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New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
An Artistic Disgrace

If not altogether careful in his
assertions or exactly temperate in
his language, Mr.. Joseph Pennell
was right as right in the funda-
mentals Of his attack upon bill
boards. We can pass by his exag-
gerations for the forceful truth of
his call to arms.
Certainly the billboard deserves
all of Mr.. Pennell's adjectives. 1t is
vulgar horror" however artistic
in design or color when blotting out
landscape. "Our beautiful land is
a temple" as Mr.. Pennell says-or,
at least, it should be. The resolu-
tion adopted by the American Fed
Grafton of Arts summed up the mat
ter fairly when it called billboards
upon public highways an "artistic
disgrace"
To damn the concerns who use the
billboard, or the local farmer who
gets his fve-dollar bill annually for
the space, is not the way to fix the
blame or work out a remedy, how
ever. AS long as the opportunity
is there it is too much to expect
American business sense to deny
itself this avenue Of advertising.
The right way to get rid of bill
boards is by legislation, openly and
fairly.
We do not despair of the Ameri-
can artistic sense as does Mr.. PEN
nell. The country has not been
overrun by ignorant, illiterate say
ages" To the contrary, there has
been steady advance in American
taste. Houses, Office buildings, home
furniture, dress, everything that the
eye touches, has gained in beauty of
recent years. There was a terrible
slump in taste in every country of
the Western World in the last CEN
tury. We had less background to
stand against this age of horrors,
and we went further to the bad. But
the renaissance Of taste is progress
ing rapidly. We think there is in
creasing hope every day for con-
certed action against the dcsecrating
billboard.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
The Wood-Hoover Ticket

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The writer wishes 70 be counted
among those who want Wood and
Hoover to constitute the Republican
ticket for next fall. as suggested to-
day by Mr.. Pryor Fulton. 1t is the
writer's belief that those two men
would meet the needs of the country as
no other two men would, ana that the
majority of the voters of the country
would so regard them. Let all who SO
believe make themselves known and
help to voiceta demand which the lead
ers and delegates of the party at Chi
cago will have TO heed. A. A. MINIS
Bloomfield. N. j.. May 90. ASIA
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
The Bergdoll Scandal

No explanation that the War De-
partment can put forth will make
the escape of the draft dodger Berg
doll anything but a scandal His
case was notorious from the first.
1t was in July, 1917, that he failed
to return his draft QUESTIONABLE to
the board at Philadelphia, and for
two years and half he managed
to escape arrest, though sought in
every part of the country. The sem
tence of five years at hard labor i'm
posed upon him was none too severe.
Yet in less than two months from
the day he began to serve it he was
allowed to return to his home under
guard on some mysterious "busi-
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
Convention Note

To the Editor of the Tribune.
Sir: The fight for delegates to the
Republican convention and the pre-
convention abuse of a rival candidate
over gives the public a chance to re-
fleet. We also hope the delegates,
newspapers and others can see nothing
but the smallest kind of politics, hys-
terra and bunkum connected with the
campaign of Hiram Johnson, of Cali
fornia.
If there is to be any getting back to
safe, sane and substantial govern
ment it will not be through such men
as sBorah and Johnson
HARRY HUBBARD COOPER.
Concord, N. H., May 23, 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

onstration that military action on the
part of France is still without political
design. But, on the other hand, the
occupation of Frankfort was an un-
mistakable and necessary demonstra-
ton both to the Germans and to the
British that France, and Belgium rs
well, would not passively submit to
policy which threatened their safety
and weakened the single remaining bar
rier against German attack, that sup
piled by the Treaty of Versailles.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

tend that the German reparation has
been fixed Professionally at $15,000,-
100000 and that it cannot be en-
larged except by unanimous action
of the Reparations Commission. 1t
seems more reasonable, however, to
infer that if the commission origi-
nally fixes the reparation fund at
more than $4,000, 100000 it will re-
quire unanimous action to reduce it
to the latter figure.
Those who argue that Germany
can afford to pay only $4,000, ,OOO,,
900 or $4,000, 100000 and ought not
to be asked to pay more necessarily
look for revision Of the treaty by
direct or indirect action. The COM
mission can nullify German obliga-
tions for practical purposes by not
attempting to collect on them. But
that sort of liquidation could be
accomplished only by unanimous
consent
A scaling down of claims, ex-
cept claims for military pensions
and allowances, would permit Ger
many to escape the penalties of her
abhorrent warfare on civilians.
women and children as we'll as men.
and of her ruthless destruction of
private property. The authors Of
the war atrocities have been turned
back to German courts for trial.
Are the victims of the atrocities now
to be deprived of just compensation
IN order to facilitate Germany's eco
nomic restoration?
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
4 Last Resort

