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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30
Farmers Sacrifice a
Great Home Market

"The reduction in the use Of
horses and mules in cities, towns,
villages and on farms, that has oc-
CURED in the last ten years, has de-
stroyed an annual market for staple
farm products that is greater by far
than our total annual exports during
any of the last five years, and far
greater than the average for the
past five years, despite the fact that
four of these were war years when
grain exports were unusually large"
This statement was hurled by Wayne
Dinsmore, Secretary of the Horse
Association Of America, at men,
bers present in annual convention
horsemen, farmers, city dealers in
horses, mules and feeding stuffs,
draymen, transfers, saddlery man
ufacturers, horseshoers, etc, etc.
"This great sacrifice of the home
market is an oblation to the gods Of
speed, tribute to the power Of adj
vertising. For, despite the fact that
horses and mules furnish the most
efficient, dependable and economical
power on farms and for city hauling
and delivering, the decrease noted
from advance census reports show
a loss of approximately thirty three
end one-third per cent in number of
horses doing city work and ten per
cent in the number Of horses on
farms.
Summarizing the matter briefly,
we have for the first time in history
lost in horse numbers. Through the
apathy OF hOrSemen and indifference
Of farmers, more than a million
horses and mules have been displac-
ed in towns, cities and villages
since the year 1910, and we are also
confronted with a reduction Of
about 100000 head in the total of
horses and mules on farms.
N'This not only means the closing
Of channel to the farmers for sale
Of his surplus horses Ia by-product
of any well managed farm), but
loss of home market for staple
farm products amounting per year
to 113 million bushels Of oats, 20
million bushels Of corn and A "a
million tons of hay. The ears Of
users of horses both in city and on
farm have been so filled win the
whirring of engine wheels that the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30
ADVERTISING
SURELY
PAYS
(By Breen)

The biggest business
enterprises in this coun-
Z try were built upon adj
vertising. None will
deny that. Newspaper
advertising is the most
potent of all, The money
that is spent annually
in the newspapers of
the United States is
enormous.
Enormous as it is, the
return is tenfold. And
yet one occasionally
will find some self-suf-
ficient business m an
who will declare he
doesn't need adveTtis-
ing.
Every man in every
business needs adver-
Using. Some need it
more than others. 1t is
nonsense to say that a
certain article sells it.
self.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30

izen threw the utmost energy of his
life into the things which made for
the winning Of the war, so every pa
triotic citizen must today throw his
utmost power into doing the things
which are as essentially Important
to the safety and welfare of this
country as was the winning of the
war;. We cannot as nation af-
ford a spread of unemployment. We
cannot afford to see men walk the
streets, hunting work in vain, for as
the sun rises that would mean the
creation Of Bolshevistic spirit, due
to causes unlike anything we have
had in the history of the country in
the past.
Then, on with work On with every
construction activity which is need
ed in the building of schools and Of
churches, hospitals and municipal
structures and highways, in which
hundreds of millions can be. wisely.
invested with assurance that every
dollar thus expended viii bring a
harvest of prosperity to the com
munity and to the country as a
whole. Search out with brain and
hands whatever can be found to do,
and do it with all your might, and
DO 1T observation-disclosures Rec
ord. a'r'tivil ai'sa 5Ssaxz1Bl
NIl ~
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30
do It Now"

whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do, do it with all thy might" is the
doctrine which needs to be preached
today with all the emphasis in the
nations power. Because disaster
has overtaken many, because the
nations buying power has been
greatly decreased by reason of the
rapid deflation in products and in
employment we cannot afford to sit
down and fold our hands, for that
would only mean stagnation, and
stagnation means death. If your
plant needs new equipment or ex-
tension and the money is available,
DO 1T NOW, and be ready for the
next wave of activity, which will
come as surely as the sun floods
the earth with brightness after the
clouds have disappeared. If your
town or city or county needs NUM-
cipal buildings, schools or enlarged
water works or sewerage systems,
if highway work and street con-
struction need to be done, then do,
your utmost to see that these things
are DONE NOW. Labor is seeking
employment, manufactured products
are available for all classes of con-
struction work and at prices which,
we believe, are below prices that will
prevail in the not distant future.
Whenever the tide of business
turns, as turn it will as surely as
flood follows ebb tide, prices will
advance and labor will once more be
well employed and at good wages.
Today is the accepted time for en-
tering upon a vigorous, aggressive
campaign for all highway and mu-
nicipal construction work, for put
ting manufacturing plants into bet
ter physical shape and equipping
with needed machinery rather than
wait until the rush of new work in
the future makes all of these things
more difficult and costly.
This view is based on what we he
'ieve to be sound economics, and il
has back of it the great moral and
national issue that it means the Gre
alton of employment, on sou-d FL
nancial, economic basis, of millions
who would be out Of employment this
winter unless such program is put
through, and unemployment of
hands or brains furnishes the most
fertile field for the devils work OF
Rolshevism AZ avery ,,atriotio c;t-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30

the warehouse. 1t shows that any
person may apply for license to
inspect or weigh tobacco in a IL
censed warehouse; that warehouse
men licensed do not have to confine
their business to the storage only.
The Bureau is already working
out system of grading tobacco,
such as was recommended by the
Federal Trade Commission in its re-
port to the House. These standard
sysems Of grading will be used in the
licensed warehouses and will also
be available for warehouses where
tobacco is being marketed.
One definition of heaven: Receipt
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30
BIG BUSINESS
RECOGNIZES
PUBLICITY
(By Breen(

In latter years the
biggest enterprises in
this country have rec
ognized the value of
advertising. The men
in charge of their ad-
vertising campaigns are
paid splendid salaries.
In fact no branch of
the business receives
more attention. Public
ity and advertising are
the\ keynotes of success.
If big business needs
advertising doesn't the
small business need it,
Every man in bust
ness needs Advertising
If his business is a sue
cess he needs advertis-
ing to keep it so. If his
business is struggling
liberal advertising will
build it up.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30
PROMISES
Fary Relief

to growers who
Il their product be-
ices may obtain re-
the United States
Act. They soon may be
Ugh its provisions, to store
Acco in warehouses licensed
government, obtain receipts
hnd with the receipts as Sc
T<yborrow money to tide them
is over until prices enable them
/sell. Warehousemen may apply
u licenses now which will be issued
Ks soon after the application is re-
Neeived as possible. Then when the
warehouses are licensed they will be
available to the growers as a means
\ for realizing on their crops. With
these warehouses in operation the
growers may hold their crops with
out suffering financially. 1t is not
known how many warehousemen in
Kentucky wish to become licensed,
but judging from general interest
manifested in the provision of the
law for other crops, it is expected
that number Of them will make ap-
plications for licenses. When suffi-
cient warehouses are licensed it will
not be necessary for farmers to haul
their tobacco back to their barns if
the prices being offered on the mar
ket are not high enough to enable
them to sell. By storing their prod
net in the licensed warehouses they
may realize more on their crops in
the way of loans than they other
wise possibly could. The receipts
from licensed warehouses make ac-
ceptable security for local banks.
The final regulations for tobacco
warehouses have been approved by
the Secretary of Agriculture, and
have been printed.
The summary points out that any
warehouse suitable for the storage
of tobacco may apply for license.
A representative of the Bureau Of
Markets will be detailed TO examine
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-30

One definition of heaven: Receipt
ed Bills. ..
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30
n YES
n NO
And be L further


