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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02

Retail prices, in the opinion Of the
federal reserve board at Washington,
will decline slightly during the coming
fall and winter months and will slump
next spring to still lower levels.
Hundreds of prohibition agents in
New York and other cities have been
guilty of taking brides from saloon
keepers for protection. This was adj
mitted at the Office of Prohibition
Commissioner Kramer at Washington,
:
A cablegram received by the Polish
embassy at Washington from the min
lister of foreign affairs in Warsaw
says: "The bolshevik army is COM
pletely defeated and cannot resist the
attacks of our troops. Every day thou
sands of prisoners are being taken,
until now there are 10000 prisoners.
The peasants. armed with scythes. are
bringing in prisoners. The military
spoils are great"
For the first time in the history of
the United States the 1920 census re-
turns will show more people live in
the cities and towns than in the ru-
raj territory, officials of the census bu-
reau at Washington estimate.
The proclamation announcing Off
cially that the suffrage amendment to
the Constitution had been ratified was
signed by Secretary Colby of the state
department at Washington on Thurs
day.
The total loss in actual and poten-
tial life through the great war reached
the astounding figure of 1920, 900, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
American Red Cross at Washington.
President Wilson at Washington ap-
pointed Gordon Woodbury. of New
Hampshire to be assistant secretary of
the navy to succeed Franklin D..
Roosevelt, resigned.
A Washington dispatch says that
the gunboat Sacramento has been or
dered from Port Lemon, Costa Rica,
to La Ceiba, Honduras, as result Of
disturbances growing out of labor
troubles in the vicinity of that port.
Census figures announced at Wash
ington include: State of Georgia (re-
vised), .2,s93,960; previously an
nounced, 2,S93,601
The census bureau at Washington
announced population figures as fol-
lows: Kenosha, Wis., 40742, 19,101 in
crease, or S91 per cent; Waukesha,
Wis, 1858, 3,S2S increase, or 43.7 per
cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
Politics

United States Senator Reed SmOot
of Utah was unanimously renominated
for that Office by the Utah state Re
publican convention meeting in Salt
Lake City.
Representative James Cantrill of
Kentucky has taken over active man
agement of Governor CoX's campaign
for the presidency, according to a
Washington dispatch. s.s.s..e.~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
Sporting

The Yankee athletes added another
worlds record to their Olympic games
string at Antwerp when Miss Ethelda
Bleibtry of New York won the 100
meter free style swim for women in ]
minute 1885 seconds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02

Mamma, George Washington
must have had an awful good men,
DRY, didn't he?"
why, my dear?"
Because everywhere | go | see
monuments to his memory"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
NEWS Of OUR
NE|GHB0R|NG TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Our Exchanges
Roundabout.

Casey has organized a coopera-
tive elevator company and is SELL
ing stock for the new venture. The
stock is listed at $50 per share and
an effort is being made to raise
Sis, 900 which is the minimum up
on which they can do business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02

with minimum capital stock of
$4,000 and an authorized capital
stock of $4,000. There are five
hundred farmer elevators in the
state and nearly all of them are a
pronounced success.
Roy Cook of Avoca who has
been in the employ of the Red Oak
Light & Power company, was killed
last week as he was working on the
high line between.Avoca and Shell
by. He had climbed a pole and
received a shock which knocked
him to the ground. He was dead
when picked up.
The big generator used to light
the town of Lewis burned up few
days ago. The manager forgot to
throw the switches before turning
on the juice from Red Oak and the
coils were burned beyond repair.
The Elliott Graphic was forty
years old August Goth. The pres
ent publisher has managed the pa
per less than a year, the former
publisher having died with the flu.
First Scout "Do nuts grow on
trees?"
Second Scout Sure"
First Scout "Then on what tree
does the doughnut grow"
Second Scout The pantry"
Pastor--I hea' we got diamond
pin in de collection plate this morn
in sab.
Treasurer--You are mistaken,
sab. 1t was dime an pin.
HandWritten Bibles.
We had a complete handwrtten Bible
as early as the fourteenth century.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02

