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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Miss Elaine Blake, who attends high
school in Webster City, spent her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Blake.
Alvie Barr was a business caller in
Webster City Saturday.
The Mt. Zion Electric Co. hung a
transformer at the Joe Barr corner
April 9th. This gives all the patrons
II light and power. The WOOlsey-Berg
Company have been finishing up the
odd jobs along the line.
Misses Minnie and Helen Hoffman
were Webster City shoppers Friday.
Joe Irving and family visited Tues
day with Mrs. Irvings parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Barnett.
Miss Irene Bailey spent Friday at
the county seat.
Little Melvin Nairn, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Nairn, had his tOnsils re-
moved at Mercy hospital Friday morn
ing. He is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Crosby were at
Woodstock on business Monday.
Frank Schweppe accompanied two
carloads of hogs to the Chicago market
last week.
The O. 3. Wells family visited Sun
day at the Gene Park home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Crosby and chill
dren spent Sunday at the Ernest CrOs-
by home.
Quite number from here attended
a well rendered program at the Homer
Baptist church Sunday evening.
The basket social given at Poplar
Grove Friday evening netted SOS. The
money will be used in standardizing
the school.
Miss Elsie Schumacher spent the
high school vacation with her parents
here.
April 1G.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Members Of the electrical workers
union have Joined the carpenters in
refusing to agree to a wage reduction
from $1.25 an hour to 81, 5000 Of them
voting unanimously last night to re-
ject the wage reduction proposed by the
building employers association. The
majority Of the electrical workers
argued that increased rents had offset
the decreases of other factors in the
cost of living Union officials merely
placed the matter before their men,
bers for discussion and decision. Chi
cagO Dispatch.
Perhaps the men in the building
trades are correct in their contention
that the advance in rents in Chicago
have offset reductions in the cost Of
living in other directions. but how can
they expect rents to come down unless
more houses are erected and who is
going to put money into houses if
costs of construction stay at the war
peak line? How can other people who
have accepted reduced wages and who
are selling commodities at reduced
prices pay the high prices demanded
in certain other directions? There has
simply got to be Il leveling. and the
sooner it comes the better 1t will be
for all concerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

The will of the late Mrs. Geo. NJ.
Pullman, recently deceased, has been
filed in Chicago 1t dispOseS of 3d.
425.O0O worth of property. A large
sum. surely. 1t is revealed by the
record that Mrs. Pullman gave away
during her lifetime more than $12.-
100000 in philanthropic work. That
is a fine record. Had she been grasping
and greedy and put this $12,0OO,000 to
work in enlarging her fortune the
chances are she would have had an
estate of at least $25,0OO,OOO to dispose
of. But she no doubt enjoyed giving
the money to persons and institutions
that used it for the bettermcnt of So
cial conditions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
GRUEso,lE STORY.

That is gruesome story that comes
from COvington, Georgia. John Will
liams, white, is on trial for the murder
of eleven Negroes.
Williams operates big farm and
|emp}0ys lots of labor. It seems that
when his colored help doesn't work to
suit him he orders them killed and
was able to find Negroes willing to
carry out his orders.
Clyde Manning, cOlored, % years old,
is the confessed executioner. Williams
would issue orders for the killing of
IA Negro and Manning, with the help
of another Negro, would execute the
orders.
They would fill sack with rock, tie
it about the victims neck and then
throw him from bridge into the Vel
low river.
In one instance negro was killed
with an AK out in the field. In an
other case one was killed with the
same weapon while digging well and
the we'll was filled and served as his
grave.
Here we have terrible picture. A
white man, a member Of the superior
race" planning the murder of innocent
men and having his orders carried out
by members of the inferior race"
Intelligence above, directing ignor-
ance and superstition!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

II is said that thousands of Russians
are leaving the United States for Rus
sia. some going to assist the I.enine and
Tro!zky government and some going to
oppose it. We can well spare those
who are going to join hands with boil
shcviSm. This country will be better
eff without them. And perhaps for the
good OF Russia we ought to be willing
10 bid godspeed to those who are 60
ing with view of assisting in the eS-
adjustment of just government in
their native country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

parties, dismiss the lackeys, practice
simplicity and common sense the
|chances are he would have more in
|fluence than the millionaire diplomats
who go across the big pond and make
a show of their wealth. 1t is time to
|stop this everlasting talk of higher pay.
Ninetenths Of the high salaried public
officials now get more than they earn.
1T is the fellows who are working for
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year that are
earning what they get.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

thus expedite the restoration of normal
commercial relations. Success in this
direction will do much to restore nor
nal channels of trade. 1t has been very
freely suggested that one reason for re-
tanning the irritating passport require
mcnts was to provide Jobs and fees for
the consular employees who made out
in the most formal way the various
papers. without. in reality, knowing
about the man or woman for
whose transportation they gave a per-
NIT.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

