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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
Many good republicans became more

Many good republicans became more
or less incensed at Samuel GOmpers
last fall because Of his extreme par
tisanship, he being an uncOmpromising
democrat and Wilson wOrshipper of
the blindest type. However, the vast
ma jOrity Of these republicans are glad
that Mr.. GOmpers was reelected preSi-
dent of the American federation of In.
Dor, as they regard him as fairly
safe and sane labor leader They do
not SO regard John l.. Lewis. his OPP
ponent for the presidency. Mr.. Lewis
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Some of the "MacAdOo mechanics, "
made mechanics by order Of the former
director general of the railroads, are
fearful lest they lose their jobs to real
mechanics who are mechanics because
Of training and skill. The MacAdOO
rules ought to go while the going is
good. They are responsible for a very
large share of the present troubles OF
the railroads. All that it required un-
Ger MacAd0o to make an electrician,
for instance, of a water pumper was a
rule of the director general. Before
Macs time it required some electrical
knowledge to get into that class.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
is. too radical to be safe.

Now that the big fight is over and
everybody knows just how it happened
end just why Carpenter got licked, the
world has settled back to consideration
Of the real problems that need solution.
Talk about hard times! Bah! $1,000
600 was given for tickets to that affair
and no doubt the amount expended for
railroad fare, hotel bills, etc, is three or
four times that amount. We think
times are hard now because we have
been accustomed to throwing money
away the past few years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
A few days ago the Freeman-Journ,

A few days ago the Freeman-Journal
contained an article about the sale OF
a big farm-4OO acres-in Shelby cOun-
ty, to Joseph Meichcner of Council
Bluffs, at $500 per acre, startling
price under present conditions. The
Harlan Republican says the improve
mentS on this farm cost around S1OO,-
600. 1t is equipped for fine stock
breeding and has been successfully con
Quoted as stock farm for years by
EScher 4 Sons. Even so, it is high
price for farm of that size-$2.N per
acre for the land alone 1t is probable
too. that even if the improvements did
cost 100000 they are far from being
as valuable as when new, as farm i'm
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
keen; wide-awake competitor in Ger

keen; wide-awake competitor in Ger
many and the quicker it awakens to
the fact the better off it will be.
Germany put up a wonderful military
fight and she is going to put up a
wonderful fight for. trade. 1t remains
to be demonstrated whether or not the
United States can meet her in COM
mercial conquests abroad. 1t is going
to be some job to hold even the dOmes-
tic markets against inroads from Ger
man made goods. 4 protective tariff
will enable us to do that, but very
strong interests are engaged in work
ing against such a tariff. The i'm
porters and exporters and many Wall
street influences are opposing adequate
protection.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Some of the newspapers have looked
up the record and say that June had
as many days, lacking one, with the
temperature at 40 degrees as all OF last
year. 1920 gave us only 16 days that
the thermometer registered ninety de
grees in the shade. June last had Il
such days and more were further above
ninety than the entire year of 1920
furnished. Guess we are entitled to a
lot of reasonably endurable weather
during July and August.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

dread possibilities Of ruin: man can
control his destiny if he will. can pre-
vent absolutely a war of determination
such as science, for good or evil, has
made possible. 1t is obvious that only
faith in mankind has the power to rob
the terrible thought of its revolving
horror.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
There appears to be no opposition in

There appears to be no opposition in
congress worth mentioning to the Bor-
all disarmament resolution. Ii passed
the senate about month ago by
unanimous vote and has now
passed the house by Il vote
of $50 to 4. President Harding
was for it and it is said that every
member of the cabinet is favorable.
Now if Great Britain and Japan will
consent to a conference, and there
is every reason to believe they will, ii
is possible that some plan for disarma-
mcnt can be agreed upon that will re-
licve the three countries of the neces-
sity of expanding such large sums OF
money for naval and army purposes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Although Iowa's corn crop never
looked better at this season OF the
year the wise farmer will not count
the bushels for spell yet. There is
still many chances for a short crop
While it doesn't seem possible that II
will have race with frost, there is
always the possibility Of hot dry wealth
er in July and August to affect the
yield. We are all hoping for goot
crop, but such a crop is far from be
ing assured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

The United States cannot make much
progress In securing a place in the mar
kets of the world for the sale Of COM
petitive goods and wares unless she can
produce as cheaply as competing cOun-
tries. It is not question of tariff
rates, international agreements, good
will or anything Of the kind. 1t is sim
ply a question Of production at prices
that can compete with other countries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

