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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
OWED MUCH TO sTEPMOTHER
Lincoln Was Always Ready to Admit
His Great Debt to the Patient,
Kindly Woman.

81 often think of the stepmother Of
Lincoln as an example of the deep and
quiet and far-reaching power of a
woman, a woman who thinks and loves.
A commonplace woman, no doubt, most
people thought her, and she probably
thought herself so, too; a woman GER
tainly. whose daily work was humble
enough to all appearances, a pioneer
woman meeting the many needs of the:
rough and hard pioneer life-that was
all she seemed TO be.
IF any one of you had seen her In
the little rough log cabin at the home
ly, never-ending household tasks while
the boz, Lincoln lay stretched before
the fire reading one OF the few books
that that life and community afforded,
you would hardly have thought of her
as a woman of influence. Yet those
deft hands of hers that you think Of
mainly as washing dishes and cooking
food and doing other sundry hOmely
tasks, were holding, helping to mold
all the while-no one knows just how
far that help went-a nations deS
tinies For the boy Lincoln was grow
ing up under her influence, was grow
ing up TO be that man to whom a
whole nation will always render low
ing homage. When he became great
man Lincoln loved to acknowledge that
1t was the wise. just and far-reaching
infuen ,e Of his stepmother-thisp plain
hard-working woman. remember-that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
IT DOES
audit DON'T
Does prohibition prohibit?
It does and it don't.

1t does and it don't.
There is a class of citizens who be-
Geve in the strict observance of a law
as long as the law is on the statute
books. With them prohibition does
prohibit, although there are unques-
tionably times when at least a por-
ton of them feel that intense long
ing for nip"
There is another class who are abid-
ing IN other matters, yet who do not
draw the distinction quite as finely as
the strict observers. With them pro-
hibition does not always prohibit, for
many of them wink one or both eyes
when there is an opportunity to put
little joy into life"
There are still others to whom law
is but an odious restraint upon their
actions. They are becoming rich
from an illicit traffic in forbidden
booze.
But that is not all. There are those
who are slaves to drink, and who
would barter their souls for quart
or a pint. If they continue to guzzle
the wood alcohol and other poisonous
stuff that is sold for whiskey they will
soon have no souls left to barter.
Of all the laws that have been en-
acted by the congress of the United
States, the prohibition act is the most
lamentable failure in so far as en-
forcement is concerned.
1t is openly defed in all sections
of the country, and even people who
supported it at the polls are begin
ming to wonder if the result has been
worth the effort
Prohibition agents in the service of
the government have connived at its
violation-for graft.
District attorneys are suspected Of
having become suddenly blind when
men of political influence have been
discovered in wholesale liquor tran
sactions.
State and municipal authorities are
masters of inactivity when it comes
% the prosecution of owners of sa
looms where liquor is peddled at sky
limit prices.
And the courts-but we should
never criticise our fountains of JUS
tice, except to wonder at times what
is beneath the thin veneer that cloaks
at least a portion of them.
Does prohibition prohibit?
Even an answer to such a question
is superfuous.
This is not ar editorial in support
Of prohibition, nor is it one in opposi-
ton to the cause.
1t is simply cold statement of fact
Congress made the law, and its
millions of friends rejoiced.
The government, with all of its
enormous resources and powers, is ap-
oearently impotent to enforce it. And
its opponents are jubilant.
That vast number of the populace
who are between the two camps, who
are not radical in either way, are
rapidly becoming weary Of the whole
subject.
To them it is g, national. joke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
A TRIBUTE OF Love.
Pathos in Aged Negroes Offering
in LincoIn's Honor.
Humble Flowers Had Oeeper SID
nificance Than the Costly Prod
ucts of the Florists Art.

