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The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-10

with the states in practical endeavor to make good American citizens of all the people who by accident or intent have elected to lNe in our country.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-10

Those critics of the Alaska engl- neering commission who complain that the road is costing far in excess of the first estimate must remember that material is several hundred per cent higher than pre-war prices The cost of labor has increased; board is higher; freights have nearly doubled; and the overhead and operating costs are keeping pace with other prices. The wonder is not that the road IS costing far more than intended but that with prices so high it can be con- structed at all.-Valdez Miner.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-10

rectly help Anchorage and Seward, and that they will reap more or less pecuniary benefit from it's building; but the fact still remains that the completion of the railroad to Fair banks and especially to the coal fields will indirectly benefit every town in Alaska The scarcity of fuel and the high prices paid go far toward mak- ing this an undesirable place to reside, especially in the winter months. When every home can pile on the coal with out counting the cost Alaska will be- come a land of happy homes, but not until then. It is the settler who makes a country; the steady pro- ducer; not the man who skins the ground in the summer and spends his earnings in the States-Valdez Miner.
 Just what good Mr. Wickersham Is going to do for Alaska by antagonizing Secretary Lane we have not yet been able to discover. MT. Lane is willing to spend the good money of the United States in building a railroad in Alaska The territory reaps the benefit whether the road costs one million or forty million.
 MT. Wickersham just present is supposed to be representing Alaska ill Congress, which, of course, he really is not doing but is, as usual, representing Wickersham there, so just why he should antagonize a pro- ject that finds favor with Alaskans and which is of benefit to Alaska is too deep for us.
 Even the rabid Republican papers of the territory loaned at the mouth when their own party senators in a filibuster defeated the sundry civil bill that carried with It an appropria- tion for the Alaska railroad. Wick was working against the passage of the appropriation all the time. What magic words will be whispered in the ears of his followers to convince them that business and prospects in the whole territory should be sacrificed merely to make "Wickersham holi- day?" "
 Secretary Lane has proven himself a friend of Alaska at every turn of the road. Statesmen and business men from all over the world have united to do him homage and not discordant note has been sounded during his ad- ministration until Wickersham, like malamute bowling at the moon
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-10

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
CAPTAIN SMITH
CLAIMS VICTORY
IN BIG AIR RACE
Claims to Have Beaten Fly
ing Time of Lieut. May
nard Almost 30
Minutes.
40 RESUME FLIGHT
Fog Over San Francisco
Holds Flier at Sacra-
mentO, Calf.
lRy The Associated Pres

/
Chicago, Oct. 15-After a days rest
and with more favorable weather over
nearly the entire course. forty army
aviators today resumed their flight in
the trans-continental air derby.
Clear, cold weather with moderate
winds was reported from most Of the
control stations with the exception Of
those in Nebraska where foggy weather
interfereS with the schedule of the fly
erS.
Smith Wins?
Captain Lowell H. Smith, who arriv-
ed at Mineola, N. T., at 1850 o'clock
today was the third flyer to complete
the first half of the trip from San Fran
cisco. According to the record in Cap
tain Smiths log book, he has beaten
Lieut.. Maynard in the race. Captain
Smiths figures show that he made the
trip in twenty-fGur hours and thirty
minutes flying time, as against Lieut..
twenty-four hours and fifty
nine minutes and forty-eight seconds
flying time from NineOla to San Fran
cisco. Captain Smiths victory. will be
verified before a decision is made
Drayton Held.
Captain Harry Drayton arrived at
California. at S:45 and
fifty three seconds this morning. After
over the telephone with OFF,
GERS of the ali. service in San Francis
20, the control officer at Mather Field
near Sacramento decided to hold Cap
tain Drayton there until informed that
the fog at San Francisco had lifted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
The District Court.

