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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

the state as well as representatives from allied interests The member ship campaign under the direction of R. M. M.4Wikle of Talladega; chairman of under way and it is hoped that by the time of the Selma meeting fully ninety per cent of the automobile men of fke state will be enrolled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Willys-Overl is announcing to its dealer organization a new and most striking Willys- Knight coupe that Is in- tended particularly to fill the needs and requirements of the professional man, particularly the doctor, or to appeal to the small family, whose choice of a car is likely to be predicated upon originality and individuality in motor car body design.
 Upholstery is of exceptional quality and of a design suitable for this type of body. Interior fittings are of unusual ly attractive design and of a beauty in keeping with the good taste. dis played throughout the entire body con- struction.
 The front seat is wide enough for three persons to ride in ease and com. fort. Head and leg room is ample for comfort, even on extended tours. The doors are 30 inches wide and have pockets and are operated on concealed metal hinges.
 Windshield is in one piece with in side nickel-plated lever locking cam quadrants. Folbreth automatic wind shield wiper; an especially designed sun visor to match the top material {; an eight-inch rear view mirror with pencil edge and double drop bracket !; seven and half-inch bevel-edge vanity mirror built into the rear quarter and finished off with dainty silk cord and tassel; two attractive interior lights to match the hardware-these are just a few of the interior refine ments to be found in this body.
 Rear deck space is ample to take care of A small steamer trunk. or two or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
WARTY OkNEzZz0

Dear Slr
 My car has. developed slight knock, sounding very much like a valve knock, but it seems by adjusting the tappets as they should be, lproper clearance) l still have the same noise. What do you think this tapping is, and how can it be stopped? The service station thinks that my car may need a new camshaft, but inasmuch as the car developed this noise before it ran 2,OOO miles, I hard
 Usually this is a cam flower or valve
 Usually this a cam follower or valve slap, but often a piston slap. I also would suspect loose wrist pin is heard even in the new engine. do not believe it is in the camshaft, else the sound would be more dull and also it is not likely that a camshaft bearing would be loose in a practically new engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Dear Sir:
 I have recently purchased a new car. Kindly let me know the best way to preserve the paint and keep it from get ting dull. Should I wash it when it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

goes with an unusual crankshaft con- struction. It is a feature that natu- rally. fits in very nicely with the life inspection policy plan described above.
 dust covered, only, or is dry cleaning
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
F ennirnore Man
Dies Under Train
Jim Richmond, aged AZ,
Commits Suicide.

James Richmond, AT retired farmer
of Fennimore, took his own life about
8 o'clock Monday morning by throw
ing himself headlong beneath the
wheels of the Northwestern passen-
ger, backing into Fennimore.
The train brakeman saw Richmond
walking near the tracks but assumed
no sinister motive. Suddenly Rich
mond was seen to fall forward so that
his neck rested across the rail. He
was decapitated The train ran into
Fennimore and summoned help to
care for the body. Being plainly a
case of suicide, no inquest was held.
Worry over i'll health is said to be
the cause. Richmond was well-to-do.
He leaves a widow and two small
children
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
BENNETT and
BECK OPPOSED
FOR MAYOR
City Election Tuesday to
Be Brisk. Affair.

This issue of the Herald contains
the regular spring election notice pub
Iished according to law by direction
of City Clerk f. 2. Barnett.
But few contests exist for city Of
fees. Joseph T. Bennett is opposed
by George Beck for the office Of may
or. Friends have taken up the battle
on each side and the contest at pres
ent is spirited and will probably be
more so before election.
w. d. Burr will oppose Frank B..
Calls for city treasurer. Another
contest in city offices is over the posi-
ton Of assessor. Ralph Place is out
for the Office held by w. D. Garner
and Mr.. Garner will be a candidate
to succeed himself.
The only aldermanic contest is in the
first ward where Walter Damn is op-
posing Harvey Croft Both men are
showing considerable strength and the
fight promises to be q hot one.
The law requires the city clerk. to
publish full data on the election and
the election notice contains full in
formation as to how to vote as well
as the names. Of the candidates for the
various offices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
BAGLEY

