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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
INCREASED CHARGES.

1t seems that the telephone COM
PEI MES are Increasing rates of service
Ill over the state 1t was recently
increased in Webster City and we note
by the newspapers that increases have
taken place at Eagle Grove, Iowa Falls,
Hampton and other points. Coming at
this time, when prices generally are at
lest no higher than during the war,
the people are suspicious that the tele-
phone managers are enforcing unfair
demands, Just what justification there
may be for the increase the Freeman
Journal doesn't know, but it does know
there is widespread complaint among
patrons. A dispatch from Hampton
says:
"This city is now listed with others
III the state as protesting against Il
proposed raise in telephone rates.
"The Northwestern Bell telephone
company has let it be known that be-
ginning May /. it proposes to tax bust
ness phones $3.50 per month. Il raise
Ct 80 cents. and residence phones $50
for four-party line.
patrons are up in arms against the
raise.
within two hours after the propoS-
ed raise was announced, petitions were
being circulated in protest. DR.. J. G..
Powers, the newly appointed mayor
states that the council is strongly
AGAINST the increase in rates.
1T is stated that the, company
claims to be losing about $50 per month
in Hampton, and wants to have that
amount added to income at this place"
During the war the people acquicsced
in increased prices for service of vari-
Gus kinds, realizing that costs had
greatly increased. But there is diff
ferent feeling now and it is hard to
convince the public that there is any
justification for boosting prices above
war levels. The city council of Web
ster City is going to reduce the price
OF gas and electricity in the near future
unless the price of coal increases.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

N Minnesota has sold its bonds on Il
tax-free market. Farmers in Minne-
sofa who can't find mortgage money
IN their farms at per cent have been
able to sell their school district bonds
1T per cent because per cent tax
free to the Hills is better net income
than Z per cent on taxable securities
like farm mortgages or railroad bonds.
The wage workers of Cedar Rapids
last Monday voted $450,O00 in city
bonds for money to improve their city
water works. Not one home owner III
ten in that city can borrow money on
Il mortgage on his home for less than
) per cent because the income from
such Il mortgage is taxable, but by is
suing tax-free bonds the wage workers
Of Cedar Rapids will borrow water
works money for AZ per cent They
will save in interest what the rich save
in federal taxes. Uncle Sam may lose
out because he is trying to levy u con-
fiscatOry tax upon large incomes, but
the common people lose nothing when
the rich prefer to give it to their
school districts and water works in
lower rates of interest.
The menace to good government
which the Rockwell City editor and
the average person sees in taX-frce Sc
curities is not in the tax-frce eXcmp-
ton so much as it is in the cOnfisca-
tory surtax which drives people of
large wealth out of farm mortgage.
railroad bonds and factory investments
into public bonds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

In the tariff bill now before the
senate corn is protected by Il tariff OF
Is cents per bushel. In the Judgment
of the Freeman-Journal that is moi
enough. unless freight rates in this
country are to be materially reduced
1t is said, and it is probably true. that
corn from Argentina can be laid down
at the ports of America considerably
cheaper than corn from Iowa can Ow-
ing to cheap ocean transportation
Iowa's senators and those from other
corn producing states ought to look
out for the interests of their constitu-
ents in this matter. The tariff ON corn
ought to be boosted to at least 81
cents bushcl. Congressman Dickin-
son was in favor of the higher rate in
the house. but the east and south were
able to prevent it. Our senators might
be able to secure it. At least they
should make the attempt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
THE OTHER SIDE.

