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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
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May STILL l|vE:
Paris Attorney Introduces
Theory Which Would
Explain Many I
Points.
MASTER SPY?
Silence may Mean Explana-
ton is Fatal as I'm
certainty. ~
lBy The Associated Press

\
Paris. JAN 9.-The idea that Henri
ID. Landru may have been a master
spy who employed as his agents the
ten women he is convicted of murder.
ing has been advanced by Henri laval
q member Of the Paris bar.
This suggestion is advanced in an
effort to account for the fact that nc
direct evidence of the murders was
brought out at Landru's trial. The alb,
|sence Of this evidence has caused Il
feeling Of uncertainty by most Paris
ians in regard to this mysterious case
and numerous attempts have been
made to solve the mystery OH some
other basis than murder.
ElabOrates Theory.
Developing his theory, Maitre laval
says:
ELEVEN persons, 10 fiancces and the
son of one of them, have disappeared.
Landru alone knows what has become
Of them, and he says nothing. BY his
silence he puts his head at stake. This
can only mean that the truth. We're it
known. would be as fatal for him. But
the whole affair takes on another COM
plexiOn if we imagine for the sake
Of argument, that his victims were
accomplices in crime, and that crime
espionage.
Was Secret Agent.
Let us suppose" he continues, that
during the war Landru was a German
spy-recruiting agent. He prefers to
work through women. At once this cx-
plains his meetings. sometimes five in
the same day. with hundreds of women.
Of whom he chooses only Il few, and
those few without friends or relatives
who might be surprised at their long
absence. He takes lonely villa as far
from other habitations as possible
where he can receive them. There he
fabricates false identity papers for
them, keeping their own, and sends
them forth on their missions of trea-
son. Arrested, Lanlru says nothing.
and his victims" naturally do not
break the silence.
Answers Problem.
"Can you imagine, by any other ny
lOthesis," Maitre laval concludes, why
so careful, calculating criminal as
Landru should burn the bodies of his
victims with great difficulty and yet
neglect to throw into the all-consum-
ing flames such damaging evidence as
their identity papers:
and does not this theory explain
why he should keep such an incriminat-
ing document as the diary, in which
reference to his victims is made by
initials other than their own? He
needed their identity papers and the
entries in his diary to show to those
who employed him as Il recruitc. Of
spies"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09

When the nurse was ut one Scllo"i
in Rose Grove township. a mo'hef
brought her four little tots of pre-
school age to he weighed and measured
The whole little brood was milk fed,
and satisfied both the mother and the
nurse by tipping the scales even lit
tie farther than the required number
of pounds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09

C, X. Brill.
Miss Edna Myers of Eagle Grove Wis.
tied friends here Monday.
Geo. Smid visited his father, Evcrt
Smid, at Mercy hospital in Webster
City, Thursday.
VIM. kruse and son Henry left Tues.
day for Buffalo Center on business.
Il. +. Naber and daughter. Mrs. John
DcWall. have returned to their home
in Estelline, S. D., after IL short visit
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Gilbert and chill
dren arrived home Wednesday from Il
ten days visit with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. +. b. Gilbert, ut Wagner,
Okla.
Sander Waterman left Thursday
for Rochester. Mimi, called by the
death of his brother-in-law.
Miss Thelma Mabie of Written visit
ed at the e. X. Brill home Friday and
Saturday.
Misses Marlyn McMunn and Jessie
Sturgeon were passengers to Webster
City Saturday.
Miss Florence JaycoX returned to her
school work Saturday after spending
her vacation with her parents.
Isaac Smith visited relatives here
Friday evening.
j. 4. Seamands of Webster City visit
Ell Saturday at the Ncls Nelson home.
Miss Annie Hanson Of Jewell recently
visited her parents.
Miss \. Il. Mere was passenger to
Webster City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Gerber and son
Woodrow were Webster City callers
where the latter had dental
work done.
Jan s. ,s. s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
kalllrar.

