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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

The people Of this country do not
seem to have much respect for Jack
Dempsey and the expression frequently
heard is one Of Indifference at the out
come of the pugelistic encounter that
is to take place ON July 2. The fact
that Jack is opposed by foreigner
doesn't seem to make him friends here.
He is regarded as Stacker. When
there was real fighting to do in Europe
he left the job to others, but there
wasn't any big gate receipts to be d.
vided among the participants in that
European affair for the world champ.
ionship and there was no chance to
Elk things" before the fight was fl
nally staged.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Senator Pat Harrison exposed the
center Of the fraud in farmers tariff
legislation when he pointed out that
tariff advocates would not permit the
removal Of the tariff from the things
the farmer has to buy.--Sioux City Tri-
bune.
The farmer has to buy practically
everything and to remove the tariff
from all the things he purchases would
be free trade pure and simple. Does
the democratic Sioux City paper favor
free trade? If it is fraud on the far
mer for the republicans to refuse to re-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Smokers who have been looking for
some time for good excuse for burning
so much of the Filthy weed" now have
it, thanks to the Pasteur institute Pc
riofical, authority on such questions,
which says in recent issue: "TO-
bacco smoke is antiseptic and kills in
a few minutes the primary bacteria of
cholera, diptheria and cerebrO- meningi-
It's Get your pipe, men, and take a
smoke on that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Free tolls through the Panama canal
would help the people OF the western
and perhaps of the eastern parts OF the
country, and all the people would pay
the bills by taxation. Free tolls is not
fair to the people or to transportation
companies that have to provide their
own facilities. The republican party
ought to oppose such policy and ad-
NIT that 1t was wrong in it's platform
declaration for free tolls. That is the
best way out Of the matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

move such impost duties it surely was
fraud for the democratic party to
enact them in the first place. The pol
icy of protection embraces protection to
all domestic industries that need it.
When the democratic party enacted its
tariff for revenue only it put the prod
ucts of the farm, or many of them,
upon the free list. The emergency
tariff was enacted to do justice to the
farmer by correcting the injustice Of
democratic tariff legislation to this
greatest of all American industries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Democrats Protest Debt Funding
Plan" announce dispatches from Wash
ington. That, of course, was to be ex-
tpectad The Wilson administration
fooled away more than two years with
out taking adequate steps to fund the
debts European countries owe us. or
even to collect the interest, and the
democrats offered no objections. Now,
however, when the republicans pro-
pose to do something toward securing
those debts and toward making interest
collections possible, the democrats. as
usual object. That party has been
strong on, objections ever since the
civil war, even Directing to the war it.
self.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

One of the best provisions of the
league of nations covenant is the one
providing for arbitration before any
country declares war. 1t requires that
the question Of declaring war shall be
deferred one year. That requirement
alone, if observed, viii prevent many
armed conflicts. II the governments
and peoples shall take time to cool off
the chances are they will not want to
fight. Another good provision of the
covenant is the one requiring publicity
Of NIL treaties. Governments that must
spread their agreements before the
world are going to be very careful of
the sort Of agreements they enter into.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
SEEING THINGS.

Mark Sullivan, the well known news
paper correspondent, appears to be
imagining lot of things. The other
day he saw the senate failing to regain
a prestige 1t had never lost and now
he is predicting that the republicans Of
congress will not enact protective
tariff law at this session. Just listen
to one of his swan songs:
1.-THE tariff, so far as it has gone,
is still in the way and means com
mittee of the house, ten weeks after
the beginning Of the session. Far
from approaching the kind Of agree
ment that would mean an early perfec-
ton of the bill, the fact is that in the
house disagreement becomes daily more
apparent and more violent.
"After the ways and means COM
mitec of the house is through, the fl
nance committee of the senate will
probably spend another ten weeks on
the bill. 1t may well be September
before the debate on the bill gets under
way in the senate, and under all the
circumstances it would be bold to pre-
dict that the debate can be finished
and the bill passed before the first Of
December.
Zen if Mr.. Sullivan is right in his
dismal representations there is no oc-
casiOn for great uneasiness. The tariff
question was hardly discussed during
the last presidential campaign. as the
necessity for protective enactments
was not then so apparent as now. The
ways and means committee are making
satisfactory progress. IL reports are
true, and the bill will soon be reported
to the house. 1t usually requires five
or six months for congress to enact
tariff legislation. 1t took that long to
get the law through in 1897 and about
the same length Of time in 1909. When
the democrats revised the tariff In
1913 they consumed more than six
months and at that gave the country
only n tumble of tariff measure. Yet
the campaign Of the year before had
been waged upon the issue OF the high
cost of living, the tariff being held
blamable for the skyrocketing Of prices.
World conditions are very different
now than they were then. Congress Is
charged with the duty Of thorough in
vestigation to ascertain the cost Of
production in foreign countries and in
this and they have no reliable basis
to work upon. The great war de-
stroyed stability Of prices and the
task before the ways and means com
mittee in preparing scientific measure
is greater than any congress ever be-
fore faced. rs they must work from
new levels and without reliable basis
upon which to make calculations
The emergency tariff was enacted to
supply immediate necessities for pro-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE.