French Chauvinism. French desires
for German territory-the are insig-
nificant details in the problem of the
Rhine. If the French people finally
assume all the heavy risks incident to
the occupation of the left bank Of the
Rhine beyond the period fixed by the
Treaty of Versailles, it will be be-
cause the Germans on the one hand
and the British and Americans on the
other have left France with no other
escape, and for the great mass nf
Frenchmen the course will be viewed
with utmost apprehension and repug-
nance.
The present evacuation of Frankfort
is one more clear evidence Of good
faith on the French part, one more dem
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
An Unsought Honor

(From The Washington Evening Star)
Neither his old home, Indiana, nor
his present residence, Georgia, shows
disposition to become rivalrous for
the distinction Of claiming Eugene
Dabs as . favorite son.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
The Evacuation of Frankfort
Bp Frank II. Sin7onds

by Clemenceau and the guarantees of
Britain and the United States accented
as substitute.
The whole problem turns upon
French security. If the German is to
resume his old predatory habits there
IS no place where he can be fought
with so much advantage for France
and Belgium-and for Britain, as far
as that goes-as at the Rhine Given
the conditions of modern combat. the
great river has acquired much of the
value which it possessed in the Roman
times. when with the Danube it was
maintained for SO many centuries as
the frontier Of the Latin world.
The Dilemma
Yet if France and Belgium occupy
the left bank of the Rhine a new AL
sace-Lorraine $ unmistakably created.
European peace is menaccd by a prob
lem quite IS thorny as that which con-
tributed largely to provoking the re-
cent conflict. No one can believe that
the Germans will permanently consent
to a foreign occupation of Cologne,
Mayence, Coblenz. We shall have a
German war of liberation a generation
hence, just as we had Franco Ger
man war less than half a century after
the iniquity of the Treaty of Frank
fort, which mutilated France
How, then, is one to solve the prob
lem? The dilemma is clear To per
NIT reven@eful and warlike Germany
to dom nate both sides of the Rhine
is to expose France and Belgium to a
new attack, like that Of 1914. To take
from Germany the left bank of the
Rhine from the Lau.er to the Dutch
frontier is to insure that henceforth
Germany will be filled with a spirit
of revenge and ultimately dominated
by military impulse growing out of
sense of wrong.
Within the Treaty of Versailles
there is measure of protection for
France in the creation of neutral
district on either bank of the Rhine
But it was this half way protect on
which was challenged when the Ger
mans sent their troops into the Ruhr
district. The French answer was the
occupation of Frankfort. With the
evacuation of the Ruhr, the French
have retired from the Main city and
things stand again where they stood
before the two incidents.
But it is idle to suppose that they
can permanently remain in the present
situation. We must expect a new
Germany or a fresh alliance against
Germany guaranteeing France and
Belgium against repetition of recent
events. Failing ether we shall have
prolonged French occupation of the
Rhine, justified by German nonfulfll-
ment of essential portions of the
Treaty of Versailles France and
Belgium must find assurance in a new
German spirit or have recourse to
their own or Allied strength, and
either of the latter ways promises
perpetuation of the evils of the last
three Decades
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

feu can surchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE with absolute satety-fsr u dIssatissae-
tIsn results In any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees
10 pay ysur money back upsa rsausst Ne rcd tspe.
Ne auibhlIns. We make ssed psemptiy II tbs
nfvsr&fsee Aoaa
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
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Tie Associated Press Is exclusively entitled 70 tbs
use fer republication OF all dispatches credited
~ It otherwise credited In this paper. and
also tho local news of pontaneous origin published
herein.
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aeren also reserved
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
The Coming 7'ower
THE wOODpECKER

Yesterday morning was at the win
dow writing.
I was trying to write poetry.
The day was perfect. The sky was
never bluer. The air was never
clearer and the young trees never
greener.
Suddenly I heard the unmistakable
staccato tap p-tap-tap Of wood
pecker.
looked out and saw him pecking as
quickly as q machine drill as he
fitted up the side Of large tulip
tree.
Tap-tap-tap-tap he went and, fasci-
mated, | stopped writing poetry to
watch him.
must have been staring at him for
fully five minutes before it
dawned on me that he was signal
ing this message to me in Morse
Code:
Don't sit there writing poetry on
spring day like this. Come out
and live some" p. w.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