'The most touching tribute ever paid
to Lincoln" Is the way a newspaper
man described an incident which he
witnessed a few years ago in Wash
, ingtOn. The statues Of famous Amer
leans stand in the rational capitol
and it is the practice Of various pa
triotic societies to decorate these stat
ues with flowers each Decorati ton day
Among these marble effigies OF the
dead Is the splendid Gutzon Borglum
bust Of the martyred President. The
pathos Of a great heart, breaking un-
der the woes Of a nation divided
against itself, has been chiseled into
the stone by the inspired sculptor.
On this particular Decoration day
the choicest products of the dollhouse
and the garden had been placed low
ingly on the brows of Washington, of
Lee, of Grant and many others. A
wreath of the richest roses the art of
the florist could produce lay upon
the brows Of the Lincoln bust
The women whose reverent hands
gone, when into the great rotunda Of
the capitol, almost deserted as always
it is on a holiday, hobbled an old ne
gro, holding by one hand little boy,
a grandchild, perhaps. In his arms
the old negro carried a great mass Of
the golden-centered daisies which grow
in luxuriant profusion in every field
around Washington. To keep the flow
ers fresh a dampened cloth was bound
about their stems.
Across the marble floor Shuff1ed the
aged negro and his little charge. With
a directness that showed he had made
the sacred pilgrimage oftentimes be-
fore, the one-time slave led the way to
where the Lincoln bust rested upon
its pedestal. The negro, with eyes
dimmed with age and tears, gazed for
a few minutes upon the face Of the
martyred President, his lips moving
as if in silent prayer. Then his
tribute, the tribute of a race set free,
he laid, not on the pedestal with the
costly trophies Of the dollhouse, but
humbly in the dust at the pedestaPs
foot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
MORE THAN SHE EXPECTED

Sufferers from backache, rheumatic
pains, stiff and swollen joints, will be
glad to read this from Mrs. II. J. Mar
chard, SO Lawrence St., Salem, Mass.
Il took Foley Kidney Pills for kidney
disorders and results are more than
| expected. | recommend them to
every woman SO troubled" Sold
everywhere
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
FISH

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(Suckers) dressed 4hc; Pickerel
headless dressed &c. Remit with order
or send for complete price list.
CONSUMERS FISH COMPANY
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03

he owed most that was good and in
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Companion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
GOOD FOR WHooPING COUGH

Mrs. VIM. sager, eo1 Nichol ST.,
Utica, N. Y, writes: my little girl
had whooping cough awful bad.
gave her Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and it helped her wonderfully"
This good cough syrup checks colds,
stops coughing, an covers raw, in
TANNED membranes with healing
coating. Sold everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-03
FOR SALE

Choice Wood County land for sale
cheap. Nonresident owner will ac-
cept $4,000 cash down on 160 acres
in Section 27, Township "a, Range 5
East. Balance easy at per cent.
HARDY RYAN ABSTRACT co.
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
BY II. p. HOLLAND.
Editor American Game Bulletin.

A Dill was IN inc
United States senate by Senator
Harry S. New Of Indiana. which
Is known as the Federal Public
Shooting Ground and Bird Refuge
Bill" This bill has been carefully
drawn and we believe that the in
terests Of the sportsmen are thor
oughly protected. We consider that
this is without question the greatest
piece of constructive game leEisla-
ton ever proposed in this country
This bill provides shooting
grounds for the public-places
where the man OF moderate means
may go and enjoy the sport fur
nished by our migratory birds in
any section OF this country, you are
directly dependent upon protection
given these birds over their entire
line of flight. A chain of refugees
must be established as resting, nest
ing and feeding grounds for our
migratory waterfowl. These birds
have increased a hundred per cent,
since the passage of the migratory
| bird law. but WI cannot expect any
form of protection to benefit them
permanently unless they have places
whey they may breed in peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
ALL OUTDOORS

Draining projects are continually
lessening the suitable waterfowl
areas In this country. This bill pro-
vides for the outright purchase Of
such sites as are suitable, to BIO
maintained by the government as
public shooting grounds and game
refugees. The money to purchase
these areas is to be secured through
a federal hunting license which will
cost the gunner who hunts migra-
tory birds the nominal sum of n
dollar. The bill provides that every
cent Of the money obtained through
the sale of these licenses shall go
into a separate fund. This fund Is
to he known as the migratory Bird
Protection Fund" and can only be
spent In the direct interests of the
sportsman who foots the bill.
Surely you favor such legislation.
If so, we ask that you Immediately
write your senators at Washington
asking that they support this bill
which is known as S. 1452. Con-
gresham Daniel r. Anthony, Jr..
Of Kansas has introduced a similar
measure in the House. which Is
known as II. r. 1928. Write your
representatives in congress and So
licit their support in behalf Of this
bill. Send their answers to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
PLANS
BOXING BOUTS
Will be Feature of Athletics a
Big State Session at
Asbury Park

