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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
ment, it was Endorsed by the American
Fedora ton Of Labor"
THE CAUSE OF WAR.

Former President Taft in ibis Des
Moines address Monday evenin 3 declar-
ed that competitive ornaments more
than other factors operate to make war
certain, that they cause war, ths theI
caused the recent war and that if not
abolished they will cause the neS t-Des
Moines Register.
Mr.. Tafts contention seems reason
able, but experience has proven other
wise.t 1t is a state of mind rat her than
the condition of arsenals and arma-
ments that causes war. Switzerland
lis armed to the. teeth and every able
bodied man in the little republic is
subject to military duty. lie is also
thoroughly trained. Switzel land was
surrounded by warning natl ons during
THE war, but was able to m aintain her
because she was ready and
able to fight. Holland also LAS strong
standing army for n nation of her size
and, although almost in tie war zone,
Holland kept out of war. On the Other
hand, the United States was unprep1r-
ed and had no trained men to speak
| of. This country had no thought Of
war, but was drawn into the contlics.
China, too, is antimilitaristic and hates
la fight. But China declared war on
Germany.
The only way to prevent wars in the
| future is to get. the war ideas out Of
the heads of peoples. A state that is
iunprepared may declare war upon an
other state that is d,lprermrei with Just
as much prospect of success as she
could if both states were prepared and
armed to the teethl AS long as Que
strong nation is araned and ready for
war, the others must be, or s,Effer the
consequences. A
1t is to be hoped that The League of
Nations will accomplish its Train pur-
pose, that of preventing wars III the fu-
j ture, but there are many people in the
world, perhaps "A majority, who fear
that it may fail. However, it is the
best thing yet sugge sted for that pur-
nose and ought to be given Il trial,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
AGAINST REPEAL.

That there is going to be powerful
opposition to the repeal of the daylight
saving law is now apparent Laborine
men like it and are getting ready to
fight for it. so if the farmers are 90.
| ing to make better showing against
the law than the workmen make fol
\ it they will have to hustle.
The Daylight Saving Association OF
New York has reorganized its forces
and is appealing to manufacturers and
wage earners to join in opposing repeal
Frank A. Morrison, secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor, has
promised cooperation and has tele'
graphed the association that "our iegis-
latiye committee is doing all it can to
preserve the law"
Arthur Lehman, trea slIrer of the as
ISOLATION, has given out the following
statement:
1T seems almost uncomfortable
that after the successful experience
of last year in frightening the hours
of daylight. there should be an at
tempt on the part of congress to repeal
the present law. The attempt to re-
peal this law is not being made in the
open. but is in the shape OF rider to
the agricultural appropriation bill now
before the house of representatives.
+ ..The plan was adopted in 1916 and
1917 by practically every European
|couptry. and in no single instance has
it Failed to be readepted i'm 1918, and
again in 1910, except that / am not
quite sure as to its readoption 10y Ger
MANY. The Canadian government did
not see fit TO re-enact the daylight say
ing plan this spring. but almost every
community in the entire dominion mas
adopted it un0tiicially, and there now
exist; in Canada the curious condition
of an official time set by the govern
mont and an unofficial time adopted by
the railroads and practically every COM
munity.
1T would be great aetrihfeht W
trade conditions to have the difference
in time between New York and the
European capitais'of London and Paris
six hours. instead of as is at present the
case. five hours. This difference
would. Of course. result ri the clocks in
the European countries We're changed
during the summer months, ana ours
were not. Those who seem to he seri-
ously opposed to daylight saving are
some Of the farmers. and the reasons
given by this clement for repeal are
neither cogent nor conclusive. oh
thc other hand. labor. almost fo a
man is strongly in favor Of the pres
ent law, and at the time Of its enact
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

