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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

The business of mail rObbing seems
IL have been seriously intcrferred With
Ily the action Of Postmaster General
Hays in arming mail clerks and giving
them orders to shoot to kill. Before
the orders were issued there were sew
cral mail rObberies per week, but there
has been only one or two in the last
month or so. Hays evidently hit upon
the right remedy. Soft words and leni-
ent treatment may do in some instances,
bat there are others where cold lead
is far more effective. 1t is said that
some of the boys in the mail service
are just itching to try their marksman-
!ship and are greatly disappointed that
the erstwhile mail rObber has none of
The sporting blood in his veins and is
unwilling TO take chance
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

1t appears that the redskins on some
of the reservations in South Dakota
have absorbed civilization in very large
doses. The new Indian commissioner,
e. II. Burke, is terribly wrought up
over Indian dances, declaring that they
are in many instances Simply shock
ing" If MI. Burke would attend
some OF these social events pulled
off by high sawciety' in some of the
cities he would doubtless come to the
conclusion that 10, the poor Indian, is
very modest and respectable Ameri-
can when it comes to interpretating the
so-called terpsichOrean art Even
though breech-clouts and eagle feath-
ers are the only adornments of the In
dian dancers they have nothing on the
"sawciety" dancers. And, if reports are
to be relied upon, some dances have
taken place even right here in Webster
City that would not be creditable to
the redskins of South Dakota.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

Those eminent physicians who be-
came involved in an unseemly cOntrO-
ycrsy ut the meeting under the auspices
of the National Society for Humane
Regulation of ViviSection held in
Washington few evenings ago Ger
tainly trangressed the ethics Of the
profession, and there is no clan which
lis a stronger stickler for ethics than
the doctors. DIR. Walter ii. HadweI
made the statement that epidemic
diseases were often the result of pre-
vcntible innOculatiOn. whereupOn DIR
George w. Mccoy declared the state
lent "da,nnable lie" As might he
expected this unethical attitude of DR.
Mccoy precipitated Il somewhat heat
cd discussion. DR.. Hadwcn exploded
:nother bombshell by declaring that
the germ theory of disease would lie
completely upset in another decade
the medical profession recognizing the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

ers will read with much satisfaction
the following from Mr.. Blaidine's pen !:
A great many people are more or
less apprehensive when they receive
communication under government
frank from the internal revenue d.
vision of the treasury department. VS.
ions of involved accountings, threat
encd penalties and even prosecution
under the revenue laws are had by
many who are more or less in doubt
as to their exact status. This condl-
ton has sometimes been aggravated
by over-zealOus deputies who OCCASION
ally are nursing case OF exaggerated
ego as result of a commission issued
them by the collector This apprehen-
sion is wholly unfOunded. Neither the
treasury department nor the collectors
office has the least desire to harass the
taxpayer. 1t is the wish OF those III
charge to make the operation OF the
revenue just as lenient as possible and
to that end deputies are carefully III
structed to give taxpayers every cen
sideration in the adjustment of tax
matter and to carefully weigh all OF
the evidence, always keeping in mind
the interest of the taxpayer.
This matter is touched upon ell
torially not for the purpose OF talk
ing shop but to set at rest a popular
misconception of the policy of the en-
tire revenue service We find flat it
makes lot of difference whether one
views the matter from the inside or
outside and n. contact with the n '!de
has exploded theory the writer for
merly shared with many others.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
COL. HARVEY.

