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The Brinkley argus., 1920-01-15
SHILOH ITEMS

After a long rest we come again. We are not going to rest so long any more.
 Moving is the order of the day, quite a lot of changing. around.
 Our new school building is just about completed and we will soon have our school started in new building. The new school building speaks for Shiloh community. We ad- init that we have, been without school quite a while but if we have we did not harm our children, We did not rob them of much for they did not learn anything in such schools as we did have. We were ou1 cX- pense every year on repairing the old building and then we were not in a condition to take
 care of the children as wecan now in our new building We know our board is criticised for building a school house as we have, but hulTah for the Shiloh school board for stand ing for a good modern school building something that peo- pie can be proud of for gener- atiOnS to come.
 The Shiloh Grave Yard As sOciation will have their meet ing Monday afternoon, Jan. F at 2 D. m., for the purpose of electing the officers for anOth- CT year.
 Bro. Evans and Bro. Green opened a revival at Shiloh on Monday but on account of the bad weather have postponed the meeting till some later date when the weather is more set : tied. We hope to see a big re-
 vival at old Shiloh this year
The Brinkley argus., 1920-01-15

Let us pray, Christian people, that old Satan will have to flee from old Shiloh. Let us pray for a revival; let us pray fol those that point a finger o1 scorn on those who try tC teach the rising generation the Christ instead of teaching them to dance and engage in worldly amusements.
 The Shiloh Club members are planning to do great work this year if our County Agents will get out to Shiloh to get organized before it is too late like it was last year.
 Our road overseer and Road Commissioner must have for gotten the roads around Shiloh this last year. Our roads arc dangerous for an air ship to fly over let alone for wagons and teams. A few days ago there were wagons and teams stuck in mud from Shiloh church to Harry Harris store There is something wrong, let us find the trouble.
 Prayer services at Shiloh on Saturday night was a success in spite of muddy roads and bad weather for a good crowd was out. We have the best young generation in the state to stand by the work of their Saviour. But we have some Of the most careless parents, you can hardly find them at church on prayer meeing night; the roads are too bad ard weather too bad, but the same night there can De card party or a dance and you can find then there.
 We are sorry to know that MT. and Mrs. R. E. Hawkins and family have moved out of our community. We have lost
The Brinkley argus., 1920-01-15

a good neighbor and for good churches, scho5 roads. We wish them joy and success in htei home.
 There is some rumor air that we are going tS a wedding soon in ShihF muity.
 Our Sunday School \ progressing nicely, undt J. F. Oberg. MT. Oberg in sacrificing time and E for the promotion of thS He is always fond at of duty.
 Rev. Evans, our past6 not come to fill his aN ment Sunday on acco& the roads.
 l, The Shiloh CemeteT citation had their meet Monday afternoon and 5 their officers for the y& follows: Pres, w. A. X Vice-Pres., F. A. Blacki urer, J. T. Nalley; Seq J. F. Oberg; CommitteeA c. Moore, NJ. l.. GrishaS Johnson, F, c. knE ClentOn.
 Everybody remembel day nights prayer serv want everybody to ha in these services and e Saturday night.
 F. c. Knight and Breeding were in Shll9 munity Monday spend day with J. F. Oberg.
 Let everybody renel hour for Sunday Sch0 let's go, both young We are all needed to Y victory for our lloli who all blessings flow
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20
State Roads
Held Fairly Selected


Main trunk highways to make up
the state system are designated III the
amen Orient . That presents definite
proposition atog voters and avoids p3oo!!
1itical influences that might follow Ia-
ter designation Seventy routes in che
system. They were selected by the last
legislature after public hearings and
Investigations. That fair treatment
was given every county has been
shown by the few objections made to
the plan. Complaints Of omissions of
some roads are satisfied as a rule by
the explanation that all roads both
local and state roads are to benefit
eqully under the proposed plan
The amendment provides that the
state system may be extended to take
in roads to new county seats and other
roads in the discretion of the legisla-
tnre after the original plan is three
fourths completed and funds are on
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20
Large Cities z.
to Gain Indirectly