Merrill Chance and Jens Hagen
went to Illinois last week to buy a
herd sire.
Mrs. Geo. Hodge died at the new
sanitarium in Pra du Chen Monday
of last week from the effects of a
broken hip. The body was brought to
Bagley Tuesday and funeral services
held Thursday.
Clyde FISHER was in La Crosse
last week
DR.. Taylor was in Juda, Ill, last
week calling on his brothers, Will
and Frank.
Mrs. Leroy Jacobs of La Crosse
came Wednesday to see her sister,
Mrs. Mary Bagley, who has pneumo-
MIA.
F. Armstrong of Ridgeway, Ia, Wis
tied his father, Eugene Armstrong,
last week.
Ralph barrow went to Lake City,
Mimi, and brought Mrs. barrow
home. She underwent an operation
there.
March q was Alvin Cooks seth
birthday. He is spry and active.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Schermerhorn
have new infant son, born March,
%
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
MISS ETHEL UTTA
CANDIDATE FOR
REGISTER OF DEEDS

Miss Ethel UT, daughter of the late
Everett UT, has definitely decided to
become a candidate for the office of
register of deeds, subject to the repub-
lican primaries in September Miss
UT at present holds the position of
register in probate under Judge Good
sell and has previously held clerical
positions with the Grant Co. Abstract
Co., the county treasurer and other
responsible positions She is a Ian
caster girl, born and reared, and a
capable and obliging young lady. She
will therefore have considerable sup
port from all parts of the county in
her candidacy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
Assess0rship Our Most
Imn0rfant Office.

We are convinced that few people
realize the Importance Of the office of
assessor. To our mind it is in a GER
tain sense the most important local
office
Lancaster has a valuation in real
estate and personal property Of five
to six million dollars This statement
may be disputed but we believe it is
a fact
Assessing is an appraisal and an
appraisal concern would charge a
good many hundred dollars. Such an
appraisal, if made by an outside con
Germ, would probably be real. With
out a doubt it would be fair.
Instead Of getting a real appraisal
OF city property even if it did cost
considerable money, we elect q local
assessor. He is paid a small sum for
appraising taxable property in the
city. The compensation is too small to
permit taking a fair and real ap-
praisal so the assessor falls into the
time-hOnOred rut of copying the
roll" Most, if not all assessors do it,
Some day we may realize that as q
matter Of fairness, justice and money
in our pockets it will pay us to place,
the proper value upon an assessment
and we will pay what it is worth to
do it, Until then we will have to
defend upon the best material offer
ing itself for the office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
C. C.
Votes $4,000
FORHARDROAD
Grant Co. Road Must Be
Completed to Get Gift.

Road boosters in favor of the PO-
tosi-Lancaster hard road Improvement
were agreeably surprised Monday
when a phone call to J. j. ROshelL, the
Dubuque merchant, elected that the
Dubuque Chamber Of Commerce stood
ready to donate $4,000 to hard roads
in the southern part of Grant county.
The Chamber Of Commerce gift has
q string to it, namely, that no money
will be forthcoming unless positive as
surances were given that gaps in the
road between Dickeyville and Lam
caster and Dickeyville and Platteyille
were properly graded and hard sur
faced SO that both roads afforded a
continuous and easy path to Dubuque.
The Lancaster section Of the road
contains soft dirt gaps of about two
miles in length between DickeyVille
and Tennys0n and three and one-haif
miles Of soft road between Tennyson
and Lancaster. The Plattevilla sec
ton contains about mile of soft road
northeast Of Dickeyyille.
Commissioner Mink said Monday the
$4,000 would be divided three ways,
$1,000 apiece going to the towns OF
Paris, Potosi and So Lancaster pro-
viding the towns vote a similar sum
at the election ext week. The total
sum would be $4,000 This would be
met by a like sum from the county
under the state aid law affording
$4,000 for the Improvement. Then
$4,000 more can be secured from the
state highway funds making q grand
total Of $4,000 to link the roads OF
southern Grant together with hard
surface
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
Our ''Teapot Dome Scandal"