The district court re-cOnvened this
morning following few days recess.
The jury for the trial of Marion
Whaley, charged with committing rape,
is being empaneled this afternoon.
The assignment of cases for the next
several days is as follows:
TOday-State Of Iowa vs.. Whaley !;
State of Iowa VS.. Jensen.
hursday-Benjamin l.. Bowling VS..
Thomas q Wilson; Harriet Campbell
VS. f. $. Johnson; Mckinley Music Co.
VS.. Ellsworth Drug Co. and John Peter
son: A. T. Stata VS.. John K. Hartman
and Anna Hartman; Fort Dodge Gro
Gerry Co., c.. &. Prouty Co. VS.. Il. n.
Beck. A. w. Drake and l.. Il. Jaycox.
Friday Riley 4 Ristrim VS.. Frank Pc
terson and wife; G. +. Gardner VS.. Joe
Drake; Elizabeth Frances Waldon as
next friend of Clarence WaldOn VS.. IL
linois Central X. X. Co. and Rufus
Nelson.
Monday-B. c. Mason VS.. Alfred W..
Cater and Rosa l.. Cater: The Maytag
Co. VS.. the Webster City Savings Bank !;
Samuel Bingham Sons Mfg. Co. VS.. u.
c. Chase; G. ID. Richards and i. l.. Mil
Ter VS.. Lubbert Il. Lubbers.
Tuesday-Sheet Metal Specially Co.
VS.. Clarence Thompson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
STATISTICS
SHOW CITIES
"IN THE HOLE''

Washington. ID. c.. Oct 13.--(Spe-
cial.) In 147 of the 227 American cities
of more than 10000 population. the ex-
cess of expenditures for governmental
costs, including interest and outlays
for permanent improvements. over reve-
nueS during the fiscal year 1913
amounted to S70,923.990. or S34S per
capita. In the remaining so cities, the
excess of revenues over expenditures
was So, ,3323, ,O60. or S1.GO per capita.
Taking the entire 227 cities as a
group. the excess Of expenditures over
revenues amounted to $4S.6O0.93O. or
SLAP per capita. The net Indebtedness
of these cities averaged $77.53 per capi-
ia.
These are among the significant facts
presented in Il report entitled "Finan-
cial Statistics of Cities Having Popu-
lation of over 3O.0OO-191S," soon to I've
issued by Director Sam l.. Rogers, Of
the bureau Of the census, department OF
commerce.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
STRIKE rs GO BACK TO WORK
WILSON'S C0ND|-
ton SAME; RESENT
Sen. NOSES letter
(By The Associated press.)

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson's condition remained
much the same today as during the
past several days and his organs are
functioning normally, said a, bulletin
issued today by his physicians.
White House officials resented the
publication of a report that the presi-
dents condition was such that he
could not attend to matters Of public
duty if necessary. THE president
could, sign bills il they were placed
before him, but we are not putting
them before him." one official declar-
ed.
Publication Of letter written by
Senator George H. Moses to a New
Hampshire friend stating that Presi-
dent Wilson had suffered some kind
of cerebral lesion" has deeply stirred
official Washington and served to re-
viye anxiety over the outcome Of his
illness.
DR.. Cary T. Grayson, the presidents
physician, would make no comment
today on Senator Moses, report Of the
presidents condition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Iowa has Much Timber.

Much surprise was expressed by
William l.. Hall. assistant United
States forester, at the large area of
timber lands still left in Iowa. Mr..
Hall recently made a visit to Iowa
State college and the southeastern
part Of the state on his tour of the
country on private timber land in
vestigations.
Owing to the high price of forestry
products. private timber lands will be
managed more and more according to
scientific principles. AS nearly three
fourths Of the timber land is privately
owned and only a small part of this
private land is managed by expert for
esters, there is certain to be big
future demand for men trained along
these lines,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Industry at
BllrIingtO1, is Gone
(By The Associated Press,

Burlington, Iowa. Oct. 13.--Becausc
there are none for the purpose, no APP
pies will be packed this year. Not many
years ago many thousand bushels of
apples We're shipped from Burlington
each year, and the work OF packing
gave employment to considerable mum
bers of men for several weeks each
fall and winter. One reason there are
10 applies for packing is said TO be
lack of care for the orchards. Grimes
and JOnathans are being shipped here
and sell at $11 and SD a barrel whole
sale. but farmers say that does MT
bring any greater return than Dota-
toes ut 20 cents bushel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Considerable Turbulence.

