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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
BAD ASSOCIATIONS.

The Indictment specifically made by
Senator Norris of Nebraska. charging
Chief Justice Taft of the United States
supreme court with ''ill-advised and
excessive association with the idle
RICH" concluding with the suggestion
that mo judge can stick his legs under
the table of the idle rich every night
and be fit the next day to sit il
judgment upon those who toll is at
tracing considerable attention.
Senator Norris is not radical ant
is not in the habit of indulsing in sen
sationalism. He is lawyer and yer!
level headed man and would not make
such statement without due consid
Grafton. The country is not going t.
believe that William Howard Taf
would be influenced in decision by
his associations. But there are judges
in whom the country has less conf
dence and Judge Taft ought to be care
full of his associa tons as an example tC
judges of less prominence and who are
not so firmly grounded in the conf.
dences and affections of the people
a judge must be like Caesars wife
above suspicion. What would the idle
rich" think of submitting Il case in
which they We're deeply interested tC
the decision of judge who is in the
habit of associating with the toiline
masses? One VINO attended banquets
given by labor unions and who fire..
quented balls and parties given by
wage earners: Now it may be entirely
proper for Judge to do such things or
it may Ice all right to associate
with the idle rich," but nevertheless
such action causes more or less crit
icism and the Judge upon the bench
owes it To the public to so conduct
himself AZ TO unarm suspicion and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The Knoxville Journal is of the opin-
ion that THE next session of the Iowa
legislature ought to repeal or radically
amend the primary law and adds !:
1T has proven to be Il very expensive
luxury both as to money cost and re-
suits attained. The drain upon the
public purse is really the least of its
failures. The thing that condemns
the primary is the effect it has had in
lowering the quality of the public serv-
ice. The Office no longer seeks the
man. Nominations are not made upon
the basis of fitness and qualifications.
but by chance
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The United States census of manu-
facturerS taken in 1920 for the ycal
1919 put Il value of $63 200, 900 600 upon
the manufactured products of the com
Try. That is surely some value. but
il must be remembered that everything
was mt peak prices. During 1919 we
exported $..44S.:T5. 600 worth of manu-.
factured goods and wares. S2.UO0.O0O,-
600 of this being manufactured food.
stuffS, such as flour. hams. etc. Our
exports amounted TO only about sc
per cent of our production. thus we
consumed 92.4 per cent Of ali We manu-
featured. 1t is this market for 81 4
per cent of orr products that is more
valuable than the markets of the world
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Bernard NJ. Baruch, former chairman
of the war industries board, is one OF
the really big men of the country. He
is an easterner,, but can see. the pro-
blems of the west. Some weeks ago
he wrote series of articles for Ger
tain periodicals., reviewing the indus
trial condition Of the country and sug
costing remedies. At that time he
came out strongly on the side Of tho
farmer. insisting that there could not
he sustained prosperity Until the great
food producing classes were able to
sell their products at profit. Mr..
Baruch has the right ideas on this pro-
blem and is sound on some others as
well. In the course of an address de-
liyercd recently in Washington before
army officers he declared that "the
president, in the event of another ma
tional emergency, should use the execu-
tive power to mobilize industries and
raw materials as well as men, so that
no one might make war time profits
out ola national emergency" That is
just the policy that ought to be pur-
sued if we ever have another big war.
1t is right in line with suggestions
made in Mr.. Harding's address accept
ing the republican nomination for
president.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

One Of the greatest evils growing out
excessive imports is the curtailment
of ma Ximum operation Of our own mills
and factories. 1t costs more per unit
as everybody knows, to run Il factory
or II % or so per cent production basis
than it does to run that same factory
on 100 per cent basis. Minimum
operation spells maximum unit cost
and vice versa. Ii is minimum unit
cost which permits us to extend our
foreign trade in competition with other
exporting nations If those nations are
permitted to minimize our domestic
production by reason Of free trade
or Inadequate protection. they not only
extend their sales in this country. but
they can drive us out of foreign mar
kcts. The best proof of this is that
under the protective policy, with nor
Ial conditions, our export market eX-
randS as the import volume contracts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
lender lust criticism impossible.