What would ordinarily be too ride
u1ous to be given notice becomes a
serious matter when presumably res
ponslble people make charge of
corruption i'm local affairs
We refer to the charge made that
certain cro0kedness at the city hall
has taken place and that it needs
covering up"
The Herald has taken occasion at
various times to criticise The present
city government. What was said
was said with the feeling Of duty
to the public. We have no apologies
or retracti0ns to make Where we
differed was SIS to q question Of pol
lev. We never had for & minute and
do not have now any doubt Of good
intent And we have never had any
doubt, even the slightest doubt of the
honesty Of our mayor or aldermen.
And we never said anything in the
Herald we couldn't stand UP and say
to their face,
This statement is made to denote
the distinction between fair criticism
and Islander. We don't believe we
have any local Teapot Dome but if
we have and anyone can prove it
this is newspaper and here is the
place to publish it. And if you can't
prove it-dont say what won't bear
IegaI scrutiny.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
7T[NsTREL sHOW MAKES 4 Eve

After Intellectually attempting to get
here and show Friday night the Mil
waukee road shop boys minstrel show
appeared at the Grantland Saturday
night to a full house. The show, put
on in benefit of the Lancaster band,
took we'll The patrons seemed well
pleased
The shop boys left Dubuque Friday
noon in four trucks. The route TO
Lancaster was via Hazel Green and
PIattevilie-a distance Of "a miles.
In good weather this would have
taken a couple Of hours. The awful
roads made it impossible to get here
until Saturday. Blockades, break
downs and dig-outs marked every mile
Of the journey. Some of the boys
reached here on foot about midnight.
Contingents kept arriving until Satu-
day evening. Then the show went on.
The circle work in the opening act
was replete with good musical num-
bers. Some OF the jokes were good
and some might be toned down or left
out. We advise that as they mar an
otherwise good show.
The final act, including "a derby day
in Mephis," was splendid. A lot Of
GOOD clean comedy, clever dancing
and tuneful song numbers made the
close OF the show what the boys call
a 'humdinger."
The minstrel show management IN
forms the Herald they would like TO
play a return engagement here. II so
the show Will be assured q fun house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
SICKNESS AND INJURIES

Curtis Alt, 6-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Alt, is a patient at the FoW-
Ter hospital where he underwent an
operation for the removal Of a pus aD-
DendiX Friday.
Mrs Chas. Pierce, residing on the
Hatch farm west Of the Hurricane, has
a broken left arm due to a fall on ice
last Friday. She is under Dr.. Fow-
Ier's care.
Ivan, 1O-year-old son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Noble Of So. Lancaster, is
seriously III with scarlet fever He
took sick Saturday. Dr. Fowler is
taking care Of Ivan.
George Cartwright, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Cartwright, has been
quite sick the past few days
Mrs. Edgar Grebe underwent q min
or operation at Doolittle hospital last
Wednesday.
Dolpha Morrow, 3-year-old daughter
of Frank Morrow, had tOnsils and
aden0ids removed by Drs. Doolittle
last week.
DR.. Frank EcEert has been on the
sick list.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
DIES AT AGE OF NINETY

Mrs. Albert Sherman received wire
from Chicago Sunday announcing the
death Of her grandfather, Mrs. Doretta
Jansen, who passed away that morn
ing at the advanced age Of 80 years.
Burial will be in Waldheim cemetery
today. Grandmother Jansen, widow
for the past SO years, leaves a number
of sons and daughters among them
being Capt. Charles Johnson Of the
Chicago police department. He is Mrs.
Sherman's father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
GASSED WAR VET.
AT GREATLAKES
FOR TREAT MENT

Richard Freymiller left Friday for
Great Lakes, Ill, where he enters the
naval hospital to take several weeks
treatment as a government ward. Mr..
Freymiller enlisted from Woodman
as a soldier and went overseas, partic-
ipating in various engag ements. He
was gassed and the effects of this
form of warfare cause him to take
post treatment now. Mr. and Mrs.
Freymiller reside on a farm near this
city
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
WALTON LEAGUE
aye Old-Tyme Fishinge Dayes''

