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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Ford Producing 900 Cars a Day.
Present Production Greater Than for
Same Period Last Year.


Present Production Greater Than for
Same Period Last Year.
Ford is building cars at full speed.
And, according to an official statement
from the factory at Detroit, the de-
mand for Ford cars and trucks still ex-
ceeds the output, despite the fact that
a new high level of production has been
reached
By the first of May the figures repre-
senting daily production were in the
neighborhood of 1000 a day, so the
May schedule was set at lO1, 125 cars
and trucks, not including the output of
the foreign assembling plants. The
output mounted daily; May 18th brought
forth 1902, the greatest number that
have been produced in one day so far
this year. Since the month has Is
working days, present indications point
to new high record.
A comparison of Ford production fig
ures for 1920 and 1921 discloses the fact
that for April, 1921, tine output was
greater by "a, 514 than for the cores
ponding month of year ago. The out
put for May, 1921, will probably over
shadow May, 1920, by between fifteen
and twenty thousand cars and trucks.
Approximately $4,000 men are at
work in the Detroit plant of the Ford
Motor Company. The factory is oper-
ating on full time, six days week,
and three shifts day.
eve were never in better condition
than we are right now," said Henry
Ford recently.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
MAY q. 1921


Lieutenant R. Maltpress,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
My dear Maltpress:
After summing
up the situation at Edgerton, and
after consultation with Major West
who has just made a personal report
it appears best to commission Lieu
tenant Ellingson to command the
proposed Battalion Headquarters
Company.
wish very much that you as well
as were few years younger than
we are. have very great appreci-
alton of the work you have done for
the Guard, and if circumstances per-
mitted, should have reserved for you
the position which your efforts have
merited.
l hope, however, that I may now
count upon your cordial support and
cooperation with the new and
younger officer who is being placed
in charge.
Sincerely yours,
O. Holway
The Adjutant General
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Proclamation

In conformity with Federal Law
and also with the Proclamation of,
Governor Blaine of Wisconsin I
hereby request that the people of
Edgerton and vicinity lay aside their
work on Memorial Day, May 80, and
assist the G. A. R., the w. r. c., the
Ralph Amundson Post of the Ameri-
can Legion and the Service Star Lee
gion in giving honor to those who
have laid down their lives in the
cause for Life, Liberty, and the pur-
suit of Happiness. [ further request
that all business men close their
place of business at 1890 p. m. and
remain closed until the services have
been completed.
Joseph J. Leary, Mayor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
White
Wash Petticoats
For Active Girls

We know that an active girl
is hard on petticoafs and SO
do the makers of "Fitrite'
wash petticoats which we
have been selling for years.
They are cut liberal across
the hips where the most
strain comes, are double
stitched where necessary,
shadow proof and have a
non-rip placket.
Let them play tennis, dance or
go to picnics. but be sure they
have a 'tFitrite" wash petit
coat that launders beautifully
and gives a world of continue
Gus service.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27

SPRING is here, radiant and glorious
as ever; it seems more radient and
more glorious because it hesitated over
two weeks on the threshold before it
flung the doors open and burst in upon
US. To say more would be to spoil the
enjoyment of its presence.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Transportation to Cemetery.

A number of cars will be required on
Memorial Day to transport the G. A. r.,
the w. R. G. and the Service Star Lee
gion in the parade to the cemetery and
return.
Mr.. T. B. Earle will have charge of
transportation, and | am asking owners
of cars in the vicinity of Edgerton to
advise Mr.. Earle if you can furnish a
car on that day.
Jos. J. Leary, Mayor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
EDGERTON, WISCONSIN
White Sateen
Petticoats

No doubt you have found
it mighty convenient to
have a white Sateen petit
coat that you can depend
upon. One that you can
wear during any kind of
work around the house
with the positive assur.-
ance that it will come out
of the wash "spick and
''span" and ready for just a
lot more service. We just
received a new supply of
:Fitrites" in liberal sizes
that will sell at
$1.75 to $3.50
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Card of Thanks

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors, and also to the Masonic
fraternity for their many acts of
kindness and sympathy during our
recent bereavement.
Mrs. J. M. Kizer and family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Bonds Called for Payment.

The following series of bonds. sold
by me, have been called for payment.
Kindly present. the same at this Office
for payment as soon as possible.
Madison Bond Company Series Al at
1909.
Madison Bond Company Series 81 at
1909.
Municipal Bond No. 4, District "a,
Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
D. W. North.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Does Your Petticoat Enhance
the Appearance of Your
New Frock?