"Sir," postscribes P. w., ain view of
your recent experience I think it only
fair to state that (a) l did see the
woodpecker, (b) I did not think he was
signaling me, (c) know that birds
are unacquainted with Morse Code,
(d) the above is intended as a flight
of fancy with no intention to deceive"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
The Broadway Takers

"Chop suey."
"What!"
"Chop suey. Say, I know a fellah
was in China, and he says it amt a
Chinese dish at all It's an Ameri-
can dish"
"That right?"
Sure. This fellah was in China and
he says it amt Chinese dish at all
It's an American dish"
els that right?"
What he says. 1t ain't Chinese at
all. It's an American dish"
"Nothin' Chinese about it, hey?"
"No. It's an American dish"
A candid critic writes copy for the
advertisements of the Capitol Theater
where there are 100 singers. 80 mu-
sicians."
Bergdoll may have read all the Nicky
Arnstein dope, and he may be plan
ming to give himself up in dramatic
fashion.
During a Decoration Day parade, for
example.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

During Decoration Day parade, for
example.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

Owned and published daily By New York Tribune
ine.. New York Corporation oxdsn Reid. Prss-
don't q. Werner Rogers vicsPrssident; Heleu Kessu
Raid. Secretary: n. 4. Maxf.,d. Treasurrr Ad-
dfsss. Tribune Building. lS4 Nassau Street. New
York. Telephone. Beekman sost.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
RANYY

cn.aesd at the Pestoencs at New York ~ Ssosnd
Class Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25
Somebody Is Always Putting the Joy
Into Life

Sir: One of the things that shock
ingly upset ones calculations on the
state of this world is the way of people
just keep on living-yes, and laughing
and enjoying themselves, too. To see
some Of them on the streets in the sun
shine last Saturday afternoon would al
most make one think that there were
no such things as Food Prices Still Up,
Move to End Freight Jam, Minimum
Terms to Teutons, or Carranza Slain by
Own Men. Life is terribly discouraging
to serious person. C. B. D.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

The Literary Dige takes no chances
with the imagination of it's readers. The
joke, credited to Punch, is SOULFUL
PARTY-"Ah, yes, the world is al
ways so-we never strew flowers on a
mans grave until after he is dead"
And the Dige's head is Live Mems
Graves Neglected."
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

Commercial candor by the Castle
Baths: at will be noted for it's ex-
cellent cuisine, and for the fact that
the prices will not be as exhorbitant
as those which have made Long Beach
notorious
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

1t is just possible that that is
Punch's own head, in which event we
apologize to the Dige, and assert that
Punch ought to be ashamed of itself.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

Mr.. Reinald Werrenrath bothers to
wireless that his room steward on the
Baltic is F. Tipping
New-York tribune., 1920-05-25

"He is a poet of the people," ad-
vertise our publishers, blurting about
Walt Whitman, "of ordinary human
beings like you and l." This, we hold,
is overpatronizing the public.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12
Add. to Webster City.

Add. to Webster City.
On Motion. Auditor is authorized
to issue refund warrant to William
Holt in the amount of $500 on account
OF error by assessor in assessment OF
one female dog in, 1913.
The Board of Supervisors having
been unable to acquire right of way by
agreement, for the purpose OF straight
ening county road system between
Webster City and Stanhope commence
ing at southwest corner of Section 8,
Township 81, Range % and running
thence north on Section line three
fourths Of Il mile to northwest corner
of southwest quarter of northwest
quarter Of said Section 5. it was there
fore moved and seconded. motion car
ried that county auditor be and is here
by instructed to serve notice on land
owners affected by the proposed change
in county road system aforementioned.
that Il hearing will be held by the
Board of Supervisors OH December
%, 1919. at 30 O'Clock. p. M, on ques-
ton of establishing of said road
Minutes of December 1, ,, ), 4, and
- were read and approved.
On motion, the Board adjourned to
meet December % 1919.
A. J. Peterson,
Co. Audit. 4 elk. Il. of S.
N. III. Bawden.
Chairman Il. of S.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12
MUCH spent ON
COUNTY ROADS
$19S,539.59 Spent on I'M
proving Primary and
County Roads Dur
ing Past Year.
NONE FEDERAL MONEY
This Year $150,0OO Will be
Available From Fed
eral Aid.
NONE FEDERAL MONEY

