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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Car owners do not like to park their
cars there because of the liability OF
their being tempered with.
ii is very doubtful if the railroad
company will consent, as suggested, TO
having Il trellis fence erected north OF
tile alley north of the 800 and GOO
blocks. as such fence would interfere
with the moving of freight from the
| freight cars to the stores Oh the north
side of Second street that use their
rear entrances to receive and dispatch
freight.
The suggestion of permitting cars to
remain parked in one place only an
Lcur on Saturday nights is not a :scoGi
| ole. If each car had to move TO Il new
location every hour it would simply add
to the confusion and danger. Too mahy
rules and regulations defeat their OWL
purposes.
! The suggestion has also been made
| that cars be parked in the center OF
Second street instead of along the curb
That plan would accommodate only
half the number of cars that are now
accommodated. Moreover, everybody
getting in or out of cars parked in the
center of the street would add to the
liability. of accidents. Besides, mer-
chants often deliver packages TO the
cars and it is much handler to have
the cars along the curb.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
FOR STATE SENATOR.

1t is announced that Hon. II. A. Huff
Of Eldora is going to be Il candidate
Off senator from this district to sue
coed the late Eugene Schaffter and his
friends are saying that Hardin county
is entitled to recognition because it has
not had a senator for number of
years, which is true, but the county
deserves no special consideration from
Hamilton county OH that account. For
nearly thirty years Hardin and
Wright county combined against Hamil-
ton county in the senatorial conventions
and Notwithstanding this county pre-
scented some very able candidates no
body from Hamilton county stood a
ghost of show until the primary plan
of making nominations was adopted. 1t
is therefore surprising that Hardin
county would at this time raise the
question of county preference in view
of its past record.
However, that is NOT an issue. Loca-
ton is a secondary matter. The dis
trict ought to see that the right kind
of man is named to- succeed Senator
Schaffter. The farmers of the district
are especially interested and they
should take more interest in the success
sion to make their Influence felt. They
should be careful to select man who
is wise enough to see through such
bills as the public utilities measure and
of inclination and stamina to oppose
them. They should also try to get a
representative who would give some
heed to the expression of the people at
The ballot box in order that when the
state submits proposition to the vot-
crs it will be ratified by the general
assembly if the people vote in the at
firmatise. That kind Of legislature
the state does not have at this par
ticular time, as was demonstrated when
that body turned down the bill provid-
ing fOr a constitutional convention for
which the people had voted by a sub
stantial ma.jority.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Ohio has approved by an overwhelm-
ing majority the proposal to issue
bonds in the sum of S25 100000 to pay
adjusted compensation to her sol
diers. The special election was held
Tuesday and there was little opposition
to the proposition. Quite a number of
states. about twenty, have taken ac-
ton looking toward CHANTING a bonus
to the soldieFs.' Ioewatis among them
and will vote on the proposition next
year. 1t will carry in this state by a
tremendous majority. The states ought
to handle this problem now and look
to the federal government to reimburse
them later on. as the federal govern
ment is now in no position to grant to
the soldiers the cOmpensa ton to which
they are justly entitled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
PARKING CARS.

This writer agrees with the suggeS-
| ton of marking off stalls on Second
street for the parking of automobiles,
bu. is opposed to all suggestions to pro-
hibit parking on the main streets OF the
town. II is Il great accommodation To
farmers to be able to park their ears
N the street and even if traffic is some
times more OF less cOngeSted the bene-
TITS outweigh the disadvantages. Ii is
roted with pleasure that the gentlemen
who Il short time ago were going to
keep all cars from parking on Second
street have changed their tactics. find
ing that an overwhelming majority OF
he people were against them.
AS has been suggested i'll these col
umns before. town people living close
in ought to give the farmers the benefit
of parking space on Saturday nights
ard at other times when unusually
large numbers of cars are in town. City
folks i'm most eases can leave their ears
il: the garages without disseminating
themselves when he number of cars in
town is excessive 4 walk down town
when the weather is fine Is good excr-
else and when the weather is not fine
the streets are not filed with automo-
biles.
If our memory serves us right. the
question of using the railroad ground
north of Second street between Seneca
and DeS Moincs streets for the parking
of cars to care for the overflow was
t. ken up with the Chicago 4 North
western railroad company few years
ago and the company agreed to the
Plan. W" may be mistaken about ms
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