Z. A. Samson returned to Iowa City
Monday after spending the holidays
with his father.
Master Frank Trampel visited rela-
tives in Fort Dodge few days last
week
Judd Berryhill has returned to Liver
more after II several days visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Berry
hill.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Thompson of
Fcrt Dodge Visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. s. &. Thompson, Monday.
Carl Peterson has returned home to
jackson, Min, after Il visit with
friends here.
School begin Thursday after two
weeks vacation.
Miss Lola Hyslope of Spirit Lake Wis
tied several days last week with Mrs
mamma. There's our nurse The
making Of friends with hundreds of
school children is perhaps the most
satisfying part of county nurses job.
The junior Red Cross has ordered
health crusade material for about sew
enty Of the country schools, which have
been inspected. These country young
sters can join in the new song Of
Yankee Doodle:
We brush our teeth both morn and
night.
We keep them fine and dandy.
We brush our hair. and clean our nails.
Oh, We keep spick and spandy.
ChoruS:--
We are Yankee Doodle folks,
We are spick and spandy.
We are sons and daughters true,
OF Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
Practice Of Allowing one
Bank to RediscOunt
Paper of Rivals
{ Gets Rap.
COMPTROLLER REPORT
Experience Shows Need for
Safeguards Against
Excuses.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. elimination OF
the privilege of rediscounting bank
paper as Il means of extending credit
was recommended to congress today by
d. r. Crissinger, comptroller OF the
currency, in his report for the year
ending last October 81. Rediscountins
of one banks paper by another bank
is, ut best, he said "a questionable pro-
cedure'' and is liable to become mell-
ace when q, bank pyramids it's credit
through misuse Of the privilege.
IL feel that recent experience adj
mOnishes us of the need for limitations
and safeguards against the possibility
of excesses'' Mr.. Crissinger said. If
The law had placed a wise and proper
limitation upon. the extent OF these re-
discounts, very few national banks, in
my opinion would have failed or even
been gravely embarrassed
Opposes Income Tax Cut.
The comptroller recorded his EN-
pI,atic opposition to the tax exemption,
proposed 10y congress, OF $500 or IN
come received from money invested in
building and loan associations, declar-
ing that it offers new method for
the fax dOdger, is undesirable and class
legislation He reiterated sundry re-
commcntlat ions to meet changed con-
ditions in methods of banking all OF
which, he said, already have been en-
bodied in resolutions presented III con-
gress.
Mr.. Crissinger devoted considerable
spacc in his report to an ecOnium OF
the national banks of the country
which. he said, throughout the trying
period of last year demonstrated a
most impressive stability, strength and
so,lndncss Of management.
Thirty -four Banks Fail.
National banks chartered during the
year totalled 100. the report showed
with aggregate capitalization OF S2o'-
co.; ZOO. In the same period "a banks
were reported to have failed and 81
to have gone into voluntary liquida-
ton.
State commercial banks showed the
greatest increase for any single class OF
l,arking inst tuition. the comptroller re-
,,ortetl, growing from 1S.195 to 1880
with aggregate resources increasing by
$50 100000 Loan and trust compan-
les increased 6G in number but decreas-
cd $13S, 10000 in resources.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
Around Breeze Hill.

Lester Knickerbockcr returned to his
home in Rose Grove township Saturday
after Il weeks visit ut the Miles Nc
Phillips home. Edmund McPhillip ac-
cOmpanied him for a short visit.
Elmer Larson and family from north
Of Webster City have moved on the
Lawrence Wehrheim farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Segar and family
spent New Years day with Mrs. Segar's
father, c. II. Nicely, in Webster City.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. A. Patton of Blairs-
burg visited Sunday at the John Nc
Phillips home.
A number of young folks of this
vicinity attended party at the w. G.
Myers home Thursday evening.
+. G. Pruissman is visiting relatives
near Titonka.
Mrs. w. Strang has returned home
from holiday visit with relatives in
Spencer.
Jan. Z.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
Public Sale.

