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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21
sOI BELIEVE THEY'RE
sure P[anlKI WINNERS

CHICAGO. Feb. 21--Tae Chicago
White Snx. shirts-sise strong. sad
hy Manager Clarence tranfss Row
land. and accompanied b. a bunch
nf nutahles. ~ill leave two weeks
from Friday for their spring train
ing camp at Minagal Wells, Texas.
the squad will be dit this resort
for two weeks. where they will be
si~en hard drill under Rowland
1na hts assistant, Kid Gleason.
TIE White Sex Will win the
4 american league nennan.. barring
accidents. said President Charles
Cuaalskey today. They would
hsre coppesl II lass season II they
had not lost several stars AZ cru-
cias periods. Clarence Rowland il
one OF the greatest leaders in base
bali and with such q batting array
as Eddie Cole. Joe Jackson, Hap9y
Fesseh ard Pax sehalk. tseg car \
step is. that's all The raea sill
lie aery close
There viii ne few new faces IN
the White sox camp. Ten ROCKIES
NIL 70. hns few Of them hcgae tp
stick. ray sahAlk. premier Afasri-
car aeagne eascaef. wiIl rs ROW
lanass first string RE will haze
SIS assistants. Jaek Lapp, siasss
Linn and GRAY. youngster The
litter comes frnm NFiehita.
Al the gsgst base Rowland has ssls
problem This was taa stumbling
llocg last year. There ase five
candidates for The 1ols ess, FoeT-
nier. Hasbraoke. Henry ana Joar-
den. Ness filled he place durias
tna latter pasg cf last season aasd
Rowland announces tiaat Tire man
10 gets sBe 5ob Will haze 70 best
kira. Fourier. d neary batter "a
weak As fielder. 5ouFsan and
laashrooke are youngsters Jcardaa
comes from 1T Joseph, Missouri.
mhese he hit over 800 and stole
nsore than sg bases.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

There Nt@ b. the regular prayer
meeting service az tie Main street
Christian church tonight All those
living near the church wbo afe deep
Is interested III the success Of the
union revival meeting are invited to
attend the service
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21
SEVERE EARTH TREMOR
RECORDED At CLEVELAND
glE% EI.AN1, Eel.

GLEt ELAND. Feb. 21.~At st.
lguatius College It was announced
today that an earthquake shock, De
ginning al 2.a5 p m. yesterday
continued for several minutes ana
VAS the serorest ever recorded here.
II damaged the seiamograph, 1t ap-
peared to be about 900 miles away,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

ln the case Of George ana II. 8.
Acsnaddep charged Witb burglary.
motions 10 dismiss prevailed aud the
defendants Were ailowed 10 So lrea.
The Mespaddepa Were IS The city il
Few weeks ego aeon after burg
iafy Has committed and they were
arrested ia connection vita the
burglary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21
WILSON URGES ACTION
On COLOMBIA TREATY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21-The
United 2satea 'uag oon seed ~ the
frienas she ear attaeh - her IN Cen
tTal Aperlca. president Wilson wrote
III a letser 70 senator Stone today.
urging Immediate action on the Co
iDmbian treaty matter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

I01aIy Commissioner McWhirter
is having some work done OH Dunn 8
lame. near the city. a machine
known az Il "seafiiier" is putting
the road ia excellent shape.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

Tbe Midlothian degree team was
ia attendance upon tae local Wood
nan eaup last night aad aided III
putting on tAe lnitiaieyy Nort when
number Of candidates were iuitia-
ted INTO the mysteries Of Woodcraft
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

Ereundkeep.F HaisnaD for the De
frost Tigers has agreed to remain
eyee for another week aud pat the
Bankers eltb tennis court IN the
proper eoeftittoa. SIR Haism8H la an
expert ia this business aud the bank
ers are delighted to hsTe blm fix up
theiF court
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21
ADDITIONAL. LOCALS.

r :. oNble Of Ferris is in the city
today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
! The Census.

