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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-13
GREAT BRITAIN TO
Be NEUTRAL between
GREEKS and TURKS
(By The Associated Press. }

London, June 13.-The attitude Of
Great Britain with regard to the con-
flict between the Greeks and the Turk
ish nationalists, will be one of strict
neutrality, Austen Chamberlain, gov
ernment leader in the house Of COM
mons, announced today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-13
CROWN FORCES IN
IRELAND SHOOT AN
AMERICAN TO DEATH
(By The Associated Press.)

London, June ia dispatch to the
London Press association from Dublin
today said that Thomas Rush, 80, said
to be an American prisoner, was shot
to death yesterday evening at Lis
assul, near Castle Reagh, by crown
forces.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-13

See me before you insure that prop
erty. There is reason. c. ID. Miller,
general insurance. Phone 46J or 266M
10dti
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-13

Calling cards at this ONCE.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-13

j. l.. Peterson. insurance. Phone 526.
5-19d1m0s
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

manufacturing, the total number of acci-
dents In year reaches only an insignificant
number
In the matter of lost production due to
III health, Mr.. Afford said that there had
been an evident reduction since the national
vitality report prepared in 1909 by the Ma
tfonal Conservation Commission appointed
by President Roosevelt At that time II was
estimated that there were 5000, 900 persons
seriously Ill at all times in the United States
with an average annual loss per person of
thirteen days, owing to illness.
AT present. he said, it was impossible to
distinguish between the $4,000, 900 persons
classed as gainfully employed in the United
States and those engaged specifically in in
dustry. But the average man or woman.
gainfuly employed. loses more than eight
days annually from illness disabilities, in
Guiding non-industrial accidents making a
tional public health policy"
or the 500, 900 workers who die each year
the Hoover committee estimated that the
death of at least one-half is postponable
by proper medical supervision. periodical
medical examination, health education and
community hygiene"
tuberculosis is regarded as the most i'm
portant disease among industrial workers.
two or three deaths per 1000 per annum oc-
curing at the working ages
1T Is estimated" reads the report "that
per cent. of the wage earners or about
1,25O,O00 lives. affected. The economic
loss from tuberculosis death rate as affect
ing the working population is $500 600 900
annually. Pneumonia. influenza and typhoid
fever are the most important communicable
diseases among adults. Influenza and pneu-
monia, in non-epidemic years, take about
$4,000 lives in the working ages and ac-
count for at least $50. 900 cases of illness.
Typhoid fills close to 10000 sick beds
annually and takes $4,000 lives mostly in
the working ages"
In making its recommendation for i'm
provement the committee insists the "man-
agement has a definite responsibility" and
that labor is responsible no less than man
agement." Also the Government is urged to
maintain IAN aggressive continuous. ma
tiona public health policy"
Mr. Afford declared that the major respon-
sibility for Improvement In industry rests
upon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and executives
but in all efforts for betterment labor must
cooperate
While the National Safety Council will
devote much time in the Boston convention
to consideration Of Industrial accidents
every phase OF public and industrial safety
will be discussed Every section of the
country and every industry will be repre-
sented by delegates. including safety engi-
neers, industrial welfare directors. Federal
state and municipal officials. college profess
sors and school teachers policemen and
fremen, members of industrial commissions.
journalists, business nsn and many others.
The prevention of automobile accidents is
annually regarded one OF the main prob
lens OF the convention. Traffic experts
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

from all parts of the United States will dis
cuss means of reducing the mounting toll of
accidents. The automobile hazard causes ap-
proximately the loss of 10000 lives a year.
Included among those who will discuss the
traffic situation and other safety problems
are: DR.. John w. Withers. dean of the
school of education of the University of New
York: Arthur Woods former Police Com
missioner of New York; c. w. Price of Chi
cago, general manager Of the National
Safety Council; DIR. f. George Payne. pres-
dent of Harris Teachers College, st. Louis,
Paul o. Sargent. chief engineer of the State
Highway Department of Maine Frank A.
Goodwin, State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
of Massachusetts; Prof. William j. Drisko
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. and Capt. Bernard j. Hoppe. head of
the traffic division, Boston Police Depart
ment
Gov. Claiming Fl. Cox of Massachusetts,
will open the convention. Coincident with
the meetings mo accident campaign will
be held throughout the New England States.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Accuracy in Science