ASBuRY PARK, July 3e.-xhe
leading athletic feature duyins
American Legion week in this oltys
which will extend from Sept~mpef
~ to II, will be a boxing cexNgv14
for the Legion CHAMPIONSHIPS -
New Jersey. City uthorltiee S
civic organizations are co-opekosS
with the local COMMITTEES to 0s2
these events the most M
their kind ever staged IN rev 49,
sew, Permission has been gre1s9
nv the CITY Commission to give T.
DICTIONARIES the privilege OF using y
amphitheatre to hold the p0uQ
The amphitheatre is erected
nually as a reviewing stand 2 9
place where Queen Titania ] -
court, and has a seating capaclty
1000.
The athletic program is being ar5
ranged by Wilbur Clark, f0ryperly
director of athletics at Neptune 1iel4
school. He has already rece9veQ
definite assurances that james "
Corbett. Jim Savage. Fred Fuleons
Charlie Weinert, Freddie sWelsns
Nick Spalla, Mickey Walker. 0eorge
Ward, Bonnie Cohen, Willie Hermaud
Johnny Donnelly, "Gunboat" Smith
AL Thoma and other pugilistic favor
ties will appear both in the ring ana
as referees.
Contests for the legion state
CHAMPIONSHIPS will include bouts ~
| heavyweight, middleweight, lights
weight and fe~atherweight clasoee.
| Thursday night. September H. viii
| be devoted to preliminaries In all Of
these classes, while the finals Will %
staged on Saturday night, Septems
Der II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
HIGH SPOTS N Days NEWS
IN THE WORLD OF NEWS
TAKE ONE

TAKE ONE
Goldie Rapp. third baseman re-
Gently traded by the Giants to the
Phillies, clouted out q homer In his
first trip to the plate yesterday.
Rapp has hit safely in the past
twenty-four games.
The Giants climbed to within one
run Of the league-leading Pirates
yesterday afternoon, by defeating
the Cincinnati Reds in q ten inning
game, 1O-7.
The Cleveland nine gained . half
game Of the New York Yankees in
the American league race, az a re-
suit of the formers so victory over
Boston, while the New Workers had
a layoff. Morton pitched great ball
for Speakers clan.
JEFF Pfeffer, recently traded to st.
Louis by Manager Robinson of
Brooklyn, yesterday defeated his
teammates in an interesting game,
10. McHenry's homer decided the
contest. Mitchell allowed three hits.
while Pfeffer was touched for four
safeties.
Harry Heilman. hard hitting De-
troit outfelder, collected a homer
and two singles yesterday. He has
hit three ,homers in two days.
JOG OuSdn, crack tnlrO DdS0mdn
Of the Philadelphia Athletics. has
again deserted his team. Manager
Mack blames his recent departure
on the jeering of the fans in a re-
cent game.
Manager Iris Speaker of the
Cleveland niEe will probably get into
at least two of the games with the
New York Yankees. Speaker tore
a ligament running bases in a re-
cent game, but expects to get into
at least a part of the all-important
series which starts today.
Nap Lajoie's Veterans returned
to the diamond yesterday, after a
long layoff. winning a game from u
veteran sandlOt team by a OF
lie. The game was played as a
part of Cleveland's 1c5th annlver-
sary celebration.
Philadelphia fight fans are count
ing on Lew Tender to give Benny
Leonard quite a tussle when these
boxers meet in Philadelphia on
August ~. Leonard holds a VIC
tory over the Quaker boxer.
The middleweight title is being
disputed as a result Of the outcome
Of the fight between Bryan Downey
and Johnny Wilson In Cleveland the
other night. The Cleveland commits
sion and sporting pages declare
Downey, a Cleveland boy. to be the
new title holder, although Wilson's
referee awarded the fight to the
champion on , foul.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
AMERICAN

Yesterdays RESULTS
National League
New York, 10; Cincinnati. Z.
st. Louis, !: Brooklyn, 0 (ten In
nings).
Philadelphia. 6: Chicago, 2.
Ptttsburgh-Boston, rain.
American League
New York-St. Louis, rain.
Cleveland. 8; Boston. 0.
Detroit, IS; Philadelphia. 6.
Washington. rain.
International League
Toronto, s: Rochester, 0.
Buffalo, IL; Syracuse. 8. First
game six innings (rain). Second
game postponed (rain).
Jersey City-Reading, rain.
Newark Baltimore, rain.
GAMES TODAY
American League
Cleveland at New York.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
National League
New York al Cincinnati q games)
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
International League
Newark at Baltimore e games).
Jersey City at Reading.
Buffalo at Syracuse.
Rochester at Toronto.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
Benefit GAME AGAIN
POSTPONED DUE TO rain

