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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23

4 fight Abe moved like lightning.
He acted awful timber an we'll
creased. In a SECOND he had got hc,,A
Of the feller's neck 1vith his big right
hand and hooked his left into the cloth
on his hip. In that way he held him
off and shook him as you've seen our
dog shake a woodcEuck. Abe's blood
was hot. If the whole crowd had
piled en- him 1 guess he would have
come out all right, for when he's
reused there's something in Abe more
than bones and muscles. I suppose
it's what / feel when he speaks a.
piece. It's kind Of lightning. l guess
it's what our minister used to call the
power of the spirit.
"A friend of the bully jumped I'M
and tried to trip Ale. Harry Needles
stood beside me. Before I could move
he dashed forward and hit that Teller
in the middle of his forehead and
knocked him fiat Harry had hit Bap|
McNoll, the cock fighter. I got up|
next to the kettle then and took theI
scum off it. Fetched one Of them
devils a slap with the side Of my hand
that took the skin off his face and
rolled him over and over. When Il
looked again Armstrong was going
limp. His mouth was open and his
tongue out. With one hand fastened
to his right leg and the other on the
nape Of his neck Abe lifted him at
arms length and gave him toss in
the air. Armstrong fell about ten
feet from where Abe stood and lay
there for q minute. The fight was all
out Of him and he was kind Of dazed
and sick. Abe stood up like giant
and his face looked awful solemn.
"Boys, II there's any more O. you
that want trouble you can have some
OF the same piece he said.
'sThey hung their heads and not one
Of them made a move or said word.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23
CHAPTER Nv.

Which Presents Other Log-CabIn Folk
and the First Steps In the Making Of
4 New Home and Certain Capacities
and lnoapacitlss Of Abe.
Next morning at daylight two par
ties went out in the woods to cut tim
Der for the home Of the newcomers.
In one party were Harry Needles car
rying two axes and a well-filled lunch
con pail: Samson with a saw in his
hand and the boy Joe on his back !;
Abe with saw and ak and shall jug
of root beer and book tied in big
red handkerchief and slung around his
neck. When they reached the woods
Abe cut pole for the small boy and
carried him on his shoulder to the
creek and said:
order in this little frog city. If you
hear a frog say anything improper
you fetch him whack. Don't allow
any nonsense. Well make you mayor
of Frog City,"
The men fell to with axes and saws
while Harry limbed the logs and
looked after the mayor. Their huge
muscles flung the sharp axes into the
timber and gnawed through 1t with
the saw. Many big trees fell before
noon time when they stopped for lunch
con. While they were eating Abe said:
II reckon we better saw out few
boards this afternoon. Need 'em for
the doors. Wen tote a couple Of logs
up on the side O. that knoll, put em
on skids an whip 'em up into boards
with the saw"
Samson took hold of the middle of
one Of the logs and raised it from the
ground.
II guess we can carry EN-" he said.
"Can We shoulder it," Abe asked.
Easy" said Samson as he raised
an end Of the log stepped beneath it
and, resting its weight on his back,
soon got his shoulder near its center
and swung 1t clear Of the ground and
walked with 1t to the knollside where
he let 1t fall with a resounding thump
that shook the ground. Abe stopped
eating and watched every move in this
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23