Senator HARRISON of Mississippi in.
PRODUCED Il resolut ion in the United
States senate the otht;r day proposing
to limit the right Of suffrage to white
women in the bill be fore congress sub.
hitting Il suffrage amendment. Sena.
tor Harrison is org Of the democratic
hypocrites who is pretending to be Sc
anxious to make, the world safe fol-
democracy. He al d men like him grow
eloquent in plead ing for the rights OF
Russian jews a,ld peoples denied the
privilege of voting in other foreign
lands. but VIII EN- The question comes
home they are Just as domineering and
unjust as was lever a car or a king
Any man in thcs United States who pre-
tends to symp ithize with the oppressed
of other nations and does not sym
pathize with the oppressed here-the
Iegroes-is hypocrite, no matter how
Ioug and loudly he breaches or how
gre at he imagine himself to be.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

The interstate commerce committee
of the: senate has unanimously recon-
mende i a bill submitted by Senator
Cummi u.s. restoring at once to the inter.
state commerce commission the freight
rate NAL Il ng power. The bill so amends
the railro I'd control act as to give the
commission complete authority to set
aside, change or modify rates, CLASH
fications, estc., initiated by TIE admins
tration du ring government control
The Injustice of rat as are revealed by
coal freiglG charg IS. While such
commodities MS sand and gravel are
carried nj minimum prices, rates OH
coal are in many instances more than
the price of the coal at the mines. This
puts heavy burdens III, on manufacture
ing and commerce. and relief should BIZ
granted by a reduction of rates. III.
less in income can Ell silly be retrieved
by adding slightly to rate of more ralu'
able articles, which Ould bear the add
ticnal burden withol it feeling il.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
WHAT THIS ACE SAYS.

Can't. Eddie Rickenbacker, the
premier American ace. with a record of
twenty-six victories in the air, has
published book, entitled, Fighting
the FLYING Circus" In it he gives an
,ccount of his experiences, but by fal
the most important paragraphs are
those containing Ricllenbacker's com
ments on the aviation equipment of the
American army.
"The French had discarded the Nicl.
port for the stronger, steadier Spad,
SAYS Capt. Rickenba cl>er, ''and thus our
government was able to buy from the
French a certain number of these out
of-date Newport machines for Amcri
can piIots-or go without. Conse
quently. our American pilots In France
we're compelled to venture out IN Nieu
ports against far more experienced
pilots in more modern machines
None of us in France could understand
what prevented our great country from
furnishing machines equal to the hest
in the world. Many gallant life was
lost to American aviation during those
early months of 1918, the responsibility
for which must lie heavily upon some
guilty conscience
Later in his book he says, speaking
of one of his many combats. From
every side. Fokkers We're piquing upol
the clumsy Liberty machines. which
with their criminally constructed fue
tanks. offered so easy a target to the
incendiary bullets of the enemy thai
their unfortunate pilots called this
boasted achievement OF our aviation
department their flaming collins.
During that one brief flight over Crane
Pre- | saw three Of these crude ma
chimes go down III flames, an American
pilot and an American gunner in eacl
flaming coffin dying this frightfu
and needless death"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
4 X 4 4 4 x x X 4 4
RISING LAND VALUES.
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 < Z

rs q - -
Glidden Graphic: The common quesS
ton as people witness the wonderful
increases in prices paid for Iowa land;
is: what about the future?' VIII
prices continue to climb or will there
be reaction? Are we now, or will we
soon be, at the high water mark?
The answer to these important quer-.
les vary with different people, but the
consensus of opinion is that prices of!
land will continue to go UP. There are,
good reasons for believing this to be-
true. One Of the best reasons is the,
precedent furnished by other years
One Glidden man told us the other day
that his father had sold one of the,
finest half sections in Glidden township,
at $40 an acre OH the express convictions
that it would bc impossible for the
price to go any higher than that. The,
same farm todayis worth $3.50 an acre;
Hundreds upon hundreds Of similar
instances could he related. In fact
will sell for $500 an acre IN this COM:
munity five years from now are fewer,
than those who refused to believes:
twenty years ago. that it could ever be,
worth $780, People are learning from;
precedent. and precedent goes TO indie.
cate that land values will continue to.
rise.
There is another very sound reasoiEi
for believing that the high level has,
not nearly been reached in Iowa land
values. Nine farmers out of ten are
farmers and nothing else. They have.
no interest iii fSctS::ies or steel: conn,
panies They will not put their money
into such things. And every farmer is
making m0ncy-morc money than he,
has any immediate use for. What does
he naturally do. He buys more laid.]
He puts the money into farms in his
vicinity where he knows it is safe, andI
as good as, a government bond. If
then, there is lively competition in|
ScCuIiIiS IdTllS tIlc pIltts arr uOUiitt tOl
be high. The farmer will figure howl
great per cent he can get Oh his in-'|
vestment in $500 or $500 land Hell
knows it is good and he can make.
money on it, ard that's enough.
The present high prices of farm
products, of course. are closely asso-l
ciated with the rising values of land.
When the prices go down to anywhere
near the pre-war level and stay that
way for any length of time the price
Of land is sure to go down. too. But
there is no assurance that prices of /
farm products will ever go to their pre-.
war level There is every reason TO
believe that they will remain practi-
cally as they are for many years. That
applies equally ~ well to the prices
nf all other commodities. We might
rs well adjust ourselves to the new or
Ter of things. And we might as well !
prepare for $500 land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