A twelve pound son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Stracham on
Feb. s, 1917. Mother and son are at
the home of the formers mother,
Mrs. Stout, at Radcliffe.
A baby son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Meyers, at their home in
the 1000 block on Water street,
Feb. 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fox, residing
on Superior street, are the. happy
parents of a seven and half pound
daughter, born Saturday night. The
mother is daughter of MI. and
Mrs. c. C. Miner and Mr.. Fox is a
barber in the employe of H. C. Hoys-
ley a
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Bennett of Clarke, s. D., VINO We're
residents of this city for two years \
few years ago, will be pleased to
learn that an eight pound son was
born to them Saturday, Feb. 10th.
at their home in Clarke. The babe
is the first in the family. Mr.. Ben
nett is a brother of Mrs. H. T..
Hampton and was employed by the
Mueller hardware store during his
residence here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
HARVEY'S MISREPRESENTA-
TIONS.

Emmetsburg Democrat: In an adj
dress delivered at meeting of the
National Civic Federation held in
New York City Thursday evening,
Harvey Ingham, the scholarly, pol
ished and patriotic editor of the Des
Moines Register, declared that cap
ital was behind the preparedness
movement. The people Of the CEN
trail west have been accused of being
but he quoted figures
showing that the leading states Of
the Mississippi valley have furnished
more army recruits per capita dur
ing the past year than New York,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New
Jersey, or Pennsylvania. Mr. Ing
ham says that 100 submarines would
provide ample protection for the
United States against all foreign
countries. This may be true so far
as national defense is concerned, but
our citizens are doing business in
all parts of the world, and when
there is a clash of interests in some
far-away region, as there is likely to
be at any time, We should be in a
position, not only to guard against
injustice, but to assert and protect
our rights. We must of course do
everything within our power to pre-
vent conflicts but we should not
think of yielding to any hostile ag-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Go to Sheldon.