Youngstown, O., Oct. 13-Consider-
able turbulence resulted today through
this valley as the mills resumed opera
tons in greater volume. Crowds OF
strikers gathered around each plant
stoning strike breakers, and many ar
rests were made.
In east Youngstown. an engine
struck hand car filled with men on
their way to work, killing one and ser
iously injuring two others.
A crowd OF strike pickets stoned
an automobile occupied by Sheriff Ben
Morris and numbei. OF deputies late
Sunday night, mistaking the automobile
for one containing strike breakers who
were being taken into the Hazleton
plant of the Republic Iron \ Steel
company.
Sporadic operation was reported at
all mills this morning. Strike leaders,
however. said the movement had failed
rs the strikers had stood firm and only
u few reported for work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Hunt Soldiers Baggage.

Iowa soldiers and other former
service men who have been looking
for lost baggage, are promised help
in locating same if they will send de-
tails as to what sort Of possessions
went astray, name of their regiment.
etc. to Joe Mccormick of Cedar
Rapids, state secretary Of the Knights
of Columbus. They must also enclose
the blue stub detached from declara-
ton papers and designate the last
place they left their luggage. The X.
of G. has undertaken to trace all lost
baggage, etc. and staff of competent
hunters has been assembled to run
down such articles as the boys want
ed shipped home and which has be-
come lost in the shuttle. No charge
whatever is made for the service as
the X. of c. slogan, Everything Free"
is still in force
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Store Green Tomatoes.

Green or partly ripened tomatoes
that have not been damaged by
heavy frost may be put in the cellar
and ripened there. Gather them by
picking them or by pulling the vines.
II the vines are pulled, leave the to-
matoes upon them and hang them up
The tomatoes will ripen slcwly in the
course of the succeeding four or five
weeks. Tomatoes thus stored do not
have the flavor Of garden ripened fruit,
but they are of fair quality and are
especially good when other vegetables
ure gone.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
-Four of BeethOUe1'8
Early Numbers Found
(By The Associated Press.

a London, Oct. 13.-Four unknown
pieces, of music by Beethoven have
been discovered in the British museum
by French students and are shortly to
be published. The manuscripts, to-
gether with number Of others. were
given by the emperor of Austria to Alb
dul Aziz, sultan of Turkey who gave
them to his bandmaster. They repre-
sent Beethoven's early work between
the years Of 1855 and 1895.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
TO PLANT Pop
Ply SEEDS FROM
FLANDERS FIELD
(Rv The Associated Press.


Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 13.-Seeds
from the poppy fields Of Flanders will
be used to plant three acres of land
adjacent to Cleveland's Liberty Row
next summer, according to advices re-
ceived by Floyd r. White, director of
parks and public property.
The seeds will be gathered by or
phans of soldiers buried beneath the
pOppies of Flanders fields, Alexander
CRUCES, clerk of the American legation
in Brussels, has written Mr.. Waite.
A bronze tablet dedicating the
poppy garden will be unveiled by Car
dinul Mercier, when he visits this city
this month. The poem In Flanders
Fields will he inscribed on the
tablet.
Tablets bearing the names, of
Clevelanders who died overseas will
be placed by October u, Director
Waite said.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
col. {. N. HOUSE
Home; REMAINS
IN SECLUSION
Confidential Adviser of
President Suffering With
Gall Stones and a
Cold.
GOES TO HIS. HOME
Future Activity Depends on
his Health, he Tells
Newspapers.
(By The Associa ted Press )

New York, Oct. 13.-Suffering from
an attack of gall stones. complicated
by a severe cold, Col. f. NJ. House
confidential adviser of President viii
son and member of the American
peace delegation, who arrived here
yesterday from France. remained in
seculsi6n at his home here today.
In brief interview with newspa-
perMen before he. went to his home,
Col House, when asked about the re-
port that he planned to sever his con-
necti0n with diplomatic affairs, said
That all depends upon my health.
intend to serve as long as l am physi-
cally able.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
STRIKERS ACTIONS
MAKE DEALING WITH
OFFICIALS USELESS
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, d. c., Oct. 13.-Strikes
of railroad employees, such as the one
at the Altoona, Pa. yards Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, was declared today
by Director General Hines as creating
the basis for the argument that it. is
nonsense to deal with labor organiza-
tions because they will not obey their
own rulers and therefore make the Or
derly handling of business impossible.
The statement by the director general
was made in a letter to b. NJ. Jewell,
acting president of the railroad employ
es' department of the American Feder-
alton of Labor in regard to the Altoona
strike Mr.. Hines reiterated his state
ment that the railroad administrations
policy was that no. grievances Of the
railroad employees would be consider
ed while the workers involved remain
ed ON strike.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Falls From ScaHO!d.

