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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Floyd Billings Enlists.

Floyd Billings. who formerly worked
at the Varick G. Crosley abstract Office
in this city, has enlisted in the Judge
advocate generals department, which
is the legal department of the army.
Mr.. Billings, after leaving Webster
City, graduated from the Drake law
school, following which he was private
secretary to Judge Deemer. Later he
began the practice of law at Red Oak.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
To Stop Extra Meal Serving.

An open letter to the presidents or
heads of all clubs, lodges, churches
and social organizations in Hamilton
county:
You will remember that one of the
requests of the government in the in
terest of food conservation is that we
serve no fourth or extra meal. OF
course this refers to food served for
sociability rather than for nourish-
ment AS it now stands the clubs,
lodges and other social organizations
with their various gatherings where
refreshments are served are most con-
spicuous offenders in this line. This
is because they are following old GUS
toms without having realized that
present conditions make this a. wrong
and unpatriotic thing to do.
Surely we may look to our social
organizations to set a good rather than
a bad example in this important mat
ter Of fOod-saving as soon as it is
called to their attention.
Will you not use your authority and
influence as head of your organization
to have it pledge itself to serve no be-
tween-meal refreshments at meetings
in the future? In your position as
head of an organization you can bring
about larger saving than is possible
to any individual in his private capac-
ity. Will you not accept this larger
responsibility and so have the salts
faction of doing this bigger bit for
your country in, it's time of need?
Woman's Committee Council
National Defense.
Mrs. Francis E. Whitley, state chm.
Mrs. Julia Haskell Oleson, dist. chm
Mrs. Alexander Groves, county chm.
R. G, Clark, mayor of Webster City.
VIC. Crosley, county defense council.
Rube McFerren, state representative.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Jury in the Case Against Henry
Nathanson, Charged With Know.
ingly Receiving Stolen Prop
erty, Fails to Reach Verdict.
: TO AcQUIT; TO CONVICT
Defendant Will Again be Brought to
Trial at February Term of
District Court.

The jury in the case of the state
against Henry Nathanson, charged
with knowingly receiving stolen
porperty, was Saturday morning dis
charged. having been unable to
agree. They stood seven for acquit-
tai and five for conviction.
Out Sixteen Hours.
The men had been out sixteen
hours. The arguments by the at
torneys were made Friday after
noon and the jury retired to the jury
room at $3.50, following the instruc-
tions given them by Judge Frye.
Several ballots were taken during
the night and much argument in
dulged in. BY $3.50 next morning,
however, it was apparent that no
agreement could be reached and the
jury so informed the court.
Under the instructions given them,
had the jury found Nathanson
guilty, he might have been given a
Jail sentence of thirty days or 800
fine or an indeterminate sentence OF
not more than five years in the peni-
,tentiary. A special interrogatory
asked them, in case they found the
defendant guilty, to fix the value OF
the property he is alleged to have
bought. Had they fixed this at less
than $40, thirty days in Jail or $100
fine would have been the limit OF
penalty. Above that amount, the
crime would be punishable by a
penitentiary sentence.
Will be Tried Again.
County Attorney J. E., Burnstedt
announces that Nathanson will be
brought to trial again at the next
term of court in February. The
crime charged is alleged to have
been committed in the summer of
1916. Two indictments were returned.
Nathanson was tried on the first one
in December 1916 and was acquitted.
Judge Wright presided at the first
trial and created something of sem
sation in dismissing Nathanson by ad-
vising the acquitted man mot to do it
again."
Much interest has been taken in
this case by the public generally,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Special Committee of business Men to
Cooperate With the Associated
Charities for Children's
Christmas.
CLOTHING IS NEEDED BADLY
Business Men Will Fill Needs as Given
Them by the Charity
Association.