Patrons of the Shipley & Black
dry goods store will be surprised and
sorry to learn of the intended re
moval of two important members Of
the clerking force of that store
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson and Mrs.
Nellie Evans-both of whom sever
their connections with the store on
saturday next to go to Sheldon, Ia.
They have accepted positions with
| the dry goods firm of EIlabroeke
Brothers of that place with a decid-
ed increase in salary. Mrs. Thomp-
tson will have charge of the millinery
department and assist in the altcra-
ltion department and Mrs. Evans will
continue her present work, thar Of
dry goods clerk.
Mrs. Thompson has been a resi-
dent of this city for many years, aud
has been with the Shipley store since
its beginning in this city. She has
had charge of the alteration work
during those eight years, EaTing for
merly been in the dressmaking bust
ness, and is more than an ordin ry
dry goods clerk Her ability as a
designer has been in requ,sition for
years in this city and her place in
the Shipley & Black store will be
hard to fill. She combines good iudg-
ment and real ability with excellent
taste and it has been generally sup
posed that she would head her own
establishment whenever she decided
to make a change. Mrs. Evans has
been with the Shipley & Black store
off and on for two years ard for a
number of years was with .he Sack
EFT e Cornell store here. having
come from Illinois to take a place in
that dry goods establishment more
than ten years ago. She is COM
petent and obliging saleslady and
will be valuable addition to store
wherever she goes. Both ladies leave
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
NEUTRALS HAVE A PLACE.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: If bellig-
erent nations have decided that
peace has no place on earth when
they wish to fight, it then becomes
necessary for neutrals to oppose, to
the utmost OF their power, all efforts
to eVict them from the only world OF
which they have experimental
knowledge, the only one to which
we are bound by ties of blood and
human interest. If America should
be forced to war there will be many
erroneous impressions regarding
Americans entertained in Europe
that will be thoroughly and eXpedi-
tiously corrected.
Americans have not desired to
fight. They do not now have any
more actual desire to fight than they
have had before. a man or nation
can fight at any time. There are
occasions when it is seemingly diff
ficult to restore peace.
Europeans have not understood
the human side of the American
the disposition to dwell in amicable
relations with all men. This condi-
ton of mind has not been due to
cowardice, but has resulted from the
national conviction of right and
wrong which is the outgroWth of our
constitutional existence.
OF one thing the world may be
assured If war must come the ma
tionals of those countries with
which we may be at war, resident
here, will not be molested in prop
erty or in person. There will be
none of the old world outrages prac-
ticed in America.
AS to what the United States
would attempt to do and what we
could do il can only be said that
Americans would do their best,
which would be considerable. Any
intelligent American knows that the
entrance of the United States into
this conflict would be the climax OF
horrors. and any intelligent Ameri-
can knows further that since we
have been deliberately involved in
European war by European nation
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Mr.. Eggers was notified by the adj
jutant of the central department at
Chicago that the request of the local
school for equipment had been
granted, and that sufficient sup
ply would be sent from the Rock
Island arsenal as soon as possible.
This follows the inspection of the
local cadets about two weeks ago.
Here is what the high school drill
lers will have to work with when
their supplies arrive: One hundred
Krag-Jorgeson rifles, 1898 type,
similar to those used in the Spanish
American war; $50 carbines, 25O
cartridge belts, $50 haversacks, $50
canteens, $50 meat cans, $50 knives,
forks and spoons, 125 shelter tents,
$50 tent poles, ten gallery practice
rifles, of a new model, 5000 rounds
of ammunition, 10000 rounds of
gallery ammunition.
When drill was first started at the
high school not much enthusiasm
was manifested by the boys, but dur
ing the past few months a great
many have taken up the work, and
now there are over 225 boys drill
ling. Boys who were formerly out
for football have come out to drill,
boys who work after school have re-
arranged their hours so that they
might include drill, and the spirit
of willingness is apparent in all the
work. About seventy of the boys
have equipped themselves with uni
forms, and according to Mr. Eggers
are all ready to serve their country
as soon as they are of age. The value
of the military training they are
now receiving is inestimable, ac-
cording to United States army Of
ficers who have been here at var
ious times to inspect the local corps
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

it is now our business to insist that
our sphere of interests is rs broad as
the world. that henceforth. there
shall be no limit to the scope of our
endeavors for self protection and
self advancement.
The people of all nations under
stand the American position. They
know that but a few days since
President Wilson, speaking for all
the people, made such plea for
world peace and for human rights as
had never proceeded from the chief
executive of any nation. The people
of all the world know that in the
face of this the United States was
given the most deliberate sffront and
pushed further toward the verge of
war.
So long as there is space to hope,
let us hope that no nation will view
the Stars and Stripes as the banner
of a foe when all Americans would
make their flag the ensign of fra
ternity and human rights. If Amer
leans must muster they will muster
in earnest and Europe may as well
understand that only the overture of
war has been presented.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
THE BOXING GAME,

