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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
LIEUT., MCCARTHY
WRITES A LETTER
Is now in Florida Doing Re-
cruiting Duty for
Army.

Lieutenant Clinton Mccarthy, for
merly stationed at Camp Bragg. n. c.,
has now been transferred to Tampa,
Florida. In part. he writes his father
here the following interesting letter:
Dear Father We'll. I'm about the
farthest away from home that j have
been for some time. | suppose you
wonder what l am doing. Well. Ill
tell You. / am on recruiting duty tour
ing the state of Florida in an autOmo-
bile. 1t will take me nearly two
months and it should be an enjoyable
trip.
got down here yesterday, having
stopped off at Jacksonville for two
days while enroute here.
/ have ten men with me. field piece
With c;,isson, two five ton tractors, Il
big three ton truck and Dodge auto
mobile. so you see ! am pretty well
QUILTED.
| wish You could make this trip
with NE as you would thoroughly en-
JOY it, 1t is nice and warm and all
kinds of fruit are plentiful. | don't
know how ii comes that | was lucky
enough to get this detail. l am the
only officer in the party so l have no
boss with me.
Write to me in care of the Army
Recruiting station here.
With love,
Clinton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
Dip.cmas for High Grades.

To the Hamilton county boy and girl
who pass their eighth grade eXamlna-
tons with the highest average, a diplo
ma is to be awarded by the state super
intendent of public instruction. This
announcement was made at the recent
national convention on consolidation
held in Cedar Falls which was attend
ed by County Superintendent Il. f.
Snow.
The same offer is made for each
county in the state. and will serve as
an incentive for high grades among the
students.
The eighth grade examinations in
this county are to be held Feb. rs ana
~ and again in May Immediately
following the May examinations. an.
nouncement will be made Of those who
have the highest average, and the
diplomas awarded accordingly to the
one girl and one boy swho win. The
diplomas will be signed by the state
and the county super
intendent and will be something OF
which any student can well be proud.
1t is expected about 10 eighth grade
pupils in this county will take eNaml-
nations and compete for the prize.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
From Fridays Daily:

Mrs. Mary LenhaGt visited in Biairs'
burg yesterday afternoon.
j. n. Omstead attended the autOmo-
bile show at Des Moincs yesterday.
j. X. Fear was & business passenger
to Des MONIES this morning.
l.. A. McMurray was ii business pas
senger to kamrar this morning.
Will TalcOtt of Williams was q yisi-
tor in Webster City Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Baker If Blairs-
burg were Webster City. callers yester-
day.
Prof. W. l. Swishcr of Stanhope Wis
tied in this city over last night en-
route home from Cedar Falls, where
he attended the national conference
on consolidated schools
Mrs. y. ltigtcr. Mrs. G. w. Neff, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Clabaugh and Misses Ella
Michaelson, Lena Naber and Myrtle
OlthOff We're among the Kamrar yisi-
tors in Webster City yesterday after
noon.
Oscar Flygstad from near Kamrar
was "A county seat caller yesterday.
Mrs. j. Ringsted of Ellsworth was a
Webster City caller yesterday.
Il. l.. Bellcson of Jewell is IA county
seat business visitor this afternoon.
Jack Dumett of Williams is visitor
in this city today
NeIs Challie Of Jewell is a visitor
i'll this city this afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Cordes Of Kamrar is Il
caller in this city this afternoon. .
John S. Heffner cashier of the Du,I-
combe Savings Bank, was Il caller in
Webster City yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Baldus of Jewell
were Webster City callers yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Maggie l.. Smith, who has been
spending the winter in Waterloo, has
arrived home.
Jim O'Neill, VIII Rick and Il. T..
Blodgett are among the Williams call
crS in the county seat today.
Mrs. w. w. Stow is in Waterloo visit
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Waitman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson from
near Jewell are Webster City visitors
this afternoon.
Mrs. George Shafer and children
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23