When the great war in Europe broke
out in 1914 the writer was absolutely
neutral, as we believe, a large majority
of the people Of the United States were.
Citizens of this country generally had
not become partisans in the differences
of European nations and were in
clined to let the countries over there
fight it out. Hence, when the dcclara-
ton of war was made IN August, 1914,
few people over here, except among
the notionals or former residents of the
countries involved, really cared much
which side won. They had not kept
close tab upon European history and
we're friendly to Germany as well as to
Great Britain, France and the others.
However, 1t was not long after the
war began until the majority of the
people Of the United States turned
against Germany. not because Of the
great issues involved. but because OF
the unnecessary r,rrcssiyc measures
taken by the German army in Belgium.
The Belsians were guilty Of no crime
and did nothing to merit the treatment
they received except to defend the in
tcgrity of their county and abide by
the agreements they had made with
Germany, Great Britain and France.
The straw that finally broke the
camel's back and eliminated German
sympathy from the hearts of vast
number OF Americans was the German
policy OF levying tribute upon towns
and cities after they had driven many
of the people from their homes and
had destroyed much property. And to
enforce the demands for gold, leading
citizens were held as hostages and if
the demands were hot complied with
the shooting squads .dt their worst.
This policy was continued after the
German army penetrated France and
because Of it, more than for any other
reason, the world turned against Ger
many and we believe It is still against
Germany, yet the world does not want
Germany to be uselessly and neetllessly
prosecuted, but the world does want
Germany to do justice, as far as 1t
can, to the countries it invaded aud
laid desolate by the Sword. spreading
pestilence- starvation and black death
In the wake of its armies.
These are the reasons, we believe.
that the world Is now siding with
France in the settlement of the big
war questions and these are the reasons
the very large majority of the people
Of this country feel 81 tisfied with a
settlement that satisfies France.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Enough time has elapsed since the
treaty of Paris was published, and
President Wilson has Withdrawn
enough into the background. to warrant
frank and decent recognition every
where of the facts about the covenant
of the league Of nations.-Des Moines
Register.
The Register may kid" itself into
believing that 1t can discuss impartially
and without perjudice the facts about
the covenant OF the league Of nations,
hut It will have hard work in making
the average Iowan believe it. When
Senator Lodge and Senator Reed and
Senator Hitchcock come to an agree
mcnt on the facts about the league ii
may be possible for the Dies MOines
paper to discuss the question fairly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Speaking along these lines the Iowa
Forum voices the sentiments of the
Freeman-Journal when it says:
Indications continue and grow
stronger that some sort. of settle
ment of the Silcsian difficulty has been
agreed upon, and that even the French
attitude toward Germany Is less in
tense than it was for time. With
respect to Continental European con-
troyersies of this order The Forum
generally is French in its sympathies.
and any time that the French may ap-
pear to be satisfied with the assur-
ances they are getting we think we
can be satisfied also. Certainly no
one ought to be desiring to keep up
the spirit Of the war after the Occa-
sion for so doing shall have passed:
but from the genesis of the Ford ex-
petition to the demise Of the league
of nations we have had a distinct idea
that the occasion for the world having
all of this particular war has been
that Germany started out to subjuga'e
the rest of the world. Also we have
considered that France constituted the
first effective line of defense for all
of us as against this attempted sub
jugation. So along with our willing
ness to be satisfied when the French
are, there is an unwulingness that the
French be required to profess salts
faction that they do not feel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

1t is said that the breweries in Eng
land are afraid they cannot continue
business on account of the coal strike.
However, when the strike has proceed
ed far enough to interfere with the
supply of beer it will be speedily called
off. English workmen must have their
beer, or think they must, and when
they get dry enough will go to work
in order to create supply of this great
family necessity, if for no other reason.
Beer may yet be the salvation Of Eng
land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