aye Old-Tyme Fishinge Dayes"
Sioux City, Iowa, March 21st, 1924.
Editor, Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
l note from the Herald that the
Lancaster chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton League is a live organization and
am much interested in your efforts to
bring back the trout"
My father started me out as a trout
fisherman on my 8th birthday. [ still
prize the recollection that | caught 8
trout on the Borah branch that day.
About all the trout fishing | have
had in recent years has been mainly
in the Black Hills. The government
hatchery at Spearish propagates sew
eral varieties of trout and is constant
ly restocking the streams. 1t appears
that some of the harder varieties like
the Brown, or Loeb Leven trout, do
better in these streams than the Brook
trout.
If you are going to stock Grant river
should think that you might well
consider planting the Loeb Leven
trout there if you can get the fry.
1.-THE other smaller branches in the vi
entity Of Lancaster probably are bet
ter adapted for Brook trout, which is
really a nicer fish Very likely you
have already made some investigation
along that line.
Our Izaak Walton chapter here is
quite active. We had over 500 men
at our annaul banquet a short time
ago and. enjoyed the moving pictures
of Trout Fishing on the Nipigon."
With best wishes for the success Of
your efforts and kind regards to all
good and honest anglers,
Yours very truly
PAUL c. HOWE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
NO CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HERE

Dr. Kraut, local health officer de-
MES the report that contagious dis
ease exists in Lancaster. No case of
cOnta gious disease has been reported
to DR.. Kraut since the illness of Miss
Bessie Webb with scarlet fever last
summer This enyiable condition of
local health is due partly to the very
healthy location of Lancaster, the
good water, ETC. And it also due to
the care local physicians take in hand
ling contagious disease to isolate it
and prevent a spread.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
The Wages Of Sin.

,,''The Wages of Sin is Death" So
says the Holy Writ One thinks so
when he reads the story Of the pres
ent investigation at Washington
Jess Smith, one of the prominent
go-betweens and fxers, shot himself
His loot was so heavy at times that he
carried thousand dollar bills around
his waist. Fearing exposure and
knowing he could not live he ended
it all. Then John Lynn, another Of
the liquor fixing gang who arranged
the withdrawal Of whiskey from ware
houses, hung himself Both made big
money by their transactions and both
lie in a suicides grave.
Dirty. easy money does no man good.
''The Wages Of Sin is Death"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
DARLINGTON LANDMARK ERASED

One of DarlingtOn's landmarks is
being erased from view. w. e. Collins
is removing the dam which is located
a short distance west of the Galena
street bridge in the PecatOnica river.
The dam, which is of considerable
size, held back sufficient water to
form a long reach of lakes up the
river. Removal of the dam will drain
a large area, releasing it for farming
purposes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
DRAW PLANS FOR
NEW EVANGELICAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL

August Kroening went to Madison
Friday with plans fo~ a proposed
Sunday school room at the Evangei-
zeal church. These plans were sub
mitted by Mr.. Kroening to the state
industrial commission for approval
The new building will be 36x48 in ar
ca with main floor and basement
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
FLIGHT OLE THE STORK

DR.. Kraut reports the birth of girl
at the Peter Rupp home in Tennyson,
Thursday, March 20.
Dr. Fowler reports the birth Of a
son at the Celestin Winkler home in
Potosi, March II.
DR.. Doolittle reports the birth of a
son at the Sam Turner home in Ian
caster, Friday, March 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wayne are the
parents of a son, their fifth child, born
Monday of this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
BREAK GROUND FOR NEW STORE

Men are at work excavating for the
new Henry J. Walker building south
Of the depot The structure Will be
two stories with a store room on the
main floor and living rooms upstairs.
40x24 is the ground dimension. Mr..
Walker plans a farmers store"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
- WITH PNEUMONIA

I.isla Ward, 14-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Ward, is i'll with
pneumonia and under the care Of Dr..
hraut
Geo. P, Goble has been i'll since
Monday Of last week with pneumonia.
Mr.. GOble is holding his own with not
much chance Of change for several
days yet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
Flashes
'Life is Sh0rt-Tell the Truth"
Our ViIlainOus Roads.

Right now Grant county roads are
easily the worst in history Travel
even with rig is impossible People
forced to travel ride horseback A
motor car is out of the question.
Good roads cost money and we must
pay for them But don't forget we
pay for poor roads also.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
Pennut Politics al Work.

