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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-01

EAT TODAY marks a new era in the history Of Pitsburg newspapers,
M&A&MM the beginning Of new chapter in the history Of THE PlTTSBURG
G@ PRESS, for THE PRESS This afternoon will introduce to its thou
saw ~ s, =; in IN the world. Each cartOonst and writer produces the biggest
nit Of its kind.
earn more than most big bank presidents. Tie income oil the greatest eS'
'"0 4 @WSos Who" Of the new members Of THE P%ITTsBURG PRESS
saf lists the Comic Kings of America and the foremost feature writer's OF
the world.
80 - :. and m,eszine fcatures-iour full page Sunday coored comics, Sun
y sneG,l If features. and the great American Weekly Sunday Magazine sec,
t ss flats the combination Of features which will place THE PlIISBURG
PRESS in the front rank Of the worlds great newspapers. No publication IN
mi, mart of the country will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-01
wcrid surpasses 1t.
GREAT SUNDAY MAGA-
ZINE.

Inc SunQay MdsdLilS ~
ton is under the personal
supervision Of Morrill, God
dsrd, Father Of the Sunday
newspaper" In addition to a
permanent salaricd staff OF
thirty editors, artists and writ
crs, all specialists in their lines,
this section contains the contrl-
buttons Of the most eminent
figures in art, literature and
science. Important current
events treated in this section
range all the way from urus-
ual romances Of real life that
have the fascination Of fiction
to historical narratives Of such
vital importance as the revela-
tons Of European court secrets,
in remarkable double page
series. The first page will con.
s:st Of reproductions in full
coior of pictures by Harrison
Fisher, Pcnryhn Stanlaws.
Howard Chandler Christy and
other famous artists Of Amer
lea and Europe.
/, The fashion page is edited
by no less an authority than
Lady Duff Gordon, the famous
Lucille" Of London.
Two pages are devoted to in
sta!ments Of a serial story
gripping tale Of love, mystery
or adventure by Robert W.
Chambers or some other lead
ing novelist.
Because these prominent art
;;ts and feature writers are
working for our redda, just as
much as thi. newspaper, some
thing about them and their
creations will interest every
body.
MEET GEORGE M'MANuS
There's George McManus,
iar instance. 1t is a fact that
. president Of the United
States never failed to get his
lash Of fun in Bringing Up
Father before going to daily
executive conferences; that the
richest man in America always
tarns to "Jiggs' before scan
ming the stock reports; that
every time Maggie hurls a
plate thirty million people
laugh. McManus took his
character "Jiggs' from the role
played by old Billy Barry, the
Irish comedian. in q play that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-01

this part of the country will
approach it. No paper in the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
$40,0OOFIRE
|NEAGLE GROVE
Four Frame Buildings on
Broadway Burned by
an Early Morning
Blaze.
SOME INSURANCE
- .r.-.-[. - -
INSURANCE
Two Carloads of Flour Were
Among the Goods De-
str0yed.

Eagle Grove, Iowa, April 3O.-Eaglc
Grove this morning was visited by a
disastrous fire which destroyed four
frame business buildings and did $4O,-
600 worth Of damage. There is little
insurance.
The fire caught in the old implement
building on Broadway, owned by l.. E.
Beer and leased to G. c. McVicker as
a storage building. This building. to-
gether with nine automobiles, two
trucks, two tractors, two carloads of
-four and a large quantity of household
goods, was completely destroyed.
The building adjoining, occupied as
a vulcanizing shop, was also destroy
ed, as also was the building adjoining
on the other side, then vacant, but
formerly occupied by a harness shop.
The Ambruster plumbing and heating
shop was also burned down. The build
ing was owned by the Porter Auto
company.
The cause of the fire is not known.
The alarm was turned in at 4 O'Clock,
at which time the blaze had gained
great Roadway.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
SUPPLY
DW|NDL|NG
Practically Every Store in
City Reported as Com
pletely Without
Sugar. 80
FAMINE. IS FEARED
IS FEARED
One Store has Small Supply
on Hand at 81 Cents
Pound.

