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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12
For Sale.

Barred Rock G for Matching from
winning strains. Pen !, So for 10;
pen ., 50 for Il. s. for 30, 50 for 100.
Phone ST. J.. W. Swedlund. Stratford,
Iowa. 4-12f2j2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12
OFFERS
MANY OPPORTUNITIES
Soil and Climate Capable of
Raising Anything I'm
der Sun.
(By The Associated Press.)

Buenos Aires, April 9.-Paraguay is
a land of wonderful opportunity for
North Americans, says w. L. Schurz,
United States trade commissioner who
has just completed a seven months in
vestigation of it's resources. Ten mil
lion dollars in American money has
thus far been invested in the little re-
public but in the opinion of Mr.. Schurz,
millions more of American capital
would find a profitable return there.
Nearly the size of the state Of Miss
|ouri and with less than 1,O0O,O 900 inhabi.
tants, Paraguay has untouched re-
sources Of amazing variety and posi-
bilities, Mr.. Schurz told a correspondent
of The Associated Press.
"Over half the country is fOrested
with the finest hard woods in the
world" he said. 'Its soil and climate
are capable of raising anything under
the sun, including wheat and bananas
TLAItIII1culS AldNC pioNSu s'"e W.
cotton to the acre can be raised on
Paraguayan soil than on any other soil
where cotton is cultivated at present
1t is good for tobacco and sugar, it is
good for anything.
Wild Oranges.
"Oranges in Paraguay grow Wild
You would not believe that only one
out of every 100 oranges produced in
Paraguay is eaten. But it is so. Bill
lions of oranges lie on the ground and
rot.
1.-THE American investments in Para
quay at present are in cattle, meat
packing plants and %quebrachO. There
are less than 100 Americans in ills
whole country. They are popular with
the natives who think a lot OF The
United States"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12
Burberry Must GO.

Iowa Psychologists have up-to-date
taken G54,15 barberry bushes out
during the past two years and a half
they have been working and are start
ing after the remainder of them.
Last year $4,000 bushes were re-
moved and, according to L. l.. Rhodes
of Iowa State College in charge of the
field work, 40 to 20 per cent of these
bushes were infected.
The barbcrry, which is the carrier
of the stem rust, has beer cleaned
out in the city areas and this year the
rural districts will be worked.
The stem rust will attack oats,
wheat, barley and some OF the COM
moner grasses as squirrel tail. red top
or quack grass. Serious damage was
done to oats and wheat. The rust
spreads in c%oncentric rings from the
infected bush and in the direction OF
the prevailing wind.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12

House paint 50 per gallon. Barn
paint $1.25. Muresco 45c per package.
Oatmeal paper SOC per roll. G. n.
Rouse, the wallpaper 3-1Sj-ftf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12

The city home garden utilities idle
land and spare time for food pro.
duction.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12

proven very desirable. Corn and tank
age are the best feeds and a little corn
oil cake added to the tankage is adj
vantageOus.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12
Farm News Department


crop and markets it, there is not very
much left to be classed as profit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12
The Horse and the Motor.

Even though it may be true. that the
motor driven vehicle has begun to put
the farm horse ION the rum" there is
no evidence that he has developed
much speed, and his total value still
compares favorably with other classes
of farm animals. On Jan. l, 1920, the
bureau of crop estimates of the United
States department of agriculture esti'
mated the total value of horses on
farms in this country at $ 1888, OOO.OD,
or Just a little below the value OF
milk cows, which was $2,O22,OOO,OO0.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12

The ideal garden spot is seldom
found, but it is often possible to choose
a location that embodies a number OF
the more important conditions and
then supply others. The difficulties OF
the first season are greater than those
of subsequent years, and a garden plat
if properly handled will improve with
each seasons cultivation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12

During 1919 the Farm Bureau FIX
change did n business of owe $4,000
|OGO for which there was no charge
for services. This included the buying
and selling of livestock, seeds and
feeds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-12

Iowa leads all states in the union
in the total value of cattle, horses,
hogs, sheep and mules on the farm,
according to the Jan. 1. 1920 estimates
of the L. S. department Of agricul-
ture. The total value was $64O, 100000.
Texas was second and Illinois third.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
To Gather Cars to
Move West Wheat
Especial Despatch to the HeruldJ

