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The Washington herald., 1917-05-18

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! would jump at the
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
REPRESENTATIVE MAKING
INSPECTION HERE TODAY

Mr.. II. X. Davis a member of the
highway engineering staff of the
Portland Cement Association, is in
our city today for the purpose of
making an examination of our alleys
One of the most extensive and
scientific studies ever made of any
type of pavement is beng conducted
by this Association of all the con-
crete pavements in the United States.
The reports are made on specially
prepared blanks so that they will all
be of uniform character and will
present the information in the most
conscise form. This information will
be tabulated and studied so that all
of the various methods that have
been used, those that have been
given the best results can be noted
The Portland Cement Association,
with officers and engineers scattered
throughout the country, will then be
in position to advise officials and
communities building concrete roads
as to those methods which have
proved most successful
The significance of this undertake
ing can be partially appreciated when
it is realized that it includes a criti-
cal examination of upwards of seven
ty million square yards of concrete
pavement or nearly 1000 miles of
1S-foot road.
The Portland Cement Association
in undertaking this work exhibits a
broad minded policy. which will re-
suit in not only good to itself but
be of value to every taxpayer inter-
ested in having the most reliable
method of construction used in the
streets and roads for which he is
taxed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
Nj. T.. CHURCH

The congregation at all the SER
vices last Sunday were the very best.
Now that the roads are better may
we hope to see many from the coun-
try next Sunday. Come to Sunday
! school at 10 A. NJ Bring in the
birthday offering. Let us have a long
list for Sunday.
Palm Sunday sermon at IL A. M.
At the evening services we will give
! Fanny Crosby program in story
and song. Songs all written by her
| and of interest to all. This program
will take the place of the evening
sermon. Note the following calendar
dates:
Tuesday Night Epworth League
Banquet.
Wednesday night Sermon my r.
Burton Shepherd of Carroll. Brother
Shepherd was Bishop Hartzell's pri-
vate secretary in Africa for several
years and is an interesting preacher.
Thursday night-Sermon. Watch for
further announcement of this service
Friday night Concert under aus
pieces of choir. We hcpc every mem
Der of the church will buy a ticket
and invite our friends to buy one
also.
The announcements for Easter will
be made next week. Watch for them
Mid week services each Wednesday
evening. Come to this service
Epworth League Service at 6:30
p. M. Sunday. Subject, Are we
Pooling" Ourselves" Leaders Wanda
Wright and Margaret Weston.
Melville Center will have their
services at the regular hours. Every
body come.
Jackson Giddens, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
BABY WEEK is A SPECIAL
FEATURE EVERYWHERE

1916 was Baby Year. That was
settled once for all by the two
thousand and more communities
scattered over every State in the
Union which observed the first Nation
Wide Baby Week. Forty-seven of the
SO cities with more than 100000
population. and 700 villages and
rural communities with less than
$500 population had Baby Week.
The 1917 Baby Week bids fair
to be an even bigger, more worth
while celebration than last years but
1916 will keep the distinction of
being the year when each community's
provision for the welfare of its
Babies was generally recognized as
a serious civic responsibility.
The Childern's Bureau at Washing
ton has already received numerous
inquiries concerning the 1917 Baby
Week. and the Bureau is making the
following suggestions.
Have your Baby Week from the
1st to the 9Th of May. if possible.
Remember the older babies. AS
one woman stated it:
1t requires only 12months for a
baby to become l year old and no
longer subject to the hazards of
Infant mortality but there are still
many risks for him to encounter;
he is still absolutely helpless. alth-
ough increasingly charming, and his
parents are as eager to keep him well
and happy as DESTROYS of sound
advice, as they were last year. Open
out the 1917 Baby Week to include
all children still at home with their
mothers.
Remember the mothers. Well-cared
for. healthy mothers are necessary
for the health and happiness of their
babies Find out what your COM
munity is doing to ensure to every
mother skilled advice and adequate
care before her baby is born and dur
ing her confinement, and give the
importance of protecting the mother
a prominent place in the educational
work of the campaign.
And one word to communities
where infantile paralysis has been
epidemic: Mothers should be urged
to leave the baby at home during
Baby Week. Any feature of the cam
paign involving the bringing together
of numbers of babies must of course
be omitted, but such features are not
essential to the interest and success
of campaign. And Baby Week will
afford an excellent opportunity for
giving information as to the proper
physical training of children with
paralyzed muscles.
The Children's Bureau has a bull
letin of suggestions for Baby Week
campaigns which may be had upon
request and ii is now preparing a
revised edition describing the in
teresting new features reported from
the 1916 campaign.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29

