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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29
FINDING !, A WAY.

The farmers Of Iowa must sooner OF
later be. in position to say something
about the price Mt which they shall sell
their products and the sooner they
start a movement in that direction the
sooner will results he achieved. The
manufactures fixes the price at which
he sells his goods and wares. II he
cannot sell at that price he keeps his
stuff. and shuts up his factory until the
demand makes it possible for him to
sell. Labor unions establish the wage
scale and regulate conditions Of labor
in very many industries. However. the
farmer sells. his products upon the
market for any old price that anybody
is willing to pay. Sometimes the mar
ket is good, yielding fine profit. At
other times the. farmer sells, at a loss
as he is doing now and has been doing
for many months. -
Back in New York state the milk
farmers have combined just like the
wage carriers and manufacturers. an
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29
WHY THE CRITICISM.

inst why the statement Of Premier
Lloyd George to the effect that Great
critain proposes to maintain as large
, navy as any in the world should re-
ult in EXPLANATIONS Of surprise and
all forth criticisms in the United
>ates senate is not clear. LLOYD
gorge said no more in regard to the
lesirability Of Britain having great
,avy than has l'een said by leading
tatesmen and high officials OF the
.nited States anent the American
mvy.
President Wilson declared in Il pub
il, address that the United States must
rave navy second to none. Secretary
+ War Daniels said the same thing
pom more than one occasion. Presi-
lent Harding and Secretary Of War
,enby are committed to the same
wlicy. Yet when the British premier
declares that Great Britain must main
ain a fighting machine upon the water
uual to any other nation the OLD
.,nited States senate flies into pas
ion and INDUCES in a lot of loose tax
nd meaningless platitudes.
When Wilson and Harding ana
Daniels and DENLY said substantially
he same thing regarding the United
states navy the British house OF lords
!idn't go into Mysteries and accuse
bese gentlemen Of being militarisfs.
Why is it, anyhow. that the people
# this country look with such suspicion
mon Great Britain when Great Brit
lin proposes the same policy that the
,nited States proposes?
Then again. 1t is all right, OF course
or the United States to have II naval
program that promises to make this
hes strongest naval power in the
World inside of five years. but when
Tapan undertakes the carrying out OF
IN immense naval project there Is
CONSERVATION throughout the United
States and Japan is accused OF designs
,pon the peace Of the world!
1t is to Ike hoped that the fOrthcom-
ng armament limitations conference
will arrive mt some conclusions, anu
agreements that will put Il stop to this
,liotic race for ornaments. but II II
sails it may as well be understood now
&c later ON that the race will 60 ON
ind that the United States will Keep
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29
And. being guilty of gossip. Peep

And. being guilty of gossip. people
in small towns are cruel. They pass
judgment quickly and recount stories
Of deeds real or imaginary without ade-
auate investigation or full considera
tion.-Sac Bulletin.
The Bulletin speaks the truth. The
gossips are pests of the small towns
that must be endured. They deal In
all kinds of imaginary things and set
in motion various rumors that have alb
solutely no foundation in fact. Next to
the hyprocrite the gossip is the mean
est thing any community has to endure.
There is nothing that the average Cos
sip likes so well as to play with wo-
mans character, yet the most precious
possession of any woman is a good
character.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

conrse. 1T is awful for, the farmers u
do that, but they are forced to do 1t TO
save their faces. Moreover, they are
mot demanding high prices. Since poor
ing their interests they have 1orceu
prices up and are now getting l''oH:
cents per hundred pounds for MILK
about 3H cents per quart. In speak
ing of the milk farmers pool the Ma
lone Farmer, published in Malone
Franklin county, in the extreme north
ern part Of the state, says:
"The pooled price for three per cent
milk within the 2OO-210 mile zone for
July is STA per hundred. This is -
cents more than the pooled price for
June. which is regarded by members OF
the pool as quite satisfactory, IN view
of existing conditions.
The number of pooling members up
to Aug. 9th was 57,4S3 and pooling
contracts were still coming lin, about
half of which are from producers sell
ing on fluid milk basis.
It is announced that the league is
oyersold on evaporated and condensed
milk to the extent of 10000 cases. Its
eyaporated milk is manufactured at
Burke and will soon be manufactured
at Vernon and Whitesville, N. T., and
at Milton, Pa"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

We are not sOcialist-never was
and hone never to get in the state o!
mind necessary to become one. We
have as much objection to the pardon OF
Eugene Debs as anyone-and yet the
kaiser is alive and free, Won Tirpit1
tIourishes, Hindenburg is happy and al
Germany is forgiven. Let us ponder
and pray for light.-Northwood An
Choir.
The Anchor feels about the Debs
case just as the Frceman-Journal
does and probably as a large majorit!
of the people do. We are not sure
than Debs ought to be pardoned but arr
inclined to think he has had sufficient
punishment to vindicate the law. How
ever. what ever action is taken by thost
upon whom the responsibility rests viii
be quite generally satisfactory. Deb
undoubtedly ought to be punished, but
hasn't he had enough?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29
KEEP HIM IN JAIL.