The question whether on not it would
no wise TO abolish tax exempt sccur-
tiles, like most questions, has two sides
VET Judging from the support the abol-
ishers have worked up it has appeared
that sentiment was largely In favor OF
abolition. However, there seems to be
less demand now than formerly Tor
such a consummation. Bankers, loan
companies, labor unions and farm or
carnations we're united short time
ago in these demands, and it is so
unusual to find all these interests work
ing for the same ends that some doubt
was created as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
such policy.
Tax exempt securities. as rule. are
advantageous to the holder only so far
as his income tax is. concerned and it
does make quite difference with him
provided he has a big income, one that
gels away up in the surtax column.
This bcing the case. the abolition Of
tax exempt securities would have no
effect upon local taxes except as it ill.,
creased the interest rate the people
would have to pay on county, school
and city bonds.
In discussing the proposition of cx-
emptions. as they affect the average
taxpayer. the Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican says:
Louis Hill. son Of the empire build
CIR and railroad king. James J. Hill. has
testified that he has converted many
millions of his mothers estate from
taxable railroad securities to taX-free
public bonds, and the Rockwell City
Advocate remarks that tax-free secur-
tiles are menace to good government.
The reason is, as the Advocate states
it. that Uncle Sam lost $465OO0 an
nually from the income tax that Mrs.
Hill should have paid.
The Advocate is in line with the
average superficial opinion. but the
fact. are that the common people who
pay taxes lost nothing. When the Hills
converted railroad stocks and bonds
into public bonds they accepted much
lower rates of interest. and the COM
mon people who pay school taxes. city
taxes and county taxes saved in inter
est charges on their public bonds what
Uncle Sam last from tbs. income fax
Every consolidated school district
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

Lloyd George. British premier, is I'M
doubtedly the greatest living states
man in the world today He is a man
of remarkable ability and unlimited
courage. OF quick decision and cXecu-
ton and seldom crrs in Judgment. He
makes mistakes, of course. as all men
do who do things. Hut he has rrtain-
cd the confidence of his people through
one of the most stormy periods of
British history and has won approba-
ton while the chief men Of other ma
fions went down in defeat. 4 fcw dars
ago the great premier Went before
parliament with Il demand for Il vote of
confidence in his policies. \ refusal
ON the part of parliament to give him
that meant. of course, his resignation.
We'll, he got what DC asked for. the
vote in his favor standing ~ Ia 81
against. Guess that vote will convince
Lord Norihcraft ami other LIoyd
George hatcrS 1ilat the little Wclchman
is too much for them. Tho Freeman
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
FACE THE FACTS.

If Mr.. BroOkhart should be elected
to the senate from Iowa and succeed
in abolishing federal aid for road i'm
provemcnt he would cost this state Il
loss of over $o.OOO,OOO per annum.-
Times Republican.
The FrcpmnIl..Journal is not in SYM
pathy with Mr. Brooklart's opposition
to federal aid for roads. 1t may be
1 he matter is not properly handled, but
the policy is all right and will result
i'm time in good roads all through the
country.
However. Iowa and other states that
,ay less direct income taxes than the
eastern states must not try to delndc
themselves. In The final analysis all
the expenditures Of the government
come out of the people and in the long
run the people of one state will pay
about as much per capita as the people
Of another Iowa may be getting more
ont of the S7J.OOOOCO annual federal
road fund than she is paying directly IL
taxes. but it all comes home finally.
New York state paid III 1920 in income
and profit and other taxes Sl.i1S;:'2,-
col. while Iowa paid $40,3l2,7SS. Yet
nobody knows Just what percentage OF
iris New York tax is paid by Iowa
consumers in the way Of added costs
for the goods and wares il bought and
fol the money rented from New York
Grs.
During the same year Michigan paid
III to the national treasury in taxes the
SIAN of $2S3,296. O2i and il Is said tlla
Henry Ford paid something like $50
ODO, 900 Of this total The amount Mr..
Ford paid was really paid 10y the con
snmers Of the things he produces 1t
IS Il legitimate part of the cost.
Here is an incident that illustrates
and proves this contention. \ Webster
City owner of Il Chalmers ear wrote
recently to the Chalmers company III
Detroit in relation to securing some
new parts for his automobile and the
company. in reporting prices. added:
: All parts are subject to an additional
i've per cent war tax" Now that tax
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

c. L. Morrow, traffic manager of the
Missouri pententiary ut a salary of
$40 per month, is in trouble and has
resigned. 1t is charged that he has
been receiving IL commission OF from 5
tc IL per cent ON coal used by the
prison. That is Il most serious charge
and if true the state ought to recover
the money and put Morrow where he
would get some of the benefit, other
wise than in cash, from the coal con-
srmed in heating the penitcnitary. 1t
is worse for Il public official to dcfraud
the people than it is for Il common thief
to loot the public treasury, and the
penalty ought to be more severe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
SUPERSTITION.