afraid Of anything can say. would
venture this, that the man Webster
is a prophet. In his Plymouth address
he hears receding into never-returning
distance the clank Of chains and all
the din Of slavery. It will come true"
do you think sol'' Abe asked.
"Surely-there are so many of us
who hate 1t. These Yankees hate it
and they and their children are scat
tering all over the midlands. Their
spirit will guide the West. The love
Of liberty is the salt Of their blood and
the marrow of their bones. Liberty
means freedom for all. Wait until
these babies, coming out here by the
wagonload, have grown to manhood.
Slavery will have to reckon with
them"
II hate 1t, too," said Abe. IF live
Pm going to hit that thing on the
head some day."
DO you still want to be lawyer?'
Kelso asked.
Eyes, but sometimes think I'd
make a better blacksmith" said Abe
I'm trying to make up my mind
what's best for me-"
mo, you're trying to decide what
Is best for your friends and your
country and for the reign of law and
Justice and liberty"
but l think every man acts from
selfish motives" Abe insisted.
Doctor Allen demurred as follows:
"The other night you happened to
remember that you had overcharged
Mrs. Peters for jug of molasses and
after you had closed the store you
walked three miles to return the mon
ey which belonged to her. Why did
you do it2
For a selfish motive" said Abe.
II believe honesty Is the best policy"
'Then you took that long walk just
to advertise your honesty-to induce
have begun to dor
II wouldn't want to put it that
way" said Abe.
"But that's the only way out" the
Doctor insisted, land we knowing ones
would have to call you 'Sordid Abe"
There's hidden Abe and you
haven't got acquainted with him yet"
Kelso interposed. 1--WE have all caught
a glimpse of him tonight. He's the
Abe that loves honor and justice and
humanity and their great temple of
freedom that Is growing up here in
the new world. He loves them better
than fame or fortune or life itself.
I think it must ha We been that Abe
whose voice sounded like trumpet
just now and who sent you Off to Mrs.
Peters with the money. You haven't
the chance to know him that we have
Some day you two will get &C
quainted."
At this moment there was loud
rap on the door. Mr.. Kelso opened
1t and said: Hello, Ell! Come in"
A hairy-faced, bow-legged man, bent
under a great pack, partly covered
with bed ticking, stood In the door
way.
Hello, Mr.. Kelso, the bearded man
answered. "The poor wandering Jew
has gone back agn--hey? l tink l
hat to take de hump Off my back be-
fore l gifts in"
Staggering beneat tn his load he let
1t down to the ground.
"Bring In your Trojan horse and
mind you do not let out its four and
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23

Idaho won three places on the
all-Northwest football team this
year. Neil Irving of Rupert was
named halfback, and Grover Evans
of American Falls, end; Dale Vohs,
Emmett, was made tackle ON the
second team.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23
"When He's Reused There's Some.
thing in Abe"

tUIU9 III ADSs
Abe went to Armstrong and helped
him up.
"Jack, I'm sorry that had to hurt
you he said. You get on to your
horse and 60 home
"'Abe, you're better man than me-
said the bully, as he offered his hand
to Abe. I'll do anything you say"
So the Clary's Grove gang was con-
Quered. They were to make more
trouble but not again were they to
imperil the foundations Of law and
order in the little community of New
Salem. AS they were starting away
Bap McNoll turned to Harry Needles
and shouted: "Ill git even with you
yet-you slab-sided son Of dog"
That is not exactly what he said
but it is near enough.
Ito be continued)
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23

voice. Something u usual has hap
pened and I'm just a little scared"
"Why?" Abe asked.
'For fear somebody will spoil it
with another hog story. I'm a little
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23

Which Presents Other Log-cabln Folk
and the First Steps In the Making Of
q New Home and Certain Capacities
and lnoapac!tlss Of Abe.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23
ON ALL NORTHWEST TEAM

Ito be continued)
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05
.BORAH NORMAL.

Senator Borah kept quiet for Il few
days and the country was beginning to
think that possibly the senator was
not going to find fault with the pro-
ccedings Of the arms conference, at
least until they had progressed far
enough to indicate probable results.
But the senator himself has shown that
there is no occasion for his friends to
fear that he will not find something to
kick about. He has already found it
in his imagination. He sees in the
Harding Hughes plan resurrection OF
the Wilson league Of nations, hence is
| in normal condition, therefore his
friends have no cause to worry about
his mental apparatus. As he had not
broken out for several days some of his
coniidants were alarmed. But that
alarm has been dissipated. The sena-
tor is himself again. Just listen to
| him:
THE proposed association OF ma
lions has not yet been reduced to
form nor yet defined. But from what
one can gather it is the old league Of
nations under another name. 1t will
lie engaged in precisely the same kind
Of work and doing the same kind of
things proposed by the league. 1t is
not what you call it, but what it is
that counts.
Fundamentally it will not differ
from the league of nations. ! see no
reason, therefore, why the forty-three
nations which have signed the league
should be asked to abandon it and
transfer their names to an association
| of nations. If we want to go into this
kind of proposition, there is no rea-
son why we should not experiment with
the one they have
Now if Mr.. Reed Of Missouri and
Mr.. LaFollette of Wisconsin will join
heartily in the music the old anvil
chorus at Washington will be jazzing
as of yore. Well, let her jazz. The
singers cannot attract the attention OF
the country from the real questions in
volvcd, nor influence the public convic-
ton that Il comprehensive armament
Limitations program is a most desirable
thing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

