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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05

The biggest majority ever recorded
by the vets, 2,03S, was polled yester-
day in Rock Island township. In the
1908 election the vets won by 1853
majority, 1905 in 1910, and 1856 in
1914. The total vote cast on the local
option question was not quite as heavy
as that Of two years ago, when rec
ord vote was polled. Yesterday 9,S44
voters expressed their sentiments on
the question, while in 1914 the total
vote cast reached II, 100 on this issue.
One of the big|surprises sprung in
the election was the fact that ma
jority Of 102 women expressed them
selves in favor of retaining the sa-
loon. In 1914 the women recorded a
dry majority of PSI. The majority of
the mems votes was 107 less than that
of 1914. Two years ago the mems wet
majority was 2,043 while this year
the men recorded a 1886 majority
Eight precincts out Of % in the
township declared themselves in IA
yor of eliminating the saloon.
Inc pTetiItjS " ltOOt VI a u liz
jority were the 9Th, 10th, 18th, 18th,
18th. 18th, 21st and 22nd. The End
precinct recorded the largest dry ma
iority, 11S. The two wettest precincts
in the township are the 18th and 18th.
The former recorded a 315 majority
for the saloon and the latter 34S ma
jority These two precincts alone con-
tributed 663 votes to the vets mar
gin. The 9Th precinct went dry by
only six votes, while the vets obtain
ed their smallest majority in the goth
precinct, securing lead Of % votes.
Coal Valley Dry.
Coal Valley voted by a majority OF
q to GUST the saloons. The fight in
that village was hot, and to the wo-
mems vote is attributed success OF
the drys-
The vote follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

a few odds and ends he found around town,
ordinary buggy wheels, and Mrs. Gray
don suspects) few of those new preserve
jars she missed during the crab-apple
season last year.
Six people can sit in it comfortably if
they're all in good humor. When
the old folk have had their breath of
fresh air, the young blades take their try
at the speed limit-often spinning through
the streets at good fifteen miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
WAS sailing off Key West, looking
for pictures, when met Harrison. He
Copyright. Julian Di'nock

II WAS sailing off Key West, looking
for pictures, when l met Harrison. He
was only youngster-not more than
fifteen-but no hardened adventurer had
his courage when it came to playing
around the sharks and reptiles of Florida.
The anchor of our house-boat had
caught on rock. The captain wrenched
the capstan-bar, and pulled and pushed;
budged. But the captain shouldn't have
worried. He had Harrison on board.
Harrison loafed up the gangway, slipped
off his shirt and trousers, and, saying
quietly, just the way they do in Mr..
Alger's books, an get it, cap'n," he slid
over the side of the boat.
His first trip to the bottom of the bay
failed of it's object. After long, full
breath, down he went again, and this
time he hauled the anchor from under
the rock. At once he manned the wind
lass, pulled the anchor to the bow, and
hoisted the jib. In another moment the
boat was under way.
The sharks that infest the waters
around Key West are not the little
six-foot specimens of the New Jersey
coast, but big, ravenous fifteen-foot crea-
lures. But the boy had grown so used to
swimming in those waters that he never
hesitated to dive. When l told him that
l wanted to take some pictures of a real,
live, unfettered alligator, he volunteered
to find one for me.
We tramped for many miles across
open prairies and thick swamps; we
waded through matted cypress heads;
ell p 4
infinitely explored the shores of many
ponds, before we discovered our quarry.
Twenty-one hundred times in every
mile each of us ran the risk of setting q
foot on poisonous snake; twenty-one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

