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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

1t may be that some day in the dim
and distant future people on this old
sphere will talk to people OF Mars. but
the Freeman-JOurnal doesn't believe
such thing will ever be possible, one
OF Marconi's managers statements to
the contrary notwithstanding. Mars is
ne yer nearer than 3h,OOO,O0O miles to
the earth and we have no means OF
knowing that it is inhabited. Wonder
full things are being accomplished, 1t
is admitted. but there are dreams and
hopes that can never be realized. We
believe the Missionaries who are talking
about communicating with Mars will
never see the realization, of their dreams,
nor will anybody see it even If the old
world stands for another O,OOO,OOo
years or more. so III.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
THE KU KLUX KHAN.

Judging from editorials agd confribn-
items in Iowa newspapers there is much
oppositiOn in this state to the organi-
cation of the Ku Klux Khan in Iowa,
Us there should be.
The people Of the state have conn
Gence in the courts of Justice and are
rot willing that any organization shall
have the right granted it or shall nsurp
the power Of inticting punishment upon
men and women accused OF crime. Ihe
constitution of the United States ana
the constitution of the state guarantee
every accused man trial. He is to ne
confronted in court ny, his accusers ana
given opportunity to defend himsei.
He is considered innocent until his
guilt is proven. But the Ku klux Khan
proceeds upon an entirely different
basis. 1t presumes the accused person
is guilty and gives him or her no
chance of defense.
How easy it is for an enemy OF any
man to whisper insinuations and make
charges that cannot he sustained. 1t
is by no means an isolated. case where
crimes have been committed that the
real criminal planned and succeeded in
putting suspicion at the door OF an
innocent person and then charged that
person with the erime. Ii the oftense
il especially atrocious it. is not hard
to get a, mob together in some sections
Of the country. perhaps the real cu!prlt
IEeing the leader of the mob. With the
organization of the Ku Klux Khan 1t
makes it easier for such men to carry
cut their .reprehellsible designs.
The day is not yet when the people or
Iowa are willing to turn their hacks
upon the constitution of the United
State or OF. the state and place the lives
at men and women in the hands of ire
sronsible masked klansmen who do
their nefariOus work during the hours
If da rkness. r .,a,s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
Yes. we are back to normalcy-tl

Yes, we are bach to nOrmalcy-the
normal conditions that invariably fol-
low a period of Il nOn-prOtective tariff.
The same situation prevailed during
the second Cleveland administration
and it prevailed again in 1914. but the
great war came along and gave the
country n business boom by creating IL
ready market for everything that we
could produce. The present condition
is worse than during either of the for
mer periods referred to for the very
good and sufficient reasons that we had
eight years Of a tariff for revenue only
instead of shorter periods. coupled with
the waste and extravaganceS of the
great war Ii the country fully recOv-
ers in four years, getting back to the
conditions prevailing, in 1912. it will do
we'll, better than many expect. business
confidence and stability are plants; OF
slow growth. They may be destroyed
in n day hut it requires time to plant
new seed and grow new crops. even
when conditions are most favorable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
in view ta.r,tyeaG.t .ssh aetsss:e .aas4;

in view taiss taset 1Eih not ~ :eyadass
but will be collected; that will not be
unjust and oppressive; that will be
distributed. as just taxes should be,
frankly and openly over the very great
body. of the population sharing in the
benefits Of government and properly
liable for its support. 1t is not meas
ure to lift the burden from the rich
and put it upon the poor. Senator
smoot shows statesmanlike ability
land courage in bringing forward his
Substitute measure.
The Providence Journal. Independ-
ent, says the country will especially
welcome the Smoot PLAN and "a clean
straightforward BILL The Utah sena-
tor is one of the ablest authorities in
congress on government finance and his
addresses since the war ended have
shown that he was giving studious
thought to the subject as the time APP
r-oached when it must he faced"
The Washington Post. which is never
swift to accept new thing. declares
There is, one strong argument in favor
I OF Senator Shoots plan which the
author does not fail to direct to the
attention of the public. 1t would make
the filling out Of, tax returns a com
paratiyely simple matter. while no
Goubt effecting Il considerable saving
to the government in the collection OF
lack taxes
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
Sleepy old Louisiana is awakening t,

Sleepy old Louisiana is awakening to
the menace of the reorganization of thu
Ku Klux Klan that proved snch a ter
ror to the south during the days i'm
mediately following the civil war, nd
"A recent Baton Rouge dispatch says
that "a bill to prohibit the organization
of secret societies whose membership s.
not known publicly and to provide PIT
alties therefore has been intrOdu ed il.
the legislature. The bill would also
prohibit street parades in disguise TIA!
seek to regulate 10y threats of punish
ment the conduct Of persons" Louisiana
was not much concerned in the old days
over the operations of the Ku Klux
Khan. because its malevolent cruelties
were directed against the negro race
but the reorganized klansmen have been
known to deal very harshly with whites
suspected of wrongdoing 1t is evident
that the members of the Louisiana leg
islature fear that some day. or rather
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