ing otoch lOf IIle new venture. Inc
stock is listed at $50 per share and
an effort is being made to raise
Sis, 900 which is the minimum up
on which they can do business.
Casey sends out bee story
which eclipses any fish story we
have heard. 1t is said to be true
so we pass it along on it's mission
of encouragement to the bee
farmer. Con or about July 10,
1919, R. w. Griffith, of that vi
entity, captured swarm of runa-
way bees. To this date they have
increased to four swarms, and ff-
teen cases of twenty-four pounds
Of surplus honey have been taken
off. Who can beat it?
The finishing touches are being
put on the new school building at
Menlo this week and the newly or
ganized consolidated school will be-
gin next Monday. The board has
been successful in procuring ex.
perienced teachers and four big
motor trucks will transport the pu-
pills who live at a distance. An
other is to be added if these are
not sufficient.
MIR. j. A. Mennealy, aged so and
Mrs. Laura Chaplain aged 36, both
of Griswold appeared in rhe clerks
office at Atlantic and applied for a
license to wed. The clerk was in
Des Moines and his. deputy re-
quested them to find someone to
identify them. They set out sep
arately to find acquaintance.
| Failing in this the lady took the
train for home followed by Mr..
Menneally in an automobile. A
week later they applied for a Ii
cense properly identified and the
wedding took place last week.
In baseball tournament to be
held at Cumberland September Sd
and 4th only home players can
compete and no hired player will
be used on any team. Wiota,
Grant, Cumberland and Masseua
will compete. The purses asgre-
gate $55O.OO.
A fve-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jessie Leslie of Avoca met
death in a peculiar manner recent
ly. He was playing with some
other children in the barn at his
home when the hay fork came
loose and dropped from the top of
the barn. The tines struck the
child in the side, penetrating his
body, fatally injuring him. He
died shortly after.
Three men, apparently tramps,
appeared at the ticket window at
the depot in Anita Saturday
night and engaged the telegraph
operator in conversation. Becom-
ing aware Of the effects of an odor
the operator slammed the window
down in the faces of his visitors
and called the agent by telephone.
1t was with great difficulty that
he kept awake to make the call.
When the agent arrived the three
men had fed.
While w. G. Harlan was attend
ing church in Stuart recently his
Ford car was stolen. Mr.. Harlan
offered $50 reward for the return
Of the car. The next morning it
was found parked on the street in
Casey. There is no clue as to who
had left it there.
Mrs. Morris of Panora, pioneer
of Guthrie county was in Stuart
on her Goth birthday. A family
picnic was held at her home in
commemoration of the day, 73 of
her relatives with their baskets
being present. Mrs. Morris with
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02

10 you Know asked the guide
that it took millions and millions
OF years for this great abyss to be
carved out?"
1'Well, wellI' calculated the trav-
eler. II never knew this was
government job"
''Well, my dear, I've just had
my life insured for five thousand
dollars.
"Gh, how sweet Of you! Now
shan't have to keep telling you to
be careful every place you co.
As the man and the maid strolled
through the picture gallery, the
woman stopt before one of the ex-
hibits.
ooh, how sweetW she breathed.
81 wonder what it means?" ques-
toned the young fellow, as he eyed
the pictured pair who chung togeth-
er in an attitude OF love and long
ing.
'Oh, Charlie, don't you see?"
the girl chlded tenderly. He has
just asked her to marry him and
she has consented. It's lovely!
What does the artist call the pic
tureY
The young man leaned nearer
and eyed label on the frame.
Il seev' he cried. cts printed
on this card here--'Sold!'
James, eight years old, had been
naughty to the point of evoking a.
whipping from his long-suffering
mother, and all day long a desire
for revenge ranked in his little
bosom. =
At length bedtime came, and,
kneeling beside her, he implored
blessing on each member Of the
family individually, his mother
alone being conspicuous by her alb
sence. Then rising from his de-
vout posture, the little suppliant
fixed keenly triumphant look up
on her face, saying, as he turned
to climb into bed:
II s'pose you noticed you wasn't
in it"
The "one-gallus" customer drift
ed into a country store in Arkansas
Gimme nickel's worth of asa
fetida," he drawled.
The clerk poured it out and
pushed it across the counter.
Charge it" said the customer.
What's your name?' asked the
clerk.
"Honeyfunkel.''
Take it for nothing" said the
shopman. | wouldn't write ASA
fetida' and HoneyfunkeP for FIVE
CENTS
Orators should beware of criti-
Ching their audiences. They are
likely to provoke retorUs that will
go lar toward marring their effects.
A school principal was lecturing
his corps of teachers upon efficien-
cy. "What" he demanded, would
be thought Of glovemaker, who,
at the close Of the season found ten
per cent of his stock returned be-
cause it fell below standard require
ments? Why should we require
100 per cent efficiency of the glove
maker and only 80 per cent of a
teacher?"
Because" promptly responded a
fearless teacher che can select his
kids"
Mamma, George Washington
must have had an awful good men,
DRY, didn't he?"
why, my dear?"
Because everywhere | go | see
monuments to his memory"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
Foreign