Resolved, that the city clerk Of the
said city Of Alma, be, and is hereby
Instructed TO give notice of the cleo
ton to authorize the issuance Of such
bonds as provided by Section 30 Of
Chapter XIV Of the Charter of the
City of Alma.
Sept. rs, 1920
67-St Jessie Wolford, City Clerk.
Commissioner Glass supports the
adoption of the above resolution
which was carried by yea and nay
vote as follows:
Yeas, Commissioners Chick, Creas-
err, Glass and Archer.
Nays, none.
The matter of the removal of the
curb in front of Johnson and Thomp-
son Garage for the purpose of erect
ing a filling station, was brought TO
the attention Of commission by City
Manager.
Moved by Commissioner Archer
and supported by Commissioner
Creaser that the matter be referred
to the City Manager with power to
act Motion carried.
Gratiot County Oil Company asked
permission TO build cement block
garage on back of poperty, building
to comply with specifications within
the fire limits of the city.
Moved by Commissioner Glass and
supported by Commissioner Archer
that Gratiot County Oil Co. be grant
ed permission TO build garage as re-
quested, under the supervision Of the
City Manager. Motion carried.
Jessie Wolford rendered her resig-
nation as City Clerk of the City of
Alma, to take effect October 18th,
| 1920.
Moved by Commissioner Archer
and supported by Commisser Glass
that the resignation of Jessie VOL
ford, as city clerk, be accepted
Yeas, Commissioners Chick, Creas-
er, Glass and Archer
Nays, none.
Moved by Commissioner Creaser
and supported by Commissioner Glass
that the City Commission adjourn.
Motion carried.
Jessie Woford, City CLERK
Charles R. Murphy, Mayor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30

electors of the said city of Alma, for
their approval, at the General Elec-
tion to be held in the said city of AL
ma on the md day of November,
1920, and that the form of the ballot
to be used in voting upon said ques-
ton of bonding Of said city Of Alma
ms aforesaid, be in the following
words, figures and form, to-wit
40 issue the bonds of the city Of
Alma, Michigan, in the amount Of
100000, for construction Of i'm
provements to the water works in
said city, said bonds TO be known and
designated "Series 1920 Water
Works Improvement Bonds"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30
RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION
Whereas, the City Manager, who is
the City Engineer and who consti-
tutes the city's engineering depart
ment, has prepared plans spcifica-
lions, and an estimate Of the cost Of
construction Of Improvements TO the
water works system in the city of
Alma, Michigan, and has made re-
port thereon,-the said plans, speci-
fications and estimates of the cost Of
construction Of such improvements
now being on file in the office of the
city clerk for inspection by the pub
lie, in which said report il shows the
necessity for the improvements there
in recommended so that water can
be furnished TO the citizens of Alma
for domestic purposes and for fire
protection without having TO run the
river water into the water mains;
therefore be il
Resolved, by the City Commission
now in session, and said city COM
mission does hereby determine, that
is il a public necessity and very de-
sirable for the city TO construct i'm
provements TO the water works sys-
tenn in said city in accordance with
the report of the said City Manager,
and for that purpose it is desirable
and necessary and for the public
health and best interests of the city
of Alma to expend the sum Of $780,
600 90, in the construction Of said inn
provements, and for that purpose it
is desirable and necessary to issue
the City's Bonds therefor; therefore,
be il further
Resolved, that the City Of Alma,
Michigan, cause TO be issued its bonds
in the sum of $S0,000.OO, the same to
be used for construction of improve
meuts to the said water works, and
in constructing such improvements
that said money be used as follows:
That $22 10000 be used in construct
! ing an elevated tank of 10000 gal
Ions capacity; that 100000 be used
in constructing a reservoir of l.000.-
900 gallons capacity; that $5,S00.0C
be used in purchasing and installing
plunger pump; and that $26, 200.0C
be used in the construction of water
extensions and wells; and be it fur
Their
Resolved, that said bonds to be is
sued as aforesaid be known as Ser
les 1920. Water Works improvement
Bonds; that they be in denomina.
tions Of 81 100000 each, and that Their,
be eighty 800 in number, number
ing consecutively from one Cd L
eighty $50 Inclusive; that the frs
/ five CO.. Of said bonds shall matur,
and become due and payable TIVE
years from date Of issuance. an'
that five 60 of said bonds matur'
and become due and payable at tn
end of each succeeding ~year there
after, until the whole issue of saiC
bonds are paid; that said bonds shall
bear interest at the rate of 51a pc
centum per annum, payable semi
annually; and that said interest an,
said bonds be payable at the City o
Alma, Michigan. BE it further
Resolved, that the matter of tn
issue Of said bonds as above speci
fled, be submitted to the qualities
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30
Lest You Forget

