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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28

two-iiy-fou minded fellow up
Valley way remarked that Council
Bluffs was purpoSelN keeping ihe
Lincoln highway in had shape on
this end of the road in order To
keep travellers from pas sing
through Missouri Valley There
would have been just as much
reason, and no more. for some
lMo-hN- four minded fellow down
This way 40 assume hat Missouri,
VALLEY was keeping its gumlio
grade i'm bad shape i'm order 10
keep travellers from passing
Through Council Bluffs.
We remember last wear hcarin
Council Bluffs people tell travel
ers To avoid he Rivcr-to-Rivrr
road because some bridges and
some new grades were being com
] structed on this line We have
heard the same thing said OF
evely other road entering the
city. When travellers make in
q,liry about roads they do not ask
Whicllis The best road. hui rather.
(which one is i'm The best cnndi-
ition for travel ON that particular
day. Without exception these in
auirers get as straight infoima-
ti"n as can be given. There is
no faNoriiism Ivy Council Bluffs
people individually or collectively
a, for any of the raods leading out
Ol the city We are no different,
in these respects than Missouri
Valley people and those living i'm,
olher parts of Iowa.
II is worth while noting i'm this
connection That Council Bluffs
has spent within The last two
years $4,000 for the paving of
East Broadway. which is Il part
of the Lincoln highway. This en-
tended the paving on this line to
The city limits. Al HE same time
| The paving WAS extended to the
/ lefty limits on South avenue,
4 which is the Blue Grass road bv
way nt llenWnOd. AT a cost OF
more han $50. 900. II The city
/ had wanted Iu discriminate
against the Lincoln highway ii
would have been easy To use his
money on one of three other lines
which are yet unpavrd to the city
limits.
10 show that we are moi mig
gardly. or jealous. or marrow. or
discriminating. we spent 100000
/ To complete The paving on Nest
| broadway. which is also a par! of
he Lincoln highway. We have.
i therefore made it as easy as
possible for our Missouri Valley
! friends and iAose To he east on
Ithr .incoln highway to get into.
/ the Bluffs. And We have at The
same time given them Il first ella s
| paved street tn cross oNer ia Om:l-.
! lla If they did not care to tarry.
No serious minded resident of
1 Missouri Valley and no reader af
| the Times believes for Il moment
!, that there is the slightest foun-
ldatlon for the dispersion cast upon
/ Council Bluffs by the illoughIless
writer OF the article above quoIcd.
-NOnpareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
TRAM WREckED ~ AUTO; y.
DEAD MoToRisT 10 SUED.

e L.. M ~
Danxille. lll., Sept. 90. Har-
per Daniels. wealthy retired
MERCHANT who was killed when
his automobile was struck by a
Chicago and Eastern Illinois fast
train, is blamed for wrecking the
train in. two suits filed in the
circuit court court. Mrs. Charles
Evcrharf. wife Of the engineer
who died from injuries received
when his engine went into the
ditch. has sued Daniels estate
for $4,000. and today William J.
Jackson. receiver Of The railroad
began suit for $4,000 against
the executrix of the will.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
How It May % Explained
a Thousand Years from Now.