t,anspiring in our foreign trade and
the fact that the legislative branch is
in the control of one party, while the
administrative branch is in the con-
troll of another, is, no excuse for false
hood or equivocation.
A party which will stoop to such
chicanery is unworthy to be trusted
with the function of government.
Political cxpendiency will not condone
such an Offense.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Representative Mayne didn't miss it
when he said that the action of the
house in defeating the proposed con-
stitutional convention was the strang-
est and most reprehensible piece of
legislation that he had ever seen. II
do not believe we should override the
wishes Of the people," he edclared. IF
they have made mistake it is not for
the lcgislat ure to correct it, That's
the point exactly. If the legislature
was to pay no attention to Il mandate
from the voters why did it submit the
to vote of the electorate?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Our current expenditures are rum
ming al the rate of approximately 3d.
OGO. GOO coo a year, and the burden is
Inbearable. There are two agencies
t" he employed in correction: One is
rigid resistance in appropriation and
the other is the utmost economy in
administrations Let us have both
President Harding.
That is easy to say. Mr.. President
II You will give the country some con-
crete examples of iiliillment the people
" ill rise in unison and call you blessed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

One of the early reforms instituted by
tie Harding administration was the
d.SconiiIuance of the passport require
ncniS which have been maintained
since the war. Not only travellers who
tre starting abroad but their relatives
are relieved of lot 'of delay. annoy
:ncc ard expense ny this action. and
the welfare o: the nation suffers not
in the least. President Harding is get
ting the country back To normally" SO
far az relations of this country with
other countries is concerned. II is hop
cd that he will he able to induce the
foreign service departments of other
nations to act in Il similar manner and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
One Of the Chicago papers says there

One Of the Chicago papers says there
are thousands of empty apartments in
Chicago and rents are still going up.
How can this beg ii asks. Then it
answers its own question: "Organiza-
ton The people are made to believe
there is a shortage. They are willing
TO pay. if they can, almost any price
to get a place in which to live. The
coal men worked the same game last
fall and winter and will work it next
fail and winter if the government is
still unable to cope with such situa-
ton. And still some dreamers wonder
why the people are restless and why
the ranks of bolshevist sympatlliZers
are growing in the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
Haltinger.Cun;iinghan,.

Miss Bcrnice Haltinger Of Tacoma,
Wash, and Harold Cunningham, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Cunningham Of this
city, were married Tuesday afternoon
by the pastor Of the Christian church
in Vancouver, Wash. They arrived in
this city Friday night and for the time
being will reside with the grooms par
cnts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
SOCIAL EVENTS.


The Purity Rehekahs and their fami-
lies enjoyed a 6 30 picnic dinner Friday
evening at their hall. About fifty
were present, including a number OF
visitors. A regular session OF lodge
followed the dinner. Mrs. Geo. Jewett
was elected vice president from Purity
lodge to the district convention to be
held in Fort Dodge in June. Follow
ing lodge a pleasant social hour was
held. Mrs. W.. 3. Kearns, of Des
Moines, formerly Of this city, was pres
ent and gave short talk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

If we should cancel the debts Euro
rean ma tons owe lis il would give them
that much more money to cNpend for
armumen,s. thus forcing us to eXpend
more Even if this country has any
idea Of cancelling any or all of these
Gabts il would be wise to keep the fact
concealed until agreements for disarma-
ment have been reached.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

The Des Moines Register and the
Chicago Herald Examiner appear to be
indulging in Il contest to see which can
brag the lOudest and longest about its
cago paper was three jumps ahead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
will Give Concert.

The seventh and eighth grade pupils
of the barracks will give a concert
Thursday evening at s o'clock in Lin
coin high school auditorium. About
$50 pupils will take part and the small
admission fee Of 10 cents will be
charged.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

on the roads now included in the Cana
clan National system before the war
was $780, now it is $3.50, with the re-
suit that the operating pay roll which
in 1917 was S4O,GOG 40. was $S3.505,O72
last year. Wages on capital work were
So. 222 .O45. making the total pay roll
So. 727 900.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Sponsors of the Springer bill and
their predecessors have been trying to
get legislation of that sort upon the
statutes Of Iowa for twenty-five years,
and it is more than likely that they
and their successors will try it for
twenty-five years yet to come. Like
The devil. they are certainly to be
commended for their industry if for
nothing else.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Free Trade England" seems dispOs-
cd TO get away from free trade notions.
At any rate bill is now before the
house OF commons and it is likely TO
pass. il is said. levying import duties Of
approximately thiriy-three and one
tEird per cent against large list of
impOrtatiOns from other countries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18

Ii is NOW said that a bishop by the
name of ROtt induced Garlic Hapsburg
: n try for the hungarian throne. Carl
ran be excused if he insists that the
irst name of that bishop is Tommy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
Seeing Is Believing.

