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Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES


The friendly strangers al
ways welcome. Church school con-
venes at 10 a. m. We are pleased to
see such large attendance. We
have a class for both young and old.
Come and study God's'wordi with US.
Morning preaching service at II
o'clock. The Sacrament Of the Lords
Supper will be administered, and we
invite. all to commune with us.
Epworth League Devotional hour at
$3.50 p. m. and all young people are
invited. A fine meeting and a large
gathering encouraged the leader last
Sunday. You are welcome to our
young peoples meetings.
Evening preaching service at 1880
O'Clock, the subject will be: "A
Moment OF Doubt" Special music
at both morning and evening services
We aim to make our services attrac
tive and popular SO that you will wan,
to come again. A large gathering
filed the new church to its capacity
Sunday evening. Come and test our
welcome.
Mid-week prayer service Wednesday
evening at 1870. Christians who are
interested in the work and program OF
the church will always find time to
attend the mid-week services. Make
a start this coming Wednesday eve.
T. B. Tyre, Pastor.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
This cut illustrates Burnett's NO.
CHART Method Of examining
eyes for glasses
GIVE YOUR EMPLOYEES A
CHANCE-By Burnett


Most every day hear employers Of
labor complain that their help do not
take an interest in their work. Bid
you employers stop to think that the
reason they do not, Is because most of
You don't give them any incentive to
do so? The reason we principals in
the various occupations of life bust
ourselves working is because we want
the joy of making more money. Take
this incentive away from us and I
think we would be as lazy and in.
dolent as much of the help we employ
is said to be. .1s
believe that any line OF business
in the city or on the farm can be
systematized In such manner that
all employees may receive greater pay
for correspondingly greater effort.
This scheme when adopted. will
create a definite partnership between
capital and labor, hold the good will
of the employee, and remove the pres
ent vexing antagonism between capi-
tai and labor. az.
The reason | make your glasses so
satisfactory is that you will boost me
to your friends and make my business
a greater and greater success, so that
may make more money. Awful
human isn't it? Z. F. BURNETT,
Optomist, Box 157, Pueblo, Colo.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
ura. Allegation Of Metric sy...m.

In r~por, mad. to The house ~
representatives by the romniltie- on
c,iunge. weights nnd measures
which favored the adoption of the
metric system by the government "f
The United States, II was painted oni
that. hceordIn. to ssiipui. made by
the bureau ~ education nni oilers.
iwothirJ- ~ ,.nr wn,il'I br snyc,i
hy the ndoptien ~ The metric nriih'
metic. II l. also n,rrrrd ~ n inhitsr
OF evidence thpi the mciric system
and it- application to the solution ~
problems may be learned 10 oneienih
,i the time required for gaining ,qunl
facility IN The nir or ilr English Hys.
ic'n nf esi.his snd measures. Wash.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
DUCKS KILLED sY OIL WASTE
Destroyed Thousands Of the
Finest Game Birds.

Tie destruction ~ thousands of
game birds enci, s.nson by their allrhi-
ing In oll.polluted waters has been he
fore III. attention of sportsinen for
some time. and many efforts have been
made io r-inrd, conditions In different
sections ~ the country. A bulletin of
the American Game Protective nssocia.
tion says that II the oll.burnlng irrns.
atlantic and cons'wise steamers would
take il,. same view ~ The matter rs
the Northern Pacific railway we would
have little cause TO worry rboui the
all menace ON Tidal waters.
For years many birds have been
killed by the oil waste ut round.
house pump of the Northern Pacific
system nj Las Vegas. Ne,. The United
States bureau OF biological survey took
,he matter np With the company and
hns been advised that conditions will
be remsdl.d immediately. The rpil.
road company IL installing an ollre.
co,sry plant at considerable cost.
which viii not only eliminate the men.
ace 10 water fowl, but will prove n
source ~ revenue 10 the company In
utilizing materials that ~ TO this time
have goi'c 10 waste.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. Fred Fielder was at home to
her friends Tuesday afternoon. The
time was spent playing Rook. A
dainty two-course lunch was served.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. Gladys Burntmyer Of Beads
done, Illinois, and Mrs. Bessie Briggs
of Wray are spending the week with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Jones'.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. P. w. Davis Of Imperial was
called to Greeley, Wednesday after
noon by the etdeath Of her father. She
took the train here's
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. o. NJ. Dunbar and family left
for Wellfleet. Nebraska. Tuesday
morning to be with her husband who
Is section foreman there.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