1t beats all how much superstition
there is in the minds of people who
ought to know better. AS illustrative
of this news accounts tell of three
chumps from Nebraska City, Nebraska,
coming to Iowa a short time ago to
dig for gold supposed to be hidden in
the vicinity of the Missouri river in
the southwestern part of the state. The
dispatch, under a Hamburg date line,
tells the story as. follows:
"Three persons from Nebraska
City, Neb., who were very secretivc
as to names and sources Of informa-
ton upon which they based their
labors, and bringing with them a trance
medium, suddenly appeared on the
scene. They went to the farm owned
hy Mrs. L. Davidson and farmed by Joe
DcnisOn, on which is buried Mrs. Lib
Carmen. They whispered to the tenant
the object of their quest, secured from
Mrs. Davidson permission to dig, she
to have one-half of what gold they
found.
But none was found"
The superstition that puts faith in
trance mediums, the ouija board and
other equally sclf-cvident frauds might
be expected to exist in India and
among the natives Of the South Sea
Islands. but is entirely out of it's sphere
in the United States of America.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

Many popIc who are unhappy because
of prohibition had expected and pre-
dicted that Congressman NOlstcad, all-
thor of the prohibition enforcement
act, would be Slrlvcd just as soon ms
the voters of his district got chance
10 do il. OF course there is a POSSIBLE
ity that NolStead will be defeated at
the election. but did You hear what
happened to him at the nominating con
vCntion in his district the other day:
There had been many rumors to the eff
feet that he was going to have a hard
fight with the chances against him. but
when the convention took action he was
nominated by reclamation. every dele.
gate being for him or at least voting
for aim. As a matter of fact. a very
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
OUR ADVANTAGE.

Chicago Tribune: If we retain our
navy ut the full strength allowed I'M
der the treaty we may be able to in
duce the other powers to further re-
duction with us. If we deliberately
scrap an additional third of out war
vessels, whici will be the effect of the
suggested reduction in personnel. we
can have no Influence whatever toward
making the others come down to our
level. For sthose who, like Senator
Reed. of Missouri. assert that we hmvc
already been bambOozled by British
trickery into an agreement which
makes our navy under the treaty less
powerful than that of England. the let
ter from the general board of the navy.
presented by Senator Lodge in reply to
Reed will be illuminating. That letter
shows that in the long run, and even
with the safe economies assured by the
treaty the United States is strengthen
ing rather than weakening its relative
naval power. If the building programs
Of the United States. Great Britain and
Japan had been allowed to go on llnrc-
stricted by the treaty until 1928. in
stead of a rat 10 of :J-:I-3 or 1GO-1OO-6u.
the ratio would stand: Great Britain.
106: United States. 100, and japan. 81.
Ii is clear. therefore. that by cutting
off building Through this treaty the
United States has improved its rcla-
tive standing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

The dispatches from Des MoineS
state that Clifford Thorne may decide
to become Il candidate for United
States senator from Iowa to succeed
RawSOn. Mr.. Thorne is one of the big
men of the state and is an authority
on railroad and kindred problems. He
Was Il member of the state railroad
commission from 1911 to 1917 and was
recognized as the dominating influence
oi the commission He is an attorney
and is regarded as one of the foremost
Of his profession in south
eastern Iowa. His home is in Wash
ingtOn county. the same county where
Col. BrOokhart lives. He is just as
strong for the farming and allied in
tcrests as the colonel is and is man
OF stronger personally and more com
handing ability. He is of senatorial
size and if sent to the United States
senate could fill the place made vacant
ly kcEyon's retiIacy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
MAKES STATEMENT,