Grinnell Glee Club will be at the
Presbyterian church tonight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
THE CORRECT WAY TO
DISPLAY THE FLAG

Now that many people are display
ing the colors just to show their al
legiance during our international
troubles, few notes in correct con-
duct toward the stars and stripes
may not be amiss:
Holidays when the flag should be
displayed at full staff are as follows:
Lincoln's birthday, Feb. IL; Wash
ington's birthday, Feb. %; battle of
Lexington, April 10; Memorial day.
May 80; flag day. June IA; battle of
Bunker Hill. June II; July 4th; bat
tie of Saratoga. Oct II; surrender of
Yorktown, Oct. 10; evacuation day,
November 25.
Other rules as follows:
On Memorial Day the flag should
fly at half staff from sunrise to noon
and full staff from noon to sunset.
To snow respect for the flag it
should not be hoisted before sunrise
or allowed to remain up after sunset
At "retreat" -sunset-civilan spec
tation should stand at attention and
uncover during the display of the
flag; military spectators are required
to stand at attention and give the mil
itdIs SALUTE. DuTlHS the playing VI
the national hymn at retreat" the
flag should be lowered, but not allow
ed to touch the ground.
When the national colors are pass
ing on parade or in review the spec
tators, if walking should halt. and if
sitting should rise, stand at attention
and uncover.
When the national and state or
other flags fly together, the national
flag should be on the right.
When the flag is flown at half staff
as sign of mourning. il should be
hoisted at full staff at the close of
the funeral.
The national salu,e is one gun for
each state. The International salute
is twenty-one guns.
Legislation to preserve the Ameri-
can flag from dissertation, initiation
and improper use have been passed
by nearly all the states.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29

See Snow White" at the Crescent
Theatre tonight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
GUARDING THE FOOD LINE

Nobody will question that W. w.
Marsh of Waterloo has rendered a
substantial service by persuading
Governor Harding to emphasize the
Importance of the coming food crop
in Iowa.
Whether we become involved ac-
lively in the war or not there is
bound to be a shortage of food the
world over next winter The sur
plus is already gone and in South
America and Australia this years
wheat crop is a failure.
But we must remember that it re-
quires labor to insure harvests. The
trouble with Iowa already, as with
all the agricultural states, is want
of hands. We do not have intensive
soil cultivation because we do not
have the people to do the work. If
it were not for machinery not half
the land today in use would be I'M
der the plow
The governor may call upon the
legislature and the newspapers may
call upon the state, but there will
be less rather than mere produced
this year if the young men do not
respond to the demand of the world
for food and devote themselves to
the farm. We canot call out thou
sands of them to form a great army,
we cannot gather them in great
military camps and then expect
their work to be done at home, for
the women will not, in this coun-
try, at least take their places dur
ing the first year.
The biggest and most important
contribution the Mississippi Valley
can make to the world. and the big
gest and most important contribu-
ton to national defense no matter
how loud the call may be for sol
diers and sailors. will be to make
every acre of fertile land bear a
crop this year. 1t is munger that
is reducing the world and it is hun
ger that will determine the outcome
of this war. Lloyd George said at
the beginning that money would
determine. Today it is money meas
ured in food.
The arm and navy should be re-
cruited as largely as possible from
the ranks of the Consumers and as
little as possible from the ranks of
the producer The disproportion be-
tween the two classes has been grow
ing altogether too rapidly even in
years of quiet To emphasize it in
times like these is nearly to lay up
trouble for the future and the not
remote future at that.
1t will be we'll if we remember that
in this war the first line of defense
is the food line Iowa and the Miss
issippi valley states are entrusted
very largely with guarding this line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
FINDS AN OLD RELIC