lender just criticism impossible.
1t is known that Senator Kenyon
complained at the associations of SEN
ltOrs and members of the house ia
Washington. He never openly charged
improper influences being exerted upon
| legislation by the sciOns of the social
set, but ne had suspicious that such
| we're and are the facts. He knew from
experience that senators who had too
much independence were ostraciZed So
.ially and that in some instances their
families were made to feel the oppro-
5rium. In discussing the charges of
Senator Norris the Waterloo Courier
we'll says:
"Quite likely there is little, if any
thing, in the allegations so far as they
relate to the disposition or ability of
Chief Justice Taft to render decisions
in accordance to law and the constitu-
ton regardless Of all other considera-
tons, yet there can be no question that
If conditions are as suggested by Scna-
tor Norris, the effect on the public is
unfortunate. Probably any judge, dis.
trict OF federal, would say such asscia.
ton as is charged would not affect an
opinion offered by Judge Taft or any
other supreme court judge. On the
other hand, they would probably rec
ommend alo0fness on the part of one
in such position from associations cal.
culated to even hint at influence one
way or the other. 1t might be con.
tended that were Judge Taft to asso.
ciate with the toiling class to the ex.
clusion of the idle rich" it might lead
to comment that his sympathies were
that way, even though such claims
might be wide of the mark. The fact
that Senator Norris should publicly
make such statement indicates he
considers the matter serious"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.

1t is becoming more and more ap-
parent that the south, the backbone
Of the democratic party, is gradually
being converted to the principle Of pro-
lection to American industries. When
the south had slave, labor its interests
were best served by free trade and the
trainers of the constitution of the Con-
federate States put in that instrument
a declaration for a tariff for revenue
only, which has been the policy OF the
democratic party ever since and nearly
every national platform Of that party
enunciated since the civil war declared
specifically for that principle.
However, the south is now getting
around upon the side of protection, the
people evidently becoming converted to
the belief that reasonable tariff pro-
lection is necessary to the welfare Of
the country. In proof Of this notable
contribution to the subject is furnished
by The Southern Tariff Advocate, pub
lished at Fort Worth, Texas. Such a
publication could not have lived in the
south a few years ago. but it now APP
pears to be quite popular and enjoys a
large circulation, which fact bears
striking testimony to the changing SEN
timent Of that region of country. In a
recent editorial The Southern Tariff
Advocate, in criticising southern men,
bers of congress, said:
Instead of meeting the issue and
dealing with it as. some Of their illus
trious predecessors have done in sim
liar circumstances, they meet facts
with froth and substitute political
piffle for sound business arguments.
They are incapable of defending their
position from business standpoint,
and only those with an. utter lack of
responsibility for the welfare of the
south will continue to vote to send such
men to congress"
But while the south is, coming strong
~ TO support prOtectlon there IS a
disposition in the porth to be more
liberal in tariff views and the great
republican party, through its repre-
scntatives. in congress, is showing a
less militant spirit than it has shown
at any time since the rebellion and the
majority of congress has stalled and
lodged for more than six months, fail
ing to take action t. stop the flood Of
imports that are keeping the doors of
many factories closed and thus adding
to the distress of the period of recon-
struction. a protective law should
have taken the place of the present
tariff for revenue only measure many
months ago. Every day it is delayed
means the importation Of approximate
" $S,O0O.0OO worth Of foreign goods
made and produced by cheap labor.
These importations. displace domestic
articles of much greater value, al
though the consumer doesn't get the
benefit, the importers and jobbers reap
ing the harvest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

One of the intelligent farmers of
Hamilton county said to the Free
manJOurnal the other day that if the
farmer could get 81 per bushel for his
corn we would have one Of the busiest
industrial periods in many years. He
declared that the farmers generally
were holding off needed improvements
because they could not afford to make
them and he felt quite sure that peo-
ple of the towns We're doing likewise
As soon as fair prices can be realized
for the grain produced upon the farms
there is going to be IL business boom
and every business interest will pros
Der. The railroads will have all they
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The fact that Great Britain is pre-.
pairing to pay the interest on the debt
she owes this country is influencing
other nations to action. France says
she is going to pay, too, but may be
Il little slow about it, rs she is having
trouble in making collections from Rus
STA, Belgium, Germany and other debt
Ors. However. there is little talk now
about cancellation. That is reassur-
ing. There never should have been
such talk. The countries borrowed the
money when they needed it, when they
really had to have it. and there is no
reason why they should not pay when
they can. However. there is no dispO-
sitiOn on the part of the people of this
country to enforce early payments of
principal. All they are asking is that
the debtor nations take care of the in
tercSt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Il is reported that the Russian red
army. 2,G0000O strong. is well clothed
and well fed. Lcninc and Trotzky
know that a hungry army is dangerous
to the stability of the kind of govern
mcnt they are forcing upon the people
and no matter how many peasants and
lJhorer' starve the army must be taken
care of and have plenty to eat and
wear.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Randall Teachers Elected.