A large percentage of the motor
vehicle license fees are paid by own
ers living in Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Duluth, cities in the excepted counties.
Those owners have learned that the
greatest mileage is covered on country
roads and because of the savings made
possible by the plan are ready to pay
their full share of the cost of good
roads.
Every resident in the three large
cities will profit in measures. far ex-
ceeding any loss in the personal taxes
from automobiles, advocates of the
measure contend.
Trade increases with traffic, they
explain, property values advance and
the same tax rate brings much larger
funds. The commercial and civic or
ganizations of those cities are giving
public-spirited assistance to the cam
paign to pass Amendment No. /.
| Smaller cities and towns of the state
Insured the same advantages at less
cost, are counted on for equal support
for the plan.
Amendment No. 1
Gaining Public Favor
Farm and labor federations, COM
mercial and civic associations gener-
ally, women's clubs and other organiza-
tions have endorsed the proposed
amendment plan after it was fully ex-
planned in their meetings or to inves-
tigating committees.
Good roads represent the most i'm
portant proposition ever submitted to
Minnesota voters, it is commonly ad-
united. Nobody lis opposed to good
roads and doubts about Amendment
U! are disappearing as the plan is
Thoroughly understood. It is not po-
fitical Issue, but SIS supported blythe
majority of all5gcandidates Of every
party.
There is mo organized opposition to-
Amendment No. and it's active sup
porters explain that as a rule indivi-
luals criticising it show that they lack
correct information about it. The
common slogan is: To know Amend
ment No. is to vote for it,
Because of the law that there must
0e an affirmative majority of votes to
adopt a constitutional amendment. not
20 vote at all is the same as to vote,
Mo- on Amendment No. l. For that
reason and on the merits of the plan,
friends of good roads appeal for '.Yes''
Yotes on the pink ballot on Nov. 2.
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

Mutual.
The story is a whiz with lots of
peppery action which moves fast, at
the same time carrying a brand Of
humor which gives the popular big
star plenty of opportunity for the
manipulation of his nifty fists and
unctuous grin.
There is a pretty girl who has
turned stage-robber in the disguise of
a boy; a bad Mexican who comes to
grief when 'Bare-Fisted" bangles him
by. his legs with his head in a creek
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20
Gravel or Hard
Roads all as Needed

Amendment No 1 says nothing
about types of roads. Counties and
towns are building gravel-surfaced,
concrete, brick and other kinds and
the state will do the same under the
new plan.
First, every road must be put in
good condition and kept that way, then
permanent improvements are to follow
the officials explain. Gravel roads will
continue to make UP the greater part
Of state, county and town roads, but
more permanent roads are to be ex-
tended as fast as funds will allow.
Where traffic destroys the gravel sur
face almost as fast as the gravel can
be hauled, economy demands hard
surfacing and it will be laid as rapidly
as funds will permit. Every road will
be we'll drained and graded first and
then further improved according to
traffic and other conditions.
Funds for state roads and for coun-
ty and town roads are separate and
one system can no longer profit to the
disadvantage of the other. The state
ment that all trunk roads are to be
hard-surfaced at once is too absurd
friends Of the plan say, to need contra
diction. Voters have alright to expect
common sense, business-like admins
tration of the plan, they add.
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

II
The average car now yields $3.50 a
year in. license fees and personal prop
erty taxes. The latter item will be
eliminated ed7 when the fee is raised be
capsego OF the prohibition Of doub1estaxs
alton po2sD00,Gl@ 144 50 !Es3 g,g1--s7a
NeW01i license fees will average about
$18 a car, it is expected. Scales are
to be based on the road damage from
each machine, and light cars will pay
less than the heavy cars. The average
net increase on each car, therefore, is
placed at $1O.40 a year.
Automobile experts show that it
costs 10 cents mile to operate a
car on poor roads and cents on
good roads. A saving of only 1 cent
a mile would mean that the owner
will have made up the increase on the
first 1,O40 miles. Then he will begin
to profit besides gaining the advan-
tages of all-year going and the COM
fort of smooth roads.
$1O,0OO,OOO Year
Gain by New Proposal
Good Roads Amendment No. 1 and
present laws will furnish more than
$27,000,000 a year of road funds, COM
pared to less than $17,0O0,OO0 provid-
ed last year, according to official esti-
mates and figures. It will mean over
$S,000000 of additional money next
year and s10,00O000 additional yearly
average during the next decade
The average fee of $1S for motor
vehicle licenses will yield $6,3O0,0OO,
estimated on a total Of 350,00O cars.
The amendment also will enable the
state to obtain it's full share of ST.
$4,000 Of federal aid. Otherwise,
more than half the allotment will be
lost to Minnesota and reapportioned to
other states. This prospective gain in
itself is urged by many as sufficient
in itself to influence thinking voters
to support the amendment.
The $9,000,000 total of additional
road money next year will grow in
succeeding years as good roads in
crease the use Of motor trucks and
automobiles. Officials declare that
the estimates are conservative.
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