General Tuchatschewski, known as
the ''soviet Napoleon" has been re-
lieved of his post as commander-in-
chief of the Russian bolshevist army
on the Polish front because of his fail
ure to take Warsaw, according to in
formation given to the press at War
saw. Leon Trotzky. bolshevist minis
ter of war and marine, has personally
taken command of the army.
The foreign ministry announced at
Paris that France had counseled Po-
land to attain the best strategical mill
tary position possible until peace is
signed, regardless of her ethnographi-
cal frontier, because the military sit
uation will influence the peace terms.
Eighty thousand Russian soviet
soldiers have been captured in Po-
land, 10000 killed and 10000 interned
in east Prussia, according to the lat
est report received in Paris from the
French mission in Poland.
Recall by the Japanese government
of all Japanese who have emigrated to
the United States has been suggested
by prominent citizens of Tokyo has
means of solving the Japanese prob
lem.
President Ebert in proclamation
issued at Berlin, invited all the po-
litical parties to submit Loyalty to dis
ornaments. The proclamation said
severe penalties would be inflicted In
case of failure to comply.
Serious rioting was renewed at Bel
fast during which there was consid-
cradle shooting and some incendiar-
ism. A number of wounded persons
were taken to hospitals. A fire start
ed at the foot OF Seaford street and
soon a whole block of buildings was
q mass of flames. There was much
t0GIiEe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
Personal

Invitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Dorothy Miller, daughter of
Mrs. Roswell Miller and the late Ros-
well Miller, formerly president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
road company, and William Harold
Stewart of Webster, Mass. The cere-
mony will take place on September 20
at Millbrook, NJ Y.
The body of William X. Vanderbilt,
who died in Paris, was brought back
to New York on the Olympic.
James Wilson, former secretary of
the department of agriculture, died at
Traer, Ia., at II a. NJ. August 26.
Practically all of the 100000 es-
tate of the late Nellie A. Black widow
of John G. Black, one-time president
of the Continental and Commercial
National bank at Chicago, was left to
charity. .;,,...s..,.a
Col. Beecher> B. Ray, o. s. A., re-
tired died at his, home at Los Angeles,
Cal. Colonel Ray served in the regu-
lar army about twenty-five years, re-
firing after service in the Philippine
instruction.
w. j. Atterbury. who, died at Olathe,
Kan, at the age of ninety-one, left 81
immediate descendants. They are:
Eight children, 81 grandchildren, A
great grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren.
Judge Ben Mccoy, pioneer member
of the Mahaska county bar and wide
ly known in state Republican politics,
and Ralph O'Hara, prominent bust
ness man, died at Oskaloosa, la.
William James Wilson, one of Cana
das most prominent scientists, and for
many years paleo botanist for the
geological survey, federal department
of mines, is dead at Ottawa, Ont.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
The Nirain Islands

The people Of the Virgin islands
having enjoyed the experience OF
seeing their territory sold over
their heads by Denmark to the
United States of America. are re-
ported to be settling down without
ado to their associations with the
new landlord. They have it would
seem, reasonable expectations of in
creasing prosperity, owing to the
constant visits of American warShips
to the harbor of St. Thomas and TO
the presence of American regiments
in their midst, both of which cir
cumstances serve to stimulate
trade and to make the islands ap-
pear busy and ''mouvemente."
Meanwhile. a small appropriation
from the United States covers the
discrepancy between the expend-
iture and revenue of the islands,
which are governed locally. as under
Denmark, by the Colonial Council"
1t remains for the United States Con-
gress to decide what shall be the
permanent form of government. And
the Virgin islands are doubtless
living in hopes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
Many Planks in Platform
Yet to Be Decided