"OR most of us the knowledge that
- meter is 3.37 inches longer than a
yard is quite sufficient We must
know as much as that, because the metric
system of measures Is so widely employed
that one constantly finds It necessary to
turn meters into feet or yards. But the re-
finements of modern science demand a far
higher degree of accuracy in measurement
than Is perhaps ever dreamed of in the ordi-
nary walks of life. The pains taken TO OBJ
tain precise standards OF measure are al
most beyond the belief of one who is not
familiar with scientific methods.
Every one knows that so-called stand
ard" bars. on which the exact length of the
yard and the meter are marked. are IN the
possession of the Governments OF the United
States, Great Britain France and other ma
tons. but every one does not know with
what care these standards have been com
pared and with what patience they have
been minutely measured again and again.
Even now, although comparisons have
been made during many years by the most
careful investigators. the absolutely true re-
lation between the lengths of the yard and
the meter is probably not known. Elabo-
rate papers occasionally published in,
scientific journals describing the results Of
new measures. giving corrections SO small
that the lengths involved could only be made
appreciable to the eye with the aid OF
powerful microscope.
The change In the length of the bronze
standard bars caused by slight alterations
Of temperature has to be carefully allowed
for. What a sense OF precision Is conveyed
for instance, by the fact that in transferring
a measure from a copy Of the standard meter
in Paris the hour as Nell as the date when
the transfer was made was recorded
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Billions Lost Yearly In America
BY Its Preventable Accidents

IL $4,000 fatal acc accidents in r'I's industry "a7s
about $4,000 non fatal accidents
causing four weeks or more of disability and
100000 accidents causing at least one days
disability.
This is too many many too many, accord
Ing to L. p. Afford, who will present re-
port at the tenth annual Safety Convention
of the National Safety Council. which opens
tomorrow at the Massachusetts, State House
In Boston and continues throughout the
week.
Mr.. Afford. editor of Management En-
0ineerin0, was a member of Herbert
Hoover's committee on the elimination of
waste in industry The main report of
that committee or eighteen engineers a
document comprising 100000 words was
published last July; but the statistical re-
ports will not be released until next month.
Mr. Afford will base his report to the Ma
tional Safety Council on the results Of the
investigations made for the committee.
According to the estimates, the time lost
from Industrial accidents In 1919 amounted
to 296O0O00 days. with an economic loss
to the country of about $3.50, 900 900 At
least 75 per cent. of these losses might have
been avoided, with a saving to employers
of S250000000 and $500, 900 to employees
1t Is not surprising that accidents i'm build
ing trades mount higher than in other in
dustries. Referring to the figures Mr.
Afford showed that In Massachusetts, where
10000 mechanics are employed in the build
Ing trades, there We're 5,032 tabulated acci-
dents during the year ended July l. 1920
representing a loss of time OF 5,4S6 days
In Gfat
fatalities occurred in building and construc-
ton work than in an the factories put to-
.gether, although there were about four times
as many people employed In the factories as
In the building and construction trades.
~ Insurance rates in building trades are
higher than IN any other industry. The
Hoover committee reported that: Approx
imately $50 10000 900 is paid to insurance
companies each year by builders alone for
compensation and liability insurance This
figure by no means represents the total loss
In the opinion of one of the best authorities
IN the country the actual cost of insurance
represents not more than 25 per cent of the
total economic loss which, If correct, would
bring the total cost due to accidents In the
building industry to $120,000,00O
An official of large insurance company
believes that by proper safety measures the
waste due to accidents in the building indus
try can be reduced rs TO so per cent in two
to five years of earnest effort Another Of
tlcal estimates. from actual accomplish
ments In safety measures, that a total Of
more than 100000 days a year could be
saved the industry by the application of
safety methods"
In other industries, such as boot and shoe
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Gratitude Expressed Toward Quakers for
Feeding the Children, but Many in Former
Ruling Class Cling to Bitterness Engen-
dered by Defeat and to Old Idea That
War Was One of Defence---Work-
ing Class Look Toward Limitation
of Armaments as Only Salvation

