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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
A BALL TRICK

sometimes people cry when they are !,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
HE JUNIOR COOK

Mix cupsful of confestioner's sugar
 tablespoonful butter and enough cream (added very slowly) to make a smooth firm paste.
 Divide into three parts.
 Into the first part put tablespoons full grated cocoanut and F teaspoon full vanilla@
 Mix carefully, and make out into small balls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

I hope 1t 1OiI be for you full of good
 cheer; May eUery good a0ish of your heart
 come true This is nly 1Cdsh JoT GH of yoN.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
THE CHRISTMAS CANDY BOX

Place on paraffine paper for an hour; then pack in a tin box till needed.
 To the second part add 9 drops a1- mond f1avoring, 2 tablespoonsful al- monds, ground fine.
 Mix we'll. roll seut into tiny balls.
 Rc,l these baNg in grated cocoanut till they have taken up all the loose cocoanut they will hold.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

1FOF 1ISI With the wonder and doubt Still ashine in her eyes, She has crept softly out
 For a peep at each prize. It is real; 1t is true;
 She has fondled them all; There "a dolly in blue
 And a rabbit and ball. In her world of delight
 Not a shadow is cast: Joy has banished the night Christmas morning at lastl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
THANK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE FOR HELP
Fair Association Expresses
Appreciation for As
sistance.

\ resolution of thanks for assistance
during the recent fair has been extend
ed to the Chamber Of Commerce and
business men Of Webster City by the
officers and directors of the Hamilton
Couny Fair AssOcia ton
The resolution was passed at the re-
cent meeting OF the fair association
board and expresses appreciation for
the material assistance extended by
the Chamber of Commerce. The asSiS-
lance was especially appreciated and
especially opportnnc. the resolution de-
clareS. as it came at a time when the
financial success Of the fair was in
danger.
The resolution is signed by l.. n. Ma
son, president. Charles Mitchell. vice
president. II. Q. Cutler, treasurer, j.
F. Webb, secretary. Ed l.. Eppard, Il.
r. Downs, II. L. Baird. W. A. Neel, Ed
IF. Evans, Roy VanWinkle. II. a. Stat
ford. f. T.. Chcevcr. w. T. irving
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

The main reason why Mr.. Bryan is
not making any speeches i'll favor OF
any candidates is that Mr.. Bryan sell
dom does anything for anyone except
Mr.. Bryan.--Cherokee Democrat.
Didn't Bryan do a lot for Wilson in
the Baltimore convention eight years
ago and didn't .he spend his time for
tie Democratic ticket lat year and in
1916? In fact. it was Bryan's influence
in the convention that nominated Viii
son. But just as soon as Wilson could
no longer use Bryan 10 his own adj
vantage he had no further time for
him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

\ very large majority Of the people
outside of Illinois have had bad Opin
ion OF Mayor Thompson Of Chicago
and surprise is general out this wa!
that the men he supported ut thu
of them being nominated. The Free
journal is not prepared TO believe
that half the Republicans Of such 8
state as Illinois are disloyal or indif
fercnt 10 the welfare of the common
wealth. or are too ignorant to vote in
telligenrly 1t is possible that Thomp
son has been misrepresented to some
extent and that he is not as bad rs he
has been painted by his enemies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

President Wilson has contributed
$500 to the Democratic campaign fDni
That is quite generous sum for Il gov
eminent employee receiving only SO
600 npr year. some Democrats may say.
But in view of the fact that poor
working girls in some of the internal
revenue Offices were asked to give
$40 and told to appear at certain
hotel and arrange this matter tie
president should have been more !:ber-
al The girls are getting S1.44O per
year, and $40 of this amount IS nearly
3 per cent. To pay as much i'll proror-
ton Mr.. Wilson ought to give S-.OSi.
May we not suggest to the com .Ditter
that they ought to write the president
and tell him to call at some hotel and
arrange the natter
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

Jesse James is dead these many
wears, hut his soul goes marching on
in the bodies of the sugar and coal
prOtitcer>.-M Manson Democrat.
facr may explain why the administers
ton doesn't do something to the sugar
and coal proiitecrS. However, Jesse
was satisfied with rObbing banks, eN-
press companies. etc. While the coal
and sugar prOfiteers rob widows and
orphans If JeSse'S soul is in them ii
must have degeneratcd since being in
his flesh.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
ON HER OWN TERMS.