Today, Father, saw Il group
of statuary which was most i'm
pressive. A small young man in
a half-nortion uniform was at
lacking a large man in evening
dress and wrenching his coat and
hat from him. The young man
must have. been very brave To
assault a man SO much larger
than himself
Il am familiar with the group
|of stafuary TO which you refer,
Mortimer; aud you are wrong.
large man i'm evening dress who
was the brave one; for he was,
the first man who ever dared to
|repnlse the attack of Il Hat-Boy
for that is what the small
young man was. The Hat-Boy
was a person who stood just in
side The door of a restaurant and
each male patron from
his; GOAT and, hat, using foreei.if
necessary.
Il 70 Is
What was the idea. Father?
Was there law against taking
coats andshats into restaurant
or were the patrons addicted TO
lrobbing the restaurant by carry
ing away food and silver in their
hats and coats p
Neither, Mortimer. The Hat
Boy was supposed to add to the
comfort of the patron. Thcorct-
ically. he relieved the patron of
an unpleasant burden by caring
for his hat and coat
Then why. Father. was il nee
essary for the patron TO be brave
i'm order TO prevent the Hat-BOy
from Selling his outer garments ?
Zone would naturally suppose that
the Hal Boy would defer to the
patron slightest wish. Why
didn't he. may ask
Really. Mortimer. ] find ii very
Idifficult 10 explain This matter to
you. NOW that the Hat-Boy has
Ebeen abolished by act of con-
gress. The whole thing seems
incredible from our standpoint.
II is a fact. however, that no
matter how wealthy and influen-
tial a man might have heen. he
would have gone TO any lengths
\ to- keep from offending a Hat
Boy
How astonishing, Father! The
Hat Boy must have possessed a
Isingularly lovable nature: or else
his life must have been one Of
.|self-denial and devotion to an
Ideal
II think not. Mortimer. Hat
Boys merely possessed the knacls
Eof making man feel ashamed
1fof himself for acting in natural
manner. My great uncle OH my
mothers side has frequently told
me OF reading in an authentic
tdiary which lie discovered in his
great-grandfather's attic, that IL
(. a man refused 10 surrender his
hat to a Hat-BOy on entering a
restaurant, the Hat boy could
ElOok at him in such a manner us
Ito prevent him from enjoying his
food for the entire day, and make
him so uncomfortable that his
body would be drcnched i'll the hot
perspiraiion of embarrassment
for hours OH end. z
You amaze me, FatheP!Sshat
!sSslayes Of convention the human
Trace must have been. Who was
1.-THE great Emancipation who freed
|mankind from the burden OF the
fHat-Boy?"
The person whose statue you
saw today, Mortimer, entered a
restaurant one evening. and
thinking that a Hat Boy was At
tempting TO steal his hat picked
the Hat Boy up and threw him
forcibly into the midst OF the
chandeliers. EvtSyots ~ ~ a.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
COUNCIL BLUFFS
DISCRIMINATING.

a4 j
A number of Lincoln highway
enthusiasts from this county are
in the Bluffs today interviewing
the influential men OF Chat city
in regard 10 discrimination be-
ing praciiced there against the
Lincoln highway. Upon very good
authority il is asserted that a
tourist asking The way across the
state from the Bluffs east is di-
rected by any road except the
Lincoln highway. This has
aroused the Lincoln highway
boosters and they propose 10
find out why Council Bluffs per-
[sists in this. lis true the Coun-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
MARRIAGE LloEMsEs.
Cara LosEs MS '8
CASE AGAINST ROAD

Logan. Ia. Sept. 2l.--The
seven days trial of Latta against
the Illinois Central railroad went
to the jury and after four hours
deliheration the jury returned a
verdict giving the railroad COM
pany Si2 on counter claim and
taxing the cost of the trial to Mr..
Latta.
Mr.. Latta brought an action for
5000 damages by floods to his
farm land for alleged faulty con-
|struction of a railroad bridge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
4 GIlt IL sentiment.

One Of the interesting features
OF the bridegroon's part in the
wedding was the fact that the
syspenAers which ne wore had
beeh taftfully embroidered 10
!xesfS before ~ his grandmother
f6f His efaAdfather's wedding
- 5clist 11tsad -Nswl,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28

