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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-15

Medical scientists differ as
TO the causes of every form
of Rheumatism, but agree that
when caused by a tiny disease
germ, the only effective method
OF treatment is 10 attack the
disease at its source, and
cleanse the blood of its cause.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-15

Rich Mir, Matted Grain Extract In Powder
No Cooking -Nourishing -Digestibis
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
BAyARIAN SALOONS.

According to Harry A. Frank, writ
ing to Harper's. the saloons of Bavaria
are much different than the saloons of
this country are, or were. MI Frank
has been travelling through Germany
and has noted the responsibility of the
thirst parlOrS. Had these places been
conducted in this country as he says
they are conducted in Bavaria there
never would have been such an over
towering demand for prohibition here,
He writes that the justly criticized
features of our saloons (when we had
saloons) are quite unknown in the
Bavarian GaSthauscn. In the first
place, they are patrOnized by both
sexes and all classes, with the cOnse-
duent Improvement in character On
Sunday evening, after his sermon. the
village priest or pastor, the latter ac-
companied by his wife. drops in for a
pint before retiring to his we'll earned
rest. RowdyiSm. foul language, OBJ
scenity either of word or act. are rs
rare as in the family circle. Never
having been branded society's black
sheep, the Bavarian beer hall is quite
as respected member of the cOmmuni-
ity as any other business house. 1t is
the village club for both sexes, with an
atmosphere quite as ladylike as. if
somewhat effeminate, a sewing
thirsty traveller tramping the suntloOd-
ed highways
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
HARDING's NEWSPAPER CREED

The following Instructions are given
to everey reporter and writer on the
Marion, Ohio, Star, Senator Harding'S
newspaper
Remember there are two sides to
every question. Get them both.
BE truthful Get the facts.
Mistakes are inevitable, but strive
for accuracy l would rather have
one story exactly right than II hun
dred half wrong
Be decent. be fair, be generous.
BOOst-don't knock
There is good in everybody. Bring
out the good in everybody, and never
needlessly hurt the feelings of any
body.
In reporting political gathering
give the facts. tell the story as it is.
not as you would like to have it. Treat
all parties alike.
If there is any politics to be played,
we will play il i'm orr editorial col
umn..
Treat all religious matters reverent-
ly.
= If it can possibly be avoided never
bring ignominy to an innocent man or
child in telling of the mistleeds or mis-
fortunes of Il relative.
Don't wait to be asked. but do il
without the asking, and, above all, he
story get into tyne.
! want this paper So conducted that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09

u -
issue justified their course by insist
ing that they owed a duty to their
constituency. Then in 1896 when Nc.
Kinley won. protection being one OF
the paramount issues. the Democra s
were not converted to protection by
the overwhelming majority accorded
the Republican party. but opposed the
tariff law which the Republicans
enacted Hence, no matter how this
election goes. Republican senators will
not be converted to the support of the
league without reservations and as
it requires Il two-thirds majority to
ratify. the hopelessnesS of ratification
without reservations is apparent.
On the other hand, the Democratic
platform declares the party is not OPP
posed to reservations. hence Republic
can success at the polls would give
more hope of n compromise than Dem
Ocratic success would.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
THE THIRD PARTY.

Davenport Times: The third party
If it serves any good pl,r-
pose at all. will afford an opportunity
for those who are dissatiSti with the
two old parties to express their dis
sent 1t will serve as a sort Of safety
valve. At the same time it will tend
to reduce the influence of this element
of disSenters in the country for the
reason that to the extent that they
support the third party the possibility
that they will hold the balance in pow
err between the old parties will be re-
duced. With the possible exception of
a few districts in less than half dozen
large cities. it is unlikely that the
third party will be able to elect any
members of congress. The reason is,
of course. that its program is too radi-
cal for the mild opponents of present
conditions. and not radical enough for
those who are committed to Socialism.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
To Have Harvest Festival.