What has become Of the boom of Cen
eral Pershing as a republican candidate
for president? Can i; be that some
body has found out That the general
is not as red-hot republican as they
believed him to be?-ManSpn Democrat.
The republicanism OF Gen. PershiDg
is all right, but he said he would not
be a candidate for PIE sident. aud the
country takes him at his word. He is
not like another distinguished citizen
who might be menti Dned and who Op.
posed more than onet term in 1912 and
is now receptive candidate for a
third.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
MIX. BRYAN AGAIN.

William Jennings Bryan, founder Of
the famous order of Overnight Spring
ers. and somewhat noted as a presi-
dental candidate. is going to campaign
the country for prohibition. OF course
the peerless one" Judging from his
itinerary, is not going to visit states
where his discussion may he embarrass-
ing to the presidents party at the next
election. While he is opposed to the
presidents beer and wine message he
is not opposed to it hard enough to fight
the presidents policy in republican
states. if the Boston Transcript has
properly reported the STATES he will
visit, which says he will speak in Nir-
ginia, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia. Florida, Alabama. Mississippi,
Arkansas Oklahoma, Tennessee and
Louisiana"
Can You imagine the late Theodore
Roosevelt fighting for n principle in
such n mild way as to not injurc polit-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawkeye: Mexico is in
for more of the same thing that has
been the rule there since they got rid
of Diaz. He may not have been an
ideal ruler. Rather queer president
perhaps But he knew how to keep or
der.
Perry Chief: Iowa farm land Is Of
fering even more glowing prospects for
returns than the oil well prospectus.
Marshalltcwnlr imes-R Republican The
public in the final analysis is the pay
master of all Of us. Then why should
not the public's interest intervene in
disputes and strikes and lockouts
The public pays the bills finally.
Humboldt Republican: When we
figure out what we would have to pay
had we lost this war 1t looks mighty
big beside what Germany is asked to
pay.
Davenport Times: Whether the
league of nations will become party
issue remains to be seen. 1t is too soon
for anyone definitely to forecast the
possibilities in regard to It. Such
changes as will make the league plan
satisfactory to all may he made with
little difficulty, in which event the hope
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

The Manson Democrat, noting that q
116 acre farm near Storm Lake has
lust been sold at $466 per acre, pre-
diets that Iowa land will 80 to- SoO0
per acre within three years" and adds
Just watch this prediction from a
newspaper that has never yet failed to
hit the mark on every prediction 1t ev-
er made in relation to Iowa land val
ues." 1t does look as though Iowa SOL
is going to the half thousand mark, but
the Democrat puts the time OF its ar
rival Il little early.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

