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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Discharge 10000 Men
Month at Camp Dodge
(Ry The Associated Press. }

Camp Dodge, Iowa. March 17,-In-
formation received here from Wash
ington indicated that fully 100000
more soldiers will be discharged
through Camp Dodge, at a maximum
rate. of 10000 mouth. Regular army
men are being retained to handle the
discharges.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
DES MONIES
ENTERTAINS
CAPT. HALL
(By Tho associated Press.

Des Moines, Iowa, Mar. 17.-Captain
James Norman Hall, who fought under
British, French and American flags,
was entertained for few hours in
Des Moines today.
Captain Hall arrived at his home in
COlfax Saturday evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

EMPEROR WOULD
HAVE MADE $50
ON WOOD SAWED
(By The ,Associated press.l }

(By The Associated Press.)
Ameronden, Holland, Mar. 17-For-
mer Emporer William Hohenzollern
sawed his thousandth log here since
last fall.
Expert savers say that, computed by
the wages Of union workers, William
HOhenzOllern's labor would have earn
ed him $50 for the whole period, at the
rate of fifty cents day, his working
day being about three hours.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
GOVERNOR AND
HAvNER CALLED
IN INVESTIGATION
(By The Associated Press. J

Des Moines, Iowa, March 17.-Gov
ernor Harding and Attorney General
Havener have both been called before
the Iowa legislatures investigating
committee, which will begin the investi-
CATION of the Rathbun pardon case. 1t
was said the Investigation would be
concluded this week
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

Kenneth Paine, who was recently
discharged from the army at Buffalo,
N. Y, has resumed his work here in
the Hamilton County State bank.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

Mrs. Locke Ca-ley Of Spencer and
Mrs. James l.. Barnes and little daagh-
ter. Of plessis, visited here last week at
the home of their brother, Donald Da-
Wis, returning to their homes Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
CLOUD BURST Ant
MUSCATINE; four
INCHES WATER FALL
(By The Associated Press.)

Muscatine, Iowa, Mar. 17.-RailrOad
service is seriously hampered and
thousands Of dollars of damage was
done when cloud burst here set new
rainfall record Sunday. Nearly four
inches of rain fell.
Washouts were general. Scores of
homes were flooded and several lifted
from their mooUngs in the vicinity OF
an overflow creek, which circles the
town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
PATRIA ARRIVES
WITH LILO MEN
FROM OVERSEAS
(By The Associated Press }

New York, March 17.--With lilo
troops aboard. the steamship, ~Patria,
arrived here today from Marseilles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

Mrs. A. A. Coyleo of st. Louis, mother
of Mrs.-C. A. Coonrod, is visiting her
daughter in this city for couple
weeks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

Miss Katherine Kelly has resigned
her position at the First National bank,
Miss Grace Mccullough succeeding her
in the transit department.
Evening star., 1919-10-13
DEAN WALSH TO ADDRESS
EXPORT ASSOCIATION

Father Edmond Walsh. dean OF the
School of Foreign Service Of George
town University. is to speak on
'.Training Facilities for the Diplo-
matte and Consular Service" at the
Friday morning session of the tenth
annual convention of the American
Manufacturers Export Association.
to be held in the Waldorf Astoria
hotel, New York, Friday and Satur-
day.
others from this city who are to
take part in the program are f. c.
Huntington. commercial attache in
charge of the Russian division of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce: Phil Norton. acting director of
the Russian division, committee on
public information; DR.. Alonzo f.
Taylor. chief of the research division
of the food administration and men,
ber of the War Trade Board; Louis
Heck of the near east division, State
Department; Louis e. Van Norman,
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce; Philip B. Kennedy, director
bureau Of foreign and domestic COM
| merte: Senator owen of Oklahoma,
Secretary Redneld of the Department
| of Commerce and William Phillips,
first assistant secretary of state.
Sessions of the convention are to
be held morning. afternoon and even
ing Of Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1919-10-13
VOCATIONAL WORK SPEEDED.
Applications From Former Service
Men to Be Acted on Promnflv.