pounds. The price Of cattle-fair to
choice-in Chicago has therefore
dropped from S16O5 in 1919 to $500
in 1921, difference Of $7.45 per cwt.,
while the freight charges have in
creased only twelve and one-half cents
per hundred pounds Since 1919.
Good merchantable hogs sold in Chi
cago at $S.25 in 1913, at $3.50 in 1919
and the average this year has been
1925. Freight FROM Des Moines to
Chicago in 1913 was "21.5 per cwt., in
1919, 2S5 and now it lis 40 cents. Hogs
have therefore dropped in value on the
Chicago market since 1910 from $3.50
to 1926, while freight charges from
Des MOines have increased eleven and
one half cents per hundred pounds
since the peak prices of hogs in 1919.
This 11.5 cents increase in freight rates
has very little to do with the reduction
of price the farmer is getting for his
hogs. 1t has some bearing, of course,
on the price of hogs in the local mar
ket, but not as much as many try to
make it appear. Under the old freight
rates of 1919 the farmer would prob
ably be getting 11.5 cents more per
hundred for his hogs on the local mar
ket than he is now getting.
The average price OF No. 2 corn in
Chicago in 1913 was 50 cents bushel.
In 1919 1t was $1.57' and in 1921 it
has been Ga. The freight rate on corn
from Webster City to Chicago has in
creased perhaps 10 cents busllel since
1913 and we will say five cents bushel
since 1919. That five cents bushel is
quite an item to the farmer when corn
is worth only As cents on the local mar
ket, but it is responsible for only a
very small part Of the reduction of the
price from around $3.50 that he was
getting for his corn in 1919. The value
of a b,shel of corn now In the hands of
the farmer is approximately 81 less
than it was in 1919, five cents Of which
is due to increased freight rates.
These facts are not recorded In de-
Tense Of present freight rates. The
rates ought to be reduced. They are re-
called simply to show that freight
charges unfairly are being used by
some as reasons for present low prices
of products in the hands of farmers.
Following are the increases Of
freight rates on various commodities,
according to the figures furnished by
Mr.. Williams: '
Suit Of clothes from New England to
Chicago .O1S; one shirt .O01S; pair
shoes OBS; barrel flour from Minneap-
oils to Chicago -; crate eggs go doz-
en- from Kansas City to Chicago JOG !;
tub butter (2s pounds) Omaha to Chi
cago .O5G; crate oranges $50 pounds)
California to Chicago 1884 bushel pota-
toes Minnesota to Chicago .045; box
apples from state of ,,WashingtOn to
Chicago "a; dressed meats per pound
from Kansas City to Chicago .OO1 !;
packing house products per pound from
Chicago to Kansas City .OO1; gasoline
per gallon from Tulsa to Chicago .OOjS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

The radical may think that the world
owes him living, but it owes it to
him only if he earns it.-Iowa Falls
Citizen.
The world doesn't owe anybody any
thing, but everybody owes the world
and himself service, the best which he
can render.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Well, Secretary DENLY has repri-
manded Admiral Sims for shooting off
his mouth so promiscuously in England
short time ago, and the people last
fall reprimandcd Woodrow Wilson for
a similar offense. All that remains
now to make everything happy is a
journey of Col. Harvey to the wood
shed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

The finest battleship Of the Ameri-
can navy was launched few days
ago. The dispa tches didn't tell how
much it cost, but probably the govern
ment expended $25,O0O,OO0 to $3O,OOO,-
600 in Its construction. Yet a $4,000
torpedo from a submarine could sink
it in few minutes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

1t is said that the bankers of the
east have come to- the conclusion that
the basic industries Of the country.
need attention and encouragement.
There are many basic industries, but
farming is THE basic industry. 1t does
need encouragement just now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Young Teddy Roosevelt seems to be
making good in the office of the assist
ant secretary of the navy. Well, no
body ever heard of Roosevelt of this
branch that didn't make good wherever
he was placed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

We do not know just what happened
in the woodshed at Washington the
other day but we do know that when
Admiral Sims emerged he denied hav-
ing said it, and possibly he didn't say
1t. The world will probably never
know what Secretary DENLY did to the
admiral.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

An exchange gives this bit of infOr-
nation which is worth knowing il
true Swallowing q ltrc+cf. dry: bread
or cracker If fishbone is lodged in the
throat is a good remedy, but the acid
from lemon slowly sucked and swal-
lowed will dissolve the bone to Jelly
SO that it will slip down easily"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

"speed" is the middle name Of the
Stillmans. Guess they have been hit
ting the pace all right The Still part
doesn't seem to count.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Edward NJ. Morgan has been appoint
ed and confirmed postmaster of New
York City. Wonder If he passed a civil
service examination?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

1t would be a good thing If congress-
would put high tariff upon styles
imported from Paris.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
attention, Farmers.