Oftentimes the proper selection of petticoat
plays as important part in dress as the back
ground does to picture.
The new frock you intend to wear tomorrow
afternoon may just need the silky sheen of a
wash satin to bring out its beauty.
And there is a nice thing about these wash
satins they launder well, are rich in appear
ance and yet they are so reasonable in price
you can hardly afford to be without one.
Your choice of either white or flesh in popular
lengths
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
The Adjutant General

LOST -Nickle-plated head lamp door
for automobile lamp. Finder return to
Martin Hagen or the Edgerton Buick
Co. 1pd
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27

There will be public sale of house
hold goods at the f. w. Coon residence
Saturday afternoon, June 4, commenc-
ing at 2 o'clock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
Garlic Keeps Off Snakes.

Natives in the southern part of
Liberia, who have to travel in the
snake-infested swamps. rub their feet
with garlic and OIL and as they move
along swish the air with light rods.
Even the yoracious boa constructor
will hurry away from the garlic, and
the other species are terrified by the
swishing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-27
CHIROPRACTIC
THE NATURAL WAY TO HEALTH

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O.
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Put off no longer the opportunity which thousands
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return to health. Chiropractic is your hope.
Consultation and Spinal Analysis FREE
Even if you are apparently in the best of health,
come in and have your spine analyzed 1t may you
hours of pain and suffering in the future
CHARLES v. JAGO, .. G. Phi. G.
Phone 37S Theatre
OFFICE
Hours. m $3.50 to
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
Diagram Showing How the Hartmans and Their
Unfortunate Fellow Tourists Were Dashed to Death
by Fall of Rocks from the Back of the Cave.

ory Of days when a rock-slide blocked up
the mouth of a cave home, like the fear
of falling off tree, that haunts our dreams
Dreams of smothering, dreams of falling
glimpses both in the life Of cave-dwellers
and tree-men.
The lure Of terror-call 1t adventure
the day dream Of the perils that our an
cestors endured, is what brings people to
places like the Cave of the Winds; makes
others climb difficult mountains and cling,
fly-like, to the walls of the Grand Canyon
and descend the craters of volcanoes. The
lure of terror-the daring that makes chill
dren climb fences and slide down cellar
doors and leads college presidents to death
in the Canadian Rockies.
Foolish?
But what would the world be without 1t?
The allure of the Cave OF the Winds may
be called standardized. Thousands have
passed through it unharmed. thousands
more will brave it unscathed.
Yet all the elements Of danger and the
thrilling phenomena Of fear are there.
There are other spots in the world where
the elements are different and, superici-
ally, perhaps more dangerous
The Grand Canyon, for instance, with
its Bright Angel trail, along which the
surefooted mules wend their way, carry
ing tourists who would gasp II they had
the breath. This is the thrill OF great
height of precipitous cliffs, their brink only
foot away.
So with mountain peaks-the arduous
climb over slippery rocks, through eternal
snow, over deep precipices fioored with
jagged rock. II is not the few moments
at the very pinnacle that reward the noun
taineer, nor, though he may think It. the
knowledge that he, of all mankind, is the
first to reach the summit. 1t is the sub
conscious realization that he has defied
Nature, defeated her or cheated her, has
eluded fate. 1t Is the thrill Of victory.
But there would be no thrill IL there
were no danger!
On occasion the lake Of fire in the vol.
cano ,Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands,
can be one Of the most terrifying places in
the world Many tourists make the pill
grimage over the barren, treeless, wind.
swept slopes Of Mauna Loa, through, the
lava, fog and rain to the Volcano House.
only to find thf+ the crater has been in
active for months and gives no signs OF
return to life.
(C) 1891, by Star Company
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
1<S<e Wv c<~rRIk Ls~fs.