46S members of the Reichstag 81 are
women. There are
Sixty-five Liberals, three of whom are
women 72 Catholics, three of whom are
women 20 Bavarian Catholics, one Of
whom is a woman; 40 Radicals or Demo-
Gratis, two of whom are women; 108 Social
Democrats, twelve of whom are women; 60
Independents, eight of whom are women;
rs Communists two Of whom are women.
On the other hand, az in England, the
women of Germany have generally been
forced to relinquish their jobs to ex-service
men. Again, as with the English, there
is no resentment on this score, except
where they feel that men who never really
served at the front are given preference.
Present High Prices AppaH
The Thrifty Housekeeper
And to what stress and strain the haus-
frau is now subjected by the universal rise
in prices! An American taking the dollar
as basis comes to Berlin and Is almost
embarrassed by the low cost of everything
in the hotels and shops. But for the Ger
man woman things have never been so
high.
Where wages for teachers and profes
sional women are only five or six times as
much as they were before the war, the
necessities of life cost ten to twenty times
as much.
For instance, butter has risen to twenty
four times its pre-war price. roll Of
bread that was pfennigs is now 40 pfen-
nigs. Shoes that cost Is to 20 marks are
now sold for $50 to 800 marks.
The present Government still continues
the pension system which obtained under
the monarchy. Women may be insured
against accident or old age and can also
take out maternity insurance. The lat
ter is now being given to every mother
who has wage or income under $4,000
marks year. Mothers cannot receive less
than marks day and often get more.
over period of eight weeks. from two
weeks before their confinement to six
weeks after. If mother Is nursing her
child she merits an additional 1 mark
and half per day, until the child is 13
weeks old.
At present there may be found here
very strong sentiment for birth control,
although opposed by religious organiza-
tions. The old conservative Government
urged an increase of births as necessary for
the army. The German women say that
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Pogo Stick Jumping Is Latest Fad

T HEY call 1t a Pogo stick. but when
the game is mentioned in the sport
ing columns il is referred to as Pogo
jumping. London and Paris have gone in
strong for this Pogo business and the sup
position is that America will have to follow.
Actually, the Pogo is little more than a
bouncing stit. 1t is wooden stick about
mouth high with foot rest on each side
and a rubber tipped pad working on a strong
spring. The idea is to hop on and bounce
until you fall off. Admittedly this doesn't
sound very thrilling, but the kangaroo gyra-
tions said to result from a brief session on
the Pogo are calculated to surpass any man
made stunt since Little Eva crossed the ice
on that eventful night of history
It is thought that the Pogo will become
more than a pastime such as the diabolo
that came out OF France some fifteen years
ago. Already Pogo races are being staged
with Pogo polo teams and Pogo hockey
teams in the ofing. An account of the first
official sporting event In connection with the
Pogo is printed in London morning paper
The first race meeting" runs the report.
of a newly formed Pogo club was held on
the roof of Selfridge's Stores last night. The
programme included 40 yard fiat race and
contest for the longest time spent In a
five foot square
About fifty men, women and children
entered for the first event, which was won
by a year-old Broadstairs girl. She
was given Pogo. In the second event
man maintained his balance within the Ave
foot square for five and half minutes and
astonished the audience by eapng up six
wide stairs
While the sport Is not listed as a partic-
ularly hazardous one for the participants,
there have been a few casualties among the
amateur jumpers With every Pogo sold in
France a printed list OF instructions Is in
cuded, urging the necessity of each jumper
being measured for his own jumping stick
Pogos that reach above the mouth are often
disastrous to the Jumper. Furthermore each
Pogo Is made to support a certain weight
which Is stamped on the stick.
Pogo apparently should be regarded
personal a possession as a tooth brush.
1t is advised not to use the apparatus in
skiddy weather. Wet pavements and
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
GERMAN WOMEN IN POLITICS REFLECT WARS F4A

