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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
WHY HESITATE?


Just why congress is hesitating Al
making big cuts III The excess profits
land SurtIXcS is not clear Both the ole
parties advocated big reductions il
those taxes during the campaign. This
republican platform declared that:
Sound policy demands the early &C
cGmpliShment of that real reduction OF
Tie tax burden which may be achieved
| l.y substituting simple for complex tax
laws ana procedure; prompt and GER
| tain determination of the tax liability
fer delay and uncertainty; tax laws
which 90 not. for tax laws which do
Excessively mulct the consumer or need
lrsSly represS enterprise and thrift"
! The democratic platform favored
! tax reform and searching revision
of the tax laws to lit peace times,
SO that the wealth Of the nation may
Tot be withdrawn from productive en-
t rprises and diverted to wasteful and
non-productive expenditures.
The country accepted these state
I;ents and demands on the part OF the
party pla tforms as referring to the eN-
tessive surtaxeS and surertaXcs. More
over the presidential candidates, had
iron various occasions expressed judS-
Ii nt against the existing high sur
taxes. In his first front porch talk
Harding said:
Its operations have been disappoint
ing. its costs multiplied and pyramded
and righteous changes and mCditica-
tons ough. to be sought at an early
date
And in his address to congress at
lie opening of the special session Presi-
dent Harding said:
We are committed to the repeal of
tie excess profits tax and the abolition
of incquities and unjustiiiahlc cX-
in the present system.
James NJ. Cos, too. was for the re
peal of these taxes. In an article writ
fen by him for the New York Times
before he was nominated for the prcsi-
tcncy by the Democratic party he said:
.The excess profits tax, which was
Justified during the war, is not needed
now"
in his speech accepting the nominal
ton OF his party for president Mr.. Cox
declared:
Il believe that a better form of taxa
ton than the so-cHlled excess profits
tax may be found
During the campaign il WAS general
" conceded that these hurdensOmc
faxes should he repealed or greatly
modified. yet congress now seems afraid
20 repeal or modify them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Many things indicate that interest
rates are slowly but surely coming
down. Government bonds have in
creased in value more than five per
cent during the past few months and
approximately ten per cent in little
more than year. Call money is cheap
er in New York and few days ago
the city of Des Moines sold SjG1 600
worth OF bonds bearing 81 per cent
interest for premium of $4,000.
Really. is begins to look as though in
terost rates Oh guilt-edged securities
will be normal in a year or so. That
will help all kinds of legitimate bust
ness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
The manufacturers of the east, or {

The manufacturers of the east, or OF
any other section of the country. are
very shortSighted when they undertake
to block plans to increase the value
of farm products. The farmer nUst
get fair price for what he has to
sell in order to enable him to buy the
manufactured aticles that he wants and
needs, and when he does get fair prices
he buys literally, thus creating IL
market for the things the manutac-
turer makes This aids both the manu-
facturer and the men who work for
him. 1t benefits them much moro than
they are injured by any reasonable in
crease in the cost of food products
that might follow Il fair increase in
the yalue of farm products. Many
manufacturers see the point, but some
do NOT.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

AS many people expected. as Somc
lLcred ana some feared, the labor lead
crs have called off the big railroad
IS1rikc and the trains arc going TO CON
tInue. 1t may be for the best and il
may not The country was pretty we'll
prepared for the tic-up. as well as it
ever will he, and ii might have been
best to fight the matter out: hest to
have some of the perpleXing problems
involved settled. II ought TO he defer
mined whether or not there is author
ity in the government to enact laws
for the benefit of all the people and
the power to enforce them after they
arc enacted. II ought to he established
for all time whether the government
can compel railroad executives TO obey
a law not TO their liking on whether il
can compel the railroad labor unions
ia either obey the law or permit non
union men to have the employment they
surrender. But with the strike called
off these questions will not he settled
and the railroad unions Will continue
tC hold threatening club over con-
Grcss and tie people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

The price of goods cannot GET bach
t. prc-war levels until wages. inter
est. taxes and other overhead expenses
get back. Possibly these will never bC
aS low as they were in 1914. with the
exception of interest. With Il rcdNccd
rate, which is on the way. and Il fair
increase in the value of farm products
wages can stay nearly where they are,
IN fact. it is better fer the entire coIm-
try to have wages high, provided farm
products are also high i'll market
values.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
Shocks We'll Located.

In the course OF letter asking q
change in the address of his paper
Rcv. Harry +. Shook writes to the
Frceman-Journal from Brunswick
Maine, in part I'VE are getting settled
nicely and have been most cordially
received by the good people of our
church here. Our experience would not
agree with the idea some have eX-
presScd-that the New England people
lack in warmth and hospitality
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
(FrOm Satnrday's DailT.)