For It was on their long-deferred honey
moon that the blow fell. They had worked
hard, had seen their sons grow to manhood,
had saved to buy their home in Brooklyn,
and then. al the earnest entreaties Of the
sons, had consented to take a vacation
All their married life they had talked of
this outing; when they we're married 1t
was customary that honeymoon tours in
clude Niagara Falls. They had always
wanted to follow the fashion of their youth
One - their first trips at Niagara had
been that TO the "Cave of the Winds"
They were members of party Of one hun
dred, led by guide. Through the roaring
mist they went shrouded in oilskins, for
the atmosphere of the cave is that of
cloud. The Hartmans were we'll toward
the van of the little procession as they
filed into the mouth of the cave and dis
appeared In the gloom. Robinson, the
guide, was leading, followed by Frank R.
Haehling, OF Detroit, and his wife; T. w.
Lee. Of Pittsburgh, and his fiancee, Miss
Clara M. Faust. Then came the Hartmans
and after them the rest of the party.
Robinson had just crossed the fourth
bridge leading to what is known as the
middle stairway when an overhanging mass
of shale rock gave way. The noise Of the
Falls smothered that Of the rock, and Rob-
inson had no intimation Of danger until
he heard Lee cry out. He turned to see
Miss Faust torn from Lees grasp and
hurled to the rocks below. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartman, in the middle of the bridge, fell
with 1t and we're buried under the rock.
Lee and Haehling, severely injured, es-
capped death by miracle.
The mass Of rock, of course. was loos-
ened by the action of the Falls, which is
slowly-very slowly-wearing away the
ledges and is imperceptibly receding
1t had taken thousands of years for the
Falls to wear away that mass Of rock. But
those thousands Of years came to an end
at the very instant when the Hartmans
we're on the fatal spot. Thousands of
years, a certain number Of days, a few
minutes and fractions Of seconds.
What are few seconds to thousands OF
years? Yet few seconds sooner or later
and three lives would not have been lost
The site Of the bridge was cut off. The
bodies were recovered by members OF the
crew of the Maid of the Mist, who rowed
under the Falls and delved in the shattered
rock.
And so death came to them-not on a
mountain peak, nor in the clean sea, nor
even In q city street They died trapped
in a cave, as did their ancestors when the
world was young.
It is precisely this fear, inherited through
the ages, that makes death underground
so terrifying. II Is the subconscious mem.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

IIDDEN in mass Of legal verOiage
in the papers filed by Joseph C.
Hartman in his suit against the
management Of the Cave Of the Winds at
Niagara Falls is the story Of one of the
most peculiar and terrifying accidents in
years. Just about year ago Hartman's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hartman, Of
Brooklyn, We're buried under an avalanche
of rock in the famous cave, and died a
death as fearful as the mind Of man can
conceive Joseph Hartman, as administra-
tor, has fled two actions in the Brooklyn
Supreme Court, asking $4,000 for the
death of his father and $4,000 for the
death Of his mother.
Harold D. Wright, the concessionaire
who operates the Cave Of the Winds, Is
defendant in the suit. His defense, thus
far, is that he Is not the responsible party
to any accident of this nature IN the Cave
that he merely rents dressing rooms and
waterproof clothing and provides the
guides for the trip. Anyone, according to
HIS defense, may enter the Cave without
Iaying> him fee.
;SBut, as in many negligence" cases, the
question will undoubtedly arise during the
trial as to whether this accident was or
.was rot IAN act of God"
~G"An act of God" in legal phraseology
means simply that something happened
which no human agency could have fore
'old or prevented or guarded against.
Al. yould Wright, or any other person, have
oeretold the rock slide; II so, could he
Have prevented It? Could he have known
SO definitely that a slide was impending
that he should have closed the Cave to
tourists? These are some OF the questions
that jury in the Hartman suit will have
to consider
The setting Of the tragedy, which took
the lives Of three persons and injured two
others, is one Of the most awe-inspiring In
the world.
" For the cave, so called, is in reality
nothing but a narrow ledge Of slippery
f6ck along the face Of the cliff under the
Falls.
Under the Falls! A sheet Of water
twenty feet thick arching overhead to fall
with a force that crumbles granite hun
hreds of feet below. A Shiny wall Of rock
on one side, the nV1pg curtain OF wafer on
the other; a narrow, tortuous footing and
Gail blldges over pointing fingers OF rock
below. A thunderous roar, reverberatins
so loudly that shouts are muffled to whis'
pers. A sombre gloom, in which swirl
clouds of mist writhing like the serpent.
mists Of Niffleneim.
1t was here that death overlook the
Hartmans In the very noontime Of life,
With everything to live for just at the be.
xinnins OF hard-earned leisure, they were
Srushaa to death.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

argued in favor Of turning back. to return
at some more favorable time. But we de.
termined to visit the crater, at least, now
that we had won to the summit.
Therefore, after a short rest, we set
forth, Darcy and myself in the van. and
the others strung out behind, with here
and there a native carrier. The going was
exceedingly difficult, though the footing
was firmer than one should have expected.
and our route was so circuitous, like that
of goats on a mountainside, that when one
looked up, after an hours steady walking,
1t was almost startling to find the rim Of
the crater what seemed but a few feet
overhead a crescent against the sky.
"On we went, until what seemed q
stones throw from the lake itself. We had
halted to rest-indeed, we we're expressing
our disappointment in the lack Of zest
which had thus far attended the expedi
tion-when suddenly there was q loud re.
port, exactly like that Of battery Of
howitzers, and slow, oily.looking bubbles
were visible on the surface of the lake.
Pele had come to life! The old girl was
greeting us.
"DArcy was tremendously cheered. He
gave a loud huzzah and rushed at the
double toward the lake. II was as much as
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