A good democrat said to the Free
mani Ournal the other day that con-
gress ought to be abolished ELECT a
president for term of six years and
let him run the government and hold
him responsible for results 1t might
be that under such plan we would
get better results than we get now. hut
the country would not now consent to
putting so much power in the hands OF
one man If the right kind of a man
were elected results would be good. hut
what would happen if mistake in this
respect were made? If we were going
to put our entire affairs in the hands
of a president. as suggested. two years
would he long enough to give him pow
er. If satisfactory results had beer
attained the people could re-elect the
president. Otherwise some other man
would be chosen. Looking far into
the future il is not hard to believe tina
some day the people will he ready TO
put their governmental affairs in the
hands of one man. as suggested by this
democrat. hut that day is far away.
It is too radical change. The first
move in that direction will be the ahol-
within the century. Then in another
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

Many people will be surprised to
learn, and others will be reminded,
that it was the car of Russia who
first proposed an international confer
ence for the limitation of ornaments.
Count Mouravicfr. Russian foreign min
ister, submitted the question of an arms
limitation conference as long ago as
August, 1898. He prepared paper,
at the instance of the car, and gave
a copy to each of the representatives OF
foreign governments at st. Peters
burg. Among other things this note
contained the following:
''In conviction that this lofty OBJ
jcct agrees entirely with the most es-
scntial interests and the most rightful
desires of all the powers. the imperial
government believes that the present
time is very favorable for seeking.
through the method of an information
nj conference, the most effective means
of insuring to all nations the benefits
VI IL 1cul dHu IdStliS pCitCS. anu VI
placing before all the question of end
ing the progressive development of eX-
listing ornaments. Impressed with this
sentiment, his majesty the emperor has
dcigned to command me to propose to
all the governments who have duly
acquired representatives at the i'm
pcrial court the holding Of a confer
cnce to consider this grave problem"
The question was taken up the fol-
lowing year at an international con-
ference at The Hague, and those
who remember the outcome know some
thing would have resulted but for the
unyielding opposition Of Germany. Had
the great powers agreed to armament
Limitations at that time the great
world war might have been averted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

1t is said by some in Washington who
profess to be on the inside that France
is ready to vote for anything at the
arms conference that the United States
wants if the United States will agree to
90 to the aid of France in the event OF
AN attack by Germany. However, the
United States government will never
make such pledge. This government
wants to be free to choose its own
course in the event of European or
any other foreign war. Our sympathies
are now with France, but conditions
might arise that would render such
sympa thy impossible. 1t is time enough
for this country to determine its course
when the proposition is before it. In
other words. it will cross the bridge
when it gets to it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