AT a recent meeting of, the board of
education of Randall, they unanimous
ly reelected Mrs. Z. NJ. Talcott as
Superintendent Of their consolidated
school for the ensuing year, This will
make her fourth year of service in
that place during which time the school
has grown from two room school to
enc Of the best four year approved
schools in the state They. also re-
elected Miss Westcot, home economics
and mathematics: Miss Tomlinson.
English and public speaking: Miss
Lindquist, Miss Littlefeld, Mrs. Knud
son and Miss Mullins. grade teachers
One more teacher will be secured for
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The consolidated statement of the
savings banks. state banks and trust
companies of Iowa. recently issued,
shows that these Institutions now have
on deposit $24OoO,0OO more than they
had last December and that bills pay
able and rediscountS were 100000
less than ON the previous date. A good
showing. surely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Possibly it was little free adver-
Using that CALI Curci was looking for
when she gave $4,000 worth of jewels
to her maid for safe keeping. and it
is barely possible that they were not
S5olcn al all. At any rate, the owners
OF jewels worth thousands of dollars
ore not entitled TO much sympathy
when they are as careless with them
as Cali Curci was with hers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Secretary of Labor Davis gave warn

Secretary of Labor Davis gave warm
ing some time ago that coal prices
must not be increased on account OF
tie strike, vet it is reported that deal
crs have added Il storage charge. This
charge. of course, will be carried on
to the consumer. The question now is:
what is the government going to dc
about it," Will it follow the Roosevelt
precedent that brought order out OF
chaos or will it stall around and dc
nothing?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

\ writer in the DpS Moines News
agcr Of the Harris, Emery tea room
whose work day is something like
twelve hours, finds time ON the side
80 make her own clothes She works
too hard, many will say. But that all
depends. Perhaps she enjoys it and
sible That she finds recreation in her
duties.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

can do and the manufacturing indus
tries of the country will be taxed tc
tlcir capacity to- supply the demand
The Freeman-Journal feels that he is
right about it and it is predicting that
just such conditions are going to pre-
vail in the course of two or three
years, and we are hoping sooner.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The school board of Saltwater
Oklahoma. must have an awful time,
Judging from the following from the
Gazette: The writer hereof was for
zine years Il member of the board of
cducatiou in the Iowa city whence he
. and a privilege to serve without pay in
= position of such responsibility and
opportunity for usefulness. But he
wouldn't be a member of the board of
education in Saltwater for the salary
81 the president of the United States
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Some of the republican senatorial
candidates who have announced plat
forms" may have to revise them after
the republican state convention speaks.
The convention may upset lot Of fine
spun theories and carefully concocted
plans.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The people of Davenport are very
anxious the state should know that
the socialists of that city were given
an awful licking at the recent election.
and nobody can blame EN- for wanting
the good news circulated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Our old friend Mike Hcaley demon
stratcd extraordinary good political
Judgment when he declined to be a can
didatc for United States senator from
Iowa on the democratic ticket.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Bryan says that the hand that
writes the pay check rules the school,
Then old John ID. Rockefeller must
rule Chicago University. Well, it is
well ruled, anyhow, and that's the
main thing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

one of these days the newspapers
may be- printing the picture of IL mil
lionaircS sen who has never had bit
Of trouble with the police.-Des Moines
Register
Millionaires SonS who have not cult
waited IL acquaintance of the police
may be scare. but there are some.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The hobos. not liking that name
have organized what they call 9TH.
Migratory Workers Union Our ole
friend Falstatf Satter would call il
The nti-Pcrspiration Society,"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
STATEMENT OF THE. OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION.
ETC, REQUIRED By THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF
.AIIGIIST "a. 1912.