If the camera man had been in
Fatty Arbuckle's rooms the other day
when that affair which resulted in the
death of one of the pretty movie stars
was going on he would have secured a
picture that could not fail to attract
wide attention Us one of the master
pieces of the art. Nobody thinks that
Arbuckle deliberately murdered the
girl. 1t was one. of those parties where
indulgence in liquor and drugs was tol-
Grated and the, result is the same as
so frequently follows such debauchess
The curse of the profession to those in
it is the high salaries paid. They have
so much money to s1uander that they
make fools of themselves. No doubt
Arbuckle used the girl rough. as she
testified before her death, but he had
no thought of the fatal results that fol
lowed. However, the public ought to
show resentment. Of the Arbuckle char
acter and methods by boycotting his
shows. He is a disgrace to the pro
fession and ought to be driven from
the field. The public can do it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
PIE SMOW Plan.

The fact that Senator SmOOt OF Utah
i, sponsor of sales tax is prejudicing
seine people against such tax, hut It
should not. Mr.. Sn0Ot. 1t is true, il
Il member of the Mormon church, but
that should not mitigate against his
Public services. He is one OF the big
men of the United States senate and
is very careful of his reputation as a
law maker. The Utah senator doesn't
deal in grandstanding nor play to the
galleries. He is one of the best inform
ed men ut Washington aud his assO-
ciates in the senate have great respect
for his Judgment He did not attain his
/ resent position Of trust aud influence
by accident. He is T. real statesman
and the people should not permit the
fact that he is IA Mormon to blind them
;ta his usefulness US a,legisiatOr..
Not n few of the leading Democratic
newspapers Of the country have en-
tlorsed the sales tax ideas advanced by
Mr.. Smeot. BELIEVING, that a law EN-
.bQlyiDg the principles advocated by
Lin would go far in ll,iraveling the tax
rrolhems. Here is a line from the New
York Journal of Commerce. Demo
cat paper: .s-..-ar d.
mo one has ever accused the Utah
senator Of being vague idealist. He
would not undertake., to upset Dill
which had already beei approved by
the cider statesmen Of the party were
It not that an urgent need for such
action is recognized"
Aud another very influential Demo-
cratic New York paper, the Times, has
this to say:
THE measure which Senator SmOOt
is preparing is plan devoid Of all hum
hug, a simple workable, business plan,
untainted by sublimated theories OF
taxation drawn from the German liter
allure on the subject. Mr.. Smooth has
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

The selective service draft revealed
the fact to the American public that
many of the young men of the cOul-
try were physically deficient. but il mp
pears that the men are more fit than
are the women, wBman's unfitness be
ing due in large degree to modes OF
dress and habits of living. A recent
red cross bulletin says that "before
women can hope for industrial equality
with men they must make decided ef-
fore to raise their appallingly low
physical condition. A recent survey OF
a representative group of wemen made
by the Life Extension Institute of New
York City showed hardly one that was
not affected with weak heart, an I'M
developed chest and bad posture, a bad
condition Of the nose and throat, anu
chronic constipation and headaches.
Yet they considered themselves well
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
The Manchester. England. Guardian

The Manchester. England. Guardian
is evidently glad that the United States,
under the leadership OF Herbert HOOv-
or, has undertaken 10 furnish relief -
bleeding and dying Russia. In the
course Of an article anent that subject
the Guardian SAYS: The mere opening
ND Of Russia to foreign relief agencies
involves an enormous political change.
American contact with Russia IL esfta-r
rially to be welcomed. because it opens
n way to America playing a part In
saving the broken civilization Of East
ern Europe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Looks as il there will he no cheering
over the fall in coal prices this winter.
Register.
AS a matter of fact. the price of H.
linOis coal at the mines is less than
half what is was year ago. In Sep
tember. 1920. it cost around IS. Now
it can be had for from $3.50 to 81. Iowa
coal operators are hiding behind the
freight charges and are charging more
for their inferior coal at the mines than
the Illinois operators are. Retail prices
in Iowa of Illinois coal are much below
the figures of a year ago. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

1t is rllmored about town that Il
couple of Webster Citys lawyers who
are not overburdened with practice are
trying to organize a political faction
here to take over federal patronage
and dispose of it to the satisfaction OF
themselves and Il very small selected
following. Like the Ku KlnX klan. they
are doing the work under cover and
are using Il mask TO conceal their real
purposes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