During the past year a total of $19S.-
$500 has been spent in improving
roads OF Hamilton county, according to
figures compiled by the county engi-
neer, Q. 0. How'd The total number
OF road miles in the county is 9S2.7, Of
which 64.5 are primary, 1867 county,
and 1915 township roads.
In the improvements made last year
none OF the federal aid money was
used, and this will leave approximately
Sl5O,00O federal money available for
road work in 1920 which, with that
available from the county, will make
a total of about $:}5O.O0O to be used
during the year. The work will be
begun as soon as possible in the
spring. The Grant highway (Hawk-
eye), running through the county east
and west, is to be improved by grad
ing and draining, and it is expected the
largest part of the federal aid money
will be spent on this highway.
This federal aid money is held avail
able in the Office Of the state highway
commission. and as the work progress
es Oh the road. the bills are sent to the
commission.
Money Spent.
During the year 1919. the bridge
fund amounted to $7S.62GG4, and was
used as follows:
Permanent bridges. $6S,139.55: tenn
porary bridge work, $1.139.00: repairs,
S5,59S.O4 culvert material, $2,563.24
filling bridges $431.45: miscellaneous,
S755.3G.
The total road fund spent was $119,-
9l2.95. divided as follows:
travelling. S74.906.S6; thing. $1O,-
370.S4; temporary grading, $2.49S.9S:
county road repairs. $2,16S.95; mainte-
nance, $11, S3053: equipment and ma
terial, $G,364.S7; miscellaneous, ST.
77192
Present improvements.
Only 21.2 miles of the total 201.2
miles in the county and primary road
systems remain unimproved. In the
primary system 1907 miles are gravel
led while in the county system 1928
miles are gravelled. Other improve
ments stand as follows:
Permanently graded--primary. 1913
county, 1880; built to temporary grade
county. 40 miles: built to natural
grade-primary G.3 miles: county,
1909 miles; no improvementsApri
mary, 1871 miles; county, 1.5 miles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12

| road north of WillianS------- 5000
United Chemical Company. pub
| lie service towels for court
mouse O.O.
Vangness, o. c., dragging and re-
pairing county road --------- S0(
Williams Township trustees,
Nov. meeting 1906
Williams Township, work on
bridges, and dragging county
road ----------------- 59.4(
WEIGH. Frank. provisions for
poor ------------ 1925
Walker, Martin, dragging county
road 1890
Westrtm, Nels, dragging county
road and putting in Intakes
county road--------------- $500
WEIGH, Frank, supplies for court
house 90
Welch. Frank, supplies for coun-
~ farm f..0U
w. c. Mercantile Company. sup
plies for county hOme-------- $50
Williams Enterprise, publishing
board proceedings 1920
Wilke, William. graveling ma
terial ------------------- APO
Webb, J. f., patrol and dragging
county road----------------- 34.00
Wood. VIM, dragging county
road -------------------- ISOO
dublin 4 Garth, ice for county
home ------------------- 1857
On motion, the Board adjourned at
) o'clock p. NJ. to meet December 3.
1919, at o'clock. A. NJ.
December 3, 1919.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
Board continued with routine work
until noon hour, and on motion adj
journed until afternoon of this date
at 30 o'clock.
Afternoon Session, December 3, 1919.
Board met PURSUANT to adjournment,
all members present.
The Board considered drainage mat
tiers and continued with the same until
) o'clock. z. M.
On motion. the Board adjourned to
meet December 4, 1919. at o'clock.
\. NJ.
December 4, 1919.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
Petition was filed for vacating public
road commencing at south line OF Sec
ton No. II in NV a Section No. IL
in Township 81, Range 26 and running
thence south to Boone river after due
of said petition, it was
moved and seconded that petition be
granted and road is hereby vacated.
On motion, Board adjourned at noon
to meet December Il. 1919, at 80
o'clock, p. NJ.
A. J. Peterson,
Co. Audit. Il elk. 3. of S.
n. H. Bawden.
Chairman y. Of s.
December Is, 1919.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
This being the date fixed in notice
published by county auditor for a hear
ing on application of Clear Lake Flee
trio Company for use of public high
way as shown in said published notice,
the Board proceeded with said hearing.
and there being no objections made to
the use of public highways as NEIL
toned in said notice, it was moved and
seconded that application be granted.
Notion carried.
On Motion, Auditor is authorized to
issue refund warrant to Geo. Iaus in
the amount of 5000 as refund on ac-
count of soldiers exemption OH Lot is
and w "A of -. blk 2, Wilson & Funk
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12
Real Estate Transfers.