vHIS the sirh of series of articles By Mrs Borden Hartman
soc'oogast and prominent member society," telling Of the post
- conditions
deooted the the fourth Belgians
ffh published NEW YORK HERALD
analysts Dhat the occupied
IN thas aoeeks instalnt Mrs Hartman discusses the conditions
Wh0B. She
Of bitterness remaining; that the especially
The misunderstood
beginning
taking qutea a IN the running of the Government.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

full spirit and an antagonism that threat
ems their dearly bought progress.
1t seems incomprehensible that in the
face OF worldwide opposition and contra
diction, they could hold these convictions.
But they were the most thoroughly indoc
trinated people in the world, and they
believed these things.
And now, in their utter disillusionment
what have they done?
They have gone to work.
The German has done little to make him.
self popular. But his bitterest enemies
cannot deny him credit for his natural in
dustry. He has been cut down to the very
bottom-physcally, spiritually and eco
nomically-by a national effort unparal-
leled in history. He faces appalling diff
culties, he is still suffering from want In
his darkest hour his basic characteristic
has come to the top.
In industry he sees his only chance to
save what is left of his national pride the
only hope for his national safety.
Women Show Greatest Chance
For Making Conditions Better
1t is among the women that the evidences
of trial and of change are most apparent.
Through their suffering and in their en-
larged field of labor during the war many
grew out of their restrictions. In the new
interests and responsibilities of universal
suffrage they face an epoch making de-
velopment
Before the war and before the revolu-
tion the majority of women actively inter
ested in gaining the suffrage was among
the workers. Comparatively little part
was taken in the effort for political recog-
milton by the women of the aristocratic
and ruling classes The Socialist party
took the lead in the fight and it did splen.
did work. Since the granting of the suf-
frage the women of the upper classes, find.
ing that their passive attitude has put
them in the background, are making q
great effort to regain their lost position.
The reaction Of the intelligent German
woman to the problems, national and inter
national, of to-day is reflection Of the
bitter antagonisms of the times. She has
suffered, individually, too much to be un-
blassed, and her natural prejudices have
been sustained and nourished by the i'm
mediate difficulties of her existence. Her
attitude is complicated, not only by ma
tional but also by class prejudices.
However, women as a whole are now
politically better off than at any time in
the history of the German people or the
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