Capital: The state legislature is
evidently bone dry" on the boxing
game. The bill came up for passage
the other day and there was consid-
cradle sparring for points. 1t look
ed for minute as if it had a
chance, but it soon proved to be
weak kneed, and was leaning heav-
lily against the ropes before the
round was over.
When voting time came it re-
ceived solar plexus that complete
ly Knocked the breath out of it. The
whole house turned it's thumbs
down, so to speak, and roared q
practically unanimous "no" on its
passage.
Boxing is manly art, which may
be INDUCED in in the hay loft o!
the inner recesses of the club by 8
gentlemanly bunch. To make 1t 6
legal sport and an encouraged
amusement, however, is different
The real trouble with legalized box.
ing is the odor of swindle that goes
with it, For some reason it is the pc
culiar favorite of light fingered gen
tlemen, bent on separating trustful
SWANS from their sheckels. No ono
objects to boxing as a manly, sport
but the danger of recognizing it leg
ally and clothing it with the 0. K
Of the legislature, is that many more
suckers may be induced to bite when
it is protected BY the dignity of the
law.
The legislature did we'll in leav-
ing the boxing game in Iowa in stat
us quo.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Freeman-Tribune has found
little in the record of President Will
son during the past two years to en-
dorse, but it proposes to endorse
him when it comes to question of
war or of severing diplomatic rela-
tions with any other country. 1t is
natural that the American people
should disagree upon many things,
but when war appears upon the hor-
lion it is time to stand together. We
must bury our differences and give
every encouragement to the legally
constituted authorities. The Free
man-Tribune has believed that the
Facilitating course of President Will
son was more apt to get us into
trouble during the world war than
would a sterner hand at the helm.
When Germany announced that the
Lusitania would be summarized the
president of the United States should
have entered vigorous protest and
told Germany that such an act
meant war. We believe Germany
would have receded at that time and
that terrible calamity would have
been averted and the relations of the
two countries would have been more
friendly. However, there is moth
ing to be gained in specializing up
on what should or should not have
been done in the past. The thing
for loyal Americans to do now, as
it appears to the Freeman-Tribune,
is to hold up the hands of the presi-
dent and congress in any course that
may appear to them expedient and
necessary in dealing with the I'M
fortunate condition in which we find
ourselves in our relations with the
central powers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

family. He was about SO years old
at the time Of his death.
/ Cattle are getting very scarce and
are being punched for feeding pur-
poses. Seventy head We're weighed
over the city scales a few days ago
for Vulgamot brothers which were
delivered here from different por-
lions of Hamilton and Wright coun-
ties.
The Universa1ist church was
crowded Sunday afternoon at the
regular monthly vesper service. AS
usual at these meetings, the music
was of a high class and everybody
enjoyed it. DR.. Crum's brief talk on
"Ananias" brought many unthought
of points in the familiar gospel story
and the meeting was Of interest
throughout.
The Endeavor society of the Chris
'tian church will render the follow
ing program at their valentine So
cial Saturday evening:
The Lords Prayer-Miss Myrtle
Dick.
Duet-Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Moore.
Recitation-Prudenc Russell.
Solo-Mrs. A. NJ. Blood.
Recitation-Mabel Ware.
Trio-Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Moore,
wv. C. Moses.
Solo-Clara Trier.
Recitation-Cora MaXon.
Auto-harp solo-Walter Trip.
Duet-Mrs. Moore and HRS. Blood.
''The Little Brown Jug" present
ed by a cast selected from the mem
bership of the College of Commerce
was we'll received Friday night by
an audience that completely filled
the main college room. The COM
pany was drilled under the direction
of Mrs. Harry Moore. Several spec
ialties were introduced between the
acts, the Delsarte exercises by the
Misses Ella McLain and Lulu and
Beulah Trier and the selection from
Riley by Mrs. Moore being particu-
ly we'll received, as was the mando-
lin solo by Lawrence Blankenbueh-
Ter.
The Fin-de-siecle club met with
Miss Kathryn Lasher last evening.
Miss Gussie Hutchins was leader and
her subject was Whittier's life and
poems.
w. J. Zitterell went to Fort Dodge
this afternoon to summit bid on
the new high school building to be
built in that city.
Miss Ella Bonebright went to Des
Moines today to take a course III
Drake Sanitarium to qualify herself
for a professional nurse.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
MILITARY TRAINING.

The very situation in which
America finds herself today should
be enough to convince the former
Fighters for peace" that her youth
should be prepared for war in time
of peace, that if it ever becomes nee
essary for warfare her boys will
know how to handle a gun and know
a little of army discipline. That
knowledge alone would save large
percentage Of boys who would 9TH
erwise lose their lives through ig-
norance Of army tactics.
Military training sho01 comprise
part of the high school course of
every young man in the schools of
Webster City and the time will come
when this is done. We all hope
prayerfully that the time may never
come when our boys will have to
face the guns of an enemy, but SO
scourge of pestilence; that the town
may never be swept by flames from
end to end, that no person may be
asphyxiated or in drowned condi-
ton, yet we prepare for be olivia
ton of just these things, with our
physicians, our hospital, our modern
fire fighting equipment and our life
motor. Sioux City has already in
troduced military training in her
high schools and Sioux City paper
of recent date has the following:
The spirit of Young America will
shortly be personified in earnest by
about 225 high school boys, who are
becoming more and more interested
in drill, and who will soon have reg
ulation army equipment with which
to carry on their maneuvers, accord
ing to word received Tuesday by
Fred C. Eggers, instructor in mill
tary science at the local high school.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
STAND TOGETHER.