been suggested by no less an institution
than the board of public utility commits
sioners of the state OF New Jersey,
from which state comes the president
of the United States, that these prob
lens should not ''be iuggled with 10
gain the applause of those who give no
heed to their true significance and i'm
portance. and fail TO appreciate the III
innate effect of i'll considered action.
The New Jersey commission says
that there are those who urge III effect
that the efforts OF public utility com
should be directed, not TO deal
ing fairly with the people and the util-
titles which serve them and to seeing
that both are protected in their Just
rights, but to aScertaining what those
who claim TO speak for the public de
and allow it without question
or consideration Of the effect upon the
utility Abraham Lincoln is quoted
with reference to the judges OF the
courts. Lincoln said: 1T is Il duty
from which they may not shrink to de-
eide cases properly brought before them
and it is no fault Of theirs if others seek
TO TURN LHelr ucclSlOuS 10 lOlltiCdE bll-
poses" Utilities want this rule applied
to their affairs.
Lowell IN one of his essays referred
to the egg of democracy" Since a
world full of this kind OF fruit is being
Matched in the nests, the public utilities
evidently believe that they should have
some Of this democracy-since it is
being made universal commodity.
Community Assets.
The condition of the public utilities
has been greatly improved during the
past year. as it has been dawning on
The country that the agitation favoring
public ownership has been the result
IF socialistic propaganda. About SD
)00,OO0.000. representing the savings OF
the people of the country, is invested in
public utilities. and since Il great part
IF this in each community is local
.apital.' the utilities are rapidly pro-
crossing towards a basis where they
ire looked upon rs community assets,
and worthy Of being treated as such,
IN place of being made the political
footballs Of politicians eager for power.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
Well. KNOWN
W()MhNH DEAD
Mrs. Z. L. Miller Dies Fol-
lowing a Brief Ill
ness of Pneu-
mOnia.
FUNERAL TUESDAY
FUNERAL TUESDAY
She and Husband Went Into
Bus iness Here in Year
1903.

The entire community was Saddcned
Saturday morning when word spread
over the city of the death Of Mrs. +. l..
Miller. which occurred shortly before
midnight Friday night. Death followed
an illness of less than a week from
pneumonia Mrs. Miller was taken
i'll Monday morning, but her condition
was not considered critical until Tues
day evening since which time she grew
gradually worse. Mrs. Miller suffered
a stroke of paralysis about ten years
ago. leaving her heart in Il very weak
condition. She was also very critically
ill with bronchial pneumonia about a
year ago and when taken i'll less than
week ago, she realized from the first
that she would be unable to withstand
another attack of this treacherous dis
ease.
\ private funeral will be held from
the Miller undertaking chapel 1T 2:3O
o'clock Tuesday afternoon with Rev.
X. Y. Chipperfield in charge. The body
will lie in state in the chapel between
/ and > o'clock for friends who wish to
view the remains. Mrs. Miller was Il
member of the Methodist church.
Obituary.
Iona Lewis was born at Washington,
Iowa, Sept 10. 1860, being few
months past fifty years of age at the
time of her death. She was the eighth
of family of ten children. all OF
whom, with the exception of two sis
tiers. have preceded her in death.
In April, 1856, she was united in
ego, Cal. where they resided for five
years. During their residence in Cali
forna. two children were born, Mabel
and Charles. the former of whom died
at the age Of four years. The family
later returned to Washington, Iowa,
where they lived but Il few months,
moving from there to Oskaloosa. They
also resided at Ottumwa and Waterloo.
moving from the latter place TO Webster
City twenty-three years ago. During
the first few years of their residence
here, both Mr.. and Mrs. Miller prac-
ticed their profession OF directing flu
nerals and embalming for various un-
deltakers in town and in December,
1903, they went into the furniture and
business for themselves.
Mrs. Miller had the honor of being the
second licensed lady embalmer in this
state and at the time of her death was
holding the first lady's license, as the
woman who had been issued the first
license in the state of Iowa has been
dead for IA number of years.
Besides her husband and two sons,
Charles =. and Frank W., and the two
Mrs. Cora Metcalf and Mrs.
Clara Burton, Mrs. Miller is survived
by nephew, Curt Conner, who has
made his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
Ter since the death of his mother seven
years ago.
In this sorrow which has come to the
family, the sympathy Of the entire
is extended.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
Proceedings of the
Board of Supervisors
Feb 3. 1920.