WASHINGTON. y. C.. Thursday -Rail-
road Administration officials have decided
70 mobilize all box cars obsainable between
Chicago and New York and other Eastern
points 20 save the wheat farmers OF the
Northwest from financial disaster.
The farmers are unable 20 move their
wheat and the elevators are bulging With
last years crop. resulting in higher priced
bread in New York and the East.
Box car shortage in the Northwest g
responsible for the congestion of the flow
Of wheat and L. charged by the Railroad
Administrator officials 10 tho prevalence
of influenza n Ia explained that in Chi
oago. for example. ~ has been necessary
TO bring In crews from Milwaukee and
other points 10 keep the shops running
walker u. Hines. Director General 81
Roads. has outlined q programme by which
all of the bos cars east of Chicago VIII be
mobihzed az Minneapolis No wheat will
BE- shipped east of Chicago until the short
sge IN the Northwest is relieved. II is
said there is more wheat In the Northwest
now than there was at this time last year.
although the crop was not nearly 90 large.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
Air Service Kept
in New Army Bill

WASHINGTON. n C.. THURSDAY
Agreement was reached today by the
House Military Committee on practically
all principles - army reorganization ex-
cept that dealing with universal military
training. Numerous details, however, re-
nnainsd % be worked out
Provision was made for an army air ser
vice. despite the movement for a unified
government air control under a separate
department whose head would have the
status % Cabinet officer. Provision also
was made for maintenance 81 tho chemical
warfare service a. q separate corps Tor
experimental purposes. aud for the con-
struction and transportation corps, hut
these will be a part Of the Quartermaeter
Department n was decided not o. have
a separate chaplain corps but a. Increase
the number 81 rhapiaius 20 az 90 prov ide
one for each i.cr enlisted men
Another decision - t-s committee was
10 leave the d-taiis % army orr .nizafion
to the discretion Of the War Department.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
WITNESSES GATHER
FOR NEWBERRY TRIAL
Attorneys in Case Already Preparing
Opening Statements as Jury
Box Fills.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Thutsday.--The
Michigan Republican leaders who cam
paigned successfully with Truman Fl.
Newberry in the 1918 Senatorial campaign,
was in sight when the Federal District
Court session ended today. Six peremptory
had been exercised and only
ten such challenges remained The ad-
vance guard of the five hundred or more
witnesses summoned by the government
are in Grand Rapids and attorneys arc pre-
pairing opening statements.
Eight prospective jurors were questioned
at the morning session before half that
number were found satisfactory, and one
other man was excused by the Court when
he appeared suffering from a partial
paralysis of the vocal chords.
The men rejected by the Court were all
challenged for cause when they swore
they had formed opinions as to the guilt
or innocence Of the accused which would
take more than the ordinary amount Of
evidence TO remove.
OF those who passed three were farmers
and the fourth man said he had spent
several years at that vocation before be-
coming proprietor Of a grocery store. Two
of the quartet had some acquaintance with
a few of the individual defendants, but
none admitted intimacy with any Of the
men on trial. The additions to the tenta-
tive jury were Joseph G. Hills, of Stanton,
a farmer, forty-nine years old; George II.
Clark, Jr., fifty-one, OF Constantine.
farmer; Martin Block, thirty-eight. a
grocer at Charlevoix, and John Focht-
man, forty-sX. a farmer of near Petoskey
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
Relief Loan Can
Be Cut $4,000, 900
(spccia, Despatch to the Hcrcld.)