Are you going to have a sale this
season? L am at your service and will
appreciate your business. Results that
satisfy. v. II. Wehrhcim, auctioneer.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
LEST WE FORGET
BY Miss Gladys Bonner, County Health Nurse

went to school. Two Of this same old
lady's grand children had the plainest
symptoms of abnormal adenoid growtlls
that the county nurse had seen. In a
few generations we may hope to see
conditions and uncorrected
defects thing of the past in our
schools-but not il we all complacently
announce that what was good enough
for us is good enough for our children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09

One grandmother announced the
other day that all this fuss about
health in the schools is nonsense. They
didn't think of those things when she
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09
About That Loan.

Yes, we can get you 500 per acre,
Inf you'd better move quick. Security
Ti,,c & Ioon Co. 20d12j2f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-09

Boiler and heating work 3. Ermels
& Sons, phone Assn or 2O7J. No. 614H.
Second St. l1-3dtf
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21
SCATTERING THE BULL.

Sunday night Brownie" Williams
in his fathers Buick Six, accompanied
by Kenneth Wolfe, Burt Edwards
and Bonnie Allen were driving from
Lacrosse to Rush Center and their
car "plowed into" Judge Andrews
bull that had left the Judges fenced
field and was looking for pastures
green.
Now this bunch of young bloods
are real travelling sports, brownie
never drives faster than the car will
go) and are in the habit of putting
out a little B. S. in alopathic doses,
but when the Buick struck the Judges
1900 pound real bull broadside, they
Utterly scattered II"
The Buick suffered a broken wheel,
a smashed radiator and other injuries
The bull lay in the weeds by the road
side until veterinary was summon
ed, then crawled back into the pasture
and refused to be caught.
After a change of raiment, a thor
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21
Farmers More Prosperous

The farmer has not failed to have
a share in the general advance in
prosperity which has resulted from
''wise government policies in reduc-
ing expenses of the government, Vice
President Calvin Coolidge declared in
an address at the Minneapolis State
Fair, Hamline, MINI.
The government, Mr.. Coolidge
said, sis emerging slowly but surely
from a period marked by economic
difficulties and depression. One Of
the first relief requirements was to
preserve such American markets as
existed for the benefit of American
production. This was done by an
emergency tariff act, which prohibited
dumping here of foreign merchandise.
in order that the employers of Amer
lean workmen might continue the
payment of them of wages with
which they could purchase the pro
ducts of the farmer.
while applying this emergency
tariff on the farm, the government
at once started out to ascertain and
provide the fundamental remedy for
a general, restoration and reconstruc-
ton. Drastic action was taken to re-
duce government expenses
Government expenditures of S.
: 528,OOO,OOO for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1921, Mr.. Coolidge said,
were reduced to $3,795, 100000 for
the fiscal year of 1922, while the ap-
preparations for 1928 have been fur
Their reduced by $319,OOO,OOO. This,
he said, represents an estimated re-
duction of $2,OOO,OOO,OOO in two
years. During the past year the ma
tional debt was reduced $1,O14, OOO,-
600.
"This great reduction made pos
sible a revision and reduction of
taxation" said Mr.. Coolidge. 4:
SIN the general advance which has
already resulted from those wise
government policies, the farmer has
not failed to have.a share. His staple
products have had marked increases
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21
Eoonomv the Bic Need

Uncle Sam has come(to the close
of successful budgetry year without
a deficit The experiment seems to
have been successful, but a word of
warning is necessary. Present esti-
mates seem to point to present fiscal
year expenditures far exceeding the
expected revenue. The President has
urged the budget director to careful
economy to avoid a deficit. Economy
is effected only by the systematic
saving of small sums. We are ma
ton of spenders. To be successful,
the governments policy must be re-
Elected in every state, locality and
household. So long as individuals are
lavish, so long as money seems to be
so plentiful and of so little value to
them, the government will reflect this
recklessness in its expenditures.
Economy must begin at the source Of
wealth and production. By individ-
ual economy we must give an example
to the government.-Grand Island
{Neb.) Independent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21

mobile. Kept as nearly in its orig
inal state as possible by the Ladies
Mount Vernon Association, it is a de-
light to all Americans. During July
approximately $4,000 persons visited
Mount Vernon and during the year
admissions numbered $4,000. The
proceeds of a % cent entrance fee
help keep the estate in first class con-
dition.
The house where Abraham Lincoln
died, located opposite Ford's Theater
at SIG Tenth street, Northwest,
Washington, is another shrine visited
by many tourists. 1t was bought by
the United States in 1896 for 100000
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21
Million Visit Chief Shrine. of Nation

