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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
MISREPRESENTATION.

'He NCol BrookharD is the only
candidate who forcsaw the evils Of the
cumminS, ESch railroad laW and OPP
posed them While Clifford Thornc
was defending Senator Cummins in the
last campaign. while Mr.. Sweet was
voting for the law. and Will" Mr. Pick
eft and Mr. Francis were at best silent.
Col. BrOokhart was trying TO arouse
the farmers to The dangers which it
entaiicd for them. '--Dcs MONIES News.
The News miSrcDrcSrntS the facts.
Mr.. ThOrnc WAS against the tlmlnn%-
Esch law and supported Mr.. Brook
hart in the primary cam aign tW"
wears ago and wrote letter opposing
the law. However, after the ncmina-
ton of CumminS Mr. Thornc supported
the ticket. as all loyal republicans did.
Does the News mean to say that Col.
Rrookhart opposed the election of
C,mmins after Cummins was nominal
cd. If he did he is surely not en-
titled to the support of republicans
now. If the Freeman Journals mem
ory serves it right both Col Brookhart
ana Mr.. Thornc supported Cummins
at the fall election.
No matter whether the CumminS-
Esch law is good or bad it was not II
Marty measure and was supported by
practically the entire membership OF
loth houses of congress and by the
president. Mr. Wilson.
Moreover. both the democratic and re-
nublican national platforms said it
Sbould be given fair trial. As Il mat
Ter of fact politicians who are trying
TO make partisan political capital ont
IF that law have very poor grounds Tor
so doing. 1t was a compromise meas
ire and while amendments are deSlr-
,,bIe il conta ins the frame work that
will he the basis of railroad lcgisla-
tion for wears to come. The law is he
ing made to suffer in public eStima-
ion more because of improper admin
81 ration of some of its provisions than
because of improper provisions. After
some amendments and under proper adj
ninistration the Freeman-Journal has
-aitb 10 believe that the law will prove
-oir,y satisfactory We believe valu
atoms for rate making have been
placed too high and that it is a mis-
AXE TO allow the roads credit of from
80 600. 900 to $GO0,G0O 900 interest ON
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

And now there is talk Of the anti
administration republicans organizing.
a movement to make Albert J. Bcvcr-
idge. who recently carried the Indiana
primaries ny 10000 majority against
Senator New. the next republican nom
ince for president. 1t is entirely too
early in the administration Of Harding
to forecast the probabilities of IL fight
against him for renOminHt ton, but ii
there is to be such Il fight Revpridgc
is the logical leader. provided he is
elected TO the position for which he
has received the nomination. He Serv-
ed twelve years in the senate and is II
man of unusual ability and capacity
for doing things There has been CON
siderable criticism of President Hard
ing Perhaps more than is Justified
under the circumstances. ana there is
no telling whether or not this criti-
cism will grow in volume and severity.
But republicans should remember what
Harding inherited and judge him from
that standpoint He is doing well CON
sidpring conditions which confronted
him when hc took the oath of office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
PAYING FOR PAVING REPAIRS.

Now that the Webster City cOuncll
| is making arrangements to repair the
street paving the question of how the
expense should be financed must be
determined before long.
| The contractors are still holden Tor
defective work on some OF the streets
if the bond given under the five years
guarantee is good. but that is Il qucs-
tjon for the courU to decide and suit Is
now pending.
During the war. and before the OK
piration of the five years guaranty.
the proposition was taken up with the
contractors. Owing to the cXtraordin-
airy high price of labor and material at
that time. the council and the contract
crs reached an agreement to postpone
rcpnirs until conditions became more
sat isfactory, the contractors signing IL
waiver admitting their responsibility
ON some of the streets. Then Il ie"
years ago. the contractors repaired
some of the paving with cement ana
last year some of it was repaired with
asphalt, but the council never accept
ed such repairs as fulfilling the guar
antv and it remains for the courts to
Diet crmlne to just what extent. II amy.
the contractors are now Liable
If the courts do not hold the con
tractors the question of how thc costs
of repairs are to be financed must be
settled.
In the Judgment of the Freeman
Journal the general taxpayer ana not
the individual property owner should
pay for the repairs or SO much trcreoi
as the contractors do not pay Tor.
The city council in authority when
the paving was put in is responsive
because Il bad job was done and the
city as n whole is responsible Tor the
acts of the council The Freeman
Journal is not corltcnding for II NOM
cnt that the council did not do ats best
to secure Il good job or that the CON
tractors knowingly put in inferior paw
Ing But the fact remains that IL was
inferior and the property owners were
compelled to pay for something lhey
did not get All the people elected
the council and all the people ought
to he required to bear the burden for
any mistakes that We're made.
1t was insisted upon ut the time the
paving was put in that 1t would last
at least twenty years. but as u matter
of fact some of il was in bad condition
in two years.
The decision of the district court ana
of the supreme court in the case
brought against the city by {. Il. AT
kinson was to the effect that the con
tract was not fulfilled. and ME- Al
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