A sugar famine in Webster City now
seems apparent. Practically every
store III the city, with the exception of
one or two, reported this morning as
completely out of granulated sugar,
and those housewives who did not buy
sugar when it was more plentiful, this
week find themselves in Il serious pre-
dicament.
A number of the local grocers have
brown sugar, loaf sugar and powdered
sugar Oh hand and are selling it in
place of the. granulated. Loaf sugar
is selling in packages of two pounds
for 80 cents: powdered sugar is "a
cents a pound and the price Of brown
sugar ranges from IS to II cents.
One store which has Il limited
amount of %granulated sugar on hand is
selling it at 20 cents Il pound which.
considering the scarcity, is a reason
able price. Reports coming from other
cities throughout the state indicate
that graduated sugaitis selling as high
as 80 cents a pound in many places.
The outlaw switchmcn's strike in
eastern rail centers is said to be one
important factor in pushing up the
price locally. Many dealers have a
plentiful supply ordered, but because
OF recent cmbargoes, shipments are de-
layed.
There are, of course, the oft men,
toned charges of ''corncring" the mar
ket, p%rOtitcering, etc, but the cause OF
the shortage and high price throughout
the winter has been due. admittedly.
to the fact that the government failed
to purchase the Cuban crop.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
JOLT FOR Mag
AzINE READERS
Prices of Many Fav0rite
Magazines are now Co.
ing up Along With
Other Things.
DELIVERY DELAYED
Dealers Supply cut,
due to Paper Short
age.
DELAYED

The magazine reader who is a fire.
quent patron of the new stands is
finding still another factor i'll the high
cost of living confronting him. He has
suffered much during the winter be-
cause of delay in receiving his reading
matter, but now he finds that the prices
of nearly all the publications have adj
vanced.
Magazines that were 20 cents are NOW
in general % and some of the % cent
books are 81 cents. The Ladies Home
Journal is the first Of the Curtis publ
cations to advance. 1t will sell for 20
cents after the LIST of May, a raise Of 5
cents. The Munsey publications have
advanced and the reader must pay
more for the All-story, Argosy and Col
|lier's than he formerly did.
The output of magazines is being cut
down, too. The American and the Sat
urday Evening Post are cutting down
their circulation and not enough Of
them can be obtained here, it is said.
Because of the railroad strike trans
|pOrtatiOn has been show from the east
and all publications have been delayed.
Publishing houses have informed the
magazine dealers that the shortage Of
print paper has been made more acute
by the inability of the railroads to sup
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
Found Greetings In Tree.

Jewell Record: Glen Rullestad. sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Rullestad, who
lives in the John Jacobson house Yves,
Of the school house, happened to notice
last week a small package Of some sor'
sticking up in the top of a tree at theil
home. and climbed up to investigate. l,
proved to be a sheet Of note paper
wrapped up in a piece Of cloth and at
to a small bolt for n weight
the paper bearing the following mes
sage written upon it:
Sept. 30. 1919. Greetings to the
Mayor and Citizens of Jewell. Web
ster City Aero Company. Lieut.. Har
old Near, Pilot"
Evidently the message had been
dropped by Pilot Near when flying owe
the town last fall and lodged in the
tree top, where it was not found I'm.
til seven months later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
TO COST more
TO SEE FAIR
Price of Admission to State
Fair to be Increased to
Is Cents This
Year.
,RAISE IS NECESSARY
Expense of all Attractions
Advanced Total In
crease $4,000.