Despite the fact that all Webster
City is "Hooverizing" and that thu
Community Christmas festivities were
abandoned out OF respect for the gen
eral spirit of conservation, the pool
Riddles" Of Webster City are to be
given merry Christmas. The Asso
ciated Charities of the city will make
a special Christmas distribution ol
clothing among the children. In this
work, they are to be assisted by spe.
cial committee of business men com.
posed of Julius Bermann, Arch Foster
E. E. Mason and B. F. Paine.
Work Divided.
The Associated Charities is wo'
fully short Of funds and it is for this
reason that this special committee ol
business men have taken it upon
themselves to assist in the work. Mrs
P. w. Lee, president of the Associated
Charities, will furnish the names OF
needy families, together with list OF
the things they need in the way OF
clothing. These wants, this special
committee has agreed to furnish.
A Call for Clothes.
The business mems committee is de-
sirous Of getting all the clothing need
ed. Families over the city who have
cast off clothing of any kind, which is
still fit to be worn, are urgently re-
quested to bring it to the Oppenheim-
er & Bermann store or to leave it with
any member of the committee. Shirts
shoes, coats, children's suits, dresses
caps. stockings, etc, are badly. need
ed. Never was there SO much want
and suffering in Webster City as there
is this winter This condition is due
to high prices Of everything and to the
further. fact that winter has set in
early and is unusually severe. People
who cannot contribute clothing are So
licited for money. 1t is the intention
OF the business mems committee to So
licit all the clothing and notion stores
in the city for shopworn goods. They
have big task on their hands and it
is imperative that their work be done
at once. They must make their distri-
button before Christmas and only a
short time now remains
The cooperation of every person in
the city is asked in this most worthy
cause.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
ARE NOT HIRING GIRLS
TO DANCE WITH SOLDIERS

The Freeman-Journal several
days ago had a news item to the
+" effect that the Y. w. c. A. at
Seattle was paying girls SIS a
" week to go to the big army can
= tonment near that city and
" dance with the soldiers. The
q story was published in good
faith and has been widely print
ed over the country. State Off
Gals of the Y. w. c. A. in Iowa
have investigated it, however,
and find it to be absolutely
= false. Neither the Y. w. c. A.
. nor the Y. M. C. A. are doing
Is anything of the kind. 1t is un-
" fortunate that stories of this
kind get started and find their
way into reputable newspapers.
g German propaganda is respons-
ible for reports of this kind.
IL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
To Help Figure Income Tax.

You won't have to figure out your
own income tax all by yourself here
after. The government is going to
send out men to help you. 1t will be
up to you to hunt up these men, who
will be sent into every county seat
town, and some other towns besides
to meet the people. Postmasters,
bankers and newspapers will be able
to tell you when the governments in
come tax man will be around, and
where to find him. He will answer
your questions, swear you to the re-
turn, take your money, and remove the
wrinkles from your brow. Returns of
income for 1917 must be made between
January and March l, 1918.
''The Government recognizes" says
Collector of Internal Revenue Louis
Murphy at Dubuque, "that many per-
sons experience 2 good deal of diff
Guilty in filling ont income tax forms.
It recognizes too. that taxpayers resi-
dent at points where collectors offices
are not easily accessible, find it hard
to get proper instruction in the law.
Next year, when every married person
living with wife or husband and hav-
ing a net income of $4,000, and every
unmarried person not the head Of a
family and having net income of
$1,000 for the year 1917 must make re-
turn of income on the form prescribed,
there will be hundreds in every COM
munity seeking light on the law, and
help in executing their returns. My
own and every other collection dis
trict in the nation will be divided into
districts, with the county as the unit,
and government officer informed in
the income tax assigned to each dis
trict. He will spend hardly less than
a week in each county, and in some
counties a longer time, very likely in
the court house at the county seat
tcwn. My Office will in due time ad-
wise postmasters and bankers and
send out notices to the newspapers
stating when the officer will be in each
county. 1t will be unnecessary for
prospective taxpayers to ask my Office
for forms on which to make returns.
The officer who visits their county will
have them.
"The law makes it the duty of the
taxpayer to seek out the collector.
Many people assume that il an income
tax form is not sent, or government
officer does not call;sthey are relieved
from making report. = This is decidedly
in error. 1t is the other way around.
The taxpayer has to go to the govern
ment and if be doesn't within the time
prescribed, he is violator of the law,
and the government will go to him
with its penalties" Il
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