London Answers: Mrs. Swanke-We
need some new rugs, dear.
Her husband-DOn't we need blan-
kets mOre?''
"Yes, but who sees blankets?"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSCCLAT!ON
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS

From By Mail'' by Viola I. Paradise.
 ill the April Scribner.
 6T1HE policy of the big mail-order
 houses is to let the customer
 e know exactly what he is get ting Instead of describing an article as "woollen.' it will be noted 20 per cent wool" or TO per cent wool,' or "all wool" as the case may be.
 Montgomery Ward. Sears Roebuck, the National Cloak and Suit company-a mail order house which confines it's busi- ness almost entirely to wearing apparel maintain service departments and labor atories, in which materials are tested before they are included in the cata- logues-a service which protects the company as well as the customer, for all goods are guaranteed, and can be re- turned at the company's expense if they are unsatisfactory. (Other companies may also maintain such departmental
 ''The mail-order business is faith business. said tine advertising manager of one of the large firms, built and de- pending entirely upon the customer s faith in us. The book is our store, and we ask the customer not only to buy sight unseen but to be his own clerk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02

Any small boy who remembers his table manners when he is hugnry is likely to grow into a hypocrite as he grows older.
 They tell us that the sort of young man who smokes cigarettes and plays pool isn't gonna become President. But the sort of young man who eats fudge and plays croquet isn't gonna become t'aesident. either, so why worry?
 Unless he happens to be milkman, any t,nle you see a man up with the lark in the morning the betting is that he was up with him all right.
 man can shoot off his mouth a whole, lot and yet lead an aimless existence.
 A corn-fed girl can do a lot of things a smaller girl can't do. But she e mt look cute.
 I, you want to see an exhibition of hagging and kissias ard nlushing. set a look at two girl chums who haven't seer each other foe nearly two hours.
 Cur idea of smar- :n..n in one who can understand a bank statement like the rest ,of us can understand a box score.
 All husbands are not henpecked Some of them Are SO spoiled tha. if everybody in the house doesn't wait on ttc:n when they get home. they bout and act like they are going out and cat worms and end It all
 Any man wlfc is whipped by his wife two or three times a week should keep his mouth shut about how easily we could whip the Japs.
 Copyright. 19e1.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02

and boolSkeeper to make out the bill, and to send his money to us before he gets his goods. Often he sends us signed blank check, asking us to fill in the amount (We get hundreds of such checks a year.) On the other hand. there
 is our faith in the customer.* We take personal checks, many of them written in pencil, and send the goods out immed-
 lately upon their receipt, without walt ing to see if the checks are all right When customer complains that he has not received the goods or that they were received in bad condition, we duplicate his order. And our losses from dishonesty oe customers are so small they can hardly be figured"
 Both the general mal-order houses spoke of the insignihcance of their losses from fraudulent customers, ane. emphasized the honesty of the American public There are, to be sure. individ- uals who attempt to get duplicate orders or who ask for their money back on some order which they claim not to have received. and the houses have a special technic for detecting such impostora But as has been said, they are few and far between.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
NO TIRED BUSINESS MEN

From the Nations BuSlneSS.
 A chemically tired business man is an anomaly There aint no such anil maL Nobody believes in him. A man who is tired the round of the clock from what he is pleased to call over work-who gets up tired. and goes to bed tired. and does all his living in a tired way, is entitled to call himself by as many names as he pleases; but he rausn't call himself a business man not unless he wants to be the object of smiles, like any other incongruity. It may not be just. but it's so. Moreover. it is perfectly just in d vast majority of cases.
 Ninety per cent of the business men who deceive themselves into the notion that they are tired because they over- work are tired because they don't take care of themselves; and they don't take care of themselves because they are too lazy and indolent to do it. Tn other words, many . so-called business man allows himself to be chronically tired. outwardly respectable hobo in a white collar. He plays the fat boy. An un- sympathetic world has way of telling the fat boy that if he will eat less. take some exercise. shake his liver. and act like q normal boy, he will yawn less-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
THE RETURN

By John Drinkwarer. | am outworn in the fumes of keason. My blood with argument is cold; will return for little season To some bright fable learned of
 old.
 I will return to Phoebus Apollo. Driving his team through the
 hyacinth meads, Keener than falcon. swifter than swaI-
 low, Flashing behind his tawny steeds; Dawn that never has lain with shad-
 OWS. ~,.tys < Beams that never have known Merely sunlight flooding the meadows. Washing the sails of the morning
 ships.
 God of the flame serene, unfalline. Fire for never flower to fear, Phoebus Apollo, proudly sailing Your ice-blue heavens--oh. chariet- Bid me back to your side. your story. Just for . daystos drea a gain Of boyhood waiting upon the elory Tabled above the wits of men!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
BRITAIN A LAND OF poLEs