Former service men who have in
CURED disabilities in line Of duty.
which have necessitated major ampu-
tations. such as the loss Of a hand or
foot, both hands or feet. or loss of
sight Of one or both eyes. and who
are desirous OF taking vocational
/ training. may now have their applica-
tions acted on within twenty-four
hours, according to a bulletin issued
| today by the War Department
| Heretofore all applications for train
! ing were referred from tho district
vocational office to the Federal Board
for Vocational Education for action,
thereby entailing much delay and
working hardships on the men who
make the applications. Under the new
system all Of these applications are
acted on by travelling field repre-.
sentatives who have been sent from
Washington.
| These feld representatives cover the
entire country and visit each educa-
| tional board at least once every two
! weeks. The only cases that they must
refer to Washington are those IN
volving courses for z period longer
| than two years. On these the Wash
ington once will give 4 decision with
! in ten daVs
Evening star., 1919-10-13
HEAVY FALL FREIGHT
TRAFFIC ON RAILROADS

Notwithstanding traffic demands far
exceed railroad facilities. an abnor-
maliy heavy fal business is being
handled with less shortage of trans
portation than existed at any time be-
fore the war. Director General Hines
announces,
Mr.. Hines asserted that It has been
impossible tn make any extensive I'M
proVemcnt on account OF the uncer-
tain status of Tho railroads and said
there had been. however. IN increase
OIL u. 4vh cars in servleCable condition
between Auaust ! 6and October T. The
railroad administration. he said. In de-
voting particular attention to thu
transportation OF coal md grain.
More than 100000 tons os soft Goa
are being moved weekly. while th'
grain situat!on will DO discussed this
week Mt Chicago by MIR. Hines. rail-
! road officers ana representatives OF
the United states Grain Corporation
1t was announced that in order to re
Evening star., 1919-10-13
ID. C.. STREET CAR. PROBLEMS
SIMILAR TO THOSE IN DENVER
Western City to Vote on Two Ordinances,
One for Elastic Fare Plan, the
Other Service-at-Cost.

tion and guarantees stipulated re-
turn upon this investment. 1t re-
leases the company from such fran
chise obligations as a tax for use Of
the streets, paving uirements, and
part payment OF the construction of
bridges and viaducts. The city Is to
be given the right to purchase the
lines at any time at the stipulated fair
value. plus improvements made sub
sequent to the passing Of the ordi-
nance. A ''fare-control fund" would
be created to prevent rapid f1uctua-
tions in the rate of fare
officials Favor Elastic Fare Plan.
The city administration of Denver
favorS the elastic fare ordinance and
opposes the Service-at-co plan. 1t
does not accept the principle of return
upon investment promulgated in the
bill and holds that the franchise OBJ
legations should be maintained Ad-
mitting that the wage question has
practically passed beyond the con-
troll of the company, it claims that
provided the public Is willing to take
care of increases in the trainmen's
wages. the company should be able
to live within its income while full
turn of the business Of the country
to a normal basis.
Should both these bills be voted
down by the people on October %, the
city administration points out tina,
the fare will automatically revert tc
5 cents, another strike probably will
occur. and the administration will
meet the question in the manner
which the occasion demands.
Evening star., 1919-10-13
RAIL SAFETY DRIVE.
Two Weeks Effort to Prevent All
Mishaps to Begin October 18,

| A nation wide drive to prevent &C.
! cidents on railroads Will open at
midnight of October IS and will con-
tinue for two weeks, it was an
| nounced today by ]. T. Broderick, su-
! perintendent of the safety and wei
fare department Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
The drive will be called "the ma
tional railroad accident prevention
drive and will be opened on all fed
eral-controlled steam railroads. The
announcement of the drive says. in
part:
Every minute in every hour of
every day for two weeks railroad en-
ployes will try to observe rigidly the
safety precepts and not have a death
or an accident of any kind 1t is a
big task these employees will under
take, but they will tackle the job in
spirit of fortitude and determine
ton to reduce the number Of acci-
dents to a minimum"
Evening star., 1919-10-13
Chicken Market Favorable.

The chicken market is in a more IA
vorab1e condition than the turkey
market and there is promise of plenty
of the smaller birds for the holiday
season. Tennessee reports, for. ex'
ample, say there is a fair crop of tur-
keys, but smaller than last year
while the chicken supply Is above
normal
There has been so much ill-advised
criticism of cold storage Industries
that not many birds are being stored
and while that is resulting in plenti-
full market now 1t means sky high
prices next spring" one dealer said
today. 1T would not surprise me to
see dressed chickens retailing Tor -
a pound next year on this account. II
is a grave mistake to discourage the
use Of cold storage facilities. because
that system is the greateset price lev
eler we have. The cold storage Dusi-
excites prejudice in the popular
mind"
Evening star., 1919-10-13
INFANT DEATHS STUDIED.
Bureau Compares Conditions Found
in Sections Of Saginaw. Mich.