Eagle Grove Eagle: The committees
in charge of the various features of
the Harvest Festival are hard at work
booking the shows and making ar
rangements for the various features OF
the event. August 24-27.
Hon. Clyde l.. Herring, democratic
candidate for governor, will speak
here one day and has sent in his ac-
ceptance. Efforts are being made to
get Senator Cummins here one of the
days, and also invitations have been
sent Senator Hammill. candidate for
lieutenant governor and Congressman
Sweet 1t is expected one or more of
these men will be present. There will
be midway. big free attractions on
raised platform afternoon and evening.
and many new and novel forms OF
amusement for the c0rwdS who will be
Eagle Groves guests on the above
day
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
A GOOD IDEA.

The next Iowa general assembly
should act on the recOmmendatiO of
the state bar association for estab-
lishment of a court of Cancellation to
deal with controversies over small
amounts. The plan has worked else
where. both in this country and
abroad. and would work in Iowa. 1t
lis based on the simple theory that
small claims can be quicker settled,
and more amicably and cheaply set
tied. if machinery is set up to bring
claimant and defendant together with
out drawn ont lawsuit, with its dis
prOportionate fees, delays and acri-
mOnies.-Des MOines Register.
The establishment of such court
as herein suggested has been advocat-
ed for some time. 1t would surely
have many advantages; among others,
lit would relieve the other courts of
some business, thereby preventing some
of the congestion that now prevails.
Many creditors now let small ac-
counts lapse until they are outlawed,
rather than go to the expense of liti-
cation. but with Il court established
to attend to such matters. with min
imum expense. the benefits would be
widespread 1t has been said that
such tribunal would be "a poor mans
court" as it would give those having
comparatively small claims method
of securing justice which is now de-
MED because of the pr0hibitory eX-
penSe attached.
Continuing, the Register says:
The plan has been urged persist
emily for Iowa by Judge Moffit of Tip
it once the discussion was brought
to Il head. The Obvious disilsterested-
ness of the states lawyers in further
ing move to reduce litigation is in
itself recommendation both of the
plan and of the lawyers.
Typical procedure where court Of
cancellation exists is explained in the
Upton Conservative:
Instead of employing lawyer at
considerable expense and commencing
an action to collect few dollars, the
creditor goes to the office of the clerk
of the court and makes statement of
the nature Of his claim, the name OF
the party from whom it is due and
anything else that may be necessary
to an understanding of the matter.
Making a record of all this he collects
Il small fee to cover stationery and
postage and informs the claimant that
he will be notified when his debtor is
heard from. In many instances sim
pie statement of the case results in a
prompt remittance, but if it does not
the plaintiff ana defendant are mott
fed to appear ut the clerks office.
where a considerable percentage of the
resisted claims is amicably adjusted
without further trouble or any litiga
ton whatever"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
"Peaclly."
satisfactor,

Since Peachy's family moved mex door
I'm quite a different Teller
got to be. She wouldn't stand
Fer any streak o. yeller.
Peachy has Orful pretty hair.
An cheeks most want to cat 'rm
An'Peachy'S muScles-oh, gee whiz!
Show me the boy to beat EN-.
That Pcacly, she amt scared o frogs
Nor even snakes, / hetcher!
Y'Oughter seen her Sailin' in
An punchin' big Poll Fletcher!
OF Polls a nawful yeller kid:
He snuck around an tattled,
An Peachy ketched him ut his tricks
An shook him till he ratified.
Wy, Peachy short-stops. pitches, bats
Better'n most any Teller
III whisper t to yOu-She's my beau
But I'd be scared to tell her.
An "Peachy's" just my name for her
Hank to her ma, Mis- Jones;
"Lucindy Ann Mehitahel.
You quit that THROWN stOncs!'
Alice w. Forsyth in the New York
Times.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
BUILD CONCRETE FORD.