Mrs. W. ]. Iitterell. Mrs. 4. +. An
dcrSon ana Mrs. G. II. Clifton, who
have been attending the state conren-
ton Of the Baptist church mt Wafer
loo. are expected home tonight. The
convention viii close tomorrow eve
ming. Rev. L.. T.. Viets will not come
home until Monday.
Alvin \. Burger, secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce, returned home
this morning from New orleans. where
ne attended the national convention of
chamber secretaries. Ii was 4 biz
meeting. attended 10y many of the best
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

these figures whether or not the pres
Ont railroad wage scale is a living
wage. The people are directly interest
ca in the wages paid railroad employees
and the public is willing to have the
Il en- paid well. There was no com
H'aint of the increases in wages when
everything, Including farm products,
we're high. In fact it is better for
everybody and every interest when
wages are high, but there are bounds
beyond which the industries OF the
country cannot go in safety.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

We can keep the alien out bat it
seems ti,at we can't keep out his prod
tets and keep Oh selling ours to him.
-Timcs2 Republican.
And If we let bis manufactured prod
ucts in it will not bc long until we will
lave no manufactured goods TO sell to
him or TO anybody else. His cheap
products viii drive the American manu-
facturcr out OF business. and then
what:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

The New York World, perhaps the
most slavishly partisan democratic
newspaper i'll the north, complains be
cause Senator Underwood. democratic
leader in the Seante. is going to sit as
4 member Of the armament limitations
conference How long" shrickS Tie
World lis Senator Underwood going TO
hang on to the utterly Incompatible
position of delegate to the coming con
ference and leader Of The democratic
minority in the senatc:" The iutcrro-
CATION is one that Is entirely corr
patblc to the record and environment
Of The World. That newspaper cannot
understand how anybody can serve
the country above the democratic
party. It's Theory is in practice
and prccept: Party first coun.
fry second. H0wey .. Senator Tn
dcrwood is pretty big man and the
chances are that he will he able to
take care of himself in the face of any
onslaughts that such blind partisan
sheets as ''the leading democrat paper
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION.
ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS- OF
AUGUST 81, 1912.

of Webster City Freeman, published
weekly at Webster City, Iowa, tol
lOct. /, 1921.
State Of Iowa, County Of HAMILTON. IS
Before me. "A notary public in and
for the State and county aforesaid
PERSONALLY appeared ID. l.. Hunter
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposcs and says that he
is one of the owners of the Webster City
Weekly Freeman and that the follow
| ing is. to the best of his knowledge
and belief, true statement of the
Ownership, management (and il Il
daily paper. the circulation). etc, OF
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
By the Act of August n, 1912, cmbod-
led in section LIB, Postal Laws and
Regulations, printed on the reverse
of this form, TO wit:
/. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor and city editor
are:
Publisher, Frccman-Journal Pub.
Co, y. l.. Hunter, Pres, Webster City,
iowa.
Editor, w. f. Hunter, Webster City,
Iowa.
City Editor, Geo. c. Tucker, Webster
City, Iowa.
. That the owners are:
Freeman-Tribune Pub. Co., Webster
City, Iowa.
u. L. Hunter. Webster City. Iowa.
Mrs. J. d. Hunter, Webster City,
Iowa
NJ. J. Hunter, Webster City, Iowa.
Journal Pub. Co., Webster City,
iowa.
Geo. c. Tucker, Webster City, Iowa,
w. f. Hunter, Webster City. Iowa.
3. That the known bonGholdcrs,
mortgages, and other security hold
crs owning or holding per cent or
more Of total amount of bonds, mort
cages. or other securities are:
None.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of The own
crs, stockholders, and security hold
crs, if any, contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
but also. in cases where the
stockholders or security holder appears
tInon the books Of the company as
trustee or in any other fiduciary re-
latiOn, the name of the perSon or cor
for whom such trustee Is
act ing is given: also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing atIants'S full knowledge
and belief as 10 the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders /
md security holders who do not APP /
Dear llnon the books OF the company |
IS trustees. hold stock and securities
n a capacity other than that OF Il .
BONA fide owner: and this aiiiant has
10 reason TO believe that any other /
,erson. association, or corporation has
INV interest direct or Indirect in the "
aid stock, bonds, ar other securities
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Attorney General Gibson says he is
going 20 find ont just why Iowa users
&C. cement who buy in Mason City must
pay freight from Burlington. Indiana
on the shipments. OF course they dc
lot ply The extra freight to the rail
road; II j. added to the price II
Mason City. When the attorney gen
eral finds ont the facts it is to be hoped
that he viii find some way to relieve
the consumer OF this unfair burden.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
LAYING Tile Floor.