Million Visit Chief Shrines of Nation
More than 100000 persons make
pilgrimages each year to Washing
tons home, Mount Vernon, the beau
tiful Lincoln Memorial and the Wash
ington Monument, the latter being
the most popular of the three shrines
among visitors to the national cap
itol.
Visitors numbering 34,112 went
during July to the top of the Wash
ington Monument, located few hun
dred yards south of the White House.
More than one-ffth of them Chamber
ed up the 898 steps in order to see the
memorial tablets on the various land
ings inside the shaft. The remainder
rode to the top in the electric ele-
vatOr, which has a capacity of thirty
five persons. More than 5,25O,OOO
people have visited the top of the
monument since it was opened for
observation purposes October 9, 1888.
No entrance fee is charged.
The Lincoln Memorial, recently
completed and opened to the public
was visited by 1888 persons during
July. Located in Potomac Park, di-
rectly west of the Washington Monu-
ment, it IS rather inaccessible fo1
pedestrians; visitors usually go there
by automobile. On a recent Sunday
1000 persons were recorded as en-
tering the great building. 1t is rapid
ly becoming a shrine for tourists. Nc
entrance fee is charged.
Washington's old home at Mount
Vernon on the Potomac river in Vir-
ginia, sixteen miles from Washington
long has been the mecca of pilgrims
from every part of the world, who &c
by steamboat, electric train and auto.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21

Ough fumigation, and a perfumed
bath, the sports were following their
usual vocations.-LaCrosse Chieftain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21

Two rooms to rent to students for
light housekeeping johnson,
PIT Fifth avenue. Phone 146.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21

in price in the primal market ex-
changes
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
BIG FOUR PROGRAM
Lamar Y. NJ. Is. A. Committees Al
ready at Work Earnestly 10
Carry Out Program
Voted.

Committees appointed by President
&. l.. Kirkpatrick of the Y. NJ. b. As
sociation have already commenced
work on carrying out the program
voted by the organizations at the re-
cent test vote. One of the most i'm
portant moves made was the securing
from the Western Electric Company
of plans and estimates for a lighting
system that would make Lamar look
like it ought to look, as one of the
most beautiful cities of the valley. A
system that will use up some of this
juice which we are told is going to
waste and at the same time furnish
us some real convenience in the shape
of white way on Main street and
make it safe to go home after night
will be greatly appreciated by all.
The proposition receiving the high
est vote was paving Main street and
if the women had been canvassed at
the same time, the vote would have
taken in the main residence streets as
well. An owner OF property Will put
in thousands of dollars in improve
ments both inside and outside of a
residence that will not save his better
half near the amount of hard work
that paved street costing a fraction
of the money would. Paving is not
increasing taxation as many argue,
but is merely an improvement to your
property as much needed as a new
floor or new coat of paint. The is
suance of bonds is just an easy way
of making the payments, and the saw
ing of labor and damage after two or
three dust storms will be worth
years assessments.
They say prosperity is just around
the corner" Then let us smooth the
streets so il can roll in on us. Let's
go!
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
MAKING BOTH ENDS MEET
E. Z. Taxpayer Has Scheme That
Ought to Make Everybody
Happy.