: FIGHTING THE WAR WITH
OUR JAWS; GET BUSY

q They tell us we're patriot if
!" we abstain from meat; that we
" can help the cause a lot by
= watching what We eat.
They say We ought to eat less
" bread and cakes and sugar buns,
= and live on other things instead
. and help to beat the Huns.
They show us fifty ways and
. styles to cook the nectarine, and
. tell us that the kaiser smiles
" each time we waste bean.
Eat onions and you'll win the
" war;" they strongly urge today,
= although they said, six months
. before, Don't eat them, keep
g away"
They feed us turnips, boiled
y and fried and cooked en- casse-
" role; we said we liked them,
q but we lied-have mercy on our
q soul!
Each time we eat an artichoke
. to save a bite of beef, they say a
" dozen Germans croak and Will
' helm comes to grief.
If we would lick Won Hinder
= most and break his we'll known
I" line, eat corn, and he'll give up
+" the ghost and flee across the
Rhine.
I" We're for this war, from first
= to last, but we're surprised be-
: cause We didn't know that we'd
+" be asked to fight it with our
. jaws.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Bertha Slower ct al to ]. N. Garth
wd-lot blk 40 w. C.-$1,S77.
DR.. f. G. Jarmin and VT to Inger NJ.
Todnem-wd-lot blk Is, McV & T,
End Add Blairsburg.-S3.500.
Ingebory Satire to C. o. Sandahl-
wd-strip in out lot 1 Bute's Add.
Stanhope,-$7O.
Webster City Savings Bank to W. II.
Alkire-w in SW NE 6-SS-25.--
S4,400.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
loo Bushels Corn at $3.50.

Denison Bulletin: Perhaps the
highest price ever paid for corn in this
section of Iowa, is that paid recently
to T. H. Finneran, between Denison
and Arion. He sold 100 bushels to a
Lincoln, Neb., seed house receiving
$3.50 bushel for his product. The
corn was from the 1916 crop and none
better could be found in Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Woodstock Couple Wed,

Miss Nellie Katherine Sagar and
Mr.. Oscar C. Jones, a well known
Woodstock couple, were recently
married and the newly welded cou-
pie are off on a wedding trip to
South Dakota. The parties have
many acquaintances in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Father Dead.

Word was received Saturday morn
ing OF the death of L. T. Brenneman
of Carlisle, Pa, father of Mrs. Geo.
S. Barner of this city. Mrs. Barner
left for the east Wednesday night
in response to message telling Of
the serious illness of her father.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
N. f. JOHNSON IN CHARGE
OF w. s. s. CAMPAIGN HERE
Handles War Savings Stamps for
Webster City.

M. F. Johnson has been given charge
of the war savings stamp business in
Webster City. These stamps are sold
at the post Office and at all the banks.
R. E. Jones is in charge of the handl-
ing of these stamps in the county and
he has designated Mr.. johnson to have
charge of the matter of their disposi
tion in Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

E. B. Spielman has taken charge of
the repair and radiator work in the
garage of the Hartung Auto Company,
corner of Seneca and Bank streets.
Mr.. Spielman is good mechanic and
this garage will be one of the few in
town to make a speciality Of radia-
tor work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Experiment Conducted at w. j
Irving Farm Shows Relative
Values of Early and Late
M Picked Corn.
COUNTY AGENT MAKES TESTS
Is Listing up Farmers Who Have
Corn Fit for Seed.-Those
!, Having it Now.