A writer in one of the Chicago pa
pers says that Canada has the largest
forest in the world, declaring that II
is substantially 1000 miles wide by
/ 200 miles long. That means LOO
600 square miles, half the size OF the
United States. That ought to keep
! North America in lumber later on
when railroads are built into the re-
gion. This, forest lies to the east OF
Hudson Bay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The fact
that few senators are not pleased
with some Of Harding's appointments
is not likely to hurt him with the pub
lie much. Most people will regard it as
evidence that the president is seeking
the best men he can find for the places
at his disposal.
Sibley Tribune: There is notion
abroad that morality can be legislated
into humans. If those who entertain it
would only turn their attention from
fussing about mems habits that they
call vices and devise way to make
them decently honest this would be
fairer world and government would be
we'll worth all it costs.
Mason City Globe Gazette: The sport
ing crowd can't understand why they
put Mark Twain in the Hall Of Fame
and omitted Babe Ruth.
Carroll Herald: If this congress gets
very far in the matter Of securing wild
er markets it must soon start. Candidly,
little has taken place at Washington to
indicate that the voice of the people
as expressed in November's election
had pierced the ears of the ruling
Oligarchy of politicians. Talk. talk,
talk, nothing but talk.
Des MOines Register: We used to
hear quite bit about the idle rich"
but nowadays lot of them seem to be
busy-trying to get a divorce.
Cherokee Democrat: We are willing
that anything should be done that
will aid the farmers, but we are just
a little bit afraid that word cOOpera-
ton is being overworked. Farmers, In
seeking plans for betterment OF condi.
tions, will need be careful, as there are
many "reformers' ready to work"
them.
B'<'lingtOn Hawkeye: The liquor in.
terests find no sympathy in the presi-
dent, the congress or the courts. The
only place they can get trace Of it IL
in the dictionary.
Mt Vernon Hawkeye: We know
nothing regaring which the people are
more determined and insistent than
upon an appreciable reduction OF rail-
road rates and coal prices.
Perry Chief. Let us hope that con-
gress gets all the other investigations
completed by the time the first frost
comes. Then attention can be given to
the coal profiteers at time when they
start getting in their work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Germany is now busy making fifty
thousand houses for France. They are
shipped to France knocked down." all
ready. to set up. Germany is doing this
as partial compensation to France for
the houses the German army destroyed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

A Harlan dispatch of few days ago
tells of the sale of 400 acre farm
the Ilongbranch"-in Shelby county,
that sold for $500 per acre, total of
100000. Joseph Kitchener of Council
Bluffs is the purchaser.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
Now some of his admirers are sayin

Now some of his admirers are saying
that Jack Dempsey lis the best man
that ever stood in the ring" We don't
believe it. John l.. Sullivan in his hest
days could have knocked Jack out In
short order. John l.. held the champions
ship belt for ten years aud he had many
rhallengers. If Jack holds the trophy
that long his friends will be entitled to
do Il lot OF Growing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

One of our exchanges says that ar
Omaha surgeon built ears on baby
born without them. Another exchange
Gays that such an operation is a waste
of time and skill If the baby is girl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

The WebsteraCity Freeman-Journa
thinks congress ought to impose high
duty on styles from Paris. Does II
think that would keep them out ?-Wat
erlOO Courier.
No, tariff wouldn't keep them out
but 1t would yield lot of money and
your old Uncle Sam needs money about
as much as anybody just now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

1t doesn't seem possible, but we are
told by people who have been there that
it is just as cold now 10000 feet above
the earth as 1t is when the mercury
is playing hide and seek with zero here
on the ground.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

is finally to be realized. Judge Taft
is one of the big, brainy men of the
country, clean in every way. No sus-
picion has ever attached to his char
acter, although he has been prominent
" before the country for score of
years. President Harding did credit to
himself in honoring this distinguished
and patriotic American citizen.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11
1--WE cannot sell abroad unless We blu

1--WE. cannot sell abroad unless We buy
III road" declares the Wall street i'm
pOrters aud exporters. Yet the
record does not justify the claim. II
is an .irrefutable fact, however, that
we cannot sell in the American market
unless we buy in the American market
I. lot OF people seem to have never
thought Of that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Judging from the way the wholesale
lumber interests are fighting the
lumber schedule in the Fordney tariff
bill the measure is not so favorable to
lumber as certain denomcratic critics
would have us believe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

When Col. Harvey and Sena tor. Pat
Harrison decide just why this country
entered the war they might get to-
gether and do something in the interest
of disarmament.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