The laying Of the tile floor in tho
Hamilton County State bank was be-
gun this morning. The interior work is
now going along quite rapidly. Fifty
the walls and fixtures.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Farmers and CONSUMERS generally Of
Iowa are not on u strike against buying
from choice. Hey imply haven't the
means to huy The things they want
AID need. Give the farmer fair prices
called consumers strike viii be broken
i'll short order.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

1t is insisted upon that prosperity is
Just around the corner. However. ii
is not noticeable that Tie average man
II using in unusual degree Of caution
when Negotiating corner from fear
q collision.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

u " reported that the wages Of
som" Of the men who cut lumber is
going to he reduced sc per cent from
peak wages during the war. That is
g pretty big cut. 700 big, we fear.
iioWcycr, if il is made, Il big reduction
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Contrary to expectations the price
Oh grapes has greatly increased since
prohibition tool, effect. What is the
explanation? Are people eating more
@'npts in order to get the juice?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Government bonds are steadily IN
trcasing in value, having gone up ten
per cent during The past year. As
many predicted when The people were
having them. they arc very apt to so
above PR before they mature.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Now that an occasional citizen has
come to understand Il small fraction
CT the requirements of the income tax
Lws they are to he changed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

W4 fear that the effects of Secretary
M2'ion's recent ruling that liquor can
h sold for medicinal purposes will re-
suit in a lot Of sickness throughout the
entire country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

w. D. Adams recently shipped six
hogs, weighing 1d70 pounds, to the Chi
cago market, through the Farmers
Grain Co. here. They were on the
market Oct. % and brought the top
price-$T7.7o per hundred
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

1t is yet early for the iceman to
worry about the ice crop or for the
coal man to worry about his winters
harvest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

We want neither enforced labor or
enforced id!c0css in this country, but
we cannot always have just what we
want.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

on the country may make. The con-
ference in question is a non-lmrtiSan
gathering and it is to be hoped that
no partiSanship viii creep into it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

1t is reported tina; a bootlegger's
convention out in Kansas recently cx-
tended a vote of thanks TO the Hon.
Andrew Volstcad.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

The obituaries that have been writ
ten over the remains of Old John
h.rlcy corn would fill volumes. and the
GA chap is not yet entirely dead. 3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

The Ku Kluy Khan believes in stamp
ing out race prejudices by eNterminat
Jig the less humorous race.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

Issued every Monday by the Free.
xan..IourDai Publishing Company
Webster City, Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

that the railroads would take more in
tcrcst i'll the value Of farm crops than
they do now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Best watch repair service in Tho
county Mt Downard's. 9-3f-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

a reasonable limitation of arma-
ments means 4 reduction in taxes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31
than as SO stated by him.

than as SO stated by him.
ID. L.. Hunter, Pres.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 14th day of Oct. 1921.
Ella NJ. Jennings,
Notary Public.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Entered at the Webster City Post.
office as Second Glass Matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Foreign advertising representative
THE S. C. TuEIS COMPANY, New
York and Chicago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-31

Tha Freeman and journal, both
papers, per year-------------S2.5O
The Daily Frecman-Journal, by
mail, per year----------------s5GO
Delivered, in city per year----S60O
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
LC.C. Statistics
Show Extent of
Rail Wage Boost

Figures made public yesterday by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion disclosed in the three months
ending with September 80, 1890,
railroad wages amounted to s1.o52.-
1os.451, an increase of s251,045,513
over the preceding quarter.
The increase was chiefly the re-
suit Of the wage increase order
made by the United States Labor
Board last summer, a small part
being attributed to an increase in
the number of employees during the
third quarter OF 1920.
The commissions figures reflect
the extent OF the increase author
lied by the railroad labor board.
AS an illustration. the average
hourly pay of passenger engineers
was increased from s1.1s to s1.33.
Passenger fremen's average hourly
pay jumped from sS cents to s1.03.
Section hands average pay increased
from 40 to 4S1z cents.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Single Takers
Note Progress
To New System

Progress is being made toward
the establishment of a single taxa
tax levied wholly upon the value OF
the land and not upon industries in
any form. according to speakers
who addressed members Of the SIN
gle Tax Association OF Washington
at q dinner held in the New Ebbitt
Hotel last night.
John N. Baer. former Representa-
tive from North Dakota. outlined
the progress Of the single tax and
kindred movements in North Dakota
and other States.
All of the speakers fiayed the
present system of taxing Industries
and urged the members OF the
Washington association to carry on
the work which they have taken up.
Among those who spoke were
Arthur p. Davis, chief OF the Recla-
nation Service; Frank Stephens Of
Philadelphia, Weston Starr of
Washington. w. L. Ross of Los
Angeles. Edwin s. Potter Of WASH
ineton, w. d. Ham. president Of the
Washington association, and Mrs.
Lucy Swanton, president Of the
Washington Women's Single Tax
Club.
jackson H. Ralston. president of
the Maryland, Tax Reform Associa-
tion, presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
TO DEVELOP SITE
AS OUTDOOR CENTER