ports. With them this country has al
ways paid its debts abroad and bal
anced exchange.
1.-THE west has gone to school to this
economic philosophy for near a century.
II it has mislearned the lesson which
does not now fit the new economic
relations of this country, at least it has
been an apt pupil, and the east should
not throw stones. There is good argu-
1nent against excessive food schedule
rates. as there is against all excessive
tariffs for the worlds great creditor
nation. This may be quite convincing
as to products which must so largely
find foreign markets among people who
must sell or they cannot buy. Or even
pay interest to reduce American taxes
and support American purchasing pow
err.
"But these arguments do not lie in
accusations by the east of setfishness
on the part of the west and south. Tho
east has not shown that spirit of ben
evidence and philanthropy in tariff
making in the past, which makes it a
mentor of the virtue of unselfishness.
1t has framed the tariffs since when
the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary, and it is quite natural if at
least the west and south are inclined to
share this burden of responsibility, even
as to their products whose prices are
fixed not by domestic, but by foreign
demand"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
WANTED 'EsI TO Strike.

Eldora Ledger: There are good
number of folks who though regretting
tc see railroad strike at this time
of the year, with winter coming on in
II hurry would have liked to have seen
the railroads and strikers 60 to the
mat in the controversy. This thing of
having the best paid labor In the world.
crying out about wages. when the big
aest laboring class in the world, the
farmers, are struggling to Keep their
beads above water and many a business
man is on the brink Of bankruptcy.
Not only are these men the best paid
in the world of labor. but they are max
ing every man. woman and Child, pay
more for food, their clothing. their very
necessities, by keeping up freight rates.
Why should farmer suffer loss OF
twenty-five to thirty cents on cattle
lard hogs and grain. just because wages
are so high Freight rates can't come
down, without throwing the railroads
Into bankruptcy. The teeth ought to be
put into the railroad law and the board
that deals with such questions, ought
to arbitrate and their decision should
be final. The railroads don't question
Tie Interstate Commerce. Commission
when they put out decision and the
labor board ought to be vested with
equal authority and sufficient power to
see it through. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Dr. Greves of John Hopkins univer-
>ity has made a statement that will be
appreciated by children who like some
thing sweet and wholesome DR.. GrieveS
says that candy made of pure sugar
is good for young folks and that it
does not cause the teeth to decay. as
some would have us believe. On the
contrary, the very learned doctor says
candy is good for the teeth and that
the eating of it is good for the child s
system. Growing children need IL well
balanced ration and sugar is one of
the things they need. All the children.
as well as the candYmakers and candy
sellers. will unite in declaring Dr.
Grieves a very able physician as well
as a very sensible man.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Practically every delegate or repre-
sentative to the conference on the linn
itatiOns of ornaments. either represent
ing this or any other country, has eX-
pressed the hope of something worth
while being accomplished. They all APP
pear to he heartily in favor of arma-
ment limitations, yet there is a fear
among the people that little will be
done This fear may be grOundless.
We hope it is. The world is certainly
anxious for removal of a part Of
the great burden of war preparations
and if the conference doesn't do some
thing to satisfy this desire there will
be widespread disappointment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

That is sad case in Des MOineS
where bright young girl of 16 years
committed suicide by shooting herself
because of the slight of her school
mates. Her mother had married negro
and the girl was made to feel at school
the disgrace. Her school associates
were wrong She was not responsible
for what her mother did and should
not have been held blamable. In Il
democratic country each person is en-
titled to be measured by his or her own
merits. If the girl herself was worthy
the indiscretions of her mother should
not have been laid against her. 1t was
II matter entirely beyond her control
The state ought to recognize the impOs-
sibility of the satisfactory fusing OF
white and black blood and prohibit by
law such marriages.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

1t might be all right to use the in
terest on the loans foreign countries
owe us TO pay the soldiers bonus if
there was any assurance of when the
interest would be paid. But as Senator
Lodge said: Nobody wants to go to
war to collect the interest and there is
40 telling when it will be paid" 1t
would not be keeping faith with the
soldiers to put them off until the in
terest is paid after leading them TO
think they would soon get their money.
The states can handle this matter at
present much better than the federal
government can, and the states ought
to do it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

The Webster City Freeman-,Journal
| is an unsparing critic of the state
highway commission. Perhaps it would
prefer to return to the old days when
the county supervisors and township
trustees had full charge of the eXpendi-
ture Of road funds-Cedar Falls Rec
ord.
Not exactly that. But the Freeman
Journal sometimes wishes for a return
to the good old days. to the times
when the farmers were getting the
cost of producing the crops they had
TO sell, when public officials had regard
for the expenditure of public money.
The state highway commission is or
dering changes in the roads that cost
thousands upon thousands of dollars
and in many instances little or no i'm
proveInent results. When times were
good and everybody had lots Of money
much was not thought of extravaganza.
It is quite evident that the state high
way commission got i'm the habit Of
throwing away public funds and can't
overcome it now when the people are
grooming under the burden of taxation.
The commission should either be shorn
of some of its arbitrary powers or it
should be abolished. and if the temper
of the farmers in this vicinity is any
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