Iowa Highway Commission Winnie
shiek county. in meeting difficult
bridge situa ton, will experiment with
a concrete ford instead of the Grdi-
nary bridge structure. The site is Oh
a township road little used and in had
condition. yet it is necessary that
some sort of crossing be provided at
the location. The drainage area is
about 5000 acres Of very hilly land.
The run-off following rain storms is
Extremely rapid making it necessary
in case bridge of the ordinary type
were built to provide a very large
waterway.
Upon the suggestion Of district en-
gineer, j. w. Mercer, of the Highway
Commission, County Engineer AresOn
plans to build a concrete ford provid-
ing waterway beneath only Sutfici-
emily large to allow for the ordinary
flow of the creek. The high water at
the time of floods will pass over the
top of the ford. This creek raises
and falls very quickly and it is sell
dom more than couple of hours af-
ter reaching high point until the water
Is again down to normal. The loca-
ton is such that there is no time dur
ing the year but that the ford could
be used if the other part of the road
in its present condition was disable.
This will not be the first use made of
the concrete ford in This state, but the
examples of this kind are SO few that
they are worth mentioning. Where
ever tried out they have proven very
satisfactory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
FATE OF THE LEAGUE.

The league of nations is now Il real.
lily and has been for some time. y
states belong. yet it is claimed by some
that the league is failing to stop war
because the United States has not join
ed it. If this be true it means that
this country is expected to furnish the
power to make the league function
properly. Poland is member, yet
Russia is crowding Poland to the wall
and the league is not trying effective
ly to stop Russia. Wonder if the stu
alton over there would really be any
different if this country had joined
the league Il year ago? Whose fault
is it, any how, that we are not a mem
Der of the league? 80 of the 10 Re
publican senators voted for ratifica-
ton, while ~ of the AZ Democratic
senators voted against. The Republi-
can side gave the league the requir-
ed two-thirds majority and had the
Democratic side responded in similar
manner it would have been ratified.
True, there would have been some
reservations added, but France and
Great Britain expressed satisfaction
with the reservations suggested and if
those countries were satisfied. surely
this country ought to have been But
for the unbending attitude Of Presi-
dent Wilson ratification would have
been possible, but the president saw
what he believes is IA chance for the
Democratic party to win on this issue,
and apparently he cares more for party
and personal victory than for any
league of nations that is not just as he
would have it.
The Freeman-Journal stands upon
this question just where it has stood
from the first. 1t wants ratification.
as Mr.. Bryan does, with whatever res
ervations may be necessary to secure
! IA titicatiOn. Making a campaign issue
out of the question is going to pre-
vent ratification altogether unless
some basis of compromise is found,
which may be possible with either
Senator Harding or Gov. Cox in the
white house
Some of the advocates of ratification
without reservations are arguing that
| if Mr.. Cox is elected president by II
large majority it will be notice to the
senators who are opposed that the
people demand ratification and they
win at once fall in line But that is
not the usual way. When Cleveland
Won in 1892 on the tariff issue Re
publicans in congress did not yote far
the Democratic tariff bill. On the con
trary they opposed it practically unan-
fmously Republicans elected on that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09


ed it was only necessary to condemn
five tracts. These We're iii Mitchell,
Hardin, Buena Nesta and Delaware
counties. In general the prices paid
for the condemned tracts did not vary
greatly from the tracts purchased
Without proc HoMeyer. Rnena
Vista was foYredlrto pay $1,000 perrnere
for one of the two deposits condemned
and 5000 per acre for the other. Nit
chell paid $1,000 for condemned tract
and Hardin S30G.
AS stated above the range of price
per acre was from $160 to 5000
In cases where counties have con-
tracted to pay by the cubic yard, the
price has ranged from 10 cents as a
minimum to $1.5O as a maximum.
Johnson county is paying Sl.3O per
cubic yard upon occasional orders
Bremen 20 cents for material from
deposit ana 80 cents from another.
These prices for certain reasons are
higher than the general average, which
would seem to be in the neighbOrhoOd
Of 20 cents to 30 cents.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
THE COST.PLUS PLAN.