\ correspondent to the Dcs MOines
Register, writing from London under a
recent date. says:
'Elihu Root has eft for Rotterdam
and sails tomorrow for New York. On
the eve Of his return the league of ma
tons council issued an official text of
the plans for permanent court OF i'll
ternational justice, which are almost
entirely the work of the American
former secretary of state. He is I'M
dprstood to have expressed himself
forcetully in regard to the great posi-
bIities of the league Of nations. If
the republican party adopts Mr.. Roots
ideas upon his return. America will en-
ter the league on her own terms and he
welcomed by all the powers, great and
small"
The Freeman-Journal believes that
the United States will become 4 mem
Der of league OF nations. no matter
who is elected president. The league
covenant that President W llSOn Drought
home from Versailles is dead. so far as
this country is concerned, killed by the
presidents refusal TO accept reasonable
reservations. reservations which there
are abundant reasons to believe me
other nations would have accepted.
Now there must be Il compromise III
the senate, as that is the only way any
sort of agreement can be reached and
The required two-thirds vote secured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

Cox are talking now just like Woodrow
Wilson talked in 1912. Wilson fooled
the people. hut Cox and Roosevelt can
not fool them again. AT Albany. New
York. the other day Mr.. Roosevelt pro,
posed to reduce the cost of living by
eliminating unnecessary hands through
which articles pass between the man
who produces and the man who con
Sumcs and change ineffective laws re-
gardins profitecring' Wilson was go
ing to do all that He said he knew
how TO do it. declaring that any lawyer
could tell just how il could be done.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
Death of ID. A. Glenn.

News of the recent death of David
Alva Glenn, young man who lived in
this city for several, years, has been re-
ceived here. Mr.. Glenn enlisted in the
world war in Webster City and went to
Deming with Company c. Second Iowa
Infantry. He was appointed corporal
and later was member Of the 12jth
Machine Gun battalion under Capt. \
NJ. Martin of this city. He was then
transferred to Company G, 109th Am
munition train. and was appointed ser
geanr. He accompanied the other Web
ster City boys to France. where he
served for four months. after which he
was returned home and mustered out
at Camp Dodge.
Before Mr.. Glenn enlisted in the
war. he was clerk in Latimer Bros.
store. and after returning to this city
when mustered ont Of the service, he
was employed in the shoe department
Of the Mercantile store Later he was
appointed manager OF the J. G.. Penney
company store at Rapid City S. H.,
and was engaged in this work when he
died
While Il resident in this city he was
a member of the local congregational
church and his name adorns the honor
roll Of that church.
His death was caused ~ hrlatcf
operation for appendicitis. The de-
ceased was twenty-five years of age
and the untimely passing away Of This
excellent young man wi. he deeply
inou-ncd by Ill who knew him.
Tie body was taken to the Old home
in Sparta. IL. for burial.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

When Wilson took his Office there
We're BOISE employees in Washington
working for Uncle Sam and in Febr-
uary Of this year. according to the
Iowa Falls Citizen, there We're go. 40.
That is the way the Democratic plat
form pledge TO reduce the number Of
deemed. But nobody expects the VIII
son administration 10 redeem pledges.
hence the numerous failures made III
that direction cause no surprise.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

The increasing reliance Of the Unit
ed States upon the tropics for food
and manufacturing material is evil
denced hy the fact that over three bill
lion dollars worth of tropical and sub
tropical products entered Continental
United States in the fiscal year 1920
against less than one billion dollars
worth in 1913. and less than half Il
billion in 1900. OF course. says Il
statement of The National City Bank
of New York discussing this closer re-
latio of the United States with its
neiGhbors in the tropics. some part Of
this tremendous increase in values is
due to the high cost of. but ncycrthc-
less it is Il fact that the quantity of
tropical products consumed in the
United States has tremendously III
creased and seems likely to go Oh in
creaSing. irrespective Of high and still
advancing prices. For example, the
quantity Of cane sugar. all tropical, OF
course, entering Continental United
States in the fiscal year 1920 was near
ly 81 billion pounds against little
more than ~ billions in the immedi-
atcly preceding year and less than six
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

The five socialist members of the
New York assembly who were Ousted
from their seats because they were
socialists were elected by increased
majoriticS at special election held a
few days ago in their districts. 1t is
10 be hoped the New York legislature
will now have the good sense 10 permit
them to hold their seats. Their conSti-
tucn,S have Il right TO the kind of rep
rcScntation they choose TO elect.
Since the foregoing was put in type
the New York assembly has unscated
three Of these socialists and seated
two. thus dSfranA sing three state
legislative districN We believe the
ma jority Of the assembly is wrong and
that il look a most unwise course.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

The Democratic national committee
is complaining of the lack of contri-
butorS to the presidential campaign
fund. They give every reason for this
apathy among the faithful except the
correct one. There is no chance of 4
Democratic president being elected in
this campaign and why should the fell
lows who have the wherewithal con
tribute to a lost cause. The know
ing ones understand this, hence their
ba ckwardncsS in furnishing the sinews.
Besides. the size of the campaign fund
will make little difference in the result
Of the election. We do not believe the
people could he induced to return the
Democratic party to power again this
year if the committee had billion dol
lars and this vast sum were spent
honestly or in any other fashion.
The party OF organized appetite as
II leading statesman once characterized
the Democratic party, is leading Il for
lorm hope in this campaign.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

