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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
ADVERTISING
SIGNSBEING
REMOVED
Officials Warn Law Will be Enforced
Strictly Hereafter to Prevent Con-
fusion in Road Markings Along
Highways.
From Milwaukee Journal

rom milwaukee Journal
Advertising signs, distributed pro
fusely along the county highways, viii
be removed and the law prohibiting
their erection within the right-of-
strictly enforced from now on, accord.
ing to statement Friday by the coun.
ty highway department.
owe have removed advertising signs
on the right-of-way in several previous
campaigns, but the companies have
come right back with additional mat
ter" said a county highway official.
eve are determined to keep the
highway free from such matter SO
motorists may not be forced to hunt
diligently among the numerous signs
at crossroads to find the official state
highway markings.
Moreover, this advertising matter
often makes official warning signs in
effective. The law is very plain in this
matter and we intend to enforce it" :"
Complaint Among Motorists
1t is common complaint among
that the profusion of adver-
tising posters and boards along high
ways makes it as difficult to find the
official road directions among the con-
glomeration of signs at highway inter
section as it is to find the proverbial
ooa61o in tbo how ctooIy
Motorists sometimes have to stop
and study the signs before spotting
the official one, often blocking traffic
and irritating the motorists behind.
Resented by Nature Lovers
Lovers of nature resent the sign
Uttered conditions of the highways be-
cause, in their estimation, the signs
detract from the beauty Of the land
scape and bring an air of CONNER
cialism to the country, where it is
The state law also prohibits sign
boards being erected in the thousand
foot triangle at the intersection of
as they block the view of
motorists approaching the crossings
and in the past have been the indi-
rect cause Of accidents. The law was
passed in 1917.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
CHEVROLET
AGENCY

A recent addition to the business
population of First street north is the
Chevrolet Agency established by Leon
Durkee and j. B. Dumbleton, former
railroad men of Stevens Point. They
have been in business here about
month and have sold some thirteen
cars. They work in this territory un-
der the County Agencies at both Marsh
field and Stevens Point. Mr.. Dumble-
ton informs us that it is the plan to
establish a complete service station
and garage for Chevrolet owners as
soon as the number of cars in the ter
ritory will warrant it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
LNDIANPOW WOW
STARTS TODAY

The great Indian Pow Wow starts
today, Thursday, August 18th. The
Indians in authority are clearing the
grounds and making them ready for
the great show. They expect mem
bers of six tribes to be present and
take part in the program. Each tribe
will be dressed in full regalia, repre-
senting their peculiar sect. They will
be decorated in full war paint and will
liik their prettiest for this occasion. It
will be well worth visit to see the
big show
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
POSTAL HEAD
MAKESPLANS
TO SAVE
Sl5,0O0,0O0
1nstructs 10000 Postmasters to Cut
All Unnecessary Expense

Observation-Disclosures General
Hays is functioning 100 per cent in
his department to redeem the Re-
Epublican party's pledges that in
event it was placed in charge, there
would be more business in govern
ment. The Postmaster General has
just sent detailed instructions to TO-
600 postmasters notifying them of
the necessity of cutting their ex-
penditures in every possible way
consistent with the maintenance of
good service. 1t is the intention of
Postmaster General Hays to reduce
the operating expenses of the postal
department $15,000,00O a year by the
Iiplan which has been worked out and
approved by him and his advisers.
In his statement to the postmasters
of the United States, Mr. Hays says:
Attention is called to the acute
financial condition of the country and
the urgency of meeting the desire of
the President for economy in public
expenditures, as far as possible in the
postal service"
The Postmaster aims to eliminate
extravaganza and expensive methods
which crept into the postal service
during and Immediately after the
war. To greater or less extent,
the Postofficce Department partici-
"atnd in all war work, such as the
draft, the Liberty Loan, food, fuel
and labor conservation and, in short,
all war activities which touched the
civilian population. This necessita-
ted vast increase in clerical force
and an increase in operating ex-
penses, quite aside from the payroll
The war is over and yet there has
been very little curtailment in the
extraordinary expenses or in the
auxiliary help or overtime.
Postmaster General Hayes orders
the elimination at once of overtime
and also sails upon the postmas-
ters carefully to revise the working
schedules of clerks and carriers To
assist in this, there will be an in
spection of the routes of every car
rier and collector and very possibly a
readjustment of routes. In addition
campaign will be at once inaugural
ed to educate the public to the ne
cessity of intelligent and whole
hearted cooperation with the postal
department This cooperation will
consist of early mailing by every one,
equipment Of every residence and
place of business with mail re-
ceptacles and on the part of large
users of the mail, use of pre-cancelled
stamps, facing of mail, etc. The
Postmaster General believes these re-
forms can be inaugurated and over
head expenses thereby reduced with
out impairing the quality of the post
al service.
Addressing the postal employees in
his communication, Postmaster Gen
eral Hays says:
employees are reminded that
Congress has granted them generous
increases in salaries. They will be
expected to give honest service, full
s hours, and those who are unable
or do not have the inclination to do
so are to be separated from the ser
vice. The department. will not re-
quire anything unreasonable but it
expects and must receive full value
in the service for the public funds
expended"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11