GH loluIl Is ieIIlIOIN lies 10 lue
east OF the city rather than 10
the north. hut il is equally true
that her position on the Lincoln
highway is none too secure and
that a new rOlit. could he Easily
laid out. and has been talked of
many times. taking the tourist
across the river at Florence or
All Blair. This would cut The
Bluffs off the Lincoln highway
entirely and such a contingency is
mol beyond the pale of possibility.
Ill is desired that all the towns
along the famous highway work
i'm unison for HE good of all.
but when one town persists i'm
being ugly in the matter il is time
something be done to make them
see the light. The trip to the
Bluffs today is just preliminary
feeler 10 see what can he done.
The Lincoln highway is a wonder
full asset to any town aud if Colm-
Gil Bluffs cannot see il let her
suffer the conspquences.--Mis-
souri, Valley Times.
This article is mere piffle--
nothing but irresponsible curb
stone gossip. II has no basis i'm
fact or i'm reason. The editor oi
tho Times has published il on The
spur of the moment theory. 1t
was written i'm a lhoughtless mo-
mcni and The Nonpareil is con-
WINGED does not even represent
the mature conclusion of The cdi-
tor who published it
First and foremost. Council
Bluffs people know that every
| cross state or cross continent
highway which passes this way is
an asset of material value. Where
! then. is there valid reason for
discrimination for or against an.
of the five highways which enter
+, the city, There is no such reason
and there is no discrimination
organized Ol' otherwise. The
assumption that we arc discrimi-
mating against the Lincoln high
, way must necessarily he haseG
ON the assumption that We are
! ignorant of the value OF this road
4 MO claim nj lnn ~ int. Al
| ligcnce on these lines.
How could Council Bluffs gaii
anything 10y directing travellers
to favor one or the other of five
roads leading across the sialt
from This place? How would they
profit by urging travellers t.
avoid the White Pole. the River
TO River or the Blue Grass lines
Ii there is no possibility of gain
in any of these directions. where
can there he discovered a motive
for such discrimination as The
Times editor suggests? There is
no such motive.
The facts i'm this matter arr
that We have no organized bureau
of information for the direction
OF tourists. A traveller passing
through The city gets just such
information concerning roads as
the man or woman he happens
ito ask can give. For a few weeks
| this summer the stretch OF Lin
coin highway between Council
Bluffs and Crescent was WrctcheG
This was due to fresh blade
grader work when the road was
dry and dusty. After a thorough
dragging following the first rair
This piece OF road became Tho
smooihest between here and the
Valley. For a time This summer
Tire gumbo grade just south OF
'fhe Valley was wretched. But u.
soon as IL could BIZ reached, il wa
pat III good condition.
II is altogether probable thai
while these stretches of the Lin
coin highway were in bad cendi-
zion travellers were SO advised by
people who knew the facts. AM
lit is barely possible that some
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
IA lid rem CRY
For FlEfcHER's
&: = r 3 q

and Mrs Il. r. james are
nests Of MonCiamin friends to-
hey. expect TO leave next.
4 week for California, where they
VII spend the winter.
strictly modern 2O-inch lathe
has been Installed in the shops,
much TO the delight of the men
tho have 10 use it. A modern
heel lathe is on the road and
NIL be installed as soon as it
arrives
8 r and Mrs. T., N. Walker
leave this evening for a trip thru
tlae south. Thcy5will visit in ST.
q Louis, Kansas City, Mo-, Mem
ssspbfs Tenn, and Greenwood.
liss. before their return. This
/: IN & Z 4 Walkers first visit home
q over ten years.
III Mrs Guy Mahoney left this.
morning for Atlantic. called there
the death Of a relative sAc-
c0rding 10 message received
8 last night the little two-ycar- old
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Warren
was instantly killed in a runaway.
4 estarday afternoon, Mr.. War
rem IS quite we'll known here.
u having worked on the Times sew
elal Years ago.
Yesterday was the ninety
first birthday of Mrs. j. X. Chin
garif 80 the children, neighbors
md friends gathered at her home
6 81 help her celebrate ihe occa-
zion Mrs Ghinwortt is remark
alIy we'll preserved for a woman
I q her age and enjoys such a
gathering as much as ever. The
81 fternooll was very pleasantly
ssneIt and at the close delicious
re rashments were served.
he cold storage people started
work this morning erecting a g5x
Il 30 foot building TO be used in
cleaning chickens. This COM
I pany plans TO buy all the chickens
they can get, kill and clean them,
then put them in cold storage.
There are many such plants over
the country and all seem to he
4 doing q thriving business. The
new building is to be located
Just south Of their boiler rooms
N these artificially inflated
prices on all commodities con-
{ Times it will bring on one of the
worst industrial wars the world
U has ever seen and when that time
comes the money harons will beg
sfDr their lives at the feet of the
working man. The war in
y Europe IS not responsible for all
of these high prices. or if it is ii
U is time this country was begin
ming 10 get independent. The
rich are simply getting richer
and the poor poorer.
sa stranger drove up to Fred
81 Hughes barn last night, loaded
up q wagon load of wheat and
4 drove off Mr.. Hughes discovered
the loss as soon as he went to he
barn this morning and notified
VI the focal officers, who found the
wheat had been sold to the mill,
n but only the night man was in
charge when the wheat was de-
livered, so no money had been
paid on it. Tie man who sold
4 the wheat said lie would call
later, but SO FAR he has not put
I In an appearance.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
L.,uIlnssssss,r llsrs.