klnSon did not have to pay for the
paving in front of his residence But
somebody had to pay for it and rs the
people generally elected the council the
people instead of the property owners
ought to pay for the plumbers OF the
council.
Some of the paving has shown de-
| fccts since the expiration of the five
years guaranty and these defects must
be corrected. 1t is absolutely certain
that although the contractors are not
| legally holden for these defects they
are the result of inferior work or the
use of inferior material, because some
OF the asphaltic concrete that has been
in eight or ten years is still in good
condition and indications are that it
Will last for at least twenty years and
perhaps more.
Taxpayers who have paid for paw
ing in front of their property and Sc
cured a good job do not feel like pay
ing for repairs in front of other prop
erty, but all the voters are responsible
for the acts of the council and if the
council failed in its duty TO protect the
rights of the taxpayers in this matter
il is the fault of all the people for
e!ccting such Il council and is not the
fault of the individual property OWL
crs who secured inferior paving after
paying the same as other property
owners who secured good paving.
The E'rceman-JOurnal has always
held that Il part of the expense of
paving should be borne by the general
taxpayer. Everybody gets some bene
fit out of it and all should contribute a
part of the cost. In some states half
the expense of such Improvements are
paid by all the taxpayers. the other
half being paid by the property own
ers directly benefited. These prop
crty owners of course pay their pro-
portionatc share of the half paid from
the public treasury. Since the Web
stcr City council charged all of the
cost to abuttinS property. even to pay
ing for intersections and alley intakes.
the public treasury should now bear
the expense of repairs over and above
the amount the court decides that the
contractors should pay.
The Fvcoman-Journal would he glad
TO hear the views of its readers on this
matter. II is Il question that should
be decided upon merit and the individ-
ual taxpayers should not let his person
al interest warp his Judgment it
seems only fair that the taxpayers
should pay for all repairs necessary to
give the property owners at least TWEEN
ty wears service from the paving they
paid for.
1t is IL question. too. whether or not
the council could make property own
crs pay fo- repairs under the circum-
stances.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
4 4 4 X X 4 X X 4 4 X
THE IOWA CHAMPIONS
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Peoria Ull) JOurnal-Transcript
Iowa farm journals and newspapers
are carving articles about four Iowa
Youths who are considered champions.
None of them is Il champion athlete
or a champion singer or champion
baseball pldyer-but all of them are
champions according to the sensible
Iowa standard.
Norman Haroldson is the champion
corn grower of the state and has been
awarded gold medal for his expert
ness in raising an immense crop OF
corn Oh an acre of his fathers farm.
John Sjmeckcl is the champion stu
dent of carpentry in the state schools
and has been awarded medals for nav
ing made various things with tools.
Miss Mabel Samuels is the cham
pion cook of the grade school pupils
and has been awarded medals for her
culinary abilities.
Henry J. Smith is the champion live
stock Judge of the state for the high
school pupils and will he taken to the
International Fat Stock show this year
to help in judging stock.
After all, the Iowa idea OF cham-
Dions is better than the ideas OF some
other states along that line. Iowa set
out several years ago on Il sensible
campaign to keep the boys and girls
interested in farm and country life. 1t
was the theory of the leaders in the
movement that if Iowa could partially
solve her boy and girl problem she
would be well along toward settle
ment of the other problems of the COM
n,Gnwcnlth Since the program start
q. tie state t.i:s developed Il S'rON.'
Al = t.t "a ,lsciitli it,.'' +. ii:H !oHll'
!, ,1t.c, i:.s G,o c-D.ud al interest Ill
Iu. manual arts among lhc b0ys, anu
a.; interested the girls in household
RS. Emphasis has not been placed
.,,.hall i'm the grade and high
n,ir;s, >. hut athletics have not been
h,,... Farming ana housekeeping
have uytn ~o,fied and if the cam
p:,ign l. i, !. ,n ic state OF Iowa VIII
not be como 81 10 start back TO
thc farm mo :. n. twenty-five years
from now.
The boy who is i!:> champion corn
grower is much more rpt to be great
man than the boy WI may now ne
the champion autonpiii" driver; anu
the Girl who takes ti'%. prize In Il
f,ui. cn...:n: contest is much more
m, TO be y GOOD home Eia.:cr and COM
murity leader than fine girl who mas
n reputation fer wearing the ianclcst
clio. hes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
THAT RALSTON.NOLAN BILL.