1t would be amusing If 1t were not
so DISTRESSING to see the mud slung in
a Lancaster political campaign. Folks
forgat themselves and say and 90
things they would not think Of saying
or doing in ordinary times. And this
happens every two years.
The result is harmful. People rub
bing elbows in a small town should
try to get aIong together. Our paths
cross and recross daily. Why the dour
looks and hard feelings? 1t takes a
long time to get over them. Then
along rolls another campaign.
The system is wrong. Capable men
hesitate to enter local politics even
though the city needs them Once in
they are sorry and sick before It IS
over
The system is wrong other ways
We elect city officials but pay them
nothing or mere pittance for their
efforts. Our public business has lot
Of overseers but no real master. In
efficiency and waste are bound TO Iol-
low. They do follow.
We really should forget peanut pol
itics and elect two or three represent
atives. Let them hire capable' man
to run the towns business. A 5000
man could save his salary three times
over in a year
We should do this but we won't.
We will keep on with peanut pol'tlcs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
THE SCHOOL. GYMNASIUM

Herald made the new school gym 22x
rs feet in size. In reality the gym
will be about 48x87 feet with a large
balcony The general plan Of the new
building has been approved but the
heating plan is under supervision BY
the engineer of the state industrial
commission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26

The Rev. Tetreau of Madison, con-
nected with the Wesley Foundation,
occupied the Methodist pulpit here
Sunday in the absence of Rev. Birrell
who preached at Shullsburg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
POSTOFFICE EXAMINATION

A clerk-carrier examination VIII be
held at Lancaster, Wis, April 10. APP
plications for examination must be
made on the prescribed form which
with necessary instructions may be
obtained from the cOmissi0n's local
representative, Anime Showalter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26

John Orion has resigned his position
at the Baxter & Draper store after
many years of service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
In March.

| am harper to the king.
Here. halfway, / stand and sing,
Twixt the winter and the spring.
Here | hold a crocus up;
IT'S my golden drinking cup;
Yellow mead from it / sup.
Lord of all rough winds that blow.
l am March and ere | so
/ will sing you loud and low.
Nora Hopper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26

want over-grown capitalism such as
obtains in America. She is not far
wrong in this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
THESE MAY WED

Ben J. FIoerke, Lima; Kathryne
/ Leighty PIatteYille
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-11

This was the way Pancrazio Cen
onese spoke before State Industrial
Commissioner Bernard L. Shientag
at the hearings Of the Housing Com
mission.
Children Overworked and Underfed.
After visiting the home Of Mr..
Gerson, a father of six children and
employed at sewing burlap bags, at
- East 18th St., was given the
following shocking picture Of the
housing crisis:
eve nave five rooms here. We
don't get our steam regular. Three
years we live here and the landlord
raised US rent from $40 to $50.
cannot move. There are no rooms
here in the neighborhood and new
tenants pay more anyhow. My two
girls. work and to pay landlord
every month or we get put out on
the sidewalk. We keep a boarder
and have my son work after school
and in night so we can send him
thru high school. We are all very
stingy with our eats, even the two
youngest, Noble and Sam, 80 we can
pay rent regular and have clean
house and so have my daughters
have company come up TO the home.
It's very hard for US and we are
crowded, but what can | do"
The findings Of the State Com
mission abound with examples OF
such and much worse hardshiDs being
inflicted on the workers family by
Che terrific rent bills that must be
met regularly.
Negroes victimized.
That particularly high rents were
being imposed on the Negroes and
that colored families suffered consid-
erabiy from the exorbitant rentals
were revealed in testimony before the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-11
Bankers Would
Float Immense
Loan to Mexico

MEXICO CITY.-American bank
ers are negotiating for possible
loan of 20O,000,000 pesos ($10,000,-
00O) to Mexico. J. M. Buckner and
Franklin Helm have been hanging
around the Hotel Regis here for over
a week, refusing to make any state
ment whatsoever, but it is gradually
leaking out that they are here with
the knowledge of the U. S. state de-
partment to negotiate a loan, that
the amount has been fixed and the
conditions of guarantee fairly well
settled.
1t appears that they wish to make
the first delivery in arms and am
munition, the figure being fixed at
some 100000 rifles and the CORE
spending ammunition to cost about
100000 pesos. This is to be fol-
lowed with second delivery of 49,
100000 pesos to make up the first
quarter of the total loan. The final
agreement has not yet been arrived
at