so joyous. the sunshine
was so bright. and green things were
just beginning to enliven the dull
grays and browns of bushes and trees
all about
Her work all heated up little ear
ller than usual. great purpose lend
Ing wings 10 her white. pretty hands
she slipped on her outdoor wraps mad
hat and gayly wendell her way down
10 the little corner store. She order
ed bag Of bread -four and yeast cake
and other things to be sent up at once
Then, hurrying back, she looked for
a recipe for bread. Vain search, She
could rot find one, hunt as she would
She'd never dreamed of using a cook
book; her dreams had all been Of more
ethereal things before her marriage,
so had not thought OF getting one
She sat down by the window TO
ponder. Aunt AgneJ always made her
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14

which would. like time and tide. wait
for no man.
Then the showers fell and for one
solid half hour heartbroken Edith
cried. Oh. he didn't love her any
more! He was tired of her, He knew
when he married her she couldn't bake
bread. He knew that in all her IS
years of happy sheltered sirlhood days
in the beautiful home on Chestnut Hill
she had never been required TO even
hang Hp her own hat. il she didn't
feel like doing sol Why did he ever
marry her at all. To break her heart
in this unfeeling way, just because she
was so far away from home friends.
stranger in a strange land. as it were,
even if they were only in the next
town.
Suddenly a happy thought flashed
into her mind She would learn 10
make bread, She would show him.
Wiping the tears away, she batked
her Redeemed eyes with cool. clear
water and soon busted herself about
tidying up the pretty little cottage
home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14

it necessary to present it formally.
Examination of the already pub
lished statement reveals some mac
curacy. The Swedish foreign office
it acted in a similar way for the
United States and its minister in
Turkey.
"The American minister here" said
the Swedish statement, during the
present year asked for and received
leave to send to and from Turkey
letters and kilograms and this at a
time when Turkey had not yet gone
to war with the United States and
its interests had not yet been taken
over by the Swedish representative
in Constantinople."
Records at the state department
show that Minister Ira Nelson Morris
to Sweden has reported that the
Swedish government had not been
requested to transmit any messages
before April 10, but that he had in
ouired if the Swedish government
would be willing to assume charge o.
American interests in Turkey III case
of a rupture.
The Swedish governments agree
ment to forward messages required
the United States to present them to
the foreign office in Stockholm or
to the Swedish legation in Con-
stantinople in French, and there to
be put into Swedish cipher, for trans
mission.
Regarding the forwarding of letters
to or from, Turkey, Mr.. Morris has
informed the department that he did
not ask such permission until some
time in July, twelve weeks after
Sweden had taken over American IN
terests in Turkey He said that in
making the request, he made it clear
that such letters and replies be for
warded only with the knowledge and
approval of the Turkish government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
Experience the lest Teacher

Il is generally admitted that ex-
perience is the best teacher, but
should we not make use of the ex-
perience of others as we'll as our
own? The experience of thousand
persons is more to be depended upon
than that of one individual Many
thousands of persons have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs and colds with the best re-
suits, which shows it to be a
thoroughly reliable preparation for
those diseases. Try it. 1t is
prompt and effectual and pleasant to
take.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
Where the Members of the Russian Families Are.

Gar children under guard in Tobok
deposed from his command by the
revolution at chair the Crmea writing his memoirs and
Responsible World War;"
Dowager Empress Marie is at Cape AIodor in the Cmea
Duchess Olga, sister of the Grand
Michael abdicaon
by the provisional
of Vladimir
at Ter
who specifically
the revolutionary
of participate coming
candidate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
REMOVE CITIZENS
FROM BELGIUM

Havre. Sept. 13.-The removal of
the civilian population of Belgium
continues according to advices re
ceived here. The town of Roulc\s,
Immediately behind the battle line in
Flanders, has been evacuated com
pletely. Ostend is being empNd
gradually and two thousand persons
already have been sent from Court
raj.
Many of the inhabitants of Berlaer
have been taken forcibly to Turcoing
to work on the defenses. All the in
habitants of Slevdinge, Flanders, rich
and poor alike, have been made to
work on military roads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
GET
AWAY WITH LOOT

st. Louis, Sept. 13.-After cutting
all wires leading from Sullivan, Mo-,
55 miles southeast of here, four auto
mobile bandits early today locked the
two town marshals and telegraph,
operator in box car, rode through
the town firing guns to make the citi-
zens go indoors, blew the safe of the
Peoples Bank, robbed the postoffice
and escaped. News of the raid was
telephoned to the ST. Louis police
from towns near Sullivan. How much
booty was obtained has not been
learned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-14
Garfield, New Coal Head,
Has Punch and Will Need 1t

Washington, Sept 13-Dr. Harry A.
Garfield, who made good as chairman
of the presidents special wheat price
committee and now has taken the
reins as federal coal administrator, is
e-shouldered, square jawed
man who looks physically able to take
care of himself in any sort of scrap.
Further, he radiates personality.
Before you have spoken with him you
know behind the cellar eyes and ex-
pressive mouth is a mind as Vigorous
as his body.
The outstanding impression Car
field leaves is Of vigor, decision and
fairness. It would be waste of time
to attempt to nislead him. II he
didn't already know the facts he
would find them out
These assets will stand Garfield in
good stead as coal administrator. For
the coal barons' opposition will be
more concentrated and hostile than
Hoover has found in food admins
tration.
Garfield is 81, but looks like