Farmers in Hamilton county are
thoroughly awake to the necessity of
securing reliable seed corn for next
years planting.
A recent experiment conducted on
the w. J. Irving farm southwest Of
town on early VS.. late picked seed
corn, indicates that it pays to pick
seed corn early and especially was
this true this season. The corn test
ed was well known Silver King var
iety with the results that out Of one
hundred ears picked early, ninety
four grew strong and six weak. From
the one hundred late picked ears
latter the frost) fifty-nine grew
strong, seven weak and thirty-four
were dead.
County Agent Investigates.
The county agent. Chris Christen-
son, is spreading the doctrine of in
vestigation and conservation of seed
corn. He is testing out samples OF
corn brought to him and is urging
every farmer to make tests of his
own. He hopes to locate enough
good seed corn in the county to guar
antee the supply for next seasons
crop Outside Of this feature, he
hopes to stabilize the price on seed
corn. The men who have good seed
and have taken the trouble to test
and take care of it, deserve to re-
ceive good price for their corn.
On the other hand, the food admins
istration forbids the boarding and
exploitation Of seed corn in an un-
fair and profiteering way and ample
authority for prosecutions is given
should such a course become nee
essary.
These Have Corn.
So far there has been located a
quantity Of good seed and the search
is still going on. Those having good
seed corn have reported as follows:
E. l.. Eppard, Kamrar. 1000 bu-
shells Of old corn.
o. N. Kurtz has cribbed, just west
OF town, 1000 bushels of old corn
which will yield between 300 and 400
bushels of good seed.
Walter and James Kelly, south of
Webster City, have 400 bushels OF
high test termination Sellow corn.
w. O. Mcconnell of this city has
ITS bushels Of picked seed on his
farm south of town.
W. J. Irving has go bushels OF
Silver King in picked seed.
Zublin & Garth have 36 bushels OF
picked seed in this city.
Lloyd Bickford, east of Webster
City, has 200 bushels of old seed corn.
A number OF others have reported
seed in small quantities. Farmers
are asked to report to the county
agent if they have corn suitable for
seed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Speaking Of Camouflage.

The guy who uses camoufage,
He has job in Bills garage;
He charges twice for everything
And often makes us pay, by jing,
For things he never did at all;
The worst thing is, We always fall
For this boob who, without re.
straint,
Soaks us for things that simply
amt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

Demorasky & Shrago, dealers in
second hand furniture, junk. etc, who
have been contemplating the erection
of new two story brick building on
the site of their present location. cor
ner of Division and Seneca streets,
will not make further, plans until
spring, the increased cost of every
thing in the building line being the
reason given. The new building will
be big Improvement to Seneca
street A week or two ago, when
Messrs. Demoratsky & Shrago decided
tc postpone their building plans, they
made many needed improvements on
their present building for their tempo
rary use.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Receives Commission.

DR.. NJ. E. Wkiteside has received a
commission as first lieutenant in the
army medical corps as dentist.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

Wedding Invitations printed at
this ONCE.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-29
MCAdoo Orders All Trains Kept
TO Schedules.
EQUIPMENT IS GIVEN
TO SOME OF THE ROADS
While Freight Is Being Sent BY
the Shortest Routes-Wea-
Their Conditions Anticipated
By Director McAdoo
BY international News Service

BY Int rnatlchal News service
Washington. Die a. The ral=
road war board and IL auxiliary nc
operating committee Of railroad vice.
presidents. WORKING andor me in.
mediate direction u Railroad niree.
o. MeAdoo. aele keeping the ia
lions railway open To-Day THO first
thing they id VS. ta lake he
weather bureau INFO t6ea confidence
Thm after asecrtainme the eS5e
extcnt Of HE storm area. they orde.
cd ali division supertntendents evers
where 20 keep al, trains as nearly en-
time as possible Where roaa- weae
zhcrt o. equipment others more tor
tGnatelY s,tHated were directed u
help oil. IT, result was that, AZ
though tho weather everywhere va
against TIE riads. both passen2o~
and freight travel va be.ns expeai.
ted, according to the reports reeeir-
ed here
Railway Director MeAdee made it
,lain that he considered the slime
lion well in hand Tic reports 1e-
ceiyed by 6im Indicated that she op.
cratna departments Of The roaas
ead taken laiI advantage of his or
GERS 10 cyBeae ad freight By tha
ueate aaeH rcutes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-29
NOTICE

tuesday January New Years
Day, the folouong banks, mem
bers Of the Clearing House Assocla.
ton Of Martinshure, viii be closed
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.
BANK OF MARTtNSBURG
THE PEOPLES TRUST co.
OLD NATIONAL BANK
MERCHANTS g. FARMERS BANK.
= ~ lip q
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-29
NOTICE.

Al persons having BINS against
Berkeley county for road work are
requested 10 present them at once.
Those having checks in my hands
for work will please call, as my term
\ road engineer expires January /,
G. T. SHOWERS.
County Road Engineer.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-29
HIGH PROTEIN FEED.