they considered this an insult They
wanted children because they loved them.
but did not wish to be told they must have
them for specific purpose.
The birth rate, which was higher in Ger
many than anywhere else except Russia,
declined before the war.
Much Relief Work Done
For Children by Quakers
There is still great suffering and desti
tuition everywhere The effort made by the
American Friends to try in a measure to
relieve this is the one really bright light
here to-day.
In January 1920, fifteen American
Friends arrived in Germany. They came,
at the request of Mr.. Hoover, to take up
the work Of feeding the undernourished
children and mothers in the same way
that he was already feeding the children
and mothers of other countries through
the European Childrens Fund.
The work was gladly undertaken by the
American Friends Service Committee
upon the understanding that, in addition
to being mere feeding operation it might
also be an expression of good will and en-
couragement from Americans to the Ger
man people in their time of sore trial. Just
SO the Quaker missions had gone to other
countries in their hour of need.
The basis of the work is fundamentally
religious. 1t is an attempt to put into
practice the belief of the Society of Friends
that lasting good can be accomplished, not
by war and violence, but only by love and
service, and to apply to the present world
SffnQffnn Ia fio1 ,ripo ip1o of Iric
tianity.
In selecting the children and mothers
for feeding no distinction is made on ac-
count of politics, religion or social position.
They are selected by physicians solely on
the basis of undernourishment, in accord
ance with regulations laid down by the
leading child specialists in Germany
The food is distributed in the form of
one meal day-Sunday excepted. The
children from 6 to IA years are fed in the
schools, the younger children and mothers
in kindergartens and other similar insti-
tutions.
The cost of unloading, storing, insuring
and transporting the food from Hamburg
to cities where distribution is made is
borne by the German Government and by
the local committees. The cost Of storing
cooking and distributing the food in each
city is borne by the city or by the local
committee.
These costs are partially betrayed by
charge of not more than 40 pfennigs per
meal made by the local committees, and by
the salvage of the sacks. cans and contain
ers in which the food has been shipped
No child, however, is deprived of the oppor.
tunity to participate in the feeding from
inability to pay this charge In such cases
this is met from other sources.
The Mission now has twenty American
Friends at work in Germany In addition
to the Office assistants employed by the
mission from $4,000 to 10000 Germans are
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

engaged in the cooking and distribution
of the food and in the inspection of
kitchens and feeding centres. Many of
these are volunteers. who work in close CO.
operation with the district Offices.
In the week from June Is to 20, 1921, the
Mission reached goal for which 1t had
been striving for some weeks. 1t topped
the million mark
1t fed 100000 mothers and children in
1854 feeding centres, in 1,640 cities and
cooked in 2,271 kitchens.
The Improvement in conditions has been
so marked in the past two months that it
will probably not be necessary to feed more
than $4,000 children and mothers next
winter
No visit to Germany to-day should be
complete without seeing at least one feed
ing centre and a kitchen. All German
schools are built around a large court,
where there are trees and open space for
the pupils to play, and around the yard OF
one feeding place are five schools, in which
about 800 children are fed.
All these children are under weight, in
fact the girls of Berlin from IL to IA are
now a slender, aesthetic type-the former
rosy, buxom Gretchen has disappeared.
Secretary Hoover has said that the
American flag implanted in the hearts of
the German children is the best assurance
against future war between America and
Germany that he knows.
Letters Breathe Gratitude
For What America Does
The following letters exemplify the
spirit Mr.. Hoover hoped to evoke:
"Dear Mr.. Quaker: For six weeks I
have taken part in the feeding, be-
cause I only weighed 40 pounds. I am
very weak. The Quaker food tastes
very good especially milk rice, choc-
olate pudding and white rolls. gained
already two pounds. My father has
told me that the Quakers are good,
pious people; l believe that too or
they would not have given us such
good food. We have only black bread
at home, with margarine or MARINA
lade. Please write me your address,
then | will write you a longer letter.
Many hearty thanks for your gifts.
The Heavenly Father will do good to
you and your children for them. If
you, sometimes, have war; and are
hungry, ! will send you something,
too"
(The word Quaker has come to mean
the food, the Dishes the act of eating, the
children who eat as well as the Americans
who are charged with the organizations.)
Perhaps the very incest letter came from
Main. This is what this
little eight-year-old writes:
Dear Quakers: | thank you very
much for the food. like 1t very much.
/ thank you too, for the condensed
milk. / am very fond of milk. like
to go to school, and when am big
shall work hard to show what have
learned. ] shall also take care of little
children who are having hard time,
and shall tell the children how much
you helped us. l hope can some time
help little Quaker child. l hope you
will not need to help us much longer,
for there are so many needy children
in the world
Your grateful,
GoDRUN Won NDA."
Sometimes the letters come from mothers
too. Here is one in which the mothers
thank for their children:
"The mothers of Grabow feel moved
in their hearts to thank the kindly
people who in the true spirit of Christ
bring to them and their needy children
this gift of food. With thankful Joy