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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
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1Ifh. H., Nov. 13.-Most OF
SS1ely 1t the hearing OF argu-
ssss r. the various locations OF
Kelween Rock Island and
10. to be No. 3. paved BY
~ nom the funds Of the $780,
~ boad issue. pleaded for the
4 1iollow-Aledo way. The
I1Sry meeting was in session
Sli dsy Friday. but 6nal deci-
.sS a % the location will not b
I - - the department OF public
-,ss ana buildings, divis ON Of
,sssvxSs for 1t least two weeks,
2 e thought. although the consen-
~ Z the representatives at the
sfsrance here favored the same
.s.11 q advocated by the delegates
- Rock Island.
Tsose who we're here from
e.,nr6eld holding the hearing
~, Frank I. Bennett, director Of
- depsrtment: Thomas G. Ven
an assistant director; Samuel E
rr,it superintendent of the div.
"a Of highways; Clifford Older
ehief highway engineer, and A. Y
Hunter, district engineer. Brad
,,sided at the meet ng.
Congressman W. j. Graham o.
.,.ac vas the first one called {,
,peak He gave way to Charles W
T1etv.ler Of Aiedo, who spoke TO-
ne proposed route from Rock Is
land speaking for Mercer county
NJ mt forth the claims Of thu
moth part Of Mercer county, wher'
he facilities of getting to marke
are nor. There is much territor,
IA lie north end Of Mercer and /!
the southwest corner Of Rock Is
land county that is without an,
means Of getting to market excep
{ u wagon road. The proposed
nan from Rock Island to Aledi
" way, Of Turkey Hollow woulf
y d great benefit to this territory
He said that he asked for no devia
,tiessof the route as marked on tn
map that was circulated at the tim
The road band issue was UP for tn
vote Of the people.
Favors Viola Route.
John L. Clark Of PreemptiOn va
the next speaker. He said that tn
Inv stated that the route should b.
tie shortest between Rock Island
Aledo and Monmouth. 1t shoult
slso serve the greatest number o
psople according to the law. Thes
conditions, he claimed, were met Il
he route that was on a direct lin
rom Rock Island to Monmouth b.
NY Of Milan. Presumption. Bowder
Viola and Burgess. He advocated {
stub from this line to Aledo ant
spoke OF the coal lands that thi
spste would touch. He said tina
" route paralelled the railroad al
4 The way except for II miles an
Ms material for road buildin
e0aM be easily handled.
Islanders for Turkey Hollow.
n. F. Witter Of the Rock Islam
Cmmber Of Commerce spoke mex
Tor the Turkey Hollow route t
Aldo. the same for which Diet
vilef spoke. He said that the cit
a Rock Island was in favor of Ia
route and that the position of Roc
Island and Aledo were identical. H
nd that the proposed. Aledo rout
vas endorsed by the Chamber &
Commerce Of Rock Island, by tn
board Of supervisors and the RI
hry club and pointed out that tn
iouth end Of Rock Island count
lu inadequate railroad facilitie
which the road would alleviate
that the Aledo road is a mile shorl
1to Aledo than any other wa.
that II would give more mileage
Rock Island county, which pays
heavy tax, and that the propose
way Is the old Indian, trail to- til
path.
c. ]. Greenwood Of Burgess wa
pe next speaker. He was in favo
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
Report to Chamber.

The delegates from Rock Island
returned home from the conference
in time to be present at the Cham
Der of Commerce dinner at the Ma
sonic temple last evening.
c. ]. Searle and J. F. Witter
representatives from the Chamber
made brief reports Of the session
and expressed themselves as hope
full that the Turkey Hollow route
favored by the Rock Island organ
ixations would be chosen. The
route would probaly not be definitely
chosen for a couple Of weeks. they
said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
SECURE MUCH BOOZE
Party of Men Brighten Bootlegger
Near Atlantic and Get 10 Gallons