The excitable gentlemen who fear
that the United States will be caught
between the British milestone on the
east and japanese milestone on the west
if the Harding Hughes plan of arma.
ment limitations be adopted see only a
part of the problem. The American
idea is to limit ornaments OH basis
of maintaining approximately the
present status quo, hence none of the
countries making agreements along the
lines proposed would lose naval power
compared to the power Of the others.
If the idiotic race for ornaments
continue the United States would be in
no better comparative position in the
event Of war than it would be under q
comprehensive program Of limitations.
1t is easy to say the United States,
due to it's vaster resources, can out
strip all of them in the race of naval
building. But it must not be forgotten
that Japan can do more with dollar
than the United States can with from
FIVE to ten times as much, as she pays
her labor only small fraction of what
is paid for the same kind of labor in
this country. Britain, too, can make
a dollar go as far as Uncle Sam can
make two dollars go. These salient
facts must not be overlooked in the
consideration of this problem.
If war comes between the United
States on the one side and Japan and
Great Britain on the other, which is
lnthinkable, this country would be in
ps good position under the Harding
Hughes plan as it would be if the mad
armament race continues. Then why
not come to some reasonable and fair
agreements to cut out some of the enor-
nous expenditures for navies that all
the naval powers have been indulging
in, thus relieving the Over-burdened
people from part of the burden?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

interests that is the kind Of a senator
they will send. The opportunity will
be presented. The people will have to
do the rest.
No radical special legislation for the
farmer will be asked" although radi-
cal special legislation was asked at the
last session of the general assembly
for the public service corporations and
the request would have been granted
but for the fact that there is a real
man in the governors office at Des
MOines. One who can see through the
tricks of legislators who have axes to
grind and one who has the courage to
upset the best laid plans of the trick
sters.
Moreover indications are that the
tax laws of the state are to be revised
and Overhauled by the next general as
sembly. Most assuredly special inter
ests that want special favOrs will have
men there to do their bidding and the
men they select will have all kinds of
ability and will be trained in the art
of making horse chestnut look like a
chestnut horse. The people must see to
it that they have men of equal ability
and resources on the firing line to cope
with the friends of special interests
and this senatorial district ought to do
all it possibly can towards supplying
such material.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05
silllisln.
COAL AND THE PUBLIC.

Just after the senatorial inyestigl.
| tiCns into the methods of coal opera
tors some months ago, Senator Calder
CT New York, a member OF the com
mittee. appeared very beligerent and
used rather harsh language in telling
what would happen ii the coal barons
did not mend their ways. However
| the coal barons, remembering that there
had been much fuss along the same
| lines in the past, were not seriously
alarmed and kept right on in the even
tenor of their way. While coal prices
in the early fall and late summer were
considerably lower than the 1920 sum
l.er and fall mark they are now about
as they were later on in the season.
Senator Calder did introduce a bill
in the senate calculated to protect the
public to some extent. but the bill has
| been buried in committee and nothing
| has been hard from it in some time
Mr.. Calder seems to have lost interest
| in the matter AT least he has not
made such a ferOcious fight as he
threatened while he was yet warm over
the revelations made by the investiga-
lions.
However, there is hope that some
thing will be done to protect the pub
lie from unfair prices. Senator Ken
yon has introduced two bills looking to
such results. Their provisions are
rather drastic and if they become laws
which is very unlikely, they will pre-
vent some of the profiteering that has
been so freely INDUCED in during the
past six or eight years.
The first of the Kenyon bills is en-
titled, "a bill to define and punish
pcoiitcering in COAL Severe punish
mcnt is provided for violators. For the
first offense a fine of from 500 to
$4,000 is imposed and the second Of
fense carries fine Of $1,000 and i'm
prisOnment for from ninety days to
five years. ITO charge or exact unrea-
sonable profits would be profteering
under this bill and the bill is definite
as to what are fair prices. An opera
tor who sells not more than 1000 tons
Il month is allowed net profit of fifty
c. hts ton. Those who sell more than
1000 tons and less than 5000 may
realize profit of fifty cents on the first
LOGO tons and thirty-fve cents Oh the
balance, with sliding scale for still
larger sales. The bill avoids all at
tempts at fixing prices, but undertakes
TO limit profits.
The other bill introduced by Senator
Kenyon declares that in its production
and distribution coal is charged with
Ia public interest and use" The bill
therefore undertakes TO promote the
general welfare by gathering informa-
ton respecting the ownership, produc-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