The chances Of death are six times
greater for a baby born In one sec
ton Of Saginaw, Mich. than In an
other. report given out yesterday
by the ch!ldren's bureau of the De-
partment OF Labor infers.
The "safety xone." as shown by the
bureaus Investigations. where the
infant mortality IL low as compared
with other sections. IL one where
the fathers earn a living wage. the
mothers are not employed during the
year before and following the baby'a
birth. and both parents are able TO
read and write.
The report says there 10 q SUFFICIENT
number Of safety zones in Saginaw to
make the city compare favorab!y
with other cities.
Evening star., 1919-10-13
Alternative Proposition.

Presented as an alternative to this
proposal the service-at-cost plan
enumerates the following items for
which an increase in fare may be
granted: ca Cost of wages and COM
pensation to employees: (b) cost OF
materials used in operation OF the
city system; (c) cost of renewals and
depreciation Of the property; CD cost
Of taxes and other governmental
charge, including the expenses of city
supervision; (e) cost of such other
operating expenses as are authorized
under the sole and uniform system OF
accounting Of the Interstate Conn
merce Commission of the United
states: (f) cost Of money invested in
the property, being the reasonable
rate upon the stipulated fair value of
the property.
The ordinance fxes the valuation of
the street railway property In Ques-
Evening star., 1919-10-13
HIGHER q. s. WAGES DEBATED
Engraving Bureau Workers Meet
at Session of Union.

Employees of the bureau Of engrav-
ing and printing numbering more
than 500 men and women and making
up the membership of Union No. l.
Federal Employees, discussed yester-
day. at a meeting of the organization.
wage increases Of all government en-
ployes and other matters of interest
to them J. f. Berland, president of
the organization, gave assurances
that this organization will support to
the limit the efforts to secure for the
women employed at the bureau in
creased compensation.
Evening star., 1919-10-13

Wash!ngtons difficulties incident
to the solving of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company's prob
lem of how to meet the increased
cost Of operation. while satisfying
the public as to service and fare, are
in no wise unique. 4 crisis similar
to the one with which the National
Capital is faced has, as has been
pointed out in the hearings before
the Public Utilities Commission. been
precipitated nationally and locally
throughout the country.
With the means BY whick the local
problem may be solved under earnest
consideration here, the eXpehientS 10
be put to the test of a special election
in Denver October ~, whereby it is
hoped to avert a similar crisis
threatening in that city, afford inter-
eSting study.
Two ordinances have been initiated
in Denver to dispose Of the local
street railway difficulties. The one
is known as the elastic fare ordi-
nance agreed upon by city and tram
way officials as a possible solution
Of the trouble. The other is known
az the sefvice-at- cost plan. and is
submitted by the tramway adjustment
committee Of ffty-f1ve. Both of these
ordinances TCCcShlZC LIZ VihPAo. w
wage question as the determining
quality of the situation in Denver.
Summary of the Ordinances.
They may be briefly summarized
as follows:
The elastic fare plan provides for
the establishment Of a. six-cent fare
with no transfer charge and the ere
alton of a board of control of three
members, which shall have power to
authorize increases or order decreases
in the wages Of tramway workers
and the fare charged the public.
In no Instances are the wages OF
employees to exceed the average wage
paid in Ave cities named in the ordi-
nance. And in no instance SHAH an
increase in fare be granted save to
meet an increased wage schedule.
as to fares received and wages paid
are to be open to Investigation by
the board. The franchise ,e held by indi the
Gated above. TIE sole purpose OF
the ordinance is stipulated as 70
make provision for the regulation
of charges for service.
Evening star., 1919-10-13

lieve conditions IN Texas. whore an
unusually large crop and scarcity OF
storage facilities have made the sit
uation acute, the Grain Corporation
will send additional cargo vessels to
Galveston and the number Of permits
for carloads Of wheat into. Galveston
has been Increased from ffty to one
hundred per day.
Evening star., 1919-10-13
TURKEY SHORTAGE
SEEN FOR NOV. 27
Dealers Predict Price win
Range Around so Cents
for Thanksgiving.
CHICKEN HIGH IN SPRING