Announcement comes from the state
fair management at Dies Moines that
there will be an increase in the price
of admission to the fair this year from
so cents to 70 cents for adults. The
prices for children will not be increas-
ed.
The management declares that IL Inns
been forced to make this advance Le-
ca everything which enters into the
cost Of the fair has increased. 1.-THE
board hoped to keep the popular admis-
sion rate Of 80 cents for this season
but since February the detailed budgets
for the various. departments have
shown enormous increases" said Sec
rotary Corey today. ''The board found
that in order to take care Of the in
creased expense for exhibiting live
stock and making other educational
exhibits it was necessary to add about
$50, OOO, 900 in premiums, making a to-
tai Offering of $135,OOo, against $780,
600 in 1919. The expense of music and
attractions will be about 30 per cent
greater.
1.-The total increase in expense this
year will amount to about $4,000. The
increased ven brought by the in
crease in admission prices will produce
between $4,000 and 100000 which will
just about take care Of the increased
expense of putting on the fair this
year."
There has been an increase of about
IS per cent in the cost of the printing
done in connection with the fair, Secre-
tary Corey explained. The attractions
tlis year win cost $3S,O7O as compared
to $3O,2G7, last year.
The state fairs Of Minnesota, Indi-
ana, Michigan and several of those of
the eastern states have announced in
crease in admission fees to Is cents.
Admission for automobiles will re-
main at 30 cents, as in the past, the
ma Management announces.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
Not a Straight Answer.

London Opinion: 1.-THE average indi-
|vidual," said IA. Scotland Yard official,
'can't give a detective simple, plain,
straightforward. information. Cues
toned by a detective, he becomes as
involved and difficult as the office boy.
"A detective asked an office boy if it
was Mr.. Jones " his partner who
reached the office first, as a rule.
well, said the boy, turning very red,
|'Mr. Jones at first was always last,
but later he began to get earlier. till at
last he was first, though before he had
always been behind. He soon got later
again, although of late he has been.sOOn
'cr, and at last he got behind as before.
But l expect he'll be getting earlier
sooner or later"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
Successful Cattle Sale.

M%arshalltown Times-R Republican: by
far the largest cattle sale ever held
in the county and one Of the largest
in the state, was that of Aberdeen
Angus from the herd owned by Ray W.
Plummcr, proprietor of the Quaker
Hill farms, at Plumb Bros. pavilion
Thursday afternoon. Thirty-nine cows
and heifers sold for $12O.175, an aver
age of $3,OS2, AID the one bull offered
brought $4,000, making the total $12G,-
337155, an average of $3.1GO for the forty
head. The top price was $11,1OO paid
by NJ. Fl. Donahue, of Green Mountain,
for Blackcap Lassie. Sixteenth, calved
May -. 1917.
The sale was largely attended, wO-
men making up half of the crowd. The
offerings were all sold to breeders in
the state with one exception. Blackcap
of II. D., which went to John Mills,
of kirksville, Mo, for 5000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
Soldiers in Politics.

The biggest political brains Of the
country are concentrating their thought
today on the soldier vote, and the ex-
service man is getting into politics up
to his neck, says Richard Seelye Jones,
in The Stars and Stripes. Both big
parties and some small ones. and in
dividual candidates for president are
on the trail OF the soldier vote, but the
hunting so far has been very uncer-
tain. The American Legion has a poll
teal fight stirring in its midst. the
World War Veterans are out in the
open as a political entity. the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, functioning
or less as a secret society, are getting
political results without making much
noise about it, and local veterans poll
teal societies are springing up hither
and yOn.
Two ex-soldiers are in congress now,
but it is safe to bet that scores will he
in the next congress. There will he a
number Of ex-sOldier governors elected
next fall. And, Of course, there might
be an ex.soldier president. veteran
success in politics has varied from the
case of Virginia City, Mimi. which
elected a complete soldier ticket OF
mayor and all cOuncilmen. to North
Dakota, which defeated every soldier
ca ndidate for national convention dele
gates on both tickets. But the veterans
are in politics, hook, line and sinker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
ASK $4,000
SANDER SUIT
Former Editor at Nevada
Brings an Action Against
Arthur C.. Allen,
AbstractOr.
Allege Allen Charged There
in Letter With Being
PrO-German.