Col. Harvey is shrewd and success
full journalist, but he is essentially a
cheap, vindictive, small minded and
man whose chief qualifica-
ton for Office is vivid positiveness and
|Gggressiveness Of personality. To ap-
point this BOttOmley of Broadway, this
Hearst, of few fashionable antiWil-
son drawing rooms and club houses to
such an Office Is an extraordinary COM
mentary on the supposed wealth OF
diplomatic and political ability in the
republican. party.-New Republic.
That IL just as Col. Harvey would
write were he considering the appoint
lIent Of somebody he didn't like and it
is fitting to extend congratulations to
the New Republic over the literary abil-
ity Of it's editorial staff 1t is not so
easy to ape the style and furnish the
fnishings of Harveyized Journalism.
but this writer has done it with amaz-
ing exactness and astonishing aptitude.
One can imagine, almost, that he hears
the clatter of Col. Harvey's typewriter
as he hammers the keys In making it
say: Prof. Wilson is shrewd and
successful schoOlmaster, hut he is es-
|scntially a cheap, vindictive, small
minded and INSCRIPTIONS man whose
chief qualification for Office is vivid
positiveness and aggressiveness Of per-
sOnality.", But the people generally did
not take the cOlOnel's criticisms of Mr..
Wilson seriously and they will not take
seriously the structures Of the New Re
public anent the appointment Of Mr..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

The emergency tariff law may not
help the farmers to The extent some
expect, but 1t will do no harm and may
do much good. Nobody claims it is a
panacea. 1t will stop the importation
Of some goods and products that now
displace American made commodities
and to that extent will benefit the
domestic producer. Now congress
ought to get busy on scientific revi-
sion of the tariff and lay impost duties
to compensate for the difference OF the
cost Of production mt home and abroad.
Such tariff will prevent exploitation
If the consumer in the market place
on the class of goods that can he i'm
ported if unfair margins are demanded
by sellers. The republican party
promised in its platform to ADOPT n tar
! II. Of this kind, when needed" and it
IS needed now. hence the party leaders
ought to see to it that this pledge is
made good.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

Twenty states have authorized bond
issues for soldiers bonuses. aggrcgat-
ihg more than $50. 0OO,OOO. Illinois
heads the list with $J5.OO0.0OO. and
some of the others are as follows: New
York. Sl5.OOO,mO: Pennsylvania. S:;j.-
G0O.OG0: Michigan. $50. 900: Ohio
and Kansas. S2J,OOG.0G0: Iowa. SD.
GOO,GOO: Wisconsin and Minnesota,
So0,OON,O 900: California, S1S.0O0,GOG :
New Jersey, S17.O000O0: Washington.
$15.0OO,OOO: South Dakota. $4,000, 0a0.
Doubtless other states will make like
PROVISION for their veterans, which
should obviate the necessity of federal
Aid of this cllaractcr-SiOuS City Jour
nal.
Read this list of states carefully
and point out the ones that are demo
cratic. How does it happen, do you
suppose. that not single state carried
by James NJ Cox last fall has enacted
a soldiers bonus measure? The party
and its candidate were profusr with
promises Of what they would do FOR the
soldier if they were successful at the
polIs. but all the same they have done
nothing in the states where they won
out. Later on, when it IS proposed that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
SUPPLY OF MONEY THEORY.

The Freeman-J Journal has never sub
scribed to the theory that the amount
of money in circulation makes or pre-
vents prosperity or that when the cir
culation is large prices are necessarily
hgh and when it is low prices are nc
cessarily low. OF cOC'se there must
be reasonable amount of money in Il
country to do the business, bu5 as a
general proposition it makes little
difference whether the circulation is
$40 or $50 or $50 per capita, the ccii-
tentions of many able financiers to :he
contrary notwithstanding.
During the war period and for two
years following the signing of the
armistice prices were high. Many de-
clared this condition was due to the
initiation of the currency. However, the
Freeman-Journal didn't share in that
opinion. High prices were due to the
extraordinary demand for all kinds OF
goods and produce and to the initiation
Of credits. The situation would have
been practically the same had our cir
culatien been only $40 PER capita in
stead Of approximately 500. The re-
liability of this conclusion of course
depends upon the stability Of money
and with the ability and desire OF the
government to keep all kinds of the
circulating medium at par. IL the cur
rency of country is inflated to the
point where 1t is deprecated compared
with the standard money, or II the
credit of country is impaired and its
ability to redeem its promises to pay
| in gold is questioned, such currency
is deprecated and when one under
takes to buy any commodity with a
deprecated currency the price OF that
commodity is boosted in proportion to
the lessened value of the so-called
money for Which it is exchanged. That
, Is the reason it takes today Dushel
' of the paper money of Russia to buy
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