That is very pretty plan that Mr..
Bryan has to enable France and the
rest of Europe to reduce ornaments
and live in perpetual peace He says
that possibly Germany might be induc-
ed to make pledges to France. as rec.
commended by the conference, that
would satisfy France and insure peace.
That is all very well to talk about.
hut the trouble is France would not be-
licye that Germany would keep her
pledge unless France had an army to
compel her. The fact that Germany dis.
regarded all Of her pledges during
the war gives France reasonable pre-
text to question her course in the flu
ture in that respect. True, Germany
has a different government now. but
France remembers. if other nations do
not. that the German people were al
most unit in the support Of their gov
eminent when the armies of Germany
disregarded the German pledge to Bel
GUM. The government of Germany. as
now constituted. may keep its plighted
word. but France will he excused for
insisting upon reasonable season OF
probation before relying upon pledges
and prom Uses of peace.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

/ ton, distribution, costs. sales and
profits in the coal industry and by pub
LEGATION of the same The federal
trade commission is given large powers
of investigation and the federal courts
have power to enforce the subpOenas OF
the commission and require those
handling and dealing in coal to furnish
such information as may be necessary
t" establish the facts.
1t is provided. too, ''that whenever
tie federal trade commission shall de-
termine that an emergency exists or
threatens in the coal industry and sup
ply which seems likely to produce
shortage or to bring about unusual or
unwarranted or unreasonable prices in
ccal and be detrimental to the public
health, and when such findings shall be
confirmed by the president, the prcsi-
dent is authorized to declare the exist
cnce of an emergency which threatens
tic public health and is empowered to
fix maximum coal prices,' etc, etc.
II is further provided that the presi-
dent may deal in coal in an emergency
and to control its production, move
ment and distribution lin such manner
and to such extent as he shall deem
, necessary and essential to the protec-
ton Of the public"
1t is to be hoped that these bills will
get through congress, but it is doubt
fll. The public seems to have lost in
tCrest in matters of this kind and until
TIE people are aroused there is not
ruch likelihood that congress will take
such Il step forward.
| In commenting upon this second bill
introduced by Senator Kenyon, The
| Outlook well says:
This sounds alarming, but, after all,
lit is no more so than what President
Roosevelt meant to do in the miners
strike OF 1902 if the operators and
miners would not consent to arbitrate.
In letter from Theodore Roosevelt
first printed in The Outlook two weeks
iaeo he said: i got the consent of Il
G. mmissiOn, with Grover Cleveland at
the head, to serve, and arranged for
the United States army to run the
mines if there was any delay in ac-
ctpting the arbtration'."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

If we were to burn corn for fuel
visions of starving Austrian or Rus
sian children would rise out of the
flames to chide us.-WaterlOo Courier
Considerable nonsense is contained in
those few lines. If the people of the
corn belt would burn enough corn they
might get a good enough price for the
balance so it would not take bushel
of it to send another bushel to the sea
board hence the state could give more
to relieve the distress referred to. More
over. the money Iowa is paying fol
freight on coal and for the coal itself
would go far to feed the famine stricls
Ell districts of the world. AS there is
more corn in the country than can be
consumed as food or in making food
products nobody is made to suffer by
the burning of the surplus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

Exclusive readers Of the Chicago
Herald and Examiner. if they believe
what they read, have very poor idea
Of what has been going on at the arms
conference in Washington. Line for
line column for column. page for page
the Chicago paper has misrepresentcd
the conference in greater degree than
any other important movement has
been misrepresented by any publication
in this country in many years. At least
that is the judgment of the Fireman.
Journal. For downright lying and
falslfying the Herald and Examiner is
easily entitled to the prize medal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-05

census has never been taken and some
persons who have inquired closely into
the matter believe that the population
is more than half billion instead of
40O,000,O00, as estimated. When this
great giant of the east awakens, shakes
himself, becomes aware of his great
powers and makes the best possible use
of them, China will become one Of the
leading nations of the world and her
foreign trade will be very valuable. The
gross value of that trade in 1920 reach
cd s1,034 100000, of this amount the
United States secured 81 per cent,
Great Britain 376 per cent and Japan
37.7 per cent, all other countries getting
the balance.