Nevada, Iowa, May 3.-Arthur G.
Allen, local a%bstractor, has been made
defendant in two damage suits which
have been filed in district conrt, in
which $4,000 is the amount involved.
The plaintiffs in the actions are
Arthur c.. McKechnie and his wife,
Maria McKechnie, now of Charles
City but formerly of this place.
In the petitions which We're filed by
a law firm Of Charles City it is al
legged that Allen has published serious
and very injurious libel and SANDER
against the plaintiffs in letters which
he has written to Charles City people,
in which he had questioned their pa
triotism, charged them with pro-Ger-
manism and being zone Of the smooth
est pairs of criminals that ever lived
in Iowa." and with being anarchists"
Mr.. McKechnie was for about three
years editor and manager of a local
newspaper and during the last year
lived in Aliens house Oh Oak street.
ALLEN had a room in the house during
that time.
The latter part of February McKech-
mic left here for Charles City, where
he took a position on a newspaper, and
shortly after he got there and began
business promotion the alleged libelous
letters began to appear in Charles
City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03

SOCIAL EVENTS.

The Choral society will meet tomor-
row evening at the home of Mrs. c. ].
Larkin.
The Wednesday club will meet with
Mrs. Murray McMurray for one O'Clock
luncheon Wednesday.
The Tuesday Bridge club will meet
with Mrs. X. F. Beck tomorrow after.
noon at $50.
The Eastern Star lodge will hold
their regular meeting and initiation to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock. A six
fO'clOck supper will be served.
The Harmony club will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. o. j. Hender-
son. Luncheon will be served ut l
o'clock.
The Universalist ladies aid society
will meet Thursday afternoon at ?
O'Clock with Mrs. Eugene Lasher on
First street. A fifteen cent lunch will
he served by the hostess.
The Congregational ladies aid society
will hold an all day meeting at the
church Friday Of this week. Come
prepared to sew and talk over import
ant business.
The eleanor Bible class Of the
Christian church will meet Wednes-
day evening mt the home Of MIR. and
Mrs. George Garth, two miles east of
town. Those who wish to attend
should meet at the John Shaw resi-
dence, corner Of Bank street and Will
son avenue. where autos will bc avail
able to take the members to the Garth
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
At Camp.

I'aling of stars in the eastern sky,
Stirring of birds in the trees.
Uneasy movement where low mists lie,
Wood-smoke scent on the breeze.
Glimpses Of khaki in forest aisles,
Flashes Of brown in the wales.
Chirr of n blackbird where water
smiles,
Padding of feet On the trails.
Drifting Of fleecy clouds overhead,
Dallying breczes that pass,
DrOning Of bees In the clover bed,
Drowsy sounds in the grass.
Laughter and shouts ut the rivers
brink, :
Naked bodies that CLEAN,
Poised for an instant, then plunged to
drink,
Delight in the clear, cool stream.
Lengthening shadows out Of the west,
Notes Of a bugle shrili,
Bacon .diffusing alluring zest,
Tumult down from the hill!
Horned owl bent on his mission dire,
Winging in muffied fight,
Red glowing Goals Of II dying fire,
Burning \ hole in the night.
The Cave Scout in Boys Life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
Use Oil for Gas.

Marshalltown Times Republican
Rushing the work, to beat a possible
gas famine, that has been hanging
over the city, for a week, workmen en-
ployed day and night by the Iowa Rail
way and Light Company, have been
successful. For the first time i'll the
history of the city gas was made here
from crude oil Tuesday.
The first test of the plan was made
Monday night, but in only very
limited way. Tuesday a little more
was made while. equipment u being
adjusted. With frequent stops for adj
ditiOnal adjustment, the plant va pro
ducing gas from oil today:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
ENCOURAGED.