helped to build up the town; whose
money and cooperation had helped to
establish the local banks, and has as
sisted in the building of good roads.
good stores, good churches. etc. The
local papers were filled with local ad-
vertising. The publishers were not
forced to carry mail order advertis
ing in order to get out their paper
regularly. They were patronized
literally by all of their business men.
This made it possible to publish big
interesting, newsy newspaper that
reflected the spirit of the communi-
ty, and demanded wide circulation
among the town and country folks.
L found that the town had a COM
merical club which had made wonder
full progress during the past few
years m securing several new facto-
ries for the place, that local stock
companies owned and operated the
towns largest industries; and that
many of the men working in them
owned stock, that every man in the
place who wanted work could get it,
and at wages above those being pay
ed in the cities.
The home banks willingly helped
the farmers, the home banks helped
the merchants, and they likewise ex-
tended credit to those of the town and
country needing it. I learned, too,
that nearly everybody in the town
paid cash for everything they bought
and that there was hardly man,
woman or child in the place who did
not have a home saving account at
one of the banks. This good town
had well-organized Relief Society,
too, but nothing for them to do.
The business men provided funds
for the pure food shows, a stock show
and homecoming week each year.
In all, the town seemed like one big
family-everything running smooth
ly, and everybody was happy and
cOntented.
[ was told there was not one mail
order buyer in the town or vicinity.
The people were too broad-minded and
intelligent to refuse to do their bit to-
ward the upbuilding of their COM
munity. And so I found the majority
of those good towns" to be just
such places-"All for One and One
for ALL"
So let US all be loyal to the town
that we live in or near, the town that
has helped you and me, and is ready
and willing to help us again. You
may be rolling in prosperity at the
present time and may cherish the
belief that you have a perfect right
to buy what you please, when you
please and where you please. How
ever, the day may be very near at
hand when you will need the friend
ship and cooperation of one or more
of your home business men, men
whom you can bank on, and men who
will bank on you.
A good. live, prosperous city or
town is an impossibility without the
support and cooperation of every
person living within its allotted ter
ritory. A town with modern improve
ments of all kinds-such as good
roads and streets, sewerage system,
good water, good schools, good
churches, gas for cooking electric
lights etc, is not possible without a
good, live, progressive lot of home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
DON'T GO INTO PARTICULARS

A Cincinnati defendant in divorce
suit says he can appear at the gates OF
heaven and say: 81 have never told
my wife a lie in my life Perhaps he
can. but our advice is that all men
avoid particulars and take their
chances on: "God be merciful to me, a
sinner."-Houston Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
BILLIONS FOR AUTOMOBILES

1t has been estimated that by mid
summer there were close to 100000
automobiles on the road in this country
alone, and that $1,000, 100000 will be
spent during the year in sustaining
them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11