hundred times for every mile the eyes
must search the ground, the nerves must
be alert, to escape such attack. Yet the
boy pushed ahead as unconcernedly as
you would walk down Broadway.
When we found small pond with a
gator trail leading into it and none coming
out, Harrison announced that our search
was ended. As soon as l was ready with
Wake Up and Look Pleasant, Please
WHEN the word was given, Harrison
waded into the soup-like water, ex-
ploring each foot of the way with his bare
toes. He had gone over half of the area
of the pond, examining each square foot
with his toes, when he touched something
like log lying deeply buried in the mud,
that wriggled as he touched it. ave got
him, ;" he called back. aGet ready!'
Carefully he slid his toes along the
creatures body until he had located its
head. Then gently and slowly he slid his
foot under the jaws and by almost imper-
ceptible degrees began to lift the saurian
to the surface. Standing on one foot
and using that as fulcrum, he leaned
back, using the outstretched leg and
stiffened body as a lever. Slowly. and
very gently, he lifted the creature up
through the muddy water until it was
within few inches of the surface. Then,
with the same slow, careful movement,
he reached forward until his hand closed
tight over the jaws of the log-like reptile!
With mighty squirm the alligator tried
to throw himself into double bow-knot;
but the grip of the boy held.
We took pictures of the beast for an
hour; but at the end of that time an
unframed, astonished alligator slid again
into the muddy waters of the pond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

NZOUNG Paul Graydon doesn't pick
up pins for good luck, but because
he knows it may help out in the next
automobile father builds. When baby
outgrows the baby carriage, when the
fireless cooker has nervous collapse, the
Graydons don't put them out in the front
yard and fill them with flowers: they col
lect them for the new touring car.
Mr.. Graydons present car, commo-
dious 6 b. D.. is made out of sheet metal,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
A LITTLE SIDE-LIGT ON
ROBINSON'S CLOWNS

Ebert Hubbard one write,
Men hwose souls are corroding
with care-weighted down with
sorrow too great for speech-are
often those who set the table in a
roar"
1t is fact that the circus clown
IS often very serious-minded
individually we are informed by
the press agent of John Robin
sons Ten Big Shows, which will
appear in Fitzgerald November
2lst, afternoon and evening.
The press agent says that he
has talked with every one of the
ffty-one clowns of the John Rob-
inson's Ten Big Shows and that
he finds that two of them are TAX
ing correspondence school courses
in mechanical engineering; one is
All omniverous reader of classic
literature; another is violinist
who plays the DeBeriot concertos
in a highly creditable manner;
two are splendidly versed in the
history of the world, from the
day of our Aryan ancestors to the
current events of the European
war; one is a lawyer who is trav-
cling for his health; one is a clev-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, NOV. 10, 1916
Wilson Carries California New Hampshire and New Mexico

er sign painter; another is a man
who, until he suffered a nervous
breakdown, four years ago, was
a prominent politician in an east
ern state; eight High School
graduates, and two have been
successful actors. Six are married
and one is sending a brother
through Cornell University. Only
one we are informed, is a clown
when he has his "make-up'' re-
moved" and then he is Just nat
urally comedian" says the press
agent.
To quote him further: "All of
John Roblnson's- Ten Big Shows
clowns are men of intelligence
and all of them, except the nat
ural comedian 1 mentioned, talk
sensibly and soberly."
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
WOE UNTO THEM that are LATE PLANTERS.


that planter
" ONO~ ~ ~"Oo 90
There exhibited
two three - ~' ~ 60 '"S'
Inc we1-fruted
by the Boil
est1gateds we
money
cott mat all.
THAN HERETOFORE and THEN ~ "
large and appreciative patronage. $4,000 ~ wv ~ :
~ FOOF-O ~ -0Ap w"
THE BIG BANK DOING
Assets
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
SOMETHING NEW BEING
RAISED IN WOOL COTTON

Atlanta, Ga, November O.
Cotton and wool have hitherto
been regarded as Numerically
opposed to each other, but it has
remained for A. G. Spiller, a far
mer living near GAINESVILLE, Ga,
to bring together the worlds
greatest staples in a new variety
of cotton which he calls wool
cotton 1t bears a remarkable
similarity to wool, grows in locks
five inches long and Mr.. Spiller
claims the bolls are impervious to
the deadly boil WeeNil.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
BUNCOED TRYING TO GET
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING

The post Office department has
sent out fraud orders against the
National Mail Order Brokerage
Exchange of Minneapolis, which
has been working the women of
the country in a most attractive
way. Offering to send a silk
skirt for the price of 10c in silver
they have simply swamped the
post office at Minneapolis with re-
Plies from every section of the
country, plainly demonstrating
that sucker, even among the wo-
men, IS born every minute.
Postmaster Will Adams in
forms us that even among the Ia
dies of Fitzgerald the offer Sc
cured numbers of victims and
some are still sending III their
dimes. AS none of the mail is
delivered to the concern he sug-
gests that the ladies better save
their dimes for the missionary
box.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
FOUR HUNDRED MILES ON
THE DIXIE

!. c. Bush returned from Mel
bourne, Fla, where he was called
on account of an accident to w.
ii. Hobby, who toured Florida
in an auto. The car was slightly
damaged but was brought back
under its own power. Mr.. Bush
travelled back on the Dixie and
reports the finest roads with the
exception of about SO miles on
the entire route.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10

and his plurality was 1904 votes
with 158 districts unreported.
Without split in California
that seemed to assure the presi-
dent 272 votes in the electoral
college. With this margin he
could lose six electors by split
and still have the necessary elect
ing majority.
The Hughes lead in Minnesota
decreased slightly, but increased
in West Virginia, where with 13l
precincts missing, it mounted up
to a plurality of $3.50. New
Hampshire remained unchanged,
incomplete returns giving Hughes
a lead of 13l.
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10

T. A. Methvin OF the depart
ment OF Agriculture, is in the city
today inspecting the Diaries and
Meat Markets. In a statement
to the Leader-Enterprise he SAYS
that he finds the markets in bad
condition and deplores the mad
equacy of local inspection by the
C1ty's Health Department.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10

The international News Service announces California
and New Mexico safely Democratic carrying California
by 1871 majority Minnesota still in doubt with Mr. Hughes
one thousand Wilson steadily gaining The
troops of this the heard and udg
ing from the fact that the California troops also sent in
their going Wilson, troops are expected to
also which may place Minnesota in the Wilson column
The House of Representatives composed of 25 Demo
Potections The total electoral for certain
276 with possibility being 1885, should Mnneso-
go into his column.
New York, NJ Y, 1o-1 80 P M-Unless the vote of
college, three than ma
ory, and Hughes of 243 .
President Wilson could still
enough loss would be offset by New Mex
ico which it certain he has carried
Hughes carried Minnesota votes,
slight lead and New Hampshire, with four he
have only 25o-seven less than enough elect.
New Mexico and three California
and still wn
Republican leaders plan but admit that the
hopeless.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
Looks Like Wilson

New York, Nov. 9.-At 10
o'clock tonight President Wilson
had increased his lead in Califor-
mia so that with only 65 districts
missing his plurality was SIP
and in New Mexico he had taken
the lead from Chas. E. Hughes,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10

San Francisco, Nov. Except
in the event of some exceptional
happening, President Wilson has
carried California, conceded by
Republican Chairman Rowell at
8:25 p. m. tonight.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10

]. P. Patterson and Ksd Jones
spent a few day IS aFtne Macon
Fair, where they Nhibited their
fine poultry.
Begin to pillow under your cot
ton stalks and get ahead OF the
boil weevil.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10

San Francisco, CAL, Nov. o.
10 20 p. m.-Wilson carries Cali
fornia.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-10
Perry and Daminey

Have just received a fine car
of mules this morning. Any
one that needs a good mule
we would like to have them
look these mules over befo- e
buying.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31