Chief Kemper has received d
lnhgmOtor on ten days trial from
the representative who recently
demonstrated the device here. Mr..
Kemner has placed the instru-
ment in his window sosthat every
one may get an idea OF what it
lis. Nearly every day the news
papers contain accounts OF some
one being saved by the use of the
lungmOtor and il is hoped a
means can bc found to have one
here. They are almost indies
pensible in eases OF drowning or
|asphyxiatiorr where the person is
found in time. II the entire town
could go together and purchase
the instrument il could he keptsat
the fire station and rushed to any
point where il was needed. A
small donation from each one
would purchase teasily and then
III would be maintained for the
public good. 4
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
olNMELL CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTS MANAGER PLAN

Grinnell, Ia, Sept. 20.The
city council has decided to try.
out the city manager Man ard
has selected Attorney s. H Gross
by as the first manager He Wilt
begin his duties at once Il. a sal
airy Of 5000 monthly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28

1lsssnty-F rive Dollars seward.

sNenty- Five Dollars Reward.
81 gill give a reward Of s25
for the arrest and conviction of
the Ones guilty of the malicious
destruction Of the property Of the
ael Liberty school No. Said
leArd will be paid to any one
firnfsh hing information for any
pa1t misdemeanOr or any which
may happen in the future.
I lll1ty Board % 0lrsesofs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28

NJ. Anna OK.

Mrs. Anna Cox, 81. wife Of Geo,
Cox, is5ist5 south Eighth street.
died Thursday morning. follow
ing an illness OF only three days.
The family came 10 this city
from Missouri Valley two months
ago. Besides her husband, she
leaves four daughters and one
son. World Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-28
Il Sure Enouah r ECKER /.

W. NJ. Johnsons is walking
about. but is complaining very
much with his leg. Brewer Cor
OF the Heber Springs, tArk.1
Headlight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-24
RED CROSS WORK Is
LAUDED BY GERMANS
Correspondent Tells Of High
Respect in Which Humanita-
rian Efforts Are Held.

The American Red Cross Magazine
for November quotes an American cor
respondent In Germany. who was In
Munich at the time OF the feared break
IN diplomatic relations between tho
United States and Germany. TO snow
the feeling of the people In Germany
toward the work OF the Red Cross.
The members OF the American Red
Cross post In Munich. fearing a break
between their country and Germany
appointed a committee TO see the prin-
cipal military and civil officers and ask
them whether the work OF the Red
Cross should go on. should diplomatic
relations be severed.
Both the military and civil officers
were emphatic In saying that by all
means Il should continue It's work. and
that for no reason would they see IL
stopped. The correspondent quotes a
weil-known Oberstabsarzt as saying;
"The United States and Germany are
Mt peace. although there may be some
feeling OF strain. but the Red Cross has
nothing TO do with political differences
OF opinion. and should there be a break
in diplomatic relations. which I trust
will not come. I personally should be
glad 10 see the Red Cross hospitals
kept open.
III would welcome the opportunity to
show the world that we so-called bar
barians sincerely respect the Interna.
tional Red Cross and treat II hospit-
ably, even IL it's workers belong 20 a
nation at strife with Germany. The
Red Cross has not and must not have
anything TO do with politics, II Is and
must remain a thing apart"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-24
STOCKS ARE HIGHER
IN ACTIVE TRADING
Steel and Copper Groups Ad-
vance to Materially Higher
Levels.

NEW YORK, Nov. A.-Tradlng was
active In today's early session Of the
stock market and a better buying power
carried the general list to materially
higher levels with numerous strong
spots scattered throughout.
The Steel and Copper groups displayed
distinct improvement. u. s. Steel ad-
vanced well above lbs and the other
steels showed gains of point and more.
Gulf States Steel moved forward ten
points to 165. Among the Copper shares
Anaconda advanced more than a point
and Utah again crossed 10. American
Smelling and Refining. selling ex-divi-
dend. gained nearly two points. Chile
Copper Z. per cent bonds moved up three
points to 146.
The Motor, Sugar and Paper issues
were In good demand. Corn Products
Refining common and preferred were
strong. as were the shipping shares.
American Agricultural Chemical ad-
yanced three points to %. New York
Dock common and preferred gained
one to two points. The Rubber shares
also made a good showing. Alis.Chal.
mers again touched "a. The Railroad
list was generally firmer. Union Paci.
fic and Norfolk and Western advanced
around a point. Reading made good
fractional gains.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-24