A Story county murderer, Hamilton
by name. sentenced to the pen only
few months ago. writes the sheriff OF
his home county that he sis getting
things lined up for his release" He
was convicted of numbering an old man
with gas pipe, having gone to his VIC
TINS home with the intention OF rob-
berry. Such calloused murderers as he
should not be allowed to escape the
penalty of their crimes under any pre-
text. So long as there is no question
of their guilt there should be no len
iency shown, This man, instead OF
having hopes of release, ought to be
made to feel that he is going to pass the
remainder of his life behind prison
walls That is the place for him. The
welfare of society demands his con-
finement.
In speaking of the case Of this man
Hamilton and his letter to the sheriff
the Times Republican well says:
This letter exemplifies and illustrates
the state of mind into which such Grim
inals fall previous to and after the
crime. They expect leniency from the
Jury and the court and look forward to
parole or pardon. 1t is not to be denied
that they have been given much reason
for such expectation. Otherwise why
the cool information, offered casually
in letter by a murderer with the
blood of his aged victim yet wet on his
hands. that he lis getting things lined
IN" toward eventual freedom.
Hamilton and his pal richly deserve
to be hanged. They are perhaps for
tunate SO far as escape from the gal
lows is concerned that their crime and
trial took place before thestate was rous-
ed to criminal conditions and demanded
the death penalty for such crime. Since
their life sentence was pronounced
murderers of their type are awaiting
the day of execution in Iowa. 1t Is
precisely the confidence of expectation
expressed in that letter and the pre-
vious justification for such confidence
and expectation that brought Iowa to
demand a renewal of capital punish
ment for capital crimes.
Hamilton should stay out his sen
tence. There should be no lenlency
now or later for murder committed by
deliberate robbers and highwaymen.
Society must be protected from such
degenerate brutality.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29
THE very first tariff law enacted by

The very first tariff law enacted by
the first American congress provided
for a discount of ten per cent in tariff
rates upon all goods shipped in Ameri-
cen vessels owned by American citi-
Zens. That was in substance bounty
Paid by the government to American
ship owners. That congress was in
favor! of encouraging American ship
builders and owners. Congress also
enacted law in 1883 allowing Ameri-
can built ships owned by Americans
to enter our ports upon payment OF
fee of 6 cents per ton. but charged 80
cents ton for that privilege for Amer
lean built ships owned by foreigners
and 80 cents ton for ships built and
owned abroad.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29


Some people may laugh at the sug
gestion of Lloyd George, wisest states
man in the world, of an alliance OF
an agreement between the United
States. Great Britain and Japan. Lloyd
George didn't put it exactly that wa!
but that is what he meant. His sug'
gestien was that the British-Japanest
alliance be merged into greater un
with the United States.
These three nations would make won
derful fighting power. They coult.
keep the ocean open to traffic and thu
United States could supply all the pro
yender that all of them would require
in great world war. But there is moi
going to he another great world war
However. nobody can tell just what di-
rection diplomacy may take some day
and although there appears now no pos
siblity of an alliance between thest
three great powers the next generation
may see such an alliance consumated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

OF course democrats are criticislng
the action of President Harding in OPP
posing the proposed soldiers bonus
law. They are trying to prejudice tie
soldiers against the republican party.
That is part of the game as played
by democrats. Had the bonus bill 3eal
enacted into law the democrats would
have then played upon the prejudiccs
Of the taxpayers. They wcu'I not
point specifically to the expense Ut the
bonus, but they would play up the as
gregate increase in the expenses # the
government.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Even if coal mines are operating be-
low normal there should be no coal
shortage the coming winter. as so many
factories are idle or running on short
time that the demand is less than usual.
Our expectations of coal have increas-
ed. during the past few months, but
that increase has not absorbed very
much of the surplus created by the re-
duced domestic demand. If supply and
demand has everything to do with the
price of coal it will certainly be
cheaper this winter than it was last
winter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29
A large number of farmers. as NIGH