IN Nate KcndaIl> ;mti-sufrragc record
is expected TO injurc him consider
ably among tie women. Kendall hay
Ing been !, bitter opponent OF suffrage
throughout his official career rs Il
anember Of Iowa legislature
.AdvOcate.Trihunc.
Il: We find the foregoing quotation in
the Des Moines Register. and referring
to the newspaper directory we find. as
expected. that the Advocate Tribune is
8, Democratic paper. The Register is
strong on quoting from such papers.
hut we have not noticed any quota
'tiuns in the Register from other news
papers telling of KeEdalfS support of
the suffrage amendment four years
;igD and of the active opposition of
s--a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

billions a decade ago. OF coffee. strict
ly tropical. the quantity imported in
the fiscal year 1920 was .400.O00.O0G
pounds against one billion year
earlier and only S71,0OO,0O0 in 1910.
Cocoa. also exclusively tropical, shows
ii total of 42O.O00OOO pounds i'll the i'm
ports of 1920 against 1O9,0O0.0O0 in
1910. Coconut Oil. now so largely used
for food purposes in various forms,
was 2G9.GO0O0O pounds in 1920 against
iS.OGO,OOO in 1910. and all of these at
much higher prices than heretofore.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

sary for everybody to stand little
sacrifice. but il will be most profitable
after all. because the sooner we get
the business of thp country back 10
prc-war conditions, progress, prosper
ity and contcntment will occupy the
attention of the people"
Following this statement, The Assoc
ciatcd Press says, probably upon rcli-
able information. that there will be
Ford plants
People who contemplate buying Mr..
Ford's cars or trucks will be glad tina t
the prices are to be reduced. and the
people generally will commend the
course of the Ford management in max
ing the reductions. However, if Mr..
Ford can make such large reductions
in the selling prices of his goods. with
out reducing wages. he must have been
making pretty large profits or is pre-
pairing to do business for time at Il
loss.
Manufacturers who have been too
greedy and who have charged war pro-
fits in time of peace may be able to
make material reduction in prices
without reducing wages. but the manu-
facturcr who has been doing business
on a fair margin Of profit cannot do
thar. This class of manufacturers will
be embarrassed by the action Of Mr.
Ford, because they cannot reduce SCH
ing values by such large percentages
and still do a successful business.
Mr.. Ford has business that pays
him enormous profits in the aggregate.
yet he furnishes a product that is well
worth the price charged compared with
prices of other goods in his line All
automobile makers cannot make such
reductions without reducing the cost Of
production and as wages figure 81
prominently in cost calculations. the
average manufacturer, who has been
charging only a fair profit. will have
to hold up prices for "A time at leas..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
MEASUREMENTS BY cox.

Gov. Cox makes so many miSState-
ments of fact that ii. is impossible to
cali all of them, but lee is one that
is so obviously untrue and mis;ralin.
that it has attracted tl.r attention Of
the Republican national committee. In
California the Democratic presidential
candidate said:
If Ncwberry had not sat in the sen
ate. we would have had the League Of
Nations. If he had not been put on
the senate foreign relations committee
by Henry Cabot Lodge, the senate
would have ratified the League with
helpful and not emascuating reserya-
tons
AT no time was ratilicat ton without
reservations by the senate in sight
There was Il majority against it all the
time and the elimination of Newberry
would have made absolutely no differ
cnce. There was no vote for ratitica
ton without reservations that APP
preached anywhere near the necessary
two-thirds majority. However, the Re
publican side Of the senate gave rati-
tication with reservations thirty-iive
votes and the Democratic side gave it
twenty-ihrec. Only few more votes
were necessary to put it across, but
the influence of President Wilson pre-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

When Billy Hamilton was editor of
editorial on President Taft. referring
to that gentleman rs Il fat fraud. :
Billy'S language and manners were
rather abrupt. but he always said
Just what he thought. 1t would be in
teresting to know just what opinion
Billy would have of the present occu-
pant of the white house were he here
running a newspaper now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

These things cost money. The
money must he had, and had promptly.
or the Democratic cause cannot hope
to win ShriekS the Omaha World
Herald. And the average Democrat,
in the face Of this appeal clasps his
pockethooh all the tighter. He remem-
bcrs the kept us ont of war CUFF of
the last presidential campaign and
how the Wilson crowG was going to re-
duce the high cost Of living. The
shouting of the Omaha paper merely
reminds linn of the barker for Il shell
game.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

vented that most desirable consum-
nation. Hence, Mr.. Wilson is to blame
above any other SINCE individual for
the failure to ratify
Senator Newberry is not member
of the Ofreign relations committee, and
never has been, the statement OF Mr..
Cox to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