1t is quite apparent that the affec-
ton Of William Randolph Hearst for
Samuel GOmpers was not increased by
the latter's address at the Denver labor
convention.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Isn't 1t time to have something really
worth while done at WashingtOn?-
Ottumwa News.
We fear the News overlooked the
fact that Woodrow Wilson was ad-
mitted to the bar the other day in
Washington.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Comets may come and go, wars
fought, prizefighters battle to finish,
etc, etc, but the question Of the price
of fuel will remain with us always.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

There are lot Of people who would
like to meet old Zero for a few NOM
ents. Wouldn't it be grand and
g-l-o-r-i-O.u-s feeling?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

provements depreciatc very fast. the
government allowing deduction of
from 4 per cent on buildings to 10 per
cent on fences to income tax payers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Corn is the highest ever known at
this season Of the year-in the fields,
not on the market.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Well, this weather is not far from
what Gen. Sherman said war is.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Attention, Farmers.
Bring your cream to the Ubben &
Grange creamery in the 700 block on
Second street. 5-23f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-11

Perry Chief: Let us hope that con-
gress gets all the other investigations
completed by the time the first frost
comes. Then attention can be given to
the coal profiteers at time when they
start getting in their work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18

Ibanez thinks that the war was so rich
in events and changes and has produced
so many new conditions that ''every thing
now is possible" and that the novel of
adventure, which Is the truly 'naturalfs-
tic novel Of the present, the novel that
best reproduces the reality before our
eyes," will prevail, being the expression
Of the new European mood" In that sort
Of novel everything has always been pos
slble. After the long succession Of tragic
mutations, the accumulation Of loathsome
and splendid actions; the swirl of passion
ate emotions, these unassuaged pities and
terrors, and these disappointments and
synicisms to which so many enthusiasms
have dwindled one would almost say that
every imagined incident of the romance
writer would seem tame; that farce bur-
lesque, comic opera, parody. satire would
be the relief most sought from literature
But people continue to be just as variable
and unpredictable as they were before
the war. There must be many European
moods; and doubtless there will be an
ever-growing variety of novels.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
RANK TELLERs UNRULY TONGUE
Harry Botsford in Leslie's.

y
An old and shabbily dressed man in
the line at the receiving teller's win
dow of certain Chicago bank fun
bled for some papers.
For heavens sake hurry up!'
snapped the teller.
The old mans eyes flared, he emitted
a grunt of anger and left the line
without making deposit.
Twenty minutes later the teller was
called into the cashiers office and told
his services would be required no long
er than the end of the week. He asked
for an explanation, and got It, The
old fellow in the shabby clothes hap
pened to be the head of one Of the
largest lumber companies in the mid
die west-an organization that kept all
it's checking accounts in that bank. He
had dropped in to make deposit and
open a personal checking account The
amount he intended to deposit was
large-the annual dividends from sew
eral of his organizations!
After his discourteous treatment by
the teller, he had gone to the cashier
and not only refused to have his per
senal account in the bank. but he had
limited also that the lumber company
might withdraw it's balance from the
bank. The cashier was forced to lid
the bank OF an undesirable employee
who had let his frosty tongue spoil all
of his other desirable qualities from
the point Of view of that banking es-
tablishment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
WRITTEN BY POE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A Philadelphia collector has paid
81, $50 for the manuscript of an essay
by Edgar Allan Poe.' When Poe was
writing for Graham's Magazine in this
city he received the princely emolument
Of SIS a page. When-before that time,
in Baltimore--he won a prize of 400
for a story written for the Saturday
Visitor GA Manuscript Found in Bot
tle') the sudden affluence was enough
to turn his head.
We honor our eminent writer's post
humously. but we have not always dis
played any considerable solicitude as to
how they gained living from the pen
while they moved Familiarity among us.
When Thomas Bailey Aldrich, shortly
before his death. heard that John Fox,
Jr., had received $1,000 for three-part
story from one Of the big magazines he
ruefully exclaimed: when Howells
and l first broke into the Atlantic that
would have seemed fabulous wealth.
Poe is one of the many writer's whose
fame has grown since their demise--one
of the writer's who have met with an
earlier and keener appreciation abroad.
Europe found his narrative gift and the
acute sensitiv-ness Of his verse for
euphony and melody and magic ALTER
ations ere we did. We now rate him
one of our greatest; but when he lived
in the rear of the house still standing
at the northwest corner of Seventh and
Brandywine streets. or in the other res
idence at 1902 Fairmont avenue, we
did not think so much of him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
81 TOW many people and what sort
JD of people really yearn for soil
4 * tude in our age of busy mate
riallsm and high strung effort? Some
thing In the nature of an answer comes
from the experience of the owner Of an
island in Vermont lake. He adver-
tised for a man to live alone on that
island, with food, shelter and boat
furnished, but no work and no COM
pensation. He got more than 1000 re-
sponses this year. A like advertise
ment had averaged about 1000 for sew
eral past years. And analysis showed
that the solitude seekers included
poets, artists and lawyers and the col
lege graduates were in a majority.
edge and wisdom are far from being
one, and have ofttimes no connection;
IL knowledge dwells in heads replete
with thoughts of other men. wisdom
solitude should be help to wisdom.
Somebody has speculated that If the
average business man or society wom-
an would spend two hours out of the
thinking their lives would be much
better worth while. LONELINESS is the
first thing which Gods eye named not
good" was, however. the thought of
Johp Milton Hannah Mora said. 0Jn
complete solitude the eye wants OBJ
jects, the heart wants attachments,
the understanding wants reciprocal
ton" How few there are CAPABLE Of a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