''The greatest woman of history"
says modern writer, ''is the wife of
man of moderate means who does
her own cooking, washing, ironing and
sewing; who brings up family of
boys and girls to be useful members
of society and finds time for intellect
ual Improvement"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
CHEMISTRY o FHUMAN BODY

The average human body, besides the
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
of which it is chiefly composed, con-
tains 3A pounds of lime, / pound IL
ounces of phosphorus, 2 2-3 ounces OF
potash, 21a ounces of sodium, l 3-5
ounce each of magnesium sulphur and
SILICA and about one-sixth of an ounce
Of iron.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11
STAFF. SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY

The use of staff as symbol of au-
thority was not confined to kings. 1t
might be used by any leader IS in
stanced in Judges 5:14, where for ''pen
of the writer" as in the authorized YER
sion we should read "scepter of the
leader"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11

The great Wisconsin River
i flows thru the heart of the Heart
of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-11

These Articles Appearing Weekly
Organof The NatonalBuy-at Home Movement
Ntiol
Headqu atersE Executive Fort Wayne,In

business men. Stop and think for
monent. Do you remember of on
single improvement, municipal O
otherwise, made in your town tha
was not wholly or partially promot
ed and engineered by one or more O
your progressive business men?
Every reputable citizen desires t,
live in as clean and wholesome a town
as possible, a town where law ant
order is respected, a town wher,
manhood, womanhood and purity
abound, town with modern improve
ments of all kinds. The people want
good, pure drinking water, GOOD
roads, good streets, good walks, anc
a good sewerage and disposal plant
as a necessary safeguard to health
They want every man, woman anc
child in their town to enjoy all the
benefits of modern, upto-date
town, a town everybody can be proud
of; but only with proper cooperation
on the part of the citizens can these
modern improvements be realized.
If you send your money away, if
you refuse to cooperate with your
home people, you cease to follow the
principle, Give and let live"
If your town is dirty, unsanitary,
unprogressive, with real estate values
deprecating, with idle factories and
empty storebuildings, don't blame the
town or the business men in it, but
blame yourself. 1t is your fault,
and the fault of the other fellow who
does not boost home business.
The big city mail order houses care
nothing about your town or COM
munity. They do not care whether
the roads and streets where you live
are improved or whether they have
a foot of mud or muck on them ten
months in the year; they do not care
whether your schools are warm and
comfortable for your little boys and
girls; they do not care whether you
have good, pure drinking water to
give them; they do not care how or
where you make money, just so long
as you send them all or the greater
part of what you make-in advance
for goods that are nearly always
inferior to what you can buy for the
same amount right at home.
Think this over, seriously; make a
resolution today that you will pat
ronize your home business men, that
you will spread the good doctrine of
buy-at-home among your friends and
neighbors; so that they, too, will help
make the home town a bigger and
better town-A Good Town.
There's a lot of truth in the fol-
lowing verses which l picked up at a
hotel in Iowa several years ago:
IT ISN'T YOUR TOWN-ITs YOU
If you want to live in the kind of
town
Like the kind of a town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in a
grip
And start on long, long like
You'll only find what you left behind,
For there's nothing that's really
It's a knock at yourself when you
knock your town.
1t isn't the town-it's you.
Real towns are not made by men
afraid
Lest everyone works and nobody
shirks,
You can raise a town from the
dead.
And if while you make your personal
stake
Your neighbors can make one, too;
Your Town will be what you want to
1t isn't the town-it's you.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
DAWES ExCORIATES Il.
ARMY AllR NAVY :
BUREAUCRACY
Former A. Il. F. Man Lands on the
Critics Of the War Admin
Is tratiOn