Especial Despatch to the HcrCld.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Thursday.-After
conference with Herbert Hoover Carter
Glass, Secretary of the Treasury, today
informed the Ways and Means Commit
tee OF the House that the estimated loan
of ti5ooo0.ooo for food relief in Poland.
Austria and Armenia can be cut to s1o5..
10000. This is regarded as the minimum
amount necessary to tide over the stricken
countries until the next harvest. Mr..
Hoover is of the opinion, said Secretary
Glass. that s50000,0o0 would do more harm
than good. This amount" he added
would not relieve the menacing situation
Of threatened uprising and revolution
might occur in the affected countries"
Norman Davis told the committee that
the reduction of s25 100000 was made pos
sible by the British government, which
agreed 10 supply the shipping necessary
TO transport the supplies He said that
i,0oo.e0 tons OF flour and a large quantity
OF fats would be necessary to carry Eu-
rope through the critical period.
"One cannot describe the need for i'm
mediate relief" said Secretary Glass
This relief is the humanitarian and safe
thing 10 provide. II Is the plain. practical,
common sense thing TO do, even IL we
don't get the money back. But we hone
10 get some OF II back.
Men. women and children, especially
children. are dying by the thousands. one
man just returned from Europe saw
twcnty-seven bodies lying unburied in a
street In an Austrian city The children
there are growing up i'm deformity."
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
R0LSHEVlKi CALLED ON TO
FREE RED CROSS WORKERS

WASHINGTON. .. G.. THURSDAY Re
quest for the release OF the four American
Red Cross workers recently captured By
the Bolsheviki in Siberia already has been
forwarded to the Russian Soviet authori-
ties through the czechs. Red Cross head
quarters was informed today by represen-
tatives in Vladivostok in a cablegran.
which also stated that the prisoners were
not believed 10 be in any danger.
Names OF tho Red Cross mon mentioned
In the cablegram as prisoners were Or W
n. Ford. Of Kingston Okla. tprobabiy)
DR.. J. n. Mehill. OF Jaroso Col. Otto W
Lowe Of New York and Edward Il. Char.
ette OF stockton. Cal
The cable advices from viadivostok en-
pla incd that the expression Of optimism
concerning the safety OF the Red Cross
personnel was founded on reports from the
newly conquered parts OF Siberia. indicst-
ing that the Bolsheviki were pursuing a
liberal policy toward prisoners
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
LIEUT.. EEKH0UT KILLED IN
PLANE FALL AT GUANTANAMO

on BOARD L. s. s. PENNSYLVANIA
off Guantanamo Cby wireless to the AS
ISOLATED Press). Thursday Lieutenant
Bernard Vanderbilt Eekhout was fatally
injured yesterday morning while flying
over the naval aviation station at Guam
tanamo Bay. His plane. single-seater
Pieuport machine, was wrecked. Lieu
tenant Eokhout was alive when taken
from the wreckage and was rushed to the
hospital shin Solace. where he died.
Admiral Henry Il. Wilson. comnandns &
the Atlantic fleet. witnessed the accident.
The cause Of the accident is not known.
Lieutenant Eekhout graduated from the
naval Academy at Annapolis In June.
1917. and was assigned TO aviation duty on
board the battle ship Nevada He lived
az the home Of HIS mother, Mrs. John B.
Morton. staten Island, ". Y.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
NEW CENTRAL BODY
TO RULE LABOR HERE
Borough Leaders and Samuel
Gompers Expected to Form
Organization Sunday.