James S. Jones. 1435 Second street,
an employe of j. p. Rasmussen, the
contractor. fell from scaffolding on
the new Frank Springstraw residence
Saturday afternoon. breaking an arm
and incurring other injuries. He will
probably be unable to work for a period
of six or eight weeks.
Mr.. Jones was standing on the Scaf-
folding and attempted to cut Il limb
from a nearby tree when he fell to
the ground A bone was broken in his
right arm and his left wrist was quite
badly sprained
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
TO EXHIBIT AT
KANSAS CITY SHOW
Murray McMurray Will
Send Black Min0rcas to
Poultry Show.

Murray McMurray. of this city will
send several OF his Black MinOrcas to
the Kansas City poultry show-one of
the largest poultry shows held in the
country. The dates arc, Nov. % to
Dec. 1.
This show will be under the direct
supervision of George w. Hackett, gov
ernment extension man. and his assis-
tants. The junior club work will he
und:ar the personal supervision of w. L..
Il. Perry. formerly of this city, now in
charge of the junior poultry club work
in the state Of Missouri.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
WOMAN RESIGNS:
OPPOSED TO UNI-
VERSAL TRAINING
(By The Associated Press. J

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 13.--(Spe-
cial.) Miss Florence Allen, assistant
county prosecutor in Cleveland, Ohio,
has resigned as the member from the
Buckeye state on the democratic ma
tiOnal committee She was appointed
last April to the position of represent
ative on the women's associate commit
tee.
In letter to Homer s. Cummings,
chairman of the committee. in Wash
ington. Miss Allen said she could no
longer hold her position lin view Of
the administrations present stand in
Introducing bill providing for uni
versal compulsory military service
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
FRANCE BY De.
Cree returns
TO PEACE BASE
State of Siege Ended, Cen
s0rship Lifted and the
Police Take Over
Functions.
DECREE PUBLISHED
Text Of Treaty Signed Will
be Deposited in Foreign
Office.
(By The Associated Press.

Paris, Oct. 13.-Decrees published
in the Journal Official this morning
place the internal affairs of France on
a peace basis, by ending the state Of
seige, lifting Of the censorship and
transfer of jurisdiction over police
affairs from the army to the perfec-
lures.
To end the state of war with Ger
many it is still necessary to deposite
in the foreign Office the text of the
treaty signed by President Pcincare,
which will be filed with the ratifica-
ton of the same document by Presi-
dent Ebert of Germany, which al
ready is in hand
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Glass of $50 get the
Fourth X. C.. Degree

Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 13, (Special.)
A class of $50 Catholic men from
all over Iowa received the fourth de-
gree here Sunday-the highest honor
ary degree that can be conferred in
the Knights of Columbus. The event
marked the 427th anniversary of the
discovery Of America by Christopher
Columbus, as it was OH Oct. l., 1892,
that the celebrated explorer landed on
American soil.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
PRESIDENT CAR.
RAMA HAS HIS
FIRST VACATION
(By The Associated press.)

Mexico City, Oct. 13.-President Car
rama. who is absent from the capital
on a vacation, plans to remain several
weeks in his home town of Cuatro
Cienegas, state Of Coahuila, enjoying
his first relaxation in a year from Off
sial duties He was accompanied by
Aguirre Berlenga, secretary of Gober-
nacion; Pastor Rouaix, secretary of
agriculture Juan Barragan, chief of
staff; Pauline Fontes, director general
of the national railways, and large
military escort.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
A. w. Mason Dies.