Hon. Charles f. Pickett of Waterloo,
candidate for United States senator to
srccced c. \. RawsOn, delivered an adj
dress before the Grant club in Des
MOines few evenings ago, stating
his position on some of the political
issues now receiving the attention Of
the country. 1t is easy to agree with
the general program announced by Mr..
Pickett and it is plain that he proceed
e.! with considerable caution. At the
start he said:
Il am republican. ! believe in
party government and party RESPONSE
!iIity. If elected to the senate / shall
try to do my part to preserve republi-
can control: to make my party an
Instrument of faithful and patriotic
service. / shall not follow it bllndly,
hut shall seek to he loyal to it. From
Washington to Harding the men who
have served their country best have
been men who worked with ana
through political party"
1t is true. of course, that from Wash
irgton to Harding the men who have
sc rived their country best have for the
most part worked with their party,
vet at times they have found it neces-
sary to oppose the majority of their
own party. Kenyon was accused OF
doing that very thing and many OF the
men and newspapers in this state now
rallyng to the support of Mr.. Pickett
were severe in their criticisms of Ken
yon's methods. Some of them qucs-
..oncd, because he did not follow his
party blindly. his -republicansm and in
timatcd that he was,a near populisf or
was playing to- the galleries. How
about the twelve democrats who re-
fused to follow the. majority of their
party i'm the senate in opposition to
the four power treaty but joined the
republican majority and made raflii-
cation possible: History will probably
give Oscar Underwood. leader or the
democratic forces in the senate that
supported that treaty, credit for bury
ing partisanship and rendering the
country great service by his indie
pendent and patriotic action. The re-
publicans of Iowa want to elect Il re-
publican to the senate to succeed Raw
son. but they want Il republican who
is an American first and who will not
hesitate to oppose his party when al
principle is involved and when his
party is not pursuing course his
Judgment and conscience can endorse
Here is paragraph from MIR.
Pickett's platform that the Freeman-
Journal warmly commendS:
In the reaction, which of necessity
must come after such Il conflict as
ended in The fall Of 1918 the farmer
suffered first and he suffered most. His |
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

EN-convictS. according to the judg-
mcnt of +. f. budding. well known
Cr:minologist, ar" not responsible for
as many crimes, as the public generally
believes. He says "a study of prison
records show hat SG per cent of the
crimes in the country during the past
six months We're committed by new
offenders" and that the eX-conyict is
much better than given credit for he
ing, especially when it is considered
the obstacles in his way when rcleas-
ed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

is collected by the Michigan firm, is
sent to Washington from Michigan and
Michigan gets the credit. But as a
matter of fact it is paid by the con-
sumer in Iowa.
The great bulk of the income taxes
paid by Michigan is paid by the auto
mobile industry, but the people who use
the automobiles are really the ones who
pay it. Hence Iowa, people pay more
of the $2S;,29G,O24 credited to Michi-
gan than the people Of Michigan pay,
because Iowa has more automobiles
than Michigan has. In 1920 this state
lad 400, 1872 autos while Michigan had
only Dol 1872.
When the people Of Iowa arc trying
to kid themselves into believing that
because they pay less income taxes
directly than some of the other states
do that they are not really paying
about their share per capita they must
close their eyes to facts and refuse to
indulge in clear reasoning. or they will
be unable to fool themselves OF the
S75.OOO,eOO appropriated by the ma
tional treasury Iowa pays its share
directly and indirectly and the claim
that because it pays less per capita
direct it is getting. off without shoulder
ing its just proportion is far-fetched
and misleading. All the states pay ac-
ccrding to the prosperity of their peo-
pie and measured by such rule Iowa
pays more per capita than many others
that pay more direct.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