Several Atlantic men, their iden-
tity hidden in the mists of uncer-
tainty, late Tuesday afternoon visit
ed the rendezvous north of that city
of an Omaha booze runner and after
frightening him away conf1scated
some 16 gallons Of perfectly good
whiskey. Two shotguns carried
by the raiders helped to accelerate
the departure Of the stranger. Not
that,he was shot at. but a few shots
in the air made him think he was
being beseiged by mighty armed
host.
The story of the raid has come to
the police and the mayor, but in
such disconnected dribblets that
they have been unable to determine
the identity of those who made up
the raiding party.
The mayor and police understood
the booze runner came Tuesday af-
ternoon and took his stand in a Sc
cluded spot north of Atlantic near
the rendering works. From there
he sent out wireless" messages to
the thirsty ones and within a short
time he had several prospective Gus
toners.
The undoing OF the wet" goods
merchant was his proneness to prof
iteering. His price of $50 quart
seemed too high to the locals and
they did not take any of his goods,
However, they returned to Atlantic
and called council of war. The
result was the formation of goodly
sized squad. This squad, armed
with couple OF shotguns, visited
the rendezvous of the Omahan and
signaled their approach by volley
from the pair OF guns. There was
cracking of weeds and head was
seen bobbing up and down among
the weeds along the banks of the
Nish. 1t soon disappeared to the
westward and the raiders were left
masters of the situation. AS near
ly as can be learned by the officers
the raiders procured some sixteen
gallons of liquor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
THE PACE THAT KILLS

Insurance concerns present some
uncanny figures which record the
annual toll of death and injury in
fiicted upon Che American people
by themselves. More than eleven
million people are injured and 105,
900 annually killed by accidents in
this country.
That is an appalling record. We
had killed in the world war some
thing over $4,000 men. During
the time we participated in this war
the death loss in the United States
from accidental causes was more
than $4,000 people.
1t is perhaps idle to attempt any
analysis of the cause of so many &C.
cidents. In general way these
are due to the fast pace we are liv-
ing. When two autos collide, for
example, some facts in the case are
never absent. One or both OF the
drivers were careless of themselves
and disregardful of the rights of
others. This indifference takes on
many forms Fast driving is al
most always an accompaniment and
generally is the cause of auto col
lisions. In driving a mile over
city pavements the automobiles
passes over from twelve to sixteen
cross streets. Where traffic is
heavy autos are likely to be travel
ing on all of these cross streets. The
marvelli is that we have so few acci-
dents in proportion to the chances
rather than so many.
Where two autos approach
street intersection If one of them has
his car under. control a collision will
be avoided. II two careless driv-
ere happen to meet at an intersec-
tion then something is likely TO
happen.
Frequently drivers travel over
miles of city streets and over hum
dreds of cross streets at pace SO
rapid that an accident is certain II
drivers with the same indifference
happen at the same time to be NOV
ing on these cross streets.
Moving about from day to day Is
hazardous undertaking in these
days of autos. Science has Danish
ed the black death, typhus and
many other diseases but modern in
ventions and our indifference to the
value of human life are taking their
place. We are living at pace thai
kills.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09

talked not only to the graduates of
their future but made an impressive
address to the parents on the future
of their children. Z Especially did
he dwell on salaries for teachers and
then demanded teachers according
to the salary
idated schools aud to the standard
lied schools, the laws passed by
the last legislature for them. That
schools now should be either consol-
idated or standardized.
I In his county he had consolidated
schools but no standardized schools.
That he was for standardized
school IL it was done right, but he
did not believe in any "Cheap John"
Standardization of schools. He
considered that a step backward and
loss of money expended.
Supt. Galloway gave most
thoughtful address.
The county nurse, Miss Skov, gave
helpful talk to the parents, ex-
planning Just what her work would
be in the county.
Supt. McIntire talked to the pu-
pills on going further in their educa-
tion and extended an invitationaor a
greeting from all the high schools of
the county as their superintendent
were unable to be present owing to
Saturday being one of their enroll
ment days.
Diplomas were presented by Miss
Ella M. Stearns, county superinten-
dent who also urged them to further
preparations for successful life
work. In these closing remarks
the county superintendent endeav-.
ored to impress upon the graduates
not, to forget what they owe to their
fathers and mothers in providing
them these present opportunities
and presented them with a souvenir,
with the, poems, my Mothers
Face" and "Dear Daddy"
This closed the exercises for the
Eight Graders" of 1920 and as
they left the building, figuratively
speaking, most of them turned their
faces to the high school.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
NOMINATED by BossEsr.

