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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-05

their respective homes, returning
Sunday evening.
John Blankenship, Alfred Jensen.
Leo Handfeldt and Roy Davis have all
been rejected by the medical super
visors at Camp Gordon, and the boys
returned from Georgia a few days
ago to go back into civil life and do
what they can toward helping to win
the war by being good home sold
iers."
Mrs. Andrew Raven and four chill
dren OF Webster CITY are here for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Raven.
Miss Maize James is here from New
London for a visit at the home of her
mother, Mrs. J. NJ. James.
Miss Elsie James is a patient at
the hospital in Iowa Falls, having
gone there for an operation a few
day ago. Miss B. Bossenberger will
special her.
Mrs. Peter Raven met with an ac-
cident Thursday when she fell from
wagon breaking her left forearm
and injuring her hip.
Angie Atkinson is clerking in the
Rick Cotton store Saturdays and at
rush times.
The Misses Iva and Margaret Hall
were Fort Dodge visitors Saturday.
Miss Carmen Martnson went to
Des Moines Saturday for a week end
visit with her sisters and friends.
w. w. Loban turned in another Sc
for the Red Cross Sunday, subscribed
by the following persons: Nathan
Loban, W. A. Wilkinson, Geo. Bryan,
Rev. NJ =. Carver, Dennis Murphy, Jr.,
and E. Evans. This makes Sill to
date from the tireless efforts of Mr..
Loban.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bryan returned
Friday from La Sale, ILL.,, where they
went to attend the funeral of Mr..
Bryan's aged mother who passed away
at her home after brief illness. Mr.
Bryan was in Nebraska buying horses
when the summons came for him and
he was unable to reach his mothers
bedside before she passed away. The
writer joins with the many friends Of
the bereaved relatives in Offering sin
cere sympathy.
Andrew NJ. Loban, who is at Camp
Dodge in the quartermaster's corps,
is to come home this week on his first
idrlough since he enlisted. His wife
will accompany him and they will visit
relatives and friends in this place.
The Misses Jennie and Annie Mey-
ers, daughters of Ernest Meyers, who
have been visiting here for the past
few weeks, returned to their home in
Big Lake, Mimi, today.
Miss Ada Eldredge, organizer for the
American Nurses association, will be
in this part of Iowa Thursday, August
Sth, and will address meeting at the
public library in Fort Dodge on that
date. The meeting will begin at 2:30
and all Hamilton county nurses ought
to make special effort to attend and
hear the speaker who is a nurse Of
national reputation and will bring to
us the work of our national organiza-
ton in fresh, timely fashion.
Aug. 5.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-05

An unconfirmed report reaches
Webster City that twenty-six Of the
increment of 239 men recently sent
to Camp Gordon, Georgia. have been
rejected.
The local board of registration
have no notice of this, although Coun-
ty Auditor A. J. Peterson says that
he knows nine or ten of them hayel
been released as physically unfit
The board is expecting official notice
in day or two as to the exact num-
Der OF men rejected and their names
Forty men from this camp who had
been rejected boarded the interurban
at Des Moines Saturday afternoon and
II at various points along the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-05
LOCAL MARKET,
RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET

Hogs $4,000. Market strong with
Saturdays best time on good hogs.
Others very slow bidding, generally
lower few sales of packing hogs
about steady Saturdays close. Heavy
butchers 1910 to $19.45. Medium
light butchers $19.45 to $3.50. Heavy
packing $500 to $3.50. Medium
packing $1S.25 to s1S.95. Rough
$3.50 to $3.50. Bulk of sales $3.50
to 1885. Top $3.50.
Cattle 10000. Marking grading
good or better steady, such scarce,
others slow and lower. Calves steady
to Csc lower
Sheep 10000. Market active. Lambs
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-05
SOCIETY AFFAIRS