The present congress has done more
for the farmer than any other congress
in the history of the country ana II
did it because the so-callcd farm bloc
was on the ground to emphasize the
need of doing something. 1t passed the
cooperative marketing bill. the future
trading bill. the bill reviving the war
finance corporation which President
Wilson vetoed, the bill giving the farm
loan board an additional SJ0,OOO,OOO,
the emergency tariff BILL etc, etc, and
it is going to enact Il genuine protective
tariff bill in the near future, which
will he the biggest thing fV' the farm
crs of any lcgiSla ton it has enacted.
1t is going to enact, too, the law putting
board But the farmer must rely upon
a dirt farmer on the federal reserve
his own resources in large measure to
bring back prosperity, and he must or
ganize to do it just as other interests
have.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
Men who have to conserve their !

sources by cutting expenses to the
limit ought to have gardens in the
summer and now is the time to prepare
for them. \ good garden will save
many good dollars in tie course of Il
year. A lot of stuff can be produced
from Il small plot of ground, especially
the kind of ground that Iowa has, if
planted and cultivated with intcll-
gence. Besides. fresh vegetables from
the garden are superior to anything
that can be purchased on the market
and one can always have whatever is
scaSonable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
Mr.. Bryan. one of the slyest and clev.

Mr.. Bryan. one Of the slyest and clev-
crest propositions in the country. who
is now Il full Pledged sOutherner, says
that if the people of his newly adopted
state. Florida. want him to decorate a
seat in the United States senate he
doesn't see how he can patrioticafly re-
fuse He holds that Il real honest.tO-
goodness citizen of this land of the
free and home of the brave must &C.
ccpt a draft to service in public office
just as ne must accept draft to SER
vice IN the army. And. of course, Mr..
Bryan has not overlooked the fact that
the .emoluments are a blamed sight
more inviting in the former than in the
latter service. Moreover. ones person
is not exposed to 80 much danger of in
jury when it rcposcs in one of the up
seats in The upper house Of
congress as it is when wearing the uni
form of soldier But nobody is en-
titled to say that MI Bryan ever sought
to escape his full duties of citizenship,
as he was Il colonel in the Spanish
American war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

Burton +. Sweet. of Wavcrly, candi-
date for United States senator, has !;
very good record in congress to his
credit. He has served in the lower.
house seven years as representative
from the Third district. He has in
variably stood for the interests of the
people and can be relied upon if elected
to the senate. However, Tie is not well
known throughout the state and in II
field of five candidates will hardly get
the support he deserves. He is an able
man and an industrious worker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

neglected to put up signs before rail
road crossings? Until you get this
thought through the outer crust of yom
self-complacency you'll never have {:
channel through which an understand
ing of the depths Of my love and Gle
votion can flow. | don't intend t.
tell you that l expect to love you les
because you're part of me-but as fa
as outward signs are concerned it ma!
he hard for you to realize this.
I wish you might know how gisidl!
l have worked that you and r
might be educated. And remember.
Bill, there seems to be something vel
planned out in the scheme OF things
whereby. when you were baby ant
unable to conduct your life as you feel
you are able now. l was the one big
outstanding feature Of your existence
Then there comes Il time when all the
strength lies in you and my turn is over
i must necessarily look TO yOu-tc
your love and affection, or else l am
frank TO confess that my life is a fail
IRE. Instead of investing in houses
and other provisions for my old ag'
I have nut all the eggs into one basket
my investment has been in futures
Not only money, but youth and
strength are invested, and you can giv'
me back nothing of the last two
Think it over, but don't talk with me
about it,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

In the Judgment of the Sac City Bull
letin there is no more stable invest.
ment than Iowa farm land. and men
acy of corn belt land are loath to adj.
nit that Iowa land will ever go back
During the past year it has taken :,
world of optimism to see the ultimate
coming of brighter days, but Iowa
farms no: for speculation, but fo1
homes. are deserving of every conf
dence.''