after desperate fight, and then gets
shot up when he tries to rob the stage
and place the evidence on "Bare-
Fist d. and some humorous types of
the Southwest cattle-country.
One of the comical is is a poker
game in which a cattle-rustler, a
Mexican desperado, bad negro and
"Bare-Fisted'' engage. When dis
pute arises the cattle-man places his
gun %on the liable, the Mexican goes
down his neck after a knife, the negro
pulls. a razor from his boot, while
II Bare Fsted SLAMS the table with
his bare fist, hissonly weapon.
sBare-Fistedhsets a trap for the
stage-robber by planting a man with
a shotgun IN the bottom Of the stage.
A tense dramatic situation develops
when he learns that the girl he has
fallen in love with is the robber for
whom he has set the death-trap, and
he rides out to warn her.
Desmond has excellent support in
the cast. Agnes Vernon, fiery little
rough-rider, plays the girl-bandit, while
Frank Lanning makes the meanest
and greasiest Mexican william ever
shown on the screen. Grand Theatre
Sunday. r.. ..- Adv.
Chief of Police Alvin Harmening
transacted business at Minneapolis
Monday.
Mrs. F. A. Gilbert recently atte nded
the celebration of the birthday ami
versary of her aunt, Mrs: Andrew
Stockstead, at Sleepy Eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto R. Kohn of ST..
Peter were recent CUES is at the home
of Mrs. Josephine Ro ling on North
Broadway.
Mrs. Edward Larson and children of
St. Paul are guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Leary in this city this
week, while Mr.. Larson is on business
trip to Dakota points.
Prof Claus Gieschen of Milwaukee,
parochial school Inspector of the
Lutheran General Synod, is in New
Ulm this week, inspe citing the local
Lutheran parochial school. "
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20
HAPPY ROLE FOR
l.. SMILING DESMOND
"Bare-Fisted Gallagher Full Of
Peppery Action and Rich HUI
mor-Scenes Laid in South
east Cattle Country.

AS Bare Fisted Gallagher, Will
nam Desmond has a happy-go-lucky
role IN his latest picture produced by
Jesse D. Hampton for Robertson
Cole and released by Exhibitors
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

Mrs. Carl Schwartz has returned to
her home on North Broadway, having
returned from weeks visit with the
Fred Kastens family at Nicollet. -
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

II
hand. The conditions are not regarded
as meaning that not until all state
roads are hard-surfaced can other
roads be added. Where traffic is light
good gravel road may be a perman-
ent road within the meaning of the
plan, according to it's supporters.
Bond Authority
Now Of No Effect
The provision that the legislature
may issue road bonds under certain re-
Jstrictions and safeguards, is VIRTUALLY
tefs5no effect now that similarasthte sol
,fdiers', bonus bonds have been shown to
/ lbel unsalable. ;. - -, A~13ll.as.-s
Il 2dWhen state bonds were still market
able, however, officials announced that
unexpected :, increases in the number
OF automobiles and trucks in Minneso.
ia. indicate that the license revenue
will provide needed funds without
bond money.
The bond provision may be used to
advantage should changed conditions
make it effective, according to friends
OF the plan. A drop in material prices
enable the state to use bond funds, to
get road bargains they explain, hard
times may be avoided by furnishing
employment.
Many other states are selling big
bond lssues-twelve counties in Wis
.consin borrowed $51, 900, 900 last year
Tor road building programs, and Min
nesota's plan contains special safe
guards
Safeguards
Surround Bond Plan ~
The bond provision, however, states
that up to $10,000,000 of bonds may be
issued by the legislature in any year,
provided that not more than $75,OOO,-
200 is outstanding at one time; that
five per cent is the maximum interest
rate, and that sales may be made only
at or above par.
The latter limitations, it is explained.
make road bond sales impossible now.
A sinking fund is created before any
bonds can be sold and it can be used
only to pay the interest and to redeem
the bonds. This makes it easy for the
legislature to determine what amounts
OF bonds could be, sold, the market per-
m1tt1ng, without requiring a tax levy.
The safeguard insures that motor
vehicle licenses will meet the entire
additional cost CT thea enlarged pro-
gram and is a further precaution
against increases in road taxes.
More Revenue
from Same Source
Adoption of Amendment No. 1 will
remove motor vehicles from the per-
sOnal property assessment rolls. That
IS necessary, as stated, because the
higher license fees will be equivalent
to tax in themselves and double
taxation is prohibited
The same property, and owners
favor the change, will be yielding near
ly four times as much revenue for a
public purpose-revenue which other
wise cs-- come only from general tax
alton. - will mean gains Of thousands
OF dollars annually for all counties,
except Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
Louis.
Although it meant fewer advantages
to them, the voters of the three coun-
ties named effected the adoption Of the
sO-called Bob Dunn amendment pro-
viding the 1 mill tax for state road
aid. The majority of the remaining
counties went against the measure but
not one would now sanction it's repeal.
Friends of Amendment No. 1 urge
careful consideration for it that the
majority of counties may not repeat
the mistake made on the 1-1nill tax
amendment.
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20
Local Roads get
$15,OOO,OOO a Year