The labor unions ought to clear
themselves of the so-called leaders who
are in the labor game for the graft
they can get out of it. The revelations
of how these grafters worked in New
York and Chicago ought to open the
eyes of honest labor and result in a
house cleaning that is badly needed.
Why. on single job in ChicagO-the
building of theatre-it is proven that
the labor thieves-the leaders
stole something like $4,000 from
employers, that being the blood
money they got for calling off strikes
arranged by themselves purely for pur-
poses of graft. How long is labor
going to stand for such exploitation?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
Harvey.
THE PLAIN TRUTH.

Although it may cause some cha rgrln
among the people, the statement OF
Julius Kruttschnitt. head of the South
ern Pacific railroad system, in regard
10 the action of the government in in
creasing railroad operating expenses
without also taking the responsibility
of increasing the carries income, is the
lrlain rnvarnished truth. In condemn
ing the railroad administration during
the Wilson regime, Mr. X. said before
the senate interstate commerce com
mittee in Washington:
1T is just cause Of complaint
against the Director General that he
neglected and refused to recognize and
satisfy the moral obligation he was UNI
der to make, in the revenues OF these
properties, an increase corresponding
with the enormous and destructive bur-
den of expense which he had placed
upon them, and left the carriers to as
sumo the burden before the public of
seeking an increase of rates to meet the
increase of expense which he had plac-
Cd on them. 1t was easy to impose this
increased burden upon the carriers. 1t
would have been a most ungraciOus
task to transfer it to the public. SO
this task was left TO the carriers and
they were confronted at the Threshold
! of reSuminy their relatiOnS with the
public with the necessity to assume the
responsibilities of asking a large in
crease of rates. In equity this Obliga
ton of those who had created the neces-
|Sity.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

The press generally Of this part of
tie state have commended Judge
Thompson for administering the death
penalty upon the man who so brutally
murdered a grocer at Fort Dodge a
couple of months ago. 1t is quite evil
dent that, if the newspapers are any
criterion of public opinion. the people
CT this part of Iowa believe it is time
to give criminals who commit murder
the extreme penalty of the law. Leni-
oncy has been tried long enough. 1t
has failed Crime is on the increase
IL is well now to try harshness and see
low that policy works out in practice.
Two murdererS have been sentenced to
death in Iowa this spring and we be-
licve these cases will have salutary
effect upon the degenerates who take
human life without the slightest pro-
vocation and apparently without any
Gualms of conscience-until they get
caught. Then, towards that they are,
they whine for mercy that they did
rot show their helpless victims.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

The funniest thing, nowadays, is to
read what the republican editors are
saying to prove that while we are TAX
ing part in affairs over in Europe, we
are also staying out Of them.-Daven-
port Democrat.
But it is not funny thing except
to funny men and newspapers. We are
doing i'm Europe just as the individual
does in his own affairs. We are taking
part in the things we want to and stay
ing out of the things we don't want
to take part ill., What's wrong or funny
about that? That is an entirely diff
ferent situation than we would be in
if under some agreement to taka
part whether we wanted to or not when
the time for action came.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
THE SQUARE DEAL.