VIM. Mushrush found an old relic
yesterday while looking through a
| lot of old newspapers. 1t was small
sized supplement to the Times, a
newspaper published in Audubon at
at an early date. 1t is dated Audi
bon, Iowa, July 10, 1882, and con-
tains the following news item:
After going to press the following
dispatch was received from Extra:
"They were run into Elkhorn grove
by a posse from Extra. Willis Hal
lock saw them and raised his arm to
fire. when he was shot in the right
side and fell from his hourse. They
want more help. Have to stand too
far apart to cover the men.
Every man who could procure a
hores or any other means of convey
ance started for that grove, which
is Is miles from here. Word was
also received that sheriff Littleton, of
Polk county, had arrived in Atlantic
by rail and had gone to the scene
of action A Times reporter has
gone with the crowd and will give
full particulars as soon as received
5:45-Word has just come that Hal
lock is dead.
Saturday morning, $3.50 o'clock
Will Stuart left Elkhorn grove about
day light and reports Hallock still
alive but badly wounded. The
murderers made three unsuccessful
attempts to escape but the grove is
too well guarded. Between 800 and
500 men are on guard and men are
leaving here as fast as they can get
horses"
The above item refers to two men
who were wanted in Polk county
and had stolen team of horses the
night before near Audubon The
affair is still fresh in the minds of
many of the older residents of Au-
dubon. One of the men was shot
in the grove and the other was hung
after being taken from the Jail at
Harlan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
NEW DISEASE NOW
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS

An epidemic which physicians at
tribute to the dry winter and neglect
of the city authorities in cleaning the
streets of filth and disease germs
which are an accumulation of excre-
tons from the mouth of people, has
been causing an unusual amount of
sickness in Council Bluffs and now it
is asserted that several hundred
cases of a rare ailment exist in that
city.
The bug which is responsible
for the sickness lodges in the ton
sils, which became infected often
to high degree, affecting the
mastold cavity and nerves of the
head. In some cases mastold alb
scesses requiring hospital treatment
and surgical operations have resulted
The symptoms are so nearly like
those of the scarlet fever and diph-
terra that physicians in first dag
nosing the cases have often been
deceived, but there has been an alb
scence of stiff joints and muscles
which are a symptom of diphtheria
and of a rash. an early SYMPTOM of
scarlet fever.
A young man, 20. who was at
tackled Tuesday with circulating
pains in the cynus nerve was found
to have badly infected tonsil. The
fact that his tonsils had been Ie-
moved some years previous, did not
appear to have aided him in escap-
ing the disease and it is said that
many similar cases have been found.
A number of teachers in the pub
lie school have been victims of the
attack and one physician says there
have been hundreds of cases in the
city. 1t is said to be entirly differ
ent from anything local physicians
have ever before encountered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
MAINE SCHOOL TEACHER HAD
NO USE FOR OLD GLORY

Because she wore a small German
flag in her corsage last Friday, when
all Portland was celebrating Names
special preparedness and patriotic
day." Miss NJ. Ross Allen, sub
stitute teacher at Portland high school
was told by Principal William B. Jack
that her service would hereafter be
dispensed with.
All the teachers were asked to
wear the American flag in class
room on FRIDAY as a symbol of their
patriotism on that special occasion.
Miss Allen came to school with a
small knot of red, white and blue
ribbon pinned in her dress instead
of the flag. Later she showed some
of the other teachers a little Ger
man flag which she drew forth from
her corsage, saying, This is my
flag"
While Miss Allen is an American,
she was tutored in Germany and
spent several years there. She is a
graduate of Vassar college, and
lives with wealthy aunt in the
fashionable Marlborough apartment
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL

District Court in and for Audubon
County.
State of Iowa, Audubon County IS.
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
WHEREAS. On the 23rd day of
March A. d., 1917 a paper purporting
to be the last Will and Testament of
jeanette AIRY, late of said County,
deceased, was filed in my office, and
was by me opened and read, and the
9th day of May 1917 appointed and
fixed as the time when the same will
come before the Court at the term
thereof then to be held, for final
proof and probate as the duly ex-
ecuted last Will and Testoment of
the said Jeanette AIRY. deceased, at
which time all persons interested may
appear and show cause why the same
should not be admitted to probate.
Date this 23rd day of March 1917.
lSEAL)
John Horning, Clerk. 1873
See Snow White" at the Crescent
Theatre tonight
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
THE DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Young Peoples meeting this even
ing at s O'Clock.
Choir practice Friday evening at
s o'clock.
Confirmation class Saturday morn
ing at $3.50
Services Sunday morning at 1920
And Lent services in the evening
at O'Clock.
Confirmation class Wednesday in
the afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Ladies Society will hold it's
meeting on Thursday April 5th at
$3.50 in the afternoon with Mrs.
Bertel Jensen.
That evening there will be services
in the Church with Communion.
Services on the day of Good Friday
at 1920 in the morning.
]. p. Christensen, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
ORDINANCE NUMBER 23
n Ordinance repeating Ordinance

Number Eleven I'D, entitled, IAN
ordinance creating the Office of plumb
ing inspector for the City of Audubon
Iowa; Providing the method of his
appointment, prescribing his duties
and fixing his compensation"
Be it Ordained By the City Council
of the City of Audubon, Iowa.
Section One. That Ordinance
Number Eleven 11) of the City of
Audubon, Iowa, entitled, AN Ordin-
ance creating the Office of Pumping
inspector for the City of Audubon,
Iowa, Providing the method of his
appointment, prescribing his duties
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
FLOWING ON A BIG SCALE

Albert Jorgensen and Hans c..
Hansen, two Audubon county farmers
returned Saturday from Des Moines
where they purchased 30 and 60
horse power Rumely tractor and
breaking plows which are to be ship
ped to Standard, Alberta Canada,
where they expect to break 5000
acres of land in the new Danish
colony that has just been established.
This is the second outfit that they
have shipped to that section of the
country. Lawrence Damn, who form
erly conducted a general merchant
Using business at Fiscus has also
purchased Rumely outfit and ship
ped to Canada. The Audubon county
farmers who compose the new settle
ment are going in for big business.
and no doubt will make a success
of their undertaking. This is the
new colony that Hans Hansen has
been promoting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29
NO MORE SUNDAY
BASE BALL GAMES

The blue law which has been on
the statue books of Iowa for some
time has been retained An effort
to repeal the law was made in the
legislature this week Attorney
General Havner has made it known
that if the law was not repealed he
would enfore every provision. This
means that moving picture shows,
base ball games and other amuse-
ments will not be allowed on Sunday
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-29

and fixing his compensation" be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section Two. This Ordinance shall
be in force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as pro
vided by law.
Passed March Il, 1917.
ATTEST Geo. Z. Kellogg, City clerk
The foregoing ordinance is here
by approved by me this II day of
March. 1917.
ATTEST
Geo. E Kellogg F. c. Miller
City Clerk Mayor
Some good timothy seed for sale.
Is well cleaned and priced at $2.00.
Hans Hansen.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR WIVES
Unfortunately, However, This Club
Has Produced No Weddings in
Five Years Life.