In the Judgment of many of the best
analytical minds in the country, one of
the chief causes of the unusual in
crease in the cost of living is due to
the cost-plus plan pursued by the gov
ernment during the war. Without
condcmning that policy, because pos
sibly it was the best that could be
done under the circumstances, the
fact remains that it diSOrganiZed pre-
yious methods and put premium up
on extravaganza and dishonesty. a
contractor who took a job, such as
building environments. ships, supply
ing munitions. ordnance. etc, receiv-
ed cost plus ten per cent. Ten per
cent profit is not eXtravagant, it may
be argued. But the temptation to in
dulge in extravaganza is irresistible
to the contractor who is dishonest and
the honest contractor must meet the
prices paid by the dishonest one i'll
order to be able to fulfill his con
tracr.
At the outbreak of the war the best
could be secured at perhaps
$500 per day. The contractor under
the ten per cent profit plan who EN-
ployed 100 men at $500 per day would
add ten per cent to the wage bill. or
$50. He was quick to see that If he
boosted the price of the men to $40 per
day each he could add 500 instead OF
$50 as profit to the payroll, and the
same theory held good in the matter
of material. Instead of buying lumber
at $50 or $40 per 1000 feet he would
double his profit by paying $50 or $50
for it and of course all contractors
had to pay the higher prices establish
ed by such system.
The Freeman. Journal has been in
formed by men who witnessed some OF
the construction work on some of the
environments that the waste and eX-
travagance was something awful. Two
men would carry single 2X4 when one
man could easily carry three or four
of them. The use Of material was
also without care for expenses, much
material being wasted-the more that
was wasted the larger the profits of
the contractors.
1t is possible the government had to
submit to such practices in order to
get the work done quickly and thus
prepare as soon as possible to meet
the enemy, in France.
But what can be said of the men
who INDUCED in such methods, vast
ing the money taken from the patriot
ic people of the nation in time of ma
tiOnal peril, that their own Unsuitable
greed for gain might be satisfied? And
the contractor who stole from the gov
ernment was not one whit worse than
the working man who shirked upon. the
job and thus aided the contractor in
his thefts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
JEWELL v Col. .........
LEGE|:' Opening
School Will Open Sept. 6
With Eleven Already
Elected to Teaching
Staff.
NEW GYM READY SOON
Y 4
NEW GYM READY SOON
List of Courses to be Given
Includes Many
Studies.

Jewell Record: The fall term at
Jewell Lutheran college will open on
Monday, Sept. 6. The college year will
comprise 36 weeks of school work this
year. being divided into four terms,
two of ten and two of eight weeks.
The second term begins Nov. ,, the
third term Jan. 4. and the fourth term
April ).
There will be several changes in the
faculty this year, President Okdale,
G. A. Larson, II. D. Eittreim, Emma K.
KnudsOn, Leafy Bergum, and Clara
Nelson being the members of last years
Institutional staff who will return this
fall. The other places Oh the faculty
will be filled by new instructors. The
teaching staff is as follows:
President II. 4. Okdale. religion.
G.. A. Larson. head OF the commercial
department.
Clara Knudson. commercial.
II. ID. Eittreim, ina thematics and
physics.
Rev. C. O. r. Ness, Morse, history.
German, manual training, religion.
Paul Gerhard Vigness. English, Lat
in, history, athletics. s4i
Clarice knudson, English, French.
political economy, arithmetic.
Eleanor Pearson. home economics.
physical culture.
Emma Il. Knudson, head of music
department, pipe organ and piano.
Leafy Bergum. voice and piano.
Clara Nelson. art.
Instructors of band, orchestra and
violin yet to he arranged for
The new gymnasium will be ready
for use about month after the open
ing of the college year, and with a
competent instructor in mems athlet-
les and competent Instructor in phys
zeal culture for the ladies. and with
exceptionally adequate facilities and
equipment provided by the new gym,
special stress will be placed upon phys
zeal training for both men and women
this year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09

High prices and inactivity in bidding
on the part OF road contractors has in
tiuenced the New York State Highway
commission to announce that no new
road construction will be started or
new contracts offered for bids until
conditions have materially changed.
The entire energies OF the state de,
partment will be devoted to the main
tenance of existing highways and the
completion or work under contract in
volving about 600 miles of road work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09

Chairman Cummings said at San
Francisco that history would fix the
place to be occupied by Woodrow vii.
son. OF course it will 1t did it for
james Buchanan and Andrew John
son. Buchanan also kept us out of
war as long as he could. but we were
in war soon after the election of Abra-
ham Lincoln. The following from the
Lincoln Journal may be an indication
of what history will do to Mr.. Wilson
if he treats him fairly: Woodrow
Wilson has turned out to be the most
unpopular president slice the late
James Buchanan, and all because his
ambition for personal fame and glory
transcribed his vital interest in the
welfare of America and the world at
large
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
An Honest Man.