stock of tffe North American company,
in the. name of Peter .Elvad. This gave
Elvad and other defendants control OF,
the North American company.
y This procurement of control is
characterized as without considera-
ton" and "a fraud upon the stock
holders, both common and preferred.
Since that time. it is alleged, Elvad,
who also controlled the Bankers Realty
company, has dominated and controlled
both companies sin the interests of:
said conspirators and contrary to fhe.
interest and advantage Of the stock
holders of the plaintiff corporation"
Most of the alleged fraud consists,
the plaintiffs assert, in the signing
Of contracts whereby the North Ameri-.
can company agreed to pay the Bank
ers Realty company certain sums of,
money for hotels in various cities. In
each case, it is alleged, the amount paid
exceeded the fair value of the property.
Summarized, these charges are:
Amount Fair
Paid. Value,
Hampton, Iowa-----$1S4,737 $125,OoO
Scottsbluff. Neb. - 225,OOO 175,00O
Grand Island, Neb.-- S,625 100000
Kearney. Neb. ~ 236.250 10000
Oeallala, Neb. $3.50 $4,000
Ott.,ya Eans 100. 600 6OOO0
1t is further alleged that, although
the North American company has paid
the amounts named in full, the Bank
ers Realty company has not completed
several of these buildings and refuses
to do so, the fair value of the COM
pleteds work in these cases being !:
Scottsbluff, $125,0O0; Grand Island,
$4,000; 5Kearney, S125,OOo;; Osal-
lala, $4,000,
d. Says No Accounting Given.
In addition, it is charged that the
two companies contracted for other
hotels ut an excessive price and that
the North American company paid
certain sums or THESE COiilIdSts' Ky
though no work has been done. These
include hotel at Norfolk, Neb., con-
tract price, S325,O00, alleged fair value,
$275,OOO, already paid, $6,1S7;; Sioux
City, contra 100000, alleged fair
value, 100000, already paid, $11.25O;
Topeka, Kans., contract, 100000, al
legged fair value 100000, already paid
S15, 900: Eldorado. Kans., contract,
100000 alleged fair value, $4,000,
already paid, $500.
The. Bankers Realty Investment
company, the plaintiffs recite, became
the fiscal agent of the North Americans
company and sold its preferred stock
under contract whereby it was to re-
ceive fifteen per cent commission. The
North American company, under this
contract, the plaintiffs state, has paid
S24G,OOO to the. Bankers Realty, but
has never given an accounting OF the
amount Of stock sold.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
SUI TRACE AMENDMENT.

The In fted States senate has voted
to submit the famous Susan b. Anthony
constitute mai suffrage amendment to
the states. the vote standing DC to 20.
As the amendment required a two
thirds ma jOrity the margin for it was
not large. This amendment resolution
has been repea ted]y passed 10y the house
and defeated by the senat e during the
past five or six years. but now it will
60 to the states for ratification. Its
final adoption is doubtful. as 1t re-
quires ratification by threefourths of
the state legislatures and the south is
almost solidly against it, or has been
up to this time.
81 democratic senators voted the
other day when the question was up.
and II of them were against the
amendment. The republicans favored
il by vote Of 36 to g. If all the sena-
tors have properly represented. the
views of their constituency on this
question it's chances for final adoption
are slim.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

Black Hawk county is the first i'll
the state to vote to hard surface her
primary road system. The election
was held Oh the 3rd inst. and the
bond proposition carried by a majority
of J64. However, if the votes OF the
rural district had prevailed the bond
issue would have been defeated. Cedar
Falls and Waterloo combined gave the
project majority of more than 1000.
Calhoun, Hardin and some other couil-
ties will vote soon on the question OF
issuing road bonds. Hamilton county
ought to line up and count noses on
this proposition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

Judging from the howl being set up
by many of the rock-ribbed republican
newspapers of the state against the pol
itics of the Des Moines Register. tine
democrats Of Iowa have at last aclllev-
ed their long cherished ,ambNion--i'
democratic daily in Des Moines.- Man
son Democrat.
But the Register still lacks the cour'
age to sail under its true colors. ana II
still claims to be a republican news pa
per.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

If we had a man in the white house
like * Grant or Theodore Roosevelt
ways world be found to put il crimp
in the activity of lawlcss anar-
chiSiS and other elements who resort
10 torcciul means to accomplish their
purpose Grant knew how to handle
such problems and had the courage to
put his plans into execution. Ii didn't
take him long to bring the ku-kiuX
Klaus to book in the south. ,Roose-
welt too, was practical male and
kept his head out of the clouds long
enough to attend to practical problems.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