VIM Short and wi to James Win
field Short-lots u. Is blk II %. 4 p
Il r. Add w. C.-S1,000.
Catharine f. Pagan ct al to Anna
Stark in X sw a a. 34-S9-2G
81.
Catharine e. Pagan ct al to Annetta
II. Stark-lots 8. 10, II blk l w. f. \
|! Co. Add w. C.-S1.
| Christina Bergman to Lester Hill
Nv u he of sw -2G-$3. 900
J. J. Helm and WI to Charles Siden-
stucker-lot 13 blk 2 Add Jewell
$1,000.
Martha A. Martin and hush to Flor
'ence 3. Barber lot ), blk IL Lawn
Hill Add w. C.-$700.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12
Blacksmithing.

have. moved from my former loca-
ton on Des Moines street near the
Christian church, to the basement shop
Of J. C. Smiths transfer and storage
building. Entrance at the rear. am
better prepared to do your work than
before. Jimmie Johnson. 11-Sd6f-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12
Proceedings of the
Board of Supervisors
December /. 1919.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present
Proceedings OH petition for changing
county road system between Independ-
ence and Hamilton Township to town
ship road ON section line one mile
south; the Board having determined
that change as petitioned for would
not be for the best interests of the gem
eral public, it was therefore moved
and seconded that petition for said
change in county road system be
denied. Motion carried.
On motion. Mrs. John Parker is al
lowed $500 per month commencing
Nov. LIST, 1919. for care OF Mrs. Kath
Carson county charge.
On Motion, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Larson are allowed $1,000 per month
commencing Nov. /, 1919, as poor allow
ance on account of being county
charges.
On motion. Auditor is authorized to
issue refund warrant to MILFORD Groves
in the amount of $9S.25 on account of
soldiers exemption on Il " Sc Il Sec.
10 and w u SW a Sec. II, Township
81. Range %.
On motion. Board adjourned to meet
December 2, 1919, at o'clock a. III.
Dec. 2, 1919.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
all members present.
The Board proceeded with allowing
bills against Hamilton county, and on
motion the following bills We're allowed
and auditor authorized to issue war
rants for the same:
Name Nature Of Claim Amount
Allowed
Austin, A. H., permanent
bridges $4,000
Acres, Blackmar & Co., supplies
for court house 6.2o
Alfseike. A. H., dragging county
road $50
Abels, Cornelius. thing county
road observation-disclosures 121 go
Allie, Il. r., graveling county
road 30
Ackley, Edward, fixing neck yoke
on ..o
Acllley. Edward, dragging county
road lf.uo
Arends, Herman, sheep killed by
wolves -2.1O
Arends. Herman. lambs killed by
wolves $3.50
Alkire. w. H.. provisions for
poor o.Vo
American Express Company, eX-
nress for Nov. - 1876
Bishop, j. A.. court bailiff------ 9oo
Boone Blank Book Company,
supplies for court house. Ga
Bringolf. Alya. crawling county
road 1851. 40
Bawden. y. H.. commission work
and mileage --.-- 1870
R,wdon \ n session 1000
Brin. Barney. rug and mattress
for county home------------- 4soV
Bossert Shoe Store, shoes Tor
county home --.-''
Hossert Bros groceries for coun-
ty home - o094
Baxter w. r.. permanent bridges
S1SGGO Claimcd--iicld for Inspection
Bringof. Bob, bridge repair--- 265'
Bringolf, Bob. graveling county
road --------- 24O94
Brooks. i. B.. county road re-
pair NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -''''
HaiSncr. f. H.. dragging county
road GOO
Baxter, W, L., permanent
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12

1t will Cost you many additional
DOLLARS to rebuild your house, barn
or granary, and to replace the grain,
hogs, cattle or horses. Guaranteed pro-
lection against fire, lightning and high
winds will cost you very little money.
H. Fl. Hoyt, G2JH. Second street.
12-20f4j4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12

FOR SALE-residenc OH west First
street, Webster City. Inquire OF e..
E. Conway, Blairsburg, Iowa.
1-3f2j1X
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12

FOR SALE-single comb Buff Orping-
ton cockerels. Heavy bones, best of
markings. 50 to SD each. Mrs. G. Il.
Farley, harrisburg, Iowa. 1Sj-ftf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12

FOR SALE-pure bred Toulouse geese.
Call write or phone. C.. III. Harring-
ton, Williams. Iowa. 5f2j1*