What would happen in the course
of Il score or more years if Russia,
Germany and Japan should unite III
offensive and defensive alliance? 1t is
terrible to think what might follow
such combination if the present spirit
of militarism is maintained by the
various leading nations Of the world. Ii
Great Britain and the United States
treat Japan on the square there will
be little liability of such an alliance,
but if the well known selfishneSS OF
the English speaking races lead them
into disregarding the just rights OF
the yellow man Japan may be forced
in self defense to join hands and for
tune with Russia and Germany. No
body need for /; moment think that
Russia and Germany are not going to
be strong powers within quarter of Il
century. The American people are not
slow in blowing their own horns and
the British are not an inch behind us
in this respect, but these two mighty
nations must not get the idea into their
heads that they are the entire world
or that they are the chosen ones ia
govern all the people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

The farmers are burning corn ont
in southern Colorado and it is report
cd that "as result coal production
| in the southern Colorado fields has
decreased approximately 40 per cent"
Wouldn't it be wise for the coal oper-
ators to reduce the price of coal so
it wouldn't be more profitable to burn
corn than coal? But instead of proceed
ing in that sensible fashion they re-
duce the production of coal. 1t is of
course all right for the coal trust to
stop digging coal when prices are not
to its liking. but all wrong for the
farmers to burn corn when it is the
cheapest fuel they can get. Farmers
all over the country ought to follow
the example of those Of southern Colo
RADIO The burning of corn might
bring the coal operators and the rail
roads to realization of the advis-
ability Of making ii possible for the
people to get cheaper coal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE.

Sioux City Journal: II is the opin-
ion of the Tulsa World, after reading
Mr.. Tumulty's book on Woodrow Will
son. that it is neither history nor bio
sraphy, but "a brief for the defense.
and an almighty poor. mconvincing
brief mt that" Mr.. Tumulty does not
even eulogiZe, asserts the World, but
aEOlogizes: he writes not of achieve
ments. but of failures. The Worlds
interpretation of Mr.. Tumulty's atti-
tlde will he recognized as accurate.
Mr.. Tulfulty writes not as bio
grapher, but as one on the defensive.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
Earring and feathering have no place

Earring and featheTing have no place
in a land of liberty.-1owa Legionaire.
Quite right. There are legal ways TO
deal with all offenders. One of the
fundamental principles of a govern
ment founded upon justice is that every
man accused of an offence against so
lciety is entitled to hearing and Il
chance to defend himself. Mobs. large
or small. that take the law into their
own hands are criminals. Let the law
take its course, no matter what the pro-
vocation. 1t is the only safe way.
delay. hut after all. the courts are the
bu1wGrk of our liberties.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Federal Prohibition Commissioner
HAYNES announces that fourteen dry
agents have been killed while enfOrc-
ing The eighteenth amendment. and in
every case the killings occurred south
of the Mason-Dixon line. Wonder why
that is so? Why should there he so
many murders of officers doing their
duty in the south while there are none
in the north? There were four fatali-
ties in Texas. while Oklahoma. Ala-
bama and Georgia report two each.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
A FRIEND IN THE EAST.