Whitelaw Reid, in mordant
humor, once remarked that when
the democrats began to. holleI
fraud" at election time, it was a
safe bet that they were themselves
engaged in stuffing ballot boxes.
However Just or unjust the asper-
sion upon the whole party may have
been, it IL obviously quite applic-
able. in the present campaign to
Governor Cox's Incorporate ratings
at Senator Harding for having been
nominated by ring of Senatorial
bosses.
The charge is of course entirely
without foundation. II is doubtless
true that some of Mr.. Harding's sem
atorial colleagues were interested in
his political fortunes and advocated
his nomination. Granting that to
be so, and even assuming for the
sake of argument what Is not so,
that such senatorial influence dom
mated the convention and led to
Mr.. Harding's nomination-what of
it, 1t is not of ominous portent
that now, for the first time in the
history of the nation, a senator is
chosen for presidential candidate.
1t is not, so far as we are aware, a
crime to be United States senator,
or for a senator to interest himself
in a national convention OF his party.
1t is time to drop this tiresome
and dismal drivel about the in
EQUITY of the United States senate.
The senators are American citizens,
Just the same as the rest of US. They
are chosen representatives of the
people, in an especial sense. When
they were elected by state legislat-
ures there was much talk, largely
unfounded or exaggerated, about
their seats being purchased, and
interests" rather than the people.
But now they are elected by direct
popular vote. without legislative in
PREVENTION. A senator from Ohio or
Massachusetts is as truly repre-
sentative of the people of that state
as a member of the house of repre-
sentatives is of the people of his
district.
If Mr.. Harding had been nomi-
mated by senators, therefore, he
would have been nominated by the
direct representatives of the people
OF the various states. That we
reckon, would have been pretty
good kind of nomination.
Governor Cox is entirely too
smart a man to mean such fiubdub
in the literal sense in which he ut
tiers It.. His purpose is to make
smoke screen of it, to hide from
the peoples eyes the shame Of his
own nomination by the French Lick
syndicate bosses. Messrs. Murphy,
Brennan, Taggart and Nugent are
not senator's. They are not repre-
sentatiyeE of the people. They rep
resent nobody but themselves and
their municipal or state machines,
organizations which have generally
found their chief strength in sa-
looms, gambling dens and protected
vice They are the men who die
tated the nomination of Governor
Cox for the presidency, to an i'm
measurably greater degree than that
of any senatorial influence In Mr..
Harding's nomination.
The average citizen will, we be-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
MARRIED YEsTERDAY

Walter Wiges, of Hamlin and
Miss Martha Jones, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wills Jones of this city,
were united in marriage at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. d. J..
Shenton at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. wiges is employed
in store at Hamlin, where he and
his bride will make their home. The
contracting parties have many
friends here and elsewhere who join
in extending best wishes for happy
and prosperous married life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
GIRL HURT IN FALL

Miss Louise Hickman, niece of
Chris Hickman, ST., residing near
Extra, received terrible bruises
about her body, when she fell from
the back Of her uncle's home into
an open cellarway. Although no
bones were broken, she is confined
to her bed because of her injuries.
The accident occurred Saturday ev-
ening. Miss Hickman, who has .
crippled arm and leg, makes her
home with her uncle, for whom she
keeps house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
EIGHTH GRADE GRADU-
ATING EXERCISES

The roads and threatening rain
did not affect to any great extent the
attendance at the eighth grade
graduating exercises held at the Au-
dubon high school building last Sat
urday. Owing to conditions exist
ing there was an unexpected attend
ance. The invocation was given
by Rev. shenton Of the Methodist
church.
Bernice Hilsabeck rendered two
beautiful violin numbers that were
highly pleasing TO the audience.
This young lady Is a pupil Of Miss
'TildA Schmidt.
The speaker of the day was Supt.
George Galloway of Carroll who
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09

lieye, regard it as decidedly more
reputable and preferable to be nomi-
mated by company Of men chosen
by the people of the states to be
their political representatives, than
to be nominated by ring of self
constituted bosses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-09
DIR. III. @. ROGERS
Veterinary Surgeon