Perhaps the RalSton Nolan bill, in
PRODUCED in congress. is receiving more
attention than it deserves. as ii is Il
freak. 1t proposes to tax land one
per cent, Cxcmpting improvements and
$4,000 worth of land held by one
owner 1t would work out like this
in Iowa: Here is IL quarter section
worth $3.50 per acre. or $4,000. Per-
haps it has $4,000 worth of improve
ments and the other $4,000 exemption
would bring the taxable value down to
$4,000. which would be taxed one
per cent under this bill. amounting to
5000 per annum If the same owner
had another quarter section of equal
value he would get only the cXcmp-
tions for Improvements. leaving S3o,ooN
to be taxed one per cent, or $500.
The farmers and land owners of the
country. it would appear to fair mind
ed people. have already been soaked
hard enough without adding such Il
burden to them.
The bill is in fact Il single tax law
after the theories of Henry George. IL
will meaning dreamer. Mr. George
would not take the land out right from
owners. but he would confiscate it i'll
a roundabout way. In his book Mr..
George gives this recipe for taking
land away from owners without con
fiscating IT directly:
Il do not propose either to purchase.
or to confiscate property in land. The
first would he unjust: the second need
less Let the individuals who now
hold it still retain. if they want to,
possession of what they are pleased to
call their land: let them buy and sell
and beQueath and devise it. We may
safely leave them the shell If we take
the kernel II is not necessary to con-
fiScate land il is only necessary to-
confiScatc rent
IL is Uncomfortable that any member
of congress from Iowa would vote for
such a measure as the RalStOn Nolan
bill and it is also incoaccivable that
any considerable number of congress
men from all states would support ii.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

Here is a file for the chaps to gn;iw
lat who are insisting that Il protective
tariff destroys foreign commerce. Dur
ling the sixteen years fro 1897 to 1913.
la period of unhrollcn protection, our
foreign commerce increased from ST.
$50. 723.9GS to $i,27S S9S,::.S:;. an in
crease of 49, per cent This simple
fact most el1cctually answers the I'M
supported assertion of free traders that
I'VE cannot sell in the foreign markets
of the world because of protective
tariff. The tariff has nothing to do
with it. We can sell if we can sell
cheaper than our competitors--tariif
or no tariff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
OUTING CLUB REALTY
COMPANY IS FORMED
Corporation to be Holding
Company for Pitcher
Land.

Articles of incorporation for the Out
ing Club Realty Co. have been filed
with the county recorder. The com
pany is incorporated for twenty years
with Il capital stock of $4,000, divided
into $50 shares. The officers are (:
PRESIDENT, Il. +. Jones; vice president
WI. Whitman secretary. ia. Boeye
treasurer, w. c. Pyle. Directors. ii. p
Mason. Narick c. Crosby, W. W.
Pearcc.
The corporation was formed as !,
holding company for the c. j. Pitcher
property. recently purchased by the
company. with Il view of adding it to
the Outing club grounds. The mem.
hers of the realty company are those
who purchased the Pitcher property
and all are Outing club members.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
A SAD TRAGEDY.