Bring your cream TO the Ubben 4
Grange creamery in the 700 block on
Second street. 5-23f-n
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-05
Three Diseases Caused
1920 Tobacco Damage

During 1920 three distinct leaf
spot diseases of Burley and black
tobacco contributed toward damage,
which resulted in heavy losses in the
tobacco growing sections of Ken
tucky, according to a circular which
is written by DIR. w. d. Valleaeu,
plant pathologist of the College of
the College of Agriculture and which
has just come off the press. These
diseases were wildfire, angular leaf
spot and a disease not so well rec
ognized which DR.. Valleau calls mo-
sale speck spot. Greatest damage
was caused by the first two diseases,
while the third was Of comparatively
little economic Importance, accord
ing to the circular.
Wildfire caused serious injury in
the seed beds during the past sea-
son, appearing about May Is and
continuing to do serious damage for
abput two weeks. Further trouble
was not reported until the middle Of
July about one week after a severe
rain and wind storm. At that time
wildfire and angular leaf spot both
caused heavy losses in several fields
in which the tobacco was making a
very rapid growth. Practically no
injury was caused on small tobacco
at this time.
In August, following a rainy per-
iod, both diseases spread rapidly and
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-05

caused serious losses throughout the
Burley section, the circular states
In the latter part Of August the dis
eases spread rapidly in the dark
tobacco section. From this time on
they continued to cause serious
losses, following every rain storm
where wind was present.
As far as could be learned in in
vestigations conducted by DR.. VAL
leau, wildfire first appeared as a
serious disease in the Burley district
in 1920. Angular leaf spot appeared
to be quite well known to many Of
the growers who called it trust"
Serious losses have been caused in
Isolated localities by this disease
for at least 20 years, the loss Of en-
tire crops being reported in some
cases.
A small amount Of evidence was
gathered in the black tobacco dis.
trict, indicating that wildfire had
been present there, causing at least
a part of the losses from the dis
ease commonly known as "black-
fire." Angular leaf spot has been
present in the dark tobacco section
for a long time, the circular states,
causing a part of the losses from
diseases known as "hlack fire" and
"rusts." The extension circular,
which is No. SO, and which may be
obtained free by writing the Expert
ment Station, Lexington, contains a
discussion of the causes of the dis
eases and precautions which grow
ers can follow in controlling them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-05

macy between mothers and young
children which is very close and dear
Such rhymes as "This little pig went
to market" "Ride cock horse" and
Crock a-bye-baby," have made
thousands of little children happy,
since laughter, song and play COM
bine in the strong bond of love.
Then why is this bond not con-
tinued as the child grows olderi He
is ready and eager for intimacy with
his mother and is delighted to have
her amplify his experiences. Unfor-
tunately her knowledge of poetry
is too often limited to Mother
Goose and she does not realize that
children need poetry and rhythm
long after they have passed the
Mother Goose stage.
There are many delightful rhymes
and poems about animals, flowers,
birds, and the seasons which we may
bring to the children and it is into
the home that we should bring them
for that is where poetic feeling
should have its beginning. The
school room alone cannot give the
inspiration from which these express
sions, these harmonies of words, of
thoughts and of rhymes have sprung.
When the ear becomes accustomed to
the best language. taste is formed
for good literature, the best protec-
tion against much of the poor trash
which periodically floods the mar
ket.
To establish a bureau for good
literature in every home would do
away with the necessity of "Better
Speech Week." 1t would be a life
asset and the rightful inheritance Of
every American-born child.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-05

Sixty pupils of the graded schools
in Cumberland College, Whitley
county, have enrolled fc- junior club
work in sewing and foods, according
to a report Of Gladys Waddell,
county home demonstration agent.
Warren county farmers are show
ing an increased interest in soy
beans, according TO a report of
County Agent w. II. Rogers. The
acreage grown this year is expected
to be more than four times as much
as that grown last year.
More than 20 boys and girls in
Washington county have become
members of the various junior ag-
ricultural clubs there, a report from
County Agent Harry r. Cottrell
states. The strongest club in the
county was recently organized with
35 charter members, 30 of whom
will raise poultry as their club
project.
Crittenden county now has its
third community club, County Agent
John R. Spencer reports, the last one
having been organized at New Salem.
Poultry Standardization work is
progressing rapidly in Marion ceun-
ty, according to a recent report of
Fl. J. Childress, county agent. Re-
quests for eggs are exceeding the
supply with the result that in one
week only 800 eggs out Of 1.s00
which had been ordered, could be
furnished.
Farmers of Livingston county, CO.
operating with County Agent L. c.
Pace, are planning to conduct a
soybean campaign for the purpose
of having at least 100 acres Of the
crop planted for seed and as much
more as possible planted in corn for
hogging off purposes.
Sheep breeders Of McCracken and
Ballard counties have decided to
pool their 1921 wool clip and sell
both together, according to a report
of County Agent ]. R. Bird.
1t costs nothing to enter or try
for the prizes.