Charter Oak Times: America be-
lieves in the square deal for all. She
believes Germany made the mistake OF
starting this war, SO must pay the pen
atty, hut she does not believe she Ia to
he robbed or beaten beyond a reason
able punishment. Someone should be
Mt the big board to stretch out re-
straining hand and say 'That is pun
ishment enough" There are nations in
Europe that. would kill Germany and
get rid of her. They have their causes,
and just causes, but this must not be,
and America may be needed to prevent
IL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

A year or so ago, Senator Kenyon
estimated that Iowa had invested some
thing like 5000, 600, OOO-about $4,000
600 to the county-ln bluesky and Wild
cat stocks. The general concensus OF
opinion ut that time was that the sena-
tor was not far wrong. In any event
there were millions upon millions Of dol
lars of good Iowa money invested in
these worthless sO-called securities.
Now the investors are needing the
money they thus fooled away and they
will continue to need it until 'some-
thing turns up to help them out OF
financial difficulties which they would
not now be in had they exercised or
binary horse sense then.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
OWES NOTHING no LUCK.

Sioux City Journal: Charles G. Nit
chell, the new president Of the National
City Bank OF Chicago, started life
after leaving college ut a salary Of $40
a week, and saved some OF it. 1t IL
said Of him that ne owes nothing TO
luck, but all to hard work. Work al
ways has been my chief pleasure IN
life" he is reported as saying. 1t was
night school and business for him. In
stead Of the gay white way. Perhaps
he missed n lot OF fun, but one cannot
daily with fun and become president OF
bank like the National City bank.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

Down in Atlantic, Iowa, they deal
out justice with marvellous expedition.
The dispatches tell of the case of
Charles Wood who stole five suits OF
clothing. In twenty hours after the
commission of the crime he was SEN
fenced to serve term in the peniten-
tiary. That's the way to do it, prOvid-
ed, of course, the evidence of guilt is
conclusive.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

If reports are true. Gen. Leonard
Wood is finding conditions i'll the
Philippine islands fairly good, much
better than was expected. The little
brown man seems to he improving.
Everybody in this country will hope
these reports are true and that Gen
Wood will find conditions such as to
warrant him in recommending independ-
ence for the islands.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

Back in Philadelphia a plumber was
arrested the other day for exceeding the
speed limit No, kind reader, he was
not going back to the shop for the tools
he forgot. nor was he working Oh a job
OF plumbing. He was trying out his
new Packard.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

Possibly Tom Edison was directing
that QUESTIONABLE to the spirits that
he announced some time ago he was 60
ing to talk with through means of a
cGntraption he was inventing If the
SPIRITS can answer off hand there can
be no question of their super-intel-
ligence
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

They say nothing is impossible. Well,
here's one for you to fry: Undertake
to make your daughter believe that
dishwashing is just as good to keep the
bands soft and beautiful as drug
store lotion is.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

THE reason shoes are so high in
1rice." remarked man eating in Fort
Dodge restaurant the other day, lis
cue to the fact that they are now max
ing beefsteak our of hides"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

Although there are 131 democrats in
the present national house Of repre-
sentativeS only 90 votes were recorded
against the emergency tariff when it
was finally passed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

the federal government shall compen-
safe these states for the money ex-
pended in bonuses for the soldiers you
will find the democrats in congress
from the states that went democratic
last year lined up against the PROPOSE
ton Mark the prediction.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

disease germs We're the result rather
than the cause of disease. He said in
oculatim for disease prevention was
the most ridiculous assumption ever
Introduced into Il sane world"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-08
WYGANT WINS TROUT PRIZE

At the opening of the trout season
The Freeman Drug Co. announced the
offer of SO fly rod to the angler
who landed and brought to the drug
store for measurement the largest
trout from the Kinnickinnic river.
Harv. Wygant, who appears 10 have
the best system for hooking out the
big fellows, won the fly rod. His
trout. a German Brown, weighed s
pounds, 3 ounces. He presented it to
the River Falls Rod & Gun Club,
which organization in turn had it
mounted and presented it to the Wis
consin Fish & Game Commission.
Following is list of the trout
which were listed in the Freeman
Drug Co. contest, giving bait used t
catch them and the weight Of eac..
fish. All were German Browns.
Harvey Wygant, fly, 6 lbs, 3 OF.
Sherman Krauth, sucker bait, 5 lbs.
Lutte Green, worm it, a lbs. Tx
ounces.
Raymond Mack, worm bait, 4 lbs,
2 OF.
Frank Falteisek, worm bait, 3 lbs.
is OF.
Frank Anderson, sucker bait, 3 lbs,
141a OF.
Burnett Nichols, worm bait, lbs,
IA or.
FLOYD Pearson, worm bait, 8 los.
1914 OF.
Frank Falteisek, worm bait, 2 lbs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-08
THE POLK COUNTY SKINNY