Let US remind you that Chamber
lain's Tablets not only cause a gentle
movement Of the bowels but improve
the appetite and strengthen the di-
gestion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30

Moved by Commissioner Archer
and supported by Commissioner
Chick that the above bills, as read,
be allowed, and Clerk instructed to
issue checks in payment for same.
Yeas, Commissioners Chick, Creas-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30
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CITY COMMISSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alma, Mich, Sept 2S, 1920.
Regular meeting of the City Com
mission of the City Of Alma in SEES
sion at the City Chambers on above
date. Meeting called TO order at
3 o'clock p. m. by Mayor Charles r.
Murphy.
Present, Commissioners Chick.
Creaser, Glass and Archer
Absent, none.
There being a quorum present, the
Commission was declared TO be in
session. Minutes of the preceding
meeting We're read and approved
Reading Of Bills and Claims.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30

New music just arrived. Also COM
plete line Of lunches at Deluxe, Your
Store-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30

er, Glass and Archer.
Nays, none.
Commissioners Chick offers the fol-
lowing resolution and moves its
adoption.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
Jud Tunkins.

Jud TunkinS saws everybody admits
'hat honesty is the best policy, only
n lot Of folks differ as to the precise
definition Of tie word
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
I Mai | meant 10 an aloud.
EQUIPPED 70 RULE OCEAN
Monster That Lived 100000 Years
Ago Must Fave Been a Terror
to Other Fishes.

In the National rlrsoum at Wash
lugton Is exhibited tie skeleton Of
2eugl0don-a monster which in life
was seventy feet lorg and which must
have been ruler of the seas during Q
hygone epoch, There Is good reason
TO believe that this alarming creature
dates hack fewer than 100000 years
saws a bulletin.
With an Ell mously long tail and
powerful swimming paddles, the zcH-
clodon must have icon able TO swim
at the syocd of an express train, and
it's great aIllcatcrll;e head was armed
with Lage cariyorous teeth.
II was nanirpstly forocious and
nreloto,,, t,1,te onl nrpgumablv fed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28

Wife (to husband who has been out
for walk at the seaside) -Oh,
George, I'm 50 glad you've come back,
heard that some silly man had top
pied over the cliffs-and | was afraid
It might he YOU
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
Radio Tsiepi1onino.

The first experiment in long-dis.
lance radio tclerhoning was made In
1914, the attempt resulting after
many efforts in successful transmits
sion of speech from Washington to
Paris and san Francisco.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
lnatead Of Sheen.

Normally says Or. Godfrey Keyes
person has 10000 millions Of blood
corpusclcs circulating in his body Poo
pie suffering with insomnia might try
counting Them in hed-London Punch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
Rounh on the Old LADY,

San Diego Tribune-The bandit wa1
pointing the revolver at him, when
Davis spceded up his mother and
knocked the robber down Boston
Transcript,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
(By Daniel l.. Cady0
A VERMONT SHERIFF

