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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.

"Mary, you know that half dollar
you gave me this morning? Well,
after buying lunch and paying my
street car fare I've only got dime
left, and"
"John Simmons l demand to
know who are you running around
with ?"-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
EXCHANGING NOTES

"That new clerk of yours is stu
diOus fellow. He's going to make
good
why do you think so? asked
Nj. Dubwaite.
lie frequently steps over to con-
suit the dictionary"
Yes, he and our stenographer
use it as post Office -Birmina-
ham Age-Herald.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
JUVENILE JUDGE

"Now they have a woman judge
for juvenile court"
"That's all right"
"Of course it's all right, but it
seems funny to pick out an unmar-
ried woman. Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
A CHEERFUL SPIRIT.

'I'm onto that man."
Gas to howl"
"He's always pretending he's
having a good time"
swell, that isn't bad way to go
through life"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
ouTFIELp CHAT
NOT HE.

"Iook here, STRIP ominously de-
manded old Festus Poster, who had
been disturbed by queer noises in the
night. ''Do you play the saxo-
phone~
mo-" removing his hat and ex-
posing very bald head, replied the
man who had recently moved in next
door. 81 lost my hair in the natural
course of events" kansas City
Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
SEEMS A FOOLISH AMBITION.

George Bernard Shaw thinks peo-
pie will learn, in time, to live as
long as Methuselah did. But what
man wants to live that long? Even
at forty fellow is passed up by the
girls, unless he has money to sup
port several Misunderstanding.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
STATUS OF THE HORSE.

"The automobile has not dis
placed the horse"
"No," said Cactus Joe,. ''and it
never will. Everybody in Crimson
Gulch keeps bettin' on boss races in
the hope of winnin' enough to buy
q new fivver."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
: oowN TO BARE FACTS
directed to Tell All he
witness Ss.s Did His Best to Obey In
"'"' struetIon Received.

c.u,tOr Harreld was talking
's b;s charge that an oil monop-
~; :. irving to freeze out the coun-
y y !, Independent oil producers.
:, lTbsss monopolies," he said, "are
...,,rigible. You make laws for
u. r. obey, and they interpret
'a.r laws about as fairly as the wit
J. IS Interpreted the lawyers orders.
a witness had been introducing
sood deal of extraneous matter
~ lis evidence, and finally the
opDOsition lawyer banged on the
Table s'S and yelled:
aNow, my friend, all we want to
boar IS what you know. We don't
want to hear what some one else
Knows, or what you think, or any
thing sli Of that kind, but we want to
hear what you know only. What
ou know-do you understands
4The witness nodded.
sWell,' l know he said, shaking
Is fOrefnger at the lawyer for en-
basiis-I know that George Jones
ID that Peter Thompson told him
at he heard Jack Smiths divorced |
fe tell James Logan's daughter |
at her son said his Cousin Eli was |
ere when the raid took place, and
,g Winpenny busted his new three
Ion still over the cops head
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
MUSCLES ARE OLDER.

Miss de Style-I cannot dance SO
well any more.
Miss Gunbusta-How's that?
Miss de Style-My shoulders tire
30 easily.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-05-18
Evils of Consultation.

Perhaps the most serious Of the
diseases caused by constipation is
appendicitis. If you would avoid
this dangerous disease, keep your
bowels regular. For this purpose
Chamberlain S Tablets are excel
lent, easy to take and mild and
gentle in effect.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30


We seriously question if there is
any substantial basis for the asser-
ton that President Harding will veto
any bill proposing to place dirt
farmer on the federal reserve bank
board. In the first place that does not
sound Hardingesque and then 1t would
be a foolish thing to do from a political
point of view and the president is not
likely to disregard political conse-
uuences Observation-Disclosures Courier
While the bill recently passed by the
senate anent the appointment of fed
eral reserve board members does not
explicitly state that the president must
appoint dirt farmer it does say that
he must give consideration to the asri-
cultural interests of the country III
making selections of directors. 1t the
president vetoes that bill it will surely
cause him much trouble in the future
and if he fails to carry out its provi-
sions in good faith. in the event ii
becomes a law. he will he severely
criticized. There is really no reason
to suspect that Mr.. Harding con
templates anything of the kind.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
Irn,,erroes 11th Oneratiol,.