Mr.. Editor
learn from good authority that
the hustling business men of North
Main street are organizing a district
of their own and are going to pave
that section of the street from the
railroad to the cement state road. This
furnishes me with a new idea that
ought to please everybody-impossible
as that generally is. A large portion
of our people have been advocating
for number of years a public play
ground for children; while most of the
rest of them are demanding economy.
Now the proposition l am making
is that as soon rs North Main street
is paved will buy the fencing to
fence off the south part of the street
for the children's play ground. 1t
will be an ideal spot for that pur-
pose Think of troop of merry little
folks on summer nights playing hide
and seek along this formerly busy
thoroughfare. The deep holes and
ravines on its corrugated surface will
furnish unequalled hiding places, while
there will never be light enough to
reveal them. The only danger will be
that some may get lost and can't be
found until daylight. Then in winter
think of their merry shedding and
skiing parties in its deeper canyons.
Nothing could be improved upon.
However, if this plan is accepted it
must be done soon as the proposition
must be closed before the county
treasurer makes his call upon
f. z. TAXPAYER.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
Must Recognize Conditions.

There have probably been mare ar
guments for and against the tariff
question than on any other public
issue except taxation. Regardless of
our personal opinion, certain facts con-
front various industries of this coun-
try which, while paying American
wages under American working and
living conditions, must meet foreign
competition.
No wise man would suggest closing
our doors to foreign competitors for
the simple reason that we must sell
certain of our products in the foreign
market.
On the other hand, we must recog-
nize the fact that certain commodities
manufactured under foreign wage and
working conditions may be landed on
our shores at a price with which no
American manufacturer can compete.
Sugar, and paper are typical western
industries that can be wiped out of
cxistance through lack of protection.
American wages and working condi
tions cannot be retained on a foreign
commodity price basis. Think It over.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
Fort Bent Work.

Many citizens of Lamar were sur
prised about six o'clock last evening
by hearing series of heavy explos-
ions to the west of us. If it had hap
pened four years ago general panic
would have been caused as most peo-
Pile would have thought the Germans
were right at our door. 1t was, how
ever, only one of the methods by which
peace makes good use of the imp!e-
ments of war as the Fort Bent Ditch
Co. was blowing up the remains of the
old dam destroyed by last years flood,
and preparing for the work of replac-
ing it farther west with a more per-
manent structure, it is hoped. The
work of financing the new improve
ments has been successfully completed
and the ditch will be placed in better
shape than ever before.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
Land Man Visits Lamar.

H. C. Wear of Wichita, Kansas, one
of the largest dealers in western Kan
sas and eastern Colorado lands, was
here the first of the week accompanied
by Mr.. sprout, a farmer looking for
n new location. Mr.. Wear expressed
his belief that money and land condi-
tions were rapidly improving all over
the country, but there was specially
rapid improvement in the situation SO
far as eastern Colorado land conditions
were concerned. He says inquiries for
land in this section are increasing rap
idly and are more numerous than Tor
any other section of the west.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
NEE-NO-SHE WELL
Late Reports Are That Well Is Going
Down Rapidly Again and Fine
Showing of Oil.

After working for some days in a
strata of the hardest kind of stone
where little progress could be made
word was received last night that the
Nee-No-She drillers had entered a
softer limestone formation and made
good progress yesterday. They made
total of fifteen feet during the day
and had a strong showing of oil, bail
ing out a considerable quantity They
are now nearing the depth and forma-
tion where the geologists claimed from
the start they would strike the oil pool,
and the stockholders and citizens gen.
orally are feeling hopeful that the long
and patient campaign of the gritty
men at the head of the company is to
be awarded by a real strike.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-22
A Moral City.

Wiley cen lay claims to be the one
town in the little old U. S. A. that
has approached the conditions promis-
ed US when the 18th amendment was
adopted. We heard things then about
the hinges rotting off the Jail doors,
and if reports received last week from
Wiley are correct it is rapidly coming
to pass there. According to reports
n citizen of that burg found some un-
known source of supply and soon be-
came in a very mellow condition. He
was so proud of it that he insisted on
staying in the public view, so the city
marshal was at last forced to take
him in charge. The marshal chaper-
oned his bibulous companion to the
city Jail when he discovered that ow-
ing to long disuse the lock and hinges
had rusted so badly that it was i'm
possible to get the door open. All
that was left was to take his charge
to the hotel and stake him to a bed
for the night. Wiley is in danger of
a general rush of those desiring to
put on a show when the facts become
known.