Hundreds Of women in the south
ern states have formed what is called
egg clubs, which enables them to pur-
chase eggs at reasonable prices. De:
Moines Register.
Now it will be in order for the ega
producers in these southern states 10
form egg clubs to insure reasonable
prices for eggs. What are reasonable
prices" depends entirely upon the view
point. The buyer and seller lave dif
ferent viewpoints, of course.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

President Wilson declared recently
that the presidency is a hard job and
that he is glad it is behind him. Yet
it is jniiiuated that the president is not
adverse 10 taking a third term, pro-
yided, Of course, it is forced npon him
by an upri sing of the populace.-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

As step toward permanent military
preparedness with a minimum OF mill
tarism. Senator POindexter of Wash
ington. has introduced a bill directing
the secretary of war, on the Application
Of any governor, to assign one or more
commissioned officers of the army To
cooperate with the school authorizes
of the state in the establishment and
conduct of the so-called Wyoming
plan Of physical and military training
The bill also authorizes the loaning OF
tents, field equipment, rifles. ammuhi-
ton. etc, for the use of the schools
in their military training work. The
man is to have the federal government
cooperate with the states without being
the dominant factor in military tram
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09

And now coffee men are saying that
coffee will SION double in price, be-
cause the demand is going to mater
ially increase with the taking effect OF
prohibition Th ere you have it. Sim
ply because they lcan sell more coffee.
they are going to ask higher price
The cost of product ion has nothing to
do with the selling value.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
North American Hotel Com
pany Sues Bankers Real
ty Company, Charging
Fraud.
DIRECTORS NAMED
Alleged That Realty Com.
pany has MIXED Ho-
tel Company.

Webster City stockholders in the
North American Hotel company will be
interested in the following account of
a suit brought by that company against
the Bankers Realty company, as related
in Fridays Omaha World Herald:
The North American Hotel COM
pany, subsidiary of the Bankers
Realty Investment company, filed suit
in the district court yesterday against
the latter company and Peter Elvad,
+. G. Haver, DR.. +. j. Wearne, G. IL
Jackson and F. w. Fitzpatrick, it's Off
GERS and directors.
The suit alleges that the defend
ants have controlled the North Ameri-
can Hotel company and have exer-
cised this control to practice fraud
upon it's stock holders. The plain
tiffs ask for an accounting and for
injunctions to restrain transfer OF
assets or removal of present directors
of the plaintiff company. They charge
that the, Bankers Realty company is
iEsOlyent.
An unusual feature of the litigation
is that the directors who bring the
suit hold Office by grace Of Elvad's
control, his voting power having elect
ed them. They have now turned
against him and ask that he and the
Bankers Realty company be restrained
from ousting them, alleging. that they
are seeking to preserve the interests
Of preferred stockholders that such
a move would be for the purpose OF
perpetuating fraud.
Will Not Comment.
The Bankers Realty company has
100000 OF common stock issued and
the North American 100000. Both
companies, however, have sold millions
of dollars worth of non-voting prefer
red stock all over Nebraska and adj
jaccnt states.
Officers and attorneys Of the Bank
ers Realty Investment company de.
clined today to comment OH the suit
Peter Elvad is now living in Chicago
The North American company, in
its suit, asserts that the defendants
gained control of the North Aneri.
can company in September, 1917, by
an unlawful combination, conspir-
acy and agreement"
1t is alleged that the defendants
persuaded the then directors of the
North American company to give the
Bankers Realty company 100000. on
the prctense that it was to. be used
in building hotel ar Grand Island,
but that ii was used instead to pur-
chase 1000 shares of the common
. =. 3. & =
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-09
Herbert Hoover, who is some puml

Herbert Hoover, who is some pump
kins when it comes to figuring. has
figured out that there will he no grain
shortage or no grain surplus III the
world before this years crop is pro-
auced and disposed of. Hence prices
must stay up fortat least twelve months
more. The farmers of the United
States are rot complaining at this out
look. even if some of the consumers in
the cities are praying for lower prices.