People ought to be very considerable
!of the reputation OF a man or woman
WHO has lived among them for years
the upright life. Yet the public is
prone to accept every evil report and
not give the accused the benefit of his
or her example of Il life of probity
and merit.
From Mars Hill. Ohio. comes the re-
port of IL tragedy that ought to be a
reminder to the people that they can
not believe FL reports OF evil even
when INDUCED in by thoughtless young
girls.
AT Easter time says a Mars Hill
dispatch. when the church was being
decorated and a Is year old girl was
assisting in the decorations, the pas
tor caught her in his arms as she fell
from !, stcpladder, saving her from
injury. She became hyStcrcal and
ran home telling her parents the mn
lister had put his arms around her
iii an improper manner.
THE entire community was against
the pastor, although he swOrc his IN
nocence by his God. His removal was
demanded and he found himself the OBJ
ject of scorn in a community where he
had for years been shown respect ana
regard Leaving Il note declaring ne
was guilty of no offense. the minister
ended his life with Il rifle. Nav the
girl admits that hcr charges were With
out basis and the tOwnspcoplc are
dghaSt ut the tragedy they feel they
caused"
The people did cause the tragedy
ard they ought to feel aghast. Boys
and girls do not always tell the truth
ard before such stories are believed
they ought to be confronted by the VIC.
tim and given severe srili!ns ana
examination. The chances are that
had such Il course been pursued III
Mars Hill the girl would have been
unable to maintain her story and 1t
would have been developed that she
was lying. But the people believe"
her and would not listen to the defense
of the minister 30 unjustly accused.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

If congress would pass as soon as
possible Il comprehensive protective
tariff measure it would make more re-
publican votes than anything congress
can do, because ii would stop impor-
tatiOns and do more to give employ
ment to idle mechanics than anything
that can possibly be done. Protection
lists cannot understand why congress
is fiddling away while the product of
cheap foreign labor is keeping so many
factories closed in this country. Con
grcsS ought to enact Il protective tariff
law before it adjournS even if it has
to remain in session until Christmas.
There is nothing that can he done that
would give such an impetus to business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

The farmers want Il revision of the
democratic tariff the manufacturers
want it. the lab0ring men want it
everybody wants it except the inter
national bankers, the professors of
free trade at colleges, and the demo
cratic leaders, Even the solid south
is demanding protective tariff.-Du-
buque TimeS-Journa
The Dubuque paper states the mat
ter correctly, yet the republican party
has been in complete control of the
government for more than Il year and
has not enacted Il protective tariff in
the face of this great demand. What s
the answer, anyhow?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

The Freeman-Journal quite agrees
with the New York World when it
says that the presidency of the Unit
ca States is an office, and Warren G..
Harding in that office is Il person de-
handing the respect of good Ameri-
cans. Without condcmning their cause.
the picketing of the White House in
Mr.. Wilson's time by the suffragets
was indefensiblc. Without condemn
ing the cause of the political prisoners.
picketing the White House in their be-
half now is indefensible. 1t can only
arouse sympathy with the president
and resentment against those who
would annoy him. IT cannot help the
war prisoners"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

President Markham. very level
headed man. is away off if he thinks
legislation can stop grade crossing Kill
lings. Mr.. Markham says Il law re-
qufring motorists to stop. look and lis
ten would do the business. But it
wouldn't. There are too many hair
brains behind steering wheels. You
can't legislatc common sense into II
head where there is no foundation for
it. The only way to prevent accidents
at grade crossings is to eliminate such
crossings
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

1t is said that 300 marks can he
bought in Berlin for one American
dollar and that about ten cocktails can
be bought for 300 marks. II is little
wonder with such Il combination as
this that some Americans. dry as cam
els after crossing the Sahara desert.
should make asses of themselves upon
arriving in Berlin. a report from
Berlin says that ''c:lnlels lie down and
sleep after qucnching their thirst, : but
Americans too often just begin to wake
up and then things happen
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