Chicago, June 6-With the con-
vention circle of political leaders,
virtually complete. the Republican
platform leaders went seriously at
work tonight on the troublesome
question of the planks yet remain
ing to be fashioned. One of these
was the declaration on the treaty of
Versailles and the League of Ma
tons. Another dealt with indus
trial relations, bringing into con-
trast widely diverse schools of eco
nomic thought. A third was on the
Mexico situation.
Senator Borah arrived late in the
day with a plank which will have
the backing of the johnson forces.
The mild reservationist had numer-
Gus conference and prepared to
draft a plank of submission to Og-
den Mills, chairman of the executive
committee on policies and platform.
I'VE will submit our plank to the
resolutions committee" said Senator
Borah, land if we don't see it in the
platform we will offer it in the con-
vention.
The men of our group think we
are entitled to a straight out afYirm-
ative declaration for the maintenance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
Improving Lincoln Way

twenty-five miles of the Lincoln
Highway in Douglas County, Neb..
will be paved with brick at a cost Of
S55,550 a mile, being the most expen-
sive paving work on the main trans
continental motor road hitherto done
west of the Mississippi river. The
route will extend west of Omaha.
near Elkhorn, to the Dodge County
line A contract for s71S,o00 has just
been awarded by the County Com
missioners which will complete about
onc-third of the route. This twenty
two mile route will connect with the
six miles Of concrete to be built in
Dodge County and will make a good
start toward the permanent improve
ment of the Lincoln Highway across
Nebraska.
In Wyoming contracts involving
the expenditure of $4,000 have been
awarded by the State Highway Com
mission to begin the construction of
sixty eight miles on the Lincoln
Highway route through that State.
In addition forty-seven miles of the
highway will be reconstructed in a
more durable manner. Portions of
the new road building are in Carbon
County. comprising what has been
for many years one of the worst
stretches on the Lincoln Way.-New
York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
Rules Governing
Return u. S. Dead Overseas

New York, June circumstances
under which American soldier dead
are to be returned from overseas
were described by the Atlantic di-
vision Red Cross headquarters in a
statement issued with the authority
of the war department. 1t reads:
There are three rulings in regard to
bringing the bodies of dead soldiers
back to this country.
IAN bodies of deceased soldiers
that are buried in Germany. Luxem-
bourg or northern Russia, are to be
brought back to this country wheth-
er the relatives want them or not. 4"
TN other countries, except
France, they are to be brought back
unless the relatives request that
they stay there
3-"They are to be brought back
from France only at the request of
the nearest relatives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
Mother Coughlin Appeals
To AbductOrs of Her Child

NorriStown, Pa, June c.-Another
appeal for the return of her baby, who
was stolen from its crib last Wednes-
day morning. was issued tonight by
Mrs. George H. Coughlin. mother of
the child.
Il want my baby" said the grief
stricken mother. Some woman must
be caring for him. Won't you let
your mothers heart plead for me now
and send him safely back to me? All
we care for is the return of our little
boy, and I promise we will deaf d.
rectly with you. Oh. you can't imag-
inc. am on the verge of collapse"
More letters claiming to he from the
kidnappers and demanding ransoms
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 were
received at the Coughlin home today,
but none of them. according to Mr..
Coughlin, contained any evidence that
they came directly from the abduc-
tors.
I'VE will so to any extreme to have
the baby returned" declared the faith
err. but in the negotiations some
proof must be-furnished that the
proper persons are being dealt with.
If the persons having the child in Gus
tody will send it's photograph, togeth-
err with the closing worn when it was
stolen, this will be regarded as posi-
tive proof and arrangement will be
made to meet demands for the child's
return"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
of the foreign policies handed down

Oh inc foreign pOllCleS HdHuSu uCWH
by George Washington and James
Munroe3and as advocated and re-
affirmed many times in Republicans
platform since 1860"
Senator Borah was not ready to
make the Johnson Borah plank pub
lie, but said it would be presented
to the resolutions committee.
1t was learned that the mild
reserNationists plank would be based
on a constructive policy for ratifica-
ton for the Versailles treaty with
reservations and an endorsement for
senators who voted for the resolu-
ton. Senator Lodge deferred con-
versation on the treaty but predicted
that an agreement between the Nari-
Gus groups would be reached.
Shaping the industrial relations
plank revived many old animosities
and brought into focus several of
the issues raised by recent strikes
and unrest. Upon this plank. the
Senator Johnson delegates are ex-
pected to have a program of their
own.
For craftsmanship of the commit
tee the race today was said to lie
between Senator Watson of Indiana
and Ogden l.. Mills of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
TEST OF 1le5-COWS
SHOWS IS TUBERCULAR