! Early reports from turkey-produc-
ing districts indicate a reduced sup
ply Of the big birds for the coming
| holiday season. and In many homes a
portion OF some other kind of fowl
! or a slice of roast will take the place
| Of turkey meat on Thursday. Noyem-
| Der 27.
| Advance reports have been received
in Washington from $50 shipping
211 reports say fewer turkeys will be
shipped this year than last, "a report
shipments will be the same as in 1918,
and only 25 predict an increased out
put.
Encouraging news comes from the
| great turkey-raising district Of Texas,
| be better than the average, and the
| state is expected to ship 400 carloads
| of turkeys within the next few weeks
| comparing with about 325 carloads
! shipped last year. The states greatest
! output was in 1917, when 625 car
! loads were shipped.
| Washington does not consume any
| of the Texas crop. but conditions in
that and other western states af-
| feet the eastern markets. which af-
fectS conditions here.
Reports From Hereabouts.
| One of the largest wholesale poultry
dealers in the city today said he ex-
pected about IS per cent of a crop in
Maryland, Virginia and Tennessee,
from which states the local market
| is principally supplied. This was the
size Of last years output. Ono of the
leading Center market retailers was
| more optimistic: saying that reports
| reaching him indicated a larger sup
ply than last year. He does not think
the holiday price should exceed SO
| cents a pound. Prices are now 50 to
SIS cents.
The season has been good for trtf-
key raising, but as one dealer re-
marks. 1.-The season does not make the
f1ocks" BY this he meant that the
fall supply of turkeys depended on the
number Of birds hatched out in the
spring. The unusually mild weather
during the present month has been
excellent for fattening the turkeys,
and though they may be scarcer this
year than usual, they will be more
than usually attractive when they
make their debut on the last Thursday
of next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-13
IN THE WAKE TEXAS 4
TYPE AND DESCRIPTION.

through the crowded streets Of tho
towns at all hours Of the day. This
Is said to be the best market for ex.
pensive automobiles there is in the
United States at this time. In the
wake Of the oil boom there have come
salesman and takers Of every type and
description. Stock selling schemes
and every possible variety Of game for
inducing the inexperienced men Of
wealth to part with their money are
being worked.
Although the people Of Eastland re-
gard this town as being destined to
become the great oil metropolis of the
producing territory on account of its
central location, counter claims of this
kind are being made by Ranger,
Desdemonia and De Leon, with posi-
bly, other communities which are as
yet practically unknown in the in
dustry yet to hear from. The popula-
ton Of all Of these towns has in
creased enormously. Rural settle
ments that were mere villages before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-13
texas Farmers Who Couldn't Borrow Hundred Dollars Year Ago
Now Talk in Terms Of Hundreds of Thosands-Result of Oil
Boom That Has Revived California and Kondke Days.