Mrs A. G. Kellogg entertained the
members of the B. f. Hall family, who
reside at Renwick and Williams, to-
gether with few friends, Sunday, in
honor of her nephew, James Hall, who
left Monday for Camp Forest, Ca, as
a member of the selectmen contingent
leaving this city. Mr.. Hall is the son
of B. F. Hall of Renwick, the family
being former Webster City people.
Fourteen little girls enjoyed trip
to the J. c. Weidlein farm, three miles
southwest of the city. Thursday after
noon, where they were entertained by
Miss Wilma Weidlein. The members
of the party included the Sunday
school class of the Congregational
church taught by Miss Loree Buxton.
Following several hours spent in
playing games and listening to Edi-
son music, a two course supper was
served by the hostess mother. The
occasion was greatly enjoyed by all
the guests and especially by those
whose homes are in the city. Miss
Buxton took the party back and forth
in her car.
One of the most delightful social
affairs of the season was a feature
of Thursday when Mrs. Alice E.
Green complimented her visiting
daughter, Mrs. Alta Green-Paine, of
California, by a luncheon given at
her home, S43 First street.
A most delicious three-course re-
past was served at l o'clock with
places laid for fourteen guests at
several small tables. Garden flowers
lent their fragrance and beauty to
the interior of the home.
Visiting was the sole entertain
ment of the afternoon, the occasion
taking on the nature of a reunion of
the intimate group of longtime
friends, several of whom are now
guests in the city. Those from away
included Mrs. Fred NJ. Webb. Pitts
burgh, Pa; Mrs. T. NJ. Smiley. Wash
ington, d. c.; Mrs. Frankie Dec,
Chicago, and the guest Of honor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-05
Jewell Chapter Sends Supplies.

JEWELS Red Cross working unit
sent supplies to the local headquar'
tiers Thursday which were enumerat.
ed as follows
-
% sweaters.
IL pairs of socks.
6 winter pajama suits (quota).
5 adult petticoats (quota).
Junior work
2 children's gowns.
children's dresses.
5 children's petticoats.
2 pairs Of rompers.
2 aprons.
1 pair boys pants.
pair OF bootees.
L..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-05
LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
CHICAGO CASH PRICES.

CHICAGO CASH PRICES.
These prices are subject to com.
mission.
Corn.
mixed $1.65.
mixed $1.53a.
mixed $1.45 to $14S.
yellow $1.76 to SLIT.
3 yellow $1.67 to s1.70.
yellow s1.6O to $1.61.
yellow $3.50 to s1.57a.
yellow $1.45 to $1.4S.
white $196.
3 white S1.9O.
white $1.70.
5 white $155 to $1.65
white $14S to $1.55.
Sample $1.10 to $1.40.
Oats
2 white 50 to 69ac.
8 white ss to ScAkss
"A whita eS1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

shortened the output. Any manufac-
turer you will ask will tell you that
the output today is, under the same
conditions, only about IS per cent Of
the output of 1913.
Women laborers have increased
largely in numbers. The factory girl
who was receiving from IS to SO is
now obtaining from $50 to s25. She
may pay her parents a little more
board, but most of the increase goes
into silk underwear and things that
she never had before.
Go down to the market. as I do.
and you will find the wife of the
laborer buying %artichokes and aspara,
gus at higher prices than I am willing
to pay.
IF the restrictions on business were
done away with and business allowed
to go on as usual. the excess profits
could be taxed at some rate like
England, at so per cent, and you will
soon find there will be no profteer.
ing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
BARRED BY ANTI-W WAR RECORDS
Washington Not Surprised by
Britain's Exclusion of Two
COnpressmen
By a star Correspondent

Washington, Aug. 2S.-On account Of
their well-known bad records in regard
to war legislation, and the fact that on
that account both have been defeated
for denomination to Congress by their
constituents. there was very little sur
prise about the Capitol today over the
report that Congressman Ernest
Lundeen. of Minnesota. and Congressman
Charles H. Dillon. of South Dakota, We're
barred by the British Government from
going to the British battlefront.
Both these Consressmen. who are Re
p%ublicans, voted against the declaration
of war and for the embargo resolution
which provided that no munitions OF war
should be allowed to leave an American
port on merchant ships carrying armed
naval crews.
Lundeen voted against the draft bill,
but Dillon voted for it. Dillon voted
for the McLemore resolution ~forbidding
Americans travelling on armed ships.
Lundeen was not "a member of Congress
when that measure was considered.
President Wilson was strongly OPP
posed to the embargo resolution and
the McLemore resolution, and both
measures were considered as strongly
pro-German. Pc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