Main trunk highways will be main
tanned and improved with license rev
enue and federal aid Under the pro-
posed plan. All state aid and tax re-
ceipts than $15000,000 next
year and steadily increasing go
to the counties and towns for the
maintenance and Improvement of lat
eral or local roads. g3
Many miles of main roads have been
extensively improved by using from
65- to 80 cents Of every dollar of road
funds for that purpose and the $1O,-
100000 provided the state annually
under Amendment No. l is rated
enough to continue the work and all
that can be spent economically and
to advantage, especially during the
present scarcity Of labor and mate
rials l FH
Relieved of the care of the main
roads, counties and towns will have
from three to four times as much to
use on the other roads Local roads
will benefit as much or more than the
state roads and that feature is gain
ing the yes votes of farmers living
on them for Amendment No. 1. It is
held certain that every mile of road
in the state will be adequately i'm
proved.
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20
Every Road
a Good Road

Continued from First Page.)
New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wiltscheck, re-.
siding on North Broadway, are the
proud parents of baby girl, born
Fridny.
The Washington times., 1920-04-23
5000 PRAYED FOR
BY 'M|RACLEMAN'
Healer Leaves D. C. for Mary
land After Ministering Spir-
ituaIIy to Sick.

James Moore Hickson. the Miracle
Man." who came to Washington to
heal the sick and crippled, has COM
pleted his healing services and left
for Baltimore last night. Today he
will conduct a healing service at the
Grace and st. Peters Protestant Epis-
copal Church in that city.
Mr.. Hickson was in Washington for
three days. During that time he pray
ed individually for more than 5000
persons. He told them all that with
faith in Christ they would be cured.
The miracle Man asked them to be
patient that their healings would be
gradual.
Hickson leaves behind him hundreds
of men, women and children who ex-
pect to be cured or healed. Many re-
ports have come in telling of persons
who claim to have recovered from ILL
ness or been assisted in other ways.
One woman with rheumatism and
neuritis asserts she is cured, and a
twelve-year-old girl with infantile
paralysis is said to have recovered.
Many soldiers from the Walter
Reed Hospital were taken to Trinity
Church, where the healing services
were held yesterday and were prayed
for.
The Washington times., 1920-04-23
BUSINESS HIGH GIVES
ANNE WARMERS PLAY

Before a capacity house, the annual
spring play of Business High School.
1.-THE REGENERATION of Aunt Mary"
was presented last night at the school
Eighth and r streets northwest.
Miss Franc Shreiner, in the role OF
Aunt Mary watkins won the audi
ence over before the ending of the
frst act. She received much applause
from those who had gathered to wit
ness the presentation OF Anne War
ner's play. George Anadale, as Aunt
Mary's nephew, and Miss Lucille
Jones. as Betty Burnett. also made a
fine showing.
Others in the cast were LYDIA Fran
els, Eleanor Frear, Jewell Cook.
James kirkland, Merwin Brown.
Elizabeth Bray, Herman Becker, Fos-
ter Beuchert, Hall Williams, Irene
Dodd and Pauline shannon. The
scenes were laid in Aunt Mary's home
town and in New York city. Music
was furnished by the Business High
School orchestra.
The Washington times., 1920-04-23
C.P. PHONE RETURNS
SMALL, SAYS BERRY
Head Of Company Declares In
vestors Are Receiving Only
One Per Cent.