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-(United
Press) President-elect Harding
should work with mat Ak" to root
out bureaucracy in both the army
and navy, General Charles G. Dawes
told the house war expenditures COM
mittee today.
Dawes, now Chicago banker, for
merly was in charge OF the supply
divisions of the A. e. F.
"If he slashes at once he can put 1t
over by concentrating behind him the
crystallized sentiment Of this country
against high taxes caused by ineffi-
cheney and duplication in government
operations"
Hell and Mariah, we were fighting
a war;" Dawes exclaimed, when ques-
toned about the A. e. F. accounting
system. 1--WE didn't have the time
for duplicate vouchers and double
entry bookkeeping. But it is a hell
fired shame for everybody to be try
ing to pick fyspecks on the greatest
army the world ever saw. We did
more in organization, despite our
unpreparedness, than the British or
French. But the war is over now
and the people had rather see Fatty
Arbuckle than talk about 1t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
SILO STUDY TOUR
IN VOGUE MONDAY
ID. q. Magruder, Dairy Specialist
With State College, Will Be
Expert Adviser

Northwest and Lacey districts of
the Farm Bureau will be covered in
silo study tours arranged for next
Monday under the direction Of the
dairy project leaders. G.. K Starr
for Northwest and Martin Kramer
for Lacey. ID. G. Magruder, dairy
extension specialist with the state
college, will be the expert advisor
who will discuss the different forms
Of silage and silos and feeding prob
lens.
At II o'clock on Monday the farm
ers will meet at the home of c. G.
Aspinwall four miles northwest of
Olympia. slightly above Mud Bay on
the Shelton road. Mr.. Aspinwall uses
rye and vetch silage.
After luncheon in Olympia the
cavalade will proceed at ! o'clock to
Maple Tree dairy and stock farm OF
X. ]. Kegley which is four miles
distant form Olympia on the South
Bay road. Mr.. Kegley has two silos,
one with wooden built for demon
stration purposes last fall. He has
suncflower silage G. +. Stearns who
lives nearby. will furnish a liberal
sample of corn slage.
The farm OF Charlie Anderson
which is located at the head of Long
Lake Just off Johnson Hill on the
Tacoma road, will be visited at 2
O'Clock. He uses wheat and vetch
silage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
STATE H0N0RS MEMORY
DEPARTED SERVANTS
Legislature Holds Memorial Services
for Late Governor and
Members.

The Senate and the House Friday
passed concurrent resolutions provid-
ing for memorial services for the de-
parted members of the legislature,
the late Governor Ernest Lister and
Secretary of State l. NJ. Howell. The
Joint services will be held February
/, and will be under the direction Of
Senator Swafford, chairman of the
memorial committee Of the Senate.
At every session of the legislature
it is customary to hold Joint session
for the purpose Of paying homage to
the departed legislators or state Of
ficials. Heretofore it has always been
in the form Of general memorial,
but it is hoped this year that legisla-
tors from the districts which the de-
ceased once served will give short
memorial addresses.
The West shelters Honorable Men.
The departed legislators and state
officials are Governor Ernest Lister
Secretary of State l. NJ. Howell. Sen
ator j. n. Welty, Of Lewis county
who served from 1901 to 1903; Sen
ator Wilbur Fairchild, of Pierce, who
served in the Senate from 1913 nntl
1912: Senator Jacob Hunsaker, o.
Spohomish, who served in 1879. I
w Beltal. of Lincoln, who served II
tbe Senate from 1913 to 1913; Sen
ator Paul Land, of King, who serVe'
from 1901 to 1908.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
SENATE DECIDED
1T HAS MONOPOLY
ON LEGAL DIGNITY
Refuses to Relieve SherifRs and
Assessors OF Disagreeable
Dog Chasing Duty

Sheriffs and assessors have no
business feeling too dignifled to be
dog chasers, the Venerable and
August Senate of the glorious State
of Washington decided in solemn
conclave yesterday. Two or more
of the members of the august body
had given willing ear to the pleas
Of the aforesaid county peace and
tax officials Of the state in their re-
cent conventions Senators Palmer
and Hall introduced Senate Bill No.
%, which sought to repeal chapter
6 of the Session Laws Of 1910, pro-
viding for the assessment and col
lection of an annual license tax on
dogs, and placing certain duties
upon sheriffs and assessors.
After more or less acrimonious,
humorous and sometimes pathetic
discussion. the Senate refused to re-
peal the dog law and notified the
sheriffs and assessors that dignity
was not becoming to them.
The bill introduced by Senator
Fawcett, creating the Office OF pub
lie defender. was left by the way
side.
House Bill No. 25, relating to the
Duwamish waterway district, pass
ed Wednesday, was recalled for fur
ther considerations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
LEGAL MACHINERY
RUNS AT TOP SPEED
kidnappers of Mrs. Witherell Will
Get Life Imprisonment, 1t
Is Predicted