Maybe the reason she says she
wouldn't marry one man in million
is because she is looking for one mil
lion in a man.
Wives and patent leather shoes never
come with guarantee.
After woman has been married long
enough, every time she looks at her
husband she wonders what makes
some insects so large.
If there were As hours in a day we
might take up chess. But as conditions
stand today, life is too short.
Things might be worse. Just suppose
your errors were recorded and pub
lished daily like those of ball player
Another man who makes a lot Of en-
emies is the fellow who always forces
a punk Christmas cigar on you every
time he meets you.
man is seldom as good as he pre-
tends to be. And he is seldom as bad
as~his neighbors think he is.
And this would be nicer country in
which to live if the fool killer got after
the You tell EN- idiots.
The young thing who puts on so
much dog that she becomes highly ner-
vous and deeply embarrassed whens her
mother cooks corn beef and cabbage
or pig tails and sauerkraut usually
marries the kind Of man who chews to-
bacco and likes limberger, cheese for
dessert:
The things that a girl likes about a
young man are usually the very things
that her mother doesn't like about him.
No matter what woman's age may
be- you can bet that she knows she
doesn't look 1t.
If free advice would cure rheumatism,
IT wouldn't take a man but ten min
utes to get rid OF the affliction.
! Copyright, 1924
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
ABUSES OF TITLES

From the indianapolis News. \
Perhaps the University Of Virginia is
somewhat extreme i'm deciding that all
members of the faculty shall hereafter
be known as mister. unless they are
regular physicians, but there Is room
for reform in the use of professional
titles. The same need for reform will
be found in other higher educational in
situations and among the people gem
orally. There is some warrant for the
use of the title doctor" as a mark of
respect, but there are authorities who,
contend that term indicating the min
istry IL more fitting. Doctor" also has
been appropriated by leaders Of cults
having no connection with medicine.
Professor" has been appropriated by
bank directors, school teachers, school
executives, magicians, fortune tellers and
others, SO there need be little surprise
that educators called professors" have
decided to drop the designation. While
this reform is in progress perhaps some
one will find out why an auctioneer is
called Colonel"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
NO TIME ron REVENGE

In responsible financial and indus
trial circles deep qualification is felt
over the railway labor boards abroga-
ton of the national agreements wrung
from the roads while they were in the
hands Of Mr.. McAdoo. Public sentiment
clearly has turned against arbitrary
demands of labor. Professional labor
leaders are more full OF fight than are
their followers. This was demonstrated
afresh in Britain. when at the eleventh
hour the great majority Of workers
whose leaders had proclaimed that a
strike would be called. refused to throw
down their tools. The whole movement
is entirely logical. Perhaps, however
one word of warning should be added
for the benefit of those employers who
are itching to get square with labor"
This is no time for anything savoring
Of revenge. but for broad gauge, con-
siderate action. Remember, conditions
will again arise when there will be
more Jobs than workers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
Richard Washburn Child
Ambassador to Italy

m ICHARD WASHBURN CHILD,
IN who has been chosen by Presi-
dent Harding as American ambas-
sador to Italy, is another able writer
who promises to win distinction as a
diplomat.
Mr.. Child contributed some Of the
most brilliant editorials to Golfers
Weekly that have ever appeared in
an American periodical. He has a
felicitous style, the ability to say a
great deal in few words, present
ing a public question in a para
graph or two with Photographic dis
tinctness. His clarity of thought, en-
livened with a dash of humor, made
his editorials conspicuous, but all of
his literary work has been Of high
quality.
MIR. Harding is simply following
precedent in appointing editors and
authors to important diplomatic posts
abroad. Colonel Harvey in London
and Mr.. Child in Rome will uphold
the traditions Of American literary
men who have preceded them.