A large number of farmers. as might
be expected. living along highways tina;
it has been proposed to beautify by the
planting of trees object to such pro
gram. A row of trees along the roaG
shade the ground and sap the moisture
rendering strip from one to four rods
wide less valuable for crops. NATURAL!
farmers directly interested look will
disfavor upon such policy and it ma!
be expected that if it is carried out
law suits will follow and the state will
have some damages to pay. In thu
early days many farmers planted trees
along the public highway, or where the
highways would be later OH. When the
trees got big and the highways were
travelled it was found they shaded tho
roads and prevented the mud from dry
ing. Moreover, they seriously inter
fered with growing crops. Subsequent!
many of these trees were cut down.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29


about the poorest way to prove t.
people that there is nothing in the
teachings of the socialists is to stol
socialist speakers from holding meet
ings as was done at Dies Moines last
week" notes the Reinbeek Courier
And the Courier is right. If thu
socialists are teaching unsound doc
trines leave it to the intelligence OF
The American people to discover II aht
decline to be deceived. Socialism has
been preached many years. but has
made little Roadway in any country
where democracy reigns. There arc
thousands of socialists in the Oniteo
States who are good citizens ana wht
are working sincerely for the better
ment of all the people. The Freeman
Journal takes absolutely no stock II
their doctrines. but ii believes thes are
entitled To Il hearing. as guarantee" y!
the constitution. II their arguments
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

A few years ago it was freely pre-
dicted that in another decatles most of
the blowing on Iowa farms would be
done with tractors. However, this pre-.
diction is not likely to be verified. Ac-
cWiing to what seems ,reliable;informa-
tiOn,, the Freeman-J0urnal Is Informed
that there are fewer tractors used this
year Oh farms than we're used last year
and that there will be fewer next year
than this.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

we'll to the front, regardless Of COST
Why. it is even now being advocated
by some newspapers and public men
that the representatives of the United
States in that conference must stand
for a policy that will insure this coun-
try the greatest navy-i in the world, not
seeming to realize that such n course on
the part of the United States must
result in nothing being accomplished.
What the representatives OF the
United States must stand for is the
square deal, for justice and right. They
cannot hope to- put anything over the
other representatives and should not
want to do so even if they could.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Russia could borrow money under
the. car to buy the things 1.-THE people
needed to keep them from starving to
dcafh.' That is better than Russia can
do under Lenines The people of that
sorely distressed country are coming to
believe that Of the two evils, Leninisnr
is infinitely the worst, and the world
agrees with them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

All that President Harding has to
do to kill his disa rma ment conference
is to pick three more -cOnferees Of the
calibre and temperament Of Senator
Lodge. to sit with Secretary Hughes at
the conference table-Dayenpert Dem.
Ocrat.
Probably the Democrat is thinking OF
how Wilson killed the peace conference
by the kind Of men he selected to 90
over to Paris as stoOlpigeOns.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

The big new dirigble. built for Uncle
Sam in, England, the biggest thing OF
the. kind in the, world. will soon he
ready to come, home and will before
long be flying across the Atlantic. Won
der why this air monster was not built
in this country? Can't build them here,
did you say? Why not? Possibly be-
cause, the men giving the contract to
England believe in. the principle of
free trade. of buying where they can buy
the cheapest. However. had the work
been done here American capital and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

The Ontario. Canada. laws, the
courts of Ontario have held, do not
prohibit the expectation of liquor to a
foreign country. Brewers and dlstlll-
ers in Ontario say they have many
American orders which they will pro-
coed to fill and Canadian officials look
for bigger stream than ever to flow
2 cross the border However, it is up to
officials in this country to see that ship
ments of liquor are not allowed to en-
ter the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

The railroads suffer while the auto
mobile business fourishes. Is this
be cause freight rates stay up, while
prices have dropped
Herald. .s..
The. automobile business is hardly
flt urishing, but it is much better than
the railroad business at present. Pos
sibly the Washington paper puts its
finger upon the real cause.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

The Lexington battleship. 1880 tons
displacement, is the pride of the Unit
ed States navy. Itscarries twelve six
teen-inch rifles and it is said that they
can shoot twenty-five miles. 1t is re-
ported that Japan is going us one better
and is building ship that will be arm
Cd with 1s-inch guns. A few days ago
the British admiralty announced that
contracts would soon be let for four
monster British battleships. Dimen-
sions of the ships are not given out. but
It is likely they will he bigger and more
powerful than anything the United
States or Japan now has or is build
ing. In that case. of course this coun-
try and Japan will have to build some
still bigger. To such lengths has this
idiOtic race for naval superiority come
at last! Can it be possible that the
Intelligence and moral influence OF
these countries will not be strong
enough at the forthcoming disarma-
ment conference to put a stop to this
contest in the building of the engines
Of death These monsters of the ocean
cost all the way from $40WW.OOO t"
$50. OOO.O 900 apiece, two of them costing
as much as all Of Hamilton county Is
worth. And yet. they will go into
the scrap heap inside of ten or II dozen
years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