As might be expected there is some
criticism of the selection Of the repre-
sentatives to the armament limitation
conference who are to appear in be-
half of the United States. But taken on
the whole it is not easy to name four
men who would be more satisfactory
than Hughes. Root, Lodge and Under
wood. 1t is conceded that Hughes
should have first place because OF his
recognized abilities and by virtue Of
the exhalted position he holds. Root
is recognized as one Of the big men of
the country. He has grasp upon in
international affairs second to no private
citizen Of the republic today. The
naming Of Lodge will cause more criti-
cism than the naming of any other
man, but President Harding wanted
to satisfy the senate and as Lodge is
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee it WIS but natural that he
should be selected. Oscar Underwood is
one OF the influential members of the
senate and the president wanted to rec
ognize the democratic side of that
body. hence the selection Of Under
wood. With Lodge, the republican
leader. and Underwood, the democratic
leader. as members Of the conference
there is every reason TO hope that the
United States senate will ratify any
action that the conference may take.
providing the American delegates are
favorable to it. sY .e
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
DEFEND4NG FATTY ARBUCKIE.

10 Marshall .Neilan, molten picture ,di-
rector, passed through Des MOines the
other day and the. Register quotes him
as follows: it, ~"
Neilan expressed resentment at the
public's reputation of Fatty Ar
buckle, under arrest in San Francisco
on the charge of murder in connection
with the death Of Miss Virginia Rape
'Itwas the public that made Fatty, "
he said. 1T was the public that handed
him it's meney..I am sorry the public
did not stand by him ut least until he
was proved guilty. If Arbnckle COM
mittetl the crime with which he is
charged, it was the fault Of bad liquor !;
and prohibition laws are to blame for
bad liquor" ,, .4..;.
The public does not believe that Ar
buckle deliberately murdered Miss
Rape, hut the public does believe that
he handed her so brntally that he con-
tribnted to her death.
Mr.. Neilan will not get far in pur-
suasling the. public to believe that it is
in any way responsible for the conduct
Of Arbuckle,. 1t may be true, as ne
says. that prohibition is responsible for
bad whiskey, but the public didn't hold
Fatty and pour the stuff down his
gullet. He took it from choice. More
over. the best whiskey ever made will
make a man crazy drunk if he imbibes
too freely and thousands Travelled the
path before prohibition took effect that
Arbuckle has been travelling SO reck-
lessly and so persistently for some time.
The Rape tragedy is not the first to
disgrace the movie profession and 1t
will not be the last. Such things VIII
happen inst as long as such managers
AS Marshall Neilan seek to excuse them
and gloss them over with apologies.
Roscoe Arbuckle was free man. He
chose his own course. He
has made money so fast that 1t has
wrecked his moral fiber and II reports
coming from California are true he Is
an expert in pulling off such affairs as
that which resulted In the tragic death
of Miss Virginia Rappe. Mr.. Neilan
would get more support from the public
il he would go after Arbuckle with n
club instead of trying to make 1t ap-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

The late Big Tim Sullivan used to
say, so it is reported. that any man
could get any other man murdered in
New York for $40 and that the average
Price for putting a person out OF the
Way was only SO This is the rea-
son. Sullivan said. that he urged the
enactment Of II law not allowing any
body. except officers of the law. to
carry weapons or have them in their
possession, even if it did require the
amending of the constitution to make
suclY q law possible.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Col. w, !. Simmons. head of the ku
Klux Klan. has sued newspaper for
s1,oOO0OO damages because the said
newspaper charged that Simmons was
in the game for the money he could get
out of it. The paper also charges that
the object OF the Khan is the extermi-
ration Of Jews. Catholics and negroes.
IT. doesn't seem possible that men with
any sense at all would enter upon such
IL program. The Jews, Catholics and
negroes will be living in this country
in larger numbers than at present long
after the Ku .Klux Khan is dead and
f. rg0ttpn.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

pesrsxlf the4Aix ft1bv aea sv(im Of
circumstances. that som mel other
than himself is Responsible for the dis
graceful performances that he pulls Off
with such regularity
The people will quite generally he
'lieve that the first stories told by wit
nesses, before they had been tempered
with by hirelings Of Arbuckle, were the
truth. Everybody knows what in.
flueaces cap be brought to: bear to
screen man who hasa fortune Of ST.
100000 or more. M
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