who has q wrestling mat. some In
door games for boys, or an old pair
of boxing gloves7
Any one who has any OF the articles,
and who wishes to dispose OF them
and to cause real happiness in SO do
ing. may turn them over to the Boys
Club department, at Neighborhood
House.
For such things are needed there.
The Boys clubs have a.punching bag
several indoor games, and two pool
tables. But the same games, played
clubs, soon become tiresome.
And they do need a wrestling mat.
The members of the Boys Club at
Heighborhood House are all red blood.
semble the early Inhabitants Of North
America In their common desire to
strength
veluRteer Workers Meet.
The volunteer workers OF Neighbor-
hood House met there last night.
where, after a brown bread and
bean" supper, they assembled in ono
Of the rooms and began Informally to
discuss their problems and their plans
for the future.
Some Of them told Of the difficulties
they had at first, and how they have
been finally overcome. Others told of
the difficulties now, and what 10 plan
ned In the way OF overcoming them
In the future.
Perhaps the most interesting talk
was given by J. p. s. Neigh. who 10
the head OF the Industrial work al
Neiehborhood House.
Mr.. Neigh outlined some OF the
things Noighborhood House has done
Started PlsysresnAs Here.
The first playground In Washington
was started at the southwest settle
under the auspices Of NsiShborhood
House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-24
UNDERGRADUATES
BUSY. MAKING TOYS


Children Of the Washington hos
pitfalls will have plenty OF toys, II
the pan of Miss Katherine Kali, d..
rector OF the Wilcox playground. Ia
generally adopted.
Miss Kali has found a new way for
the youngsters under her care to be
useful. She has taught all those In
the kindergarten department, who
range In age from four TO ten years,
from cardboard and stiff paper.
Tissue paper 10 used for dresses.
while the furniture is made from
paper and cardboard. All the work
10 done in tho kindergarten depart
ment under the supervision of Miss
Colder. Norton and Miss Katherine
some OF the "furniture" manufac-
tured and sent by Elizabeth Hampton
TO a little child In q nearby apartment
house who was suffering from bron-
chitis, was a bedroom set consisting
OF three straight'back chairs, one
easy" chair, one rocking chair, one
In addition to the cutting and pasteins
of paper toys. the little ones. under the
tutelage of Major r. b. Orchard. Gus
todian OF the Wilcox playground. have
learned to white vegetables into the
forms Of flowers II was from them
his first congrstulatory gift from any
Washington organisation.
In comi.snting upon the work OF the
Wilcox children. Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. supervisor Of Fairgrounds. said
II think this a very valuable exercise
Them to be useful to themselves and
sklilfui. but also It teaches them a
spirit OF neighborliness and responsible
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-24
SEARCH CITY FOR
ESCAPED CONNECTS
Police and occoquan Guards
Hunt for Two long-Term
Men-Four Captured.

Local police and occoqusn attend.
ants are searching Washington and
nearby Virginia today for Frank
Adams and Samuel Magrudcr, both
coiored iong.term prisoners, who es'
capped with four others from dormi'
tory ut the occoauan Reformatory
last night
The other four-william Wells,
Henry jackson, James a. Wilson and
Maurice Alexandcr-were caught
shortly after midnight last night on
the railroad bridge In Potomac PARK
by Occoquan guards under Ralph
Whitaker, son OF W. II. Whitaker.
warden OF the reformatory.
All ak were among the sixty Dis
trict convicts brought TO Occoquan q
little over n week ago from tho Deav'
enworth Federal penitentiary.
A soon as the alarm was given
Young Whitaker hurried TO Wash
ington. accompanied by Deputiee Hol-
lie Davis, l. w. Cross and f. n
Thsv watched the bridges.
About midnight four OF the negroes
appeared at the south end OF the raj!
road bridge. still attired In their
AZ sight OF the guards three OF the
negroes halted-the guards were
armed and carried handcuns, one
ran, but was caught on the road Just
under the bridge.