Houston Post: He was an honest
man! Perhaps the only honest man
the income tax and other banes of civ
iliZatiOn have left us.
His honesty at times disconnected
the lawyer who was crOss-examinilig
him. SO the judge took hand and
put this question to him:
You will swear that the prisoner
stole your umbrella
And the plaintiff answered.:
Your honor, / will swear that he
stole the umbrella ! was carrying
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09
4 4 \ - = ~ X 4 4 y 4 4 4
No SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUTH. y

y Y ~ y ~ X Y ~ \
Indianapolis News: Celebration of
his 1920 birthday by an Indiana man
serves to recall that while the attain
-ment of such an age is not common. 1t
does not excite the interest formerly
taken in those who round out a CEN
fury of human life. One authority
says a man is as old as he feels, and
Photographer remarks that a woman is
'.as old as she looks-at you" At any
rate. people APPARENTLY are living longer
as we'll as faster than they did half
century ago. Many men and women
have lived to be a century old, and it
the past is any Indication of the flu
t,lre, greater number will reach that
age in coming years.
Age is more or less relative, depend
ing upon the maturity Of those who dis
cuss it, Youth is likely to look upon
80 as old age: but the person OF 30 re-
CARDS such an age as a mere beginning.
Youth, in turn, regards 40 as near the
deadline of usefulness, while 40 real
ICES that real maturity is still ahead.
Newspapers have spoken of the youth
of national candidates this campaign.
Franklin d. Roosevelt. at 3S, is spoken
of as a mere boy. Gov. Cox is 30 and
Senator Harding is 50. yet nobody OF
mature age regards either of the presi-
DENTAL candidates as an old man.
Nobody, sopfar, has found real sub
stitute for youth. although some sur
gical experiments are asserted to have
been. successful in restoring vitality
and youthful spirits. Youth, after all,
is n state Of mind as well as a span of
wears, Men and women are not old at
GO; they are not old at 20. and when
50 is reached many of them refuse to
be shelved. Ones outlook upon life is
likely to determine whether one is to
continue real living or go to seed.
Years ago men retired ut 40 or 30 and
were not worth much to their commune
tiles AFTER That. NOW II luaH Stays III
the harness, alternating work and play.
SO, in reality, he never grows old in
spirit, regardless of an accumulation
of many years when birthdays come.
Old age is something of habit. 1t is
easy enough to acquire if one seeks it,
but If youth is desired one may have
it, and forget about the birthdays.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09

The democrats are as likely TO carry
Iowa as the republicans are to carry
Mississippi.-Sioux City Journal.
But in Iowa every voter can vote
and have his vote fairly counted. Iowa
is safe for democracy. hence it goes
Republican at elections. In Mississ-
ippi about half of the voters are dis
franchised through intimidation
Mississippi is not safe for democracy
hence it goes Democratic at elections
When President Wilson and all the
rest Of the Democratic politicians talk
about making the world safe for de-
m0cracy they are playing the dema-
gOgue, and prove it by their indiffer-
ence to the treatment of the 10000
COO people in this country who are dis
franchised. With free and fair bal
lot in every state in the union Wood
row Wilson would not have been de.
clared elected president in 1916. and
he and all the rest Of them who are
shouting about making the world safe
for democracy are well aware Of that
faci.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-09

In 1896 the Democrats promised the
country a. cheap dollar. They didn't
have opportunity to show what they
could dOs.in that direction. as the peO-
pie were suffering from Il period of
Democratic. rule and didn't want to
take any chances. so the Democratic
party was defeated. Now however.
after seven years of Wilson in the
white house the country has an alb
stract illustration of what the Demo-
cratic party can do to 10Ocent dol
lar.