Saturday Evening Post: Col. T. l.
Huston, retired army engineer and
wealthy co.owner Of the New York
American league baseball club, was. al
his favOrite hunting club at Dover
Hall, Ca, very proud of three accom-
lplishments. He had just bought Babe
Ruth, the great slugger, for $125.OOO,
from the Boston Americans. Also he
had personally selected and bought a
fine Hereford bull for the club stock
farm, and he had finished 200 feet OF
a mud dam across the marsh to make a
duck pond. So bOyishly proud was
the colonel that he telegraphed for
George Stallings, the baseball manager,
to come over from Macon and visit
him.
Colonel" said Stallings, a stock cx-
pert. upon arrival, I'D shoot that bull
right away. A Hereford is no good
down here"
The c~olonel's face heightened.
"YOu know. it's a funny hing about
those great hitters like Ruth" observed
Stallings at dinner that night. Il
never knew one Of them to repeat after
u big season.
The gloom increased. The next
morning they went out to inspect the
dam-the real point Of pride.
But for one thing" said Stallings,
that dam would be all right. AS 1t Is
the fiddler crabs arc sure to bore into
It and ruin it in three months"
''Bob,l the colonel said to his secre-
tary upon arrival at the clubhouse.
get busy on that wire and hold up all
invitations that I've sent out till l get
this dam built"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
SING IN CORNELL
COLLEGE oRAT0R|O
Misses Alletea and Maree
Peterson Sing at Mount
Vernon.

Two young ladies from this city, the
Misses Alicia ana Maree Peterson
were among the sopranos in the Cor
nell College Oratorio society which,
with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
rendered the Oratorio, king Olaf by
Edward Elgar, as the closing number
of the Cornell college sprins music tes-
tival. 1t was the 23rd annual festival
held at Cornell and the 18th time the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra has ap-
peared in festival concerts.
The festival this year was the most
successful musical event in the history
of Cornell. Both Oratorio society and
Orchestra were under the direction of
Prof. Frank H. Shaw, director of the
Cornell conservatory. Other features
of the spring music festival this year
are recitals by Frieda Hempel, So
prano; Miss Ruth Ray, violinist Paul
Althouse, tenor, and Joseph Maxim,
%'cellist.
The Cornell Oratorio society con-
sists of $50 students, who win member
ship by competitive voice examination
each fall. After once winning member
ship. Il student is a member Of the so
ciety during his entire college career.
At Christmas time each year Handel's
Messiah" is also presented by the
society and the Cornell orchestra.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-03
AID
T0FARMW WORKER
Director Bliss of State Col
lege at Ames Points out
Advantages of Pub
licity.
PRAISE FOR PRESS
Have Helped People to I'm
derstand What Farm
Bureau Stands For.

Director II. X. Bliss of the agricuL
tural extention department of Iowa
State college is a strong advocate Ut
publicity as 1t pertains to agricultural
activities. In a recent talk to the
farm bureau members throughout the
state Professor Bliss said: Zone Of
the important problems of the farm
bureau is letting the people know what
the farm bureau is and what 1t is do.
ing. There has never been a time
when there vas a greater need OF get.
ting information back to the people
than now. with II greatly increased
membership.
I'm our conferences we have found
tile papers cooperating in a very fine
way, and their cooperation is very nee
essary. We need to let the farmers
know what the farm bureau is doing
and the city people as well, for they
should be given a sympathetic under
standing of the farmers organization.
The narrative. part of the county
agents report should be used in the
state papers and daily press to ex-
cellent advantage. We need to pound
away through every avenue Of public
ity, keeping the farm bureau before
the people all the time. J,
1T is important that we reach the
country people with publicity, and it
is Of almost, if not equal Importance,
that we get the right kind Of informa-
tion to the city people. 1t is just
good sound business to let all of the
people know what the farm bureau
is and to give them the absolute facts.
One thing that has pleased me through
these meetings over the state has been
the fine cooperation Of the local press"