LOS ANGELES, Feb. l Omitted
Press.-Legal machinery running at
top speed. Floyd Carr and Arthur
w. (Jack) Carr. confessed kidnap-
pers Of Mrs. Gladys Witherell, to-
day were awaiting sentence to San
Quentin penitentiary.
AS climax to one OF the most
spectacular abduction cases in the
criminal annals Of the country. it is
predicted the maximum punishment
life mprisonment-will be meted
out when the pair face Judge Reeve
Wednesday morning.
Less than ten hours after the SEN
sational capture of the Carrs and
the rescue of Mrs. Witherell by an
armed posse of officers in a lonely
cabin on sheep herder's ranch
near Corona, Cal. the two men had
pleaded guilty and removed all legal
obstacles from the path to prison
Bail of each was fixed at $4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
CENTRALIA NORMAL
ESCAPES EXTINCTION
senate Threatens Educational Insti.
tutions In Move for Strong
Retrcnchment

IN the first test In the senate on
.ne defictency appropriation bill the
.en'ralia Normal School was saved
nom extinction by the defeat OF a
mouon to strike out $4,000 for
.1a'atenance and salaries. However,
.ae temper Of the senate shows one
~ 'aore OF the normal schools are
uahger OF being cut off the ap.
SopFlation list for the next bien-
sun. sun. Members are even question
s ~s the allowance OF deficiencies
,aas e,e the obligations are clearly
'eeai as we'll as moral.
.ne mouse this morning passed an
cop.opriation of 100000 for the
dsn," d,s'raction of state highways and
Seclaring an emergency. This pro.
~ es 20 1or the immediate completion
w.! p'ahs laid out by the state high
way commission.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
LABOR ANSWERS
RAILROAD OWNERS
Makes First Counter Thurst
Against AbrOgatiOn of
Wage Agreements.
JEWELL MAKES REPLY
Open Shop Movement Expected to
Gain Added Impeus Should Stock.
hOledrs Gain Point.

CHICAGO, Feb 4.-(United
Press) )-Labor's first counter thrust
in its war with capital comes here
today, when representatives of two
million railroad employees deliver
answer to the railroad owners de-
mand that national working agree
ments be abolished and that certain
classes of employees take wage cut.
The workers will give their reply
before the United States Railroad
Labor Board through B. M. Jewell.
president of the railroad shopmens'
union. JEWELS statement will have
the united support of all railroad
unions as 1t was drawn up after rep.
resentatives of all unions had con-
ferred with him.
Interest Nationwide.
Interest in developments here n
nationwide. Both labor and capital
have practically recognized that the
issue In the case between the rail-
road employees and owners has come
to be the big showdown between en-
ployers and workers that on the re-.
suit OF this will depend action to 81
taken by other employees.
The open shop movement IL ex-
pected to take added impetus should
the railroad owners gain their point.
while on the other hand unions be-
lieve q refusal of the railroad own
ers request will mean q strengthen
ing of their forces and stifen oppo-
sition to any planned cut in wages.
Just how far the railroad unions
are prepared to 60 in opposing the
owners demands Is problematical.
As yet there has been no threat OF
strike. but one official high In the
councils Of railroad labor leaders.
predicted that before any of the own
ers obtained their demands q strike
vote would be taken by the unions.
Board Will Decide Saturday.
Indications were that no imme-
diate decision would be rendered by
the board. 1t is believed they will
meet In executive session. tomorroW
to consider statements of both sides
and give their decision Saturday. +
Hearing of railroad owners argu-
ments on the national agreements
was expected to be concluded early
next week, when a months ady00fn-
ment may be taken to allow the em-
ployes to prepare their arguments.
1t is expected to take several months
to conclude the hearing.