R. NJ. Hale of Philadelphia and F. W.
Hale Of Boston arrived this morning
on account Of the serious illness Of
their mother, Mrs. F. E. Hale.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. S. W. Rockwod and daughter
of Farnam, Nebraska, arrived last
Thursday to join her husband who is
the new manager of the Noll lumber
yard, now owned by the Foster Lum-
ber Company.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. c. L. Smith sof venango came
up Wednesday afternoon to attend the
Hyperian club, which, met st the Geo.
Zieler home.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. F. E. Hale has been very ill the
past week but is reported improving
the past two days, which will be glad
news TO her many friends.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
HoLYokE A GOOD TOWN
Because Il Has

: Good streets
; Good water
! Good sewer system
: Good municipal water plant
> Good municipal light plant
) Good nre company and equip
nfent
, Good band
! FIGURING mill
4 si,iiour electric service
Ornamental street lighting
) Three modern banks
I Five nice churches
Fine modern homes
, Modern stores
! Five garages
z Four OIL companies
, Two lumber yarde
) Modern ice plant
! Cold storage plant
: Modern creamery
, -Four cream STATIONS
: Two rood hotels
2 Good eating houses
) New county high school
I New grade school
9 chIldrcns playground
) Modern hospital
! Two machine shops
z Three elevators
: Free mail delivery
! y. l.. u, east and west highway
3 q. p. c, north and, south hiEh'
: way hA ff
: Splendid ihaater
! Two newspapers
!: coupiF court house
8 Comfy telephone system,
: County fair frounds
.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

NICE BOX STATIONERY AT s5c
PER BOX AT eEREMAN's CASH
STORE. -eats ssun
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Charles Castle left Sunday by way
Of Wray for Port Arthur. Texas. to
visit his brother who lives at that
place, for short time.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
Locals in Brief

]. A. Clifford went to Omaha Tues
day morning to visit his sister.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Bruce Vain, local Ford dealer, left
Wednesday morning for Denver
where he will attend the Stock Show,
being held there this week, and at
tend the Ford Dealers Convention to
be held there this coming Friday. He
is expected home Saturday or Sunday
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mr. and Mrs. George Peppard and
family went to Julesburg. Monday. to
visit Mrs. Peppards sister. who is re
ported quite i'll.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. Alden Ouisenberry and daugh'
ter. Elaine, went to Grant Wednes'
day morning to visit her sister, Mrs.
Lynn Pringle.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. Ben Baylor returned Monday
morning from Grant where she was
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lynn
Pringle.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Fred Tinkle Of Spokane, Washing
ton. spent day in Holyoke last week
meeting. with old time friends. He is
a son Of l.. Tinkle, one Of the early
bankers of Holyoke. and when seven
teen years old left Holyoke with the
family thirty. years ago for Great
Falls, Montana. and had net been in
Holyoke for thirty years. He was
very much pleased with the big i'm
provement in Holyokc and the sur.
rounding country.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Levi Hafer of Venango returned
home Tuesday morning after visit
with his sister. Mrs. F. Sprague.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Z Charlie Peterson went to Denver to
the Stock Show Monday morning, re-
turning Wednesday morning.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Davis. who were
visiting their daughter in Denver, re-
turned Wednesday morning. Il,
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Charlie Redies and Fred Trumper
went to Denver Tuesday afternoon to
attend the Stock Show.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Smith returned
Saturday evening from Denver, where
they had been for the past two weeks
while Myron has been serving on the
Federal Grand Jury. They made the
trip by auto. and Myron made a
good record coming home making the
drive in little less than five hours.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. Hattie c. Lingo went to I'M
perial, Wednesday. to visit her sis
ter Mrs. J. T. Shipley.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

/ Otto Redies went to Denver Satur
day, to attend the Stock Show.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

M. d. Hafer of venango, who was
here on business, returned home Tues
day morning.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

FRESH SWEET POTATOES At &c
PER POUND AT HEREMAN's CASH
STORE. .....
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. L. Suhr Of Sterling came down
Tuesday morning to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. G. Fielder.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Mrs. Shafer left for Essex. Iowa,
Tuesday morning to visit relatives for
q short while.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
Double barrel factory new
Shotguns at Colver's for $2s.