A. w. Mason, a retired farmer living
on the east side, passed away at III
o'clock yesterday forenoon. Funeral
services, will be held from, the home
tomorrow afternoon and interment
made in Graceland cemetery.
Mr.. Mason was in his seventy-irst
yein. and leaves his wife to mourn his
passing. Mr. Mason had made his home
here for number of years and had
many friends.
Obituary later
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Would Extend I,aspec-
tiOn to Poultry, Too
(Rv The Associated Press. J

(Ry The Associated Press.
Des MOines. Iowa. Oct. 13-Dr. Rob-
that sixteen per cent of the hogs and
eight sper cent Of the cattle in Iowa
have tuberculosis. That is considered
a very low estimate. DIR. Wall asserts
that he is strongly in favor of extend
ing the government inspection now ap-
piled to beef, pork and other meats, to
poultry. He says that chickens pick up
tuberculosis from human beings and
from animals, but there is no inspection
in chicken packing establishments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
May Spend Winter in West.

Miss Martha Heiden and Miss Char
lene Merrill, both Webster City girls
who have spent some time in the west,
are undecided whether they will return
to Iowa this winter. Miss Heiden is
employed in the telephone exchange at
Los Angeles and Miss Merrill is visit
ing relatives in Spokane.
The girls enjoyed the trip up the
Pacific coast, visiting Portland, San
Francisco and Seattle. Returning to
Los Angeles. Miss Heiden took the four
days boat trip and found the ocean
voyage delightful
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
In Serious Accident,

Mrs. Alice Roosa, who has been stay
ing at the B. X. Ally home at Jewell,
met with a very painful accident Sat
urday morning when she fell from the
top to the bottom stairs in the Ally
home. breaking the elbow of her left
arm in two places. She was brought
to this city Saturday and an N-ray pic
ture' taken of the break 1t was found
that the bone in the elbow was crushed
and she has been suffering intense pain
as Il result of the injury.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
M Censorship.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 13.-Denial
that d military censorship had been es-
tablished at Gary, Ind, where federal
troops are on duty because OF the steel
strike, was made in Il telegram re-
ceived at the war department today
from Major General Wood, commander
of the central department with head
quarters at Chicago.
The telegram read as follows:
..NO press censorship has been es-
tablished at Gary. Your advice proba-
bly, developed in the misunderstanding
of request to representatives OF the
press not to publish certain information
which would tend to complicate the
military situation in Gary"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
More Strikers Return.

Chicago, Oct. 13.-Steel miHs in the
Chicago district today made prepara-
tion to largely increase their working
forces and to open number of plants
closed by the strike, three weeks ago.
In anticipation of this move on the
part Of the companies, labor leaders
distributed several thousands of addi-
tional pickets in South Chicago, Gary
and Indiana Harbor in order to prevail
on wOrkmen to remain firm.
Threaten General Strike.
At mass meeting OF strikers in un-
ion hall at Gary, +. B. Lockwood, one
Of the speakers, said If the steel strike
showed signs of failing, general
strike would be called in all industries
throughout the country.
Federal agents ut Gary, with the aid
Of United States troops, continued to
raid the homes Of radical agitatOrs and
many have been taken into custody.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Bob "IIp in the Air"

Ten passengers were taken up in the
Webster City plane yesterday. it being
an ideal day for flying. Among them
was Bob Bringolf. Bob says the air
6.0OO feet above the earth is fine and
that riding in Il plane beats hauling
sand.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13

Lubert e. Lubbers captured one out
of five wolves which he saw in the tim
her here few days ago and crippled
II second one he ran out of shells or
possibly would have captured it. He
received bounty from the county of
$40 for the one wolf. The bounty on
wolves was previously $40 but was re-
Gently reduced by the legislature to
SIC.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
More Buildings at
Anaes to Meet Needs

Ames. Iowa. Oct. 13.-(SpeciaD
Another dOrmitory for women, a large
armory and drill hall and library
building are to be gotten under way ut
Iowa State college as soon as possible
to meet the enormous increase in the
student body.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
Home From Long Trim.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Il. Strever and
daughter are home from Il nine weeks
auto trip through the east. They trav~
eled through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.
New York. Vermont, Massachusetts, and
Connecticut. They took trailer and
camped en- route. They report very
fine time.