Herbert N. Casson. in the Wall Street
 Journal.
 Britain, the original land of lf-help and individualism. has become the Land of Doles.
 Out of every 100 Britishers, fifty eight have their hands in the public treasury. More than 28,00o, 900 people, are at the present moment receiving help from either the local or the na- tional government. This is new sit- nation and one which is not known nor realized, either by outside nations or by the British people themselves. It has been the natural result of the policy of state control. As soon as the govern ment set out to be the pooh bah of trade and commerce, the spirit of self help was crushed out and a process of appropriation began.
 The exact fact is that doles. subsidies and pensions are now costing 1,144 million dollars a year. counting only $4 to the pound. This is twice what 1t cost two years ago. It is eleven times what
 
 it cost in 1891.
 Six million men, sk million women and Is million children are entitled to receive help if in need.
 new unemployment insurance bill practically capitalizes every man work CT at s4,160 and every woman worker at s3,32s. and allows them the income on this amount at per cent when they are unemployed.
 A parade of unemployed workers is now an everyday occurrence in Lon don About 100 of them march through the streets with a banner and band, while score of men beg for money as they march As one labor leader has said: Most of these men are unem- ployable;' but they are the natural re- suit of policy of pauperization on the part of the government. The strongest protest that has been made against this policy of bread and games" was by Lord Inchcape, the head of the National Provincial bank. This bank is one of the Big Five" and made a net profit last year of over $13. .oo0,o0
 "The country is grooming under the burden of taxation," said Lord Inch- cape. If we go on taxing the indus trious for the sake of the idle, the end will be national ruin and bankruptcy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
Remember Birminsham

."The Remember Birmingham in Your Will' movement which was made last week by W. V. NJ. Robertson, IT,, at the Community club was splendid idea" said William Mudd, "and I feel sure would meet with the approval of the citizens if put up to them.
 Birmingham needs public play grounds, libraries, swimming pools and various other things which the city could get if all persons who could pos sibly do so would leave the city some thing when they die. Of course, ii does not necessarily mean that it must be a large sum, for every one is not fortunate enough to do that, but if a member would leave small sums il would soon be a large amount and would mean much to the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
Plnin BilI Brandon

For the first time in my life l heard Gen. w. w. Brandon, Plain Bill Brandon as they call him, make q speech. It was Thursday evening at the dinner which Murray Brown gave at the Tutwiler in compliment to the Birmingham Sabres," said George w. Connors, one of the sponsors for the new cavalry troop. and I must say that he is one of the finest speakers l have ever heard.
 ''He is eloquent, magnetic and grace ful, and his commendation of the boys who are trying to effect the organiza- tion of the troop was most encourag- ing. General Brandon has a magnif- icent command of English, and his voice is a great asset. too.
 Many pathetic touches were given in his few we'll chosen words, while a bit of humor was injected about the inimitable Gold Dust Twins Webb Crawford and Henry Badham. even, as the general put it. if they are grow ing a bit gray General Brandon paid a fine tribute to Captain Carter s enthusiasm and patriotic spirit and the splendid work he is doing in organ ization."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
WAS SHAKESPEARE INSANE?

here is a study in progressive insanity.
 AS one who in early youth read and was charmed by the philosophy of that great critic of the theatre. Jules 15e- matre, I have always believed that it was the duty of the man who was sce- ing the play for the purpose of intez preting it to others, to lend himself to the interpreters on the stage as far US possible in order that, no matter nov slight the message, it might be caught. And so, as I watched MT. Barrymore. I began to feel that I understood that he was endeavoring to establish the fact that Macbeth was insane. but slowly the idea began to dawn Shat perhaps he not only believed that Mac beth as Shakespeare conceived him was insane, but that Shakespeare also was lnsance-
 'In other words, instead of trying to create an illusion Mir. Barrymore was endeavoring to destroy whatever illusion we might have. He apparently was trying to show that not only was Macbeth insane, and Shakespeaere in- sane. but the audience, too. was in was insane.
 If the average play as offered to. the American public were not so vul- gar and obscene, such a contention and such a production as Mir. Barrymore's would not be worthy of analysis. But the stage is at such low level, and the managers are so willing to keep it at that low level tha when someone comes forward with a play that at least, is by Shakespeare, and an inter- pretation that at least is not obsence, it is ones duty to say something in