c 10, 900 cars this season and charge
of 0ne-fourth cent per box. The
overhead expense, including a per-
manent secretary at $500 month,
would be, according to Mr.. Kerr's
figures, $3.50 for the ten months
of operation. + declared the plan
of market development should be
put on a paying basis, although the
agency would probably have to un-
derwrite any possible loss. For
this purpose from Sl3,15O to
$23,650 would be available, ac-
cording to the size of the crop and
the size of the assessment.
G. W. Moomaw outlined definite
activities which the agency should
contemplate this season. 1t will
be necessary to do some construc-
tive work. Monthly crop reports
should be issued, improved methods
of handling the fruit worked out.
Community packing as against in
dividual packing should be demon
strated. He suggested the placing
of two men to develop the Canadi-
an and United States markers. two
more to work the small towns of
the middle west and two more to
work among retailers to increase
consumption and improve retail
selling methods. He also recon-
mended joint inspection at the ter
minals and joint representation in
the foreign markets.
The see,r secretary 6 tar Of agriculture has
been petitioned to allow two 55fr'
more of the government experts
now in the Northwest to remain
here to help in getting the new
agency launched.
Fruit growers generally, in the
light of the experiences Of the past
few years. are inclined to be skep-
tical of any cooperative marketing
plan. But the fact that the gov
ernment has proposed this plan
and is willing to lend its help in
giving it trial has clothed it with
sort of guarantee that is breed
ing spirit of confidence that this
is at last the long-looked-for sue
cessful plan. AT any rate, it can
be no worse than some of the plans
that have been tried in the past.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Water
in Columbia


The Columbia river is higher
now on the first Of April than il
has been any other year on May
first, in the memory of such old
timers as S. E. Hoffman and F. P.
Rollins. The unusually heavy snow
fall IN the mountains during the
past winter, much of which has
been melted by chinook winds the
past two weeks, has swelled the
tributaries of this mighty stream
far beyond their ordinary volume.
There is still much snow in the
Cascades-only one week ago two
foot snow fall was reported in
Leavenworth-which will probably
result in the Columbia reaching a
higher stage than any year since
the high water mark established in
1894, when Mr.. Hoffman says he
rowed his boat all over the fiat
where the postofice AMI what is
left Of the old town of White
Bluffs is now located.
Dist, Hort. Luke Powell is in
the valley this week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Ship Produce
p Parcel Post

Here's pointer from the post
office department." says Farm and
Fireside. "The farmers are not
selling so much by mail as they
ought. They are using parcel post
more and more literally in buying !;
but they are not patronizing it
much in selling. A great effort
has been made to- popularize farm
to-table marketing by post. The
cities and towns are full of people
who want to buy this way, but
they can't find the farmers who
want to take their orders and give
good, regular service.
"The mail order houses and 9TH
er enterprising concerns went right
after the farmers trade as soon as
parcel post opened the way; they
were organized, knew the business
and lost no time. The farmers
weren't organized for any Such en-
terprise, regarded it as experiment
tai, didn't want to be bothered
with it, and SO the outgoing rarcel
mail from the farms is disappoint-
ingly small while the incoming
mail is bigger than anybody mag
med it would be.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Lemcke Place Sells
For $27,5OO, or Ex-
actly $1,000 an Acre

care. 1t is set to winter apples
and European grapes and after he
took charge. Mr.. Lemcke set
good part Of the orchard to alfal-
ia, harvesting about 80 tons last
year. The trees are eight years
old and are just coming into heavy
bearing. Water for irrigation is
pumped from the Columbia. The
buildings on the ranch are only or
dinary, the value of the place be-
ing based on the land itself. Lo-
cation, soil. state of development
and other things considered. it is
probably the best ranch in this end
of the valley.
When asked what his intentions
were, Mr.. Lemcke said: Zone of
the considerations of the transac
tjon was that | was to have charge
f<the place for one year, with the
privilege of remaining another
three years. | will receive sal
ary and portion of the crop, all
expenses being paid by the new
owner. No, do not intent to
leave White Bluffs. The country
looks good to me and if decide to
leave the ranch next year, will
enter some other line here"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Taxes Higher