Relatives i'll this city Friday received
word that Lloyd Johnson. son OF Mrs.
Truman Johnson of this city, has Just
undergone another operation in a gov
eminent hospital at Minneapolis, the
eleventh operation lie has undergone
since the war. IT is also the second
he has had since Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Johnson is well known here as
a world war veteran who was cited
for bravery and Mlds several medals.
He served in one of the first aAmeri-
can divisions to get into active service
in France. He was severely wounded
several. times and invalided home.
/ The operation he has just undergone
was bone grating operation in the
wrist The bone to he grated was
taken from his arm. He suffers sew
erp!y and has been confined to the hos
pital for many months. The many
friends of the family here will sincere
II hope for his early and complete re-
coyery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
THE SENATORSHIF.

eHamilton county is pushing Senator
Chase into the primary campaign for
the nomination for senator for the dis
trict comprising the counties Of Hamil-
ton, Hardin and Wright. Mr.. Chase
held this position for two terms, when
he was succeeded by Mr.. Schaffter. If
there is validity to geographical claims
which weigh little with the Eagle
Hardin county is entitled to the next
senator in this district. But it is ap.
parent she will have two candidates in
the primary which will doubtless defeat
the ambitions of both and throw the
senatorship again to Mr.. Chase. as
Wright county is not expected to pre-.
sent a candidate Mr.. Chase was a
strong factor in the Iowa senate, Il DOM
inant factor, and is a man of unusual
ability. His record in the Iowa senate
was wholly above criticism and appar-
emily nothing can defeat him but a
feeling in Wright county that Hardin
county is now entitled to the senator"
Eagle Grove Eagle.
The question of location should have
absolutely no influence upon the voters
Of Wright county or any other county
this year The district is emitted to he
| represented in the legislature by the
| best material it has-by the man who
can do the most for the people. Sena-
| tor Chase would assume leadership
from the day the senate met and he is
the kind of leader that the people
need just now. He has wide experience
| in both the house and senate. and the
| record he made shows that he is right
upon the questions of great Importance
to the district
The farmers of Hamilton county
know Mr.. Chase like book and that is
| the reason there was so much entllu-
siasm for him at the meeting OF far
merS held in this city few weeks ago.
Under ordinary conditions il may be all
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
FOR THE sOLDIER.

1t is not true, as some cynics insist.
that the government has done and is
doing nothing for the soldiers OF the
great world war. Nor is it true. as
many declare, that the people do not
fully appreciate the services rendered
by the boys who did the fighting and
were in training to fight. The public
makes no distinctions between those
soldiers who crossed the Atlantic and
those who did not because they didn't
have the opportunity. The people do
appreciate the services of the soldiers
and that appreciation will be exempli-
fled throughout the next fifty years. in
various WAYS, as it has been with re-
lation to the civil war veterans.
In answer to the direct question. put
to its Questions and Answers Depart
ment," "Just what has the government
dome for its ex-soldiers,' the Des MOinrs
News says:
con December 81. 1921. approxi-
mately 1O2, 1000 men We're receiving v".
f! cational training: 153,650 disability
compensation claims were being paid
m ontl,ly by the Veterans Bureau 49,.
43s death compensation claims were
being paid as Of the same date: G,730
insurance disability claims We're being
paid at this time: and 134. 1874 instlr'
ance death claims. At the time OF dis
Charge, each veteran received bonus
lof $50, and also an allowance OF uni.
form and part Of equipment. All vet
Grams receive preference in L. S. Civil
Service examinations and appointments
and in filing homestead claims on gov
ernment lands. Disabled veterans are
entitled to free medical treatment. Very
many of the State governments have
enacted bonus laws; Others have such
laws pending for referendum votes; and
almost all the states have given veter'
ans some special benefits such as state
civil service examinations. loans. en-
ployment aid, housing aid. exemption
from taxation. license fees, etc"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