The corn that Iowa is sending to
Russia and other countries where RELIEF
is necessary will educate many people
to the advantages of corn for food.
Many question if there is any foo
that is so cheap. considering price and
nutriment qualities. There is more real
substance in dollars worth OF corn
than in almost any other article CT
food. and lot of people across the
Atlantic who do not realize this fact
are going to find ii out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

If the Ku KluX Klan is permitted to
get firm foothold in the country how
easy it will be for q lot OF ruffians to
put on masks and commit all kinds of
depredations in the name of the khan
even though not member of the kla,!
knew anything about what was being
done. There is no legitimate place il,
America for an organization of that
kind.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Some mean editor has recalled the
statement OF Woodrow Wilson. made
some ten wears ago. as follows: Would
that we could do something at once.
dignified and effective, to knock Mr..
Bryan. once and for all, into cooked
hat" and then this same mean editor
says: To-day Mr.. Bryan is labelling
out eloquent sophistry to the same
high gate receipts and it is Mr.. Wilson
who has reached the cooked hat stage
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
The wife of Fatty Arhucklc. who ha.

The wife of Fatty Arhucklc. who has
lot lived with him for more than II
year. announces that she will go to
California to aid her husband during
thc hour of his great trouble. Her
maiden name is Minta Durtee. She
WAS Il movie star with Arbuckle be-
fore her marriage. Her parents used
10 live in Des Moiues, but left there
some thirty years ago. going TO Cali
1ornia on account Of Mr.. Durfee's
Icalih. Now The wife Of his youth,
whom he has so outrageously wronged.
is going 10 Fatiy's rescue and declares he
j.; = gDcd man. The man who tries
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19
Bourke Cochran. noted democratic

Bourke Cochran. noted democratic
politician of New York City. condemns
President Harding for talking to the
senate anent the bonus bill, declaring
that he should have also discussed the
question with the house. But the
house had passed the bin and it would
be useless to argue with that body I'M
der the circumstances The senate had
the measure before it for consideration
and President Harding was certainly
within his rights; aye, he was perform
ing his duty, in laying the situation
just as he saw it before the senate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Many diamonds bought during the
flush times of war days are coming
back upon the market. AS matter OF
fact they are worth more now. meas
nred by what they will buy, than they
were when purchased, even if they, will
not bring as many dollars. Like govern
ment bonds, they have appreciated in
purchasing power even though depreci-
ated compared with money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Anyhow. it wasn't the we'll known
Arhuckle's coffee that got Fatty" into
tr0ublc.-RegiStcr.
No. il was the well known rOt-gut
whiskey that caused Fatty to stumble
and get mixed up in one of the most
Ilsgraceful. as one Of the most serious,
affairs that movie actors and actresses
have been mixed up in for some time.
The managers of the business will do
well to clean house.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

1t has been observed that not few
People who have plenty of money to
lazy gasoline, cigars, etc, etc, can't
srrape up enough of the coin of the
realm to pay their grocery bills. es-
prcialy if they have had the groceries.
Cash ON delivery is the best way to
merchant and best for the customer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Uncle John Shell of Kentucky may
believe that he is 1873 years of age. as
he claims. but nobody else will believe
it. Uncle John can tell many stories
Of things that happened when he was Il
hoy, 1l5 or 100 years ago. but any man
who has read much can tell just as
many as he can.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

ont in Montana II few years ago a
hobo remained in Jail Il year rather
tl.an take Il bath. Now a young lady
i. Il prisoner in an eastern jail because
she persists in rolling her stocking be-
], W the knee. She says she will stay in
,iurance vile indefinitely rather than
surrender her right to dress as she
lleaSes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Judging from the reception Charlie
Chaplin received in London it doesn't
lake much to e:,th,lsc the Londoners.
Anybody who can go wild over Chaplin
certainly has only a little way to so.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

There is no good reason why the
league of nations should not function
even if the United States is not a mem
Der. Some forty-two other nations be-
long and they ought to be able TO de-
to the world that the league
il Il good thing and when they demon
strate that the United States viii
probably seek admission.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Many people have wondered how h.
". House. President Wilson's personal
representative in International affairs
upon more than one occasion, secured
the title OF colonel. 1t has finally been
explained. At one time lie was aide
dc-camp on the staff of Governor Green
Of New Jersey.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

If there is any man in Iowa who can
fight the cement octopus to successful
finish that man is Nate Kendall. who
happens to be the governor of the state.
The voters bnildad better than they
knew when they called him to the high
office he is filling So completely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-19

Thousands of Italian labOrers are GO
ing back to Italy from the United
states. They explain that employment
j.; scarce here and that they can live
81. much cheaper in Italy that the cost
OF getting back cuts little figure
When there is demand for workers here
many of them will return to this coull-
frv