The east. as whole, is more or less
wrought up by the activity of the
agricultural bloc in the senate, as it is
feared the west is going to use the
tactics so long used by the east in Sc
curing protective tariff iegislatlon fav-
orable to the manufacturing centers.
The New York Times is disturbed be-
cause 1.-THE agricultural bloc Is working
in behalf of the agricultural states" at
a time when there lis revulsion OF
sentiment against such methods of pre-
paring tariff" The New York paper
works itself into a high state Of excite
ment and declares:
sit will be interesting to mark the
country's reaction to a tariff made by
the states which dominate the bloc,
and therefore the senate. Iowa. Kan
sas, Wyoming, Oregon, Colorado, Ne
baska, Louisiana, Texas, the Dakotas.
Wisconsin-westward and soutllward
the Star of Empire has taken its way
with vengeance This is worse than
sectional politics. 1t is sordid politics
Of the sort which the east has checked
whenever it came ont of the west, and
with results which show that the west
alone cannot control the country's pol
itical economies, or economic politics.
any more than the east alone could or
should"
Commenting upon this outbuIst, the
Washington Herald, which is frienl
of the west. or at least is inclined to he
fair toward the great producing re-
gions Of the country, replies to the saw
York Times as follows:
Ever since there has been protect
i've tariff, the schedules have been
written by the industrial east. Ii there
is any change of intention or practice
now it is because of differences be-
tween the industrial east and the finan-
cial west. If the present movement by
the west and south is so awful 1t Is
but leaf out of the book of the east.
Nor is there any INDICATION to date.
that all the special interests affected
by the tariff will not have a large in
fluence in the framing of schedules.
-.And why not? Wh0 knows quite so
we'll the effect of rates upon amy spc-
cial industry as do those engaged In 1t:
Who knows quite so well the effect OF
American valuation, as, the importers!
Nor is there any indication that the
members from industrial and financial
districts will cease to represent their
districts. If the sentiment as to meth
dds of preparing tariff has changed.
then representative government must
have changed its spots, and Congress
men he no longer influenced by the pre-
vailing sentiment of their celebrates.
Moreover. the west and south. which
are agricultural, have been trained for
long years by the industrial protection
lists in the school of preserving the dom
este markets. They have been trained
in -sordid politics. to prevent the west
from checking it when il came out OF
the east" The farmers have been told
and had it drilled into them. that high
tariff on industrial products built up
this home market fol-" chem and they
were tossed such Il sop as was Compel
ed i'm the form Of tariff on farm prod
ucts- to keep them from rebellion. 1t
has been the products Of the farms
which have formed the bulk OF our ex-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Colonel House. who is not given much
TO talk. says that AriStide BRAND. one
Of the French representatives at the
armament limitations conference. is
the only man who will he there that is
in the David Lloyd George class. Mr..
House declares that BRAND is one of
the most astutc politicians in the world.
a man of very strong character and the
most powerful personality today in
France He also says that BRAND is
n firm and abiding friend of the United
States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14


Local and state elections We're held
in number of states Tuesday. but
little national political significance at
taches to the results In Kentucky. in
variably democratic state, the dem
otf.atS regained the legislature and in
Virginia the democrats elected their
governor New Jersey. which has been
Il doubtful state for Years. elected Il
strong republican legislature and the
city Of New York. a democratic strong
hold. elected a democratic mayor by n
tremendous Majority. \ dispatch sent
out by The Associated Press says that
the former republican state Of Mary
land passed from republican to dem
Ocratic control But Maryland has
been counted Democratic state for
years True. Harding carried it last
year. but Harding carried every state
where real elect ions were held. Mary
land was carried by Bryan for presi-
dent in 1908 and Woodrow Wilson had
very large majority in 1912 as he did
in 1916 So the swinging of Maryland
back into the democratic column on
state issues this yea1. has no political
significance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Wonder if it will be any more pleas
ant and satisfying to pay big income
tax under republican law than 1t was
to pay such a tax under Il democratic
law? Next years payments will be
under the measure placed by a demo
cratic congress. but the payment of
1922 will be under republican law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

imately 30 bushels to the acre. AS it
costs more to produce an acre of corn
and as it is produced on higher valued
land it ought to be worth more than
half as much as wheat. S1.25 per
bnshel for wheat at the local markets
and 75 cents per blshcl for corn would
not he bad prices under present condi-
lions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

\ well known Chicag SO editorial writ
er predicts that 1.-The day is coming
when teachers that feed the mind and
cooks that feed the body will be more
highly honored and paid than prize
fighters His prediction may come
true some day." but the day is far
away-possibly thousand years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

\ request of President Harding for
an emergency appropriation OF S'O,OW'
for the maintenance of order III the
District of Columbus during the arma-
mcnt conference was rejected by the
house appropriations committee. h> ii
should have been. The committee rec
commended details of marines for spe-
cial duty during ne conference.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

If the world is eight billions of years
of age. as that Scotch scientist de-
clarcs, ii is no wonder the old boy is
getting tired of war. He has been fight
ing ever since history records.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

When Warren &. Harding was editor
of the Marion Srar he used to have a
LOT of fun criticiSing the president OF the
United States He probably now misses
the JOY of exercising that great privl-
legc more than he misses anything else.
But then. other editors are probably
criticisin@ the president enough to suit
Mr. Harding.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Government bonds are gradually
climbing upward in value on the mar
ket. 1t will not be surprising if some
of the long time issues go far above par
within five years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

A few years ago the nations of the
world would not have thought of hold
ing conferene on the limitations OF
ornaments without representative OF
VIM. Hohenzollern being in attendance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Not long ago the Lenine government
announced that Russia would pay all
legal debts. including those contracted
hy the ear. This announcement caused
some surprise at the time. but il Is
now clear. Russia is trying to borrow
money from n number Of different
countries.