|
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
This being the date fixed in notice
published by county auditor for receiv.
| ing bids for three car loads of bridge
lumber, the board proceeded to con
! slider bids on file which We're as fol
lows:
NV. w. Saylor ----$50.5 80 per NJ
Spain 4 Rose Lbr. Co.. $3.50 per NJ
G. II. Clifton 4 Son. $3.50 per NJ
Nebraska Bridge Supply 4
Lumber co. ---------- 51.5O per NJ
The bid OF w. w. SaylOr being the
lowest bid Oh file, it was moved and
seconded that bid be accepted and con-
tract awarded and chairman be and is
hereby authorized to sign contract
with said bidder as per bid filed.
Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that Fl.
A. Little be employed as county engi-
neer Of Hamilton county for the year
commencing February /, 1920, at a
salary of 5000 per year, and ten cents
per mile Travelled while in the per-
Torrance of his duties as such county
engineer Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that the
salary Of j.. II. Clabaugh of $500 as
fixed by the board for the year 1920
be rescinded. Motion carried.
1T was moved and seconded that the
court house be fixed at $1OS0 for the
year 1920, payable monthly, and audi
tor is authorized to issue warrants for
the same.
The duties of said janitor to include
the care of ocurt house lawn. Motion
carried.
On motion, board adjourned to meet
Feb. 3, 1920, at O'Clock IL. II.
Feb. 3, 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
The board proceeded with routine
work and continued with the same an
til noon hour.
On motion. board adjourned to meet
afternoon of this date at o'clock.
Afternoon Session, Feb. 3, 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
The board proceeded with allowing
bills filed against Hamilton county, and
on motion the following bills were al
lowed and auditor authorized to issue
warrant for the same.
Name Nature Of Claim Amount
Allowed
American Express Co.. express
for July $40
Alkire, w. H.. prov. for poor - 14.57
Boone Blank Book Co., supplies
for G. II. Observation-Disclosures 2756
Burnstedt. J. f., office rent, heat,
tel, toll and lights ---- 1G2.61
Bossert Bros, supplies for county
home ----------------- 9.1S|
Bringolf, Alva, graveling county
road ----------------------- oo.s5
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
From Saturdays Daily:

Andrew O'Neill OF Williams visited
friends in Webster City last evening.
Mrs. Frank J. CounSell of Williams
Is a visitor in this city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. HottOrtf of Will
liams are visitors in this city today.
Mrs. Oscar johnson and daughter
Lucille. Mrs. r. S. Millctt and daugh-
;er Esther. Mrs. A. l.. ,Fleenor and
Mrs. viii Morris are among the Jewell
visitors in Webster City this after
noon.
Mrs. Il. II. Deakman of harrisburg
was caller in this city Yesterday.
Mrs. G. j. Sickenger and son Charles,
from near Jewell. were Webster City
callers yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. &. II. Wheeler and little son
of Ellsworth were Webster City visi-
tors yesterday afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
The Egg of Democracy.

This thing called democracy seems to
he in such demand that the public util-
tiles are asking for it in the different
communities throughout the country.
And since democracy is dispensed large
ly through the various fotms OF local.
state and federal goverlh ent, it has
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23

went to Woodstock this noon to spend
IL few days with the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. McDaniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. II. Draeger and lit
tie son returned to their home near
Clarion this noon, having spent the
past two days visiting Mrs. DIS mother,
Mrs. lola Welch, northeast of town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23

Allan J. Rhodes has bought the east
w. J. Zitterell fiat on Bank street. con
sideration 50 800. He and Mrs. Rhodes,
who now occupy rooms at the Welch
home on the north side, will move into
their new home some time the coming
summer. The fiat is now occupied by
the j. s. Melvin and John Il. Brown
families.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23

W. . y b q
harrisburg Leader, pub. not. of
teachers examination --- z;
Clay, Eldon r.. rep. to typewriter
in co. clerks office ----------- 35(
Clay, Eldon r., rep. to typewriter
in co. treasurer's Office 1906
Cllristianson, G. F., elk, twp.
trustee meetings for 1919, ELS.
twp. ----------------- 800
City of Webster City, electric
lights for G. II. --- 1914
City of Webster City Electric
Shop, supplies for c. H.---- 2.5C
City of Webster City, electric
lights for co. farm --- 51.72
City of. Webster City, supplies
for co. farm Observation-Disclosures 1.2j
City OF Webster City, fu1nigators -
1.2j
City of Webster City, diphtheria
quarantine ----------------- lila
City of Webster City, coal for
poor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o.ou
City of Webster City, coal for
poor -------------------- 6.9o
ChristopherSon, Arthur, posting
quarantine notices -- 800
Coonrod l. Isham, clothing for
co. home ------------- 1886
Carson, kath, cash allowance
Tor January ---------------- l0UU
Caruth, Andrew, livery for grad
err men, tractor No. 1 - $50
Carlson, c. f., grading county
road Observation-Disclosures 1925
Clifton, G. H.. & Son, stakes for
county engineer ------------ 1G5
Clay, Eldon r., rep. typewriter
supt. office ----------------- HOO
Cass Township, Feb. trustee
meeting ------------------ 1900
Drake, A. W., meals for jurors $50
r. f.. NJ. d., salary and
mileage for Jan. --------- 1864
Evans, Ed F.. twp. elk, posting
quar-. notices Observation-Disclosures 1000
Finck, Henry, house rent for
poor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500
Pub. Co., sub
scription for daily for county
home acknowledgements 500
Pub. Co., blanks
for audit, bar docket for elk,
pub. notices for election pur.
and notice for co. road, pub.
inst bidders and b. Of S. proc,
pub. not. co. supt., pub. inst.
folders and pub. supplies for
G. H., pub. not. to auto own
ers, pub. Clear Lake Elec. Co.,
pub. proc. of S., pub. not. Mt
Zion Flee. Co. and pub. sup
plies for G. III. ------------- 57S.O2
FerbitZ, +. H., supplies for trac-
tor No. 9 ----------------- GA
Ferguson & Benson, monthly eX.
questions for schools -------- 1870
Farmers Restaurant, meals for
jurors --L-------- o4.O5
Foster Furniture Co, funeral ex-
penses for co. home and poor 10000
Fastenow, w. c., drugs for poor
41.35
Freedom Township, trustee meet
ing for Feb. ---- 1900
Farmers Restaurant, meals for
jurors --------------------- $50
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23
Present to Mrs. Anderson.