PuHa Chow Chow Feed is very
high in pyote.u-44ea That mean
that Pngina goes twice a far and
Vet gives same results as lower pro
tein feed. Price So per 100 lbs Pro.
tein is what YOU want For sale by
MILLER SUPPLY co.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-29
WEATHER

Continued fair and cold tonight and
Sunday.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-29

teaeun4ea 0a Page SIX
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
NAVY URGENTLY NEEDS
GUNNERS AND SIGNAL MEN
Fifth District Issues Chill for Those
who Have Had Previous
Experience.

An announcement was yesterday
made from the Office of the command
ant OF tho Fifth Naval District. Nor
folk. that there is an urgent nced for
caliber guns in the ranks of the naval
reservists who will man the coast pa
troll boats.
The announcement is carried here
with:
'''rhc Fifth Naval District announces
an urgent need of men for signals
and small-caliber guns. The district
has been very successful in getting
watcrmen, fishermen and others of eX-
pcrience on the water. II. however,
lacks men of experience in signals and
handling Smali-caliber guns EXsignal
men, Sunner'S mates. even IL older
than usual in the regular service.
would be very useful TO the naval re-
serve. Those mon of experience and
knowledge would command higher
rates in the naval reserve than they
did in the navy. owing to their greater
compa rativc knowledge. Men of know
ledge OF signals who are expert would
be rated chief quartcrmaStcrs, and men
OF good knowledge of small caliber
guns rated as Eunner's mates Of diff
ferent classes. These men arc urgent
ly needed for the patrol boats OF the
Fifth District at once"
The first intimation that the marine
corps drive for 1000 recruits. which
was conducted last week. was unsuc-
ceSSful came in an announcement made
yesterday from Washington that the
corps is expected to reach war strength
during the present month, and that
thereafter waiting list for enlist
mcnts will be maintained.
Marine corps officials are we'll salts
fed with the results obtained during
the recruiting campaign. however. as
tho organization has come in for a
share Of publicity. which. il is claimed.
viii be the deciding factor in securing
the needed number of men.
Recruiting continues compa rativcly
light at all stations, and tho opinion
has been expressed that there will be
little change until the operation Of the
draf is imminent. Then greater rush
than that which characterized the en-
rollment period is anticipated.
Yesterdays recruits were as follows:
Army--Willic T.. Rrccnden. Manas-
sas; Mercer l.. Limerick, Frcdcricks-
burg, and William Q. Purcell, Round
Hill. Va.
Marine corrs--Roscn II. Owens. Rich
mnnd: Calvin u. Harris. Charlotte, and
John c. JcrniEan. Durham.
NarE-Fran"is c. Morrison. Dunn
barton; Charles Il. Foster, Ills West
Spring street; Samuel j. shaw. I'LL
Nenahlc Street. and Frank r. Hamlet.
1908 West Grace street. all of Rich
mond: Chase NJ. LonEucil. City Point;
Fur {. Pearson. Chichester Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
elEVENTH-HOUR APPEAL
FOR CONDEMNED NEGROES
Governor Stunrt D~~Iines To intervene.
and Both Men VIII Pay PEN
nifty in Electric Chnfr

Hamilton Crosby and Robert Jones
the negroes guilty Of the murder Of
folircman Meredith a. Thomas Of
charlottesville, will pay tho penalty of
their crime in the electric chair at
the State Pcnitcntiary this morning
An eleventh hour appeal 10 Governor
stuart last night Ia commute Crossings
sentence was Of no avail No effort
was made in behalf of Jones
lhcsc two men were caught in tho
act or robbinE a store in Charlottcs-
vile on April is by Policeman Thomas
Whom they attacked and killed They
we're saved from mob violence by
Judge y. u. Dabncy, of the Charlo,tcs-
vile Corporation Court, and were
brought to Richmond in safety Judge
i'ahney dispersed huge mob which
had gathered by declaring court omen
IN front of the charlottesville iaii
ana threatening all present with prison
terms for contempt il they did no, nj
once retire
1t was brought to tho attention NJ
Governor stuart that Crosby had de-
cared that he had nothing to do with
the murder. and that Jones had sub
Stantlated this statement. In "a long
Instance telephone conversation with
Judge pabney. Governor stuart cstab
lished the fact that Crosby had CON
.cSsed Ia participating in tho murder
neiorc. during and after the trial The
Governor thereupon declined to inter
fere with the courts judgment. and
the condemned men will cXpiatc ,hoir
crime without delay