The work Of giving the tuberculin
test to dairy herds in Watsrville and
its Vicinity II progressing finely. DR..
Achilles Jolly. milk inspector Of the
city, reported Saturday that during
tia last week 20S head Of cattle
were given the test by ave federal
and that but four cows Of
that number, were condemned. The
total number examined since the
work began to the present date is
11S5. in 800 herds. OF these SO
have been condemned. On June
10Th the owners Of one or more
cows. who are selling milk to their
nsighbors. are requested to drive
these cows to the Central Maine
fair grounds 1t o'clock in the ait.
ernosn. local time. when the tubAr.
cuiin test win be applied by the in
'spectors. free Of charge. At that
tine there will be Attendants on hand
to assign stalls and take renerai
care OF the animals. which will be
released 1t 3 o'clock the merit afta,~
lnosn. During the stay OF the COW.
ut the grounds. fesd for their NJ
must e fufniehed BY the ovnerx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07
NATIONAL HOME

omcer of the day. Capt. Joh,
DAILY.
Frederick T. Smithers, late from
L, U. S. Cav. has been transferred
here from the Dan<ille Branch.
Rain caused the baseball ssm.
with the All-Collegian team of Lew.
iston to be postponed to June ~
James P. Terry. late of Co. X, s
Mass, Inf and Hyman Zinn, late
Co. B, 8, Miss. Inf, have been ad.
mitted to the Home.
Odelon Valcour, late Co. f. % T.
S., Inf, has reported here from the
Southern Branch for re-admisson.
Abram yanderhoof. late Co. B.
L. S. Inf. and George H. Fullerton
late Co. B, Z, U. 8. Inf, have report.
ed for admission.
The returns from furloughs satur.
day were Edward c. Danforth from
Merrimac: John Mahoney from Ha.
verhill; Henry n. Stevens from Win.
throp; and Florence ]. Sullivan
from Boston.
appointed Saturday morning at the
non-appearance of General Pershlns
who was scheduled to speak here a,
s A. M. They were all ready to re.
ceive this distinguished general at
the appointed hour. 1t is reported
that the change in the program was
not made known to Gen Pershing
and that he fully expected to visit
this branch and anticipated much
pleasure in shaking hands with the
veterans.
The returns from passes SATURDAY.
were: William E. Peterson from
Chelsea; Thomas MURRAY from
Bridgeport: Frank w. knapton
from Boston; John Burke from
Winthrop; Charles Harris from
Biddeford; and James H. Roberts
and George A. Cutter from Augusta
The moving picture program for
this week will be, Tuesday Miss
Marion Davies in april Folly;
Ford Weekly and a Sennett comedy;
Friday, Miss Mary Thurman and
William Desmond in The Prince
and Betty; a Pathe News and a
comedy.
William P. Schiller and James 4
Varney. members of the Home band
have finished Their duties and left
for Utica, Ny, and Waterville, re-
spectively.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07

The needle work of the children
Of the ST. Francis de Sales school
was placed on exhibition at the
school rooms Sunday and will re-
main on view for today and tomor-
row, as we'll as other work in the
way of drawings and other handi-
craft. The work Of the children is
remarkable and is we'll worth a Wis
it. Many of the parents and friends
Of the pupils viewed the display
Sunday after attending church.
There is dainty lingerie. children's
dresses for various ages. fancy tow
els. dresser scarfs and score of small
articles which call for skill and pat
ience in the making.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-07

General Pershing's party passed
through the city Saturday forenoon
.on its way to Bangor. where the
General was scheduled to speak. A.
telegram was delivered to him by
Raoul Fl. Viollette. messenger Dor Of
the Postal Telegraph company who
stood in Post Once square for some
time waiting for the Generals party
to come along. General Pershing
had q pleasant word for the boy and
told him he was right onto his job"
On College avenue a young mother
Was waiting for car with an infant
in her arms. General Pershing
pointed to- the baby and raised his
bat in greeting, a salute which the
proud mother says she will ever
treasure in her memory.