Some farmers may think they are the
only ones suffering severely from the
present depression in the value of farm
products. But such is not the case The
retail merchants in the average towns
in the agricultural districts are also
suffering. Their business has fallen Off
tremendously and many Of them are
finding it hard to continue. let alone
making fair profit on monthly sales.
Retail prices are. Of course, generally
higher than pre-war levels, but even
the merchant who is doing a better
business than he did before the war is
not making anything, because the cost
Of operation has greatly increased.
Rents are higher. taxes are higher. fuel
lis higher. interest is higher, clerk wages
are higher. In fact. it costs the average
merchant almost twice as much as it
did in 1913 to do business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
Kan,rar Wins.

By taking two firsts and two Sec
onds Kamrar won the dual dcciama-
tory contest with Randall held Friday
evening in the Methodist church at
Kamrar. The contest was well at
tended.
William JaycoX, who represented
KamraT in the drdmatic division, was
given first over ALI on his reading,
'The Christus.' ,#
Miss Eva May Cable. Miss Lola
Hughes and Miss Bertha Teal, all OF
Lincoln high school, were the judges.
The winners lin tiles contest were:
OratOrical-
First: Paul Peterson (RandalD,
National Apostroplic.."
Second: Caroline Gerber (Kamrar).
"The American: Flag"
Dramatic
First: William JaycoX. (kamrar)'
''Thc Christus.' ,i,rg
Second: Florence Wilson (RandalD,
"Twcnty-five Years After
Humorous
First: Gladys Nelson KamraD,
"Mrs. Virgins on Womcn's Rights"
Second 4rdith Fonken (kamrap.
Last Night When You Kissed Blanche
!. Thompson"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

Mr.. Gladstone was reckOncd as Great
Britaiu'S greatest prime minister, NOT
excepting Disraeli. and yet Lloyd
George 1T 50 has done far more ana IS
still at work on the job.-SiouX City
Journal.
The fact that Lloyd George has ac'
c0mplished the most for the British
empire and for the world doesn't prove
him the greater man. Just how much
influence Gladstone might have had in
shaping things toward later accomplish.
ments can never be known. Moreover,
the world war brought opportunities to
Lloyd George that were not brought to
Gladstone. The former may be the
greater man. He is one Of the greatest
statesmen the British empire ever pro
duced. but Gladstone might have &C
complished more than Lloyd George has
or will had he been born fifty years
later than he was. In Judging men the
times in which they lived, the condi
tons surrounding them, the character
and customs of the people. etc. etc.
must be taken into consideration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

thought he was the guilty man and now
was his chance to tell the truth. He
rrofessed his innocence and said we
were going to kill the wrong man and
said lie wanted to say little prayer
and ask God to forgive him for his
sins. After he got through one of the
hoys discharged gun and he jumped
about two feet
Sheriff Robb concluded his testimony
rela tive to Davenport by testifying that
on the way back to the jail he again
accused the negro of lying and that
Davenport was so scared that his teeth
|chattered. but he stOutly maintained
his innocence.
IT Davenport Went through all that
without breaking down and confesslns.
lit is some indication Of his innocence.
Many innocent negroes would have
confessed to a lie. believing that neces'
sary to save their lives.
The Freeman Journal doesn't want
to lay straw in the way OF law Ell
fOrcement officers. They have much to
contend with. But where there are
big rewards otfered-S1 800 in the case
under consideration-th temptation to
convict somebody is great. We are not
saying that Robb is after the reward
alone. He wants to vindicate the law
land believes that either Williams OF
Davenport is guilty. However. we be-
ll;eve such methods as revealed by MIR
Robb's own testimony are entirely toe
harsh to use against a man merely
accused of crime.
Since the foregoing was written Joe
Williams has been convicted of the
murder of the school teacher in ques
ttion. Now how can the treatment OF
Davenport he excused?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
THE PROOF AT HAND.