The government is now trying to as
certain whether or not the parcels post
department, is, paying expenses. The
democratic administration slashed
rates without knowing or caring what
the consequences might be and the
parcels postage stamps Were. abolished
hence nobody can tell exactly whether
that department is paying or running
behind.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

President Harding doesn't regard
himself as super man, which is prov
en- by his selection of Secretary
Hughes to head the delegation to the
peace conference. Harding would have
insisted upon being the head himself
were he SO cOnceited that he thought
no other man in the United States
knew enough to fill the position.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

There is no danger Of George Ber-
nard Shaw being mobbed il he comes
to Iowa. But it is barely possible that
he might find himself some day in the
hospital ut Independence or Cherokee.
That's where we send such fellows as
lie WIN are afflicted bryoMd the hop" of
recovery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

When the people elected republican
congress by such tremendous major
ity they knew just what kind of tar
if the republicans would enact, and
Il the people were not in favor of that
kind Of a tariff they would not have
elected that kind Of . congress.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

A few evenings ago thieves stole III
heat of small hogs from the farm of
w. L. Grover. near Burt, Iowa. They
must have been experts at the business.
How anybody could get away with
that many noisy porkers without arous-
ing the neighbOrhood is mystery. And
low could the thieves dispose of the
animals after stealing them:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

''Giyc us, a.. job" is the most fire.
,quentlr heard demand Of the former
service man. And who will contend
that it is not just one?-Waterloo
Courier. -..,.z
OF course a request for job is a
just request, but how cananyboly give
anybody else something he hasn't got:
There are not half enough jobs to go
around.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Well. we'll, what do you think of
this: The county farm agent Of Yer
n,illion county, ILL.,. has asked that his
salary be reduced from $4,000 to $4,000
FER year, giving as his reason the pres
cnt low value of farm products. Still.
$4,000 a year is whale Of salary
when compared with what the average
farmer can make.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

As soon as the leaders in the sovir.
Russian government get little more
money laid away they will Of course
become, capitalists. 1t is said they are
feathering their. own nests with the
choicest feathers in the empire. When
revolutionists become rich they cease
to be revOlutionists.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

The planting Of trees along paved
roads is all right, but trees along roads
not paved prevent the mud from drying
thus rendering the roads less satisfac-
tory to travellers. Trees look fine along
the public highways and are q source
of comfort in hot weather. but we do
not always have that kind of weather
in Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Although there are as many idle men
aud women now us there was in 1914.
the Chicago News says conditions now
are mot so bad as, they were then, be-
cause many Of the idle ones at present
lave some money, they saved from the
flush times of the past few years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

And now England reports that
drunkenness has increased in that
country 65 per cent during the past
year. We have our bootleggers here.
but since the enactment of prohibition
drunkenness has decreased all over the
United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Senator King Of Utah is likely to be
known as the great humorist- Of the
senate He has suggested the name
of Woodrow Wilson as delegate to
the. disarmament conference. and it is
said that he didn't crack a smile while
making the suggestion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Those Dies Moines pol cemen can
shoot about as straight as a woman
can throw flatiron. When they shoot
at fleeing robbcr in the street they
Lit a woman in the upper story OF IL
high building.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Some writer asks in the Sac Bulle-
tin, Where is the Garden of Eden?'
Guess he was never in Hamilton
county. Better. take, drive up this
way and get informed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

At the county fair in Charles City
they had tall cornstalk contest and
tlN, $40 prize was won by Il farmer who
produced d stalk II feet and inches
tall. Some length to that stalk for
a fact. The closest competitor was
another stalk II feet and IL inches
tall.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Possibly enc sof the reasons of the
big falling off in mail order business
is that people who patronize the big
mail houses are out of cash and are
getting credit of the home merchant
The mail order houses demand cash
with orders. Here is something to
think about
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

Even though there are no breweries
in operation in the United States
there seems to be enough trouble brew
ing all over the country to give every
body all he wants.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

one guess us to what happened to
Harvey Ingham when he was riding
down town just before he wrote the
following for the Register: "a crowd
ed bus doesn't seem so bad if you hap
Ich to be squeezed up against pretty
girl"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-29

If home brew is not illegal, as the
national house of representatives has
declared there will be less disposition
on the part of a lot of people to drink
the internal stuff.