Brownsville Sentinel: This isn't
time for all good men tc come to
the aid of the party. 1t is time
for all good men to stand by the gov
eminent of the United States. This
is no time for criticizing. This is no
time for embryo statesmen to stand
around and get in the way of the
men who must take and keep the re-
sDonsibility. Let the loud mouthed
go into retreat. Let the prejudiced
forget his own little hates for a time.
Let all men, big and little, great and
modest, high and low, remember that
this is crisis in our governmental
affairs. The situation is so keen, SO
fraught with danger, that it is very
likely that not one conspicuous fig
ure in the United States will fail to
let President Wilson believe that all
men, all women of the American re-
public are back of "our" president
at this time.
. Strong men will accord to the
chief magistrate of the nation the
most cordial support, political, per-
sonal and patriotic in an hour like
this. The great leaders in the Re
publican side of the senate and the
house of representatives will let the
nation know before another day has
passed that the best patriotism that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
DEFY THE CONSTITUTION.

Charles City Press: Had the
south no more votes in the electoral
college than fairly belong to it,"
says the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Mr.
Hughes and not Mr.. Wilson would
have been our next president. F" True.
And if the south had not been per-
mitted to count the negro! while re-
fusing him the right to- vote, Mr..
Cleveland would not have been elect
ed in 1884 and, of course, would not
have been in the running in 1892.
Four years ago, because of republic
can division, Mr.. Wilson's vote in the
electoral college was sufficiently large
outside of the solid south to have
elected him. This year, he could not
have won without those spurious
electoral votes in the south.
The situation raises serious
problem for republicans. How long
shall we continue to enter political
campaigns with the dice loaded
against us in defiance of the consti-
tuition? 1t is more than twenty-five
years since any of our statesmen
have given attention to the question:.
In 1890 Senator Lodge, then in the
house, succeeded in passing the So
called "fofce bill through that body,
but it was talked to death in the
senate. III
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
THE II. c. OF l..

The views of the socialist party on
prevailing high prices found express
sion in a resolution on the high cost
of living passed by the national ex-
ecutive committee of the party in
a meeting at Chicago recently. The
resolution in part is as follows:
"The growing cost Of living,
which for years has been grave
problem for the people of this COM
try, is now fast assuming the dimen-
sions of a national calamity. The
unprecedented increase of the
worlds supply Of gold has naturally
resulted in steady depreciation of
money values and corresponding
increase in prices of commodities.
"The artificial scarcity created by
the war is furnishing our industrial
and commercial autocrats a plausi-
BILE preteXt for extracting usurious
prices for the remaining supplies,
while the middlemen add an addi-
tional heavy tax on the helpless con-
sumner. The capitalist classes find
easy compensation for the rising cost
of living in the enormous increase
of their revenues and profits. The
burdens and miseries of the high
cost of living fall almost wholly on
the working classes.
"The Socialist Party calls upon
the workers of the United States and
upon all progressive elements of the
country to combat this terrible men
ace of popular degeneration by rad
ical, energetic and immediate action
in the political and economic fields -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

gressor. Our foreign policy should
be as broad as is consistent with
national honor and dignity, but it
should be firm, and it should be
backed by strength that is capable
of asserting itself on short notice,
should prompt and forceful action
be necessary. The American people
are intensely anxious to preserve
amicable relations with ali foreign
powers, but they do not wish to be
considered towards.