Part of the site known as the
Playground of the Capital located
on the Potomac at Great Falls, will
be developed into a combination
recreational and educational center
by the Interstate Realty Company.
which recently took over the prop
terty of Eva Kirk Fisher. 1t was ssid
yesterday. This property is adjacent
to the Great Falls Park on the yir-
gtnia aside on a direct auto route
from Washington over the Leesburg
Pike. connecting with the River Road
10 the Falls.
The realty company will cooper
ate with the Institute for Vocational
Research in opening a sumner camp
for, school teachers. Courses will be
given in. vocational guidance. hand
crafts, real estate selling and in
terror decor ating. E. w. Dicklc and
r. r. Doyd will have charge OF the
real estate work. and Mrs. Ethel
spalding Slater and Margaret sccts
Miller win conduct the educational
course.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
NOTED MINISTER
DIES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March 17.-Dr. Frank
W. Gunsaulus, noted minister, ora
tor, educator and philanthropist.
was prostrated early this afternoon
by a heart attack and died two
hours later.
Early in his career he had de-
livered sermon at Plymouth
Church on practical training for
young men. After the sermon P. D.
Armour. a member. went to DR..
Gunsaulus and said: 81 like your
ideas expressed in today's sermon.
Here is s1,oeo,o 900 to help you carry
our your ideas" Out of that grew
the Armour Institute of Technology,
which Is soon to move into a new
home costing s25,oo0,000.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Why Rheumatism Comes
With Cold Weather
sDx vaIe.tiae Mott Pierce, n. d.

tBx Sale.tiae Mott Pierce. n. d.
A, close connection exists between
these two-coid weather and rheu-
matism- Everyone has recognized
the difference in the appearance OF
their water as soon as 1t gets cold:
there is often q eopious sediment
OF brick dust"
Several causes may lead up to an
rccumulatioL Of uric acid In the
system. which, in turn. causes back
ache rheumatism or gout. or creaky
foints. swollen fingers. or painful
joknfs.
Al all such times persons should
drink copiously Of hot water. say, q
pint morning and night. and take
"An-uric- three or four times a
day<s This "Anuric" (apti-uric scid)
comes in tablet form and can be
had af almost any drug store. II
dieso1ves the uric acid In the sys-
~ - Gnz<iek = nnfunck r--kAs.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
FOUR SLIGHTLY
HURT FIGHTING
KITCHEN BLAZE
Fire Does Slight Damage
To Dwelling in
Southeast.

Four persons were injured last
night while aghting a IRE in q
summer kitchen in rear Of the home
Of John Guttman, on Savannah
street near Fifteenth street south
east. The fire did about $1,000
damage.
Miss Flora Guttman. 20 years old.
daughter Of the occupant of the
house. suffered cuts on the hands
by falling glass: Raymond J. Reed.
Is years old, 62s NJ street south
west, was overcome by smoke ana
received cuts on the head; Private
G. E. Hunt and Private Fred Loef-
fer. both of No. rs Engine Com
pany, were cut on the hands and
face. The injured were treated by
DR.. Dull, of Casualty Hospital, who
raSnnndad with fba htflan
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Deaf Group Has Oral Meet.

The Speech Reading Club. q newly
organized group to promote the in
terests Of the deaf. held a success
full oral entertainment last night in
Volta Bureau, 1901 Thirty-ffth
street northwest.
Among those who spoke were
Miss Annita Peck. secretary of the
New York League for Hard Hear
ing; Miss Mildred Kennedy of Bos-
ton, Mrs. NJ. Podd Porter of Mount
Claire. N. j., and Charles w. Rich
ardson of Washington Mrs. w.
Hubert presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
NeID Members Elected
By Scottish Society

Fifteen new members were elect
ed at a meeting of the Scottish \St.
Andrews Society, F. of A. NJ. held in
the Red Room of the Ebbitt Hotel
last night.
Those elected were: Clarence w.
Hall. George w. Crosby. George Cor
son. Merton l. Ferson. John s.
Bowie, Harry Blake. Harry Hayden.
jr., Thomas H. Gatlin. NJ. A. Winter.
w. 8. Chapman, Alexander Milne,
Worth r. Landon. Ellwood P. Morey.
W. d. K. Brown. and Robert c.
Watson.