"one OF the often reiterated state
ments concerning the telephone com
pany is that the public Is paying the
Governments shade of the revenues"
said A. Il. Berry. president or the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, to the Board OF Trade pub
lie utilities committee. with which
Mr.. Berry met at noon today.
"The fact that the Government
needed an enormous increase In Its
service during the war led the pubic
TO believe the slight increase In rates
put into effect then was due to the
Government use OF phones. The fact
Is decidedly against this supposition.
My latest figures show that the Gov
eminent has one-nfth OF the telephone
instruments in the District OF Co
lumbia, and pays one-nfth or the
revenues. The average number or
stations in the Government offices last
year was 1890. and the average OF
all other stations was $4,000.
"rhe bestiway know or measuring
telephone service and comparing IL Is
to add up all the revenues and divide
the revenues by the number or sta
lions. When you ind that a NTH or
the phones produce NTH or the
revenues, / believe the burden Is
equally distributed: and the Govern
ment Is not using telephones al the
expense OF the merchants and resi-
dents OF Washington"
Berry declared that the present
revenue is producing merely per
cent return on the investment
'"rhe slight increase I'm rates We are
asking for will produce merely re-
turn OF 4:75 per cent on our invested
capital BY common consent should
saw we are entitled to per cent, put
The Washington times., 1920-04-23

1898; historian general Miss Jenn
w. Coltrane, North Carolina, 1.2S2;
reported general, Miss Lillian Wilson.
Iowa, 1924; librarian general, Mrs.
Frank d. Ellison, Massachusetts,.
1918: curator general, Mrs. George
w. White, Washington, 1928; vice
president generals, Mrs. Cassius c.
Cottle, California, 1904; Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, Pennsylvania, 756; Mrs.
Edward L. Harris, Ohio, 942; Mrs. Ed
ward p. Schoentgen, Iowa, 72S; Mrs.
James T. Morris, Minnesota, $40: Mrs.
Henry McCleary, Washington, 779 and
Mrs. Charles S. Whitman, New York,
SOC.
The Washington times., 1920-04-23
RENT BOARD WILL HEAR
TURIN TENANTS MONDAY
Owners Petition For Increased
Rates Will Be Opposed-Other
Cases Are Listed.

Hearing Of tenants of the Turin
apartments, who are protesting
against increased rentals, has been
set by the District Rent Commission
for Monday. Mrs. Florence C. Chap
man. owner of the apartment house,
has petitioned the Rent Commission
for permission to increase rents.
Other cases set for Monday include:
Arthur r. Reeve and Glanche E.
Reeve VS.. Mrs. s. Wullfe, for posses
sion of premises at 3017 Dumbarton
avenue.
Mrs. Emma Wilson VS.. f. e. Carroll.
for possession of premises at S31
Fourth street northwest.
Kris Dedeian and John Karibian VS..
Frank II. Weaver, for possession Of
premise sat Quincy place northeast.
William Bailey and Josephine Bal
ley VS.. Harry A. Dyson, for posses
sion of premises at 1879 U street
northwest.
George Thomas vs. Frank G. How
ell, for possession of premises at 1925
Fourteenth street northwest.
Raymond L. Taylor VS.. A. L. Ware,
for possession of premises at 100 Fiji
teenth street southeast.
The Washington times., 1920-04-23
"SCHOOLHOUSE THIEVES"
KEEP D. c. POLICE BUSY

A new type Of thief is operating in
Washington.
Police call the new specie school
house thieves" They make a special
ty OF entering school houses after
nightfall and steal articles of little
value from the desks of the teachers
and pupils.
Members OF the Detective bureau
heard from them last night, when
they entered the Adams School. r
street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth street northwest, and
stole several feet of sash cord. Desks
and lockers in the building were ran
sacked. but investigation revealed
that nothing had been stolen from
them.
The Dennison School. street be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
street northwest, was entered Tues
day. night and IS in war savings and
thrift stamps were stolen.