my boyhood saw no heater rig
Than Sheriff Amsdens booted gig;
The narrow dasher, one-man seat,
And whip and socket, say; twas neat;
The great high wheels went round 50
/ fast
Their shadders SHE'D at being cast;
| You couldn't see what kind, by Cad!
! or check or oyerdraw he had,
And all us boys was plumb confused
About what martingill he used.
/ He drove a bright eyed Morgan nag
No other horse IN town could tag;
lest hand him out a writ and John,
His man. would slap the harness on,
Then up he'd climb and off he'd go
I And get q mile, the first you'd know;
lie never asked what kind Of writ
II was by Gum, or who it hit;
Repleyin trepass, troyer, case,
And debt, he served with even grace.
| IL made no difference to him,
Who twas ne 'tachcd, jerome or jim;
He didn't care broken reed
Who twas he sued, or who trusted
He eft no papers on the place;
But run his process up your face:
He'd sell you out with equal zest,
From grandpa clock to grandma's
chest;
You couldn't make him hem or haw,
And all he'd say was, Law is law"
The constables in every town
Looked up to him instead Of down;
There wasn't one as tall as he,
Nor one as stilt as he could be;
His word was stronger than fort
And went an awful ways in court;
The lawyer that was smart, was loath
To ever let him take the oath,
He'd simply say "You're Sheriff, Sir,
And served this writ on Wilder
Bulr?'
When round his gailiwick he flew
Some showed their heads and some
withdrew;
One scout with wool around his chops,
lAicgged IL for the mountain tops;
One duck he 'tached was so bestirred
lie sold his pig and paid a third;
a chap that worked at a. o. Hoods
Lii ont for Sydney Weston woods:
lie seldom fooled nunked or failed
And Jays with iags was promptly
jailed.
Bat what | meant to talk about,
Quite mainly when | started out
Was not so much the Sherifts art
Ass his official horse and cart;
The fills and ex both took your eye,
The boot was shiny steep and dry:
Beneath It's box he kept the writs
That give the county catnip fits:
The whirlwind whee's and one-man
seat
A-zipping past you say: twas neat,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-10
Fine Picture PleaSes
audiences at Lincoln

1t is not often that a calloused
reviewer is driven to the use OF
superlatives in commenting on i
photo-drHma, but after viewing Tine
Virgin of StambOul," which was
shown here for the first time yes
te-day al the Lincoln theater, il s
found necessary 20 sound its praises
in no uncertain terms.
Priscilla Dean, who first flashed
on the film, horizon with THE Wild
cat OF Paris" and established a
distinct personality on the screen,
which was followed by a half-dozen
other important productions, but
who has been missing from the sill
YER sheet for a long while. reap-
pears as the star of this picturesque
story or the east and proves clear
title 10 being classed as one of the
foremost players in the silent drama.
In the role Of the little beggar on
the streets of STEAMBOAT. untamed
and unatraid. knowing nothing OF
right or wrong, but with natural
instincts that preserve her undefiled
amid the filth and squalor of her sur
rOundings, Miss Dean gives a char
acteriZation that must be classed as
a masterpiece.
Tod Browning. who is credited with
the direction OF this photo drama,
has obtained some remarkable eff
fects. No truer picture OF the ORR
ent has ever been seen on the screen.
Its customs and traditions, mixed
with the mOdernity of the western
influence, form a picturesque back
ground for the action OF the drama.
Some thousands OF people partici-
pate in the drama, chief among
whom are Wheeler Oakman as the
Captain of the Black Horse troop:
Wallace Beery, as the sheik; K. a.
Warren, as the keeper OF the ba-
Zaar; Edward Burns. as the Ameri-
can lothario; Eugene Forde. as the
mother, and Ethel Richie, as the IA
Vorite of the harem.
The picture will again be shown at
the Lincoln today and Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-10
ARREST LOCAL MAN
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Henry 7. Smith Accused of
Encouraging Child Abduc-
ton; Being Brought Back.

Henry T. Smith. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Smith. y. Spring St,
was arrested at Flint Mich. by
Chief Pfen6er and was brought
back 20 the city on a charge OF en-
couraging child abduction. The af-
fidavit was filed by Smiths brother
in-law Howard b. Lent. and charges
the defendant with taking Miss Ora
Lent, IL years old TO St Joseph,
Mich. where "a wedding ceremony
was performed. Smith giving the
brides age as Is. The girl wife
arrived in Mishawaka Wednesday
morning 10 employ legal aid for her
husband She stated at the police
station that she was happier than
she had ever been in her life.
Smiths six months wife Florence
Weaver. 20 years old. committed
suicide by jumping in the st. Jo-
seph river, Feb. Il. last.
Smiths father last night furnish
cd a $500 cash bond for his sons
appearance in the city court today.