The benefit game for the Home
for the Aged fund. scheduled to be
played on the Raritan Copper Works
field last night. was postponed for
the second time in four days u to
weather conditions. Ray Mundy.
who was in charge of the game.
notified the Newark Bloomer Girls.
who were scheduled to play the st.
Anthony nine of this city. that the
game had been postponed. This &C
ton was taken after several showers
had placed the field in poor playing
condition. -.
1t is likely that the two teams will
get together on next Tuesday night
to play this game. They were orig
inally scheduled to cross bats last
Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
So. Amboy Sports

SOUTH AMBOY, July 30:-All
sports in this city will be hushed in
honor of the return of the dead
heroes who will be buried at 3
O'Clock tomorrow. The game be-
tween the Sacred Heart nine n the
local Caseys, which promised to be
the pest of the season. will have to
be played at a later date. The fol-
lowing Sunday the Caseys. OF this
city, will journey to Woodbridge,
where they will try to bring home
the bacon from that place. 1t will
be remembered that the Sayreville
aggregation in the K. Of c. league
are leading only by a half game, and
the local boys are anxious to haul
the sturdy Sayreville crew In a safe
distance from the lead.
The Sacred Heart team will play
a fast nine from Newark on Sunday
a week, and the boys are busy put
ting their grounds in shape which
were damaged considerably during
the>late storm.
The South Amboy Field Club will
do all their playing out OF town for
the balance Of the year as they have
no diamond Of their own.
The Athletics. who are to repre-
SEN the cream of this city, are being
watched over carefully and their
manager is trying to book games
with the fastest in this vicinity for
late In the season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
Rig Catch OF Blue Fish

A party of fishermen cruising on
Balilee and North Beach on Thurs
day. captured 46 blue fish. averaging
four pounds in weight. The eek
belongs to Street Commissioner Mu-
noz. and his guests were Antonio
Hanratti. Captain George Buchanan
and Park Superintendent Tooker.
During the first of the week. while
cruising over the same grounds.
.sblues'' were caught. two of which
weighed ~ and IA pounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
Royers at south Amboy

The Protection nine of South AM
boy will have as their opponents In
q game on Whitehead's field tomor,
row afternoon, the Rover baseball
team OF this city. Primpka and Sep
IA viii be in the points for the home
team in this game. Adam Kacxma-
rex. 400 Highland street. South AM
boy stilI hassseveral open dates 9
6eso1g ynntor ana night senior teams
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
Tigers Play Two Games

The Tiger baseball team, a newly
organized local outfit. will play two
games on the West Amboy grounds
tomorrow afternoon. In the first
games the Atlantics Of the Harmony
club will furnish the opposition,
while in the second game the Hope
lawn +. c.. nine will play the Tiger
nine. John Hamilton. 1888 Homman
avenue, is of the Tigers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-30
HIGH TIDE TABLE

July Il ............ l:li s:is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Grey Worthy Wins Big Empire Stake
 at Circuit Meeting

Syracuse. September 13.-Grey Worthy, Walter .Coxs grey gelding, won the s1o,ooo Empire state stake for 2:12 trotters, the feature event of todays Grand Circuit card. and set new record for the stake by trotting the second heat in 2:02i E.
 Grey Worthy won the big stake in straight heats. It was the gelding's fifth straight victory. Princess Etawah was second. Jeanette Ran kin finished third.
 The second heat for the big stake was a thriller and brought the 20,- 900 spectators to their feet. Grey Worthy, on the pole. stepped to the front and led to the half, where Princess Etawah challenged and forged ahead. Princess Etawah was not to stay there long. Grey Worthy came from behind with terrific burst of speed and in the rush to the wire opened up lead of two lengths.
 Tommy Murphy scored his first vic- tory of the meeting in the 2:05 pace when he piloted Roy Grattan hone a winner The fast mile was 2;02k by Roy Grattan in the second heat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
JOHNSTON AND TILDEN
 WIN THEIR MATCHES
 PEA YHNG FINE TENNIS