ACuOSl ~, lJlSs
OF Webster City Freeman, published
weekly at Webster City, Iowa, for
April /, 1929.
State Of Iowa, County of Hamilton, SIS.
Before me, notary public i'll and
for the State aAl county aforesaid,
personally appeared d. L. Hunter,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is one of the owners of the Webster City
Weekly Freeman and that the follow
ing is, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, a true statement of the
ownership, management (and if Il
daily paper, the circulation), etc. of
! the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
| by the Act Of August "a, 1912, embod-
led in section 443, Postal Laws and
Regulations, printed on the reverse
of this form, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor and city editor
are:
Publisher, Freeman-JOurnal Pub.
Co., d. L. Hunter, Pres, Webster City,
Iowa.
Editor, W. T. Hunter, Webster City,
Iowa..
City Editor, Geo. c. Tucker, Webster
City, Iowa.
.. That the owners are:
Trccman-Tribune Pub. Co., Webster
City, Iowa.
d. L. Hunter, Webster City, Iowa.
Mrs. j. D. Hunter, Webster City,
Iowa.
M. j. Hunter, Webster City, Iowa.
Journal Pub. Co., Webster City.
Iowa.
Geo. G. Tucker, Webster City, Iowa.
w. +. Hunter, Webster City, Iowa.
5. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding l per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are:
None.
4. That the two Paragraphs next
above, giving the names Of the own
|crs, stockholders, and security hold
Icrs, if any, contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books OF the
company but also, in cases where the
Stockholders or security holder appears
upon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other fiduciary re-
lation, the name of the person or cor
pOra ton for whom such trustee is
acting, is given; also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing afiants's full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders
and security holders who do not ap-
pear upon the books of the company
as trustees, hold stock and securities
in a capacity other than that OF
bona fide owner; and this afliant has
no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has
any interest direct or Indirect in the
said stock, bonds, or other securities
than as so stated by him.
ID. L. Hunter, Pres.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of April. 1922.
Ella NJ. Jennings,
Notary Public.
(My. commission expires July 4, 1921
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Talk about American men losing
their courage. 1t is reported that Mary
q course there is to be man in the
ct.Sc.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Guess there is no danger of any of
the senatorial candidates of Iowa
INDUCING in such an expensive cam
raisn as Mr.. Newbcrry did in Mchi-
gan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The report that Lcninc has an i'll
curablc disease has been disputed. but
ii that word has were changed to
is nobody could dispute the report
With any success.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Instance. He is a young man of char
acter and clean life and gives promise
of at least being able to take care of
Tie big fortune that will some day be
his.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

paign rolls around the southern tariff
congress will be ready to advocate pro-
lection as a principle instead of as Il
spoils system in whiap the south should
share.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

this coming year, making nine in all.
Inspector Brown visited the school
Wednesday and was apparently salts
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Billy Payne gives the people another
Cne, hut it is spelled differently.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

and this is the market that we must
rely upon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Transfers Of Real Estate.

Bert Fellows and VT TO +. ID. Body
Part Out Lot "A" in blk 3 Ellsworth
ST, $50.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

The Freeman and journal, both
papers, per year--------------$2.50
The Daily Freeman-J0urnal, by
mail, per year---------------&5.00
Delivered, in city per year----S6.0o
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Foreign advertising representative
THE S. C. THEIS COMPANY, New
-ork and Chicago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Entered at the Webster City Post
office as Second Class Matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
VI WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

Issued every Monday by the Eree-
nan.Journal Publishing Company
Webster City, Iowa.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24

children in Superior, Wis., last year.
she said.
The National Council Of Primary Ed
uca,ion is Miss Dobbs' pei hobby. The
council was started seven years ago in
Chicago with thirty members; Miss
Dobbs was the first chairman. She is
stiH chairman and there are now nearly
three thousand members who represent
every STATE in the union.
viii ! ever give up my vocation?
never" said Miss Dobbs.
IF am useful as a speaker il is be-
cause Of my class work and then. too.
| love to teach better than any thing in
the world
Among the places where Miss Dobbs
lectured this year outside Of Missouri
are: Duluth and Winona, Minn., Super
ior. Wis. Lincoln and Kearney, Neb..
Des Moines and Waterloo. Ia. Chicago.
ILL.,, Hammond and South Bend, Ind, At
lantic City and in Connecticut.
An authors lauels also belong to Miss
Dobbs. She is the aufhor Of -IlIustra-
tive Handwork" and primary Hand
work." The last book she dedicated TO
little children Of America that all their
school days may be happy days"
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
SHAW ITEMS

]. ". Langston has lost eighteen head
Of hogs in the last two months.
The Rev. ii. P. Chcavens preached at
Shaw Sunday morning and evening to
good audiences.
Elijah Wright is moving from near
Stephens to the John Bright farm near
Judy school
Herbert Tarr and family and Mrs.
John A. Nonhcutt Of Stephens visited
Hiram Tarr's family near Millersburg
Sunday.
Frank L. Gibbs, Jr., moved this week
from Galloway County to the Adair farm
two miles northwest of Stephens, in
Boone County.
Robert Norihcutt and Mrs. Norhcutt
were in Columbia Monday. Mr.. North
cutt made final settlement as administra-
tor Of the Reid estate.
Carter School is still closed because Of
scarlet fever in the home Of Elmer Pomie.