augural %parades, Augustus Reimer
would step up Pennsylvania avenue
with the liveliest of them. Gus was a
stocky little fellow, with rudy cheeks
and a neatly trimmed beard and a
strong prediction for spats and
hobby clothes. including a colored
waistcoat and a high hat. As a
dresser Gus was a fair match for the
late George A. Castor. of Holmesburg,
and he did love to mix up with "the
big fellows" in politics. When Joel
Cook came to Congress Gus made
several trips to Washington to get his
army status defined. He had been
one of the Pennsylvania Reserves who
served less than ninety days during
the Civil War and felt that an In.
justice was done these men in not
giving them a ~pensionable status. He
worked at this for a long time, but
found in the end that Congress would
not remove the limitation. Now We
read that Gus has gone and that the
bulk of his estate has been willed to
the Young Maennerchor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

master workman of the Knights Of
Labor, and when Edward e. Davis,
Peter j. Hoban, Harvey NJ. Watts,
Richard Harding Davis. George J..
Brennan. George Barton, Tracy Robin.
son, Arthur Morrow and Thomas 4.
Blynn secured Kensington and Port
Richmond for strike news. Having
acquired a mastery of shorthand he
became attached to the staff of Samuel
J. Randall. speaker of the House.
Xhe famous Third District leader tooK
a warm interest in Cremer and relied
largely upon him. After Randall's
death Cremer was an official stenog-
rapher to House committees, advanc-
ing to the grade of official reporter of
debates when a vacancy occurred In
the group Of five. John is rated AL in
the profession. 1t was he who took"
the House prayer of Billy Sunday. who
has a reputation for killing" stenog.
raphers by his rapid talk. When the
prayer was over and the notes were
transcribed. Billy admitted that
Cremer had beaten him to it."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
WINGS SIXTH AIRPLANE
American Aviator Credited With New
Victory in Lorraine
By the 4ssoci1ted Pre,s

with the American Force. in Lor.
raine. Aug. 2S-Oficial confirmation
was given today to the claim that Lieu
tenant Edgar D. Tobin. OF San Antonio.
Tex. had brought down a German air.
plane on August II.
Lieutenant Tobin has now been credit.
ed officially with the destruction of six
German machines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
ERIE MAN HEADS STATE ELKS
Other Officers Chosen at Conven
ton at York
: BY the AssOciafed Press

York, Pa, Aug. 28.-James B. Yard,
Of Erie Lodge, No. 81, was elected presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Association of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks at this mornings session.
Other officers chosen are: Vice presi-
dent, Laurence II. Rupp. Allentown /;
secretary, w. S. Gould. Scranton treas
urer, Henry w. Cough, Harrisburg.
These officers will be installed before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
SILENT ON LOAN TAXATION
Question of Exemption Of Fourth
Issues MOI Yet Decided
By the United Press

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Secretary Mo
Adoo today declared he had reached
no decision on the question Of taSing
bonds of the fourth LibertyIoan.
In answ.r 10 a formal query the Sec
rotary said that the proposition to ex.
empt bonds of the fourth loan from
taxation was under consideration, but
ne added the Treasury officials were
also considering the advisability Of maxi
ing the fourth loan bonds subject to
the war revenue laws.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
Falls in Chimney Head First

MerchantviIle, N. j., Aug. 28.-Thomas
Davenport, while cleaning out a chimney
from the roof Of his home in Homestead
VILE, fell down Their chimney head first,
and part of the wall had TO be demol-
ished before he could be gotten out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
Washington, Aug. %.

RAMON and Pythias, in their palmi-
- est days. did not have much on
Arthur G. Dewalt, of Reading, and
Henry j. Steele, of Easton. The "un.
scrambling'' Of these W. distinguished
Democratic Congressman from Penn
.sylvania is unthinkable. They walk
together, eat together, think together
and sleep under the same roof. The
beauty and charm of their friendship
is recognized and appreciated by their
colleagues on both sides of the
House, and the wonder is that
the Palmer.McCormic aggregation of
Democratic leaders fail to grasp it.
Dewalt was formerly a State Senator,
and in 1909 and 1910 was intrusted
with the Democratic State chairman
ship. He has proved himself more of
a lawyer than politician in Washing
ton, and as a member of the Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Commit
tee has sustained the standards Of
the bar of Pennsylvania. His speeches
on the railroad-control bill, the war
risk insurance bill and other great war
measures were carefully listened to by
the House, which is unusual in debates
involving technical and intricate legal
research.
Congressman Steele, who was early
recognized as a sound lawyer by rea-
son of the fact that the Pennsylvania
Bar Association had called him to the
presidency, also enjoys the same gen
erous attention of the House when he
highly important committee of the ju.
dietary and has been assigned to much
Of the work requiring the consldera-
ton of a mature and well.balanced
combination and the Pennsylvania
lawyer is fairly we'll represented in
Congress.
TN THE homestead at Fourth and
L Mount Vernon streets, Camden
lives Mrs. Henry IS. Wilson, widow
Of a former postmaster and the proud
mother of Rear Admiral Henry B
Wilson, United State navy, now in
command of the patrol force of the
Atlantic fleet. The rear admiral has
reached his present high station by q
quiet and steady devotion to duty
since he entered the Naval Academy
at Annapolis upon the recommends,
ton of the late George NJ. Robson
1t was as Commander Wilson he
brought the scout cruiser Chester w
the Delaware a few years ago, anG
later on, when he had become Captain
Wilson, the battleship Pennsylvania
the greatest in the navy, was placed
under his command. His advance
ment to real admiral followed in reg
ular order. bringing with it tremen
douH responsibilities in connection
with the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