doc Squirt" speciality writer for
the Polk County Ledger, has been
gazing upon the modern dance until it
wrung from his soul the following
stanza:
"Come be my Lalapalooza,
Let us shimmy while,
Shake, culver and twist
Like they do on the Nile,
And if you shake off your shimmy,
Sweetheart rut on smile
And you'll be in style,
Ny Shimmy Queen"
doc" is clever writer and usually
maintains his equilibrium no matter
what the subject of his sektch may
be, but a dance that will inspire the
above from blase old newspaper
scribe surely proves conclusively that
"the female of the shimmy is more
deadly than the hootch.'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-08
OIL STATION BURNS

The Penn-American Cos wholesale
oil station in this city was destroyed
in spectacular fire about ten o'clock
Friday morning.
Tom Finn, who has charge of the
station, had gone across the street to
get a pail of water, AS he started
to return there was a loud explosion
in the station and the building i'm
mediately was enveloped in flames,
while dense clouds OF smoke beloved
high into the air.
Mr.. Finn was filling the tank on
the auto truck with kerosene pumped
from the big tank below. He ran
down and shut this off at the large
tank. The fire alarm was turned in
immediately and soon a hose was
playing on the building. Several so
gallon tanks of lubricating oil, kero-
sone and gasoline, ignited and explod-
ed, bat the fire was smothered out
before the flames could spread to the
four big storage tanks below.
In the building itself there were
about 225 gallons of gasoline, about
500 of kerosene and about the same
amount of lubricating oil. most all OF
which was burned. 1t is a peculiar
fact, however, that containers still
held some of each even after they had
exploded and ignited, the streams
from from the two hose having been
so effectively applied as to smother
even the flames coming from the
bursted tanks.
Below the building were two up
right tanks, one with capacity OF
5000 gallons, and the other of 5000,
used as emergency tanks for gasoline,
and two underground tanks with III
600 gallons capacity each, one for
gasoline and the other for kerosene.
Streams of water were poured on
these large tanks constantly to keep
them from overheating.
The building and it's contents, which
included the auto truck, was totally
destroyed. The loss is covered by a
blanket insurance which the COM
pany carries on all its stations.
Despite the fire Mr.. Finn is con-
tinuing to do business there, and the
following day filled orders as usual.
A new building, of the portable
type, and fireproof, has arrived and
will be erected tomorrow or Satur-
day.
The station is on, the site of the old
Wisconsin elevator, which was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground
about ten years ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-08
JUNCTION MILL FOREMAN
RETURNS FOR A VISIT

MIR. and Mrs. Albert S. Crail1 and
two children motored down from
Superior and spent Tuesday in the
city.
Mr.. Craik, or Bert" as he was
Familiarity known, was foreman, or
head miller, in the old Junction Mills
here, when that Institution was thirty
ing over thirty-two years ago, and
held that position when the mills were
closed in 1891.
Six years after he left the mills
were destroyed by fire, and a few
years later the city purchased the
property and erected the present ell
ectric power plant on the site. Mr..
Craik had not returned to this city
since he left the employee of Freeman
& Ryder, who. owned the mill when
they closed, and on his visit here this
week his first interest was to visit the
old site.
Many of the older residents re-
member Mr.. and Mrs. Craik, and were
disappointed that he and his family
did not remain for longer visit to
renew old acquaintance.
Mr.. Craik has been for many years
employed as head miller for the Du-
Superior Milling Co. at Superior.