The factory employees at the Closz
Manufacturing company's plant here
took up collection the other day for
Mrs. Samuel Anderson. whose husband
died from fatal burns received at the
factory Wednesday. The collection
amounted to $40.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-23

Grandrup Drug Co., drugs for
poor Observation-Disclosures 5000
Greenwood VIM, house rent for
Dec. 1919, and jan, 1920, for
moor --- 1000
Gardner 4 Powers, supplies for
moor $50
Houghtaling, J. NJ, grand jury
balllff ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O'oo
Huddlestun, Bascom, gravel for
co. road 90
Holt, Williams 4 Peterson, prov.
for poor 1910
Holt, Williams 4 Peterson, prov.
for poor ------------------- 32.73
Hall, Neva, work in treasurer's
office $500
Harvey, Vivian, work in treas
+ urer's Office observation-disclosures 5000
How'd, @. o., co. eng. salary,
misc freight on co. truck - 1886
Holiday. e. W., postage of Jan. $50
Hahne, Fred, Printing Co., sup
plies for c. ii. ------------ 2OS31
Hahne,- Fred, Printing Co., tax
receipts for 1920 ----------- 4S5.45
Haerem, II. NJ, NJ. D., medical
aid for poor Observation-Disclosures 1926
Houghtaling, J. NJ, jury bailiff 1900
Independent School District W.,
G., heat furnished by dist 10000
Jewett, Olive, work in auditors
office Observation-Disclosures 5000
Johnson, w. H., twp. elk, post
ing quarantine notices ------ 900
fnr Ian toon
= l n, Jan ,,1ort neutrality-suspicious. ,,a,,i;nr ravo, -
Johnson, H. O., graveling county
road ------------------ -1354.O5
Johnson, %. j., session and mile
age -------- $500
Knndson. Hans p. trustees
meetings for 1917 1918. 1919
Ellis tyn o5OO
Eloova,ond n lath far ,co
amc 90
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
ALLIES HARMFUL TO RUSSIA
CUECH0-SlOVAK DECLARES
GnIdn Says BolsheNists VIII Gradually
Work Out Moderate Social
Program.


NLADIsToK. Jan. 81. - General
Rudolph Gada. formerly commander
OF tho Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia.
declared before nc left here for
shanghai that the allies are doing
Russia more harm than the Boshc-
Vists. and the sooner tho allies leave
1t the better Il viii he for Russia"
General Ga!do. with his Czecho-
at Perm. He led the revolutionary
movement which took place here No
Tombcr IS. vas captured hy govern
meni authorities and agreed 10 leave
Siberia.
IAN the allies have done in Russia :.
he said to the Associated Press cor
respondent. "is 10 support black mon
archy-kolchak Dcnikino, Yudenitch
and the htamans. All the future can
hold is absolute monarchy or abso-
lutte BolshcviSm. The Center group.
Democrats and the other smaller
political orientation will be unable TO
assume leadership All Siberia '[ycst
of Lake Baik2l Will fail 20 the Fol :
shevists. and from Eaikal TO the Pa :
cite will be Japanese dominated
provinces controlled by the .htamans.'
General Gaida stated that nc be-
lieved that the only people who can
tie Russia together again arc those
who arc now known as Dolshcvis;S
These socallcd Eolshevists. Dc termed
them, arc not the Reds OF the DAYS OF
terror In European Russia. Today. he
said. there is a national movement N
Russia for q clear democracy and that
:hc crude form which Is now being
displayed eventually Will work itself
out in moderate social program
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
Mew German Tax
Hard on Wealthy
Estimates Shol0 Huge IN
come Of Ten Million
Marks.