James Hamilton Lewis has been
nominated for United States senator
by the Democrats of Illinois and we
suppose Il lot of Republican papers will
now deal in that silly gush about his
pink whiskerS. No matter about the
color Of his hair and whiSkers, MIR.
Lewis is IL capable, clean man and his
opponents ought to give him the square
deal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
"rIIE QUESTION"

Under that caption the Dcs Moincs
Register propounds the following qucs'
lion to the Republican candidates:
The Register might as well one time
as another ask question that has
been hanging on its lips for several
weeks. Mr.. Kendall is running for gov
ernor OH a platform that declares:
1--WE endorse the fearless record OF
our war governor and those associated
with him."
After naming Sena tor Cummins, Nate
Kendall and others, the Register asks
What are these men going to do about
it,"
That Smacks strongly Of demagog-
ism. The Register knows perfectly
we'll that that endorsement means the
war record Of Gov. Harding and not
any record he or any Of his appOintees
have made on the side. The war rec
ord of Coy. Harding is as good as the
war record of any other governor
and just as good as the war record OF
President Wilson or the Des Moines
Register Coy. Harding stood four
square for Americanism all the time.
NO matter what he may have done in
other directions, his war record is one
that the state must be proud of.
Now then, since. the Register is so
good at asking questions, it might he
willing to answer one: What is it 60
ing to do about it, Is it going to sup
port the Republican ticket this year
or is it going to support the Demo
cratic: The Freeman-JOurnal reads
very carefully the editorial page OF the
Register. but thus far has been unable
to determine whether it is for the Re
publican or for the Democratic candi-
dates and platforms.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

\ Berlin dispatch says that 1000
coo tons of fOOdStutfS will have to be
imported to Germany from the United
States. as the crop in Germany is
short" The people III this country will
not be glad that Germany has short
crop, but they will be glad because
the United States will be in position
to sell the Germans all they need.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
TIME TO CALL 4 HALT.

Henry Ford. in announcing rrdnc-
ton of from II TO 81 per cent in the
retail prices of his ears and tractors,
says:
Now is the time to call halt on
war methods. war prices. war prOtitecr-
ing and war greed. 1t may be neceS-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

: Wilson promised TO inauguratc Icf-
'fersOnian simplicity at Washington
yet no sooner was he warm in his seat
than he began the most eXtravagant
expenditures of any president in the
history of the country. When he
travels he must have Il special train
or Il special ship. accompanied by Il
large number Of lackcys and hangers
on. and the people pay the bills.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

4. Very little is heard of or from Scna-
:.
tor Harding'S running mate. which
HAY be accounted for by the fact that
when the head of the ticket is put on
the tail end, he doesn't know what to
do or say-Cascadc Pioneer.
That is better. anyhow. than having
"A tail on both ends. with the head hun.
.dreds Of miles away in the White
House
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

!, The board of supervisors Of Clinton
county have just let the contract fol
rs miles of concrete paving at a cost
..Of $S27 200, which is $4j.944 per mile
!; That is stiff price and tells the story
OF why more roads are not being pay
ed. The interest alone per mile pei
year at 5 per cent is 22Il.2O. about
the price to gravel mile Of road.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

II seems to be taking q long time
10 invent some method whereby auto
lists can be prevented from collidin@
with railroad trainS.-RegiSter.
But the same auIoiSt seldom tries
The stunt second time. one dose Is
guaranteed to kill or cure ninety-ninc
times out Of 100.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
The chances are that Governor CO

The chances are that Governor Cox
lost few more votes by his recent
words of praise for Senator Hi John.
son-Des Moines Register
, Wonder if the editor of The Register
controls one of the votes Mr.. Cox will
lose because he took occasion to say
some good things about one Repuhli-
:ean!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

Has Gov. Cox cited single act of
the democratic administration that
would justify the people in keeping ii
in power:-SiouX City Journal.
If the governors hasn't cited a
single act that would justify the people
in keeping the democratic party in
power he might do so by reciting how
st kept us out of war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27
Primo. Minister Iillerand has

!. Prime Minister Millerand has cOn-
sented to be president Of France to
succeed President Descllanel. who is
going to retire because of i'll health.
and who is wise enough to know that
France is entitled to the best she can
get and is patriotic enough 10 cfface
himself for the general welfare of the
country he loves so well.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-27

Now is the time of year when the
country editor. who knows about as
much about farming as President Viii
son does about dealing with the trusts.
is telling the farmer when and how TO
select his seed corn.