Shotguns at Colver's for $26.
Otto Redies went to Denver, Satur-
day, to attend the Stock Show.
M. D. Hafer Of venango, who was
here on business, returned home Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Shafer left for Essex, Iowa,
Tuesday morning to visit relatives for
short while.
=
Mrs. l.. Suhr Of Sterling came down
Tuesday morning to visit her daugh-
ter Mrs. F. G. Fielder
Mrs. Hattie c. Lingo went to I'm
perial, Wednesday. to visit her sis
ter Mrs. J. T. Shipley.
Charlie Redies and Fred Trumper
went to Denver Tuesday afternoon to
attend the Stock Show.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Davis. who were
visiting their daughter in Denver, re-
turned Wednesday morning. ~
Charlie Peterson went to Denver to
the Stock Show Monday morning, re-
turning Wednesday morning.
Levi Hafer of Venango returned
home Tuesday morning after visit
with his sister. Mrs. F. Sprague.
Mrs. Ben Baylor returned Monday
morning from Grant where she was
xisifing her daughter Mrs Lynn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22

speculation upon Youngs successor.
Superintendent Russell said that he
had nothing 10 say concerning the
report that the mayor would name
him head Of the ci,y's water depart.
ment Il have heard nothing OF Il.
Russell said.
THE city water ard light depart.
mon.s have been notable successes
as publicly owned utilities Mayor
Brown said They have saved this
city between 100000 and $4,000.
600 annually for years. They nre as
sets 10 The city. and huge business
enterprises as web.
THE street railway department
has bsen operated with marvellous
efficiency, considering TIE enormous
task OF paying for the lines from
operating revenue, We have AS
founded traction experts By aciual
results in economical operation.
I'VE must train men TO assume
the responsibility OF mana ging these
institutions as incumbent heads re.
tire or are retired by death. | will
present the entire problem. together
with recommendation for men to
I'LL the positions. TO the council in
the near future"
[ The mayor said that he had con.
sldercd offering the light depart
ment SUPPLEMENTARY 10 Council
man Oliver T. Erickson. but aban.
doncd tho project when he learned
that by the city charter Erickson or
any elective official is barred from
taking an sppointivc position during
the term OF office TO wh.ch he was
elected.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Russell RumOred as NeW
Light Department Head
Gossip Has It That Consolidation Of Offices
Is Likely Step

George r. Russell. present super.
intendent OF public utilities. wiii he
appointed TO the position Of super.
intendent Of the city water depart.
mont and the positions OF utilities
superintendent and street railway
superintendent viii 20 consolidated.
according 20 gossip In court house
circles.
/ Mayor T. J Brown refused TO
confirm the rumor Friday, but ed.
mi,ted that he Is considering Russell
along With extensive changes in tho
city light. water and street railway
departments.
Among the things that Mayor
Brown win ask for IN his ivorsani.
zation program tx the creation OF
offices OF assistant supcrintendents
in both the light and water depart.
monts. tl Isl
''Thc death OF supt. Ioungs was
a severe blow. and we have no ono
trained 10 take mis- place" the
mayor said. Neither have we any.
one who could step into j. d.
Ross shoes as superintendent OF
our $4,000 900 light department.
shall ask the city council 10 create
these positions. at tho same time
make recommendation on tho light
superintendent"
Corporation Counsel r. J. l.. Ken.
nedy was requested by the mayor
Friday TO frame an opinion on how
soon he must make an appointment
TO fiji the vacancy in tho light de.
partment created by the death OF
Youngs and this centered city hall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
is HELD FOR
BEATING BOY

PORTLAND. June 22.-Hcld in de.
fault OF $500 bond. Dexter Cook. su.
buTbau potato farmer. n In tho ooun.
~ Jail here today charged with beat.
ing 2.year.9ld Billy Grossman. the
son OF COOKS housekeepcr. Mrs. Jen.
mic Gresham.
Tho infant Is black and blue as a
result OF It's hurts His eyes have
both been blackoned. his left hand
IL swollen 10 twice les normal size
and his head cut in several places.
Cook was arrested last night by
deputy shefiffs, whiN neighbours out.
side threatened lynchinE.
The farmer declared ha never bcDt
the child. bnt admitted that he
spanked" him n little biz because
he couldn't hold his cup and drink
like n man. and refused to talk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
LIQUOR RAIDERS
DEMOLISH CACHE.
PLUG THIS HOLE!
Practice of Calling in Outside Judges
Defeats Justice
EDITORIAL.