T ISTEN to David E. Dallam, OF
IL Germantown. who has been study.
ing the war conditions as they relate
to revenue! After declaring that Phil
adelphia is 10000 houses short Of the
needs of its people because the build
ers cannot get material with which to
construct them, Mr.. Dallam launches
into more intimate relations with the
public. He says:
as labor saving anything? Only
a little. In my judgment, what we
call labor, that is those who are paid
by the hour or day. are now receiving
from $50 to 200 per cen of what they
received in 1918. Some men are now
receiving nine or ten dollars per day
where they formerly received three or
four dollars. On a pleasant weekday
they will take a holiday, and Their
work on Sunday and get double pay
The shortening of the hours has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

THE House has five official reporters
= of debates and one of them is John
D. Crerer, formerly of the Philadel.
phia Press. To these FIVE men falls
the responsibility of taking steno.
graphically the proceedings reported in
the Congressional Record. The office of
official reporter involves the hardest
kind Of work and only the most en-
pert shorthand man can hold it. 1t is
such a position. moreover, as appeals
to we'll read and highly educated men.
Once ar official reporter. and in the
good graces of the House, the tenure
Is fairly we'll assured, as is evidenced
in the case of Cremer, who is the
youngest of the five in rank, although
he has been in harness for nearly ten
years. Cremer's newspaper work IN
Philadelphia started him on the road
to Washington. He distinguished him.
self as a labor reporter in the early
days when Powderly was general
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

I'M it ever occur to you that the
- hotel waiter is o~bservant? Its
none of my business, perhaps, sir
he says but the price Of sugar hasn't
gone up since the portions to GUS
toners has been cut down." This was
in response to the suggestion that Mr..
Hoover was drawing the line rather
harshly against the coffee cup. IT'S
not for me to say continues the
o~bservant one, but if you pay more
for what you eat and get less sugar,
and we buy less sugar and pay the
same old price for it, we should not
worry. We are very loyal, sir, 10 the
food administration"
And then the chambermaid comes
along and says: Monday mornings in
these Washington hotels are sure blue
Mondays. Everybody goes owe to Baiti.
more on Saturday and Sunday, and on
Monday we have the headaches and
the empties.' And the bartender who
passes the deceptive beverage over the
temperance bar sagely eXclaims: ut
looks like the real thing gentlemen,
but it lacks the conversation" Yes,
you can learn much from the walters
in Washington these days.
WHEN the Republican clubs of
w Philadelphia participated in in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

WHEN the Republican clubs of
w Philadelphia participated In in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
WHAT A CONGRESSMAN SEES
SemiUeekly Letter Touching on the Washington Doings OF Per.
sondlities Familiar to Philadelphians
By J. Hampton Moore

Like most naval officers. Admiral
Wilson Is a man of action rather than
words. His best.known effort at
speechmaking was during a Chester
banquet in honor of the arrival of the
cruiser. on which occasion the admiral
commander-arose, blushed ana
requested Senator Sproul and William
I. Schaffer to do the talking.
IF CAPTAIN HOBSoN had heard
L the speech of William A. Gray.
counsel for the defendants in the Fifth
Ward case, he would probably have
taken an exception to the latter's re-
ference to Ex,Judge Gordon. The
hero of the Merrimac is the author or
The Great Destroyer" a carefully pre-
pared lecture on the demon rum
copies of which he ranked from
Washington to hundreds of thousands
of people throughout the country.
While a member of Congress from
Alabama. the captain WAS on the
jump a good deal responding to de.
mands for this lecture, in the course
Of which he declared that John Bar
leycorn had destroyed more people
than had ever gone down in a This
was before the Kaiser started his
great raid on humanity, and in ad'
vance. of course, of Mr.. Gray's dis
covery of the destructive elements In
the makeup of Judge Gordon. Hob
son, by the way. is no longer an Ala,
bamian. He has located near Chicago
and is interested in chatauquass
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
Entering the Final Pha
This Great Furniture