To fit themselves to be wives for
men whom they have not yet found,
the members of the Josephine club
are preparing to take courses in self
control, in first aid to the injured, In
literature and gymnastic work.
The organization is composed of a
large number Of girls. all of q mar
riageable age, who are in the business
world. Every member is unmarried
with the exception of Mrs. Josephine
Cohn, the founder and presiding off,
Ger Of the club.
The club is five years old, and dur
ing the period there have been no
marriages of its members. The aims
Of the club are formally expressed
thus: ''The social, moral and physi-
cal advancement is to be accom-
plished by means Of gymnasium work
to be undertaken. shortly. First-aid
work is already being taught by DR..
Amelia A. Dranga. The self-control
is being inculcated into the men,
bers. when necessary, in devious ways.
1--WE do not want to take a course
in counting until we have made our
selves efficiently acceptable to a hus-
band" one member explained. She
added that if zone Of the girls" gets
married she will not be put out of the
club.-PittSburgh Dispatch.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07

| toned It," she said, "but that was be-
fore I knew what she was talking
about. And of course 1 couldn't go
back and ask. Daphne something,
! think. 1t sounded exactly like a chorus
Fname, anyhow" And then: "Well,
how about it? Will. you play the
gamer"
"Oh, yes" he said, with a docility
that surprised Frederick. 'Ill play it.
1t comes to exactly the same thing,
what we both want done, and our rea-
sons for doing 1t are important to no
body but ourselves"
She turned to Frederick. "You, too,
Freddy?" she asked. "Will you give
your moral principles vacation and
take Rods message to Rose. even
though you may think it's Quixotic
nonsense?"
"Tll see Rose myself" said Rodney
quietly.
He was standing near the foot of the
stairs when she came down, with a
raincoat on and a newspaper twisted
up in his hand, and at sight of her, he
took Off his soft, wet hat, and crushed
it up along with the newspaper. He
moved over toward her, but stopped
two or three feet away. cts very
good Of you to come" he said, his
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
CHAPTER XXI.
Frederica's Paradox.

ffcoerfCar8 PARADOX.
Two days later Rodney walked in
on Frederick at breakfast, alone.
''Hello" Frederick said, holding out
a hand to him, but not rising. "Just
in time"
'Don't ring" he said quickly. "Tve
had all I want. My train got in an
hour ago and I had try at the sta.
ton restaurant"
''Well, sit down, anyway" said
Frederick. She reached out a cool,
soft hand and laid it on one Of Rod
ney's which rested Imply on the table.
There was rather long silence-ten
seconds, perhaps. Then:
'How did you find out about it?'
Rodney asked.
They were both too well accustomed
to these telepathic shortcuts to take
he knew, just with her first glance at
him there in the doorway; and some
thing a little tenderer and gentler
than NEST Of her earesses about this
one, told him that she did.
"Harriet's back" she said. "She got
in day before yesterday. Constance
said something to her about it, think
ing she knew. They've thought all
along that you and knew. too" And
then: "How did you find out about it,
Roddy? Who told your
''No one." he said, in a voice I'M
naturally level and dry. II went to
see the show on the recommendation
Of a country client, and there she was
on the stage"
"Ohw cried Frederica-a mufled,
barely audible cry of passionate SYM
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07

patty. Then: you've seen her off
the stage-talked with herr"
81 didn't ask her to explain" said
Rodney. II asked her to come home
and she wouldn't"
"Oh, it's wickedr" she cried. "It's
the most abominably selfish thing
ever heard of 7"
pull up, Freddy" he said. Rather
gently, though, for him. There's no
good going on like that. And besides
You were saying Harriet would
do anything in the world for me. Well,
there's something you can do. You're
the only person I know who can"
Her answer was to come around be-
hind his chair, put her cheek down
beside his, and reach for his hands.
Lets get away from this miserable
breakfast table," she said. "Come up
to where live, where we can be safe
ly by ourselves; then tell me about
It,"