Office four doors north OF Post
office. Calls answered any hour Of
the day or night. Phone 23J2.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01
City and Ranch
Property Wanted

Because of my extensive adver-
tising, and because of my fully
equipped sales force, and because
we devote our undivided attention
to the business Of my real eastate
office, we are rewarded by a large
busines. We are selling so many
properties that we desire to keep
our lists increasing.
THOSE WHO REALLY WANT
TO SELL CAN GET THE BEST
OF SERVICE BY GIVING AN
EXCLUSIVE LISTING TO THIS
OFFICE.
We have inquiries for business
investments, also some splendid
exchange propositions.
Twenty years continued bust
ness with the First National Bank
of Ashland, has made them thor
oughly acquainted with me, and
I have permission to refer you
to the said bank.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-Amerl-
cas- army of public school teach
ers will return to the classrooms
reXt month Il richer and a wiser
lot. For they have been max
ing hay whiel the sun shone this
ummer-many OF them literally,
others figuratively.
When high price waves hit the
ranks of the pedagogues last year,
thousands of them were forced to
seek employment in other
branches of endeav0r, while hun
dreds of others obtained part time
work to aid in keeping the wolf
from the door until the session OF
school was ended. Still others re-
solved to draw on their already
salted-away resources and to stick
il out until the summer vacation
arrived, then to spend the hot
months in working to put the
money back.
School superintendent, boards
of education and teachers socie-
ties were asked in several cities
how the teachers were spending
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01

mer close friend OF the Websters
and made the long journey to Or
egon expressly to pay them a visit.
DR.. and Mrs. Webster with their
guest were up to Ashland today.
Mrs. Ralph Hunsaker of Rose
burg is a guest of Ashland friends
thiI week.
Mrs. Ruhl and children of Gold
Hill were guests of Mrs. Kittle
HuntsbeTy this week. They
stopped off here to visit while on
their way to Oakland where they
will make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hartig of Du-
buque, Iowa, are being entertain
ed by Mr.. and RMS. William Den
ton at their home on Granite
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kinney, ac-
companied by Wilfred Wagner,
are spending the week camping
at the Lake of the Woods with
the summer colony there.
Mrs. NJ. Quillan of Grants Pass
arrived in Ashland yesterday and
will spend two weeks In this city.
Mrs. o. Winter and son Francis,
came In this week from the Lake
of the Woods where they had
been spending Il couple of weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Vining.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01

er than they had planned, but pre-
vious to this they had most en-
joyable time while at the coast.
Among the curiosities they saw
was an enormous dead whale that
was washed up to the beach near
where they were camping. This
huge animal was 60 feet long
and would measure eight or nine
feet through. They deplore the
fact that the animal was dead, as
otherwise they had visions Of rev.
cling in whale steaks for months
to come.
Mrs. Homewood urges all chill
dren participating in the parade
tomorrow afternoon to gather in
the park in ample time to reach
the Vlning theater before 1880
as the show will take place
promptly at that hour. 1t is
hoped all children will be ready
to take part in this parade.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01

the summer, and how many OF
them were doing other than
school work, with a view to re-
entering the little red school,
houses all over the land in Sep
tember with a fattened pocket
book.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01
THURSDAYS NEWS

An S1s pound daughter wa'
born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Whit
ney last evening at a local hos
rital.
Miss Ethel Troutfether, the ac
commodating clerk in the Plaza
confectionery, will teach the Wag'
ner creek school in district Sc the
coming year, beginning Septem'
Der 13. Miss Troutfether expects
to spend her week ends in Ash
land.
w. II. MOwat and sons, Lynn
and Edwin, and Francis Winter
spent a couple of days this week
fishing at Pelican bay on Klam-
ath lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Vining, who
had been in Ashland for a few
days during the week where they
had come to stock up with sup
plies for their summer camp, re-
turned yesterday to the Lake of
the Woods.
Robert and Marshall Winter of
Chicago arrived in Ashland yes
terday and will be guests at the
home of their uncle, o. Winter.
They will return home before the
opening of their school.
o o
While coming down North Main
street yesterday afternoon on his
bicycle Wilbur Dickerson, struck
Mrs. Sloan as the latter walked
around a parked car. Neither
saw the other, and the collision
was entirely accidental. Both
were thrown to the pavement, and
Mrs. Sloan sustained wrenched
back.
@ o
S. A. Peters and L. Mische have
taken the contract to pile 1,000,-
900 feet of lumber in the Ashland
Lumber company yards as it is
brought there from the Barham
Brothers mill at SiskiyOu.
o @
Tourists are greatly encouraged
over the condition of roads in this
vicinity by Ashland boosters,
who never fail to say good word
about the country in general. Yes
terday a tourist was asking a citl-
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01