we could do to drag him back, tor we now
realized that wo were in for II and must
make our retreat as quickly as possible.
Steam was rising toward US, the bubbles
of lava we're heaving higher. must record
here that had curious apprehension lest
one Of these bubbles burst Undoubtedly
they burst, but II was in my mind that
this would be a catastrophe which would
annihilate US.
"As we fed to the rim Of the crater we
came across native whose name sounded
like Ow-ley, who, II appeared. had struggled
from our ranks some time before, had
wandered nearer the lake than we, and
had been caught by the upheaval. We
carried him with US and ultimately his life
was saved. He had not been touched by
lava, nor had the live steam stricken him.
His hurts were all from heat alone.
"But what q curious heat! Blood oozed
from him as from q sabre cut, so deeply
was he burned. Yet the smock or shirt
which formed his single garment was un.
scorched. Nor was his hair the least bit
frizzled. There, under the untouched shirt,
were great gaping burns, from which blood
flowed ccpiously
THE rest Of US suffered mostly from the
air, which was filed with red-hot dust or
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

Yet the very next
day Pele, the Fire
Goddess. may fare
out In wrath.
One Of the best
accounts of Kilauea
in action is that Of
Major Wilfred III
ingham, a British
officer, who visited
the volcano some
years before Amer.
ican annexation of
the islands.
Imagine our dis
appointment" he
writes, after hav-
ing related that the
volcano was mac
tive and was not
expected to resume
for some time, "to
be told that Pele
was sleeping and
would not wake
for some months,
perhaps. Darcy
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

nne particles If the atmosphere had been,
but slightly more impregnated with this
dust We should no doubt have perished."
Thus the Major! Death would be tel-
rible in the bowels Of Kilauea. So is death
terrible in such mountain crevice as that
IN which the president of Purdue Univer-
sity recently met his fate.
But imagine death in the cauldron of the
Cave of the Winds! The smotherlng mists,
the roar OF the Falls, the Shiny rock wall
closing in on one side and the sheet of
rushing water on the other. A trembling.
spidery bridge, spanning a sheer drop to
jagged rocks.
And then, within the terror OF thousands
OF years surging up to thrill the descen.
dants OF cave-dwellers, the tale Of geolog.
ical epoch is completed. and tons OF rock
crash down, splintering away the bridge,
tearing apart the young lovers, burying
side by side, the old. ..t' ...',..
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-20
ARTESIA

Walter Wilde, sIX-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark J. Wilde,
of this town, died at the home of
his great grandmother, "Grand-
ma" Rigdon last Sunday morning
Mt 10 o'clock. The lad died with
heart failure. a result of scarlet
fever. The funeral services were
held Monday morning at the Naza-
rene chrrch with Rev. Cox, pastor
of the Na7arene church. and Rev
Davis. pastor Of the Methods
church, officiating. Miss MARI
Jane owen, AMT Of the deceased
sang a very appropriate solo. Thr
paIl bearers were Harold Holmes
Homer Fore, clyde Fore and Glen
James, plavmates of the little de-
parted friend. Interment was In
Woodbine cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Cole, Mrs
G. Bert Smith and Fred Cole hav'
returned from Albuquerque, where
they have been visiting for tn"
past ten days. Rev. ]. R. G. White,
who made the trip overland with
them, returned by rail on last Sat
urdav in order to be In his pulpit
on Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. tanning has returned
from an extended visit to points
in california, where she has been
visiting her sons, who are busi-
ness men in that section of the
country.
Miss Nina Collins of Artesia and
RaIph Henderson OF Long Beach,
Calf, were recently married at
that place in the presence of few
friends. Both young people are
we'll known at Artesia.
Mr.. c. Cue and Mrs. w. Cue of
iowa are visiting their sisters,
Mesdames Joe Goodale and w. A.
Yeager.
The Parent-Teachers association
met at the Central school building |
on Monday afternoon. A very in
teresting program was enjoyed by |
the teachers and patrons of the !
Artesia public schools.
The epidemic of scarlet fever
which was threatening the town
a few weeks past has been check
ed to a great degree during the
past week. City Health Officer
Chester Russell believes that the
most DANGEROUS stage Is over.
Mrs. Walter Ferriman enter.
tanned the Monday Afternoon club
at her home on last Monday. A
large number of the members
were present. I
Almost every citizen of Artesia
attended the Armistice day cele-
bration at Hope last week. The
three-day celebration was very j.,
unique and interesting in every 1
Friday was Artesia day II
Of the celebration.