1t has been said time and again in
the past that the prosperity of the cities
and towns depended upon the prosperity
of the farmer. Everybody believed it,
too, but the truth of that assertion was
never driven home with the emphasis
with which it has been during the past
year. r,f.J a ss
The farmer, being unable to. sell his
great staple crops at even cost. has
stopped buying except to the extent
that he must buy. He is saving every
cent lie can, having cut out all luxuries
and extravagances. As Il result, bust
ness in town is slow and when business
in town is slow the manufacturing cen
tiers feel it keenly. ar:,:
The farmer, too. is coming to realize
that he needs the towns and cities to
furnish him a ma rket for the things he
has to sell. He cannot consume what
he produces and when the towns and
cities are prosperous he finds market
at fairly good prices, as prosperity in
creases consumption. In speaking
along these lines, the Boone News-Re-
publican says:
"IOwa has woke up to the truth OF
her old adagc. voiced so many times on
the positive side, but never so well re-
allied before on the negative side. The
prosperity of the city and country is
indissolubly linked. Perhaps we had
to have this stress of agricultural hard
times to bring the city and country into
closer communion in a business way.
Every line of business has had its
slump. the farmer worst of all. and now
instead of back-biting and accusations,
there is sympathy between the city ana
country. 1t is realized better than ever
that all classes of business must pros
per alike. and that no class can suffer
without loss of prestige to the other
classes. 'gG
$50 that at least one good thing
comes out of our present condition. ana
that is that we are learning to boost
instead of knock on the other fellows
industry. If we can help the farmer i'll
any way we can help trade, and we re-
alize now better than We have ever re-
allied before that the prosperity OIL
this state is very dependent Oh the well
fare and success of agriculture. From
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
We wish President Harding would

We wish President Harding would
n iterate time and again his pronounce
ment that the next war will call for
the CONSUMPTION Of everybody at sol
diers pay. and for all property. The
president is in position to give life and
substance to this doctrine and he Ought
to do 1t. Had such plan been pur-
sued during the great world war the
United States would not now he sc
heavily in debt, because the war would
not have cost anywhere near what il
did. There would now be no bonus t.
pay. because the soldiers would have
Jared as well as others during the wal
SO far as financial compensation was
concerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
Insuects stanl,cpe, Schools.

Stanhope Record: The past week. the
county Red Cross nurse. Miss Gladys
Bonner, finished her. work in Inspect.
ing the eight grades Of bur school. She
is careful. painstaking and sympathetic
in. her work. 10 make ner,' survey
bring the, greatest Insults Ito the COM
m,lnity.t the suggestions on the slips
sent to tile parents should be given care
ful consideration. We. think the Red
Cross is to be congratulated npon h3v-
ing SO efficient and capable9a worker
to perform this splendid service to the
schools of our county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

We can imagine what an explosion
there was on Wall street when the
daily papers announced the other DAY
that the so-called farm bloc had scored
another victory and that the presi-
dent way directed by bill that passed
the senate to give due regard to
fair representation Of the financial,
agricultural. industrial and CONNER
cial interests and geographical divi-
sious Of the country in the appoint
ment Of members to the federal reserve
board.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
ALCOHOL VS.. GASOLINE.

A writer from StratfOrd has the fol-
lowing in recent issue OF the Des
MOines Register:
Il have been Informed that five gal
Ions Of denatured alcohol can be
manufactured from btlshel of corn.
This sort of alcohol provides an eN-
cellent substitute for gasoline. and if
we could force the price of corn up
and the price of gasoline down we
would simply kill two birds with one
stone. Is there not some one who has
sufficient capital at his command that
will give this subject due considera-
| tom"
| Just how much alcohol can be pro-
duced from bushel of corn the Free
mani ournal doesn't know. 1t has I'M
derstood. however. that five gallons of
whiskey can be distilled from a busllel
of corn. AS long as corn is as cheap
as now it probably could be manu-
featured into alcohol and sold cheaper
than gasoline is being sold but not
cheaper than gasoline can be sold. Ii
some capitalist would embark in the
extensive manufacture Of alcohol for
power purposes it is likely that the
Standard Oil company would give him
a race for his money. Gasoline would
he sold so cheaply that the capitalist
who put his money into the venture OF
making alcohol to compete with gas
oline would probably be put out OF
business and if the price of corn in
creased it would make it that much
easier for the Standard Oil company
t. win. The public would not for IL
moment stand by alcohol if it could
get gasoline cheaper Then when the
capitalists who ventured their money as
suggested by the Stratford correspond
ent were bankrupt gasoline would go
back to the old price, with enough add
ed to make uD for the losses in fighting
|ilcOhOl. t
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
.Jewell Man in Tourney.