97. Johnson had previously taken the third at 6-3, and following the 10-minute rest period, Richards made his final bid for the match. The two players fought out every point to the bitter end and it was here that Johnstons perfect change of pace, surety of stroke and Wizardy of an- ticipating returns turned the scales of victory in his favor. He drew Richards well in to fore court with slow driven short returns and nultified much of his opponents driving and smashing. Richards eagerness to stroke these shots as he would a deep court ball caused him to pile up many errors while Johnston's placing Of successful returns repeatedly left his opponent helpless.
 Richards was game to the end and there were numerous rallies in which the marvellous getts, returns and court strategy brought the gallery Of more than 10000 spectators to their feet cheering en masse.
 TiIden Uses Speed
 In the Tilden- -Shimidzu match, the worlds champion adopted different tactics against the Japanese player than was the case at Forest Hills in the Davis cup challenge round. Til . den, in place of exchanging compar- atively slow chop stroked balls with the willy oriental player, went out to win with sheer sped of pace and ac- curacy of placement. Against an or dinary tournament opponent this for mer tennis campaign In Tilden's hands would have been crushing. but Shimidzu Is far above that type He took the champions cannon ball ser vice and shot 1t back without a change of expression, raced after clean placement shots and ,astonished even his opponent by sending the bal! back as though it were merely a ore j liminary exercise.
 This spirit of trying for every thing and determination to force Til- den to earn every point he made re- suited in battle even more spec tacular than the Johnston Richards match. Tilden was forced into error making by the audacity of some of Shimidzu's plays. Speed a-foot, reach, variety of stroke and attack were all with Tilden. however, and in, the end his advantage became pro- nounced. Although the Japanese star lost the first two sets his play was only few points below that of Tilden.
 In the other more important matches of the day, J. O. Anderson defeated his team mate on the Aus u alia Davis cup team, John B. Hawkes.; R. Norris Williams II of Boston, former champion, eliminated the Brooklyn veteran, S. Howard Voshell; Willis Davis of San Fran cisco won from Phil Neer of Port land in four-set match, and F. Gordon Lowe of Manchester, Eng land, defeated Dean Mathey in three hard fought sets.
 The Kinsey brothers. Howard and Robert, won with comparative ease from w. T. Knight of Philadelphia and Frank A. Fall of New York, re- spectively although Knight forced the San Franciscan to go 1o-s before taking the third set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
TO RE MUSTERED IN

Anniston, September 13.-(Special) Anniston's new military company, or ganized last week and to be com manded by Capt. Alfred Coleman, will be mustered into the federal service Thursday evening. Colonel Hartley A. Moon and a sergeantinstructo hay ing arrived In the city Tuesday for the preliminary work. A movement for the organization of a cavalry troop was started here this week. and 1t is expected that another full unit for the national guard of the state will be placed in the list of organizations in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14

Philadelphia, September 13.-Play- even in competition, Wm. M. Johnston of San Francisco and William T. Til den, II, of Philadelphia. won their way into the fourth round of the national single championship tourna- ment here this afternoon. As a re- suit of their respective victories over Vincent Richards of Yonkers, and Zenzo Shimdzu. the present and for mer title holders, will meet tomor- row afternoon in match which will decide the finalist in the lower half of the draw.
 Johnston in defeating Richards, 26. 3-6, 6-S. 9-7. 6-2, had a much more gruelling five set battle than Tilden did in eliminating Shlmidzu in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. What physical effects these matches will have upon the two leading players of the nation when they face tomor- row cannot be foretold. If appear ances can be taken as a criterion, Tilden was more impressive in his play than was the case with John ston. although the latter showed the sane Skll, steadineSS and bull-doS courage which has marked his game in other seasons.
 Richards Confident
 Richards entered the grand stand courts confident that his day to de- feat the title holder of 1915 and 1919 was at hand and the manner in which the youthful Yonkers player raced through the first two sets made 1t appear as though his confidence was going to lift his game to the point where he would overcome Johnston and enter the fourth round against his tennis mentor, Tilden He failed to count upon the fighting courage and uncanny skill of the player still in his teens and erased him from the titular tournament after one of the most thrilling and sensational staged in years
 Vincent Starts We'll
 Richards actually out played John ston in the first two sets, his strok- ing, placements and speed being wor- thy of an international veteran. The turning point came in the fourth set which was won by the Californian,