JUST long there is loophoe thru which elected
y servants of the people crawl, just long will
they evade the wishes of the people and the response
bilities of their offices.
The recent decision of Judge II. B. Gilbert of Yakima
county the question of the validity Of the Port OF
Seattle's SS50,000 bond issue TO buy the Skinner &
Eddy site, directs public attention upon of these
oopholes that must be plugged when the state legs
lature meets again.
That oophole is the practice of judges to shed
their responsibility when questions of important public
policy to be settled. Judge Gilbert from Yakima
county fruit growing and agricultural district
with five months experience the bench, APP
pointee of Governor Hart, called in to settle the
port case involving the future not only of the Port
of Seattle but of every other port district in Washing
ton.
The reform which has swept the American judiciary
during the past % years, and which spread from
state to state, eliminated the appointment of Judges in
the various states, except in emergency cases, like
wise their election BY conventions. They now are
elected by the body polite. the purpose being to make
them responsive to the public of the counties they
serve and TO interpret the law with a liberal leaning
toward the sentiment Of their constituencies Because,
after all, public opinion is the law. should be
BY calling in judges from outside districts to settle
matters of policy the purposes of this reform de-
feated and the will of the people evaded The next
Legislature should enact legislation prohibiting this
tice Judges must be compelled to settle all questions
of Importance to their communities in their own
communities If they permitted to shift the respon
sibiy to judges from other communities, they will
do so. The practice should be discarded with the
divine right theory that preceded it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
AUTO CRASH is
FATAL TO GIRL
Three Others Are Injured in
Fatal Joy-Ride

Crashing into another car after
a wild plunge down the steep grade
on Aradrona drive Thursday night.
a small sedan. loaded with high
school students, was completely
wrecked. killing q i3.year.oId girl,
Marian Egerman. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. stephen Egerman. si5
wheeler st., and in5uring two boys
and a woman.
The party consisted OF the Es.
erman girl. Lawrence Bishop. 10.
OF 1876 s7nd ave: Jack Kellogg. Is.
Of e07 sist ave; Thor Romstead,
174s w. s2nd st.; Dorothy Prince.
Si1S II. Pike St, and Alice Kellogg.
TO Coroner w. II. Corson and the
police Lawrence Bishop related the
story OF the accident. II had Dor
rowed the car from friend. Walter
Johnson" he said. II drove 20 tho
Prince home and picked UP the other
boys and girls. Then we drove down
the Madrona hill. found that tho
brakes were bad and used both the
foot brake and the emergency Then
threw the car into low gear and,
when that failed TO work, put the car
into reverse. The auto JUST ran wild.
We were going between 90 and 40
miles an hour when the other car
came around the corner ard ] was
unable to keep en- Che right side OF
the road to avoid it,
The other machine driven by DR..
II. G. Morse, OF Puynllup, and occti'
pied by himself and Dorothy Hctel'
Ing OF the EvangelIne hotel. was
struck broadsidc and wrecked. The
Egorman girl was thrown thru the
tho windshield OF tho sedan and In
stnntly killed Lawrence Bishop re-
ceived cots and bruises. Jack Kellogg
was also cut and bruised ard Miss
IIctcllng was severely Injured about
tho knees.
Following the accident the party
OF students were taken TO police
headquarters and questioned by tho
coroner and police. Lawrcn %
Bishop admitted that he was drIy'
Ing tho car and had been driving
two years. altho Ire had no drivcrs
license and was only Is years OF
age.
A further investigation Of the
crash was TO be made Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Hardings Endure
Hottest Weather