What is expected to become the strong
United States will be formed at a meet
ing of representative labor leaders of the
five boroughs OF New York with Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor, in the Continental Ho-
tel. Broadway and Forty-first street, Sun
day afternoon.
Designed primarily TO soidify and
strengthen labor organizations through
out the city. the new central body is
expected 20 accomplish in a diplomatic
manner the elimination of the Central
Federated Union. comprised of various To-
calls in Manhattan. which, IL is said, aided
the secessionist pressmen who recently. in
defiance OF their national organization,
sought 60 inject an element of radicalism
into the printing trade in New York.
The movement for new central body
had It's birth at q meeting in Washing
ton last month OF international union
chiefs. who voted 10 do everything in their
power TO aid in eradicating Sovietism from
organized labor. George l. Berry, inter-
national president of the Printing Press
men and Assistants Union, made charges
against the Central Federated Union. and
these were considered by the Executive
Committee OF the American Federation
Of Labor. Instead OF responding TO the
demand OF the majority 10 cancel the
charter OF the G. +. u, the decision was
reached TO leave the settlement of the
question TO a committee composed of rep
rcscntstives from the various unions of
Manhattan headed by MIR. Gompers
The result of the deliberations of this
committee was the decision TO form "A
new central body composed OF the Cen
trail Federated Union OF Manhattan, the
Central Labor Union Of Brooklyn and
smaller organizations from the other bor-
oughs. This now body would automatic
aily eliminate the Brooklyn organization.
which II Is understood is willing TO be abb
sorbcd, and the Manhattan organization.
The attitude TO be adopted by the Gen.
trsl Federated Union toward the forma-
ton OF the new body viii be discussed
At the regular weekly meeting of the or
gsnizstion in Labor Temple. No. 243 East
Eighty-fourth street at eight o'clock to-
night. Y. r.. Hanna. president OF the c.
r. T.. declined yesterday 10 speculate on
what action the meeting would take.
Mr.. Gompers arrived in New York from
Washington yesterday for the meeting on
Sunday. He declined TO comment on the
probable outcome OF the conference.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
REDS MAKING LEGAL FIGHT
TO REMAIN IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Thursday Three
out of every four aliens arrested IN recent
anti-radlcal raids and held for deports-
ton proceedings already have obtained
counsel and are making a legal fight
Commissioner General Csminetti OF the
immigration Bureau said today. Modni-
cations in regulations announced yester-
day by Secretary Wilson. assuring the
right Of counsel and bail 20 persons IN
custody of the immigration service, would
not affect these cases, the Commissioner
said.
Another shipload OF deportees will 20
as soon as the cases against a sufficient
number have been completed. Mr.. Can't
netti said. He estimated that about one
hundred OF those recently arrested had
now been convicted and await deporta'
tion. The Buford, the COMMISSIONS saio'
was not especially assigned 20 deporta-
tion work except for the trip already made
and future shipments Of radicals viii &C
on whatever ship may be available.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
Transport Mount Vernon Disabled.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Thursday. The
transport Mount Vernon. which left here
last Friday on a secret mission. is return
Ing today in leaking condition. but ia IN
no danger. according to a radio message
received today
The message said the Mount Vernon vas
Rr rnnes OFF San Francisco and that sh,
v.-~s returning without assistance. She Is
due here tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
Current History Magazine
for February.

Analysis Of the Soviet Constitution and
the American Constitution clause by
clause; the Irish problem by Lloyd
George: Pershipgs final report in full
and other important features, authentic
records: in Current History for February,
published by The New York Times Com
pany
On news stands tomorrow, January
31st, % cents a copy.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30

The Truth About the Far East: First Of the ar
tcles by Theodore E. Burton, ex-Unted States Sena
tor from Ohio analyzing political, social and busi
ness conditions in China Japan, Australia and New
Zealand.
The New York herald., 1920-01-30
Uyuguayan Peace Envoy in Capital.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Thursdsy.-Dr
Juan Antonio Buero. Uruguayan Minister
of Foreign Affairs who is returning home
from Paris. where he served as peace dele
gate, arrived here today as the guest OF
tho nation lie was welcomed by Secretary
lansing and olher officials .....
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24

near the top, while the two Caro-
linas have been at or near the bot
tom. Every New England State is
shown to be losing ground, while
every State in the Far West has
gained. Iowa has far outstripped
Illinois and North Dakota has gone
rapidly forward. Nebraska has gone
forward, and Kansas backward.
The increase in the attendance in
high schools is the most notable ed
ucational change in the fifty years.
The enrolment in high schools now is
one hundred times as great as in
1870. The number then was $4,000
and now is it nearly 100000. The
new pupils have been mostly girls.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24

Montana should be proud to know
that she has the best all-around pub
lie school system in the United
States. She may have known it all
along, but the assurances Of DR..
Leonard p. Ayres. director Of the
Department of Education, Of the
Russell Sage Foundation, might help
on her civic satisfaction. From the
same authority other states may
learn that California is second, Ari-
IONA third, New Jersey fourth, and
Washington fifth. If the Empire
State wonders where she comes in
and should feel it incumbent to
amend her position in the thirteenth
place, she has her work cut out. For
the record and not for impoliteness,
it may be mentioned that South Car
DINA is at the bottom. Self-com-
placence, even for the best, receives
a check when it reads that DR.. Ayres
reckons the school system today as
only 50 per cent. effective. Still in
fifty years efficiency has doubled,
for its rating in 1870 was only 26
per cent. Some other facts culled
from the report by the New York
Times are given here:
"The West has been coming up
educationally during the last fifty
years, the report shows, while the
East has been going down. Utah has
made the greatest gain, while to
Maryland is attributed the greatest
falling off in relative standing. In
the East New Jersey is the only State
that has gained, while in the West
California has the best average high
record. "~ =, ~a&ssts
"The conclusion is reached by the
author Of the report that the school
systems of the United States terri
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24