Ellis royalties are worth $500,000 now
II gusher Is brought In anywhere
within hailing distance Of his land he
will find himself multimillionaire when
he obtains his discharge.
South of the Perkins tract r. l..
Hanks bought eighty acres on credit
few years ago. He was not what is
called we'll fixed. There is no we'll
on his land. but he has sold the royal
ties on its potential production for
$4,000 and now drives a fine automo-
bile.
Before the oil boom came Warren
Wagner was struggling we'll driller
He leased the schoolhouse lot at Mer-
riman. seven miles east Of Eastland.
He brought in a we'll from which he
has already sold 100000 worth Of oil
and has paid the school trustees $780,
900 in royalties. with this money he
has bought oil land in the Desdemonia
and other fields, and established oil
held supply depots and promoted oil
refneries at strategical points.
The Merriman Baptist Church, q
short distance from the school. has
collected 100000 in royalties from a
we'll drilled on its lot. Mono of this
money goes to any member Of the
congregation, which numbers twenty
nine. 1t all goes to Baptist educa-
tional and charitable institutions.
y
P. L. Wolfe. a young man born in
Van Zandt county. came to Eastland
eighteen months ago and obtained
the position OF cashier Of the City
National Bank. He caught the oil
fever and on capital Of about $500
began trading in leases Finally, he
got possession Of an eighty-acre
strip in the York survey on which a
4'ooo-barrel producer was brought in
a few days ago and on which another
we'll is being drilled. He was made a
millionaire overnight when his we'll
was drilled in.
Floyd Brewer was stock farmer
near Merriman when Eastland county
was proved to be oil territory eight
cen months ago. There are ten wells
on MS place now, and he Is one Of
Eastland's millionaires. and has erect
ed valuable buildings In the town
which bring high rents.
Elisha Roper owned a 500-acre farm
in the York survey when the
boom came. He was good farmer
and was considered to be in good
circumstances. according to pre-
oil standards. Now one Of the big
gushers bears his name and he Is in
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proved hight grade oll-producing terri
tory In the United States
When the oil was discovered at
Ranger. In the eastern part Of the
county. eighteen months ago. Tom Con-
MELEE leased his land to the Magnolia
Petroleum Company for nominal con-
sideration and one eighth of the oil it
should produce. This company brought
In we'll with Initial production Of 5000
barrels day. known as the big Tom
Connellee." on this land and Is drilling
six offsets to it. Mr.. Connellee did not
sell any OF his royalties. Instead, he
decided quarter of them to his son and
quarter to his daughter and retained
half for himself. They could be CASH
ed in for Sl.25O,OOO today. They bring
an average revenue of $40. 900 per month
now. Mr.. Connellee has quit his Job as
conductor for the Texas and Pacific. He
is taking life easy and travelling at his
leisure.
Ell Perkins was young man of draft
age when the United States Joined the
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Down Where Milli0naireS Bloom Over Night

office of county superintendent Of pubs
lilo instruction, which he was holding
when the oil boom struck the country.
He traded WORKOUT automobile.
worth less than 5000. for lease on
$50 acres of land four and a half
miles east of Eastland, which he sold
for $40 an acre. With this for a taw
he got into the oil game right, and
has accumulated half million dollars
and is still going strong.
H. p. Brclsford. who is one of East.
lands millionaires now, had more than
1000 acres on his hands when the oil
boom came. which he admits he would
have parted with at any time had he
been able to convince any one that it
was worth owning. About 600 acres Of
this land was inherited from his father,
who established horse ranch on the
tract in 1886 north of the Eastland town
SITE The remainder was obtained from
clients who had no cash and paid for his
services as lawyer In land instead.
Now they call me smart man be-
cause kept my land and 1t is valuable
for tho oil that it contains" he says.
Brelsford Is investing his revenues in
Eastland property. A bank he founded
nine years ago has increased it's capital
stock eightfold and broken ground for a
nine-story Office building that will cost
$15O.00O. On part Of his fathers old
horse ranch he is erecting $4,000
country clubhouse and laying out golf
links. On one side Of the country club
site he is building a dam across the
north Leon river canyon to form a lake
that will hold 5,000.000,000 gallons Of
water. or enough to supply the needs Of
city of $4,000 population. This dam
is half a mile long and thirty feet high.
Water will flow from 1t by gravity into
Eastland.
In addition, Brelsford has invested
heavily in the stock Of north and south
railroad to give Eastland short-line con-
nection with all of the states east and
west trunk lines and furnish transpor-
tation facilities for oil fields north OF
Eastland that have a potential produce
ton of 100000 barrels day. This
railroad is being financed with local cap
ital. Brelsford is also heavily inter-
ested in oil companies and other enter
prises Of large proportions that are max
ing big money in developing the East
land district.
If Frank ID. HoGg. who owns a farm
of 1000 acres in the Desdemonia field,
is thankful that oil has brought him
great wealth he has a poor way of
showing it, some of his neighbors say.
Before the discovery of crude petrole-
UNI was made ON Joe Dukes farm the
adjoining country village. now known
as Desdemonia, was called Hocr
Town 1t was named in honor of
Frank Hogg. With the coming OF
undreamed-of riches to the commun-
ity the citizens decided that the town
should be given new name. so Des-
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allies In the war against Germany. He
owned eighty acres Of poor land north OF
Eastland which he leased to an oil COM
pany for rs cents an acre be-
fore leaving Eastland to join the Navy.
He Is somewher ON a warship now.
Since his departure his father sold for
him a half interest In his royalties for
100000. A few days ago the lease
brought In well on the Perkins tract
which Is offset by three others that are
standing In oil on adjoining tracts