Other things being equal III the sen
n torial contest in Indiana it is not I'm
likely that Senator News support Of
Senator Newbcrry cost him 4 rc-nomi-
nation. Undoubtedly Il very large ma
i"rity of republicans feel that under
the circumstances Mr.. Ncwherry should
rot have been seated. Then the reS0-
iition of ccnsrlre that was tackled
onto the resolution seating the senator
must have had some effect in the In
diana result rs the friends of Bcver
iGge used it for all il was worth. Sena
tor Ashurst of Arizona says that no
senator who supported Ncwberry vii!
be returned. but that is carrying ihc
fight too far a senator's attitude on
tInt question should not be the only
test.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
Memories Conveniently Short.

The OUTLOOK: Various OrganiZatiOnS
have begun an attack upon the Vol
stead act and upon the eighteenth
amendment. 1t is their entire right
10 agitatc for Il modification of the Vol
stead act or for IL repeal OF the cigh-
teenth amendment.
If. in accordance with orr govern
mental practices, they desire to effect Il
change in the law and the constitution,
no one should object. but if i'll working
towards this end they use arguments
W hich are palpably false they ought not
ITO complain if certain facts are kindly
and considerably brought to their at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

When farmers can get a remunera-
tive price for their corn and oats, that
is, a price that will give them Il rea-
sOnable profit. they are going to do a
lot of improving. They have been
postponing many things they ought to
do. because they could not spare the
money. After the average farmer paid
his taxes interest and living expenses
he had very little left and if heavy
borrower may have had to borrow
more to pay interest. The steadily in
creasing values of farm products is
very encouraging and if continued the
farmers will soon begin to make needed
improvements, which will help all kinds
of business and give employment to
many men. They will also buy ma
chincry that they need. bnt have been
getting along without. That Will help
the manufacturers and the railroads.
The outlook is indeed most cncourag-
ing and the chances are that within
a year the great middle west will be
enjoying fair measure of prosperity
which will extend to all parts of the
country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

Merely stating a fact. government
bonds went down in value on the mar
Ect 10 as low as SOL. cents on the dol
lar under the democratic uAmihis!ra-
ton and have gone up to par under
Il republican administration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

Ihcy have one wife in Des Moines
who knows how to handle her husband
in the only WAY that some husbands
can hr handled. Recently she knocked
her lingn lord down with her fists.
.i;mped upon him and broke three of
his ribs For several days aftcrward
peace rcgned supreme in that house
hold However. the family'S affairs
are now being aired in the divorce
courts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

According to Il compilation made 10y
1.-The federal reserve ba nll Of New York
more than $50OOOO,0GO worth of for
leigh securities. corporation and govern
intcit. have been marketed in the Unit
led States since the first of last Jan
iu:.ry. half of which were marketed III
| \ pril The bank predicts that tn,
amount of foreign loans will reach ~ :.
.OO. O0G 900 before the end of the year,
This indicates that foreign govern
lmcnt> and corporations: having good
credit are experiencing no serious diff
ftulticS in securing money in this coul.
Try. Canada recently borrowed 500
GOO. 900 in the American market Last
year the aggregate amount OF foreign
leans reached $3.50 900. 600 and interest
Rates We're higher than this year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

The republican party will not suffer
seriously il its majority in congress
is cut in two in the middle by the peo-
pie at the next election. AS a matter
of fact. il is best for the country when
the two great parties are more evenly
divided. The republicans now have
such !, big majority that they think
they can retain control no matter
what they do or fail 10 do.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15

John -. Rockefeller condemns the
pursuits of pleasure. That's all right
for John d.. but he is something of
pursuer himself. He gets his pleas
IRE out of clipping coupons and is ever.
lasiingly at it. and then some.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-15
CyniciSlllS.

Richmond Timcs-Dispatch: Marry
ing woman is almost rs risky as buy
ing Il bond.
Between having too much money and
none. there's small choice
A good home is almost as comfort
able as Il bad Jail.