torial possessions, such as Hawaii,
the Canal Zone, and Porto Rico, have
higher ratings than those Of many of
the forty eight States. The Hawaiian
system is reported better than those
of the majority of the American
States, while ten Southern States
have records poorer than that of
Porto Rico.
"In working out the educational
measurement the Foundation takes
the official data showing the number
of children attending school, the
amount of training they obtain, the
progress they make, the amounts ex-
pended fer buildings and supplies, the
salaries paid their teachers, and
other similar items, and combines
these factors into a single index
number which shows the general
standing or efficiency"
The standing of the forty eight
States, the District of Columbia, and
the three territorial possessions is
shown in the following table:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24
"Dead Fruit"

Leaving baseball, football and box
ng aside. there is no longer a great
disparity between woman's and mans
irhietic proves. But whether the
women should be permitted to COM
octc with the men in the golf, tennis,
hooting, and other championships Is
'ehatable ground. If the men oppose
I. one can hardly blame them, for 1t
aust be years before victory over
oman will be regarded as anything
- dead fruit" and defeat as any
hing bur a disgrace.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24
Go Easv. 8ovsl

Rumor has reached us of unrest and
Impotence among our trade school pu-
pills. who are eager to be sharing the
high wages now being paid to labor.
They are in hurry, one might say. to
exchange the heyday of youth for the
pay day Of Observation-Disclosures Tran
scrinf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24

1t is too bad that the Democrats
at San Francisco will not have Sen
ator Harding's speech of acceptance
before them; there is a chance of his
letting something slip that will show
what the Republican party stands
for besides spoils. &;
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24
Lines to Be Remembered.

/ have seldom known anyone who
deserted truth in trifles that could be
trusted In matters of Importance
Paley.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24

The Advocate, twice a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-09-13

San Francisco has more telephones
N proportion TO population than any
other large city.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-09-13
Coast FARM Bureau Is Plan
ming on Larger Exhibition
ThuR Last Year When Fair
Vas q Pronounced Success.

The San Diego Farm bureau will
stage its second annual county fair
four days beginning September % IN
Balboa park on the exposition grounds
Of that city. Imperial Valleyites are
cordially invited TO attend.
Last years fair was q pronounced
success and all reports available this
'year anticipate a 100 per cent better
showing. The main industrial build
jng will house in one section an auto
show representing about twenty five
dealers and over fifty cars. A uniform
ischeme of decorating has been adopt
ed in this section and very snappy
show is assured.
- Another section of this immense
building will be given over entirely to
.league and will exhibit articles manu-
factured in San Diego. Still another
portion will be apportioned to varied
industries and include some unique
displays.
The second building to be used by
The fair will house the farm center
exhibits which are each apportioned
specified space and will be dolled up
to compete for the farm bureau BAN
ner and cash prizes. While the other
part of the building will be used by
the Farm Home department and show
canning. fancy work and other dis
tinctly feminine accomplishments.
A third building will house a poul-
try show exclusively with adjoining
sheds for rabbits. Farther down the
lire whole building will include in
dividual farm product displays and
have a section devoted to educational
exhibits such as are put on by var
ious organizations interested in GER
tain work.
The livestock show will be a fea
ture this year as it was last only
more so with quite an addition tc
buildings. San Diego county has a
sumber of fine livestock ranches all
of which are expected to show.
Of course the concession area is well
taken care of and a number of novel
entertainment stunts are lined up, the
manager. ent trying to obtain and
with considerable success features not
ordinarily shown. These are to in
clude according to present informa-
ton; a leaping iron horse otherwise
putting will climb an incline and
width if not of great depth landing
upon an anticline (having nothing tc
do with oil welling) and slow up be-
fore the astonished spectators. Other
features will include high jumping
horse, fancy gated horses, style
show with draping on living models,
free outdoor dancing, a limerlck con-
test, and comedy stunts.