BERLIN Jan. 24.---The lot OF the
multi millionaire In Germany will be 4
hard one under the new emergency lcvy
and income and Inheritance taxes. DR..
Felix Primer. financial writer OF the
Berlin TaScblatt. estimates that under
these taxes q German Industrial for
tuno OF 100000 marks would be re-
duccd by 1926 TO 3.1l4.000 marks. This
would mean that the state had taken
nearly 100000 marks by various
forms OF taxation designed to solve tho
tremendous financial problem which
Germany faces. OF the amount SO COL
lected by the State DR.. Primer esti-
the emergency levy would take o,737.-
zoe marks: This would leave the mil
iionaire about 100000 marks at the
this levy would be collected
Ut. Plnncr points out, however. tha.
me older Industrial leaders who own
apply would die in the first ten years
OF tho thirty year period, whcrcupon
mat part OF the levy then remaining
II the owner OF this fortune were to
die, say in 1925. and should leave bu.
one son. the son would have TO pay 20
inc state AS inheritance tax 1,2So.o0o
mad been completed Is placed By Or.
thinner at S.1l<.o09 marks which the
family OF the industrial leader would
have left TO continue their business.
The Tagcblatt's commentator points
OUT that this would tie Insufficient TO
continue an industry which in peace
LINES 6nn mad required a capital Of 1000
"oo. and that this operation would
Weakcn the productive power OF In
dustrlal concerns by ovcr-scvcrc liouf-
dat'on Of their wealth. The high cap
which income and Industrial taxes
shou!d sit.' concludes DR.. Pinner.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25

ported much worse. In the allied
countries. however. where there is ma
tionai stability and greater ability to
pay, the deprecated money is effect
ing some strange changes. ~ dinner
which before the war in Paris could
be had for a nominal sim now costs
from 30 to so francs.
=. ;Amer, e; manula9turers meanwhile.
abroad. are demanding payment in
American dollars at par. Recently the
Belgian government. 1t .s said. bought
which payment instead Of being in
Belgian money was demanded in Amcri
can dollars. thus adding from 10 to 20
profit. Naturally this discourages for
cisn buying.
CuncctinE Foreign Orders.
On tho other hand, big American
locomotive concern. apprchensivc of
10 delay over the peace treaty. Is re,
ported practically TO havcs canceicd
all foreign advance orders.
SUCH orders. calling for delivery in
,hree. siX or nine months. are said TO
m ntSe trade ;s Similar 9GnaitiCns exist
ing: III the peace treaty is not soon
siSn ned i f- VII mean mean the complete loss
There arc. committees OF the mos.
prominent United states bankers and
business men, representing the Ameri-
can Bankers Association. the Unite
states Chamber OF Commerce and the
international Trade Conference. who
have been At work on this problem
OF foreign exchange for months, and
who Will be ready to remedy the pres
ent situation as soon as tho peace
treaty becomes fact for the Anne rican
nation.
Declines with SENATE Action.
1T IS u notice. bic thing" said one
Wall stree: banker, that foreign OK
change has had its most precip:tous
and serious decline since The rejection
or tnc peace treaty bJ' Glc Senate. This
month it has reached the lowest figure
on record. Wholly apart from the
league OF nations. neither tho Ameri-
going to pu; millions into foreign in
vestmcnts until they know more of
what Washincton's political relations
with Europe are going TO be.
meanwhile. England. in the past
eleven months, despite tho handicap OF
labor. currency and Formidable prices
rccouped itself TO the extent of reduc-
ing her imports by s41s 600, coo, and is
otherwise strengthening her economic
position. Her exports for tho same
period have been SITS, 100000. Our
own October figures show that the
United States excess OF exports in tho
ten months trade with England was
$3SS. 900 greater than the year be.
fore"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25

most of them suffering from typhus or
Some other disease ana infested with
verinin.
The trains are sent eastward 20
NindiviStok. None OF tile towns along
the way want the refugees TO b,s
added TO their own troubles. so the
trains arc passed along, the refugees
dying on tho way. Ey the time the
train reaches Nladivostok frequently
more than half the sufferers have died
AS the bodies are removed from the
cars every morning, fresh passengers
are likely TO be thrust in In their
places.
Another feature of tho suffering OF
the INHABITANTS. according to Colonel
Icusicr: is tho towns composed OF dug
outs which arc to DO found in many
places. They consist OF hundreds OF
holes dug in the ground in whic! tho
in ha bitantS are herded SmaIpoy ie
frequently among them.
Colonel Teuslcr said that underwear
- one or the greatest needs Of Tho
siberian people. Many girls OF pen.
pie formally well do arc now