zen about the Dead Indian road,
whether it was rough and steep.
1T is not bad at ALL" the citizen
insisted. "A Ford came over
the road the other day and only
turned over once"
o o
Meredith Beaver, who has been
working in Portland this summer
during his vacation, came home.
last evening to visit for a short
time before resuming his studies
at the University Of Oregon.
o. +. Carson, son Werner and
brother. j. P. Carson, have re-
turned home from . weeks camp
ing spent at Lake Adell.
Miss Lucille Hayes left last
evening for Portland to prepare
for her winters duties as .domes-
tic science teacher in one of the
City schools, after spending her
summer vacation in Ashland.
a q
Mr.. and Mrs. DeIIoff of Canton,
Ohio. old-tlme friends Of the L.
Mische family, stopped off to visit
the latter this week after spend
ing month in California.
o o
A. NJ. Beaver, Miss es Minnie and
Nellie Beaver, Meredith Beavar,
and Mr.. and Mrs Walter Hern-
don started this morning to ex-
plore the mysteries and beauties
of the Josephine caves. They will
make the trip by way of Grants
Pass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Yeo, who
left several months ago to To-
cate in Southern California, have
returned to Ashland. Mr.. YeO
made the change for the benefit
of his health, but states he did not .
improve any in the south and pre-
fers Ashland.
The planning mill connected with
the Ashland Lumber company
plant has started operating. This
plant is getting large quantities
of lumber hauled in by truck from
the sawmill of Barham Brothers
at Siskiyoq The manufacture
of fruit boxes has not started yet,
but this industry will be an i'm
portant factor later on.
o 9
w. E. Wanaka. wife and fam
lily Of Granada are spending sew
eral days in Ashland and vicinity
looking over this section with
view to locating. Mrs. Wanaka
is a sister of Mrs w. +. Eastman
of Oak street. They will leave
today for Grants Pass, then ex-
pect to return to Ashland later.
Mrs. p. B. Whitney is up from
Grants Pass spending the day at
the home of her son, Donald Whit
ney.
Rev. and Mrs. J w. HOyt and
daughter Eleanor visited the Boy
Scout camp at the Lake Of the
Woods over Tuesday night.
o o
Miss Lillian Jones of Buchanan,
Va, is a guest OF Dr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Webster at their ranch down
the valley. Miss Jones was for
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01
When the Fire
Whistle Blows

Then you would think about
Fire Insurance. Then 1t would
be that you would promise once
again to attend to your insurance
tomorrow. WHEN YOUR NEIGH.
BOR BURNS OUT-then you
would promise yourself again to
attend to your insurance tomor-
row. When YOUR property burns
up, then your cereditors and
friends will sympathize with your
family, but it is doubtful IL they
will rebuild for you.
Had you been true to "thine
own self" and kept your promise,
the insurance company would re:
build your home. and replace
your household goods and cloth
ing, or furnish you with money
with which to do so.
When you saw the WRECK OF
A BURNED AUTOMOBILE, you
promised to insure your car. Have
you done SO?
II costs $500 to insure for a
thousand dollars on house and
contents for one year. I'd tell a
man that $500 against a thous-
and dollars is a good bet.
FIRE MAKES NO PROTECTIVEI
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITS
VISIT.
II comes unannouneed. unin-
vited and attended only with ven
geance for the proerastlnator.
E. 7. Staples
II Main. Men Donr Enrd Gnrape