KANSAS CITY. June 22.-Pfesi.
dent and Mrs. Harding. came 10 the
heart Of America today along with
the hottest weather OF the sum.
mer,
While native Kansas City folks
dropped and wllted under sun
that scorcbcd everything. the presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding looked cool
and fresh. In spite OF n day almost
as hot as in ST Louis yesterday
After 13.mile drive over city
bouleyards that radiated the blister
ing heat. Mr.. and Mrs, Harding
kept up their strenuous pace by
shaking hands with several thou.
sand Missourians in a downtown
hotel Then they relaxed for few
hours, before the president deliv.
cred the second formal speech OF
his western tour.
While a woman's committee
looked after Mrs. Harding's com.
fort, the president. Drawing the sun
again, went out for round Of
golf
After his speech on transportation
hero tonight the president viii leave
for Hutchinson. Kan, where he will
deliver his agricultural speech sat
urday afternoon at the fair grounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Hundreds Hunting
Escaped Convict

EsCANABA, Mich. June est-
for u concentrated Ht.
tack on tho swamp stronghold OF
George Matchbox cscorcd convict
aud slayer were made today by
j. +, Corgan. Marquette prison
warden, who Is directing posses OF
several hundred men
Natohoff. escaped from tho prison
and fled into tho swamp AFTER XIII.
Ing Deputy sheriff Frank Curran.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
WISHES
TO AID PORT

Assurances OF lenienoy in dealing
with the Seattle port commission
were received Friday by Col George
Il. Lamping, president Of the commits.
sion, from Meyer Lisncr, United
States shipping commissioner. The
letter declared that the Seattle com.
mission might expect "all reasonable
latitude" In getting affairs In shape
80 that the deal for purchase OF the
Skinner & Eddy site might be com.
plcted.
Should tho port commission settle
legal complications Within the next
few months II will find the shipping
board ready 10 do business on a mu.
tunlly satisfactory basis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
SEATTLE Held
SAMPLE OF
BADPRACTICE
Public Ownership
HeadAssertsCi City
Victimized by a
Shrewd Plot
BY Lester NJ. Hunt

BY Lester NJ. Hunt
Seattle was the victim Of an
anti.public ownership plot wiien
II purchased the street car lines
under a contract which was des-
ignated to cripple the lines finan-
cialIy. charged Carl ID. Tbomp-
son. Of Chicago, secretary OF the
Public Ownership League Of
America, Friday morning.
THE city paid twice what the
lines were worth and was bound 10
a sinister contract. which provided
exhorbiiant rates OF power purchase
five or six times in excess Of what
the former owners were paying,
said Thompson.
The contract served the dual piir.
pose OF unloading white elephant
upon the city at a handsome price
and setting Seattle up as horrible
example OF public ownership.
SAYS DEAL. FRliMEuP
TO CHECK MOVEMENT
The deal was frameup 10 check
the spread OF the public ownership
idea. You can't quote me too
strongly on this matter"
Thompson, who reached Seattle on
Friday. was brought West at the re-
quest OF league members Of The seven
Colorado basin states, and on his
way back to Chicago arranged his
itinory TO investigate conditions here
first hand and TO renew an old.
friendship with Mayor Brown. He
was 10 speak Friday noon at Dart
nells cafeteria under the auspices OF
the King County Democratic club.
Advised OF the statement OF
Thompson regarding the street car
situation. A. W. Leonard, manager
OF the Puget Sound Power & Light
Co.. said:
If told you what thought
OF this thing and the whole
bunch back OF 1t they would
take out the phone. SO won't
say II. You can say for me,
however, that il is absurd and
silly and absolutely without
foundation
The purpose of the league IS 10
extend the public ownership idea
particularly thru hydro-electric and
super-power development.
We are in the midst of a great
industrial revolution" he said. I'VE
are entering the age of electricity
and leaving behind us the age OF
steam. Thru the building I'D OF big
publicly-owner power systems indus
tries will be stimulated by cheap and
plentiful power and the farm output
increased thru complete electrifica-
ton at a nominal cost,
The great power project in the
country is the Columbia basin with
a potential horsepower of q million
WASHINGTON FAILS TO
REALIZE OPPORTUNITY
Washington evidently fails to re.
alize the possibilities there. Prom.
erly developed, the water which fri
gates the millions OF acres can first
be used in the production of this
enormous power. 1t will supply
cheap power TO the average farmer.
decreasing the labor as It stimulates
production.
ITO obtain public ownership. tina
public must first be aroused to its
possibilities. This is what we ara
endeavoring TO do now. The private
companies cannot undertake the
vast projects which are possible to
the public.
I'm Ontario ga cities and rural
communities are tied UP in one
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