WYE URGE you to take advantage of these
w concluding three days of this August Sale
because the opportunities for saving are
unusual, because the like may not occur again for
perhaps a long time to come.
Strictly speaking, it means your taking advan-
tage of our foresight in having made early prepara-
tons for this event; gaining the economic bepeit
of our reductions on the substantially lower factory
prices of many months ago. Then. the added advan-
tage of being able to make your choice here from the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

largest, most beautiful stock Of furniture ever assem-
bled in any store-the completest, choicest selection
from the leading factories of the country, augmented
by our own output.
High quality, sound construction and artistic de-
sign are the ear-marks Of Van Solver furniture-and
with these essential things in mind, our prices chal-
lenge comparison.
As we have said before (advice that thousands
have f%onowed), SO we say to you: Come in-and
See-and Save"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

TO present a really Representative ST
could use; make a larger list than you wo'
items noted in passing
Serving Table, Jacobean Oak, (William
and Nary, S6.75.
Buffet, genuine Mahogany, (modern), S35.
Dining Suite, genuine Mahogany, "a pcs.),
$1,000.
Rocker, Mahogany, genuine leather seat
and back, S1S.75.
Rocker, Golden Oak, Brown Spanish
leather seat and back, $3.50.
Rocker, Mahogany, with Tapestry COW
cred spring seat, $s.25.
Tea Wagon, Dull Mahogany, large tray,
S7.75.
Chiffonier, Mahogany finish, S11.5O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

Helena, Mont, Aug. 2S.-With 24s
completed precincts reporting early to,
day out of a total of 1903, DIR. o. NJ
Lanstrum, of Helena, was leading fol
the Republican senatorial nomination
with 1871 votes over his nearest oppo.
nent, Miss Jeanette Rankin, Represen,
tative in Congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-16
CONCERT AT CHESNEY
Municipal Entertainment Wednesday
Evening by Il. & l.. of S. Band.

The Knights and Ladies of Security
band will give a concert for the city at
Chesney park Wednesday evening
July II. The concert is one of a series
which the band has been giving at the
park. The program, beginning
promptly at $50, will be as follows:
March, Minstrel Show Parade" by
Williams; Oriental Dance, THE Drag
on's Eye" by Gay; Waltz. George -
by Pettee; song by Karl Hummel with
band accompaniment, Just Like
Washington Crossed the Delaware
General Pershing Will Cross the
Rhine" written by Meyer; Overture,
"Orpheus," by Offenbach; cornet solo
by c. C. Rogan. "Amaranth," written
by Hood; song by Karl HummeI with
oand accompaniment, I'll Come Sail
ing Home to YOU" by Carroll; con-
cert march, American Beauties" by
st. Clair; The Star Spangled Banner"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-16
FEAR US. CONTROL
Owners of Railroad Securities
Worry Over Their Property.
Believe Federal Operation VIII
Result in Big Loss.
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LARGE
Much of 1t Will Be Good for
War Use and That's All.
Fixed Compensation Is Chief
Source of Concern.
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LARGE

Loud 1aments are rising to the heav-
ems from the National Association of
Owners of Railroad Securities as the
result of federal control. After weeks
of negotiations between the govern
ment representatives and committees
appointed by the security holders, d
contract satisfactory TO both sides
seems as far away and impossible as
ever
Vigorous objections advanced by the
security holders are on the grounds
that If the railroads execute a contract
containing such provisions as the one
insisted upon by the government. that
it would not only result in great finan-
ciai loss to the owners, but would
throw many of the smaller roads into
bankruptcy and that credit of the
railroads aud consequently the struc-
ture of credit of the country would be
seriously impaired.
The standard return, or fixed COM
pensation which the railroads are to
receive from the government during
the period of federal control is the
chief bone of contention. The amount