That the taxes payable in 1916
on the basis of the 1915 levy will
exceed those of 1915 on the 1914
levy by $63O,122 in the state is ev-
ident by the figures compiled by
the state tax commission.
The total taxes for 1915 will
!. a,,,,t 't,,-esea r Z ,448, ,53s, while for
1914 they were 1868 ,4lo.9"Hr.,-
creases are noted in the amounts to
be paid this year in 2S counties of
the state while decreases are noted
in IL counties.
The total tax IN Benton county,
based on the 1914 levy, amounted
to $339, ,492.6l and on the 1915 levy
$3.50, 779.05, an increase of
$31 ,276.44.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Government Mark
eting Plan Perfected
at Spokane Meeting

At an all day conference at the
Davenport hotel in Spokane, Thurs.
day, presided over by C. F.. Bas.
sett and attended by 70 shippers
and growers from the various fruit
growing districts of the Northwest
the organization Of the Fruit
Growers agency (incorporated)
was perfected, with thirteen active
grower members. fifteen active
shipper members and fourteen pas.
sive members.
The bylaws of the organization
provide for the election of eleven
trustees-five to be selected from
exclusive growers, FIVE from exclu-
sive shippers and one at large. As
provided also, Yakima and Wen
atchee are to have two trustees
each; Spokane, Walla Walla. Mon
tana, Southern Idaho, Western Or
egon and Hood River are to have
one each.
The following men were selected
as trustees from these districts:
Montana M. Sackett.
Hood River-W Wilmer Sieg.
Spokane-P. R. Parks.
Western Oregon-B. w. johnson.
Southern Idaho-B. L Ingard.
Walla Wallla-Paul Fl. .Weyrauch.
Yakima-E. L. Swiggart and E.
w. Ross.
Wenatchhee-J. R~-,>Adams and
Conrad Rose.
Paul H. Weyrauch of WalIa
Walla was elected president Of the
new organization, j. B. Adams of
Leavenworth, vice president, and
P. R. Parks of Spokane made tenn
porary secretary-treasurer.
C. w. Moomaw and w. H. Kerr
of the bureau of markets, were
present and tentative budget of
the operatinp exnenses of the
agency for the first ten months,
was presented by Mr.. Kerr. mere
ly as a suggestion to the trustees.
Based ON so active members at
$100 year and so passive mem
bers at SIS a year, his figures gave
reveue of $3.50 in fees. This was
raised to S21 900 by the addition
of $l5,750 which was based on
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Paper And
Rags ofValue

A resolution for an investigation
of the news print paper situation
by the department of commerce
was introduced in the house Mon
day by Representative Copley Of
Illinois. Much of the supply of
raw material for print paper that
came from Germany, Norway and
Sweden wss cut off by the war.
Other material is being shipped
from this country to Europe for
use in the manufacture Of muni-
tions. the resolution says. An
opinion is asked on the advisability
of placing an embargo on raw ma
terial. According to Mr.. Copley
the price of paper has advanced so
far that the lives of many small
newspapers are threatened.
The department of commerce
has already taken this matter up
through the postoflice department
and all postmasters have received
notices to be posted conspicuously
in the lobbies Of the postoffices,
attention to the shortage of
rags and paper, and urging people
to save and ship them to the near
est junk dealer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
Collect Back
Water Rent

Secretary-treasurer j. A. John
son and Watermaster-apparent R.
D. Barge Of the White Bluffs Wat
er company were around Thursday
gathering in the delinquent main
tenance from local water users who
were in arrears. They report the
collection of something over $3.50
which is practically every cent due
from local people for back mainte-
nance and if the non-residents pay
up in full also the old power bill
will be paid off. Just as soon as
this is cleaned up, the plant will
start pumping. But until this is
done, the chances or those under
this plant getting water look pret-,
ty slim.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-31
White BlufS-kennewick Auto
Stage Line
Daily Including Sunday

Operating 7-passenger Auburns
SCHEDULES: Up river, Leave Kennewick $40 p.
m. Leave Richand, $40 p m. Leave Hanford
7:4O p. m. Arrive at White Bluffs, p. m.
Down river, Leave White Bluffs a. M; Ham
ford $3.50 a. m Richland 10:30a. M; arrive kenne-
wick II a..
Bluffs Kennewick 175 Hanford
Kennewck Kennewick