Jewell Record Andrew Anderson. OF
Des Moines. won the state checker tour
nament at Des Moines last week, with a
total of "a points. . Each contestant
played As games. wins counting two
points, draw counting one point. An
derson won % games. drew 16 and lost
3. for a total of "a points. With thir-
teen men playing. DR.. Allen finished in
eighth place with the excellent score OF
As points The low man of the tourney
mad only II points. DR.. Ahen won AZ
games, got 13 draws and lost 10 games.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

The country is hoping. we believe
that the government and Henry Ford
will come to some agreement on the
Muscle Shoals project whereby the I'M
provements there will be carried ON tt
competition and that the great plant
will be put in operation in due time
X'hether or not FOrd's offer is suffi
Gent is for experts to figure out: If il
is NOT, perhaps he could be induced te
make some concessions that would
render his proposition acceptable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
Licenses for Dogs,

Stanhope Record: The dogs in STAN
hope and vicinity, are receiving their
numbers, which will be a protection in
saving them from dogs grave. All
owners of dogs must secure a county Ii
cense and state or town license, and
each dog must wear a medal on his
neck which bears the registration mum.
Der of each license. ~ p!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

OF late there has been many bank
consultations throughout the country
The latest news in this respect comes
from Mount Pleasant. where the, First
National and the National State bank.
have just been merged, each having q
capital of 100000. Some of these con
solicitations are the legitimate result OF
the depressing time, the banks suffer
ing along with other interests.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

They had a busy time in municipal
court at Waterloo the other day and
the grist was twenty-nine convictions
for gambling and violations Of liquor
laws. The cuiprits drew sentences
ra nging from six to nine months in
jail and fines all the way. from $50 to
$1,000 Served 'em right Jail sell
tcnces Of six months and fines of 81, 600
are apt to take the enthusiasm out OF
chronic law viOlatorS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

President Harding. criticized for his
style in speech. believes there are
other things as important in Il chief
executives life as phrase making
Sioux City Journal.
And the president is right about it.
Moreover. his style of speech is good
and when he takes up his pen to
write he throws ideas and words to-
sether in fine style. Ten 40 one. he
does better job than nin"tenths of
bis critics could do under the same
oircumsta noes. Mr.. Harding is Il very
busy man and cannot take the time to
that are f1awieSS. But when he does
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

Every member Of congress knows
that importers have always opposed a
protectiye tariff. but this congress is
the first one ever having strong re-
unblican majority that the importers
were able to scare by propaganda
what the country needs right now is
Good protective tariff. Such tariff
orrht to have been enacted three OF
fonr months ago. While congress ha''s
concentrations are rolling in. We need
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30
ALLEGED Il J: BAD CHECK
WRITER NABbED HERE
George Olson, of Stanhope,
Returned to Des
MOines.

George Olson. of Stanhope. wanted in
Des Moines on charge Of writing
checks without funds, was arrested
here Thursday. A deputy sheriff from
Polk county took him back to Des
A,Oines that night.
Olson is said to have written checks
tota ling some 500 on Stanhope bank
in which he had no funds. The checks
are said to have been given in pay
ment for merchandise.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-30

If Debs does so to Russia. as IT is
r@ported that he may, he must look out
Ia have enough money for return
ticket. He can hardly earn any In
Russia. If he should happen 10 II
would cost him on freight to bring II
back home more than ii would he
worth. Russian money is worth now
something like five cents bushel.